The Sun. — London, England, 1853-03-31 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. Buekstone, THIS EVENING, Mutat 31,, Sheridan's Comedy of THE RIVALS. Supported by Messrs. Chippendale, Compton, Howe, Corri, W. Farm, and Rogers; Mes• dames Reynolds, L. S. Buckingham, Poynter, and E. Chaplin. After which MR. EUCKSTONE'S ASCENT OF MOUNT PAR• NASSUS. To conclude with THE TWO QUEENS. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, MARCH 314 Will be performed THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal character by Mr. C. Kean. After which will be produced a new Drama, adapted from the the French of Mons. Scribe, by Mr. regraVe Simpson, called MARCO SPADA. Principal characters by Messrs. W. Lacy, J. Vining, Ryder, Graham, and Everett; Miss Heath and Miss C. Lec lercq. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestria. THIS EVENING, Maus( 31, Will be presented A STRANGE HISTORY. Characteri by by Madame Vestris, Mrs. F. Matthews, Miss Julia St. George, Miss Robertson, Miss Rosins Wright, Miss Mason, Mrs. Ilorn, and Miss w a dh o in ; Mr. C. Mathews, Mr. F. Matthews, Mr. It. Itoiby, Mr. uoaper, Mr. J. Bland, Mr. Belton, Mr. B. Baker, Mr. Roslere, &e. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL Pro,rletor, Mr. R. Webster. —Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Illsacs 31, Will he Presented WERS mit AT HOME, AN ADELPHI FARE OF THREE REALiVF.; AND A DESSERT. Characters by Messrs. IL Webster, L. Murray, Keeley, &c. •; Miss F. Maskell and Mrs. L. urruy, &c. Alter which, A NOVEL EXPEDIENT. With TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. TIIE PRETTY GIRL. OF S lILBERG. PEPIN() THE DUMB BOY, AND PUG, HIS MONKEY. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren. Third Night of an entirely new Drama. THIS EVENING, MUCH 31, Will be presented SALVATORI ; or, the Bandit's Daughter. Supported by Messrs. H. Marston, F. Robsou, and W. NI org(i (their 4th appearance here), G. Cooke, Kinloch, and Clifton ; misses Anderton and H. Gordon. be followed by the Farce of CATCHING AN HEIRESS. To conc'ude with the Ballet of THE DUMB RECRUIT. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Fourth,Night of the New Management.—New Dramatic and Eques. trian company.—New Spectacle and New Stud of Horses. THIS EVENING, MAaca Will be produced an entirely new grand spectacle, in three acts, by Fitzball (founded on principal recent hostile events in Kaffraria), entitled AMAKOSA ; or, Scenes of Kafir Warfare; with new scenery, costumes, and appointments. To be followed by SCENES of the ARENA. To conclude with a POPULAR FARCE. B .x-ottice open daily from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. r rifti DAT —Morning 6 min. after 5 I Evening 29 min.aft. 6 To•Monnow—Morning 57 min. after 6 I Evening 31 min.aft. 7 DAILY WEATHER TABLE. THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1853, state of the wind and weather at each of the following pieces at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. HASTINGS-S.E., gentle breeze—cloudless. SOUTHAMPTON-E., strong breeze—cloudless. TUNBRIDGE-N. E., strong breeze—cloudless. BASINGSTOIEE-N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. GREENWICH--S.E., gentle breeze— cloudless. SWINDON-E., fresh breeze—cloudless. CAMBRIDGE-E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock : LIMERICY-S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. MULLINGAR- calm—foggy. THE WEATHER.--SuN OFFICR, MARCH 31. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 44—highest since noon yesterday. 36—lowest this morning and during tho night. 51— this day at noon. BAROMETER, 2918. WIND, S.S.E.—Fine, sunshiny weather. THE PUBLICATION OF " THE SUN" COMMENCES EVERY AFTERNOON AT THREE O'CLOCK, ,----- and Captain PRICE, of the 6/th Bengal Native Infantry, also perished in the deplorable transac tion, while Lieutenant BUSHNELL and Messrs HINDE and WILSON, mates of the Winchester, were severely wounded. the merely actual and simply matter-of-fact-- abandoning at will the luxurious charms of fancy and the seductive faryland of imagination. Whenever, moreover, Mr. WARREN has thrown aside his pen as a romancist, to take it ui) anew as a lawyer, his professional writings have always assumed to themselves even in their manner, in the style of their composition, a peculiarly solid and practical character. They have been the pro ductions not of a dreamer, but of a master of jurisprudence. They have displayed this in their oneness of design, their concinnity of expression, and their plenary appreciation of what ought in variably to be regarded as the three most desir able merits to be found in works of this descrip tion—clearness, completeness, and condensation. Admirably as these qualities have been united in the previous effusions of Mr. WARREN, "as a lawyer," they have never been so homogeneously combined as in the one just published, a work scarcely less attractive to the mass of electors throughout the country, than to Solicitors, and Counsel, and Agents, and Members, and Candi dates, constituting as it does an authoritative manual of the whole Parliamentary Election Law of the United Kingdom. Several reasons have induced us to direct at tention in this manner through our leading co lumns, to a volume which we conceive to be one of very great political importance. Among other rea sons we do so, because in this matter we speak less as critics than as publicists, less as reviewers than as journalists. Then, also, we are disposed to comment in this manner upon the circumstance of its appearance, as, according to our previous argument, a brilliant evidence that sound legal knowledge may be allied with eminent literary capacities, that one and the same man may be a practical lawyer, and yet, at the same time, enjoy deservedly a high reputation in polite literature. Besides, we take it to be but just and reasonable that there should be some express recognition of the enormous labour manifestly devoted to a pro duction of such great .public utility as that relat ing to the law and practice of Election Com mittees—an amount of labour absolutely astonish ing if viewed in reference to the mere toil of compilation. Without any work whatever of this character, the authorities, more particularly of late, have suffered really grievous inconvenience. Everything considered, therefore, it comes before the public most opportunely. What consider ably enhances its value, and cannot fail to render it doubly acceptable, is that, while the style of the work is delightfully graphic and picturesque, the details accumulated in the different chapters appear, from all we have yet been enabled to see in the way of analytic examination, to be remark able for their general accuracy. It is lamentable to reflect that the author closes his elaborate en terprise with the acknowledgment that " the im pression left on the mind (after the most painful scrutiny of the subject) is that of sorrow and mortification :" an impression, says Mr. WARREN, " forcing one to exclaim—how much corruption exists which no legislation can prevent, detect, or punish !" It is the old sad story—the old melancholy lamentation. Perhaps the Learned Recorder of Hull will pardon us, in consideration of our political tenets, when we venture to ques tion the absolute necessity of that most sorrowful and even despairing conclusion. Certainly we shall be forgiven for so doing, by our good friend the Hon. Member for the City of Bristo] Despite, however, this powerful drawback, there is every reason to congratulate the country on the auspicious prospect of permanent tranquillity in India and Kafirland, and the probability of no such onerous demands on the Bri tish Treasury being henceforward required for the vindication of the British honour and _the protection of British-subjects in those remote quarters. The intelligence, too, is peculiarly well-timed, inasmuch as it will prevent the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER from relying on the existence of hostilities as a ground for refusing to part with or modify any existing source of in come. No valid reason can now be assigned against venturing on fiscal experiments which promise propitious results, and which nothing but very urgent exigencies could justify the neglect of for even a single Session. If evidence were wanting to prove how well a really sound and practical lawyer may yet be the very man who has acquired distinction for him self among the most eminent and gifted cultivators of polite literature—that evidence might be found in the remarkable volume * recently issued from the press by the learned Recorder of Hull. Happily, however, the fact referred to has not remained until now in order to be clearly demon strated. Notwithstanding the ignorant prejudices hitherto in vogue to the contrary, it has so hap pened that we have seen in England some of the most celebrated authors upon general subjects rise, in spite of their literary merits, to the highest posts in the legal profession—showing, unmis takeably enough, that Fancy may be occasionally allied to Justice, that the daughters of Mnemosyne may sometimes be attendant on the Goddess of the Sword and Scales, that the gentler graces of Art may be combined (without detriment to either) with the severe charms of the science of Jurisprudence. Illustrations of this have fortu nately received a twofold commemoration. They are inscribed upon the annals, at once, of Law and of Literature. Howbeit, these testimonies are not alone of the Past--they are not restricted to History they are discoverable elsewhere— they are discernable even nowadays among some of the most notable of our contempo raries. Seldoin, perhaps, has there been any period in this country during which the circum stance here indicated, was, everything considered, more capable of immediate demonstration. For precisely at this time we may recognise in the Lord Chief Justice of England one of the most luminous of our biographers, and in one of the twelve Judges of the land one of the most classic and poetic of living dramatists. Added to these honoured names—added to the name of TA.LFOURD and the name of CAMPBELL--it were scarcely pos sible to refrain from, at least, some cursory allusion to one other intellect, rendered illustrious by its researches into so many of the manifold and multiform departments of human knowledge. It is scarcely necessary, we conceive, to do more than simply mention its comprehensive character, its indefatigable energy, and its indomitable perseve rance—for, notwithstanding all the jealousies, and piques, and animosities engendered by political contention, it cannot easily be forgotten that, in BROUGH4 M . , an orator in an age of orators, the translator of DEMOSTHENES, the celebrant of a . whole generation of Statesmen, a lover of science, 1, ; p4-4;neer of art, a cultivator of letters, a student :and. - a - debater, a legislator and an administrator, rose, in defiance of all these " obstacles" to legal advancement, so that he ultimately contrived to ascend even the woolsack of the Lord High Chan cellor. —that VILLIERS of the Ballot. Until it (the Ballot) shall have been " tried and found want ing," we cannot by any means regard the preven tion, detection, and punishment of the corruption still (!) existing as beyond the reach of ALL legis lation. However this may be—whether good or evil would result from that " Un-English" sys tem which is nevertheless not so " Un-English," but that it can be habitually resorted to at the Club-houses by English Gentlemen—the cause of Parliamentary Reform, no matter how unwit tingly, cannot fail to be advanced by the appear ance of the elaborate and comprehensive volume which Mr. WARREN has here presented to the country and to the Legislature. Considered in detail, the - various sections of the work will be found, as in the instance of the chapters relating to " Evidence" and " Agency," worked up with admirable skill into very treatises or disquisitions. Viewed-as a whole, the work will be admitted on all hands, we doubt not, t o b e a sufficient attesta .. _ _ A novel and striking proof that legal and lite rary abilities are by no means incompatible has recently, we repeat, been furnished by the Learned Hull Recorder. Doubtless, the present is not by any means the first occasion upon which Mr. WARREN has indicated.—in the teeth of that igno rant prejudice which we have alre.•uly mentioned— that he has capacity for profound research, for vigilant and unwinking astuteness, for apposite knowledge, and ripened experience as a Lawyer, although, in revealing these rare qualities, he has had to contend agaost the influence of his success as a novelist, and as 'such actually to labour under the burden of a rare and brilliant reputation. The anomaly of the thing is absolutely ridiculous. But it is, unluckily, as true as it is ridiculous. Never theless, contended he has done against the diffi culties of his position as a Man of Letters—and so far triumphantly. We should be fain to exult tion of Mr. WARREN'S legal ability, and to con stitute the latest and not the least interesting tes timony that a practical lawyer may—just within the limits of possibility—be one of the "bright par ticular stars" of literature. Henceforth, or we are marvellously mistaken, WARREN'S " Law of Elections" will be referred to as the standard au thority even within the walls of Parliament. TRIP. SUN, LONDON, TREIRSDA.T EVENINCI, mmitcn tiL obi, MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 15,000 bales. The market closed with a very animated appearance at an advance of / Id. per lb. for American. The sales comprised 13,000 American, 400 Pernam and Maranham at 64d. to 7-0., 350 Bahia at 6d. to 61d., 500 Egyptian at stl. to aid., and 800 Surat at 3id. to 41d. per lb. Railway shares were rather firmer. The six weeks' average price of wheat is 455. 2d. per qr. _ _ The sailing ship Meteor arrived in the Channel from Port Philip, which place she left on the 25th Nov., and has on board 44,704 ounces in gold. The Lochnagar, which sailed on the 20th Nov., has about 4,000 ounces, and is also in the Channel. Two or three vessels are near at hand, according to the last accounts from the Cape of Good Hope. The Great Britain passed St. Helena four days previous to the steamer Calcutta, consequently has only lost time since. Hamburgh advices of the 28th instant state that, owing to the holidays, there was nothing done on the Bourse. Spanish Three per Cents., privately, were quoted 41i. The navigation of the Elbe was expe3ted to be free in the course of a few hours. The cold was deg. Reamur. Late dates from Smyrna state that the firman allowing agriculturists to pay off in silver advances obtained upon their crops, giving interest at the rate of 12 per cent, per annum, had given much satisfaction to them, although it disappointed the expectations of the merchants, who were speculat ing for higher prices. The Pacific steamer from the United States has arrived. The telegraph forwarded from Paris as to the bearing of the Russian Imperial Ukase, does not appear to be strictly correct. According to a letter from Brody, brokers of the Jewish persuasion, even though regularly sworn and admitted, are to be prohibited doing business for Christian firms, and, on the other hand, Christian agents are not allowed to represent Jewish houses. This is a specimen of intolerance which appears to have been most un called for, and cannot but prove injurious to Russian commerce. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, MARCH 30, The following had the honour of dining with the Queen yesterday :—The Duchess of Kent, the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, the Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Speth, Earl Granville, and Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps. The Queen and Prince drove out in an open carriage yesterday afternoon, and again to-day. C o l one l Bou verie and Captain Hon.i Dudley de Ros were in attend ance on horseback. Lord Waterpark has succeeded Lord Camoys, and Colonel Hon. Robert Boyle Major-Gen. Berkeley Drummond, as Lord and Groom in Waiting to her Majesty. Earl Granville left the Castle this forenoon, for London. Sir James Graham has been invited and is expected this afternoon. Mr. E M. Archibald, Attorney-General of New foundland, had an interview with the Duke of Newcastle yesterday at the Colonial-office. The Rev. Mr. Sully had also an interview with his Grace yesterday. Mr. Hamilton Lindsay and Mr. Henry Wise, the chairman and managing director of the Eastern Archi pelago Company, had an interview with the Earl of Clarendon at the Foreign-office yesterday. The Prussian Minister had an interview with the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, yesterday at the Board of Trade. Earl Granville, Lord President, returned to town yes terday from Windsor Castle. Di;patches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope, the Mauritius, and St. Helena. BANKRUPTCY COURT-(THIS DA Y). Mr. Commissioner Evans was the commissioner of the day, and was chiefly occupied at a private meeting. IN RE HRNNETT. This bankrupt was described as of Duke-street, West minster, railway contractor. The failure is said to be for a very large amount. The petition in bankruptcy, issuing 'from this court, was gazetted on Friday last, bankrupt having surrendered and obtained protection. Two other petitions, however, have been opened—one in the Bristol and Exeter Courts. The course to be ulti mately adopted, under the peculiar circumstances, is at present uncertain, but Mr. Johnstone, the messenger of Mr. Commissioner Holroyd's Court, has proceeded with assistants to take possession of bankrupt's property, in different parts of the district. Advices from Constantinople state that the capital of the new bank is to be 200 millions of piastres, or more, of which the Government and various officials had already subscribed about half. All the " bechliks" and paper money circulating would be withdrawn. The South Sea House held its meeting to-day merely to make a statement of its bond-debt. The General Screw Steam Shipping Company has adjourned its meeting. The English Stock Market has been very firm, but there is scarcely any business doin g . Consols realise 100 to k f or T rans f er , an d 100 1 for Account. South Sea Stock is maintained at 1111. Exchequer Bills of March are quoted Os. to 10s., and East India Bonds 425. to 475. premium. Foreign Stocks are influenced diversely by the arrangement of the half-monthly account. Portu guese Four per Cents. have been quoted 391-. to I. Spanish Certificates are firm at si and the Three per Cents. have been at 49 to The Turkish Loan is at 2 premium. For Peruvian Scrip the price is 31 to 4. Mexican Bonds are worth 25 to 26, and Grenada 23i. Venezuela Deferred is at 16/. Dutch Four per Cents. have been marked 98g. The account is now pretty nearly adjusted in the Railway Market, and prices have a tendency to increased buoyancy. The " contangos " paid yes terday were havier, showing a " Bull " account ; but a few real purchases would soon rally the market. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to ;his day, are in round figures as under : 1853. 1852. Great Western £16,934 £15,265 North Western.. 45, 442 42, 365 South Western 10,159 9,263 Brighton Midland South Eastern 12,269 10,441 Caledonian Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire lB,lOl 15,891 York and North Midland Newcastle and Berwick 14,793 13,281 The Gold Mine market has been more animated, and prices are firmly maintained generally. The Brazilian Cocaes are higher. The Land Companies' shares are heavy again. Joint-stock Bank shares are steady. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (From the Official List.) Business done, 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities India Bonds, .1.000 45 Ditto, under £lOOO 47 2 , South Sea Stock Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, lid. June. March £lOOO £5OO 7 Small 6 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Graz Han Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto New, 1852, 4i per Cent Grenada Bonds, Deferred, Ditto Ex. Dec., 1849, Coupon . 231 Greek ex over-due Coupons Mexican 3 per Cent 258 Ditto Account April 15, 268 Peruvian Bonds, 1849, , li per Cent. Ditto Scrip Portuguese 4 per Cent. 394 1 1 Siml Bonds, 3 per Ceit Ditto Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun B/ i p Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent, 1852 2 p Venezuela Bonds 3 f i per Cent — Ditto Deterred, 1 per Cent l6l • Dutch Exchange 2i per Cent 65/ Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates... TIMER O'CLOCK. ~ 100 i . 100 i C0n5015...... ........ ..., Ditto April Account ~ 98# AND THE LATE OR THIRD EDITION, CONTAINING THE DEBATES IN PARLIAMENT THE SAME 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. - r ail° t 771' A 4141 LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1853. The intelligence just received from India and the Cape not only announces the virtual termination of the Kafir war, and the cessation of that heavy and very unpopular drain on the national exchequer, but it also affords grounds for a reasonable expec tation that the Burmese war has been brought to a conclusion, and ample atonement made for the injuries which induced the Anglo-Indian Govern ment to demand redress, and, on the contuma cious refusal of the KING of Ava, to institute hos tilities. It is not, however, to the energy or activity of the octogenarian General of the British troops that this happy result can in any degree be attributed. No ; General GODWIN has main tained his character to the last. All the stimu lants that have been so freely applied proved ina dequate to excite the modern FABIUS into acti vity ; and, if we have succeeded in the contest, it has been in spite of rather than in consequence of the proceedings of the veteran commander. Domestic disturbances, however, have achieved the result which the British arms, under the great Ceruetator, could not accomplish within any reasonable time. A formidable revolution, insti gated and commanded by a junior member of the Royal Family of Ava—a brother to the reigning MONARCH—has taken place. The army support the claims of the Pretender, and it is more than probable that the SOVEREIGN who, by his con temptuous disregard of the remonstrances ad dressed to him respecting the misconduct of cer tain officials, has expiated his offences by the for feiture of his throne, if not of his life. Under such circumstances, it is by no means surprising that unequivocal submission should be made, and abundant reparation promised. The severe les sons already taught, the universal dissatisfaction expressed by the Burmese people, proved to the new aspirant to the throne, the imperative t necessity of conciliating the powerful opponent that might ere long be thundering at the gates of la capital. The Burmese troops were accordingly withdrawn from Bassein and Pegu, so that our troops .were left in exclusive possession of these Important provinces ; and ambassadors were at the same time dispatched to the English camp with plenary po wers to conclude peacewith the invad ers. Such an opportunity will, of course, not be neglected, even by General GODWIN. As it is neither our interest nor our wish to annex the Burmese Empire, or t o substitute a British Com missioner, or a British Colle c t or for the " can desi re i s to obtain footed monarch,' all that We golden full satisfaction for the past, and the best possible security for future tranquillity. T hese matters the new King will be as willing to Conc e d e as we are determined to enforce. He will rejoice at the golden opportunity which enables him to j uaugu _ rate the commencement of his reign 1-, - -Y a peac e with the Conquerors of Hindostan—those w h o now wield the power and authority once exercised by the MoauL. The intelligence would be altogether of a satis factory character but for a melancholy transaction, in which the lives of several meritorious officers and many gallant Men have been sacrificed. Cap tain GLANVILLE LOCK, one of the most distin guished and energetic officers of the Royal Navy— and it requires no ordinary merit to acquire dis tinction among such eminz:nt competitors has fallen in a petty, we will not call it an inglorious, skirmish, for nothing can be inglorious in which a Manual man is ably and efficiently discharging his duty to I * "The L co a m w p a i n et d io P n ra o c r t a ice ct o i f on pa C ri o i m am m e i n tt t e a e ry s, his QUEEN and country. In an attack against a being the By Samuel WARREN, Esq., F.R.S., body of robbers who had taken up a strong posi- Election Law." of the Inner Temple, one of her MAJESTY'S Counsel tion near Donabau, Captain LOCK met his death. and Recorder of Hull. BVO, pp. 370. London : BuT- Ilis premature and lamented decease was not TERWORTHS, 1853. Altogether, the volume is, un cheered bY victory. The British attack was most doubtedly, the most complete and elaborate Wallycompen unequivo repulsed, with loss of 88 men dium of the laws relating to the structure of the House killed a wounded, and two guns (!) which re- l of • • not merely the forma- Commons (or rather to the mode of its construction) mained as spot' ••• la optnia in the hands of their - • tence of the popular branch of ignoble adversaries. Li ever published—laws affecting tion, but the very ens Lieutenant IC.2.mrEDY, R.N.; . the Imperial Parliament. —ED. a"' in this, if it were only for the credit, v and the honour, and the glory of Literature. It' is pleasant to reflect, in his instance, that there is real cause for this exultation. If it is something for the author of " Ion" to have won the garland of bay leaves, and yet after that to wear the robe of ermine in his judi cial character—it is something too for the author of " Passages from the Diary of a Late Physician" to have conquered still more formidable obstruc tions than those which strewed the pathway of the poet, and, by so doing, to have com manded the respect of his contemporaries through the eminence of the position assumed by him in that most difficult and honourable profession. It is something, we say, to have accomplished this under the pressure of those absurd but discouraging circumstances. What ever their weight, they have not, in his regard, crushed one nerve of energy, one thew of courage, or one sinew of resolution. Hence : the writer of Fiction is — nevertheless--one of her MAJESTY'S Counsel. The Novelist is —notwithstanding —the Hull Recorder. Already, as we have before in timated, Mr. WARREN has displayed his power as a legal writer of singular lucidity and intelligence. Until the appearance, however, of the remarkable work just issued from the establishment of Mr. BUTTERWORTHS, he had never revealed that scope and vigour as a jurisconsult which are here ren- dered so conspicuously apparent. His well-known " Introduction to Law Studies"—the vade mecum of every law student —was, without question, as its very title-page implied, at once " popular and practical," conducting the novice by an agreeable and alluring gradation through all the various de partments of the profession, whether civil, crimi nal, or ecclesiastical. It has, consequently, long since become the acknowledged guide and accepted text book, in such matters, both in England and America. His definition, again, of the " Duties of Attorneys and Solicitors," has been admitted very generally to be a volume replete with chastened and elevating sentiments, inculcating truths of no little importance, and opinions born only of serious and tranquil meditation. It was surprising to observe the sedate and almost severe simplicity of productions like these coming from the same hand which had traced in a very different vein the powerful and enthralling incidents pur porting to be taken from the note book of a deceased physician. It was surprising —though less so because the effusions, however dissi milar in the manner of their elocution, in conception, at least, came somewhat more within the same category—to witness the successive pub lication of these legal tomes stamped with the paramount merit of utility, coming to us from the sam e pen whose magic had conjured into existence the varied concourse of imaginary beings crowded togeth er i n the story of " Ten Thousand a Year " —th a t prose epic of every-day life in our own generati on. The creator of the gentle and loveable GAMMON, o f the KATE ArT EREy, of th e v ill anous and astute OILY vulgar TITMOUSE, and the narrow minded HuoRARAcx, and the paltry SNAP, and the odious QUIRK, and the gifted lord of dear, old, beautiful Yatt3n— pi.oved himself thus capable of grappling, upon occasion, with the dry details of THE INDIA BILL. We heard last evening a rumour, which upon the best inquiries we can make we - believe to be well founded, that Ministers have made up their minds to strike upon the India bill. Immediately after the re-assembling of Parliament, we have reason to believe that it will be an nounced that a renewal of the present system of govern ing India will be passed for one year, and that a com mission will immediately be issued to inquire into Indian affairs, of which Sir John Itomilly is to be the chief. This rumour, we repeat, we believe to be well founded. We cannot say as much for the statement that Sir Wm. Molesworth dissents from this policy, that in his opposi tion he has been stoutly supported by Mr. Lowe ! and that, in consequence, the Aberdeen Ministry are likely to lose the services of both those gentlemen. Whatever truth there may be in this latter surmise, we apprehend that there is little doubt that Ministers have made up their minds to escape defeat by adopting the sugges tion of Lord Derby, as to the postponement of any permanent legislation. —Morning Herald. GRAND BALL AT THE MANSION-HOUSE.—Last night the Lady Mayoress gave a very elegant entertainment to about 350 guests in the Egyptian-hall. The dancing and merriment were' kept up till a late hour. The band of the Fusilier Guards was in attendance. GOLD.—The Lochnagar arrived yesterday from Mel bourne, with 3,224 ounces of gold, value about 42,896/. LONDON GAS COMPANY.—Mr. Sheriff Croll has issued a circular to the shareholders of the London Gas Com pany, proposing what appears to be an advantageous arrangement. His offer is to lease and manage the works from Midsummer next for 5, 10, or 15 years. and to allow for the first year a sum which would pay 1.1. per cent. on the capital of 386,5001., after providing for a depreciation fund, the salaries of the directors, secre tary, &c., and the interest on the 124,6251. Six per Cent. Preference Shares. For the second year he con templates paying a sum equal to 34 per cent., and for the third and subsequent years 54 per cent., or upwards. FIRE ,UN BOARD AN AUSTRALIAN SHlP.—Yesterday morning, about one o'clock, a great alarm was occa sioned by the discovery of a fire on board the barque Unicorn, now loading at the Shadwell Basin, near the London Docks, for Australia and Sydney. It had origi nated in the galley, and taken very firm hold of the flooring when discovered by the Dock watch and police. Fortunately, however, by ready assistance afforded, further danger ceased, and the ship with its contents preserved from destruction. - THE WEST INDIA MAILS.—The following communica tion from the Admiralty was received on Wednesday last, by Robert Barnes, Esq., Mayor of Manchester : "Admiralty, 29th March, 1853.—Sir,—With reference to a petition from the merchants, ship-owners, &c., con nected with, and trading to, the West Indies, respecting the inefficiency with which the Royal West India Mail Company performed their contract with the Government for the conveyance of the mails to and from that place —I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to inform you that immediate attention has been paid to this memorial, and that the board have referred it to the committee sitting on packet service, before whom the entire subject has been brought. I am, sir, your most obedient humble servant, B. OSBORNE.- - The Mayor of Manchester." SCREW STEAM-SHIP COMMUNICATION WITH THE UNITED STATES.—LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.—ShortIy after noon, the Liverpool and Philadelphia Company's screw steam ship City of Manchester, Captain R. Leitch, sailed from the Mersey, for Philadelphia, with about 500 passengers (160 of whom occupied cabin berths), and a large cargo of merchandise on board. Shortly after the City of Manchester sailed, the British and North American Steam-ship Company's new screw steam-ship Alps, Cap tain Wickman, left hcfr moorings in the river for Boston and New York. The Alps carried no passengers, being completely filled with merchandise. The Alps carried out mails for Boston and New York. THE LATE MR. HOLLINSHEAD BLUNDELL.—Th e death of this unfortunate gentleman is now fully ascertained to have been the result of accident. At the inquest, although the verdict of the jury— "found dead"—could lead to no other inference, some unpleasant rumours were circulated, alleging the possibility of the deceased's having committed suicide. There aie no grounds whatever for such a supposition ; on the contrary, the strongest evidence exists to show that his death was caused by accidentally falling into the water near the spot where his remains were discovered. SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—A rather serious accident hap pened yesterday morning to Miss Saunders (daughter of C. S. Saunders, Esq., secretary of the Great Western Railway). While riding down a bill in Bridge-street, Harrow-road, her horse fell, kicking her on the head, from the consequences of which it is feared she will be laid up for some time. SHERIFFS COURT-(THIS DAY). (Before Mr. Ogle, Q.C.) In consequence of the indisposition of Mr. Russell Gurney, the cases adjourned till to-day were further postponed. The cases generally were of a very trifling nature. BUCHANAN V. THORLEY. In this case, reported yesterday, it should have been stated, that the whole of the costs were for money out of pocket for court fees, without any professional charges. The proceedings, under the. "Act for the more easy Re covery of Small Debts," to recover 41. led to an expense of 161. ; and had the plaintiff been a non-professional man, and retained a solicitor, the expenses would have been at least 251. Suitors complain of the enormous costs leading to such results, as they can go to the court above and get effectual judgment for less costs. MARLBOROUGH -STREET.--(THIS DAY.) ASSAULTING A CONSTABLL—A tall, gentlemanly-look ing young man, who gave the name of Edward Marshall, and who was stated to be a student of Trinity College, Cambridge, but who at the police station gave the name of "Frederick Leveson Gower, of Stafford-house, Saint James's Palace," and Susan Reeves, a woman of the town, were brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with inde cent conduct. The defendent Marshall was further charged with assaulting Police -constable 26 C while in the execution of his duty. The constable stated that about two o'clock this morn ing he was on duty in Fox and Hounds-yard, Hanover square, when he saw the defendant in a very indecent posture. As the place was inhabited by cabmen and their families, some of whom iwere about, witness re quested them to adjourn from thence to some conve nient house in the neighbourhood. The defendant Mar shall then said, " You go to h—; how dare you to interfere with me ?" The woman then laid hold of his (Marshall's) arm and said, " Don't talk to him—per haps he is not aware who you are." Witness again desired them to go away, when the defendant (Marshall) called him a d—d scoundrel, and struck him two or three times across the shoulders with a stick he had in his hand. Witness then took them both to the station. They were both quite sober. Inspector Parke, C division, said the defendant Mar shall, when at the station, gave the name of Frederick Leveson Gower, and said he was a son of the Duke of Sutherland, but after being questioned admitted that lie had assumed that honourable name, and that his real name was Edward Marshall, of Trinity College, Cam bt The defendant, who denied the charge in toto, was severely reprimanded by Mr. Bingham, and fined 20s. for the assault on the constable. The woman was discharged. Mr. Charles Hope, who 'described himself as a mer chant, 45, Cornhill, was charged with having been drunk and blowing a horn in the Ilayrnarket,'"at two o'clock this morning, to the great annoyance of the inhabitants. The charge having been proved by Barber, 59 C, Mr. Bingham fined defendant 205., which he immediately paid. WORSHIP-STREET-(THIS L'A Y). ATTEMPTING TO STAB.—Joseph Hyland, 50 years of age, was charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt with attempt- ing to stab Thomas Hardy, broker, of Union-street, Bishopsgate, and Robert Beal, rag-merchant, of 6, Bush lane, City. From the evidence of the prosecutors it was adduced that the prisoner rented apartments in a house of Mr. Beal's, at 51, Gun-street, Old Artillery-ground, but it being found requisite to distrain upon his chattels for rent, Mr. Hardy, the broker, was instructed to do so. Yesterday the distress was made, and shortly after the broker was sent for on the representation that his man was in danger of his life. On entering the room prisoner rushed to a cupboard, and seizing a peculiarly sharp-pointed table-knife, was on the point of plunging it into Mr. Hardy's back , when that person caught him by the throat and with difficulty wrested the weapon from him ; prisoner then struck him about the head and face, which was covered with blood from the blows in flicted. At seven o'clock in the evening Mr. Beal, with a constable in waiting, went into the room, and then the prisoner with frightful oaths attempted to possess him self of the poker, but was prevented, on which he stealthily took the table-knife from where it had been placed, and made a stab at Mr. Beal's right breast, which was providentially averted by that gentleman parrying it, taking effect on the shoulder, cutting the coat, which was produced in court. The knife was afterwards found on the floor. 28 H deposed to the ferocious violence of the prisoner, who also resisted him. The prisoner, who is a sawyer, denied having touched the knife. Mr. D'Eyncourt at once committed him for trial. THE BALLANGIECH EMIGRANT SHlP.—lnteiligence has reached Southampton of the arrival at Port Philip, after a 100 days: passage, of the emigrant ship Ballan giech, which left the first-named port last autumn. In subordination and disturbances prevailed on board during the voyage. TSree deaths and two births took place on the passage. Among the persons who died on board was Miss Lamprey, the daughter of the late Cap tain Lamprey, for many years the Ordnance superin tendent of the gunpowder magazines at Marchwood, Rants. Another of the deaths was a young womair who poisoned herself b 3 taking medicine for an improper purpose. Intelligence has also reached Southampton that a party from Totten, Rants, who went to Australia in the ship Admiral, had arrived safely at the diggings, and were likely to be successful. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE .AT CRONSTADT.—Letters from St. Petersburgh mention s, disastrous fire at the port of Cronstadt. All the piencipal timber wharves had been burnt, and the loss is estimated at between 500,000 and 600,000 silver roubles. It happened that the quantity remaining in stock, in consequence of the want of ship dh:papdtilesetihnegy ping last autumn, was unusually large, and hence the evil is more serious than would otherwise have been the case. Most of the houses engaged in the deal trade, Russian as well as foreign, will, it is said, be sufferers, although many of the later are protected by insurances. The 'quantity of deals destroyed is supposed to be 50,000 dozens of the first sort, besides the wood of minor dealers, and a very large stock of lathwood. These advices are to the 22d inst., and the rate of ex change at that date was again rather more favourable for England, the quotation being 38 7-16 d. A GIRL SHOT IN A LIVERPOOL SHOOTING GALLERY. Mr. Vivian O'Keefe, a respectably-dressed young man, about 18 years of age, was charged at the Police-court, yesterday, with shooting a girl with a rifle_ From the evidence of the witnesses, it appeared that, shortly after twelve o'clock, on Tuesday night, the prisoner, accom panied by another young man, entered Maclaren's Glas gow Shooting Gallery, under Mercer's snuff shop, 7, Murray-street, Williamson-square, Liverpool. They were both in liquor at the time, and were followed by a girl. On entering, the prisoner took up a rifle, which had been loaded with powder and ball, and, putting it to his shoulder, said to the girl, Jane Riley by name, " By G—, I'll shoot you !" to which the girl replied, in a lauging tone, "0, don't." The prisoner on this fired the gun, and lodged the bullet in her shoulder ; the wife of the proprietor of the gallery, who was close behind her, narrowly escaping being shot in the head. The pri soner immediately turned very pale, and ran off ; but his companion was seized and kept in the gallery until the police arrived. The girl was immediately con veyed to the Royal Infirmary, and the following note fro re one of the surgeons was read to the Court :—" Royal In firmary, March 30. I certify that Jane Riley was this day ad mitted an in-patient of this institution, suffering- from a gun-shot wound of the shoulder, which 'I do not consider dangerous at present.—Wee. A. G. JAMES, house .sur geon." The police afterwards went to the prisoner's lodgings, Islington-terrace, where he was arrested in bed, HAYMARBET.—Mr. Peake's comedy of the eS7terif of about two o'clock. At the time he appeared quite sober. the C oun ty was rev i ve d a t thi s theatre last night, with On being asked what he had to say, the prisoner re - considerable success. Mr. Buckstone and Mr. Compton, marked that he had been at the Amphitheatre and the as the high sheriff's state footmen, kept the audience in St. George's Vaults, where he got very drunk. Re lead a continued roar from one end to the other. Mr. Tilbury seuv incumbent cehr lbeegea o nl f no recollection either of going into a shooting-gallery or also rea pp eare d upon th e old scene of his labours, and of shooting any one. Th person who accompanied t' he received a hearty greeting. prisoner to the shooting-gallery has since gone to Ma n- RESISTANCE To TITHES IN ST. ANRDEW'S, HOLBORN. cheater. The magistrates , after a brief consultation w ii ;h --The R ev . D r . Worthington, the incumbent of Trinity Mr. Wyborgh (who told the prisoner that drunkenne is di s t r i c t, i n th e parish of St. Andrew, Holborn -above was no excuse for his crime), remanded the ease for seve n bars, and the Rev. t G ptae e i o d r p g tri e otph M reise z , v t n yi s i fl ooerf l days, in order that the girl might be enabled to appear., ' St. Peter's district, having caused' summonses to be if possible. Shortly afterwards the father of the priemee: issued against several hundred parishioners for non-pay entered the court, and requested the magistrates to take- 1 nen t of tithes, a meeting - of inhabitants was held on bail for his son, who, lie said, was quite a stranger in 1 'uesday ev ening at the - Yorkshire Grey Tavern, King's. Liverpool, and had fallen into bad company. The maxis- e p -, o j a, m d mo , to n trates refused the application, but said that if the girl p ...oceedings ; Mr. John Lloyd in the chair. From the could appear before the expiration of seven days, the s a t e ments made, it appeared that many of the persons 1 case would be investigated immediately. ed e ohnasdi der r t PEDESTRIAN. FEAT' AT PLYMOUTH.—Coates, the vete- t .een demanded from them, for upwards of 20 years. In ran London pedestria n , c ommence d th e ar d uous t as k o f . th e year 1712 proce e di ngs were commenced in the Court walking 10004 miles in 10004 homy - successively, on • o f Exchequer against the inhabitants for tithes, and it Tuesday afternoon last, in the presence of a large numbe r - wa s decided that tithes were due from 48 houses only, of highly respectable p ersons , i nc l u di ng a g r ea t many ; :though they were no w d emanded from a larger portion m ilitary officers of the Plymouth Garrison, who appear ' «4 . the parish. A st rong op i nion was expressed that the to take much inter es t i n th e a ff a i r . U p to twe l ve •' eb y emand was mad e w ith out legal authority, in the ex P o'clock on Monday night he h a d com pl e t e d 3074 m il es , t r ra ti on th a t th e c l a i ms would be complied with, in ordeecr i and although Coates appears to be advancing in years t o prevent litigation. It was resolved, on the motion of for so difficult a feat he proceeds with the greatest con- ` Mr. Low—" That in the event of proceedings being fidence at present. The only symptoms of f a ti gue is a t a k en aga i nst any of the parishioners, measures of resist. soreness of the feet.— Plymouth M a il, ance should be adopted. ' THE CITY ADDRESS TO LOUIS NAPOLEON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. admit the respectability and influence of many of the names attached to the above-named ad dress, which appeared in your advertising columns of yesterday, but I deny that those names comprise more than a portion of the first-class merchants of the city of London ; and, for myself and others, I protest against an inference being drawn from it that the great body of merchants and others whose names are not in the list is less friendly to peace or less anxious to maintain ami cable relations with France than Messrs. Powles, Mas terman, and Co., by whose industry this address has been privately got up and pompously presented. I and others who have not signed it are as much in terested in peace and quite as anxious to promote it as they are, although we may not be prepared to make a journey to Paris obsequiously to assure Louis Napoleon of the fact ; and if we were to go Paris for the purpose, I doubt very much whether the war party in France, if any such there be, would give us credit for any better motive than a desire to cajole them. But there is another point of view in which it becomes Englishmen to consider this matter. We know that almost every man of fame, character, or ability in France stands aloof from the present Government of that coun try ; and, let me ask, is it fit or seemly to see English men, pretending to represent the " merchant princes" of England, bending their knees and bowing their necks at a shrine at which the rank and intelligence of France refuse to do homage ? I fear French stock and French shares have not been altogetter lost sight of in this movement, nor is it one which the future historian of England will feel much pride or pleasure in re cording. March 30. F. M. OVERLAND MAIL , DESTRUCTION OF RANGOON BY FIRE. By electric telegraph from Marseilles we learn that the Overland India Mail contains dispatches from China, Feb. 10 ; Rangoon, Feb. 14 ; Cal cutta, Feb. 19 ; and Bombay, March 1. Rangoon has been almost destroyed by con flagration. Exchange, 2s. Old. China 2211R5. per hundred dollars. ME UNITED STATES (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) By the Pacific, Captain Nye, which arrived at Liverpool at three o'clock this morning, we have received the following : NEW YORK, MARCH 19. Strong debates have taken place in the Senate on Central America and the Monroe doctrine. Senator Douglass was nobly replied to by Senator Butler (Democrat). • A Cabinet Council has been held. An explanation is to be demanded of England with regard to Honduras, &To., and the Secretary of the Navy is to report what efficient naval force he has fit for action. A treaty to liquidate mutual claims between the British and American Governments has been rati fied by the Senate. Several districts of Mexico have voted for Santa Anna as president. The fortnightly steamers from California (seven in number) have brought about four millions and a half of dollars in gold. There is an active war between Honduras and Guatemala, the cause being a disputed boundary. The Pacific brought ninety-three passengers, but no specie. MARKETS. Money is still tight—from 7to 18 per cent. The panic is not quite over, but stocks, having re covered, are active. Sterling exchange not active, but rules from 109 to 1091. Flour dull, and sales moderate, but no further decline. Cotton very active, with a rising tendency. Six thousand bales in one day in this market. Cotton more active at New Orleans; middling, 9i to 92. The spring trade very brisk. BOOKS, &c., TO NEW SOUTH WALES. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC, AND INSTRUCTIONS TO ALL POSTMASTERS. GENERAL POST-OFFICE, MARCH, 1853.—0 n and from the Ist April next, printed books, magazines, reviews, and pamphlets (whether British, colonial, or foreign) may be transmitted by the post between the United Kingdom and New South Wales, by the direct Packet, via Plymouth ; or, by the Overland Mail, vid South ampton and Singapore, at the following reduced 'rates of postage, viz. : For each packet not exceeding lb. in weight......... Os. 6d. Ditto exceeding 111 b. and not exceeding 11b. Is. Od. Ditto ditto ilb. ditto 21bs. 2s. Od. Ditto ditto 21bs. ditto 3lbs. 3s. Od. beyond which weight no packet can be sent. Provided, however, that the following conditions be carefully ob served :-Ist. Every such packet must be sent without a cover, or in a cover open at the sides or ends. 2d. It must contain a single volume only (whether printed book, magazine, review, or pamphlet), the several sheets or parts thereof, when there are more than one, being sewed or bound together. 3d. It must not exceed two feet in length, breadth, width, or depth. 4th. It must not exceed three pounds in weight. sth. It must have no writing or marks upon the cover or its con tents, except the name and address of the person to whom it may be sent. 6th. The postage must be pre-paid in full, by affixing outside the packet or its cover the proper number of stamps. If any of the above conditions be violated, the packet must be charged as a letter, and treated as such in all respects. To prevent any obstacles to the regular trans mission of letters, any officer of the Post-office may delay the transmission of any such packet for a period not exceeding twenty-four hours; from the time at which the same would otherwise have been forwarded by him. These instructions are not to extend to or interfere with the transmission of printed votes and proceedings of Parliament, or of printed papers allowed to pass by the Post under the newspaper privilege, all of which must continue subject to the existing regulations. THE CANADA COMPANY. The annual meeting of this company was held yester day, when the chairman (Mr. C. Franks) was re-elected governor for three years. Sir J. Easthope, Mr. J. W. Freshfield, and Mr. Wilson were also re-elected direc tors for the same period. Mr. Gillespie, the retiring auditor, was re-elected. A statement was laid before the meeting relative to the sales and leases of land for the past year, from which it appeared that 24,686 acres had been sold, and 56,941 acres let on lease. The re ceipts in Canada had been 56,750/. currency. The cost of management in London had been 3,2731., and in Canada 5,1221., and the entire cost had been 13,6161. A - comparative statement of sales, leases, and receipts, from the Ist Jan. to the 11th M arch, shows the follow ing, results : 1852. 1853. Acres. Acres. Land sold Leased 9,824 ...... 4,056 14,597 20,683 The amount realised per acre in 1852 was 16s. Bd., and 18s. 3d. in 1853. The receipts for the above period in 1852 were 14,9451. 16s. 10d., and in 1853, 27,8101. 14s. 2d. The lands converted into freehold during the same period in 1852 amounted to 4,055 acres, which pro duced 2,7201. 11s. Bd., and in 1853 to 16,444 acres, which realised 12,053/. ss. The "general statement" of the company's affairs, as they stood on the 31st December last, exhibits on the debtor side the sum of 432,7231., including capital re ceived from the proprietors ( 289,7371.), amount raised on debentures (109,7001.), sundry debts (26,747/.), &c. The credit side of the account shows the property in London, viz.—cash at bankers', loan at interest, and short bills, to be 13,5861. ; while the cash in the bank at Canada, and sundry debts due there to them, are put down at 19,104/. To these sums are added 82,2081. for bills receivable, bearing interest at 6 per cent., and se cured by mortgage on the land, with the improvements ; 50,6001. for interest thereon ; 64,211/. for land leased for 12 years at present value, with the arrear ; 36,395/. for arrears of rent on land leased for ten years ; and 16,719/. expended on Goderich harbour and pier— together 248,0701. There is a l so a dd e d to this the sum of 453,2871. for 617,782 acres of land, leased for 10 years at an annual rental of 24,7391., and which the lessees are at liberty to purchase on payment of the above sum ; and 280,700/. as the value of 668,334 acres of undisposed of land—that is valuing it at 9s. 4d. per acre. The result, therefore, gives an estimated surplus of 562,9201. in favour of the company. The amount paid by the company's lessee settlers in advance of the term of lease for the purchase of the freeholds of the land occupied by them has been 35,801/. on 52,778 acres. Of this sum 13,8791. was so paid, in the year 1852, on 19,993 acres. A retiring allowance of 4001. per annum was voted to Mr. T. M. Jones, the com pany's Commissioner in Canada. This gentleman, whose salary was 7001. per annum, had been in the company's service for 24 years. The retiring allowance is to be paid as long as the directors think fit. A strong com plaint was made by one of the proprietors that sufficient publicity had not been given to the proceedings of the periodical meetings of the company. THE FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION AT STOCKPORT. —The inquest on the body of John Jackson, who was killed by the late boiler explosion at Messrs. Fernley and Brad ley's, at Stockport, was . resumed on Monday afternoon. It had been adjourned in order to procure the opinion of Mr. Nasmyth, as to the cause of the explosion ; but that gentleman being from home, the coroner had called in Mr. Roberts, of the late firnr of Sharpe and Roberts, of Manchester, who had made a careful examination of the boiler. Mr. Roberts said some weights taken from the safety-valve of the exploded boiler, together with the spindle and valve, would cause a pres sure of 44i lbs. to the inch, and with those weights on the safety-valve would blow off at a pressure of 44 lbs. to 451b5., and no less. lie thought the cause of the ex plosion was a want of sufficient water in the boiler. He was of opinion that the boiler was quite safe at a pres sure of 451b5., and that it would not have burst at double that pressure if the flues were covered with water. The coroner, in summing up, remarked on the unsatisfactory nature of the evidence, as to the manner in which the safety-valve had been weighted, and also pointed out the conflicting nature of the evidence of Mr. Holcroft and Mr. Roberts, as the explosion being caused by a scarcity of water in the boiler. The jury found a ver dict of accidental death, and that the accident had been caused by a scarcity of water in the boiler. ANOTHER STRIKE OF AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS.— On Monday last the agricultural labourers of Chipping warden, a village near Banbury, struck work, and re fused to accede to the wishes of their employers. The men have been paid Bs. per week for working from 7 to half -past 5 o'clock. The masters required them from Monday last to work from half-past to a quarter to 6, for which they proposed to pay them 9s. per week, being an advance of is. The men refused the terms. They had a meeting, and determined to hold out in a body. HOAXING THE YEOMANRY.—The following hoax was played off on th e W es t on Z oyland troop of Somerset - shire Yeomanry, the beginning of last week. Some would-be-wit transmitted to the members of the _ r c i orps h h — day) the following c i rcu l ar :—" B r i dgewater, Marc S T The Bridgewat er t roop w ill meet to-morrow urs morning, at half-past ten, w h en it i s partic ( ulaii n ly re quested that ever y man w ill punctually attend full marching order. There would have beemo given, but the new s on ly reac h e d Bridgewater already in the t r h e is n e o v t e ic n e . even ing that Nap o l eon an d hi s troops at AnyC Channel.—By an man's. non-attendance Byorder of Col Colonel l h T e y nt ea his e,rßpaemr peril." c P con sequence. s the of h the ax intimation wasdiscovered, and several of they the returned Yeomanry m met, u when e annoyed at the trick played on them, though a falseoughdouebntel.e—ss greatly reliev e d a t fi n di ng th e a l ar m was Bath and Cheltenham Gazette. TH ORPHAN TVORSINp S-6HOOr, HAVERSTOOK-HILL. Yesterday, the 95th anniversary festival of this charity was held at the London Tavern, and was very fully at tended. The Lord Mayor was in the chair. After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts, his Lord ship proposed " Prosperity to the Orphan Working School ;" and, in the course of a very earnest -aidress on behalf of the charity, took occasion to state that the charity was founded in May, 1758, for the support of 20 boys, to whom were soon added 20 girls. In 1773 a new school was opened in the City-road for 70 children, and continued there until 1847, when the present build ing at Haverstock-hill was opened, and received 1 53 children. The present number of recipients of the charity was 241, and 25 are to be elected next month, making a total of 266. He also stated that children were received from all denominations. and from every part of the United Kingdom. Children were now in the schools born in the South Seas, Jamaica, Scotland, Ire land, Wales, and in nearly every part of the United Kingdom. It was never asked of what religious deno mination were their parents, but simply were the child ren orphans ? Were they objects of compassion ? Child ren were received from 7 until 11 years of age. They remained until 14 or 15, and then, as far as was prac ticable, they were placed out as apprentices or servants, with suitable outfits, to the boys of the value of 51., to the girls of the value of 3/. 35., and for the seven fol lowing years they were encouraged by rewards of from ss. to 215., if their employers certified their conduct to be satisfactory. Th e e d uca ti on was upon th e plan 43f ~. the British and For e i gn S c h oo l S oc i e t y, w ith sue° improvements as were to be found in any or every other system. The elder girls took their rotation in the house and in the laundry to fit them for service. By the fundamental rule of the charity the children must attend a place of worship among protestant dissenters , but beyond that there was nothing in the school or the education by which you would understand anything of sectarianism. No catechism of any denomination 10 ^ 5 allowed to be used in the schools. The committee took care to select pious and well qualified teachers. Th e Bible was their companion and their catechism, and the ruling was by love. It appeared that the receipts in the last year were 4,811/. 2s. 4d., and the expenditure 4,991/. 14s. 511 . , leaving a deficiency of 1801. 12s. ld. His lordship, stated that 1,0001. was wanted, and he hop e d it would be obtained on the present occasion. The receipts amounted to about 7001., and the ear nestness with which the claims of the charity were advo cated by the several speakers who proposed or responded to the different toasts, was fully reciprocated by the company assembled. ATTACK OF MERCHANTMEN. We learn from a letter dated Stanley, East Falkland , Jan. 14, 1853 :—The b r i gan ti ne Porcupine, which sailed hence on the 14th ult., laden with machinery, &c., for California, returned to this harbour to-day, having met with a gale of wind off Cape Horn, from which she took shelter in the Straits of Magellan, tending, as the master informs me, to pass into the Pacific that way, He states that entering the Narrows, where the current ran seven or eight knots an hour, he was met by a sudden squall. His vessel became un manageable, and he let go her anchor in four fathoms water. The tide fell, and left her dry. He then landed a quantity o f oa t s an d b ar l e y, i n casks, to lighten his vesse l, b u t as th e neaps were co ming on, she did not again float until after several days. y the interval a friendly intercourse had existed with the Indians, until a party of about thirty men made an attack upon a part of the ship's Cre w stationed on shore in charge of the cargo, &c., to save whom the master landed with more men, and drove the Indians back about two miles. On the following day about 300 Indians, better armed, with bows and quiver; full of arrows, and slings and stones, came down, and compelled the crew to retire to their ship, which they defended with one or two pistols and cutlasses. Th e vessel was at this time lyinc , on her side, nearly dry. The Indians endeavou re d t o ° set fire to the ship, with barrels and wood placed b enea th the bilge, which caug ht the main rigging, but was ex ti ngu ished. Very fortu nately, the water rose, and th e vess el floating got und er weigh, leaving behind an anchor, a quantity of oat s, barley, longboat, &c. Th e ma ste r (Mr. Wallinge r) states that he was struck by two arrows, and that th e heads (small, made of fli n t) re m a in still in the flesh . Two of his men were also hit, and the arrow heads are in the wounds. He thinks the loss of the Indians must have amounted to upwards of twenty killed. He reports having seen close to where he was ashore the remains of a vessel nearly consumed by fire, but he could discover no indication of her name, nor even make out her rig. The injury done to the Porcupine is supposed to bn serious ; she makes ten inches water an hour. THE BALLOT. A numerous meeting in favour of the above measure was held on Thursday evening last, 24th inst., by the electors and inhabitants of Rochester and Chatham, at the Theatre, Rochester ; Captain Rains, R.N., in the chair. A requisition from several of the magistrates and other influential persons, to the Hon. F. Henry F. Berkeley, M.P. for Bristol, had been forwarded a few days prior to the meeting, to solicit the powerful advo cacy of the hon. member on behalf of this important measure. The first resolution proposed by SAMUEL STEELE, Esq., J.P., seconded by Mr. FREDERICK WHEELER, of Strood, and carried unanimously—" That this meeting deeply regret the corruption and intimidation so generally prac tised at the last election in the city of Rochester and borough of Chatham, and to prevent th e recurrence oz these abuses, so f a t a l to the elective franchise, it ear nestly calls upon the Legislature to allow the votes for members of Parliament to be taken by ballot." On thi resolution the hon. member spoke for nearly an hour, reviewing in detail the principal objections to the ballot with great perspicuity and force, especially alluding to the necessity of adopting the means of protection to the artisans in her Majesty's dockyards, and in a most able and earnest manner repudiated the idea of disfranchising so important and intelligent a class of the community as had been hinted at in the House of Commons, from their liability to undue influence or intimidation. The importance of keeping constantly before the Ministry the great ques tion at issue was urged on this constituency, and the hon. member effectually silenced a casual interruption from a Rochester oppositionist, by commenting severely on a constituency which could cause at the last election so great a loss to the house and the country at large by the rejection of the late member for Rochester, gr i i Bernal, w h ose l oss as a public man was felt by parties. - The second resolution, proposed by Mr. EASTWOOD in an able speech, and briefly seconded by Mr. SEATON.-- ci That it is the opinion of this meeting that the London Society for the Promotion of the Ballot should meet with the hearty support and cordial co-operation of the advo cates of this important measure, and recommends the claims of that society to the earnest support of the public." The third resolution, proposed by Mr. MA.GNITS, and seconded by Mr. HoPKINs—" That a petition to the and House inhabitants of Commons o f be th e bor prepared ou h o n o fb Chatham, ehal f oft the elector s one for the c ity o f Rochester, calling upon the an Le d gi a a l l sl ; ture to adopt thd ballot in Parliamentary elections, a nd that the Ho n . F . Henry F. Berkeley be requested to pre sent the petitions." The fourth resolution, proposed by Mr. EVERIST , and seconded b y Mr. JAMES CHIDLEY, P.M. — , c That the thanks of this meeting be presented to the Hon. F. 11 ° 1111 F. Berkeley for his kindness in responding to the invita tion t o b e present on that occasion," which was givl with th ree ti mes three, and one more for the old city 0 Bristol. The usual vote of thanks to Captain Rains, for his able cond uc t i n th e chair, and his genera l advocacy ot, all lib era l measures tending' to the advancement d good of Ills fellow-townsm en , was proposed by 3 Y_ BELSET, and warmly secon d e d by the hon. membe r Bristol. sE T AT h o e N n: e t e o ti s n u g pp s o ep rt ar b a y te t cl he o i n r bthesetreexceormtimonesndaantdioinnfl)f gr uenee the London Society for the Promotion of the Ballot. LONDON MECHANICS' INSTITUTE.—Last night a lec ture was delivered at the London Mechanics' Institute, Southampton-buildings, by Mr. William Rushton, on " Plain English." Mr. Rushton divided his lecture into three parts. In the first he showed the importance of saying what we mean, and the mistakes that are liable to arise by departing from plain idiomatic Saxon terms, and employing words derived from the Latin and Greek languages. In the second portion he gave a brief out line of the elements which constitute the English lan guage, and illustrated by the scientific terminology appropriated to botany, the difficulties which the un classical Englishman had to encounter before he could hope to understand that or any other science. These difficulties he thought were r emovable, and as the Ger mans and the Dutch, whose language was of the same stock as the Anglo-Saxon, used compound words of home manufacture for their scientific terms, he thought the same ought to be done for the English. In the third part, Mr. Rushton showed how the rage for terms of long-measure had crept into every department of English literature, and in particular into the literature of adver tisements, of which he quoted several amusing speci mens. Mr. Rushton would clearly have the Saxon element in the language to preponderate. The lecture was very well received. Mits. BENcazit STowE.—We learn that on Monday' at a meeting of the Anti-slavery Committee, arrange' ments were made for the reception of this gifted lady on her arrival in Glasgow. It is now understood that Gl Mrs. St ow e sailed on Saturday l as t, i n th e steam -ship as gow, and consequently she may be expected here on Saturday or Monday week; On her arrival she is to be the guest of our esteemed citizen, W. P. Paton, Escl• Wednesdayreception will take pfol lowing,lace in wen the Cityunderstand u av that wie public Onthe addresses will b e presented•; and on the day following: a soiree in her honour will take place.—.Arorth, Brittsh, Daily Mail. TRIBUNAL OF COMMERCE.—Mr. F. Lyne, the chair man of the executive committee formed for promoting the establishment of tribunals of commerce, has written a letter to his committee, stating that since the members last met, Mr. Le tester one of the auditors, ha s had all important conversation with the president, Lord Beau mont, on the subject. Mr. Ly ne s t a tes that he is in possession of a most influentially-signed requisition t o the high bailiff of the borough of Southwark, asking him to preside at a public meeting to be held in the_ Town-Hall, to consider the importance of tribunals jo,t commerce for the commercial community. Early ne. month deputations from various places wil l meet at the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce to cons ider this gees tion.