The Sun. — London, England, 1853-05-12 00:00:00

OVERLAND MAIL. (BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.) TRIESTE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11. The steamer Calcutta arrived on the 10th May, at nine p.m., in 106 hours from Alexandria. On the 19th March the force under Sir John M Ch eap captured the s t rong h o ld o f t h e ro bb er c hi e f ea Toon, near Donab ew , a ft er a fi erce co mbat of four hours' duration, and a loss of 102 killed and Wounded, rank and file. Nothing further had transpired respecting the date of affairs at Ava, or respecting the ulterior movements of the British troops. Lork Falkland will probably remain another year at Bomb ay. Luard, of the civil service had been dis missed for having offered, if a public investigation Z a as g r anted, to prove that two superior officers ve been guilty of infamous conduct in the exer cise of their judicial functions. . 7 . A public investig,ation, to test the truth of Mr. tuard's aflirmation, is unanimously demanded by t he Indian press. Great i n di gnation has been excited by a report th at_ th e G overnment was about to renew the wlarter for ten years, without waiting for a dis_ cession. tha-4,-dvices from China of the 27th M arc h state TO Si r G. Bonh am h a d proceeded to Shang h a i . ,„ e 'lns u rgents in Chi na h a d ma d e so muc h pro s=foressaidt.hat the Emperor was compelled to sue Th e d • v ces from Alexandria are to the 6th CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. • ea l 3 Y the Overland Mail we have advices from the Theot the 22d March. 03 , war with the Kafirs had terminated by the Re—P'ele submission of the rebel chief Sandilli. Tj' i l: p k l. l is tribe are driven beyond the Kei. (11 the "9rtehatkwith General Cathcart was concluded Arl arch. itua Aden The Queen of the South, Harbinger, laie steamers. FRENCH EMPIRE. con, convention for the electric telegraph NtiZ li cation b e t ween F rance an d Bavaria, by Wissenburg,Rhinerge and the circles of the oreig' n w A as on Tuesday signed by the Minister of ° ll th f tekr -- A ffairs and the Count de Quadt, Charge air es of the King of Bavaria. vi o ccasion of the treaty of commerce and Te,e4non recently conc l u d e d b e t ween F ranc e and Com, -411 + A r, the Grand Duke has just conferred on Leaseps, director of consulates and corn- Aff the at the Department of Foreign t n t e Cross of Commander of the Order of Meurant, sub-director, has been named elle • Th e ti vaher of the same Order. ° the /144) n of yesterday, in the absence of any p rek l 3 : silbject on which it could indulge in the ex- Prc. I°ll ef its distrust of England, implores the _ Ai nh (14.4 urovernment to take precautions against the taitt r o . w hich would otherwise result from per : 1114 rin tl e't e a l li e English company to lay down a sub go q u i te graPh to Algeria. The Union does not 4 boa. 8° far as to say that the English will place Alr, e , ; - • at the end of the cable and drag away tcatit to annex it, climate and all, to England, privi ! . n Perceive s i n this telegraph a scheme for de ieami the French eventually of their colony by * what g hour by hour, and minute by minute, feu 18 doing there, so that the English may be hocatie j? „ Pre ,Pared to snap it up when their appetite for 4-ee b shall have become ravenous. Supposing, g oes 40 1 v. LI that it is really an object with England to Aksa ft wi in t il greater celerity that at present what call be - + Al g er ia.2_ we do not see what danger there .h ding - 0 the French Government of this wish be gratified on any occasion when secrecy would his Itrigiee,,,ersi,rY• The writer of the Union, l in e te rnli overlooks the fact that the A gern . i - the will be entirely under the co4troi cable il lessa,„" 'Re French authorities, and that . no fee sage call be transmitted to England without Zrai, 7: m ission. The alarm manifested by the n aPolonkcba° lUdicrous that we should consid .d er not a trcer e - i. h eee i s,sary for alluding to it, if we di . 4 _3 7 •ll o v hi Liao manifestation a determination n to excite e verY occasion with or without reaso n! stantlyi h„, a , eußpicion that the English are c T o ho t wri ter 17 ° 1, ming designs against France. have r e n inspi red article article which we subjoin, must "Y the B`;`'."- the foresight that he exhibits 'lngB of some turning table. The Union ter:teilnf there be still time, we could wish to call the at -1%4h: ° I the Legislative Body to the project for esta- Rer4 . g„azi electric telegraph between France and A . l eo/np..., The Government has treated with an English 'Nhiot7Y, w hich is already master of the submarinecable preseiellaites Dover and Calais. This company is an a Propo: constructing the cable from Dover to om d . e . E . I Plan for putting Africa and France In c_ ar. ditli ia, nale4Q °n, passing by Piedmont, Corsica, and tioria, with the ulterior project of carrngthe j 0d ,..“ )4 1 the African coast to the possessionsEngli f s o h re all things N o , Evidently there is in this be kre English interest. And it seems to usthwahtthh so to gl'eat d angers for France i n an en terprise which and elk Would place in English hands, day by day tweur by hour, the o k n owledge saasion o s f . the precise s i- At present, Ei 1 ,4 1 of our Al lktrp l id, who has gaecricarneodnil:sedsofctohnesuls and represen globe, has no one Ivi th es on nearly all the n p because she has not q ot t official title nur i Algeria , right of possessing it. Now to is N ile e h to recognise e tlE‘ by a public act to an English company, which tateorted by very important . personages, the right of h• 4 0th Itt tug the submarme telegraph on Algerian soil is 4, 44 111 else than authorising in that spot the obligatory iii,4.Permanent presence of foreign agents naturally but te,!illos‘ed towards us, and who may, on more than one k(), : q s, be ve r y di s agreeable to us. It is already a he % deal that an English place, Malta, .should have th e u r ge th e central point of the steam navigation of t kip,'"ditorranean basin • and measures ought to be Fr og 4 for Preventing another English place, London, telebecoming the central point of the . universal .to tap w„ Ph system, including Algeria. It is vain h at the French ' Government would always be to Free stop the news, which it would be important the tel t ° keep secret. For all those who kno d w 1 1 b 1 1 system, that is a complete error. An always l 'av 4 el, ll°B ing the thing possible, France would nt new s fear that once arrived in Piedmont, the important a,itild take the line of Ostend by way of SwitzeFd %vql7,l Gerniany. If the cable of Ostend be not yet is because it is of importance to have the con- 1 N i ,;" Of the African line first assured. That is the real °r the delay which has taken place in the laying tay,„" 4 °,f the German tele aph line. Moreover, if we English alone to gr establish the electric telegraph ti. will happen that the commercial news going 41 'ha' will .1061.ke t the South and the South to the zstall be enregistered in the central-office esta- London, and - will thus be known to the Eng.- re reaching the' persons for whom it is 41 • The establishment of a French company can o,e:staralise such a da nger , w hi c h i n t eres t s i n th e ° tile r e de such the commerce of France, and that of Mahoutries." e itgislative body sat yesterday, M. Billault, -1 , • I),,, e ' a ,. i r• Leave of absence was accorded to ; 11 The President read from the chair ", 1 decree declaring that the Legislative 04-`,.1853, which ought to terminate on the o ' 4 7' „bis Month, shall be extended to the even- Is kiit ed ` Sat month, May 28. Two bills were pre -14e1147-a: an eil d e ,relative to public . baths and wash r th second proposing the final settle lliZll4l34%.t_33B budget of 1851. M. Legrand pre % bill ' e l 3 " )r t on a local bill. The discussion on ad arecalatseinsglvto the mode of forming the jury in resumed, hius and the measure (1. Four l a o s c a l kv, that tendin were also adopted, as O f p gtO prolong the provisions of Chap. di. _ ° tts rest-code. The bill on the civil pen len brought forward, and after some tietniags°llthatliourned to the next day. The pro b. gtithe the terminated. Before the public sit -411 re Aresentat• th e th ree c ives met in their bureaux, and cuunittees • one, on the bill to allow ove r ' r efect • f u ll power th e th e 0 ce of Paris to exercise tife'Xecut; ' 4414 -me ; a second, on that relating to axie e a an of °na line o f e l ectr i c te l egrap h b etween Gi ex ec cati on *Alria ; and the thi r d, on th e bill for ob]. e ge f a railway from St. Rambert to Th e ?• affa,i liiactivit til er lll at th e - D J_ lePorted as existing on . Monday in ti 44. qttet ati •'-'curse has again been continued, for- L I Z) with : nB + / Ting been maintained with diffi- I vlt. )le4 ' ; the Thee to decline at the close of 1,44;4t.-iiree per Cents. for cash fell 5c., 'W m in th e r e vel/lent to the same extent took our -and-a-Hal f . per Cents. There C e j e s• pi4 l °vement of sf. in Bank of France ~,quctations cash—Three per hi t • 15e•1,1 Four -and-a-Half per Cents., '7an~o, or th e account--Three per Cents., g our-a n d_ V 4s. , took , 2 account—Three per Cents., 104 f. 35c. 4 - 7 6 .011. oocurr"e"Yr•ln Mortgage Bank Shares no tthefin,Vine of 7f. .u, closin,g at 885 L; but there was those of the Societe Alobilere, haro being 9 40 f. 50c. The aspect of rket was again very unfa te 11011 , 4 B r i ce iucli demand existing and the de in continuing ShareBgiall attellof cl.Orlecra I v ! s to Parist the e aenxd fn) t i a 4 i Lsa:gleedy:oliiliavtel(l):ett2.life. generally in a i n n e t a h n e r r : : haanrdesthere rise tr.ici,ite(re!at..,"lNTorthern S.! The closing ve.; otn. 50c. ; I P ,i a 6 r o is f. a ; an ---Northerns 9351 •• tillf, 6,` 1 St „„ ( 4. • Orleans, 1,105 f.; and Rouen, rlll a nd the Mediterranean, 852 f. 50c.; Western of France, 798 f. ITALY. The committee appointed by the Chamber of Deputies at Turin, to consider the question of a railroad to Switzerland, brought up its report on the 6th. It proposes that the Government shall be authorised to 'zeat with the Federal Govern ment for the speedy construction of a railway from the northern bank of the Lago Maggiore to the Lake of Constance, and to grant 10 millions of francs to the company that shall undertake the work, in return for a corresponding amount of shares. In its sitting of the 7th, the Chamber of Depu ties of Turin adopter]. the Ministerial bill for the Novara Railway by a large majority, with an addi tional article granting two millions of francs to the Government for wor ks to be executed in 1853. The Parlament° of Turin states from Florence, Ist, that Marquis'aCostahili, a refugee , has received orders to quit Loml )ardy, but that the Prince de Lichtenstein is actively exerting himself in his favour. The Bologna Ger'eVe of the 29th ult. states that the Pope has presonted a gold chalice and patena, with beautiful sculptures, and a silver ostensorium set with precious stones, to the city of Bologna, as a mark of his peculiar affection. His Holiness has also sent 2,500 f. frau). his privy purse for the relief of the poor. SPAIN. The Madrid Ga:, , ctts of the 6th publishes the royal decree by which (as already stated by tele graph) the corrigedors are suppressed. These functionaries were upwards of 100 in number, and oost annually from 800,000 to 1,000,000 reals. M. Melchor Ordonez, 11 linister of the Interior in the Bravo-Murillo Cab: net, has been nominated civil governor of Barcelona. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had not been filled up. The committee of the royal council charged to examine the conces sions of railways held. its first meeting on the sth, under the presidency of M. Martinez de la Rosa,. The news of the death of the Marquis de Valde gamas had caused a very painful impression. The accounts received by the Ministry of the Interior from the authorities of Gerona state that it is not true, as had been re ported, that an armed band of thirteen insurgents lad appeared in that province, but that a cabecilla, :named Cargol, and two men, had shown themselves, but tad been so hotly pur sued as to be obliged to take refuge in France. GERMANY. A telegraphic dispatch dated Vienna, 10th inst., states that Prince Monschikoff has delivered in his ultimatum relative to the affair of the patriarchate. A. letter from Vienna states that the Prince of Montenegro is L ltill the object of great attentions from the court of Austria, and has had the honour of dining with the .Emperor. The German Jour,lat of Frankfort states, from Vienna, that the Aus:Tian budget for 1854 will, by the reductions in diffe.rent branches of the public expenditure, exhibit a. reduction of taxation. The German Journal of Frankfort has the fol lowing from Posen, dated the 3d :—" Yesterday 12 Jesuits arrived here, a nd are to commence preach ing to-morrow in three or four churches at the same time. They are to preach in German and in Polish. The Jesuits had obtained from the superior eccle siastical authorities the cession of the convent of Olobok, in the circle of Adelnau, but the Govern ment has not considered it right to approve of that cession." A letter from the Prague, of the 4th, states that, on the previous day, at the commencement of Divine Service in all ihe Protestant churches, the pastors exhorted their congregations to give alms to the poor Catholics. The King manifested his great satisfaction at this act of religious tolerance, and charged the Minister of Public Instruction to inform the pastors officially of it. The Bavarian Government has just decided that Englishmen travelling in Bavaria must get their passports wised by- the Bavarian minister at the places where taken. • and consequently a decre e of the 4th April, 1846, rendering this formality un necessary, has been repoaled. The Prussian Government has authorised the foundation of several houses of Jesuits in the Rhen ish province. Crry THOROUGHBARES.—In a few months the new street from London -bridge to St. Paul's will be opened to the public, and a cont,iderable increase of traffic along Ludgatehill and Fleet-street may, consequently, be an ticipated. It is astonishing that no steps have been taken to !provide for this by widening Ludgate-hill. Even at present there is wo part of London so crowded, aid where so many stoppages are continually occurring ; and what will it be -when a fresh stream of traffic is opened into St. Paul's Churchyard I If Ludgate-hill were widened by throwing back the north side from the Old Bailey, a fine view would be obtained of the cathe dral from Fleet-street. At present a projecting bend of the street intercepts ail views from any distance of that glorious building ; and the church of St. Martin, Lud gate, stands presumptuously directly in front.—Builder. DEPLORABLE OCCURRENCE.—In consequence of its having been found impossible, from the rocky state of the soil, to drive stakes into the bed of the river for the erection of a scaffolding for the repairs of the Pont Notre-Dame, it was necessary to sink what is called a gril, a sort of wooden frame. This operation was pro ceeded with to the day before yesterday, in the famous Arche du Diable, by five boatmen. The men placed themselves on the frame to direct it. In doing so one of them let slip a rope ; this gave a shock, which de prived the men of all control over the frame, and carried by the current, which is exceedingly violent in that spot, it went towards one of the piles of the bridge. Seeing that it was in danger of being dashed to pieces, the boat men leaped into a boat which had been placed near by way of precaution. This, however, was swamped, and the men, plunging into the water, swam with the cur rent towards the Pont au Change. Two of them suc ceeded in reaching that bridge—one caught hold of a ring, the other placed himself on a buttress, and in a few seconds 'a boat put off and rescued them. As to the other three men, after struggling for some time against the current, they were drowned before it was possible to render them assistance. They were all married and had families . —French Paper. CREMORNE GARDENS.—We were favoured, on Wed nesday last, with an opportunity of viewing the various alterations and improvements that have been made by the proprietor of this favourite place of suburban resort since last season, and, familiar as we have been for years with its leading attractions, we were delighted and astonished at the new and striking additions that were presented to our notice. The lover of al fresco recrea tion will find thise charming grounds more lovely than ever. Numbers of rare and costly shrubs have been planted, adding much grace and beauty to the lawns and parterres. Valuable additions have been made to the statuary, amongst which we were particularly struck with two colossal statues of Wellington and Na poleon, placed most judiciously in contraposition on either side of the principal walk. Chromatropes and kaleidoscopic lights, upon a most magnificent scale, catch the eye from all points, and illuminate the grounds in a novel and brilliant manner ; and the tout ensemble of the scene evidences the extensive and judicious em ployment of art in the embellishment of the natural beauties of this charming spot. A rich bill of fare is provided in the way of entertainment. Signor Bosisio still wields the baton of conductor in the orchestra, and Mons. Milano will continue his masterly management of the corps de ballet, while a perpetual round of daily amusement will be provided by these and a long list of other artistes. Among other entertainments it is in tended to give a series of bal masques, the first of which is to take place on Wednesday, the 25th, the Derby day ; and no doubt it will fully sustain the high character of Cremorne as a place of amusement. HOLMFRITH.—HEAVY FALL OE SNOW.—This town and the immediate neighbourhood were on Monday visited with a tremendously heavy fall of snow, such as was never before witnessed by the oldest inhabitant at this advanced part of the season. The snow began to fall about 6 o'clock in the morning, and continued with out intermission throught the day. The train from Penistone to Hohnfrith, in consequence of the line be ing blocked up, was several hours behind its time ; several others, we understand, were in a similar predica ment.sHol werem fr i obligedt h w to n oa e b a a r n l yd abandon t n u tdc in h k e fa r s o t a d i n a r t o e g s e n th o w e r Several cart s an d o th er ve hi c l es t rave lling in the localitypedetr pedestrians heart of the town it averag e d fully On the hills it was four f ee t deep , and ineh th e e s v T al h le e y t s re a e n s d a , on the verge of bursting into full leaf , were completely loaded, and the surrounding landscape frelithleew appeared crossin gm theore like January than May. One poor hills from Dunford-bridge to Holm in the snow, and but for the timely assistance of fast persons passing he would in all probability have (:'fwe GREEK PRIESTS AND THEIR WIVES. wo perished. on the average; too long. She lives longer WIVES . —. Woman lives, which is not good for her. It makes her too numerous,nman, and, therefore, less valuable. There are women who for the last thirty or forty years of their lives are fit for nothing but the fireside. They cannot take a walk, they cannot take a journey, they can scarcely go upstairs to bed ; their strength fails, their breath fails, they are ever ailing, they always have been ailing, they live ailing, and yet they live on an average longer than men who ail not. People who move about most live in general shortest. Hence clergymen live longer than medical men, and travellers are generally short lived ; they live quickly. When everything goes on well 'the two sexes are equal in number. In some of the most wretched places in North Africa the women constitute more than two thirds of the inhabitants. How horrible to be a woman in such circumstances ! She is then a drudge. Singular it is, that the more numerous women are the greater drudges they become. The Greek priests are the niten for husbands. They can never marry twice, and there fore they take great care of their wives. They will even wash and scrub to save them the trouble, for they say very naturally, "If I lose this wife I can never have another." This makes woman valuable—to be a rarity. CHIMNEY SWEEPERS.—Lord Shaftesbury has laid on the table of the House of Lords a bill to amend the Chimney Sweepers Act. Persons under 16 are not to use the trade of a chimney sweeper under a penalty of 1 101. The law has been evaded in this respect, THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY i 2, 185 g. SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Aberdeen ............. Ambg. Nottng. Bost. di Eastn. Juno. ..... . Birmng. Wolverh. Stour Birkonhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk , £5O & £25 Cons Do., £2O. Bristol & Exeter...... Caledonian. ...... . Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Black. & Pass. Dublin &Belfast Junc Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New East Anglian (L 25 L. & E. & L. & D.) Do., (£lB E. & H.) Eastern Counties Eastern Uuion, Class A. late E. U. Sh Do., d 0.......... Do., B. & C. ...... East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk & Birming. June Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb.Prth. &Dundee Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk De., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire.) Great Western II ;eh South-Easters. Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds ILancash. &Yorkshire 0., Fifths ....... ....., Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby.& Sotitbpt London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond.Bright.& S.Cst. London & N. Western) Do. Fifths D0.,16/.5h.,M&8...0 London it S. Western Do., X5O. ......... Do., £4O Lnndrry.drColeraine Lndndrry. di Ennisk. Manch.Shef.4tLineln. 0., Man. &Lin. Un. Midland ................ Do. Birming. &Derby' , Midland G. West. (Ir. ) Do. A Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmark et. ...... Do. Bury Extension Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Norfolk. Do., New ... ......... Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, No.l Dc., A Deferred i Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg Do., L. & N. Westn Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. & Herefd Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun Stockton de Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriek West C0rnwa11........ Wmbledon &Croydool Woodford I York Newetl.&Berw, Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland.. losing Prices this may. 29 - 30 6 -- 10 - - 6 ti 21 22 102 — l 4 24 04d 68 684 23 - 24 224 234 4i - Sip 8 - 9 6 -- 61 4i 13i -13 i, 10a 11 73 - 74 54 - 56 72 - 74 32 . - ii 89 90 55 57 132 - 134 113 114 90.1 —91 i 8; 93 95 11 14 p 79 4 80; 3 2 d 16 —16 i 9i - 9i 1' -2 p 104 - IG5i MI - 119 2- 3 p 1 - lip 90 - 91 5 4fd 4 3fd 12 13 19 21 30 —30 f 3 74f —75 f 42 44 50 52 Par i P 3i— 3d 2i 3i 8i 9i 53 55 Bi n d 35A —36 i 7 4d l 8f 8 - - - PI 53 - 54 97 - 99 61i -62 i 6G - 63 73 76 14 Oidis 18 20 9 10 13 15 31 Sid 204 214 74t 754 36 37 14 15 4 4 i 19 2 1 - 15 15 9i 10 34 34 104 10• 4 Li par 70 71 'it 7d 614 624 PREFERENCE SHARES, 100 all 100 5 100 all 'Aberdeen . 1.00 6 100 1100 Do., No. 2, 7 p. c Brig. & Ex. 4 p. c. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 153 per cent Cork &Bandor 5 A p.c Dundee Perth &Aber &en Junction EastAnglian (.23105) 6 per cent ...... Do. (25) 7 per cent.. Do. (k.:7 17s) 7 p. et.. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2 ........ Do., New 6 p. c. St.. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent.... EastLancash. 6 p.cts. Edinb. Prth. &Dundee 5. per cent. Glasgow & S. Western guar. 5 per cent.... Great Northr• 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. at 10 p. c. prem Gt. Southn. &Westu. (Ireland) Eighths... Gt. Westu. (Berks & Hants Er. 5 p. c.).. G. West. fixed 4i p c. Lan. & York. F. 220, Do., 6 p. c., Stock... London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c... Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. (London & S. Western, Con. Thirds Londondeny& Coler. Shares ...... Loudy. & Ennis. Sh Maneh.,Shef., I Shares, No. Do. Now, £lO Do., £6 ... Marypt.&Carl. 4 p. c. Do. 4ti per cont 1 D 0.. . Mid. Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol dr Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4 per cent Norfolk Extension Do. Guar. f per et Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British North Staffordshire Oxford Worcester & Wolvcrh. £15,6p. c. Do.. Shrews& Birm. N. G. Sbrewsby. & Chaster (Nor.W.Min),B p. c. Do. 5 per cent South Dovon Do. New 10 all all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 Os.6d. S.Yorksh.4p.c.Gi*r. Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.e. York Newcastle and Berwick,4 p.c.Pref Do York& N. Midland H. & S. Purch 90 - - 95 106 .- 108 107 -•-• 1091 19A - iP II2 64 - 6 4 - 41 4i - 54 - 1 2 - 21 p 1 - 2A p 15 - 154 18 -18 A 31 - 3g 60 - 132 lin - 113 8i - 81 106 108 P - 152 - 154 ... ---- icl. ••• --- id. 1154 - 157 3i __ 4 P 10 -- 11 131 -14 i 8 - 9 lot 114 1 1) 149 —lslxd 114 - 116 1 25i -26 i 23 -- 2b l 10i -- 111 17A -- 1S p 15 -- 16 Par - A P 261 -- 261 19i -20 i id -- ipar 104 -- 106 1 5 1 -- 6i i - ipl FORE: A utwerp&Rotterdam ficlgia.nEs.stn. Junct. Dialers to Graissessac Charleroi & Erquelin. Dijon and Besangon Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Gt. Western of Canada, Shares Lucca & Pistoja sp.c. pref..— ..... Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. et. pref Lyons & Mediterran Madras Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c. 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MINES. - 34 -106 i li 2 p' i— g p Par— 1 p 4i ti p I u. ~, par i n d iar par p A___ ---- 1 P 5 - J. 4 - 5 30 - 31 46 1 - 47 lt - 2 8 - 9 70 - 80 8 - 9I 1 d 15 17 lar— 2 ill P d- tar far -24 —2 6 P 7 8 d 9 1 4i I ar p a far' Business this day. THE LATE BOARD OF ADMIRALTY. EXAMINATION OF MR. DISRAELI. The Committee to inquire into Dockyard Appointments and Promotions met at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. Mr. Disraeli, M.P., was the first witness called. Lord Seymour (the chairman) informed Mr. Disraeli that the committee had been informed by_ Baldwin Walker M se d that, in a particular conversation, .r. Stafford had u these words :—" It is of no use to blink the question. I am so pressed by Lord Derby and the Chancellor of the Exchequer that I cannot help myself." He (the chairman) wished to ask Us. Disraeli whether he did express to Mr. Ste fford any opinion regarding the management of pro motions in the dockyards ? Mr. Disraeli—l never had any conversation with Mr. Stafford, or any person who held office under the late Ad ministration, as to such matters. Lord Seymour—ls the committee to understand that you did not give any opinion as to the patronage of the dockyards? Mr. Disraeli—Mr. Stafford never consulted me upon any such subject, nor did any one holding office under the late Administration. It was a subject not fulling under my department, and he (lid not speak to me on the subject. The Chairman referred to the evidence of the Duke of Northumberland, who stated that Mr. Stafford complained that, being responsible for all the patronage, he had not its distribution, and was, consequently, without the means of doing his duty, and said unless he was invested with that power he could not retain his office. Do you (addressing Mr. Disraeli) remember Mr. Stafford making any com plaint to you, as a member of the Government, under these circumstances? Mr. Disraeli—lf tlp committee wish it, I will state what took place within my own knowledge of the facts and parties, which will lead to the real cause of misunder standing. I did not come prepared to give such evidence, but if the committee desire it I will state the facts. When the late Government was formed, the Duke of Northum berland, from a high sense of public duty and a great love for the profession of which he was a member, was most anxious that a Board of Admiralty should be formed as free as possible from what are usually called political in fluences, and the board was formed, according to the wishes of his grace, of distinguished naval officers, whose sole object was the best administration of that great branch of the public service. But the consequence, I have no hesitation in saying, was that there existed a want of that understanding between the board and the House of Com mons which had hitherto prevailed, and which prevails at present. The present Board of Admiralty is represented in Parliament not merely by the Secretary, but by the First Lord, and by a naval lord, so that the present board has opportunities of effecting a perfect understanding with the House of Commons. But when the board was formed under Lord Derby's Administration there was only one member of it who was a member of the House of Commons, and that member, although a highly distinguished naval o ffi cer, upon ta king his seat at the board, found himself in the presence of his su periors in professional rank, and of course was greatly in fluenced by . them. Upon Mr. Stafford, therefore, devolved the expression of the feelings of the House of Commons, as he was the only civilian connected with the board, and upon that duty he entered not only without experience, but under great difficulties. I may perhaps add that the con sequence of this was, that from the first there was not that sympathy between the board and the House of Commons which is so necessary in our Parliamentary government. I have no hesitation, from my position as leader of th e H ouse of Commons at the time, in giving this as my opinion. Mr. Stafford was placed in a difficulty by having mainly to consider the House of Commons, without having any one to support him at the Board of Admiralty, the mem bers of which looked to what it considered the good of the service, not only in matters of patronage, but in other questions • and I felt it my duty to support th e S ecre t ary of the Ad miralty, as the present leader of the House of Commons would do in questions of public expenditure, which the secretary, acting upon the views of the House of Commons, would feel it his duty to bring under the notice of the Board of Admiralty ; but that board, consti tuted as I have said, listened to those views with some de gree of jealousy. In fact there was not that harmony which should exist between the House of Commons and every branch of the service, and which can only exist when a considerable number of the members of that branch are members of the House of Commons. I mean to say that the Board of Admiralty only looked to the benefit of the service, and only considered the efficiency of the service. They did not understand the spirit of our Parliamentary government—that in conducting their affairs they must consider the temper of the House of Commons, which, in the present board, is represented by several members. Take, for instance, the Secretary of the Admiralty repre senting to me, as his duty was, that the expenditure was exceeding the estimates, it was my duty, as the guardian of the public purse, to tend to that representation, and I ordered a weekly account to be sent to the Treasury. These things happened early in our Administration, and this order was looked upon by the board as rather an un warrantable interference with the functions of the Ad miralty. The Chairman—You, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, and responsible for the public expenditure, were naturally anxious to keep a control over the expenditure of the Ad miralty; that I can understand. Mr. Disraeli—l do not lay much stress upon that in stance, save as an illustration. Such a direction, under ordinary circumstances, would not be received wi th any jealousy by the members of the board, if they were also members of the House of Commons. Mr. Stafford was placed in circumstances of great difficulty, and he com municated them to me. I advised him to conciliate as much as possible, but to do his duty, and not to bring for ward any proposition which the board was not prepared to support. Sir H. Davie—Did Mr. Stafford state that his difficul ties arose from professional matters only, or from pressure put upon him in the disposal of patronage? Mr. Disraeli—He would not speak to me upon such small matters, but generally upon the extreme difficulty he found in carrying on his office, and he naturally came to me for counsel and support. Our conversation took place in the House of Commons, behind the Speaker's chair, after questions had been answered, and not at formal in terviews. My advice to him was to conciliate as much as possible, and I pointed out the novelty of the position of several of these gentlemen and I must say I always found Mr. Stafford extremely desirous of acting upon the general advice I gave. Sir H. Davie again invited the attention of Mr. Disraeli to the expressions imputed by Sir B. Walker to Mr. Staf ford. The Bight Hon. Gentleman replied—l thought I had an swered that question. I never pressed Mr. Stafford nor any member of the late Administration on the subject of patronage, or to induce its exorcise with a view to the coming elections. Such a matter would not occur to me nor any one in my position. Mr. Stafford expressed to me from the first the great difficulties he had to contend against, arising from this spirit of jealousy and suspicion, created as I have before stated. The Chairman—Did Mr. Stafford express to you that his difficulties were increased by the fact of the preceding Government having filled up all the appointments, and given all promotions to their own friends Mr. Disraeli—No. He never went into details of this kind ; but I think it right to state that ho did mention to me that he was placed in a difficulty with regard to the Surveyor-General, and I remember I gave him my ad vice. I may say, did not go into details. I looked upon the Surveyor-General as a permanent civil servant of the Crown, and my advice was to treat these permanent civil servants of the Crown not only in a conciliatory manner, but so as to invite cordiality and confidence ; and upon that point I spoke from my own experience. When I went to the Treasury the principal civil servants of the Crown there were men of, I may say, extreme liberal opin ions, having been appointed by the preceding Government. I treated them with implicit confidence, and they served me with zeal and fidelity, and even devotion, and so I recommended Mr. Stafford to treat the Surveyor-General. I did not go into the causes of the misunderstanding with that officer, but Mr. Stafford told me he would act upon my advice, and I think he did so act. That was the only personal instance brought Wore me; but some time after, Mr. Stafford spoke to me in the House of Commons about the letter of Sir B. Walker to the Duke of Northumber land. Ido not know whether the letter he showed me was the original letter or a copy to prove to me that he had not succeeded in establishing that good understanding which I had recommended. When I read that letter I was very much annoyed, and made this observation, " If this is the mode in which your overture' are to be met, I think he, had better resign." Mr. Stafford replied, "That is quite out of the question, for the Duke of Northumber land considers this as a strictly confidential communica tion, and I will do what I can to make things pleasant." I said—" If this is the case, and Sir B. Walker com plains of your interference, you had better see him, and have some conversation with him, and make him understand your wish to go on cordially with him. To this Mr. Stafford agreed, and from that time, in Mareh, I never heard of the matter again until late in the autumn, when Mr. Stafford called upon me in Downing-street to go through the naval estimates. I then asked him how things were going on in his office, and he said nothing could be better—that he had a perfect understanding with Sir B. Walker, and that it was impossible for anybody to work better together. . The Chairman asked Mr. Disraeli if he was to under stand that from his official experience he had found that the heads of departments, although principally appointed by preceding Governments of different views, had acted fairly towardp him? Mi. Disraeli—l can only speak from my own knowledge of the Treasury ; but I can say that the permanent civil officers there do their duty cordially and completely, and would do so if a change of Government were to take place to-morrow. That is my decided opinion of that depart ment ; but, of course, I cannot speak of my own knowledge of other offices. In answer to the Chairman—As far as my personal ex perience extends, I can say that I believe the administra tion of affairs was carried on in perfect cordiality and good faith by every office which came under my notice, with the exception of the Admiralty, and that exception did not arise from the absence of good faith in individuals, but, as I have before stated, from the want of a perfect understanding between the Parliamentary administration of the Admiralty and the general administration. Every other branch of the public service was sufficiently repre sented in the House of Commons except the Admiralty, which consequently regarded all questionings and inter ference of the house with jealousy. The Chairman—Was there any other ground of dis satisfaction, except upon the question of expenditure ? Mr. Disraeli.—There was no other cause of misunder standing between the Admiralty and the Parliament, but I can understand that various members of Parliament, looking to the particular patronage which has been alluded to, may have pressed, and did press, upon Mr. Stafford for its disposal ; and if he found himself unable to comply with their wishes, that might possibly be a cause of mis understanding, as the persons who support the Govern ment naturally look to a fair distribution of its patronage. That may have led to a misunderstanding. I only wish it to be understood that, so far as I am concerned, it was not brought under my cognisance. The Chairman—We have heard from the Duke of Nor thumberland that he gave up all his patronage to Mr. Staf ford, thus leaving to the Secretary all the patronage usually enjoyed by the First Lord. Would not that rather assist the Secretary in dealing with the House of Com mons ? Mr. Disraeli —Probably it might ; but this was a matter never brought under my notice. I have never considered the question of promotions in the navy or dockyards at all. The right hon. gentleman then retired. Captain Duncombo, one of the members of the late Board of Admiralty, applied to the committee that a cer tain portion of the evidence of Captain Dundas, given on Tuesday, relating to a complaint from the board respecting a cask of raisins, should either be struck out, or the sub ject bo gone into fully, as it did not in any way relate to the late Secretary of the Admiralty. The committee decided upon striking out the portion of the evidence alluded to by Captain Duncombe. Mr. Stafford was then recalled—He said his first diffi culties arose from being the only civilian at the board, which had a stronger regard for the efficiency of the ser vice than for the estimates voted by Parliament, and he had felt it his duty to protest against measures which, ho feared, would cause an expenditure beyond the estimatel. Re considered it his duty to control the expenditure with the assistance of the Surveyor and Accountant-Generals, but never felt it a duty to consult the Surveyor particularly upon the question of savings to b e effected by not filling up vacancies. In cancelling the circular of 1849 he did not think he was destroying the efficiency of that control on the part of the surveyor. He did not consider that by taking the correspondence relating to vacancies to himself he prevented the surveyor from offering any suggestion as to savings by not filling up vacancies, as that officer, being in constant communication with all the dockyards, must have been fully aware of every vacancy that occurred. the House Upo ouse of Commons, estion of the agreeme n t o f th e b oar d w ith Mr. Stafford said—The committee must be aware of th 6 increasing habit of the house to inquire into the minutb details of every branch of the service • and consequently', being a l mos t th e only member of the Admiralty who sat in Parliament, it was necessary for him to be acquainted with all the correspondence that took place relating thereto. The chief difficulty, as ho had before stated, aros - froni Parliamentary f r i en d s complaining that all dockyard' pa tronage was given to hostile parties. Many names were mentioned of people passed over from political causes. He made no inquiry into them, because he thought the best way to meet the difficulty was by cancelling the circular of 1849, which he did not then think of such importance as it was said to be now. Mr. Parker surrendered, in 1849, the little patronage which was left him by Sir H. Ward. The Chairman reminded Mr. Stafford that he had, in a speech upon the m o ti on f or this inquiry, led the House of Commons to believe that the circular of 1849 had been something like a delusion during the period when Sir Francis Baring was First Lord and Mr. Parker Secretary to the Admiralty, and asked him to explain. Mr. Stafford replied that Mr. Parker surrendered his patronage to Somerset-house, and that portion he (Mr. Stafford) sought to get back by the cancelling of the cir cular of 1849. It had been represented to him that the pa tronage was bestowed on persons opposed to the Govern.: ment, and that although Sir B. Walker might know of it, this was done by other people in his name. He could not mention any names to prove this statement. In cancelling the circular of 1849 he had not intended to diminish the power of the superintendent of the dockyards in recom mending persons to fill vacancies. Several cases of direct appointments from the Admiralty without the intervention of the Surveyor, were explained by Mr. Stafford, who stated that all those cases were ap pointments to the lowest classes, which he considered were to be looked upon as first entries, whether the men had been previously in the dockyards or not, and in most cases, he was not aware, when making the ap pointments, that the people were already employed in the service. Sir B. Hall referred to the evidence of the Duke of Northumberland, who had said Mr. Stafford had informed him that the circular of 1849 had been issued by the sole authority of Mr. Parker, and not by a board minute ; and that as he possessed the same power as that gentleman, he should cancel it. The hon. member asked Mr. Stafford if he had informed his Grace that the circular was approved by Mr. Parker and minuted by the First Lord. Mr. Stafford said—He had not. On the 2d of April he wrote to the Surveyor, saying that his friends were dissatis fied with the distribution of the patronage, and he could only remove that dissatisfaction by cancelling the circular of 1849. It was not in consequence of consultations with political friends that he cancelled that circular, but they had complained that all the influence was used against the Government, and he did all he could properly do to remedy that complaint by cancelling the circular, which had been done without any order of the board, as it had been issued without such authority. Sir B. Hall asked if Mr. Stafford declined to name the friends whom he consulted before cancelling the cir cular ? It was necessary to know that in order to decide upon the course of the inquiry, as, if the names of those friends were given, it might necessitate an extension of this inquiry. Mr. Stafford considered the communications with those persons had been quite confidential, and he must, with all respect to the committee, decline to mention names. In reply to further questions from Sir B. Hall, Mr. Staffonl stated that he received no instructions from the Board of Admiralty to visit Devonport. He arrived in that port on the 22d or 23d of June, and met Sir J. Maxwell and General Berkeley the same afternoon at Moreshead's Hotel. Sir B. Hall referred to the evidence of Mr. Triscott, who spoke of being present at a dinner given by Mr. Stafford, at which were present also Sir John Maxwell, one of the candidates, Messrs. Beer and Smith, his agents, Dr. Butter, chairman of Mr. Mare's committee, Dr. Blau cross, Admiral Morris, and several other s , w h o t oo k act i ve parts in the pending election. Mr. Stafford admitted that it was not consistent with his duty as Secretary to the Admiralty to invite those per sons to dinner at that period, but he must observe that there were two dinners included in the charge of 421. 15s. The first party included 17 persons, who were all con nected with the service. The second party comprised 19 persons, of whom the majority were also officers connected with the service ; and, although he was sorry that he had invited the particular gentlemen alluded to on the second occasion, he must say that neither party was got up with any view to election matters. It was true that he was at Plymouth in April a few days after Mr. Mare became a candidate for that borough, but he had not the slightest notion of that gentleman's candidature at that time. The reason of his going upon that occasion was that, from the commencement of his taking office, he had felt a strong desire to have a trip in one of her Majesty's vessels, and Admiral Parker placed the Retri bution at his disposal during the Easter vacation. Upon that occasion he did not believe he ever was in Mr. Mare's committee-room. He admitted that Commodore Seymour was correct in stating that he (Mr. Stafford) went round the dockyard with the two Conservative'can didates. He repeated now what he had told the House of Commons, that it would have been better if he had not done so ; but he declared that his reason for stopping at the gate to see all the men pass was to view the extraor dinary manner in which a vast number of men deposited their tickets in a short space of time. It was impossible to expect that his appearance with the two Conservative candidates could have had any effect upon the men, who passed through so rapidly that very few could have seen him at all. He had gone through Deptford-yard with Mr. Bolt, but simply upon that gentleman's request that he would accompany him through the yard, and not with any view to influence the votes of the men. Had such been his object, he would have adopted the same course at ' Chatham. Captain Dundas had Rated that he (Mr. Staf ford) had written to him asking him to use his influence in the yard in favour of Mr. Rolt, but, to tho best of his recollection, he had never written to Captain Dundas in his life, and regretted exceedingly that that officer had destroyed the letter, which would have decided the ques tion whether it was an election hoax or a genuine one. If Captain Dundas had believed it was a hoax, he ought to have sent it to him (Mr. Stafford) ; but, if he believed it came from the Secretary to the Admiralty, with a view to induce the superintendent of a dockyard to canvass for a particular candidate, then he should have sent it to the First Lord of the Admiralty. In answer to Lord Hotham—There was no fixed rule at the Admiralty respecting the distribution of patronage. He believed that not many years ago the clerks of the Ad miralty were considered as the clerks of the Secretary. At present the board usually arranged its own distribution of patronage. Captain Dundas was then recalled, and said he received a note from a gentleman with the compliments of Mr. Stafford. He could not state the precise terms of the note, but it conveyed the general impression that it was desired that he (Captain Dundas) should give what assistance he could to Mr. Rolt. He knew the handwriting of that note to be Mr. Stafford's. If he had the slightest doubt upon that point he should have been most happy to acquit Mr. Stafford of writing that note, but he had not the slightest hesitation or doubt upon the matter. Mr. Stafford re-asserted that he had not the remotest recollection of having written, on any occasion, to CaAtain Dundas, especially in a manner so completely out of his ordinary line of conduct. He, of course, assumed that Captain Dundas must have received such a note, but was inclined to believe it to have been an election hoax, and deeply regretted that it should have been destroyed. Sir Baldwin Walker, being recalled, repeated his former evidence that Mr. Grant had stated to him that he had been sent by Mr. Stafford to inquire what vacancies there were, to which he replied that having held the office of Surveyor for four years without allowing political influ ences to interfere with his duty, he was not going to begin then for Mr. Stafford or anybody else. The gallant cap tain then proceeded to reiterate several points in his former evidence which have already been published. The sailing orders of the Black Eagle were produced, with an original order, dated June 19, and addressed to Commodore Eden, directing that ves se l to b e sen t t o Ports mouth, which order was marked with the initials "H. P." (Admiral Sir Hyde Parker.) The Chairman then asked Mr. Stafford whether he had any further evidence to give, or any witnesses to suggest? Mr. Stafford remarked, that the committee had not gone into the proceedings of any Board of Admiralty but the last. The Chairman reminded Mr. Stafford that he had asked him on a former occasion whether he had any witnesses who could elucidate the statement he had made in the House of Commons respecting the evasions of the circular of 1819, practised in the time of Sir F. Baring,'s administra tion. The hon. gentleman had also read some letters in support of that statement. Mr. Stafibrd replied, that evidence on such a subject was extremely difficult to obtain. The Chairnian---But you have had the best opportunities of obtaining it. I have always found that all persons who consider themselves injured by an outgoing Govern ment take an immediate opportunity of bringing their grievances under the notice of a new Government, - Mr. Stafford said, the people who wrote to'him had given all the information they could, and he remedied their complaints as far as he could, but they feared personal consequences if they were called upon to give evidence. The Chairman—Then we are to understand that your statement that there was jobbing and lax practices under Sir Francis Baring's administration rests upon anonymous communications only. Mr. Stafford—l believe I could produce some evidence upon that subject, but I expected the committee would have gone into it. Sir B. Hall called Mr. Staftbrd's attention to the fact, that he had originally moved for an inquiry into the exer cise of patronage iu the dockyards connected with boroughs since the 19th of April, 1852 (the date of the cancelling of the circular of 1849), but had struck out the wools "since the 19th of April, 1852," at the suggestion of Sir F. Thesiger, on account of the statement he (Mr. Stafford) had made in his address tcz the House pn that occasion. Mr. Stafford asked the committee ti allow him until to morrow (this day) to consult the other members of the lat., Board of Admiralty. Captain Duncombe then tendered his evidence in expla nation of his reasons for signing Cotsell's appointment. He said he backed Cotsell's warrant as master-smith of Ports mouth, knowing all the circumstances of the case, and h con curred with Mr. Stafford in thinking th a t th e appoint ! mut of Wells by Admiral Parker was irregular. He be lieved he had seen upon Admiral Park er ' s t a b le his minute approving . of Walls's nomination, but took no notice of it, more power as he considered that Admiral P ar k er had n to appoint a master smith at Portsmouth than was, o ho (Captain Duncombe) had to send th e fl eet to sea, I au introduction from th e pr i vate trade— moreover, , p racti the late Board of Admiralty hadseith had thm i t c c o n m z e i n their faces against. •o Ho did not know th a t Si r F. sin Cotsell.' All that Mr. Stafford said Was was senior master smith in the service, with the Secrets and was anx i ous to go that to Portsmouth. He quiteagreed it was merely a t rans f er and ought ry to bo allowed. Could not perceive the slightest injury to the service in appoint ing a man to lead in din which he had previously filled an inferior situation _ any more than there would be in promoting an A.B. b:heebnoatswain in the same ship. 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SUNDERLAND, May 1 1. — Sailed—Niger, Quebec. WABRENPOINT, May 10.—The Margaret, Drogheda to Workington, has been on the rocks. SWANSEA, May 11.—Wind, S.W. Sailed—Renshaw, Cape of Good Hope ; Francis Yates, do. ; Cuba, Co quimbo. _ _ QUEENSTOWN, May 10.--Wind, N.W., strong. Ar• rived— Nicholas, Philadelphia, and sailed for Londonderry ; Dexterous, Mazagant_ CORK, May 16.—Wind, N.W. Sailed—Thomas and Robert, Miramichi. _ BEET, May 9.—The Elizabeth Rees, Manilla to Lon don, has put in leaky, and will probably have to partially discharge. NEW - ORLEANS, April 25.—The Albatross (s) was wrecked on the 10th inst. crew and passengers saved is on shore April the Black s T e e a le ; nlSq lo , ass istance has been sent to her. to C En N g s la T n A r i" , Ibraila MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY') For the Week ended M a y 1 2, 1853, made up QENEItAL AVERAGE P RICE S OF BRIT ISH CORN Inspectors iu the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales. per Imperial Quarter. `WHEAT. !usual OATS. I WU. I BBAn I ,: 1 . A.. frdArthe Returns of the 44s 6d 3 1 s 4d 19s Od 1 30e 7(1135' ad """ 3 d THE SIX WEEK'S AVERAG E ' ISAIIIICY. I OATS. BYE . ' SSANS. PEAS. 3 1s 8(.1 18s lld I 30s Od I 349 9d 3U lld DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I I HAULET. I OATS. I RIB. I BEANSO. IS Od PEAS. is (1 Is Od Is Od is Od ls Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 93,996 ; Barley, 18,042; Oats, 16.933; Ilyc, 83 ; Eeillui 5,059 ; Peas, 65S quarters. WRIAT. 446 7d HAY MARKETS. 1/ Hs per load. ditto,SmIT4HIPosIELtoD.SI-litosead7:nwdFti,:3/ 118a 5 to 1l 41 150 ; clover Trade steady, a t f u ll pr i ces. CUMBERLAND.—Moadow hay, 3/ 5 s to 4 / 17 s;. clover ditto, 41 Os to 5/ 8s ; and straw, 1/ 8 s to 11 lfis per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade firm. WHITEMAPEL.—Meadow hay, 3/ 5 0 to 41 1 5s ; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 5/ 8 s ; an d s t ra w, 1/ 88 to 11 1 6s per load. Supply good, and trade firm. Pork, 3s 4d to MAT MARKETS. NIFMGATE AND LEADENHALL.— Each kind of meat was in fair average supply at this market to-clay, and at moderate request, at fully the prises last quoted. Beef, fi s om iod 2s to Bd os t 2 o d ; 38 1r 8 e d a 4 M 3s u od tton to , 3 45 8 6 8d d ;to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 4s 4d per 81bs, by the carcase. MUTHALL, MAY 11.—The supply o f each kind o f stock here to-day was tolerably extensive, y et the deman d ruled steady. Beef, 3s Od to 4s 4d ; Mut ton, 38 6d to 5s 2d ; Lamb, 5s Od to 58 10d ; Veal, 3e 6d to 48 4 c l ; Pork, 3s Od to 4s Od per Bibs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, MAY 11.—The demand at this market to-day ruled steady, and prices last quoted were well supported.-- Beef, from 3s 2d to 48 4d ; Mutton, 38 fid to 58 4d ; Lamb, 5s Od to Cs 2d ; Veal, 3s ,81 to 48 6d ; Pork, 28 Od to 4s Od par 81bs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 19 8 t o 24s each, and suckling calves, 20s to 25e. THE RECENT CHARGE AGAI NST M. ICOSSLITH.— MEETING IN LAMBETH.—A ve r y numerousl y -attended public meeting of the inha bitants of the borou g h of n L i a n i g n t b o e n t t o w m a m s held to last co n s d v e e r n t i n h g e , a l a l tegtehde employment of the police by the Government as political spies in the case of M. Kossuth, and especially in reference to the late proceedings at Bow-street Police-office. The chair was tsken by Mr. Williams, the member for the borough. Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P., Mr. 11turrough, M.P., and several of the principal inhabitants of the parish were present. Letters were read from Mr. Wilkinson, M.P., and Sir J. Walmsley, stating . their inablility to attend, but expressing sympathy in the object of the meeting. 101 10 101 70 62 i lf 2 pia 15 Pm 'lsoi 50 1 5i 11148 15 55 4i 5 1121 13j 81 ll i i li 41 i I 54 n x new 824 1 72 T3iiiii s tr p 42.1 ,, 64 : 7 ,-.1 . 1 1'-' over to Admiral Parker his st a t emen t o f Mr. words, " That it was of no use blinki ng th e questi ' __t ~ r _. was so pressed by Lord Derby and the Chancello Exchequer, that he could not help himself." Whe Vd S hia words were read he (Admiral Berkeley) said, " Surely, no man could be guilty of such an indiscretion." Upon which Admiral Parker turned round and said, "He did, though; I heard him." In answer to the noble Chairman, Admiral Berkeley said, he had. been on six Boards of Admiralty, and believed the practice to be, that the appointment of men to enter the dockyards for the first time was the Secretary's pa. tronage, but that when once a man had entered the yard the Secretary had nothing further to do with him as to pa tronage. That was the practice under Lord Auckland and Sir F. Baring, The committee then adjourned until to-day. AMERICAN AFFAIRS. The commercial advices from New York indicate, a state of business not unlike that which is observable on this side. The prices of securities show great steadiness, and the tendency is towards an advance ; but owing to the activity of the legitimate commerce, and the con stant employment for capital, there is little disposition for mere stock speculations, and the market is conse quently without excitement. The general movement for increased wages was also manifesting itself as exten sively as in England, and strikes were causing inconve nience. The importations of foreign manufactures con tinue large, and there was a renewed disposition to an advance in the rates of exchange, but the demand for money was still sufficiently felt to cause all remittances to be delayed where practicable, and hence the ship ment of gold by th e present packet ' was inconsiderable. The first parcels of the new silver coinage had just been issued from the Mint, and so great is the want of small silver that they fetched a premium of 11 to 2 per cent. The Crystal Palace was to be ready for the reception of goods on the Ist of June, and, meanwhile, the price of its shares of $lOO each was steadily maintained at $l4O. The Ericsson ship was receiving some additions to her ma chinery, and WAS to be ready for sea on the Ist July, when, it is said, she will proceed direct to London. The emigration from New York to Australia was increasing, and it was believed that 600 persons had left within a fortnight. A bill before the Massachusetts Legislature, to compel the banks of that State to keep specie to the extent of 10 per cent, of their capital, had excited remark from its uselessness, since the capital of these institutions is no measure of their relative circulation, some of those with the most moderate capital having the largest issue of notes. The arrangements for the California mint had at length been decided upon, and the Government at Washington had accepted a tender for the building of it at a cost of 239,913 dollars, or 48,0001. The intelligence from the territory of New Mexico, of the act of aggres sion on the part of Governor Lane in taking forcible possession of a district claimed by Mexico, had created no disquiet, the opinion being general that it was a pre cipitate proceeding, and would meet with no countenance from the American Cabinet. The accounts from Oregon by this arrival contain further references to the discovery of the new harbour on that coast, but make no mention of its actual capacity. Gold is said to be found in its vicinity, and a city, to be called the Crescent City, is already rising there. The agricultural progress of the State was very favourable, and great efforts were being made 'to raise large crops for California. With regard to the gold discoveries in the State of Texas, the following is the principal paragraph, which must be taken with every allowance for the interested motives of land jobbers : " A new El Dorado is now being found in our own beau tiful State. Rumours are rife of large quantities of gold being found throughout the western portion of the country. We understand that there is great excitement prevailing at Austin, San Antonio, Seguin, Gonzales, and other points up the country, and that several companies have left those points within a few days past in search of the hidden trea sure, and others are making ready to follow. These mines are found on the Upper Colorado, Hamilton's Valley, and various other places, and are said to be very rich—supposed by some to equal the best California mines.• We have been shown a letter from a merchant at San Marcus, fully confirming the above reports. If these r e p or t s s h ou ld prove to be well founded (as! we have every reason to be lieve they will) it will turn the tide of emigration from Australia and California to our own State, being more accessible than either of these points. One person sold a piece of quartz in San Antonio for 25 dols." SPORTING NOTES.--No. CCCCXXII. The past couple of days racing at head quarters has furnished us with a fen mems. worth recording. The Rowley Mile Plate, the winner of which once won the Derby, was this time carried off by Feversham with considerable ease. Now, as Feversham is consideered to be something like a stone inferior to his stable com panion Sittingbourne, the latter's chance was imme diately set down as first-rate for the Derby, and he was backed accordingly to win close upon 20,0001. at 9 and 10 to one. That Sittingbourne's chance is a good one is my own opinion ' • but I doubt very mu c h hi s capa bility of beating his former conqueror, West Australian. Ethelbert's victory in the 25 sovs. Stakes over Har binger enabled the party to obtain a bit of a line be tween him and Pharos ; and from their backing their horse immediately after the race at 25 to 1 for the Derby, it is evident favourable hopes are entertained of him. I have no idea of his winning, after the three or four preparations he has had this season. Two out of the three stakes I commented on in my last notes came off in exact accordance with my antici pations : Lord Exeter's colours having been in the as cendant for the Suffolk Stakes, and Mr. Greville's Frantic having won the 50 sovs. stakes. I selected Father Thames for the 25 soya. stakes, thinking it very improbable at the time I wrote that Ethelbert, with the Derby staring him in the face, would go to the post. SHREWSBURY MEETING.—There is a stake of some little importance to be run off at Shrewsbury to-morrow, over the mile and a quarter course, called the Shropshire Stakes, of 10 goys. each, 3 ft, with 50 added. The entry numbers no less than forty-seven names, and a large field may be expected at the post. The top weights from Weathergage to Red Lion, with the exception of the Prime Minister, possess but little chance. The Minister may run forward. Father Thames, Warwick, and the Trueboy mare have their hopes disposed of by Bardolph. Evadne does not seem to be a starter, or her chance at 7st lib, would be first rate. Le guff is not over bur dened with weight at 7st. The Alp is too slow. Old Clothworker, with but 7st up, is treated very leniently ; and, but for being particularly stale, would have finished in front. St. Michael, Bourton, Candlewick, Liberty, Young England, and Thunderbolt are disposed of by Forester and Melford, both of whom have a moderate turn of speed—the great requisite in this race. Lerrywhent, at 6st 41b, is let in on splendid terms, so good that, in all probability, he will be the winning animal. Surveyor, Waterfall, Octavia, Calot, Tame, and Llanforda are not of the slightest use on this occasion. Audubon looks somewhat mischievous at sst 71b, and Placid and the Evening Star are not badly treated at sst each. Maria Bell might have created some sensation, but I understand she does not run. In conclusion, it is my Opinion that LERRYWHENT will be the winner ; or, should he fail, Placid will occupy his intended place. Le Juif, Audubon, and Evening Star will finish well THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. DEATH OF SIR WALTER RALEIGH GILBERT, BART. The announcement of the death of Lieutenant-General Sir Walter Raleigh Gilbert, Bart., G.C.8., and Member of the Council of Indi a , w ill b e received by the entire body of the Indian army, and by the portion of her Majesty's forces which served recently in the East, with deep sorrow. This sentiment will be largely shared by Sir Walter Gilbert's late commanders, Lords Hardinge and Gough. Sir Walter Gilbert had attained the age of 68; yet his death is regarded by his comrades as premature. So brilliant a soldier was he that no one could hold him to be other than young. Sir Walter Gilbert entered the Bengal army in 1800, and in the following year was posted to the 15th Regiment of Native Infantry, commanded by Colonel (afterwards Sir John) Macdonald, of the Bengal army. With this distinguished corps he was present at the defeat of General Perron's brigades at Coel, at the siege and capture of Allyghur, at the battle of Delhi, and capture of 68 pieces of heavy artil lery, 13 tumbrils, and 11 standards, taken from General Louis's force ; at the storming of ? Agra, at the memo rable battle of Laswaree, where 70 pieces of cannon, with t n a h the t w n h r e o d l e . o In t h t e h lie was present at the battle of Dieg, is enemy'sba tte t the ammuniti on lsth Native and ti ve Infantrybaggage, all artillery and their ammunition ;at the subsequent in which the enemy lost 87 pieces of fall of the fortress of Dieg ; and at the desperate, but unsuccessful, assaults on Bhurtpore, under the personal com mand of Lord Lake, who highly esteemed the young soldier for his gallantry. In all these arduous services Lieutenant Gilbert exhibited the same heroism which later in life induced him to dismount when he found that his horse would not approach a huge boar which threatened the life of his friend, and chargsedsut it t b h s e e e ci n u ra.g ent e i d y animal on foot with his single spe ar . publicu n:tirn eAs Captain, Major, and C o l one l h e wa timeemployed s utei in an various in th e responsible Punjab thatoffice the s ; b be came fixed on Sir Walter Gilbert as a fir s t- rate COM meander. Lord G oug h , i n describing these heroic and no d b , l l e w se a r n v t ie w es o , rd sa s t id o , —express illy gratitude to Major-Gene ral Gilbert. Not only have h. to record that in this great fight (FerozeshaliYaeoll nw_ads_ac 'eyed by him which, as Com manantdhrs-idan-yChwiaaef, desire to have executed not only Ins division enabled by hi 3 skill' and cou rageous example to triumph over o b s t ac l es from which a less ard en t sp i r i t would have recoiled as insurmountable, but since the hour when our leadin g co l umns moved out of Umballah I have ca fo r t r m iei in d , the Major-G enera l an officer who el hwashosneotzeandmaler y tact i lav ) e ut en m a y hl o nd rd h ers ini, to in t a he hu l n et d t r er ed , but stance s , to perform valuable services in exact anticipation of my wishes." And thus it was at Moodkee, at Sobraon, at Chilian wallah, at Goojerat ; wherever Gilbert was, there you were sure to find successful bravery. No wonder that such conduct should elicit from Sir Robert Peel " envy of the profession of a soldier." His last crowning act finished the campaign in the Punjab, 16,000 old and tried Sikh soldiers having grounded their arms to him. DEATH OF MDLLS. VAN DE WETRE.—We regret to announce the demise of Mddle. Evelyn Van de Weyer, second daughter of his Excellency the Belg ian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, who expired on Monday, after three weeks' illness, at the early age of five years and seven months. 4 1i : it' j 00' lir rl o o ite ,l : 1011f' il4. toll St. 20 St. 15 St. 16 St. St. 12i 12i 25 124 12 124 St. 10 25 10 1.0.6 Paid 100 8i all 100 all j 50 161 St. 20 50 20 11A 10 100 42? 50 40 25 25 100 all 3i' 'lOO 100 100 100 100 all all 6i all 100 all 15 11 100 15 10 2 3 10 20 20 20 2 7 4A all :IGN. 102 1 68i 8 24 i 134 i 101 301 ni 5 4-3 21 53 i 98 75 i 36 1 i 1121 106 i loi & 25i 6 371 b 28 44i If aid.l 301 301 30 304 St. 50 St. all 100 all 100 50 25 12i 13t 20 20 all all all all all 100 ni l 100 100 18f all all all all all 13.5 244 30 20 1 40 50 50 100 20 33 1105 23 3 8/ 9 33 i i 1051