The Sun. — London, England, 1853-04-07 00:00:00

fourtt Xbition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. EPSOM RACES. (THIS DAY.) (EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CIT AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP. DECIDING RACE. Ethelbert Pancake THE RAILWAY PLATE. Narcissus Chilton Nine ran. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS EVENING.) The LORD-CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 5 o'clock. The LORD-CHANCELLOR presented a petition from Birmingham, in favour of the Registration of As surances Bill. The Bishop of LONDON presented petitions from the parish of St. James's and other places, against the open ing of the Crystal Palace on Sundays, also petitions against the admission of Jews into Parliament. Lord St. LEONARDS presented a petition from the barristers and solicitors of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, against the Registration of Assurances Bill. The Archbishop of YORK presented a petition against the admission of Jews into Parliament. The Earl of MALMESBURY presented a petition from Stockton, against the admission of Jews into Par liament. The Earl of ENNISKILLEN presented petitions from Fermanagh to the same effect. THE BIRTH OF A PRICE. The Earl of ABERDEEN said that in consequence of the happy event which had taken place this day, he was desirous of moving an address of congratulation to her Majesty, expressing on the part of their Lordships' house those feelings of devotion which her Majesty was so well entitled to receive. Persuasion was not neces sary to inice their lordships t o concur i n s uch an ad dress, ande should only be doing that which would be unbecoming to their lordships' house if he endeavoured to use any expressions of any sort for that purpose. The noble earl concluded by moving that an humble ad dress be presented to her Majesty, congratulating her on the birth of another prince, and assuring her that any addition to her domestic happiness affords the highest satisfaction to the House of Lords. The Earl of MALMESBURY seconded the motion. Agreed to. SIR ROBERT ADAIR AND THE COURT OF RUSSIA. Lord CAMPBELL, after alluding to a, statement which he had made on Monday night in the course of his remarks on the late deputation from the city of Lon don to the Emperor Napoleon, said that he had received a letter, which the noble and learned lord read, denying that he had ever been accredited by Mr. Fox or any parties in this country to make any representations to the Empress at St. Petersburgh. The Earl of ALBEMARLE thanked the noble and learned lord for this public vindication of his octogenarian kinsman, who, he said, felt he had for 60 years been la bouring under misrepresentations on this point. GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH BILL. On the motion of the Duke of ARGYLE the report on this bill was brought up and agreed to. THE EAST INDIA COMPANY'S CHARTER. The Earl of HARROWBY presented a petition from 7,000 native inhabitants of Calcutta and the Presi dency of Bengal of various religions on the subject of the renewal of the East India Company's Charter. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. ELECTION COMMITTEES. The members of the Dartmouth and Leicester Elec tion Committees were called to the table and sworn, and appointed to sit to-morrow, at 12 o'clock. TAUNTON ELECTION. The Taunton Election Committee was called to the table and sworn, and appointed to sit to-morrow at one o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. PETITIONS. Mr. HINDLEY presented a petition from Lanca shire against the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sun days. . Several petitions were presented to the same effect by other hon. members. Sir J. ANDERSON presented a petition from Glas gow against the Scotch University Tests. _ _ _ Sir bE LACY EVANS presented a petition from the working men of Westminster in favour of the Combina tion of Workmen Bill. Mr. TUFNELL presented a petition from Rye, pray ing that the writ for that borough be immediately issued. The hon. member gave notice that on this day week he would move the issuing of the writ. Several petitions were presented against the admission of Jews into Parliament. Mr. FITZROY presented petitions from Lewes, Barn staple, and other places, in favour of extending the jurisdiction of county courts in cases of bankruptcy. Mr. COWAN presented a petition from Linlithgow and - Edinburgh against the Scotch University Tests. Mr EWAlit presented a petition from Dumfries against the clause in the Public Houses (Scotland) Bill, prohibit. ing the sale of spirituous liquors by grocers. Mr. COBDEN presented a petition from Lancashire, in favour of county financial boards. Sir J. TROL LOPE presented a petition from growers of corn in Surrey, praying for some reform in the mode a ascertaining the averages of the price of grain. Mr. HUME presented a petition from the shipwrights of London in favour of the Combination of Workmen Bill. lgr. RICARDS presented a petition from the Staf fordshire Potteries, praying for the abolition of the mi litia. FLOGGING IN THE NAVY. On the motion of Mr. HUME, a return was agreed to of the number of persons flogged in the Navy since 1847. ACCIDENTS IN COAL MINES. In reply to Mr. HUTCHINGS, Mr. FITZROY said the Government would have no objection to the re-appointment of the committee on accidents in mines, but just now two of the inspectors of mines had obtained leave to visit France, in order to ascertain the means adopted in those countries for the prevention of such accidents, and it would be more convenient if the hon. member postponed his mo tion until their return. Mr. HUTCHINGS said he would consent to that course. QUARANTINE LAWS. In answer to Mr. HUME, Lord J. RUSSELL said the sanitary regulations agreed to by the convention which was held in Paris in 1851 were received by the Secretary of State and referred by him to the Board of Trade. It seemed to them that they were open to very great objections, but they were still under their consideration, with the view of arriving at some regulations which would be useful to all mari time Powers. SIR J. BROOKE. Mr. DRUMMOND said he wished to put a question of some importance to the noble Lord (Lord J. Russell). It was well known that Mr. Hume had for the last two years been in the habit of inserting notices on the paper containing certain allegations and insinua tions against Sir J. Brooke, but as he (Mr. Drummond) had taken every occasion to resist such motions. Mr. Hume had shifted his ground, and he now issued from his house, in Bryanstone-square, libels on the character of that individual, and these had been published at the expense of the Government. Mr. HUME—I deny they were libels. Mr. DRUMMOND—I say they were gross libels. These letters were presented to the house by the sanction of her Majesty, and they accused Sir J. Brooke, a servant of the Crown, of having been guilty of gross and scandal ous falsehoods. Now, he wished to ask why it was that such grave accusations were allowed to be published by the Government against a man, with respect to whom there was no reason to suppose the Sovereign had any ground for departing from the approbation which she had previously expressed of his conduct. (Cheers.) Lord J. RUSSELL said the return of the correspon dence was agreed to after the resignation of the Earl of Derby, and when there was no member of the Govern ment present in the house to give any answer with re spect to its production. When he accepted the seals of the Foreign-office, he found the papers had been pre pared, in pursuance of the address, and his first impres sion was to ask the house to rescind the order which it made—(hear, hear)—but on further consideration he thought it was better that the correspondence should be produced. He accordingly presented the return to the house. He must say, however, that the course which had thus been fallen into was a very inconvenient one, and he trusted the house would not agree to any further motion for the production of this correspondence, which in fact consisted of long letters from the hon. member for Montrose to the Secretary of State, containin g accusa tions, which he might very well put into a speech in the house. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HUME hoped he might be allowed to explain. All these papers had been laid before the house in re gular order. It was only fair that when a paper was printed which applied to a letter not before the house, that the letter itself should be produced ; but he had made charges against Sir James Brooke, which Sir James Brooke shrunk;from, and if the house would only grant a committee of inquiry, he would give them. Mr. HENRY DRUMMOND wished now to ask Lord John Russell, whether the Government have re ceived the accounts of the breaking out of the Dyaks in acts of piracy, on the 3d day of February, in Sakarran, under the command of the pirate Rentab, who unfortu nately escaped in the action with Captain Farquhar; the forcible coming out of a balla (or assemblage for Warlike purposes), in war vessels (bangongs) ; and the attacking the forts at the mouths of the rivers Sakarran and Rejang, by which Mr. Lee and many persons with him lost their lives ; again rendering insecure to mercan tile interests the whole coast of Borneo. Lord J. RUSSELL said such information had been received at the Foreign-office, and Lord Clarendon was now moving in the matter. Mr. HUME said these acts of piracy were provoked by Sir James Brooke himself. PILOTAGE BILL. In reply to Mr. DEEDES, Mr. CARDWELL said he hoped he should be able to proceed with the Pilotage Bill, but it would not be brought in at a late hour. SHERIFF'S COURT (SCOTLAND) BILL. In reply to Mr. COWAN, The LORD ADVOCATE said he proposed to send the bill to a select committee. THE ADMIRALTY BOARD. Sir B. HALL said he should place his motion relative to the Admiralty on the table to-morrow. He wished to know whether there were any minutes at the Admi ralty touching the promotions referred to in the paper relating to the Chatham election, and if so, would there be any objection to produce them ? Sir J. GRAHAM said he had made inquiry into this matter, and found that there were no such minute ; but there was an original notification in existence from the Surveyor of the Dockyard, relative to the promotion of Master Smith. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 7, 1853. PILOTAGE CHARGES. Mr. HOME moved for copies of Schedule List of the several rates of pilotage charged by the pilots under the Trinity-house, Deptford Strond, and the pilots under the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports ; together with the existing regulations and orders, by each of these depart ments, for the instruction and information of the ship owners. Agreed to. ACCOUCHEMENT OF HER MAJESTY. Lord J. RUSSELL said, before they proceeded to the ordinary business of the day, he was sure the house would be anxious to congratulate her Majesty upon the birth of another Prince. Relying upon the feelings of loyalty and attachment which the house had always evinced towards the throne it would be unnecs sary for him to preface the motion he was about to make with any remarks, and therefore without further comment he would at once move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, congratulating her Majesty upon the birth of another Prince, and assuring her Ma jesty that it always afforded the greatest satisfaction to the house to see her Majesty's domestic happiness pro moted. Mr. DISRAELI had great pleasure in seconding the motion. The feellings of loyalty and attachment which the house felt for the Crown rendered the motion almost one as a matter of course. These feelings were also participated in by the country and they arise from a feeling that with the royal house of these realms were associated the best interests of the land. (Cheers.) The motion was then carried amidst loud cheers. PUBLIC EDUCATION. Lord J. RUSSELL brought in the Government Education Bill, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow fortnight. CAMBRIDGE ELECTION. Mr. V. SMITH moved an address to the Crown for a commission to inquire into corrupt practices at elections at Cambridge :—Graham Wilmore, Esq., Q.C., George Boden, Esq., and Thomas Tower, Esq., Commissioners. The hon. member details the heads o the evidence of bribery as it came out before the committee, and ex plained that the principal agents employed in the acts of bribery belonged to the fair sex. (A laugh.) There could be no doubt that a reckless system of corruption prevailed at the last election for Cambridge. The bribery which took place was not only systetnafic but also extensive, and it would seem that the only value which the freemen and male electors of Cambridge at tached to the franchise, was the amount of money which their votes would bring them, and nothing like prin ciple or party was ever thought of. He therefore felt bound, as chairman of the committee, to move for this commission and he hoped the house would expe rience no difficulty in agreeing to it. At the same time, however, he ought to state his opinion that the law of agency required extensive alterations and amendments, and he thought it would shortly be the duty of the house to take that question into its most serious consideration. The motion was agreed to without discussion. CONSOLIDATED ANNUITIES. Mr. MOORE then rose to move, that in the opinion of this house, it is the duty of her Majesty's Govern ment forthwith to take into consideration the Irish Con solidated Annuities, in order to effect a more equitable settlement of the claims for which those annuities were granted, by remitting the amount charged on account of the Labour Rate Acts, 9 and 10 Vic., c. 107, and 10 and 11 Vic., 87, whilst the repayment of the workhouse loans, the advances for temporary relief, Act 10 Vic., c. 7, the advances for public works, under the Acts 1 Vic., c. 21, and 9 Vic., c. 1, and for the aid of the distressed districts, under the Act 13 Vic., c. 14, are fully pro vided for. He came before the hou-e to ask them to consider a question which deeply affected the whole people of Ireland. This was entirely a matter of facts and details not of principle, and it would be for the house to decide whether it was not due to Ireland that these anomalies should be remitted as an act of justice: He did not ask for it on any other ground, and he trusted, therefore, that both sides of the house, and members of all parties, were ready to give the question a fair and impartial con sideration. It had been once investigated by a commit tee of the house, composed of all shades of opinion, and the unanimous recommendation of that was to abolish this objectionable tax. The committee thoroughly stud;ed the whole subject, they took evidence upon it collected from all part of Ireland, and given by persons who were entitled to confidence and respect, and the unanimous resolution which they arrived at was that which he had just stated. Nothing was left undone, nor was any point withheld from the committee which could have induced the committee to come to a different conclusion. (Hear, hear.) He should be sorry to argue that the house ought to be bound by the decision of any committee ; but this was an ex ceptional ease to the ordinary rule. The country went with the committee in their recommendation, and since this tax was grossly unjust, besides being highly ob noxious to the feelings of Ireland, it was the duty of the house to adopt it. Common sense and sound policy were like in favour of the remission of the tax, and he hoped the house would have no hesitation in passing the motion. Ireland had never refused to dis charge her just debts or to repay advances that had been made to her as:grants ; but she had no right to pay this tax, and it would be an act of policy as well as gene- rosity to relieve her from it. (LEFT SPEAKING.) CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT (THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Erle.) MURDER. Thomas Mackett, 30, described as a labourer, who was remanded from the last sessions, was indioted for the wilful murder of Eliza Lee. Mr. Bodkin conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Parry appeared for the prisoner. The facts of the case are already familiar to the public. The prisoner is by business a mason, and it appeared that he and the young woman with whose murder he was accused, had lived together as man and wife. He subsequently married another woman, and seemed anxi ous to break off the first connection he had formed. The murder of the deceased was said to have been caused by his thrusting her into the Regent's Canal at a late hour on the night of the 31st of January last. The prisoner is a strongly-built man, of rather tall stature. He was dressed in a white flannel jacket, and listened to the opening address of counsel and the evidence with great attention, exhibiting every now and then considerable restless anxiety. Mr. Bodkin, having stated at some length the facts of the case, proceeded to call the following evidence. Wm. Lee, a labouring man, said he was the father of Eliza Lee, the deceased. He last saw her alive on Monday, the 31st of January, at half-past seven in the morning. He knew the prisoner well. He and his daughter had lived on intimate terms, but they had been separated five or six months. He saw the body of his daughter about half-past twelve on Monday night. On the Monday and the Sunday she was in her best health and spirits. Cross-examined by Mr. Parry. She was a girl who enjoyed a good flow:of spirits. She used to come and dine with him every Sunday. Witness's wife gave her on Monday morning a half-sovereign to get some things out of pawn which had been pledged by her and the de ceased in the Tottenham-court-road. He could not say that his daughter had ever been tipsy ; she used some times to take a little when she went out marketing. Eliza Lee, the mother, (aid the deceased and the pri soner have lived together five or six years. She slept at my house on Sunday night, and I last saw her on Monday morning at half-past nine, when she left my house. I gave her the half-sovereign to redeem some blue merino and to buy some lining and trimming, in order to make it up for my youngest child. I never saw her alive again. I saw her dead body at St. Pancras workhouse. She got her living by going out to work and by ironing. The article produced is similar to that which was pledged ; it had been in pawn about eleven months. Cross-examined—l have never seen my daughter in toxicated. She was very spirited, and was subject to hysterics ; they were crying hysterics. She was full of spirits and life. She was always happy, poor thing. When she left she said she would be back in half-an hour, if she was not detained in the shop. Re-examined—The merino was pawned for 3s. Sarah Hermitage examined—My husband is a labourer; he is an acquaintance of the prisoner. The prisoner is a mason's labourer. I knew him when he and the deceased lived together. I saw the deceased last on Monday, the 31st January, in the Hampstead. road about half-past 11 in the morning. She was alone and carried a parcel. She showed me the contents of the parcel. In consequence of something she said to me about the prisoner, I went with her to Kensington. We did not see him there ; we then went to Margaret street, Oxford•street, where he was at work. We then saw him. Some conversation passed between him and the deceased ; but I did not hear it. He then came out with a basket under his arm, and went with us to a public-house close by. He called for a pint of beer. At that house he told Eliza that he was married. She said she did not believe it. He said, " I am, so help me God." She observed she would not believe it unless he showed her the certificate. We then proceeded to another public-house in the New-road. We had there another pint of porter, for which the deceased paid. We next went to the Southampton Arms in the same road, and had some gin. We left there at half-past seven, and went to my lodgings in Pratt street. My husband came in about ten minutes past nine. We there had some bear and tea. The deceased was very cheerful throughout the whole day. I did not notice any change in her manner after he told her he was married. At my lodgings the deceased said, " Let ug have a song." My husband objected as it was getting late, but she said she would sing, and she did so. They left my house about a quarter past ten. She took the parcel with her. The prisoner also carried away his basket. Cross-examined—They were on the best terms when they went away at a quarter past ten. I had known the prisoner and the deceased six or seven years. The song she sang at my lodgings was a sentimental one— "As I Wandered by the Brook." It was a foggy dark night when they left—you could hardly see your hand before you. Knew the deceased occasionally got intoxi cated. Henry Kempson examined—My father keeps the Vic toria public-house in the Mornington-road, Cambden ' town. I recollect seeing the prisoner and a female com ing to the bar, and having a quartern of gin to drink about half-past 10 on the Monday night. I had seen both the women and the prisoner before. I believe they were sober. On the same night between 12 and 1, I saw the dead body of a female at the Regalia public house. I believe it was the body of the woman whom I had seen shortly before at our bar. Henry Wilson, pianoforte maker, said he lived on the banks of the canal, and that, on the night in question, he had occasion to go into the garden, at the bottom of which the canal was, about 11 o'clock. He there heard a kind of gurgling sound, as if some one was in the water, and immediately afterwards the feet of a man coming rapidly up the passage which led down to the canal. He appeared to be running fast. The man bad on a flannel jacket and trousers, and had a basket with him. He appeared to be about 5 feet 8 inches. The man said, I think there is a woman thrown herself into the water. Mr. Woolf, the landlord of the Regalia public-house came up and asked the man to go and assist. He said he would, and afterwards witness heard a noise as of several splashes in the water. Mr. Woolf went for a light, and witnei.s waited at the water's edge. The man, who he believed to be the prisoner, did not return with Mr. Woolf, and from something he said he went in search of the prisoner, and followed him down Augusta-street, towards Cumberland-market, where he met a police constable, and they both returned together to the canal, and soon after the body of the deceased was taken out, on the opposite side of the canal by means of a rope with a stone fastened to it, the body was then taken to the Regalia public-house. Samuel Robert Woolf, the landlord of the Regalia, corroborated the last witness as to the finding of the body of the deceased, and to meeting the prisoner in the passage leading from the canal. Police-constable Percival, 116 S, deposed to seeing a man, which he believed to be the prisoner, passing him at the corner of Augusta-street, about 11 o'clock of the night of the 31st of January. The man was dresied in a flannel jacket and trousers, and was coming from the direction of the canal. Charles Bow, 383 S, deposed that in consequence of information he received he went to Eccleston-buildings on the Tuesday morning, where he found the prisoner living ; a woman was sitting in the room with him, whom he represented to witness as his wife, to whom he had been married about a week before. Witness asked him if he knew and had been with a girl named Lee the night before, when the prisoner admitted he had, and asked where she was. Witness said she is now in St. Pancras Workhouse and dead, and you are charged with causing her death by throwing her into the canal. When he told the prisoner the woman was dead the prisoner dropped his head and appeared desponding, and after taking him into custody the prisoner bristled up,Eand said he would soon be able to clear himself. Cross-examined- —There was no difficulty in finding the prisoner. Did not tell him the charge against him when he first spoke to him, but told him he was wanted to erect a scaffold for Mr. Norris, his master. A duplicate was afterwards found of a dress being pawned in East street, Marylebone. Alfred George Gunn, pawnbroker's assistant, proved the pawning of the dress and other articles produced by the female whom the prisoner had stated to be his wife, and which had been identified by the previous wit nesses as being the same dress which the deceased was sent by her mother to take out of pledge on the Monday morning, and the same as shown by the deceased to the witness Hermitage, who accompanied her to find the prisoner on the Monday. Mr. Johnson, surgeon, deposed to being called in to to see the deceased on the night of the 31st of January. She was quite dead at the time he made an examination of her person, but found no appearance of bruises. The post mortem examination did not account for death ex cept from drowning. Several other witnesses were called. At the close of the case for the prosecution, Mr. Parry addressed the jury for the prisoner. The case was proceeding when our report left. NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED ON RAILWAYS. It appears from a return just -issued that the number of persons employed on railways in England and Wales at the end of June, 1852, on 5,4331 miles open for traf fic, having 1,790 stations, was 55,331 ; and for the cor responding period of 1851, on 5,200 miles of railway, having 1,669 stations, was 51,979 persons, showing an increase of 3,352 persons, 233 miles, and 171 stations. The number of persons employed on railways in Scot land at the above date on 961/ miles of railways open for traffic, having 311 stations, was 8,271 ; and in June, 1851, on 9601 miles of railway, having 304 stations, 8,107, showing an increase of 164 persons and 7 stations. The number of persons employed on rail ways open for traffic in Ireland at the end of June 1852, on 6808 miles of railway, having 152 stations, was 3,999; and at the same period in 1851, on 5374 miles of railway and 134 stations, was 3,477, showing an increase of 522 persons, 43 miles, and 18 stations. The total number of persons employed on 7,075/ miles of railway, open for traffic in the United Kingdom, having 2,253 sta tions, was 67,601 ; and in June, 1851, on 6,6981 miles of railway, and 2,107 stations, was 63,563, showing an increase of 2,778 miles in the length open, 146 in the number of stations, and 4,038 in number of per sons employed. At the end of June, 1852, the number of secretaries, or managers, employed on railways open for traffic was 176, of treasurers 30, engineers 138, superintendents 317, storekeepers 131, accountants of cashiers 146, inspectors or timekeeper 654, station. masters 1,704, draughtsmen 119, clerks 5,418, foremen 865, engine-drivers 2,397, assistant engine-driver or firemen 2,460, guards or breaksmen 2,257, artificers 13,878, switchmen 1,605, gatekeepers 2,088, policemen or watchmen 1,567, porters or messengers 10,434, plate laters 4,909, labourers 13,682, miscellaneous employment 2,626-total, as above, 67,601. The average number of persons employed per mile was 9.55, and per station 30. The number of persons employed on railways not open for traffic in England and Wales at the end of June, 1852, was 25,393, the length of line in course of construction was 575 miles, and neither open nor in course of construction 2,7021 miles, making the length of line authorised but not open at the end of June, 1852, 3,2771 miles. The number of persons em ployed on railways in Scotland not open at that date was 128, the length of line in course of construction 231 miles, and neither open nor in course of construction 6961 miles, making the total length authorised but not open 7204 miles. The number of persons employed on railways not open in Ireland was 10,414, the length of line in course of construction was 1394 miles, and neither open nor in course of construction 6711 miles, making the length authorised but not open 8101 miles. The total number of persons employed on railways not open in the United Kingdom at the end of June, 1852, was 35,935, being 7,003 less than at the end of June, 1851 ; length of line in course of construction 7384 miles, and neither open nor in course of construc tion 4,0701, making the total length authorised but not open at the end of June, 1852, 4,8081 miles, being 4511 miles less than in June, 1851. The total number of per sons employed on 8,6471 miles of railway authorised in England and Wales at the end of June, 1852, was 80,724, being 112 persons more than at the end of June, 1851. The number of persons employed on 1,6811 miles of railway authorised in Scotland was 8,399, being 403 persons less than at the end of June, 1851. The number of persons employed on 1,491 miles of railway in Ireland was 14,413, being 2,674 per sons less than at the end of June, 1851. The total num ber of persons employed on 11,821 miles of railway at the end of June, 1852, authorised in the United Kingdom, was 103,536, and at the end of June, 1851 106,501, showing a decrease in the number of persons employed of 2,965. The length of line authorised at the end of June, 1851, was 11,959 miles, and at the end of June, 1852, 11,821 miles, showing that the powers for merly granted for the construction of lines had been re pealed so as to reduce by 138 miles the aggregate length of railway authorised in the United Kingdom. At the end of June, 1852, 7,0754 miles were open for traffic, 738 miles in course of construction, and 4,007 miles in abeyance, making the total authorised as above, 11,826 miles. VSITDDEN DEATH OF DR. RICHARD CHAMBERS.—Yes terday morning Dr. Richard Chambers was found dead in bed at half-past eight o'clock. Feeling slightly indis posed on Tuesday night, he had desired that his patients should not be allowed to see him until half-past twelve of the following morning. The deceased, who was in his sixty-third year, was physician to the Royal Free Hospital, the Cancer Hospital, the Dispensary for Con sumption and Diseases of the Chest, and the Blenheim street Dispensary. RAILROADS IN SWITZERLAND.—It has been stated by electric telegraph from Berlin, tharthe King of Prussia had caused a note to be communicated to the Federal Council of Switzerland, relative to railroads in the canton of Neufchatel. We now give the note tex tually :—" Up to the present time the establishment of railroads - in the principality of Neufchatel has been abandoned to private enterprise. But if the demand for a public guarantee which has been made should be renewed, it would be very important to the parties interested to know what is the opinion of the Royal Government on this subject. The opinion is governed by circumstances. The Royal Government does not intend at this moment to explain itself as to the advantages to be obtained from a railroad running through the principality, either as regards the choice of the direction, or as regards railroads in general. But as the Royal Government does not recognise in the men who have now the power de facto in the principality -of Neufchatel, the right of burdening the country with guarantees of interest, or other obligations of that na ture, the resolution of his Majesty the King, after the re-establishment of legal order, will not depend on what the present Government of Neufchatel may have done or ordained without right on this subject, but solely on considerations of general interest,"—aglignani. POLICE INTELLIG ENCE. LAMBETH.—A well-dressed middle-aged female, whose countenance was tattoed with finger nails, and in addition bore severe marks of serious punishment, applied for a summons against a female named Huntley, for having inflicted the injuries on her person. The applicant stated that some time ago her husband, William Turner, a blacksmith, had purchased Mrs. Huntley from her husband for a pot of beer and a three penny pie, and to make room for his purchase he had turned her, his lawful wife, out of doors. The conse quence was, that applicant was obliged to go to service, while Mrs. Runtley was kept in silks and satins and a watch by her side. On the evening before, while on an errand for her mistress, she actually met with Mrs. Huntley, who commenced abusing her, and ultimately tore her bonnet to ribbons, and served her as she then appeared. Mr. Elliott granted the summons as requested. A batch of upwards of twenty cab drivers attended to answer summonses taken out against them by order of Sir Richard Mayne, for violation of the regulations pro mulgated by him as Commissioner of Police, in leaving their cabs unattended on the stand at Kennington-cross. The defence set up by many of the defendants was that the regulations of Sir Richard Mayne were so strin gent that it was quite impossible they could comply with them. One man said that he had been on the rank for seven hours, and was merely obeying a call of nature when his number had been taken. Mr. Conlin, the inspector of the L division, in whose name the summonses had been taken out, admitted to the magistrate that there was a considerable improve ment on the different stands in the district since the commissioner's orders had been given out ; upon which the defendants (having promised to employ proper per sons to take care of their cabs when they were obliged to be absent) were merely ordered to pay the expense of the summonses. THAMES.—Two children, named John Bryan, and Daniel Sullivan, each nine years of age, whose heads scarcely reached above the dock, were charged with stealing a piece of brass, value two shillings, forming part of the outer window railing of the shop of Mr. Croucher, chemist, 123, High-street, Shadwell. The lads were seen skulking in the vicinity by a person named Hatch, residing in the same street, and whose employer had been plundered in the same manner. When taken into custody, the brass bar, the removal of which re quired some ingenuity, and showed practised hands, was found upon them. The prisoner Bryan was pale and attenuated, and, as well as Sullivan, appeared utterly unconscious -of any offence. Bryan - said, NO_ en taken into custody he was asked whether he had any father or mother. Mr. Yardley—Well, my poor lad, I must ask you the same question. Have you ? Bryan—No, sir ; I lost both. Mr. Yardley—And where do live now ? Bryan—With my aunt, sir, at Orchard-row, Ratcliff. Mr. Yardley—You look pale ; do you ever get a full meal ? Bryan—A what, sir ? Mr. Yardley—Do you ever get enough to eat ? Pri soner, sometimes ; not often, sir. Mr. Yardley (to Sullivan)—Where do you live ? Sul livan—With my father and mother, sir. Mr. Yardley—What is your father? Sullivan—He labours in the dock, sir. Mr. Yardley —And where is your mother ? Sullivan —At home, sir, at Blue Anchor-alley, sir. Mr. Yardley—How do you children obtain a liveli hood ? Bryan—We go along shore, sir. Mr. Yardley —And how do you dispose of what you get ? Bryan—We sell it to Mr. Paine, sir. Mr. Yardley—• What is he ?—Bryan—He keeps a rag shop, sir. _ Mr. Yardley—lrei, one of those pestilential nuisances which are the greatest incentives to crime in the world. A constable stated that the person alluded to lived at Stone-stairs, Radcliff, and had been at this court before in connection with similar casas. Mr. Yardley said it was a melancholy case, and asked Bryan where he had been borne ; to which the latter replied that he had been born in Haris's-court, Ratcliff. Mr. Yardley—Then, as the child of the public you have a peculiar claim upon this parish above all others in this your orphanage. Inspector Sullivan, K 7, said several similar robberies had been committed in the neighbourhood, and if the prisoners were remanded perhaps some of the property would be found at Paine's. Mr. Yardley—No ; bad as the class is, I am not going to send innocent babies to prison ; for these poor creatures, as babies, are innocent. Cases of this kind are on the increase every day. Surely the public ought to be the guardians of these creatures. They were no insignificant portions of creation—no insignificant atoms, but germs of humanity's best developments, and should be looked to. Me would remand the case for one day, to allow the attention of the parish officers of Shadwell to be called to it. Mr. Pemble, constable of Shadwell, said the aunt of the boy Bryan may object to the arrangement, as next of kin. Mr. Yardley--Do not tell me of any such thing. He is a child of the public, and his aunt has no claim on him. The children, or " babies" as they a pp eare d, were t h en remanded until this day. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CROXTON PARK RACES-YESTERDAY. The FARMERS' HANDICAP of 50 sovs, and 5 sovs. to the second horse. Gentlemen riders. Heats, once round. Mr. - Vincent's br h Free-trader, 6 yrs, list 121 b (Capt. Haworth) 1 1 Mr. W. Kirk's b g John Hamlin, 5 yrs, 9st 121 b 2 2 Mr. Woolhouse's b g Melton, 6 yrs, list 41b 3 3 First heat won by a length. Second heat won easily. The BELVOIR CASTLE STAKES of 15 sovs each, 10 forfeit, with 40 sovs added, for three-year-old colts. Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 51b. Allowances and penalties. One mile. 6 subs. Mr. Osborne nd Grapeshot, 71b (Osborne) 1 Lord Chesterfield's b c by the Emperor, out of Begum 2 Betting-6 to 4on Grapeshot. Won cleverly by a length. The CROXTON PARK PLATE of 100 sovs (handicap), for all ages. One mile. Gentlemen riders. 10 subs. Count Batthyany's b g Jack-in-the-Corner, aged, li s t llb (Owner) 1 Hon. W. E. Duncombe's ch o Alfred the Great, 4 yrs, 12st 71b 2 Lord Chesterfield's b h Humphrey, 6 yrs, list 121 b Mr. Martin's br g Remunerator, 6 yrs, list 51b 0 Mr. Woolhouse nd oh m May Queen, 5 yrs, list 0 Mr. Lacy nd Priam the Third, 4 yrs, lOst 131 b 0 Mr. Brooke Turner's b m Mystery, 5 yrs, 9st 111 b 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Humphrey, 3to 1 agst Jack-in the-Corner and Mystery coupled, 5 to 1 agst any other. A splendid race. Won by a neck. The Cur of 50/, in specie, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs each ; 10 forfeit, and 5 only if declared. Two miles. 24 subs, 10 of whom de clared. Mr. Saxon's ch h Caurire, aged, lOst 121 b (Mr. Elwes) 1 Mr. Condron's Smuggler Bill, aged, lOst 121 b 2 Lord Chesterfield's b m Gladiole, 6 yrs, list 3lb 3 Mr. Smith's b m Harp, 5 yrs, lOst 131 b Mr. T. Dawson's br f Galvanism, 4 yrs, list 41b Betting : 5 to 4 agst Galvanism, 2 to 1 agst Caurire, 3to 1 agst any other. Won easy by five lengths. The BILLESDEN CorLow STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 20 added. Once round. 12st each. Winners extra. 5 subs. Capt. Forster's b g Kennington, 12st 71b (Mr.Scobel) 1 Mr. J. S. Wheatley's b h Tom Jolly, aged (h h), 12st 2 Mr. Woodhouse's b g Libel, 12st 8 Mr. T. Hunter's br m Illesley Lass, aged, 12st 4 Lord Grey de Wilton's gr m Alice Grey, aged, 12st 5 Betting : 7t04 on Kennington. Won in a canter. CHELTENHAM STEEPLECHASES —YESTERDAY. FREE HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, of 5 soya. each, with 30 added. Two miles. Tom Gurney Pontiff Three others started. Won easily. (Price) 1 GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE (Handicap), of 20 says. each, h ft, and 5 only if declared, &c., with 100 added. Oscar Sir Peter Laurie Peter Simple Seven others started. Won by half a neck. 'UNITED HUNTERS' STAKES (Handicap), of 5 sous. each, 2 ft, with 25 added. Two miles over the flat. Thurgarton (Mr. Berkeley) 1 Tom Gurney . (Darling) 1 Seven ran. Won by a head. SELLING SEEPLECHASE, of 3 soya. each, with 25 added. Bullfincher (C. Boyce) 1 Hazard Ten ran. Won easily. SCURRY HANDICAP, of 2 sovs. each, with 10 added. One mile. Fawn Tenbury Lass TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir—Parliament is now providing for a future govern ment of India—commonly, but improperly, called the East India Company's Charter—improperly so, seeing that they have not been a trading body since 1833, and it should, therefore, be termed a grant from the Crown under the control of the Hon. East India Company— and I perceive, by the accounts from India, that a move at last appears to be making in the right direction, by increasing the European army belonging to the East India Company, and ordering home four of her Majesty's regiments. I think it would be much better, and no doubt less expensive to the British Government, if all the Euro pean troops employed in the Company's dominions belonged to the Indian Government, instead of their employing some twenty-five thousdnd of her Majesty's troops there, as these could be more advantageously employed in England and our numerous colonies, — the force we have at present at home not amounting to more than twenty thousand of the line. My reasons for so thinking are that the Company's European troops in the East are more inured to the climate, and also more acquainted with the natives, understanding as they do their language and mode of warfare ; and they also regard the country more as their home, and often settle there for life, whereas her Majesty's troops are always liable to be ordered to Europe, New Zealand, New South Wales, Cape of Good Hope, or some other place. Now if the Hon. East India Company employed say about thirty thousand European troops of their own in all, it would be much better and no more expense to the Indian Government than at present, they having to make up the pay and allowances to the Queen's troops equal to the soldiers in their own service ; and it would obviate the inconvenience and disadvantage that must arise by the constant changing of regiments that is now expe rienced. Now, a word about the Indian Navy. In the year 1828, his late Majesty, King William the Fourth, when Lord High Admiral of Great Britain, granted to the Bom bay Marine (now called the Indian Navy) rank with the Royal Navy, and likewise granted the red ensign, pen nant, and union-jack, such as his Majesty's ships wear, in lieu of the Company's colours and pennant. At the same time the Legislature granted martial law to the service. Since the above date, the Indian navy has been gradually increasing in strength and size ; and it now has steam-frigates from 800 to 1,500 tons burden and upwards, of 500 horse-power, and carrying large guns of 68-pounders, which are more powerful than the Queen's steam-frigates in the East. They are well manned and armed, and carry European artillerymen to assist in working their great guns. The Hon. Company's steam frigate Sesostris, Captain Campbell, fired red-hot shot at the stockades of Rangoon out of her 68-pounders, which soon set them on fire, an exploit never be fore performed afloat out of so large a gun ; and I think it is a high honour to the Indian navy that they should have been the first to use this terrible engine of war. When the Burmese war first broke out the Governor- General of India sent orders to Bombay to despatch to the Bay of Bengal as speedily as possible all the steam frigates which could be spared ; and such was the high condition of the Indian Navy, that a squadron, under the command of Commodore Lynch, consisting of the Feroze and Mozuffer, both of 1,500 tons and 500 horse power, and the Sesostris and Berenice, 800 tons each, sailed from the harbour in the incredibly short space of four days : the Zenobia and Medusa followed,—the whole under the immediate inspection of our late worthy and experienced Commander-in-Chief an d C ommo d ore Stephen Lushington, R.N. The Bomb a y squa d ron arrived at Madras in March, and took on board 4,000 troops, besides each taking in tow in transports with troops and stores, which they conducted safely across the Bay of Bengal to Rangoon. After stating the above, I may venture to say the Indian navy has force and armament enough to protect the Indian seas, the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, the Coast of Pegu, and Arabia, without the assistance of her Majesty's ships and steamers, which, I submit, might be better employed on the coast of China and the Colonies. As it appears, the Australian ports—Melbourne, Port Philip, and Adelaide— are a ll l e f t w i t h out a man-of-war, although at Melbourne there are more than a hundred sail of first-class merchant ships laid up, the crews hav ing deserted them. Now, if there had been a few of her Majesty's vessels of war in• that quarter, it would have been a great protection to trade, and also prevented, in some measure, desertion of the crews, as masters of those vessels would have had some authority afloat to apply to. The officers of the Indian army and navy understand the language and usage of the East ; and having grown up with the natives of the country, con sider India more their home than the Queen's troops do, many remaining there all their lives. These officers also survey all the coasts and rivers of India. With all these facts before us, therefore, my belief is, that if the company's army and navy were allowed to carry on all future wars in the East, a great deal of unnecessary ex pense would be saved to the British Government. We have as good a harbour, docks, and yards at Bombay, as any in the world ; and can build line-of battle ships and steam-frigates of the largest size, of teak wood, which is more durable than British oak, and are good for service for fifty years. The Bombay Marine of 1825 and the Indian Navy of the present day, are very different services. The Marine, at the time of the last vesselßurmesein w thear had service, v o i c li c ? some ten and or Mr. Bu c d h o a z n e 8 a n . m a s A l sa i Superin tendent,ling who formerly commanded one of the Company's merchant ships ; but the Indian navy of 1853 has an officer of high standing and great experience, Sir H. Leeke, a captain in the Royal Navy, as Com mander-in-Chief and Commodore of the first-class of the Indian navy at Bombay. He bears her Majesty's commission, as also do all other officers of the Indian navy. He has under his command about forty sail of pennants. The Company also have another station in the Persian Gulf, with a commodore of the second class (blue) always stationed there, with two or three sailing vessels and a steamer. The uniform of the In dian Navy is much like that of the Royal Navy—blue coat, gold epaulettes, with gold lace on the coat, and pantaloons. They have also a good fund for widows and orphans. The Bengal Government also have six or eight small armed steamers. They do not belong to the In dian Navy, and are commanded by " uncovenanted " servants of the Company, and sail under the Com pany's colours. . . .. . Before I conclude this letter I will take the liberty of stating a few remarks. I should very much regret to see any power taking away from the Hon. Court of Di rectors of the East India Company, and the Indian Government placed in the hands of the Colonial office, under the immediate control of the Crown. If that should ever happen, India is lost to us for ever and ever. The Board of Control represents nothing but the Government of the day ; and in justice to the Hon. Court of Directors, I must think they are the best judges of Indian affairs, as the majority of them have served the best part of their lives in India in the civil and military services, and are talented and distinguished officers, and have the interest of th e na ti ves at h eart, and good Go vernment of India. Now, with respect to the proprietors of East India Stock, they could be dispensed with, as they have little or no more interest in the good Government of India, than holders of railway shares in the lines granted by the Honourable East India Company. The capital of the present proprietors is guaranteed by the British Go vernment, therefore most of them care not whether India sinks or swims. .If the proprietors are to be continued and remodelled as a check on that body, I should wish to see a certain number of retired officers of the Queen and Company's services —civil, military, and naval— that have served in India not less than 10 years, to vote with the proprietors on all Indian matters, and for elect of directors, &c. I hazard these opinions, having served for 20 years in India, Persia, and Arabia, and having seen some ser vice in all those parts. S. RETIRED INDIAN OFFICER. Dover, April, 1853. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE APRIL 6. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Eliza and Maria, from Fi gueira ; Prospero, St. Michael's ; Lydia, Charente ; Ade line, St. IThes ; Soho, Havre ; Batavier, Rotterdam ; Balmoral, Callao ; Androklos, Shanghai • Newport, Accra ; Triton, Ostend ; City o f R o tt er d am , Dunkirk ; Tamaulipas, Tampioco and Havannah ; Axe, Cette ; Mary, Mauritius ; Paramatta, Ceylon ; James M'Queen, Demerara ; Baron Vay, Marseilles ; Hope, Odessa ; Fanny Mitcheson, De merara ; Cassibelaunus, Bombay ; Luna, Honduras ; Marmion, Ceylon ; Elbe, St. Übes. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Batrvier, for Rotterdam ; Henrieka, Amsterdam ; Enterprise, Lubeck ; Catherine, Hamburgh • Woolsington, Gibraltar, ; Triton, Ostend • Brierly, Cape of Good Hope ; Egypt, Demerara ; Ellen, Hamburgh ; Eliza, Oporto ; Ka firland, Callao ; Leila, Gibraltar, &c. ; Madag ascar, Havre and Guayaquil ; Sky Rocket, Port Philip, &c. ; William Hutt, Christiana. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Stadt Dor drecht, for Dordt; Ceres, Rotterdam ; Fyenoord, ditto Emma and Mary, Konigsberg ; Lotus, Barbadoes ; Chris. tiana, New York ; Ravensbourne, Antwerp. AP 6. The Excelsior, from LIVERPOOL— New York, RIL while at anchor this morning off the Crosly light-ship, had a signal of distress flying, which was lowered when the steam-tug William Fawcett ran alongside. The Trinity Yacht, arrived from Porto Rico, was struck by a sea, M arc h 28 , i n l a t . 42 N. , l ong . 32'W., which swept the decks and shifted the cargo. Part of a topmast, with topsail, topgallant -yards and rigging, a tattered piece of canvass, on which was ma rked rked. t " Three Brothers," topsail, and the spars, aPP a be longing to a brigantine, were picked up, M arch ~ 31, off Port Lynas, by the Ellen, arrived here from Oporto . THE QUEEN'S NURSE. —Among the passengers goin g south by the Defiance coach this morning was Mrs. Mackintosh, of whom we lately mentioned that it was expected she would be selected as wet nurse with refe rence to the approaching confinement of her Majesty. She has been appointed to this responsible duty, and is now on her wa y south. Mrs. Mackintosh is a nat i ve of Straithnairn, near Inverness, and is a tall, black-eyed, and handsome specimen of a Highland woman. She is accompanied by her sister and her baby. They all ap peared in the most perfect and robust h ea l t h . We be lieve Mrs. Mackintosh speaks English very indifferent) and relies a good deal upon h er Mi ster to act as inter preter.—lnverness Courier. ANOTHER STRIKE OF RAILWAY OPERATIVES.—The waggon wrightg employed by the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway, at S ou th S hields, struck work on' Sa turday. They have had 20s. per week, and ask an advance of 35., which the company have refused, offer ing an advance of is. per week, The men have removed their tools, Nine ran. ANCIENT ROMAN RELICS.-A few days ago, while a party of workmen were 'uncovering a section of a sand pit adjoining the Railway station, Brechin, they came upon a set of (what at the time they thought little of) ancient Roman arms, consisting of four swords, a spear head, and terminating point of a scabbard, all of bronze, and in a remarkable state of preservation. With the exception of the edges of the swords, which were a little abraided, they were as perfect as at the time they had been placed there; and, what is somewhat remarkable, they were within sixteen inches of the surface, where the land has been cultivated from time immemorial. Their remarkable state of preservation is to be ascribed to their dry position, resting in a bed of sand and gravel nearly twenty feet in depth. Curiosity has been busy, and tradition has been ransacked, to get at the history of the relics, the discovery of which, we think, may throw light on the locale of the battle btween the Roman General Agri cola and the Caledonian chief Calgatus, as probably they may have been left by the retreating Romans after the recal of the above celebrated General by the Emperor Domitian, when the then conquered Caledonians re, sumed their sovereign rights from the usurper, about the close of the first century, or 1750 years ago. A few . individu a l s p urc h ase d t h ese re li cs f or the purpose o f placing them i n th e na ti ona l museum. They w ere not, for the no Procuration ho r w oc e u v r e a rt,ionFiscal permitted forto retain th e co unty demandedry l ong, them v ob tained possession of them on the Queen's behalf, under the right of treasure-trove.—Montrose Review. e THE INDIAN ARJIY AND NAVY. PRICES OF SHARES. IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List. PUBLISELED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING, LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 5. JOINT-STOOK BANKS Dividend 1 Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. P Ice. Annum. i Share. £ s. d. £ s. d. Australasia........... 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 92 British North American 6i. per cent. 50 0 0 • 0 0 0 60 Commercial of London. 61. per cent. 1 1 10 0 0 :0 0 0 32 Colonial .... - .... 31. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - lonian 6l. per cent.; 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Lond. Char Bk. of Aus. - 29 0 0 210 0 171, London and County .. 6t. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 - Londu and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 35% London Joint Stock ... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 21% Frovincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - Ditto, New......... 81, per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - National of Ireland.... 41. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 - Nat. Provncial of Eng. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 - Ditto, New ........ 6/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 - Oriental Bank Corpora. 81. p. ct. & be. 25 0 0 25 0 0 55% South Australia ...... 6/. p. ct.& bs. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Union of a ustralia•• • • 6.i. p. et& bs. 25 0 0 25 0 0 78% Ditto .............. 61. per cent. - 210 0 - Union of London ..... 7 per cont. 50 0 0 10 0 0 17% Union of Madrid ..... I - 40 0 0 40 0 0 - INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. /Price. Annum. Share. -- - £ s. d. I X s. d. Albion .... • • .... •• .. 3/. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 90 Alliance Brit. and For. 71.145. 6d. bs. 100 0 0 11 0 0 - Ditto Marine .„ .... 61. p.c.& bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 50 Anchor .............. 6 per cent. 5 0 0 1 0 0 - Atlas .. Argus Life ........... 41. per cent. 100 8 0 16 0 0 - British Commercial .. 7s. 6d. 50 0 0 59 0 7 Clericl.Med.&Gen.Life spr ct. & be. 100 0 0 10 0 0 ant/ County .. .. .. „ ...... 4/. 100 0 0 10 0 0 121 14s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 17% Eagle Equity and Law...... 4% per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 e % European Life ...... ... 158. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 -5 0 0 .9 5N Globe •6l. per cent. Stock. 150 Guardian ........ „ 5/. per cent 100 0 0 45 0 0 6114 Imperial Fire l2l. por cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 - Imperial Life Indemnity M arine .... i /..h. & es. 100 0 0 20 0 0 58 Law Fire . . Law Life... .. .... .... .... 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 Legal and General Life ' - 50 0 0 2 0 0 15% London Fire .. London :hip.. Marine... -..„ .. .. 15s.per share 100 0 0 15 0 0 22 Med. Invlid & Gen. Life 4%1. per et. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 Minerva ........ -.. sp. Ct. & bs. 20 0 0 2 0 0 6 Monarch -• • - - 5 0 0 1 0 0 '2ls. National Loan Fund.. 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% Palladium Life ... . . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2% Pelican .............. - - - 45 Phcenix .. - - - 173 Professional Life."... 51. per cent. 6 5 0 010 0 p - ov.dent Life ........ IL 53. & be. 100 0 0 10 0 0 41 Rock Life...... _ .... 58. 5 3 0 010 0 8% Royal Exchange ....• • 61. ext. & bs. Stock. all 236 Sun Fire •• • . 61. 103 - -1 f [ Ditto Life . 11. 6s. - - United Kingdom .. • • U. p. et. & bs. 20 0 0 4 ;) 0 5 Universal Life Victoria Life - 412 6 5% BRIDGES. Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. X 8. d. Ilungerford - .. • • .. - - - 12 Sonthu ark .. .... - - - 100 0 0 - - Ditto New of 7% p c 70s. per cent. 50 0 0 - 16 Waterloo ..... - 100 0 0 -3% Ditto Old Ann. of 8/. 2/. Bs. Od. - 60 0 0 26 Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 2/. 2s. Od. - 40 0 0 223 Vauxhall ........ Av. 21. 70 10 3 - 21 WATER-WORKS. 9 , Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. d. East London - 125% Grand Junction .... • • 4/. per cot. 50 0 0 - 69 Kent ...... ...... - 84% Lambeth ...... -• • . - 100 0 0 - - New River Company , 21. 10s. - - 60 Southwark &Vauxhall 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 90 West Middlesex - - 110 DOCKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - - £ s. d. £ s. d. Commercial •.••• . . . - 41. pr cent. Stock. - - East and West India.. 6%1. pr cent. Stock. - 167 East Country 2OB. per sh. 100 0 0 - - London -•.•• .• • • 51. pr cent. Stock. - 127 Ditto Bonds .. .. .. • • 41. per cent. - - - St. Katharine .......• 4 per cent. Stock. - 99% 8 latharapton Victoria ............ , - , 2 0 0 6% CANALS. Dividend Names of S I per Price , Dividend Names o f per Companies. Price. Companies. ,o Annum. , 2, ca Annum. cki Aslitn&. Oldh 98171. p. ct. 140 Macclesdeld • 100 2/. 10s. 50 Neath . • • • • B aru sloy • • - 160 , . 13rknkStAbrg 1 501 100 161. 5/. 32% 0xf0rd...... 100, 13/. 182 B i rm ingham 4o 41. 105% Peak Forest. 78 31. 18s. 70 Coventry.... 100 258. Regent's.... 33 l/. Os. 163 Derby .•. .. 100, 6/. 63 Rochdale.... 85 21. 42 Ell imr,:;,tChs 69 2% p. ct. 3'14 Semrset Ceal 501 Grandjunctn 100,31 pr. ct. 68 D o.L kFdst ' f— -Do.. 6 pr. Ct. 10 61. k. ct. Stifrel &Wore 12 281. 405 , 40 Grand Surrey 100 21. 10s. Shrewsbury.. ;951 Grand Union 100 11.10 s. 24 Stourbrldge.. 201. 290 Kennt& Avii 39 Os. 01. 7% Severn and 145 Lancaster . 100 ( 2 6 21 Os. 24 Wye Rail. • Leeds& Livrp 100 251. 850 Warwick & Leicester.... 100 51. 66 Rirming. ) 180 4/. 40 L ncstr &Nth 83 41. 44% Warwick& LOU g liboregh 142 701 . 510 Napton..j l lOO Si. 28 Monmonthsh 100 Worestr & t 31- Atntgmerysh 100 Biiming. Meltullfwbry 100 I Wilts & Brks 10s. Od. 7 —' 10s. Ocl, GAS-LIGHT. AND COKE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ---- X s. d. £ s, d. British • • • • •• • • •• •• .. Ditto Provincial.... 11. Bs. 20 0 0 20 0 0 23 Brighton ••••.••• • • .. 5/. 20 0 0 20 0 0 16 City of London ...... 61. 100 0 0 150 0 0 125 Continental (3d Cap.)... 41. 75 0 0 43 10 0 67% Equitable -. .......... 501. 50 0 0 50 0 0 • Great Central . ..., ... 10 per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 144 Imperial ......., .... 31. & bonus. 50 0 0 50 0 0 835 i Independent ......... 6/. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46 London..., .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 50 0 0 Do., Parl. Preference 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 24% Pbo3nix ..... •......, 311. per cent., 50 0 0 49 0 0 Rolcliff ..... ..... 51. 1100 0 0 90 0 0 United General ...... 1/, 50 0 0 150 0 0 , 20 1 Westminster Chartered Si. per cent, 60 0 50 0 0 39 Ditto, New ...... ~ 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 7% LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. DividencfAmount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. — --- £ B. d. £ s. d. Bank of Scotland British Linen Comp AI. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 2111 0 Caledonian Bank City ofGlasgow Bank 51. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 .0/13s Clydesdale Bank-- 6/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 12 14s Commercial Bank •••• 71. percent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 1821 0 Eastern Bank 6/. pct . ce n:,. 25 0 0 10 0 0 10111 s Edinb.&Glasgow Exchange:Bnl_ of Scot.. 100 0 0 31 5 0 88. Cd National Bank •• •• •• 6% per cant. 50 0 C 10 0 0 161 2s North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 4/. 2s Royalßank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 115110 Union Bank of Scot. Western Bank .•••• • • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 721 lOs Alliance Fire and Life 834 /.pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 24110 s British Guarantee Caledonian Fire Insn r. tOl. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 261. Od City of Glasgow 1 0 0 4/. 7s Lift* • 5 6 1 1..p pe e r re ce e n n t t . . 5 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 OC. 108 Colonial Life ... •• • Edinburgh Life Limn 61. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 21110 s Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 41. Os Life A.ssoc. of Scotland 6 Lper cent. 10 0 0 110 0 41. Os National Fire and Life 61. per cent. to 0 0 1 0 0 11. 13s North British Insur. * 61. per cent, 200 0 0 20 0 0 341 nd. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1/.. Os Scottish Union Inane. 731,1. precut. Standard Life •• •••. • • 51. per cent, 50 0 0 7 0 0 1131 Cs United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent . 10 0 0 1 0 0 111. Os * M ISCELLANEOUS. --- Dividend Amount Name of Company. r a id. trice, of Annum. Share. , —__' -- x s. d. 20 X 0 s. 1034 d. Assam Tea .. ••• • 5O 0 0 5 0 0 0 1(2? 35 Auction Mart • • • • • • Australian n an TAruvrsictul.t.a.r.l 2/755. 50 0 0 _ 1/. 61. per cent. Australian Roy:.' Mail _ 10 0 0 2 o 0 4% Anglo-Mexican :a tt... tr. tog. 0 to o 0 5 10 0 5 4 100 _ ... 0 0 _ Pa 10 0 6314 British American Land lbs. 101% earsda ... • • .... . 61. per cent. 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 50 2 LO O o 0 6 ,72 0 14 Do. 5 per cent Bonds 51. per cent. Ditto, 6pr et. Bonds 61. per cent. —.....— 116 10 0 0 -- . 25 0 0 1:00000 7 0 1 000 0 900 0 141_ 1 : 1 % 14 City Navigation Bonds 31 per cent. Electric Telegraph (A) Ditto.. .. (B) 51 pr_. cent. : 1 005 0 000 0 :0 0 000 0 Equitable Reversionry Ditto New .. • • •• • • 15 8t1. 0 1 A .-- Gen. Revers. & Invest • 10 p•ci••-• 0 0 $ O% 220 Ilitad.stintrap.v.ig.a,l. 0.1.3 Bungerford • • • • • • •". London Institution .• . 5 P . 2 c / . .:1 Os. 100 2 1 78 15 0 15 0 0 17 10 0 26 London Reversionary 5/. per cent. 15 0 0 Russell Institution • • • • 0 100 0 0 51. per share. 25 0 0 12 10 0 Price's Patent( and. Co. 101. per cent. 20 0 0 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 Eval Mail Steara •• 41. p. share, 100 0 0 Fonth Australian 6O 0 0 25 0 0 53 Trust and Loan Comp. o f Upper Canada YO 0 0 3 0 0 — [ADVERTISEMENT.]—The Roy al Exhibition Small Glass for the w a i s t coat pocket, at nS. a d B. Solomons' , the Y or k opticians, 39, Albemare-street, Piccadilly—ob serve , oppo sitesmall powerful waistcoat pocket glass, the si y- ze of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known one mile and a 11 °tel•—•A valuable nevili nve nted, very half distant ; theyanswer every pur p o se on the racecourse, at po , gentlemen, gamekeepers, the opera-hon c ses, country ene-ry, a nd ships are clearly seen at 12 t o 14 miles. TheY are s invaluable for shooting, deer stalking, y ac h ting, to sportsmen, touri s t s . T elescopes poss essing such extraordinary powers that some, 33 inches, with an extra eye-piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and th e double stars ; with the same telescope can be seen a per son's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They supersede every other kind for the waistcoat pocket, and are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. Opera and race course glasses with wonderful power ; a minute object can be clearly seen, from 10 to 12 miles distant. Invaluable newly-invented. spectacle. Deafness—New Discovery— The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinary, powerful, small, newly-invented instrument, for deafness, entirely different surpass anything of kind that has others,probably to ever can be p ro d uc ed. Being of the 2 same colour as the skin, it i s not percep tibl e • it enables from been, all or deaf persons to hear distin c tl y a t c h urc h an d at public as semblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords all the assist ance that possibly could be desired.—S. and B. Solomonf3, Amists and Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly.— Observe, opposite the York Hotel. COUNTRY MARKETS. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET-APRIL 5. There were in the market to-day, 6 sacks oatmeal, 811 4 weighing 2801bs imperi a l, w hi c h so ld th us -2 a t 1/ 10 s 6d 4 and 4 at 11 10s. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET — APRIL 5. Supplies of oat straw large, but that of wheat and barley small. Oat straw, from 6s Od. to 7s Od per kemple of 16 stones tron ; wheat do., 8s Od to lOs Od ; barley do., 54 6d to 6i6d , Hay from 9d to lid per stone. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET—APRIL 4. There were in the market to-day 63 bags oatmeal, 00 of barleymeal, and 2 bags pot-barley ; sales ready. oa+r i meal the same as l as t wee k on th e t op ; second quality 6i ' per bag up ; pot-barley 6d per bag dearer. Oatmeal, per sack of 2801b s Fi rs t. S econ d . Thin" . i imperial - - 6d 29s Od 28s Oc • Barleymeal, per ditto Peasemeal, per ditt o Flour, per ditto — s Od — 8 Od —s u'2, Pot-barley, per ditto COAL MARKET—Ar am g 6 . Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market : s. d. l s. ( 1, Bate's West Hartley ......16 0 1 Lambton Primrose 19 1 : Burnhope l5 0 1 Braddyll 19 E! Howard's West Hartley Lambton l9 i Netherton 16 o,Stewart's 20 !: Longridge's W. Hartley 16 OjHetton Hartlepool l9 • New Tanfield 15 6South Hartlepool Tanfield Moor l5 0 Thornley lB 0 Tanfield Moor Butes 15 0 West Kelloe 19 i Tyne Main l4 6 Whitworth 16 Wall's End, &c. Tees 2O 0 Gibson l7 9 Birchgrove Graigola ...... 22 ~ j Killingsworth E. l6 6 Fothergill's Aberdare ...21 C Northumberland l6 6'Powell's Duffryn Steam 23 t Eden Main .. .......... l9 0 1 Ships at market 24 j Sold 2O. 1 RAILWAY" SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 6. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market for shares has inl proved, and quotations on th e l ea di ng s t oc k s, v i z., L on d o n * Leeds, and Midlands, have ad vance d 1 per cen t . since Yes' terday. Caledonian, 31i ; Eastern Counties, 13 4 - ; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 754 ; London and North Westeriot 1184 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 304 ; Midlan , ir 74 2 ; North British, si ; South Eastern and Dover, 22 1; York and North Midland, 294 • East Lancashire (quart d shares), 9a ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 1( 14 shares, 11. BIRMINGHAM, APRIL 6. STOCK EXCHANGE.—This market was more active to:„ day, and share values rather i n a d vance . S o uth Staffcrui were done at dis. MANCHESTER, APRIL 6. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There has been a rally in the mom'.ket to-day, and prices have gone up i n some cases nearly, one per cent. A rath e: l arge b us i ness h as b een d one in the shares of the large companies. Leeds, 7h ; Ea s - Counties, 13 1-16 ; Midl an d s , 74 13 ; Doyen, 22g ;j' 3L don Stock, 1184 ; Sheffields, 30 ; Caledonians , 11 13-16 ; Manchester and Birmingham C Qrs., 1 7-16 p- East Lancashire, 18; Sh e ffi e ld New Pref., 9-16 pm. LEEDS, APRIL 6. eri STOCK EXCHANGE.—The s h are mar k e t con ti n ues • v flat. The transactions on 'Change this morning have 1 0) 1 in Lancashire and York s hi res a t 75i ; an d Midl an d S at 74, in both cases a slight advance upon yesterday 01° `", ing's rates. SEABORNE MAILS. -.., (N signifies that the mails are sent front the General rost• -oeffo by the night—and M by the morning —dispatch.] / men aue ~1 1 !lg> , '" ' O, Each S' Day wtien made up From what Vi be i ll o COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port aue Office, London.° Dispatched. Hacil )1° America(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .. .. Liverpool America (by United Sts. packet) .... •.....N March 30 ........ Liverpool Arrira t America (by U. States packet) ..........N April 5 ........ Southampton •Pr ilB Australia (via South ampton) ..........M 4th o f M a y .. .... Southampton pril4 Ditto (via Marseilles) N Bth of May ...... Dover pril Ditto (via Cape of Good 3 0 Hope) ............N 2d of April ... ... Plymouth ,, h Allica (West Coast)..N 23rd of the month. Plymouth April lZ AlemLandria..........N 8,9, 24, & 30 of m. Dover Pni4 Alexandria.— M 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton • Pr , „, 0 11 Bahamas ...........M 2nll of the month Southampton . Belgium ............N Daily... ... Dover • • D ~ ii 16 Brazil ............ 9th of the month.. Southampton P 1 16 Buenos Ayres . M 9th of the month.. Southampton AP 2 6 Cape of Good hope ..N 14th of the month Plymouth . • April month. PlymouthPlymou 111 Ap ar ri r o Hope Ceylon (see India) Cape ee of Good G V ? e o r d d . . 14 N 2 1 n 4t h d ofof April.....,t h the N 14th of the month Plymouth pril 28 s Ceylon t to on n Tu Apr .T il b l . Chill Channelh annel i . s . l . e . s :::::: 31 241 ° &Th W th ed a & m F o r n i th d. S S o ou u t th ha am mp p China (see India) Constantinople 7,8,17,24,&27 oft*. Dover ....' March 30 , ' Constantinople ........ 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton pril 4 ~4 Cont. of Europe M & N Twice daily ...... Dover Twiced!tw Egypt (see India) France ........ M & N Twice dai1y...... Dover Twig Gibraltar ..........M 4,7, 17, 20, 27 ofm. Southampton APSU Greece (see India) Greytown ..........M 2nd & 17th of mon. Southampton April 06 Hamburgh ..........N Tu es d ay & Fr i day London Tues. Havannah 34 2nd of the month Southampton April , 1 00 Holland ............M W e d nesday & Sat. London Mon . ro Honduras 17th of the month. So ut h am pton • PI 4 India ( viaSoutbampt .) M 4 th & 20th of mon. Southampton • Pr! India (via Marseilles)M Bth&2ltb of month Dover Ap=il lonian Isles (see India) 111 Ireland ........M & N T w i ce daily ...... Holyhead ..• f wd 40 Lisbon-- .• • • • ...M 7,9, 17, & 28 of m. Southampton Aft; 1 6 Madeira ............M 9 th of the month Southampton AP12,2 Madeira ...... • ..... N 2 3rd of the month Plymouth AP.'" Malta (see India) , Malta ...... • • 7,17,19,28, 30 (*fin. Dover a rch 9 9 ' Mauritius (see India) 6 „. Mauritius April ....N 14th o f the month Plymouth ,„ f ow , - Mexico ..... ••• • • ..M 2nd o f the month.. Southampton Naples..... ........N sthlstla2sthofmon. Dover .... • • • P A L ' ; New Granada ......M 2d & 17th o f month Southampton AP' - c , l lO New Zealand.. ports tinc Papal States ........N s thl s th2sthofmon. Dover ...... Apri l b Peninsula ..........M 7thl7th2Bthofinon Southampton APT, Peru..... ........ M Id & 28th o f mon. Southampton AP , 6 Port Natal .......... N 14th of the month Plym outh April : Sicily ...... ........ N sthlsth2sthofmon, Dover AO; Tuscany sthlsth2sthofmon. Dover ...... APrj; Venezuela ..........M 2d & 17th of month Southampton • PI" Van Diemen's Land (see Australia) .. West Indies .. ........Mi2d& 17th of month Southampton —P 1 !Aril 26 ;41 1 k 'u.Tb. April 1 11larch 3t 6 : pill Twicedei Twiceda Apsil P April t Tues. ON April I 0 0 mon.l ll pril 16 01 4 • i Apr il 1 - V * When any of these dates fall on a Sunday, the mails t( l° dispatched on the f o ll ow i ng d ay, with the exception of the 10 15 {!if Southampton), and the M a lt a , b ot h of which will. be dispatched day preceding. re FRENCH AND ENGL ISH N AVAL F ORCES.--In aA- d i g official statement we fi n d th e num b er of seamen in -00 French navy put down as 24,264. The number of n i bs and boys at present serving in the Royal navy raq . correctly estimated a t 30,000 , i ncluding our force of our foreign st a ti ons , and 500 kroomen on the cenB,o-0 Africa. Take away the men at the latter station, 9/0 the men at th e E ast Indies, 2,000 ; Cape, 500 'oe Brazils, 1,200, we shall then have only about the number of sea men an d b oys i n our ships afloat 0 ,5 De r French h ave , i nc l ud i ng in our number the men in c 1 Majesty' s s hi ps i n the East Indies, Brazils, Pacific, a,o Mediterranean. In addition - to our seamen afloat , o have 6,500 marines in our ships, and some 4, 51 / o l i e shore, and also about 3,000 coast-guard men; bu t 0 00 French, in a dditi on t o th e i r mar i nes, h ave a b ove 40,, er g picked men serving on the coasts, rivers, and free tl t to —some thousands of which force are employed in sof coast guard service of France ; they are prime fell ° o well trained, and are e ffi c i en tl y armed.—Plo47 Mail. THE NEW ACT ON CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELE,. --The New Act on Corrupt Practices at Elections 7_ 0 shortly be put i n to operatio n , the House of Conuat,, on Tuesday night having ordered commissions of ineV e , The act was passed in June last. By the new law. v o Majesty may appoint commissioners, who are on oath make a searching inquiry into the existence of aller . 4 - . corrupt practices at the places named. The repel . ; to t Th he e a e t x te p n e d n a s n es ce of a t n h d e t c h o e m e m x i p s e s commissions are o:dia when made are to be laid before parliament. It is 1 3 5 vided by the act that persons who are examined on o ,n t o d w a b i s s y e ihe Treasury. There are several provil' i - i 4 ' • and make a faithful disclosure are to be indemnified, v c , er ßespecting an indemnity on account of / 1 ; 1 )0; n s that may be made of vided eol the srtoe.h actwse that the witnesses are not to be inderoP e fS , corrupt practices, 1 1 404 and such certificate is not to be given unless unless they obtain a certificate from the commission 10' sures are made on oath before them. It is expected W o f meetings will shortly be held under the commissions full disc . 0 inquiry. [ A DVERTISEMENT.] -- The Earl of Aldborough a. Holloway's Pills.—An astounding cure by this miry e, lows medicine after every other means had f a il e d. o extract from his lordship's letter, dated " Vill a Messo e I beg to acquaint you tt.., Leghorn, Feb. 21, 184 h To Professor H o ll oway . Six at your pills hav e e ff ec t e d a t s t of a disorder in my liver and stomach which all the of eminent of the faculty at home and all over the tonti ne had not been able to effect —nay, not even the water Carlsbad or Marienbad. (R; At A .tiLDsoßotTa f f ife r Th ese wonderful pills will cure any di sor d er o f the ro. or s tomach. —Sold (also Holl oway ' s o i ntment ) a t p fessor Holloway's establishment, 244, Strand, Lone and by all medicine v endorsthroughont the world. BIRTHS. OP A SON. e of if On the 22d o f J anuary last, at Shanghai, the w Edward Langley, Esq. of On the 12th of February; at Penang, the wife of C. M. Maclean. OP A DAUGHTER. o°' On the 2d inst., at Randolph-cliff, Edinburgh, Carrie. --- MARRIED. , Ao s, On the sth inst., at Clapham Church, Samuel Toro'ltet Esq., of Albert-road, Regent's-pork, to Eliza, third damg of iloseph, Prest wich, Esq., of Clapham-common; On the sth inst., at St. Mark's Hamilton-terrac e s s Jt. John's-wood, James Worthington, eldest son of Jail 0, Maude, Esq., of 8, St. And rew ' s pl ace , R egen t's-par 1,0 0 Louisa, eldest daughter of the late F. Truefitt, Esq.' Mrs. Truefitt, of Clifton-villa, Abbey-wood. . DIED. „At On tho 31st ult., at Walpole-villa, Fairfield, Live r P u- Mr. Peter Molloy, railway i contractor, aged 58. °a. On the Ist., Jame s R oc h e , Esq., J . P. Cork, aged '-;. On the 4th inst., at 17, Q ueen ' s - crescen t , Gl asgo w ) v surviving daughter of the late Robert Knox, Esq. _,„,. 4 J LONDON : Printed and P u bli s h e d b y HURDO YO' 0 il,l lI til of No. 112, Strand, P r i n t er , a t Th e Sun Office, - Lic h . el Strand, in the Preci nc t o f th e S avoy , i n th e court"' Middlesex, Thursday, April 7,18,