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

T HE WIZARD of the NORTH REDIVIVUS. Why then, the DERBY'S mine oyster, Which I with knife will open. But when ? Why, when every source of information has been t h oroug hly probed and exhausted. The pamphlet (price Is., or by post Is. 21.), will be as complete a guide to the Winner as well-founded ,data, or an insight into all the large " books " can make it. Every The ip, Prophet, or other authority will be ransacked, and nothing will left undone to get at the great secret. Orders should be given at once for it. G. Vickers, Holywell-street, London, and all News Agents. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Farewell Season of Mr. Benjamin Webster as Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING, Keaton 3, _ _ - Wlll he performed the new and original Comedy, in five acts, , Ky, called NOT SO BAD AS WE SE EM; or, Many Sides to a Charac ter. Supported by Messrs. B. Webster, Bar Sullivan ry tfuckstone, Leigh Murray , Stuart, Ilosve, Miss Rosa Bennett, eele Miss /L. Vining, Mrs. Leigh Murray. To conclude with, at second price, the Comedy of MASKS AND FACES; or, Before and Behind the Curtain. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING, MARCH 3, Will be performed A PHENOMENON IN A SMOCK-FROCK. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Homcastle ; Miss F. Baker and Miss C. Mitchell. After which, the popular new Fairy Extravaganza entitled THE GOOD WOMAN IN THE WOOD, in which Messrs. F. Matthews, Suter, Ilornca.stle, and Templeton ; Madame Vestris, Miss Julia St. George, Miss Robertson, Miss Martindale, Miss Ellis, Miss Wynd ham, Miss Eglinton, and Miss Rosina Wright will appear. To conclude with LITTLE TODD LEKINS. Foie Agent for the Private Boxes, Mr. W. Allcroft, 15, New Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Kum 3, The historical Drama of JACK SHEPPARD, by Mrs. Keeley Miss F. Maskell, Miss Keeley, and Messrs. 0. Smith, Parselle, Emery, &C. After which, at second price, the Drama of SLAVE LIFE ; or, Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Mr. Alfred Wigan, Mrs. Keeley, Miss Wool gar, Madame Celeste, &c. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENECG, Mutat 3, Will be performed THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal character by Mr. C. Kean. After which, THE SPITALFIELDS WEAVER, in which Mr. Wright will appear. To conclude with the ,ew and original Grand Comic Christ mas Pantomime, entitled IZARLEQUIN CHERRY AND FAIR STAR; or, The Green Bird, the Dancing Waters, and the Singing Tree.: ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren. THIS EVENING, MeacH 3, Will be presented ROMEO AND JULIET. Supported by Messrs. Compton, R. Farren, jun., Hoskins, Cooke, Edgar, Bender, and Clifton ; Mrs. Bartlett and Miss Davenport. After which, the TYROLESE MINSTRELS, who had the honour of appearing before her Majesty, will appear in their National Costume. To conclude with THE SWISS COTTAGE. Ifatztiek, Mr. Yompton. Box-office open from Eleven till Five, under the superintendence Dir. E. Chatterton. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.: Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. LAST WEEK BUT ONE of Mr. BATTY'S MANAGEMENT. Brilliant Routine of Equestrian Achievements. THIS EVENING, Melton 3, gild during the Week, th• Entertainments will commence with the superb Spectacle of MAZEPPA. AND THE WILD HORSE, re produced with all its original magnificent effects. To be followed by an incomparable display et Equestrian and y rrinastic wonders in the Scenes of the Arena. To conclude with a popular Farce. Doors open at Half-past Sta o'clock. To commence at Seven. Box-office open daily from Eleven to Four. stage Manager, Mr. W. West. . HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. MS DAY —Morning 14 min. after 7 1 Evening 43 min.aft. 7 -mormow—Morning 22 min. after 8 I Evening 5 min.aft. 9 DAILY WEA7HER TABLE. THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1853. State of the wind and weather at each of the following P laces at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. FfA STINGS—W., gentle breeze—overcast. SOUTHAMPTON—S.W . ., gentle breeze—foggy. FOLKESTONE—S.W., fresh breeze—rain. BASINGSTOKE—W., gentle breeze—overcast. GREENWICH—W., gentle breeze—overcast. STROOD—S. W., gentle breeze—rain. SWINDON—W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. CAMBRIDGE—N. N., gentle breeze—cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the state f the weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock MULLINGAR— N., strong breeze—overcast. HASTlNGS—Calm—overcast. FOLKESTONE—W., gentle breeze—overcast. TUNBRIDGE—N.W., gentle breeze—overcast. BASINGSTOKE —N.E., gentle breeze—snow. GREENWICH—S.W., gentle breeze—snow. STROOD—"W., gentle breeee—partially cloudy. SWINDON—W., gentle breeze—snow. J,EIGHTON—S. W., gentle breeze—snow. HOLYHEAD—N.N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. LANCASTER—N.W., calm— cloudless. W HIT BY—N., gentle breeze—snow. DARLINGTON—W., gentle breeze - overcast, showers, snow. SaAP—N., calm—snow. THE WEATHER.-STIN OFFICE, MARCH 3. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 38—highest since noon yesterday. 27—lowest this morning and during the night. 32—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30 . 02—a rise of nearly half an inch since yesterday. • WIND, N. by W.—Fine cool breeze, and sunshiny weather. THE PUBLICATION OF "THE S U N" COMMENCES EVERY AFTERNOON AT THREE O'CLOCK, AND THE LATE OR THIRD EDITION, CONTAINING THE DEBATES IN PARLIAMENT THE SAME EVENING, With all other News arriving up to the hour of Post, AT SEVEN O'CLOCK. EXPRESS EDITIONS will be forwarded after the Post is closed by the Latest Trains. 'l 4 t 11 j* * j • - .11111 . 4 4•V4 LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1853. It will have been observed, through the ac counts received on Monday from the Cape, that there has been more bloodshed in those ill-fated regions of the African Continent. Governor CATHCART has had to follow up, by a war upon the Basutos, " his severe and successful measures for the suppression of the rebellion of the Galas, the Tambookies, and the Hottentots. In this struggle, as in the previous contests, his Excel lency has, if we may employ so large a term in reference to so petty a collision, come out victo riously. Not, however, it must be remarked, without losses sufficiently lamentable to counter balance all the consequent advantages. The origin of the recent movement may be easily enough explained. There had been repeated de-. predations on the neighbouring tribes, those Under our own protection, on the part of the thievish race of the Basutos. The latter had re peatedly made incursions upon the country of the adjacent Boers, and besides levying a sort of black mail, according to their wont, had com mitted divers murders, and been guilty of various other atrocities. It was deemed advisable, there fore, by General CATHCART that we should avail ourselves of a momentary lull, giving our troops the desired leisur e and opportunity to wreak a summary vengeance UN, the offenders, if we found it impracticable to f orce them into making some reasonable reparation. Actuated by this determination, his Excellency advanced with a moderate force early in December , and took up his position in the Orange River sovereignty, The total number of those under his comm an d amounted to not more than 2,500 menof ail arms ; but these, under the directio n of abl e officer s lik e Colonel EYRE, proved in the end sufficient for the emergency. Resolved-to carry out the tenor of hiS proclamation, at once and boldly, to the letter, or in other words to administer "justice," at all hazards, according. to his distinct promise, the Governor encamped at Commissiq Drift, a spot situated midway between the Berea Mountain and the River Caledon. Thither ho summoned to appear before him the chiefs IVlosnEsn, and MALITSANE, and SYKONYELLA, and MOROKO, and GEnT TA AYBOSCH—directing his summons, how ever, particularly to MOSHESH, as the prin cipal chief of the Basutos. After seve ral evasions, the last mentioned warrior at length, on the 14th December, made his prance before Ge nera l C ATHCART i n th e Bri tish camp at Platberg, whither the Governor had proceeded with his troops for the purpose of being • • within. more easy distance from the "great place" of the guilty ir, tytri le, the pla ce ca ll e d Th a b a Bossiou. i‘i indeed, did not present him self before the Governor until after he had tried "'Many a true word spoke in jest." Our con temporary Punch affords weekly illustrations of the accuracy of the adage. Sound and whole some, but rather unpalatable truths, are constantly enunciated in its columns, which, although ap- pearing as lacctice, too deafly show where the shoe pinches to be very agreeable to those re sponsible for the grievances thus indicated. One of its happiest and most telling hits appeared last week, when it declared, that, "to ensure peace with our French neighbours, we should not only mend our manners, but. reform our customs." This is, indeed, the truth. There can he no surer or more effectual guarantee for a con- tinuance of peace and friendship between neigh bouring nations than that derived from mu tual interest and the rapid exchange of the staple productions of each land. French wines and Eng lish calicoes may be bartered with considerable profit to the contracting parties. Our own absurd and impolitic regulations, however, create difficul ties that impede, nay more, prohibit, these use ful and important exchanges. By what may be considered a prohibitory duty, we prevent the cheaper wines of France from being commonly used, and thus check the feelings of amity _and good-will that would spring up towards profit able customers, who, in turn, would supply the commodities for which our English artisans are so justly celebrated. A tax of some 200 or 300 per cent., however, excludes the low-priced wines, and our sensitive neighbours act in a simi lar spirit towards us. It is not merely, however, in fiscal matters, or by exorbitant duties, that we inflame the anger of our continental brethren. Many absurd and vexatious regulations are enforced, that occasion the greatest annoyance to travellers, and injuri ously affect that intercourse which it should be our aim to stimulate by every practicable means. The searching the baggage, and occasionally the persons, of visitors is by no means calculated to create a friendly feeling in their minds, more especially when we consider the rough and uncere monious manner in which it is conducted, and the total disregard for the convenience of the victims. It may be asserted that these ob noxious proceedings are necessary, so long as a large proportion of the national revenue is col lected by duties levied on importations from other lands. But, supposing it were even so, surely we might endeavour to mitigate the inconvenience in every possible way consistent with the precau tions that should be taken against smuggling. Why, for instance, should there be a compulsory examination of the luggage at the port of arrival? Why might not that luggage be sent on in bonded carriages to the 'place of destination, in place of detaining the traveller at the seaport town where ho has landed, complaining with deep acerbity against the troublesome regulations that so un necessarily retard his progress. It is the more annoying, too, because his own country has set an example that prevents much of the inconvenience, and that without the slightest danger to the revenue. They do, indeed, "manage these things better in France." For some time past, any person proceeding to the - French metropolis may have his trunks examined in Paris. On expressing a wish to that effect, they will be taken charge of by the railway company, and conveyed in locked-up wag gons. Thero is thus no delay—no annoyance. He con, at the termination of his journey, at once proceed tonahaiys l on b l e o the te l most, andconv en ient see his goods examined time that his leisure followin g day, to o r asneyiL I other is hard to say wh y we perversely refuse to adopt a rule in every respect so beneficial—why we so doggedly persevere in the old course. We are happy to find the effi • mut and energetic Chairman of the South-Eastern Railway Company has at l e ngth taken the subject up; and from what w e know of Mr. MACGREGOR, we are con vinced that he will not relinquish his exer tions until the matter is placed on a satisfac tory basis. Among the notices we fi n d th at he will to-morrow (Friday) the 4th instant) ask the Secretary of the Treasury--- Trelsury allow "Whether the Lords of the . the officers of her will Ma esty' an s examination to be made by THE StrN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 3, 1853. in a manner to cozen him with a message through his sons, and after having received a peremptory communication requiring his instant reply in per son at Platberg. There it was, accordingly, that, on the day already specified, namely, the 14th, the Governor of the Cape and the Chief of the Basutos had their long-delayed interview, to the end that they might, if possible, come to some definite and satisfactory understanding. The description furnished us of their " talk" is amus ingly characteristic. General CA.THCART reite rated the demand already made by him both in his message and in his proclamation. He re quired 10,000 head of cattle and 1,000 horses to be given up to him by the Basutos, to be after wards distributed by him among those boers and others who had been the victims of such sys tematic and wholesale depredations. He offered this as the condition of peace. He reminded MOSB.ESH that the result of its refusal would be the commencement of war, and hinted to him pretty clearly that that war would probably re solve itself into a war of extermination. He in formed him candidly that if his propositions were not agreed to by the Basutos, he should feel himself Called upon to take from them by force of arms three times as many cattle and horses as had been originally demanded. At the first mention of the alternative of peace or war, MOSHESH remarked sententiously, " Peace is like the rain that makes the grass grow, while war is like the wind which dries it up,"—implying that he appreciated to the full their relative advan tages and disadvantages. When the threat of severe measures being resorted to in case of neces sity was repeated, he seems to have lost patience, or at any rate to have shown that he had, as the saying is, " a spice of the devil" in his composi tion. "Do not talk of war," said he, " for however anxious I may be to avoid it, you know that a dog when beaten will show his teeth." With this kind of converse, the in terview was carried on and brought to a conclu sion. The three days' grace were definitively agreed upon, within which time the 10,000 head of cattle and the 1,000 horses were to be forthcoming —or, in the event of their non-arri val, war was to be declared upon the Basutos by the English Governor. Having failed in our pacific efforts, we were to employ fire and sword with a view to extort compensation. The dog showed his teeth ! MOSHESH had not spoken idly or at random on the 14th of Decem ber. By the 18th only 3,500, instead of the stipulated 10,000, head of cattle had been brought into the British camp at Platberg, by his son NEHEMIAH. Upon the next day, the appointed interval having expired, our troops were set in motion, and upon the day following, the 20th, a fierce conflict took place between the belligerents in the vicinity of the vast droves of cattle col lected together on the Berea Mountain. The result of all this was as could alone have been an ticipated. The Basutos, after making a resolute resistance, and thereby causing a deplorable loss of life on both sides, were compelled to yield to the superior skill and discipline of their European antagonists. MOSHESH himself, on the 20th, sent in his written submission to the Governor, and on the 23d his Excellency announced the satisfactory settlement of the difficulty by a formal Proclama tion. So the quarrel has terminated. It remains yet to be seen, however, if it may not, be produc tive of still more widely-extended disasters : for already it has become known in the colony that our old foes the Kafirs, who have been watching the course of these warlike proceedings with some degree of curiosity and solicitude, are disposed to view as a defeat the withdrawal of our troops from the Orange River Sovereignty. Incited to a renewal of hostilities by this misapprehension, they may compel the Governor again to resort to those efforts at warlike retaliation which have already cost this country so many lives, so much anxiety, and such enormous and repeated dis bursements. GOD grant that another most bitter lesson may not thus be afforded to our rulers, showing them again in characters of blood the criminal extravagance of over-economy in the conduct of the warlike operations of a civilised Government ! Customs, at the examination-room at the London-bridge Terminus of the South Eastern Railway, of the baggage of passengers leaving Paris for London by the 7 . 30 p.m. train, and crossing from Calais to Dover by her Majesty's mail-packets, under such regulations as may be thought necessary for the protection of the revenue, with a view to do away with the inconvenience and detention now suffered by passengers when the voyage of the mail packet is so lengthened as to prevent that examination taking place at Dover in time for the passengers to leave thereafter by the train in correspondence with the mail packet which arrives in London at 7.50 a.m." We shall await the reply with some an - xiety. It will then be seen whether the authorities are still so obstinately bent on maintaining the objec tionable principle, and rejecting the simple but very palpable amelioration now suggested. We would venture to remind the Lords of the Treasury that these are not the times when obvious reforms can be disregarded, or pooh-poohed in deference to the prejudices or interests of a few officials strongly biassed in fa vour of long-continued abuses, and thinking a rude and gruff bearing essential to the perform ance of their duties, and distinguishing marks of their Anglican temperaments and Anglican educa tions. With all due deference to such an authority as Sir JOHN PAKINGTON, the Magistrates are not " the largest Ratepayers in the county." We acknowledge that all taxes paid by occupiers, theoretically, fall ultimately upon landlords ; but, practically, they do not, unless the amount be considerable. A farmer would give neither more nor less for his farm r,if the County Rate were doubled or halved. Yet it would be a great mis take to think that the occupier does not grudge a needless penny in the pound in the County Rate. It galls him just as the unfair deprivation of a . shilling annoys every Englishman more than the needful payment of a sovereign. We should therefore be glad to see Sir JOHN, and all the County Members, not merely acknowledge, per force, the excellence of representative taxation, but accept it as cordially and spontaneously as Mr. DISRAELI did in his speech on the Budget. He " saw no objection to the Ratepayers being introduced into the immediate management of the County Rate." After deducting the interest of the county debts, and other things fixed by Act of Parliament, the amount which admits of mo dification is, perhaps, like our national expendi ture, less than that which does not. Yet, in the lesser case, as in the greater, that is no reason why the Taxpayers should not assess themselves by their own Representatives. The extravagance of some Town Councils, elected by Ratepayers, was alleged against Mr. GIBSON'S Bill. We should cite them as an argument in its favour. The thing chiefly to be feared is excessive parsimony, and public inconvenience in consequence. Yet the contrary turns out to be the case. Ratepayers feel daily the need of things which the better ac commodated gentry imperfectly appreciate ; and when allowed to use their own money for their own convenience, they have proved willing to in cur the cost, provided they could have the com fort. As to the police especially, nearly all the exposed property in the country belongs to the Ratepayers. We should not be surprised if it appeared in a few years that the Ratepayers did spend more than the Magistrates, but we should be very much surprised if they did not take good care to have an adequate return for their outlay. We cannot believe that any disrespect is in tended to the " Great Unpaid." They would still remain a kind of rural House of Lords, and would be in no way degraded by leaving money matters to a rural House of Commons. They do not assess the vastlymore important Poor's Rate, and should, we think, be rather pleased than otherwise to throw upon the representatives of the Ratepayers the assessment of the County Rate also. We regard the alteration of placing the election of all the members of the Financial Board in the hands of the Guar dians as a decided improvement, and we have very little doubt that the majority of them will be chosen from th 6 magistrates themselves. The farmers cannot easily spare time to leave their business, and responsibility to the electors will be quite a sufficient check upon the Financial Board. We must confess that the farmers and the guar dians have shown by no means the interest in the measure which it behoves them to do. The pecuniary saving we regard but as a small part of the advantage; the habit of self-government is in finitely more. Lord CRANWORTH was unwilling the other day to allow parties who wished it to dispense with juries, because he deemed them valuable schools for training men's judgments. We think municipal government of every kind of the highest value for the same purpose. Even if magistrates were not very generally elected to the Financial Boards, there are an ample number of farmers, men sufficiently sensible, shrewd, and in telligent in county matters, to raise and adminis ter the County Rates. The effect, however, of measures like Mr. GinsoN's is to bring out the latent talent in all departments of practical life, with which England everywhere abounds. Muni cipal government creates municipal ability. We should be gratified to see the principle of municipality far more fully developed in the rural districts. Why should not our Boards of Guardians become country councils ? Why should they not choose their own Mayor ? Why should they not have in their unions all the powers of Town Councils? Or if the business of guardian of the poor and municipal duties were too heavy a task for some, why not create at once our unions into municipalities, and leave the Ratepayers and the candidates to decide whether the same indivi dual should be a guardian and councilor too ? An annually elected magistrate, and a bench of union magistrates, nominated by the Crown, at the suggestion of the councillors, would impart great confidence to the administration of justice in the country districts. Above all it would tend to elevate the farmers in the social scale, to dis cipline them to self -management, and to afford legitimate objects of generous ambition to the ability which it wasted or unezercised, because it has no appropriate field. We speak from know ledge when we assert that farmers, in country matters, are quite as competent as shopkeepers, manufacturers, and merchants in town matters. If we would raise them to a level with the towns, we should at least not refuse them the same fran chises. AFRICAN MAIL STEAMERS.—The African Mail Steam ship Company have made arrangements to establish a semi-monthly mail to the west coast of Africa, to sail from Liverpool on the 10th of each month, the existing service from London on the 24th of each month being continued. The vessels composing the new line are to be called the Northern Light, the Southern Cross, and the Pleiades, and the first will sail in October next. They will be of iron, of 1,100 tons burden, and 300- horsepower, with screw propellers. NEV? GOLD COMPANY.—A new gold company has been advertised, called the London and Liverpool Aus tralian Gold Mining and Steaming Company, with a capital of 120,0001., in 11. shares. It presents no new features, except that a distribution of 20 per cent, of the profits is proposed to be made to the staff, but the pro moters have the honesty to make the remarkable state ment, that they require 6,000 shares for their trouble in bringing the company out, whereas among many similar concerns the plan hitherto has been for the directors to appropriate to themselves, without notice, as many paid up shares as they might deem sufficient. AUSTRALIA.—Some time since a little party of gen tlemen holding high Government situations, obtained leave of absence to visit Australia, with the view of exploring certain districts, which the Colonial-office had. already been informed were singularly enriched with this precious metal. This little band, accompanied by an intelligent:mineralogist and geologist, and armed with the requisite power and the highest official introductions, appear to have been indefatigable in their undertaking. We are now informed that their reports fully confirm the first advices, and that the " London and Liverpool, Australian Gold Mining and Streaming Company' just announced, is a commercial result.of the news thus re ceived. It would further appear that the principle with which the adventurers commenced—the tie of a common interest—is to remain intact, and the effective mining staff about to sail forthwith are to have their services responded to by a like arrangement with the company in En gland . —Morning Paper. THE MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY AND DEATH OF A GEN TLEMAN IN THE WATERLOO-ROAD.--Mr. Payne, the coro ner, held an inquest yesterday, at St. George's workhouse, Mint -street, Southwark, on the body of Thomas Philip Pickstock, a gentleman of independent property, who was found dead on the pavement in the Waterloo-road, at an early hour on the morning of Tuesday last, under very suspicious circumstances. A juror said the cause of death appeared to be clear, and they had nothing to do with the robbery. Medical evidence having been given iys to the cause of death, the jury returned a verdict That the deceased died from a disease of the heart, the result of natural causes," MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY; TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 6,500 bales, of which 600 American and 400 Egyptian were taken for export, and 600 on speculation. The market was heavy, and prices in favour of buyers, except Egyptian, which com manded extreme prices, and Sea Island, which were id. per lb. higher. The sales comprised 5,000 American, 250 Pernam and Maranham at 6fd. to 70. 30 Bahia at 6d., 500 Egyptian at 51d. to is. 2 d., 500 Surat at 3id. to 40. and 60 Sea Island at is. Bd. t o 2 s . 2i u . per lb. Railway Shares were dull, at rather lower prices. The six weeks' average price of wheat is 455. sd. per quarter. The public sales of wool were brought to a ter mination last evening, and the following report is furnished by Mr. Henry P. Hughes : "The attendance of our manufacturers and dealers was large, that from the continent very small, and but few purchases made for foreign account. The assort ment for this period was unusually good, comprising many well-known first-rate flocks which should have been here early last year, but arrived much after their usual time, owing to the great difficulty in obtaining hands in the colony to work the ships home. Since my last circular our trade has continued in the same uninterrupted healthy state. Previous to the commencement of these sales many hold ers in the North sold out freely, and stocks in general were very much reduced, so that the whole of the quan tity now offered was freely taken at an average advance of ld. to 11d. per lb. on October sales. South Ameri can merino wool was in good request, and sold at full rates. East India, owing to the scarcity of foreign wool under is. per lb., was very much sought after, and sold readily at about Ad. per lb. higher." It appears that the rumours yesterday morning about the falling off in the gold yield were so far exaggerated that the receipts at Melbourne had recently been at the rate of 5,000 to 8,000 ounces daily, not weekly. Great as this reduction is, com pared with previous weeks, it is nevertheless partly to be accounted for by the extensive " prospecting" for new " diggings." Passengers arrived by the Roxburgh Castle state that the yield certainly was diminishing in many localities, and that there was a general impression that the Ovens district was no longer attractive for the ordinary and unskilled miner. Mr. Hargraves, the discoverer of gold in Australia, had, on the contrary, expressed his opinion that there were gold fields yet unexplored that will last out the present generation. In a private letter now be fore us, and dated as early as November 5, at Mel bourne, it is stated :—" The news from the gold fields is not at all encouraging at the present moment, and the old hands are leaving the well worked gullies to discover new. I assure you I am anything but sanguine as to the re sult of our expedition, and shall consider myself lucky if I only get enough gold to keep me while I am here." The return of the sailors to their ships is signifi cant as to the smaller gains at the "diggings;" and the great decline in freights now to be expected here will be a boon to our merchants, as well as to consumers in the colony. The Funds are dull again, and there is no al teration in the price of Consols. The present values are 99i- f . The Bank of England is charging 3 per cent. for loans on Exchequer Bills. This is not helping the Goverament, and the " advertised" bills have dropped to 3s. premium. Such a course is, to say the least, quite contrary to the usual harmony between the Bank and the Treasury. East India Stock is at 265 to 2661. The Bonds are 455. premium. Bank Stock is firm at 228. The foreign market is very brisk. Grenada De ferred Stock brings 11i to 11. There are said to be negotiations in progress between England and the United States for the great canal. Mexican Bonds have advanced to 241 and 25, and Peruvian to 107 and 108. Buenos Ayres Stock is at 62. Sar dinian Bonds have been marked 95 to f. New Spanish Deferred Stock is at 24i to and the Certificate at 7. The Swedish Loan brings discount. The Greek Bonds of 1824 and 1825, ex over-due Coupons are in demand, and scarce at 7. The purchases are by influential Dutch houses, and it is said the Goverment at Athens has bought up the gerater part of this Stock. Holders are looking for a great rise, whether with reason time will determine. Gold Mine Shares have been flatter, and sellers predominate. British Australian Gold are down ± ; Colonial, #to ; Great Nugget, ; and Port Philip, to The Australian also are fto cheaper. The Lp,nd. Companies Shares are generally heavy, Agricultural, North British and. Scottish Investment, being most affected. Peel River even are not so good, although the advices from the company's estate read exceedingly favourable. In the Australian Bank Shares less is doing, and they are cheaper to buy, except South Australia, which have risen. Crystal Palace Shares are higher. Australasian Coal Mining Company's Shares are being well paid upon, this being the last day. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under:— 1853. 1852. Great Western 15,281 14,396 North Western 43,049 41,111 South Western 8,403 8,819 Brighton Midland 21,092 20,373 South Eastern Caledonian Great Nofthern Lancashire and Yorkshire York and North Midland Newcastle and Berwick 9,698 12,748 The Railway Share Market is lower by about tper cent., but there is not much doing. The rench lines are not so high. Upper India have been done at prem. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (From. the Official List.) Business done. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities . 100 a 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 31 per Cent. Annuities.- ........... 1031 4 4 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jau., 1860 64 India Stock India Bonds, £lOOO 45 Ditto, under £lOOO 47 Consols for Account 10th March 99a Exchequer Bills 4d. £lOOO. . . £5OO l2 Small l2 Ditto Advertised 3 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS D.Y. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 62 Grenada Bonds, Deferred, Greek ex over-due Coupons Mexican 3 per Cent 2 41 i 5 Peruvian 6 per Cent. Portuguese 4 per Cent. 3Bl a d Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto, 4A per cent IO3B 4 Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 95 i Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent 241 i i i Spanish C6mmittee Cert. of Coup. not fun, 7 p S Swedish Loan l i t d Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852 P Belgian Bonds, 4i per Cent. Ex. 25fr 99 Dutch Exchange i per Cent.. — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates....,.... . TIIREE O'CLOCK. Consols . Ditto March Account.. 9~ ~ WOODIN'S CARPET-BAG.--W. S. Woodin, the cele brated polyphonist and delineator of comic character, has removed from the:Marionette Theatre in Adelaide street to the Myriographic Hall, hitherto known as the Salle Robin, 232, Piccadilly. His opening evening on Monday last at his new home was attended by a fashion able and delighted audience, who filled every portion of this elegant salle. Mr. Woodin's popularity is so firmly established that we may expect a lengthened continuance of his unequalled entertainments. THE ENGINEERS LIFE-OFFICE.—The annual meeting of the Engineers' Masonic and Universal Mutual Life Assurance Society took place on Tuesday at the So ciety's-office, No. 345, Strand. From the report of the directors, it appeared that during the year 1852, 333 proposals for assurance had been received, of which 251 had been completed, assuring the sum of 60,3801., and producing annual premiums to the amount of 1,9751. lls. 2d. Forty-eight proposals for the assur ance of 15,9001. had been declined, and 34 for the assurance of 7,1501. stood over for completion or fur ther consideration. The net income from premiums was shown to be 10,0511. 15s. 5d., after deducting short term, purchased, and lapsed policies, and those under which claims had arisen. The number of deaths among the members during the past year had been five, to the amount of 1,2001. The chairman having answered satisfactorily several questions respecting the financial position of the society, the report was unanimously adopted, and a suggestion having been made on the part of the members, and agreed to by the directors, for the Circulation of a balance-sheet before future annual meetings, the meeting separated with a vote of thanks to the chairman and officers of the society. MAILS FOR AUSTRALIA.—The next mails for Aus tralia,, &c., will be made up at the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, to-morrow morning, the 4th inst., to be forwarded by the Indus mail steamer, from South ampton (and from Singapore by the new contract packets). The mails that had been shipped on board the Australian screw mail packet, which put back to Plymouth on the 25th ult., disabled, will be forwarded by the Indus ; great difficulty will, however, be expe rienced, it is expected, in their correct delivery, as the major part of the addresses on the letters and news papers are much defaced in consequence of 'the salt water having penetrated the bags. Letters and news papers will also be forwarded to Australia by the over land closed mail to India, on the evening of the Bth instant, via Marseilles, but both must be prepaid. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS OLD COURT. (Before Lord Campbell.) MURDER. Charles Saunders, aged 32, described as a labourer, was indicted for the wilful murder of Thomas Sainue Toiler, a commission agent, residing near Chadwell. heath. The prisoner is a slightly-made middle-sized man, of dark complexion, and of forbidding appearance ; he was attired in the prison garb, and maintained a sullen, almost stoic, indifference throughout the trial. Mr. Cook conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Sleigh defended the prisoner. Mr. Cook briefly stated the facts of the case, and then called the following evidence. William Clowser, aged thirteen-and-a-half years, living at Chadwell-heath, said—On Tuesday, the Bth of Febru ary, I remember going about a quarter past 9 in the morning to school, from a place called Barley-lane—it runs out of the road from Chadwell to Ilford. On my way to school I noticed a man standing at a hand-post at the corner of the lane ; he held a stick in his hand, and was not a very tall man. That person was the prisoner. . The prisoner here said in a low tone—That is a lie, I was not there at all. Witness continued—After I had proceeded a little way I looked back and saw the prisoner go up to the man and hit him on his head and knock his hat off. He picked up his hat and ran away towards Chadvrell. The prisoner went after him and gave him another hit on the head which knocked him down. I then ran away to school. Cross-examined by Mr. Sleigh—l noticed the deceased come up the road to the hand-post where the prisoner was standing. They walked together for about three minutes before the prisoner struck the deceased. Thomas Willis, a gardener, said—On the morning of the Bth February I was working in a garden near the road leading from Chadwell to Ilford, nearly opposite to Barley-lane. About nine o'clock my attention was called to a noise, but I cannot say what it was. On look ing over the pailings I saw a man struggling with the deceased. I called to the man twice to leave off. He did not leave off. I got over the pailings into the road, and went towards them. When I got about a-quarter of a yard to the prisoner, I saw him take a knife from his pocket and run it into the man's neck. The deceased was on the ground, and the prisoner was standing up. He stooped down when he used the knife. He thrust it into the neck under the ear. I did not see the deceased move afterwards. He was not struggling with the pri soner when I got into the road. I went up to the pri soner and said, "You have killed the man." He said, . _ "He tried to murder me, and now I have murdered him." William Clark came up at the time. When this conversation took place the prisoner had a knife in one hand and a stick in the other. The knife was covered with blood. I went to Chadwell for the police ; when I returned to the spot with a policeman, the prisoner was not there. Soon afterwards I saw him in custody. The poor man was lying on the road when I returned with the policeman. Cross-examined by Mr. Sleigh—When I went for the police, the prisoner left the body, and proceeded towards Ilford. William Clark, examined by Mr. Cooke—l am a labourer. On the morning of the Bth of February, about nine o'clock, I was pushing down Barley-lane to wards London. Had gone down the lane nearly a quarter of a mile, when I heard something which in duced me to look back, and I then saw one man beating another with a stick. One knocked off the other's hat, and the man who was attacked cried out "Murder." I turned towards them, and shouted out to leave off. I saw the deceased knocked down. The prisoner is the other man. The deceased received a great many blows with a large stick. The deceased held up his hand. I advanced towards them, and saw the former take a knife from his person and cut the deceased's throat. I saw Mr. Willis. We both went for the police. The pri soner went away at a running pace in the direction of Seven Kings' Water. The deceased never moved after he was knocked down. J. Gaywood, butcher, at Chadwell-beath, said—l know the deceased. He told me he was a commission agent. He was in the habit of going to London. I believe he went every day. He generally walked on foot. Chadwell-heath is about ten miles from London. He appeared to be a very quiet man. He was married, and had three children. He was about 48 years of age. Barley-lane is the way to London. It is about a mile from the deceased's house. About 9on the morn ing of the Bth I heard that Mr. Toiler was murdered. I did not go in search of the prisoner, but I went round to serve my customers. I proceeded to a place called Littleheath, and stopped near the end of Barley-lane. At this point there are three roads. The prisoner came up when I wag serving a Mrs. English, a customer of mine ; she keeps a beer-shop and a chandler's shop. The prisoner came to the door, and asked for a half pennyworth of tobacco ; he said he had got a box to put it in, and he asked for a lucifer match. The articles were given to him ;he then left the house. I had never seen him before, but I particularly noticed him through the window as he went out, as my dogs followed, which was a rather rare circumstance, as they are very shy of strangers. He walked away towards Barley-lane. I followed him, and when I overtook him he,was at the end of the lane with a policeman. I did not observe that he had a stick with him when he was in the shop. When I came up to them I said to the policeman, " You have just got him in time—l was just after him my self." I brought Willis to see the prisoner, and lie said, "That is the man." The prisoner made no answer. I took the prisoner and the policeman to Ilford gaol in my cart. On the way the prisoner said, "I will tell you the truth—ho once attempted to murder me, and now I have murdered him ; he once hindered me from getting 4d. and a night's lodging, and something to eat ; four or five others I would have served the same if I had had time." I asked him if he knew him, and he said "Yes ; I did not do it for want, but for something I have known of him before." I asked him what he had done with the knife, and he replied, "It is no use looking for it ; it is a' moral impossibility to find it. I have broken the blade off in the ground, and buried the other part." I asked what he had done with the stick, and he said he had thrown it away on the common. I asked him what common, and he said among some furze. I also asked him if he had smoked the tobacco which he had bought, and he replied " No." _ _ _ Mr. Sleigh said he had no questions to ask this witness. William Coll said—On the morning of the murder I was at Aldborough-hatch-gate about a quarter or 20 minutes past nine. I saw the prisoner there ;he opened the gate, and went through into the forest. Xis gate is about a mile and a half from the end of 'Barley-lane. He was walking fast. John Metcalfe—l am a police officer, stationed at Chadwell-heath. On hearing of the murder at `a quarter past nine, on the morning of the Bth, I wen t t o Barley lane, and I there found the dead body of Mr. Toller. I knew him well ; he was a very peaceable and inoffensive man. I found him lying on the footpath, with his throat cut. The body was quite warm, and there were marks of blows, as if he had been beat with something. The body was removed to the Greyhound Inn, Chadwell, where the inquest was held. I heard from Willis a description of the person who com mitted the deed, and I went in search of him. About ten minutes past ten I was standing at the corner of Barley-lane, and I observed the prisoner coming down towards me from Little Heath. His appearance agreed with the description given by Willis. I went and met him, and asked him where he came from? He said he came from Chelmsford and Romford—that was the con trary direction. I observed spots of blood on his coat and trousers. I asked him how they came there ? He said he had cut his finger with a flint stone. He showed me the wound—he had a piece of rag on his finger. The wound seemed to have been recently cut. I did not take him into custody, but followed him down the lane, and past the very spot where the dead body was found. I noticed the bottom of his trousers were wet. I met Gaywood, the butcher, at the top of the lane, and he brought Willis to identify the prisoner. Willis, on seeing him, immediately said, "That is the man." I then took him into custody, and conveyed him in Mr. Gaywood's cart to Ilford. The prisoner on the way said he would tell the truth, but I cautioned him that what he said would be produced against him in evidence. (The witness corroborated almost to the letter the conversation which took place in the cart as deposed by Gaywood.) I saw the stick produced in a stubble field, near the Seven Kings' Water, about a quarter of a mile from the spot where the body was found. (The stick was a short, thick knotted one of black colour.) All he had upon him was two books and a silk handkerchief. None of the things known to be in the possession of the deceased were missing. Edward Toller, brother of the murdered man, said the deceased was 48 years of age. Mr. Edward Sullivan, assistant to a surgeon at Ilford, deposed to seeing the body of the deceased at the Grey Horse Inn, at Chadwell, on the day of the murder. There were several severe wounds on the head. There was also a wound from one side of the throat to the other. It had been committed by a sharp instrument, and was the immediate cause of death. On cross-examination—the witness said he agreed with the opinion expressed in a medical work, that in sanity was very often transmitted from one generation of a family to another. A man named Smith, a bricklayer, at Chadwell, said he was in the habit of coming to London with his cart. He came to London on one day at the end of December last. On his return he met Mr. Toller, whom he knew well, on the Mile-end-road. We had been waiting for him in order to get a lift on the toad. While I stopped to give the horse some corn, tho prisf.fner came up and asked me for a few halfpence for a night's lodging. I told him I had nothing to give him—that I worked for all I got, and I asked him why he did not go to work as he was as well able to do so as I was. Mr. Toller then came up and said, "He will not work—he is a regular impostor : I have seen him before." I then went away for a few minutes to attend to the horse, and while I was standing aside I heard they were on the quarrel. On returning to them they were still at words. Toller said, " I have a good mind to give you into custody." I told the prisoner the best thing he could do was to toddle off about his business. Toiler said, "We have nothing to give you, and as the prisoner was going away he turned round and said, "I should lik e t o g i ve you something." We then went into a public-house and got some refreshments. We saw nothing more of the prisoner. I knew the spot in Barley-lane where the I body was found perfectly well. I h ave seen the prisoner f r equently in that lane. Ab ou t four days before the murder was committed, I noticed him about a quarter of a mile from the spot with a short stick under his arm. Mr. Sullivan was recalled and said he visited the pri soner frequently at the gaol, havi ng been calledtoattend him for the wound on his ,fi nger . I had conversations with him on each occasion, and it appeared to me that he was labouring under a delusion, not only that Mr. Toiler was determined to murder him, but that severa other persons were in a conspiracy against him to take his life. This concluded the case for the prosecution. Mr. Sleigh having addressed the jury on the part of the prisoner, proceeded to call exculpatory evidence. [The trial was proceeding when we went to press.] ELECTION COMMITTEES-(THIS DAY.) WATERFORD. The committee to inquire into this petition met this morning for the first time, the Hon. Owen Stanley chairman. Mr. Calvert, Mr. Huddleston, and Mr. Hay appeared in support of the petition, and the sitting members were represented by Sergeant Kinglake, Mr. Meagher, and Mr. Power. Mr. Calvert stated that this, petition was founded upon moral grounds —upon the grounds of loss of occu7_ panty between the time of the lists being sent in and the time of pollihg ; on the receipt of parochial relief by some of the voters within twelve months of the time of polling ; upon several cases of bribery and kidnapping. Several persons, too, had voted for the county, having only a; borough qualification ; and, by an old act, such persons were liable to a fine of 1001. Considerable in timidation had also been employed by the -Roman Ca tholic priests. The learned counsel argued at some length that the register of persons qualified to vote was not decisive, but that it was competent to the committee to strike off the vote of any one on the register who had, between the time of the register being made and the time of polling, quitted the occupation from which he had derived his qualification. The learned counsel stated that he would bring forward one case of this sort, and take the opinion of the committee upon it, as that would at once decide the question. The learned counsel at once applied to the committee' to be allowed to ex amine the witnesses by means of an interpreter, as several of them could only speak the Irish language. Upon the poll-books being put in in the usual manner, Mr. Meagher objected to their reception on the ground of their not having been sealed by the candidates, and thus properly authenticated. Mr. Calvert denied that, if there were any doubt as to the authenticity of the poll-books, that it would be his duty to prove their authenticity, as there was prima facie evidence of their being genuine already. The committee decided upon allowing the admission of the books. The evidence was then gone into. CHATHAM. The committee sat this morning at 11 o'clock, when Mr. Serjeant Wrangham addressed the committee on behalf of the sitting member. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) CAUTION TO PLAY-GOERS. Alfred Hemmings was brought before Mr. Bingham charged with creating a disturbance in the gallery of the Queen's Theatre, Tottenham-street. Mr. Henry Reeves, comedian, stated that in August last he had a brass collar stolen from the neck of a valuable dog at the door of the Queen's Theatre, and in consequence of information he received he went to Cumberland-mews, which is the haunt of several dog stealers, and gave a party in charge, but not having suffi cient evidence against him, he was discharged. Since then he (witness) had been repeatedly annoyed when at tending to his professional duties on the stage by some person calling out, " How about the dog's collar ;" and in order to put a stop to this system of annoyance he applied to the constable of the theatre, who adopted pro ceedings to detect the offending party, and the result was the apprehension of the prisoner. Joseph Conden was in the gallery of the Queen's Theatre last night, and heard the prisoner call out as loud as he could, "How about the dog's collar ?" Mr. Reeves was on the stage at the time, and the perform ance was interrupted in consequence. Mr. Bingham severely lectured the prisoner on his offensive conduct, and, as a caution to him for the future, ordered him to find two sureties to be of good behaviour for the next six months. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glocester at Glocester house yesterday. A deputation, to present a memorial from the mer chantd of London, Greenock, Liverpool, Poole, and Bristol, engaged in the trade and fisheries of Newfound land, had an interview with the Earl of Clarendon yes terday at the Foreign-office. The deputation consisted of Mr. T. H. Brooking, Mr. T. N. Hunt, Mr. T. B. Job, Mr. T. H. Newman, and Mr. Schenk. Sir T. Fremantle, Chairman of the Customs, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yester day, at the official residence in Downing-street. A deputation from the townships of Hanley and Shel ton had an interview yesterday with the General Board of Health, at their office, Whitehall. They were introduced by Mr. Ricardo, M.P., the Hon. E. F. Le veson Gower, MP., and Mr. Smith Child, M.P. The deputation' consisted of the following gentlemen : Messrs. C. Bailiff, Ridgway, Dimmock, Clemenston, Brownfield, and Keeling. LONDON SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY. Haydn's celebrated oratorio of "The Creation" was performed at Exeter Hall last night by, the London Sacred Harmonic Society. The solo parts were ably sustained by Mrs. Sunderland and Miss Henderson, Mr. Lockey and Mr. H. Philips. • Mrs. Sunderland gained great applause in the beautiful recitative and air, " With verdure clad," and gave equal satisfaction in the first air of the second part, "On mighty wings." Mr. Lockey was encored in one of the finest passages in the oratorio, " In native worth," which he gave with great effect. Mr. Philips's powerful voice was well suited to the prominent part he sustained. Miss C. Henderson has a very pleasing voice, and though the portion which devolved on her was slight, she attracted attention by her finished interpretation of it. The choruses were given with great precision and spirit. Those especially worthy of notice were the first, "And the Spirit of God moved on the face of the waters," and " Achieved is the glorious work." At the commencement of the evening the " Cantata" for the birthday of the Queen was per formed, and was well received. One of the best pas sages in this composition is the madrigal, " Through the realm." The hall was well attended, and the numerous audience seemed to derive great satisfaction from. the performance. THE NEW BISHOP OP LINCOLN. The Rev. John Jackson, MA. of Pemb r oke College, Oxford, has been nominated to this see, vacant by the death of the Right Rev. Dr. Kay, the late lord bishop. Mr. Jackson is a canon of Bristol, rector of St. James's, Westminster, andchaplain-in-ordinary to the Queen. Mr. Jackson's name appears in th e fi rst c l ass, " In L i teris Humanioribus," in the Easter term of 1833, along with those of Mr. Sergeant Gasel ee , D r. J elf, Pr i nc i pal of King's College, London ; Mr. R. Lowe, Secretary of the Board of Control ; Mr. Henry H. Halford, Regius Professor of Modern History, and others. In 1834, Mr. Jackson obtained the Ellerton Thsological Prize, for the best essay, the subject being "The sanctifying influence of the Holy Ghost indispensable to human sal vation."—Morning Post. The ecclesiastical advancement of the Rev. John Jackson, Incumbent of St. Jamps's, w h o h as just been appointed to the vacant see of Lincoln, has been unpre cedentedly rapid. Not more than ten or twelve years have elapsed since the rev. gentleman was simply the master of a proprietary school at Islington, from which he is supposed not to have received more than 3001. or 4001. a year. About the time we have mentioned, the Rev. Mr. Harvey, rector of Hornsey, placed Mr. Jackson in a small chapel in his parish, which answered the purpose of a chapel of ease. There the rev. gentle man soon attracted as large a congregation as the place would hold, and became a great favourite, out of the pulpit as well as in it. Matters went on this way until about seven or eight years ago, when a vacancy occur ring in the incumbency of St. James's parish, the Bishop of London offered the living to the Rev. Mr. Harvey, of Hornsey. The latter rev, gentleman, shrinking from the responsibility a undertaking the care of a parish containing 20,000 souls, and a parish, moreover, com prising a large part of the aristocracy of London, de clined the offer, though the living of St. James's is worth 1,2001. or 1,400/. a year, while that of Hornsey is only worth between 5001. and 6001. But though declin ing the offer himself, Mr. Harvey, knowing that, for private reasons, the bishop was anxious to have the va cancy filled up at once, suggested that he could not do better than give it to Mr. Jackson. The metropolitan prelate at once acquiesced, and Mr. Jackson received the incumbency of St. James's, on the following day. And now, in, the brief space of about seven years, he is elevated to the See of Lincoln, one of the most im portant bishoprics i n th e country.—Morning Advertiser. ADELPHI THEATRE.—Plexmore and his patrons had ample reason to be satisfied last evening with the over flowing house and the admirable performances which signalised the benefit of the renowned pantomimist. Every available spot was occupied before the rising of the curtain, and many must have been compelled to turn back from the doors. After the performance of the second and third acts of The Green Bushes, the beneficiaire made his appearance in the well known ballet of Esme ralda, mad his entrance was greeted with a tumultuous burst of applause that shook the building to its founda tions. Madlle. Auriol, who acquitted herself splendidly, was likewise received most enthusiastically. In the se lections from the pantomime of Harlequin Nell Gwynn, the several scenes went off with extraordinary eclat, not the least delightful to the spectators being that in which the Flexmorean imitations of the most noted terpsicho reans were presented. The entertainments were wound up shortly after twelve with a resplendent pyrotechnic display, proclaiming "Flexmore's Thanks" in characters of flame to the multitudinous band of his admirers. Vivat Flex. VALUE OF PROPERTY IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—The Woodman's Arms, Wirstow hill, Norwood, the nearest public-house to the New Crystal Palace at Sydenham, was on Monday sold, after a spirited competition, at Garraway's, together with the goodwill and the unexpired lease for seventeen years, subject to an annual rental of 1001., for the enormous sum of 6,300/. THE IRISH MAGISTRACY.—The Lord-Lieutenant has been pleased to approve of Maurice J. O'Connell, Esq., of Lakeview, being appointed a deputy - lieute n ant for the county of Kerry, in the room of Pierce Mahony, Esq., deceased. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Michael D. Keatinge, Esq., of Woodsgift, a magistrate for the county of Kilkenny. John Scully, Esq. of Clifden Castle, has been appointed a magistrate for the county of Galway. • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. SPORTING NOTES.---No. CCCLXXXIV. THE DERBY LOTS AT COMPTON AND ST. ALBANS. I am glad to report that Lord John Scott, whose ill ness created considerable sensation in the sporting world, is now convalescent. He has a couple of Derby nags in training, under the care of M. DAWSON, at Compton, near Ilsley, • one of whom—the b c PUG ORROCK, by Pantaloon, out of Testy, a winner twice in eight runs—is not likely to start for the Derby. , The b c THE REIVER (brother to Elthiron, Wind hound, and Hobbie Noble) is by Pantaloon, out of Phryne, by Touchstone—Decoy by Filho da Puts.— Finesse by Peruvian—Violante by John Bull, a splen did pedigree and blood will tell. He was one of ' 1145 earliest foals of his year nominated for the Derby, hav ing put in his first appearance on the face of this sublu nary ball at Cawston Lodge, on the 30th of January, 1850: His name was introduced to the ring at Tatter sall's on the 31st of May last year, and 30 to 1 wag booked in hundreds. He made his debiZt at Ascot in the race for the Fourth Triennial Stakes, winning by a head from Cheddar, who swerved at the finish. This performance was considered very unsatisfactory, more especially, as Auld Acquaintance —a rather inferior filly —finished at Cheddar's head ; and the consequence wa s he did not rise in the betting, being quoted, both before and after the race, at 20 to 1. His next performance was at Newmarket, where, with the odds of 7 to 2 on him, he won the July Stakes, without an effort, bye lengths, beating Dove, Amazon, and Blue John. following day he walked over for a sweepstakes, Tal fourd withdrawing his stake. At Doncaster, for the Champagne he was the favourite, at 6 to 4 against the field, but ran home absolutely last—a p os ition which his jockey could have conve r ted int o secon d had b e pleased, but that would have been tiring him to no purpose, as he was anything but up to the mat., and had no chance with his conqueror, Vin cie ' This was his last performance. He has been backed to win a great deal of money—between seven t y and eighty thousabe nd, at least—which, in my opinion, cannot be said to lost as yet ;he is enjoying excellent health at the present time ; and, if he can do sufficient work before the Two Thousand Guineas comes off, wi ll run for that race. Six months ago he was my selection for the Derby ; and I entertain hopes that he will run un commonly well.. Not having examined the Reiver nil self closely, I subjoin his description by a good judge —"He stands about fifteen hands three inches, aid is of the same colour as Hobbie Noble ; has a white star, on his forehead, with a da s h o f w hit e on hi s near bin' heel ; his head is very intelligent, bespeaking what h° possesses—a most perfect temper ; his neck, though well set on, is rather short ; and in depth of brisket and obli quity of shoulders he is faultless ; with plenty of height , behind the saddle he is unobjectionable ; well ribbed up with powerful loins ; long to the hocks, which are larg e ' and short thence to the fetlock ; he has a clubby eg forefoot ; and his foremost understandings are somewhat stiltyish ; he is a larger boned, and decidedly much finer , animal than his brother, Hobbie Noble." W. KING has a trio of the Baron Rothschild's in training at B , t ' Alban's ; two of whom—the b c SPREAD EAGLE, by tae Sea, out of Charlotte West, nominat e d by Mr. ' Matt who has never run ; and b c GIINNERSBURY, by PanZ, loon, dam by Touchstone, a loser in the two races r has started for—are of no account for the Epsom eau' The Baron's "gem" is the b c ORESTES, by Orland o ' dam by Bay Middleton, out of Vitula, bred by Mr. w' E. Hobson, of Kettleby Thorpe, near Brigg, Lincoln' shire, who nominates him • he was sold by Mr. nobson about a year ago to Mr. ()Maker, who transferred hi°' to the Baron for a stiffish sum. His only appearan ce ' in public was at the Ep s o m S ummer M ee ti ng , for th e Woodcote Stakes, which he won easily by a length , beating Sylphine (second), Gossip (bad thi r d), DagODT (fourth), and nine others, including Speed the Plough , and Rataplan. He was introduced to the polite atten; tions of the book-makers at "the corner" on the 7th of June, at 25 to 1. His noble owner has backed him fo r a large stake, and anticipates, as does his breeder, th e victory at Epsom. He is in capital condition at the Pr:" sent time, and will not run before the Derby_daf.• this horse I expect seeing the first, second, or third ; think him more likely to be the first than any other. I shall publish a summary of these observations r the seventy-fourth Derby to-morrow, and then take the opportunity of more definitively stating my opinion° the merits of these candidates for Derby laurels. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF cannot take leave of the Derby without pressing my satisfaction at learning that "The Wi of the North" intends to give the world another pau"P'''a let upon this great national event. Last year I diff ers with many of the Wizard's arguments and conclusions • but on the whole, he displayed such a thorough kn° 111 ; ledge of his subject, and handled his "facts and figurt with so much adroitness, that anything proceeding fit: his pen must always be welcome, because interesting , '" the genuine turfite. It is said the Wizard goes for complete outsider. LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING. WEDNESDAY. The TRIAL STAKES of 5 sovs. 3 yrs old, 6st 41b ; 4 yrs' Bst 41b ; 5 yrs, 9st ; six and aged, 9st 31b. M a ' ° and geldings allowed 41b. One mile and a quarter. (5 subs.) Mr. J. Osborne's Lady Agnes, 4 yrs walked over , The AINTREE STAKES of 60 SOVI3. One mile. Mr. Harper's Worcester, 5 yrs, Est 91b (Waldie) Mr. J. Osborne's Lady Agnes, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b 3 Sir R. Newcomen's Lalage, 4 yrs, 6st 31b Mr. Walker's Game Tommy, 3 yrs, sst 71b Betting-6 to 4 agst Game Tommy, and sto 2 11 Lady Agnes (taken). Won in a canter by two 100s — half a length between second and third. nd 30 The OPTIONAL SELLING STAKES of 5 sovs. each, an gold sold added for 3 yrs olds and upwards ; winner to '— for 1501., &c. One mile. Three subs. Mr. Southwood's b f by Liverpool Junior, out of 1 Fair Louisa, 3 yrs, (501.) sst 131 b (Ken dall) 2 Mr. Merry's Desdemona, 3 yrs, (501.) sst 51b ......... 3 Mr. Grimer's Cripple Kate, 5 yrs (301.) Bst 31b..... 2tol on Southwood's filly. *on by half a length ' of The LIVERPOOL SPRING CuP of 100 sovs. , by °title 10 sovs. each, h ft, and 60 sovs. added. One - and three quarters. Four subs. 11) 1 Mr. Eglinton's Llanforda; 3 yrs. 4st 131b...(AsPina Mr. Spence's St. Michael, 4 yrs, Est 61b ............... 3 Mr. J. Osborne's Little Davie, 4 yrs, Est 61b.......••• Lord Waterford's Bellewstown, 5 yrs, Est 121 b .. ..... Mr. Megson's Weathergage, 4 yrs, Bst 71b ............ "0 Lord Caledon's Kiteflyer, 4 yrs, Est 131 b ............... 0 Mr. Palmer's Doubt, aged, Est 101 b ..................... 0 Mr. Saxon's Caurire, aged, sst 51b ........................ 0 Mr. Harper's Worcester, 5 yrs, Est 41b .................. 0 Mr. W. H. Scott's Cheroot, 4 yrs, Est 21b.......••• . e j Betting-5 to 2 agst Doubt, 3to 1 agst Weathergl on 5 to 1 each against Bellewstown and Little Davie• r A: by half a length ; a neck between second and thmi o i Bellewstown a good fourth ; Weathergage and 1 0° next. A complaint was made by Carroll against Llanicit o ' on the ground that he hung upo n St. Mi c h ae l near finish, but it was afterwards withdrawn. The rae° run in 3 min. 23 secs. The GRAND NATIONAL S TEEPLECHASE H ANDICA P, f sovs. each, h ft,with 100 sovs. a dd e d ; the secon d to r o 'f his stakes, &c. Ab out f our m il es. 62 su b s ., 2v whom paid 5 sovs. each. 1 Capt. Little's Peter Simple, aged lOst 101b..(01liver) Mr. Mason's Miss Mowbray, aged, lOst 121 b....••... 3 Mr. Mason's Oscar, aged, lOst 21b ....................... Mr. Ba.naett's Sir Peter Laurie, aged, list 81b ....... 0 Mr. Drake's Knight of Gwynne, aged, list 21b ..... . 0 Mr. Higginson's Bourton, aged, list 21b ...............0 Mr. Lu cas ' s Ti pperary B oy, age d , lOst 101 b ....... .• • • 0 Mr. Osborne's Abd-el-Kader ' aged, lOst 101 b ...... .• • 0 Lord W a t er f or d' s Duc-an-Dhurras ' aged, 10st 10 1 b• - U Captain S co tt' s Vi c t ress , age d, 10st 61b .......... ..• • • 0 Mr. G. Bourke's Carrig, aged, lOst 51b ............. •• 0 Mr. Land's The General, aged, lOst 41b .......... .• •• • 0 Mr. J. Roberts nd Field Marshal, aged, lOst 41b ••• 0 Mr. Cartwright's Maurice Daley, aged, lOst 21b ••••• 0 Captain D. Lane's Betsey Prig, aged, 10st ........... • 0 Mr. Hudson's Poll, aged, 9st 101 b ...................... .• 0 Mr. Megson's VieV, Halloo, aged, 9st 101 b .......... • • 0 Mr J. G. Henderson's Maley, 6 yrs, 9st 101 b......••• 0 Mr. Brotherton's Clatterbox, aged, 9st 81b ........... •• 0 Mr. J. Henderson's Crabbs, aged, 9st 21b ............ •• 0 Mr. Morris's The Dwarf, 6 yrs, 9st Olb ............... .; to Betting at starting-5 to 1 agst Miss Mowbray, ' 41 4 1 agst Oscar, 6 to 1 agst Duc-an-Dhurras, 7 to 1 Fir Bourton, 10 to 1 agst Peter Simple, 12 to 1 ag 6 _, t Peter Laurie, 12 to 1 agst Victress, 15 to 1 agst C:a e r, 100 to 6 agst ViewlHalloo, 20 to 1 ags t Ab-del - -D s t be and 25 to 1 agst any other. Won by four lengths, , e same between second and thud. Sir Peter lA IIII bad fourth. The Scramble Handicap of 3 sovs. ea c h, and 2 0 a tt ioa , Half-a-mile, was won by Mr. South woo d's Fair i- jago , filly (Kendall), beating Jupiter, May Blossom, L a and Apple Blossom, by a length. WARWICK SPR TUES: LING MEETING. MAT. ATILLOUGHBY HANDICIAr• lb Yrs 4 . Tom Gurney ....... 5 9 10 King of Tr0y...... 4 10 Tipperary Boy . • 3 q 5 Gaylad .............. a The Her 0........... a as FREE HANDICAP. lb Yrs 14 6 Burndale ........... 4 6 4 Cheroot ............ 4 6 9 Priam the Third.•. 4 4 0 bg by Idas ......... 4 " 4 13 Foramorz ........... 3 4 9 Black Jack......... 3 GREAT WARIVICIISIIIIIN )ICAP. ACCEPTANCES FOE THE Yrs at lb Sir Robert. 6 10 12 Trifle 4lO 6 Doubt a 10 5 Smuggler Bill a 10 3 Peter Simple a 10 0 ACCEPTANCES FOB T. Yrs at lb Conmore 4 8 7 Heroine a 7 5 Kt of the Thistle 5 7 5 Odiham Presto 5 6 9 Flora 5 6 7 ACCEPTANCES FOR THE HAN: 6 t lb Yr s 0 Harp ... . ............ 6 Happy J0e......... 4 Waterfa11........... 3 35 " Corybantes ......... 0 Katty Darling ..... 3 u, Charming Women 3 10 Ll a nforda ........... 3 4 Lampedo ........... 1 4 4 A n gelo .............. 3 4 4 I Foramorz ........... 3 Yrs st lb Cariboo 6 8 7 Conmore 4 7 5 Le Juif............. 5 7 5 Poodle 4 7 4 Koh-i-Noor 4 7 2 Montague a 7 0 Doubt -1, 6 11 Isabella a 6 10 Lerrywhent 4 6 6 Little Davie REPRESENTATATION OF CLITHEROE.— ' Richard 11;4114'be E:Easqst,Loafnßcaseandir-healtl,ailLwaanyc,asiElilsirpeo,kelnateof aasditrheec%viroicatio; didate in the Lib era l interest for the vacant sea t for borough, • 4