The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-03 00:00:00

WED'NESDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1850

a public meeting of the borough of Marylebone at an ea7l3.
date.

SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY, APRIL 2.—The Royal
Mail Steam-packet Company's ship Severn, Capt tin W.
Vincent, took her departure at three o'clock this afternoon
with the usual British and foreign West India and Mexican
mails in charge of Lieutenant Kiddie, RN., Admiralty
agent. Her route is via Bermuda, the Bahamas, Havannah,
and Mobile, to the Gulf of Mexico. The Severs takes out 51
passengers, amongst whom are Ensign Nash, for Jamaica,
and Lieutenant Frazer, for 13arbadoes ; also specie value
25,0001. sterling for Havannah, 1,500 bottles of quicksilver
for Mexico, value 18,000/. sterling, and a cargo of general
merchandise. The Teviot, with the mails from the West
Indies and Mexico, may be expected about the 4th or sth
inst. Her Majesty's steamer Sprightly arrived here yester-
day, and to-day embarked a considerable number of convicts
who arrived by railway, and who are to be put on beard a
hired transport ship lying at the Motherbank bound for Van
Diemen's Land.
Mr. Dessuer, a merchant from Weston (Ms.),
America, who was coming to the east to purchase his sum-
mer stock, lost 13,000 dolls. upon the steamer Ben West, by
dropping his belt into the water.
In the Municipal Court of Boston, lately, a lad
named Michael O'Keefe, was tried for the theft of three
canary birds, and acquitted, the court instructing the jury
that canary birds, according to the common law, were not of
any value, and consequently not a subject of larceny.—Nee:,
Yorh Paper.
CAPE or GOOD HOPE.—Another arrival from the
Cape has put us in possession of papers of two days' later
date; but they convey no news of the least interest.
THE UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTION, SCOTLAND..
YARD. Monday last being Easter Mooday this interesting
rendezvous of military curiosities was thrown open to the
public, and was visited throughout the day by several hun-
dreds. It is almost needless to add that the museum, as a
depository of military, naval, and general curiosities, stands
almost unrivalled. It contains weapons of ancient and
modern warfare, peculiar to every nation, as well as interest-
ing relics of Napoleon, Home, Wa.hington, Mahomet, Marl-
borough, Tippoo Sail, and other noted characters. Several
valuable additions were made to the museum during the year.
FIRST CONVICTION UNDER THE IRISH PROCESSIONS
ACF.—On the night of the 16th, while a party of police
from Banbridge were patrolling in the townland of Bally-
varney. they discovered a rendezvous of Ribandmen, evi-
dently preparing for a manifestatian on Patrick's-day, with
drums and music. They instituted a search, and in a field
found a man concealed; having in his possession a drum,
painted green, with the name " Ballyvarney" inscribed
thereon, and a fife. This fellow, with three others, was
taken into custody, and convicted under the new Act, before
a special sessions at Bainbridge, when the drum-bearer was
sentenced to a penalty of Si., or a month's imprisonment.—
Banner of Ulster.
According to the last accounts from Jamaica it
appears that the Americans, .who have undertaken to open
up the copper mines at Mount Vernon, in that island, have
actually completed their preliminary arrangements. The
brigantine Mexico had just arrived from New York, bring-
ing, as her cargo, a lot of implements, cottages, and other
supplies for the workmen; and another vessel, with a similar
cargo, and the remaining portion of the miners, was said to
be on its way.
The advices from Hamburgh mention the failure
of Otto F. Wolters, in consequence of speculations in the
coffee-market. His liabilities are stated to be about 20,0001.
From Tienna the accounts are to the 28th of
March, when affairs were again worse, owing to the uneasi-
ness occasioned by the aspect of the German question and
the political condition of France. The premium on gold had
risen to 23 per cent., on silver it was 194, and the rate of ex-
change on London was 12.3. The new Four-and .a-Half per
Cent. Loan had gone to 3i discount. Estimated in English
currency, its price would now be about 61i.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—About eleven o'clock on Wed-
nesday forenoon, while the express train which leaves Edin-
burgh at a quarter before ten, was approaching a place called
Renton, near Grant's House Station, a plate-layer, while step-
ping from the up-line to avoid a train coming from Berwick,
and not seeing the other train approaching, went imiiiediately
in front of it, and al though the engineman blew his whistle,
there was no time for the man to get out of the way, and he
was knocked down and killed on the spot. There was no
one to blame for the accident but the unfortunate plate-layer
himself.—Berwick Advertiser.
Candour in some people may be compared to barley-
sugar drops, in which the acid preponderates over the sweet-
ness.—Eliza Cook's Journal.
A MAN THROWN FROM THE BOXES OF THE
STRAND THEATRE. —Last evening, 'between the hours of
live and six, considerable excitement was caused amongst
the company of the New Strand Theatre, in consequence of
the following occurrence, which will be attended with very
serious, if not fatal, results to one of the carpenters employed
in the establishment. It appears that Joseph Diatheses,
the stage carpenter, and a man named Lepbridge, were em-
ployed in the second tier of private boxes, getting the
theatre ready for opening for the night's performance, when
Mr. Matthews desired the other man to do something which
he refused, when a quarrel between the two ensued. Lep-
bridge then flew into a violent passion, and swore that he
would throw Matthews into the pit. He immediately
rushed towards him, and seizing him round the body en-
deavoured to carry his threat into execution. The unfortu-
nate man, Matthews, tried to prevent his antagonist from
throwing him over, but without effect, and at length he was
thrown from the second tier of boxes into the orchestra,
the man Lepbridge falling upon him. Lepbridge, it was
found, was not much hurt; but Matthews was so seriously
injured that he could not stand. A stretcher was there-
fore procured, and he was forthwith conveyed to King's
College Hospital. Mr. Salter, one of the house surgeons,
attended upon the sufferer, and did everything that was
necessary for him; but as yet it is impossible to tell to
what extent he is injured. Lepbridge was then taken into
custody and locked up at Bow-street police-station.
MURDER AT WARMLEY, GLOUCESTERSHIRE—On
Monday last an inquest was held at the Tennis Court Inn,
near Warmlev, Gloucestershire, to inquire into the death of
Joseph Jefferies, a labourer, who was killed in a quarrel on
the evening of Good Friday. It appeared in avid lice that
on the evening of his death the deceased, with a number of
his companions, had been drinking at' a beer-shop kept by a
man named Humphreys. The whole party left the house,
and about seven o'clock a quarrel arose, the companions of
the deceased accusing him of having got a shilling which be-
longed to them. A fight ensued, and shortly after the de-
ceased was seen lying on the ground, and bleeding from a
wound inflicted with a knife. A man named Bigwood, who
went to his assistance, was badly wounded with the same
knife, and the life of a woman who gave the alarm was
threatened. A post mortem examination of the body showed
that the arteries of the neck had been divided, and death to
have ensued from the wound. The jury, after a long investi-
gation, returned a verdict of wilful murder against Moses
Gray, as principal, and against George Cole, Giles Shepherd,
and Charles Lewis, as abettors.

COMPLETION OF A GREAT NAVAL WORK IN
RUSSIA.—In the month of February last the great naval
basin at Sebastopol was completed, and the largest ships of
war in the Russian navy can now be docked with the great-
est ease, at that important naval port on the Euxine. or
Black Sea. Some idea may be formed of the magnitude of
the works, when it is stated that the basin covers an extent
of ten acres of ground, and has seven dry docks—three on
one side, and four on the other, each capable of containing
the largest ships in the navy. The water in the basin is
thirty feet above the level of the Black Sea, and the vessels
are taken into it by means of three locks, the iron gates of
which were made by Messrs. George and Sir John Rennie,
and are sixty-four feet broad, the breadth if the iocks, by
twenty-eight feet deep. A' large reservoir has been con-
structed at some distance from the basin, and the former is
constantly supplied with water by allowing a river to enter
into it, and the quantity of the water in the basin is regu-
lated by sluices from the reservoir. Each of the dry docks
has a sluice, which can be opened and the water emptied
out into the Black Sea in a very limited period, without the
trouble of pumping, the plan adopted at the docks adjoining
basins in this country when it is found requisite to empty
them at high water. The Emperor of Russia is reported to
have about fifty ships of war at present at Sebastopol, and
has recently received the best description of machinery for
making blocks and other purposes; and he has in progress
of construction a superior description of machinery for very
extensive rope works.
PARE FOR THE BOROUGHOF FlNSBURY.—Yosterday
evening a meeting of the committee appointed to carry out
this undertaking took place at the Angel Inn, Islington.
Representatives were present from most of the parishes
within the borough, and communications were read from
others, expressing their concurrence in the proposed under-
taking. Mr. Lloyd explained that the entrance to the pro-
posed park should be at Highbury-place, passing along the
right side of the Holloway and Hornsey-road to the Seven
Sisters' house, from thence taking au easterly direction to the
Green-lanes and from thence proceeding south to the New
River, completing the enclosure, a space of 300 acres. In
addition, it was proposed to form an esplanade on the banks
of the New River which runs through the park, 15 feet in
width, commencing at the New North-road. and extending to
the reservoirs at Lordship-lane—the total cost of the under-
taking being estimated at 150,000/. This park will complete
the chain of parks encircling the metropolis. It is intended
to hold an aggregate meeting of the parishes in the borough
previous to application to Government.
MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT, APRIL 2.—We
have to notice a slight improvement in the tone of the
market to-day. The last arrival from the United States has
had the effect of making spinners more firm than they have
been for some time past, and for all descriptions of yarns
prices a shade higher have been obtained. A fair amount
of business has been transacted at the advanced rates. To
some extent the goods market has been favourably affected
by this change. There have been many inquirers to-day for
shirtings at present prices, or at a very small decline on the
current rates. 40-inch shirtings still remain firm; but
narrower cloths and domestics move off somewhat slowly.
TRADE OF PAISLEY.--Business still continues
brisk in the manufacturing. line. Printed plaids and shells
of a superior quality are being made in considerable quanti-
ties; of harness goods the manufacture is more extensive
than for many years back, and these also are, for the most
part, of a class which remunerate better both employer and
employed. Yarns have been going off freely for the manu-
facture of plain cloth. Formerly the cloths used in the
Paisley trade were principally made in Yorkshire. Now,
however, it is found that they can be produced quite as ad-
vantageously here, and their manufacture is the means of
affording employment to a large class of the community.—
Reeftereshire Advertiser.
THE PANTOMETRIC PLANISPHERE OF THE ZODIAC,
BY TIIONIAS OXLEY. CIVIL ENGINEEL—This beautifully ex-
ecuted plate, which is of the large dimensions of twenty-eight
inches by nine, reflects the highest credit on the scientific
abilities of Mr. Oxley, by whom it has been engraved as
well as designed. It is a valuable, indeed, a necessary ap-
pendage to his admirable work on the Celestial Planispheres,
which is familiar to all earnest students of Genethlialogy as
" The Gem of the Astral Sciences." Besides a scale of the
zodiac, the plate furnishes scales of the right ascension of the
planets, with latitude; of declinations; of equatorial degrees,
accurately divided to minutes; of the space of Vine houses
to GO degrees; and cf the Placidiaa and Naihod's measures of
time. In short, the talente 1 and learned artist has left
nothing unexecuted in the mathematical department of the
science which ingenuity could devise, or perseverance accom-
plish; and we trust that his costly exertions may be duly ap-
preciated by those best calculated to judge of their value in
this fascinating path of research.
PATERNAL AFFECTION. —• The German papers
published of late an account of the execution of the Count
Fugger-Glott, who, it appears, was condemned for the part he
played in the late insurrections in the Palatinate. "It
appears," says the Deutsche Zeitung, " that a single word of
intercession or entreaty from his relatives would have sufficed
to save the wretched young man. His father, the llere-
ditary Councillor and reigning Count of Fugger-Glott, has,
indeed, presented a petiou to the King (of Bavaria); but in
that petition he asked, not for mercy for his son ; on the
coetrary, he implored the King to stand by the sentence
of the court-martial, and provide for its immediate
execution."

MONE it and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, QUARTER 70 THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esii-
mated at 8,000 bales, of which 300 American were taken
for export, and 600 Bahia and 5,000 American on spe-
culstion. The market was excited, and the parcels on
offer being limited, ord and low mid American were
-Id., fir and bett,r id, to id., and Brazil h-d. per
dearer.—ln IZailway Shares a limited business was
done at a further slight decline in prices.
The Coffee market looks firmer to-day, and holders
are offering but little at public sale. There are several
auctions of sugar. A large failure arising cut of coffee
speculations has occurrel at Hamburgh, viz., that of
M. Otto F. Wolters. The amount is said to be 20,000/.
Accounts from various parts of the coast received this
morning at Lloyd's, notice further wrecks and casualties.
In the Amsterdam Stock Market on the 31st ult.,
there were but limited changes. Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents. realized 55i. Spanish Bonds were
rather higher.

The letters per steamer Canada, from America, were
delivered yesterday afternoon, and a communication
before u•, referring to the condition of the Stock Market
at New York, states:—

" Government Securities have 'not advanced so much
a 3 others, neither has the demand Lem active. The
movements in Washington have lately been of a cha-
racter calculated to arrest operations on foreign account,
and the inactivity has doubtless bee❑ caused by a dispo-
sition to wait further development in Congress, relative
to the all-absorbing question of the day. Since the
speeches of Mr. Calhoun and Mr. Webster there has been
a lull in the excitement, and they haxe exerted a
wonderful influence on the public mind. Mr. Calhoun's
speech aroused the north to a proper sense of the danger
threatening the Union; and Mr. Webster followed, by
pointing out the only feasible method of settling this
difficult question to the satisfaction of all classes, except
those represented by such men as Seward, Giddings, &c.
The speech of Mr. Seward was read in the Semite,
but fell still-born from his manuscript, and
created very little attention among any but
immediate adherents. We shall doubtless have many
more speeches in the Senate upon this subject, and in
the meantime the Lower. House will be deluged with
speeches in relation to the admission of California,.
There are about 230 Members in the House of Repre-
sentatives, and fell three months time will be consumed
in debate upon the question. This will carry the session
beyond June, and may transfer the contemplated con-
vention from Nashville to Washington, or break it
up altogether. It is our impression that the
whole of the present session will be used up in
speeches upon the slavery question and the admission
of California, and we do not believe that the first
movement will be made in either House relative to any
measure touching our financial or commercial affairs, or
anything connected with the great interests of the
country. Fortunately, our financial and commercial
policy require no material alteratio❑ ; the systems are
very nearly perfect as they are, or as they can be made,
where so much party prejudice is brought to bear upon
legislation, and we shall not lose much, at all events,
if Congress does not meddle with the tariff or indepen-
dent Treasury during this or any future session."
A New York journalist writes .—" There are 40
vessels up at this port for California, and 30 at Boston.
About 130 vessels have sailed from the Atlantic ports
for the gold region since the Ist of February, 1850."
There is very little news from any portion of Canada.
The annexation scheme, which but a few months ago
was the general topic, is now scarcely mentioned. At
the recent election in Sherbrooke district the annexa-
tion candidate was elected; but that is attributed to the
fact that the district joins Vermont and New Hamp-
shire, and is mostly populated by Americans, or those
whose predilections are favourable to the United States.
The reciprocal navigation measure, which the Hon.
Malcolm Cameron visited Washington a short time since
to press upon the United States Government, is most
ardently desired by the people of Canada West, who
look upon it as a measure of vital importance to their
interests.

The winter has been unusually mild, and already
business operations had begun. The newspapers look
forward to a brisk trade after the excitement attendant
upon the political campaign shall have subsided. At
Toronto business is dull, and no news of note comes con-
cerning the intended Government operations. Montreal
is in a state of lethargy, and, since the removal of the
Parliament, possesses less interest than ever.
The a-Xpathy nwards Lord Elgin has in a great
measure subsided, and matters are assuming a more
peaceful aspect—doubtless the effect of the dispatch of
Lord Grey.

The St. Catherine's (Canada) Constitutional, in a
paragraph on the mildness of the weather in that part of
Canada this winter says, the greatest depth of snow they
have had did not exceed eighteen inches; and that on
Thursday evening, the 28th February, they were
visited by a terrific storm—" the moon, nearly at the
full, obscured by a night of Egyptian darkness, except
when the face of the country was ever and anon illumi-
nated by copper-coloured sheet lightning of remarkable
brilliancy, rendering distant objects as clearly visible as
at noon day, and then leaving the beholder to experience
a ' darkness that might be felt.' "
There has been a flatter market for rublie Securities
and with an almost entire absence of business, the fine
weather inducing many to remain still away from town.
Consols have been 95i to 96 all the morning, having
opened rather buyers at the higher price. Exchequer-
bills maintain the improvemeet to &Is. and 675.
and India Bonds have ranged from 88i. to
91s. premium. South Sea Stockis at 1051.
The Foreign Securities have all more or less partici-
pated in the flatness of British Stocks. Mexican have
been done at 28 to 28i. Buenos Ayres have been much
in favour, owing to the copy received here of the speech
of Roses, and the specific announcement of a desire to
meet the payment of interest on the debt. The quota-
tions have been run up to .52k and 55. Equador Bonds
are 3i Peruvian Active hallo been as low as 68 to
69 ex-dividend, and the Deferred 27 to Danish
Bonds are 68i ex-div. Russian Scrip is I} to
'premium. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 55
to j.

The Share Market is exceedingly heavy again. Cale-
donian, Great Western, North-Western, Midland, North
Stafford, and several other lines are decidedly lower. The
decline in Great Western is about 11., and in Midland 11.
to 11. lOs. Caledonian are 4 lower.

ONE CLOSING
PRIQES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'.CLOCK• PRICES.
3 pe. Uent.ConsolsAnnuittes 96 957/s 95%
Long Anna. to expire Jan.l860
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 8 5-16 8 5-16
Inaisi Bonds, 1,0001. ..... •
Ditto under 1,0001.. .......
South Sea Stock
Consols for Account 96 95%
,7xchequer Bills. 114 d. as 2d
1,000/. June 64 67 p
500/. June
Small. June 64 67 p

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.— 53 51 5214 f,,, 55
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent. .. 681/2 x d 681/2 x d
Equador Bonds
V exican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons—
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ....
Ditto, Account
Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent
Ditto, Account
Ditto Deferred
Russian Bonds
Ditto Scrip Pia p 1% p
pant Ali 5 per Cent. 1840
Ditto, Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 21,i per Cent., 12 Guild. .. 55,4 84 5534
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates B,V% 1/ 85

PRICES Or
RAI uWAY SHARES. PAID. AT
DONE CLOSING
AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES
-inerdeen
Do. Preference 5O ... . 1114 % lll4
.. Si
Amber. Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction 7......
Ayrshire and Galloway.. 71h —
.....

_
Belfast & County Down 30 -
Berks & Hants Extens.
(Gt.Wcst. Per. 5 per et.) 6 -
• "
Birmingham and Ox-
-I.,rd Junct., calls duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20 -
Do, without guarantee 20 -
iirming. Wolverh'ton,
and rudley, calls duly
pd, or with guarantee 15
- •...... 000000000 -
Do. without guarantee 15 -
Birming.,Wolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley 131. 148 -
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire Juno.- 23 - 00000000 -•...•-
Bristol and Exeter 100 ...... - -
Ditto, Thirds ~»..... 33/ - dis... - dis.
fiuckinghamshire
Caledonian ' .. 50
Ditto, New ICI. Pref... 10
Ditto,ClydesdalaJunc 50 -
Chester and Holyhead.,. 50 ...... 8
Ditto, Preference l5 - -
Direct London & Ports-
mouth - -
Dublin and Belfast Junc. 40 ...... - ... • -
Dundalk & Enniskillen 30 - ••• •• 00000 •••• ....
East Anglian, 254, L. &
E. and L. and D.....• 25 - ••.••. 000000000 •-•
Do. 18/., E. & 11.... 18 - -
Do., 31. 10s., Pref... 31h - -..
Ditto, 71. 175., 7 per
Cent., Preference... 2 -
Eastein Counties-. - .........
Do , New Pref.rence,
6 per Cent..
Ditto,Extension, 5 per
Cent., No.l 61.135. 4d.... :A p
Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... - p
Do. North. & Eastern,
6 per Cent. -
Ditty. 5 per Cent.... 50
Do. New - -
Eastern Union, Class A
(late E. U. Shares) 25 - -
Ditto, Class A, ditto... G ...... -- .... .. ..... ••
Do., Class B & C 25
...... -.-• 2%
Do. Scrip (G per cent.) 20 - .., ••• •• -
E Ist Lancashire ....... .. 25
...... - •
-
Ditto, New Quarters 6;4 -••
Do., 6 per Cent. Pre-
ference Quarters ... 61A...... - ••• •-•*- -
Ead Lincolnthire, guar.
6 per Cent.
•
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 -
Edin., Perth, & Dundee 25 -
Ditto, Newport
Exeter.Yeovil, is Dorch 2'-„ -
Exeter and Exmouth.- 21s. - ...
Glasgow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle 81.65. 8d.... - ...
Glasgow,Kiltnar.,& Ayr 50 -

3 v.
At r
- P

DO:Preference Cons --
Gloucester & Dean Forest 12
Brest Northern
Do., ',q A Deferred ...