The Sun. — London, England, 1857-04-03 00:00:00

THE GENERAL ELECTION. THE NOMINATIONS. MIDDLESEX. The nomination of candidates for the representation of Middlesex took place yesterday at Brentford. The proceedings were characterised by more than usual dis• turbance, and the uproar was so general , and systematic , b that the whole sc ene resembled a ear_ garden" rather than an assemblage of Englishmen met to discharge a great constitutional duty. The hustings were erected in front of the Court-house, and notwithstanding the torrents of rain that fell about 10 o'clock a crowd of 2,000 persons assembled in the market-place, and kept up a continued fire of what is termed election wit, at the expense of the candidates. Foremost in front of the hustings was a band of some 20 discharged militiamen, of whom Lord Chelsea had been colonel. These fellows, who wore their tattered regi mental clothing, took up a position a few feet from the front of the hustings, and bellowed and shouted without intermission. They carried green branches in their hands, and exhibited placards directed for the most part against Lord Robert Grosvenor. Messrs. Mechi and Keats, the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, attended as returning officers ; and among the gentlemen on the hustings were the Baron Roths child, M.P., Sir Walter Stirling, Mr. Henry Poanall, Mr. John Gurney Hoare, Mr. Fowler, Mr. Samuel Morley, &c. M. Alexandre Dumas and several foreign ers were also present, who appeared much amused, if not edified, by the mannerin which the proceedings were conducted. The usual formalities having been disposed of, Sir WALTER STIRLING came forward and proposed Lord lObert Grosvenor. Mr. MONTGOMERY, of Brentford, seconded the nomina tion of Lord Robert Grosvenor. (Cries of "No ; send him to his quack college," and groans.) Lord Rabert G rosven or was not the man to give pledges, but he was P repared to support the Governm en t of L ord Palmerston as long as it deserved the confidence of the country. (flow very kind.) No man was more willing to assist the needy in their distress than Lord Robt. Grosvenor. (A. Voice—" He'd take their last shirt.") He (Mr, Montgomery) recommended the noble lord as an honest, straightforward Liberal. (Na, no, and cries of " Start yourself, and you'll have a better chance.") Mr. HENRY POWNALL they came forward to propose Viscount Chelsea, and was received with cheers from the ex-militiamen, and groans and hisses from the sup porters of Lord Robert Grosvenor. He begged to pro pose Lord Chelsea as a gentleman is every way fitted for the honour of representing the county in Parliament. (A. Voice—" He won't do at any price.") The noble lord had no ether occupation, and could devote his whole time to the interests of the county. (Cries of "Heis no use," " Send him home," " No Chelsea buns," &c.) Mr. FOWLER seconded the nomination, amid loud cries of " Send him to Dover." The electors had met that day to elect a fit and proper person to represent them in Parliament—(A Voice—" Well, Chelsea's no good—he'll not do. What has he done for Dover Send him to 'Purnhatn-green," &c.)—and no one could be more eligible in all respects than Lord Chelsea. (Cries of " Off, off," and uproar, in the midst of which Mr. Fowler retired ) Mr. J. G. HOARE, in proposing Mr. Robert Hanbury, jun., said he was a straight-going Englishman, is favour of economy, who, by his energy, talents, and high prin ciples, had raised himself to the position of one of the greatest brewers of the country. (A. Voice—" Well, we don't want too much beer. Send him to Brick-lane.") As he considered Mr. Hanbury in every sense worthy of the honour to which he aspired, be had great pleasure in proposing him for election. (Loud cheers, and groans from Lord Chelsea's friends.) Mr. SAMUEL MORLEY seconded the nomination, and said that he held Mr. Hanbury to be eminently fitted to represent the county of Middlesex in Parliament. Lord R. GROSVENOR then came forward, amid cheers and hisses, and, after an interval of some moments, pro ceeded to observe that he was quite overwhelmed by all these demonstrations of popular applause. (Laughter.) He loved a joke as well as any one, but he would beg to call the attention of the jokers to the fact that the Ist of April was over, and that they had met together.—(A Voice—" To make a fool of you ")—for the purpose of discharging a most important duty. (A Voice—" Who voted against Lord Palmerston?") (Groans.) He could excuse all those noises which greeted him on the present occasion, because the greater portion of the press on a recent occasion had combined V° misrepresent his motives. He was not therefore surprised at having in curred some unpopularity ; but on all those occasions on which he had met the electors of Middlesex he had been enabled to give a complete account of his share in the Sunday Trading Bill, and had receiveda full justification of his motives with reference to that measure. (" Oh, go home, we don't want you. Where's the Chelsea bun 71 (Laughter.) He called upon those who were in favour of Lord Chelsea not to be so unjust to that noble lord as not to give his competitors a fair hearing. (Don't you wish you may get it.) The excitement of the late war bad prevented the discussion of those social subjects in which the people took so much interest ; but those ques tions would, no doubt, receive the early attention of the new Parliament. He was aware that the vote which he had given on the China question had brought upon him the dissatisfaction of some of his supporters. But that vete was an independent vote; arid the more he consi dered the subject the more he felt he was justified in giving it. [Groans and cheers, during which a drunken man was raised upon the shoulders ct the crowd and pro ceeded to address the mob, declaring that this was the only day in the year in which an intelligent Englishman could speak his mind.] (Laughter.) A small coffin was then exhibited, raised upon a pole, and in-cribed with the words—" No Grosvenor."] There being no sign of any diminution of the uproar, Lord Robert Grosvenor proceeded to say that he was bound, in justice to himself, to say that in giving an independent vote on the China question he had no idea that he would have been obliged to vindicate an independent vote be fore such a constituency as that of Middlesex. He was in favour of extension of the suffrage and reform of Par liament. (Go home. No Sunday trading.) He had fulfilled the pledges he had given by voting in favour of Mr. Locke King's motion. (Hear.) In common with that hon. gentleman, be had endeavoured to bring in a measure which would extend the franchise from the 501. tenant-at-will to the 101. householder. (Go home, and a voice—" I'm for war at any price.") In his opi nion, those who possessed the suffrage in Middlesex did not treat it as a monopoly, but wished that the privilege should be extended to their less opulent neighbours. (Cries of " Come to Hyde-park on a Sunday," and " What does the Colonel of the Middlesex Militia pay his supporters a day I" Here a small dog, dressed up in a c 'cited hat and cloak, was placed sitting on the coffin.) The noble lord proceeded, amid a scene of the wildest uproar, to say that he bad been represented as the enemy of the working man, and opposed to his recrea tion on a Sunday. He denied this assertion in the most emphatic language, as be had always acted with a view to promote the recreation of the people. No man was less chargeable with a neglect of the interests of the working classes than himself. (A. Voice—" Would you like a walk in the park 1') He would go to the poll with entire confidence that he would gain that position which he had always occupied. (Groans, uproar, and cries of —" Put away that Sunday Bill," " Go to bed," " Gros venor for ever." Lord CHELSEA, amid great uproar, then presented him self. The noble lord wa s me t w i t h cr i es of " Go to Do ver," "No Chelsea bu ns ," groans, cheers, and cat-calls - Ile commenced by stat ing th a t h e h ad announced in his . address that he came forward on Conservative principl es , and that to those principl es h e wou ld a d here. (Look to , your ruffians—your hired ruffians ; we want a gentle man for the county.) He was not a Tory, but a Liberal Conservative. (No Chelsea buns —go to Dover.) He wished to say nothing against the borough of Dover, which he had represented for the last five years ; but that be had left it was a sufficient reason for his ap pealing to the electors of Middlesex to return him to Par liament. I Ideal-, hear, cheers, and cries of "No Chelsea buns," "No hired ruffians," "How do you pay your cut-throats 7" &c) He was a disciple of the school of politicians inaugurated by the late Sir R. Peel, and he challenged them to say that that great man had ever brought in any measure calculated to infringe upon or Oppose the rights and privileges of the people. (That won't do, Chelsea.) The vote which he had given against Lord Palmerston on the China question he was prepared to vindicate ; and although be had differed with the noble lord oa that occasion he had always given him his support when he believed him to be right. (That won ' t wash, Chelsea.) tVith regard to questions of fireince—(oll, yes, who pa was in favour of those ristreynscla de partments which would admitin yourthir.ed the e tfians I)—he public odious income tax in 1860. (Cries " what 4e) have s you en of B th in e abolition of the of ,6 0b, go home, " No Chelsea buns," "How is Cremorne 1" done fur Dover I" immediate and total abolition of Ile in favour of the rates as soon as a provision could be made for maintainingrch the church. (Hear, hear.) Another the t. fabrics of occupied a good deal of attention was badthat which ference to the admission of Jews into Parliament.sl.'.- (Hear, bear, and cries of "Old cloyN s m o , the i, &c.) Now, inasmuch as Jews were 'consciention;ly bound by the tenets of their religion to put down Chris. tianity, he had no hesitation in saying that he would vote against their admission into Parliament, no matter what the consequences might be. (Cheers, and cries of "Old "No Jews," "No Chelsea," &u.) The noble lord concluded, amid a torrent of abuse, by expressing his hope that the electors of Middlesex would exercise their prerogative in his favour, and place him at the head of the poll. , Mr. ROBERT HANBUI:Y, on presenting himself, was received with lou 1 and general cheering. lie commeocee by observing that if the electors returned film :es their representative lie would come forward as the supporter of Lord Palmerston. With regard to Church rates, his feeling was, that those e•ho differed from him in religion 4htuld net be compelled to contribute towards the main tenance cf the Church. (Hear.) On the subject of edu cation he thought it necessary to say that he would not like to see any system of educati , n confirmed that was not based upon the Bible. ne believed it was impos ;HAL, to carry out national education in a compulsory system, and he feared that if the State were to endea vour to deal with the subject an its entirety, a stop would be pot to the voluntary principle which had con ferred so many blessnge on the country. (Cheers.) He was no enemy to tee Jews takiiig their seats in Parlia ment. They contributed to the texes of the country, oug !q, t o haee a sl:ase in its r epresentation. It had been feel the' lid was " the small beer of Brick-leue"— (leughter) --ba t he faeciel taet beer, as it syse, would prove too strornf ler the Torme_(heer, hear) -- and be assun d thorn that they would find a exit resistance in it,. To Mr. lettike nietion for th e extsaiion of the freiesb!ee he '3'.'-'1•11 l give his hearty Etlit PHE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1857 Ministerial. Opposition. INVERNESS BOROUGH. Mr. A. Matheson INVERNESS (COUNTY). Mr. Baillio KILMARNOCK. Hon. E. Bouveric KINCARDINESHIRE. Gen. Arbuthnot KIRKALDY. Lieut.-Col. Ferguson KIRKCUDBRIGHT. Mr. Mackie, jun. Mr. Mackie, BCII. (M.) LEITH. ... ..• 1 ... 0 ... a*. 0 .., 1 ... ... 1 ... S 11. • ... 0 CIO 1 ... 1 .0. 0 ~. 1 imp 0 Mr. J. Moncrieff LINLIT II OWNS HIRE. Mr. G. Dundas MONTROSE. Mr. Baxter ... PAISLEY. Mr. Archd. Hestia PEEBLESSHIRE. Sir G. Montgomery PERTH. _ *v. 1 see 0 see 1 ... 0 ... 1 Hon. A. Kinuaird RENFREWSHIRE. Sir M. S. Stewart ROXBURGHSHIRE.I Hon. J. E. Elliot SELKIRKSHIRE. Mr. A. E. Lockhart ST. ANDREW'S BURGHS. Mr. Ellice, jun. STIRLING. Sir J. Anderson STIRLINGSHIRE. Mr. Blackburn... WIGTON BURGHS. Mr. Dunbar Sir J. .31•Tegyare (M.) ... 1 ... 0 ~. 1 SOO 0 0 •.. 1 ... 1 ... 0 ~, 0 elm ... 0 ... 1 ••• 1 BE RWICK. Mr. Stapleton Mr. D. C. Marjoribanks Mr. J. Forster (M.) ..• 1 ARRANGEMENT OF THE' DISPUTE ERTITEEN ENGLAND AND EUENTOS A YRES. port. Mr. Hanbury concluded by thanking the elect(); e ; for giving him a patient hearing. There being no other candidates, a show of hands was taken. Mr. Sheriff MECHI announced that the show cf hands was in favour of Lord R. Grosvenor and Mr. Hanbary. Lard Chelsea's friends expressed themselves dissatis fied at the result, and great uproar ensued, in the course of which the sheriffs were requested to put the question again, which they declined. The polling is fixed for Monday next, and the de claration for the following morning at 10. MEMBERS RETURNED FOR THE NEW PARLIAMENT. The eountry having been appealed to by Lord Palmer ston to decide between him and the late House of Com mons upon the question of the Chinese hostilities, we have distinguished the members returned as Ministerial and Opposition according to their declared opinions upon that subject. The names of the late members for Eng lish counties and Scotch and Irish constituencies who have lost their seats, or have not presented themselves for reelection are given in Italics. Haying already pub lished the returns for the English and Welsh boroughs, it is unnecessary at present to repeat them : ENGLISH AND WELSH COUNTIES. Ministerial. Opposition. ANGLESEY. Sir R. Bulkeley BRECON SHIRE. Sir J. Bailey BUCKS. Right Hon. B. Disraeli ~, Mr. Caledon George du Pre ... Hon. C. C. Cavendish ~. CARDIGANSHIRE. Lord Lisburne ,„ „, CARMARTHENSHIRE. Mr. D. Jones „, Mr. D. S. Jones ... CARNARVONSFIIRE. Hon. E. D. G. Pennant CUMBERLAND, EAST. Hon. C. W. G. Howard Mr. W. Marshall ~. ~, DERBYSHIRE, SOUTH. Mr. Evans ,„ Mr. Colville •• ••• Mr. Mundy (6.) DEVONSHIRE, SOUTH. Sir J. Y. Buller ••• Mr. Palk DURHAM, NORTH. Lord A. V. Tempest ... Mr. R. D. Shafto ESSEX, NORTH. Hon. W. Beresford Mr. Du Cane ... Sir John Tyrrell (0.) ESSEX, SOUTH. Mr. Bramston Mr. Wingfield Sir W. B. Sinljth (M.) GLOUCESTERSHIRE, EAST. Mr. Holford Sir C. W. Codrington . GLOUCESTERSHIRE, WEST. Mr. Rolt Colonel Kingscoto Mr. B. B. Hall (O.) HEREFORDSHIRE. Sir H. G. Cotterell Mr. Bla.kemore... Mr. K. King ... Hon. C. Hanbury (0.) lIERTFO tiDSHIRE. Sir H. Mena Sir E. B. Lytton Mr. C. Fuller ••• Mr. Abel Singh (0.) HUNTINGDONSH IRE. Mr. J. M. Heathcote Mr. Rust ••• •.• IL*. Pe!loxes (0.) KENT EAST. Sir B. Bridges Sir E. Dering Mr. Deedes (0.) LANCASHIRE, NORTH. Col. J. Patten Lord Cavendish Mr. J. Heywood (M.) LANCASHIRE, SOUTH. Mr. W. Brown Mr. Cheetham •.• ••• ••• LEICESTERSHIRE, SOUTH. Viscount Curzon Mr. Parke Sir H. Halford (0.) LINCOLNSHIRE, NORTH. Mr. J. B. Stanhope ... Mr. Cholmeby ••• Right Hon. R. A. Hamilton (0.) MERIONETHSHIRE. Mr. W. W. E. Wynne... MONMOUTHSHIRE. Mr. C. 0. S. Morgan Lieut.-Col. E. A. Somerset MONTGOMERYSHIRE. Lieut.-Col. H. W. W, Wynn NORFOLK, WEST. Mr. M. Bentinck Mr. B. Gurdon... Mr. Bagge (0.) NORTHAM PTONSHIRE, NORTH. Lord Burghley Mr. A. Stafford Mr .Matinsell (0.) NORTHUMBERLAND, NORTH. Lord Lovaino Lord Ossulston... • NORTHUMBERLAND (SOUTH). Mr. W. B. Beaumont... Hon. 11. G. Liddell NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NORTH. Lord R. Clinton ••• ••• Mr. J. E. Denison Lord H. Bentinck (0.) NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, SOUTH. _ _ Viscount Newark Mr. W. H. Barrow OXFORDSHIRE. Right Hon. J. W. Henley G. 0. V. Harcourt Colonel North PEMBROKESHIRE. Viscount Emlyn RADNORSHIRE. Sir J. B. Walsh RUTLANDSHIRE. Hon. G. J. Heathcote Hon. G. J. Noel SHROPSHIRE, NORTH. Mr. J. W. Dod Mr. Hill Mr. IV Gore (O.) SHROPSHIRE, SOUTH. Lord Newport Hon. R. W. Clivo SOMERSETSHIRE WEST. Mr. Moody Mr. H. Langton STAFFORDSHIRE, NORTH. Mr. Adderley Mr. Child STAFFORDSHIRE, SOUTH. Mr. Foley Mr. Forster Earl of Uxbridge (0.) Hon. E. Littleton (0.) SURREY, EAST. Mr. Locke King Mr. Aleo,:k SUFFOLK, Vs EST. Capt. Bennet .., Mr. Waddington SUSSEX WEST. Earl of March Capt. Wyndham WARWICKSHIRE, SOUTH. Mr. E. P. Shirley Mr. B King Lord Guernsey (0.) WESTMORELAND. Earl of Beetive Col. Lowther WILTS, NORTH. Mr. Long .•• ••• Mr. T. 11. S. Estconrt WORCESTERSHIRE (EAST). Captain Hon. G. Rushout Mr. J. H. Foley WORCESTERSHIRE, WEST. Lord Elmley Mr. Knight YORKSHIRE, EAST. Lord Hotham Hon. Capt. A. Duncombe YORKSHIRE, WEST Lord Goderich Mr. B. Denison Mr. Cobden. (0.) ... 0 SCOTLAND. _ ABERDEEN. Col. Sykes Mr. G. Thompson (0.) AYRSHIRE. Lord J. Stuart Sir .T. Ferguson (04 BANFFSHIRE. Lord Fyffe ... BERWICKSHIRE. Hon. F. Scott ... BUTESIIIRE. Mr, J. A. S. Wortley ••• CLACKMANNAN. Viscount Melgund Johnstone (a) DUMFRIES. Mr. W. Ewart .. . DUMFRI ESSHIRE. "• Mr. H. Johnstone DUNDEE. •'• Sir J. Ogilvy mr. 0. Duncan (M.) ... EDINBI J EGII. Mr. Cowan Mr. Black EDINBURGH (COUNTY). Earl of Dalkeith ELGIN BURGHS. Mr. Duff ELGINSHIRE. • Mr. C. Bruce ... FALKIRK. Mr. J. Merry .. Mr. J. Baird (04 FIFESHIRE. Mr. Fergus FORFARSIIIIZ.E. Lord Duncan GLASGOW: Mr. Buchanan... Mr. Dalgleish Jfr. Alex. Hastie (.31) GREENOCK. 31 . r. A. Dunlop IJADDINCTON. Sir T. H. Davie ••• .s 11ADDINCTONS111 HE. Lord Echo ▪ ... 0 ... 1 • ••• 0 ... 1 1 ... • 0 ... 1 1 ... 0 ••• ...• 0 ••• 1 ..• ... 0 ... 1 1 • •• 0 ... ... 0 ... 1 1 1 ... ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 1 1 0 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 1 ... 1 ... 0 •.•• 1 ... 0 ... 0 ••• 1 0 ••• 1 ,• 0 ... 1 0... 1 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 1 ... 1 ... 0 0 ... 1 ... . •• 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 .•• 1 .4. • 1. .• • 0 ... ... 0 ... 1 ••• ••• 0 ••• 1 ; 1 ... 0 1 eel, 0 ••• 6 90 0 ••• 1 ••• ••• 1 ••• 0 Naval and Military luteingent:e, The embarkations of troop 3 from Portsmouth, ()r China will commence on Monday. The sit, 6, iron steam-troopship, iCommanaer Ch a nab° rd, ' and the Himalaya, 6, ditto, Commander Haswell, are ready. The latter went into Pot tsmouth har bonr yesterday. The Transit will take in on Mon day 11 officers and 265 men of the 59th Regiment, 16 officers and 271 men of the 90th, and a large party of the Medical Staff Corps ; the latter will arrive to-morrow, and embark forthwith. The Himalaya will embark on Monday 36 officers and 804 men of the 90th and other troops. The Furious steam-frigate, Captain Osborn, is also ready for ser vice. The Adventure troophip was taken out of dock yesterday. The Melville, two-decker hospital ship, Commander Trollopo, is also being equipped for the China service with all despatch. The riggers are very busy upon her. The William Hammond freight ship will embark the head-quarters of the 41st Foot to-day at Ports mouth for Jamaica. Commodore Charles Eden, Controller General of the Coastguard, is visiting the southern coast of his command. His broad pendant is hoisted ou board the Mermaid revenue cruiser at Portsmouth. Captain John Henry Elrington, Major of the Tower of London, died on Tuesday, aged 85. The deceaFed became a captain in the 13th Dragoons on the 12th June, 1800, and retired on halt-pay Ist Dec., 1801. He was appointed to his situation in the Tower July 4, 1816. The following changes and promotions have taken place in the corps of Royal Marine Light Infantry, consequent on the retirement from the service of Col. J. Childs, Commandant of the Plymouth divi sion :—Col. Second Commandant T. P. Dwyer, to be Col. Commandant at Plymouth ; Lieut.-Col. J. Fraser, of the Artillery Companies, to be Colonel Second Commandant of the Plymouth division ; Lieut.-Col. H. C. Tate, of the Portsmouth divi sion, to be appointed to the Artillery Companies ; Capt. E. Rocker, of the Plymouth division, to be Lieut.-Col., and appointed to the Portsmouth divi sion ; First Lieut. J. B. Prynne, of the Plymouth division, to be Captain. Yesterday morning the E troop and a detach ment of the 3d (Prince of Wales') Dragoon Guards, commanded by Capt. E. H. Turton and. Cornet LI. Norwood, arrived at Chatham from Dublin, under orders to proceed to Canterbury, where they re lieve the 11th Hussars, removed to Hounslow. The detachment consisted of 90 men of all ranks. Yesterday morning a further discharge of troops, to the number of 46 non-commissioned officers and men, took place at St. Mary's Barracks, Chatham. On Wednesday the whole of the troops statoned at Chatham garrison, including the depots, compri sing the provisional battalion under the command of Col. H. Jervis, the Royal Engineers, commanded by Col. H. Sandham, and the Royal Marines, under the command of Colonel-Commandant E. A. Parker, to the number of nearly 4,000 men of all ranks, were marched to Chatham lines, for the pur pose of being inspected by Col. W. H. Eden, in command of the troops at Chatham garrison. The review lasted nearly three hours, and the ma noeuvres were performed in a manner which gave great satisfaction. Capt. T. M. C. Symonds is to have the good ser vice pension, vice Sir G. Back; Col. J. T. Brown, Royal Marines, is to have the good service pension, vice Childs. The Duke of Cambridge, before leaving Wool wich on Wednesday, announced to Gen. Williams that arrangements had been entered into with Feruk Khan, special Ambassador from the Shah of Persia, to visit Woolwich next morning. Instruc tions were accordingly issued to the whole of the naval and military departments in Woolwich, in order that every facility might be accorded to his Excellency and suite throughout the establishment. The whole of the available artillery garrison was consequently drawn up on Woolwich Common yes terday at 1 o'clock, and was formed into line, the battalions under the command of Col. P. Benn, 7th Battalion ; the field batteries under the command of Col. Buchanan ; and the Horse Artillery under the command of Col. D. E. Wood, C.B. The entire space intended for the occupation of the troops was surrounded by the battalions, and assisted by the Riding-house Corps in charge of Capt. J. Bawden Parkin, 12th Battalion, Field Adjutant of the day. During their march from the parade ground to the field the two post carriages conveying the ex pected visitors passed down the road conducting to the residence of Major-General Sir W. F. Wil liams, where they alighted for a few moments only, and then proceeded, accompanied by Lieutenant- General Sir W. Codrington, the Commandant of the Garrison, and staff, to the Review-ground on Woolwich Common. His Excellency Feruk Khan was accompanied by his uncle, Meerza Malcan Khan ; Meerza Zeman, Aide-de-Camp ; Meerzee Alenckee, Secretary ; Colonel Sir H. Rawlinson, C.B. ; Captain and Mrs. Lynch, of the Indian navy. The attendants consisted of the pipe-bearer and two other native servants. Arrived on the ground they took up their position, near the flag staff, the double band of the Horse Artillery and the battalions immediately performing the British national anthem ; after which the whole of the force formed into line, facing the visitors—the Horse Artillery on the right, the 9-gounder field batteries in the centre, and the 22-pounders on the left. From this position they broke into open columns, marched past, and wheeled round to the extreme distance on the right, the batteries retiring from the field. The Horse Artillery then limbered up guns, trotted, and subsequently galloped past ; retired to the rear, and advanced in brisk charge towards the centre, discharging their guns in rapid succession. The gunners hastily dismounting, and casting the reins to their nearest comrades, reloaded their guns, and were again speedily ready for action, when the horses were brought forward and the charge was renewed. The rapidity with which the volleys were kept up was specially remarked by the Ambassador, who requested Capt. Lynch to in terpret to General Williams his admiration of the perfect efficiency exhibited. The Ambassador thanked Col. Wood through the medium of Col. Rawlinson, and then repaired to the Royal Arsenal and spent upwards of two hours inspecting the laboratory, paper-mill, gun-boring factory, carriage department, &co. During the period of the review, as well as the inspection of the Arsenal, the " narg hile," which was kept kindled during the whole time, was constantly in requisition, and was shared by the entire party alternately. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty : Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir F. Grey to be Com mander-in-Chief of the Cape of Good Hope station ; Lieut. J. S. Perry, Lieut. the Hon. R. A. Capel, and Lieut. J. P. J. Parry, to the Cumberland, flagship of Rear-Admiral Wallis ; Lieut. C. H. Wilkinson, to the Calcutta, for disposal ; A. S. Montagu and A. T. Dale, midshipmen, to the Cal cutta, for disposal ; J. Hayden, midshipman, to the Cumberland ; D. H. Bosanquet, naval cadet, to the Castor, for disposal ; C. Wodehouse, naval cadet, to the Cumberland ; R. S. Byng, A. T. Bagge, H. C. D. Ryder, C. C. Stair, R. P. Pur dow, C. E. A. Dauray, and G. R. Thornhill, naval cadets, to the Calcutta, for disposal on the East India station ; the Rev. J. H. Jacobs, chaplain, to the Melville ; the Rev. J. B. Harbord, chaplain, to the Belleisle ; F. J. Krabbe, master, to the Cumberland ; Sherlock Creak, master (confirmed), to the Calcutta ; H. G. Howison and A. Charles Johnston, assistant surgeons, to the Victory ; J. H. Dyer and Alex. M. Black, assistant surgeons, to the Impregnable ; Thomas ;M. Ramage, pay master, to the Cumberland ; Charles Shapcote, as sistant paymaster, to the Bltliheim ; George B. Brown, assistant paymaster, to the Cumberland ; James T. Syme, clerk, to the Cumberland ; G. M. J. Higginson, assistant clerk, to the Cumberland. THE MEDITERRANEAN. MALTA, MARCH 26. Her Majesty's ships Conqueror, Brunswick, and Centurion, under the command of Captain Yelver tou, will proceed to sea early in April to join Lord Lyons off Cape Matapan. On the 24th the lonia, screw steamer, arrived from Alexandria with a Government despatch from Bombay, containing important news from China and Persia. _ _ Her Majesty's ship Osprey was ordered to con vey this despatch to the continent, to be telegra phed on to the Admiralty in London, but it blow ing fresh it was feared she would nQt make head against the sea. Her Majesty's ship Magicienne, being about to start for the Pacific, was therefore ordered to take the despatch. Her Majesty's ship Wanderer returned from Marseilles. Her Majesty's ships Gladiator and Sphynx are ordered home. The latter brought a gun-boat from Constantinople to Malta, and left for England yesterday. The whole of the troops have been reviewed by Sir John Pennefather, and some Talbotypes of the troops have been taken by Capt. Inglefield. A WATERSPOUT.—WHITCRURCH, SALOP, March 30. —A waterspout has been seen here this evening'. It was first observed at 4 35 p.m., in the north-east quarter of the sky, at which time it appeared a broad band of cloud descending towards the earth, and abruptly ter minating in a point. It moved at first slowly, in a south-westerly direction, then more rapidly ; and after becoming gradually narrower and more pointed it di appeared altogether at 4 50. Heavy rain fell during its progress, but after its disappearance a terrific storm of hail and rain succeeded, accompanied by loud crashes of thunder. In fifteen minutes the rain gauge marked 25 hundredths of an inch, and 50 hundredths at half-past 5. What rendered the storm the more remarkable was that the sun shone brightly at intervals, and a brilliant double rainbow was for a long time visible. (From the Su . iiplemen't to the British, Packet, lan. 31.) OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. TO HY.di BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S ACTING CONSUL GENERAL, FRANCIS PARISH, ESQ. The undersigned, Minister of Foreign Relations, has the honour of acquainting her Britannic Majesty's acting consul general, that on the let July last, by order of his excellency the Governor, who felt anxious to terminate td e unfortunate question respecting the passports sent to her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires, Capt. thellon. R. Gore, he addressed a note to his Excellency the Earl of Claren don, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in which he acquainted him that the Government of Buenos Ayres, with the wish of satisfying that of her Britannic Majesty, had care fully collected all the documents that might justify the measure adopted by the government of the late General Pinto, and had found none else than those which had been sent to the Earl of Malmesbury by said govern ment, under date of Feb. 1, 1853. The undersigned, by crder of his Excellency the Go vernor, gave some other explanations, in the hope they ! night have satisfied her Majesty's Government. His Ex cellency the Earl of Clarendon replied that the charges against the Hon. Capt. Gore, set forth in the note of the let Feb., 1853, by Dr. Torres, then Minister of Foreign Relations, had been scrupulously examined by her Ma jesty's Government and found destitute of proofs, his Excellency refusing to accept the explanations of this Government as satisfactory and sufficient. On manifesting to her Majesty's Government that no other antecedents had been found than those reported in ,the communication of the Ist Feb., 1853, the under. signed tacitly admitted that they were not a sufficient justification of the measure adopted. The undersigned then acquainted the Earl of Claren don, and now repeats, that the critical and arduous state of public affairs in Jan., 1853 ; the immense excitement that prevailed in the city, and the wish of the Govern ment to protect Capt. Gore himself from any annoyance, are circumstances that ought to be taken into account in judging the act under consideration. Her Britannic Ma jesty's Government will bear in mind that, in the note Dr. Torres addressed to Captain Gore, enclosing his passport', he took special care t o s t a t e that the said act had no tendency whatever to infringe tho respect and deference due to her Britannic Majesty's Government, and even expressed courtesy and consideration to the Hon. Captain Gore individually. The Government has always felt and manifested its earnest wish to cultivate friendly relations with the Bri tish nation and Government • and now the undersigned Minister is instructed by his Government; the Governor to give another proof of that desire, frankly stating the re gret of the Government of Buenos Ayres, for an act which her Britannic Majesty's Government has consi dered was offensive to it, and to request that the note addressed to Capt. Gore on the 6th Jan., 1853, and the passport enclosed in it, may be considered as withdrawn. The undersigned is persuaded that the Government which seat his passports to Captain Gore, now free from the impressions of those critical and arduous circum stances, would not hesitate to make this frank manifes tation of its regret. The Government of Buenos Ayres, anxious to termi nate this disagreeable question as early as possible, is persuaded that your honour will feel authorised to accept the satisfaction it now offers to your Government ; and flatters itself that by so doing an end will be put to this unhappy difference, which the natives of this country and of Great Britain alike wish to see amicably settled The undersigned salutes her Britannic Majesty's act ing Consul-General with hie highest consideration. DALMACIO VELEZ SARSFIELD. TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE STATE OF BUENOS AYRES, DR. D. DALMACIO VALEZ SARSFIELD. The undersigned, her Britannic Majesty's acting Con sul-General, has had the honour of receiving the note of his Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Buenos Ayres, Senor Don Dalinacio Velez Sars field, of yesterday's date, and, having had the advantage of consult'ng with Mr. Christie, her Britannic Majesty's Minister to the Argentine Confederation, who is now in this city, feels himself authorised to accept for her Ma jesty's Government the satisfaction which it tendered. Her Majesty's Government, which regarded the dis missal of Capt. Gore as unjust to him, and in the manner of it disne•pectful to itself, has always been ready, with the generosity which becomes a powerful Government, to accep - , any frank acknowledgment of regret. The undersigned has the pleasure of complying with the request of Senor Sarsfirld, by returning the note of Senor Torres to Capt. Gore of Jan. 6, 1853, and the passport which it contained. It will be permitted to the undersigned on this occasion to express one regret, that Capt. Gore is not alive to know of this proceeding. He had, however, the satisfac tion of knowing that his conduct was approved by her Majesty's Government. It is true that the note of Senor Torres to Capt. Gore, which is now returned, contains the tsual expressions of personal respect and considera tion. Capt. Gore was a zealous public servant and an amiable man ; and his numerous friends, who have since deplored his melancholy deatb, will hear with satisfac tion of she present honourable proceeding of the Govern ment of Buenos Ayres. The undersigned, always eager to welcome proofs of the desire of the Government of Buenos Ayres to culti vate friendly relations with his nation, and rejoicing equally with Senor Sarefield in this termination of a dif ference which has so long disagreeably affected the rela tions of the Government of her Majesty with that of Buenos Ayres, feels a peculiar pleasure on this occasion in offering to his Excellency the assurance of his most distinguished consideration. (Signed) FRANS PARISHs Buenos Ayres, Jan. 31, 1857. In consequence of the auspicious settlement of the present question between this Government and that of her Britannic Majesty, respecting the passports sent to Captain the Hon Robert Gore, this Government has or dered the customary salute of 21 guns to the British flag, from the Retire Battery, to-day at one p.m. This salute, as a matter of course, wilt be returned by the Harrier ; thus re-establishing the bonds of amity and concord. In noticing this auspicious event, our evening con temporary, El Nacional, pays a merited compliment to Mr. Christie, the British Minister, and to Freels Parish, Esq , her British Majesty's acting con-ul general. In the justice of that eulogium we perfectly concur, and, without detracting an iota from their relevant merit, beg leave to associate with them the name of Thomas Arm strong, Esq., a gentleman who omits no opportunity here or elsewhere in serving his countrymen and the land of his adoption, and whose services on this occasion im pose upon us a new debt of gratitude. In reference to the said article of the Nacional of last evening, we are also authorised to state that the " mu tual salute" forms no part of the arrangement made for the satisfaction of the British Government. The British flag will be saluted by the Government of Buenos Ayres, and her Majesty's steamer Harrier will then probably return the salute, in complimentary acknowledgment of tho safficiency of the satisfaction given. We have also reason to believe that the British Minis ter to the Confed-ration, now in Buenos Ayres, will probably pay a visit to his Excellency the Governor after this affair has been concluded ; but such a visit forms no part of the arrangement which has happily been made for the termination of the difference so long existing be tween the two Governments. BELGIUM AND ENGLAND. The commercial Protectionists of Belgium have adopted a comical way of expressing their detestation of Eng land and free trade, in a procession which passed through the streets of Tournay at the Mid Lent festival last week. The English nation was personified a huge big-bellied figure, a sort of Gargantua the Great, with vast open jaws, devouring all sorts of food in most un conscionable quantities, while a number of ether figures, representing the other nations ofthe world, stood by, starv ing. The car of " Perfide Albion" was drawn through the town with much vulgarand vociferous derision, conveying Lord Mangefort, as the representative of our country was nick-named, who was made, every quarter of an hour, to stop and swallow a heap of victuals, bread, meat, poultry, and rabbits, butter and cheese, and other com modities, of which an Englishman; like the native of any other country, desires to consume as much as he wants. After exhibiting this spectacle in front of the houses of several leading advocates of free trade the mob proceeded to the river Escaut, and, with cries of " A l'eau lea Ang lais I" they precipitated their awkward plaything into the water. The eatables, however, which Lord Mande fort had left were put by till next day, when theywere dis tributed among the workpeople of a flax mill, the owners of which establishments are said to have paid the ex penses of the exhibition. The Independance Beige adds that they sang a soag commencing " Guerre aux Ang lais t" and, together with the workmen of three other factories, paraded the street, at 8 o'clock in the even ing, to the music of the marrowbones and cleaver, with loud threats against the English. Gin and beer were freely dispensed among them by some persons who ought to have known better. The Independance expresses much regret at these uncivil and uscourteous doings, and remarks :—" No one except those who are shamefully ignorant of the eonditions and interests of our country, and of the changes it has undergone, can pretend to deny the happy effect wh:ch extensive pur chases on the part of English merchants and capitalists have had in bringing about that returning prosperity which our Flanders has obtained, in contrast to its for mer state of utter prostration. The class of small far mers, aided by English money, have rapidly acquired that modest competence which is the general charac teristic of our agriculturists ; while the development of our manufacturing industry has been carried on by ether means. England, therefore, by affording our western districts a valuable market for their products, has contributed greatly to the industrial and com mercial regeneration of an important portion of this country. THE FRENOII NAVY.—The launch of the Alex Andre, screw line-of-battle-ship, pierced for 100 guns, took place two days ago at Rochefort with great ceremony. At two o'clock the gates of the arsenal were thrown open to the public,land in a few minutes the space set apart for the spectators Was filled. In front of the vessel a stand had been erected fur the accommodation of the ladies. At about half-past 3 a roll of drums, followed by a burst of martial music, announced the approach of the religious procession, at the head of which walked the Bishop of Rochelle and Saintes in full canonical , .. The procession having arrived at the vessel a brief address was deli vered by the bishop. A little before 4, the tide being at its highest, orders were given for the launch of the vessel. The dogshores being then knocked away, she glided along her "ways" and entered the Charente amid loud shouts from the spectators. The launch was effected without the slightest accident either ou land or water. ... 0 0 ... 0 1 ... IRELAND. ARMAGH. Mr. S. Miller ... Mr. J. W. Bond (0.) ATHLONE. Mr. Ennis ... Hon. Capt. liandcock (O.) BANDON. Capt. Bernard BELFAST. Mr. Cairns Mr. Davison ... CARLOW. Mr. J. Alexander CARRICKFERG US. Mr. Dobbs Major Cotton (b.) 1 CASHEL; Sir T. O'Brien ... CLONMEL. Mr. Bagwell COLERAINE. Mr. Boyd Lord Naas (0.) CORK (CITY). Mr. Fagan ... Mr. Beamish DOWNPATRICK, Mr. R. Ker DUBLIN (CITY). Mr. Grogan Mr. Vance DUBLIN U N IVERSITY.' Mr. Napier Mr. G. A. Hamilton DUNDALK. Mr. Bowyer DUNGANNON. Hon. W. S. Knox ~. DUNGARVON. Mr. Maguire ENNIS. Mr. Fitzgerald ENNISKILL EN. Mr. Whiteside ... GALWAY. Lord Dunkellin Mr. O'Flahei ty... Mr. Blake. KILKENNY BOROUGH. Mr. Sullivan KINSALE. Mr. J. I. Heard LIMERICK (CITY). Mr. F. W. Russell ... Sergeant O'Brien LIMERICK, COUNTY. Msr. Monsell Mr. De Vere ••• ... LONDONDERRY (CITY). Sir R. Ferguson MALLOW. Sir D. Norreys NEW ROSS. Mr. Tottenham ~. NEWRY. Mr. Kirk ... PORTARLINGTON. Mr. Darner .. Col. Dunne (0. TRALEE. Captain D. O'Connell WATERFORD, CITY. Mr. Blake Mr. Hassard ••• ... Mr. Meagher (M.) Mr. Keating e (M.) WEXFORD (BOROUGH). Mr. J. Devereux YOUGIIAL. Mr. I. Butt ••• 0 ~, 0 THE CONTESTED ELECTIONS. FINAL STATE OF THE POLLS. DERBYSHIRE (SOUTH). Evans ~. ...3,915 Colvile ~.3,350 Clowes ... 2,118 Stanhope 1,971 STAFFORDSHIRE (NORTH). Adderley Child ...'3,631 3,473 Buller ... 2,650 KENT (EAST). Bridges Dering Deedes Acbeeon ... 2.398 ... 2,336 ... 2,286 ... 80 HEREFORDSHIRE. Cetterell Blakemore King Eaabury ... 3,360 ... 2,794 ... 2,751 ... 2,469 HUNTINGDONSHIRE. The polling for this county terminated yesterday even. ing at 5 o'clock, when the numbers were - ... 1,174 ... 1,104 ... 1,093 Rust Heat hcote Ft. HU well AYRSHIRE. Lord James Stuart ... ... Sir James Fergusson .. ... 1,642 ... 1,458 Majority KIRKCUDBRIGHT STEWARTRY. Mackie ... 365 Maxwell 332 Majority BERWICKSHIRE. Scott Robertson ... DUBLIN UNIVERSITY. 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There can be little doubt of our army receiving passive co-operation at least from all the tribes in Irak Araby. Some of the latter have already compro mised themselves with the Persian Government, owing chiefly, we presume, to the fear of our consi dering and tre sting them as enemies. No agree ment whatever has been 'entered into between the British and these tribes ; but they have been given to understand generally that we make no war upon such as are clispos.ed to treat us as friends. They are consequently left free to se'tle the problem of their allegiance as they think fit. The Hugh Lindsay steamed away from Basra at 4 p.m. of the 3d, and anchored for the night a few miles above Mohammerah. Earlynext morning our party again reconnoitred the fortifications, which were crowded with armed men ; but the steamer was allowedto pursue her way unmolested. A new work had been added, pierced for three guns, and from the improved style of the masonry it is pre sumed that some trained engineers have lately reached this post. According to the accounts col lected from reliable sources, the pre= ent garrison of Mohammerah consists of 5,000 men, with from ten to twelve field-guns. At Ahwaz, on the Karoon, the Persians are said to have three fojes, with four guns and two howitzers. The whole of the troops are under the command of Ihtishatn-ood-Dewlah Khaulee Mirza. While the reconnoitring party were absent from Bushire the force encamped there was called into action, and a good blow has been struck in this quarter. Information had reached Sir James that the Persians were mustering at Borazgaun (a large village in the Desht, about 42 miles distant), and had already collected there an army of 10,000 men, with 12 field-pieces, under Shonja-001-Moolk. There could be no hope of winning over the ' Ellyats, or of securing their passive co-operation with us, while so large a force held a position between us and the mountain passes. Sir James consequently deter mined upon dislodging them, and, if possible, seiz ing their guns before they could make good their retreat. The entire force, with the exciption of such details as were requisite for the defence of the camp, started accordingly on the night of the 3d, and reached Borazgaun on the morning of the sth, though it rained almost incessantly after their departure from Bushire. The enemy, however, had retired from their entrenchments several hours previously, taking their guns with them, but aban doning an immense quantity of ammunition and materiel, which was entirely destroyed during the three days that our force remained at Borazgaun. As it would have been sheer madness to pursue the enemy into the Kotoo-Molloo Pass beyond Dalike, with an army prepared and equipped for a surprise upon their entrenched position, Sir James pru dently determined upon returning to Bushire, pre facing his departure by the explosion of an enor mous amount of the enemy's ammunition and other military stores. The force marched at 9 p.m. of the 7th. When about two hours from Borazgaun word was passed to the front that the rear-guard was at tacked, and the balls from the enemy's artillery soon verified the report. Gen. Ontrarn and his staff im mediately galloped back, when, on arriving near the scene of action, the general's horse fell, which com pletely stunned him for two or three hours. The main body of the army now faced about and pro ceeded to support the rear-gaard, who were by this time hotly engaged. As it was pitch dark, however, no offensive movements could well be made on our part; the army was therefore collected together in a compact body, the regiments at quarter distance columns, and the artillery and cavalry so placed that their respective services might be brought into play as required. The whole army remained in this position, maintaining perfect silence and order, until daybreak, when it was formed in line of battle (Sir James having by this time recovered sufficiently to assume the command), wi►h supports and re serves, and the word to advance was given. TI ,e fight now resolved itself into an artillery and cavalry battle ; the 3d Cavalry making a charge against a compact square of infantry formed to re ceive them, went completely through it, and but a very few—some say not one—of the 500 men escaped who composed it. This charge was the main feature of the fight. The artillery were in the meantime taking a splendid part in the engage ment, their shell and round shot, at a range o f about 400 yards, making great gaps in the enemy's ranks. The Persians at about 8 a.m. began to re tire, and finally retreated into a thick date jungle, leaving two 9-pounder guns and two standards in our hands, and about 800 dead upon the field. Our loss has been wonderfully trifling, considering the heavy artillery fire which was kept up through out the night upon our army. One officer, Lieut. Frankland, and 11 men were killed, and two officers and about 50 men were wounded The enemy's force was estimated at 7,500 men and five guns. After a halt of six hours the army started again at 8 p.m. through pelting rain and mud fully ankle deep, and reached Charghadack at 9 next morning. At noon of the same day the bulk of the army marched over . the Masheela swamp, and arrived safely in camp late in the evening, having ac complished a , march of 42 miles in 50 hours, fought a pitched battle, and driven the enemy back to their mountain fastnesses. Had our cavalry been numerically stronger, there can be little doubt that every one of the enemy's guns would have been se cured and his army utterly annihilated. As it is, this sudden and decisive blow cannot fail to con vince the Persians of what hardy stuff British sol diers are composed, and we hope that it will pro duce an adequate effect upon the Council of the Shah. Yesterday the remains of the brave men who had fallen were interred. A public funeral was ordered, and the service was most solemn and affecting. The bodies, enveloped in white shrouds, were laid before the altars in the respective Protestant and Roman Catholic church tents, the two Generals, the Staff, and almost every officer of the force, besides soldiers, attending. After the appointed office had been read the bodies were laid on two horse-artillery waggons, followed by the whole 'cortege above enumerated, and conveyed to the burial ground _loyond the en trenclune tits. The serious demeanour of the entire party, and the . solemn responses of numbers who joined audibly in the concluding portion of the services, showed that a deep religious feeling was not wanting to our army. FEB/WARY 14. To-day additional draughts for our force have been landed, and it is pretty well decided that ai soon as the remaining portion of the 2d Division arrives a part will he despatched for the capture of Mohammerah. Whether it will be found advisable or not to proceed to Shuster does not . yet appear ; Sir James will decide that after securing the former post. In the meantime he cannot detach too large a force from before Bushire, because another i con siderable army, under a ne w commander, s as sembling near Borazgauu. Should speedy success attend SirJames's movements on the Euphrates and Karoon, we should not wonder at his at once re turning to Bushire, routing the Persians a second time from Borazgaun, and taking up an advanced position there, ready to march upon Shiraz as soon as the season is propitious. The best spirit and feeling animate every portion of the British camp, and the men who underwent such hardships the other day are anxious to be led on to another conflict. It cannot be denied, how ever, that, for an advance into the heart of Persia, Sir James will require strong reinforcements, espe cially of European troops, who are better fitted to endure the cold of the north of Persia than the Sepoys. No delay should occur in despatching this aid ; for repeated blows, quickly followed up, will be the readiest way to effect our object with the Shah, and thus to shorten the war. FEBRUARY 18. I understand that Shoojah-001-Moolk has been disgraced, and that an army of 30,000 men is being collected just below the mountain passes. Nothing would be more opportune than the descent of this army into the plains, since there can be little doubt but that our troops would give them a severe hand ling, and thereby open a more easy transit through the passes. A messenger who has just reached Bushire states that the banks of the river near Dalike were strewed with hundreds of the wounded from the battle below Borazgaun, but which, having occ urre d ne arer to the village of Kushab, Battle of Kushab.more propriety Kushab. be called the with Tile' ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—At the "1"th1.'57 general meeting, held yesterday, at the ociety's house in Hanover-square, the Right Hon. Sir George Clerk in the chair, Me,rs. G B. Swill, A. Hankcy, J. James, 11. Ludlam, H. Lindon, and J. Forster, and Sharp were elected fellows of the society ; and Messrs. A. H. .Novell, F. S. Bentley, G. W. Allan, and R. Hodge were prop iced as candidates for the fel lowship. Among the donations received since the last meeting the report of the council stated that the Earl of Ducie had presented a pair of morisi, or Persian deer, which had been originally obtained on the eastern shore of the Black Sea. [A n vEwrismiErrl.—Kidneys, Bladder, and Prostrate Glands —their complit..ations, Diabetes Albuminuria, or Brights Disease, &c.—their connexion with the Stomach, Liver, &e., and intimate association with the Ganglionic, or great cen tral or solar plexus of nerves, by Dr. Denis Cronin, price 2s ,‘ To a sound theoretical knowledge of the painful and dis' tressing diseases on which he writes, Dr. Cronin adds the ex perience derived from a large and successful practice.lii: ,‘ News." Smith and Son, 52, Long Am. RISE IA THE RATE OF DISCOUNT. The 133rk E-glard yestt-n'ay raised their nit() of di.count from 6 per cent., at vinicL. it hn l stood since Dec. 18, to 61 per cent. The usea-ure cr,:red general surpri , e, although the gold withdrawals and the extreme press:ire for discounts during the past week ❑ught have sugt,eited its prob - bility. The • next Gazette returns will, it is believed, prove that the decision is in harmony with recent pre cedents. Those who are diesatisfiect with it urge that, as the payment of the dividends will shortly take place, and there is also a prospect of good supplies of gold and silver from Austialia and rireico, and of the drain for the Bank of France and Lelia diminishing, a delay of a week or two should have been allowed. The true policy of the Bank, however, is not to trust to contingencies in any case, and in the face of a re moval of half a million of bullion in the course of a few days, not for any exceptional and terupYary object, but to meet requirements from France, Brazil, India, China, the Cape of Good Hope, and the West mere was certainly no reason for hesitation. It is true there are grounds forassurning thattbis unfavout. able state of our balances with foreign countries cannot much longer continue, since, if our extraordinary trade is really sound and profitable, its profits, unless they are dispersed by an extrava4ant expenditure, must some day exhibit themselves ; but she most experienced persons have now for several weeks looked confidently for a turn, and have found only that the pressure is increas ing. Still should the anticipation of a more easy period se suddenly realised the Bank are not tied to their pre sent rate even for a single week. That in adopting it they have not got beyond the point which the natural condition of -the market dictated has already been proved by the fact that the demand this afternoon at 6i per cent. has shown scarcely any falling off. The increase applies alike to discounts and to loans upon securities. The discount establishments have increased their allowance for money at cell from 51 to 5:1 per cent. The rate of the joint-stock banks for deposits will be 5t per cent. The expediency of the Bank being guided in their discount arrangements by the amount of their bullion and the state of the money market, instead of pausing to see if certain things may not happen to render a change unnecessary, has been illustrated i❑ the results of their downward movement in December last. That step wa■ much criticised at the time, because many persons thought it would have to be retraced in a week or two, and the public were charged with having clamoured impatiently for relief. O❑ the opposite side it was • argued that the Bank should be guided day by day • solely by the facts before them at the moment, and not by any conjectures, however rational, as to the course of future events. The experience of that case has since shown how deceptive .such conjectures may prove. The reduction occurred nearly four months ago, and until yesterday no alteratio❑ has been found necessary, the interval of freedom from change having been consider. ably beyond the usual average.—Times' City Article. THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA. The following letter has been addressed to the edito of the Times:— Sir,—l take the liberty, most respectfully, of inform ing you that Mr. Kelly, of New York, who has been most favourably received by the Emperor of the French, has been promised his Majesty's co-operation with Eng land and America i❑ making a thorough survey of the whole Isthmus of Panama or Darien, with a view of cutting a ship canal between the two oceans ; and that the sum of 25,000 dollars has been voted by the Con gress of the United States for the exploration of the Isthmus and the verification e` the surveys already made. The only routes by which a canal communication across the Isthmus of Panama can be effected are by the Atrato and Truande rivers, and thence to Paracuchichi Inlet on the Pacific ; and, by the Darien route, from Caledonia Bay to the Gulf of San Miguel. The former route was surveyed by Captain Kennisb, Dr. Jameson, and Captain Rude, in 1855, at Mr. Kel ley's expense. The Darien route was first explored by myself in 1849, and a preliminary survey of it was made by me in subsequent journey in 1850, '5l, and '52. It was again partially surveyed by the Darien expedition of 1854. You may not be aware that when the Emperor of the French received a deputation from the Atlantic and Pa cific Junction Company—which I accompanied—in March, 1855, his Majesty offered to join England and America in guaranteeing 3 p'r cent, interest on the capital, and 1 per cent. for a sinking fund, and also in paying all the capital which might be required for the canal over and above 6,000,0001. sterling. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, EDWARD CULLEN, M.D. 3A, King-street, St. James's, April 2. Country Markets. DERBY SMITHFIELD.-MARCH 31. There was a good supply of fat beasts to-day of the very best quality, and there was a large attendance of buyers. The demand for beef was good, and most of the animals were disposed of. The number of sheep was not large, at fully last week's prices. Fat and store calves more plentiful, and were well sold. The supply of piga was small, and fetched more money. The following were the quotations:—Beef, 6Ad to 74d; mutton, fiad to 10d ; lamb, —d to Od ; veal, 7d tc 72d per lb. ; pigs , lOs 6d. to lls Od per score; rou g h f a t, 4 s 9 d t o O s per 141. ; hides, 41d to 6 4 d per lb ; calf-skins, 4id to bad per lb. EDINBURGH GRAIN.-APRIL 1. Large supplies of grain of all kinds to-day. Sales were extremely dull. Prices much about last week's quotations for beans. Other sorts gave way. Wheat, on the top, 8s Od up, and on the average 4s 2d down. Barley, 2s down on the top, and is 2d down on the average. Oats on the top 5s Od down—on the average is 4d down. Beans on the top is up, and on the average is lid up. Tares from 40s to —s per quarter. AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat £ll9 6 4-12ths. Do. new -12th. Barley Oats 1 6 2 7-12ths. Beans -12ths. BOSTON-APRIL 1. Owing to this being the nomination day at Sleaford for the southern division of the county, we had a moderate supply of all kinds of grain. The wheat trade was 810,rt at tid to is per qr. cheaper. Spring corn also a slow sale, and greatly neglected. Prices :—Wheat, red, 42s Od to 54s Od; new, —s to —s ; white, 52s Od to 56s Od; extra, 595. Barley, 36s Od to 460 Od. Oats 18s to 265. Peas, 36s to 41s Od. Beans, 370 Od to 43s Od per qr. NEWARK-APRIL 1. We had a full attendance of farmers to-day at market, and a good supply of grain. Trade was rather heavy, late prices. Barley is per qr. lower. Other articles as before. _ _ ...,......_. Wheat, white 60s to 625, red 54s to 575; barley, malting 44s to 50s, grinding 36s to 38s; oats, 24st. 32s to 345, 223 t• 2.18 to 26s ; beans, 42s to 44s ; malt, 76s to 80s ; peas, 400 to 425; tares, 50s to 54s per qr. LOUTH-APRIL 1, The corn trade was dull, and wheat declined is per qr• Barley as last quoted. Oats and beans rather lower. Wheat, lqs to Ms ; extra, 53s ; barley 45s to 48s; oats, 23s to 275; beans, 40s to 425. FIRES.— Shortly before 9 o'clock last night a fire broke out on the premises belonging to Messrs. W. H. Allen and Co., foreign bookseller? and wholesale stationers, Leadenhall-street. The building stretched from the street nearly 70 feet, and had a back entrance in Lew denhall-market. The firemen, under the direction of Mr. Braid wood, the superintendent, Mr. Fogo, the foreman, and Mr. Bridges, the engineer, went to work in an ad mirable manner, but they were unable to get the mastery over the flame until 11 o'clock, and not until nearly' everything in the shops was burnt. The damage done to the building is also very serious. Another fire broke out on the premises belonging to Mr. Sawyer, car• penter and builder, situate in One Bell-yard, opposite Sr,. Mary-le-Strand pari4a. church. The flames w ere subdued, but not until Mr. Sawyer's stock was nearly des royed, and some damage done to the printing' office on the next floor. Another fire also happened in Cleveland-street, Marylebone, at which the engines attended, but the flames were subdued before much damage was done. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the Ist inst., at 73, Chiswell-street, Finsbury, the wife of John Henry Smee. On the Ist inst., the wife of Captain F. E. Caldwell. On the Ist inst , the wife o: Mr. Fred. Elfin. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 2d inst., the wife of Henry S. Hood, Esq., of Cant' berwell-grove, On the 31st ult., at the Cedars, Oatlands Park, the wife of Eugene Hardwicke, Esq., of Furnivars-inn. MARRIED. On the 2d inst., at St. James's Church, Paddington, F. go Nichols, of Lincoln's-iun, barrister•at-law, third son of J. 1 3 • Nichols, Esq., of Hanger-hill, Middl esex , t o M ary, d aug hter of the late Walter Buchanan, Esq., of Sussex-place, Hyde . park-gardens. On th• 2d inst., at South Hackney Church, Henry Robin son Bousfield, Esq., of 6, Lansdowne-place, Hackney, to Matilda, youngest daughter of the late Itobert Maples, Esq•► of the Tower Ordnance. DIED. On the Ist inst., at Stepple-hall, Salop, the Hon. Philip James Cocks, late Lieutenant-Colonel, Grenadier Guards, aged S 2„ On the Ist inst., at Great Marlow, suddenly, Mr. Lye► aged 79. . On the Ist inst., at 17, Manor-terrace, Walworth, Arthur Fennell, aged 33. Oa the Ist inst., Henry, the eldest surviving son of Mr• John James Wilkinson, of Brunswick-square, Cambey aged 22. On the 31st ult., at Oddington Rectory, near Oxford, the Rey. Philip Serl e, M.A., rector, aged 74. On the :31st ult . , at Upexe ear Collu.mpton, John Arthur Gardner, Esq., of th e Inner Te ' mple, barrister-at-law, aged 6 5 ' Oa the 31st ult.; at Dover, Miss Ibbetson, aged 77. On the 31 s t u l t., at West Lodge, Mortlake, John Conn , Burford, of 10, King's Bench Walk, Temple, aged 48. LONDON : Printed and Publighed by MURDO YOUNG , of No., 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, NO' 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the count/ of Middlesex, Friday, Apt il 5, 1857. ha AG GI Cii Nc tor Rra Ita: Glo strec Beni 23 p; day foun of tli can qua tern Bar eon lo t , Etre rc“ , kr,