The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-17 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1853.

We do not regret the Parliamentary time de-
voted to the Jews. Their numerical and political
insignificance constitute the glory of the debate.
There might be but little of high and pure prin-
ciple in demanding the political emancipation of
nearly one-third of the inhabitants of Great Bri-
tain and. Ireland, but it can be nothing but the
purest and. most intelligent zeal for civil and. re-
ligious liberty which can so pertinaciously insist
on bestowing the full rights of British citizens on
the politically unimportant denomination of the
Jews. In this point of view both the Liberal
majority of the city of London and that of the
House of Commons are entitled to the highest
credit. Sir FREDERICK THESIGER, it eeems, is
the last leading counsel in the great cause of
bigotry and exclusiveness, versus religious liberty.
No doubt, he did his best ; and no doubt few, if
any, could have done better with such a case.
We think, however, he would himself agree that
the whole of his speech, but its close, was the
merest special pleading which in his extensive
practice he ever attempted. He was obliged to
concede to Baron ALDERSON and to history, that
the clause in the oath which keeps out the Jew
was made to keep out the Papist—that hence we
are in the curious position that we have ad-
mitted those whom it was meant to keep
out, but keep out those to whom it had no
reference at all. He pleaded that our admis-
sion of Jews to the elective franchise had too
small, " too infinitesimal" an influence on our
legislation to require us in consistency to admit
them to Parliament, if that franchise sent them
to its doors ; but he forgot that, as representa-
tives, their number would always be quite as
" infinitesimal." If their vote could ever, as
suggested, be a casting vote, it must be when 656
Christians, or thereabouts, were equally divided
on a question ; 'the question, besides, must always
be a political one, since it were morally impos-
sible that Jewish theology and circumcision could
ever come to actual conflict in the House of
Commons with Christian theology and baptism.
The Sabbath of the Jews was even brought in
against them. Possibly a Jewish Member might
be ballotted on an Election Committee. These
committees enjoy the enviable privilege of sitting
on the seventh day of the week. Would the
House accept the excuse of the Jewish Member ?
We may reply, that the chance is indeed an " in-
finitesimal" one in favour of the Jewish Mem-
ber; and Sir FREDERICK must allow the "infini-
tesimal" to be pleaded for Jews as well as against
them. If asked. how likely he thought the event
to happen, or the House to make any difficulty
about it if it did, Sir FREDERICK would doubtless
have replied, with one of those inimitable looks which
troubled the opposing counsel so much in the ACHILL'
case, "If the sky fall, we :hall catch larks."
Sir FRED/CRICK even quoted some unknown pamph-
leteer to prove that if they could, 100,000
Jews would take sail at once for Syria ! How
infi nitelimal, in that case, their influence must be
he quite forgot
' . it would soon open up the ques-
tion, not of their admission to Parliament here,
but of "
Pried and High Priest Reserves" in the
Syrian colonies.

We leave, however,
with as raneliall Sir FREDERICK'S in-
genuitiesendation of their
forensic skill as the Noble and. Learned. Member
can wish. The grave question,
all the junior counsel in the as he himself and
asserted, is the religious question. 800 strongly
parlia-
ment, he says, is now a Christian
feature.
It takes an oath in which it professes i
It observes Christmas-day, Good
Friday,
aans lanatnyd,
Sunday, and therefore consists of good Christians.
Unfortunately, as to the oath, Mr. SIDNEY RBI,:
BERT challenged any one to find a declaration, by
implication or otherwise, of being a Christian, in
the oath for Catholics. The Christianity of Pres-
byterians and Nonconformists must be at a very
low ebb if we estimate it by their respect for
Christmas-day and Good Friday ; indeed, we fear
that a very large proportion of the House adopt
as their creed respecting all Saints' Days, the sen-
timents of the witty author of " The History and
Mystery of Good Friday." Our Sabbatarian friends
will doubtless thank him for making Sabbath
observance a test of Christianity. It was a little
more to the purpose when Sir FREDERICK observed
that our laws were made with a reference to the
Christian standard (doubtless our Courts Christian
think so), and he was afraid to lower that stan-
uarstatkranubte
it may be justly asked, would the
lowered
the theology of e It is not the morality but
Christianity that Jews impugn.
Their morality
Commandramita oftener
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* Crime : its Amount, Causes, and Remedies. By.
Frederick Hill, barrister-at-law, late Inspector of Pri-
sons. John Murray.

FRENCH PLAYS.—MIIe. Luther took her benefit last
night at this theatre, on the last night but one of her
engagement, She appeared in four pieces, one of which,
Marriage au Miroir, was new to us. She played with
her usual spirit and vivacity, and was loudly applauded
audience,piece.
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presence.
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Haymarket stage, in his managerial
finalcapacity,lv
last night.
and pieces in which he appeared
The Pretty Girls of Stiberg,
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his celebrated and striking repre-
sentationiwnewrehTichhe
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had effected in the "little theatre,"
that his success had placed him, in a
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view, independent of the world, was received with loud
cheering, as was also his further announcement thiti,
heshould continue to cater for the public at the Adelnh;
Theatre. The house was filled to the ceiling with
and fashionable audience ; and the warm and
even enthusiastic reception which they gave to Mr. B.
Webster must have been highly ratifying to his feelings.

HONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEW&

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

The sales of cotton, at Liverpool yesterday- were
estimated at 14,000 bales, of which 3,000 American
were taken for export, and 2,000 on speculation.
The market was animated, and closed firmly with
prices nearly ltd. per lb. against the buyer. The
sales comprised 13,000 American, 300 Pernana and
Maranham at 6kd. to sid., 120 Bahia, 300 Egyp-
tian at 6jd. to Bd., and 400 Surat at 3/d. to 4(1.
per lb. Railway Shares were flat.

- The six weeks' average price of wheat is 455. sd.
per quarter, and the last week's sales were 103,145
quarters. _ _ _

- The Teviot steamer, with the Brazilian and
Buenos Apes mails, brings accounts of rather a
startling character from the Argentine Reptalic.
It appears that the Provisional Government had
taken offence at the asserted interference of Mr.
Gore, the British Ambassador, with the local politi-
cians, and had in consequence handed him his pass-
ports. This is evidently a libel upon that gentle-
man, and in his announcement to the British :mer-
chants of an intention to retire, he most energeti-
cally disclaim the charges brought against him.
It is probable, therefore, that the English fleet will
have to take very decisive measures to resent the
insult. Trade in Buenos Apes was necessarily
much affected by the continued disturbances, and
there was an accumulation of produce as well as of
imports. The town is stated to be well defended,
but this does not afford the least security that
the insurgents will not attack it.
At Rio, on the 30th ult., the exchange on Lon-
don was 27i to 28k. At Pernambuco the e rport
trade was affected by the scarcity of vessels, lbut a
larger amount of tonnage was soon expected. Sugar
was coming down from the interior, and the stocks
were therefore accumulating. Exchange on Lon-
don 28i to
The Falcon arrived at Liverpool, only brings
Sydney dates of November 17, but has 58,0002. in
specie on board.
The intermediate advices from Sydney allude in
most encouraging terms to the yield at the " dig-
gings." The Turon claim was particularly eulo-
gised. As some guide to parties connected with
companies formed in England, the following sitate-
ment of a local association may be usai.7ully
given :

"Every week has added to the evidence they possessed
of the amazing richness of this mine. Portions o:f the
quartz, selected indiscriminately from the ridge, having
been forwarded to Sydney and tested by practical ausay-
ere, have yielded gold to an extent which has not only
startled the directors, but which, if published, would
scarcely be credited.
" Independently of the facts brought under the d irec-
tors' notice by their own experiments, disinterested par-
ties have spoken of this claim in the highest terms, and
the Assistant Gold Commissioner gives his opinion of its
value in the strongest language, in his original report on
the subject to the Chief Gold Commissioner.
" In the early part of last month, the directors were
fortunate enough to secure the services of a gentleman
lately arrived from Mexico, where he had been engaged
for many years in mining pursuits, with whom thoy en-
tered into an arrangement to proceed to the Turon, sur-
vey and report on the auriferous Quartz Vein on the
Company's Claim, and the best mode of working
the same. This gentleman has returned to town,
and. his report fully confirms previous statcurtents.
He excavated nine feet, and quarried out a block
of quartz so large that it cannot, in the present
state of the roads, be conveyed to Sydney, bearing indi-
cations of gold as rich as previous samples, which yielded
at the rate of 1,4001. sterling per ton. The character of
the quartz upon this claim is of the best description,
being thoroughly impregnated with gold, and so equally
distributed as to be perceptible to the naked eye on all
sides, but when brought under the influence of a powerful
lens, it is found to pervade the whole mass."
It is evident from these accounts that quartz
exists to an extent that will afford a profitable,
opening • for companies that have the requisite
capital and machinery.
The steamer Sydney has at length arrived, 'bring-
ing 800,000/. in specie ; but her letters will 3acrt be ,
delivered until to-morrow morning.
The report made by the Directors of the Crystal
Palace Company has afforded great satisfaction,
and there is an impression that the profits must
yield a very ample return upon the capital, see ing
the highly advantageous sales that have been made
of the surplus land.
The half-yearly meeting of the Bank of England
took place this day, Thomas Hankey, Esq., in the
chair, when the usual accounts were laid before the
Proprietors, showing that the net profits of the
half year, ending the 28th February last, were
563,0491., and the " Rest," from which the divi-
dend was to be made up, was 3,594,2331., which
would enable the-Court to declare a dividend of 4
per cent. for the half-year, leaving the " Rost"
then at the sum of 3,012,113/. The announce' nent
of the dividend was received with applause.
The increased demand for money that has existed
within the last two days is said to be due to a re-
newed inquiry for the Continent; but the /Large
Australian arrivals may impose sotne check. There
are, however, suspicions that the Bank of England
may now find it necessary, in order to cheek so
many foreign companies and loans, to raise the
minimum rate of discount. Certainly the numiber
of United States schemes and the Spanish loan are
calculated to excite vigilance. The bullion in -the
Bank is expected to show an increase in the return
of Friday next. Consols have declined to 100 and
99i for Tranfer, and to 100 and 99i- for Account.
Exchequer Bills of June are 135., and March I.ls.
East India Bonds are 40s. to 455. premium.

Foreign Stocks are more fluctuating, and rather
drooping. The Turkish Loan is only Og- to 1* pre-
mium, and the Spanish Certificate is not higher
than B*, owing to the statement in the Message
of the American President that he advocates. the
acquisition of Cuba by purchase. Mexican B onds
have been at 26* to *. Peruvian Scrip is at 4i.
Grenada Active Bonds are 24. Brazalian Ne•w
per Cents. are 98i. Portuguese 4 per Cents. are
at 38i. Dutch and Danish Bonds are quiet.
The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to
this day, are in round figures as under :

1853. 1852.
Great Western 16,667 1 1,404
North Western 45,011 40,745
South Western

Brighton
Midland

South Eastern

7,677 8,245
23,059 21,988

10,870 1.312

Caledonian

8,767

8,,037

Great Northern

13,960 10,539

Lancashire and Yorkshire 17,759 1 6;747
York and North Midland
Newcastle and Berwick 13,657 12,388

These returns are very satisfactory, and it will be
observed that the Lancashire and Yorkshire, the
Newcastle and Berwick, the North-Western, and
the Great Western considerably increased their
receipts.

Railway shares have been flatter, but the sales
are very limited, and it is rather the absence of
business that causes the depression. Foreign shares
have been also in favour of buyers.
The gold mine companies are all lower, the more
extraordinary, considering the arrival of the steamer
Sydney with a large amount of bullion, and the
prospect of the Great Britain also coming in. Most
of the companies are affected, the chief business
being in Great Nuggett, Port Philip, and Colonial.
The land companies have all given way, but more
especially the South Australian Land. The Van
Dieman's Land have receded after the late rise,
and the Agricultural are drooping.
The Australian Bank shares have beenin demand,
and there is a further rise-in the Union.. The Lon-
don Chartered and the Scottish are well maintained,
and the London Bank of Australia and India, is up
to /, premium.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.
[(From the Oficial List.)
Business done.
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities, 1726
India Bonds, £lOOO 4O
Ditto, under £lOOO 45
Consols for Account 13th April
Exchequer Bills, lid. June. March.
£l000
£5OO 8 11
Small 9 8 11
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.

Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto New, 1852, 4i per Cent 984
Danish 3 per Cent.
Grenada Bonds, Deferred,
--I,.Ditto Ez Dec., 1849, Coupon..;ii, 231
Greek ex over-due Coupons
Mexican 3 per Cent 261 i
Peruvian Scrip
Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent 64i
Portuguese 4 per Cent. —
Ditto for the Account 3B 9
Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto, 4i per cent l4Bl
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent... .
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 498
Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent 25 5 4
Spanish Passive (Converted) 6
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 8i 8 p e
Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852. 1 0 1h p
Venezuela Bonds per Cent.
Ditto Deferred, 1 per Cent l6i
Dutch Exchange 2i per Cent —
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 994
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols .
Ditto April Account 991 100

ALBERT DOCK.—STRIKE FOR WAGES.—We under-
stand that a large body of the supernumerary labourers
at the Albert Dock warehouses have struck (for higher
wages. In this case the regular men, as they are termed,
get 3s. 6d. a day, whilst the irregular, or those not in
constant employ, get only 35., and that after waiting
days for a job. But another grievance is, that instead
of being paid for half a day, when they are called in for
ajob, they are only paid 4d. the hour.

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 17, 1853.

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON THE BRIGHTON

RAILWAY.

THREE PERSONS KILLED.

This morning, shortly before 7 o'clock, an accident of
a frightful character took place at the Brighton Station
of the London and Brighton Railway, by which three
of the company's servants lost their lives.

It appears that the engine which was to bring up the
7 o'clock train to London, had just emerged from the
shed to be attached to the train, and on it were three
persons, the driver, stoker, and engine-fitter, when the
boiler blew up with a terrible report, filling the station
with a dense body of steam, which for several minutes
obscured the immediate scene of the catastrophe, and
rendered it impossible for those in the vicinity to form
anything like an idea of the extent of the injuries sus-
tained.

The screams of dozens of persons at the station added
to the general terror and confusion prevailing, and caused
it to be supposed that a great number had sustained in-
jury. Upon the clearing away of the steam and smoke
it was found that the three servants of the company had
been killed, and the bodies frightfully mangled. The
engine-driver had his head completely blown off from the
neck, and it was found some 60 yards from the engine;
while the body of the stoker was found dismembered of
both arms and the head smashed into a shapeless mass ;
the engine-fitter had both legs blown off and his body
dreadfully shattered. The remains of the unfortunate
men were gathered up, and the force of the explosion
may be imagined, from the fact of portions of the bodies
having been picked up at the corner of Surrey-street---
some 300 yards from the station. A. piece of the engine,
a heavy iron mass was driven through the roof of the
station and fell 200 yards from it.

It was fortunate that the accident occurred prior to the
engine being attached, otherwise the loss of life among
the passengers might have been awful indeed.

At the hour of going to press we received the follow-
ing communication upon the subject of the melancholy
catastrophy

COURT CIRCULAR.

Prince Albert presided yesterday morning at a meet-
ing of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851.
His Royal Highness arrived at the New Palace of West-
minster at eleven o'clock, attended by the Hon. Capt.
De Ros. The other commissioners present were—The
Earl of Derby, Earl Granby, the Earl of Aberdeen,
Lord 0 verstone, the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, the
Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, the Right Hon. Sir
William Molesworth, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, Sir
Alexander Spearman; Bart„ Sir James W. Hogg, M.P.,
Sir Charles Barry, Sir William Cubitt, Sir Charles
Lyell, Sir Richard Westmacott, Mr. C. W. Mike, Pro-
fessor Forbes, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. J. Gott, Mr. P.
Pusey, and Mr. Alderman Thompson, M.P. Mr. Ed-
gar A. Bowring, Secretary to the Royal Commission,
attended. The meeting broke up at a quarter before
two o'clock.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SECRETARY'S OFFICE, LONDON, 17th March.
Sir,—l am instructed to inform you that a serious
accident took place this morning at this company's ter-
minus at Brighton.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the
Countess of Charlemont, the Hon. Beatrice Byng, Lord
Camoys, Colonel Bouverie, and the Hon. Captain De
Ros, honoured the performance of the French Plays at
the St. James's Theatre with their presence last evening.
Her Majesty's private band attended at the palace on
Tuesday evening, and performed the following composi-
tions :

At about ten , minutes past seven, the engine of the
short train' which leaves Brighton for Littlehampton
daily at 7.15 a.m. was standing attached to its train, and
ready for departure, when it suddenly exploded, and
the various parts of the machinery were driven through
the roof of the shed under which it was standing.
The driver, the fireman, and a fitter—who were upon
the engine at the time—were killed, and their bodies
were found at some distance from the engine.
Although some of the passengers were seated in the
train, they all escaped without the slightest injury ; and,
with the exception of the three unfortunate men above
referred to, no personal injury whatever was sustained.
From evidence already obtained, the directors have
too much cause to believe that the accident arose from
the driver having screwed down the safety valves shortly
before the explosion took place. The directors will cause
the matter to be strictly investigated without delay.—
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
FRED. SLIGHT, Secretary.

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The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Princess
Adelaide of Hohenlohe, visited the Comteese de Neuilly,
at Claremont yesterday.
The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Princess
Adelaide of Hohenlohe, attended by Lord James Mur-
ray and Lady Fanny Howard, honoured the Princess's
Theatre with her presence last evening.
A deputation, with a petition to the crown for inquiry
as to the unfinished and abandoned portions to Devizes,
in the county of Wilts, of the Exeter Great Western
Railway (the Hungerford Extension), and of the Wilts,
Somerset, and Weymouth Railway, had an interview
with the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday at his official resi-
dence in Downing-street. The deputation consisted of
Mr. Bond Cabbell, M.P., Mr. Watson Taylor, Mr. Paul
Anstie, Mr. James Waylen, Mr. Wm. Cunnington,
Mr. John James Fox, and r. Philip Hayward.
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hadA-
terday at the Board of Trade in reference to the heavy
amount of deductions made from their wages under
various pretences. The deputation consisted of George
Buckby and Joseph Elliott, of Leicester, accompanied
by T. Winters, of London.
A deputation on the subject of the Melbourne Bank
had an interview with the Duke of Newcastle, at the
Colonial-office, yesterday. The deputation consisted of
Mr. Humphrey Brown, M.P., Mr. Oliveira, M.P., Mr.
Macgregor, M.P., M. D'Olier Gowan, Mr. G. Cook,
Mr. Gardiner, Mr. Aggus, and Mr. Mayne. A depu-
tation of the Australian Mining Company had also an
interview with his grace at the same time. The deputa-
tion consisted of Sir J. Shelley, Mr. Humphrey Brown,
M.P., Mr. James Baring, and Mr. Edward Esdaile.
A deputation from the Royal Flax Improvement
Society of Ireland had an interview with the Earl of
Aberdeen yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-
street. The deputation consisted of the Earl of Erne,
Sir J. M. Stronge, Bart., Mr. Vincent Scully, M.P.,
Mr. Fagan, M.P., Mr. Cairns, M.P., Mr. Macartney,
M.P., Mr. Kirk, M.P., Mr. Davison, M.P., Mr. F. W.
Russell, M.P., Mr. F. Scully, M.P., Mr. James Sadleir,
M.P., Dr. M'Kibbin, Mr. Prendergant, Mr. J. Shar-
man Crawford, Mr. Ross S. Moore, M.P., Mr. Herd-
man, Mr. Macadam, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Grace, M.P.
Captain Vitch, R.N., bad an interview yesterday with
the Duke of Newcastle, at the Colonial-office.
Dispatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial.
office to the Governors of the West India Islands.

ELECTION COMMITTEES-(THIS DAY).

MALDON.

This committee resumed this morning at 11 o'clock.
Mr. Du Cane, the sitting member, was examined by
Mr. Merewether, and disclaimed all knowledge, direct
or indirect, of any bribery or treating at the late election.
He had given most positive orders to his agents that
nothing of the sort should take place.
Mr. James cross-examined this witness with the view
of proving that Mr. Onley Parker and Dr. Tomlinson
were his legal agents ; and Mr. Du Cane admitted that
he had attanded committee meetings in