The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-13 00:00:00

SPORTING.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TUEBDAY.
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
22 to 1 agat Richmond (taken)
26 to 1 Redmond O'Hanlon (taken)
26 to 1 Galvanism (taken)
26 to 1 Ricotta (tak,n)
26 to 1 Grapeshot (taken)
33 to 1 Defiance (taken)
33 to 1 Fioun ma Cent (taken)
33 to 1 Snowdon Dunhill (taken)
33 to 1 Psaltery (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
40 to 1 agat Muscovite (taken)
40 to 1 Scarecrow (taken)
DERBY.
16 to 1 agst Umbriel (taken)
16 to 1 Pharos (taken)
20 to 1 Sittingbourne (taken)

NAVAL.
ADM:BALM lAN. 12.—PaomonoN8.—The fol-
lowing gunners have been promoted to Ist elms: W. Ring,
J. Devonshire, and H. Williams. The following have been
promoted to 2nd class: 0. Hickey, 0. Wills, W. Chapman,
C. Bleach, J. Lush, and J. Archbold. H. Keown and W.
Chaff to be acting gunners. Arrotarazwre.—Chaplain
and Naval Instructor : F. W. Smith, to Odin. .doeistant
Engineers : N. D. Fry, to Sidon, and T. Patterson, to
Horatio. Master's Assistant: B. Wise, to Leander. Mid-
shipmen: W. G. Anneley, to Prince Regent, and A. J.
Kennedy and H. E. Stephens, to London. Gunners: R.
Bowe, to Leander, and A. Ward, to Fury.

THE

BOARD, PAST AND BRUEN!

TO TAM =ITO& OP TIM =PRIM
But,—As there are actually many individuals who
read and believe In the assertions of the Morning Ift•rold,
you will do a public service by drawing attention to the
doings of the late Board of Admiralty. A writer in the
Harald of yesterday, under the signature of " Pericles,"
forgetting the application of the homely proverb, "that it
is best not to rouse sleeping dogs," commences a string of
coarse personalities against the present First Lord of the
Admiralty, Sir J. Graham, by an extravagant and unde-
served eulogium on the Duke of Northumberland,
in his double capacity of a sailor and naval admini-
strator. I wish to say little as regards the Duke's
professional merits as a seaman, it being notorious
that, his Grace served very little afloat, and owed
his promotion not to merit, but the favour of the late
Lord Exmouth (of which, by the way, be has shown his
grateful recollection by a recent appointment to which I
shall presently refer). My object is to test the capacity of
his Grace of Northumberland as a naval administrator, and

Ido not hesitate to say that no Board of Admiraltj ever
prostituted its powers and patronage to such an extent as
the late board over which the Dake of Northumberland
presided.
The public has heard something of W. B. and Mr. Frail
at Derby, but the disclosures of official jobbing and intimi-
dation which occurred under the superintendence of the
late Admiralty in the Dockyard of Chatham, during the
last election, wi lbe made public if the present member
for Chatham, Sir F. Smith, bas i the temerity to defend
hie seat before a committee of the House of Commons.
It will then be seen that the doings of our es Secretary-
at-War, knowiras " W. 8.," can only be equalled by those
of another Secretary, with the full cognisance of his ducal
superior of Northumberland. As the late Board com-
menced official life by electioneering stratagems, so one of
their last acts, on the recommendation of the lint Lord,
was to reward an active and enterprising tory can-
vasser for Mr. Baillie Cochrane at Southampton, by 'calor-
.

ing the said tory electioneer*, to his rank es a lieutenant,
from which le had been dismissed SWIM years
before for refusing to join his ship on appointment. So
much for the impartiality of " Pericles' " be praised duke.
It would be well if " Pericles," who seems not over well
informed oa naval matters, would make some inquiries as
to the Duke's disposition of the Mediterranean fleet, if any
officer of experience would select anchorage during the win-
ter for our squadron at Gibraltar, and weaken this very fleet
at the time it ought to be kept up to its full
complement? Whether the navy will be of opinion that
the appointment of Sir Fleetwood Fellow, who has not
been afloat for thirty-three years, to the command in the
Ernst Indies, is a wise and praiseworthy selection oa the
part of the Duke or Northumberland, I much doubt. It
ts true that Sir F. Pellew's relative, Lord Exmouth, pro-
moted the duke (when Lord Prudhoe) out of his turn ;
(I do not know whether another minister, the author of the
budget, had anything to do with it ;) but such gratitude in
a Fint Lord of the Admiralty is at the expense, if not peril,
of the country Yours, Et, JACK ON SNORE.
January 12th.

COTTON.—Ltszaroox, JAN. 12.—The sales to-day are
estimated at 7,000 bales, of which 600 are are on speculation.
They comprise 6,000 American ; 200 Pernam and Maran-
hao' at •6d to 60. ; 400 Bahia, at 64. to 6}d. ; 600 Egyp-
.
tian, at Od., 711., 10d. ; 600 Surat, at 30. to 41d.; Sea
Islands, 19d. to 2a. Id. The market closes firmly, with a
general demand, and compared with Friday's rates all
kinds are unchanged, except 61d. to 6d. New Bowed and
Orleans, which are not so easy to buy. There is a very
good demand for them.

COBN.—Boavox, Jan. 12.—Our market has been well
supplied with Wheat to-day. Fine dry samples made fully
last week's prices; damp samples difficult to quit. Not
much doing in Oats or Beaus ; prices about the same.
Wheat, red, 455. to 48s. ; white, 61s. to 635. Beans, 36e. ;
to 38s. Oats, 17s. to 21s.
Broclrox-ox•Tsae, Jan. 12.—The arrivals of Wheat
coastwise tor the past week are large. To this day's market
there was a good supply of grain from the growers.
Wheat, best dry samples, met a slow sale at about last
week's prices, whilst damp and inferior sorts, which formed
a large portion of the supply, must be noted Is. per quarter
cheaper. Oats without change, with a fair retail demand.
Beans sold at full prices.

CATTLE.—Bucxnconsis Fain, Jan. 12.—This here
tofore extensive Cattle fair was scantily supplied today,
the deficiency, in a great degree, being caused by the wet
weather. The store Bouts were in low condition, and many
of them footsore ; nevertheless, there were plenty of buyers
for them. The bidding was spirited for all breeds and
ages, all being disposed of at prices considerably higher than
those realised last year. Barren Cows were in great de-
mend, at high prices. There was a fine show of mach and
in-calf Cows and Heifers, most of them being sold to job-
bers for the London markets ; milkers, at from lid. to 2.01. ;
in-calf Cows, 141. to 171.; Heifers, 121. to 151. per head. The
supply of keeping Sheer short, and from the great quantity
of feed, as well as the rising price of Mutton, there was a
great demand for theta, prices in general ruling consider-
ably in favour of sellers. The Horse trade was active, and
young animals, of all descriptions, sold at extraordinarily
high prices.

CROYDON. Jan. 13.—At this day's market the supply
was short of both Beasts and Sheep, and, the demand being
good, last weak's prices were fully supported. The Veil
trade was brisk, at an advance of fully 2d. per stone.
Porkers, 4s. to 41. 4d.; socking, 7s. to 91. each. Suckling
Calves much d , top pike, 305.; nothing under 20s. each

. .
LUDO, JAN. 12. —We hare had a good show
of horned cattle to-day. There wns a numerous at-
tendance of buyers and trade was brisk. Beasts, of which
there were 720, sold at from 6s. 4d. to 7s. per stone of
16 lbs. There were also for sale 4,500 sheep, which realised
from 6d. to Old. per lb.

ROMPORD. Jw. 12.—Our market to-day wu but shortly
supplied with stock. which met a fair sale at prices quits as
good as last week. Beef, 3s. 4d. to 4s. 2d. Mutton, 3s. Bd.
to 4s. Bd. Veal, 3s. 64. to 4s. 6d. Fork, 35. 4d. to 4.5.

COALS.—LowDoir, JAN. 12.—Ships at market, 21;
sold, 17.—Huting's Hartley, 18s. 9a. ; Smith's West
Hartley, 18s. 9d. ; Walls End Kelloe, 215.; Walls End
South Hartlepool, 215,; Walls End Pease* West, 205.;
Cowin, Hartley, 18s. 9d. ; Sidney's Hartley, 18s. 9d. ; Vic-
, torts Shea, 16s. U.

SNIPPING INTELLIGENCB.
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• Die ma k for Australia vta the Cape of Good Hope are m 1.4
the 2nd of every alternate month. Those made up on the
and 24th of each month vla Bouthamptoa and Kaseilks are mat try
mailing vends at present from Singspore.
Kalb are 3lie made up on the 2nd of every 'Hornets math be
the Cape of Ooed Hops.
• The mane to these amanita tine marked (') are marend
TIM& packet to Maresillen

CASUALTIES.

Caledonia (schooner), bound to Green Bay, was fallen in
with yesterday ten miles north of the Smalls, with a
signal of distress flying, having been driven from the
Banks of Newfoundland, with loss of sails and bul-
warks, and boat stove, by the Pelican (s.), from Lis-
bon, which towed her into port.
Cuba parted her anchors in Algoa Bay during a strong
south-east gale, Nov. ::1, and was driven on *bore.
Helen, of Lynn, Whitmore, from Ibrail to this port, was
abandoned in a sinking state, Dec. 30, having been in
contact with a brig the night previous, off Cape St. Vin-
cent ; crew saved.—Falmouth, Jan. 11.
Integrity, Barra', from Moulmein to England, was aban-
doned, is a sinking state, Oct. 27, in 10 S., S 3 B. ; crew
saved.—Mauritius, Oct. 11.
Jessamine, of Saloombe, Wills, was driven ashore on the
bar of this harbour, during a strong south-west gale last
night, and is now stranded on the beach half•a-mile east-
ward of the harbour.—Liulehampton, Jan. 11.
Portland has been wrecked near this place ; cargo (mostly
timber) expected to be saved.—Melbourne, Sept. 20.