The Sun. — London, England, 1853-02-09 00:00:00

THE FRENCH EMPIRE. It is calculated that in the course of the night not less than 5,000 persons were present at the ball given to the E mperor an d E mpress on Monday night. Every Member of the Senate was in suc cession presented to their Majesties Prince Jerome Napoleon Prince Napoleon, and the Princess Mathilde took their places near their Majesties. Prince Lucien Bonaparte and the Princess Came rata Were also present, as were the Diplomatic C orps, the Ministers, all the senators, a great Lumber of the Legislative Body and of the Council of State, the Prefect of the Seine, the Prefect of Police, and all the most remarkable men of the army, of the different administrations, of litera ture, and of the arts. The inenabcrs of the Diplo matic Bo ly we o the object of the gracious at tention of their Majesties. The Empress was dressed in white satin, trimmed with fringed ribbons. She wore a magnificent pearl neck lace, and h a d v i o l ets in her hair. The eagerness of the ladies to behold her was extraordinary, and amidst so many women remarkable for beauty she undoubtedly shone forth pre-eminently. She seemed in excellent spirits, and her cheek, in place of being pale, as was observed at the ceremony of her marriage' at Notre Dame, had the clear bright colour of perfect health. In a few minutes after the + el l'rance of the Imperial pair, the Emperor de scended from the estrade to open the ball. It was not without difficulty that sufficient space could be rocurecl to allow the quadrille to be formed. The 4;mperor danced with Madame Troplong, the Em- Press dancing with Count Regnaud de St. Jean d'Angely, vice-president of the Senate. Their Ma jesties then went arm in arm through the rooms, a nd at half-past eleven proceeded to the Imperial aliPPer-room, where their Majesties presided at a table set out for two hundred ladies, all ad mitted b y special tickets. During the night, oth er ladies were lik ew i se a d m itted to su p i n this room, other supper-rooms being disposed on the g ro und floor for the guests not so specially fa oe& At nearly half-past twelve the Emperor and able Em press withdrew, and soon after a consider- Thee Portion o f t h e guests f o ll owe d th e i r example. da g r eat majority, h owever , r emai ne d l a t er , an d of icin g Was kept u p w ith grea t s pi r it, t o th e soun d ~,Lra uss's enlivening band until five in the morn ing. Amongst the uniforms present that of a colonel _ f the Ni zam ' s irregular cavalry was much remarked for its richness. A tolerable sprinkling of English l illif erras were present, but they chiefly belonged ten e militia. So admirable were the arrange s that though upwards of 2,000 carriages drove 11 1) to the building during the night, we have not heard of any accident occurring. The Moniteur publishes a long report from the Minister of Finance to the Emperor on the financial state of the country, from which we make the following extracts :—" It now only remains for me to point out the provisions to which the year 1853 may give rise. The law of July 8, 1852, established the budget of 1853, With a provisional deficit of 34 millions of francs. Since that period supplementary credits have been °Pened • they amount to 18k millions of francs, Which brings up the actual deficit to 521 millions of francs. The Senatus Consultuin of December last made important modifications in the vote and regulation of the budget. Henceforward the bu dget will be voted by mi n i s t r i es , th e di v i s i on into chapters will be made by imperial decrees, and When so made, removals from one chapt e r to the other m ay be :) ordered by decree. This regime Will be appli e d t o th e b u d get o f 1853. I n adopting this system, the authors of the constitution were Inspired by the idea that it belongs to the country by its deputies to annually fix the sum which it will Place at the disposal of the Chief of the State to go vern anddefend it, and that this sum once decided on it is for the Chief of the State to regulate the employ- Ment of it according to the wants and the interests of the country. Your Majesty thought that this system, While giving to the Government the liberty and the i ndependence of which it stood in need, would se cure to the country as great a guarantee of economy as it had when the representatives were called on to regulate the slightest details of the administra tive services. This object, sire, will be attained, but on condition that, except in extraordinary and exceptional cases, the supplementary credit shall disappear. The power of transferring from one chapter to another will do away with al most all the annulments of credits ; it is neces sary that on the other hand it should suppress almost the whole of the supplementary credits. If this be the case, the budget of 1853 may acquire an equilibrium, for the deficit of 52i millions which it now shows will be in a great measure done away with by the increase in the receipts. In fact, the budget of 1853 having been made at the commencement of 1852, the indirect reve nues were only estimated for 1853 at 8031 mil lions—that is to say, at 6 millions less than they produced in 1852. No one can doubt but that they will produce more, and that they will go on increasing with the improvethent of business and the development of public prosperity. The year 1852 produced 66 millions more than 1851. I dare not reckon for 1853 on such an increase, but it is permitted to hope for a very considerable one. The month of January is already known, and it exceeds b 8,500,000 f., the amount of the month of January, 1852. If this proportion be maintained, it will give for 1853 an increase much superior to that of 1852 ; but it is necessary to say that the month of January, 1852, was not a favourable one, and that the increase only dates from February. Neverthless, with such increase of re ceipts, we may, without excess of confidence, hope in 1853 for the equilibrium of the budget." The report gives a detailed and elaborate review of the various fiscal operations of France for a series of years past, and concludes thus :—" France will be happy to learn—thanks to the development of the public re sources and the increase of the revenue resulting therefrom—thanks also to the economy which, by ,obeying your orders, your Government carry out in all branches and in all state expenses, notwith standing the great things which have to be accom- Plished and the great public works to be executed— that the people will have no new burdens to suffer and no new imposts to dread." The Constitutionnel, alluding to the recent ar rests, says :—" A certain number of arrests, pre ceded dedby domiciliary visits and seizures of papers, been just b een ma d e . Pl o t s an d consp i rac i es h ave °eon talked of ; and it has been sought to spread alarm by exaggerating either the number of the Persons arrested or the gravity of the causes which le d to this measure. The question is of proceed nip rendered necessary by a sort of organisation of .correspondence, the character and object of Which i s to spread in foreign countries false news () _ the s t a t e of France, and to bring its Govern nlent into disrepute in the eyes of Europe. The be o f arres t s h as b een sixteen, and all have 4 ,eri placed i n th e h an d s o f j ust i ce. " The Debats 2'ates the arrests to have been much more nu ..4llunerous. It say s :—" O n S un d ay morning, at !,-17 1 .! . / o'clock, General Viscount d e St. P r i est, M. 411 6 de Rovigo, M. de la Pie rre , C oun t d e Mi ra- It al ia, M. de Coetlogon, and forty other persons, ongst whom are several Germans and Italians, Z f • r e arrest e d a t th e i r respect i ve residences, and, t• er an examination of their papers, taken to the Mazas. In the course o f th e even i ng, Ge tl3ral de St. P r i es t, M. R ene d e R ov i go, Count do restored to liberty." The Assembles N a ti ona l e 0 14: -- -" A se arc h was made amongst the papers ti eneral Count de St. P r i e st, and he was l o d ge d he ie Prison Mazas. Towards six in the evening h .. ;was set at liberty, with the declaration that he a ir been m i staken for another. In the meantime read With papers had been turned topsy-turvy, and. with the greatest care. We do not know ex p'etY either the number or the names of all the 4 :2ns arrested • we shall merely mention the :es of MM. de ' Rovigo, de Coetlogon, de Ville -1:1 —41 % de La Pi erre , Vi rma it re , Tanski, Page s , an d w? t r e r t ut • The m o ti ve o f th ese arre sts, all politi ca l the doubt, and which appear to appertain to j ilt ° our s ame cause, is not known. It cannot enter b ut r ideas to discuss what we are ignorant of ; • ,in the interest of the Government itself, it is 141)()ut rta eup_ that p u bli c op i n i on s h ou ld b e prom ptly ker ' o nte lied as to the cause of these arrests, so nu -Reu and so une x p ec t e d." Th e J ourna l de re enus Says " Yesterday, at Paris, there was a Peirt that two gentlemen connected with a litho graPhe dress_ . co rrespondence, which is, however, ad which the in the departments only to the journals auticonri,.are the most devoted to the principle of b aeu „_ j et had b een arrested. M. Vergniaud was d as being one of these two gentlemen." Path . nu mber o f arrests is variously stated. The v ey ' e ' , „/ 'l declares ares that o n ly 16 persons have been con ber to P aris, while other journals give the num inMea fifty, Numerous arrests have also been of Ardeche, and other parts of the country, pe r char ed with singing seditious songs. everal.eoffee-hoguses in the departments, where the bee n close and Socialists have assembled, have ee n Closed by order of the authorities. Ru e On Monday, a young woman, residing in tl T of th Temple, threw herself from the fifth story dahee,house., in a fit of despair, and was literally %If to pieces ; not a whole bone was left in the ertunath creature's body. wasester day Being Shrov Te- uesda the Carnival at its height, ° and the Boulevards were cora- Pletely encumbered all day with masqueraders, tors,af.c and the principal proce: ras. d o a Yb, anal to-day The festivities closed at noon yester the telegraph represents all Paris u a very penitential mood. The streets are rted2 but the churches are thronged. The THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1853. giddy multitudes of yesterday are now giving themselves up to fasting and prayer. The Moniteur mentions that the conference held M London for the settlement of the question of succession to the Crown of Greece has terminated, and that the exchange of the ratifications of the treaty concluded on this subject, and signed in Londcn on the 20th November last by the repre sentatives of France, Greece, Bavaria, Great Britain, and Russia, took place on the Ist inst. The deposits received in the Paris savings banks on Sunday and Monday last amounted to 943,283 f. ; the deposits withdrawn to 415, 618 f. The Bourse was badly attended yesterday, and there was not much business transacted. The report to the Emperor by M. Bineau, the Minister of Finance, published in the Moniteur of this morn ing, was variously received—by some critised, and by a few praised. When, however, the Govern ment broker was supplied with 800,000 f. Routes, which he required for the account of the Caisse de Consignations, the Three per Cents., which opened at 79f., and rose to 79f. 25c., fell again to 78f. 90c., and closed at 79f. for the end of the month. Tfte Four-and-Half per Cents. closed at 105 f. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 992 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 951 f. 25c. ; Havre, 445 f. ; Great Northern, 828 i. 75c. ; Bale, 342 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 750 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 850 f. ; Lyons to the Mediter ranean, 715 f. ; Western of France, 650 f. ; Bor deaux and Cette, 551 f. 25c. ; Caen to Cherbourg, 587 f. 50c. ; Dijon to Besancon 510 f. ; Shares of the Bank of Credit Mobilier, 700 f. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 3rd have arrived in due course, but they are mostly destitute of political news. It was the general opinion that in the elections, which were to commence on the 4th, the Minis terial candidates would be returned in five of the six colleges of Madrid. Private letters from Madrid, of the 3d inst., state that General Narvaez had resolved on not going to Vienna, but demanded previously an in vestigation of his conduct by court-martial. " The Government," says one of these letters, "Is doing what it has been doing for the last 10 years, viz., exercising every sort of coercion to gain the elec tions. It is thought that it will succeed in obtaining a majority, although it will have lost all its moral force, and the opposition will send to the Cortes the Par liamentary notabilities all parties. The opposition jour nals continue to be seized almost every day, and the can didates cannot address the electors through the channels of the press. And this is called representative Government ! It is said that a misunderstanding has arisen between Maria Christina and the French Govern ment, and to it is attributed the report that has circulated of the abandonment of the reforms on the part of the Government. It is certain that all the political men of note are opposed to the Government, and it is doubtful if it can stand even with its majority. It would seem, from a document which the leaders of the Moderate party have just printed and circulated as best they could, that they ares convinced of the necessity of forming a national Ministry, composed of distinguished men of all parties, and with the object of founding a real constitutional system in Spain. It would be highly honourable for such men as Narvaez and others, who have governed Spain at their own will and discretion, and the inconvenience and mischief of which they now feel in their own persons, to found a Liberal Goverment, and to practice the same sort of self-denial as has just been witnessed in England when Lord Aberdeen entered the Cabinet with Lords Palmerston, Russell, and others still more advanced in political opinion. They would thus pay homage to public opinion, to the spirit of the age, and sacrifice their own private opinions on the altar of the country." The Three per Cents. were done at 42/ ; the New Three per Cents., at 23/ ; the Debt of the first class at 10 ; and that of the second at si. ITALY. Letters from Turin, of the sth inst., state that the Queen of Sardinia was to remain another month at Bolsano, in Tyrol, with the five Archdukes, her brothers, and other eminent personages of the Court of Austria. Two other Archdukes, the Archduchess Mary, and the Prince de Montleart, coming from Paris, had arrived at Bolsano to as sist at the funeral service of Archduke Reinier, Viceroy of Italy, which was celebrated on the 25th ult. Ten inhabitants of the town carried the coffin, and four chamberlains held the corners of the canopy. The authorities, corporations, function aries, and an immense multitude of people formed the cortege. Tho family of the deceased awaited its arrival in the church, and shortly afterwards the Bishop of Trent said mass and gave the bene diction. It was reported that the widow of the Archduke, sister of the late King Charles Albert, would fix her residence flt Turin, near her daughter the Queen of Piedmont. Count do Cavour was so far recovered as to be able to transact public business. The Duke of Parma arrived at Verona, from his capital on the 31st ult. The Customs' League between Austria, Parma, and Modena came into force on the Ist. Never theless, a few provisional res t r i c ti ons arc s till ob served for the repression of smuggling. AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA. The commercial negotiations between the Cabinets of Vienna and Berlin are terminated. M. de Bruck waits at Berlin for the authority of the Austrian Government to sign the treaty of commerce con cluded for 12 years. The clauses of the treaty are favourable in their ensemble to commercial liberty. Three brigades have already left Vienna, and although two more are about to follow, Govern ment still speaks of its peaceful intentions. In circles which are generally well informed, it is as serted that if General Leinengen has not returned to Trieste, lie has forwarded dispatches containing the news of the disinclination of the Turks to listen to the demands of Austria. The city is full of rumours, as is but natural under the circum stances. If Austria had resolved on annihilating every Mussulman in Europe, she could not make more threatening preparations, but there are so many cogent reasons for her not going to war, that she will certainly look again before she leaps. MONTENEGRO. Advices from Cattaro of the Ist, received at Trieste through the steamer Custozza, announce that the Turkish army has advanced as far as the defile of Rieschevi Most, and threatens the capital of Montenegro. Omer Pasha has given the Vladika time, until 31st January, to reflect and make his submission, after which all Montenegro is to be oc cupied. This ultimatum is stated to have spread consternation among the Montenegrins, who are divided into two parties, one being for Prince Danilo, and the other for his uncle, Petrowitsch. The Osservatore Daisnato of the 30th January, contains some scanty information concerning the defeat of the troops under Reis Pasha in the Bielo pavlich Nahia on the 18th of last month. The Montenegrins are said to have rushed like " a pack of wild dogs" upon the unbelievers, and routed them after destroying a whole battalion. Accord ing to the Triest Zeitung, Reis Pasha had been obliged to retreat to Nicksich in the Herzegovine, but the Dalmatian paper says that ho retired to Povia, which is close to Ostrogh, in the Bielopavlich Nahia. There was even a vague rumour that Reis Pasha had fallen into the hands of the Montene grins. Selim Bey, Commander of tho Third Army Corps, is still inactive on the heights of Godinia, on the fronti ers o f Alb a ni a . On the 27th, the Montenegrins advanced against the Turks posted at Limliani, but it is not known with what result. MORTALITY IN TILE METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, FEB. 5. Zymotic Diseases 231 47 Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain. Nerves, and Senses 135 Diseases of the Heart and 8100d -vessels 43 Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respir a ti on 250 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digeston 77 Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. ............. Childbirth, Di seases of the Uterus & c ..... Diseases of th e Joints, Bones, and Muscles .. 8 3 Diseases of th e Skin, &c. Malformations ...................... Premature Birth and Debility .. Atrophy .................. Old Age ........... ............................. Sudden ...................... 7 Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance Causes not specified ............... ................ 44 ................ 29 ................ 77 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES .................. 1 , 220 Population Deaths in eorr e - Deaths Enumerated. Deaths Week in the of ISN2. Week . 376,427 1 33 ...... 193 . 490,396 1 96 ...... 244 . 393,256 l7l ...... 195 . 485,522 232 ; "••. 296 . . 616,635 ...... 29 - Totals 2,362,236 1,016 West Districts .. North Districts Central Districts, East Districts .... South Districts ~ 1,220 Males Females.. 649 571 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females.. Total . 827 732 1, 559 A RAILWAY POST-OFFICE.—From inquiries which have been made of the authorities of the South-Western Railway, there is every reason to believe that the Post office authorities contemplate shortly the running of a travelling post-office on that line between London and Dorchester. SP ORTL TGENOE. SPORTING NOTES.—No. CCCLXXIII. The sport provided at Nottingham yesterday attracted much larger fields than at this early period of the year could have been expected. Messrs. Megson and Parr's star was in the ascendant in two races out of the six, which has given increased confidence to the backers of Contentment, who on Monday and yesterday was rather shaky in the market—for the Metropolitan at least, if for none other of his spring engagements. The Notting ham Spring Handicap was won with ease by Bard°lph, to whom I awarded the fourth place ; and I believe I was the only one who fancied he would obtain even that position. Humphrey I expected would run well ;he finished in exactly the place I assigned him—third. Chilton—of whom I remarked that "he was the best horse in the entry, but overweighted"—finished second. The rest, with the exception of Lady Sarah, who ran home head-and-head with Humphrey, cut up indiffer ently ; the favourites—the Bishop and Bold Davie— being decidedly overrated, The winner was backed for very little by the public, but a few tens to one were taken off the lists by some of those connected with the stable. The Two-years-old Stakes almost realised my antici pations to the letter, as Lady Audrey—to whom I gavo the palm of victory—cleared the post an easy winner ; and Bridesmaid—to whom I awarded the second posi tion—was just beaten a neck by Alderman Copeland's Field Marshal. The remainder of the field seemed to be possessed of anything but speed ; and two or three of them were not sufficiently forward in their preparation for a spurt like this. The other races call for no comment. TRE DERBY.—In continuation of my analysis of this race, I will next take a peep at S. DEATH'S lot at Ascot. It consists of four, one of whom (Mr. Bowan's eh c Fionn-ma-Coul, by Clear-the-Way, out of Norrah Mattah,) bids fair to turn out a very useful piece of property to his owner ; but this is in connection with handicaps, not with such races as the Derby. He has appeared in public •nce, at the Royal Down Corpora tion Meeting, where he figured an indifferent fifth to the black son of Simoom and Verbena for the Downshire Stakes. Major Martyr's b c TAMERLANE, by the Emperor, out of Mogulistan, nominated by Mr. Francis, has run twice—the first time for the New Stakes at Ascot, where he was fifth, and the last at Hampton, where he won the Claremont Stakes, beating Corybantes, the Pearl, and Haco. He is not likely to shine in the race for the Derby. Mr. Thompson's br c by British Yeoman, out of Nurseling ; and his br c COOMBURLIND STATESMON, by British Yeoman, dam by Hindoo, out of Lanercost's dam, have not appeared in public as yet, and when they do will not perform in a manner indicative of winning. _ Mr. H. Robinson's br e CARNABIENSIS, by Melbourne, •ut of Lady Elizabeth, is in work at W. Day's, at Woodyeats, near Salisbury, but has given no sign as yet of being good for much. Mr. Dorrien has his ch c THE CAVALIER, by Chatham, out of The Queen, and his other ch c GOLDEN PLOVER, by The Baron, out of Blackbird, under the care of G. Duckerd, at Sennicots, near Chichester. The former has never run, and is not the sort of horse for a Derby ; and the latter has appeared but twice, on each occasion being beaten. He is of no more use than his stable companion for the race under consideration. Mr. Batson's b c COCK PHEASANT, by Touchstone, out of Breastgirth, nominated by Mr. Mare, is in work at Martin's, at Horseheath, but not for the Derby; won once out of six starts. The colt by Alarm, out of Gaiety, nominated by Mr. Abbot, and trained by S. Scott, at Stockbridge, has never started, and is useless for the Derby. THE SPIRIT OF TilE TURF. NOTTINGHAM SPRING MEETING.—TIIESDAY. NOTTINGHAM SPRING HANDICAP of 10 SOVS. each, sft., and 3 only if declared, with 50 added ; the second to save his stake. One mile and a half. Mr. Megsons Bardolph, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Charlton) 1 Mr. Gulliver's Chilton, 3 yrs, 7st 71b 2 Mr. W. Choyce's May Day, aged, Bst 71b Lord Chesterfield's Humphery, 6 yrs, Bst 71b 0 Mr. Morris's The Bishop, 4 y rs , Bst 31b 0 Mr. Scaife nd Ricardus de Pigburne, 5 yrs, 7st 131 b 0 Mr. J. Whitaker nd Tower, 5 yrs, 7st 71b 0 Mr. F. Eglington's Llanforda, 3 yrs, fist 131 b Mr. Osborne's Bold Davie, 3 yrs, Est 1 llb 0 Mr. Nichol's Lady Sarah, 3 yrs, Est 1 llb Mr. J. Southwood's fby Liverpool, Jun., out of Fair Louisa, 3 yrs, 9st 71b 0 Mr. R. E. Oliver's fby Irish Birdcatcher, out of Grace Darling, 3 yrs, fist 71b .__. Betting-5 - to 2 agst the Bishop, 3to 1 agst Bold Davie, 7 to 1 agst Chilton, and 8 to 1 a g s t L a dy S ara h . Won by two lengths ; a dead heat for third between Humphery and Lady Sarah, beaten off several lengths. Run in 2 min. 50 secs. TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES of 5 sovs. each, and 30 addedl; colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 41b. Nearly half a mile. (12 subs.) Lord John Scott's Lady Audrey (Whitehouse) 1 Mr. Copeland's Field Marshal 2 Mr. J. Osborne's Bridesmaid 3 Mr. J. Styane's f by Muley Moloch or Freeman out of Prioress 0 Mr. Reynold's Lotty 0 Mr. G. Taylor nd bf by Annandale out of Madalina 0 Mr. Knowles's Ludwig 0 Mr. Harris's f by Paragone out of Satire 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst Lady Audrey, 3to 1 agst Brides maid, 5 to 1 agst Ludwig, 6 to 1 agst Paragone filly, and 7to 1 agst Annandale filly. Won by two lengths ; the second beating the third by a neck. Run in 47 secs. SELLING STAKES of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added ; for 3-yr olds and upwards. One mile. (3 subs.) Mr. Barnard's Newport, aged (20/.)....(Whitehouse) 1 Mr. G. Taylor's fby Don John dam by Mundig, 4 yrs (201.) 2 Betting-5 to 2on Newport, who won easy by four lengths. HURDLE -RACE FREE HANDICAP of 5 soy& each, and 40 added. Two miles and a half. (10 subs.) Mr. T. Megson's View Halloo, aged, lOst 41b ( Archer) 1 2 Mr. Read's Sir Robert, 6 yrs, lOst 71b.. Mr. Gulliver's Fazeley aged, lOst Mr. Saxon's Cauriri, aged, lOst 71b 0 Mr. T. IVlaltby's The Wild Hero, aged, lOst 0 Mr. Merry's Sally, 4 yrs, 9st 71b 0 Mr. Harrison's Pysche, 6 yrs, 9st Mr. C. Beck's The Sledmere Turk, aged 9st 0 HUNTERS' STAKES of 2 guineas each and a silver cup added. Two miles and a half. (8 subs.) Mr. J. Whitaker nd ch m by Hampton, 4 yrs (Tasker) 1 Captain Williams nd Cropwell, aged 2 Mr. Maltby's The Wild Hero, aged 3 Mr. Franklin nd. Speculator, aged 4 Mr. J. Barton nd The Sledmere Turk, aged 0 Mr. P. Talbott's Cathartic, aged 0 Mr. F. Houghton's Little Boy Blue, 4 yrs 0 SWEEPSTAKES of 5 sous. each, and 25 added, for 4-yr olds and upwards. Two miles and a quarter. (3 subs.) Mr. Merry's Trooper, aged (201.), lOst 41b (Bridley) 1 Mr. Thorpe's Chorister, aged (201.), lOst 41b 2 Mr. Lister's Fazeley, aged (401.), list 21b 3 7t04 on Fazeley. Won by a length. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1853. The figures within parenthesis denote the number of days' racing. FEBRUARY. Nottingham Spring (1)... 8 Hereford (2). l7 Lincoln Spring (2) 15 Coventry Spring (2) 22 MARCH. Carmarthenshire Hunt... 1 Newcastle Spring (2) 23 Liverpool Spring (1) 2 Leamington (1) 29 Doncaster Spring (2) 8 Catterick Bridge (2) 29 Salisbury (2) 10 Northampton (2) 30 Warwick Spring (2) 15 Abergavenny (1) 31 Kiplin Coates (1) 17 ,IL. York Spring (2) Malton (2) Newmarket F. S (5)....25 MAY. Croxton Park (2) 5 Epsom Spring (1) 7 Newmarket Craven (5) 11 Chester (4) 3 Newmarket Sec Sp (3) 10 Liverpool Hunt (2) 11 Shrewsbury (2) 11 Edinburgh (2) l2 Redditch (2) Bath (2) Manchester (3) Epsom (4) Newton (3) 2 Ascot (4) 7 Hampton (2) 15 Beverley, Hull, &c. (2) 15 _l9 _2l Newmarket (3) 5 Worcester (2) 5 Carlisle (3) 5 Liverpool (3) 13 ...1S ...17 ...18 ...24 Bibury (1) 22 Stockbridge (1) 23 Winchester (1) 24 Newcastle (3) 28 .LY. AUG Brighton (2) 3 Brighton Club (1) 5 Wolverhampton (3) 8 North Staffordshire (2) 9 Yarmouth (2) 9 Reading (2) lO SEPTE: Warwick (2) 6 Pontefract (2) 8 Doncaster (4) 13 Bedford (2) 20 Leicester (2) 21 Stamford (2) 19 Nottingham (2) 21 Goodwood (4) 26 UST. York (3) 17 ' Radcliffe (3) 22 Egham (2) 23 2 , Derby (2) 24 Eccles (3) 29 Lichfield (2) 30 :MBER. Lanark (2) 22 Manchester Autumn (2) 22 Newmarket F. 0. (3) 27 Northallerton (2) 29 Richmond (2) 19 Newmarket 11. (6) 24 AMER. OCTO: Chester Autumn (2) 4 Newmarket S. 0. (5) 10 IBER. Worcester (2) NOVE 1 Epsom Autumn (2) 3 Cowbridge Hunt (2) 9 Liverpool Autumn (2) 9 Warwick Autumn (2) 113 Shrewsbury (2) 23 eryst with (3). • Last week The screw steamer Bengal, belonging to the Oriental and Peninsular Company, made another trial trip yes terday down Southampton Water, at Spithead, and in the Solent. According to the rate at which she per formed the measured mile, she performed 13f knots an hour, which was a higher rate of speed considerably than she accomplished on Saturday last. There is now no doubt that, with a strong favourable wind, she would reach 16 knots. her Majesty's yachts Fairy and Elfin came out again to race with her, and the former again beat her. The Fairy attained the prodigious speed of 151 knots, Which shows the prodigious amount of her engine power. TllE S B KE T 8, BRITISH RAILWAYS. L RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Yesterday. Bus!nem done this day. A.berdeen . . .... Ambg. Nottug. B - ost, & Eastn. June...... Birmng. Wolverla: Stour Valley... . ... '8 3irkenhd. Lancsh . Cheshire Junct.. .11 Do. Chesh. £5O & £25 Cons.... 8 Do., £2O .... . 10 3ristol & Exeter...... 10 Ca1ed0nian.......... 11 Chester & ...... 11 Cork and Bandon.... 11 Cork, Black. & Pass. .5 Dublin&BelfastJunc. .11 Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction ...... . al Do. New al East Anglian (£25 L. & E. & L. & D.).,,,, all Do., (£lB E. & H.).. Xll Eastern Counties.. all Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. 5h.... 81 Do., d 0..... ........... Xll Do., B. &C ... )0 East Lancashire ... al East dr West Ind. Bk. & Binning. June._ 10 Edinburgh & Glasgow 11 Edinb. and Peebles... 10 Edinb.Prth.diDundee )0 Glasgow &S. Western )0 Great Northern Stk.. )0 Do A. Stock ...... )0 Do., B. Stock )0 Gt. SUL &West.(lre.) )0 Great Western........ Ll Irish South-Eastern. all Lancaster & Carlisle.. Lli Do., Third 5............ Lancash. &Yorkshire L 5 Do., Fifths Lli Do., Wst. Riding Un ill Leeds Northern all Liv.ersby.drSontlapt all London & Blackwall 3 Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. )0 Loud. Bright. dr S. Cst. )0 London &N. Western' 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do. ,10/.5h.,M&8...0 )0 London & S. Weste 121 Do., £5O. i 4 Do. £40.. .... Landrry.diColeraine all Ludndrry. & Ennisk. M . Anch.Shef.drLineln, 41 Do., Man. &Lin. Un. )0 Midland . )0 Do. Birming. dr Dub aA Midland G. Wect.(lr.) 7i Do. 1 Sha-es 11 Newcastle &Carlisle NeN% market.. . ....... 3 Do. Bury Extension- .6 Newpt.Aberg.dtHtfd 71 Newry & Enniskillen dl Newry Wasrenpoint Rostrevor )0 N0rf01k...... ...... .11 Do., New 31 Northn. Counties Un )0 North British L 3 North Devon, No.l 61 Do., No. 2.. .....- al Do., 1 A Deferred 5 Do., 4 B Guaranteed L7l North Staffordshire all North Western .0 N. &S. Westrn. June )0 Oxford Worcester Wolverhampton O Scottish Central ...... O Scottish Midland._ ... O Shrewsbury & Birmg. O Do L. &N. Wc7tri Gisranteed Stock , 8 Shrewsby. & Herold, ill Shrewsby. dr Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Lll Do. Halves, do 11 Do. Oswestry 6} Shropshire Union i 11 - South Devon... 0 South Eastern.. II South Wales.... [5 S. Yorksh. River Dun 5 D 0.......... ........ 6 Stockton dr Hartlepl. .9 Thames Haven Dock and .7 Vale of Neath......... all Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriek l 3 West C0rnwa11........1 21s. Wmbledon &Croydon 1 Woodford .............. .00 York Newctl. &Berw. 20 Do. Extensions 1 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 0 York d; N. Midland.. 100 5 all it. 100 ;t. 100 l 5 i all 61 3, 6 ell 331 all 5 all 7i 2 6i all 65 all '_o all ;0 all it. 100 5 I all >t. 1100 ft. 1100 ft. 1100 61! all ;t. 10 6 6 it. 100 ;t. 100 ft. lc° all L2it 10 [2il all 15 all '0 I all 6 l 3 2i all 21 all .21 B,i it. 100 it. 100 p :0 - all 5 all 2 all it. 100 ;0 all it. 100 L 5 9 8 all LO all 10 10 25 all 10 14 .0.6 411 !O all 5 3 it. 100 7 I 5 LO 3 5 3 !O all ?.0 6 O all !O 1 5 all !O 7 51 1 9 15 .0 10 5 2 5 3 X) 2 9 7 9 4 9 all !O all .6 all !O all .0 all !O 10 !,0 all !O all !,0 all !,0 4 [0 5; !O all LO 4 '0 4 '0 2s. n all [0 6 ; 0 9 LO 2 ;0 3 281 —29 i ag 61 10 - 10 6f -- 6id' 22 -- 221 3 -- 2i d LO7 -- 109 641 -64 i 22i 22/ 174 -- 171 ..... id —lp 8 - 9 J. - 4 .1 - 13 10 - 12 8 - 84 76 - 78 55 60 76 78 26 28 id ip 60 62 77 78 77i 7 43 45 44 118 - 120 119 105 107 87i 88 64 7 8 9 91 12 13 p 74 i 78 3 —2, 16 16 ••• 1/ 24 p 107 ,,„ --168 119; 3 p 1 14 p 90 91 sr 4, d 11 19 21 29 30 3 4 a d 77 78 44 46 15 1119 i 18i 90 891 24 9 771 6 -51 2.1 - 34 3 8.1 d a 8i 9i 54 56 8 8i 24 2a d 36 —37 61 64 d 241 d' -3 d 8 8i 3 —4 p 49i 504 97 99 63 - 65 67 69 70 - 80 ••• ... 18 20 9 10 14 15 34 3 d 21 —22 i 79 80 3G 38 13 —13 i 4 44 2 - 2 14 i 15 81 - 9i 27 28 9 9i Pap i P 71 72 7 d 2i 2id 58 59 88 9 pm la 8 15/ 16 9k 9 PREFERENCE SHARES. 'Aberdeen . Do., No. 2, 7 p. c... Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares... Caledonian £lO ...... Cheater do Holyhead Guar. 5} per cent... Corkdrßandon 51 p. c. Dundee Perthdaber deen Junction..... .. Ea stA nglian (X 3 10s) 6 per cent . Do. (25) 7 per cent.. Do. (E7l7s) 7 p. et.. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l, Do No 2 Do., New 6 p. c. St.. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent.... EastLancash. 6 p.cts. Edinb.Prth.d:Dundee 53 per cent........... Glasgow & S. Western guar. 5 per cent.... Great Noi Lim. 5 p. c. Do. 5 p. c., Redeem., at 10 p. c. prom .... Gt. Southu. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths... Gt. Westn. (Berks Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. G. West. fixed 4i p c. Lan. & York. F. £2O, Do., 6 p. c., Stock... London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c... Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, 6p. c., 1852 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c.' London & S. Western, Con. Thirds Londonderry& Color. I Shares .. ...... ... . Condy. dt Ennis. Sh Manch.,Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1...... Do. Now, £10......... Do., £6....... ..... , Marypt.&Carl. 4p. c. Do. 4i per cent....... Do Mid. Consol. 6 p.c. St: Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 4 per cent. Norfolk Extension... Do. Guar. 5i per ct.. Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British ....„ ... North Staffordshire Oxford Worcester di Wolverh. £15,6p. c Do Shrews& Birm. N. G. Shrewsby. & Chester, (Nor. W. Min),B p. c. Do. 5 per cent.. South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of 21 08.6 d. S. Yorksh . 4p. c. Guar. Waterfd. &Kilk.6p. c. York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.e.Pref. Do.. York& N. Midland It & S. Parch FORE: Antwerp&Rotterdam BelgianEastn. Janet. Charleroi & Erquelin. Dijon and Besangon Dutch Rhenish East Indian.. Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Jun& of France Gt. Western of Canada Shares Lucca & Pistoja sp.c prof • .• .• Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. et. pref Lyons & Mediterran, Madras Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ox interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds (fmy. B. &Mug. Shs.) NorwegianTi ankPret Paris and Lyors Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ParisCaen & Cherbrg,. Quebec &Richmond Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse._ Do. 5i p. ct. pref Southern of France Upper India Scrip West Flanders Do. 5 per c. Western of France._ West. of Switzerland Zealand... ......... 1.66 116 i 7- 19 - 20 3 J - 3 A 3/ I - 1 4 p li -1/ p 14 i l - - 1141 i B 18 - 19 - 12(i _=- ,ii -- 114 gi •—• 9 -- 7ixc 106 108 par -- 150 152 4 pj 28i 65i 64 31 221 2 13 i 81 i RAILWAYS. Bedford and Bletchloy.... Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee Do. withoutgr Birm.Woly. & Dudley guar. Do.wthtguar. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E.Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent..... 11str.&Dn.Fr. Efrtlpl. Dk. dull & Selby. Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon. &Greeiro, Do.Preferenet Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent... Do. 6 per et... Ifanch.Baton. and Matlock Aiddlesbro' Redear . Aidld.Bradfd. Northern and Eastern sp. c. Do. 6 per ct.. Do. Fixed sp. c Prost. 6t Wyre Do. i Shares. Roystn.& Hit. Do.Shepth.St. Shot. Roth. di Goolo g.5.p.c S. Staffordsh WearValleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts &Somrst Leasing Company, London & N. West.l !gt.Westu Do Do Do L. &N.W, Caledon 31t.Notrhn' Gt. Westn. Yk. New. di Berw Do I Do 3. Eastern Do Norfolk Do Ln.&N.W. & Midld. Stckton & Darlingt. )Zidland... E. Count Do Closing Price:. Yesterday. 30 - 29i - L.& W dcLnd; Yk Do 30 - 31 29 - 30 LOB - 110 53 54 X 49 - 151 32 - 333 113 • 115 27 --23 # 13; -- 141 25i -- 266 19i -- 20 23 -- 25 Gt.Northn Do Lancash.dt Yorksh KrlSlClean Stockt. dt Darling Do Gt.Westn 3 - 3i LOS - 16 64 - 66 . 2 . - pm 151 - 153 .50 - 152 a 31 i - 32 .02 - 103 Businesi this day. 103 i . - MINES. 1 all Agua Fria 10s. all Anglo Californian 10 2 Australasian 20 5 Australian 5 5 p 1 all Australian Cordillera ar p 1 all Australian Freehold. d ar 1 all Ave Maria d d 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) par p 1 all British Austrin. Gold p 1/3 20 13.5 British Iron — 9 35 244 Brazilianlmp.(issned at £5 pm 3i 44 30 all Do. Coc,a,es & Cuiada 1i 2.1 20 15 Do. St. John Del Roy 29 —3O 1 b Carson's Creek par 1 p 40 all Cobre Copper 4li 424 5 1 Colonial Gold 2l —24 p ... 14 Copiapo 6 7 St. all Copper Min. of Eng — 25 all Do. Pref. 7i p. cent ...p 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co 2 20 all General l4i —15 A 2 all Great Nugget Vein 3i —3l p 51 1 3 all Great Polgooth 1 all Lako Bathurst i4 d /3 d 1 all Liberty Par p 1 all Loud. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. C 0.,. 1 all Mariquita d pil x all 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn 4i 4i d 1 all New Granada 1 P 1 all Nouveau Monde l— 14p 5 1 Port Philip ll lip 24 1 all Quarts Rock par p 50 all Rhymme Iron .• 15 Do. New _. 30 10i Santiago de Cuba 6i 7i 6i 1 all South Australian id— ip 10 7 Tin Croft ....... ....... 284 all United Mexican 6 6i 64 1 all Waller 2l —2i p 1 all West Granada p 1 all West Mariposa id— gpl 1 all Yuba —1 p JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia Bl 82 50 all British N. American 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 1 100 25 Colonial — ~P 100 20 Commercial of Loud —x d a d ... 4 English Scottish and Aust-alian 1 —l3 p 51 20 7} Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 4 —44 p 50 20 London and County — 50 10 London Joint Stock — d 1C) 20 Lond. & Westminster 103 35 Nat ionalProv. of Eng. 20 10 Do. New 50 22i National of Ireland . ••• 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation. . ... 46 25 5 Do. New •.. 100 25 Provincial of Ireland • 10 all Do. New • 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp Co ... 25 all South Australi a 44 46 25 all Union of Australia 7l 73 x d ... 2i Do. New 7i 8 x d 50 10 Union of London — 40 all Union of Madrid.-- MISCELLANEOUS 100 35 Australian Agricult. 235 245 240 20 4 Australsn.Pcillc.Mail 10 5 Australn. Royal Mail ••. 38i Brit. American Land ... ... 51 100 32 Canada — 5 5 Crystal Palace 4 2 Crystal Pal. of F rance ..• 20 1 Eastern St eam .. ... . 1 1 Electric Teleg. o f I r. • 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 103 50 General Screw Steam 20 2i Irish Beetroot Sugar 1 all Nat. Pat. St ea m Fuol 10 2 Netherlands Land 20 2i Nrth. ofEurope Steam 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 50 25 Do. Do. 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 25 25 South Austral. Land 50 52 50 1 1 Submar. Telegraph., 5 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization 100 28i Van Dieme n ' s Land 15 17 MARKET NEWS--(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The show of English wheat on offer in to-clay's market was very limited. Selected samples sold at Monday's quotations, but the demand for them was by no means active. In low and middling qualities, scarcely any busi ness was transacted, and the currencies were almost nominal. The transactions for forward delivery were trifling. With foreign wheat we were well supplied, chiefly ex granary. Importers generally were firm, but the business doing was by no means extensive, at late rates. Floating cargoes were quite neglected. Fine malting barley was scarce, and quite as dear. In grinding and distilling sorts, next to nothing was doing. No change in the value of malt. We had a very dull sale for oats, at barely stationary prices. Beans, peas, and flour mot a very slow inquiry. A t ItIVALS THIS WES K. Wheat. I Barley. Malt. Oats. 2,110 1,940 2 , 240 480 4,610 6,370 English .. Irish .... Foreign .. Flour. 970 800 I LT 0 1,070 WHITECHAPEL. Generally speaking the demand ruled steady, at full prices. Beef, 2s 4d to 3s 4d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; veal, 3s 4d t• 45 6d ; pork, 2s 8d to 4s per 81b5 by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. Our market continues very firm for all new hope, and the late advance in the quotations is fully supported. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DA Y. ) LONDON, Feb. 9.—Wind at Noon, E., moderate breeze, and fine frosty weather. Dxer.,, Feb. B.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Cicily, Demerara. Arrived from the River—Affiance, for Launceston, Van Diemen's Land ; Charlemagne, Calcutt ; Codrington, An tigua ; Eclipse, New York ; Otttowa, Bermuda. Arrived from tho River, and sailed—Swanley, for Jamaica, and sailed the outward bound. except the Affiance, for Laun ceston. LIVERPOOL, Feb. B.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Levant, Laguna ; Atlas, New Orleans • President, Mobile ; .Tames N. Cooper, N ew O r l eans ; Edmond, do. Sailed—Derry Castle, Melbourne ; Undaunted, Iluancluico ; Regina, Monte Video; Wm. Edward, Rio Janeiro ; Favourite, St. Thomas ; Iris, Havannah ; Queen of the West, New York ; Hudson, do. The Bedstor, hence to Maussulepatam, was spoken on the 29th Jan. in lat. 47 N., 13 W. bearing up for Lisbon leaky, an d w i t h loss of foretopmast. , OFF CAPS CLEAR.—Forest King, New Orleans, for Liverpool. FALMOUTH, Feb. B.—Wind, E. to N.E. Arrived— Wilhelmina, Bahia. Off Port—Apolline, Cuba, and sailed for Pembroke. SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. B.—Sailed—Patricia, Sobago. SHIELDS. — SaiIed—Caren Cecilia, Hong Kong; Duo Havannah ; Sylph, New York. SU NDERLAND. — Sailed—Vesta, Calcutta ; Rangoon, Point de Gallo • Grange, New Yark. BRISTOL, Feb. B.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Serafena, Havannah ; African Queen, Africa. WARRENPOINT, Feb. 7.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived— J. G. Hall, St. John's, N.B. LOWESTOFFE, Feb. B.—Arrived—Cath er i n e of Selby, with loss of bowsprit, &c., from contact with the Free Briton of Shields ; Hugh Crawford, from London, with damage, havinc , been in contact. MILFORD, Feb. B.—The Fanny Trup, and the William and Richard of Bangor, were in contact off St. Abb's Head on the sth inst. ; the latter was abandoned by the crew, who have landed hero. To-day the Trinity steamer has towed in one of the above vessels, which is not yet known. TORBAY, — Arrived—Caspian, Charleston, for Havre, leaky. THE LA MARCHE STEEPLECHASES.--In addition to the prize of 3001., given to be run for on the 3d of April, there will be two steeplechases at La Marche on the horses, except the winner of the grand race, that have ever 17th of the same month —one, with 1001. added, for all run at La Marche, and the other, with 1201. added, which w ill b e open to a l l h orses , w ith certain selling' clauses. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. (From tke Times.) 1 . La haute politique is all very well in its way, but life is made up of small pleasures and small pains ; it is only once or twice in the course of a man's earthly career that he is called upon to contend with earthquakes, waterfalls, whirlwinds, and such like convulsions, either in the moral or physical world. Besides, when such great calamities do come, it is over one way or another in half an hour. We would put it to the most enthusiastic devotee of Exeter-hall—has he in the course of his life suf fered more from Cardinal Wiseman or smoky chim neys ?—from tough mutton or the assumption of ecclesiastical titles on the part of the Roman clergy? Whatever fate may befal us, let us at least not await it in tight boots ! Great politicians are some times careless enough of the thousand minutice of every-day life which afford us either pain or plea sure during every moment of waking consciousness, and we would, therefore, take leave to remind them that State policy, like charity, should begin at home. With regard to the social and sanitary con dition of this great town for example, there are many points of the most vital importance which should not be lost sight of, whatever may be the pressure of other questions. The first condition of life is to live ; the second, to live healthily, free, as far as the liabilities of mortality will permit, from disease which should never have been con tracted, and from unnecessary suffering of any kind. Every local arrangement that can conjure away'pestilence and fever from our habitations, and draw out the sting from passing epidemics, is, or should be, to this vast conglomeration of brick, mortar, and humanity, a subject second to no other in interest. It is not, however, our purpose to-day to enter into the fouler mysteries of modern Babylon, in which - " Pleased with th e s il en t grow th o f ten per cent. In dirt and darkness thousands stink content." For once the polluted churchyards of the metro - polis shall reek in peace ; the gullyholes pour forth their pestilential effluvia without let or hin drance ; the "great companies" supply our dwell ing -houses with floods of drab liquid teeming with animal life under the profaned name of water ; the neglected sewers foster disease under the very ' room in which we sleep. For the moment let all this pass; we turn to other matters of less importance indeed, but still such as exercise no inconsiderable influence upon the comfort of those who dwell in London, or who visit London either for their busi ness or their pleasure. They are minor miseries, such as drove Horace and Boileau in their days to pour forth anathemas upon Rome and Paris. Would that either of them were now forthcoming to shame the Commissioners of Police and all other persons whom it may concern into immediate and effective action ! Now, there are the advertising vans—enor mous wooden fabrics plastered or pasted over with announcements about " Eureka Shirts," " Safety Braces," " Transcendental Strops," and the newest volcano in combustion at the Surrey Zoological Gardens. Is it at all compatible with the safety or comfort of any person who is com pelled to frequent the great public thoroughfares that these monstrous edifices should be slowly dragged along the streets ? In the first place, they frighten the horses—and no wonder. Any candid man would acknowledge that if he were a horse, and consequently unable to decypher print or to appreciate pictorial art, he would feel uncomfortaUle if an attempt were made to whip him past oneof these threatening portents. In the next place they choke the passage. Can anything be more aggravating to a wretched creature who has but just time sufficent to " save the rail" than to be stopped behind one of these prodigies, which offici ously recommend him to make trial of the "Hydro dynamic Filterer," or to visit the " Ekkaleobian " in Leicester-square, as if that wou ld b e tt er hi s case? It must be remembered that the interest of the pro prietors of these machines is adverse to that of the public. We want to move on ; the order to their drivers is to create stoppages in the principal thoroughfares at the busiest hours of the day. In their generation they are wise enough, for so they secure more and more aggravated readers. As many as nine of these huge vans have been seen in the Strand, one standing still after the other, while the pulsation of traffic was arrested. Surely this is no fantastic grievance. Space would fail us if we were to run through the whole catalogue of what it would be an abuse of language to call "minor nuisances." We there fore only select two or three items for illustration, and must return to the subject from time to time. From great thoroughfares let us pass to the great bridges, which as at present stand thus : Vauxhall—toll. Blackfriars—free, Westminster—tumble• tottering. down. Southwark—toll. Hungerford—toll. • London—free. Waterloo —toll. London-bridge, in fact, is the only existing struc ture in a respectable condition by which a Lon doner can cross the Thames free • and its pavement gives many a glo om y momen t to those who drive or ride over it. Surely something might be done towards buying up the tolls, and putting the two banks of the river into gratis communication with each other. As to Blackfriars, it has been twice on the point of breaking down ; and the existence of Westminster is a continuous miracle. We understand, however, that the idea of rebuilding it has been given up for the present, because all the money which would have been devoted to that purpose has been absorbed in the construe ion of war steamers. We wonder if a proposalpiad been made for cutting a new steam basin in the midst of Salisbury plain, as a chapel of ease to the Portsmouth dockyard, at the expense of a few mil lions, any difficulty would have been found about the money. Pass from the bridges to the public steamboat piers. They are nothing but public nuisances—a scandal and a disgrace to the river. That at Hungerford-bridge is the best, and most Londoners know what a scene that presents in the busy season. Under proper management— that is, with proper conveyances and suitable land ing-places—the river passenger traffic is susceptible of almost any development during seven or eight months of the year. What wonder if the public are slow to take it up and quick to leave it off in the existing state of the accommodations I From the steamers we pass by an easy transition to the street cabs, with the insolence and extor tortion of the drivers, the dirt and discomfort of the vehicles, and the irregularity of their general arrangements. That 6d. a-mile would be an amply sufficient remuneration to the proprietors of these vehicles has been sufficiently shown. The eight penny theoretical fare is in practice a fare of one shilling per mile—a charge beyondany limit of pro priety. What has the public to do with back fares again ? It is reasonable enough that a cabman should not be legally bound to take a fare to Hud dersfield or Exeter from Charing-cross at any hour of the night • but the limits of liability should be extended with the growth of the town. For ex ample, new towns have s p rung u p a t K ens i ng t on and ayswater, but a cabman can claim back fare if he is called upon to drive a yard beyond the stone which marks three miles from the General __— Post-office. Surely this is preposterous ; but it is only one ugly feature in a system in which all is filthy, ill arranged, and abominable. Lord Pal merston could be active enough in redressing the wrongs of Pacifico, or in every creek of the African coast. His sphere of action is now nearer home, and we hope it will not prove that, like Mrs. Jellaby, his whole attention is still fixed on Borrio boola, Gha. (From the Morning Advertiser.) Dr. Wiseman tells the Roman Catholics at Leeds, that science and education have always flourished most under the influence of their Church. This is as notable a discovery as any that have been produced for the last century. It is, how ever, to be matched by Dr. Cahill's learned re searches into the Tuscan laws, which have taught him, that the Madiai and other Protestants are not undergoing imprisonment for the crime of reading the Sacred Scriptures. We might also refer to the advocacy of religious equality by furibund Irish men, who have either given themselves or earned distinction as the Pope's Brass Band. There is, moreover, the case of the woman who excused her practice of skinning eels alive, because they lik e d the operation. In fact, we may now expect Loui s Napoleon to favour us with a sermon on honour and honesty, or General Pelissier, the hero of th e cavern at Dafra, to trumpet praises of his own gallantry and humanity. ever v With respect to Dr. Wiseman, we must him credit for as much cool assurance as was displayed by any gentleman th at has sported it sto a b e scarletobsery wigobserved, at a th ei n drnretdsame time, th a t sto ckings ; but his estimate of the info of his audience is not very info rm a tion and intellects flattering to their vanity. Science and education have not always prospered under the influence of the Roman Catho lic Religion. On the contrary, they have flourished in spite o!ptrhieesmtso,satnsdtr.enuous exertions of popes, Their Church most all knowledge i n quisitors, to suppress both. notoriously laid its ban upon freedom of thought, without which there can an be d u n: f science. His examples are, for the most part, s un fortunate for his assertions. Among other things, ita e . c s the invention ni of atrhi,L thermometer for a that the property in this inven e ti s on is only y y rdeomubt . The great Boerhaave in the first volume of his chemical wor k s , ex p re ssly ascribes it to his countryma n Drebbel, and in this he is supported by Mussehenbrock. Dr. Martino considers the question undecided. Much. t i \ e may be said of the mariner's Tam, -. too many claimants of the hot assigned to .. -.. an Italian, as Dirt . es • besides, t there is a descrip :‘ )• .44 ' t and its _ , . use in navigation, • -' ~ cau-Inanuscript in what was the King' 1 Paris, ofran earlier date than the sup -, c O ./T . .0f it in Italy. , . After these reckless , 'bap tie Cardinal, we decline to conside ' " fAiiii other scien tific inventions and &set) Much he enume. rates. What must be thought of people, who can gravely listen to praises of the encouragement given by th e Church of Rome to lit era t ure and s c i ence, and in the same b rea th, a c it a ti on of Ga lileo and Coper nicus ? The former was imprisoned in the cells of the Inquisition for maintaining the motion of the earth, and, to the everlasting digra,ce of the Romish Church, was compelled to retract this indisputable proposition. But this is not all. The works of both these philosophers stand actually condemned in the index of books prohibited by Pope Gregory XVI., who lived but a few years ago, for he pub lished a letter in May, 1844, denouncing the Bible, Bible societies, schools, and education. Nicolaus Copernicus is condemned the Elanchus of Capiffer reuss, printed at Rome in 1632. Both are again prohibited in the Index of Alexander VII., Rome, 1664. They are both suppressed in the Index of Innocent XI., in 1683, together with Foscarini, and we understand their condemnation appears, in nearly the same words, in every subsequent Roman Index to 1819. " Copernicus," says Sir David Brewster, in his Martyrs of Science, , 6 tells his Holiness, that the reason of inscribing to him his new system was, that the authority of the Pontiff might put to silence the calumnies of some indivi duals, who attacked it by arguments drawn front passages of Scripture twisted for their own pur pose." It was the pretence of all the Popes, who censured these great philosophers, that their theories were blasphemy against Scripture, and . we . h.re very recently seen D r . C u ll en seriously ma i nta ining the ridiculous proposition that the sun's diameter is only six yards. The Romish Church encourage science ! Why, are not Bacon's " Novum Organum" and Newton's Priacipia" in the last index of prohibited books With regard to Copernicus, Foscarini, and Galileo, these three heretics remained imprisoned in the Roman Index for upwards of two centuries. It may not be generally known, that the Latin translation of " Paradise Lost" is also in the list of books pro hibited and condemned by the Church, in whatever language they appear. One might suppose that this patroness of learning and science would distinguish herself in biblical literature ; but what is the facts There is a valuable MS. of the Greek Tes tament in the Vatican ; but, from the inven tion of printing to the present hour, not one edition of the Testament has been published by the Church in that language. A few years since, Dr. Wiseman himself excited the expectations of all the learned in Europe by issuing proposals to collate and publish the Vatican treasure, but it seems to have been a mere ruse. He either has not the re quisite knowledge of Greek, or he has been forbid den. We may have the bad translation of the Vulgate, or the fraudulent version of the Rheims Bible to suffcation, but not the original. A passage by Cardinal Bona lies before us, show ing the kind of encouragement given by Romanists to education. After forbidding laymen to read the Scriptures, he tells them that the mpst suitable books for them are story books, pious meditations, and legends of saints. Dr. Wiseman pretends that Cardinal De Cusa preceded Copernicus, in teaching the same astrono mical system. We must doubt the fact until it is confirmed by less suspicious authority. This man, in his epistles to the Bohemians, teaches that the text of Scripture may be altered and adapted to times, circumstances, and varying understandings; that the precepts of the gospel must be changed to be - agreeable to the interpretation of the Church, " because, when the opinion of the Church alters, the judgment of God is changed !" We dare not translate more of his impieties. Lastly, we would ask any liberal Roman Catholic to cast his eyes upon Roman Catholic countries, which have never received the Reformation, and compare them with Protestant countries. Let him look at the condition in which Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Spani s h S out h America, Austria, Naples, the Catholic p rov i nces of Switzerland, and those of Germany, the States of the Church, and then survey the industry, science, and power of every Protestant state in the world. He will then be able to app rec i a t e the delusive pictures of such persons as Dr. Wiseman. His Church, he may rest assured, is in no respect changed since it stul tified itself by the condemnation and imprisonment of Galileo. We do not attempt to deny credit to it for its en couragement of music, painting, statuary, and ether arts, that gratify the senses, without taxing or im proving the intellect --sound and spectacle, without troubling the auditor and sightseer with a single exertion of the reasoning faculties. But it is simply ridiculous to pretend that the Church, that is to say, Popery, with its inquisitions and its denunciations of men of learning and genius, its persecutions of philosophers, and its bigoted prohibition of biblical studies, is the promoter of science. It is downright impudence to assert that the Church of Rome, with its crusade against schools and colleges, its Index Expurgatorius, and its condemnation of the noblest poem ever written by uninspired man, has the slightest just pretensions to be deemed an encou rager of education in the liberal acceptation of the term. We are surprised, when its whole history is considered, that any decent or sensible persons should rank themselves among its members, and equally so that they could sit by and listen to claims which are contradicted by historical fact in every country in Europe, and in none more so than in Ireland, Spain, and Italy, where superstition and barbarism have reigned in triumph for centuries. ITALIAN ANDLIDEPBNDENCE. Last night a public meet--.1.—.----eating, convened by the Com mittee for Promoting European Freedom, was held in the British School-room, Cowper-street, City-road, for the purpose of petitioning Parliament against the con tinued occupation of the Roman States by Austrian and French troops—Mr. Robert Le Blond in the chair. Mr. BEALE moved the first resolution—" That the cause of European freedom is the cause of every true Englishman, as the liberation of the oppressed nations is the sure guarantee of progress at home ; and this meeting pledges itself to further the objects of the Euro pean Committee by every means in its power." The Committee, he said, had be en i n ex i s t ence f or a f ew months, and had already done some good in the collec tion of what was termed the European Fund, to be placed at the disposal of Messrs. Mazzini and Kossuth. Mazzini and Kossuth had shown their earnestness and courage in action, and they possessed the confidence of the whole democratic party in Europe. (Cheers.) All they needed was the moral influence of England, and uro ld pea be nafforded,freedom over enable them w su h c e h n tp t oe h cfi e ugn p hi r at o rt p yh e e r mb lm tntl e se a oa sf m Ecou e . Had England done its duty as it ought to have done during the recent struggle for Italian and Hungarian independence, Rome would not have been in the possession of French troops, in defiance of the will of the Italian people ; nor would Hun gary have been crushed by the combined armies of Austria and Russia. (Hear, hear.) The occasion for action might arise again, and what was wanted was, that public opinion should be so ripened in this country as t o gwearsholouaulds btoer sus tai n e d made tuaprinpc eoe a r t td n ame na ble despotisms a ce ble tto a abroad mora l enable us to exercise moral power, and to give substan. tial assistance at the same time. Capel-court and the I Stock a n E d x t c hti l would become disreputable. Let such a feeling be r created, and in the course of twelve or fifteen *- despotism would fall to pieces. Austria, w in fact , v ate bankrupt ile now, t o and t 8 only own system " which was disreputable and suspicion: in pbriill olfuldba;not stand, and Russia would have enough to I d extended frontiers. AS fiance, to defend its own nce, he thought its Government had also hear)en oughto do at home. (Hear, Mr. JERSON seconded the resolution in a speech o f c o n siderable length, review ing the recent continental struggles, justifying the course taken by the popular party in th ese struggles, and severely condemning the part taken by the British Government in the restoration of the Pope to Rome by force F h of French arms. The reso lution was carried unanimously. Mr• W. T. MATSON, secretary to the committee, th en read the petition agreed to by the St. Pancras meeting. Mr. W. NEWTON moved that it be adopted and signed by the chairman on behalf of the meeting. As to war loans, he thought if such a popular feeling could be created as that spoken of by Mr. Beale, it would have a great influence, though not, he feared, to the extent an ticipated, for in this gold-getting country there were too many persons who would, for the sake of an extra one per cent., lend their gold to support any war, however unholy. Mr. C. F. NICHO LS seconded the motion, and in order to show that the committee had not been idle, said that a small penny periodical had already collected two thousand shillings, and was now collecting a third thousand. (Cheers.) If other periodicals and the Liberal press would do the same, there would be not large collected, but a powerful effect pro d uced only a upon Europ e , fund (Hear, hear.) The reso lu tion was unanimously agreed to, and the proceedings were closed by a cordial vote of thank s t o the chairman. have in already erl e a x r t: a n n d g e e d . lIGAR REFINING ComPANY.--We hear toifonth,iasneodmthpaatntyhehajo far beyond ments present a very handsome prospect of remuneration. Licenses have already been granted to other refiners and the important principles involved may be considered i n active work ; the Company starts therefore under that rr u t the e 13 0 p i t l e Lai expectation, operations l e o c n t S s a auspices which do not often wait upon novel under takings. 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