The Sun. — London, England, 1853-02-01 00:00:00

',3tirb bttton+ SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. LATEST FROM FRANCE. The state of the weather considerably delayel the delivery of the French mail to-day ; but, for tunately, the principal items of news which the P ar is papers of yesterday contain, had already been anticipated by express. The Constitutionnel, how ever, publishes an article in the speech of General Cass, in the American Senate, and does not scruple to denounce, in strong terms, as unjust, impolitic, and unwise, the course of policy which the General recommends the American Government to take with reference to the Clayton and Bulwer treaty. - The Siecle returns to the question of the am nesty. It draws a distressing picture of the posi tion of the political exiles in Algeria, and calls for the prompt exercise of clemency. We have mentioned the, fact of an arrangement boxing been come to between the French and Bel gian governments, by means of which luggage and merchandise forwarded to Belgium may, by being sealed with the seal of the Customs in France, ar- Live at the place of destination without undergoing a search on the frontier. The lifoniteur informs us that this arrangement applies equally to Hol land, for all luggage or merchandise sent by rail road to that country. This will be a great ad vantage to travellers and persons trading with Belgium or Holland. The Spanish Government is actively engaged with the question of the finances of the country. Several capitalists have expressed their readiness to renew their engagements with the Treasury at the end of the month. The Bank of St. Ferdi nand will make its usual advances of 24 mil lions, and is negotiating other important transac tions with the Government. In its sitting of the 27th the Piedmontese Se nate voted the Slave-trade Repression Bill, by 38 votes to 10. The Deputies p asse d the bill for the re-organisation of the Chambers of Commerce by 84 votes to 27. It was reported at Berlin on the 28th that the Customs Conferences were'about to terminate, and that a treaty of 12 years will be concluded be tween Austria and Prussia, leaving to the latter the power of proposing any change in the tariffs. The police of Berlin have issued an order for the arrest, if found in any part of the Prussian terri tory, of Paul Darasz, a Pole, which has been at tempting at Posen, from which he fled to avoid arrest, to raise money on the bonds of the revolu tionary committee of London. Advices from Bosnia of the 20th, state that Turkish troops and stores are constantly passing, on their way to the frontiers of Montenegro: All the cadis have received orders to have public prayers offered up for five days to ensure victory over the Montenegrins. Several Swiss officers have joined the latter. Major Orelli, of Zurich, is of the number, and has a distinguished grade in the artillery. TURKEY. The Journal de Constantinople of the 14sh, pub lishes a circular of the directors of the Bank of Con stantinople, in which, after announcing that the Government had decided, that the affairs of the Bank should be wound .11p, they state that " the bills in circulation, which six months ago a moun t e d to 1,500,0001. sterling, are now reduced to about 400,0001., and the funds necessary for payment of them in Europe have been secured by a contract between the Sublime Porte and five merchants of Constantinople." A letter from Constantinople of the 15th states that itle winding up of the affairs of the Bank of Constantinople was proceeding favourably, as the Turkish Government hesitated at no sacrifices to fulfil the engagements contracted in its name. A new bank will, it is said, be established in March, and at the same time various reforms will be intro . duced in the financial system of the Government generally. It has been decided, says a letter from Constan tinople, that in future every battalion of the Turk ish army shall have a company of chasseurs, but without increasing the number of men. The most active and intelligent young men are to be taken to form the company of cbasseurs, and they are to have percussion muskets. The following details of Abdel Kader's visit to the Turkish capital are given in the Journal de Constantinople :—He arrived on the 7th in the steam-frigate the Labrador, commanded by the Marquis de Saint-Simon. He was attended by a suite of 50 persons, and accompanied by Command ant Baron Boissonnet, Dr. Tyron, and two inter preters. When the Labrador entered the port, the Marquis de Lavalette, ambassador of France, sent on board M. Dauprat, dragoman of the embassy, to compliment Abdel Kader on hishappy arrival. The frigate saluted the city with 21 guns, and the salute was returned by the batteries of Top-Hans ; it then saluted the admiral's flag, and was replied to by the Turkish corvette anchored in the port. On the Bth, Abd-el-Kader disembarked, and went to the mosque of Top-Hans, where he said a prayer. He next, accompanied by three persons of his suite, by Baron Boissonnet and Dr. Tyron, and by an inter preter, proceeded to pay a (visit to the Marquis de Lavalette, by whom he was most kindly received. Then he went to visit the Cheick 131-Islam, with whom he remained a long time. He next pro ceeded to tne Porte to visit the Grand Vizir; he was there joined by the Minister of War and the President of the Council of State, and was treated with marked attention. He afterwards waited on the Minister of Foreign Affairs, by whom also he was kindly received. The Emir then returned on board the Labrador. In the afternoon the Marquis de Lavalete, accom panied by the members of the Embassy, paid a visit to Abd-el-Bader in that vessel . On the following day the Ambassador gave a dinner to Abd-el-Kader, his ex-Khalifat, Sidi-Kaddour-Ben-Embarek, the Minister of Foreign Affrirs, several chiefs of Em bassies, and other personages of distinction. After the dinner, M. de Lavalette gave a grand soiree, which was attended by Abd-el-Kader, Sidi-Kad dour-Ben-Embarek, and Sidi-Mustapha-Ben-Abit aleb, his brother-in-law. Several foreign ministers were presented to Abd-el-Kader, and he received them with marked courtesy. A ball followed, and at half-past ten o'clock he returned on board the Labrador. On the 12th he was,conveyed in the barge of the Minister of War to the imperial palace of Tcheragan, where he was received in audience by the Sultan. The Sultan displayed great couttesy to him. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 31. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Charles Palgrave as Consul at Dublin, and of Mr. George Moss as Vice-Consul at St. Helena, for his Majesty the King of the Belgians. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Dorsetshire. Lieut.-Colonel Sir Henry Bayly, K.H.; Rear-Admiral Joseph Gulston Garland ; John Scott Bankes, Esq.; John Tatchell Bullen, Esq.; Charles Parke, Esq.; George Cartwright, Esq.; Robert Hagsell Swaffield, Esq.; William Eliot, Esq.; and Herbert Williams, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenants, Jan. 27. Commissions by the Loyd-Lieutenant of th e C oun t y _ _ Palatine of Lancaster, Edward Parker, Esq.; William Earle, Esq.; John Weid, Esq.; James Hardy Wrigley, Esq.; Edward Janws Stanley, Esq.; Henry Master Feilden, Esq.; John Rowlandson Marshall, Esq.; Thomas Dugdale, Esq.; William Ainsworth, Esq.; and Peter C a tt era ll, Esq., to be D eputy Li eutena nts,Jan. 25. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire. Charles Spencer Lloyd, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieu tenant, Jan, 28. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire. Prince Albert's Own Leicestershire Yeomanry Ca valry.—Francis Rawdon Hastings Lawrie, late Major 79th Highlanders, to be Cornet, vice W. H. Curzon, promoted, Jan. 6. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire. South Herts Corps of Yeomanry Cavalry. —Charles Drape, Gent., to be Surgeon , vice William Ll o yd Thomas, Gent., resigned , • d, Jan. 22. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets. King's Own Light Infantry Regiment of IVliliti a Thomas Parker Ricl;ford, Esq., late Captain in the 23d Fusiliers, to be Captain of a. Company, vice Walker promoted ; Charles Fishlake Cundy, Gent., Ti loma s Cundy, jun., Gent., Stapleton Cotton, Gent., William Eykyn, Gent., Henry John Can non, Gent., William Gonne March, Gent., and Frederick Robinson, Gent. to be Lieutenants; Jan. 27. Notificaation by the Lord-Lieutenant of the West Rid ing of the County of York, and of the City and County of the City of York. It has hereby notified, that her Majesty has been gra ciously pleased to direct that the 2d and 3d Regiments of West York Militia shall respectively be formed into Light Infantry Regiments. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. • Saturday, Jan. 29. This Court will. in addition to the sitting already ap pointed for Saturday the 12th day of February next, hold a sitting on Monday the 14th day of February next, and will, at such sittings on Saturday the 12th and Mon day the the 14th days of February next, proceed in dis. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 1, 1853, posing of the business then pending in the paper of new trials, and in the special pap er , an d a l so i n giving judg ment in cases then standing for judgment. _ — Fred. Pollock. J. Parke. E. H. Alderson. Saml. Martin. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Richard Hunt, hosier, Kingston-upon-Hull. BANKRUPTS. James Betteridge, tea dealer, Watlington, Oxford shire, to surrender, Feb. 11, at eleven, and March 10, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assigne, Coleman-street-buildings ; Hill and Mathews, St. Mary Axe. Joseph Frederick Mason, draper, Dover, Feb. 15, and March 15, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane ; Sole, Turner, and Turner, Aldermanbury. Miles Sumner, brewer s Liverpool, Feb. 14, and March 7, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Caze nove, officialassignee, Liverpool ; Francis and Almond, Liverpool. Edward Williams, block and spar manufacturer, Liver pool, Feb. 14 and March 7, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Roby, Liverpool. John Langdale, hosier, Lancaster, Feb. 14, and March 7, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Robinson and Atkinson, Hull and Beverley ; Evans and Son, Liverpool. MAILS FOR AUSTRALIA. General Post-office, Jan., 1853, , . Her Majesty's Government have made arrangements for the conveyance of mails to Australia once in every month, in future, by the establishment of a packet, to run once in two months from Singapore (in connexion with the India mail of the 4th of the month via South ampton, and of the Bth of the month via Marseilles), alternately with the line of mail packets, via the Cape of Good Hope, sailing from Plymouth on the 3d of every second month. The mails for Australia will accordingly be made up in London during the present year on the following days : Feb. 2—Evening via Plymouth and the Cape Of Good Hope. March 4—Morning via Southampton and Singapore. March B—Evening via Marseilles and Singapore. April 2—Evening via Plymouth and the Cape of Good Hope. May 4—Morning via Southampton and Singapore. May 9—Evening via Marseilles and Singapore. June 2—Evening via Plymouth and the Cape of Good Hope. July 4—Morning via Southampton and Singapore. July B—Evening via Marseilles and Singapore. Aug. 2—Evening via Plymouth and the Cape of Good Hope. Sept. 3—Evening via Southampton and Singapore. Sept. B—Evening via Marseilles and Singapore. Oct. 3—Evening via Plymouth and the Cape of Good Hope. Nov. 4—Morning via Southampton and Singapore , ._ _ .._. Nov. B—Evening via Marseilles and Singapore. Dec. 2—Evening via Plymouth and the Cape of Good Hope. All letters and newspapers for the Australian Colo nies (except such as may be specially addressed " via Marseilles") will be forwarded by the packets via Ply mouth, or via Southampton, according as they may be posted in time for either line of packets. Postmasters will see that this regulation differs from the regulation laid down for the dispatch of letters to India, which, as a rule, are forwarded via Marseilles unless specially directed to be sent by another route, whilst letters to Australia will be conveyed by the long sea route as the rule, and only via Marseilles when so directed. This is necessary, as letters via Marseilles can only be for warded to Australia once in two months, and, if inad vertently posted without any special address, would be subject to a very long delay. The postage uponjletters for any of the Australian colo nies, when conveyed by packet, either via Plymouth or via Southampton, will be ls. the half ounce, and when addressed to be sent via Marseilles, ls. 10d. if under a quarter of an ounce, 2s. 3d. if weighing a quarter of an ounce and not exceeding half an ounce, and so on, ac cording to the mile in operation for charging letters ad dressed to India. Newspapers, posted in accordance with the regula tions, will be transmitted by packet, free of charge, but will be liable to a postage of 3d. each when sent via Marseilles. The postage upon both letters and newspapers must be paid in advance. Those postmasters whose instructions direct them to send their letters for Plymouth by cross post, will of course forward the letters and newspapers intended for Australia via Plymouth, in the same manner ; but all others should be sent to London. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of this day.) SUGAR.-There has not been a larger supply of colo nial, and home dealers for the most part, being more in clined to get into stock, prices have ranged firm since last Tuesday. A further increase is apparent in the de mand for Foreign for all purposes. together with some improvement in the currency. To-day there was a larger demand from both refiners and grocers for West India Sugar ; Merchants were also firm, and obtained prices fully equal to those of Friday for all sorts. At auction 260 hhds 6 tres Barbadoes went briskly, fine yellow at 39s 6d to 40s Gd, and middling to good 36s to 38s, showing in some cases a small advance. Tota purchases are 850 hhds and tierces. REFINED.-There is no further advance for refined sugar, still home dealers have been extensive piircha,sers; brown lumps realised 44s Gd to 45s ; tittlers common to fine 45s 6d to 495, double 50s to 52s ; Hambro loaves, 46s to 50s, double 51s to 535; and standard lumps 46s 6d per cwt. Bastards have sold freely, brown at 27s to 31s, and yellow 32s to 355. A large business has been concluded in pieces ; fine 40s to 41s, and low to good 35s Gd to 39s 6d. Wet lumps have been much in request ; fine 43s 6d to 445, and other sorts 42s to 438. Treacle remains in active demand, and prices ad vance ; boiled from West India molasses realised 16s 6d to 17s, patent 17s 6d to 18s, and golden syrup 18s 6d to I9s. For delivery there are sellers at these terms. In British crushed sugar purchases are small for expor tation, still prices remain at 29s 6d to 30s. Dutch has been dealt in with reluctance, but thereis no decline, 24s to 27s 6d having been obtained, and 28s to 29s for extra. To-day a good home trade demand existed for refined sugar, and the currency is firm. Brown lumps at 455, and low to fine grocery 45s 6d to 48s per cwt. Crushed rather more in request for shipping at previous terms. MAIIRITIIIS.-This afternoon fie brown realised 33s 6d to 345, low to middling yellow 34s 6d to 35s 6d, good to fine 36s to 38s 6d, refining from 34s to 375, grainy white 41s to 43s 6d, and fine yellow ditto 40s to 40s 6d per cwt. EAST INDIA.-This afternoon a good business was concluded in Bengal sugar, the previous currency being well sustained. At auction 6,000 bags were nearly all sold ; Benares good to fine white at 38s to 395, low to middling 36s 6d to 37s 6d, middling to good like Mauri tius 35s to 36s 6d, fine grainy yellow 39s to 40s, but Khaur was taken in at 27s 6d to 28s, being above the value. Madras is wanted, previous terms being well supported ; at auction 2,173 hags were sold, low fo mid grocery at 33s to 365, soft brown 27s 6d to 28s 6d, and yellow ditto 29s to 32s per cwt. FOREIGN.-An extensive demand has prevailed for floating cargoes of Brazil since this day week, and there is some improvement in prices. Of Pernam two cargoes of brown, consisting of 10,000 bags have been sold for a near port at 18s to 18s 3d, one white ditto for Trieste. at 245, uninsured, exempt from average ; 3 of 800 tons brown Bahia for a near port at 19s to 19s 6d, and one of 400 chests on the spot, duty paid, at 335. Several par cels of brown Bahia in bond have also been sold at 18s 6d to 19s 6d, unclayed Manilla 18s to 18s 6d, and clayed 20s to 21s. Yellow Havannah afloat is wanted at 20s 6d to 21s for numbers 104 to 16, brown at 20s to 20s 3d for 9 to 10, and white 27s to 28s per cwt, butP at these terms there are not sellers. To-day floating cargoes of foreign sugar were much in demand, and business was done at 19s 3d to 19s 6d for brown Brazil. Some parcels of yellow Havannah were sold at 35s 6d to 395, and the market has a firm aspect. There was no public sale. MOLASSES continue to he much wanted, and supply being limited, the upward movement has not ceased. Of very old Cnba 400 puns have been sold at 13s ; some parcels of other sorts 16s to 17s, Antigua and St. Vin cents 17s to 17s 6d, other sorts Nest India 16s to 16s 6d, Bengal and Mauritius 15s to 15s 6d per cwt. COFFEE.-To-day Plantation Ceylon was held for full prices, but there was a reluctance to operate for all pur poses. At auction 124 casks, 115 brls, and 12 bags, were nearly all taken in -fine, at 63s to 64s ; middling to good, 56s to 62s ; low middling, 55s to 55s 6d ; and good triage, 48s 6d. Of Native, none was offered at auction, and privately sales were small at 46s 6d to 47s for good ordinary of new import. Mocha is not much wanted, and rates rather declined. Of 126 bales, 395 half ditto, at aution, a part only sold-middling to good clean garbled, at 72s to 75s 6d ; and fine long berry, 70s T.A.—Prices for low to good common congou remains at 10d to 104 d per lb., yet purchases are small, and larger parcels are on offer. Other sorts have been in good demand, but there being a plentiful supply, prices are prevented from improving—ruling for rather blackish leaf to blackish leaf at 104 d to is, strong to pekoe fla vour is ld to is Bd, and superior is 9d to 2s 2d per lb. In consequence of some reduction having been accepted for Pouchong, several parcels having been sold at 7d to 81d, that is now the currency, with an increasing supply. The following is the currency for green :—Hyson ord and mid is ld to is 4d, good to fine is 5d to 2s. 6d, superior 2s 7d to 3s, young Hyson Canton 10d to is, Hyson kind is 2(1 to is Bd, fine Is 9d to 2s 3d, Twankay 10d to is ld, Gunpowder Canton 10d to is ld, Hyson kind 2s 9d fine 3s to 3s 6d, Imperial Canton is to is 2d, Hyson sort is 3d to 2s 2d, Hyson skin 8d to is Few buyers of Caper are sellers at 8d to Is, and scented at 9d to is 7d per lb. Further arrivals of tea have taken place, and stock yet exceeds last year. RlCE.—Although large transactions have taken place in cleaned, still there are sellers of Carolina at 30s to 32s for first sort, second ditto 22s to 235, American dressed 22s to 245, low to fine Patna 13s to 17s, and broken 12s to 12s 6d per cwt. East India held for pre vious terms, and a good business was concluded pri vately ; Bengal, good to fine white at lls 9d to 12s 3d, low to mid lls to lls 6d, broken 10s 6d to 10s 9d, Ma dras 103 6d to lls, Coringa grain 108 9d to lls 3d, and Arracan Os 6d to 10s. To-day East ludia rice was not h eaper, at the same time little was done privately, and } here was no public sales. COCOA.-At present no advance has taken place. for West India, although the supply at market is small,and a fair business has been concluded. Prices for Trinidad grey rule at 31s to 345, low to middling red 34s 6d to 38s, good to fine 38s 6d to 435, Grenada 30s to 375. Stock is now only 1,000 bags more than last year, and consumption is favourable. In Foreign purchases are small, still prices are not lower, ruling for Bahia at 24s to 25s ; Para 26s 6d to 27s 6d ; and quaysquill 34s to 36s per cwt. Stock is rather under last year. Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—Leeward Island Juni has been dealt in with reluctance, and rates are easier, ruling at is lid to is 114 d per gallon proof; the quantity on offer rather exceeds that of the previous week. In East India sales are small, and previous terms are not maintained, is 10d to is lid having been accepted proof. Demerara is not cheaper—there are sellers of 30 to 40 overproof at 2s 8d to 2s lid. Prices for choice sorts, 37 to 40 per cent overproof rule at 4s to 4s 6d, fine 34 to 36 over 3s 6d to 3s 10d, good mid to good 3s to 3s sd, and low to mid 30 to 34 over 2s 8d to 2s 11d. Havannah is wanted at is 9id to is 10d proof, and supply is scanty. Stock of all sorts of rum is 40 0 puns., &c. less than last year, and prices are 6d to 8d per gallon higher. For brandy orders have much increased, and prices are not maintained, although there is no increase of supply. Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1851 can be obtained at 7s 10d to Bs, 1850 ditto 8s to 8s 2d, 1849 ditto 8s id to 8s 3d, 1848 ditto 8s 2d to 8s 4d, older sorts 8s 4d to 8s Bd, low to mid 7s to 7s 6d, and Bordeaux 6s to 6s 6d. British made spirit is not cheaper. Gin 17 under proof 8s 9d to 10d, and 22 ditto 8s 3d to 8s 4d per gallon. TALLOW.—OnIy a muderate business has been con• eluded in Russian on the spot since last Tuesday, and prices are further depressed, ruling at 44s 6d per cwt. for fine yellow candle. For delivery little has been done, and there are sellers at 44s 3d to 43s 6d for last three months of the year. Home melted is cheaper, and 45s to 45s 6d is the value cash, with not much business doing. Other sorts of tallow continue to be freely offered for sale, and prices are on the decline. Ons.—ln Sperm less has been done, and prices are not maintained, 481 10s to 861 10s being now the value, and 861 to 881 for headmatter. Seal is in larger supply, and not much required. There are sellers of pale at 351 10s to 361; straw and yellow, 331 to 341 10s ; dark, 311 lOs to 321 10s. Southern : Of 66 tuns, a part only sold at 361 lOs for double, and 351 10s for single compass. Cod met with a slow sale at 331 lOs to 341. Palm 32s to 33s 6d for mid to fine. Gallipoli 681. to 701., and 631. to 671. per tun for other sorts, still purchases are on a limited scale. Linseed at 31s 3d on the spot, at 31s 9d to 32s for delivery. Rape Seed Oil 37s 6d to 38s, brown 36s to 36s 6d, andirefined foreign 38s 6d to 395, still a good demand exists. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH-YESTERDAY. SENTENCE UPON DR. NEWMAN. (Continued from our First Edition of yesterday.) At the conclusion of Sir F. Kelly's address, Dr. Newman rose, and was about to read the contents of a paper which he held in his hand. Lord Campbell interposed, and asked the learned doctor if he had consulted his counsel as to the expe diency of the course he was about to adopt ? The Attorney-General said he was not aware what Dr. Newman intended to say, but he believed he was anxious to give expressiou to his own feelings on the subject of the present case. Lord Campbell—l think, Dr. Newman, you had bet ter allow the case to remain as it now is. Dr. Newman—Very well. Mr. Justice Coleridge, addressing the defendant, then said it now became his duty to pronounce on him the sentence of the court for the misdemeanour of which he had been convicted —that of having published a defama tory paper reflecting severely on .the character of the prosecutor, Dr. Achilli. After alluding to the proceed ngs at the trial, and the result of the application sub se quently made for a new trial, his lordship proceeded to say that the court had thought it their bounden duty in estimating the amount of punishment to be inflicted, to consider whether the defendant's guilt was mitigated or aggravated by his plea, and the evidence which had been adduced to prove and disprove it. Looking at the affidavits presented to-day in mitigation of the offence he spoke the sentiments of every member of the Court, when he said, in the first place, that he was satisfied that Dr. Newman honestly believed in the truth of the allegations which he made against Dr. Achilli, and that he was a man who was incapable of uttering or publish ing that which he believed to be untrue—(a murmur of applause)—and, in the next, that he composed and pub lished the libel, not with any personal malice towards Dr. Achilli, but because he had assailed that religion which he valued above all things else in life. He now came to the next and most important question before the Court—the actual truth or falsehood of the allegations put upon the plea. In addressing himself to them he could not adopt the strong and unqualified language which had been used by some of the defendant's advo cates. There were many circumstances which would induce the Court to pause before they could put the same construction on the evidence that had been attempted by those learned gentlemen. In the first place, there was an improbability in the story, that a man, represented to be so notoriously wicked, should have been entrusted by the Roman Catholic Church with the most delicate and responsible employment. Dr. Achilli having left that Church, the Court, of course, felt bound to consider the motives which might have ac tuated the witnesses, who came forward to support that story, and it would be recollected that one of the witnesses said she had been directed to to come for the honour and glory of the Church, and Holy Mother of God. Nothing was more likely to have led uneducated and thoughtless persons who spoke to remote transactions into error and exaggeration. Another circumstance also pressed on the mind of the Court, viz., the extreme difficulty—he might say entire impossibility —of Dr. Achilli effectually contradicting the stories reported against him in Italy and other parts of the continent, for he was under the sentence of the Holy Inquisition, and found great obstacles in the way of finding persons who would be disposed to give evi dence in detraction of the character, or in contradiction, of the defendant's witnesses. These were most material considerations. The Court were entirely satisfied with the finding of the jury. At every stage of the proceed ings the Court had been crowded by such a numerous mass of people that it seemed as if there was a general belief that the case involved a question between the two Churches of England and Rome. If any one had con sidered the matter for a moment, he must have seen that the Church of England had at least no interest whatever in the inquiry. If the defendant had published a wilful and wicked slander against the Church of England, he C w o as ieri n d o ge l r m ge ig r h w t i a th p i p n ea h l er to fo t l h d e s ; de b f u e t nd h a e ntcs M i r n . writings while he was a m em b er o f th e O x f or d Univer sity —writings Justice which, great as was their ability, sound as was their doctrine, urgent as was their teachings, towards holiness of life, nothing was more remarkable than their tenderness and gentleness of spirit. Nay, he might go further, and say, with regard to those con troversial writings, which he published while still a mem ber of the College, that though his arguments might have sometimes been severe, because just and unanswer able, they contained nothing like personal bitterness. On the other hand, if Dr. Achilli was all that he was represented to be, he was not born in the Church of England, nor taught in her schools, nor trained by her s o t o w o e d v e f r r e b e a d iro t m her b e l f a o m re e , he T m h a e y n, ha a v g e a b in e , en it , the Church of Rome. In reading over the lib e l, h e (th e td m his i a g ct h ip t Cli b bn e uer. s c a h i li d, that he was no longer within the f o ld s o f learned Judge) confessed that, as had been observed by counsel in the course of the arguments, he was touched with infinite shame and disgust. It totally de parted from the usual style of the defendant's produc tions, and left him open to the very strong observations made against. For instance, ho spoke of the Reformed Church in such misrespectful terms as these—"in the midst of outrages such as these, wiping her mouth, and clasping her hands, and turning up her eyes, she trudges to the Town Hall." Surely that was not language to apply to the Church he was formerly a member of. It was not without emotion that the Court passed sentence upon the defendant, yet the case had been treated throughout in a way to lead to the supposition that they performed this painful duty with feelings of exultation. He hoped in that crowded court there was not one who looked with triumph on the spectacle which was pre sented to him. Of this, at least, he was sure—that the Court was not influenced by such a spirit in addressing themselves to the consideration of the sen tence. Firmly attached as he was, and as he believed he ever should be, to o amn t di h n e di n C b h wu u ht r icrchehg regret he ee E t o g np l d a e n dp d tio i n n daNivteh,i seeingct there e h re e twhhaae(silenhaiorntthileeidrntgiondliiinvviehddival occupying the unfortunate position he now did. One word more he would add. The great controversy between the two Churches might continue to go on for years yet, and if the defendant engaged in it for the future, he entreated he would employ his great abilities in a spirit of kindness to individuals, for the sake of his ardent, holy life, and our common Chris tianity. The sentence! of the Court upon him was, that he pay a fine of one hundred pounds to the Queen, and that he be imprisoned in the first class of misde meanants in the Queen's Prison, until that fine be paid. There was a general feeling of surprise exhibited by the spectators in the Court when the sentence was an nounced. Throughout the whole day the Court was densely packed with crowds of people, and it was with some difficulty it was cleared at the conclusion of the pro ceedings. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—Jan. 31. The sittings of the court for the January Adjourned Quarter Session were resumed yesterday morning, at the Guildhall, Westminster, before Mr. Serjeant Adams, assistant judge ; Mr. Witham, Mr. Baylis, Mr. Buchanan, and Mr. Dodd. There are 69 prisoners for trial for felony, and three for misdemeanour. James Williams, 27, was indicted for stealing a silver snuff-box, value 205., the property of William Henry Austin. The prisoner was potman at the Horse and Dolphin public-house, and was in the habit of fetching pots from the office of the prosecutor, a solicitor in Green-street, Leicester-square. The box in question was stolen from a desk in the back parlour, and after passing through several hands it was traced to the prisoner. The prisoner was found guilty. There was a second indictment against him for stealing 201. The Assistant-Judge sentenced him to one year's hard labour. Elijah, Eagle, 23, pleaded guilty to indictments charg ing him with having stolen 3/. and embezzled St., the monies of W. H. Smith and another, his masters and employers. The prosecutors in this case were the well-known publishers and newspaper agents in the Strand, and the prisoner was in their employ as clerk. It was stated by Mr. Saunders, who appeared for the prosecutio n , th a t they prosecuted reluctantly, at the same time feeling that they ought to do so, out of justice to the number of other young men in their employ. Having performed their duty in that respect, they hoped the Court would award as small a punishment as was consistent with jus tice, the prisoner having previously borne a good cha racter. The Assistant-Judge sentenced the prisoner to nine months' hard labour. Edward Bragg, 27, was indicted for having stolen a book, value as., the property of the Great Western Railway Company. Mr. W. Digby Seymour, for the prosecution, stated that the Great Western Railway Company had some time ago established a library at Paddington, for the ex clusive use of their officerb and clerks who subscribed to it. The company supplied the reading room, furniture, itc., and the books were stamped with the arms of the company, and in the rules there was a condition, that in case the society, as it was termed, should be dissolved or broken up, the books were to be deemed the property of the company, and not to be shared amongst the sub scribers. The prisoner had been a clerk in the com pany's service, and was a subscriber to the library, and it would be shown that he pawned one of the books, "Scott's Liao o f N apo l eon Bonaparte," h av i ng pre viously effaced the company's arms, and torn out the rules of the society. A witness was called, who proved that the prisoner was a subscriber to the library, and that he had no au thority to sell or dispose of any of the books. He pro duced and handed in a copy of the rules. The Assistant Judge having perused this, decided that the property could not be laid as that of the Railway Company. The society could not be dissolved except by the directors, and it was not until dissolution had taken place that the books were to become the property of the company. The ownership, as he thought, was in the subscribers until the company was broken up. Mr. Seymour thought that under the company's act of Parliament the books could be designated their pro perty as they were on their premises, and under the charge of one of their officers. The Assistant-Judge thought the clause referred to did not apply to this particular case, and directed an acquittal. The prisoner was then tried and convicted on a charge of having stolen a coat, the property of a fellow clerk. The Assistant Judge sentenced him to nine months' hard labour. COTIRSE OF EXCEANGE—Tais DAY. Amsterdam ............ 11 173 Gibraltar .............. Ditto, three months .. 11 19 Leghorn 50 Rotterdam .. Antwerp .. 25 3136 I Milan .. .. •. • . Brussels .......... 25 32% Venice .......... ••• • • • Hamburgh ............ 13 64 Naples .. • ....... 41% Altona ....... ..... Palermo .............. 124 1 4 Paris... ...... .... 25 7% Messina ...... 124% Ditto, three months .• 25 30 Lisbon .............• • • 53% Marseilles....... 25 35% Oporto .. ••• • • • 53 % Bourdeaux .. — Rio Janeiro .... Frankfort-on-Maine 119% Buenos Ayres .• ...• •• • • Berlin • ..... New York, 60 days' sight Vienna 11 6 Philadelphia .. .••• • • • Trieste ............ • • 11 10 PRICES OP BULLION, PER oz. Petersburgh........... • 38% F ore i gn G ol d i n Bars £3 17 9 Madrid 50% Portugal Gold Coln 00 0 Cadiz 50% Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0 Barcelona...... • . New Dollars ...... 0 0 0 Seville ................ Silver in bars ...... 0 5 1% THE DEPTH OF THE OCEAN.—The Royal Society met of the 27th inst., the Earl of Enniskillen, vice-president, in the chair. A very interesting communication from Captain Denham, It.N., of her Majesty's ship Herald, was read. Captain Denham is engaged on a scientific voyage in the above ship, and among other subjects, he was particularly enjoined to endeavour on favourable occasions to ascertain the depth of the ocean. The pre sent communication gives an account of a deep sea sounding in 7,706 fathoms, in 36 deg. 49 min. south latitude, and 37 deg. 6 min. west longitude. The sounding was obtained on a calm day, October 30, 1852, on the passage from Rio de Janeiro to the Cape of Good Hope. The sounding line was 1-10th of an inch in dia meter, laid into one length, and weighing, when dry, 1 lb. for every 100 fathoms. Captain Denham received from Commodore M'Keevor, of the United States navy, commanding the Congress frigate, 15,000 fathoms of this line, 10,000 on one reel and 5,000 on another, and he considers it to, have been admirably adapted for the pur pose for which it was made, and to which it was applied. The plummet weighed 91b., and was 11 inches long, and 1-7th of an inch in diameter. When 7,796 fathoms had run off the reel the sea bottom was reached. Captain Denham stated that Lieutenant Hutcheson and himself, in separate boats, with their own hands, drew the plum met up 50 fathoms several times ; and after it had re newed its descent, it stopped abruptly at the original mark to a fathom, and would not take another turn off the reel. The whole time taken by the plummet in descending to this amazing depth of 7,706 fathoms, or 7.7 geographical miles of 60 to a degree, was 9 hours and 24 minutes and 45 seconds. The highest summits of the Himalaya are little more than 28,000 feet, or 4.7 geographical miles above the sea. The sea bottom has therefore depths greatly exceeding the elevation of the highest pinnacle above its surface. Great care was taken, in the endeavour to bring the plummet again to the surface, to show the nature of the bottom, but while carefully reeling in, the line broke at 140 fathoms below the water line, carrying away a thermometer which had been attached to it at 3,000 fathoms. This sounding is the deepest that has ever been made. THE EMPRESS'S GRAND-AUNT AT DUMFRIES.—Hav ing observed that one of the titles of the intended Em press of France was " Kirkpatrick de Closeburn," our curiosity was excited to know whether she .was in any way related to the ancient family, the Kirkpatricks of Closeburn, in this neighbourhood. Well, we have had the honour of conversing with a venerable and worthy maiden lady—residing at Nithbank here—a member of the family of the Kirkpatricks of Conheath, Caerlave rock, a branch of the Kirkpatricks of Closeburn. She informs us that her brother, William Kirkpatrick, became American Consul at Malaga, Spain, and married int o an ancient family of the name of Graves or Gra.vi, our in formant is not certain which. The fruit of this marriage was the mother of the intended Empress, who married the Count de Montijo. Our venerable friend is therefore aunt of the Empress's mother , and grand-aunt o f th e Empress herself.—Dumfries and Galloway Standard. THE BISHOP OF RIPON AND BAPTISMAL REGENERA TION.—At the general ordination recently held by the Bishop of Ripon, his lordship refused to admit a gen tleman named Hayward, who has for some time past been in deacon's orders, into the priesthood, on the ground that he believed in the doctrine of baptismal re generation—the point which gave rise to the long liti gated case between the Bishop of Exeter and the Rev. G. C. Gorham. The Bishop of Ripon, in rejecting Mr. Hayward, gave him the following certificate :—" This is to certify, that the Rev. George A. Hayward was examined by me as a candidate for priest's orders—that his examination was in every other respect satisfactory, but that I found myself unable to ordain him because he persevered in maintaining that the outward and spiritual grace of baptism is 'a saving grace,' which is explained as meaning a grace which effectually secures salvation,' so that none but this th grace.—(Signed) oseo. iged who_ ( a s re otilt) C. T. RlPON."imatelysaved can have received of GENERAL ROSAS AND HIS BARBER.—After a solemn silence of months, this distinguished personage has spoken, and to his — barber , of a l l hu m a n beings. Much, too, in the style of his Buenos Ayrean state papers ; with the same dignity and self -com p lacenc y to the d aily shaver of his beard, as to the assembly of his late state ; in a spirit his own t • h r o o f a t eve n i t t e, m w a e y fi b n e d , f t o h r e t f h o e ll osafetyin n o e f noe Sa A t yr urd es a?T h :— as Rosas, the ‘‘ G presented eneral attended upon the general since his the ffam W. Nives, hairdresser, of Bernard-street, who PslexiltentadtePorenodfenßt in Southampton, with a silver shaving basin, residence water dish, on which is neatly engraved the or perfume Presented by his Excellency . following inscription . has Mr. professionally F testimony of '1852? re gard. Acco mpanying Southampton, 25th December, s a letter written by the general, in Span- it was is translation South ampton,General de Roma to F. W. Nives, as a 25, 1852.—Dear sir,—Be • Be pleased to accept Dec. Its chief value or merit consists of this shaving basin. . dme in all my campaigns. It in its having accompanied ish, of which the following a It is more for use serve you as a remembrance of than grandeur, and may be convenient in your duties.— Acceptyour visits to me, and faithful servant, • cere affection of your of the sin IP was manufactured at Buenos Ayres. JUAN MANUEL DE ROSAS. " MUTUAL C ONF IDENCE. —Before railroads were built, Mr. forced one night to make a journeyby o to ashinton. The who drove the private conveyance from Baltimore was such Wi Mr. Webster wa s rc , an ill-lo g el oking f man waggon f bberies and murders, stories ro low, and told so m any one far, o Mr. Webster was almost that, before they had frightened out of his wits. At last the waggon stopped . man, in the midst o f a dense wo ssen , ger, exclaimed fiercely, suddenly round to his Pa ou are." Mr. Webster re " Now, air, tell me who voice, y plied, in a faltering and ready to spring from the od when the turning I Webster, Member of Congress ' "What !" rejoined the driver, from Massachusetts.' b the hand, " are you Webster grasping him warmly God You were such a deuced ugly Thank God ! thank vehicle, " I am Danis chap that I took you for some cut-throat or highway- man." THE PENALTY OF GREATNESS. —It is a vulgar error to speak a mechanics, laboureTs .in wood, iron, &c., as the working classes—the term, if it has an exclusive ap plication, belongs to successful public men. Mr. Cob den, writing to a friend a few days ago, says, "lam in such a daily treadmill oo ccupations,cun that one can tk do is constan tly superseding unless I I whatever I have to do at once, it is sure to be set aside by something else ;" and Vice-Chancellor Wood told his constituents last week, that during the whole term of his office as Solicitor-General he had only three weeks' holi day, and that it was his constant practice to be on duty eve ry day from nine in the morning until two o'clock the following morning ! We know, also, of others well to do in the legislative world, who yet more completely deserve the honoerable title of "working men,"— Weekly News. [ADvERTIMIENT.I—EfoIIoway's Pills an effectual Re medy for Gout and Rheumatism. —Extract of a letter from Mr. W. Moon, at Messrs. Godwin's, auctioneers, Winchester, dated April 8, 1852.—T0 Professor Hollo way: Sir, --1 beg to inform you that for years I was a sufferer from chronic rheumatism, and often laid up for weeks together, unable to move. - I was attended by the m ost eminent surgeons here, but obtaining no relief, was induced to go into our county hospital. The medical talk/mu:tent, 244 Strand, treatment there, however, being of no avail, I left, and commenced using your pills, which, I am happy to say, all druggists, and in a short time effected a perfect cure, and enabled ista to resume my employment.—Sold . by at Professor Holloway's QF London, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. THE SEA SERVICE SQUADRON.—AII the ships at Spit head —namely, Prince Regent, 90, Captain Hutton, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Corry ; Leander, 50, Captain King ; Arrogant, 46, screw, Captain S. Freemantle ; Si don, 22, steam-frigate, Captain Goldsmith ; Furious, 14, steam-frigate, Captain Loring ; Basilisk, 6, steam sloop, Commander Hon. F. Egerton ; and Medea, 6, steam-sloop, Commader Bailey, may be said to be fully manned and ready for any service at telegraphic notice. Most of the squadron at Devonport are also fully man ned and ready for immediate service. The three-decker, Queen, 116, in Plymouth Sound, however, is the only regular sea-going ship now that has only an advanced complement. She has 400 men instead of 960. MALTA, J. 25. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Eux ine, with the homeward mails from India, is just tele graphed. She will run through to Marseilles. The knowledge that the fleet under Vice-Admiral Pandas is to winter at Gibraltar has caused much dis appointment here, as he was expected here by the end of the month. Lieutenant B. Rising, 76th Regiment, has been very seriously ill during the last ten days, having lost the use of one side by a stroke of paralysis. The reports to-day are, however, more favourable. Lieutenant Lyon, 68th Regiment, who has been on leave of absence, visiting several of the continental ports, has met with an accident. He was hunting at Naples a short time since, when, being mounted on a vicious and almost ungovernable horse, he was thrown, and broke his arm. He was unable to return by his yacht, the Wizard, but is expected to return to his regiment by the French steamer from Naples to-day. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 30, The Marion and Roman Emperor, freight-ships, sailed from Spithead on Friday night for the Mauritius, the former containing three companies, and the latter three companies and the head quarters of the 85th Light Infantry, comprising in the .whole 26 officers and 600 men. The depot of the 85th will remove hence to-mor row to Parkhurst Barracks, Isle of Wight. The Duke of Wellington, 131, screw three-decker, was undocked yesterday, and will be taken under the shears to be masted on Monday. She will be ready for trial in March. It is reported that the Bulldog paddle steam-sloop is to be commissioned pro tern, for troop service. The Leopard, 12, paddle-frigate, Captain George Giffard, has been placed in the new steam basin dock to have her copper, &c. examined. The Barracouta, 6 , paddle steam-sloop, Commander G. Parker, arrived at Spithead this morning from Ply mouth, with supernumeraries, &c., which, having dis charged to the Leander, 50, at Spithead, she left for Sheerness this evening. The Tyne store-ship — , Master Commander A. Welling ton, sailed from Spithead this morning for Deptford. The Banshee steam-packet, Lieutenant James Hosken commanding, is returning stores, &c., into the hulk Belvidera, preparatory to going into the steam basin to have her defects repaired next week. The Progress and Poictiers freight-ships arrived at Queenstown on the 26th instant, to embark the 2d bat talion of Royals to Corfu ; the 30th Regiment from Corfu to Gibraltar ; the 26th Cameronians from Gibral tar to Barbadoes ; and the 34th Regiment from Barba does to Halifax. The freight-ships Joseph Soames, Thomas Arbuthnot, and Fatima have been engaged to convey the 48th Foot from Portsmouth to Corfu, and the 92d Highlanders from Corfu to Gibraltar. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 29, Her Majesty's brig Swift, 6, Commander W. C. Ald ham, was paid off yesterday at the pay-office in the dockyard. The officers and crew of her Majesty's ship Vengeance, 84, Captain Lord Edward Russell, will be paid d.wn on Tuesday. Marlborough, 131, screw line-of-battle ship, is tim bered in as high as the main -deck, and in the course of another fortnight she will be as complete as though no operation had been performed upon her. Rodney, 92, Captain Charles Graham, got her top gallant and royal yards across, and exercised her hands aloft. She will be complete on Wednesday, and will be ready to go out of harbour on the Bth. JANUARY 30. Foote, is to be paid off at this port on Monday next, the 31st of January. The Medina, Mediterranean mail steam-packet, Lieu tenant-Commander Louis R. Reynolds, is expected to be ready to be paid off on Wednesday next, the 2d of February. The Fire Queen steam-vessel, tender to the Victory flag-ship at Portsmouth, called at Woolwich to-day to take some coals on board on her return from Deptford, where she had been with the furniture of Captain George Bohun Martin, C. 8., appointed to be Captain Superin tendendent of Deptford victualling and dockyards. The Fire Queen left the same day for Sheerness on her return to Portsmouth. The Cruiser steam-sloop, Commander the Hon. George H. Douglass, was taken out of the basin to-day, and remains at moorings in the stream., JAN. 3: APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenant Frederick A. Manse (1852) to the Espiegle, 12, at Sheerness. Masters—John William M'lntosh Hall (1851) to the Furious, 16, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, at Portsmouth ; Thomas Huss (1848), to the Espiegle, 12, at Sheerness. Masters'-Assistants—F. A. Johnston, to the Furi ous ; Charles Leigh to the Odin steam-frigate, at Ports mouth. Gunner Edward Johnson to the Espiegle. Boatswains —John Harris to the Espiegle ; William Butler to the Queen, 116, at Devonport. Capenter William Fulljames to the Espiegle. Captain Henry Byarn Martin, C.B. (1827), has, we have reason to believe, been offered the command of the Duke of Wellington, 131, screw steam-ship, of 780-horse power, fitting at Portsmouth: and now in an advanced state for commission. The Prometheus steam-sloop, Commander Henry R. Foote, was paid off at this port to-day. One of the crew was drowned yesterday evening while attempting to go on shore about 8 o'clock without leave. The deceased fell into the water in the basin, and although his body was recovered in a few minutes, all the exertions of the surgeons of the Prometheus, and the Firebrand, which they continued for two hours, proved unavailable in re storing the seaman to life. CAPTURE OF TWO NOTORIOUS BURGLARS. The greatest possible excitement prevails in Birming ltam at the present time, in consequence of the following burglary, and diabolical attempt to murder, having been made by a party of four armed burglars. From the in formation obtained, it appears that yesterday morning (Friday), Mrs. Horton, who lives with her husband, a gentleman farming his own estate at Tamworth, was aroused from her slumbers by an unusual noise in the house. She immediately alarmed her husband, who, without dressing himself, ran down stairs with a pitch fork in his hand, which he had kept in his bed- room ever since a n a tt empt to rob his house Is made about Christ mas last. O n go i ng i nto the kite en, he found a man busily engaged in packing his goods together. He at once called him to desist, and leave the house, but he re fused, when Mr. Horton made a thrust at him with the pitchfork. The burglar thereupon drew a large clasp knife from his pocket, and managing to open it, a life for-life struggle ensued, which lasted between a quarter of an hour and twenty minutes, and during the encounter Mr. Horton was frightfully stabbed in the neck, the face, the shoulders, and arms, but the blade of the knife sud denly closed upon -one of the fingers of the burglar, so that he was unable to use the weapon any longer. He, therefore, went to work with his fists, by means of which he knocked out three or four of Mr. Horton's teeth. The burglar managed to escape, but Mr. Horton, no thing daunted by the injuries he had received, and although still in his night dress, he took down a gun which was hanging in an adjoining room, and followed him. At the top of a dark lane, he heard a cart and horse galloping off, when he fired the gun in the direction the noise had proceeded from ; but imagin ing he had not shot any one, he entered the stable, har nessed a horse, and, having put the animal into a gig, he started off in search of the intended murderer. At Hall-green, on the Stratford -road, he fortunately met with Police-conttable Powell, of the Worcestershire force, a tall, powerful fellow, of much courage and pre sence of mind. Having taken the officer into the gig, they made with all possible expedition towards this town, but, on gaining Sparbrook, about a mile and a half distant, they came up to a light spring cart, contain ing four men, one of whom had his clothes torn, and his person smeared with blood, whom Mr. Norton at once identifjed as having been the one who had so fearfully stabbed him. As Soon as the two vehicles met three of of the parties in the spring cart jumped out, and made an nocked one attempt to dowse, when Pow e ll sprang upon them, kwith his staff; whom he suceeeded in handcuffing, and in securing the fourth, who was left in charge of the cart. The other two, however, man aged to effect a safe retreat. The two prisoners were safely lodged in the King's Head tavern, Stratford -road, when one was identified as a notorious character, named John Humphries, and the other as Hurst Stevens ; one ted was out on bail to answer a ch arge of felony, com mit a few days since. In the cart were found a number of articles taken from Mr. Horton's premises ; and, from the clue already obtained, there is no doubt that the other two will be speedily taken. Mr. Horton, upon his arrival home, was found to have been so seriously injured as to require the attendance of Mr. Lowe, the surgeon. Th e prisoners, it was understood, will be examined on Monday, if the sufferer is able to give his evidence against them. A MEDICAL MAN'S EXPERIEN.E AT THE DIGGINGS. The following is an extract from a letter just received at Southampton from a gentleman of the medical pro fession, who resided a short time in that town, and who emigrated with several members of his family in the spring of last year from the north of England :—The letter is dated "Bendigo Diggings, 100 miles N.W. of Melbourne, Oct. 29, 1852. My dear —, You will have heard of my arrival out, after a passage of 91 days. I remained at Melbourne about 3 weeks, waiting the arrival of my goods from the ship at William's Town. After seeing my family comfortably housed in the suburbs, in company with a Mr. Lycon, son of a clergy man near Durham, I started for the auriferous regions of the interior. My 'swag' or baggage, consisted of a pair of blankets, selection of medicines, brace of pistols, rifled carbine, and a long knife. The first day's march, at sunset, brought us to Re"or ; here we encamped under a part of the bridge, with about 3') other diggers, consisting of Colonials, Yankees, Germans, Chinamen, and sailors. The second d a y we crosse d a plain of about 15 miles in length, • and rested in a wood for the night. I was surprised at the readiness with which an old bush man knocked up a fire ; no one would think of going into the bush for a night without a small tomahawk, and here I saw its usefulness in lopping off firewood and cutting out pegs for the tent bottom. O n th e thi r d d ay we passed throug the Black Forest, and at night encamped near the Bush Inn, 40 miles from town. It is impossible to convey to you an idea of the roads ; many travellers turned back in despair of ever reaching Bendigo. The broken drays, dead horses and bullo c k s l y i ng i n every part of the forest, reminded you of the retreat of some discomfited army. Provisions were now charged very high—bread 58. the 41b. loaf. On the fourth day it rained without intermission. We dug deep trenches round the tent, and stayed for the clay. Such of us as had waterproof suits amused ourselves shooting in the woods, and cutting down hallow gum trees, in the hope of meeting with an opossum. The ninth day brought us to Bendigo, and on the tenth day we removed our tent near the Post-office. I now bought tools, and took out licences for digging. We sank five holes without obtaining a speck of gold. The few pounds I ventured to bring, sewn up in clothes, was at an end; our party became broken up, and I took the tent. I was at a loss what to do, however, the goddess with ban daged eyes never wholly deserted me. A person living in a tent close by (in fact every person—even the commis. sioner—lives under canvas) asked me to see his wife and mate,' who were ill. Here I made 21., and determined to commence practice. I exhibited on a yard of white calico ' Dr. H—, surgeon, &c.' I soon began to muster a few pounds. I fortunately met with an emigrant's large medicine chest for sale at 201. I had not sufficient means at hand for the purchase, but, nil desperandum, I applied to my Sunderland friend, who first employed me, for a loan. He was glad to assist me ; I secured the chest, and returned him his loan within a week found my tent too small bought a large one for 101., which I fitted up with a crimson screen and a counter. I have had several good cases, for one of which I was paid 4 ounces of gold, and, to info rm you exactly as to ways and means,' within a month I have expended 40/., and have now a pound of gold ready for sending down by escort. Had I been here a year ago I should have been worth 1,000/. at least this moment. The large stockholders are making fortunes ; they are getting 13s. a head for sheep that could be had for 2s. 6d. eighteen months ago. A fortnight since a nugget 28 pounds weight was sent home for the Queen ; it was found by a ticket-of-leave man. Last week a Chinaman found a nugget weighing 46 pounds. The Commissioner offered 41. an ounce for it. You will by this time know of the laughable state of legislation in Vic Loria. A tax of 2s. 6d. an ounce of gold is talked of, but the diggers will not stand this. Everything here, topographically speaking, are rivers," gullies,' and flats.' Your English acceptation of the term 'gully' would not con vey to you the diggers' gullies ; for many miles the coun try is gently and beautifully undulated, and the little valleys between two rivers are called gullies.' You would not recognise me now, my face untouched by a razor for three months, strong laced-up boots, fustian trousers fastened with a broad leather belt, blue serge shirt, and a wide awake cap. Such is the usual dress of the digger. Colt's revolvers fetch 251. at the diggings, and are quite in common use. A 20s. brace of pistols will here bring 51." The Duke of Brunswick some time ago confided a ruby, weighing 34 carats, and 18 roses, weighing & carats, to M. Bloche, jeweller, in the' Passage de l'Opera, to be fixed in a small watch which M. Bloche was to supply, and it was agreed 'in writing that the price to he paid should be, including the watch, 550 fr. When M. Bloche delivered the watch, the duke ord ere d that some m ore roses should be added, both on the back and front. For these extras M. Bloche increased his demand to 1,169 fr. 80c., but the duke thinking they fell fairly within the on final contract, declined to pay more than 550 fr. M. Bloche, however, refused to give up the watch before his demand was satisfied. The Duke of Brunswick accordingly brought an action before the Civil Tribunal, to obtain the watch on the payment of 550 fr., or, on M. Bloche's refusal, the surd of 21,000 fr., the estimated value of the ruby and the roses. But the tribunal, after hearing explanations on behalf of M. Bloche ' rejected the duke's demand, and con d emned him to pay 1,220 fr. 80c., being the amount of the plaintiff's claim, and of an item which the duke did not dispUte ; but the right was reserved to the duke or cawing the donee added to the watch to be valued, THE AFRICAN MAILS. The African Steam-ship Company's screw-steamer Faith arrived here yesterday. This vessel was con structed by Mr. John Laird, of Birkenhead, especially to carry out the African mail service under the contract entered into with the Admiralty in March last by Mr. M`Gregor Laird. She is 208 feet long between perpen diculars, 30 feet 3 inches beam, and measures 920 tons ' old or carpenter's measurement. Her engines are diagonal, of 200-horse power, working direct on the screw shaft, similar in plan to those that have been proved to answer in the Cape mail service, making, at ' full speed, 66 revolutions per minute. Her propeller is 12 feet 6 inches diameter, and 19 fiat pitch ; her boilers are double, each with a chimney, so that with favour able winds both or one may be used ; each has four furnaces, and 248 tubes of 31 inches diameter. The rig is peculiar, being that of a polacca brig ; the lower masts are of iron and hollow, the topmasts of wood, being made to strike into them, thus doing away with all caps, crosstrees, &c., giving the vess e l a li g ht an d ra ki s h ap pearance, and better enabling her to meet the sudden changes of weather to which she will be subjected on the coast. The accommodation for the passengers is en tirely upon deck ; the saloons and state-rooms are lighted byja,rge plate-glass side windows, thus insuring thorough ventilation. The sister ship, the Hope, just launched, is intended to take the mails of the 24th of March. The Charity, the fourth ship, will be launched in six weeks, and is (as she ought to be) much larger than her consorts, being 1,200 tons. The two other ships, the Northern Lights and Southern Cross, are in a forward state, and complete the fleet of the company for the present African mail service. The Faith has been fitted out un der the superintendence of Captain Thomas Birch, R.N., whose acquaintance with the coast of Africa and high standing in the service guarantee that the vessel is in every way complete for sea. Three out of her five boats are Francis's metallic lifeboats, which were imported from New York specially for this vessel. The Admiralty trial of the Faith took place at Liverpool on the 15th inst., in very bad weather, and was most satisfactory. The vessel has since made a passage to London, which port she left on the 27th, • making a voyage from the Downs in 26 hours. She has therefore steamed 1,200 miles without the slightest accident to vessel or machin ery before embarking her mails and passengers, and was dispatched, about ten o'clock last evening, under the superintendence of Mr. HenryJ. Waring, the Plymouth agent. Her mails are in charge of Lieut. Coul, R.N- DEVONPORT, JAN. 31. Vengeance, 84, Captain Lord E. Russell, will have her defects made good, and be ready for sea again, by the 23d of February. We have had a few days of fine weather, which has been quite refreshing, but on Sunday the wind again fell back to S.W., with rain the greater part of the day. SHEERNESS, JAN. 30. The Rattlesnake, Commander Henry Trollope, was put out of the fitting-basin yesterday. The Fire Queen iron paddle-wheel steam-vessel (tender to the Victory, at Portsmouth), Master Commander Frederick W. Paul, arrived here about 4.30 p.m. yester day from Portsmouth, with seamen volunteers for the ships in commission at this port. She left this morning for Woolwich. The Ganges, 84 guns, is ordered to be forwarded in the repairs, to enable her to be put out of dock as early as possible. Her topside repairs are to be completed in the fitting-basin. The Agamemnon, 91 guns, Capt. Sir Thos. Maitland, yesterday unhoused topmasts and sent them an-end, and is preparing to proceed to the Nore. The Amphion, 34 guns, screw steam-frigate, Captain C. G. E. Patey.—An order has been received granting an addition of 20 more A.B.'s, making a total of 320 able seamen her complement, instead of 300, as per com mission order. This has been granted in consequence of the heavy metal she carries, viz., 68-pounders, and her large pivot guns. Lieutenant B. G. W. Nicolas, belonging to this frigate (late of the Phaeton), having been deputed by his old raessmates, proceeded on board the Phaeton yesterday to present to the warrant officers of that frigate—namely, Mr. Hatch, boatswain, a gold chain ; to Mr. Johnstone, gunner, a very handsome massive silver pencil-case ; and a similar present to Mr. Hoar, the carpenter, the subscribers being the executive officers of the Phaeton, in token of the estimation they were held, in for their constant zeal and ability in the discharge of their respective duties during the whole period of their commission. Lieutenant Nicolas con cluded with some most appropriate remarks on the good feeling existing between the executive and warrant officers, instances of which he sincerely hoped to see of more frequent occurrence in her Majesty s navy, and recommended them (the warrant officers) to carry the Phaeton motto from ship to ship, viz., "for all hands to pull together." It is reported that the Amphion is to go to the island of Alderney ; she will shortly leave here for Portsmouth and Plymouth to complete her complement of seamen. WOOLWICH, JAN. 29. APPOINTMENTS. Paymaster.—John Doyle (1851), to the Espiegle, 12, commissioned this day at Sheerness for the pendant of Commander George Hancock (1850), who will have the command of that vessel. Clerks.—Frederick J. N. Kenyon (1849), to the Espiegle, 12, at Sheerness ; Robert Boyne (1849), to the Hogue, 60, screw steam guard-ship at Plymouth. Assistant-Engineer.—Charles Beal, to the Blenheim, 60, screw steam guard-ship at Portsmouth. PROMOTIONS. John Boswell, chief engineer of the second class (Ist July, 1847), serving in the Simoom iron screw steam ship at Portsmouth ; James "Urquhart, chief engineer of the second class (Ist July, 1847), serving in the Scourge paddle-wheel steam-sloop at Portsmouth ; Robert Jago, chief engineer of the second class (Ist July, 1847), serving in the Sampson paddle-wheel steam-frigate on the Mediterranean station; Thomas Truscott, chief en gineer of the second class (Ist July, 1847), serving in the Royal Victoria and Alb er t steum-yacht at Ports mouth—to be chief engineers of the first class. Captain Frederick Bullock left Woolwich to-day to resume his duties on the surveying service, and pro ceeded to the Medway for that purpose. The Fearless steam-vessel, placed at his disposal, is now at Sheerness. The orders for the Banshee, Mediterranean mail steam-packet, Lieutenant-Commander Hosken, to come round to ;Woolwich, have been countermanded; and,she will now remain at Portsmouth to be refitted at that port. The Prometheus steam-sloop, Commander Henry R. COUNTRY MARKETS. COLCHESTER—JAN. 29. Prices to-day were as f o ll ow : —Wh ea t, w hite, 46s to M s ; red, 38s to 50 8; b ar l e y, 28 s t o 36 8 ; oa t s, 17 s t o 24s ; I . ) ° an . 9 ' Mazagan, 30s t o 32 8; m iddl e and small, 34s to 38s ; white, 40s to 428; grey, 30s to 325. CHELMSFORD—JAN. 28. od Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, 01d . 4 3 : to to 59s Od, new 41s to 57s ;- red, old 39s to 495, /Win ne , 458 ; barley, 25s to 28s ; cheValier, 30s to 379 ; gr' n ' : T h 21s to 27s ; malt, 55s to 56s ; chevalier, 55s to 580; 91.. 19s to 25s ; peas, partridge, 305 to 35s ; white, 315 to boiling 37s to 40; ; dun, new, 29s to 33s ; beans tick, '" to 34s ; Harrow ticks, 31s to 36s ; Mazagan, 29s 'to 325. ; isThe followi ng i s the official statement of the a nt- ts of corn, &c., received in th e p or t o f L on d on f ro m the P°F. in Essex, from the 24th to th e 29th J anuar y, both „ elusive : - 3 - 182° - • ~IIS, KIRKCALDY—JAN. 29. The following are the quotations for grain . Wheat. I Barley. First Second Third 4os Od I 25s 6d 17s 6d I v'„, i , Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs imperial, 29s Od to 304 v" ET-JAN. 31. he close of the market : 0. 4 ' 6 La ßelmont . .. . nPr !....... m...... : • w 18 7 i 9 0 Hetton ..................... j 8 9 Haswell ....................0 Lambton .................. 18 3 Pen5her..................... 0 Plummer .. . 1 ° ............... is Russell's Hett0n........ . .. 6 ........ 18 6 Srtewat's . . Heugh Hall:: ...................... . 1 1 7 7 6 South Kelloe .............. Backhouse .................. 17 6 St. Helen's Tees ........... 15 a 6 Tees .. 1 4 ' 6 10 I Sold 5B. Colchester Harwich . Mardon '1867; 555 Feb. 5 ,1 Arriv— so ro l eb. Feb' p a irs Feb. 16 Feb !" F‘b • Feb. 4 " Fe 4. 1 6 Feb. r Feb , • go. To 1' o Feb. w 4,11.1 ed Feb. 1 gst. Tuoi nt o San. i g Feb. „ lA % Twic Feb' 11 $6 Feb' 2 6 Feb. Feb; 24 ye „; Arn Feb. 1 Feb " Feb , f lO Feb- ; Feb. ; Feb 7 Feb. ' fo b,° Feb, Leigh COAL MAR: Prices of Coal per ton at t a. d. Buddle's West Hartley 16 0 Chester Main 15 0 Howard's West Hartley _ _ Netherton 16 0 Mdrston Main l4 0 North Percy Hartley _l6 0 Tanfield Moor l5 0 Tanfield Moor Butes 15 0 West Hartley 16 6 Willington Hartley l5 6 Wall's End, &c. Gosforth 16 9 Harton l6 9 Lawson l6 6 Riddell l6 9 Eden Main 17 9 Ships at market RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 31. 00a STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market has been deal excited to-day, an a large amount of stock 1 08 tioi sold at lower prices. There appears to be some f el ' r tie i the Bank of England m a y i ncrease th e ra t e of (117cooce again on Thursday next, w hi c h h as a depressing inli"Dir on prices. The day's quotations are thus reported ke r kenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire (Ch es t er a nd WO head), 21.4 ; Caledonian, 31i ; Eastern Counties) , 7 11; Great Northern, 18/ ; Lancashire and Yorkshire , '„, j3 a ditto Fifth shares, 4 5-16 d ; Liverpool, Crosby , as Southport, 17i ; London and North Western, 120 ; n th chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 29 ; Midland, 261 ; N so a British, 8i ; South Eastern and Dover, 23/ ; North Midland, 274 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lil l " shire 10/ Pref., 11 c. ; Dutch Rhenish, 2il d. MANCHESTER, JAN. 31. r J.l" STOCK EXCHANGE.—The busi ness h as been 1 , Leeds, Dover, and London and North Western sto9" fo re, prices are lower, except in D overs . L ee d s, 77A Pc'sjof: 23$ ; Eastern Counties, 12$ ; East Lancashire, 183 field Preference, 11; London stock, 119 A ; Manohes; 6 . Birmingham C Qrs., 1 7-16 p. ; N or th B r i t i s h, 813.1 BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 31. f STOCK EXCHANGE.—The railw a y s h are mar ket Nc s ° ed, flat to-day, and p r i ces genera ll y were l ower. L 01 1(1.1 11 . North Western stock was "done at 120; and Shrov s and Birmingham st ock at 60. LEEDS, JAN. . Sh iro STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The share market opened this morning, and dosed at its lowest point.. Laufliono and Yorkshires show a decline of 20s upon the qu. 05 0 10 0 of Saturday, and Midl an d a fall of 15s. The closing st 3; were as follows :—Caledonians, 32 ; Great Westerllo),l; Midland stock, 768 ; Lancashire and Yorkshires' East Lancashires, 18i ; Leeds Northern, 15i. SEABORNE MAILS. „ o ffice •(N signifies that the mails are sent from the General ro , ' by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.] COUNTRIES. Day when made up in General Post- Office, London. From what Port Dispatched. Wb efl da& America (byßrit.pack.lC Atherlea (by United Sts. IFeb.,4 Liverpool ... Liver Pol ''' packet America (by U. Statep IFeb. 1 ........ packet) .... _ ......N Australia (rla South. ISoutbamPto n l ampton) Ditto (via Marseilles *Ditto (via cape of .1.400 d lope) ............N Africa (west Coast) Alexandria* .... • • .. N Belgium ....... .....N Brazil .......... .... Buenos Ayres .. California .. tCapc of Gond lloie..N Cape de Verds Constantinople*..., „Ir Central America Channel 151e5........N Chili. —lll France ........ &Is Greece* ............N Hamburgh .......... N Holland ............M Honduras Ireland ........M India (vlaSouthampt.)3l India (via Marseilles) N India (via Cape of Good Mauritius ..........N Mediterranean (via Soutliamvton Ditto (via Marseilles).N Mexico ......M Madeira „ISt Ma1ta*............N 20th of each month 24th of the month ISonthaMPtOn i Dover •• •• •. 22(1 of February .. Plymouth 23rd of the month. Plymouth 19th8L30th of mon. Dover .... Dail y" •• •• • .. Dover 19th of the Month.. Sotithillllko ,, ..l 9th of 'be month.. Southtunptbn! d & 17th of month Southampton I 4thof the month.. Southampton i4thof the month . Southampton ithl7 th 27 thof mo. Dover .. • • tad & 17th of mon. Southampton llon.Wed.&..Friday Southampton td & 17th of month -outhampton Twice daily ...... Dover ..... . 7thl7th27th ormon. Dover .. •• •• Tuesday & Friday London • Wednesday & Sat London ...•• 17th of the month Southampton Twice daily Elolyhead ..• 20th ot the month.. Southampton Sth& 24th of month Dover .... • • 14th of the month., 14th of the month.. ISouthampton Southampton 20th of the month , ith& 24th of month 2nd o" the month . 9th&23dof the mon. 7th, 7th,l9th,27th, &30th of the month sthisth2r)thormon. ithlsth2hthofmon. 'thl7th27thofmon. 2d & 17th of month sthlsth2sthofmon, 2d & )7th of month Southampton Dover Southampton Southampton Naples* ... .. • • ....N Papal States*.... • . ..N Peninsula Tuscany* .........N West Indies Van Diemen's Land (see Australia) . ... Dover .. • • Dover Dover .. • • Southampton 4 outhampton Dover Soithamp :on Feb. 7 (Vet'. 3 • The mails for Australia via +he Cape of on the 2d of every alternate month. The and 24th of each month via Sop thampton an sailing vessels at present from Singapore. • (Or t Mails are also made up on the 2d of every alternate fn°llt the Cape of Good hope. o ' * The mails to those coun t r i es th us marked (5) are coal' W o French packet to Marseilles. 1 ,. ........ ,- ot , Good Hope aro 0° war use mado up on °Lop id Marseilles Ar e . d e bed [ADVERTISEMENT.] — Parr's Lif e Pil ls.— N o —e •gh yet offered t o th e wor l d ever attained such distingalit celebrity ; it i s quest i onable if there be now anyP a f ir the civilised globe where its extraordinary healing i 5 tues have not been exhibited. The signal sue os s of attributable solely t o the strong recommendations parties c ure d b y their use. The proprietors of 5 00 Life Pills h ave now in their possession upwards 0 ,,,f letters— several of them from clergymen of the uP io is• of England, many from distinguished Dissenting 74111011 tors, from g en tl emen connected with the Army and '',ll‘ast' also from Memb ers of Parliament, Merchants, au ~d though no t least, from mem b ers of the Medical rraein sion, a n d a s ki lful Analytical Chemist—all speak'jlvedi' the highest terms of the value of this inestimable ° l ot tine. This is a mass of evidence in its favour h e y ,/ o st all parall e l, an d stamp this medicine as being the o le rational and the most useful medicine in the worl d ' Ol e by E. Edwards , 67, St. P au l' s Ch urc h yard ; Barelslack L'' Sons, Farringdon-street ; Sutt on an d C o ., Bow „`A,na yard ; Hannay and Co., 61, Oxford-st ree t, London iitl.) by most respectable dealers in medicine. Price i e. 6 0 0 2s. 9d., and in family packets lls. each. Diren given with each box. , to b e THE COAST DEFE NCES . — Magazines are orciere‘ , .. riiise constructed on the Gosport lines, lines, and a strong gateway is forming on the lattere'dili one of the old sites. Some earth-works will be °P e ll to thrown up at Gomer-pond, Browndown, prePalt ° et° as also on the x " . on the erection of a permanent fort. The Martell° l or tiv on the Sussex coast are to receive an armament with.--Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette. —.O" BIRTHS. F A SON. OA the 29th u lt ., a t 65, Wimpole-street, the wif° Augustus East Manley, Esq. ,40 OF A DAUGHTER. mare lllo ll ''' On the 29th ult., at 36, Brook-street, the of 131andford. Gillia On tt th, sq.e E 3o th ult., at Cl ap h am-park, the w if e Of -CV.‘ MARRIED. A Wolff/ On the 22d ult., at Leghorn, Henry Drumm: el , — do n e ' Attaché to her Majesty's. Legation in Tuscany, onitoor* the Rev. Dr. and Lady Georgiana Wolff, of the l i r a ita Somerset, to Adeline, onl y daughter of the late Shelto Douglas, Esq. - uar e ' On the 29th ult., at St. Georme's Hanovalt l ..,, of D'Monte, third son of the late G. Arbuthnot, titer o Elderslie, Surrey, to Esther AIM youngest ( I ,,at a d spa the late Rev. Sir William Murray, Bart., of Hu... Claremont, N.B. DIED. of A th t e D c a u w at l o i s m h , h D at e is y e o , n a s g h e i ti re . , 3o7 the 26th January ,a , ft fato ti lingering ill ness of cons umption, Mr. William Hai n- ' , On the 31st lilt , Captain F. J. Ibbetson, late of c t b il : r i; Dragoon Guards, ' and second son of the late Sir Ibbetson, Bart. hire, -I°llll On the 30th nit., at Bradwall-hall, Chc s - - Lotham, Es.l,, D.C.L., aged 66. /1' On the 28th. ult , at Ard w i c k-t errace , Manchester, Loyd, E N ag e d 7.7. • On the 21 s t ult ,at Grove-place, BromPt cc ' Mr. ll° 0. Webster, aged 69. . s 9(1 " On the 25th ult., at Drogheda , Ireland, C. G rave " -d 38 ' Captain of Her Majesty's 15th egiment of Foot, i!E; . %.,.,, e t, On the 28th. nit. a t 11 C t Cumberland- 71; i 7i jir f , I rea Georgiana, widow of Lieut. General Sir' Georg e Quu. C.B. and K.C.H. --_- of No. 1• LONDON : 11 1 ' Strand • ' an , Printer at re Sun and Published ed The Sun in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the coullw Middle, in Tuesday February 1, 1803.