The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-20 00:00:00

Aqua Fria

Anglo calitornian-
Asturian
Angtralian ......,.....
Ave Maria

Blaenarvon Iron & Ceal
British Australian Gold
British Iron ,
Brazilian Imp (is. 51. p.)'
De. Coates and Cniabs

Do. St. John del ltep..
Cobre Copper
Copisoo .. • .... ,
Eng. & Australian Copper

Gold Mountain - • .
Great Polgooth .
Mexican& ~ American
Nruvean Monee •••••••
Santiago de Cuba .....
Tin Croft .. •• •• ..... .••
milted Vexican
West Mariposa .. •• .• ..

701EN'

aztralasis • .....
British North America..

Colonial .... ••••• • • • • •
Commercial of London..
London Joint Stock .. • .
London and Westminster
.National Provincial Eng.

De. New ........ •• . •
National of Ireland .. •
Oriental Bank Corporat.
Provincial of Ireland• ••

Do. New .. •• • .....
Union of Australia ••

Do. New
Onion of London •••• • •
Inion of Madrid

Pt If

Canada ••..•••• • • • • • •
Gen. Steam Navigation
renin. & Oriental Steam.
Ditto ditto

Royal Mail Steam ......

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STOCK BANKS.
all 38
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20 24 -- 25
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(We cannot be answers
will not be influenced by

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ANEOTTS.
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10 errors of the Official Lists, an
I correspondents.l

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TWO O'CLuCK.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti-
mated at B.OOQ bales, of which 500 were taken for ex-
port, and 500 on speculation. The market closed quietly.
The sales comprised 50 Pernam and Maranham at 6d.,
180 Bahia at s:id to sid., 150 Egyptian at 51d. to 41.,
2 000 Surat at 2id. to 4d., and the remainder American.
The Share Ma,ket was ea<ier, at rather lower prices.

Business in the principal articles of consumption has
Fern carried on to a fair extent, and for Sugar full prices
have been obtained. Coffee is still rather dull, hut
holders are not pressing sales. Saltpetre has risen. In-
digo goes Gff more briskly, and Cotton has a steady sale.
Speculation for a rise is entirely dormant, and importers
are not satisfied with the prices they obtain, for in nu
merous iistances there is a loss. The demand for Rice
his subsided. Rum has been maintained. Wool is
going iff at an advance of lid. per lb. for the finer de-
ecripions, and about 18,000 bales of colonial will he put
up. The attendance is large. The following is Messrs.
C. and J. D. Jecowb's report:—
" The public sales of about 18,000 bales of colonial
wool (of which about 15,500 bales were in first hands at
the termination of, or have arrived since, our last sales,
in November) nanmeticed last evening. Prices have
range 1 for scoured wools Id, per lb. higher; Sydney
skto ld lower, and clothing at about November rates.
The attendance of buyers was numerous, .and the bid-
dings were animated."
Under the signature of F. S. T. we have copies of
three letters sent to Lord John Russell upon the subject
of the " Gold in Australia." The writer broaches the
doctrine that Government should claim all the mineral
that the humbler classes or the immoral may not become
too suddenly rich, and disorganise society, and is espe-
cially unwilling that foreigners should be allowed to par-
ticipate. It has not been the policy of the United
States to exclude the subjects if any country, and as to
the other points mooted a royalty is all that could Le
safely imposed, unless we maintain a large standing
army to coerce the energetic and bold men who brave
the rigours and privations attending the occupation.
An ides of the chimerical nature of the writer's plan will
be gleaned from the following, which is by no means the
must crude specimen:—
" I considee, my Lord, it to be essentially needful that
every discourasement and that every prohibition be
given, by the colonial authorities, to prevent such
drafting away of all classes of the population as is now
stated to be in progress—and as will assuredly be found
to be upon the increase, if not prevented. And I know
f hut ose mean—which is, to deny to them any right of
possession in the gold which they may obtain. Ic n-
sal..r it to be needoil that Government should claim
and take possession of every grain of gold as its own
property, and enforce this law most stringently. I con-
sider, my Lurd, that you must put an eff ctual stop to
the drainage of gold from this country, by the compa-
nies which are now afloat for that purpose—and to the
drainage of the rural population of Australia away
from their necessary occupations.. No distinction must
be made. It will be quite easy to keep all persons
away; if no individual or individuals have an ad-
vantage all will be content to stand aloof, and let
Government reap the advantage ; but if one be
permitted to enter, all will rush in, and the consequences
at home and abroad are manifest. I also consider it to be
equally essential that the gold should be gathered in with
the greatest possible expedition,with the greatest skill,
and with the greatest care; that Government should im-
mediately organise and send out a sufficient number of
men, who would engage at certain fixed wages, and with
rations from the Government, to work in the gold re-
gions, under the supervision of their agents, for a certain
number of years. These gangs of labourers could be
employed by Government, or could be replenished by
others, as long as such description of employment ex-
isted, and, after certain years, means of retirement, and
plots of ground could be given; this country would be
considerably relieved by such drafting away of its
abundance, and the colonies would, by such means, im-
mediately and permanently obtain the population
which we do not need, but which they as evidently
require.
" But, my Lord, I must not omit to state, that there
appears to me to be many most cogent reason., from
aoroad, from foreign nations, why this Government or-
ganization, and this provision of an extra and inex.
pensive force, to be resident in the calmly, and to be
paid by its own exertions, should be immediately made.
Such powerful organization, eusbrecing the two points
of protection to the colony, and the obtaining of its
gold, is, I think, quite indispensable at the present mo-
ment. Fears for the safety of England on our own
shores are, I think, groundleea and inconsistent; they
are, I consider, a mere bugbear for the amusement of
the timid; but due care for this especial colony, where
seem to lie the sinews of war, without proper protection,
is a point of the utmost import %nee. A new point to
be effectually covered has suddenly been revealed; and
I consider it to be absolutely needful that all the per
witted geld-diggers, and the authorised gold-finders,
should be an te ganiz d body of servants paid by het
mbjery. I IY.ctive fur the a,tasoment of such treasures,
and for the prott ction of the land."

There is admitted to be gr:at inconvenience to the
agricultural interest by the gold mania, and perhap-
some danger to the colony, but the writer is evidtntl)
wit on the right track. Emigration will be one rt mE dy,
and the more free the better.
The Birmingham Banking Company have declared a
dividend of 10s. per share, or, at the rate of 10 per cent.
per annum. and a bonus of per share, besides ad.sing
5,0001. to the guarantee fund, which is now 75,0004
'The Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company
have declared the usual, dividend at the rate of 5 per
cent: per annum

The Hamburgh mail, with Tuesday's advises, bas ar-
rived. The rate of exchange on L )lidon t Pady at
13 6. Gold brought 4284. Stocks were 6rm and
Russian Bunda were in requrst. Money was abundan
Coffee improved, and sugar was steady. Grain conti-
nued dull.

TheEi.glilh Stock Market has continued rather heavy,
and there have been a few sales for money. Cunsol-
have been quoted 978 to 1. and are now sellers at 97g.
The New Three-aud-e-Quarter per Cents. have been quiet
at 991 to 1, and the Three per Cents. at 971 to 98k
Bank Stock is worth 218, a rise again of 8 to 1 per
cent. Exchequer-bills have been marked 60s. to 635.,
and India Bonds 70s. to 735. premium.
In Foreign Securities there have been fewer transac-
tions. Grenada Active Bonds are at 201, and the De-
ferred at 8 to J, Brazilian old Stock has been quoted
96. Chilien has realised 103 i. Equador are 48 to I,
and Peruvian old Stock keeps up to 99. Spanish Five per
Cents. are 231 to 24, and the New Deferred 181 to 1.
French Five per Cents. are at 103, with the exchange at
25 30. Belgian Four-and•a-Half per Cents. are 901,
and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 591 to 1.

Railway Shares are flatter.
Gold Mines have been rather lower.
QUARTER TO THREE-
Cons° s ... .. ... 97k f
Ditto Account, March 11 ..^ 97* i
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
( From the Official List.) _ _
Bank Stock ..... - 2.i_e!. ,
‘‘..,,,
nn
8 per Cent. Reduced Annuities.... . • n'.%B ifitl v°
3 per Cent. Consols Anne. ............ , ;;;AZ :2 78 78
New 314 per Cent. Anne. . ... f•
' 3 sth,-1860 7 i2j6
!,ong Annuities, .xp.__........
....... ▪
„„ „,„, p
India Bonds under 1,000
..
..........
... l,O .%
Con4olo for Account .... 1741 d
E (ehonnar Bills 60 63 p
..........
1,0001.... ........... ............ 60 63 p
-."4 .......... . . ............. 60 63 p
Small ......... .
r-IF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE tYCLOCX,
DUO; - -
BritZtltan Bonds, 5 per Cent 96
Chiliau Bonds, 6 per Cent ...... . • 1031,4
Equador Bonds .. ..
Grenada 114 per Cent. ... ......
45,4
Do. Ex Dec. Coupons 1849 201,4
Ditto Deferred
MAXIMO. tionn., 1t146, 3 pert exit. —
Ditto Account
• .... •••• ...... 33 323/
?eruvian Bonds, i per Cent.....
... 4
Ditto Account •••
Do. Deferred 49
Sardinian Bondq, 5 per Cent. —
Ditto Account
qvaniAti bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o 233/
Ditto Passive Bonds 5 LAI
opanio: Bonds. 3 oer Cent -
Ditto, New Deferred 18%14
Venezuela Bonds ...
Dividenms on the above payable in London.
French Rentes, 5 per Cent.
Exchange ..
Belgian 4i/2 per Cent
-2.-atet. VA. put Cent., 12 Guild
Ditto 4 per ' ent. Certiticntes

MOTTO FOR A MONTHLY NUSSE.--gi Cbi
must be pad Or.".—runch.

MARKET NE WS.-( THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE-FRIDAY.

Coastwise the receipts if Diglish Wheat have been
mode-ate during the present wet k, viz.. 1,210 quarters;
but the supply fresh up to-day by land carriage was
trifling. The attendance of both town and country mil-
lers was far from extensive, yet the demand for all kinds
of Wheat of home produce was steady at prices, quite
equal to those obtained on Monday. The sales for for-
ward delivery were trifling. From abroad 3,980 quar-
ters of Wheat have come to bend. The show of samples
was comparatively small. S•lected qualities moved off
freely at full rates of currency. In other
kinds very little was doing. Floating cargoes
were much neglected, yet holders were firm.
The demand for Barley was by no means so heavy a.
on Monday; hence prices were well supported. Malt
was in full average supply and heavy inquiry at late
rates. We had a very slow sale for Oats, but no actual
decline took pluc, in the quotations. Beans were very
dull; but Peas, Indian Corn, and Flour were tolerably
firm. The imports of the latter article from the United
States have amounted to 2 360 barrels.

.RitlVALts Tillb WEER

Wheat
-- —_
Qrs. Qrs. Qrs.
7.nglis3 ...... 1,210 340 800
'risk .... •• •• 161
3,980 490

Barley

Halt

Foreign .• • • • •

Oats. I Flour

Qrs. Sackt
620 1,130
2,730
4,170 'll aka
€ 2,360 bls

SIVIZTLIFIELD.
Although the supply or 131 USIA on sale in to-day's
market was very limited, and the w• a her favourable for
slaughtering, the Beef trade was in a very tluggi.,h
state; nevertheless, Monday's prices were supported.
Prime Down Sheep were scarce, and quite as dear. Au
other breeds moved off steadily, at late rates. About
200 Lambs were in the market, and which sold heavily
at from 4s 8d to 5i per Blbs. Very few Cslves were
brought forward, yet the Veal trade was heavy at late
currencies. In riga comparatively little business was
doing, but no decline was submitted to in value. Milch
Cows sold heavily, at from 141 to 181 each, including
their small Calf.

Per Bibs. to a
B. d. to 8. d.
ulterior Beasts.•. •. 2 4 2 6
iecond quality •• 2 8 3 0
t'rime large Oxen•. 3 2 3 4
Vrime Scots •• 3 6 3 8
~arge coarse Calves 210 3 6
Prime small ditto .. 3 8 310
Suckling Calves •.18 0 20 0
Lambs •••••• 0 0 0
TOTAL SUPPLY

, Sheep. Calves.
j 2,956 80
FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts. I Sheep. I Calvea.
110 390 25
NEVTGATE AND X.EADENBATAI.

;yak the offal.

s. d. to s. d
inferior Sheep •2 10 3 0
Second qual. Sheep 3 2 3 8
Coarse-woolled data 10 4 0
Southdown Wether 4 2 4 4
Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 I
Large Hogs •• •. 2 6 8 6
-mall Porkers •• 3 8 2 10
Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 19 0
AT MARKET
Pigs.
299

Beasts.
700

PLgs.

A fair average business was transacted here to-day,
at full prices.

At per stone by the Carcase.
s. d. to s. d. i IS. d. to s.
Beef, interior...... 2 0 2 2 Mutton, inferior .. 2 6 210
- middling •• •• 2 4 2 6 - middling.. 3 0 3 4
primelarge .. 2 8 210 - prime •• .. 3 6 310
- prime small .. 3 0 3 4 I Pork, 1arge........ 2 4 3 4
141,1•••• •• •• •- •• 3 0 310 - small .. ••.. .. 3 6 310
BOROUGH HOP rsAaKET.
Notwithstanding that the show or samples is very
limited, the demand for most kinds of Hops has fallen
Ir, and prices are barely supported. Sussex Pockets
51 124 to 61 6s; Weald of Kent ditto, 61 6s to 71; Mid
and East Kent ditto, 71 'o 121 104 per cwt.

COLONIAL. •
SUGAR.—There has been a good business done in
British Plantation, and the quotalions have teen firm.
lhrbadoes has realised by auction 38s 6d to 403 for fine
yellow, 353 6d to 383 for vood, 32s to 36s for mid to
good, and 303 6.1 to 31s 6 1 for common.
REFINED.—Brown lumps were at 44s 6d to 45s per
cwf. _

EAST INDIA —Bengal, 6 700 bags, went off firm. Be-
uares good to flue 34s to 36s 6.1, and mid and good
rainy yellow at that rate also, soft yellow 24s 6d to
275, tat.d h.tiaur '22s 0) 245.
MAURITIUS —Rather under 5,000 bags sold well, fine
yellow 35, to 36 6.1, mi 4 to good 34s to 34. 6d,
brown 234 6 i to 24, 61, and low to good grey 27s to 335.
NIADRA.S.—Rather over 8 000 bags went at 35s to
35, 6 1 for low to good graiey yellow, 42s 6rl for fine
...uite, 23s to 24s for low to good brown, and 244 6d to
I for yellowish.
tow to good soft yellow.
25s 6 Penang brought 25s to 28s fur
FOREIGN —Htwatinah has been sold by auction at 33:
6d to 36- or mid to good dry yellow, 36s 6d to 374 for
tine, and 294 to 303 for brown mid to good. Porto Rico
rir.lught 36, to 42. 6:1 fur good and fine yellow, and 30:,
to 346 for low and mid.

-- - -
CuFFEE.—Th, re has been more doirg than last week,
slid pilots have been supported. Native Ceylon has
been sold privately at 38s 6d to 393 6d fur good to fine,
and by auction 38s to 391 has been obtained for good
ord Plantation ; tine ord to mid colory hits been sold at
47s to 535, at 386 6d t' 40:-. 6d for triage. Rio has been
.aken in at 50 , for sound, and damaged has been s‘dd at
375 6d to 423. Bahia was withdrawn at 35s to 364 for
good ord sould, but the damaged sold at 323 6d to 345;
Madras common unclean went at 36a 6d. Jamaica
oWrsd.
taken in at 803 for fine, and 45; 6d to 483 for finned
fine*
fer
Fellicherry went at 525 to 54s for mid.
iraaotr _
_gso. 0 d to
good ord. Costa Rica sold at 89s to 444
tine ord. and common Malabar was takenin3d bb
fur sound
RlCE.—Madras has been taken in at mid
mid pinkey. Bengal sold at 9s 6d rin,
Ceylon at 83 6d to 98 for ord b
I: alleydtr:4-Icl for ord and
SPlCES.—Ptmento has realized white, and
658 for small
and 4 z o
has realized 90s for good white, glod3. Jamaica Ginger
mid coarse, and 443-d to 4i i for
to mid.
id and 5d to 71c1 for good, and fine J • ammo&
ncen.t. baibeen sold at 30 to 4id
for ord to m ,
gVali fine, 4 to 41 per cent refrac-
ARROWROOT....
4-13;to.
brought 32-d to 4
SALTPETRE.
The market is very firm, and fair sales
COTTON.-- sold at 30s 6d
. to 325.
IND,„.—'lhe auctions have gone off briskly, and in
some instances at fuller prices.
thit:vne' hhaeesnbeenle. .
COCRINEAL —Honduras low to good ord Silvers
realised 36 to 33 4d per lb.
TEA.—The market has been quiet.
TALLOW.—Rather more is doing at 35s to 353 6d per
cwt. on the spot fur P.Y.C.
GREEN FRUIT —The price of 0
St, Michaels,
owing Oranges is well sus-
went an advancesold
of 2s to the limited stock orra hand. A cargo of'
dull.
inquiry for Nuts. Seville S More
Shure in demand.
I2Cse epleirogb box. Lemons
ilL'uenlnto,Dast public sale,

_ CHANCERy.—CfIIIS DAY.)
The Lord Chancellor and the Lords Justices did not
sit this morni g.
Prlitions end claims,
The other Courts were occupied chi
k fly with unopposed
ture of interest. none of which presented any tea_
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____. ___--••!•-•_"-------- ---_____ -----
MADRID WATeuvrottits COMPANY.—Everyone at
all acquainted with the Spani-h metropolis
must be
a,,, are of the insbfficiency of wester under which that ei y
labours. It has hitherto been toubd mipriLocr:weauatri;eiw.t
l'ilithira--
to render that essential clement plentiful nod ch, al, L't
English ente!prise bus at le. gth st, pp, d 4
view to remedy the evil, and t,q,. eitiz-ns of
a reasonanle prospect of being finally. reltev-d from the
osapaitnermwshicahirweuill
atllictibg dr ught. A company, the d( ‘.
proposals will be found iu our adven.rtiusing
Asils (f whose
columns, is
arranged with the Government of
na drid with water,
already
to contribute being formed in Louden to suppl
: 0)toi
oluitleso,4)ous,
ogoo.hOot 011:00; 1
be
etnud:aii
art
edidss
yield a
the estimated necess4r.
calculated that the sum.' osturso
annual return of 129,000/.
t appears to bo.nbased on sound principles, and
blyhhesahpyrae(r)imeesic,, i r
claim
to public consideration. There Is no
doubt but that watterrßivuk;rdlis ere sadly wanted in Madrid,
me Wing 4 rPultineratifvo
demand.
of
and es tittle, we the supply of water

Tills BREEZE Its THE BOU,E OF COMMONS.—We
are sorry to perceive that the difference between Mr. Barry
and Mr. Reid about ventilation has Actually amounted to an
exchAuge of blowsrireunch•

Tei)Virs', C47I[PPIN (7--(THIS DAY.) ! ACCIDENT TO :11R. BARON MARTIN.
"iNi-,,,,. '.
. LB- k% '*.' %. '.
% .i., ". %,.ii .I.\ i t... ri\ , tfi-"I (.31!1;i MORNINti.)
biee.z mud fl ,r, clear, hard frosiy weather.— The Ever-
thorpe, i.f Hull, from Galway, was spoken 22d Jan., Au accideut of a vary serious cearacter happened
this morning to Mr. Baron Martin while on his way to
40 N., 52 W., with the captain and several of the crew the Court of Exchequer
ill of fever, and with sails blown away, by the Gipsy , at Guildhall. The Learned
Baron, as is his usual practice, rode through the City on
Queen, arrived at New York, horseback, and when in the act of turning from Cheap-
FORT RusH,
FEB. 17.—The Shamrock and Harmony,
from Liverpaol, whilst lybig side into King-street, the animal, in consequence of the
et their anchors in the slippery state of the pavement, stumbled and threw his
River a e-iterdey, were fouled by the Thistle steamer, master with considerable violence upon the ground. lle
from L ,ndooiderry, when they broke from their moor- fell with great force on his right shoulder, and was for
inga; the former went on shore, but got off
to be a to this day, the moment completely stunned. Some passers-by ran
making eater, the latter bilged and is likely assistance and raiscd him up, and in a few W 1
his eed
tOl.O f; .io flutes his La prone .
rdnbip was sufficiently recovered to pr
YARMOUTH, FEB. 18.—The William sloop, from onwards to Guildnall. Though suffering much pain, it
Glasgow to Lowestoft, got on shore north of Hus. appears he treated the injury as if of a very slight chit-
b ,rough yesterday, and now has sunk on the outer ratter, for after placing his arm in a sling, he entered
bank. . commend,d
the court as if nothing had occurred, and .
DEAL, FEB. 19.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Brothers, trying the first caie en the paper, with the
Mai, ills ; Rajah, Cop'ul; Dawson, Callao; Siren, assistance of his clerk, who wrote down
u
Catchvol, Newfoueditial; Eclipse, arrived from the the evidence from his dieted m. The trial,
River for Madeira; Prince, l'hillir, Gibraltar. Sid. however, had not proceed. d far before his Lordship
Gloriora, Calcutta; Ostrich, Madras; Arelhui.e, and changed colour, and b, ratan very i ale and faint, so
'lemurs, Cape of Good Hope ; Tiber Trinidad; much so indeed that he telt compelled to leave the bench.
El.zilseili. Grenada, Trinity Hall, and Reward, Jamaica. He retired in'o his private room, and medical aid was
(9. P.M) It has blown very heavily the whole of the day immediately sent for. Before the lapse of many mieuteta
from N. N. W. and still continues. Mr. Edinburgh, of Basis gball-street, his nephew, and
DARTMOUTH, FEB. 17.—Wind N.N.E.—SId. Cuba, Mr. James, surgeon., were in attendance; we believe
Havannah; liirem, Carthagens. they discovered, after a very slight examination, thatFLymounr, FEB. 19.—Wi..c1 W.—Arrd. Morisons, the right shoulder was dislocated, though haPPiIY not t 0
Yeoman, Constantinople. Sld. Mary Bannatyne, Sydney, such au extent as to justify any serious apprehensions:
New South Wales; Dreadnought, Adelaide, South Aus- The part was skilfully and quickly set, and thenons!
tralia; British Merchant, Aden; Anne, Trinidad; bandages and applications applied. A messeng hal.
Anglo-Saxon, Carthagena previously been dispatched to the residence of the Chief
OFF THE NORTH FORELAND, FEB. 19.—Arrd. Baron to request him to preside in the Court, but greatre°
Blanche, Alexandria. delay took plaice before his return. Mr. Baron M
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 19.—Wind W. fresh.—Arrd. felt much better in the meantime, and being anxious n°.t
Winfred, Santis, Calcutta; Captain, Demerara; Pyramid, to delay the business of the sitting, he proposed to finish
Henderson, New Orleans; William Patten, Theobald, the case he had commenced, but this was stronglY op'
Savannah; Arctic, Yeraga, New York. Sld. J. C. Cul- posed by his medical attendants, who advised him to re'
houn, and Osborne, New Orleans • Scotia, Mobile, turn home without a moment's delay His Lordihip
FALmnIITR, FEB. 12 —Wind Orleans;
strong breezes.— acceded to their wishes, and left Guildhall in a carriage!
Arrd. Manon, Jansen, Gibara; Terang, Lagos; Chase which had scarcely been driven off before the Chia'
and Hercules, Galata; Saunders, Bulby, Odessa; John Baron made his appearance on the bench.
George, Alexandria.
BELFAST, FEB 18.—Sid. John Archibald, Galatz;
Gem, Constantinople.
HULL, FEB. 19,—Wind N.N.W., strong.—Sld. Ta-
marac, New Orleans; Swan, Greenland.
FoRTSM ATTH, FEB. 19.—A pilot boat reports having
fallen in with a schooner yesterday, five miles from St.
Katherine's, S.W.. which tell on her broadside, and soon
td,erwards sank; there was a hole through her larboard
broadside. and " Hope" on her stern.
BRIDLINGTON, FEB. 19.—The Diligence schooner, of
Broadstairs, from Hartlepool, was in contact last night
with the Leipzte, also of Broadstairs, when both vessels
sustained considerable damage; the former is in the har-
bour, the latter has assistance on board, with the inten-
tion of coming in next tide.

GREAT FIRE 111, THE CITY—(THIS DAY)
This morning shortly after nine o'clock, an exten't's
fire broke out on the premises of Messrs. Clegborn sun
Co., the wholesale hemp and flax merchants, of
court, Billiter-street, which resulted in the diatruutin-
of a vast amount of valuable property.
TIA, flames were first discovered raging on the base:
meat floor, and soon communicated with the vaficr
materials. A messenger was quickly dispatched for We
nearest engine, and information was instantly sefit"1111::
police-station, when the various officers with an emc`;:„.;
b. dy of constables re paired to the spot. By that IP:
the flames had gained a firm hold of the content* of tily
building, and the greats at fears were then 5P1)....r6
headed for the safety of the acijoining vnh"
houses, which contained very combustible Ws-
terials. The engine having arrived, with Mr. FOIT
the foreman, no time was lost in getting it 100 vi,.°ofoa
The large engine was also soon in attendance ir
Wittlieg street, under the direction of Mr. Braid oot.
..
the superintendent. The flames spread with extra
nary rapidity, and although the engines trots
Weliclosvf
square, Tooley-street, Waterloo-rood, and the WeBt;,,..
England engine .ere all engaged in pouring an 'lig
men.e body of water into the burning mass, They
raged with great fury at noon.
The various approaches to the Blackvrall
have been rendered almost impassable by the I
fintlit'tti
re.
of persons thronging towards the scene of the
The origin of the calamity is at present anknovin•
LA. • of
The fl,mes wereST
sufficiently gotPARTICULARS under by half-Pli f
one o'clock this of ernoon to prevent any extension. too
further danger, although the premises belonging
Messrs Cleghnrn and Co. are entirely destroye
a with
ere
the whole of the contents,-thirty bales of ;}, %pt.
only received into the warehouse on Murata,' —0
The hemp is entirely .
new, and the building, Who co
sists of three lofty floors, is a complete heap of rning‘gr.
The premises at the rear of the fire beferri.ing to
Burgess, the wine merchant, are very seriously dairtig
as Severalwise all the adjacent warehouses. f tbeir
&ma are great sufferers h eying much 0- -

•
property under Wate-I'.
The pr miles where the fire originated are losured'in
the Union Fire-, ffice part
A Lrpat body 44 fire is still burning in the lower P -
of the ruins.

THE AMAZON MORE LIVES
SAVED.
SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY
Intelligence nes been received here from Dure"--Lo.
that two men, named Thomas Sergeant and Allell.
lodging to the Amazon, landed yesterday (Wed'le6,4'o
7,1 p
at Weymouth. They assert that they were Picke- a
by a Dutch vessel, after floating about with two, otber
Of;
(who perished from cold) for two days upon e-13
Sergeant states they were not far from the Aoo2l)ck
when she blew up, and that a piece of the wreck 30,
Allen on the shoulder, and that he thought be
hl
killed. Allen is said to have the mark upon his s—
der now.
which h vo
The above is the substance of the details - 5
lust been telegraphed from Dorchester to this p 1.9,0 '
The news has been given in the presence of bigil;
respectable persons in Weymouth and Dorchester, w
are strongly impressed with the truth of the statement'
names of those missing by the Aaluz°l4
We have, however, carefully looked °"r the
1191
persons named Sergeant or Allen' that the men
IC is not improbable, on the other hand,
have shipped under assumed names. t 13 and
The
news is scarcel di din Southarop.o
y cre Ile .19 cor
establish 1
will require further investigation to
redness. but can find no

MAIN CHEST ibit•
FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) as bee°,
, For the last( two or three days, all the town „lot. o.
' agog," from the report that the celebrated Prorfo_do,
Rebmerisin, La.saigne, of Ilungerford-hall, I,
_IL* ay
and of whom the London journals have so frq,
buer:teir,
made mention, is i±bout to visit the city of Ma" Sotee
Till yesterday all was surmise, all wits on digs.
r.eter
having seen
people assurr d havihg seen the Professoi's itites.rwith
and manager—tt bustling, ruby-laced gentlern,:..iared
sPrmtael" ; others, better informed, of course,: a._.u.,iielf,
the Guardian and Examiner, Pr"
in propria persona ; but our yeateroafti „I: then'
Ls•shitzne, the " great gun. D. 70,0,
advertising columns, Nv. 1. Oat M.„, oive II
and his sujet, Mae, prudence, wil. ,"„e0 00
Grande
Si. ientifique and EpsichologZ 27111
isiinetti;seigo
a- 24th instant, and aB, cond and last one on Gitag
that evenement, and everything
following, prior to their proceeding to LiverP°.°o witnes•
indeed i. the impatience of our town folio !ijouvee *
bun4er for those highly intellectual forsiOvrith • great
wins to sera. The
room for the purpose has Leen clioseo.., founded in
apropos, as the Attleimim of Manchest:"sad the ft°
1838, is she first of i.s kind in Englen",,,, nian of t'l9,,
young men of genius who first conceived Wu rst the firit
institution are now to be found sitting OW"
flit d
leading Members of Parliament. Thus 'lir
acts that
On
Lai-nigne's interpreter and manager has
red thB6
great discrimination; but it is to be feared it,,
the room, or hall, is not. safficient
.y 06. he
or ph) siognoroy is .
play of the features .
andperhaps OW
some; as I imagine that in mesmerism '-•
The Manchester Examiner of tug
mg or disbelievers. .
eF notice cf the mem& tar'
no tri ~,,,,
18th inst. gave us a bri •
sine qua non to the startling,
it cited from the ....tan ard alone, wberes !
hall; but O,O
t recherche baore it, where it 0 r
obtained by Lasfaigne and Prudence at Hungerfool.
had a large field a . iis O.
have gleaned and picked up many gems, many buy
on•
hst,py criticism in all the other Loudon journals. 14 '0
wagers have been made that al,imal magnetisin isVi
" sit," and not a "science." Nevertheless the p a
a--
a
curiosity is excited to a high degree, and I doubt ,0
that the pros and contres, that is, the partisans and 1,:
pone, ta, will muster strung, yea, ,
very strong, upon
occasion. too

Royal Highnes, his improve ed by so
Colonel Ha u, k .r. was y escei day honour
toe
interview with the Prince Albert, in order to explain
,o
h Ord'
also his new carbine that has been approved of by t
nance Committee.
"The late •es•
THE SEAFORD CLIFF EXPLOSION.-- e , :. wo
prove , primer for sporting gun:
periment has not answered the purpose for vio?te'he"cbsig
intended, for considerably more than one-half
has swaytly °comae!,
thrown into the sea has been washedd
tion of the tides. A circumstance
cells were not ignite"
which shows that the whole the°fbags of gunpowder have bee°
by the voltaic battery. Large bags by the ()peril
which the labouring nle:
procure
lives. We d stet)
in the neighbourhood
discovered in the chit
this way procured several cwts. orgillt'
the
that one man has in
;htaove risked their liner
powder; and
placards cautioning again° persons beg
fact have issued ,
that Government having been informed. of . t
keeping it, •
and that in consequence a large quantity,, Atott
in one of the Martello Towers.---ort'
been placed
aze
Gtte. is.
C°
A Dona FtO RAUD.—A correspondent writes nie be
plain of the French authorities having seized a mitlceVirs do
had di-patched to his children in a copy of Punch. his pie
not
sympathise with the sender, who deserved to lose wining
for having made our publication the medium for cal
any matters at all minced.—Punch.
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BIRTHS. th
On F A EION. ti
the 16th inst., theO
lady of J. 1). Sberston, Escl" the
Dragon Guards, ot Stoberry, Sornerse, shire. pie
On the 17th inst.. at the Parsonage, flaggerstone• the
of the Rev. P. P. Gilbert, M. A.
01, • DAUGHTER. 'PP
On the 9th inst., at Tours, the lady of James Dobreei
of Rock-lodge Devon. oet
On the 1: Eli inst., at South Molton-street, the .
Mr. Tht.mas Peat.

MARRI.
At St. George's, Hanover-squarE
e,D on the 17th Watt ads
Hamilton Lindsay, Esq., only son of the' late Hon.,°oth
Lindsay, to Anna, eldest daughter of Eneas Ronald it.l`•v •
Esq., and widow ot the late Captain C. B. Lindsay. ~Areo
Oa the 1, th inst.. at St. George's Church, Hanover-sq'
Sir C. S. Paul Hunter, ot Mortimer-trill, Berks,
Ba
Constance, younger daughter of W. Bosanquet, _Esq.

DIED. ...,;,1 vt
On the 14th inst., at Tours, the Lady Temple, ''' .01
the late Sir G. Temple, Bart. v"' ~_, ' Ab'n
On the 14th in-t., at Dover, Lieutenant B.
ton, R.N., aged 61.Doreet'
On the 14th inst., at Upper Gloucester-street,
square, Miss Farrar, aged 80. W'llist°
On the 17th inst, in Jelmyn-street, St. Janles's, 1 •
Thompson, Esq., of Belt/Ist, aged 46.
On the 17th inst., at Alfred-terrace, Upper
11°110°1°
Jon L. Higgins, Esq., aged 72.
On the 141 h inst., Bobert Blackwood, Esq., E"lict 0
On the 17th inst , at Woul'on-b ll Elizabeth, re -
th,t late Joseph Ashton, Esq. . a '
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London: P i t-i ----:-L---:--------,--------yOUPL"
rat ~4 and Published by IitURDO .0 11git
No. 412, Strand, Printer, at, The sun Oflite, h.opitl 47'
Strand, in the Precinct a the Savo's,. in the
raidalege; friciay, February 20, 1852. ,