The Sun. — London, England, 1853-04-05 00:00:00

fourtblSibition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. CROXTON PARK RACES. (THIS DAY.) (EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) FARMERS' PLATE . Wartnaby SCURRY. Councillor filly . GRANBY HANDICAP. Orpheus Caurire Nine ran. TWO-YEAR-OLDS. Contender Hero c01t,.. Three ran. METROPOLITAN. 12 to 1 against Pug Orrock. LATEST FROM FRANCE There is not much to notice in the ori g inal columns of the Paris journals of yesterday. The articles are mostly on hacknied subjects, or on questions respecting which the public at large feel no interest. STEEPLECHASES AT LA MARCHE. Although the weather was very unfavourable, the first of the Spring Steeplechase at La Marche, near Ville d'Avray, which came off bn Sunday, attracted a very considerable number of all classes of society, and espe cially of the higher. The gathering of carriages and horsemen, indeed, was, on the whole, much larger than we remember to have seen it on any occasion last year. From this, it is reasonable to assume that steeplechasing is gradually gaining ground in France, and will soon become, as ho rse - rac i ng now is, one of the national amusements. Mr. Mackenzie Grieves not only laid out the ground, but kindly superintended the day's proceed ings. and acted as judge. The Emperor and Empress arrived in a carriage and four, preceded by outriders, just as the business was About to commence and remained to the close. Their Majesties were accompanied by Prince Murat and one of his sons, and by some of the officers and ladies of the imperial household. They were greeted on arriving and leaving with every mark of respect. Their Majesties occupied a stand, specially prepared for them, and in it we observed the Duke of Hamilton and other personages of distinction. THE FIRST STEEPLE CHASE for 7,500 francs, added to 500 fr. entry. The second horse to receive 1,500 fr. from the entries ; the third to save his entry. Weight 1321b5. ; but the winner of a steeplechase of 2,000 fr., entries included, to carry 41bs extra ; of two or more of the same value 6lbs extra ; of one of 3,500 f., entries included, 81bs ; of two or more of the same value, 101bs ; of one of 5,000 f., entries included, 121bs ; of two or more of the same value, 141bs ; of one of 6,500 f., entries included, 16lbs ; of two or more of the same value, 181bs ; and, finally, of one of 8,000 f., 221bs extra. With gentlemen, 41bs less. Distance 5,500 yards. Fifteen entries. Mr. Thomas's b h The Colonel, 1321bs Mr. Megson's b h View Halloo, 1321bs .(Boyce) 1 (Ablett) 2 Count de Coataudon's b h Bedford, 1321bs (Connington) 3 Mr. Rackley's br h Glenlyon, 1321bs (Rackley) 4 M. de Lamarre's b m Lady Arthur, 1541bs (Donaldson) 0 M. Ch. de la Motte's b h Franc Picard, 1401bs (Jackson) 0 Mr. Chapman's ch m Augustine, 1321bs (Blomfield) 0 Ditto's ch m lanthe, 1321bs (Stott) 0 Vicomte de Lauriston's Augustus, 1321bs (Fender) 0 Mr. C. Higgins' b h Simple Peter, 1541bs (Darling) 0 The number of obstacles was 34 ; and amongst them were the dry ditch, the river, the garden wall, the bank, &c., which figured on previous occasions, together with English hedges, railings, &c., either quite new or placed in different positions. The starting-place, which last year was from the garden wall opposite the stands, was this time from the wall near the entrance, which afforded a nearly straight piece of running up to the stands. A. notice was given before the bell rang for the weighing that the Emperor had been withdrawn. The betting was 3 to 1 on the Colonel. The start was a good one, and all kept in a cluster to near the dry ditch, when the Colonel took the lead with Franc Picard just behind. In this way they came to the river, which the Colonel cleared admirably. , Franc Picard got over it second, and Lady Arthur third. Peter Simple fell after crossing it, and hurt his jockey so much in the head that he was unable to proceed ; the jockey of Augustine also fell, but soon recovered from this mishap. The others got over safely. Mean time the Colonel went forward, with Franc Picard wait ing on him ; but just before reaching the garden wall the latter got in front. After passing the wall, however, he took a wide turn, and this enabled the Colonel to resume the lead, whilst View Halloo who had been gradually gaining ground, took the second place, Bedford retain ing the third. At the bank at the back lanthe fell ; a little further Glenlyon overjumped himself, but soon recovered ; and near the garden the jockey of Augustine was thrown. The position of those in front remained unchanged. Although only about half the distance was now done, the race, barring accident, might be consi dered virtually at an end—the Colonel taking a long , lead, View Halloo going a good deal in advance of Bed ford, and Bedford of the others. In that way the race concluded, the Colonel coming in in a trot. He was enthusiastically cheered on arriving at the winning post. SECOND STEEPLECHASE for 1,000 f., added to 100 f. entry, for horses of all kinds not having won a steeplechase, and not having been trained from the Ist January to to the 31st March. Weight 1451b5, with 51bs on horses that have never run in a public race. The se cond horse to save his entry. Gentlemen only to ride. Distance, about 1,800 yards. 5 entries. Vicomte de Lauriston's h Pandolfo, aged, 1451bs (Owner) 1 Mr. Robert's m Safety, C yrs, 1401bs (Sir R. (Clifton) 2 Vicomte de St. Roman's in Fiction, aged, 1451bs (Owner) 0 The obstacles in this race were nine in number, and the principal of them were the ditch, the river, and the garden-wall.—Pandolfo jumped off first, but before reaching the stands was passed by Safety. She, how ever, slightly hesitated at the brook, and after crossing it, Fiction got a little a-head. At the garden-wall Fic tion went forward, and kept in front to a fence in the straight running, when she fell. This put her out of the race, and Pandolfo shortly after took the first place and maintained it to the end, winning easily. On Sunday;the 17th there are to be two other Steeple chases—one for Consolation Stakes of 1001. English, for horses that have run at La Marche, but never won— the other the Selling Stakes for 1201. added to 121. entry. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(THIS EVENING.) The LORD-CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 5 o'clock. Lord ST. LEONARDS presented a petition from certain solicitors of Birmingham, against the Registra tion of Assurances Bill. The Duke of ARGYLL presented a petition against the admission of Jews into Parliament. The Earl of MALMESBURY presented a petition from Southampton, praying for an alteration in the law of settlement. BAIL IN ERROR BILL. On the motion of Lord CAMPBELL, the bill was read a third time and passed. LAND IMPROVEMENT (IRELAND) BILL. Lord CANNING moved the second reading of this bil . After a few words from the Earl of LIICAN, The Earl of WICKLOW expressed his entire approval of the bill. Lord ST. LEONARDS expressed a doubt that some parts of the bill, as it at present stood, would lead to farther embarrassments of land and property in Ireland. After a few words from Lord BEAUMONT and Lord CANNING, The bill was read a second time. GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH BILL. On the motion of the Duke of ARGYLL this bill passed through committee. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—{THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at a few minutes to four o'clock. NEW MEMBFR. Mr. FIELDEN took the oaths and his seat for Black burn. _ . PRIVATE BUSINESS, The Blackburn Railway Bill was read a third time, PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sunday. Mr. C. BERKELEY presented a petition from Bris tol, in favour of the Crystal Palace being opened on the Lord's Day. Several petitions were also presented against the ad mission of Jews into Parliament. Mr. J. ANDERSON presented a petition from Fife shire. against the Scotch Public•houses Bill. Sir J. TROLLOPE ' , resented a petition from Wis beach against the taxes on carriages. Mr. GLYN presented a petition from working men in Kendal in favour of an alteration of the Combination Lawn. Mr. EWART presented a petition from Annan Pa ing for reforming the Scotch Sheriff's Courts ;ralL petitions from Annan and Dumfries against University Tests in Scotland. Sir W. CLAY presented a petition from the Tower Hamlets praying for the repeal of the duties on foreign timber used in ship building. Captain SCOBELL presented a petition from medical men in Bath, praying for a distinction between pre. carious and fixed incomes in the mode of levying the in come tax. Several petitions were presented praying for the dis tribution of the Parliamentary papers to literary and scientific institutions. Mr. W. WILLIAMS presented a petition from jour neymen shoemakers of Lambeth and Southwark in favour of the Combination of Workmen Bill. _ _ Mr. HATFIELD presented two petitions from Shef field, praying for the legalisation of marriages with a deceased wife's sister. _ _ Mr. BLACK= presented a petition from the Coal Exchange, praying for an inquiry into the arbitrary proceedings of the Great Northern Railway, in regard to the conveyance of coal. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented several petitions from trade societies throughout the country, in favour of the bill now before the Commons respecting the combination of workmen. _ __ _ _ Mr. LOWE presented a petition from Kidderminster, to the same effect. ELECTION FOR THE BOROUGH OF ATHLONE. The SPEAKER said he had received a letter from Mr. Baker, Parliamentary agent, stating that it was not intended to proceed with the petition against the return for the borough of Athlone. Lord H. VANE presented a petition from coal owners, &c„ of the city of London complaining of cer tain irregularities on the Great Northern Railway, and praying for inquiry. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL presented a petition from Southampton, in favo . ur of the repeal of the soap duties. Lord J. RUSSELL presented a petition from HHereford, praying fo r th e remova l o f t h e J ew ish disabilities. CHURCH RATES. Mr. PHILLIMORE gave notice that, on this day fortnight 'he would ask for leave to bring in a bill for making certain alterations in the law respecting the levying of church rates. Sir J. CLAY gave notice that on this day fortnight he would propose a motion for the entire abolition of church rates. (Laughter.) APPOINTMENTS TO DOCKYARDS. Sir B. HALL gave notice that, on this day fortnight he would call the attention of the house to the contents of two Parliamentary papers of the present session (Nos. 271 and 272), entitled dockyard appointments and promotions. (Hear.) Mr. STAFFORD wished to make an appeal to the noble lord, Lord J. Russell, on this subject, and though he was somewhat irregular in doing so, he trusted he he would receive the indulgence of the house. It was that the noble lord would give every facility to the hon. bart. to bring forward his motion, because the mat ter to which it referred affected not only the board of Admiralty who had retired from office, but also those mem bers of it who were also members; of the:present board. He trusted that the hon. bart would give notice of the nature of his motion os soon as possible, and that after he had done so he would adhere to it. (Opposition cheers.) THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 5. 1852, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD. Mr. HEADLAW gave notice that on Thursday week he would propose that the administration of oaths in the University of Oxford be discontinued. RESIGNATION OF MR. W. PATTEN. Mr. W. PATTEN said at the commencement of the present session the house did him the honour of electing him Chairman of Ways and Means, and he regretted now to state that his health and strength were not ade quate to the proper discharge of the onerous duties of that office. He expressed his grateful sense of the con fidence which the house had reposed in him, and gave an assurance, that in order to prevent any public incon venience, he would willingly render any assistance to any member whom the house might appoint to the post which he now vacated. (Cheers.) Lord J. RUSSELL was sure the house heard with very great regret the statement of the hon. member. During the time he had held the office the hon. member had displayed much judgment and temper, and enabled the house to carry on its business so far as regarded him in a most satisfactory manner. (Cheers.) Mr. DISRAELI also bore testimony to the efficient manner in which the hon. member had discharged his duties, and thanked him on the part of the late Govern ment for the readiness with which he had come forward to fill the office of chairman of Ways and Means, though at the time he was fully sensible of the injury it would occasion to his health. (Hear, hear.) DESERTION FROM THE ROYAL NAVY. In reply to Mr. W. WILLIAMS, Sir J.GRAHAM said he was bound to state that since the month of January last a considerable number of desertions had taken place from her Majesty's squad ron on the home station, but it ought to be remembered that a squadron on so large a scale had not been as sembled on that station for a great length of time-. He was not aware, until the hon. member mentioned the fact, that these desertions were imputed to the infliction of any increase or severity of punishment. From the inquiries which he had instituted, it appeared that the cause of the desertions was to be ascribed to other reasons—to the unusual high rate of pay in the mer chant service, and to the most improper solicitations from various quarters to induce the men to leave her Majesty's service. (Hear.) He had great satisfaction in stating that in consequence of more frequent leave of absence, after the payment of the wages of some on the home station, and other arrangements, those of most experience on board a ship had returned to duty with extraordinary fidelity. (Hear.) The right hon. baronet then stated that the man alluded to by the hon. member as receiving corporal - punishment, and to whose treat ment the desertions were alleged to be owing, had been found guilty by a court-martial of using revolling lan guaee on the quarter--deck, and of knocking down a sentry on duty. He need hardly point out that it was necessary for the proper discipline of the navy to severely punish such offences. (Hear, hear.) The circumstances were considered by the Board of Ad miralty, and in one case the sentence was commuted from 12 months imprisonment to g months, with leave to re turn to the service at the expiration of that period. CEYLON. On the motion of Sir R. H. INGLIS, an address to the Crown was agreed to for copies of any dispatch from the Right Hon. Sir J. Pakington to the Governor of Ceylon, dated in December, 1852, on the subject of the connection of the Government of that island with the idolatry of its native inhabitants ; together with any reply thereto which has been or shall be received from the governor. THE ADMIRALTY. In reply to Mr. DISRAELI , Lord J. RUSSELL said' it was desirable that the motion of the hon. member for Marylebone should be disposed of as early as possible, but he could not name an earlier day than Thursday se'nnight. Sir B. HALL said he would fix his motion for that day. ORDERS OF THE BOARD OF ADMIRALTY. In reply to Mr. TUFNELL, Sir J. GRAHAM said arrangements had been made by Order in Council to provide for promotions in her Majesty's dockyards, and on no account would that order be departed from. THE EXCHEQUER. In reply to Mr. DISRAELI, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he should lay the resolution which he intended to move on Friday before the house the day before. WINDSOR AND MALDON ELECTIONS. The evidence taken before these election committees was ordered to be printed. COPPER COINAGE. In reply to a question , The CIIANdELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there was no intention to make any change in our copper coinage, but the subject of a decimal coinage was now ender consideration. A select committee would, no doubt, _be appointed to inquire into the whole subject. ELECTION COMMITTEES. In reply to Mr. PrnNN, Lord J. RUSSELL said, considering that the rights of the boroughs whose writs were suspended were in volved in the commissions about to be appointed, the inquiry must take place as soon as possible after the house of Lords agreed to the commission. _IELLANEOUS ESTIMATv'' In reply to Mr. W, WILLIAMS, RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. Mr. H. BROWN then rose to move that it is the duty of a good Government to propose to this house all such measures as may appear necessary for the public safety. That the great increase in the number of acci cidents which have of late occurred on railways, de mands the especial attention of this house ; and that it is the duty of her Majesty's Government to propose more effectual measures than now exist for securing the safety of the public while travelling on railways. He was told that this motion was to be met by a distinct negative, because it was considered offen sive to the railway interest ; but he did not believe that it could give any offence to the railway companies. Everybody agreed in tie necessity that now existed for enforcing regulations on railways to prevent accidents—(hear, hear)—and no matter what deci sion the house might come to on this motion, the country would not be satisfied until something was done with regard to railway management and railway supervi sion. A committee had recently been sitting upon the subject of railway amalgamation ; and from the evidence of the railway managers, which was taken before that committee, it would appear that the proper supervision of railways must be placed under some central power. But what he contended for was that until they had some authority to whom the public could appeal, there would be no end to these lamentable railway accidents which they had recently seen occur upon some of our principal lines, and, therefore, he contended that it was the boun den duty of the house to take the matter up at once. [LEFT SPEAKING.] THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) BUCKINGHAM PALACE, APRIL 1. This day had audience of her Majesty : The Prince di Carini, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the King of the kingdom of the Two Sicilies, to deliver a letter from the Duke of Parma, termi nating his functions as his Royal Highness's Envoy Extra ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at this Court ; And Monsieur de Isturiz, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from her Catholic Majesty, to deliver his credentials as Envoy Extraordinary and Minis ter Plenipotentiary from his Royal Highness the Duke of Parma : To which they were respectively introduced by the Earl of Clarendon, K.G., her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Colonel Cornwall, Assis tant Master of the Ceremonies. MASTER OF THE HORSE'S OFFICE APRIL 2. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Charles Edmund Phipps, Esq., to be Page of Honour to her Ma jesty, vice Crofton. FOREIGN OFFICE —APRIL 5. __ The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Robert Bogle as Consul in Jamaica, for the Republic of Gaute mala. Commission by the. Lord LLieutenant of Middlesex. Algernon Frederick Greville, Esq., to be Deputy Lieu tenant, Dec. 13, 1852. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Berkshire. David Anderson Blane, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant, March 15. _ . . Royal Berks Militia—John Mahon Williams, Gent., to be Ensign, March 16. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets. James Holbert Wilson, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant, April 2. King's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Militia.—Thos. Ranelagh John George Thomson, Esq., to be Captain, vice Ogle, superseded ; Richard Hill Webster, Esq., to be Cap tain, vice Rickford, resigned ; George Kitson, Esq., to be Captain ; Wm. Henry Taylor, Esq., to be Captain ; Clave ring Redman, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Cotton, re signed ; John William Gordon Woodford, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; John Feetham, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; Leonard Strong, Gent., to be Lieutsnant, April 2. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Nottingham. Royal Sherwood Foresters or Nottinghamshire Regi ment of Militia.—Francis Rawson, Gent, to be Lieutenant. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall. Royal Cornwall Rangers—Ernest Frederick Peel, Gent., Stephen Nowell Usticke, Gent., and John Borlase, Gent., to be Second Lieutenants, March 26. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Kent. West Kent Regiment of Militia.—Major Sir Thomas Maryon Wilson, Bart., to be Colonel, vice Sir John K. Shaw, Bart., resigned, April 1. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire. Leicestershire Regiment of Militia.—Alfred Whitby, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Feb. 21. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Essex. Western Regiment of Militia.—The Right Hon. Charles Henry Spenser George Canning, Baron Garvagh (late Cap tain in the 10th Hussais), to be Captain, March 31. Eastern Regiment of Militia.—Matthew Henry Lister, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; Frederic William Kirby, Gent., to be Ensign, March 31. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire. Shropshire Regiment of Militia.—Captain Alfred Ed ward Hill, late Captain 68th Foot, to be Captain, vice Marsh, resigned ; Captain Henry C. Cotton, late Captain 21st Fusiliers, to be Captain ; Godfrey Russell, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; Roger G. C. Owen, Gent., so be Lieute nant ; John Bennett, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; Charles Phillips, Gent., to be Lieutenant, March 31. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey. 3d Regiment of the Royal Surrey Militia.—To be Lieu tenant-Colonel Commandant. Thomas Chaloner Bisse Challoner, Esq., formerly Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the 4th Royal Surrey Light Infantry Regiment, Local Militia, March 26. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire. Cambridgeshire Militia.-. Lieutenant and Adjutant Michael Dickment to be Captain ; James Michael Hankin Turvin, Esq., to be Lieutenant, March 30. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Somersetshire. North Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—John Hippisley, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Blagrave, resigned, March 31. BANKRUPTS. - William Wright, draper, Malden, to surrender, April 14, and May 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bakruuptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Overbury, Old Jewry, William Crowley, wheelwright, Newport Pagnell, April 9 and May 20, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, 2, Basinghall-street ; Sargent and Justice, 5, Essex-court, Temple ; Jagger, Bir mingham. Charles Grant Wilson, woollen warehouseman, Foster lane, April 15, and May 28, twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Reed, Langford, and Marsden, Cheapside. Edward Hunt, auctioneer, King William-street, City, April 19, at half-past two, and May 10, at one. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, King William-street ; Miller and Horn, King William-street. John Llewellin, haberdasher, Bristol, April 20, at twelve, and May 16, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Metteram and Knight, Birmingham, and Prideaux, Bristol. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.-•(THIS DAY.) ELECTION OF HEAD MASTER. The election of a successor to the lamented Dr. Rice took place this day. Upon the present occasion, the old rule of confining the choice to the persons educated on the foundation of Christ's Hospital was set aside for the first time. At a preliminary meeting of the Court of Almoners, under the presidency of His Royal High ness the Duke of Cambridge, the names of three gentle men were selected, among them Mr. Harper, head master of the King's school, Sherborne, who afterwards withdrew from the contest. The Court of Governors, as the superior power, met this day for the purpose of selecting from the two remaining candidates, namely, the Rev. Andrew George Jacob, Doctor of Divinity, and the Rev. Henry Newport, Master of Arts. _ _ At the hour appointed, the counting-house, and the various thoroughfares or court-yards leading thereto, assumed a very animated appearance, the number of governors attending the election being greater than can be remembered for many years. The preliminary proceedings having been gone through, the election, which was by ballot, commenced. The abilities and high character of each of the candi dates having been dwelt upon, each of the governors re ceived two printed slips of paper, each bearing the name of either gentleman, and each governor having made his selection, at three o'clock the numbers were announced as follows : Rev. Andrew G. Jacob, D.D. l4O Rev. Henry Newport, M.A. The salary attached to the office is, we believe, 8001. per annum, with a residence. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of this day.) SUGAR.—To-day the market for West India sugar pre sented a dull appearance, and the rates accepted are rather under those of Friday for both grocery and refining sorts. At the public sales of 120 hhds Demerara crystalised prices declined is per cwt.—good greyish selling at 38s to 395, low to middling 35s to 37s 6d, and brown from 33s to 34s 6d per cwt. Total purchases aro only 166 hhds, &c. REFINED.—To-day Refined Sugar was purchased with caution for home consumption, and prices declined, brown lumps selling at 45s 6d to 465, and low to fine grocery 46s Gd to 48s 6d per cwt. In crushed Sugar not much is doing for export, still rates are sustained. MAURITIUS.—To-day the quantity of Mauritius Sugar offered was greater than previously, and amounted to 18,903 bags ; of this, 15,000 found buyers at prices fully 6d per cwt under those of Friday ; fine yellow went at 3Gs Gd to 37s Gd, low to good 34s 6d to 365, good to fine brown 32s to 34.5, ord to mid 30s to 31s Gd, low 27s to 295, corn to good grey 33s to 365, superior 36s 6d to 37s 6d, and fine grainy yellow 39s to 40s per cwt. EAST INDIA.—To-day there was not much desire to operate in Bengal sugar. The quantity offered at auction was, 5,780 bags, and only 2,000 sold at Gd reduction ; Benares good to fine white went at 375. to 38s, low to mid 35s to 36s 6(1, superior grainy yellow 39s Gd to 40s, fine soft yellow 34s to 34s 6d. Madras is yet plentiful, and of 6,000 bags in public sale a very small part only sold at rather low terms, low to mid grocery at 32s to 345, and ord to fine soft yellow 29s to 32s per cwt. MOLASSES.—Few buyers are to be met with, but supply being limited in price, scarcely any change has occurred. West India is held for 168 to 18s for low to fine quality, Bengal and Mauritius 144 to 15s, Cuba and Porto Rico 17s to 18s per cwt. COCOA.—Purchases in West India have been on a small scale, and prices incline downwards, although the supply is moderate, and consumption still larger than l as t y ear . Th e value of Trinidad, low to middling red, is 35s 6d to Ms, good to fine 38s 6d to 435, grey from 31s to 355, and Gre nada 30s to 36s per cwt. TEA.—Only a limited business has been concluded in low to good common congou during the last few days ; still rates are firm at 104 d to lop per lb. Previous terms are well kept up for other sorts, and a good demands exists for home consumption. To-day there was a very good demand at the public sales. Congou and scented teas realised fully former rates, and green a small advance. Of 14,000 pkgs offered, 5,500 were actually disposed of. The tea market closes under favourable circumstances, and 10id is the lowest price for ord sound Congou. FOEEIGN.—To-day no sales were reported in floating cargoes of foreign sugar, and last week's rates cannot be obtained for Brazil or Havannah. In duty paid paroles little was done privately, and easier terms are accepted. There was no public sale. COFFEE.—To-day a public sale of 5,500 bags Rio went at full prices, ordinary to good ordinary export sort at 42s to 445 , fine ditto 445 6d to 45s 6d, and damaged 30s to 42s per C ; nearly the whole findinc , buyers. In Plantation Ceylon little was done privately, still full rates were asked. At auction 23 casks and 20 qags of fine and superior qua lity went from 67s to 78s. The market for native keeps in a dull state, and 47s 6d to 48s, the nearest value of new import. COURSE OF EXCH. Amsterdam ............ 11 17% Ditto, three months .. 11 19 1 y Rotterdam 11 19% , Antwerp .............. 25 30 Brussels .............. 25 30 Hamburgh . 13 81% Altona ................ Paris .......... • • • • .... 25 10 Ditto, three months .. 25 30 Marseilles...... • • • • .... 25 30 Bourdeaux Frankfort-on Maine .... 120% Vienna .. • • ............ 11 9 Trieste ............ • • .. 11 10 Petersburgh.. • • • • r. • • 38 Madrid 5014 Cadiz .................. 50% Barcelona Seville ................ ANGE-THIS DAY. Gibraltar .............. Leghorn ..............30 'Genoa 37% Milan ......... ...... . ,yenieo .. Naples .. .. 4I % Palermo 12434 idessina ..... • • 125 Lisbon 53% Oporto ......... .. . 53% Rio Janeiro . ...... ••• Buenos A yres ...... •. • • New York, 60 days' siglit Philadelphia ...... •• • • PRICES OP BULLION, PER OZ, Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coln 0 0 0 Mexican Dollars 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 0 0 iilvor in bars MINISTERIAL SCHEME OF EDUCATION. (From. the Times.) It was pretty well known before yesterday that Lord John Russell did not intend to dazzle the eyes of the public with a magnifioent scheme of oducation. Such schemes are as easily framed as castles of cards, but the sole result has hitherto been a general disap pointment, and a natural conviction in some quarters that education was an altogether hopeless and incorri gible subject. Lord John Russell has very wisely, as we think, profited by much recent experience, and dis armed opposition by adopting a merely permissive, sug gestive, and auxiliary course. That is the course which, as he showed last night, has answered in the hands of the Committee of Council, and which has enabled it to do so much good with so little noise or offence. The education of towns is the first and foremost part of the new measure, and what Lord John Russell proposes in this instance will rather fall short of than exceed ex pectation. We have heard it alleged to be a matter of common law that every corporation might levy a rate for any reasonable purpose. Instead of this, it is now proposed that the municipal council of a town may, by a majority of two-thirds, levy a rate for the assistance of existing schools, on the sole condition that -such schools so assisted shall be under the Committee of Coun cil, enjoying, of course, the pecuniary and other advan tages of that connexion. We know not what objection can be made to so fair and so moderate a proposition. The active concurrence of a large majority of the local government, and the superintendence of the State, con stitute as good security for the proper use of an educa tion rate as can well be imagined. It is a case of necessity rather than choice. Private enter prise fails to reach the masses. Zeal is apt to be proselytising, or, at least, eccentric. Any how, the people are not properly educated, and many a generous mind has reflected with pain, after the payment of a heavy police-rate, or borough-rate for the maintenance of prisons, how much further this would have gone in preventing the evils which are now to be cured at so heavy a cost. Proceeding upon the model of a municipal rate, similar provisions will be made for the case of parishes, even the very poorest, levying rates for the assistance of schools. Secular education, as it has been called, is given up, and as propagandism is equally beyond the province of the State, those children whose parents object to the religion of the schools assisted under the above provisions will be allowed to receive the general without the doctrinal instruction. On the bare mention of a rate it will occur to many minds that a rate is hardly necessary when there already exist so many splendid endowments for education. When there is hardly a parish without a free school, and hardly a town without many such, sometimes on the most splendid scale, the very existence of such means, and still more their neglect and abuse, constitute in themselves insur mountable obstacles in the way of improved and extended education. Everybody of common information can recal from his local experience instances of noble endowments squandered, embezzled, and almost forgotten ; while the only remedy that now sexists is even worse than the disease, being no other than the fatal process of a Chancery suit, in which the endowment is certain to disappear. Considering the discouragement and prejudice arising from such instances considering the very natural repugnance that ratepayers will ever have to pay their quotas of 51. or even ss. a year for the education of their poorer neighbours, when they already see wealthy foundations for the purpose, it is impossible to authorise a school-rate with out a corresponding measure for the better manage. ment of free schools. The first thing to be done is to decide whether an abuse really exists—that is, whether there really is a case for interference. This decision is assigned to the County Courts where the in come to be dealt with is less than 331. a year, and where it is above to the Master of the Rolls. In order, how ever, to prevent those wasteful suits, so notorious and frequent in the annals of our urisprudence, no such suit is to be instituted without the permission of a Committee of Council appointed for the purpose. When it is decided that the existing administration of a free school is abusive, corrupt, and inadequate—which we believe to be the case in a vast majority of instances--- then comes in the need of immediate correction and regular superintendence, matters no longer within the scope of judicial bodies. This second part is to be as signed to the only body competent to the office, viz., the above-mentioned Committee of Council, which, if not identical with that for education, would, of course, be in perfect harmony with it. Most, if not all, the free schools, and other public schools of the country, might be vastly improved by some little elementary teaching in those arts and sciences which contribute so largely to the industry and prosperity of this nation. An im provement of that kind is to be attempted under the su perintendence of the Board of Trade. A statement of the Ministerial intentions on the sub ject of education could not well leave out our two an cient Universities. Everybody will ask what is to be done with the reports of the twin commissions ? Lord John trusts, with what reason remains to be seen, to the spirit of self-reform awakened in the Universities, and likely to be considerably quickened by his observa tions last night. He contented himself with reca pitulating the private recommendations of the Commis sions, and suggested that if the Universities wished to carry out those recommendations themselves they should have every facility Parliament could give them for the purpose ; but that if they showed no such intention, or fell short of the public expectation, Parliament would step in and deal with them in a more summary manner. The particular points specified by Lord John Russell are just those which have been strongly advocated in these columns—the concession of some voice in tha govern ment of the university to those who are actually engaged in teaching ; admission to the privileges of the university without the condition of belonging to any college ; the removal of restrictions in the election of fellowships and scholarships, the limitation of those stipends to a certain period of years; and, in general, the application of the college revenues more directly and effectually to the pur poses of instruction. If Oxford and Cambridge wish to originate schemes for the promotion of these objects, un doubtedly they can do so better than others can do it for them. Undoubtedly they can do it with less damage to the traditional feelings , the religio loci, the recollections, the secret virtues, and power of the place. They know best how to reform without a positive change of identity. But their work is marked out for them. They know what they have to do, and they must do it. Otherwise, as has happened a thousand times before, strangers will come in and cut the knot which local authority is too weak, or too selfish, or too sentimental to untie. There has not for many years appeared a report which the pub lic is more prepared to accept, to back up, and to carry out, than those of the University Commissions ; and we can answer for it that they will be carried out before long, in one form or another. With Lord John Russell we should much prefer to see it done by the uni versities themselves. They are now invited and challenged to the task, and with the distinct understanding that, if if they fail, Government will hold itself bound to assume the initiative, and introduce bills placing the universities at once and for good under a Parliamentary regime. (From the Morning Herald.) The Ministerial measure on education contains one of the many ingredients either of which, it was prognosti cated, would probably be fatal to it. It has, on one point boldness ; but it is at least questionable whether the move made in advance will not have to be retracted before a fortnight shall have elapsed. Lord John Russell proposes to establish by law the principle and the nse of a borough educational rate. This will be a new thing, and an important thing, if adopted. But the success of the Government in this proposal is at least very problematical. We confess that, looking at the Cabinet, and seeing it composed of so many dissonant elements, expected in a measure full of compromise—a measure less decided its character than that which was last night described by the leader of the House of Commons. But in so calcu lating we had overlooked the fact, that, amidst all the varieties which are to be found in the Cabinet, there is not in the Government one real and proper representa tive of the dissenting bodies. And thus it comes to pass that the wishes and prejudices of Mr. Baines, of Leeds, and of all who think and act with him, are wholly for gotten or disregarded in the Ministerial measure. But hence will arise this plain and immediate difficulty that the party to which we allude will be, unless we greatly mistake, unanimously and vehemently opposed to the Government measure. And the probable result is equally obvious,—that either the measure must be passed in spite of dissenting agitation, or else, that its most prominent feature will be surrendered out of defer 'ence to that agitation. It is true that great pains have been taken to render the enactment of an educational rate as inoffensive as possible. The assent of two-thirds of the town council must be obtained before such a rate can be granted. This will probably secure Mr. Baines and his friends in Leeds, Manchester, Bradford, &c., from any immediate visitation of this kind. The influence in the large manu facturing towns will, no doubt, suffice to prevent, for some time to come, the adoption of a rate by any such majority. But this present security will hardly satisfy them ; for if the principle be once established, its appli cation universally will only be a question of time. We cannot think that Mr. Baines' attachment to Lord John Russell and - Lord Lansdowne will overcome his repug nance to any sort of a rate—in short, to any infringe ment of the " voluntary principle." Nor cgs we determine, at first sight, how the pro posal may be relished in the opposite quarter. Whether Churchmen will be better satisfied with the adoption of the rating principle than Dissenters, is a question which cannot be answered in a moment. The power and duty of a rate is to be given to the town councils. Of these a considerable number are under Radical and Dissenting influence. It is true, indeed, that these will be the last to wake use of the power so given to them. But whether Churchmen will be well pleased to have this new power conferred on bodies which sometimes are, and which at any time may be, inimical to the Church, is a matter which will require much consideration and discussion. On the whole, we are inclined to doubt the final suc cess of the Ministerial scheme. The probabilities of opposition and of failure are greater than those of ac complishment. The Ministerial forces will be in some degree disunited on this question ; and the success of the Government must mainly depend on the support given to the measure by the Conservative party. The most satisfactory part of Lord John's speech was —as is not unusual with him—the negative part. We mean his lOrdship's disclaimers, and his statements of what he did not mean to do. His lordship leaves, at least for the present, the universities untouched. This is the most decent, as well as the most prudent, course. He disclaims, too, most warmly and energetically, all leanings towards what is called " the secular system"— i.e., the system which treats the child as an intelligent animal merely, and " ignores," to use the modern phrase, the fact of his having a soul. It is well to have his lordship's explicit and resolute rejection of this theory—a rejection which elicited the lamentations of Mr. Hume and Mr. Fox. We may uow hope that we have heard the last in Parliament of this monstrous idea. But while Lord John Russell thus rejects and affronts the prejudices of more than one class of his supporters, the quebtiull remains, whether, without their aid, he can carry his measure. We feel no doubt whatever that he can only succeed in this by obtaining the aid of the Con servative party ; and whether this aid will be given is a point which will certainly require more than an hour or two's consideration. (From the Daily News.) Disentangled from the historical and explanatory re marks of Lori John Russell, the Government proposi tion about education may be described in very few words. In the first place, it is not a plan for National Educa tion, but only a scheme for patching here, and improving there, the school systems now hi operation. It is a plan that will require an additional vote of money from the taxes, and that promises in some degree to render the many local endowments of the country more available for educational purposes than heretofore but it makes no attempt to give educatio n to every child born into a community, in which such child is sure to be either a benefit or a nuisance in proportion to his good or evil training. Following, to some extent, the view that has been put forward in these columns—in reference to local management and the adaptation of local funds to really educational uses—Lord John Russell proposes to give Town Councils the power of levying a rate in aid ofvolun tary school pyments. The recognition of the principle of an educational rate is, perhaps, the most valuable part of the plan ; and, together with the proposition for reforming the endowed schools, gives the scheme some claim to support as an acceptable instalment of Educa tional Reform. This rate is only to be available where voluntary effort is active, and where the children them selves are enabled to contribute their "pence ;" whilst all the schools so assisted by a rate will be to some extent under the control of the Committee of Council of Education,. by having accredited masters. Thus far this is only giving to local bodies a power of self taxation in something like the same cases, and in about the same proportion, that aid was heretofore obtainable on application to the Privy Council from their fund. The rates, when raised, are to be distributed by a com mittee of the Town Council to schools of different de nominations whilst in places where there is no Town Council to do this work of self-taxation and distribution —aid is to be still obtainable from the Privy Council. In other words, the towns are to be allowed to tax themselves, whilst the poor in rural places—the tenants and labourers of the squires—will be provided with schoolmasters out of the general taxation of the country; this system all the while being in no sense truly national, but merely an extension, with some improvements, of the present sectional and bectarian arrangements. The part of the scheme that proposes to deal with local charities will meet general approval. Every one will agree with Lord John Russell when be speaks of the uselessness of many local charities—such as distributing six loaves of bread at Christmas, and so on. Yet, on these now wasted gifts is frittered away a large total sum of money that may be very much better spent in giving to youth the food of learning, than to sturdy beggars the bread of idleness. Besides the sum de rivable from useless charities, no less than 312,0001. a year has been bequeathed by benevolent and pious persons for purposes of education. Again and again, for years past, has the Daily News exposed the plunder and waste of this important national fund ; and with great satisfaction, therefore, we now find at last a Minister proposing to deal with the abuse, and intending to turn to purely educational uses funds be queathed for national benefit. The Committee of the Privy Council are to be vested with power for securing the reform of these educational endowments, and they may win a large and noble share of public gratitude if they deal with the great work in a large, wise, and cou rageous spirit. So far, then, as the partial concession to localities of power to levy a rate is concerned, and so far also as the proposition goes for reforming the educational and special charitable endowments, the Government are en titled to distinct commendation. But how small this concession is—when compared with the greatness of the need—we only see when we compare what is to be done with what is to be left undone. We ask for industrial training for those thousands of human waifs and strays of our towns and villages, who, when left to themselves, ripen into " dangerous classes." We ask educational training for classes specially needing it, and are offered a mere extension of present defective plans—in which these thousands are ignored. We need really national instruction that shall include all—we are to get a School of Science and Art. W 6 want realities, and are offered makeshifts and ornaments. It reminds us of the ploughmen, who, when starving for lack of bread, were advised by a Duke to try curry powder. And hereon hinges another recollection. The surplus fund of the Great Exhibition was parasiti cally voted by those who held it that a royal whim might be tickled by the establishment of a Valhalla at Ken sington. This doom of the surplus gave an excuse to Mr. Disraeli to get another large sum from the House of Commons to be devoted to the Kensington scheme— and now, when we ask for education for the people, we find this Valhalla School of Art starting up again, to .be woven into any plan that Parliament may sanction as an instalment of public education. Schools for teaching every child to read and write and cypher are not to be had because the Coalition Ministry are afraid to grapple with sectarian objections ; but in offering science for those who are denied the knowledge of A B C—there is no difficulty. The outcasts may still be outcasts—but we shall see that Belgravia will get its Kensington Val halla. Good old stories are always finding new illustra csso, m ‘ ‘ h de ws say illustra tions. When the groans of a starving nati on were said cakes a pitying S o P ri will a es heard through the very windows of a palac e , an d th e wail was still, "Bread, bread, or we die," "If the o n y ,t of Lord John Russell's Education a l speec h . Th e can't ly get live bread," on pound wail is for the bread of learning, for those utterly destitute—for mental food to lift our Pariahs into the ranks of intelligent men, and Lord J o h n sa y s , " Let them thrive on science and art at Marlborough-house." Science and art are both admirable things—but what we want first is National Education. Give all the children in the land the weapons of learning, and you will have men of Science and of Art springing, more abundant than ever, from the ranks, just as Brindley, Arkwright, Fara day, Hogarth, sprung without the aid of Royal Com missions. In speaking of those advocates for National Education who see in the sectarian element the one great difficulty blocking the road of progress, Lord John Russell did not behave quite fairly. They are advocates of Education because they know it to be the help and mainstay of mo rality and of religious purity and elevation. They merely demand, for the sake of society, and of the individuals composing it, that every child should be rescued from ignorance. The tolerant men who would educate all are the best friends of morals and of true faith. And with this protest we may repeat that the Government scheme can be only accepted as an instalment which we verily believe might have been much better worth taking had we had in this matter to deal only with Lord John Rus sell, and not with a Coalition Whig-Peelite Cabinet. (From the Morning Post.) Those who looked for, from Lord John Russell, in the matter of education, as was expected from Mr. Disraeli in the matter of finance, a revision of the entire system in existence, and the substitution of something new and untried on a large scale in lieu of all that he finds &tab lished and in actual activity, will doubtless receive with disappointment and dissatisfaction the statement of the policyband scheme of the Government made last night by the noble lord in the House of Commons. But those who feel as we do—that whatever may be the faults, the deficiencies, or the shortcomings of the modes of educa tion now in operation, they not only contain within them a sound principle, and the germ, capable of exten sion and maturity, of a noble system of the best and highest influences, but that they actually have, during the period of their experiment, sensibly and materially advanced the education of the intellect and of the heart of the people—will rejoice with us that the noble lord and the Government have not yielded to the temptation of creating a sensation, and have wisely determined to extend, instead of destroying, and to limit their attempts, in the first instance, to rendering better and more avail able to the general public the machinery which they find at work. So far as we are informed upon them at present, we see no objection to Lord John's propositions, which are exclusively financial m their character for the extension of education to increased numbers of the working classes. It is true that what is offered are rather facilities than positive and absolute provisions, but in this country, where the greater po r ti on o f th e funds for education are derived from the exertions of religious societies or pri vate companies and individuals, it would scarcely be possible to adopt any of those continental modes of a more compulsory character, which have been so much insisted upon by many of our own writers on the sub ject, without interfering very prejudiciously, if not de structively, with the principle of our existing educational policy, and with the spirit which animates those by whom its vitality is supported and its activity maintained. As will be seen by our Parliamentary report, Lord John simply proposes, by the bill which he is to lay upon the table of the house, to give, in the case of corporate towns, a power of imposing an educational rate to mu nicipal councils, in instances where not less than two thirds of them are agreed upon the policy of such a mea sure ; and in the case of agricultural districts and popu lations not under municipal government, he proposes, through the medium of the Committee of Privy Council, the distribution of a grant of money of so much per head for each child attending the schools of respective denominations as in each instance may be deemed re quisite. As regards the government, the management, and the inspection of schools, the arrangements now in force remain unaltered and the position of the Church in respect to each of them undergoes no change. There will scarcely, we imagine, be any difference of opinion as to the expediency of the course adopted by Lord John in keeping, at all events out of this bill, any provisions affecting either of these matters, and he will probably be supported by the greater weight of public opinion in his resolve not to attempt, looking to the present and actual condition of the educational institutions of the kingdom, to combine, in one school and under one schoolmaster, the teaching and training of families of differing religious persuasions. The most defective part of the noble lord's speech, and which, we confess, we heard with much disap pointment, was his review of the present condition of our institutions for the education of the people, and of the means at hand for its extension. It was unques tionably meagre and deficient, and we were surprised that he should have confined himself exclusively to the consideration of the provisions for educating the highest and the lowest classes of society, omitting alto gether any reference to what it appears to us are not a whit less important, and which are assuredly the most defective, and the most ill-devised of all, viz., those available for the education of their children, to the far mer and the tradesman, and to what are generally de scribed as the middle classes. There is no part of the population of England so ill supplied with schools and with teachers as these, and there is no part of the popu lation whose sound religious education and intellectual advancement is of higher importance to the ultimate progress of the country, and to the lasting security of its institutions. We believe that the children of these, and of the artisan or working class of a certain degree, might be educated in combination in the schools under the superintendence of the Committee of Privy Coun cil, to the material benefit of both socially, to the great advantage of the community, as well as to the sensible lightening of the burden on the funds applicable for educational purposes. The noble lord, to our sur prise, too, entirely omitted to make any reference to our workhouse schools, which, beyond question, have a part, and that no inconsiderable one, in the training and bringing up of the children of the labouring classes, and which, although limited at present to actual paupers, might, we are satisfied, be made beneficially available to a very general extent for the education of the general body of the poor. In the wide field of discussion and legislation which was thus barely entered on by the Government last night, so much remains to be developed that we shall content ourselves with directing attention thus generally to a few of the points of importance upon which Lord John touched, or omitted to touch, and shall, as the work proceeds, apply ourselves vigilantly and actively, from time to time, to the task of discussing with more of particularity, the various aspects and bearings of this important object. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. SPORTING- NOTES.—No. CCCCV. CROXTON PARK MEETING. The first race on the card for to-morrow is for the Croxton Park Plate, the entries for which, although they closed last night, have not yet come to hand. The second race will be for the Belvoir Castle Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft., with 80 added ; over the mile course. Ethelbert is not expected to put in an appear ance, or he would have won for a certainty. In his absence GRAPESHOT will be first, and Lord Chesterfield's colt by the Emperor out of Begum second. The Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added, for two-years-old (half a mile), will be contested by Con tender, The Marquis of Sevign4, Little Kitty, and the colt by the Hero, dam by Touchstone out of Pet. Marsyas, I believe, stops at home ; and Nightshade, it is said, is to be reserved for Epsom. LITTLE KITTY, according to my view of the matter, ought to be No. 1. The Ciip of 80 sovs. in specie, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, h. ft., &c. (two miles), ob tained twenty-four nominations, ten of whom figure on the acceptance list. The race at the finish will be con fined, in my opinion, to Harp, Caurire, and Gladiole ; and as the running of the last named is much superior to that of the others, I shall look no further for the winner, but expect to see Lord Wilton on GLADIOLE in the premier position. The Farmers' Handicap Plate, which closes this even ing, brings the meeting to a conclusion. CHELTENHAM GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE.—A tolerable field will go to the post for this stake to-morrow, consisting of the following :—Peter Simple, Sir Peter Laurie, Vainhope, Miss Mowbray, Bourton, Oscar, Maurice Daley, Friendless, and Dearest Mae. The starting of Leporello and Gulnare is very dubious. Oscar seems to be the fancy horse, and he or old Sir Peter ought to win. The Hurdle Race looks very like a certainty for Tom Gurney. I hive already given my opinion of the probable destiny of the Great Metropolitan and sCity and Subur ban Handicaps. I shall enter in full particulars con cerning the whole meeting to-morrow. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. TATTERSALL'S-MONDAY. Subscribers mustered numerously ; but during the greater part of the afternoon the winding up of the Nor thampton accounts was the principle feature of business. Some City movements in the morning prepared the way for Ireland's Eye to be brought very prominently into notice in the betting on the Metropolitan Handicap. At one time, indeed, he threatened to pass Snowdon Dunhill, and take close quarters with the leading favou rite, 7 to 1 was, however, the laying price at the close. Contentment had many warm supporters, and their eager ness to "get on" at 2 to 1 caused the odds to be quickly reduced to 100 to 60 (taken). Peggy slightly improved, 15 to 1 being taken to about 2001. ; 1,000 to 40 taken about Terpischore. Lampedo and Deerhound were not mentioned. Longbow was repeatedly backed at 3 to 1 and 5 to 2 for the City and Suburban, and Etholbert at 4to 1. The other quotations relative to this event were booked only to small sums. THE DERBY.—West Australian and Orestes were firm ; 14 to 1 and 12 to 1 taken about the Reiver ; 13 to 1 to 1001. about Cineas, but the bet was scarcely booked, when his old opponent offered to lay 14 to 1. Honey wood was backed for upwards of 1,0001., at 15 to 1. 30 to 1 taken to various sums about Contentment. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. pi tchalt-iie:r d a m ,CUSTOM -HODS® APRIL 4. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Stadabordrecht, from Dordt City of London, Dunkirk ; Lion, Harlingen ; Menai, ?ores,. Rotterdam ; Magnet, Harlingen ; Dal ;St Michael's ; Pendennis, Seville ; Concordia., , , ~ Lion, Grave lines Giraffe, do. • Clio Lisbon • G lines ; Lionne, do. ; Forfarshire, Whampoa ; Visitor, Lisbon • Marie Constance, Caen ; Marquis of Bute, Cha rante ; 'Josti, Guernsey ; Silure, St. Übes ; Melona, Mall 9,31:114_: James ; Orle an s, pel awr. i o crtk PM er c han t , hiliGuern seyl; Guernsey • enovatio, Aveiro ; Railroad or Railway, Terceira ; Julia, Guernsey ; Two Friends, do. ; Corsair, do.; Douglas. do. ; Aliwal, Greenwich; Rover, Bayonne ; Sarah King, Mogadore ; Edward and James, St. Michaels ; Fortuna, Calais ; Neptune, Gravelines ; Elizabeth, Di3P i p i e f ! Stratford, Mauritius • Fanny, St. Michael's ; Do Ch Peltor, Groningen ; Galatia, Guernsey ; EnterP7sEtazard, bourg ; Carl, Odessa ; MaFy Ann Guernsey ;n, manri. do. ; Marshall, dO. ; Neptune, do. • Ann, Queen, Staverner, Odessa ; tius ; Candidate, Barbadoes ; Spheroid, St. Vincent ; Port-au e, Galatz ; Brilliant, Prince ; Beacon, Charente ; Mogadore ; Gustav, Seville Leemster Quayaquil ; Car iLouttcey; Arg Trini um dal lv ; D ea u r c , hess of wa 1 s i i ll n g t a Hannah, h , ' d Cadizo . ; . V xt e taGrnu:uneal Ili Colomb oz eb t u C l ekn e ; aßisi.yr aeanrn's Nantes loßombayuGi e s r a_ ; h • British St. Vincentl Rhine, 10 . 0 , Bay ; Salaatrona • Heroine, .i,.. ~a , trade, Am;terdara ; un nal Buenos Ayres. e C i ty of Lon- Concordia, Rotterdam don, for Dunkirk ; .RDS FOR . LOADING.--Th Rambler, Rou en • nue Menai, Calais ; Glpsy Queen, Sydney ; _ . , en of Britain, Ceres, Heroine, 'Aigoa Bay ; Louise, St. Vincent ; Spheroid, E R R o E :te O r u da l7 : St. d i a n d cent ; Ravensbourne, Antwerp • St dt Florencia, Bilboo ; , aDo r drecht , Elizabeth, Cape of Good D or dt ; Caroline, Guayaquil , • H ope ; Swift, Jersey ; Santos Secundo,_Oporto • Fyenoord, Rotterdam ; Lando' Cakes, Hong Kong and Canton ; Shanghai ; Sein e , B ou logne ; Cal eCuotutna,teßoston. CLEARED OUTW ARDS WITH CARGO.—The Alicia, for Rouen ; Caroline, Hamburgh ; Ceres, St. John's ; Louis, San Francisco ; Rambler, Rouen ; Martin, Dantzic Virginia, N a pl es ; Georgic Maylath, Venice ; Ariel, Launceston ; Pla n t agenet, Sydney ; Fortunate, St. Lucia ; Garland, Stettin ; Cornelia, Memel • Moultan, Geelon g ; City of Boulogne, Boulogne ; Ocean; 'Havre. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Lucy, Trinidad to London, March 1 1, lat. 42 N., long. 31 w. The Lucia, for Llanelly, March 17, lat. 46 N., l ong . 24 W. The Intrepid, Cork to New York, March 16, lat. 46 N., long. 28 W. The Rudolph, bound E., March 12, lat. 41 N., long. 43 W. Thb Constitution, Liverpool' to New Y or k, March. 21, lat. 50 N., long. 21 W. r t s Tlic; 6hOice, from Liverpool, Feb. 14, lat. 4 N., long 21 W. The Shand, Calcutta to London, Feb. 21, lat. 10 N., long. 33 W. The Macedon, London to Adelaide, South Australia, Nov. 18, lat. 35 S., long. 11 W. The Auriger, London to Port Phillip, Nov. 26, lat. 33 S., long. 48 E. The James Lumsden, Liverpool to Moulmein, Jan. 14, Long. 91 E. THE RAJAH OF SARAWAK.—Among the passengers who went out in the steamer Bengal, which left South ampton yesterday with the Overland India Mail, was his Excellency Sir James Brooke, the Rajah of Sarawak. It was from Southampton that Sir James first started for the eastern seas, about 16 years singe. MISCELLANEOUS ESTIMATES. Mr. - WILSON stated that those estimates which would be taken on Friday bad !already been laid before the house. HULL ELECTION. Mr. LABOUCHERE then rose to move an address to her Majesty, for a commission of inquiry into the borough of Hull ; names of Commissioners to be proposed, William Carpenter Rowe, Esq., Q.C., William Forsyth, Esq., and W. Baliol Brett, Esq. The house would remember that the member returned for Hull had been unseated on the ground of bribery and treating, and since it came out in evidence that the cor ruption complained of had long prevailed in the borough, the committee felt that there was no alternative but to recommend the house to adopt a motion like this. It was painful to him to have to make such a motion as this in reference to so important a place as Hull, one of the greatest shipping ports of the country ; but neither the extent of its population nor the position which it held in public estimate ought to shield it from a proceeding of this nature, if the merits of the case called for it. It appeared, then, that it had been a practice for some years past to pay the free men of Hull for their votes at the rate of 308. a-head. Several of the poor voters were also bribed in smaller sums, and one of the witnesses exam ined before the committee stated that these latter were far more troublesome to the candidate than the freemen, because they did not know their price. (A laugh.) In addition to this, several voters were bribed with very large sums, whileit was clear that at most of the contested elections a system of extensive treating always took place. He therefore thought it was highly desirous that the whole case should be inquired into by a commission on the spot, and hence he had no hesitation in moving the resolution of which he had given notice. Mr. WALPOLE said lie observed by the report of the committee that the bribery appeared to have been both extensive and systematic, and he could, therefore, offer no opposition to the address, but he thought they ought to postpone the nomination of the commission until a future day. Mr. LABOUCHERE did not think there was any necessity for such delay. After a few words from Mr. BANKES, the motion was agreed to. NORWICH ELECTION. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said he had given notice of his intention to call the attention of the house to the re i tort of the select committee appointed to inquire into the withdrawal of the Norwich election petitions, and to move that so much of the sessional order of the 11th day of November last as requires that all persons who will question the return of any mem ber, do question the same within fourteen days then next, be read ; and that the said order, so far as the same relates to the last return of Members to serve in Parliament for the city of Norwich, be sus pended ; it appearing to this house that the two peti tions of John Phillips, John Abel, Henry Hindes, Peter Thomas Scott, and William Mackley, electors of the said city, presented on the 22d day of November last, complaining of an undue election and return of members to serve in this present Parliament for the said city of Norwich, were on the 14th day of February last, with out due authority, abandoned or withdrawn, whereupon the order referring the same to the general committee of elections was discharged, he begged leave to postpone the motion until this day week, when the members of the house would be more conversant with the evidence bearing upon the subject. :j9iftb .:7iiittint SUN OFFICE, Eight o'clock. CHELTENHAM RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) WELTER STEEPLECHASE. Ex-Minister Miracle - BERKELEY HUNT STEEPLECHASE Di•lna.. Chelon SCURRY STAKES, Gaylad Theodine.. .... ‘2. Wbttion• CHELTENHA_M RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SWEEPSTAKE Justice Valentine Harriott Nom de Guerre FREE HANDICAP. Twelve ran. Won easy. COUNTRY M4RKE2'2. COLCHESTER -APRIL 2. -- Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, 48sto 66 0 ; red, 40s to 50s ' • barley, 34s to 38s ; o a t s , 17 s t o 24 s ; bean* Mazagan, 30s to 32s ; middle and small, 32s to 38s ; p'eth white, 4as to 42s ; grey, 303 to 325. CHELMSFORD—APRIL 1. Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, old 400 0 ‘2, to 58s Od, new 38s t o 56 8 ; re d, o ld 36 s t o 48 s, new 31 v' 45s ; barley, 25s to 27 s ; chevalier, 31s to 37s ; grindilf 21s to 27s ; malt, 55s to 56s ; chevalier, 55s to 580; 02,7 19s to 25s ; pe as , p ar t r id ge, 30 s t o 35 s ; w hi te, 32s to ;A: boiling 38s to 41 s ; d un , new, 29 s t o 3 3s ; beans, tick, iv" to 34s ; Harrow tick s , 31 s t o 36 s ; M azagan, 29s to 32e. COAL MARKET—Aran. 4. Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market : -. s. cl• a. d., e 0 Bate's West Hartley 16 01 Ty ne M a i n ......... ..... ....10 6 Hartlepool West Hartley 16 3 , Willi ng t on H ar tl e y l5 0 Hedley's Hartley l5 6 Wylam 17 Holywell 17 9 Wall's End, &c. Howard's West Hartley N or th um b er l an d l6 v o Netherton 15 6 Eden Main 19 Longridge's W. Hartley 16 3 Hetton 2O 0 North Percy Hartley _l6 0 Stewart's 20 0 Redheugh Main 15 0 Whitwell l7 9 Stewart's Hartley 15 6 St. Helen's Tees 16 ' # Tanfield Moor l5 0 Birchgrove Graigola 22 Tanfield Moor Butes 15 o,Nixon Merthyr's& Cardiff 22 I Ships at market 47 I Sold 37. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 4. A STOCK EXOHANGE.—Th e s h are mar k et was dull, but „ quotations for wh a t was d one were f i rm and steady. Cali donian, 31a ; Eastern Counties, 12 15-16 • Lancashire Yorkshire, 758 ; London and North Western, 171 Midland, 74 ; South Eastern and Dover, 228 ; Newcastle and Berwick, 17 5-16 ; Y or k and North au land, 298. MANCHESTER, APRIL 4. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Business was unusually dull, _P - ; there was no change in values. Sheffield, 50i ; Leeds, Dover, 22i ; Midland, 73g. BIRMINGHAM, APRIL 4. ol STOCK EXCHANGE.—Ther e was a fair amount of. - f k ntss done in thi s mar k et to-day, but prices wereWer. London and North Westerns were done at 1181. LEEDS, APRIL 4. STOCK EXCHANGE.---The share mr...eket bIIs m oru! l4 manifested no sympt om o f recovery fr :ati *NI prevainl dulness of the past few days. The transactions have been few at former rates—Lancashire and Yorkshires only eft hibiting a trifling advance of ss, and closing at 75. J 6 4" Lancashires were done at 9g. SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent front the General Post-° by the night—and It by the morning —dispatch.] Day when made up From what Who° COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port Jue rci , Office, London.* Dispatched. ED6 m V l ' -- America(byßrit.pack)N Eve_ ry Friday .. .. Liverpool ... Each America (by United Sts. packet) ..........NU States America (by Match 30 ........ Li verpoo l ... Arrived Ai 8 packet) ..........N April 5 ......... Southampton Ap Australia (via South ampton) ...... ....M 4th of May ...... Southampton April ! Ditto (via Marseilles) N Bth of May .. .. ,Dover A . „ AA April ' Ditto (via Cape of Good Hope) ............N 2d of April ...... Plymouth ..131arc ii i : Africa (West Coast)...N 23rd of the month. Plymouth .. !April 1 Alexandria.......... N 8,9, 24, & 30 o f m Dover ...• .• !Ain't', Alexandria ..........31 4th & 20th o f mon. Southampton'Apfu ....00 Bahamas ........... DI 2nd of the month Southamptonlst of Belgium ............N Daily.. ......... Dever (Daily A i lw Brazil ......... _Ad 9th of the month.. Southampton API . . 1 6 Buenos Ayres ...... —34 9th of the month.. Southampton April 26 Cape of Good Hop e ..N 14 th of the month Plymouth (April 30 Cape of Good Hope ..N 2n4 of Apri1...... Plymouth marcl 4 Cape de Verds ......N 14th of th e month. Plymouth April " Ceylon (see India) Ceylon ...... .• • • ....N 14th o f th e month Plymouth April 0 ~,o Channel Isles ........N M on., W ed ,&N'ed. Southampton Tu Tv; Chili.... .. .. • • •.. . .31 2d & 17th of month Southampton April ' China (see India) 3 0 ' ConstantinopleConstantinopl .... Constantinople .... :: .. 41h N 78,181 20th of m0n.,24,&270fn5. soDouvtehram..;to•.n 14 . Ip farc oll4 E llo g n y t p . t of s E ee n t r n op d e lo M & N Twice daily .... .. Dover ITWIO% France ........ Id & N Twice daily • • • . • • Dover ....., mviCer Gibraltar .... .. .. .. 31 4,7, 17,20, 27 of m. SouthamptonTA P fd Greece (see India) ~ j, Greytown .... --Id 2nd & 17th of mon. SontliamptonAlo t -- 5o Hamburgh ..........N Tuesday & F r id ay London Tue!!ii r ; 1 A Havannah .... .. M 2nd of th e month Southampton Alo",01. Holland M Wednesday & Sat. London ... • • I M° 9i 1 6 • Honduras M 17th of th e month. Southampton APr;; 4 : India (viaSoutnampt.)sl 4th & 20th o f mon. S outhampton !APrl," i India (via Marseilles)M B t h& 24th efmonth Dover ...... April lonian Isles (see India) le 0 1/1 Ireland .... • • .. AI & N Twice daily ...... Holyhead ..• T w- l e iti Lisbon .. .... .. A. A A A all 7,9, 17, & 28 of m. Southampton April 1 6 , Madeira M 9th of the month SouthamptonlAPr i i 5 Madeira ..... • • N 23rd of the month Plymouth .. April ' Malta .Indiae) b 0 Malta ...... •• • • N 7,17,19,28, 30 of m. Dover ...„. Marc , , • i Mauritius (see India) rater maw • • .• M auritius •... .. N 14 y th pr o l,a th leo e; iii ;n :onn th .h.. PlymouthEl,tannt' ptOn i Ap P r iii ii 6'h6- 1 ' Mexico ...• 3l 2nd of the month.. go ___ r ...... A pi ii 2 td Naples..... N sthlsth2sthofmo t n. u"" New Granada, NI 2d & 17th Various pion i t n pr c i e l 1• T New Zea1and.......... n Dover ...... 'April 2 Papal States N Peninsula .. ...• • • •• M 7 thl7th2stho mon. Sout hampton ! April I 1,,• 2d & 78th of pi Peru ——•'• • "" ' • —3 'l4 4th of the month yliteldk .. April 26 A Port Natal .•..• • " • I 15th25thofmon, Dover ...... April 2 1 ist sth Sicily .... .. .. .... .. • A li stli isth2sthofmon. Dover ..„ A. pril 2 r ...hi 2d & 17th of month Southampton April I s'l Tuscany .. •• • • " • •• .Af 2d & 17th of month SOlitliampton April 1 ' . Venezuela ... •••• • ,_ hth I eth2 s t 1 Van Diemen's Land t:77 bleat Indies :::: . Cates fall on a Sunday, the mails ••• ❑S day. with the exception of the Is ‘ ti o fella, both of which will be dispatched dispatchel on the followt Southampton), and the ' day *MN When l precedin g. t e E n any THAN of hee BARGAINEDthe ferrYle' IM•mr FOL_Conins, at Horsham, on the Teme, near Martley, while in P t i," c o . suit of a moorhen, a few days since, with a gun, ea un/ a bank of a brook joining the river eme, near the '4116 village, observed a small break in the surface of the water, and instantly placing the gun to his shoulder , r , fired, as he thought, at the moorhen. To his great O r prise, however, instead of killing the bird, a large ott e r we weighing 221b5., made his appearance with a 1 ) ,. 1 0 1 weight, in his mouth. The shot proved so lad as to kill the amphibious animal, and sever the V a t from the body of its victim the pike.— Worcester Joel' o ,d INCENDIARY FIRE IN ESSEX. -- Between on e and t o'clock on Thursday morning a fire was discovered o f the stack-yard at Beeleigh farm, in the occupatiPs o Mr. Smith. One of his men, who was brewing at e f time perceived the flames burst fo r th, an d a mes sea to , was at once despatched to Maldon for assistance. T la engine belonging to the E ssex an d Suffolk Egli'tab Fire-office was soon on the spot ; but before the fla'd were extinguished, t wo s t raw stacks of between 40 50 loads ; one wheat stack, 50 quarters ; part of a m ad stack, of four o r fi ve tons ; a quantity of turnips o e carrots, and a portion of the implements, were destrei the loss of which is covered by insurance in the Es g ig and Suffolk Equitable. We are sorry to add that it h e feared th e fi re owes i ts origin to the fiendish hand of IP midnight incendiary. MARRIED. On the 30th la, at Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Pftba Johnston, Rig., o f Edi n b urg h , t o M ary, daughter late Lieutenant-C o l one l South, of Southlands, Heaviv Exeter. On the 2d inst., at St. Margaret's, Westminster, g, Lewis Walter Willi ams , o f Walbrook-buildings, Walb, ho o solicitor, to Jane Mary, eldest daughter of Mr. Taylor, of the Home-office, Whitehall. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YO of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office,N9•L of Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the COully- 1 Middlesex, Tuesday, April 5, 1853. e;z sf , 'V • ~. . 1 1 , , fit_ t tQ ztt (3, r. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 31st ult., at Chippenharn, Lady Methuen. On the Ist inst., at 14, Gloucester-terrace, Hyde-r the wife of Thomas Jones, Eis.q. OF A DAUGHTER. On the Ist inst., the wife of C. J. Kempe, Esq., v. - bury-square, Islington. . DIED. g i '• 3 1 ' At the Rectory, Gr ea t H or k s l ey , th e R ev. David , ham, canon of Windsor. Ittl if t On the Ist inst., at B rom l e y, Middl esex , ag ed 28, , Jane, wife of W. J. Coffey, Esq. _...4. J,l , I • J ~~Z :i , . ~'.LL•~ `x , ;;;,/g : 1 2 ~ ~i;1 s• ♦1 , 14t 4 ` ° ", ew4.l"'