The Sun. — London, England, 1853-06-20 00:00:00

e r btriJ %;biti;an SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. TATTERSALL'S. (THIS EVENING.) STOCKBRIDGE. STEWARDS' PLATE. 6 to 4 on Rataplan. FIFTH TRIENNIAL STAKES. 6to 4on Autocrat. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 4to 1 agst Goldfinder (offered). sto 1 agst Colsterdale (taken). 6to 1 agst Chief Justice (taken). Bto 1 agst Garforth. 20 to 1 agst Songstress. GOODWOOD STAKES. oto 1 agst Little Harry. 10 to 1 agst Sextus. 100 to 6 agst Joe Miller (taken). 2 to 1 agst Coral Colt. ST. LEGER. sto 4 agst West Australian (taken). 5 to 1 agst Cineas (taken.) 11 to 1 agst Reiver (taken.) BETTING AT MANCHESTER, THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 5 to 1 agst Goldfander. 5 to 1 agst Colsterdale. 7 to 1 agst Chief Justice. Colsterdale opened at 8 to 1 ; was backed for a good stake ; 600 to 100 taken once, and closed at 5 to 1. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(THIS EVENING.) This being the anniversary of her Majesty's Accession their lordships did not sit to-day. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were considered and agreed to :—Belfast and Ballymena Railway, Lough Foyle and Lough Swilly Drainage and Reclamation, Weston-super-Mare Waterworks, Wigan Waterworks and Police. The following bills were read a third time and passed: —Burford, Leachiade, and Swindon Roads ; East Lan cashire Railway (No. 1) (Clifton to Salford) ; Electric Telegraph Company ; Furness Railway ; Limerick and Foynes Railway ; Montgomeryshire Railway ; Newry and Enniskillen Railway. The reports upon the following bills were considered and agreed to, and the bills were ordered to be read a third time :—Carlisle Canal and Port Carlisle Railway ; East Lancashire Railway (No. 2) (Southport, &c.) ; Forth and Clyde Junction Railway; Leamington, War wick and Stratford-upon-Avon Railway; Leeds Northern Railway ; Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Rail way, &c. ; New Ross (Free) Bridge ; Poulnashery In closure ; Worcester and Hereford Railway ; South Wales Mineral Railway. The Spitalfields to Shoreditch Improvement Bill was read a second time. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against Lord J. Rus sell's Education Bill. Mr. E. BALL presented a petition from Chatham, in favour of an uniform colonial postage. Mr. LUCAS presented petitions from various places in Ireland, against the Inspection of Nunneries Bill. Mr. F. FRENCH presented a similar petition from a place in the county of Roscommon. Mr. HEADLAM presented a petition from the cor portion of Newcastle-upon-Tyne against the Registra tion of Assurances Bill. Mr. COBBOLD presented two petitions from Nor folk against the malt tax. •Mr._ Sergt. SHEE presented several petitions from places in Ireland and England against the Inspection of Nunneries Bill. Col. SIBTIIORP presented a petition from Lincoln shire against the Registration of Assurances Bill. Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from the trustees of a savings bank at Dundee in favour of the Savings Bank Bill being referred to a select committee. Mr. LOWE presented a petition from Roman Catho lics at Kidderminster against the Inspection of the Nun neries Bill. Mr. LA.BOUCHERE presented a similar petition from Taunton. Mr. HEY WOOD OOD presented a petition from Lanca shire in favour of the ocean penny postage. Petitions against the Inspection of Nunneries Bill were presented by Mr. G. H. Moom and Mr. KEOGEI. from Athlone ; and by Sir G. GREY, from Roman Catholics in Northumberland. Mr. COWAN presented a petition from Edinburgh in favour - of the total cessation of labour in the Post office on Sundays ; also, a petition against the endow ment of Popery. Mr. R. PALMER presented a petition from emi grants in the ship Bombay, in favour of an ocean penny postage. - Mr. W. J. FOX presented a petition from Canada to the same effect. Sir K BETHELL presented a petition from the town clerk and bolicitors of Birmingham in fwuur of the Re gistration of A ssurances Bill. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Perth in fa vour of affirmations being substituted for oaths in certain cases ; also a similar petition from Dundee ; also a pe tition from the faculty of medicine at Glasgow praying for a reform of the law in regard to the medical pro fession. Mr. M. CHAMBERS presented a petition from Bromley in favour of the ocean penny postage ; also a petition from artists praying that the committee on the 'National Gallery be requested to inquire into the man agement of the department for the exhibition of modern pictures. HACKNEY CARRIAGES (METROPOLIS) BILL. The Lords' amendments to this bill were agreed to, on the motion of Mr. FITZROY. CRIME AND OUTRAGE ACT. Mr. I. BUTT gave notice that, on the motion for the adjournment of the house on Friday, he would call the attention of the house to the expiration of the Crime and Outrage (Ireland) Act, and asked the Secretary for Ireland whether it was the intention of the Government to bring in any bill for the renewal of that act. TRADE LICENCES. Mr. PHINN asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Majesty's Government had considered the resolutions for imposing increased duties on certain trade licences, and if so, when they would be prepared to lay the amended resolutions on the table of the house? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought it would be for the convenience of the house if in answer to the question of the hon. member he adverted to the several financial measures which had been a considerable time before the house, and stated the course which the Government proposed to take with respect to them. As regarded the licer en, to which the question immediately applied, it was obvious, on an examination of the scale as originally proposed, that it would be attended by very great inconvenience, and in particular cases, by what might be called oppression to the parties whom it affected, and he therefore made it his busi ness to consider how the scale could be revised, and in what shape it could be put so as to remove those objections, but he found the effect would be to materially reduce the proceeds arising from the scale, and in some hiegree to raise the question whether they were in a condition as to be able to spare the money. The way in which the matter now stood was this :—lt was impossible for him, until he knew what was the de cision of the house on the several questions that were now pending, and in regard to which notices had been given by hon. members which bore on the state of the Exchequer, to give any absolute pledge with respect to these licences ; therefore the Government had not at present come to any absolute conclusion on the subject ; but he thought he might venture to say, provided no other inroad was made in the finances which were avail able for the public service, that it might be in their power to dispense altogether with making, at the present time, any proposal with regard to licenc3s. (Hear.) With respect to the question of the soap duties,he proposed to take a stage of that measure to night. As regarded the stamp duties, three notices of motion had been given by hon. members : one by the hon. member for Pomfret, respecting a penny receipt stamp ; another by the noble lord the member for Middlesex, in regard to attorneys' certificates ; and the third by the right hon. gentleman the member for Manchester as to the advertisement duty. He might remind the house that the resolutions which he had placed on the table respecting these duties were not required by the forms of the house, but were simply printed for the informa tion of hon. members. It would be extremely convenient to the community to go forward with the resolutions speedily respecting the penny receipt stamp, as it was availabl e for bankers' checks, orders, and so forth. (Hear.) Th spe a c t t w to n vh h i e c r l eve r , not one of the measures with re the vote of the they could immediately proceed to obtain stamp of of foaroguoespe as it was necessary to protect that fiery, that could only be done on the strength Nvaaarliment already passed. What he proposed to dod ..esthis—only to bring in a bill con taining those Heutip to which no objection had been taken. ?oad to lay the resolutions on the table to regard to the assessedqt:xene:eboafd ,ia,eken a longer time in resolutions with t extreme] compli• preparation, in conse now held the cated nature of the acts on the subjeect! resolutions in his hand, and be would honourable them on the table to-night. The readyrighetio to lay gentleman then stated that he had now a list of ks on which an extra customs duty of five per cenet.aLtasi sctill chargeable, and he would move that it be laid on the table. The motion for laying the resolutions on the table was agreed to. EXCISE DUTIES ON SPIR ITS BILL . Succession Duty Bill oc- Mr. CONNOLLY wishe d to know whether, in the event of the committee on the it was offing the time of the 120W30 up to 12 o ' clock, the intention of the Government then to bring on the Excise Duties on Spirits Bill ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was impossible for him to pledge himself on this subject; but if the committee extended to 12 o'clock, he would take the other measure on Thursday, in the day-time. SAVINGS BANKS BILL. Mr. MALINS said several parties in London con nected with savings banks were anxious that the bill should not be committed to-night; and considering that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had made no statement of the nature of the measure on moving the second read ing, it was not unreasonable to ask for a week's delay. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the request was quite reasonable, and he should have no objection to postpone the committee for a fortnight. FINANCIAL CRISIS IN JAIVIAICA. Sir J. PAKINGTON had given - notice of his inten tion to ask a question of the Government on the subject of the financial crisis in Jamaica. His question would refer to the collision which had taken place between the House of Assembly and the Governors of Jamaica, which were publicly stated to have occurred, and which, it was said, had led to an important financial crisis. The questions he wished to ask were—Whether dispatches had been received at the Colonial-office relating tri s, recent political and financial crisis in the island of Jamaica ? and also whether her Majesty's GovernmeTat intended to propose any changes in the constitution of Jamaica, and especially with refer ence to the financ;.al powers now exercised by the House of Assembly ? Lord J. RUSSELL had to state, in reply to the first question, that dispatches had been received from the Governor of Jamaica in relation to the financial crisis which had occurred in that island, and they were now under the serious consideration of the Government. With regard to the second question, it might not be necessary to come to Parliament for addi tional powers, but the whole subject was under consi deration, and in a short time his noble friend at the head of the Colonial Department would state in the other house, while probably he should state in this at the same time, the plans which Government would be prepared to propose to meet the case. (Hear.) LAW OF MORTMAIN. Mr. C. BERKELEY said in the early part of the session the noble lord the member for the city of Lon don stated that it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to bring in a bill to alter and amend the law of mortmain according to the recommendation of the select committee. He wished to know when that bill was likely to be laid on the table. (Hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL could not name the 'time When the bill would be laid on the table. In fact the whole subject required further consideration, and until it had received that consideration, he had no hope of legislating upon it. TURKEY AND GREECE. Colonel DUNNE understood that a dispute had arisen between Turkey and Greece relative to certain villages situated on the frontiers of the two countries, which were claimed by Turkey. This dispute, it was said, had been referred to this country for arbitration, and he wished to know if that really was so ? Lord J. RUSSELL said there had been no arbitra tion on this subject, but the Turkish Government having stated their intentions to send troops to occupy these villages, the Government of Greece, who disputed the claim of Turkey, resolved to dispatch a force to the frontier for the purpose of resisting the attempt of Turkey to take possession. The English ambassador, however, in connection with the representatives of other powers, intimated a wish to the Turkish Government that no force should be resorted to until the whole ques tion had been considered by Great Britain, France, and Prussia. (Hear.) Th ese powers, after going into the whole question, came to the unanimous opinion that according to the settlement of 1832, the - villages rightly belonged to Turkey, and upon the expression of that opinion, the Greek Government im mediately withdrew their hostility to the claims of Turkey. SUCCESSIONS DUTY BILL. The committee on this bill was then resumed, and was [LEFT SITTING.] CRICKET. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. THIS DAY. At Lord's—Marylebone Club and Ground v. the County of Sussex. At the Oval—Surrey Club v. the Harlequin Club (Oxford University.) At Carsbalton— Carshalton v. Clapham. At Richmond—Richmond v. Canonbury. At Birmingham—Birmingham, with Armitage, v. Shrewsbury, with Buttress. At Rugby—Rugby Club v. Stamford Club. At Spalding—Spalding v. Peterborough. At Bradford—Bradford v. York. At Stoke Common—Stoke Stars v. Charvey Albert. At Seven Oaks—Vine Club v. Muggletonians. At Derby—The Eleven of England v. Twenty-two of Derbyshire. This match is for the benefit of W. Nix, an old cricketer. To-Mounow. At Lord's—The above match resumed. At the Oval—The above match resumed. At Seven Oaks—The above match concluded. At Rugby—The above match concluded. At Derby—The above match resumed. At Birmingham—The above match concluded. At Bradford—The above match concluded. At Clayden's Ground—The City Club v. Hertford Town Club. At Parson's Green—Fulham Peterborough Club v. Notting Hill. At Dulwich—Dulwich v. West Wickham. At Marlborough Marlborough College v. West Han ts. At Upton Park—Upton Amicable v. Regent's-park Club. WEDNESDAY. At Lord's--The above match concluded. At the Oval—The above match concluded. At Derby--The above match concluded. At Vincent-square—Harlequins (Oxford) v. Rugby School. At Mangotsfield—Lansdown Club v. West Glouces tershire. At Leicester—Leicestershire Club v. Stamford. At Southwell—Nottinghamshire Club v. Rugby School Eleven. THURSDAY. At Mangotsfield—The above match concluded. At Leicester—The above match concluded. At Southwell—The above match concluded. At Lord's—Marylebone Club and Ground v. the Gen tlemen of Rugby. At the Oval—Oval Club v. Peckham Rye. At West Wickham—West Wickham v. Burston. - At Blackheath—Blackheath Paragon v. Hampstead. At Windsor—Home Park Club v. Stoke Independents. At Sleaford—The Eleven of England v. Twenty-two of Sleaford and District. FRIDAY. At Lord's—The above match concluded. At Sleaford—The above match resumed. SATURDAY. At Sleaford—The above match concluded. At Trentham Park—Trentham Park Club v. Man chester (Broughton) Club. EXPEDITING THE CONVEYANCE OF THE INDIAN MAIL. —The Valetta, a new paddle-wheel steamer, belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Company, arrived at Southampton yesterday. She will in a day or two pro ceed on a trial trip to Cherbourg, and then proceed to the Mediterranean, to convey the India mail between Malta and Marseilles. The Valetta has greater steam power, compared with her tonnage, than the Queen's yacht Fairy. In about six weeks a sister ship will join her on the Malta and Marseilles station. It is then expected that Indian news will reach England quicker by way of Marseilles than by way of. Trieste. As soon as the Valetta gets to Malta the Euxine or Sultan steamer now conveying the Indian Mail to and from Marseilles, will proceed to Constantinople for cargo for England. KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL.—The Rev. Dr. Hooke, the vicar of Leeds, yesterday morning preached a ser mon in the chapel of King's College, in aid of the funds of King's College Hospital, and took for his text the words of the Epistle to the Romans, chap. 7, v. 22 and 23. At the conclusion of his discourse the rev, gentleman made an eloquent appeal to his hearers for their support of an institution, the object of which was to relieve the suffering and afflicted poor, and which. had rendered assistance during the past year to 42,000, and since its foundation to 230,000 poor persons. At the offertory the sum of 651. was collected on behalf of the funds of the institution. ST. PAUL'S, COVENT-GARDEN.--Yesterday the Right Rev, the Lord Bishop of Oxford preached at the parish church of St. Paul, Covent-garden, in aid of the paro chial schools, to a most numerous awl fashionable auditory. The rev. prelate selected for his text the Bth chapter of the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans, and 18th verse :—" For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us." After an im pressive and eloquent discourse, a collection was made of 45/. 7s. RAILWAY MOVEMENTS IN SUSSEX.—NOW that the ad vantages of railways are fully understood, and it is found that not only the public convenience, but that the value of property is increased by proximity to the iron roads, those localities now isolated are beginning to be stir themselves with right goodwill to effect arrange ments by which they may be brought within the stream of traffic. From Petworth we hear of estimates, preli minary surveys, and other notes of preparation, betoken ing that the inhabitants are quite alive to the uncomfort able " out-of-the-world" position in which they stand. Steyning, too, is again on the move. A deputation from a public meeting has waited on the Directors of the London and Brighton Railway, who are stated to have expressed themselves favourably towards a Steying branch. The long-contemplated line from Lewes to Tunbridge Wells is also again agitated, and we observe that Uckfield is particularly anxious to be included in the route chosen.—Brighton Guardian. A WONDERFUL CINDER.—In the Rotunda, at Wool wich, amongst other curiosities which are there to be seen by the public, is preserved in a glass case, a cinder, the produce entirely of bank notes, burnt in an oven built for the purpose. The issue of one-pound notes during the war was averaged at a hundred thousand daily. After th e ca lli ng i n o f th ese notes, an d t h e pay ment of cash, the Bank of England ordered the burning of the notes above a certain date, whichlprocess occupied rate, the thir teen months, at the a verage o f 144,0001 . d a il y. A t reckoni thi s that antity bu rn t i n th e w h o l e per i o d , ng 40,4 the y were b urn t d ur i ng twenty - seven u - KJA mouth, =muted to 50,614,000 notes, THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY ETE 4 NING, JUNE 20, 1853, LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-SATURDAY. WHITE V. FIELD.-BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. , The plaintiff in this case sued to recover damages for a breach of promise of marriage, and the defendant, by his pleas, denied the promise, and the willingness of the plaintiff to carry it out, and also pleaded that the plain tiff had released him from the promise, and as to 1601., part of the damage, he paid that sum into court. Mr. Serjeant Byles and Mr. Bovill appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Serjeant Wilkins and Mr. Hawkins for the defendant. Mr. Serjeant Byles opened the case to the jury, and said that the plaintiff, Miss Caroline Eugenie White, was a young lady about thirty-one years of age, and she was a lady of great personal charms, and qualified to make the happiness and adorn the table of any man with whom she might be united in marriage. The defendant, Captain Field, was a member of the Honour able Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms ; he was about forty five years old, and the son of Dr. Field, a gentleman of large fortune, well known the county of Suffolk, and occasionally residing iu May-fair, but now living in Hill street, Berkeley-square. Plaintiff's father was formerly a timber merchant, but afterwards a district surveyor of Marylebone, and in 1851 he died, leaving a widow and seven children, of whom the plaintiff was the youngest. Three of these children were daughters ; one of them was the wife of Mr. Duffin, a surgeon, of Langhan place ; and the eldest daughter and the plaintiff lived with their mother who was a great invalid, at West bourne-grove. The plaintiff was entitled to a small property, she being possessed of a debenture upon the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Com pany for 1501., and she was also entitled, upon the death of her mother, to one-seventh share of 5,0001. ; and be yond this she had some slight expectations under the will of the Rev. Thomas White. The plaintiff had been acquainted with Dr. Field and his family fcrr some years, and in the spring of lust year the defendant formed an affection for her, and in May he called at her mother's and saw the plaintiff, but as only the plaintiff and de fendant were present at that interview, it could not be proved what then took place. The consequence, how ever, was that on the 26th of May, 1852, the plaintiff wrote to the defendant in these terms : "Dear Captain Field,--I promised to write soon. Having considered what you said to me this afternoon, I now wish, before engaging your affections, to see you again, when I desire to tell you fully my future prospects. Ido not doubt my circumstances will change your regard for me, but I cannot accept your proposals without being fully explicit. May I ask your indulgence in giving me a week's time to consider before we meet." In reply to this the defendant wrote as follows : " 18, Queen-street, May-fair, May 26, 1852. "My dear Miss Caroline White,—l thank you much for your letter to-day, and think it most kind of you, and that I should not write more than that I will call on you on the lat of June. I would not write in this brief way, but I think it may give you less pain, and that we can better talk upon the subject, and I can explain to you what I mean. I know I have had longer time to think of it than you have, and I hope that I may say, I am, yours most affectionately, E. FIELD. "P.S. But if I am wrong in writing in this way, I trust to your kindness in pardoning me for doing so. To night all are gone to the theatre, and I am all by myself. If you wish to call on my sister, I trust you will not hesi tate on this account." Accordingly the captain called on the Ist June, and although it cou ld not b e stated what then took place, yet it might be gathered from the surrounding circum stances. From this time he was the accepted suitor of the plaintiff, and on the 22d June the defendant wrote this letter : " 18, Queen-street, May fair. "My dear Eugenie,—The facts are we must live honestly within our income, and not calculate on the death of any of our friends, for that is most horrible to me and to my father ; and, I am sure, it cannot be less so to you ; and then we shall be happy, and my greatest delight will be to study your comfort in every way. I am anxious to see you, and hope you will come as soon as you can, and speak to my father yourself, at about half-past 12 o'clock ; but be so kind as to write to me and let me know when you are coming; and, I hope, dear, all will be right; and we must take each other for better for worse ; and I think my father will be kind to us ; he is very good. You must be decided and firm. Is not this a curious love letter? My kindest love to you, and believe me ever your most affectionate. "E. FIELD." The result of the intercourse between the parties was that the wedding was fixed to take place on the 15th July last ; and on the Sunday before that event was to take place, the plaintiff and the defendant went to church and took the sacrament together. The wedding cards were printed, the marriage settlement was prepared the dresses were made, and the wedding breakfast was actually ordered, and that at the expense of the young lady. Two or three days before the marriage day, however, Captain Field's manner became altered, and he began to hesitate about the difficulty of obtaining his father's consent to his marriage, and it became evident that he did not intend to fulfil his engagement ; but he did not at this time, or at any other, nor could, cast the slightest reflection upon the character of the plaintiff. Nor, on the other hand, did the plaintiff make any com plaint against Captain Field, except this, that he ought not to have engaged her affections and entered into this solemn contract with her, unless he had made up his mind, that, whatever his father might say, he, like a man of honour, would fulfil his pledged word, cost what it might. As to the sum of money paid into court, that had nothing to do with the general damages in the cause ; but the meaning of it was this, that the plaintiff having been put to an expense of 2001.. in preparing for the wedding, the defendant had paid 1601. into court on account of that expense, and upon a written understand ing that it should have no effect upon the general damages at all. Miss Cecilia White, a sister of the plaintiff, was then called. She knew Captain Field well. He was in the habit of coming to see her sister, and he was received by the family as her suitor, and was treated with the greatest kindness. The 15th of July was fixed for the wedding day, and Captain Field and the plaintiff made out a list of the g►uests who were to be invited to the breatifast. She (lid not see the ring, but she believed it was ordered. Mr. Bovill—Was the trousseau ordered ? The Chief Justice— What do you mean by trousseau ? That word applies when a party goes to Storr and Mor timer's and orders a set of jewels ; when I was mar ridd I had no trousseau. (Laughter.) Witness—On the 13th April the captain came to breakfast,-and he then seemed not to wish to marry the plaintiff ; but witness said that was impossible, and they all said the same. He said his father would not allow him to marry her. The plaintiff became very much excited, and it was a most painful scene. Ultimately the plaintiff and defendant left together. Cross-examined—Captain Field did not say, to wit ness's knowledge, that if the plaintiff insisted he would carry out his contract. She knew Mr. Sanders, who had been in the habit of writing to the plaintiff before Captain Field came. The plaintiff had accepted Mr. Sanders, but had afterwards refused him and accepted the captain. Some of the family had attempted to get Mr. Sanders, who lived at Newport, a situation on a railway, that he might be near the plaintiff. Witness did not think the situation was that of a station-master. Mr. Alfred White, the plaintiff's brother, also deposed to what took place at-the " scene" on the 13th of July. The captain always said his father was averse to the match, but he thought he would come to at last. Cross-examined—Captain Field had always mani fested strong affection for the plaintiff, and since the 15th of July he had wanted to see her, but witness ob jected. He had even wished that the matter should go on privately, but that the marriage should be post poned. Mrs. Duffin, a sister of the plaintiff, said she had at first explained to Captain Field the pecuniary situation of the plaintiff. Her sister (the plaintiff) came to her on the 13th of July in an almost frantic state, and they went together to Miss Cornell's, the dressmaker, where they met Captain Field and Mrs. Beck, his sister. He told witness his father objected to the marriage, and he was afraid ho could not go on, but witness thought it had gone too far to be broken off. He was very much agitated and distressed, and the plaintiff said, "Pray, Captain Field, do not let us talk any more about it." Witness was in a great hurry, having an appointment to take tea, and so she left. Cross-examined—Witness and her husband first sug gested that this action should be brought, but the plain tiff herself had always been very reluctant that proceed ings should be commenced. Captain Field said his father would stop his allowance if he married, and the plaintiff said she was willing to work or to do anything sooner than he should be uncomfortable. Mr. Bruce, the plaintiff's attorney, proved the prepa ration of the marriage settlement, which settled the plaintiff's property upon the husband for life, and then to the wife, with reversion to the children. Mr. Cooke, a clerk at Messrs. Coxs and Greenwood's, said the defendant was one of the crops of Gentleman-at- Arms, and was a captain by courtesy. His commission was worth about 1,3001., and it brought in about 701. per annum. Witness had this commission on his re gister for sale, but he could not say for how lon g . The Chief Justice—lt was before the present appre hension of war ? thought such a moderate verdict ought to be con sented to. Witness—Oh, yes, before that. (Laughter.) Mr. Serjt. Wilkins addressed the jury on behalf of the defendant in mitigation of damages, and submitted that the injury to the plaintiff's feelings was not so severe as it had been represented ; and, in fact, that the feeling and the wounded affection seemed to be all on the other side. He could not help smiling at some portions of his learned brother's address, for he reminded him of a certain lion—he lashed himself with his own tail, to get himself into a state of pathos. (A laugh.) In his opinion Capt. Field had acted nobly in disregarding his own feelings and inclination, rather than int ro d uce t h e plaintiff into a state of life which would, under the cir cumstances, most probably prove one of penury and misery, and he submitted that a very small amount of damages would satisfy the merits of this case. The jury retired to consider their verdict and re mained away for nearly two hours. They then came into court and said their verdict was for the plaintiff. Eleven of them had agreed as to the am oun t o f t h e damages, but there was not the slightest probability of the 12 being unanimous. Under the circumstances they hoped the parties would agree as to the amount. The Chief Justice asked if the verdict of the eleven would be taken. It might be that some one juryman wished to give an extravagantly large amount. A Juryman—lt is just the other way, my lord. The Chief Justice—Now, sir, you have prevented the possibility of arranging the matter. I am afraid you must again retire. Mr. Hawkins said he could not consent to take the verdict of the eleven. Mr. Serjeant Byles was willing that the jury should be discharged without a verdict. The jury, therefore, again retired, but in half an hour they came in and said their verdict was for 2501. A Juryman—That is the verdict of the eleve n . _ . _ _ _ Mr. Hawkins declined to consent to that course being adopted. • The jury were consequently again locked up, but ulti mately it was agreed that the verdict of the eleven should be taken by consent. Verdict for the plaintiff, damages 250 i. The aid Justice paid that would it 4 doi but be THE CENSUS OF 1851. (From the Times. ) In delineating the other day some of the general con clusions established by the last census, we stated that the ascertained population of Great Britain amounted to 21,121,967 souls. The simple fact is the basis of all the subsequent calculations,—the foundation on which three folios of statistical deductions have been already con structed, and on which so vast a pile has yet to be reared. The reader will wonder, perhaps, how such ordinary looking figures can possess such prodigious ductility, and we purpose to give some satisfaction to so natural a curiosity. In the first place, these 21 millions of people are " subdivided into males and females," and the compilers of the report appear to feel some little chagrin at their in ability to carry this elementary distinction any further. Luckily, however, the necessities and vicissitudes of hu man life furnish ample scope for classifications of another kind. The population is first to be arranged according to age, in what are ailed " quinquennial sections": that is, sec tions advancing by periods of five years eiph, so that the number of persons resp ec ti ve l y age d 90, 75, 80, 75, 70, 65, 60, &c., down to 5, and " children in arms," will be readily ascertainable. After dealing with the mass of matter in this way, the Registrar -General and his as sistants again take it up and knead it afresh into new subdivisions, showing how many people are " bachelors, spinsters, husbands, wives, widowers, or widows." A third time still the lump is to be re-distributed, and we shall all appear grouped according to the countries or counties in which we were born and the places in which we reside. Finally. we are all to be classed, for the fourth experiment, by our professions or occupations, from princes and peers down to workers in all the vari ous products of the animal, vegetable, and mineral king dom. We use the future tense in these observations, because the work has yet to be performed. The vo lumes already issued are confined to the mere " numbers of the inhabitants," male and female, in the various districts of the country, but these numbers are given for every census since that of 1801 inclusively, and there are some marginal notes of great interest, convey ing explanations of any marked increase or decrease of population at any particular spot. We observe, for in stance, occasional notice taken of the number of inmates —male and female—of different convents at certain periods. If this information could be given accurately for the present period it might just now be of material service. Omitting minor classifications, we may remark that the gross numbers of the population were contributed from the chief divisions of Great Britain as follows England, 16,921,881 ; Wales, 1,005,721 ; Scotland, 2,888,742 ; and "th e I s l es ," 143,126 ; in addition to which it was computed that 162,490 were at sea or or serving abroad in the army. With this bare state ment, however, the Registrars are by no meana con tent, and they evince a most laudable desire to impress the public with some realisation of the facts beyond what is usually conveyed by an array of figures. For this purpose they first recommend the reader to take a certain imaginary unit of reckoning, such as " a file of ten, persons." From this, they say, "which the eye takes in at one view, the mind readily co nce i ves t en s u c h grou p s , or a hundred ; and again ascending to ten hundred or a thousand, to ten thousand or a myriad, to ten myriads or a hundred thousand, and to ten hundred thousand or a million, arrives at a conception of the twenty-one millions of people which Great Britain contained within its shores on the night of March 30, 1851." Lest even this illus tration should fail of its purpose, another is happily bor rowed from recollections familiar to all. " The building of the Great Exhibition," says the report, " enclosed 18 acres, and 50,000 or 60,000 persons often entered it daily ; on the 9th of October 93,224 persons filled its floor and galleries, and could almost be surveyed by the eye at one time. Of 100,000 persons, therefore, a general notion can be formed by all those who witnessed this spectacle at the Crystal Palace ; it is a number greater than was ever at one time in a building covering 18 acres, but somewhat less than the greatest number (109,915) that ever entered it on one day, October 7. The population, then, of Great Britain, including men, women, and children, exceeds 211 hundred thousands, and, at the rate M 100,000 a day, could have passed through the building in 211 days." In 1801 the population could have passed through a similar building in 109 days ; so that 102 days of such a living stream would actually be necessary to represent the increase of the British people during the present century. A good idea will be formed of the intricacies into which the apparently simple business of enumeration was found to slide by observing how the absentees were brought into the general reckoning. It was desired to ascertain the numbers of the whole population, but a certain portion of the population was absent, and could not, therefore, be counted. Now, the claQses likely to furnish the bulk of the absentees are comprised in the military, naval, and merchant services. The total numbers of the two former, including ordnance corps and marines, were, on the night of the census, 210,474 ; of the merchant seamen, on board ship, in ports, or at sea, 124,744. Computations and esti mates showed that of this total of 335,218 some 225,916, or about two-thirds would probably be absent from the British shores o n th e 30th of March ; but there then arose another question. The reckoning in hand was concerned with the population of Great Britain only, whereas, of these absentees, many might belong to Ire land, to the British colonies, or to foreign countries. Deductions were therefore required on all these heads, and by this process only was it ultiniately inferred, as we have stated above, that the absentees of strictly British extraction might be calculated at 162,490. It deserves notice that at the census of 1811 the " army, militia, navy, and merchant service of the United Kingdom" were set at 640,500, and that in these, principally among the merchant seamen, nearly 100,000 foreigners were thought to be included. Another interesting calculation was that of the particular numbers of British subjects in the several foreign states. On this point returns were procured, showing that there were (males and females to gether) in Greece 1,068, in Russia 2,783, in the Sar dinian States 1,069, in European Turkey 611, the Two Sicilies 1,414, China 649, Persia 33, Alexandria 155, Cairo 85, Tripoli 23, Belgium 3,828, France 20,357, Saxony 321, Asiatic Turkey 624, Mexico 755. From other countries no returns were received. A more de tailed description of these absentees would probably furnish some curious information. The 1,414 residents or sojourners in the Neapolitan kingdom are due, per haps, in no small degree to its climate and attractions, while those in Russia might be attributed more exclu sively to its mercantile establishments. China, we sur mise, is supplied with its British element by missionaries and factors, but Sardinia, we believe, has recently given employment rather largely to engineers and skilled workmen. France, it will be seen, gives a re treat to a very large body of our countrymen, who are probably, however, confined to two or three of its towns, and perhaps Paris shelters half the whole num ber. Altogether the gross total of these absentees was 33,755, and they were not enumerated, it seems, in the population returns. On the other hand, we included a respectable number of foreign subjects resident in Great Britain, so that the account was made square. It perhaps never occurred to the reader to suppose that the selection of March 30 for the day of national reckoning was due to any deep consideration, yet such was the fact. The population of the country is liable to " displacements " from a multitude of causes, including "business, fairs, festivals, sessions, assizes, fashion, watering-places, railways, and great works of every kind ;" and it was considered, upon the whole, that the least number of these causes would be in operation —or, in other words, that the greatest number of people would be in their own homes, on the day in question. On the subject of displacements the Great Exhibition is again appealed to in the report, as producing "a greater and more general movement of the population than has ever before been witnessed in the times of which there have been authentic records." The number of visits to the building exceeded 6,000,000. ,Of course, many of these were repetitions ; but it is estimated " from returns" that there were full 2,000,000 of visitors. This is cer tainly a striking conclusion, though less so than one in cidentally mentioned in the report, that in the year 1845 —that is to say, in the middle of this 19th century—a million and a half of the people of the Continent visited, in pilgrimage, the Holy Coat at Treves ! A KING'S NOTION OF SABBATH OBSERVANCE.—For more than half a century (says a Berlin correspondent) open-air concerts have been given on Sunday mornings during the summer season, and have been much fre quented by the common people. The Government has been memorialised by persons who see in these recreations a violation of the Lord's Day. The Zeit reminds us that similar addresses were sent to the late King Frederick William the Third, who replied in the following letter, which is given in his life by Bishop Eylertz :—" It is no matter," says the king, " whether these concerts take place in the morn ing or in the evening ; every man enjoying health must have his religious sentiments awakened by hearing good music in the open air, under a bright sky, and sur rounded by trees. Many representations have been made to me: against these concerts, but they have not convinced me. It is the same with the numerous books that are written against the theatre. A little while ago, a poor man, living at Elberfeld wrote me a letter, entreating me by the love of God, and as I was a Christian, to go no more to the play, to avoid injury to my soul. This good man bad the best of inten tions. I gave the letter to Wizleben, and told him he must answer it kindly in my name. Men, in general, are terribly narrow, and Berlin is not a village." [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Ointment and Pills have successfully cured Ulcers, Wounds, and dreadfully Swollen Limbs.—Extract of a letter addressed to Messrs. Barnett, Brothers, wholesale agents for Holloway's Pills and Ointment, Surinam :—" Gentlemen, I beg to inform you that I considered my son lost to society in consequence of swollen limbs and ulcerous sores with which he was severely afflicted. I have sacrificed large sums of money to doctors, who have afterwards told me that it was a hopeless case ; but at last I tried Hollo way's Pills, and the result has been so favourable that it has astonished all who had seen the deplorable state my son was in.—(Signed) Joseph Machielse."--Sold by all druggists , and at Professor Holloway's Establish -34%1'1 trand, London. NIINIONN NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. ADMIRALTY LEVEE.—The following officers attended the levee of Sir James Graham, at Whitehall, on Satur day :—Vice-Admirals : Lord Aylmer, C. 8., and Lord Radstock, C.B. Rear-Admirals : Ryder Burton, K.H., Purvis, commande r -i n - c hi e f a t Q ueens t own; N . D uff, W. P. Wallis. Captains : W. Willis, J. Johnson, T. H. Mason, J. Reev e , C. S m ith, J. S teven, Si r E. Stan hope. Commanders : W. Whimper, F. Edwin, Lord A. Beauclerk, W. Burdon, J. Tudor, H. Ingram, P. De Saumarez, E. Pierse, E. Woolecombe, H. Ellicombe, Thomas Wilson. Inspector of Hospitals : Dr. J. Wil son. Chaplain : Rev. W. G. Tucker. Lieutenants . T. Eyton, W. Mould, Mr. R. Wilson. The Brisk, screw-sloop, at Devonport, will proceed to the West Indies ; the Comus, 18, at Sheerness, to the East Indies station ; and the Nerbudda, 12, to the Cape of Good Hope. Commander Wilson and the officers of the Hecla steam-sloop have been appointed to the Vesuvius, steam sloop, at Portsmouth, and as many of the crew of the former ship may be entered as may feel disposed again to serve. We hear that the Argus, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Purvis, arrived at Halifax from Devonport, and four days before the Basilisk, 6, steam-sloop, Commander the Hon. F. Egerton, and that under very little steam. It appears, too, that before the flag captain of the sta tion paid a visit to her, the topmasts were struck and a refit had been commenced, and when Captain Seymour arrived on board the commander was on shore transact ing business, and the lieutenants were on the tops over hauling the state of the rigging. THE SCREW FLEET.—Another line-of-battle ship has now been added to the screw fleet at Spithead by the arrival of the Agamemnon, 91. The screw fleet now includes the Duke of Wellington, 131 ; Agamemnon, 91 : Hogue, 58 ; Ajax, 58 ; Blenheim, 58 ; Edin burgh, 58 ; but only two of the list are fully manned. THE SCREW-SHIP ST. JEAN D'ACRE.—This magni ficent screw-ship, ' the first two-decker on record that has been classed a first-rate, is progressing rapidly in equipment, and already begins to make a good show aloft. She has pointed her topmasts, and will in a few days send up her lower yards. But, alas ! here, as everywhere else, is heard the cry for men. Were the sinews of war to be obtained, there is no doubt she would in a very short time be ready to swell the line of the gallant fleet that has been called into existence by the lowering aspect of the Eastern sky. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 18. A trial of Sir Thomas Mitchell's Boomerang propeller took place at half-past 7 a.m. to-day, in Stoke's Bay, along the measured mile, on board her Majesty's ship Conflict, under the command of Captain Henderson, C. 8., of her Majesty's ship Blenheim. The wind was strong at the time the Conflict reached her trying ground, amounting to from 6 to 7, or equal to about a quarter of a knot. The tide was opposed in one direc tion of the course, the wind in the other. After a run of eight times along the measured distance, the results were, on an average, 9 . 125 knots, with average revo lutions of 63t. This was somewhat surpassing in speed the result of the last trial with the common screw, with eight revolutions less, and a saving of one-eighth of the coal, and Sir Thos. Mitchell appeared to entertain no doubt that,had the pitch of the Boomerang screw been the same as the pitch of the common screw, a higher speed would have been the result. The reduction of the vibra tion ordinarily experienced on board either screw or paddle steamers, and frequently a distressing annoyance, was noticed approvingly by all on board the Conflict. This comparative absence of vibration is one of the com fortable characteristics of the Boomerang, saving at once the wear and tear of the ship and the passengers' rest. The Conflict, however, is not a vessel the construction of which admits of her rapid propulsion either by steam or canvas, as her trials in Commodore Martin's squadron as set forth in the• official report sufficiently testify. This heaviness of the Conflict clearly accounts for the less brilliant result as to speed obtained with the Boome rang than was formerly obtained with it at Liverpool and Sydney on board vessels built on lines better adapted for speed. We were informed by one of the owners of the Genova, a Liverpool merchant ship, that on a recent voyage home from Quebec to Liverpool, the Genova had averaged a knot more per hour with the Boomerang propeller than he had ever previously attained with a common screw, with not half the customary vibration. The name " Boomerang" propeller has incited many in quiries as to what affinity, in nature as in name, this screw of the scientific Australian engineer and discoverer, Sir Thomas Mitchell, claims with the familiar, though little understood, missile of that name, of which such marvellous stories are told. In the hands of a native the Boomerang certainly performs marvellous feats, while in those of a European it is inert or intractable. The savage, by practice, knows precisely how to poise as well as project his familiar missile, and in this secret, we apprehend, consists Sir Thomas Mitchell's applica tion of ,the principle of the Australian missile to the propulsion of vessels. The balanced centre, as we understand, is all that Sir Thomas Mitchell's screw has to do with the Boomerang. But we anticipate mighty results from the scientific application of this simple prin ciple. This balanced centre is of the highest importance, as suggesting a means of adapting a surface revolving round a centre, so that it presents to equal pressure uniformity of resistance, because the spaces described by a body in falling are proportional to the squares of the times. When the same surface is placed vertically, and set in rotary motion through fluids, it is subject to a similar law, and when in the plane of a screw it is equally poised obliquely. Thus we have in this form equilibrium, and equal resistance, and equal strength, the propeller being balanced when it is first formed on its axis. Hence, under any degree of velocity, centrifugal action is con verted into concentric action by the peculiar manner of balancing the surface round the centre of the rotary motion. Herein, we believe, consists the secret of Sir Thomas Mitchell's screw, upon which, however, we will write more fully after witnessing further trials which will probably take place at the end of the week. JUNE 19. The Agamemnon, 91, screw two-decker, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, anchored at Spithead yesterday after noon from a cruise, last from Lisbon. She left Lisbon on the 28th of May, and put in again on the 11th i ns t., on which day Rear-Admiral Corry's squadron entered the Tagus. It consisted of the Prince Regent, 90, Captain Hutton ; the London, 90, Captain Charles Eden ; the Imperieuse, 50 (screw), Captain W a t son , C.B. ; the Amphion, 34 (screw), Captain Patey ; the Leopard, 12 (paddle), Captain George Giffard ; and the Valorous, 16 (paddle), Captain Buckle. These were to sail for Spithead on the 12th. The Sanspa reil, 70 (screw), Captain Dacres, bad been previou s ly detached from the squadron and bore up for the Medi terranean. The Agamemnon left the Cruiser 14 (screw), Commander the Hon. G. H. Douglas, at Lisbon, to await further orders. The Agame mnon has proved her self a most comfortable ship at sea, and a fast steamer. On the passage to Spithead she steamed two days, on one of which she ran 9, and on the other 11, knots per hour. The Arrogant 46 (screw), Captain Fremantle, came into harbour yesterday morning from Spithead, and will haul into the steam basin on Monday to receive new boilers. A court-martial will be held on board the Victory on Tuesday morning to try a prisoner for theft. PLYMOUTH, JUNE 19. Her Majesty's steam-frigate Vulture, 6, Captain F. H. Glasse, arrived this evening from the Mediterranean. She left Malta in company with the steam-vessel Obe ron, on the sth of June, and arrived at Gibraltar on the 11th. Having coaled and made good defects in the machinery of the Oberon, they left the bay on the 12th, at 8 p.m., and experienced strong contrary winds until the 17th. The Vulture brings home 88 officers, seamen, and marines, chiefly invalids from the fleet. Among them is Captain Spalding, invalided from the Arethusa, 50. She has also some stores for Devonport dockyard. The Oberon has in all 72 persons, including six women and five children, military invalids, chiefly from the 41st Regiment, in charge of Captain Spalding. Surgeon Davis, of the 49th, comes home in her, invalided. The Oberon is taking in coal from the hulk in the Sound, and proceeds immediately for Spithead. The Vulture brings dispatches from the Commander-in-Chief to the Secretary of the Admiralty. SHEERNESS, JUNE 18. The Nerbudda, 12-gun brig, Commander Boyd, got under way yesterday at •10 a.m., and, on passing the Waterloo, saluted the flag, which was returned by the flagship. The Nerbudda proceeded for Portsmouth, where she will receive her despatches and supernumera ries for the squadron serving in the Pacific. The Archer, 14 guns, screw steamsloop, Commander James N. Strange, arrived here yesterday at noon from Woolwich. She was taken in charge by Mr. R. Harvey, Queen's pilot here for the Thames and Medway, and conducted to Saltpan Reach to complete her stock of coals from the naval depot Fortitude. She has this day, at 10 a.m., left for Leith, where she is to be stationed for the protection of the fisheries on the coast of Scot land. Mr. Harvey is one of the masters in charge who have passed their examination at the Trinity-house, London, for piloting Her Majesty's vessels up and down the rivers Thames and Medway by a recent Admiralty order to the port-officers here. The Cyclops paddle-wheel steam-frigate (transport) is ordered to leave here on Monday next for Woolwich, where she is to take in steam machinery, boilers, &c., for the Princess Royal, 90 guns, screw steamship, building at Portsmouth. The Cyclops will be manned by seamen riggers from this yard, and supernumeraries, stokers, &c., from the steam squadron of reserve, and proceed uner the command of Mr. Charles Pope, As sistant Master-Attendant of this yard. The Waterloo, 120 guns, Captain the Hon. Montagu Stopford.—An order has been received here for the entry on board of this ship (for service in the St. Jean d'Acre, 101 guns, now fitting at Devonport) of petty officers and seamen. It will be optional for seamen joining this splendid ship to avail themselves of the ad vantages proposed by the new regulations for manning the Royal navy. There will be no objection to the well- 1 grown watermen who have not been to sea before. The Comus, 14 guns, ship-sloop, Commander W. A. Fellowes, was put out of the fitting basin this morning, and is now moored at the swinging buoy ready for hav ing her compasses adjusted by swinging ship. The Horatio, 24 guns, s crew steam-frigate, Com mander RobertJenner.--An entry is now open for 100 able-bodied, intelligent young men, from 20 to 23 years of age, of good character, who are to be instructed in the duties and trained up for able seamen. There is also an entry open in this frigate for 20 thorough good A.B.'s, who will be expected to exert themselves in training up landsmen on b oard this ship. None but men-of-war's men with very good characters will be entered for thit4 purpose, Lieutenant William E,l Fisher, December 6, 1845, First Lieutenant of this fri gate, has taken up his commission and joined to-day. The Cressy, 80 guns, screw steam-ship, building at Chatham, and now nearly ready for being launched. Orders have been reeeived to prepare masts, spars, sails, and all other fit men t s f or t hi s ship ready for her on her arrival here, which will take place immediately after she is launched. The revenue cutter Scout, Isaac Saxty in command, has arrived here from Aberdeen and the north coast of England, with ordnance stores returned from the various coast-guard stations, each of which has been supplied with ammunition, shot, and shell for their respective stations from Upnor and the ordnance department at Chatham. The Scout has this day sailed for Harwich. The Miranda, 14, screw steam-sloop, will be ready for the pendant on Monday next, except the preparation necessary for fitting Grant's patent cooking and distil ling apparatus. The steam transport Rhadamanthus, Master-Com mander John Belam, arrived here at 5 p.m. yest er d a y from Devonport and Plymouth, and, after communi cating with the Commander-in-Chief, proceeded for Chatham at 7 p.m. WOOLWICH, JurrE 18. APPOINTMENTS. Chaplain—Rev. S.K7itothert — (lBs3), to la Hogue, 60, steam guard-ship, at Devonport, vice Rev. Henry W. Taylor, to the Terrible steam-frigate at Woolwich. Surgeon—John H. Patterson (1845). recently serving in the Spiteful steam-sloop, to the Vesuvius paddle. wheel steam-sloop at Portsmouth. The Simoom, 18, iron screw steam troop-ship, Cap tain John Smith, arrived at Greenhithe at half-past 6 p.m. to-day from Portsmouth, to take on board stores from the Royal Arsenal for conveyance to the Mediter ranean. MALTA, JUNE 12. On the afternoon of the 7th instant her Majesty's steam-ship Caradoc, the arrival of which from Marseilles had been anxiously expected for some days previously, was telegraphed, and shoitly after she entered port. All was immediately in a state of activity, officers of every rank hastening to convey orders or messages according to their instructions, and before long the anti cipated signal was made, "Fleet, prepare for sea." No time was lost, and by ten o'clock every steamer had its steam up, and the Arethusa frigate was taken in tow by the Tiger, and got out. In the meantime the wind, which was fair, blew with some violence into the har bour, and it was impossible in the darkness of the night to incur the risk of towing out the ships. On the following morning, at 6 o'clock, the Caradoc, which had been employed in coaling during the night, got under weigh for the Levant with important de spatches for Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, and before she was well out of the harbour the ships were all ready for sea. By 8 o'clock all had left their moorings, at the time and in the manner following :- 6 30 a.m., Albion, towed by Sampson. 630 a.m., Vengeance, „ Retribution. 6.45 a.m., Rodney. 7 a.m., Bellerophon, towed by Fury. 745 a.m., Britannia (flag), „ Tiger. 8 a.m., Trafalgar, Inflexible. And before 11 o'clock every vessel, all of which had shaped their course for the Levant, was out of sight from the signal tower. In endeavouring to get out on the previous evening the Britannia had carried away her flying jibboom, which was the only accident. Captain Graham, of the Rodney, beat out in beautiful style. He thought it a discredit not to be able to find his way out without the aid of a "smoker," and refused to be taken in tow. The departure of the fleet has created a sensation al most indescribable, although the events in the East had led to the conclusion that such an event was unavoidable. The Admiral carried with him a moderate breeze from the west-north-west, which was quite fair. As the fleet was going out a signal was made that a steam frigate was in sight, from the north-west ; she shortly after reached port, and proved to be the Fire brand, Captain Hyde Parker, from Lisbon. This last•named vessel was, I believe, to remain in port to convey any dispatches to Admiral Dundas that may reach him from Marseilles ; but she has since sailed. On Sunday last Rear-Admiral Houston Stewart ar rived in Malta by the French steamer Mentor, from Marseilles, and shortly afterwards hoisted his flag on board the Niger steam-frigate, and received the salute due to his rank. Admiral Stewart relieves Rear-Admiral Harvey as superintendent of the Malta Dockyard, and at present occupies a part of the palace of his Excellency the Go vernor, who is living at his country residence. Admiral Harvey, who proceeds to England by the Bengal, is at present living at Dunsford's Hotel. The Dutch frigate Soembing, from Plymouth and Gibraltar, also arrived on the Bth inst. She is bound to Constantinople, with a view, it is said, of seeking re paration of the Sultan on account of a merchant vessel of that nation having been some time ago plundered when in the neighbourhood of that city. The Swedish brig Eridano, from Cagliari, arrived here yesterday, and saluted the forts. A steam yacht for the Pasha of Egypt also arrived here yesterday; her name is Faid Rabani. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE, JUNE 18. ENTERED INWARDS.—The City of Boulogne, from Bou logne ; City of London, Dunkirk ; Citizen, Bordeaux ; Seine, Boulogne ; Jane Mary, Lisbon ; Haabet, St. Peters burgh ; Panther, Ostend ; Mead, Cadiz ; Juffer Grietz, Carolinensiel ; Vere, Jamaica ; Emanuel Geibel, Peters burgh ; Earl of Hardwick, Bombay ; Orion, Dantzic ; Sophie, Stettin ; Narcissus, Ceylon ; Trident, Arracan ; Saffo, Bahia ; Henry Holman, Smyrna. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Breeze, for Dunkirk ; Panther, Ostend ; City of Boulogne, Bonlogre ; City of London, Dunkirk • Les Armis, Rouen ; Caroline, Cherbourg ; Christabel, dape of Good Hope ; John Bull, Harnburgh ; Ocean, Rotterdam ; Reubens, Mauritius ; Bertha, Rio Janeiro - Sydney, Adelaide and Port Philip ; Vriendschap and Goede Moderen, Stavanger ; z.•:antipore, Cape of Good Hope. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Agincourt, for Calcutta ; Pen with, Rouen ; Wellesley, Calcutta ; Shamrock, ; Cape Coast Castle ; Hermann, Hamburgh ; Samuel Appleton. New York • Marmion, Quebec and Montreal ; John Brookes , St. 'lda ; Perdeguero, Cuba ; Packenham, Madeira • Commodore , Naples ; Victoria, Adelaide • Palmyra, Demerara ; Echo, Antwerp • Cathe rine Eliz :bath, St. Vincent ; British Tar, Hong Kong and Canton •. Kaffirland. Callao ; Louve Van Nyenstein, Port Adelaide; Albion, Boulogne; Baron Osy, Antwerp; City of London, _Dunkirk; Batavier, Rotterdam ; Soho, Havre ; Lord John Russell, Harlingen ; Earl of Auckland, Rot• terdam. _-_• •_ .~~~i LIVERPOOL, JUNE 18. The Ebba Braho, that heeled over, not " fell over," in the Graving Dock yesterday, in consequence of her ballast being misplaced, righted again without injury. The Amazon, bound west, was spoken May 30, lat. 46 N., long. 32 W. The treetrader, from Glasgow to Singapore, was spoken June 15, off Tusear. The Ifolywood, for Chedabueto, was spoken June 7, lat, 46 N., 46 W. The Isaac Wright, bound west, was spoken June 7, lat. 46 N., long. 38 W. The Friends, from London to Quebec, was spoken May 19, lat. 49 N., long. 11 W. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Safeguard, from Queenstown, lat. 49 N., long. 35 W. The Albion, St. John's, Newfoundland, May 31, lat. 50 N., long. 33 W. The Cumberland, Liverpool to St. John's, Newfoundland, same day. The Clara, St. John's, New Brunswick, to the Clyde May 26, lat. 44 N., long. 54 W. The Hindostan (ship), April 16, lat. 28 S., long. 11 E. The Daniel Wheeler (barque), April 27, lat. 14 S., long. 9 W. The Elizabeth (ship), Liverpool to Coquimbo, March 9, lat. 5 N., long 23 W. The Chaucer (barque), Penang to London, May 11, lat. 7 N., long. 24 W. The Ann Martin (barque), Akyab to Falmouth, May 31, lat. 39 N., long. 35 W. The Burmah (British ship), for Calcutta, June 6, lat. 43 N., long. 11 W. The Mary Emma (brig), of London, for Melbourne, same day. The Albert (brig), for Barbadoes, 9th, lat. 46 N., long. 8 W. The Glentanner, Jamaica to Sydney, 25th May, lat. 28 N. 10ng..34_T. The Gladiator, Liverpool to Halifax, June 14, lat. 50 N., long. 22 W. The Elizabeth brig, for Quebec, June 1. The Sea Nymph, of Plymouth, for New York. The Regent (barque), of Hull. The Arctic, of and for New York, fro m Li verpoo l , w ith passengers, lat. 44 N., long. 42 W. The Elizabeth Haulding (barque), outward bound, 19th May, off Sea Island, Nova Scotia. The Glasgow (s.), 28th May, lat. 48 N., long. 50 W. The Neptune (brig), of Seaton Sluice, outward bound. The India (barque), Belf as t to Quebec, June 13, off Tory Island. FALMOUTH, June 17.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Fathe Matthew, Paraiba. Off Port—Hermann, New York, for Amsterdam. LADVERTISEMENT.]---THE CAMP AT CHOBELII.—• 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly.—Observe, opposite the York Hotel. The Royal Exhibition. A valuable, newly-invented, very small powerful waistcoat-pocket glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known one mile and a half distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, at the opera-houses, country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 ailes. They are invaluable for shooting, deer stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Telescopes—A new and most important invention in telescopes, possessing such extraordinary powers that some, 3A inches, with an extra eye-piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the s a m e telescope, weighing only 3 ounces, can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They supersede every other kind for the waistcoatTocket, and are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. Opera and race-course glasses, with wonderful power ; an object can be clearly seen, from 14 to 16 miles distant. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, have in vented invaluable preserving spectacle lenses. Immediately they are placed 'before imperfect vision, every object appears clear and distinct; the most aged, defective sight becomes bright and brilliant, is brought to its youthful, natural, and original state. Deafness—New Discovery— The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinary powerful and newly-invented instrument, for Deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass anything of the kind that has been, or probably ever can be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, it is not perceptible • it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly a t c h urc h and at public as semblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noise s olsesu the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords all assist ance that possibly could be desired.—S. and B. Solomons, Aurists and Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. %We, oppcsate the XQXI kidula COUNTRY MARKETS• HADDINGTON—JUNE 17. The following are the prices of grain at our rorkei to-day : EEO' WiIEAT. I BARLEY. OATS. 0 First s3s Oct 333 6d 23s 3d 3 8 s Second sos 5.1 32s 5d 213 lld 366 pd Third 44s Ocl 30s Oct 20s 6d 3 04 id Total quantity of wheat in market, 328 qrs., 3 05 ' c 'ci 4 7 low 'barley „ 47 qrs., nO ,„0 oats 169 qrs., 1;.7;;I t i PP Average 19 qrs., 11 of s a imrErt"lAL QUARTER. 2 10 5 0- 12 t h6 Ditto of Barley Ditto of Oats -12 th Ditto of Beans 1 12 5 1 1 11 2-12 tbs PP PP PO PP ABERDEEN—JUNE 17. 00s C" l ' The prices of grain are—Old oats, 00s Od to 401bs per bushel; 41 ew oats, 178 Od to 00s Oily bushel ; bere, 28s Od to 29s Od, 531bs per bushel ;,"' o ' d t o 27s 6d. to 28.3 6d, 531bs per bushel ; wheat, red, 3u : 3 47 ,0d, 38s Od, 621bs per bushel•; wheat, white, 46s 0( 1 t ° b o ll; 621bs per bushel ; oatmeal, 14s Od tc 15s Od Pe; c ob, flour, 35s Od to 36s Od per sack. Provisions—Be,',' P o Stl; 6d. to Bd. ; mutton, ditto, 6d to 84 ; veal, ditto, uu pd; 401 . b . i i f e e ; pork, per lb, Os 6d to Os 8d ; salmon, per lb, is 3 3 t° i „ Gd; e p g o g ta s, to p es e , r p t e i r oz p , e os ck, e l id s rabbits, each, 7d to 8d ; tallow, per stone, 4s Od i to io 7 o ," 9,1; tot Os is 411 8 d ;; 3s 64 ; chickens, ditto, is 6d to 2s Od; ducks, a'"i;' r ker , to Os Od. • ducklings, ditto, hens, per P 3 1, ,, , i .; 50( 1 Os .Od; to Os Od; u ba tter hatter, per lb, 8,1 3, od 0 each, 3s 611 to 4s Od ; geese, ditto, 3s Od to 35 t 7 ; 7 2 3 0 ,1 ; ditto (summer cured), 00s tooo s O p c e l l ; for exportation (present cure), . cwt, 7°' Fa ce ' per dozen, 5d to 51d ; 41b loaf, 6d. ; 21b loaf, 3( , 09 0; fine small, Os Od to 03 Od k large Os Od rita t ° op* lamb, per lb., Os 64 . ; or ' ' • Pe- atop* lamb, 84 ; cheese, per 01 5s 64 to 7s. eggs, wholesailt:pporltt, o ir read•,,,, A....205w" White wheat 00 s Od to 00s Od Os 0 - 9 Redwheat 24s Od to Ns Od 0d.....29 46 Ditto 00s Od to 00s 040 0 s --Ditto 00s Od t o 00s Od Barley OO5 Od to 00s Od n Od- 16° Ditto OGs Od to 00s 040- 0 Ditto 00 s Od t o 00 s Od Bere 00s Od to 00s Od Os " 89 Oats Ditto Ditto 00s Od to 00s Oct 018 Od --A(' 00s Od to 00s Od ~,, t Pigs o os Od to 00s Od 00s Od per - Quantity sold at the highest prices :---' pO l tr°' 00 barrels white w h ea t ; 00 red ; 00 bar le y ; 7 oats ; 0 pigs. Quantity of grain and number of pigs sold last week;Wheat, 16. B ar l e y, 185 . B ere , 00. Pigs, 00. Return of cattle sold for week ending Ju l3B ii:-.. Pigs, 248. Sheep, 294. Cows, 59• PRICES OF BOWER. ~., r"4 CANT. CURRI vi. 1 ' First quality Second quality 79s s F e irst con q d ua qu li ai ty ity .• ............ .. .. .. t. ,: Third quality Fourth quality Fifth quality 6Bs Fifth quality ........... 4y Sixth quality 7os74s Third Fourth q 4 1 1ai1ai1i1ty............................. .f,;)`: 58s Sixth q uality ............... od; Coss.—Flour—First, 13 s 6 to 14s Od ; extra' • t1 13° , , seconds, 12s Od to 13s 6d ; h ouse h o ld s , lOs to lls v" ' 07, ' 6a 7s to Os Od per cwt. Meal Indian meal, oatmeal, lOs 6d to lls ; wheatmeal, 9s 6d CO lOs 6 11105 4 ° , Indian corn, Cl 12s 6d to 71 7s 6d per ton. Bra n ' .0* to 510 s Od per ton. Hay—Farmers, 30s Od to 43s 0d; s s s tro ' i 003; dealers, 00s Od to 000 Od ; average, Os per ton. , 60 O t : Farmers, 26s Od to 35s Od ; average, 30s ; deale rs ' ' a t 00s Od ; average, Os. per ton. Bread—Whcaten loaf, a, Od ; household ditto, 54d to Od per 41b.—Fresh lld per lb. Eggs, 4s 7d to 4s 9cl per hundred. g e ' l , 1 ,tit buttert,,',,i, 4id to 8d ; mutton, 6d to 64d ; veal, 5d to 8d ; Pe r- ,';r: 6d ; bacon, 74 to 8d ; sausages, 6d per lb.—Fish, l'le" OP 00s to 0 land, 001. Os to 00/ Oa per ton ; Scotch herrings , • rit , Red, do., 30s per brl.—Potatoes, wbite, 10d to 1td'.,.., 17 A . CUP' , / .12d to 15d.—Coals, Newport, 19s ; Lydney, I ° s ' g alls O:, Od per ton.—Whiskey, 25 0.p., 6s 10d per imPer r . / Hides, market, 30s to 365; Salted, 30s to 380 Pe r ~,0 , , r 0 O d t . skins, 3id per lb.—B angor s l a t es 2/ . 17 s. 6d to 31 . r 4 , ,, , i. r Fleece wool, 20s to 21s per stone.—Hemp, 381 ' I linsf 4°:' ton—Timber, Memel, 3/. 15s ; red pine, 3/. 15s ; Y. r .,„,. b " f']' 3/. ss. per on ; deals, 19/. to 201. per hundred.--''' j3: 0 .1 ?' 8/. to 101.10 s. per ton.—Tallow, 49s 6 , 1 to 500 per esr .... * -- 6: tl' i 71. 100 to 0/. per cwt.- Tar, Archangel, 19s. Peruvian, 121. Os to 001. per ton. per br . CORX-JuNE 17. BrLs. RAILTVAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 18. n 15,„":her 0 , be STOCK EXCITANGE.—The s h are mar k e t nas sev+ oo , to-day, but still w ith ex t reme l y li m it e d businsn'e buyers nor sellers s eem disposed to operate in of definitive infor ma ti on respec ti ng continent'` `era 14 The following are the tran sac ti ons : —G re at S„,° ll Dor;,I; Western, 56/ • Lancashire and Y or k s hire, 7 g l, ; Ti j, and North-Western (Bth shares), /p. ; iu vr' 3 o - r tll ll South Eastern and Dover, 24, 2 ; York and Nor land, 30g. MANCHESTER, JUNE 18. nes g STOCK EXCHANGE.—Th ere h as b een m ore 1.111 0(1°1 1 prices, but buy ers were l ess di sposed to oper ate, h ole a few transactions scarcely worthy of notice, wer e of this day's meeting of the Stock Exchange. HAM, 18. STOCK EXCHANBIRMING —Prices were rather firin el i ;i t eg P ; although business w as li m it e d and confined Ow transactions in local stocks. London and North' closed at 1154 to 16. LEEDS, JUNE 18. i :„/ a t' STOCK EXCIIANGE.—Th ere h as b een little al:4" to-day, and p r i ces are w ith out material var iatio,T re ; 03 ,0 following are th e c l os i ng transactions :— L an us lP /41 0 * 1 Yorkshire, 78/ ; North We s t ern , 84 •; York 31 ' d ;*l.O. ," Midlands, 30i ; L ee d s N or th ern (6 per ce nt. pref./ 15s. prem. ; North Western (prefs.), 15g. SEABORNE MAILS. • roa t4j9 (N signifies that the mails are sent from the Gener al by the night—awl M by the morning—dispatch.] Day when made up From W ll5. JOLO COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port Office, London.* DispaWb e "" 40 11 ' vo ll • America(byltrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool America (by United Ste. pale packet) .... •• • ...NJune 28 . . Liverpool •• ) America (by U. States 11.1 °11 4 packet) ..........NiJune SouthamPi ° Australia (via South-I ampton) July 4 SouthaMPW ° Ditto (via M arsenics) N July 8 ... Dover • • • • •' Ditto (via Cape of wood; 5 Hope) .. .. NIA ugnst 4 London •• ". pin. 0 Africa ( West Coast) ..N;23 r d o f t h e month. Pl y mouth • polo 0 Alexandria...... • • .. N!8, 9, 24, & 30 of m Dover • • ••,,,10 10 1 Alexandria .. .• • ...id 4th & 20th of mon. Southanif' w o Bahamas •••2nd of the month Soutnamlrt°. ptli 0101Y0 Belgium ........N Dai1y............ Dover .. • • Brazil ..............M 9th o f th e mont h .. Southall-100_01 ~t; Buenos Ayres M 9th of the month.. SouthamPl ca : pate Cape of Good Hope ..N 14 t h o f the month Plymouth •• .6 Cape of Good Hope ..N ••• f o ps Cape de Verde ......N 14th of the month. Plymouth 9 6 .1 Ceyinn (see India) • Jan' t ,r Ceylon ..............N 14th or th e mon th Plymouth , 1 • 0 :1 1 Channel isles Mon.,Wed ,&Frid. SouthanW t t Chili.. • • ......M [d& 17th of month SouthanlPW' China (see India) . 01' 1°4 Constantinople ......N 1,8,17,21,&27 ofm, Dover •• June ~ Constantinople ........ 4th & 20th of mon. Soutilat° l4- , Coht. of Europe At & N Twice daily Dover • • •" ~10" • Egypt (see India) 10 France & N Twice dai1y...... Dover .• • •,,L•, Jun. Gibraltar ....M 4,7, 11, 20, 27 of m. southanW w " Greece (see India) Greytown .......... M 2nd & 17th of mon. 4outhon otp ° at' I i f. Hamburgh ..........N Tuesday & Friday London • • ot Havannah ...........d 2nd of the month SouthainPl' actl• l 6 Holland ............ M Wednesday & Sat. London • ••,„' r ; Juli e /0 Honduras ........ M 17th of the month. SouthatoPn i , pal . 0 India (viaSouthampt.)lll 4th & 20th of mon. SouthaniPi ° . Jude India (via Marseilles)M Bth& 24th o f mon th Dover .• ••• e 4to lonian Isles (see India) rvil e /6 • • Ireland & N Twice daily 1101Th eat• J .up o 16 Lisbon ..............M 7,9, 17, & 28 of m. SoutharoP, Jam July 26 Madeira .. .......... M 9th of the month Southarntr. Madeira ........ N 23rd of the mouth PlYro °u 11 4 Malta (see India) ..•• Jun ' no 6 Malta 7,17,19,28, 30 of m. Dover .• g Mauritius (see India) Mauritius 14th of the month PlYi.hnTmalivto.a."l.,Uui-ltioll2 Mexico •• • • ro v ,0 Naples..... ....N sthlsth2sthormon. Dov er ••• .1 015 :40 ) New Granada .... M2d & 17th of month Southas 'VP 9! New Zealand.. ... • • • .. By private ship .. Vario us our . Papal (states ........N sthlbth2sthormon. Dover • •••,;(*„. , Peninsula •••• • • .. M Ithl7th2Bthofmon thouthoton•iil Peru 2d & '27th of mon. Soutlifol,T .„ Port Natal ....• N 14th of the month l'b,noui. jup, bi Sicily .. Tuscany Venezuela 2d & 17th of month S oath Van Diemenasee ,cull Australia)'sL nd ( .. thafoi n°-„ ft sO N sthlsol2sthofmon. Dover ai l• p • . ton West Indies M 2d & 17th of month S oo „riv 0 ,...-- .of -....,................... fil l ' 40 , i ptOIS „ i i, 0,,, * When any of these dates fall on a Sunday, We i the Wo o V' dispatched on the following day, with the exception o .. ,, at ell Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will be aol day preceding. ..-------------". --------- BIRTHS. e 0"' OF A BON. 1 dSWW , tit On the 14th inst., at Prideaux-place , Mrs.Prideaux Brune. On the 16th inst., at 24, Highburpore scent, the wife of P. Sinanides, Esq. St'°f t OF A DAUGHTEF. Da Es E th sq e . 15th inst., a Cowes, tho wife of Will t iA : l icife the o E n etvh.eEl6dtwhairndstm.,anatsfilldig.hham Parsoua,ge, w-e li MARRIED. h 33 61 %1 0 " On the 18th inst., at East Hampstead Churcl e ge ,o, theßev. Horace Roberts, M.A., of hiagdalen eStrodoinr-os bridge, John Charles Frederic Hunter, Esq. , °c' - ' Eerily P'rbl County Derry, Ireland, to the Hon. Meliora ib e 110 Maria Stapylton Cotton, youngest daughter ,t r of Hon. Viscount Combermore, and only snrk. ,bp Marchioness of Downshire of East Fla,mpsto u lejis "' i v; On the 16th inst. , at St. Mary's, H o rnsef , i 00 0 4 Turner, Esq., to Mat ilda Maria Tucker, 03trj.stree daughter of J. R. Houghton, Esq., surgeon, -- Blackfriars, and Canonbury-square, Islingte rl • --------_ DIED. age O d n 6 t u he ye l a 7 r t s h , itnhset Rev.in t JhoehCnrepsocepent,cWoxepsgt4ll.l ' • H' A ' ee,r e i r-g t ,P ~ tl 3° St b E n w th e e n's i6t C h orn ins w t a . itl Vl Blllll. ' inst., at Bryngwyn, Hord° 55th year of his age, James P• ' E hilllPPs , scl* yO -11 ;j9, LONDON : Printed and Published by AITTED" of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Otficey tf Strand, in the Precinct of ;the saVOAin the c ourt la Alidd46 l loXa Moaday 3 AM. W. L ° It 111111111.11. P Seven I a be QUA held 22d Jui T' That the Q i , held at instant 1. Th late Sri Priated bY the the oth stipend that li] bar red That a rnnti, certain 2 CE V and F 44 Y) a " T Priate TIFIc °Dui ChUdr( LA ro ad.) the w higol 4, sym Nla ggo Adtritsl c SL T ARII /4, titan'n Vona' The l'eßt, Seltze Water : Six_d c qUanti a NTtu Ihn oti The Terra Pier ~. 'tai t9l, 111, a -,, t Very Ulttr- )34 rrie