The Pembrokeshire Herald and General Advertiser

SPRING IS COMING. Spring is coming—Spring is coming! Don't you hear her in the rills, Tripping gaily o'er the valley, Flying o'er the sunny hills! Nature leaps to meet her coming! With her teeming babbling throng; Gladsome spring, with joy we greet thee, With a cheerful voice of song. Spring is coming! Spring is coming! She is in the Southern breeze; M errily the birds are singing, Matins in the forest trees Modest violets are springing From the gladsome earth the while, And the butter cups and daisies Greet her with a lover's smile. Spring is coming! Spring is coming! Tinny leaflets venture out; Torrents that for months have slumbered, Hasten seaward with a shout; Wamon breezes kiss the flowers; Butterfles are on the wing; Birds have set the day to marry, And invited guests to sing. Spring is coming! Spring is coming! Joyous beats the pulse of life Wearv ones. almost desponding, Start anew to meet the strife. Nature's bosom throbs with pleasure; Spring has set the captive free; Earth with all her teeming millions, Chants the song of Jubilee!

VARIETIES &. LITERARY EXTRACTS. TRUTH'S TELL-TALE.—The evening before Crabbe died, his physician, feeling his pulse with much gravity, and observing that it beat more evenly than upon his last visit, 'My dear friend,' said he, 4 if you don't know or have not a technical expression for it, I will tell you what it beats—it beats the dead march.' A 'IEA)i" EDITOR.—The editor of a Western paper having lent his axe to one of his subscribers, the borrower unfortunately broke off the handle. On returning it, the man said, 'You can easily have it fixed.' Yes,' replied the editor, but that will cost at least a quarter of a dol- lar.' Well,' rejoined the borrower, 'if you ain't rather small for an editor. Here's the quarter, but I'll thank you to stop my paper.' EMPRESS EUGENIE WHEN A GIRL.—There was there, with her mother, a remarkably interesting-looking girl, a Madrid beauty. Mdlle. de M o; shells fair, with golden hair and dark eyes, and though not to my taste, beautiful, has an air of distinction, coupled with a de- gree of melancholy in her expression, but irresistibly attracts your attention. There is something about her manner, too, that is peculiar and very difficult to de- scribe a sort of little quiet, half-indifferent, half pen- sive air, as if she knew she were charming, but cared little about the matter-still less about making those about her think so. This struck me particularly, because it was so strongly opposed to the manners of the French- women round her. She has a charming bust and hands, but not sufficient length of leg for proportion.—Letten of a Betrothed. PARLIAMENTARY CONTESTS OF 1794.—The great strug- gle was on the 2lst; and how graphically has Horace Walpole described the unequalled scene in the House when the sick and the dead were brought in on both sides,' and the lame, the paralytic, the idiotic—Mr. Hop- ton carried in with his crutches laid by his side, and Sir Wm. Gordon lifted from his bed.. with a blister on his head, and flannel hanging out from under his wig,' to swell the ranks of the Opposition. The ministerial party were just as active, but in one instance with less success; for Sir Robert's eldest son—who, as auditor of the Exche- quer, occupied a house adjoining the House of Commons, with which his back-door communicated—had secured two or three invalids, who being too feeble to go round by Westminster Hall, he proposed to carry in through this convenient door. But, alas! the Opposition, 1 who had rather more contrivance than their predecessors of Grecian and Roman memory,' had taken the cruel pre- caution of stopping up they keyhole with sand!—British Quarterly Review. PICTON CASTLE AND ITS INHABITANTS. BY J. P. PHILLIPS, ESQ. This ancient mansion, which is located within three miles of the town of Haverfordwest, is worthy of an honourable place among the relics of feudal grandeur which are scattered over the fair face of England. Picton Castle is not remarkable either for its great extent, or for its architectural pretensions; but it was a foriified resi- dence before the reign of William Rufus; and from that time to the present day it has been tenanted by a line of possessors, all of whom can trace their connexion with the Norman ancestor to whom the castle owes its name. William de Picton, a knight who came into Pembroke- shire with Arnulph de Montgomery (who built Pembroke Castle, and was afterwards Earl of Pembroke), having dispossessed and perhaps slain the original owner of the fortress, whose name has been lost in that of his victor, and finding that 'his lines had fallen in pleasant places,' estab- lished himself in the new home which his right hand had won for him, and transmitted the same to his descendants. After the lapse of several generations the line of Picton was reduced to two brothers, Sir William and Philip Picton, Sir William had a daughter and heiress, Joan, who married Sir John Wogan of Wiston, Knight, and brought him Picton Castle as her dowry. Philip Picton, the second brother, married Maud, daughter of William Dyer of Newport, Pembrokeshire; and among his decen- dants may by reckoned the Pictons of Poyston in the same county, the ancestors of the late gallant Sir Thomas Picton. Sir John Wogan was succeeded at Picton Castle by his son Sir John Wogan, Knt., who married Isabel, daughter of Sir John de Londres, Knt. To him was son and heir Sir David Wogan, Knt., who was Chief Justice of Ireland temp. Edward I., and married Anne, daughter and heiress of Sir William Plunkett, an Irish I gentleman. Their son and heir, John Wogan of Picton Castle, Esq., married Anne, daughter of James Butler, Earl of Ormond, by whom he had two daughters and co- heiresses, Katherine and Anne. Katherine married Owen Dunn or Donn of Muddlescomb, in the county of Carmar- then, Esq., and had Picton Castle as her portion. Anne Wogan, the other sister, became the wife of Sir Oliver Eustace, an Irish gentleman. Henry Donn, afterwards Knight, son of Owen Donn and Katherine Wogan, married Margaret, daughter of Sir Harry Wogan, Knt., of Wiston in the county of Pembroke, and was killed, together with his brother-in-law, Harry Wogan, the heir of Wiston, and others of the Welsh gentry, at the battle of Banbury in 1469. Sir Henry Donn left two daughters, Jennet and Jane; and thus again Picton Castle passed into the possession ot another family. Jennet married Trehaiarn Morgan Esq., and Jane espoused Thomas ap Philip of Cilsant, in the county of Carmarthen, Esq., and brought him Picton Castle. Thomas ap Philip was descended from the princely stock of Cadifor ap Collwyn, who was Lord of Dyved or Pembrokeshire, and died A.D. 1089 in the second year of William Rufus. On succeed- ing to the fair inheritancein'littleEnglandbeyondWales,' Thomas ap Philip assumed his patronymic as a surname, and transmitted it to his descendants, who were exceed- ingly numerous; for, as I mentioned in a former article, all the families in the counties of Pembroke, Cardigan, and Carmarthen bearing the name of Phillips, with one or two exceptions, trace their descent from him. The spelling of the name has varied during the lapse of years; but Thomas Phillipps and his descendants as far as the second baronet of the family spelt their names in the same manner. At present the sole retainer, as far as I am aware, of the ancient spelling, is the eminent genealogist Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bart., of Middle Hill, Worcester- shire. Thomas Phillipps was knighted about the year lo!2, and his great grandson, Sir John Phillipps, Knt., was createu baronet in 1621. Sir John died March 27, 1629, and "ms son, Sir Richard Phillipps, the second baronet, garrisoned Picton Castle on behalf of the king during the civil wars. It sustained a long siege, and would not have surrendered when it did, but for the fol- lowing circumstance In the lower story of one of the bastions was the nursery, having in it a small window, at which a maidservant was standing with Sir Erasmus Philipps, then an infant, in her arms, when a trooper of the parliamentary forces approached it on horseback with a flag of truce and a letter; to receive which the girl opened the window, and while she stretched forward, the soldier, lifting himself on his stirrups, snatched the child from her arms, and rode with him into the camp. A message was then forwarded to the governor of the gar- rison, informing him that unless the castle was immedi- ately surrendered the child would be put to death. On this the garrison yielded, and was allowed to march out with the honours of war. It is said that the parliamen- tary general was so touched by the loyalty of Sir Richard PhIllipps, and the stratagem by which he had been compelled to surrender, that he gave orders that Picton Castle should not be demolished, as was the fate of the other fortresses of Pembrokeshire. Thus saved the castle and its domains passed from father to son until we come to Sir Erasmus Philipps, the fifth baronet, who was drowned at Bath in 1743. He was succeeded in the title and estates by his brother, John Philipps, Esq., of Kilgetty, Pembrokeshire; so that the direct line from Sir Thomas Phillipps failed after seven generations, and a collateral branch came in, as has happened several times since. Sir John Philipps died in 1764, and was suc- ceeded by his son. Sir Richard, who was in 171H created Baron Milford of the kingdom of Ireland. On the death of Lord Milford without issue, in 1823, the peerage be- came extinct; but the baronetcy passed to the descendants of Hugh Philipps of Sandy Haven in the county of Pembroke, Esq who was youngest son of Sir John, the first baronet. This branch is now represented by the Rev. Sir James Evan Philipps, eleventh baronet. The castlc and estates of Picton were bequeathed by Lord Milford to Richard Bulkeley Philipps Grant, Esq., who wa.-< great grandson of Bulkcley Philipps of Abercover in the county of Carmarthen, Esq., young- est son of Sir John Philipps, the fourth baronet, and uncle of Lord Milford. Mr Grant assumed the name and arms of Philipps was created u baronet in 1828, and in 1 S 17 a peer of the realm, 1y the title of Baron Milford of l'^t /n Castle in the county of Pembroke. He died Jan. iJ, 18.57, without issue, and his peerage and baronetcy t I t became extinct; the castle and estates, however, passed, ¡ under the will of the first Lord Milford, to his half-brother I the Rev. James Henry Alexander Gwyther, vicar of Madley, who, in pursuance of the terms of the bequest, assumed the name and arms of Philipps, and is now in possession of the fair domain of Picton. Until within the last sixty years, the castle preserved the same form it originally had, without addition or diminution; the grounds about it only having been from time to time altered to suit the convenience or the taste of the different possesors. It appeared to have been an oblong building, flanked by six large bastions, three on each side, with a narrow projection terminating in two bastions of smaller dimensions at the east end, between which was the grand portcullised entrance, now contracted into a handsome doorway. It was evidently moated round, and approached by a drawbridge, which, up to the period of the death of the first Lord Milford, was supplied by a raised flagged terrace between low parapets. About the close of the last century, Lord Milford made an addition to the west end ot the castle, which greatly increased its internal comfort; but, as the new building was not assimilated in style to the ancient edifice, it had the effect of destroying the unity of the design. This modernising was carried still farther under the auspicea of Lord Milford's successor; and although the alterations which Picton Castle has undergone have doubtless rendered it a more agreeable residence, it must ever be a source of regret to the true archaeologist that so fine a specimen of the strongholds of 4 long ago' was ever rashly meddled with.—NotesSf Queries.

HOUSE OF LORDS. TUESDAY. The house went into committee on the Oaths Bill. On clause five being proposed, the Lord Chancellor made a poweful speech against it, whilst Lord Lyndhurst at great length defended it, as did also Earl Granville and several others. The Dukes of Rutland and Marlborough, Lord Dungannon and some other noble lords supporting the amendment of the Lord Chancellor. The clause was eventually rejected on a division by 119 to 80. Thus the Jews are once more defeated.

HOUSE OF COMMONS. FRIDAY. Mr Wise moved the following resolution:—' That it is the opinion of this house that the diplomatic salaries and pensions now charged upon the consolidated should be brought under the immediate view and control of parlia- ment, and be paid out of a vote annually provided by the House of Commons for that purpose. Mr Fitzgerald replied to the strictures of Mr Wise upon our foreign mission—which he characterized as an attempt to bring odium upon a distinguished service—by reading a list of eminent men, our Ministers at foreign Courts. Mr Horsman observed that, under the present system, the House was in a state of ignorance of our foreign affairs which was inconsistent with the principles of con- stitutional government. Lord Palmerston could not concur in the resolution. He objected to the abolition of what was termed secret diplomacy upon constitutional grounds. Parliament must either place confidence in the Ministers of the Crown in regard to our foreign relations, or appoint a standing committee of diplomatic relations in their place, which, in his opinion, would bo neither constitutional nor con- sistent with the interests of the couutry and he entreated and conjured the House not to make a change by adopting this resolution, that would be attended with serious con- sequences in connection with our foreign relations. Upon a division the motion was negatived by 142 to 114. Mr Bagwell moved for a Select Committee to inquire into the destitution in Donegal. He read statements showing the miserable condition of the people there. Sir E. Haves showed that the representations of certain Roman Catholic priests, ifgon which Mr Bagwell had re- lied, were without foundation. Lord Naas read various statements, including eiidnece taken by Mr Hamilton, who was directed by the late Government to make inquiry into this matter, contrdict-a ing and refuting the representations of the Roman Catholic clergymen, showing, he said, extraordinary misstatements on their part. He did not oppose the motion for a com- mittee, and hoped the inquiry would elicit the truth.— Motion carried. Mr L. King obtained leave to bring in a Bill to abolish the property qualification of Members of Parliament. He reminded the House that thismeasurebad been rejected last session upon the second reading, because Lord Pal- merston made the excuse that he had undertaken to bring in a general Reform Bill. As there was no prospect of such a measure this session, he thought it a fit session to introduce the Bill. The Lord Advocate obtained leave to bring in a bill for the better government of the Universities of Scotland. Lord Goderich obtained leave to bring in a Bill to provide for the general registration of partnerships, the object of which was to require that all persons engaged in trade, in partnership, or under the style of a company, not within the provisions of the Joint Stock Companies' Act, should give the public exact information who and what they were. Mr Adderley obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Public Health Act, 1841. This, he said, would not be a mere Continuance Bill; not repealing the existing law, it would decentralize the whole system by establish- ing local boards. Lord Raynham moved the second reading of the cruelty to Animals' Act Amendment Bill; but Mr Walpole, in giving credit to Lord Raynham for his benevolent inten- tion, observed that the present law provided for most of the objects contemplated by this Bill, and moved to defer the second reading for six months.—The amendment was agreed to and the Bill is lost. In reply to a question from Lord Goderich Sir E. Perry asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether insiruc- tion had been sent to India that terms of amnesty, inclu- ding protection to life and property, and full toleration in matters of religion, should be held cut to the inhabitants of Oude, excepting in gross cases of heinous crimes; and if no such instructions bad been sent, whether, in the opinion of her Majesty's Government, it was not expedi- ent to do so. The Chancellor of the Exchequer said that instruc- tions had been sent to India that, consistent with the claims of justice, a full toleration and protection should be extended to the inhabitants of that country. As to the India Bill, it would be abandoned, and a new bill, founded upon the resolutions he intended to propose, would be proposed to Parliament. Lord Palmerston said that the Chancellor of the Exche- quer had adopted the only course open to him under the circumstances, that of abandoning the bill they bad brought in and seeking to bring one in founded upon the resolutions. The Chancellor of the Exchequer said he had contem- plated a bill on church-rates when the public business would allow, but in the meantime he thought it would be well if Mr Puller's proposition of turning church-rates into a fixed rent-charge should be carefully considered, in order to see if it would not be a solution of the diffi- culty. In committee of ways and means, and THE STAHr ON CHEQUES. The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved that all drafts or orders for the payment of any sum of money to the bearer on demand, which, being drawn upon any banker, or any person or persons acting as banker within fifteen miles of the place where such drafts or orders are issued, are now exempt from stamp duty, shall be charge- able with the stamp duty of one penny for every such draft or order.' MONDAY. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. It having been stated by General Peel, in reply to a question, that' every farthing' of the expense of the in creased force of British troops serving in India would be defrayed by the East India Company. The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved that on Friday next, the House should resolve itself into a Committee to provide for the government of India. I1 e contrasted the two bills which had been brought in by Lord Palmerston and by hfmself; defending the representative' provisions of the latter. Lord Palmerston presumed, from the drawing of the resolutions, that Mr Disraeli would not re-introduce that principle into any new measure founded upon those reso- lutions. In the case of the Council of India, the elective principle was absurd. Mr. Gladstone did not think that either of the two measures that had been proposed, provided an adequate substitute for the Court of Directors. He suggested delay. Mr. Gregory believed the House would now be ready to postpone legislation till they had further information. He therefore proposed an amendment that it was not expedient to pass any resolutions at this moment for the Government of India.' Lord J. Russell said, so important an amendment (having the effect of postponing legislation for a year), ought to have been given notice of. Members had left tbe House, thinking no serious opposition would be offered to the resolutions. Ultimately, Mr. Gregory withdrew his amendment, and the Government motion was carried. An attempt of Mr. P. O'Brien, to prevent the proposed increase of the duty on Irish spirits, was defeated by a majority of 227 to 35. TUESDAY. Mr L. King moved for leave to bring in a bill to extend the franchise in counties in England and Wales, and to improve the representation of the people in respect of such franchise. He noticed briefly the objections com- monly alleged against such a measure, observing with reference to one of these objections,—that it was a piece- meal measure of reform,—that in the present state of the question he preferred dealing with it by an honest and just measure of this kind that would remove an anomaly. The motion was seconded by Mr Byng. The Chancellor of the Exchequer said he had no objec- tion to urge against the purpose of the bill; he had no objection to extend the county franchise and to improve the exercise of it, but there were considerations which induced him to believe that this Bill would embarrass those who wish to improve the franchise. Referring to the existing disproportion in respect to representation between the counties and the boroughs, this Bill, he ob- served, would increase the anomaly. If the House was to agree to this motion on the ground of a great improve- ment of the representation, it was impossible it could assent to a principle that there should be a small num- ber of members returned by a large constituency and a large number returned by a small constituency." It was the intention of her Majesty's Government to give their consideration to the whole question ot Parliamentary representation, and he felt it his dnty to move the pre- vious question. Lord John Russell observed that Mr Disraeli had at- tempted to draw a line between the representation of counties and boroughs which was not founded on sub- stantial justice. He had likewise argued that this ques- tion ought to be taken as a whole; but, if there were dif- ficulties in the way of a large measure, was it not wise to take such a proposition as the present? Mr Disraeli had held out a prospect of a measure of his own; but he (Lord John) recommended the house at once to accept this bill, which, if not a bird in the hand, was preferable to that in the bush. Mr J. H. Philipps referred to returns recently issued, which contained some remarkable results. Each county member throughout England and Wales, was, it was shown, returned by 2,897; each borough member by 1,306 electors. Now, the bill of the hon. member for Surrey did not refer to Scotland, yet in Scotland the dis- proportion was least conspicuous. There the county representatives were returned by rather fewer electors than voted for the borough members. But in England as he had observed1 the proportion was nearly one to three. In Bedfordshire, the county from which the house of the noble lord (J. Russell) took its title, each county member was returned by 2,138, each borough member by 439 electors. The three largest counties in England were Devon, Yorkshire, and Lincolnshire. In Devon, each county member had a constituency of 4,222; each borough member of about 521. In Lincolnshire, the relative numbers were 5,155 and 479. In the North Riding it was 6,052 and 664, and in the West Riding 18,076 and 1,354. He was not prepared to say that the JE10 franchise would not give a vote to many persons who were quite deserving of the privilege; but this result would vary with different constituencies. For his part he should wish to see the franchise rather more connected than it was at present with the payment of taxation. The previous question was then put and negatived without a division, and leave was given to bring in the bill. Mr Puller moved a resolution, That this House will to-morrow resolve itself into a committee to consider the expediency for providing for the repair of churches and the maintenance of churchyards, by substituting for church-rates such an annual rent-charge upon all here- ditaments in respect of which church-rates may now be lawfully assessed upon the occupiers as will fairly repre- sent the total annual amount now raised by church-rates; such rent charge to be a fixed and uniform poundage on the rateable value of such hereditament, and to be made a charge on the owners.' He argued that church-rate was a charge upon property—a burden upon the owner; although it was said to be a charge upon the occupier in respect of the land, the owner received so much the less rent from the land by reason of this charge. He further argued that the poor of this country had for time imme- morial enjoyed the right of having the parish church re- paired at the expense of the property of the parish, and the owners had borne the burden of the repairs. Cal- culating the value of the property liable to the rate at £6.5,000,000 or £66,000,000, a tax of Id in the pound would yield a sum sufficient for the purpose of a church- rate. He explained the manner in which he proposed that the plan should be worked out in practice. Mr Buxton moved, as an amendment, the following resolutions:—'That it is desirable that in some parishes power should be given to make an addition, to a limited amount, to the tithe, in order to maintain the fabric of the churches;' and that in some parishes in towns power should be given to the churchwardens of the vestry to a rental on a certain proportion of the sittings. These re- solutions, he said, embodied the views of the late Govern- ment. He supported Sir J. Trelawny's Bill for the aboli- tion of church-rates. The amendment was seconded by General Thompson. Sir J. Trelawny opposed Mr Puller's motion, which, so far from remedying the grievance, would perpetuate the injustice and he did not believe it could work. Sir G. C. Lewis entirely dissented from the plan of Mr Puller, because he proposed a general, new, and com- pulsory charge upon the real property of the country for the purpose of the church, the present rate being a paro- chial rate, imposed by the vestry; and he would impose tax in all shose parishes where church-rates had been practically abolished. He objected to Mr Buxton's amendment upon similar grounds; that would also im- pose a new general charge upon real property. The House he said, must choose between a total and imme- diate abolition of church-rates, and a modified form of the existing rates. Lord J. Russell said, after hearing this discussion, he was compelled to say that the objections of Sir G. Lewis, to M r Puller's plan appeared to him to be sound ones. At the same time we could not have a national establish- ment without some provision for maintaining the fabric of the church; he could not, therefore, vote for Sir J. Trelawny's Bill, but he was ready to consider any fair proposal for an equivalent. Mr Walpole agreed that the abolition of church-rates without an equivalent would be putting into the pockets of the landlords what did not belong to them. He pressed the members of the late Government to bring forward substantially the propositions upon the question which they announced when in office. Mr Roebuck asked why Mr Walpole did not take up the question himself, instead of calling upon that (the Opposition) side of the House to perform his duty? They had nothing to do with compromises, and were determined that of church-rates there should be an end. After some observations by Mr Wigram in support ot the motion. Mr Buxton withdrew his amendment, and Mr Puller offered to withdraw his motion, but this was opposed, and, upon a division, it was negatived by 317 to 64. The remaining business and orders of the day having been gone through, the House adjourned at 5 minutes be- fore 1 o'clock. WEDNESDAY. Mr Packe moved to defer the second reading for six months. The farmers, he said, to whom it was alleged this measure would be of use, were alarmed at it, and he wanted to know why farmers should be singled out to have their affairs inquired into. He dwelt upon the obnoxious, and, as he contended, the inquisitorial and compulsory character of certain clauses of the Bill, and observed that the only petition on this subject from farmers —those of Lincolnshire—prayed the House to object this Bill upon those grounds. The amendment was seconded by Mr Du Cane, who characterised the biU as a piece of experimental legislation contrary to tbe spirit of fair play, which would prove net only useless, but a snare and a delusion. Sir G. Lewis, Mr Drummond, Mr Turner, Mr Cardwell Mr Henley and others opposed the bill which had few supporters and was lost by a majority of 106. Mr. Caird moved the second reading of the Agricul- tural Statistics Bill.

INDIA AND CHINA. ALEXANDRIA, APRIL 20.—The Calcutta and China mails, per Hindostan, leave this afternoon, with intel- ligence from Calcutta to the 23rd of March, Madras to the 29th, Ceylon to the 2nd of April, and Hong Kong to the 15th of March. The Bentick, with extra mails and passengers from Calcutta, arrived at Suez on the 14th. There is intelligence from Lucknow to the '!2nd of March. On the 20th Brigadier Campbell's force returned from pursuit of the enemy. Hutchison, of the Lancers, was dangerously wounded and Cooper, of the Rifles, dead.. On the 21st the Nombries (Nana's) retreat was stormed. He escaped, and a reward of 50,000 rupees is offered iF or his head. Outram's force had discovered and destroyed rebels in Lucknow, and the Prime Ministei is among those reported as killed. Cape, of the 13th Native Infantry, and Thack- well were murdered by the enemy. Fanatics still fire on our troops. The Governor-General's proclamation calling on the Zeminders to submit had produced no effect. Oude is pacified, the enemy flying towards Sundeera- Jung Bahadoor goes to Allahabad. No civil officer had yet been sent to Lucknow by the Government. Some inhabitants were returning to the city. The heat was increasing daily. A telegram from Allahabad of the 34th states that Sir Hope Grant was tent on the 23rd to disperse a body of in- surgents under the Rajah Jajlul Singh at Karee, and returned perfectly successful. He took 12 guns. The Disarming Act was being enforced in the North- west provinces. The sentence on the King of Delhi had not yet been made public. CHINA. Canton continues tranquil. An imperial edict was re- ceived on the 6th of March. Yeh's conduct is condemned. He is degraded, and a successor appointed. The latter is to settle disputes with the barbarians, who, excited to wrath by Yeh, had entered the city. Lord Elgin and his colleagues had lpft for the North, the former on the 3d of March. The Inflexible, with Commissioner Yeh, had arrived at Calcutta.

AN ORIGINAL THINKER.—ALL CLASSES ARE HIS CON- VERTS.—It has been well said, that those who have finished by making all others think with theni, have usually been those who began by daring to think for themselves. A striking example of the truth of this axiom is to be found in the career of Thomas Holloway, whom a distinquished medical writer has pronounced as one of the most suc- cessful men England has ever produced. Twenty years a/o, that original thinker ventured to impugn the prac- tice of the licensed doctors of the day, and to found a system for himself. The profession rose as one man and denounced the innovator; but he raised an army of sup- porters, which they were unable to withstand. He carried the war into Africa, and sought his recriuts among the victims of professional maltreatment. He went among the sick who were languishing from the effects of violent mineral medicines, and as they convalesced under the operation of his vegetable restoratives, they enrolled thenselves under his banner. Not only were the dis- ciples of error mortified by the success which attended Holloway's treatment abroad, but by the rebellion at home. Heresy' crept into the hospital and the sick room. Holloway's Pills and Ointment were introduced into the rich preserves of the faculty; into tapestried chambers, 118 well as the hovels of the poor; and wherever they were introduced the mercury fcll to zero. In Sp in, where there is less bigotry in the medical profession than in any other part of the world, a disposition to show the new treatment fair play was generally manifested by the faculty. Holloway's Pills and Ointment were tried in our hospitals, and an honest account of the result was given to the world. Without abandoning the old materia medica, our physicians did not—how could they?—deny the merits of these wonderful remedies. Within a few months, the inventor received a pressing invitation from a high source to visit this country. He came, was well received at court; visited the provinces; and at the ear- nest solicitation of several leading scientific men,established agencies for the sale of his preparations in our principal cities. Scarcely a twelvemonth had elapsed from the time of their introduction into Spain, ere they had be- come standard family medicines throughout the length and breath of the land. They are now, asour readers are aware, sold in every city and town of the Peninsula, under the sanction of the government, and the consumption is greater, in proportion to the population, than in any other continental country. These tacts speak for themselves; and when we add that the opinion entertained of Hollo- way's medicines in Spain is echoed in Spanish America, aiid common to nearly the whole civilized world, it would be idle to cite any further testimony m their favour.

RICHARDSON, APPELLANT AND GLADWIN AND ANOTHER RESPONDENTS. The appellant in this case was a parishioner of Great Leighs, in the county of Essex, and had been summoned before two justices of the peace on the 12th of February, 1858; on the complaint of the respondents, who were the churchwardens of the parish, for non-payment of the sum of £1 19s. 6d., assessed upon him for a church-rate made on the 19th of November, 1857. The appellant appeared and disputed the validity of the rate, and he being a quaker the justices proceeded to hear and determine the same under the statutes. It appeared that, at a vestry meeting held on the 19th of November, 1857' at a rate of 2d. in the pound was carried on a show of hands; but a poll was demanded and taken. The chairman declared the result of the poll to be that there were 57 votes for the rate and 46 against it, and he accordingly declared the rate to be carried. It further appeared that the statute the 13th and 14th of Victoria, cap. 99, 'for the better assessing and collecting the poor rates and highway rates in respect of small tenements,' had been adopted in the said parish, and that by virtue thereof the owners of all cottages in the parish, the rateable value of which did not exceed £6, were rated and assessed to the poor-rate instead of the occupiers, who appeared in such rates as occupiers only. The occupiers of such cottages, were, however, assessed in the said church-rate, and were liable to pay the same, and several of them tendered their votes, but their votes were rejected. The owners of the cottages so rated also tendered one vote for eech separate tenement so occupied, in addition to the vote or votes which they were entitled to give in respect of their own personal occupations, but these votes were also rejected. If the votes of the cottagers had been admitted, or if the owners had been allowed an additional vote in respect of each cottage so occupied, in either case the majority would have been against the rate; but both classes of voters being rejected the rate was declared to be carried. T IVO questions were thus raised for the opinion of the Court—first, whether the occupiers of the small tenements were entitled to vote ? and, secondly, whether the owners were, in any case, entitled to more than six votes ? Mr. Serjeant Hayes (with whom was Mr. Harcourt), on the part of the respondent, contended that, under the 59th of George III., cap. 86, none but those who were rated to the relief of the poor were entitled to vote at any vestry meeting, whatever the object might be on which the vestry was assembled; and that the owners ot small tenements were in no case entitled to more than six votes, whatever might be the number of the tenements in respect of which they were assessed. Mr. Lush, for the appellants, contended that, by the common law, all occupiers of property within the parish were entitled to vote at vestry meetings, and that the statute, the 58th of George III., cap. 69, was not intended to disfranchise them, and deprive them of that privilege. The statute had no negative words. The occupiers of small tenements were still liable to church-rates, even though the poor-rates were paid by the landlord, and it would be unjust that those who were liable to pay the church-rate should have no voice in making it. The church-rate was a voluntary rate. Lord Campbell.—We know that full well. Mr. Lush contended that, even assuming they must be rated to the poor rate, they did pay the poor-rate, indirectly, through the landlord. Lord Campbell said that on both points his opinion was in favour of the respondents. The statute (Sturges Bourne's Act) established a new franchise,—viz., that of being rated to the poor-rate; and unless there were a special enactment giving other persons the right, no others could exercise it. The persons named in the 3rd and 4th sections were the only persons who had a right to vote at a vestry meeting. It was true there were no privative words in the Act, but it was a statute passed for the pur- pose of regulating parish vestries and the persons who should be present at them. With respect to the other point his Lordship thought the landlord was not entitled to more than six votes, as the SmAll Veilfethents Act placed the landlord in the.fcaftfc position as if the tenement was in his oVft Mr. justice Erie was of the same opinion. He thought thft object of the statute, the 58th George III., cap. 69, was to regulate the right of voting at vestry meetings, and to take away all other rights. It applied to all vestry meetings universally, and it by implication said that those who were rated to the poor*-ratS wfefe the only persons who were to vote at stltea ftteetings. As to the other point, his Lordshlto thought that, under the Small Tenements Act> fctafe landlord could not have more than six voft«\ Mr. Justice Crompton was of the same opinion on both points.—Judgment for the respondents.

THE EXECUTION OF GIOVANNI LANI. Offended justice was satisfied on Monday morning, in front of the Old Bailey, by the eieCul'oH 'of Giovanni Lani for the murder of Helofcte T^aufein. billing the last few days the most earnest fekettiOns had been made, through the insttWAMality of Mr Heath, the Consul- General Sardinia, to induce the Home Secretary to spare the life of the culprit, who, it appears, has made a statement in which he positively asserts that he did not strangle the deceased, but that a quarrel and struggle took place between in conscqtience of her getting out of bed m the middle of the night, and his observing her in the act ofrining his pockets, upon which he states that he struck her in the stomach, and she then scratched his face, and this led to further violence, and in the ehd she became as he thought, insensible, and he left her in that condition. Upon the ground that this feWlttethent might possibly be true, and that under stttth circumstances the character of the offence Would not be of so heinous a kind, but would partake more of the form of a case of manslaughter, the Home Secretary was asked to spare the life of the prisoner; but in the final answer that was received on Saturday evening the Secretary of State in- formed Mr Heath that the whole of the circumstances of the crime had undergone the most careful consideration, and that the Government could not find any mitigating circumstances in the case that would justify them in sparing the life of the prisoner; and that, with regard to his own statement as to the circumstances under which the crime was committed, it was negatived in the most positive manner by the evidencC) and that thefe could he no reasonable doubt that when the pHsottef Accompanied the unhappy woman to the houfce in Arundel-court he had formed a deliberate plan to rob her, and that her death was the result of his determination to carry out that intention at all hazards. Under such circumstances it was intimated that the Government felt they had no al- ternative but to allow the law to take its course. At an early hour large numbers of persons began to arrive in the Old Bailey, and immediately took up their position as near the gallows as they were permitted to approach, and for hours endured the cold biting wind in order to gratify their morbid curiosity. At half-past seven the crowd was immense. It consisted of the usual class of persons who attend on these occasions, and a large number of foreign prostitutes. Whilst all was excitement outside the jail, within the scene was very different. Shortly after six o'clock the under-sheriff arrived, and immediately pro- ceeded to the cell in which. Lani was confined, and there the usual formalities Were gone through. From his cell Lani was conducted to the press room, where Calcraft, the executioner, commenced his duties by placing his apparatus across the chest of the convict in order to pro- perly secure his hands and arms. Whilst this operation was being gone through, Lani maintained his usual quiet demeanour; Father Fienza attending him in his last mo- ments. On mounting the scaffold Lani was received with loud groans and yells, but his reception did not produce the least effect upon him. He looked round oft the crowd beneath and then took his place under the beam. Oal- craft in a very short space of time adjusted the rope, and the signal having been given the drop fell, and in a few seconds Lani ceased to exist. The body, according to custom, remained suspended until nine o'clock, when it was cut down and conveyed into the gaol, where it will be buried in accordance with the sentence. The thieves of London were pursuing their trade even under the gal- lows, and the alderman sitting at Guildhall was engaged in the after part of Tuesday morning in examining pick- pockets who had been apprehended in the crowd before Newgate.

"GENERAL N E WS The Emperor of the French has completed his 50th year, having been born at the Tuilerics on the 20th April, 1808. Dr. Chomel, physician of Louis Philippe and his family, died a few days since. He was one of the medical cele- brities of France. A rule has been granted in the Court of Queen's Bench for a criminal information against, Sir J. A. Morris, Bart. for writing an abusive letter to a member of the Chan- cery Bar. PRINTERS' PENSION SOCIETY.—The Duke ofCambridge has consented to preside at the forthcoming annual festi- val of the above society, which is fixed to take place at the London Tavern on the 28th of May next. The Rev. Charles Merivale, rector of Lawford, has been fined 40s. for giving to an aged pauper a shilling to induce her to go out of his parish, where her husband had died, in consequence of which she became chargeable to the parish of St Margaret's Ipswich. GREAT FIRE IN ST KATHERINE'S DOCK.—On Tues- day night about eight o'clock, a fire broke out in the warehouses of St. Katherine's Dock. The damage done will amount to several thousand pounds. MULGRAVE CASTLE.—We hear from good authority that Mulgrave Castle, the seatofthe Marquis ofNormanby has been let to Mahanyah Dhuleep Sing,— Yorkshire Gazctre. DEATH OF A VETERAN.—The Falkirk Herald reports the death of a veteran—David Richardson, of the 21st Fnsiliers—* who had the honour of teaching Sir Colin Campbell the use of the sword.' A niece of Lord Rosse is preparing for publication a most elaborate table of the Planetary System, describing the exact size of the planets, their distance from the sun, and the several period of time they take in their various motions, with many valuable particulars supplied by her learned and scientific relative. On New Year's Day, Hannah Holland Hilton, a child four years of ags, living with her mother in Duckinfield, swallowed a half-penny, from which she suffered much, and died on Saturday. The deceased appeared little effected for about three weeks, and then began to sink from the action of the gastric juice upon the copper, so that she was slowly poisoned. A shoemaker of Cologne was a few days ago tried by the criminal tribunal of that city on the charge of having disturbed the service in the Protestant church by dis- charging a pistol loaded with gunpowder in the midst of of the sermon. In his defence he said that he had been prompted by Satan. The tribunal condemned him to two months' imprisonment. Lady Inglis has had the honour of personally relating to Her Majesty the details of the siege of Lucknow. Her ladyship attended by command at Buckingham Palace and the Queen listened with the most intense interest to the story of the sufferings and heroism of that gallant band who so nobly sustained their country's honour and renown during a period of almost unexampled danger and distress.—Court Journal. NARROW ESCAPE —The foundation of a large chimney stack, erected in connection with steam bark-crushing machinery upon the premises of the Messrs. Hatton, tanners, in the Barton, gave way the other night, after the building had been carried to the height of sixty or seventy feet, causing it to lose its perpendicular so much as to necessitate its being taken down to prevent accident. ARRIVAL OF THE DUKE OF MALAKHOFF.—On Thurs- day afternoon Marshal Pelissier, Duke of Malakhoff, attended by his two aides-de-camp, Colonel Appert and Commandant Duval, arrived at Dover in his Imperial Majesty's screw corvette the Corse. His Excellency and suite first proceeded to the Lord Warden Hotel, where the mayor and corporation presented an address of con- gratulation and welcome to England ia his present capacity. The gallant Duke replied in French to the effect that it gave him great pleasure to have so flattering a reception on landing on our shores, and more particularly so at meeting so many of his old friends and companions in arms; alluding to General Crawford and other officers who had served in the Crimea. Count Jauncourt, the secretary to the embassy, awaited at Dover the arrival of the new ambassador, and accompanied him to London at 2 p.m. SINGULAR FRACAS AT BRISTOL.—A report has reached our ears of a somewhat singular personal encounter, which has taken place between two respectable parties residing in the neighbourhood of our city. A good deal unex- plained mystery still envelopes the affair, but the main facts of the case, which we have heard on good authority, are as follows:—One of the persons concerned, a gentle- man maintaining a large establishment some few miles from Bristol, but who, we believe, is about to remove his residence, has, it appears, contrived to render himself ex- tremely unpopular amongst some of his neighbours. It is said, moveover, that he has lately been accustomed to speak in anything but fitting terms of some of the families located near his own residence. These remarks, it seems came to the ears of young, stalwart, and well-to-do farmer of the district, who, because the observations of his more aristocractic neighbour had some peculiar application to himself, determined to take the chastisement of Mr. ——. into his own hands, and teach him. before he left the I neighbourhood, that he would not be allowed to speak lightly of the characters and reputations of those among whom he had dwelt. In pursuance of this intention, the farmer called a day or two ago at Mr. ——'s residence, but was not then able to see him. Determined, however, not to be baulked of his purpose, the avenger of the wounded feelings of the village watched his opportunity, until along the road came the carriage of his foe, the latter himself seated on the box by the side of his coach- man, whilst inside the vehicle were Mrs. —— (his wife) and his sister. The farmer asked Mr. —— to step out of his carriage for a moment or two as he wished to speak to him unsuspectingly theasperser of the neighbourhood complied. The farmer remarked the coachman had, per- haps, better drive on a little, as he should detain Mr for some time. The carriage rolled on, but no sooner had it disappeared round the turn in the road than, taking his adversary by the colour, the athletic farmer proceeded to adminster to Mr. —— a sound flogging from a gutta- percha whip with which he was armed. While etilL however, the castigation was in progress, Mrs. —— re- turned to her suffering husband, and his chastiser re- marking that 'he bad not given him half what he intended, but he would not flog a man in the presence of his wife released his victim and departed on his way. We have not heard whether the affray is likely to become the sub- ject of legal proceedings.—Bristol Mirror. Holloway's Pills.—Unprecedented cure of Indigestion. —Extract of a letter from J. B. M., 6, St. Edward-street, Belfast, to Professor Holloway :—' Sir,—Gratitude im- pels me to address you, and thus make known to the world the healing qualities of your wonderful medicine, I was afflicted for twelve years with indigestion and con- stipation the prescriptions of my several medical attend- ants proved in vain when, almost driven to despair, I obtained your medicine, wonderfully and quickly restor- ing me to health; all the buoyancy and elasticity of youth returning.' WELSH v. NEWCASTLE COALS.—There is no doubt that Newcastle coal is thoroughly applicable for steam- generating purposes; but as an attempt was made by those interested to prove that it is superior to every other description, it is gratifying to find .that, they are now offered a fair chance of ,dG?niteiy settling thS 4u<ist'on— at least, sofar.^s Regards Hie comparative merits of New- castle And Welsh coals. The test which is now proposed gives far greater general satisfaction than all the scien- tific experiments which could be made, or than any scientific report which could be published. The Welsh coal-masters propose to offer to find the coal for a voyage from Liverpool to New York and back, in some first-class American steamer now regularly running between the two stations; and to challenge the NeWr-a le, then to do the same, either immediately fcpfojre or Immediately after, and produce ^filially satisfactory results, lTne same steamer >Vill.'6f couVse'. b& tWed*, ri'c| Alt'e^tirtt will be permitted i'AIth'e tliu furnaces, &c.; and each patty will appoint their own engineer, so that there may be no dispute as to his being better acquainted with the use of one description of coal than the other. Such a challenge is so fair and straightforward that it is almost impossible for the party challenged, whether it were the Newcastle or the Welsh masters, to decline its acceptance without damaging their reputation in a far greater degree than would the failure to prove their produce superior to that of their antagonist. The question is at the present time anything but settled, and the pliin practical results which would be brought fbrVvdrd in fdVcu|* of '6,Tie party or the other iVouM. pr'öVb beVbtid ftrgiithent tb which coal the superior merit bblditgs, aiid thus place both parties in a more satisfactory position.—Mining Journal. DR. BERNARD AND THE STATE TRIAL. — From 8 o'clock until near midnight on Saturday evening there was a large muster of people at the Cafe Chantant (a • singing shop'), in Leicester-square, it having been publicly announced, as well in a conspicuous part of one of the morning papers of that day as by a placard outside the cafe, that Dr Bernard, accompanied by Mr Edwin James, his coun- sel, would make their appearance in the course Of the evening. On the previous night Mr James aftd a friend had strolled into this place of public enlertiVinment in a casual Way As they \VCte £ asslrig through Ihc square. They had hardly etttcrea the building wllcn the well- known perSdn m thte popular advocate was recognised by several of the company. He was introduced to the pro- prietor, a Frenchman, who expressed himself as flattered by the visit and showed his guest some civilities. A few of the people present, and these chiefly French, approached Mr James and tendered him their congratulations for the successful efforts he had made on behalf of their com- patriot during the rccent State trial. These he pohtclv acknowledged, and expressed his admiration of the French nation. By this time the name of the distinguished visitor had spread through the room, and thence until his departure he became an object of general interest. During his stay, whether by Chanee or design, the Mar- seillaise Ilymli was sung by the professional Vodilists present with J\t"Mt ettthiisfosriV. At the Clite Chantant, then, of all plated, the jiilfolic Were informed that Mr Edwin James and Dr Bernard were to present themselves on Saturday evening, and there the friends of liberty'— so the announcement went were to give them an ovation. At 8 o'clock, the hour they were expected, there were comparatively few people in the room. Among these, two or three men, having all the unmistakeablc marks of the refugee class, were distributing handbills invoking 'eternal glory on the 12 jurymen'—naming them*who upheld the independence of Old England oil Mr James who had vindicated the dignity of tilts ptigiiSli ltt1,V, sittd lasting shame on the jprtjnMCt^sJctf ?h'e- Conspiracy Bill.' This document; ttoittthfed in Indifferent English, purported to emanate ftd'ik Si 1 universal printing establishment' in Holborn. As the evening advanced the audience gradually increased, until at length between 200 and 300 persons were present. They were, however, disappointed, for neither Mr James nor Dr Bernard made their appearanco in the course of the evening. A committee had been em- bodied at the newsroom of Mr Wyld, in Leicester-square, at which for the last few years Bernard has been a Con- stant visitor, for the purpose of arranging A, hiihqüd at the Freemason's Tavern in Uift beginning of May to the jury and the r.oUt^ei and solicitors engaged on the trial for the defence. The jury were asked it they would be disposed to receive such a token of public approbation, but have declined. THE CASE OF MR. KENNEDY, ONE OF THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK DIRECTORS.—Among the recent applica- tions in the Queen's Bench for a new trial, was one on behalf of Mr Kennedy. Mr Serjeant Shee read an ftQldaV! of Mr Kennedy, in which he positively 'denied tiiat he had any guilty knowledge of tht insolvent state of the bank. He says TtVdllgli I was in no respect a party to the report and balance sheet, and was entirely ignorant of its character, yet I supposed and believed it to have been duly prepared by the officials of the hank, and carefully examined and sanctioned by the auditors elected by the shareholders; they were all parties in whose capacity and integrity I had full confidence. and therefore having at the request of my co-directors attended the meeting on the first day of February, I then signified my atJCCptattCtt and approval of the said report and balance sheet.'—A Monmouth contemporary Aays t (The case Of Mr tferi- nedy is so well put ift the specch of Mr Serjeant Shee and the filed affidavit We publish, that perhaps it were need:. less on our part to nlake further comment thereon. We happen to know, however, that the Wrorig done to this ill used gentleman is so fully kn6wn tkrtd syihpdthised With in this neighbourhood-, thAt \Ve niAlie FTO Apology for call- ing the special Attention of our readers to his claims for a re-consideration of his punishment. It should be remem- bered that hen Mr Kennedv returned from India to this coiltttry, having realised a handsome competency in the Far East by close application to a highly honourable and arduous profession, he was induced, being of an enter- prising and business-like character, to join his fortunes, in an unlucky hour, to those of the Royal British Bank. We will not stop now to inquire whether his co-directors, or any of them, were guilty in whole or in part of the charge on which they have been convicted I but we have no hesitation in admitting, that, after a very close and impartial review of the case of Mr Kennedy, commenced on our part with even a degree of the popular prejudice subsisting against everybody mixed up in any way with the Royal British Bank, We cannot see the Slightest evU dence of fVaud on his side. He cmbArked his health in the concern and lost'it; That is 110 pritof of frAudtileni intention at any rate? He induced his friends and re- latives to do the same. Nobodv Will See in this the act of a scheming conspirator to delude the public? He did not borrow money of the bank, nor was he a party to making the fraudulent balance-sheet? and the only thing that can be said against him in any way is, that he fancied himself sitting at a board of honest men, believing, with pardonable simplicity, that their affairs were by no means so bad as to be beyond redemption. Whether he can legally obtain a new trial on the points raised, it is not our province to determine; but we do think, in common justice, that in either event, he is fairly entitled to a mitigation, if not remission, of the remainder of his sen- tence.-Monmouth Beacon.

REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN TRADE DURING THE PAST WEEK. The weather of the past week being brilliant, all vege- tation has made rapid progress. The growing Wheat continues to look as well as could be desired. The season is, however, somewhat in arrear, and the Hay crop pro- mises to be neither early nor abundant. The planting of potatoes has proceeded favourably, and a good breadth has been got in. More rain is wanted in the Nttttll of Europe. In the South the corn crops lock Well; but in Algeria the Beans are already suffering from drought, Barley is in danger, and there Are fears for the Wheat. Naples has followed the Pontifical States, in a permission to export Wheat; but the duty being about 8s 6d per qr, few shipments are likely to take place, excepting in some of extra fine quality. As regards Wheat prices, the con- tinent has little changed; and the downward tendency in France has received a check. Paris and several other places note some improvement in Wheat and Flour; and the present difference between good quality Flour, say of the four marks, which at home are worth 29s, and here 34s per sack, leave no margin for a continued trade. Spain is clearing the African coast of such supplies as come to hand; and yet there are some reports of prohibiting im ports into that country. This, it would seem, would be for the purpose of helping the Castillians, who are loath to distribute their stores since the great fall In prices, though they are still high for Spain. New York quota- tions are little altered. Our own markets have had moderate supplies; but the London decline has told upon the country, producing an average reduction of Is to 2s per qr. Still this has been resisted by some growers and several localities. Spring corn, especially Oats, is getting short in stock, and dearer. The business done in floating cargoes has been small, the wind being ad verse to arrivals. Two cargoes of Wheat have been placed—one cargo Kala- fat at 38s, and one cargo Behara at 28s 7d per qr; seven or eight cargoes of Maize, at 33s to 33s 9d, and one cargo of Trefoil, at 29s 6d per qr; seven or eight cargoes of Eastern Barley, at 20s 6d to 22s; also 5,000 qrs Odessa, for June shipment, at 21s per qr; one cargo of Azoff Oats at 1 Is 4Jd, one cargo of Egyptian Beans at 80s, and one cargo of Dari at 21s per qr. The sales noted last were 76,791 qrs of Wheat, at 43s 2d. against 84,689 qrs in the corresponding period of last year. The London averages were 47s fid on 2,529 qrs. The imports of Wheat and Flour into the principal ports of Great Britain for the week ending 14th April were 67,246 qrs. Monday's Wheat trade, in London, commenced on small foreign and moderate English supplies. For the morning, Kent sent up a fair quantity of samples, but those from Essex were below the average. A return of ifine genial weather, with duller accounts from the coun- I try, made millers very reserved, and sales could not be «Hected without a reduction of fully 2s per qr on the previous rates. Some few early sales of foreign were made at nearly former prices, but to sell in quantities it *was necessary to make a similar concession. On Wetl- :nesday there were 1,610 qrs per coast, with 2,87c qrs from foreign ports. The market being pretty well cleared on l the previous day, this moderate supply, though the wea- ther continued fine, kept up the value of English samples, and no further reduction was submitted to on foreign. On Friday the further additions were 1,390 qrs per coast, with 1,700 qrs more foreign. Trade was quiet, but the downward tendency then ceased, the little English on show being readily disposed of at full prices, and select parcels of foreign were in demand. Monday's Flour trade was without any addition from America, and only moderately supplied from France; but country samples were more abundant than of late. The Warmer weather putting the condition in jeopardy, Nor- folks were offered at 2s per sack less money, without much progress. Norfolks were then held at 29s, without a ready placement French samples were unaltered, and fine American rather scarce. Friday's total per coast was 1,660 sacks, and 1,470 sacks from abroad. Norfolks then scarcely maintained their value, 28s 6d per sack having been accepted, holders generally asking 29s, with but few offers over 21s. Foreign, both from France and America, of fair quality, maintained its value. Town parcels re- maining unaltered. Of Barley, foreign supplies were plentiful, of English moderate. The lateness of the season gave little demand to malting qualities; but, being scarce, there was a sum. cient demand to keep up the vale of anything choice 41s being bid for 561bs Kentish but the secondary sorts were neglected, and it was only the low rates of foreign grind- ing made them saleable at a slow rate. On Wednesday there were 390 qrs per coast, with 13,160 qrs of foreign 1 chiefly of the lower kinds. There were but few buyers for malting qualities, and the secondary sorts for distil- lation scarcely sold so well; but low grinding was fully as dear, from its relative cheapness. On Friday^ were 620 qrs more per coast, with 6,220 qrs additi-^ foreing, making the total of the latter 19,38 ) qrs- /(j market was, however: much in the same state f°T ftind§. iii Plenty of Malt was offering on siohdaj'j liut the fjfi of tine quality were unaltered, and remained Be ttit out the week. Tbe supply of Oats was about an average, a goo^jjl tity having arrived from the Baltic and Holland Jjvjj from Ireland there was not a single cargo. The £ en^ influence of fine weather with this increase of saraplc! u felt, and the late advance barely supported j but buyers had £ jtill,.tb pSy former tates for ill d Wednesda^ there were qj-s pef cbast, Irish, qn.d'only ,2,020 qr^. frqni the i-cjttijtinent.. JB therefore! rather more, firmness in. prifces tMn on iM %) vioiis 'dA^, r.'itlicut RbtmtV; On FtidiiT tlir t^till fay a were but o,010 qrs. Those who had deferred tnei^.P — chases, in expectation of more choice, were then pointed, and compelled to pay full prices in suiting '^1) selves; and as both in Ireland and on the continent PVJ| f are tending up, the probability seems that further adv*^ may occur till favourable winds bring a glut. j loreign Beans were plentiful, on Monday, atul ]2 quantity of English moderate. The market was and without chane? in the value of Any sort j biit fofJP were riot sd readily jplAccd. No change o&cutred8^ sequehtly. ». it £ | The tbtsj.1 Silpjpli' Be Fe^j? Ms iigHin (Jtlite including the arrivAl ftoni Odessa. The advanced ■»' the season made a limited inquired for boilers an°,Ii demand for hog feed was checked by the dearness and maples, which maintained their value. In thi« the week closed. Of Linseed, scarcely anything got up, while a fo^as inquiry took off a fair quantity. Though stocks large, the orders for abroad enabled holders to per qr advance. Cakes remain a ready sale. On Frf. there was no quotable alteration. J|- The seed trade having JJassbd Its height} foreign iinSbld; prices Were ifregular, but those diSP^j to accept low t;crms found there wfenj speculator* to get into stock} mr,ny-. HofreVerj Wcftrfipd to making the nc6c!ssArj-sfltHilPe, the reduJtiiih tfol" highest point in red C'loverseed being about 2os pef cd Some fair foreign red has been placed at 4 s per cwt* J j American 44s was asked. The breadth of W inter T* ,| sown made the absence of foreign supplies of sprign less important, but the few appearing sold Canarysecd was as dear, as well as Rapeseed Of seed the arrivals were better. Mustardsced, and descriptions, sold slowly at unaltered rates. The following advices show the differences in the C0j5 try Wheat markets. Newark, Selbv, GftinSbofoUghi K Portsmouth made the dedlinu trifling of doubtful. V .L field almost fecOvcred tlib prbvious FridiiVs ai'fcli'5 Birmingham and Battisley \vcl*e pnty ,dbotjl li WJ. lower; thb fdtrtic^ finding d l:e £ dy sale. Hill'; IvJ!| Boston, and Newrhdfket, Meitoh AlowbMy, and ter were Is to 2s per qr down. Leeds, Manchf'v? Market Harborough, Market Rasen, Sleaford, Saint and Bristol, all agreed with London in reporting a 2s per qr. Spalding, Worksop, and Sheffield were 2s to 8s per qr. lower. Most ot the Saturday's nIar reported very little change. At Liverpool, on Tuesday, the return of fine occasioned the loss of the late i.mprovcmenti Wheftt Wj 2d per Tolbs Cheaper. Flotif also gaVe wdv Is ptfj arid 6d per bfl..OAtS; oj< tile to^trd^V; tVefb iii roanUj At la t3er 451Bs enhaHcertidnt. 'Barley, fteaHSjflfl Peas remain as they were. Yellow Maize was quotei, per qr more, prices for fine being 33s 6d to 34s Pef,, On Friday, although there was a fair attendance, tbe'.j tremely fine weather occasioned a further reduction 0' > to 2d per 701bs on Wheat. French and Irish Flour in favour of buyers. Oats again rose Id per 45lb«» Meal was rather dearer, as well as Beans and Barleyi Peas were unaltered. Indian Corn found ready P'JSj ment at 6d to 9d per qr, improvement letvbi|{.thH 41° j} tionf as fcl|o\V8 i 34s fbt- Ihe bEst white, and 3os to 35s fief <Jr for the first quality yellow. j The Scotch markets have been heavy. Edinburgh well supplied, and cheaper for Wheat, as well as dull; though no alteration took place in other Glasgow was well attended; and though Wheat freely offered at Is per qr less money, little was pl*^ Flour was proportionably cheaper. Barley was Oats, Beans, and Peas were severally 6dper boll, and" meal Is per sack, higher. iijl| Ireland has been dull as Inspects Whbat gefigf/lllfc.jS ttot fnu^h IbWfch The JLmbliii ni.irkct being nibaef* supplied, was Without change; excepting in Maize, was Is to Is 6d per qr dearer. Oats at Clonmcl turn dearer; other grain unaltered. Irish WhcaVj Waterford, being scarce, made rather more money 5 Maixe commanded 3d per brl advance; Oats for the pletion of shipments obtained 9d to Is per brl more Maize was os per ton dearer at Cork.

THE LONDON MAttKETS. Pram the 'Maf-k La fie EiprtJi.' jJ'dsbA.* AtTfcuxoOH, April 26—"the supplies Bf and Bedns last week ^-ere rriod,er:tte—df foreign Barley plW*«( Of peds and oats Verjr short. The e.-tptirts ^-ere 3.S2 ajiartggfl oats, 60 quarters of beans, 1*5 liiiaHcts bf malifce, and 351 8 flour. Of phglisli ikheilt tttfe rcHbipiS$-ere t:lis Wrtlg-il 7; 230 qiU.rtcW. Ttic trlovriinsr' Snrrtples ftdtri Rtitll were sCatttv, and sales were made with some readine* fully Is rer quarter advance. A similar improvement was ,ff ized on fine quality and foreign, but stale and inferior sorts neglected. The supplies of country flour was 16,160 sacks# jf 2,351 sacks of foreign, nearly all French. Norfolks wer^if better demand at rather over last Monday's rates. French pies were firm, and fine American scarce. The English jp consisted of 1,913 quarters; the foreign amounted to *1/? of which about 16,00) quarters were from the Mediterraa.^ The latter dull from its quantity but the sweet heaver sort the Baltic were in favour at fully as much money. » qualities were neglected; but those fit for distillation, rjJS scarce, were Arm. The trade in Malt was steady, without of value. The whole supply of oats was but 8,714 quart these 808 quarters were English, 417 quarters of Scotch, 'w of Irish, and 5,040 quarters of foreign. The late advance a paid; but dealers Were Cautious, ana no further could be obtniried, except from needy buyers. Of English there Were .*(52 iluarter*. Of peas the English siipply 1 ?4 (luarters, \Vith 35 quarters from Danzig. Both theSe.jtaw ^rere firm, bd't without c hinge. 2,280 quarters linseed .iWytffl flrbm India,,Against.3,7<io qildrterS exported, lev^itlg the tWj» fivollr of sellpl'S, With ti\tli-e redder sAfe fbf hakfe: The elBvetP-i trade iVdC nirrtast ctiftfltttjd to fpfctuialiVfe Salc^ at ptWjii Canary, tares, and hempseed maintained.former rates. seeds the demand was retail, at about last quotations. seeds the demand was retail, at about last quotations. BRITISH. M IP. Shillings per Qr. ShillitifSP* 0 Wheat—Essex and Kent, Oats—English fe«d J, jt white, 41 48 Ditto potato jj{ j4 ;■ Ditto, red 39 45 Scotch feed '1 ft i Norfolk, Lincoln, and Ditto potato *t jj [ Yorkshire, red 38 44 Irish feed, white jl Barley—Malting 35 38 Ditto, black 5j{ Distilling 33 35 fle^-Mazagan g Chevalier 38 41 T.10*8 .$5 Grinding 26 50 «»"■>- « j e. gj Chevalier 4} g Kln#stone,Ware,4town Koitr-Town, household S Household » f\ BrtlWA 54 50 Country H ftye 30 3-4 Norfolk and Suffolk IMPERIAL AVERAGBSt FOR TIIK LAST six ^EFETTS; «| Wheat 4is Sdllt^re: I. itf! ft Barley- 3^4 8d I l«an« sfj M Oats-. 2.')s 6d I Peas 41*^

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. is LONDON, MONDAY, April 26.-There was a slight increfi ut the total supply of foreign stock on sale here this morning) .j) its general quality was by no means first-rate. Compared elc Monday last, the arrivals of home-fed beasts fresh np to-day less extensive; nevertheless they were seasonably good **eft number, but somewhat dificient in quality. On the whole tn^ was a better feeling in the demand for most breeds, and in instances prices showed a tendency to advance, howeVetSj) general top figure for beef did fiot exceed 4s per (Jibs, ygjjt Norfolk, Suffolk, Esse*, and Cambridgeshire We received *> Scots and shorthorns, from other parts of England 300 of breeds, from Scotland 2T0 Scots, and from Ireland 80 o*eni fj The show of sheep was not quite so extensive as ori this vs. se'nnight; but most breeds came to hand in good conditidtt. experienced a slow inquiry for all breeds, but no change '/jjjjj se'nnight; but most breeds came to hand in good conditidtt. experienced a slow inquiry for all breeds, but no change '/jjjjj place in prices. The best old Downs, in the wool, sold at 4s out of the wool, 4s 4d per 81bs. Lambs though in good sup £ > sold readily at 6s to 7s per 81bs, being 4d higher than on Mon~X last. From the Isle of Wight 400 head came fresh to Although the supply of calves was only moderate, the real tr*j ruled very inactive, at a decline of 2d per 81bs, when comP*\I with Monday last. We had a very dull sale for pigs. In pric however, scarcely any change took place. Per )*<&<. to sink the offals Coarse and inferior 9. d. s. d. Prime coarse woolled a. d. 9 beasts 2 10 3 0 sheep 3 10 Second quality ditto 3 2 3 4 Prime South Down if Prime large oxen 3 6 3 8 Sheep 4 <5 I Prime Scots, &c. 3 10 4 0 Large coarse calves 4 • | .) Coarse and inferior Prime small ditto .48*1 sheep 3 3 4 Large hogs 3 5 *4 Second quality ditto 3 6 3 8 Neat small porkers 4 2 Suckling Calves 1911 to 24s; and Quarter old Store Pigs 19s to 24s. each.

POTATO MARKET. .*» Poftot ort AHti 3nrAi.Fifci.Ds.—Moriday, April 26.—The supP of homegrown pdtatoes are oh the increase; Since Monday >> the imports from abroad have amounted to 300 tons ftom werp, 210 tons from HtniPtt, iio tons ftom Brhges) 120 tons 1 jd Lou vain, 335 tons from Duhkifkj 110 torts from Ghent, a■ tons from Groningen. The trade gtOefdllf is heavy, is toll York Regents H"* W 180s per tott Kent and Essex ditto 80s to 100* n Scotch 1209 to 1608 Do. Cups 90s to 100» Middlings 50s to 90s Lincolns 120s to 1808 £ 1,ie? 65s to 85s Foreign 60s to 100t „

THE TALLOW MARKET. LONDO.V MO.NBAT, April 26.-About an average time-of-r$ amount of business is doing in our market, and prices genera^? are well supported. P.Y.C., on the spot, is quoted at «a 6d; e.,a, three months' delivery, 52s 6d per cwt. Hough Fat 3ft OJci per 8 lbs,

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A FRENCH WAR STEAMER IN CARDIFF. On Tuesday nwrnteg last many of the sea-faring quid- nuncs of this port were pretty considerably puzzled to know the intettt and meaning of a certain foreign arrival. She certainly looked Frenchified, and fearfully warlike, as she carried on her deck a couple of those effldcWt per- suaders,' sometimes resorted to naval in warfr.Ve—ycelpt twelve pounders, with ample room to ti<o\iMe this per- suading force, if circumstances should t-enderit desirable. Where is she from?' every one was asking; and the ques- tion was plainly answered w!M:n the cruiser anchored in Penarth Roads and 1roi-sted the French colours. Next came the more important qnery—' What can be her errand?' Nobody could tell beyond this, that the yacht had been seen several days ago steaming up the channel from Penzance. next appearing off Swansea, apparently taking particular survey of the state and condition of the Welsh Coast, and thence making fo £ Bridgwater Bay, and across to Cardiff Roads. On making her appearance in the East Bute Dock Basin it was ascer- tained that the mysterious craft was no other than the French Admiralty steamer Pelican,' Capt. Hamelin (a relative, by the bye, of the Emperor Napoleon's Minister of Marine), with a staff of hydrographers on board.— Her object was ostensibly to take in fuel. This steamer, singularly enough, is the identical vessel which accom- panied Louis Napoleon and the Empress on their visit to England about two years ago; it would seem to be about 300 tons burthen, and carries a crew of 60 men. Many masters of vessels and channel pilots that passed her while so scrupulously fringing the coast on the north side of the channel, took her to be one of the British Navy survey boats engaged putting down buoys, so that the real character of the Steamer was not known until, as we have said, she anchored in the roadstead. So great is the novelty of finding a foreign war steamer on our ccast, where a British man-of-war is rarely seen, that unpleasant ideas of intended mischief seem to run riot in the brains of many of our local shipmasters, who are by this trifling, but timely visit, reminded that there is not a single battery for the protection of our mercantile marine in the Bristol Channel, between Milford Haven and Sharpnes Point. It is said that having come on the north side, the Pelican' will go down on ot the channel, when she has cognosced the nakedness of the coast up to Gloucester, and even to Bristol. The steamer did not coal at Swansea, but came on to Cardiff for that purpose; and while in the East Bute Dock, she has been recognised as a vessel employed for some time in protecting the French oyster fisheries near Jersey. A Cardiff Shipmaster, writing on this sub- ject, says—• I think the movements of these French cruis- ers cannot be too narrowly watched, and their appear- ance along our coast, together with the activity displayed in their arsenal, and the concentration of so great a French fleet in the English channel, looks very ominous, and makes us shipowners rather uneasy.'

FLOATING BATTERIES. At the United Service Institution, a few evenings since, Captain Fishbourne, R.N., read a paper on floating batteries, for the purpose of showing how unsuitable the modern structures of that kind are for naval warfare. Captain Fishbourne, in the first place, pointed out a defective form of the recently-constructed English and French floating batteries for sea-going vessels. With a draught of water of only 8 feet and a breadth of 50 feet, they must necessarily be unsteady when there was the least motion in the water beyond a ripple, and thus pre- vent any precision in firing. The heavy iron casing, he maintained, also increased the unsteadiness of the floating batteries by raising the centre of gravity, and by placing so much of the weight on the sidos. The defects of this form of construction, Capt. Fishbourne contends are, that it communicated a greater rolling motion to the vessel, owing to its great breadth compared with the draught; and the centre of gravity being thus raised above the level of the water, it has to descend lower, with acceleratory motion, when the wave that supported it receded—the velocity of the fall being increased by the heavy weight at the side. The accelerated velocity thus acquired tended to increase the upheaving of the vessel on the other side, and thus produced a rocking motion like that of a rocking chair. Captain Fishbourne alluded to the floating batteries that were employed by the French and Spaniards at the siege of Gibralter, plans of which have been preserved in the institution, and were exhibited. In those batteries the hulls were semicircular, which form, he observed, was much better adapted to obtain stability for the centre of gravity being equi-distant from all parts was not raised and depressed by the action of the waves nearly so much as it is in a broad flat-bottomed boat. It appeared, from the section that the draught of water of those floating batteries must have been as much as 18 feet. The gal- lant captain then noticed the actual effect of the floating batteries against the fortress of Kinburn, in the Black Sea, and observed that it was very much less than might have been expected from so many guns of large calibre directed against a dilapidated fortress, whilst the nnmber of men on the floating batteries put nor" de combat by the comparatively small guns of the enemy, only of ten of which could bear on each battery, showed that the iron bulwark afforded very inadequate protection. The success of the attack he attributed more to the effect of the vertical fire from the gun-boats, and to the riflemen on board the floating batteries, than to the guns of the latter. Capt. Fishbourne then noticed the plan that had been proposed of casing ships of war with iron, which he strongly condemned. The cutting down of a large ship to convert it into a kind of floating battery would, he said, have the effect of diminishing the number of guns two-thirds, whilst the heavy casing of iron would increase the rolling of the ship, thereby greatly lessening the precision of fire, and exposing a larger surface, between wind and water, to the enemy's shot. He also anticipa- ted that the iron casing would have the effect in a rough sea of righting the ship so suddenly, after having been heaved on one side, as to snap off the masts. Another disadvantage would be the exposure of a larger surface to the enemy's shot; for the same number of guns whose fire is now concentrated in one broadside would be dis- tributed in three ships of equal length. The kind of floating battery which Capt. Fishbourne considered most advisable, especially for the defence of harbours, is a raft, which may be constructed at little cost, and can be moored in shallow water so as to maintain sufficient stability for precision in firing. Mr. Rennie exhibited two models which he had con- structed, one of which was a floating circular one-gun battery for coast defences, intended to be propelled by steam and the other, a steam gun-boat of light draught, intended for the rivers in India. A Member disputed the correctness of some of Capt. Fishbourne's statements relative to the effects of the floating batteries employed against Kinburn. He said that he examined one of those batteries tbe morning after the attack, and he counted the marks of sixty round shot on its sides. The walls of the fortress, he added, had been reduced to ruins by the fire of the batteries, and he understood that only two men had been killed on board the battery he examined. Capt. Fishbourne replied that he had obtained his information from an official French publication. Thanks were voted to Capt. Fishbourne and Mr. Renaie, and the meeting adjourned.

BUTTER ANO BACON MARKET. w Losnoi*, MOKDAY, April 28.—In new Irish little doing a few fourth casks sold ot 88» landed. Foreign continues clinc; prices 6s to 8s lower than on this day se'nnight. Bacon Market is very firm, and a good amount of business tr» acted at full prices. The English Butter Market is firm, and quotations for P are about the same. Dorset pei cwt 116s to liS. Ditto, middling 1008 to 106s Devon 112s to 114* Fresh .per don* lbs 12s to 15a