The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-17 00:00:00

TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17, 1852.

Lieut. Larkin, commanding the Teazel-, and the success ,
atteniiing their rfforts, is beyond all praise; besides their !
annihilating fire, their ve'6a. la were a rallying point ;or
the respeetivedivisions of boats, and were conspicuously
instrumental in the attainment of victory, refl,ettng in-
finite credit on all belonging to them. Commander
Coote of the Volcano, and Commander Gardner of the
Waterwitch, with their detachments, contributed, as soon
as they arrived, to the labours of the hour with an energy
and zeal well worthy of them.
Nothing could exceed the devotion of the officers of
the medical staff to the exigencies of the day. Mr.
Richard Carpenter, surgeon, Mr. Walling, and Mr.
Sproule, assistant surgeons of this ship; Doctor Bar-
clay, acting-surgeon of the Sealark, and Mr. Morgan
and Mr. Peudrith, assistant-surgeons of the Sampson.
Wherever a man was struck in the boats, a medital
officer was immediately by his aide, setting their own
lives at nought when compared with the wants of their
brave companions in arms. Mr. Walling and Mr. Sproule
landed at the charge, with their comrades, under Cap-
tain_Lyster.

Bir.-Beecroft during all these operations was on board
the Bloodhound, and gave every assistance that his
advice and experience could afford.

I cannot withhold the expression of my regret for the
very severe loss which has attended this achievement,
but in which I trust their Lordships will feel that the
dignity of England has been asserted, and the honour
of the flag gloriously sustained. The enclosures with
this dispatch
will afford all further information.—l
have, &c.,

(Signed) R. W. BRUCE, Commodore
and Commander•in-Chief.
Tho Secretary of the Admiralty.

List of Officer:, Seamen, and Marine:, and Kroomen,
belonging to her Majesty's ship Penelope, killed and
wounded at Lagos, on the 26th December, 1851, in
spiking the guns to protect the TLazer, then aground:

KILLED.
Mr. F. R. Fletcher, midshipman, shot through the head.
John *Donald, A. 8., shot through the head.
W. Laws, capt. foretop, shot through the orbit.
Frederick Bunn, armourer, shot through the brain.
Thomas
Sutton, capt. forecastle, shot through the brain.
James Webb, gunner's mate, shot through the abdomen.
Thomas Davis, A. 8., shot through the abdomen.
Samuel Pitt, stoker, shot through the head.
Benjamin
Tracey, stoker, killed on shore.
Rd. Peacock, stoker, killed on shore.
Francis Bone, marine, shot through the brain.
Thomas Nonely, marine, shot through the brain.
Wm. Wilson, supy. do., shot through the brain.
King George, krooman, shot through the heart.

WOUNDED.
Henry Lyster, captain, severely.
C. F.
John Corbett, lieut., very severely.
llyar, commander, severely.
J. W. C. Williams, first lieut. of marines, severely.
H.
M. Gillum, master's-assist., dangerously—died sub-
sequently.
H. A. Dewar, gunner, slightly.
James Blight, boatswain, slightly.
Henry Huggins, ordy., severely.
Valentine Walter, capt. forecastle, dangerously:
George Strong, boatswain's mate, slightly.
Henry Keemer, A.8.,_ severely.
Peter Coleman, capt. foretop, severely.
James Markham, ordy., severely.
George Day, capt. coxswain, severely.
William Voler, boatswain's mate, severely.
Thos. Stephenson, 2d cl. ordy., severely.
Hy. 11. Davis, A. 8., severely.
Henry Laws, A. 8., severely.
Joseph Brunker, ordy., severely.
George Cox, 2d class ordy severely.
William Walters, A. 8., severely.
Richard Wisdom, A.B. severely.
George Bulky, A. 8., slightly.
William Rice, ordinary, slightly.
William Render, captain maintop, slightly.
Henry Harrison, sailmaker's crew, slightly.
Alex. Rutter, coxswain launch, severely.
John Murphy, A. 8., severely.
William Smith, captain maintop, severely.
William Hayes, ordinary, severely.
William Aldred, quarter master, slightly.
William Windsor, gunner's mate, slightly.
Charles Whitcomb, stoker, , severely.
Robert William, stoker, slightly.
James Fullerton, leading stoker, dangerously.
William Marshall, stoker, severely.
John Oakley, boy, Ist class, dangerously.
Thomas Saunders, supy. ditto, severely.
Thomas Rose, boy, Ist class, slightly.
Theophilus Cock, boy, Ist class, severely.
Richard Cocks, boy, Ist class, slightly.
G. Ben. land, boy, Ist class. supy. alighly.
David Berry, boy, 2d class, slightly.
George Peters, gunner, Royal Marine Artillery, slightly.
Geo. Glen, fifer, slightly.
W. Wainford, gunner, Royal Marine Artillery, severely.
W. Boviugdon, gunner, Royal Marine Artillery, dan-
gerously.
Wm. Betters, gunner, Royal Marine Artillery, dan-
gerously.
William Chaffe, gunner, Royal Marine Artillery, severely.
Edward Cassidy, gunner, Royal Marine Artillery, severely.
George Lacey, gunner, Royal Marine Artillery, severely.
John Brown, bombardier, severely.
Robert Wood, gunner, Royal Marine A rtilltry,se-
verely.
David Harlick, gunner, Royal Marine Artillery, se-
w rely.
B:nGeorgejam Rev%
ps eorogl aknrto•oul akrooman, slightly.
dangerously.
Tom. Toby. krooman, severely.
Tom Peter, krooman, slightly.
Tom Beatman, krooman, slightly.
Jim George, krooman, slightly.
Abm. Dennis, krooman, severely.
Tam Barber, krooman, slightly.
Approved, H. LYSTER, Captain.
BICLID. CARPENTER, Surgeon, H.M.S. Penelope.
Total killed l4
Total wounded
Total wounded in Teazer 2

18
it ( EINBDSEIR.
T
LIST OF OFFICERS AND MEN WOUNDED BELONGING TO
AIIT. 3LI
A,
GS STEADIER A
27TH
DECEMBER,TEA
Mr. G. E. Howell, gunner, 3rd class, very danger-
ously. TO PENELOPE),
John Yates, A. 8., slightly.
(signed) B. CARPENTER, Surgeon to H.M.S.
Penelope.
Approved, H. LISTER, Captain.
LIST OF OFFICERS, SEAMEN, MARINES, AND KROOMEN,
BELONGING TO R. H. S.,
SAMPSON, KILLED AND
WOUNDED AT LAGOS, ON DEC. 26, 1851.
Thos. Seaman z, lieut. R.N., shot through right thigh
Thos. Richards, midshipmen, shot through brain--
since dead.
Ben. Harding, corporal, Marine Artillery, shot through
left temple.
Geo. Yule, Marine Artillery, shot through left thigh.
James Wade, Marine Artillery, shot through left wrist.
Thomas Kirkpatrick, Marine Artillery, shot through
right hand.
Joseph Martin,. Marine Artillery, shot through right
thigh.
S. Dobell, ordinary seaman, wound of ring finger, left
hand.
P. Rowe, captain maintop, wound of left wrist.
P. Foote. A. 8., wound of left hip.
Joseph Williams, captain foretop, wound of forehead.
John Jumbo, kroornan, wound of right shoulder.
Total killed 1
Total wounded ••• ••• 11
—l2
(Signed) SAMUEL DONNELLY, Surgeon.
Approved (Signed) LEWIS T. JoNEs, Captain.

(From the Londe), ive, ('rice Current, Feb. 17.)
Suain.—To-day there was a large and general home
MARKET IN TELL! GEN CE.
trade demand for West India Sugar • the rates obtained
a ere fully (quid to those of Friday for ail qualities.
Operations amounted to 900 hhds,
&e.,
including at
auction 181 hhes 19 tree Barbadoes, which sold at full
prices, fine yellow at 38s 6d to 40-4, good 353 6d to 383,
mid to good mid 32s to 35:4, and common 30s Gd to 31s 6d
per cwt.
REEINED.—To, day
refined Sager was in great demand
for home trade purposes, and stiffer rates were obtained,
brown Lumps selling at 44s 6d to 45s per cwt.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon the public sales of
4,609 bags Mauritius Sugar went of freely at fully
former rates,
fine yellow realized 353 to 363 Gd, mid to
good 31s to 34s 6d ord 293 6d to 30s 6d, low brown
244 6d to 243 il i
s'-, better sorts 25s to 295, and low to
good grey 27s to 33i.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Cengal was in active
Benares good to fine realised 34s to 36s 6d, other sorts
demand, and 6,700 bags at auction sold at full rates;
32s to 33s 6d, damp and washed 31s to 355, mid and
good grainy yellow 34s to 36s 6d; Mauritius sorts, mid
goFodon soft
EiayNe._llorw.
o day
to good 294 to 315, inferior 27s to 28s 6(1, soft yellow
24s 6d to 275, and Khaur 22s 6,1 to 24'. OF Madras
1,300 bags were disposed of at last week's rates; soft
brown realised 22s Gil to 245, yellow ditto 25s to 27s 6d,
and Mauritius sorts 28s to 325. A public sale of 387
bags and 83 eases Penang went at 25s to 288 for low to '
were sold privately at full previous rates, yellow Ha-
vanntat from 32s to 353 per ow& being most in request.
None was offered at auction.
MOLASSES.—For West India there are still many
buyers. 1
:he parcels sold were--~Antigua at 13s 6d, St.
Viocents 123 6cl, and other several parcels of Foreign Sugar
sorts at lls 6i to 12s per
cwt. From the lowest point of Ve market there is an
advance of is ed. Mauritius in good at lOs Gd to 1 Is,
and with few sellers. Sales in Cuba and Porto Rico
made at 12s Gd to 13s. Honey has been much in re- I
quest, low to tine Jamaica sellimr at from 383 to 545.1
In Tamarinds operations have been upon a limited
scale; \Vest India can be obtained' at from 203 to 303,
and East India 6s to 104 per cwt.
COFFEE.—T(,-day operatiolli We re to a fair extent
privately in Native Ceylon, an d rates ruled firm. a
from 38s 6d to 398 6d for gout 1 to superior
Plantation Ceylon met with more attontion, and rea 112_101_
fully previous valuations. At am ltion 104 cask 180
StUo
bags were nearly all sold, ch 0i0.3 went
"lotw 405 to
'72 fine 61g 6d to 663 6J, fine line ord to
_I,
to 52,
495, ord to find ord 428 6d to 445; sorts fro 4bi
rt, umicsaarseolds atf; 39
are most in demand. Of Madras 6 0 bag'sa were taken
aearoc
6d for common unclean. 22 casks . 1 117 cases
d ' to4Bs.
in, fine at 803 flue fine ord 45s 6 .
465. 90 bags em-
u's
0 a 1 i zcieudaril:63l.
Tellieherry, mid' 52s to 545, good or, 1
mon Malabar 38s; but 85 brags:Cost,
to 4Ls for good to fine fine ord. .
fl,,
re
prices are nether
Cougoo, and supply remains Pl"" .. , ,
kinds lid t, 3 14 Cid. QoiQug
lower for better kinds; but previous ea sustained
TEA.-0&y limited transactions
.fnu,i ; taken place in
qua-
lity at 7d to 71d, good common lid; blackish leaf
for inferior. Sellers are willing to
totiot Sept for low qua-
9d IQ I°D; fiiao and Pekoe

can be obtained at a sum.il &cline; dealers,
however,
mon to mid is T,red t 8d to 101. and good
are unwilling to do business ; corn- I
ti fine lld to is 3d. Previous terms are nor main-
tained for Souchong, limited parcels loving?, been sold
at 11d to 71s 61 for good to fine, and inferior 8d to
101 Fur Pouchong the demand is not better, rates
however remain at 41 to 61 For Green the market
remains inactive, and supply far exceeds dealers
wants; prices are still receding for better qualities; for
inferior, however, they are generally supported. Tne
terms acceded to are as follows:—Hyson, common to
mid is to is 2d, good to fine is 3d to 27, choice 2s 2d to
is 7d; Young Hyson, sommon 10d to 11d, mid to good
Is to is 7d, fine is 8d to 2s 33; Imperial, Canton 10d to
Is; Hyson kind Is Id to 2s 2d; Gunpowder, Canton
8d to Is; Hyson sort, low to mid is Id to to is 61, bet-
ter kinds is 7d to 3s 3d, Twankey 91 to Is; Hyson
skin 7d to le, and Caper 81 to Is 4d. Scented Orange
Pekoe is rather cheaper, but several parcels have been
sold, good to fine is to is 7d, low to mid 81 to 11d.
Flowery Pekoo has been purchased with reluctance; fino
and choice at Is 8d to 2s Bd, and low to good Is to is 6d.
RICE.—To-cLiy the private operations in Rice were
small, and in some cases rather lower rates were taken.
None was submitted to public sale, but parcels are de-
clared.

SPIRITS.-Tho demand is good for Leeward Island
Rum, and supply being small holders are enabled
to obtain is 5i to is 64 proof. There are
several buyers of East Indies at is 4d to is 4d,
and few parcels are on offer. A good de-
mand exists for Demerara at from 2s Id to 2s 4d for 30
to 42 over proof. Of Jamaica many parcels have been
sold. The rates taken for fine and choice mucks 34
to 38 over proof are from 3s to 4s, good 30 to 35 over
2s 6d to 3s 10d, mid to good mid 2s 4d to
2s 6d, and low 27s to 30s over 2s 2d to 2s
Brandy-Cognac. best brands of the vintage of 1851 at
4s 2d to 4s 4d, 1850 ditto 4s 54 to 4s 7d, 1849 ditto 4s
9d to 4s 11d, 1848 ditto 5s 3d to 5s sd, older 5s 6d to 6s
6d, low to mid 23 8d to 4s, and Bourdeaux 2s to 2s 3(1.
British made Spirit Os lld to 103 nett cash. Gin 8s 6d
for 22, and at 9s for 17 under proof. Geneva la 8d to
Is 9d, and fine 18 10d to 2s.
COCHINEAL.-This afternoon Cochineal met with
little attention, and previous rates were barely supported.
Of 155 bags Honduras at auction about one•half sold;
black at from 4s to 4s 6d for good to fine, ordinary to
middling 3s 4d to 3s 10d; silvers, ordinary to middling
3s to 3s 2d; 45 bags Mexican black taken in at 3s 3d to
3s 9d per lb.
INDitoo.-To-day during the progress of the sale •319
chests have been withdrawn; 1,117 chests (including 324
withdrawn) have passed. Of the total quantity which
has now passed the sale (6,706 chests) 2,005 have been
withdrawn, and 1,329 bought in, leaving 3 381 sold.
This afternoon at auction 19 chests Kurpah Indigo sold
at from is 8d to 3s 10d; 4 chests Pondicherry is 5d to
Is 7d, and 10 serons Gustimala is 9d to 3s 8d per lb.
PROVISIONS.-A brisker demand prevails for Irish
butter; the rates obtained for Carlow, Clonmel, and
Kilkenny are 73s to 82s, Waterford 67s to 745; Cork
76s to 795, Limerick 65s to 695, Tralee 62s to 645, Sligo
64s to 70s. In good and fine foreign large purchases
have been made. The best Friezland realised 104 s to
108 s, other sorts 74s to 98s; Holland, fine 80s to 84s,
inferior 64s to 70s ; Bosch, flue 68s to 72s ;
Groningen ditto 74s to 78s ; Edam and Leer 65s to
70s, interior 58s to 625; Holstein, fine 90$ to 945,
other sorts 74s to 30s; stubble Kiel 76s to 84s, fine 88s
to 90s; imports amounted to 6,900 casks for the past
week. Best English sells freely; in inferior little is doing;
prices rule from 64s to 110 i, and Fresh 9s to 82s per
dozen pounds. In Bacon purchases have been
upon a limited scale; Irish, small meat is offered
at 429 to 453, heavy ditto 39s to 43s ; and
Hamburgh 40s to 425; imports of Irish were 1,900 bales
for the pest week. Middles less wanted; Irish can be
obtained at 403 to 425, American bale 42s to 425, and
tierce 403 to 41s. Barrelled provisions remain in good
demand, witq a firm market; Irish India Beef realised
107 s 6d to 110 s per tierce, prime Mess 85s to 88s
6d. Irish India Pork 112 a 6d, and Mess ditto 62s
6d to 68s 6d per barrel. Hams are still dull
of sale, English and Irish can be obtained at 48s to 60s;
and a good business in Lard; Irish bladdered at 50s to
578, keg and firkin 458 to 508, Hamburgh from 46s to
565, and American bladdered 52s to 545. In Cheese
sales are limited; Elam 35s to 425, Gouda 313 to 40s,
Kanta 17s to 18s, and American 34s to 365.

TALLOW.—Thsre has been a further reduction for
Russian on the spot, and only limited transactions have
taken place; fine old yellow Candle can be obtained at
34s 6d to 34s 9d, and new at 35s to 35s 3d per cwt.
Operations are immaterial for delivery, with sellers at
34s 9d for next two months and at 37s towards the close
of the year. Home melted is cheaper, and 35s to 35s 6d
is the value, net cash; a good business, however, has
been concluded. Of other descriptions supply exceeds
dealers wants; prices continue to recede. Of Austra-
lian 430 casks chiefly sold; Ox at 32s to 34s 6d, Mutton
34s to 355; 560 pkgs South American, nearly all found
buyers, at from 32s to 35s for low to ne; llcks Grease
at 28s 6d to 28s 9d; 84 ditto Horse Grease 23s to 271 3d;
and 8 cks East India Tallow 33s 3d to 39s 6d per cwt.
For auction 800 pkgs are declared.
Ons.—Prices have further declined for Seal Oil; but
at auction 10 tuna were all disposed of, pale and, tinged
at 301 to 301 15s, straw and brown 26/ to 29/. South-
ern low to fine can be obtained at from 31l to 321
10s. Cod is not offered under 311. Sperm--A public
sale of 40 tuns went at 831 15s to 841 10s. Headmatter
86/ to 901. For Olive there is a tree sale. Gallipoli
realised 441 to 451; other aorta 421 lOs to 431 10s. Cocoa
Nut has been purchased with caution, and there is a
small reduction; of 170 casks Ceylon at auction, a part
only sold at 32s to 33s per cwt. Linseed Oil is cheaper,
limited operations havine taken place at 25s 3d to 25s 6tl
for immediate delivery. Prices continue to decline for
Rape Oil; many parcels, however, have been sold;
brown at 294 6d, pale 303 to 30s 6d, and Refined Foreign
31s to 31s 61 A good demand exists for Palm, and
fine realises 26s to 26s 6d. In Lsrd Oil sales are
trifling at 47s to 48a; Gin velly 30s to 303 6d per cwt.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—(THIS DAY.)
Leghorn SO 80
,lenoa ........ ...... 25 GO
Milan •• •• •• •• •• ""'"
Venice..
Naples ....., .......• 407 s
Palermo, 121%
Messina .............. 121%
Li5b0n................
Oporto•• •• •• •• 5354
Rio Janeiro ........ ••
Buenos Ayres .. •• .. •••
New York,6odays'sight
Philadelphia
talon 07 BULLION, FEZ 01.
Foreign Gold inbars..l.4l 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
:Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
New Dollars ...... 0 4 101,
Silverin bars ........ 0 6 0%

knastur-tuli • . Il 19

Ditto, three months.. 12 0
Rotterdam .. .. ••.. •• 12 0
Antwerp .............. 25 50
Brussels ••• • .. ••• ..... 25 50
ilamburgh .. •• • • M.B. 13 1034
Altona
. •• • • • • • • ••
Paris, 3 daysisight 25 323(
Ditto, 3 months .... 25 50
Marseilles • ... •• •• •• •• 25 50
80urdeaux......... •
Frankforton Maine.... 121
Berlin.... • • „ ........
Vienna, effoc. flo•• .... 12 40
?liege, ditto.... •• • ... 12 40
Petersburgh, SU. 37 u
Madrid .. .• .. SO 34
Cadiz .... .• •• •• .• •• 5034
Barcelona • . • „.......
•••• •• •• •• •-

SEABORNE MAILS.
signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-oftle
by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.)

When made up in From what
PLACES. General Post-office port dis- When
London: patched. due.
America (by Brit. pkt.)N Feb. 20 .. .. Liverpool • • Feb. 23
America (by U.S. pkt.) N Feb. 24 .. • • Liverpool .. Feb. 19
America (by U.S. pkt.) M Feb. 18 .. Sonthampt.
Africa (West coast).. Njl4th of the month Plyniouth March 3
Alexandria* • • ...... N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover .. Feb. 18
Belgium • • .. .. N Daily Dover .. Daily
Brazil .. • .. Mj9th of the month Southampt. March 16
Buenos Ayres •• M9th of the month Southampt. March 16
California(viaChagree) M 2d & 17th of month Southampt. Feb 20
Cape of Good Hope Nll4th of month Plymouth.. March 3
Constantinople* N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. Feb. 20
Central America .. M2d & 17th of men. ISouthampt. Feb. 20
Channel Isles NIMon" Wed., & Fri. Southampt. Tu. Th• Sat
Chili .. M 17th of the month Southampt. Feb, 20
France „, .. M & NlTwice daily .. .. Dover .. Twicedaily
Greece* . • .. Nl7 th 17th 27th of mo Dover • • Feb. 20
Hamburgh N:Tuesday & Friday London .. Tues. Sat.
Holland M Wednes. & Satur. London .. Mon.Thnr
Honduras .. N 17th of the month Southampt. Feb. 20
Ireland .. NiTwice daily .. Holyhead Twicedally
India (via Southamp.) 31120th of the month Southampt. Feb, 23
India(viaMarseilles) Nj sth&24th ef month Dover • • March 2
.Mediterranean (via
etallthiur,,ton) M 20th of the month Southampt. Feb. 23
Mediten ...neap. (via I
Marseilles) N Bth&24thofmonth Dover • • March 2
Mexico M 2d of the month.. Southampt. M arch a
Madeira .. 14 9th of the month Southampt. March 16
Malta*
7th,17th,19th,27th Dover Feb. 18
/ &nth of month
Napless Njstb 15th 25th of mejDover .• Feb. 22
Papal States* N j sth 15th 25th of mo Dover
.. Feb. 22
peninsular,. Mlth 17th 27th of molSouthampt. Feb. 2
Porn „ M 17th of the month Southampt. ;Feb 20
Tuscany* Nisth 15th 25th of mo Dover .. Feb. 21
W. est Indies
1.. •4 M 17th of the month ISouthampt. Feb.j 20
m incli

8 th& 24th ofmonth
2d of the month.
'9th of the month
7th,17th,19th,27th
& 30th of month
Naples* izistb 15th 25th of mo
Papal States* N Isth 15th 25th of mo
peninsular.. • . M 7th 17th 27th of mo
Porn M 17th of the month I
Tuscany* N sth 15th Isth of mo!
West Indies .. Mll7th Of the month
West Indies (except
Havanna & Nassau) Mi2d Of the month ...Southampt. March 5
41 The mails to those countries thus marked (5) are convoy., by
French packet vt* Marseilles.
The direct Havre mail from London via Southampton during this
mouth will be made up three times a week only, instead of dallY,
CALIFORNIA.—MaiIs to and trom California, via the United Mate',
aro now despatched and due by every American pacluto•

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, THE HOLMFIRTH Rk9ERVOIIIB.—The bodies of
three more of the unfortunate people who were swept away
by the bursting of one of the Holmtirth reservoirs, have been
recovered. One of them, the remains of Samuel Metterick,
aged 20, son of James Metterick, of Water-street, Hinchliffe
Mill, was found about eight o'clock in Mr. Farrar's mill
goit ; and Mrs. Metterick, the youth's mother, was also
found the same morning in Armitage Mill, several miles
from Water-street. In the course of Saturday the body of
Alfred Asball, son of John and Margaret Ashen (both of
perished whom by the flood), was picked up at Stanley
Ferry, two miles below Wakefield, and about twenty-four
miles from the place where the boy resided. The time the
bodies had been in the water rendered early interment neces-
t aoe
sary, and it was expected that the jury would views Sunday
enrdt to
a
them
yesterday. The interest which the public appear to take in
the scene of the extraordinary catastrophe e
increase than to flag, and the number of peerrssvorisr v
on
vale of the Holme and the seat of the reservoir
was, at least, from 20,000 to 30,000.
The accounts of the state of trade in the provinces
At
during the past week show no particular variation.
Blanchester the market has been quiet, but in the demand
for some description of goods there has been a further
slight
ghotf
improvement. Birmingham continues its steady course
prosperity, and although occasional strikes take place they
do not appear to be characterised by much bitterness. From
Nottingham there is an improved report of the lace trade, the
demand for the continent not hg been affected by the
state of politics to the hill extent that was apprehended.
The orders for hosiery have al
A discovery, so been satisfactory, espe-
cially on home account. covery, supposed to have been
made by an amateur chemist, that oat straw and the
other common straws of this country can be converted
into cotton by M. Claussen's process, in the same way
as flax straw, has created considerable interest. In the
woollen markets there has been no change. The Irish
linen trade has been dull, although without any reaction in
price&

DEATH OF MR. ALDERMAN DUNN, OF NEWCASTLE.
—The Newcastle Guardian announces the sudden death of
George Thomas Dunn, Esq., of Bath House. This melan-
choly event happened on Thursday evening
last, at Mr.
Dunn's residence in Newcastle. Mr. Dunn was in his 67th
year, and during the last twenty years was one of the most
active and conspicuous public men in the north of England,
his services being chiefly connected with the corporation of
1%1'01*(0410 and the medical charities of the town.

FRENCH RAILWAY TRAFFIC.
The following are the htst returns of the gross re-
ceipts (-4 the principal French Raj woys :-
I,IoRTHEaN.--Frona Jan. 29 to Feb. 4 : Passengers,
185,123 r.; goods, 257.407 f.; total, 442 530 f.
RouEN.—Frum F,-b. 1 to Feb. 7 : Passerigos)
56,517 t.; goods, 91,180 E; total, 147,C971.
HAvßE.—From Feb. 1 to Feb. 7: Passengers,
20,4701.; goods, 37,779 f. ; total 58.249 f.
ORLEANs.--From Feb, 2 to Feb. S: Passengers,
61,4291. ; goods, 132,9161.; total, 194,345 f.
BORDEAUX.—From Jan. 27 to Feb. 2: Passengers,
40,0511.; good{, 68,040 f.; total, 108,0911.
VIERZON. —From Feb. 2 to Feb. 8: Passenvts,
25,915 f.; goods, 52,3721.; total, 78.9971.
NANTEs.--From Jan. 29 to Feb. 4: Passengers,
24,0441.; goods, 26,5061.; total, 50,550 f.
STRASBURG —From Jan. 29 to Feb. 4: Passengers,
81,3531.; good*, 108,9891.; total, 190,3421.
BALE.—From Jan. 26 to Fab. 1 : Passengers,
17,4131.; goods, 28,2191.; t0ta1,45,6321.
MONTEREAU.—From Jan. 29 to Feb. 4: Passengers.
7,848 f.; goods, 14,0871.; total, 21.9351.
LYONS.—From Jan. 25 to Jan. 31 : Passengers,
156.1581.; goods. 105,952 f.; total, 262,1101.
CBARTRES.—From Feb. 2 to Feb. 8: Passengers,
19,4821.; goods, 24,6291.; total, 44,1111.

SCULPTURED STONES with BHUDDISTI-
CAL CHARACTERS in SCOTLAND.

The Spalding Club are commendably engaged in the
preservation of authentic records of the many curious
and i xtremely ancient sculptures on stones in the north
of Scotland. Drawings and lithographs have already
been collected relative to fifty of them. At a recent
meeting, the Secretary, Mr. Stuart, stated that he had
transmitted a copy of the engraving of one of these
stones—that at Newton, in Garioch—to Lieutenant-
Colonel Sykes, who took the trouble to obtain the re-
port of Mr. Norris, one of the secretaries of the Royal
Asiatic Society. They concurred in opinion that about
ten of the characters of the inscription were absolutely
identical with those of the ancient Litt alphabet of the
Bhuddists, one of the oldest Braimainieal alphabets in
India! It is said to be a curious circumstance that a
greater number of the ancient vegetable and animal ac•
companiments of civilized life are to be found concen-
trated in Thibet, the seat of the Buddhist pope or god—
the Llama—than elsewhere throughout the known
world, and it may hence be reasonably concluded that
Thibet was a common centre whence they were dis-
tributed, probably along with some emigrant races,
throughout the continents of Europe and Asia end their
adjacent isles. A recent writer has hit upon an idea
closely akin to this in the suggestion, which he works
our, that a great exodus of Buddhists took place from
India, by Affghanistan, when the Brahminical sect over-
came the Buddhistical, and that the expelled sect colo-
nized Greece, Italy, Egypt, &e., by Buddhist propaganda,
who spoke of the empire whence they came, we presume,
as a celestial one, as well as of their Llama as its supremo
god, Zeus, or Jupiter. It will, therefore, bear curiously
on such ideas, if it be tuund that there are Buddhist
traces in the extreme antiquity even of our own little
" isle of the sea."—Builder.