The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-28 00:00:00

'scr FEBRUARY 28, 1832.

" ' PRICE OF SUGAR.
the- ivtrage price of Brown or Pauseovado Sugar, com-
' paled' from returns Made in the week ending Feb. 24,
1852, &elusive of Customs Duties paid or payable thereon
. , pn the importation thereof into Great Britain :
F4rysocamrr
II ;thou: British
qpsrioc fe
sa•p.tihro:sisote s s ihi
nrteoleyn.fsorieng
foregoing
nmge America 21s. 2d. per cwt
Fr9in the Mauritius ... .. ... 21s. 4 id. 99
From Ole East Indies
...
Computed :Ls- 245.
above, and exclusive of duty ... ... 225. bid. tf
By autbori p ' t
ty of arhamen ,
7d. . tt
nr.Nny EICK24 zu, Clerk of the Grocers' Company
Grocire'-hall, Feb. 2.

. .
BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From lust 'iiight's Gazette.) •
r. An AecoOtt, pursuant to the Abt 7th and Bth of Victoria,
. the Week.endlng ou Saturday, the 21st day of February, 1851.
DIPARTMENT.
•
Noted 32,414,745 cap •82 for

Government debt •• 11,015.100
Other securities . • 2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 18,353,370
Silver batten •• " 331375

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• ,!

,

3281,211,6:4
D 14.,
Ajax:lt
T. 472,41.6.745,
MAR .er.
tlioAth 'day of FehruaryoBs2. chi6rcash
• • • A.
ProprlelorecaPitia.. 14,653,000 Oovernment Beene-
Rest ~••• •••‘••• • •• • • 00,870, tl es (tue.ludln Dead
Public deptisits (In- Weight Annuity) 13,550,532
eluding Exchequer, Other isecuriues 10,979,etie
• .•,00181401oners- 'of • ' Notes .. 12,229,825
x attqual,Dpbt, Gold and ether coin.. 631,285
inge,hanicii„and,Di- •-• • , . ,
*Mind isecOuni.e) • • 6,192,181
Other deposits • • • • • • 11A16,013
,Eleven dey„stod other
.! Igt4SMI
• • 53/491'022
. Dated the 2ith daTo a tlarY,

r437;291.022
1852
IiIIEITIALL. Chief Caalaiet.

14 Th GEN CB.
(Flliotil.. tßhel(Lontlac)Vl ew Price Current, Feb. 27.)
-fstro,mr-ygodactejraPA-tft rs of West ladi& Sugar re-
•listd CO -freil Aaillefilie. sates of 'yesterday, itithringh the
&0., were Sold, making 1,838 for the week; the
and scale. Only.
2tl hhds,
home trade demand is small for the pan
tendency, however, appears to be downwards for brown
Sugar. - • -
Rs nsusn.—To-day the lower qualities of Refined
Sugar were much indemand fur home consumption, and
better sorts met with a fair demand. Prices closed
with drinneis; brown Lunapkat 44s Gd
to 45s per cwt.
In Crushed Sugar • rather moro doing for shipping at
,
pteviens terms.
' -''Mailanatrs.--Tbis afternoon the large quantity of
'l3,lloliiigti Mauritius Sugar was submitted to public
sale, still the whole found buyers, and full rates were
obtained, but the lower sorts ..of brown sold rather
cheaper; fine Yellow.. went at 353 to 353 6d, mid to good
31s Gd to 34s Gd, low 30s to 31s, grey sorts from 27s to
345; mid to fine broWn 27s to 30i, low 23s to 263 6d,
and black 215.6 d" to 22s 6d per cwt.
. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon for Bengal Sugar full
rates were obtained; at auction 2,790 bags were sold,
3g3os to
nolw3h4itse6Bd, goodensre tow fine grainy yellow 37s Gd to 394,ent at 043 to 355, damp and washed
Mid to good like Mauritius 28s to 31s, low soft brown
233 to 243 per cwt. Of Singapoto 853 bags were taken
in at 31s for ord soft yellow.
FOTtEIGN.—To-day rather more desire was evinced to
operate' in Foreign Sugar, and the parcels of yellow
llavannah sold were at fully the previous value.. None
were submitted to public sale.
COOOA.--The market for West India remains in a.
firm position, and several parcels have been sold privately
at fully previous terms; at auction 500 bags Trinidad were
disposed of, good to fine red at 37s to 40s, common to
mid. 34s to 365, grey from 31s to 345; the value of Gre-
nadals 29s to 353,, and Trinidad 28s to 345. Foreign
cannot be obtained at a reduction; sales, however, have
been again small; Bahia and Pars at 24s to 255, and
Guayaquil 29s to 30s per cwt. .
COFFEE.:-This afternoon for Native Ceylon lower
rates were rejected; at auction the sound of 1,900 bags
was taken in at 39s to"39s 6d for good ord, damaged
selling at 34s to 365. • In Plantation Ceylon less is,doing,
and rates are barely maintained; at auction 167 casks
380 bags were sold, low mid to mid went at 49s to 525,
fine to fine fine ord 44s to 48s, triage 34s to 425, and pea
berry 58s
to 60s. Of Porto Rico 184 casks 91 bags were
taken in at 40s to 41s for good ord pale. Costa Rica is still
wanted, and full terms aro obtained; at sale 1,656 bags
all sold, good ord at 39s to 405, flue ord 41s to 435, fine
fine ord 448 to 475, low mid 483 t 0 495. Of Bahia 641
bags were taken in at 32s to 34a 6d for ord unclean, and
one lot washed 403 6d. Mocha is yet wanted, and
realized stiff rates; at public sale 90 bales sold freely at
82s 6d to 85a ad for fair tang' berry, mid and small
greenish 73s Gd to 755. Of Jamaica a part only of 50
pkgs sold at easier
rates, fine ord-41 to 435, good ord
38s to. 403, low 36s to 375, and triage 32s to 36s per cwt:
s
This—Holders of Congou are desirous to sell at pre-
viotis moderate terms. The limited business transacted
has been, low quality at 7d to 7kl, good ord 8d to Bii,
blackish leaf 91 to lop, fine sad Pekoe kinds lld to
Is sd. Oolong, common and pad quality is offering at
8d to 10d, better sorts lld to is 3d. Souchong, good
utsrpfiut at- fraill.jo, __to, .4,_44, gold inferior 8d
to 9d. In Pouobong rtitlia•-• more has been
done at 4d to 641, and s4es are not pressed.
Of Green there is yet a very tare quantity, but an im-
proved demand has beenexPeric4d for good and medium
Gunpowder, as well as for better kinds of Young Ilyian
and Imperial. Other sorts have attracted little notice.
ll Poll of ,low to mid quality can be obtained at is to
.18154, C - good to fine Is, 3d to 2 , twice 2s 2d to
2i 'Bd; Young Ilyson, common IA to
OW. ild, mid
,
Is to is 4cl, good to fine is 5d to 22d Imperial tian,
llyson sort 13 id to 2s. Gunpowder
ton 10d to Is. 3 .
;.
Canton Si to is;' llyori common to kind mid is _la to
Is 6d, better kinds is 7d
to
3 jil
9d to la•
Hyson Skin 7d to Is, and Capers ";
Twan
4d.1 Scented
Orange Pekoe is freely offered
8d to is
leo for sale, common
sorts can Pekoe
at=
at 8d to
Flowery 11d, and better sort at is to Is
7d. 'Flo y
tracts little notice, fine and ch ' be obtained
at from Is 8d to 2s Bd, 6d
and low togood Is to is
per lb.
RICE. —To-day several parcels
of pinkey Madras sold
privately at 8s ad to 8s 9d, a d - 6 firm. Of
the market i
4,066 bags Moulmein at auction° 103 to 102
Gd for mid bold white; half sold, at
those aro f rates. full ra •
SPICES.—To-day the Publ. 42 cases Bour-
bon Cloves went off at full
rates
sales of 1 d
to
bid,
and
dark Sid. Of Cochin PepperteS, from
mid at 31c1 to
30. for good small clean brown;'.16
be-gdamaged 30 to
and
3td, these are' stiff prices; of
o,aes realised
70 to Bcl for ord; 92 bls Cinnamonyenne 60 ?d,
ord coarse
and woody Is id; 10 cases duty psi,
wild Mace 2 d Of Calicut
Ginger 200 cases at 32s to 37s •
mid.
SPIRITS.—Of West India rum several arrivals have
_
taken place. Leeward Island is held for is sid tO 19.7 d
proof. In East India sales b •limited,at is 4d
to is 4d. Denaerara
metave been
attention,
and holders aro more incline with less
2s to 2s 4d
for 28 to 40 over . proof. Former to sell at,
are beret
sustained for Jamaica. There terms
o_
choice
aro sellers
. f
marks 34 to 38 over proof at 3s ditto 3s to
35 Gd, good 32. to 35s over 2s 748 d to 43,
midtine
2s 4d to
2s 6d, and low 27 to 30 over 2stolp 102d,3
s d Previous
rates aro generally sustained for toßrandy. The value
of Cognac best brands of th
851 ' 4s 2d
to .4's 4d, 1850 ditto 43 5d
to e vintage of I is
r4s 7d, 1849 ditto 4s 9d to
4s I Id, 1848 ditto 5s 3d to
, . " sd, older 5s 6d to 6s 6d,
low to mid sorts 23 6d to .ss and
Fel. British made Spirit rates Bordeaux 2s to 2s 2d.
are 94 lld to 105 net
cash; Gin 8s Gd for 22, and 17 under 93. Geneva has•
been selling at is 8d to is 9d
, and fine is iod to 2s 2d
per gallon.
COCUINEAL.—A good demand
a prevails, and last week's
rates are sustained, although u
auction 270 l)gs -nearly all nold.pply is plentiful. At
ord to fine Honduras
silvers at 33 to 35 4d, mid to fine black 3s 10d to 4s 7d,
maxican, 3s 5d to 3s 7d, and
good silvers 3s per lb.
Istnioo:—Since the conclusion
L of the quarterly sales
of East India, several parcels been taken privately
for home use and shipping; t7ineve
supported. At auction 166 chtsplvious rates are well
Manilla sold at i
4ls d
to 3s 10d. Spanish in good de •
°land at former terms.
On the Bth March 770 erns Guatemala will be offered at
auction. ..
OILS.--To-day a public sale of 400 oks Palm Oil went
at 25s to 26s 9d for mid to fine; 500 pkgs Cocoa Nut
for in part sold, Cochin at 33s 6d to 36,
?r, mid to fine.
TALLOW.—Today the. market further improved and
at the auctions nearly everything sold at 91d '
to ,Is ad-
vanCe. 161 cks South American sold at
545 eke Australian sold at 34s' 3d to 3 35s to 35s 9d;
Galatz 25s 9d; 35 cks Belgian 35s to 356: 3d; 17 cks
St. Petersbnrgh Y. C. stranded at 28s _ _
to 3d; 650 cks
, od
35s 9d New
Petersburg Yellow Candle on the spot at 3Gs tnw:„. nil
, ------------- - -- v 5...., .......•

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Prslgnftles that tho mails arc sent front the ,
by the night—and M by the morning--lispatcheral Post,office
SEABOKNE builds -

due.
When made up la Fro-------
VLACEB. Gene Port in what .
Spiailarch 1G
Lo_ndon: pateildiet When
ruPt. March 16
1----------
America (by Brit. pkt.)N Feb. 27 .. .. Liv.v.,„_,
America.(by U.S. pkt.) NlMarchp .. .. --.--•_i • • lurch 1
America (by U.S. pkt.) M March 3 .. .. gobil'.o.ol •• Slarch 3
Africa (West coast).. NII4th of the month plyr;"- aulPt.
Alexandria* ........ N 10th & 30th of me. Dover°lt Starch 3
Belgium .• .. .. N Daily .. .. .. Dover - Feh. 28
Brazil .. .• .. 31,9 th of the month Suathaempt•.•
Buenos Ayres .. .. 31,9 th of the month ISoath
C all fornia (via CR ag'rer) M' 2d& 17th of month I South
Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month !plymeamtrZt• March 5
Constantinople* .... N,7 th 17th 27th of mo !Dover "' • • !quell 3
Central America .. M;l2d & 17th of mon.
i Southern ..
Channel Isles .. .. NI Mon., Wed., &Fri. SuuthmPt. March 5
Chili .. .. .. . Mll7th of the Month Sr,
1---AlthaniPt. Ta. Ta.liat
Trance .• •• M & Nt'rwica daily ..• • . Dove, Pt. March 5
* . N 7th 17th27thof moiDovw " Twieedatly,
Greece .. .. •
Hatoburgh • • • Feb
.• .. N,Tuesday & Friday (London .30
Rolland .. .. .. St , Wzdnes. & Batur. 'London : • rues. Sat.
11osidurai .. ~. N..l7th of the mouth Southampt: March 20
Ireland .• - 11& N Twice daily... • • Uolyhead.. , 2O ,
India(viaSonthanap.) Mi2oth a the month
ati Southea„A March
India(viaMarseilles) .c • ....arch 21
NiSth&24th elm th Dover
..
march
Mediterranean (via I
20th
2
r Month So
southawntork) •... 311,20w°. the - -llth
fuhPt. Starch 21
Idediterianean (via 1
Marseilles) .. •• N Bth&24thofmonth Dover
Mld of the month.. aMPt. M South ..
March 2
arch
Madeira .. .. •.. 11 9th of the month. S°utluttuPt. Mar 51G
1,7th,17th,10ti1,27th _ ch
Malta* .• 1 &30th of month 5 Dover Feb. 28
• Naples* .. .. .. Nlsth 15th 25th ofme Dover . w
Papal States* .. ••sth2sthofmo Dover '
.Nlsth 1 , .. arch 2
Starch
• Peninsular.. .. .. Sil7tial7th27ther mo Southamit,lFeb 2
rern .. .. .. .. 3117th of the month sootharept.lm .22
Thaeohy* .. . .. Nisth lbtb 25th ofmo Dover ~ imaarrch 5
West Indies :: .. St 17th of the month SouthamPt. March 2
West Indies (except eh
'43.
• Havanna & Nassau) M 2d of the month • • Southarapt. m
11 The mails to those C =Waif UM MarkOd (*) ~.. arch 5
IV Mob is
aokot vim Marsoillos. ' '-', couvey.a bj
• ,
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March 5
Iveye4 by

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.

FROJI THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
scene in the House of Lords last night
wilt occupy et foremost place in the memory of many
a future statestnan; for there, in one spot, in one brief
hour, and mainly by the act Of one man, ccurred not
merely the transmission ooftpaower from one party to,ano-
' ther, but the beginning of
was newo cast of parties, and a
new phase of politics. of arms,
no spontaneous 'conflict of' temper uier€!esrPa4tsnbb'gitleite, but a
crisis in which stern necessity had raarshaile4 the ante-
.
gomsts and dictated the cause. A states 'f
' dignity and merit, whom a long storm of pinasnilo°fnsgrnenadr
opinions has drifted to the head of a powerful
was there to make the best terms that he could faction,
was
when forced into the responsible service' of his country.*
'As the representative of old opinions, surrounded b
malty painful recollections, watched alike by Mende and
by foes, and standing, as he did, on the edge of ti- preci-
pice, in the face of, overwhelming difficulties, it es not
to be wondered at that the principal actor in this
scene scarcely filled the part which events had
marked out. for him. A man who chooses, or
who makes his own opportunity, may easily
do it even more .than justice. Lord. Derby, has often
done' wonders when he need not have done anything.
)3ut left:night he had no chtlice, for he appeared to a
challenge. He had to compromise as well a§ he ebtild
between a visionary past and a practical future. lete,had
to confess frankly and to promise , truly, where, there
could -net but be some disparity between the promite
and the confession. If there' were these difficulties on
the threshold, of his task, the task itself was not incon-s
sieliyable., Lord Derby bad, as we observed the other ,
clittn•reeeneenthe`iessioti and to inaugnrate a Govern-
liet'haitto take ttsior to surrender measures be-
fore Parilamenteind tee announce his intentions on deli-.
eater pints of foreign
„or domestic policy. He had to
!'declaeo himself with regard to the opinions iuseparably
assoelated with his party and his name, and, as he
chose to renounce the idea of immediate action on them
he bad to ask theindulgenee of his friends, and the for-
' lietirance of his Opponents; for the 'most eubstentiat of
all his difficulties remains to be told—he represented a
confessed minority in the Legislature and in The country
at large. It is not 'our purpose to follow Lord Derby
through, the numerous topics on' which he felt
himself obliged to declare ,himself. , Upon several of
them he declared himself with a frankness which will
offend or perplex; but any one acquainted with his cha-
racter and career, whether with the Whigs or under
Sir Rbbert Peel, will know that he is, one of those who
in their anxiety to say what they think say more than
.they are ever likely to do. • It was not till he had dis-
charged himself of, a debt of affection and respect to
'Lord Lansdowne, and had taken a wide survey of the
'present state of affairs, that he allayed the impatience of
his hearers by arriving at the cardinal question of free
trade. As this was the anxiety that lay most at heart,
so it became the most prominent part of Lord Derby's
speech, and the almost nervous excess of illustration and
argument with which he prefaeed what may be called his
chief Ministerial announcement stood in unwise contrast to
the comparative vagueness of the rest of the speech. Lord
Derby repeated, illustrated, and defended the opinions
he has ever advanced on this subject. Oa this, point
there is neither change, submission, nor silence. So far
as theory goes, our new Premier is as decided a Protec-
tionist as ever he was; and, if the people of this country
choose to bear with him, there will then be the anomaly
of 'the two freeest and most self-governing nations of the
world—the British people and the United States—hav-
ing their Executives of one opinion and their Legislatures
and, peeple of another, and that on a point of the greatest
public interest. His Lordship's illustration is drawn
from the, new tariff of the United States, which he de-
seribeens Protectionist,- without any reference either to
the fact that it is only half as protective as that which
was before it, that it is not protective enough for the
interests wanting protection, that it is too protective for
the citizens at large, and that the circumstances of the
United States are such that it would be absolutely im-
possible to raise a sufficient
,revenue without levying
-considerable duties on articles of foreign ma-
nufacture. Lord Derby's arguments serve his purpose
as ill as his illustration. His statement as to the
effect of a protective duty on the price of
the home-grown article is ono that eludes all proof,
and scarcely 'comes within the reach of intelligence;
for who ean.tell what relation there is between a general
increase of price and an imaginary quantity of corn shut
out of the country by reason of a duty.? One thing is
very evident, whichever way it may tell—Lord Derby
may still be a Protectionist as much as ever he was;
he may be ready to risk power by his. frankness; but
there is one test of sincerity whiCh is too much for him;
he does not eare enough for his creed to understand it
and, prove it. His is, evidently the devotion of the Se-
nate, , not of the closet. He will confess himself a Protec-
tionist Without being one in any intelligent sense._ lie
can make a clean breasit, bat, like many another Quixote,
will not make a clear head. That costs some trouble•, it
is sweetened by no romance, and sustained by no pride.
We may be sure that for the last five years Lord
Derby has dreamt, not thought about Protec-
tion. But to pass from Lord Derby's opinions and
'illustrations, and argumgnts, belonging, as we think,
ratter to dreamland than to this waking world, what
are his intentions? He does not intend to propose any
measure at variance with our existing financial policy
during the present session. To do so, he is aware, would
involve a dissolution forthwith, and a dissolution just
now, or at any other time in the course of this session,
*Mild on various accounts be a very great misfortune.
Giving np the new 'Reform Bill, he is prepared to pro-
ceed with all the legal reforms and social improvements
now before the Legislature. Having thus put " Protec-
tion" bodily but of his actual and immediate pror
granime, where doei ho place it? In what tense, in
what mood? At what time will he bring ft on,if
if overe--under what circumstances, if any? On
these points we will not undertake to interpret
the Oracle. It was misunderstood, we must say
rather wilfully and clumsily, by Lord Grey ;' but
it may also be mistaken as wilfully and clumsily in a
contrary sense by Lord Derby's own followers. Here
are time of the scattered leaves of the, Sybil•—"
think this to be a question which can only be satisfac-
torily soived by reference to the well-understood and
clearly-expressed opinion of the intelligent portion of
the community." Does this mean that Lord Derby will
expressly make the " reference," that he will go to the
hustings, on Protection, and that he only asks the for-
bearance of his opponents and the indulgence of his
friends till he can do so conveniently and effectually ?
Or 'does ho merely allude to that gradual reaction of
opinion which years may bring forth? What he says
shortly after of " the commencement of the sessioe,
and the present circumstances of the world,"
seems rather to circumscribe the horizcin of his Lord-
ship's contingent' " reference" to public opinion.
On the other hand, such expressions as " the much
humbler, but, at the same time, more useful
part," which he thinks it the office of his
Government to peform; " the subjects of a controver-
sial and a party character " which he deprecates; " the
moderate and temperate course" which he has prescribed
to himself; the "unnecessary party measures" which
he contrasts with " the great measures which the coun-
try has so long been expecting," or, as he also ex-
presses it, " the course of sound and useful legislation,"
—expressions such as these are not only diffcult to be
reconciled at all with any serious intention of trying to
bring back Protection, but they are scarcely respectful to
it. Measures of legal reform and social improvement, such
as public opinion has lately so assiduously pressed on
the Legislature, are described :by his Lordship as great,
sound, useful, long expected, pressing, and so forth,
while the great cause of " Protection versus Free
Trade" is set down _as party, controversial, ambitious,
interruptive, factious, and generally mischievous. What
are wo to think of all this? Lord Derby asks an
armistice, and enforces ' his request by denounc-
ing war. The terms of his proposed armis-
tice will be thought rather indefinite,' and his
aversion to war will be thought at least now. We can
only say, that it remains for Lord Derby and his
friends to interpret his manifesto. If they go to the.
hustings on Protection, if they pledge themselves to re-
store Protection,—if they betray any symptoms of,
making that the watchword at the next general election;
still more, if they take 'any actual steps in the for-
'bidden direction, such as an attempt to restore the dif-
ferential duties on sugar, they will themselves have
broken the truce they demand. No forbearance will
then avail. They will not be allowed a single week to
strengthen their defences or to shift their ground. As
they ask for a truce they must take care to keep it them-
selves. A few days, will afford some proof of their sin-
cerity. Lord Derby's text is rather obscure;• we wait to
see how it will be interpreted by the twenty Conserva-
tiveo Members who will have to preach on it from
h
hustings in the course of next week. .
CHRONOLE.—Lord Derby spoke last nighvt_ewnich
undoubted vigour and abiliti, although he weaslffiladaittiel
ill at ease, and painfully oppressed with t.h d
of his position; but perhaps he would ha
had he been yet more reserved, unless
pared to make a more frank and aMi hre
a bad
dd g beet n betterp e -
ewaexrdoeccotemd-
munication of his policy. It
wailsrlas to his intentions,
that he should enter into any deta
otl g :ot be
or that ho should explanation of his
give any sketch. ofthis future measures.
He doubtless felt that a too distinct
plans might embarrass his ?olleagues on the hustings,
and give solidity and a definite
aonbdjewetitthootuhtethoeppweasliltsioonf
which is preparing both withu:dopte_,
d on the most vital
Parliament. Bat, as he a_
unprecedented course of
of questions, the noveltah'and
_supply him with principles
inviting the country _
undertaking to carry out
and a policy, instead hie fhis own, it might have
any distinct convictionso.
tbad he abstained from the
tewishes and preferences which
been still more pruldae
utterance of mere prat
,haveany actual politicalvalue,
are not intended t
Coen mduestt,
it would have been the moat
:Under the circumstances,o justification or his
prede-
judidious course
to .
- • office, on the tried weakness of his
prevented
in seceptine
oombinowee of parties from being formed on
censors, and on the temporary. obstacles which
any new
Lord Sohn Itu,ssell's resignation. He mi •
ght fairly have
appealed to his own condac. when he failed last year in
that he was not en-
eattinf a 'GoVertirnent, as a proof
6;;;--swoi of the
edifficulties imposed upon him by the
fo
incapacit of his adde to the im-
rsonal
enable nature of the cause which it, is their bad fortune
to represent. Yet, if the task which lee declined wee
impracticable in 1851 it onuot be said that the jeterng

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of ayear has made it more easy. The list of the now Mi-
nisters sufficiently shows that his party has gained no
accession of talent; nor is the lapse of time ever fa•
vourable to those Rho countenance a recurrence to
abandoned errors. The part of Lord Derby's speech
which excited the greatest curiosity was also that in
which he made the strongest pretensions to openness,
decision, and candour. After ill, it amounts to neither
more nor lees than a covert abandonment of 4.4ection
—qualified by an avowal of personal prediketioni in its
favour, which, as was well pointed out by Earl Grey,
cannot but tend to prolosg indefinitely a most mischie-
vous uncertainty respecting a - which \ll,
affects all agricultural, C3MOI,
transactions. The Premier to
fairly be raised from imported cf
maintains that there is no rei

from the rule which applies to
Nay, ho even adopts the false pr
facturers of New England
Government of the United
raise revenue, by preference, from
competes with our own—in of
make the Custom-house The mere
poly. All this is clear and int
key to Lord Derby's opinions on
though ho shrinks from the re;
practical effect to them. The ID
away, perhaps, by the eloqur
speaker—may have forgotten tor
Primoldinister's opinions are no
to his policy. After enunciating I
have quoted, he concludes, as we
by refusing to carry out bis
A new Government—a Gov,

for this purpose, he even exaggl
—cannot, it seems, disturb ar
Under other circumstances—in

year, perhaps—it is implied that something may :be
done to realise his principles. But, for the present, Lord
Derby will meet half-way those new and eager admirers
who tender him their support on_ the well-founded as-
sumption that ho will violate the .only-pledge for,wbich
his party really cares. It will be strange if his col-
leagues in the other House succeed equally well in sa-
tisfying the demands which will, in a few days, be made
upon them. The professions of faith which they must
offer to their constituents will necessarily, from mere
want of ingenuity on their part, be more definite.
The more prominent Ministers may, to a certain ex-
tent, wrap themselves up in official reserve—
while the subordinate members of the Government may
truly, or at least fairly, profess themselves ignorant
of the intentions of the Cabinet. On a similar occa-
sion, in 1846, the in-coming Ministers pledged them-
selves more distinctly to the accomplishment of sanitary
improvements than to any of the more disputable poli-
tical achievements which they have since equally
neglected. On the whole, however, it was enough to
promise adherence to free-trade, which was triumphant,
and to Whig principles, which might mean anything or
nothing. But even if the counties are willing to sup-
port the new Government without inquiry, Lord John
Manners will have to answer some questions at Col-
cheater, and Sir John Pakington may possibly experi-
ence a similar embarrassment at Droitwich. Mr. Disraeli
may, perhaps, once more succeed in applying his com-
mand of language to the purpose of mystification; and
Mr. Henley has already told his county, in sufficiently
unmistakable terms, that Protection is finally abandoned,
because it has "no facts" to go upon. But they will all
be required to comment on Lord Derby's oration; and
it will be strange if they all agree in the same reading.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
SUTTON STEEPLECHASES—FRIDAY.
The Railway Stakes of 3 soya. each, and 20 added, 12st
each, &e. The winner to be sold for 2001., Pim Three
miles. (13 Subs.)
Mr. C. Symonds na Tom Tough (401.)......(Archer) 1
Mr. R. D'Arcy's Guluare (201.) lOst 51b (Donaldson) 2
Mr. Temple's Regina (201.), lost (Ablett) 0
Mr. Philips's Gitana (401.), lost 91b (Owner) 0
Mr. Reynolds's Black Prince (601.) list 21b (Owner) 0
Mr. C. B. Lockwood's Fireaway (20L) ...... (Owner) 0
Mr. Stinton's Good-for-Nothing (201.), lOst (Ennis) 0
Mr. Barry's Grey Eagle (201.), lOat (Poole) 0
Mr. Turner's Charity (201.), lOst (Boyce•) 0
Mr. Laud's Breach of Promise (401.) lOst 91b (Owner) 0
Won in a canter.
Handicap Steeplechase Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 40
added, the second to save his stake. Four miler. (18
Subs.)

..
Mr. Egfinton's Young Lottery, lOst 41b...(C. Boyce) 1
Mr. Turner's Oily Gammon, 9st 101b...(Turner, jun.) 2
Mr. Namruth's Ten-and-Sixpence, 9st 121 b (Seffert) 3
Mr. Land's The General, 1 let (Owner) 0
Mr. Land's Bullfincher, 10st 4113 (T. Price) 0
Mr. D'Arcy's Mystery, lOst 21b
Mr. 11. May's Buscot, lost
Mr. Elmore's Kossuth, 9st 121 h (W. Hewitt) 0
Mr. Law's Charley, 9st 91b (Grubb) 0
Mr. Sail's Sir Alexander, 9st Blb (H. Bell) 0
Mr. Salt's The Rector, 924 81b
Mr. Sutton's Susan, lOst (Owner) 0
Mr. Stewart na Orange Girl, 9st 71b (Archer) 0
M. Tibby's The Abbess, 9st (Beard) 0
Won by three lengths; a neck between second and third.
Tho Aristocratic Staks of 5 sous. each, and 20 added.
•
Two miles.
Mr. Stewart's Tramper (Mr. Morant) 1
Mr. Lambert's Ironsides (Mr. La Terrier) 2
Captain Rowley's Longinus, 5 yrs (Owner) 0
Won easy.

DIAMOND DUST.
Ships and fishes may make their way when steered by
the tail • but when we attempt to guide or impel
youngsters by a similar process, we only retard or turn
them oat of the right line.
Conquest is the child of hearts which trust themselves.
Society, like shaded silk, must be viewed in all situa-
tions, or its colours will deceive us.
Infancy is lovable, notwithstanding fretfulness and the
hooping-cough.

Men ire never placed in such extremes but there is a
right to guide them.
Sin and punishment, like the shadow and the body,
are never apart.
The man who works too much must love too little.
The intention of a sin betrays itself by a superfluous
caution.

There is in every human countenance either a history
or a prophecy.
Sorrow shows us truths as the night brings out stars.
For children there is no leave-taking, for they ac-
knowledge no past,--only the present, that to them is
full of the future.—liza Cook's Journal.

LONDON SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY,
EXETER HALL.

Last night Handel's Samson was. performed by the
above society in the most unexceptionable and perfect
manner. The orchestra and choir were stronger than
we have hitherto observed them, and consequently the
music was given in splendid syle. The orchestra is so
much superior to what it was last season, that the im-
provement must be apparent to the veriest tyro in musical
matters, while each individual member of the choir
must have carefully studied the music. Were it not so,
it would have been impossible for them to give the
music so faultlessly as they did last night. The profes-
sional vocalists engaged were Miss Dolby and Miss Birch;
Messrs'. Lockey, Phillips, and Lawler. They were all in
excellent voice, and sung deliciously. - We may e lle:
cially notice the manner in which Mr. Lawler eve the
air, " Honour and Arms." The fire and spirit
twimth
which he infused it quite took the audience .by s or .
The concluding air, "Let the Bright Ser a
mphien sung
by Miss Birch, and a trumpet accompri ..m:it.by .
Harper, jun., was also fine, and notwithstanding
lateness of the hour narrowly escaped being
The melancholy music of the " Dead March, was well
played by the orchestra. The hall was quite full, in-
deed at eight o'clock there was not standing room.

HOLMFIIZTH
VERDICTCATASTROPHE.-THE
.

eso manyrdm,
- -
The lengthened inquiry into the circumstances
of
verdict, the
awful calamity in Yorkshire, which hurried
beings to an untimely death, terminated
one yesterday,
the
when the Coroner's jury, after a deliberation of two
hours, returned the following
dissenting:— jury
" We find that Eliza Marsden cam© to her death by
drowning, caused by the bursting of the Bilberry reser-
voir. We also find that the Bilberry
de-
fective in its original construction, reservoir was
com-
missioners, engineers, and overlo .ca and that the
cul-
pable, in not seeing to the okers were greatly
works; and we also find that theproper regulation of the
per-
mitting the Bilberry commissioners, in reserve'
years in a dangerous start©, withi to remain for several
and not lowering the waste
a fall knowledge thereof
and culpable negligence; pit, have been guilty of gross
being under the and we regret that the reser-
voir
us bringing in a v management of a corporation pre-
ventsconvinced the gross anderdict of manslaughter, aa we are
missioners would culpable negligence of the com-
bed they been in havesubjected them to such a verdict
a firm, We also hoethe position of il private individual or
p the Legislature will take into its
most serious co • nsider •
ation the propriety of making pro-
vi. • . sion for the
Majesty's subjects,
exposed to danger from reservoirs
placed by corporations in situations similar to those
under the h
c arge of the Helms Reservoir Commis-
sioners."

RIFLE CLUBS.—Samples °f uniform have been
etn an Nicoll,
22, Acroaint.
y
carefully prepared, in accordance with the practical sug-
gestions made from time
Clothiers, of 114, 116,
Con-
hill, London, by various 'distinguished officers. The colours
It 2°o, Regent-street, time
ego tMrsesrest: d
are calculated to assimilate as near as possible with sur-
rounding objects, so that the weadrer of the uniform would
could
present as indistinct a mark as
possibly be offered for
an enemy's fire. Here samples my a_
be seen of complete
dresses made in the various hues of the neutral grays, the
mixed colours of heath, and also a brown mixture, the colour
of
the ground; at the same time it is universally admitted,
i, all who have inspected these samples, that thee hape of
each is of a character calculated to please any gtleman
who may be called upon to wear it.
we understand that an a
which the light duee rrangementhas been...„ con-
cluded by the Board of Trade with the Trinity House' bY
now levied on the ceastiPg 4.'e will he
redaced vae-half.

ping
le was going to speak to me, but he did not. Upon my
looking round he put his band down in front of him,
and looking —again towards the hedge, he walked
quickly past me and was soon out of my sight. I
came- nver the hill• towards town, and when about fifty
yards beyond the third milestone I heard some one
walking behind- me again. At that moment the same
person came close to me, and fired a pistol at my
head. The flash came across my face, and many shots
struck me. I was stunned, and staggered bleeding
into the road, and afterwards ran on from twenty to
thirty yards, when I looked back and saw a man, who I
believe was the one who had bhot me, at the distance
'of sixty yards off. Another person coming in the
direction from London met me, and I mentioned to him
that I had been shot and wounded, and said to him,
" There he is, up the road;" but he took no notice, and
passed on. There is a great deal of pigeon-shooting in
that neighbourhood, and the person to whom I spoke
might have thought that what I said to hita was merely
a joke. I ran as far as I was able to a friend of mine,
and he took me as soon as he could to a surgeon.
Mr. BROUGHTON—Who communicated to the police
what had happened to you ? Prosecutor—l did,
sir; I met a constable in Kilburn, and gave him all the
particulars.

Mr. BROUGIITON—DO you wish to ask the prosecutor
any questions? Prisoner—No, sir, All that the gentle•
man has said is perfectly true.
Mr. BROUGIITON—True that you fired at him? Prim
sonar—Yes, sir. _ _ _

Sergeant Hillier, 27 S—l first heard of this from In-
sp, ctor Chambers, and was sent from Bushey, where
am stationed, in quest of the prisoner. I went out in
plain clothes and on horseback, having had previously
a correct description of the prisoner. In Newport
Pagnell, to which place I had traced him, I saw hint
walking along the street. I passed him, and
having gone a short distance, alighted from my
horse which I left in a stable-yard. I waited till the pri-
soner came up. I then stopped him and asked hint
where he came from, and he said " from Melton Mow..
bray." I asked him his name, and he answered
" Charles Williams." I told him I was an officer, and
that ho must consider himself in my custody ; and I
then took him to the public-house at which my horse
had been put up, when I stated to him that he was ap-
prehended for shooting a gentleman at Kilburn on
Monday night. He remarked, " Oh, you must make
a mistake," and he repeated that observation several
times. I told him that whether it was a mistake or not
I must take him back to London, and asked him if he
had not lived iu the neighbourhood of Newport Pagnell
some time ago. He said that he had, and was in the
service of the Rev. Mr. Townsend. I took him to the
police-station, and on searching him I found in his
pocket a pistol, which I have since ascertained to bo
loaded with powder and shot. I also found on him one
paper containing shot and percussion caps, and another
paper in which was some gunpowder. Last night I
went to Mr. Veale's, and there saw a doctor extracting
shot from his (Mr. Vealo's) ear. [The shot taken
from prosecutor's ear was produced, and corresponded in
size with those found on the prisoner's person.]
Thomas Lisney—l am a blacksmith, in the service of
Mr. Jones Cricklewood. On Monday afternoon last
about three o'clock, the prisoner brought to our shop a
pistol, and asked me to unscrew the barrel I did so,
and gave it to him, when he commenced cleaning it, and
while doing so a worsted needle broke in the nipple,
upon which he exclaimed " -- it now!" I told
him I would unscrew the nipple, which I did, and I
finished cleaning the pistol. Prisoner remained in our
shop till between five and six o'clock, and as he was
going away I asked if he was going to pay me, to which
be replied, " No, not now. i have a brother-in-law at
Bushey, named Hetherington, who comes up the road
regularly with a hay cart, and if you stop him and give
the name of Dandy, and ask him for a shilling for re-
pairing my pistol, ho will give it to you, and when
ceme this way I'll give you another." Prisoner had told
me that he was out of place, and on his being asked how
it was that he could afford to purchase a pistol, he said
ho had had it by him a long time. After I had properly
cleaned the pistol and put it together, prisoner asked
me to try it, saying that he had powder with him. I
tried it with powder only, which he gave me, and fired
it off. On the same evening I heard that Mr. Veale had.
been shot, and on the policeman calling upon me, I
gave as correct a description of the prisoner as I could.
Sergeant Webb, 16 S—Yesterday afternoon, between
four and five, I was on duty at the station-house in
Portland-towu, when the prisoner was brought in by
an V
aint i l
if nl iee r
w, wa
sh oamn Io dt eo sired
come t o
tgoo
tt
oMar
t. a
tioena I ea,
at
do
while the sergeant was gone, and he (prisoner) said,
aSmseacrkegreetthe charge. The prisoner was sitting by the fire
r gentlemanove whom Carter,
cwauelsreesdh surgeono t dead?" Mancheste- t w hieh
without being questioned at all, " I know what I have
o bt
r se
tawani anh
terrace, Kilburn,
Veale
Monday evening, about
witnessy
d mne
r w Ist
replied,hi
ee
Ge,
m
eight o'clock, Mr. was brought into my surgery
he is not."
by his friend Mr. Deacon, bleeding considerablwaytesrlerototio
ttebhdee;nertehcmekrOeved. Some of which
wounds
one
s
ahcitaedr:gualnadr
evixastr
which I examined were above the neck
gdl
seaunteexddstrtiaeno
medical
the pistol
-c oth. He told
Witness produced
partly burnt, a portion of the waddle
go home.
thel
me thehatetMwr.hßiehobehrets
adosneefvde whicheP
Iri Yathen oI
advised him to
piece of paper
which he had taken from the collar of the prosecutor's
coat. Mr. Veale had had
life. a very narrow escape of his

Mr. BROUGRTON, after cautioning the prisoner in the
usual manner, asked him what he had to say? Prisoner
(calmly)—..l have been a
three miles right of
had 3001. left me by an uwnicthle.
a blood-vessel, gentleman's servant. I have
lived over at Chickle'
, and came to London. I was out of a si-
thle
lletietvt.hrMourg.
hTobwnreskseinodg,
Newport Pagnell, and while there I
tuati
01l
for some time, and then got. into a system of bet-
ting upon horse-racing. I lost my money, and afterwards
got into the service of Mr. Dufour, 23, Queen Ann-
street, and while there I still continued betting. I was
brought up before your Worship for robbing my master.
I was tried, and sentenced to six months' hard labour;
and on the 17th of this month I came out. I then
went to Mr. Dufour, at his office in Gray's-inn, and
asked him to give me a little money out of the wages
due to me, to pass me into the country, but he would
not give me a single farthing. I obtained from a
sister, at Bushey, a half-sovereign, with which I bought
the pistol, powder, Bce. I had no money to get a night's
lodging, and I took the pistol to a blacksmith, who
cleaned it forme, loaded it, and fired it off. I went from
hisa e
shop
at half-pest five. I loaded the pistol, and then
mas far as Kilburn-gate to return to Bushey,
c
when I met the gentleman close to the fourth milestone.
Ile passed me, and I followed him for a short time at a
distance of about twenty yards. I passed him, and when
I thought I had got quite out of his eight I put the cap
on the pistol and turned out of the way. I saw the gen-
tleman pass, and followed him again fora short distance,
till I came within twenty yards of the third milestone.
At that time I fired a pistol, and just as I had done so a
dog passed. I then ran away about thirty yards, and
saw that the gentleman was standing still. I observed
some one coming up the path, upon which I made off
over the hedge for fear of being detected. A person
Passed, and as soon as he had done so, I made off for the
gentleman again, but be had got out of sight. After
that I returned to Bushey, where I stayed all night; and
the next morning I went to Watford. I made no stop-
page till I got to Newport pagnell, where I was taken
into custody. 1 have nothing more to say.
In reply to some remarks which Mr. Broughton made
upon the case,
&mated that, on followin
The prisoner a g up the pro-
secutor after he bad d h ' - fire t e pistol, ,his motive was to
rob him. committed the •
Mr. Broughton prisoner for shooting
with intent to murder.

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to 5s 64 ; beans 4s Od to 4s 9d per bushel; parley 288 to t2ss •
oats 17s Od to 22* per qr.

iion whic 'LurYt atm the fact of her allowing so rattan tiFie KO
i Ties . .h
vital.li elapse before she mule the charge, and also that at vat
nercial, , ..,' ..1,.!1', rla more than probable that the statement made by Christi.
'oinks .tit;'. .'•' ' .......1...1 , mss to the police was true.
:OMII2 g I', 4-sc.'s.'
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less „.' -„.A„‘ . .., Great Marlborough-street, said that Smith's employers
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~:. sin into their employ.
have &Lifer
i-`7„. ~ -4 he jury, after a short c
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States. I = . :.-4i • ' --:.4... case lasted until,st kte': ''
mforeign produce
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4.
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atelligible enough, as a ~,_
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responsibility of giving at and severelrffaclni: 4 'is..
,‘ - le, • ow.
louse of Lords carried ' • I'o g
keeper in Acute ik.,,,.
-.
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_-__ ".ten t
mince of so powerful a murder and rob him. ' Irp, .... :.,, - .,,1.
It• the moment that the The prosecutor, who app • *, ;•• • . '-.% 4i -', of
ot necessarily the index age, and whose head was ban l• . . •th a . . ; e
; the heresies which we
on being sworn said—Last Mon.. .ing, at abo
weliave already said, twenty -- past seven, I was w, . alone in the minutes-, 4,
doctrines in practice. Edgware-road, beyond the fourth miles when 1
f.
ivernment of
which, passed a man who, to the best of my belief, s,_. : pri. C
ggeratea the weakness soner, and he was looking into a hedge. The N.. ant
in established system. I had passed he walked after me for sixty or elk. ty
L the course of next.
,yards, close to me or?
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