The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-04 00:00:00

ON COSTS.

His Honour, the Master of the Rolls, was of opinion
that on taking a retrospective view of the whole facts
and circumstances of this case, no costs should bo
allowed to either party.
No costs allowed.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commiegoner Goulburn.)

IN RE PAGE.

This bankrupt is described as of Hythe, Kent, grocer,
and to-day was appointed for choice of assigneep. From
the accounts by Mr. Harding it appears that the debts
are about 1,6561. ; to ditto holding security, 1501. ;
assets surplus security, 1501. ; stock and debt, 3501. ;
fixtures, 300/. Assignees were chosen.

IN EE HILL.
This bankrupt was described as of Quidhampton
Railway, contractor, and to-day was appointed for con-
sideration of his certificate.

The balance-sheet, prepared by Messrs. Butler and
Cannings, commences May 25, and ends December
4, 1857, and debtors to creditors' unsecured 6921. To
creditors who took possession of sundry stores, &c.,
without consent, 2741. To ditto holding security,
1121.9.3. 5d ; profits, 117/. ; capital, 2,6871. but which
consist principally of s. disputed debt of 2,600/, Credi-
tor—good debts, 173/. ; disputed debts, 2,600/. ; pro-
perty, 1451. Debtor—held by credit)rs, 250/. ; property
held by creditors on security, 12,1841, The disputed
debt is claimed of Messrs. Hoof and Hills, of Brentwood,
for extra work on the Birmingham, Dudley, and
Wolverhampton Railway, caused by the alteration
of the sections by the Railway Company's engineer.
His Honour referred to the report of the official
assignee, and said the accounts were very unsatisfactory,
and he hardly knew how the bankrupt could have been
allowed to pass his (xamination—at all events, the con-
sideration of the certificate must be adjourned to see
what the estate would realise.

LIVERPOOL RACES.—(This Day.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sir,—The Stewards have decided that (weather per-
mitting) the Steeplechase, and other races will take
place on Saturday next, as there is every prospect of a
change in the weather.

March 4, 1858.

E. W. TOPHAM,
Clerk of the Course.

LUDLOW RACES.
The races are postponed ti'l further notice.

TDB CHARGE AGAINST MR. BUTT, M. p.

The committee for investigating the charges in the
petition of Mr. Coffey against Mr. Isaac Butt re-assem
bled yesterday at 12 o'clock in No. 18, Committee-
room. The reporters were not admitted.
The committee broke up at half•past four, when the
chairman announced that the resolutions to which tht
committee had arrived were in effect an acquittal of Mr.
Butt. Tho resolutions, which were not communicated
to the public, will be reported to Parliament on its,
meeting.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

Colonel T. O'Brien, the Assistant Quartermaster-
Geaeral, has completed his inFpection of the military
hospitals and the casemate barracks at Chatham, and
made several important suggestions and alterations
which will provide increased comfort and accommoda-
tion for the sick and convalescent troops who are now
sent to Chatham to await their discharge from the
service.

Yesterday preparations were commenced at Brompton
barracks, Chatham, for converting the whole of one side
of that establishment into a hospital for the sick and
wounded troops who are now on their passage home
from India. It is understood that upwards of 1,000
sick troops can be accommodated at Brompton barracks,
which is admirably adapted f)r the purposes of an
hospital.
Cons:derable activity prevails in the ship-building
department of Chatham Dockyard in hastening forward
the completion of those screw steamers which have been
ordered by the Admiralty to be brought forward for
launching. The following eerew steamers will be
launched from the dockyard during the appr,aebing
summer—viz., Hero, 91 ; Hood, 90 ; Mersey, 40 ; and
Charybdis, 21, giving an aggregate of about 12,000 tons
burden.

The experimental opera'ions of casting and preparing
iron ordnance at Woolwich have gone through a variety
of grades since the recent opening cf the factory last
month, with a view of testing the standard of material
and workmanship indispensable to the new undertakine.
The 68-ponnder gun, the first production of the estabiit h
meat, was composed solely of scraps of Swedish iron,
pronounced by a series of chemical experiments to be
superior to the various samples selected. Although the
establishment has been fitted with the best working ma-
chinery which the ingenuity of the day could suggest, the
process of turning, on account of the hardened quality
.‘f the metal, was found to be a task of considerable
difficulty. The machinery was consequently worked with
iccreased power, and the opera'ions made partial pro-
gress, but the tamper of the metal resisted the extraordi-
nary efforts which it was found necessnry to adort, and the
ring terminating the head of the gun, termed a " cocoa-
ble," suddenly gave way. The gun has, therefore, been
rendered useless, except to be broken up and enep'eyed
with other metal. A couple of heavy guns were yester-
day cast from a supply of iron obtained of Mr. Archi-
bold, proprietor of the Acadian iron mines in Nova
Scotia, with whom the Government has entered into a
contract for a term of years. Tice Nova Scotia iron is
known to be of a softer and more pliable nature than the
Swedish, and from experiments already made the former
has been proved to possess equal powers of resistance.
Colonel Teesdale, commanding the brigade of Royal
gorse Artillery, yesterday assumed the command of the
Royal Artillery garrison at Wool wich, during t hen hsence
on leave of Col. Bloonifiell, Aidc-de-C.trop to the Queen,
Col. Brown, commandant of the Royal Marines at Wool.
wich, returned to the garrison on Sunday from leave of
absence, but is unable to attend to his duties, in conse-
quence of indisposition.
The following named freight-ahips wore yesterday
chartered by the Military Score Dept.: anent, for the
transportation of war stores from Woolwich—namely,
the Golconda, for Trincomalee ; the Sarah, fsr Malta ;
the Lady of the Lake, for Port Natal ; the Jubilante,
for Cape Town ; the Parkfield, for NC,' Brunswick ;
and the Glentilte, fur Bermuda. •
Capt. T. S. Toompsen (18-16), recently in command of
the Colossus, is named as the officer to succeed Captain,
now Rear-Admiral, Craigie, as superintendent of the
Royal William-yard, Plymouth.
Mr. George Moore, lately appointed master of the
Eagle, has been ordered to proced to Devonport, to
superintend the fitting out of the Shamrock, gun-boat,
end to naviga'e her, when complete with stens, to Pem-
broke, where she will be employed as a tender to the
Eagle.
PAYMASTERS, R.N.—ln consideration of the many addi-
tional duties devolving on paymasters arriving in coast-
guard vessels the Admiralty have been pleased to grant to
these deserving otficera their Urns so served to count as
that of second rates, towards their half-pay.' We truA
the assistant paymasters serving in similar ships, all of
whom are upwards of six years' standing on the list,
will also receive some additional emolument.—. Plymouth
Mail.
The Hannibal, 91, screw, Captain the Hon. George
F. Hastings, assisted by the Echo, Mr. Harding, in
command, and the Comet, Mr. Seeger, in command
(Government steam tugs), was removed from the Ports-
mouth dockyard jetty yesterday up to moorings opposite
the Magazine at Hardway, until her berth is secured on
the Gosport side of the harbour.

The 'Starlbonugh, 131, screw, Captain Lord F. Kerr,
flag of Vice-Admiral A. Fanshawe, C.B, hauled out of
the steam basin dock at Portsmouth yesterday, assisted
by the Government steam-tugs, and moored alonpiie
the dockyard jetty, where she will complete her rigging
and stores. It is rumoured that his Royal Highness
Prince Alfred will make his first sea trip in the above
Loble three-decker, at present the largest and most
powerful line-A-battle ship afloat.
The Renown, 91 screw, in consequence of the incle-
mency of the weather, was prevented getting under
weigh at Spithead yesterday, to test her speed at the
measured mile, at Stokes Bay, it blowing half a gale at
Spithead. R"nown, Corac)a, and Racoon, have struck
lower yards and topgallantmasts.
The Agamemnon, 90, screw, was taken out of dock,
at Devonport. on Monday last, and will soon be ready
to receive her portion of the Atlantic cable.
The Orlando. 59, screw, now building at Pembroke
is rapidly p.og,ressing towards completion. The 12th of
Jane next is the day named for the launching of this,
the finest frigate in the world. She will be navigated to
Devonport.

The Shamrock and Cadger, gun-boats, were taken
into dock at Devcoport yeaterday, to prepare for com-
mission.

The Itliadatuanthus; steam-vessel, is ordered to leave
Woolwich today for Plymouth with boilers for the screw
steam-vessels Orhndo, .50 ; Aurora, 51 ; and Revenge,
81, now building at Pembroke.