The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 25, 1859.

LATEST NEWS.

THE BOMBAY MAILS.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.]

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING.

The steamship Ripon, Captain Munro, bringing
these mails, has arrived. She left Alexandria on
the 11th inst. ; Malta, 15th; and Gibraltar, 20th.
The Ripou brings 69 passengers, £1,210 in specie,
1,648 bales of silk, and 12 cases of shawls, &c.

She spoke the Sulttn, steamer, on the 21st, off
Mafra, and Ceylon, on the 22d, off Cape Finisterre.
The Spanish schooner Francoli put into Gibraltar
on the lath, with damages from collision with an
unknown bark, off Marabella, on the previous day.
One man hurt by the collision. ,
Her Majesty's troopship Perseverance, from
Portsmouth, arrived at Gibraltar on the night of
the 12th, and proceeded to Malta on the evening of
the 14th.

The Sardinian brig Alfieri, at Gibraltar, from
Buenos Ayres, passed the British transport Col-
grain, with troops, from London for Madras, Dec.
29, in lat. 20 S., long 28 E.
Gibraltar exchanges on London 501 ; Paris,
526 ; Marseilles, 528; Genoa, 529. •

The following telegrams have been received at
Mr. Reuter's office :

HANOVER, FEB. 24.

The Second Chamber has unanimously resolved
upon requesting Government to" Obtain from the
Federal Diet resolutions, calculated by their una-
nimity and energetic execution to avert the
threatening danger of war ; but if necessary to
repel with united Federal power attacks on Austria
or Germany.

CORFU, FEB. 19.
The lonian Parliament has. rejected the projects
of reform proposed by Mr.
Mr Gladstone has taken his departure from
Corfu.

BARI, FEB. 18.
The improvement in the health of the King

continues.
The Count of Syracuse is here.

TRIESTE, FEB. 24.
Advices have been received from Constantinople
to the 19th.

Ismail Haki has been appointed commander of
the corps d'armee which is to be reunited at Widdin
and Nissa. Troops will be despatched the day
after to-morrow to Silistria. A concentration of
troops will also take place on the Greek frontiers.
Numerous arrests of Christians have taken place
in Thessaly.

ATHENS, FEB. 19.
Government has asked for a credit of two millions.

MALTA, FEB. 24.

The barque Johanna, of Belfast, Bennett, master,
struck, on the 3d January, on Baraguay shoal, in
15 N. lat., 95 E. lon. The crew were saved.
The Grand Duke and four Russian vessels had
arrived at Malta.

FRANCE.

PARIS, TIMINDAY.

Lord Cowley left Paris this morning for Cologne,
to meet there the English Ambassador to Paris,
who ,on his side proceeds from London to Vienna.
The Patrie says—" The departure of Lord
Cowley for Vienna has been, yesterday and to-day,
the subject of much commentary. Public opinion
has given to this mission a great importance, and
we believe that it is right. Without wishing to
exaggerate tho importance or to prejudge the results
of the mission, we cannot but consider this movement
of English diplomacy as showing a renewed tendency
on the part of the British Cabinet towards the
policy of that of the Tuileries. For our own part,
we have never doubted such a tendency, which
responds to all the principles as well as to all the
interests on which the English alliance is founded.
Assuredly the most fortunate, as the most logical,
character of this alliance would be that it should
protect in Italy the civilisation and the independ-
ence of nations and the security of Europe, as it
already has in the East and throughout the
world."

A Council of Ministers, at which the Emperor
presided, was held yesterday at the Tuileries.
Prince Jerome was present.

BOURSE, Feb. 24.—The market was again very
buoyant at the opening, but prices afterwards
gave way in consequnce of sales for realisation.
Threes, after having been done at 68f. 70c., re-
ceded to 68f. 40c. Mobilier varied from 7901. to
782 f. 50c. ; Austrian, 545 f. to 540 f.; Orleans,
1,327 f. 50c. to 1,322 f. 50e. ; Lyons, 8401. to 837 f.
50c. ; Southern, 520 f. to 517 f. 50c. The following
were the last quotations :-
41 per Cents. _ .... 98 10 t

Do. end month. .. 98 10

Credit Fonder 645
Belgian 4%
Piedmontese (5)
Roman BB 50
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Home Debt 4O 2.5

3 per Cents - 68 651
Do. end month 68 651
Bank Shares 2890 I

Credit Mobilier .. 790
Do. Account ..... 792 50

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans
Northern 930 .. 932 50
New ditto — .. 800
Lyons and Mediterranean 837 50 .. 838 75
New ditto — -- • •
Geneva 535 .. 540
Midi
Southern
Western 595 .. , 593 75
Eastern
Grand Central
Sardinian 402 50 .. 405
Austrian
Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 15c. ; money
25f. 10c. ; three months, paper, 25t. ; money, 24f. 95c.

she will scrupulously abstain from interfering
with those of other Powers." I hear to-day
that the question of occupation is in a fair way to
be settled, the Papal Government having ex-
pressed to the Paris and Vienna Cabinets its wish
that the French and Austrian troops should be
withdrawn within a given period.
For some time past councils of war, at which the
Emperor presided, have been held here, and yeiler-
day matters of the highest importance were defini-
tively settled. If the Emperor Napoleon should
think fit to join Sardinia in an attack on Austria—
which Heaven forefend ! he will find her prepared
for defence, and her troops full of confidence. It is
now related, that, if there should be a war in Italy,
the Archduke Albrecht, the son and heir of the
Archduke Charles, will be Commander-in-Chief of
the forces, with Baron Hess as his Adlatus. For the
moment Austria will hold her peace, but ariy
decidedly hostile movement on the part of France
would hardly fail to lead to an Imperial manifesto.
In a previous letter I alluded to the almost
impregnable " triangular" stronghold formed by
Peschiera, Verona, and Mantua ; a military
friend has called my attention to the fact that the
stronghold iu question is quadrangular, inas-
much as Legnago, on the Adige, is strongly for-
tified. For the information of readers who have
not a map at hand, it may be stated that the north-
west corner of the quadrangle is formed by Pes-
chiera, the south-west by Mantua, the north-east by
Verona, and the south-east by Legnago. Peschiera
is at the southern extremity of the Guarda Lake,
Mantua on the Mincio, and Verona and Legnago
on the Adige. As no force which Louis Napoleon
and Victor Emmanuel can bring into the field will
be able to dislodge the Austrians from their position
between the Mincio and Adige, it is probable that
they will fall back on it at once if France should
declare war against them. Troops posted within
such a small quadrangle would have an immense
advantage, over their adversaries, who, being
spread over a far greater extent of country, would
be in danger of being cut up in detail,
The Austrians only take advantage of their right
to keep a garrison in Commachio when it is abso-
lutely necessary to do so, the place being so un-
healthy that the troops must be relieved every
five or six weeks. From Bologna we learn
that the Government palace is being pre-
pared for the reception "of a very high personage
with a large suite." Naturally the Pope is the
personage meant, but it is not very likely that he
will quit the capital while there is a French gar-
rison in it. The speech made by the Emperor
Napoleon on the 7th of February gave such offence
to the Papal Government that it was not published
in the official Giornale di Roma.

A letter from Vienna of the 20th, in the Augs-
burg Gazette, says :—" The Austrian Government
has obtained from the Holy See a promise that
Cardinal Brunelli shall proceed to Pazis to request
the French Government to state in clear and pre-
cise terms the reforms which it wishes to see intro-
duced into the States of the Church. As regards
the occupation of those States, the Austrian Govern-
ment, as already stated, is ready to withdraw its
troops from Bologna and Ancona as soon as the
French troops shall evacuate Rome and Civita
Vecchia. But it will not in any case abandon its
right to occupy Ferrara, Commachio, and Placentia
—in conformity with treaties. Such is the spirit of
a communication which the Imperial Government
has sent to different courts, and it is the basis of
an arrangement which it is desired to bring about
between France and Austria."

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S-THURSDAY.

The Lincoln Meeting being in course of celebration, very
few subscribers were present. The only bet that came wi-
der our notice was 800 to 50 about Electric for the Derby.

LINCOLN MEETING-THURSDAY.

The Scurry Stakes of 3 sous each, with 20 added. Straight

run in about half a mile. 8 subs.
Mr. Blanton's Polly Johnson, 4 yrs, Bst 91b.... (French) 1
Mr. T. Cliff's Joan of Arc, 4 yrs, 7st 71b .... (Pritchard) 2
Capt. Christie's Queen of Scots, 3 yrs, 7st .... (Bullock) 3

The following also ran :—Macbeth, Miss-fit, Ochiltree,
Weasel, and Miss Dean.

Betting-11 to Bon Polly Johnson, 7to 1 agst any other.
Won easily by two lengths ; a length between the second
and third; tad fourth.
The Lincolnshire Handicap Stakes of Evsovs each, 3 ft, with

100 added, Winners extra. The second to save his stake.

One mile. 70 subs.
-Mr. J. La Mert's Bel Egperanza, syrs, Est 121 b (Clements) 1
Mr. Higgins' s Tiara, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (Cresswell) 2
Mr. Jackson's Broadlands, 4 yrs, 7st .. (Bullock) 3

The following also ran :—Captain Wedderburn, Apollo,
Abron, Grillade, English Rose, Lord Berkeley, Meg Mer-
rilies, Gargrave, Lass of Richmond Hill, Layton, Clemanthe,
Yorkshire Miss, Orleans, Minster, The Greek, Skipjack,
Maid of the Tweed, and Surprise.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Orleans, '7 to 1 agst Broadlands, 10
to 1 agst English Rose, 12 to 1 agst Meg Merrilies, 100 to 8
agst Abron, 100 to 6 agst Tiara, 20 to 1 agst Surprise, 20
to 1 agst Layton.
Won by half a length ; a length between the second and
third ; Captain Wedderburn and Grillade were well up.
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas ; 37yr-olds, 6st 91b;
four, 9st 21b ; five, 9st 111 b ; six and aged, lOst 21b. Two

'7 o6cu,
Miles.
Mr. Ramsden's Shafto, 3 yrs • (Challoner) 1
Mr. Shelley's Lifeboat, 4 yrs (Withington) 2
Mr. E. R. Clark's Mr. Sykes, aged
.(Bates) 3
The following also ran :—Nosegay, Gargrave, Specula-
tion; and Minster.

Betting-6 to 4 agst Shafto, 7to 2 agst Mr. Sykes.
Won easily by a length ; three lengths between the
second and third; a length between the third and fourth;
the others beaten off.

On returning to scale Shafto was pronounced short of
weight, and the race was claimed for Lifeboat ; but as the
latter did not come into the enclosure the trainer of Mr.
Sykes also claimed the race, and thus the matter remains
for the present. •

The Belling Steeplechase of 5 sous each, with 30 added, for
four-yr-olds and upwards. About:three miles.

Mr. B. Land, jun.'s, The Sportsman, 6 yrs (£4O),

lOst 111 b (Owner) 1
Mr. Smith's Chieftain, 6 yrs (V 0), lOst 111 b (Rugg 2
Mr. C. Pearse's The Farmer, (V 0), lOst 61b (Meany 3
The following also ran :—The Premier, and Whiteface.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Sportsman, 3to 1-each agst Chief-
tain and The Fanner.

Won by half a length; three lengths between the second
and third ; bad fourth. The winner was. bought in for 42
guineas. An objection was made to Sports Man, on the
ground of a cross, but it was made to late.

Handicap Hurdle Race of 5 sovs each, 3 ft., with 25 added ;
hurdle race winners, extra. Two miles, over six flights

of hurdles. 25 subs.
Mr. Barnard's Tease (late Little Tom), by Scamander,
aged, lOst 121 h (Mr. Edwards) 1
Mr. J. Turner's Harry Bluff, 4 yrs, lOst ....(C. Boyce) 2
Mr. S. Jacob's Übique, 5 yrs, 9st 51b (H. M'Lean) 3
The following also ran :—Physician, and Kilsby.
Betting— 5 to 4 agst Tease, 3 to 1 agst Physician, 4 to 1
agst any other.
Won by ten lengths. The others were stopped at the
distance and walked in.

Viscountess Palmerston will have an assembly
to-morrow evening, at Cambridge House.

Mr. Jones, of Pantglas, M.P., and, Mrs. Jones
entertained at dinner on Wednesday evening his Excel-
lency the Netherlands Minister, his Excellency the Swedish
and Norwegian Minister and Countess von Platen, the
D ulce of Leeds, the Earl of Malmesbury, the Earl and
Countess of Lanesborough, the Countess of Belmore and
Lady Louisa Corry, Lord and Lady Colville, Lord Abinger,
Lord and Lady Elibank, Hon. Mr. Justice Crowder, Mr.
Hughan. and Miss Hughan, Sir Richard Levinge, &c. Mrs.
Jones had an assembly later in the evening, which was
most fashionably attended.

Among the approaching marriages announced in
the fashionable world is that of the Princess Poniatowski,
grandniece of the famous Marshal who perished in the
Elster, near Leipsic, with Viscount de Mintarnal, of a Lan-
guedoc family, and whose mother was niece of Marshal
Ney.
In the list of those who had the honour to attend
her Majesty's levee on the 23d instant, the name of Mr.
Cowper, Ueng,al Civil Service, was omitted.

Her Majesty's Body-guard of Gentlemen-at Arms
had a' mess dinner at St. James's Palace on Wednesday,
which was attended by the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot,
C.B , the captain of the corps.
REPEAL OF THE RECENT REGULATION FOR THE
PREPAYMENT OF LETTERS.—The following notice Was
issued yesterday from' the Post-office :—" General Post-
office, Feb. 24, 1859.—Inland leetters Posted .I.Tupaid.
The reWation recently promulgated that, after the 10th
inst., all inland letters should be prepaid, is repealed ; and
the les previously.in force as regards inland letters, either
wholly unpaid or insufficiently paid, will henceforth be
reverted to.—By command of the Postmaster-General.--
ROWLAND HILL, Secretary."
REPRESENTATION OF GREENWICH.—We have
reason to believe that Sir John Pakington, the First Lord
of the Admiralty, purposes standing for the borough of
Greenwich on the retirement of Sir W. Codrington. This
step is to be taken in consequence of the proposed dis-
franchisement of Droitwich, which Sir John at present
represents. If nothing particularly unfavourable to the
present Government happens before April, the return of
Sir John will be certain.—Mechanics' Magazine.

THE STIRLING BURGHS.—On Tuesday evening
about 30 members of Sir James Anderson's election com-
mittee met in the Poor-house of Dunfermline, for the
purpose of deliberating as to what shciuld be done with
regard to the burghs in the event of a vacancy. They had
positive assurances that Sir James AndersOn would not
again stand for the burghs, and after some diScussion they
agreed to call themselves "a committee to look after the
Liberal interests," instead of " Sir James Anderson's com-
mittee," as at present, and to look out for a candidate who
would stand for and support their interests.

" The Ave Maria" composed by Mendelssohn for
the opera of " Loreley," will be produced for the first time
in public on Wednesday evening; March 2, at the perform-
ance of the Vocal Association, to which society E. Buxton,
Esq., has kindly conceded the exclusive right of performing
" The Ave Maria ;" and to add a greater interest to the
work, it has been decided to produce the whole of the finale
to the first act of the opera of " Loreley." Madame Cathe-
rine Hayes will sing the soprano music. Another feature
of the evening's performance will be Dr. Bennett's " May
Queen." The band and choir, under the direction of M.
Benedict, will number 400 performers.

THE EARL OF STAMFORD AND HIS TENANTRY.
—Upwards of 200 of the tenants of the Earl of Stamford
and Warrington have recently presented an address to his
lordship, expressive of their confidence in and their attach-
ment towards him, and thanking him for the kind manner
in which he received their complaints during the long and
patient inquiry he had lately instituted into the manage-
ment of his estate and affairs at Enville. The address,
beautifully illuminated and bound in morocco, was pre-
sented to his lordship at Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, on
Wednesday last, by a deputation from the tenantry, and
called forth a warm acknowledgment from the earl, and an
assurance that he was ever ready to consult the interests
and listen personally to the complaints or grievances of
those who reside upon his estates.—lrolverhampton
Chronicle.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT SEA.-PORTMADOC, FEB.
22.—Ae 11.15 a.m., as one of the ferrymen of this place,
named Morris Jones, an old seaman, of about 68 years of
age, was coming across in his sailing boat, wind and tide
right ahead, being a wet cold morning, he landed his pas-
sengers (two females) on the embankment, so that they
might warm themselves in walking to this place, saying
that he would tack about to wait the ebb tide, when, in a
sudden squall, the boat filled and went•down, and the poor
man was seen floating for a short time. Boats from the
different vessels were immediately manned, but before they
reached the spot he had disappeared. 'Up 'to. 4 p.m. the
body had not been recovered.

•
FATAL ACCIDENT AT SUNDERLAND,—On Mon-
day a most distressing accident occurred at the saw-mills of
Messrs. Robson and Croudace, at the east side of Sunder-
land Dock. A little girl, of 11 years of age,. went with the
dinner for her father, who is a labourer at the works, and,
as usual, placed the dishes on the boiler side to keep warm
till he came at 12 o'clock. The steam-engine was in motion,
and a portion of her dress appears to have been caught by
the crank of the fly-wheel as• she tdrned to leave the engine-
house. She was pulled in below the crank to a groove in
the earth, made to allow the wheel to revolve, and was'
dreadfully lacerated. The poor child gave.. one* loud cry,
and the men stopped the engine ; but she was dead before
she was disentangled.

EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT.—On Sunday even-
ing, as the tido receded from the strand opposite the Wil-
liamstown Station, on the Kingstown Railway, a private
phaeton, to which a fine horse was attached, was found in
the water. The animal had evidently been dead some time.
It was apprehended that some person bad alio hist his life.
It now appears that as Mr. Thomas Bowen, of Great Bruns-
wiek-street, was driving on the strand, on Saturday even-
ing, he accidentally got into deep water, lie was obliged
to cast off his coat, leave the vehicle, and swim a consider-
able distance. lie did not report the circumstance to the
police or the railway dficials until yesterday, evening. The
scene of the accident is known as the White Bank, where a
carriage was lost, and all its occupants, as well as the
horses, were drowned, about 30 years ago.
-THE SALE OF POISONS BlLL.—Thero is at least
one part of this bill which certainly requires material mo-
dification before the measure passes into a law. It de-
piives all the existing druggists of the liberty to
sell poisons, . unless they undergo an examination,
or unless they be what are called " Pharmaceutical
chemists " members of the Pharmaceutical Society.
The privilege in favour of the latter body is both -un-
j ast and absurd. There are about 10,000 druggists in
England, and about 2,000 Pharmaceutical chemists. Of the
latter only about '250 have passed an examination, that pro-
cess not being required of members of the Pharmaceutical
Society prior t 6-1853. All the rest are upon a footing
with the I,eody of druggiStS as to the examination; and
yet it is pfoposed, brthe bill to give to this small num-
ber of Tersonsl7about one-eighth of the whole body of
druggists—the privilege of selling laudanum and other
drugs, from which the trade generally, by whom they are
at pres,p4f 'dispensed, would be prohibited from longer
dealing in. We understand there will be a meeting of the
drug trade of this town at the Crown and Thistle to-night,
:to consider the
.anomalous provisions referred to; and it
seems only necessary to have general attention directed to
'them in order to get them corrected,--Northern .Daily
_Express.

THE GREAT SHIP COMPANY.

FIRST ANNUAL MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

The first annual meeting of the shareholders in this com-
pany was held this morning at the London Tavern, Bishops-
gate-street—R. R. Campbell, chairman of the Board of
Directors, presided.
The CHAIRMAN rose and read the report :
It
stated that " the purchase had been completed
on the basis of the arrangements arrived at between the
Eastern Steam Navigation Company and the promoters of
this company, at a cost of £165,332, of which sum £161,482
has been paid in shares and money; and it is expected
that the liquidation of the Eastern Steam Navigation Com-
pany will yield such a result as will render the payment of
the balance, £3,850 (due Ist Feb., 1860) unnecessary; as
thisi company will rank as shareholders in respect of all
Eastern Steam shares exchanged for shares in this com-
pany, but without incurring any liability."
He said, in moving the adoption of the report, he should
not trouble the meeting with any detail, as an unanimity
almost unprecedented prevailed among the old and new
shareholders. (Hear, hear.) The old shareholders had
exhibited the greatest confidence in the undertaking, as
many of them had increased their investments tenfold.
The object of the directors of the new company,
appreciating the difficulties encountered by the
old, had been to arrive at the most advantageous
manner in which the new shares could be allotted,
and he had the pleasure of stating that the plan
ultimately adopted had given the greatest satisfaction. All
the shareholders from John o'Groat's House to the Land's
End had been treated alike. (Cheers.) The meeting
would perhaps like to know who were the shareholders.
They had members of Parliament, bankers, merchants, en-
gineers, ladies and gentlemen, butlers. (Cheers.) Two
hundred and sixty of the shareholders held from 1 to 9
shares ; 795, 10 to 19 ; 410, 20 to 29 ; 92, 30 to 49; 207, 60
to 59 ; 36, 60 to 99 ; 190, 100 to 149 ; 92, 150 to 260 ;
40, 251 to 500 ; 28, 501 to 1,000 ; 32, 1,001
and upwards, and 79 the odd numbers. (Cheers.)
The directors confidently expected that by August next
they would have the pleasure of seeing the proprietors on
board the ship, as the persons who had taken the tenders
for the different portions of the work remaining to be done
had assured the directors that by that time she would to a
certainty be completed—(cheers)—and they had taken care •
to fix such penalties on the contractors as would se-
cure tho punctual performance of the work. He
believed when the ship was completed she would• be
extensively patronised by the Government ; and in
an interview he had had with Lord Stanley his
lordship had expressed the greatest interest in the great
ship, and had stated that, in the event of her proving a
success, she would render this country and India indepen-
dent of Egypt. (Cheers.) The meeting would perhaps
like to know the intention of the directors with respect to the
destination of the Great Eastern. (Hear.) Without a more
profitable opportunity offered, the directors intended the first
trial trip of the ship should be to Portland—(hear, hear)—
where every preparation had been made to receive her.
(Cheers.) With respect to the station on which the ship
would ultimately be placed, he had no doubt that India
would be her destination. (Cheers.) He would not further
trespass upon the meeting, but would conclude by moving
the reception and adoption of the report. (Cheers.)
The motion having been seconded, was put to the meet-
ing and carried unanimously.
The election of directors being put to the meeting, Mr.
WEEnEn took objection to the Name of Mr. Herbert Ingram.
He then referred to the trial of Scully v. Ingram, amidst
the greatest confusion and cries of " Shame, shame ;" he,
however, persisted in moving a resolution, that Mr. Ingram
be not elected.

Mr. Jackson, Mr. Berkeley, and a great number of other
proprietors characterised the conduct of Mr. Webber as un-
English in bringing forward such a discussion while the
question was still under- the coasideration of the Court of
Queen's Bench.

The CHAIRMAN, after a very stormy discussion, put the
resolution of Mr. Webber, but it was almost unanimously
rejected, and Mr. Herbert Ingram was accordingly re-
elected to his seat on the direction of the company's affairs.
The other directors having been re-elected,
Mr. BEAL nest moved that Mr. Campbell and Mr.
Jackson be appointed managing directors of the company,
with a remuneration of 2i per cent, on the profits, and 1
per cent. on the gross receipts of the company.
A SHAREHOLDER -thought_ such a motion premature.
He suggested that the subject be referred to a committee.
Mr. HAWES protested against the appointment of a com-
mittee. He thought the directors should not be fettered in
the slightest manner, and he also objected to the proposal
of remuneration from gross receipts. (Hear, hear.) He
contended that it ought to be takenlrona the profits, and he
therefore proposed that the remuneration should be 5 per
cent. on the net profits, and moved a resolution to that
effect.

After a short discussion Mr. Boal withdrew his reso.
lution.

The amendment for the appointment of a committee was
negatived, and Mr. Ha wes' resolution, appointing Mr.
Campbell and Mr. Jackson managing directors, with 5 per
cent, on the profits of the company as remuneration, was
carried.

The meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to the
chairman.

THIS DAY'S SIIIPPLYG.

LONDON, Feb: 25.—Wind this day at noon S.W. ;
light breeze and fine.
PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 24.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Psyche,
for Mauritius, after repairing; H.M.S. Himalaya, for Cape
of Good Hope.
FALMOUTH, Feb. 24.—Wind calm.—Sailed—Union (s.),
for Mauritius.

SWANSEA, Feb. 24.—Wind N.N.W.—Sailed—Lady
Manuel, for Cape de Verd.
CLYDE, Feb. 24.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Boadicia3, for
Trinidad; Francis, for Porto Rico ; Cuba, for New York.

Wind W.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning.

Arrived.—Ondine, steamer, from London • Thomas
Powell, steamer, from Cardiff; Danube and Alarm, from
Newport.
Sailed.—Aurifera, for Cape of Good Hope, with 235
Government emigrants ; Ondine, steamer, for Dublin ;
Woodlands, for Sunderland
LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning.
Wind W.N.W. .
Arrived, Feb. 24.—Lark, from Villa Vicosa.
Arrived, Feb. 25.--Belle and Mary, from Lucon.
Sailed, Feb. 23.—Cassiopea, for Mauritius; Christian
Syenson, for Santos ; Sarah. Ann, for Cadiz.
Sailed, Feb. 24.—Stork, for Terceira.
Sailed, Feb. 25.—J. IL Boardman, for Aden.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Friday Morning.
Wind N.W., tide second hour's ebb ; fine.
Arrived, Feb. 24—Insularnaren, from Laguna.
Arrived, Feb. 25—Symmetry, from St. Michael's; Geina,
from Thisted ; Baron Martin, from Dieppe.
Sailed—Devonshire, for Mauritius ; Planet, steamer, for
Hamburg ; Fleches, steamer, for Ghent ; East Anglian,
steamer, for Copenhagen.

DEAL, Friday Morning.
Wind W. by N., moderate.
Passed.—Johan Herman, from London, for Kurrachee,
and not from the north; Gibraltar, screw steamer, from
Cadiz, for London ; her Majesty's ship Rhadamantas, from
westward, for Woolwich ; Eleanor, from Gottenburg, for
Cape of Good Hope ; Ludomiller, from Newcastle, for Rio
Janeiro ; Emile, from Gottenburg, for Rio Janeiro ; Eugene,
from. Nantes, for Leith.

Sailed—Ei.a, for Swansea; Minna and Reaper, for Cadiz.

A somewhat singular attempt at escape from
prison was made three nights ago by a girl about 20,
named Eleanore, who has been for the last two months in
confinement for vagrancy at Beaugency (Loiret). She had
concealed iu her cell a knife and a pair of scissors, and by
the aid of these instruments she managed to remove the
plaster from the wall and take out first one brick and then
others until she had made an opening large enough to force
her way throUgh. Her first visit was to the work-room,
which she entered by breaking a pane of glass, and
then unfastening a window. Haying thus obtained ad-
mission, she regaled herself with some provisions she found
there. She then went into the courtyard in order to com-
plete her escape by passing through the chapel, the win-
dows of which looked into the yard, and were but a short
distance from the ground. By means of her knife and
scissors she removed a pane of glass and got into the
interior of the building. Here, however, her courage
appears to have failed her, for having found on one of
the chairs a velvet cap lallongin6 to the beadle, she
feared that he was somewhere in the building, and
she determined to renounce the attempt. She accord-
ingly returned to her own 'cell by the-way she had left it.
On the other inmates of the establishment going into the
work-room in the morning they were astonished at the
havoc which had been committed on their eatables; and an
alarm was given. On the inmates being mustered it was
found that Eleanore was missing, and the gendarmes were
about to be sent in pursuit of her, when on some one going
to her cell they found her wrapped up in a blanket fast
asleep, making up for her want of rest during the night.
She was well laughed at by her companions for her attempt,
which she will have to pay for by additional confinement.
Several children having left schoo:, three even-
ings ago, in the commune of Saulehoy (Somme) began
playing together, when one of then, named Boudois, nine
years old, called another, aged 12, named Bihet, by the
meaningless nickname of Pomard, which all the others re-
peated. This enraged Bihet so much that he went home,
and, without being noticed by any one, took his father's
gun, which he knew to be loaded, and returned to the place
where the children remained at play. Ho then discharged
the gun at Boudois, exclaiming at the same time that he
had long owed him a grudge, and that he would cure all
his playmates of calling names. The other received the
whole of the charge in his right arm, all the flesh of which
was torn from the bone. Some persons who came to the
spot on hearing the detonation, conveyed him home, where
lie lies in a dangerous state. 13ihet was arrested and has
been lodged in the prison at Amiens.
MUSCULAR EXERCISE IN MECHANICAL TREAT-
MENT.—A very important theory with reference to bodily
deformities has recently been carried into practice by Mr.
H. 11. Bigg, the successful anatomical mechanician to her
Majesty, which consists in strengthening by muscular
exercise that which is gained during the progress of me-
chanical treatment. With this object Mr. Bigg has visited
the Orthopedic Institutions of Vienna, Berlin, &c., and is
mplicitly following out the valuable information gained by
this tour of inspection, the facts of which he likewise gives
to the profession, in a brochure just published by Churchill,
of New Burlington-street.

AN ALARMING SACRIFICE--UNPRECEDEN TED
SALE—In Parisian circles it is whispered—among those who
profess to be well informed on every topic of the day—that
a Sardinian Prii o)ss has lately been sold and imported into
France, and that the purchase was effected for one Napoleon.
If this be true, our stupid contributor persists in saying
that the royal lady has been bought for somewhat less than
a sovereign as a Napoleon, in English currency, is not
worth more than 16s Bcl.—Quiz.

ELE CTION INTELLIGENCE.

MARYLEBONE.

OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE POLL THIS DAY.

The official declaration of the numbers polled
yesterday by the candidates for the vacant seat in
Parliament for the borough of Marylebone was
officially announced this morning by the returning
officer, Mr. Tamplin.
There was a very large attendance of electors,
but the numbers fell very far short of those pre-
sent on Wednesday.
At eleven o'clock Mr. Tamplin, accompanied by
Mr. Edwin James, Col. Romilly, Sir J. Duke, Mr.
Wyld, M.P., and a large body of influential per-
sons connected with the borough, arrived at the
hustings.

The RETURNING OFFICER then came forward
and announced the numbers as follows :

Edwin James, Esq.
Colonel Romilly

. 6,803
. 3,449

Majority for Mr. James.

3,354

The announcement was received with loud cheers.
Mr. TAMPLIN then declared that the choice of
the electors of Marylebone had fallen upon Edwin
James, Esq., and he accordingly declared that gen-
tleman duly elected. (Immense cheers.)
Mr. JAMES then came forward amidst the loudest
applause, and in the course of a very eloquent
speech, thanked the electors for the honour they
had conferred upon him. He said, if any animosi-
ties had arisen during the contest, he trusted it
would be allowed to subside. His utmost
exertions would henceforth be made for the local
rights and interests of the borough. (Loud cheers).

COL ROMILLY thanked the electors who had
given him their support.

A vote of thanks to the returning officer closed
the proceedings.

GREENWICH.
Last evening, at eight o'clock, a crowded meeting
of electors was held at the Literary Institution,
Royal-hill, Greenwich, to adopt measures to secure
the return of Mr. W. Angerstein, to succeed Gene-
ral Sir W. Codrington, on his retirement from the
representation of the borough. The chair was
occupied by Mr. Cook, of Blackheath, and on the ,
platform were several leading supporters of Alder-
man Salomons at the recent election.
The CHAIRMAN observed that as a new writ
would shortly be issued for Greenwich, the meeting
had been convened to adopt measures to secure the
return of Mr. Angerstein, and he was happy to say
that a large number of electors, who on the last
occasion had felt it their duty to vote for Alderman
Salomons, were now determined to support Mr.
Angerstein against any other candidate who might
appear. (Cheers.)
Mr. ANGERSTEIN, who was received with re-
peated cheers, observed he was placed in a some-
what peculiar position, as he saw himself sur-
rounded by friends who had opposed him at the
late election, but had now kindly promised him
their hearty support. He was perfectly aware
that at the late election he had to contend with an
opponent of high character and extended public
experience, and that, in addition, a large number
of electors were pledged to support that gentleman
before he (Mr. Angerstein) entered the field. That
contest was over, and it was best to let bygones
be bygones. (Cheers.) He was grateful to those
who returned Alderman Salomons for the support
they had volunteered him, and with that
additional support he believed that he should enter
the House of Commons as the worthy Alderman's
colleague. (Cheers.) Mr. Angerstein then re-
ferred to various political questions, and expressed
his opinion that church-rates should. be entirely
abolished, although he was anxious that some pro-
vision should. be made to keep up the mere fabric,
as the churches were the property of the nation,
and not of a sect. The provisions of the Govern-
ment Church-rate Bill were so peculiar, that he
(with many others) was scarcely in a position at
present to express an opinion upon it. An opinion
appeared to prevail that a war was imminent ; but
he trusted. that the united wisdom of the Govern-
ment and the Legislature would be enabled to stave
off the evil, consistent with the national honour.
Parliamentary Reform was one of the great ques-
tions of the day, and as he had so often expressed
his views on that subject, he would merely state
that he was prepared to support a large measure of
reform, no matter by whom introduced. (Cheers.)
Mr. Angerstein concluded his address by referring
to various local questions, and resumed his seat
amidst cheers.

On the motion of Mr. HARDING, seconded by
Mr. CABBAN, a resolution pledging the meeting to
support Mr. Angerstein, was unanimously adopted.
Dr. PURVIS (who nominated Alderman Salomons
at the hustings) then addressed the meeting in
favour of Mr. Angerstein, and observed that he and
numerous friends of the Alderman had heartily
co-operated to ensure the return of Mr. Angerstein
at the ensuing election, when he hoped and believed
that no contest would take place.
A numerous and influential committee was then
appointed, and after addresses from Mr. D. Bass,
Mr. G. Bennett, and other electors, the meeting
separated.

WORCESTERSHIRE (EAST).
THE DECLARATION.

Yesterday (Thursday) the High Sheriff (Mr. W.
C. Hemming) attended at Droitwich to make the
" declaration" of the successful candidate, and to
announce the result of the poll. The court had
been adjourned to 11 o'clock, but nearly an hour
was occupied in casting up the poll books, the in-
terval being occupied by a rather disorderly mob in
practical joking, and shouting, groaning, and cheer-
ing the leaders of the two parties. At length
The ITIGELSIIERIFF came forward and announced
that the result of the poll had been as follows :
For the Hon. Mr. Calthorpe 2,304
For Mr. Pakington 1,965

Majority for Mr. Calthorpe

The announcement was received with the most
uproarious cheering by the victorious party, with
counter groans from the other side. The district
returns, as made by the Sheriff, are as follows :
Polling Places. Calthorpe. Pakington.
Bromsgrove 250 .... 226
Droitwich 164 .. .. 219
Dudley 360 .. 182
Evesham
Halesowen
Kingsnorton
Pershore
Shepston-on-Stour 67 .. 115
Stourbridge

Total 2,304 .... 1,965
Majority.for Mr. Calthorpe, 339.
The HIGH SHERIFF congratulated the county on
the termination of the election without any breach
of the peace, and expressed a hope that now that
the contest was over all irritation and animosity
would subside. (Cheers.)
Mr. CALTHORPE then addressed the assembly
amid much interruption. He said he found it more
difficult to express his feelings now that he had
been returned their member than when he was soli-
citing their suffrages. He attributed his success
rather to the combined and unremitting exertions
of those who had always been firm supporters of
. liberty and progress than to his own merits ; and
they bad shown by the result of the poll that inde-
pendent electors of the division did not consider
themselves represented fairly unless they were re-
presented by two Liberal members. The most
strenuous efforts had been made by their opponents,
but the success of his party had been most entire
and complete. (Loud cheers.) Mr. Calthorpe then
'alluded to the charges which he said had been made
against him by the agents—(Name, name)—of Mr.
Pakington, that he was a Roman Catholic, that he
.would open theatres on a Sunday, &c., and said
that those statements had been made freely by Mr.
Pakington's canvassers—he would not say his paid
agents, the object being, of course, to weaken his
cause. He denied that he had ever advocated the
opening of theatres or such like places of amuse-
ment on Sundays, and produced a letter written by
the person who had put the question to him at the
Lye Waste meeting to disprove the allegation that
he had ever made such a reply to the question as
had been put into his mouth. After some further
remarks Mr. Calthorpe thanked the electors for the
honour done him, and sat down loudly cheered.
The Hon. F. LYGON also addressed the meeting,
and
thteh eHPigrhoceSehdeirin gffs.. terminated in a vote of thanks

MURDER IN LANARKSHIRE.—On Saturday night
at a late hour, a hannerman, residing in Larkhall, near
Hamilton, named Robert Stewart, quarrelled with his wife
a
while in state of intoxication, and knocked her down and
beat her so that she expired almost immediately. Tho
outrage was committed in the street, shortly after Stewart
had left a public-house, where he had been carousing. Ho
was at once apprehended and lodged in Hamilton gaol. An
investigation into the circumstances is going on in the
meantime. Deceased was about forty, while the prisoner
is only twenty-eight.
A YANKEE ARMAMENT.—On a recent occasion
Mr. Jefferson Davies counselled the State of Mississippi, to
prepare for war. The Vicksburg Whig gives the following
inventory of the arms belonging to the State :—"Four flint-
lock muskets, all rusty, and no breeches to at least two;
one cannon ; seven bayonets, rusty, with no points ; a pile
of belts and scabbards, but no swords; fifty cartridge boxes-
We have now 5 major- generals, 10 brigadier-generals, and
60 colonels, 60 lieutenant-colonels, 60 majors, and will soot!
have 600 captains, 1,200 lieutenants, 4,800 sergeants, and
4,800 corporals. We are happy to inform them, however;
that we have no privates, the legislature having dispense('
with that useless portion of the army."