The Sun. — London, England, 1852-03-05 00:00:00

ROYAL MARIONETTE THEATRE, ADELAIDE-STREET. WEST STRAND. Another New Piece. Fourth Week of The United Services. Ou MONDAY, March Ist, and every evening during the we ek, Introductory ADDRESS, by Mr. Albany Brown. After which, a new scene of Apropos, entitled the MANAGER'S ROOM, with Singer Bari Tone's new Scena, The French Commenta tor on Shakspere, and Grand Italian Aria, by Signora Barbiere After which, for the first time, an entirely new Comedietta, by lingo Vamp, Esq., called POLL PRACTICE; or, The Secrets of Suffrage. Ta be followed by the Neapolitan grotesque Divertissement of ARLECIIINO FORTUNATO, with the Froliee of Soltarello and Pierrot. To conclude with the Infinitesimal Opera of THE UNITED SER VICES. - - - Doo;; open at Half-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock. A Morning Performance on Wednesday and Saturday nest. Doors to open at Half-past Two, and commence at Three o'clock. In active pr,paration, an entirely new version of the Grand Eastern Spectacle of ALADDIN • or, The Wonderful Lamp, which will shortly be produced with all the vast resources of this small establishment. . Private Boxes And Stalls to be had at the Box-office of the Theatre, and of all the principal Librarians. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. TO-MORROW Will be performed THE SICILIAN BRIDE. Marquis Montluc , Mr. Whitworth ; Count Andreozzi, Mr. E. 0. Toulmin ; Rodolfo di Sangenaro, Mr. Sims Reeves; Duke, Mr. S. Jones; Pietro, Miss P. Horton ; Satanico, Mr. H. Drayton ; Blum A.ndreozzi, Miss Crich ton ; Siren, Miss Rebecca Isaacs. Box-office open daily from 10 to 4. Stage Manager, M. J. M. MORTON. Th e whole under the management of Mr. BUNK, LESSEE. TNEATRF., ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B, Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIN EIrk;SINI.4. Will be performed THE HOUSEKEEPER; or, The White Rose. Sidney Maynard, Mr. Howe ; Tom Purple, Mr. Leigh Murray ; Fa ther Oliver, Mr. Stuart ; Simon Box, Mr. Buckstone ; Felicia, Mies Reynolds ; Sophy Halves, Mrs. Fitzwilliam. After which, the Farce called THE TWO BONNYCASTLES. Mr. Bonnycastle, Mr. Buckstone ; Mrs. Bonnycastle, Mrs. Buck ingham. To conclude with HIS FIRST CHAMPAGNE. Horatio Craven, Mr. Lei ,h Murray; Dicky Watt, Mr. 11. Bedford; Emily Morton, 31138 A. Vining. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Lessee, Mr. B. Webster ; Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be presented the Comedy of PAUL PRY. Colonel Hardy, Mr. Emery ; Paul Pry, Mr. Wright ; Grasp, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mr. Willis, Mr. Worrell ; l'hcebe, Miss Woolgar ; Eliaa, Miss E. Chaplin, After which, OUR NATIONAL DEFENCES. To conclude'with a new and original Christmas Tale, called LIT TLE RED RIDING HOOD. Wolfram, Baron of Burliburg (sur named the Wolf of Biberich), Mr. Paul Bedford ; Scraggenheim, Mr. Butler; Trudchen (commonly called Little Red Riding Hood), Miss Kathleen Fitz william. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under tha Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS E VEI% LNG, Will be performed Sliakespere's Historical Play of K ING JOlir (as acted at Windsor Castle by Royal Command). Principal cha racters by Messrs. C. Kean, A. %Vigan, Ryder, Addison, Meadows, J. Vining, C. Fisher, Graham, Wynn, F. Cooke, Everett, Stanton, Cathcart, and Wheatleigh ; Miss Phillips, Miss Robertson, Miss Mur ray, Miss Kate Terry, Mrs. ally, and Mrs. C. Kean. OTo be followed by TO PARENTS and GUARDIANS, in which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley, and Mr. A. Wigan will perform. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestria. TEI6 EVE:iTNG, Will be performed FORTY AND FIFTY. After which, THE GAME OF SPECULATION. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, It. Rosby, B. Baker ; Mrs. C. Horn, and Mlss M. Oliver. To concinia with A new and original Fairy Extravaganza, by J. R. Planche, Esq., entitled TILE PRINCE OF lIAPPY LAND ; or, The Fawn in the 'Forest. Characters by Madame Yestris, 3tiss St. George, Miss Lanza, Miss Martindale, Miss Grove, Miss Ellis, Miss Rosin& Wright, Messrs. F. Matthews, R. Baker, Suter, Homeastle, Batter, ant Vernon. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Letsee and Manager, Mr. W. Farm,. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE ADVOCATE AND HIS DAUGHTER. Principal characters by Messrs. Farren, Hoskins, W. Farren, jun., Diddear ; Mesdames Sarah Lyons, Durand, and Bartlett. After which, THE LAST OF THE FAIRIES. After which, a Novel Performance by Mr. Edwards. After which MATRIMONIAL, &c., &C., in which Messrs. Comp ton, Shalders, G. Cooke, Mesdames Phillips and Bartlett will appear To conclude with RED RUFUS ; or, Harlequin Fact, Fiction, and Fancy. Red Rufus, Mr. Shalders ; Clown, Mr. Edwards; Harlequin, Mr. Forrest ; Pantaloon, Mr. Tanner; Columbine, Miss Lees. PTINCIPS PLAYHOUSE ANT) STRAND THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. W. R. COPELAND, Liverpool. The Blue Jackets ; or, Female Sailors received each evening with shouts of approbation l The Willow Pattern Plate every evening. Will be performed MATRIMONIAL PROSPECTUSES. To be followed by GONE TO TEXAS. After which, BLUE JACKETS ; or, Female Sailors. To be followed by a new Chinese burlesque, called THE MANDA RIN'S DAUGHTER , or, Willow Pattern Plate. Characters by Messrs. J. Reeve, Rogers, Romer, Attwood, Hudspeth ; Mesdames Marshall, Sanders, Bell, Eglinton, and Maskell. Boxes, 35.; Pit, 25.; Amphitheatre, la. Private Boxes Ono Guinea and a Han each. Stage Manager, Mr. E. Stirling. ASTLEY'3 ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Under the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Ilighnesi itnice Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The most successful and popular Theatre in London. TIIISEYEND.ZG, Will be performed a new Grand Spectacle, entitled TANCRED Or. The Triumph of the Crusaders. From the pen of J. Kingdom, Esq., which has been some months in preparation, and In the pro duction of which neither cost nor pains have been spared. After which, the 2d appearance of the most wonderful Artists, the NICOLO FAMILY, who will introduce their admired Drawing room Entertainments. To be followed by Batty's Inimitable Scenes of the Arena. To conclude with a Laughab!e earce. Tickets to be bad at the Box-office trom Eleven till Four daily. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tzts DAT —Morning 9 min. after 1 J Evening 33 min after 1 To- Noßaow—Morning 55 min, after 1 !Evening l 3 mm after 2 THE WEATIIEIt.—Sux OFFICE, MARCH 5. THERMOMETER, ns fl SIIADE. 38—highest since noon yesterday. 24 —ioweat this morning and during the night. 36 --tWs day, at noon. B ancwarrßE, 30 .77. WIND E.S.E.—fine clear weather. Thick fog in the morning. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following paces at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations are arranged in order of latitude. PLymourn—Wind S.E., strong breeze—rain. Pools--Wind E., strong breeze—partially cloudy. BEIGIITON—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. SorrnuaryroN—Wind S.E., strong breeze—overcast. FotkrsTosig—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—overcast. TUNBRIDGE—Wind E., gentle breeze— partially cloudy. GREENWICH—Wind E., gentle breeze—cloudless. &moon—Wind E., calm—partially cloudy. Swamorr—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—overcast. LEIGHTON— W ind E. gentle breeze—cloudless. COLCHESTER—Wind gentle breeze—partially cloudy. CAstßßmok--Wind S., gentle breeze—cloudless. YARMOUTH—Wind S.W., calm—cloudless. BrßzusGuAat—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Wednesday morning at nine o'clock LtauaticK—Wind S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. CARLow—Wind N.W., hard wind—partially cloudy. ULLINGAR— ind E.. gentle breeze—cloudless. ButyiLlotiam—Wind N. W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. Eiot.mmkn--Wind E., gentle breeze—frost. La.sinasTakt— Wind N.W., calm—principally clear. RITILT—W ind N., strong breeze—snow. D eatmoTox—Wind N., gentle breeze—snow. TO CORRESPONDENTS No co mmunication can be attended to unless authors ticated by the name and address of the writer. Rejected c ommunications cannot be returned. 4! f - • f• :, At • , 74 , 1-4412, 210 0 w ' kR IVltatn4qo all Wlltt LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1852. There appears to be every day greater probabilit y of a stern and violent opp osition be ing raised against her MAJESTY'S Government. The appeal made by the Earl o f DERBY ad misericor d i am h as proved a , yet altogether ineffectual ; and it will be a m ercy if the routine business of the country can be accom. plished prior to a dissolution of Parliament. Fe bruary has elapsed and March is advancing, without any indication of the approaching submission of the estimates to the criticism of the Lower House of the Legislature. Unless a little more activity be displayed, th e 51,11 of April will have come upo n us b e f ore th e Budget has been whispered of in the House of Commons. It must be acknowledged that there are reasons for con siderable allowance upon this bead to be made for the newly-appointed CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. His inexperience in the labours of the department to which he has been abruptly, and we conceive, also, very unexpectedly appointed, would account for whatever delays are likely to occ ur i n the bringi ng forward of his financial statement. But, in addition t o thi s , it mus t b e mo re especially remem bered that the Ri g ht H onou rable Gentl eman has su "'led a Minister of such notorious incapacity, thp.t some embarrassment must inevitably have been eziperi en , elevated to the ea by the statesman irmPeiiifely afterwards office of cha arduous and peculiarly '--- responsible recollection, moreover, the fact that the year which is about to co with the next sth n or' t A i. pril, is the financial year, beginning fraught with more likely to prove one justice customary difficuliT, Mr. DISRAELI might with s c ee o demand from all par ties a larger evideonpcoaningf of niideration. Itnmedi ately upon the the Cabinet will have t o decid hiB official labours a e n whether or not that a hainfually tax shall be renewed which i, fo sterling, the most very nearly five millions and productive of unpopular and iniquitous of a ll the tax upon co that forthwith incomes. It is probable likewi . se les, . k pilas-t-,,Lt ha e ktle royal of parties will be visability or non menced in the LI / ." . .Z7 -4 - , ,i, 1 524.16 of Commons as to the ad • A'l'l /iitTt ! A i r, .. t% i a I.y of abandoning in some m easure the prin. ' 1 '4': , \ :.•••00— , • I : t . 1 :•i' It 4 L 1 ;mei I.N r ;NO 't THE SUN, ciples of Free Trade, and returning to those of Protec tion. What our sentiments are upon the latter point scarcely require to be hinted at, much less to be explicitly enumerated. Nevertheless, e im portance of the crisis upon which the country seems just now to be entering would justify us in proclaim ing truths, however obvious, in the hope of reminding the forgetful and of kindling the enthusiasm of the indifferent. It is, therefore, allowable at the present moment, we conceive, to proclaim our conviction in so many words, that the interests of the old agricul tural monopoly could not be revived without blood shed, that the free-trade policy could not be in any way reversed without the liability of REVOLUTION. We say this distinctly because such is our deliberate con viction. Under every circumstance, therefore, re membering the antecedents of the present Ministry, bearing in mind the views which they are pledged to advance, seeing the financial difficulties they will have to vanquish, and that, moreover, with almost unexampled promptitude, it becomes matter for serious anxiety to observe the course pursued by the new Administration. Precisely at such a juncture it is that the nation is disposed to welcome with more than usual satisfaction a comprehensive survey of the crisis by an intellect as intelligent and a judgment as impartial as the in tellect and judgment of Mr. MACGREGOR. Address ing himself to his constituents at Glasgow, the Hon. Gentleman has, within the last few days, passed the position of parties under examination, in a letter emi nently entitled to the scrutiny of the general multi tude. Since the period of his last communication, the Cabinet, based upon promises of reform and upon the maintenance of free-trade principles, has crumbled away and disappeared. "It died," says the Member for Glasgow in bitter but deserved deri- sion, " it died of the senility of an unprecedented official exclusiveness, of the obsolete folly of not re novating with health, vigour, and efficiency the de crepitude of its wasted body by the admission of popular strength." Yet, after an exordium in which the Ministry is thus designated in language of scorn as, at once, imbecile and dangerous, the writer pronounces a panegyric upon the majo rity of its members as individuals. lie men tions as altogether beyond reproach the names of LANSDOWNE, CLARENDON CARLISLE, and GRAN.. VILLE, and bear 3 in grateful remembrance the abolition of the Test and Corporation Acts, as well as the forwarding of the Parliamentary Reform Bill by Lord JOHN RUSSELL. His complimentary allu sions to Sir CHARLES WOOD it is impossible to regard as otherwise than most generous, coming as those al lusions do from the very man who has long been regarded by a large section of the community as himself perhaps the fittest Chancellor of the Exchequer that could be appointed under a Liberal Government. Later on, Mr. MACGREGOR reminds his constituents that when a year ago the Whig Cabinet sent in its resignation, it survived for twelve months longer only by means of engrossing the Parliamentary session by the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill ; and that it ultimately fell, not merely because of its utter incapacity—" its senility," es he calls it—but for reason of a crime of ingratitude, fur which it suffered the severest retribu tive punishment. Nothing, indeed, can be more ad mirable than the eulogium passed by the Representa tive of Glasgow upon the genius, the patriotism, and the experience of Lord PALMERSTON as the Foreign Secretary of England. The late disruption of the Ministry he, naturally enough, regards as the ven geance wreaked for his dismissal. Cordially and earnestly do we coincide with the opinion subse quently expressed by Mr. MACGREGOR, to the effect that, as large an amount of sufferance should be ex tended to the existing Cabinet as could by possibility have been displayed towards the Whig Government. We ourselves have already deprecated anything like factious oppositior, and consequently the reference made by the Member for Glasgow to that particular point of the argument is to us subject for sincere sympathy and satisfaction. As willingly as Mr. MACGREGOR, we would do our uttermost to pre vent the possibility of unnecessary impediments being prematurely placed in the way of the Cabinet, al though we are compelled, unfortunately, to coincide in the justice of his opinion, that the nation must this session forego all expectation of Parliamentary reform, of legal reform, of financial reform, of sani tary laws, and of laws on education, relying for these things, however, firmly and confidently upon the Libe ral majority, to which we look forward as firmly and as confidently in the subsequently elected Par. liament. We have already directed the public attention to he report of the directors of the South-Eastern Railway Company, which appeared to us, as we be lieved it would to the unprejudiced shareholders, and to the community in general, to be a very satisfactory document, affording the most conclusive evidence of the zeal, efficiency, and integrity of the Board of Ma nagement, and of the true economy practised on the line under their auspices. That we were not mistaken in our opinion will be ascertained from the account of the proceedings of the half-yearly general meeting of proprietors, which took place yesterday at the Bridge; House Hotel, London-bridge, It is true that questions were raised, and complaints preferred on various matters by captious or interested individuals, but there was no response from the ge neral body. The shareholders were too well satisfied with the progress they were making, and the gradual and steady improvement exhibited in their affairs, to take part with the opposition. Vain, then, was the proposition that the remuneration to the chairman and directors should be reduced to one-half of what it had previously been. The suggestion (for it was only a suggestion) was made without notice, and might therefore, fairly have been objected to. The party against whom it was directed, however, magnanimously refused to avail himself of the obstacle, and declared that the Honourable Proprietor should not be bound by any formal objection, but that he might bring the matter forward if he thought proper, although it should be at a later period of the proceedings. The tone and manner of its reception was sufficient, however, to satisfy the propounder as to what would be its ultimate fate if brought forward in due,course, by way of motion. When the fitting time arrived he was non est inventus, and there was no other person willing to come forward as the advocate of the " penny wise and pound foolish policy" of not fairly and adequately remunerating those on whose exertions the prosperity of the company must ultimately depend. If you desire to obtain good and efficient servants, you must pay them not merely reasonably, but handsomely. When we consider what Mr. blacoaEooa has done for the line—that his exceedingly valuable services Were rendered gratuitously for five years, when the affairs were in a much less prosperous condition than at present, and that it is mainly through his indefati gable exertions that a dividend, after the rate of 3i i pperirece of g than ent, per a nnum, or o f 5f on the actua l se lli ng stock, thatit was w price being t o y e 2 a • r s s t h since—we cannot conceive or ft c - a 3 n per o cent, ht conceive that the present salary is by any means ex trav entitl agant or b eyond that to which he is fairly The great que s ti on ed. of the da election of directors. y was, however, the According t o th e usua l course t h ree directors reti re d by rotation wou ld have been eligibl e f or re-election. 11. The whomb oard had, hove ver, determined in deference to a feeling which bad believe, arisen among m any, although, we b• e, ns o f a majority of shareholders, by no mei what . that there year be should everytermed "an infusion of new blood" into the directory, and that for that of the retiring directors should purpose one Ir . so ha himself f fr re-election. ppened , that on the present cccasion, three of the mo s t efficient members of the entire bcdy vacated their the Deputy-Chair seats, the Chairman, man, and Captain WABEN . The last- mimed R although a and Gallant Gentleman, a most usefl 1 1 and valua bl e me mber of the board, one thoroughly acquainted with the continental traffic, fit that the re-election of his coadjutors was essen tial to the c ontinued welfare and prosperity of the company ; he, th ere f ore, most h an dsomely and ccrnsidera tel y withdrew his claims. We believe that there we] 'e few persons present who did not deeply regret t. he stringency of the regulation which Prevented. the company from retaining the services o'i Captain WAR REN , and t h ere was a general rieeling that the trust should again be con fided to b.' 3 hands on the first opportunity. The re specter* Jhairmin, Dlr. I . l.4 cGagoog, was then LONDON, elected unanimously, and a similar compliment was paid to Mr. RENSHAW, the Deputy-Chairman, not a single voice being uplifted against either of these gentlemen. Mr. Rich . , M.P. for Richmond, the candidate recommended by the board, was then elected, although many proprietors exhibited an anxiety that Captain WARREN should, if possible, be continued on the direction. Tha evils of any inflexible rule on the subjeet of re election of retiring directors thus received a partial illustration. It is a subject that should be calmly and maturely considered before the proprie tors of any important company consent to yield to the clamour of those who are only influenced by selfish motives, seeing no other mode of getting themselves into office than obtaining com pulsory resignations periodically. We trust, then, that the directors and shareholders will, on the first opportunity, reconsider the regulation, and see whether its reversal would not be exceedingly beneficial to themselves. On all other points the meeting went off in a very satisfactory manner. We once more heartily congratulate the directors and shareholders on the favourable prospects now opened of a gradually increasing dividend and a fair return on the amount of their investments. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The Corps Legisla4f will be convoked on March 20. Its first session will terminate June 20. Of 120 elections i❑ departments, only two, that of BOULIIER DE L'ECLUSE, in La Vendee, and lIENON, Socialist, at Lyons, belong to the opposition. The Bank of France has reduced the rate of in terest three per cent. By treaty concluded on Wednesday with Govern ment, the Bank will lend money on railway shares. The loan of 75 millions francs contracted by Go vernment in 1848 is to be paid off in fifteen years, instead of this year. The Bank's existence is pro longed to December 31, 1867. A decree reorganizes and centralizes the naval de partment, with a view to the greater efficiency of the fleet. The decree of the PRESIDENT of the Republic, put ting an end to the system of election established in 1848 for the tribunals of commerce, is by the Consti tutionnel noticed with satisfaction. It would, indeed, be difficult to offer a good defence for the system that has been abolished. If all the electors had exercised their rights, the plan would have worked well ; but, so far from this having been the case, we have seen throughout the departments elections of judges for the tribunals of commerce, at which only a sixth — and sometimes even only a twentieth—part of the electors voted, the friends of order thus leaving to a handful of Socialists or demagogues the fate cf one of the most important institutions of the country. The last number of the Bulletin des Lois publishes a decree re-establishing Prince JULES LUCIEN Bo- NAPARTE in his quality and rights of a French citizen, which he lost by accepting public functions, cenferred by a foreign power, without the authoriza tion of the French Government. We read in the Patrie—" The measure relative to the credit fonder is beginning to produce good re sults. We are assured that several societies are form- ing on bases laid down by the decree," Extensive preparations are now being made at the hotel of the Minister of Foreign Affairs for a grand file, to be given to the diplomatic and political world. Tents are being erected in the garden of the hotel. We read in the Constitutionnel .—" It has been announced that M. DE MOENY would be appointed President of the Legislative Body by the PRINCE.. PRESIDENT of the Republic. This news does not appear to be confirmed." The Assemblee, in giving some extracts from the last article of the Times, on the demands said to have been made on Switzerland by France and Austria, says : " The Times exclaims ♦ery warmly against the reso lution taken by Austria and France to exact from Swit z:?rland that satisfaction and those guarantees which they hitherto claimed in vain from the probity and goodwill of the Federal Government. But all the reasonings of the Times are founded on a confusion in words and things. It points out the independence and neutrality of Switzerland as threatened by the two Powers, and on the point of perishing. This is contrary to the reality. Switzerland has herself made an attack on her neutrality by permitting her territory to become the basis and the starting point for hostile and incessant proceedings against Austria and France; she has thus become belligerent, land is no longer a neutral state. Has Switzerland the right to protest her independence, when she is so visibly under the dep.,ndence of revolu tionists; the humble slave before them, and only wish• ing to appear independent before conservative Europe? The intervention of France and Austria, in whatever way it may be made, will have for effect to replace Switzerland under the real conditions of her neutrality and her independence. It is completely superfluous to reply to the Times, on the question of knowing whether the Act of guarantee of 1815 bears exclusively on the territory and not on the federal compact; for this compact no longer exists in consequence of the Radicals, and the territory is not threatened. A tem porary occupation by French and Austrian troops, for an object determined on beforehand, has nothing in com mon with a dismemberment. Now, if the occupation would have for effect to restore to the Swiss Conserva tives and to the national majority sufficient force and courage to overthrow the domination of that Radical m i nor ity which the complicity of Lord Palmerston caused to triumph in 1847, Europe and Switzerland her self would eagerly call for it." The Courrier de Marseille states that on the Ist inst. the Solo❑ steamer left the Chateau d'lr, having on board 299 of the rioters belonging to the depart ments of the Var, Vaucluse, and Bouches-3u-Rhone, who have been condemned to transportation, and are to be sent to Lambessa. The decrees publi.led in the Moniteur of this morn ing deferring the payment of the debt due by the Go vernment to the Bank of France, and extending the Charter of that establishment, caused an enormous rise in price of Government securities at the Bourse. The Five per Cents. opened at 105 f. 90c., and closed at 106 r. 90c. for the end of the month, being a rise of two per cent. as compared with the closing price of yester. day; the Three per Cents. closed at 69t. 85c.; Orb ens Railway Shares, 1,160 f.; Rouen, 695 f.; Havre, 2771. 50a. ; Great Northern, 625 f ; Avignon, 2421. 50c.; Viernn, 550 f.; Basle, 232x'. 50c.; Bordeaux, 490 f.; Paris end Strasburg, 508 f. 75c,; Tours and Nantes, 327 f. 50c.; Amiens to Boulogne, 322 f. 50c.; Paris and Lyons, 602 r. 50e. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 4. Boulogne and Amiens, 12 , 4 Central of France ( Orleans and Vierzon), 2.s%—East Indian, 21% Great Indian Pe ninsula, TA—Namur and Liege, G'4—Northern of France, 20%—Orleans and Bordeaux, WA—Paris and Lyons, 9 1 4 —Paris and Rouen, 26 3 4 —Paris and Strasbourg, 20 ex d.— Rouen and Havre, 107 —Sambre and Meuse, 37,—Tours and Nantes, 934. SPAIN. Our accounts from Madrid are of the 28th ult. The journals do not contain any political news of interest. The Herald° mentions a report that the Queen of SPAIN will, after Passion Week, go to Aranjuez for a few days, and from thence to the baths of Carrat raca in Andalusia. The Novedades states that the police of Madrid had seized the Illustrated London News on account of its engravings representing the attempt to assassinate the Qieen. ITAL The Duke D'AustAer., who is now in Naples, is urging the Neapolitan Government to remonstrate with the PRINCE PRESIDENT against the confi , ,cation of the Orleans property. The Neapolitan Govern ment, however, as well as the Court, are perfectly puzzled to know how far they can countenance the champion of " order"—how far they dare remon strate, or how far it would be prudent to keep silence. Great anxiety was felt in Naples for the arrival of the debate on the retirement of Lord PALMERSTON from office. It is pretended here by some of the Court party that they knew the ex• Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs would be compelled to leave office before long. Lord GRANVILLE, however, is gradually assuming the same opinion in the estimation of despo tism in Italy, as that so honourably enjoyed by Lord PALMERSTON. A foreign diplomatist, who has just passed through Italy, assures us our foreign policy at present is just as odious to the views of the Vatican and Austria as it was, and such will continue to be the case so long as we are English in our policy, no matter who may be in power. The news of the attempt on the life of the Queen of SPAIN has produced a profound sensation on his Sicilian MAJESTY, who has suspended all audiences for the pr esen t. His MAJESTY arrived in Naples a few days since, accompanied by a strong body of hussars from Caserta. THE " POLITICIAN" N E W6PAPER.—A daily journal, Published at eleven o'clock, has appeared this week under the above title. It i s mainly a daily circular of the principal leading articles of the metropolitan journals of the same T° a r i. !•ing, and o f th e prece di ng evening. The City, sporting, drzatic, and literary articles appear to be undertaken by able hands. terday telegraphic communications passed between Bristol r two the and London for the first time. In another week o wireesowildiP:lb.TelnstNrun: uTpEfLroEinGEßArrisHtoTO BRISTOL.—Yes -1 to which place and Plymouth the telegraph has been a long . time constructed. The whole of the West of England will then be in possession of this means of communication. CARDIFF NEW DOCKS. rr staked out by the engineer toTheileßuetne required for the new Bute Docks at Cardiff has now been se n., of London, and, under the superintendence of the resi dent engineer, active operations have been commenced. Im mediately several hundrevs of more men Ivill be employed by the contractors, Messrs. ilemmingway and Pearson, t i estate , E a ot Teeter, , e thet . e l‘ r l , r ground betweenP I ewi , , _till larger ntimbers will be engaged Ril Vag f3PribE; and 3, prOgre4§"' ltallwaYs. L4 '" in g Paid. Nominal Prices. Busineas Companies. done to-day. Bcdf. & Bletch ley , Lon. & N.W. all • • • • Binning; & Ox ford Junction, guaranteed • • Gt. Western all 29 —3O Do., without a guarantee De „ all 28 • 29 Wolver., & Dudley, gua ranteed .. Do '„ all 29 —3O Do., without a guarantee •• Do .. all 28 29 Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. all 1734 -18 1734 % Clydesdale June Caledonian all 44 —46 1 E. Lin., Guar. 6 Der Cent. •• G. Northern all 3434 35 34 Gloucester and Dean Forest Gt. Western 2234 234 334 p Hartlepl Dock Yrk, New., l all ' — and Railway 1, and liter. Hull and Selby Yk. &N. M. all 106 108 Do. 34 Shares Do •• • • all 53 —54 Do. Shares Do • • •• all 25 —27 Leeds and Brad. Midland • • all 10034 10134 101 ICO% Lon. and Green. S. Eastern .. all 12 1234 Do., Pref. .. Do •• all 2434 2534 Lowestoft, Gd. per Cont. Norfo'k • • all 16 -- 17 Do., 6 per cent Do .. •.1 Middiesbro' and ltedcar, 6p. ct Stockt.& Dar all N. & East, 6 per Cent. E. Counties all Do., 5 per cent. Do. • • • • all 59 —6l z.d z.d Do. New .• Do .. •• all Preston and j L. &N. W. D W o y . z . . & L ; i e sh a r . e . , At Do La .& .1 . at u l 4 1, 4 46 34 9s p Read., Guild., and Reigate •• S. E astern " all 21 34 —32 22 Roy. & Hitchin G. Northern 614 834 8% z.d x.(l )0. Shep. Ex.. Do • • "all 8 34 -- z.d z.d Shef., Roth. and Goole, 5 per ct. Lane. & York 1811 6 south Staffords. Mr. MlClean 9 34 2 134 die. z.d 7% % Wear Val. 6 per Centgu do a . . all ull 2 834 2 29 Do. 29 De. do. .. DO •• all Wilts &Somers. Git• Western 104 933 E —94 it 941 sr.mrs: •• ...... 93% - 94% BBARZIII. Nominal Priem 2 -- 1 K die, —8% 16% o d. 3 • • am. .. 16 11 / 4 1) % P 123 - 12% 1 2% - 12% •• •• • • 2% -. 3% 14% ii% 1 - 156 p 7 %- 7yi •• -.. p. 1% —1% dia. • • .. -•• p •• .. p .. .. .. •. 140 ...145 234 —3 p. II —l2 x.d 10 —II x.d 12 —12% x.d z.d. 126 ..- 133 34 die. x.dl lot —l9 5 a - —5 1 —34 dis 10 10)i 15% - t 64 12 -14 • •• 3 2 ale. 15% x.d 11% 4 x.d % UN. 12% - 12% 21% -2,% 4%-4d13. 2 3541). % % P. % % P. a% —a% 3 . •• % 6 9014 29 % d. 334 -- % P 45 47 36 ;i x. 25% %dm..." %P. X. d "'" 4 Bastaasa dolt• to-day. A lii pis it pm I 2 % % 12% x.d x.d 13i 137 4 % % 18% b% 12) % % 34 3% 23% N;ir2ls4 1% 2016 1% 20% 10%...)(3 10 27 % 27 fi 30% % 11% % Log% 10 gu FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 5, 1852. Agua Fria Anglo Californian Aatur,an ......... Australian •: Australian Freehold Ave Maria Blaenarvon Iron & Coal British Australian Gold British Iron Brazilian imp. (is. 51. De. Cocaes and Cuiaba Do. St. John del Rey.. Cobra Copper Copiapo • • ..... Eng. & Australian Copper] General • • • • • Gold Mountain Great Polgooth . Mexican& S. American i Nouveau M0nde...... Santiago de Cuba ...... Tin Croft .. • • • • • • • • • • • • United Mexican •• .... • . West Mariposa .. • • .... JOIN' Australasia .... • • • • • • • • British Nort h America .. Colonial .... ••..•• .• • • Commercial of London.. London Joint Stock .... London and Westminster National Provincial Eng. National of Ireland .. •. Oriental Bank Corporat. Provincial of Ircland. • •• Union of Australia .. •• Union of London ••• • • - Union of Madrid • IVIX Canada .............. Eastern Steam •• • •• • • (len. Steau ti avigation . & Oriental Steam. Ditto ditto Royal Mall Stean.. • • • • We cannot be answer will not be influenced by 17% 34 x.d 12% x.d 5 14 % x.d 22%%%%% 'dila. aid. Nominal 1-7/oes. i. INo % - li p X N I dis. %dis par ..% % di3 1% 2 —1% 23% 24} 33 —34 4 5 %dis %dig. 9% 10% 1 par % all I %P 9 3% 4 1 % 10% 4% 5 % P 7 10 —ll all 2 —2 1 4 1 %dia. par !STOW& BAIVICA all 38 —29% 50 47% 49 25 11% —12% 20 24 —25 10 18% 17% 20 2 2% 30 35 10 .• 13/. ss. 245 all .clax.: 32% ble for till interested 17N 17 30 31'. x.d 42% 43 153 16% 35 —364 8 —3% 14% 15% ,ANEOII8• 48 - 49% - P 27% - 28 1 4 75 -77 22 -• 25 77 - 7834 Conao:s ••• Ditto Account, March 11 to-day, p 34, ur; 1% su 29 lia% % pm par Le errors of the Official Lists, an 1 correspondents.] MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 12,000 bales, of which 500 American were taken for export, and 1,500 American and 1,500 Surat on speculation. The market closed firmly, with Ame rican 1-16 d. to Id., Common Egyptian id., and other kinds *d. up. The sales comprised 8,500 American, 700 Peru= and Maranham at 50. to 60., 600 Bahia at 511.1. to 61, 500 Egyptian at sd. to 9d., and 2,500 Surat at 3d. to 4d. per lb.—Railway Shares were not quite so good with the exception of Midland Stock, which was firm. In the Produce markets this week business has been more limited, but prices generally have been firm. Coffee has bee❑ steady, and Mocha dearer. Tea dull, Tallow firm, and Cotton in demand. Dyes and Dyeing Mate rials have been in good demand the past month, the large quantity of 9,800 chest. of Indigo sold in the late sales is far above the usual average of a February sale. Saf flower has been in more demand, and the finer qualities have commanded higher rates; a fair business has also been done in the middling qualities of Lao Dye at im proved prices. Cochineal barely supported former rates, but the arrival of intelligenc> on the 28th nit., reporting a great falling off in the new crop, has given life to the market, and there are now no sellers, except at an ad yin-zee upon previous rates ; other articles are much as before. The rate of exchange at Hamburgh on London list Tuesday was 13 beings higher. Stocks were firm, and Shares rather heavy. Money very abundant. Grain firm, and Coffee steady. A party, writing about the rumoured intention of the Bank to withdraw its small notes from circulation, observes:—, " The amount of gold held by the Bank of England at this time cannot be less than eighteen millions, and it is rapidly on the increase. As wheat and other productions fall in value (price) when superabundant, so must gold likewise. I❑ Australia gold can be bought at 31. 4s. 6d. the ounce, and if to that is added ss. 9d. for freight, insurance, profit, &c., 31. 93. 9d. is then the price which it may be sold for in the markets abroad, and it might be had at that price here, but for the Bank Charter of 1844, which compels them to give 31. 17s. 9d. for all that is brought to their shop, whether worth more or less than that price. Consequently the Bank store of 18,000,0001. is hereby reduced in commercial value to 16,200,000/. The difference of 2s. in the pound, r quiva lent to 8.. the ounce, being 1.800,0004, a loss which is chargeable upon their "rest" (surplus fund), and is about equal to one year's dividend of thut company. " To meet their difficulties, the Bank is contemplating the withdrawal of their anotes, thinking that their place will be supplied by debased soveriegns, and so the public be made participators of the loss which would oth, r wise tall on the Bank exclusively. The loss to the Bank would not be very great frcm such withdrawal, for the amount of their 51. notes in the hands of the public can hardly be more than four millions; and their own estimate of the profit of such circulation being only IL 4a. 3id. per cent., or 48,583/. per annum, that sum must be considered small as compared with the one and a half to two millions sterling which they ought to divide yearly. The utmost extent of relief to the Bank by so taxing the public, even if the set ewe succeed, which is doubtful, would only be 400,0001,, and there fore some other more honest or more able plan must be devised by the Bank to meet the emergency." The English Securities have been buoyant, with a moderate business doing. Consuls have been 91 to for Transfer, and 97-• for Account. The Reduced Three per Cents, are 981 y, and the New Three-and-a- Querter per Cents. 99i to Exchequer-bills are steady at 625. premium,and India Bonds at 725. to 735. premium. Speculation is dull. Foreign Stocks are again very active. Grenada De ferred have rallied from 9k to 10k. Equador are 5i Buenos Ayres realise 58k, and Old Brazilian 97 Mexican have been 33 to f. Purchases have been made in Sardinian at 894 to 901, being an advance. Spanish Five per Cents are very firm at 25f, to k, and the Three per Cents. at 421 to k. The Deferred have been and 19 a . and the Certificates, which closed yesterday at 2i, are now up to 3 and 34 Dutch Stock is higher. Railway Shares have been at full prices generally, and the French lines are much dealt in at advanced prices. QUARTER TO THREE. ... 97i i ... 97i i ONE C PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLocx, PR LOSID I O CE , - 3 per Cent. Reduced Anns. ....... 9 B IA 98% 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities.. 974, % %A 97% 'Yew 3U per Cent. Anus .... 99% ', 4 ' w % 99% Long Anne. to expire Jan. 1860 7 1-16 7% 7% Ditto 30 years, Jan.,.5,1860. 6 13-16 6 13-16 India Bonds, 1,0001. 73 72 p 72 p Ditto under 1,000/....... ....... ..x p (.lonsols for Account .. ............. . t chequer Bids, I 1 )", d. 1,0001. •• 62 p 5001. Small, ,„ 62 ~ 64 p 62 p CLOsni PRICER 97% ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. razilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ... 97% Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent Ditto, Account -....... 581,E Danish Bonds, 1825,3 per Cent. — Ditto, 5 per cent. ...... 10 2 14 Equador Bonds - Grenada Bonds, 114 per Cent. — Do. Ex Dec., 1849 Coupons 22 22 Ditto, Deferred ISlaKicat; 3 i)er Pent., 1846 ..... .... 33 1 4 33 32% Ditto, Small Portuguese 6 per Cents. Russian Bonds ...... 112 ex d. Ditto, 414 per Cent Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Spanith 5 per Cent. 1840 2 5 1 % 14 25 1 4 Ditto, 3 per Cent Ditto. New D e f erre d Spanish Com. Cert. Coup. not funded 314 % 3 3% per cent. Venezuela Bonds, 3 , 4 per Cent 41 49 41 2% 2 42 3 j Ditto Deferred Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 5 per Cent.......... 106£ 37 1 % c. Exchange French Rentes, 3 per Cent 6Bf. 50c. 68f. 50c. Exch an ge Dutch 21 % per Cent. 12 Guild 50,04 59 3 4 Ditto 4 per Cent. C otificates 58% 102 ex d. Mi LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON. MARCH 5. Wind at noon this day S.E., light breeze and fine clear w frosty weather. DEAL, MARCH 4.—fl ied nd ES E —Arrd Janet KW eCytimia.o. ld. Cress . well, New Zealand; Agrippina, eLvD D E 4 , vi M clU' AßCH 3.—Arrd.. Jay,Mauritius. Akbar, Sld. Lord Sidmouth, Honduras. GIBRALTAR FEB. 25.—The Vier Gabroeder , from Cardiff to Galatz, was stranded near Punta Male, in this Bay, 24th Feb. The Mary Ann, American brig, was lately bu rned at sea; crew saved by the Brothers, American barque, Baxter, arrived here from Baltimore. The Suez, from Barcelona to New Orlean was stranded in Sundy Bay, near Algeciras, 24th Fan s,sons ye G i,m ßl a N n S . B T r a , ga M n A n it g c . s 4. ; A S modera(e.—Arrd. Wind s.—Axrd. Morri , FALMOUTH, MARCH 4 —W ind ~ im Off port, Madonna, Penelle, Moulmein; A e_ and Sibyl, Alex et . . auritius, andria; St. Lawrence and Louisnan,n.uodstee:rd. A sel' s s ro s a te ll rn bo c a a t :ne wi o th n Master Frederick, Shanghai; Louise, Rio Janeiro; Antilles, West Indies; Black C a t, St. Michael's. shore on CLAY, MARCH 3. shore on Salthouse Beach,. with t " S . wilt, of Penzance," osi i—e it,l part lowals oioe come Lai m a r se. v o n ne on it, painted in Blakeney ` R ' eCahoahs.e, of Hull, YARMOUTH, MARCH 3.—A ship's boat, with " Mary, of G001e, ,,„,, it, was passed in lat. 43 N. , long. 2 E., by the Catharin e Heminka, arrive d hero. late figures. In grinding and distilling sorts, very little was doing. Malt, the supply of which was by no means heavy, sold slowly, at previous rates. We had a fair sale for Oats, the prices of which were well supported. Berg, Peas, Indian Corn and Flour were somewhat in active, but not lower. THE SHARE MARKETS. Rail ways, Paid. Aberdeen.. • •• •• Ambergate, Nottin3hatn, Boston, & E. Junclon Birming., Wolverhamp., and Steer Valley Birkenh., Lan., & Chesl4 daze., late 331.63. Bd.. Do. Chest. & Birkenkl, 501. & 251. Consolidated Do., do., 201. • • • • .. Bristol and Exeter.. .. Caledonian • • • • • • Chester and Holyhead Dublin and Belfast dtinet. Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee, Perth, and Aber leen Junction .. Do,, New •• East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) • • .. Do, (181. E. & II.) flastern Counties .. K astern „, aste Union, elaaa A, late E. 11. shares Do. do. do. Do. do., B & C altareB East Lancashire Do. New quarters ~ East & West India Docks and BI rm Jun c. East & West York. June. Edinburgh anal Glasg sw Min., Perth, and Dundee Glasgow and South- West. Lireat Northern .. Do. halves, A, deferred] 11, 6 Per et. , Western, Ireland .. Great Western ~ Lancaster and Carlisle „ GrDeaot. halves, Southern and Do thirds • . Lancashire and l orkshi re Do. quarter shares Do. fifths • • • Do. West Riding Union Leeds Northern „ Liverpool, Crosby, sad gouthport London and Blackwaii „. London, Brighton, and South Coast •• •• London and N...tv eiten Do. do. quarters „, De. fifths Do. 10 1 . sh.. M, & B (c) ondon and 8... eater. Do. new 501. Do. new 401. Manchester, Bart on, and mattock Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire j .. Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union Nfidls.nd • • Do. Birming & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Newcastle and Carlisle.. De. quarter shares • Newmarket • Newport, Abergavermy, and Hereford Norfolk 00. New 20/. shares., Northern Counties Union North British.. North Devon North Staffordshire .• North-Western North &Sth.-West.Janc. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. •• Scottish Central Scottish Midland •• Do. new Shrews. &Birm„ Chu, Do. Class /3.. .. Shrews. & Hereford., Old Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) •• •• Do. Halve s Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union •• Do., A, 13, C, & D, inlly paid up at par cent • • South Devon .. South. Eastern •• South VV • • South Yorksh. and River Dun Sheff., Roth., and Goole, South Division .Stirling . naDtlnfermline Stockton and Hartlepool Taff Vale .. •• Thames Haven Deck and Railway .. • • • • Yale of Neath • • •• Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick Waterford, Wei., Wick.' and Dublin .. West Cornwall •• • • West Loae on .. York, Newc., & Berwick Ditto and Newcastle Extension Ditto G.N.E. purchase York wild North Midland LINES LEAS: 17' 100 100 42% 34 4 2 0 100 100 all 16 2-3 126 ID AT narlixsu Ii..AXLWAIXS. Nominal prim. Business done to-day. HA to 12% 5% —5% x.di 93 1034 12 34 1134 d. 16 -17 . —.. die. 85 —B7 x.d 16% 167 2O —2l 19' - 17 1. 5% -6% 4 —4),( 3 —3 7% —7% x.d 5% -N -4% 16 - 16% 45 —5O x.d 2834 -2934 4% -4% 18% -- 19 6 -6% 14 -14% 38 -85% 86 -86 X, 74 77 7 - 8 p 69 - 69% 6% —6% cl. 4% —4( d. 15 —l6 7 94 -95 115% —ll7 x.d 3% —3% p x.d —3 p. x.d 1% p. x.d 85 85% 7% die. •-• dls. 2% -2% 30 -31 3X 24( tils.l 58 —585 x.d 27 —29 x.d, $U x.cl 4% 43( dis.l 27 —29 x.d 12 —ll dinx.d IN 3 dim. 6% 7 8 7 dhi. 8% —8% dia. Via. M P 15U 15% 15 —15 h, 9U — 9% 9 , ti — 9% 6% —6% 4% —4% 4 --3 dis• 13 —l4 6% 7 9s It% gu 3 d. 15 —l7 x..d 20% 203( 303( 30% WI —13 id• 150 - 152 .. 7 .- • • dLt. - i% - 4 1634 - 1734 •-• 414 Ms. • 17 1 4 175( x.d 7 1 N d.z.d 3N Zq g d.x.d 21 —2i% id 11% A 5%% 3.d 86% x.d t6%► % % 34 4i % 7% X %x.d 19 18% 66 4 14% B Gg 34 !‘ 35 76 69m 34 P 634 lbli % 94% i 34 [z d 11l It% 117% 25% x.d 14% x.d 85% % 85 3,.; 31 30% 31% StiViMix.d x.d 15% 15% 3i 15% 16 x.tl 30% 20% % % ri:X7,l3/1?: MARKET WS.-(TH7IS DAY. CORN EXCHANGE —FRIDAY. During the present week a full average time-of-year supply of English Wheat has been received up to our market coastwise, viz , 3 530 quarters. Fresh up to-day the receipts by land carriage were small; hence the total show of samples was by no means extensive. On the whole, the attendance of buyers was tolerably good, and a fair clearance of the stands was effected, at Monday's prices. There was rather more doing for forward deli very. Nearly 8 000 quarters of foreign Wheat having Come in, the inquiry for that article was less active; e net erthelese, importers were fi rm, an d miace iv i-a ,r : in obtaining full currencies. Fl our i ng carg oes n , L _ in improved request, on Dutch account. show of both English and foreign Barley Iva li ,_l7 moderate;smativg parcel 4 Were Imo, and held tit I" &ItRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. dial t. , Oats. Flour. Backs --- Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. 1 Qrs. English ••• • • • 3,530 3,370 3,580 2,650 1,770 : 70) 6,520 Foreign •• •• • • 7,910 1,520 2,790 sks I B ' 93 " r, 3,880 bls SICITYIPIEX.XP. To-day's market was but moderately supplied with Beasts; nevertheless, the demand for all breeds ruled very inactive, at prices barely equal to those of Monday last, the top figure for the best Scots being 33 6d per Blbs. Prime Down Sheep were scarce, and quite as dear as last week. Otherwise the Mutton trade was heavy, at late rates. The highest quotation for Downs in the wool was 4s 4d per 81bs. The few Lambs in the market sold at from 4s 8d to 5s per Blbs. In Calves very little business was transacted, but; we have no de cline to notice in their value. Pigs were very dull but not lower. Mulch Cows moved off slowly, at from 141 to 181 each, including their small calf. Per Sibs. to spathe offal. 8. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d inferior Beasts"— 2 2 2 4 Inferior Sheep •• .2 10 3 0 c‘cond quality .. •• 2 6 210 Second qual. Sheep 3 2 3 8 Prime large Oxen •• 3 0 3 2 Coarse-woolleddittc3 10 4 0 Prime Scots .... •• 3 4 3 4i Southdown Nether 4 2 4 4 Garge coarse Calves 3 2 3 8 Ditto out of the wool e 0 Prlme small ditto .. 310 4 2 Large hogs •••. • • 2 4 3 0 Suckling Calves ..18 0 23 0 Porkers ••.• 3 2 3 8 Lambs .......... 0 0 0 0 Quarter old Pigs .• 16 0 19 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET, • Boasts. Shoa:, Calves, Mc 789 I 3,100 91 I 259 FOREIGN eurPLY. Bust% Sheep. Calves. P,33. 120 300 30 NEWGATE AND LEADEISTILikIa.. The general supplies being ii.rgt , thedeman d inactive, as fullows:— At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. 1 ii, d. to s. 0. Beef, inferior...". 2 0 2 2 Mutton, inferior .. 2 6 210 -- middling .. •• 2 4 2 6 middling .. 3 0 3 4 - primelarge .. 2 8 210 prime .... 3 6 3 8 - prime small .. 3 0 3 2 Pork, 1arge........ 2 4 210 Vea1...... •• ••.. •• 3 0 4 2, - 5ma11........ 8 0 3 8 BOROUGH ECOP PS.SLIZZET. We have again to report a moderate inquiry for fine Hips, the supply of which is very limited, at fully last week's prices. Low and middliug kinds support late rates. Sussex Pockets, 51 12s to 61 6s; Weald of Kent, 616 s to 71; Mid and East Kent, 71 to 12110 e. corsoNsLix. SUGAR.—There has been a fair demand for British Plantation of superior quality, but `b ot much in other sorts. Barbadoes by auction sold at 38s to 40s for fine yellow, and 30s to 35s for low to good mid. Refined brown lumps have been rather lower, 44s to 443 6d, and the home trade have not l!.'ought much. Mauritius has declined, good mid to good yellow 33s to 34s 6d, brown 25s to 30s. low 22s to 245. Bengal also has been quiet; good white Benares 34s to 355, low to mid 32s to 33s 6d, fine grainy yellow 37s to 38s, and low Kbaur 22s to 22s 6d. Madras went rather heavily, soft brown 23s to 245, and common to good yellow 24s to 28s. Penang sold at about former rates, low to fine soft yellow 26s 6d to 29s 6d, and ord to mid-like Mauritius 30s to 325. Manilla went at 26s 6d to 27s for ord brown. FORElGN.—Huvaenah sold at 31s to 34s for ord to good brown, mid white being taken in. Bahia partly sold at 31s to 33s 6d for low to mid white, and at 34s to 34s 6d for good. Porto Rico was mostly taken in at 30s 6d to 33s for ord to mid yellow. COFFEE.—The only description for which there has been a brisk inquiry is Mocha, and for this very full prices have been obtained. Fine clear garbled sold at 83s 6d to 86s, and mid at 74s to 775; common, 70s to 735. Very little has been done in Native Ceylon, which has been worth 39s per cwt. Plantation Ceylon %%as quiet, but at about previous rates, 47s to 49s 6d being obtained for fine fine ord to low mid, and triage 35s to 41s 6d. In other aorta there have been no public sales, but holders do not press supplies upon the market. RICE.—A moderate demand has existed for East l i India, at about former prices; Madras sold at Ss 9d for ord yellowish. SPlCES.—Pimento is not so much in request; ord and mid sold nt 4id to 4id. Black Pepper has been wanted, mid and fair at 34d, and half heavy brown at 43 per lb. ARROWROOT.—St. Vincent's sold at 5d to 64d per lb for mid to good, and 3id to 41d for ord. Jamaica was taken in at 3d to4d for mid. COTTON.—There has been a good demand, at full prices. COCHINEAL,—The rates were steady; Honduras silvas 3s 3d to 3s 5d per lb. TALLOW.—ps.c. has been at 359 6d per cwt on the spot for old white, new realising 36s to 363 3d. TEA.—The demand for ord Congou h as b een mode rate, without any rise in prices. GREEN FRUlT.—Several cargoes ral cargoes have arriv e d, an d this bas caused a reduction n the prices. A cargo ex Prince Albert Ed ward, from Sc. Mich ae l, so ld b y Keel i ng and Hunt. went at a reduction of 2s per box. Lisbon have receded in proportion. A few sales of Lemons have taken place, and, at the low figure submitted to, were cleared off the catalogue. Sevill e S ours i n mo d erate de mand. Fruits of all kinds without alteration. HOUSE OF LORDS--(THIS DAY.) Their Lordships sat this morning, at eleven o'clock, for the purpose of hearing appeak The Peers prescnt were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Truro, and Lord Brougham. BUTCRINiON V, PERRIER. This appeal from a decision of the Court of Session in Scotland was continued this morning. The action was raised by the appellant against the late Charles Ferrier, for the purpose of recovering damages from him on account of his having wrongfully taken possession of a certain gateway and a small piece of ground which were alleged to form part of a larger portion of ground, in which the appellant had a right of tenancy under the magis trates and town council of Edinburgh. The pursuer rook an issue, and at the trial he tendered cer tain writings in proof of his alleged right of tenancy. These were objected to as unstamped; and it was ruled by the Lord Justice-Ganeral, the presiding judge, that the writings could not be received for want of stamps, and that the tenancy could not be proved without them. A bill of exceptions against this ruling was disallowed by the first division of the Court of Session, and against this judgment the present a pp ea l was ta k en. T wo po i nts were raised in the court below—first, whether these were documents which required to be stamped; and second, whether it was incompetent to prove the matter of tenancy in any other way than by them. On the first point it was held that this was a contract of lease, and that it would be a violation of the Scamp Act to ad mit th e m ; and, on the other hand, a doubt was expressed whether verbal evidence could be resorted to when writ ten evidence was shown. YOUNG POETS.—The step between the sublime and the ridiculous seems to be frequently taken by " aspiring poets," and they insist on making that respected and gene rally very prudent old lady, dame Nature, behave as it' he were the most outrageous and disorderly person created. If she did and thought half the things imputed to her, she ought to have been born in a straitjacket. See what a " poet" sent us the other day, in " Stanzas written in a Churchyard :" " I've wept my burning eye-balls blind Beside my dying friends, And here am I still left behind, To count their latter ends." And because we declined our praises we were deemed " jealous;" but we leave the justice of the accusation to be decided by " a generous public. "--Eliza Cook's Journal. PERFORATED POSTAGE STAMPS.—Every body must have found it more or less troublesome to cut the pos tage labels one from another for useful purposes. It causes delay. Reflecting on this, a Mr. Archer invented a machine to " notch" or "puncture" them in their natal hour, which would enable people to tear them away at once, without the application of knife or scissors. A correspondence with the " Stamps and Taxes" was then opened on this matter, and Mr. Archer's proposal—particularly as he wanted no pay till the plan was successful—was favourably listened to. P 4, ; Archer was offered by the Treasury four hundred pouundas.rreo. the purchase of his perforating neactiine, and two is t 4 ' l4 pounds as a remuneration for the invention. Dissarto amps s the sum proposed, Mr. Archer offered to furnish "e,this pro sand five hundred pounds per annum. O f course , a . piece of en masse, at a cost which would save the country posal made the authorities prick up c " t her si, being just the economy that would cut down no enu n ue beau ,. ot ma ue thi.6—Um, instead of giving theacon, arid Fetch, and. vice, they wrote off to Messrs. Perkins.er , one thou crew down those gen. " Stamps and Taxes" the tlemen in their charges—in which with this noble achievement, succeeded • and, satisfiedr Mr. Archer to his fate. Up to the made Mr. Archer's proposal a lever to s " Their Honours" somewhere in limbo.—Dickens's 'ns unused, Mlre.ftArcher's machinery—good, bad, or in -26 , Burton- crescent ; Mr. It T C DISPENSARY -- ' The annual ST. PANCRAS GENERAL . Householdd i t T e present r e nt moment,— remai Words. . Baker church meeting of the . governors of this institution was held yester day,• ox st "MP Te rn a s r aTr 2,264 YE' patients had been admitted, of , warden, read the re in it . appeared f ro m which sppear that the efficiency of the charity tlhBe37yoefar3sa,mo6o9unpt amounted poor to patients 36 6i. lls. relieved. The to the poor of the neighbourhood had much increased. ripnionrtgth, s a t t he h t e h s e pi ra D . Du whom 205 remained under treatment; making a total since was much indebted to the vicar and clerglyleof expenditure fo o r f charity, it was stated, the aid they had rendered the institutio n . Dr. Cogswell bad usual routine bu s i ness separated. was then proceeded with, after which ' , room of Dr. Taylor. been elected physician, in the The the meeting se - - - Mr. Merle: the senior on of F r i t d h a e y , d r a e g m e d a t 6 i c 7 . fe u u z e . a camee t o ni s t s of the Paris press, diedto Paris in I 803, and was employed until 1805 in the offices of the Minister of the Interior. He then aenndterpeadrtitchuelaarrlyrnroymto; hwihmicsehlfhuepqeunitttierdelyintolBlOitBe,ratoryr,eptuurrsnuittos,variq, where he gave the dramatic art. H e was a ttached as thea trical critic to several journals, amongst which were th e Mereure Gazette de F rance, Quotidienne, afterwards to the Union. for iro w ont h e i h c ea h journal he wrote the theatrical feuille ton from 1823 to 1851, when ill health compelled him to relinquish la la pen. From 1822 to 1826 he was the direc tor of the Porte-St.-Martin Theatre, where he introd uced several chefs-d'oeuvre w t of the English theatre. In add ition to the feuilletons , he great number of vau devilles and melodramas, which had great success, amongst o thers the Ci• decant J eune Homme. ,1 M. Merle was a Legitimist, and under the p e . l subjectl yoe wrote several pieces in hono yo u ft r h o e ft g he ue e:d n e , r branch. pos sessed a very independent spirit, and under the Emilpiereheconstantly to to write in support of that government. He prolonged duration, was married to Ma tg d h a iev m re e na D rbl orval, the actress. before the levee Derby, is understood to have occupying fully tWo e idanun lu v d tsha i uy e ea n , have been the important 'meeting held at Manchester on the Anti-Corn -law League was re previous day, when the _ eonstituted.—Morning Paper. D r. Travers Twiss has hours,on been The Wednesday, h°e bishop of Canterbu-y vicar s been appointed by the Arch terbury, on the resignation Vicar-General of the province of Can- Dean of the Arches. and Sir John Dodson, appointed Canterbury, in the Judge of the Prerogative Court of Fast. room of the late Sir Herbert Jenner INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. On Tuesday. March 2 (James M. Bendel, , Pre sident, in the chair) the first paper read was " On the Electric Telegraph, and the principal improvements in its construction," by Mr. F. B. Window, Assoc. Inst. C.E. After a brief notice of some of the early systems of telegraphs employed by the ancients, such as beacon fires, and the escape of water from perforated vessels, as described by Pole bius, and also a few of those of mo dern construction, such as Amonton and Chappe's set"' phor , s and the Universal Telegraph invented by major- General Sir Charles Palley; a description was given of some experiments made in the last and present cen turies on the possibility of transmitting electricity to considerable distances, with the view of adapting ibis power to telegraphic purposes. Among these were mentioned the experiments of—Du Fay, who, in Fran ce, w in the ear 1733, discharged a Leyden jar through - wards of four miles of wire; of Winckler, ho, up at Leiezic, in 1746, discharged a Leyden jar through long wire, a portion of the ricer Pleisa being includ P ed in the circuit; and of Dr. Watson, who, in 1747, SS pended a length of two miles of wire on posts at Shouter's Hill, and sent electrical currents throwgh it, the circuit being completed by the earth. This was particularly noted, because in all the earlier inventions of the present century a separate wire was reserved for this purpose. The general existing system of electric telegraphs was then examined, and divided by the author into three distinct departments t—lst, the battery, or the motive peer; 2d, th e wir e s and their insulation , or the means of conveying the power to the place of its action; and, 3,1, the iestruments, or the means of usin g the power. Of the two for mer there was little to be re lated, inr.smuch as they bad received scarcely a n y atte r tion from reventors, which the author regrett ed, es me flought the.s departments offered the widest field for substantial improvement. The ordinary voltaic batteries were then described, together with the method of obtaining electricity from the permanent magnet, as employed by Cooke and by Henley, and the manner in which it was adopted to the use of the telegraph. The means of insulation we/ mentioned as specially needing reform ; the present aboveground system being uncertain and iniPer ie „t e - 9 its action, and the underground systems too eiP"'"" t in their construction. It was explained that t he ehiec of Mr. Edwin Clark's metallic capped insulators wee 11 ° prevent dew from being deposited upon the atere'l!/1 cups as was always the case from the good redialiei qualities of all non-conductors. The invention consisted in surrounding the i nsu l ators w i t h a metallic substance ' by which, from the b a d a b sor bi ng p ro perties ot 00 ,1 the radiation from th e p orce l a i n was greatly wo the o and it was thus pr e v ente d f rom coo li ng down below dew point. A short d escr i pt i on was then give n cif the e amongst principal existing in s t ruments; which wet.ri- Cooke's five needle, Cooke and Wheatstone atstones doubl e and single needle, Wheat sto ne's indicating, $s sin' eft mical decomposition, H e nl e y' s mag netic, .Brett 's pri ot rug, and l3akewell's Copying Telegraphs. sent The paper concluded by asserting th at the Pr e-- n systems of electric telegraph must by no mesas b f ; c t ; sidered as perfect, and inventors were recommen d e d • turn their attention to the i m p rove ment of the b atterm and the means of insulating the wires, rather thee t°, the production of new instruments, in which dive-lobs ` was stated that perfection c ou ld probably be carried I little further, until s o m e i m p or t an t changes were e ffide in the other two departments. The second paper read was " The History, Th o ca t and Practice of the Electric Telegraph," by Mr. Adley. The first portion of the paper contained a dereriP ti l of the various modes of transmittin signals prersen; and adopted prior to the electric telegraph. Th e 15 t of Cardinal Bembo, the Marquis of Wosces e Hooke, Amantorr, t r Bo ber Were Marcel, and Chappe, Linguet, noticed. Tue various forms of telegraphs, in which e le°t :e ri h e p it a l e was the excitin g cause, were then d e scribed. i"" d were divided into two eras, the electrostatic and in which The electrostatic era comprised all telegraph which statical, or frictional electricit the acti l y was principle, such as the plans of. Odier, Lesagesii°4lo Betancourt, Reiser, Cavallo, &ilea and Ronalds. electrodynamic era included all telegraphs in w hich v°" . re talc, or 0 • ' namic electricity was the prime mover, s- e d the Coxe, Amedre, telegraphs of Fremmerf g Sch w eiger, - Wedgewoo e lectron Dyar, auss, Alex linder. Wheate, esc This st bro on ught . the chronology of the electric telegresPtho to the year 1837, and the history was then coaclude" to. t he The year 1851, by a classified list of the various paten,he The second part of the paper was devoted t d o the theory and practice of the electric telegraph; subject was enlarged upon under the following bea'm. Ist, The principles adapted; 2d, The materials em -Ist,d- eployed; 3d, Practical difficulees, and remarkable ranging causes, with investigations as to their erigle 4th, Tee laws which govern the action of the eel grelloi stb, Theories of the mode of transmission of thei°Bl electrn fluid, and of the earth-circuit; and, 6th, Pr aet piications and concluding remarks. variou s These heads were again subdivided, and the ye portions of the telegraph were treated of P 2 tau The modes of connecting the instruments at the stati.oes. were given in detail, together with several pract! u. l rules for deleting faults, and the genera l nu ' i)lP in lotion of a line. Various defects which occurred practice were pointed out, an d t he considera tion of r e medics was invited. The action of the Aur ora , Borealis, the d' rh9gnetiz ele . - tion of the needles by li g ht n i n g, and the ir frequent rangement by other disturbances, were noticed. to, A acvlengthened and elaborate investigation was entered in with i of . arriving at the origin of the pe r d at is tr a i ff b e u c t t e i d on c s b o ie f fly t r he magnetic n to the electric ear a sphere:, currents and caloric. s o f the ee,d leis,rwiohvischof the tenor magnetic storms, earth curre nts, thernio-electric An original l a w w hich governed the Moiton magnetic needles was iiitroductd by there .re e . laws of Prof essors Wh ea t s tone and Ohmalso qi ;u s, as well as the th eor i es of Dr. Faraday, M'g rini ' 6111 and other philosophers. The various applications of the Electric T were then described, such es:-Ist, for printing beCL. A, working a series of clocks isochronouely toget; for the comparison of the pendulums; 4th and sth, P-m for pro registering meteorological observations; 6th, - t i le ducieg explosions for blasting; 7th, for compare e_. astronomical observations; Bth, chronoscopes, tor 0 3 a elfgrefpohr suring the flight of cannon balls, Ste. Alter citing proofs of the commercial value and p_uhl e ie , service of the electric telegraph, the with a few observations as to the ultimate destiny world- wide utility of so wonderful an invention. .e_,_,o It was announced that the discussion on the et Ti e ' telegrapn would be resumed at the meeting of Marc." h e subjsot• when the entire evening would be devoted to t _ e paper concluadall At the monthly ballot. the following candidates Gar duly elected:—Messrs. J. Beatty, S. Downing, Rvirbitty, rett, J. Vaughan, J. Whichcord, and Captain as Associates. THE ARCTIC SEARCH the We extract from a recent American journa l . . Following letter by Captain Wilkes, relative to the best mode of pursuing the search for Sir John Frank lin and his companions : Many have been the inquiries made of me relative to the plan I would propose for the relief of Sir John t i o n li t a; a n t o t e w m p p e t r i t s o hod, e Franklin. I desire now to say . a few words on to a void 1. The great desideratum in a search i s the and joh p n ro E vi r s a i whilst others, buoyed up with hope, still cling t o t h e risking of v a i n h s o , m m v o e r r o y v m a l a u p a y bl b e e l l i i e v v e e s belief that relief may yet be in time. 2. To make the relief both as speedy and effectual aa of the futile search in vessels. The refure I propose to at the mouth of m (u:s e iinez u t.t , e,h p ret r hul f,:i 4 d s e : ' with all possible. Great 1059 of time has Wellingtonalread yno provisions pa t a b st e ,sae r ra e b s ot n hu l e t r which can be aenuallyapproached by vessels; th whole Arctic region is searched lns __ere to Channel) onlyha r harbour convey o w n . re y r e ln S e i l i i • place 5 te m porary co l ony of between 400 and 500 this point. This forct% sub ject to no more risk boats, 84c., of the best and mo st appropriate : l c , e a s l s l a d ry ir , e v e i t z i 0 . ,:l e fdrgoems , st appropriate construe such climates, Ma . don,- and for this temporary colony to remain until the well provisionedcobleon two seasons, and would would be adequate to make r . effectual exploration in ' be stiP a L . nee of energy and peditions. h a ,, n n. 'eh, by the experience of former eX- I , casualties L au oat 6 °. a , t0u..1 a. a. 0.14.741 ta firoptict It will readil y other portieres of the globe. d than what may be encountered i and . y adm in i d tt , e p d en t d h e a n t t a cf w s e h l i l p - p s l o an r t y e e d os s e n i s , w(- 1 1 provided 'with 13 approved "ni !ennuis in both boats and sledges, t eo e urcl os n t ot ;a il , under lP the guid• or apprehension of any 01 '4 exploring this region. and without inconvenienc e perseverance, to succeed in satistao kind to those engaged in the service, except the necessary fatigues and discomforts at tending such arduous service; and if i t s hould be the good fortune of any of the exploring parties to discover Sir John and his companions, they would have the meatus of not only effi.ctually rescuing them, but of affording them all the comforts a temporary colony could supply , and this without any inconvenience to the partie s themselves. This great object would not interfere with lesser ones, viz., the deteemination o f t g eography of these Arctic regions, which h e so long engaged, and at great cost, the at tention of the British Government. To this I would add the investigation of many subjects of science, to which it i° unnecessary for me but to allude. These would serve to amuse as well as usefully employ the temporary co" lony eluting the season of darkness. Believing thekt this outline of proceedings will give all an idea of the man ner of affording effectual relief, and of its practicability , without incurring the loss of lives, I deem it unnecessari to touch upon the details of suc h duties. Those rho will have the performance of them will be the best judges of what they may require; and having the responeibilith they should have their wishes acceded to and their wants well supplied. Having full confidence in the practibility of the metes above sketchul out, I am equally confident that the result — w h e ther it be in the humane e ff ort of affording reh". to Sir John Franklin, determininghis fate, or in contribu tions to our knowledge and science—must prove highly' honourable to our country; and I therefore hope that bosh branches of . Congress, before whom I have, through a memorial, brought the subj e c t, will not delay action, but pass the appropriation requ ired, as but a short tinte is left to make preparations in order to meet the °Pen' ing of the season of navigation in the L north. , CHABEs Wirugs. Washington, Feb. 11. THE FATAL PUGILISTIC ENCOUNTER IN WHITS" citArEL.—Yesterday Mr. Baker held a lengthened inquig at the London Hosp ital on the body of John Sweeny, aged 50, who lost his lite during a pugilistic encounter with a mita named Daniel Gallal ter, at the Red Lion and Spread Eagle, Whitechapel-road. The jury, after hearing the evidence, re" turned a verdict " the deceased ' s death "1 hi 1.4 " / " clame medley." I P&ld. Aberdeen •• •• Aberdeen. No. 2, 7 pr. Caledonian 101. • • Cheater and Holyhead • • Dund. Per. & Aber. Jane.' East Ang. (3 1 . ins.) i p• c. 1)o., (N.) 7 per cent. • Eastern Counties Exton., 5 per cent. No. 1 • • Do. No. 2 • • • • " Do. Xew 6 p. cent. Stock Eastern Union, Scrip gneran. 6 per cent. • • Do., 101. Deben. Share. East L a ncashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares • • E. & W. York. Junc. btbs Edin. Per. &Dun. be p•ct. Glasgow & S.-W. Consol. Gt. Northern, 5 per sent. Do., 5 p.c. Redeem. Scrip Great Se uth. & Western (Ireland) eighths .. • • Gt. W extern ( Barks and Hants Ex., 5 per Cent.) Gt. West., fl :Led p. ct. Do., d 0.,... . • Lancashire and York shire, F. 2W. .. • • Do. 6 par ct. Stock •• Leeds Northern, 6 par cent., No. 1.. • • • • Do., do, .. No. 2 Do., do .. No. 3 Do. quarters, 1846 ' London, Brighton, and S. Coast, guar. 5 per et. De. pref., 6 p et. 5k,1851 1 Do., Cony. 5 p. ct. 1852 De. new guar.. 6 per at. Lon. & N. West. (Coy. & Nuneat.) 5 per cent. .. London Scr4..W., WSW •. London. & Ennis., 5 She Shetheld, and Line., qua:- on.. No. I Do. now, 101. „ 6' • • • Midland Con. 6 p, 0 . Do. Consel. Kru a t o i Binning.. 6 Per cent... Do., Erewash Valley, Do., Leic. & Swannin g , 8 per cent. guar. . Do,, Preference Norfolk Extension Do. gam'. 5 % per cent . . Do., Waveney Valley North British Oaf. Wor. 151.6 p.e Shrews. & Mr., new ®brows. and Ches. (N or. W. Min.) 8 p er cent. • South Devon South-Eastern. 4 x p. et * • South Yorks., 4 p. et „ d. Stock. & Hart., guar' 5 p. ct. until I Jul 3 ' , ' Isj Waterford and Kilkenny 6 per cent, •• • York, Newc., a nd /1 ,, • • Gt. N E. p Do. • York and North ' • IL and S. per. 4" •• Boulogne and Amiens Central of Frauce (0V Demerara .. Dutch ittionlah East Indian •. Do. do. d o. Great Indian Penlusu' a Ditto ditto Louvain a la Sanaq e Luxembourg .. Ditto (Railway) Do.: Ditto (Canal) Maria Antonia •• . Ditto, New • . Namur and Liege , r N Orleansar Northern a n and d r l u o r o d n eana Paris and Lyona Paris and Orieaea Paris and Rouen . Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse St.Andrew's&Quebe.(A) TO ars and N ant, FlArl erg c d n e r ii nk , ' l ' ndjoivirst"sseell. Lan. all 2% 10 all ail all all 100 11)0 All I Pp 2716 s 84 8)(i 7% — 7% dig' .• .. 9 ..P.3% 11 13 41 100 1