The Sun. — London, England, 1853-05-12 00:00:00

OVERLAND MAIL. (BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.) TRIESTE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11. The steamer Calcutta arrived on the 10th May, at nine p.m., in . 106 hours from Aleiandria. On the 19th March the force under Sir John Cheap captured the stronghold of the robber chief Mea Toon, near Donabew, a ft er a fierce combat of four hours' duration, and a loss of 102 killed and wounded, rank and file. Nothing further had transpired respecting the state of affairs at Ava, or respecting the ulterior Movements of the British troops. • Lork Falkland will probably remain another year at Bombay. Mr. Luard, of the civil service had been dis missed for having offered, if a public investigation was granted, to prove that two superior officers h ave been guilty of infamous conduct in the exer cise of their judicial functions. A public investigation, to test the truth of Mr. Luard's affirmation, is unanimously demanded by the Indian press. Great i ndignation has been excited by a report s that th e G overnment was about to renew charter for ten years, without waiting for a dis cussion. Advices from China of the 27th March state that Sir G. B on h am had proceeded to Shangha i . The insurgents in China had made so much pro gress that th e Emperor was compelled to sue for a id . The advices from Alexandria are to the 6th instant. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. • By the Overland Mail we have advices from the Cabe to the 22d March. c o Tl l7.ir with the K a fi rs h a d t erm i na ted by the e _Paad su bmission of the rebel chief Sandia his trib e are driven beyond the K e i. Ito) tr eaty on the 9th Mh with General Cathcart was concluded Arrivalsar. and Adelaide Queen of the South, Harbinger, steamers. FRENCH EMPIRE. 4 S PeCiai cor iun conYention for the electric telegraph Stra a lul 'cation between France and Bavaria, by b r g, Wissenburg, and the circles of the e ?. 4 on Tuesday signed by the Minister of d'A.frkr Affairs and the Count de Quadt, Charge On es the Lor the King of Bavaria. Ua v i occasion of the treaty of commerce and Tus g ati on recently concluded between France and C on e n a # ll F the Grand Duke has just conferred on " rcial Lesseps director of consulates and coin aff • Affai airs at the Department of Foreign st . _ T x ; the C ross o f C omman d er o f th e Order of it ain "ePh. M. Meurant, su b-director, has been• ed chevalier. of the same Order. oth e Til e U nion of yesterday, in the absence of any subject on which it could indulge in the ex ehilaa its distrust of England, implores the c- Government to take precautions against the k ier which would otherwise result from per znar.nlig all English company to lay down a sub go 0 telegraph to Algeria. The Union does not )quit. SO far as to say that the English will place Eger at th e en d of the ca bl e an d d rag awa y b — ale i r t ia to annex it, climate and. all, to England, p e rceives in this telegraph a scheme for de g the French eventually of their colony by Wh a t - % hour by hour, and minute by minute, hi li is doing there so that the English may be coginPersetlla t o snap' it up when their appetite for Lov re sum. have become ravenous. Supposi_ng, per, that it is really an object with England to pas:s*ith greater celerity that at present what eau 12 11 1 Algeria, we do not see what danger there r ,O the French Government of this wi sh be :lg gratifieeces d on any occasion when secrecy would Augi s arY. The writer , of the Union, in ter his ni °l3ll° * overlooks the fact that the Al,,erinhee Of the ca bl e will be entirely under the 11-1 of the French au thorities, and that no thei~ ge r c an be transmitted to England without Unio e ission. The alarm manifested b y .the aPolo nrm gv ie .,: m) ludicrous that we should cons ider an Pereerv e - : eces sary for alluding to it, if we d id not Y hold , 1 1 th e manifestation a det ermination to ‘ 0 every occasion, with or without reason, Intl a sukticion that the English are con -I,lvlitei? uring design a gainst France. The article which we subjoin, mus t have -Y th e Is- p - O e i' with the foresight that h e exhibits says . - ngs of some turning table. The Union eri``lilfg.thearnreii,ebleeert:e time we could wish to call the at tention%hi 13- uun -1 -iegislati ' ve Body to the project for esta telegraph between France and Al coa' The Government has treated with an English whi e i r n „Y', l vitioh is already master of the submarine cable llteli t -n 'too Dover and Calais. This company is at pro,, nt constructing the cable from Dover to Osteind,ooanrod ctiocasetsiona, p p la aa n si f o o g r putting Africa and France In by Piedmont, Corsica, and Sar k,,l , to Bona, with the ulterior project of carrying the lll m j e e f , i r . ° n l the African coas t . to . the English possessi . ons . a O . ' l4 . Evidently there is in seems sbetfoorues that t th th in e g re are.reat English . interest. And it d to great dangers for France in an e nterprise which so d of the precis a ,,,, s peak would place in _ E ironyfileis_ligehands, d ay y e si_ t - Z hour by hour, the k At present, i4oon of our Algerian possessions. accredited consuls and represen 'Viand who has tat the globe, has no one ~,1 1? es on nearly all t bepo . ila e s r o ia f , th an official title in -Alg because she has not `uoseu, t o recognise our right to of possessing it. Now to an English company, which "cede by a public a ct important personages, the right of : supported by very ~ t aliilishing the subm arine.. telegraph . on Algerian soil is ''othing else than authoris i ng i n that spot the obligatory Z ll l , permanent presence of foreign agents naturally but disposed towards us, and who may, on more than one °neasion, be very disagreeable to us. It is already a I, Rnod deal that an English place, Malta, should have th e the central point of the steam ' navigation of frolVlediterlleall . basin • and measures ought to be 4 4 . en for preventing another English place, London, ° ln becoming the central point of the universal tel e graph syst e m, in cluding Algeria. i tte that the French Gove rnment would always be It is vain to 4.7 6 . to , atop the news, w hi ch it would be important h i lt to keep secret. For all those who know the 1 1) ,!iliph syst em , that is a complete, error. And even t a 7°PPosing the thing possible, France would always sea s t° fear that once arrived in e Piedmont, the important 4 i Would take the line of Ostend by way of Switzer -13" and G • Switzer de Ge rmany. ' If the ca . ble . of Ostend be not yet laid — a w a N it is because it is of importance to have the con taus_ '' I° n of the African line first assured. That is the real 4 0 ,' o f_ the delay which has takge.place, in the laying Moreover, if we l e : y e f the German tele graph 111 e; it • 1 . e the English alone to establish the ele ctric . telegraph h, O s, will happen that the commercial news going 1 , 1 nt the North to the South and the South to the 1, 1 5 / Itit, will all be enregistered in the central-office _esta , li L B ' ll at London, and will thus be known to the Eng .. 18 .4 b efore reaching the persons for whom, it is me at ; al o ,,, ille cl- The establishment of a French company can a - ' n eutralise such a danger, which interests in the othrthehr:toTiteee,the commerce of France, and that of in. I,: o , 4 u,egislative body sat yesterday, M. Billault, AI t --- r ; e llair• Leave of absence was accorded to aah;egeat. The President read from the chair hessi o ; l3e Val. decree 'declaring , that the Legislati v e lath „ -- f ° ,`, . 18 53, which ought to terminate on t h e log -; "us month, shall be extended to the even en Saturday, May. 28. ' Two bills were pre- Le_ gc ,',,' °no relative to public baths and- wash nie i n ;' , and the second proposing the final settle fic4" of the budget of 1851. M. Legrand pre [ed. t eti he bill re Pert on a local bill. • The discussion . on i i , jelating to the mode of iorming the jury in adopt ed, eases was resumed, and the measure tai t - c,"': Four local bills were also adopted, as AV - 1' t ens to prolong the provisions of Chap. hion,, e ` the Forest-cede. The bill on the civil pene klisce-Zas then brought forward, and aftejso r m e.. eeeai e I°ll adjourned to the next day. The P.. tin- , 148 then terminated. th e and naele„ re presentatives met in their bureaux,__ow Before the public sit, 'th e 1 ; three committees ; one,' on the bill to all eve r r i e jeet of Police of Paris to exercise full power tile exec bantim e ; a second, on that relating to .1,r411 execenutitoi:of of line of electric telegraph between the : (3 a lld Algeria ; and the third, on the bill for en obi e 0 a railway from St. Rambert to The ; • afrai ra 'ilacti-vity reported as existing on Monday in l eer at the home has again been continued, for cltit,cluotations having been maintained with diffi -1314' with a tendenc to decline at the close of Vid iesB ; the Three 37 1 i t a_ per. Cents. for cash fell 5c., Pla ce i _ u the to the same extent took Nvp., '1 the - n , si a n itir.- o ur - end-a-Half per Cents. There area, . provement of sf. in Bank of France Cents • Pinal 3 11 ,,,., g if --, quotations :—For cash—Three per 14•7 1 . 15e. For Four-and-a,-Half per Cents., •3 , i 7oe _• Four the account—Three per Cents., f an k Bi ec i Ti... or -and-a-Half per Cents., 104 f. 35c. the q:iet 2 a 4 d ee , --, occu rred, , :3 o o :bei MortgacTe Bank Shares no th e r une o f 7f. cl o sin g at 885 f.; but there was thos e of the Societe Mobilere, le llail 940 f. 50c. The aspect of Ir°ll l ' w4 Y S hare . Market' was again very unfa tin au le) not i n kl u b in prices much demand existing, and the de _eontinuing. In Paris and , OLlea , us. Shares th e fall was to the ex tli,teolif a i n o d f. bl'aring ii ties 7" i ot o i-f. and 2f. generally in the re ef o° l unch ange d l ,us to the Mediterranean re . z in. Great l ho to and there was a rise *lees ''were Northern Shares. The closing aria r e : ---- North er %O f, aPd Strasburg, 2 18, 935 L ; Orleans 1,105 f.; 4 oo„ . 036 f. rzn,.. ..,, .. ). Lyons, '' ; Paris and no "''‘'.; -ram and L 1 ,160 f.; Lyons to uen, • 1, Pct 1 ,7 P )0' ~Y the Mediterranean, 852 f. 50c.; Western of France, 798 f. ITALY. The committee appointed by the Chamber of Deputies at Turin, to consider the question of a railroad to Switzerland, brought up its report on the 6th. It proposes that the Government shall be authorised to treat with the Federal Govern ment for the speedy construction of a railway from the northern bank of the Lago Maggiore to the Lake of Constance, and to grant 10 millions of francs to the company that shall undertake the work, in return for a corresponding amount of shares. In its sitting of the 7th, the Chamber of Depu ties of Turin adopted the Ministerial bill for the Novara Railway by a large majority, with an addi tional article granting two millions of francs to the Government for works to be executed in 1853. The Parlament° of Turin states from Florence, lit, that MarquiS,Costabili, a refugee, has received orders to quit Lombardy, but that the Prince do Lichtenstein is actively exerting" himself in his favour. The Bologna Gazette of the 29th ult. states that the Pope has presented a gold chalice and patena, with beautiful sculptures, and a silver ostensorium set with precious stones, to the city of Bologna, as a mark of his peculiar affection. His Holiness has also sent 2,500 f. from his privy purse for the relief of the poor. SPAIN. The Madrid Gazette of the Gth publishes the royal decree by which (as already stated by tele graph) the corrigedors are suppressed. These functionaries were upwards of 100 in number, and cost annually from 800,000 to 1,000,000 reals. M. Melchor Ordonez, Minister of the Interior in the Bravo-Mmillo Cabinet, has been nominated civil governor of Barcelona. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had not been filled up.. The committee of the royal council charged to examine the conces sions of railways held its first meeting on the sth, under the presidency of M. Martinez do la Rosa. The news of the death of the Marquis de Valdo gamas had caused a very painful impression. The accounts received by the Ministry - of the Interior from the authorities of Gerona state that it is *not true, as had been reported, that an armed band of thirteen insurgents had appeared in that province, but that a cabecilla, named Cargol, and two men, had shown themselves, but tad been so hotly pur sued as, to be obliged to take refuge in France. GERMANY. A telegraphic dispatch dated Vienna, 10th inst., states that Prince Menschikoff has delivered in his ultimatum relative to the affair of the patriarchate. A. letter from Vienna states that the Prince of Montenegro is -still the object of great attentions from the court of Austria, and has had the honour of dining 'with the Emperor. The German Journal of Frankfort states, from Vienna, that the Austrian budget for 1854 will, by the reductions in different branches of the public expenditure, exhibit a reduction of taxation. The German Journal of Frankfort has the fol lowing froth . Posen, dated the 3d :—" Yesterday 12 Jesuits arrived here, and are to commence preach ing to-morrow in three or four churches at the same time. They are to preach in German and in Polish. The Jesuits had obtained from the superior eccle siastical authorities the cession of the convent of Olobok, in the circle of Adelnau, but the Govern ment has not considered it right to approve of that cession." A letter from the Hague, of the 4th, states that, on the previous day, at the commencement of Divine Service in all the Protestant churches, the pastors exhorted their congregations to give alms to the poor Catholics. The King manifested his great satisfaction at this act of religious tolerance, and charged the Minister of Public Instruction to inform the pastors officially of it. The Bavarian Government has just decided that Englishmen travelling in. Bavaria must get their passports wised by the Bavarian minister at the places where taken ; and consequently a decree of the 4th April, 1846, rendering this formality un neceqsary, has been repealed. The Prussian Government has authorised the foundation of several houses ofJesuits in the Rhen ish province. • CITY THOROUGHVARES.—In a few months the new street from London-bridge to St. Paul's will be opened to the public, and a considerable increase of traffic along Ludgatelaill and Fleet-street may, consequently, be an ticipated. It is astonishing, that no steps have been taken to 'provide for this by widening Ludgate-hill. Even at present there is no part of London so crowded, aad where so many stoppages are continually occurring ; and what will it be when a fresh stream of traffic is opened .into St. Paul's Churchyard ! If Ludgate-hill were widened by throwing back the north side from the Old Bailey, a fine view would be obtained of the cathe dral from Fleet-street. At 'present a projecting bend of the street intercepts all views from any distance of that glorious building ; and the church of St. Martin, Lud gate, stands presumptuously directly in front.—Builder, DEPLORABLE OCCURRENCE.—In consequence of its having been found impossible, from the rocky state of the soil, to drive stakes into the bed of the river for the erection of a scaffolding for the repairs of the Pont Notre-Da , me, it was necessary to sink what is called a gril, a sort of wooden frame. This operation was pro ceeded with to the day before yesterday, in the famous Arche du Diable, by five boatmen. The men p laced themselves on the frame to direct. it. In doing so one of them let slip a rope ; this gave a shock, which de prived the men of all control over the frame, and carried by the current, which is exceedingly violent in that spot, it went towards one of.the piles of the bridge. Seeing that it was in danger of being dashed to pieces, the boat men leaped into a boat which bad been placed near by way of precaution. This, however, was swamped, and the men, plunging into the water, swam with the cur rent towards the Pont au Change. Two of them suc ceeded in reaching that bridge—ene caught hold of a ring, the other placed himself on a buttress, and in a few seconds a boat put off anti rescued them. As to the other three ' men, after struggling for some time against the current, they were drowned before it was possible to render them assistance. They were all married and had families.—French , Paper. CREMORNE GARDENS.—We were favoured, on Wed nesday last, with an opportunity of viewing the various alterations and improvements that have been made by the proprietor of this favourite place of suburban resort since last season, and, familiar as we have been for years with its leading attractions, we were delighted and astonished at the new and striking additions that were presented to our notice: - The lover of al fresco recrea tion will find these charming grounds more lovely than ever. Numbers of rare and costly shrubs have been planted, adding much grace and beauty to the lawns and parterres. Valuable additions have been made to the statuary, amongst Which we were particularly struck with two colossal statues of Wellington and Na poleon, placed moat judiciously in contraposition on either side of the principal walk. Chromatropes and kaleidoscopic lights, upon a most magnificent scale, catch the eye from all points, and illuminate the grounds in a novel and brilliant manner; and the tout ensemble of the scene evidences the extensive and judicious em ployment of art in 'the embellishment of the natural beauties of this charming spot. A rich bill of fare is provided in the way of entertainment. Signor Bosisio still wields the baton of conductor in the orchestra; and Mons. Milano will continue hiS masterly management of the corps de ballet, while a pepetual round of daily amusement will be provided by these and a long list of other artistes. Among other entertainments it is in tended to give a series of bal masques, the first of which is to take place on Wednesday, the 25th, the Derby day ; and no doubt it will fully sustain the high character of Cremorne as a place of amusement. HOLMFRITII.—HEAVY FALL OF SNOW.—This town and the immediate neighbourhood were on Monday visited with a tremendously heavy fall of snow, such as was never before witnessed by the oldest inhabitant at this advanced part of the season. The snow 'began to fall about 6 o'clock in the morning, and continued with out intermission throught the day. The train from Penistone to Holmfrith, in consequence of tbe line be ing blocked up, was several hours behind its time ; several others, we understand, were in a similar predica ment. Several carts and other vehicles travelling in the locality of Holmfrith were nearly stuck fast in the snow; pedestrians were obliged to abandon the road altogether. o O ne n atr t h h e e ov et v erge h ills g e i t too wasfwburstingn it v fo a ur er afeetge intod fullyd e fi a full l n le a d fio i n we i t el h re ees T V e a lt S er te a ee n ls d ht f he ; loaded, and the suivirraoy. One undin like January thanglandscap , e appeared more in e r s t o h n e snow, passing anhde wouldbut fo in all poor probability d fellow, assistance h cs u s i s a t a v e p n ee e r o i f s h t e w d o p. GREEK PRIESTS AND THEI R WIVES —Woman lives, rt he p on the average, too long. She . live s nger than man) which is not good for her. It mak es h o er oo numerous, a bl r o s s t si e n k g f t a h e t s hills from Dutiford-brid ge to Ho li n o fri i w a are fit who go taflokr and, therefore, less valuable. There are t for the last thirty or forty years of their live w s wn ar no thing but the fireside. They cannot take a they cannot tak e a j ourne y , the y c an scarcelyupstairs w to bed ; their stre n g th fails, their br eath fails, they are ever ailing, they al wa y s have been ailin g , they live Rain and yet they live on an average longer than men who ail not. People who move about most live in general shortest. Hence cleigymen live longer than medical men, and travellers are generally short lived ; they live quickly. When everything goes on well the two sexes are equal in number. In some of the most wretched places in North Africa the women constitute more than two thirds of the inhabitants. How horrible to be a woman in such circumstances! She is then a drudge. Singular it is, that the more numerous women are the greater drudges they become. The Greek priests are the seen for husbands. They can never marry twice, and there fore they take great care of their vfives. They will even wash and scrub to save them the trouble, for they say very- naturally, "If I lose this wife I can never have Another." This makes woman valuable—to be a rarity. CHIMNEY SwesPEns.—Lord Shaftesbury has laid on the table of the House of Lords a bill to amend the Chimney Sweepers Act. Persons under 16 are not to use the trade of a chimney sweeper under a penalty of 101. The law has been evaded in this respect, St. 50 40 25 St. St. St. St. 20 20 50 20 10 St. 25 25 16i 20 5 2 THE Sll ARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Yesterday. Aberdeen ........ Ambg. Nottng. Bost & Eastu. Juliet. Ml7mg. Wolvcrh. & Stour Va11ey....... Birkcnhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct. ... Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £2O Bristol and' Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Blackrock and Passage Dublin&Belfast June Dundee Perth&Aber-, dean Junction Do. New lFast Anglian (135 L: and E. & L. & D.) Do. Do, (18/. E.& H.) Eastern Counties..... Eastern Union, Class A. (late E. U. Sh.) Do., do . po., B. audC East Lancashire East SD West Ind. Dk & Birming. June Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. and Peebles Edin. Prth. &Dundee (Glasgow &S. Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Great Western Irish South• Eastern Lancaster & Do Thirds Lancash.& Yorkshire Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby.&Southpt. London & Blackwell Loud. Tilb. &Sthend. Loud. Brigt. & S. Cst. London & N. Western Do., Fifths Do. , XlO Sb. M. &B. C London & S. Western Do., £5O Do., £4O Londerry. &Coleraine Lndndrry. & Euuisk. Mauch. Shef. &Lineln Do., Man.lic Lin. Un Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West.(lr.) Do. Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do. Bury Extension Newp. Aberg.&Hftd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpeint, and Restrevor Norfolk Do., New Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1. Do., No. 2 Do., A A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Scottish Central . s.h Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg t Do., L. & N. Westn Guaranteed Stock rewsby.& Hereford Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves do Do Do. eswestly Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Waleh S. Yorksh.River Dun Do. Stockton & Hartlepl Thames Haven Dock and Railway' Vale of Neath • Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford& Limerick West Cornwall Wimbledon&Croydn Woodford . York Newetl. &Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G. N. E. Purchase York & N. Midland B lite a dole this day. 100 8i 29 - 30 - 6i 10 -10 i, 6d 21 —22 d 35 25d 102 104 634 23i —24 t 225 234 ii -51 Pm, 8 - 9 -- -- 1 4 3 ff --13 i 101 -- 111 - V A = ii 73 -- 74 , 54 -5; 72 - 74 32 - 34 89 god 55 57 132 —134 113 '-- 114 1 91 -- 914 92 -- 94 134 -- 14 79.-- 80 4i -- 3h d 3 --2 id 16 -- 164 81 164 I 94 9a 94 1 - 2 p 104 i -105 i 1.05 11181 - 1191 1131 24 - 3 p 14 - p 90 - 91 5 41d 1 4 3 d 12 1' 19 21 3(1 304 31 —21 d 75i 42 - 44 50 52 1 3 2i aid 8i 9 53 55 3h 2h d 35A —36 i ...d' 48 - 88 53 - 54 98 - 100 62 - 63 66 - 68 73 -- 76 11 -- Oid 18 -- 20 -- 10 13 -- 15 3a -- 3, 1 4 di 204 - 21 - 75 -75 A, 36 -- 37 14 -- 15 -- 41 19 -- 21- i 15 15 41 --10/ 34 35, 104 10 d par 70 71 71 7 d 2 2Aki 6L 62 PREFERENCE SHARES. Aberdeen . ....... Do., No. 2, 7 p. c & Ex. 4 p. c. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent. Cork&Bandon 54 p.c. Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction E, Ang. (705.) 6 p. c. Do. (£5), 7 per cent. Do. (£7 17s), 7. p et. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2 Do., New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union Scrip Guar. 6 p or cent East Unleash. 6 p.cts Edinb. Prthoit Duud Glasgow & S. Western Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c., Redeem at 10 p. c. prem.., Gt.S outhn. dz Westu. (Ireland) Eights... Gt. Westu. (Berks Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) Great Western, fixed 4i per cent 11911. & York. F.£2o Do., 6 p. c., Stock London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. e Do. Pref. 5 p. c., St 1 Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852 Do. New Guar. 6 p. c. London & S. Western, Con. Third 5......... Londonderry & Coleil Shares ........ ..... Londndry. & Ennisk. 6 Shares Manch. , Shef. , &Lin., I Shares, No. 1.... Do., New, £lO ..... Do., £6 Marypt. & Carl. 4p.c, Do. 4. per cent...... D 0.............. ....... Mid. Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birin. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 41 percent. Norfolk Extension... Do. Guar. 5A per ct. Do. Wavcney Valley 5 per cent. . North British ...... North Staffordshire.. Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh. £15,6p. c. Do. Shrewsbury & Bina. New Guaranteed Shrewsby. & Chester Nor. W. (Min), 3 p. c. 1 30 0. 5 per cent South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) f£l Os. 6d. S. Yorksh. 4p. c. Guar. Waterfd.&Kilk. °p.c. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref Do York & N. Midland H. & S. Purchase... ••• - 'lO6 - 108 iiiii =l6 19i —2oixd P 6 six 4 4i 4 . 5 4 4 - 14P if -- 2 p 15 - 1541 18 -18 k, 3a i.iii .. 1(21 1112 - 114 - 8 n [O6 - 108 - p .52 p - h 164 , .. -. ... 55 - i5B - 4 pl 10 - 11 131 14ixt1 8 9 10 11. A --ipxd 1121 11061 A 9 ,- 151 - AP 22i - 23 4 5i - 2i 113 - 115 254 - 26 2i -- 2f p .101 -- 17A -18 A -- 1 p 15 -- 1G par -- # p 26 -- 2Gf 19i -20 A d ipar 101 - 106 - 5i - P FORE: Antwrp. &Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. Juuct. Charleroi & .Erquelin Dijon and Besangon Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Gt. Westn. of Canada Shares Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. prof Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. Do. (C9.ual) Do. 6 p. cent. pref Lyons & Mediterrau, Madras Maria Antonia Do. New Iliamur & Liege (with 1 interest Do. (ex interest) Northern of Franco Do: 201. 3 p. c. Bds (:my. B. & A ms. Shs.] Noiwegian'pruk.Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and - Rouen Paris and Strasbourg Paris Caen &Cherbrg. (Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Do. 5A per cent. pref. Southern of France Upper India Scrip West Flanders.... Do. 5A per c. 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Duchy of) par A p 1 all British Austria. Gold 8 3 p 20 13.5 British Iron 8 10 35 243 Brazilian Imp. (issued at £5 pm.) 5 51 5 30 all Do. Comes & Cnialy 44 - - 4t 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 30 —3l all Carson's Creek 4 - 4 P 40 all Cobre Copper ... 5 1 Colonial Gold 1 —2l p . - 14 Copiapo B. 9 9 St. all CopperMinersof Eng 7O 80 25 all Do. Preference 8 9 p 5 all English add Austin CoPperSmeltg. Co l3 1 d 20 all General l5 —l7 2 all Great Nugget Vein li 2 p 3 all Great Polgooth par— .1 p 1 all Lake Bathurst $ d 1 all Liberty ' 8 p 1 all Lond.&Californ•Gold Quartz Crush. Co 4 1 1 all Mariquita 4d par 10. 9 Mexican &S. Americ 8 83 -1 . all New Granada . - n i.. all Nouveau Monde . 5 1 Port Philip Par - 4 P 1 all Quartz Rock : 50 all Ithymuey Iron 24 —26 • 15 Do. 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New 8 9 50 10 - Union of London ... ... 40 all ,Union of Madrid ... MISCELLANEOUS. 100 35 Australian Agricult ' 82 81 823 20 , 8 Austrlasn.Pcific.Mail ... ... 10 6 Austialn. Royal Mail . . . . 381 Brit. Americn. Land 73 -- 77 72 100 32,3 Canada i 65 70 5 5 Crystal Palace i 24 2 73 4 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France f— 3 I 3i 20 1 Eastern Steam — ... 1 1 Electric. Tcleg. err ... ... 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat ... ... 50 General Screw Steam ... ~ , 20 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar, ... .., 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel .. „. 10 2 Netherlands Land ... ~, 20 73 N db. of Europe Steam ... „ , 50 all Peninsular & Oriental ... ... 1 2 00 15 26015... ... 1 5 ;1 ° 0 225283 Royal SSI !a u nDii and tvn 10l D e. al. iC'?e.a:DMiril Mail :Ee:I n :mil:1 ti ' 8 a s gt l egra. Laud t:iEmigration .4. . 1. 11 : ' 46 1 : : : 9 : 1 : 43. 2 47167918 LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LoNDoJ, May 12.—Wind this day at Noon, N.B. strong breeze and cloudy. FALMOUTH ? May . 11.—Wind, variable. Off Port — Herman Daniel, Trinidad do Cuba, for Bremen. BRISTOL, May 11.—Wind, N.E. Sailed—Jane Black, Africa. SUNDERLAND, May 11 .—Sailed--Niger, Quebec. WARRENPOINT, May 10.—The Margaret, Drogheda to Workington, haslecn on the rocks. SWANSEA, May 11.—Wind, S.W. Sailed—Renshaw, Cape of Good Hope ; Francis Yates, do. ; Cuba, Co quimbo. QUEENSTOWN, May 10.—Wind, N.W., strong. Ar rived— Nicholas, Philadelphia, and sailed for Londonderry ; Dexterous, Mazagan. . Coax, May 10.—Wind, N.W. Sailed—Thomas and Robert Miramichi. BRltk, May 9.—The Elizabeth Rees Manilla to Lon don, has put in leaky, and will p ro b a bl y have to partially discharge. NEW ORLEANS, April 25....... T he Ajb a tioss (a) was wreaked on the 10th inst. ; crew and passengers saved. CONSTANTINOPLE, April Z.- -The Teleinacho, Ibraila to England, is on shore in the Black Sea; assistance has been sent to her. MARKET NEWS--(THIS DAY•) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended May 12, 1853, ma d e u p from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Citie s an d T owns in izgland and Wales . per Imperial Quarter. .. IWHEAT.1 WHEAT. 'BAILEY.' Cart, I in. I IWO. I ?W. 41e Ge 31s 4d 19, Od I 30s 7dl 351 2d j 331 3d THE SIX WEEK'S AVERAGE. WHEAT. I BAUM I OATS. I zyll. I _ BEAM !PEAL 444 .7d 31s Gd las 11d 30s Od. 1 34s 9d 32s Ild DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. wittlaT. I BARLEY. OATS . ETI. I 111,11 .• I P i "' Is 04 is Ca Is Od lls 0 4 Is 04 Is Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 93,996; Barley, 18,042; Oats, 16,933; Rya, 83; EMI 5,059; Peas, 6 58 quart."' HAY MARKETS. 5s to 41 15s ; clover Trade S e t SMITH FIELD.--Meadow M T' s eEFaRIdLEyAL,DN at.D— ll l m e a d ea o d w prices.o CUMBERLAND. — Meadow hay, hy ditto, 41 Os to 51 10s ; and straw, 1 31 1 Ba ss to to l / 41 16: 78 per cloverload. ditto, 41 Os to 518 s ; and straw, 118 s to 11 16a per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade firm. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay 3158 to 41 15s ; clover ditto, 410 s to 518 s ; and straw, 118 s to 11 16e per load. Supply good, and trade firm. HWGATH AND 31ELBAIDTENMARHALL7sTE6dt to 4s 8d ; Lamb, N h kind of meat was in fair average supply at thi s market to- day , and at moderate request, at fully the p rices last q uo ted. Beef , from 2s 8(1 to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 3 4s 10c1 to 6s 2d ; Veal, 3s 6d to ts 8d ; Pork, 3s 4cl to Pork, stock 4s 4d per 8 1 bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, MAY 11.—The supply of each 4s kin 4d d o ; f here to-day was tolerably extensive, yet the demand ruled steady. Ilea, 3s Od to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 2d ; 3 L e a Ga mb le 5 4 fi e Ocodl perto .581sbe1,0ttle; sinkVea t ehe 3s eff s al d . to ROMFORD, MAY 11.—The demand at tkis market to-day ruled steady, and prices last quoted were well supported.— Beef, from 3s 2tl to 4s 4d . Mutton, 3s ,6d to 5s 4d ; Lamb, 58 Ott to Gs 2d ; Veal, 38 8d to 4s 6il ; Pork, 38 Od to 4s Ott per 81bs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 19s to 24s each, and suckling calves, 20s to 255. THE RECENT CHARGE AGAINST M. KOSSUTH.— MEETING IN LAMBETH.—A very numerously-attended public meeting of the inhabitants of the borough of Lambeth was held last evening, at the Horns, Ken nington-common, to consider the alleged employment of the police by the Government as political spies in the case of M. Kossuth, and especially in reference to the late proceedings at Bow-street Police-office. The chair was taken by Mr. Williams, the member for the borough. Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P., Mr. Murrough, my., and several of the principal inhabitants of the parish were present. Letters were read from Mr. Wilkinson, M.P., and Sir J. Walmsley, stating their i ii ablility to attend, but expressing sympathy in the object of the meeting. THE LATE BOARD OF ADMIRALTY. • EXAMINATION- OF MR. DISRAELI. The Committee to inquire into Dockyard Appointments and• Promotions met at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. Mr. Disraeli, M.P., was the first witness called. Lord Seymour (the chairman) informed Mr. Disraeli that the committee had been informed by Sir Baldwin Walker that, in a particular conversation, Mr. Stafford.had used these words :—" It is of no use to blink the question. I am so Tressed by Lord Derby and the Chancellor of the Exchequer that I cannot help myself." He (the chairman) wisl ad tO ask 51r. Disraeli whather he did express to Mr. Ste tford any opinion regarding the management of pro m, lions in the dockyards ? Mr. Disraeli—l never had any conversation with Mr. Stafford, or any person who held office under the late Ad ministration, as to such matters. Lord Seymour—ls the committee to understand that you did not give any opinion as to the patronage of the dockyards? Mr. Disraeli—Mr. Stafford never consulted me upon any such subject, nor did ally one holding office under the late Administration. It was a subject not falling under my department, and he did not speak to me on the subject. The Chairman referred to the evidence of the Duke of Northumberland, who stated that Mr.. Stafford complained that, being responsible for all the patronage, he had not its distribution, and was, consequently, without the means of doing his duty, and said unless he was invested with that power he could not retain his office. Do you (addressing Mr. Disraeli) remember Mr. Stafford making any com plaint to you, as a member of the Government, under these circumstances? • _ . . Mr. Disraeli—lf the committee wish it, I will state what took place within my own knowledge of the facts and parties, which will lead to the real cause of misunder standing. I did not come prepared to give such evidence, but if the committee desire it I will state the facts. When the late Government was formed, the Duke of Northum berland, from a high sense of public duty and a great love for the profession of which he was a member, was most anxious that a Board of Admiralty •should be formed as free as possible from what are usually called political in fluences, and the board was formed, according to the wishes of his grace, of distinguished naval officers, whose sole object was the beat administration of that great branch 'of the public service. But the consequence, I have no hesitation in saying, was that there existed a want of that understanding between the board and the House of Com mons which had hitherto prevailed, and which prevails at I present. The present Board of Admiralty is represented in Parliament not merely by the Secretary, but by the First Lord, and by a naval lord, so that the present board has opportunities of effecting a perfect understanding with the House of Commons. But when the board was formed under Lord. Derby's Administration there was only one, member of it who was a member of the House of Commons, and that member, although a highly distinguished naval officer, upon taking his seat at the board, found himself in the presence of his su periors in professional rank, and of course was greatly in fluenced by them. Upon Mr. Stafford, therefore, devolved the expression of the feelings of the House of Commons, as he was the only civilian connected with the board, and upon that duty he entered not only without experience, but under great difficulties. I may perhaps add that the con sequence of this was, that from the first there was not that sympathy between the board and the House of Commons which is so necessary in our Parliamentary government. I have no hesitation, from my position as leader of the House of Commons at the time, in giving this as my opinion. Mr. Stafford was placed in a difficulty by having mainly to consider the House of Commons, without having any one to support him at the Board of Admiralty, the mem bers of which looked to what it considered the good of the service, not only in matters of patronage, but in other questions ; and I felt it my duty to support the Secretary of the Admiralty, as the presont leader of the House of Commons would do in questions of public expenditure, which the secretary, acting upon the views of the House of Cominons, would feel it his duty to bring under the notice of the Board of Admiralty ; but that board, consti tuted as I have said, listened to those views with some de gree of jealousy. In fact thefe was not that harmony which should exist between the House of Commons and every branch of the service, and which can only exist when a considerable number of the members of that branch are members of the House of Commons. I mean to say that the Board of Admiralty only looked to the benefit of the service, and only considered the efficiency of the service. They did not understand the spirit of our Parliamentary government—that in conducting their: affairs they must consider the temper of the House of Commons, which, in the present board, is represented by several members. Take, for instance, the Secretary of the Admiralty repre senting to me, as his duty was, that the expenditure was exceeding the, estimates, it was my duty, as the guardian of the public p urse , t o tend to that representation, and I ordered a weekly account to be sent to the Treasury. These things happened early in our Administration, and this order was looked upon by the board as rather an un warrantable li interftrence!,Nt the functions of the Ad miralty. . The Chairman—You;isChancellor of the •Exchequer, and responsible for the public expenditure, were naturally anxious to keep a control over the expenditure of the Ad miralty; that I can understand. Mr. Disraeli—l do not lay much stress %ion that in stance, save as an illustration. Such a direction, under ordinary circumstances, would not be received with any jealousy by the members of the board, if they were also members of the House of Commons. Mr. Stafford was placed in circumstances of great difficulty, and he com municated them to me. I advised him to conciliate as much as possible, but to do his duty, and not to bring for ward any proposition which the board was not prepared to support. Sir H. Davie—Did Mr. Stafford state that his difficul ties arose from professional matters only, or from pressure put upon him in the disposal of patronage ? Mr. Disraeli—He would not speak to me upon such small matters, but generally upon the extreme difficulty he found in carrying on his office, and he naturally came to me for counsel and support. Our conversation took place in the House of Commons, behind the Speaker's chair, after questions had been answered, and not at formal in terviews. My advice to him was to conciliate as much as possible, and I pointed but the novelty of the position of several of these gentlemen ; and I must say I always found Mr. Stafford extremely desirous of acting upon the general advice I gave. Sir EI. Davie again invited the attention of Mr. Disraeli to the expressions imputed by Sir B. Walker to Mr. Staf ford. The Right Hon. Gentleman replied—l thought I had an swered that question. I never pressed Mr. Stafford nor any member of the late Administration on . the subject of patronage, or to induce its exercise with a view to the coming elections. Such a matter would not occur to me nor any one in my position. Mr. Stafford expressed to me from the first the great difficulties he had to contend against, arising from this spirit of jealousy and suspicion, created as I have bofore stated. The Chairman—Did Mr. Stafford express to yOn that his difficulties were increased by the fact of the preceding Government having filled up all the appointments, and given all promotions to their own friends ? Mr. Disraeli—No. He never went into details of this kind; but I think it right to . state that ho did mention to me that he was placed in a difficulty with regard to the Surveyor-General, and I remember I gave him my ad vice. I may say, did not go into details. I looked upon the Surveyor-General as a permanent civil servant of the Crown, and my advice was to treat these permanent civil servants of the Crown not only in a conciliatory manner, but so as to invite cordiality and confidence ; and upon that point I spoke from my own experience. When I went to the Treasury the principal civil servants of the Crown there were men of, I may say, extreme liberal opin ions, having been appointed by the preceding GovernMent. I treated them with implicit confidence, and they served me with seal and fidelity, and even devotion, and no I recommended Mr. Stafford to treat the Surveyor-General. I did not go into the causes of the misunderstanding with that officer, but Mr. Stafford told me he would act upon my advice, and I think he did so act. That was the only personal instance brought before me ; but some time after, Mr. Stafford spoke to me in the House of Commons about the letter of Sir B. Walker to the Duke of Northumber land. Ido not know whether the letter he showed m'e was the original letter or a copy to prove to me that he had not succeeded in establishing that good understanding Which I had recommended. When I read that letter I was very much annoyed, and made this observation, " If this is the mode in which your overtures are to be met, I think he had better resign." .Mr. Stafford replied, "That is quite out of the question, for the Duke of Northumber land considers this as a strictly confidential communica tion, and I will do what I can to make things pleasant." I said—" If this is the case, and Sir B. Walker com plains of your interference, you had bettor see him, and have some conversation with him, and make him understand your wi s h to go on cordially with him. To this Mr. Stafford ag ree d, and from that time, in March, I never heard of the matter again until late in the autumn, when Mr. Stafford called upon me in Downing-street to go through the naval estimates. then asked him how things were going on in his office, and ho said nothing could be better—that he had a perfect understanding with Sir B. Walker, and that it was impossible for anybody to work better together. The Chairman asked Mr. Disraeli if he was to under stand that from his official experience ho had found that the heads of departments, although principally appointed by preceding Governments of different views, had acted fairly towards him ? Mr. Disraeli—l can only speak from my own knowledge of the Treasury ; but I can say that the permanent civil officers there do their duty cordially and completely, and would do so if a change.of Government were to take place to-morrow. That is my decided opinion of that depart ment ; but, of course, I cannot speak of my own knowledge of other offices. In answer to the Chairman—As far as my personal ex perience extends, I can say that I believe the administra tion of affairs was carried on in perfect cordiality and good faith by every office which came under my notice, with the exception of the Admiralty, and that exception did not arise from the absence of good faith in individuals, but, as I have before stated, from the want of a perfect understanding between the Parliamentary administration of the Admiralty and the general administration. Every other branch of the public service was sufficiently repre sented in the House of Commons except the Admiralty, which consequently regarded all questionings and inter ference of the house with jealousy. The Chairman—Was there any other ground of dis satisfaction, except upon the question of expenditure ? Mr. Disraeli.—There was no other cause of misunder standing between the Admiralty and the Parliament, but I can understand that various members of Parliament, looking to the particular patronage which has been alluded to, may have pressed, and did press, upon Mr. Stafford for its disposal ; and if he found - himself unable to comply with their wishes, that might possibly be a cause of mis understanding, as the persons who support the Govern ment naturally look to a fair distribution of its patronage. That may have led to a misunderstanding. I only wish it to be understood that, so far as I am concerned, it was not brought under my cognisance. The Chairman—We have heard from the Duke of Nor thumberland that he gave up all his patronage to Mr. Staf ford, thus leaving to the Secretary all the patronage usually enjoyed by the First Lord. Would not that rather assist the Secretary in dealing with the House of Com mons ? Mr. Disraeli—Probably it might ; but this was a matter never brought under my notice. I have never considered the question of promotions in the navy or dockyards at all. The right lion. gentleman then retired. Captain Duncombo, one of the members of the late Board of Admiralty, applied to tho committee that a cer tain portion of the evidence of Captain Dundas, given on Tuesday, relating to a complaint from the board respecting a cask of raisins, should either be struck out, or the sub ject bo gono into fully, as it did not in any way relate to the late Secretary of the Admiralty. The committee decided upon striking out the portion of the evidence alluded to by Captain Duncombe. Mr. Stafford was then recalled—He said his first diffi . culties arose from being the only civilian at the board, which had a stronger regard for the efficiency of the ser vice than for the estimates voted by Parliament, and he had felt it his duty to protest against measures which, he feared, would cause an expenditure beyond the - elitifilatis. He considered it his dutyto control the expenditure with the assistance of the Surveyor and Accountant-Generals, but never felt it a duty to consult the Surveyor particularly upon the question of savings to be effected by not filling up•vacancies: In cancelling the circular of 1849 he did not think he was destroying the efficiency of that control on the part of the surveyor. He did not,consider that by taking the correspondence relating to vacancies to himself he prevented the surveyor from offering any suggestion as to savings by not filling up vacancies, as that officer, being in constant communication with all the dockyards, Inuit have been fully aware of every vacancy that occurred. Upon the question of the agreement of the board with the House of Commons, Mr. Stafford said—The committee must bo aware of the increasing habit of the house to inquire into the minute details of every branch of the service ; and consequently, being almost the only member of the Admiralty who sat in Parliament, it was necessary for him to bo acquainted with all the correspondence that took place relating thereto. The chief difficulty, as h o h a d b e f ore stated, arose from Parliamentary friends complaining that all dockyard pa tronage was given to hostile parties. Many names were Mentioned of people passed over from political causes. He made no inquiry into them, because ho thought the best way to meet the difficulty was by cancelling the circul ar o f 1819, which h e did no t then think of suciniportance as it was said to be now. Mr. Parker surrendered, in 1849, the little patronage which was left hini by Sir H. Want. The Chairman reminded, Mr. Stafford that he had, in a speech upon the motion for this inquiry, led the House of Commons to believe that the circular of 1849 had been something like a delusion during the period when Sir Francis Baring was First Lord and Mr. Parker Secretary to the Admiralty, and asked him to explain. Mr. Stafford replied that Mr. Parker surrendered his patronage to Somerset-house, and that- portion he (Mr. Stafford) sought to get back •by the cancelling of the cir cular of 1849. It had been represented to hint that the pa tronage was bestowed on persons opposed to the Govern ment, and that although Sir B. Walker might know of it, this was done by other people in his name. He could not mention any names to prove this statement. In cancelling the circular of 1849 he had not intended to diminish the power of the superintendent of the dockyards in recom mending persons to fill vacancies. Several cases of direct appointments from the Admiralty without the intervention of the Surveyor, were explained byMr. Stafford, who stated that all those cases were ap pointments to the lowest classes, which he considered were . to l2e looked upon as first entries, whether the men had been previously in the dockyards or not, and in most cases, he was not aware, when making the ap pointments, that the people were already employed in the service. Sir B. Hall referred to the evidence of the Duke of Northumberland, who had said Mr. Stafford had informed him that the circular of 1849 had been issued by the sole authority of Mr. Parker, and not by a board minute ; and that as he possessed the same power as that gentleman, he should cancel it. The hon. member asked Mr. Stafford if he had informed his Grace that the circular was approved by Mr. Parker and minuted by the First Lord. Mr. Stafford said—Ho had not. On the 2d of April •he wrote to the Surveyor, saying that his friends were dissatis fied with the distribution of the patronage, and ho could only remove that dissatisfaction by cancelling the circular of 1849. It was not in consequence of consultations with, political friends that he cancelled that circular, but they had complained that all the influence was used against tho Government, and he did all he could properly do toremody that complaint by cancelling the circular, which had been done without any order of the board, as it had been issued without such authority. Sir B. Hall asked if Mr. Stafford declined to name the friends whom he consulted before cancelling -the cir cular ? It was necessary to know that in order to decide upon the course of the inquiry, as, if the names of those friends were given, it might necessitate an extension of this inquiry. Mr. Stafford considered the communications with those persons had been quite confidential, and he must, with all respect to the committee, decline to mention names. In reply to further questions from Sir B. Hall, Mr. Stafford stated that he received no instructions from the Board of Admiralty to visit Davenport. He arrived in that port on the 22d or 23d of Juno, and met Sir J. Maxwell and General Berkeley the same afternoon at Moreshead's Hotel. Sir B. Hall referred to the evidence of Mr. Triscott, who spoke of being present at a dinner given by Mr. Stafford, at which were present also Sir John Maxwell, one of the candidates, Messrs. Beer and Smith, his agents, Dr. Butter, chairman of Mr. Mare's committee, Dr. Blan cross, Admiral Morris and several othe rs , w h o t oo k ac ti ve parts in the pending election. Mr. Stafford admitted that it was not consistent with his duty as Secretary to the Admiralty to invite those per sons to dinner at that period, but he must observe that there were two dinners included in the charge of 421. 15s. The first party included 17 persons, who were all con nected with the service. The second party comprised 19 persons, of whom the majority were also officers connected with the service ; and, although ho was sorry that he had invited the particular gentlemen alluded to on the second occasion, he must say that neither party was got up with any view to election matters. It was true that he was at Plymouth in April a few days after Mr. Mare became a candidate for that borough, but he had not the slightest notion of that gentleman's candidature at. that time. The reason of his going upon that occasion was that, from the commencement of his taking office, he had felt a strong desire to have a trip in one of her Majesty's vessels, and Admiral Parker placed the Retri bution at his disposal during the Easter vacation. Upon that occasion he did not believe he ever was in Mr. Mare's committee-room. He admitted that Commodore Seymour was correct in stating that he (Mr. Stafford) went round the dockyard with the two Conservative can. didates. He repeated now what he 'had told the House of Commons, that it would have been better if he had not done so ; but he declared that his reason for stopping at the gate to seo all the men pass was to view the extraor dinary manner in which a vast number of men deposited their tickets in a short space of time. It was impossible to expect that his appearance with the two Conservative candidates could have had any effect upon the men, who passed through so rapidly that very few could have seen him at all. Ho had gone through Deptford-yard with Mr. Rolt, but simply upon that gentleman's request that ho would accompany him through the yard, and not with any view to influence the votes of the men. Had such been his object, he would have adopted the same course at Chatham. Captain Dundas had stated that he (Mr. Staf ford) had written to him asking him to use his influence in the yard in favour of Mr. Rolt, but, to the best of his recollection, he had never written to Captain Dundas in his life, and regretted exceedingly that that officer had destroyed the letter, which would have decided the ques tion whether it was an election hoax or a genuine one. If Captain Dundas had believed it was a hoax, he ought to have sent it to him (Mr. Stafford) ; but, if he believed it came from the Secretary to the Admiralty, with a view to induce the superintendent of a dockyard to canvass for a particular candidate, then ho should have sent it to the First Lord of the Admiralty. In answer to Lord Hotham—There was no fixed rule at the Admiralty respecting the distribution of patronage. He believed that not many years ago the clerks of the Ad miralty were considered as the clerks of the Secretary. At present the board usually arranged its own distribution of patronage. Captain Dundas was then recalled, and said ho received a note from a gentleman with the compliments of Mr. Stafford. He could not state the precise terms of the note, but it conveyed the general impression that it was desired that he (Captain Dundas) should give what assistance he could to Mr. Rolt. He knew the handwriting of that note to be Mr. Stafford's. If he had the slightest doubt upon that point he should have been most happy to acquit Mr. Stafford of writing that note, but ho had not the slightest hesitation or doubt upon the matter. Mr. Stafford re-asserted that ho had not the remotest recollection of having written, on any occasion, to Captain Dundas, especially in a manner so completely out of his ordinary line of conduct. He, of course, assumed that Captain Dundas mist have received such a note, but was inclined to believe it to have been an election hoax, and deeply regretted that it should have been destroyed. Sir Baldwin Walker, being recalled, repeated his former evidence that Mr. Grant had stated to him that he had been sent by Mr. Stafford to inquire what vacancies there .were, to which he replied that having held the office of Surveyor for four years without allowing political influ ences to interfere with his duty, ho was not going to begin then for Mr. Stafford or anybody else. The gallant cap tain then proceeded to reiterate several points in his former evidence which have already been published. The sailing orders of the Black Eagle were produced, with an original order, dated June 19, and addressed to Commodore Eden, directing that vessel to be sent to Ports mouth, which order was marked with the initials "H. P." (Admiral Sir Hyde Parker.) The Chairman then asked Mr. Stafford whether he had any further evidence to give, or any witnesses to suggest? Mr. Stafford remarked, that the committee had not gone into the proceedings of any Board of Admiralty but the last. The Chairman reminded Mr. Stafford that he had asked him on a former occasion whether he had any witnesses who could elucidate the statement he had made in the House of Commons respecting the evasions of the circular of 1849, practised in the time of Sir F. Baring's administra tion. The hon. gentleman had also read some letters in support of that statement. Mr. Stafford replied, that evidence on such a subject was extremely difficult to obtain. The Chairman—But you have had the best opportunities of obtaining it. I have always found that all persons who consider themselves injured by an outgoing Govern ment take an immediate opportunity of bringing their grievances under the notice of a new Government, Mr. Stafford said, the people whe wrote to him had given all the information they could, and he remedied their complaints as far as he could, but they feared personal consequences if they wore called upon to give evidence. The Chairman—Then we are to understand that your statement that there was jobbing and lax practices under Sir Francis Baring's administration rests upon anonymous communications only. Mr. Stafford—l believe I could produce some evidence upon that subject, but I expected the committee would have gone into it. Sir B. Hall called Mr. Stafford's attention to the fact, that he had originally moved for an inquiry into the exer cise of patronage in the dockyards connected with boroughs since the 19th of April, 1852 (the date of the cancelling of the circular of 1819), but had struck out the words " since the 19th of April, 1852," at the suggestion of Sir F. Thesiger, on account of the statement he (Mr. Stafford) had made in his address to the House on that occasion. Mr. Stafford asked the committee to allow him until to morrow (this day) to consult the other members of the late Board of Admiralty:. _ Captain Deneonibe_then tendered his evidence in eapla• nation d he of backedhisCots ell's reasonsoe warrantgTiing C a o s t se ll'sappointment.master-smithof H sai Ports mouth, knowing all the circumstances of the case, and he concurred with Mr. Stafford in thinking that th e appoint ment of Wells by Admiral Parker was irregular. He be lieved ho had seen upon Admiral Parker's table his minute approving of Wells's nomination, but t oo k no not i ce of it, as he considered that Admiral Parker had no more power t o appoint a master smith at Portsmouth than he (Captain Duncombe) had to send the fleet to sea. It was, moreover, an introduction from the private trade—a practice which the late Board of Admiralty had set their faces against. He did not know that Sir F. Smith had recommended Cotsell. All that Mr. Stafford said was that Cotsell was senior master smith in the service, and was anxious to, go to Portsmouth. He quite agreed with the Secretary that it was merely a transfer and ought to be allowed. Could not perceive the slightest injury to the service in appoint ing a man to lead in a yard in which he had previously filled an inferior situation, any more than there would be in promoting an A.B. to be boatswain in the shi Admiral Berkeley was then called, and stated that . he was present with Sir B. Walker when the latter officer read --• over to Admiral Parker hi s s t a t emen t of Mr. Stafford's words, " That it was of no use blinking the question ; he was so_pirsed by Lprd Derby and th e Ch ance ll or of the - ExChequerjhat he could not help himself." When those words were read he (Admiral Berkeley) said, " Surely, no man could be guilty of such an indiscretion." Upon which Admiral Parker turned round and said, "He did, though; I heard him." In answer to the noble Chairman, Admiral Berkeley said, he had been on six Boards of Admiralty, and believed the practice to be, that the appointment of men to enter the dockyards for the first time was the Secretary's pa tronage, but that when once a man had entered the yard the Secretary had nothing further to do with him as to pa tronage. That was the practice under Lord Auckland and Sir F. Baring. The committee then adjourned until to-day. AMERICAN AFFAIRS. The commercial advises from New York indicate .a state of business not unlike that which is observable on this side. The prices of securities show great steadiness, and the tendency is towards au aßance ; but owing to the activity of the legitimate commerce, and the con stant employment fur capital, there is little disposition for mere stock speculations, and the market is conse quently without excitement. The general movement for increased wages was also manifesting itself as exten sively as in England, and strikes were causing inconve nience. The importations of foreign manufactures con tinue large, and there was a renewed disposition to an advance in the rates of exchange, but the demand for money was still sufficiently felt to cause all remittances to be delayed where practicable, and hence the ship ment of gold by the present packet was inconsiderable. The first parcels of the new silver coinage had just been issued from the Mint, and so great is the want of small silver that they fetched a premium of 11 to 2 per cent. The Crystal Palace was to be , ready. for .the reception of goods on the let of June, and, meanwhile, the price of its shares of $lOO each was steadily maintained at $l4O. The Ericsson ship was receiving some additions to her ma chinery, and was to be ready for sea on the Ist July, when, it is said, she will proceed direct to London. The emigration from New York to Australia was increasing, and it was believed that 600 persons had left within a fortnight. A bill before the Massachusetts Legislature, to compel the banks of that State to keep specie to the extent of 10 per cent. of their capital, had excited remark from its uselessness, since the capital of these institutions is no measure of their relative circulation, some of those with the most moderate capital having the largest issue of notes. The arrangements for the California mint had at length been decided upon, and the Government at Washington had accepted a tender for the building of it at a cost of 239,913 dollars, or 48,000/. The intelligence from the territory of New Mexico, of the act of aggres sion on the part of Governor Lane in taking forcible possession of a district claimed by Mexico, had created no disquiet, the opinion being general that it was a pre cipitate proceeding, and would meet with no countenance from the American Cabinet. The accounts from Oregon by this arrival contain further references. to the discovery of the new harbour on that coast, but make no mention of its actual capacity. Gold is said to be found in its vicinity, and a city, to be called the Crescent City, is already rising there. The agricultural progress of the State was very favourable, and great efforts were being made to raise largo crops for California. With regard to the gold discoveries in the State of Texas, the followin g is the principal paragraph, which must be taken with ° every allowance for the interested motives of land jobbers : " A new El Dorado is now being found in our own beau tiful State., Rumours are rife of large quantities of gold being found throughout the western portion of the country. We understand that there is great excitement prevailing at Austin, San Antonio, Seguin, Gonzales, and other points up the country, and that several companies have left those points within a few days past in search of the hidden trea sure, and others are making ready to follow. These mines are found on the Upper Colorado, Hamilton's Valley, and various other places, and are said to be very rich—supposed by some to equal the best California mines. We have been shown a letter from a merchant at San Marcus, fully confirming the above reports. If these reports should prove to be well founded (asi we have every reason to be lieve they will) it will turn the tide of emigration from Australia and California to our own State, being more accessible than either of these points. One person sold a piece of quartz in San Antonio for 25 dole." SPORTING NOTES.--No. CCCCXXII. The past couple of days racing at head quarters has furnished us with a few mews. worth recording. The Rowley Mile Plate, the winner of which once woa the Derby, was this time carried off by Feversham with considerable ease. Now, as Faversham is consideered to be something like a stone inferior to his stable com panion Sittingbourne, the latter's chance was imme diately set down as first-rate for the Derby, and he was backed accordingly to win close upon 20,0001. at 9 and 10 to one. That Sittingbourne's chance is a good one is my own opinioh ; but I doubt very much his capa bility of beating his former conqueror, West Australian. Ethelbert's victory in the 25 soya. Stakes over Har binger enabled the party to obtain a bit of a line be tween him and Pharos ; and from 'their backing their horse immediately after _the race at 25 to 1 for the Derby, it is evident favourable hopes are entertained of him. I have no idea of his winning, after the three or four preparations he has had this season. Lio Out of the three stakes I commented on in my last notes came off in exact accordance with my antici pations Lord Exeter's colours haVing been in the as cendant for the Suffolk Stakes, and Mr. Greville's Frantic having won the 50 sovs. stakes. I selected Father Thames for the 25 sovs. stakes, thinking it very improbable at the time I wrote that Ethelbert, with the Derby staring him in the face, would go to the post. SHREWSBURY MEETING.—There is a stake of some little importance to be run off at Shrewsbury to-morrow, over the mile and a quarter course, called the Shropshire Stakes, of 10 sovs. each, 3 ft, with 50 added. The entry numbers no less than forty-seven names, and a large field may be expected at the post. The top weights from Weathergage to Red Lion, with the exception of the Prime Minister, possess but little chance. The Minister may run forward. Father Thames, Warwick, and the Trueboy mare have their hopes disposed of by Bardolph. Evadne does not seem to be a starter, or her chance at 7st 11b, would be first rate. Le guif is not over bur dened with weight at 7st. The Alp is too slow. Old Clothworker, with but • 7st up, is treated very leniently ; and, but for being particularly stale, would have finished in front. St. Michael, Bourton, Candlewick, Liberty, Young England, and Thunderbolt aro disposed of by Forester and Melfbrd, both of whom have a moderate turn of speed—the great requisite in this race. Lerrywhent, at 6st 41b, is let in on splendid terms, so good that, in all 'probability, he will be the winning animal. Surveyor, Waterfall, Octavia, Calot, Tame, and Llanforda are not of the slightest use on this occasion. Audubon looks somewhat mischievous at sst 71b, and Placid and the Evening Star are not badly treated at sst each, Maria Bell might have created some sensation, but I understand she does not run. In conclusion, it is my opinion that LERRTWHENT will be the winner; or, should he fail, Placid will occupy his intended place. Le Juif, Audubon, and Evening Star will finish well up. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. DEATH OF SIR WALTER RALEIGH GILBERT, BART. The announcement of the death of Lientenant-General Sir Walter Raleigh Gilbert, Bart., G.C.8., and Member of the Council of India, will be received by the entire body of the Indian army, and by the portion of her Majesty's forces which served recently in the East, with deep sorrow. This sentiment will be largely shared by Sir Walter Gilbert's late commanders, Lords Hardinge and Gough. Sir Walter. Gilbert had attained the age of 68 ; yet his death is regarded by his comrades as premature. So 1 willia.nt a soldier was he that no one could hold him to be other than young. Sir Walter Gilbert entered the Bengal army in 1800, and in the following year was posted to the 15th Regiment of Native Infantry, commanded by Colonel (afterwards Sir John) Macdonald, of the Bengal army. With this distinguished corps he was present at the defeat of General Perron's brigades at Coel, at the siege and capture of Allyghur, at the battle of Delhi, and capture of 68 pieces of heavy artil lery, 13 tumbrils, and 11 standards, taken from General Louis's force ; at the storming of Agra, at the memo rable battle of Laswaree, where 70 pieces of cannon, with the whole of the enemy's ammunition and baggage, were captured. In this battle the 15th Native Infantry was particularly distinguished. He was present at the battle of Dieg, in which the enemy lost 87 pieces of artillery and all their ammunition ; at the subsequent fall of the fortress of Dieg ; and at the desperate, but unsuccessful, assaults on Bhurtpore, under the personal command of Lord Lake, who highly esteemed the young soldier for his gallantry. In all these arduous services Lieutenant Gilbert exhibited the same heroism which later in life induced him to dismount when he found that his horse would not approach a huge boar which threatened the life of his friend, and charged the enraged animal on foot with his single spear. As Captain, Major, and Colonel he was subsequently employed in various responsible offices ; but it was on the Sutlej and in the Punjab that the public notice be came fixed on Sir Walter Gilbert as a first-rate com mander. Lord Gough, in describing these heroic and noble services, said,— " I want words to express my gratitude to Major -Gene ral Gilbert. Not only have Ito record that in this great fight (Ferozeshah) all was achieved by him which, as Com mander-in-Chief, I could desire to have executed ; not only on this day was his division enabled by his skill and cou rageous example to triumph over obstacles from which a less ardent spirit would have recoiled as insurmountable, but since the hour when our leading columns moved out of Unaballah I have found in the Major-General au officer who has not merely carried out my orders to the letter, but whose zeal and tact have enabled him, in a hundred in stances, to perform valuable services in exact anticipation of my wishes." • And thus it was at Moodkee, at Sobraon, at Chiham. wallah, at Goojerat ; wherever Gilbert was, there you were sure to find successful bravery. No wonder that such conduct should elicit from Sir Robert Peel " envy of the profession of a soldier." His last crowning act finished the campaign in the Punjab, 16,000 old and tried Sikh soldiers having grounded their arms to him. DEATH OF MDLLIC. VAN DE WETER.—Wc regret to announce the demise of Mddle. Evelyn Van de Weyer, second daughter of his Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer , who expired on Monday , after three weeks' illness, at 'the early age of five years and seven months. 1 4 tiJ Lid r/ 01 ' 3 ,1 " 1'' 4... id THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 12, 1853. 10 25 16 10 20 20 20 20 IGN. ma I