The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-20 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

WARWICK AND LEAMINGTON
,SPRING;
MEETING.— WEDNESDAY.
The Castle Stakes of 15 sous. each, 5 ft, for three yra

_
old. One mile. (4 Subs.)
Mr. Etnall's Knight of the Thistle, Bst 71b...(T. Lye) 1
Mr. Carew's Souffle, Bst 7lb (Duckeray) 2
Betting-2 to lon the Knight. Won by a neck. Run
in 2. min. 14 secs.
Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added. One mile.
(4 Subs.)

Mr. Pitcher's hazy, 3 yrs, Est 71b ........(Harrison) 1
Mr. Isaac Day's Captain Parry, Bst 41b (Wakefield) 2
Mr. Phillips's Anthony, 5 yrs, Bst 41b (Evans) 3
Mr. Whitehouse's c by Lanercost, out of Miss Tho-
maldna, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (Wells) 4
Betting-5 to 4 agst Lauercost colt, and 3to l each
agst Hazy and Captain Parry.
Won by a neck. Run in 2 min. 4 secs.
The Two yrs old Stakes of 10 soya. each, and 50 added;
for colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 41b. Five furlongs
(14 Subs.)
Mr. Greville's fby Slane (Dockeray) 0 1
Mr. Fletcher's Poetess (Crickmere) 0 2
Mr. E. Buckley's Tame
Mr. Etwall's fby Slane, out of Pelerine (T. Lye) 4 0
The following also started, but were not placed :—Sir
C. Rushout's Etholwolf (H. Darling)—Mr. Smith's
Foam (Wight)—Mr. Carew's Hampton (W. Sharp)—
Lord Clifden's f by Bay Middleton, out of H. R. H.
(Pearl)—Sir J. Hawley's Sknlda (J. Howlett)—Mr. E.
Phillips's Kohinor (Evans)—and .Ar. Merry's Saredon
(J. Sharp).
sto 4 agst Mr. Greville's filly. Ad, ad heat; Tame
third. Rua in 1 min. 17 sec. _ _

Deciding Heat-5 to 4on Mr. Greville's filly. Won
by a head. Run in 1 min. 18 sec.
The Great Warwickshire Handicap of 20 soya. each,
h ft, and 5 only if declared; 50 soya. added; the
second to receive 20/, &c. Two miles. (38 Subs.)
Lord Strathmore's Sunrise, 3 yrs, sst 41b ...( Wells) 1
Mr. Etwall's Bushranger, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (L3 e) 2
Mr. Palmer's Doubt, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b ...(W. Sharpe) 3
The following also ran:—Mr. T. Parr 's Clothworker,
5 yrs, Bst (G. FWD—Mr. Merry's Miss Ann, 5 yrs,
75t 111 b (E. Sharp)—Mr. Carew's Escape, 6 yrs, 7st
31b (Charlton)—and Sir J. Hawley's Gladiole, 4 yrs,
7st (Nurden).
Betting-7 to 4 agst Mark Tapley, 4to 1 agst Cloth-
worker, 6 to 1 agst Bushranger, 7 to 1 agst Zsdoc, and
Bto 1 agst Sunrise. Won by a length, the same between
second and third. Run in 4 min. 20 sec.
The Dcbdale Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added; two
miles. (8 Subs.)
_ _ _

Capt. Little's Miss Mowbray, aged (Owner) 1
Colonel Shirley's Fugleman, aged. (gr. Davis) 2
6
The followinc, also started:—Mr. H. M'Calmont's Ma-
deline, aged (Mr. Brooke)—Mr. Capel's Columbus, aged
(Mr. Williams)—Mr. Naylor's Sir Walter (Capt. Coles)
Captain Lecky na Smuggler Bill (Mr. Poulett)
Betting-2 to 1 agst Miss Mowbray, 3to 1 agst
Smuggler Bill, 4 to 1 each ugst Madclina and Colima-
bus, and sto 1 agst Fugleman. Won by ten lengths.
Handicap of 5 soya. each, and 20 added. T.Y.C. (7
Subs.)
Mr. Bloomfield's Simplicity, 3 yrs, Est 81b (Kendal) 1
Lord Strathmore's Scar, 3 yrs, Est 10Ib ...(Charlton) 2
The following also ran:—Mr. Copeland's Cheapside,
aged. 9st (Marlow)—Captain Montague's Elcho, 4 yrs,
Bst 121 b (J. Evans)—Mr. Choyce's May Day, 5 yrs, Bst
10A) (Whitehouse)—and Mr. Gain's Seigner of Holder-
nos, 4 yrs, Bst 610 (Wakefield). Won cleverly.

SPORTING NOTES.
No. XXI.
THE LEAMINGTON GRAND ANNUAL
STEEPLECHASE.

TO TILE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sin,—The Steeplechase, to-morrow, will attract a good
field to the post ; in alt probability a dozen will be
mounted. Their names I gave in Note No. 20, but, us
they may not be known to all, I will append them again,
as follows :—Sir John, 12st; The Victim, list 31b; Vain
Hope, 1 Ist 31b ; British Yeoman, 1 Ist ; Fugitive, lOst
101 b ; Rattrap,
lOst 81b ; Miss Colliugwood, 10st 71b;
Shinrone, lOst 21b; The Young-un, 9st 121 b; Mulliman,
9st 91b ; Maurice Daley, 9st 61b ; and Miss Mowbray,9st 41b. Sir John's weight will effectually prevent him
getting any nearer than third; Tho Victim, I believe, is
to be sacrificed this time in favour of the light weight;
Vain Hope, if run to win, is very dangerous; The Bri-
tish Yeoman, considering the heavy state of the ground,
ought to be one of the first four, if not the winner;
Fugitive, I take it, will make way for some of the others;
Rattrap, provided he does not take to refusing his fences,
which, by the way, he is uncommonly given to, must be
in front; Miss Collingwood and Shinrone may officiate
as whippers-in; The Young-un, at 9st 121 b, if meant at
the last moment, and the money leads me to infer that
such will be the case, will, barring accidents, be Use first
to clear the winning-post ' Maurice: D iley is booked
safe by
Sir
John
for and
obvious
reasons, Miss Mowbray. In short, I fancy THE
y OUNG-UN will be the winner ! with the Yeoman, Rat-
trap,attendance. in
lsav
ealone;
the Vainpu
to this
tchance,hisin.
stance, must judge for themselves.
Iy remarks on the
Northampton meeting to-morrow.
I am, Sir, yours, So.
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

March 20, 1851.

We have been informed that it was Mr. Newdegate,
and not Mr. Henry Berkeley, as stated in most of the morn-
ing papers, who moved the adjournment of the debate on
the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill.
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.--LOSS OF LIFE. We re-
gret to learn that on Sunday afternoon last an accident oc-
curred nearly opposite Renfrew, which was attended with a
melancholy loss of life. So far as we have ascertained, it ap-
pears that a boat belonging to P aisley, in which were six
young boys, was in the middle of the channel, not far from
11Iessrs. Fox and Henderson's ironworks, when the lads, be-
ing annoyed by stones thrown at them from the river bank,
hurriedly pressed to the side of their frail barque. The re-
sult was that the boat instantly capsized, and turned bottom
up, leaving the unfortunate youths struggling in the water.
Three of them caught hold of the gunwale, and kept them-
selves afloat till assistance reached them, but the others sato
in deep water to rise no more in life. The search for the
bodies was prosecuted the whole of Monday, when two f
thsin were recovered, the third being got Yesterday. Two
of the lads whosa untimely fate w have thus briefly chro-
nicle. were the sous of Mr. Ii uce, fish merchant, Paisley
the name of the other we have not learned.--Nor 1,
SMITHFIELD MARKET IMPROVEMENT.—The inte-
rest the citizens of London appear to take in the retention
and improvement of Smithfield market is apparent from the
tact that within the last few days not less than 5,000 regis-
tered electors have signed the declaration," addressed to
Lord John knssel I and the other City Members, calling on,
them to protect their trade and carry out the proposed im-
provements, as suggested by Mr. Bunning; while more than
29,800 bankers, traders, and residents, have signed the peti-
tion against the Government Bill, and in favour of the Cor-
poration scheme. A deputation will wait on Lord John, it is
expected, in a few days.
RERESENTATION OF CARDIFF.—With reference to
the paragraph which appeared on the 15th inst., we have
been requested to state that Captain Stuart, of the Grenadier
Guards, son of Lord James Stuart, is a • Free-trader, and a
141 MA 4; 44 P9litic§.

LONDON,

IMPORTANT MEETING of SURREY

• MAGISTRATES._
-Yesterday afternoon a special -general meeting of
the county. magistrates took place at the Court-house,
Newington-causeway, to take into consideration the
,present.state of the new rural police, and the salaries
to the governor and other officers of the new prison
being erected at Wandsworth-common as a general
House of Correction for the county; Thomas Puckle,
Esq., in the chair: - Among- the magistrates present
were the Earl of Lovelace (lord-lieutenant of the
county); lion. Locke King, M.P., T. Alcock, M.P.,
H. Drummond, -Esq., Colonel Chaloner, Captain Par-
rott, Charles Barclay, A. K. Barclay,. J. W. Fresh-
fivid;' Kemble, Esqs Rev. A. Auslan, E. Morgan,
J. E.' Johnson, J. jeffiey, J. Trotter, H. Goss,
Esqrs., &c:- •

THE RURAL: POLICE.
The CLERK of the Police read the report of the com-
mittee, which stated that the extended force worked
well, and tint all the 'parishes had agreed, and
'everything was settled, except with Gudahning.
Here it was suggested th.lt two superintendents
should reside instead of one ; and it was the desire

;hat a memorial to the Secretary of State be for-

warded for his concurrence.
The report was adopted.
FINANCIAL AND GENERAL FURPOSES.TIIE NEW

PRISON.

Mr.. GAIG, the clerk of the peace, read the report
of the. new prison committee, which set forth that at
the last Quarter Sessions it was decided that adver-
tisements should be inserted in the newspapers for
-persons wishing to offer themselves as candidates for
governor of the prison. The committee received 38
applications, and after mature consideration of their
testimonials, eight were selected from whom the
governor was to be chosen..
Captain PARROTT proposed that the. Court proceed
to. settle the number of officers required and their
salaries.

Seconded and carried.
The Gi.suic of the PEACE read petitions from Ep-
som, Bletchingly, Farnham, Hambledon, and other
unions, against the enormous salaries proposed to the
Officers of the new prison, and complaining of the
lavish manner in which the county rates were ex-
pended.

SALARY OF THE PROPOSED GOVERNORS.

The CHAIRMAN said that the committee recom-
mended that the .governor should receive a sum of
6001. a year, with a house in proper repair, and that
he should be without any perquisites whatever, such
as coals, bread; candles, and other things usual in
prisons.
Mr. JouNsoi moved that the proposition of the
.ccOmittee be adopted. He could assure the Court
that they bad been very particular in deciding on the
salary. '=they had documents placed before them from
various prisons all over the kingdom, and after ma-
turely considering the salaries paid to those gover-
nors, ;he committee, was of opinion that 6001. a year
was not too much for the governor of the new prison.
In all those prisons the governor had a house which
was always kept in repair, and was provided with
bread and every necessary that was usual in gaols.
They con.-idered that these perquisites were worth
100/. a year, which virtually made his salary only
500/..a year. Taking in question the salary of the
GOvernor of Brixton House of Correction, which was
450/. a year, with perquisites, the Court must be of
opinion that the committee have not exceeded the
amount which the new governor ought to receive.
The "Earl of LovELacs rose to propose an amend-
ment to the proposition, considering that 600/. a year
was too much at these times to give to the governor
'of this gaol.' They'had lately elected a chief consta-
ble at a salary of 3001. a year nominally, he having
100/ a year more, out of which he had to find a house,
purchase and keep his horse, besides other expenses,
and his duty was extremely arduous—quite as much
so as the governor of a gaol. There were many gen-
tlemen who had served the country with distinction
and others who would be ready to accept the situa-
tion at '4OO/.4 year., He made this proposition with
the view of economy, and that no angry discussion
might exist Among the ratepayers out of doors against
their deciaion. He was sorry to differ from the com-
mittee, but such strong feelings out of doors had
reached his ears that he should be wanting in his duty
if be did not oppose them.
Mr. lArmsois—Do you propose that the governor
should have the perquisites similar to the others ?
The NOBLE Loan replied that he proposed a portion
of them.
Mr. FITZROY, in seconding the Noble Lord's pro-
taoidhitmhe
froartehpiasyaetrtsenctieorntati
onlythe?ru Inhttetroe s tbse.
tplc:as tki s
The cry of all the ratepayers through Surrey was
the lavish expenditure of their money.—(Hear.)
H. DRUMMOND, Esq., M.P., said that great care
had been taken about the waste of public money.
Petitions had been received from union boards, com-
plaining of that, but it was the want of proper docu-
ments that led them astray. lie must say that the
county of Surrey was quite the reverse of
what had been stated by the Noble Lord.
A great number of the petitioners had jum-
bled all the rates together, and therefore
such dissatisfaction had taken place. They (the
magistrates) were agents to the Secretary of State,
who required them to do certain things, which, if
not done, would render them liable to be indicted.
An attorney in Lancashire had proposed that a
number of tenant-farmers should be elected by the
ratepayers to act with the magistrates. He con-
tended that they could not act with them, for they
(the magistrates) were the only persons liable to the
Secretary of State.—(Hear, hear.) He would now
come to the point before the Court. They were
speaking about the salary of the governor. If the
county wanted the work done well, they must pay
accordingly ; therefore, he should support the com-
mittee.

A. K. BARCLAY, Esq., also supported the com-
mittee, and considered 6001. a year quite little
enough for a gentleman bolding such a responsible
situation.

ALCOCK said that the county certainly must
be thankful for the Noble Earl's attention to the re-
duction of the rates. He was also of opinion that
the magistrates ought all to do what they could to
lighten the burden of the rate-payers. In Scotland,
the prisons were under the control of a central prison
board, called commissioners of supply, taken from
magistrates and ratepayers, and be believed that such
would soon he the case in this country.—(Hear.)
Mr. KEMBLE, late M.P. for Surrey, hoped the
members of the court would do their duty fearlessly,
and act up to the law. They had nothing to do but
carry that out. He wished some of the Honourable
Members would, in their seat in Parliament, ask for
returns of the money expended before the late Act,
and what was expended now. He was certain that
they would find a great difference. He was an ad-
vocate for economy, but only such as was proper and
could be carried out with safety. In conclusion, he
considered that 6001. was not more than would remu-
nerate the governor for the responsible duties he had
to perform.
After a few remarks from Mr. Evelyn, M.P., and
Captain Parrott,

The amendment was put for 4001. a year, which
was lost, there being 33 against it, and only 12 in
its favour.

The original motion for 6001. was then put, and
carried by a large majority.
The CHAIRMAN said the next proposition was a
chaplain at 2504 a year, and an assistant at 1801. per
annum.

Mr. ALCOCK opposed their having two chaplains,
as he considered one was quite sufficient. The Perth
prison, which was a model they might copy, had only
one at 2501. a year, with a house and garden, and he
had arduous duties to perform.
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objection
should
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propose gather;
oerrhp..iiinsnACioio:b,ncejAroeoßtechft:tEprhnsreilßsrco:kuclar—How many persons are
one
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d for t thee
county amendment, t
o p a asy for
clerical duties in one prison. He would compare it
with other prisons—for instance, Norwich Castle, the
largest prison in. England, which contained 650. The
chaplain had 3501. ; at Northampton the chaplain had
250/. ; and at Hertford 2001. a year. He hoped Mr.
Alcock would stick to his proposition, and not saddle
the county with more than one chaplain.
Mr. JOHNSON, as chairman of the new prison com-
mittee, hoped the Court would support them, as he was
certain one chaplain could not do the duty on the
system about to be adopted. Several years ago they
were allowed to elect
ptornolvyideond oneech orap mlaino,rbe hauotthpai
the 2d
Vwhicelctahlere 66W sec.
were more than 250 prisoners. Captain
Fitzroy had stated something about Norwich Castle.
Now he (Mr. Johnson) could ;assure them that there
were seldom more than 48 men and 23 women con-
fined therein, and that it could never hold 600. As
for their doing with two chaplains, he believed that
they would want another.
Mr. WILSON supported Mr. Johnson, as he was
sure two chaplains would be wanted, as the prisoners
would bo required to be visited separately for their
own instruction.
Mr. ALCOCK said he was not sorry that be had
made the proposition ; but, aftr.r the statement of Mr.
Johnson, he would, with Captain Fitzroy's consent,
withdraw his amendment.
refused to
consent, the
majority of 36 in favour of
tmhoeCteiaoopunit.awminaits:pleTu.Zta
wit, haaving
make lr. .wJaos HtNh sar a said the
surgeon
bnee
ax pr
oposition h201.e a h
ya de a tro,
with residence within the walls of the prison, and that
he must devote all his time to the services of the
county:
After considerable discussion, that resilution was
carried.

The propositions for the other officers were then
put to the Court, and carried according to the reso.
tutions of the committee.
The rules and regulations for the government of
the prison were also submitted to the Court, and
adopted, with a very few trifling alterations.
The prison, when finished, will generally contain
upwards of 750 prisoners, as Brixton, Kingston, and.
Guildford Houses of Correction will be closed, and.
all offenders for correction will only be sent to the
new prison.
We observed that none of the governors of the
gaols proposed to be abolished are mentioned among
those returned as qualified candidates for the latter.

INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS.
On Tuesday (William Cubitt, Esq., President, in the
chair), the paper read was " An Account of the Sea
Walls at Peumaen Mawr, on the line of the Cheater and
Holyhead Railway," by-Mr. Swinburne.
These walls were described as extending over a length
of one mile and a quarter, sustaining a terrace beneath
the steep slope of renmaen Mawr, through the rocky
headland of which the railway was carried by Means of
a tunnel, about one eighth of a mile in length. This
terrace was partly cut out of the cliff on the east side of
the headland, and on thy west side, for a distance of 550
yards, it was wholly formed of embankinerit, beyond
which there was a cutting about 110 yards; an length,
followed by 220 yards of terrace; then another cutting
about 350 yards in length, succeeded by as rinbank-
moot retained on the seaward side by a wall about
260 yards of which was within the reach of
high tides. The original design for these
walls consisted of a plain retaining wall nearly
triangular in section, 3 feet thick at tho forma-
tion level, with a straight face battering p inches per
foot,—the back being vertical. The parapet was to have
been formed of a small breast wall, 3 feet higher than
the level of the rails, and 2 feet thick. :The masonry
was specified to be "coursed walling," squared with the
pick.; and the face to conaist of one, header and two
stretchers alternately..
The works were commenced in the autumn of 1845,
but after two months' experience on the coast, it was
thought advisable to deviate from that original design
of a straight face to the wall, and to substitute an arc of a
circle of 60 feet radius, with a slightly overhanging para-
pet, and to prevent the great increase of masonry which
would have resulted from this alteration, the back of
the wall was also curved. This was afterwards found
to be impracticable, and the section was therefore
materially altered. The nature of the materials not
admitting of the " coursed walling" being executed
with faeility, it was determined to introduce an
ashlar facing of 'limestone, procured from the
north' coast of Anglesea, and set in cement for a depth
of eighteen inches from the face. The 'main sea wall,
immediately to the westward of the toadland, was now
commenced, and as the embankment4ehind it was de-
pendent on the completion of the timid, and the wall
was unavoidably built in many detached lengths, it was
necessary to increase the width of thearase, by reducing
the batter of the back of the wall. This wall had ad-
vanced very briskly, during the supper of 1846, and
was within nine feet of the level of thsvails, with all the
lengths joined, excepting the two_apenings through
which the materials were carried fror the beach, when
on the 22d of October, the coast was visited by a
severe gale, with a seventeen feet tid4which completely
destroyed the central portion of thmwall, between the
two openings, besides damaging the ither portions, and
sweeping away the beach in front ofahe centre of the
wall. In consequence of this loweritig of the beach it
was decided to substitute for the Central portion of the
wall an open viaduct, consisting ofi thirteen openings,
each 36 feet in clear width, and spanned by ten cast-
iron girders, two for each rail, restilig on colic ashlar
piers, 32 feet in length, 6 feet thickunder the impost,
and 6 feet 8 inches thick at the footings, with semicir-
cular ends next the sea. The remaining portions of the
wall were completed with the limestone ashlar facing,
taken from the destroyed length of wall, set in cement,
and in many cases backed with brickwork, also set in
cement; they were also built morinpright, and nearly
straight on the face. In order to rreserve the founda-
tions of those parts of the wall which remained unin-
jured by the storm, it was resolvedita form a breakwater
and terrace in front, by driving a zigzag row of piles, in
bays at right angles to each otheivand to back these
piles with planks, behind which anmartifieial beach was
formed. eel
The parapet of the first length thvall, immediately to
the eastward of the headland, wa'i built for a length of
130 yards, from 8 feet to 11 feet higher than the level of
the rails, for carrying one end ofra slanting roof, or
' " lean-to," formed of whole timbeissiet close together, as
a protection against stones and debris, falling from the
face of the cliff.
In spite of the great diffieultieeneountered during
the progress of these walls, arisk from the peculiar
locality and from the violent actin 4of the sea, the via-
duct last constructed proved perfectly satisfactory; it was,
however, shown, that in point of expense it would pro-
bably have been as cheap to have pierced a longer tun-
nel, and had a less extent of sea wall, as the contingent
expenses incurred in contending With the waves were
very great, and were of a nature scarcely to be foreseen
and provided for by engineers.
The paper announced to be read at the meeting of
Tuesday next, March 25, was " On the Navigation of
Newry," by Sir John Rennie, M'. Inst. C.E.

COURT CIRCULAR.
OSBORN E, WEDNESDAY.
The Queen and Prince took an early walk this morn-
ing i❑ Osborne Park.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and the
younger members of the Royal Family, took their ac-
customed rides and walks.
Ber Royal Highness the Dueheas of Kent, attended
by Lady Fanny Howard and Sit, George Couper, left
Osborne this afternoon, and crossed to Gosport, in the
Fairy Royal yacht, commanded by Captain Crispin.
There was no addition this day to the Royal dinner
party.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at
her residence, Frogmore, near Windsor, yesterday after-
noon, from Osborne, attended by Lady--
Fanny Howard,
and Colonel Sir George Couper, :Her Royal Highness
travelled from Gosport by the IfrOiadon and South-Wes-
tern Railway to the Farnborough, station, and from the
station proceeded in her carriage:to Frogmore.
Mr. Howe had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday
at the Colonial-office.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. Ewart, M.P. • Mr.
Grant, Mr. ?Iliad° Young, Mr. W. R. Spicer, Mr. D.
Pratt, Mr. Francis, and Mr. Thornton Hunt, had an in.
terview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official
residence in Downing-street, on the subject of the repeat
of the advertisement duty.
A deputation from Windsor, consisting of Colonel
Reid, M.P. •, the Right Hon. John Hatchell, M.P. ; the
Mayor of Windsor, Mr. Bedborough, Mr. Darrell, and
Mr. Voules, Clerk to the Board of Health, had an inter-
view with Lord Seymour yesterday, at the office of her
Majesty's Commissioners of Wood and Forests inWhite-
hall-place.
Captain Armstrong had an interview yesterday with
Earl Grey. Major Hogg had also an interview with his
Lordship yesterday at the Colonial-office.

,
MINISTERIAL PROBABILITIES.-- W e understand the
it has been arranged among the leading men in the Conser
vative party, acting on the suggestion of Lord Stanley, not to
bring forward any questions, in the it; centime, which would
be likely to embarrass the Russell'"Ministry, and by that
means to precipitate another Ministerial crisis. The great
object of the Noble Lord, who is the acknowl-dged " guide,
philosopher, and friend," of the Coniervative party, is to allow
the present Cabinet to stagger on until the middle of April, '
by which time the Papal Aggression Bill will be got rid of
in some way or other. Lord Stanley will then be prepared
to take office, under the impression that, as the Great
Exhibition will be so near at hand—for the success
of which, it is well known, Prince Albert feels the
deepest soticitade—the necessary influence will be employed
in the proper quarter, to prevent the Whigs from offering
any factious opposition to the new Conservative Cabinet, as
that would necessitate an immediate dissolution, and thereby
cause the greatest disappointment in the kghest quarters.
Should the Conservatives, by thus ingeniously. muzzling the
mouths and tying the hands of the ex-Blinisterial Whigs,
succeed in tiding over the sessi n, until the end of June or
beginning of July—it is expected that Lord Stanley will ap-
peal to the country, and that his commercial policy will be
based on Free-trade or Protectionist principles—just as the
complexion of the new House of Commons may be. The
Noble Lord, it would thus appear, is not so bad a tactitian
after all; nor is he by any means encumbered by a too rigid
adherence to principle.—Advertiser.
METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OP SEWERS.—An
adjourned court of the Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers
was held on Tuesdsy, at the office, Greek-street, Soho. Pre-
sent: Viscount Ebrington, M.P., in the chair; Captain
Dawson. Messrs. Stevenson, Lewes, Hawes, and Hardwicke.
A repor4drawn up by the district surv9ror, and approved of
by Mr. Forster, recommending the laying down of water
pipes, and the employment of other means for the sanitary
improvement of various unhealthy localities in Jacob's Island
and other parts of the metropolis, was read and adopted. The
following works, which had been examined and approved of
in committee, were also determined upon _The laying down
of 2,210 feet of 9-inch pipe sewers in different parts of the
Newington district, the total estimate being 1801. ; laying
down 70 feet of 12-inch pipe sewer in Cross Keys-mews,
Marylebone district, estimate 101. 10s. ; constructing 900 feet
of sewer along Burton-street and Collingweod-place, Beth-
nal-green district, estimate 360/. ; 550 feet of 2-feet barrel
drain, and 900 feet of 18-inch pipe sewer in High-street and
Sydenhana-hill ; 550 feet of 12-inch in Willow-street, and
350 of 9-feet in Scuderia-row district; estimate 5251.; con-
structing 18 gullies in the Hammersmith, Kent-road, and
Whitechapel districts; estimate cost 601. A rate of Gd. in
the pound, for two years, was ordered to be levied upon the
Finsbury and C..unter's-creek districts; after which some
routine business was transacted, and the court adjourned.
NEW MAGISTRATES FOR MIDDLESEX.—The fol-
lowing gentlemen have just been placed M. the commission of
the peace for Middlesex by the Lord Chancellor : —Lieute-
mint-Colonel Edward Begot, 34, Eaton-square ; Joseph
Batemsn, Esq., LL.D., East India-road; Joseph Baxendale,
Esq., Woodside, Whetstone; Captain Charles John Bosan-
quet, R.N., Wildwood, Enfield; Everard Augustus Brande,
q., e;alhanisteaa House, Turn barn-green ; Thomas Lou-
. rend Cocks, Esq., jun., M.P.. 15, Ileree,rd-street ; the lion.
henry Fitzroy, M.P., 42, Upper Grosvenor-street • Francis
Gartord, Esq., East India-road; Edward Baylis, Esq.,
6, Cambridge-terrace, Hyde-park; Sir John Gibbons, Bart.,
Stanwell- place, Staines ; James Haggard, Esq , Amy and
House, Twickenham ; John Kaye, Esq., Fulmer-grove, Ger-
rard's-cross, Bucks; William Lawrence, Esq., Alderman of
London, 36, Tavistock-square ; Dudley Coutts Blarjoribanks,
Esq., 4, Upper Grosvenor-street ; John Hartwell Maude,
Esq., 14, Great George-street, Westminster; Francis Gra-
ham Moon, Esq., Alderman of London, 28, Portman-square;
Fowler Newsam, Stamford-hill; Donald Nicoll, Esq.,
2A, Albany, and Oldilelds, Acton; Major William Reed,
Bedfont, near Hounslow; Augustus Robinson, Esq., 67,
Eaton-square; John Abel Smith, Esq., np,, Belgrave-
square; Henry Grace Wilson Sperling, Esq.,Highbury-hill ;
John William Stillwell, Esq., 22, Arundel-street, Swim' ;
Denzil Ibbetson 'Manson, Esq., 27, Montague-square;
James Holbert Wilson, Eseie, 19, Onslow-square, Brompton ;
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