The Sun. — London, England, 1853-04-26 00:00:00

h is t as Der i llt° COVVII M anadi33l atlianaent compensates individuals only, not Co rporations. It jealously preserves to indivi duals the rights of private property ; of public p r operty it constit u t es it se lf so le judge whether it o tight to be con ti nue d i n it s presen t form or not'. But tbi r d , y, an I chiefly, e think the support cf reli g i on i n a colony t h e mos t i n ternal and l ocal of any of its concerns, and deem it a serious insult to the colony to speak of Its Legislature as more sacrilegiously inclined, l iore disposed to be wanton with the rights of the I , l 2 is eePal and Presbyterian Churches than the Zuglish Legislat ure . Canadians will not submit L" be taught justice by us. They think they right from wrong, equity from spoliation, as We ll as we do. They are out of leading-strings, a nd will not re-fasten them on themselves. It is most certain that Canada will persist in her de lustid to the uttermost farthing. It will become With her a point of honour, and justly so. She maintain that all endowments on her soil I l! as much hers to deal with, as ours in "lain are under the control of the British Par .44ment. She alone can best judge of their evil 0 g °{)(l working there, just as we can of ours here.. . 11 a word, th e a lt erna ti ve Is the undignified yield: 111 . r g of a High-Church faction in the House of :"ttls, or the separation of Canada. Lord DERBY 18 prepared for this ! He cannot, we trust, be ee , riu lls• Of course in a few years Canada separated 4u l as would be a Member of the Great Slave L Public —would come under the Fugitive Slave changed ; her p resen t l oya lty to our Crown would be to a Republican and religious animosity— the worst animosity of all. Episcopacy, the cause w quarrel, would be utterly prostrated. Our 0 e st India Islands would quickly follow, with all 111. North American possessions, and what will soon b e a colony almost rivalling the mother L °ll34 rY will be an irritated as well as an alienated 1 ,7:„ . 68 ,...5i0n for a whole generation. If England 41 1' 1 ully abstain in future from everything not C lutely necessary to the Imperial connexion, t el:nu:lexica will grow up into a most cordial d loy a l f e d erat i on, b y w hi c h E n gland and its off ring may become the most powerful and Im "ually beneficial Union on the face of the globe. Ma y 110 peddlings of faction blight this happy -4ture! COURT CIRCULAR. eesterday was the birthday of her Royal Highness of e j lin ceN Alice. Her Royal Highness the Duchess - -s-ent paid a visit of congratulation to her Majesty at 11 - 14 .k,ingham Palace in the forenoon. th„ - ; 18 .„Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by 1/ G r ,- 40 yal Higriesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess i tt l a p Prince Alfred, and the Princesses Alice, Helena, $a Louisa went yesterday morning to Madame Tus -1.47 8 Exhibition in Baker-street. Lady Caroline Bar -I,rer(3.li, Lieut.-C o l one l F. H. Seymour, and Mr. Gibbs In attendance. the 10 18 Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by th e I , 4 '°Yal family, aSterwards visited her Royal Highness om - "oehess of Gloucester (yesterday was the birthday Z e Royal Duchess) at Gloucester House, Piccadilly. th„7 B ,Royal Highness Prinee Albert, accompanied by It i , l.l toyal Highnesses the Prince of Wales. the Princess the Princess's Prince Alfred, and the Princess Alice, honoured . tziocess's Theatre with his presence last evening. emaLtendance were Lady Caroline Barrington, Lieut.- /'• H. Seymour, and Mr. Gibbs. ." - " e r Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent paid a con gratulathry visit yesterday to her Royal Highness the D uchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House. in deputation of the working men opposed to the open ,g of th e C rysta l P a l ace on S un d ays , h a d an i n t erv i e w eo " it h Viscount Palmerston yesterday. The deputation n ststed of Mr. Powell; Messrs Bryant (from Lambeth) 'Applegate , Cr''', e gate (Stepney), Bulter, Peckett, and Davies (Kin g's - V i i), Hall (Vauxhall), Bouthorpe (Brixton), Dixon and W atkins (Borough), Hard (St. Pancras), Shin (Holloway), W au xins and Hamlyn (Chelsea), Wiggins (Limehouse) , 4:„ . ° ,°d (Blackfriars), Pale and Palmon (Kennington) , "uon (Woolwich), Haddock (North Surrey), Dawson (S P i talfields), and Collett (Bermondsey). '‘on Rothschild and Mr. John Abel Smith had an 4 1erview with th e E az l o f Ab er deen yesterday, g- at his un icial residen c e i n Downin street. Dispatches we re received at the Colonial-office yester _l:9 from th e G overnor-General of Canada, and the Go :__ernr ors of th e N orth American provinces. Di spa t c h es Were sent yesterday to th e Governors of Ceylon and gong -gong. HI% pn, 41 of L ond uSTRALIA.—The departures from the port Wee °n for th e Austra li an co l on i es d ur i ng th e past t i eA , 840 w consid era bl e di m i nut i on , and have, with few Th; 13 " °118 ., comprised only, vessels ' of a small class. Y consisted o f e i g ht t o P or t Philip with an aggre- V'e burden of 1,906 tonnage ; one to Sydney, of 799 To s ; one to Adelaide of 754 tons ; and one to Hobart q ti ' 711 ) of 460 tons. ' Their total capacity was conse tiae4tlY 3,919 tons. Th e s hi pmen t s wer e of the ordi ta4 find of manufactures and merchandise, and the me a t of freight present a slight tendency to improve- t he :"4.• OF VlENNA.—Advices from Vienna state that co rit ' e ttle of new shares by the bank , w hich has been *-4. o h'mPlated for some time past, has been announced. one e iurdsting h o lder of a share is to receive an additional "Per 1 . 8 00 florins, the calls upon wh e ic f h 4 w e l r be ee s n p t r . e f a e d r trep ab ° months, with an allowance "° absent. The fresh capital thus raisedumwedill that t u t n h t e top,_ 4 ,000 0001 sterling ; and it is ass . rA , • there 4l . ti a „ -- "as chiefly been arranged with a view to ena e b n li t n in g -- e€l assistance to be afforded to the Government 11,; n aucial difficulties. p et 1 .„ - k t OP ExcatarGE.—The rate of exchange at St. aßt e n -un rgh continues to become more favourable. The hatilllctation was 37d. 15-16 to 38d. 1-16, and, ence, ° Pe - ": a lleu to a point at which, if the navigation were t o the me remittances of gold would probably be made 40 country. terd.,,,ltEasEn EXPORTATION OF BRITISH SPIRITS:—Yes io a return to Parliament was printed, showing that port there were 229,650 gallons of British spirits . ex d - Pos - ,, °f which 104,786 went to British colonies d ar! 18Cessioun and 124,864 to foreign countries ; 2 an m I, 2 th ' or,„ 6 quantity was 323,719, of which 16 . 1,53 went colonies and 162,187 to foreign countries. t i ller li t ilt isti MEMBERS AND THE BUDGET. —Yesterday go, e i k" as a meeting , of Irish members in committee-room e Probn-u of the House of Commons, with reference to oth` " 44 extension of the income tax to Ireland, and on Ile(r)tcsa..atters connected with the Budget. Pap er ' 11 "r TO RECRUlTS.—Yesterday, a parliamentary No r Was publi s h e d , to the effect that the expense of e hoe n re cruit for th e cava lry, including Si. 15s. 6d. a for thy to the recruit, is 101. Is. 6d. ; for each recruit Forlg n. 2 t e 'nfa a utry, including 41. to the recruit as bounty,. "". ; and for the Highland corps 81 . Is. 6d. tt. g i Royal Artillery, the expense is 81 . 9 5., including6d Nu . 9 d• as bounty - ; and 71. 7s. 9d. for sappers and Th A ~ STr„ 13 - ae — 4 lr AND ROTTERDAM PRODUCE MARKETS. — 11r04 we ekly revie ws o f th e A ms t er dam and Rotterdam les s ' 4 °E , markets allude to the unaltered position of bun t) 0 „,,* The dem an d for coffee had been entirely confined cal h ers for consumption. Sugar, raw and refined, had sn'A do , 11 operated in t o . a limited extent. A greater des;,7ll bad been Manifested to purch teas of all 6;rlPtioils. Rice was steady, and indigo ase continued to da re il l'Perted. Th e accounts from Antwerp and Rotter oprepresent a similar state of trade. Yest3e4l4,iNG OP THE CRYSTAL PALACE ON SUNDAYS.— vari o tu aY a deput a ti on o f wor ki ng men , r epresenting It e „.. 118 trades in the metropolis, accompanied by the van e T. Bayley, secretary to the Lord's-day Obser . •- r esid e n" Qni etY, waited upon Lord Palmerston, at his I t u ra ti e ci e te - nr Learlton-gardens, for the purpose of presenting S und a against Vie opening of the Crystal Palace on Lora t s ; The deputation having stated their views, raet - th ' aunerston said he was exceedingly glad to have bee r , - " . . 0 e deputation on this occasion, and as they had Viith fair and just with him, he would be on a par ;Pie C ell i cordially expressing his opinions on the uovp 4 ;,. °ll . For hi mse lf, h e c ould not be brought to see dnOtiopenin g of this pleasure ground could be pro - A of the amount of e vil which had been described. e co uld not see theha of an individual who devoted Portion of the seventh day to the worship of his God, hewl' afterwards to view these pleasure grounds ; but as only stating his private opinions. would, er, give the matter his most serious consideration. aer_ust confess that he had frequently taken a ferry w himself, the river on Sundas and had also taken a . ro " 4 Kclf, arid reari,seen . individuals lining the . banks, taking a •for ? 1 [ fresh air. He should not object to a measure he t e s lng public h ouses an d b eers h ops on S un days, but pl c a "ght Opening th e C r y s t a l P a l ace wou ld draw peo the de fro m such places. He certainly objected to to h ap oration of th e S a bb at h , b ut was not unfavourable Th e Tess and i nnocent recrea ti on a f ter di v i ne service. Vith dre e l2utation having thanked his lordship, then A MAN me rit SHOT NEAR MAIDSTONE.—A serious acci thren ° ,° o urred at Fairly farm on Thursday morning, o a , to fin the reprehensible custom of people going about d ay u nlg sparrows at unseasonable hours. On Thurs arniiinruincr, about two o'clock, Mr. J. Treadwell, was Nve re iu . his wife, who felt sure that some burglars Pane 0 1 1 , ! the house. I n open i ng t h e w i ndow h e b ro k e a awa J, l ass, and on l oo ki ng out saw some men run vi iie %lad saw something under the chamber window, *i n e e ! oked as if it had been thrown from the parlour otiipaennecr's:zi:denoo immediately called his waggoner, who 8 c;: l e dal 1-int:e; door while his master held a gun, and as treewas opened he caught a glimpse of a Mr and fired. The man's companion know if he was shot, and he replied lie was. Treaclwell still thinking. they were burglars, call .:rjan e;lthtlie,setn. not to , to come back, as he had another barrel. *A , the wiemda.etawttirer)kwene,rathceautgehhtinagguspnawrraoswhs,eianngdtihirenasrt Unfo una a t n e d ra l'uraediately convilereldonh coze n aw . ay, leaving their bags, which their was returning for. He was have are entertained of his a cart, and very slight ' 3lo n e tb ieen alarmed by being recovery. Many s M o a l n a y te, pe as opl a e wi t ' since a farmer's house was robbed by four men, etho threatened the old p a eop e e a , rt a e nd c f arried off 121. and er Pr° nertY, withi a mile from Mr. aidston; Journal. o MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWO 0 CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales, all to the trade. The market was steady, but closed tamely at previous rates. The sales comprised 500 Egyptian at 52d. to 9d. ; 250 Surat, at 3-Id. to 41d. ; 20 Sea Island, at Is. 9d. to 2s. 7d., and the remainder American. Railway Shares were flat. The debates upon the Budget occupy much atten tion in the City, and the result as respects the in come tax will be very anxiously looked for. The Overland Mail has arrived at Marseilles, and the letters are expected to be delivered next Thursday. The act passed by the Canadian Legislature, abolishing all prohibitions and penalties on the lending of money at any rate of interest, provides that— " No contract to be hereinafter made in any part of this province for the loan or forbearance of money or money's worth at any rate of interest whatsoever, and no payment in pursuance of such contract, shall make any party to such contract or payment liable to any loss, forfeiture, penalty, or proceeding, civil or criminal, for usury, any law or statute to the contrary notwithstanding. Pro vided always, nevertheless, that every such contract and every security of the same shall be void so far, and so far only, as relates to any excess of interest thereby made payable above the rate of six pounds for the forbearance of one hundred pounds for a year, and the said rate of inter est, or such lower rate of interest as may have been agreed upon, shall be allowed and recovered in all cases where it is the agreement of the parties that interest shall be paid. That nothing in this act shall be construed to apply to any bank or banking institution, or to any insurance company, or to any corporation or association of persons heretofore authorised by law to lend or borrow money at a rate of in terest higher than six per centum per annum." The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada has issued its allotments, and certainly no undertaking ever came into the money market with more legitimate claims. For strictly Colonial purposes, and with a grand object to accomplish, the most fastidious may give their co-operation and support, and well would it be if a more decided preference were shown over Continental schemes which drain us of our surplus means, and must sooner or later occasion pressure, as the " calls" are remitted. In the colonies, the absorp tion of our population is an immediate result of great industrial enterprises, because the labour is obtained from the mother country, and the emi grants are at once converted into consumers of our manufactures, returning us thus a trading profit, besides the interest upon the capital advanced for the public works undertaken. The following is a copy of the letter sent by Mr. Weisweiller to the new Finance Minister at Madrid : " Excellent Sir,—Your Excellency's entrance in the Fi nance Ministry procures me another opportunity of express ing to her Majesty's Government the satisfaction of the English Committee of Spanish Bondholders for the mea sures which your Excellency's predecessor recognised as just and urgent to adopt, thereby attending to the reclamations of certificates for the confiscated 50 per cent. of the coupons. "Now that the Spanish Government, actuated by prin ciples of equity and good faith, has acknowledged the vali dity of these said reclamations, that the project of a law to ratify this deed of reparation has been presented to the Legislative Chambers, and in consequence of the confi dence which the claimants have in the loyal intentions and promises of the Government, the above-mentioned certificates have attained in the foreign market a price nearly equal to the limit fixed at ten and a half per cent. for transaction; it is, therefore, no longer the validity of these credits which requires further insistance on my part ; but it is my duty to call your Excellency's attention to the urgent necessity of bringing this question to a solution, more especially in its present state, so that your Excellency may be pleased to take the measures most opportune for determining with the shortest possible delay, the definitive liquidation of this claim, which, not only from its charac ter, but also from the fficial measures proposed by her Majesty's Government, is now no longer a mere question of reparation due to legitimate interests, but a question of honour for the Spanish Government, a question which, in Spain, needs not to be advocated to be attended to. " The English committee reckons now with so much more confidence in the execution of the settlement pro posed by her Majesty's Government, as your Excellency's name, your well-known opinions in England respecting the public credit, and the just reputation which preceded d sufficien tcould gu e a x r i a s n t t a e f e t e , co t p p r o o ss m i i b se le la t t h el a y t co th n e tr sl ac i i g e h d te b s y t your Excellency's entrance in the Ministry, would b e a l o n e r w th er e e the Spanish Government. "In this firm belief, and convinced as I am that your Excellency recognises how entirely the question which oc cupies me is allied to the future prosperity of the national credit, I hope from your Excellency, and the illustrious personages composing her Majesty's Council, the speedy fulfilment of the measures proposed by the late Minister of Finance. "Flattering myself that your Excellency will speedily honour me with a satisfactory reply, I take benefit of this occasion to express to your Excellency the assurance of my most distinguished consideration, with which " I have the honour to be your Excellency's Most obedient and humble servant, "The Delegate of the English Committee of "Spanish Bondholders. (Signed) "DANIEL WEISWEILLER. "Madrid, April 16, 1853. "To his Excellency Senor Don Manuel Bermudez de Castro, Minister of Finance." The market for English Stocks is particularly firm this morning, and there is a good business do ing for money, though scarcely any transactions have been entered into for account. Consols have been quoted 1001 to 101 for Transfer, and 1001 to 101 for Account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 103 k to 103±, and the Three per Cents. at 100 to 103 k. Bank Stock has been firm at 227, and India Stock at 260,. South Sea New Annuities were at par. A special meeting of the South Sea Company takes place next Thursday, to consider the question of the conversion. Exchequer Bills have not been dealt in this morning, with the exception of the Small, which are at 4s. premium. East India Bonds have been at 355. premium. In the Foreign Market, business has been much duller. Peruvian Deferred Bonds have ad vanced, however, to 68k to and Buenos Ayres to 66 to 67. Brazilian Stock is worth 1001. Equador Bonds have been 6i, Grenada 11k for the Deferred, and Mexican still rather heavy at 27k ft. Spanish New Deferred Stock has been quoted 23± to 24. Dutch Four per Cents. were at 96i, and French Four-and-a-Half per Cents. Rentes have been done at 102 50, with the Exchange at 2510. The arrangements for settling the Share Account have been already commenced, and this causes greater variation in prices. Generally, Railway Shares continue heavy, but we notice, as excep ceptions, the Great Northern, which have improved to 87, the Chester and Holyhead to 22/, and the South Wales to 371. Oxford and Wolver hampton are also rather better. York and Berwick, North-Western, and Great Western are lower. French Shares have been inactive. The Great Central of France allotment has taken place, and the high premium which the scrip bears, with out the public being in the least informed what are the difficulties of the undertaking, should render them cautious in buying. It is well known that about 12 months since several influential parties expended a considerable sum in surveying the line, and found the difficulties so great that they wisely decided not to undertake it. The present favour shown to Foreign Securities has, however, insured a better reception. Gold Mine Shares have been steady, but without much doing in them. Nova Scotia are at a dis count, after being once as high as 3 premium—a salutary lesson for share applicants. This was a scheme which we denounced from the very com mencement, and, like our anticipations of some of the Australian concerns, every word written has proved correct. The Land Companies' Shares continue heavy, and Peel River ate lower. There is nothing doing in Banks. BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY, ( From the Official List.) Business done. Bank Stock :3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ICOA 100 :3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 34 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 India Kock 26o} India Bonds, £E3O Ditto, under £1633 35 South Sea New Annuities Corsols for Account Exchequer Bills 10.. June. Small 4 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 pe r C en t 66 7 Equador Bonds 6i Grenada Bonds, Deferred Greek ex over-due Coupons Mexican 3 per Cent. P eruv i a n Deferred 3 per Cent. Spanish Bonds 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent 24 31 Dividends on the above payable in London. French Relates, 4A per Cent. Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates March, Consols Ditto May Account 96a HALF-PAST Two, 1001 100 1 OPENING THE CRYSTAL PALACE AT SYDENHAM. Yesterday the public were admitted by tickets to view the progress of the works at the New Crystal Palace at Sydenham ; the unfavourable state of the weather how ever, prevented many from availing themselves of the opportunity. FUTURE GOVERNMENT OF INDlA.—There is serious reason for believing that the Cabinet Bill for the future government of India is ready to be placed on the table of the House of Commons immediately after the budget has been settled, and that an attempt will be made to carry it during the present session. NEW YORK EXHIBITION.— The commission appointed to proceed to the New York Exhibition of Industry is, we understand, to include—in addition to the Earl of Ellesmere—Sir Charles Lyell and C. Wentworth Ihlke, Esq., with some other gentlemen, -not yet finally nomi nated. Augustus Dee mein, was brought before Mr. Hard wick, charged with stealing two 51. Bank of England notes, the 'property of Mrs. Simpson, 12, Cambridge street, Golden-square. The prosecutrix, a widow lady, stated that she carried on the business of chemist and druggist. The prisoner was a lodger in her house, and as such had the occasional use of her parlour. Yester day afternoon, between one and two o'clock, she handed the defendant the two notes in question and requested him, as her assistant was out,. to procure gold in change for them. He took the notes and said he would be back in less than three minutes. He, however did not return, and as she knew he was in the habit of drinking to excess, she fancied he had got tipsy and spent the money, and knowing that he frequented an hotel in Leicester-street. She went there, and saw him sitting by the fire in a state of intoxication. She then asked him for the money, when he replied he would come to her house, and give it to her ; but, instead of his doing so, he walked awksr into Long-acre, and feel ing anxious to get her money she called a policeman and gave him in charge. At; the station-house he was searched, and the notes produced found upon him. The defendant, in answer to the charge, did not deny having the notes, and said he did not intend to steal them. He unfortunately got too much to drink, and forgot all about getting them changed. Mr. Hardwick did not think the defendant had acted with a felonious intent, and. discharged him. It was stated that, some ten months ago, the defendant was exceedingly well off, and kept his horses and carriage, and through gambling and drunkenness he had squan dered away the whole of his :property, and was now al most penniless. THE INCOME TAX. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—l cannot help thinking that in this discussion about the saving of a clerk on an income of 1001. a-year there is by both parties a very important element of the argument totally left out of view. Mr. Gladstone, in his letter to the Birmingham clerk, of which doubtless the use he intended has been made, speaks of such in comes of clerks as if they were fixed. Now they are not so, but subject to the same general rules as almost all other industrial incomes are. In the first place, they must be sufficient to keep soul and body together. Above this they are limited by supply and demand of capable persons ' • and, in fact, in this country there is such a supply of what the Americans call white bands to fill clerkships that the mass engaged in this way will never rise much above the limit of bare competence. By competence I mean what is necessary to keep them in a certain way and position, in which it is necessary for persons in their position to live ; and thus to a profes sional person 5001. a-year may be as narrow a compe tence as 1001. would be to another. It is the great prin ciple on which the income tax must finally be a adjusted, that in no profession or business open to unlimited coin petition can the generality ever have more than this competence, or ever have anything which entitles them to pay income tax. If this had been a little attended to, Mr. Gladstone would hardly have spoken of his Birming ham correspondent as having got the advantage for eleven years of the removal of taxes on the necessaries of life—he would hardly have told him that the reduction of tea and soap duties, even if equal to 11. 16s. a-year, was equivalent to a perpetual annuity to that amount insured to himself and his children. Sir Robert Peel was partly right in putting the tax, if he believed it a temporary one, on income. It deals more fairly for one year as between property and profes sional income than perhaps any other form, for it falls with equal hand on the par ties to any engagement about salaries. It is, therefore, as a tax for a great emergency, not so, bad ; but its evils cannot be borne permanently without injury to society and to the nation. It inter feres between employer and employed in a way which demoralises, and is bad policy besides. I don't think it has ever been clearly pointed out why as much cannot be said against a temporary equal in come tax as against a permanent one, and therefore I beg to submit the foregoing as perhaps the reason. To me it seems plain ; for as soon as time is given to readjust bargains made between the payers and receivers of salaries, its sole just point of action is lost.—l am, &c., C. M. DISTRESSING SUICIDE, OF A TRADESMAN.—Yesterday morning, shortly before seven o'clock, a most determined act of self-destruction was committed by a respectable tradesman, named Cornelius Barrett, aged 53 years, lately carrying on business at No. 18, Robert-street, Jubilee-street, Mile-end-road, who destroyed himself under the following circumstances :—lt appears that the deceased was a master tailor and draper, but for some time past had exhibited symptoms of despondency, which was attributed by the family to the loss of his wife a few months since. On Sunday afternoon deceased dined with his children, and seemed to be on the most affec tionate terms with them. In the evening be sat reading the newspaper, and spoke to his son of the great wickedness attached to persons committing suicide. Deceased subsequently retired to rest with his son, and I nothing more was heard of him until yesterday morning, when he left his sleeping apartment as usual, and went down stairs. Shortly afterwards his two daughters descended, and, to their great astonishment, they dis covered the deceased suspended by a neck-tie to the top of the cupboard door, in the front parlour. An imme diate alarm was raised, when the deceased was cut down, but he was quite insensible. Mr. Sturges, the surgeon, of Sydney-square, was sent for, and was promptly in attendance, but all efforts to restore animation were useless, as the vital spark had fled. Mr. Stevens, the summoning officer of the district, has forwarded the usual information to Mr. W. Baker, the coroner, and an inquest will be held on the body, at the Rising Sun Tavern, Sydney-street, Mile-end-road, to morrow. PANIC AT A PLACE OF WORSHIP.—On Sunday evening, while the Rev. W. Landels, of Birmingham, was preach ing the annual missionary sermon in Bloomsbury Chapel, a portion of the ceiling fell upon the upper gallery with a loud crash. The chapel was crowded, and the effect of the noise was electrical. The people shrieked dismally, and the utmost confusion ensued. A rush was made to callingwit with f e a o r u , t and Sit r a still, an y were excited doors, an d a t one momen t it seeme d as if f ear ful, if not fatal, consequences wou ld ensue f rom th e pressure . The whol e congregat i on were stand i ng, an d many were sitsti e ll. c " i Others were ti n screaming tedtof fainting. In the midst of the confusion, the Rev. W. Brock, the minister of the chapel who was sitting on the stairs of the pulpit, with a loud voice entreated the people to remain and be quiet, assuring them th ere was no danger.. He stated that one of the persons employed about the chapel bad gone on the ceiling to attend to the gas, and had trodden, on a portion of the ceiling which was not calculated to F bear weight, and broken a small portion of it in, and , that nothing more serious had happened. Quiet was at - length restored, and after a hymn had been sung, the service proceeded. The report, which was read by Mr. Geo. Godwin, F.R.S., the hon. secretary, stated inter alia that— " The Council of the Art-Union of London had to repor t to the members that the subscriptions in this, the seven teenth, year of the society's operations, amount to the sum of 13,348/. 13s. ; and they can state with certainty that the total would have been much larger if the principal en graving for the year, " The Surrender of Calais," had been completed at the time arranged, so that impressions might have been issued when the subscriptions were received. It is duo to themselves to state, that the engraver was bound to finish this plate by the year 1850, and that it did not reach the council until last month, he having had it in his hands five years instead of two. The engraving in question is now at the printer's, and impressions will be distributed at the earliest possible moment. The impressions of the ruled engraving, " Christ led to Crucifixion," will be issued at the same time. " The Piper," after Mr. F. Goodall, A.R.A., is completed; and " Richard Conn de Lion," after Mr. Cross, is very nearly so. Each subscriber for the ensuing year will re ceive impressions of these two plates. The Council have in their hands a finished plate by Mr. Willmore, ffora the picture, " Wind against Tide : Tilbury Fort," by Mr. Clarkson Stanfield, R.A., the appropriation of which has not yet been determined on. They have also a plate, by the same engraver, from the picture, A Water Party," by Mr. J. J. Chalon, R.A. Many of "the drawings intended to form a volume illustrative of " Cailde Harold" have been engraved, and others are in progress. A picture by Mr. Frith, A.R.A., " Scene from the Bourgeois Gentil homme," has been placed in the hands of Mr. Maguire, to be produced in lithography. In con t i nuation of the me dallic series, Mr. B. Wyon has been commissioned to pro duce a medal commemorative of Vanla agh, the architect of Blenheim ; and Mr. Carter to execute a medal of Sir Tho mas Lawrence. The tazzas in iron, allotted at the last ge neral meeting, have been forwarded to those who were entitled to them. It has been determined that members who pay a subscription for ten years in advance may re ceive a tazza, as a bonus, in lieu, if preferred, of a silver medal, to which, - ender an &sting arrangement, they would be entitled. It has been further determined to repro duce the tazza in coloured Wedgewood ware. Amongst the most interesting returns from abroad may be mentioned the receipt of 149 subscriptions from the gold-diggers of Australia. We may be excused for anticipating good ef fects on the society there from this occurrence, and for imagining the gratification which our engravings may give. " The Merry-making" will serve to remind the far-distant toilers of the leafy corntry of their birth, and the harmless enjoyments of their forefathers; while the " Surrender of Calais" will recall a brilliant passage in English history, and teach, as well the loveliness of mercy as the value of bravery and resolution. In the department of sculpture, the Council, anxious to obtain a memorial of the late great commander, the Duke of Wellington, offered a premium of 1501. for the best plaster model, in low relief, illustrative of an event in his military life, intending to issue an en• graved representation of it to each subscriber. Several models were submitted, but unfortunately there was not one in accordance with the ad terms of theadvertisement which was sufficiently good to justify the award of the premium. Two of the models, in high relief, had great merit, and the Council have since purchased one of these, " The Duke's Entry into Madrid," by Mr. Jefferson, and propose to reproduce it in bronze for distribution. Many are ignorant of the extent of its operations, and would be surprised to hear that, through its direct medium, at least 170,001. have been expended for the encouragement of art and artists. The prizeholders have spent upwards of 90,0001. in the purchase of pictures ; the Council above 40,0331. on these and other works of ar I. For pictures purchased from the Royal Academy alone more than 31,000/. have been paid. Engravers have received from the society 18,C391. The reserved fund now amounts to. 5,2231.95. 41. The following is a statement of the receipts and expenditure for the present year : Amount 5ub5cribed............ Set apai ;; for pictures and other prizes B,COI 0 0 Cost of engravings Printing and other expenses £13,34813 0 The sum set apart for prizes, to be selected by the prize holders themselves, will be thus allotted, viz. : Each. 25 works of the value of £lo 20 30 28 28 12 15 12 ▪ 20 ▪ 25 ▪ 40 . 50 ~ 60 , . 80 , 100 ~ 150 To these m ill be added : 5 bronzes, " Satan Dismayed." 10 bronzes, "Boy at a Stream." 30 tazzas in iron. 50 Pai,Ln statuettes, "Solitude." 50 porcelain statuettes, " The Dancing Girl Reposing.” 500 impression of " The Crucifixion." The total sum appropriated to the purchase and pro duction of works of ai:; including the cost of the engraving, is 10,5491.65. ld. The Council view with great gratification the endeavours which are being made to in crease the means of artistical education throughout the kingdom. In a financial point of view, improvement in the artistic features of our manufactures is of the utmost consequence to the countiy. Excellence in this respect has given France the market of the world in several de partments of industrial skill. To obtain a real improve ment, the whole people must be educated to a certain ex tent in art. So long as they remain uninstructed in this respect, so long the worst patterns and forms will be pre ferred, and of course, therefore, produced. Manufacturers cannot afford to fight against public taste. The bequests of Mr. VeLaon, Sir Francis Chantrey, and Mr. Turner, will materially affect the extent and character of our public collections, and the inquiry which is being instituted as to the best means of render ing our National Gallery most effective for its pur pose, ought to lead to important improvements in its scope and arrangements. The establishment of museums and galleries throughout the provinces is much to be desired- - not merely for the general improvement but for the special advancement of the par dcular manufactural operations cai.:c lon in the different tow as. There is an act of Par liament enabling town councils to establish public mu seums, and in many instances instructive collections of casts and pictr-es might be made w ith very little difficulty. There is so much public spirit in the kingdom, that, if fit ting receptacles were provided, and a proper appreciation of such &Its shown, donations of works of are would be constantly made to the public. The trustees of the Na tional Gallery are forced to refuse, f ro m time to time, many offared donations for want of" space. It is to be hoped that before long we shall find a public gallery in every town, elementary drawing-schools in every village, and a draughtsman in every house. The extension and classification of the National Gallery, so that it may illus trate the whole history of art is much to be desired. Raving first accumulated, we should now separate and classify. Tho idea of formine , a more complete museum of fine arts, embracing architcaure, sculpture, and painting, in close connection with schools for general industrial training, has be en mooted by the Royal Commissioners of the Great Exhibition. 'Without desiring to intrude any op inion on the subject, the Council may point with gratification to the circumstance as evidencing a determination in the highest and most influential quarters to advance the ar tistical education of the count'', and to provide additional means of instructive and elevating recreation. On various occasions your Council have ventured to suggest that our great corporations should devote some of their wealth to the decoration of their halls with works of fine art.— ' That they should enlist the powers of art to teach as well as adorn, and so aid in developing them.' The Corpora tion of London have taken an important step in this direc tion, and have commissioned six leading sculptors to pro duce statutes in marble from the English poets for the adornment of the mansion-house. It is to be hoped that this good example will speedily be followed in other quar ters. The Council have probably said enough to show that a consideration for art is spreading on all sides, and that the prospect is encouraging. To the production of this state of opinion the Art-Union of London has mainly con tributed, and on this groun d alone, if there were no other, is entitled to your strenuous support." The CHAIRMAN moved that the report be received and 16f St. 20 14 St. St. St. St. 13i 20 20 50 5 St. 20 St. 15 adopted, and in doing so said he thought no one could have listened to it without being instructed, gratified, and intere2ted. He contended that, whatever foreigners might say to the contrary, the love of art was as inherent in the character of the British people as in that of any modern nat'on in the world. (Cheers.) The mot;on was seconded by Mr. Aldern - an WILSON, and earl - led witli acclamation. On the motion of Mr. FABEY, seconded by Mr. WATTS, a vote of thanks was awarded to the Council for their valuable services dining the past year. A similar vote was passed to the honorary secretaries, Mr. Godwin and Mr. Pocock. Thanks were also tendered to Mr. Charles Mathews, for the kind and liberal manner in which he had granted the use of the theatre to the associatiot. The prizes, af6er having bein g de p osited in a hu g e wheel, were withdrawn at every revolution by two young ladies, Miss Lemon and Miss Arnold—Mr. J. D. Arnold and Ca,pinin Shea being appointed scrutineers. The following were some of the principal prizes which were drawn : Mr. Geo. Walker, Manchester £Bo Mr. Rogers, London and Westmr. Bank, Lothbury 40 Mr. A. Dale, Cheltenham ••.••••••••• 40 Mr. Walker, Keppel-street, Russell-square 6O 40 Mr. Allen, Cornhill Mr. D. Colnagh i, Pall-mall 25 Mr. Barstow, Wetherly, Yorkshire 6O Miss Slee, Islingto n... ............ lOO Mr. F. Harris, Abingdon6o Mr. J. North, King-street, St. James's BO Mr. Balsh, Boston, United States Rev. 11. Allon, Canonbury, Islington lOO W. Jarrat, Gre enwich Mr. G. W. L on g , Kin g sland Mr. Yates, B r y anstone-square 6O Mr. E. P. B rander, Islington 80 Mr. J. Cohen , Woolwich-common 150 Mr. B. Haines , of Ewell The Rev, Mr. Ramsey, Newm arket Mr. G. C. Edwar ds, Mincing-lane , 80 Mr, Long, Euston R ailwa y Station lOO THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING-, APRIL 26, 1851. NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) QUEEN'S PLATE (for Mares). Pancake Hesse Homberg Four ran. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. 10 Sovs. EACH. First-half of the Ab. M Child of the Mist Tittle Tattle Ilesperu% beat Senorita. Little Kitty beat Melbourne. LATEST BETTING. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 6to 4 agst West Australian. 3to 1 agst Orinoco. Bto 1 agst Filbert. 10 to 1 agst Barbatus. . 16 to 1 agst Lascelles. 20 to 1 agst Sittingbourne. ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 7to 4 agst Sylphine (taken). DERBY. 9to 1 agst Honeywood. 13 to 1 agst Orinoco (taken). 13 to 1 agst Pharos (taken). 20 to 1 agst Umbriel. 1,000 to 15 agst North Pole. BANKRUPTCY COURT-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) SINGULAR GROUND OF APPLICATION FOR EXTRA ALLOW- ANCE.-IN RE WATKINS. This bankrupt was described as of Woolwich, grocer, and to day was appointed for his last examination. Mr. Linklater appeared for the bankrupt and applied for an extra allowance to the bankrupt, on the ground that he had been put to great expense through the ill ness and death of his wife subsequently to the bank ruptcy, and the estate had been benefitted to the extent of 2001. on some life policies which had fallen in in con sequence. His Honour.—Do the assignees object ? The solicitor to the assignees.—Most decidely. His Honour thereupon refused the application, as by law the allowance cannot be granted beyond six weeks ;he day appointed for the last examination. IN RE COSTERTON. This bankrupt was described as of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, as a Commission Agent, &c., and to day was appointed for his last examination. The balance sheet, prepared by Mr. Butler, Basing hall-street, commencing July 1846, and ending January, 1853, shows debts to creditors, 3,264/. Commission and brokerage, 872/. 17s. sd. Creditor by good debts 15/. ; doubtful 289/. Property 851. ; ditto mortgaged 110/. Trade expenses 1,1141. Domestic 1,219/. Law charges 961. Losses 391/. (the losses being on stock and share transactions.) Deficiency, July 1846, 750/. ss. id. From the examination of the bankrupt it appeared that he had been carrying on business principally throw bill transactions with a Mr. Ramsay, and during his trading out of the 1,1001., very nearly 600/. had been dwindled away as discount and interest. His Honour said he did not attach any weight to the remarks as to the bill transactions, as Mr. Ramsay had no right to complain but on two points, he could not grant an immediate certificate, he continued trading with such a deficiency and the excess of expenditure over the profits. The certificate must therefore be sus pended for six months, then to be of the second class. Protection was granted. MARLBORO UGH-STREET (THIS DAY). STEALING BANK NOTES. eibirb ',,..._7.bition NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS West Australian Sittingbourne Seven ran. ART UNION.-(THIS DAY.) The annual general meeting of, the subscribers of this society was held to-day, in the Lyceum Theatre, for the purpose of receiving the report of the council, and forthe distribution of prizes. ' ' The Right Hon. Lord MONTEAGLE, the president Of she society, occupied the chair. There was a rather numerous attendance of sub- scribers. THE SiIA.R.E MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Aberdeen Nottng. Bost & Eastn. Junet Birmg. Wolverb. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Laucsh. & Cheshire Junct. Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £2O Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead Cork and Banff on Cork, Blackrock and Passage Dublin&Belfast June Dundee Perth&Aber- deen Junction I Do. New _ East Anglian (1:25 L. and E. & L. & D.) Do. Do.(18/. E.& H.) Eastern lEastern Union, Classl A. (late E. U. Sh.) iDo., do IDo., B. and C East Lancashire I East & West Ind. Dk, & Binning. June ,Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. and Peebles ; Ellin. Pah. &Dunde Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Do., Thirds Lancash.& Yorkshire Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby. &Southpt. London & Blackwall Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond. Brigt. & S. Cst. London & N. Western Do., Fifths Do. , £lO Sh.M. &B. C London & S. Western Do., £5O Do., £4O Londerry. &Coleraine Lndndny. & Ennisk. Manch. Shef. &Lincln I ,Do. , Man.& Lin. Un 't Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir. ) Do. Shares Carlisle ) Newcastle & • Newmarket Do. Bury Extension Newp. Aberg.&llftd Newry & Enniskillen Newry,Warrenpoint, and hestrevor Norfolk Do., New Northn.Counties Un North Biitish North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North Statrordshire North Western N. & S. Westtn. June Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scotl.ish Midland Shrewsbmy & Birmg Do., I, . & N. Westn uaranteed Stock 3hrewsby.& Hereford Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. halves do . Do Do. Oswestiy Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh.River Dun Do. 3tocksou & Hartlepl Thames Haven Dock and Railway' Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford& Limerick West Cornwall Wimbledon&Croydu Woodford York Newctl. &Berw Do. Extensions Do. G. N. E. Purchase York. & N. Midland., Closing Prices Yesterday. 28i —29 h 6 i 10 101 7i —61 d. 21 -- 22 d 3 / 1 - 104 -- 105 64 -- 65 21f -22 i 20i -21 j ... -- ••• 4 - 5 pm 8 - 9 5 - 5g 3 - 4 13g i - 13a 10 11 72 - 74 55 - 57 73 - 75 32 - 34 63 - 65 86 - 88 53 - 55 128 -130 10911 -- 9 h —llO 92/ 92 -- 94 13 -134 p 77 4i -- 44 d 34 -- 3 d 15t-164 91 -9i 1 -- 2i P. 104 i -- 1051 119 A -- 120 2 -- 1 1 1p 90 - 91 - 5 -- 4i ' 4 -- 3d 12 -- 13 19 -- 21 2:1 -30 i. I 3 -- 3 dl 7 -- 75 43 - - 45 50 52 4 r — 3 t P d 3 3i 52 54 3 2 d 34i 35 ii 4i d 84 -- 8g 2 3 504 - 511 99 - 105 62 - 63 64 - 66 73 -- 76 li Oid 17 19 8 9 i 13 —1 5 r 3} 3 d 204 21A 1 75 76 1 364 37 ' 13 14 4 19 21 3 -= 31 15 -- 16 31 -- 3 2 104-- 11 A d -- par —69 A 2i 7 2d 58A 594 PREFERENCE SHAREI 100 all 100 5 100 all all all 8. 100 100 Aberdeen Do., No. 2, 7 p. c & Ex,4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 51 per cent.' Cork&Ba,ndon 51 p. c. Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction E. Aug. (705.) 6 p. c. Do. (£5), 7 per cent. Do. (£7 17s), 7. p ct. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2 Do., New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union Scrip Guar. 6 per cent East Laneash. 6 p. cts Edinb. Prth.& Dund Glasgow & S. Western Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c., Redeem at 10 p. c. prem Gt.S outhn. & Westn (Ireland) Eights Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) Great Western, fixed 41 per cent Lan. & York. F. £2O Do., 6 p. c., Stock London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. e Do. Pref. 5 p. c., St Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852 Do. New Guar. 6 p. c London & S. Western, Con. Thirds Londonderry & Coler 1 Shares . Londndry. & Ennisk 4 Shares ....... Ranch., Shef. ,& Lin., Shares, No. 1 Do., New, £lO Do., £6 Harypt. & Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 41 per cent Do Slid. Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 41 per cent. Norfolk Extension... Do. Guar. 51 per ct. Do. Waveney Valley 5 per ..... North British ......... North Staffordshire.. 3xford, Worcester, & Wolverh. £15,6p. c. Do. ,Shrewsbury & Birm. New Guaranteed ibrawsby. & Chester Nor.W. (Min), 3 p.c. Do. 5 per cent. south Devon Do. New 3. Eastern (Read;.ng Ann.) f£l Os. 6d. '4. York sh. 4p. c. Guar. Watcrfd. &Kilk. 6p. c. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 4p. c. Pret Do York & N. Midland a. & S. Purchase 10 all 1, • o• .--. lon 107 liiii = 3.1.5 19 --20 xd l id — i 6 -- 6ixd 34 -- 3i 4 4.1 _ _. 1 -- 16 1Z -- 2i p 14 — 215 Y lei -- 18'1 3i -- 3 29 --. 1V 1112 - 114 8i- 8i 61. 2 - 74 106 108 iPd 151 153 5 . 2 155 3A-- 4p 10A 11 131 131xd 8 9 101 114 A —ipxd 148 - 150 224 - 23 P 5i - 64 li - 21 109 - 111 25i - 264 2 2 p 10 11 17 - 181 —1 14 —15 A par a i 261 --26$ 194 -- 20:1 a -- ipar 112 - 101 58 - 5g par FORE: A ntwrp. &Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. Junct. Charleroi & Erquelin Dijon and Besan9on Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension ' Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Juliet. of France Gt. Westn. of Canada Shares Cueca — and Pistoja, 5 per cent. prof Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. cent. pref Lyons & Medterran Madras Maria Antonia Do. New Namur & Liege (with interest Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds (fray. B. &Am s. Shs.] Norwegian Pret Paris and Lyors Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg Paris Caen &Cherbrg. Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre iambre and Meuse Do. 51 per cent. pref Southern of France Upper India Scrip West Flanders Do. bi per C. Pref... Western of France._ West. of Switzerland limy Zoaloam. ..... aGN. Ad. 1 L 3 14. 3 0 d 54 l i p 2i p 3 34 2 - 1p Aa 71-7 44 - 4 - 2 4 - 1 - p 24 - 7i - Si 36A -- 3 6 141 -14 i 17 -lip 4!- 42A 44A -- 45 35 -35 A 5 -- 5 p - B 2!- 24 -- 9A - NI) - 46 5 Aa LO - A - ode _ Business don e this day. 10 914 fi Pm 77i i 15 9i 105 1191 181 90i 901 37if 1149 i 9 MINES Agua Fria. Anglo Californian Australasian Australian 1 - 4 - par— t Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold. Aw Maria Baden (G d. Duchy of) British Anstrin. Gold IBritish Iron )ar RP - P 8 10 'Brazilian Imp. (issued at £5 pm.) Do. Cocaes & Cuiaba Do. St. John Del Roy Carson's Creek.. 5 5A 6 - - 5A 30 31 par— p 46 —47 A 2 p 6A 7A 75 85 9 —lO p ICobre Copper 'Colonial . 00ld . Copiapo CopperMinersof Eng. Do. Preference English and Austin, Copper Smeltg. Co General li —l. d .5 17 Great Nugget Vein Great Polgooth Lake Bathurat Liberty 2 p — d P - 4p Loud. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co Mariquita Mexican & S. Amerie New Granada Nouveau Monde 1 Port Philip d par 71 81 A p 1 5 p par— p par— p 24 26 7 8 6 4Pxn 10 —l2 xd 6 6A par p par P gyp — P Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba South Australian Tin Croft United Mexican Waller West Granada...., West Mariposa Yuba JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia Bl -- 86 x d 50 all British N. American \ 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India,i Australia, & China l 1 p 100 25 Colonial. ••• 100 20 Commercial of Lon don 10 English Scottish and Australian —1 p 20 122 Lend. Chart. Bk. of Australia 24 3 p tiO 20 London and County 50 10 London Joint Stock 100 20 Lond. &Westminster ... 20 2 London Bank of Aus tralia, and India 50 222 National of Ireland 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation 52 54 25 5 Do. New — 100 25 Provincial of Ireland ... 10 all Do. New • ••• 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp. Co — 25 25 South Austre.a . . 25 all Union of Australia_ 75i 762 ... 22 Do. New 8 9 50 10 Union of London — 40 all Union of Madrid MISCELLANEOUS. 100 35 Australian Agricult Bl 83 81 20 8 Austrlasn.Pcific.Mail 10 6 Australn. Royal Mail • — . . 38A Brit. Americo. Land 80 82 80 100 32} Canada — 5 5 Crystal Palace ll 1.1 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France 4 1 20 1 Eastern Steam 1 1 Electric. Teleg. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — 100 50 General Seraw Steam — 20 26 Irish Bee.root Sup: 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 2 Netherlands Land i 20 22 Nrth .of EuropeStea.m 50 all Peninsular &Oriental ,l 50 25 Do. Do. 100 60 Royal Mail Steant 25 25 South Austral. Land 47 49 1 1 Submar. Telegraph 5 2 Universal Emigrationi and Colonisition... Van Diemen's Land.., i9~ ~ 20~' LLOYD'S SHIPPIAG-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, April 26.—Wind this day at Noon, N.N.W. ; fresh br:aze, and cold dry weather. DEAL, April 25.—Wind, N.W. • heavy gale, and every appearance of a cUr',,y right. Arrived—Wellesley, Cal cutta ; Owen Glendower, Bombay ; Cambrian, Jamaica. April 26, 10 a.m.—A vessel of about 300 tons, name un known, was lost on the Good in Sands last night ; crew supposed to be lost. PLYIIOUTH, April 25.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived Hamlet, Loudon, for Adela'de, S.A., with pumps choked. WHITSTABLE, April 26.—The Cesera, from Leghorn, has driven in upon the Main, with loss of anchors and cables. BRIDLINGTON, April 26.—The Aceon, from London, has received damage, having run aground. MARGATE, April 26.—The Launceston, on shore off Longue. 1, has been got off. FALMOUTH, April 25.—Wind, N. N. W. Arrived— Irene, Rio Grande. Off Poi;;—J. H. Hayden, Buenos Ayres, and sailed for Rotterdam. BRISTOL, Apiil 25.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Cassiopia, Mauritius. KINGSROAD, April 25.—Arrived—John Walker, Cardiff, for Quebec, leaky. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL. SUGAR —There is not so much offering, and prices are well supported. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks, was 201 hhds, 47 tierces, 59 barrels ; there were taken for home consumption 930 hhds, 76 tierces, 177 barrels. The stock in the same places is 5,566 hhds, 791 tierces, 951 barrels. COFFEE.—No auctions are taking place, but the market is very flat: Privately, Plantation Ceylon is the only quality wanted at present. Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West Indian Docks was 551 puns 146 hluls, there were taken for home consumption 225 puns 8 Wads, and exported 64 puns 171 hhds. SAQO FLOIIR.—At auction 520 bags were taken in at 20s to 20s 6d for good. SALTPETRE.—BengaI, 2,471 bags at auction mostly so ld at 29s 6dfor fine, 1/ to 2 per cent refraction, at 27s 6d to 28s 6d for mid and good 44 to 74 per cent., and 26s 6d for common 7 per cent. refraction. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 47s per cwt. on the spot, and town 48s 6d. TEA.—The market is firm. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meado w hay, 3/ 3s to 4/ 14s ; clover ditto, 3/ lOs to 5/ 5s ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 16s per load. A moderate supply, and a steady demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 31 5s to 4/ 15s ; clover ditto, 31.8 s to 5/ 5s ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 16s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade rather dull. WHITEOITA.PEL.—Meadow hay, 3/ 5s to 4/ 14s ; clover ditto, 3/ 10s to 5/ 5s ; and straw, 1/ 7s to 1/ 14s per load. Trade steady, at full prices. NOVA SCOTIA MINING AND COPPER SMELTING COM PANY.—Letters received from Messrs. Petherick and John Hitchens, whom they dispatched to ascertain the value of the property they had conditionally purchased on the Bay of Fundy, convey a very unfavourable re port respecting the deposit of coppor ore said to exist at Indian Point. These gentlemen state that although ere has been found there it has no commercial value. They were continuing their investigations, and would remain at Indian Point until the arrival of Mr. Adam Murray, who had reached Halifax on the 15th inst., and was proceeding to join them, when he would be called upon to verify his report upon which the company was formed. It is understood that a meeting of the share holders will be summoned immediately on the arrival "of the next steamer from Halifax (a fortnight hence), for the purpose, should this adverse intelligence be con firmed, of dissolving the company and returning the amount paid with the deduction of a sum for expenses. Meanwhile the directors have received a letter from Mr. Aylwin, with whom the agreement for the mines was entered into, absolving the company from all claim on his part. NOUVEAU MONDE COMPANY.--This company state that they have received advices from their superintend ent, Mr. Clement, dated Mount Ophir (California), 28th February, in which he says that his confidence is increased every foot that is driven at the mines, all the veins showing well for gold, and that he expected the machinery would be ready for crushing in three weeks. THE PRODUCE OF RECENT FORGERIES.—The com mittee of the London Bankers' Association have issued a circular, from which it appears that the members of the association have recently been defrauded, by means of forged cheques, &c., of no less a sum than 2,1307. ' in Bank of England notes • and it is suppose d that nearly double that amount has been paid in gol d and other moneys. The notes consist of nine for 1001. dated 10th May, 1852 ; five for 1001. dated sth January, r ' 1853 ; four for 50 /. dated oth Januar y , 1853 ; nine cl 201. dated 7th June, 1852 • five for 2 01 . date 5, January,twenty 1 f0853;r 5 fifteen te e ( n i a t f e e d r 2 1 (1 0/ . datedJuly, 15 5 5 t 2 h . J lBi t Publicity .., and ; having o f t o so t o h l. e numbers, b thee rs, a t p h p e re c i o l e m o n s li o t n te e of t . i a th v e offered a e utterers of the forged instrument. Mits. STOWE.—On Thursday morning Mrs. Stowe and party left Edinburgh for Aberdeen, where they were entertained at a soiree the same afternoon. Last night they visited Dundee, and they are expected to ra. turn to this city in time to be present at an Anti Slavery m eeting in the Music Hall this evening. Mrs Stowe. has also consent ed to attend a banquet in con connexion with the Total Abstinence Society on Tuesday evening, when addresses will be delivered by Professor Stowe and the Rev. Mr. Beecher. On Thursday morning the i and after re mparty i ng will tb leaveerefor r ashort Edinburgh time they for Londoni t the p r i nc i pa l v s and probably Ycross will the Cha nne l t o Ire towe's engagements require hi m t o re turn to s o l c E r o n f e g s l s - A o n r cl s , t o StoweAm America theby the ße v end Ai r of May, but w e b e li eve that e e che r willno t take to r e e i r . departure till October. Their ß present intention turn to Scotland in two or three months, an d t o rema i n in t e li st e ab il li i s g h h , l i a f n p d e s s t s i i l b l le S , e m pt , rn r . expected, she ha s had Ins. quarters, but sh e w ill b e e given here last Tuesday s er or October, i n or d er to re a able l ns t yt o b woe kindee n ' s acceptre cehealth.importantinvitationsmightfromstatinge beanngaaugeet ments he would have beenthat y evening, —Scotsman, all all all all all 13.5, 24A 30 20 1 40 all all all all all all 301 1 10 28i 1 2H n I NEWSPAPER SUPPL t TZ T TS. The resolution to be proposed by tkeOhameellor__of-- the Exchequer under this head has beet the , subject, of much unnecessary remark, since in its present shape it is entirely nugatory, The resolution is as follows :—" That so much of any act as imposes any stamp duty upon any sheet or piece of paper containing wholly advertisements, and which shall be published with and as a supplement to any newspaper chargeable with stamp-duty, shall be re• pealed. ' Now, as there is not any such act, it is useless to trouble the House of Commons with the resolution. There was such an act—but it was repealed 17 years ago. By the 6th George IV., cap, c. 119, supplements were allowed to be issued on payment of half the stamp charged on the newspaper, provided such supplements contained only advertisements. At that time there was not any restriction on the size of either the newspaper or the supplement. By the 6th and 7th William IV., c. 76, the above act of the preceding reign was repealed. The stamp on news papers was reduced, and the size of a newspaper was limited. The following is a statement of the duties which were then imposed, and now exist : For every sheet or piece of paper whereon any news• paper shall be printed, ld. And where such sheet or piece of paper shall contain on one side thereof a superficies, exclusive of the margin of the letter-press, exceeding one thousand five hundred and thirty inches, and not exceeding two thousand two hun dred and ninety-five inches, the additional duty of id. And where the aline shall contain on one side thereof a superficies, exclusive of the margin of the letter-press, ex ceeding two thousand two hundred and ninety-five inches, the additional duty of id. Provided always, that any sheet or piece of paper con taining on one side thereof a superficies, exclusive of the margin of the letter-press, not exceeding seven hundred and sixty-five inches, which shall be published with and as a supplement to any newspaper chargeable with any of the duties aforesaid, shall be chargeable only with the duty of Ad. By the a lt era ti on o f th e l aw i n 1836 a supp l emen t became quite unconnected with advertisements. It was merely another mode of extension. A stamp of a penny was imposed upon every sheet of paper not exceeding a certa i n s i ze. A further stamp of a half penny was impos e d upon any en l argemen t o f th e s h ee t to the extent of one half, and of a penny if doubled ; or a separate sheet, as a supplement, might be used with a halfpenny stamp, if not exceeding half the size allowed by law for a newspaper liable to a penny stamp. Legally speaking, there is no such thing as " a double supplement." A supplement of large size is taxable only as a separate sheet of newspaper paper, and there fore pays a penny ; and there is no doubt but that, at intervals exceeding 26 days, the Times might issue, if it pleased, an advertising sheet without any stamp. The resolution is, therefore, as much at variance with the spirit of the Newspaper Act as it is inoperative as regards the letter of the law. The effect of the necessary withdrawal of this resolution will be important, as the Chancellor of the Exchequer will not only save the sum received from the present supplement stamp-40,000t. per annum which he intended to give up —but will gain a large increase of revenue by the additional supplement stamps issued consequent upon the increase of adver tisements. The result of reducing the advertisement duty to sixpence will then doubtless be an increase of public income.—Daily News. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. We are informed by our Portsmouth correspondent that Captain Fitzgerald is, after all, to proceed to the East Indies to act as flag captain to the new commander in chief. We presume the delay in the confirmation of this appointment has solely being owing to the fact that Captain Halstead, of the Dauntless, has declined it.— Herald. The Cumberland, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir Geo. Seymour, was at Bermuda on the Ist April. The following is an extract from a letter of an officer on board the ill-fated Dauntless : - " A stray steamer sails to-morrow morning for New York. I announce to you our safe arrival here this afternoon from Barbadoes—all well ; ro sign of the re turn of the fatal fever. We broke up the camp on Brit ton's-hill on the 21st ult., and sailed the same day. We left the camp in great style. A huge Barbadian mob, of both sexes, formed the vanguard ; then followed the bands of her Majesty's 34th and 69th Regiments—a voluntary act, and showing, in fact, an ebullition of good feeling on the part of the men of the regiments to wards their unfortunate friends of the sister service. Our stay here will, in all probability, be very short, and therefore we ought to be in England about the 21st of this month." PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 25. The Sprightly, tender to Victory, Master Commander Allen, went out of harbour this morning at 7.30, for the purpose of conveying on shore the widow and daughters of the late Admiral Austen (flag), of the Hastings. They landed with their attendants, at the Dockyard King's-stairs, at 10.30, politely assisted by Capt. Pur vis, who came home as passenger in the above ship. more bitter morning we have not seen during the win ter ; it blew half a gale of wind from N.W., accompanied with violent hail squalls, which was most keenly felt by parties coming from a warm climate. Captain Chads went to Spithead in the Bee at ten, mustered the crew of the Hastings, and put them through the great gun and small arm exercise. They also had some practice at a floating target, which was very satisfactory. The Hastings will come into harbour to-morrow, and in a few days will be paid off at this port, which will cause a great deal of money to be circulated amongst the tradesmen, as some of the crew will receive above 1501. a man. Taking officers and men in number 600, there will be at least 40,0001. paid on account of the ship. We only trust the " villanous crimps" will not get hold of the too open-hearted and good-natured sailor, for they are like a lot of hungry wolves over the carcase of a deal horse. The Basilisk, 6 (paddle), Commander the Hon. F. Egerton, is quite ready for foreign service, having ben sails to-day, and is complete in every department. The Illustrious, old 72, hospital depot, took up her moorings this morning at the entrance of Haslar Lake. The Rolla, 6, naval apprentices exercising-brig, left the harbour this morning, and brought-up at Spithead ; the weather being very severe, the glass standing at 40. The Vulcan, 6, iron-screw troop-frigate, commander Von Donop, has sent up stanter topmasts to-day, has been payed over with Hay's composition, nearly com pleted repairs, and will he soon out of the dockyard hands. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 24. The Cyclops (steamer) and Melampus (store-ship) sailed on Saturday afternoon for Woolwich. They had a - fair wind, and the Melampus starting first there was no necessity for her being taken in tow. The following superannuations have taken place from this dockyard :—Mr. Richard Scott, clerk, at 2201. per annum ; John Thomas, leading-man of shipwrights, 341.; Thomas Cleave, shipwright, 24/. ; Henry Fowler, ditto, 221. ; Henry Bennet, caulker, 24/. ; Francis Lawrence, labourer, 151. The Amphion, Captain Patey, arrived on Saturday, and saluted, which was answered by the Impregnable. The Wizard, 6 (tender to the Ajax), having had her bottom cleaned, sailed on Saturday for Queenstown. The St. Jean d'Acre will be taken into No. 5 dock to morrow morning, her heavy machinery having been put on board. Every exertion is being used to prepare the Leander for the reception of the Earl of Ellesmere. She will be completed by the 30th inst. WOOLWICH, APRIL 25. APPOINTMENTS. __ _ Paymaster Charles J. Brown (1846), to the Vulcan steam-frigate at Devonpoi t. Clerks.—Richard Allen (1847), to the Trafalgar, 120, on the Mediterranean station ; Edward Foster (1850), serving as additional clerk in the Prince Regent, 90, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Corry, has been appointed secretary's cork on board that vessel. LAUNCH 01 , THE JAMES WATT AT PEMBROKE.—PEM BROKE YARD, April 24.—Last evening, at 4.45, that magnificent auxiliary steam screw line.of-battle ship, the James Watt, was launched at thi3 arsenal. She was named by Miss Pasley,daughter of Captain Superinten dent Sir Thomas S. Pasley, Bart., who, with a large party of the elite of the neighbourhood, witnessed the imposing spectacle. T he following are her principal dimensions and armament :—Length over all, 205 ft. 3in.; breadth extreme, 55ft. sin. ; burthen in tons (old me thod), 3,083 7-94. ARMAMENT. ft. in. Lower deck, 20 guns, 8-inch, 65 cwt. Length, 9 9 Ditto, 14 guns, 32-pndrs. 56 cwt. ~ 9 6 Cabin deck, 8 guns, 8,, 65 cwt. ~ 9 n Ditto, 26 guns, 32-pudrs. 56 cwt. ~ 9,6 Quarter deck, 22 guns, 32 ~ 42 cwt. Forecastle, 1 gun, 68 ~ 95 cwt. ), 8 0 ,) 10 0 RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.-- Traffic return for the w ee k en di ng April 23, 18b3 29,991 14 3 Corresponding week last year............. . Total of the half-year to this d.ate, 1853. Total of the half-year to this date, 1852 142,222 16 6 LONDON AND SOUTH-EISTERN RAILWAY—Traffio re turn for the week ending April 23, 1.853 212651 3 2 Corresponding week last y ear...... , 12,519 8 2 Increase in 1853.. x new £lOl 15 0 BIRTH EXTRAORDINARY.- -Yesterday morning oue of the giraffes which his Highness Ibrahim Pasha pre sented to the Zoological Society gave birth to a beauti ful female fawn at their gardens in the Regent's-park. This interesting addition to the great collection there is the seventh animal of this species which has been bred by the society since the importation of their original herd from Khordessan in 1836. In the adjoining house a young Leucoryx Antelope was born about 10 days since, and young Elands are expected at no very distant period. GERMAN POLICE IN LONDON.—The Debits publishes the following note :—" Berlin, April 21. Herr Noerner. an officer of the Crown, has left for London with several agents of our police to collect evidence of the supposed connexion between the plot discovered here and thg machinations of the political refugees living in Londowna.s INCuMBERED ESTATES.—Yesterday, return sr of made public, from which it appears that the g ranted, and Ireland is 2,692, of which 2,663 petitions lodged for the sale of incurnerbe e v of the sales is 406 dismissed. The total produc 8,790,9171. 17e. Bd. d restates in S T 7 NT „ P' • .1 - ; ortl" Ad ea t )0 0 tel ,ilt . 'eb Paid.' 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