The Sun. — London, England, 1852-03-10 00:00:00

R OYAL MARIONETTE THEATRE, ADELAIDE-STREET, WEST STRAND. THIS ETENLNG, and every evening during the week, Introductory ADDRESS by Mr. Alban - y Brovin. After which, a new scene , of Apropos, entitled the MANAGER'S It 00M. To be followed by the Mnsical Enriesque of BOMBASTES FU OSO. With the Infinitesimal Opera of THE UNITED SERVICES. To conclude with the Neapolitan grotesque Divertissement of ARLECHINO FORTUNATO, with the Frolics of Saltarello and Pierrot. Boors open at Half-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock. A Morning Perfosmance on Saturday next. Doors to open at Bed-past Two, and commence at Three o'clock. In active preparation, an entirely new version of the Grand lastern Speetacle of ALADDLIC ; or, The Wonderful Lamp, which will shortly be prodaced with. all the vast resources of this small establishment. Private Boxes and Stalls to be had at the Box-OffiO4 of the Theatre, and of all the principal Librarians. TIDLITRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANS. THIS EVENING, Will be perforated THE SICILIAN BRIDE. Marquis Montluc, F. WhlSlOarth ; Count Andreozni, Mr. E. 0. Toulmin ; Rodolfo di Sangenaro, Mr. faille Reeves; Duke, Mr. S. Jones; Pietro, Miss P. Horton ; Satanic°, Mr. H. Drayton ; Blanca Andreozai, Miss Crich ton ; Wen, Miss Rebecca Isaacs. After which, a new Ballet Tantastiqua, entitl e d THE STAR OW THE RHINE ; or, The Genius of Dancing. Starbsaua, Plaakett ; Miller (a young Peasant), M. D uran d . Box-office open daily Prom 10 to 4. stage Manager, Mr. J. M. MORTON. The whole nuder the management of Mr. BUNN, LESSEE. -- ' -- jIEEATRZ ROYAL, HAYMARYFT, B Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. IMS EYENLNG, wiy be perfbrmed LONDON ASSURANCE. Characters by Messrs. Reynolds. Bnekstone, Leigh Murray, Lambert, Howe; Mrs. Stirling, and Miss A Seleetion of English Music. After which, THE JACOBITE. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee, Mr. B. Webster ; Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVE.,NING, Will be presented the Comedy of PAUL PRY. Colonel Hardy, Mr. Emery ; paal Pry, Mr. Wright; Grasp, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mr. Willis, Mr. Worrell ; Phoebe, Miss Woolgar ; Rllsa, Miss L. Honey. After whfett, OUR NATIONAL DEFENCES. To conclude with a new and original Christmas Tale, called LIT TLE RED RIDING HOOD. Wolfram, Baron of Barlibtug (sur named the Wolf of Biberich), Mr. Paul Bedford; Seraggenheim, Mr. Trndchen (commonly called Little Red Riding Hood), Miss Kathleen Fltzwilliam. e.OYAL PRINCESS'S THE A TRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. gear. THIS EVENING, WEI be performed Shakespere's Historical Play of KING JOHN (as acted at Windsor Castle by Royal Command). Principal cha racters by Messrs. C. Kean, A. Wigan, Ryder, Addison, Meadows, J. Vining, C. Fisher, Graham, F. Cooke, Everett, Stanton, Cathcart, and Wheatleigh ; Miss Phillips, Miss Robertson, Miss Murray, Bliss Kate Terry, Mrs. Daly, and Mrs. C. Kean. After which, OUR CLERKS; or, No. 3, Fig Tree-court, Temple. ROYAL LYCt.UM THEA under the Management of Madame Vestri.l. THIS EVENDTG, Will be performed THE GAME OF SPECULATION. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F..d.atthews, A. Heathy, B. Baker ; Mrs. C. Horn, and Miss M. Oliver._ To conclade with A new and original Fairy Extravaganza, by J. R. Planehe, Esq., entitled THE PRINCE OF HAPPY LAND ; or, The Fawn in the Forest. Characters by Madame Yestris, Miss St. George, Miss Lanza, Miss Martindale, Miss Grove, Miss Ellis, Miss Rosins Wright, Messrs. F. Matthews, B. Baker, Suter, Honacastle, Butler. and ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farrbri, THIS EVENT G, Will be performed TEL* ADVOCATE AND HIS D&IIGHTER, Principal characters by Messrs. Farren, Hoskins, W. Farren, jun., Diddear; Mesdames Sarah Lyons, Durand, and Bartlett. After which, THE LAST OF THE FAIRIES. To be followed by a Novel Performance by Mr. Edwards. To conclude with THE DUMB MAN OF MANCMESTER. pirg,_ CH'S PLAYHOUSE AND STRAND THEATRE. - Lessee, Mr. W. R. COPELAND, Liverpool. Two New Pieces. Last Week of the Willow Pattern Plate. IHI Evlllscizia WM be performed MATRIMONIAL PROSPECTUSES. After which MY FRIEND THE CAPTAIN. With THE TWELVE LABOURS OF HERCULES. To conclude with 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, &Anders, Bell, Eglinton, and Maskell. Boxes, Ss. ; Pit, as. ; Amphitheatre, ls. Private Boxes o.io Guinea koia a Hall each. Stage Manager, Mr. E. Stirling. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Under ..be Pat:came of her Nl,jesty and his Royal Highneu Pritee Alhert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The most successful and popular Theatre In London, THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new Grdnd Spectacle, entitled TANCRFD or. The Triumph of the Crusa!er,. 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 second week of the most wonderful Artists, the NICOLO FAMILY, whit will introduce their admired Enter tainments. To be iollowed by Ilatty's Inimitable Scenes of the Arena. To *exclude with a Laughable farce. Tickets to be had at the Box-office from Eleven till Fonr daily. s tage manager. Mr. T. Thompson. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. T„-As DAY —Morning 47 rain. after 4 I Evening 9 min after 5 To.lfolaow—Morning 30 min. after 5 I Evening 52 min after 0 THE WEATHER.—S OFFICE, MARGE; 10. THERMOMETER, DI THE SMADE. 46—highest since noon yesterda9• 33—lowest this morning and during the night, 40—this day, at noon. BAROMETER., 30'47. Wi E.S.E.—Morning, cold breeze and cloudy; Afternoon, line sunshiny weather. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following phase at Niue o'clock yesterday naorning.—The stations gni arranged in order of lat,.ade. PLYmouTH—Wind E., strong breeze—overcast. PooLE—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. BRIGHTON—Wind N.E., strong breeze—partially cloudy. HasTnicia— Wind fresh breeze—overcast. SOU THAMPT ON— Wind E., strong breeze—partially cloudy. FOLKESTONE—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. TUNBRIDGE—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. GREENWICH—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. ST NOOD —Wind E., gentle breeze—cloudy. SWINDON—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. Cotautgraa—Wind S.E., strong breeze—overcast. Caxsnmoß—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. YA.RMOUTH—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—foggy. BIRMINGHAM—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—overcast. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Monday morning at nine o'clock : Ltaarvrtur—Wind E., gentle breeze—cloudless. Mouaxiies--Wind E., gentle breeze—overcast. PooLx—Wind N.E., strong breeze—partially cloudy. LANeAsTEB,—Wind N.E., calm—partially cloudy. W ILITBT— ind S.E., gentle breeze—cloudless. Daut.nturox—Wind E.N.E , gentle breeze—foggy. S HAP— ind W.N.W., calm—frost. Brairrom—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—cloudless. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean daily reading of the barometer was above 30 in. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday ; the mean reading of the week was 30.061 in. The mean temperature cf the week was 36.4 e, which is 4° below the average of ten corresponding weeks. The mean daily temperature was below the average on very day of the week; it was 35.2° on Wednesday, or 5.6° below the average; it was 34.6° on Thursday, or 6.1° below the average ; and on Friday, when it was lowest, it was 4.9° , which is 7.2° below the average. The wind blew generally from the north and east. TO CORRESPONDENTS NO e'oolmunication can be attended to cuiless Authen ticated by the name and 'addreae of the writer. Rejected co mmnakatioua cannot be returned. ~,,, 4 i ...w .- -,....„,, .., 4 .,: .., ....- •. , , , .--,, -- . ~ .... . •,, ...,,,,..,,. „ alit ~ v , .....;‘,.,..... ~........ .: r t , .._,„, - . 7 . ' ''' ~.:. : f „-:•:'-' ea. „at,,. Tut LONDON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1852. To-morrow then'is to be a grand meetin g o f the Liberals, convened by L ord JOHN RUSSELL in antici pation of the re-assn habling of Parliament. What the Noble Lord's purpose may be it were somewh at difficult to conjecture. Can he dream for an insta n t that he still possesses a vestige of his once consider able, but now long-departed popularity ? Does he imagine that he is still regarded by the nation with any degree of confidence, however i ns ignificant ? It would be difficult to believe this even of one so blind to the teachings of the past, and so deaf to the voice of experience, a, the late Prime Minister. That his judgment is fallible the country has learnt rather severe ly by five or six years' mat-admin istration. But that its fal libility extends to limits so peculiarly extravagant is altogether, we believe, beyond the reach of supposi tion. Lord JOHN RUbBELL has fallen never to re sume an authority be has abused so very grievously. The prestige of his name has departed. His r e p u t a ti on for political valour has disappeared. His removal from office has come upea the people with such an ineffabl e sensa ti on o f re li e f, that even democrat s are d_i . aPosi.d to exult at the elevation to power of those diametrically opposed to them in principles. They P ref ' 4r an open foe to one concealing his enmity under the deceitful guise of friendship. It is recound in th e m os t wonderful allegory in our literature how FarTHFU L after traversing the , Valley of th e Shado w, and oeing tit length relieved from the intolerable t i e ll mPaul?nship of TALKATIVE, exclaims out of th e fa ae ,, a of his heart—" A good riddance The seiltirn...ts . with which the commu nity at larg?, after pa,,,i,. _rough the melancholy depths of the last half-d aze l l year s misgovernment, find themselves ultimat e l y of relieved from the pre , tric e and unexpectedly RUSSELL as Fie Lyr,i theof Lord Joins' ineh Treasury, are actually and literally identical aracter. Whigs with their pride , and their obstinacy, and their ne p o tism, and their evasions of reform, and their pretended enthusiasm about lihere really , and their aristocratic tendencies, prejudices and prech• iections, h a d s tu c k to the nation like burrs. At last they are shaken off, and, like FarrnruL we cry, " A good riddance!" There are some individuals who may feel disposed to accuse us, who actually have accused us of incon sistency—because of the views taken by us in refer ence to the recent changes in her MAJESTY'S Govern ment. People of this class would really appear to identify consistency with partizanship. If to pin our political faith down to the ideas of any particular statesman or of any particular group of statesmen be consistency, then do we claim for ourselves at once the privileges of inconsistency. But no—away ! with such miserable notions of consistency as this— away! with such frivolous opinions of the superior value of men beyond measures—away l with such silly and purblind fancies of pre ference of persons to principles. For ourselves, we have during the past quarter of a century advocated unremittingly whatever course we believed in our conscience to be for the advantage of the population. We have never permitted ourselves to degenerate into the apologists of any Cabinet whatsoever. We have endeavoured at all times to uphold those opinions which conviction, not hasty but deliberate, has as sured us are calculated to advance the cause of free dom and of civilization. We have striven during this last quarter of a' century to render ourselves the organ—not of Party but of the PEOPLE. To argue, therefore, that as Liberals we should uphold my Lord JOHN RUSSELL and the rest of the Departed Administration, now that they have fallen from the lofty and responsible position of administrators, is at once unreasonable and preposterous. We regard the late Prime Minister and his adherents as too heinous traitors to the interests of social improve ment not to recoil from the despicable office of dwindling into their apologists. Did we speak other wise of them and their proceedings than we do at this present moment when they still held on with desperate and convulsive tenacity to the reins of government—drawing those reins tighter by the very agony with which they clung to place and all its perquisites, to power and all its pre rogatives ? Assuredly not. And now that by their imbecility, by their incapacity, by the scorn of the age, and by the disdain of their contemporaries, they have been thrown down to make room for other statesmen, shall we, forsooth, select thiB juncture as the fittest in which to forget the cause these men have abandoned, in a despicable eagerness to screen them from the contempt to which they are entitled ? Rather than this, we would be laughed at as political Quixotes. We would rather be derided as crack brained Patriots than despised as obdurate and nar row-minded Partizans. Once for all, then, we are of no Party. Instead of Party, we look to the People. Instead of Men, we look to Measures. Instead of Persons, we look to Principles. Besides—what reason has Lord JOHN RUSSELL given the nation for becoming his panegyrists ? Can we discover any sufficient cause for this in the whole record of his five or six years' administration ? Com pare the fruits of his tenure of office with those of the tenure of office by Sir ROBERT PEEL. Compare his five or six years with the three or four years of his illustrious predecessor. Weigh them in the balance, and then give with all honesty the result, showing the preponderance. Why, more, immeasurably more was effected for the good of the community during the last few months of the supremacy of Sir ROBERT PEEL, the originator and organizer of Conservatism, than during the whole of the protracted period during which Lord JOHN RUSSELL unfortunately presided over the affairs of the Government. For which of the acts of the late Premier during that interval are we to be grateful ? For his mockery of a Reform Bill, introduced only on the very eve of his compulsory resignation ? For his blundering system of finance ? For his bungling budgets ? For that Colonial policy whi c h was per petually drawing upon the empire the evils of war, or or discontent ? For the insolence displayed towards the only distinguished statesman in his Cabinet, the only man there posses sing the confidence of the people, the only Minister renowned at once by his ge nius, his patriotism, and his experience ? For his concessions made to German influence in 1847 by the maritime and diplomatic assistance afforded to the unpopular SOVEREIGN of Portugal ? or for that still more glaringly displayed in 1852 by the abrupt and impertinent dismissal of Lord PALMER sToN ? For which of these things is it that the nation has reason to be grateful to Lord JOHN RUSSELL ? Or, shall we say that the people have cause to become enthusiasts in his favour, for inas much as he revealed such a very wonderful regard not for the interests of the country, but for the interests of the lineal descendants of his great-grandmother ? Why, the very mention of the GREYS, the ELLIOTS, and the RUSSELLS, is enough of itself to show the ab surdity of this talk about the patriotic and liberal con sistency of the late Government. Better one Earl of DERBY than a thousand Lord JOHN RUSSELLS I Bet ter a Cabinet presided over by an able Protection ist than a Ministry composed of Free Trade inca pables! And in saying this we are in no way forgetful of our devotion to the cause of unrestricted commerce, and of our implacable animosity to the agricultural monopolists. It is by reason of our implicit reliance upon the wisdom of the former, and our conviction of the hopelessness of any effort to re vive the latter policy, that we speak thus candidly in reference to any choice between the late and the present Government. By welcoming the Earl of DERBY as a relief after the incubus of Lord Jours RUSSELL, we are jeopardising nothing—for, as we have already maintained, it is our conviction that the corn-laws can never be restored without bloodshed—that free trade can never be repealed without a revolution. " Then," it may be insidiously suggested by the more fanatical adherents of the departed Administration, "you are con sistently maintaining your devotion to the cause of liberality by applauding the Earl of DERBY and his Government." Our observations yesterday in reference to the reigning Cabinet looked exceedingly like this—it must be acknowledged ! So earnestly are we dedicating our energies to the support of the Derby-Disraeli Administration, so fully have we given in our adhesion to the Protectionist leader now at the head of the Government—that whenever we discern equal opportunity, we are pre pared to comment upon the course pursued by the present Cabinet in language as strong as any we have recently applied to the Ministry of Lord JOHN RUSSELL. At the same time, saith the vulgar but accurate proverb, "fair play is a jewel :" let us hear before passing sentence what are the exact projects of our existing rulers— if they confer boons upon the community, let us ac cord them welcome, what though those boons fall, as they did in 1846, from the hand of a Conservative —if they violate the libe ral tendencies of the age, let us still, as rweefehraevnecedt o th e Whi gs w h en occas i on requ i red, i n Whig s i n 1847 , i n 1848, in 1849 in 1850, i n 185] and in 1852, pronounce upon their heads a stern and uncompromising condemnation. We would invite th e „"„ attention to the advertisement of the New public course of formation, which bewrila.lnaLciaonegobmepfoarney the now e i :- part of this day's impression, found in another gold dust in Car f needy which d quali y tie a s n of t t r e a n i s i i s ve bad depositsbeen of f rought to light, discoverieslornia and Aus tralia the the have alike excited the hopes terrors of the wealthy, the auriferous cer tain districts in New Granada were well know n was found —we are t old b y Mr. Nivvia) in his admirable pamphlet on the distribution of gold throughout the world"'—in the Central and 'Western Andes. There were also river washings in the Rio Cau ca , and ,considerable quantities were obtained i n the Rio Zulia and the Rio Hacha. In the mountains of Autioquia it was also produced by mineral wash ings, the yield being about 500,0001. yearly. On the same high authority we learn that the gold coinage at the mint of Bogota, in New Granada, for the 16 years from 1810 to 1825, inclusive, amounted to no less than 15,151,531 dolls., or ne arly 950,000 dolls. per annum on an averag e . It is' v ery considerable quantity of th e pro d uce neve r found ce rtain that a its way to the mint at Bogota, and when such quan tities could formerly have been obtained with the in- 1 different resources and inferior skill available, we can easily conceive what may now be rea li se d b y the * " Notes on the Distribution of Gold throu bout the World, including Australia , California, and hoot London; James Wyid, Charing-cross East. THE SUN, LONDON, combination of experience, energy, and every possible adjunct which the resources of a wealthy company place at their disposal. The directors have, it appears, entered into a con tract or agreement for the purchase of a freehold pro. party in the province of Choco, upwards of 70 miles in length, and varying from 20 to 60 miles in width, comprising an area of more than 1,500,000 acres, upon which many surface mines have already been discovered, not of gold only, but also of silver, platina, cinnabar, and other products. A deposit of 5,0001. is to be at once paid, the balance of the purchase-money being payable in the shares of the company; satisfac tory security must, however, be given to the directors for the refunding of the de posit in the event of the reports and represen tations already; made not being fully confirmed, after the most stringent and searching investigation, by approved agents, selected, nominated, and sent out on behalf of the company : other treaties are also said to be in progress, from which the most important results may be anticipated. It is not, however, merely from a consideration of the quantity of gold embedded in the soil, and which may be discovered and brought to light, that the ad vantages of the present undertaking can be fairly estimated or appreciated. We must bear in mind that the principal ports of New Granada, Santa Martha, and Carthagena are within twenty-five days sail of our own shores. Early and regular in formation may thus be anticipated on all points con nected with the affairs of the company, and full and efficient control may he maintained in all matters requiring the manager's attention. But there is another feature of singular importance connected with the present undertaking which in duces us to regard it with peculiar interest. The contemplated junction of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans has long attracted the attention of geogra phers and parties interested in trade and commerce throughout the world. Some have advocated the construction of a railway, while many have thought that a ship canal would afford the most extraordinary advantages, by enabling vessels to pass from ocean to ocean without unloading, or what is technically termed " breaking bulk," by which considerable time and great expense would be saved, and the maritime intercourse of the nations of the earth materially pro moted, the enormous circuit round Cape Horn being thereby entirely avoided. We are by no means in clined to depreciate the benefits derivable from a judiciously planned railway. We believe that there would be ample employment both for railway and canal, and that both would prove remunerative; but if we were to be restricted to one of the two, we con fess an unhesitating preference for the canal. Now the canal, if constructed, would lie in the immediate vicinity of the district selected as the scene of the company's operations. In his considerations on the Great Isthmus of Central America, read by Captain FITZROY, R.N., before the Royal Geographical Society in November, 1850, that gallant and experienced officer declared that, "of all the comparatively well-known routes, it has been shown that the Atrato and Cupica line seems to be the most suitable for a canal, and the Panama route for a railway, or road ; and the reasons for that opinion are fully set forth by Captain FITZROY. He says—" From the inner part of the Gulf of Darien (called Candelaria, Choco or Culata), up the river Atrato, and along part of the river Naipi or Naipipi, and thence across to Cupica Bay, is a dis tance of 114 miles (by estimation), of which about 19 only are overland. Two-thirds of this distance (76 miles) are said to be now navigable for large ships, and half the other third (or 19 miles) by loaded boats. It is supposed that a canal may be excavated through the small remaining distance (19 miles) without extraordinary difficulty; and it is proved that it might open into an excellent port—that of Cupica, in which are coves, perfectly sheltered, with deep water in them, close to the shore. Cupica Bay is spacious, but open to the south-west. In that lati tude, however (6 deg. N.), south-west winds are seldom strong; very rarely do they cause disaster ; and, as evidence that this bay is not affected much by them, it may be mentioned that trees grow down to the water's edge along the beach, and that there are no indications of a 'heavy surf having been known. There is shelter for any ships in sufficient water on each side of the bay-, land-locked. The recent survey, by Admiralty order, is quite satisfactory, as to the purely hydrograph ical part ; but of course it does not show the topograp'ny of the adjacent district beyond the coast. Other concurrent testimony shows that betweea the partly navigable portion of Naipi and the Bay of Cupica, there is a tract of comparatively low land, through. which a canal may be cut.. That a road of any kind to ay be made there readily, is shown by the fact that a boat has been dragged across in a few hours." These vitally important points have not escaped the notice of the directors of the New Gra nada Company. Clearly perceiving how greatly the value of the surrounding property would be en hanced, and the independence of the surrounding country secured by the construction of such a canal, which would ensure the support of all the maritime powers of the globe—aware of the Conven tion (the Bulw er treaty) between England and America, they endeavoured to carry out the project in its integrity. On further inquiry they found that " a concession had already been granted by the Government of New Granada for the con struction of the ce.-aal on advantageous terms, and that certain beneficial •modifications are even now under consideration." Lrnder these circumstances, the di rectors lost no timl3 in entering into negotiations with the concessionaires, in order to participate in the auspicious speculation. Arrangements were ac cordingly entered into, and we find that " a careful survey and estimate of the expense of constructing the canal is in course of preparation, under the joint superintendence o.f the concessionaires and the di rectors," and also that the shareholders of the New Granada Compan :7 are to be secured a clear moiety of all the advantages which may be derived from the concession, whether arising from its sale or from an optional pro rata participation, by the indi vidual shareholders of the New Granada Company, in the shares of due company which shall undertake the construction of the canal. These are matte i s deserving of the serious conside ration of every per:son anxious to obtain a favourable investment for his, capital, and at the same time to promote one of the greatest and most important un dertakings that hits ever been contemplated for the benefit of mankind, without reference to creed or nation. MINISTERIAL 3EXPLANATIONS.—It is confidently stated that no formiLl Ministerial statement is likely to be made before Monday next, when, in both Houses of Parlia ment, new explanati.ons from Lord Derby and his colleagues may be looked for—rial decidedly in favour of a " protective " policy. Mr. Disraeli is not likely to be returned to Parlia ment in time to talue his seat in the House of Commons by Friday night.—Monting Paper. The meeting of Liberal Members of the House of Commons, invited by Lord J. Russell to a conference on the present position of public affairs, is to be held on Thursday, at twelve o'clock, at his Lordship.' residence, Chesham place. APPROACHING WARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.—It is understood that the Duke of Newcastle is about to lead to the altar Miss Hrigh , , the accomplished niece of Mr. Quintin Dick, ALP. The Marquis of Bath is said to be the accepted suitor for the hand of the Lady Harriet Hamilton, eldest daughter of the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn. The Viscount Mandeville, eldest son of the Dake of Manchester, is understood to be about to marry a German lady of high rank and large fortun e. OPENING OF TH E; ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH TO DON CASTER, —lt was stet act in the last half-yearly report of the directors of the Great Northern Railway Company that ar rangements had been made with the Electric Telegraph Company for the extension of their system along the Great Northern line, and that the communication was already established between London and Peterborough. Since then the utmost expedition has been used in order to complete the communication to Domcaster in time for the Spring Meeting, and yesterday (Tuesd.ay) afternoon this o b j ect was accom plished by a junction of two ou t of the four wires between Pe terborough and Domcaster. The only other station between N th o se ,t,wo points at which the telegraph is at present working at Il o o t st D o Boston, c w as h t e e r r e , the t temporaryplant ed to o thef railway com pany is established. T h are i s a t present no communication north complete th of the work the thro ughout the line a s soon as possible. The ratese pany under go telegraph company miles distancrae tionate charg e ' f's. ar,a—for twenty words and under 100 6(1„. ; above 100 miles, 55.; and a propor aker an aPPo;blted Viceroy Y greater number of words. The com country, and c ommunications with all parts of the system will be a ma Postmaster-General) as Doncaster is, the extension of their district, great: convenience to the town and adjacent The newly- Countess of Eglinton Left SL Jam ' i ng , en route for Dublin Castle. James _square yesterday morn for Ireland and the will follow on Monday . next . e. The Ladies Montgomerie Tile Earl of Hard wicke (the p has taken the Earl of Eglinton's aster-General) Noble garl's appointmq nt to the Viceroyalty), square, for the NAND. r° YaltY), St. James's (vacant by the WEJJNESDAY EVENING, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yegterday. The result of the election for Corsica is now known. The Government candidate, M. SEvERINA ABBATUCCI, has obtained nearly the whole of the votes. A decree from the PRESIDENT of the Republic, ap• points M. B I LLAULT, Deputy, President of the Legis lative body. Nearly one-third of the candidates elected as mem bers of the Legislative body were members of the ex-Legislative Assembly. It has been decided that the members of the new elective Assembly are to take the official title of de puties of the Legislative body. The France Napoleonienne contradicts rumours, current for some day s , that th e 4. -p RESIDENT of the Republic has been dangerously ill—acute rheumatism, brain fever, cholerine, having all been mentioned by the gossip-mongers as diseases with which he had been attacked. He paid a visit on Monday to the Tuileries. He Went there in a light two horse car riage, which he drove hi mse lf. The Patrie contains the following communicated note :—"A report has been several times circulated that certain differences had arisen between the PRE SIDENT of the Republic and General ST. ARNAUD. This report is absolutely false. We declare, for the sake of truth, that since the accession of General St. ARNAUD to power not the slightest difference has taken place between him and the PRESIDENT. We affirm this in the most formal manner." A decree in the Moniteur declares it to be indis pensable ; and forevey public functionary to take an oath of allegiance, in accordanc e w ith Art. 14 of the Con stitutionordersr that in case such oath is refused, or its terms modified in ilny way, the person so acting s hall he considered as h av i ng g i ven i n hi s resigna tion. Special decre es s h a ll d eterm i ne th e mo d e in which the Minister s , mem b ers o f t h e grea t b o di es o f the State, officers in the army and navy, magistrates, and functionaries, shall take the oath in question. The following is the 14th article of the Constitu tion, which is confirmed by this decree Ministers,, members of the Senate, of the Corps Le gislatif, of the Council of State, officers of the army and navy, magistrates, and functionaries, take the oath thus conceived, I swear obedience to the Constitution and fidelity to the President.'" Refusal to take the oath in this form without ad dition or modification will, according to the decree in the Moniteur of this morning, be considered as a resignation. Should General CAVAIGNAC, therefore, refuse to swear fidelity to the PRESIDENT, there must be a new election for the third arrondissement of Paris. The Moniteur contains a decree, definitively or ganising and making permanent the temporary Chamber formed in the Court of Appeal of Paris by the ordonnance of August 20, 1843. The Moniteur also contains two other decrees, one transferring, in the colonies, to the Correctional Tribunals, such poli tical offences as have hitherto been sent before the Courts of Assizes ; and the other, modifying the en trance duties on woo l an d tallow in certain determined cases ; wo o l, w h en com i ng i n French bottoms from countries beyc n d C a p e Horn or the Cape of Good i Ho p e, having to pay 15f. ad valor em, and when in havn foreign bott oms , or f rom o ther countries, the same as at present ; an d ta ll ow, w hen from beyond Cape Horn i or the Cap g to eof Good Hope, in French bottoms, pay 6f. the 100 kilog.; when from o th er countries, 101, ; an d w h en in foreign bottoms or by land, 13f. Marsh a l JEROM E B ONA PARTE, President of the internal Senate, has service madeof chef d e ca bi net o f M . F RE SLON, Minister of Public In struction, has been named Secretary of the President the that followingbody BALLARD, PX nominations in th e of the Senate ; DI. PREVOST, head of the corp s o f snort-hand writers of the Itloniteur, is named head of the proces-verbaux ; 115. FERRE, short-hand w r it er of the illoniteur, is appointed assistant to M. PRE YOST PONSARD, the author of" Luerece" an d " Charlotte Corday," is nominated librarian; 111. DE MARAINVILLE, appointed under the Empire to or ganise the administrative services of the kingdom of ‘Vestphalia, is named archivist; 11i. VEULLEMOT is appointed secretary of the office for petitions; N. CAUSSADE, at present sub-director at the Post-office, is named dir ec t or o f the administrative service of the Senate; M. DEVELNY, who was regisseur of the old Chamber of Peers, is to fill the same office under the Senate ; Dr. EMERY, who accompanied the Emperor NAPOLEON to Elba, is named physician to the Senate; and M. DE GIMES, architect of the Luxembourg, is maintained in his functions. Almost all the former ushers and messengers of the Chamber of Peers have been re-appointed. 1 train of 160 prisoners, destined for Cayenne and Lambessa, left Paris on Sunday night for Havre, from the fort of Ivry. They are to be taken by steam from Havre to Brest, whence they are to proceed to their destination. A special train arrived at Havre the day before yesterday from Paris with 477 prisoners condemned to transportation. They were escorted by a detach ment of 60 of the Gendarmerie Mobile, and were im mediately taken to the Florida basin, and embarked on board the Christophe Colomb, which soon after wards left the dock. Among the number sent on board her are the ex - representative M. MIOT, and M. SALVA, ex-chef de bataillon of the national guard of Sotteville, a painter named AMIARD, M. LEBALLEUR VILLIERS of Rouen, and M. PORNIN, who was the organiser of the Montagnard guards. On the 2d inst. the last of the French Marshals fo the Empire, FREDERIC/I of e AUGUSTE L O UI S VIESSE D Ragusa, died at Venice, i The price of public securities was we ll ma i n t a i ne d at the Bourse. The Five per cents, opened at 103 f. 50c., and closed at 103 f. 70 c. for the end of the mouth; n ß th M e A 7 l B m th °l4 y T es ' r D oth k i e s age • The Three per Cents. closed at 69f. ; Orleans Railway Shares 1,1601.; Rouen, 690 f .; Havre, 272 f. 50c.; Great Northern, 622 f. 50c.; Avignon, 238 f. 75c.; Vierzon, i u 5481. 75c.; Basle , 227 f. SOc.; Bordeaux, 4801. ; Paris and Strasburg, 51 51 .; Tours an d N antes, 318 f. 75 c . ; Amiens to Boulogne, 3201 .; Paris an d Ly ons , 595 f. B USINESS DONE IN FOREIGN R AILWAYS A T THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANG E, MARCII 9. 13°ili l A , —Central of France (Orleans V —N am ur and Liege, 634— Northern of France, 20%—Or leans and Bordeaux , 9 YR—Pari s an d R ouen , 2744—Paris fegrznogu), 21 Am 4—eDns, tc l h 2 Rhenish, 35,4—Ltixembourg, 3 an d Strasbourg, ' 20 1 4 ex d.— S am b re and Meuse, 3 %. and SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 4th inst. have arrived. It appears by a paragraph in the Heraldo that the Government continues its system of annoyance to wards the journals. On the 3d no less than six were seized, namely, the Constitutional, Nosedades,Observador,Opinion P u blica, and Heralds. On the same day the POPE' S N unc i o wen t to the QUEEN'S Palace in great state, to present to her MA JESTY the rich presents Clamor Public°, sent by the Pors for the royal infant. The Duke DE Ronezi-CtiAnor and M. GUDIN, the celebrated painter, have a rr i ve d i n M a d r id, and M. Gunirr has taken up his re s id ence i n t h e P a l ace of the Duke D'OSSUNA• The Clamor Publico states that the works of the railway between Almanza and Aranjuez have been commenced. A letter from Barcelona states that the expedition which recently left that place for Mahon narrowly escaped destruction. When near Minorca the Le panto steamer, with the troops on board, was caught in a violent storm, and was for some time in great danger of being wrecked , b u t f or t una tely she escaped w ithout material inj ury. MADRID BOMA, M AR , ti 4. —The Three per Cents. were done at 38 for time ; the New Three per Cents. at 19 1-16; th e D e b t w i thout I n t eres t at ; i and the Coupons a t 91. GERMANY. According to a letter from Vienna, in a Berlin journal, the dissensi on w hi c h a r o se between Austria and the Lnited St a t es respect i ng th e reception given to Kossirra may be considered to be arranged. The Grand Dukes MICHAEL and MicnonAs of Russia, on their approaching visit to. Vienna, will, it is said, n the name of their imperial father, invite th e E mperor o f A USTRIA to attend the solemnities which will take place in Russia i this year to ce l ebrate the one -th ousan d t h anni versary of the foundation of the Russian empire. The Belgian BELGIUM. journals contain an account of a de plorable accid ent near Mona. On Saturday about ten o'clock i n t h e morning, whilst the miners, seventy seven in number, were at work in the coal pit called Longterne Ferrand, at Elouges, an explosion of fire damp, took pla ce ,: and it was f ollowed by an extensive falling in of c oa l and earth. Two miners were kille d instantaneously ; in reaching th e mouth of the pit, but one of them died shortly aft er ; as to more or less injured succeeded to the others it is not known what became of th em . All day on Saturday and S un d a y excavations were ma d e to reac h th e un f or t u nate men, but without succes s . Th e e xplosion was caused by one of the miners having imprudently opened his lamp. It had bEe n i ntended to suspend operations in the mine on the ve ry d ay on which t h e accident occurred. CAPTAIN P 1,1• y--NOT R.N.- - A griev ous act of in 30 perpetr ate d by the l ate a uthorities at the Admiralty may now be repa i re d by their succ essors, - the present L or d s Commissioner? , by enabling C a p tain Penny to prceced (if only with a a ng l e steamer) this a 8 - year in search of the Arctic expe dition. By such an effectual repar at i on of the ov il tolerated in this instance by Sir Fra nc i s Baring, popu l ar " might be at once se cured to his Grace the Duke of Northumberland. RANGE or race are famished w ith t e l egra phi c t ackle. of railway RAILWAY noW AND TELEGUAPII.— Out of 6,500 miles in wor king operation, r a th er more than 31000 MARCH le, 1852. THE SHARE MARKLTs. lITLETIBH Y ::i ~. Nominal etlce3. tCIaZiT.:B to—chly, A . gua Fria ............ 1 --- ------ Itailw ay% Pail. Nominal Prices. Business 1% - 1 7tP Anglo Californian .... • . 103. Nt -- p 1% Asturian .. . • - .. - .. ---. -- -- Australian - ......... , A )4 ei Aberdeen.. .. .. „ all 11% to 11X 11X 74 Australian Freehold .... all %- )6 dis. % Ambergate, Nottingham, Ave Maria .......... t %dis - par Boston, &E. Juncion 8% 5% -5% x.d 5% % x.d Blaenarvon Iron & Ceal all .. -.. Birming., Wolverhamp., British Australian Gold. 1 %- % dis and Steer Valley - a u 9x _ 10% British Iron ...• •••• • • 131. 58.. Birkenh., Lan., & Ches/a Brazilian Imp. (is. Si. p.) 24% 1% - 2 June., late 331.65. Bd.. 26 1234 - 1136 d.. De. Cocaes and Culabs all 114 -1% Do. Chest. & Birkenhd., Do. St. John del Rey- 15 . 43% - 2434 501. &251. Consolidated all 16 -17 Cobre Copper ...... .• • 40 33 -34 30 1 6 Do., do., 201. • . .. •• 17 3 E _ -.. dig, Copiapo .• ••••• • • • • 14 4 _ Bristol and Exeter- •• 100 87 -89 x.d 554 85 89 34 Eng. &Australian Copper 2 36 36dis - par 2% Caledonian • • • • •• 150 16% -17 17)6%36 % x.d General• •••• • . • .... • • all 9% -to % Chester and Holyhead .. all 194, -20 Gold Mountain •••• .. •• I par -4 p I ',i Dublin and Belfast Junct 45 18 -16 g . Great Polgooth .. ••- • • all 1 % -I% p 43 Dundalk and Enniskillen all • • -.. Mexican& 8. American 9 336 - 4 Dandee, Perth,and Aber- . 1 Nouveau Monde. % - % P 1 34 % loon Junction .. • • all 534 - 61,4 Santiago de Cuba ...... 10 ',ti 6 - 7 Do., New .. •• •• au .. _ ..- 7 10 -11 Tin Croft .. • • • • • • • • •• •• East Anglian (251. L. & United Mexican........ all 2 - 2 % E. and L. & D.) •• •• an 3 X -4% 3X 4 West Mariposa ........ I %dia. - par Do. (181. E. & IL) •• all 2% -5% Eastern Counties .. .. 20 7% -7% x.d 7% % x.d :sonny STO CIE BANNS. Eastern Union, class A, Anstralasia .... •••• • • • • all 38 - 39 % late E. U. shares .. all 5% ••• 6% 5 X British North America.. 50 473( -49 Do. do. do. .. 6 . • -.. Colonial .... ••.. • • .... 23 11% - 123` 11% Do. do., Bdo C shares all 4 1 6 -4% 4% Commercial of London.. 20 24 - 254 East Lancashire •• .. all 16 - 16% 164 London Joint Stock .... 10 18% - 17% 1836 Do. New quarters • • all •• -•• London and Westminster 20 2936 -30 29% 29 East & West India Docks National Provincial Eng. 35 .. -•• 4036 and Birm. June. .. all 49 -50 x.d x.d East & West York. June. all .. -•• National of Ireland .... 2234 17% -17 Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 28 34 - 2934 28% Oriental Bank Corporat. all 30 - 314 x.d Edin., Perth, and Dundee 25 434 -4% 436 Provincial of Ireland.... 25 4236 -43 ,;_asgow and South-West. 100 • • -• • Do. New ... ....... .. all 15% - 1634 Great Northern • • .. all 18X - 1934 19 1 4 Union of Australia .... all 85 - 8636 Do. halves, A, deferred all 6 - 6 % 634 Do. New ....„ „ .... 2 36 3 - 336 Do. halves, B, 6 per et. all 14 •••• 145( 1434 4 Union of London - 1536 Great douthern and Union of Madrid -...- all •• -•• Western, Ireland - all 34% -35 35 MISCELLANEOUS. Great Western .. .. 100 85% - 864 86% 34 % Canada ..... . - 4936 Lancaster and Carib!. .. all 74 o- 77 Eastern Steam Do. thirds .. .. .. 11 13 4 7 - 8 p. p Gen. Steam Navigation - 28% 7034 % % Perlin. & Oriental Steam all 80 - fib Lanc-o.h ire and Yorkahlre 100 69 % - 70 81 80 Do. quarter *Lama .. all •• -•• Ditto ditto 10 26 -28 Do. fifths .. . .. 13 6% - 634 d. 634 % Royal Mall Steam Do. Westßiding Union 114 4% -4% d. 6% Leeds Northern .. .. all lb .- 16 rWe cannot be answer a bl e f or th e errors o f th e Offi c i a l Li s t a, an Liverpool, Crosby, and will not be influenced by interested correspondents.] Southport .. .. .. 17% •• .••• •• London and Blackwell - all 7 • •-73 E X.d 7% 7 z' d MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. London, Brighton, and South Coast -•-• .. 100 95 - 95% 95% 4 95[1.d CITY, TW 0 O'CLOCK. London and N.-Western 100 116% -117Ux.d 116% 174 117 The sales of Cotton a t Li ver p oo l y ester d a y w ere Do. do. quarters .. 22 3% - 336 p x.d 24% 4 x.d. estimated at 6000 bales, of which 500 American Do. fifths ••• •• •• 12 2 % - 3 P• i' d 14 % % lA' were taken for export, and 500 American and 500 Do, 101. sh., 31.&13 (a) 1 134 x. -1% p. .d x.d London and S.-Western . 100 85 - 8534 85% '4 Surat for exportation. The market closed tamely, Do. new 501. .. .. 4214 731 -73( die. and with more desire to sell. Prices re- Do, new 401. - .. 34 6% -5% Cs. Manchester, Buxton, and main without alteration. The sales comprised Matlock .. .. .. all 2% -2% 4,000 bales American, 500 Pernam and Madras, 6d. to Manchester, Sheffield, & 6id. ; 200 Bahia, at sjd.; I,ooo,Surat;at 3d. to 4d. ; and Lincolnshire 1.. .. too 30% - 3136 31% 34 4 150 Sea I s l and, at Is. l i d. to Is. 100.-The Sare Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union . - 4 2 0 34 ..- 2% die. Market was firm at rather higher prices. Midland .. .. .. .. 100 58 -5834 x.d 584 34 I6x.d The state of the Metal market is thus reported on by Do. Birming & Derby 100 27 -29 x.d 28% 34 29x.d Messrs. Wm. Short and Co.:-" For Welch and Staf. Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) 47% .. -.. Newcastle and Carlisle.. an .. -• . fordshire iron the demand has been very limited during De. quarter shares .. all .. -.. the last six weeks. Bars, in Wales, are a shade lower Newmarket ......all 7% -84 x.d in price. An order for a very large quantity of Newport, Abergavenay, and Hereford .. .. 10 4% -44 di s . rails for Russia, is reported to have been taken Norfolk .. .. .. .. 100 26 -24 x.d 273( x. d during the last few days ; but, as the period 00. New 201. shares.. lb 12 -II die x.d 8% ; for delivery is very extended, it bag had Northern Counties Union 3 36 34 - 3 dis. % but a moderate effect in stiffening the price. Consider- North British.. ~ .. 25 634 -6% 6% North Devon .. .. •• 11 8 - 7 CI, able business was done in Scotch Pig Iron in the middle North Staffordshire •. 1734 8% -834 dis. 8% % of last month, and prices advanced trom 355. 6d. to 375. North-Western .. .. 19 .. -. dis. per t on f or i n f er i or or d. brands. Since then the price North & Sth.-West.Jano. 3% % . dig. -% P Oxford, Worcester and has declined a shade, but a fair business has continued Wolverhampton.. .. all 1534 - 1554 lb% to be done at 365. 3d. to 365. 6d. per ton, at which lot- Scottiah Central .. .. 25 15 -15% 15 ter price we quote the market sellers. Scottish Midland .. .. all 9% - 996 "Both in Wales and Scotland the subject of a general Do. new .. .. all 9% -9% Shrews. & Birin., Class A all ' 6% - 696 agreement to reduce the make of iron is occupying the Do. Class 8.. .. .. all 4% -4% 4% attention of the iron masters." Shrews. & Hereford., Old 7 4- 3 dia. The Sugar Market has opened rather lower this week, Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) .. ,• all 13 -14 and although holders of Coffee are firm, buyers do not Do. Halves .. .. .. all 6% - 7 come forward freely. Native Ceylon is about 395. for Do. Oswestry .. .. all 936 - 1034 good ord. Rice is flat, but Saltpetre is brisk. Dye Shropshire Union .. .. 634 34 -3 d. 35( % - goods also look well, and the lower sorts of Tea are Do., A, B, C, & D, flilly paid up at per cent • • - - -•• wanted. South Devon .. .. .. all 14 -16 x.d South-Eastern .. .. 30 204 - 2054 20% x.d A measure of great importance to the East India interest has been accomplished within the last few South Wales.. - • . all 30 - 30% 30% South Yorkah. and River days, and gives rise to considerable discussion here. It Duo .. .. • • . 15 2 die. - par Sheff., Roth., and Gen i e, must be patent, to all who have watched with 'attention South Division .. -.. 6 .. -.• the subject of steam communication with the East, that Stirling hndDanfermline all .. -.. Stockton and Hartlepool 16 3-3 .. -.. a Parliamentary Committee was formed f or the purpose - 15 Taff Vale .. .. .. 126 150 - 2 of inquiring into the expediency of promoting increased Thames Haven Dock and Railway - .. •• 18 .. -•• • dia. facilities, and that, in substance , their recomm endation Vale of Neath .. • . 17 7 - 6 Waterford and Kilkenny all 3% - 434 was favourable to the establis hment of a n ew line of Waterford and Limerick all 1534 - 1736 steamers. Encouraged by the understood bias of the Waterford, Wex., Wick.' Government, and the anxious desire of t h e mercantile and Dublin .. .. 3 -.. West Cornwall .. .. 13 • 5 4 -4% dis. interest to obtain a choice of conveyance, either for West Loudon .. _ an York, Newc., do Berwick 25 175 E - 17% x.d 1734 x.d their freight or themselves, several eminent and influen- Ditto and Newcastle tial parties formed a new undertaking, under the title Extension ••_ - 20 7% -74 (1. x.d 1234 x.d Ditto G.N.B. purchase 9 3% -3% d. x.d 554 x.d of the Eastern Steam Navig a t io n Company. For this York and North Midland 50 22 - 22 34 x.d 221 54 they secured a charter, and entered into conditional LINES LEAS: , sr P XXXID 'WASS. Railways. C ompanies. Paid. Nominal Pries.Businon. e to-d ess ay. Bcdf. & Blotch ley : .. Lou. & N.W. all —•• Birming.: . /c Ox ford Junction, guaranteed •• Gt. Western all 29 —3O Do., without a guarantee •• De .. • • all 28 —29 Ilirm., Wolver., & Dudley, gua ranteed •• Do .. all 29 —BO Do., without a guarantee •• Do • • • • all 28 —29 Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. all 17% —lB 17 34 Clydesdale June Caledonian all 45 —47 E. Lin., Guar. 6 oer Cont. G. Northern all 3434 3534 35-% Gloucester and Dean Ferest Gt. Western 22% 2 34 334 p Hartlepl Dock r Yrk, Naw.,} and Railway and Der. all .. , • Hull and Selby Yk. &N. M. all 106 108 Do. 34 Shares Do •• •• aH 53 —54 Do. 34 Shares Do •• .• all 25 —27 Leeds and Brad. Midland • • all 10034 10134 lel 101 Lon. and Green. S. Eastern .. all 12 .... 1234 Do., Pref. .. Do • • •• all 2434 2534 Lowestoft, Gd• 4 per Cent. •• Norfolk •• •• all 16 —l7 De.. 6 per cent De Middlesbro' and nedcar, 6p. ct Stocktis Dar all .. N. & East, 6 .. E. Counties . all per Cent. Do., 5 per cent. Do. .• .. an 5 9 —6l x.d 60 x.d Do. New .. Do • • • • all .. Preston ands L. &N. W.l wyre BsLa.& Y. all 44 —46 Do. 34 Shares ADo .. •• 11 a% 934 p Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern .. all 21% 22% 21;i R o y . & l ut o hin G. Northern 6I ( 8% x.d x.d 1)o. Shep. En. •Do •• • • all 11% —B% &het, Roth. and Goole, 5 per ct. Lane. & York 1811 6 _ • . South Stafford'. Mr. M'Clean 9% 1% •.. 34 x.d x.d Wear Val. 6 par Cent. gun. Stock.& Dar. all Do. do. .. Do .. •• 25 2834 2934 20 Do. do. .. Do •• •• all Wilts &Somers. Gt. Western 100 9430 94% 1 8.1131211 1 Railways. Paid. Nominal Price,. Bind ItMU dose t45-day. ••••• • Aberdeen •• all 2 —l% dia. 1% dial. Aberdeen. No. 2, 7 pr. ct. 234 •• Caledonian 101. •• •• 10 8% —B% 8%. Chester and Holyhead .. all 16% 17% 17%, Dund. Per. & Aber. June. all 5 —5% East Aug. ( 21 • 109 .) 6 P. C. all 3 —3%, no., (51.) 7 per cent... all •• Eastern Counties Extern., per cent. No. 1 • • all i 6 —l% p pm De. Nu. 2 • • •• •• all % P pm Do. New 6p. cent. Stock 10 1234 12% 1231 Eastern Union, Scrip guaran. 6 percent. .. all 123 12% 1)0., 101. Deben. Share. a ll .. East Lancashire, 6 per c ent. quarter shares •. all , E. &W. York. June. stbs all • Edin. Per. &Dan. 51 p. et. all 236 334 Glivgeyr & S.-W. Consul. 100 .. Gt. Northern, 5 per Rent. all 143( 14% 14% Do., sp. c. Redeem. Scrip 634 1 134 p Groat South. & Western (Ireland) eighths .. all 7% •••• 7X at. western (Barks arul Hants Ex., 5 per Cent.) 6 .. Gt. West., fixed 4% p. et. 100 .. Do., do. •• •• •• 80 .• —•• Lancashire and York shire, F. 201... .. • • 6 —. 134 dis. Do. 6 per et. Stock .. 100 1373 133 Leeds Northern, 6 per cent., No.`l • . 13 Do., do. • • No. 2 17 .. Do., do No. 3 5 Do. quarters, 1848 .. 9 •• .. p London, Brighton, and S. Coast, guar. 5 per et. 100 Do. pref., 5 p et. 5k,185 L 100 .. Do., Cony. sp. et. 1852 all Dl. new guar., 6 per et. 100 •• •• Lon. & N. West. (Coy. & Nuneat.) 5 per cent. .. 1336 London &S.-W., new ..g%— 3p. X. London. & Ennis., % Sha all 1 —l2 x.d X. &tench., Sheffield. and Line., qttar.shrs.,No. 1 all 1034 —ll x.d Do. new, 101. .. •• all 1234 % 12 131 1234 x.d x.d Do., 61. .. • • .. 3 % x.ll Midland Con. 6p. c. stock 100 •• Do. Consul, Itristel & Biz•rning., 6 per cont.— 100 136 13 0 1373 a Do., Erewash Valley. 100 • • —** Do., Leic. & Swanning., 8 per cent. guar. 10 0 ** 7lia x.d 4% Do,, Preference • • • • 5 16 —l4 • 19 Norfolk Extension • • all 15 Do. guar. 5)4 per cent. a l 2 l Do., Waveney Valley b 36 — 534 North British • • • • 1 % Oe.Wor. ViP01.151.6p.c 10 all 10 1 0 4 Shrews. & Bir., new guar. Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. ail 15% _ 61% W. Min.) 8 per cont. all South Devon •• •• et. 10 20 .3. 'is P• South Ea ste r 44 P• p. ct. ga b Stock. & Hart. , g uar ' • p, ct. until 1 1856 all • • Waterford and Ki lkenny. 3 6 per cent, Yore, Newc., and Ilonv., all I 5 36 15% x.d 1534 x.d Gt. N• 01 E. Purl .._ 6 Hay — 4 x.d Do 'ancl —. North N ll 'll2l'4Yollk lO and S. r urell. P 0 NI 11 X G 3T a Ani u, nB all 12% 12% 12 3 of Franc all 2 1 L A .••• 21 Centrall3tar an Demerara 8 Dutc h Rhordsil " • .• • 4% 434 dig. Ealt Indian •• •• •• 18 274 —336 n, Do . . do do. 29 , 34 Grea t Indian Penthnola.. all Ditto ditto •• .. 434 % n Lou vain ala Saintae .. .„ •-• L u xembourg •. • • 13 3 3 Ditto (Railway) .. 10 27 , Do.: .• • • —3% Ditto (Canal) 2 kiaria Antonia •68 84 836 .. Ditto, New —•• Namur and Liege all Northern of France .. is 20% — 2O 6% % 20 V% % Orleans and Bord eaux .. 11 Paris and Lyon s . •• 6 374 354 P • 2",„ Paris and Orleass .. all 45 —47 Paris and Ronen .. •• all 2 7 2736 Paris and Strasbourg 18 20% •••• 20% x.d 20% ltontn and Ilayre . all 10 X 11% 10X Sambre and Meuse • • all 334 —4% at. Andrew's &Quebc.(A) 3 „, 7cup and Nantes • • • 17 7% _ 7 56 dle. 9% 4 Gurney, Jurbise, Lan lien, and Ilasselt • • ell West !'• 2 214 2 The state of the Metal market i; thus reported on by Messrs. Wm. Short and Co.:—" For Welch and Staf fordshire iron the demand has been very limited during the last six weeks. Bars, in Wales, are a shade lower in price. An order for a very large quantity of rails for Russia, is reported to have been taken during the last few days ; but, as the period for delivery is very extended, it has had but a moderate effect in stiffening the price. Consider able business was done in Scotch Pig Iron in the middle of last month, and prices advanced from 355. 6d. to 375. per ton for inferior ord. brands. Since then the price has declined a shade, but a fair business has continued to be done at 365. 3d. to 365. 6d. per ton, at which lat ter price we quote the market sellers. ";Both in Wales and Scotland the subject of a general agreement to reduce the make of iron is occupying the attention of the iron masters." The Sugar Market has opened rather lower this week, and although holders of Coffee are firm, buyers do not come forward freely. Native Ceylon is about 395. for good ord. Rice is flat, but Saltpetre is brisk. Dye goods also look well, and the lower sorts of Tea are wanted. A measure of great importance to the East India interest has been accomplished within the last few days, and gives rise to considerable discussion here. It must be patent, to all who have watched with 'attention the subject of steam communication with the East, that a Parliamentary Committee was formed for the purpose of inquiring into the expediency of promoting increased facilities, and that, in substance, their recommendation was favourable to the establishment of a new line of steamers. Encouraged by the understood bias of the Government, and the anxious desire of the mercantile interest to obtain a choice of conveyance, either for their freight or themselves, several eminent and influen tial parties formed a new undertaking, under the title of the Eastern Steam Navigation Company. For this they secured a charter, and entered into conditional contracts with eminent builders for the supply of suitable steamers. Not a shadow of doubt existed, therefore, that these parties were in earnest, and as to their ability to carry out what they proposed, we could name one or two of the directors who, necessary among ships.themselves, T heold ha d th e means of paying for com pany, however, possesses great power, and no small in fluence ; and, having the command of a large fleet, could offer unusual advantages to the Government. In this way, probably, we must account for their receiving a preference, not only in the revival of the old contract, but likewise in the award of the separate and additional service. One important consideration now with the Admiralty in making ar rangements for the mail service is that the whole fleet of the contracting companies is at their disposal in the event of war, that the steamers are built on a given scale, and that even the crews from their organization would become excellent volunteers, if so disposed. There is no reason to conclude, however, that in order to se cure these advantages a monopoly should be instituted. At present there is but one company that convoys goods and passengers overland to India, and while renewing their present contract for seven years, the extra service required could most easily have been given to a rival. It is notorious that greater accommodation is needed, and that if more travelled across Egypt it would long s i n ce have been worth the Pacha's while to have offered increased facilities. The charges, too, quite preclude the numerous subordinate officers, clerks, and mecha nics from proceeding by that route, and time is to them as valuable as to others. We hold, therefore, that even if the Government is advantaged by getting a cheaper contract, the mercantile public suffers by the want of competition, and it would pay them to subsidise any rival company that took a contract below a fairly re munerating rate. We hope this will be taken into con sideration with the Royal Australian Mail Steam Com pany, which has acted with such spirit in doing the Go vernment work low, depending upon private support, and an extended contract hereafter. The holders of Mexican Bonds are now assembled to consider generally their future prospects, but more parti cularly to decide as to the acceptance of the terms which their committee have provisionally arranged with Messrs. Borings. The course is loft open to every holder to retain his claim upon the indemnity money until it is received in England, or to take it at once, consequently no objection was likely to arise. The committee, who have worked so zealously, really merit great praise. They have rescued a considerable sum from the American indemnity fund, they have obtained, under trying circumstances, the payment of two divi dends, they have acted with decision in sending out an agent and looking after moneys due, and have sti mulated the Mexican Government to make strenuous exertions in support of its credit. The benefit of this will be permanent, for a state that once regards the in terest on its debt as an unavoidable charge without which no budget can be complete, will establish ateo:o- tem of taxation and econom y that will be a guaran the creditors and a benefit to itself. The meeting has come to a decis h io o from Messrs. posed can receive 41. 10a. of the was written, and the result is thaintdtemnspeigtwiyol2ooo atrheesaobdovise it s h s s i , o i n n tande will Baring, on account, paying 1 the rate of 5 per cent. per i a s ie s n io u p n m er ; expresses a whof rot p :uf a cre y orm , m according mn atiß o inclination of where sp . ecie remitted. The o a n bili G ty olcl a s n tu d id have Those, merely y the ee contrary, . is the proceedingsmercsntii usage whore been quite unanimous, an d confidentchairman, Mexico to fulfil its obligations. The revenue last year opSinirionboaafc the ability fell short, but the Mexican Government has v arious ofmeamsur. measures F f a o i r con i n ts et im w p e r r o e y improvement. The ser vices eulogised, and that gentleman returns t o M ex i co b y the next packet to watch over the interests of the bondholders. Thanks were cordially voted to Mr. Doyle, the British Minister in Mexico, and Lord Palmerston, and a vote was passed requesting Lord Malmesbury to give his continued support. Mr. H. A. Lackersteen, in the East India trade, has suspended for 100,0001. Accounts from Amsterdam state that the Second Chamber of the States General was engaged in consi dering the law to impose a tax upon capital not fixed or embarked in some branch of industry. . o l n 'he at o o Commission had reported favourably for the ( mission of lutch S . ; o cc o k o florins of paper money. On the was firmer, Spanish and Mexican witout) parti cular Ll alteration. Dutch Two-and -a-Ralf Cents. h 5 istrl-16. Letters from Posen state that e b there was e brought by waggons from Ism°. cted into a greater even than I %l B 7 ;)e a r n g d sh e d ra T in its h i s t d t. to Messina has been ere free port, and the tonnage dues on steamers at Malta have bacnlowered. The Englis h Stocks havebeen steady this morning, 971 to for Money, anti the same for the Ac sols are 7 The New Three-and•a-Quarter per Cents. are and the transactions are principally f or money. Con. and the Three per Cents. 98f to Ez - ce9rekin:oer-bills have been . stn ady, being 624. to 655., and India Bonds .11Fdre improved to 755. premium. Foreign Securities have kept without much move ment. Mexican have been quiet at 34 to 331, and Chilien Three per Cents. have advanced to 71. Bra zilian have been firm at 98:1, and Buenos Ayres hare been weaker at 58. Equador are rather better, viz., 5 t o A, awl Grenada Deterred at 10f to 1. Peruvian De ferred are lower, being 54i. Sardinian Bonds ure quiet at 90, and Venezuela Active are 421 to I, and the De ferred 18k. Spanish Bonds are dull, and the Three per Cents. are quoted 42. Dutch Bonds have improved a !rale, the Ivvo-and-a-i - lalt per,Cents. being 54E0 i, an the Four per CentF. 93. Railway Shares are rather bettor, fond Caledonian have improved 17t, to ii-, Aberdeen 114 to j, Greet Western 86h- to L, Lancashire end Yorkshire 70 to 1. South- Western have been S5l to . North-Western have been lower, namely, 1161 to 1171. French Shares have been generally rather dearer. Gold Mine Shares have been steady, but the business dono in them has been limited. QUARTER TO THREE. Conso!s .. . 971 Ditto Account, March 11 ... 97 i cLosl G ONE .'EICISS OF BRITlsil FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES Bank ;itcck S lor Cent. Reduced A nn e. 971' 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 97%14 99% NT.r , v , 5 1 4 por Cent. Anne- .. Long Anna. to expire Jan.lB6o -16 634 Ditto, 3U years, Oct. 10, 1559-- 634 75 P I- - -:,• -, -.. tiontin, 1,000 i.........,,..... ~, 75 p _ 72 p Ditto under 1,000!.............,••••. 7 2 P South Sea Stock — Ditto Old Annuities Co 1301. for Account lxchequer Bills, 114,1. 1,0001. ••.. 65 62 p 500/. 9716 074 62 P 62 P 62 P Small. .. - ONE cLOSIN G 8 * C N PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PILI 951/4 'razilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. .. ..... 98 1 /4 97 1 4 Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 ... 58 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent....... 58 ..... Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent .....•..... 71 Ditto 3 per Cent. Danish onds, 1825,3 per Cent. Ditto 6 per , cent. - Equador Bonds 5 IA ..... Grenada Bonds, 11. E per Cent. — 23 Do. Ex Dec., 1849 Coupons --101A Ditto, Deferred ........... Mex.can, 3 p , -,... Cen - 1 1816 .. — _, Peruvian Bonds, 5 per Cent -- 54 3 4 _ , . ---- Ditto, Deferred Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent. at, Russian Bends Ditto, 4 1 4 per Cent Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Spanish fi per Cent. 1840 L 2 064 25 5% Ditto, Passive •—• 42 Ditto. 3 per Cent Spanish Com. Cert. Coup. n o t f un d e d —2% p e r 42 34 Venezuela Bonds, 3 a per Cent 42 % 34 184 Ditto Deferred 18% Dividends on the above payable in Londo l3, 6Bf. 25c , French Rentes, 3 per Cent — 251. 35e. Exchange Belgian, 4% per Cent. Lute) 2 1 ,E per Cent. 12 Guild 5 9 5,4% 93 Ditto 4 per Cent. Cartifiaates COURSE OF EXC. &msterdmm .. 11 19)41 Ditto, three months. 12 I Rotterdam ........ 12 1 Antwerp • • ............ 25 57% Brussels • • ...... 25 57% Flamburgh .... • • ALB , 13 11% ditona. Paris, 3 days'sight 22 37% Ditto. 8 months .... 25 57 5 Marseilles ...... •..... 25 57% 80urdeaux......... • Prankforton Mains.. „., 122 Vienna, effec. 12 40 Trieste, ditt0.......... 12 40 Petersburgh, 211. Rble.. 37 % Madrid .... •- AO Cadiz _ .......... 50% Barcelona .• - • ......., 'RANGE.- TUESDA Y. Gibraltar •" •••• •. •• 3O 11% Leghorn •• •• •• •• ...• • • 95 6i Genoa ••—•• ...• •• •••• - Venice...... •.•••• • • " 40% Naples .. .... •••• • • • ' 2j Palermo, peroz •• •• 12 1% Messina .........• • • • • 1 ,1% Lisbon .... • • • • • • • • •• • ' 5314 Oporto .. •••••• • • • • • • _— Rio Janeiro • • • • • • • • " ... Buenos Ayres •••• • • •• New York, 60 days'sight Philadelphia .• • • • • • • •• Portugalt o r e l z g n i° 4 l o O d l y a i ncpbuirls . ° .. S i ti ; 1 : 1 : Spanish Doubloon , •• 0 ; 4 104 Now Dollars ••• • " 0 5 OS Silvnr in bars • • •• •• LONDON, d m d A ul n l c c u low 9 l LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY') MARCII 10.—Wind at noon N.E., u20 4 °" "1 bre D z E e er... an , weather . .Y—Windthick fog.- -- A rrcl• from the River Trident, and aid. Florist, N.E., st, Barbadoes; Havannah. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 9.—Wi n d S.S.E. to S.S•W r ' --- Arrd. Acorn, Dem e r ara . Sld . B e l ton , San Francisca; Essex, New Orleans; Queen of the West, New York; Antarctic, New York; Titania, Newfoundland; W a lter Baine, Newfoundland. Off J a pe gal, port, Pomona, and Olivia. GREENOCK, MARCH 9.—The Thistle, hence for Lo donderry, got on shore near Port Rush on the 7th inst.', and has put back leaky. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 9.—Wind E., very strong.' Arrd. Trupie, Demerara. Sid. Mary Harrison, Ad es laide. Off port, Tyrol, Boston f or Havre. FALMOUTH, MARCH 9.—Wind E., strong gale—Arrd' A. F. Moore, Mauritius. HOLYHEAD, MARCH 9.--The Grace schooner of Pres ton is on shore 16 miles from hence. BALLINA, MARCH B.—The Jane schooner, of Mary' port for Ibraila, is stranded , having beenon shore. E LSI NORE, M ARCH I 4.—The Wanderer, of and from Hull to Danzic, which was on shore 2d March, Ivas assisted off yesterday, but since gone on shore again Ana remains fast. Assistance has been sent to her; cargo discharging in good condition. The Anholt, lighS' vessel, left this for her station 2d March. SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 9.—Wind N.E.—Sld. SOVero steamer, Brazils. B E LFAST, MARCH g. Wind E.—S l d. Adolphe,. Madras; William, Carthagena; Coxon, Cork and North America. BRIDLINGTON, MARCH 9.—Wind N.E.'—Arrd'Friends Adventure, Charleston for Boners, with slight damage. The Active, Guernsey to Sunderland, has put in leaky, having been on Flamborough Head. can s QUEENSTOWN, MARCH B.—The wreck of a brig, marked " Union, &c., Kincardine," w as passed 18th Fe bruary about seventy miles off Cape St. Vincent. CAUTION TO MARINERS. BRIDLINGTON, MARCEL 9.—A shoal has lately gr_o7 up in this Bay, from which the head bears a bout N•Di. and Bridlington P ie r N.W., on which vessels of 14 fees water have struck within the last two months. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY') A fair average quantity of English:.. CORN EXCHANGE—WEDNE SDAIr o * quarters) have been received up to our market, coil s ' wise, this week. By land carriage the arrivals to-day: Wheat (M g t .. were small, and the show of samples of both red WI h white was limited. For all kinds the demand rola' eavy, at Monday's decline in the . ward delivery sea l rce y any business was transao!n From abroad only l„940 quarters of Wheat have reachr us; yet the actual supply brought forward was tolerabli extensive. Fine dry qualities were mostly held at fill currencies. In the middling inferiorlC do so little and in was doing that prices were almost nominal. Floating le . s i s i cargoes were dull, and the turn lower. There wall inquiry for Barley, yet holders generally quotations. For_lor: were arm ite th,-ir demands. The inquiry for Malt was hea v y' ~ but figures. Good sound Oats commanded full Pr ice "' low and damp qualities were a slow sale. Beans , F"' Indian Corn, and Flour moved off slowly, at tionary prices. about eta' &RRIVALS THIS WEEK. Flour. Wheat. Barley. Malt. 1 Oats. ___......., 1 —.-----1----6.-- Qrs. Qrs. Qr.. 1 Qrs. Backe. EngilSh .... 2,080 3,660 3,650 030 IMO •• •• — 40 3 i 3,100 Irish 1 6,920 580 Foreign ......( 1,910 2,910 _ ___-------_.---_—.---- 21014.01 L GS It OP 1YZ.5.34.31LAT. Oar market continues steady for all good and fine Hops, at very full pr ices. In other kinds exceedingly little is doing. _______--- I.ITIIITEC IMPEL. Beef° 3 t s he 4 r d awn ; ids Ni e u tton, r 2s 6d to 3s 8d; Veal, 35 4d a IY; at full cur ,Mtuhtetotnafd3ueldrulsete,andei 9. Beef from r 2 e s n P 2 c r d i i e m s t . e o to 41 4d; Pork, 2s 6d to 38 8d per Sibs by the carcase. --- MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) i a s g m ed orn 2 i 2 7 s t u e r o r k i,n t d h e e re b d ai t l o ca h s i e s s. bail urn int c h u a r t io c u o s u . rt, T i h n e o p n t e iso o n f er w 's h m ich oth t e h r e o p w ri n a copper boiler from a house an TG i h n e d :r i g c C r e m oCu e rr n to t stsh lor stealing i n Queen's-court, Seven Dials. The circumstances we re with her. On the d tioi. ay on which the boiler in ques was missed from the premises a police-constable saw f t somewhat houses man (whom he now swore positively to be the prisoner) carrying a boiler of similar size and material from Queen's court towards the Seven Dials, and aftersvar iii, when he beta, received information of a boiler having be, , stolen at that precise time from the place, he took tu„, prisoner into custody. The defence was an alibi, IV': the evidence of witnesses who swore that the prisohlro wag in their company the whole of the afternoon of of s e o d n e g r e v l leir els day laid in the indictment. Bat the policeman was P t os !‘ tive as to the identity, and the jury found a verdie u' Guilt The y. in der J UDG E deferred sentence till next session, or_,,, to allow further inquiries to be made as to the prisoner u character. ill try The Court was occupied the rest of the day in - • two charges of indecent assault. BOW-STREET.--(THIS DAY.) , Samuel Foyle, aged 22, late clerk in the employra'll: of Mr. Baptista Benoni, of No. 61, Red Lion-streer, stereotype worker, was charged before Mr. Henry wi tb embezzling money, the property of his employer. It was proved that on the 9th of January l ast be 013- tamed 251. on the prosecutor's account, from Mr. Grif fitelnisc,mic,,leermkptlooyMmeesnstr,s. Hartsell, Langley - street , Air' acre, having been that evening d ismissed from B d until this morning, when-1117ewto the not ptaokliecneniinatno ctuhsatt°dhli't received the money from Mr. Griffiths, and WAS abOtl i Saying more when the constab le cautioned him, an ~ that w h a t eve r he told him wou :d be evidence again" Mtn. Mr. HENRY reproved the officer for having given that caution, which he said was highly improper, as it might shut out the very best evidence. The prisoner said that he oh aincd the money to pal hi rn iiplf his ta nges, which his master had withh eld on the Ssturday night.—Cututhitted for tiial. __ s CL.ERKEN WELL.—(THIS DAY-) Augustus Willis A as plactd at the bar before Mr. Corrie, charged with stealing a silver snu-hox and a d r essin; s case, containing money, and articles ff to the value of 40 1 . und, r the foltowing circumstances, Mary Anne ser vant in Princes-street, Islington, stated that yesterday afternoon the prison'r and bi° nrother,.whow bhe had known for bottle time, ca me to 6". her, and upon asking them in to the- house, sho shower' them over the s e verJ rot ms. In a short time they wee, down to the kitchen, and she made them .otre tee, in the course of taking which the prisoner sf id, T hey mus;, excin e him for a minute or two, back." Sc:e thought nothing of this, but in about tin minutes, h evaing the street-door slammed, she asked t" brother " who Chat was," and requested him to go into as he isa ited to go