Star. — London, England, 1831-03-19 00:00:00

LONDON. SATURDAY, MARCH 19. Despatches, dated the 14 eh of October, were this day received at the Colonial Office, in Downing-street, from Lieutenant-General DARLING, Governor of New South Wales. Despatches were also received this day at the India Board from Lord WILLIAM BENTINCK, dated Calcutta, the 12th of October ; at which place the cholera morbus was making great ravages. We alluded yesterday to our apprehensions, that the diffi culties arising out of the Belgian revolution, and the existing treaties, by which the great Powers considered themselves as still bound, were likely soon to develope bow far peace or war is probable. The preparation of two ships of war, supposed to be destined to the Scheldt, fully confirms what we yesterday expressed, as having reason to credit,—that the purport of the last Protocol, a copy of which will, no doubt, soon become public, w•as intended to be very definite in import. Ant werp in the hands of the Belgians, is unfortunately Antwerp in the hands of the French. The difficulty of avoiding the sacrifice, of what have always been thought the important commercial interests of the country, and at the same time of not hazarding a warlike attitude -- which too often leads to actual war —is great indeed ; and we can only say, that had we any other Minis ters in power but our present, we should consider that war certain, which we now only consider as possible. In feet, if the present Ministry were so unfaithful in their views as to retire, the very first step of their successors would be a war. They would attempt to drown the cries of Re form in the horrid yell of influential contractors, ship-owners. and loan jobbers. We can remember literally the horrid yell which took place, to the disgrace of the land, on the Royal Exchange, when the rupture of the Peace of Amiens was announced ; and it is easy to see how useful a sop to the Cerberus of the City, would be to crush Reform. But it will not—it cannot be crushed ; tor if nothing else will stand the friend of Freedom, the Na tional Debt—if we dare venture on such a violent attempt at Prollopopceia—is a friend that will not desert its colours, till Reform he accomplished. We have heard on good authority, that the force com manded by the Duke of SAXE WIEMAIL, in Luxembourg, very strong. An incident took place last night pregnant with conse quences. In the House of Commons, 426 members being Pent, a division on the Timber Duties took place. and MINISTERS WERE IN A MINORITY Or FORTY-SIX! NOW, though this is a mixed and collateral question, and though many friends of Reform might, without compromising themselves on the Reform question, vote against this plan, Yet a moral effect will grow out of the decision, dis ' advantageous to the influence of Ministers in carrying l i the Reform question immediately after. It gives confidence to the adverse party, which had been cowed by public opinion, and it tends to create vacillation in the unde cided. It is the eve of a great battle; and in a mixed assem bly of the House of Commons, it has the same effect as the previous defeat of a flanking corps would have on an army. just entering into a conflict with an enemy. In fact, and it cannot, and ought not to be dissembled, it lowers the chance of the Reform Bill being carried in the House of Commons. , In such cases it has been usual either to dissolve the House, or for Ministers to resign ; and the Borough mongers after this decision manifested their exultation, and demanded this sacrifice of Ministers. But when a Ministry resign on such occasions, it is when they identify the voice of the Country with that of the House ; but such is not the fact at this time. The Ministers enjoy the general confidence of NINETEEN TW EN TI ET Ii s of the whole population ; and they may con fidently appeal from the Parliamentary majority to that of the Nation. We do not assume that on this particular question of the Timber duties, the majority out of doors might be different from that in the House. The public would connect it with those absurd and cruel principles of political economy to which, during the last seven years, every branch of produc tive industry, and all the relations of society have been un feelingly sacrificed. But it is not a fiscal question which is now at stake, but the GREAT QUESTION OF RE FORM—the escape from social vassalage—the overthrow of a faction which has for a century availed itself of the obsolete forms of the Constitution, to plunder the country, and gratify their insatiable rapacity —it is the overcoming a system of misrule, alien to all the principles of liberty and liberality, and revolting to common sense ;—this—this is the real question at issue ; and it is this point alone which a patriotic Cabinet, and the People, should look to, in their de cisions and conduct at this moment. For our parts, we should advise an IMMEDIATE DISSOLU TION of the PRESENT PARLIAMENT. It was elected under the WELLINGTON and PEEL Administration; and if it were previously a question, whether it ought to be entrusted with the Question of Reform, there can be little doubt, that the reasons for not confiding that great question to its decision, are magnified in number and weight by the direct, and in direct, effect of the decision of last night. We have never ceased to express our regret, that it was not preferred, in reducing obnoxious taxes, to reduce proportionally the public expenditure, instead of in flicting any new taxes, in addition to fiscal burthens already too heavy to be borne. But perhaps such reduction of ex penditure, would only have more closely asked the rapacity which the Reform Bill is intended to destroy. It might therefore have been a choice of dif f iculties"; and then some wisdom, not practical, suggested the taxes which have been successively impugned. We consider all the circumstances, therefore, as further proof of the necessity of the Reform Bill being carried, and finally conclude that its success will be endangered, IF TYE SECOND READING BE ENTRUSTED TO THIS HOUSE OF COMMONS. Perhaps Ministers may, however, prefer to take the chances of a division ; and if it be unfavourable to the measure on which all sensible men have set their hearts, and hopes, a dissolution may afterwards be preferred, to one at this crisis. We cannot conceive any thing so fatal to the interests of the country, as the resignation of the Ministry, in conse quence of this casual " untorvard" division, would prove. They can have no occasion—we could almost say they have no right—to retire from the offices which they occupy, so evidently to the satisfaction of the whole empire ; and whe ther proximately or more remotely, the dissolution of the present Parliament ought to be the alternative. In the Loans last night the CHANCELLOR presented nu merous addresses,in behalf of the Reform Bill, making as he said, 147, and he had other 47 in his hands. Lord MELBOURN brought in his bill for repealing the Sub-letting Act, and for substituting other provisions. For its details we refer to the speech. Lord CA kiltRRI" ap proved, but Lord WICKLOW expressed his decided opposi sition to the new provisions, and stated that he should pre fer no law at all. Lord KING presented various petitions against the tythe system ; and replied with his usual piquancy against some arguments of the Bishop of BRISTOL. In the House of Commons, various strong statements were made in regard to the domestic distress of Mayo, and other districts of Ireland, by Mr. D. BROWN E, Mr. J. SMITH, Sir R. BATESON, Mr. GRATTAN, Mr. G. Dswsosr, Mr. O'CowirELL, and others. Lord ALTIIORP expressed the willingness of Government to do all that is possible. Mr. RUTH V EN, supported by Mr. HUNT, presented a spirited petition from Yorkshire, against the taxes on news papers and paper. On the motion of Mr. Hums, it was agreed that the house should meet to-day to receive petitions. A long conversation then ensued, about the Colonial In tercourse Act, which met with opposition from Mr. ROBIN sox, Mr Hums, and other practical men. Ina Committee, Lord ALTHORP moved a Resolution, on the timber duties, which he justified by various state ments ; and proposed that five shillings per annum for three years, should be taken from the Baltic duties, leaving the Canada duties as at present. This was followed by a debate, in which Mr. ATTWOOD and Mr. P. THOMPSON spoke at great length, against and for the measure. Sir GEORGE MURRAY, Mr. K. DOUGLAS, Mr. ROBIN SON, and Mr. HERairs, spoke successively against the resolution. Mr. Arrwoon then moved that the Chairman leave the Chair; in which he was supported by Sir R. PEEL. Lord PALMERSTON, and Mr. Rica supported q r Bill, and Mr. GOVLBURN opposed it. A division then took place -236 in favour of Mr. ArTwoon's amendment, and 190 against it, majority 46 against Ministers ! Sir C. Fousza then insinuated, that after so decisive a defeat, Ministers ought to resign a suggestion which was' warmly repelled by Mr. HounousE. After receiving various petitions, the house adjourned at HALF-PAST TWO. We are happy to observe that Patriotic Associations are forming, to secure returns of honest Candidates, if it be come necessary to dissolve the House. One is advertised in London, of which Sir FRANCIS BURDETT and several Members are on the Committee; and we are likewise pleased to observe among the names, that of the venerable Bax- THAm. Another is announced at Manchester, to which the enlightened brothers, the POTTERS, hare subscribed £5OO, ' and other gentlemen £2OO and £lOO each. Similar asso ciations ought to pervade the Country—every County, City, Town, and Parish, ought to assemble, and contribute libe rally, to overthrow a system which, within a century, has, in taxation, aided in making about three thousand millions of property change hands. By this means, if necessary, we may effect a temporary reform, to obtain a permanent one. In a word, the BRITISH LION IS NOW ROUSED; and he will, we trust, not sleep again, till the constitution is purged from these morbid parts, and a vigorous and healthy restoration effected. CITY, ONE O'CLOCK. Ministers being in the minority last night on the Timber Duties, with six sail of the line being got ready to proceed to the Scheldt, has caused great anxiety this morning in the City ; and has had some effect on the Funds. Various are the opinions on these events ; and it is thought that it will be the cause of a Dissolution of Parliament. Consols, which left off yesterday at 76l for the account, opened at 75i, went up again to 761; at present they are at 76 toe. In the Foreign Market nothing doing as yet. HALF-PAST ONE. The last price of Consols, 751 for account, for money 761. New South Wales Papers to the 15th October have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house. We give an extract : —" The crops never did in any country in the world exhibit a more luxuriant aspect than is at the moment presented by the agricultural districts of New South Wales : from every quarter we hear the most flattering ac counts. It is now fully ascertained that the bush rangers at Ba thurst have not been joined, as was rumoured, by any of the prisoners belonging to Wellington Valley, or by any of the road gangs. CITY. rwo mccocr. Up to the present hour we have nothing official in regard to the six sail of the line or heavy frigates going to the Scheldt, but there is a great deal of the on dit on the sub ject among our City politicians. Consols appear to continue to remain steady at 751 for the account, and 76A to i for money. In the Foreign Market little or nothing doing. The American Papers are not as yet arrived. • ARMY.— The Third Regiment of Foot Guards is to be formed into a Battalion of Light Infantry ; and the Cold- stream Guards are in future to be accoutred as a Highland regiment. ?AJESTL - ------- - --- WINDSOR, MARCH 18.—Their MAJESTIES left the Castle at three o'clock this afternoon, in a double-bodied phaeton, accompanied by Miss BAGOT and Prince GEORGE of CAMBRIDGE, who rode on horseback. The royal party proceeded towards Bishopsgate and Cumberland Lodge • and as the weather this afternoon proved unusually fine, t heir MAJESTIES extended their drive to Virginia Water, and did not return to the Castle before six o'clock. In the evening General Sir JOHN Goat, Lady Goat, Colonel LTGON of the 2d Life Guards, and Colonel WED DERBURN of the Coldstream Guards, will have the honour of dining with their MAJESTIES. On Monday next a splen did entertainment is expected to take place at the Castle ; and on the following day their MAJESTIES will leave for St. James's Palace, and are rnt expected to return till the fol lowing Friday. THE QUERN'S DRAWING ROOM. Lord Chamberlain's O f fice, Merck 17, 1831. Notice is hereby given, that the Ladies to be presented to the QuEitsr at the ensuing Drawing-room are first to be presented to the KING, and they are, therefore, requested to bringwith them threecards, one to be delivered to the Page in waiting in the Presence-Chamber lending to the Drawing-room, one to the Lord in Waiting to the KING, who will present the lady to his MAJErrv, and the third card to the Lord Cham berlain to the QuEEN, who will present the lady to her MAJtSTY. DOV Rit, March 18. His Excellency Lord ERSKINE, with Lady ERSKINE, daughters, and suite, arrived last night at Wright's Ship Hotel, from Calais, by his Majesty's mail packet, Salaman der, Capt. HAMILTON. His Excellency did not leave for town until this morning. The customary honours were shown, and a guard of honour placed at the hotel. Although the weather has been rather tempestuous lately, the arrivals from, and departures to, the Continent have been numerous ; and we are happy to learn from persons passing, that every confidence is felt that the peace which has so long and happily existed, will not be disturbed. NAVAL I\TELLL,ENCR. Macs Agana Tins Dar—Dublin, 1 ; Waterford. 1. Mum, Maass In —Wind N W—Arrived the Gilmore, Gary. from New Smith Wales—sailed the 24th October. Sailed the outward bound. Po RTSSOUTH. MA Ice 18.—Wind W. N. W . to N. N. W.—Arrived the Sir Charles Forbes. Leslie. from Batavia, leaky—sailed 17th Nov• and from St. Helena 26th Jan. Sailed the Parmelia transport, for London. PLYMOUTH. 111Aactt 17.—Wind SW. to W. Doses, Mimi( i a—Arrived the MlCTCUritill, .--. from DM!. rara ; Camilla, fides, from Charleston ; and Fre &luta, —, from Cephalonia. DARTIMUTU, Masco 17. A rrived the St. Maria di Porto, Salvo. from Naples. with damage, and part of the cargo pumped up. Off the port, the Catherine, Thatcher, from Mobile. PZIKANCI, MARCH 17.—Arrived the Betsey, Tanner, from Gijon. Micro's!), Mooch 18.—Arrived the Bonne Mere, CockereU, from Demerara. Lyntarooc, MARCH 17.—Arrived the Arethusa, MlDowald. from Porto Cabello, and Cora, Morrison, from Mobile. Off the port, the Othello, Tucker, from Savannah ; Charlemagne, and John Jay, from New York. Gasemocr, Maac“ 16. Arrived the Symmetry, Dale, from St. John's (N. H.) with loss of anchor, cable, nd sails ; and the superb. Cunningham, from Marseilles. The Hannibal, Hepburn. from London ; Pune, Croehey ; James Cropper, Garey ; Birmingham, Harris ; Bingham. Boehley; and the Mersey, Brown, from Uverponi, have all arrived at New York. Prince Leopold gave a grand dinner party last evening at Marlborough-house, to a numerous party of the Nobility and Gentry. The Cabinet Council held at the Foreign-office on Thurs day night, sat in deliberation till twelve o'clock. The Brazilian Ambassador and the Spanish Minister had interviews with Viscount Palmerston yesterday, at the Fo reign Office. The Wurtemburg Minister transacted business yesterday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. SPIRIT eF THE JOURNALS. Trans.—We really have not been sorry to avoid noticing, with very earnest care, the ever-varying aspect of the political horizon abroad, and of being obliged to announce to.d.,y the appearance of that which might be wholly out of sight to-morrow. We open our eyes, however, now, though unwillingly, to a scene of some danger. The tumults of Wry, and the unsettled disputes of Belgium and Holland, do seem at last to be upon the eve of calling for the interference of neighbouring states. Antwerp is a place from whence we may be annoyed beyond all conception. It is what Buonaparte called, "le pirfolet ewe k seise WAR. Oelerre." It in ro mean degree menaces the legitimate grandeur of France, for the whole width of Belgium Is between that city and the French frontier. We are not, therefore, surprised to learn that • British fleet, consisting of six nil of the line, with other vessels, are ordered for the Scheldt—that scen e of Lord Castlereagh's and hewed Chatham's glory. What an ominous recollection ! With respect to Italy, the Austrians were, no doubt, preparing to pass the Po, accord. ing to the last accounts of the diplomatic agents, and may therefore, by the, time, have arrived at Modena. Is it possible that the rumour which we noticed some time ago can be correct°, that the Emperor Francis hopes to keep Louis Philip quiet, by the menace of starting the young Napoleon against him, if he objects to Austria's settling the movements in Italy according to her own taste? It would be a sinister omen for the young, perhaps the involuntary, aspirant to the French thtone, to adopt as the aceuntion against its present occupant, that he did not readily accede to the aggrandizement of Austria in Italy! If the Court of Vienna have put forth such a threat, the policy of Metternich is as shallow and inconsistent as it i s mean and crooked.— Our movements, we trust, will be all defensive. Large steam vessels will effect all the objects we wish, which are of a negative kind,—that we be not molested, and be not put in a si ustion in which we shall be exposed to future molestation. In relation to our foreign concerns, we want nothing but what we beret—nothing, nothing, nothing. And what we have, we have of right, and with the consent of E ur op e ; an d well we have deserved it. • We shall feel obliged by any reader of the Timer pointing out to us in what number of that Journal, the rumour in question was noticed. We are tolerably close readers of that Journal, and do not recollect such an allusion. It has been twice lately mentioned in the STAR. CBROXICLE.—The Boroughmongers care for nothing but their own dirty interests, and buoying themselves up with die hope of the effect which a majority against Ministers, no matter how obtained, might produce, they join the Shipowners and West Indians with their whole strength. But the effect will only prove more strongly to the people, the necessity of supporting Ministers with all their heart and soul, that the country may be rescued from combinations which have -o much the power of impeding its welfare. This factious and dishonest display must make it evident to all, who are not absolutely devoid of discernment, that whatever interests are represented in the Bosom of Commons, the interest of the people of England is not one of them. We have the Shipping Interest, the West India Interest, the Bomugi-- monger Interest—all pulling together; and Ministers defeated only because they defend the merest of the people. sdes.—We see some attempt was made last night to take advan. tags of the majority against the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and a salt of insinuation was thrown out that the Ministers should resign. Of course the Ministers will not be so monstrously absurd—we had almost said, so madly wicked. What, resign ! with the whole nation cheering them on to consummate their nobly-begun plan of Reform ! We quite agree with the Member for Westminster, that the resigna tion of Ministers would be at this motneut the greatest calamity that could be inflicted on the country. But the notion is too absurd to waste another word upon It. Post.—The presumptuous and incapable set of men who have for four months been attempting to admintstet the affairs of the country sustained a signal and decisive defeat last night in the House of Com mons. In a very full house they found themselves in a minority of forty-six upon the question of the Timber Duties, the numbers being 236 against 190. Of the memorable Budget, than which it may safely be affirmed a more extraordinary tissue of ignorance and absurdity never in. suited the common sense of the country—of this memorable budget nearly every proposition has been abandoned without a struggle or murmur. The first on which its authors ventured to make a shew of resistance has been the timber duties, a scheme scantly less dangerous or pernicious than the attempted attack upon the funds. We say a shew of resistance, for on this solitary point they were far from venturing to maintain their original position. It will be seen by onr report that the scheme was very materially modified, and so presented as to make it appear that to oppose it would he to oppose the takin off a tax. The bait, however, failed ; and the measure was rejected a l together in the most contemptu ous manner, by a motion made by Mr. Attwood, " that the chairman do leave the chair.* Of' the budget schemes for laying on taxation all are now " gone on the wind's wings," save one, which alone remains to meet the same melancholy fate—that one being he happily-imagined tax upon steam-boats ! An unreformed Parliament having thus pt.. served the property of the fundholder, and rescued the shipping interest, England's great bulwark, from destruction (who can now doubt the glorious fact ?) maintain for us that constitution which is identical with the power and happiness of our country. ADVERTISE a.. .The state paupers have actually succeeded in getting up three meetings against Reform, and ate actually trying to get up a fourth. Only think of this, friends of Reform ! and think at the lame time that the meetings which have been held are those of the Corpora tion of Rochester, of the Corporation of Dublin, and of the Corpora tion of Cork, and that the fourth meeting which they are attempting to get up is one composed of " merchants, bankers, and others, inksbi. tants of London and Its vicinity." The first three may be considered as fair and open meetings of the parties, held with doors closed against the public, and therefore certain to be all but unanimous ; but we really do too much honour to the " merchants, bank ers , and others, inhabitants of London and its Vicinity," when we aw e that they are about to hold a meeting to p e titi on against reform. They will do no such thing—they cannot hold an open meeting—they have not the courage to expose themselves to the public gaze, and en. counter the public odium and contempt—they dare not Inert the adro. cafes of Reform face to face ; and they have, in consequence, got up a petition in a hole-and-corner fashion, without debate or agreement, ex cept ameng some two or three rotten members of the community, and ' deposited it for signature at the Thatched House Tavern, where it may remain till Doomsday, without any rational person detaining of any thing else than examining the signatures to it. The d e . ' seription of persons who are to sign it, remind us vastly of the treatise "de oesnibsts rebus el quibstsdime a iu ; " foe, not u me. t with including "aterchostie, bassi ere, aid *arra. of Me city ad /.widets. - the poor creatures are absolutely obliged to go to the " arriailb," at the hope of gathering a few names, and much in the same fashion as we have seen a dunghill cock scraping the ashes for garbage, when food of a better quality had failed him. if they were wise they would It t the matter alone ; fur it is all up with them, even now, and if they irritate the public mind by such pitiful proceedings, we tell them plain:y that wore thing may befal them. The people of England have withal re. form, and their gracious sovereign has willed it, and who is there to oppose their determination ? COSIETT.--lANd Chatham said, more than fifty years ago, that, " if the House did not reform itself from within, it would be lefunned from without with a vengeance." It will be, to a certainty, reformed from wiffseen; but, happily for the conntry, not with a vengeance; but silt gentleness, good-humour, moderation, and harmony, nnpatalleled..— It certainly is what not one man out of fifty thousand ever expected to see ; and, if the measure be carried into full effect, it will eviler' honour indescribable on the character of the countty; honour on tie Kini mm at u bis Ministers; honour on a l a rge p ar t o r t h e Parramenr: but ron the people beyond all description. Its enemies call it a revolution; ro it is ten times as great and ten times as good as the revolution of 1688. Revolution means great change; ar.d here is a great change ; effected, too, without a single commotion ; without confiscation of any sort; without punishment infi vetl on any latdy. No nation upon earth ever did a thing reflecting so mut It hon our upon itself. It is clear to every one that knew. how to calculate. that the people could demand a great deal more of the aristocracy than they are now demanding; but, as I have a thourard times said, deal frankly and liberally by them, and you have nothing to apprehend front their demands. 'I his j 'mice to the people lam been delayed very long, to he sure : there would have been less diffictil.v in the sequel than them will be now, if the reform had taken place in 1817 ; but still it is row made in so frank and gracious a manner. that pest tefussla and past harsh treatment will he wholly forgotten by the nation at large. We shall do, I trust, as bickering families tin, forget past grounds of animosity, except where the parties persevere in their mal:goity. and every man do his best to cause the nation to be restored t , iu torture happy state. Their Majesties will visit the King's Theatre on Tus , d;iy next. It is with great concern we state the sudden indisposition of Sir WALTER Scorr : the highly-gifted Baronet has had a p uralytic stroke. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland pave a sumptuous entertainment to a distinguished tarty yt steiday evening, at Northumberland House. 'I he election for Common Pleader took pace yesterday. at Guildhall. The numbers were— For Mr. Randell Mr. Burnaby Mr. Bodkia 106 67 40 Orders were received in Glasgow on Friday for 21 regi ments to discoptinuc recruiting. No notification of their being complete (though it is !robsb's they may be so) accompanied the order. DEAYNESS.—MT. Curtis, Abrist iu Ordinary to his Ma jesty, has just published a Fifth Edition of his excellent Treatise on Diseases of the Bar. This Edition contains much newlsad imparaust Information, and will be found highly interesting to those lac e d with any Defect of Hearing. ploy your influence to convince the inhabitants of the dangerous effects of associations which have not the sup port of the Government for their principle. After the con tributions have been paid, the public treasury will) be still open to receive any further donations. In the excursion which I have just made, I remarked with pleasure the zeal which you displayed. The National Guards in every direc tion appear to be well disciplined, and ready to march upon the first signal requiring their aid for the defence of the country. Every one seems animated with the same attach ment for the order of things established by the events of July, and, therefore no grounds can exist for a monopoly of patriotism. I have the honour to assure you of my sincere respect, (Signed) Sere, Prefect of Moselle." PRICK. t►F Slt►t KS 3 per Ct. Gn►e. 76* 1 I * Con.. for Ace. 751 3 per Cent. Red. shut 31 pet Ct. Ms, shut 3* per Ct. Red. shut 34 per Cent. New, 85* I ,T FOUR O'CLOCK. per Ct. 1826. Long Ann. Jan. 1800. Old Annuities New, 11000 Rich. Bills 18 16 1500 Ditto 18 16 1100 and 1200 Do. 19 FORRIGN STOCKS. Danish, 571; for Acct, 571 f. Prussian, 971. Spanish, 161 1 ; for Aect, 161; ditto 510, —. Spanish, 1023, • for Acet, 144j4. French 5 per Ct, 83f. Three per Ct, 53f 15e. E xchange, 251. PUBLIC Bank Stock, shut India Stock, Bonds, 5 3 London Docks, 459 10s St. Catherine's. 478 10s City Gas, £l9O Bank of Scotland. 4187 British Linen, 4350 Grand Junction, £243 Leeds, £393 Regent's, £lB 101 STAPLES OP BEI CorroN (lip.)—Qt orgla, Bowed, 6d to Tad Sea Island, ltd to 20d • N. Orleans, 6id to 13A1. Woos. ( Lon.) -:Saxony prima, Ss to .5s ; Austrian prima,2s to 4s; Segovia, 24 Od to 2.4 641 ; South Down, 12 to 15 ; Blanket, 7 to 9. Sox. thrown—Piedmont White, 127 s to 45s ; yellow slack, 24s to 271 ; Modena raw, 14. to 16$ ; Bengal, 10. 01 to 15s; China, 135 6d to 17s. FLAX —Riga, X 52; Ant. £5O £65. I i o N — Pig., £4 101 06 to .C 4 151; Bars, £6 56 Ott to £6 101 Od Swedish, XIS to £l3 10s. COPTER—XB7 to £BB Os; South Amer. ,£79 to £72 10s. LtAo—Bars. £l3 1.51 to 114. TlM —(docks, Z 5 15s. SUGAR—Lump, large, d:'3 31 Od to £3 41 01; Powder. fine, sr3 161 to .14 6s Od; Bengal, _ £1 es od to XI 4s ; 'Jamaica; fine, A*2 16s to aes Os. Tosscco--Marfland,Zid to Sad; Virginia, 5 to 6 ; Cubs, 15 to I& Ott—Flor. Li Is Od half ebest ; Linseed, £2 Os Od per cwt ; Pale Rape, .6'2 10s. Baamor—flordeaux, 31 to 3s 6d. Rux—Jam. (14) 2s 3d to 2s 5d ; Dem (10 a 20) 21 to 21 2d. WUISEY, 10s Od to lls. GENEVA: 25 64 to 28 9d. Poor—Good, £35 to £4O. SHIMILY—Good, X 25 to £4O. IklAufloA—Lon . . P. £5O to £4O. :OMPANIES. !dab Grand Canal, 734 Forth and Clyde, £625 & Man.Railway,.£lB6ttal 90 Cromford, £45 Guardian Albion Fire, 575 Alliance, fit 5s County, £4O Bolanos Mines, £lBO Steam Navigation, dia. £6 155 I TISH COMMERCE. CArs—(92g.) £9 to flit. Htots—Butts,2od to 23d; Buenos Ayres (A.) 9d to 100. Corm--.larn. middling, £2 14, to £3 51; Dent. and Berbice, £2 Ss to .24 2s; Mocha, .C 5 Ss to st 6 10s. TrsLl3ollca, Is II d to 21 Od ; Congou, mid. 29 2d to 29 941 ; Ilyson, mid. 49 3.1 to 49 6d. Burrsu—Cork, 44 14. to ,e 4 16s; Dutch, £4 los. Came—Cheshire, old, X 3 10. to £3 181; 8. Gio'sr . er. ill to .08s. Taman—Russia Tel. ,92 7,3 d ; White, 42 Ts 6d. Itsee--Carolina 14. Gd to 19 1 ; Bengal. 1316 d to 171 6d. Socus...-444 Sid per Cwt. SMITHY:MD MA111117.. Beef, 4144 to 4s 13d_; Mutton, 41 &I to 54 4d ; Veal, 54 Od to 61 01 ; . . . Pork, 4. 64 to 5s gd. MAIM-LANS, MARCH le—Wbeat, 66s to 781 ; Barley, 40s to 474; . Oats, Ns to 31s. GAZNITE AVILAGE. MARCH 18.— Wheat, 721 4d; ihrley, 4519 d ; Oats, 261 10d; Beans, 591 4d. Ho! HASLET. BOZOOGN. —Kent- fah, Al 10; to £l4 Os; Faro. .11.5 Os to AlB Os. COAL EXCHANOZ,MAicu 18.—Best Wall's End, 26. Od to 305 Od ; other sons, 21. Od to 24s tid. SKITIMILD HAT MARKO?, MARCO 18.— Hay, £2 lds to se4 O. Straw. Z 1 141 to £2 Os. One o'CLoct.— Barometer, 50-15; Thi Weather, fair, and mild. Just published, Second Edition, APLAN for the EMPLOYMENT of the POOR, more particularly affecting IRELAND; by the adoption of which the Poor Laws may be avoided. and Thousands of the People, now existing in wretchedness and misery, would be restored to a state of comfort. By CoL ALEX. W. LIGHT. Bvo. 6s. John Brooks, 421, Oxford-street. TI I E EVENING STAR. ~ 54. Wind N.W. *i 1 U