The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-29 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON; THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 20, 1849.

the rampant attitude of the charger, the gloomy but
glittering image of Odir., the war-god of the Scan-
dinavian races, the turbulent throng, which is about
to level his statue 'by the blows of clubs and
battle-axes—all impart an animation to the spectacle
that accords well with the excitement produced by
the mere narrative of the historian upon the
imagination. Contrasted with this impassioned part
of the picture is the solemn tranquillity expressed in
the different spectators—Edwin surrounded by the
Counsellors of the famous Wittenagemote—Pau-
linus with the rest of his attendant missionaries—
the crowd of miscellaneous witnesses from the thegn
to the hind, from the archer to the cneght, all indi-
cating in their features the emotions either of horror,
joy, or indifference. Several of the figures in the
foreground are admirable as anatomical studies, parti-
cularly the prostrate form of the slave with the iron
collar round his neck, indicative of servitude, and that
also of the spearsman bending down to arrange the
thongs of his leggings. There are minor fragments
of the composition also worthy of minute attention.
such even as the extended hand of the Benedictine
monk pointing to the downfal of Woden.. The
colouring is brilliant and harmonious, the central
figure of Coifi being brought out with peculiar force
by the dense but transparent shadows in the back
ground, and by the artistic sky overhead. The
work is altogether a remarkable achievement,
and one of really national importance. Among the
other productions of Mr. Patten, we observed
his marvellous portrait of Paganini.

NAVAL IN TELLIGENCE.
APPOINTNZN S.

Lieutenant—Augus!us Chetham Strode, to the Ex-
cellent, gunnery-ship, at Portsmouth.
Master—James Saunders (1638), of the Sidon steam-
frigate, to command the N'rth Star discovery Ll 4, at
Sheerness.

Midshipmen—C. 11. Smith, to the Hydra, steam-sloop,
on the south east coast of America station; William H.
Liddell, to the Ocean Wig-ship at Sheerness.
Naval Cadets—Christopher Borthwicke, to the Im-
pregnable flag-ship, at Devouport; William R. W.
Hewett, to the Vengeance, 84, in the Mediterranean.
The Brazils squadron was distributed as follows on
the 16th of January:—
At Moate Video—The Raleigh, 50, Commodore Sir
Thomas Herbert, K.C.13.; the Tweed, 16, Commander
Lord Francis Russell; the Lizard. iron steam-vessel,
Lieutenant Hollinworth; and the Harpy, ditto, Lieu-
tenant Tomlinson. _

At Buenos Ayres—The Al( cto, s!eaar slocp, Com-
mander Massingberd, in attendance on Mr. Southern, the
British Minister.

At Rio Grande—The Hy.li a, ste._m-slo)p, Comman-
der Grey Skipwith.
At Rio de Janeiro on the sth ult.—The Crescent, re-
ceiving ship, Commander Meheux; the Daphne, IS,
Captain Fanshawe; the Amphitrite, 2G, Captain Eden,
and the Griffon, brigantine, Lieutenant. Thurturn.
FIRST LORD'S LEVEE.—The following officers at-
tenced the levee of the Right Hon. Sir Francis 'l'.
Baring, Bart., at the Admiralty, on Tuesday :—Rear-
Admiral Philip Brown; Captains W. Coppage, C. Fre-
dericks, F. Glasse, James Crouch, William Peel. W.
Hood, H. Allen; Commanders J. J. B. Freere, G. Snell,
John Reeve, G. Blanc, J. Barnes, W. Grant, R. Doug-
las, D. Wyld; Lieutenants Hon. 0. M. Lambert, John
Sheers, W. G. Hemsworth, J. G. Raymond, Stoddart;
Masters M. Bradshaw, James Tomlin, and A. Mackay;
Paymaster and Purser E. Hooper; Royal Marines Col.
Puke. _ . _

The Old San Josef, 110, will be taken into No. 5
dock at Devonport, on the 6th of next month, to be
broken up.
The Apollo troop -ship, Commander Rawstorne, arrived
at Gibraltar on the 10th inst. This good old ship en-
countered all the force of the late gales in her passage.
She beat all the way down the Channel against bois-
terous headwinds, and just as she was clearing it she
was caught in a heavy gale, which lasted 24 hours. One
of her anchors Ras washed from her bows by a tremen-
dous sea, carrying with it the cat-head stopper. Fortu-
nately the shank-painter held on, and prevented the
bows from being stove in, and they were enabled, after
great difficulty, to get it up. The sea at the same time
washed away all the starboard side of the head, but did
not effect any serious damage. Again, on the night of
the 10th the Apollo encountered another heavy gale,
with such a strong wind blowing off the rock of
Gibraltar as almost to tear the masts out of the
ship, but she got to an anchorage in safety; not so,
however, an unfortunate American barque, that was
entering the bay at the same time. She lit as
driven ashore on the other side, and on the British
quarantine boat approaching her to ask what assist-
ance she rc quired, the Spaniards fired at it, but
did not hurt any one. The measles had broken out
amongst the children of the artillerymen on board the
Apollo, but only 5 out of the 25 had taken the disease.
The Apollo was put into quarantine on arrival at Gib-
raltar, but it was expected that she would transfer the
parties she had for Gibraltar to the quarantine vessel,
and would proceed to 3131ta on the morning of the 15th,
postponing the repairs of her defects until her arrival at
that port.

The Persian, 12, is ordEred to be removed from Dept-
ford to Woolwich to be fitted for commissioning.
The Termagant, screw-frigate, is to be brought for-
ward at Portsmouth as a first-class advanced steam-
frigate.

The Sampson, steam-frigate, having her cylinder new
bored at Woolwich, will be ready to be taken out of dock
on the 15th of next month.

The Confiance, steamer, was ordered to take Captain
Rich, and such of the officers and crew of the Vanguard
as choose to avail themselves of a passage from Devon-
port to Portsmouth.
MORE DOCKYARD REDUCTIONS.—Mr. Spiller, master
shipvcright's assistant; Mr. Hosking's, foreman; and
Messrs. Lacey, Fox, Ancell, and Jury, inspectors; with
several leading men, are to be superannuated from De-
vonport Dockyard. The sweeping of the dockyards at
this present time include some of the best and ablest men
in the senice.

The electric telegraph working along the the line
of the South-Western Railway will be taken into
Portsmouth dockyard, and to the port admiral's resi-
dence, in the course of this week. As the
endeavour to bring the wires under water across the
harbour was a failure, they have been brought round
by Fareham to the terminus at Landport, whence
they will be brought across the Landport road to the
Ordnance fields, running along the line of the Portsea
fosse for some distance; they will cross the walls into
Portsca a little to north-west of the Unicorn gate, then
crossing the Laboratory field, near Trinity Church, and
in front of Major Travers's house, will enter the north-
east corner of the dockyard, and terminate at the Ad.
miral's house. The officer in charge of the dockyard
semaphore, Lieutenant Williamson, has received notice
that his services will be no longer required; but as the
tower will still be retained as a look out station, a sema-
phore man and one boy will remain; and it is not im-
probable that, as the semaphore tower commands a good
view (over the low land at the Kicker Point) of Osborne
House, that a telegraphic communication will be estab-
lished between these points. It certainly would be very
useful to have a communication with Osborne House
during the time the Court was sojourning there.
PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—The Planet freight ship
arrived at Spithead this morning with a company of the
Royal Artillery, under Captain Turner, bound for Ber-
muda. She embarks a detachment of the 42d High-
landers on Friday morning at Cowes for the same des-
tination.

The Sidon steam-frigate, Captain VV. H. Henderson,
C. 8., is, it is uhderstood, to be paid off on Friday.
The Edinburgh, al, steam guardship, was undocked
to-day. Her bottom was covered with weeds, from not
being coppered.
The Phenix steam-sloop, with a screw propeller, was
docked to-day as soon as the Edinburgh was out.
Wind, E S.E.; strong breezes and cloudy weather.
PLYmuuTR, MARCH 27.—A court martial was yester-
day assembled on board her Majesty's ship Impregnable,
104, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, to inquire into the
conduct of Commander Charles Frankland Newland
and others, the officers and crew of her Majesty's brig
Ranger, in allowing that vessel to ground at Port-a-
Grande on the 22d of July, 1848, through an alleged
want of care on their part.
The court consisted of Admiral-Superintendent Sir J.
Louis, president; Admiral VV. B. Mends; Captain Rich,
her Majesty's ship Vanguard; Captain Sir T. Maitland,
her Majesty's ship Impregnable, and Commander
Charles Mr. W. Eastlake officiated as Judge-
Advocate.

The Court having learnt from Commander Newland
that he had no complaint to urge against any of his crew,
and that tho crew had none to make against their com-
mander, proceeded to hear so much of Commander
Newland's narrative as related to the grounding of the
brig. From this and from the corroborative evidence of
Mr. E. N. Harrison, purser; First Lieutenant B. S.
Pickard, Mr. John Thomas, acting master, Second
Lieutenant H. 11. M. Page, Mr. Thomas Davey, boat.
swain, and G. J. Cocks, coxswain, it appeared that the
Ranger ieft Plymouth on the 2d of July last for service
on the west coast of Africa, taking mails for Madeira
and the Cape Verde Islands. She arrived at Madeira
on the 15th of July, and as the commander considered
the Ranger for the time being as a packet, he rigidly
complied with the Admiralty instructions to that class of
vessels, and sailed again within 24 hours. At noon on
the 22d of July land was reported; the brig was then
61 miles distant from the N.E. point of St. Antonio, and
the commander being very anxious to make the anchor.
age before dark, they pressed on under all canvass,
and left Bird Island on the starboard hand, the
wind on the port side, N.E., equally. Sail was
shortened to jib and boom mainsail, with the intention
of anchoring in about nine or ten fathoms; they were,
however, prevented from doing so by a report of breakers
ahead. The jibe wetd hoisted, and the ship bore up
S.W. by S., and Commander Tudor, of her Majesty's
steamer Firefly, a passenger in the Ranger, and a senior
officer, professing a knoe ledge of the harbour, volun-
teered to pilot the brig. By his command the best bower
was ordered to be let go, but fouled; the small bower
was then let go, by which the best bower had cleared,
but before she could be brought up by either anchor she
took the ground at about 815 r.m. Sails were then
furled, and an anchor got out at the stern, and four guns
thrown overboard.

The subsequent arduous and successful exertions of
Commander Newland in heaving the Rarger off after
she had been pronounced irrecoverable by his senior
officer, Captain Prevost, of the Pantaloon, were not pub-
licly detailed, but were handed in for the optional peru-
sal of the Court.

The sentence of the Court was, that the charge was
proved as against Commander Newland, but in consi-
deration of the circumstances of the case, he was only
adjudged to be severely reprimanded. All the other
officers and the crew were acquitted.
Her Majesty's ship Vanguard, Captain Rich, has been
unmasted; her masts are sent to the yard for examina-
tion. She will be paid off on the 28th, and then go into
dock for survey.

her Majesty's sloop Racehorse is ordered to be brought
forward for commission.

The merchant brig Dart, from Madeira for London
landed a mail here this morning.
Wind, southerly—stiff breeze, veering from the east•
ward to this westward.

WOOLWICH, MARCH 28.—The Widgeon steam-vessel,
fitted for the surveying service, left Woolwich this
morning, to resume her duties, under the charge of Capt.
Bullock.

The Monkey steam-vessel, Master-Commander W.
Bryant, proceeded to Deptford to-day, to tow the Per-
sian, 12-gun brig, from that port to Woolwich, prepara-
tory to her being brought forward fur commission.
The Archer steam-vessel, when fitted with the engines
of the Rifleman and a screw propeller, is to be commis•
sioned at this port.
The arrangements for the sale of the Torch and
Myrmidon iron vessels, and the Adder, I)oterel, Otter,
and Zephyr wooden steam-vessels, to a Harwich com-
pany have not been cerried into effect, and the whole of
these vessels, with the Flamer steam-vessel, tire to be
taken and kept in ordinary in the basin at Deptford.
The Torch and Flamer went up the river for that pur-
pose to-day.
The Vulcan troop-ship was taken into the basin to-
day, preparatory to being docked.
The Royal Albert, 120 guns, is now progressing ra-
pidly, upwards of forty shipwrights being kept con-
stantly employed urea her. The whole of her lower
gun-deck is tiniAlcd, with the exception of laying the
planking, and the work appears of the strongest de-
•eriptton.

The Ellin steam-vessel is in the inner basin, fitting
with her engines by Alesarr. George and Sir John
Rennie, two of 20 horse p(:.wer each, of a very superior
construction, as ali her fittings are, as the vessel is in-
tendt d a di4atch boat for service betwixt ooborne-
house and the terminus of the railwpy at Portsmouth.
The chief cabin is framed all round with rcishog;iny,
with bird's-eye American maple panels, and has a very
cheerful appearance, being well lighted from above. The
engines and boilers occupy a comparatively small space,
considering their power.
The Brisk steam-vessel is making considerable pro-
gress in her construction, the whole of her frame timbers
being nearly all up.

MEMORANDA OF A MUSICIAN.
BY GEORGE J. 0. ALLMANN.

" Notes, notes, forsooth, and noting!"
SIIAKSIERE.

No. X.

HAYDN

Has left the following sentiments nn competition, which
are peculiarly worthy of attention as proceeding from
one whose sincerity, unbiassed judgment, and thorough
comprehension of all branches of his art, have scarcely
any parallel among musicians. He• says, "A musical
composition ought to have a natural and striking melody;
each idea should spring out of the preceding passage;
ornaments should be sparingly, hesitatingly, and judi-
ciously used, and the accompaniments never overloaded.
The rigid rules of counterpoint shota rarely be violated
and never without the compensation of some inspired
effect. When I sit down to compose I resign myself to
my feelings and my unchecked imagination. It Fancy
suggests a happy idea I endeavour to follow it up, and
while I do not lose sight of my master subject and
general plan, my aim is to work the different passsgcs
into a regular and consistent whole. In vocal com-
position the art of producing beautiful melody may now
almost be considered as lost (hear-this, degenerate mu-
sical freethinkers!), and when a composer is so fortunate
as to throw forth a passage that is really melodious, he
is sure, as if he were not sensible of its beauty, to over-
whelm and destroy it by the overcharging and super-
fluities of the instrumental parts!" The meaning of ;his
is excellent, and more truthfully applies to the compo-
,itious of the present day than it did even in Haydn's
time. When modern musicians will come to their senses
is a speculative subject upon which I will not at present
enter; but for a case in point let me instance the follow-
ing trait of
DE. JOHNSON'S MUSICAL TASTE.

The great lexicographer, whose ear, as regards the
power to appreciate musical sound, was singularly de-
fective, possessed, nevertheless, a certain quaint sense of
propriety—it must have been, to say south, very solemn
and unimaginative—in harmonic composition that im-
parted to him an insuperable distaste of, as well rapidity
of execution as of unmeaning flourish, the distinction
between which possibly the renowned Doctor could not
well comprehend. One night being at a concert, at
which an elaborate and florid concerto on the siolin was
performed, he, after it was concluded, questioned a
gentleman who sat next to him " What it all meant?"
The interrogatory seemed to puzzle the amateur. who
could only reply that it was very dijicult. " Very
difficult!" echoed the learned auditor, growling as usual,
"1 wish to God, sir, it had been impossible!"

SPOR.Tir,7G INTELLIGENCE.

NORTLIA,.II3TON AND PYTCIILEY HUNT
R.A.CES --TUESDAY (C
. . . _ .

The Farmers' and Tradesmen's Cup of 501. Twice round.
Mr. Testifies eh fby Martin Chuzzlewit, 4 yrs, 7it I Ilb 1
Mr. CAvper's ch gby Bran, 4 yrs, 1 Ist 91b...(S3viri) 2
Mr. Treadgold's Maria Day, 6 yrs, list 91b (Butler) 3
Mr. Bagshaw's County Rate, 6 yrs, llst 91b (Berille) 4
Mr. A. Sharman's Sober Robin, 6 yrs, Ilst 91b ... 5
Mr. J. Gilbert's Ji.n Crow, 6 yrs, llst 91b (Tomlin)
Mr. Frost na Rosebud, 4 yrs, lOst 7lb (Capeli) dis
Won by three kngths.

WEDNESDAY.
The Tally•Ho Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, with 25
added. Two miles. (7 subs.)
Mr, W. Cowper's The Miner, 3 yrs, Bst 91b ...(Nat) 1
Mr. Lowther's Pulcherina, 3 yrs, Bst Glb (S. Rogers) 2
Mr. G. Ongley's Bird of Parudise,4 yrs, loit 61b ... 3

5 to 4 onPtilcberina, 2 to ] agst Miner. and 5 to 2 agst
Bird of Paradise. Won by a length. Run in 4 mills.
S secs.

The Althorp Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 50 added, for
two yrs old cults, 8:;t 71b, and fillies, Bst 41b; winners

51b extra. T.Y.C. (22 subs.)
Duke of Richmond's Officious ... (J. Kitchener) 1
Mr. B. Green's Cadger (Wint,ringham) 2
The following also ran:—Mr. Baxter's Pansey (Den-
man)—Lord Chesterfield's f by Don John, ont of 144111.
poon (Whitehon,e)—Mr. Payne's Briugton (Nat)—Mr.
G. Barton's Cardinal Allen (J. Alarson)—Mr. 1/xon's
Kathleen (W. Da))—Mr. Worthington's Boadicea (W.
Oates) —Mr. Magennis's St cret (!logers)—Mr. Ash win's
Impression (Pettit)—M r. Watson's Outline (Boyce)—
Mr. J. Sadler's Slockbridge Buck (A. Day)—Colonel
Auson's f by Jereed, oat ut MAY (J. Sharp)—and Lord
Clitden's Sicyon (Sly).
Betting-3 to 1 agst Officious, sto 1 agst Ondine, 6
to 1 agst Bringtoa, 7 to 1 agst Cadger, and 10 to 1 each
agst Cardinal Allen, Kathleen, and The Secret. Officious
made nearly all the running, and won in a canter by two
lengths. Run in 47 secs. An objection against Cadger,
that he was incorrectly nominated, was over ruled by
the Stewards.

The Northamptonshire Cup. Stakes of 10 sovs. each,
the winner to be sold for 5002, twice round. (17

Subs.)
Mr. Moklam's Priestess, 3 yrs, Est 51b... (Arnold) 1
Mr. Osborne's Pity-the-Blind,3 yrs, 6st 71b ... 2
Captain Vyse nd Watch-dog, 5 yrs, 9st 51b (Rogers) 3
Lord Exeter's Skudar, 3 yrs, Est 71b ... (J. Mann) 4
Mr. Sanders's Empress of Russia, 4 yrs, Bst 71b ... 5
Even on Priestess, and 2to 1 agst Skudar. Won by
a length. Run in 6 min. 32 secs.
Handicap Sweeps of 10 sou. each. 5 ft, and 50 added.
Once round. (13 Subs.)
Mr. Roles Collingwood, 6 yrs, 9st 21b... (Nat) 1
Mr. Harrison's Miss Burns, aged, 7st 10Ib (A. Day) 2
Lord Clifden's tby Emilius, 3Yrs, sst 12Ib (J. Mann) 3
Count Bathyany's Eva, 3 yrs sst ... (Ware) 4
Mr. Lowther's Piecola, 3 yrs. sst 71b (Dockera3 ) 5
Mr. Green's Haidee, 6 yrs, 7st ... (G. Oates) 6
Even on Collingwood; 5 to 2 agst Miss Burns; and
3to 1 agst Flycatcher filly. Won by a length. Run in
2 min. 58 secs.

The Selling Stakes of 10 sovs. each. Heats, once round
and a dis. (3 Subs.)
Mr. Sadler's Mountain Dew, 5 yrs, Bst Walked over.
Handicap Sweeps of 1 soy. each, and 30 added. Twice
round. (18 Subs.);
Mr. Tresham's Ben Lomond. 6 yrs 1
Mr. Pcttifor's f by Martin Chuzzlewit, 4 yrs
12 ran. Won easily. The winner is objected to.
BETTING ON THE COURSE.
NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
5 to 2 agst Sir J. Hawley's Fernhill.
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
7 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Lugar.
10 to 1 - Colonel Peel's Dacia.
12 to 1 - Mr. Gordon's De-the-boys (taken).
14 to 1 - Mr. Gregory's Loupgarou.
CHESTER CUP.

18 to 1 agst Mr. Nolan's Blucher.
25 to 1 - Colonel Peel's Dteia.
40 to 1 -- Mr. Gregory's Loupgarou (taken).
THE NORTHAMPTON HANDICAP.

By some most extraordinary management on the part
of the Electric Telegraph Company, the result of the
above race, which ought to have been received in time
for publication in our first edition, on Tuesday, did not
reach us at all. The message, we can prove, was for-
warded from the course the moment the horses passed the
chair, and was delivered into the hands of the clerk of the
Electric Telegraph Company before three o'clock, therefore
nothing was wanting on our part. How will the com-
pany account for this, and how will they explain away
the fact that the first and second horses were communi-
catt dto an ex•pugilist shortly after three o'clock? Our
message on the second day, forwarded by the same party
and through the same channel, was delivered in duo
course. We take for granted that the matter will be
thoroughly inquired into.

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE RACES.
Acceptances for the Northumberland Plate.
st lb
Cossack, 5 yrs
Eller&le, 5 yrs 8 7
Inheritress, aged
Flatcatcher, 4 yrs 8 4
Can. zou, 4 yrs 8 0
Limestone, 5 yrs

Executor, 5 yrs
The Tartar, 5 yrs
Dough, 4 yrs i 11
Shylock, 4 yrs
13.tllinufad, 5 yrs

Fire away, aged 7 31
Finvaragh, G yrs
Jvhn Cossor, 4 yrs
nistaffins, 4 yrs
lieleshes,, 5 )rs
Camphine, 4 yrs

Emle's Plume, 4 yrs... 6 13
11..ilwoy King, 5 yrs... 6 111

st lb
Whiz•gig, 4 yrs
Miss Harrison, 4 yrs
Maid of my Soul, 4
yrs 6 2
Vermicelli, 4 yrs 5 10
IPrimroA., 4 yrs 5 10
Fleur de Seine, 4 yrs 5 10
13e1us, 3 yrs
Westow, 3 yrs 5 8
INu:inykirk, 3 yrs 5 7
) i'hringarth, 3 yrs 5 5
Kennington, 3 yrs
) Abbot of Meauz,3 yrs 5 5
1 Ruby, 3 3 rs 5 3
Ltv,ur, 3 yrs .......
Pyand, .3 yrs 5 3
Antialibian, 3 yrs 5 2
Puffy, 3 )rs
Rodney, 3 yrs
Bro. to Johnny Arm- . _ _

, .
Great W(stern, 4 yrs, 6 11
F.,cape, 4 yrs
Big Jerry, 4 yrs;
...

Tom- tit,. 5 yrs
liapertinchco c., 4 yrs 6 5
Mahon, 4 yrs
Lord &holm, aged
Acceptances for tE
st.
Inheritress, aged
Spithead, 6 yr 3 7
Railway King, 5 3 rs 7 C
Circus, 4 yrs 6 It.,
Asrmsia, 4 yrs
Whizgig, 4 yrs 6 7

strong, 3 yrs 4 Z 2
LPgQrdetnain, 3 yrs 4 8
The Dui bar, 3 yrs
Miss Ann, 3 yrs
Cocktail (h b), 3 yrs
Burghley, 3 yrs
to Members' Plate.

st. lb.
'Sir Robert Sloper,4yrs G
Lady I-am-off, 4 yrs.— 5 12
Pyrland, 3 yrs 5 4
Andalusian, 3yrs 5 2
Lillie, 3 yrs .....
Nliss Ann, 3 yrs

THE BRIGHTON THUNDER.—We are glad to have
it in our power to state that there exists a great
probability that the murderers of the late Mr. George
Stonhouse Griffiths of Brighton, who was so brutally
murdered on the Gth ultimo, are likely to be traced,
Superintendent Taylor, of the Salford police, having
apprehended a man in this city, on Friday last, who
had in his posse scion a gold Geneva watch, sup-
posed to have belonged to the muriiered gentleman.
It appears that, on Friday last, Taylor received in-
formation that two men had been in Salford, attempting
to dispose of a gold match, when he tried to devise a
scheme to obtain it, and to take the parties into cus-
tody. Failing in the attempt, however, he traced the
parties to a beerhouse in Back Turner-street, in this
city, where he went in quest of them, accompanied
by Inspector Maybury, and two other Manches-
ter officers, and succeeded in apprehending one of
the men, who gives the name of William Burgess, and
after u search he found the gold watch concealed in one
of the bedroom chimneys. The first account the num
gave of its possession was, that he bought it from a
man in Wrexham, Welts; but since then he has scat, d
that he got it from an Irishman, in the Rising
Sun public-house, Shudehill, in this city. As it
was afterwards found to answer the description
of the one stolen from Mr. Griffiths at the time of
his murder, an exact description of it was forwarded
to the police authorities of Brighton, and last
evening a letter was received from them by the chief'
constable, Mr. Neal, stating that the unfortunate de-
ceased's widow believed it to be the watch worn by her
late husband. In consequence of this communication
Superintendent Taylor lust night received instructions
to start for Brighton on Wednesday morning, in order to
ascertain beyond doubt whether such is in reality the
tact. —Minicliester Courier.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE NEAR BIRMINGIIAM.—WED-
NESDAY.—Last night an alarming tire broke out on the
premises of Messrs. Ilunt, cdge•tool manufacturers, of
the Braides, a short distance from Oldbury. On the
alarm being given the engine of the district fire office,
stationed at Oldbury, was speedily on the spot, and a
large body of water poured upon the building, but with
little effect. A messenger was sent to Birmingham to
procure further assistance, and in a short time the en-
gines of the Birmingham District and Norwich Fire-
offices were brought into action; and after two hours'
playing succeeded in extinguishing the fire. The damage
done is very considerable. The premises are insured in
the Birmingham Fire-office.

pEATII 01 SIR ANTHONY LECHMERE, BART.
This venerable and much respected Baronet died on the
25th instant, at his residence, the Rhyd, county of
Worcester, aged eighty-two. Ile was the son of Ed-
mund Lechmere, li,q., by the daughter of the Rev.
John Whitmore, of the county of Warwick. He
was born in 1766, and married in 1787 the daughter
of Joseph Berwick, E,q., by whom he has had
issue two sons and six daughters. The deceased
also married Miss Villiers, but had not any issue
by that lady. He is succeeded by his eldest son, Ed-
mund Ilungerford, born 1792. He married in ISI9
Maria. daughter of the late lien.l). Murray., brother to
Lord Dili:ilk. The present baronet is the father of the
lady of Evelyn Philip Shirley, Esq., late ALP. forthe
county of Monaghan, and the member of an ancient
Warwickshire family. The very ancient family of Lech-
mere first came to England from the Low Countries.
They obtained a large grant of land in Worcestershire
for servicea rendered to William the Conqueror.
A NEW ANTIDOTE AGAINST THE CHOLERA.—
There has been discovered on Mount Olympus in Asia
Minor, a plant, of which the botanical name is unknown.
The stalk and leaves resemble thyme, the flowers those
of lavender. After a number of experiments it has been
found that a decoction of this plant has the power of
producing reaction in the stage of collapse in cholera, to
arrest the diarrhoea and sickness, in fact, to bring about
the most satisfactory results. This plant, which is
affirmed to be a true specific against cholera, is known
by the name of Zhorabia.—Altdical Times.
OPENING OP THE LIVERPOOL, ORMSKIER, AND
PRESTON RAILWAY.—This line will be opened for pub-
lic traffic on Monday. It is amalzamated with the East
Lancashire Railway, of vvhich it forms a section of some
twenty-two miles. The line would have been completed
earlier, but for the constant slipping of a very extensive
embankment at Rutherford. This opening completes
the railway communication between Liverpool, Preston,
Leeds, and 13radford.

CALIFOIZMA.
GOLD FEVER IN :MEXICO.
A letter to the New Orleans Crescent, dated Corpus
Christi, Feb. 6, sags:—
4. By a recent arrival from Mier and Durango, we
learn that this intolerable gold fever, which is now con-
suming the Yankees, has taken equally as severe a hold
on the universal magnanimous Mexican nation.
Mr. Redmond, the partner of Mr. Mann, merchant of this
place, who has just returned from a trading tour through
the northern provinces of Mexico, states that large
numbers of Mexicans have started for the placers of
California. English, Scotch, and Mexican miners have
invested large amounts of money in equipping and send-
ing over their parties to bring away the precious metals,
and the number already en route for the • diggins' has
been estimated at 15,000

"That these figures are large enough to astonish one,
under ordinary circumstances, I cannot deny; but when
we take into consideration the great excitement on this
subject with our own people, this statement can the more
readily be credited; besides, a Mexican is always equipped
for long overland journeys, and will be far on his road
while an American is settling a question of practica-
bility, as to whether he will go by land or water, in a
steamer or in a carriage End four. The question is, can
we :Mow foreign adventurers to abstract the precious
metal of our territory and convert it into foreign coin?
And this question is one for our people and Government
to ansvrer.
" Our navy can guard our interests on the coast; and
the next point to be looked to will be our line of posts on
the Rio Grande and the Gila, and from the Gila to San
Diego on the Pacific. If the Mexicans dig our gold, we
doubt much whether they w ill be very successful in getting
it out of the country. A couducta of 2,000,000 dolls. in silver
recently left the Fair of San Juan de los Lagos for the
gold regions of California. to purchase gold dust; and
another pissed through Perms with 460,000 dollars,
for the same purpose. General Mojia has arrived at Ca-
murgo, in command of 200 troops; they are to be sta-
tioned on the line of the Rio Grande to prevent smug-
gling."

AUTHENTIC ACCOUNTS FROM CALIFORNIA.
(From the Boston 'Traveller.)
Captain William D. Phelps, late of barque Moscaw,
of this port, arrived here from California, via Panama,
on Saturday morning. Captain Phelps brings a quantity
of the gold, in grains, in scales, and in lumps—the
largest of the latter weighing about an ounce and a half.
The amount of gold brought by him has been much
overrated in the published accounts, though he brings a
considerable quantity—much less, however, than the
lowest amount stated (38,000).
As Captain Phelps worked personally at the mines,
which we believe was not the case with blr. Atherton,
his experience of the minutiae of the gold digging there
is considerable. In the first place as to the pieces of
gold that have been reported to be found, he says the
largest piece that ha has seen is in the possession of
Mr. Dfellus, and weighs but six ounces. He heard
numerous stories at the mines of large pieces being found;
but in every instance where they wore investigated,
they turned out to be false, or greatly exaggerated.
One man was reported to have found a piece weighing
several pounds; he went to see him, and found that its
weight was only two ounces, and that it was the pro-
duce of an entire day's work.

REVENUE LAWS IN CALIFORNIA.
The following is the Bill introduced in the House of
Representatives on the 24th of January, which passed
the House yesterday :
A Bill to extend the Revenue Laws of the United States
over the territory and waters of Upper California,
and to create a collection district therein.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress as-
sembled, that the revenue laws of the United States be,
and are hereby, extended to and over the main land and
waters of all that portion of territory ceded to the
United States by the " treaty of peace, friendship, and
limits between the United States of America and the
Mexican Republic, concluded 2d day of February, 1848,
heretofore designated and known as Upper California."
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, that all the ports,
harbours, bays, rivers, and waters, of the main laud of
the territory of Upper California shall constitute a col-
lection district by the name of Upper California, and a
port of entry shall be, and is hereby established for said
district at San Francisco, on the bay of San Francisco,
and a collector of the Customs shall be appointed by
the President of the United States, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, to reside at said port
of entry.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, that ports of deli-
very shall be, and are hereby established in the collec •
tion district aforesaid, at San Diego, Monterey, and at
some convenient point within the territory of the United
States, to be selected by the Secretary of the Treasury,
as near as may be to the junction of the rivers Gila and
Collorado, at the head of the Gulf of California. And
the collector of the said district of California is hereby
authorised to appoint, with the approbation of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, three deputy collectors, to be sta-
tioned at the ports of delivery aforesaid.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, that the collector
of said district shall be allowed a compensation of 1,500
dulls. per annum, and the fees and commissions allowed
by law; and the said deputy-collectors shall each be al-
lowed a commission of 1,000 dolls. per annum, and the
fees and commissions allowed by law.
Sec. 5. And Le it further enacted, that, until other-
wise provided by law, all violations of the revenue laws
of the United States committed within the district
Court of Louisiana or the Supreme Court of
Oregon, which Courts shall have original juris-
diction and may take cognizance of all cases arising
under the revenue Jaws in said district of Upper
California, and shall proceed therein in the same manner
ar.d with the like etreet as if such case had arisen within
the district or territory where the prosecution shall be
brough:.

ScC. G. And be it further enacted, tLat this Act shall
take eact from and after the 10th day of March next.

ADVICE TO YOUNG 13AREISTEES.—During the
trial of a prisoner for burglary, last week, before Baron
Alderson, Air. Harrison, of Staley-bridge, was counsel
for the prust cution (it tieing the first brief he bud held);
and in consequence of the mode in which the Learned
Gentleman examined the witnesses, his Lordship ob-
seri ed that he wished all his young friends would follow
the advice which was given to him by the late Sir Wil-
Hain Garrow. When he (Mr. Baron Alderson) first ap-
peared at the liar, he Old me," said his Lordship,
" that no one ought ever to examine his witnesses and
look at his brief at the same time. A counsel ought to
know from his brief what a witness will say, and then
look at a witness as he examines him, and arrange in his
own mind, as the examination proceeds, the whole of the
facts, so as to form a complete and connected narrative.
That Learned Judge was the most exquisite examiner-
in-chief that ever appeared at the bar, and it was infi-
nitely more useful to be a good examiner-in-chief than a
good cross-examiner ; the one is useful every day of the
week, the other only occasionally." Mr. Overeud, who
appeared for the prisoner, said, "I don't think it would
be useful to eroLs•examine now, my Lord," to which his
Lordship replied, " 11e defends a prisoner best who asks
the fewest questions."
ANTIQUITY OF ANA;6TIIETIC AGENTS IN
Stanislas Julien has addressed to the Academy of
Sciences a note iu reference to a substance employed in
China more than a thousand years ago, about the third
century of the Christian era, for the purpose of pro-
ducing a temporary loss of sensibility. These
curious facts have been taked from the great
Chinese work, entitled " Kin-I-Tong ;" or
" A Compilation of Ancient and Modern Medicine,"
published at the commencement of the sixteenth century.
It is there said:—" When Moa-Tho knew that it was ne-
cessary to employ acupuncturation, he used the remedy in
two or three places, the moxta being applied at the same
time as it was indicated by the nature of the
affection which he had to treat. But if the
complaint is situated in parts upon which the needle,
the moxa, or liquid medicamants, cannot produce
any action, for instance, in the bone, stomach, or
intestines, there may be given to the patient a pre-
paration of hemp (mu-yo), and in a very short time he
becomes so insensible, that he seems intoxicated or
deprived of life. Then, according as the case may
be, the operations are performed, of amputations, &c.,
and the cause of the malady is removed. Subsequently,
the tissues are brought together by sutures, and finis-
ments are applied. After some days, the patient is re-
stored to health, without having felt, during the opera-
tion, the least pain." Well may we say with truth,
"There is nothing new under the sun."—Medical
SHEEP PARMING.—The yearly returns of sheep
stock on the west coast of Scotland shows an alarming
deficiency over and above the average loss, and the con-
tingencies accounted for by the various flockmasters
"dead books," &c. One gentleman finds an unaccount-
able loss of 200 wedders ; another, twice that number;
and Mr. Peter Mitchell, of Attadale, estimates that he
has lost on Attadale estate alone, within the last ten
years, beyond tbhe average of casual losses, 1,200 head
of sheep. It is said that the Ross-shire genth men mean,
if posstb!e, to have a rural police established in the
county to deter parties from stealing stock of this de-
scription, as their suspicions that such a practice exists
to an incredible extent are rather strongly grounded.
Sheep stock is likely to realise good sales this season,
and the demand for laid wool has increased very mate-
rially within the last week.—lnverness Courier.
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FINANCIAL REFORM.—A meeting of the Sheffield
Financial Reform Society was held iii the Town-hall on
Tuesday evening, commencing at seven o'clock, in sup-
port of Mr. Cobden's efforts to obtain a reduction in the
national expenditure. The attendance during the early
part of the meeting was not numerous; but the assembly
was gradually augmented till ultimately there was a lull
house. Richard Solly, Esq., one of the vice-presidents
of the society, presided. Several excellent speeches were
made on the occasion, and resolutions in accordance with
the views of the meeting were carried unanimously. A
petition to the House ot Commons was agreed to.
11AWICK.—SACRILEGE.— On the afternoon of Sab•
bath last, and during Divine service, the East Bauk
Church vestry was entered by means of false keys, and
nearly all the collection intended to defray sacramental
expenses carried off.—Edinhurgh Advertiser.
ROYAL SAPPERS AND MINERS.—Four non•com-
m:ssion‘d officers and twenty-seven privates of the sixth
company of this branch of the ordnance corps have re-
ceived orders to embark at Woolwich on Monday next,
April 2, in the Edward Dart freight-ship, for a passage
to New Zealand. They will proceed under the coal•
mend of Lieutenant Liddell, Royal Engineers.
ROYAL ARTILLERY, WOOLWICH, MARCH 28.
Lieutenant-Colonel Harrison, commanding officer of the
Royal artillery at Chaiham and the Medway district,
passed a medical board yesterday at Woolwich, and will
retire next month from the service cit full pay.
Bras Tor. AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY..— The
strengthening of the permanent way of this lino from
Gloucester to Birmingham has been completed to an
extent of sixteen miles. The rails are of a weight of
841 b. to the yard, where before they were only 401 h.