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Th9difference, however, between the two cases was — the r ight hen. baronet, when he made the allusion, did so in such a way t h at it might be taken as referring to a speechad iu Exeter H a ll, Whereas the right hon. gentleman the yirst Commissioner of Works referred to a speech which he said hadbeen spoken in the other House of Parliament. (Hear.) Ho was asked how he could consider that in the act of 1791 the clergy of the Church of England were ex clusively the clergy described in that act. Now the lan nage used was not that of Protestantism generally, but specifically the Church of England. If any person would look to the 31st George 111., c. 31, sec. 38, he would see it Plain and obvious that no other religious body but the Church of England was intended. (Hear.) His proposition liras, that in the years 1763, 1774, and 1791, in the statutes passed referring to the subject of religion, the term Pro testant clergy meant nothing more nor less than the clergy " the Church of England—the language generally used, lit Parsonage or rectory- according to the Establishment of. the Church of England." He asked, then, whether he was not right in i ns i s ti ng th a t th e meaning to be, given to the words "Protestant clergy" was obviously the specific Pro testantism of the Church of England ? (Hear.) The house then divided. The numbers were — For the second reading ... ••• 275 Against it ... ••• •• • --83192 Majority ••• ••• The bill was then read a second time. GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH BILL. This bill was read a third time. OFFICE OF EXAMINERS (COURT OF CHANCERY) BILL. Onthe motion that this bill be read a third tim e, MALINS said ho wished to take th e o pp ortunity of ° ri ng a few observations with respect to a statement Ivatch had been made by him on a former occasion. He that the right hon. gentleman the Judge Advocate ( r i ng retained his .office of Examiner of the Court of a neory until the 18th of last February, had prayed the — °rd Chancellor to allow him tlae the sumof 750/. per annum a n 's, a retiring pension. Then came the ord er of the Lord 'canceller granting this sum, and afterward.sanother order ranting two different sums to the right hon. gentleman. One, a sum of 401., being the proportio nate p art of his yearly salary of 3001. as one of the examiners of the Court °f Chancery, and also a sum of 371 . 7 s . 2d., bein g a p ro- Portional part of his yearly salary as one of the examiners of the said court. Suoh were the facts, and he trusted the 1 1 ° 118 e - would give him credit for - the accuracy of what he had on a former occasion asserted. If he had inadvertently made any erroneous statement he should be glad to correct it. The substance of the observations which he had made on a previous night was, that though he recognised the Principle upon which a gentleman retiring from office in Fonsequence of age might receive a pension, he was at a !css to apprehend upon what principle a gentleman vacat ing office and accepting a superior appointment should retain both offices until he had settled the question of a retiring salary. Mfr.VILLLERS said that he had understood the honour able gentleman to have said on a former night that he ( Mr. . Villiers) had retained office for the purpose of ascertaining tale stability of the Government. Ho could not tell exactly. the date when his surrender of office was made, but he con sidered that motives had been ascribed to him by the honourable gentleman which were unjust, and the e xistence of which h e indignantly denied. MALINS said he never meant to cast the slightest ,uo, Putation upon the motives of the right hono urable gen tleman. After some observations from Mr. MULLINGS, the bill 'was read a third time. _METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS BILL. This bill was considered in committee, and ordered to 14 e printed and recommitted. The Oath in Chancery Bill passed through committee. The Slave Trade (New Grenada) Bill, the Slave Trade t ° har, in Arabia) Bill, the Commons Inclosure (No. 2) the Mutiny Bill, and the Marine Mutiny Bill, were respectively read a third time. • The house then adjourned at one o'clock. 1-01OME.-MOORE'S IRISH MELODIES. ,„ This is to give Notice, that Mr. James Duffy, of No. 7, Wel :gte'll-quay, Dublin, having illegally printed and published an edi- Mooltes mien MELODIES, and having surrendered all the selansold copiei to Messrs. Longman and Co., they have withdrawn Proceedings against him on his payment of costs.—All Book ;:frs are cautioned against selling any edition of MOORE's MELO excepting those published by Messrs. Longman and Co., who are the sole pi oprietoi s of the Copyright. 39 , Paternoster-roW, London, March 1, 1853. TREA_TRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.—For the BENEFIT of Mr. E. T. SMITH, Le s see and Manager, on u or tir ) AT. March 7.-31 r. Smith respectfully solicits the patronage first nobili,y, gentry, and public generally, on this occasion, his benefit ha the national establishment, trusting that his efforts to lain the credit of the profession and the drama, may not prove 4 L e , e• The entertainments offered for his benefit have been most Tu e „tullY selected, and all are truly moral. An entire new Drama, C h SCHOOL FOR KlNGS—Messrs. Davenport, Lee, Moorhouse. re n a , s rle s Selby, Yamold, and G. Wild; Misses Vining, Sax on, Flo-. Fiest, and Mrs. Griffiths.—The wonderful brothers, Seigrists. att 4 : Ballet Divertissement.— The most astonishing petformance ever f„,,,(l 3 ted in the world, by Mr. Sands, the Air Walker —Antipodean 7r e head reversed on a solid marble ceiling—who has kindly prof . 44 his services for this evening. To conclude with a Ballet Sec to",,e; with brilliant effects dances and music, THE TURKISH t e .;," E RS - -Messrs. G. Wild, Moorhonse, Charles Selby, Lee ; M. It n ".(s Misses Vernon, Saxon, Florence,- and ficst.—Mr. E. Stir le -tage Manager.—Boxes, 35., pit, 28. ; gallery , is. ; upper gal y, 6a. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. "ell. Season of Mr. Benjamin Webster as Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING, MARCII 5, NV b l 4 eilli m e performed the new and original Co med y , in five acts, ter. NOT 53 BAD AS WE SEEM; or, Many Sides to a Charac t ock a ftuPPorted by Messrs. B. Webster , Barry Sullivan, Keeley, , • Pi tine, Leigh Murray, Stuart, Howe, Miss Rosa Bennett, Miss AftZ 4 ,. g, Mrs. Leigh Murray. PlNV,Which, 'OUND the Farce, called TO PARIS AN D BACK FOR T S. REAFOiclude with the Farce of BOX and COX MARRIED and • ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. ' Under the Management of Madame Vestris. THIN EV - ER[I4U, IYlaucia Will be performed A PHENOMENON IN A SMOCK-FROCK. Characters by Messrs. C. . Mathews, F. Matthews, and klomeastle ; Miss F. Baker and Miss Mitchell. Alter which, the popular new Fairy Extravaganza entitled THE .GOOD WOMAN IN THE WOOD, in which Messrs. F. Matthews, nOrneaStle, and Templeton ; Madame Vestris, Miss Julia it. Aleorge, Miss Robertson, Miss Martindale, Miss Ellis, Miss Wynd ham, Miss Egerton, and Miss Rosina Wright will appear. To conclude with LITTLE ToDDLEKINS. „.„ Sole Agent tor the P rivate Boxes, Mr. W. Allcroft, 15, New Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster. —Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, 31lulu 5, This Evening, by desire , th e historical Drama of JACK SIIEP -1,41tD. by Mrs. Keeley , Miss F. Haskell, Miss Keeley, and Messrs . gaud Bedford, Emery, 0. Smith, Parselle, After which, at second price , the Drama of SLAVE LIFE ; or, „b. ' xi ele Tom's Cabin. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Roan. THIS EVENING, Maacit 5, 1):111,1 be performed the new and original Comedy, in three acts, by D i - Ma's Jerrold, entitled ST. CUPID ; or, Dorothy's Fortune (as te aYed at Windsor Castle, by Royal Command). Principal charac enr_B‘_bY Messrs. Wright, W. Lacy, Harley, J. Vining, Ryder, F. Everett, and Chester ; Mrs. W. Lacy and Miss Murray. To conclude with the new and original Grand Comic Christ- STAl.anteeliale, entitled HARLEQULN CHERRY AND FAIR 13 1 „,, , or, The Green Bird, tho u Dancing Waters, and the Christ- TAR, Tree • - ROYAL OLYMPIC TELE ATM. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farrell. Will THIS EVENING, MARCII -c Presented the SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Supported by Farrn. W. Farrel], un., Compton, Hoskins, Cooke, and ; Mesdames Dayenpert, A. Phillips, J. Adams , and B. Itlett. E nt which, which, the TYROLESE SINGERS, will give their National :rtainment in the Costume of their country. 11 4° conclude with THE SWISS COTTAGE. of 4 4 r - office open from Eleven till Five, under the superintendence • E• Chatterton. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.: tAsT Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. WEEK BUT ONE of Mr. BATTY'S MANAGEMENT. Brilliant Routine of Eqaestrian Achievements. 144 z THIS EVENING, Mason 5, The in, -, ntertainments will commence with the superb Spectacle of ori g ,,,PP A AND THE WILD HORSE, reproduced with all its magnificent effects. Gy,Lbe followed by an incomparable display • f Equestrian and" aaqic wonders in the Scenes of the Arena. 41 conclude with a popular Farce. Aoz,.. r " Open at Half-past Six o'clock. To commence at Seven. W. ;wee open daily from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager. Mr. est. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. T ata 1p...k r ..."Ar —Morning 51 min. after 9 I Evening 38 min.aft.. 10 ~.„...:784ow—Morning 24 min. after 11 I Evening 0 min.aft. 0 THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MARCH 5. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. p — highest sinco noon yesterday. , 5-- lowest this morning and during the night. O . —this day at noon. Wrre, BAROMETER, 29'89. ber a. , 3 7 , ght breeze, and dull, rainy weather. It ~......._ to rain last evening, and has continued mild. 1s Ai 4148 , .41 , 44114 , #.4r I° XDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1853• the Office of Examiner The Offi the 'ght received its third reading, and passed - c , opres en t a ti ve b ranc h o f t h e L e gislature. It - "gh direct t scarcely h ave b een wor th w hil e to 1141.tionlar attention to the present measure, which el. elY" rectified an omission in an act of last ses hell) but that it was made the opportunity fora em i mcalled-for attack on a gentleman who . bl.long occupied it distinguished position in ;"110 estimation one whose eminent ser %lee's-although they have been fully recognised, e Post of honour, and, let us add, of difficulty to . esponsibilit y, having been frequently assigned 41 , 4 . I nl--have never been adequately or at all re uperated. C HARLES VILLIERS is, in truth, at Da , 410 ment an hon our an d a reproac h to h i s ti:tu.Y.,----an honour, for the indefatigable zeal, the industry, the extra or di nary ta l ent (4 fre '1 ab ilitY with which he fought the battl e faa,,e trade at a ti me w h en i t was not el:I:killable to be a Free-trade r f or the ceZ Bl + with which h e insi s t e d on the ne c•spe---3rof " unrestricted competition," more the elan ; Y . 1 1, matters of primary necessity, and 4, 114 lgour and eloquence with which., he de ......0fe,e the iniquity and atrocity of a bread tax illaPosts that increased the price of human food—taking from the scanty coffers of the very poorest of the poor, to add to the overflowing coffers of the rich. He was at the same time its reproach—for in the hour of triumph his invalu able services were disregarded, or, at least, re warded only with empty praise, and loud, but un meaning, professions of thanks and gratitude, un accompanied by any substantial testimonial of public feeling. The Right Hon. Gentleman might - in. 1846 have properly adopted as his motto-- "llnus seminat, alter metat." The good seed which he was the first to sprinkle, had gradually ripened in the Legislative soil. Undeterred by former failures, and strong in the justice of the sacred cause of which he was then the chosen champion, he, year after year, brought forward the motion which became associated with his name, until that which at first only excited a sneer of derision, and which the pompous plati tudes of some aspiring underling were deemed saflicient to rebut, became sufficient to draw forth all the talent of the then Administration, and to call into action all the energies of the whippers-in for the time being. At length he triumphed—fully and completely triumphed. The principles which he had advo cated, under very different circumstances, became in the ascendant. That, which once merely raised a "red-tapist" sneer, ruptured the bonds that had previously cemented the union of the most power ful party that had ever supported a Ministry. It created a split in the Conservative ranks that had brought the Russell Cabinet into place and power, and led to the dissolution of the League, and the division of the funds between those who had most ably advanced its objects, and the collection of new subscriptions for adequate testimonials. But in all the distributions of the loaves and fishes—in all the ovations bestowed on the , triumphant champions—CHAßLES VILLIERS, the most meritorious of all, Ni-as forgotten. He was not a RussELL, a GREY, or an ELllorT—no place could, therefore, be found for him amongst the family-party. Although a Member of the old aristocracy—a descendant of •one whose issue had achieved the Royal dignity—he was disqualified on the score of blood (!) for a place in the Cabi net, and it would scarcely have been worth his while to haVe accepted any inferior position. While, on the other hand, there was an equally objectionable disregard of his claims—possibly on account of the aristocratic blood and connexions to which his more fortunate competitors could lay no claim. And so the assets were divided, and the subscription-lists filled, without any re ference being made to the inestimable services of the man who had been par excellence the champion of Free Trade ! ! ! During all this time, Mr. VILLIEns had held a situation in the Court of Chancery, conferred on him in 1833, before his voice had been uplifted in favour of unrestricted competition —aye, be fore any agitation on the point had arisen. This might-possibly have proved the very inadequate excuse for the scandalous ingratitude exhibited towards him. He held an office for life—of which he could not be deprived except in' case of misconduct a contingency by no means likely to occur. Last year—in one of the measures of legal reform introduced by Lord ST. LEONARDS—the office, that of Examiner, was placed on a totally different foundation from that on which it had previously stood. Its duties' were materially altered, and an option was given to each of the occupants either to resume the office with a higher salary, or to retire on an "allowance-pension" (is not a proper term)equal to three-fourths of the previous salary. This option Mr. VILLIER S availed himself of in a different way from his colleague. He decided on retiring —the other on accepting the increased salary. This determination was unequivocally announced, although not carried into practical execu tion before the resignation of the date Minis try. The situation (Judge-Advocate General) now held by the .Right Hon. Gentleman could not, therefore, in any degree have influenced the result. When, however, he found ghat he held another and more valuable appointment, he freely, voluntarily, and of his own motion, lodged a docu ment in the hands of the Solicitor of the fund on which his claim was charged, precluding him from receiving it so long as he received a higher salary from any other office. And, yet, this was the subject on which it was considered expedient, and decent, to create a discussion as to the propriety of the case—in which an attempt was made to raise the cry of " a job," and to cast odium on Mr. HUME and other Liberal Members, who only refused to be parties to depriving, by an unanticipated clause, a respected Member of the House, of that to which he was entitled under a previous statute as fully as any other Hon. Gentleman was to his hereditary estates. The insidious attempt totally failed. It was, perhaps, ne'er intended to be successful, so far as to de prive the Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman of his just rights, but it fled equally wide of the mark so far as it aimed' at any impeachment of his fair fame, and high and unblemished re putation. We much regret the position which the Earl of DERBY has taken on the Canada Clergy Reserves. It is not a question on which' he ought to embar rass the present Government. When he declined acceding to the request of the Colonists no fur tious opposition was made to his course, and it would have been altogether in better keeping had he left this battle to Sir HARRY INGLIS and the Bishop of EXETER, and allowed the matter to proceed, so far as the head of the late Ministry was concerned, sub silentio. The temptation appears, hoviever, to have been too great to use the petitions which were to have been entrusted to the Lord Privy Seal, to represent this promis ing and gifted young statesman as an apostate. The result, we fear, must be in almost every mind, that Lord DERBY appears too much of the partisan, and that the Duke of more ARGYLL' than S frank ness and statesmanlike lang,uage have sustained his former reputation. The pith of Lord DERBY'S argument—that by which he sought to produce an impression —was, that the Clergy Reserves bad all the rights of property ; literally the beginning, middle, and end of his appeal was on behalf of " the rights of property." All the legal quibbles of his speech were obviously of little importance to its main drift ; and we were rather sarprised that he was not more fully- and distinctly met on this ever recurring phrase. It is clear indeed that the Act of 1791, as we have shown from the first, dis tinctly left the reserved propohy open to be dealt with by the Canadian Legislature as it thought good. It is notorious, also, that after the re served land became valuable, it became increasingly the subject of dispute and irritation until it had a i l t arg e e an s n h e a t 7 t i h n e r e u fe s r i e n , g b t e he pr u e n te f n or d t e u d na th te at r t elelli n on 4o ; it had any other character than that of property, which the Government might at any time apply to other uses. It was the Act oflB4o alone which professed to divide it by a kind of compromise between the Episcopal Church and other denominations, in a manner which many statesmen on this side of the water hoped would not be disturbed. The plain matter of fact, then, is, that all title to the name of property is derived from that Act, and not from anything approaching to immemorial pre scription ; indeed, Lord DERBY himself appears to have little more to allege for the finality of the Act of 1840 than the hopes of over-sanguine statesmen —a poor title for property. Yet it was only by combining a title disputed till 1840, and, we may truly say, disputed ever since, that Lord DERBY co\ild make out a title at all. His Lord ship, how giver, seemed to lay the chief stress on the circumstance of the reserves having been set apart by the Clio wx, while the land belonged to no one but the CROWN, and that, conse quently, the claims of all future comers were anticipated. Every squatter and emi grant found the land consecrated by the pro prietor, who claimed the whole country. Now, passing by the acknowledged fact that the Act of 1791 interpreted the Roy al Proclamation of 1775 as permitting the Colonial Legislature to modify the property gianted by the Proclamation, we take much higher ground. We maintain. that neither the CROWN nor Parliament can give away airy national property in perpetuity, and least of all to any body of persons, or corporation, having but a life interest in the property—a life interest possessed Solely on the ground of national service. It is surely undeniable in this country, that one Parliament is competent to repeal any act which a former Parliament has made. Ho nesty, of course, leads us to respect the pe cuniary interests which have grown up under the repealed Acts, but further obligations there are none. In the case of the Clergy Re serves, the CROWN, the representatives of the people, and the Parliament afterwards, appropri ated one-seventh of the unappropriated lands to the maintenance of the Protestant Church which, it was presumed, would arise in Canada. Na tional property was set aside for a presumed national want. The property, however, was given to no individual, for inhabitants there were none; it merely provided payment of a certain kind for officials whom, it was supposed, the future inhabi tants would need, and would be glad to pay by this means. There was no parting with the pro perty by the Government to any one whatever— there was no reception of it by any one who could be aggrieved by its resumption. And now, in this present year, 1853, the only property held in the Reserves is that of the life inte rests of those who receive grants from them. That undoubtedly is theirs. No one denies it. The Canadians are forward to avow their respect for it. Beyond that there is nothing which an individual can buy, or sell, or devise by will, or in any way treat as property. It can be only thoughtlessly termed the property of the Protestant Church. The fact is, that, though the lion's share goes to the Episcopal Church, all other sects, Catholics not excepted, participate in the money.' But the truth is, that no one but the electors, who are supposed to desire " secularization," will suffer by it any loss of property. The clergy, in any case, are to have their, grants for life. It is just the electors themselves who will have to pay their own clergy, who would be losers by the " secularization " of the property. The 71/. per annum now paid, for instance, to each of the Bishop of LoNnoN's proteges would have to be raised by the congregations themselves. We had marked some sinzular self-refutations and inconsequentialities in his Lordship's speech, which give the whole too much the air of special plead ing, but we prefer to grapple with that which he thought his strength. The members of the Government spoke most creditably to themselves. Both the Duke of NEWCASTLE and the Duke of ARGYLL gave utter ance, and in too hearty a tone to permit of the least suspicion, to the soundest views of colonial policy. Both of them asserted in the strongest terms the right of the colonies to arrange every thing relating to their own internal affairs them selves, and maintained that the CROWN ought to retain its veto for Imperial purposes exclusively. We could not better express our own views than in the admirable concluding words of the Duke of ARGYLL'S speech : "He had no hesitation in declaring his opinion, as a member of the Church of Scotland, that the interests of that church in Canada, whatever they were, must he represented only by their own local members, and that he did not consider it to be his duty as a public man, merely because he happened to be a member of that church, to act on his own opinion of its interests in con nexion with the internal affairs of Canada ; on the con trary, he held it to be his clearest duty to agree to the measure proposed by her Majesty's Government, being convinced, as he was, that not only with respect to Canada, but with respect to all our colonies, the prin ciple on which we must in future proceed was simply this—that in all matters of purely internal concern— nay, more, in all questions which gave rise to religious feelings and religious animosities in the colonies—the colonial Legislatures must be left to deal with them as they thought fit ; and that the power of the Crown to re view the colonial acts should not be (as suggested by the noble earl) recklessly thrown away on our colonial, empire, but maintained solely with the view of enabling the Crown to judge whether the acts were matter of local or imperial concern." It is not to be forgotten that a Bishop, and a Bishop of OXFORD, too, spoke out manfully the most liberal views of Colonial Church policy. SAMUEL WILBERFORCE once before' taught their Lordships some unwelcome truths on the Corn Laws. We reserve our notice of the debate in the Commons last night for another opportunity. The Bill was read a second time by a large majority. It is difficult to conceive how a system like that so clearly and graphically described on Tuesday evening by the Hon. and Learned Gentlemen the Member for Plymouth should have been suffered so long to continue in force without some decided efforts being made for its amelioration. This omission is the more extraordinary when we con sider the universality of the feeling in fa vour of legal reform, and the magnitude of tho abuses that had sprung up and were flourishing in rank luxuriance in these hotbeds of corruption. While the Courts of Equity and Common Law were being cleansed of many of their impurities ; while the County Court system was, growing into its present importance ; while every grievance appertaining to Westminster-hall or Lincoln's-inn was unsparingly exposed, and boldly grappled with ; , there were no less than three hundred and seventy-two tribunals, sprinkled throughout the length of the land, that elicited the loudest complaints from all who had the misfortune to come within their operation. There was not one of the number that did not cover some gross abuse which might be made an instrument of grievous oppression. Every petty ecclesiastic, dean, archdeacon, &c. &c., should have his own court, with its well-paid officials. Well might they be termed "detestable peculia r jurisdictions," for "detestable" theywere, and "de testable" they will continue, so long as they are per mitted to retain any portion of vitality. Those who were largely, exorbitantly paid totally disregarded the duties confided to their charge, while the real workers were so far underpaid that the business was absolutely neglected. Nothing less than a sweeping and radical measure can now be ac cepted. The whole edifice must be pulled down, that a new and suitable building may be erected on its ruins. The people now demand that "Jus tice" should be administered as one grand and comprehensive whole—that the suitor should not be bandied from court to court, and subjected to ruinous costs in each, without being enabled to obtain complete relief in any. The first step towards the attainment of this desideratum is the total abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts ; and no exertions that can be made can do more than delay for a very brief period their impending doom. DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—Mr. Smith, the spirited lessee and manager of Old _awry, takes his benefit on Monday, when it is to be hoped the patrons and lovers of the English drama will rally round him in great force. Perhaps no man has done so much to revive the fallen fortunes of this national establishment as Mr. Smith, and it is only right that his exertions in that direction should be encouraged, if they cannot be amply rewarded. Fie has provided a most attractive bill of fare for the occasion of his benefit, and we sincerely be lieve that this, his first personal appeal to the public in .his own behalf, will meet with the hearty response of an overflowing house. THE AUSTRALIAN STEAM-SHIP. —The inspection of the Australian was made by Captain Curtis, R.N., on Thursday. The defects in the fastenings o a f the en offici gines discovered then have be en made good, nd an al trial yesterday is stated to have been so far satisfactory that, after a final examination to-day by Captain Lowe, R.N., it was expected she would obtain a certificate enabling her to proceed on her voyage. MlNT.—According to a return (printed yesterday) in five years ending 1852 the amount of gold, silver, and copper coinage made at the Mint was 19,838,3771. is. 2d. Last year the increase in gold coinage on the preceding year was 4,341,8591. Bs. 2d. ; on a part of silver, 101,728/. 6s. 7d. ; and the increase in copper was 2131. 16s. In 1853 the sovereigns and half-sovereigns st4mida:RedorAseclaital4LiemowlenltoAlur. the following amounted to 8, T 74 h 2 e , r 2 e 7 w o l e . r e l5 1 8 :0 1 1 1 4 d , 5 . ,sa2nd florinsi 18m51aAito e last year. N I m f L o n i l t s l t o e w O e n o g n ST e s AN ta as pi n e standing Railway o ; r s d t e a rs in m es i , gh w t obkie n h ds,Ni dispensednGagannwOddni orderst D dh c.. .n_ ol s atk ro: eons dikeYostefhus intotaWnet Junction con sideration e ay e ; as D e Dean the Great o w nm es ' o t u ern th, R ln ail t w h a U nd 'k Ci Ponty pool Railway ; Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee a Railway. In dj.uPriocnt Junction Railway the standing orders were declared with, and the bill is consequently not lost. Also in the case of Poole Harbour and Port the standing orders were declared not dispensed.with, THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AIARCIII 5, 185 3. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL isTEIV3. CITY, TWO O" , CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yest 4 3rday wee estimated at 7,000 bales, of which 2,000 were taken for export and on speculation. The mai:let closed steadily. Railway shares were firm. From non-Official estimates made, it ap q )ears that during the month of January and Feburl tLry, in the years stated, the following were the may . e ‘ments in sugar and coffee as far as the port of X, andon is concerned : Deliveries. Sugar. Imports. Home use. Export. Stocks. I , 1853, tons, 19,440 29,629 2,064 59,290 1852, „ 29,160 29,779 4,130 86,511 1851„, 18,847 23,283 1,743 53,193 Coffee. 1853, „ 1,020 2,529 241 16,529 1852, „ 1,586 2,057 518 15,744 1851, , 1,437 1,781 215 17,393 From this it clearly appears that the co' asumption of coffee has largely increased since fly?, late Go vernment disallowed the fraudulent ad] mixture of chicory. The large exports of specie by the steamers to Australia told upon the specie in the 800 ik of Eng land vaults during the week to the 26f Er ult., the imported bullion not having been assayed. The demand for loans and discounts had increased to such an extent as to account for the (;barge of 3 per cent. now making for advances on Exchequer Bills during the shutting of the books. The prin cipal changes, contrasted with previous returns, are the following : Active circulation Decrease... £211,990,050 90,640 1:3,190,805 123,812 3,247,336 65,773 7,062,129 324,070 12,397,543 315,602 1,355,816 10,901 13,408,853 130,540 14 0 926,214 748,512 81,662,270 5,325 Bullion Decrease Rest Decrease Public Deposits Increase Other deposits Increase Seven day and other Bills Increase Government securities Decrease Other securities Increase Notes unemployed Decrease The rates at which bias of exchange w, are yester day negotiated here were scarcely so high as re gards some of the principal Continental cities. Paris, 90 days, was taken at 25 27-5 to 30 , ; Amster dam at 11 18/ to 19 ; Harnburgh - at 13 7i to ; and Trieste 11 3 to 6. The exports of the precious metals fro in London direct during the week to Thursday I ast, were 4,780 oz., and 2,6361. in gold, and 8,18.6 oz., and 4,0001. in silver ; all but 500 oz. of gold being sent to India and Australia. The Funds have been very steady, bui: inactive. ,per Cents. ICnoo3 to ls x 9 c 9Lt q oj r , a ß n il d ls th a e r N e e l w 3s.. to. 18s. pre mium. Nothing has been done in the, " adver tised" bills. The foreign market is very buoyant. The r i se in Greek Bonds, anticipated by man. 3 r, has oc curred already, the quotations now bei ng .9 to Mexican Stock is quoted 25# to Brazilian New Bonds are at 98 for the 4t per Cents. This is the last day for converting Peruvian Stock, and there are not likely to be many dissentients. To meet them, however, ample funds are lodged at the Bank of England. Spanish 3 per Cents axe worth 48 to +, and the Deferred 24/. The Certificates are at 3/. The Swedish Loan is at nto prem. Dutch 4 per Cents. bring 99i. to I. Gold Mine Shares are much the samea, but the Australian Agricultural has declined, and also the Peel River, the recent settlement bringing forward sellers. _ Australian Joint-Stock Bank Shares are firm, Crystal Palace Shares have risen again._ Australasian Coal is supported at pr:ennum. Railway Shares are steady generally.. South Eastern have rallied. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (Front the Official List.) Business done. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities....... 100; 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 31 per Cont. Annuities... lO3B k Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 6 7-16 India Stock Consols for Account 10th March 998 Exghtquer Bills 1 Ad. £lOOO.. lB 13 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. — Ditto New, 1852, 4 per Cent 9B Greek ex over-duo Coupons Mexican 3 per Cent 25 t Peruvian 6 per Cent. Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent 64h Portuguese 4 per Cent. 39 x d Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto for the Account llBi x d Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 4Bl Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent 24 Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun, 04 P e Swedish Loan l4 i d Dutch Exchange 23 per Cent — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates.... ~. TWO O'CLOCK. • Consols Ditto March Account 998 t ELECTION COMMITTEES-(THIS DAY.) CHATHAM. The members of this committee assembled at ten o'clock this morning, and remained in deliberation, until near eleven. On the parties being admitted, The Chairman said, that though the committee had heard some very able comments by counsel on the facts of the case, which they thought were fully before them, yet they had not had the advantage of hearing the state of the law as, it applied to the facts, so fully argued as they could wish. They, therefore, desired counsel to direct their attention to the facts bearing on the case, and to be prepared to resume their arguments on Mon day next; The committee then adjourned. TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN. SlB,—With reference to the numerous " squixts" which in London, and elsewhere in England, do duty for "foun tains"—and most especially with reference to the New Crystal Palace at Sydenham—it * singular that no attempt has been made to reproduce the fountains in the Piazza of St. Peter's in Rome, one of which is by far the grandest object of the sort in the world, and next to which is that in the " Park," Broadway, New York. With ,the abundant supply of water London, with its vicinity, commands, the wretched hydraulic abortions of the metropolis are a disgrace to the nation, the opportu nity for retrieving which is afforded by the building now erecting at Sydenham. Hundreds of our architects have seen the Roman fountains. Is it not something more than strangeness (say, stupidity) that nothing hydraulic seems to have been viewed with reference to such magnificent models ? A WRITER AND A TRAVELLER. Feb. 4, 1853. THE WEST INDIA MAILS.—The Royal mail steamer Thames, with the mails from the West Indies and Pacific, due at Southampton on the 16th of February, and now consequently 16 days overdue, has not yet made her appearance. The Orinoco was also due yes terday, and may be momentarily expected. The ma chinery of the Thames was notoriously in a non-efficient condition, and that vessel was, in point of fact, to be sent home for repairs. It is considered, therefore, that she has either broken down or has had to put into Fayal for fuel. The evil of the company possessing no spare steamer in the West Indies thus receives a further illus tration, and the mail service is subjected to these con stant and inconvenient delays from no provision existing at St. Thomas to replace any steamer that may break down or become temporarily disabled from want of rePairs• SHOCKING DEATH OF AN OCTOGENARIAN BY FIRE.— This morning a most respectable female, named Caroline Malin, aged 79 years, expired in Queen Anne's Ward, Westminster Hospital, from injuries sustained'under the following melancholy circumstances. It appears that the unfortunate woman was sitting by the fire, in an apart ment she occupied at No. 30, Grey Coat-street, West minster, when by some means her clothes caught fire, and the old lady became so much alarmed that she fell off the chair in a fit. The neighbours, perceiving a strong smell of burning, hastened to the room, and dis covered the unfortunate woman extended on the floor, which had just been ignited by her burning dress, the lower part of her body being in nearly a calcined state. She was removed with all possible dispatch to the above mentioned institution, but, notwithstanding the surgical skill of Mr. Cotterill and Mr. Farren, death soon termi nated her sufferings. FRIGHTFUL AND FATAL ACCIDENT. —As Mrs. Skippon, the wife of a shoemaker, residing at 11, Pancras-place, St. Pancras, was yesterday proceeding along Albany street, Regent's-park, in a cart driven by a boy, she was thrown out by a sudden jerk of the cart into the road, at the moment that one of Pickford's vans was passing, wheels went overwoman was head,hers c crushing carried dto the it to pieces. The The unfortunate University College Hospital, where Mr. Grainger, the house surgeon, pronounced life gone. No blame it ap pears was attachable to the driver of the van, who was going at a very steady pace. RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--Last night the express train from Preston to Manchester ran off the line and up the embankment. The engine overturned upon a first-class carriage, which it crushed, and set on fire a second class carriage, which was also destroyed. The engine driver and the cokeman were killed ' • as was al so a c hild belonging to a Mr. Barbour, a merchant of Manchester, who, with his wife, is very much injured. Ten persons, some of whom were severely injured—n. Karrati, a Greek merchant, it is feared, mortally —were taken on to Manchester, and conveyed in cabs to the Royal In firmary. The accident occurred six miles from Man chester. REFORM OF THE LONDON CAB DRIVERS.—In conse quence of numerous complaints from the public of an noyance and abuse in the vicinity of cab ranks from the drivers and others congregating there, the Commissioners of Police have issued orders that no person, except the actual drivers and the watermen, are to be allowed to remain on the stands, and the cads and bucks who loiter about them are to be all apprehended. The drivers of cabs standing for hire are in future to remain with their vehicles, and will not be allowed to stand on the foot path ; they must not clean their cabs or horses on the stands, nor smoke or drink malt or spirituous liquors ; and, on request of the driver of any private vehicle, are bound to move to permit the same to pass. The water men at each rank is required to see that the litter created by watering and feeding the horses is cleared away. Sir R. Mayne has given instructions for the rigorous enforce ment of these regu lations, and officers are to be s pecially appointed to see they are observed ; the refusal or neglect to obey them entailing the forfeiture of the party's licence, GUILDFORD. The committee appointed to inquire into this petition met this morning for the first time ; Lord Seymour, chairman. The counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Lyon Thurlow, were Mr. Serjeant Kinglake and Mr Rochford Clark ; Mr. Bell was represented by Mr. Calvert, Q.C., and Mr. Lush ; and Mr. James, Q.C., and Mr. Power, hppeared on behalf of Mr. Mangles. Mr. Serjeant Kinglake opened the case on behalf of Mr. Thurlow, the . petitioner. The case was proceeding when our report left. RYE. This committee assembled this morning, for the first time, at 12 o'clock—Sir John Pakington, chairman. The counsel for .the petitioners were Mr. Rodwell and Mr. Merewether, and the sitting members were repre sented by Mr. James, Q.C., and Mr. Welsby. Mr. Merewether proceeded to address the committee on behalf of the petitioners. (The case was proceeding when our reporter left,) HULL. The committee re-assembled this morning at 11 o'clock. The examination of Walker was continued this morn ing. All the money that I paid for the voters' drink was what I had given to me by Wilde for election pur- poses. Mr. Skinner was proceeding to cross-examine the wi nesses when our, report left. DERBY. At the sitting of the committee the cross-examination of Flewker was continued, and was still proceeding when our reporter left. HUDDERSFIELD. The committee appointed to try the merits of this peti tion sat this morning at 11 o'clock for the first time— Mr. Walpole in the chair. Mr. B. Turner was proceeding to state the case on behalf of the petitioners, when our reporter left. SOUTHAMPTON. The committee re-assembled this morning, by adjourn ment from last Saturday. Mr. Alexander prooeeded to state the case against the sitting members. COURT CIRCULAR, Her Majesty and Prince Albert took a drive in an open landau and four yesterday afternoon. The Equerries in Waiting, Colonel Bouverie and Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ros, attended on horseback. Prince Albert, attended by Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey and Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ros, went yester day afternoon to the Society of Arts, in john-street, Adelphi. _ _ . The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Countess of Desart, the Hon. Eleanor Stanley, tho Hon. Beatrice Byng, the Marquis of Ormonde, Colonel Bouverie, and Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ros, honoured the perform ance of the French Play at St. James's Theatre with their presence last evening. _ _ - Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday morning, attended by Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ros. The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Princess Ade laide of Hohenlohe, and attended by Lady Fanny Howard and Lord James Murray, honoured the Haymarket Theatre with her presence last evening. A deputation from the Nationol Association of * United Trades, consisting of Messrs. Fleming, Winters, and Green, accompanied by Mr. Charles Sturgeon, had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday, at the Home-office. The Bishop of London had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday. The Lord Advocate had also an interview with the noble earl, at his official residence in Downing-street. Mr. George D. Street and Dr. Rolfe had interviews yesterday with the Duke of Newcastle, at the Colonial office. The Earl of Shaftesbury had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday, at the Home-office. Dispatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-office to the Governor-General of Canada, and the governors of the North American provinces. The Duchess of Gloucester has been recommended by her medical advisers not to leave Gloucester House during the winter, for although the general health of the venerable duchess is good, yet her constitution is delicate. The Duchess of Kent pays almost daily visits to the duchess, and the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal also fre quently visit their grand aunt. The Earl and Countess of Wilton have returned to Eger ton-lodge. The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster and the Ladies Grosvenor have arrived at Grosvenor-house, from Motcome-house, Dorsetshire. The Marquis - and Marchioness of Londonderry and the Lord Ernest Vano have arrived at Holdernesse-house, from Wynyard Park, for the season. We regret to learn that the Bishop of Ely (Dr. Turton) is in a very delicate state of health. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, March s.—Wind at Noon, W., light airs, and dull hazy weather, with rain. DEAL; March 4.—Wind, W. Arrived-- Wanderer, Mau ritius ' • Gratitude, Demerara ; Catherine Gree n , St. Kitt s ; Christirna, New York; Rubecan, Ceylon ; Nin a , Mauri tius ; Tunasine, New York ; Augusta, do. Arrived from the River—Barend Willem, for Melbourne ; Emerald, Antigua. LIVERPOOL, March 4.—Wind, S. Arrived—Harvest, Baltimore ; Conrad, Islay ; Ariel, St. Domingo ; Galatia, do. ; Queen, New Orleans ; Empire Queen, do. ; Ann Melhuish, Baltimore.. Sailed—Pons Eli, Africa ; Clai borne, New Orleans ; Nicholas Biddle, Mobile ' • Fidelia, New York ; Priscella, Sierra Leone ; Abbots Reading, Valparaiso ; Santa Anna, Pernambuco ; Irt, Demerara ; Ann and Lizzy, St. Thomas ; Adler, Vera Cruz ; Carl Heinrich, Ciudad Bolivar ; Mary Caroline, Mobile ; Geo. Washington, New York ; Cora, Halifax. Off Port-- Crescent City, Empire State, Yorkshire, Pilgrim, William, and John M`Vicar. BRIDLINGTON, March 4.—The Placedia, and James and Anu, London for Shields ; the Margiana, Loudon to Hartlepool ; and the Aurora, London to Sunderland—are all on shore near the Spurn Light. HULL, March 4.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Jas. White, Bombay ; Augusta, New York. The Wanderer, of this port, has been lost at Corfu. YARMOUTH, March 4.—The Bradford, London to Shields, which put in here on the 27th February, with damage, had been in contact off Cromer with the Blakeston of Shields, and lost a man. FOLKSTONE, March 4.—The Evangeline, of and from Sunderland, for Hong Kong, has been in collision, and grounded on entering the harbour to-day ; and on leaving, touched the rocks outside the pier ; she proceeded west ward. CoRK, March 4.—The Wm. Miles, Liverpool to Boston, which put into Queenstown on the 27th February, leaky, will discharge and repair. . INSTRUCTION OF MIDSHIPMEN. ( From the Portsmouth Times.) It gives us much pleasure to insert the following order issued by Sir Henry Leeke, K.H., for the guidance of the midshipmen of his squadron : " INSTRUCTION OF MIDSHIPMEN, " With reference to my order of the 7th October last, respecting the attendance of the young midship men at the dockyard on Wednesdays, for the purpose of being instructed in their duties as seamen, I hereby direct that in future, two days in the week, Wednesdays and Saturdays, are to be given up for that purpose instead of Wednesdays only, and as I am anxious that opportunity should be given to these young officers to obtain a knowledge of steam in all its workings, the Snake will be sent to Butcher's Island on those mornings, in time to bring them across the harbour to the Dockyard by 9 o'clock, upon which occasion the engineer will take the opportunity of instructing them, and I beg to call the attention of those young gentlemen to the advantage to be gained by two hours' study during their trip in a vessel under weigh, and it will he well that they make good use of their time, and to remember that one day in youth, passed in learning the duties of their profession, is worth months of a more advanced period of life." The practice of teaching the young officers their duties as seamen is of the greatest importance, and this most essential branch of their education, if ac companied by that of a careful study of the marine steam-engine, cannot but tend to render them efficient and valuable members of their profession. Promo tion, in the Indian navy, being regulated by seniority in die service, an impression may therefore rest on the minds of a few of its junior officers, that pre-eminence in a knowledge of their duties can avail them but little, since the industrious and the idle, the accomplished and the ig norant, must all progress towards the head of their respec tive classes by one unalterable rule. This idea is most erro neous, and if indulged in, will be found fatally inimical to their welfare, both present and future. The merest at tention or consideration of the occurences of every suc ceeding day will at once convince them that "knowledge is power ;" and in the event of their being called upon to undertake any duty involving responsibility in its exe cution, their selection for this position will not be guided by a blank and barren seniority, but will undoubtedly be entirely, dependent upon their trustworthiness and abi lity to carry out the charge thus assigned them. The Bombay squadron is fortunately entrusted to the direction of a very talented and distinguished officer— one who, by his individual exertions and high cha racter, has raised himself to the summit of his profes sion as connected with the Royal - Navy ; and it will be well for every young officer now serving under hi s command to use a praise w o r th y en d eavour to imitate his bright example, and to remember that " one day in youth, passed in le a r n i ng th e d ut i es of their prof is worth month at a more advanced period of THE WOOLLEN TRADE. (Front the Leeds Mercury of this day.) GERMAN WOOL REPORT.-Our lin writes und er d a t e F e b . 28 :: correspondent at Ber -The long-expected win ter has at last arr i ve d , with 'great severity, and a pros pect of long duration. The enormous quantities of snow which have fallen have in some measure disturbed the regular communication of the railroads, and produced a general slackness in the trade. The freezing of the Elbe has also stopped the traffic between this country and England, and only a return of mild weather can release us from these difficulties. The time has now arrived when there is little to report about the wool trade here. We stated in our last letter that the stock of the raw material is very light, and as there cannot be any fresh supplies expected from the provinces, transactions in wool must become snore and more limited the nearer we approach the new clip. The large manufacturers have long since provided themselves with what .they require, and for speculation this is not the time, nor are prices inviting. We therefore now only see our small inland manufacturers in the market buying. The Frankfort fair has just been held, without having had any great influence on the trade. Low cloth wools, and such qualities as suit the Amencan market, have been in good demand,but all other qualities are neglected. Since railways were opened through the whole country, the fairs have lost their character and importance. The large buyers now go to the manufacturing places, and there give their ord ers , or b uy th e stock on hand—a course which is for both parties more convenient, and often saves expense. Very little wool was offered for sale in the Frankfort fair, and what was offered was sold at high prices. The proceedings of the Zollverein, which are now, to our satisfaction, settled, will no doubt have a favourable influence upon the future. THE LONDON WOOL SALES.—The imports of wool into London during the week were 1,271 bales, of which 469 were from the Cape of Good Hope, 525 from Sydney, 150 from Port Philip, and the rest from Belgium, France, &c. The first series of sales in this year, comprising the remainder of last year's clip of colonial wool, commenced on the 10th ult., and concluded this week. The various catalogues • contained-11,208 bales Australian, 12,588 Port Philip, 1,899 Portland Bay, 1,265 South Austra lian, &c., 1,598 Van Diemen's Land, 5,788 Cape of Hope, 2,465 East Indian ; total colonial, 36,811 bales. 1,070 bales German, 515 Germanised Odessa, 210 Merino, 435 Egyptian, 479 Buenos Ayres, 1,781 sun dries ; total foreign, 4,490 bales. Total, 41,301 bales. The attendance of buyers was good, from the commencement a lively demand existed, and an advance of Id. to Itd. was . freely given on the b u lk o f th e f res h i mportat i ons ; and conlaidering the activity which has prevailed in our manufacturing districts, the generally reduced stocks, and the probable much later receipt this, year of the colonial clip of 1852, this result is more favourable to the manufacturing interest than was expected. For foreign account, considerably less than usual has been purchased. The assortment and the quality of the wool was unusually good for this season of the year, and the Port Philip, Sydney, and Van Diemen's Land com prised some of the very best descriptions. Although there was a good demand for all qualities, the combing wools bore a proportionately greater advance, and on reference to the prices of May, 1852 (the highest period of last year), it will be found confirmed, that the finer combing wools have advanced more in pro portion than the finest clothing Port Philip flocks. In the foreign wool market there has been a good de mand for foreign and colonial wools during the past week. Although the sales just closed have established an advance of ld. to lid. at the beginning, and of fully lid. per lb. at the close, upon the current rates in No- - vember, yet it will only be felt in a slight degree by the manufacturers, who are now laying in fresh supplies since the advance had been already anticipated to a great extent. Great confidence is felt by all parties interested in the trade, that present prices will be well maintained for some time to come. In the English Wool market there has been more disposition to purchase combing wools this week, and prices are very firm. In clothing wools there is no change. In the Liverpool wool mar ket wool is in fair demand, at full prices. Imports the past week-17 Egyptian, 175 Constantinople, 3 Leghorn. The result of the business done at the Bristol wool fair has shown a decided firmness as to prices, on the part of the holders of wool. Clothing wools of all kinds were eagerly brought up. In the woollen trade of Leeds, we have no change to report ; there has been about the usual business done in the Cloth-halls this week, which, with the deliveries that are now regularly made at the warehouses, makes a full average trade in balk cloths. We think the present win terly weather has the effect of retarding, to some extent, the home trade ; hence, there has been a quiet week in those warehouses that are chiefly engaged in that branch of the business. There still continues a brisk trade doing by the shipping houses. WORSTED.—BRADFORD MARKET, March 3.—There can now be little doubt that wool will maintain a high price for some time to come, and as all other articles used in the stuff manufacture are dear, people may now calculate with tolerable certainty what their goods will cost. There is a large demand for goods, but not at satisfactory prices. Some minor descriptions of pieces pay pretty well, but the principal kinds are unremu nerative ; the sanguine take refuge in hope, and the more desponding in a partial cessation of production. Along with all this we hear of machinery in the country standing for want of hands. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day.) The still increasing price of metals has brought many new buyers of mining shares into the market, and a very large amount of business inaialmost every description of stock has been transacted this week, and generally at advanced prices. Formerly, purchasers of mines looked for 15 to 20 per cent. interest for their capital invested ; but if the present demand continues, shares will not be bought to pay more than 10 per cent. on the average. When railways first became the fashion, 10 per cent. was considered the interest they would pay, but the pub lic now are content to receive 4 per cent. ; and we see no reason why a fair and sound mining investment should not be as good at 10 per cent., with metals at their present standard, and every appearance of a further rise. Since our last, tin and lead have advanced 51. per ton ; and for lead, there are orders for several thousand tons for America, but which cannot be supplied. We hear of one speculator who shipped a cargo for New York, and cleared 4,0001. by his venture, such was the eagerness of buyers. In regard to the question of an increased supply, and, consequently a fall in price, the only mines to be feared at all are those of Spain, but it would take at least 12 months or more to bring them into play, and then the land carriage and freight would make them harmless rivals. With all the new lead mines started in Cornwall, Devon, and Wales, we apprehend that their returns do not much more than make up for the decreased supply from East Wheal Rose, which formerly sold more lead in one week than it does now in a month. Whilst on the subject of East Wheal Rose, we believe that many of the out adventurers have of late vainly sought from the officials at Truro information as to the true position of the mine ; and we are happy to be able, from a thorough inspection lately made, to give the following particulars, which will be interesting to the many out-adventurers, and may be thoroughly relied upon. On this mine there are 10 steam-engine (two of them of 85-in, cylinder), and one 36-ft. water-wheel. In addition there is a new 70-in. cylinder engine at the South Cargoll part of this mine—the whole being valued at 17,460/. or 1361. 9s. Bd. per share. Above the 130 fin. level the lode has been exhausted ; but in the bottom of this level, for 200 fins. in length, the lode is worth 161. per fathom, which augurs well for their next—viz., the 140 and 150 levalv but it will take some months before the mine can again be worked to a profit. The re turns at present yield about 3,0001. per month. At South Cargoll, an adit has been driven 100 fins., yield ing 120 tons of lead. A 70-in. engine has been erected ; and at 12 fins. below the adit a cross-cut will be driven to intersect the lode ; whilst, therefore, the shares just now are very low, the chances are they will warrant a much better price in twelve months. In the Metal Market, the only alteration is with re spect to tin, which has advanced another 51. per ton, making the increase 20/. per ton since the commence ment of the present year. There has been considerable enquiries for Railway Iron, but at present rates makers will not take orders ; in Scotch-pig a moderate business has taken place, with a slight disposition for advance. Lead, Spelter, and Tin-plates, are steady ; and the de mand for Copper is still very great. The dividends of February show a total of 47,7721. 6s, declared on 18 mines for the month—the average being equivalent to 151 per cent., while in some instances it amounts to nearly 59 per cent. The sale of copper ore on Thursday's ticketing was 3,283 produce 61, standard 1641. 95., average price 71. 65., producing in money 23,7141.85., and fine copper 199 tons 2 cwts. The corresponding sale of last month was 4,355 tons of ore, produce 61, standard 1611. 18s. ; ave rage price 71. 3s. ; producing in money 30,832/. 10s. 6d., and fine copper 264 tons 8 cwts. The gold mining shares maintained a firm appearance in the beginning of the week, many parties showing much confidence on the probability of favourable reports from the gold regions ; but on Wednesday and Thnrsday considerable excitement was produced by the receipts of accounts, via India, reporting a falling off in the gold production of the Victoria fields, and on both those d a y s a sensible decline took place. The reaction was prin. cipally apparent in the Australian adventures, the Cali fornian being comparatively steady. Yesterday the tendencies were rather in the direction of a rally, an d the market closed well, but it is yet noticeablethatthe a confidence previously felt by the publi c has received check. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AND PROBABLE LOSS OF LIFE. 1 —This morning, about eight o'clock, a most dreadful occurrence took place in Covent-garden Market to Mrs. Elizabeth Orange, greengrocer and fruiterer, residing at No. 9, Lisson-grove, New-road, and great fears are en tertained that the result will prove fatal. T hen nfortu „ate woman was standing between her own van and a heavily-laden waggon, superintending the loading of vegetables, &c., which she had purchased, when, from some cause not clearly ,ascertained, the horses attached to the waggon backed with a sudden erk, causing the two vehicl es t o collide with considerable force, and Mrs ' Orange, w h o was immediately between the two, "' a _ e a : nearly flattened. Her moans brought assistancea,_7l,_ she was conveyed to Charing -cross Hospital, ascertained ceived under the care of Mr. Adkin, who as:broken. that her breast -bone and several of the ribs Were injuries, These fractures, coupled with severe internal have preclude the possibility of her recoverS_L miss i one r! qt. to EMIGRATIo t to intimated that they will be preparede ou t In e ig for N.—The Emigration Cool7the io . th ra i e n. 8 receive tenders for a vessel She is Adelaide, South Australia.. next. pas sengers on the 18th of April to be reads THE FRENCH EMPIRE. The following appears in the Moniteur of yester day :—The Moniteur would not suffice to contradict all the false reports which circulate, principally in the foreign press. Thus, the journals announce that Austria had refused the mediation of France ' and England in her difference with Turkey ; that France had joined the other Powers to make repre sentations to the British Government relative to the poltical refugees ; that she negotiated at St. Petersburg a treaty relative to the Holy Places ; that the Emperor of the French had himself sent a dispatch from the telegraph office to Vienna on the occasion of the attack on the life of the Emperor of Austria ; and, lastly, that the Emperor had written a confidential letter to the Federal Govern meat relative to the claims addressed by Austria to Switzerland. The truth is, that in the differ ences between Austria and Turkey the media tion of France was not offered, and, consequently, could not be refused. As regards the refugees, France reckons on the loyalty of the English Go vernment ; she d oes not d ou b t t h at i t w ill f u lfil with respect to her all the duties of good neighbour hood. ; but s h e d oes not join in any collective step if any should have been made. Relative to the Holy Places amicable explanations may have been exchanged at St. P e t ers b urg ; but the negotiations on that point will be conti nue d at Constantinople. " The article closes by sa yi ng that the communications respecting the attack on the Emperor of Austria's life went through . the ordin ar y c h annels, and that, as respects Switzerland, th e counsels of the French Government were not presented in theform supposed. The Moniteur publishes a list of . six generals of brigade who have been restored to the reserve after having been placed onthe retired list. Among the names are Count d'Argout and the Duke de Coigny. _ _ A. commission has been formed for the purpose of " introducing improvements in the organisation of the councils of the prefectures." The ball given at the Tuileries on Tuesday even ing was exceedingly brilliant. It was the first ball at which the Empress had appeared since her mar riage, and the opportunity was seized upon to pre sent a great number of foreigners, among whom were a good many of our countrymen, to her Ma jesty. The Emperor and the Empress several times went. through the rooms, in the midst of the guests.' Their Majesties withdrew to their private apart ments about one o'clock, but dancing continued for some hours longer. The Emperor having learned on Thursday that his uncle Prince Jerome Napoleon was suffering from illness, and could not be present at the Tui leries, paid him, accompanied by the Empress, a visit at the Invalides, about half-past four in the afternoon. The Emperor and the Empress were in a carriage and four with postilions, and in another carriage were the Marchioness de Las Marismas, Lady of Honour to the Empress ; Colonel Baron de l3eville, aide-de-camp, and M. Wallis, chamber lain. The post at the hotel having offered mili tary honours to the Emperor and the Empress, their Majesties ascended to Prince Jerome's apart ment, and were introduced by the aide-de-camp on service, who had come to receive them at the foot of the staircase. The Emperor remained half ait hour with his uncle, and then returned to the Tuileries. An Imperial decree raises Ly-Ahmed-ben-Mo hammed-el-Mokrani, Khalifa of the Medjana, in Algeria, to the rank of Commander in the Legion of Honour. We read in the Constitutionnel " It appears that the failure of their attempts at dis turbance does not discourage the revolutionists in Lon don. Scarcely a week passes without letters from Eng land arriving in Paris, and in our departments, contain ing more or less incendiary manifestoes against our in stitutions, and against the chief whom France has chosen. On Sunday last, during a short visit which the prefect of the Loire-et-Cher made to Vendome, a letter of this kind was given to him, which had that morning been received by a very respectable inhabitant of the town. Two similar letters, which had arrived at Blois, are also in the hands of the authorities." The Minister of Justice having decided that the lithographic correspondence for the journals of the departments and foreign countries should be assi milated to daily journals, by being required to de posit caution money of 50,000 f., the proprietors of such correspondence have had to make the deposit or cease to appear from the Ist. The Stock Market remained at nearly the same prices as Thursday. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 106 f. 85c., being 10c. high er , an d the Three per Cents. at 80f. 85c., or sc. lower. Bank of France Shares are unchanged ; those of the Mortgage Bank are 101. higher and those of the Societe Mobiliere are 7f. 50 c ., higher. Spanish continues to improve, the Home Debt being I higher. Piedmontese Fives are 60c. higher. Rail way Shares are nearly as they were. The Coupon of 141. 75c. was taken off the Western shares, being in anticipation of the regular time, which is in April. GERMANY. ..;.~ r We have received the Vienna journals of the Ist instant. The Vienna Lloyd contradicts the report that a conspiracy had been discovered at Comorn. A,telegraphic dispatch, dated Vienna, the 3d, says :—" The improvement in the state of health of the Emperor advances regularly. Since the day before yesterday his Majesty has risen from his bed for some hours, and attended itp public business." A railway collision between two trains, forced by the depth of snow to run on one line, took place on the 26th ult., near Stadthagen, between Min den and Hanover, by which five persons were killed, or died of injuries received. One train running upwards towards Bremen was filled with emigrants. The accident is attributed to the negligence of those who permitted opposite trains to run on the line, and this in the midst of heavy snow -storms. The cholera increases at Breslau, and has carried off several persons of the higher classes, among them the wife of the Police President. It has broken out also in the Ursuline Convent, and car ried off four nuns. It is remarked that the disease is more virulent in its nature than upon preceding visitations. Death generally ensues, not with greater frequency, but with greater rapidity. Intelligence has reached Berlin of the sudden demise, without serious previous illness, of the Grand Duke of Oldenburg, in his 70th year. His royal highness was father to the Queen of Greece, and was thrice married. He is succeeded by his son Nicholas Frederick, born in 1827, of the se cond marriage with Princess Ida of Anhalt Bern burg, and married to Princess Elizabeth of Saxe Altenburg, sister to the Queen of Hanover and. Grand Duchess Constantine of Russia, and daugh ter of Duke Joseph of Saxe Altenburg, who abdi cated in 1848 in favour of his brother George, now reigning. There is no foundation whatever for the reports of the Russian Government having associated itself with any other Cabinets in demands on that of Great Britain relative to the refugees m England. ITALY. ops left blockadingMcoirldaoanoonnththee2sBtwihzusltfr,onto. reinforce Additional th blockading the tier. The Tessinois deputation arrived. at Milan on the 21st., and was received by the military commander, Count Giulay, who sent them to Radetzky. The deputation left the next day for Verona, and the Augsburgh Gazette predicates from their in their very missioncoposition, that they will not succeed Private letters state that Mazzini has embarked at Genoa on board the English frigate Retribution. The Opinions of Turin mentions a rumou r a t Milan that the Austri an authorities there intend to take severe measures againzt persons who directly or indirectly furni s h intelligence to for • i The Mediter raneQ of Genoa has npr We ohibited • at Naples. The M ONTENEGRO . Trieste Gazette states from MontenerN oltrhe.giuluta.,r tthrtglatnh:4:6o% two Turkish battalions irregulars, set ont from village . of _ Limjani, and. made an attack upon the Godinie, in the Cerrdzza Nahi, but were rec eived with a brisk fire by the MontenegTins with . and. Bolievich, and repelled consi derablechtook the loss. Whereupon George Petrovich the Turks, offensive, Made a great ma s rab as hi s as well and returned with 29 heads of provisions, am as of privates, a quantity of l arms, 0 the 18th, Prince munition and a howitzer o . rce Mani, in sight of Danilo collected commands another hovo and Vucovic to attack him. Th e body on the h is on th f at Sagwra. andviijeuw frontiero. cl for offensive opera ti o ns sansi : a N a hi a rea y aOnila erg Ae eP n a a, s t h o Senator ' 8 Stephen e 1 Petrovich commands of Gra. frontiert'the Lis- SPAIN. seized an b d y the the police, bu t for what articles is not stated. The The Madri d j ournals of the 27th are destitute of ' Or tliat da The y had Clamo bree P n u b/ico Iferaldo stated that M. Martinez de la Rosa has conse nted to be the ministerial candidate for th e p ne ia w n s i o of E inzo noi rta Presidentship of the Chamber of Deputies. DETERMINED SUICIDE IN THE ClTY. —yesterday morn ing, a man named John Busby, about 48 years of age, a messenger in the employ of Messrs. Coyne and (Co., colonial merchants, of No, 29, Mincing -lane committed suicide by hanging hi mse lf w i th a piece of hamper ' cord, in the water-closet attached. to those premises. 1 ...