The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-11 00:00:00

RAILWAY TRAFFIC _RETURNS.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY:.
Traffic return for the week ending May 7,
1853 211,280 15 7
Corresponding week last year 9,776 1 8
Total of the half-year to this date, 1853 173,251 18 8
Total of the half-year to this date, 1852 160,842 5 2
LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN BAlLWAY.—Traffic re-
turn for the week ending May 7, 1853 £13,575 11 3
Corresponding week last year 13,134 3 0

Increase in 1853 £44l 8 3
GLASGOW AND SOUTH-NV ESTERN RAILWAY.-Trailiere-
'Aim for the week ending May 7, 1853 £4,393 17 10
corresponding week last year 3,721 0 7

Increase in 18.53

£672 17 3

THE ARRY.—The death of Lieutenant-General Sir
Robert Arbuthnot, K.C.8., places the colonelcy of the
76th Foot at the disposal of Lord Hardinge. Sir Robert
was a very old and distinguished officer. He entered
the army in 1797, and served during the Irish rebellion
of 1798 ; was at the capture of the Cape of Good Hope
in 1806, whence he proceeded on Lord Beresford's staff
to South America, and was actively engaged in the
operations before Buenos Ayres, in which he was taken
prisoner and detained for 13 months. Sir Robert shared
in the brilliant victories of the Peninsula, and received
the gold cross and three clasps for Busaco, Albuera,
Badajoz, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, and Toulouse, besides
which he was at the storming of Ciudad Rodrigo, and a
number of other actions. _ _ _

COURT OF ALDERMEN.—Yesterday a Court was held
for the dispatch of business. After the Clerk of the
Court had read the official account of the proceedings of
the Court of Common Council on Saturday last. Alder-
man Copeland took the opportunity afforded by the
notice of the course pursued by that branch of the cor-
poration on the occasion of the invitation given by the
Committee of the Great Industrial Exhibition of Dublin,
to express his regret that the other Court had declined
the honour. He moved " that the invitation be accepted."
Sir John Key seconded the motion. After some dis-
cussion the previous question was, upon the motion of
Alderman Wire, carried. Sir R. Carden remarked that
he had at a former court presented a memorial from
Captain Inglefield, complaining of the conduct of Mr.
Morgan, a broker, in some share transactions. He now
had a petition from Mr. Morgan in answer to the repre-
sentations of Captain Inglefield. He had been requested
to present the petition, which the petitioner said con-
tained a complete answer. It was ultimately arranged
that Sir R. W. Carden should bring forward the ques-
tion after having given formal notice of his intention.
The appointmentment of a governor and a chaplain to
the New Prison at Holloway will take place on Friday
next. The Court then adjourned. _ _

THE AUTHORESS OP i" UNCLE Tom's CABIN" AND
THE MARRIGE QUESTION.—Mrs. Stowe having, in the
" Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin," spoken of marriage with
the sister of a deceased wife in language intended to
be ironical, but liable to be misunderstood as condem-
natory of such unions, has been requested to remove
all doubt by a declaration of her opinion. The follow-
ing letter has been received in reply :—" Edinburgh,
April 27, Dear Sir,—The question was discussed ex-
tensively in the Presbyterian Church in the United
States, and the New School Body (as it is called) gene-
rally held to the propriety of such marriages. I did
then, and still do, coincide with them in that opinion.
Very respectably yours, H. B. STowE."
A MINIATURE STEAMER.—EarIy in the summer of
last year a small screw steamer was built of iron by Mr.
Laird, of Birkenhead, for the Maule River, South
America. The vessel is named the Fosforo; her register
is 43 tons, and 40-horse power (engine by Mr. E.
Humphries); depth of hold 6 feet, length over all 105
feet. She left this port on July the 17th, when she was
loaded to a foot and-a-half of the water's edge. She
was rigged as a three-masted schooner, and had no keel.
The ship's company consisted of commander, two mates,
two engineers, two firemen, and six men. The Fosforo
' arrived at Valparaiso on the 15th of November, having
touched at Madeira, Rio Janeiro, and Montevideo, for
the purpose of watering. The total consumption of
coals, of various kinds, was 160 tons, equal to 138 tons
of elch coal. The passage occupied 121 days, 46 of
which were under steam and sail, and 28 days under sail
alone • having averaged 6 knots an hour all the way
out. 'The remainder of the time was consumed at the
various ports touched at, in coaling, and repairing some
trifling accidents to the machinery, and at anchor through
stress of weather in the Straits of Magellan. The Fos-
' foro is the smallest steamer that ever performed so long
a voyage.— Liverpool Chronicle.
[ADVERTISEMENT.]-officers of the Army and Navy,
Missionaries, Emigrants, &c., will find Parr's Life Pills
an invaluable appendage to their medicine chests, as a
preventive of the attacks of those prevalent diseases so
fatal in our colonies ; and in all affections and disorders
especially incident to the tropics, they will be found in-
valuable. It is the best medicine ever used in scurvy,
very
and every variety of scorbutic affections, making it-
desirable to take to sea. It is eagerly song ht after in
h
all our colonies, especially Australia, where
ea sa
recently sold for ten shillings. In Ameritinh:ll-w box
West
Indies, India, and China also, its fame is known and its
virtues duly appreciated, causing an immense demand
fo i andwillthneerte
speedilyi is n o country
become o
anr port in the world
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wherei
confidence in
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Crane-court,
relief.—T. Roberts
article of extensive
boxes at is Tie-mirt'
re-
course to in all cases of sickness,3wai4thit may be had
and
London.o o , soleseld proprietors,in
sitar e ietts,
. lid., 2g. 9d., and lls.
each, by all respectable chemists and medicine vendors
in town and country.

Mary Anne Griffin, 22, spinster, who was remanded
from the last sessions, was indicted for the wilful mur-
der of James Griffin, her infant child.
Mr. Bodkin conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Dal-
lantyne appeared for the prisoner.
It appeared that the prisoner was a domestic servant
in the house of Mr. Hart, of Gloucester-place, in whose
service she had been about twelve months. On the
2

:7th of February she was taken unwell, and was unable
to join the servants at dinner. There had been nothing
previously in her condition to lead to the suspicion that
she was enceinte; but, on some of her fello vr-servants going
into her bedroom theyfound that she had been delivered of
child, for a male infant was lying on the floor near the
fireplace, and she was herself on the bed in a state of
great exhaustion. The infant was alive ; but on examin-
ing it, a jammed wound was discoverA on its throat, and
it seemed to have been done with some blunt instillment,
and a pair of scissors covered with blood was found in
the room. On being questioned on the subject, she said
she did not know what she was about, and that she bad
intended to throw herself, as well as the child, into the
Serpentine. The child lived 11 days after birth, and the
prisoner suckled it and treated it with great kindne'ss.
Though she hail concealed har condition, she had made
preparations for her confinement. Several articles of
baby linen being found in her room, as well as at her
mother's house.

Mr. Ballantine addressed the jury on behalf of the
prisoner, contending that in consequence of a fall the
birth took place some time before she expected it would,
and that the wound was caused by accident, while en-
deavouring to deliver herself of the child.
Mr. )3aron Alderson having summoned up the evi-
dence,
The jury acquitted the prisoner.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
Edayerci JVildeP, 23, labourer, was indicted for steal-
ing a quantity of oats, the property of James Dally, his
master, and Aaron Bucklankl, 23, tinman, and Edmund
Buckland, 17, labourer, were indicted for feloniously
receiving them.

Mr. Payne prosecuted, and Mr. Lilley and Mr. Ro-
binson defended..

It appeared that the prosecutor is a farmer in the
neighbourhood of Harmondsworth, Middlesex, and
Wilder, who mis his ostler, had been in the `l;abit of.

giving iTs'efttlfltilidtarMerclia-aTferrriMaiiir of
y
oats in a handkerchief, which the Bucklands were seen
carrying away. The constable, who saw this, stopped
them, and asked where they got them. One of them said
he did not know, and the other said from Wilder, .the
ostler, who had given them to him. This turned out to
be true, for according to the statement of the witnesses,
they had them given to him in a public-house by Wilder,
and the only question which arose was whether they did
not know them to have been stolen, Wilder being, to
their knowledge, prosecutor's ostler, and the oats being
of the most expensive description, and used for the feed
of racehorses, of which the prosecutor; is a breeder and
trainer, The two Bucklands were tinkers, travelling
with a donkey.
The Recorder said there was no case against the Buck-
lands, and the jury had `not returned a verdict against
Wilder when NIB went to press.- •

THIRD COURT.
(Before the Common Sergeant.)

John, Watkins,- 27, pawnbroker, was indicted for
embezzling various sums of money from his master, Mr.
Attenborough, the pawnbroker of Fleet-street.
The prisoner pleaded guilty.
In answer to the court, the prosecutor said that the
prisoner had been some years in his service, and was a.
most clever shopmau. The greatest confidence was
placed in him, which he had abused most grossly, and
robbed him to a great extent.
The Common Sergeant said it was a bad case, and
transported him for seven years.

MA.RLBOROUGH-STREET-(THIS DAY.)

ATTEMPTING TO EXTORT MONEY FROM THE CHAN-
CELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.— William Wilson, 24,
Belvedere-road, commercial traveller, was placed at the
bar, before Mr. Bingham, charged with following and
attempting to extort money and place from the Right
Hon. W. E. Gladstone, the.. Chancellor of tha Exche-
quer, by threatening ttio'
'' hqu. gentleman with immoral
conduct. litiii kt,
The Hon. Gentleman being sworn, said—The de-
fendant seeing me in conversation with a young woman, .
who was waking by my side, just below Coventry-street
and Oxenden-street, last night, about twenty minutes
past twelve o'clock, came up and began to use words
which I could not well understand, upon which this girl
expressed alarm, and laid hold of my left arm. I told
her she need not be afraid, nothing would occur to her.
She had already told me where she lived, and I advised
her to go home, and I walked along with her. The
prisoner then addressed me by name, saying he would
expose me. I proceeded onward, and he followed me
the young woman still expressing great alarm. When
we came to a door which she said was her door (I believe
it was in King-street, Soho, but was not certain),
she then ran in, and I desired the prisoner to
leave me, which he refused to do. I walked on, and
turned one way and another, to get free of him, but he
kept close to me, stating that he admired my public cha-
racter much, and had long observed me, that he must
now expose me, that he would do this in the Morning
Herald this day, and among the whole of the Conserva-
tive party. With these threats, he mingled a statement.
that he did not wish to do me any harm, and that, if I
would make it right with him, or give him a good 4------ -- '''''
pointment at Somerset-house or elsewhere his lips should
be closed. In answer to this—being I fear angry—
I charged him with being a liar, and I used
more than once the expression, that he should
not have from me either a sixpence, or a
situation, and that if lie did not leave me I must appeal
to the police for protection. The prisoner stated he
would not do that, and that he would give me in charge
of the police. He then said he would be contented if I
would allow him to write me a letter, to which I an-
swered, " Sir, do exactly as you please," repeating my
former words about not giving him either a sixpence or
a situation. All this, with more similar matter, was re-
peated again and again, for some time, while I was walk-
ing, and in the hope of seeing a police constable. I saw
none till, having tried Regent-street, I came into Sack-
ville-street, when I saw 187 C. I stated to him.
my desire to be rid of the prisoner, and the con-
stable told me to go to the station. I did so, •
and . made the charge. On the way to the station he
repeated the suggestion that I had better accede to what '

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coetthoaludls:.:iffnfieeerdeldi inilidinmpiyiuotoilisitaloatkmoee.cotihtlceetaioln,ltdeannitidiiomtnhaotttahwte.hwaincayhs
he had founded his claim ; an intention which, being
upon my oath, I most solemnly deny.
Inspector Parkes C division, after proving receiving
the charge, stated that the prisoner, in reply thereto,
made a statement, which he took down in writing, and
now produced, and of which the subjoined is a copy.
William Wilson, 24 Belvedere road, Lambeth, com-
mercial traveller, states that about half-past twelve
on the 11th inst. he saw Mr. Gladstone addressing
a lady of his acquaintance, in Panton-street, Hay-
market, and they immediately turned down Panton-
street, and walked about 50 yards down the first turn-
ing in Panton•street, and then made their way across
Coventry-street and Princes-street, where he charged
Mr. Gladstone with being in company with the lady
above alluded to. He then said he had no desire to make
an exposure of one he so much admired, and whose cha-
racter was known to be so unspotted and pure, and that.
he might take it as a moral proof from one so humble as
Mr. Wilson ; and, further said, if Mr. Gladstone would
procure hitn a situation that he would not expose him,
and, if not, he would communicate Mr. Gladstone's
conduct to the Morning Herald newspaper, and
also
charged Mr. Gladstone with being with the lady
in
question, upon which Mr. Gladstone called him a.
liar, and ultimately Mr. Gladstone granted him permis-
sion to write him a letter about a situation.
To this statement the prisoner attached his signature.
i t didlnspectormatter Parkesto fait he r
whatst stated
would
that e the
th ep r:essounlet,if i
r saidt
was even transportation, so long as his name was asso-
ciated with a person so great as Mr. Gladstone, who was
one of the greatest Pen of the day.
The defendant, In reply to the charge, had no
desire to put any questions, And , would endorse tbheeairmTheer
read by the inspector. His c,:aracter NV 01
what
he had
strictest investigation, and he was sorry for
done.
Mesnlie
have inquired at his. address, and
livßingham—lseatthe address
dsse fhee nd
Inspector—Yes ;we ga
an
v teknown to the police ?
Do
find it correct ; he is not known to the police.
Mr. Binghamthought further inquiries ought to be
made into the prisoner's character, and remanded bins
till Friday for that purpose.

AND ASCOT
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The Royal Exhibition Small
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B. Solomons', op ie1b118.,z739, mare street,
at S. and
able, newly-invented, very small powerful waistcoat
[ADVERTISEMENT.]—EPSOM ANfor
Piccadilly—observe, opposite the 1, crk Hotel.—A valu-
pocket glass, the size of a walnut, by wh;i2l' a person
can be seen and known one mile and a halt' distant ;
they answer every purpose on the racecourse, at the
oovnsha: ianng gentlemen'
esxuter9 ,
ee:xar ei ke
eye-piece,
de
eei n a r
T.p ewr
is;
opera-houses, country scenery, and ships are clearly seoi
at 12 to 14 miles. They are invaluable for shooting deer-
siotwli
wkei tourists.r
an
distinctly gyaacsh ot
rai nTe:eul3etopic sportsmen,otieeceha semspo
doable stars ; with the same telescope can be andni th e
object from 16 to 20 miles.
per-
son's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an
They supersede every other
kind for the waistcoat pocket, and are of larger and all
sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. Opera and race.
course glasses with wonderful power; a minute object can
be clearly seen, from 10 to 12 miles distant. Invaluable
newly-invented spectacles, immediately they are placed,
before extremely imperfect vision, that mist and dull-
ness which appears before the eyes is at once removed,
every object appears clear and distinct, so that the
most aged. defective sight is brought to its youthful,
natural, and original state. Deafness—New Discovery
The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinary, powerful, small,
newly-invented instrument, for deafness, entirely different
from all others, to surpass anything of the kind that has
been, or probably ever can be produced. Being of the
same colour as'the skin, is not perceptible ; it eab
deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and. at public
noisosin
as-
semblies ; the unpleasant sensation of
ance that possibly could be desired.—S.Aibuare-street, Piccadilly.-
1 Aurists and Opticians, 39,
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0.,
the ears are entirely removed ; and it ff.nosriNgtshoeioansisimsist:
I Observe, opposite the York LI t I

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• - THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 11, 185 3.
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THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. BRIGHT arguments perfectly conclusive ' re# .f, A-. ' IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT THE COMMITTEE ON DOCKYARD PRO- SHARE MARKETS.—(THIS DAY.) LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
'Under the management of Mr. Buckstone. against the vote which he afterwards gave—we
ttrb -40- MOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
(THIS DAY.) •
BRITISH RAILWAYS.
Leasing
Shr. raid. RAIL AU CO P Cly.o.
THIS EVENING, MAY 11,
A.m. would instance the case of the barrister who has ki tt 10 11
HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY.)
COLOMBE'S BIRTHDAY. Supported by Messrs. Barry,i,-- .
of
•
van, W:Farren, Howe, Rogers, Tilbury. H. Corti. Braia, ant' vin- toThe SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. EXAMINATION OF MR. DISRAELI.
Closing Prices Business done . London &
apply a considerable portion his earnings
NEWMARKET RACES Sbr. Paid RAILWAYS. 50 all Bedford anu
cent; Bass Helen Faucit, and Miss V C__. • Mr. THORNELY presented a petition from Bays- Yesterday. ibis day. N. West.
...
...
Afterhich, MR. BUCKSTONin expenditure incidental to his profession, as,
water, praying for the enfranchisement of the London The members of the committee re-assembled this Bletcbley....
NABSUS.6 E'S ASCENT OF MOUNT FAA.
for instance, in going circuit and to sessions,
(THIS DAY.) - 304 all Birm. & Oxfd.
University. t IGt.Westn
...
...
To conclude with OI7R MARY ANNE.
...—....------------- of the medical practitioner, who is compeed to Mr. Disraeli, M.P., who has been frequently referred St. 100 Aberdeen ..... ........ 29i 30
Similar petitions were presented from Warwick, by mtooirnninthge. course of these proceedings was then called, 20 8A Mag. Nottng. Bost. guarau ee....
~,_
301 all Do. withoutgr"
ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. keep a horse and vehicle in order to visit his pa- BY BLEOT.RIC TELEGRAPH, Mr. Green, and from Canterbury, by Mr. Pellatt. and stated as follows :—I never had any conversation & Eastn. June....... 6 64 30/ all Birm . Wolv. &I ensterdrrlay.c..". this
des
Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean•
tients—of the clergyman and others, to whose Mr. BIGGS presented a petition from the Isle of •
with Mr. Stafford, or any one else in reference to the 14 all Birmng. Wolverh. &
THIS EVENING, May 11, SUFFOLK STAKES.
Wight inifavour of electoral reforms.
the ballot and other patronage of the Government of Lord Derby. Mr. Staf- Stour Va11ey........, 10 101 Do ••• —••
a cha. grievances, of a similar— description, we have re-301 all Do.vrtht guar. , .„„ „„ ••• • -
Tragedy of MACBETH. Principal Chief Baron Nicholson and Nutshell—a dead heat.
Mr. PENNANT presented a petition from Caer-
-50 all ClpyuddlesedYalg:Jrci
St. 100 Buckghamsh. .1,• ';', •" • 107 109
St. 100 E. Lincoln
25 all Glstr
Will be pertbrmed the peatedly directed public attention. There is marthen in favour of the County Rates and Expenditure ford never consulted me upon it,and I
because it did not come within my department. I will 27i all Do. Chesh. & Birk.,
Teeters by Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean.
OFsrePnAcilD Aor. scarcely, We believe, a contributor under Schedule
Desdemona
SWEEPSTAKES. 10 Sovs. New T.YC. 31 28 Birkenhd. Lamal. &
To conclude with the new Drama, adaptededfro
jamAßthce
Mons. Scribe, by Mr. Palgrave Simpson, call
D, who could not, from his own personal expo- 1 Bill. state the real cause of the difficulties that have ensued £5O & £25 Cons.... 21 22
Principal characters by Messrs. Sr. Lacy, Capt. SCOBELL presented a petition praying for the 6 per cent.
upon this subject. When the late Government came into 22 184 Do £2O 3i —4 ,d
and Everett ; Misses Heath and C. Leclercq.
J. Vining, Ryder, Graham,
rience, show the great difference between the Polly
improvement of the management of lunacy.
Mr. 0. GORE presented a petition from places in office, the Duke of Northumberland with a high sense St. 100 Bristol & Exeter-. ... 102 104 100 all Hrtipl. Dk. Sc Yk' New.
gr.lDG‘..al°t.eNulo•tnh.n... :540 :652 152
Eight ran. 68 69 69 84 i .& Dn. Fr Gk t•
ROYAL LYCEUM THEA.TRE. gross receipts on which he is assessed and the netof honour and duty to the profession of which he is a St. 100 Caledonian. Railway
DECIDING HEAT. Salop against the sale of intoxicating liquors on Sunday. member was most anxious that a Board of Ad • It mira, y 50- 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &Nl° U 2 114
t Under the Management of Madame Vestris. profits applicable to his own uses ; but none can ELECTIONS BILL, Bandon. 221 23
50 all Cork and •• • 25 all Do. 1 Shares. Do 56 57
Divided.—Nutshell walked over.should be formed free from politics or party influence.
THIS EVENING, MAY ii, be relieved until the principle be adopted of ren- Mr. •G. M. BUTT moved the second reading of this There was consequently no obstacle raised to his grace s
. 20 all Cork, Black. & Pas& •• • ---- •• • 121 all Do. j Shares. D° 271 281 274
w ma'am. daring justice to all, and not going HANDICAP PLATE. 50 Sovs. New T.Y.C.
bill, the object of which he explained was to lessen the wishes, and a Board of Admiralty was formed, of which 95 all
50 45 i Dublin&BelfastJunc. 41 -51 p
all Chester & Holyhead 23 24
131 all Lon.&Greenw S• Eastern 14 141
Seri.W es t n 33 — 34. . .
Will be perfbrmed A.S.S. Characters by Messrs. F. Mathews,
ter, and Rosiere ; Mrs. Macnamara and Miss Y EXPRESS, gon a system - 20 all Do. Preference D° 26 27
"After which, A FAST TRAIN—HIGH z
Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, Baker, of compensations, by making one piece of injustice
Guy Mannering expense of elections, by shortening the time which, ac- his grace was a distinguished member, as a naval officer
cording to the present law, must elapse, both with re- —his object in the formation of it being an efficient
gard to counties and boroughs, between the receipt of establishment for that great branch of the service. The 5a S 9 20 100 Lowestoft gr.
Norfolk... _ _ _
th® excuse for another. 4 per cent.
To be followed by TRYING IT ON. Principal character by Mr..
25
all
DEdaoesetnAJnugnl
ieatni Junction
25
L.
20 100 Do. 6 per ct. - --
c Mathews.
The vexata questio of the existence of gold in the writ or precept and the nomination. There was consequence of this was, that there was a want of that
also a provision limiting the time of polling at the Uni- good understanding between the Board of Admiralty &E.& L. & D.)..... 6 61; 6.f 51 all Mauch. Bxtn. L.& N. W.
C. which will be added a DIVERTISSEMENT, in whic: Missm
46 and Matlock & Midi& 3 34 31-
Rosina Wright will appear.
To conclude with THE CRITIC. Characters by Ms.
Miss
st:
INTELLIGENCE—(THIS DAY.)
MONEY MA_RRRT AND COMMERCIAL
versities to five days.
was then read a second time without further mer Governments before Lord Derbcame into
and the House of Commons which prevailed in for- 20 all Eastern Counties.. .•. 13* 1:q 13;f 50 all Middlesbro' & Stcktou &
thews, F. Matthews, R. Booby, Cooper, Bland, act. • England, and that obtainable not merely at ,re-
George, Mrs. Horn, acc. munerative but even highly profitable rates, has • y 25 all Eastern Union, Class
Do., (Xl.B E. & H.).. 41
A. late E. U. 5h.... 10d —ll Redcar Darlingt.
...
10ii 7
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at length been set at rest. To the Poltimore The sales of cotton at fig,o7ol7est'Crtfycre.re office when the Board of Admiralty was represented in
F 'COURT (SCOTLAND, No. 2) BILL. the ',louse of Commons by the First Lord and the First 25 81 Do., d 0..... ..... .
50 all Northern and
THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. disTscrsEsbßioill;,
25 all Do B. & C 7i a Easternsp.c. E. Count. 65 67 67
proprietor, Mr. B. Webster. —Directress, Madame Celeste. Copper and Gold Mining Com belongs the estimatedat 5 000 bales—of which 1,000 Ameni- Mr. CRAUFUR 0 presented petitions in favour of Naval Lord. There was in the House of Commons,
pany ,St. 100 •'
74
East Lancashire
THIS EVENING, MAT 11, honour (and the profit) of the solution a this can were taken for export and on speculation• this bill. under the present Government, the First Lord and First 50 all East & West Ind. Dk. 50 all Do. Fixeds pc De ......
Will be presented THE ROUSED LION. By Messrs. B. Web- highly ' The market was firm, but closed tamely, at previ- Mr. E.
E ELLICE, jun., presented a petition from the Naval Lord, and consequently there was a good under- & Birmincr. June.... 50 55 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &N.W.
stet, ?allele, A. Wigan, Hastings, &c. ; Mrs. Keeley, Bliss F. Mas • interesting problem. The Committee ofof Royal Burghs of Scotland &Lu&Yk
...
...
The sales comprised 4,000 American, Convention against the bill. standing. On Mr. Stafford devolved the representation St. 100 Edinburgh°& Glasgow 72 - - 74
Kell, Mra. L. Murray, &e. Management after satisf ' themselves ymg by numer- our rates. Mr. CRAUFURD then moved the second reading of of the feelings of the late Board of Admiralty in the 10 1i Edinb. and Peebles... ... •• • 121 11/ Do. 1 Shares. Do ... ...
alter which, A DESPERATE GAME.7O Perham and Maranham, at 6 d. to 7d. ; 20
To be followed by TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. sus experiments, conducted under the auspices of Bahia d 40 Egyptian, t 5 d t 9d•and
at 6i .; 0 a .o ~ the bill. The hon, member then proceeded to enter into Bouse of Commons, and he was the only civilian there •
St 100 Edinb.Prth.&Dundee 32 31 St. 100 Roystn.& Hit. GtNorthn 151 153
St. 100 Glasgow & S.Western ... •• • St. 100 Do.Shepth.St Do ......
To conclude with THE DANCING SCOTCH/ILAN.a history of the courts up to the present tim Th connected with it. He took the place of the board there
e. e
well-known and highly skilful assayers, deter- 400 Surat, at aid. to 4id. per lb. ' way Shares the St. 100 Great Northern Stk.. 89 —9O 89 901 25 18a Shef.Roth.an d Lancash&
she ' riff courts occupied place of the county courts in in the absence of the superior officers. Mr. Stafford
ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. mined to subject the gossan to a test which, if sue- were flat, except Caledonian and Leeds stock.
...,.. England, and the
the
of this bill was to graft on the entered the :House of Commons inexperienced in his ___
St. 100 Do., A. Stock
Lessee and Manager Mr. Farren. cessful, would convince the most sceptical, and The steamer Arctic has arrived and bring
s 51 810 11
) Scotch courts a advantages which had been con- duties, and under circumstances of extreme difficulties. St. 100 Do , B Stock - 133
St. 100 Gt ..
WI B.
114
. &West.are.) 113 12 91 S. Staffordsh. M.MClean i --- 1 d
50 all Wear Valleygr Stockt. &
THIS EVENING, MAT 11, thenceforward remove every doubt and difficulty dollars in specie. ferred on the English courts by recent legislation, with- I may also add that the consequence of this was, thatthere St. 100 Great Western 914 914 914 6 per cent_ Darlingt. ... ...
Will be performed THE MILLER OF DERWENT WATER.. There was a special meeting this day of the Pro- out at all seeking to Anglicise the courts. The was not that sympathy between the late Board of Admi
- 12 11 Inch South-Eastern. 8/ Si 25 all Do Do 33 34
Characters by Messrs. H. Farren.F. Robson, &alders, G. Cooke, and on the subject. A large quantity of the gossan .
. .- to f the Victoria Dock Company, Mr. Hey_ evils of the ?resent Scotch system were these : The rally and the House of Commons that was necessary I
- . Drie rs o e - 50 all Lancaster & Carlisle.. 92
-94 St. 100 Wilts&Sorarst GtWestn. 1058 106,1,./
_ _

will be performed THE MILLER OF DERWENT WATErt.
Characters by Messrs. H. Farren, F. Robson, &alders, G. Cooke, and
Charles; Mesdames Anderton and E. Turner.
After which. THE ADOPTED CHILD. Michael, Mr. Diddear.
To be followed by MACBETH. Supported by Mr. Samuel Mac-
beth and Mr. F. Robson ; Mrs. Sarah Macbeth and Mrs. A. Phillips.

ASTLRY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Bole Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke.

In cAnpliance with a generally expressed wish, Mr. W. Cooke has
the honoar of announcing that
A GRAND JUVENILE MOENLNG PERFORMANCE

WM take place on WHIT-TUESDAY, May 17, comrnenciag at
Two o'clock. Ey Permission of the Commandant Col. Clark, R
and by special Invitation from Mr. W. Cooke, the Boys of the Duke
of York's School, with their Band, will attend.
LAST FIVE NIGHTS of THE KAFIIt WARFARE, which must
be withdrawn for the entirely new sporting Hippo
Drama, illustrat-
ing LIFE ON THE TURF, to be produced tor the WHITSUN
HOLIDAYS.

THIS EVENING, MAT 11,
And during the week, the entertainments will commence with the
grand spectacle of AMAKOSA ; or, Scenes of Kafir Warfare.
To be followed by a display of Equestrian Scenes in the ARENA,
introducing Mr. Cooke's highly-trained steeds. The infant Victor
Claade Cooke and hie pet Drawing-room Pony. The Entertain-
ments supported by the eminent Artistes of the Establishment.
To conclude with Hugo Vamp, Eeq 's, new Comic Drama, entitled
IN FOR A DIG; or, Life at the Diggings.
Bo:-office open daily from ]Leven to 1,011.1% Stage Manager, Mr,
W. West.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tate DAT —Mersing 40 min. after 3 1 Evening 55 min.aft. 3
To-Yeaainr.—Morning 12 min. after 4 I Evening 28 min.aft. 4

THE WEATHER.—Stus Onus, MAY 11.
THERMOMETER, IN TILE SHADE.
56—highest sines noon yesterday.
41—lowest this morning and during the night.
53 this day at noon.

BAROMETER, 30'15.
WIND, N. W.—Fne breeze, and sunshiny weather.

V-Atte*;4l/7.1W-nT
*3/4

LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 18511.

Mr. GLADSTONE is a skilful tactician. On Mon-
day he endeavoured to convince the House that
the contest on Mr. PALMER'S motion was really
one between the industrious classes and the
owners of real property. He carefully kept his
own protegees, the landholders, and with them the
holders of all description of securities, mortga-
gees, annuitants, &c., out of sight, while he de-
claimed on the injustice ! to the contributors
under schedule D. His obsequious and. compliant
followers cheered his arguments, ani, by a decisive
majority, affirmed the principle by 75—that a
man was to be taxed on income which he did not
receive, or which at least was not applicable to his
private purpose, being essential to the mainte-
nance of the property from which he derived his
income. The plain and simple method. of taxing
net income only under all the schedules could not
be adopted, because, forsooth, that act of common
justice would occasion a considerable loss to the E-
xchequer, and thai , in the opinion of a Financiza Minis-
ter, constitutes a sufficient answer to every grievance
that can be brought forward. To the uninitiated
it might seem a natural expedient to increase the
nominal amount of the tax, so as to afford com-
pensation for these losses ; but that would be too
equitable a proposition to find favour in the sight
of one whose views on fiscal matters are distorted
by the corrupt medium through which they are
regarded, for, in truth, the entire system is based
cn injustice, the rule being to lay hands on any-
thing that can be obtained, without regard to
equity or even expediency.

The vexata questio of the existence of gold in
England, and that obtainable not merely at 're-
munerative but even highly profitable rates, has
at length been set at rest. To the Poltimore
Copper and Gold Mining Company belongs the
honour (and the profit) of the solution of this
highly interesting problem. The Committee of
Management after satisfying themselves by numer-
ous experiments, conducted under the auspices of
well-known and highly skilful assayers, deter-
mined to subject the gossan to a test which, if sue,-
cessful, would convince the most sceptical, and
thenceforward remove every doubt and difficulty
on the subject. A large quantity of the gossan
was accordingly transmitted to the reduction
works of Messrs. RA.WLINS and WATSON, at St.
Helen's, near Liverpool, and the result has sur-
passed the most sanguine expectations that had
previously been entertained. A cake of gold
weighing 26i ounces was exhibited at the general
half-yearly meeting of the shareholders last week,
which was extracted from 20 tons of the red gossan,
showing an average yield of one ounce seven
pennyweights per ton

CITY, TWO O'CLOOK.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 5,000 bales—of which 1,000 Ameri-
can were taken for export and on speculation.
The market was firm, but closed tamely, at previ-
ous rates. The sales comprised 4,000 American,
70 Pernam and Maranham, at 6 d. to 7d. ; 20
Bahia at 6d. ; 400 Egyptian, at 5 d. to 9d.; and
400 Surat, at aid. to 42d. per lb. way Shares
were flat, except Caledonian and Leeds stock.
The steamer Arctic has arrived and brings 51,876
dollars in specie.
There was a special meeting this day of the pro-
prietors of the Victoria Dock Company, Mr. Hey-
wood in the chair ; the object of which was to ob-
tain their sanction to a bill for increasing the com-
pany's capital from 400,0001. to 900,0001., by the
issue of new shares for the erection of additional
works, and for extending the time for construction.
The heads of this bill were read and approved of.
The books for the voluntary conversion of con-
sols are opened at the Bank of England, but
it does not appear that up to the present time,
the amount offered for is large. The fact of the
list being open, however, is not yet generally
known to the public.
The English Funds are rather heavy, and there
is not much doing. Consols have been 1001 for
transfer and account. The New Three-andia-Quar-
ter per Cents. have realised 103 to 1, and the Three
per Cents. 99i to par. Bank Stock is firm at 229.
The Exchequer Bills both of June and March are
at par, and India Bonds at 255. prem. South Sea
Stock is firm at 114/, and the Old South Sea An-
nuities are at 99/.
Foreign Stocks are dull. Peruvian Deferred'
have been 67*, and Mexican 271. Brazillian Four-
and-a-Half per Cents. have been quoted 100/ to
101. Spanish Three per Cents. bring 48/ to 49% ;
andthe Committee's Certificate is at 6i to French
Three per Cents. have been marked 82 25, with
the exchange at 25 10. Dutch Four per Cents.
are 961. Peruvian Deferred are not so good,
having been done at 671.
There is very little business doing in Railway
Shares, and prices have gone back slightly in some
instances. The account is considered to be rather
bullish up to the present time. Caledonian shares
keep firm, on account of the large traffic, and
Great Northern have been done as high as 90k.
Lancashire and Yorkshire are good. Midland not
so high, nor South Western. York and North
Midland are steady. French shares are lower as
regards Strasbourgs, owing to the decline at Paris,
but Northerns keep firm. Upper India have been
done at premium.
The Gold Mine Shares are very inactive at about
the former prices. Nova Scotia are lower in con-
sequence of the advices received by the Company,
quite confirming previous intelligence of the ab-
sence of available ore at Indian Point. Mr. Adam
Murray, it is said, will publish a statement as to
the causes of his giving such an erroneous opinion,
and we believe it will be shown that he. has been
systematically deceived. It is certainly due
to the public that a very searching inquiry
should be instituted, and the Directors owe it as
well to their own character. United and Mexican
Shares are worse, the account not being satis-
factory. •
Oriental Bank Shares are at very full prices, and
Australasia have advanced.
The Peel River are in more demand, and Aus-
tralian Agricultural are nominally firm.

When we consider that the yield of the St.
John Del Ray Company, the shares of which
command a premium of 151., never exceeded half
an ounce per ton—that there is an apparently in-
exhaustible deposit of the auriferous gossan, and
that Messrs. RAWLINS and WATSON offer to take
300 tons per week, at 41. 4s. per ton (which can
be supplied at their premises at less than 11.,
thus showing a profit of nearly 1,0001. per week,
on a capital of 50,0001., from this source alone;
and also that there are ample funds at the bankers
to develope the wonderful natural capabilities of the
mine, we cannot help congratulating the committee
of management and the shareholders on the judi-
cious enterprise and energy that has produced
such magnificent results and promises to create
a new California in one of the most beautiful
and fertile counties of Great Britain. From
the indications that are clearly perceptible
on the spot—from the gigantic and elaborate
character of the old workings, it is manifest that
the auriferous quality of the soil is not a new dis-
covery, but that it is merely a revival of what
was formerly a well-known and duly-appreciated
working. We have it on unexceptionable authority,*
that in the reigns of EDWARD I. and 111., there
were considerable works at Combmartin, in De-
vonshire (the nearest port to the Poltimore
Mine, which was probably the place referred to),
and that "between 300 and 400 miners being sent
for out of Derbyshire were employed in them ;"
and that " the produce was so considerable as
to assist the BLACK PRINCE in his wars against
France." We have it on the same high authority,
that " the Romans were incited to the conquest of
Britain by the reported wealth of its inhabitants
in gold and other metals"—an opinion confinned
by a reference to Caesar's Commentaries (cited by
Mr. RUNT), which shows that "one of his reasons for
the invasion of the Britons was that they assisted
the Gauls with their treasures." The " ring
money," which has from time to time been dis-
covered, and various traditions existing in the
country, afford additional confirmation to these
statements. It is known, too, that during
the Augustan Era the precious metals were
obtained in far greater abundance than
at any time since, at least until the Califor-
nian and Australian discoveries. The accurate
and pains-taking JACOB estimates the quantity of
gold and silver in the Roman Empire, in the
time of our SAVIOUR, at no less a value
than 358,000,0001., an amount nearly equal

BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY
( From the Official List.)
P.ustne3S done.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 99i 100
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3i. per Cent. Annuities
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 6 i
India Bonds, £lOOO —
Ditto, under £lOOO 23
South Sea Stock ...... ...... .... ..... ... 114 i
South Sea Old Annuities 99i
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills 11d. June. March.
£lOOO.. .. par par
£500
Small

Mr. E. ELLICE, jun., presented a petition from the
Convention of Royal Burghs of Scotland against the bill.
Mr. CRAITFURD then moved the second reading of
th• bill. The hon. member then proceeded to enter into
a history of the courts up to the present time. The
sheriff courts occupied the place of the county courts in
England, and the object of this bill was to graft on the
Scotch courts all the advantages which had been con-
ferred on the English courts by recent legislation, with-
out at all seeking to Anglicise the courts. The
evils of the present Scotch system were these : The
sheriff substitute performed, in Scotland, the dif-
ferent functions of county court judge, criminal
judge, police magistrate, and had also testamentary and
Admiralty jurisdiction, and to perform all these func-
tions, of course he was obliged to reside on the spot.
The appeal from him being not only on points of law,
but also of fact, to the sheriff principal, who was gene-
rally a practising barrister residing in Edinburgh, and
all the proceedings before him were carried on in
writing. They were generally very expensive. The
great evil complained of was this appeal to a
non-resident judge, and he proposed by this bill to
do away with this appeal upon points of fact,
and to give an appeal on points of law to a court of law,
and not to the Sheriff. They would be far cheaper and
more satisfactory. He also proposed to give parties the
power of trying the case by a jury of five on the decision
of the majority. The great mass of those classes of the
people of Scotland were the suitors in this case,
though he would allow that there was a great diversity
of opinion on the subject among other classes. He
wished to have this bill read a second time, in order that
it might be referred to a select committee.

Mr. COWAN said that when the subject first began
to excite the attention of the people of Scotland, he
had felt favourable to the principle contained in the
bill, but after consideration and inquiry, he had come
to the conclusion that the abolition of the double system

would be very prejudicial to the administration of
justice. He did not deny that the Sheriff's Court
greatly needed reform, but he was quite satisfied that
the bill of the learned Lord Advocate would do all that
was required, and he should therefore oppose this bill
as unnecessary, and even prejudicial to the interests of
the Scotch people ; and he should move that it be read
a second time this day six months.
Lord DRUMLANRIG brought up the answer of her
Majesty to the address on the subject of Kilmainham
Hospital, informing the house that her Majesty would
cause immediate inquiry to be instituted on the subject.
(LEFT BITTING.)

duties, and under circumstances of extreme difficulties.
I may also add that the consequence of this was, that there
was not that sympathy between the late Board of Admi-
ralty and the House of Commons that was necessary I
have no hesitation in saying that, in my opinion, the
chief difficulty of Mr. Stafford in the House of Commons
arose through having no other member of •the Board of
Admiralty there to support him. The Board of Admi-
ralty only looked to the efficiency of the service, and not
to questions of patronage. Their attention was directed
to matters of quite another kind. If the board felt it
Itheir duty to speak to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
they would do so in the same manner that the pre-

sent Leader of the House of Commons might speak to
Admiral Parker. If the Secretary of the Admiralty did
his duty, and attended according to the instructions
given to him, he would be able to answer as leader in
the House of Commons any questions, if listened to
without jealousy ; but that harmony that should exist
between that branch of the Government and the House
of Commons could only exist when a large number of
that branch are members of the House' of Commons.
The Chairman— Then am I to understand that har-
mony did not exist between the late Government and
the House of Commons.
Mr. Disraeli—There did not, and I may refer to, one
instance where the Secretary of the Admiralty felt it to be
his duty, and represented to me that the expenses of
this branch were exceeding the estimates, and, in conse-
quence, I felt it to be my duty to attend to it, and
ordered a weekly account to be sent in. This account
was accordingly sent in to me at the Treasury, and the
result of it was to show that the expenses had been well
regulated. As Chancellor of the Exchequer, and as the
officer of the Crown responsible for the expenses of the
country entirely, I had, therefore, the control over
the expenditure. A feeling of jealousy appeared
to exist as to the Board of Admiralty, as regarded the
estimates to which Admiral Parker had referred. This
was looked upon as an interference by the House of
Commons. I told Mr. Stafford, in doing his duty, to
conciliate as much as possible, and in a conversation I
had with him in the House of Commons, I told him to
conciliate as much as possible with all officers, and I
found on the part of Mr. Stafford a ready desire to fol-
low the advice that I had given him.
Sir H. Davie—Mr. Stafford has stated that he was so
pressed by Lord Derby and the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer on the subject of dockyard appointments, as his
friends were not satisfied that all the patronage should
be left in the hands of their opponents. Was that so ?
Mr. Disraeli—The late Government never used any,
nor did it ever enter into their consideration to use
patronage for election purposes. They experienced, in
the first instance, great difficulties, and they had to con-
tend with a spirit of jealousy, which arose from the
cause which I have expressed; but that appeared to me

to wear off.
The Chairman—Did Mr. Stafford tell you that his
difficulties were increased in consequence of the preced-
ing Government having filled up all the appointnients,
and given all the promotions to their political partisans?
Mr. Disraeli—l -riever went into details about that,
but I do remember on one occasion he mentioned to me
that be was placed in great difficulty with respect
to the Surveyor of the Navy, who is a permanent
civil officer of the Crown. The advice I gave to
him was, that he should treat all the permanent,
civil officers of the Crown with the greatest respect,
and I may say that when I went to the Treasury I found
all the servants there of extreme liberal principles, •having
been appointed by former Governments, and of course
with opinions hostile to the then Government ; but'l
treated them with confidence, and I am bound, and
it is but justice to them to say, that they served
me most faithfully. I advised Mr. Stafford to treat the
Surveyor of the Navy in the same way, and I believe he
acted on my advice. The only question brought before
me as to the Surveyor-General of the Navy besides, was
when he consulted me in the House of Commons on re-
ceiving a letter which Sir Baldwin Walker had written
to the Duke of Northumberland, which he showed to me,
though I cannot say whether it was the letter or a
copy, which he brought to me as a proof that he
had not succeeded in establishing a good under-
standing between himself and the Surveyor of
the Navy. When I read the letter I felt much
annoyed, and I said if this is the tone in 'which his
overtures were to be received, that Sir Baldwin Walker
had better resign. Mr. Stafford made some objection
to this, stating that it was the wish of the Duke of
Northumberland that the matter should be sot right. I
told him that rather than remain on hostile terms, that
he had better see him ; and I believed that he
had acted on my advice. He called on me in
May in Downing-street, when I asked him if there was
a good understanding in his office, and he said that
there Was a perfect good understanding between him and
Sir Baldwin Walker. I had nothing to do with the in-
structions, and had never brought before me any ques-
tions of promotions or appointments in the dockyard,
and never interfered in any way whatever.
The examination wan proceeding when our report left.

100 East Lancashire ...
all East & West Ind. Dk,
& Birming. June
100 Edinburgh & Glasgow
1i Edinb. and Peebles
100 Edinb.Prth.&Dundee
100 Glasgow &S. Western
100 Great Northern Stk.
100 De., A. Stock
100 Do., B. Stock ....
100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire.)l
100 Great Western...,
11 Irish South-Easters.
all Lancaster &
11i Do., Thirds
100 Lancash. &Yorkshire
15 Do., Fifths . .....
114 Do., Wst. Riding Un.
all Leeds Northern
all Liv. Crsby. &So utb pt.
all London & Blackwall
3 Lend. Tilb. & Stheud.

89 90
55 57
131 - 133
113 114
914 —91 i
4
92 94
13A 14 p
79h --
4 80
-- 4d
16 164

LOO Lond.Bright.& S.Cst.l
LOO London &N. Western
12 Do. Fifths

1 D0.,161.5h.,M&8...C,
.00 London & S. Western)

Do., £50... .....
34 Do., X4O ••••••

25 all Lmlndrry.&Coloraine
25 all LnducliTy. & Ennisk.
St. 100 Manch.Shef.&Lincln.
8h 48 Do., Man. &Lin. Un.
St. 100 Midland .......

100 Do. Binning;.&Derby
474 Midland G.West.(lr.)
17.1 Do. 2 Shares
all Newcastle &Carlisle
1.00 Newmarket

- 91
2i p
1041 101
1191 —119 i
21 3p
16 -
901 91.
5
4 -31 d
12 13
19 21
30 301
31 2t(i
751
42 44

We fully and cordially concur in the opinion
so distinctly and unequivocally assorted by the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, that " the Income
Tax bears more hardly on trades and professions,
on industry and skill, than it bears upon pro-
perty." We recognise and freely acknowledge the
magnitude of the grievance. But it is not by a
side 'wind, or in an underhand manner, that we
would supply a remedy. We would not at-
tempt to mitigate one species of injustice
by perpetrating another. If the law inju-
riously affect the industrious classes, why not
modify it by recognising the distinction between
the hardly-acquired and precarious earnings of
industry and the invariable proceeds of realised
property ? Surely the " certainty "is an element
that may be taken into account in the estimate of
value, and the " permanency" of an income is an
incident not to be altogether despised. But these
matters should be regulated by a judicious dis-
crimination between the different classes of income,
and not by charging an Income Tax on that which
is not " income."

But there is another view of the case, which
proves that "trades and professions, industry and
skill," are not benefited by the tax being levied on
the gross receipts in place of the net profits ; that
the cases of contributors under schedule D is even
more deserving of commiseration than those of the
owners of landed or household property. Mr.
BRIGHT instanced the case of manufacturers, to
whom no allowance was made for the depreciation
of machinery, or the wear and tear of articles
required in their business, and which must
be periodically replaced out of the earnings.
This is unquestionably a very great hardship, and
so is the refusal to make any allowances for the
insurance of the premises where the business was
carried on. But still, is that a sufficient reason
why others should be also injured, without any
effort being made for their relief ? Is it because
Mr. BRIGHT'S friend, who imported a cargo of
cotton from New Orleans to Liverpool, was re-
fused permission to make any deduction for the
insurance which he effected, and was thus charged
for profits which he did not gain—a matter which
it is difficult to understand, and which, but for
our confidence in the veracity of the Hon. Gentle-
man, we could scarcely credit that the house-
owner is to be, charged on the_amount which he
has applied to' necessary repairs, or in prudent
insurances? It is something like the Irish coach-
man, who, when his master complained that the
pole of the next carriage had been driven through
his own panels, comforted him with the assurance
that he had performed
a similar operation on the
preceding vehicle half an hour previously ; or
the policeman who quitted a sufferer who had
just been plundered of his watch, by pointing to
another whose snuff-box and handkerchief had just
been appropriated by the same skilful 11.1anipulator.
Tt may suit the fundholder very well to set the
landowners and the merchants,
manufacturers, and
tradesmen by the ears, to stand aloof while the
different classes of victims are mutually belabour_
ing each other. The dodge will not, however, be
permitted to remain unnoticed or unexposed ; and
though the evil may for a time remain without
to the determined partisanship of
remedy, owing
the Financial Minister, and the servile subservi-
ence of those who were once considered indepen-
dent and consistent politicians, we believe that
truth and justice will ultimately prevail, and that
the Property Tax will
be established on a sound
and equitable foundation.
ti llt fOrWArCi
Inaddition to the ArgUMo4 P _

to the entire supply of the world at this time—
but which gradually diminished until in the be-
ginning of the ninth century it was reduced to
less than the tenth part thereof. The extravagant
expenditure, and unparalleled luxury of the earlier
period, the legacies bequeathed to AUGUSTUS him-
self, amounting to more than 32,000,0001. of our
money, induce us to lend an easy credence to these
statements, which are by no means exaggerated,
and to believe that even before the days of
CARA OTACUS and BOADICEA gold was ob-
tained, and that in by no means inconsider-
able quantities, in the localities which modern
enterprise has once more investigated and brought
into practical operation under the most propitious

auguries.

But it is not on gold that the hopes of the
Shareholders exclusively depend. There is one of
the richest copper sets in England at their
disposal, the machinery for working which
is on the ground—the wheel nearly finished
—so that in less than a fortnight the full
power will be in motion to clear the shafts
and levels of water, and to carry on the operations
with energy and efficiency.

It is much to the credit of the Committee that
they have given the benefit of the unappropriated
shares to the general body. The remaindei will only
be issued at 2/. premium, at which price a priority
will be given to those who have already invested
their capital in the undertaking. There is every
reason then to anticipate, and without arrogating to
ourselves a power of vaticination we may ven-
ture to predict, that gold will again be found in
large quantities in Great Britain, and that few,
if any, foreign mining undertakings will prove
more remunerative than that at Northmolton,
which may be visited within a few hours by any
person desirous of judging for himself, respecting
the capabilities of our English Gold Mine.

* Robert Hunt, Esq., Keeper of Mining. Lecture
delivered at the Museum of Practical Geology.

DEATH OF THB VISCOUNTESS FIELDDTG.—It is with
much regret that we announce the premature demise of
this noble lady, who died on the Ist instant, at Naples,
from a rapid consumption. Her ladyship was daughter
and heiress of the late David Pennant, Esq., and of the
late Lady Emma Pennant, on whose demise her ladyship
succeeded to the extensive domains of her father in
Wales. By her marriage with Rudolph Basil, eldest
son of the Earl of Denbigh, her ladyship has left .a youth-
ful family.
THREE PER CENT. STOCKS.- —ln consequence of the
bill for the conversion of the Three per Cent. Stocks
having received the Royal assent, books were opened
yesterday at the Bank of England for the applications
of those proprietors who may be desirous of converting
their stock into any of the three descriptions of new se-
curities offered by the Government. Thus far the prin-
cipal applications have been for the Two-and-a-Half per
Cent. Stock, but no great eagerness was manifested by
the public to make the conversion, the fact of the Bank
being ready to receive notices not having generally
transpired. With regard to the proposed Exchequer
Bonds it was wholly impossible to form any choice, the
particulars, which are to be published in the Gazette,
not having yet been issued as to their precise terms.
Meanwhile, it may be useful to remind the public that,
except as regards the holders of the various petty Three
per Ceut. Stocks, amounting altogether to 9,500,0001.,
the proposed conversion is in no degree compulsory, and
is limited to 30,000,0001. of stock, either Consols or
Reduced. Those who are satisfied to hold these de-
scriptions of Three per Cents., with the certainty that a
year's notice must be given, and that a considerable rise
in the general price of the-funds must take place before
any forced reduction of interest can be attempted, have
on the present occasion only to remain quiet.
-UNIVERSITY REFORM.—Some time since the Heads of
Houses appointed a committee of their own body to re-
port on the recommendations of the Royal Commis-
sioners, so far as they concern the University as b
e published distin-
guished from the Colleges. It is understood that this
committee
report to
the longotheboarvda,:atindon.that the report
w
APPAIR OP HONOUR. —W are informed, upon good
authority, that on Wednesday,
member for Middlesex, the o
place between Sir Robert Peel
the 27th ult., a duel took
Peel and Mr. Bernal Osborne,
the speech which the hon. barir.tnellie) to fdtehl
delivered
meetinger
e d u upon
obne itheng
Jew Bill. The ball from Mr.
1
through his antagonist's coat sleeve,ea and passed
happily torminatlci without bloodshed. g the
affair
-- - -- ---- !!.., 180;0 acraid.

PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
ilrazlia,n Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto New, 1852, 4A per Cent lOl 1001
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent.
Spanish Bonds 3 per Cent 484 9A 81
Spanish 3 per Cont., Now Deferred 244. A
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 6 p
Dividends on the above payable in London.
French Rentes, 3 per Cent B2f 25c Ex 25f 10c
Dutch Exchange, 2A per Cont. 12 Guil.
Ditto 4 por Cont. Certificates-.
HALF-PAST TWO.

Consols..
Ditto May Account 100:

The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par (accord-
ing to the last tariff), which, at the English Mint price
of 3/. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an
exchange of 25.17; and, the exchange at Paris on London
at short being 25.05, it follows that gold is about 0.48
per cent. dearer in Paris than in London.
By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 427
per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s.
10Id. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of
13.6 ; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at
short being 13.6, it follows that. gold is the same price
at Hamburgh as in London.
The course of exchange at New York on London for
bills at 60 days' sight is 1091 per cent., and, the par of
exchange between England and America being 109
23.40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is nominally
0.17 per coat. in favour of England •, but, after making
allowance for charges of transport, the present rate leaves
scarcely any profit on the importation of gold from the
United States.
COLONIAL GOLD COMPANY.— It is stated that negotia-
tions have been entered into between the Peel River
Company and the Colonial Gold Company, for the latter
company to set up crushing mill and other apparatus on
the Peel River lands, for extracting gold from such ore
as may be brought to them for the purpose ; and, also,
that arrangements have been entered into by the Lake
Bathurst Company, with the view of leasing a section of
the Peel River lands. At the same time, the Austra-
lian Agricultural Company'are said to be sending out
a large body of miners and two superior officers, for
the purpose of increasing their production of coal at
Newcastle.
NOVA SCOTIA MINING COMPANY.—Advices were re-
ceived yesterday by the Nova Scotia Mining Company,
from their agent, Mr. Sewell, dated Halifax, the 26th
April, forwarding a, full report from Messrs. Petherick
and Hitchins, confirming their previous announcement,
that the lands provisionally leased by the company at
Indian Point are utterly valueless as regards any mineral
deposits, or even the indications of them. It is added,
also, that Mr. Adam Murray had admitted to them, in
the most unqualified manner, that his statements had
been altogether erroneous. Before returning to Eng-
land Messrs. Petherick and Hitchins intended to com-
plete their survey by examining the iron mines at a
locality called Londonderry, which were also proposed
to be made over to the company, and were asserted to
be practically inexhaustible and unsurpassed in quality.
Meanwhile Mr. Adam Murray has reached England,
and is preparing a statement to lay before the company,
in which it is understood he will intimate that he was
influenced in his report by a deception deliberately
planned for the purpose bf misleading him. Under all
the circumstances of the case of it is evident that a rigid
inquiry should be instituted.
HARWICH ELECTION.—A meeting of the electors in
the Liberal interest was held at the Three Cups Hotel
on Monday evening, Mr. Churchwarden George in
the chair when it was resolved, on the motion of Mr.
William B. Nalborough, and seconded by Mr. Collins,
that in consequence of the recent decision of a com-
mittee of the House of Commons, declaring the election
of Mr. Peacock for this borough to be void, it was the
duty of staunch Reformers to unite in supporting a can-
didate to represent the independent electors in Parlia-
ment ; and it was further resolved, on the motion of Mr.
H. Darken, and seconded by Mr. J. Vaux, that Mr.
Bagshaw be requested to stand again for the representa-
tion, and to canvass the electors. A vote of thanks to
the chairman was passed, and the resolutions ordered to
be sent to Mr. Bagshaw in London.
MAIDSTONE ELECTION.—The writ for the election of
a new member was received by the Mayor yesterday,
and proclamation was duly made in the afternoon that
the nomination will take place on Friday morning at
eleven o'clock. The poll will, therefore, be taken on
Saturday. Mr. Lee and Mr. Wykeham Martin are the
candidates. Mr. Lee is certain unless a considerable
number of votes are absolutely purchased by the sup-
porters of Mr. Martin, or are perverted by corrupt con•
sideration, or rendered quiescent by the gross intimida-
tion which preyniLs.

Do. Bury Extensions
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