The Sun. — London, England, 1853-02-24 00:00:00

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. ms Der —Morning 25 min. after 2 1 Evening 45 min.aft. 2 o - Momow—Morning 5 min. after 3 1 Evening 22 min.aft. 3 DAILY WEATHER TABLE. THURSDAY, FEB. 24, 1853. State of the wind and weather at each of the following Places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. HASTINGS—N.W. gentle breeze—overcast. SOUTHAMPTON—W., gentle breeze—overcast. FOLKESTONE—W., gentle breeze—overcast. "UNBRIDGE—W. strong breeze—overcast. GREENWICH — CaIm—overcast. STRooD—N.W., gentle breeze—overcast. SWINDON—W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. LEIGHToN—N.W. gentle breeze—rain and sleet. CAMBRID , gentle breeze—cloudy. YARMOUTH—N.W., gentle breeze—overcast. HOLYHEAD--N.; strong breeze—rain. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock YARMOUTH— W. gentle breeze —snow. WHlTBY—Calm—rain. DARLINGTON—W.N.W., strong breeze - overcast. SJIAP—N.W., gentle breeze—rain. THE WEATHER.-Sux OFFICE, FEB. 24. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHAMS. :IS—highest since noon yesterday. 23—lowest this morning and during the night. 33—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29•85—a great rise since yesterday. WIND, W. by N.—Fresh breeze, and cloudy weather. - A. most extraordinary change took place in the weather yesterday. The morning opened with a rapid thaw and a much higher temperature, which increased during the day, accompanied by occasional showers of rain until about six o'clock, when the rain suddenly changed into snow, and a sharp frost set in, which soon converted the mud and water which had accumulated in the streets into firm ice, upon which it was most difficult for horses to maintain their footing. A - .i almost complete cessation of traffic was occa sioned, and the frost has not, as we write, shown any symptoris of relenting. THE PUBLICATION OF " THE SUN" 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. CAUTION. - " THE KEY TO UNCLE TOM'S, CABIN." By Mrs. STOWE. LOW, SON, and Go, as agents and publishers for Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, give notice that this work has been legally secured to her. Editions will be shortly published by them, by Mr. Bos worth, and by Messrs.. Clarke,- Beeton, and Co. Any person in fringing the above title, or any portion of the work, will be pro ceeded against. 47, Ludgate-hill, Feb. 22, 1853. THEATRE ROYAL, HATMARRET• Farewen Season of Mr. Benjamin Wiabster as Lessee and Manager THIS EVENIXG, FEB. 24, Will be performed the new arid original Comedy, in five acts, called NOT SO BAD AS WE SEEM; or, Many Sides to a Charac ter. Supported by Messrs. P.. Webster, Barry Sullivan, Keeley, Buckstone, Leigh Murray, Stuart, Howe, Miss Rosa Bennett, Miss A. Vining, Mrs. Leigh Murray, &c. 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 Vestrls. THIS EVENING, Ems. 24, Will be performed A PHENOMENON IN A SMOCK-FROCK. Clia-a‘Aers by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Homcastie ; Mi,s F. Baker and Miss C. Mitchell. After which, the popular new Fairy Extravaganza entitled THE GOOD W0M.4.1.1 IN THE WOOD, in which Messrs. P. Matthews, Suter, Horncastle, and Templeton ; Madame Veatris, Miss Julia St. Gorge, Miss Robertson, Miss Martindale, Miss Ellis, Miss Wynd ham. 511,s Eglinton, and Miss Rosina Wright will appear. To conclude with. LITTLE TODDLEKINS. note Agent tor the Private Boxes, Mr. W. Allcrolt, 15, New B n.'-street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPRI. PrepTietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Mndame Celeste. THIS EVENING, FEB. 24, Will be perfcrmed THE CHILD OF THE WRECK, by Afessrs. mery, Parselle, and Cullenford ; Madame Celeste and Mrs. Keeley. After which, at &cond price, the Drama of SLAVE i.llfl ; or, Uncle Tom's Cabin—by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, 0. Smith, S. Emery, Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Miss Keeley, Miss Collins, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the Comic Ballet of THE DANCING SCOTCH MAN. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. FOR THE BENEFIT of Mr. HITLINE, the Clown. THIS EVENING, FEB. 24, 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 new and criginal Grand Comic Christ mas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN CHERRY AND FAIR STAR; or, The Green Bird, the Dancing Waters, and the Singing Tree. ROYAL OLYMPIC! THEATRE. Lessee and 'Manager, Mr. Farrert. THIS EVENING, FEE. 24, Will he presented LIFE IN AUSTRALIA, FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT, supported by the entire strength of the Coin _ _ - After 'which, the Farce of A DEED WITHOUT A NAME, In which Mr. Compton will appear. To be followed by the TYROLESE MINSTRELS. To conclude with CHAMBER PRACTICE. Chuny Chucks, Mr. Compton. Box-office open from Eleven till Five, under the superintendence of Mr. E. Chatterton. ASTLEY'S. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. LAST WEEK BUT TWO of Mr. BATTY'S MANAGEMENT. THIS EVENING, FEB. 24, And during the Week, the Entertainments will commence with the superb P,pectacle of 3f AZEPPA AND THE WILD HORSE, reproduced with all its splendid and startling effects. After which, a brilliant Routine of Scenes in the Arena, sup ported hy the that native and continental talent. To Conclude with a Laughable Farce. Di,ors open at Halt-peat six a'clock. To commence at Seven. Mr. -office open daily from Eleven to Four. stage Manager. Mr. W. West. , . 4 . IPPie LONDON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1853. w. do not rejoice in iniquity, but when the iniquity, though difficult of detection, yet un doulJtedly exists, we and all men rejoice in its exposure. We confess, therefore, that we peruse Vile proceedings before election committees with no small degree of zest. The existence of abun dant bribery no one doubts ; the villany of the thing no one denies ; yet when it is the interest of both the parties implicated to conceal the fact, it flvcst generally be very difficult to establish it. It is, therefore, a real pleasure when reasonable evidence, as at Lancaster and Canterbury, can be obtained of what was perfectly certain without the evidence. Of course, every instance of bribery proved is but a sample of hundreds or thousands, which nothing but a St. Alban's Commission can bring to light ; and sincerely do we hope that the Houses of Parliament will readily grant the com missions. It was a most mischievous concession to require the co-operation of the House of Lords in order to get one. What have the Lords to do - with the election of Commoners ?—what, in theory _ . a nd equity, we mean, for DOD informs us of the ex tent of their " influence." Even the Lords, ho w ever, cinnot refuse the inquiry demanded by tb e two cases already decided. " The pawnbroker" ut Lancaster, and the "colour-men" of Canterbury already bid fair to become additions to " W. 8.," "Frail," " Safe Man," and the rest of the elec tioneering classic vocabulary. Only think, in this land of liberty —in this land where Cabinet Ministers reproach the 'electors of France with lying prostrate at the feet of a single man--only think of our electors at the mei cy of a pawn broker's ticket ! of " colour -men" finding sovereigns in bed-coverlids ! and of " colour tickets," payable the day after the poll, being purchaseable in the market at 20 per cent. dis count, in any nu mber ; " you might buy them like sprats !" Sir FRANCIS BURDETT Was held guilty of a heinous libel on the House, in 1810, for describing it as " a part of mir fellow-subjects collected together by means which it is not necessary to descr;,be." Unless elections were much more Pure - under the old system, the libel must have been grounded on the motto, " the greater the tritii the greater the libel." Norwich, we see, Las escaped for the present. Yet a corrupter constituency, either municipally or electorally, does not exist in the kingdom. And though there was no direct bribery, we believe, in the interest of the sitting members at the late elec tion, yet means were adopted by which large nu mbers._ of non-electors, and elect ors , t oo , were the better , p ecun i ar il y, f or " a contest. " Espe cially a vast " Watch Committee " was organised, Whose business was to see to every suspicious voter, and to " watch" the movements of every Tory agent. Of course a committee of poor voters and non-electors did not act the political " CHARLIE " for nothing. One Liberal member has been unseated for want of a proper qualification. Every reasonable man must regret this. Mr. CARTER, was one of the outspoken ones, of whom a few are indispen sable to the House ; and there is something shabby in a man's being ousted for want of an antiquated feudal qualification —a qualification scouted in Scotland, and which even Lord JOHN RUSSELL himself has proposed to abolish. Mr. CARTER, too, had a majority of, 65, in a constituency of 349, over Mr. PHILLIMORE, who, the committee declares, ought to have been elected. It would certainly seem but reasonable, hard as the case is upon Mr. CARTER, that there should have been another election. It is not impossible that Mr. CARTER might in a few days have acquired the requisite feudal qualification—a requisite destined, however, to speedy abolition. It is to be borne in mind, that, difficult as it is to bring home bribery to the parties, it is still more so to convict of intimidation. Not only can this most cruel mode of bribery be practised by modes the least tangible of any, but to force the victim to betray his oppressor even upon oath, might be the ruin of the poor man and his family. The hint may have been so given that it has all the force of a threat without the form of it, and the victim would be strongly tempted to real per jury, excusing himself on a matter of form. We lay it down for certain, that intimidation—i. e., voting vender the fear of displeasing some one—is far more general than gross bribery. Whatever case for the Ballot is made out, therefore, by the revelations of bribery, must be considered as backed by a much stronger but unproveable case of intimidation. It is very instructive to the op ponents of the Ballot, if they are disposed to learn from facts, how, even in the few instances which could be come at, the bribers were deter mined to get the vote before they paid the money ; in one instance, indeed, losing a vote in conse quence. EDWARDS and the " Safe Man " ma naged better. Nothing we regard as more certain than that bribers never could trust bribe-takers without the receipt which the poll-book fur nishes. Mr. BERICETYX will certainly have a sLlenclidly infamous addition to his stock of arguments for his all-important motion, but we would venture to offer him a suggestion. Should Parliament "in its wisdom " refuse to adopt his proposal, may it not be worth his while to bring it forward again this session in connexion with Lancaster, Canter bury, and all such boroughs as can be laid hold of ? There will be a reluctance to disfranchise in one case 1,400, in the other 1,900 electors, if electors they ought to be called. Might it not be proposed to unite with these towns some one or more constituencies—we should prefer borough unions thatimake up 5,000 electors at least—and require them all to vote by ballot. It would be a trial where even opponents would own that the ballot could not make things worse. We do not mean for amoment to concede that the Ballot would not be au advantage everywhere. We believe that even where there may be little either of bribery or of intimidation, the Ballot would be productive of a degree of order and quiet unknown before. Indeed, we have little doubt that were it granted but to a few places, its results would be such as to lead all upright and peace-loving people to demand its universal adoption. A more important question of Constitutional Law has seldom if ever been brought under the consideration of a legal tribunal than that which, perhaps, at this moment is under discussion be fore the going Judges of Assize for the Munster Circuit, and a Jury of the County of Clare. Whether the military are justified to any and what extent in repelling the insults and outrages to which they may be exposed in the discharge of their duty, and under what circumstances they may be warranted in resorting to the deadly weapons with - which they are entrusted, will be fully and ably debated. It may appear that the soldier is placed in a position of extraordinary difli culty—that there maybe a conflict between the civil and military codes, so that he may be subjected to punishment whatever may be his conduct—that in oue case he may be convicted before a Court martial for disobedience of orders—while, in the other, his obedience to these very orders may ex pose him to an indictment for murder. Some Jurists assert that obedience is the primary and indispensable duty of a soldier—that his civil is altogether merged in his military character, and that, if he were for a moment permitted even to hesitate about obeying the orders delivered by competent authority, there would be an end to all subordination, and that the service could no longer maintain the efficiency for which it has been so honourably distinguished during succes sive ages. Acta non verba should be his guiding principle—he is " to act not to reason." It would be impossible to calculate the amount of mischief that might arise if soldiers were to can vass the propriety of orders delivered during an emergency before they obeyed them. On the other hand, we are told, and the charge of Mr. Justice PERRIN, an experienced judge of profound knowledge and extensive research, ap pears to corroborate the view—that soldiers have no privileges beyond civilians, and that the com mands of their superior officers afford no justifi cation for any illegal proceeding on their part. They cannot clear a way for themselves through an opposing crowd ; and, unless their lives be actually endangered, are not warranted in using the weapons placed in their hands by the authority of Parliament. If this view be correct, the situation of a private soldier is by no means an enviable one. He is tossed on the horns of a very unpleasant dilemma—the only alternative being corporal punishment, with, perhaps, im prisonment and hard labour ; or possibly trans portation as a felon, for disobedience of or den( on the one hand, and a painful and igno minious death upon the scaffold, as a murderer, for too fatal an obedience, on the other. Need the Peace Society adduce a more powerful argument to dissuade young men from enlisting than a simple statement of the law relating to collisions between the military and the people. We are not prepared at this moment to dispute the law laid down by Mr: Justice PERRIN, and certainly any opinion deliberately put forward by that eminent and learned Judge is entitled to re spectful and attentive consideration. Nor is it necessary to allude to the circumstances of the melancholy transaction. They are but too well known to our readers, and we have already, on seve ral occasions, expressed our opinions in reference thereto. The broad question of law is that to which we must now exclusively direct our atten tion ; and in commenting thereon we are mate rially assisted by the elaborate charge of Judge PERRIN, the substance whereof will be found in another part of this day's impression. The first point laid down by the learned Judge is, that the defendants were present with arms in their hands, in obedience to their orders ; but that " such orders would not justify any unlawful conduct or molence on their part." Now, this places the issue on the broadest foundation. Con flicting laws are at all times impolitic and inexpe dient, and if a soldier is bound to obedience by one code which has received the Legislative sanction, it appears strange, indeed, if he should under another law, emanating from the same source, be punishable for. that which is enjoined by another and equally valid enactment. It seems but reasonable, that a per son armed with authority to issue such commands should be himself responsible for their execution, and that the instruments of his will should be ex empted from any liability for acting in accordance therewith. The responsibility should be placed OR the right shoulders, and the anomaly got rid of as speedily as possible. If the law, as laid down by Judge PERRIN be correct, a legislative remedy for the evil will be indispensable. The next point as lai p d art de a wi ndt b p y ar t c h e e l lead the dJudge may former, acorobllearryegfarrodmedthe proposition there put forward. He says, that "soldiers have no right to force their way through a crowd by violence, or by ar ms , an d still less by the discharge of dea dl y w p ons. They have no right to repel an assault or trespass on themselves, or the party escorted, by firing or maally wounding." In fact, in accordance with the doctrine of Lord MANSFIELD, that " there is no • distinction between soldiers and other subjects, in that respect." If this, indeed, be so, the standing army is but an useless incum brance, and a very large proportion of the national expenditure may be saved, by disbanding our army and turning our soldiers into cotton-spinners or agricultural labourers. We shall closely watch this exceedingly im portant case, for whatever may be the result, principles are involved which should be forthwith placed upon a soun and satisfactory foundation.d THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 24, 185 3. COURT CIRCULAR. His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. His Royal Highness arrived at the New Palace of Westminster at a quarter before three o'clock, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon. The other Royal Commissioners were :—Earl Granville, Lord Overstone, the Right Hon. Henry La bouchere, M.P., the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, M.P., Sir Alexander Spearman, Bart., Sir James W. Hogg, Bart., Sir Richard Westmacott, Sir Charles Lyell, Sir Charles L. Eastlake, Sir William Cubitt, Sir Charles Barry, Mr. Baring, M.P., Mr. Coulson, Q.C., Mr. C. W. Dilke, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. Pusey, and Mr. John Shepherd. Mr. Edgar Bowring, secretary to the Royal Commission, attended. The meeting broke up at twenty-five minutes before five o'clock. The Queen had a dinner party last evening at Buck ingham Palace. The company included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, her Serene Higness the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, his Excellency Count Kielmansegge, the Marquis of Anglesey, Lady Fanny Howard, the Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Cam bridge, the Baroness de Speth, Viscount and Viscountess Mandeville, the Earl of Mulgrave, Lord George Len nox, the Bishop of London and Mrs. Blomfield, the Right Hon. Edward and Mrs. Cardwell, the Rev. Mr. Birch, Mr. Gibbs, and Major Baron Knesebeck. The band of the Coldstream Guards was in attendance, during dinner, and played the following music March of the Coldstream Guards Costa. Chorale, "Unto Thee, 0 Lord"( St. Paul) Mendelssohn. Overture, "A Legend of Montrose" Sir H. R. Bishop. Selection, " Le Prophete" Meyerbeer. Polka, "Echo Du Mont Blanc" Julli en . Valse, " The Thistle" Laurent. Her Majesty's private band was in attendance in the Palace on Tuesday evening, and performed the following selection : Overture, " Op. 15" Terzetto, " Ti prego" Aria, "Acteon" Bolero Spohr. Curschmann. Auber. Dessauer. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse• back yesterday morning, attended by Lieutenant,Colone] the Hon. A. Gordon. A deputation, including Mr. Wilson Patten, M.P., Mr. Robert Hopgood, jun., and Mr. Thomas Dugdale, had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. A deputation from the Local Board of Worcester had an interview yesterday with the General Board of Health at their office, Whitehall. The deputation consisted of Mr. Richard Padmore (Mayor of Worcester), and Messrs. Redford, Hughes, and Minchall. The deputation was attended by Mr. John Hill, the town-clerk. Sir Robert Inglis and Mr. T. J. White had inter views yesterday with the Duke of Newcastle at the Co lonial-office. The Lord Advocate had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday ; the Hon. Francis Scott, M.P., had also an interview with the noble earl at his official resi dence in Downing-street. The Earl of Clarendon held a diplomatic levee yester day afteenoon, for the reception of the Foreign Ministers at the Court of Great Britain. The reception took place at the noble earl's office in Downing-street. OUTLARRY OP THE DUKE OF BRUNSWICK. THE QUEEN ON THE PROSECUTION OF THE PROPRIETORS OF THE " WEEKLY DISPATCH" NEWSPAPER, AGAINST DUKE OF BRUNSWICK AND OTHERS. The indictment in this case arose out of an action re cently brought by the Duke of Brunswick against Mr. Harmer, in which the Duke obtained a verdict, with 500/. damages, upon the oath of one Charles Casimir Reinhold, that a number of the Weekly Dispatch of the 19th September, 1830, containing an article respecting the Duke, had been sold to him at the Dispatch office shortly before the commencement of the action, thereby taking the case out of the Statute of Limitations, which Mr. Harmer had pleaded. It was afterwards clearly established that Reinhold had committed perjury, and upon a new trial of the action the verdict was in favour of Mr. Harmer. The Duke and Reinhold having ab sconded, and refused to appear to the indictment, pro ceedings of outlawry were taken, and the fourth procla mation of outlawry was made this day, in the Sheriff's County Court of Middlesex, against the Duke, by the name and description of Charles Frederick Augustus William Guelph, late of the parish of St. Marylobone, in the county of Middlesex, Esq. ; and also against Reinhold. THE VACANT BISHOPRIC.—It was stated last night, in well-informed political circles, that the Bishopric of Lin coln, vacant by the death of . the Right Rev. Dr. Kaye, had been offered, by Lord Aberdeen, at the p special sug gestionvv:)2_ . es t o e f r, , the n d Sovereign,broth ebrother of to th t e he la ß t e e eev S n ir R . be e r e t L Peel. METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS Yesterday t p he eanof Go vernment bill was printed to authorise o advances out of the Consolidated Fund to discharge ro m wn ni f es on the secu ovridtilz p ri a t y y m o e f n t t h o e f l s a u n e d h r a e d v v e a li n u c e e s s onfndthoef certain purposefo r the of metropolitan improvements, and providing monies eld cl:a n rged on INFANTICIDE. —Yesterday T iei London-bridge DE_y es te Approaches rday 3,r.r . Fund. waokni e i i newly-born alcen e n t Butler. femalein questhouse-servant child,the t Islingtonhteo illegitimate m r s. Venn, workhouse , 4, offspringi j ff I o t n the appeared morning of t the h e evidence i.2th instant, that er - t o is h f tt e r H ew a d e a t • suspected that the prisoner had been delivered during the night. Upon a search being made, the body was discovered, the partially sta too fburned.tho body,M r. B w e h l l i innhg presentedh urs t , surgeon, g a eon, horrible described r is spec tacle, tacle, and stated that, the mother having failed in an concealed attempt to it. burn Fr it ona in t t h h e e kitchen grate, lrasin, h nd d ad afterwards he could not sayolwinlowheg verdicthadtherit: "Deceased lived or no w not. T a h s e jury eu returned e the f ad with marks of violence b y fire u p on the body, but whether she was born ali ve or not there is not sufcient evidence R ah p . o — h ac Y mo r e o s an t n e ed r r d ß a f y oa rt t a e f i t. East er noona to priive." .t j n F i o A n T a,AnL before ACCIDENT enfcIno r e t Was Mr. O .w h N el . d TH C a ß a t rt t ß h e e r 7C t l Surrey, upon the body of Samuel Howell, aged 17, an apprentice to a surgical instrument maker and gas tube manufacturer, who was upset out of a boat at or near Battersea -bridge, on Sunday afternoon last. Richard Dalton Miller knew the deceased well ; he was a mem ber of a rowing club. Last Sunday morning the de ceased' called called upon him , a nd they proceeded to the bo house of Mr. Wentswell, boat-builder and landlord of the Ship Tavern, Fore-street. They hired an out-rigger of him for practising, as they were going to row a match. They had returned to Battersea -bridge, hed wi lietne "ss said All , " Sam, you've made the arch," and repd, right ;" but directly afterwards he said, " Oh, Dick," and he fell into the water, as did the witness, and both sunk. He rose soon afterwards, and got on to the cross piles of the W second arch on the Surrey side of Bat tersea-bridge.Whilst he was there he s aw deceased rise, and hallooed to him to mak but e for the the boat boat, turnedwhich was bottom upwa rds ; he did so, round, and he sunk again, but rising again he appeared to be trying to make a motion, but he could not, and sunk, and he saw no more of him alive. An eight-oared boat took him off the piles of the bridge, and being at his back he did not see the accident. It might have been the oar slipping out of the rowlock, or "making a crab." They had rowed last Sunday week in an out rigger, but not the same one. , The jury returned a ver dict of "Accidentally drowned." MINES.--We have on several occasions ens o n North atten tion to the probability of the meet r increased demand f America being called u p' to meet the for this metal, especially since the late advance of upwards of 100 per cent. in its price. Several asso ciations have lately been brought forward with this view, and to-day we are informed of the formation of a company, which, under the title of the Nova P Scotia Mining and Co pp er Smelting Comany, pro poses to work the larger copper mines on Indian Poinly nt, a promontory i n the Bay o f Funday, distant o nine days by steam from England. The capital is fixed at 500,000/., in 50,000 shar es of 10/, each, with a deposit of Si. per share. The conditional purchase of a terri tory of 20,000 acres, excessively rich in mel, has been concluded, the p urchase money for which will be 13,500 shares fully, and 20,000 shares half paid up, leaving on the first call a working capital of 82,500/., which, it is believed, will be sufficient for working the company without further calls. Sur veys on a most extensive scale, and reports on the ores, have already been obtained from a great number of prac tical and scientific men, including Sir Charles Lyell, Dr. Ure, Mr. Adam Murray, and others. The report pre sented by Mr. Adam Murray is of the most extraordi nary character, as regards the value of the property, which he estimates at upwards of nine millions sterlisent ng, with the price of copp er at 601. per ton only, the pre price being 1401. Iron ores are also statedf t acilit o ex ies in ist in great abundance on the property, and the the shape of fuel water-power, eas e o f working, &c. , are described as being peculiarly great. The great line of railway from Halifax to Quebec, already surveyed, is also to pass through the district. A charter has been applied for, and, if not obtained, application will be made for a C o l o nial act, limiting the liability of the shareholders.-2 -Daily NewB. - On Sunda SINGULAR OCCURRENCE. —y m ornin last a g most singular accident happened at Monk Bretton Church. It appears that on the Rev. A. Lambert tak ing his place at the communion table, for the purpose of administering the sacrament, and on the wife of cant, Thomas Wandsworth, who was the first communicant, kneeling down, the floor beneath her gave way, and the lady suddenly disappeared. The consternation, as may be imagined, was very great. Assistance, however, was instantly rendered, by putting a ladder down the hole, and happily the lady was found at the depth of eight uninjured, which was most providential. MO.ArEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday, were estimated at 6,000 bales, of which 500 American and 1,000 Bahia were taken for export, and 500 American on speculation. Prices of American under sd. per lb. were d. lower than on Friday last, other kinds without alteration. The sales comprised 4,500 American, 1,100 Bahia at 6d. to Gicl. and 300 Surat at 3icl. to 4-id. per lb. Rail way Shares total number of werefirmer. The acres under cultivation, in the forty-two counties comprising Canada West, in the year 1851 , was 3 , 6 97,724. Of these 782,115 were sown with wheat, the produce of which amounted to 12,792,852 bushels. The great staple of Western Canada is wheat, and the enormous quantity above-stated may be increased ad libitum. The probability is, that even this large amount is set down at too low a figure. But assuming it to be correct, and the price per bushel to be 3s. 9d., the respectable sum of 9,519,639 dollars was rea lised from this branch of agricultural industry alone. Canada may well be called a great country. The amount of bills drawn by the Honourable East India Company during the fortnight ending this evening, was 61,5431. on Bengal, and 8,3751. on Madras. Nothing was taken on Bombay. At a meeting of the Governor and Company of Copper Miners in England, held this day, a bill for the amendment of the company's act of 1851 was submitted to the proprietors for confirmation. This was a clause for putting by a reserve fund to the extent of 100,0001. as soon as the preference and other shareholders was paid their dividends. The whole of the new capital of 200,0001. was said to have been paid up, bearing a preferential interest of 71 per cent. The bill in tote was approved by the meeting. . The course which the Bank of England may pur sue is still watched with considerable interest ; but the order to facilitate the op e r a ti ons o f th e Chancellor of the Exchequer, impression seems to be that, in loans upon St o ck and Exchequer e preva prevailing Bills will be made during the " shutting" of the transfer books at 2 per cent. There certainly ap pears to be greater ease in the Stock Exchange, and buyers are supporting the market for un funded securities, which, like Stock, are not so abundant as might be supposed, look ing at the quotations. The fact that the weekly statement, to appear in next Friday's Gazette, is expected to show a further decrease of over half-a-million in the bullion, is commented upon by the speculators, but it was known that such would be the case, because the Australian Banks are sending out part of their capital. As to the Continental demand, it is subsiding, and the exchanges are becoming more favourable, while specie is arriving from the United States, where bills on London were last quoted as high as 110. The vessels which left Sydney and Melbourne in October last are now dropping in, the Three Bells, which left Melbourne on the 27th of that month, having on board 77,803 ounces, or say 310,0001. We have now the Bloomer, the Orien tal, the Alert, and the Roxburgh Castle to expect, the total sum they have on board being about 900,0001. As to the freight of the steamers, they may bring two or three millions, and altogether our receipts, within a few weeks, may probably amount to five or six millions sterling. In the face of this, and with the knowledge that every pound sent to our colonies fructifies and brings an increased amount in return, it seems puerile to regret the temporary abstraction of two or three millions of gold. If it were taken for foreign loans, then would there be sincere cause for regret. The English Funds have been very firm, but there is not much doing. The foreign political news is rather more tranquillising, but the main cause of the existing steadiness is a present scarcity of stock. Consols have been 99i / for Transfer, and 99/ alternately buyers and sellers for Account. The New 31 per Cents. are 1031 g, and the 3 per Cents. 1004 to . Bank Stock is at the previous rates-2261 to 2271. Exchequer Bills are looking up, and less is heard of an intention to demand payment rather than exchange them. The old bills are 12s. to 175., and the advertised Bs. to 14s. premium. An influential broker bid for a consider able parcel. The Foreign Market is quiet, but well supported. Spanish New Deferred Bonds have been 23# to 1 . The Swedish Loan is at 1 discount. The Turkish has been firm at the advance to 1 and 1± premium, on the belief that the arrangement for a compro mise will be carried out. A new loan, on the terms of the firman of last August, might prove a temptation ; but after recent experience, we think our countrymen will Zo best to keep out of the affair altogether. Mexican Stock has been at 23'4 to 24k. Brazilian New Bonds are 97k. Dutch Four per Cents. are 99 to and Russian Five per Cents. 121. The Railway Share Market is tending upwards in respect to some lines. Better prices have been obtained for Caledonian, Great Northern, Great Western, North Western, South Eastern, and York and North Midland. In French Shares there is nothing doing, but is understood the Bears are oversold, particularly in Strasburgs and Northerns. The Upper India Shares have been done at premium. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :- 1853. 1852. Great 'Western 15,471 14,439 North Western 41,193 39,190 South Western 8,994 8,933 Brighton Midland... 21,677 20,507 South Eastern 9,533 10,021 Caledonian Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire 16,550 15,660 York and North Midland Newcastle and Berwick 8,994 8,933 These traffics, considering the severe weather, are to be regarded as very encouraging. The Gold Mine Shares are looking up ; and the Copper Companys of South Australia also incline towards an advance. The Land Companies Shares are very firm, and there is more doing. In the Joint Stock Bank Shares of Australia there have been numerous transactions at rising prices. The following is from Messrs. Tredinnick's cir cular : " The statistics of sales of copper ore in Cornwall last Thursday, and that of the corresponding sale for the previous month—from which it will appear that 1,216 tons of ore, and 84 tons of fine copper, was the produce of the former over that of the latter ' • this is a forcibl e an d t e lli ng f ac t u p on th e divi dends to be declared during the present and next month by these mines. The rise in the standard during the past few months has enabled many an old and tottering mine to hold its head up, whilst others just meeting the cur rent cost of working, have commenced to pay divi dends from profits realised. Lodes can bo wrought and tribute pitches set, which formerly remained idle from the low price of the produce, and all of the tribute bar gains pay better, whilst most of them yield double of the profit to the adventurers." BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY. (From the O f ficial List.) Business done. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities lo oi a a 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 31 per Cent. Annuities lo3i a Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 6a Consols for Account 10th March .. 99 Exchequer Bills lid. £1000. £5OO l2 17 Small l2 20 Ditto Advertised lO 14 8 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto New, 1852, 4i per Cent 97 Mexican 3 per Cent. Ditto for the Account 24 Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Spanish Now Deferred, 3 per Cent 23a Swedish Loan Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852 Dutch Exchange 2i per Cent Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 991 9 HALF-PAST TWO. 991 99i I Consols Ditto March Account FRENCH PLAYS.—M. Ravel took his benefit here last night. He appeared in L'Etourneau and Rue de la Lune, in both of which pieces he was frequently and enthusias tically applauded. A numerous and fashionable audience filled the house. SINGULAR SUICIDE IN THE WAKEFIELD HOUSE OF CORRECTION.—On Monday night a suicide was com mitted by a lad in the Wakefield House of Correction. The lad was about 14 years of age, named Henry War rass, and he had been committed to that house for two months as a rogue anl vagabond. Shortly before half past seven o'clock, the usual time for mess, he hung himself at the handle of the bell in his cell; with a small piece of cocoa fibre. On the attendant visiting him at half-past seven lie found him suspended, but not quite dead. He died a short time afterwards, though lie was immediately cut down and means were tried to restore him. The deceased had gone to York to witness the execution of the murderer Waddington ; he had also seen the body of the child for whose murder Waddington was executed, and was an associate of a lad who has since that execution committed suicide in the workhouse at Sheffield. It cannot be known whether Warrass intended to commit suicide or not. Since his admission to the prison he has given no evidence of a vicious temper, and the circumstance of his choosing so short a time before he would be visited by the attendant contributes to produce the impression that he was only trying an experiment—one which, u nfortunately, has had a fatal result. The deceased was confined in a cell by himself, and with the exception of three hours each afternoon for instruction his confinement was altogether solitary. ELECTION COMMITTEES-(THIS DAY.) CLITHERO E. The committee re-assembled at eleven this morning. The examination of witnesses in support of this peti ion was proceeded with. SOUTHAMPTON, The committee appointed to inquire into this petition against the return of Sir A. Cockburn, the present At torney-General and Mr. Wilcox, for the borough of Southampton, met this day at twelve o'clock—Mr. H. Herbert, chairman. The counsel for the petitioners were, Mr. Alexander, ‘4.C., and Mr. Sewell ; and the sitting member was re presented by Mr. Sergeant Kinglake, and Mr. James, Q.C. --- The petition set forth that, at the last election, the sitting members had been guilty of bribery and treating. Sir A. Comßum stated to the committee that the present case was entirely unprecedented, inasmuch, as the petition was against the return at the general elec tion, and that since then, upon acceptance of office, he had resigned that seat. At the last election a notice had been sent to the electors that he was disqualified for sitting for the borough. As to himself, his seat in Par liament was of little importance. In the event of the petition being established, it would not at all affect his seat, inasmuch as he sat now upon a new writ ; and from this cause the case was a fiery anomalous one. As a public man, however, he desired to show that the alle gations in the petition were false. The course he would pursue would be to appear before the committee under protest. . Mr. ALEXANDER, Q. C., said that the petition was against both the sitting members, although it was perfectly true that the Attorney-General would not on this petition lose his seat. Mr. ALEXANDER then made an application for an ad journment on account of the absence of Mr. Meehan, a most important witness, who would be able to attend on the 6th of March. Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE would by no means oppose such an adjournment. After deliberating, the committee adjourned till the 6th of March. BRIDGNORTH. The committee assembled this morning at eleven o'clock. Mr. ALEXANDER concluded his address on behalf of Sir R. Pigot, one of the sitting members. Mr. H. WHITMORE, the sitting member, was then called, and was under examination when our report left. BLACKBURN. The committee re-assembled this morning at eleven o'clock. The examination of Mr. Eccles, the sitting member, was concluded this morning, and Mr. Merewether pro ceeded to sum up on behalf of the sitting member. CHATHAM. The committee reassembled at eleven o'clock this morning, and the examination of witnesses was pro ceeded with, but no facts of importance were elicited. NEWRY. The Committee appointed to inquire into this election assembled this morning for the first time. The com mittee consisted of Mr. D. Seymour, Mr. Moodie, Mr. Laslett, Mr. Repton. Mr. Lascelles in the chair. Mr. CALVERT, on behalf of the petitioner, announced, that after going carefully through the evidence, it had been determined not to proceed with the petition, and he had only to ask that the usual resolutions should be passed, declaring that Mr. Kirke, the sitting member was duly elected, and that the petition was not frivo lous and vexatious. The committee, after deliberating, refused to accede to this course ; and Mr. Calvert was proceeding to open the case of the petitioner when our reporter left. SHERIFF'S COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Win. Burchell.) BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE-1001. DAMAGES.- HYDE V. BLENCOWE. This was an action to recover damages for breach of promise of marriage. Mr. Atkinson appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Lush for the defendant. The plaintiff's father was the only witness examined— the plaintiff having been subpoenaed on the part of the defendant, but could not be received as a witness, as in cases of breach of promise, the act of Parliament expressly prohibits the examination of the parties. It appeared by the evidence that the plaintiff is the daughter of a respectable tradesman at Brackley, in Northamptonshire, and defendant is the son of a respec table brewer at the same place. The plaintiff and defen dant had been acquainted since childhood, and went to school together, after - which an acquaintance of a more tender kind arose, and apparently continued up to the summer of last year, when defendant ceased his atten tions and married a young lady of Brackley. lii 1847 it was discovered that the result of the acquaintance had been of the most serious kind, and she was prematurely confined. Up to that period plaintiff's parents had not the slightest suspicion of auy impropriety between her and defendant, and after some time defendant was allowed to visit the house as an acknowledged suitor. In 1849 plaintiff's father was shocked one night to dis cover that his daughter had left the house clandestinely, by means of a ladder which had been placed underneath her bed-room window. A fruitless search was made for some tune, but early in the morning sh e re t urne d h ome , and - admitted that she had been walking out with de fendant, but denied that there had been any improper conduct, and she subsequently gave up a gold watch and chain which defendant had given her to take care of. Hyde did not at the moment take any no tice of the defendant, who, however, subsequently ap plied for his watch, and at an interview with Mr. Hyde voluntarily gave a written promise of marriage, and the acquaintance was again renewed, and continued up to the time of the defendant's marriage. Several letters were read, in which were expressions of the most devoted attachinent ; but one commencing " Madam ' evidently appeared to have been written to break off the acquaintance, unless plaintiff resigned herself wholly to his wishes, hich she unfortunately did. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, for the defendant, contended that it was not a case entitling for more than very simple damages, as both parties were of the same age— both now being about twenty-three. There was not the slightest evidence of seduction ; and if that could be shown, plaintiff's father might bring his action to-morrow. The learned Serjeant contended that the plaintiff had lost nothing in reputation, for the cir cumstancesidtghe,anayn,d fora to a t ad defendantuntil pecuniary now w as been a k mo s e es p r teoc plaintifful e t r o k a p t u h public l d i cn salaryknow leotm oetfa week. _ _ The Under-Sheriff summed up briefly, and after a short consultation, the jury gave a verdict for 1001. damages. BOW-STREET-(THIS DA Y. ) ROBBERY.--Catherine Lewis, a girl of the town, was charged before 14r. Hall with stealing two 101. and one 51. Bank of England notes, and two U. notes of the Bank of Ireland, the property of Mr. Michael Edwards, an Irish gentleman, residing at the Tavistock Hotel, Covent-garden. It appeared that the prosecutor met defendant in the street, last night, and accompanied her to 4, Hanover court, a common brothel, and while there the contrived to take the notes above mentioned from his trowser's pocket. He immediately detected the robbery, but thought it prudent not to mention a word about it to prisoner, and after they left the house he walked with her as far as Bow-street, and on arriving opposite the police-station, he called a constable and gave her in charge. The notes were subsequently found upon her. Prosecutor said he did not wish to press the charge further : he was obliged to leave London to-night for Ireland, and it would be a serious inconvenience to him if the prisoner was sent for trial. He had got the whole of his property back, and was perfectly satisfied. Mr. Hall at once discharged the prisoner. RUFFIANLY ASSAULT ON A COFFEE-HOUSE KEEPER. —William, Mason, a sturdy vagrant, was brought before Mr. Hall, charged with assaulting Mr. John Osmond, proprietor of the Exeter Coffee-house, 84, Strand. About twelve o'clock last night, prisoner went into complainant's house, and offered something for sale, and on being told by prosecutor that nothing was wanting, and that he never made it a practice of buying of people in the streets, requested prisoner to leave the place ; the latter, instead of doing so, became very abusive, and on Mr. Osmond going to the door for the purpose of put ting him out, the prisoner broke a large square of glass, and subsequently struck complainant a tremendous blow on the nose, from which the blood flowed most freely. Prosecutor at length got him into the street, and gave him in charge to a police-constable. Complainant added that the value of the square of glass was 6s. Sarah Buck, the waitress, corroborated complainant's evidence. Police-constable 150 F said he took prisoner into cus tody. He was the worse for liquor, and exceedingly violent in his behaviour. _ _ Prisoner denied the charge, and said Mr. Osmond struck him first. Mr, Hall considered the charge proved, and fined prisoner 405., or 21 days, for the assault, and 68., or 8 days, for the damage done. EMIGRATION OF DOCK LABOURERS AND MECHANICS. ag re situationsat um b e i r a of the London mechanics and St. Katherine's Docks, in which es t a bli s h ments many had been several years, for th e p urpose of pro ceeding to Australia. Some of th e men have large last have few left their ei r " n and --During labourers r ing thet families, and have been saving their hard earnings for a considerable period, which has enabled many to leave with their respective families with various descriptions of manufactured goods, which are intended for sale in the gold regions. Others have purchased materials to employ themselves on board ship. Some of the females will be engaged in making straw bonnets —others trowsers and jacket work. The chief portion of the men are under 40 years of age, and mostly reside in the vicinity of Wapping. THE LAW RELATING TO LUNATICS. —Lord St. Leo nards has three bills before the House of Lords to amend the law of lunacy. They relate to the regulation of lunatics, proceedings under commissions, and tb the care and treatment of lunatics. It is proposed by the last bill to amend the Act 8 and 9 Vic., cap. 100, on the subject. ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY (THIS DAY.) SUN OFFICE, 3 P.M. An accident occurred to the up-express train from Bristol, near Ealing; caused by an axle being broken, by which Mr. Gibbs, one of the directors, was killed, and another, Dr. Prichard Smith, had a rib broken. Mr. A. Duff, a passenger, had his finger broken, and two other passengers slightly hurt. Two other directors were in the same carriage as Mr. Gibbs and Dr. Smith, but escaped without injury, as did all other passengers in the train. THE LATEST ARRIVAL FROM THE DIGGINGS. The Three Bells arrived in the Downs yesterday from Port Philip, whence she sailed on the 28th October with 77;803 ounces of gold, worth fully 310,0001. Other ves sels, bringing large quantities of the precious metal, must also be close at hand. Several weeks back we pub- lished a statement of the total quantity of gold actually known to be on its way home from Australia, which we now repeat, viz. : Date of Gold on Where from. sailing. board. Oz. Chowringhee Melbourne Oct. 23 Three Bells Ditto Oriental Sydney Alert Ditto Bloomer Ditto Roxburgh Castle._ .Port Philip Nov. 15 Total ounces 370,467 The value of this at 41. per ounce is 1,481,868/. Of these vessels the Bloomer and Three Bells have arrived ; the Chowringhee put into Pernambuco, and sailed thence on her homeward voyage on the 21st January ; and it may be fairly assumed that the whole of the out standing vessels will come in almost immediately. Con siderable interest is now expressed to learn the amount of gold now afloat and on its way to England, but as the above sums include the entire shipments as yet ad vised, it is clear that any further shipments must form the subject of mere conjecture. Between the present date and the end of the first week in March, it is con• fiently expected that the Sydney steamer will be in, and that she will be quickly followed by the Great Britain ; but it must not be forgotten that all vessels, whether sailing craft or steamers, have to encounter the most serious difficulties in getting away, and that consequently the period of their arrival is involved in uncertainty. Some people estimate that the Sydney and Great Bri tain steamers must now be on their way home with fully three million sterling in the precious metal, and pro ceeding to enumerate the sums known, and o th ers pre sumed to be shipped up to this date, they arrive at the conclusion that them cannot be less than from five to six millions sterling worth of gold actually en route. ORDNANCE ESTIMATES. The following is an abstract of the sums required to defray the expenses which will be incurred in the Ord nance Department, and come in course of payment dur ing the year ending 31st March, 1854•: — Pay, allowances, and contingencies for 17,598 officers, non-commissioned officers and men, composing the several ordnance military corps, 807,5071.; decrease, 12,6421. Commissariat and barrack supplies for her Majesty's forces, great coats for the army, and clothing for the mili tia, &c., 373,2171.; increase, 71,5281. Ordnance office, 73,9691.; decrease, 1,6111. Establishments, 291,6571.; increase, 3,344/. Wages, 141,4371.; increase, 17,0911. Ordnance stores or land and sea service, 371,6971.; in crease, 181,2441. Works, „ buildings, and repairs, 695,655/. ; increase, 246,6271. Scientific braleh, 127,213/. ; increase, 19,3061. Total effective services, 2,882,352/. ; increase, 539,1401. Non-effective services, military and civil, 171,2151.; de crease, 1,1411. Total effective and non-effective services, 3,053,567. ; being a total sum of 523,7461. more than last year. OUR SAVAGE CUSTOMS. (From Punch.) To ensure peace with our French neighbours, we should not only mend our manners, but reform our customs. How absurd, as well as impolitic, is it of us to interpose a duty which is nearly prohibitive between their clarets and our ports ! To be linked with any foreign nation in the bonds of amity, we must hook the padlock of peace to the staple of production. Our harbours would be in small danger of French round shot, if we allowed them to throw in their grape. England is right in requiring Englishmen to do their duty in time of war ; but it is quite another policy to make Frenchmen pay it in time of peace. If it were generally known how good Chablis is with oysters, the force of the above considerations would be so apparent, that the Peace Society would transfer their pre sent exertions to the abatement of the duty on light wines; and that the motion to that end, about to be proposed in the House of Commons, would be carried by acclamation. SHIPPING RETURNS. The shipping returns of the Board of Trade for the past year present the following results : Tonnage entered inwards :- 1851. 1852. British vessels 4,388,245 ... 4,207,815 United States' vessels 778,664 ... 863,660 Other countries 1,821,324 ... 1,598,694 6,988,233 6,730,169 The clearances outwards were : 1851. 152. British vessels 4,147,007 ... 4,45 8 9,321 United States' vessels 788,406 ... 821,844 Other countries 1,547,731 ... 1,591,416 6,483,144 6,872,581 These totals show a decrease of 120,430 tons in the inward entries of British vessels—a circumstance to be attributed entirely to the detentions in Australia. In the clearances outward there has been the large increase of 312,314 tons. As regards foreign vessels, including those of the United States, there has been a diminution in the entries of 137,634 tons, and an increase in the clearances of only 77,123 tons. Further striking evidence is therefore afforded by the present tables of the tendency of British shipping to gain largely in the struggle of competition. With respect to the coasting trade, the tonnage entered inwards was 12,394,902 in 1851, and 12,475,401 in 1852. The clearances outward were 13,466,115 in 1851, and 13,441,815 in 1852. The figures of the previous year showed a considerable de crease both in entrances and clearances, consequent upon the competition of railways, and, as this is still going on, the present totals may be regarded as satis factory. THE CABS OF LONDON. (From Punch.) The dirty cabs of London ! How lazily they stand About the public thoroughfares, Or crawl along the Strand; The omnibuses pass them by With a contempt supreme E'en the coal-cart overtakes them With slow and heavy team. The crazy cabs of London ! How wretched is the sight Of one of those old vehicles That ply for hire by night ! There, cracked is every window-pane, The door is weak and old ; The former lets in all the rain, The latter all the cold. The shakey cabs of Louden ! How impotent the powers Of one poor nervous female fare, When fierce the driver lowers, Swearing, with impudence sublime And ruffianly frown, He can't afford to lose his time ; " His fare will be a crown." The dear, bad cabs of London ! In vain the public call For a better class of vehicles That can't be got at all. Extortion must for ever thrive, Cabs must be bad and dear, Till Legislation looks alive, And deigns to interfeie. THE GREAT NORTHERN _RAILWAY COMPANY'S COAL TRAFFIC.—In pursuance of the notice given by the South Yorkshire Railway Company to the Great Northern Company, to the effect that—" On and after Tuesday, the 22d instant, and so long as the Great Northern Company continue to deny the validity of the agreement of the 26th of February, 1852, and until the same be legally affirmed, the Great Northern Company's trains will not be permitted to use the South Yorkshire Railway in any other manner and to any further ex tent than other companies and persons may be legally entitled to use the same under existing acts of Par liament," a formal blockade of the South Yorkshire line against the Great Northern Company's trains was announced on Tuesday morning by Mr. Bartholomew, the general manager of the South Yorkshire line, dis playing the stop signals to a Great Northern engine, having on it Mr. Denniston, the superintendent of the Great Northern, and Mr. Middlemess, the mineral agent of the same company. The engine was stopped at the junction of 'the two lines at Hexthorpe, about a mile and a-half from Doncaster. Since then the Great Northern's coal traffic on the South Yorkshire line has been wholly suspended. By these proceedings a number of the Great Northern Company's hands employed at the pits—such as inspectors, train-sorters, labourers, &c.,— are thrown o u t of employment; and a number of engines are thrown belonging to the Great Northern Company are detained at the same place by the South Yorkshire Company. Since the suspension of traffic, Mr. Middle mess has been actively engaged in making arrangements with the p ro p r i etors of the Durham pits for an increasedliheral supply of coal, an d h e h as b een met in the most manner by the coal-owners of the north, who undertake to deliver the coal at a stated price, carriage included, at the G rea t N ort h ern C ompany ' s depot at York. _ this arrangem en t M r . Middl emess w ill b e ena bl e d to f ul fil his contracts and to supply the demand at the road stations and the metropolis with almost he as much facility T as by th e S ou th Y or k s hi re li ne . price of Durham coal is higher than the South Yorkshire coal, but the additional cost is counterbalanced by the better quality of the article. CYCLORAMA.—The moving panorama of Lisbon and the earthquake of 1755, which created so much sensation about two years since, is again produced, for a short time, at this establishment. The recorded phenomena, by land and sea, are given with, if possible, increased effect and apparently with undiminished interest. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. SPORTING NOTES. —No. CCCLXX.X. THE DERBY LOT AT DANEBURY. As next week will plunge us racing men into the thick of the season, which, from then till November, with the exception of the week following Epsom—a necessary vacancy after the excitement of the Derby and ° 3kS-- ; presents a n un i n t errup t e d str i ng of meetings, I nins bring my D er b y analytical notes to a conclusion as e° °ll as possible, my attention being required on more, press" ing matters. I shall now review JOHN DAY, JUN.'S string of Derbyit es , a t D ane b ury, leading off nth their crack, the re d ou bt a bl e C INEAS , a c., by Touchstone or E g i rus , ou t o f V e ll e d a , nominat ed by Mr. Powney, who made his debut at Bath en the 18th of last May, in the race for th e Biennial Stakes, which h e won in the most absurd of canters, beating Stella (second) and Contentment. The latter was more than half di s t ance d. The first offer against him for the Derby was made at Tattersall 's on the 3d of June, but being only 20 to 1 little or nothing was done. His second and last appearance in public,.uP to the present time, was at Stockbridge, for the Trien; nial Stakes, where, carrying Bst 71b, with 2 to 1 he tt ?' on him, lie finished a bad fourth to Sylphine, 8s 51bf Placid, Bst 51b, being second, and Cuckoo filly, fths an indifferent third. For very potential reasons t 1 , 1 ,1 race must be set down as nil. He was very steadni supported at about his opening price until Noverriberot when a most determined demonstration was made agar o f him at the Turf Club. All sorts of odds to all sorts sums being laid against him. On the 20th of Noverah er i he was actually without backers, and 1,000 to 30 wen begging. Since then he has gradually recovered s former position ' • and within the last few weeks, upon steady outlay, has advanced to 12 to 1. H i s prese t nc price may be quoted at 15 to 1, having declined sligh Y u ' last week. He has been backed to win close uP ° t 100,0001. He is, without exception, one of the fill horses in the Derby. He stands nearly, if not qt li ' ge e ' 16 hands, has large quarters, with an inleaenbo stride, and is evidently a most dangerous animal to t against. The only point he is deficient in, and th e only to a trifling extent, is speed. He will, La probability, be about the first favourite at the star t ; o f Mr. Hill's b c IRELAND'S EYE, by Harkaway op Alma's dam has run thrice, and been defeated on eat'' occasion. Is a small horse, and of no use for the Derby. •dgei Mr. Hill's ch c LAMBAY by Hark awa y, out of Fl is out of training. ut Mr. Arnold's br c TH E A DJUTANT , by Touchstone °u of Parade, nominated by Mr. Copeland, has never rue' and is of no use for the race under consideration. of Mr. Featherstonhaugh's br c by Cotherstone Maid of Lorette, has never run, and is a no better anu than the preceding. Sir J. B. Mill's ch o, by Hetman Platoff out of D v fidelity, nominated by Mr. Lumley, has run twice, b een defeated each time, and is a most inferior animal. A A celebrity that was in this s t a ble, no minated by It - Strathmore, yclept ELMSTHORPE, purchased of the n° m' . nator by Mr. Howard, and tr a nsf er red by the latter ger tleman five or six weeks agc‘ for 4,000 guineas, w ith e; tingencies, died, on the Bth instant, of abscess on wbn brain. His forfeits are but trifling, amounting only THE SPIRIT OF THE TIIRV. YORK SPRING MEETING. TUESDAY—WEIGHTS for the FLING DUTOIIIIOIS HANDICAP. Yrs st lbl Yrs s t lb Cariboo 6 8 8' Braxey 4 6 0 Ariosto 5 8 7 Cleveland 4 ° 4 0 Daniel O'R our k e .. 4 8 7 H appy J oe Nancy .. .. ........... 5 8 3 T oosey 3 - 6 610 Indian War r i or .... 4 8 1 Th e T w i n Frantic..... 4 8 0 Beechnut 3 615 0 6 11 The Confessor ...... 57 13 C ory b antes 36 j 0 King of Trumps .. 4. 7 10 1 Lord Fauconberg 3 lO Lucio 4 7 9 T av i stoc k ! 5 ° 10 Poodle 4 7 7 G rapes h ot 0 gl O Gossamer 4 7 6 B atty D ar li ng... .. 3 '; 6 Lough Bawn 57 2 Augusta 3 w 6 Ammonia 4 6 6 Charity 3 Little Davie 3 6 5 4 6 7 Hobb y -h0r5e . ..... . 6 $ Pelopidas 4 6 4 Jacqueline 3 5 0 Richmond 4 6 4, Alford 3 Forfeits to be declared by the Ist of April. WEIGHTS for the CI Yrs st lb Truth 5 8 7 Frantic 4 8 5 Hungerford. Timid Fawn 5 7 9 Gossamer 4 7 Trousseau 4 7 44 AMPION HANDICAP. 5 t lb Yrs Sir Rowland Tren- / 4 chard 5 , Lady Agnes 4 /7 0 Child of the Mist 5 '6 10 Pride 3 PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—F - EB. 23. ( From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons, ) MAYNOOTH COLLEGE. aine lla ' Order read, for resuming adjourned debate on . , °u se r the °" m do en r t es p o r l o v p e os it e s d elf to i b n e to m a ad c e o to mm q i u tt e e s e ti , o to n, 4c7nlisiadtethis_n acts; 8 and 9 Vic. c. 25, being ' An act to amen d tw e o rs _.. o passed in Ireland for the better e duc . ation an o d f P for ° V OPe professing the Roman Catholic religion , nooth better govern men t o f th e co ll ege establis h e d at Ma,' i for the education o f suc h persona, and also an a ct passe; in the Parliam en t o f th e United Kingdom for amen ding the said two a c t s ,' commonly called the last MaYntoje ~, act, with a vi ew t o th e repeal of those clauses 01 to said act which provide money grants in any way t° n ut said college : — an d w hi c h amendment was to leave -i0 from the wo r d "consider " to the end of the now order to add th e wor d s " h ll enactments now fore, in co l whereby the revenue o f th e state is charged in a id ° a ecclesiastical or reli g i ous purposes w h atsoever , w ith o f: view to the repeal of suc h enactmenta, ”_i nstea d ther: e a —question again p ro p ose d, "Th at t h e wor d s prop s o , to be left out stand part of the question :—deb a ' te b a te sumed :- —moti on ma d e , an d quest i on, "Th a t the de 0 , be now adjourned," put, and negatived : — q uestionP O f " That th e wor d s proposed to be left out stan d Pal 0, the questi on : —th e h ouse divided ; ayes 162, noes 1 MINORITY—AYES, 162. Adderley, C. Forbes, W. Mills, A. w,. O. Anderson, Sir James F orester, Colonel Montgomery, '- Arbuthnott, General Forster Sir G. Moody, C. A . °do s .A rchdall, Captain Fraser;Sir Win. A. Morgan, C. A rim .ight, G. Freestun, Colonel Moms, D. _OO ... Astell, J. H. Frewen, Charles Hay Mullings J. .' Ball, Edward Gooch, Sir E. Mundy WillisKa Bankes, G. Graham, Lord M.W. Muntz, G. F. Barrington, Viscount Greaves, Edward Napier, J. Barrow, W. H. Greenall, Gilbert Neeld, John ,„ „ a go Bennet, Philip ' B entinek, Geo. p. G G u ro e g ms an e , y Ed L s o v rd ard N ra o c el k , e, G c er . a w rdi l a. a o"" Berkeley, C. F. Gwyn, Howel ßob erti Blair, Colonel Halford, sir H. Booker, T. W. liouverie, E. P. Dalsey, Thomas P. Falmer, P P ell ar tettrAlL T. Booker, Hamilton, Lord C. Pilkington, d, ~,,„ Bremridge, Richard Hamilton, Geo. A. Repton, G• 'F. Wise°, Musgra ve Hamilton, J. Hans Robertson, . ' it ia Brocklehurst, John Hambury, Hon. C. Rushout, Capl i . Brooke, Lord Hardinge, Charles S. Bowie, C. n• Brooke, Sir A. B. Hastie, Alexander Scott, F. ~.,. Bruce, C. L. C. Hastle, Archibald Seymer, / 1 • "' i . Buck, Lewis W. Heathcote,. Sir a. H. Smijth, S ir W g, Burghley, Lord H eathcote, Gilbert H. Smith, WM* ej. Burrell, Sir C. M. Hope, Sir J. Smith, John -tot Butt, G M Horsfall, Thomas B. Somerset, OW Cairns, H. MlCalmont Inglis, Sir R. H. Stafford, A• M arq ue Campbell, c heet ham Chambers, KK Jo ee m na e du s an , g 7 N 4' .. id s. Stafford, Stanhope, J 0../, Stanley, W. v' Child, Smith C c Ci il7b o ri s th n l g d P , t h o J e i .: , , S it ir . J. Stapleton, , ( MO MO Chevalier Ada m , e e ng r r s ' h , D a p w . . g , ;fames Tp lor , Coine., Wm, Kinnaird, Arthur F. Tollemache , ... Coles, IL c, Knatchbull, Wm. F. Trollope,St rJ Collier, Robert P. Knightley, Rainald Turner, Knox, Col. C.-, Craufurd, D. Tyler, sir L. Crook. Joseph Langton, H. G. Vance, J. Davison, R .Vane, Lord A. Langton, W. G. / VC Deedes, W. Lockhart , ,W. Verner , dlill ,' . Hod, Joh n W . Long, W. Vyse, Ric bar ~,.• Dodd, George Lowther, Captain Du Cane, Charles Macartney, G. Duckworth, SirJ. Macgregor, James W .; a : S i . i e tn r t , g, E tA° _, ldd°ll; o, ara': Duke, Sir J. M'Taggart, Sir J. Whalley. to - :,.., . _,,. Duncan, George Maddock, Sir T. H. Whltmore , ; o o. IT buncombe, 11. A. Mandeville, Viscount Wiekha, ni ; Dundas, G. Martin , John Wise, 4...- 50 94 Dundas, F. Masterman, J. WortleY.. Tag iv, 0. East, Sir J. B. M atheson, A. W yn ne, I Y. Eliice, E. Matheson, Sir J. Ewan, Williams Maunsell, T. P. Farnham, E. Basil Meux, Sir Henry Farrer, James Michell, W. Ferguson, Joseph Miles, William Floyer, John Miller, T. J. TILLESO. Spooner, R• c . 2,1. MAJORITY—NOES, 192. Viscf°°n t A'Court, C. 11 . W . Goderich, Viscount Palmer'sto h ' 3f. ''' Adair, Hugh E. Anson, General G o o oo od d in . a w n,. Sir George Pee Sir et Cl ' Atherton, Wm. Gower, F. L. PercY, . 1. • J. 0.. Bailey, Craw,hay Grace, 0. phillipps, J. J. "-" Baines, M. T. Gr e ene, John Phillimore. _ Ball, John Gregson, Samuel Baring, Sir F. Grenfell, C. Barnes, T. Greville, Col. Bell, J. Grey, Sir G. potter, 'L or d l'i r • Bellew, Captain Grosvenor, Lord R. Fowled , . j Berkeley. Admiral Hadfield, G. price, 147. • .;••• D . pPriboinnnsnnel, ,b T y..., 11 , 9 11 ji rr a. ; Ai. Berkeley, Granville Hall, Sir Benjamin Richard°, . _ Bowyer, Ge:mge Harcourt, Colonel Richard°, t. , Brady, John licadiam, Thomas E. Rice , T. J. A . Bramston, T. W. lienchy, D. O'Connor Robartes, ~,. lota bold, •-• , I. Brand, H. B. W. lleneage, G. F. - , Lora '.., Brotherton, J. Henesge, Geo. H. Russ'"' C. s''' ..; w. Brown, William Herbert, H. A. R u ssell.ell, ..; Russ or. Browne, V. Herbert, Sidney f e fjel.s Bruce, H. A. Hervey, Lord Alfred Se" 11 CaP t. Butler, Charles Heywood, James get' . _, be ,., 'F. „ Cardwell, Hon. E. Higgins, G. U. 0. Scully, V% ''' Chaplin, W. J. Howard, C. W. G. 5aym0.....! p. Charteris, F. Howard, L. E. shaft °, It- f shee, 11 * prl ° Clay, J. Hutchins, E. Clay, Sir W. Hutt, William Shelburne, . r. . v. Shelley, bir.,'',.. Clinton, Lord Robert Ingham, R. Cobbett, J. Morgan Jermyn, Earl Sheridan,br‘n i'bot Cobden, Richard Johnstone, sir J . smith, J ., ° T. U. Cockburn. Sir Alex. Keating, Robert s a therol ,or d Cocks, T. Somers Ken ne d y , T r i s t ram Stanlend IV ' ll' Coffin Walter King, J. K. Stals ti— *lll/ o f,. Coote, Sir Chas. IL .. Labonchere, Henry stirling , ... o w, Corbally, M. Lacon. Sir E. st r utt, 11.• Lord v. Cowper, W. F. Lulea. William Stuart, Di, Croszdey, F. Layard, A. H. • swift It R. A' Derlson, J. E. Lewis, Sir T. Devereux, J. T. I D ) i r v u e m t t i , a n E r d i Locke, J. Thl° ,_ T . gw,aVrdiscount Lo Loc v ith ede a n t , , P l .. B. Thornev , 0 Towne leY ' Ta fueli, 11 IL i )rummond, ii. O. and Lucas, F. Duff, G. S. yernou , „ . rellf Mackie, John Duff, James Villiers, _,:,. 0. }Mann, James Duffy, C . G . Vivian, u_. wall, C • _ ls. sit - 1 ' Al`Mahon, P. Duncombe, T. Masan, WW. IT. ...„ , le., Dunlop,:A. r eallb . Massey, W.N. Wa t...r J . Elliot, J. K. . Meagher, Thomas wells , IV. lo ueo En dyn, Viscount Milligan, R. whatifla°,l , s E l 6, Fagan,svrmeglY F erguson o 'd ‘ n V eW :. J. .T . . Milner, W. M. E. w totbrea" w• A. Fitze ia Milton Viscount Tit AVllliinso . Fitzge rald ' iuw i y ll , Hen ry nvir. R R o . b s e . rt mhlifooiclinnccekrie,l;ffLT,o. James Wilcox, 13_., W illiams , SO Forster, Moore , 15. H. Wilson , .e ritt berc . M• W. If t E. M. winnin pv.. ww , ......, Forster, Charles wri „ b tson, ~,iiia.' Fortes b ..r. ."" cue. Chichester Murphy, F. FL 31 3ful u °s r g e Fa c v ' e o , l. Earl lirYa'"',„ 41 ;, , Fox, R. M. Norreys, Lord w W i i i i s lo o tr:7 „: 7 ;: sir : wr - t °, ,..11. 1O 1" Fox, W. J . Oakes, J. B. F. young , ° ......at Gibson, Thomas M. O'Conell, Maurice i.u.- - 0 . 'Gladstone, William O'Flaberty, A. 'IOUS__ i l fi . . ' Gladstone, Captain Osborne, Ralp h MOP" GlYn, George Carr Fagot, Lord Alfred