The Sun. — London, England, 1853-05-11 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. !er the management of Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVESIN(4, MAY 11, COLOMBE'S BIRTHDAY. Supported by Messrs. Barry Sulli- Iran, W. Farren, Howe, Rogers, Tilbury, 11. Corri, Braid, and Vin cent ; Miss Helen Irancit, and Miss Vining. AfterTehich, MR. BUCKSTONES ASCENT OF MOUNT PAZ NASSUSI To conclude with OUR MARY A.%NE. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREF.T. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, MAT 11, Will be pertbrmed the Tragedy of MACBETH. Principal cha• tamers by 1.1 r. and Mrs. C. Kean. To conclude with tbe new Drama, adapted from the French ol 110113. Scribe, by Mr. Palgrave . iiinpson, called MARCO SPADA. Principal characters by Messrs. W. Lao', J. Yining, Ryder, Graham , and Everett ; Misses Heath and C. Leclercq. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestria. THIS EVENING, MAY 11, Will be pesforraol A.S.S. Characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, anl Rosiere ; Mrs. Macnamara and 3tiss Wyndham. After which, A FAST TRAIN-11IGH PRESSURE EXPRESS. Characters b. Messrs. C. Mathews, Baker, and Suter. To be followed by TRYING IT Usk. Principal character by Mr. C. Mathews To which will be added a DIVERTISSEMENT, in which Miss Rosina Wright will appear. To conclude with TUE CRITIC. Characters by Messrs. C. Ma thews. F. Matthews, R. Roxby, Cooper , Bland , ; Miss St. George, Mrs. nOril, &C. THEATRE ROYAL ADELI'III. pverzietor, Mr. B. Webster. —Directress, Madam Colette. THIS EVENING, MAI 11, WM be presented TILE ROUSED LION'. Ey Mews. B. Web ster, Parselie, A. Wigan, Hustings, &e. ; Mrs. Keeley, Miss F. Mas. Yell, Mrs. L. at urray, niter which. A De.sPERATE GAME. To be followed by TO P,5 RENTS AND GUARDIANS. To *out:luck with THE DANCING SCOTCEIMAN. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lecee and Manager Mr. Farren. THIS EVENING, MAY 11, Will be performed THE MILLER OF DERWENT WATER. Characters by 3fletsrs. H. Farren, F. Robson, Shalden, G. Cooke, aid Charles; Mesdames Anderton and E. Turner. After which. ". HE ADOPTED CIIILD. Michael, Mr. Diddear. To be followed by MACBETH. Supported by Mr. Samuel Mac loth and Mr. F. Robson; Mrs. Sarah Macbeth and Min. A. Phillips. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRIL Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. In cmpliance with a generally-expressed wish, Mr. W, Cooke has the honour of announcing that A GRAND JUVENILE MORNING PERFORMANCE Will take place on WHIT-TUESDAY, May 17, commencing at Two o'clock:. By Permission of the Commandant Col. Clark, R.H., and by special Invitation from Mr. W. Cooke, the Boys of the Duke Of York's School, with their Band, will attend. LAST FIVE NIGHTS of THE KAFIR WARFARE, which must be withdrawn for the entirely new sporting Hippo Drama, illustrat ing LIFE ON THE TURF, to be produced for the WHITSON HOLIDAYS. THIS EVENING, MAT 11, and daring the week, the entertainments will commence with the grand rpectscle of AMAKOSA; or, Scenes of Kafir Warfare. To be followed by a display of Equestrian Scenes in the ARENA, introducing Mr. Cooke's highly-trained steeds. The infant Victor Claude Cooke and his pet Drawing-room Pony. The Entertain tient.' supported by the eminent Artistes of the Establishment. To conclude with Hugo Vamp, Esq '5, new Comic Drama, entitled IN FOR A DIG; or, Life at the Diggings. Boz-ofilce op-in daily frt m Maven to your. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tam Dar —Morning 40 min. after 3 Evening 55 min.aft. 3 To-Mesainr—liorning 12 min. after 4 I Evening 28 min.aft. 4 THE WEATHER.—Sex Optics, MAT 11. THERMOMETER, IN TRH SHADS. 6—highest since noon yesterday. 41—lowest this morning and during the night. 53 this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30 . 15. WIND, N. W.--Fns breeze, and sunshiny weather. 3.4,4,7„..,.1. . • LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1853. Mr. GLADSTONE is a skilful tactician. On Mon day he endeavoured to convince the House that the contest on Mr. PALMER'S motion was really one between the industrious classes and the owners of real property. He carefully kept his own protegees, the fundholders, and with them the holders of all description of securities, mortga gees, annuitants, &c., out of sight, while he de claimed on the injustice ! to the contributors under schedule D. His obsequious and compliant followers cheered his arguments, and., by a decisive majority, affirmed the principle by 75—that a man was to be taxed on income which he did not receive, or which at least was not applicable to his private purpose, being essential to the mainte nance of the property from which he derived his income. The plain and simple method of taxing net income only under all the schedules could not be adopted, because, forsooth, that act of common justice would occasion a considerable loss to the E xchequer, and that, in the opinion of a Financial Minis ter, constitutes a sufficient answer to every grievance that can be brought forward. To the uninitiated it might seem a natural expedient to increase the nominal amount of the tax, so as to afford com pensation for these losses ; but that would be too equitable a proposition to find favour in the sight of one whose views on fiscal matters are distorted by the corrupt medium through which they are regarded, for, in truth, the entire system is based on injustice, the rule being to lay hands on any thing that can be obtained, without regard to equity or even expediency. We fully and cordially concur in the opinion ' so distinctly and unequivocally asserted by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that " the Income Tax bears more hardly on trades and professions, on industry and skill, than it bears upon pro perty." We recognise and freely acknowledge the magnitude of the grievance. But it is not by a side wind, or in an underhand manner, that we would supply a remedy. We would not at tempt to mitigate one species of injustice by perpetrating another. If the law inju riously affect the industrious classes, why not modify it by recognising the distinction between the hardly-acquired and precarious earnings of industry and the invariable proceeds of realised property ? Surely the " certainty "is an element that may be taken into account in the estimate of value, and the " permanency" of an income is an incident not to be altogether despised. But these matters should be regulated by a judicious dis crimination between the different classes of income, and not by charging an Income Tax on that which is not " income." But there is another view of the case, which proves thi.t " trades and professions, industry and skill," are not benefited by the tax being levied on the gross receipts in place of the net profits ; that the cases of contributors under schedule D is even more deserving of comreiseration than those of the owners of sanded or household property. Mr. BRIGHT instanced the case of manufacturers, to whom no allowance was made for the depreciation of machinery, or the - wear and tear of articles required in their business, and which must be periodically replaced out of the earnings. This is unquestionably a very great hardship, and so is the refusal to make any allowances for the insurance of the premises where the business was carried on. But still, is that a sufficient reason why others should be also injured, without any effort being made for the relief ? Is it because Mr. Bamoier's friend, who imported a cargo of cotton from New Orlean s to Liverpool, was re fused perm ission to mak e any deduction for the insurance -, ,thich he effected, and was thus charged for profits which he did n , of gain—a matter which it is difficult to understand, and which, but for our confidence in the vera,:dity of the Hon. Gentle man, we could scarcely crtxlit that the house owner,a is -to be c h arge d on _ th e amount which he n applied to necessary • repairs, or in prudent insurances •It is someth Inge like the Irish coach man, who, when his mas Ler complained that the pole of the n ext his own panels carriage 1 tad been driven through that he bad , comforted im with the assurance preceding vehicle performed a six nilar operation on the half the policem an who an hour previously ;or quitted a sufferer, who had just been plundered of h . watch, by pointing to another whose snuff-boa; a i r c i a e Skilful manipulator. Tt may suit the fund:holder very well to set the landowners and the morilma its, manufact tradesmen by the ear s , t o _ d aloof urers, and while the different classes of victim as are rn utually belabour ing each other. The do )dge v not, however, be permitted to remain um totio - 2 ,(1 or unexposed ; and though the evil may f or a , time reraztin without remedy, owing to the de rte.' mined partisanship o f the Financial Minister, •An.d '. the servile subservi ence of those who were on, -,.e considered indepen dent and consistent politicians, we believe that truth and justice will •altizr lately prevail, and that tke Property T ax will be established on a sound and equitable founda,tion. rwArd bY In addition to th e alga ments put f()-- Mr. &LIGHT arguments perfectly conclusive again 4 the vote which he afterwards gave , --we would instance the case of the barrister who has to apply a considerable portion of his earnings in expenditure incidental to his profession, as, for instance, in going circuit and to sessions, of the medical practitioner, who is compel:ed to keep a horse and vehicle in order to visit his pa tients—of the clergyman and others, to whose grievances, of a similar description, we have re peatedly directed public attention. There is scarcely, we believe, a contributor under Schedule D, who could not, from his own personal expe rience, show the great difference between the gross receipts on which he is assessed and the net profits applicable to his own uses ; but none can bo relieved until the principle be adopted of ren dering justice to all, and not going on a system of compensations, by making one piece of injustice the excuse for another. The vexata questio of the existence of gold in England, and that obtainable not merely at re munerative but even highly profitable rates, has at length been set at rest. To the Poltimore Copper and Gold Mining Company belongs the honour (and the profit) of the solution of this highly interesting problem. The Committee of Management after satisfying themselves by numer ous experiments, conducted under the auspices of well-known and highly skilful assayers, deter mined to subject the gossan to a test which, if suc cessful, would convince the most sceptical, and thenceforward remove every doubt and difficulty on the subject. A large quantity of the gossan was accordingly transmitted to the reduction works of Messrs. RAwLINS and WATSON, at St. Helen's, near Liverpool, and the result has sur passed the most sanguine expectations that had previously been entertained. A cake of gold weighing 26i ounces was exhibited at the general half-yearly meeting of the shareholders last week, which was extracted from 20 tons of the red gossan, showing an average yield of one ounce seven pennyweights per ton When we consider that the yield of the St. John Del Ray Company, the shares of which command a premium of 151., never exceeded half an ounce per ton—that there is an apparently in exhaustible deposit of the auriferous gossan, and that Messrs. Rewurrs and WATSON offer to take 300 tons per week, at 41. 4s. per ton (which can be supplied at their premises at less than 1/., thus showing a profit of nearly 1,000/. per week, on a capital of 50,0001., from this source alone ; and also that there are ample funds at the bankers to develope the wonderful natural capabilities of the mine, we cannot help congratulating the committee of management and the shareholders on the judi cious enterprise and energy that has produced such magnificent results and promises to create a new California in one of the most beautiful and fertile counties of Great Britain. From the indications that are clearly perceptible on the spot—from the gigantic and elaborate character of the old workings, it is manifest that the auriferous quality of the soil is not a new dis covery, but that it is merely a revival of what was formerly a well-known and duly-appreciated working. We have i t on unexceptionable authority,* that in the reigns of EDWARD I. and 111., there were considerable works at Combmartin, in De vonshire (the nearest port to the Poltimore Mine, which was probably the place referred to), and that "between 300 and 400 miners being sent for out of Derbyshire were employed in them ;" and that " the produoe was so considerable as to assist the BLACK PRINCE in his wars against France." We have it on the same high authority, that " the Romans were incited to the conquest of Britain by the reported wealth of its inhabitants in gold and other metals"—an opinion confirmed by a reference to Ccesar's Commentaries (cited by Mr. HUNT), which shows that " one of his reasons for the invasion of the Britons was that they assistedl the Gauls with their treasures." The " ring money," which has from time to time been dis covered, and various traditions existing in the country, afford additional confirmation to these statements. It is known, too, that during the Augustan Era the precious metals were obtained in far greater abundance than at any time since, at least until the Califor nian and Australian discoveries. The accurate and pains-taking JACOB estimates the quantity of gold and silver in the Roman Empire, in the time of our SAVIOUR, at no less a value than 358,000,0001., an amount nearly equal to the entire supply of the world at this time— but which gradually diminished until „in the be ginning of the ninth century it was reduced to less than the tenth part thereof. The extravagant expenditure, and unparalleled luxury of the earlier period, the legacies bequeathed to AUGUSTUS him self, amounting to more than 32,000,0001. of our money, induce us to lend an easy credence to these statements, which are by no means exaggerated, and to believe that even before the days of CARACTACUS and BOADICEA gold was ob tained, and that in by no means inconsider able quantities, in the localities which modern enterprise has once more investigated and brought into practical operation under the most propitious auguries. But it is not on gold that the hopes of the Shareholders exclusively depend. There is one of the richest copper sets in England at their disposal, the machinery for working which is on the ground—the wheel nearly finished —so that in less than a fortnight the full power will be in motion to clear the shafts and levels of water, and to carry on the operations with energy and efficiency. It is much to the credit of the Committee that they have given the benefit of the unappropriated shares to the general body. The remainder will only be issued at 2/. premium, at which price a priority will be given to those who have already invested their capital in the undertaking. There is every reason then to anticipate, and without arrogating to ourselves a power of vaticination we may ven ture to predict, that gold will again be found in large quantities in Great Britain, and that few, if any, foreign mining undertakings will prove more remunerative than that at Northmolton, which may be visited within a few hours by any person desirous of judging for himself, respecting the capabilities of our English Gold Mine. * Robert Hunt, Esq., Keeper of Mining. Lecture delivered at the Museum of Practical Geology. DEATH OF THE VISCOUNTESS FIELDING.—It is with much regret that we announce the premature demise of this noble lady, who died on the Ist instant, at Naples, from a rapid consumption. Her ladyship was daughter and heiress of the late David Pennant, Esq., and of the late Lady Emma Pennant, on whose demise her ladyship succeeded to the extensive domains of her father in Wales. By her marriage with Rudolph Basil, eldest son of the Earl of Denbigh, her ladyship has left a youth ful family. THREE PER CENT. Smug.- —ln consequence of the bill for the conversion of the Three per Cent. Stocks having received the Royal assent, books were opened yesterday at the Bank of England for the applications of those proprietors who may be desirous of converting their stock into any of the three descriptions of new se curities offered by the Government. Thus far the prin cipal applications have been for the Two-and-a-Half per Cent. Stock, but no great eagerness was manifested by the public to make the conversion, the fact of the Bank being ready to receive notices not having generally transpired. With regard to the proposed Exchequer Bonds it was wholly impossible to form any choice, the particulars, which are to be published in the Gazette, not having yet been issued as to their precise terms. Meanwhile, it may be useful to remind the public that, except as regards the holders of the various petty Three per Cent. Stocks, amounting altogether to 9,500,0001., the proposed conversion is in no degree compulsory, and is limited to 30,000,0001. of stock, either Consols or Reduced. Those who r,re satisfied to hold these de scriptions of Three per Cents., with the certainty that a year's notice must be given, and that a considerable rise in the general price of the funds must take place before any forced reduction of interest can be attempted, have on the present occasion only to remain quiet. - UNIVERSITY REFORII.—Some time since the Heads of Houses appointed a committee of their own body to re port on the recommendations of the Royal Commis acounisticlteferownlillthree sioners, so far as they concern the University as distin pCerotllteogetsh.e b l o t ar i d s u a c u id d er t s h t a o t od th t e ha r t ep th ert is will be published before the long vacation. AFFAIR authority, that on Witeehden.rieda AFFAIR or Horroun ye the are 2 1 7 n f t r u m ]. t e , a upon duel good took member for Middlesex place between Sir the e eel and Mr. Bernal Osborne, the speech which the lion. )rigin of the meeting being Mr.baronetOsborne delivered upon the Jew Bill. The ball from through his antagonist's coat sl e ° Z B ,„, we d a p on p assed the affair happily terminated without blood is u e d: • gerald. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE--(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 5,000 bales—of which 1,000 Ameri can were taken for export and on speculation. The market was firm, but closed tamely, at previ ous rates. The sales comprised 4,000 American, 70 Pernam and Maranham, at 60. to 7d. ; 20 Bahia at 60. ; 400 Egyptian, at 5/d. to 9d.; and 400 Surat, at 3id. to 4/d. per lb. Railway Shares were flat, except Caledonian and Leeds stock. The steamer Arctic has arrived and brings 51,876 dollars in specie. There was a special meeting this day of the pro prietors of the Victoria Dock Company, Mr. Hey wood in the chair ; the object of which was to ob tain their sanction to a bill for increasing the com pany's capital from 400,0001. to 900,0001., by the issue of new shares for the erection of additional works, and for extending the time for construction. The heads of this bill were read and approved of. The books for the voluntary conversion of con sols are opened at the Bank of England, but it does not appear that up to the present time, the amount offered for is large. The fact of the list being open, however, is not yet generally known to the public. The English Funds are rather heavy, and there is not much doing. Consols have been 1001 for transfer and account. The New Three-and-a-Quar ter per Cents. have realised 103 to 1, and the Three per Cents. 99i to par. Bank Stock is firm at 229. The Exchequer Bills both of June and March are at par, and India Bonds at 255. prem. South Sea Stock is firm at 1141, and the Old South Sea An nuities are at 992. Foreign Stocks are dull. Peruvian Deferred have been 67k, and Mexican 271. Brazillian Four and-a-Half per Cents. have bean quoted 100; to 101. Spanish Three per Cents. bring 48k to 491 ; andthe Committee's Certificate is at 6 to French Three per Cents. have been marked 82 25, with the exchange at 25 10. Dutch Four per Cents. are 961. Peruvian Deferred are not so good, having been done at 671. There is very little business doing in Railway Shares, and prices have gone back slightly in some instances. The account is considered to be rather bullish up to the present time. Caledonian shares keep firm, on account of the large traffic, and Great Northern have been done as high as 90i. Lancashire and Yorkshire are good. Midland not so high, nor South Western. York and North Midland are steady. French shares are lower as regards Stra.sbourgs, owing to the decline at Paris, but Northerns keep firm. Upper India have been done at premium. The Gold Mine Shares are very inactive at about the former prices. Nova Scotia are lower in con sequence of the advices received by the Company, quite confirming previous intelligence of the ab sence of available ore at Indian Point. Mr. Adam Murray, it is said, will publish a statement as to the causes of his giving such an erroneous opinion, and we believe it will be shown that he has been systematically deceived. It is certainly due to the public that a very searching inquiry should be instituted, and the Directors owe it as well to their own character. United and Mexican Shares are worse, the account not being satis factory. Oriental Bank Shares are at very full prices, and Australasia have advanced. The Peel River are in more demand, and Aus tralian Agricultural are nominally firm. BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY ( From the Official List.) Business done. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 99 100 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3.1 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 6 India Bonds, £lOOO ..... Ditto, under £lOOO South Sea Stock South Sea Old Annuities Consols for Account .. Exchequer Bills lid. £lOOO.. £5OO Small 25 114 A 991 100 a Juno. March. par par par PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto New, 1852, 41 per Cent lOl. 1001 Mexican 3 per Cont. Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent. Spanish Bonds 3 per Cent 4Bi 91 81 Spanish 3 per Cent., Now Deferred 244 1 Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. GA p e Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 3 per Cent B2f 25c Ex 25f 10c Dutch Exchange, 21 per Cont. 12 Guil. Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates— ..... 961 HALF-PAST TWO. Consols.. Ditto May Account lOO/ t The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par (accord ing to the last tariff), which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.17; and, the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.05, it follows that gold is about 0.48 per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 427 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.6 ; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.6, it follows that gold is the same price at Hamburgh as in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1091 per cent., and, the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23.40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is nominally 0.17 per mat. in favour of England ; but, after making allowance for charges of transport, the present rate leaves scarcely any profit on the importation of gold from the United States. COLONIAL GOLD COMPANY.— It is stated that negotia tions have been entered into between the Peel River. Company and the Colonial Gold Company, for the latter company to set up crushing mill and other apparatus on the Peel River lands, for extracting gold from such ore as may be brought to them for the purpose ; and, also, that arrangements have been entered into by the Lake Bathurst Company, with the view of leasing a section of the Peel River lands. At the same time, the Austra lian Agricultural Company are said to be sending out a large body of miners and two superior officers, for the purpose of increasing their production of coal at Newcastle. NOVA SCOTIA MINING COMPANY.—Advice 9 were re ceived yesterday by the Nova Scotia Mining Company, from their agent, Mr. Sewell, dated Halifax, the 26th April, forwarding a full report from Messrs. Petherick and Hitchins, confirming their previous announcement, that the lands provisionally leased by the company at Indian Point are utterly valueless as regards any mineral deposits, or even the indications of them. It is added, also, that Mr. Adam Murray had admitted to them, in the most unqualified manner, that his statements had been altogether erroneous. Before returning to Eng land Messrs. Petherick and Hitching intended to com plete their survey by examining the iron mines at a locality called Londonderry, which were also proposed to be made over to the company, and were asserted to be practically inexhaustible and unsurpassed in quality. Meanwhile Mr. Adam Murray has reached England, and is preparing a statement to lay before the company, in which it is understood he will intimate that he was influenced in his report by a deception deliberately planned for the purpose of misleading him. Under all the circumstances of the case of it is evident that a rigid inquiry should be instituted. CANADIAN RAlLWAYS.—Meetings of the shareholders of the Hamilton and Toronto and the Great Western of Canada Railways took place yesterday—Mr. Laing, M.P., presiding, to receive explanations respecting future prospects and the plans adopted for securing mutual co operation with the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada. The chairman, in a lengthened address, traced the pro gress of the British American colonies, especially during the last 10 years, with the view of showing their increase in trade, population, and wealth, and the way in which this increase would be accelerated by railway communi cation, carried out under prudent arrangements, with an avoidance of unprofitable competition, and con nected by an important link with the lines of the United States. Under these circumstances it had been deter mined to recommend that the Hamilton and Toronto Railway should be leased to the Great Western Com pany at a rent equal to 6 per cent., with participation in any dividend beyond that amount paid by the Great Western Company. With regard to the Great Western Company, it was proposed to proceed with the Sarnia branch without further delay ; and, as a means to pro tect their general interests, terms of agreement had been entered into with the directors of the Grand Trunk Railivay of Canada, to co-operate in preventing unne cessary rivalry, and to adopt measures for facilitating, by an equitably adjusted tariff, a proper interchange of traffic. _ - HARWICH ELECTION.—A meeting of the electors in the Liberal interest was held at the Three Cups Hotel on Monday evening, Mr. Churchwarden George in the chair when it was resolved, on the motion of Mr. William B. Nalborough, and seconded by Mr. Collins, that in consequence of the recent decision of a com mittee of the House of Commons, declaring the election of Mr. Peacock for this borough to be void, it was the duty of staunch Reformers to unite in supporting a can didate to represent the independent electors in Parlia ment ; and it was further resolved, on the motion of Mr. H. Darken, and seconded by Mr. J. Vaux, that Mr. Bagshaw be requested to stand again for the representa tion, and to canvass the electors. A vote of thanks to the chairman was passed, and the resolutions ordered to be sent to Mr. Bagshaw in London. • MAIDSTONE ELECTION.—The writ for the election of a new member was received by the Mayor yesterday, and proclamation was duly made in the afternoon that the nomination will take place on Friday morning at eleven o'clock. The poll will, therefore, be taken on Saturday. Mr. Lee and Mr. Wykeham Martin aro the candidates. Mr. Lee is certain unless a considerable number of votes are absolutely purchased by the sup porters of Mr. Martin, or are perverted by corrupt con sideration, or rendered quiescent by the gross intimida tio4 which prevails. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY li , 1863. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. Mr. TFIORNELY presented a petition from Bays water, praying for the enfranchisement of the London University. Similar petitions were presented from Warwick, by Mr. Green, and from Canterbury, by Mr. Pellatt. Mr. BIGGS presented a petition from the Isle of Wight inTfavour of the ballot and other electoral reforms. Mr. PENNANT presented a petition from Caer marthen in favour of the County Rates and Expenditure Bill. Capt. SCOBELL presented a petition praying for the improvement of the management of lunacy. Mr. 0. GORE presented a petition from places in Salop against the sale of intoxicating liquors on Sunday. ELECTIONS BILL. Mr. G. M. BUTT moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which he explained was to lessen the expense of elections, by shortening the time which, ac cording to the present law, must elapse, both with re gard to counties and boroughs, between the receipt of the writ or precept and the nomination. There was also a provision limiting the time of polling at the Uni versities to five days. The bill was then read a second time without further discussion. SHERIFF COURT (SCOTLAND, No. 2) BILL. Mr. CRAUFURD presented petitions in favour of his bill. Mr. E. ELLICE, jun., presented a petition from the Convention 3ir. eRA of Royal u Fu RD Burghsthen n of Scotland m ov ea the se againstco second reading the f . the bill. The hon. member then proceeded to enter into a history of the courts up to th e p resen t ti me . Th e sheriff courts occupied the place of the county courts in England, and the object of this bill was to graft on the Scotch courts all ek n th advantages w hi c h h a d b een con ferred onEnglish courts by recen t l eg i s l a ti on , with out to Anglicise the c o ur t s . Th e at all theo e seeking evils of the present Scotch system were these : The sheriff subst itute performed, i n S co tl an d, th e dif ferent functions of county court judge, criminal judge, police magistrate, and had also testamentary and. Admiralty jurisdiction, and to perform all these func tions, of course he was obliged to reside on the spot. The appeal from him being not only on points of law, but also of fact to the sheriff principal, who was gene rally a practising barrister residing in Edinburgh, and all the proceedings before him were carried on in writing. They were generally very expensive. The great evil complained of was this appeal to a non-resident judge, and he proposed by this bill to do away with this appeal upon points of fact, and to give an appeal on points of law to a court of law, and not to the Sheriff. They would be fax cheaper and snore satisfactory. He also proposed to give parties the power of trying the case by a jury of five on the decision of the majority. The great mass of those classes of the people of Scotland were the suitors in this case, though he would allow that there was a great diversity of opinion on the subject among other classes. He wished to have this bill read a second time, in order that it might be referred to a select committee. Mr. COWAN said that when the subject first began to excite the attention of the people of Scotland, he had felt favourable to the principle contained in the bill, but after consideration and inquiry, he had come to the conclusion that the abolition of the double system would be very prejudicial to the administration of justice. He did not deny that the Sheriff's Court greatly needed reform, but he was quite satisfied that the bill of the learned Lord Advocate would do all that was required, and he should therefore oppose this bill as unnecessary, and even prejudicial to the interests of the Scotch tmipee this opl day six i months. people he move that it be read a second Lord DRUMLANRIG brought up the answer . of her Majesty to the address on the subject of K ilmamham Hospital, LEFT SITTING.) Monajtheeetysubjeeucltd. cause m immediate inquiry informing the to h e b u s e e instituted that her SECONDARIES COURT-(THIS DAY). (Before Mr. Secondary Potter.) JOB V. RICHARDS. The plaintiff in this action is a wholesale stationer, in Bread-street, and sought to recover the sum of 121. 9s. 6d. for goods, sold and delivered. for the pleaded that plaintiff, w M a r s . Wordsworth v6 H- Ort j h a f m o r e s th a e p d p e e f a e r n e d d f ant o , who not indebted. The facts were of rather a peculiar nature. It ap- peared by the evidence that the plaintiff carried on busi- ness under the style of " Job and C 0.," although he had no partners, and he had done some printing, and sup plied goods to defendant, who was alleged to have given the orders for the supply. Plaintiff swore that he was ap plied to both by defendant and his brother, and was con sulted as to the best mode of carrying out the business, and he plaintiff, recommended that it should be carried on under the style of " Richards and C 0.," and a shop was opened at Hailshead, Essex. The establishment, how ever, soon came to a stand-still, and George Richards went to Australia, and the present action was brought against " James," who it was alleged concurred in the orders given, and in fact selected most of the articles supplied, and acted as a partner. _ Mr. Wordsworth contended that there was no part nership, and that the credit had been given solely to George Richards, and that the "and Co. was the sug gestion of the plaintiff himself, who therefore knew that George was the only party liable. The defendant was sworn and stated that he never had been a partner with his brother—that he was only a servant, but having had more experience in shop keeping, he accompanied his brother to select. The learned Secondary said, that whether defendant was a partner or not was not very material to the pre sent question—it had been distinctly sworn that he had given the orders. If the jury believed the evidence for the plaintiff, they had no other course to pursue but to give a verdict for the amount claimed. The jury gave a verdict for the 121. 9s. 6d. PORTRAIT OF KOSSUTH. Incomparably the best portrait yet produced of the illustrious patriot, Louis Kossuth, is one which has only just now been completed. The orivinal painting — taken from sittings in London—is froin'the hand of an eminent artist of the French school, M. N. Illakowicz. It represents the ex-Dictator in the costume of a Mem ber of the Hungarian Parliament ; and would be inte resting—if for nothing else—from the circumstance of its being a work of art designed for the President of the United States. We rejoice to observe the likeness is now in a fair.way of becoming popularised in this country, even prior to the departure of the pic ture across the Atlantic. It has, with this ob ject in view, been admirably lithographed by the teacher of drawing at the University College, M. N. Ploszczynski. The engraving, we feel confident—for the sake of the glorious Magyar, of which it is in truth the verisimilitude—will be welcomed by thousands of our sympathising fellow-countrymen. A good portrait of Kossuth is a treasure worthy of preservation by Eng lishmen. DREADFUL MURDER AT BACTON, NEAR STOWMARKET, SUFFOLK. One of the most foul and horrid murders ever perpe trated occurred on Sunday last at the quiet and retired village of Bacton, near Stowmarket, in Suffolk. The victim of this fearful crime, Maria Steggal, was the aged housekeeper of the still more aged rector of the parish, the Rev. Mr. Barker. It appears that the rev, gentleman, who is 83 or 84 years of age, left at the usual time, on his pony, to perform the morning service, his housekeeper being then quite well. On his return home, he found the front door ajar. He at once went into the kitchen, and there found his unfortu nate servant lying with her head in a pool of blood, her skull fractured, and her throat cut. She was still alive, but insensible. Messengers were immediately sent off for medical assistance, and Mr. Freeman, of Stowmarket, was speedily on the spot. Three others followed shortly after, but the poor woman was insensible and dying. She lifted up her arm and groaned painfully,) and died 204 minutes after Mr. Freeman arrived. It appears that when Mr. Barker was leaving the house he saw a can of beer, and asked who it was for. The poor woman answered it was for the servant who fetched the pony. When discovered, the can was lying on the floor near to the body, and a supposition arose that she must have had it in her hand when the murderous villain com menced his assault. The blows on the head appear to have been effected by kicks with a heavy boot ; and a distinct bloody impression of the large-headed nails of a labourer's " high-low" were left upon the floor. The wound in the neck, though extensive, was no, deep, and did not involve any important blood-vessels. The windpipe was untouched. There was a large wound, however, extending across the back of the cheek from the fracture in the skulldownwards. Tho unfortunate woman was in her 70th year, had lived for '4O years with Mr. Barker, and was a most valued servant. The house did not present the appearance of much dis ssiiltvue situated t ev ate taken some dis order, but the poor woman's room had evidently been care• her fruui p o t s h s e e s h s e i o u n s fully searched, but it is not know what money she had in somewhat lonely situation. The a nd house so m i e s The police authorities are making the most . diligent distance from the church, in a in quiries Lifter those who are suspected of the crime. aThiwsrereeepulords ----- TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION WITH THE CLUBS. — Electric telegraphs have been laid down from the House of Commons to various clubs at the West-end by the European and American Telegraph Company, and were put in operation for the first time on Monday evening. To-day they will be extended to the office of the company in Cornhill, and subsequently to other clubs. Each in stitution is to pay sixpence per message, and also a fixed annual sum. CHINA.—It was strongly reported in the city yesterday afternoon that letters had been received from Shanghai five days later than those brought by the last overland mail, which reached to the 26th February. The advices in question are to the 3d of March, and it is alleged that they contain an announcement that the British residents had provisioned their ships, and were prepared to embark in case of emergency ; that the Chinese authorities had applied to the British Consul for aid to enable them to protect Nankin, and to quell the rebellion ; and that the Consul had referred the matter to the Colonial Go vernment at Hong Kong. QUARTZ ROCK MARIPOSA GOLD MINING COMPANY.- - This company have received advices from their agents at San Francisco, dated 31st March, that the purchase of the " Maiy Harrison," " Mariquita," and " Virginia " gold mines, at Maxwell's Creek, on the Merced River, hail been completed, and that the engines and other heavy machinery had been sent to the district for imme diate use. THE COMMITTEE ON DOCKYARD PRO MOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. (THIS DAY.) EXAMINATION OF MR. DISRAELI. The members of the committee re-assembled this morning. Mr. Disraeli, M.P., who has been frequently referred to in the course of these proceedings was then called, and stated as follows never had any conversation with Mr. Stafford, or any one else, in reference to the patronage of the Government of Lord Derby. Mr. Staf ford never consulted me upon it, and I never interfered, because it did not come within my department. I will state the real cause of the difficulties that have ensued upon this subject. When the late Government came into office, the Duke of Northumberland, with a high sense of honour and duty to the profession of which he is a member, was most anxious that a Board of Admiralty should be formed free from politics or party influence. There was consequently no obstacle raised to his grace's wishes, and a Board of Admiralty was formed, of which his grace was a distinguished member, as a naval officer —his object in the formation of it being an efficient establishment for that great branch of the service. The consequence of this was, that there was a want of that good understanding between the Board of Admiralty and the House of Commons which prevailed in for mer Governments before Lord Derby came into office, when the Board of Admiralty was represented in the House of Commons by the First Lord and the First Naval Lord. There was in the House of Commons, under the present Government, the First Lord and First Naval Lord, and consequently there was a good under standing. On Mr. Stafford devolved the representation of the feelings of the late Board of Admiralty in the House of Commons, and he was the only civilian there connected with it. He took the place of the board there in the absence of the superior officers. Mr. Stafford entered the House of Commons inexperienced in his duties, and under circumstances of extreme difficulties. I may also add that the consequence of this was, that there was not that sympathy between the late Board of Admi ralty and the House of Commons that was necessary I have no kesitation in saying that, in my opinion, the chief difficulty of Mr. Stafford in the House of Commons arose through having no other member of the Board of Admiralty there to support him. The Board of Admi ralty only looked to the efficiency of the service, and not to questions of patronage. Their attention was directed to matters of quite another kind. If the board felt it their duty to speak to the Secretary of the Admiralty, they would do so in the same manner that the pre sent Leader of the House of Commons might speak to Admiral Parker. If the Secretary of the Admiralty did his duty, and attended according to the instructions given to him, he would be able to answer as leader in the House of Commons any questions, if listened to without jealousy ; but that harmony that should exist between that branch of the Government and the House of Commons could only exist when a large number of that branch are members of the House of Commons. The Chairman— Then am I to understand that har mony did not exist between the late Government and the House of Commons. Mr. Disraeli—There did not, and I may refer to one instance where the Secretary of the Admiralty felt it to be his duty, and represented to me that the expenses of this branch were exceeding the estimates, and, in conse quence, I felt it to be my duty to attend to it, and ordered a weekly account to be sent in. This account was accordingly sent in to me at the Treasury, and the result of it was to show that the expenses had been well regulated. As Chancellor of the Exchequer, and as the officer of the Crown responsible for the expenses of the country entirely, I had, therefore, the control over the expenditure. A feeling of jealousy appeared to exist as to the Board of Admiralty, as regarded the estimates to which Admiral Parker had referred. This was looked upon as an interference by the House of Commons. I told Mr. Stafford, in doing his duty, to conciliate as much as possible, and in a conversation I had with him in the House of Commons, I told him to conciliate as much as possible with all officers, and I found on the part of Mr. Stafford a ready desire to fol low the advice that I had given him. Sir H. Davie—Mr. Stafford has stated that he was so pressed by Lord Derby and the Chancellor of the Exche quer on the subject of the dockyard appointments, as his friends were not satisfied that all the patronage should be left in the hands of their opponents. Was that so ? Mr. Disraeli—The late Government never used any, nor did it ever enter into their consideration to use patronage for election purposes. They experienced, in the first instance, great difficulties, and they had to con tend with a spirit of jealousy, which arose from the cause which I have expressed; but that appeared to me to wear off. The Chairman—Did Mr. Stafford tell you that his difficulties were increased in consequence of the preced ing Government having filled up all the appointments, and given all the promotions to their political partisans? Mr. Disraeli—l never went into details about that, but I do remember on one occasion he mentioned to me that he was placed in great difficulty with respect to the Surveyor of . the Navy, who is a permanent civil officer of the Crown. The advice I gave to him was, that he should treat all the permanent civil officers of the Crown with the greatest respect, and I may say that when I went to the Treasury I found all the servants there of extreme liberal principles, having been appointed by former Governments, and of course with opinions hostile to the then Government ; but I treated them with confidence, and I am bound, and it is but justice to them to say, that they served me most faithfully. I advised Mr. Stafford to treat the Surveyor of the Navy in the same way, and I believe be acted on my advice. The only question brought before me as to the Surveyor-General of the Navy besides, was when he consulted me in the House of Commons on re ceiving a letter which Sir Baldwin Walker had written to the Duke of Northumberland, which he showed to me, though I cannot say whether it was the letter or a copy, which lie brought to me as a proof that he had not succeeded in establishing a good under standing between himself and the Surveyor of the Navy. 'When I read the letter I felt much annoyed, and I said if this is the tone in which his overtures were to be received, that Sir Baldwin Walker had better resign. Mr. Stafford made some objection to this, stating that it was the wish of the Duke of Northumberland that the matter should be set right. I told him that rather than remain on hostile terms, that he had better see him ; and I believed that he had acted on my advice. He called on me in May in Downing-street, when I asked him if there was a good understanding in his office, and he said that there was a perfect good understanding between him and Sir Baldwin Walker. I had nothing to do with the in structions, and had never brought before me any ques tions of promotions or appointments in the dockyard, and never interfered in any way whatever. The examination was proceeding when our report left. EXCHEQUER CHAMBERS.-(THIS DAY. CASE OF ALDERMAN SALOMONS.—DECISION. (Sittings in Error.—Before Lord Campbell and Justices Coleridge, Cresswell, Wightman, and Williams.) It will be recollected that the plaintiff in error, in this case, Alderman Salomons, was sued for penalties, which it was alleged he had incurred by sitting and voting in the House of Commons, without taking the oath of ab juration, as prescribed by law. This morning Sir Fitzroy Kelly resumed his argu ments on behalf of Ald. Salomons, and at the conclu sion of his speech the learned judges retired, and after a brief absence returned into court, when Lord Campbell intimated that they did not think it necessary to call upon the counsel on the other side to reply. Lord Campbell then proceeded to give judginent. He said that after deliberately considering the very able arguments advanced by Sir F. Kelly, and after reading the opinions expressed by all the judges of the Court of Exchequer, as well as the arguments urged on both sides before that court, they considered that the case was entirely free of doubt. Two objections were made to the judgment of the Court of Exchequer. First, that the Act of Ab juration was no longer in existence; and, of course, if that was established there would be an end of the whole case, because no one would be obliged to take the oath of abjuration on any occasion whatsoever. It had been urged that, on the death of George 11., or at all events on the death of George 111., the oath of abjuration ceased, and that men who had thought it was still in force were under an entire delusion. Now they were clearly of opinion with the judgment of the Chancellor of the Exchequer that the Abjuration Act did subsist, though there was not now on the Throne a Sovereign of the name of George. They thought it was an act passed for all time to come, whatever the name of the Sovereign, or at least until the law respecting the oath of abjuration was altered. It would be monstrous to suppose that, on the death of Geo. I. the statute ceased to operate, because there was no renewal of it on the accession of Geo. 11. or George 111., nor until the sixth year of the latter monarch's reign. The oath of abjuration was taken during the whole of those periods, notwithstanding no renewal took place at the death of the sovereign ; it was also taken in the reigns of George IV. and William IV., and it had since continued to be enforced in the reign of Queen Victoria. They, therefore, considered that this objection was wholly fallacious. The next question arose on the construction of the oath of abjuration, but it would not be necessary to enter into the various statutes quoted, and the arguments brought forward, for they adopted the reasoning of the judges of the Court of Exchequer upon this point. If the question was merely one as to the form in which the oath was to.be administered, they might be induced to say that it might be taken by a Jew in the form most binding on his conscience ; but they must look to the intentions of the Legislature as expressed in the act of Parliament. Were the words objected to, "on the true faith of a Christian, " a part of the o a th, or merely the form in which it should be taken ! They considered that they must take them in conjunction with the preceding words in the oath, and not alone. They were an essential part of the oath, and no person could be allowed to take it who did not say all of it on "the true faith of a Christian." What ever the object of the act might have been, it clearly in the construction applied to Jews, and the court sat there to declare th e law, not to express their individual feelings. He regretted s very much that an act was ever p asse d excluding Jews from the House of Common s . Hi s w i sh was to see the act of abjuration repealed, in order that Jews might be admitted, and he lad declared so by his vote in both Houses of Parliament. But, as he had already said, he presided there to decide the law, and to put a just con struction, according to the best of his abilities, on the acts of the Legislat ure . H e had, however, no doubt at all that, according to the existing law, Jews were ex cluded from a seat in either House of Parliament. The other judges concurring in the opinion expressed by Lord Campbell, the judgment was ordered to be entered for the defendant in error. SHARE IVIA.RKETS.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH RA.ILWA.YS. RAILWAYS. (Closing Prices Yesterday. Basiness done this day. Sbr. Paid 100 BAi (Aberdeen . Ambg. Nottng. Lost. & Eastn. Junc....... Birmug. Wolverh. Stour Va11ey......... I;nesb. di! Cheshire Juliet__ Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons.... IDo., (Bristol & Exeter.. !Caledonian. IChester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Black. & Pass, Dubliu&BelfastJune Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New East Anglian (£25 L. & E. & L. & D.)..... Do., (£lB E. & Eastern Counties..... 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Do., A B Guaranteed North Staffords'aire.. North Western........ N. & S.Westru. Juuc. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland_ Shrewsbury & Birmg. Do., L. & N. Westn. Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. & Herefd Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do Do. Oswestry Shropshire tnio... South Devon ....... 'South Eastern.. South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun Do Stockton & Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock and Vale of Neath......... Waterfd. & Kilkenny Wat.trford&Limerick West Cornwa Wmbledon &Croydm Woodford York Newctl. &Berw Do. Extensions Do. G. N. E. Purchase York & N. Midland PREFERENI lAbtlrtleeu Do., No. 2, 7 Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent Cork&Bandon 5:3 p.c Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction EastAnglian (£3los)' 6 per cent. Do: (5) 7 per cent.. Do. (£7l7s) 7 p. ct.. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2............. Do., New 6 p. c. SL. Eastern Union, Snip Guar. 6 per cent.... 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Mexiean&S.Amerien New Granada Nouveau Monde Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba South Australian Tin Croft United Mexican Waller West Granada...,, West Mariposa Yuba JOINT-STO Australasia British N. Ames lean Chrtd. Buk. of India, Australia, & China Colonial Commercial of Load English Scottish and Australian Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia London and County .0 London Joint Stock Loud. & Westminster 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India 2 i l, National of Ireland .11 Oriental Bank of Corporation 5 Do. New Provincial of Ireland, Do. New Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp Co South Australia Union of Australia Do. New ............ I (Union of London...__ 1 (Iniou. of Machid..... MISCELL. :ous Australian Agricult Australsn.Pcific. Mail Australn. Royal Mail Brit. American Land Canada Crystal Palace Crystal Pal. of France Eastern Steam Electric Teleg. of Ir Gen. Steam Navigat General Screw Steam Irish Beet-root Sugar Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land Nrth. ofEuropeSteam Peninsular & Oriental Do. Do. Royal Mail Steam South Austral. Land Submar. Telegraph,. Univeral Emigration and Colonization , I Van Diemen's L an d l9 20 82 - 84 75 - 78 - - ii ---- '6 MARKFT NEWS—(THIS D A Irs CORN EXCHANGE. liet t P Notwithstanding that the supply of Englip—Lfreti sale in to-day's market was very limited, the d°_,,„ln — e) 1 11 ,0 kinds was in a sluggish state, at Monday's d!..` ; 03 6 " quotations. Offers for homeward delivery Yrw' t numerous. 13: 0 . 11 Foreign wheat, the show of which was exten — ip t' 7 dull inquiry ; but we have no change to notice ewe Floating cargoes were exceedingly heavy, ai l „ t ill' purchase. aao 11 S;1' Scarcely any English barley was on offer, but 590 of foreign was good. The trade was heavy at currencies. toc` Malt was very dull, but not cheaper. J,olo° Oats were very dull. In prices no further v* -- 11" place. 1110 Beaas and peas supported previous quotatiout; met a dull inquiry. 00 ARRIVALS TR ES WEEK. Wheat. 1 Barley. Malt. o 5 Voi 920 530 2,870 1:360 1,66' 760 17,30 English .. Irish .... Foreign .. 6,550 WHITECHAPEL. riot tr": 2 The demand for each ki n d o f mea t a t this n'a' r k 'r ci ruled steady. The f o ll ow i ng are the ll ifio b, 1 .00 Beef, 2s 8 1 to 3s 8d ; mutt on , 3s 4d to 4s 6 d ; 'id pa r to 6s 2d ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; pork, 38 Od to by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. The demand for all kinds of hops continua prices are supported. LLOYD'S SHIPPIAG-(TIllS ) LONDON, May 11.—Wind this day at Na °o ' '. 0,.-. 1 % . /5 light breeze and fine. on° ' to OFF DOVER, May 10.—Shamrock, Sierra -'' . 3 4 ' of the North, Gritnsby, for China. b °-li g v " * DEAL, May 10.—The Elizabeth, of Liverlrb itt London, was passed, April 21, 39 N., 34 .' ;S r" leaky state.' led s. N Nr•W S5l O l a t, FALMOUTH, May 10.—Wind, .... •_ • ..,,,,,.,,, _ r luna, Quebec. Off Port—Highland MarY , Ari . -P "ivea" fo r PLYMOUTH, May 10.—Wind, S.W. lir borg mento, Pernambuco. ITO - ylio DARTMOUTH, May 10.—Arrived—Ann a, yo. Havannah, leaky. 1 1 01 3 e, LIVERPOOL, May IL—Arrived—Aro& ,s ' ) ' os. - 0 left 30th April, on freight about 50, 000 d aij i a ilea .- o °l SUNDERLAND, May 10.—Wind, E.N.E', 1 , 0 roo k „ e n Quebec. The Resolution, on shore on .ceor discharge. ....- v. Soil ed 4.00 1 SHIELDS, May 10.—Wind, N. by i- - do. t i 'o° Martinique ; London, Quebec ; Alexandria,' o f 0 11 11 00 ,1 GRIMSBY, May 10.—The Adam Clarxw e ol, v 4:, Harwich, was in contact, off Flamborough . i „i is st l r too Blanche, when the former was abandoned, "" pe a, went down ; crew saved by the latter. . ve d---9 0 ` - ' o * MILFORD, May 10.—Wind, N.E. Arq,, cogo o ,oo Carmarthen, for Liverpool, leaky, and vri go t 0 0 ~, b leb DUNKIRK, May 10.—The stag ! w....rt. 1.. -r er the 23d of April, has come off, and isnto 1 .2 - i v ivo 00 SCILLY, May 9.—Wind, N., Arcing' t 'o her e lope, Mauritius, for Bristol. .. lo which ad an d pll- 1 0 a 0 MALAGA, May I.—The Albert,' ,i nrOCe to the sth of April, leaky, will re-load au' p ro' a .il mouth in a few days. ; I ' l°'c' si' er P t - 1 ) New York, A w p it ri h l 1 2 0 7 s . s — of Th to e pin Jo sa hli ts, Tratz.:lrrotuoefa e ve sop provisions—out seventy-five ` e daysw a t.,, B Pcbsrlos plied, April 10, lat. 41, long. 65, b y arrived at New York t — he F a ma ster I) , e ioc , - d or ' "-"------------- , mr death ATAr4 of V IyislrT.AWTlclilxliamlNociTell:, Ilousffl Yesterday information was forwarded to ti ' ll o e it i. ' tb 9 ' t ,„ e coOliewili° expired in Westminster llos ital at sag ° inter pi p ea supe r in' morning. 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