The Sun. — London, England, 1853-01-24 00:00:00

birb Vbitton SUN OPPICE, Six o'clock. TATTERSALL'S, (THIS EVENING.) METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 20 to 1 agst Redmond O'Hanlon. 28 to 1 agst Lampedo (taken). 30 to 1 agst Pug Orrock (taken). 35 to 1 agst Hirsuta (taken). 40 to 1 agst Tavistoek (taken). 30 to 1 agst Terpsichore (taken). LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 10 to 1 agst Oscar (taken). 20 to 1 agst Half-and-Half (taken). CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Lady Evelyn. 25 to 1 agst Scarecrow. 1000 to 10 agst Bellestown. 50 to 1 agst Friday. 40 to 1 agst Richard Primmer. 50 to 1 agst Contentment. 1,000 to 15 agst Montague. 1,.000 to 15 agst Little Jack. 1000 to 15 agst Truth. 1000 to 10 agst Adine. 1000 to 10 agst Agnes Wickfleld. 2000 to 35 agst Merry Bird. 40 to 1 agst Indian Warrior. 40 to 1 agst Trifle (taken). 50 to 1 agst Newminster. 1000 to 15 agst Tremble. DERBY. 20 to 1. agst Sittingbourne (taken freely). LATEST FROM FRANCE. It would appear that there is some difficulty in the way of General Canrobert's acceptance of office as Minister of War. If it be as reported, the condition insisted upon by the General is highly to his honour—his insisting upon an unconditional permission to the exiled Generals to return to France. Whether this will be granted or not, it is hard to say, but it is generally believed that, even should their return to their country be allowed without the imposition of conditions that would hurt their sense of dignity, they will not avail themselves of it. A new promotion of 12 Senators is spoken of. The second Imperial ball was looked forward to with greater interest than the first, and the, same efforts acti ve ly ma d e t o secure car d s o f invitation. Independently of the ordinary love of pleasure which actuates the gay society of this capital, an additional motive was found in the curiosity, excited as it was to the utmost pitch, by the official an nouncement of the Emperor's approaching marriage with the Countess of Teba. The Spaniards resident in Paris are no doubt very proud that a country woman of theirs has at tained such rank ; and at the ball on Saturday a good many were present. Indeed, the Spanish language was more frequently heard than on any previous occasion. Amongst the foremost were the Duke of Ossuna, the Marquis of Bedmar, and other members of the aristocracy. ITALY. Private letters from Genoa state that a trial has taken place in that city similar to that of the Madiais in Tuscany. The name of the 3 accused is Daniel Mazzinghi, 25 years of age, and - a surgeon by profession. The trial took place with 'closed' doors, but it is said that he was charged with having, in company with Captain Packenham, of the British navy, preached against the religion of the State and in praise of Protestantism. He was sentenced to imprisonment for three years, by virtue of the 164th Article of the Penal Code. TURKEY. On the 7th Abd-el-Kader reached Constantinople in a French frigate. His arrival has led to a mis understanding between Fuad. Effendi and the French Ambassador, who wished to present the il lustrious exile to the Sultan. The Turkish Govern ment replied that there was no example of a Mus sulman's having been presented to the Grand Seignior by a European. M. de Lavalette was pleased to look on the above-mentioned communi cation as a personal insult. A contract has been concluded between the Porte on the one side, and. Missiani, Stefavonitz, Ralli, Maurojanini, and Za rifi on the other, for the liquidation of the affairs of the Bank. " The business of the Bank," says the Triester Zeitung, " may be considered." M. d'Ozeroff has been nominated an Imperial Russian Counsellor of State, and his protest against the fir man concerning the Holy Sepulchre has met with the approval of the Russian Cabinet. MONTENEGRO. The number of men to be employed against Montenegro is given at 34,000. Omer Pasha is at Scutari, at the head of 17,000 m e n, of whom 5,000 are Arnauts (irregular troops). Omer Pasha has purchased 60 pair of silver-mounted pistols to distribute among the chiefs who do not take up arms against him. Everything has been done to rouse the fanaticism of the Bosnian Mussulmans against the Montenegrines. It is rumoured here that Austria has counselled the Porte to give up its designs on Montenegro. The Triester Zeitung, of the 19th, learns from Cattaro that the Turks have already assumed the offensive against Montenegro. Six hours' march from the frontiers is a Turkish military post called Veleme, in the Banjaner district, in the south of the Herzegovoina, and there eight battalio ns o f B osn i ac M uss ulmanslave pitched their tents, and are waiting until the other troops come up. The Triester Zeitung further informs us that the Imperial Adjutant-General Kellner has had the Austrian frontier-post of Dragal, "on the Montenegrin frontier,fortified." Now Dragal,which is in the north of Austrian Albania, close t o th e Herzegovina, and at a considerable distance from Montenegro, was fortified some time since. Gene ral Kellner is on his way back to Vienna. The political-juridical ordinances for Hungary have appeared in the Oest Correspondenz ; but they must be studied before any opinion can be given on their merits. After a superficial perusal, it strikes us that unusual influence and power have been given to the Statdholders. [AnvEnTisEm'ENT. J—The Earl of Aldborough and Holloway's Pills.—An astounding cure by this miracu lous medicine, after every other means had failed.—See extract from his lordship's letter, dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845. To Professor Holloway.—Sir —I beg to acquaint you that your pills have effected a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach, which allthe most eminent of the faculty at home and all over the Continent had not been able to effect—nay, not even the waters of Carlsbad or Marienbad. (Signed) ALD BOROUGH." These wonderful pills will cure any dis orders of the liver or stomach. Sold (also Holloway's ?_intrtment) at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, 6 and T. , —onden, and by all medicine vendors through out the world. 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Opera and race-course glasses with wonderful power ,• a • mi nute object can be clearly seen, from 10 to 12 miles distant. Invaluable newly-invented spectacle.—S. &B. Solomons, Aurists and Opticians, 39, Albemarl e - s t reet ' Piccadilly, observe opposite tho York Hotel. [AnvziaisEMENT.]-- Diseases of the Kidneys, Bladder, &c.—Dr. Denis Cronin has removed from Leicester-place to 35, Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, where he may be consulted, as usual, from ten tilltwo,onrohisrattre gland, eatment of affections of the kidneys, blad d er, and prostrate in their connection with diseases rtan of t c h e e of s liver. Urinary Analysis (the impo wtraichnhto and Bleooessful treatment of disease is now fully acknow ler_glie.d), conducted daily, in accordance with Dr. D. . in a new theory.ritt:totaucx.—There is no foundation for t he . nocently wauhdieli have been recently, we would hope in tleman. I,l_. heedlessly, prevalent respecting this gen ully, the vreil,obuek. is now at Malvern, where Dr. given hi m , •-•-nown and eminent physician there, has health, so e t, to l a , in Parliamen tena3"te I te m fo r an early restoration to believe that Air°ltlllBl,,,,,,,doarenew his able services resign ; and that, o o e n bneki,,a ii, _ , l . to his country. We th e contra ' jlit.?ntion whatever to to his place in agentParl with ~.‘Y . ," hopes to return v(ezMalsnay yet ch of + - I!" w ed vigour, where t , s Nue from hi m go qiikel t ‘,'- ', 't'') 0 - to his °4 B ervice which i'Axatiry '—sheigeid F., 1 -, ' 7V : ..,.... i . o '. .... i { ~ , ,• 'v.::: IN; t•'4, LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH--JAN. 22. (Before Lord Campbell, Mr. Justice Coleridge, Mr. Justice Wightman, and Mr. Justice Erle.) THE QUEEN (ON THE PROSECUTION OF DR. ACHILLI) V. DR. NEWMAN. Mr. Baddeley followed Mr. Sergeant Wilkins on the same side, and concluded th e case . Lord ampbell intimated that the Court would take time to consider their judgment. PREROGATIVE COURT.—JAN. 22. (Before Sir John Dodson.) GILBERT (ADMNISTRATBLX) V. HAMXOND.-BINGICILAB CASE. This was a matter of proof in solemn form of law of the will of Miss Margaret Creak, late of the city of Norwich ; and the probate was opposed by Mr. Ham mond in right of his wife, who was cousin to the de ceased and nearest of kin. The testatrix was a person of advanced years and of eccentric habits. In the year 1842, her sister Sarah, also an old maid, and with whom she had resided, died, leaving her a property amounting to upwards of 14, 0001.; and from that period to the time of her own death, which occurred on the sth of June, 1850, she had lived alone. She appears to have been very ignorant and of very unrefined tastes and conversation. Her reputed wealth had caused her to be much courted by a number of persons, who claimed to be her rela tives ; and on market days they endeavoured to propitiate her by presents of eggs and chickens, and such like rural offerings. The testatrix used very gra ciously to receive these gifts, but she used always to ac company the act with a repudiation of her soi disant kingsfolk. For many years before her death a neigh bour of hers, Mr. Woolner, a chemist, was in the habit of paying her great attention, and transacting her affairs for her : and after her demise a will was propounded by him, of which the following is a verbatim copy : " The last Will and Testament of me Margaret Creak of the City of Norwich spinster. I bequeath to the Houseless in London Ireland and Scotland of each Fifty pounds I give the following Legacies to Anne Colsey of St. Andrew's Twenty Pounds to Ann Clarke of St. An drew's Five Pounds five Shillings to Margaret Mills of St. Martin's Two pounds ten shillings to Mary Simpson Twenty-one shillings and to each of my relatives the sum of one shillings if they prove it I leave all my real estate for the purpose of building an Hospital for destitute Foreigners (not under the age of Sixty eight years) Men and Women The Men to wear blue Coats and Trousers and yellow waistcoats and black buttons—The women's dress to be purple stuff shot with orange checked aprons and handkerchiefs. I wish a stone to be placed on the building----This Hospital was erected by the Misses Creaks of Saint Andrew's Nor wich. I leave all my personally of whatever description to Mr. John Woolner of Norwich Druggist to whom I appoint Executor. "The following is a description of my property an Estate facing St. Andrews Hall Garden lately occupied by the Rev. Norris deceased one lately occupied by Mr. John Mallett one by Mr. Joseph Colman and one by Mr. Lancelot Dashwood with a thorough fare opposite St. Michaels-place Churchyard a red bricked House facing the East End of St. Andrew's Churchyard occupied by Mr. Campbell houses occupied by Mr. Roberts the Town House Tavern occupied by Mr. Stafford and now let to Youngs and Beath Brewers King-street a red Bricked house occupied by Mr. John Staff Solicitor facing the North Side of St. Andrews Church and a red bricked corner house occu pied by myself Ann Colsey and Mr. Esam if these three houses should at any time be pulled down I request that they shall be rebuilt as they now are low and the fronts White Washed. Five house down to the Red Rion with a rightaway to the Street a red bricked house facing the South of St. Georges now occupied by Mr. Skepper and Mr. Charles Daniells Cottages in Fishgate Street, St. Clements with a rightaway to the River the East Cot tages in St. Augustines in a Yard called the boats Mans Call with privy and with a piece of ground attached. " Besides property in the Three and Three-and-Half per Cents. property in Gurneys' Bank and the East of England Bank Nerwich Mortgage on a house lately oc cupied by Mr. Charleswood facing the West end of St. Andrew's Church Yard Five hundred pounds in the house. "January 13th 1844 " MARGARET CREAK.' " Witness " George Chatter, "surgeon. "John Hughes Hulme." The real estate left by the testatrix turned out to be worth about 5001. a year, and the personalty amounted to 30,0001. When the disposition of the property be came known a great number of rumour imputing foul play to Mr. Woolner were put into circulation ; and they appeared to have had such an effect upon his mind that he committed suicide. The case set up on behalf of the next kin was that Miss Creak was a person of intoxi cated habits and had signed the will (which was in the handwriting of Mr. Woolner), while she was not in a condition to understand its purport. On the other hand, there were various allegations in support of the docu ment ; amongst others a statement by Mr. Lancelot Dashwood to the effect that prior to 1842, he was a fa vourite of the deceased; but that having in that year married contrary to her wishes she had become exceed ingly incensed at him. She called him a viper, and said that she meant to make Woolner a gentleman ; that he would see Woolner riding in his carriage ; and that he would be glad to touch his hat to him. In 1849 Mr. ' Woolner having been a successful candidate for a seat in the city council, she appeared to be greatly pleased, and sent money out to a band before her door, whom she ' ordered to play "See the conquering hero comes." A variety of other circumstances in support of the will were also proved in evidence. Drs. Jeimer and Bayford appeared in support of Mrs, Gilbert's claim, and the Queen's Advocate (with whom was Dr. Robertson) argued at great length against it. Sir John Dodson reserved his judgment. DARTFORD PETTY SESSIONS—Jan. 22. (Before Sir P. H. Dyke, Bart., and J. Malcolm, Esq.) SMOKING IN RAILWAY CARRIAGES. Mr. William Curtis Edmonds, a gentleman, residing at No. 4, Whitehall-place, Gravesend, and holding an annual first-class season ticket on the North Kent Rail way, was summoned at the instance of the South- Eastern Railway Company, for smoking tobacco while travelling in a first-class carriage, contrary to one of the bye-laws of the company, which we give in full for the information of our readers. The clause is as follows : —" Smoking is strictly prohibited, both in the carriages and in the company's stations, and every person persisting in smoking tobacco in a car riage or station, after being warned to desist by the guard in charge of the train, or any officer of the com pany, shall, in addition to incurring a penalty not ex leeding 405., be immediately, or, if travelling, at the first opportunity, removed from the company's premises." Mr. Church attended, on behalf of the company, to prosecute the case. He said that in consequence of the extent in which smoking was now carried on on the North Kent line, the directors had come to the determination to put a stop to it, and had accordingly given the necessary directions to the guards to watch. In this case the gentleman summoned, who did dot intend to dispute the fact, was travelling in a first-class carriage, on the North Kent line, on the night of the • 20th of December last, and was observed by the guard of the train to be smoking between Erith and Gravesend, and he was told on the train stopping at one of the stations to put the cigar out. Defeadant apparently did so, but as soon as the train had started again, the guard discovered that he was still smoking, and an in formation against him under the company's bye-law was ordered to be laid. The bench said the practice was increasing, to the great annoyance of all the passengers, especially ladies, and the chairman observed he could not get ladies to travel by this line. Mr. Church also said that the defendant had called upon him last evening, stating that he intended to admit the offence, ,and requested that the full penalty might not be pressed, but as he (Mr. Church) had not had an opportunity of consulting the directors, he must leave it in the discretion of the bench. Mr. Edmonds here said that no one was in the car riage, and he thought he might smoke; he did not wish to dispute the fact that he did so. Mr. Edmonds was ultimately fined 10s., and the ex penses 135., which he immediately paid. Mt. Church requested that half the penalty, which went to the informer, might be applied to the poor-box. The money was ultimately handed over to a poor woman in the court.—Kentish Mercury. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.—Arthur Wh,elby was charged under the following circumstances :- Mr. John W. Gibbons, of the house of Watson, Jones, and Gibbons, said—The prisoner was in our em ployment as an entry-clerk. His duty was to come and stamp all the letters to be sent by post at 5 o'clock. In consequence of the extraordinary disappearance of post age stamps, I made an arrangement with one of our clerks, and I marked 240 postage stamps, and put them into a box. He had 90 letters to put into the post, and I. found th a t th ere was a deficiency of 40 stamps. I found several of the marked stamps about him. He z . 1 ivirr. The '• re. upon p.ri,s on being erw a a p s p r r e e m h e a n n d d e e d d , . that iorg ive hi m. Alexander Smith a lodging-house keeper, ap peared befor e the Lord Mayor for the purpose of com plaining on the m art of three Kaffirs, who had been em mpleonytedinin tChreemrnetreo Afrina them. k gentleman who broiPlUr°Y.tsd'tens' and other places of amuse ment violator of his contra&as exhibitionists, against the withhem over to this country, as a Mr. Smith said the to England at a bullock a mnosnhtlV heen engaged to come for twelve months by a gentleman, who regularly entered into an agreement to pay that money to them, and to return them to Africa assault had btehenellacommemtime caotnithpelaeinldiratthioant aofvitohlaetntterm. itted upon the wife of one of the Africans, and he many other circumstances, which, placed together, • stated e-d- lordship to say that he considered the subiecaltndounegl;t his be investigated in the strictest manner upon future oc casion. There will be an examination upon the subject in a few days. ing-streteetr. GUI LDHALL.— W. H. King, of 16, 'winches place, Pen t onv ille, and T. Wyatt , of 83, K Camd en -t ow n, described in the p olice -sheet as attorne ys' clerks, were placed at the bar for final examination, on the charge of forgery an d cons p iracy to defraud Mr. Lee, a solicitor, of Regent-square, Gray's-inn-road of the sum of 701. It will be necessary to mention that on the former occasion, the evidence went to show that, in 1846, Mr. Lee called at the office of Mr. G. Lewis, of Barnard's-inn, and there met the p r i soners an d Mr. John Mynd Cooke, a solicitor, practising in the same office. Mr. Cooke, who had since turned theatrical manager in the provinces, represented to Mr. Lee that a client of his, of the name of Francis Gibbons, was desirous of selling a judgment obtained against Lord George Loftus for 553/. 35., prior to his lordship's insolvency ; but, as he (Mr. Cooke) was about to file a bill in Chancery against the present Marquis of Ely, and the trustees of the late marquis to recover the sum of of 10,0001., due to Lord George Lof tus, the younger son, under the marriage contract be tween the late marquis and his marchioness, in which the late marquis covenanted that he would insure his life for 10,0001. in favour of each of his children, but, having omitted to fulfil that part of the contract; Lord George Loftus was seeking to recover that sum from the estate, and, if he succeeded, value would accrue to the judgment in question, and there would then be a handsome divi dend for the whole of the creditors. Upon this statement and the urgent persuasion of King, Mr. Lee agreed to purchase the assignment of the judgment debt, and accor dingly, at different periods within a few months, in the year 1846, he paid the amount of 601. to Mr. John Mynd Cooke and the prisoner King, who on both occasions prac tised under the names of both Lewis and Cooke. But within the last few months circumstances came to the know ledge of Mr. Lee that led him to suspect the assignment deed was a forgery, and that there was no " Francis Gibbons," and subsequent inquiries confirmed his suspi cions, and he at once gave the prisoners into custody on the above charges, when they were remanded till to-day, and a summons having been served on a carver and gilder of the name of John Hildebfand, requiring him to attend, Mr. Lewis then stated that he was in a position to prove that that person (Hildebrand) was the party who actually forged the signature of " Francis Gibbons," and it was therefore his intention not to take his evi dence as a witness, but to place him in the dock and charge him with the other prisoners. Tan Hildebrand was then given into custody, and placed at the bar on the charge of forgery, and the fol lowing additional evidence was called : Thomas Wallbanks said—l reside at 32, Hatfield street, and am the secretary to the Cabriolet Company. In the year 1846 I was ostensibly clerk to Mr. G. Lewis, of Barnard's-inn. Sir P. Laurie—Tell me what you mean by "ostensi bly" clerk. - Witness—l was clerk in reality to Mr. King, the pri soner, who was clerk, and practised in the name of Mr. Lewis. I have seen Hildebrand at Mr. Lewis's-office. I did not see the assignment deed executed. The call-book is principally in my handwrittng, and the entries on the 17th and 19th of August, 1846, were written by me. The name of "Francis Gibbons," entered as having called on those days, was written by me at King's request. Hildebrand was at the office on that day, but I never saw a Mr. Gibbons there. I always supposed Hildebrand was Gibbons. I believe I was at the office on the 22d of August, the date of the assignment. The prisoners were there. I recollect Hildebrand coming out and saying he had signed - a deed in the name of " Francis Gibbons," and he hoped it was all right. He asked me if it was, and I told him I knew nothing of the matter. The deed is in Wyatt's handwriting ; but I be lieve he left the room before it was executed. I know Hildebrand's handwriting, and believe the signature of " Francis Gibbons," attached to the assignment," to be his writing. Mr. Lewis then offered to put the deed in as evidence, but Mr. Wood objected to its admission until it was duly proved. Sir Peter Laurie said he did not care about the deed being proved ; ho should have it read. Witness (cross-examined)—l have gone by the name of Thomas William Charnock ; but that is twenty or thirty years ago, and I have changed my name for pri vate reasons. Wm. Jackson said —I am clerk to the prosecutor. This morning I made inquiry from one end of Piccadilly to the other, to ascertain if Mr. Francis Gibbons had lived there in 1846, but without success ; no such per son was known there at that time. Mr. Lee stated he had also inquired with the same result, the deed of assignment having described " Francis Gibbons," as " of Piccadilly, gent." The prisoners were then committed for trial at the next sessions of the Central Criminal Court. CLERKENWELL.—An abandoned woman, named Harris, was charged with most inhuman and unprovoked cruelty to a very small-sized spaniel dog. It appeared, from the evidence of an officer of the E division, and another witness, that at midnight they heard on a sudden, near Mableto n -pl ace , N ew - roa d , the piteous cries of a dog, and on looking about they saw the prisoner jumping upon and kicking a little spaniel. They hastened towards her, and seized her as soon as possible, and asked the reason of her brutality, when she replied, that the animal being her own, she could do as she liked with it, and dared them to interfere in the matter. As, however, she was drunk, and the poor dog was bleeding and writhing in agony, they took her into custody. The dog was produced in court, and, notwithstanding it had been bathed with warm water, and had other necessary and useful remedies applied, its head was dreadfully disfigured, and its extremities seemed so paralysed that it could not walk. The prisoner said in her defence that she had been drinking, and had no recollection of ill-using the animal. Mr. Tyrwhitt indignantly observed that he had heard of many brutal acts in that court by females, but the one before him was the most revolting of all. Any expression of his abhorence to such cruelty would fall as pearl before swine to such a monster as the accused, whom he sentenced to a fine of 31., or two months' hard labour. The prisoner seemed surprised at the judgment she so richly deserved. MEXICAN DEBT. The Committee of Mexican Bondholders have issued their report preparatory to the general meeting to, be held at the London Tavern, on, Wednesday next, the 26th inst., which contains a clear exposition of all mat ) ters connected with the foreign debt of Mexico. It is divided into three sections :-1. The arrears on the old bonds ; 2. The current interest on the new bonds ; L and 3. Various other matters of a mixed nature. With regard to the arrears• of interest, it appears that out of the $2,500,000 assigned to the foreign creditors out of the American indemnity money, there has been paid to the bondholders 514,3371. 17s 6d, leaving an amount of 13,1071. to be still called for, against which Messrs. Baring Brothers hold a balance of 16,8481. The account will be closed in August next. The financial agent has in addition paid 2 per cent. to the certificate holders. The general result as respects the arrears is this :—that the committee, after distributing 71. 3s. per 1001. stock —settling all claims on them----and providing for all ex penses to the Ist September next, will still have at their disposal for distribution among the certificate holders —An eventual balance at Messrs, Baring Brothers and Co., of 3,7411. 13s. sd. ; a balance at the Bank of England of 8,754/. 4s. ; $70,000 expected by next packet from Mr. Escand.on, say 14,000/. ; to gether, 26,4951. 17s. sd. ; or about ss. 2d. per 1001. ; and that the claims which they are still prosecuting on the Mexican Government, and on Messrs. Manning and Mackintosh, amount to about $900,000 or 355. per 1001. more, which must, however, be considered very doubtful. As regards the current interest on the new bonds, it seems that the speedy payment of the two overdue half yearly dividends of July 1, 1852, and the lst inst., depends on the success of the application which the Mexican Government has made to Congress for an aid of $l, 300,000, but that the best measures practicable have been taken for the future due collection, safety, and regu lar remittance of the revenue of the bondholders. In spite of continual and urgent applications for accounts, none have been received as yet which would enable the com mittee to say what the produce of the revenues of the bondholders has actually amounted to either in 1851 or in 1852, or how much of the produce of last year is now available for the payment of the two overdue dividends. The only amounts at present realised are in this country, in the hands of Messrs. Baring Brothers & Co., $112,538 75c. ; in Mexico, principally in the ports of the Pacific, about $79,300 ; together $191,438 75c. There is, be sides, in the hands of the agents, a certain amount of duty bills which will become due in time for the next July dividend, to which they properly belong. So far as, in the absence of proper accounts, it is possible to form an estimate of the produce of the revenues assigned to the foreign debt, for the lost two years, it appears that those revenues, even at present, produce sufficient to pay a dividend of about 2 per cent. per annum, and that the whole annual deficiency to make up 3 per cent. is only $600,000. The aid of $1,300,000, for which the Minister of Finance has now applied, is in fact the amount of this deficiency for the last two years. Under the third section of the report the committee mention that the fact of the Deferred Bonds having been shut out from conversion of 1846, forms one of the grievances on which they memorialised the Foreign office on the 9th August last, and have since taken measures to obtain, if possible, redress for this class of bondholders without any further delay. With respect to the prospect of the bondholders obtaining a free grant of public land in Senora as some acknowledgment of the great and repeated sacrifices to which the foreign credi tors have submitted in the several regulations of the debt, the committee are unable to give by any means a satisfactory reply—the chance of obtaining the gran they consider to be very doubtful. ROBBERY AND ATTEMPTED MIIRDER.—HULL ' SATUR DAY.—'Throughout the whole of yesterday and the pre ' ceding day the magistrates and police have been engaged investigating one of the most inhuman and, at the same time, extraordinary attempts to murder, coupled with robbery, that has ever been recorded. It appears that on Tuesday evening last, Mrs. Duffill, an innkeeper's wife, of Beverley, was returning from this town by the last train. All the passengers got out at Cottingham, excepting one man, who sat in the same carriage as she did. After the train had been in motion a few minutes some persons near the line heard a female's voice calling some one a thief, and these were followed by cries of help and murder, all proceeding from the same carriage. They followed as fast as they could, and fancied they saw something thrown from the train, and upon reach ing the spot found the lady in question lying by the side A eo l v th er o y u , of the r a il, q u ite insensible. She was taken to a house close by, an d th e nex t d a y, it b e i ng f oun d w h o s h e w as, re moved home, where sh e lies w ith ou t an y hopes of re gbheisnh had gesnffearilnagrgefresumm w concussion hen s he leftof the hom ebrain., not a penny was left in her possession when picked up. out the t ra i n s l ac k en i ng at B everley the fellow jumped u and made off, nothing being then known at the sta tion of th e matter . A milkman of Beverley has been taken on suspicion , and held to bail. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Although it has been " confirmed" by the Ministerial journals that "Rear-Admiral Houston Stewart, C. 8., for merly one of the Lords of the Admiralty, and late member for the borough of Greenwich, has been appointed secre tary to Lieutenant-General Lord Raglan, G.C.8., Master- General of the Ordnance," we cannot help believing that there is some mistake in the announcement. It cannot surely be that a flag officer of the navy has accepted the subordinate office of secretary to a general officer of the army, and that flag officer an ex-Lord of the Admiralty, and very likely again to be a member of the board. It must be the son of Admiral Stewart, Commander Houston Stewart, who has resigned the command of the Virago, steam-sloop, in the Pacific, and now on his way home, wh o has, through the i n t eres t o f his uncle, the Duke of Somer set, been appointed secretary to the Master-General of the Ordnance. The death vacancy of the command of the Highflyer, 24, screw-corvette, poor Captain Matson's ship, has been given to Commander Heathcote (1849), of the Cumberland, 70, flag-ship, in the West Indies ; and the commander's vacancy has been given to Sir George Sey mour's flag lieutenant, now Commander Kynaston (1842.) Mr. Edward Stubbs, who is too young an officer to have his name on the Navy List, having passed in seamanship only a few weeks, has been p romo t e d t o th e li eu t enan t' s vacancy. The Board of Admiralty, as usual for many years past, transact business at Somerset-house weekly.— Herald. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 22. The Archer, 14, screw steam-sloop, Commander James N. Strange, arrived at Spithead this day at one p.m., from Falmouth and Plymouth. A few days prior to her leaving the first-named port she had been successful in picking up between 40 and 50 blue-jackets ; and on touching at Ply mouth she obtained an additional number from the Queen. The Agamemnon, 91, screw line-of-battle ship, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, at Sheerness, being short of her com plement, the Archer was signalled this evening to proceed to that port. We may expect her return about Tuesday, when she will in all probability come into harbour for re pairs, her engine department being somewhat troublesome, and out of order. The Rodney, 92, Captain Charles Graham, has taken out her shot and shells, and will come into the Angle Dock, on Tuesday, to have her bottom cleaned and examined. The Leopard, 16, steam-frigate, Captain Giffard, was brought down from her berth off Hardway this evening by the Echo, steam-tug, and placed alongside the Camperdown, receiving-hulk. She will go into dock to have her bottom cleaned. The Fairy, Royal yacht, screw-tender, Master Comman der Welch, has been hauled into the south dock to do some trifling repairs to her valves, and to receive another coating of Mr. Hay's composition on her bottom preparatory to her fit out for the season. The Medina, 4, steam-packet, Lieutenant Commander Reynolds, left on Friday night for Woolwich to be paid off. The Basilisk, 6, steam-sloop, Commander the Hon. F. Egerton, at Spithead, is reported to return to the West India station. If this be correct, we trust a survey will be held upon her, as we are informed the heat in her engine room is intolerable, notwithstanding additional scuttles have been cut. The freight ships Andromache, Lady Clark, and Anna Maria have been taken up to convey the 57th Regiment from Cork to Corfu. It is reported that accommodation for 4,000 additional troops is to be provided in this garrison and Gosport, and that a troop of Royal Horse Artillery is to be quartered at Chichester. The Swift, 6, Commander Aldham, sailed from Spithead last night for Devonport, to be paid off. Two very fine ships of 800 or 900 tons, called the Roman Emperor and Marion, chartered by the Government, are expected shortly at this port to convey the 85th Regiment to the Mauritius. They will embark the troops from the dockyard. We shall much regret the departure of this highly-discipline( and well-conducted body of men, as well as their most splendid and unequalled band. Upwards of 100 merchant vessels have again left the Mo therbank t o t ry an d ge t ou t o f th e Ch anne l. The wind is well up to the northward, and quite keen enough for a fall of snow. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 23. A British two-decked ship-of-war was reported to the west of the Eddystone, two leagues outside, at 10.40 this morning, going up Channel, with a fine northerly breeze, under all royals, topgallant-sails and topsails, and square mainsail, with a white ensign at her peak. St. Jean D'Acro, screw line-of-battle ship, is rapidly progressing. There are at present above 450 artificers at work on her. She will be launched early in March. The following is to be her armament : Guns. Lower deck 2O .. Ditto l6 .. Main ditto 8 .. Ditto 2B .. Upper ditto 2B .. Ditto pivot 1 .. Cwt. Ft. In. 8-inch 65 ... 9 0 long . 32-pounder 56 ... 9 6 „ . 8-inch 65 ... 9 0 „ . 32-pounder 56 ... 9 6 „ 8-inch 65 ... 9 0 „ 95 ... 10 0 „ Total 100 guns and 1 piv-ot. SHEERNESS, JAN. 23, The Agamemnon, 91, screw steam-ship, Captain Sir T. Maitland. The two new glands for the hydraulic lifts of the screw-propeller have been substituted for the original ones of lighter construction, and on trial have proved to be perfectly satisfactory. The ship is expected to proceed to the Nore on Thursday next. The Amphion, 34, screw steam-frigate, Captain Charles G. E. Patey.—The master of this ship, Mr. William J. B. TTilliard, has been sent round to Devonport to obtain vo lunteer petty officers and able-seamen. Several petty officers and able-seamen have volunteered for this ship from the Phaeton. The Barracouta, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Commander George Parker.—Mr. Samuel W. K. Freeman, the master of this sloop, has been sent to Devonport to enter petty officers and able-seamen. About 25 smart petty officers and able-seamen have volunteered from the Phaeton, with the understanding that their leave would be extended to two months if required, as in the case of the Amphion. The Rhadamanthus, 4, p a ddl e - w h ee l s t eam -transport,. ' Master-Commander John Belam, arrived here on Ff. - lay afternoon last, front Woolwich, for Portsmouth and Devon, I port yards. She brought three able seamen for the Rattle snake (which completes her complement), and after com municating with the port authorities, the Rhadamanthus left immediately. She is expected to return here with stores and volunteers from Devonport and Portsmouth. The Rattlesnake, Commander Henry Trollope.—Stores, provision, &c., principally consisting of beef, pork, and Hogarth's preserved meats, and bread, have arrived here from Deptford for this vessel. She will go out of dock on the 27th inst., and remain in the basin to complete her loading afloat, in order to ascertain her draught, it being doubtful whether she will be able to stow all the stores intended for her. The entire lower deck is appro priated for stowage. Captain Trollope and all the 'officers appear to vie with each other in superintending the inter nal fitment of this vessel for for the permanent comfort of the ship's company. The officers, having had such nume rous applications for entry, have had the opportunity of selecting the men, and she has a very smart crew, and bids fair to be a happy ship. The Phaeton, 50, Captain George Elliot.—There has not been an instance here, in the memory of the oldest rigger, of a frigate having in so short a time been carefully stripped and all her stores returned to the yard. The crew, strictly speaking, have only been engaged for that purpose three consecutive days, working nine hours per day, making a total of 27 hours actual working. The work has been carried on under the directions of First Lieutenant Matthew Conelly, Lieutenant Cooper P. Coles, and Mr. John Kellock, the master, carrying on the duties of returning stores to their respective departments in the yard. The ship's crew were all ready as far as return of stores, &c., yesterday morning, for paying off. It is currently reported that the Nankin, 50 guns, now lying at Chat ham, will shortly be commissioned by Captain George Elliot ; if such be the case, very few of the blue jackets would volunteer for any other ship. The sailing qualities of the Phaeton during the commission have been tested on 39 trials of sailing by the wind and 20 running free, and in all these trials she was unquestionably the best sailer on all points. The Phaeton has always been the first ship of the squadron, the Arethusa invariably the second on a wind. The speed of the former has been by far the greater. The Phaeton weathered on the Arethusa, with a little sea on, 2,410 fathoms, in three hours 20minutes ; in smooth water 2,420 fathoms in 4 hours 20 minutes ; in a little swell, 3,420 fathoms, in 5 hours 45 minutes ; in a moderate sea, 1,420 fathoms in 4 hours. The closest trial of sailing with these two ships was a trial off the wind and little swell. The trial lasted 6 hours and 30 minutes, when the Phae ton boat by 50 fathoms. We hope shortly to see this splendid frigate again commissioned, and as smartly manned as at present. No difficulty would be found in getting her manned in a few days, either here or at any other port, such is the opinion of her, although most of her crow say, " Give us our old officers, and we would fear nothing afloat." Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, of the Agamemnon, mus tered the officers and crew of the ships in commission yes terday, except the Waterloo and Monarch, they being mustered by their respective officers in command. WOOLWICH, JAN. 22. Sir James Graham, First Lord, and several of the mem bers of the Board of Admiralty from Whitehall, attended at Somerset-house to-day, and were occupied to a late hour in going through the navy estimates for 1853-54. The re port of the committee which recently assembled at the Ad miralty, to take evidence and report on the best means of managing the navy, is still in the hands of the secretary to the committee, and it will occupy him for some time before it is completed. While the decision of the committee is unknown as regards the future allowances and comforts which are expected by seamen, that class have a great of engarng re luctance to enter into any of the new vessels now in com mission. On the contrary, numerous instances have occurred, within the last few weeks, of able seamen paying their P a ssages to Australia, for the solo purpose and generally many o the vessels in the mercantile navy to navigate them home or to fo • its—a, proof that the seamen of the present day at the high rake of wages now offered by arermeigepo maculating than the thoughtless improvident seamen of former periods of naval service. - Under these changed c ircumstances in the character o f sa il ors it will be requisite to adopt some induceeffi them dent means to to enter and remain in the Royal Navy. gs, 72, formerly fl ags hip The Hasting s , of the late Rear- Admiral Austen, on the East India station, and at present commanded by Captain Francis W. Austen, was to leave Trincomalee on the 18th of November, 1852, for England, that ship having been in commission since April, 1848. The Winchester, 50, C a ptain Granville G. Loch, C. 8., sent out to relieve the Hastings, will be the flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Sir Fleetwood Pellew, 1C.C.F1., appointed Commander-in -Chief of the naval forces in the East Indies station. It is not correct, a s has been stated in some quarters, that Captain Fitzgerald is to be Flag Captain to Sir F. B. R. Pellew, as the l a tter officer is not allowed the privileg e A e' appointing the captain of h is fla g -shi p. He will on hi s arr i val in In di a h o ist his flag, red at the nuzen, on b oar d the Winchester , a nd, unless he be per mitted to con ti nue in the comman d at that station as a vice -admiral, being only three from tha t list, Sir Fleet wood Fellow' s command will b e o f s h o rt duration. The Promethe us , 5 , padd l e - w h ee l steam -sloop, of 2 0 0- horse power, C ommander Henry R. Foote, arrived at Woolwich to-day, after two y e ars and eight months' ser vice on the We s t coast of Africa station. Previous to her arrival at Woolwich she had called at Portsmouth to de liver her dispatches, and remained only about two hours to take a sufficient supply of coals to bring her round to this port. At an early hour this morning she landed her pow der at Purfieet, and on coming up the river landed her shells at the Royal Arsenal. At the dockyard, Mr. Taplin, second assistant to the chief engineer, went on board, and she then ran down the river again as far as Long -reach, that he might be abl e t o report on the state of her engines, which are said to be in a very good condition. She has brought home a quantity of ivory and gold dust, valued at 10,0002. Captain Frederick Bullock has been acting as sllPerin. tendant of the dockyard during the week, in the absence of Commodore Henry Eden on leave. ROYAL ARTILLERY. The following General Order has just been promul• gated : " Deputy Adjutant-General's Office, Woolwich, Jan. 20, 1853. "His lordship the Master-General has been pleased to appoint Rear-Admiral Houston Stewart, C. 8., to be his secretary. H. D. ROSS, Deputy Adjutant-General." LONDON AND SUBURBAN RAIL WA T. Among the schemes recently proposed for, accommo dating London with railways is one by Mr. P. M. Par sons, C.E., under the above title. He proposes to con struct a main line of railway from Brentford to the Blackwall Railway, near the Fenchurch-street station. It is to commence by a junction with the London and South-Western Railway at Brentford, passing in an easterly direction near Turnham-green and Chiswick, and so on to Hammersmith and the West London Railway (which will connect the proposed line with the Great Western and London and North-Western Railways), along the south side of Kensington-road to Brampton, and the lower part of Chelsea and Pimlico ; crossing the Vauxhall-bridge road, it is to pass close to the new Bridewell and across Victoria-street, through a low part of Westminster ; thence, crossing the south end of Great George-street, King-street, and Parliament-street to the bank of the Thames between the Board of Control and Richmond-terrace. From this point he proposes to continue the main line along the river on a viaduct and an embankment,, by an easy curve passing close against the inside of the first pier of Hungerford-bridge and under the first arch of Waterloo-bridge, enclosing the space intended for a grand central station, comprised in the bend df the river between its nor th bank and the pier of Hunger ford-bridge. The line then rises to a high level and passes over the foot of Blackfriars and Southwark bridges, crosses King William-street, Fish-street-hill, Pudding-lane, Botolph-lane, St. Mary-at-hill, Great Tower-street, Mincing-lane, and Mark-lane, and forms a junction with the Blackwall and West India Dock Junction Railways, communicating by them with the Eastern Counties and Great Northern Railways. He also proposes to make a branch from the main line be low Southwark-bridge to the South-Eastern, North Kent, and Greenwich Railways, by means of a skew bridge across the river, which would certainly be no ornamept to it, and a viaduct passing round Alderman Humphrey's warehouse, St. Saviour's Church, and across the Borough and St. Thomas's-street to the Brighton, South-Eastern, and other railways near Lon don-bridge. The portion of the main line between Westminster and the city would be constructed with four lines of rails—two for the short or local traffic, and two for the traffic from the existing railways. In the construction of the viaducts on land he proposes to build the piers with openings in the centre, about a third of the total width of the viaduct, arched over at right angles to the main arches, so as to form with them a series of groined arches, in , the spaces on each side between the piers, admitting of handsome shops being built, the fronts inwards, and in a line with the inside face of the piers, and forming with them arcades under the line of railway, and direct communication between leading streets and thoroughfares, as well as from them to the stations on the line. The viaduct for carrying the line along the bank of the river would be formed by iron girders, supported on iron columns placed at distances of about 150 feet apart. The columns would rest on piers formed by sinking iron cylinders, and filling them with concrete brickwork, and masonr y, stan di ng s li g htl y above high-water mark. The principal wharfs on the banks of the river are comprised between a point about midway between Waterloo and Blackfriars'-bridges and Allhallows-lane, along which the line is to be carried at an elevation varying from eighty-five feet to fifty feet above the level of high water, leaving ample room for barges or any mas t e d vessels that could pass under the bridges, to be brought under the viaduct alongside the wharfs. The intended skew-bridge across the river for connecting the line with the Brighton and South- Eastern Railways, as well as the proposed branch across the river to the South-Western at Batter sea, to be constructed on the same principle as the viaduct, but in spans of not less than 250 feet. On part of the scheme is the formation of a central station near Charing-cross for the accommodation of passengers to and from all the metropolitan railways. The total area of the station would be about 18 acres, exclusive of about 41 acres of the enclosed space on the river before referred to, intended for a floating basin to accommodate the wharfs between the Adelphi and Waterloo-bridge, and the traffic of the proposed railway. The principal façade of the central station would be in Great Scotland yard, in the rear of Northumberland-house. The front age would be about 800 feet, with numerous entrances and exits, with separate entrances and platforms for the various railways. The estimated cost of the station is 245,3001., and the return, at Ad. per passenger for the use of it, 7 per cent. on the outlay. Mr. Parsons esti mates the total cost of the proposed main line and branches at 2,809,5111., the gross revenue at 451,2561., and the net revenue, after de ducting 40 per cent. for working expenses, 270,753/., or 9.63 per cent. per annum. The estimate for the pur chase of land, construction of works, &c., for the p or ti on of the line from Brentford to King William-str ee t, City, amounts to 1,769,7971.; the gross revenue to 305,871/.; and the net revenue, 183,5251., or 10.38 per cent. per annum en the outlay. The extension thence to the Blackwall Railway is estimated to cost 538,0541.; the gross revenue, 48,6671.; and the net revenue, 29,2001., or 5.42 per cent. The cost of the branch to the Brigh ton and South-Eastern Railways is estimated at 267,848/. ; the gross revenue at 38,4731.; and the net revenue, 23,0841., or 8.62 per cent. per annum. The cost of the branch to the South-Western Railway, at Battersea, is estimated at 160,8541.; the gross revenue at 25,4691.; and the filet revenue at 15,2811., or 9.5 per cent. per annum. The cost of the branch to the West London, or Punch's Railway, is stated at 74,9571.; the gross revenue at 32,7741.; the net revenue, 19,6641., or 26.2 per cent. per annum. COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GUARDS AND .ENGINE-DRIVERS. The directors of the London and North-Western Railway have, during the last few days been engaged in discussing among other subjects, that of communica tion between guards and engine-drivers, with a view to the prevention of accidents if possible in future. This discussion has arisen in consequence of the melancholy event which has recently taken place at Oxford. Amongst the plans proposed are three from Mr. Varley, of Shef field, namely, one for communicating intelligence be tween the guard and engine-driver of railway trains , another for an improvement on the skids of the the fourdinary bralies now in use, acting instantaneously on h wheels of the brake van, and a new and powerful end werfulefbotdhye brake, acting either at the centre or at brake van or carriage. With respect to the communica tion between guard and engine-driver, the plan con sists of a small but strong flat chain connected with an apparatus at the corner ande rof passes into the brake van, through which it descends an iron tube or groove attached to the underneath part of the carriage. A t each end of the tube ar e :Rued two small perpendicular and one horizontal roller, against which the chain plays freely when in motion. This chain proceeds through the whole extent of the carriages in the train, and is finally atta c h e d t o a whistle fixed in the boiler of the engine, on which it acts powerfully and instantaneously when pulled by the guard. The use of the rollers is of th e u t most service w hen a long train is rounding a corner, as, from the freedom of action which is thereby given to the chain w h en put in motion, no more force is required by the guard than when used under ordinary circumstances. Any number of carriages may be attached to a train on arriving at a station without in the least disturbing the arrangement of the connecting chain. In the event of the couplings breaking and dividing the train, the very accident acts upon the communication chain, which blows the whistle, and thereby Conveys to the engine driver the fact that something wrong has happened. The second part of the invention accomplishes in one turn that which, in the present brakes, requires ten turns, and will, therefore, stop a train in one tenth of the present time, and it acts on the four wheels of the brake van. The third, or " body break," as it is denominated, consists of a sledge, hav ing four divisions on each side of the vehicle, covering in length six feet of the metals on both sides of the line, taking its bearings on the four corners of the carriage. The governors regulate the motion of the apparatus, so as to prevent the possibility of the carriage wheels, under any circumstances, being lifted off the metals. It is worked by the guard turning a screw at the top of the break, which instantly brings down the sledge on the metals, and thereby produces a great resisting and equal ising power on each side of the rails, and acting forcibly, without in the least nipping or laying hold of the metals, sliding on the line for a short distance, but so as not momentarily to stop the train. The sledge may be made of iron, wood, and other substances. In consequence of the number of other lines running into the North- West ern line proper, the directors of the London and North- Western Company have resolved to communicate with all other railway companies running on their line, to ascertain how far they nay be disposed to concur in any plans for effecting the object intended. ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAT.—An accident attended with a good deal of damage occurred on this line a day or two since. It appears that the luggage train on the day in question arrived safely as far as Bath, which place it left for Bristol about eleven o'clock. Shortly after the train passed Prix-ash-bridge, and at about two miles distance from the Keynsham station, the axle of one of the trucks broke, and several of the carriages were thrown off the rails. As seen as the engine -driver discovered what had happened, he did his utmost to stop the train, but before its impetus could be overcome some of the carriages ploughed up the line for the distance of nearly half-a-mile, the sleepers were cut asunder, and a good deal of other damage was done. Five or six other carriages, laden with heavy blocks of stone, grain, and other goods, broke loose from their couplings, were thrown down the embankment, and deeply embedded in the soil of the field below. The engine was dispatched to Bristol with intelligence of the disaster, and due preparations were taken to prevent danger to any of the passenger trains. A large body of workmen were sent to the spot, and they at once set to work in clearing the line, which was no t accomplished till nearly three o'clock in the afternoon. Yesterday the trucks which were hurled over the embankment were also removed. We should state that fortunately no person in the train was injured. The van in which the guard rode did not get off the rails, FATAL EPIDEMIC AT CROYDON. The town and neighbourhood of Croydon are in a state of consternation, on account of the breaking out of a fever of a very fatal character, and which during the last fortnight has been most fatal in its results, the vic tims being not, as is usually the case, among the poorer classes, but among the gen4ry, and the principal trades men of the town. A great many exaggerated reports have been in circulation, but we are enabled, from in quiry in the best quarters, to lay before the public the real facts connected with the matter, which, from the communications that have taken place with the General Board of Health, and the general interest taken in sani tary matters at the present time is, of course, of very great imporaance. In accordance with the provisions of the act of Parliament, a local board of health has been established at Croydon, and under their authority a complete system of drainage of the most extensive character has been carried out, and in the neces sary works for that purpose a great many old drains and cesspools have been disturbed, particularly in the High street. The whole of these works have been just com pleted ; but whether from the miasma created by the disturbance of the old drains, or from any other cause, it would seem that tradesmen and other persons residing in the High-street were attacked with fever of a very serious character, baffling to a considerable extent all the skili of the medical gentlemen of the town, and in very many instances ending fatally, it being a remarka ble circumstance that those patients who were appa rently the most healthy were the first to succumb to the disease. The state of things at length became so alarming that the Local Board o f H ea lth, through Mr. Wykes, their clerk, applied to the General Board of Health in London, requesting them to institute an inquiry into the nature of the malady which had created so much alarm ; and accordingly Dr. Southwood Smith and Dr. Sutherland were sent to Croydon to report upon the cause and nature of the prevailing epidemic. The following is an extract from the report made by these gentlemen upon the subject. After some prefa tory remarks, the report states, "We have ascertained that a similar disease has prevailed at Orted, a few miles from Croydon, before any disease of a like kind was observed at Croydon, and we have to add that, from communications received by the General Board of Health, it appears that for many weeks past a similar epidemic has prevailed in various villages and towns both in Eng land and Wales. We apprehend the cause of the disease is to be found at Croydon, as elsewhere, in the pecu liarity of the present season, the combination of excessive moisture and heat appearing to have proved, as was an ticipated, the generation and spread of a low form of fever. The last official circular of the General Board of Health (No. 8), issued in December, warned the local boards, from the excessive rains and consequent floodings which had even then occurred in many places, to ex pect unusual outbreaks of fever, and exhorted them to take immediate measures of precaution against such an event." The Local Board of Health also took steps to have the water supplied to the town analysed by Profes sor Way, and he reported it to be free from any metal lic oxide, and of a pure and wholesome character, and that there was not the smallest ground for supposing it to be injurious to health, or in any way connected with the fever existing in the town , and therefore it seems highly probable that the cause is truly stated, in the report of Dr. Southwood Smith and Dr. Sutherland, to be the very extraordinary state of the weather for some time past. The number of deaths in Croydon last week was 16, and, on Saturday, according to the regis trar's report, the number was 17, the greater portion of them being the result of the epidemic. A great number of persons are now lying ill, and among them Mr. Harrison, the assistant to one of the medical officers of the Union. A Quaker lady named Steele, very much respected in the town, left it to pay a visit at Walworth, on account of the dread she entertained of being attacked with the malady, which had proved so fatal to many of those around her ; but strange to say, she was seized almost immediately after she had removed with all the symptoms of the disorder, and died in two days. It is needless to add, that a very strong feeling of alarm pre vails very generally in the town, and it is feared that, unless there should be some more seasonable weather, the mortality will be more serious than it has been hitherto. METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS. (From the Morning Advertiser.) We regret to observe, on the part of some of the members of the Corporation of London, a want of cordiality in the great scheme for bringing a centrrl terminus in the heart of the City, and that at the Common Council on Thursday, this great under taking was described in a manner which indicates either an inability to comprehend its advantages, or else a determination to proceed with vexatious if not factious opposition. It is, we believe, the mis fortune of those Common Councilmen by whom this great enterprise is opposed, to stand in opposition to the opinions of the generality of the public, whether in or out of the City. It is not the case that " there are few beyond the projectors of the railway, and others who hope to make money by it, who would not say that you cannot inflict a greater evil on the City than by bringing six railway termini within it." The project we regard as one in which the public generally feel a very deep in terest, and one which they would be glad to see realised. The authorities in the city of London, instead of looking on the plan un d er consideration with in difference, or meeting it with opposition will secure for themselves the thanks of the public, if they lend their powerful aid for the accomplishment of a plan which is so well calculated to promote the public convenience, and to secure the best appropriation of a site, which seems evidently reserved for a great public work like that proposed in Mr. Pearson's plan. With these views, which we have entertained from the time when this admirable scheme came under our notice, we deprecate the factious opposi tion which the author of the scheme and the com pany formed to carry it out have to contend against. It should be recollected, that on more than one occasion the Corporation of London has pronounced y in favour of having termini within the City, his was done in 1845, when the Improvements TCom mittee reported that, in their opinion it t it e was cde sirable for the progress and adv an t ag of London to have the benefit of this arrangement. Further, as the Commbn Council were reminded by Mr. Dakin, the Fleet Valley Committee had an instruction from the Corporation that they were to hold a conference with any properly con s tit u t e d effect carrying this project into If the public convenience th and th e rea l improve ment of the City, and metro polis, be the obj ect aimede prospe r ity o f the at by the gentl emen w h o have direct e d th e i r attention to this important mat ter, we must confess our inability to account for the manner in which they treat the best, and in deed the only practicable scheme for bringing a ter minus into the heart of London. Certainly it would be a great convenience to railway passengers to London, _whether visito rs or i n h a bit an t s , t o b e landed in the centre of the metropolis, instead of at the outskirts, some two or three miles from the point which they may wish to reach. In addition we are surprised that men of intelligence, especially those who have directed their attention to the require ments of London in a sanitary point of view, should not hail with delight the opportunity of se curing from day to day the advantage to thousands of our population of breathing the fresh air, with out abstracting more time than they can spare from their duty in the heated and smoky atmos phere of the town. To us it appears passing strange, that a scheme which seems so admirably planned, and so capable of being carried out effi ciently and promptly, should be described as Utopian, and condemned by the judgment of in dividuals who, from their position, might be sup posed to have intelligence enough to see the ad vantages which they are anxious to cast away. We believe, however, that all the opposition with which this great public work has to contend, will prove utterly fruitless. With the large amount of 200,0001. already subscribed, with a moral cer tainty of obtaining, the Act of Parliament for which the Company are now seeking, with the prospects of those ample returns which would justify any great contractor in making all the required ad vances, waiting to be indemnified out of th e pro ceeds f the Company, there is no reason, we be lieve, to fear that any amount of indifference or opposition will succeed in defeating the object of the projector. The sad experience of the last few years has ren dered the public very unwilling to become share holders in great railway undertakings, and sign deeds of settlement, yet such is th e public con fidence in the plan of the Central Terminus, that the large sum we have noticed has been subscribed for, and must be regarded as a proof that the merits of the scheme are appr ec i a t e d , and that the public appreciate it sufficiently to support it, and see it safely carried out, w h a t ever may be- the opposition, and from whatever" quarter it may proceed. THE SPRING HAN DICAPS. —DECLARATIONS OF FOR FElT.—Richard Primmer was struck out of the City and Suburban Handicap and Northamptonshire Stakes at half-past four p.m. on Thursday, the 20th inst. Placid was struck out of the Northamptonshire Stakes, the Newmarket Handicap, and Chester Cup, on Friday, the 21st. On the same day, Candlewick was struck out of the City and Suburban Handicap, and Lady Amyott and Candlewick out of the Chester Cup. t.7 47 A NOVEL DIRECTION.—The following is a verbatim copy of the direction upon an envelope containing a letter, and received by Sergeant Fearn, of the Derby police. The letter was from a person residing at Shrews bury, and the direction is very legibly written. The name is in black, and the remainder of the address in red ink : " Mr. postman oblige me by sending this letter To (a jolly good fellow, you can't find a better) Ben. Fearn, Police Sergeant, at Derby you'll find him, And answer's required, the contents will remind him. At Derby late contest, he did (and yet can) Frustrate the designs of The good and safe man,' Whose 'judgment' we question, whose quickness' we see Has not answered thepurpose of COUNTRY MARKETS. DALKEITH, JAN. 20.—The relative weight per four bushels of the three prices of wheat were 18st 51b., 17st 121 b, and 17st 01b. Oats, 13st 41b, 12st 51b, and. lOst 121 b. Barley, 16st 31b, 15st 81b, and. 15st 21b. Peas and beans, 19st 51b, 19st 01b, sind 18st 11b. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior. 489 Wheat........... £2 17 0 £2 8 0 £2 1 0 1,764 Oats 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 16 0 655 Barley 1 14 6 1 9 3 1 6 6 63 Peas and beans 1 17 6 1 17 0 1 14 0 Average of wheat, 2/. 7s Od. HADDINGTON, JAN. 21.—T] of grain at our market to-day to following are the prices WHEAT. BARLEY. I OATS. 1 BEANS. First s 6s Od 34 s 6d 23s 3d 37s Od Second sos 2d I 32s 3d I 21s ld 1 35s ld Third 4ls Od 126 s 6d I 17s Gd I 32s Od Total quantity of wheat in market, 803 qrs., 764 sold barley „ 541 qrs., 479 sold oats PP 345 qrs., 336 sold. beans „ 99 qrs., 97 meld PP If ABERDEEN, JAN. 21.—Grain--Old oats, 00s Od to 0080 d, 401bs per bushel ; new oats, 17s 6d to 00s Od, 401bs per bushel ; bear, 28s Od to 28s 6d, 531bs per bushel ; barley, 28s Od to 003 Od, 531bs per bushel ; wheat, red, 42s Od to 44s Od, 621bs per bushel; wheat, white, 51s Oct to 52s Od, 621bs per bushel ; oatmeal, 14s Od to 15s Od per boll ; flour, 00s Od to 40s Od per sack. Provisions—Beef, per lb, scl. to 7d ; mutton, ditto, 5d to 6d ; veal, ditto, 5d to 7cl pork, per stone, 3s 9d to 4s 3d ; lamb, per lb, Oct to Od ; rabbits, each, Od to Od ; tallow, per stone, 4s Oct to 43 6d ; potatoes, per peck, 9d to is ; butter, per lb, Os 8d to Os 9d ; eggs, per doz, Os 9cl to is Od ; hens, per pair, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; chickens, ditto, 2s 6d to 2s 9d ; ducks, ditto, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; duckliags, Os Oct to Os Od ; turkeys, each, 4s Oct to 5s Od ; geese, ditto, 3s 6d to 4s Od ; butter for exportation (present cure), per cwt, 72 s t o 71 s Od ; ditto (summer cured), 00s to Offs Od ; eggs, wholesale price, per dozen, Od to 7d ; 41b loaf, 7d ; 21b loaf, 3(1 ; pork, fine small, Os Oct to 5s 6d ; pork, large, 3s 6d to 4s 3d. Brls. CORK-JAN. 21. Currency. 7 White wheat 25s Od to OOs Od Os od-20stone. 116 Redwheat 23s 6d to 26s 3d ) Ditto OOs Od to OOs Od 25s 6d-20 do. Ditto OOs Od to OOs Od 558 Barley l4s 2d to 14s 7d Ditto 06s Od to OOs Od 14s 4d-16 do. Ditto OOs Od to OOs Od 1 Bee l3s Oil to OOs Od Os Oil 869 Oats 9s 4d to 10s 4d 525 Ditto 10s 4d to lOs 5d 10s 4d do. 325 Ditto 10s 5d to lls Od et 89 Pigs 3Bs Od. to 40s 9d OOs Od per cwt. Quantity sold at the highest prices 0 barrels white wheat ; 6 red; 13 barley ; 0 bare ; 21 oats ; 31 pigs. Quantity of grain and number of pigs sold last week :-- Wheat, 830. Barley, 1,152. Bere, 0. Oats, 7,783. Pigs, 848. PRICES OF BUTTER. CURRENCY. First quality Second quality Third quality B9s Third quality Bos Fourth quality Milli quality 72s Fifth quality 63s Sixth quality sBs Sixth quality 495 Return of cattle sold for week ending Jan. 15 : Pigs, 866. Sheep, 227. Cows, 145. CANT. Cons.—Flour—First, 15s 6d to 17s Od ; extra, IFs Od; seconds, 14s Od to 15s Od ; households, 108 to 13s Od ; tbhds, 8s Od to lOs per cwt. Meal—lndian meal, Fs 6d to 8s 9d ; ortmeal, 11s3d to 11s6d • wheat meal, 10s6d to lls6d per cwt Indian corn, Si 2s 6d to 8/ lOs Od per ton. Bran, 4115 s 6d to Si per ton. Hay—Farmers, 22s Od to 34s Od ; average, 308 ; dealers, 34s Od to 40s Od ; average, Os per ton. straw—. Farmers, 17s Od to 28s Od ; average, 26s ; dealers, 38s Od to OOs Od; average, Os. per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf, 7d to Od ; household ditto, 6d to Od per 41b.—Fresh butter, 9d to lid per lb. Eggs, 6s 8d to 6s 10d per hundred. Meat —beef, 4d to 6d ; mutton, 5d to 61d ; veal, 4d to 6'd ; pork, 4d to 5d ; bacon, 6d to 7d ; sausages, 5d per lb.—Fish, Newfound land, ill. Os to 141 Os per ton ; Scotch herrings, 26s to OOs; Red, do., 30s per brl.—Potatoes, white, 8d to 9d.; Pink', lld to 12d.—Coals, Newport, 225; Lydney, 00s ; Culm, 148 Od per ton.—Whiskey, 25 0.p., 6s Od per imperial gallon.-- Ilideg, market, 25, to 32s ; Salted, 26s to 32s per cwt. Calf skins, 3id per lb.—Bangor slates 2/. 17s. 6d to 31. per ton. Fleece wool, 158 to 168 per stone.—Hemp, 371. to 401. per ton—Timber, Memel, Si. 108; red pine, 3/. 108; yellow do., 3/. 10s. per ton ; deals, 16/. to 181. per hundred.—Bark, red, 71. to 81. 10s. per ton.—Tallow, 47s to 48s per ewt.—Hops, 71. lOs to 0/. per cwt.—Tar, Archangel, 198. per brl. Guano, Peruvian, 101. lOs to 11/. per ton. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIV.EIRPOOL, JAN. 22. STOOK EXCHANGE.—The Share Market has shown As improvement upon the prices of yesterday, although the market has been flat. The following are the closing sales —Aberdeen 14i ; Caledonian, 33g ; Chester and Holyhead, 23i ; Eastern Counties, 12i ; East Lancashire, 181 ; Lair cashire and Yorkshire, 80i ; London and North Western, 1211 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 31 ; Mid. land, 78i ; North British, 9 ; South Eastern and Dover, 23i ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 101 shares, 11i ; ditto, 6/ new, prem. ; Dutch Rhenish, 2 dis. MANCHESTER, JAN. 22. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The following are the closing oleo at this market to-day :—Blackburn No. 1, 74 ; East LW cashire, 18i ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 80i ; Manchester , Sheffield, and Lincolnshire New 6/ Preference, 7-16 prem.; Midland Railway Consols, 78} ; South Eastern Ana Dover, 24. BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 22. STOOK EXOHANGE.—The Railway Share market slighl- 1 ; improved to-day, and as compared with late days, 5,. amount of business was transacted, Shrewsbury a u $ Hereford were done to-day at 2 dis. Among the closing quotations were London and North Western, buyers to 121; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, buyers 30 ; Birmingham, Wolverh amp ton, and Stour Valley, selleT! 10 ; North Staffordshire, buyers sellers 4 dia. ; South Staffordshire, buyers sellers dis. BRISTOL, JAN. 22. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was firm. ShrewsburY and Birmingharas were done at 70. SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-otto by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.] , Day when made up From what when COUNTRIES. in General Post- I'ort duo. Office, London. Dispatched. America (byFirit.pack.N Jan. 28 Liverpool ... Jan. 14 America (by United Sts. packet) ..........N Jan. 25 . Liverpool ... feb. America (by U States packet) ..........N Southampton Australia (via South ampton) .......... M 20th of each month Southampton Jan. 24 Ditto (via Marseilles N 24th of the month Dover ...... Feb. 1 *Ditto (via Cape of Good Hope) .. ..N 2d of February. .... Plymouth .. Tan. 20 Africa (West Coast) ..N 23rd of the month. Plymouth .. feb. 12 Alexandria* ........ N 19th&30th of mon. Dover Jan. 28 Belgium •...........N Gai1y............ Dover ...... Daily Brazil .............. M 9th of the month.. Southampton Feb. 16 , Buenos Ayres ...... 31 9th of he month.. Southampton Feb lb California d & 17th of month Southampton Feb. 1 iCape of Good Hope..N I 4thof the month.. Southampton Jan. 26 Cape de Verdi ......N i4thof the month.. Southampton Jan. 26 Constantinople... ..N 7thl7th27thof mo.. Dover Jan. 30 Central America ....1N 2nd & 17th of mon. Southampton Feb. 1 Channel Isles Mon.Wed.SuFriday Southampton 'RI Th.. 811. Chili.... • • • . m 2d & 17th ofmonth 4 outhampton Feb. 1 France .. & N Twice daily Dover ...... Twicedaill Greece* 7thl7th27th ofmon. Dover ...... Jan. 30 Hamburgh Tuesday & Friday London Tres. Sat Holland ............M Wednesday & Sat London ..... Sun•Thuriu Honduras . . N 17th of the month. Southampton Feb. 16 Ireland ........M Bz'N Twice daily Holyhead Twicedaill India (viaSouthampt.)M 20th of themonth.. Southampton Arrived India (via Marseilles) N Bth&24th of month Dover ...... Feb. 1 India (via Cape of Goorl H0pe)..... •• • 14th of the month.. Southampton Jan. 26 Mauritius ...... ....N 14th of the month.. Southampton Jan. 26 Mediterranean (via Southampton ••20th of the month., Southampton Arrived Ditto (via Marseilles).N ith& 24th of month Dover ...... Feb. 1 Mexico .....• • 2nd of the month . Southampton Feb. 1 Madeira • • •• •• •• 9th&23dofthemon. Southampton Feb. 12 Malta* 7th,17th,19tb,27th, • •• •••• • &30th of the month Dover .. Jan. 28 Naples* .... sthlstb2sthofmon. Dover ...... Jan. 22 Papal 5tate5.........N sthlsth2sthofmon. Dover Jan. 22 Peninsula ' thl7th27thof mon. Southampton Jan. 26 'Peru ..... & 17th of month South am pt on F e b . 1 Tuscany* .•• • • ithlsth2sthofmon, Dover Jan. 22 West Indies 2d & 17th of month Southampton Feb. 1 Van Diemen's Land (see Australia) * The mails for Australia via the Cape of Good Hope are made UP on the 2d of every alternate mouth. Those made up on the 200 and 24th of each month via Southampton and Marseilles are sent b sailing vessels at present from Singapore. Mails are also made up on the 2d of every alienate month for the Cape of Good Hope. * The mails to those countries thus marked (C) are coaveyed by French packet to Marseilles. The mails for the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, Ascension, &C., will net be made up this month before the night of the 2 Bth inst. The West Boast of Africa mails will not be made up this month before the night of the 28th inst. BIRTHS. OF ASON. On the 18th inst., at 42, Uppei: Mount-street, Dublin, Lady Dancer. On the 22d inst., at Wimbledon, the Countess of Kerry. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 20th inst., at Anglesey, Gosport, the wife of Captain Hobart, Madras Array. MARRIED. Onn the 22d inst., at St. Pancras-church, R. Richardson, Esq., of St. Paul's-lodge, C am d en New-town, to Eliza, eldest daughter of Joseph Dell, Esq., of No. 3, Bedford place, Hampstead-road. On the 22d inst., at All Saint's-church, St. John's wood, Charles Miller, Esq., of Croydon, to Cornelia Elizabeth, second daughter of W. Chalmers, Esq., M.D., late H.E.I.C.S. DIED. On the 19th inst., at Ey - wood, near Kingston, Hereford shire, aged 45, the Earl of Oxford and Mortimer. On the 22d inst., in Portman-square, aged 69, the Earl Beauchamp. , On the 20th inst., at Duppas-hill, Croydon, George Byam, Esq., late Captain in her Majesty's 43d Regiment. On the 20th inst., at Bath, aged 69, Lieutenant-General S. R. Strover, of the Bombay Artillery. On the 6th inst., at Ogliari, in Sardinia, Lieutenant - Colonel Sir H. F. C. Darell, Bart., late of the 7th Drs . ' goon Guards, aged 38. On the 20th inst., at 5, Montague-place, Clapham-road, Mrs. Nesbitt, aged 57. On the 17th of August last., at Bathurst, Lieutenant: Colonel Morissett, late of the 48th Regiment, only son of the late James Morissett, Esq., of Brunswick-square. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG , of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 1 14 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the count' G"' Middlem, Monday,-January 24,1553. SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24, 1853.