The Sun. — London, England, 1853-03-17 00:00:00

~'~? ~a' THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, MARCH 17, Will be presented the Drama of THE GREEN BUSHES Honey,or, a Htmdred Years Ago. Supported by Messrs. Paul Bedford, 0. Smith, and Parselle ; Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, and Miss F. Haskell, &c. To onelnde with (positively the last time but two) SLAVE LIFE ; or, Uncle Tern's Cabin. Doors open at half•past ex o'clock. -----_ --- ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. TUTS EVENING, MA ca 17, Will be performed THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal character by Mr. C. Kean. After which, CHARLES THE SECOND. To conclude with A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER. ROYAL oLintrro THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farrell. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MB. COMPTON. THIS EVENING, 311Aics 17, WPI be presented O night but two) THE POOR GENTLE MAN.ast, Supported by Messrs-Ferrer, jun., Cooke, Shalders, Edgar , Bender, and Clifton ; M i sses Anderten, J. Adams, E. Turner, &c. After which, THE SWISS COTTAGE. To conclude with THE ILLUSTRIOUS STRANGER. Box-office open from Eleven till Five, under the superintendence of Mr. E. Chatterton. RIGS WATritt AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tam Di —Morning 13 min. after 6 I Evening 34 min.aft. 5 o-Moaßow—Morning 5 4 min. after 6 Evening 20 min.aft. 7 DAILY WEATHER TABLE. THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1853. State of the wind and weather at each of the following places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. HASTINGS--N.E_,.... gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SOUTHAMPTON-N. W.., strong breeze—cloudless. TUNBRIDGE-N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. BASINGSTOKE-N., calm—overcast. GitsmivrrcH—N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. STRoor.--IT.E. ' gentle breeee—overcast. SWINDON--E., light breeze—foggy. LEloirroN—N.E., calm—overcast. YARMOUTH-E., hard wind—overcast. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock : HASTINGS—S.W, gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SOUTHAMPTON—N. W., gentle breeze—cloudless. FOLKESTONE-W., gentle breeze—rain. TUNBRIDGE-S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloddy. BASINGSTOKE-N., calm—partially cloudy. GREENWICH-S., gentle breeze— partially cloudy. STRooD—S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SwINDoN—N. W., light airs—cloudless. Liam:Lwow—N.B., calm—partially cloudy. CAMBRIDGE—S., gentle breeze—cloudy. YAnmorrrw— S. gentle breeze—cloudless. HOLYHEAD — W., gentle breeze—showery. LANCASTER-N., calm— heavy rain. WHTTBT—S., gentle breeze—overcast. DARLINGTON-N. W., gentle breeze— overcast, rain. SHAP-W., calm—overcast. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MARCH lr. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 39—highest since noon yesterday. 27—lowest this morning and during the night: 28— this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29.90—rising fast. WIND, E.N.E.—Cold, frosty, dull weather. THE PUBLICATION OF " THE SUN" COMMENCES EVERY AFTERNOON AT THREE O'CLOCK, AND THE LATE OR THIRD EDITION, CONTAINING THE DEBATES IN PARI,I" A MTINT THE SAKE EVENING, With all other News arriving up to the hour of Post, ' AT SEVEN O'CLOCK. EXPRESS EDITIONS will be forwarded after the Post is closed by the Latest Trains. - 40#, V.) 9 bit '44ftAirs. LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1853. We do not regret the Parliamentary time de-1 voted to the Jews. Their numerical and political! insignificance constitute the glory of the debate. There might be but little of high and pure prin-1 ciple in demanding the political emancipation of nearly one-third of the inhabitants of Great tain and Ireland, but it can be nothing, but the purest and most intelligent zeal for civil and re ligious liberty which can so pertinaciously insist on bestowing the full rights of British citizens on the politically unimportant denomination of the Jews. In this point of view both the Liberal majority of the city of London and that of the HouSe of Commons are entitled to the highest credit. Sir FREDERICK THESIGER, it seems, is the last leading counsel in the great cause of bigotry and exclusiveness, versus religious liberty. No doubt, he did his best ; and no doubt few, if any, could have done better with such a case. We think, however, he would himself agree that the whole of his speech, but its close, was the merest special pleading which in his extensive practice he ever attempted. He was obliged to concede to Baron ALDERSON and to history, that the clause in the oath which keeps out the Jew was made to keep out the Papist—that hence we are in the curious position that we have ad mitted those whom it was meant to keep out, but keep out those to whom it had no reference at all. He pleaded that our admis sion of Jews to the elective franchise had too small, "too infinitesimal" an influence on our legislation to require us in consistency to admit them to Parliament, if that franchise sent them to its doors ; but he forgot that, as representa tives, their number would always be quite as " infinitesimal." If their vote could ever, as suggested, be a casting vote, it must be when 656 Christians, or thereabouts, were equally divided on a question ; the question, besides, must always be a political one, since it were morally impos sible that Jewish theology and circumcision could ever come to actual conflict in the House of Commons with Christian theology and baptism. The Sabbath of the Jews was even brought in against them. Possibly a Jewish Member might be ballotted on an Election Committee. These committees enjoy the enviable privilege of sitting on the seventh day of the week. Would the House accept the excuse of the Jewish Member ? We may reply, that the chance is indeed an " in finitesimal" one in favour of the Jewish Mem ber ; and Sir FREDERICK must allow the " infini tesimal" to be pleaded for Jews as well as against them. If asked how likely he thought the event to happen, or the House to make any difficulty about it if it did, Sir FREDERICK would doubtless have replied, with one of those inimitable looks which troubled the opposing counsel so much in. the AcEnu case, " If the sky fall, we shall catch larks." Sir FREDERICK even quoted some unknown pamph leteer to prove that if they could, 100,000 Jews would take sail at once for Syria 1 How infinitesimal,in that case, their i n fl uence mus t b e e q forgot ; it would soon open up the ques tion, not of their admission to Parliament here, but of " Priest and High Priest Reserves" in the Syrian colonies. We l eave, however, all Sir FREDERICK'S in genuities w i t h as much ' commendation of their forensic skill as the Noble and Learned Member can wish. The gZtaZel.n question, as he himself and all the junior the case so strongly asser ted, is th e reli g i ous Parlia ment,clst he says, is now auchrii7. Our an Legislature. It takes an oath in which it professes Fr r id stianity d . It observes Christmas-day, G ood Sunday, and therefore consists of g oo d . ay, an Unfortunately, as to the oath, Mr. s mil . my HER BERT challenged any one to find a declaration, by implication or otherwise, of being a Christian, in the oath for Catholics. The Chiristianity of Pres byterians and Nonconformists must lie at a very low ebb if we estimate it by their respect for Christmas-day and Good Friday ; indeed, we fear that a very large proportion of the House adopt as their creed respecting all Saints' Days, the sen timents of the witty author of " The History and Mystery of Good Friday." Our Sabbatarian friends will doubtless thank him for making Sabbath observance a test of Christianity. It was a little more to the purpose when Sir FREDERICK observed that our lalr3 were made with a reference to the Christian standard (doubtless our Courts Christian think so), and he was afraid to lower that stan dard. But it may be justly asked, would the standard be lowered ? It is not the morality but the theolo g y o f Ch r i s ti an it y th at J ews i mpugn . Their morality is ours in the bud. Their Ten (.% mmandments oftener adorn our altars than the t wo great Commandments o f CHRIST,' ana l those two Commands the DIVINE AUTHOR of our faith himself declared were but the c h ummary of the law and the prophets. Indeed, borrowed their very words from the Pentateuch. There is, then, no moral ground for excluding the Jew ; it must run up to the ceremonial and theological ground only—just the ground on which Sir FREDERICK declared his reluctance to fight the battle ! He felt strongly enough, that to enter upon that ground would be to deliver • the Jews much as they were saved on one occasion in their history, by ail the contending sects rising up to destroy one another, The apostolically baptised would I deny the Christianity O fthose who had been the I merely sprinkled by " =authorise, teachers, e rangelicaLs would denounce the Puseyiteo" as cc le , ang immortal souls to hell ;" the Spoonerites wou ld cas t °I L+. the Catholics as "idolaters and oath breakers" while a ll of them would, with the tone of excommunicatiai7 affirm that " Socinians were no better than Infidels," and that both mt be Well treated as " Heathen men and. Publicans."us n the House. may theology be a tabooed theme We want no more BAREBONES' Parliaments, nor QUEEN MARY'S Parliaments either. Our Legislature has long lost the distinc tion of an Episcopal Church, or even an Esta blished Church, Legislature. All sects, but the one under discussion, find easy admis sion into it ; while the Atheist would certainly not be deterred, by oaths which he regards as mummery, and a WILKES found them no bar to his entrance. A man who seriously violates the moral precepts of Christianity, is surely, by uni versal consent, a greater foe to its interests, than a Jew who keeps his own law. The advocates of a Christian Legislature (in their technical sense) ouglit, therefore, to have election committees to try the question of the moral character of their members, aid to examine whether it was consis tent with the oath in which they professed Chris tianity. Woe, then, to the frequenters of Epsom, Ascot, and Newmarket, if the Evangelicals hap pened to be a majority on title tribunal Our Creed on the subject is very short. Let a man's Christianity show itself in conduct which induces his fellow-men to trust him as their representa tive ; nothing more is needed. Real Christisinity needs no oath to bind it, and false Christianity will be bound by none. If the social and moral conduct of the Jew equals or surpasses that of the Christian, he is as worthy of confidence as the Christian ; and it can be nothing but religious per secution to visit him with pOlitical disqualifica tions, because he differs from you in religion only. We have again, with pleasure, to commend the language, as well as the course of Government, on this occasion. The speech of Mr. SIDNEY HERRERT was masterly and thoroughgoing, and Lord JOHN was quite worthy of his life-long right mindedness on the question of religious liberty. Should he, however, fail to carry his measure through the Lords, we shall be obliged to censure his want of generalship ; since we maintain that the House of Commons is quite competent to settle the question by a simple resolution of its own. It ought not to submit to the dictation of the Upper House, as to the indulgence needed by the consciences of its members. Among the multitude of books which continu ally come under our notice, it is long since we have met with one more interesting than a work bearing a perhaps not very attractive title,* written by the late Inspector of Prisons. We earnestly commend it to the careful perusal of all concerned—and who is not concerned ?—in the well-being of the community of which they form a part. Mr. HILL's opinions are worthy of attention, because they are not the wild speculations of a theorist, but have been subjected to the tests of actual experi ence. He prefaces his remarks with a prudent caution to the eager philanthropist against undue expectations formed with regard to any indvidual reform. Each improvement, good in itself, is chiefly valuable as part of a general system. This fact cannot be too much impressed upon the atten tion of those rival benefactors of society who, each believing that universal happiness must be the result of some infalliable scheme of their own, will suffer no co-operation with their endea vours, but wage war against all who would do good by any other means. The field is wide enough, Heaven knows, for us all. Every reli gious denomination, every political creed, may here find enough occupation for all its members apart from sectarian differences. When the enemy knocks at the gates of the citadel, all good citi zens, no matter what their municipal misunder standings, form into rank and march together against the foe. One common danger annihilates immaterial differences, and the bond of brotherhood is at once recognised. The force of that example makes itself very palpable to us when contem plating this large volume by our side, containing hundreds of pages, and all filled with the records of Crime ! This enemy—this common enemy—is within our gates, consuming the vitals of our pros perity, but before we can combine to repel his advances, Politicians pause to decide about the colours they must carry, and Christians wait to arrange the order of their precedence 1 Gloomy as the records of these pages are, it is nevertheless satisfactory to find testimony borne by one so well competent to give it as to the diminution of crime of latter years, com paratively. How much yet exists to sadden the hearts of the thoughtful, and to bewilder the combinations of the statesman, may be seen from a very cursory glance at the facts here collected. The object of this work is threefold. It sets forth the Amount, the Causes, and the Remedies of Crime. Of Causes Mr. HILL enumerates six : 1. Bad Training and Ignorance. 2. Drunkenness and other kinds of profligacy. 3. Poverty. 4. Habits of violating the laws engendered by the creation of artificial offences. 5. Other measures of legislation, interfering unnecessarily in • private actions, or presenting examples of injustice. 6. Temptations to crime, caused by the proba bility either of entire escape or of subjection to an insufficient punishment. The advocates of popular education will here find abundant corroboration to their arguments. In one account, among the prisoners of one year, we find that less than one in three could read well, not one in thirteen could write well, and only one in fifty had learnt more than mere reading and writing. We shall take another opportunity of considering Mr. HILL'S suggestions on the all-important matter of Education, in one very significant portion of which he reminds us of the efficacy of good parental training, by showing that a large part of the inmates of prisons are orphans, or have lost one parent. So widely ex tended is the subject-matter of this work, that our only intention in these remarks is to direct to it the attention of our readers, reserving a further consideration of its " Remedies" for another time. * Crime : its Amount, Causes, and Remedies. By Frederick Hill, barrister-at-lavt, ate Inspector of Pri sons. John Murray. FRENCH PLAYS.—MIIe. Luther took her benefit last night at this theatre, on the last night but one of her engagement. She appeared in four pieces, one of which, Marriage au Miroir, was new to us. She played with her usual spirit and vivacity, and was loudly applauded at the end of each piece. The house was filled with the usual fashionable audience, and her Majesty and Prince Albert also hon oure d Le performance with their presence. HAYMARKET THEATRE.-Mr. B. Webster took his final leave of the h llaymarket stage, in his managerial capacity, last ni g The pieces in which he appeared were The Lion,Roused . and The Pretty Girls of Stiberg, in which latter heave his cel e b ra t e d an d s t r iki ng repre sentation of th e delivered a farewellp a ezr e Napoleo n I. Aft er this he pardonable prid e and satisfsasc, i in which h e a ll u ded with ton to the success of his management, and to the great improvements rovements which he had effected in the " little theatre." that his success had placed him,The announcement pecuniary p oin t of v iew, independent of the world in was a received. with loud cheering, as was also his further puh a nnouncement that he should continue to cater for t he at c the Adelphi Theatre. The house was filled to the ceiling with a numer ous and fashionable au dience ; and re warm -la and 1 re ception which they gave t o even enthusiastic Webster must ha ve been highly gratifying to M s feelings.. MONEY AND COMME. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 14,000 bales, of which 3,000 American were taken for export, and 2,000 on speculation. The market was animated, and closed firmly with prices nearly *d. per lb. against the buyer. The sales comprised 13,000 American, 300 Pernam and Maranham at 6k d. to 6-id. 120 Bahia, 300 Egyp tian at 6d. to 8., and 400 Surat at 3kd. to 40. per lb. Railway Shares were flat. The six weeks' average price of wheat is 455. sd, per quarter, and the last Week's sales were 103,145 quarters. The Teviot steanaer, with the nrazillan and Buenos Ayres m a il s , br ings accounts of rather a startling character from the Argentine Republic. It appears that the Provisional Government had taken oi.;;;::..'e at the asserted interference of Mr. Gore, the British Ambassador, with the local politi cians, and had in consequence handed htn4 his pass ports. This is evidently a libel upon that gentle man, and in his announcement to the British mer chants of an intention to retire, he most energeti cally disclaim the charges 4044 against him. It is probable, therefore, that the Englu3h fleet will have to take very decisive measures to resent the insult. Trade in Buenos Ayres was necessarily muuL effected by the continued disturbances, and there was An ,i,:cumulation of produce as well as of imports. The town is st.l-tfd to be well defended, but this does not afford the least ,security that the insurgents will not attack it. At Rio, on the 30th ult., the exchange on Lon don was 27 to 28k. At Pernambuco' the export trade was affected by the scarcity of vessels, but a larger amount of tonnage was soon expected. Sugar was coming down from the interior, and the stocks were therefore accumulating. Exchange on Lon don 281 to I. The Falcon arrived at Liverpool, only brings Sydney dates of November 17, but has 58,0001. in specie on board. The intermediate advices from Sydney allude in most encouraging terms to the yield at the " dig gings." The Turon claim was particularly eulo gised. As some guide to parties connected with companies formed in England, the following state ment of a local association may be usefully given : " Every week has added to the evidence they possessed of the amazing richness of this mine. Portions of the quartz, selected indiscriminately from the ridge, having been forwarded to Sydney and tested by practical assay ers, have yielded gold to an extent which has not only startled the directors, bat whick if p0ii44 9 4 would scarcely be credited. " Independently of the facts brought under the direc tors' notice by their own experiments, disinterested par ties have spoken of this claim in the highest terms, and the Assistant Gold Commis.siener gives his opinion of its value in the strongest language, in his erig4l4l report on the subject to the Chief Gold Commissioner. In the early part of last month, tho directors were fortunate enough to secure the services of a gentleman lately arrived from Mexico, where he had been engaged for many years in mining pursuit, with whom they en tered into an arrangement to proceed to the Turon, sur vey and report on the auriferous Quart 4 Vein pr} the Company's Claim, and the best mode of working the same. This gentleman has returned to town, , and his report fully confirms previous statements. He excavated nine feet, and quarried out a block of quartz so large that it cannot, in the present state of the roads, be conveyed to Sydney, bearing indi cations of gold as rich as previous samples, which yielded at the rate of 1,400/. sterling per ton. The character of the quartz upon this claim is of the best description, being thoroughly impregnated with gold, and so equally distributed as to be perceptible to the naked eye on all sides, but when brought under the influence of a powerful lens, it is found 'to pervade the whole mass." It is evident from these accounts that quartz exists to an extent that will afford a profitable opening for companies that have the requisite capital and machinery. The steamer Sydney has at length arrived, bring ing 800,0001. in specie ; but her letters will not be delivered until to-morrow morning. The report made by the Directors of the Crystal Palace Company has afforded great satisfaction, and there is an impression that the profits must yield a very amply return upon the capital, seeing the highly advantageous sales that have been made of the surplus land. The half-yearly meeting of the Bank of England took place this day, Thomas Hankey, Esq., in the chair, when the usual accounts were laid before the Proprietors, showing that the net profits of the half year, ending the 28th February last, were 563,0491., and the " Rest," from which the divi dend was to be made up, was 3,594,2331., which would enable the Court to declare a dividend of 4 per cent. for the half-year, leaving the " Rest" then at the sum of 3,012,1131. The announcement of the dividend was received with applause. The increased demand for money that has existed within the last two days is said to be due to a re newed inquiry for the Continent ; but the large Australian arrivals may impose some check. There are, however, suspicions that the Bank of England may now find it necessary, in order to check so many foreign companies and loans, to raise the minimum rate of discount. Certainly the number of United States schemes and the Spanish loan are calculated to excite vigilance. The bullion in the Bank is expected to show an increase in the return of Friday next. Consols have declined to 100 and 991 for Tranfer, and to 100 and 99 for Account. Exchequer Bills of June are 135., and March lls. En-at India Bonds are 40s. to 455. premium. Foreign Stocks are more fluctuating, and rather drooping. The Turkish Loan is only 0/- to 1i pre mium, and the Spanish Certificate is not higher than B*, owing to the statement in the Message of the American President that he advocates the acquisition of Cuba by purchase. Mexican Bonds have been at 26* to *. Peruvian Scrip is at 4. Grenada Active Bonds are 231. Brazalian New per Cents. are 98±. Portuguese 4 per Cents. are at 38k. Dutch and Danish Bonds are quiet. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :- 1853. 1852. Great Western 16,667 14,404 North Western 45,011 40,745 South Western Brighton Midland 7,677 8,245 23,059 21,988 . South Eastern 10,870 10,312 Caledonian Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire 17,759 16,747 York and North Midland Newcastle and Berwick 13,657 12,388 These returns are very satisfactory, and it will be observed that the Lancashire and Yorkshire, the Newcastle and Berwick, the North-Western, and the Great Western considerably increased their receipts. Railway shares have been flatter, but the sales are very limited, and it is rather the absence of business that causes the depression. Foreign shares have been also in favour of buyers. The gold mine companies are all lower, the more extraordinary, considering the arrival of the steamer Sydney with a large amount of bullion, and the prospect of the Great Britain also coming in. Most of the companies are affected, the chief business being in Great Nuggett, Port Philip, and Colonial. The land companies have all given way, but more especially the South Australian Land. The Van Dieman's Land have receded after the late rise, and the Agricultural are drooping. The Australian Bank shares have beenin demand, and there is a further rise in the Union. The Lon don Chartered and the Scottish are well maintained, and the London Bank of Australia and India is up to I, t premium. BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY. [(.From, the Official List.) Business done. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities India Bonds, £lOOO 4O Ditto, under £lOOO 4.5 Consols for Account 13th April Exchequer Bills, lid. June. March. £l000 £5OO 8 11 Small 9 8 11 PRICE OF FOREIGN: FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto New, 1852, 4i per Cent 9 Bl Danish 3 per Cent. Grenada Bonds, Deferred, % Ditto Ex, Dec., 1849, Coupon. OM Mexican 3 per Cent 22 361 Peruvian Scrip 4i p Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent 64A Portuguese 4 per Cent. — Ditto for the Account 3B Sardinian Bonds, 5 : v er Cent. Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent ~ 49 Spanish New Deferred,'3 per Cent 25 Spanish Passive (Converted) 6 Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 8i p 0 Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852 lOi 1i p Dutch Exchange 2A per Cent - Iwo 4 per Cent. Certificates 99.1 HALF-PAST TWO. Consols Ditto April Account lOO 991 ALBERT DOCK.—STRIKE FOR WAGES.—We under stand that a large body of the supernumerary labourers at the Albert Dock warehouses have struck for higher wages. In this case the regular men, as they are termed, get 3s. 6d. a day, whilst the irregular, or those not in constant employ, get only 35., and that after waiting days for a job. But another grievance is, that instead of being paid for half a day, when they are called in for a job, they are only paid 4d. the hour. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 16.—The Lady Jocelyn, 1,800 tons, Captain N. Stewart; left last evening at five o'clock with 73 passengers for Calcutta, via the Cape and the Mauritius. .FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON THE BRIGHTON RAILWAY. THREE PERSONS KILLED. This Morning, shortly before 7 o'clock, an accident of a frightful character took place at the Brighton Station of the London and Brighton Railway, by which three of the company's servants lost their lives. It appears that the engine which was to bring up the 7 o'clock train to London, had just emerged fr.m the shed to be attached to the train, and on it were three persons, the driver, stoker, and engine -fitter, when the boiler blew up with a terrible report, filling the station with a dense body of steam, which for several minutes obscured the immediate scene of the catastrophe, and rendered it impossible for those in the vicinity to form anythi.ng like an idea o£ the extent of the injuries sus tained, The sereanls Of dozens of persons at the station added to the general terror and confusion prevailing, and caused it to be supposed that a great number hod sustained in jury. Upon the clearing away of the steam and smoke it was found that the three servants of the company had been killed, and the bodies frightfully mangled. The engine-driver bad his head completely blown off from the neck, and it was found some 60 yards from the engine; while the body of the stoker was found dismembered of both arms and the head smashed into a shapeless mass ; the engine -fitter 1144 both legs blown off and his body dres,dfiilly shattered. The remains of the unfortunate men were gathered up, and the forco of the explosion p la y ir4s,ginad l from the fact of portions of the bodies haling been picked up at the corner of Surrey-street— some 300 yards from the atatian. A Flew of the engine, a heavy iron mass was driven through the roof of the station and fell 200 yards from it. A was fortunate that the accident occurred prior to the engine being attached, otherwise the loss of life among the passengers might have been awful indeed. At the hour of going to press we received the follow• ing communication upon the subject of the melancholy catastrophy TO THE EDITOR OE THE SUN. SECRETARY'S OFFICE, LONDON, 17 1 th March. Sir,—l am instructed to inform you that a serious accident took place this morning at this company's ter minus at Brighton. At about ten minutes past seven, the engine of the short train which leaves Brighton for Littlehampton daily at 7.15 a.m. was standing attached to its train, and ready for departure, when it suddenly exploded, and the various parts of the machinery were driven through the roof of the shed under which it was standing. The driver, the fireman, and a fitter—who were upon the engine at the time—were killed, and their bodies were found at some distance from the engine.' Although some of the passengers were seated in the train, they all esc a p e d w ith ou t th e s li g ht es t i n j ur y l and, with the exception of the three unfortunate men above referred to, no personal injury whatever was sustained. From eyidq4ce already obtained, the directors have too muph cause to believe that the accjdeßt arose from the driver having screwed do,ml the safety valves shortly before the PlOoston tcAlk place. The directors will cause the matler to be strictly investigated without delm.— I am, Sir, your obedient servant. TriZED. 'SLIC4IIT, Secretary. ELECTION COMMITTEES--(THIS DAY). DIALDON. This committee resumed this morning at 11 o'clock. Mr. Du Cane, the sitting member, was examined by Mr. Merewether, and disclaimed all knowledge, direct or indirect, of any bribery or treating at the late election. He had given most positive orders to his agents that nothing of the sort should take place. Mr. James cross-examined this witness with the view of proving that Mr. Onley Parker and Dr. Tomlinson were his legal agents ; and Mr. Du Cane admitted that he had attended committee meetings in 'CIVIL NEWS. ETKmriv-G, MARCH 17, 1853. NEW WINDSOR. This committee resumed :this morning at half-past eleven, when Mr. Sergeant Mangham was heard on be half of Lord Charles Wellesley, the sitting member. The learned sergeant argued at considerable length that the publicans, who had kept open houses during the election, had done so on speculation, and at their own responsi bility, and without the order of Lord Charles Wellesley or any of his agents. The learned; sergeant had not concluded his address when our report left. SHERIFFS COURT-(THIS DAY). There was only one case heard this morning, for work done, not of the slightest interest, but there being a great number of witnesses, the case was not concluded when our report left.. SPORTING NOTES.—No. OCOXOII. LEAMINGTON GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE.—Peter Simple, it is said, is not to be the horse this time. The latest moves indicate that the winner will be found in Maurice Daley, Bourton, or Warner. The latest named has been backed for a great deal of money by the public. The Hurdle Race would seem to be a tolerable cer tainty for THE HERO ; Odiham being the probable second. The Free Handicap Steeplechase I presume will be won by BIILLFINCHER. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. THE AUST_RAMAN STEAM SHIP. Mr. Frith, chairman of the board of directors. with another member of that board—Mr. Robert Marshall, secretary—Mr. I. K. Brunel, the engineer, and Mr. Wakefield, his assistant—have been on board the Austra lian, making an inquiry into her condition, so as to de termine her future destination. Thirty-two of her mail bags were transferred to the Lady Jocelyn, which de parted on Tuesday for. the Cape and Calcutta ; and orders from the Postmaster-General have been received for the immediate landing of the remainder of her bags, which comprise about 200 sacks of newspapers and bags of letters dated subsequent to the 4th of March. They will probably be kept at Plymouth until the 3d of April, when the next outward mail is appointed to leave. The official day for the departure of the Australian was the 3d of February, but the directors obtained permission from the Admiralty to postpone the date to February 23. The time lost from that date to the present has been in consequence of the defective state of the ship. Sir. Robert Nichol, Governor of New South Wales, and suite, and several of the Australian's passengers, are going out by the General Screw Company's new ship Argo. The di rectors, after surveying the ship, determined that she should return to London to have her cargo discharged, and to be docked there. She has her steam up in the Sound now, and will leave in a few minutes. Mr. Wakefield comes round in her. At a meeting of the board of directors of the company, at their offices in Lombard-street, yesterday, a deputation appointed by the passengers of the Australian mail steamer had an interview for the purpose of obtaining the return of the passage-money. Some discussion took place as to the return and condition of the Australian, and the direc tors at length consented to the desire expressed in the resolution, and directed the passage-money to be paid back to those who demanded it. GOLD.—The total receipts of gold from Australia to be expected during the next two or three weeks seems little short of 2,000,0001. The Sydney, it appears had exactly 700,0001., and the Great Britain was to take a similar amount. The Black Friar and New Orleans had 250,000/. between them, and an aggregate of 1,650,000/. is therefore made up by these four vessels alone. The Cleopatra and Sarah Sands would also be likely to leave at an early date, and to ship considerable sums. BANK OF CONSTANTINOPLE.—It appears that the Turkish Government have made a demand upon the late London agents of the Bank of Constantinople for 420,0001. The agents, however, being under advance to the, extent of upwards of 250,0001., while the assets remitted to them, and on which the demand is founded, have not yet been more than partially realised, decline to give up anything. It is thought that the sum in ques tion has been the only thing relied upon to enable the repudiation of the loan to be carried out, but as there is every reason to believe that the Turkish authorities must have been fully aware of the lien which exists upon it, a hope may be entertained that it was on some better grounds that Lord Clarendon was induced to represent to the bondholders that all their claims would be met within a month. The 80,0001. of specie lately sent from Constantinople was merely in connexion with the liqui dation of the bank now in progress under the commission recently appointed. - - AUSTRALIAN COPPER COMPANY.—There was a special meeting of the English and Australian Copper Company yesterday, to give the proprietors all the information the directors possessed before the annual meeting in July. It appeared that the want of labour had been severely felt, and that many of the miners and skilled workmen had left the company's service for the diggings. The last accounts showed that the price of labour had fallen con siderably on account of the large emigration, and that the directors hoped some reaction would take place, and that men would again be procured for the company's works, as well as for those of the Burra Burra Company. The accounts exhibited a profit for the twelve months of 27,0001. in Australia, and of 14,600/: at the, Spitty works. There was a large quantity of copper ore in store, and about 3,000 tons were on the way to England. The chairman advised that no dividend should be paid out of the 42,0001. just at present, on account of the critical state of things in Australia, but hoped by the next meeting something might be resolved upon. The meeting then adjourned. TRH OUTWARD INDIAN MAIL.—The Bengal steamer, which left Southampton on the 20th ult, with the East India and China mail, arrived at Malta on the 28th ult., and thus performed a distance of 2,132 miles in little more than eight days, including a stoppage at Gibraltar. The Bengal is the largest steamer in the world, and has performed the distance between Southampton and Malta quicker than it has ever been performed before. She had to wait at Malta two days for the India and China mail rid Marseilles before she could proceed to Alexan dria. This was on account of- the rapid passage she made. There is no doubt that when the monster mail screw steamers now building are placed on the Alexan drian line that the India mail via Southampton need only be dispatched two days before the one vi 4 Mar seilles, instead of four days as at present, which will be a most important advantage to the mercantile commu nity. EXECUTION FOR MURDER.—On Monday last, John Williams, an American, was executed at Greenlaw, Berwickshire, for the murder of Andrew Mather, the toll-keeper at Cleikumin, near Lauder. The unhappy culprit continued throughout to manifest considerable indifference, and to show few signs of penitence for the deed for which he suffered. COURT CIRCULAJ Prince Albert presided yesterday morning at a meet ing of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. His Royal Highness arrived at the New Palace of West minster at eleven o'clock, attended by the Hon. Capt. De Ros. The other commissioners present were—The Earl of Derby, Earl Granby, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Overstone, the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, ate Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, the Right Hon. Sir William Molesworth, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, Sir ' Alexander Spearman, Bart„ Sir James W. Hogg, M.P., Sir Charles Barry, Sir William dubitt, Sir Charles Lyell, Sir Richard Westmacott, Mr. C. W. Dilke, Pro fessor Forbes, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. J. Gott, Mr. P. Pusey, and Mr. Alderman Thompson, M.P. Mr. Ed gar A. Bowring, Secretary to the Royal Commission, attended. The meeting broke up at a quarter before two o'clock. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Countess of Charlemont, the Hon. Beatrice Byng, Lord Camoys, Colonel Bouverie, anti the Hon. Captain De Ros, honoured the performance of the French Plays at the St. James's Theatre with their presence last evening. ' Her Majesty's private band attended at the palace on Tuesday evening, and performed the following composi tions :• Overture (Op. 56) Kalliwod Selection, " Euryanth.e" Woo . Choeur, "Gustav e " ~.Auber Pas Redouble ~ Labitzky, The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, visited the Comtesso de Neuilly, at Claremont yesterday. The Ducheis of Kent, accompanied by the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, attndea by Lord James Mur ray Fanny 11 bward, honoured th e P r i nc e ss ' s i Ti e atr ande with Ladyher presence la*, evening. ' A deplitALion, with a ret i t i on t o the crown for inquiry as to t l ize unfinisho4 and abandoned portions to Devizes, In the county of Wilts, of the Exet er Great Western Railway (the'Hungerford Extenelon), and of the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway, had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday at his official reel.- dence in Downing-stieet. The deputation consisted of Mr. Bond Cabbell, 31,p., Mr. Watson Taylor, Mr. Paul Anstie, Mr. Jamea Waylen, Mr. Wm. Cunningt on , Mr, John Jam es F ox , and r. Philip Hayward. A deputation of framework knitters f r om L e i ces t er had an interview with the Right Hon. T. Cla,rdwell yes terday at the Board of Trade in reference to the heavy • amount of deductions madi from their wages under various preteneas. The deputation consisted of George Buckby and Joseph Elliott, of Leicester, accompanied by T. Winters, of London.. A deputatlcm on the subject of the Melbourne Bank had an interview with the , Duke of Newcastle, at the Colcuiial-office, yesterday. The deputation consisted of Mr. Humphrey Brown, M.P., Mr. Oliveira, M.P., Mr. Macgregor, M.P., M. D'Oliei Gowan, Mr. G. Cook, Mr. Gardiner, Mr. Aggus, and Mr. M a y ne . A depu tation of the Australian Mining Company had also an interview with his grace at the same time. The deputa l tion emulated of Sir J, Shelley, Mr. Humphrey Brown, M.P.., Mr. James Ba r i ng , an d M r. Ed war d E s d a i le. A deputation from the Royal Flax Improvement Society of Ireland had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday, at his official residence in Downing street. The deputation consisted of the Earl of Erne, Sir. J. M, Stronge, Bart., Mr. Vincent Scully, M.P., Mr. Fagan, M.P., Mr. Cairns, M.P., Mr. Macartney, M.P., Mr. Kirk, M:l., Mr. Davison, M.P., Mr. F. W. Russell, M.P., Mr. F. Scully, M.P., M r . J ames S a dl e i r , M.P., Dr. M'Kibbin, Mr. Prendergant, Mr. J. Shar man Crawford, Mr. Ross S. Moore, M.P., Mr. Herd man, Mr. Macadam, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Grace, M.P. Captain Vitch, R.N., had an interview yesterday with the Duke of Newcastle, at the Colonial-office. office to the Governors of th e W es t I n di a I s l an d s. Dispatches were sent y es t er d ay f rom th e Colonial- NEW PHILHARMOA IC SOCIETY. The above society commenced their performances for the present season at Exeter-hall last night, under the conduct of Herr Lindpaintner, who, it appears, is to divide with Dr. Wylde the superintendence of the first four concerts, whilst the last two are committed to the, care of the celebrated Dr. Spohr. The principal feature of the first part was, of course, the symphony of Mendelssohn. This work, which was first produced in 1842, is the last of this class of corn positi3ns which emanated from the mind of its gifted composer. It is now so well known, and has received such universal approval, that any analysis of it would be quite uncalled for ; suffice it to say, that it appears . to have suffered no diminution of the public favour, and that the exquisite scherzo was, as usual, re-demanded amidst the most „enthusiastic plaudits. Beethoven's choruses were sung with steadiness and spirit, and the latter encored, the grotesqueness of the subjects and its fanciful treatment appearing to be much relished by the audience. Spohr's duett was a substitution for one by H. Smart, which was compelled to be postponed in con sequence of the indisposition of Mr. Sims Reeves. It was by no means effectively sung by Mrs. Endersohn and Mr. Lockl,y, the gentleman being frequently almost wholly inaudible. Mozart's great air was given by Mr. Weiss with correct expression and due dignity of style, but his voice has not sufficient volume in the lower notes to give the necessary effect to this simple but sublime composition. The clarionet concerto, though containing some happy ideas, displayed on the whole more difficulty than beauty ; it received full justice at the hands of M. Wuille, who exhibited a facility of execution and com mand over his instrument truly surprising. The pianoforte part of Beethoven's magnificent concerto was played by Madlle. Clauss in a manner which fully jus tified the sanguine expectations raised by her per formances last season. The well-known War March of the Priests, from the " Athalie," brought the concert to a conclusion with the utmost éclat, but, in con sequence of the numerous encores, not till a late hour. SUICIDE OF A FOREIGN MERCANTILE AGENT. Mr. G. S. Brent, the deputy-coroner for Middlesex, held a lengthened inquiry last evening, at the Middlesex Hospital, touching the death of Van Brecob Frieswicke, aged 31 years, a native of Holland, who died in the above institution on Sunday last, fro* the effects of having swallowed a quantity of nitric acid (aqua-fortis), on the 2d ult. The details of the case are as follows :—On the morning of the 2d of last month the deceased was lodging at No. 7, Clipstone-street, Fitzroy-square hav ing only taken the apartments the day previously, alt4ough he had lodged there before, and he called out from the window of his room to the policeman in the street, that he had taken poison, and wanted help, at the same time throwing down the latch-key. Two constables went in and removed him to the hospital, where he was at once attended by Mr. Corfe, the resident medical offi cer. He seemed after some days to rally, but fatal symp toms ultimately supervened, and he lingered, as stated above, until his death. After taking the poison, a letter was found written by him, addressed to the " Magistrate of Marylebone," wherein he stated that his body would be found and taken away by his friends, that all neces sary expenses would be paid, and he hoped that his name might not be allowed to appear in the newspapers. Mr. Palmer, the landlord of the house, stated that the deceased had first come to him last December, under the name of Charles Lewis Vincent, fresh from the Con tinent, and as a foreign agent. He also told witness that he had travelled a great deal, having been to the Californian gold diggings, New Orleans, and other parts towards South America. That he was now a mercan tile agent in a large way ; and witness believed him, seeing him with plenty of money, and paying a cabman 12s. a day to go to the docks, the Custom-house, & c . When he left to go the first time it was to the Conti nent, in great haste. His proper name was only ascer tained through the agent of foreign firms in Birchin lane, City. Mr. Corfe said that the deceased was most respectably connected, but had, unfortunately, got in with some brothel-keeper in a street off the Strand, who had since sent in a bill to the agent of 12 guineas for lodging. A. giriss girl of the same house also visited him in the hos pital. A gentleman from the Foreign-office, to whom he had applied for 251., also called some time since, and stated him to be of the highest respectability. The de ceased, when pressed as to the commission of the act, would only reply, " family matters." It was stated that he had a wife and two children in his own country. The post-mortem examination clearly showed•the poison to be the cause of death. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence, leaving the state of his mind at the time an open question. ROASTING BY GAS AT THE ROYAL NAVAL SCHOOL, GREENWICH HOSPITAL, BY M. SOYER.—Two interesting trials have taken place at the above establishment, with an apparatus, manufactured by Messrs. Smith and Philips, patentees, of Skinner-street, Snow-hill, under the superintendence of M. Soyer, which, in its results, finally determines the question on the merits and eco nomy of roasting by gas. The results of the first trial, which took place on the Bth inst., was that 36 legs of mutton, weighing 288 lbs., were roasted at a cost of is. 2d. In order to arrive at more positive results in regard to its economy, a second- trial was deemed requi site, which took place on the 11th inst., whe n e q ual weights of mutton were - cooked -23 jo ints, wei g hin g ., ipp 184 lbs., were roasted by gas at a cost of 104 d, with g as supplied at four shillings per thousan d feet ; whe n cooked, the above weight of mea t was found t o weigh 146 lbs. ; dripping, 19 lbs.; a gravy or ozmazome, 2i lbs.—thus showing the actual loss to be 81 lbs. Twenty-three joints of mutton , we i g hin g 184 lbs., were cooked in the usual way as adop ted at the insti tution, 2 18 lbs. gravy, am el y , the in mostone o economical Count fo rd f ' r s oas t ovens, ing . vv hitherto hei t con sideredaken 11 out the y nyowne ; ere th fo u t s indto weigh sumed by the oven weighe d 102 lbs., coals 30 lbs., thus proving the great econo m y of g as over the oven by a saving of 13 lbs. of meat , 1 l b . of dripping, and 2i lbs. of gravy, the value of w hic h s a ving is as follows : showing a lo I s 3 s of 341 b. d r The ;dripping, con- Meat, at 6d. per lb., 6s. 6d. ; dripping, at sd. per lb., 5d ; and gravy, at is. 6 d..per l b. , 4 s. 1 1d., making a total Of 11s. Old. These experiments took lace before the Gover nor, Sir C. Adams, and his lady, Sir J. Liddle, M.D. ; Lieut. Rouse, general superintendent ; Lieut Monk Messrs. Lee and Saville, inspectors of works, ISLc , &c,, who expressed their admiration at the cleanliness' and simplicity of tl.e apparatus. In order to vantages of the system in all its branches, a rump steak was broiled by M. Soyer, before the co who partook of it, and declared it wasmpany present, perfection and free from all odour. , EMIGRATION.—By the late advice from ihe Australian colonies we learn that 12,000 emigrants and 152 ships had arrived in Port Philip during the month of Decem ber. ~`'td IMPORTANT 11 TURKEY. (BY. SUBMARINE kTELEGRAPH.) (From a Seeond Edition of the Morning Post.) PARIS, TIItiRSDAY. The following has just been received from Con• stantinople, dated March 5 : Prince Menzikoff arrived at Constantinople on the 28th of February. On the 2d of March he proceeded direct to the Sultan, and abstained from paying the Minister of Foreign Affairs the cus tomary visit. The day before yesterday Fuad Effendi placed his resignation in the hands of the Sultan. It has not yet been accepted. On the demand of the Grand Visier, the Charge d'Affaires of England has sent dispatches to Admi ral Dundas, commanding the fleet in the Mediter ranean, at present at Malta, begging him to come, with all convenient speed, and to anchor in the Archipelago. • CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH 6. The resignation of Fuad Effendi is aceepted. He itreplaced by Rifaat Pacha. AUSTRALIA AND THE CAPE. SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH, 16. By the Teviot we have received the Cape of Good Hope Shipping and Mercantile Gazette of Feb. 4. That paper, in announcing the arrival of the Aus • tralian mail steamer Sydney, states that she has on freight gold valued at 800,0001. sterling, and 143 passengers. She left Sydney on the 4th, Melbourne on the 11th, Adelaide the 17th of December, and King Georges Sound on the Ist of January. The files of Cape papers exchanged by the Sydney and Teviot at St. Vincent are very incomplete. The following is the only news, i n a postscript to the Cape Shipping Gazette of the 4th of February : " Yesterday's post brings the following intelligence : —His Excellency the Governor, accompanied by . Major-General Yorke, Colonels Cloete and Sey mour, and other members of his staff, left Graham's Town early in the morning of yesterday week, with an idea, it was rumoured, of making some arrange ments with the friendly chiefs, with a view to the declaration of peace. His Excellency the Governor in a general order has expressed Ins high estimation of the services rendered by Captain Hall and the officers and men of her Majesty's steam-sloop Styx along a dangerous and difficult coast, without loss, accident, or impediment, during the arduous con test now happily brought to an end. " His Excellency had appointed a board of offi cers to assemble at Graham's Town, on Tuesday last, for the purpose of investigating all claims or losses sustained during the war. " Information had been sent to the civil com missioners of Uitenhage that the Zourberg was again infested with a body of IT..afirs, supposed to be about 100 in number ; the police and the far mers were about to unite in expelling the ma rauders. " The chief Moshesh has recently punished a Basuto captain, and killed seven of his people, for having plundered some co l on i a l f armers ; an d L e t si, the son of the Basuto chief, has delivered to the Civil Commissioners of Smithfield a valuable horse, which he stated was found in his father's territory, but supposed to belong to a British officer. Her Majesty's ship Hastings arrived at the Cape on the 17th of January from Trincomalee, and was to leave on the sth of February for England. Her Majesty's ship Electra, bound to Australia, left Ship's Bay on the 31st of January. The Meander, Hydra, Dee, Vulcan, and Hast ings were at the Cape when the Sydney left. The arrival of the Sydney at Plymouth may now be momentarily expected. ARRIVAL OF THE SYDNEY. • PLYMOUTH, MARCH 16. The Australian Royal Mail Steam Navigation Company's steamer Sydney, Captain Franklyn, ar rived at 7 this evening. Her dates are—Sydney, December 4 ; Port Philip, 11 ; Adelaide 17 ; King George's Sound, January 1 ; Cape of Good Hope, February 6 ; St. Vincent, March 2. She has 122 adult and 17 children passengers, and 175,790 ounces of gold on freight. The Vulcan, which left Sydney on the 3d of November, placed her mails on board the Sydney, at the Cape. The Harbinger, for Australia, left St. Vincent on the 24th of February. The Queen of the South, for Calcutta, left the island on the 27th of February. Colonel Eyre, of the 73d Regiment, is about to return to England through ill-health. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS. -MARCH 16. ( From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) COUNTY RATES AND EXPENDITURE BILL, Clause One (County Financial Boards to be constituted). —Amendment proposed , i n page 1, line 19, aft er th e wor d s County of Lincoln," to insert the words " and the ion Western Div and the East ern Di vision of the County r. H of Sus so put, " That those words be there inserted." The committee divided—Ayes, 70 ; Noes, 142. MINORITY—AYES, 70. Bagge, W. Halford, Sir H enry Palmer, R. Bailey, Sir J. Irton, Samuel Ball, Edward Percy, J. , Jocelyn, Viscount Porta', Melville Barrington, Viscount Kendall, Nicholas Smyth, J. G. Blair, Colopelr°, Col. Knatchbull, Wm. F. Spooner, R. Lennox, Lord HG. Stafford,. A. 'wide Booker, T. W. Lindsay, Colon e l Stanley, Lord Buck, Lewis W. Lovalne, Lord Start, H. G. Clive, Robert Low dier, Colonel Taylor, Col. ld, J. C. Di acartney, G. Turner, C. Cobb° Davies, D. Mandeville, Visco un t Tyler, Sir G. manners, Lord G. Vyse, Capt. Deni.son, .T. E. Waddington, H. Disrat 11, Benjamin Miles, William Mitchell, W. Walcott, Adm. Drummond, H. Duncombe, Hn. A. Moore, Ross S. Walpole Dundas, G. Morgan, Octavins west, F. Spencer H. F. R. Egerton W. Morg an , C. Rodney Whiteside, Jam e s Elmley, Vise. Naas, Lord Fellowes, Edward Napi er , Joseph Wyndham, General Wyndham ,, W. Forbes, W. N ew d egate. C. Wynne Wm. W. E. Forester, Colonel No e l, G erard James Fre•thflell, J. North, Colonel Gaskell, J. M. Ossulston, Lord TZLLEES. Greaves, Edward Packe Charles W. Henley, J. W. Gwyn, Howel Packington, bir J. Jolllffe, Sir W. 03•11 MAJORITY—NOES, 142. Baines, M. T. Fox, W. Price, Ball, John F reestun, Colonel Robar W. P. tes, T. J. A.. Barnes, T. Gardner, It. Russ.-11, F. C. Bass, M. T. Goodman, Sir George Sadleir, J. Bell, J. Gower, F. L. Sawle, C. B. O. Bellew, Captain Greenall, Gilbert Scholefteld, W. Bennet, Philip Grcgson, Samuel Scully, F. Berkeley, H. Greville, Col. Scully, V. Berkeley, Hon. C. F. Grey, sir G. Seaham, Lord. Berkeley, C. L . 130,1fleld, G. Seymer, H. K. Biggs, William Hall. sir Benjamin Seymour, Lord B onham - Carter, J. Harcourt, Col. Seymoe.r, H. B. Boyle, Col. Hayter, W. G. Shee, W. Bramston, T. W. H ea dl am , T. E. Shelley, Sir J. T. Brand, H. Bright, .Tolin smith R. V Heneage, G. Fieschi . Ileneage, Geo. H. Smith, John B. Br onerton, Joseph Hervey, Lord Alfred Smith, W. 32, Brown, W. H e y woo d, J ames Stapleton, Joh n 'truce, Lord E. Heyworth, L. Strickland, Six G. Butler, Charles Hindley, Charles Sturt, ii. G, Cavendish, G. Howard, C. W. G. Stuart, Lord D. Chambers, T. Hume, Joseph Sull.van, M. Cheetham, John Hutt, William Swilt, It (NIL Smith Kershaw, James Thicknesse, R. A . Clay, Sir W. King, P. J. Thornely, T. Cobbett, JM. Kirk, William Tomline, G. Cobden, Richard Langton, B. G. Towneley, C. Cogan, W. H. Lescelles, Hon. E Vane, t,i,rd A. Lowe, Robert Crook, J . Crossl. y, Frank Lucas, F. Vernon, G. Deedes, W. 34'Cann James Villiers, Rt, Hn, C. P , Denhon, J. E. Marshall, William Wall, C. 13, Devereux, J. T. Massey, W, N. Walinsley, Sir J. - J. Dodd. G. watt! , Meagher, Thomas Warner, Edward Duckworth, Sir J. alviiiiltli4,aEn Robert man, Jamesdward What Duncan, George wiain n , W• Dundas, F. Ilona, Lord Wi ekh ikinso, lL W. Egerton, E. Moody, C. A. Wilcox, B. Elliot, J. E. Mo rris, D. Williams, W. Emlyn, Viscount k ostyu, E. M. Wise, J. Eamonde, J. Norm) s, Lord Wortley, J. S. Evans, Sir De Lacy O'Brien, P. Wrightson, W. Ferrer, James O'Brien, Sir Timothy Young, Sir I. Fitzgerald, J. B. Oliveira, Benjamin Fitzrol , Hon. H . Obbot ne, Ralph Fitzwilliam, G. W. Palmerston, Iris. TELLERS. Forster, M. . Parker, It. Townley F orster, Charles Pechell, Sir G. Gibson, T. M. Fertescue. Chich es t er Pilkington, Jemes Barrow, W. H. RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.—A Parliamentary paper has been issued, which contains the returns made to the railway department of the. Board of Trade of the rail way accidents which happened during the hall:year, end ing June 30, 1852, from which it appears that the total number of persons of every description killed and in jured on all the passenger railways open for public traffic in Great Britain and Ireland during that period, amounted to 83 killed, and 99 injured, and may be classed as follows :-1 passenger killed, and 56 injured, from causes beyond their own control ; 10 passengers killed, and 5 injured, owing to their own misconduct or want of caution ; 26 servants of companies or of contrac tors killed, and 23 injured, from causes beyond their own control ; 23 servants of companies or of contractors killed, and 7 injured, owing to their own misconduct or want of caution ; 23 trespassers and other persons, neither passengers nor servants of the companies, killed, and 8 injured, by crossing or walking on the railway. The number of passengers conveyed during the half-year amounted to 39,249,605. TITHE COMMISSION.--It appears from a return to the House of Commons, ordered at the instance of Mr. Fitz roy, that no agreements for the commutation of tithes were confirmed by the commissioners during the year ending Ist January, 1853. The total amount of rent charge agreed to be paid in lieu of tithes in England and Wales is 2,482,570/. 7s. 9d. ; the total of awards 1,525,7011. 13s. 4 d. ; total of rent-charges 4,011,1661. 9s. 41d. Total rent-charges of the present return not, included in former returns, 2,894/. Bs. 3d. THE CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY. The report of the directors to the shareholders, at the extraordinary general meeting, which was held this day, was as follows : " The directors think it desirable, as the charter is now obtained, and the undertaking is rapidly advancing towards completion, to take advantage of the oppor tunity afforded by an extraordinary meeting called to consider an agreement with the West End and Crystal Palace Railway Company, in order to submit to the pro prietors a short statement of the position and prospects of the c ompany. " After th e purc h ase of the building the fi rs t s tep taken w as t o secure an appropriate site. For th i s pur pose it w as f ound expedient to purchase a much larger extent of land than was actually required for the park, in order to secure the assent of adjoining landowners, and to effect diversions of public roads. "The principal purchase was that of Mr. Schuster's park, consisting of 171 acres, which that gentleman most liberally allowed the company to take at its then existing market price, as determined by a va luation. The price was r e f erre d to Mr. Daniel Smith and Mr. Norton, as referees, with Sir John Musgrove as umpire, and settled by them at 86,661/. 12s. Bd. The oth er purchases comprised 178 acres, at a total cost of 81,000/, so that the company on the whole became the proprietors of 349 acres, at a cost of 167,6611. The policy o f se curing sufficient land before its value had been enhanced by the constru c ti on o f th e pa l ace soon became appar ent, as a portion of the surplus on the outside of the park has been already disposed of at a large profit. An offer made by Mr. Wyth es , o f R e i gate, of 100,000 / . f or 149 acres of this land h as b een accepted, which, w ith some other small portions sold, will sho w a p ro fit o f 51,000/., which has be en rea li se d i n th e course of a few mon ths by the resale of land. Th e company st i ll retain 200 acres' within a ring fence ; o f l an d o f th e most valuable c h ara cter' " The necess ar y s p ace b e i ng secured, the determine tion of the position of the Palace thereon became a matter of anxious consideration, 'and the summit of the hill above Sydenham was finally selected. This site, owing to the nature of the ground, involved an increase of expense, but the advantages of occupying one of th e most commanding situations in the world, ov erlooking London, the V a ll e y o f th e Th ames, and the plain ° Kent, were so apparent, that the directors did not hesi tate to adopt it. " Indeed, they may state that throughout the whole conduct of the enterprise, in which they have had to contend with all the difficulties and responsibiliti es of an undertaking so entirely novel, the directors have steadily kept in ' view the principle that the first condi" tion of success was to create a palace and park which should constitute a monument worthy of the nation. " In doing so they have striven, as far as possible, to consult economy ; but they have endeavoured t o a ttain this object rather by avoiding unnecessary exp e nditure in matters not strictly essential, than by curtailing all of the leading features of the magnificent, plans of Sir Joseph Paxton, or of the admirable and instructive lections and decorations of Messrs. Jones, Wyatt, an d others. " By acting on these principles they have succeeded' notwithstanding the adoption of extended plans, 11 which the palace and surroun di ng park will be carried o ut in all their leading features, on a scale of magn ificence far exceeding anything originally contemplated — limiting the amount of expenditure to a sum which, no that the principal cont rac t s are all let, may be con fidently stated not to exceed the original limit of capital P re ; ; vided by the ch ar t er , v i z ., 500,0001 . o f s h are cap i ta l an one third of that am oun t, or 166,6661 . 6 s. Bd . of l es n capital. "The whole of the share capital of 500,000/. is sub scribed for and available, and there will be no difficulty in raising the authorised amount on loan. The VII: chase money of the lands resold, amounting to upwar: of 100,0001., will be received by the company before w e Ist August. "As regards the' prospects of profit and return of the capital invested in this great national undertaking, the directors will only state that every step which has been taken towards realising the general conception has ill ; creased their con fid ence i n a successful result. It ` ; 7 now certain that a building—in magnitude and arch." tectural beauty very far surpassing the original str ce i ture in Hvde-park—filled with unrivalled collections art and of objects of beauty and interest, placed on commanding site in the midst of a spacious park, which the charm of na t ura l scenery i s combined wit; ornamental gardens, terraces, and fountains, on e scale of magnificence rivalling that of the Pe le , h e ; itself, will be thr own o p en w ithi n every access of the millions of inhabitant s o f thi s grea t metropo li s . If, ..,- appears to be proved by the Great Exhibition of 185 1 , demand really exists among all classes of the populati_° for a supply of the me ans o f gra tif y i ng en li g ht ene d ci u ' t e n . sity and enjoying innocent recreation, healthful mind and body, amidst objects of natural and artistic beauty and scientific interest, the results of such an 1111. dertaking can hardly fail to be eminently successful. ° "As the time, however, is a pp roac hi ng when thes e results will be brought to the test of experien ce ! the directors refrain from indulging in any an t ; pations, and will confine themselves to adverting one point connected with the question of coraTt e ' cial return, which is no longer speculative. advantages afforded to artists, manufacturers, patentee° f and others, by such an un r i va ll e d o pportunity ,(, exhibiting their productions, h ave b een so generAW appreciated, that they have led to numerous ar plications for space for exhibition, at a rental be paid to the company. These applications alrea' a i comprise many of the leading manufacturers i n c lifferen_, departments, whose producti ons f orme d the princ i lw attraction of the Exhibition of 1851 ; and as the prcr gress of-the New Crystal Palace becomes better know* the demand for space is fast increasing. From the W plications already made to Mr. Belshaw, under w hose superintendence the department of British ma nufactur e was placed in 1851, th e directors are assured th3;111,10 will be abl e no t on l y to fill the whole of the space in th e i n t er i or of the building a""! ng wit h inte rest,capi- but also to realise a large return on the whole all other tal invested, from rents alone, independently of sources of revenue. of "The directors will now advert to the arrangement_ with the West End and Crystal Palace Railway "' -th objects C n o .. pany, whose bill has just been read a second time i_ the House of Commons, which is the special object of the present meeting. his railway is promoted by a1;._,.„", tirely independent company, and although your all; tors have given it every support and encourageines f from the obvious importance of facilitating the mean s transport to the Crystal Palace from all parts e f n id don, they do not propose that this company shoi undertake any guarantee or advance of cal:l e The agreement which has been entered into by two boards, subject to the approval of the il t prietors, is simply a traffic agreement, by wh ich ha g is provided that the Crystal P a l ace Company e fix the rate at which tickets shall be issued L e chiding admission to the Palace, and transport by 'e railway, the proceeds of which shall be divided in, proportion of four-sevenths to the Crystal Palace t'f in i pany, and three-sevenths t o th e ra il wa y com pany ;_`",„ e as the railway company are ab ou t t o ex pend a Ll i s capital, on the faith of the traffic whi c h w ill be broug to the Palace, it is further stip u l a t e d— as a security to them against the risk of th e C r y s t a l P a l ace Conllw ti l t fixing rates so extremely l ow as t o l eave th e m Nvit he as . any adequate remuneration—that the proportion signed to the railway company under this division t he e , not be less that Bd. for eac h passenger, to an d from the palace. " This proposition will be submitted to the ine e .,, tin t and the directors recommend the proprietors to ratiTY. n. "' beinc , satisfied that it is most advantageous for their terest to secure, at the earliest possible period, su ch to additional means o f cheap and convenient transpo rt ,:; iy the palace upon terms which involve no onerous li 3 u• — • or obligation." • OUR NATIONAL DEFENCES.—CONVEY A NCE OF SS ARTILLERY BY RAILWAY.—An experimental remova l to ' troops and artillery . took ph ce y es t er d ay mor ning fr ro Z the Bricklay ers ' A rms s t a ti on o f th e S out h-Bas,..w e d Railway, for the purpose of ascertaini ng th e time regal' • to load and unload heavy artill er y w ith h orse s, ato l ; tion, &c., for conveyance by railway. A portion 0 battery of the Royal Artillery, with the full compie ra : r e of men, horses, guns, ammunition, waggons, &c., • loaded in a train at the Bricklayers' Arms station , ecirs veyed to Woolwich. and there unloaded—all in 2 h_ A (W ia and 38 minutes, 35 minutes of' which were oecupi eu constructing a temporary platform to unload the g l fo THE FATAL LOCOMOTIVE BOILER EXPLOSION, 14 .1 MANCHESTER.—Mr. W. S. Rutter resumed his incr i . l be into the causes of this event yesterday afternoon, at the Waggon and Horses. Captain Wynne, the Gover°, /a1 ,?,0 inspector, was examined, and stated that the expi° s i r might have resulted from the engine being out of refl, i , as well as the cause to which it has hitherto been at t buted—the engine driver, Hefron, having screwed cl evv to the safety valves. He would not, however, decide e a what it was really to be attributed, though he consider the engine very much worn. THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE BOLTON I; WAY.—Another victim has been added to the list of t he whose lives were sacrificed by this catastrophe--fi e M`Cartney, Mr. Barbour's nurse, having died at Manchester Infirmary late on Tuesday night. Ilex juries consisted of a dislocated ancle, to reduce whiche was necessary to amputate a portion of the bone of t°,.. joint. This is the sixth death arising out of the acc iden' ' Mr. Carati still remains in a precarious state. VS "" OPENING OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE ON SUNDA - to Last night a public meeting of young men oppes — , e ia the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays Wa s ",, co at the London Tavern , Mr. Robert Seely, i n the abe e ",, of the Lord Mayor , in the Chair. After a few obsen,° tions by the chairman against the openi n g of the Olen, Palace, a resolution was moved and seconded. :„.. Newton, amid a scene of consid era bl e u p ro ar and etwi - e f mon, moved as an amendment, "That; in the opiniV„„ this meeting, the opening of th e Crystal P a lace on P - : days would be a religious, a mora l, and 'a social adolr; tage to the community." On a show of hands, O a chairman declared the original motion to be carried by ' large majority. HOPS.—In a Parliamentary paper which has b e te a e° printed by orde r o f t h e House of Commons, it is sta. of that the total number of acres under the cultivatinn69l hops, in the y ear 1852, was 46,1571, of w h ic h 10 ta were in the district of Rochester, 10,1092 in the cou.ni.; of Sussex, 9,4931 in the district of Canterbury', 5 :2 0 22 4. i n the county of Hereford, 1,730 i in Hampshire, 1 ; 1 u - 7 . the Isle of Wight, and 1,107 i in Worcestershir e, The total amount of the dut y . for 1852, was Bs. lid., of which the old dut amounted to 244, 8 ;A, 2s. 4d., the new duty to 180,98 7 1. 19s. 11d., and th „`, e ditional duty of 5 per cent., to 21,290/. ss. 9d• 494 total weight of hops charged with duty Was " I° '' 447, 1 * . lbs., and the amount exported during the year 955,8551 be.