The Sun. — London, England, 1857-03-14 00:00:00

CONFIDENCE IN THE GOVERNMENT. A large and influential meeting of the electors of the City of London, comprising merchant, bankers, traders, and others, was held yesterday afternoon at the Guildhall —the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor presiding--" to take into consideration the decision recently come to by the House of Commons, relative to the affairs at Canton, and to express its high confidence in her Majesty's Government." Long before two o'clock, the hour for commencing the business of the meeting, the hall was densely crowded. The interval between the assembling of the electors and the commencement of the business of the meeting was devoted to the usual ebulitions of popular feeling on such occasions as these. The names of the favourites on the popular side of the question were Lucily cheered, whilst those on the opposite side were received with groans, hisses, and other. unmistakeable tokens of dis approbation. The whole being interspersed with a • variety of songs of liberty, the Marseillaise Hymn being the favourite, the strains of which rever berated through the vaulted ball, to the surprise and astonishment of those sober guardians of the building —Gog and, Magog. At two o'clock the Lord Mayor arrived, and was loudly cheered. He was accompanied by Messrs. Itaikes Currie (candidate), J. Dillon, Crawford (candi date), Sergeant Ballantine, W. J. Hall, Deputy Dakin, Oliveira, Edwin James, Q.C., Sheriff Keats, Alderman Wire, Whitehurst, Alderman Sir J. Duke, M.P. (can didate), and other gentlemen of influence. The LORD MAYOR, in opening the business of the meeting, said that he had called it at the request of 800 electors of the City. Hecalled on them to give all an im partial hearing. The reading of the object of the meet• ing was received with mingled expressions of approval and . disapprobation. Mr. RAIKES Ctinstrs, M.P., then came forward amid some confusion (principally caused by some 20 or 30 "roughs" stationed in front of the platform). Tee hen. gentleman said that, often as the citizens of London had met. in their ancient hall, he believed they had seldom assembled on any occasion when the best interests of the country were more deeply at stake than at the present moment, for, as he understood the question, they were met, not to glorify any man or any Minister, however able and successful he might be, but the great question proposed to the sound understanding and practical com mon sense of the people of London was this—whether, having had a Government. which had redeemed the dis asters of the late war, which had brought that war to a coraclusion under most difficult circumstances—which Lad established an honourable peace, and under which, no matter what its merits cr demerits might be, the country was now flourishing—(cheers, and cries of "No, no")—that Government was entitled to the confidence of the country. (Cheers, and cries of "No, no ; there are plenty of working men starving.") He assured those persons who cried " no," that if they were unemployed ho was extremely sorry for it, for he had always the good of the working classes at heart. He had often addressed large masses of the working men of the country, and he would not have been on the plat form that day but for them, for be was utterly unknown when, some 20 years ago, in proposing Mr. G. Groteas one of the members for the City, he bad uttered senti ments which touched the hearts of the working men of Northampton, and they had asked him to represent them in Parliament. He acquiesced, and if any one who heard him would go to Northampton and ask wuat his main 'meter was, he thought they would get au answer which would satisfy them that he was nut insensible to the wants of the deserving, industrious, and unemployed poor. He was one of those who, at this moment, was endeavouring, with the aid of persons more influential than himself to make another bridge to high-paid labour in distant colonies, where the thews and sinews of men were estimated at their full value, and where, if they would be frugal, a competence awaited every man. He was prepared to maintain, notwithstanding the cry of " No," that with few exceptions the commerce of the country. was thriving. In addition to this, the Govern ment had premised large reductions of expenditure, and they had taken off the " war 9d." (A. voice —" That don't affect us ;" and another—" Yes it does, you fool I") Now the question he would put to the meeting was, " Will you disturb everything I Will you upset the ex isting Government f• (Cries of No, no ; Palmerston for ever; three groans for Lord J. Russell.) They all is new that the sense of the country had already given its ver dict on the matter. If the good old Duke had been alive nothing would have been heard of this question. He embodied in his own mind thecommon sense of England and his maxim was, " Choose the best men you can for difficult positions, and when you have honestly chosen them, honestly support them." (Cheers.) T•os head and front of the Government offence was, that they •ad endeavoured to support a man who was sent a distance of 15,000 miles to represent the interests of England, and upon whom the greatest responsibility was thrown. The Government were no more responsible for the un fortunate events in China than he was, or any other man in that hall. They had heard a great deal of abuse about Sir J. Bowring. He knew something of that gentleman from having sat with him for many years in Parliament, and he believed it would be impossible to find a more forbearing man, or one less likely to provoke hostilities with a friendly people. The people of England had a great deal to do with this question. If Sir J. Bowring had an aristocratic name, or was the younger son of some great ducal family, with influential political con nexions, very little would have been heard of this mat ter. But Sir J. Bowling was a man of the people ; he sprang from the people, and he was sent to Parliament by working men as the disciple of Bentham, whose poli tical doctrine was "the greatest happiness fur the great est number." (Cheers.) Such was Dr. Bowring, and he appealed to an assembly of Englishmen, who coasted themselves of their love of fair play—(hear)—whether they would turn round and crush those whose only of fence was supporting the man whom they believed to be incapable of an unjust or cruel act. (Hear.) He asked them again whether they wished to throw the Govern ment overboard in order that they might dive down dark waters for the chance of picking up another? (Cheers.) Would they have Lord Derby ? (No, no.) Lord Derby bad told them that be could not take the Government— (" We don't want him")—for that, without Lord Pal merston and Lord Clarendon, he could hot form an Ad ministration. (Hear.). Or would they like to see a coalition--(no, no)—and Gladstone, Sidney Herbert, and the small, but talented, band of Peelites terming an Ad ministration ? (No, and great uproar.) Lie hoe. gentle man-concluded by moving the following resolution : " That Lord Palme.ston having undertaken the Go vernment of this country under circumstances of ex treme difficulty, asd in the crisis of a great war whites h e eueceesluliy earned to the issue of an honourable peace is enthled to the thanks of the country, and hav ing by an Adverse vote of the House of Commons been, in fact, censured for his pi Hoy in reference to the pro ceedings at Gaston—this muting feels called up m te express its conviction that from the p isition of affairs in China and the past pr ceediegs there, Ito oilier course was fairly 'spun to a British statescoas, or was compat ible with safety to the preperty and lives of our tellers.- countrymen in that quarter, and with the honour and dignity of the nation." Mr. J. DILLON, in seconding thu ti re50.U..01 , , observed that peacemakers and plecehunters had united to put the Government in a position of great difficulty. Of the peacemakers be would say that they H ere no doubt honourable, crotchety, and well-meaning men ; but every one knew that " welleneardog peopls" produced a world of mischief. (Hear.) Now, one word with re spect to the placehunters, who had supported the peace makers with the view of turnin g out the Adminiqratiou. The real question for the country was, nut Sir John Bowring, but Lord Palmerston. (Heat., hear.) It was not Commissioner Yeb, but the Earl of Derby. (We don't want him.) The China question was passed and gone, and the real question now was whether the coun try would prefer to see Lord Pahnerston in power or see him supplanted by Lord Derby. (No, no.) That was the question, and no other. Let those who were for Lord Palmerston hold up their hands. (Au immense majority of the meeting responded to the call amid loud cheers.) That which had taken place in China was not a separate fact, but part of a system which had been in vogue for the last 20 years. Lord Palmerston had not origihated that system, but, if Lord Derby were in office to-morrow, be would support it. It was impossible not to lament the late hostilities at Canton, but there was no British statesman with a brain to think, and a heart to feel, who could refuse his , -upport to the course adopted by Lord Palmerston. (Cheers.) A great deal had been said of the traffic in opium, and of the tril. uta of silver, but he asked whether, if Lord Daby were in power, he would prohibit the opium trade, or whether, if ta t GladstOne were in office, he would return the silver would to the Chinese. (Certainly nut.) No, they was °l4 2, lo t, and their conduct in the late division into office, the dishonest trick of a into office, a n d p arty to get (e th h e e of London ought to resist it to a man. The Opposition was out of work and wanted 84' employm ent. Their cry was that they would manage thinos bet tration, and that the y than the present Adminis wtoueldandothtehe brokerage of the country at an eighth lepssiuen men . o . ver the way. (Laughter.) He (Mr. ) asked the citizens of Lon don whether they were prepared to abandon the best interests of the nation in order to bring a 1 were only bun ; 4'er.ng after place of men into power who p , ace ? (No, no.) Lord Palmerston. was a wan ab out whom there as a great difference of opinion ; but it the country wi to make him a reformer to their mind, kt them cetera a reformed Parliament, and depend upon it Lord Palmer ston would not bo unwilling to lead it. (L oud cheers.) Let them remember that, whatever the noble lord's an. tecedents were, he had pc rf)rrned one act at least t o entitle him to the thanks of the people of England. At a moment of great peril, when the reputation of the country was at stake (and the reputation of England was more precious than her wealth), Lord Palmerston inter. posed, carr i e d ou th e war w i t h v i gour , and concluded it with a glorious and honourable peace. (f_e•nd chore.) Whatever nalgiat he said to the contrary, there was no denying the truth of the assertion, that, during the late war, Lord Palmerston had shown the wisdom of a states man and the vigour of a man. (Hear, hear.) iie ( 5 - 11. • Dillon) therefore called upon the citizens of London to show an example to the country, by resisting the incur sions of those European Chinamen, who had boarded the vessel of the State, dragged down the flag of the Empire, massacred the character of our envoys in distant coun tries, and poisoned the food of the people, (Cheers.) Mr. SAMUEL MOBLEY said the question which the meeting bad to decide was one of progress or no progress. He wished to remind the country that we had a home POllaY U well as a foreign policy, and that while we felt grateful to Lord Palmerston for the ability and energy with which he had brought thelbassian war to a conclusion, there were other men, other features, in the conduct of the war which proved the incapacity of the official system under which the country was governed. Lord Palmer. ston was a member of the Government, and remained in it during the dreary period of the war, when the most terrible disasters occurred to the army. (Uproar and cries of " Off.") Of the 30,000 soldiers who fell in the Crimea, 20,000 died of disease and the direct results of cold and starvation, while Balaklava was full of clothing and food, which were kept from the famishing troops by the incompetence of those who were entrusted with the discharge of important duties. (Hear, hear, and uproar.) He declared that corruption was as rampant among the governing classes of this country as ever, and the coun try must tell Lord Palmerston that, if he expected the people to support him, he must be faithful to them. The conduct of the Government with reference to Sir John M`Neill and Col. Tulloch was not such as to in spire the country with confidence ; and as for Lord Pal merston, he defied any one to prove that the noble lord had ever exhibited any anxiety to pass measures for the substantial welfare of the people. (Confusion, and a voice, " What of Lord Derby ?") They might depend upon it there would be no fear of Toryprinciples getting the upper hand, if the people wouid be but true to themselves. He believed that at no period of the his tory of this country was there more wealth among the higher classes than at this moment, or more poverty among the poor. (Hear.) Mr. Morley concluded, amid great upoar, by moving the following amendment : " That this meeting detests Bureauacy, which is con tinental despotism, of which Sir George Grey, the Home Secretary, is the director. That this system has been acted on by Lord Palmerston's Government, and is closely connected with, and dependent on, the Episcopal Cuurch of the land; and because this church is the rallying point for joitbing corruptionists and centralising tyrants, increases taxation, and is one of the causes of the pre sent awful state of society, this meeting declares its belief that it is the bounden duty of every oce to exert all constitutional means to sever the Church from the State, and will vote for no man at the ensuing elec tion that will not give this pledge." Mr. GASSIOT seconded the amendment, and recom mended the meeting to be firm, and only return such men to the House of Commons as would secure a re formed Parliament. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Alderman ROSE supported the original motion amidst great uproar, and expressed his opinion that if consuls and commanders were to be sent to distant countries with difficult and important missions, the Go vernment and the country were bound to support them in their exertions to maintain the honour and die Ht s, of the British nag. (Cheers.) Mr. EDWIN JAMES, Q.C., who was received with much apparent good feeling, said an appeal was about to be made to the country on the decision of the House of Commons, and the city of London, as the foremost con stituency of that great empire, was called upon to record its feelings as to whether Lord Palmerston had the con idence of this country or not. (Loud cheers, uproar, and cries of " Yes 1") It was natural that in the course of such a discussion as had taken place that day some of the topics introduced should have been discursive and at large from the question at issue, but nevertheless he would venture shortly upon their patience in addressing to them a few remarks in support of the original rests. lotion. (Much cheering.) The amendment which had been moved by his friend Mr. Morley was one which none could dissent from, and it affirmed an abstract pro position of the principle of which he was himself a sup porter, and which he ;was glad to see Mr. Morley had supported so long and energetically ; but still it was quite consistent that the original resolution, expressing the entire confidence of the public in Lord Palmerston at this juncture, should be preferred to any abstract proposition, however laudable in itself. It was not a question, as his friend Mr. Morley had put it, whether or not Lord Palmerston was to hold the Ministry for ever —the question really was, whether that meeting con sidered that Lord Palmerston had disgraced himself ! (Loud cries of "No, no 1") Was it a disgrace to have upheld the national honour against a deliberate insult of fered to the British flag ? The matter had been fully discussed by all the lawyers of the House of Commons, and each had made a case according to his own political views. (Cheers.) But it was not a question of law, but of common sense and feeling._ (Cheers.) Did any man in his own heart doubt for a moment but that tbat bar barian Yeh had offered an intentional insult to the Bri tish flag (Cheers.) That was his motive, and he had succeeded in it ; and was it not a miserable quibble of his apologists to talk of the colonial register of the lorcha having expired 1 If a Chinaman knocked down an Eng lish merchant, and the latter sought redress, would it be considered any excuse for the Chinese to say that the man he so assaulted was a Portuguese, on the ground that though he had traded and bought and sold with him as an Englishman, yet that there was a flaw in the register of his baptism, and so he would consider him a Portuguese while he attacked him ? (Laughter and cheers.) People spoke of the oppression of Palmerston's policy, but he would like to know what war Lord Palmerston had ever commenced Lord Palmerston, at least, was actuated by a jealous sense of the national honour, which had certainly not been the case either with the Earl of Aberdeen or Gladstone. What was his conduct with regard to France in 1840, when M. Thiers was French Minister, and anxious to pick a quarrel with England, and he asked for the remains of the greatest captain that had ever lived, Napoleon, to be carried back to France I What, was Lord Palmerston's answer to that request when he gave his consent I "That he trusted the animosities which had so long divided France and England would be buried in the same grave ;" end frnm th. - "Lt., oommenced the good feeling which bad continued to increase till it led to the strict alliance which joined the two countries at the present day. Lord Palmerston's policy had never been an aggressive one. (Cheers, and cries of "No," and " Yes," and great uproar.) At this very name the despotic Courts of Europe trembled—(great cheering)— and he (Mr. James) could imagine the joy and exulta tion which hailed the division of the House of Commons, brought about by one of the most unprincipled political combinations that ever existed. (Cheers, and cries of "No I') He could imagine the exultation of such Courts as that of Prussia, which craved to surpri se an d d espo il Switzerland—a ourt like that of Russia, with her sleep less gaze always directed to the frontiers:of India. Those despotic Courts, however, might withhold their exulta tion for the present, as he believed the verdict of the Eogiish people would not endorse the decision of the House of Commons. (Tremendous cheering.) He, how ever, quite agreed with the principle of Mr. Morley's amendment, and thought that every Minister, even Lord Palmerston, should be told that he must go with the stream of social and political progress, and he trusted soon to see his lordship at the head of such a strong Liberal ma jority as would compel him to do s.'. He trusted to see in such a case the working classes better cared for--(much cheering) —and thefranchise liberally extended. (Cheers.) It Lord Palmerston was nut chosen, whom were they to look to I Did they wish to have Lord Derby and Mr. Disraeli sitting in the same Cabinet with Gladstone, Aberdeen, and Lord John Russell ? (Groans, and cries of " no ! Let them look at the question thus, and recollect, if they did net have Lord Palmerston, wkom they would have to take instead. No one wanted Lord Pelmereton for ever ; but all required hint for ties juncture, for the keeping of the national honour was site with him. (Cheers.) For such reasons he called upon , he city of London to come forward and give an t simple to the rest of the constituency, and lead them to place confideuce in a st itesinan who had never de serted their intereste (Great cheering, which was con tinued for rooms time, with calls for the resolution to be put.) The LORD MAYOR then put the amendment, for which some 20 or 30 bands were held up. Thu ori e inal motion was then put, and carried by an overwhelming majority, amid loud and continued cheers for Lord Palmerston. The LORD MAYOR declared the original resolution carried. Mr. H. W. CRAWFORD observed that he came there as one of the merchants of the city of London, deeply interested in the quetions engaging public attention, to express the feelings he entertained with reference to the great political contest about to take pace. Whatever might be the opinion of the meeting with respect to the circumstance which had led to the war in China, he was there, not to argue about the miserable lorcha, or to discuss the merits of any political section, but to express his opinion that, in the present crisis, the country was bound to give a hearty, steadfast, and cordial support to the Government. (Cheers.) He wished to express his disapproval and his reprobation of the combination which ha , l placed those who were parties to it in the predica ment of coming before the grand jury of the country. He was bound to say that while agreeing with a good deal that had fallen from Mr. Motley, he did not look up . m Lord Palmerston as a thorough-going politician, but he would support him on the present occasion, be cause he believed he was the only man fit to carry on the government of the country. (Cheers.) The noble lord bad not supported the ballot, nor extension of the franchise, nor the repeal of Jewish disabilities ; and on a ll tb ese points he (Mr. Crawford) would go further than the noble lord, but he would give him a cordial sup. port as long as he would show himself anxious to pro mote the great social and political measures on which the happiness and contentment of the people depended, (Loud cheers.) He begged to move— " That a committee, consisting of Sir J. Duke, Bart., M.P., Mr. E.aikes Currie, M.P., Mr. J. Dillon, Mr. R. W. Crawford, Mr. T. Dakin, Mr. E. James, Alder man Hose, Sir C. D. Crosley, Mr. H. Lloyd, Mr. J. H. Eliott, Mr. W. L. Hall, Mr. B. Oliveira, M.P., Mr. G. Mr. It. Thsley, Mr. T. J. Holt, Mr. B. Obbar , and Mr. T. Christy, be appointed to draw up an address ern ' hetlyin4 the spirit of the foregoing resolution; that the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor be hereby authorised to sign the same, by order and on behalf of this meeting; and that the committee be a deputation to present the same to his lordship." Mr. LAWRENCE seconded the resolution, which was unanimously adopted. On the motion of Sir J. DOKE, Bart., M.P., seconded by Mr. WAITIMIA.N, a vote of thanks was unanimously awarded to the Lord Mayor for his readiness in calling the meeting, and for his kindness in presiding. The Loup MAYOR, in acknowledging the compliment, expregseil a hope that all constituencies would impress curo°soulythtocstche twheayntseloefcttehde poor.th the duty of attending m ore Mr. OSBORNE, a working m begged permissio n t o propose th e f o ll owing resolution an' " The citizens of London heartily Byrn ats() with thei unfortunate follow -countrymen who have been sufferin g g from want of employment during and want, and pled ge th whole wi n t er , thereby causing great Bu ff eting selves, through their representatives to assist theme in. their endeavours e migrate and settle in the Britishc olo nies." The motion having been seconded by anoth i n g man, was carried by acclamation. er 1 " 1.1 '" Three hearty cheers were then given for Lord Pa', morotau, and the meeting separated, Sporting Intelligence. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STARES. 4to 1 agst St. Giles (taken) .7 to 1 agst Skirmisher (taken) Bto 1 agst Sir Colin (offered) 10 to 1 agst Adamas (offered) 100 to 6 agst Lawn (offered)) 100 to 6 agst Commoner (offered) 100 to 5 agst Silkmore (taken) METROPOLITAN HANDICAP 12 to 1 aget Sir Colin (offered) 12 to 1 agst Gitana (offered) 12 to 1 agst St. Giles (offered) Two THOUSAND GUINEAS. sto 1 agst Vedette (take 11 to 2) 6to 1 agst Loyola (offered) 7 to 1 aget Sydney (offered) 100 to 9 agst Bird-in-Hand (taken) 100 to 8 agst Lord of the Hills (taken) CHESTER CUP. 11 to 1 agst Leamington (taken) 100 to 6 agst St. Giles (taken) 18 to 1 agst Mincepie (taken) 25 to 1 agst Rogerthorpe (taken) DERBY. 13 to 1 agst Think Bonny (offered) 14 to 1 agst M.D. (offers to take 15 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Zuyder Zee (taken) 25 to 1 agst Arsenal (taken) 30 to 1 agst Lady Hawthorn (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Sweet William (taken) 1000 to 15 agst King of the Forest (taken) SALISBURY RACES—FRIDAY. The South-Western Railway Plate of 25 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, for 2-yr-olds and up wards ; optional selling weights, & c . Th ree quar t ers of a mie. Six subs. Mr. W. Day's fby Weatherbil., out of Mangosteen, 3 yrs (201.) Mr. Castle's Castaway, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (201.) (Prior) 2 Mr. Field's Shirah, 3 yrs,7at 61b (501.) (Fordham) 3 Cyclops and Glenkin ' also ran. Betting-9 to 4 agst Shirab, sto 1 agst Cyclops. Won by a neck ; a length between the second and third. There was no advance upon the selling price. The Longford Castle Stakes of 25 sous each, 10 ft, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b ; those by stallions or out of mares that never bred a winner al lowed 31b ; both, 51b. Half a mile. Twelve subs. Mr. Hewitt's The Merry Sunshine (late Monsoon), by gEnrm, 8:31) (Wells) W. 0. Mr. W. Day's wit, by Joe Lovell , out Ot ISroughtotie dam, saved his stake. Handicap. Plate of 60 soya ; certain winners extra. Three-quarters of a tile. Mr. G. Drewe's The Dupe, 3 yrs, let 21b (Bray) 1 Mr. Adkin's Eardrop, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (Prior) 2 Sir J. Hawley's Gaberlunzie, 3 yrs, 6st 111 b (Dear) 3 The following also ran :—Libellist, Moonshine, Prim rose, Claude Lorraine, Cricket, Impatience, Hobgoblin, and Park keeper. Betting-11 to 8 apt Eardrop, and 4 to 1 agst The Dupe. After much delay, occasioned by the breaking away of Gaberlunzie and Impatience, the former of whom ran past the stand before he was stopped, the flag was lowered, and Eardrop jumped off in front, followed by The Dupe to inside the distance, where The Dupe deprived the favourite of the lead, and won easily by a length and a half ; two lengths separated tho second from the third ; Claude Lorraine was fourth, close up with Gaberlunzie; Cricket and Moonshine were next, and the others were tailed off. The Queen's Plate of 160 guineas, for three•yr-olds, bat 71b ; four, 9st 21b ; five, 9.,t 131 b ; six and aged, lOst 31b. Three miles. Mr. T. Parr's Fisherman, by Heron, 4 yrs ...(Wells) 1 Lord Ribblesdale's lareca, 3 yrs (Hibberd) 2 The following also ran :—Enchanter, Mohawk, Parga, and Shirab. Betting-3 to lon Fisherman, who lay off to the mile-post, where be took third place, passed Enchanter at the dip, waited upon lareca to the half distance, where he came away and won in a common canter by two lengths. The others, beaten off, were pulled up and walked in. The Wilton Park Stakes of 10 soya each, with 50 added; for two•yr•olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 61b ; winners of a stake valae 100 soya or upwards, including the winner's own stake 41b, of two of the above value, 71b extra. T.Y.C. (three-quarters of a mile). 22 subs. Lord Itibblesdale's The Happy Land, by Jericho, list (including 41b extra) (Hibbard) 1 Mr. E. Hall's Lady Elizabeth, Bst 61b (Wells) 2 Mr. W. Day's Haymaker, LA 101 b (Fordham) 3 The following also ran :—King William, Cloughbally, Scourge, and Little Sam. Betting-5 to 2on The Happy Land. The three placed lay in front throughout, the favourite with the lead, which he maintained to the end, and wen very easily by two lengths ; about two lengths separated the second from the third, the other three were pulled up. The judge was not in the chair when the horses passed the post, but he was sufficiently near to determine their relative positions. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 9 to 2 agst St. Giles 7to 1 agst Skirmisher Bto 1 apt Sir Colin 13 to 1 aget Codrington CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Rogerthorpe sto 1 agst Sir Colin 50 to 1 agst Swyndel Dbygga TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. sto 1 agst Vedette 6 to 1 agst Loyola 10 to 1 agst Bird in the Hand 12 to 1 aget Lord of the Hills 20 to 1 aget King of the Isles DERBY. 12 to 1 apt Blink Bonny (take 13 to 1) 16 to 1 apt Tournament 25 to 1 agst Glenmasson DERR; 1858. 2500 to 100 aget Lord Derby's Streamer 2600 to 100 agst Lord Ribblesdale's The Happy Laud 3000 to 100 agst Mr. Bowes's Cock-a-doodle-doo AQUATICS. UNIVERSIT The following are the versity Boat-race, which Friday, the 3d of April : Oxford. Cambridge. Stke., Mr.Thorley, Wadharn Stroke, Mr. Snow, St. John's 7. Mr. Lonsdale, Balliol 7. Mr. Pearson, St John's 6. Mr. Risley, Exon 6. Mr. Smith, Trinity 5. Mr. Warre,lliol 5. Mr. Sergeautson., Trinity 4. Mr. Martin, Corpus 4. Mr. Lloyd, Magdalene 3. Mr. Wood, University 3. Mr. Holmes, Trinity 2. gr. Gurdou, University f. Mr. Benn, E mmanue l 1. Mr. Arkell, Pembroke 1. Mr. Holley, Trinity Hall Coxswain, Mr. Elors, Trinity Coxs wain, riir. Wharton,Mag The course will be, as usu a l u p on th e L on d on River, between Barkers-rails, Mortlake, and Putney, and the event creates considerable interest in aquatic circles and various clubs. The Oxonians are slightly the favourites, it being understood that they were earlier at work, and possess some trifling advantage in size over their oppo nents. It is thought that the race will be rowed down. wards on the ebb tide. BOAT-R ACE. , evas in training for the Uni ia expected to take place on RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE WEEK. Miles o2ened, 1857. NAME OF RAILWAY. BEITIBH. Aberdoen .... • • .... • Belfast and Ballymena .............. Belfast and County Down•• •• •• •• .... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Bolton, Blackburn, and West York .... Bristol and Exeter ...... ••.... •• •• .. Ca1ed0n1an............. ............ Chester and Holyhead .•............. Cork, Blackrock, and Passage ...... Cork and Bandon .................. Dublin and Belfast .Tunction .... •• .. Dublin and Drogheda...... - ......... Dublin and Kingstown; .. •• .• ........ Dundee and Arbroath .............. Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction Dundalk and Enniskillen •• .. • • • • • ... East Anglian.... • • • ... • • •• • • • • • • •• .. East Lancashire .................. Eastern Counties and N0rf01k...... Eastern Union .......... Edinburgh and Glasgow .•• •• •• Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee...... Exeter and Credit0n................ Furness Railway ... •• •• ........ Glasgow, and South-Western........ Great Northern.•• Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Great Western•••••••••••••• •••••• Irish South Eastern •• •• •• •• Lancaster and Carlisle— .. Lancashire and Yorkshire..•• •• •• Leeds NOI thern ..•• •• •• •• •• •• •• ••• _ _ . Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport• • •• London and North Western London and 131ackw all • • • • • • • • • • • • • • London, Brighton, and South Coast.. London and South We5tern......... Londonderry and Enniskillen • • • • • • Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoinshin Manchester and South J unction Maryport and Carlisle •• • • • • •• •• • • •• Midland ....... .... ....... Midland Groat Western (Irish) ...... Newcastle and Carlisle.. • • • • North British .........• ............ North Staffordshire ............... North-Western .... •• • • ........ •• .. Scottish Central .. • • • • • • ...... •• .• Scottish Midland • • • • • • Shrewsbury and Birmingham •• Shrewsbury and Chester Shropshire Union .........• • • ...... South Devon .•• •• •• •• •••• •• •a. •. •. South Eastern•••• ••••.............. South Wales ........ ..... .„,..... south York., Doncaster, and Goole .. Taff Yale •••••• •••••••••••••••••• •• Waterford And Limerick •........ West Cornwall Whitehaven Junction ...::::.::::::: York and Newcastle, and Berwick & York and North Midland & Leeds.. FOREIGN: Dutch Rhenish Lyons and Mediterranean .......... Montereau and Troyes .............. Namur and Liege .. •• .............. Northern of Franco Orleans and Central .. Paris and Lyons •• Paris and Rouen• •• •• •• •2 •• •• •• •• Paris and Strasburgh •............. Rouen and Llavre•• ..... ....• westersz ot raw*" • • Receipts. . 1857. 26% 117 198% 94 , i 6% 20 183 k 283 20334 452 25 1 4 90 28614 161 637 5% 183% 277 173% 28 595. 57N 301 171 X AUSTRALIA. (From a Correspondent of the Tim e) MELBOURNE, No*. 26,1856. Yesterday will be long remembered in the colony of 'Victoria, and, it is to be hoped, not without pride and satisfaction not only by the " native-born," but by all who have made it their home. The first session of the first Parliament under the new Constitution was opened in per son by General MacArthur, the officer administering the Government. The Chambers met on Friday, when the Legislative Council chose its President, and the Legislative Assembly its Speaker. The choice of the former fell on Dr. Palmer, who filled the office of Speaker of the late Council with considerable credit to himself, but with the single drawback of being a little too fond of speaking in committee of the whole. Still, he is a man of considerable intelligence, full of information, and perfectly familiar with his duties. No other man in the Upper House ap proaches him in fitness, and to have chosen any other would have been a disgrace to the House. As to the choice of a Speaker, there was no man of such pre-eminent qualifica tions and claims, as compared with others as to shut out either competition or selection. The choice has fallen on Dr. Murphy, who was for some time chairman of commit tees, and did his work well. He also sat for a short time as Speaker during Dr. Palmer's illness. There was another candidate in Mr. Griffiths, who was educated as a barrister, and was called to the bar, but has never practised. I should have thought that Mr. Griffiths's habits of mind and man ners would have made him a better Speaker. He has more of " a presence" than Murphy, and more calmness and dignity of manner. Both are Irishmen, but Griffiths has very little brogue, just enough to give preciseness to his enunciation, while Murphy's brogue is rather conspi cuous. Murphy's manner, however, is frank, and he is more accessible and approachable to those who have to communicate with him ; whereas Griffiths's manner is felt by some to be too stiff and cold, and this last point of com parison between the two, I suspect, greatly turned the scale in favour of Murphy. In fact, either would have been a good choice, and even those who on personal grounds would have preferred Griffiths cannot possibly cavil at the choice the house has made. There was one curious effect of the experience of the old members of Palmer's disposition to speak in committee ; a sort of pledge was drawn from Murphy not to enter into debate in committee. Griffiths declined to give such a pledge, and I think he was quite right in so declining. On Saturday the President and Speaker were presented to the acting Governor in order that his Excellency might know on whom their choice had fallen, and not for his approval. Nor were any privileges, such as liberty of speech, asked for. In England approval has come in time to be understood as not implying the power to disapprove, and here the House of Assembly has thus early guarded itself against any conflict with the Crown in case of the disallowance of a Speaker, by not putting tho presentation as for approval. That may be catalogued as constitutional point No. 1. Ice new Houses of rarliament are in a very unfinished state. When quite completed they will probably constitute the finest Legislative Palace in the colonies of Great Bri tain. The whole design will cost 500,0001., of which the portion now erected will form about one-sixth or one-fifth of the whole. The two chambers, which will be very beautiful in design and embellishment, are barely ready for occupation. Still they are commodiously fitted up, and there is a good deal of accommodation around them, such as division lobbies, Speaker's and clerks' rooms, some few committee-rooms, and so forth. The library, one fo r b o th Houses, will be built next; in the meantime the books will be so placed as to be accessible to members. There is to be a " Bellamy's," and the best cook and confectioner in the town has the contract at a fixed and moderate scale. In Australia our legislators could no more deliberate without "a smoke" than the Dutch burgomasters of Knicker bocker's New Amsterdam ; hence smoking-rooms have not been forgotten. At present the exterior of this building is ugly enough, but a large range of buildings has to be sided in front, with a façade of considerable architectural beauty. The site of this building is at the east end of Bourke street, the finest street in the city, running east and west through the same. The site was reserved for the purpose when the town of Melbourne was first laid out. Le me re mind you here that our quasi-Belgravia is in the east, in stead of the west. To return to yesterday. The ceremonial was conducted very nearly after English precedent. The four judges, in full costume of scarlet and ermine, with full-bottomed wigs, took their seats in front and on either side of the throne. On a stool, supposed to represent the woolsack, sat the Speaker. The clerks of the two houses occupied appropriate places. General MacArthur was escorted by military, announced bya salute, and was received bya guard of honour. The gentleman usher, though quite new to the office, being a gentleman, did his part of the work as a thorough gentleman might be expected to do it —courteously and well. The house was crowded with ladiea in every part, even the members making way for them on all sides. At length, "His Excellency enters the house" is heard. He had been very well received out of doors, for he is de servedly popular, and there was within the walls a slight murmur of welcome, which would have been loud but for the decorum which the place and occasion demanded, for there were probably few in th a t well-dressed crowd within who had not experienced the General's hospitality. The steps which followed are well known to your readers. The members, the quasi -peers, are requested to be se a t e d—th e presence of the members of the Assembly is requested, they enter beaded by their Speaker—the Speech is read. It is the first Speech constructed by a responsible Ministry, and I think will strengthen their position before the country— at least, if their performances come up to their promises and, professions. No doul3e, our Ministry have been dis posed to bid high by the election addresses of Liberal members, but that is one of the great uses of an Opposition. Leaving the Legislature at the first act, I must now turn to our Supreme Court. The nine prisoners who made an attempt to escape from the hulks some time since, on which occasion Owen Owens, one of the boatmen, was barbarously murdered, were arraigned for , the murder last Wednesday. They severed in their challenges, and Melville, the leader of the attempt, was tried. He conducted his own defence, and'certainly managed it with very considerable skill. It was sworn by several of the witnesses for the Crown that Mel villa himself beat out the brains of Owens with a hammer, and then threw him overboard. But these witnesses were at a distance, and none of the men in the boat could give evidence as to that fact. All the other prisoners stated— and this was the substance of Melville's defence —that one Stevens, a prisoner, who had leapt overboard, and drowned himsel, was the man who struck the blows. If this fact be assumed to be true, it lets in the question whe ther the killing of the man was part o f th e common pur pose, or whethr it was the act of Stevens without any participation on the part of the others. This point remains for argument. There also seems to be some doubt whether the prisoners were in legal custody at the time—i.e, whe ther the practice of conveying them onshore to break stones and then reconveying them to the hulks is supported by any statute or regulation warranted by a statute. If not, it will reduce murder to manslaughter. I think the im pression among the profession is that the first feint, or ra ther the very grave doubt involved in it, will save Mel. ville's life. His defence is so remarkable that I enclose it. Love of display and that sort of vanity which is very common among great criminals were very consp i cuous in Melville's conduct throughout the trial ; but he managed his cross-examinations well, and did not permit his love of display to betray him into virtual admissions, as many old offenders who conduct their own defence often do. His theory of 'the transaction, so to speak, was kept consist ently in vain throughout. He admitted he was a villain—. he owned he had robbed, but he repudiated so cowardly and cruel an act as that with which he was charged. SOme of his disclosures respecting the severe and cruel discipline of the hulks are known to be true, and this leads to some suspicion that the whole, though, no doubt, exaggerated and highly-coloure 3, has a foundation in fact. This has induced the Government to announce that a commission will be appointed to inquire and report; and so strong an impression has this Melville's address to the jury made upon the public mind that the public will not be satisfied if the inquiry is intrusted to the hangers-on of the Government, without some men of perfectly independent character. The mail ship of the sth of September, out 82 days, has not yet arrived. Our latest date is the 21st of August. We expect the Royal Charter by the middle of December. The escorts are bringing down a good supply of gold, The quantity last week, ending November 22, was 65,393 ounces. The quantity exported to the same date amounts to 2,616,387 ounces— value 10,465,5481. THE SOULAGES COLLECTION. --In consequence of the recent financial discussions, we understand that the Chancellor of the Exchequer has declined to accept the offer of the gentlemen who purchased this collection with the view of securing it for the country. MURDER IN A PRISON IN I RELAND.--At the King's County assizes, at Tullamore, on Wednesday, before Chief Justice Lefroy, a man named Pat Downes, a con vict in the prison at Philipstown, was found guilty of the. wilful murder of another convict there, Robert Johnson, on the 13th of February last. The two men were in the same gang, which consisted of nine convicts employed in turning manure. An hour or two before, while at breakfast, prisoner was heard to say about the deceased, "I will pay him for all he did to me in Mountjoy Prison." While they were at work, prisoner struck him down with a spade, and inflicted four wounds which caused his death. Prisoner then said he was sorry he had not done it before. It appeared that the prisoner had been several times sentenced to imprisonment for burglaries and robberies, and was at present under sen tence of 14 years' penal servitude. He is only 20 years of age. His lordship, addressing him, said—" Patrick Downes, you have b een conv i cte d o f the wilful murder of one of your associates, brought together upon the humane, though perhaps mistaken, principle that a reform could be effected under the circumstances of congregating together the very worst characters in society--those who had been convicted of the most grievous offences. The design was a humane one; and it is very desirable it should be carried into execution ; but I am afraid you have fallen a victim to the impolicy of such a measure, you were sentenced to fourteen years transportation for a former offence. If you bad been removed under that sentence, you would have been de livered from the awful position in which you now stand. Unfortunately, the effort that has been made with a view to your reformation and that of others appears to have been, from what has this day come before me, a vain speculation." His lordship, with some other obser• vations, passed sentence of death, without any hope of mercy. [rl DVERTISEMENT.] — Holloway's Pills should be taken for the cure of dropsy.—Females at a certain period of life become liable to this complaint, which first. makes its appearance by the swelling of the feet, legs, and hands, and thus making strong inroads on the constitution, numbers of dropsical patients, even when their cases were p►'onounced hopeless, have been cured by taking Holloway's Pills ; and this medicine having stood the test of years as a certain remedy for this malady no one so afflicted should delay giving it a trial.—Sold by all medicine vendors throughout the world ; at Professor Holloway's establishments, 244, Strand, London, and 80, Maiden-lane, Niiw York ; by A. Stampa, Constanti nople ; A. Guidici, Smyrna; and E. Muir, Malta. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Jane Hallett, of Whitty Head, near Netherbury, Dorset, suffered for many years from a bad leg. From the knee to the ancle it had several wounds, so that she was unable to stand or move about the house. She tried a variety of means and applica tions, but without obtaining a cure. By the blessing of God and using only three pots of Poor Man's Friend, and taking three boxes of pill,, she was perfectly cured. Dr. Roberts's Poor Man's Friend, for wounds and erup tions of every description, is sold in pots, is. lid. and purities t 2 h s r . o 9 u d g . e Qo a uf c t h tt . hhee bul His onoi di United d i i 1 8 : 8 1 oi nap boxes,i s a cr d o p 11 2 a s 9 i d m- 4s. 6d., Us., and 225. each, by all medicine vendors From the London Gazette of Last Night. CROWN-OFFICE, MARCH 11: MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. County of Londonderry.—James Johnston Clarke, of of Largantocher, in the county of Londonderry, Esq., in the room of Thomas Eateson, Esq., who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Manor of Hempholme. VICTORIA CROSS. Errata in the Supplement to the London Gazette of the 24th of February. ROYAL NAVY. For John Talbot Burgoyne, Commander, raad, Hugh Talbot Burgoyne, Commander. For Ed ward St. John Daniels, Midshipman, read; Edward St. John Daniel, Midshipman. NAVAL MEDALS FOR THE BALTIC. Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset house, March 13, 1857. Her Majesty having been graciously pleased to grant a Medal to the Officers and Men serving on board her Ma jesty's ships in the Baltic campaigns, from the 23th of March, 1851, to the close of the Naval Operations in that year, and from the commencement to the close of Naval Operations in the year 1855 — Notice is hereby given, that all claimants to such Medal, notwithstanding any previous application, should apply personally or by letter, with the words " Baltic Medal" on the outside, to the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house. Every applicant must state his rank or rating, and the name of the ship or ships on board which he served ; also in the case of every Petty Officer, Seaman, or Marine, it is indispensable that his application should be accom panied by a certificate of service, except in the case of his being on board one of her Majesty's ships, and the appli cation be made through his commanding officer, in which case the certificate will not be required. Where there are several claimants on board the same ship, it is desirable that they should make their applica tions in one letter through their commanding officer by a list alphabetically arranged under the ships in which they were serving at the time, and affording the information as above required. No other claims should be mixed up with the applica tions for the Medal in question, and in all cases where the parties have served in more than one ship in the Baltic between the dates before stated, the name of each ship must be stated. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MARCH 9, The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received in formation, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, that a Royal Decree has been issued by the Govern ment of Spain, requiring all masters of vessels bound to a...inions to present to the Spanish Consul at the port of departure a manifest in duplicate, exhibiting the marks, numbers, characters, and contents of packages, in order that they may be certified by the Consul, who will return to the Master one copy of the manifest. BOARD OF TRADE, MA:11011 12. The Right Honourable the Lords of tha Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a Despatch from Her Majesty's Minister at Vienna, en closing copy of al Austrian Imperial Order authorising the importation, free of duty, into the Austrian dominions of looms for weaving, and of machinery employed in the preparation of yarn. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MARCH 13. 90th Regiment of Foot—Major-General Alexander Fisher Mackintosh to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Felix Calvert, C. 8., deceased. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MARCH 13. 3d Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Paymaster Thomas Marshall Cockerill, from the 11th Light Dragoons, to be Paymaster, vice Erskine, who exchanges. 11th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Edward Cludde Cock burn to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Major Cook, who retires; Cornet Alexander Baring Bingham to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cockburn; John Aftleck Stewart, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Shaw, ap pointed to the 13th Light Dragoons ; Paymaster George Pott Erskine, from the 3d Dragoon Gourds, to be Pay master, vice Cockerill, who exchanges. Military Train—Captain William Robert Gray, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain. Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieutenant-Colo nel Thomas Hall, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, repaying the. difference, vice Bre vet-Colonel William Nelson Hutchinson, who exchanges; Lieutenant and Captain and Brevet-Major W. Henry B. de Horsey to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, by pur chase, vice Hall, who retires ; Ensign and Lieutenant Edward William Lloyd Wynne to be Lieutenant and Cap tain, by purchase, vice de Horsey. sth Foot—Henry Bathe, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Walpole, promoted. 14th Foot—Lieutenant. Wm. Macdonnell, from half-pay 55th Foot, late Paymaster of the Invalid Depots at Smyrna and Abydos, to be Paymaster, vice Hall, appointed to a Depot Battalion. 18th Foot—Lient. John Grahame, from the 27th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Cate*, who exchanges; Ensign John Motherwell has been superseded, he being absent without leave. 20th Foot—Lieut. John Thomas Vaughan Kirkby has been superseded, he being absent without leave. 22d Foot—Lieutenant Henry Walker Thompson, from half-pay of the 74th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Morri son, promoted in the military Train ; Ensign Thomas Peach to be Lieutenant, by purchose, vice Thompson, who re tires ; Alexander Grant Glennie, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Peach. 27th Foot—Captain Henry Mitford, from the 98th Foot, to be Captain, vice Downing, who exchanges; Lieutenant Alfred Cottee, from the 18th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Grahame, who exchanges. 50th Foot—Ensign F. William G. Corry Sharlaud has been permitted to resign his Commission. 60th Foot—Lieutenant Robert Morris Hazen to be In structor of Musketry. 63d Foot—Lieutenant Lawrence Edward Knox to be Captain, by purchase, vice Stuart, who retires ; Captain Edward Joseph Hunt, from half-pay of the 63d Foot, to be Captain, vice Knox, placed upon half-pay. 64th Foot—Sergeant Walter Morrison, from the Scots Fusilier Guards, late Acting Paymaster of Land Transport Corps, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Turner, pro moted. 63th Foot—Ensign Charles Covey, to be Adjutant, vice Lieut. Light, who resigns the Adjutancy only. 82d Foot—Captain C. T. Vesey Banbury Isaac to be Major, by purchase, vice Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Yate s , promoted, by purchase, to an Unattached Lieut.-Colonelcy; Lieutenant James White to be Captain, by purchase, vice Isaac ; Ensign Bez tram C. Henderson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice White. 93d Foot—Lieut.-Col. the Honourable Adrian Hope, from half-pay of the 93d - Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. 95th Foot—Ensign William Henry Snowdon has been superseded, he being absent without leave. 98th Foot—Captain John David Downing, from the 27th Foot, to be Captain, vice Mitford, who exchanges. 3d West India Regiment—Lieutenant James Bower Jackson to be Instructor of Musketry; Lieut. James Henry Archer, from half-pay 16th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Rogers, appointed to the Military Train. DEPOT BATTALlON.—Paymaster Monkhouse Graham Taylor, from the 45th Foot, to be Paymaster. STAFF.—Brevet-Colonel Sir Thomas St. Vincent H. C. Troubridge, Bart., half-pay 22d Foot, to be Deputy Adjutant-General at Lead Quarters, for the purpo se o f carrying on under the supervisi on o f the Adjutant-General all duties connected with the Equipment and Clothing of the Army - UNATTACHED. Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Edmund Robert William Wingfield Yates, from the 82d Foot, to be Lieutenant- Colonel, by purchase. Lieutenant William Alfred Swift, from the 92d Foot, to be Captain, by purchase. BREVET. Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Hall, of the Grenadier Guards, to be Colonel in the Army. Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Holloway, of the Royal Marines, to be Aide-de-camp to the Queen, with the rank of Colonel in the Army. The undermentioned officers of the East India Company's Service, retired upon full pay, to have a step of honorary rank, as follows : _ _ Colonel John Forbes Musgrove, Madras Infantry, to be Major-General. Lieutenant-Colonel John Lang, Bengal Infantry, to be Colonel. TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. Major Thomas Francis Blois, Bengal Infantry. Major John Howard Wakefield, Bengal Infantry. Major William Charles Birch, Bengal Infantry. Major William Jervis, Bengal Infantry. Major Charles Thorold Hill, Madras Infantry. Major Henry E. D. Jones, Bombay infantry. Major H. A. Morrieson, Bengal Infantry. Major John Guise, Bengal Infantry. TO BE MAJORS. Captain T. W. Cooke, Madras Infantry. Captain A. H. Corfield, Bengal Infantry. MEMORANDA. Lieut.-Colonel Richard Palmer Sharp, on half-pay, 72d Foot, has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission, he being about to become a settler in Nova Scotia. Captain Theodore Minet Haultain, on half-pay Unat tached, has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission, he being about to become a settler in New Zealand. WAR OFFICE, MARCH 13. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the undermen tioned officers to be her Majesty's Aides-de-camp for the service of her Militia Force : • Walter Francis Duke of Buccleucb, K. G. Colonel of th e Edinburgh or Queen's R eg i me nt of Light Infantry Militia. Colonel John Wilson Patten, of the 3d Royal Lancashire Regiment of Militia. Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Alexander Shafto Adair, of the Suffolk Artillery Regiment of Militia, with the rank of Colonel in the Militia Force. Her Majesty has, at the same time, been pleased to direct that the above officers shall take rank with the Senior Colo nels of Militia immediately after tho Junior Colonel of her Majesty's Forces. . to appoint (Charl es B ruce, The Queen has been pleased Marquis of Ailesbury, Lieutenant-Colonel of the Royal Wiltshire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry, to b e one of her Majesty's Aides-de-canip for the service o f h er Yeo manry Force, with the rank of Colonel in that Force. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE QUEEN . Huntingdon Regiment of Militia—Grenville G. Wells Esq., to be Adjutant, from the 23d Septemb er, 185 G. , Ist Devon Regiment of Militia—John Macdonald to be Quartermaster, from Ist August, 1856. Worcestershire Regiment of Militia —Henry Mayne, Gent., to be Quartermaster, from the 13th December, 1856. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. County of Essex—Edward Warner, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant. County of Radnor—James Watt Gibson Watt, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant. County of Northampton—John Poyntz Spencer, com monly called Viscount Althorp, to be Deputy Lieutenant. City and County of the City of Edinburgh—Colonel W. Geddes, C. 8., to be Deputy Lieutenant. Ist Devon Regiment of Militia —H. T. Hartnoll to be Surgeon, vice King, resigned; T.W. Caird to be Assistant- Surgeon, vice Martin, resigned. HOME-OFFICE, MARCH 11. The Old Mill Reformatory School, near Aberdeen, in the county of Aberdeen, has been certified by the Secre tary of State as fit to be a Reformatory School, under the provisions of the Statute 17 and 18 Vict., c. 86. WHITEHALL, MARCH 7. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Peter Bartholomew Long, of Ipswich, ill the oop,nty of saffolk, Gioutlenzan, W b 3 a Com Missioner to administer oaths in the High Court of Chancery in England. BANK OF ENGLAND. Al Account purßuant to the Act 7th ,and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday the 7th clay of March, 1857. ISSUE DEPAATIIE ENT. Notes issued 424,098,045 Dated the 12thi, &'y of March, V BANKING DE' • Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities ...... 3,459,900 Gold coin and bullion 9,623,045 Silver bu11i0n........ - £24,098,045 ". MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Proprietors' capital ... 14,553,000 Rest 3,786,603 Public deposit s (in cluding Exchequer, Cxnmissioners .of National Debt, Sav ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 8,137, 3.j1 Other deposits ...... 9,955,504 Seven Day and other 739,595 - - £37,172,043 £37,172,043 VARSHALL, Chief Casbier. Dated the 12th day of March, 1857- Governmentsecnrities (includg.Dead Weight Annuity) .......:.. 11,678,516 Other securities...... 19,535,196 Notes .............. 5,270,880 Gold andsaver coin.. 687,451 AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Atu.icovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending March 10, 1857, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : a. d. From the British Possessions in America 37 51 Muscovado, the produce of the .Mauritius..... 43 61 Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies 3l 9 Average of the three above descriptions 39 3i BANKRUPTS. Thomas Russell, schoolmaster, Peter's-hill, Doctors'. commons, to surrender March 24, at two, and April 21, al eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee; Lawrence, Plews, and Boyer, Old Jewry-sham. berg. _ _ _ _ Henry Dyer, cabinet maker, Bristol, March 30 and April 28, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acra man, official assignee, Bristol ; Trener - ry, Bristol. Octave Foil, merchant, Old Broad-street, March 30, at half-past twelve, and May 2 at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-cham bers; Crowder, Maynard, and Co., Coleman-street. Richard Keinsley Day, fuel manufacturer, Bermondsey street, Southwark, March 24 and April 23, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Alderman bury ; Chidley, Basinghall-street. Benjamin Browning, victualler, Hereford, March 27 and April 17, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham; Prit chard, Hereford Suckling, Birmingham. Nathan Mitchell, merchant, Leeds, March 30, at twelve, and April 27, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Barr and Nelson, Leeds. George Elijah Smart, victualler, &c., Telegraph Tavern, Lyncombe and Widcombe, Bath, March 30 and April 27, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official as signee, Bristol ; Hellings and Son, Bath. Leopold Straus, corn merchant, Fenchurch-street, City, March 24, at half-past two, and April 23, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Alderman bury ; Piercy and Hawks, Three Crown-square, South wark. James King, commission agent, Manchester, April 2 and 23, at one, at the Manchester District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Manchester; Rowley, Manchester. James Catterton and Moses Catterton, millers and bakers, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, Marcia. 25, and April 2.3, at twelve, at the Town-hall, Kinoston-upon-Hull. Carrick, official assignee, Hull ; Chambers, Lincoln. George Lewis, innkeeper, Cwm,?ach, Glamorganshire, March 30 and April 27, at eleven, at; the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, lkistol ; Abbott and Lucas, Bristol ; Hobbs, Bristol. Wm. Smith Gooding, tailor, Manchester, March 23 and April 22, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Boote And Jellicorse, Manchester. George Spilsbury, builder, Wolverhampton, March 27, and April 17, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. Witmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Smith, Wolverhampton ; Knight, Birmingham. John Cowan, cheesemonger , Newcastle-upon-Tyne, March 24, at eleven, and April 29, at twelve, at the New castle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Watson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Harwood, Clement's-lane, Lombard-street. George Williamson, woollen manufacturer, Stair Mill, Crosthwaite, Cumberland, March 27, at eleven, and April 29, at one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Hall, Keswick ; Wats6n, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Tatham and Procter, Lincoln's-inn. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. X. Orme and Co., bonded and free store keepers, Glas. gow. Andrew Buik, lately manufacturer aid flax dresser, Dundee. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. G. Roberts, Milton-street, Dorset-square, assistant to a linendraper—J. Baker, Bromley, Middlesex, dealer in corn —A. W. Woodrow, John-street West, Thornhill-square, tailor—J. Simmons, Wellington-street, Victoria-park, labourer in the St. Katharine's Docks—J. B. Connor, Deptford, Kent, hairdresser—C. P. C. Webb, Rupert street, St. James's, clerk to the South Eastern Railway— Georgiana Young, King-street. Bloomsbury, assist ant to a milliner—Ann Monro, Edgware-road, Maryle bone, assistant to a milliner—T. Field, Golden-lane, St. Luke's, baker—J. S. S an df or d, C roy d on , d ra p er —C. T. French, Greenfield-street, Commercial-road East, farrier— C. Thomas, Weston-terrace, Kensington, dealer in horses on commission—L. Pi co t, Exeter-change, Strand, impor ter of foreign goods—A. L. Ed an, Ha tton-garden ,confectioner —C. Legge, Williams-terrace, Viralworth-road, collector of rents--R. Gay,Plaistow, Essex, copying clerk--W. R. Priddle, Upper-st., Islington, confectioner W. Brame Acton-place, Bagnigge-wells-road, corn merchant—C. Reed, Clarence street, Bethnal-g reen, butcher—J. Wood,Kingsgate-street, Holborn, licensed victualler—J. S. Hutchison, Asylum buildings, Lambeth, exhibitor of mechanical figures—J. H. White, Chester-place, Kennington-road, licensed vic tualler—A. L. Goodman, Oxenden-street and Coventry street, Haymarket, tobacconist—A. Tamarkin, Westmin ster-bridge-road, licensed dealer in cigars —R. J. Turk, Weymouth-place, Newington, w'dolesals butcher—J. W. Blair, Green-street, Leicester-square, baker—M. Zumpf, Marshall-street, G o ld en - square , an d ells-street, Oxford street, letting lodgings—H. Davis, North-street, Fitzroy square, grocer—R. H. Bing, Camden-broadway, Camden town, head hook-keeper to Messrs. Schroder and Co., Leadenhall-street. DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS. William Charles Stuart, Cambridge, tailor-Ist dividend of 6s. 3d., March 19, and three subsequent Thursdays, at Graham's, Coleman-street. John Clarke, New Cavendish-street, Portland-place , and Upper Marylebone- s t ree t —l s t di v . o f 54d.' March 19 , and three subsequent Th urs d ays, a t G ra h am ' s, Coleman-street. George Roughmont, Broad-street-buildings, City, mer chant-sth div. of 13d., March 19, and three subsequent Thursdays, at Graham's, Coleman-street. George Hall, Lothbury,City, hat manufacturer-Ist div. of 21d., March 19, and three subsequent Thursdays, at Graham's, Coleman-street. James Martyr, Union-street, Borough, ironmonger -2d dir. of 2fd., March 19, and three subsequent Thursdays, at Graham's, Coleman-street. Henry R. Tickell, Mark-lane, City, and Roydon, E ssex, k brewer-2d div. of 3d, arch 19, and three subsequent Thursdays, at Graham's, Coleman-street. Charles D. Hope, Great Marlborough-street, Regent street, and Lansdown-road North, Notting-hill, publisher —lst. div. of 6d., March 19, and three subsequent Thurs days, at Graham's Coleman-street. Frederick Peako and John Jillings, Honiton, Devon shire, drapers-2d div. of 90., March 19. and three sub sequent Thursdays, at Graham's, Coleman-str ee t. Frederick Peak o (separate estate) Honiton, Devonshire, draper-2d div. of pl., March 19, and three subsequent Thursdays, at Graham's, Coleman-street. Thos. Chittenden (separate estate), Queen-street, City, and Manchester, warehouseman-2d div. of 7d., March 19, and three subsequent Thursdays, at Graham's, Coleman street. John Richardson, Whitby, stationer—let div. of 10d., any day except Wednesday and Saturday, at Young's, 'Leeds. Mackenzie and Cotton, Leeds, machine makers-2d div. of 4d., any day except Wednesday and Saturday, at Young's, Leeds. John Haldane, Leeds, cum factor—let div. of 4s. 6d., any day except Wednesday and Saturday, at Young's, Leeds. John Lowe, Manchester, merchant—lst div. of 3d., March 17, and any subsequent Tuesday, at Pott's, Man chester. T. Tomkinson, Salford, wood turnor-Ist div. on new proofs of 11d., March 17, and any subsequent Tuesday, at Potts, Manchester. T. Barrow, Ashton-under-Lyne, innkeeper further div. of Hid., March 10, and any subsequent Tuesday, at Her naman's, Manchester. J. Higginson (separateestate)-4th div. of 6s. Sd., March 11, and any subsequent Wednesday, at Turner's, Liver pool. DIVIDENDS. April G. J. P. Knight, Hibernia-ohambers, Southwark, and York-street; Pentonville, hop merchant—April 3. S; Danford, BatterFea-fields, Surrey, and George -yard, Loin. bard-street, money scrivener; C. H. Harben, Gonlstone street, Whitechapel, and Carlton-hill Villas, Holloway, wholesale chessemonger—April 4. G. Fearis, Lambeth walk, draper ; W. Joyce, Greenwich, engineer—April3. E. Smith, Isleworth, baker ; S. Peirson, Sun-st., City, iron monger; A. Williams, W. M. Holland, J. Scougall, and H. Cherry, Duncan-street, Whitechapel, grocers ; W. R. Johnson, Adelaide-chambers, Gracachurch-street, and E. Gwyer, jun., Gracechurch-street, City, insurance brokers; R. Gadsden, Mill-wall, Poplar, cement manufacturer; R. Adkin, Queen's-road, Kensington, builder; J. Peto and J. Bryan, Dacre-street, Westminster, Liverpool, and Willow walk, Bermondsey, army contractors—April 4. J. J. Rey nolds, Threadneedle-street, City, mining broker—April 3. E. Balding, Speenhamland, Berkshire, builder—April 9. N. Messiter, Fromo, banker—April 8. R. M`Barnie, Wetherby, Yorkshire, grocer—April 4. T. Rodger, Atter cliffe-cum-Darnall, Yorkshire, grocer; M. Smith, Sheffield, steel manufacturer; J. Meeke, Sheffield, draper. CERTIFICATES TO BE GRANTED. April 4. J. Wren and E. Wren, Charlotte-mews, Fitz roy-square, iron bedstead manufacturers—April 3. J. Murray, Middle-wharf, Grea iScotland-yard, St. Martin's in-the-fields, coal merchant; T. T. S. Lawrence, Suther land-street, Walworth, artificial manure merchant. April 4. J. Harbut, Portswood, Southampton, licensed victualler —April 3. W. Buckl an d, Ealing, Middlesex, corn mer chant—April 20. W. B. Jones, pastrycook—April G. E. Gee, Blackrod, Lancashire, anal dealer—April 3. S. B. Sowden, Leedg, sharebroker ; W. Williford, Scarborough, Yorkshire, wine merchant ; T. Hardacre, Settle, West Riding of Yorkshire, mercer— April 4. J. Houldsworth, Sheffield, builder ; C. H. Thompson, Conisbrough, York shire, common brewer. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. Mason a n d W. T urner , Off co t e , D er byshire, cotton spinners —W. H o d ge , H. H o d ge , S. H o dge, and T. Hodge, Kingston-upon-Hull, se e d crus h ers , so far as regards W. Hodge and H. H o d ge —S. B a il e y an d W. Spall, Oldham, Lancashire, veterinary surgeons—T. Reeves, sen., W. F. Reeves, and T. Reeves, jun., Lorrimore-road, Walworth, stonemasons, so far as regards T. Reeves, sen.—S. Broad bent, T. Dyson, J. Gledhill, and J. Turner, Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, stonemasons, so far as regards T. Dyson—H. S. Van Santen and R. D. Hearn, Liverpool —S. Shaw and C. Andrew, Spr;nghead, Yorkshire, cotton spinners—W. Dickinson, Jun., and R. E. Whit ney, Shrewsbury, silk mercers—E. Jex and J. m Till, Billingsgate-market, City, fish salesmen —G. F. Lyd e , zo liy4ea ono, ve_swae, Bristol , salesmen , so xisr M mime , G. F. Lyde—l. Loverseed and F. Loverseed, Nottingham. excavators—Jabez Preston, A. Baker, G. Baker, ant James Preston, Counter-street, Southwark, hop merchants —J. Hayward and F. Fellowes, Wokinghatn, Berkshire, brewers —G. Horton and C. Leaver, Hockley, Birmingham jewellers—P. Cross and F. Whitaker, North Woolwich road, Essex, ship-smiths—J. Hills and J. Ladds Chipping Barnet, H er tf or d s hi re, b r i cklayers—W. Cristall and H. Cristall, Rotherhithe-street, Rotherhithe, ship-breakers — J. Thompson and G. Ablitt, Culpho Suffolk, farmers -A. T. Wilson, E. M organ, and H. N. Smith, Cheapside, City , stationers, so far as regards T. Wilson. Country Markets. LIVERPOOL-311,nm 13. We bad a fair attendance of millers at this morning l e market. The wheat t ra d e was inactive, and a reduction 0 1 id to 2d per bushel w as su b m it ted to on the best red 5115 white, but on the lower qualities of American no abate; meat would be conceded. Flour declined fici per sack, and oats and oatmeal 6d per load. Indian corn also declined 34 to 6d per qr. on the sales made from the quay; parcels were held mor e fi rm ly. warehoused W A KT:FIELD—MARCH 13. The wheat trade was dull, and prices were in favour 4 i' the purchasers. Fine English barley was firm, but othor sorts not much inquired for. No change in oats, bong+ or shelling. EXETER —MARCH 13. CORN.—Wheat, 63 6d to 7s 9d ; barley, 5s Od to grinding do., Oe Od to Os Od. O a t s, 3 s Od t o 33 17r Beans, Os Oto 0 Od. Peas, 00s Od to 00s Od. FLOUR.—Fine, 42s Od to 41s Od ; seconds, 40s Od to 4 41 Od per sack. CATTLE. —There w as a sma ll supp l y of bullocks. nal beef, from lOs 6d to lls per score ; inferior, 9s 6d to lOs per score ; fat calves, —d to 7d per lb ; barrenners, Os Od toy! Od. per score ; cows and calves, 121. to 161. ijs ; butcher / calves, Od to 7d per lb., rearins calves —s to a each' sheep, ewes and lambs, 0/. Os to 01. Os per couple; ewes. to ; wethers, 70 8d; lambs, —to Od per lb. large size, —s to —s ; second size, —s to —s ; slips* lb.- to —a; sucker s , — a t o — s. Rough fat, 4d per Pork carcases from lOs 6d to lls Od per score. LOUTH —Menu 11. The corn market was dull to-day, and only the best drl samples supported last sreek's prices. Wheat, ,48s t o 53 s ; ex t ra, 5 6s ; barley 40s to 478, wits, 24s to 275; beans, 40s to 435. BRISTOL SUGAR-311ml 13. The market has again this week been exceedingly clui ei both for raw and re fi ne d, an d the transactions are too ' l %, significant to call for a report; in prices, however, ther_°..' not any alterati on . F or D emerara rum there is still aV' demand, at 2s 10d per proof gallon. COAL MARKET. Prices of Coals per ton at 4 d. Bell's Primrose l2 6 Tanfield Moor l3 0 Tanfiold Moor Butes 13 0 -MARCH 13. the close of the market. Walliend, Ica d, e • Russell's Hetton 1 g 0 Hartlepool l6 6 Haswell 17 3 Kepier Grainge ... l6 , 1 Lambton /6 ' ---, South Kelloe 1 '1 Hetton Lyons Main l4 .: Montague 15 . v,, } South Hetton 17 V t I 501 d... 47 ' -:, Wallsend, &a. Harton l4 6 Eden Main l6 0 Braddyll l6 0 Hetton l7 3 Tees l7 3 Stewart's 17 3, Ships at market... 52 COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YESTEBDAT. Amsterdam.. 11 15% Gibraltar •• •••• •• .;, Ditto, three months .. 11 18 % Leghorn •• • • •• 19.3 Rotterdam 11 18% Genoa • •• •• • • 95 7, 7 v, • Antwerp .............. 25 30 Milan Brussels ...; .......... 25 50 Venice.. .. .• - • Hamburg .• •• h ...... Altona • • ...... 13 _7 14 Naples •••• 43 Palermo .••• 130 .• ,• • • •• • ••• 25 25 Messina ... ... 1304 . Ditto, three months .. 25 65 I Li sbon .. 31% Marseilles 25 67% Oporto kir • Bourdeaux ............ ; Rio Janein ....... Frankfort-on-Maine •• .. 119% Buenos Ayres •• •• • • • *".. Berlin New York ,60 days' sight r, gi p Vienna • • .... 10 27 Philadelphia Trie5te................ 10 28 PRICES or puLtioti, ?XI 4 4' 6 . Petersburg 374 Foreign Gold in Bars X 3 17 Madrid 49% I Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 ,- Cadiz ......... • • ...... 50% M ex i can Dollars .... v Barcelona •• •• •• •• •• •••••• Seville.. •• • •• •• - New Dollars ...... 0 0 - Silver in bars 0 .117 LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. If 1.5" LIVERPOOL, MARCH 13. to' STOCK EXCHANGE.—The m ar k e t h as b een d oin g s# _A business to-day, and p r i ces were rather eas i er compir`s• to yesterday. Caledonian, 344—South Eastern, • London and North Western, 104$ a—Ditto, g —Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 36 rto h.„s Midland, 83g—Gre a t W es t ern o f C ana d a, 23 s British, 11i—Eaatern Counties, 10a 4—Dutch Rhen% g prem.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1018 . • MANCHESTER, MARCH 13. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was rather inactive day, with weaker prices at the close. Dovers, 23—Le 101a—Great Western of Canada, 2 6a —Ditto, new, 34 ' —East Lancashire, Fifths, a pm.—Midlands, 8311---Sl l 6f fields, 37. BIRMINGHAM, Menu( 13. • - STOCK EXCHANGE.—Thejuaarket was doing a very good" business to-day, and prices were easier. Great Western,: 68 i—London and North Westerns, 1041 s—Midlands , 811 82—Great Western Birmingham Guaranteed Stook , 4., 3 / 4 —Crystal Palace, 2i i—Birmingham District Mire, 511—New Union Mill, 3i 4. LEEDS, 31ABoa 13. STOOK EXORANGL—Prices have been very fair to-dail and rather more business was done. South Eastern ar, Dover, 221 5-16- Midlands, 81$ i—Leeds Northern, 1 7 —North Western, 7 3-16—G. N. E. Purchase, 2 13- 1 6 °, —Leeds New Gas, 175. SUICIDE IN THE ESSEX GAOL.—On Thursday m orn' ng, John Cutting, one of the gang of burglars wbo,:ar til his recent capture, had been a terror to the netfiel::: : • bourhood, t erm i na t e d hi s ex i stence by eormnittil suicide in his c e ll, i n th e county gao l , Spr i ng fi e ld. a quarter before eight o'clock, he ate his breakfast IT' his usual appetite, but when the warder summoned Wl' to chapel, shortly before 9 o'clock, he found him pended by his hammock straps to the iron handle °lce° bell provided for each prisoner. The body was stantly cut down, but deceased was quite dead; be 50 years of age. Cutting, it will be remembered, ll', convicted at the a ss i ze l as t week, with a man na m e d 4 Elijah Ramsay, of burglaries at Little Thurrock ee West Tilbury, and was sentenced by Mr. Justice Cry ' well to 20 yea rs ' t ransportat i on. Previously to tuw trial, he attempted to deprive himself of life by cu tting .- his thro a t, a t O rsett, thus evidencing his resolute deter:- mination to de s t roy hi mse lf . I nformation has been OP, wt.rled to the cor oner. —Ch e l ms f ord Chronicle. [ADVERTISEMENT.)—It is with pleasure we notice the daili increase of cures without medicine of indigestion (dyspepsia) , flatulency, constipation, nervous, bilious, and liver eon! plaints, cough, asthma, consumption, and debility, by 1,4 Barry's delicious Revalenta Arabica. We quote the folio*" ing : —Southwick Park, Fareham, Hants, Oct. 31, 1848. --- Gentlemen, I sincerely thank you for your kind attention. When I began taking the Revalenta I was in as deplorable A condition as can well be imagined. I was confined to my bedt and so weak that I could neither stand nor walk, suffering severely from flatulency, constipation, and indigestion, and being compelled to have recourse to aperients every second or lles advice. than ie. s sliw medical ed n ic o a seventhird e s and, wit h uponwithin on twenty-eightone occasion, There was a giddiness in my head, and a singing in my Tighs ear, that when I turned my head on the pillow it resem bled hours, l' under a w the sound produced by a light touch on a musical glass. -I. had a pain and sort of fullness across the chest, a sore throat s and a slight cough; but the pain around my loins was so great that I could not remain in the same position for ten minutes all night long. The principal seat of the pain seemed to be just below the ribs on my left side, and about three inches from the backbone. I commenced taking Du IforrY', s Revalenta Arabica m orn i ng and evening, boiled in water an d salt; and in less than a fortnight my appetite was great'''. improved, and fl a t u l ency an d constipation so far vanished that I have not tasted a pill or drug of any kiwi, since. I a m muc h stronger, can walk steadier, lo la, . ,‘ less like a drunken man, &c.—Jena VASS, Land-steward.77' Supported by testimonial s from the celebrated Professors 01 Chemistry Dr. Andrew tire ; Dr. Shorland ; Dr. Harvey; Dr. Campbell; Dr. Gattiker ; Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Ingram; Lord Stuart de Decies ; the Dowager Countess of Castle stuart; Major-Gen. Thomas King, and many other respeets l4. persons, whose health has been restored by it, afterall other . means of cure had failed. For further particulars respect' ing this invaluable food our readers are referred to Du BarrY, I. advertisement in another part of this paper. BIRTHS. OF A SOIT. On the 13th inst., at 64, Glocester-terrace, Hyde-park, tb wife of Hall Plumer, Esq. On the 13th inst., at 59, Lowndes-squar*, the wife of W C. Clarke Thornhill, Esq. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 13th inst., at Westminster, tho wife of Major Cbsi. Cheetham. On the 12th inst., at 6, Railway-place, Fenchurch-streett city, the wife of Mr. Henry Francis Martyn. MARRIED. On the 12th inst., at the parish church, Clapham, Edward Hart Smith, of Clement's-inn, solicitor, to Emma Jane, the Esq., of O a kl an d s , Clap' On the 12th inst., at Hol y T r i nity Church, Tulsa-hill, haa. eldest daughter of John Cropp, Esq., of W o ki ng, to Fanny, the eldest. Esq., 9, Upp er T u l se -hill . rer otfue Win. Baßayl ey , Tyler, dHaeungrhyt D I E D. On the 11th inst., at Cheltenham, Major-General Georg° Nicholls, late of 66th Regt , aged 81. On the 11th inst., William Copland, Esq., of Church street, Stoke Newington, aged 62. •On the 11th intt , at 21, Ladbroke-square, Francis Anne, wife of Thomas Melladew, and youngest daughter of the late Admiral Sir Ross Donnelly, K.C.B. On the 10th inst„ at Duke-street, St. James's, George S. Greenway, Esq., aged 49. On the 10th bast., at Tang-hall, near York, James Barber, Esq., Alderman of the city of York. On the 9th inst., at Nice, the Rev, Arthur Legrew, reeler , of Caterbam, Surrey, and 45. OnMr. t e l a le l,of 12th w i i n n s d t so „ r a , t a ' S g ur ed 2 b 6 ito . n-hill, Anne, widow of the late Veal, On the 13th inst., at East Brixton, Mrs. J. B. Chddr pcl LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No, 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office. No' 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Aliddlom, Saturdsy, Mauch 14, 1881. 0,1!, , f: THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH l4, 1857 1,288 257 2,031 847 5,620 11,830 5,173 291 1,103 1,371 1,144 587 1.051 395 1,116 6,764 22,735 5,301 5,371 1,393 6,464 22,855 5,794 25,333 5,600 22,405 59,273 1,171 11,609 13,760 676 9,015 9;0 28,840 3,290 1,433 3,189 5,089 7,081 758 1,730 2,793 793 2,131 14,969 6,193 2,470 4,557 1,383 1,021 575 439 2,147 24,601 37,461 33,459 40,809 26,921 35,700 31,248 863 259 1,844 7.327 5,833 21,754 6,250 23.439 281 5 254 20,579 56,555 1,172 11,092 12,828 562 8,245 697 864 28,434 2,957 1,323 3,087 4 783 6,642 762 1,495 13,619