The Sun. — London, England, 1857-01-24 00:00:00

THE LATE WAR IN THE CRIMEA. (From "Letters from Bead-quarters," by an Officer on the Staff) THE FIRST SHOT ON THE ALMA. Lord Raglan had placed himself, with his staff, in front of the troops, and I must tell you that by this time the staff had grown to three times its proper number—that is to say, every officer of the com missariat or medical department, who had a quadruped, chose to join the head-quarter staff, as probably the best position for seeing the battle. I should think there could not have been less than 50 or 60 mounted officers. This great number began to be a nuisance--as it perpetually ob structed the view, as they crowded round the Commander-in-Chief in a manner that in any other service would have been thought highly imperti nent, and resented accordingly. Some one sug gested to Lord Raglan that it would be as well to hint that those gentlemen not actually on the staff had better move off. However, Lord Raglan, with his usual good nature, said, Let them stay ;' and then added, ' You know, directly we get under fire those not obliged will depart, you may rely upon it.' Lord Raglan was quite right. In two minutes the first shot was fired agaiast us by th e enemy. I looked at my watch ;it was exactly J , 1 2 p.m. The shot, which was evidently fired a t th e staff (the only body of horsemen in sight, and the most advanced), fell short, and bounded over us with a whiz that made many duck their heads. You should have seen the hangers-on scattered in all directions. There was no more crowding about Lord Raglan." PRINCE NA.POLEON IN THE WAR. ti I was presented to Marshal St. Arnaud and Prince Napoleon ; the latter is most wonderfully like the pictures one has seen of his uncle in his younger days. I think he affects his attitudes and dress as much as practicable. He was dressed in a French general's uniform, viz., tail-coat buttoned up to the chin, white inexpressibles and Napoleon boots. He stood genera ll y w ith his arms folded, and a lock of hair falling over his forehead, as you so often see represented in pictures of Napoleon I. His manner is good, gentle, and courteous, and, altogether, one receives a favourable impression of him on first acquaintance. Marshal St. Arnaud is different in every way—so energetic and demon strative in manner, be gives you the idea of an actor ; talks very fast, whether in French or broken English, and is withal most goodnatured." MEETING OF ENEMIES. A little scene at the outposts on the Inkerman line, in the depth of winter, gives palpable life to a large class of incidents on the skirts of the diffe rent camps. It is quite dramatic in its way : " A few nights ago, when it was very cold, our men on sentry in front of Inkerman observed seve ral Russian soldiers coming towards them without arms, and they naturally supposed them to be de serters ; but on their approaching nearer they made signs that they wanted a light for their pipes, which one of our men gave them, and then they stayed a few minutes talking to our sentries, or rather trying to do so, the conversation being some what after this wise : " Ist Russian soldier--'Englise bono " lit English soldier—' Ruskie bono !' " 2d Russian soldier—` Francis bonu !' " 2d English soldier—' Bono r " 3 , 1 Russian soldier—' OAlem no bono r " 3d English soldier—' Ah, ah ; Turk no bono r " Ist Russian soldier— Oslem !' making a face, and spitting on the ground, to show his contempt. " Ist English soldier—' Turk !' pretending to run away, as if frightened, upp n w hi c h a ll th e part i es go into violent laughter, and then, after shaking hands, they retire to their respective beats." KINGLIKE AND HIS PONY. " This morning (before the battle), when Lord Raglan was waiting, surrounded by his staff, for the troops to get into their places, a gentleman joined us on a handsome little pony. This pony began neighing and screaming in the most wonderful man ner, and so continuously that one could hardly hear what was said. At last it attracted Lord Raglan's attention, and he said, I never heard a pony make such a row ; does any one know who the gentleman is !' Some one of the staff said, I think he is one of the newspaper reporters, my Lord ; shall I tell him to go away ?' Lord Raglan laughed, and said, ' If you do, he will show you up you may depend upon it.' It so happened that I had made this gentleman's acquaintance on the beach a few days before. So I told Lord Raglan that it was Mr. Kinglake, the author of Eothen." Oh !' said my Lord, ' a most charming man 1' and was going to speak to him, when Marshal St. Arnaud came up, so for the time he could not do so. About 11 o'clock, as we were nearing the Russian position, indeed when within sight of them, Lord Raglan and his staff were riding in advance ; presently a pony dashed past us at a furious pace, and who should it he but Mr. Kinglake ! On he went right through our skirmishers, with his horse's head be tween his legs ; but, fortunately for his rider, the saddle got forward, and after a time went over the horse's ears—of course the author of ' Eothen' went with the saddle. It was rather an absurd thing just before a battle ; we all laughed except Lord Raglan, who rode up to him and inquired most kindly after him ; offered him (I think) one of his own ponies to ride, and told his orderly to put his saddle to rights. Mr. Kinglake was all thanks. That night, after the battle, Lord Raglan met him wandering about, not knowing where to go, so asked him to dinner. Of course he came, and delighted every one present with his charming manner and conversation." THE DAY AFTER THE BATTLE OF ALMA. " In the course of the morning there was a con ference between Marshal St. Arnaud and Lord Raglan ; the former wished much to advance and follow the enemy. To this, however, Lord Raglan would not listen ; and he said he had nearly 3,000 wounded English and Russians, and that as we moved over three miles from the sea, it Iwas quite impossible to move them all on board a ship under two days. The Marshal said he had lost over 1,200 men hors de combat, and out of that number 1,000 wounded had already been moved on board ship, or would be so by the evening. I say that is what the Marshal said ; but everybody else said it was a great exaggeration. . . . On returning towards headquarters Lord Raglan saw a French gun-limber drawn by six horses, standing a few yards from where the two Russian guns that we had captured had been placed, so he sent one of his aides-de-camp and Vico to know what they wanted. M. Vico asked first of all one of the French drivers ; he an swered, with the most perfect innocence, that they had come to fetch the gun. What gun ?'—' Oh ! one of the guns taken by the English.' Ccol, rather I think. However, on M. 'Vico asking a French serjeant who had come in charge of the limber, he was sharp enough to say that he had been sent by the French general of artillery to take the calibre of the gun ! A s t range way o f d o i ng so, to send a serjeant with a limber and six horses. There could be no doubt that th e y came w i t h the full intention of taking one of the guns away ; and, indeed, the Marshal almost admitted it to Lord Raglan, for the next day he proposed that all the trophies taken from the enemy should be divided between the two armies. This was of course not agreed to by Lord Raglan, who knew there would be endless dis- . I putes." THE ALLIED ADMIRALS AT VARIANCE. "Great blame is imputed to the French for the failure of the first bombardment, and something very like a quarrel between the French and British admirals is recorded. Admiral Dundas desired to anchor within a thousand yards of the forts,—Ad miral Hamelin desired almost to double the dis tance. 'At first Admiral Dundas would not hear of this propo sa l, but the French admiral then said that he would not carry out the first plan, and that, to then if Admir a l D un d as did not agree to the proposed, h e s h ou ld think it necessary brat "Ild to General C anro b er t t o inform him an the a lli ed admirals could not come to u t i l lders tanding on th e mo d e o f a ttack, and terefore he cou ld not promise birn;the c:)- opration of thefleets. It is said that Si at Sir Edmund Lyo ns Wa s very indignant the conduct of Admi ra l H amelin, and did all in his power to persuade Admiral propositions being to gi ve i n , b ut to insist on th e o l d carried of o re t Admiral Dundas, fearinl_m the iral H ame li n, finally responsibility fusing to agree with settled fo follow his plansd.'" PUNISHMENT IN SEBISTOPOL a gang beinc: at w "About two years ag o , the dockyard at Sebastopol, one of them' atta o c r ke k i d n a passer-by without any provo ca ti on, knocked him down, smashed in his face with the manacles hist hands, then jumped upon and trampled him t) death. The act had been so sudden that the occurrence could not be prevented. It wa s thought by the authorities that so brutal a m ur d er should he visited with some peculiar punishment, as an example to the others, for if tie man was hung or shot immediately, the circumstance would soon be forgotten. The case was made known to the Emperor Ni c h o l as , w ho, on hearing of it, ordered an iron wh ee lb arrow to be made, and chai: s from its legs to he attached to those of the man. This was accordingly done, and, of course, the man could not move a yard without wheeling it in front o f him. It is said that a week after he had been thus punished he begged to he put to death, as it made his life a burden to him. This, of course, was not listened to, and three months after the wretched man died, raving mad v, AN OPINION OF GENERAL CANROBERT. "When in April,lBss, the assault w'aspostroned by the desire of ()tn. Cam . ° bert, the Staff-officer writes: —' I need hardly tell you how much disgusted we all are at the vacillating conduct of General Can robert, who never seems to know his own mind two days together. No one knows what trouble and annoyance these constant changes of opinion at the French head-quarters give Lord Raglan, and how very difficult his position is, the more so as people in England appear generally to attribute the delays to the fault of the English Commander in-Chief. No member of the British Government who really knows the state of affairs dare say any thing in defence of Lord Raglan that would Em promise General Canrobert, as they are so fearful of in any way endangering the alliance between us. It is said that General Canrobert is getting very unpopular with the French army here, as it is be come pretty generally known that he is the great obstacle in the way of an assault on the town,"' It is known that the Emperor Napoleon had proposed the plan of a campaign in the field in the summer of 1855, and we learn from this boek that the plan was approved by the French and English Governments, and that orders were sent out to the allied commanders to carry it out if practicable. Lord Raglan ad hered to his idea of the necessity of continuing the siege. In spite of the earnest remonstrances from General Canrobert, and the instructions from home, he refused to give up the English trenches to the Turks. Canrobert, unwilling to incur the responsibility of disobeying the Emperor's orders, resigned, and was succeeded by Pelissier, who cordially fell in with Lord Raglan's ideas. The capture of the Mamelon was decided. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENINW LAW INTELLIGENCE.—Jan. 23. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings In Banco before Lord Campbell, and Justices Coleridge, Wightman, and Crompton.) DAVISON V. DIINCAN AND ANOTHER. Ages from the defendant, a publican, the propfisier of the Founded Arms, in Brick-lane, Spitalfields, for 3 breach of promise of Marrlags, The defendant pleaded not guilty. It appeared that soma three years ago the plaintiff entered the service of a Mr. Holmes, a publican at the Eastend of the town, where also the defendant was employed in the capacity of barman. She remained there some 15 months, during which time an intimacy sprung up between them, which resulted in the defend ant proposing to marry the plaintiff. Matters went on till ultimately the plaintiff left Mr. Holmes's service in Nov. 1855 in the familyway, alleging that her master was the father of the child. The defendant also left, his employer having set him up in business in the house which he now occupied ; but notwith standing the condition of the plaintiff he continued to visit her, displaying great solicitude about her unhappy situation. The child was born ; and the plaintiff, not withstanding the expressed wish of the defendant, at tempted to &Mate it on Mr. Holmes, from which time "a change came o'er the spirit of his dream," and he wrote to her saying she bad " brought the misfortune on herself, and she must put up with the consequences." Subsequently, not being successful in affiliating the child, she brought in this court an action against Mr. Holmes nominally for an assault, but which amounted to an action for seduction, when the jury awarded her 201. damages. Several letters written by the defendant to the plaintiff were put in evidence, in one of which he said, "I trust to your future good morals, and we shall in the course of time be happy and comfortable toge ther." The case on the part of the plaintiff having termi nated, Mr. Edwin James addressed the jury in mitigation of damages. He said there was no denying that the de fendant had promised to marry the plaintiff, but his breach of that promise was solely and entirely attribut able to the misconduct of the girl herself, who was made the tool of her attorney in bringing this action, which should never have come into a court of law. Emboldened by the success of the former action, those behind this unfortunate girl had prompted her to again come into court. They all knew that love was ardent, and as Hudibras said— " Love is a thing that burns and sparkles I n me n as natural as in charcoals." • However, to return to the case. The letters from the defendant were couched in affectionate terms to the plaintiff down to the 16th of February, 1856, when she attempted to affiliate the child on her former master, from which time the defendant, although he was willing to marry her, knowing her disgrace, could not reconcile to kis mind the ruinous public exposure which had taken place before the magistrate. He therefore with drew from all further intimacy With the plaintiff. He would ask the jury how could the defendant marry a girl who had made her disgrace so notorious 1 What an ornament as a publican's wife ! Why, his neighbours would scoff at him, saying "You have married a woman who has had a child by Holmes." In conclusion, the learned counsel expressed a hope that the jury would only award nominal damages ; such an amount as would show that actions of this description ought not to be brought into a court of justice. M. Sergeant Thomas—As in imputation had been cast on the attorney in this case, may I observe that this action was brought by the advice of my learned friend Mr. Charnock and myself. Mr. Baron Bramwell--You are not justified in making any such statement ; it is not, as counsel, your province to do so. Mr. Sergeant Thomas excused himself by saying that the attorney for the plaintiff had been attacked. Mr. Baron Bramwell—Let the attorney submit to it then. The learned Judge, in the course of his summing up, told the jury that they must measure the amount of damages to which the plaintiff would be entitled by the injury she had sustained. The damages ought not to be regarded as referable to the making of the promise, but with respect to the breaking of it, and the jury were to say what amount they would award for such breach. To do that it would be necessary for them to consider what would have been the condition of the plaintiff if she had married the defendant. If they considered that the plaintiff and defendant would, in the married state, have led a cat and dog life, a very small sum would com pensate her for the injury ebe had sustained ; but if, on the other hand, they were of opinion that she would have been happy, she would be entitled to recover a a large amount. The fact of the woman having given birth to the child was no abatement of the injury com plained of by her, as the defendant had, after his knowledge of her disgrace, renewed his promise to marry her. The jury retired ; and, after an absence of an hour, returned into court with a verdict for the plaintiff — damages 301. This case came before the court upon a demurrer to the defendants' plea. Mr. Manisty, in support of the demurrer, stated that the action was brought to recover damages for a libel pubiished by the defendants respecting the plaintiff in the Durham, County Advertiser. The article in question was headed " West Hartlepool Improvement Commis. sinners," and purported to be a report of certain pro ceedings and a discussion which had taken place at such meeting respecting a licence alleged to have been granted by the Bishop of Durham (Dr. Maltby) to a Rev. J. H. Borges to act as chaplain to the cemetery. The learned counsel read the report, which showed that the dis cussion was of an angry and abusive character. Several of the commissioners alleged that the licenes was " a clumsy device on the part of Mr. Joseph Davison (the plaintiff), and that it was discovered by the bishop." Another commissioner said, "it would appear that the whole proceeding was a fraud upon the bishop as well as upon the public." Another said, "it was a great scandal upon the Church ;" while a third said, "I don't see that. It is, in my opinion, merely a scan. dal upon Mr. Joseph Davison, the late bishop's secre. tary" (meaning the plaintiff). At the close of the die cession the commissioners resolved unanimously— " That the commissioners do not admit the necessity of any such document, and, being now informed that the bishop himself repudiates it, decline to reclognise its va lidity. To this declaration the defendants pleaded that the said meeting of the said Hartlepool Improvement Commissioners in the said libel mentioned was held as therein stated, and the same was a public meeting of the commissioners, acting under the powers of the West Hartlepool Improvement Act 1854, and was held for the purpose of putting that act into execution. It then alleged in substance that the article complained of was a just, true, faithful, correct, and accurate report of the proceedings which took place at the said meeting, and that there was no malice on the defendants' part in printing or publishing the same. To this plea the plain tiff demurred, and thus raised the question whether the defendants were justified in publishing a true and faith ful report of the defamatory speeches spoken at the meeting of the said West Hartlepool Commissioners. Lord Campbell said the plea would formerly have been held bad on special demurrer, as amounting to the general issue. Mr. Manisty said— The ptantiff alleged that the charges were false, and that the question was whether newspapers were to be at liberty to publish false state ments made at such meetings. The case was not like that of a report of proceedings in a court of justice, svhdre the parties were present, The plaintiff alleged that the libel was false from beginning to end. The speakers took the opportunity of making statements which were not founded in fact. Lord Campbell said the plea denied that the defers dants had any malice. Mr. Manisty said that was so ; but the question was whether it was open to newspapers to publish reports of speeches made at such meetings. Lord Campbell—Was this a meeting at which the public had a right to be present 1 A. good deal might depend on that. Mr. Manisty said the public had no right to be present; the act was only a local improvement act. It was an act for paving, lighting, watching, draining, cleansing, regu lating, and otherwise improving the town of West Har tlepool, &c., and for providing a cemetery, and for other purposes. It appointed commissioners whom it incorpo rated, with power to make rates for carrying out the act. Lord Campbell said that, as the commissioners had power to do acts and to levy rates, all the inhabitants of West Hartlepool would have a right to be present. Fur what purpose were they assembled when the debate arose? Mr. Manisty said it did not appear. The plea merely said there was a meeting of the commissioners acting under the powers of the act, and for the purpose of putting the act in execution. The learned counsel proce.ded to con tend that, though the courts allowed reports of proceed• ings in courts of justice where the proceedings were not ex parte, the law had never been extended to oases like the present. The cases were all collected in the case of Hoare v. Silverlock" (9 C. 8., 20), in which it was held that in an action for libel it was a good defence that the article complained of was a fair report of a pro. ceeding in a court of justice, the proceeding not being ex parte. Mr. Justice Mdule said, "I think it isi mpos-ible to say that a fair account of proceeding in a court of j us tice not being e-.‘ parte, but in the hearing of both sides, is not, generally speaking, a justifiable publication. Matters may appear in a court o - justice that have so immoral a tendency, or be so injurious to the character of an individual, that their publication could not be tole rated. But, as a general rule, it may be assumed that the publicati, - .n of a fair account of what passes iu a court ef justice not ex parte is justifiable, unless there is something to take it out of that rule. Mr. Untkank, who appeared in support of the plea, said the que,tion now was whether hi air report of what took place at a meeting of commissioners, and without malice, was a privileged communication. Lord Campbell said that nearly 10 years ago it was proposed to the Legislature to pass an act to render that ' lawful which was not so before, but it did not extend to public meetings. His lordship spoke in a very low tone of voice, but we understood his lordship to refer to this circumstance to show that the distinguished persons who bad considered the subject did not consider that the pri vilege extended to reports of public meetings. Mr. Justice Wightman said—Suppose the case of a public meeting on the subject of the income tax, and sore very strong observations made' Mr. Un thank said a public meeting would have no power over such a question. Lord Campbell laughed, and appeared to signify dis sent from that proposition. Mr. Justice Wightman—Suppose the editor said he published a correct report of what passed ? Mr. Justice Crompton—Suppose a speaker makes some strong observations upon a collector ! Lord Campbell—Or that the Chancellor is charged with robbing the Exchequer, and that thereby the neces sity for the income tax arises ! (Laughter.) Mr. Unthank contended there was a difference be tween that case and the present, where commissioners were appointed by act of Parliament who had the power to tax the subject to the extent of 2s. 6d. in the pound on ali property rated to the poor rate. Mr. Justice Crompton said Suppose it had been the case of a railway meeting, how were her Majesty's subjects beyond Hai tlepool interested ? Mr;,lJnttiank said the question was one of great importance, as similar bodies were now constituted all over the country. The commissioners in this case had every conceivable power, including power to construct baths, cemeteries, &c., and to borrow money to the extent of 26,000/. It was therefore of the highest im portance that their meetings should be open to the pub lic, and their proceedings reported in the newspapers,— as much so as that the proceedings in this court should be reported. It had been decided that an advertisement inserted in a newspaper respecting something I,st was not libellous, though it might criminate some one. Lord Campbell—You are now contending for the right to give a fair and full report of what takes place. Mr. Unthank admitted that more might have taken place than was irrelevant. Lord Campbell—We assume that it was a public meeting. Do you assert that a fair report of what takes place in a public meeting may be reported in the news papers ! ' Mr. Unthank said he did, the same as the proceedings of a pelice-court or court-martial. All the cases were brought before the court in " Stockdale v. Hansard" (9 A. E. 97). Lord Campbell intimated that there was no case to support the Learned counsel's proposition. Mr. Unthank said that since that case was decided these local authorities had been established all over the country. Loru Campbell—Then all that takes place in a vestry meeting may be published ? His lordship here referred to the case of Lord Abingdon, who made a speech against his steward, and afterwards maliciously pub lished the libel. Mr. Justice Wightman—You must assume that the speaker speaks maliciously, and that the reporter states what passed. Mr. Unthank said that would apply to what took place in a court of justice. Mr. Justice Crompton said the question was whether the privilege was to be extended —whether a reporter might publish every inflammatory charge / Lord Campbell—There is a difficulty in deciding what is done bona fide and what maliciously. Mr. Unthank—That would apply to a report of a pro ceeding in a court of justice. Lord Campbell—But that is in the presence of the judges, and they are answered by the other aide. After a short conference with the other judges, Lord Campbell said he was of opinion that, as the law now stood, the plea was bad. As the law now stood a fair account of what took place in a court of justice was privi leged, if made bona fide. The public had great interest in knowing what took place in courts of justice, and what passed v e t n h i e e r r e c w e under the which arose control f from f the allowing j u t d h g a e t s , pr and i h vi e t g e e was infinitesimally small compared with the benefit which was conferred upon the public. But when an attempt was made by the Legislature to extend that privilege it had failed, and till now in a court of justice the doctrine had never been contended for. It might be desirable that the doctrine should be extended, but without some gua rantees for the protection of private character he (Lord Campbell) thought such publications ought not to be permitted. If the plea were go', - )d, a fair account might be published of what took pl%ce at a public meeting, what ever injury it might do to private character, from a meet. ing of the county down to a meeting of a t )wn council— a meeting to levy a rate, Sr for the removal of a pauper. At such meetings there might be a great number of things said extremely Injurious to private character, and if such a plea as the present were a defence there would be no opportunity for the party to vindicate his character from the aspersions cast upon it. If the Legislature saw fit, it might extend the privilege to certain meetings under certain qualifications. ut the Court had to de cide according to the law as it now stood, and he (Ler' Campbell) felt bound to give judgment for the plaintiff. Mr. Justice Coleridge and Mr. Justice Wightman expressed themselves to the same effect, and Mr. Justice Crompton said he was entirely of the same opinion for the same reasons Judgment for the plaintiff Asa e, COURT OF EXCHEQUER. DEsßoßouaz V. MIDGLEY—BREACII OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. Mr. Sergeant Thomas and Mr. Cliarnock appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. E. James and Mr. H. James were counsel for the defendant. This was an action brought by the plaintiff. s servant maid, 21 years of age, to recover oorapeneation in darn- THE EMPEROR'S TELEGRAPHIC VISAGE. " I must tell you a curious act, showing how necessary it is for a general commanding an army in the field to use his own discretion, even when contrary to the orders that he may receive from home. The responsibility is of course great, but his reliance in his own judgment should be greater. Xlie instance was as follows :—Shortly before Gen. Pelissier left the French head-quarters to witness the attack against the enemy's works on the after noon of the 7th inst., he received a telegraphic ' message from the Emperor Napoleon, orderinghim on no account t© assault the Mamelon, as his Ma jesty considered that it would be attended with defeat and disaster. General Pelissier quietly put the telegrah in his pocket, and shortly afterwards mounted his horse and rode off to witness the cap ture of the Mamelon, &c. When all was over, and lie had returned to camp, he showed it in triumph to some officers of his personal staff—a great con tract to General Canrobert's conduct when he re ceived the order for the recal of the Kertch expe dition." THE BANK CHARTER ACT OF 1844. (From the Derbyshire Courier.) A second letter, and more carefully prepared than his former one, has been addressed by Mer cator to the Times in support of his theories. This letter does not appear to us to establish any new fact, or to adduce any novel argument for the renewal of the measure of 1844. It is, in tact, a professed free-trader's apology for a system of re striction and monopoly more stringent than any other ever inflicted on the commercial world. And this principle of restriction and monopoly the act of 1844 app ied to that which, above all other things, ought to be " free as air," viz., the uni versal medium of exchange —money. Mercator defends the act of 1844 by w hich the restrictive monopoly of issuing 14,000,0001. of notes against the government debt and government se curities Iwas conferred on the Bank of England. Even the Times can perceive the absurdity and in justice of this enactment—the absurdity of govern ment having to borrow from the bank notes issued against national securities for which interest is, at the same time, being received by the bank ; and the injustice of conferring on the Bank of England exclusive privileges which injure the country with out benefitting the bank itself. Half of Mercator's letter is employed in attempt ing to justify this narrow and antiquated system of restriction, and the other half in opposing the notion of any " relaxing power" being citrus's I to the bank directors. Mercator is here, no douht, logically right. If the principle of the bill of 1844 be worth anything it ought to be carried out to the letter. To establish a principle for the self-regula tion of the circulating medium of a nation, and to relax the principle just when it becomes actively and powerfully operative is the extreme of ab surd►ty. The - Bank of England grew up under a system of restriction and protection. Those who adv oca t e this system are consistent in advocating also the extensive privileges of the bank, and a " strict limitation" of the amount of notes issued by other banks, but Mercator, who attributes all the com mercial prosperity and progress of the nation to free trade, ought to be the last man in the country to support such a system. We speak the opinion of experienced and un prejudiced commercial men when we affirm that the Bills of 1819 and 1844 have caused, on several occasions, in one year, greater loss and ruin in this country than the failure of all the Banks of Issue put together, when they had the power of what Mercator calls "unlimited issues." The loss to the nation by the failure of large Banks of Issue might be estimated by thousands of pounds ; that which we suffered in 1819, 1825, 1837, 1839, and 1844 must be estimated by millions ; and let it be remembered that the effects of these periods of commercial depression and panic were not confined to merchants and traders, but brought misery, urging the people to the very verge of revolution, into the cottage of the labourer and the cabin of the artizan. But if these two letters of Mercator be little ro. markable for that which they contain, they are very remarkable for that which they do not con tain. They contain no reference to the panic of 1847, or the Gold Discoveries of Australia and California. "The first great object of the act," he says, was the effectual maintenance of specie payments, and the suppressima of all real danger and of such reasonable alarm and apprehension upon the sub ject, as occurred in 1825, 1837, and 1839." Mercator well knows that the Bank had in its Banking Department, on the 23d day of October, 1847, only 447,2461. in gold and silver coin, while the notes in active circulation in the hands of the public amounted' to 20,318,1751. This is his " effectual maintenance of specie payments." Mercator knows that " real danger and reason able alarm," extorted from Lord John Russell and Sir Charles Wood the letter which was to all in tents and purposes the suspension of the Act of 1844. Mercator knows that the House of Lords' Com mittee of 1848 condemned the Bill of 1844 in the most decided manner ; and that a similar con demnation by the Committee of the House of Commons was only narrowly escaped. Can any hardihood of assertion, therefore, be greater than that of a writer who affirms " that the Act has fully accomplished all that was expected from it in this respect admits of no reasonable doubt." But what has Mercator to say in defence of his omission to estimate the influence which the Gold Discoveries have had in enabling the Act of 1844 to remain so long in existence T Mr. Macculloch calculates that the "total avail able annual produce of the precious metals from the American, European, and Russo-Asiatic mines," before the discoveries in California and Australia, was 9,050,0001. Since those discoveries (1849) 130,000,0001. of gold alone has been sent into the market of the world. Can Mercator, as an honest arguer on the Cur rency Question, ignore this fact? Whether he do so or not, the public will never be persua'led that this enormous influx of (Told has not produced th e most i mportant results. Many will think with us that without this gold, Free Trade and a Restricted Currency would have enforced the repeal of the Bank Charter Act before this ; and that a greater amount of misery and ruin would have resulted from this measure than was witnessed in 1825, 1837, 1839, or the disastrous period of 1847.1 And as to the good which these extrarordinary discoveries of gold have effected, the mo ne t ary s ystem established in 1819 by Sir R. Pe e l, an d made more restrictive and oppressive in 1844 by Sir R. Peel and Lord Overstone, has checked and diminished the advantage which the . people of England would otherwise have derived, and re tarded the progress of the nation. A WORD TO THE MARRIED.—" I compared notes with one of my friends who expects everything of the universe," says Emerson, "and is disappointed when anything is less than the best ; and I found that I begin at the other extreme, expecting nothing, and am always full 4 thanks for moderate goods." Would that all young persons could l earn to enter wedlock w i t h thi s philoso it3hheic spirit . B ut they will not. Hope is too sweet for They w ill not stoop till they stumble. Lofty expectation hovers over the precipice of disappointment, lured, too larat:ntoy osfaoyuer themselves towards which so until . t VERTISEMENT.I—IiGIIo y u i c f- e y , a fi t t e r , e i e t • have an enviable reputation in ediriefnrodms have e b b l e in e g n Esther Be-sell, of 6, Slan . and amputation leg. ' Fi Ointment awl P Hs in all parts of the world for ten years with an , Birmingham, suffered in two hospitals, ed imperative, to which she refusedsta ondsiubmit, although, She was a patent mach deb Mated. Iloilo ,baenindg thoef nsyinieteyrnearnran' the t leg was consider the pain was moat e l a e c e u rs t e way's ointment and pills cured her by few weeks; steady application, and she is now able to a occupation.—Sold by all medicine vendors thrums t ier the world ; at Professor Holloway's Establish al ,n e ts u 4 o u t Strand, Lon or s and at 80, .. llaiden-lane, New - NI /1 ,4 c 24 : 4 ' A. Stampa, Constantinople ;E. Guidicy, Smyr na " s'a Wand E. Muir, Malta. THE CHARGE OF CRUELTY' IN A SILK MILL. On Thursday William Tabner, overlooker in the silk mill of Messrs. Lees and Booth, at Patricroft, was brought before H. Traford and other county magistrates at Salford, charged with beating a young married wo man, in a state of pregnancy, whilst working in the mill. The case had been partly heard on Tuesday, and was described in yesterday's Sun. When the ease came on for further hearing, the defen dant was represented by Mr. Fernley, barrister. The police-officer said he apprehended the prisoner on Sunday upon a warrant, and told him the charge was for assault ing a young woman. The prisoner said at the time, " Well, I allow that I did hit her with a strap, but not Iso as to make any mark; it was a very easy blow." Alice Mullaney, a young married Irishwoman, was then called, and stated that she was employed in the silk mill of Messrs. Lees and Booth, as a silk cleaner. The prisoner was overlooker. On the 16th January, at five o'clock in the afternoon, he came behind her, and without saying a word, and without the slightest provo cation, struck her on the neck a hard blow with a strap. She turned round, thinking he must have struck her in mistake, andlasked him if the blow was intended for her? He said it was, and that he would do it again. She told him that he should not, and he then pushed her so that her stomach came in violent contact with a bench. She was more than six raontbs advanced in pregnancy, and believed that she had sustained serious injury. In reply to a question from Mr. Trafford, witness said she had frequently seen the prisoner strike young chil dren with the strap. Mr. Fernley, for the prisoner, objected to any evidence being taken that did not apply to the specific charge be fore the court. Mr. Trafford said evidence had been given on the pre vious day which revealed a state of things that ought to be inquired into, but what the learned counsel urged was course, and if the wish was to suppress be (the magistrate) must acquiesce, al though the employers of the man be in g in court , he investigation,th e strictly thought, for their sakes, they should desire it to go on. The next witness was Margaret Woodcock, a young woman working in the mill, who corroborated the state ment of the complainant as to the assault. Mr. Trafford asked her what the strap was generally used for ? Witness replied—To strike little children and young women with. He never used it for anything else, and she had seen him beat children with it shamefully. Mr. Fernley again objected that they were travelling out of the case. Mr. Trafford said his last question was strictly in order. Jane Caton corroborated the evidence of last witness. Mr. Fernley said he reserved his defence if the case were to go before a jury, believing that there was an amount of prejudice against his client on the part of the court. Mr. Trafford thought it would be best to send the committed the t prisonero take forba bail in trial case accordingly.to the ses li si e on a s t and er a fterwards ardsconsented two sureties of 201. each for the prisoner's appearance at the sessions. The manager of the mill, with the manager of another mill, entered into sureties for the prisoner, and he was liberated. It is understood to be the intention, since an expose of the whole case against the prisoner could not be gone into, owing to the objection raised by counsel, to take the evidence of six or eight persons who have been grossly assaulted by Tabner, an d f ound on them ot h er indict ments at the sessions. RISE AND FALL OP LAKE ONTARIO.—The phenome non of the periodical rise and fall of the waters of Lake Ontario is one that has never, we believe been explained to the gen era l sa t is f ac ti on , thou g h individuals have their private theories, differing from each other. Whatever the cause, the fact seems clear tbat it is controlled by some permanent influence We have heretofore published tabular statements from the records kept in this city, of the rise and fall, from Jan. 1837, to Nov. 1854. During this period of seventeen years the water went to zero— the lowest point on record—twice, March, 1846, and Nov., 1848. Since 1854 observations have been made daily, by direction of Government, ley Capt. Malcolm, but the water has not been to zero since that period. This periodical rise and fall of Lake Ontario affects our harbour more or less, and some little inconvenience has been felt from it this fall. At present the water is one foot and one inch lower than at this time last year, and has fall en two feet three inches since the first last,of July but i s st i ll ten inches above low water mar k , or Zero. Although the low state of the water occurs only I at lengthy intervals, so as not to cause any material inconvenience to commerce, and then only for a brief period, ou r c iti zens and commercial men feel the neees sity of overcomi ng even this difficulty, by prompt act i on in securing th e nee d ed improvements,—Oswego Palla dium, tAbVEnTISIN E I ble discoveries for the benefit of roan ind is shown by the numerous extraordi nary cures with out medicine of indigestion (dyspepsia), flata i eacy, constipation, nervous, bilious, and liver complaints, cough, asthm a , consumption, and debility, effected by Du Barry's deli c i ous health restoring Revalenta A ra bi ca F oo d. The followingare not th e l eas t re markable :—Cure N 0 .4 1 ,61 7. Winchester, 1)". 3 , 184 7. G en ti e m e n,—l am happy to be able to inform You that the person for whom your R evalenta was procured h as derived very great b ene fit f rom its use; distressin g symptoms o f d ro p s y, dyspepsia, an d c onstipation of loug standi ng have been removed, and a feeling of restored health induced. Having w itnessed the beneficial effects in the above-mentioned case, I can with confidence recommend it, and shall h ave much pleasure in doing so when"" an OP- I portunity offers, &e. James Shorlan d , l a t e S ur geon, 00th Regiment.—Cure No. 180, "25 years' nervousness , constipa tion, indigesti on, and debility, from wh i ch I h ave s uffered great misery, an d which no medicine cou ld remove o r relieve, have been effectually cured by Du Barry's Food in a very short time. w. R. Reeves, 181, Fleet-street, London." B ‘ l l ) Ported by t estimonials from the celebrated Professors of Chemistry Dr. Andrew Ure • Dr. Shorland ; Dr. Harvey ; Dr. Campbell ; Dr. Gattiker ' • Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Ingram ; Lord Stuart d e Decies; the Dowager Countess of Castle stuart ; Major-G en. Thomas King, and many o ther respectable persons, whos e health has been restored by it, afte rall other means of cure h a d failed. For further par ti cu l ar s respect ing this invaluabl e f ood our readers are re f erre d t o Du Barry's dvertisement in another part of thfP , paper, JANUARY 24, 1857. sporting Intelligence. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY. Two , THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 9 to 2 aget Loyola (offered) 6 to 1 agat Vedette (taken) 7to 1 agst Schiedam (taken) Bto 1 agat Sydney (taken) Bto 1 agat ♦nton (taken) LWERPOOL STEEPLICHASK. 15 to 1 apt Minos (taken) 20 to 1 agst any other (offered) CHESTER CM 15 to 1 agat Leamington (taken) 100 to 6 agat Mincepie (taken) 33 to 1 aget Claret (taken) 33 to 1 agst Maid of Derwent (taken freely) 50 to 1 agst Schiedam (taken) 50 to 1 agat Prince of Orange (taken) 50 to 1 aget Commotion (taken) DERBY. 100 to 6 agst Tournament (taken freely) 100 to 6 aget Zuyder Zee (taken freely) 1000 to 2Q agat Commotion (taken) HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. STAG HOUNDS. U. M. Her Majesty's Thee. Farnham-common U 0 Fri. Maidenhead-thicket ll 0 Cheltenham. Ct. West's Fri. Birdlip Taubridge Wells Wed. Crowborough-cross Trelawney's, Mr. Tues. Buller's Arms, Dean ll 0 1 Sat. The Rising 'un Crabtree 10 30 Tynedale Mon. Short Flat Tower lO 45 Wed. Great Whittington Fri. Minsteraeres V.W. H., Lord Gifford's Tues. Barrow Elm Thur. Stone Mill Sat. Preston Toll-bar Vaughan's, Sir R. W... Mon. Tyffos Wed. R-hu Fox RouxDs. Albrighton (Mr. 0 Stubbs') Tues. Gatacre Thur. Loynton- hall lO 30 Sat. Sutton Atherstoue Mon. Packington-park-gate ... 11 0 Wed. Crickets Inn Fri. Brinklow ll 0 Sat. Oldbury Badsworth Tues. Fenwick lO 30 Thur. Hampole lO 30 Sat. Darton Beaufort's, Duke of ...Mon. Kington Langley Wed. Stoke-park lO 30 Fri. Jackaments Sat. Knockdown Beds.le Mon. Scorton Fri. Busby-stoop Bellew's, Mr. F. Tues. Northmolton lO 35 Fri. Backstone-gate Berkshire, Old (Mr. Morrell's) .. Mon. Lamb and Flag, Longwrth 10 30 Wed. Didcot Station Fri. Buscot-park Sat. Chadfile worth Berkshire, South Mon. Checkendon Tues. Blade Bone, Bucklebury 10 30 Thur . Three-mile-cross i lO 30 Fri. Grotto, Basildon Bleaker, it ; Thom son's Tues. Weston-on-the-Green ... 11 0 Tues. Edgcott-village Thur. Waddesden-cross-roads 11 0 Sat. White-cross-green ll 0 Blackmoor Vale Mon. Kingweston Thur. Yarlington-lodge Bramham-moor Mon. Scarcroft-bar lO 30 Wed. Parlington lO 30 Fri. Marston ... .. - ........... Sat. Harewood-bridge Bramshill, Mr. Garth's Mon. The Bull, Bukhara Wed. Ascot Kennel Fri. Waterend-gate .. Brocklesby, Earl of Yarborough's Mon. Bradley-crossroads ll 0 Wed, Cuxwold ll 0 Fri. Pelham's-pillar Burton Hunt (Lord Hy. Beatinck's) Mon. Fillingham-park ll 0 Tues. Blankney 'W ed. Brant Broughton Thur. Kettlethorp Fri. Torksey-station Sat. Langworth-bridge ll 0 Cambridgeshire .........Mon. Childerley-gate lO 30 Fri. Megre-wood Cheshire Mon. High Leigh lO 30 Wed. Holmes's Chapel ... Thur. Fox and Barrel lO 30 Sat. Sutton Pinfold Cottesmore, Trollope's Mon. Grimsthorpe Tues. Leesthorpe , . 11 0 Thur. Clipsham Sat. Thistleton Craven.... Mon. Halfway-house, New bury-road Fri. Harm-village Crawley and Horsham Mon. Rowfant.Lodge — Wed. Slaugham-village Fri. Wappingthoru-gate Deacon's, Mr Mon. Two Bridges Thur. Okehampton lO 30 Essex, the, H. Greaves'sM on. Skreens Thur. D .genam ll 0 I Sat. Hatfield-town ll 0 Essex, East (Mr. Mar- _ riott's) Tnes. Colemans ll 0 Fri. Braxted-park ll 0 _ _ Essex, South, (Mr. Bat- - __ ton's) Tues. Wick House, Bulphan ... 11 0 Sat. Corringham-street Essex and Suffolk Tues, Bradfield-street Fri. Seiner-bridge Essex Union Mon. Ashingdon Wants lO 30 Wed. Danbury Griffin ll 30 Sat. Purleigh-wash Farquharson's, Mr. ...Mon. King Settles Fitawilliam's, Earl Mon. Washingley lO 30 Wed. Bythorn Toll-bar ... . lO 30 • Thur. The Kennel ' Sat. Connington-lane lO 30 F. B. H.,Mr. Williams's Tues. Bochym Fri. Roscrow Hantbledon, Mr. Long's Mon. Westbury House — Wed. Quobleigh House Fri. Holywell House — Hampshire Hunt Mon. New Inn, Lasham lO 45 Tues. The Kennels Thur. Nutley Church Sat. Well lO 45 Harbore, Mr. Tailby'sMon. The Twelfth Milestone, Welforthroad Holt Thur. 11 0 Herefordshire Tues. Canon Froome lO 30 Thur. Hampton Court lO 30 Heythrop Mon. Boulter's Burn Wei. Tar-wood Fri. Eyford lO 30 sat. Shipton Barrow lO 30 Hurworth Tues. Enter Common Sat. Welbury Hursley Mon. Ledford Hut Fri. Badsley Church, Stanley Lowe . Ingram's (Mr. Meynell) Mon. Sudbury Coppice Thur. Swarkstone Bridge Sat. Rolleston Hall lO 45 Isle of Wight Tues. Newchurch Fri. Thorley Farm.............. Kent, East Thur. Breech-down .. . 10 30 Sat. Cheriton Wood . ....... 10 30 Ledbury, J.Thaekwell'sMon. Bethel Pit Turnpi Wed. Dymock Village lO 30 Fri. Acton Green Ludlow, Mr. Sitwell's.Wed. Brampton Brian Toll-gate 10 30 Sat. Craven Arms lO 30 Marshall's, Mr. Mon. Blagdon Plantation ...... 10 30 Thur. Ashwater Mill lO 30 Middleton's, Lord ... , Mon. Pluckham Wed. Onlston Fri. Ganton lO 30 Sat. Thornton-le-Clay Morpeth Tues. Wallington lO 45 Thur. Thropple lO 45 Sat. Morpeth Quarry-bank New Forest Tues. Cuffnell's Park Thur. Shirfield Hatchet 10 45 Sat. Beaulieu village 10 45 Norfolk Mon. Bodham Wed. Guist-bridge Fri. Dunham station lO 45 Oakley Mon. Odell Thur. Cowper's Oak Sat. Hail Weston Oxfordshire (South), Mr. Phillips's Mon. Menmarsh Guide-post ... 11 0 Fri. Boldon-green ll 0 Pembrokeshire (Phillips's Mr. L.) ...Mon. Killanow-gate Fri. Alleston Puckeridge Mon. Dassels Wed. Little Chesterford... Sat. Cumbelow Green Pytehley Mon. Brampton Wood Wed. Stanford Hall. lO 45 Fri. Althorpe Park Sat. Clipston Windmill Quorn Men. Kirby Gate ll 0 Tues, Wilson Village Thur. Grooby Village ll 0 Fri. Lowesby Hall ll 0 Sat. One Barrow Lodge Baby M on . Eartforth Wed. Manfield lO 30 Fri. Winston Bridge lO 30 Roniney Marsh Mon. Guldeford Church lO ZO Thur. The Hawthorn, Midley lO 30 Sat. Coldicut Farm Rufford Mon. Blidworth Dale lO 45 Tues. Clumber House lO 45 Thur. Ossington Sat. Langwith Lodge 12 01 Scarborough's (Earl of) lon. ihiWoaks. .... . ...... Wed. Clumber ................... 12 0 Fri. Gringley 10 30 Eat. Sandbeck Park lO 30 Seale's, Sir Henry Tues. A4laprington Fri. Wellston Cross Selby' s , Mr. ~..,...... .rues. The Kennels 10 30 Fri. North Charlton Si nnington Tues. North Hol me lO 30 Fri. Ampleforth lO 30 Smith's, Mr. Assheton M on. Wilbury 'rues. Oare Hill 11 0 Thur. Chute Windmill ll 0 Fri. Clarendon Park ll 0 Somerset West ......... Tues. Buncombe Hill Fri. Nettlecomb lO 30 Soutbdown, (A. Dono- 10 30 van's) .................. Hon. Short Gate Wed. Plough, Dicken lO 30 Fri. Newhaven Southwold(nr.Cook's) ues.Revesby Park Gate ll 0 Thur. Hainton Hall ll 0 Sat. Langton by Spilsby Staffordshire, North... Tues. Whitmore Station lO 30 Fri. Stokeheath lO 30 Suffolk Tues.Walsham Hall lO 45 Thur. Denston, Plumbers' Arms 10 45 Sat. Ampton Hall lO 45 slouthalxipton (Lord) _Mon. Tiffield Toll Gate Wed. Swanbourne Station ll 0 Fri. Whitfield Sat. Nash Surrey Union Mon. Cover Wood Thur. Compton Common Sat Boxhill Sussex, East Tues. Catsfield Green Fri. Brightling Tailby's, Mr. Mon. Twelfth Milestone on the Welford-road ll 0 Thur. Holt ll 0 Tickham Tues. Black Post, Hollingboum 10 30 Fri Otterden lO 30 Tiverton Mon. Templeton-commen ...... 10 30 Tivyside Mon. Cwm Morgan lO 0 l'hur.Leohryd.bridge lO 0 ig Fri. Crynnetti, near Bala lO 0 Tine,EarlPortemouth'sMon. Three Legged Cross 10 0 Wed. Cro. Jokho,m Fri. Freefolk-wood ...... 11 • Sat. Sherbourne St John ll 0 Warwickshire Mon. Newbold Pacey lO 45 Tues. Brailes-house lO 45 Thur. Shuckburgh Fri. Upton-house Warwickshire (North) Tues. Kenilworth-castle ll 45 Thur. Bilton-grange ll 45 Fri. Solihull Worcestershire Mon. Goose-hill Wed. Witiey-park Fri. Severn Stoke lO 30 Wynn's, Sir W. W Mon. Carden lO 30 Tues. Erddig Thur. Broughton-hall lO 30 Sat. Lcppington lO 30 York and Ainaty Mon. Sutton-on-the-Forest lO 30 Tues. Nun Appleton Thur. Green Hammerton lO 30 Sat. Pill-moor, Brafferton..., lO 30 HARRIERS. Alton Beagles Mon. Combe . Wed. Southcott 11 0 11 0 Fri. Alton Turnpike-gate Blean Forest Hon. Goodnestone • Wed. Moldash Sat. Squirrels, Broughton ... Brighton Mon. Patcham 11 0 11 0 10 45 Wed. Race Course Sa:. The Dyke Brooksend, Thanet Mon. Birchi❑gton Brooksido Mon. Newmarket-hill ll 0 Thur. Telscombe-Tyo B. V. Tues. Milborne tort 12 0 - - Fri. Cerne-hill Crewkerne Mon. Red House Inn, near Yeovil ... ll 0 High Peak 'rues. Wilton's House ll 0 Thar. Hunter's Mere Sat. Pike-hall ll. 0 Huntingdonshire Tues. Pidley ll 0 Fri. Ely Toll-bar Somerset Thur. Drayton ll 0 Torquay Tues. Haldon-house lO 30 WorthingFarmers' Sub. Tues. Chantry Post ll 0 Belvoir Hounds.—ln consequence of the death of the Duke of Rutland this pack will not meat until further notice. Racing Fixtures for 1857. FEBRUARY. Lincoln Spring 18 I Derby Spring 2l Nottingham Spring 24 Warwick Spriag l7 Northampton 25 Croxton 'Park 3l ;IL. _ Abergavenny l6 York Spring , 21 Malton ' 23 Newmarket F S 27 Bath , l2 Epsom 26 Bibury Club 24 Stockbridge 25 Winchester 26 Carlisle 3O Chelmsford 3O LY. Nottingham 2l Stamford 23 Goodwood 23 UST. York . Radcliffe Egbam Stockton Hereford MARCH. Liverpool Spring 3 Doncaster Spring 10 _ Salisbury l2 AP: Epsom Spring Newmarket Craven 13 Durham . 13 Coventry l3 Catterick Bridge l5 Chester Shrewsbury l3 Ludlow ..14 Manchester Ascot 9 Beverley, Hull, &c 10 Hampton l7 Newton 17 Newcastle 21 Worcester 2 Newmarket Liverpool l5 AU( Ripon North Staffordshire 4 Brighton Brighton Club 7 Wolverhampton le Reading l2 SEPTEMBER. Warwick Cardiff Tbirsk Lichfield Derby OCTI Northallerton Chester Autumn 0 Wrexham II Richmond 8 ...19 ...24 .. 25 ...27 Doncaster Loioester Manchester Autumn Monmouth Newmarket F 0 BER. Newmarket ES 0 Warwick Autumn Newmarket H NOT EMBER. Worcester Autumn Y Liverpool Autumn Wenlock - Shrewsbury Autumn ...17 ...15 ...23 ...24 ...24 ..20 ..26 _lO ..20 Irish Racing Fixtures for 1857. MARCH. Howth and Baldoyle 5...17 Curragh Camp Meating.26 APRIL. ...21 Curragh MAY. Howth and Baldoyle Summer 19 JUNE. Wicklow Monckstown (Co. Cork) 9 I JULY. Bellewetown 8 I Heath of Maryboro'...2B Down R. Corporation 2l AUG UST. Galway 4 I Ballyeigh 25 Tamore 11 T usm not fixed I Killarney lB SEPTEMBER. Curragh 2 I Jenkinstown Park 22 Catherciven ............... 8 1 Johnstown 29 OCTOBER. Kilkee Armagh 7 Down R. Corporation...2l Curragh 13 Cork .27 AQUATICS. KELLY AND M ESSEN GER. —it may be as well to remind all those concerned, and who might wish to be present on the occasi o n , that the next deposit of 201 . a side for for the scullers' race the chathpionship of the Thames is to be made on Monday evening next, Jan. 26, at Mr. Taylor's, Hand and Flower, Brentford.—We understand that Mr. R. Bain, of Lambeth, who manufactured the sculls which Kelly rowed with when he beat Buttle, the Norwich champion, has received instrucrions to provide Kelly's sculls for this event. ADCOCK AND PALMER. —Articles of agreement were entered into on Tuesday last, the 20th inst., by Thomas Palmer, of Old Horselydown Stairs, aid Thomas Adcock, of St. George's Stairs, Thomas-street, Horselydown, to row a right-away scullers race, in old-faQhioned wager boats, from the Waterworks Bridge at Putney to a boat moored off the Ship at Mortlake, for 101. a side. Thos. Palmer won the boat at the Horselydown Regatta last year, and Thomas Adcock was second, when H. White, of Lambeth, won Doggett's Coat and Badge. RAILWAY TRAFFIC _RETURNS. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE WEEK. Miles . Receipts. Opened, NAME OF RAILWAY. ----. 1857. 1 8 5 6 f 1656. ___,_..... --- X X 115 Aberdeen . easiltdYo Chesh i rer 5 2 ; 0 4 17 6 1 8 3 6 1 51 1 ; 3 : 5 748 : BRITISH. - - :: :: :: :: ........ 1,0_78 846_ 3 1 1 4 % Belfast Belfast and an d County Ballymen a Dow . n • 1 i 7 83 % BBBoririlsittooennhl,aßanladadeE•kluaenternera, ea •• •• : . ..... : :: :: : : 12 191% Caledonian... ..... .• •• • ••• ' • ....• •• 4,606 4,256 94 'e Chester and Holyhead.• ••• • • • .... 164 6% Cork, Blackrock, and Passage •• 207 "4 20 Cork and Bandon .. ••••••• • • ". - •• 9 2 5 0 8 2 1,105 1,405 1,319 :: gigl i f i l and DBrelogthasedt. s a u .. n . c . t o io . n . ...• :::: .... 41)3( Dublin and Kingstown .................... . ....... 1,51424 i 7 841 16% Dundee and Arbroath yg 31 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction 918 951 36 Dundalk and Enniskillen• •••••• • • • • • 205:85, 3 88 2 120 0 1 67% East Anglian.. .• •••••• " • • " • ..• •• • • 93 East Lancashire ............ • • • • • • • • 2 6 2:4 0 94 6 5 11 , 7 61 Eastern Counties and Norfolk.. - • • 142 Edinburgh and Glasgow rua g Uin on . . ... .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . : : : : : 5,107 4,538 128 Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee...... 5,972 5,954 6 Exeter and Credlton - • ..... • • .... •• _ - 22 Furness Railway •• • •••• • • • • ••• • • • _ - 183% Glasgow, and South-Western........ 283 Great Northern.• • 5 .778 5,628 • • ••• • „ 21,850 22,319 203% Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 5,610 6,143 415 Great Western •••••••••• .• • • • • • • • . 24 ,016 23.243 25% Irish South Eastern •••••••• _ • • •• •• 212 2 05 90 Lancaster and Carlisle.. •• • . ...• •• .. 5,513 5 478 2863 Lancashire and Yorkshire. ..... •• .. ... 21,688 19,946 - Leeds Northern .. • • •• • • ........ •• •• - - 16i Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport.• • . - - 637 London and North Western ... • ..... 56,133 52,563 5% London and 81ackwa11.............. 1,215 1,195 183% London, Brighton, and South Coast.. 10,606 9,569 267 London and South Western, ........ 12,160 12,196 60 , Londonderry and Enniskillen ...... •• 641 576 - Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. - - 173% Manchester, Sheftleld,and Lincolnshire 9,004 8,487 934 Manchester and South Junctio- •• • • 773 670 28 Maryport and Carlisle .. - - ........ 837 725 498% Midland ......................... 27 . 533 26,251 1263 Midland Great Western (Irish) .. •• .. 3,377 2,699 52 - - 7834 Newcastle and Carlisle.. •••••• " • • • • - - 149 North British •• -••••••••• • •• • • • • " 4 ,715 4,830 233 North Staffordshire •.••••- - • • • • • 7,137 6,664 47 North-Western •••••••• • • •• • • • • •"• 791 820 87jScottish Central • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • - - 32 Scottish Midland ••••••••• • • • • • • • • • - - 29% 'Shrewsbury and Birmingham ••• • •• 1,508 1,314 48 Shrewsbury and Chester ............ 2,572 2,510 30 SleopsL.re Union .• ••••••••• • • • •• • • 693 661 57% Sout`h Devon .•••• -- • • ••"••• • • • " - - 289 South Eastern" -••-• • " • .......... 15,371 15,922 171% South Wales •••••-•••". • • •• •• .. .. 6,352 5,286 97 South ' ork., Doncaster, and Goole .. 2,554 2,270 39 Taff Vale .......................... 4,230 3,338 36 Ulster .••••'• '• - • • • • "• • •-•• • • • • 1,376 1 , 2 62 77 Waterford And Limerick • • ...... •• .. 1,106 926 27% West Cornwall •• •• •••-••• • • • • • • 542 5 54 12 Whitehaven Junction • ..............373 287 682 York and Newcastle, and • Berwick & York and North Midland & Leeds.. 322,,3=1-1943 - FOREIGN. 109 328 - _ 6 3 DutchML Y ° n t a e r Rhenishe anda u Mediterranean and Tropes . -.... •* . .. . . •• . : • :,, :, ••• ••• •: ••• ••• .•• ... . . - 445 NNoartmknrernanodf L F i r e a g n e ce - .... •••• 7. :: :.• :: :: :: O r leans and Central - •••••• .. - 5 9 Paris and Lyons .... •.._ •• • - _ - Paris and R0uen.................. - -• .... Paris and Strasburgh - - - - Konen and gsvre • • .... ..... .... •• „••• .....• -- Western of France,. - i" , ' Country Markets. LIVERPOOL—JAN. 23. The Corn Exchange this morning had a slender attend ance of millers and dealers, and the general business was dull. Good dry American red wheat could not be bought under Tuesday's price, but white was 2d, and the lower descriptions were nominally about 3d per bushel lower. Flour dull of sale, at slightly easier rates. Indian corn did not move so readily as on Tuesday, still no difference in price can . be made; holders are very firm. Oats de clined id per bushel, and oatmeal is per load, with a slow sale. Barley, beans, and peas commanded late rates. EXETER —JAN. 23. CORN.—Wheat, 7s 6d to 8s ; barley, 5s 6d to bs 3d; grinding do., OE Od to Os Od. Oats, 3s Od to 3s 3d. Beans, Os Oil to 0 Od. Peas, 00s Od to 00s Od. FLOUR. —Fine, 44s Od to 16s Od ; seconds, 42s Od to 44m Od per sack. CATTLE. —There was a small supply of bullocks. Beat beef, from —s Cd to lls per score ; inferior, Os to lOs Od per score ; fat calves, —d to 7d per lb ; barrenners, 6s 6d to 78 Od. per score ; cows and calveP, 121. to 161. k,s • butchers' calves, 6id to 7d per lb., rearinv calves —a to a each. sheep, ewes and lambs, 01. Os to 0/. Os per couple; ewes, 6d to Od; wethers, 6id 7d; lambs, —to 0(1 per lb. Pigs, large size, —a to —a ; second size, —s to —s ; slips , —a to —s ; suckers, —s to —a. Rough fat, 4id per lb. Pork carcases from 9s 6d to lOs 6d per score. WAKEFIELD--JAN. 23. The wheat trade was dull at is to is per qr. decline. Barley sold slowly at is cheaper. In beaus steady price■ were obtained, and oats and shelling unchanged. BRISTOL SUGAR-JAN. 23. The market has again assumed a very firm appearance ; and although the transactions in West India reported since our last are only of limited amount, owing to the short supply, still prices not previously obtainable have been paid, and the market closes with an upward tendency. In Mauritius about 1,100 bags on the spot, and 9,000 mats to arrive, have been disposed of, but the particulars have not transpired. In refiners' produce, both stove-dried and wet goods, some considerable sales have been effected at very full rates. Of rum we have no supply offering. :ET.—JA.N. 23. the close of the market. Wsllsend, &o. a d. Evenwood 15 6 Hunwick l6 0 Stewart's . lB 6 Lambton 18 0 Whitworth l6 0 Eden Main l7 3 Harth3pool Hatton 17 6 Gosforth l6 6 Riddell l6 6 ttussell's Hetton 17 6 roes lB 6 IThorp l7 6 Hatton Eden .17 0 Hilda 16 3 Wharncliffe 16 6 Hetton Lyons Main l6 6 Braddyll l7 Sold Bl 11 0 11 0 0041, MARK Prices of Ooal per ton st d. s. Bates's West Hartley _l4 9 Huddle W. Hartley l5 3 Bebside's Hartley 15 0 Howard's West Hartley Netherton 15 3 Davison's West Hartley 15 3 Longridge's Wst Hartley 15 3 North Percy Hartley l4 9 raufield Moor l4 0, ranfield Moor Butes 14 0 Walker Primrose l3 9 West Riding Hartley 14 9 Wallsend, &c. _ Haugh Hall 17 0 Cassop 17 6 Haswell 18 6 Hatton lB 6 South Hatton 18 3 Framwellgate l7 0 Ships at market...los COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-YESTERDAT. kmsterdam ............ 11 14% Ditto, three months .. 11 17% aotterdam ............ 11 17 k Antwerp .............. 25 32% Brussels 25 32% Gibraltar •••• •• • ***** •• Leghorn •••••••••••••• 29 5234 Genoa •••••• 25 75 Milan •••• •• •• •• •• •••• Venice-- - ...• •• • •• .. - liamburgh •• •• •• •• •••• 13 6% N a pl es •• • ••••• • •••• .. 434 Altona •• •• •• •• •• •• •• • ,Palermo •• •• • .•• •• 129% Paris,„ ................ 25 25 Messina ... ... 129% Ditto, three months .. 25 65 ! Lisbon .. Marseilles •.•••..•• • • •• 25 67% Oporto •• •• .• •• •• •• •• •• bIN, Bourdeaux .; • • ........ Rio Janeiro ..... .•• .... --' Frankfort-on-Maine .• .. 118% . Buenos Ayres.. •• •• .. .. Berlin ................ New York,6o days' sight Vienna.......... •• .... 10 40 Philadelphia rrieste•• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 10 42 PRICES OF BULLION, YES OZ. Petersburg ............ 374 Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 Madrid .........., .... 49% Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Cadiz ......... •• ......, 49% Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0 Barcelona •• •• •..• •. .. .... New Dollars ...... 0 0 0 Seville ....... .. .. .• •••• Silver in bars .• .• .• 0 I 0 LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 23. STOOK EXORANGE.—The following were the sales this' morning :—Caledonian, 30A—London and North Western' 106 ti 6—ditto ' eighths, i dis. Th e sa l es i n th e a ft ern oon were—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 96/—Midland, 62i - " Dutch Rhenish, A dis. BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 23. STOOK EXCHANGE. —Prices continued firm, but the transactions were limited. Great Western Stock gib . done at 66—Birmingham Canal Shares at 931—and Bit' mingham Old Union Mills at 14i and i f. Closing Prices : —Great Western, 651- 661—Lancashire and 'Yorkshires 96 961 -London and North-Western, 106/ 1061—iticl . lands, 82i 82g. MANCHESTER, JAN. 23. STOOK EXOKANGS.—The market was rather flatter ill . a , tone, with but few offers making. The sales were Shel fields, 34k— Midlands, 822 I—Dovers, 22 5.16-IsTorw s L t o a n ir d o o i n d s e :l 4 O Ld i y e. —Feat -3 Grre lje st e i l tir s es 9 t 6 el; 65g. LEEDS—JAN. 23. STOGY EXCHANGE.—The share market is drill, and closes weak. The only sales reported are as follows : Leeds Northern, 18L—South-Eastern and Dover, 22i. ~_ BRISTOL, JAN. 23. STOCK EXCHANGE. — The share market is steady to-Ws and there have been sales of Bristol and Exeter at 93i" Lancashire and Yorkshire, 96i. SEABORNE MAILS. [When the date for making up a mail falls on a Sunday the mai oil remains open until th e d ay f o ll ow i ng ; exce pt in t i ; case the India mail, via Southampton, which, on on e occasions, is made up the previous evening.] __.. FOR FROM -----"" ;Made up at Whence By what When BY whil Vessel. ex acted .--- the des- Yeal .i. —•;-----".. Post-Office. patched. ---- -- ....•••••••• Lisbon 7th,l7th, & Spain • M 27th of the} Alhalr Madrid Jan. 24 bre, Gibraltar 1 'South-- . month. a mpton Gibraltar 1 Malta ••• • . Egypt India Ceylon .. - the Mauritius •ampon Indus , 20th of c o la,lo month. I via Ceylon) China South- Indus Feb. 4.. COI° Mb ° Penang .. •• i M the ampton • Singapore 510 r Oll4 Australia(via} ~,, j South- Jan. 31 Light the Cape) J. ...•• •• • • ampton " Cape of Good Hope .. •• .. Dart- Harbin- Mauritius .. E Feb. 5.• .. mouth ger Jan. 25 EnSla ill Ceylon .... India Lisbon.. • • Madeira CapedeVerds South- Brazil ..... . M Feb. 9.. • . ampton Medway Feb. 12 MVO •• BuenosAyres Falkland Is lands J Wes.; Indies (except Ha vana and Honduras). lEd and 17th • Ist and Venezuela - 16th of Grey Town month. ampton Parana the Atr atO N ewGranada Chili Peru •• California Honduras Nassau IM Feb. 17 .. South- • the ....... . ampton month. Mexico .... Havana .... 1 Feb. 2.... South- Parana F e b . 1 Atrial ampton Madeira .... Teneriffe J an. 23 .. W C.of Africa }. Ply- Candace Fe b 6 Sth l O P. mouth British North . America .. Every Fri.} Liver- Europa •Tan. 26 MAP' 4O United States pool United States Feb. 3 and British North alternate 1 Liver- Jan. 29 ..• • •''' America .. ITuesdays. pool United States British North 131 Tan. 14 .. } South. Herman Feb. 19 WO America .. ampton Canada .... 1 E Jan. 27 . • Liver- Anglo- (g . Mil° pool Saxon Feb. 4 1 ric o. ' _.,.. M—Morning. E—Evening. BIRTHS, • OP SOIL On the 21st inst., at 17, Eccleston-sqnare, the wife ' 7f Captain Curtis, late 12th Royal Lancers. On the 22d inst., at Monson Rouse, Tunbridge-we the wife of John P r y ce, Esq of Penn's Rocks, Witt') ham, Sussex. On the 22d i ns OP A DAU GHTER , Wilke, Esq, t., at Charing, K en t, the wife of Mal e. R ev A. D. P r i ngle. On the 21st inst., at Upwell, Norfolk, the wife of the. HBlunhi:sta gauss, MARRIED. vo- 0 , On the 22d inst. at Blunham Church, the Rev. T• • iir Rouse, the of inst., Church, Oxon, to Gertrude Mar a f daughter of Thoofr'n Bedfordshire. Grace, youngest daughter of Sir Chas. G. Payne, Bart., gai t. On the 22d inst at Malmesbary Abbey, Arthur Be _ a :. s Pembroke Lu ceE D s g o .: k m , .t p o .A for s h fi .s7 l a d I in , the eob u s e r c y r DIED. of On the 22d inst., at Brighton, Mr. Arthur Holborn, Mincing-lane, aged 30. B th r e o en l n a t rlt, On the 22d inst., at 8, Norfolk-crescent, Hyde-P' Charlotte, wife of Carles Staniforth, Esq. of On the 221 date. ,ttlerEeoBq2e2:drgien j st u ., itt a , t E E sq ls . t , c a a, g d e , d S B u 3 r . rey, Anne, widow' 13 , On the 21st inst., at Dunkerque, France, Williare Judge t of vir th a e lli P n a g l f a o c r e d, Co m ur r t . . John po ol inst., a aged 83. On the 21st inst., Mr. J. T. Loader, of Kenning t O P aged 55. On the 20th inst. at the Grove, Sevenoaks, Frances'c. Widow of Si r Alex. inst. Knight., M.D., F.R.S. aged 86. Efol" On the 20th inst., at Southampton, John Hague, C.E., formerly of London, aged 17. _.—....` rrth LONDON : Printed and Published by MIIRDO -1.43i5l of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Mee' o ty , 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the o ° ll of Middlesex, Saturday, January 24, 1857.