The Sun. — London, England, 1847-01-15 00:00:00

DAY.) for "Diners sat ?S Committer' ee d in s , coat" are c onnect ed 43' is f°l. bridge acres Mak e/ to ite d Etna d epos e for rail w two plans t e r and Iri4,3°' 'in s ter•bdg e, oving the Ir Pr of Da tchet. South Londorl finer EVITI') haVlng b .'43 ling Orde:' ) IWO/ AND may: lON and 211 sliP 9 ad 0001. for D r, ' ARIES, AND but the % rotes bap to have l l AND A Of MIDGE al o 3ill to ta ort Oslo an d b u , --L o le A t ler ; an. 061 ral petits r Lady is ,f t a aPP e ljia c i r propos e i3O her m y instead o' Bit iption of lanyre " lbe e .l to fr ner ) 10 .* ) ,he Iducol nding oPP- (9 S 13111 '0 cs "411) ENT / 1 ' eb 6l the leng, t d. 25 1 4 a l " - RAId 1 to no r ewcasPem. . to the 1,0 . nc h tot 0007; 42 0 9.,40 Itir;: 1 6 10. ;w ood d t ile lon ; 0 0 nd Cc' „ e rr were in, ..„„o i g ppoof per of e d l' . ooo of L sil A -as stis'" ptA lad bee° )0) . 3A lt. ife Whea t !id a SalaTtof 79 w ere tb° e con — i og op de to „A ,roducisiioo descriP g ooci 'as in l oy my too „04 ruu asrri.o fora bout to a at reqtn g 'bt, ;oat, 100 I 3, F 00 °I. al 34l ' ria 3,40 rnite l " ing a.V— 4 le was c e iii on °fer e , 200 l e n r supeo stoc ;4 ,4 rns rea Tb a cted. e Of 2ti o d r . tice 1 161 to s. d . to: i 4 0 , . 1 . 5 • 41 0 e• i 3 S 410 4 g g 0 • 0 11 3 0 rigs. 30 0 i. . d. to gli 11 4 4 4 10 , 6 4 4 ' 4 6 4 10 6 s s9lB . g c oo ak! he se, :d 9191 11&(i N-F-E - V ;.1!::1 CO 7.1 . 7,TERCIAL NEWS. Cli I', QUA I:TER TO THREE. r, A fair b us i nesi was d one yester d ay, i n t h e Li ver p oo l top Market at previous rates. Shares were lower. e , Accounts dated November the 13th, by an arrival at l'iverpool, ha e • been received from Monte Video. The tttelligence in ref:ronee to warlike operations, presents nothing of plrtienllr novelty ; End it is a mater of I . l, rpris e , t h at the. e was even so much bitsicess doing as ere appears to have been. at A party wr i t i ng from Oswego gives the following Aternent of imports there by the lakes:— " 1845. 1846. " Barrels of Flour ... ••• 77,629 67.500 " Bushels of Wheat ... ... 1,612,210 2,304,956 " " Corn ... ... 313,558 319,019 Barrels Pork .. •• " 3,` , 99 12,105 ‘` Hams . .. 175,120 309,429 "Th • • , •• d i. increasearas the same party, " exhibits a well ih.ar'ai . The 65 vessels still to come in will greatly augment it." The D rawback Bill has greatly enhanced the amount et fre ight to this pl ace f rom N ew Y or k. Th e River j. i n. Lawrence suffers, and our boatmen get the advan eof it. Most of the heavy goods for Upper Canada ate a now purchased in New York, instead of Montreal, win • • 3 gIVIng us the carrying trade. Over 75,000 dollars to ▪ dr ,awback entries have been paid the past year for Iljaaandise passing through here to the provinces. th r is new trade gives employment to at least 50 boats cis the season. c ,att 1849, when the New Corn-law of England takes 2. lll effect, it places Canadian flour on the same footing skid s from the United States. The differential duties done away, the flour and wheat of Upper Canada go thr oug h this place to New York, and to England • a cost of a thi r d l ess t h an b y t h e S t L awrence. Thi s 1 will cost greatly add to the amount of freight from this 1 C▪ l• It will b e no sma ll i tem w h en i t i s ta k en i nto re sicle ration that our pr esen t sur pl us o f wheat is ,000 b arrels. A law-is now in existence to pass it in 1 through t h e U n i ted States. 41 41 we may remark up on thi s s t a t emen t, that it is no :"boon for th e h ome consumer to h ave corn su ppli es fo rward, at carr yi ng c h arges, a thi r d l ess than towerose fo rmerly paid, and that the Canadian ito must likewi se b e a ga iner in proportion t s t he mea ns pl ace d at h i s di sposa l f or sen di ng y e l l : a lit to mark e t. R a il roa d s may , i n th e course o f a stry or two, offer greater facilities than ever, and pre lim° an independent route for the British North t re eri can colonies but no comprehensive and national the di be expected to be formed there but under ~.. reet auspices and control of our Government. under advance in the rate of interest charged on bills a`uostreurited at the Bank of England, according to the diets e given in yesterday's Sun, had the imme late effee P Cl , 1 .,, -. 01 " putting up " the rate out of l ) and although the brokers and bankers being is t g a ,a,axiou s to get hold of first class paper, such as it W 1 ,, 11 3' accepted at the Bank of England, do receive d. fraction below the bank rate, they are alays I. ll :iii: t allified by the extra charge made upon 'good in ,, -, but still not such as are of the amount j t - ",character readily accepted in Threadneedle-street. biVI be conceded by practical men that these very 1,,78 being mostly those of substantial, though not 1 4alban, - traders, are as safe as any that can be done, '',d'et they are invariably charged more. th • 'l 3 e Funds feel sensibly the influence of the advance (f a :" rate of interest, and, this being settling Le in the Consol market, the Bears have b opportunely assisted by the measure. Stock lop not been largely thrown upon the market it f. i mmediate transfer, but there have been jtHe! a mounts " put." Consols have been at 93k, and b' s ince to 924 f o r present delivery, and the same for tr. * 23 ; General transfers without payment of the br o i t 4 leo were commenced to-da The Government b ,e ers continue buyers of stock. Exchequer -bills have ttild il : v , e rY flat at ss. to 9s. premium. The New Three /"-I.uarter per Cents. are 94i- to 94k, and the Three Imi_ Stork 3 to 93k. B an k St o ck is worth 2061, and 14" 2531 to 254. o at " Foreign Market participates in the heaviness of tt an ' a liw .n Funds. Th e re f usa l o f Baron Moncorvo to lic ) id e rn it to Li s b on t h e pretest o f t h e P ortuguese bond dividers against th e d e d uct i on o f 20 per cent. f rom t h e i r lid o 11d8 continues to excite strong animadversion, be n) I,ll` fee ting the val ue o f th e s t oc k, w hich i s at 36 for 24 ~,,r Per Cent s . S pan i s h Fi ve per C en t s . h ave b een 4, 1 ,,,1 u the Thre e . per Cents., 35 4 1 - 7 :,. Equadors are iti. to Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have realised S har . Ro c k , e Property a l ways suffers more i n proport i on t h an it s the w hen ther e i s a temporary exc i tement or c h ange "er mone y market, though it is unlikely that it will karke°,seillate as it did in former years. To-day the itl4,4l v de pressed, as might be expected, and values B RI T ewer. 1811 FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank s to,i, (From the Official List.) 206 1 / 2 33Er e c e e C n ti . R e ed on u s c o ed i Annuities s 92 % 93 1 / s 92% ew 311 ~, _ s n . . Long .C o C r t k;ellt. Annuities D 0,30 Year s 'sth, Expire 1860 9% I rv , , , Expire Jan. 5, MO 9% `“4 Otoelt .. • 253% 254 Cops t x _ ° e l q B li fer 8 A . c . c .. 0 . un .. " ******************* 92% 93 92% 93% 93 i c L er l a s. 5 1 d. 5 ...... pm. sooi . .............. .. ....... ....... _ 5 _ pm. bit ts •••• ....... ........ .............. u I Iti e ° lnall ..... ... 9 5 pm. E OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCIL Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent... Ditto for the Account 43 E c u ador Bonds 3 14 Portuguese 4 per Cents ... Ditto for the Account 36 Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent lll Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840 — Ditto for the Account . 2 5 14 Ditto 3 per Cent — , Ditto for the Account 3 5 14% " iv idends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cents 93 8 9 % lltr slv Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ... % 'ESS LONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK Abtrti itAn.w AIL PAID. rya Saes. 4r aber "n ~,„_ Notting., Boston, &c. 2% 2%...... to 14340, Coleraine, &Portrush 1% to Ili r :t and County D own .. 4% .. .. Ingham and uloucester..loo ...-- JAZ. New. (iss. at 7% dis.).. 17% llii'",jngbam & Oord June... 5 ti r ,""gbarn Wol ff .,& Dudley 425.... . 5% pto /31 iT i ng.. V01., &pour Val. 5 t o Cheshire Junction.. I 3 tela, Stamf., & Birming... 225. r uitel and Exeter D o 10. r, . •, ~..• ER Zrlstol and Gloucester.— ..... 32 b ristol and Liverpool June... 2% ~''llckinghamshire.. Laledonian Ditto, Half Shares Ditto Clydesdale J 25 Chester, and Holyhead unction ... '2 7 l /2 ... elan am and Oxford 100 ,Aarence. P„ 0 , Ist Class, 6 per Cent - 0 ,,2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 C - ", 0 ., Go. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 ...... -- to and Killarney Oh_ ~. e k and Waterford e rowall „Ditto, 11 . ;lf : . ‘ liares 14-?!rect Northern Scrlp... ...... 2 1 / 2 ...... 27, / , to iiir,ec.t Norwich., 1 habil!) and Belfast Junction.. 12% — to VlLlin, Belfast, & Coleraine 2 1 / 2 — nadalk and Enniskillen ... 10 ...... Ist:u Counties to 20 23%% 23 to 22% D o ew • • t,o•Perpet,s per ct. No. 1,61. 13s. 4d... V, ~ d 0....... ......... N 0.2,6/. 13s. 4d... to t'e, York Extension Diu, b _ 0 Quarter Shares D„?. Extension to Ilarwich 1% ...... °• Cambridge and Ely ... 2% — ~, Lancashire Ditto 14 Ne 1:1 w • 5 .:stop )rmsk.) 5 ... ...... to :New Scrip ...... ' 4 11; • Li ncolnshire ... 1 uttbnrgh and Glasgow SO Ditto, Halt Sh ares .... tiDo, Quarter Shares 12% to t...burgh and Northern ... 12 1 h - to 4•41tt0,N Dy---01 ew..... ......... 21 A , 0, Ne- - - ..... . to -- D. . 4, Newport ditto, New l l' to to 3 ' - I:) • rgli and Perth i'Y tt''nud Huntingdon -kt er Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% .• ... 12% _13% ........... to to _— to . '4lg Dumfries, & Carlisle.. 5 to (ilae - 1- & Ayr 50 — OW, hilinarucc 15 to— Ditto, New _-- - to to -- (1„ 1) , ° • 1 / 4 Shares (5 per ct. gua.) 12% (-,-.41/e,Doncaster, Sheflid., &c. 2 ,, ...... to _ ~mreltlEasteni and Western... '''A — ,xreat Northern (London and 1 1, 1) t 1 ( kegd ) 2% „kt• (Direct North. Regd.) 324 .... 431 A %11 :f . : :: : . t t to : _ 43 tkl'. Qouth. & West. (Ireland) 2i lie to .. teat North of England 100 •••• • to Ditt o, !f ew 5 ... to Ditto) New tO -- b itto N 11, i --- .. - to (1,, , .•. eur.. .... eat W e t • 3 ern .............. 75V to I),ttto, Half Shares 5O - .. to 1,;‘11tto Quarter Shares 29 21 1,2 to nto, Fifths 2O 95, to ue. to, II '`'' 4% .... '8 to 114(larsfi9d and Manchester Manchester 13 .. -. _— bitt 3 I/ull ' Extension to 'lllltl Selby 5O ... - 23% ...... to Nt o, ...... to Bi Quarier Shares .. 12% 25 T 110, Half Shares to _ Pswith & Bury St. Edmunds 14 11, , _ to 1,,, - ,1 0. and "Norwich to Crqncast and Car1i51e....... 50 to C _ L b o• New ... . • ........... 5 to .. ••• I eMa and Bradford ............ 35 ..ei -14 dis. to 'ester and Bedford ......... 16s. to b Nis, b ewsb tlr3, & Al• nches 2 7 1 , to 1, „,_ ur3,, d • '9•, Branch % Shares 2% —l • to 5 A ,1110, Branch .(Blue) .... 2% to , uttto. Extension (Green).. 21/2 — to '4ds and Th' k 17 1 ' - T,. , , IN .............. /2 to - Vt.°, New ...... ... ...... .• 5 • **** 4 T• to ti v °*, do, Prefer.,6 per Cent. 3 1 / 2 . ..- '8 Port,eePool.Crosby, and So u t h to ', • ....... . ....... 2 -IverPool Ma - n . c .. ite . ..... ... and I,„Neweastle Junction ....... ... 2% 21-- • t0:195 il l tioa and North Western.. 100 196 to 1,(1. Quarter Shares ..... ... 2 23 9,,,-"a• do. New .. .. 2 ...... 14% to : ~o• do. Fifths -. -- ....... 2 ...... -",o• Quarters ......... ... J. 10 ...... - ••• ii.)o. 40/. 5hare5.........14. &M• 8 ..... .. to ua. 40/. Shares...M. and B. 40 ....- N-10 /. hM. and B. (A.) 5 • •••• I:/ \ 0, 10/. .... M. and B. ( 13. i 5 to ...... Luc.. 1/. ... 14 . a n d B. (c. 1 ,11(1011e Blackwall. .16/. 13s. 4d ....... "h°•ls,evr ..... ..... ..... ... 4 ...... 514 to -7_••••0. rAteri..siOn ................ 71/2 ...... -- ~ , '• Le: 1 ''l _R SUN, EXCHEQUER---(THIS DAY.) IRICHARDSON V. CARMICHAEL. Mr. MARTIN, on the part of the defendant, moved to set the verdict aside which upon the trial at the last sittings after term at Guildhall, before the Lord Chief Baron, passed for the plaintiff for a sum of 231. The plaintiff was a bookseller and stationer, and brought his action to recover the amount due for certain aet:clos of stationery to the use of the Dover, Boulogne, and St. Omer Railway, of which the defendant was one of the members of the managing committee. It was now contended that the verdict was against evidence, inasmuch as no proof was given that the goods in question were supplied to the use of the company; on the contrary, it was proved that some of the goods were sent to the private residence of the secretary. Rule granted. SIMMONDS V. MUNTZ AND SPOONER. In this cause, which was also tried at Guildhall during the last sittings, the verdict passed for the defendant, with liberty for the plaintiff to move to enter the verdict for the sums respectively of 3001. and 100/. The plaintiff was a traffic taker employed by the managing committee, of which the defendants were members, of the Manchester, Southampton, and Oxford Railway, to take the traffic upon the line of the pro jected railway, which was stated to be about sixty miles in length, at the rate of 15/. per mile, to be paid in three separate instalments, the first on the commence ment of the work, the second on its completion, and the third was to be contingent upon the passing of the Bill. The first instalment was paid, and it was to recover the amount due upon the second and third instalments that the action was brought. There was also a special count, under which the plaintiff sought to recover a sum of money for extra mileage, the line being sixty-five miles in length instead of sixty ; and also a further sum for extra work in various alterations and additions to the traffic tables, and also obtaining evidence in support of the same. Mr. lirstvnEv now moved to set the verdict aside, and enter it for the plaintifit for the sum of 3001., being the amount of the third instalment, the second having been paid into court. Mr. Baron PARKE—The third instalment was condi tional. but the conditions had never been complied with, .ind therec re that sum could not be recovered. Mr. FIUMFREY now contended that the plaintiff was ntitled to the tame for extra mileage, it having been proved that the line was 65 miles in length. Mr. Baron ALDERSON —You can only recover the amount of the second instalment upon that item; the record admits the payment of the first instalment, and the third you cannot recover. Upon this ground you can take a rule to enter the verdict for 251. only. Upon the remaining grounds of the application, viz., for remodelling the traffic tables, in consequence of the abandonment of a portion of the line, and obtaining evi dence, the Court also granted the rule. BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) . IN RE MAYHEW. This bankrupt, who is well known in the literary world for his connexion with the Era newspaper. Punch, &c., &c., came up to pass his final examination, which had been adjourned sine die for want of sufficient accounts. Mr. Sturgeon appeared on behalf of the bankrupt, and Mr. Braham, a solicitor, and one of the creditors, to oppose. The latter claimed costs for the last opposition, and contended that the order of the Court was, that the bankrupt should not come up again until he had filed a new balance•sheet, and paid the costs. The Learned COMMISSIONER said, the general rule was that the costs should be the costs of the assignees, and the Court fees; to hold to the contrary, would be an extremely bad precedent. It was for the assignees to oppose and not individual creditors, and if costs were allowed to them as a general rule, it would be a pre mium for oppressive opposition, and the bankrupt might be subjected to great injustice. Mr. BRAIIAM said few debts had been proved, and the one chosen as assignee was silent. The Learned CO3IMISSIONER-I need not remind you that there is the official assignee, whose duty it is to look after the estate, and it was on his report principally the examination was adjourned. You have taken upon yourself the duty of the assignee, besides, not being of opinion that you are entitled to costs, I do not see why the bankrupt should not now pass. Mr. BRAHAM pressed for an adjournment for a short time, for the attendance of Mr. Corks. The Learned CommissroNEß subsequently said that the bankrupt was entitled to pass, the subject of his conduct might be inquired into when he came up for his certificate. The sth of February was appointed for the application for the certificate. SECONDARIES'-(THIS DAY). RANKS V. RANKS. The plaintiff in this action resides at Abingdon. The defendant is a cab proprietor at Kensington. The ac tion was brought to recover the sum of 41. Os. 6d., the balance of money lent. The defendant pleaded a set-off. Mr. HAI% who appeared for the plaintiff, proceeded to state the case, from which it appeared that the plaintiff had been violently assaulted in consequence of his at tempt to obtain payment. The Learned SECONDARY suggested that the matter should be referred to a mutual friend, as evidence given in a court of law between father and son tended to fur- ther irritate the feelings of each, and to crimination and recrimination. Mr. PARRY, for defendant, said there would be neither on his part, and he had offered to submit the matter. Mr. HAIG said his client was not present, and he could not consent. The case was then proceeded with. The principal evidence for the plaintiff was Stephen Hanks, his son, who deposed to having been asked by his brother to solicit the loan from his father. On the contrary, how ever, a daughter and niece were called to prove the loan or 101. by defendant, and that the 5/. was part payment. Notes or hand were put in with a view of showing de fendant had received 101. from a Loan Society to lend his father, but the dates did not tally with the alleged octurrence, and it was contended it was a clerical error. The SECONDARY said, it was a very painful exhibition, and it was not even now too late to come to private arrangement. If not, the jury would have to say whe ther there had been a loan previously, and whether the 5l was to go in part payment. The jury were considering for a long time, and ulti mately gave a verdict for the plaintiff. The case lasted all the morning. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) David Cleary was indicted for stealing a handker chief, the property of Henry Joseph Wood. The facts of the case were of the ordinary character. The prisoner, when called upon for his defence, de livered, in a tremulous tone of voice apparently with the deepest feelings of contrition and a sense of acute suffering, an unusually well-worded address to the jury, in which he stated that he had only just come out of the House of Correction, where he had been detained in de fault of a trifling fine; that he was in extreme destitu tion, having been refused the slightest relief both by his father, who was in independent circumstances, and by the parish authorities. Be was found Guilty. The ASSISTANT-JUDGE, in passing sentence, after communicating with the officer of the House of Correc- tion, said the prisoner's audacity and artful duplicity were almost without parallel. It appeared that he had been three times convicted of felony, twice for violently assaulting the police, and twice fur being in a public place for the purpose of committing a felony. The sen tence of the Court upon him was, that he be transported for the term of seven years. Upon hearing the sentence, the prisoner's whining tone changed into defiance, and he left the bar mutter ing curses against the judg e an d the j u ry. Joseph Moss was indicted for stealing a bar of lead, the property of Thomas Ray. It appeared that the prisoner's master bad been making some alterations on the premises of the prosecutor, and the prisoner being engaged in carting away rubbish, availed himself of the opportunity to steal the lead. The prisoner was found Guilty, and sentenced to three months imprisonment, with hard labour. George Mills was indicted for attempting to pick pockets at the General Post office, on the night of the 2ith ult. • The prisoner was one of a numerous and dexterous gang of thieves, who infest the post-offices at St. Martin's-le-Grand and Charing-cross, about the time when there is the greatest rush of persons before the closing of the boxes, and on the evening named in the in dictment, George Seymour swore that he felt a tug at his pocket, and on looking round saw the prisoner close by, and a servant of the Oriental Club deposed to having seen the prisoner's hand in the pocket of Mr. Seymour. A verdict of Guilty was returned, and the prisoner was sentenced to tour months' imprisonment in the Rouse of Correction. Charles Dohrman, an itenerant German musician was indicted for stealing a• cornopean, the property of a countryman of his named Jacob Vandenbergh. The evidence of the prosecutor was given through the medium of an interpreter, as well as the prisoner's de fence. A constable of the R division deposed to having seen the prisoner enter the prosecutor's shop, in Rosemary lane, about seven o'clock in the everting, and having watched him, owing to his manner being rather sus vicious, he saw him take down the trumpet from a hook upon which it hung in the shop, and after he got into the street, place it to his lips and sound it, to lull suspicion. After following him a short distance, he took him into custody. The prosecutor identified the article as his property. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and the pri soner, who implored for mercy in broken English, was labour.sentenced to three months' imprisonment, with hard 7 Load., Brifr,lit., & South Coast 50 ...... 56 3 4 to 67 D. Cull.i.iidated Fifths.. :',O Do. Consolidated Eighths... 10 ...... 12 Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 9 ...... London and Greenwich... 12/.155. 4d... Ditto Preference lBl 17s 2d... London, Oxford, and Cheltm. 2 ...... London and S. Western.... 411.63 10d 65 Do. Now c•onsolidatedBths.. 40 Di`,,: , ; N'cw ......... .... .... .. 22% — Do. New lB — to Ditto Tenths Ditto Tenths Ditto Scrip 5 . 5% to Ditto ditto London and York Scrip ...... 2% 3 3/ . to Ditto Extension London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 2 1 / — to Londonderry and Coleraine... 15 Londonderry and Enniskillen 15 Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dereham Manchester and Leeds B2 .....112 Ditto Half Shares - 38 ...... 50 1 4 ...... to Ditto Quarters Ditto Fifths Ditto Sixteenths ......614 — ...... to Do. Extension Do. Liverpool and Bury I)o., do~ Fifths Do. Half Shares (late Hud dersfield and Sheffield... 23 Manch. Buxton, & Matlock 425. Manchr, Sheffield, and Linc.100 Ditto 1% Shares (No. 1) ... 8 Ditto, ditto (No. 2) 25 Ditto, % Shares (No. 3)... 2 1 / 2 ...... Do. and Grimsby l5 — to Ditto, ditto. Ditto, ditto ... Ditto, Sheffield, and Line. 2%,...... Manchester and Southampton 2 Midland 100 126 ... .. to Ditto Fifths Ditto, New Ditto, New Midland, Birm., and Derby...100 Midld. Great Western (Irish) 20 Newcastle and Berwick Newcastle and Carlisle Ditto New 2O ..... ... . to Ditto Quarter Shares 614..... ...... to Newmarket and Chesterford 5 Ditto Extension Newport and Abergavenny. . 2% — to Newry and Enniskillen ...... 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor Nrorfolk Do. Half Shares , Ditto Extension ••••• • to - Do. Scrip, 1847, N. of Norflk Do. do. Waveney Valley... 2 Northern Counties Union- .... 2 1 ,4 1 % 1,4 ... to North British Ditto Half Shares, . ll - Do. Quarters l l %i 34%... to Ditto, Extension % l% to Ditto Thirds ... ......... ...... 1 Ntrthern and Eastern SO Ditto Quarter Shares Ditto New ......... .......... 14 North Staffordshire • 5 North Wales 3 l /2 .... 2: orth. & South. Connecting 2 5 / x ..... North Western 2 1,4 3% to Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton Oxfd., Witney, & Cheltnham 1%.., — Portsmouth Direct Preston and Wyre Ditto, Half Shares Reading, Guildfd., & Reigate 5 Royston and Hitchen 1%...... 2lm % ... to Scottish Central ... 15 Scottish Midland ... 12% l 3 Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole - Shrewsbury and Birmingham 3 ...... 5 Ditto, ditto, Class B. 1 1 4 2 Shropshire Union . 425....... 1 72 % dis to South Devon ....... ...... ... 40 South Staffordshire Junction 1/133.4d... South Eastern and Dover ... 33 1 / 8 ...... Ditto, New, No. 1 Ditto, New, N 0.2 l2 Ditto, New, Ne. 3 Ditto New, No. 4............. 3 3 / 4 I V to 4 . 8 South Wales South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole 2 Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Stm. Coal raw Vale Extension Trent Valley, Midland, and Grand Junction Vale of Neath Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole . 324. ..... Waterford and Kilkenny ll ...... - Waterford and Limerick..... 2734..... Waterford, Wexford, Wicklw, and Dublin Wexford, Waterford, and Valentia West Riding Union 425. West Cornwall Windsor, Staines, and South Western Wilts,Somerset,SAVeymouth 15 York and Newcastle 25 ... .. 37% 3 4... to Ditto, New 5 .. . 12 Ditto, Preference 2 .. ... 7 1 / 4 ...... to York and North Midland ••• •• • tO •'.••• - ••• ••• to - Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Selby . . Ditto. Extension Ditto, Preference Ditto East and West Riding Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-Belgian Barbadoes 1 Belgian Eastern Junction.... 214 ...... 4 to Bouiogne and Amiens Bordeaux, Toulouse, & Cette (Mackenzie's) Bordeaux, Toulouse, Sr Cette ( Espelete's ) Calcutta & DiamondHarbour 7s. Central of France ( Orleans and Vierzon)_ Central of Spain ... Ceylon Demerara. Dendre Valley Direct Bombay and Madras ss. .... . Dutch Rhenish East Indian Fampoux and Hazebrouk..... 4 Great Indian Peninsular ss. Great Western Bengal. ss. - Great Western Canada Italian and Austrian Jamaica S. Midland Junction 1 Louvain ala Sambre ...... ... 6 Luxembourg Lyons and Avignon 2 Madras ... 1 Madras, Nellore, and Arcot... % Madrid and Valentia Mauritius 1 Namur and Liege , 8 Northern of France. 8 North Jamaica 1 Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 6 ..... • 7 4 1 / 2 xd to Over Yssel 413 s 4d.... Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen _,•• ... to Paris & Strasbourg ...... ..... 5 Rouen and Havre 20 Sambre and Meuse Strasburg and Bale l4 Tours & Nantes ... .. ...... .. 5 Tournay, Jurbise, Landen, and Hasselt Trinidad.. ........ ......... West Flanders JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia British North American .... 50 Colonial ..... to Commercial of London 2O — to London Joint Stock ... lO London and Westminster. .. 20 National Provincial of Engld. 35 National of Ireland 22% ... .. to Provincial of Ireland Union of Australia Union of London .. 10 MINES. Real del Monte,-Unregistered • - - _ LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 15. —Wind E.N.E., light steady breeze, and fine clear frosty weather, DEAL, JAN. 14.—Wind S.E. to E.S.E., light.—Arrd Georgiana, Matanzas; Sea Horse, New Orleans. Sid. Bute shire, Cunningham, Honduras ; Ceres, D'Armerge, St. Thomas's and ditto. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 15.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. Porladea, Keinst, Surinam for Rotterdam ; her Majesty's ship Sphinx, Goree ; Codrington, Huxtable, Antigua. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 14.—Wind S.S.E., fresh.—Arrd. Chalco, Kellyer, Monte 'Video. Sid. Fatima, Wilson, Calcutta; Co lonist, Ellerby, , Ceylon ; Thomas Battersby, White, Deme rara; Alfred, Salters, New Orleans; Lockwoods, Errington, ditto; Ganges Smith, ditto; Lestrel, Turner, Apalachicola; Keying, Flanders, Virginia; Lehigh, Young, Philadelphia. The Elizabeth,!Jordan, from New York to Cork, was aban doned at sea 6th ult. ; crew saved by the Alex. Von Hum boldt, arrived at New York. FALMOUTH, 14.—Wind S. S. E.—Arrd. Toronto, Thompson, New York for Bridport, leaky. CLYDE, JAN. 13.—Wind E., variable.—Arrd. Lady Harvey, Miller, Demerara ; Matthew King, Muirhead, ditto; Re. trieve, Cuthbertson ' Trinidad; Cluther, Fowley, Demerara Lord Montgome r y, Kelso, Barbadoes ; Antigua, Trinidad. LONGROPE, JAN. 2.—Wind S. E.—Arrd. Monarch, Ste. phen, Quebec. SALCOMBE, JAN. 13.—The Mantura, from Azores to Lon don, arrived here to-day, leaky. SHIELDS, JAN. 13.—The brig Eden took the ground, and must discharge to repair. !OLLEGE OF PRECEPTORS.—A meeting of the members and friends of this institution was held yesterday morning at the Freemasons' Tavern, the Rev. G. H. Stoddart in the chair, when resolutions in favour of the establishment of such a College were unanimously passed. In the evening the first anniversary dinner took place, at the Freemasons' Tavern. Mr. Ewart, M.P., presided, and was supported by Mr. C. Cochrane, Mr. D. W. Wire, the Rev. Dr. Wilson, the Rev. G. H. Stoddart, M r . H. S. T urrell, President of the Council, Mr. Parker, honorary secretary, the Rev. G. N. Wright, &c. The principal object of the society appears to be to invite assistant masters to submit themselves to the test of a vo!untary examination by the College, by which they are furnished with certificates of competency, as they are found qualified for their profession. The Council also contemplate giving aid to deserving and decayed members of the profession as soon as their funds will permit. It was stated that there are 30,000 teachers engaged in the work of education in this country, and that the capital invested in schools and educational establishments is not much less than 6,000,0001. The Chairman and the various speakers who ad dressed the meeting, strongly urged the importance of elevat ing the social position of the schoolmaster, and of qualifying him for the efficient discharge of his responsible functions. An excellent dinner and wines were provided by Messrs. Bacon, and the proceedings were distinguished by the greatest unanimity and good feeling. BOW-STREET'.-(THIS DAY.) William Johnson was placed at the bar before Mr. Jar dine, charged with illegally entering the area of the house of a Mrs. Forsyth, in Russell-street, Bedford square, and stealing some meat, bread, &c., from a sate therein. It appeared that Mr. Ashworth, a next neighbour of the prosecutrix, saw the prisoner get into the area, by climbing over the rails. He immediately went to the spot and found the prisoner in the area, who clambered up by the water-butt for the purpole of getting out, and Mr. Ashworth ca ll e d a constable, and gave him in custody. He said he went down to get his cap, having thrown it down by accident, and he thought he h ad a right to tro down after his own property. Two pieces of bread, each rather more than half of a 4-lb. loaf, a piece of meat, and some other articles, which had been deposited in the safe, hanging in the area, were after wards found in the area, having been thrown on the ground. Toe prisoner, who made no defence, 'leas committed for trial. #,* I k iro LON:DON,I FRIDAY' EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1847 MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY.) Edward Crowilier, alias Edwin Na/der, \Val) ehargol stealing two silk umbrellas from a shop in Regent street. Police•constable 182 C said he was on duty last night, about eight o'clock, in Regent-street, and saw the pri soner take two silk umbrellas from the door of Mr. Melton's shop, 194, Regent -street. Prisoner was run ning, and held two umbrellas in his hand. Witness tripped him up as he passed, secured the prisoner and one of the umbrellas, but the other was carried off by one of the prisoner's accomplices. The prisoner, who had been before convicted, was committed for trial. CLERKEN WELL-(THIS DAY). A miserable-looking old woman, named Bridget Moly neux, was charged before Mr. Combe with stealing 13 pounds of pork from the shop of Mr. John Conway, a cheesemonger in Gray's Inn-lane. The prisoner watched the opportunity, and while Mr. Conway was busy with a number of customers, snatched the pork from the window and ran off with it. She was captured after a sharp chase of nearly a quarter of a mile. The prisoner, who said she was compelled by hunger to steal the pork, was committed for trial. FREEMASONRY AND THE PRE- SENT DISTRESS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The cause in which I write, not being of private interest, but one in which a large and suffering portion of our fellow -countrymen are deeply concerned, I feel confident that you will again kindly grant me space in the columns of your valuable journal, that I may reite rate my appeal to the Freemasons of England on behalf of their miserable and starving brethren of the United Kingdom. In a structure like masonry, which from foundation to coping -stone, is charity—llcaven-born charity—the appeal of distress must surely find sympathy and relief. It surely can only be necessary that that cry should be heard, to find open hearts and extended hands responding to the call in a manner worthy of the sons of " Light." Charity is the distinguishing shares • teristic of a Freemason's heart: he who feels not the warmth of that virtue of virtues in his breast is un worthy of the name of Mason: him I pass over and ap peal to those who, deeply impressed with the obligations of the order, shrink not from putting them in practice when necessity requires. Thank God, it is long since art occasion like the present called for the sympathy and aid of the craft, and when the evil hour has passed, long may it be ere its dark visage throws its shadow over us again. Sickness, nakedness, and famine, with united powers, stalk amid the poorer masses of our countrymen, and in their track leave misery, agony, and death. " The superfluity of the rich is the patrimony of the poor." Who is there of us who does not find cash to expend upon some superfluity? Oh! in this time of desolation grudge not a trifle to alleviate the misery that groans within the length and breadth of the land. Freemasons of England! do something AS A BODY to rescue the sufferers from "Death, and all the sad variety of pain," It is your duty at all times—it is doubly so now. Jan. 14. CATO. THE LEGITIMATE DRAMA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE 'TIMES. SlR,—Observing in your paper of this day the cor respondence between Mr. Bunn and Mrs. Butler, calls to mind the following facts : In the year 1765 David Garrick was at the head of the Drury-lane company with a salary per night of 21. 15s. 6d. ; Mr. Yates (the famous Othello) and his wife, 31. 6s. Bd. ; Palmer and his wife, 2/. ; King (the cele brated Sir Peter Teazle and Lord Ogleby), 11. Gs. Bd. ; Parsons (the famous comedian), 1/. 6s. Bd. ; Mrs. Cib ber, 2/. 10s. ; Mrs. Pritchard, 2/. 6s. Bd. ; Mrs. Clive, 1/. 15s. ; Miss Pone (the first of chambermaids), 13s. 4d.; Signor Guestinelli (chief singer), 1/. 3s. 4d. ; and Signor Grimaldi and his wife (chief dancers), 1/. Alt the above persons were of first-rate talent ; eating and drinking, indeed all the necesaries of life were as expensive in the year 1763 as in the year 1847. Either actors and actresses in those days were under-paid, or the actors and actresses of the present day are over• paid. Tour obedient servant, London, Jan 14. A PLAY-GOER. AN ARGUMENT FOR VOLUN TARYIS,M. UPPER-MILL, IN SADDLEWORTIL-011 the evening of Christmas-day, the teachers of the Sunday school in connexion with the Indepenclo nt chapel in this village, held their annual tea party. 'Xhe spacious school-room was adorned for the occasion in a very tasteful, sylvan style. The room was thronged by ladies and gentlemen to the number of about 400. 'The minister of the place presided; and in succession called on thirteen speakers, all teachers in that school, and five or six of them having been scholars there, to which circumstance must be attributed their present marked piety and deep re ligious feeling, their respectable attainments, and the rapid development of talents of superior promise. The speeches possessed various merit ; several were of a highly intellectual character. true very important ques tion of a State education was not forgot ; and Dr. Vaughan was severely reprehended for the side of that question which he has so strati, gely taken, though his known talent as a preacher (ht.ving been engaged to advocate that very school the last summer), and his pro found knowledge as a divine,. were fully and freely acknowledged by the speaker, who denounced the system of State interference advocated. by the learned, but in consistent and erring doctor. Tlris subject seems to be well understood by the teachers of the said school; and the writer felt pleasure in beaming how abhorrent to their ideas and feelings are the dictation, supervision, and other unknown, vexatious, and paralyzing Go vernment interferences, ivvhich they are persuaded are consequent on the system in question. Knowing how the thirteen speakers obtained their knowledge, the writer could not help thinking that they furnish an incon testable proof of the perfect acie quacy of the voluntary system to furnish as good an education as the working population require. Saddlewo rth, at all events, needs no educational help from Government, and wishes not to be t a xed for grants to other townships. It possesses Sun day school accommodation for ;about 4,400, being one fourth of the entire populati on. Besides which, there are four large schools just ou t of Saddleworth, but standing on the border, and receiving scholars from the township, which are calculated. to hold about 2,000 more. Nearly all the numerous Sunday schools are also used as day schools. If all townships, in respect to education, will do as Saddleworth has done (and not a sprig of aristocracy grows in any part of the forest), Drs. Hook, Vaughan and Co., - may spare a good portion of their effervescing anxiety for the boys of England, and bestow it on the adults oct ;upying the upper forms —the men and women in their several departments; to whose improvement their greafc learning, and their high professional skill seem more peculiarly adapted, and whose condition surely demands their especial attention. —Correspondent of the Leeds .111erculy. UNIVERSITY IN'TELLIGENC E. OXFORD, JAN. 14.—This being the first day of term, a Congregation was holden, atr.d. the following Degrees were conferred : EMPLOYMENT OF PRISONERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—The progress already made in this important measure must be gratifying to the friends of humanity, and proves that my appeal of last year to the constituted authorities of the land was not made in vain, but has been responded to by the Government, who have now seriously set about a remedy. by the communication lately issued from the 'Home Office to the magistracy of the kingdom, informing them of the suspension of transpor tation and the determination to give employment to the prisoners in this country ; thus has one step been gained, and it is now only necessary to go one step farther to accomplish the desirable end, viz., to employ them when out of prison, and by such means restore them gradually to society again. Such a system Rill relieve the calendar of two thirds of the number of prisoners whose repeated convictions entail so heavy an expense on the country, and will obvi ate, to a great extent, the necessity of separate and silent systems; and will not only render the erection of new prisons unnecessary but reduce the numbers at present in existence. The powerful aid the press has afforded this praise worthy cause cannot be sufficiently acknowledged; and as the public mind has now been awakened to the pre sent demoralizing system, and the Government being more actively engaged in correcting it, the day is Lot far distant when by a revision of our criminal code, and the employment afforded, many thousands of human beings will be rescued, which will prove that the mer ciful system of prevention, which I have so humbly advo cated, will supersede the cruel and expensive system of perpetual punishment. Perseverance in this humane cause must insure suc cess, and supported by an influential committee and a strong battery of facts, the legislature in pursuing these laudable measures will not only benefit the great body of the people, but save thousands who otherwise must be lost, and will carry out an act of the greatest economy and which will do honor to our country. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, JOHN LAURIE. 1, Hyde Park -place, Jan. 12, 1847. LORD JOHN RUSSELL AND THE ORPHAN CHILDRREN OF THOMAS HOOD. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—The statement on thie interesting subject con• tained in your paper of the 11th inst., which was taken from the Examiner, is incomplete without the notice of an important offer of a sum of money to the children, which was contained in a private note to Mr. David Sa lomons, which accompanied the official reply to the me morial of the trustees. In that note Lord John Russell says, if 1001. from the Royal bounty would be accept able, he would advise her Majesty to give that sum to Mr. Hood's children. The official reply having somehow found its way into the public press, it is but justice to Lord John Russell to show how promptly and kindly he has responded to the appeal made to him on behalf of these orphans. For reasons which he states, he is unable to grant any pen sion before next June. He expresses his regret, at this circumstance, and says he should have been happy to recommend the continuance of the pension, but until June next the Crown has not the power to grant any pension on the civil list. The whole sum grantable within the year has been already bestowed, and any grant he should recommend for the children would be illegal and void. It cannot be doubted that in June the pension will be granted to the children. Meanwhile a grant of 1001. from the Royal bounty has been given. For this new grant there is a precedent exactly in point were such necessary. Sir Robert Peel advised the Crown to acknowledge the merits of Sir Martin Shee, the President of the Royal Academy, by the grant of a pension from the civil list. It was settled on Lady Shee. Lady Shee died within a year of the grant of the pension, and, as the benevolent intentions of the Crown were thus defeated, her Majesty was graciously pleased, by the advice of Sir Robert Peel, from the 1,200/. grantable within the next year, to allot a pension to the daughters of Sir Martin Shee equal in amount to that granted to his wife. Oa the occasion of the original grant of the pension to Ilood the course pursued by Sir Robert Peel was similar to that now taken by Lord John Russell. When the pressing case was made known to him, he could not (probably for a similar reason) immediately comply with the request; but he recommended a gift of 150/. from the rod al bounty, and shortly afterwards he bestowed the pension. It is most gratif3ing to observe the ready recognition of the claims of literary distinction, totally independent of and apart from any political services. On this neutral ground Ministers politically opposed are ready to meet and to rival each other in their eager desire to break through the restraints imposed on them by a too nig gardly economy of the state. That the limitation of the amount to which pensions to persons of literary eminence can be legally granted is far too great, and unworthy of this great nation, must be painfully felt by the Prime Minister as often as claims strong as those of Hood's family are presented to him— claims he cannot hesitate to recognise, though unable to relieve them. It would be no difficult matter to procure a grant of a larger amount, to be placed annually at the disposal of the Crown, on advice of the first Lord of the Treasury. The justice and necessity of such a measure would be admitted by all parties in Parliament, and by none more willingly than by the Prime Minister, I am, Sir, your obedient servant, ONE OF THE TRUSTEES. THE PROTECTIONISTS' AND THE THE GLORIOUS THIRTY-FIRST REGIMENT. CUATI , A3I, JAN. 1:3. l'he left wing of this distinguishcu and heroic regiment, which signalised it6elf in bravury iu the recent battles with the Seikhs, at Moodkee, in De - cember, 1845, arrived this evening at Chatham Barracks from Gravesend. This wing of the regiment consisted of 14 ser geants, 7 corporate, 4 drummers, and 93 privates, with 10 women and 11 child ren . Th ey embarked at Calcutta' on board the ship Plantagenet, and sailed on th e 3d cf August last, but, owing to the ship meeting with an acc i dent on her voyage down the river, was obliged to return to Calcutta, when she underwent repairs necessary for her voyage. She sailed for England on the 2d of September, and put in at St. Helena on the 17th of last mo n th, an d t h ere took in water, . and arrived at Gravesend on the 12th. inst. Du r i ng th e passage the detachment lost by death six men ; one died this morning at Gravesend. One man of the 9th and one man of the 94th came home with the detachment. Lieutenant T. H. Plasket, 31st, was in charge : this officer is wounded in the ancle. There are four other officers of the 31st came with the troops: Lieut. R. Law, Lieut. A. Pilkington (this officer is wounded through both ancles), Lieut. E. A. Noel, and Assistant-Surgeon Hampden H. Massey. This part of the regiment is very sickly, and the greater part are wounded, there being only about forty effective men among them. Very general complaint prevails amongst the soldiers re garding the ship, as the pumps were kept working every four hours during the whole voyage. There were several pas sengers came home in this vessel, among whom was Lord Henry Gordon, Captain of the 4th Native Infantry; Mr. Shand, a cadet; Miss Sutherland, sister of Major Sutherland, of the 21st British Fusiliers; and Mrs. Chapman, a lady of one of the judges of Calcutta; Mrs. Kelly, widow of Lieu tenant Michael Kelly, of the 63d, who was killed in action, and also the widow of Lieutenant and Adjutant George Sims, of the 62d, and the widow of the quartermaster sergeant of the same regiment, who fell in battle, and Mrs. Turnbull, an officer's widow of the Company's service. This detachment of the 31st, after being medically inspected, and the men that are unfit for service transferred to the invalid depot to be dis charged on pensions, and those that are effective will join their head-quarters at Walmer Castle. The Royal Marine band went out to meet them, for the purpose of playing them to the - barracks, but owing to the soldiers being brought in vans, not being able to march, the band returned to their head-quarters without them, although the band waited up wards of two hours. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LEEDS AND MESE. On Wednesday a special meeting was held at Leeds, Mr. John Gott in the chair, to consider and determine as to the expediency of contracting to purchase the undertakings, rail. ways, stations, and properties of the Stockton and Hartlepool Railway Company, and the Clarence Railway Company, or any part thereof respectively, by the Leeds and Thirsk Com pany, upon the terms and conditions to be submitted to the meeting; and to authorise the directors of the Leeds and Thirsk Company to enter into contracts for such sales, or to ratify any provisional agreements, if approved, that may have been entered into with these companies respectively, or either of them, for those purposes; and further to authorise the directors of the Leeds and Thirsk Company to do all such acts,•adopt all such measures, and execute all such docnments as may be necessary or expedient to carry the same respec tively into full effect. Mr. EDDISON, solicitor to the company, read the terms of the agreement which had been entered into provisionally by the directors of the Leeds and Thirsk Company with the di rectors of the Stockton and Hartlepool Railway Company during the present month. By that agreement the Leeds and Thirsk Company are to purchase the works of the Stockton and Hartlepool Railway for the sum of 240,0001., of which sum 90,0001. is to be paid in cash within three months after ob taining the Act of Parliament to ratify the agreement ; and the remaining 150,0001. by 3,000 shares in the Leeds and Thirsk Company, which are to be considered as paid up, and to take all the rights and interests which appertain to the other shares in the company; and in pursuance of which the shareholders in the Stockton and Hartlepool Company are to be entitled to an allotment of 3,000 of the 351. preferential stock, bearing six per cent. interest, created on the 30th of November last, but are to pay the calls and interest thereon in all respects the same as the other holders of those shares. This purchase is to cover all the real and personal property of the Stockton and Hartlepool Company, excepting the engines, which are to be taken at a valuation, sub ject to an option which the Clarence Railway Company are entitled to, under some former agreement with the Stockton and llartlepool Company. Mr. Eddison also read a copy of the proposal of the Leeds and Thirsk Company to purchase the works of the Clarence Railway Company for thesum of 450,000/., of which 214,000/. is to be paid in money within seven months of the passing of the Act of Parliament, and the remaining 236,000/. in shares of the Leeds and Think Company principally pre ferential shares. The proposal had been accepted by the committee of the Clarence Company, on the understanding that the preferential shares are to continue such. The Chairman read some observations illustrative of the advan tages of the proposed amalgamations, which had been writ ten by the chairman of the company. He concluded by moving that the agreement for the purchase of the Stockton and Hartlepool Railway works and other property, which had been read be approved, and the corporate seal attached thereto. Mr. EDWARD BAINES seconded the motion, when it passed unanimously. A motion by the Chairman, sanctioning the proposal made and accepted for the purchase of the Clarence Railway and works, subject to such alterations as shall be found expe dient, and subject also to a copy of the Bill for confirming the same being laid before the shareholders of this company for their sanction, was seconded by Mr. J. G. Payley, and adopted unanimously. PROGRESS OF THE ATMOSPHERIC. Yesterday a special trip (preparatory to the opening) was taken upon the Croydon Atmospheric, from New-cross to Forest-hill. Nearly the whole 01 this distance is upon an in cline of lin 100. Captain Codington was in attendance, and was accompanied by Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Schuster (directors); and Mr. Peter Clark, the superin tendent of the line. The trip was interesting only so far as it afforded something like an indication of the power of the 15-inch atmospheric pipe up a long and severesgradient. The train, which consisted of four carriages, weighing about sixteen tons, ran through from New-cross to Croydon without stopping—that is the train, after the piston left the section of the pipe laid down from the New-cross station to the engine house at Forest-hill, was carried by its own impetus up the incline between such engine -house and the station at the latter place, and down the short incline from the station to the next length of pipe. The time occupied in running, from a state of rest, from New-cross to the quarter-mile-post at the Forest-hill station—viz., 2 3 % miles, was 5 minutes and 21 seconds, showing a speed of about 30 miles per hour. The breaks were put on rather heivily as the train approached the Forest-hill station, and greatly retarded the speed of the train. We believe this was done to avoid running at a high velocity round the very short and sharp curve that carries the train to the down side of the station. But for this the 2 3 % miles would have been accomplished up the New Cross incline in rather less than five minutes, or at a speed of 36 miles per hour. The highest velocity reached with this light train of 16 tons was immediately previous to the ap proach to the viaduct over the Brighton Railway. The train at this point attained a speed of nearly 60 Miles per hour. The return train consisted of seven carriages, weighing nearly 30 tons. The highest speed reached by this train was 56 miles per hour. A second trip, which was not accompanied by Captain Codington, or any of the directors, was taken up the New Cross incline with the same carriages. Thee train started at 1 hour 42 minutes 6 seconds, and reached Forest-hill at 1 hour 50 minutes 30 seconds, giving a speed of something less than 20 miles per hour. OPENING OF THE ELY AND PETERBOROUGH RAIL WAY FOR PASSENGERS.—This important extension of the Eastern Counties Railway was opened yesterday for pas senger-trains. This line branches off about a mile below the Ely station, and passes Chittisham, Manes, March, and Whittlesea, running on to the North Western at Peter borough, its entire length being thirty miles. The works over the Wash, and the extensive timber bridge over the Old Bedford River, have been the principal engineering difficulties in forming tho line. It was intended to have been opened as far back as last September, but various slips taking place in tie embankments in the vicinity of the Wash, it was necessarily deferred until the works were restored, and the foundation properly consolidated. The connecting of the Eastern Counties with the North Western will prove of the greatest importance to Norfolk. Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire, and the more inland counties. Ar rangements have been entered into by the two companies, by which goods from Manchester, Birmingham, and other manu facturing towns, will be conveyed direct to the above-named districts. ROYAL SEA BATHING INFIRMARY, MARGATE. — Yesterday the quarterly general Court of the governors of .this institution, founded in the year 1796, for the relief of the diseased poor, by means of sea bathing, with medical attend ance at a trifling expense, was held at the London Coffee Rouse, Ludgate-hill, the Rev. Dr. Russell in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, a report from the board of directors, relative to the appoint ment of six additional surgeons to the infirmary at Margate, was taken into consideration, and after considerable discus sion it was agreed, " That it would, in the opinion of that Court, be to the interest of the institution to elect six visiting surgeons, one of whom should attend at the dispensary each day, except Sunday." During the year the number of patients who had been in the infirmary exceeded 700. It was also agreed that the board of directors should appoint sll officers receiving any emolument, except the house surgeon, who should for the future be elected by the governors gene rally. A committee having been appointed to confer with the medical board as to the duties of the new visiting surgeons, the meeting separated. FIRE IN THE REGENT'S CANAL. Yesterday morning, between one and two o'clock, a fire was discovered burning on board one of the stun tugs, lying in the en trance of the tunnel, Montague-place, Islington, the property of the Regent's Canal Company. The parish engine, with two belonging to the London- brigade, quickly attended, but the fire had been previously subdued by the police. The damage was fortunately confined to the destruction of a quan tity of faggots, and slight injury to the boiler board and roof of the vessel. EXPERIMENTS AT THE EXCISE-OFFICE.--BREWING AND DISTILLATION FRO3I GRAIN.—In obedience to orders received from her Majesty's Government by the Commis sioners of Excise, a variety of experiments have, during the past and present week, taken place in the private labt•ratory of the Excise department, under the superintendence of Mr. George Phillips, analytical chemist to the board, assisted by Mr. Dodson, surveying examiner-general, for the pur pose of ascertaining how far it may be possible to supersede is the use of grain for purposes other th an food to w h ichit at present applied. The first process w as an experim en t as to the necessity of the use of m alt in the production of ale and porter, and the substitution of sugar or molasses. It appears that a very superior wort has been obtained from the above articles, which, when flavoured with hops, produced a very excellent beverage, the result being deemed satisfactory. The beer thus obtained is deposited in the ' Excise warehouses, to be produced when occasion may re quire. The subsequent experiments were the distillation of sugar by fermented wash, to supersede the use of malt in the manufacture of whisky, and it is believed that , a pure spirit, superior in strength, may be had from sugar t o w h at is now obtained in the ordinary way from grain. The results of these experiments, it is stated, will be communicated in the course of a few days. SUDDEN DEATH.—Yesterday—Yesterday information o f Mrs.w a for wardediary to the Coroner's office of the death Colombo, aged sixty, residing at 26, Little Russell- street, Bloomsbury, under the following lamentable circumstances : It appears that about nine o'clock deceased was sitting at the breakfast t a e,tthoege together with g herth the husband, and in the act of buttering a slice of toast, when she was suddenly seized 'with a pain in her head, and in a few moments fell back in th e chair apparently lifeless. A surgeon was at once summoned, but Whose efforts to restore animation were ineffectual, life being totally extinct. REMOVAL OF THE ASPRALTE PAVEMENT, Whitehall WHITE HALL h 1 —Yesterday Cl ar id ge ' s as was removed, p a te pavement at it having become so full of holes as to render the footway dangerous. It will be replaced with Portland tone. MASTERS .OF ARTS, Rev. M. E. C. Walcott„ Exeter College. John Townsend, Oriel College. Thomas Leslie, Balliol College. Richard Ley, Brasenosa College. Rev. J. T. Pigot, Brasenose College. Rev. R. F. Wood, Brasenose College. Rev. E. Garbett, Brasen )se College. 11. L. Trinity Collee. Rev. H. Prior L. , Mansel, Fellow g of St. John's College. BACHELORS OF ARTS. H. Wright, Magdalen Hall, Grand Compounder. J. W. Taft, St. Edmui id Hall. The Professor of Pastoral Theology intends to the Bth begin his course of lectures of the present term on Monday, of February. The electors appointed under the will of the late Dean Pr o land propose to elect, on the 16 th of February next, his fessor of the Exegesis of Holly Scripture. CAMBRIDGE, JAN. 14.—S LTBJECTS FOR PEEVIOU lloyi .S w Ex.. ill mistATiori.—Notice has been give n that the f ollow ng be the subjects of examination in the last week of the Lent Term, 1848 i—l. The Gospel of St. Mark; 2. Paley's Evi dences ; 3. The Old Testanaent History; 4. The Phcenisste of Euripides; 5. Cicero's Oration pro Murxna. VOLUNTARY THEOLOGICAL VXAMINATION IN NEXT MICHAEL.. MAR TERM. On Tuesday, the 12th of October next, and the succeed ing days. there will be an ext iminatlon in the following sub the 75th jects i —The Greek Testament ; the latter part of the Dia logue with TryphO, of Justin Martyr, i. e., from section inclusive to the end; Ecclesiastical History ; the Ar ticles of Religion, and the Liturgy of the Church of Eng. land; which examination win be open to all students who have at any time been admitt ed ad r R espondendtem gucestioni, or who can produce certificates from theßegina Professor of Civil Law or his Deputy, of :having performed the exercises required for the degree of Bachelor of that faculty. The names of those students who shall pass this examina tion to the satisfaction of the Examiners will be published in Hebrew, for alphabetical order, and registered in the usual manner. Immediately after this e:ca mination there will be an exa mination in the Book of De uteronomy, in pass this xamiliat. students as, having undergone the former examination, such offer themselves for this ; a ad the names of the persons' s w h l a io ll , having passed the former, shall ion to the satisfaction of the Examiner will be published also and regis tered in the manner already described. Persons desirous of pres entin g themselv es at these to each exa minations must signify their intention of so doing on or be _oregius of Divinity, - fore the 10th of October n est, b y a letter addressed Profes of the Examiners, woo ar e the Regius Profess the Margaret Professor of Plivinity, and R the sor of Hebrew. --.............................._ FASHIONABLE SWINDLI IE " —AN - 11 °VER, JAN. 13. This morning Frederick Selby, with his m any aliases, w as a third time brought up for e xamination, before Thomas Phil lips, Esq., mayor, and Wm. Poore, F,sq., a magistrate of the borough, at nine o'clock M the morning, at the Town Hall. Mr. Nussing attended to prosecute for M r . W m. P. Drover, of the George Inn. The prisoner was undefended. After the previous evidence had been read bver to the different witnesses, they were bound over in 50/. each to prosecute. The prisoner was not taken back to prison, but held in cus todyof the Borough in the hall, to await the opening Quarter Sessions (this day), before Charles Henry B. Ker, Esq., recorder of the said borough, who arrived about half past eleven o'clock. The swearing in of the grand and petty up the time till two jury and trial of another risoner taking o'clock, when Frederick Selby was placed at the bar, where he pleaded guilty. The Recorder then addressed him very feelingly and forcibly, after which he sentenced him to s;:s_ months' imprisonment, with hard labour, in Winchester Bridewell, the first and last week in solitary confinement; on hearing which the prisoner wept bitterly. ESCAPE OF A FELON FROM GaoL.---Information has been forwarded to Bow-street, that a, man named Thomas Hayward, twenty years of age, who had been com mitted to gaol for felony, had managed to effect his escape. The delinquent, previous to his incarceration, bad only a fortnight emerged from gaul for an assaulV upon a police constable. MALT TAX. At the January meeting of the General Committee of the Central Agricultural Society, held on Tuesday, at No. 17, Old Bond-street, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : " 1. That this society entertains a strong sense of the irnpolicy and injustice of the malt•tax—interfering as it does most mischievously with the profitable cultivation of the soil—and is of opinion that it is alike injurious to the morals and comfort of the labouring classes. This society, therefore, pledges itself to use all constitutional means within its power to obtain, as soon as shall ap pear practicable, the total repeal of the malt• tax. "S. That a deputation be appointed to wait upon Lord John Russell to express the opinion of this society, as conveyed is the foregoing resolution. " 3. That His Grace the Duke of Richmond be re quested to communicate with Lord John Russell for the purpose of ascertaining an early day on which it will be convenient that his Lordship should receive the depu tation." WITHDRAWAL OF SIR CULLING SMITH, AND Dus- It urrioN OF HIS COMMITTER.—SUNDAY TRAINS.—Some time since we disinterred an extract from a speech made by Sir Culling Smith after the late election, in which he Ir p essed manly and liberal sentiments in opposition to expressed doctrines and practices as those of the four directors and their abettors. We also attempted to show the leading members of his committee the indecency they were committing in denouncing with so much violence the principles of their own candidate ; and pointed out that Sir Culling was too good for them, and that they must forthwith proceed to look out for somebody worse, and more suitable. This advice has been acted upon sooner than could have been anticipated. The commit tee took up the question some time since, and had, we h e ar, many meetings on the subject, a great difference of opinion being found to exist. At last it was proposed, as a compromise, that the question should be made matter of forbearance—a proposition - which would have been carried, had not the party opposed to Sir Culling's views asked and obtained a delay. At the next meeting of the committee there was a large muster of members not formerly in the habit of attending, by whose votes a motion to the effect that Sir Culling Smith should be pressed to retract his opinion regarding Sunday trains was carried by a considerable majority. The majority, we believe, then proceeded to put it to Sir Culling whether he would " legislate aainst railways being p erm itt e d to run tra i ns on Sunday, " making an affirmative answer the condition of their support. Sir Culling, to his honour, positively and firmly refused to give the pledge demanded ; and a long correspondence has now ended in his committee's dissolving their connexion with him, and also, we believe, dissolving themselves. The whole correspond ence is about to be published (at Sir Culling's request, wo understand), when we shall be better able to see the whole extent of this curious " calamity." Really, it is painful to think that Sir Culling should have only one good article in his creed--one intelligible and well de fined principle—and that it should have proved one too rnany for the majority of his Edinburgh committee. As to the minority who approved of Sir Culling's views on the point in dispute, we believe that although the others are exerting themselves to conceal the names, we may safely say that it included all, or nearly all, of those w hos, c temporary secession from the Liberal ranks caused either surprise or regret.—Scotsman. BLACK MAN'S DREAM.—A number of years by gone a man named Peter Cooper happened to marry one of our fair townswomen, who did not use bim with that tenderness that he conceived himself entitled to. Having tried all other arts to retrieve her lost affections in vain, Peter at last resolved to work upon her fears of punish ment in another world for her conduct in this. Pretend ing, therefore, to awake, one ' morning extravagantly alarmed, his helpmate wa s full of anxiety- to know what was the matter ; and having sufficiently, as he thought, whetted her curiosity by mysteriously hinting that " he could a tale unfold, at length Peter proceeded as fol lows :—" 11-11 of a dream last night. I dream Igo to hebben and rap at the doa, and a gent'man came to de doa wid black coat and powda hair. Whoa dere ? Peeta Coopa ! Whoa Peeta Coopa Am not know you. Not knowa Peeta Coopa ! Look de book sa. He take de book, an he look de book, and he couldna find Peeta Coopa. Den I say, Oh ! lad oh ! look again, finda Peeta Coopa in a corna. He took de book, an he look de book, an at last he finda Peeta Coops in lilly, lilly (little) coma. Peeta Coopa cook ob de Royal Char lotte, ob Greenock.' Walk in sa. Den I walk in, and there was every ting, all kind of vittal, collyflower too, and I eat, and I drink, and I dant, and I ting, and I neva be done ; segar , too, by gum. Den I say, Oh ! lad, oh ! look for Peeta Coops wife. a take de book, and he look all oba de book , many, m H any, many a time, coma an all, and he couldna find recta Coopa wife. Den I say, Oh ! lad, oh ! look de black book. He took de black book, and he findna Peeta Coopa wife first page, Peeta Coopa wife, buckramoman, bad to her husband !' " BUTCHER'S CHAR ITA BLE INSTITUTION.—Last even- , ing, the 18 th annual general meeting of the members of t he above institution was held at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen -street, John Sharp, Esq. (the president), in the chair. The report read by Mr. Ness (the secretary) announced that the society now had 1,10 subscribers. Since the last mee n t- ing eight new pensione o rs had been elected on the funds, i creasing the number to 123. The committee had invested 4031. more in the Three per Cent. Consols, making the pre sent amount of stock 9,8271. The total receipts during the past year amounted to 2,0621., and the expenditure, of which 929/. went for the support of pensioners, left a balance in the hands of the treasurer of 4941. The report having been una nimously adopted, and the officers for the ensuing year elected, the meeting separated. IRELAND. THE MEE*IIAI OF PEERS, COMMONERS, &c. Diall.lN, JA'. 13.--ie , terday and this day a vast ntinii:er of tickets for adinl.s,ien to the meeting to-moriow were issued by the committee. We have seen a list of the names, which comprise peers, members of the House of Commons, and landed proprietors, from almost every county in Ireland. The demand is so great (although a charge of ss. is made for each ticket, to defray expenses), that the committee have found it necessary to make an arrangement for the continu. ance of the issue of tickets until eleven o'clock to-morrow forenoon, one hour before the time fixed for the commence ment of the proceedings at the Rotunda. Either the Marquis of Ormonde or the Marquis of Sligo is to preside at the meet- . ing— most probably the former. The town is quite full of country gentlemen. THE NEW IRISH PARTY. On Monday last the declaratory resolutions for the forma tion of a new Irish party received the signatures of a large portion of the Irish Peers and Members of the House of Com mons, and arrangements are in progress for holding meet ings on the subject throughout the provinces. The follow ing resolutions have emanated from the Marquis of Sligo and Mr. Moore, of Itioore Hall, with the signatures, as we find them in the Dublin, Eue..ing Mail of this afternoon : " That at this awful period of national calamity it becomes the first duty of every Irishman to devote his undivided efforts to the interests of Ireland ; and that neither politics, parties, nor personal prejudices should influence his mind in the discharge of such a duty. "That as we feel deeply convinced that our own divisions have been the leading causes of our own misfortunes, and by weakening our influence in the councils of the empire have deprived us of our share in the general prosperity, so we are no less firmly persuaded that it is by union alone we can repair the evils that dissension has created. "That if the necessity of joint and united action be urgent and important to Ireland, under ordinary circumstances, it at this moment becomes imperative and vital, as not only the future fortunes, but the present lives of millions, may depend on our exertions, and that dissension at such an hour is not only a reproach, but a crime. "That to make such an union binding and effective, it will le necessary not only to feel, but to act together, to take steps to ensure an united support or united opposition to such measures as may be produced with regard to Ireland during the ensuing session of Parliament. "That for this purpose we venture to suggest to the Irish Members of the Legislature to meet together at such time as may be considered most proper and convenient, for the pur posa of forming an Irish party for the protection of Irish interests, and we earnestly entreat that every member of that body should resolve as far as possible to consider and modify his own opinion so as to meet the united feeling of the gene ral body, and should banish from his mind all considerations of party or prejudice at a time when the lives and interests of his countrymen are so deeply periled. " That we feel confident a union thus formed and carried on for the protection of all classes will receive the support and co-operation of all—the aid of the rich and the confi dence of the poor. We pray Divine Providence to bless our efforts in the cause of our afflicted country—to promote amongst us that feeling of united exertion and self-reliance which can alone raise us to our proper place in the great empire to which we belong." Mayo Lorton Sligo Glengall Farnham James Maxwell, M.P. Clements, M.P. J. O'Connell, M.P. Talbot de Malahide Daniell O'Connell, M.P. Maurice O'Connell, M.P. Clonmel P. Somerset Butler, M.P. Wm. Acton, M.P. Richard Smithwick, M.P. H. Winston Barron, M.P. Cremorne Donoughmore Headfort Clancarty Bandon Bernard Kingston Desert Shannon GJrt Waterford Wsllscourt C. Coote, M.P. Doneraile A. B. Brooke, M.P. Crofton Cionbrcck Ormonde R. B. Osborne, M.P. Jst ornington Clarina Dunrayen Kilniaine The Erening Mail adds, Members of Parliament have rence in the scheme; though, ment, their names do not app , their dissent, and answers whose feelings are well knows And. Armstrong, M.P. Wm. Gregory, M.P. W. S. O'Brien, M.P. J. M'Donnell, M.P. N. V. Maher, M.P. Valentine Blake, M.P. Castlemaine Dunsandle H. Bruen, M.P. Timothy O'Brien, M.P. R. A. Fitzgerald, M.P. Riversdale Valentia A. Lefroy, M.P. Cloncnrry Rathdowne Conyngham Limerick Dunally Dillon Erne D. D. Ross, M.P. Siervvn Archdall, M. P. Cornelius O'Brien, M.P. R. Browne, M.P. J. Boyd, M.P. Cale ion O'Neill Arran Avonmore Downes Drogheda Thomas Martin, M.P. ilor. B. Seymour, M.P. 'C. Pow2ll Leslie, M.P. Muskerry G. A. Hamilton, M.P. Southwell Charlemout. that " many other Peers and signified their cordial concur ., not having signed the docu war. - Very few have expressed are still expected from many n, though not as yet declared." GRAND EN TERTAINMENT TO LORD JOHN RUSSELL. This most ancient of the Livery Companies of the cit f London (the Weavers' Company), under the presidency f Alderman Wilson, for the second time, gave a splendid ban quet to the Premier, on Wednesday last. The charter of the company being more ancient than that of the city of Londqn, its chief officers retain the distinctive titles of upper bailiff and rentor bailiff, for by such heads the City was governed before the appointment of Lord Mayor. After the accustomed loyal and patriotic toasts were dis posed of, The UPPER BAILIFF rose, amidst cheers, to give the " Health of Loid John Russell." He was happy to think that on that night they : stood upon neutral ground ; the events of the last twelve months had shown the frailty and uncertainty of political connexions. As the nation grew older, he hoped it would grow wiser, and, at a time like the present, our legislators would doubtless unite with those whom her Majesty had been pleased to honour with her confidence in devising means for the benefit and relief of our suffering fellow-countrymen in the United Kingdom. Lord JOHN RUSSELL rose amidst great cheering, and re sponded to the toast of" Lord John Russell and her Majesty's Ministers," then announced by the toast-master in a manner the most happy and appropriate, taking for the text of his speech the motto inscribed on the company's banner, " Weave truth with trust," showing that the experience of the nations both of the old and the new world bore testimony to the great truth, that in proportion to its fidelity to its engage ments—in proportion as it did " weave truth with trust"— were the distinction and eminence to which any nation or community attained. Acknowledging the kind and liberal sentiments advanced by the chairman, his Lordship freely admitted the right which the nation had to expect to be governed by the political party most able and willing to do her service ; and conclud e d, amidst general cheering, by proposing "The health of the Upper Bailiff."—(Cheers.) Several other toasts were duly honoured. :THE LONDON DISTRICT POST LETTER-CARRIERS. A meeting of this hardworking and eminently useful body of men was held yesterday evening, at the Pied Horse, Chiswell-street, Finsbury-square. Although there were not less than 200 persons present, the utmost regularity charac terised the proceedings of the evening. The purpose of the meeting, as explained by the chair man, Mr. J. Richmond, Mr. Elwood, and other speakers, was to nominate a deputatirn for the purpose of securing an inter view with Mr. Rowland Hill, who, it will be remembered, has lately been appointed to a high official situation in the General Post-office, in order, if possible, that the salaries of the district letter-carries should be somewhat increased. Among other facts brought before the meeting, it was stated that, out of nine hundred persons, seven hundred and sixty only received 11. per week, and the remaining one hundred and forty, who bad extra duty to perform, would be deprived of any remuneration for that duty by the late arrangements. It was hoped, however, that under the management of Mr. Rowland Hill the interests of the district postmen would not be lost sight of. A resolution was moved, seconded, and carried unani mously, " That this meeting deems it essentially requisite to authorise a deputation, consisting of thirteen members, seven senior letter-carriers, with the six who had lately waited upon Mr. Robert Smith, the superintending President, to attend upon Mr. Rowland llill, to represent to that gentle man the grievances of the district letter-carriers, and to re quest'he would recommend the Lords of her Majesty's Trea sury to grant them a scale of salary according to length of servitude, as recommended in the , Eight9enth Report of the Commissioners of Revenue Inquiry.' Thanks having been voted to the Press for its continued advocacy of their interests, and to the Chairman, the meeting separated. ILLNESS OF MR. MORE O'FERRALL, M.P.—The Evening Post says:—" We much regret to hear of the serious illness of the Hon. Membor for Kildare, Mr. More O'Ferrall, by which he will be prevented from going over to England on his Parliamentary duties at the commence ment of the season." BRITISH TESTIMONIAL TO FRENCH CAPTAINS...—. The Lords of the Admiralty have evinced their sense of the humanity recently shown by two captains in the French mer chant service, by presenting each of them with a gold chro nometer, by Dent. The incription engraved on one chrono meter, states that it is presented to Captain Fronde, of the French brig Courier du Monde, in acknowledgment of his humane and generous treatment of nine British seamen, after saving them at sea from the wreck of the sloop Jane Hick. The other chronometer is given to Captain Guignot, commander of the ship Anselle, of Havre, in acknowledg ment of his humane and generous treatment of four Bri tish seamen, after saving them at sea from the wreck of the brig Rose. THE LINEN-DRAPERS, SILK-MERCERS', LACEMEN'S, ° fi III TI S I the i r e xertions on behalf of the HABEIIDASHERS', AND lIOSIELLS' INSTITUTION.-The ball g th h e t a satisfaction t V Will is's t held at this season o f the y ear in aid of the funds of this ex- St. cellent J - ames , s, an institution on tookplace d s las h t ad ni theinbstepw society rewarded by an at tendance of not less than 600 persons. Mr. Adams's band wa s in attendance. Mr. Younghusband, of G erard's-ball, supplied as usual the refreshments; and the dancing, under the judicious arrangements of Mr. Cor r i ce remonies, assisted by an effi pa cient e, as mast er o f th e y of steward s , wa s kept up with much animati on t o an earlyrt hour this morning. TUE LATE • HOMICIDE BRISTOL.—BRISTOL, THURSDAY MORNING er . Yest AT the inq ues t on C a th er i ne Welsh, who was kill e d by being thrown over some stairs by her husband, on Saturday last, was resumed at the King George Tavern, Canon' s -marsh.was Further evidence ad duced, but nothing calculated to expl a i n th e mo ti ves which had induced the commission of the fatal act. Mr. James, surgeon, proved that the skull of the deceased was exten sively fractured, and the coroner having summed up, the jury returned a verdict of ‘‘ Manslaughter." The prisoner was immediately committed upon the coroner's warrant for trial. _.. ___ THE LATE STARVATION CASE AT WORCESTER.-- Having investigated this case, the Poor-law Commissioners have come to the decision that Mr. Crisp, the relieving officer, was to blame, yet, in consequence of extenuating cir cumstances, they say (in an official letter to the board of guardians, Jan. 13) that they will not themselves dismiss him, but they request the guardians to call for and accept his resignation. The Havre and Rouen steamer Emma, on her pas sage, on SaturCitiY,..frcm Havre, had arrived about eleven at might off Val-de- la.:HaYe;"irlien it was found that, from some unknown cause, her cargo, principally composed of hog's-lard and cotton, had caughtlire. The captain imme diately forced ,open al l , the hatchways, and endeavoured, by pouring down quantitics.Of water, to.suppress the flames; but this had little or no effeet, and nothing was left but to sink the vessel by making holes in her bottom above the keel, and this could not be accomplished before half-past two in the morning, when at last she went down. ester' of this luster nd th e ion i ° I hey pre .' lute thing' M e° ce or le in, in JO out. .....-A st. ;, in . m ore ;ev en untl' ;atlas note :.P•► idsY