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

. , THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING MARCH 7 1853. THE FR ENC 'III EMPIRE formerly occupied by the Prince of Orange, now SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TILE 2 II ARE ' King William 11. of Holland. -. A — ---o-- melancholy event has occurred in Paris. The GERMANY. SPORTING NOTES.—.No. CCCLXXXV. DONCASTER SPRING MEETING. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Shr. Paid. RAILWAYS. le asing Closing Prices Business Compel's. this day. this day Mug Count Camerata, son 'of the Princess Bac- There are only two meetings this week devoted to Sm.. Paid RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Business dune Ciocchi this day._ il . this day. 50 all Bedford and London & , a relation of the Emperor, committed sui- dance flat •.• • 140 au fq B A i n rm ib g g i N w ot o t i n v g ei .. h ß . os & t. Austrian papers. The semi-official Correspon . racing—Salisbury and Doncaster, the latter coin- *--- -------- A The . hostility to England increases in fury in the side b • 1 .. y discharging a pistol at his head. This T . 100 Aberdeen .............. 304 316 30 Bletchley.... N. West. ... ... concludes an article, advocating political reprisals, mencing to-morrow and concluding on the following day. 314 all Birm. & Oxfd. couentable act is attributed to an attack of brain by saying, "We will not receive our religious The first race on the card is the Trial Stakes of 7 sovs. f , fev er , & Eastn. Juliet._ 6g - 6 -,i l 8A guarantee._ Gt.Westn 30 —3l t The .3 1 • . oniteur, after announcing this melancholy tutors from a country (England) which sends us each, 3 ft., with 3 , 0 added, T.Y.C. (seven furlongs 214 nothing but assassins." yards). Osborne 's crack for the Derby Hone wood is Stour Valley 10 106 304 all Do. withoutgr Do 304 all Birm. Wolv. & 294 —304 t suicide among the entries for this stake, but does not run. 31 28 Birkenhd. La ....... Dudley guar. Do 3O 31 i e, says—" No one knows how to explain this Cologne Gazette contains a letter from Berlin ncsh. & resolution which a pears to be the result of mo- The 2clwhich says :—" The project of taking of the , . Cunningham has a couple in it, Broughton and Snowdon Dunhill—the latter, however, is understood to be re-Cheshire Juliet. . 61 841 27/ 11 Do. Chesh. & Birk - c 304 all Do.vrtht guar. Do 29 —3O /1 St. 100 Buckghamsh. L.&N. W. 105 —lo7xd x d ( 1 ~ mo mentary delirium. P Connt Camerata was maitre against Switzerland is serious and energetic steps 50 all Clydesdale Jc. Caledon 524 —s34xd desserved for the Sheffield and RotherhamPlate. The ' n in- £5O and £25 Cons. 21 22 x d requetes at the Council of State, where he was here the general subject of conversation. There is terest of the • 22 St. 100 E. Lincoln gr. I , raiz race will probably be confined to Broughton, 184 De : , £2O ............... 3 21 d arkable for his assiduity and intelligence. The a talk of hemming in Switzerland from Ticino to Audubon, Lady Vernon, and Chilton (if he runs). I St. 100 Bristol and Exeter... 106 108 107 61 6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 150 152 n most • • 25 all Glstr.& Dn.Fr Gt. Westn 323 333 Is . brilliant career was before him. M. de Chas- Inspruck, and from Geneva to Mulhausen, in order think it will be a nice St question between the two first ' 100 Caledonian ...... 63/ 644 64 4 airon, his coil Prefect eague, and his relation, as well as the f Austria to give more authority to the demands o named ; but if BROUGHTON comes to the post in good all Chester Holyhead.... & 224 22/ 22i i 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Irk. New. Railway & Berw. ... ... t] 0 ,5 red of Police, repaired immediately to the scene and France against the refugees." condition he will prove the winner—Audubon and Lad 50 all Cork and Bandon.... 181 , 191 50 all Hull & Selby Y. & NMd 111 —ll3xd ii y 20 all Cork, Blaekrock and x d t this sad event. They were soon followed by the The Empress of Russia has announced her inters- Vernon finishing in the second and third places. 25 all Do. 6 Shares. Do 553 —s63xd xd ol Ministers -„. of State, Interior, and of Justice. The tion of visiting Berlin in May, and will proceed . The . Hopeful is the second stake on the list; and what Passage . ..... . 50 45 Dublin&Belfast Jun .— : 1. • • •• • p 12 all Do. 4 Shares. Do 26 —x x d al Frlncess de Bacciocchi had on the previous day gone thence to Italy. The Emperor Nicholas will ac- with its being only a half-mile spurt, having forty-five 25 a n Dundee Perth&Abei c .- — 2 - 134 all Lon.&Greenw S. Eastern 134 — 27 14 d 1 - : In to the country in the neighbourhood of Paris, company her Majesty to Berlin, and proceed from entries, with one or two exceptions all as dark as Erebus, dean Junction.,, 8 • 20 all Do. Preference o 253 263 al a nd Prince Jerome Bonaparte went thither to coin- thence to Vienna, in company with the King of and the majority of the horses only just beginning work 25 all Do. New ............... — • 9 20 all Lowestoft gr. cl] Municate to her the distressing intelligence." Prussia. again, it would be a palpable absurdity to recommend 25 a n East Anglian (£25 L. •• • •** 4 per cent. Norfolk l9 —l9lxd 20 all Do. 6 per ct. Do 25 —27 251 x d oi, The Charente Infeireure, after mentioning the Austria has paid the third and last rate of the any animal for preference. I may observe, however, E. &L. & D.) 51 —si 5# 4 wi 18 all Do. Do. 56 all Manch. Bxtn. L.& N. W. that the colt by Hetman Platoff, out of Lady Harriett, (181. Ig •& 11 .) 4 44 amour which circulates that the Pope is coming indemnity for the intervention of the Russian army 20 all Eastern °. and Matlock & Midld. 3 34 TI is a wrong nomination •; that Lord John and Lady John Counties..,,, 13 13.4 13 to France, states that it has heard that his Holi- in H ungary. 25 all Eastern Union, Crlis 11 50 all Middleabrol & Stckton & tli, are non-starters • also, that Cunningham's stable is re- Redcar Darlingt. ... - - ... tL Hess s intends visiting the town of Saintes. to view An accident has happened on the Cologne hail- A. (late E U E. U. S 1 1.) 1 1 111 markably fond of ' the Jewess •; and that the fill b y y 25 8i Do., d 0..,.,,,,, 100 all Midld.Bradfd. Midland.. 108 109 the places which Eutropius, the first primate of the way in Minden. Five persons we killed, and Alarm hthe at C as reputation Compton of being a very 25 all Do., B. and C: ....... ..8 . 1 • *,j 9t/ / 50 all Northern and lie , Gauls, frequented before his martyrdom, and to twenty wounded. speedy animal. Whiteness has been backed by some St 100 East Lancashire . ...... ' -4 -4 H Easternsp.c. E. Count. 64 -,-- Glisd x d do ,P r ay in the subterranean crypt, which still exists Accounts from Vienna of Saturday state that of the kn • but I diem they have 50 . owing ones,can assure emall East & West Ind. Dk. ...... 73 75 50 all Do. 6 per ct. Do ••• xd x d a from the time of the Romans. the health of the Emperor is so much improved as thrown their money away. The colt by the Hero, also, & Birming. jue o .. 67 6O 50 all De. Fixeds pc Do ..— xd xd me The English Roman Catholics who reside at to require no further publication of bulletins. is in good odour with the friends of his stable. St. 100 Edinburgh & Mae gow 78 ...... 78 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &N. W. •thi Cal • petition 1 ,,,. sas and St. Pierre, have sent in a to The Chamber of Deputies of Wurtemberg, in The Grand National Steeplechase (which, it must be 10 14 Edin. and Peebles._ Ad _ St 100 Edin. Pith. &Dun P o , Q 121 111 Do. 1 Shares. Do &Ln&Yk ... ... tie. Pm dee 32 M *" ' de] " ' T r . Paiisis, requesting him to send to the parish its sitting of the 2d, adopted. by a majority of 47 remembered, is run over a distance nearly half a mile St: 100 Glasg° &s• W St. 100 Roystn.&Hit. GtNorthn 152 154 of St. Pierre a priest speaking English, so as to be to 34 a bill for re-establishing the punishment of shorter than that at Liverpool, and consequently more St, 100 Great w"tern 61 Northern Stk.. 80 63 62 1 St. 100 Do.Shepth.S tDo 151 153 abi 81 81 25 18 Shef.Roth.and Laneash& rec tulle factories of the place, a great number of whom The Gazette of Au Shur says, that the Porte S t rda was all the ra e • d / a u y, g,an , ma gra, a rumour that St. 100 Great Southern and 123 122 i 12 91 5. Stafiordsh. M.MClean 4 —4d xd 84 x d ne , are from Ireland. A favourable answer was given yieldedto the Ambassadors o she is slightly amiss, continues in immense force this 50 all Wear Valleygr Stockt. & Western (Ireland). 107 108 1071 oti to the request. England and France could not answer for the sup- morning, nothing else recei • vmg any support. St. 100 Great Western,,,,,,,, 961 9 6 per cent... Darlingt. ... ... The Moniteur of yesterday morning contains a port of their Governments. Snowdon Dunhill is reported in first-rate quarters to 12 ii Irish South-Eastern. 66 —7 l 25 all Do Do 326 336 rei decree, nominating a commission, charged to visit to be a first-rate thing for the Sheffield and Rotherham 50 all Lancaster & Carlisle. 90 —1) St, 100 Wilts&Somrst GtWestn lO3 104 104 doi m _ every part of the empire, to inquire into the w an t s Plate ; and so I believe he is, but do not take it as my 164 114 Do., Thirds 13 -- II p pm MINES. she of the country, and report to the Emperor. ITALY. , advice. St. 100 Lancash.&Yorkshire 77 4 77/ 774 i i vol On Saturday the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Executions continue in Lombardy, with fresh My accounts of the arrivals and condition of the various 20 15 Do., Fifths 4 6 —4# d 1 all Agua Fria i his Excellency Vely Pacha, the Turkish Ambas- confiscations of the property of persons emigrating. animals engaged in the races to-morrow is so Ye 'ry mcom- 14 114 Do., 50 all Leeds Northern Wet. Riding Un 34 —24 10s all Anglo Californian.... —3 p on Bader, signed the Sanitary Convention, of -Which We read in the Opinions of Turin of the Ist : plete that I cannot write more decisively ; but on Wed- 20 Liv Crsb &S h 15 4 164 164 10 2 Australasian - li 2 4 p dal the basis was settled • t t . 1 • by an in erna lona commis- " The Gazetta del Po polo has published a decree of nesday's races I shall be enabled to speak positively in 11/ all ll Loudon i t .r.. oup pt. ... ... . 15 kWan 84 -- gi 8 z 20 5 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera par a p 14 Pri R iOn which met in Paris, and to which several the Emperor of Austria, ordering the sequestration my notes of to morrow. ` 10 3 Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. 14 2", P of the property of all emigrants, even when sub- A. P. is informed that the horse named by him is St. 100 Lond. Brigt. &S. Cst. 104 105 - 1041 4 4 1. all Australian Freehold. / 3 p as Powers had previously acceded.l all Ave Maria jects of other States. We did not think it expe- tolerably sure to see a shorter price than that he is now St. 100 London &N. N. Western 119 1191 118 i 194 • 1 all Bad (Gd D Negotiations are now in active train ' for con- en . Duchy of) par i p we] dr • dient to reproduce this document owing to the quoted at ; but not having enjoyed the best of health for 20 12 D D o oll f O ti a ............ 2 3 p 14/ 1 all British Austrin. Gold 1 / l3 ) to uctmg an international railroad between France a length of time, is, lam afraid, of no use for the Derby. &B. C 14 11, n 20 13.5 British Iron and Spain. contradictory rumours which accompanied it. We St. 100 London &S. Western 9 - 7 9 p 8 A givi - uhe price of flour is now 25 per cent., and that now learn from Milan that such a decree does exist, He was doing slow work last wee, and is located at Mitchel-grove, under the care of J. B. Day. 50 424 Do., £5O -44 —91 9 Q i 1 -3 1 d 35 241 Brazilian Imp. (issued on ..., at :e5 pm ; ) ,. of bread 49 liar rant_ (IPA rim in T,nririnn 11 - inn Paris_ but that its application has been provisioirlly sus- 40 g 4 Do., £4O 100 Aberdeen 8i Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. Junct.. all Birmg. Wolverh. iL 1 Stour Valley .. . .... 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct. ... 11 Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 184 Do., £2O .. . ... . ..... 100 Bristol and Exeter_ 100 Caledonian . . ... . . . all Chester & H o ly head. all a u Cork and Bandon.,,, all Cork, Black roc k and 1 Passage .. ... ..... 0 Dublin&BelfastJune. 1 all Dundee Pertb&Aber deen Junction._ all Do. New..... • . .. all East Anglian (i 25 L. and E. & L. & D.) all Do. Do. (181. E.& H.) all Eastern Counties..... all Eastern Union, Class A. (late E. U. Sh.) sa Do., do., all Do., B. and C... 100 East Lancashire all East & West Ind. lik, & Birming. Juno. • 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 14 Edin. and Peebles.... 100 Edin. Prth. &Dundee 100 Glasgow &S. Western 100 Great Northern Stk 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Sto c k ... 100 Great Southern and Western (Ireland). 100 Great Western .. . n Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle lli Do., Thirds 100 Lancash.& Yorkshire 15 Do., Fifths 114 Do., Wet. Riding Un all Leeds Northern all Liv.Crsby.&Sonthpt all Loudon & Blackwall 3 Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. 100 Lond. Brigt. &S. Cst. 100 London &N. Western 12 Do., Fifths.. 1 D0.,£10 Sh. M. &B. CI 100 London &S. We s t ern ) 42i Do., £50... 84 Do., £4O all Londerry. &Coleraine all Lndndriy. & Ennisk. 100 Manch. Shef. &Lincln 41 1 Do., Man.& Lin. Un 100 Midland 100 Do. Birming. & Derby 47 Midland G. West. (I r .) 173 Do. 4 Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle 100 Newmarket $ Do. Bury Extension ifs Newp. Aberg. &Hftd ri Newry & Enniskillen all Newry, Warrenpoint, and Restrevor 100 Norfolk all Do., New 34 Northn.Counties Un 100 North British 13 North Devon, No. 1 64 Do., No. 2 all Do., 4 A Deferred . 5 Do., 4 B G uarantee d 174 North Staffordshire all Nor% Western 10 N. &S. Westrn. June 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 100 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg 100 Do., L. & N. Westn Guaranteed Stock ' 8 Shrewsby.& Hereford all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. MM.) all Do. Halves do all Do Do. Oswestfy 64 Shropshire Union all South Devon 100 South Eastern •,.,, all South Wales 15 S.Yorksh.River Dun 5 Do. 164 Stockton & Hartlepl 19 Thames Haven Dock and Railway' 17 Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford& Limerick 13 West Cornwall 1/.ls Wimbledon&Croydn 1 Woodford . 100 York Newetl.&Berw. 20 Do. Extensions lli Do. G. N. E. Pureha • • 1100 York &N. Midland The lifonit eur , after announcing this melancholy suicide, says—"'No one knows how to explain this resolution w hi c h appears to b e the result of mo mentary delirium. Connt Camerata was maitre des requetes at the Council of State, where he was remarkable f or hi s assiduity and intelligence. The Most brilliant career was before him. M. de Chas- Iron, his coll eague , an d hi s re l a ti on , as we ll as the Prefect of Police, repaired immediately to the scene of this sad event. They were soon followed by the .I‘l i nisters of State, I n t er i or , an d o f Justice. The Erineess de Bacciocchi had on the previous day gone into the country in the neighbourhood of Paris, a nd Prince Jerome Bonaparte went thither to com municate to her the distressing intelligence." The Ch aren t e I n fei reure, after mentioning the f n mour which ci rcu l a t e s .t h at the Pope is coming to France, states that it has heard that his Holi ness intends v i s iti ng th e town of Saintes, to view the places which Eutropius, the first primate of the Prayuls, frequented before his martyrdom, and to in the subterranean crypt, which still exists &coin the time of the Romans. The English Roman Catholics who reside at C alais and St. Pierre, have sent in a petition to 1„. . " - "gr• Parisis, requesting him to send•to the parish of St. Pierre a priest speaking English, so as to be s Piritually useful to the workmen employed in the t ulle factories of the place, a great number of whom .E are from Ireland. A favourable answer was given to the request. Th e Moniteur of yesterday morning contains a decree, nominating a commission, charged to visit °very part of the empire, to inquire into the wants of the country, and report to the Emperor. On Saturday the Mi n i s t er o f F ore i gn Aff a i rs an d his Excellency Vely Pacha, the Turkish Ambas sador, signed the Sanitary Convention, of - Which the basis was settled by an international commis sion which m e t i n P ar i s , an d t o w hi c h severa l - rowers had previously acceded. Negotiations are now in active train for con structing an international railroad between France a nd Spain. The price of flour is now 25 per cent., and that of bread 49 per cent. dearer in London than Paris, acc ording to a careful estimate at the present rate of exchange. t he of five millions of francs were lent by e Credit Foncier during the week ending the 22 d of February last. Dft commercial corporation has been arranged at en, under the name of "La Seine Maritime," $ ": . ka a capital o f 500 f. eac h ; t o es t a bli s h t wo li nes aLstearn-boats, one running to Goree (Senegal), , e ' e PPilig at Lisbon ; the other to Algiers, with Ch amber stoppin g -pl aces on th e coas t o f Sp a i n . Th e e`',aniber o f C ommerce o f R ouen h as su b scr ib e d 47,000 f. towards the enterprise, and solicited for it want from the Minister of the Interior. Ito vv:e read in the Gazette des Tribunaux :—" A h jean who resided in the faubourg St. Antoine, 6 far from the spot at which Archbishop Affre J une killed at a barricade in the insurrection of 1 1 „'oe 1848, was some time ago admitted to the 'sPital of La Salpetriere. Finding that she was clanger, she declared to on e o f th e s i s t ers o f • 41 * that she felt oppressed by a p o liti ca l secre t e ce o noected with the events of 1848. The sister re thael,nlended her to t e ll a ll s h e k new, and she stated hub she was acquai n t e d w ith th e man who had ed the archbishop. This unexpected revelation the received w ith grea t reserve b y th e s i s t er , b u t sick woman persisted in it, and alleged that her ti7. d 9termination was to make it known to the au zitiies. A ccor di ng l y a mag i s t ra t e was sen t t o h er , ciw s : s e stated what s h e k new , w ith f u ll d e tails. In riwere instituted by the police, and the result T h 'lsm was a partial confirmation of herrevelations. pree4Person she designated as the murderer of the ts,i4 late was a retired tradesman possessed of a cer led,,, ,lortune. He was yesterday arrested and be brought in the military prison. He is forthwith to p a „rOlight to trial on the charge of having taken • up the insurrection of June, 1848, and asssassi of t e ll ') or been an accomplice of the assassination, e Archbi s h o p of Paris." th e „ ▪ t elegraphic dispatch announces the arrival of Tud:eaza-frigate Mogador at Toulon, last from ter e i,,,," She brings the colossal bust of Juno, in- This for the Imperial Museum of the Louvre. C a magnificent statue had been deposited at b e r tila ge. It has been presented by M. Pacifique , a Porte, French Consul at Cairo, on whom it was towed by th e B ey o f T un i s. k „ fie Corps L eg i s l a tif h e ld on Saturday a short qing. Reports on various bills of local interest !.were deposited on the table, after which the President liformed the Assembly that M. Bonhier de l'Ecluse, having neither taken the oath nor forwarded it in writing within the period fixed by the constitution, was declared to have resigned his legislative fun c ti ons . shortly afterwards, as M. Bonhier de l'Ecluse was olit to enter the, hall were the Legislative Body heldr efused its sittings,._ he' . was stopped by a huissier, who pro kited, him admission. The hon. legislator nd withdrew. e Ane of a the bills presented to the legislative corps tikateNaaturday authorises the Government to recruit v by calling out 80,000 men ; that the 6 41 ) .' 130 r m *. en whose six months' services had been pier'Pensed with are to be replaced by 80,000, whose • v ices are to extend to seven years. The com 04ent of young troops to be called out is as high • was last year, or any previous year. oche Government papers are silent on the subject 1; Lord J o h n R usse ll' s s p eec h on the affairs of t.: l F.,_key and Montenegro ; but the Debats alludes I le ,"M terms of approbation, mingled with appre ;:!ions fo r th e f u t ure . 1 14. 7. de M oust i er, a cous i n o f M. d e M o ntalembert, been appointed Minister at Berlin, in place of Vareimes, who is appointed a member of the „„"4• te. e 4fteen new senators who have just been LI Gov at e d' not add much to the strength of the er nMent. They consist entirely of persons who k ei reviously given their adhesion to the Govern i. th )or wh o h a d h eld off i ce un d er it. None' o the le aders of the Monarchical parties are among ber. to decree published in the Moniteur, which latile7es to th e old companies of Fampoux to Haze to o') of Lyons to Avignon, and from Bordeaux petrt,ettee4oonn. e -half their caution-money a titre de Three months are accorded to the liTs_interested to declare whether they accept. la,e e h"-bieurse was heavy on Saturday. The me to b e (3 3r suicide of Count Camerata, who was said th e 4,an extensive speculator, tended to increase ge co uragement. The Three p er Cents. opened f thel° " toBof. C., and - s e. • ue fell ia 1' end of the month. The Four-and-a- Ithy , P e r Cents. clos e d at 106 f. 60 c . Orleans Rail -604. hares, 1,050 f. • Rouen, 1,055 f. ; Havre, i Na e b„.. s° e• Great Northern, 890 f. ; Paris and g, 823 f. 75c. ; Paris and Lyons, 922 f. 50c.; of - the Mediterranean, 753 f. 75c. ; Western 'NI:11 1 es 752 f. 50c. • Bordaux and Cette, 615 f. ; At . t , a nif of Credit ilobilier, 910 f. 'tot e. Casino yesterd a y th e French Three per • were done at 80f. 60c. Executions continue in Lombardy, with fresh confiscations of the property of persons emigrating. We read in the Opinions of Turin of the Ist " The Gazetta del Popolo has published a decree of the Emperor of Austria, ordering the sequestration of the property of all emigrants, even when sub jects of other States. We did not think it expe dient to reproduce this document owing to the contradictory rumours which accompanied it. We now learn from Milan that such a decree does exist, but that its application has been provisionally sus pended on account of the serious international dif ficulties which might arise with respect to the emigrants who are subjects of other States." The Parlaraento of Turin of the Ist announces that the Piedmontese Cabinet and the Parliamen tary Committee have come to an agreement on the question of the Sardinian Church. The island is to pay 2,111,400 f. per annum for the support of its clergy. The Chamber of Deputies has closed the general discussion of the bill, and rejected all the amendments to the first article. The new loan for Piedmont, 2,000,000 at three per cent., has been concluded with Messrs. Roths child Brothers. The terms are 69f. at six months. A letter from Tuscany of the 23rd uli., in the Mediterraneo of Genoa, states that the Tuscan Go vernment has signed the sanitary convention con cluded last year in Paris, and that the treaty of com merce with France is concluded for 30 ye am with the reciptocal right of giving it up at the end of 10 or 20 years. A letter from San Marino of the 18th ult., states that the Republic has organised its army, which amounts to 1,356 men,--a formidable force for a little state of 22 square miles, and 7,600 inhabi tants. 8i -- - 2p 104 105 11293 3 1193 90 --91 p 43 -- 4 3 d 11 12 19 29 21 -- 30 3 1 -- 3 d 76 7Gil 45 •47 I THE SEVENTY-FOURTH DERBY. 25 Of the two hundred nominations originally made for Sk the Derby, four are void by the d ea th o f th e i r nomina tors. Of the remaining one hundred and ninety-six, St. death, doubtful understandings, and inferior quality have 50 disposed of about one hundred and sixty, leaving me 25 thirty-five which may engage the pencils of the ring, and 100 from which the starters will in all probability be se- St, lected. I have divided these, according to their pretensions, 2! into five classes, as follows : 5 First Class—The Reiver, Queen colt, West Australian, 2 Orestes, Ninnyhammer, Pharos, and Cheddar. Second Class—Sittingbourne, Umbriel, Cineas, Pha rold, Brocket, and Hurworth. Third Class—Speed the Plough, North Pole, ,Honey wood, Orinoco, Filbert, Rataplan, aid Dupe. Fourth Class—Lord Fauconberg, Towton, Vander decken, Stone Plover, Mr. Sykes, Carnabiensis, Bar- , batus, and Contentment. Fifth Class—Ethelbert, Beverlac, Osiris, Mayor of Hull, Balrovvnie, Walpole, John Bull, and Georgy. Constantine and Rogers' colt by Jericho, I do not know whether to class among the starters at the pre sent time but shall have something to say about them in the course of the next three or four weeks. West Australian is at present all the rage. He has been remarkably firm throughout the winter in price, gradually rising from 14 to 9to 1. When the oppor tunity has offered he has done good work ; is one of the finest horses in the Derby ; and I should say, without doubt is the representative of Scott's powerful'stable. His stable companions, Umbriel and Harworth, do not seem likely to contest the palm of superiority with him ; and as for the Mayor of Hull, he is but a fifth-rate. Honeywood within the last month has advanced from an extreme outside figure to the position of second favourite at 14 to 1; and this by no means upon an extravagant outlay. Upon good authority, I can state that he is overrated, and though he will prove a tolerably good handicap animal, can only figure as a third class Derby horse. The Goodwood horse, Pharos, has been, and is steadi ly supported at a short price. He is in excellent con- ; dition, and must run well. Cineas, I fancy, is but a second class animal ; and 15 j to lis good laying. There is something decidedly queer about his position when such an animal as Contentment S is backed against him at a difference of only 5 to 2. Last week, five pounds per thousand was given four or five 2 times over for the call on the day. ' S Orestes, wlio had disappeared some weeks from the betting, but was going on right.all the time, has lately re-appered at 15 and 16 to 1, a t which prices he will ' l ' s prove a remunerative investment, as I have not the s t. slightest doubt, Btol or under will be taken about him 20 before the day. St. The Reiver, as I have bac].) remarked, is in good con- 15 dition, though somewhat backward in work. He will come with a great rush yet. 6, Ninnyhammer, for a long time missed from the bet- 6, ting, has again put in an appearance, and been backed rather freely at 30, 25, and 22 t o 1. This horse has 3 wintered anything but well, but if he goes on right now, will prove his quality in the Derby. The colt by Simoom out of the Queen, although not mentioned in the betting, in my opinion is a first class ( horse, and I entertain that Wadlow will be able to win 11 the Dee Stakes with him, and place him for the Derby. 2 Cheddar has not been heard of lately ; he is a game horse, but some slight doubts are entertained of his St training unsatisfactorily. Sittingbourne is in first rate health, but is no Derbyite. I fancy, Pharold's forte is speed ; so is Brocket's. Ori noco is faster than his stable compeer North Pole, but the latter is blest with the best staying powers. Speed the Plough is troubled with the slows. Rataplan is an uncertain horse ; but if they can manage to keep him in form will turn out Well. Filbert possesses neither speed nor staying powers sufficient for this race. The Dupe promises nothing good as yet. Lord Fauconberg 's proper place is where I have put him —among the fourth rates. Vanderdecken is also in the same class at pre sent, but will not be there next year. Carnabiensis is an useful looking animal, and so is Towton. The pride of C. Marson's stable, Mr. Sykes will not turn out a wonder. The same may be said of Barbatus and Stone Plover. Contentment is but a fourth class Derby horse, whatever he may be in handicaps. Those horses I have placed in the fifth class are much of a muchness, and require no remark. 114 294 4 4 764 I 30 20 1 40 - at .Z 5 pm:) all Do. Cocaes & Cuiaba 15 Do. St. John Del Rey a Carson's Creek.. all Cobre Copper 1 Colonial Gold 14 Copiapo all Copper3iinersof Eng, all Do. Preference all English and Austin. Copper Smeltg. Co. all General all Great Nugget Vein all Great Polgooth all Lake Bathurst all Liberty all Lond. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co all Mariquita 9 Mexican &S. Americ, all New Granada all Nouveau Monde 1 Port Philip all Quartz Rock all Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 10i Santiago de Cuba all South Australian 7 Tin Croft all United Mexican all Waller all West Granada.. all West Mariposa.. all Yuba.. 4 -- 4i 29 --3 Fox ]p 43 -- 44 2 -- 2i p 60 — 7 7 -- 8i p 14 17 -- 18 -- Ipl lg 2i p 's-- par -- 1 p # p d i ar 6 -- 7 -- P 1i -- 1$ p 1 p par— p 21 -- 23 43s 4 50 - 331 51i 20 2 3 1 1 1 54i 84 9i 53 55 8 8i 2i 28 d 36 37 61 6} d 36i 6i 6 I 1 2i -- --did 4 8 1 --4 8 d -- 3 i -- tiP 47 -- 43 100 -- 102 64 -- 66 65 -- 67 81 13 1 x a 6i par 4 p 11 - 12 7 1 = I 1 3a p lii 2 70 75 —dxd, 18 20 9 10 14 15 - 8d 21 23 77i 78 36 37 13 13. 4 44, JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia 924 - - 934 934 24 50 all British N. American ... 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China ji 2 p 44 100 25 Colonial — 100 20 Commercial of •Lon don — ••• 4 English Scottish and • Australian 24 2/p 61 20 74 Lond. Chart. Bk. o Australia 54 51ip 1.2 i 134 12i 50 20 London and County 50 10 London Joint Stock 100 20 Lond. & Westminster 20 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India ip 2i 60 224 National of Ireland 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation 54 J 0 (51 25 5 Do. New — 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 10 all Do. Now — 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg do Gold Imp. Co — 1$ 25 25 South Australia 54 —54 i 25 all Union of Australia 7B 4 ___. 79 7-98 i 4 98 9. 24 Do. New 8 9 50 10 Union of London.. 174 40 all Union of Madrid 77i Si 7 lOO 100 12i 15 -15 A 9i -- 44 29 -- 31 9 -- 10 i d -- i P 15 00 2 91 1 10 20 691 —70 A 69i 70i 7 7 d 12i 2 2d 8 58 -59 i 5 9 1 9 PREFERET CE SIIARES. 100 )Aberdeen . all Do., No. 2, 7 p. e I 100 Brie. & Ex. 4 p. c. St, $ Do. 4p. c. Shares 100 C,alodonian £lO I all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 56 per cent. 34 Cork&Bandon 5i p.c. all Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction all E. Ang. (705.) Bp. e. all Do. (X 5), 7 per oent. 2 Do. (X 7 17s), 7. p ct. all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l all Do No. 2 all Do., New 6p. c. St. all Eastern Union Scrip Guar. 6 per cent... 100 East Lancash. 6p. cts. all Edinb. Pith. & Dund. 100 Glasgow &S. Western Guar. 5 per cent_ 100 Great Northn. sp. e. 100 Do. .5 p. 6., Redeem. at 10 p. S. prem.., all Gt.S outhn. & Westn. (Ireland) Eights... 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) 100 Great Western, fixed, 4i per cent 6 Lan. & York. P. £2O 100 Do., 6 p. e., Stock 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c.,. 100 Do. Pref. 5 p. c., St. tall Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 100 Do. New Guar. 6p. c 5 London &S. Western, Con. Thirds In conclusion, it is my conviction that the winner will spring from the lot which I have above given, as com posing the first class ; and reserving Ninnyhammer for future consideration, I think the winner will be found in ORESTES. The Reiver, West Australian, and Simoom colt will be his nearest antagonists. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. 10 Londonderry & Coler. Shares... all Londndiy. & Ennisk Shares.. ... . .. all Manch.,Shef.,&Lin., Shares, No. 1 all Do., New, XlO 3 Do., X 6 all Marypt. & Carl. 4p. c all Do. 4i per cent £q Do . ..... 100 Mid. Consol. 6 p.c.St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent 5 Do. Pref. 4i percent all Norfolk Extension all Do. Guar. 5i per ct all Do. Waveney Valley INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. NORTHAMPTON AND PYTCHLEY HUNT MEETING, 1853. HANDICAP for EARL SPENCER'S PLATE, 5 sous. ft, if de clared on or before the 15th inst. Yrs st lb Ephesus 5 9 7 ThePrimeMinister 5 9 3 Tonic Russborough 6 8 13 Frantic 4 813 King of Trumps 4 8 12 Hungerford 6 8 12 Alfred the Great.. 4 8 10 TmaZija..ii:A:;:;D: ************* Timid Fawn 5 8 10, Faux-pas 5 8 6 Lapidist 4 8 6 Convulsion 4 8 6 Lady Agnes 4 8 2' The Heriot 5 8 2 4 8 0 Puritan a 7 12 Heroine 4 712 Kate 7 9 Leybourne 5 7 7 Hothorpe Ethelbert 3 7 7 4 7 6 Janina 4 7 6 Sophistry Yrs st lb .4 9 0 .5 8 5 45 f0r 77 the 43 3 .4 8 4 . a 8 4 .4 8 4 .4 8 0 . 5 7 12 .4 7 6 - Yrs st lb 2 Placid 3 6 13 Common Sense Gold Dust 3 612 20 Llanforda 3 612 St. Gossip 3 6 10 Chilton Alexia 3 6 10 8 Dick Turpin 3 6 10 Young Norval 3 610 10 Maid of Golborne 3 6 9 10 Batty Darling~ Anteverta 3 6 7 10 Bridget 3 6. 4 10 6 Whalebone 3 6 2 Coleraine Eliza 3 6 2 5 Catspaw 3 513 St. Nerva 3 5 13 Tobolski 3 5 9 17 25 lonic 3 5 7 Aunt Phillis 3 5 3 E 100 No s rt ile h B r ßritish all North Staffordshire.. 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh..£ls,6p. c. 9 Do. all Shrewsbury & Birm. New Guaranteed all Shrewsby. Si Chester Nor. W. (Min), 3 p. c. 10 Do. 5 per cent. all South Devon eta r , ' SPAIN. qe e " `dories are sitting. Martinez de la Rosa is tea p • • ,Th rovisional President. 4- '46 / 1 3 editors of the Diario Espanol,. Clamor tira,wlc,i°, ors of Novedades, and Nacwn, state , ° f tl i ; 11 P expositions to both houses on the 'eeti,, - P l 'ess • and this matter, particularly - usual in con I . l letC ll 4 with the recent decree against the rt eg, e 14 ° - cif reportin . g the proceedings of the Co es, 14 . l ' i et ed to be one of the first that will be treated The z-, I . th -`-', co del Comercio of Santa Cruz de Teneriffe, hat t ,, e "Itil ult , states that 79 steamers enteredwar and4teatn''it ill the' year 1852; of these 63 were nt _ ? I 's *viz 14 Spanish, 32 English, 12 Fre il, 1 1)0, 1 2 ) ., , 11 tch : :and 16 mercantile, of which 9 were t c'lls :- : and 7 English ; they took altogether 4,827 1. ,11te e . " l c oal • In 1851 the number of steamers that d i' l, W , 4B 38 ; and in 1850, 15. 82 vessels of all ag:,,,,7:44-1. entered in January last, with 774 pa5 ,,,,4 ,,,,4 urge -1 . a. Mass of earth has fallen in at the works N trai lee f3ewer which is cons t ruc ti ng a t th e M a drid k ht e of the Ar an j uez R a il way, close to th e . el l q Ato cha and caused the death of nine work- INl4edil.:lll.le eighteen o'zhers have been more or less Th (t el. O e f°ll° lving are the prices of Stocks :—Three e k , el its_., 43i- • ditto Deferred, 23 13-16 ; Re q. able Debt first la 10 LE ditto second class, Re -81 C oll _ , . c ss, 7 C oupon Certificates, 6. change on London, 14 Do. New all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) f Os. 6d. all S. Yorksh.4p. e. Guar. 3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.e. [OO York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 4 p. o. Pref 5 Do 10 York & N. Midland, - H. & S. Purchase ineatine 3 5 3 Warbler 3 5 3 FORE: 3 Antwrp.&Rotterdam 3 Belgian Eastn. Junct. all Charleroi & Erquelin 8 Dijon and Besanqon 8 Dutch Rhenish all East Indian 1 Do. Extension all Gt. Indian Peninsula 7 Gd. Junct. of France 15 Gt : Westn. of Canada :NNKEEPERS' PLATE. Yrs st lb Ibis 4 7 6 Ethelwolf 4 7 3 Lady Blanche 4 7 0 Chilton Alexia 3 6 13 Molasses 3 5 10 Feramorze 3 5 5 Loraine 3 5 3 Conmore Worthless Lerry Whent Alp Thunderbolt Waverley Telescope • Burndale Shares 5 1 Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. pref 0 15 Luxembourg .0 10 Do. (Railway) 5 2 D 0.% OLDHAM RACES.—The entries for the Oldham races remain open until the 9th of this month, and the money given to the Oldham Steeplechase has been raised from 701. to 1001. 3, !Do. (Canal), 2 D. 6p. Cent. pref. 7 Lyons dr Medserran, 4. Madras Messrs. HOWARD and CLINTON'S advice on the Derby, Oaks, Metropolitan, Chester Cup,. 1,000 Guineas, North amptonshire, and Newmarket should be known to every sporting man requiring genuine stable information. To subscribers :—Telegraph not arrived. See A dvertiser to morrow. Hopeful—back both, but not too freely, there are so many y‘ darkies." Terms : To Metropolitan, 11. ls. To Derby, 21. 2s. Address, H. and C., Post office, Coventry-street, Soho. 29 Maria Antonia 10 Do. New all !Namur & Liege (wig A f a. DENMARK. tio 4 ,IBPatch from Copenhagen says—" The elec tt4'Tr the Danish Second Chamber (Folkethin) 11, ) ,IP - ftee on the 26th all over the ; kingdom. Of 104D::Ile Inembers elected in the capital, seven be tell -11'0,, the oPposition, and two only to the . Minis %ll4.€ artY• Minis- The same result took place in both districts of Copenhagen. interest - - all Do. (ex interest) all Northerfi of France all Do. 201. 3p. s. l3ds, (fmy. B. &Ams.Shs.: all Norwegian Trnk.Prel 10 Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg 4 ParisCaen&Cherbrg. 5i Quebec & Richmond all Rouen and Havre all Sambre and Meuse 4 Do. 5i per cent. pref 4 Southern of France 2s. Upper India Scrip all West Flanders 6 Do. 5t per c. Pref 9 Western of France , 2 4, West. of Switzerland 3 New Zealand THE POST -OFFICE SERVICE.—In addition to the vast number of memorials which have been already presented to the Postmaster-General, by the provincial and metro politan letter-carriers, others are being prepared by the letter-receivers in London, for an advance of salary for keeping post receiving houses, in consequence of the ex tended duty involved in the recent changes. The mail guards are also on the move, in order to obtain an in crease of supdannuation allowance. Perhaps it is not generally known that the pensions to this meritorious class of men do not exceed seven shillings and sixpence per week, except in "very special cases," which cases are ; indeed, like "angels' visit s , f ew and far between." e BELGIUM. n.," °11 of th "11 ,,..ng of age of the Duke of Brabant,elde . s h t eattT e ung of Belgium, will be celebrated with 4- ' ll 4e i ,7 ll : l LP on the 9th of April next. The young 5 - 0 '„„to receive a yearly allowance of 200,000 f., `oabii,th_'"‘-'of. for covering the expenses of his first teba-i-"Luent• sum of 100,000 f. is to be spent and 2 50,000 f, in furnishing a palace, "•- • LIT BRAT URI?. 'ravels in India and Kashmir. By the Baron Erich von Schonberg. 2 vols. Hurst and Blackett. There is something very superior in the style and arrangement of these volumes. The author seems to endeavour, with his whole power and persuasion, to lay before his readers a true picture of the re markable lands through which he passed. Not that he cast a mere cursory glance at their peculiar won ders and ornaments—he dwelt for a considerable period in various parts of the East. He gives us a most minute account of minor details of a journey, which furnish a very agreeable background to the gorgeous tableau of an Oriental pilgri mage. Among other things which cast a shade of annoyance even over the land that was once an Eden, are the extremely t rou bl esome ser vants and agents who are indispensable to all travellers, particularly in such an overpowering climate. Their demands are exorbitant, and no one can be sure that the most necessary attendant will not run away without a moment's warning. The description of the Valley of Kashmir, called the Happy Valley is very interesting ; it is observed that nothing can excel the purity and balmy fresh ness of the air. It is this ambrosial air, un doubtedly, that has won for Kashmir the reputation of having been the earthly paradise. We likewise meet with some details of the confused governments that exist in India, which require no little atten tion to be able to comprehend. Some frightful mur ders were committed during the author's residence abroad. He visited Lahore, and was most kindly received by the Maha-Rajah. A few weeks after wards, while further on his travels, he learned the news of his assassination, with that of several others of his family. General Avitabelli is a very remarkable character ; some very singular anec dotes are given of him—the following, for instance showing his inflexibility :—Once his troops re volted ; the Government-house was strong enough to resist them for some time. The rebels insisted on his coming to terms with them ; but not to be daunted, he went into the gaols and invited the prisoners to join him and become free. The result, as might be anticipated, was, that the mutiny was instantly quelled. The temples of India are very well described; but after paying a just tribute to their beauty and grandeur, the author gives it as his decided opinion that they are inferior to those of Egypt. Altogether, those who wish fo2 an insight into the present state and actual affairs of India and Kashmir will meet with el ery advantage in these records of a foreign tour. The following is a specimen of the sketches introduced illusirative of the peculiar race, and demonstrative of the remarkable customs of the Orients "A certain Nabob of Murschedabad proposed a ques tion, and whoever should give a satisfactory answer was to receive a reward. The inquiry proposed was this, What is it that did not happen last year, has not hap pened this year, and will not occur next year.' Learned men came from all parts of the kingdom to the Nabob's court, for the prize to be awarded was a large one. Many an old gentleman rubbed his forehead and knitted his brows, and many a young man went farther, and slapped his head forcibly, as if he hoped by this concus sion to excite greater activity in his brain. But all was in vain, the problem remained unsolved. At length, a military officer stepped before the Na bob, and greeting him with profound reverence said, Oh King ! may you live a thousand years as long as your father the sun, and as your mother the earth. You, oh King, did not pay your troops last year, you have not paid them this year, nor do you in tend to pay them next."' This answer was deemed satisfactory, and the sepoy received the prize. In conclusion, the author offers these remarks as a reason for publishing his travels : "My object was to give to Europeans unacquainted with the countries through which I passed, a picture of the character and customs of the natives of these foreign lands. A long residence in India, and an intercourse with the various classes of society there, gave me oppor tunities of studying the national character. That men and women are essentially the same in every region of the globe, is undeniably true. The same passions and propensities lurk in the bosom of the inhabitant of India, and of Europe, modified by a difference in social circum stances, and the contrast existing on many points in the moral code of the various nations. Viewing the matter in this light, it must be admitted that the European often judges his Asiatic brother with undue severity. We should remember that theirs is a different civilisa tion from ours, a different morality, and, above all, that they are under a different system of religious teaching. Is there not injustice as well as bigotry in applying to their actions the same test by which our own should be tried ?" gantly-dressed young ladies el sticks in their hands and takija The Second Burmese War. By W. Laurie, Lieu tenant, Madras Artillery, author of " Orissa," and "The Temple of Jagannath." Smith, Elder, and Co. A work on a subject which has lately engaged so much of public attention by one who must neces sarily have so many opportunities of observation - and information, cannot fail to pro ve an o bj ect of J attraction to all interested in the military opera tions at Burmah. Tie author is already favour ably known as the writer of some useful and instruc tive accounts of the cuCous and comparatively unknown history of Hindoo Mythology. The present volume is on a subjcc:; of still greater gene ral interest, and its concise sketch of the causes of the war is a valuable mein orandum of events likely to be forgotten or incorrectly sic 'zed at this lapse of time, but which, being clearly set forth by One present at the scene of action, form a most useful accessory to all consideratio.is or decisions on the subject. It contains six illustrations by officers of the force serving in Burmah. Part of the contents is in the form of a diary, on which, being written coeval with the incidents narrated, the author con siders more reliance can be placed. The following description of the great Pagoda is interesting "We had now a good opportunity of beholding the vastness of this Gaudama s solemn temple.' The canopied staircases, grotesque .with red and gold, seemed not in keeping with the dignified grandeur of Shod Dagooa and his associates. They served as excellent quarters for the European troops. The great temple, on its gorgeous summit being viewed through a telescope, suggests to *he fancy some enchanted hill, on the top of which a band of fairies have found an abode, where they might for ever dwell undisturbed far away from the haunts of men. Waving golden leaves attached to tink ling bells, rich gold work, all so snugly protected by the golden tee, draw forth admiration. Carrying the eye downwards, the gilding becomes far less bright ; the spectator is then astonished by immensity, as, gazing on the beautifully waving lines and rectangular stones, ex tending to a sort of enormous pedestal, on which the temple seems to stand, and huge monsters which look not of this world, and small windows set in golden array, he approaches the mighty base. From this to the summit measures three hundred and twenty-one feet ; and yet, from its graceful proportions, it is difficult to believe the height so great. Shod Dagoon is encircled at some distance by smaller pagodas, all possessing more or less beauty. One situated to the north-east of it is larger than the others—its body, black with age, and the bright golden summit forming a strik ing contrast. But all sink into insignificance before the great fane, built in an age long passed away, in honour of the representative of Buddha, whose followers are more numerous than those of any other creed among the human race !" An appendix is added, which gives some interesting information and extracto from accounts of the first Burmese War. Handley Cross ; or, Mr. Jorrocks's Hunt. By the Author of " Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour." Bradbury and Evans. fire, with perhaps a satin-sfi TJf 2h W'.., it tcsect waiting with palpitating hearts for the arrival of the appointed tim e , d -.--.• • vv... early yet afraid to be too late. Whe e l s had heard, but they had only been `taking up,' none as yet having started for the ball. At length the clatter of iron steps, the banging of doors, and the superfluous cry of 'Rooms,' resounded through the town, and the streets became redolent with animated life." And here, for the present, We must bid adieu to Handley Cross, trusting next month to be intro duced to Mr. Jorrocks, who, if his character belie not his portrait, must prove a very jolly sort of fellow. The new work of Mr. Sponge's biographer pro mises to resemble his other writings in many re spects. Mr. Jorrocks has not as yet been presented to us, but the characters who compose the Hunt are much of the same class as Mr. Sponge met at Laverick Wells, only that the fascinating Mr. Waffles is wanting. The first chapter commences with these words :—" When Michael Hardy died, great was the difficulty in the vale of Sheepwash to devise how the farmers' hunt was to be carried on ;" then follows the history of Michael Hardy, a thoroughgoing sportsman, an analysis of the locality and its inhabitants, its rival doctors, and rival great people. The author seems certainly to have had a pretty good insight into the mysteries of private life, and he does full justice to the influence of the fair sex in whatever is going for ward, and he has taken advantage of his peeps behind the scenes to describe— The Journal of Agriculture, and the Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland. This Quarterly contains a great deal of informa tion for those whom it concerns to study agricul ture, and the general transactions of the Societies, &c. The contents of this number present us with " the Agricult ura l Geology of England and Wales," " the Salmon, its preservation and increase," " the Farmer's Note-book," " _Agricultural Architecture and Engineering," " Tables of the Revenue" following acc oun t o f- t h e method adopted by . The . Roman farmers is very i n t eres ti ng : " The Romans systematically cut their corn before it was ripe, and they did this partly to avoid loss by shaking, &c., and partly from a notion that they seem to have had, that by thus acting they increased the crop. Various modes of reaping were in use - -sometime s the straw was cut close to the ground, and the corn laid on the ground in handfuls—a person going after them cut off each ear, and carried it away to the thrashing floor, and the straw was a ft erwar d s stacked. Another plan differed still more from our usage, by means of an im plement called a tatillum ; a bunch of ears were seized, and cut off at a stroke, the whole of the s t raw b e i ng left standing, t o b e cut afterwards. The destruction of the straw in this manner by the feet of the reapers must have been very great. A third plan was to cut the straw in the middle. It is a very curious fact that reaping machines were unquestionably employed in the Roman ' Empire. More than one kind is mentioned by Roman writers. The following is Palladius's description of one : —'ln the plains of Gaul they use this rapid mode of reaping, and without human labour, with the aid of an ox, reap a larg e fi e ld. T o effect this, a machine borne on two wheels is made ; the square surface of this has boards at the sides, which project outwards, and make a large'surface above. The board at the front is lower than the others, and upon it are a great many small teeth, set wide in a row, and corresponding to the height of the corn, and turned upwards at the ends. Two stout shafts, similar to the poles of a litter, are fixed to the back part of the machine, and to these the ox is yoked, with his head turned towards the machine, the position of the yoke and traces being also altered. The ox re quires to be well trained, and not to go faster than he is driven. When this machine is pushed through the standing corn, all the ears enclosed by the teeth are gathered up in the hollow part of it, and cut off from the straw which is left behind. The driver requires to set the machine higher or lower as he may find it neces- sary ; and in this manner, by a few courses backwards and forwards, in a short sime the whole field may be reaped. This machine is very useful in champaign and level countries, and on farms where the straw is not re quired.' " man . ag " Les petite 'm serer de la vie ltumaine,'l e til all htehne the o e f 0 a s s pp 2 s e t e of a certain r 0 i w a. has at length bee n foLaned' matte are decid e d the eme n t m the hunt and other important ers linli oral upon. The wiv es , sisters, and daughters of the members . of the committee insist on a .ball being given in honour of the hunt funds.. Then follows the arduousad to increase its task of collecting the elite of a county Without offendmg more than half of the remainder' . =fit length th 1 e ong-looked for day arrives— " .Doleful began dyein g h . , is hair at three, and by five had it as black as Warr blacking. Mrs. Barning ton did not rise until ens breakfasted in bed • after the latter hour, haring fieldand young ladies haying takreen. quiet walks in the get up complexion a nd _ . ceive instructions t horn to to repress and wh e or ta t rii y . courage, sat tvitho mg the lustre of their eyes,booksor N w . or h k t f d o r r ew fear on—a death only by the . oc i ec i ; like of reigned around broken Hyman, or the Liner, i sional joke' of a stationary ' °r I l l s at * length of a, messenger from the baker, tailor, of all the b e u red only in ' The lower rooms became deserted, and light',. g ailments l , a Handley as though the .. . Again, as if the upper storeys Cross were retiring to ea? . I.Y a s cended ; and in draw by general consent, the li g hts n ot been drawn or cur ing-rooms/where the blinds had tams closed, those 17-° s t oo d in the street might see ele- h The Art Journal.—The three engravings of this number represent " The Sister Anglers," from a group by Sig. Monti, " The Stepping Stones," and " London Bridge , 1745." Th e tw o l as t are from pictures in th e Vernon Gallery. " The Stepping Stones" represent a woo dl an d scene, and a peasant woman leading a little child across a stream. The figures are very natural, and in the surrounding scenery the mixture of light and shade has a beau tiful effect. " London Bridge" is a companion to " Westminster Bridge," which was published last month. It is a very effective picture, and it is curious to remark the contrast between the old fashioned homes beside the river, and the wharves and warehouses of the present day. The twentieth number of "The Great Masters of Art" gives us an account of John Baptiste Monnoyer, a French flower painter of th e seventeenth century.' The four engravings given of some of his groups of flowers are very graceful. " Dress as a Fine Art," by Mrs. Merrifield, is continued, and contains several illustrations. Newton's London Journal contains its usual de scriptions of recent patents of every description. Among the most important are those of A. V. Newton, for propelling vessels, and Blakey and skaif e ' s , in mills, f or gr i n di ng. The usual scien tific notices are given, and the list of grants and patents. A table of Celestial Phenomena is added.—Sharpe's London Magazine contains "The History of Helen Lyndsey," by Mrs. S. C. Hall ; and the interesting " Immeritus Redivivus," by the talented auth or o f "M ary Powell." &versa other pleasing tales may be found in this magazine. The engravings represent "The Poet's Dream" (the well-known episode in Milton's life), and " St. Michael's Mount." —The Eclectic Review, among other literary notices , contains criticisms on " Alison's Histo r y of Modern Europe," and Cur rer Bell's " Villette." A variety of articles on similar subjects of interest are given. COMPULSORY VACCINATION. —There is a bill in the House of Lords, by which it is proposed that vaccination of children shall be compulsory. POPULATION OP THE ELECTORAL DIVISIONS. —A re turn to the House of Commons, which has been printed, contains tables of the population, inhabited houses, and number of the electors in the electoral division; coun ties, and boroughs in England and Wales. The popula tion in the counties is, according to the census of 1851, stated to be 10,488,930, the inhabited houses 2,052,637, and the number of electors on the register 507,754. Only a very small number of these polled at the last election-116,153, or rather more than one-fifth. The counties and the parliamentary divisions of counties re turn 159 members. The population of the represented cities and boroughs is 7,438,679, the inhabited houses 1,225,402, of which number 343,828 qualified to elect. The value of the property assessed to the poor rate in 1851 was 2 3,181,5801. The number of electors on the register at the last election was 4 10,929, and of these no more than 225,677, or rather more than one-half; exer cised their privilege. The number of representatives re turned by the cities and boroughs is 339. A FORTUNE TELLER IN TROUBLE.—A middle-aged female, respectably dressed, named Sarah Owen, was placed in the dock, at the Leeds court-house, one day last week, charged with vagrancy, by telling fortunes. It seems that for time past the prisoner has been carry ing on a pretty profitable business, which was kept up by. the circulation, amongst young maidens, of address cards, which ran as follows :—" Sarah Owen, Professor of Astrology, 3, Back Cannon-street, Shakspeare-row, Dewsbury-road, Leeds, respectfully announces to the public that she may be consulted daily on all lawful questions relating to life, death, courtship, marriage, sickness, travelling by land or sea, absent friends, enter ing into business, &c." The circulation of the above the chief constable to fi n d ou t th e "f ortu ne-teller," and cards coming t o th e k now l e d ge o f th e mayor, he directed bring her to justice. Mr. Read instructed detective officers Pollard, Bramley, and Marsden to take the steps they considered necessrzy, and the result was the appre hension of the prisoner and the seizure of her books and apparatus, includ ing a dd ress car d s ; a " glass of fate ," through which young ladies were to see their future hus bands ; " The Prognostic Astronomer, or Horery Astro kannayekselriidee-s.t. slide -to b. o ß i e . ad , a loger, containing an improved method of solving one thousand inquiries relative to futurity, by Dr. w. J. Simmonite ; Book of Fate ;" the " Dreamer' Oracle ;" a Prayer Book, a Hymn Book, with a hyra s beginning "Let every one that thirsteth draw nf g h 11,, c s r m ea ll ble m ni sh ck e ! y nd ma oth rk er ed in ; des a having stated the nature of the prisoner'soffence, ssPlaeleei,slia lard, detective officer, proved that he had Pol ments with Mrs. Megson, a married made arrange prisoner's to have her fortune told, and al; to go to the gave her two shillings and sixpence a ll f or that purpose Megson next proceeded to descril; marked. Mrs the " Magician's Castle," in e What curred in rior of which looked like a small h Dewsbury-road, , the exte ment, whilst the public were • aberdashery establish that Sarah Owen cleaned e informed by a show card furs i Mrs. Megson said— wed n a very superior style. erda,e house, as directed by the j I went to the prisoner's by a brass plate on the d cards. I made out the house 00r, with (. engraved. I rapped at the do S. Owen" asked if Mrs. Owe or, and the prisoner opened it. was Mrs. Owen. _ Owen was at home ? She replied she 1 I then said I wanted to speak with her. She opened a door on the left hand side, a nd showed me into a room. S h e I t o ld her. She an asked my age, d She made then inquired born. the day and hour I was some queer-looking figures upon the slate as " I gave os na t y answers, and afterwards referred to the . Pros e . i a c Astronomer," and then began ve ry busi o ly ne t o o f which I number of other figures upon the sla s t, n could understand. She said, know ? I replied—" I have heard dead at Liverpool, and I wish to not." I am a married away. After referring to the do you wish to that my husband is know whether he is or woman, and my husband is ,11 - 0 e ory Astrologer," and upon the slate, she said she making some more figu res could not tell ; but aft er te c onsulting replied—" c , again marking ,t,iersso.mg s he dead with you. lowed, and then she nttilt/no - her book again, and e d "He does not lie Some more figuring on the slate fol lowed, said that my husband was lying in ,-.2-0 s t a te, anti it "ang— dang erous bette r. She then asked where I resided ? I gettingci "In the Central Market. " She then told me that she al ' th Fe bruary (that is to-day) was a f a t a l d ay, and t i 7 myhusband would either die or recover. Sh e added that I s hould not be married again f or th ree years • but a t the end of that time I should be to a bacon eutor. Again referring to her "Horory Astrologer," she read me a she d description of my futur e h us b and, whom es, cribed as a person with hazle eyes, dark hair, and ' describing his dress she put him in such clothesinre usually worn by bacon and butter facto as are soon f act, as soon as I said I came from the Central M arke t, she be gan talking about bacon, butter, and c heese. what was her charge ? She replied, c,, I asked Sixpence, but re spectable persons gave her h'lli a 8 1 nr... 6 I said I would do as others did, and gave her a marked shilling which I had received from Pollard for that purpose. The justices considered the char e fully .proved, and sew , fenced the prisoner to a month's ' a imp risonment. fiiii -- los f 106 - 107 19 20 id 3i 11 - 2 p li -- 11 p 143 - 141 18A - 19 3 - 1 26 - 128 .11 - 113 y 9 6 t - 7ixd 105 107 P— i p .50 —152 .• ".... ••• .• -- ... .• -^ ... 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Telegraph... 2 Universal Emigration ... 82 i 53 4 and Colonia;.tion... 28 Vaa Diemen!s Land.. THE COAST OP AFRICA SLA FE TRADE. ( From the Portsmouth Times.) For the last 12 or 14 months the Sherboro country, lying between the colony of Sierra Leone and Gallinas, has been in a disturbed state, owing to the presence of an active Spanish slave merchant, who, by distributing large sums among the p e tty chiefs, has succeeded in fomenting quarrels which are got up for the purposes of slave-hunting. The English traders 'from Sierra Leone have been plundered, some even kidnapped, and have been at length summarily ordered to quit the country, the chiefs preferring the profits of a slave trade to legi timate commerce, considering themselves secure from molestation by the tremendous surf which beats their coast on the one hand, and the pestiferous exhalations from their rivers on the other. This state of things has just undergone some severe checks, which, if followed up vigorously, will, it is hoped, extinguish the slave trade entirely. An empty slaver hovering near the River Sherboro has been captured by her Majesty's ship Bloodhound, and on Christmas-day Captain C. G. Phillips, of her Majesty's ship Polyphemus, having obtained a clue to the spot where a number of slaves were hid, and waiting an opportunity for embarkation, dashed through a fright ful surf in his boats just as day broke, pushed through the jungle, rescued a number of the slaves, and burnt their barracoon, as well as the houses of the man stealers, who, however, managed to drive off a number of their victims by favour of the thickly-wooded country, intersected by numerous creeks and marshes. It seems they took shelter 40 miles up the river, which here, however, runs parallel to the coast, and afforded the active officer who commands the Polyphemus an opportunity for another raid a few days later, when he again landed through the surf and marched across the country to the river, but was then foiled foi want of means to cross it, the slave-dealers having taken shelter under the protection of a strongly stockaded village called Damma. It was therefore necessary to assail them from another quarter. Accordingly, Captain Phillips crossed the bar of the Sherboro, and ascended the river with six armed boats from the Polyphemus and Teazer, sent his first lieutenant, Mr. Strickland, with a peremptory demand for the surrender of the slaves, agreeably to existing treaty, and the chief having refused, an attack was made at daylight of the 21st January upon the stockade, the suddenness of which, covered as it was by the fire of a field-piece, was completely successful. The enemy fly ing in confusion out of their stronghold, the gates of which being promptly battered in, the whole of the town and its defences were speedily in flames, and in a few minutes burnt to the ground, but not till the slaves had been driven deeper into the woods, where pursuit was impossible to Europeans. Another barracoon and village were burnt the next evening, as were three other places which had molested the British traders, or taken an active part in the slave trade. The only loss sustained by our boats was one seaman, of the Polyphemus, wounded by a shot fired from be hind a tree ; to which may be added the severe contu sions of Mr. S. Moriarty, the master, and Mr. Ricalton, purser of the Polyphemus, who were badly bruised in the rapid landing through the surf at the surprise on Christmas morning. OPENING OP A GRATUITOUS INFANT SCHOOL.--This morning the committee and trustees of the Holborn estate, anxious to carry out the wishes of instruction for young children, this day opened a gratuitous school for children of both sexes—very properly, as the school was to be erected in the parish of St. Clement's Danes, the committee selected that densely populated neighbourhood, Milford-lane Strand, wh ere proper teachers have been appointed to carry out the wishes of the committee. Such a valuable institution has been long wished for, and it is hoped the example will be followed by other parishes for the benefit of the poor. A 11.EArr null OF GOODS. -- There is a woman Cincinnati, name d Mrs. Schooley, who Nve% • h seven hundred and sixty-four pounds. !104 6 3 5 xPeel [and ad 51 50 Git 5i z WEST INDIA MAIL. The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Thames, Captain Abbott, with the West India mails, in charge of Lieut. Perceval, R.N., Admiralty agent, arrived at Southampton yesterday afternoon. She left St. Thomas on the Gth ult., consequently has been twenty-seven days on the run home. The latest dates brought by the Thames are :—Chagres, Jan. 23d ; Carthagena, 26th ; Jamaica, 30th ; Trinidad, 30th ; Barbadoes, Feb. Ist ; Grenada, Jan. 29th : Porto Rico, Feb. 4th ; St Thomas, Gth ; La Guayra, Jan. 25th ; Antigua, 29th ; Jacmel, Feb. 3d ; Grey Town, Jan. 21st ; Tobago, 24th ; Curacoa, 31st • St. Vincent, 31st ; St. Lucia, Feb. Ist ; Martinique, Jan. 28th ; Domi nica, Feb. 2d ; Guadaloupe, 3d ; Antigua, Jan. 29th ; Nevis, 27th ; St. Kitts, 29th. On freight the Thames brought specie to the amount of 800,000 dollars, 295 serons of cochineal and sarsaparilla, and a number of packages of gene ral merchandise. From Jamaica our advices extend to the 30th of January, on which day the Eagle sailed from Kingston with the mails, the packet not having arrived with the English mails. At St. Thomas the Jamaica mails were shifted from the Eagle to the Thames, which vessel brought them on to Southampton. Considerable indignation was expressed in Ja maica at the Chancellor of the Exchequer's budget, as it affected the planting interest, an d M r . Disraeli and Sir John Pakington had been rated in no mea sured terms by some of the island journals. On the re-assembling of the Legislature, on the 25th of January, Mr. Westmoreland in the Assembly, by way of amendment to Mr. Lyons' notice of motion, that the House of Assembly would not proceed to raise any revenue until some measure of retrench ment had been determined on, gave notice that, when Mr. Lyons' motion came to be discussed, he would move that the expenditure be limited to a specific sum to be then named. The debate was fixed for the 2d of February. . A document had been laid before the House of Assembly, and ordered to be published in the several island papers for two weeks, showing that, from the Ist January, 1848, to the 28th March, 1852, the number of estates totally abandoned is 128, while those partially abandoned are 71 ; of coffee plantations there have been 96 totally, and 66 partially, abandoned ; and of pans, 30 totally and 22 partially. 391,187 acres have thus been thrown out of cultivation. The assessed annual value of the properties thus abandoned was, in 1848, 98,439/. 19s. 6d. ; in 1852 it had fallen to 53,2211. 19s. Gd. The average annual amount of taxes paid by these properties for the four years ending January Ist, 1848, was 13,7151. is. Gd. On 1852 the total assessment had dw,indled down to 7,2841. Ils. 7d. Twenty-three soldiers of the 3d West India Regiment, stationed at the Kingston Barracks, had been convicted at the Surrey Assizes of the late serious riot on the Kingston Parade, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment, with hard labour in the General Penitentiary. Four Mormons had arrived at Kingston from the territory of Utah, but were prevented from lecturing in that city by the mayor and attorney general, through apprehensions of a riot. One of them, however, had lectured in Spanish Town by permission of the go vernor , but he was so quizzed by the wags that he could not complete his harangue. Business was dull. The weather and the public health were not perceptibly changed. The inter-colonial news was of a gloomy nature. The yellow fever still prevails at Barbadoes to a very alarming extent, and has visited St. Vincent. Sir John Campbell, the late governor, has fallen a victim to it. The legislature at Barbadoes had ad journed for a month, to enable that body to exert tnemselves to restore the health of the celony, but such is the virulence of the disease that they can do but little. DEMERAILA.—YeIIow fever still lingers amongst the shipping, and with fatal results. Smallpox has also made its appearance, but in a mild form. THE PENINSULAR MAIL. The Madrid, Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship, commanded by Captain John Weeks, with the Peninsular mails in charge of Lieutenant Newenham, R.N., Admiralty agent, arrived at Southampton yesterday afternoon. Her dates of sailing were—Gibraltar, February 25; Cadiz, 26th; Lisbon, March 1; Oporto, 2d; Vigo, 3d. The freight of the Madrid consists of 7 packages of specie, 30 cases of eggs, 2 cases of wine, 370 half chests of oranges, 47 half-chests of Tangerines, 158 barrels and 17 cases of dates, 30 packages of sundries. Stations of Vessels of War of Foreign States, Feb. 26.—At Cadiz, the Aquila, 18, S ar di n i an cor vette; at Lisbon, March 1, the usual POrtuguese ships ; at Vigo, March 3, the Minerva, 14, Spanish brig of war. Stations 'of her Majesty's Ships, Feb. 24.—At Gibraltar, her Majesty's steam-frigate Furious,•l6; Antelope, steam-ship, 3 ; Bengal, Bengal Com pany's steam-packet, 28 hours out from South ampton • at Lisbon, March 1 , her Majesty's steam ship Inflexible, 6. Near Vigo, the peasantry wese said to be in a state of starvation in the mountains. A small vessel (English) had been wrecked on the Berlings near Lisbon ; her captain and crew had been saved by another English schooner, and brought toVigo. The crew of the first are at Vigo awaiting a pas- sage home. The King ofPortugal, who has much good taste in architecture, is renovating and repairing the Con vent del Pena, -at Cintra, in a very chaste and beautiful manner, in the old IVloo.tish style, out of his own pocket, to give employment to the p eo p le of that quar t er . is conduct was deemed praise worthy. St St, St, St. 13, 20' 20 50 20 20 50 20 20 20 20 20 10 20 10 20 IGN. 52 31 3d 13/ 6i 4 ii) 106 7 108 7i 114 A 17,1 18 10i i 2R 3. I x in x in x in i• xin 8/ 1 Inn 31 - g 4 3i 17i 41 G/ 2! A 2t, 4 2 6 ~~