The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-28 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

WooLwicrf, MARCH 27.—Lieutenant Abraham Parks
(1815), recently commanding the Dasher steam-vessel, 100.
horse power, for the protection of the fisheries on the coast
of Scotland, to the Boscawen, 70, guard-ship of ordinary,
Chatham.

Naval Instructor William H. Mackintosh (1848), formerly
of the Cyclops steam-frigate, to the Daedalus, 20, on the Pa-
cific station.

The Fearless steam-vessel, placed under the charge of
Captain Bullock for the surveying service, will leave Wool-
wich on Monday next to resume his survey of the Medway
as far up as Chatham. The gallant officer will afterwards
proceed to Lowestofte to complete his survey in that quarter,
and then resume his survey in the vicinity of Beechy-head
during the approaching surveying season.
Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.8., visited Wool-
wich Dockyard on Tuesday afternoon, and went on board the
Leopard steam-frigate, fitted with engines of 560-horse
power, and sister vessel to the Sidon steam-frigate, being
constructed on nearly similar lines to that vessel.
l'onT ROYAL, JAMAICA, FEB. 16.—Her Majesty's ship
Plumper has just arrived here, after an absence of nine
months, and is refitting with all expedition, preparatory to
her departure for the Brazils. She was to sail for her desti-
nation on the 21st.

The Plumper has been cruising for the last three months
on the coast of Cuba.

The cholera had disappeared from Port Royal.
Her Majesty's ship Helena was at Antigua on the 2d of
March.

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Countess of
Desart, Hon. Lucy Kerr, Lord Elphinstone, Lord Alfred
Paget, and Colonel Bouverie, honoured the Princess's
Theatre with their presence on Wednesday evening. Her
Majesty and the Prince, attended by the Ladies and Gentle-
men in Waiting, afterwards visited her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House. Their Royal
Highneascs the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary
also visited the Duchess of Gloucester on Wednesday (the
birth-day of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge),
and met the Queen and Prince Albert.
_ _

Mr. Hughes, the Solicitor-General for Ireland, was pre-
sented to the Queen by Sir George Grey at the levee on
Wednesday.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked yesterday morning
in the gardens of Buckingham Palace.
Lord John Russell had an audience of the Queen yesterday
at Buckingham Palace.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback
yesterday morning, attended by Colonel Bcuverie.
The Royal Family took their usual pony and walking
exercise yesterday, in the gardens of the Palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel
Bouverie, visited the building in Hyde-park for the Exhi-
bition of the Industry of all Nations, yesterday afternoon.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbane and Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Francis Seymour, had the honour of dining
with her Majesty yesterday evening, at Buckingham Palace.
A deputation from Portsmouth, consisting of Mr. Benjami❑
Bramble ( Mayor), Mr. James Hoskins, Mr. Thomas Ellis
Owen, and Mr. Howard (Town Clerk), had an interview on
Wednesday, with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his
official residence in Downing-street.
Lord Ashley had an interview with Sir George Grey on
Wednesday, at the Home-office. Colonel Freestun, M.P.,
had also an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet.
The Oxford University Commission met on Wednesday,
at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury,
in Downing•street—present the Bishop of Norwich, the
Dean of Carlisle, the Master of Pembroke, the Rev. 11. G.
Liddell, J. L. Dampier, Esq., the Rev. Professor Powell,
the Rev. G. H. S. Johnson, and the Rev. A. P. Stanley,
secretary.
Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland Reve-
nue, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer
on Wednesday, at his official residence in Downing-street.
Mr. Pressly had also an interview with the Right Hon.
Baronet.

Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Governors of South Australia, the Mauritius, and
Labuan. Dispatches were also received from the Lord High
Commissioner of the lonian Islands, and the Governors of
Malta and Gibraltar.

[ADVERTISEMENT.I
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Strt,—lt is with great satisfaction that I observe in your
paper of the 18th instant a paragraph commenting upon the
impure metal used by some dentists for the construction of
mouth-plates, to which artificial teeth are affixed. It is an
evil of which I have long been aware, and greatly desirous
of seeing remedied, inasmuch as I am constantly consulted
by persons suffering from that very cause, and have in my
possession many specimens which have been left with me by
those to whom I have supplied pure gold, the only metal that
should ever be used for dental purposes.
With regard to the proposed remedy, I some years since
communicated with the Goldsmiths' Company upon the sub-
ject, but do not find they possess any power to enforce the
adoption of a standard quality unless assisted by a legisla-
lative enactment. In the meantime the public, by the
exercise of its own reason and discretion, may go far to pro-
tect itself, for it cannot reasonably expect to obtain the pre-
cious metal at the merely nominal'prices advertised by the
low-priced dentists.
Your aservations, however, show your care for the public
health, and your desire, as watchful guardians of their inte-
rests, to expose imposition, in whatever shape it may present
itself; and, as such, deserves not enly the thanks of that
public, but of every respectable member of the profession.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
W. 11. MOGGRIDGE, Surgeon-Dentist.
13, Old Burlington-street, Bond-street,
March 21, 1851.

STATUE OF THE LATE GEORGE STEFHENSON.—It
is perhaps not generally known that some years since a large
sum was appropriated by the directors of the Liverpool and
Manchester and Grand Junction Railways for the purpose
of erecting a statue of the late George Stephenson. The
commission was given to John Gibson, who has now com-
pleted the statue, which has either arrived or is on its way
to this country. The directors of the London and North
Western Railway, into which the two former railways have
merged, are desirous that the statue should be placed in St.
George's-hall, Liverpool. On Friday Messrs. H. Booth and
C. Lawrence, on the part of the railway directors, met the
St. George's Hall committee, for the purpese of determining
the site where the statue should be placed. After looking
through the building two positions appeared especially eli-
gible—either the northern entrance or the south vestibule
entering from 'he southern portico. It was finally determined
that, as Mr. Gibson will be here in the course of the sum-
mer, his opinion should be taken before coming to any con-
clusion. The statue will be exhibited at the forthcoming
exhibition of the Royal Academy. It is in a sitting posture,
of the heroic size, and is very highly spoken of as a work of
art.—Liverpool Paper.
He who loves money more than himself will in-
fallibly rate it above honesty, and will stretch a point, and
unloose conscience, when opportunity opens any prospect of
gain.—Eliza Cook's Journal.
POISONING NEAR WISBECH.—On Saturday last,
Ann Overment was brought before the Isle of Ely magis-
trates at Wisbech, charged with the wilful murder of her
mistress, Mrs. John Dearlove, of Leverington, by mixing
arsenic in a pudding, of which her mistress ate and died on
the 13th inst. The charge was brought by Captain Foster,
superintendent of the Isle police force. It appeared that
atter Mts. Dearlove had made the pudding, she, with ano-
ther servant, went up stairs, and left the pudding in charge
of the accused, who tied it up, placed it in the pot, and re-
mained in the kitchen all the morning. She was the only
person there, except a man who came in for beer, before Mrs.
Dearlove went up stairs. When the servants' dinner was
served she, contrary to her invariable custom, did not eat
any potatoes. These had been boiled in the same pot with
the pudding. The men, however, ate some, and were made
very ill. The food and poison vomited by Mrs. Dearlove,
and removed by the girl, had been concealed; and when '
a
neighbour, Mrs. Bond, came into the death-room, just after
Mrs. Dea love had died, accused said, " She is quite dead!
But it's not the first sudden death that has happened ; (beuatcill
suppose I shall get all the blame." The day uefore the
murder, after the cold water had been thrown over her, she
would not change her clothes, but remained wet, and sulked
co aboutcoarse
all
expression,day and
accompaniedt o one o f the
with an shoaeth in,
utdoe the effect
a
prisoner that she would physic her mistress for it. The p
remanded.

THE Ray. MR. BENNETT AND HIS pmusimiNEßs'
—Two protests against the request of the Bishop of London,
that the Rev. W. J v
incum-
bency of St. Paul -• E. Bennett should resign the ineurn-
Barnabas,
Pimlico, were unanimously adopted at a meeting
's, Knightsbridge. and the chapel of St.
of the members of the congregation of those churches, held
Monday last, andwere d
at the school-room attached tic, ,St. Barnabas Church, on
resented to DR. Hodson, the Bishop
or London's no ary, on Tuesday, when gr. Bennett signed
i Ilia roignatice.

ARDENT DRINKS CONSUMED IN
ENGLAND.
It appears from a return just made to an order of the
House of Commons that in the year 1850 we consumed
exactly 2,392,494 gallons more ardent spirits than in
1840, and 5,796,744 gallons mere than in 1843. The
years '42 and '43 are those in which the consumption has
been smallest during the ten years; 1846 that in which
the consumption was largest. The amount of British
and colonial spirits consumed in 1846 was 24,372,297
gallons; in 1843, 20,968,047 gallons; inlBso, 26,764,791.
The year 1846 produced a consumption of 26,710,398
gallons. Between 1846 and 1847 there is a decrease in
favour of the latter, the consumption suddenly telling to
23,968,782. There is a steady rise after that until 1850.
The return from which we extract these figures does
not include foreign spirits entered for home consump-
tion. We find by the Board of Trade returns that the
number of gallons of brandy and Geneva entered in
1848 was 1,633,322 gallons, of which Geneva figures in
the small proportion of 23,765 gallons; in 1849, 2,214,759
gallons, of which 26,958 Geneva ; in 1850, 1,889,318,
of which 28,273 Geneva. Thus the consumption for
the three years ending 1850, was as follows:-1848,
26,822,751 gallons; 1849, 28,216,633; 1850, 28,6541107.
The average increase in the amount of spirits con-
sumed in England is not such as to induce the belief
that individual consumption is greater than of old. It
is a known fact that the tendency has been hitherto in
favour of a diminution in the consumption, when in-
crease of population is taken into account; and the re-
turn before us would, doubtless, carry out the previous
rule, were the census returns, now in progress, pub-
lished.
The return shows that the quantity of spirits dis-
tilled from a mixture of corn and malt is about two-
thirds greater on an average than that of spirits die-
tilled from malt alone. This is owing to a decided
difference visible in the raising of the duties. Pure
malt spirits pay a duty per gallon of 7s. 10d.; so does also
spirit made from corn and malt or other ingredients;
bu►, in addition to this duty, there is a duty on malt of
Is. 4d. per gallon, which corn does not pay, which ren-
ders pure malt spirit dearer. This pure malt spirit
in England pays a sum of duties amounting to 9s. 21(1.,
whilst tbat from corn and malt only pays a sum of duties
of 7s. lid.

British spirits from ingredients other than malt and
corn, such as sugar, molasses, and potatoes, are of small
proportion in the general sums.
The duty on Colonial spirits is now Ba. 2d. pet gallon
for England, 4s. for Scotland, and 3s..for Ireland.

SEABORNE MAILS.
[N signifies that the mails are sent front the General Port-elks
by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.]

When made up in From what
PLACES. GeneralPost-olice port dia. Wheel
London. patched. aus*
America (by Brit. pkt.)N March 28 .. ILiverpoel .. April 10
America (by 17.5. pkt.) N April 4 .. Liverpool .. April 2
America (by U.S. pkt.) 11 April 9 .. Southampt. April 5
Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the month Plymouth April 3
Alexandria* • • ...... N 19th & 30th of me. Dover .. March 28
Belgium • . .. •• N Daily .. Dever .. Daily
Brazil .. 9th of the month Southaamt. April 12
Buenos Ayres .. .. M 9th of the month Southampt. April 11
California(viaChagres)M 17th of month Southampt. Apr.ls
Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plymouth.• April 3
Constantinople* .. • • N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. March 30
Central America .. M2d & 17th of mon. Southampt. April 5
Channel Isles N Mon., Wed., &Fri. Southampt. Tb. 3
Chili 31 17th of the month Southampt. April 20
France .. 31 & N Twice daily .. Dover Twiesially
Greece* • • .. . • Nl7th 17th 27th of mo Dover • • March 30
Hamburgh N,'Puesday & Friday Lonidou .. Tues. Sat.
Holland Wednes. & Satan London .. Moa.Thrr
Honduras Nll7th of the month Southampt. April 20
Ireland .. N' Twice daily .. .. Holyhead • • Twicedail,
India (via Southamp.) M,2oth of the month,Southampt. Arrived
India (via Marseilles) N 7 th& 24th of month 13over • • April 1
Mediterranean (via
Southampton) .. M 20th of the month Southampt. Arrived
Mediterranean (via
Marseilles) .. N'7th& 24th of month Dover • • April 1
Mexico .. .. 51 2d of the month.. South t. April II
Madeira • • • • .. Id 9th of the month South t. April 12
Malta* Ns 7t13,17 th,l9th,27th Dover March 28
t j & 30th of month
Naples* .. • . N sth 15th 25th ofmoDover April 2
Papal States* .. N sth 15th 25th of mo' Dover .. April 2
reninsular .. • • .. M 7th 17th 27th of Rao Southampt. April
Peru .. .. • • .. M 17th of the month Southampt. April 20
Tuscany* N sth 15th 2511 ofmo Dover • • April
West Indies .. M 17th of the month ISouthampt. April 20
West Indies (except I
Havanna & Nassau) 3f,2d of the month .. Southampt. April 5
* The mails to those countries thus marked (*) are cowreyed by
French packet via Marseilles.

A correspondent, who signs himself " One of the
Middle Classes," says that the revenue of the colleges of
Oxford and Cambridge is above four millions per annum,
and urges the propriety of devoting two millions for national
secular education, those Universities having broken. faith with
the public.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.— On Saturday
last a very interesting lecture was delivered at this institu-
tion on the cultivation of flax by Thomas Beale Browne,
Erq., who, from his position in the agricultural world as one
of the largest flax growers in this country, is of some import-
ance. His observations were confined very judiciously to the
advantages of employing land for this purpose, and he showed
clearly that much of the surplus labouring population might
reap benefits from which the mere routine of general agricul-
ture could not hold out hopes. The lecturer produced some
very beautiful specimens of fabrics kindly furnished by.
Messrs. Stour and Co., of Cheapside, and it was manifest that
❑ot only may we expect from its general cultivation that the
English grower will be enabled to furnish material for the
most delicate manufactures, but that we soon shall be quite
independent of Belgium and other foreign countries for an
ample supply, thereby giving employment to labourers who
have now to look only to the poor-rates for subsistence. To
employ a knowledge of the advantages of flax-growing in
this country lectures are daily delivered byMr. Pepper on the
subject in which he explains the different method: for adapt-
ing,- it to the purpose of general utility. We cannot with-
hold our 'need of praise to Mr. Browne for his philanthropic
spirit in this cause, which cannot but be of high importance
to the naticn.

PORTLAND BREAKWATER.—There are at present
engaged on the Breakwattr works at Portland about 120
men, exclusive of convicts, of whom there are some hundreds.
The contractor has yet to construct upwards of 1,000 feet of
this stupendous undertaking. Some of the workmen are
suspended on a small seat only a few feet from the water,
which foams beneath them. Although but from I,coo to
1,700 feet is constructed, the work is felt by the shipping in
stormy weather to carry the sea off considerably.
RATHER OVERDOING IT.—During the Gordon riots
it was essential for the safety of all good Protestants that
they should chalk on their doors "No Popery." Grimaldi's
father being alarmed, and being at the same time desirous
of making " assurance doubly sure," Mad giving no offence,
waited until the mob approached, and then seizing, some
chalk scrawled up, "Gentlemens, dere is no religion at, all In
dis house."

GENERAL COMMISSION, SHIP LOAN, AND INSII•
RANCE COMPANY.—On Monday the first meeting to settle the
list of contributories brought in by Mr. Hutton, the official
manager, was held before his Honour Sir William Horne.
Messrs. Maples and Pearce appesred for the official manager,
and stated that the company was established in 1846, for the
general purposes of marine assurance, but became embar-
rassed in 1848. Mr. Patteson, the solicitor to the company,
on being called on to produce the deed, declined to do so,
unless the lien he alleged he had on it was first paid. His
Honour said he could not compel him, but directed the offi-
cial manager to appeal to the court upon the q )estion. Se-
veral alleged shareholders, on being called, deposed that the
signatures of their names to the deed were forgeries, and the
attesting witnesses to the deed failing to refute this, their
cases were directed to stand over. Mr. J. L. Burnand, one
of the attesting witnesses and a director, was placed on the
list for 350 shares. The case of Mr. Dunn, the barrister, as
transferree of 30 shares, was adjourned.

DARING BURGLARY IN NEWCASTLIL—EarIy on
Thursday morning, one of the most daring burglaries ever
heard of in Newcastle was committed at Mr. Walter's. 5,
Strawberry-place, at the foot of St. James's-street. At one
o'clock in the morning, bis housekeeper, who slept in the front
of the house, heard the smashing of the winitow below, and
she aroused master. They procured a light and went
down stairs, but as the parlour door was locked, and doubly
bolted outside, the thieves had an opportunity of escaping
by the window before they could enter. The old gentleman
rushed into the street, and sprang a rattle which he kept in
the house. Several of the neighbours came to his assistance,
and on examining the room it was discovered that the chif-
fonier had been burst open, and a box containing about V.
had been taken away. The thieves had effected an entrance
by breaking the panel of the shutter with a crow-bar, and
then removing a pane of glass, but finding they could not
then, in consequence of the fastenings, get the window open,
the crow-bar was put in at the bottom and t hew indow
wrenched up.

ADULTERATION OF MUSTARD.—The Lancet OM-
tinues its exposures of the adulteration practised in articles
of toed. Of 42 samples of mustard procured from various
wholesale and retail dealers in the metropolis, and submitted
to examination, the whole were found to be adulterated, and
in every case the adulteration was the same in kind, varying
only in degree, and consisted in the admixture of genuine
mustard with immense quantities of wheaten dour, highly
coloured with turmeric. The conclusion to which the writer
in the Lancet arrives is, that genuine mustard is scarcely
ever to be obtained, whatever be the price paid for it.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH 24.—Two large screw steam-
ships, three-masted, and apparently frcm foreign ports, were
observed at eleven o'clock this morning, seven
Miles south of
the Eddystone, steering up Channel, with studding sails yet
slow and aloft. The Brunswick steam-ship, Captain T.
Russell, which arrived here yesterday from Portsmouth,' re-
ports, that when passing the Isle of
W fight on rgesday% the
18th, she saw the Peninsular and Oriental Steam -ship Sing-
apore, Captain Purchase, inside the island, neat' Hurst
Castle, coming out under steam. The Singapore, with troops
before, and probably
for the Cape, left Southampton the day
anchored inside during the night, as the weather was heavy;
it moderated a little on Tuesdayednesday, which, no doubt, obstru
i
' put becamesevere
cted her n clearing the
again oa
W
Channel.

We copy the following
KENTUCKY EDITORIALS.-- -
from a Louisville paler—it is P
1 We will once again revert to
eaking of the Warning Bell,
a journal of the same town :
this (it/id-able sheet, and when the article we are penning is
concluded, vi.e will burn the quill we used on the occasion,
w h
thro our inkstand into . the street and break it, wash our
hands, for fear of contamination,tcounteract the bad effects that
touched or meddled with such an
•
might arise, because we 0
sanction t e
of soda in our and, finally, scatter chloride
inteeted affair.
APATHY—The burgesses of Sbef.
DISGKA
Ce
EIriIIVCIA to establish a public library and museum
d'
c•art's Act. They were polled on the question,
. f 10,9 \B6 -oters on the burgess roll, only k9B took
when out ° express an opinion.
the trouble to
field
der have
Ir. Ln

GSNEEAL THUMB AND THE LTIMB9 OF THB
General Tom Thumb was arrested at Savannah, last week,
for driving his state carriage upon the side-walk, and fined
ten dollars.—American Paper.

In a case for trial before Mr. Justice Perrin. et
Belfast, in which, owing to a bar rule of the circuit, the de-
fendant had not the benefit of counsel. Mr. Whiteside,
Q.C., leading counsel for the plaintiff, objected to the de-
fendant'sattorney acting as advocate; but the Learned
Judge overruled the objection, dating that the right of an
attorney to defend a record at the assizes had been esta.
blished by judicial decision long before Mr. Whiteside was
born.

The Court of South Sea Proprietors held vintercity
WA° Intre/Y pro funtta t'or the UtIUSI tisterdent of ON few
playa b9nd debt.