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THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 15, 1858. pire, and that a great step has been thereby gained towards obtaining it for ourselves at home. We are such a very practical nation that nothing tells more with us than a fact in point. There are plenty of instances of secret voting at home— quite sufficient to refute the absurd argument that it is un-English ; but thanks to the fears of our aristocrats, of our Whigs especially, not a single trial has been allowed of an election for a Member of Parliament by ballot. They would disfranchise a corrupt borough ; they would unseat a member ; they would pass a little Bribery and Corruption Bill ; but, they would never concede one trial of the Ballot ! Why not ? Why so doggedly op posed to the least fraction of what so many of the first electioneering doctors declare to be such an infallible receipt for bribery, and for intimi dation especially ? We know of no answer but that one trial would be au irresistible argument ; that its sure success would settle the question. But though Lord JOHN RUSSELL and the Tories would not let Englishmen furnish an example here, thanks to Sir Joint PAILINGTON, they could not hinder them from furnishing us with one in Australia. This has been done, and Mr. NrcuoLsox is here to give us the evidence of an eye-witness to what the Ballot has effected in electing represen tatives for the Legislature, and by Englishmen ; —by the very men, in great part, who had been voters amidst all our bribery and intimidation here. It is impossible that the fact should not tell on the public mind ; it will tell more and more every year; it will clench all our arguments; it will be the standing proof that advocates of the Ballot are not mere theorists, and through our increasing correspondence with our colony, it will react powerfully upon the mother country. If the two ex-Whig Premiers intend this season again to aid, abet, and encourage, the Tories in opposing the Ballot, we yet hope that, for decency's sake, they will not dare to oppose the motion for a committee to inquire into the working of the Ballot in Austra lia and our other colonies. We know they will dread such a committee ; they will tremble to put on authoritative record the facts which many wit nesses can attest ; but will they have the shameless ness to say to such a large body of Liberals, you shall not even inquire ? Will they unblushingly shut out the light ? We well know how they fear it, but what pretext can they have the face to allege against inquiry. The evidence will pass for only what it is worth ; the opponents of the Ballot on the committee will have full opportunity to elicit, by cross-examination, all that they think favour able to their views ; we do not care for a report by the committee ; let it be composed of half ad vocates of free voting, and let the other half be inconvincibles of the most hopeless stamp, and let the evidence be fairly brought out without any opinion upon it being offered by the committee ; we ask no more, and, if this be refused, we do hope that every professed Liberal who refuses it will be sent into privacy at the next election. Better let a Tory come in than such a parody of a Liberal. THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR. Marshal Pelissier, Duke of Malakhoff, the new French Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, left Calais, between 10 and 11 o'clock this morning, and arrived at Dover about one o'clock. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. The revival of " Faust and Marguerite" con tinues to atti act full and fashionable audiences to this house. Perhaps the talent of Mr. Charles Kean has seldom been more aptly displayed than as the all-powerful, wily, arch-fiend, in the mortal shape of Mephistophiles. He identifies the sinister malice of the fallen angel, with the plausible (ate rior of human reason, in a manner that impresses all who witness the personification, with a strong .vase or toe tik..tn - o wl• stly-Aiza,wkivlv.. One of the chief excellencies that distinguishes the Lucifer of Mr. Kean is the total absence of all attempt at vulgar, exaggerating burlesque, which such a character might easily induce a less re fined actor to merge into. Let Mr. Kean play what part he may, from Hamlet downwards, we are sure to find the "gentleman" predominating in the histrionic development ; and iu no instance is this individual trait more ostensibly displayed, than lin his Mephistopheles , being at once suffi ciently crafty and terrible to qualify him for the lowest Pandemonium, yet without betraying a taint of coarseness that could startle or offend the most fastidious lawn-robed sinner. The whole cast of the piece is in keeping with the correct tas..e and judgment of the `• ruling power." Mr. David Fisher is as good a Fattst as the slender materials he has to employ will allow him to be. Mr. Cathcart's Talentine is earnest and vigorous; and Miss Leclerq's Marguerite is charming enough to afford a tangible excuse for human frailty. The Siebe/ of Mr. Saker is, perhaps, rather too potently charged with broad farce ; and a " toning down" would give much greater effect to the part. The Martha of Mrs. Winstanley deserves especial notice ; for, like every portraiture entrusted to the kauds of this talented actress, it is carefully and consistently given. The " make up" of the old woman is artis tically typical of the objectionable duenna position she holds, without being severely repuhive ; and her acting throughout, exhibits true professional knowledge and diligent study. The " side dishes" of "Samuel i n Search of Himself," and "The Stork Exchange," are so very light, that the process of brain digestion attending them, is not likely to endanger the mental health of the consumers ; but The Princess's does not pin its faith or its fame on Farce, and wins sufficient "golden opinions" with out paying court to Momue as well as Melpomene. MISS ARABELLA GODDARD'S SOIREES. Miss Goddard has attained that high degree of perfection in the executive phase of music, which stamps her as a first rate artiste, and the series of soirees she is giving are among the most recherche and gratifying attractions, to those who are not prone to indulge in pleasures of an average class. We attended the first concert of the second series last evening at Willis's Rooms, and derived an exquisite amount of delight from the combination of the most eminent professional talent and the selection of choice and classic subjects. Miss God dird and Mr. Sainton (violin) opened the concert with a Sonata in E flat, by Mozart, followed by Hummell's last Sonata in 1). The works of Ham men are well worthy of the attention of our finest musicians ; and Miss Goddard has displayed equal taste and discrimination in making us better acquainted with this great composer. Bach's " lettga Scherzando," in conjnnctiou with the great Fuge in A minor, were executed by Miss Goddard in a style that left nothing to be wished for. Her power of manipulation, deli cac y of ex pression, and bribiancy of touch, place her in the first rank of pianistes, and the applause bestowed on her performance, testified that her efforts were thoroughly appreciated and enjoyed. A glorious specimen of Beethoven's genius was afforded in his Sonat s in A, the difficulties of which were ren dered with fdcile ease and finish by Miss Goddard. The concert was concluded with the Quartet in minor by Mendelssohn, achieved by the united aid of the gifted pianiste, M. Sainton (violin), Herr Goifrie (viola), and Signor Piatti (violoncello). A greafer musical treat we never experienced; a treat which was fully participated in, by a crowded and clis . it gu . shed audience. The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch and family wit Lave Selkirkshiie, for Montagu Holum, White ball, on the 24th inst. _ The Duke and Duc;less of Montrose and Lady Agnce Graham come to town early in the ensuing week for the eaon. Frances Marcbionness of Londonderry and Lord Adolphus Vane Tempest, M.P., hove arrived at the Pavilion Hotel, Folke Acme, from Boul.lne. Toe MAiqui-i and Marchioness of Caolmondeley ar rivLd (n Carlton House-terrace 3 eAeiday, from Obol mondeley Castle, Cheshire. _ . The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury have ar rived in town , f rom S averuake Lodge, near Marl borough, The Earl and Countess of Digby have arrived at Claridge's Hotel. Viscount and Viscountess Combermere have returned to town from Combermere Abbey, Cheshire. - Nr Count Falmouth has left tae Ciareudon for Mere worth Castle, near Maidstone. Lord Chew:oo has arrived at On rAviliou Hari, Folkestone, HER, M AJESTY'S TH EATRE. Second appearance of Maxine. Titiens. TINST APPEARANCE OF MADLLE. POCCHINI. LES HUGUENOTS, I I THIS EVENING (THURSDAY), April 15 (it being a Sub. seriptien Night, in lieu of Saturday, 24th July), will be re- Peated )Leyerbeer's Grand Opera, GLI UGONOTTI. DRAMATIS PERSONS. Il Conte di San Bris (Governor of the Louvre) 11 Conte di Nevers Signor ALDIGHIE RI. De Cosse Signor MERCURIAL'. Tavannes Signor ANNONI. Do Retz Meru • Signor CASTELLI. Head of Night Watch Raul di Nangis (9.• Huguenot Gentleman) Signor GIUGLINI. Marcello (his Servant) Margaritta di Valois (betrothed to Henry IV.) Madlle. ORTOLAN'. Urbano (her Page) Mdme. LUCIONI LANDI. Dams d'Onore Valentina (daughter of San Brie) Madlle. TITIENS. Ladies mid Gentlemen of the Court, Pages, Citizens, Soldiers, Students, Night Watch, Monks, Musicians, &c. .- • Conductor, Signor ADRITI. With scenery, entirely new and original, by Mr. Marshall ; drnsses, entirely newand taken from the best authorities, by afxdame Copere, :and executed by M. Laureys and Mrs. Masterman ; principal machinist, Mr. Sloman ; head of the property department Mr. Bradwell ; the raise-en-scene and incidental ballet, by M. Massot. To conclude *ith a uew Ballet Divertissement, by M. Massot, entitled CALIST ; OU, LE RENVOI DE L'AMOUR. The principal parts by Maine.. Pocchini (her first appear ance this season), Annetta (her first appearance), Pasquale, Morlac.llll, Bioletti (her first appearance), F. Brown, La Petite Philipe, and M. Caron (his first appearance). On TUESDAY, April 20, Mdllc. PICCOLOMINI will make her fi rs t a ppearance this season as Norina, in Donizett in Opera of DON PASQUALE, and shortly afterwards LUISA MILLER. A limited number of Boxes have been secured to the public. Price 21s and 31s 6d each. The fall prospectus of t he se ason arran g ements may be had at the Box Office. To commence at half-past 7 o'clock. which the Times so earnestly, and we may say bitterly advocates. It would disgust the great body of the people, and what is of still greater importance, a large majority of the independent constituencies. It would reader the answer to the appeal to the coun try, that would most assuredly take place ' under such circumstances, perfectly decisive, and ensure a privileged tenure of office to Lord DERBY and his coadjutors. Lord Joint RUSSELL has shown that he cannot be betrayed into such a shallow and injudicious line of policy. His indig nant refusal to be dragged through the mire has foiled the inequitable and, we may add, the uncon- Etitional attempt. It has exposed the ambuscade. Hine ills lachryma• Hence the mourning and objurgations of the Times and Post, and of the smaller fry that follow in their wake, who have all their dictatorial truculence, without any of their weight or ability. It will be time enough to assail Lord DERBY, when he has been guilty of any act of commission or omission injurious to the national honour or the national interests. Hitherto there has been no shortcoming—nothing of which the most querulous could justly complain. In foreign affairs, we find that the WALnwslu despatch was answered in a temperate, but, at the same time, a dignified manner, and that "the unpleasant differences" have been completely got rid of, and, with them, the Conspiracy to Murder Bill has been consigned to the tomb of all the CAPITLETS. WATT and PARKS have been set at liberty, and although they have suffered cruelly, both physically and intellectually, they THEA.TRE ROYAL, 11A.YMARICET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buck-stone. THIS EVENING, April 15, will be performed AN UNEQUAL MATCH. Characters by Messrs. Buckstone, Chipendale, Compton, W. Farren, Rogers, Clark, and Miss A. Sedgwick, Mrs. B. White, Miss Lavine, and Mrs. J. Fitz. william. After which a Classical Extravaganza, entitled PLUTO AND PROSERPINE. Concluding with MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening). 6s. each. • (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit Gallery have been restored to their friends and country, and we may reasonably anticipate that full com pensation will be insisted on by the Government, which accomplished in a few days what it took their predecessors a greater number of months not to do. Certainly there has been no cause for complaint in the substitution of a truly British Minister, firm, although not vapouring, for " the despot-loving CLARENDON." In the administration of the most important branch of the national establishments, Sir JohN PAKINGTON has won golden opinions even from the most virulent assailants of the Government. He has proved himself to be a well-intentioned, painstaking, and intelligent Administrator. It is scarcely a compliment to say that, when com pared with Sir CHARLES WooD, the advantage is all on his side ; politically speaking, it is " Hy perion to a Saty r." He has unsparingly exposed the folly of getting rid of tried and disciplined men, engaged for continuous service, under cir cumstances that rendered the Admiralty liable to a charge of breach of faith. The admirable machine is broken, the ves sel dismantled, the crew dispersed to seek service abroad, in order that a new and inex perienced body, not accustomed to work together, may be collected at great expensa and after considerable delay. We trust and believe that Sir J. PAIINQTON will set his face against this most absurd piece of -red-tapism. The budget will be opened, the financial scheme developed, publicly on Monday, or at all events early in the week. We shall then have an opportunity )f comparing Mr. DISRAELI with Sir G. C. LEwis, and we fancy that the result will be even more strik ing than in any of the other departments. Why, then, should the Liberals repine ? Why should they strive to displace the men who are faithfully carrying out their wishes, in order to restore hose who, under the disguise, or rather the name of liberality, are really obstructives I Lord JOHN RUSSELL has merited the thanks and gratitude of the country for defeating the ill-omened scheme, the artful dodge attempted to be prao tised on the community. Comment :a at Seven. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING will be presented the new farce entitled THE STOCK EXCHANGE ; or, The Green Business. After which, will be revived FAUST AND MARGUE RITE. Me phistophiles, Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with the new farce, entitle I SAMUEL IN Lessee—Mr. Be_ THIS EVENING will *be presented the drama of THE POOR STROLLERS, in which Madame Celeste, Mr, B. Webster, Paul Bedford, and Mr. Wright will perform. After which, a new operatic spectacle, THE CALIPH OF BAGDAD. The characters by Mr. Rolfe, Paul Bedford, J. Bland, and Misses Rodin, Keeley, and Arden. STRAND THEATRE.—Lessee and Directress, Miss S wanborough. —This Evening will be produced the new comedy, by Stirling Coyne, Esq., called NOTHING VENTURE, NOTHING WIN. Supported by Messrs. Belton, Ray, Belfort, Kinloch, and Miss M. Oliver. After which, the new burlesque of ERA DIAVOLO ; or, The Beauty and the Brigands. Fra D.avolo, Miss Swan. b,rough ; Beppo, Mr. C. Young. To conclude with CITY FRIENDS. CANTERBURY HALL, West mi nster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ( company of Vocalists are engaged for the pet ormance of S )lactions• from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, dce,, viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Kiss Brunel!, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, and Miss Montague; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, S. ,ronec, J. Barker. W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Hime, Mr. Badzey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Hr. Beraard ; Messrs. T. Maclagan, W. T. Critchfield, John G. Fordo, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, iss., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening. Mr. WOODHOIISE (by permission of Ch ales Kean, Est) will have the honour of introducing, •very evening. his highly successful Performance on the new REGULATION DRUM. - THE W E &TILER—BUN Oarpoz. APRIL 15. IRERMOMETER, IN THE SFIADE i_....I.c:;I-e-i thi s ,.nee noon yesterday : . morning and during the night, Cri—thin BAROMETER, 30.0'. WIND, S.W. ; light, with fine mild sunshiny weather. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON, under the DERBY Admi nistration of 1862, had the nonour ex giving to V.ctoria the Constitution which has completed itself by establishing the Ballot. Mr. NICHOLSON called attention to this fact last night at the meet- Lug, held in the Freemasons' Tavern to present that gentleman with a valedictory address on his re turning to Australia, and he adverted with pleasure to the whole course taken with the colonies by Sir JOHN, during leis Administration. We have, certainly, a Colonial Secretary now, not at all less liberal than Sir JOHN PALINGTON, and we can hardly believe Lord JOHN RUSSELL and Mr. lloasmax are that Lord STANLEY looks with any displacency on fiercely assailed by the Times and its imitators— the result of Sir JOHN'S colonial management. by all the thick and thin adherents of the PAL- A. letter, indeed, was read, amongst others, from MEB.STON Cabinet, for the straightforward and the Noble Lord himself, expressing his " regret honourable course adopted in reference to the 'hat he was unable to be present, and to pay his Government of India Bills. On Tuesday we respects to Mr. NICHoLSON.” Whether or not, stated that " the Palmerstonian journals were therefore, Lord STANLEY be prepared to make every savage at the judicious proceeding." The Noble elector's vote his own in England, we may presume Lord has rendered himself particularly obnoxious that he thinks none the worse of Mr. NICHOLSON to those sti. disaut Liberals because he refused to for being the author of the bill for independent join in a factious opposition, or in rendering the voting in Australia. We hope, however, that future welfare and happiness of 160,000,000 of Official intercourse with the colonies will only British subjects the price to be p aid for restoring strengthen the liberal tendencies of our Colonial Secretary. Canada will show him what a blessing Lords PA.LMERSTON and PANMITRE, CLARENDON it is for a Government to be clear of Church and and CLANRICARDE, Sir C. WOOD, Sir G. C. LEVIS, State questions, the reports from that colony and Mr. TERNON SPITS, to place and power. being that, at elections, ecc lesiastical q uestions He has, fo rsoo th, f or eve r forfeited the confidence of the Lib era l par t y f or th a t w hi c h, regarded in are never heard of, and have nothin g to a proper light, s h ou ld go f ar t o res t ore th e confidence do now with the voting. Wh ile from Australia which had from former transactions been in some he will learn that an order and propriety, unknown degree weakened. Had he acted differently had before, pervade all the elections there, as well as he been ready to sacrifice both England and India to in New South Wales and Tasmania. Such a his personal ambition and grasping cupidity—then, "Sociologist" as Lord STANLEY, must, therefore, indeed, he would have fully merited the censure be not a little prepossessed in favour of a plan which the Tinter has vainly endeavoured to cast which at least conduces so much to public upon him. morality. There is probably not one of our States- If we are to credit the oracle of Printing-house- men more interested than our Colonial Secretary in square, his object is to keep Lord DERBY in power the people's advance in knowledge and good until he has regained the leadership of the Liberal morals ; and, happily, of the working, in these party, and is in a position to replace him, with a respects of the Ballot in Australia, the evidence Cabinet of his own selection, of which ho shall be is superabundant. Lord STANLEY will be able, the head. There can be no patriotic or public we may be sure, to give Lord NAks a little useful feeling, no desire to exhibit fair play towards light before he makes another speech at Cocker mouth. those from whom it w as invariably received when It will hardly be denied that the meeting last they constituted her MAJESTY'S Opposition. The ) night is a fact of some importance. We do not Times, or rather those from whom it receives its want to magnify its consequence ;leg it p ass on ly inspiration, are manifestly inca p able of such feel for what it is worth. But what is the fact ? Why ing9. They cannot understand t he motives of the just this. After the Ballot has been publicly ad- Statesman who will not— vacated here for many years, ever sinc e M r . "To party give up what was meant for mankind." Because, therefore, Lord JOHN' RUSSELL has GROTE'S time, to go no further back, by a succes with sion of the ablest men in the country—men whose refused " to march through Coventry " theories on law and commerce have for the CLARENDON and CLANRICARDE, for the purpo se of 'workin g Lord PALMERSTON into power, per ~as most part become irreversible facts—after they had demonstrated b y ever y ar g ument drawn fr om 'tut nefas, , lie is to be ostracised and considered reas on and kindred facts , that the Ba l l ot was the thi) " Marrp/ot " of the Liberal pasty, although not quit e i n th e sense i n w hi c h th e t erm h as been ne cessary condit ion of free independent voting— generally -used. H after e has indeed marred a plot, this long a nd efficient preparation, a full and that of a very their arguments is brought us despicable and unwarrantable verification of all chara.cter—, by showing th at ogivefairt. na nation from Australia plot c a l cu l a t e d to deerade the • from one of our co lonies. The Ballot is carried it will not to those desir ous o f dis • I) in ' cha rgin a th e i r d u ti i n fora little re l ax ation to the m other country; he is in • the autho r of the measure returns Strict acoordance with the national will—a no orator, but a plain, business-like Englishman; he plot to render Lord PALmERST,N a virtual l is requested by numerous large meetings to tell the dictator, authorised to snub every independent manage the matter-of-factstory,of bow they member, who ventures to exhibit an inconvenient Ballot in Australia, and how it works there. His interrogatory, by showing that no Ministry, of i story is everywhere listened to with deep and which he is, the chief, can stand, however uvex- practical i , • interest ; he returns home, and heft r e ceptionablohighly its measures, or satisfactory its pro- he goes, a respectable assembly here meets ceedings. If that is to be a " Afarplot" it will ,to present him an address of thanks for his ser henceforw and be a designation of honour, in pl ace 1 vices in England, and of good wishes for his future of reproae:b. career in his own count r y. The meeting of last We helimve that nothing more in j urious to the night, then, recognises the fact that a great boon truly libeital cause could be attempted than that has been conferred on a distant part of our em- SEARCH OF HLMSE rrIIEATR -119YA.L, ADELPIII. T atetiarr. Ben. Webster. HIGH WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE. 1 ats DAY—Morn., 35 min. aft. 2 —Even., 53 min aft 2 To•Miosaow —Morn., 13 min. aft. 3 —Even., 32 min. aft. 3 • L 51,111 ~6 „ • . LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1858. LA.TEST NEWS. INDIA, The following telegram has been received at the India House : To J. D. Dickinson, Esq., India-house. Lucknow was completely occupied on the 17th of March. On that [date] the sixth (the last) post of the enemy in the Moosabagh was captured. ' The enemy had retreated northwards. The cavalry is in pursuit. 111 guns have been taken. Captain Mitchell and Lieutenant Boole, of the Artillery, with a party of Ghoorkas, have rescued Mrs. Orr and Miss Jackson. The ladies had been protected by Meer Valeed Alby Derejal, and had been well treated by him. The restoration of authority in the city has been commenced, and great efforts are in progress for reassuring the population, which had fled in great numbers to the neighbouring villages. FII TTY GRIM. The rebels, in great force, with four guns, crossed the Ratnjunghal on March 18th, but have since retired to Fangoon. CA.WNPORE. The rebels, who had crossed into the Rhatter poor Pergunnab, had retired before Christie's column, and revenue collections bad been com menced. All well at Cawnpore up to 23d inst. The Second Brigade of the Central India Field Force laid siege to the Hill Fort of Chundmree on March 8. On March 17th the fort was stormed and taken. Our loss pot great; one officer (Lieutenant Scoresby, Royal Artilery), is reported as killed ; and one Captain (Keating) as wounded. The Second Brigade was .to march immediately to Salle Lehut, and join Sir H. Rose's column. A. combined movement will then be made on Thansi, which was only 36 miles' distance. Sir H. Rose's movement in the rear of the enemy's defences had caused great panic, and the whole of the Chundun districts and the Rajah of Banpoor territory, on the right of the Letwa river, had been abandoned by the rebels. The Rajah's possessions have been confiscated by Sir R. Hamilton. The rebels under Lala Sahib, brother of Nana Sahib, are in great force in Bundelcund. SOUTHERN MAHRITTI COUNTRY. The Chief of Champ Hundee, one of the great Putwur Dhun family, has been arrested, and his fort occupied. A. D. ANDERSON, Secretary to Government, Bombay Castle, 24th of March. ALLAIIABAD, MARCH 26 Commissioner Yeh reached Calcutta os the 22d inst., and will be under surveillance until further orders. Mehundie Ale Khan, styling himself Prince of Rampoon, who was arrested on the 2d, has been released from confinement, and required to live under surveillance. _ F. G. EDMONSTONE, Secretary to i-TIA Government of India. V. G. MONTANARO. By steamer Euxiiae, Malta, April 14. We (Times) have received the following tele gram from our Malta correspondent, dated from Malta, the 14th inst., at 9 pan, " The Euxine has arrived from Alexandria, which port she left on the 11th, with the Bombay mails. " The chief items of news I telegraphed yester. day. "Lord Lyons' squadron left Malta this morn ing. Its destination is not known, but, among conflicting reports, Tunis seems the likeliest. " The news from Lucknow is to March 19 The whole of the town is in our possession. MajorHodson killed ; Sir William Peel wou n d e d. M rs. Orr and Miss Jackson were brought into:Jung Bahadoor's camp unharmed. "The Commander-in - Chief remains at Luck uow, restoring quiet and organising the garrison. "Fugitives from Oude to the eastward are threatening Goruckpore ; the 13th Regiment was moved thither from Azimghur. "Sir Hugh Rose's first brigad e s t ormed Chan saree (?) on the 17th. "General Roberts hoped to be before Kotah shortly ; and, if the enemy showed signs of re sistance, to open trenches on the 24th. " The disarmament of Ouzerat was proceeding most satisfactorily. "The Bombay import market con ti nue d ver y firm, and prices have risen considerably. Sup plies of cotton very scanty. "Exchange on London—credits, 23. 1 1 1 ; bills, ld." THE BRAZILIAN MAILS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY MORNING. Mr. Thomas Court, of the Underwriters' -rooms, has received the following message from Lisbon : " Rio J aneiro. —Coffee, 100 reis higher. Ex- change, 25k. Bahia.—Sugar dull. Exchange, 231. " Pernambuco. --Cotton 200 reis higher. "Hermes, Johanna Catharine, biarp Worrall, Henderika, Bartina, Eclipse, Hannah, and Sap pho, from Liverpo o l, " Woodman, f rom Liverpoo l , a t Bahia. ci Imogene, Resolution, Adela id e , Anna Maria, and Herd filia, at Bd. J a neiro. ) from Liverpool, at Pernambuco." PRANCE. PARIS, Iv EIVESDAY. COlll4 de Persi-n-- 6 y left Paris the day after his arrival in Paris, for his estate at Chaniarande. Baron do Bourqueney has left Paris for Blois, whore he will renni n until the end of the week, and then return to Paris. In a few days after, the baron will set off w i th :hale. de Bourqueney for Vienna. Dr. Kf ru has arr i ve d i n P ar i s . The Monite ur publishes t h e imperial decree which prolongs th e session of t h e L eg islative Body to the Ist May, inclusively. The Petrie co n t a i ns the fol l ow i ngre marks cn approaching el ec ti ons fur Paris : the three vacant seats in " Should the enemies of order obtain a fresh sum iss in Paris on the 26th April, they will cer tainly not weaken the legal arid moral authority of satiety and of gov ernmen t ; they will merely place the latter on their guard by proving to them that war still rages, although victory cannot be hoped for by the demagogues. As long as factions and parties stand in revolt against the law, govern ment must maintain a policy of resistance. When factions shall have been destroyed and par ties subjected ; when there shall exist in France, as in England, only one constitution and one dynasty ; when political struggles shall have for its object to attain reforms and not to provoke revolu tions, then will the policy of resistance have seen its day, while government will be enabled, with out danger, to open a greater field to liberty. These considerations ought to strike the attention of elec tors of all opinions." The occupation of Perim is thus commented on by the Courier de Paris : "The possession of this island completes in an admirable manner the network of strategical posi tions which insures thesecurity of British commerce and of the British navy. Complaints and repre sentations have been made in vain to the English Government, which remains faithful to its ancient traditions of developing its power wherever it has set foot, of never (hawing back from a struggle, but of always holding itself peepared for the latter. The English, not contented with the ccaupation of Perim, have already commenced erecting fortifica tions on that spot. It is high time to check the continual encroachments of a power which violates the plainest rules of the right of nations, which re spects neither solemn treaties nor the dignity of its neighbours, and which, with insane blindness, abandons itself to its lust for conquest and aggran disement, in spite of the lesson afforded by recent misfortune. Let England reflect that the island of Perim belongs to Turkey as much as the island of Serpents, and that if the Porte has not the energy to guard its own honour and integrity, it behoves the great powers to undertake that task." BOURSE, April 14.—The following were the closing quotations :- 4A per Cads 93 Credit Foncier Do. end month 93 Belgian 43 3 per Cent. ..... 69 45 Piedmontese (5) 9O Do. end month 69 45 Roman B9 Bank Shares 3090 Austrian Credit Mobilier ... 740 Spanish Threes ...... Do. Account 738 75 Home Debt RAILWAYS.— FOH CASH. Orleans Northern New Ditto 775 Strasburg Lyon and Mediteran. 812 A Grand Central 640 New Ditto 775 Sardinian Geneva SARDINIA. The Journal de Belgrade gives the following as the text of the order from the Prince of Servia for the release of the Servian senators, who had been condemned to perpetual imprisonment fur a con spiracy against the life of the Prince : " Every one knows with what generosity the Prince of Servia commuted into imprisonment for life the capital punishment to which the senators who were the authors of the conspiracy against him had been condemned. The clemency of his Highness towards the criminals did not stop there. During the winter, and particularly on the occa sion of the great fetes, he deigned to ameliorate their situation very considerably. Now that the holy fetes of Easter are approaching, be does still more. Actuabsd only by the feelings of his heart, and animated with the desire to extend more widely his right of pardon, he has, out of con sideration to the unfortunate families of the pri soners, Etienne Stafanovic, Paul Stanisic, Paul Jankovic, Cvetoko Rajovic, and Milos Mercajiovic, remitted their punishment of imprisonment, on condition that they shall quit the territory of Ser via, and not return to it without his authorisation." A letter from Semlin, in the Augsburg Gazette, says :—" The documents relating to the last plot against the life of Prince Alexander have been handed tothe Turkish commissioner, Ethem Pacha, who immethately forwarded them to Constanti nople. The commissioner has not been contented with tho partial pardon granted to the condemned senators, but has instituted a rigorous inquiry into the grievances alleged against the prince and his g overnment. Since the Servian nation achieved its independence, no Turkish envoy has been re ceived with the enthusiasm and pomp displayed on the present occasion by the population of Belgrade. This reception is, in fact, a demonstration of the inhabitants against Austria and Russia, as well as against Prince Alexander. The authority of the latter is much shaken.". PRUSSIA. The following is the text of the new delegation conferred by King Frederick William on the Prince of Prussia The state of my health, in spite of the improve ment that, by Divine assistance, has taken place in it, not yet permitting me, by the advice of my physicians, to resume the affairs of the Govern ment-, I request and I charge your Royal Highness by these presents to retain after the 23d April for three other months my full powers for the direc tion of the affairs of the government and for the administration of the affairs of my Royal Howe. Tour Royal Highness will be kind enough to take the necessary measures for this purpose. " FREDERICK WILLIAM. " Charlottenburg, April 9." A letter from Berlin, in the German journal of Frankfort, says :—" Accounts from the Lower Danube state that the European commission as sembled at Bucharest has forwarded to the Govern ments who signed the treaty of Paris the general part of its report. The labours of the commission advance rapidly, and will, under any circumstances, be all finished before the end of the month." BELGIUM. The Belgian Senate resumed its sittings on Mon day. The sitting was a brief one, as no object of discussion had been submitted to it. A letter was read from the President, the Prince de Ligne, in which ho excused his n on-attendance on the ground of the family los s which he has recently experienced, and requested a leave of absence, which was granted. The Senate adjourned after having assigned to the v arious committe es for examination the bills adopted by the Chamber of Representatives. The next day tho lceatter assenabwerelunimport y resumed ant its sittings, but the pro edings . SARDINIA. The Independente of Turin of the 12th says :-- "The majority of the Chamber met yesterday, to come to an arrangement relative to the counter project of the minority o `gas committee ou the De Foresta proposition. It agreed to in principl© that conspiracy against, or attempts to take the life of, a foreig n sovereign or chief of a f ar& or b foreign )ur. govern ment should be punished by li la The penalties imposed for the apology of such crimes approved of. As regards the jury, it was were prop o sed that the li st should be drawn up by a commislion, consisting of the mayor, of two muni cipal councillors, and of two members of the Pro vincial Conned, elected by the respective councils. Some of the me mbers, however, intend to prop ose t he system of categories." SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 14th have arrived. Th e Clamor Public° and Iberia had been seized. The Grand C ross of the Order of Charles 111. had been conferred on the Pope's Nuncio, in considera tion of his having hell the infant Prince of the Asturias at the baptismal font. Prince Galitzin, the Russian Minister, was paying a visit to the different provinces of the kingdom, is order to re port to his Government on their political condition. In the Senate, the Minister of Public Works an nounced It tt the law relative to the importation of corn continues in force to 30th June, but will not be pr.( longed. The Queen had presided at the cere mony of presenting the cardinal's hat to the Arch bishops of Toledo and Seville ; it took place with a good deal of pomp in the royal chapel. A royal d ec reo establishes a commission charged to fix the tariffs of such railways and canals as have not yet had their charges fixed. In so doing it is to take into account the expense of constructing the lines, the subvention of which they have received, and the amount of the traffic. ELECTION OF EAST INDIA DIRECTORS.—A gen'ral Court of Directors of the East India Company was held yesterday, at their house, in Leadenhall-street, for the election of three director , , in the room c f Russell Ellice, E q., W. B. Bailey, Esq., and 11. T. Prinsep, Esq., who retired by rotation The ballot commenced at moo o'clock and closed at six, when W. Astell, EA., de clared that the above-named gentlemen had been again dilly elected agreeably to the Act 16 and 17 Vic., c. 96, s. 4, to serve as directors for the period of six years. The court was then dissolved. The directors will meet this day for the purpose c f choosing the governor and deputy-governor for the ensuing year. Sir F. Currie will he appointed governor, and W. J. Eactaick, deputy-governor. No intimation Las been received, up to the rising of the. court, of the Government nomina tions, but it is generally understood that Sir J. P. Willoughby and Sir H. Vivian will be re-appointed, and that S r G. Pollock will succeed S,r Lawrence Peel, who h Ls resigned. THE MDSEII3I OF THE LATE HUGH MILLER. —A meeting with respect to the purchase c f this g eological museum was held in Edinburgh on Monday, the Lord Provost in the chair. The chairman stated that the late government had set aside 5001. towards the purchaie of the museum and the placing of it in tho Edinburgh In dustrial Museum. Two other offers had been received, the ono from a Scotch noblaaan c f 1,0001., and the other from an American college of a thousand guineas. To prevent its removal across the Atlantic it would be ones: ary that the government grant should be supple mented to at least 501. above the hi g hest offer. A sub scription-list was opened and a committee appointed to promote the subscription. THE BALLOT-ENTERTAINMENT TO WILLIA'ti NICTIOLSO,V, ESQ. A soiree in honour of William Nicholson, Elq., late Premier of Victoria, Australis, and thefounder of the ballot in the British dominions, took place last evening at the Freemason's Hall. There was a large !attendance. Amongst those on the plat form were Mr. Nicholson, Mr. H. Berkeley, M.P., Sir Arthur Elton, M.P., General Thompson, M.P., Mr. Tite, Ayrton, M.P., Mr. White, M.P., Mr. Greer, M.P., Mr. Wyld, M.P., Mr. Whitehurst, the Secretary of the Ballot Society ; Mr. E. Miall, Mr. Geesin, Mr. Doulton, Mr. Samuel Morley, Mr. Elt, Mr. Nicolay, Mr. Stave ley, Australia ; Mr. Brown Basingstoke ; Mr. ' Westgarth, Australia ; Mr. George Jones, Bristol ; Mr. James Campbell, Mr. Mackinnon, Australia ; Mr. Prout, Mr. Bontems, Mr. Beardmore, Mr. J. P. Robinson, Manchester, (te. , &c. Refreshments having been served, Mr. H. BERKELEY, M.P. (the chairman), said that though suffering from severe indisposition, he had great pleasure iu attending on this occasion, when beauty, worth, and talent were combined to do honour to merit. He rejoiced in seeing so large an attendance of members representing important boroughs. Mr. WHITEHURST, the secretary, read letters from Lord Stanley, M.P., expressing " his regret at not being able to attend and pay his respeots to Mr. Nicholson," also from Mr. Grote, Mr. M. Gibson, M.P., Mr. Crossley, M.P. Mr. Sergeant Parry, Mr. J. L. Foster, of Australia, Mr. Bright, M.P., and Sir De Lacy Evans, M.P., expressing regret at their inability to attend, and concurring in the tribute to Mr. Nicholson. The CHAIRMAN said that Mr. Cobden, whose name was dear to every friend of the ballot— (cheers) —was prevented attending by a domestic bereavement. They had met to do honeur to Mr. Nicholson. (Cheers.) He was our countryman, and an excellent representative of the Saxon race. He carried enterprise, indomitable energy, and fixed principles to the colony, where he made his fortune, and then turned his a , tention to the wel fare of his fellow men. After filling all honourable offices in the colony, he finished his career by the glorious triumph of carrying the great question of the ballot in Australia. (Cheers.) This country might feel some degree er envy at Mr. Nicholson's success, but looking at lie number of able men who supported that measure in this country its want of success must be attributed to reasons which did not exist in Australia. The advocates of the ballot stood on the immutable principle, that no legisla ture had a right to confer the franchise on any set of men without protecting them in its exercise. (Cheers.) They held, with the late Duke of New castle, that every man had a right to do what he liked with his own—with this difference, that the late duke attributed too much value to meune, and too little to tuurn, or rather put the one for the other. (Hear, hear.) So long as a mau had a right to vote for representatives he bad a right to be protected in doing so. We in this country had to contend with a difficulty which was not known to Mr. Nicholson—to address a House of Commons which was returned by a House of Lords—(hear, hear) —and consisting largely of the scions of noble houses, and held their seats in the Lower House by descent as much as their fathers did in the Upper. (Cheers.) These men considered it a rebellion against their authority if the electors did not vote for their nominees. It was true Mr. Nicholson had to meet a very severe opposition ; all the arguments wed on this side the water were found " mocking and gibbering" at Mr, Nicholson there ; all the trash about un-manly and uu Eng lish was there revived ; but lie could now say, "Veni, vidi, vici." (Cheers.) He had read a lesson to Englishmen, which they must be dull indeed if they did not profit by. It was certain that at no distant time we should reap the benefit of the work so ably commenced by Mr. Nicholson. In present ing to him a feeble testimonial of their regard and respect, this meeting honoured themselves as much as him. (Elear, hear.) Sir A. ELTON, M.P., expressed the high satisfac tion lie felt in moving the address about to be presented to Mr. Nicholson, and in advocating the cause of the ballot before so influential an assembly. The future of our Australian colonies was destined to be great and glorious, and their laws ought to be such as would inspire the people with noble and independent sentiments. The ballot was eminently recommended by the principle of fair play, so dear Englishman ; for it put those who were to without every influence on a level with those who pos sessed it. It was often found that those who sneered most at the ballot were themselves addicted to the degrading practices of corruption and intimidation. (Applause.) Some said the ballot was not needed in this country ; but ask the tenant, the tradesman, and the artisan whether they did not require that protection. (Hear.) They were entitled to vote without let or hindrance, as much as the proudest nobleman in the laud. lithey wished the franchise to be a sham only, the sooner they went back to rotten boroughs the better ; if they wished it to be a reality, it could only be rendered so by the ballot. (Cheers.) He rejoiced at meeting with Mr. Nichol son, and trusted that he would long live to aid in the promotion of the popular rights of his country men. (Cheers.) The hon. baronet moved the adop tion of the following address ; and that it should be, presented to Mr. Nicholson by the chairman : " To William Nicholson, Esq., of Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria. " In the name and on behalf of the Society for Pro-. moting the Adoption of the Vote by Ball t, we are commissioned to express to you their gratitude for your services to the cause of representative government and free institutions. Deeply attached to representative institutions ' and desiring their improvement wherever adopted and their progress throughout the world, we lament in our country they are marred by the operation of debasing and tyrannical influences, the tendency of which is to destroy all sense of public duty in the elector —to falsify and suppress the genuine expression of public opinion—to exclade virtuous and able men from Parlia ment, and to perpetuate bad government and maladmi nistration. We therefore rejoi ce th a t your f ar - seeing care for the colony states which owns y ou amongst her simultaneouslytewrei shouldth e as establishment I ish thrownuientof . e n representative provided institutions, around theta the invaluable safeguard and protection of the ballot. The undoubted success of the measure, of which it is your just prid e t o b e t h e author, by exhibiting the well working of an electoral franchise, widely extended, and at the same time purified and protected, will promote the improvement of our institutions at home, and the pro gress, concurrently with civtli , ation, of popular rights throughout the world. Wegratefully acknowledge that the adoption of the ballot by our fellow-countrymen in Aus tralia has greatly strengthened our hands, who are labouring to procure for the people of this country a free and protected suffrage, by enabling us to point to secret voting as already a British institution. We should in - adeqeately express the obligations to you of the friends of free and protected voting in the mother country, if we omitted to convey to you their thanks for sacrificing that leisure, the enj.,yelent of which was the proposed object of your visit to your native country, by pub licly narrating, on several distinguished occasions, in a manner long to be remembered ley those who heard it, the history and euccess of the ballot in your colony. In the name of the society, and of an immense number of our countrymen who ai.xiously look forward to the establishment of protection to the people's franchise, we thank you for your services to our cause, and wish all happiness and prosperity to you, to your family, and to the great Anglo-Saxon community of which you are a member and an ornament." Mr. GREER, M.P., seconded the adoption of the address. He expressed, on behalf of himself and the sister country, the warmest sympathy on be half of the ballot, and begged to thank Mr. _Nichol son for his distinguished services. (Hear, bear.) He was a living argument in contradiction to the sophistries that had been urged against the ballot. (Hear.) He had devoted his leisure to travelling in this country, and removing many prejudices which still prevailed against the ballot. (Hear.) Within the last century a vast alteration had taken place in our treatment of our colonies. 'Wo had learned a lesson from the revolt of the United states ; we now allowed thrm to think for themselves, and hence we had this young colony of Victoria spring ing, as it were, full-armed from the brain of Mi nerva, and with all Minerva's wisdom. (Cheers.) Teat colony had adopted the ballot as the charter of its liberties ; and we could not do better than copy the example. (Hear, hear.) Mr. G. JONES, of Bristol, a working man, ten dered the thanks of his class to Mr. Nicholson for his hearty exertions in the cause of the ballot, and refuted several of the hackuied arguments that have been urged against it. The CHAIRMAN then presented the address. Mr. NICHOLSON on rising was most enthusiasti cally received. After thanking the meeting for the honour done him, be said he had been guided in his efforts in Australia by a desire to benefit the colony ; but should the example prove of service to this country lie should rejoice the more. (Hear, hear.) Since be returned to land he had been asked certain questions, and had confined himself to answering them, as to the work ing of the ballot in the colony. On various occa sions he had (roue into full details, and in no par ticular had he ever been contradicted. (Hear.) The legislature of Victoria had adopted his motion for the ballot by a majority of 8, although that body consisted of one-third government nominees. In illustration of the working of the ballot Mr. Nichol son exhibited a large painting, showing how the first election by ballot for the city of Melbourne had been conducted. It was so arranged that after the voter was identified, and had received his vot ing card, he had no meats of showing it before ho delivered it into the ballot-box. The plan lotd worked well ; for though some elections had been closely contested, in no case had the decision of the leturning officer bean disputed. This mode of vot- ing was generally approved by all parties. It had groatly reduced the expense to the candidates— (hear, hear) —in facr, the amount to be spent by them was limited by the government. It had secured peace and good order at the elections ; there were no hourly returns ; nothing was known till the close of the poll, and it was then too late to make any disturbance. (Hear, hear.) Since the adoption of the ballot in Australia numbers of per sons had become converts to the system. State ments had appeared in the press of this country as to the bad working of the ballot, but these were wholly unfounded ; the best order prevailed at the elections, and this was testified by the Attorney- General of Victoria, and others who had been leading opponents of the ballot. (Hear.) A member of the legislature had recently written him to say that the ballot had done a great deal of good ; the worst fault he had to find with it was that the electors did not vote as they ought. (Laughter.) But it was a suf ficient answer to that that they exercised their own flee will. (Hear.) It had been said that only the town populations were in favour of the ballot ; but in Victoria its main supporters were the agricul tural members—in fact, its only opponents were the nominated members. (Hear.) Lord Naas had expressed a doubt, at Cockermouth, whether, if the population at large had been polled, they would have been in favour of the ballot ; but his lordship was decidedly in error. Mr. Nicholson then alluded to the loyal feeling prevailing in the colony, and, observed that its contribution to the Patriotic Fund was 150,0001., more than that of Scotland. (Hear.) It had since largely contributed to the Nightingale Fund and the India Relief Fund. The legislature had voted 25,0001. to the latter fund, and that le giblature was elected by ballot. (Cheers.) After again thanking the meeting for the honour con ferred on him, he disclaimed the sole honour of having attained the success of the ballot in Aus tralia, and named several gentlemen who had ably co-operated with him. Mr. S. MoRLEY moved the following resolution Sucee, , s to the Annual Motion for the Ballot." (Hear, hear.) The public business of the country ought to be the private business of every English man. Mr. Nichohon had acted on this principle in the colony ; and we needed more such men in the House of Commons—men of honesty and intel ligence—middle-class men—who would firmly uphold the rights of the people. (Cheers.) The object of the ballot was to s'aield the honest, not the dishonest, voter—such men as were alluded to the other day by Sir Henry Dryden, that preciou s spe cimen of a landlord, who declared that a tenant had no right to use his landlord's land to vote e w d o his u odl ballot or c iwu o n tmhn principles." (del is d od. o o ,r w ns o n t(ti a u at p u any gm on hantem. ) desiree nat T h er e ebn e a r u s t enan t v o w wt who against him—(bear, hear, and laughter) —and said. c h h e an ‘ g ‘ fa h on a r d imt i l i lp e e a re r b d sas of one who said he always iotnwl only s s a o l hum membersbug . would( C r ies sincerely d i t ; he vote for it, but be lieved that this was the case of many members. o f let it be known to the "Hayter" of the day that they weredetermined on question what Ministry w carriedthe a thin in l d ia n v n i e n , g nn this matter s p g oN w ve o r uld H be hoped the house,sueh a combination not only in favourwould speedily bbe ballot, for formed in to obtain a th oroug h reform in the repre sentation. Mr. AYRTON, M.P., dwelt on the influence which electors a s we ll as the elected. Onee the ballot wou ld exercise on the f morality th e besto f t r h e e_ sults would be to show the aristocracy that their predominanc e could only be maintained by superior theH meetingmoralThe were voted to tine Le gislatures and people of foradopting the ballotTa m a ; n andia, and o South Australia, proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman. REPRESENTATIoN OP GREEN W ICII. Last evening a crowded public meeting of electors Greenwich,Deptf w as h eld at the ord, f or th e pur ospzfisieot the borough School-roo m , inKg imnogfe.assturereetsto enable M r . Townsend, , M.P., to retain his seat in the House of Commons. Mr. MACDONNELL, of Greenwich, was called te the chair. Mr. DAVEY, of Charlton, moved the first reso lution, expressive of confidence in Mr. Townsend, and a determination to retain his services. lie observed that the friends of Mr. Townsend in the districts of Woolwich, Charlton, and Pluwstead, would stick by him to the last, or rather until they found that he was unworthy of their confidence. (Cheers.) It was singular that an association of tie friends of Mr. Townsend had not bean formed be fore, but it wits not too late, and such a plan would be the means of uniting the Liberals, so that they would be prepared, at any future time, to return a true Radical Reformer, even in the event of Mr. Townsend's resignation. Mr. FITZGEKALD seconded the motion, which was u nan im o u sly adopted. Mr. M'CARTHY proposed, "That an association be now formed, to be designated ' The Townsend League, in order to raise subscriptions to main tain Mr. Townsend in his seat, and that such as sociation be composed of electors and non-electors." Mr. DEWILY seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted. It was then resolved that the executive of such. association be a committee consistin g of 24 mem bers, eight to be elected by each of the three towns comprising the borough ; and a sub-committe e of electors from Greenwich, Deptford, Woolwich, and. Charlton, was also appointed to prepare the rules of the association, to be submitted to an adjourned meeting on Monday evening next. Several operatives, employed at Deptford Dock yard and at the factory of Messrs. Penn, stated that a weekly subscription had been organised for some time, and a considerable sum was now in hand. Mr. W. G. Masters was appointed treasurer fox Deptford district, and expressed his intention to give every assistance to the movement. The proceedings then terminated. MARKS NEWS. —(This Day. CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PR3CES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended April 15, 1858, made up from the Re turns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT BARLEY I OATS I RYE I BEANS I ritss 43s ld 36s 3d 24s ld 30s 9d 1 38s 6d 1 411 ld THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. WHEAT BARLEY OATS RYE BEANS I PEAS 44s 9d 36s 8d 23s 6d 31s 6tl 38s ld 41s Si ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 72,171; barley, 33,049; oats, 8,228; rye, 50; beans, 4,735 ; peas, 516 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Although only a moderate supply of beasts was on offer in to-day's market, the demand for all breeds ruled very inactive, at Monday's decline in value. Sheep, the Chow of which was extensive, moved off heavily, at a decline in the quotations of fully 2d per Sibs. We were fairly sup plied with lambs, which met a dull inquiry, at 2d to 4d per 81b.. The show of calves was only moderate ; never thelese the veal trade was heavy, at a decline of 64 per 81bs. Pigs and much cows were very dull, and lower to purchase. Per 81bs to sink the offala. s. d. a. d. Interior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 4 Seceud quality.... 3 6 3 8 Prime large oxen 310 4 e Prime Scots, &o. 4 2 4 4 Inferior Snoop ...3 2 3 4 second quality ...3 6 3 10, Prime crse.-wlled.4 0 4 6 Lamb, 5a PrimeSotithdown 4 $ 5 0 Large crse. calves 310 4 6 'Prime small do 4 3 1 2 Large hogs Small porker■ Suckling calves 18 0 22 V Quarter old plgs 18 0 22 0 Sd. to Gs Bd. TOTAL SUPPLY'. Beasts 9OB Sheep and lambs Calves 220 Pigs 3lO FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 4O Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—IIIO supplies of meat were moderate, and the trade generally ruled steady, at from 2 s 10d to 4s Od ; Mutton. 3s 01 : Lamb, -Beef, 5s 6cl to 6s 6d ; V ea l , 4 s Od to 58 Od; full P u o l r i l ps 6i ;s le ; pr ices to 4s 6d per 81bs by the carcase. SOUTHALL, April 14.—The supplies of stock, in to-day's market were only moderate, and the trade generally ruled steady, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s Go to 5s Od; Lamb, 6s Od to Gs 8d; Veal, 4s Gd to Ss 0.1; Pork, 4s Od to 4s 6d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, April 14.—The beef trade ruled dull, at barely last week's currency. Otherwise, the demand was steady :- -Beef, from 33 2d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to Veal, 4s 6,1 to 58 4d ; Pork, 5 38 8 6 2 1 d ; to L 4 am s Lamb, G p s e t r o 8 1 7 1 8 ; 68 ; Store Pigs, --a to —s ; Mulch Cows, —/ to—i —s ; Lean Cows, —lto —/ ; Suckling Calves, 17s to 22s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITTIFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 41 4s clover, 3/ lOs to 5/ Os; and straw, 1/ Os to 1/ 10s per load. A slow trade. CUIMERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 10s to 41 5s ; clover, 3/ 108 to 5/ O s ; an d straw, Os to 11 10s p er l oa d. Trade dull. WHITEC HAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 4/ 4s clover, 3/. 103 to 51 Os ,• and straw, 1/ 5 s t o 11 lO s per l oa d. Supply good, and trade dull. THE COLLINS STEAMEES.—NEW YOE; March 21E 7 In the District Couit, to-day, the United States Dis trict attorney filed a bill of injunction in behalf of Go vernwent against the sale of the Collins steamers. The bill alleges a claim against the vessels of 350,000 dole. for advances mad e 1,- ,r Goverment. -- Boston "ost. A LUCKY 1 1eN. A cattledealer in the neighbour hood of Cork ha, bad a literal verification ,f the old proverb, "it never rains but it pours." On Sabbath ',limning last his better -half presented him with twins (a boy and a girl), his cow calved, a ewe had two lambs, a sow had tvv e l ve pigs ; and to crown all, in the evening the cat had half-a-ckzen kittens.