The Sun. — London, England, 1853-03-17 00:00:00

fourtb Vibttt on SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. TATTERSALL'S (THIS EVENING.) There was no business doing at Tattersall's evening. WARWICK RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH,) SWEEPSTAKES. Bendigo Quibble Six ran. WELTER CIIP. Peeping Tom Cannon Ball Only two ran. BANK OF ENGLAND.-(THIS DA Y. ) this • • 2 A general court of the governors, directors, and pro prietors of the B an k o f E ng l an d was h e ld this day- at 12 o'clock, in eoniformity with the charter , and also for the purpose of declaring a di v id en d f or th e half-year. The SECRETARY read the minutes of the last meeting. The GOVERNOR (Mr. Thompson Haneky, jun.), said— I have to acquaint this court that this is one of the quarterly general courts in conformity with the charter, and also one of the half-yearly courts appointed by the bye-laws for the purpose of declaring; a di vidend. During the half-year ending the 28th of February, the profits have been 563,0491., and the rest will be, after deduction of the dividend, 3,594,2331. This will enable the court to declare a dividend of 4 per cent., after payment of which there will be to the rest 3,012,1131., and the court of directors recommend that a dividend of 4 per cent. for the half year ending the 28th of February last, should be made to the proprietors without any de duction of income-tax. I have, therefore, to propose that that court do order a dividend of 4 per cent., with out deduction of income tax. The resolution having been seconded, was carried unanimously. Mr. COOKE expressed his great satisfaction at the statement of the governor, and begged to move a vote of thanks to him and the directors, for the manner in which the affairs of the Bank had been conducted by them. EDWARD BERMISTER seconded the motion, which was carried. The GovERNOR returned thanks—and said that as according to the act of Parliament, the dividend cannot be paid without a ballot, inasmuch as it exceeds the amount prescribed by the act of Parliament, it is neces sary that a ballot should take place to sanction the pay ment. I have, therefore, to propose that a ballot should take place between the hours of 11 and 4 o'clock on Tuesday, the 22d inst. This proposal was unanimously carried, and. the court adjourned. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.-THE SALE (THIS DAY.) According to the announcement made by Mr. Scott, the auctioneer, the sale of the fittings, scenery, dresses, and decorations of this world-famed establishment, took place this day. • _ .. At the hour appointed a crowd of persons numbering at the most 150, assembled on the stage. Mr. Scott, attended by his clerk, baying made his second ap pearance on the stage, proceeded to read the conditions of the sale, and afterwards put up the whole of the pro perty for the upset price of 12,0001. A long pause ensued, but not one single offer was made. Mr. Scott then informed the assembled few that not having received any advance on the upset price, he would commence the sale in the concert-room. Shortly after two o'clock the auctioneer made his ap pearance at a slightly-built desk in the concert-room, and two rows of theatrical tables having been covered with scarlet cloth, the sale commenced in earnest. The first lot consisted of two parcels containing fifty-seven pieces, and brought seventeen shillings. It was bought by Mr. Sheppard of the Surrey. The lots sold to-day formed part of the gentlemen's wardrobe, and consisted chiefly of shirts, tunics, and the like, realising in some cases 31., but generally the prices at which they were knocked down did not exceed 21. The celebrated dress worn by Lablache in the Tempest, after a languidibidding, sold for one guinea. A parcel of Egyptian dresses brought 21. 14s. A magnificent Indian dress and a lot of imitation tiger skins brought only 235. Those present at the sale consisted principally of g en tlemen connected with our metropolitan theatres, Mr. Smith of Drury-lane, and Mr. Conquest of the Grecian Saloon, being among the principal b u y ers . The sale, we are informed, will last over ten days. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(THIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from Lyme Regis, against the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays. The Earl of DESART presented a petition to a simi lar effect. The Earl of CARLISLE presented a pstition from Stockport and a place in Yorkshire, praying for Parlia mentary Papers. The BishOp of EXETER presented a petition from a place in Cornwall, against the admission of Jews into Parliament. Lord BATEMAN presented a number of petitions to the same effect. COUNTY ELECTIONS POLLS BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this bill, The Marquis of SALISBURY asked to be informed •f its nature ? The Earl of CARLISLE said that its principle object was to limit the time of polling for county elections to one day, as the second day had been found to be pro ductive of additional expense to the candidates, without giving any facilities for the taking of the poll, or the de termining of the contest. After ; few words from the Earl of DERBY and Lord REDESDALE, the bill was read a third time and passed. SLAVE TRADE (SOHAR, IN ARABIA) BILL. On the motion of Lord WODEHOUSE, this bill passed through committee. SLAVE TRADE (NEW GRENADA) BILL. On the motion of Lord WODEHOUSE, this bill also passed through committee. GRAND JURY CESS (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of Lord STANLEY (of Alderley), this bill was read a third time and passed. INDEMNITY BILL, On the motion of Lord STANLEY (of Alderley), this bill was read a third time and passed. OFFICE OF EXAMINER (COURT OF CHAN CERY) BILL. On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, this bill was read a third time and passed. CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL. On the motion of Earl GRANVILLE, the standing orders were dispensed with, and this bill passed through the several stages, and passed. THE COLONIAL CHURCH. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition from certain members of the Church of England in the colonies, against a measure which they had reason to believe was about to be introduced with respect to the Colonial Church. THE REVISION OF THE STATUTES. Lord St. LEONARDS rose, according to notice, to put certain questions to the Lord Chancellor with re spect to the proposed revision of the statutes. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS EVENING.) The &mum, took the chair at 4 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. CarMlow.r. Ala:Wm= took the oaths and his seat for PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills Were read a third time and passed : Crystal Palace Company, Liverpool Borough Court, and London Assurance Several petitions Were presented against the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sunda,y. Mr. OLIVEIRA presented a petition from me di ca l men in the metropolis , in favour of the duties on foreign wines. Several petitions were presented a of Jews into Parl iament. [Mind th e a d m i ss i on Lord D. STUART presented a petiti on f lebone, in favour of com p etition in th„uPPi,r°lll Mary to the metropo li s. y of w a t er Mr. BLACKIE pres ented a petition from Ne castle in favour of the Londo n University being allows to return members to Parliament. Mr. LOCKE presented a petition from Dover, in fa vour of the admission of Jews into Parliament. KNARESBOROUGH ELECTION. The SPEAKER informed the house that he had re ceived a letter stating that it was not intended to pro ceed with the petition complaining of the return for Knaresb °rough. SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION. The SPEAKER also intimated that he had received a letter to the same effect, with regard to the petition against the return of Sir A. Cockburn, at the last elec tion for Southampton. PETITIONS. Sir J. PECHELL presented a petition from Brighton against the taxes on knowledge. Mr. COBDEN presented a petition from Tavistock, praying for the abolition of the qualification of members. Mr. G. R. MOORE presented a petition from Dublin, praying for the revision of ministers' money in Ireland. Sir B. HALL presented a petition from freemen, inhabit ants, _ and others of the Ward of Billingsgate, in favourur of a reform o f t h e corporat i on of London. SHELLEY presented a petition from Bridg nortctionsh, praying for inquiry into th e corrup ti ons a t th e ele for that borough ; also, a petition from a per on named Truelove, complaining of his treatment by he Stamp-WEN in respect of a paper called the Potteries Free Press, NORWICH ELECTION. Mr. T. DIINCOMBE brought up the report of the committee appointed to inquire into the withdrawal of the Norwich election petition. The report, which was rather lengthy, and detailed some of the main facts proved before the committee, stated that the committee were of opinion that Mr. Brown, the Parliamentary agent, received no instructions to withdraw the peti tiPA, and that the complaints of the petition 's, with regard to its withdrawal, were not alto gether unfounded ; but as they could find no precedent as to the proper mode of proceeding under the circumstances, they left it to the house to determine whether it could comply with the prayer of the peti tioner. They did not think that Mr. Brown was ac tuated by any corrupt or unworthy motive, and they attributed his conduct to an error of judgment, and his zealous desire to advance the interests of nis party. (Laughter.) The committee also reported that it formed part of the arrangement entered into between Mr. Brown and Mr. Coppock that petitions should be withdrawn, affecting no less than the seats of 10 mem bers. (Hear.) The committee, in conclusion, recom mended the house to take into its serious consideration the facility which at present exists of withdrawing elec tion petitions, for the purpose of ascertaining whether it was not desirable to adopt measures to prevent the continuance of the system. IDOLATRY IN CEYLON. Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a petition from Ceylon, against any connection of the British Government with the idolatry of that island, and to move that the said petition be printed with the votes. Mr. THORNELY opposed the motion, as it was tak• ing the matter too far out of the hands of the general committee of petitions. After a few words from Mr. HUME and Sir J. PAK INGTON, the motion was negatived without a division. TAXES ON KNOWLEDGE. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Spalding, pray ing for the repeal of the taxes on knowledge ; also a petition from a place in Scotland, against the Public House (Scotland) Bill. NOTICES OF MOTION, Mr. DISRAELI gave notice that, to-morrow, he should ask the Government if it was their intention to take steps to make gold a legal tender in India. Mr. COBBETT gave notice that, early after Easter, he should move for leave to bring in a bill to shorten the hours of labour in factories by females and children, and to provide means for the better enforcement of the provisions of the Factory Act. Sir J. V. SHELLEY "gave notice that he should postpone his motion on the subject of the Chatham elec tion. SERGEANT ADAMS. Sir DE LACY EVANS wished to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, a question concern ing a recent trial at the Middlesex Sessions, in which it is stated that Mr. Sergeant Adams, who presided, sen tenced Mary Hill to 7 years' transportation for robbery, and to 3 years' additional transportation for calling a policeman a pig ; with a view of founding a motion thereon, if the facts be as stated, and if the pre sent state of the law be inadequate for enabling the Secretary of State to correct this description of judicial administration. He wished to ask the noble lord if his attention had been directed to the case ? Lord PALMERSTON said the woman was found guilty of an offence committed under circumstances of an aggravated character, and he was informed that rob beries committed in this manner were by no means an unfrequent occurrence. The practice of such depreda tors was this :—A lady of engaging manner—(a laugh)—inveigles a gentleman into a lonely spot, and manages to rob him there while engaged in conversation. Thereupon a male confederate of the lady issues upon the unsuspecting gentleman, and complains of being in terfered with in his connubial rights—(renewed laughter) —and while the altercation is going on the lady escapes with her booty, and the gentleman is happy to escape without personal injury. Now, this woman, after having been once rescued f rom th e hands of the police, was again taken up and found guilty of robbing a gen tleman under similar circumstances to those he had stated. The magistrate .sentenced her to seven years' transportation ; and after the sentence was passed she became very violent. The judge, there fore, increased the sentence by three years, for the pur pose of deterring others from falling into such violent demonstrations of rage and temper, but he intended VS restore the original sentence before the sessions closed, and the sentence now stood at seven, instead of ten years. (Hear.) CANTERBURY ELECTION. Mr. KER SEYMOUR appeared at the bar of the house, and stated that the Lords required a conference with this house on the subject of the Canterbury election. Managers having been accordingly appointed, the business of the house was suspended for a brief space, and the conference was held. On the return of the ma nagers, Mr. KER SEYMOUR stated that the resolution of the house for an address to the Crown had been left with their lordships. COLONIAL POSTAGE. Lord STANLEY wished to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, at what time the reducLlon in rates of colonial postage, announced by the Postmaster- General, may be expected to come into operation ? Mr. F. PEEL said he was afraid that considerable time must elapse before the plan announced by the Postmaster-General could be brought into operation. He understood that plan to be this, that a uniform postage of 6d. the half-ounce should be imposed on all colonial letters, but before that could be accomplished the sanc tion of the colonial legislature to the scheme must be first obtained.. MEXICO. Mr. F. W. RUSSELL wished to ask Lord John Russell whether he had received any official reports that her Majesty's Minister at Mexico had succeeded in pro curing for our trade, by the publication of a new tariff, the removal of the prohibition that has existed for the last twenty years against the importation of ordinary cotton fabrics into that country, and in having the late excessive duties modified, which from.the opening of the Mexican trade have weighed upon all other articles of this most important branch of our exports. He also wished to ask, in the event of such information having been received, whether the Government had any objec tion to lay before the house a copy of the official com munication. Lord J. RUSSELL could - only state generally that such a dispatch had been received, but he could not say whether he could produce it until he had time to exa mine its contents. CANADIAN RAILWAYS. Mr. MILLS wished to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the attention of her Ma jesty's Government has been called to the circumstance that the only existing winter route for troops from the Atlantic coast into the interior of Canada is through the territory of the United States, and whether it is the in tention of the Government to facilitate, by guarantee or otherwise, the completion of the railway communication between Halifax and Quebec, in compliance with a me morial addressed to her Majesty in Nov. last by the Canadian Legislature. Mr. F. PEEL was unable to answer the question at present. UNSTAMPED NEWSPAPERS. Sir J. V. SHELLEY said in consequence of the pro secution which was going on against Mr. Trueleve for selling an unstamped newspaper, he wished to ask the Attorney-General if he had any objection to state whether the prosecution commenced against Mr. Collins. the proprietor of the Racing Times, for publishing an unstamped newspaper was abandoned, and if so, whether it was in conseque nce o f t h e opinion of the then Attorney-General that the prosecution could not be sustained without it was carried on in conjunction with a prosecution against the proprietors of the Builder, the Athenceum, and similar publications. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it certainly was true that the prosecution against Mr. Collins was aban doned, but it was not usual to state the contents of an opinion which the Attorney-General had given to the Crown. Sir J. V. SHELLEY wished to know whether if in the present uncertain state of the law it was intended to continue these vexatious prosecutions against newsven ders. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL did not feel himself at liberty to give an answer to this question, but he should be inclined to recommend a prosecution in all cases where there was an infraction of the law. (Hear, hear.) CHICORY AND COFFEE. Mr. HASTIE wished to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if it is to be clearly understood, under the terms of the late Treasury minute, relating to the sale of coffee and chicory, that it will be considered a breach of the law to sell coffee without any label of de scription, except in a pure and unmixed state ; and that, if coffee so sold without being labelled shall prove to be mixed with chicory, or, whether labelled or not, shall prove to be mixed with any other extraneous substance, the party selling it will be liable to prosecution ; and, if in case of information being laid of a broach of the law, the proper authorities will prosecute the offenders. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied in the affirmative to all the questions. INDIAN TERRITORIES. Mr. OTWAY wished to ask the President o the Board of Control, whether it be true that the Govern ment of India has recently proposed to annex the ancient Rajpoot State of Kerowlee to the British territories, in pursuance of the claim which was asserted in Lord Dal housie's Minute of the 30th day of August, 1848, and if 50 , whether the home Government has approved of this P on r° e_eeding ; also, whether there be any objection to lay the table o o f ri th s e aidw h Tiist use the communications which have passed between the authorities at home and in Indiasr C. WOOD subject. Mr. R. MOORREEA wished was OFnot ask s t k r u te the e TOWNS. C for Ireland, whether it is the intention to introduce any Irish to ' this session. Government Secretary town improvement bill during Sir J. YOUNG said he had no intention to introduce such a bill this session. Mr. COBBETT wished to ask the Chief Commissioner of Works whether, until the intended amendment of the act 11 and 12 Vic., c. 63, shall have been submitted to Parliament, the General Board of Health will suspend it s operations as to p laces alread y visited and reported on by superintend in g ins p ectors, but w ith regard to provisional which places no orders or orders in Council have been issued. e rf ait s h hould orTooffwernsnoAocbt stinaciceasteos the Sir ap W pli . cation n E o S f Wth°elHT where the majority of the ratepayers were favourable to the act. BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS. Lord A. VANE wished to ask Lord J. Russell, whe ther there is any intention on the part of her Majesty's Government, to introduce any measure or resolutions providing that henceforth in all cases where bribery or treating in any city, county, or borough, is proved be fore a committee of the House of Commons to have taken place, a commission should issue from the Crown to in quite into the state of such borough, city, or county. Lord J. RUSSELL said thb,t in cases where bribery bad been proved it would be right to institute a com mission of inquiry, but it was not the intention of the Government to introduce any measure on the subject. CONSOLIDATION OF THE STATUTES OF IRELAND. _ _ _ Mr. V. SCULLY wished to know if it was the in tention of the Government to codify the statutes exist ing in Ireland ? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL replied that that would be included in the general measure proposed by the Gove.mment. [LEFT SITTING.] AMERICA. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. A summary of the following, received by electric telegraph, appeared in The Sun of yesterday : The excitement in Washington on the 4th was excessive. So great was the anxiety to witness General Pierce's inauguration as President that on the previous night hundreds of persons, including ladies, slept in the Rotunda of the Capitol, while thousands walked the streets, determined to be suffi ciently early, or unable to obtain accommodation in the hotels. Congress adjourned at 12 o'clock. The members of both houses were in a very unsettled state, and little or no business was transacted. The flag on the Senate House was run down, but imme diately hoisted again on the assembling of the new members. Shortly after one o'clock General Pierce took his seat in a carriage, and was escorted by a procession to the Senate House, which was reached at one o'clock. The President elect stood erect in the carriage, with President Fillmore by his side, surrounded by marshals, and bowed to constant cheers and waving handkerchiefs from the windows. The foreign Ministers followed in carriages. The proceedings were rather marred by a heavy fall of snow. On reaching the Senate House the President and President elect took seats in front of the secre tary's table, with the committee of arrangements on their right and left. The Chief Justice and as sociate Justices of the Supreme Court were seated in front of the eastern lobby. The diplomatic corps were outside the bar, on the right of the principal entrance, and the heads of departments and gover nors on the left. At a quarter past ono o'clock the Marshal of the District, with the Judges of the Supreme Court, followed by the President and Pre sident elect, and the entire assemblage in the Se nate, started in procession to the eastern front of ' the Capital, where an immense staging was erected sufficiently large to accommodate all. At half-past one o'clock, all being arranged, the oath of office was administered to General Pierce by the Chief Justice as follows : " I do solemnly affirm that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the con stitution of the United States." General Pierce in taking the oath, did not, as had been ordinarily the custom, say, " I solemnly swear," but " I solemnly affirm ;" and instead of kissing the book in Southern fashion, he raised his right hand and held it in that position until the pledge was read. " Immediately before the ad dress," says a describer of the scene— " When General Pierce took the oath, with head un covered, and raising one hand to heaven, while he laid the other on the holy book, the spectators also uncovered, even in the snow that was falling at that time, and many of them lifted up their hands as if in an act of the most fer vent devotion. It was a solemn scene. The address, which the President delivered unfalteringly from memory, and without a single note, was received with great enthusiasm by the vast multitude, particularly those portions of it that asserted the Monroe doctrine, the protection of American citizens abroad, the firm adherence of the President to the compromise measures, and his determination to carry out the Fugitive Slave Law. Cries of good, good,' and other warm expressions of admiration were elicited from the crowd. The sentiments, the tone of the address, the earnest manner in which it was spoken, his beautiful action, his manly, erect appearance, his pale cast of countenance, in which intellect and courage were the predominating fea tures, and his clear, loud voice, distinctly heard by the re motest of his audience, all combined to make a deep im pression in favour of General Pierce, and many asserted that this was the best inaugural address ever delivered from that spot. He is undoubtedly a very effective speaker. He remained with his hat off until the close of the proceedings. The ladies were in ecstacies, and so anxious were some who happened to be in the rear to see and hear him, that they climbed upon the pediments of the columns of the Capitol, to their no small danger. Altogether it was a glorious spectacle of sublime majesty, casting into the shade thp idle pomp and unmeaning pageantry of the coronation of kings and emperors." After the conclusion of the usual formalities President Pierce stepped to the front of the plat form, and, amid enthusiastic cheers, proceeded to deliver the inaugural address : " My countrymen,—lt is a relief to feel that no heart but my own can know the personal regret and bitter sorrow over which I have been borne to a position so suitable for others rather than desirable for myself. "The circumstances under which I have been called, for a limited period, to preside over the destinies of the Re public, fill me with a profound sense of responsibility, but with nothing like shrinking apprehension. I repair to the post assigned me—not to one sought—but in obedience to the unsolicited expression of your will, answerable only for a fearless, faithful, and diligent exercise of my best powers. " I ought to be, and am, truly grateful for the rare ma nifestation of the nation's confidence; but this, so far from lightening my obligations, only adds to their weight. You have summoned me in my weakness ; you must sus tain me by your strength. When looking for the fulfil ment of reasonable requirements, you will not be unmind ful of the great changes whi c h have occurred, even within the last quarter of a century, and the consequent augmen tation and complexity of duties imposed in the adminis tration of both your home and foreign affairs. " Whether the elements of inherent force in the Repub lic have kept pace with its unparalleled progression in ter ritory, population, and wealth, has been the subject of ear nest thought and discussion on both sides of the ocean. Less than 63 years ago the father of his country made 'the' then recent ' accession of the important State of North Carolina to the constitution of the United States one of the subjects of his special congratulation. At that mo ment, however, when the agitation consequent upon the revolutionary struggle had hardly subsided, when we were just emerging from the weakness and embarrassments of the confederation, there was an ev id en t consc i ousness o f vigour equal to the great mission so wisely and bravely ful filled by our fathers. It was not a presumptuous assur ance, but a calm faith, springing from a clear view of the sources of power in a Government constituted like ours. It is no paradox to say that, although comparatively weak, the new-born nation was intrinsically strong. Inconsider able in population and apparent resources, it was upheld by a broad and intelligent comprehension of rights, and an all-pervading purpose to maintain them, stronger than armaments. It came f ro m th e f urnace of? the revolution, tempered to the necessities of the times. The thoughts of the men of that day were as practical as their sentiments were patriotic. They wasted no portion of their energies upon idle and delusive speculations ; but, with a firm and fearless step, advanced beyond the governmental landmarks which had hitherto circumscribed the limits of human free dom, and planted their standard where it has stood, against dangers which have threatened from abroad, and internal agitation, which has at times fearfully menaced at home. They approved themselves equal to the solution of the great problem, to understand which their minds had been illuminated by the dawning lights of the revolution. The object sought was not a thing dreamed of—it was a thing realised. They had exhibited not only the power to achieve, but what all history affirms to be so much more unusual, the capacity to maintain. The oppressed throughout the world, from that day to the present, have turned their eyes hitherward, not to find those lights ex tinguished, or to fear lest they should wane, but to be constantly cheered by their steady and increasing radiance. " In this our country has, in myjudgment, thus far ful filled its highest duty to suffering humanity. It has spoken, and will continue to speak, not only by its words but by its acts, the language of sympathy, encouragement, and hope to those who earnestly listen to tones which pronounce for the largest rational liberty. But, after all, the most animating encouragement and potent appeal for freedom will be its own history, its trials, and its triumphs. Pre-eminently, the power of our advocacy re poses in our example ; bat no example, be it remembered, can be powerful for lasting good, whatever apparent ad vantages may be gained, which is not based upon eternal principles of right and justice. Our fathers decided for themselves, both upon the hour to declare and the to strike. They were their own judges of the circum stances under which it became them to pledge to each other ' their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honour,' for the acquisition of the priceless inheritance transmitted to us. The energy with which that great conflict was opened, and, under the guidance of a manifest and beneficent Pro vidence, the uncomplaining endurance with which it was prosecuted to its consummation, were only surpassed by the wisdom and patriotic spirit of concession which char acterised all the counsels of the early fathers. "One of the most impressive evidences of that wisdom is to be found in the fact, that the actual working of our system has dispelled a degree of solicitude which at the outset disturbed bold hearts and far-reaching intellects. The apprehension of dangers from extended territory, mul tiplied States, accumulated wealth, and augmented popula tion has proved to be unfounded. The stars upon your banner have become nearly threefold their original num ber, your densely populated possessions skirt the shores of the two great oceans, and yet this vast increase of people and territory has not only shown itself compatible with the harmonious action of the States and the Federal Govern ment in their respective constitutional spheres, but has afforded an additional guarantee of the strength and. in tegrity of both. " With an experience thus suggestive aid cheering, the policy of my administration Will not be controlled by any timid forebodings of evil from expansion. Indeed, it is not to be disg,uised that our attitude as a nation, and our position on the globe, render the acquisition of certain pos sessions, not within our jurisdiction, eminently important for protection, if not, in the future, essential for the preservation of the rights of commerce and the peace of the world. Should they be obtained it will be through no grasping spirit, but with a view to obvious national interest and security, and in a manner entirely consistent with the strictest observation of national faith. We have nothing in our history or position to in vite aggression ; we have everything to beckon us to the cultivation of relations of peace and amity with all na iii4ouinutillePanuttrh 9,l p y o t s me marked s y , th administration r i e n fo t r h e e ,a co t n o d n u ci th j p,o u ifi s toiaidepscuoi foreign fibcl,oawt affairs. robs:. our fair record, and trust I may safely give the assurance that no act within the legitimate scope of my constitutional control will be tolerated, on the part of any portion of our citizens, which cannot challenge a ready justification be fore the tribunal of the civilised world. An Administra tion would be unworthy of confidence at home, or respect abroad, should it cease to be influenced by the conviction that no apparent advantage can be purchased at a price so dear as that of national wrong or dishonour. It is not your privilege, as a nation, to speak of a distant past. The striking incidents of your history, replete with instruction, and furnishing abundant gro un d s f or h ope f u l con fid ence, are comprised in a period comparatively brief. But if your past is limited, your future is boundless. Its obliga tions throng the unexplored pathway of advancement, and will be limitless as duration. Hence a sound and compre hensive policy should embrace not less the distant future than the urgent present. "The great objects of our pursuit, as a people, are best to be attained by peace, and are entirely consistent with the tranquillity and interests of the rest of mankind. With the neighbouring nations upon our continent we should cultivate kindly and fraternal relations. We can desire nothing in regard to them so much as to see them consolidate their strength and pursue the paths of pros perity and happiness. If in the course of their growth we should open new channels of trade and create additional facilities for friendly intercourse, the benefits realised will be equal and mutual. Of the complicated European sys tems of national polity we have heretofore been independ ent. From their wars, their tumults, and anxieties, we have been, happily, almost enti re ly exemp t . Whi le these are confined to the nations which gave them existence, and within their legitimate jurisdiction, they cannot affect us, except as they appeal to our sympathies in the cause of human freedom and universal advancement. But the vast interests of commerce are common to all mankind, and the advantages of trade and international intercourse must always present a noble field for the moral influence of a great people. "With these views firmly and honestly carried out, we have a right to expect, and shall under all circumstances require, prompt reciprocity. The rights which belong to us as a nation are not alone to be regarded, but those which pertain to every citizen in his individual capacity, at home and abroad, must be sacredly maintained. So 4ong as he can discern every star in its place upon that ensign, without wealth to purchase for him preferment or title to secure for him place, it will be his privilege, and must be hi s acknow ledged right, to stand unabashd even in the presence of princes, with a proud consciousness that he is himself one of a nation of sovereigns, and that he cannot, in legitimate pursuit, wander so far from home that the agent whom he shall leave behind in the place which I now occupy will not see that no rude hand of power or tyrannical passion is laid upon him with impunity. He must realise that, upon every sea and on every soil where our enterprise may rightfully seek the protection of our flag, American citizen ship is an inviolable panoply for the security of American rights. And in this connexion it can hardly be necessary to re-affirm a principle which should now be regarded as fundamental. The rights, security, and repose of this Confederacy reject the idea of interference or colonisation on this side of the ocean by any foreign Power, beyond present jurisdiction, as utterly inadmissible. " The opportunities of observation furnished by my brief experience as a soldier confirmed in my own mind the opinion entertained and acted upon by others from the formation of the Government, that the maintenance of large standing armies in our country would be not only dangerous but unnecessary. They also illustrated the im portance—l might well say the absolute necessity—of the military science and practical skill furnished in such an eminent degree by the institution which has made your army what it is, under the discipline and instruction of officers not more distinguished for their solid attainments, gallantry, and devotion to the public service, than for unobtrusive be ar i ng an d hi g h mora l tone. The ' army, as organised, must be the nucleus around which; in every time of need, the strength of your military power, the sure bul wark of your defence—a national militia—may be readily formed into a well-disciplined and efficient organisation. And the skill and self-devotion of the navy assure you that you may take the performance of the past as a pledge for the future, and may confidently expect that the flag which has waved its untarnished folds over every sea will still float in undiminished honour. But these, like many other subjects, will be appropriately brought at a future time to the attention of the co-ordinate branches of the Govern ment, to which I shUll always look with profound respect and with trustful confidence that they will accord to me the aid and support which I shall so much need, and which their experience and wisdom will readily suggest. " In the administration of domestic affairs you expect a devoted integrity in the public service, and an observance of rigid economy in all departments, so marked as never justly to be questioned. If this reasonable expectation be not realised, I frankly confess that one of your leading hopes is doomed to disappointment, and that my efforts in a very important particular must result in a humiliating failure. Offices can be properly regarded only in th e li g ht o f a id s f or the accompli s h men t o f thse objects, and as occupancy can confer no prerogative, nor importunate desire for prefer ment any claim, the public interest imperatively demands that they be considered with sole reference to the duties to be performed. Good citizens may well claim the protec tion of good laws and the benign influence of good govern ment ; but a claim for office is what the people of a Repub lic should never recognise. No reasonable man of any party will expect the Administration to be so regardless of its responsibility and of the obvious elements of success as to retain persons, known to be under the influence of poli tical hostility and partisan prejudice, in positions which will require not only severe labour, but cordial co-opera tion. Having no implied engagements to ratify, no re wards to bestow, no resentments t o remem b er, an d no personal wishes o consult in selections for official station, I shall fulfil this difficult and delicate trust, admitting no motive as worthy either of my character or position which does not contemplate an efficient discharge of duty and the best interests of my country. I acknowledge my obliga tions to the masses of my count. ) , • en, and to them alone. Higher objects than personal aggrandisement gave direction and energy to their exertions in the late canvass, and they shall not be disappointed. They require at my hands diligence, integrity, and capacity, wherever there are duties to be performed. Without these qualities in their public servants, more stringent laws for the prevention or punishment of fraud, negligence, and peculation will be vain. With them they will be unnecessary. " But these are not the only points to which you look for vigilant watchfulness. The dangers of a concentration of all power in. the general government of a confederacy like ours are too obvious to be disregarded. You have a right, therefore, to expect your agents in every department to regard strictly the limits imposed upon them by the con stitution of the United States. " The great scheme of our constitutional liberty rests upon a proper distribution of power between the State and federal authorities, and experience has shown that the har mony and happiness of our people must depend upon a just discrimination between the separate rights and responsibi lities of the States and your common rights and obliga tions under the General Government. And here, in my opinion, are the considerations which should form the true basis of future concord in regard to the questions which have most seriously disturbed public tranquillity. If the Federal Government will confine itself to the exercise of powers clearly granted by the Constitution, it can hardly happen that its action upon any question should endanger the institutions of the States, or interfere with their right to manage matters strictly domestic according to the will of their own people. " In expressing briefly my views upon an important sub ect which has recently agitated the nation to almost a earful degree, I am moved by no other impulse than a moat earnest desire for the perpetuation of that Union which has made us what we are—showering upon us bless ings and conferring a power and influence which our fathers could hardly have anticipated even with their most san guine hopes directed to a far-off future. The sentiments I now announce were not unknown before the expression of the voice which called me here. My own position upon the subject was clear and unequivocal, upon the record of my words and my acts, and it is on l y recurre d t o at t hi s time because silence might perhaps be misconstrued. With the Union my best and dearest earthly hopes aro entwined. Without it what are we, individually or collectively? What becomes of the noblest fi e ld ever opene d f or th e ad vancement of our race in religion, in governme n t, i n th e arts, and in all that dignifies and adorns mankind? From that radiant constellation, which both illumines our own way and points out to struggling nations their course, let but a single star be lost, and if there be not utter dark ness, the lustre of the whole is dimmed. Do my country men need any assurance that such a catastrophe is not to overtake them while I possess the power to stay it? It is with me an earnest and vital belief, that as the Union has been the source, under Providence, of our prosperity to this time, so it is the surest pledge of a continuance of the blessings we have enjoyed, and which we are sacredly bound to transmit undiminished to our children. The field of calm and free discussion in our country is open, and will always be so ; but it ne ver h as b een and never can he traversed for good in a spirit of sectionalism and unchari tableness. The founders of the Republic dealt with things as they were presented to them, in a spirit of self-sacrificing patriotism, and, as time has pr ove d, w ith a compre h ens i ve wisdom which it will always be safe for us to consult. Every measure tending to strengthen the fraternal feelings of all the members of the Union has had my heartfelt ap probation. To every theory of society or government, whether the offspring of feverish ambition or of morbid enthusiasm, calculated to dissolve the bonds of law and affection which unite us, I shall oppose a ready and stern resistance. I believe that involuntary servitude, as it exists in different States of this confederacy, is recognised by the constitution. I believe that it stands like any other ad mitted right, and that the States wherein it exists are en titled to efficient remedies to enforce the constitutional provisions. I hold that the laws of 1850, commonly called the compromise measures, are strictly constitutional, and to be unhesitatingly carried into effect. I believe that the constitutional authorities of this Republic are bound to re gard the rights of the South in this respect as they would view any other legal and constitutional right, and that the laws to enforce them should be respected and obeyed, not wia in reluctance encouraged by abstract opinion s as t o the t ic i proprietya different state of society, but cheer fully, and according to the decisions of the tribunal to which their exposition belongs. Such have been an d are my convictions, and upon them I shall act. I fervently hope that the question is at rest, and that no sectional or ambitious or fa na ti ca l exc i temen t may aga i n threaten the durability of our institutions, or obscure the light of our prosperity. " But let not the foundation of our hope rest upon man's wisdom. It will not be sufficient that sectional prejudices find no place in the public deliberations. It w ill no t b e sufficient that the rash - counsels of human passion are re jected. It must b e felt t h at th ere i s no national security but in the nation's humble acknowledged dependence upon God and his overruling providence. "We , have been carried in safety through a perilous crisis. Wise counsels, like those which gave us the con stitution, prevailed to uphold it. Let the period be re !membered as an admonition, and not as an encouragement, in any section of the Union, to make experiments where experiments are fraught with such fearful hazard. Let it be impressed upon all hearts that, beautiful as our fabric is, no earthly power or wisdom could ever reunite its broken fragments. " Standing as I do almost within view of the green slopes of Monticello, and, as it were, within reach of the tomb of Washington, with all the cherished memories of the past gathering around me, like so many eloquent voices ' of exhortation from Heaven, I can expiess no better hope for my country than that the kind Providence which smiled upon our fathers may enable their children to preserve the blessings they have inherited." Great cheering and firing of cannon succeeded the address, which the President delivered as if extempore. "He had no papers or notes," says a correspondent, But delivered the address beautifully and gracefully, without a blemish, to the end. It will be remember ed that Presidents Taylor, Polk, and others, read their ad dresses from the manuscript. When he came to that part of his address whi c h related to the protection of American citizens abroad, he turned face to face with Mr. Fillm9r and the diplomatic corps and laid down the law with thrilling emphasis, and when he again turned to the mass of the people in front occupying the vast square below, they shouted with delight, and every man of the 50,000 in the streets declared that 'Pierce is the man for the times.'" On the conclusion of the ceremonies the President was escorted to the White House, where he held a kind of levee. The proceedings of the day closed with a private dinner at the White House. Ex- President Fillmore quietly returned to the apart ments in the hotel where President Pierce had resided. A further depression is reported in the New York stock market, with no indicatiOns of a favourable change. Money in improved demand ; first class business paper was quoted at 7 per cent. Exchange dull and lower. Bills on London, 1094 to 1091; Paris, 5 131 to 5 12i • Amsterdam, 41 to 41i • Bremen, 80k to 80i : Hamburgh, 365. to 36i.. dotton in good demand, at an advance of ±c. per lb. The market closed with a quiet ap pearance. Sales for the three days amounted to 8,800 bales. Flour dull, at a decline of 124 c. to 18c. per barrel. A large number of speculative lots had been forced on the market, which caused the decline. The wheat market was unsettled, at prices in favour of the buyer. Indian corn in fair demand, with a good supply. Sales of 104,000 bushels had been made, at 624 to 63 for inferior to 634 for sound white and yellow. Pork dull, at 16i dols. to 17 dols. for mess, and 15 dols. for prime. Beef dull, at 12 dols. to 14 dols. for city mess, to fii dors. to 6i- dols. for prime. Butter, cheese, and lard without alteration. Scotch pig iron in good demand, at 35 dols. per ton on the spot, to 37 dols. 50c. in second hands, cash, to 40 dols. per ton, six months. Freights to London.—Tobacco, 30s. per hhd. ; flour, 2s. 9d. per barrel ; measurement goods, 255. to 30s. per ton. SOUTH AMERICA. The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Teviot, Captain C. H. Onslow, with the Brazilian mails, in charge of Lieutenant P. Rainier, RN., Admi ralty agent, arrived at Southampton yesterday afternoon at 4.30. On her route home the Teviot experienced a continuance of strong head winds, with heavy swell. The Teviot brings mails from the following places, to which the latest dates are affixed :—Bue nos Ayres, Feb. 2 ; Monte Video, 4 ; Rio Janeiro, 15 ; Bahia, 19 ; Pernambuco, 22 ; St. Vincent, March 2 ; Teneriffe, 7 ; Madeira, 9 ; Lisbon, 12. Left at Lisbon 40 passengers ; landed at South ampton 46 ditto. On freight the Teviot brings 124 serons cochineal, 205 barrels tapioca, 101 packages of sundries, 396 boxes of oranges, 3 boxes of gold, 1 box of old silver, 6 packages of diamonds. Movements of her Majesty's Ships.—At Rio, her Majesty's ship Sharpshooter ; her Majesty's ship Crescent ; and her Majesty's ship Trident. At Bahia, her Majesty's bri g E x p ress . At Li s b on , her Majesty's ship Inflexible. Royal mail steam-packet Prince ;ailed for Monte Video 13th February. Peninsular and Oriental steamer Tagus sailed from Lisbon for Cadiz 12th March, passed Royal mail steamer Severn at sea 13th March, lat. 42 10 N., long. 9 46 W. On the 29th of January Henry Scruthern, Esq., British Minister at Rio, died of yellow fever. The weather at Rio was close and sultry; cases of yellow fever were daily occurring, though perhaps slightly on the decrease. After leaving Rio, the yellow fever broke out on board the Teviot • there were about 20 cases, three of which proved fatal, on the 26th aid 27th, Wil liam Bennett, C.T. ; Alfred Carter, C.T. ; and Henry Austin, scullion. At - Teneriffe the cochineal cultivation is rapidly progressing. Very large quantities, it is expected, will be shipped next season. The waste at the pre sent time in collecting and preparing is 20 per cent., which will be ultimately improved. From Buenos Ayres we have received news by the Teviot to the 2d of February. The city was still in a state of siege, several actions had taken place, and much blood had been shed. On the Ist of January a detachment of the once famous Blanderguez had to be dislodged from the Convalescencia at the point of the bayonet. The houses and fences along the Barraca road afforded vast facilities and protection to the enemy. On reaching the bridge two chains interfered, with two pieces of artillery, that swept the narrow approach. The besiegers abandoned a position that placed every odds in their favour, retreating in utter con fusion to the fortified entrenchments. Several boxes of arms and ammunition, 150 head of cattle, and 200 horses were captured. On the Bth the lieges were aroused in the morn ing by a rather brisker skirmish than usual to the north-west of the city. It appears that Clavero had meditated an attack on the parque de artilleries, but was deterred by the warmth and cordiality of his reception. The noise of fire-arms, intermingled with the Indian yells of the invaders, had rather a picturesque effect heard at a distance. Two of the besiegers contrived to escape inside, and pre sented themselves to the G overnmen t. No casualty on the town side. A communication from the south announces that on the 9th of January the forces of Colonel Don Pedro Rosas y Belgrano and Don Augustin Acosta were on march, to the number of 6,000 or 7,000, upon the Salado, 40 leagues from Buenos Ayres. A decree had passed providing that the custom house shall be opened every day from eight a.m. to twelve, holidays included, for the general re ceipt and dispatch of merchandise. It comes into effect on Monday, the 17th, and will continue in this restricted form till further notice. On the 22d of January, at the pass of San Gre gorio, in the river Salado, the divisions of Colonel Rosas y Belgrano, mentioned above, suffered a rout rather than a defeat, their gallant leader fall ing into the hand of his opponents. His personal safety was a matter of much anxiety. Admiral Henderson, Commodore M'Keever, and others, had gone to intercede in his behalf, but with what suc cess was not known when the Teviot sailed. The Buenos Ayres British Packet of January 29, says---' There are at least 50,000 messengers of fate' loaded and primed, and the first act of indignity or violence to the persons or property of neutral residents, or unarmed or defenceless families, whether native or foreign, would be the knell of destiny to the invaders." It was reported that Bustos, and Olmos, and Costa had memorialised Lagos, to the effect that they would have nothing to do with the compact of San Nicholas, the Supreme Director, or the Con gress now sitting at Santa Fe. The capital has put itself into an excellent state of defence against the besiegers. Business at Buenos Ayres, as a matter of course, was almost suspended. Two sons of the commander-in-chief had fallen into the hands of Lagos, and been kept in strict surveillance at his head-quarters, near San Jose de Flores. Her Britannic Majesty's Consul, M. T. Hood, Esq., volunteered his friendly offices as mediator with the besieging chief, and repaired in person to the head-quarters at San Jose de Flores, to endeavour to obtain their liberation. He was unsuccessful, but afterwards the French admiral interfered, and the youths were restored to their parents. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchater Quardiam of yesterday.) MANCHESTER, March 15.--The receipts of the week, ending March 2d, at all the American ports were 131,000 bales, against 126,000 (the largest of last season) in the corresponding week of last year ; and the total receipts, 2,326,000 against 1,791,000. The next week, it is said, will exhibit a falling off of 12,000 to 15,000 bales. The week's shipments to Great Britain were only 30,000 against 57,000. Prices were steadier. It is evident that they were depending very much upon accounts from Liverpool. On Saturday, our market was exceedingly depressed in its whole tone ; and it seemed highly probable that the prices of yarns and goods would undergo a still fur ther decline. The transatlantic accounts have, how ever, produced an impression that a further fall is per haps for the present interrupted. We have conse quently had a more cheerful feeling, with more offers from buyers, at last week's lowest prices, which, how ever, the producers of yarns and goods have not, in general, been inclined to accept. This much is certain, buyers might have supplied themselves on somewhat easier terms at the latter end of last week, especially in yarns, than they have been enabled to do to-day ; but sellers cannot obtain a positive advance upon their pre vious quotations. No. 40's mule twist and 20's water show the most improvement. Offers have been made for fair quantities of India and China shirtings, but at prices which have not been accepted. In domestics there is rather more doing. - - - ROCHDALE, March 14.—To-day we have had little change in the market from that of the preceding Mon day, either in price or demand. The demand for wool is very steady, and prices continue to advance slowly. HALIFAX, March 12.—There is no noticeable change to-day in the state of trade. Our piece hall has been very thinly attended, and but few goods of any sort have changed hands. Yarn is again higher, but the ad vance is not equal to that on the raw material. Al though the spinners purchase sparingly, and only t o meet immediate needs, wool continues to rise, partly owing to increasing scarcity and partly to speculative sales. _ _ HUDDERSFIELD, March 15.—Our market continues brisk, but as manufacturers have nothing to sell, busi ness is done very quietly, goods being delivered direct to order. The cloth hall is nearly deserted of goods, and most of the private " shops" in the neighbourhood are quite empty. Manufacturers are fully employed, and if more hands could be got, could find customers for the extra quantity of goods. The tendency in price is upwards in most seasonable fabrics, as fancies of new patterns and light goods generally, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WARWICK AND LEAMINGTON SPRING MEETING. WEDNESDAY. DEBDALS STAKES of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added, for horses that have been regularly and fairly hunted with the Warwickshire, Atherstone, Pytchley, or Mr. Drake's hounds, at least six times since the Ist of January, 1853, gentleman riders, 12st each ; winners once in 1852 or 1853 to carry 51b, twice 71b, and three times 101 b extra ; half bred horses allowed 71b ; the the winner to pay 5 sovs. to the fund. Two miles. Mr. Lucy's Tipperary Boy, aged, 12st...(Capt. Lane) 1 Mr. Sheldon's The Miner, aged, list 7 (h' b) (Mr. Stretton) 2 Mr. J. Little's The Macaw, 5 yrs, 12st (Mr. Hawkes) 3 Mr. B. J. Angell's Varnish, aged, list 71b (h b) . _ (Mr. Jennings) 0 Captain Thornton's Minna, aged, list 71b (h b) (Capt. Little) 0 Mr. Pottinger's Harkover, aged, 12st (Owner) 0 HANDICAP PLATE of 50 sovs., for all ages T.Y.C. Mr. Nicholl's Catherina, 4 yrs, Est 91b (Wells) 1 Mr. Adkin's Heroine, aged, Bst 51b (Thick) 2 Mr. J. D. Shafto's King of Troy, 4 yrs, 7st 61b (Charlton) 3 Mr. Cartwright's The Fawn, 6 yrs, 7st 51b (Wakefield) 0 Mr. J. Barnard's Lady Isabel, 4 yrs ' 7st (A. Arthur) 0 Mr. Isaac Day's g by Id as , d am by Shakspeare, 4 yrs, 7st (Crouch) 0 Mr. A. Bartley's Battery, 3 yrs, 6st 41b (011iver, jn.) 0 Mr. Thirlby's Black Jack, 3 yrs, sst 111 b (Ashman) 0 TWO-YEAR OLD STAKES of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 7lb • fillies, Bst 4lb ; the winner to pay 10 sovs. to the fund and 5 sovs. to the starter. Five furlongs. Mr. Bignell's The First Lord, Bst 71b (Denman) 1 Mr. J. Adkin's Contender, Bst 71b (Thick) 2 Lord Clifden's Oleaster, Bst 71b (Flatman) 8 GREAT WARWICKSHIRE HANDICAP of 20 sovs. each, 10ft, and only sif declared, &c., with 50 added ; the second horse to receive 20 sous. out of the stakes, and the winner to pay 15 sovs. towards expenses. Two miles. Mr. John Osborne's Little Davie, 4 yrs, Est 61b (Carroll) 1 Mr. D. Lane's Conmore, 4 yrs, 7st 51b (G. E. Sharpe) 2 Mr. Smith's Harp, 5 yrs, Est 31b (Wells) 3 Mr. Phillips's Le Juif, 5 yrs, 7st 51b (Knott) 0 Lord Clifden's Poodle, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (G. Mann) 0 Mr. E. Phillips's Kohinoor, 4 yrs, 7st (Charlton) 0 Mr. Cooper's Montague, aged, 7st ........... (Crouch) 0 Mr. W. Palmer's Doubt, aged, Est 111 b ...(Ashmall) 0 Mr. T. Dawson's Lerrywhent, 4 yrs; Est 61b(Aldcroft) 0 Mr. Isaac Day's Waterfall, 5 yrs, sst 121 b (Kendall) 0 Mr. Merry's Charming Womau, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b (W. Wilson) 0 Lord Chesterfield's Angelo, 3 yrs, 4st 41b (Comery) 0 Mr. Balfe's Isabella, 6 yrs, Est 101 b (Clements) 0 SWEEPSTAKES of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added ; 3-yr-olds, Bst ; four, 9st 71b ; five, lOst ; six and aged, lOst 41b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 200 sovs. if demanded, &c., and 'allowances if to be sold for less. The winner to be sold imme diately after the race, and the surplus, if any, to go to the fund. One mile. Mr. French's Deceitful, 5 yrs, Bst 91b (701.) . , (Dockeray) 1 Mr. Jenning's Heliotrope, 4 yrs, 7st .. 41b (301.) (01liver, jun.) 2 Mr. W. Goddard's Priam the Third, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (301.) (Charlton) 3 Mr. C. Iliggin's The Gip, 3 yrs, sst 71b (301.) (Kendall) 4 Mr. Hotham's Little-thought-of, 5 yrs, Bst 41b (501.) (Denman) 5 Betting—Even on Deceitful, 2 to 1 agst Priam the Third, 4 to 1 agst Gip, and 5 to 1 agst Heliotrope. Won after a good race with the first three by a head, beating Heliotrope and Priam the Third by a length, the Gip a very bad fourth, and Little-thought-of a worse fifth. G. Sharp weighed for Lady Isabel, but did not go to the post. Run in 1 min. and 59 sec. The winner was sold for 150 guineas. MATCH-50, h ft. Two miles. Mr. G. Hawkes's Milcote, 6 yrs, Bst ...(Whitehouse) 1 Mr. Lucy's Tippe rar y B oy , aged, list 31b...(Captain Lime) 2 Betting-2 to lon Milcote, who won in a canter by 10 lengths. Run in 5 min. 40 sec. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 6 to 1 asst Contentment (taken). CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 agst Trifle (taken). MERTOPOLITAN HANDICAP. 7to 1 agst Contentment (taken). Bto 1 agst Lampedo (taken). DERBY, 20 to 1 agst Ninnyhammer (taken). 20 to 1 agst Honeywood (taken). RACING FIXTURES FOR 1853. The figures within parenthesis denote the number o: days' racing. MARCH. Kiplin Coates (11 .17 I Catterick Bridge (2) 29 Newcastle Spring (2)....23 Northampton (2) 3O Leamington (1) 29 Abergavenny (1) 31 APRIL. Croxton Park (2) 5 York Spring (2) 19 Epsom Spring (1) .. 7 Malton (2) 21 Newmarket Craven (5) ...11 Newmarket F. S. (5) 25 MAY. Chester (4) 3 Redditch (2)... Newmarket Sec Sp (3)-10 Bath (2) Liverpool Hunt (2) 11 Manchester (3) Shrewsbury (2) 11 I Epsom (4).. Edinburgh (2) l2 JU .......15 .........17 .........18 ..........24 Newton (3) 2 Ascot (4) 7 Hampton (2) 15 Beverley, Hull, &c. (2) 15 JU. Bibury (1) ................. 22 Stockbridg e (i) ............ 2 3 Winchester (1)., 24 Newcastle (3) .............. 28 Stamford (2) ............... 19 Nottingham (2) ........... 21 Goodwood (4) .......... .... 26 Newmarket (3) Worcester (2) Carlisle (3) Liverpool (3) Brighton (2) 3 Brighton Club (1) 5 Wolverhampton (3) 8 North Staffordshire (2) 9 Yarmouth (2) 9 1 Reading (2) lO SEPTE ST. York ( ... . l7 Radcliff3) e (3) 22 D Egharn (2) 23 Derby (2) 24 Eccles (3) 29 Lichfield (2) 3O MBER. I Lanark (2) .. . .......... . 22 Manchester Autumn (2)-22 Newmarket F. 0. (3) 27 Northallerton (2) 29 Warwick (2) 6 Pontefract (2) 8 Doncaster (4) 13 Bedford (2) 20 Leicester (2) 21 SHIPPING IN T ELL IGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE —MARCH 16. ENTERED INWARDS. —The Margaret Connall, from Madras ; Isabel, Rouen ; Dispatch, Marans ; Soho, Havre ; Caroline, Rouen ; Patrick Henry, New York ; Triton, Ostend ; Progress, A n t werp ; Batavier, Rotterdam ; Acis, St. Michael's ' • Crescent, Gue rnsey ; Beat i tude, Kavre Madeira Pet, St. Michael's ; Sea Bird, Accra ; West, Ba tavia • Amity, Mauriti us ; Idea, St. Michael's ; Conferen straad, Gothenburg ; Euroclydon, Berdianski ; Brilliant, Caen ; Brankenmoor, New York ; Alert, Nantes ; Wind sor, Callao ; William Fraser, Alexandria ; Henry, Mauri tius ; Helen Douglas, Calcutta ; Richard Cobden, Aveiro ; Jane Greene, Madras ; Rambler, Rouen ; Gilmore, Madras ; Quiver, St. Michael's ; Albion, Boulogne. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Batavier, for Rotterdam • Charlotte, Laun c eston ; Marchioness of 'Lon donderry, gydney ; Egbert, Cape of Good Hope ; George Heinrich, Rio Janeiro ; Mary Ann, Patras ; Juanita, Cadiz and Seville ; Punch, Grenada ; Bruce, Guernsey West, Batavi a; Gu s t av , K on i gs b erg; Albi on , Cherbourg.; CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The City of Lon don, for Dunkirk ; Fyenoord, Rotterdam ; Orestes, Port Adelaide; W. S. Lindsay, Hong Kong ; Vivid, Quebec; Cherbourg ; Speedwell, Ibrail ; Drov D e o r ro , t M he e a l , - b D o a n n tn tz e ic ; ; F s r u an b c e i r s lin ß a i , dl H e a y m , b P ur ortgh.Philip ; Ann a MALTA, March 10.—The Henrique arrived here, 3d inst., from Bahia leaky, and had pumped up sugar. SINGAPORE, Feb. 3.—The .C, and harles,ishennocet feoxrpßecatteadviao,fris;. cornesw t H h o e saii N vEl . d E A. . m p 8 , o 3f in a t re o h f I B s in . lan The Geo rges, from Cherbourg, y, was assisted off last night, ni h ch da w m en ag t e a . shore yesterda MARYPORT, March 15.—The Brunswick, which was driven on the beach, near Drigg, Dec. 24, was towed into the harbour on the 12th March. GRIMSBY, March 15.—Th e Fanny, of Goole, grounded on Theddelthorpe Knowl, M arc h 12, and beat heavily, has since been run on the mud, with four feet of water in her hold. The Robert Sunderland to Goole, which went on shore near Somercote, Jan. 22, has been got off, after hav ing been sold, and brought into the harbour. SAN JUAN FERNANDEZ, Dec. 17.—The Balmoral, from Callao to Queenstown, put in here with starboard bow stove, head and cut-water carried away, and other damage having been in contact with the American barque Frank lin, but has since been repaired, and sided to-day for her destination. NEW YORK, Feb. 28.—Th e N ew O r le ans, f rom Genoa, has arrived here, with bulwarks and stern frame stove and other damage. BOSTON, March 2.—Th e A. H . Ki m b a ll , New Orleans to Philadelphia, put into Key W es t, F e b. 18 , l eaky, and dischargin g , having been in contact with a large ship, sup posed to have been the British Sisters, from Mobile to Liverpool. The Versailles, from London, was assisted in here to-day very leaky, having been on shore. ST. JOHN'S, N. 8., Feb. 26.—The Mary, of Cork, on shore near Montagun, Feb. 9, has been got off and into Rockport, with loss of rudder. The Dovre, Danzig to London, passed the Sound Dec. 7, and has not since been heard of. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Dundee (barque), from Portsmouth, March 3, lat. 47 N., long. 8 W. The Thomas Green, for Queenstown, Nov. 21, lat. 3 N., long. 84 E. The Bangalore, Penang to London, Jan. 13, lat. 22 N., long. 1 E. The Deborah, Bombay to Liverpool, Jan. 12, lat. 30 S., long. 30 E. The Petrel, Callao to Liverpool, Jan. 27, 1at.26, long. 34. The Templeton, New York to Melbourne, Feb. 28, lat. 33, long. 34. The Byron, Baltimore to Liverpool, March 2, lat. 47 N. The Empire (ship), lat 50 N., long. 14 W. The Houghton (ship), lat. 51 N., long. 11 W. The Elise; Madr as t o Bordeaux, Nov. 19, lat. 7 5., long. 84. The Lucia Maria, Liverpool to Port Philip, Jan. 7, l a t . 20 S., long. 32 W. AUG' IifORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUI IBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED EN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, Miami 12. Zymotic Diseases • 244 Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tvibereular Diseases Di seases of the Brain. Nerves, and Senses 154 Di seases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 67 Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of - Respiration 391 Disea,ses of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of: Digeston 6B Disc ases of the Kiddeys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Mal formations ......... . .................................... 4 Prelnature Birth and'Debility 35 Atr0p h y ..... ................................................. 36 Old Age .........................n........................... 57 5udden........................................................ Violence, Privation, Cold, and I n t emperance 5l Causes not specified 1,436 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES Population Deaths in corre- Deaths Enumerated. sponding week in the Isbl. of 1852.„ W eek . 376,427 . 490,396 . 393,256 485,522 616,635 West Districts ... North Districts ... Central Districts.. East Districts .. South Districts Totals Males Females 2,362,236 1,232 1,436 740 696 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males... Females Total COUNTRY MA.RKE2'S. 1,552 EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET—MARCH 15. There were in the market to-day, 6 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801bs imperial, which sold thus-2 at 1/ 11w ' and 4 at 1110 s. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET- MARCH 15. Supplies of all kinds these last six days again large. Oat straw, from 6s Od to 6s 6d per kemple of 16 stones tron ; wheat do., 6s Od to 7s 6d ; barley do., 4s 6d to 5s 6d. Hay from 9d to lid per stone. DA_LEEITH MEAL MA RKET—MencH 14. There were in the market to-day 90 bags oatmeal, and 13 barleymoal ; sales ready. The top and second prices of oatmeal the same as last week ; barleymeal 6d per bag up ; uo pot-barley in market. Oatmeal, per sack o f 2801b s Fi rs t . S econ d . Thi r d. imperial Barleymeal, per ditto Peasemeal, per ditto Flour, per ditto l—s Od —s Od —s Od Pot-barley, per ditto COAL MARKET—MAacH 16. Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market : s. d. s. cl• Carr's Hartley l6 6 Hetton l9 0 Hasting's Hartley 16 6 Haswell 19 3 Holywell 18 0 Lambtou l9 0 Howard's West Hartley Lumley 17 6 Netherton 16 6 Richmund 17 3 Pelton Main . l5 0 Scarborough 17 6 RavensworthW, Hartley 16 0 Stewart's 19 0 Tanfield Moor l6 0 Whitwell l7 0 Tanfield Moor Butes 16 0 Heugh Hall 15 0 Townley .16 6 Kelloe 15 3 West Hartley 16 6 South Kelloe 18 0 Wall's End, &c. Whitworth 16 6 6 17 0 West Whitworth l6 i! ,16 6 St. Helen's Tees 19 ....16 3 Fothergill's Aberdare 2 3 22 3 2 ..16 3 Wayne's Merthyr 16 91 Halton Lawson Northumberland Pensher Riddell Ships at market 97 j Sold 62. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. VERPOOL—MARCH 16. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been very inanimat e all day, closing flat, and without business. The closing quotations were as follows :—Eastern Counties, 13 1 -16 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 763 ; ditto Fifth shares, 45 do.; Lancashire and Carlisle Third shares, 13i prem. ; London ard. North Western, 119 j ; Manchester Sheffield, and Lincoln, 30 ; Midland, 76 ;~ Newry and Warrenpcin„t , North British, 9 ; South Eastern and Dover, 23i " x and North Midland, 29i ; St. Helen's Railway and Cana& 6 per cent., 334 ; Dutch Rhenish, 2 dis. MANCHESTER—MeIton 16. • STOCK EXCHANGE.—There w as n o t mach l, business, and prices were r a th er l ower . Sh e ffi e ld s , ; ditto Prell 10 15-16 ; Dov ers , 23 9-16 ; L ee d s, 77 ; Midlands, 76J London stock, 1194 ; Leeds Fifths, 4i n. d. BIRMINGHAM, MARCH 16. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was more inquiry after stock in this market to-day, but there was very little offering• Shropshire Unions were done at 3 1-16. LEEDS—MAR Er 16. STOOL EXCHANGE. —Prices are without any material variation to-days but very little is doing, and on the whole the share market was somewhat weaker. Lancashire ..a Yorkshires were done at 77 ez div. ; York and Ncr th North Midlands at 294. SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent front the General rost-oi by the night— an d Mby the morning —dispatch.] COUNTRIES. Day when made up From what W hen in General Post- Fort due in Office, London. Dispatched. Engla nd. Am erica(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool ... E a ch Mon. America (by United Sts. Americapache (b t).; UStates .... ....N March 22 ...... Liverpool ... Arriv ed ton Bloc h 26 packet) March 16........ Southamp Australia (via South ampton) .......... M 4th of May ...... Southampton Pril 4 , • Ditto (via Marseilles) N Bth of May ...... D over Apri l Ditto (via Cape of tioed i Hope) ............N 2d of Ap r il ...... Pl ymou th .. r— lved Africa (West Coast) ..N 23rd of the month. Plymouth .. April 12 Alexandria..........N 8,9, 24, &30of m. Dover •—• • • A l nrch 0 Alexandria.... .... ..M 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton March _., 2 .., Bahamas ... M 2nd of the m on th S ou th am pton ;Ist of ua , Belgium ............N Daily .... D over waily Brazil ...... .• • . ..M 9th of the month.. Southampton'Arriviecf Buenos Ayres M 9th of the month.. Southampton IA rriv Cape of Good Hone ..N 14th o f t h e month Plymouth .. March '2O Cape of Good Hope —l4 2n4 of April .• Plymouth .. March 30 Cape de Verds ...N 14th of the month. Plym ou th .. March 26 Ceylon (see India) Ceylon ..............N 14th o f th e mon th Pl ymou th .. Mardi 26 .4. Channel Isles ....N Mon ~Wed.,BcFrid. Sovthampton Tu.Ti l • i 6. Chi 11.... ..M id & 17th of month Southa m pt o n March China (see India) Constantinople ......N 7,8,17,24,&27 of m. D0ver...... March ‘. 5 , 13 , Constantinople .... .. M 4th 8c 20th of mon. Southampton March :1 1 ' 3 ,. tiont. of Europe P& N Twice daily Dover Twie ed Egypt (see India) „", OS' France ........ M 8c N Twice daily Dover .. •• •• Twi , t 16 Gibraltar .... ••••.. M 4,7, 17, 20, 27 of m. South amptoniMar— Greece (see India) Greytown .. •• • . 31 2nd & 17th of mon . SoutbamptonlMar ,11 16 Flamburgh . • ....N Tu es d ay & Friday London .....ITaes. SAL flavannah .• • ... M 2nd of the month Southampton!APril Holland ............ M Wednesday & Sat. London Mon. T ho Honduras ..........M 17th of the month. Southampton Math 2 lilronendliaiaann(dvilsup.l.e.so.u(.ts.let.aen. I n t & . d ) iaN 3f ) 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton Ma r _f . p. d - India (via Marseilles)M Bth& 24th of month Dover ...... Ar" v Madeira Li3bon. ..... 7,9, 17, & 27 of m. Southampton Arri ved , 2 9 3 th rd o o f f Madeira ............ Twice daily ...... Holyhead Twicedailf . N the month h th P So ly n in th o am utk pto . n . I p rri rii ve‘-' l2 Malta (see India) Malta N 7,17,19,27, 30 of m. Dover March 18 Mauritius (see India) Mauritius .... • . ....N 14th of the month Plymouth .•March 26 Mexico , .........M 2nd of the m on th. Southampton let of 00, Naples.. ..... ........N sth Ihth2sthofmo n. Dover .....• March 16 93 New Granada 2d & 17th of month Southampton hlan`,,, New Zealand .. .. By private ship .. Vario us ports I7ncer Papal States ........N s thlbth2sthofrnon. Dover arch Peninsula .......... M 'thl7th27thofinon Southampton March I f: Peru •.. • ..... ..M 75 & 17th of mon Southampton MW JI „ 2 6 Port Natal ..........N 14th of th e mont h Pl ymout h .. Mar c , — 2 2 Sicily . N sthl , th2sthofmon, Dover ...... 2 2 Tuscany ............N thlsth2sthofmon. Dover 16 Venezuela ..........M 2d & 17th o f mon th S ou th amp t on M ai "" Van Diemen's Land (see Australia) At 16 West Indies 2d & 17th of month Southampton Mar— THE DEATH OF A GLIITTON.—Last eve n i n g Mr. Bre nt held an inquest at the Royal Oak, Circus-street, Ne w ; road, on James Good, a shoemaker, aged 57. L as i Saturday night deceased returned home intoxicated, an sat down to supper, of which he partook very heartilf• After which he attempted, as an act of braggidocio, swallow a piece of beef two inches long, which stuck fast in the throat, and choked the unfortunate man 10: fore medical aid could be procured. Verdict, "Ma' dental Death." BIRTHS. OF A sox. On the 13th inst., at Murrayfield, the wife of Captei ll Bower, R.N. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 11th inst., at Prestonfield, Lady Dick Cunyngh sl33. On the 13th inst., at the Bridge-house, Bolton-le-Al ooB ' the wife of Captain W. L. Ingall, 62d Regiment. MARRIED. On the 12th inst., at Carrighrohan-church, by the B 8 T. M. Stodder, D.D., James Orton, E sq ., o f 4 , The ger mitage," St. Margaret's Bay, Kent, to Julia, eldest daug hter of Major N. Colthurst Brabazon, of Leemount, county 0' Cork. On the 12th inst., at St. John's, Hampstead, G. B. F. Viner, Esq., Springfield, Canada West, to Charlo tte Finden, elder daughter of Th omas Cope, Esq. , West -end, Hampstead. I ED. On the 14th inst., in Con D naught-square, W. F. Johnse n ' Esq., aged 71. On the 10th inst., aged 69 years, William Hodson,E s q'' of Copmanthorpe, near York. At Kennington, Surrey, on the 27th nit., John Maeclueel?' Esq , of Poto s i e , Jamaic a and formerly o f the 9th Be ment of Light Dragoons, in the 67th year of his fi . ge ,vif • e o f th On the 14th i nst., at Dover, Maria Jacoba, e Lieutenant - C o l one l Smart, late of the corps of IWY-- Engineers. • 14 On the 14th i nst., at 23, Compton-terrace, lelingt° Sophia, fourth daughter of Thomas Southey, Esq• • k On the 14th inst., at Shepperton, Middlesex, Fred eric Winch, E sq ., aged 48. Onlpe ad, agedentl.srtohinst. 7 inst., John . Cook, Esq., Portland - t erse New_..e) Losi)oN : Printed and Published by Al URDO YOUN2, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 114 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county Middlesex, Thursday, March X 7,1853, THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 17, 1853.