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LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1853.

If the Government of our Anglo-Indian Em-
pire were in every other respect all that could be
desired, the vices incident to, and under the ex-
isting system inseparable from, the administration
of justice throughout the entire country would
render it essential to refuse a renewal of the
charter to the Company, at least until the local
tribunals had been completely remodelled. Unan-
swerable evidence has been adduced to show the
truly deplorable state of affairs in both the Civil
and Criminal Courts, arising from the gross
ignorance, inexperience, and general inefficiency
of the Judges. Lord CAMPBELL has spoken in
terms of strong but just indignation, in the House
of Lords, on the subject. The complaint has
been repeated by Lord MONTEAGLE and
other Peers, while the statements contained in
the Madras Petition, and in the able publication
by. Mr. J. B. NonroN,* afford the most conclusive
testimony that these. censures, so far from being
unmerited, have been by no means sufficiently
stringent. Nothing in this country, even before
the work of legal reformation had commenced,
and while the "Palace Court," and the different
" Courts of CoNscuscE" (! ! 0 flourished, could
give any notion of the practical injustice perpe-
trated under the cloak of law, and that arising
not from the corruption, but the total incompe-
tence—,
of the Judges.
But how could it be otherwise How could
we hops for a due administration of justice, when
Ir&causicler the nature of the system under which
not merely the Judges of the iiferior tribunals,
but even of the appellate jurisdictions, have been,
and still' are, appointed ? There is no Royal road
to judicial knowledge, and even. if there had been,
the greatest possible learning would be compara-
•tively useless, without practical experience to
guide and assist the Judge
w ieighn g conflicting
testimony, and arriving at
Ruud conclusions,
notwithstanding the Positive asseverations of
interested' or mendacious witnesses.
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qualified men could be obtained to clisd we
large these
important duties with ability, fidelity,, and u zeal,
for less remuneration than that given to Persons
profoundly ignorant of the. law, and having no
experience whatever, save as Assistant-Collec-
tors—by no means an. eligible school—until, to
their own astonishment, and the disgust of the
unfortunate natives who reside within their juris-
diCtion,. theY- are pitchforked on to the Judicial
Bench, without possessing a single qualification
for the office. This gross abuse,, this flagrant
grievance, is connived at and sanctioned, in order
that there may be no diminution in the value of
the patronage of the Honourable Board of
Directors that each lad at Hayleybury may
be certain of attaining the Julicial Bench
in due course, his qualifications for the situa-
tion being a matter of the most profound in-
difference to all'parties who disregard the positive
injury, the serious damage to millions and tens of
inillions of our fellow-subjects, in order that a
n_.,ewly:elected Director may reward the -zeal of

" Admiuistration of Justide in Southern India."
By John Brace Norton, Esq., Barrister-at-Law.

some energetic supporter, or pay the stipulated
price for the electioneering services of a wealthy
proprietor with a large family, one of whom, the
blockhead of the family, might be devoted to
India—his writership being the reward for his
father's vote and interest.

Is this a system to be tolerated, much less sup-
ported ? Will the nation look tamely on while
Lord ABERDEEN and Lord JOHN RUSSELL compli-
ment the Honourable Court, and continue in its
hands for ten 'or twenty years longer the undue
patronage, which has led. to so many untoward re-
sults. Surely the cry of " Justice to India " will
elicit some response from English hearts. We
hold our Eastern Empire not merely for the
benefit of the'proprietors of 6,000,0001. of East
India Stock, on which 10i per cent. per annum
is guaranteed by the British nation—which
must be paid to the last farthing, although
every British subject had been expelled from
Hindostan—which must be redeemed at the
rate of 200 per cent., although there was no
prospect of another rupee finding its way to the
national Exchequer. No—our first duty is to
nearly 150, 000, 000 of Hindoos, who owe alle-
giance to Queen VICTORIA, to remove the just
causes of complaints that have been so temperately
put forward on their hehalf—to do all' in our
power to promote their welfare, and render them
prosperous and contented, , giving them reason to
bless and not to curse the British supremacy.
Our next is, to 27,000;000 of tax-payers of the
United Kingdom, whom ,we should endeavour
to protect against the consequences of the im-
provident guarantees entered into on their behalf.
As it is, it would be cheaper and more benefi-
cial to bestoW another 630,0001. per annum, re-
deemable in 1874 by another 12,000,0001. ster-
ling, on the proprietors of India Stock—purchasing
up the privileges so unwisely and injudiciously
conferred. upon. them, than to persevere in the
impolitic course on which we had entered, one
moment longer than necessary. There: is no
_longer any use for • an -East India Company,
except 'to receive" the** dividends to which
theY are entitled until 1874, and then to be paid
off. The Crown can find more competent and
better-qualified advisers at a much cheaper rate
than the surrender of the entire -Indian patronage.
More efficient Judges can be obtained from the
precincts of Westnainster,Hall, the Four Courts,
or the Courts of Session; than from among the
assistant collectors of " Chingleput" or " Cudda-
pah." Nor.should the Judicial Bench, more par-
ticularly where a power of life and death. is inci-
dent to a seat- thereon, be regarded as " a refuge
for the destitute." " All those persons who are
too incompetent for the revenue department being
transferred into Judges. and 'dispensers of the• cri-
minal and civil law of t4g,Mofussil.t •
The, Judges should:alsb hold their offices during
good behaviour as intliisyeeuntry, and be rendered
incapable of clispla'C'ernakat the' mere will and
pleasure of the local Goye.trnment. A dependent
Judge cannot be perfectly impartial, even if com-
petent to the discharge of his duties. Judicial
independence is.essential to judicial impartiality,
'more especially *where the local Governments: are
parties to the suits about to be adjudicated.

t Petition of the Madras Native Association, section
68, p. 25.

Of the boroughs which have been tried and
convicted, three ha.ve.bmk called up for judgment
before the -House of: eons. The sentence of
two is, that they art(trye restored forthwith to
their representative,,xtvilwes, while a third is to
be visited with a eqrnmittee of investigation.
Blackburn and Bridgnorth the House of Commons
restores to their former position. Canterbury is
doomed to a visit from
_Mr. SLADE, so successful
at St. Alban's, and a brother commissioner or two.
There doubtless were reasons why PHARAOH
hanged the baker, while he restored the butler to
his office ; and there may be unrecorded reasons
why the House saves Bridgnorth and Blackburn,
and punishes Canterbury. The public, however,
is very much puzzled to find them. Canterbury,
indeed, like Cambridge, Hull, and Norwich, is
a very old offender, and the colourmen gave more
than a colourable reason for a commission ; but
at Blackburn, where 2,5001., at least, were
expended on 580 voters (for that was the number
who voted for Mr. ECCLES), there must surely he
something worthy of thorough investigation. It
should be well searched out how these vast sums,
of the application of which sitting and unseated
members can give no account, were actually ex-
pended. A Commission would be of great value,
if employed, not merely to disfranchise a borough,
but to inform us, on authority which could
not be questioned, respecting all corrupt prac-
tices at elections ; and as we are on the eve
of a new Reform Bill, the House of Com-
mons should be much more ready to grant
these searching investigations .now, that we may
enter on the work next year with more
accurate knowledge and greater unanimity.
Bridgnorth again-,-- is, perhaps, a favourable
specimen of a large class; of boroughs which need
to be examined and cross-examined with the ut-
most acuteness and diligence. It is confessedly
an " influence " borough: -Mr. HERBERT, indeed,
affirmed that the influence .was a laid one. Mr.
DISRAELI gave reason to think that it was not
omnipotent. Be it so. Yet Mr. CADOGAN'S state-
ment, that the " WHITMORES could return their
footman if they pleased," and Mr. COBDEN'S
letter, satisfactorily showed that even bribery
could be substantiated to a great extent. It is
true the letter, as Mr. COBDEN would not, unless
a Select Committee were appointed, divulge the
writer's name, was not evidence in a court of law ;
but Mr. COBDEN made the statement his own, and
the petition from the .town, with Mr. CADOGAN
and Mr. COBDEN'S statements, were ample ground
for a Select Committee to make farther inquiries.
We regret the more that this case was given up
by the House, because " influence"—that is, inti-
midation—is the most difficult thing to get petitions
against, and the most difficult to lay hold of. We
may not soon catch so nice a case again.
If it be true, as Mr. BROWN affirmed before the
Norwich Committee, that almost any Member
might be unseated under the late Bribery Act,
and that the wonder is when any petition fails,
we cannot be surprised at the leniency of the
House ; still, we rather incline to the view of
those' who think that it was rather nonplussed,
than wilfully indulgent to the guilty on this occa-
sion. Even the " Leader 'of the' House of Com-
mons," and the Liberal *embers of the Govern-
ment, appear to have faltered, though there is no
reason to suspect Lord ,J'orar of any wish but to
prove his pet Bribery Act d'clecided cure for cor-
ruption. So far as can be 'gathered from the
debates, the Government does not appear to have
been averse to a Select Committee on Blackburn.
Yet Sir JOHN SHELLEY withdrew his amendment,
and allowed the writ to be issued without. a,
divi-
sion, although Lord Joint RuSsELL had 'intimated
that, if he pressed the amendment to a IliviSion, he
would vote with him. Then it was alleged by
Sir JAMES GRAHAM, that the mercy shown to
Blackburn must be extended 'to Bridgnorth also,
although he personally' wiShed that, in every cage
of member unseated for bribery, a Select Com:
mittee should be appoi4eikito make further inves-
tigation. If this course he. persisted in, the re-
sulst will be that the origiO and apparently ac-
cidental false step in the, ciale-p of Blackburn, will
be made the means of burlcing all that might be
elicited by the faithfulness hitherto of the election
committees. This would be most unfortunate
both for the reputation of the House, and in re-
spect of losing a mass of valuable evidence in aid
of the new Reform Bill discussions. We would
earnestly press upon the Government and the
House to retrace their steps
decided course. Any objection anon
(1
against to ta kereeaatinve..rya
precedent for suspending writs is trivial,
kcom-
pared with tho danger of appearing before the
nation as tamperers wit corruption, after having
t
themselves ;s the ge
done sdoanmurotilly to bring it to light.
small
Goverment
seekingagain
orities by„Suspending writs for
elmajorities
be thus a§ could
ob-
tained are now well known not to be available
etio elections. narrow
Such ma i
Administration could now
majorities, and no
long survive resorting
rtmg to such ' a manoeuvre.
enerally will read
We apprehend that the county g

with disappointment of the issue of writs to Bridg-
nofthMiii Blackburn. Party-spirit in each borough
will perhaps be satisfied with unseating a Member,
but the. country generally looked on with a very
different concern to that. It hoped that the ut-
most possible instruction would be gained from
each case of proved corruption. We, therefore,
respectfully call • upon the House to adopt Sir
JAMPs GRAHAM'S suggestion, and to grant in
every case of proved bribery a Select Committee to
investigate its extent. As to dealing-alike by all,
there is no more necessity for doing that than for
letting off all the guilty in a mutiny because some
are pardoned, or for not arresting the remainder
of a gang 'of thieves because some few have by
oversight escaped. The House cannot do i more
wisely than to show by its future course that they
were surpriied into the indulgence grantea to
Bridgnorth and Blackburn.

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen held a Court on Saturday afternoon at
Buckingham Palace.
The Count Colloredo, Austrian Minister, had an audi-
ence of the Queen, and delivered to her Majesty an
autograph letter from the Emperor of Austria, His
Excellency was -introduced by the Earl of Clarendon,
K. G ~ the Queen's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, and conducted by her Majesty's Master of the
Ceremonies.

The Queen was attended by Lord Camoys, lord-in-
waiting, and Major-General Berkeley Drummond,
groom-in-waiting. 1
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince of
Wales,. the. Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the PriOcesses
Alice Helena, and Louisa, and Prince Arthuf, left
Buckingham Palace at. twenty-five minutes befor4 four
o'clock on Saturday afternoon for Windsor Castle.
The royal suite consisted of the Duchess of W4lling-
ton, Lady
,Caroline Barringtoh, the Hon. Eleanor
Stanley, the Hon. Beatrice Byng, Lord Camoys ,i Col.
'the Hon. Charles Grey, Major-General Berkeley Drum-
mond, Colonel Bouverie, the Hon. Captain de Rok and
Mr. Gibbs.

Her Majesty and the Prince were conducted to, their
carriage by the ,Duke
,of Norfolk, Lord Steward, the
Marquis of Breadalbane, Lord Chamberlain, the Duke
of Wellington, Master of the Horse, and Lord Frnest
Bruce, Vice-Chamberlain.
A detachment of light dragoons escorted her Majesty
from Buckingham Palace to the terminus of the great
Western Railway at Paddington, where a special !train
was in readiness, which conveyed the august party to
Windsor.

Her Majesty's private band attended in Buckingham
Palace on Friday evening, and perfornied the folldwing
compositions : I
Overture, "La Medicine sans Medicin"...., Harold.;
-Avis, " Le Cheval de Bronze" Auber.
Marche de la Caravane, la Fantaisie Arabe,
- Danse.des Almes, "Le Desert" David.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Mena i 20.
The Royal party arrived at the Castle at half-past four
o'clock yesterday.
There was no addition to the Royal dinner party.
A fire broke out at Windsor Castle about half-past
nine o'clock last night in the Prince of Wales's Timer,
at the north-eastern angle of the Castle, which threat-
ened very serious consequences, and was not extin-
guished until past four o'clock this morning.
Owing t i the exertions of the servants of the house-
hold and others, directed by Mr. Turnbull, the clerk of.
the works, and the military, consisting of the Ist batta•
lion Scots Fusilier Guards, and a detachment of the 2d
Life Guards, who were quickly on the spot with the
barrack engines, the damage was ultimately confined to
the tower where the
,fire began ; but in 'consequence of
the complicated' arrangements of the apartments and the
nature of the building, it appeared for some time doubt-
ful'vrhether the eastern and northern sides of the Castle
could be laved.

The ceiling of, the Queen's dining, room and the rooms
in the story above were completely. destroyed.
A telegraphic message was dispatched to summon Mr.
Superintendent Braidwood, and a party of the London
Fire Brigade, who arrived about two o clock this•morn-
ing with two engines by special train, and have since
remained in charge of the building.
The engines from Windsor and Eton likewise rendered
assistance shortly after the fire broke out.
Her Majesty remained during the whole time in the
adjoining rooms, and, we are happy to say, has sustained
no inconvenience from the alarm which such an event
was likely to cause.

The origin of the fire has not been as yet satisfactorily
explained.
The Queen and Prince, the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal and Princess Alice, the Duchess of
Kent, and the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, with
the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic
household, attended divine service this morning in the
private chapel of the Castle. The Hoh. and Rev. G.
Wellesley officiated.
The Duchess of Wellington has succeeded the Coun-
tess of Charlemont ail Lady in Waiting to her Majesty.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accompa-
nied by the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, and
attended by Lady Fanny Howard, left her residence,
Clarence House, St. James's, at eleven o'clock on Satur-
day morning for Frogmore.
A deputation on behalf of the parties interested in the
cultivation of flax, and for the granting of a Royal
Charter of incorporation to "The Farmers' Flax Corn- •
pany," had an interview on Saturday with the Right
E. Cardwell and Lord Stanley of Alderley at the Board
of Trade. The deputation consisted of the Earl of
Essex, Lord de Manley, Sir. Ralph Howard, Mr. Pusey,
Mr. Cripps, Lieut.-Colonel Alcock, Mr. Burroughes,
Mr. John Towneley, and Sir Montague Cholmondeley,
Bart.

The Liverpool Pilot deputation, consisting of Mr. J.
Nelson Wood (chairman), Mr. R. V. Houghton (deputy-
chairman), Messrs. Henry Jenkins, Richard Kershaw,
Wm. Mann, John Bigham, David Rowland (secretary),
Joseph Cooke (superintendent), and M. D. Lowndes
(solicitor), had also an interview with the Right Hon.
E. Cardwell and Lord Stanley of Alderley on Saturday.
The deputation was accompanied by Mr. Chas. Turner,
M.P. forveroo.
Liverpool.

The Turkish Minister transacted business on Saturday
at the Foreign-office, Downing-street.
A deputation from the Liverpool Master Pilots, on
the subject of the Pilotage Bill, had also an intervtew
with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell and Lord Stanley of
Alderley on Saturday, at the Board of Trade. The
deputation consisted of Messrs. W. Hudson, John
Shepherd, W. Hughes, and W. Rowlands (master pilots).
The deputation were accompanied by Mr. Turner, M.P.
for Liverpool, and Mr. Browne, M.P. for Lancashire.

GREAT FIRE AND Loss OP LIFE.—(THIS DAT.)—
This (Monday) morning, between the hours of three and
four, a fire of a very fearful character, and attended with
a loss of life, happened in the premises of Mr. Winslow,
a licensed victualler, known as the Crown Inn, 119,
Long-acre. At the time of the disaster the inmates
were in their beds asleep, and it was with considerable
difficulty that they could be made sensible of their
impending danger, and not before the staircase was so
filled with smoke that those parties who were able to
descend by the regular means were nearly suffocated
With hot air. Some of the others were obliged to be
lowered by means of sheets and blankets, and thereby
escaped a horrible death ; but we regret to state that a
young man named Thomas, who acted as bar and cellar-
man, perished in the flames. His body was found about
eight o'clock in the ruins, burned almost as black as a
cinder. The engines of the brewery, two from Chandos-
street, that of the West of England. Office and five more
of the Brigade,, promptly attended, and plenty of water
being obtained, the firemen went to work in an admirable
manner ; but in spite of the torrents of water thrown on
the flames, the work of . destruction continued, and for
hours the western portion of the metropolis was
brilliantly illuminated. At length, however, the confla-
gration was subdued; but not until the premises were
extensively burned and the adjoining houses. greatly
daMaged. The origin of the fire is unknown. The
Royal Society fire escape was soon in attendance, but
the poor fellow had by that period breathed his last.
The body has been removed to the'workhouse to await
an inquest. ;__

AFFAIR OF HONOUR.—It was very generally rumoured
yesterday, in the clubs, that the preliminaries of a hostile
meeting had been arranged between two gallant colonels,
who ,have lately figured before the select committee of
the House of Commons to inquire into the petition from
Norwich borough, and its unauthorised withdrawal.
At the eleventh hour the matter was fortunately ad-
justed by the friendly intervention of •an hon. member
who sits on the opposite side of the house.—Observer.
The, two gallant " colonels " referred to might as well
haVe been named as Colonel the Right Hon. Cecil
oreater, and: Mr. Dickson, who was concerned in the
late NOrwich election petition.' Mr. Culpepper repre-
sented the latter gentleman, and' Mr. Craven Berkeley,
M.P., was the friend of Colonel Forester. The affair
was amicably settled, as stated by our contemporary,
and a document was -signed which .was doubtless satis-
factory to principals and friends.—Herald.
MonE CLOSING OF GRA.VEYARDS.—From the follow-
ing cbrnmunication, which heal been received -by the
parochial -authorities of St. Mary, Islington, it will be
seen that two graveyards in that parish •are among the
many burial-grounds designated for closing by the Home
Secretary of State :—" Whitehall, March 17.—Sir,---In
compliance with the provisions of an act made and passed
in :the 15th and 16th year of her Majesty's reign, entitled
'An Act to amend the laws concerning the burial of the
dead in the metropolis,' I hereby give you notice, by
direction of Viscount Palmerston, one of her Majesty's
Principal Secretaries of- State, that it is his intention to
represent to her Majesty in Council that, for the prOtec-
tion of the public health, burials in the Roman Catholic
Burial-ground of. St. John the Evangelist, and in the
New Bunhill-fields Burying-ground, in the parish of St.
Mary, Islington, should be discontinued after the 31st
of December next.—l am, &c., H. WADDINGTON.-4.
Layton, E5q.,... Vestry-clerk of St. Mary, Ishngton.
TitE.NEW STEAM DOCKYARD AT KEYHAM..—It is said
that the works of this great national establishment is so
far advanced that the contractor will be prepared to de-
liver up the whole of the southern portion to the Govern-
ment completed by Midsummer, and that the shops and
smithery will he put in operation immediately afterwards.
THE CONSERVATIVE • LAND SOCIETY.—The seventh
purchase of land for allotment amongst the members of
this society has just been made in the West Riding of ,
Yorkshire, at Leeds, close to the railroad, on the River
Aire, on the Kirkatall and Bradford road. •
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MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday
were estimated .at 6,000 bales, of which 2,000
American were taken for export and on specula-
tion. The market was tame but steady, at pre-
vious rates. The sales comprised 5,000 American,
200 Egyptian, at 6d. to Bd. x 500 Surat at aid. to
4id ; and 200 Sea, island, at ls. Bd. to 2s. Bd.
per, b. , Railway Shares were again lower.
The Railway meetings announced are the fol-
lowing
Place.
Bourdeaux and Cette (in
liv.itiat ion) Claimant's Date.
IVreeting Mar. 21, London Tavern.
Caledonian
Irish South-Eastern
Lane. & Preston Junction Mar. 21, Lancaster.
Llynvi Valley . .
Londonderry & Coleriine
Manch. Sheff. & Lineolnsh. Apr. 13, Machester.
Maria Antonia ........... Mar. 22, London Tavern.
Shrewsbury & Birmingham Mar. 26, Wolverhampton.
Shrewsbury and Chester Mar. 31, Chester.
Shropshire Union.
The evasion of promises held forth in the victual-
ling scales of emigrant ships is exposed in the fol-
lowing extract of a private letter from Mel-
bourne :

" After a long and tedious voyage of sixteen weeks
and a half, we have arrived at last here. We came on
shore last Wednesday, and pitched the tent in a place
attached by Government for emigrants, about half-an-
hour's walk from the town. On the whole,- we had a
nice voyage with but one or two squalls, but a very
tiresome one, and I would not spend another such a
four months on board a ship for anything. At the line
it was most tremendously hot ; we could do nothing
but he about the decks panting with the heat ; after
that, as we drew near the Cape, it became much
colder, and we were forced to rest below all day for
the cold and wet, and not, till nearly within sight of
Australia did it become any finer and warmer. All
the -time we had to do most dirty work, wash-up dinner
things and tea things, prepare meals for cooking, and
scrub the lower deck and cabin, pump water for ourselves,
&c., till I was sick to death of the ship and all in it.
,None of us expected to have to do all the dirty work that
we had. They, even wanted us to go down into the hold
by gangs of a dozen each, and draw the water for our-
selves-from the casks in the hold, saying the sailors had
not agreed to do that, and they had not enough of hands,
&c.; however, we refused to do it, ' and so they were
forced. We had, also, a great deal of uproar and discus-
sion about putting into the Cope for water, as they
feared they had not enough to carry us on to Australia ;
however, they found that they had enough, and ado that
was settled after a great deal *1 quarrelling. The pas-
sengers then began to, grumble that they had not
sufficient weight in the things served out, and having
some scales on board they weighed them and found them
wanting; however, as their, weights were as liable to be
'wrong as the shit) weights, they were forced to gtve in
and take the quantity served out, after several corn-
'plaints to the captain, who stood, of course, by his ser-
vants. After some'time; cheese was done with, and we
'Were_ obliged to _ go without ; after a little' more time
butter was done, and that too, the greatest luxury ox
board, we were obliged to dispense with, and received
no-equivalent for it or the cheese either. Such was the
stock of previsions for 22 weeks ; and had we . been
another fortnight on board, I have no doubt we . would
have been without everything else. As to the quality,
at first it was-very good, but afterwards very bad indeed
—the biscuits especially being all over dust and cobwebs
when served ont, and large maggots inside, with weivels,
of which we eat hundreds, I have no doubt, before
suspeCting that there were such things in them. ; The
beef was very bad, and tough. - I never could manage it,
although my teeth are not bad. The pork alio was
dreadfully salt and fatty ; none liked it, and I could not
eat a bit' of it. The preserved' meat and bouilli ;were
better, the best things in fact on board. The flotit was
good at first, and then was bad and sour ; however, we
made tolerable bread of it. The rest of the things were
also tolerable, andso we made up with 'them what we
wanted with the others. As for this town at present it is
a very- scattered place, with a great many wooden houses.
The streets are wide, and will be fine ones when more houses
are built and the population increases ; at present it, has
the appearance of 'some straggling large village in
England that is just beginning to grow into a town,
with building in every direction. Everywhere 4•Gold
purchased here' meets your eye as you walk upi and
down. the streets and everything is most exorbitantly
dear. Bread is is. to 2s. 6d. the 41b. loaf, milk ls. per
quart.; meat is cheaper, as also tea, sugar, and coffee,
though far above, the usual price ranging here. toots
and shoes ace enormous ; shoes none under 17s. per pair;
boots, 31. 10s. per pair. For a straw _ hat like thine,
they ask 255., and other things in proportion. For
clerks and. Such like to come here in expectation of get-
ting a, place, is a great mistake ; there is as great aldiffi-
'culty in getting those places here as in London. Imfact,
at present, for those who have no trade to rely on,
there is the greatest difficulty in getting a place. Some
that came' over with us, carpenters and other trades,
blacksmiths especially, are well paid, and tailors also
all this makes me wish I knew a trade. Some of my
fellow-passengers have gone for shepherds, &c.—one,
paralysed man, and have agreed for 351. per year, board
and rations ; so that if every thing else fails, I can-take
to that. I shall get nothing in the town, and, at the
present prices, if I should stop here any longer I should
spend all my money."

The steamer Arabia brings late accounts from
New York, Canada, &c. The business reports are
duller from most parts of the United States,' and
money was tighter, principally among the stock
speculators, the result being a considerable fall in
some of the " fancy " securities. This is a salutary
change, however, since it will tend to check
speculation, the exports from this country
to America having, since January, been large.
The Americans, however, have ample means to
meet their liabilities, and there will be no doubt
a good trade this year at fair profits to all 'con-
cerned, California absorbing a good deal. The
steamer has 250,000 dollars in specie on board.
Cotton was rather cheaper, and provisions were
tending downwards. In freights there was very
little alteration. A conflagration at New Orleans
had consumed 18,000 bales of cotton.
There has been a very agitated market for 113E0
securities in consequence of the news from Turkey,
and the evident importance attached to the' subject
by government, seeing that a Cabinet Council was
held yesterday. The opinion in the city is that an
amicable settlement will yet be brought about, but
that 'Turkey is steadily losing ground, and will re-
quire the united and vigorous support of both Eng-
land and France to keep, her up as a nation.
Consols have been done as low as 99 for Money, and
at 99#. They are now 99i f. The Account prices
have ranged from 994 to 4, and at present are 99# 4.
South Sea Stock is worth 109#, and a bargain has
been effected in; the 3 per Cent. Annuities of 1726
at 981. Exchequer Bills, dated June, are 9s. to
135., and those of March 10s. premium.
The foreign market has been also materially
affected by the news. Peruvian Scrip has declined
to 3 to 3i premium, and Mexican to 251 4. Chilian
6 per Cents. after being as high as 107 have receded
to 105 k. Buenos Ayres Bonds have been at 618.
Brazilian 44 per Cents. at 98. Austrian Bonds are
quoted 98, and Dutch Four per Cents. 981. Rus-
sian Five per Cents, have been 116 to 1174, being
a fall of 2to 3 per cent. Sardinian have dropped
from 971 to 95. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
which were 67i on Friday, are now 644. Spanish
Deferred Bonds are 24 to decline of 4 to 1 ;
and the Certificate is only atl.
The Gold Mine Market is depressed, and the re-
action is about on some of the 1/. Australian
shares, the Californian being likewise rather
weaker.

The Land Companies' shares have given way
again—the Agricultural about 11. to 21., the South
Australian 21., the Peel River 4to and the
British American Land 21.

;The Joint Stock Bank shares have - been duller,
but with no pressure of sales.
The Railway Share Market has been down about
to 1 per cent. for the principal English lines—
North-Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, South-
Western, and Caledonian being most dealt in. The
French shares are all worse. Northern are down
about 11.; Lyons, 11. to 255.; and Sambre and
Meuse, mur, and the others proportionably.

• BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.
(Prom, the Of List.) *
Business done.
3 per Cent.. Consols Annuities ' 99)1 9 iig
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities, 1726
South Sea Stock , , mg
Consols .for Account .13th April ' 994 i A i 3
Exeb,ecruer Bills, lid. June. Mar ch.
£1000
£5OO . ............... .
Small ......................... . ...... ... .. i 914
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS 'THIS DAY.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent......., 9B
BrazOian Bonds, 5 per Cont.
DittO New, 1852, 43 per Cent 9B
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent ' 6l
Milian Bonds, 6 per Cent lO7 5#
Ditto, 3 per Cent B2ll 13
Danish 3 per Cent
Greek ex over-due Coupons
Mexican 3 per Cent..
Ditto for the Account .
Peruvian Scrip .• • .6. WI.. SOO 11, • ell 313 3 p
Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto for the Account ll6 17
Ditto, 43 per cent
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 4)1 5
Spanish- Bonds, 3 per Cant ... ... .
Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent 24i 4
Spanish Passive (Converted) 5
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 7 i P a
Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852 • 1 p
•
French Rentes, 3
Venezuela Bonds 33per Cent. 383 9
Ditto Deferred,per Cent 1 per Cent lsls
79f 78f 750 Ex. 25
Dutch Exchange 23 per Cent 6,4
• Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ... 98i i
THREE O'CLOCK.
• Consols • 901
Ditto April Account

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THE uNtriED STATES:

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 21.
By the Arabia, which arrived in Liverpool at
six o'clock this morning, we have dates from New
York to the 9th March.

The Senate has confirmed the new Cabinet :—•
Governor,garcy,. S late,; utkisita, Treasury 4
Mr. M'Clelland, Interior-; Mr. Davis, War ; Mr.
Dobbin, Navy ; Mr. Campbell, Postmaster ; Mr.
Cushing, Attorney-General. Their affirmation of
the Monroe doctrine min the President's inaugural
address excites much remark and some apprehen-
sion of difficulty.

The Inteniational Copyright Treaty is 'before
the Senate.

Senator Clayton has called for papers relating to
the Clayton and Bulwer Treaty, Honduras, eiTc.
The United States ship Vandalise has ailed on
the Japan expedition.
The people of Nicaragua have threatened to de-
stroy an American steamer because she monopolises
the transit trade.

Eight emigrants have been killed in a railroad
collision near Lewistown.

A terrible fire has occurred at New Orleans,
which destroyed cotton worth $BOO,OOO. Several
negroes perished.
The Baltic arrived on the 6th.
Tampico has pronounced in favour of the ieturn
of Santa Anna 'to Mexico.
The Arabia brought 56 passengers, and $215,000,
200,000 of which were for Havre.

MARKETS.
is certainly tighter and higher—say from
8 to 9 per cent., owing to a kind of quasi-panic,
arising out of the miscalculation and imprudence
of one or two banks ; stocks are therefore agitated
and declining. The bank that chiefly made the
difficulty has been aided.
Sterling Exchange flat, at 1091 to 110. Stocks
rather declining.
Cotton quite dull, holders not pressing 0:). the
market ; sales small. Average of middling 110.
Flour hai dropped 12c., owing (to the Baltic's
news, and very heavy. No other change.
Freights dull and low.
Cotton feverish at New Orleans. Middling,
Bic. to 81c.