The Sun. — London, England, 1853-05-07 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. under the management of Mr. Bucketone. THIS EVENING, MAY 7, Will be performed LEAP YEAH; How or, e, The shie st s' onePrivileg Miss e. Characters by Messrs. Compton, Cerra, and ; Reyrioid, and Mrs. Fitzwilitam. After which Mil. BUCKSTONe'S ASCENT OF MOUNT PAR NASSUs. To conclude with BOX AND COX. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, MAT 7, WM be performed the new and original Comedy, in three F e n s. Douglas Jerrold, entitled ST. CUPID ; or, Dorothy's Principal characters by Messrs. W riht, W. Lacy, Harley, J. Vin- I ig, Tel ry, F. Cooke, Everett, and Chester; Mrs. W. Lacy and Miss Murray. To cAmclude with the new Drama, adapted from e French of Mons. Scribe, by Mr. Pa:grave Simpson called MARCO SPADA. Principal characters by Messrs. W. Lacy:J. Vining, Ryder, Graham and Everett ; Misses Heath and C. Leciercq. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING, MAT 7, Willbe performed A.S.S. C haracters by Messrs. F. Mathews, Suter, an Rosiere ; Mrs. Macnamara and Miss Wyndham. After which, A FAST TRAIN —HIGH PRE:•SUICE EXPRES3. Char Messrs. b, Messrs. C. Mathews , Baker, and Suter. To be followed by TRYING IT ON. Principal character by Mr. C. Mathews After which, USED UP. Principal character by Mr. C. Mathews. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL proprietor, Mr. B. Webster. —Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, May 7, Will be performed A NOVEL EXPEDIENT. Supported by Mr. L. 'Murray and Miss Woolgar. To be followed by TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. Cha racters by Messrs. Keeley and Wigan ; Mrs. Keeley, Mrs. Wigan, and Miss Keeley. After which, A DESPERATE GAME. After which, BETSY BAKER. Supported by Mr. and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with THE DANCING SCOTCIIMAN. ROYAL OLYMPIC: THEATRE. Lessee and Manager Mr. Farren. Great Hit of THE MILLER OF DERWENT WATER. THIS EVENING, MAT 7, Will be performed THE MILLER OF DERWENT WATER. Characters by Messrs. H. Farren, F. Robson, Shalders, and G. Cooke; Mesdames Anderton and E. Turner. ',After which, UNCLE CROTCHET. Supported by Mr. Far m, &c. To be followed by MACBETH. Supported by Mr. Robson and Mrs. Phillips. To conclude with THE WATERMAN. ASTLErS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Solo Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Continued and brilliant success of the New Spectacle of an entirely new Drama. THIS EVENING, MAT 7, The performances will, as during the week, commence with the increasingly popular 'pentacle of AM AKOSA ; or, Scenes of Kafir Warfare; with all its new and beautiful scenic, interesting dramatic and astonishing Equestrian effects. The Bunting Woo 1, the Leap through Fire, and the terrific spring of Amakosa's steed over the Falls of the Umtata, nightly received with enthusiastic approbation. To be followed by a novel and incomparable &splay of Equestrian Achievements in the .:cenes of the ARENA, supported by the most accomplished ,inistes of the day. Mr. Cooke will appear with his wonderful steed Raven ; also Mr. Alfred Cooke and bis accomplished Family. To conclude with a new Cemic Drama, entitled IN FOR A DIG; or, Life at the Diggings. Bos-tatlce open daily from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1853. State of the wind and weather at each of the following places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. SOUTHAMPTON - N.W., strong breeze—cloudless. TUNBRIDGE—N.E., strong breeze—cloudless. BASINGSTOKE—N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. GREENWICH—N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. CAMBRIDGE—N., strong breeze—small rain. YARMOUTH—N., strong breeze—overcast. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Thursday morning at nine o'clock LIMERICK—N.E., calm—cloudless. HASTINGS—N.E., strong breeze--cloudless. TUNBRIDGE—N.E., hard wind—partially cloudy. LEIGHTON—E.N.E., gentle breeze—cloudless. LANCASTER—W., calm—cloudless. WHITBY—N., gentle breeze—foggy. DARLINGTON—E.S.E., gentle breeze—foggy. SHAP—E., calm—partially cloudy. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Mfg DAT —Morning 34 rain. after 1 1 Evening 50 min.aft. 1 To-Monow—Morning 6 min. after 2 Evening 23 min.aft. 2 THE WEATHER.—Stuf OPTICS, MAT 7. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADS. 53—highest since noon yesterday. 44—lowest this morning and during the night. 43 this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29'67. WIND, cold, rainy weather. THE PUBLICATION OF " THE SUN" COMMENCES EVEET AFTEB,NOON AT THREE O'CLOCK, AND THE LATE OR THIRD EDITION, CONTAINING TIM DEBATES IN PARLTAMENT THE SAME EVENING, With all other News arriving up to the hour of Post, AT SEVEN O'CLOCK. EXPRESS EDITIONS will be forwarded after the Post is closed by the Latest Trains. Vii . . .. .. 02 ...-4.1. ‘....N, ~ ~,.., .. _ . 6. t'hg "07 - ..lo4rek'- '- - -- lin 0 LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1853. Well, after all, Mr. DUFFY is not to receive the crown of political martyrdom. He will not be sent to the " Cellar " on the present occasion. Like a good boy, he explained away the gravamen of the charge which he had deliberately put for ward on the preceding evening, so as to reduce it to a very commonplace affair, and quite unworthy of the excitement it created, or the interruption of the public business for an entire sitting. Due allowance should at all times be made for the superabundant energies displayed, and exagge rated language adopted, by some few of the Irish Members ; and it is only to be regretted that it was deemed expedient to demand proof or retrac tion of what can only be regarded as a "facon de parlax," much better suited to the atmosphere of the Defence Association than of the Commons House of Parliament. The charge, although couched in general terms, was perfectly clear and unequivocal. It was to the effect that " the grossest corruption ever prac tised in the days of WALPOLE and the PELHAMS had been practised under his own eyes upon Irish Members." If this meant anything, it could only be that some person acting on behalf of the exist ing Government had obtained the votes of cer tain Members representing Irish constituencies by the most corrupt and demoralising considerations. It is notorious that in " those good old times" the so-called Representatives of the people reim bursed themselves the enormous sums which they squandered in bribing the electors by whom they were returned, by incessant and insatiable de mands on the Minister of the day, the rule being to " take all they could get, and to keep grumbling." Places and pensions, and titles of l honour, were frequently bartered for a single vote ; and when these could not be obtained, the more vulgar consideration of £ s. d. was freely offered, and unblushingly accepted. The sterling patriot, vigorous in denunciation, could be silenccd by a crisp note of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, bearing in the corner the magic figures 5001. or 1,000/. Neither honour nor conscience—love of country nor regard of cha racter—were proof against such influences. When ready money was not forthcoming, other means were adopted to satisfy the greedy claimants — places were created, with exceedingly handsome salaries for doing " nothing," or if a sufficiently plausible excuse for the creation of such a sinecure, the same end was accomplished in another, and even more discreditible manner. A pension was granted to the nominee of the party selling him self to the Minister, the new pensioner receiving in hard cash the value thereof from the person to whom it was give n . A very flagrant case of this species of corrup tion is still in existence, where a perpetual annuity - of 1,200/. was conferred upon a Mr. CHARLES BOONE, his executors, administrators, and assignees —the consideration, therefore, being 30,000/. paid to the PATRIOT !!! PITLTINEY:--4,h e i _ i ruptible (!!) PULTENEY, who, forgetting au hi s former professions, had donned the Court livery, selling himself for the aforesaid 30,0001. and an earldom. The 1,2001. per annum is paid to this hour. The taxes are enhanced t o sa ti s fy a claim founded on the grossest political dseueplaproese" `the public turpitude, but for ~.....\A rk:lirsi) , i cellor of the Exchequ wehriwchouwlde ' - - r . -- '' ' ' 14. th was solemnly i ces pledged." thew we xePeat, P I i , ..' 4 ' . : . :; - -%i'-' . '::\ Under such circumswan 2 pr , ,a, ':‘' t ttCSS4I.. \ I t I.SIZI - -c.,•••.,, ;: 4, _C. 4 .7 • . that the charge, if it , meant anything, amounted i to an assertion, that similar practices had, within the personal knowledge and under the observation of the Honourable Gentleman, been carried on between the Government and certain members of the Irish Brigade. It could never for a moment have been supposed that this sweeping denuncia tion was aimed at gentlemen who had fairy and honourably accepted offices for which they were ' well qualified on the formation of a new Adminis tration—with the leading members whereof they coincided in political opinions. The charge, as against Ministers, was, however, altogether withdrawn in the explanation, and the matter re solved itself into the charge of tergiversation, which had been repeated, neque ad nauseam, on the hustings at Carlow and Athlone, and which had been so fully and completely rebutted. Of course—more especially as Mr, DUFFY declared that if he had offended against the rules for the proper conduct of the business of the House, he regretted having done so—the matter dropped ; and the episode, which a t one ti me assumed rather aninteresting aspect, terminated, after delaying the business of the country for an entire day. The remainder of the proceedings of the evening were scarcely more creditable to the Members who participated therein. The questions nominally under consideration were completely thrown over board, while abuse and recrimination were bandied about in a manner that might have done honour to the most promising pupils of Billingsgate. The "sham-fight" about the extension of the In come Tax to Ireland was brought to the conclusion that might have been easily anticipated, some well merited cuts being administered to those who, after opposing the amendment of Sir E. B. LYTTON, where their votes might have been beneficial, brought forward propositions without a hope of any practical result. The worst part of the transac tion was, that the house got so very impatient that the really important amendment of Mr. MICHELL was slurred over almost without discussion. It will, however, be again brought forward under more favourable circumstances ; and we earnestly hope that the contemplated measure may not be permitted to become the law of the land until that approximation to justice be rendered to those who have been so long and so seriously aggrieved under the iniquitous system about to be revived. A singular incident took place last evening, in the London Tavern, in the presence of a numerous assemblage of working men—an incident as curi ous as it was eminently beautiful. The presen tation to Louis Kossurs of a magnificent edi tion of the works of SHAKSPERE, bound in mo rocco and embossed with the arms of Hungary The volumes, which were CHARLES KNIGHT'S cele brated edition " Illustrated," were enshrined in a bookcase of black oak and white holly, carved into an exquisite model of the Poet's birthplace at Stratford-upon-Avon. The gift was a tribute purchased by 9,215 pennies, subscribed by Eng lishmen and Englishwomen—according to a sug-i gestion made some time since by DOUGLAS JERROLD. There are several, we doubt not, who regard the whole proceedings as a jumble of anachronisms, or, what shall we call it ? inap propriateness. Yet nothing, we believe, could be more true to the time, the man, or the occasion than each circumstance connected with this most interesting testimonial. It was appropriate that the suggestion should have emanated origi nally from DOUGLAS JERROLD, because DOUGLAS JERROLD is at once one of the champions of the working classes, and one of the conspicuous names in modern literature. It was appropriate that liossirm should thus receive a tangible evidence of the homage of the English multitude for his patriotism, of their admiration for his career, and of theirprofound interest in his misfortunes, seeing that the illustrious stranger has been latterly sub jected to so inuch shameless calumny and disgraceful vituperation. It was appropriate that Lord DUD LEY STUART, of all men, should have occupied the chair last evening, and that Mr. COBDEN should have appeared among the more notable persons on the platform. Above all it was appropriate that the tribute should have been exactly what it was —an edition of SHAKsPEßE—because it was from the study of the writings of SHAKSPERE in his dungeon that Loins Kossirm derived his wonder ful mastery of our language. Everything, there fore, as we have said, in the proceedings which terminated so delightfully yesterday, was remark able for its extraordinary and admirable appro priateness. It is over incidents like these that the multi tude lingers with a sense of solace as well as of satisfaction as the events of contemporary history follow each other in rapid sequence over the re flecting disc of the public journals, to be after wards celebrated on the scroll of the national annalist. It is by occurrences of this kind that the people are consoled for the knowledge of those base and cruel slanders by which, in regard to men like KOSSUTH, our boasted hospitality is rendered, at times, a subject of derision. We exult, therefore, in recording every detail of last night's proceedings in reference to this Working Man's Testimonial, remembering that it is a spon taneous tribute offered by the toiling sons and daughters of England to the implacable foe of Austrian Despotism, and the beloved and idolised Liberator of the Hungarians. DEATH OF LADY DALHousrE.—The ship Monarch, Captain Arrow, of and for London, from Calcutta, ar rived off the port of Falmouth yesterday afternoon, having sailed from that city on the 2d of January, from Sandheads on the 27th following, and from St. Helena on the 29th of March The Marchioness of Dalhousie, wife of the Governor-General of India, was a passenger by this vessel, on her return to England, and expired yesterday from exhaustion, accelerated by sea-sickness. The body of this distinguished lady was brought on shore here in charge of Captain C. B. Bowie, of the Royal' Artillery, and Mr. J. Howard, the ship's surgeon, accompanied by two servants, and immediately taken on by post conveyance to London, via Plymouth. ACCOUNT DAY.—The next account will take place on the Ist of June, and Consols for that period left off at 101. This unusually early date has been fixed in con sequence of the arrangements requisite at the Bank of England in connexion with the conversions of stock proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. COLONIAL HOUSE INVESTMENT COMPANY.—The pros pectus has been issued of an undertaking called the Melbourne and Colonial House Investment Company, with a capital of 200,0001., in 51. shares. The object of its promoters is to ship the complete materials of small fireproof brick cottages to Melbourne, Victoria, ready for immediate erection in that colony. PARIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.—A decree has just been issued by the French Government authorising the Chamber of Commerce at Paris to establish a house for the conditioning of silk and wool. The Hotel Bullion, Place de la Bourse, has been arranged for the purpose, at a heavy cost, and is expected to be in full operation in the course of next month. EXIGRATION--The Emigration Commissioners have advertised for tenders on the 12th inst. for two vessels to New South Wales and Victoria. The one for Sydney is to be ready on the 4th, and that for Melbourne on the 6th of July. ARGYLL Rooms.—Mon. E. Laurent, the well-known caterer for the public amusement, takes his annual bene fit at these popular rooms on Monday evening. The orchestra on the occasion is to be greatly augmented, and a rich treat will be provided for the lovers of music. The beneficier has announced his intention to distribute a new waltz gratis to his friends ; and, since the attrac tions of the evening will be of an unusual character, there can be little doubt that the " house" will be a bumper. CLOSING OF THE CITY GRAVEYARDS.—Yesterday afternoon a general meeting of beneficed clergymen of the city of London was held at Zion College, under the presidency of the Venerable Archdeacon Hale, to take into consideration the closing of the City grave-yards by order of the Government—a circumstance which will deprive many of the incumbents of krge portions of their incomes. The archdeacon was supported by the Rev. Dr. Croly, president of Zion College, and rector of St. Stephens, Walbrook ; the Rev. Dr. Worthington, the Rev. C. Lacy, the Rev. T. Simp son Evans, &c. The proceedings were of a private cha racter, but it is understood that it was agreed that a representation of the circumstances affecting the City clergy should be forwarded to her Majesty's govern ment. ORDERS TO CLOSE THE BURIAL-GROUNDS OF ST. GILES-IN-THE-FlELDS.—Complaints having been made by the inhabitants of St. Giles-in-the-Fields, as to the state of the churchyard in High-s'Lreet, Dr. Sutherland inspected the ground, and reported on the necessity of immediately discontinuing interments therein, and Lord Palmerston has thereupon given the requisite notice to that effect to the parochial authorities. The burial ground • ound belo ng i ng to the same parish, situate near Old Pancras Church, is also closed at the end of a year. ROYAL THAMES YACHT Cum.—Owing to the Draw ing-room, appointed for the 2d of June, the schooner match of this club from Gra.vesend round the Mouse Light and back, originally fixed for that day, will take place on the Ist of June. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 7, 1853. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWO O'CrOOK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales—of which 1,000 American were taken for export and on speculation. The market closed steadily without animation. Rail way Shares were very dull. The changes in the balance sheet of the Bank of England during the week to the 30th April, were mostly indicative of an increased demand for money, not withstanding the sum of the discounts was smaller. The deposits seem to have been made available to meet the requirements of parties want ing cash, and bullion was taken in preference to notes. Compared with the previous week, the changes are as follows Active circulation £23 124 555 Decrease Bullion Decrease Rest Increase . Public Deposits Increase Other deposits Decrease Seven-day and other Bills Increase Government Securities Other Securities Decrease Notes unemployed Increase 283,775 18,355,094 199,087 3,120,987 6,648 3,934,322 221,233 12,922,620 284,303 1,427,737 15,258 No alteration. 13,506,745 125,752 8,684,410 100,265 Business, in bills of exch9,nge, upon the principal Continental cities was done yesterday afternoon at fuller rates on Hamburgh, but lower on Trieste, and_ Paris was scarcely so high, being 25.221 to 25. Amsterdam, 11.171 to 18, and Hamburgh 13-5 i to ; all for three mos.ths' paper. Accounting for the recent decline in Mining Shares, Mr. J. S. Tripp remarks : ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) PLYMOUTH. DOCKYARD APPOINTMENTS-MORE DISCLOSURES. The committee appointed to inquire into the allega tions contained in the petitions'against the return of Mr. Charles John Mare and Mr. Robert Porrett Collier for the borough of Plymouth, met this day. The members of the committee were Mr. Aglionby (chairman), Mr. Glyn, the Marquis of Chandos, Mr. Dunlop, and Mr. Smith Child. It was announced that it was not intended to proceed with the petition against the return of Mr. Collier. The counsel were—For the petitioners, Mr. E. James and Mr. Welsby ; for Mr. Mare, Mr Serjeant King lake, Mr. Slade, Mr. Montague Smith, and Mr. Alexander. Mr. E. James opened the case on the part of the petitioners. The petition sought to render void the re turne rrb, affectin g M r . M are hi mself as well ase r s i o b l e v r e y t a s n e d ff corrupt a p rg ra e c a t i a c f e s. the T m h e a r s : of Mr. Mare, a t th e l ast election for Plymouth, on would be no eviden ce o ff ere d i n regard to treating, and the serioust h e c ground a case character, har would a o ct f the persons who acted as his agents. The nomination for Plymouth took place on the Bth of July last, and the bar, and ot t, a a Liberal Liberal ; ; M A ; polling on. the followi ng d ay ; and at the election there were five candidat es , namely, Mr. Robert Porrett Collier, and s~ L a i b r member al ; r. of William the Escott, George. Thomas B ra i ne, a merchant in London, Ror.ndell Palmer, a Peelite ; and Mr. Charles John Mare, a supporter of the Derby Administration. The constituency numbered somewhere about 2,000. In 1847 Mr. Roundel' Palmer and Lord Ebrington were returned for Plymouth, and they continued to sit for the borough until the last election. Previous to 1853 Mr. Mare was a stranger to Plymouth ; he was very largely engaged in shipbuilding at Blackwall, and by his industry and energy bad acquired considerable wealth. On t'ie 3d of April he arrived in the borough, and commenced his canvass. There was no requisition of any kind requesting him to stand as a candidate, and it would turn out that he was introduced to the electors by certain individuals whose names would figure prominently in the present investigation. He announced himself as a strong suppm ter of the Estab lished Church, and as opposed to the re-imposition of the duty on corn, but he said he thought there should be compensation on the part of the public for the repeal of the.corn laws and the navigation laws. On the sth of April Mr. Mare first addressed the electors at the Ply mouth Mechanics' Institution. He appeared there with a gentleman named Joseph John Churchward, who figured prominently in the election. He was the sub-editor of the Morning Herald, and had formerly been connected with the Naval and Military Gazette. He was known at Plymouth, having some friends and relatives there ; and he introduced Mr. Mare to the electors, accompanied him on his canvass, and acted as his secretary or mentor. Among the persons inti mately connected with Mr. Mare were Dr. Butler, chairman of his committee, Mr. Mennie, deputy-chair man, Lieutenant Sumpter, Mr. Hawkie, a lodging housekeeper, Mr. Jenkin Thomas, a stationer, Mr. John Harper, a retired printer, Mr. Marshall, a builder, Mr. J. Bennett, the clerk of the committee, Mr. Isaac Watts, a publican, and Mr. Samuel Escott, the store keeper of the victualling yard, and who, in defiance of the positive orders of the Admiralty, not to engage in local politics, canvassed the men under his control on behalf of Mr. Mare, and attended at the hustings. These were the d..amatis pe,..once who would occupy a con spicuous position in the transactions which would be laid before the committee. Mr. Mare's head-quarters were at the Royal Hotel, and though it was not intended to bring forward the question of treating, it might be mentioned that his bill for the expenses incurred in this establishment amounted to no less a sum than 6601. When Mr. Mare visited the borough he did not hesitate to state to the electors that he had the patronage of the Government, and he held out the most lavish and profuse promises of situations, in order to induce them to give him their interest at the coming election. A direct bargain was in fact made for their votes, the return being a promise of some appointment, and Mr. Churchward carried with him a book, in which the promises were regularly entered. Mr. Mare held out, whether rightly or wrongly he (Mr. James) would not pretend to say, that he had the entire disposition, on the part of Lo r d D er by, o f places in th e d oc kyard, and it became notorious in the borough that such places or situations in Mr. Mare's own yard at Blackwall were given in exchange for votes. As he had already stated, the canvase commenced on the sth of April ; on the 22d, Mr. Stafford, the Secre tary of the Admiralty, arrived at Plymouth, accom panied by Mr. Grant, his private secretary, and Colonel Green, the manager of some works connected with th e dockyard. It might be said that Mr. Stafford went there in the discharge of his duties as Secretary of the Admiralty, but it was somewhat singular that he personally called on Mr. Mare at his committee rooms at the Royal Hotel. It was hardly necessary to state that in a borough like Plymouth such a circumstance was calculated to create a great sensation among those who wished to participate in the patronage of the Admiralty. At the meeting at the Mechanics Institution, Dr. Butler told the electors that their main object ought to be to serve their own interests, and that they should set aside all questions of politics, and elect Mr. Mare, who could benefit the town. Mr; Mare was a director of the General Screw Steam Packet Company, and he gained great favour by contradicting a statement in the Times that the mails would no longer be landed at Plymouth. On the 12th of June the screw steamer the Queen of the South, in which he was interested, was brought to Plymouth, and the electors were admitted on board to see her by tickets issued from his committee-rooms, and it would be shown that Mr. Mare, Mr. Churchward, the postmaster of the town, and a number of other of his political friends, went in a carriage, drawn by six greys, with the mails from the Post-office to the vessel, accompanied by a large pro cession. This, again, was done to influence the minds of the electors. On the 22d of June, Mr. Stafford again arrived in the Black Eagle, war steamer, and he proceeded to Devonport, the propin quity of which to Plymouth was well known to the com mittee. He there gave a dinner, which was attended by Mr. Churchward, Mr. Mare, and some of the other individuals whose names he had mentioned. It would be seen that the elections for Plymouth and Devonport were closely allied so far as the proceedings complained of by the petitioners were concerned. It would be proved that Churchward hired persons to hoot the Liberal candidates both at Devonport and Plymouth. At the nomination Sir John Maxwell used these words, speaking of Mr. Collier's claim to be elected —" Talent in the House of Commons is all bode ration. I know nothing about politics ; but I can tell you that the Queen of the South is a very fine vessel." The result of the election was that Mr. Mare and Mr. Collier were returned. Mr. Mare got a most enthusiastic cheering—such a one as was never seen before at Plymouth, but on the Sunday following the election, he disappeared, had never been seen since in the borough, and probably never would, until he was obliged to go there owing to his non-compliance with the de mands of many electors to whom he made various promises. The learned counsel then gave a list of about 26 persons, who either having. voted themselves, or got their rela tives to vote for Mr. Mare, had received appointment 3 in the Devonport Dockyard, without any recom mendation from local authorities, and without any re gard to qualification or merit. These appointments were all made under the signature of Mr. Stafford. There were also a great number of promises of other situations to electors, some of which were fulfilled, and others not. The situations bargained for, before votes were promised, were as follows :-26 in April, 35 in June, and 17 in July. The learned counsel then alluded to several cases of bribery by promise of situations, and said he had no doubt the committee, when they had heard all the evi dence, would come to the conclusion that the allegations in the petition were trae, and that the election of Mr. Mare was brought about by the most corrupt practices, on the part of Mr. Mare and his agents. The following evidence was then adduced : T. Birt was a partisan of Mr. Escott at the last elec tion. Mr. Mare came down to Plymouth at the latter end of April. Saw Lieut. Sumpter cavassiug for Mr. Mare. Mr. Churchward asked witness to vote for Mare. Mr. Mare at the same time denied that there was any coalition between himself and Mr. Palmer. Mr. Mare stated that he had to Lord Derby avowed himself a free trader, but said that on all other matters he felt disposed to support Lord Derby's Government, and that Lord Derby had, therefore, promised him his interest. Wit ness canvassed a man named Hill to vote for Escott. Hill promised to vote for Escott. examination In cross-exam , 4 the witness stated that he had voted for Escott and Collier ; should have plumped for Escott if he had considered that gentleman's seat un safe. George Knapman, a butcher and eating-house keeper, and an elector at Plymouth, deposed to an interview which he had . with Mr• Mare ness asked him to use his interest to get him a situation in the Excise, and he replied "O h, y es, Icon do it for you." Mr. Mare knew that he was an elector. Mr. Mare then sent for Mr. Churchward. Oa that gentleman coming into the room he took down witness's name and address in a book. He had a fortnight or three weeks previously promised to give Mr. Mare his vote. Mr. Mare can vassed him, ar.d he told him that he should split his vote, and give him one. Witness went to the committee room on the polling day, and Mr. Churchward told him to go and give Mr. Mare a plumper immediately, and he d'd so. Afterwards he had an interview with Mr. Hare, and reminded him not to forget his promise. Mare put his finger to his:mouth and said, " You understand." He supposed that meant he was to re remain quiet. About three weeks aler the election he wrote two or three letters to Mr. Mare in regard to the promised situation, but he had received no reply. "[The examination was proceeding when our report left.] " The English Mining Market has remained firm until within this last two or three days, when the con tinuous decline in the standard for copper produced a complete panic, and prices suddenly dropped very con siderably. Those who are supposed to be the best informed have not however shown any desire to force sales, and we believe no extent of purchases could be effected excepting at improved rates. Everybody has felt that after so great a rise in the price of copper a reaction must occur, and though it may occasion a tempora►y depres sion in the share market, yet it has generally been cal culated that the mining interest would be promoted more healthily by moderate than excessive prices. The average standards of last year compared with those of the present, show that the price of copper can suffer further reduction, and yet leave fair profits for the miner." The cause of the decline in the Metcalfe (Jamaica) Mining Shares is the news received by the company from the captain on the spot, of the abandonment of the working of one of the Pembroke lodes, and the .anxiety, seeming the high premium at which the shares stand, lest the other lodes should disap point the high expectations.formed. The purchase of the freehold had become known in Jamaica. The sum given is 20,0001., and a few months since the property could have been bought for 5001. The agent of the Metcalfe Company, .in writing over, warns against the many new mines that will be brought out, comprising as they will, several " bubbles." The exports of bullion direct from London during the week to Thursday last were 23,302 ounces of gold, and 79,470 ounces of silver. Consols are steady, being 1001 to for Transfer, and 1001 -I- for Account. Exchequer Bills are par to 4s. premium. Bank Stock is firm at 228. Very little is doing in Foreign Stocks. Spanish New Deferred Bonds are at 24i, and the Certificate is at 61. Mexican Bonds are worth 27g. Dutch Four per Cents. are at 96i. Railway Shares are neglected, and at rather lower rates. The Gold Mines are heavy. Joint-Stock Bank Shares are much the same. British American Land have fallen 2/. to 3/. BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY ( From the Official List.) Buslness done. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9n 103} 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New al per Cent. Annuities lO3l Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 India Bonds, £lOOO 32 Ditto, under £lOOO 27 32 South Sea Old Annuities Consols for Account Exchequer Bills Id. June. March. £lOOO.. par 4 par 4 1 £5OO par 4 par 4 1 Small par 4 par 4 1 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto Small Mclean 3 per Cent. Spanish Bonds 3 per Cent 4B Diao for the Account 4B Spanish 3 per Cent., New Deferred 2 44 Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 6a Swedish Loan l4 Dividends on the above payable In London. Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil. Ditto 4 per Cent. ..... 96i TWO O'CLOCK. 100 I 1001 ; P. dis Consols Ditto May Account COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, FRIDAY. The Queen drove and walked in the Park at Osborne yesterday. The Prince and the Royal children also walked and rode in the grounds. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accom panied by her Serene Highness the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, went to Frogmore yesterday morning. The Royal Duchess and the Princess returned to Clarence house, St. James's, in the afternoon. A joint deputation, on the subject of refining sugar in bend, had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen yes terday, at his official rezidence in Downing-street : The deputation consisted of Mr. Martin, Provost of Greenock ; Mr. Wrede, of Greenock ; Mr. Richardson, of Glasgow ; Mr. M'Ewan, of Glaffsow ; Messrs. Crum, Russell, C. Marryat, S. Cave, aneMacgregor, and was accompanied by Mr. John Macgregor, M.P., Sir James Anderson, M.P., Mr. A!exander Hastie, M.P., Sir James Matheson, Bart., M.P., Colonel Blair, M.P., Mr. Cowan, M.P.,Mr. James Baird, M.P., Mr. Mof fatt, M.P., and r. Forbes, M.P. Dispatches were sent last evening from the Colonial office to the Governor of Canada. UNFORTUNATE SPECULATIONS.—A case of suicide under very distressinc , circumstances occurred at Birmingham on Thursday. Mr. John Pugh, a gentleman well known to the South Staffordshire iron trade, shot himself at the Hen and Chickens Hotel about midday. The deceased was manager of the Park Field Ironworks, near Wolver hampton, and was little more than 35 years of age. Depression of spirits, the result of unfortunate specula tions unconnected with his trade, is said to have brought about the melanchaly occurrence. SUICIDE BY POISON. —lnformation was forwarded yesterday to Mr. Bedford, the coroner for Westminster, to the effect that a servant named Thomas Hawkes had expired in St. George's Hospital from the effects of swallowing a quantity of oil of vitriol. It appears that the misguided man had been for some time in a very desponding state, though from what cause cannot be ascertained, and left his wife to go on one side in Sloane square, when he drank the poison in question. There are five other patients at present in St. George's Hos pital who have attempted their lives by the same means. ALARMING FIRES.—Last evening, between the hours of six and seven o'clock, a fire that caused considerable alarm in the heart of the city, broke out in the premises belonging to Mr. Wm. Dawkins and Mr. Clarke, ware housemen, situate in Bread-street, Cheapside. The flames commenced, from some unknown causo, in the basement, and owing to the inflammable character of the contents the fire spread with great rapidity, so that at one time there seemed little chance of saving any of the contiguous premises. The engines of the London Brigade and West of England Office were soon in at tendance, and a plentiful supply of water having been procured, the Brigade from Watling-street went to work, and succeeded in confining the fire to the lower part of the premises ; but it was not extinguished until a great deal of damage was done. The sufferers, we understand, were insured. Whilst the engines were en gaged at the above fire information was received tbat another had occurred in the extensive premises known as Butler's-wharf, situate at Shad Thames, Horselydown. The fire commenced amongst a quantity of the stock in one of the warehouses, but owing to the timely arrival of assistance was soon subdued. The damage done, considering the magnitude of the premises, may be de scribed as inconsiderable. Two other fires also occurred yesterday (one at High-street, Poplar, and the other at Bloomsbury), but the damage done at each was so trifling as not to require a lengthened report. MELANCHOLY DEATH AT THE GREAT NORTHERN RAIL WAY TERMINUS, KING'S-CROsS.—On Thursday morning a cart, containing a man, apparently in the last stage of consumption, drove up to the Great Northern Railway terminus. The poor fellow, who was lying on some straw in the bottom of the cart, was in such a weak and exhausted state, that he had to be carried from the vehicle, and seated on a bench outside the booking office, but he bad hardly been placed there, when he fell to the ground a lifeless corpse. It appeared, from the statement of the man who drove deceased to the station, that they had travelled from Kent the preceding night, in order that deceased might reach the station in time for the morning train, which was to convey him to his friends, residing in Bedfordshire. The body was con veyed to the St. Pancras workhouse to await a coroner's inquest. In his pockets were found 8/. in gold, and a Bible, with "Charles Wilsher " written on the blank Page. MIGRATION OF SEAMEN.—The John o'Groat Journal says, "That in the last two trips of the Duke of Rich mond steamer, the number of 'passengers from Shetland was beyond all precedent, and that a corresponding number have left these islands by sailing ships. Among them are several emigrants, but the majority are sea faring men, induced by the present high rate of wages to seek employment at the southern shipping ports. There is every prospect of an extensive exodus from all the northern counties during the ensuing season. AYTOUN ON POETRY. LECTURE THE FIRST. Yesterday afternoon we had the peculiar gratification of attending the first of a series of six lectures, now in course of delivery at Willis's Rooms—the lecturer being no other than William Edmonstone Aytoun, the author of the " Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers," and the lec tures relating to the congenial themes of Poetry and Dramatic Literature. Although it would be somewhat premature at this moment to pronounce any decided opi nion upon the arguments advanced by the Professor, in the course of these artistic dissertations—it may be allowed, at any rate, to commend both the taste which regulated and the enthusiasm which coloured their introduction. We believe this to be the impression of the majority of those who yesterday enjoyed the privi lege of listening to its delivery. It was implied at least not oniyby the eager attention of the audience throughout, but also, and in a wholly unmistakeable manner, by their occasional bursts of approbation. Professor Aytoun gives promise already of extending his popularity through the medium of his novel and admirable occupation. We assert this with all cordiality and confidence. He will thereby, we feel assured; considerably extend his popu larity : but we doubt very much at the same time whether he will, by so doing, contrive either to elevate or consolidate his reputation. We say this, of course, under correction. In the development of his views in regard to poetry as an art—perhaps we should say as the art—he may explain away what at present appears to us a mass of confused and bewildering contra dictions. He may reconcile, for example, in a later stage of his undertaking, the incongruity of many of the more remarkable ideas to which he gave utterance yesterday. He may render comprehensi ble, for instance, how it is he conceives poetry to be. apart altogether from any code of laws, however con spicuous for 'its elasticity or adaptability —how he con siders it, in fact, to be little else than a God-born inspi ration entirely independent of rule or culture—and yet at the same moment avows with so much truth, and grace, and beauty of expression, that the Seed of Genius may always be developed to a magnificent Flower. Poetry—there cannot possibly be any doubt of that—must necessarily in its origin, be, in a manner, so to speak, spontaneous. Glorious poems are not generally manufactured as Edgar Poe would fain induce us to believe was the case with his " Raven." The old proverb, poeta nascitur non fit, like most old proverbs, has a wonderful deal of truth in it. But—allowing all this— we cannot there upon accede to the justice of Professor Aytoun's start ling assertion that, neither poet nor poetry are to be trammelled by any rules or laws whatsoever. Not even, that is to say, by the laws of taste or the rules of gram mar ! Poetry, in fact, according to that, is to spring perfect and complete from the brain of the poet—like Minerva from the brain of Zeus. Accepting even that symbol as applicable— we would venture to remind the learned and, gifted lecturer that, before Wisdom was thus called into being, the creative blow had been struck by the weapon fashioned with so much toil and wielded with so much strength— by the God of Labour ! Nevertheless, with Professor Aytoun, rhyme and metre seem to " come by nature," just as reading and writing appeared to do with our old friend Dogberry. And so impressed is the lecturer with the reasonableness of this conviction that he scorns as utterly contemptible one of the everlasting glories of our national literature. H e sneers a t Alexaner Pope, and has nothing more respectful than scoffs and gibes to scatter over his reputation ! Generally speaking we could not but admire throughout the principal portion of the lecture yesterday, the delicacy with which Pro fessor Aytoun refrained from thrusting his views upon his auditors pragmatically or' authoritatively— rather, while communicating them clearly enough, submitting them to the simple recognition of those assembled. Generally speaking it was thus—but it was precisely the reverse when he arrived at the men tion of Pope and of the school of which Pope has been absurdly designated the founder. Then, instead of ex plaining his opinions as he had done hitherto, he set openly at defiance the sympathies of all those who, with Lord Byron or the Earl of Carlisle, love the wit and revere the genius of the incomparable writer of the " Imitations of Horace.." and the "Essay on Man," the author of the " Dunciad " and the "Rape of the Lock." Then—instead of lecturing as he had lectured—he dog matised. It is from our remembrance of this, and from our painful sense of the absenc e ( as y e t) o f all symmetry in his argument, that while we believe these lec tures will tend to widen the popularity of Pro fessor Aytoun, we question whether they will either elevate or consolidate his reputation. The following was the programme of the lecture delivered yesterday, according to the printed syllabus : " Definitions of poetry—the common resemblance of the fine arts—the affinity of poetry and eloquence—the bardic order, and the Minstrel 'College of Greece--the Druids, Senachies, Scalds, and Trouveres—effect of oral delivery, and the importance of an audience to the poet —the most effective poetry that which is intended for recitation, and the reason explained—the old bards of Greece ; Illustration : Demodocus in the hall of Alcinous —his subject; and tha manner of their treatment ; Spe cimen : the song of the Trojan horse—artificial rules not favourable to the product of high poetry--Pope and the towardsF chren p t o h e e tic o a lo l s c o a,n o o f ing la — st state nt o o f ry t , h w e ith artificialschol specimens— powerful poetry of rude times ; Illustration : the death song of Regner Lodbrog." Although the delivery of the lecture was considerably marred by the rattling of the carriages outside that abominable room which has been selected for the recep tion of those by whom the series will be attended—we listened with singular delight to the majority of the sen timents which fell from the lips of Professor Aytoun, and patLicularly to his impassioned declamation of the va rious interpolated illustrations. Nothing could scarcely be nobler or more inspiriting than his panegyric on Homer, as scarcely anything could be droller in its way than his twofold castigation of Addison and Blacklock. We anticipate no ordinary pleasure from the five lectures yet to be delivered. Among those present yesterday we observed the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Duchess of Cleveland, the Marchioness of Londonderry, the Earl and Countess of Eglinton, the Countess of Jersey, the Dowager Lady Blantyre, Lord and Lady Blantyre, the Countess of Lichfield, Lady Naas, Lady Colchester, Lord and Lady John Manners, the Countess of Wilton, Lady Borough, Lady Harriet Fermor, Lady Augusta Poulet, Lady Agnes Duff, Lord Mahon, Lady Antrobus, Lady Eastlake, Hon. Mrs. Liddell, Sir Hugh Campbell, Mrs. Orme, Mrs. Fraser Tyler, Mr. Matson, Miss Macfarlane, Miss Johnstone, Miss Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson, Mr. Thackeray, Mr. Albert Smith, and nearly all the literary celebrities of the metropolis. RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY.—The annual meeting of this society was held last evening in Exeter-hall, the Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P., in the chair. After sing ing and prayer the chairman expressed his sympathy with the objects of the society, and mentioned certain statistics connected with the operations at home and abroad. One of the main features of the association was that of taking advantage of great public events, and turning them to a religious account. Among the tracts distributed during the past year were—one on the case of the Madiai, of which 160,000 copies had been circu lated ; and one on the death of the Duke of Wellington, which had had a circulation of 350,000-145,000 having been given away on the day of the funeral; 68,000 tracts had also been given to emigrants. The income of the society, from sales, donations, and subscriptions, was 77,6901. lls. 2d., being an increase over the previous year of 9,563/. 19s. 2d. THE LAW OF BANKRUPTCY.—Yesterday a Government hill, in the Commons, was printed, to amend the law relating to bankruptcy in Scotland. The object of the bill is to abolish the office of interim factor, and the sheriffs' clerk is to take immediate posr,ession of a bank rupt's estate. In cases where the assets are found to be under 10C;. sequestration is to be recalled. COM 1101; LODGING-HOUSES.—Yesterday was printed, by order of Parliament, a supplemental report on Com mon lodging-houses, by Captain Hay, Commissioner of Police, made to the Secretary of State. The former re port has already been noticed, and there is a bill in the House of Lords to amend the present law on the sub ject. From the present report it appears that last month the number of children in common lodging-houses was 1,782, and of children residing in each division out of common lodging-houses 1,316, making a total, as it is expressed, of "mendicants and thieves 3,098." ATTEMPTED ESCAPE OF A CONVICT.—Thomas Kokel, while being conveyed from Manchester to Liverpool en route for Dublin, on Aonday, leaped from the train at its entering the tunnel, to escape the policema* who had apprehended him on a charge of robbery. He was much injured, but sought concealment in a ditch, to which he had crawled. He was taken to the Royal Infirmary. THE EARTHMAN.—Two young specimens, male and female, of the last link in the human chain, termed the Earthman (the penultimate being the Bosjesman), have been in this country since 1851, and are now exhibited at a private lodging in Regent-street. The taller of the two is not three feet and a half in height, but they have lost no time in acquiring the rudiments of European civilisation. and they play on the piano and sing in a pretty childish style. The absence of a prominent cartilage to the nose mars the beauty of the face, but the expression of countenance is very pleasing, and the figures und movements of the children are remarkably graceu'. One of the most agreeable features of the exhibition consists in the per fect freedom afforded to the little creater:s. They are not set up on a platform to be stared at, and made to perform distasteful feats, but they are in a drawing room, quite at their ease, so that the visitor literally gives them a call, and becomes one of their society. STRIKES OF WELSH WORKMEN.--The flannel weavers of Carmarthen have struck for an advance of wages, and the masters being determined not to give the rise de manded, and the men not yielding, the consequence is that the men are still out of employ. THE METROPOLITAN BRIDGES.-Mr. Oliveira has given notice for the 10th inst., to move for a select comm i ttee to inquire into the state and condition of the bridges on the Thames, to report whether they are adequate to the increasing traffic of the metropolis ; whether it be desir able to construct one or more brid ges over the river ; if so, at what point or points ; whether it would be desir able to throw open to the public the present toll-paying bridges; and if so, upon what terms such bridges could be thrown open ; and generally to report upon any mea sures for improving and facilitating the intercourse be tween the two sides of the river Thames in the metro polis. FATAL RAILWA.I ACCIDENT. —On Wednesday week a boy, named Feargus Taylor, was requested to put a scotch before some trucks upon the railway at Codnor Park, but not perfectly understanding what he was told to do, he went to a truck which was in motion, and on taking hold of the break he let it down, fell over it upon the line of the rails, and the wheels passing over his body caused instant death, 20 114 10 . St. St. 20 12 12i 25 10 25 10 1.0.6 20 10 20 TBE SHARE MARKETS. nßinsu R. IILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Yesterday. Business done this day. Aberdeen . Inibg. & Eastu. Junc....... Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lnesh:cSi .• Cheshire Juuet...... Do. Chesh. & Bint £5O & £25 Cans.. IDo., Bristol & Elzetei Ca1ed0nian......... Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Black. Sz, Pass. D üblin&Belfast June. Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction ....... Do. New East Anglian (X 25 L. dr E. L. & D.) Do., (XiB E. & H.) ' Eastern Counties , Eastern Union, Class' A. late E. U. Sh Do., do.. . 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Australsn.Pcific.Mail Australn. Royal Mail Brit. American Land Canada Crystal Palace Crystal Pal. of Fra: Eastern Steam Electric Teleg. of Ir Gen. Steam Navigat General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land Nrth. ofEurope Steam Peninsular & Oriental Do. Do. Royal Mail Steam South Austral. Land Submar. Telegraph Univeral Emigration and Colonization _„ Van Diemen's Land 19 10 20 50 50 100 25 LLOYD'S SHIPPIA G-(TIIIS PA ; 011 14, 4.• P" LONDON, May 7.—Wind this day at Nn°l, breeze, and dull cloudy we a th er , with cold rail 0 FALMOUTH, May 6.—Wind , E. .Arrivn' -' l l ' Sierra Leone, for Stockton; Caroline, .3 1 ° 11 ' Riga. OFF BRISTOL, May 6.—Wind, N.B. Arrive , Barbadoes. OFF PENzANCE.—Flandre, Bahia, for Aet w il e ;c . : OFF DUNGENESS.—WiIIiam and Carl' -;: tei tt'.oP Amsterdam ; Admiral de Ructer,__ do., for Rot SWANSEA, May 6.—Wind, E.N.E. Arri ve son, Adelaide. Sailed—Europe Calcutta.,,..n e j-• UNDERLAND, May 6.- Wind, NE. OD Hind, Manilla ; Salisbury Harrison, Quebe_..;bi d • SHlELDS.—Arrived—Branken Moor, CO Bertha, New York. fpbV HARTLEPOOL, May 6.—Sailed—Augus- Janeiro. to fp DUNBAR, May 6.—The Thomas, Arbroath tio b .4l ; has been got off shore, and brought in here r f LosP fr CARDIFF, May 6.—Wind, E. Sailed- -- -1100 Janeiro ; Maria, P ernam b uco ; G er t r ude, p° Remswell, Quebec. S r ool CROOKHAVEN.—Arrived—Sir Geo. Jo -A, Jo. tius; Andrew C3lvell, Callao. Ri. QUEENSTOWN, May 6.—Arrived—LivelY,:.oo, z , ll ' ..o , Georgians., New-iort, for Quebec, leaky ; CP 4oeb` nt° sea, for Jamaica, leaky. Sailed—Amazon , SLIGO, May s. —Wind, N. Sailed—Rewl'f' WATERFORD. —Sailed—Star, Ohl Callao. AUSTRALIAN GOLD MO I. ie let 0 ' - N IA ° ~e 1) 1011 The following extract of a letter from ''` f , fe' or ceived by the last arrival, gives the result ° o f spection of the mines by the correspondent f iP firm, and conveys a favourable impression:olo tities of gold still to be obtained even in t " °- which have been deserted : f 0 a d " I have just returned off a week's tour t gings, iu the course of which I visited 3 1 ‘ ) 11 11 ,1 t12 313 j, and Bendigo ; they are much more d e serpF l oo fi;, ) petted to find them, a great rush to the , a fielclt ti recently taken place from the older g° ,4 ,' 01 0 ;3 11 , D o when the number of miles of digging °T. : g ible t is goldfield extends is borne in mind, it is iraP ° •• - ,, i biS o to appear thronged, excepting in spot*. o ly case. Each spot, as it becomes comparatr! e jootrity is abandoned for another more produn t r e e olo fore it is worked out, and so the w, hr :;ect i° , g ie otl ,, P ; being turned up like a graveyard tP r ;d of much such an appearance), and by the s ". i veri"," e evto appliances, all, without doubt, will hea r ., pas •• at icl;* again to a considerable profit. The dig yet i : t o • 1 1,1 customed to such large profits that he o°7 0 0 '„? a spot where he can only earn large wages, - yt or 40s. per day. The wort: is very se vere i; /1 1 0(11 4' not suit every one. At Bendigo some ° ifor oil ftt% are 50 feet deep before reaching the 3 :50 0 , which the tunnelling is commenced. Id o gs I to ander the work is much lighter, the so d , from 12 to 20 feet. ven3 3r " b is ie3%. ..lc f " The good order prevailing is yell — afild° country between Melbourne and the gol ici atun h vl foe ingly fine for the settlement of a large 3 g r f r iC C ° lje il 0 0 3 lation, presenting very rich tracts of 0 ° to •cl) mould for nearly the whole distance °f 11 0- 1301 ' " 4? °' upon the auriferous district, the '' t lo buried in the depths below, the surfs so eg o s o f otir too poor to produce a blade of gras„,s a e xpe° se for I ,„At Providence disseminate her gifts. 'M' o ats o r e .or te' road are astonishing— a feed of hay 0 6s. • le horse, ss. ; stablino• him for the night, er 'bott tea, and breakfast, 15s. ; beer, ss. P ot 4 `of grl itifi ca" Vi A JEWISH CHURCHWARDEN. —We a is r : t el that our respected co-religionist, __, o f Se e ,.,ele9 Keeling, of the highly respectable firr_iinolif,;:le Hunt, of Monument-yard, has bee . ` l ° l .o o , churchwarden of St. George's B o tolp r n, i _ri ts hll o e which has done itself so much honon e u ef the ,; e o° ,ll putting confidence in a Jew, is 6 ° - e ither at .0 1 , fluential in the city of London- hioo ers po'„r , siastical authorities nor the pa:ro.3isiog ter fearful of Mr. Keeling's unchrotr hase a r:40 1 We doubt whether the Ch urch „ bu rchlYP' porter in the parish than the Jeivisu letvisk Chronicle. closing PDT Yesterday• --1 ° •• • j l a 107 - 5 4 - 66 150 - 33 - — I- - li4 56 51 27a 14 1-4 26 21 _ _ -- 3 - 31 1 1 66 los 65 - 67 152 / 31 1 . 6 151 ' 153 34 106$ _, 'l5l - 151 - •i- ...I 33 ;n. 105 i, 1- 2p /' P - 1 P 1 4 - 4 P _ P d Par i P * 3 P 14 8 10 N; 6 4; 4i 30 31 i- i P 46?; - 47` , 1; - 2 i i • Ei t i - 9.6 70 - 80 8i 93 p 1d L - 17 - PI a par— g par — i - A d- i - 1i - P 1 li 100 8:3 18i 100 100 all all all 8 all 100 1 all all llt 1100 114 all all all 3 100 1100 100 all 3? 2 100 100 100 100 100 6? 1 all 100 all 13 21E. 1 100 20 11,-1 100 100 all 100 5 100 all 100 6 100 100 all all all 100 all 100 10 all 14 all S 7 Vi all :IGN. /108 i 881 8 56 A 91A 105 i 119-i 35i 6 raid.l all 100 all 100 all all all all all 100 12i St. St. 25 11A 100 - 100 18$ 9 i l l all 13.5 2-02 all all all all 30 1 10 288 1 50 50 100 20 d i )ar li P 14 1 11 2i .