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THIRD AND CHEAPER EDITION. Now Ready, 1 vol., with Illustrations, 10s. 6d. bound. H E HISTORY OF MARGARET CATCHPOLE. A SUFFOLK GIRL. By the Rev. R. COIiBOLD, of Wortham, Suffolk. "Truth is st anger than fiction. We have here x veritable his tory, with incidents more startling and extraordinary than are to be found in any romance with which we are acquainted."—Norfolk Chronicle. Henry Colburn. Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. YEW ZDITIQN, WITH ADDITIONS. Now ready, Yew Edition, revised, with Two Portraits, and Twelve lannourows Illustrations, by George Cruikshank, price 65., MEMOIRS of GRIMALDI, the CLOWN. Edited by BOZ. With Additions and Notes by CHARLES WHITEHEAD. " This entertaining acccunt of Grimaldi, introducing us to many amusing dramatic incidents and anecdotes, besides chronicling a great dell of theatrical intelligence, has been considerably im proved in all these respects by Mr. Whitehead. It will therefore be yet more welcome than it was."—Literary Gazette. 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The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public are resr?ectfully informed that an EXTRA NIGHT will take place TO-MORROW, APRIL V.s, When will be presented Mozart's chef d'ceuvre, DON GIOVA.NNL, Donna Anna, Madame Grist ; Donna FAvira, Madlle. Sanchioll ; Zerlina, Madame Casteilan. Don Giovr„nni, Signor Foraasari ; Don Ottavio, Signor Mario ; II Commaudtrore, Signor Botelli ; Masetto, Signor F. Lablache ; Leporello, Signor Lablache. To conclude with the highly eu:ecessfal New Ballet, by M. Perrot, entitled, CATARINA ; ou, LA FILLE DU BANDIT. The principal characters - oyMadlle. L. Grahn, Madlle. P. Stephan, and Madlle. Taglioni ; X.M. Perrot, Bertrand, Dl Mettle, and TILEAT'4E ROYAL. DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be perfo:med a New Opera, entitled THE CRUSADERS, The principal characters will be sustained by Messrs. W. liar rison, itorraril, Horncastle, S. Jones, Weiss, Stretton, D. W. King. Nisi Romer, and Miss Rainforth. After which, will be produced the Ballet d'Action, entitled PEROLTsE ; or, The Desolate Island. Principal characters by Bladile. Louise, Madame t , iubilei, Mr. W. H. Payne, Mr. ?Lowell, NY'. T. Matthews, Mr. Wieland, and Master F. Payne. THEATRti ROYAL, HA YMARKET. THIS EVENING WT. he performed a New and Original Comedy, called. A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK. Cymon Foxall, Mr. Webster; More craft, Mr. W. Farren : Sir John Coverdale, Mr. Tilbury; Erne , " Coverdale, Mr. H. Holl ; Horace Waldgrave, Mr. Hudson ; Schnet dermann, Mr. J. Bland; Thomas, Mr. Briudal ; Lady Coverdale, Mrs. Glover ; Selina Coverdale, Bliss Julia Bennett ; Emmeline, ,I The Band will perform the Overtures, " La Symphonic," and . " La Ne;ge;" a Fantasia, " Frs. Dlavolo ;" the " Post Horn , Galop , ' and "Antoinette," Cellarius Waltz. After which, an experiment will be tried upon THE BIRDS OF ARISTOPIIANES on which occasion they will be presented to the public with new Names, new Feathers, new Songs, and new Tales. Principal characters by Messrs. James Bland, Hudson, Tilbury, Brindal, Caulfield, T. F. athews, and Miss P. Horton. To conclude with a New Comic Drama, called THE IRISH POST. Characters by Messrs. J. Bland, Tilbury, Mrs. Humby, &c. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. IrNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. Unprecedented Attraction for the Easter Holidays. Re-eng.sai of GENERAL TOM THUMB ! Who having, on each appearance in the Burlesque of ' 4 Hop - o; pry Thumb," been welcomed with most enthusiastic shouts of ap plause, and excited the astonishment and approbation of an elegant and delighted auditory, by his almost Incredible Dimi nutive Person and his equally Incredible Mind, the Management has much pleasure in announcing his Performance for every Evening during the Holidays. THIS EVENING The performances will commence with a New and Original Comic Drama, in Three Acts, called HONOURS AND TRICKS. Prin cipal characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, F. Vining, Wigan, Did,lear, and eele) ; Miss Villars, Mrs. A. Wigan, and MTS. Keeley. „,. After which, a New Extravaganza, entitled THE MARBLE MAIDEN. Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, Mrs. Keeley, and Miss L , tidlaw. To conclude with an entirely New and Original Burlesque, en titled HOP 0' MV THUMB ; or, Tha Ogre and his Seven-League Boots. Hop 'o My Thumb, General Tom Thumb. Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, 6d. "REA I:tit; it 0 VAL, ADELPHI. A New Drama, and a New and viagnifleent Burlesque. THIS EVENING - - - W:11 be presented a New Drama, in Three Acts, called, IN DUSTRY AND INDOLENCE; or, The Orphan's Legacy. St. Amour, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Rollin, Mr. 0. Smith ; Sansonet, Mr. Wri4lit ; Owls. Del tmare, Mr. Perkins ; Batifole, Miss Woolgar ; Mini, Miss Webs:er ; Cecile, Madame Celeste. After which, a New Burlesque, entitled, PETER WILKINS ; or, The Lowish:lie Rock and the Flying Indians. Principal characters by Misses Woolgar, Emma Harding, Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor; Mr. Paul Be lord, Mr. 3lunl, ard, &c. To conclude with a New Farce, entitled, DID YOU EVER SEND TOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL ? Chesterfield Honeybun, Mr. Wright ; Isaac Crank, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mrs. Crank, Mrs. F. Matthews, Mrs. Honeybun, Miss Emma Harding. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be performed Shakspere's Tragedy of OTHELLO. Othello, Mr. Nacready ; lago, Mr. Wallack; Cassio, Mr. Cooper; Roderigo, Mr. J. Vining; Desdeniona, Mrs. Stirling ; Emma, Mrs. Ternan. To conclude with a New Fairy Extravaganza, entitled LADY GODIVA AND PEEPING TOM OF COVENTRY. In which Messrs. Walton, Wynn, Compton, Granby, Oxberry ; Miss Taylor, Miss E. Stanley, Mrs. Fostiroke, Miss Honner, &c., will appear. A6fLEY'A ROYAL AMPHITIALACI:E. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Patronised by her most gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Priacess Royal.—Entertainments Extraordinary for the Howley Visitors.—First Apeeatance of the celebrated Clown Wallet, in conjunction w th Barry and Rochez. THIS EVENING Will be performed an entirely new Equestrian Oriental Spectacle, entitled, THE ARAB AND HIS DESERT STEED ; gr, the pearl of the Euphrates. The Characters personified by the principal members of the Company and numerous auxiliaries. New and Popular Scenes in the Circle, by the Foreign and British .Profci7 , sors. To conclude with a favourite Afterpiece. „flux-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. DA VIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Holiday Attractions, on a scale of Novelty, Talent, and Variety never before offered. THIS EVENING . _ . Will be performed a .)I;;v 7 iiiilesqUeSpectacle, entitled JA 'K TfIE GLINT KILLER. Supported by Messrs. Rogers, Cowell, Lewis, Ileslop, Williams ; Mesdms. Hughes, M. Glover, &c. After which, a New Farce by Mr. E. Stirling, entitled, ON THE TILES ; or, A Night at Greenwich. To be followed by a Grand Ballet of Enchantment, called, DER CHAMOIS YAGER ; or, The Fiend on Earth. By the Dentin Family. A Tableaux of the Great Indian Victory will be exhibited. To conclude with a New Melodrama, called, THE RATS OF RAT CASTLE. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. The most powerful and varied Entertainment ever offere44a- the Public TICIS EVENING Will be performed an entirely new Drama, entitled LAID UP IN PORT ; Or, Sharks along Shore. Principal characters by Messrs. Fredericks, Saville, Raymond, Tindell, niggle, Searle, Burton ; Miss Vincent, Miss E. Terry, &c. Atter which, THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT ; Georgette, Miss Vincent. To conclude with a romantic Drama, entitled THE DEVIL'S DEN ; or, ihe Mint, the Maize, and the Maiden. Supported by the entire strength of the Company. NEW STRAND THEATRE. .ENTIRE CHANGE.—NOVELTIES AND MAGIC EFFECTS. " La gaiete est la sante de I'ame, La tristesse en est le poison." M. PrILLIPPE, in returning his grateful thanks to his kind Patrons, and feeling anxious to merit a continuance of past favours, eo itheraty bestowed upon him by the discerning Public of this great metropolis, begs leave to announce that he will Resume his EN T ERTA I MEN T at the above Theatre, Tills EVENING, When ha will have the honour of introducing an ENTIRE CHANGF. in his PERFORM CID, which has been prepared at a great expense and labour. The New Feats and Miraculous Scientific Experiments are of the most extraordinary and astounding de scriptiogo and must be , een to be believed. M. PFIELLIPPE will commence the Entertainment by Lighting Two Hundred and Fifty Wax Candles by a single Pistol Shot ! This unique and brilliant Experiment was originally performed by Mons. Phillippe for upwards of 700 consecutive nights in Paris. During the Evening M. Phillippe will introduce his GRAND MOTHER'S CAP, with all its Rapid Transformstions. During the Easter Week there will be a Morning and Evening Performance each Day. The Morning Performance will commence at Two o'clock ; Evening Performance at a quarter to Eight. Stalls, 3a.; Boxes, 25.; lit, and 10s GallGd.ery, 6d. ; Private Boxes, 11.. THE WEATHER. --SUN OFFICE, APRIL 15. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 49; Highest. 55; Noon, 53, BAROMETER, 39.71.—W1ND S.E.; hazy. WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning • • 0 minutes after 4. J Evening .. 19 minutes after 4. much as to say, "You have now been palavering here For a month on a question that requires no debate. You stop other business,—you stop supplies for increasing the army and navy, while England is making the most un usual and extraordinary armaments and warlike pre parations, both at home and in her North American possessions." What amount of additional sea and land forces may be required, Mr. Pots, however, leaves as much in the dark as ever. Some accounts say he wants only ten war-steamers, with some frigates and sloops ; but this evidently is not the extent of his demands, for the Chairman of the Naval Committee announced in the Senate that the num ber of new vessels recommended by the PRESIDENT was much greater than the exigency required. From the intelligence 'altogether we might draw these conclu sions:—that" Pout is fully determined on war with this country, that he will not recede one inch from the line of demarcation drawn in his annual Message, that he is bent:on prompt measures for making armaments and other warlike preparations, that nothing has been done, and nothing can be done, by negotiations, and that America must go on increasing her " area," setting England, and France, and Spain alike at defianee. It is impossible to lay down propo sitions by words in more unequivocal language than those contained in that brief Message. But, notwith standing this violence, this blind fury against England, we do not entirely give up all hopes of accommodation, nor are we convinced that. if England only maintains her rightful position, the people of the United States will follow heedlessly the dictates of this dangerous and unprincipled demagogue. The Senate evidently demurs to his policy, the Naval Committee is not half so pugnacious as POLE, the spare dollars are not very plentiful, the bonds of the warlike and insolvent states of the west are worth as much as their credit—that is, nothing ; the thriving, industrious, and more respectable states on the Atlantic coast have no wish to engage in a war, from which they would be the first to suffer ; the slaveowners in the south are still anxious to exchange their cotton and tobacco for British manufactures ; they wish also to avoid any commotion that might ulti mately agitate a sullen, enslaved, and revengeful population ; and neither free states nor stave states can have any great predeliction for war with a country that could, with her powerful navy and her active war-steamers, blockade every harbour, and put an entire stop to commercial intercourse between them and all the nations of the world. The " annexation of Canada," and " whipping the Britishers," and " smash ing John Bull," are all fine-sounding phrases in the mouth of an insolvent " far wester," who is safe in his remote prairies and woods from the effects of British cannon ; but they are not at all suited to the taste of that numerous population who must bear the brunt of an attack such as Great Britain never yet made upon this haughty Republic. These facts are known to POLK and Cass, as well as to WEBSTER. and CALHOUN, and firmness on the part of England is all that is required to make them act upon them too. We are glad to find by this intelligence, that Lord ABER DEEN sent out no instructions by the Hibernia to make any new offers. England has offered everything that the most anxious desire for peace could suggest, she has, in fact, almost humbled herself in the eyes of France by the concessions already made. America is not supported in her pretensions by any one power, even the most jealous of England's greatness, and, to go a step farther, would amount to national disgrace. Sir ROBERT PEEL has announced his ultimatum—" England has rights in the Oregon, and these rights she is pre pared to maintain." Whenever the darker passions have betrayed them selves among the Irish population, reprobation has been lavished on the offenders. Indignation and horror have been expressed both by the Cabinet Ministers and by the principal representatives of Ireland herself at the heinous guilt of those assassinations, which have increased the panic first excited by famine and disease. That a thorough abhorrence for those crimes has been felt in Downing-street, is evidenced by the various clauses of the Coercion Bill ; and that Mr. O'CoNNELL has viewed their recurrence with similar loathing is shown by the authoritative expression of Lord CAMPBELL, that the Member for Cork " had been always consistent in setting his face against agrarian marauders," as well as by the solemn and emphatic denunciations uttered by that Learned Gentleman two days since in Conciliation Hall. Every one will, therefore, allow that the villanies which have transpired in that luckless land have elicited the most violent execrations from all parties without distinc tion. The dark shades which mark the Irish character have been painted in their true tones of gloom ; they have, as it were, startled Parliament into an anxiety for their obliteration ; they have drawn forth cries of detestation and disgust from all whose ears have been penetrated with the intelligence. That is a natural and equitable indication of feeling ; and it is a feeling in which we ourselves have partaken. Such a reception of the account of those sanguinary deeds was commensu rate with the atrocity of the deeds themselves, and on that account we designate the denunciations so univer sally expressed against the murderers as both natural and equitable. Let us, however, as honest men, and as men subservient to the same laws, and animated by the same human blood, and worshippers of the same GOD as these Irish people, let us, we say, in a spirit of all honesty look at the more agreeable traits in the character of that nation. When we denounce the vice, let us at least, in Heaven's name, acknowledge the virtue of that populace. If we merely commemorate the stabbing, and the pistolling, and the throttling, and the drowning perpetrated by the unprin cipled members of the Irish community, our judgment would become biassed, our Government would become harsh, our measures would be wholly coercive. To avoid this it is incumbent upon the Legislature, upon Parliament, and upon the Press, to observe the lighter portions of the picture as well as the darker, to elucidate the beau tiful spirit of subordination evidenced by some portions of the population of Ireland, as well as to stigmatise the lawlessness of others. This is simple justice ; it is a duty we are impelled to perform ; and in finitely do we rejoice when an opportunity occurs which may enable us to demonstrate the loyal sentiments still rife among the suffering millions of our sister island. Such an opportunity is before us—in itself an admirable contrast to the recent agrarian assassinations. We allude to the starvation meeting, held at Tory-hill, Croom, on Maunday Thurs day. The circumstances attendant upon that assembly, as reported by the Limerick Chronicle, are exquisitely touching, and are worthy of especial mention, if merely as an evidence of the exceeding meekness and submission with which a mob of famished labourers sub mit to an accumulation of the most dire calamities, and follow the behests of their better consciences. A meeting, it appears, was convened by advertisement, for the pur pose of giving a kind of demonstration of the local des titution, and with a view to the adoption of some plan for its removal. Accordingly at the hour appointed, some two thousand of the peasantry straggled up to the summit of Tory-hill around a huge plaid banner, hoisted there as "a rallying point and signal of distress." Anxious to prevent any unfortunate conse quences, such as might be supposed likely to result from suctiim assembly, the neighbouring priests endeavoured to disperse the concourse. One of them, a Rev. Mr. even proceeded so far as to pull the banner down from its elevation ; but immediately upon his departure it seems to have been again hoisted. Here it was theta Reverend Gentleuaan,n-asmeff, and a d FatherO'SHEA, idres placed himself beneath the flag-staff, the multitude. And it is the colloquy which ensuedsed between himself and the peasantry which we conceive to be so peculiarly touching; it is the communion be tween warm hearts—between one who loves the many, and the many who revere the one. Let us tr anscr ib e the scene entire, for any alteration would ruin its beauty ; and then let us ask all who read it if they imagine a race of men so gentle and obedient in times of the fiercest privation are incapable of being modelled to better things, and guided to brighter days:— " Boys," said Father O'Shea in a playful and conciliating manner, " Boys, I suppose this is the banner under which I have to fight ? You have at all times and places respected your clergy, and I beg to ask now if you will entertain that respect for them and their counsel ?—( Cries of We do.') Then I call upon you to prove it, by removing this standard. (The mandate w 25 immediately obeyed, and the banner removed.) Now, then, as a friend, I have to protest against your as sembling in this manner—it is illegal fur you , to do so, and at the present time most imprudent.—( Cries of 'We want work.') I know you do, and that man is not living who feels more for your wretched and destitute condition than I do.—( Hear, hear.) You have at all times linked your selves with the clergy of your church, for your and our in- I terests is one and the same, and I trust, therefore, you will not be guilty of any illegal conduct that would disconnect us from each other.—(No, no.) I know you will not. We have done everything in our power to procure employ went for you. The resident landed proprietors have done so, and I trust Government will, in ten or twelve days, set going the works applie d for in this district, and give vou - emp l o yment.—( Cries of 'We will be starved before then.') - God forbid. I implore of you to bear your sufferings and feel that s h . a t D h o u n n g o e t r , privations patiently and quietly, until you know the deter mination3i-urm meat,urs t ) o r l as prompts you, perhaps of Government. —(his in God's name, make your condition worse than it is W It is excellent food, and I recommen t to have the Indian corn and meal now distributing to the . poor . e —I used break will - (Cries of If we eat that it will p oison us.') I assure you that it is an absurd idea I promise t continue to do so, and if th ere is harm i n , e t and .. you it for I fast myself this morni n g , first victim.--(Hear, and cries of We wll use it so!) b Th he e Rev. Mr. O'Shea then conjured them to leave the hill, and return peaceably and quietly to their homes, observing that if their meeting was legally convened, he would himeelf preside, and join them in devising means to provide food and emr.loyment. In conclusion (he sam). he felt confident Go vernment would act with liberality—and he trusted, with promptitude—under the present trying emergency. If Go vernment did not do so, he would himself point out where food was to be procured.—(Hear.)" In consequence of this address, the multitude immedi ately dispersed without the sl.ghtest indication of sul lenness or tumult. We have transcrited the entire of the above speech, with its remarkable interpolations, notwithstanding a full report of the occurrence is given in another column. We do this be cause we conceive it evinces in every syllable such a plastic temperament in the better portions of the Irish peasantry, as if known, and if used, would be produc tive of the happiest results. Let the effect of the Coer cion Bill be assuaged, by accompanying it with amelio rative measures, and the peace, and prosperity, and good will of Ireland may be insured. It is stated in the Frankfort German Journal that the General Assembly of the Comitat of Szabolese in Croatia, which met on the 16th, had voted an address to the Emperor of AUSTRIA, beseeching him to spare the effusion of blood in Poland, and regulate the affairs of that country with justice, and also to convoke a Diet. The following is the reply of the EMPEROR to the petition : " We have read with great dissatisfaction the repre sentation in which you have dared to criticise the reso lutions we have addressed to the general congregation of the United Kingdom, and to direct outrageous attacks against the results of that congregation. Your repre sentations are not only wanting in all the respect which is due to our royal authority, but they denote also a want of respect for the memory of your ancestors. They proved on all occasions, and in suitable terms, their at tachment to our Imperial house; but you have had the temerity, while referring to them and t urn i ng th e l ega l authority into derision, to pretend to cover your unworthy attempts with the mantle of their fidelity. We the more disapprove of your conduct as your remonstrance, dictated by this temerity, demon strates in the most evident manner that you have not re flected that you yourselves, as well as all the states of the United Kingdom, have at different times laid com plaints at the foot of the throne, pointing out the indis pensable necessity of re-establishing order in your as semblies. Coasyquently, to show ourselves what we have ever wished to be throughout the couLlutianoo of our reign—the protector of the laws and the preserver of order—we command you, exhorting you with firm ness, not to lose sight of the fidelity and respect you owe to us, and to observe henceforth in your discussions the forms prescribed by the laws, in order that we may not be under the painful necessity of punishing those who prefer rashness to moderation." Letters from Athens of the 31st ult. state that Sir EDMUND LYONS had called upon the Greek Government to appropriate the surplus revenue to the payment of the dividends of the debt, and had insisted on the investment of the entire interest and sinking fund from the Ist of September next, The accounts from Madrid are to the 7th inst. On the 6th and 7th the soldiers at the military posts in Madrid were doubled, and General PEZUELA had adopted every precaution to secure the public tranquillity. At the moment that NARVAEZ, accompanied by his aide de-camp, M. GARNER, left Madrid, he was presented by Brigadier ARMERO, in the QUEEN'S name, with a com mission as Ambassador Extraordinary to the Neapolitan Court. NARVAEZ, however, refused to accept the ap pointment, and returned the commission to her MA JESTY. Previous to his departure he held a farewell levee, which was attended by the French Ambassador, MM. MON, PIDAL, OLIVAN, SANTA COLONA, DONOSO, CORTES ; Generals ORIBE, SORIA, ORAA, FIGUERAS, and others ; MM. SEIJAS, LOZANO, CALDERON, COL LANTES, SARTORIUS, SANTA OLALLA, &C. At the mo ment of his departure M. ISTURITZ begged the QUEEN to cancel the order for his exit, but was refused, on the ground that Queen CHRISTINA was determined he should go. M. ISTURITZ had not completed his Cabinet. MM. MON and PENA AGUAYO had refused to join a Cabinet of which M. EGANA was a member. ISTURITZ had made overtures to Generals MANUEL DE LA CONCHA RONCALI, FIGUERAS, and SORIA, and they had had in terviews with the QUEEN, but none of them had yet agreed to join the Cabinet. It was expected that EGANA would be forced to retire. The news from Gallicia confirms the intelligence we announced yesterday that a pronunciantiento had taken place at Lugo against NARVAEZ. No serious apprehen sions were entertained, as it was supposed that the dis grace of NARVAEZ would put an end to the insurrection. General CONCHA, however, had proceeded to the dis. turbed districts at the head of a considerable force. The Espanol has re-appeared, and the L'iempo will re-appear in a few days. Before commencing the re-publication of the Espanol, the editors had an interview with the Ministers, ISTURITZ and Iloarta, and learned from therm that dip decree against the press was virtually repealed.' Everything continued tranquil at Madrid. MADRID Boma, APRIL 7.—Three per Cents., 29 13 1 for cash ; 29i at thirty days ; Five per Cents. nut quoted ; Bank of Ferdinand, 260 ; Bank of Isabella, 170 ; Company of Probity, 185 ; Company of Iris, 130 ; Railroad to Aranjuez, 2,080 ; General Assurance, 84 ; Alliance, 170 ; Anchor, 170 ; Gas, 600. Exchanges — London, 37i ; Paris, 16 4. We have received the Paris papers of Monday. The previous day being Easter Sunday, only three papers were published in Paris on Monday, the Courrier Fran cais, the Democratic Pacifique, and Galignani's Messen ger. It is stated by the Courrier Francais that Tisso \visit", who, during the late Polish insurrection, was in stalled as Dictator at Cracow, had been arrested in Saxony. At the time of his arrest he had a French pass port, and had appealed for protection to the French Minis ter at Dresden. It was believed, however, that the Saxon Government had determined to give him up to the Aus trian authorities. We find in the same journal a letter from Vienna, stating that the authorities in Gallicia had received orders to reward the peasants who had distin guished themselves by their loyalty to Austria. The same writer states that the Austrian Government— " Has established a special office for opening letters, and it has been imitated in that respect by the Prussian Cabinet. The intercepted letters are either destroyed or deposited in the archives to serve as criminating documents. Several persons have already been arrested, particularly in Gallicia, in consequence of that odious inquisition. It was the death of the Prior of the Ligurians, who committed suicide on hearing that his secrets had been thus discovered, that opened the eyes of the public on the subject. The police has in its pay a multitude of spies, who do not even ake the trouble of conceal ing their mission, and live in Austria like bands of conduttieri in a conquered country." Lord and Lady PALmEasTox dined on Easter Sunday with the KING, and had accepted dinner invitations from each of the Ministers. On Monday afternoon the discussion on the Naval Budget commenced in the Chamber of Deputies. Lord PALMERSTON was present in the tribune appropriated to the Foreign Ambassadors. The son of LUCIEN BUONAPARTE had arrived at Havre from England, en route for Paris, to visit his mother, the Princess of CANINO. He will afterwards proceed to Rome. The French Funds and Shares showed a tendency to im prove on the Paris Bourse on Monday. The Three per Cents. closed at 831. 80c. ; the Five per Cents., 1201. 25c. ; the Orleans Railroad shares, 1,235 f. ; Rouen, 1,045 f. ; Havre, 755 f. ; Great Northern, 7681. 75c. ; Avignon, 9301; Vierzon, 670 f. ; Bordeaux, 6351.; Bou logne, 515 f. ; Troyes and Montereau, 420 f. ; Basle, 235 f.; Paris and Strasburg, 5251.; Tours and Nantes, 5501. ; Paris and Lyons, 580 f. ; Belgian Two-and-a Half per Cents., 56% • Spanish Three per Cents., 36%; ditto Domestic Debt, 29 t/ 2 ; ditto Passives, 5%. The following are the quotations in the new lines:— Lyons and Avignon delinitives, 40f.; Bordeaux and Cette (Mackenzie), 502 f. 50c. • ditto (Espeleta), 510 f. ; ditto defi nitives, 5321. 50c.; Cha rleroi, 4951. 50c L . y ; o N ss, ort A h r ern lim , 75 1 5 1 f . .. 13 P i a a r rse is iallneds L a y n o d ns, Ay s i 7 g s n f o . MAitsmi.i.vs, APRIL B.—M arse ill es an d A v i gnon, 887 f. n, 902 f. 505.; Paris and Orleans, 1,222 f. 50c.; Rouen, 1,0281, 75c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TYE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 14. Boulogne and Amiens, 12M—Dutch Rhenish, b%—East Indian. —Great Northern of France Constituted, 15—Jamaica South Midland Junction, I %—Luxembourg, I%—Namur and Liege, 1% — Orleans and Bordeaux, 10X —Over Yssel, 314 dig.—Paris and Stras bourg Constituted, S%—Rouen and Havre, 29%—Sambre and Meuse, 3—Tours and Naates Constituted, 6%, The Messager of Friday evening states that the Minis ter of War, having been informed that the workmen buried in the tunnel of Courcelles were likely to remain in their perilous position some days longer, has given orders for a de tachment of sappers to proceed immediately to the spot to assist in the efforts making to extricate them. The same journal bas the following from Meaux, dated the 9th r— " The position of the workmen has improved since yester day. Provisions are conveyed to them with ease since tho water-course has been cleared, and they have an abundant supply of air, as there are now three ventillators put up. The correspondence of two of these men with their wives show that their courage has not diminished, and that the whole party look forward with confidence to their release. Their health creates no uneasiness. Some serious symptoms, such as head-ache and swelling of the legs, had manifested themselves, but they appear to have ceased. The first works for their release have been abandoned, as there was danger to the men employed upon them ; the second lateral gallery proceeds at the rate of seven to eight metres per day. The chief engineer, M. Marinet, has sent a note to the men, who are shut out from the light of day, indicating what they may do towards hastening their emancipation. If they follow his instructions they may be extricated on Saturday (this day); if not their freedom will only be postponed one or two days beyond that time, supposing that no new accident should occur." NEWS FOR NEWLY-MARRIED COIIPLES.—There is an endowment at Westminster, founded in 1781, by the will of Edward Dickenson, Esq., who left 5.0001. stock, the interest of which to be divided on the first month after Easter day, between three new married couples from each parish of St. 0 3 f la A r e g t a o r n e . t ' s , T o h r e S d t Loi . John unt o h an e n dta E vkpaeenst placetei o li s n t s , wa a ri t et h ‘ t V at e kh s ee t n m a ip i nnptsrotoebcr consi deration nt a i s n oi nd of the Bishop o f wwdehhriesenthidtoenhoensybyisdtteshcoiedftelrousnls.teetehascehon.ninethwe uWpleedsnteosdraeyceiinveEtashetebrowuneetyk: MONEY and C) MMERCIA L NEWS. CITY,QUARTER TO ThREE. The Cotton Market t Liverpool yesterday was firm, sales 4,000 bal, s The public sale ofßailway Shares, by Messrs. Lo mond and Co., yesterdy afternoon, exhibited a decided irnprovert.nt in the vales realised, and there was a con siderable increase of bsiness, the public being buyers for the " breaking up.' The following are a few of the sales only :—South any Midland, 11.—Manchester and Birmingham Continualon and Welsh Junction, Bs. 6d. —Cornwall, IL lie. 6C—Warwick and Worcester, 15s. —Essex and Suffolk, 14.—York and Lancaster, 1/. 13s. -Central of Spain, 6.-Great Grimsby, Louth, and Horncastle, 11. 25.-Tan and Dove Valley, 14s. 6d.- Manchester. Buxton, aid Matlock, 21. 3s. 6d.-Vale of Neath, 11. 35.-Wave.ey Valley, 153.-Buclengham shire, 1/. 45.-Great :astern and Western, 19s. 6d.- Manchester and Souhampton, 11. 55.-Leicester and Birmingham, 65.-Amiergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 1/. 5c.-London and Altnehester, Remington's, 1/. 6d.- Grand Union, 10s.-Slropshire Union and Canal, V.- London and Croydon, Thirds, 9L 95.-Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 101.-Lndon and York, 1/. 65.-Paris and Strasbourg Consituted, 51. 165.-Louvain a la Sambre, 1/. 7s. By the Seagull we hem advices of a late date from Rio de Janeiro. Mereantileaffairs had not materially varied, and from the La Plata here is nothing more decisive. The accounts from ;he United States are of more interest than those preciously received, and it appears that even the President though making a show of war like preparations, now tnticipates an amicable settlement. America Stocks fell, ulon the message becoming known. The markets were moderately active, and a good deal of Western Flour hadbeen taken for Europe. The following is frgn New Brunswick :-" The wea ther, since the openitg of spring, has been mild and genial. A large porton of the snow has disappeared from the woods, and in the neighbourhood of the city the streets are quite hire. The rivers are beginning to swell, and a speedy opening of the streams is expected, as the effect of recent rains, which have fallen with little intermission the last two or three days. The river steamers, it is thought, will be upon their routes by the 10th of April-nearly three weeks earlier than last year-by which time a number of vessels will have arrived from sea, assisted by the late easterly winds, and the business of the season be in full operation. " There isa, report to-day that the river is open to Frederickton, and judgicg from the quantitity of floating ice in the harbour, we should not be surprised it' it proved trne." There has been a decline in the price of stock to the amount of a :per cent., arising from the American intelligence. Consols are 968t0 958 for present transfer, and 961 for Time. Exchequer-bills have been 275. premium. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. are 968 11, and the Three per Cents. 93 to 951. Bank Stock is 2061 to 2051-. The Foreign Bonds have been dull again, but are not lower. Spanish Five per Cents. 24k, and the Throe per Cents. 361 to 354. Mexican Bonds are 311 to 32, and Brazilian 811, l)utch Four per Cents. are 92 to 92i. The Share Market is in much the same position as previously. The constituted Paris and Lyons Shares are now being issued. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 206% 205% Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 95% 95 Three pot' Cent. Consols Annuities • • • • 96 9 5 Ys Three per Cent. Annuities, 1726 .• 95 % New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anne. 96% re% Lone Annuities, Expire Jan. b, 1860 .. 10 3-16 India Bonds, 1,0001. • • • • • • • ' • • Ditto, under 1,0001. South Sea Stock •• • • • • .. .. 107 Consols for Account • • • • •• • • •• 96 % Exchequer Bills. 1 li d. 1,0001. .. , ... 27 —— pm. 500/. .. .... 27 —— Ditto, Small .... 24 27 pm PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent • • .. 8114 Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. 3114 32 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. • • .. 3614 2414 Ditto, Three per Cent .. • • .. 35% Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent. 98 Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 9234 - - BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. Aberdeen . .. 10 •• • ... 3% .... to B A t n i r c b k e i , gh N a o rn t t s i i n: r . e , B . o . s to . n . , &a s t . rn . Jn .. . . 1 1 4 .... to Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush • • 1 % •• • • %••• • to .. 425. .... dis to Caledonian .. .. • • 10 •• • - ••to Chester and Holyhead .. .. 20 .. 18% ex int. to 18 Direct Manchester (Remington's) • • 214 •• • • %.3i .. to Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) . • • • 5 1 ,4 •• • . 3% .. to Eastern Counties .. 141. 16s. 0ct..... 2 2 % %% to Ditto, New .. 8/. 16s. Od.• ••• 7 1 4 p.. to 7 p Edinburgh 'o a r n k d E G x l t a e s n g s o l w on 10s. .... .... to .. 50 .... 71% to Ditto, Halt Shares .. .. 10 .... 16 .• .. to Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn) 1% •• • • %.. .. to Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 20 .... 211,1 .... to Great Western .. 85 .. —147% .... to Ditto, Quarter Shares • • • • • • 5 •• • 17 •••• to Hull and Selby .. 50 —.100% ••.. to 100 Leicester and Bedford 225. dis. to Leicst., Tam.,llir., & Trent Val• June. 425. .... l i dis... to Liverpool and Leeds Direct .. •. 2% •• • . ... to Liverpool, Manch, and Newc. Junct. 2% •• • . lay .... to London and Birmingham • • ..100 .... 224 223.. to nit to. Thirds .. .. • • .. 24 . • 61% •• .. to— Loudon and Itrighton .. • . 50 •• .. G3 %2 •• . . to 63 London and Croydon .. .. 13/. 15s. 9d. • • 21 1 % .... to London and South-Western.. 41/. 63. 10d. . to Ditto, New . .. 12% 21% • .. to London and York .. . 2%.... 1% 1 / 2 1 4 to Manchester and Leeds • • .. .. 82 .. • • Ditto, Half Shares .. • . • • 38 •• .. 58 Ditto, Sixteenths • • • • .. 634.... Manchester and Birmingham .. • • 40 .... • • • Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) .. .. 4 .... 11% .. • • Ditto, Quar.er Shares (it) .• 2 .... 0% % • Manchester, Bux , on, and Matlock .. 425. .... 3a P• • Manchester and Southampton 2 •• • • IN •• • • 3lidla nd• Diao, New • • •• .. IS •• .. 30 1 4 .• • Newcastle and Darlington Junction .. 25 .• • • Ditto. New • • • • • • • • .. I .• 8% •• .. Newcastle and Berwick .. 10 18 1 4 North British • • • • • • .. .. 20 •• .• •• • • Ditto, half Shares • • 6 North Kent and Direct Dover .. 2%••.. 1%.. •• North Staffordshire • • • • • • • • 425. 2 1 4 p.. 1 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 12% • 8% .. • t Portsmouth I /irect • • • • 3% 2 .... tt Scottish Central Scottish Midland • • • • • • • • • • 10 .... 6 .... to Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 21% to South Midland • • • • • • • • • 425. .... 14 dis.. to South Eastern and Dover .. 33%.... 35 1 ,4...• to Ditto, New, 16 . 16% to Ditto, New, No. 4 .• • • 2 %.... V 4.... to South Wales .• • • • • • • • • • • 5 .... to - Tean and Dove Valley • • .. .... to - Vale of Neath • • •• 2 is la to - Welsh Midland • • • • • • • • .. 2 .. 13 .. to - West Hiding Union • • • 425..... p.. to Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton .. to Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth .. 5 .... 2% 3 4 to York and North Midland .. Ditto, Scarborough Branch 25 .... 46 .... to to -- to to to to to to par to to 145% to .... to to to Ditto, Selby •• •• •• •• • • 30 .. •• 72 .... to Ditto East and West RldingExtension 1 .... 9IA .... to 9% FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish • • • • • • • 5 - Ea . .4lian •• •• •• •• • • •• ss. .... •• Great N orthern of France Constituted 5 .... 15 .. • • Luxembourg • • • • • • • • • • •• 4 ..•. 1 Over Yssel • • • • • • • • •• 4/. 3s. 4d... _334 dis Paris and Otleans •• •• •. Paris and Strasbourg Constituted 5 _5% Rouen awl Havre •• Sambre and Ileusoi ::::: to -- to -- to 14% to -- to to -- to to 29N to • .. 20 .. 30 .... JOINT-STOCK BANKS London and Westminster .. .. .. 20 .... 2Gli .... to MINES Real del Monte, Unregistered .. 33,4 .... to - COURSE OF EXCETANGE.-(YESTERDAY.) Amsterdam .. ....C.F. 12 10 Gibraltar... at sight ••• • • • 12 6 L eg h orn •••• • • • • 30 75 Rotterdam ...... 2U. 12 lON Genoa .. ••• . • • •• . 26 20 26 20 Milan .. •• • ••••• • • • • Hamburgh M.B. 13151{ Venice ........ • • Altona .. Paris, 3 days' sight .. • • 25 90 Palermo, per oz. . Ditto, 3 months .... 26 15 Lisbon 52% Marseilles .. • • ...... 26 20 Oporto ............... 521 Bourdeaux ...... • • 26 20 Rio Janeiro • • ........ 24 Frankfort on Mains.... 123 Bahia .. Petersburgh, 3 U 5.... • • Buenos Ayres .. • ... • Berlin ..... • • • • New York, 2 t days' sight Vienna, effec. fro ••• • • • 10 12 Philadelphia .... ••• • • • Trieste, ditt0.......... 10 13 PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ, Madrid ••.. • • ........ 364 Foreign Gold in bars ...£3 17 9 Cadiz .. ... : .. .. —• • 3 6 q Bilbao .. •. .. .. • • • . • • • • Barcelona •. • • . . Portugal Gold Coin .. 3 17 5 New Doubloons ...... 0 0 0 New Dollars • ..... • • 0 4 9% Silver in bars .. .... • • 0 4 11 4 ___ LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, APRIL 15—Wind E.N.E., light airs and hazy. FALMOUTH, Aram :14.—Wind S., moderate.—Arrd. Sea gull packet, Rio Janeiro, sld. Feb. 22 ; on freight 3,4001. in gold; Mountain Maid, Wighton, Leghorn, for Dundee; cargo shifted, with loss of bulwarks, having experienced a severe gale in the Gulf of Lyons. PADSTOW, APRIL 14.—Sld. Voluna, Lanford, Quebec. DEAL, APRIL 14.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrdnterprise, Ward, Ascension. Arrd. from the River and sld. Susan, Cousens, Lima ; Prince Oscar, Janus, Quebec. Sld . Lalla Rookb, Kenny, Hobart Town ; Wilson, Laing, Cape of Good Hope ; Jane Catherine, Hewitt, ditto and Madras; Lulea, Rio Janeiro; Fortitude, Garbett, Quebec; Prince Albert, ditto; Isabella, Pear, St. Andreas, New Bruns wic Quebec, Williams, Lon don, awl aid. for New York. Sld. Pearl, Harrison, Pata g onia. PORTSMOUTH, Arm', 14.—Arrd. OFF PORTSMOUTIL—Henry Tanner , Jamaica. DARTMOUTH, APRIL 14. — W ind N.E.—Sld. Emerald, Kerswell, Mirami c hi ; Roper, c a lypso, Millman, Miramichi ; Gazelle, Parrott, Newf oun dl an d. OFF DART MOUTH Cashmere, Mackey, Sydney. CARDIFF.— Sid . B eatr i ce , Alexander, Quebec. LIVERPOOL, A PRIL 1 4. —Wind S.S.W. to E.S.E. , moderate. —Arrd. Hibernia, Boston. Sld. D ream, Alle y , Ce y lon and Madras; F avor i te, Alexan d er , Bahia; Sovereign, Laughton, Halifa x ; Colonist, Sinnot, Quebec ; Helen, Hicks, Quebec ; Martha, Owen, Quebec ; Lucy , Hi ckman, Halifax ; Cam brian,per, Newfoundland. Off, Pursuit, --; Bona Dea, ---. The Henry Clay, Nye, from Liverpool to New York, was wrecked on Squam Beach 24th ult. .. aiI C ( TTEs, APRIL 14 . —Th e Terpsichore, Lof berg, from Rio sprung, eiro, ha s arr i ved here lea k y , w ith l o ss of s a il s , f ore -y ar d &c., and will come into harbour to discharge. 99 —k 1 41. •c*.l" ; ' , NI .441. SECOND EDITION. _ eligilltn LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1846. The intelligence from e United States, brought by the Hibernia steamer, an th d which appears in another part of The Sun, is of considerable interest. The Senate, after weeks of debate, containing speeches not unfre quently " two days long" each, were still engaged on the Oregon question, and not even -the most skilful " guesser" could say with anything , like an appro./amp, tion to truth when the last speech would be made. In such endless mazes were they lost. The PRESIDENT, who still retains all his declared hostility to this country, .had used his endeavours to quicken the decision, /having on the 24th of March taken advantage of An opportunity, suggested, 'possibly, by himself, to deliver a Message. This Message was in answer to a call of the Senate respecting the necessity of an increase of (be navy and army; and, in answering that call, F O LK very pointedly blames them for their dilatory proceedings, and reiterates his insulting recommenda tions respecting the claims of the Americans to the whole of Oregon. "In my annual Message," said he, "I recommended to the favourab le consideration of Co Gress an increase in the naval force, espe cially of our steam navy, and the raising of an adequate military force to guard and pro- Viet such of our citizens as might think proper to emigrate to Oregon. Since that period I have seen no 72350 n to recal or modify these recommendations ; on the cc ntrary, reasons exist which, in my judgment , ren der it proper not only that they should be promptly carried into effect, but that additional provisions should I be made for the public defence." In another p aragrap h he recurs to the subject, and says, "I have seen no rea sons to modify the recommendations of my annual Mes- 1 sage in regard to the Oregon question. The notice to abrogate the treaty of the 6th August, 1827, cannot be re garl:4l as a warlike measure; and I cannot withhold my stron g s e s )nvictiou that it should be promptly given. As THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING. APRIL 15, 1848, MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DA'l'. Since parcels of CO . RN - EXCHANGE—WEDNESDAY rates. The ?market, coastwise, as well as by land carriage and sample, Monday the receipts of English Wheat for our have been on a very moderate scale ; yet, although the show of that article was • limited, the demand was inactive, at I Vrely, but nothing qt t ble beneath, previous currencies. Very little free For - 'l7n a Wheat was on offer. Selected T a h t e uSunpapltleYreodf 3' c l u ai r t re w n a ci s 'es. Milting Ba r b l o esol it cl eeld s - tea a d n il d y, NoVthheirtekind'esresloiwn ly fa a ir t lartee qiuest. In other kinds comparatively little was doing. I onded Grain Was a mere drug, and almost nominal in value. Flour, the supplies Oasts,small,y'et the Malt lt p t e r a a s d , e was aad inactive, supplies of which were comparatively limited, were inactive, yet prices were supported. English .... Irish ...... Foreign .. • • kItItIVILS. Wheat. I Barley. 3,190 qrs. 2,110 qrs. Oatg I Flour. 3,320 qrs. 1,280 skg. 16,240 Malt, 3,810 Qrs. 660 2,930 WHITECHAPZIL. The supply of Meat on sale was by no mean s ex t ens i ve, yet the general demand ruled heavy at late ra t es : Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 4d t o 4 s 6d ; Lamb, 5s 8d to Gs 8d ; Veal, 4s 4d to 53 4d ; and Pork, 3s 8d to 55 per 81bs by the carcase. The Albany Knickerbocker expresses the opinion that " America is destined to be the bread-basket of the world." ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) This being the first day of term, Lord LANGDALE sat at Westminster at half-past one o'clock. TAYLOR V. WILD. Mr. KINDERSLEY applied for an order for the post ponement of the hearing of this case. This cause came on originally as an exception to the Master's report. A bill had been filed by the plaintiff apinst the husband's trustees for the purpose of obtain ing the benefit of certain proceedings that had taken place. His Lordship had made an order overruling the Master's decision. In the meantime an application was made that the bill might be taken pro confess°, and his Lordship ordered the cause to stand over till the result of that application should be known. That bill had been dismissed with costs, and notice of motion had been given by the defendant Wild. There being no objection on the other side, the order was granted. There were several other motions to the same effect, none of which possessed any public interest. COMMON PLEAS-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco ) The Court did not sit till half-past one o'clock, at which time there was a very full muster of the learned gentlemen who usually practice in this Court. WRIGHT V. BA SKERYILLE. Mr. Sergeant BYLES moved for a rule to show cause why a ver.tict obtained in this case, tried before Mr. Justice Erie in the sittings after last term, should not be set aside, and a nonsuit entered, or a verdict given, to the defendant on the two issues. In the trial a verdict had been given for the plaintiff—damages, 40s. The a:.:tion was brought on the allegation of a nuisance created by the defendant by smoke, generated through certain chimneys which he had erected. The present applica tion for a rule was made by consent, arising out of cer tain objections taken at the close of the trial. The de fendant sought the reversal of the verdict on three grounds—first, that the defendant did not light the fires that gave out the offensive smoke; second, that the de fendant at the time was not possessed of the property of which complaint was made, having demised it to other parties ; and third, that the smok arose from chimneys of low houses, contiguous to the dwelling house of the plaintiff, and not from any obnoxious trade or workshop; therefore that he had the right to the use of the atmos phere for the purpose of carrying off his smoke in common with his neighbours.—Rule to show cause granted. JARDINE V. SHERIDAN. Mr. Sorgoant CHANNEL moved for a rule to show cause why a new suit should not be entered, and a new trial granted in this case. The plaintiff had been nonsuited in last term, from a material witness not forthcoming when the case was called on for trial. The action was for work and labour done by the plaintiff, for the defendant, in collecting data from official documents, respecting the importation of coals arid other merchandise, into the port of London, with the barges employed, in order to furnish materials on which to found a new company. The affidavits set forth that the defendant had been guilty of great irre gularities, and had been the means of keeping away the material witness to the plaintiff's case, by which he had been nonsuited.—Rule granted. BOW-STREET.--(THIS DAY.) Christopher Rafion, an advertising agent, was charged with obtaining 3/. 9s. from Nathaniel Willielt, secretary to the University Insurance Society, under false pre tences, and with intent to defraud William Harris, the proprietor of a weekly publication of a religious cha racter, called the Alliance. Mr. Kean appeared to defend the prisoner, and stated, at an early partof the investigation, that the case arose out of a dispute between the proprietors of the paper. The prisoner had certainly obtained the mot.ey, but he had been authorised to do so by the prosecutor's partners. The prosecutor said, in a very vehement manner, that he was the sole proprietor of the paper, and that " the party" who had sent the prisoner to take the money Lad no property in the paper. The prosecutor hiving been rebuked by Mr. Henry for the expressions he had made use of, proceeded with his evidence ; from which it appeared that the prisoner had been employed by him to collect advertisements and obtain subscribers for the Alliance newspaper, but left his employment abruptly in the course of last week. He was paid by commission. He was not authorised to re ceive any money for advertisements. Witness wrote yesterday to Mr. Willick, requesting him to pay a sum of 31. 9s. due for advertisements of the University In surance Society, inserted in the Alliance. Mr. Willick sent answer that he had already paid the amount to the prisoner. Witness immediately gave information to the police, and the prisoner was arrested in the course of the day. In cross-examination, partly by Mr. Kean, and partly by the Court, Mr. Harris admitted that other persons besides himself had an interest in the paper. He had entered into an agreement with a Mr. Hobert Holt, a Mr. Williata bolt, and a Mr. William Bright, that on condition of their lending him certain sums of money, they should hold certain situations (as editor and sub editors) with fixed salaries, and should have a share in the profits of the paper. He, however, was the sole proprietor. The payment of the money to the prisoner having been proved, Mr. HENRY observed that there was no proof of any false representation being made to Mr. Willick, and the very essence of the offence was the fake pretence. It was clear that there were partners in the concern, who might have authorized the prisoner to receive the money. The prisoner was discharged. Mr. Holt wished to make a statement in answer to that of the prosecutor, and other personal charges, bur Mr. HENRY said he could not hear anything that had reference to disputes between partners, which must be settled in a court of equity, and not in a criminal court. MARLBRW-STREET-(THIS DAY Margan t Mackay. a young woman of decent appear ance, was charged with the following robbery . Madame L. Crewe, of No. 20, Grafton-street, Fitzroy square, stated that the prisoner had been in her serbice about a fortnight, having received with her an excellent character from a lady with whom she had lived for six months. On Monday evening last she absconded from the house, and it was then discovered that she had taken away with her two shawls, a new pair of stays, a silver table-spoon, and two tea-spoons. A half-sovereign had been missed by prosecutrix a day or two before. Police-sergeant No. 7 of the F division stated that he accompanied the prosecutrix to the house of the pri soner's mother, in Queen-street, Seven Dials. The pri soner was there, and on his asking her about the spoons, the mother handed him the tea-spoons, and afterward gave to him a duplicate of a silver table-spoon. The prosecutrix's stays were found on the prisoner's person. James Gray, shopman to Mr. William Brown, of No. 4, Ryder's-court, Leicester-square, pawnbroker, state: that the prisoner pawned the table-spoon at his em ployer's shop for 6s. The prisoner, who was very anxious to speak, was then called upon for her defence. She stated that the prosecutrix had given her permis sion to wear the stays, and on Monday last she sent het to pawn the spoon as she was short of money; the tea spoons were only German metal, and were refused to b. taken in pledge. She obtained the 6s. on the table spoon, but on her way back she lost the money through a hole in her pocket. She therefore did not then return to her mistress, intending to make up the money as soon as she possibly could. As to any other property she knew nothing about it. Mr. MALTBY asked the prosecutrix if it was true that she had sent the prisoner to pawn the spoons ? Th prosecutrix said she had done so. Mr. MALTBY—Do you perfectly understand my ques tion ? Prosecutrix—l do. I certainly gave her per mission to pawn the spoons. Mr. Mwrav—The prisoner is discharged. Prosecutrix (very indignantly)—But she had no right to wear my stays ; she ought to be punished for that. I think the magistrate does not well to me to discharge the prisoner.—The parties then left the court. STEPNEY FAIR.—The amusements at this fair ter minated for the first day at twelve o'clock on Monday night, when every booth, show, and house of public entertainment was cleared by the police acting under the immediate direr. Lions of Mr. Marquard, the superintendent, and Mr. Horn, inspector of the K division. The conduct of the multitude who visited the fair during the day was exceedingly good. The utmost good humour prevailed, and there were no out rages, assaults, or accidents of any description. The people dispersed in the most orderly manner when Mr. Marquard closed the fair. The largest exhibition in the fair was Wombwell's menagerie, which was visited by 10,000 per sons. the crowds were so great in some of the dancing booths that the people were unable to dance at all. There are no fewer than 100 swings, ups-and downs, and round abouts in the fair. Ginger-bread stalls are in profusion, and altogether it outshines any Bartholomew fair in the olden time. Mr. Marquard, an old and intelligent police olli. - er, has estimated the numbers who visited the fair on Monday on the lowest calculation, at 200,000. COMPARATIVE STATE OF THE MERCANTILE NAVIES OF EUROPE.—At the annual meeting of the Seamen's r Hos pital Society, held last we e k, the report ci ga t x e - e d o tl n the board the Grampus following, statement of the number o f patients a Grampus and Dreadnought f rom March, 1821 to Januar • 1846, which in some m easure g i ves a criterion of 3, the average trade of each nation whom they represent to London :---The total number was 51,406, of which 2,709 belonged to her Ma jesty's navy, 1,797 to the East'lndia Company's service, and 46,900 to merchant vessels of different nations. Of these there were 30,346 Englishmen, 6,264 Scotchmen, 4,775 Ii ish men, 1,574 Swedes and Norwegians, 969 Prussians, 926 Americans, 904 West Indians, 786 East Indians, 682 Germans, 652 Russians, 632 British Americans,43s Italians and Maltese, 398 Portuguese, 298 Africans, 196 Frenchmen, 176 South Sea Islanders, 116 born at sea; 28 Chinese, 26 New Zealanders, 26 Greeks, 20 inhabitants of New South Wales, and 12 Turks. MEETING OF THE CREDITORS OF MESSRS. STOCK DALE AND SON.—On Tuesday last a meeting of the creditors of this firm was helti at the Clarendon Rooms, Hugh Hornby, Esq., in the chair. By a statement of the affairs, it appeared that the liabilities exceeded 314,4141., to meet which there was about 114,000/. (exclusive of the separate estates of the partners), which would allow of a dividend of 6s. Bd. or 7s. in the pound. It was resolved that all claims on the estate under 50/. should be paid in full ; and that in consideration of Mr. Stockdale's great age, his household furniture, &c. should be returned to him. The private estate of Mr. John Stockdale, including property in several ships, will, it is ex. pected, be separately adjusted, and the debts paid in full. Losses on important speculations and foreign business were the sole cause of the insolvency of the firm.— Lireipool Times. MEHESIET ALL—The Augsburg Gazette states that the Pacha has again expressed his intention to retire from office, and to entrust the Government to Abbas Pacha, his grandson, to whom, however, will be added the assistance of a council. The Duke of Beaufort has, it is stated, requested the whole of his regiment, the Royal Gloucestershire Yeomanry Cavalry, to let their mustachios grow for the permanent duty, which will commence the 16th of May next. A North Carolina Judge has decided that speaking or bowing three times to a girl is equivalent to an engage ment, and enough to sustain an action for breach of promise. To-morrow is the one. hundredth anniversary of the battle of Culloden. RICAN NE ANTE ws. ARRIVAL OF THE HIBERNIA. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING. This afternoon, shortly after five o'clock, the Royal Mail steam-ship Hibernia, Captain Harrison, announced her approach by the firing of cannon, having made her voyage from Boston and Halifax with her usual speed and punctuality. She sailed from Boston on the Ist, and Halifax on the 3d inst., and was thus occupied about thirteen days from the former port, and brings 118 pas sengers. We are grieved to find by the New York papers of the 27th uh., that the splendid packet•ship Henry Clay, Captain Neye, the best and largest ship belongirg to few York, has been wrecked on Squaw Beach, during a fearful gale. Her value was estimated at 90,000 dollars. The political and commercial news is not of impor tance, the position of all the affairs usually classified under these heads is still unsettled. Both the Oregon and Mexican questions were at the time of the steamer's departure in an uneasy posture, so much so that all business was more or less affected by that uneasiness. The former question was still before the Senate, who had not concluded their interminable debate upon the resolutions relating to the notice to quit. It appears that one of the Senators, Mr. Dayton, had a , lted for infor mation of the President respecting the necessity for an increase of the naval and military power of the States. On the 24th of March a special message from the Presi dent was sent to the Senate in reply to a call of that body, made, as already observed, by the motion of Mr. Dayton. In this message the President commences by a reference to his message to Congress in December, in which he recommended the increase of the defences, and especially the construction of a steam navy. That opinion he re-asserts, and again urges the expediency of augmenting the forces of the United States by land and sea. PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.—SENATE. The speech of Mr. Haywood, of North Carolina, to which we have adverted in our summaries of news by previous arrivals, continued to produce a great sensation in the democratic portion of the Senate for some time. It has only recently been published, and the publication bids fair to perpetuate the animosity its delivery engen dered. The folly of the executive, his shiftless, reckless course, and the miserable contemptible trickery by which Polk and his supporters seek to compass his and their paltry political objects, without caring a brass farthing for the real merits of the question at issue, are deserving of nothing but ridicule ; and nothing but the magnitude of the interests involved, to which these people unfortunately are parties, prevents us from meting out to them the full measure of their deserts. Mr. Hay wood has been regarded as an Administration man, and his taking his stand in favour of attempting a compro mise upon the 49th degree of latitude was supposed to indicate a change in the sentiments of the President to the same effect. This confidential position was not de nied by Mr. Haywood verbally, but in his printed speech the Senator disclaims such authority. On the 18th Mr. Archer, of Va., addressed the Senate in favour of an honourable compromise of the Oregon question, and adversely to the claim to the whole terri tory. He took manly, patriotic, and pacific ground for the settlement of the question, confessing that he had not nerve enough to plunge the country into a useless war, and that he did not abide by the maxim "our country, right or wrong," unless it was to be applied during war. When war came, all were bound to stand by the country. The proper line of compromise was forty-nine, and Mr. Archer thought the question should be settled by adopt ing this line. Nothing of moment occurred until the 25th, when the Oregon natice was taken up, and Mr. Sevier, of Ark., made a strong speech on the subject, in support of the American title, and ridiculing the panic which had pre vailed in the Senate—he called it a senatorial stampede. He took his stand on forty-nine. (What has become of the 54. 40 men?) Mr. Sevier said there was nothing in the Baltimore Convention—and he was a member of it—that precluded the President from settling the Oregon question by compromise. But Mr. Sevier thought it probable there would be a war; and he gave his reasons for the opinion. The people cf this country would con cede nothing south of forty-nine. The British Govern ment, he was convinced, would not give up the naviga tion of the Columbia river, which, by the way, was un navigable, as he believed. Therefore, the two parties might come to blows. Nations had often quarrelled about worthless things. He was convinced that if this question should remain open till the summer and autumn elections took place, there must be a war. The people of this country and of Great Britain, too,were becoming excited upon this question. It was in this stage of the proceedings (March 24th) that the message of the President was received in answer to the queries of Mr. Dayton's resolve. We have given the message at length, and without comment in this place, as we have remarked upon it elsewhere. The message, and the accompanying debate, is from the National Intelligencer : THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. To THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES— In answer to the inquiry of the Senate, contained in their resolution of the 17th instant, whether, in my " judgment, any circumstances connt cted with, or grow ing out of the foreign relations of this country, require at this time an increase of our naval or military force," and if so, " what those circumstances are," I have to ex press the opinion that a wise precaution demands such increase. In my annual message of the 2d December last, I re commended to the favourable consideration of Congress an increase of our naval force, especially of our steam navy, and the raising o: an adequate military force to guard and protect such of our citizens as might think proper to emigrate to Oregon. Since that period, I have seen no cause to recall or modify these recommenda tions. On the contrary, reasons exist which, in my judg ment, render it proper not only that they should be promptly carried into effect, but that additional pro vision should be made for the public defence. The consideration of such additional provision was brought before appropriate Committees of the two [louses of Congress, in answer to calls made by them in reports prepared, with my sanction, by the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy, on the 29th Decem ber and the Bth January last; a mode of communication with Congress not unusual, and under existing circum stances believed to be most eligible. Subsequent events have confirmed me in the opinion that these recom mendations were proper and precautionary measures. It was a wise maxim of the father of his country, that " to be prepared for war, is one of the most effi ient means of preserving peace ;" and that, " avoiding occasion of expense by cultivating peace," we should " remember, also, that timely disbursements to prepare ror danger frequently prevent much greater disburse ments to repel it." The general obligation to perform this duty is greatly strengthened by facts known to the whole world. A controversy respecting the Oregon rerritory now exists be ween the United States and kireat Britain ; and while, as far as we know, the rela ions of the latter with all European nations are of the must pacific character, she is making unusual and ex traordinary armaments and warlike preparations, naval nd military, both at home and in her North American possessions. It cannot be denied that, however sincere may be the desire of peace, in the event of a rupture those instru ments and preparations would be used against ourcountry. Whatever may have been the original purpose of these preparations, the fact is undoubted that they are now proceeding, in part at least, with a view to the con tingent possibility of a war with the United States. The general policy of making additional warlike pre parations was distinctly announced, in the Speech from the Throne, as late as January last, and has since been -eiterated by the Ministers of the Crown in both Rouses of Parliament. Under this aspect of our rela tions with Great B r it a i n , I cannot doubt the propriety of increasing our means of defence, both by land and sea. This can give Great Britain no cause of offence, nor increase the danger of a rupture. If, on the con trary, we should fold our arms in security, and at last le suddenly involved in hostilities for the maintenance of our just rights, without any adequate preparation, our responsibility to the country would be of the gravest character. Should collision between the two •thintries be avoided, as I sincerely trust it may be, the additional charge upon the treasury, in makingtteevnet cessary preparations, will not be lost; while , for the the event .f such a colli s i o n, they would be indispensablea national honour:` maintenance of our national rig hts g b a y t e the ee treatytreat o f in regard to the recom mendations of my I have seen no reason to l ch m a e n s g: ag o e r m Airy the recom- T a h n e nu n a o regarded as a warlike measure • and cann ot withhold my strong c it self, and cannot be 'jce th t o o ri a s b e r d o conviction that it should O th r e eg 6 o th n of ciu August,question. i 1827, .s au be promptly given. The other recommendations are in conformity with the existing treaty, and would afford o American citizens in Oregon no more than the same measure of protection which has long since been ex tended to British subjects in that territory. The state of our relations with Mexico is still in an un settled condition. Since the meeting of Congress another revolution has taken place in that country, by which the Government has passed into the hands of new rulers. This event has procrastinated, and may possibly defeat, the settlement of the differences between the United States and that country. The Minister of the United States to Mexico, at the date of the last advices, had not been received by the existing authorities. Demonstra tions of a character hostile to the United States continue to be made in Mexico, which has rendered it proper, in my judgment, to keep nearly two-thirds of our army on our south-western frontier. In doing this, many of the regular military posts have been reduced to a small force, inadequate to their defence, should an emergency arise. In view of these " circumstances," it is my " judg ment" that " an increase of our naval and military force is at this time required," to place the country in a suit able state of defence. At the same time it is my settled purpose to pursue such a course of policy as may be best calculated to preserve, both with Great Br i t a i n and Mexico, an honourable peace; which nothi ng w ill so effectually promote, as unanimity in our councils, and a firm maintenance of all our just rights. JAMES K. POLK, Washington, March 24, 1846. The clerk having read the message, Mr. Webster rose for the purpose of inquiring into a matter referred to in it, without intending to make any commentary or any remarks whatever. It would be per -ceived, from the reading ut the message, that it was the judgment of the President that an increase of our moans of defence, both military and naval, had become neces sary by the circumstances of the country. The amount or extent of that necessary increase was net stated in the message, but the President had stated that estimates, showing the extflit of the necessary increase of our memos of military and naval defence, had been com municated from the al propriate departments of the Executive Government to the appropriate Com mittees in that and the other House of Congress for their advisement and consideration. He would not complain at all of this mode of communi cating to the Members of Congress the judgment of the Executive on such highly important subjects ; he would not complain of it, because, as the President had said, it was not unusual. Recently. it was not unusual ; but the practice was of recent origin, and, in his judg ment, it was one not to be encouraged. He did not know whether the Hon. Members of the Senate who were re spectively at the head of the different Committees had communicated these estimates in any way to the body to which they belonged. And he rose to inquire, there fore, beginning with the Hon. Senator from Missouri, who was at the head of the Committee on Military Af fairs, what that communication was, and whether he could not suggest some mode of bringing it to the know ledge of the whole body of the Senate, because it was Isaid in the message that th e com mun i ca ti on wa s made with the sanction of the President himself. Mr. Benton rose and observed, that a proper intro duction to an answer to the Hon. Senator's inquiry would be to say that the information had been commu nicated to the Committees by the heads of departments, in conformity with applications made by the Committees, which applications were in obedience to resolutions passed at the commencement of the session, instructing the Committees to inquire and report what increase, if any, was necessary to be made in the military and naval defences of the country. The Committees were prompted, as a matter of course, to make the inquiries of the proper departments of the Government ; and the military Com mittee having made application to the Secretary of War, that functionary returned an answer, which answer was in the hands of the Committee. There was much of it which it might be very proper, perhaps, to make public, but there were other parts which the Committee thought it would sot be proper to make public. The informa tion was all in the hands of the Committee, however (he spoke of the military Committee alone), and they had not deemed it necessary to take action upon it. Mr. Fairfield said, in answer to the Hon. Senator from Massachusetts, as far as related to the Committee on naval affairs, that, subsequently to the passage of the resolution of the Hon. Senator from Michigan (Mr. Cass), instructing the Committee to inquire what measure, if any, were necessary to be taken for the defence of the country, letters were written by direction of the Com mittee, to the Secretary of the Navy, requesting infor mation and estimates ; and in reply a communication had been received, and had been read to the Senate and published ; and, in conformity with it, a Bill had been reported, and was now upon the calendar. Mr. J. M. Clayton inquired whether the Naval Com mittee had reported all the information which they had received from the department. Mr. Fairfield said the communication was accompanied by reports from the heads of the various naval bureaus. These reports were made by the heads of the bureaus to the Secretary of the Navy, and by him transmitted to the Committee, with the understanding that they were to be returned to him again. They were transmitted to the Committee merely for the purpose of enabling them to make the proper estimates. These reports were vo lumnious, and were not communicated to the Senate. Mr. Webster said he had intended only to make the inquiry, but he desired now to follow it by a single re mark. After what had fallen from the chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs, he wished to ask two thing!. First, whether the S ecre t ar y o f t h e N av y, in communi cating the estimates, informed the Committee that he bad the sanction of the President to those estimates ? And, secondly, whether the communication which the Senator stated had been made to the Senate, contained the same informatioe, to wit, the estimates prepared for the Committee, under the sanction and direction of the President ? Mr. Fairfield replied that the communication to hini of the fact that the estimates had received the sanction of the President was a verbal communication from the Secretary of the Navy, who had transmitted them. Mr. Webster said he understood the Senator to sap then, that the only authority upon which he based his knowledge of the estimates having been made out under the sanction of the President was a verbal communica tion, and that not even that was communicated to the Senate by him, on introducing the Bili for the augmenta tion of the navy. He had only further to say that, as soon as might be convenient to the Hon. Senator wh° was chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, who, he presumed, had received information in the same way of the estimates having received the sanction and been prepared under the direction of the President—he hoped that as soon as it might be found convenient by the Hon. Senator (it was altogether in the Senator's own discretion, of course), he would communicate, as far ns was proper to be communicated, hnd no further, to the Senate the information which the Committee had received. He was quite content to leave it to the discretion of the Senator from Missouri as to what portions of thatin formation were proper for publication, and to form the to tics of public discussion. Mr. Benton observed that, as chairman of the Conk' mittee on Military Affairs, he deemed himself only the organ of that Committee, and as soon as he had the sanction of the Committee he would have great satisf!ie tom in communicating to the Senate the information which the Hon. Senator desired. Mr. Webster was understood to say (from his seat) the Senator is an organ that I have more confidence 1 0 than I have in some other organs. ?,Ir. Benton (also from his seat) remarked that he re garded the secretaries of the departments as being the organs of the President. Mr. Cass requested the reading of that part of the message which referred to the increase of the army an d navy. He remarked, that if he understood it correctly the President now recommends a greater armament than was recommended by him at the early part of the session. The passage having been read by the Secretary, Mr. Cass said he would merely remark, that notwith' standing every effort of his in the Senate and out of it , this matter had been allowed to sleep for many week* and he was glad to find that it was now pressed upo n their attention by the executive message, and not bi British cannon. Mr. J. M. Clayton incinired if the chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs how many ships of war wer e recommended in the communication of the Secretary ? Mr. Fairfield replied that he did not at that m oment recollect the number. On the 26th, Mr. Allen, of Ohio, endeavoured to We some day fixed for the closing of the Oregon debate, but without success. [lt is not improbable that another attempt will be made for the same purpose; the result may be found iu the latest Congress proceedings.] . Mr. J. M. Clayton's resol u ti on , ca lli ng on the P r es" dent for any further correspondence that may have taken place between the United States and Great Britain, a bout Oregon, so that the Senate might act advisedly on the question of notice, was taken up. A spirited debate took place, but no decision wag reached; when, on mot i on, . The Oreg on reso l ut i ons were taken up, and Ml.' Miller, of N ew Jersey, addressed the Senate. The Senat e spent a ' n hour in Executive Session this evening, ratifying the commercial treaty with Belgium' by a very large vote, and afterwards adjourning to WO" day next, against the remonstrance of several Senator!% Mr. Serruys, the charge d'affaires to Belgium, will take the treaty home with him. Besides the Senators whose speeches have been 11 . 0, ticed above somewhat at length, Messrs. Benton, Dll% , Niles, and others, have spoken. Allen and Hannegia l have also been heard very frt quently, but the 54.40 party is defunct—an omnibus would hold them. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. In this branch of the United States Congress nothing of importance has transpired. Members seem to be waiting the action of the Senate upon the Oregon gees' tion. Their action has been confined exclusively t o do mestic affairs. It would be u,eless to recapitulate their proceedings. It seems that early in the session the Senate Cora' mittee on Naval Affairs addressed the Secretary of the Navy to know what increase the naval force of the cowl" try required. This letter was dated December 22. The reply of the Secretary is dated Janu try 8. A little mote than a mouth previous his annual report called for esti mates, to sustain a peace establishment, but, without eel reason, his opinion is now stated to be, that an aeouma" lation of na val materials and stores is requisite. He re commends the repair and equipment of all the vessels in ordinary, and o: the frigates and sloops on the stocks, suspension, for a definite period, of the limitation of seamen in the service to 7,500, so that further enlist ments might be provided for and the construction et three steam frigates, five steam sloops, and two steamer° of a smaller class. He also sent to the Committee the suggestions o n the subject of the heads of bureaus in the Navy Depart', went, signed by Commodores Morris, Warrington Crane, and Shubrick, without any expressed approval or disapproval of the same. These heads of bureaus, after speaking of the relative naval forces of the United States and Great Britain, an d giving their united opinion o what one nation c o uld o r could not do against the other, were hostilities to ensue' proceeded to recommend first, the construction of tw o classes of war-steamers, particularising as follows : One of the larger classes for Lakes Michigan and Huron , and 27 for the Atlantic coast, and 12 of the smaller class, for the southern coast, besides those which are now available : that supplies of ordnance and ordnanc e stores be lodg e d at different points on the lakes ready for private steamers to he speedily armed i n case need ; that th e num b er o f sea steamers, lik e the Mis' sissippi, but rather enlarged, should be increased to 5 ' that our frigates should be increased to 30 ; our s loops of war to 40 ; that 5 of the frigates and 6 of the sloops should be fitted with such steam arrangements as may be best adapted to use in aid of sails, without materially affecting their qualities as sailing vessels ; and that e* force, besides the officers and marines, of about 28, 630 men, will be required to properly man so many vessels. Neither of these documents contained any estimates as to the cost o f this great number of vessels of war, and of. , the ordnance and other supplies necessary to fit out an d subsist them. On account of the absence of this veil important and most essential requisite, Mr. T. Bod e " King, a member of the Committee, and a devoted frie nd to the navy, paid a visit to the Secretary of the Nall and requested that the proper estimates should be Diaa : out and furnished the Committee as data upon wh l4 t: they could frame such Bill as might be deemed expedient Some time after this, the Secretary furnished to the House Committee the desired estimates of the heads of bureaus of the department before-named, which had pre viously been sent. to the Senate's Committee. i hese estimates put di.wii the present force at sea' ready for sea, or in ordinary, to be made ready, sow e r 1 1 1 . three, some in six, and some in twel v e months, as ' l3 low ;—Five ships of the line, one razes, nine frigate*