Washington sentinel., 1854-03-26

and your money, inviting others to aid you
when needed
Wishing to mark our sense of your merits
and OF the efficiency with which you have dis
charged your duties, by some lasting testimo-
NAL, we request your acceptance OF service
OF plate, and permit us at the same time to
offer our best wishes for the future health and
happiness of yourself and of your family,
Barring Bros Il Co., George Pc body,
G. NJ. Lampson, Palmer, Mackiiop,
MCalmont, Bros. Il Co., Dent, 4 Co.,
L. Wiggin a. Co., Overend, ,Gurney& Co.
Phillips, Shaw & Lowther, Allen Anderson,
Osgood Field, Thomas +. Evans,
Sadlcr, Firth 4 Ross.
tAnd many others Of the principal houses.
"To Colonel TnoMAs AsPINwALL, late Consul
General of the United States in London
BANQUET TO SIR CHARLES NAPIER AT THE
REFORM CLUB.--In the course of his speech
Sir Charles Napier said with the force, then,
that we have, although it is not equal to the
Russian, believe that, by the assist Ne of the
screw, we shall be able to attack a very supe-
rior force. l cannet say we are at war, because
we are still at peace; but suppose we are very
nearly at war, and probably, when | get into
the Baltic, shall have an opportunity Of de-
claring war;" Loud cheers and laughter.
The FLEET.--Her majesty will review the
fleets on Friday or Saturday next.
The Marquis of Londonderry died at Holder
ness House, London, on the 5th inst. He en-
tered the army as Ensign Charles Stewart in
1884, served and was wounded in the expedi-
ton to Holland; distinguished himself greatly
during the whole Peninsular war, where we find
his name with approval at Talavera, Busaco,
Fuentes donor, Badajoz, and Corunna and
was specially charged with the supervision of
King Bernadotte, when that monarch was wa
verihg in his desertion Of Napoleon, Lord Lon
donderry was esteemed in private life, bui did
not shine much as a statesman. The malady
that carried him off was inflammation of the
lungs.
Dr. Jenkyns, an eminent scholar and master
Of Balol College, Oxford, died 9Th instant
aged 70.
| The difficulty between the employers and
| operatives at Preston has reached o new crisis
After in vain urging the outstanding section of
| the operatives to return to work at the old
scale of prices, the employers have entered into
contracts, for twelve months certain, with sew
eral hundred green hands, mostly from Ireland.
The arrival OF these people at the mills was the
occasion of great excitement. Although no
important breach of the peace5has vet occurred,
there was much apprehension that the affair
would not be settled quietly. Special consta.
bles were sworn in, and the q riot act 2 had
been publicly read by the Mayor. The demand
of the operatives is 10 per cent. advance, and,
so extensive is their organization to effect the
object, that their outlay for relief to the bretE-
rem on strike amount to not less than $4,000
per week.
Great alarm is felt by the Birmingham gun
makers at the proposal of government to trans,
Ter the manufacture Of small.arms from that
city to government establishment at Wool.
wich or elsewhere. The Birmingham manu-
facturers state with truth that they can make
better and cheaper arms than government can,
while the removal of the trade to new loca-
tion would throw an immense amount of capi.
tai and some thousand workmen out of employ.
men,. During. five years, ending l849, Bir.
mingham turned out in the ordinary coHlse Of
trade l,374,a29 stand of arms, ard has ma
chinery TO exceed that number whenever re-
quired. The government proposal is therefore
a palpable Job"
Alexander Heilborn, the young man charged
| with forgery. and who was recently given up
to Britain under the Ashburton treaty, has been
examined before the London criminal court
and remanded for further evidence.