The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-09 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

THE SORTIE OF MARCH 22.
(From the Times of this day.)
The accounts of the engagement in the lines before
Sebastopol fought in the night of the 22d of March have
now reached us, from our !own sources of information,
from Lord Raglan's despatch, published in a supplemen-
tary Gazette, and from General Canrobert's report to the
French Minister of War. There is still, however, con-
siderable obscurity in the narratives before us ; Lord
Raglan's despatch and the letter of our own corres-
pondent are in some respects contradictory, although we
must give the preference to the non-official communica-
tion for precision and lucidity, and neither of them en-
tirely corresponds with the circumstances related by the
French General. These discrepancies may, however,
be explained by the confusion attending a night engage-
ment, scattered over different parts of a labyrinth of
siege works. We shall, however, endeavour to extract
from these reports a more connected version of the oc-
currences of this eventful night.
In that part of our correspondent's letter which was
written on the 21st of March, and consequently more
than 24:houre before this attack, an observation is made,
that " the ease with which the Russians get in between
the advanced and second parallel on the left attack is a
proof of the weakness of our works ;" and it is also
shown that the number of men we had for duty in the
trenches was insufficient; inasmuch as it was sometimes
These necessary to place them 30 paces apart. circum-
stances may in some degree explain the vigour and tem-
porary success of the sortie made by the enemy. But
here we remark a singular discrepancy between the
report of Lord Raglan and that of our correspondent.
The Field-Marshal states that " the night of the 22d
was very dark, and the wind so high that the firing
which took place, and which was very heavy, could
scarcely be heard in the British camp ;'' our correspon-
deet notes, on the contrary, from one half-hour to an-
other, the terrific sights and sounds he himself wit-
nessed and beard from Cathcart's-hill, in front of the
Fourth Division—the flashes of musketry, the curved
flight of the shells, the roar of the heavy guns, and the
crescent moon in the clear starlit sky. The men
thronged to the front from their tents, although the
night was far spent, to watch the progress of the fight,
and the greatest excitement prevailed in the camp. Yet
this is the night of which Lord Raglan states that it was
so dark and windy that the firing of heavy guns could
scarcely be heard in the British camp, and that it is
difficult to speak with certainty of what occurred.
The firing undoubtedly was heard and seen from the
British camp, though the sound may possibly not have
reached the Field-Masehare head-quarters. But, in
any case, it was very difficult to report with accuracy
what had occurred, because the principal effort of the
enemy was manifestly directed against the French part
of the approaches on the right of our own position.
The Russians first fell, with a force of 15 battalions of
1,000 men each, moving in two columns, upon the head
of the sap which the French are driving forwarJs on he
right of the Mamelon. The attack was made with fierce
shouts and extreme fury, and General Canrobert states
that the enemy were thrice driven back by the 3d
Zonaves. The Russians, however, succeeded at last in
forcing a passage on the left of the French parallel,
which they turned ; they then passed along the parallel
till they came to the British right, where it is connected
with the French works. Detachments of the 77th and
97th Regiments (British) occupied this position, and
though taken for the moment both in flank and rear, the
gallant fellows of the 97th repulsed the attack at the
point of the bayonet, in which Captain Vickers, who
behaved with distinguished bravery, was unhappily killed.
While this combat was going on upon the right the
enemy also succeeded in penetrating to our second parallel
on the left, called the Green Hill attack, and they
likewise reached our mortar battery on the left front of
our right attack. Fortunately, Lieutenant-Colonel Tyl-
den, of the Engineers, succeeded in bringing up with
great promptitude detachments of those fine regiments,
the 7th Fusiliers and the 34th, which had been at work
hard by, and these troops advanced with so much steadi-
ness and resolution that the Russians were ejected, and
fairly pitched over the parapet, with but little firing on
our part. The loss of these regiments was about 20 men
killed and wounded ; but it is feared that Lieutenant-
Colonel Kelly, of the 34th, whom Lord Raglan only re-
ports as missing, was in fact killed, and Captain Browne,
a son of Lard Kilmaine, was mortally wounded. Mean-
while, the French, who had retired on their reserves,
rallied with great energy, fell upon the enemy and drove
him back so far towards the Mamelon that they were
enabled to level and destroy nearly all the ambuscades
or rifle pita. It is to this part of the engagement that
General Canrobert's telegraphic despatch more particu-
larly referred, and, although great numbers of lives were
sacrificed on both sides, the result of this struggle seems
to be that the relative position of both armies is precisely
what it was before. This attack, however, was one of
unusual magnitude and importance. The Russian Gene-
rals had brought eight battalions of fresh troops into the
town expressly to make it, and they evidently hoped to
destroy the approaches directed against the Malakhoff
Tower. In this attempt they utterly failed, and the loss
they sustained was undoubtedly very great. •
In an ordinary siege, in which the garrison of the
town is numerically weaker than the besieging army, the
loss of men sustained by the Russians in these repeated
sallies would be a serious injury t) the defence of the
place ; bnt throughout these operations before Sebas-
topol the Russians have conducted their defence as if
both their men and their stores of war were inexhaustible,
which indeed they are so long as they oa.n be replenished
from the depots of the army in the interior of the Cri-
mea. Hence, although we have no doubt that the
losses of the enemy in all these contests have been far
greater than those of the allies, it is nevertheless thought
expedient to continue them far the purpose of harassing
and weakening the assailants. Here, again, the ordi-
nary conditions of a siege are inverted, for it is more
Common for the besiegers to harass and exhaust the gar
risen than for the garrison to inflict that scrt of annoy.
ance on the besiegers. But the Russians go still fur-
ther ; although they have in no instance succeeded in
wresting from us or destroying any fortified portion of
our works, it is admitted that on this and several other
occasions they penetrated into them, they ran along the
rear of our parallels, surprised the men in the trenches
with a superior force, and were only driven out after an
obstinate resistance. We cannot recall any instance in
which as much has been done by any portion of the
allied armies against the Russian linee, probably because
our Generals are averse to risk their men in these inef-
fective contests ; but the siege appears for the moment
to have resolved itself mainly into the attack and de-
fence of the Masnelon, which is regarded as the key of
the position, and would enable us, if in our possession,
to command a part of the town and harbour. If the
siege is to continue with any prospect of success, that
position must be taken ; and the extreme energy and
ingenuity with which the Russians endeavour to ward
off our attacks on this point seem to imply a conscious-
ness that the fate of Sebastopol turns on the possession
of that bill. The more is it to be regretted that our en-
gineers acted as if they never discovered the importance
of it till it was in the hands of the enemy. The engage-
ment of the night of the 221-23 of March must, how-
ever, again have shown the Russians that, though we may
be out-numbered, we are not to be beaten, and their
attack, though partially successful at first, ended in a
severe repulse. Will General Canrobert, with his own
gallant troops, supported, if necessary, by the British
forces in front of our attack, follow up this advantage,
and secure that important position which he has already
attempted to carry by main force and by regular ap-
proaches ? We hope to learn within a few days or hours
that no more time has been lost, but that the attack has
been resumed with equal vigour on our side. Already
the fire both of shells and rockets has become far more
constant and effective against the town, and a very short
time ought to bring the siege operations to a crisis, or to
determine the allied Generals to have recourse to other
means of carrying on the campaign.

THE LAW OF PARTNERSHIP.
(From the Daily Yews of this day.)
The new President of the Board. of Trade is pledged
to produce, after the recess, a measure for the amend-
ment of the Law of Partnership. His predecessor in
office had already obtained leave to bring in a bill for
that purpose. It is just as well, perhaps, for the public
that there should be this honourable competition between
the projects of law framed by the Minister that is and
the Minister that was. Lord Stanley of Alderley will
hardly like to become the mere acceptor of Mr. Card-
well's bill ; in politics, as in trade, a man usually prefers 1
to be the drawer. But one way or another, it is indis-
pensable that some efficacious measure to supply the 1
palpable want should be obtained, and in some form, we
trust, we are likely to obtain it.
Although Mr. Cardwell's measure has not yet been
printed by order of the House of Commons, its scope and
tenor are, we believe, not altogether unknown. Unless we
are much misinformed, it was the intention of the ex-
President of the Board ofTrade to proposeth a.:fp arl iament
should sanction the investment of money in mercantile
erlcerns, with interest fl.:ctuatiug according to profits,
but without the liability on the part of the lender to be
till "813on,ibl over and above the amount of the sum
if.to-Gr",enesentdeadbLedoasitheer provisions were intended, we believe,
associations for mercantile purposes to be
natnbers of incorporated without any special charter, the
presume, excepting the
niamanouagnetr.° avtunlid. alli4sviYaYtt Is'ilecia liable for a limited '
should be found ‘-emt iIY that,
concessions
Cardwell 's Bill, 8.
-tPla'YinkutdhaPtrhaicf:witchaiellisle
self to no ordinate ettwnbc)odied in Mr.
l,ave entitled him-
could have wished rnthea.ed °I commendation. We certainly
from the Board of Tradt Slieh propositions had emanated
two years teat the rigi€:tat some other period within the
irlpentant
its deliberations, tha, the ". gentleman
imsell to the announcement
quitted it. Had he nerved
la? session, and had
hourp rile swi dheidc
ho over
of such a measure in the co
air ca,
he brought it forward withutrhsee of:
a man' earnestlyiut
desirous of introducing a re
system of commercial jurisprudence—whatevera imPr°vetnent 0
.our
have been its fate, he would have mad i , Tinght
definite and distinct position as a pr
and practical °T Uir"elf
the eyes of the public real stat,amatt ix,
change of parties, have eventually carried in tlie
amendment of the law, Mr. Cardwell 's name such all
been always associated therewith. But evezoauld have
we think the outgoing minister will have done 3 it is,
good ser-
vice if it shall turn out, as we fain would hope, that on
the eve of quitting office he was prepared with a reform
of the law of partnership, which now, as an indepen-
dent member, he is prepared to offer as his bidding for
public approval on this most important subject.
We do not wish to be understood as by any means
adopting without reservation the proposition we have
described as the best or most complete that could be
framed. The power of lending money at interest
fluctuating with profits, and without liability to part-
nership losses, is indeed a considerable step towards
the object desired ; but it does not reach that ob.
ject. Two objections are obvious ; in point of princi•

ple it adheres to the fallacy that legislation knows bet- i
ter than capital itself in what form it is best !or it
to be employed ; and in point -of practice it secures
to the capitalist, by virtue of his capacity as a lenckr, all
his rights, as a creditor, in case of failure—rights vhich,
if he were a partner with limited liability, he would not
of course possess. Let us put a case. A merchant who
has realised a fortune in trade, is anxious, when 'etiring
from business, to serve a young man of good. capacity
and conduct who has been for some time in his employ-
ment ; a small business presents an opportunity, and he
is willing to advance a thousand pounds to set him up
in trade. It is perfectly reasonable that he should have
somewhat more than four per cent. for his money, if
the undertaking prospers. Owing to the energy of his
protege, and partly, perhaps, to influences exercised
in his favour, the business thrives for several years,
and the old gentleman pockets his eight or eine per
cent. Then comes some fatality, leading at last to failure.
Third parties look for a dividend at least out 4:). capital
or the stock which represents it : without the capital
there had not been the stock, and without the stock
they had not given credit ; but instead of the thou-
sand pounds' worth being available amongst them, the
lender of it comes in as a creditor, and demands his pro-
portion. Now, without going the length of saying that
we would prevent this being dune, we are quite pre-
pared to argue against making a law which would ren-
der such anomalous proceedings the necessary condition
of anonymous investment of capital. Perfect freedom
would be practically far more fair to all parties concerned.
Capital is, in the main, very well able to take care of
itself; and the fewer laws upon the statute-book for its
specific protection at the expense of other interests the
better. With regard to what are called special provi-
sions, under which mercantile associations with limited
liability might be formed, it is easy to see that every
comprehensive statute framed in this spirit must embody
many complicated regulations respecting the registry of
names, dates, places, and descriptions of trade. Every ono
of these, however carefully and honestlyframed, will prac-
tically prove a trap in which the unwary will be liable to
be caught when least expecting it; and by means of
which, upon the other hand, designing and over-reaching
men will constantly be able to compass their own dis-
honest ends. You may register the names of partners
in e bank, the place of whose business never changes,
and the nature of whose business is easily capable of
st ttutable defiiation ; but there le no similitude or
parallelism between a bank's transactions and the infi-
nitely diversified varieties of industry and trade. It is by
the very power of ready and judicious adaptation of
enterprise to the ever—Mating wants and demands of
the day, that commerce grows and thrives ; and the
attempt to provide for all this by registration accord•
ing to forms in the schedules of an Act of Parliament
must assuredly prove as chimerical as it would be to
require an account to be kept by way of debtor and
creditor of all the good and evil thoughts, and all the
mixed aad mingled motives, that pass daily through
the head of a Doctor of Divinity. We hope, therefore,
that when Mr. Cardwell's bi I becomes generally known,
it will prove to be less ennimbered with conditions of
this kind thao we instinctiveJy apprehend. The more
the subject is investigated, the more will safety be found
to consist in simplicity. But, as we have already said,
tie project of the member for the City of Oxford, if it
proves to be at all like that which rumour describes it to
b-, is an important advance towards the end we desire
to nee attained—namely, the entire emancipation of the
la.v of partnership from arbitrary and obsolete re-
strictions.

Will the Whig Peer do as much, or more, for the
liberation of trade than the Aberdeenite manufacturer's
son It is a fair fieid fur emulation ; and for our part
we shall heartily cheer on that candidate for industrial
favour who shall deserve it best. When good measures
are in question, we cannot afford to consider whence
they come; but as Lord Stanley of Alderley was Vice-Pre-
sident under Mr. Cardwell, he must of course have
sanctioned and approved all that his late chief contem-
plated doing in this respect ; he cannot, therefore, now
that he is chief of the department, think of proposing to
do less, and, if he is a wise man, he will resolve upon en-
deavouring to do still more. We cannot suppose that
his new colleague, Mr. Boaverie, will throw any ob-
stacles in his way ; he ought to be the last person to do
so, for he has pretensions as a political economist to sus-
tain, and he will have to undertake the conduct of the
measure, whatever it be, in the House of Commons,
with Mr. Cardwell and Mr. Gladstone watching him
from below the gangway. Of the ultimate result of the
controversy regarding the law of limited liability, there
is no longer any room for doubt. The principle is car-
ried in public opinion ; and if the present Government
do not reform the existing unjust and oppressive system,
their successors assuredly will.

comparately trifling wound be right, Mr. Annesley, ac-
cording to any principle known to civilians, should have
received more generous treatment from the War-office.
The same apparently unequal distribution reigns through-
out the whole list. Ensig❑ Braybrook gets 471. 18s. ld.
for a musket-ball in his right thigh, while Captain Ber-
keley, of the Scots Fusileer Guards, receives 2821. 17s.
6d. for a musket-ball in the right leg. Both of these
officers are thrown into the same category of " severely"
wounded. To Captain M'Donald, of the 92d Foot, is
awarded the sum of 2111. 7s. 11d. for .1 musket-ball in
his left foot ; while Lieutenant Cahill, of the 49th, re-
ceives 711. 17s. ld. for a musket-ball in his right foot.
Both these officers, again, are returned as among the
"severely" wounded.
We trust that nothing we may have said upon this
matter may be construed, either by our readers or by the
gentlemen whose names we have mentioned, to mean that
we look upon the higher rates of compensation as exces-
sive. Our only regret is that the subalterns, whose wounds
may be quite as severe as those received by the superior
officers, are not more adequately compensated for the
injuries they have received in the service of their coun-
try. We are quite convinced that, in any case, the
best paid among these officers would have been more
liberally dealt with by a jury had he received his wounds
by a railway collision or other accident. There is one
terrible incident connected with the services of the Bri-
tish officer which is suggested by this document, and
which is a singular anomaly in our system of purchase.
How is it that an officer is awarded compensation for a
wound, but that his family do not receive back the full
value of his commission if he be absolutely killed ? He
may have paid, in various payments, 10,0001. or 15,0001.
fur his commission, but as soon as his heart's blood has
dyed the ground all this is confiscated, and the helpless
creatures who may be dependent on his life for support
are reduced to beggary. If we must have a system of
purchase, at, least let us abolish, without delay, so fla-
grant an anomaly as this.

SPORTING NOTES.

SCRAPS FROM NEWMARKET.

The aspect of affairs at head-quarters is not very cheer-
ing. The " special," which left London at half-past one,
arrived here about four o'clock, conveying only a com-
paratively few turfites. Not half-a-dozen gentlemen
sportsmen were in the train. No bustle, no activity
prevails ; nothing to ma,l k the advent of a busy meeting.
A. duller "Craven" Sunday my remembrance cannot
parallel ; the different inns and hotels are devoid of
guests, and time hangs heavily on the hands of expectant
waiters and la.ndl2rds. The long straggling street is
deserted, even the usual group of idlers is not to be
seen at Bailey's corner. A cold, boisterous wind, in-
deed, confines people to their homes ; heavy laden, lurid
clouds are gatiiering ominously, and altogether the wea-
ther lias a dreary, winterly aspect.
The reported " bolting" of the Hon. F. V., one of the
stewards of the Jockey Club, and well known on the
turf for the influence which he exercised over that body,
and his connection with a certain nobleman's stud in
training at Newmarket, is the engrossing topic of con-
versation. His defalcations are talked about freely, and
they are alleged to be of a seemingly fabulous extent.
A northern nobleman is said to hare claims upon him to
the extent of many thousands, whilst the owner of cer-
tain provincial favourites now in the betting finds him-
self in the unenviable character of a creditor to nearly
a similar amount. There are other rumours, which, for
obvious reasons, I cannot at present refer to. The Per-
kinses, the Redgraves, and others surely keep noble
company, but this was the unkindest " cut" of all.

Rambling Katie arrived this morning, and her fine
slapping appearance has tended somewhat to remove
that prejudice which was so unequivocally evinced
against her yesterday. Indeed many persons seem at a
loss to discover the origin of the opposition which she
has recently encountered. Their opinion is, that she
will not only run for the Column Stakes, but that she
will win. Little Bonnie Morn has not apparently grown
an inch since last year. Acrobat seems in capital fettle,
and he will be the only formidable competitor that the
Findon Flyer, Virago, will meet for the Port Stakes.
The demonstration made against St. Hubert on
Saturday is not a little perplexing. So far as the Two
Thousand is concerned it possesses, in my opinion, no
ominous significance. Some stir" has, it is reported,
been made in his stable, and certain parties have been
" warned" out of the establishment. The exercise ground
is closely watched by troops of touts, who are detected
in all manner of curious positions, which they assume
to avoid discovery. St. Hubert is, however, well
guarded, and two policemen are constantly on duty.
Among the Newmarket folk Polydore is much fancied.
Having loosely thrown together the gossip of the
town, I will redeem my promise by briefly referring to the
principal events appointed for decision.

GRATUITIES TO WOUNDED OFFICERS.
(From the Times of Saturday.)
If a man were asked to sell in cold blood any one of
his limbs—either eye or both eves—both hands or both
feet—or to consent to the introduction into any portion
of his frame of a regulation musket-ball er leaden cone
devised upon the Minie principle, in return for a certain
amount of money, at what figure would he agree to
deal ? We may be singular in our views, but we should
most certainly decline the transaction altogether—nay,
would rather step out of a Brougham on to the roost
deserted spot of Salisbury Plain, in the simplest form
of tale con which could be devised, denuded of all present
property or obvious expectations, than consent to any
such mutilation. The feeling is, we believe, a general
one, so that there are great difficulties in the way
of procuring any such estimate as the one sug-
gested. The gentlemen of the War-office, however,
meet us half way. They have just furnished us
with a return which, if not all that a fastidious
curiosity might desire, at least informs us of the
scale of remuneration for bodily injuries which by
" authority" is considered sufficient. Of course, there is
a wide difference between the estimate which an intact
man would set upon his limbs and body before mutila-
tion, and the calculations of official gentlemen as to the
pecuniary set-off due to our wounded officers for the
injuries they may have sustained in the course of their
services. Still, let us make the most of what we have
got. If such a question were fairly dealt with, we might
be able to arrive at some idea of our own value by adding
together the amount of compensation awarded for the
loss or destruction of the various portions of the human
body. The return before us, which has just been printed,
professes to give the names of officers who have received a
gratuity for wounds in the Crimea, stating the amount of
each gratuity as well as the nature of each wound, and
classifying them according to their character, as slight,
severe, or dangerous. This list of wounded officers is
one which cannot be read without the deepest sym-
pathy and emotion throughout the country. It repre-
sents an amount of suffering, and, we fear, of family
distress, of which it is impossibie to think without the
most heartfelt commiseration. Passing from this to the
mere question of business, it appears to us that great
injustice is done by the rule which makes the amount
of compensation awarded depend in great measure on
the rank in the service held by the wounded man. In
cases of grave injury the amount of gratuity is, we be-
lieve, considered to be a year's pay—so that, presuming
a Lieutenant-Colonel and an Ensign to receive each a
wound precisely similar in character, the superior officer
would receive four times the amount of gratuity awarded
to the subaltern. The principle is essentially vicious
for many obvious considerations, which will suggest
themselves at 011C3 to the mind of the reader ; but were
there no other, it would suffice that, by a rule of the
service, "An officer who, in consequence of his wound,
has lost a limb or an eye, or whose injury in action
is proved to be fully equal to the loss of a limb, will
receive, in addition to the gratuity, a pension according
to his rank, such pension commencing one year after the
wound was received, as prescribed in her Majesty's war-
rant of the let of July, 1848." If rank is to tell in the
case of the officer who has been disabled in his country's
service, it is sufficient that it should affect the amount of
pension awarded. Surely, the surgeon's fees, the
c considerable
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regimente wr
ao rbdl
e- s - t
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apo-
thecary's bill, the charge for nursing in the largest sense
of
ofsethmeeatey poor
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af carried
officeroc dl
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have led it into action. To g
of what we mean—in the list before us we find the namel:
of a lieutenant, who receives 1331. 16s. Bd. for the loss of
an arm; another of an Ensign, who has but 95/. 16s. 3d.
for the loss of a leg, which necessarily involves retire
merit from the service. The small sum named will "cer-
tainly not help this brave youth, Ensign Boothby, of
the 95th Foot, out of the doctor's hands ; for, by the
army adminiitration of this country, English officers are
left to shift for themselves when free from the hands of
the regimental surgeon. They find no military hospital
ready for their . reception on their return until their
shattered strength be somewhat recruited, but must
simply subside at once into private life and bear their
own charges. So much the better for those who may
have ample means at theirmommand, and such, we trust,
is the case of Ensign Boothby, of whom we know nothing
but his name and his misfortune. Should it be other-
wise, his case will be bad indeed, for he' must retire from
the service at once, without even the prospect of reim. i
bursing himself for the money spent upon the purchase
of his commission. The commission must be disposed of
summarily, and his will be the fate of an eager seller in
a falling market.
It may, perhaps, add a certain degree of exactness
to these remarks if we quote a few examples from the
list before us. The officer who appears to have, een
most maltreated by the enemy is poor Sir Thomas Trou-
bride—a name that stands high in the martial records of
Great Britain. This brave gentleman, then, was struck
by a 301 b. shot, and wounded so severely that amputa-
tion of the right leg and of the left foot was considered
necessary. lie is rendered a cripple for life, and is en-
tirely cut off from all hope of that which must be dearer
to such a man than the breath of his nostrils—military
distinction.
Well, he receivese list we find the name of for this fearful injury
th
5341. A little higher up on
dangerous
'
wound from a musket ball in the left side of the thorax
Brigadier-General Torrens, who received a
—considered equal to the loss of a single limb—and for
ns is excessive as
awarded to General Torre
this he has 5201. 2s. 6d. We do not say that the com-
pensationhe has received, but
one in his
Simply that, if the reward be a reasonable .
regards the nature of the injury
dealt with. Another contrast may afford yet more strik-
cue, Sir T. Troubridge should have been more liberally
,
amputation
Brigade
leg results. The Earl of Erroll, a Captain in the Rifle
necessitated the
the riat;treceived a severe wound from a musket ball in !
from the service the
which is buttiT
of hand, which, unfortunately .
mentioned in this n by
index.
i(iefiedner. For this mutilation—
with others severe
list, and does not involve retirement Yarrath ,
p • Lose SUTTON.—In consequence of the continued
indieposition of Mr. George Parsons, surgeon,
who for some time has been acting as his as-
from with him.
entered into terms of partnership
Errol has 2111.nce satisfactorily arranged,
Hon. H. Anneisi; 11e. sale of his commission, Lord sistant,
representatives of Mr.
' o• between the
Guards, receiving Y' an
Ensign in the Scots Fusileer ; and a final ineetin,
On the other hand, we find the : Everything was, to all appeara ,
of the most ghastlyezantriuity
the astounding in
occasioned A. musltet-ball paused
sw,hich it is well possible to ing last. On Wednesday morning _ .
the re-
of but 1001. 7s. 6d. for one Parsons and Mr. Yarrath took place on Tuesday even-
c ccasioned the loss of 23 teeth 'l tbe'ufgh
and
ot rath swallowed
Surely, if the compensation at of the tongue. 1 sence of some of the family, Mr. Tar
awarded Copy his mouth, and telligence soon spread that late on Tuesday, in p
ord Errol for hie prussic acid, and died instantly,—Stainford Navin.
, .

The field for the Newmarket Handicap will, perhaps,
be numerically insignificant. Quince maintains the
position of leading favourite, but, although I acknow-
ledge his title to support is sound, yet I am disinclined
to be numbered among his staunch adherents. The
winner will, in, my opinion, be either Dr. O'Toole or
Crown Pigeon. The latter has been recently tried and
not Lund wanting. Still rumours are circulated of his
owner having been prestalled iu the market, and that a
probability exists that he will be "scratched." Of their
truth lam at present unable to judge. Were I com-
pelled to " stand on" one horse only, I should unhesi-
tatingly mako election in favour of
DR. O'TOOLE.

For the Tuesday's R ddles worth I shall select Almond,
and for the 100 Sovs. Sweeepstakes Ab. M. High
Priest. The suspicion under which Rambling Katie is
placed compels me to hesitate before placing implicit
confidence in her ability to win the Column Stakes.
With a clear field and no favour, however, I shall ex-
pect to witness her success ; albeit she may be hotly
pressed by Bonnie Morn. Should any mistake, how-
ever, be made with reference to the favourite, I shall
expect to see the foremost places filled by the gallant
grey and Habena. The two Handicap Plates may be
carried off by Flageolet and Weathercock.
Virago and Acrobat wili, perhaps, do battle for the
Port. The race will, I anticipate, be interesting, and
the mare may not obtain a very easy victory.
The meeting at Catterick Bridge scarcely excites sufa.
cient attention to require notice even had I time and
space at my command.

A FRESH MAN.

Newmarket, April 8, 10 p.m.

We are authorised to state that Bright Phoebus does
not accept for the Somersetshire Stakes.

POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.

The director of this institution invited a large party to
be present on Saturday evening at a private ♦iew of
"Sam Slick's Musical and Dioramic Entertainment,"
the forthcoming novelty which is to cheer the eyes and
ears of the Easter holiday-makers. The nature of the
entertainment is similar to that presented to the pub-
lic some years back at the Egyptian Hall, where the
scenery of the Mississippi was exibited to the spectator
on what seemed an almost interminable length of painted
canvas, the exhibitor accompanying the progress of the
moving panorama with descriptions of the localities se-
presented.

Mr. Paul, who painted the moving panorama alluded
to, is the artist in the present case. He has chosen for
the subject of illustration, first, the route by packet from
England to America, and afterwards the principal cities
of the Union. Judging from the fidelity with which
he has represented Liverpool, we should be inclined
to pronounce a most favourable judgment upon the accu-
racy of the delineations, which are extremely well exe-
cuted, and brought out in the most effective manner, by
the means of admirable dioramic contrivances. The
beauty of the paintings, we may observe, was acknow-
ledged unanimously by the spectators. Starting from
Liverpool, the packet ship which contains Mr. Sam Slick
' and the passengers proceeds on its journey across the
Atlantic. Among the passengers is a cockney, who is
introduced for the especial purpose of being mystified by
the -clockmaker. Sam improves his opportunities by
pouring into the ear of the astonished Londoner a torrent
of the most excruciating Yankee yarns. The passage
across is not totally devoid of interest. The lecturer
diverges a little out of the path to show us the wreck of
the Great Britain in Dundrum Bay, and to narrate sun-
dry anecdotes connected with the calamity. A ship on
fire, with various dioramic effects, is also made a sub-
ject of interest. Icebergs diversify the monotony of the
voyage,• and the spectator arrives, in imagination, at
Boat without having once felt ennui. Then com-
mences the series of views of the principal cities of the
Union. Boston, Charlestown, Philadelphia, New York,
and. Washington, are amongst the number. Many of
the company who had visited America bore testimony
to the accuracy of the views, which certainly are calcu-
lated to give us a high opinion of the beauty of Ameri-
can cities. The panorama concludes with a view of the
interior of the House of Representatives, containing
likenesses of the principal statesmen. There is every
reason to believe, judging by the beauty of the views
and the fun contained in the running commentary, that
" Sam Slick's Musical and Dioramic Entertainment"
will r p eve unusually attractive. The holiday folk who
do o.tintendto
by a
seek amusement
tnto the Polytechnic.outof London
to-day,
will be well rewarded

AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR AL4.Rell.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

SOME CIRCUIT.—}tINasToN, APRIL 7.

THE QUEEN V. HASLEWOOD AND OTHERS.-THE NEW

STEAM-BOAT PIER AT LONDON BRIDGE.

This was an indictment preferred by Mr. Fenning, the
proprietor of the extensive premises known as Fenning's
wharf, London-bridge, against Mr. Haslewood, the
chairman of the Iron Steam-boat Company ; Mr. Bur-
ney, the superintendent of the Citizen Steam-boat Com-
pany ; and two labourers named Fall and Boyle, for
having created a nuisance and obstruction on the river
Thames.

The defendants placed upon the record a plea of " Not
guilty."
Mr. E. James, Q.C., Mr. Bramwell, Q.C., and Mr.
Lush, were counsel for the prosecution ; Mr. M. Cham-
bers, Q.C., Mr. Ballantine, and Mr. Bovill, were for the
defendants.

This prosecution arose out of the erection of a pier
under the first arch of London-bridge, on the east side,
by the defendants, for the use of the passengers by their
boats; and which the prosecueor alleged not only inter-
fered with him in his business as a wharfinger, but that
by its encroaching upon the waterway of the river was
also an obstruction and inconvenience to the public who
had occasion to navigate it. It will be recollected that
there is already one pier on the upper side of the arch,
but in order to obviate the inconvenience and danger to
persons who had to cross the crowded thoroughfare for
the purpose of going to the railway station, it appears
that the directors of the two companies above mentioned
had caused the pier in question to be erected, thus ena-
bling passengers to come up the steps of the bridge on
the east side, without crossing the road. A good deal
of opposition, it will he remembered, was manifested by
the wharfingers and others in the vicinity when the pier
was erected, and the City authorities were applied to for
their sanction, as conservators of the river, to its being
allowed to remain. It appears, however, that no satis-
factory conclusion was come to, and in the result the
present prosecution was instituted, with a view to try
the questio❑ of the legality of the pier.
Mr. James opened the case briefly to the jury, and
having explained to them the nature of the inquiry, he
said it appeared to him that the question to be disposed
of was really one of law, and that, in the end, it would
be for his lordship •to say whether' the j erection of
this pier, under one of the arches of London-bridge,
close to numerous wharves, and where there was such
efiormous traffic, was not a nuisance and obstruction to
the public, and, on that ground, ought to be removed.
He said.he really did not believe that there was any
substantial answer to the indictment, and that his
learned friend merely by making an eloquent speech,
and detailing the advantages which he supposed to be
derived by the public from the erection of the pier in
question, would endeavour to induce the jury to give a
verdict for the defendants. He need not, however, he
said, remind the jury that the law would not sanction
any proceeding which tended to sacrifice the .general
convenience and rights of the public for the accommoda-
tion of one portion of it, and therefore if it was shown
to their satisfaction that this pier really did obstruct the
river highway, it would be their Ginty to say that the
defendants were guilty.
Several witnesses, principally watermen and lighter-
men, were then examined, and their evidence went to
show that the pier obstructed the landing place or steps
at the bridge, and that it rendered it very difficult for
wherries to land their passengers at them. One of the
witnesses stated that while rowing a gentleman and a
sick youth who were going to the railway, to the stairs,
hi% boat was nearly upset by getting foul of the quarter
of the dummy of the pier. It appeared, however, on
erosseexamination, that the danger was created by the
gentleman pushing his umbrella against the dummy,
and the Three of the tide drew him over upon the seat
and so caused the boat to be nearly capsized. It ap-
peared from the testimony of all the witnesses that when
it was flood•the tide ran very strong at this spot, and
inshore, and in consequence of the pier diminishing the
channel or waterway, it was with considerable difficulty
that a barge could be brought up, as it is technically
termed, at the prosecutor's wharf.
When the case had proceeded some length, upon an
intimation given by the court, the learned counsel on
both sides conferred together, and after a good deal of
' discussion among themselves it was announced by his
lordship, that all parties bad agreed that the further
hearing of the case should stand over to the 24th April ;
an intimation at the same time being given that there
was a probability that in the meantime some arrange-
ment would be made that would obviate the necessity of
any further proceedings.

CANALS.
Names of 0 ,Dividend Names Of wl Dividend ,
'
Companies. 4,4 per Price 2 Companies. - price•
of Annum.) 4 Annum.
ga ,
---- -- .
X X
A shtn &Oldh 98 71. p. ct. Macclesfield: 100 2/. 10s. 51%
Barnsley.• .• 1601 Neath .... • • toto 161. 150
1
Brknk&Abrg 150 41. 60 Oxford.. •• • • 100; 13'. 107
Birmingham 40 41. 92 Peak ;West. 781 51. Os, 86
Coventry.... 100 251. 209 Regent's • ... 301 11 15
Derby . • .... 100 61. 84 Rochdale.... 851 IL 10s. 60
Ellsmre&Chs 69'2% p. ct. Somrset Coal 1401 "
GrandJunctn 100'41. pr. ct. 50 Do. Lk FdSt 12 .
Do., 6 pr. Ct. 10'61. pr. ct. 13 Stfird &Wore 140 281. 425
Grand Surrey 100 21. 103. 48 Bhrewsbury..ll2s
Grand Union 100 1/.os. 121 A Stotirbridge„ 145 121. 285
Kennt & Avis '39 63. Od. Severn and)
Lancaster .. 100 ' *ye Rail. j 26 21. 28
Leeds &Livrp 100 251. Warwick &1
Leicester.... 100 5/. 59 Birming. 5 100 2/. 20
Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 281/4 Warwick &'1
Loughborogh 142 701. 675 Napton...s 100 21. 10
Monmouthsh 100 Worcstr &I
78, 21. I 25
Mntgmerysh 100 Binning.
MeltnMwbry 100 Wilts & Brks —I 108.0 d. 43,,