The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-23 00:00:00

TO TSI TOMOS or Tom DaILT NSW.

Fns,—lt wears there is a wtinuaileretaodlag as to
t►e rrolishle sweat el teems of tn. future memos el
ihasebeetee, slaw the itemaittee of the Besse el C.4ainoe.
deelewl thee, as semi, they shall seek have 1004. per aw
rm. sad - ill.
The WU provides that every redwy shall be sailswed
with 2601. mainally, sad that sash new shall have the pm
meth et all Isse, dws, per new, s, The was will evta
holly stead elm
awsowseat efeaacary
leitewmat of restsey whoa ell are summated 260
Mr. Talbot, 'masa ter the dean sad seams, ia speak-
lag et the Bev. H. Stowell mad Kr. Were*, says
those bright lwaiaerfas rawly, imam tram Few
mats, its., 7001 to SOK respestively, or say

&appose, therefore, they wear made camas, they
would east be annually fa neeipt of £1,560
There are soma aesbon of the preawit who, it
they Irak tett a rectory. mall la all p b Desire
from paw NEW alone 4001 to NOI Jinn lIIMIIif lie 11M01111It
stated above. la an ordinary anyolatmest the enehtakest
from that warm weld not he law thaw UN. new 11 ball the
pews wen tree.
Therstatit, fate it that a tutus maga wader the saw
resubmit,. will In ibis lo realise from pees.
fe.r, a 3.
Ettdawssont of oratory 250
Ho 1 ow meat of canonry

Hie lacono will ba 11,160
It may b• said that the resterias asset fee mime time be
endowed to the fall extent, and mail that time the Jamas
of future canons will be less thus here stated. If that be so
the other incumbents will be is the same position ; and, be-
sides baring ter the bet churches in the perish, the future
mom will always be,. 6001. man of net endowment than
an Re of the other clergy, sad erentually may hare
tram 1,1001. to lICOOL, as Were stated.
_ _ _

Yours. &*.,
Masukostar, Apra 19.

A P,

CONDITION OF THg THAMES AND MERSEY SEA-
nest.—ln the coons of as inquiry now pending beton
Jitneys and a select o arinittee of the Commons, in Room 8,
SS the Liverpool and Birkenhead Deck Bills, there have
some to lignt come facts deemed rgnificant because of their
hearing on the Mercantile Marine Bill, which, thrash with-
draw, as Friday last, is to be reintroduced is a new fora by
Kr. Labourite/re imandistely ; the mend reii standing
for Friday next. Apart from its immediate itgri on the
inquiry, coosiderable interest was excited in the ressoittes,
on '1 by the *video* of Captain Haight, of the New
World, Antenna liner, especially that ponies of it which
&Wooed the dreadful demoralisation and discomfort pre-
vailing among the Liverpeol seamen, as compared with the
morality and comfort that obtain smug the sailors of Lon-
d 311. He was moaned at considerable length on these points
by nearly all the committee, mental of Whom nheequently
put questioes to him priva•ely, sad seemed loftaitely struck
by has reasonieg in support of the almost iccredible assertion
that sanely ea instance was ever known of a young sailor
belonging to a ship frequenting Liverpool working his way
up to credit and respeetabiiity, whereas the direct reverse
was the ease as regarded regular London tradiag 'meek
Whoa, said he, my vessel, or any other American vessel, ea-
ten the 'interim's-duck, we keep oar crew conveniently
together. Toe discipline of the ship is preserved ; the ofn•
eon are with us; the apprentices ate under our eye;
we muster all hands at supperetime, when the dock-rates are
dosed ; our mot trill at tome, and conduct thane( Lein
decently and quietly ; we have the eentort, the order, and
the regutarity that prevail oa board a man-ofwar. What is
the ease in Liverpool' The flirt night the ship artless the
new Ind that neiAer fir. nor light is allowed, consequently
they are driven on shore, W.lltr• the great easjority of the
wretched hoarding-houses afford such miserebto nooses*.
dation—not even rending teem, fa luny cases, when one
ship's crew are waiting to take their meals alter another,—
that the men have to turn into the street whether they will
or not, end there their only refuge Is from the grog shop to
the brothel, sad from the brothel to the ern-shop again.
This not only ruined the hae/th of the crew and unfitted
then for their duties at sea, but also caused tie destruction
of trips sad paesengers in consequence. Men who had gone
Shroud such &coarse could net properly man any ship for et
least the ant week out at Liverpool, and hence the most
fertile end self-evident mass of the great eve of ships out
ward bound from that port. Fully three oat of four of those
keen arose from such cause and that this is the can is
Itlrtat from the comparative paucity of seci,ents to
London ships, notwithstanding tne perils of the Channel.
The absence of light and flees on board ships in the Liver-
pool docks was also productive of other =hairiest besides
the illness and demoralisation of the crews. It gave rue to
the sureptitious use of matches, and thus directly provoked
the very evil it teemed to prevent. Men on board did and
always wouli use matches and candles when they could do
90, as they constantly could without being detered, in the
hold and elsewher• ; sad it often happeoei that either under
fear of the 'Actors, or from earrineness, or other cause,
they threw !hoe. matches away, probably among the cur,
which, it of a e sotbustible nature, would be is the greatest
danger of igniting should the rolling of the veto', once she
got to see, explode tie match. This would :cement for many
of the otherwise unaccountable tires at sea ; and there was
small doubt that each was a *elation of the late mysterious
coils/rational the Caleb Orimshaw, whose Latches had been
battened in port on the cargo, to which there could have
been no scene, yet it wee there the fire that destroyed her
broke cut. With the proper description of light to be keked
in • ere by an came, there wee far less danger from firs
vessels in dock than without lights. In New York, where
the ship was 1111101111114 several hours out dowry tide,tkere was
no prohibitioa; yet in Liverpool, when there was always
plenty toe water, so that if necessary a ship r old be scuttled
and sunk co the spst, if it were not convenient to have her
out of dock, no lights Were allowed. In London lights were
allowed, end theft value to captains, men, and *forewarn,
could not possibly he exaggerated; while at the suns time
fires on board skip in London were certainly not more fre-
quent cline in L'nepted, where, if the privilege were on-
th• re would be no Increase in iesurarce, for the ex
perigees derived from almost every other frequented port in
the wield showed there would he so Oman et risk. Per to use lights mid firs at Biskeshead would operate
as • moat powerful Inducement *snag all foreign captains,
sad non erorrilly smear Ameriese ones, to prefer that port
to Liverpool. Captain Knight also gave • variety of curious
and instructive illustration of the abates of the crimping of
seam.. sad magnate in Liverpool, some of the face, coi-
ner ad with which latter sabjeet he subsequently detailed to
her Majesty's sonsmissioners, *ken he sad Captain Sherman
presented a memorial, slued by a greet number of carries
In the Anneriean trade, setting Unit all the evils above
alluded to, and {mayn't that government would transfer its
emigration agony from Liverpool to Birkenhead, which
the captain. were preparing to do with their ships.
AGAIN TIII GAME Lot3.—ln the chairmen's
Aerie to the Orand Joy, et the Huts County Scubas,
the gratnitoes distribution of game certifintes was adverted
10 as having rendered the recipients of such bounty, as it
wen, " outoesO of society." It would have bees the beet
ultimo to stow the necessity t f the repeal of these &nazi
sable laws, had the learned chairman explained
Jwhy they
ware " outcasts of seedety." —John Ge:teridge of Bishop-
stone, shepherd, we. released from prison be' John Collett,
Seq., and • game entificate given to him. The keen ',el of
the enemy was then on him, and 0 atteridge was again sum-
moned and sent to gaol for two candy months. His term
of imprisonment expired some fourteen days ago, and u soon
is he same without the precincts of the county gaol P. C. '
Chem, who was then waiting for him, served bin with two '
other summooses, to which he appeared last Tuesday, at
Salisbury, whoa he was again coavicted and sent beck to '
gaol ('or four calendar months, in de cult of paying fin '
pounds.—liaseirsAirs fiedepttedna.

TUC CRAWS AGAINST TUE CREW OP INS JOUN
R. dittnew.--On Saturday several of the passengers who
were on beard the John It Skiddy, lately wri eked on the
Irish coast, appeared before his worship the Mayor, at the
Town hall, Liverpool, in support of a memorial complaining
of the crew, by whom It wag alleged the pamenpn had been
shamefully Mused and plundered. It is stated in lie me-
morial that the mike's, Including the mates, were very
abusive to the NM'S panes/en sad dandies. some of whom
were knocked down and trodden on whilst tie men were on
deck, particularly the females. A portion of the mew went
below and broke open the boxes and other packages belong
lag to the passengers, their object being to possess themselves
of the cash, in doing which much property was des-toyed.
The memorialists further state, that, so far from the Irish
being the abandoned art of villaies described by the *grain,
they behaved with kindness, many signal acted which were
experienced by the passengers. Tee memorial is signed by
a deem people, wbo represent their losses at sums varying
from -JW. to SO A number of the_ parties compliming were
examined by the Mayor and Mr. Rushton, but their state.
mums were very soefused and infietioite, so single cam of
the nature complained of being spoken to; and eventually
the matter Win left for the investigation of Lieut. lioddes,
the government emigration agent.
Tag LATE Sia WILLIAM ALIAN'b Picruass,
Sairrcalsa, dio.—The sale of a valuable collection of original
pictures, okatchea,madels, easiest armour, As., of the late
president of the Royal Academy at Edinburgh, commenced
on Thursday, in the sale room of Memel. Tait and Nisbet,
in the flooteh nimbi'. The sollestion is at sem extensive
and unique, eied has been gathered from the Best, Hands.
Spain and the other countries to which Sir William was
attracied in pursuit of whatever might aid his artistic labours.
The mast valuable ;part of the colleetioa are the original Me-
rmen, *Masa, studies, and &aortae* of the lamented artist,
embracing his striking picture of the " Battle of St. Visalia,"
"As Incident is the Llfe of Napoleon." "As !snake* I.
the Life of the Dales of Welliaras," sad mime other
works. A more catenate* collection of old armour, warlike
weaning, implements, and appendages of various sort; and
unique costumes, tapestries Re. have been seldom rendered
acesseible to the public.— The MoiL

Tit PLYMOUTH MACKEREL FISIIERY.-111 COD`
$011041400 of the beittarees 'tau el tie weather tLe beats did
not ratan eat In tbe earlier part of het week. Oa Wrd-
aesday sew of Ana, however, watt oat, and came la tha
atit aerator with yelp large amebae, aro salad inwa OW
to 10,000 pee best. The prior 04 Tltturlap sure froai 6s. to lls ed. par NOM Oa PST the eatehte were net en
eateries as ea the previous den the pine 04.0.41 fefti
la. to be. per in awe, sad a coaaklarable quallq tah
woe sold ia Plymouth at le. mr deem Mess 200 Ms bay,
hms dixtebeal by rail day the weak the gnaw put of
whim►b Tbenky. Tie Ousatsk Yes= at Pardee
IL Ives, sees to mewboa my ameseleame ft lets,/
/no lost wig all.

1 IL ISIJAPI L.

Dviurt, Aran. 22.
A meeting was held on Saturdey at the Royal
Dublin Society's Honer, Sir T. Staples in the chair,
when it was •greed that a petition should be m-
asted to the thump a Osmium, praying that the
pewee et Wing mew es limi Mamma should be
exhaled te other replies boles these midi la the ,
emeembessi estates essesiesieek The Mew*
eta/sank white swam be the ibeessetes Agree/'
of this isuraier, fres the Lewis coriessmeisee of
that pew, will be tr semelieraNe isterestlere :
4:...
....... me le wiy brawledge Mat en 4 0001.1
mat has hem largely dolma by bhb hitherto
=W lie J. Imilltra Mk al bin, sad
him ea the whams% to Mend pre via., of
the WI se Mat the mese a waboormbawil. es My partially
Imembera mime be bawl way be pima be a past ea
sioninitry adwasigems w that Ma she Magri Selisiter-
papaw ler the mehaesee a Males eared Ise an
W the membered Mahn eimmilhown Tbe /meet is
is the hera et Mat is leanioally timed "a mid whin."
It least smibier W time who haw hitherto opposed the
hi% but Wass Ms mews a a Feet number of persons
she supporta Me bill bra las Am intreduatism but who
are peen-red that it pawed in he present tom te win kavr
the asst el making it lumesibis to Me imey on say
Irish WM la the ordinary way, so lone as these very do 1
@bald* seeerities nested by the bill are fa the market, or
eves as new expected to be Is the market.
Sales of land by the secumbered Water commis-
sioners are now of almost daily oocnrreoce. On
Saturday two estates were put up for sale, both the
property of Mr. Hyacinth Darcy, of the county of
Galway ; but the commissioners were obliged to ad-
Pours the sole of one, the highest offers made being
deemed inadequate. Mr. Dercy's estate of Kiltnllagh,
containing 697 sores, chiefly of pasture land, was sold
to Mr. Pierce Joyce, ;for 6,2001., being under twenty
years' purchase, according; to Griffith's valuation; but
for the other estate of Morganure, eontaining 977
aerie at • rent of 4601., and steleCt to a quit rent
of only 11. 13e. nd., the highest biddirg was no more
than 3,3001., and Mr. Comminsioner Longfleld ac-
cordingly took advantage of the power which the
coed had under their 16th rule, and adjourned the
sale,
The following. account of the state of trade in
Dublin appears in the commercial article of this
morning's Reecars :
Trade remains in the rune low state, and we regret to be
obliged to add that the continued prewar. has caused several
of the smaller traders to suspend payment during the past
week, nee, however, to any serious amount. It Is greatly
to be apprehended that melees some improvement takes place
mom mast follow. The ensatome data* this week have been
18,6001, of which 4,200 is oa tobacco, and 6,8001. on tea.
Sir John Jervis, Attorney-General for England, has
given an opinion in the ease of the Lord Mayor of
Dublin, coinciding with that given by the English
Solicitor-General, and by Sir Colman O'Loughlen. It
is as fellows :

I ses of DOW= that Kr. Re, molds may, whilst is pores•
slow of the office, legally eppoint a lOCIUM towns, whose seta
will be valid. lam of opinion that the deputy so appointed
will sot be subject to any penalties ; but 1 am lodised to
think that Mr. Reynolds will be liable for the act of the
deputy so appointed. Mr. Reynold. can only be removed
from his office by juduuttut of ouster upoa a Two warrant°.
A eub.cription list has been opened at the Chamber
of Commerce for the sufferers by tie loss of the Royal
Adelaide. The Freemen states that the opposition
between the City of Dublin Company and some of the
competing companies is carried on with such bitter-
ness "that the widow and child of one of the ncfor-
innate sufferers in the Royal Adelaide were refused a
peonage from Cork to Liverpool by the Cork Com-
pany, although requested by the agent to the owners
of the lost venal all a matter of charity."
Already the merchuts and citizens of Belfast have
raised a fund of 5001. for the purposes of the expo-
aition of 1831.

Several of the provincial papers desnib, speci-
mens of new potatoes which have been produced,
as exhibiting a very healthy appearance.

SPORTING.

TATTERSALL'S7MONDAY.

The betting on events to some off prior to the Derby oily
requires us to refer to a shone* is the positions of the two
leading favourites for the 2,000 Guineas Stakes ; P,tdnrd, as
the odds will show, having been deprived of the premirrels:p
by Bmhnstrr, on whom a large mm was laid out at 6 to 2,
2to 1, and Gto 4. The ihrby batting, if not heavy, WAS
important, if only for the filsetuations in *he odds
(Milli* Callum: the first quotation was 7 to I tskeo, 10 t, 1
was tlthei laid to two or three Ins•dred pounds, and, as 20
to 1 was taken at the same time about -William the Con-
queror, an infer ace was naturally drawn that there was a
••screw loom; " the re-aetith, however, was almost as
marked as the decline, 8 to 1 being the liishest offer ageism
the "crack" at the close, while William the Corqueror
receded to 25 to 1. Clincher was backed frvely at 7 and Bto
I, Karin a• 9 se 1, and Voltigeur at 14 to 1; we did cot
t:..ar a bet laid against Dalingbreke, :or a single quotable
cffer for or against The Muer. Final quotatioss
SOMERSET BIKE STAKES.
7 to 4 apt Doke of Itlehmanda vale
2 to I 901. 8. Mill's Won't.you-eoree.ot
II to I Mr. Fowler's Seagull
9 to I Mr. Otinkald's Sauter-ls.Coupe (t)
IV to I Mr. T. Parr's Chorieter
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS ST.4KEe.
6 to 4 apt Lord 11. Liniris'e &thinner (t freely)
7 le 4 Mr. B. 111.1's nt•ford
10 to 3 Colonel INel'•
20 tot any other.
NEWMARKET STAKES.
Erse between Nutshell and held, the latter for choke.
ausna CCP.
Il to opt Lord llowth'e Peep.e.day Boy (t)
12 ry Sir IL %not's Easedatius
13 to Mr. Psyne's Glues
13 to Mr. Merry's Mae Ann
14 to Captain Haret.urt's Ellenlak
16 to Kr. Jaeque's Chervil"
to to 126/. apt l'eep.o.day Boy and Emedarhes.
There wee
pries Seed. a very *eldest dieyasittos to lay spinet Cossack, bat
DERBY.

it.to night I

Ito apt Mr. W. Ed.arceVois Bolingbroke
Ito Lord Airlies C.lnAter (t freely)
II to Doke of Richmond', Ghillie Gahm (t 9to 1)
9to lord Inhabit's Maras
14 to lord blew %Mew(t (t) )
16 to Mr. 1/elitism's The Italian
30 to Mr. Jacque's (5)
Mto Lord Eteter's Nutshell
33 to Lord H. lemistes William the Conqueror (t)
25 to Mr. H. Mtnlefutd
30 to Mr. Potd's Penang
40 to Mr. Diacm's Blarney
DEBBY, 101.
1,000 to 20 apt Capt. Harcourt's Bro. to Ellerdale (t)
DEBBY, 1833.
10,000 to ISO apt Brother to the Flying Dutchman (t)

THE MosTEME Bt LTIc FLEET.—The Belie fleet
sailed oa Wednesday afternoon (says the Muntruse
Standard). It presented, perbspe, the moat splendid sight
ever presented at the port of Montrose. The day being re-
markably fine many spectators assembled upon the quays
sad all down the river side. When the tide rose sutfitiently
high the vessels began to move from the quays and the dock,
and in a very short time the river seemed covered with •
moving forest of masts, on which sail after sail arose swelling
in the wind, and urging mewl after vessel through the
Rowing tide. At one time flee of the vessels were at.
*meetly abreast of each other that their figure-heads were
precisely in a line, and the gilded heroes and lad:es
looking forward and over the sea, as if about to siert on
a race. The breeze falling off placed the ships in this
position, but the wind soon freshened, and they were freed
trust the equal balance in which they were held by wind
and tide. One vessel followed another, cheering and re
oeiving hearty cheers from the spectators, until 22 brigs and
6 schooners, and 1 vessel belonguig to Arbroath bad posed,
the greatest number that ever left the port in one tide. The
aggregate tonnage of the 22 brigs amounts to more them
4,200 Was, and that of the schemata to not less than 300;
the 27 vessels them reslrering 4,600 tons, and manned by at
least 200 seamen. During Thursday several other vessels
left foe the east country, and Montrose harbour now has •
orri.uteaerted appearance.
taus Laws.—A MAN Suer.—Two men
were shot at lately la a wood celled Noroyds, belonging t
Lord Wharneliffe, at Carlton, near B enmity. The game on
this estate is preserved by a solicitor,who resides near Wake-
field, and who employs a person named Joseph Hunter an
gamekeeper. The police authorities took no notice of it,
although Moody, one of the wounded men, is unable to go
without a stick, from the e Beet of the injuries he received
However Cherry, the other men who was shot, has sued
Hunter, the case was heard on the 19 h, before Wm.
Walker, Beg , the judge of the county emit at Barnsley.
Cherry stated that on the 23rd lebruezy, ha weal to ma tree
Badsworth hounds meet at the village of Heaton, and in
coming down by the aide of a wood he saw Hunter, the
defendant, who asked plaintiff and two others where the
hound. were Plaintiff told him that they were in Notion-
park. These men left Hunter, sad walked dews by the side
of Noroyds-wood. They moot through the wer.d,
when one of the men who wee with him began
cutting some sticks Pisiotiff thee sew Hunter, who
was about 23 yards from them, coming towards atom, the
men began to run away, when plaintiff said to the ether,
" He's going to shoot as ; " sad before he had well de-
livered the words he was shot la the arm and side, and
maid not ran with the others.-0 Wordsworth, maim
ant to Mr. Cawo4o4, burgeon, Hamby, said that plaintiff
went to their surgery on the 26th February, and stated that
he hadbeen shot. They maamiaed him, and found he had
been shot in the left ma and side os the ribs sear the Mart
Oa the 6.k of Murk he minuted • shot from his arm,
and made en in on the sibs, bat was una',le to get
the abet out. The wounds were sot dangerous, but they
were la • delirious part—Hoary Challenger and Joseph
Cheery the two men who were with the plaintiff, sorro-
berated his evidenee.--The Judge said that defendaat de-
mined to be nee to York fee what he had does already.
The dimple have bees laid at 1001 or 1,0001. had 1
*IWO bees /awfully ; bat he thought plaintiff bad'
asset wilt la laying tle dum at 101, for
arida by dasaill a votatA, mad all theme
eats lbs law
wadi AM

MUSIC.

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

The following was the programme of kat sight's
°oared, the fourth of the meson :

_
PORT I.
MOM' la D (XL) C. Potter.
Mee. "L'ABie." Mr. Whiewcale. nowt.
CZet:14,10111111Wal.6 (Ds' mow). Beethoven.
lthe Oalhselne Wpm C. K. ma Weber.
Overtime (NS.). "BM Ihr is Meadelmoba Barthoidy.
PAW U.
Ihriak In II AM Fe. 9 Haydn.
Bealladm " Credele, ale
"IMml ar . (Des °legman). UM

:iambi

Pair.
Mosul.

Male NM Feiss
This concert displays to great advantage the talents
of our native artists, both in composition and peon-
ona. Mr. Potter's symphony is a work of a very
high order, and its distinguished merit was fully
agyetiated by the audience. It is in the clear, spa-
oasis:al style of Haydn and Mozart, with much
melody, arse rich and masterly counterpoint. The
andante is quite vocal in its character. The most
remarkable movement is seherso, which is in the
more modern style, and full of striking and original'
effects ; and a fiery presto terminates the whole with
great spirit. In this symphony Mr. C. Harper greatly
distinguished himself by the beautiful manner in
which he played the solo for the horn. His tone was
rich and mellow, and his execution remarkably clear
and distinct Mozart's exquisite air, " L'Addio," was
admirably sung by Mr. Whitworth. It was com-
pletely suited to his fine baritone voice, which is sin-
gularly soft and sweet in its tones ; be
gave the composer's text with the utmost purity, and
the tender expression which belongs to it. He was
much and deservedly applauded. Paer's air from
the " Fuormaiti," which be sang afterwards, was
also exceedingly well executed, and well received.
Mime Catherine Hayes gave the scene from the
Freimbutz" with great vocal power, remarkable
beauty of elocution, and strong dramatic effect ; and '
she was (gunny successful in the charming recitative
and air from "Don Giovanni." Both these per-
formances made a great impression. To crown the
"native" performances, Sterndale Bennett's capriccio
for the pianoforte and orchestra was played by Miss
Kate Loder, in a manner which could not be sur-
passed by any pianist of the day. This young lady,
deservedly one of the greivest favourites of the
public, had, as usual, a most cordial reception.
Beethoven's violin concerto, the Hoed piece cer-
tainly ever composed for that instrument, was played
by Mr. Sainton ; and it is not too much to say that
the performance was worthy of the public. In
strength and volume of tone Mr. Sainton surpasses
all his rivals ; and every time we hear him we remark
an increase of finish and refinement. The applause
he received was enthusiastic. Haydn's symphooy was
familiar to almost evsrytoly in the room, but not the
less delightful on that account. Mendelasohn's over-
ture is stamped with the seal of his genius. It is a
merit appropriate prologue to Victor Hugo's wild
powerful tragedy.
This concert, as a whole, deserves more praise fur
tl,c care and judgment of the edection than any pre-
vious concert of the saws.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.

CAMBILIDOII, Arum 22.—At a congregation holdin on
Saturday last • grace for the adoption of the petition upon
the subject of national education pa,:sed the relate without
oppcaition.

Coneys Cilium Com.roit.—Etlward Henry Perowne,
14th janiqr optima', Ant anemic, and ehanmllor's medallist
185 U, Kuban elected a fellow of this college.

Sr. dune's CoI.t.IOI.—VOLUNTART CLANAICAL
SATIOX, 1860 —First elms : d. F. Bateman 1 Calvert,
Gautillor, C. F. Holmes, Huteh.nsoo, Lat:gley, Mayor,
Morley, W. Owtn. John Shaw. &woad em : Bunt,Chambers, F. G. Holmes, !Lampoon, Patchett, Tatham,
F. A. White, Whittle.

PREFERMENT.

The Rev. Lord Wriotielliittme 11, to be one of the
deputy clerks of the closet to toe %use, in the room of t-e
late Din of Hereford.

NAVAL

WOOLWICH, APRIL 22.—Loenst, Ilt.-T.. arrived this
mornicg from Malta (havi'.g touched at Portsmouth en
route), in charge of the officers and crew of the Ardent.
She is • very old vessel, and is to be examined after Debi
paid off, to ucertaia whether ate is fit for further service.
&Tomball, Gt.-sloop, is ordered round to this port to usist
in towing away the vessels eirrapoeieg the Arctic expedition.
A correspondent says: "The Recruit, 10 gun iron brig,
arrived at Blackwell on Saturday from Portsmouth, having,
it is understood, been sold out of the service to her original
builder, Mr. Mere, of Blackwell. She is a new vessel, during
only made one ezperimental trial, and been found a failure;
but it is doubtful whether common fair play Las been
afforded to her, the dockyard authorities having univer-
sally a prejudice against iron crude Mr hull is
covered with rust for want of paint, icd altogether
her appearauce denoes the determination of the
woo Jen retied to get rid of her. It is very singular that
iron vesicle, which answer so well and look so cleaa in th
merchant service, always look so rusty and prove such " de•
tided failures" in the Royal Navy. The Arctic ships pio•
grow favourably, and are expected to leave Woolwich in a
taw days. The Resolute and Assistance are taking their
stores on board, but neither of :hi steamers has yet been
undoeksd.