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NEW EDITION—WITH ADDITIONS'. Just ready, New Edition, revised, with additirns, Two Portraits, and Twelve humourous Illustrations, by George Cruikshank, price Os., MEAOIRS of •GRINIALDI, the CLOWN. Edited by BOZ. With Additions and Notes by CHARLES Will TEHEAD. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. To be had of all Booksellers. EAILWAY SHARES BY AUBLIC mEssRs.LAMOND, SMA LE, and LAMOI\.TD, Share Auctioneers, beg respectfully to inform their friends and the public hi it th'etr SALE of RAILWAY SHARES will take plice ou SktruiciAr, l I Lit iast., at the usual hour of One o'clock, instead of FRIDAY (being Good riday.) Orders received until Eight o'clock on Thursday evening, the 9th instant Sale days every Tuesday and Friday. Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle•street, April 8, 1846 RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. 13TESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND _2_ I,IIION D, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock„ at the Hail of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place all favours, containing instructions, are respectfully requested t* be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for exa fnination at least one day previously to their being offered ; and advices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds immediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall at Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, fhe Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public are respectfully informed that this Theatre will RE-OPEN on TUESDAY NEXT, APRIL 14, When will be performed (for the first time this season), Bellini's Opera, I PURITANI. Elvira, Madame Grisi (her first appearance this season) ; Artaro, Signor Mario (his first appearance this season); Riccardo, Signor Fornasari ; Giorgio, Signor Lablache (his first appearance this Season). _ To conclude with the highly successful New Grand Ballet, by M. Perrot. The music by Signor Pugni, entitled, CATARINA ; on, LA FILLE DU BANDIT. The principal parts by Mdlle. Lucile Graho, Madame Petit Stephan, Mdlles. Moncelct, Cassan, Demelisse, and Madame Lcuise Taglioni ; M.M. Gosselin, Bertrand, Di Mattia, and Perrot. HER MAJESTY'S' THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public are respectfully informed that an EX - MA. NIGHT will take place on TI-11.1RiDAY, APRIL 16, When will be presented Mozart's chef d'ceuvre, DON GIOVAN).7I. Donna Anna, Madame Grist; Donna Elvira, Madlle. Sanehioli ; Zerlina, Morlame Castellon. Don Giovanni, Signor Fornasari ; Don Ottavio, Signor Mario ; 11 Commandatore, Signor Botelli ; Masetto, signor F. Lablache ; Leporello, Signor Lablache. With various Entertainments in the BALLET. In which Madlle. L. Grahn, Madame Petit Stephan, Madlle. Tag'lour, 31. Gosselin, N. Di Mattia, and M. Perrot will appear. Appilcalions for boxes, stalls, and tickets, to be made at the Box office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven ; the Opera to com mence at half-past Seven o'clock. THL:ATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. ON . EASTEO. MONDAY, APRIL 13, Will be performed a Is;cw Opera, entitled THE CRUSADERS, The principal characters will be sustained by Messrs. W. Har rison, Rorrani, Horacastle, S. Jones, Weiss, Ftrettou, D. W. King, 311ss Romer, and Miss Rainforth. After which, will be produced the Ballet d'Action, entitled PEROU.SE ; or, The Desolate Island. Principal characters by Madlle. Louise, Madame 4 lubilel, Mr. W. H. Payne, Mr. Howell, Mr. T. Matthews, Mr. Wieland, and Master F. Payne. 1111..A' TtiV. itoYAL, FIAYNIAILKII. ON CASTER iNDAt Will be performed a New and Original Comedy, ealed, A BECOAP. ON HORSEBACK. Cymon Fox All, Mr. Webster; Mor_- craft, Itr. W. Farre3: Sr John Covordale, Mr. Tinury; Ernesl Cov:srdalc, Mr. 11. 1102; Horace Wald rave, Mr. Hudson ; Schnei dermar.n, fdr. J. Island; Thoma 3, Mr. Brindal ; Lady Coverdale, Mrs. Glover; Selina Coverdale, Miss Julia Bennett; Emmeline, firs. Seymou. The Band ',rill perform the Overtures, " La Symphonic," and " La Net4e, ;" a Fantasia, " Fra Diavolo ;" the " Post Horn Galop," azal "Antoinette," Ccilarius Waltz. After which (l'or the first time) an experiment will be tried upon TIE 131I1D:i ARISTOPILINES : on which occasion they will be presented to the p,iblic with new Names, new Feathers, ,ticw 8011,S, and new T:11 ,s. Principal characters by Messrs James Liant, Hudson, Tiliiury, Caulfield, T. F. .1: athews, and Miss I'. Horton. To conclude with a New Comlc Dr.tma, called Tar. ITZISII POST. Characters I,y Messrs. J. !Itanti. Tlll airy, Mrs. flumby, &c. Tilt;ATt'.E ROYAL. ADEI:PfIi A New Drama, and a New acid agnificent Burlesque. ON MONDAY, APRIL 13, ~e ntß.:(l a New Drama, in Three Acts, called, IN- A D INDOLENCE ; or, the Orphan's Legacy. St. , rd ; Rollin, Mr. 0. Smith ; S:nsonet, Mr. Perkin ; Batirole, Miss Woolgar ; Will be pr DU"sT Wrier After The Loa by Ni7if Del ilTlare. A rebs:er ; Cecile, M tdzune CeL ste. !I, a New Burlesque. ent;tl,A, PETER WILT:INS' ; or, le Puck am' the Flying Ludlam. Principal characters olgar, Taylor, E.liar;Prrr, Chaplin, Brooks, &c. - VOL Wrfghc Mrs. flon,y . . . rotate with a New Faroe, entitled, DID YOU EVI•:It SEND WIFE To cAmBERwELL Chesterileld Honeybwi, ‘lr. 0. Smith ; Mrs. Crank, Mrs. F. Matthew+7, Th , Psi r. MAC N ks a I:a - ding E.rtE. rcswetfully informed, that the eminent Tragedian, ,DY, is re-ertgagel nurnt4er of Nights, alut will appear EASTER MONDAY, APRIL 13, ented ShaksperCs Tragedy of lIAMTET. Cla llnerea:ly, Granby, L. :lurray, Ryder, F , sl , or, - nn, , onner, Walton, Compton, Oxbcrry, and an, MISS Erma Stanley, and :Vas F.. }Milner. , Ze - y Gr,n:l Fair•; .F.travaganza, entitled LADY .F.Err - su TOM OF COVENTRY. In wh!ob Wynn, Colmton, Cranby, Oxl)e;Ty ; Mlsz Taylor, rs. Fos role, Miss IlOnner, Sre.,'lllll a.mear. Mrs: Ter EN7 I NEW STRAND THEATRE. —NOVELTIES AND 31 WIC EFFECTS ete est Is san'e de I'atne, stesse en Est le poison." CIIA NCII 4 La :Wag 1)13 graeful thanks to his kin,l Patrons, feeiin; anxi,,N to merits ontinuanee, cf past favoars, so iineral y bestowed upcn him by the discerning Putlic of this lea'; to announce thiat he wia Resume his :".NT at the above Theatre, ON b A' , .TElt, MONDAY NEXT, M. PIM great ine.:rr _ E.NTEKTAI When he will have the honour of introctuan . g an ENTIRE CIIA:CGE in h s PERFORMANCE, wbielt has iu•en prepari d at a gre it expen,ie atal labour. The New Feats and Miraculous Si:tent:fie Espprirneati are of the meet extraordinary and astounding de scription, and must he • een to he believed. M. PHILLIPPZ will commence Ilia Entertainment by righting Two Hundred and Fifty Wax Can.lles by a single Pistol Shot ! This un'qoe and brilliant Experiment was origionsPy performed by Mons. Phill:ppe for upward , ' of 700 consecutive nights in Paris. During the Evenir4 M. Philippe will introduce his GRAND 310THEWS CAP, with al its rapid Transform ttions. During the Easter Week there will be a Mornhig and Evening rerfornninee each Day. The Morning Performance will commence at Two o'clock ; Evening Perform nice at a quarter to Eight_ Stalls, lis.; Boxes, 2s. ; Fit, Is.; Gallery, 6th. ; Pr vate Boxes, 11. Is.. and 11. Ils. 6d , A6iLit; ". HI/Y.:AL Al 4 CI, Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Patronised by her most Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family. Easter Entertainment extraordinary for the holidly visitors. The ruble are meat respectfully apprised that the Summer :soa;on w;ii commmee on EASTER MO DAY, APR L With an entirely new Egnestrial Or ental Spectac!c, rep'ete with gorgeous pa,rearitry, intense Incidents, splendid scenic eff,et , , corn the whole resources of the Dramatic and Equestrian Com panies, aided by the bet.r.titul Stu I. New Scenes in the Circle ; with other Entertainments, which will be fully expressed in the bills of the day. Box-office open from eleven till dye o'clock.—Tuition in the art of ridhr; daily. THE WEATHER..—SuN OFFICE, APRIL 9. TExp.mon:ETER, Lowest, 37; Highest, 33; Noon. 51 BAROMETER, 29.78. —WIND N.W.; fine. , 1114%. WArEll AT LONDON-I:RIDGE TlllB IMl'. 6 minutes after 1.1 Even!nz .. 24 minutes aft , lr I .P . c . •-,, ga it o kl , - ---- - ,•; - \ ~ ..k „ .-; ' e.,7 t: - :: r - ' k' --' " 4l' -,,,,,,, -----,4 .. '---- 0 -&l!`,,J;xs— *.?:--,...-----\--4;"- -4,..T..1%-i-iMor rrn eft'Atiy *NI -*A4/ r`si Lt.; A' 4 L , A , lit ACtilli LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1846. The Earl of DALHOUSIE, on Tuesday night, brought forward, in the House of Lords, his statement of the intentions•of the Government with respect to the rail way legislation during the present session of Parliament ; and the principle of the measure, which was exactly that stated by Sir ROBERT PEEL in the Commons on the previous night, was received with the unanimous appro bation of their Lordships. It has been found, that from the severity of the losses sustained since the mouth of October last, a very great disinclination exists on the part of the public to invest any money in railway speculations, and, consequently, no matter how promising the speculation might appear, iF a new call were made the shares would become greatly de pressed in value. The great majority of the holders of scrip who, animated by seeing the large fortunes realised in the course of the last few years in similar speculations, have plunged recklessly into the several schemes, and applied the entire amount of their dis posable capital in the payment of the first deposit, or the purchase of shares in which the first deposit alone had b e en paid, are generally unable to comply with any new d,•mand, and, as a matter of course, are obliged to sell the shares they hold for any stun that may be offered,—in many io_ stances glad to get rid of them, even at the loss of all they have already paid, on being saved from further liability ; and this, too, at a time when but a small pro portion of the first deposit has actually been expended, and there would be a considerable dividend, if the scheme could be abandoned and the assets of the company equitably distributed amongst the persons entitled thereto, after payment of all charges and expenses fairly affecting them. It is, however, in the power of any individual share holder to prevent the dissolution of the company and thus to keep a large amount of capital locked up, the releasing of which would prove of universal service to the com merce of the country. Unfortunately there will always be found persons ready to job and to disregard the general interests, so that it is found to be quite impos sible to effect any such dissolution, no Matter how beneficial it might be to the shareholders at large. Such a State of law is manifestly unjust gild unnamable, and the object of the present Bill is for its improvement, enabling the several railway companies to wind up their affairs, if they shall think proper so to do. Many diffi culties will be found in carrying this into execution, but these are merely matters of detail, and the recess will give time for full consideration. Nothing can be fairer than the principle of the measure, that persons actually and bona fide holding a full moiety of the stock of the company, shall be entitled to call for its issolution, and that therefore the funds of the company should vest in a trustee or official assignee, who would, after satisfying all claims properly chargeable thereon, distribute them amongst the persons fairly entitled thereto. This, however, maybe held to give rather too great a power to the large shareholders. For instance, it might be worth the while of a large rival company to purchase a considerable number of shares fur the ex press purpose of bringing to a conclusion a rival specu lation, which might interfere with themselves. We should, therefore, at present prefer that the majo rity of votes be taken according to the scale established by the Joint-stock Companies Regula tion Acts of last session, it having been, after mature reflection, selected as the scale most proper for giving to the small as well as the large shareholder the influence to which he would be fairly entitled in the management of the affairs of the company. Again, we think that it would be desirable if a similar number of shareholders were given the power of suspending for the present the operations of the company, and getting back at once a portion of the deposits, leaving a suffi cient sum to meet all the liabilities of the company , and a small sum in hand for the trivial expenses which might be necessary between the present time and the next session of Parliament. By such a provision as this a large sum would now be released, brought into circulation, and rendered applicable to the general purposes of the country. We know many instances in which the shareholders, although feeling the greatest degree of confidence in the soundness and eventual success of the project, and unwilling to dissolve the company, after having incurred all the preliminary expenses, would be rejoiced if it could be suspended for a given time, and an opportunity then afforded to them of deciding whether the scheme should be abandoned or carried into execution, and, in the meantime, the amount of money, which could not possibly be required in the interval, would be placed at their disposal. Should it then be determined to persevere in the schemes a call could be merle in sufficient time to make the neces sary deposit in Parliament for next session ; and these shareholders who did not comply therewith should abso lutely forfeit their shares, of which a new allotment might take place, givin4 a preference to the eld shareholders, if such should be considered desirable. In the event of a reaction in the money market, the schemes which have already stood the test of Parliamentary inquiry would probably be re vived, and prosecuted with general satisfaction to the parties at present interested in their eventual comp!etion. Sir R. PEEL announced on Wednesday that the difficulties of detail (springing from the law of partner ship), fur the due development of the principle he hes laid down, are already under the consideration of the highest legal men in the country. He also suggested that, in order to acquaint parties as early as possible with what they must do to avail themselves of the mea sure to be brought forward immediately attee, the recess, the Board of Trade, the moment the legal Distance re sorted to by the Government shall have f .ished them with the fittest machinery for effectuating their views, shall issue circulars to the beads of the different Compa nies, informing them of the necessary steps to be taken for obtaining the benefit of the contemplated Act. A more fearful responsibility impends upcn the landed proprietors of Ireland than is possibly conjectured by themselves. Morally, politically, and socially, it will be incumbent upon them to ameliorate, by every means in their power, the woes and almost unparalleled privations of their tenantry. Particulars of the three visitations simultaneously hanging ever the Irish multitude—the visitations of organised murder, of an universal dearth of provisions, and of mart epidemics, spreading far and wide throughout the population ; and yet with these poste; teas disclosures before them, how have the Irish landlords acted ? Why by silence, by neglect, by desertion ! The Premier conjures them to co-operate ith the Legislature in succouring their destitute -coun trymen ;—they respond to that solemn and official ad juration by resigning their patrimonial estate; to the providsnce of their agents ! An accumulation of ex igencies renders their personal interference in the do mestic economy of their possessions more than ever a matter of woeful necessity ; yet, in spite .:f this inap. - Tative position of affars, the only etY. ct produced by these circumstances upon the wealthier classes in Ireland is an increase of fashionable emigration. Sir ce the development of so many contem poraneous evils in that beautiful but desolate island, the pernicious absentee system has been marvellously and lamentably extended. Not only have the habitual defaulters in this respect persisted in their most taneful course, but ue.v seees,ions, in a like direction, have tended, more than we have the heart to calculate, to render the sufferings of the Hibernians more abasing and snore hopeless. Fur this mis taken and ingl Tious behaviour h t them, however, rest pareeetly assured that in some fashion er other they will ultimately be held accountable. It is futle—it is impossible, to shirk the duties imposed upon them as the vtiardlans of the labouring Irish by the inserutible will of OMNIPOTENCE. When a contagion, whether moral, vegetable, or animal, has broken out in a country, it will. unless impeded by a courageous interference, ravage every sectional division of the empire indiscriminately. During the height of the plague at Jaffe, when the soldiers were stricken by a terror which endangered the lives of the healthiest veterans in the French army, NAPOLEON entered the different wards of each hospital, respired the infectious atmosphere, and himself dressed the ulcerous sares of the sufferers. .History vouches for this—the pencil of DAVID has immortalized it. By that sublime act of valour a new confidence was infused into the soldiers, and the fatal malady ac rally decreased in its violence. Let the landlords of Ireland display some tokens of it similar intrepidity ; let them return to the scenes of devastation, and endeavour earnestly and hopefully to assuage the pangs already experienced by so many millions. Humanity addresses them in the lan reuage of adjuration, not so much as a class, as indi viduals. It some movement of the kind be not adopted, the consequences rennet by any possibility be computed ! W say this, not so much in reference to present miseries (frightful as those miseries undoubtedly are), as in reference to the terrific extension of whatever miseries are already, experienced, as months are per mitted to elapse. What are some few of the most recent ,facts? Why these—and the deductions to be drawn , from them are as obvious as they are heartrending. First of all the prospects of the next harvest could scarcely be ono jot more unpropitious. Agricultural labour has been almost wholly prevented by the bleakness of the tempe rature as well as by successive torrents of rain, which have, according to the Dublin Deering Post. " fLoded the country to an extent as great as the fearful year of 1816." Three-fifths of the oats, usually sown before the 17th March, remain still out of the earth, and time must be allowed before the ground will be sufficiently recovered from this severe pluvial irrigation to permit of its being touched by the spade. Then, again, the fears of typhus fever, so long entertained, have beer, and are being unhappily realised in various localities. Insomuch so, that the Tralee Poor-law guardians have taken into consideration the establishment of a temporary free hospital at Dingle. An intelligent sojourner in the county of Meath gives us, moreover, a most desolate picture of the sufferers in his vicinity. With a vast portion of the respectable inhabi tants of that neighbouroood, or, as -our informant ex presses it, with " the meat-eating people" of Meath, the supply of potatoes upon which they are now subsist ing cannot last beyond the commencement of June. After that period what may not be the conse quences? GOD knows ! These are but an infiaitessimal portion of the grievances now sustained or to be sustained by the Irish people. The faint echoes of their woe alone reach our ears, but those are eminently mournful and imperative. On these accounts the landlords of Ireland must rouse themselves from their apathy, if they are desirous of rendering their own prosperity permanent. A vast future deficiency both in worldly wealth and in their reputations as men and Christians might be prevented by a comparatively moderate disbursement at the present moment. Their own pocke6, as well as their own consciences, cry out to them for their interpo position. Let them take example by that benevolent gentleman of Arch-hall, who is feeding sixty children daily at his own private expense. In grati tude we will give the name of this true philanthropist ;—it is Mr. SAMUEL GARNET. Let them note the subscription made by the soldiers on the Sutlej ; and the 3,0001. contributed by the inhabitants of Calcutta for the relief of Ireland. And, looking at these things, let them be shamed into a compliance with Sir ROBERT'S requisition. That Right Hon. Statesman has evinced throughout the present session a sympathy for the, Irish which should be a pattern and an in citement to these absentee landlords—not the least token of .ba 7inCerity of which sympathy is, that intro duction of the " Protection of Life (Ireland) Bill," which has retarded the progress of his favourite measure la 4 .idled a fresh amount of vituptrAtiOu Roil his , conduct. So earnest is the Prime Minister's a ish to allay the present diseased excitement of Ireland, that he has actually given a Bill for that purpose precedence of his great fres-trade scheme. Take that exhibition of self-forgetfulness in the Minister as a stimulus to your own exertions in the same cause, you landtd pro prietors of Ireland, and the pangs of your countrymen may be yet effectually alleviated! We have intelligence from Madrid to the Ist inst. Another Ministerial crisis appears to be at hand. NAR VAEZ and his new colleagues have quarrelled about some thing, but whether it is the marriage of the QUEEN, or the new law of the Bourse, or whether CHRISTINA and the Camarillo, have got up a plot to destroy NARVAEZ, it is impossible to say. Little doubt however remains that a violent Cabinet explosion had taken place, and that the Ministers EGANA and PEZUELA. had tendered their re signations, which however had not been accepted. On the Ist the Three per Cents. closed at 32, at 30 days, with 4 premium ; the Five per Cents. were not quoted ; the shares of the Bank of San Fernando were at 270 f. ; ditto of the Bank of Isabel, 170 f. The only intelligence of interest in the Paris papers relates to Spain. The latest accounts appear in the Fresse, a journal generally supposed to be well informed respecting the doings of Queen CHRISTINA and ber few associates, who now rule the destinies of Spain. It will be seen, from the subjoined statement in that journal, that there is a subject, independent of what is put forth by public rumour, which " is too delicate to enter upon for the present." We have no doubt it refers to some dark scheme now in agitation behind the scenes, and fear that another revolution must take place before this intriguing, desperate woman is brought to her senses. "A rumour was current on Sunday that a new crisis had again unexpectedly overturned the NARVAEZ Ministry, and yesterday (Monday) the report assumed a degree of consistency. We have j ust read in a letter, received yester day by express, dated the 2d, and written by a person whose information has never misled us, that a very warm dis • cussion had taken place between General NARVAEZ and the Ministers of Justice and the Marine on the subject of the new law for regulating the operations on the Ex change. It is known that one of the first acts of the MIRAFLORES Ministry was to suppress time bargains. When the General resumed the Government it was pre tended that this injunction would be immediately taken off; and the Heraldo pronounced this to be a calumnious assertion. The declaration of the Heraldo was contradicted by two or three persons whose intimate connexion with General NARVAEZ gave them considerable influence, and therefore did not gain any credit. It appears, however, that it was well founded. It is certain that when it was debated what ,hould be done in this matter the Ministers could not come to an agreement, General Nanvaez, supported by M. BURGOS, was opposed to the suppression of time bar gains, which was maintained by MM.Pezuesee and EGANA. General NARVAEZ became outrageously warm, and MM. PEZUELA and Ecassa were so offeeded by the un statesmanlike language of the President of the Council that they left the Cabinet immediately, tendering their resignations. The letter in which we have found these details expatiates largely on the cause of this new ex citement in the mind of General NARVAEZ, but the sub ject is of a nature too delicate for us to enter upon, at least at present. The letter adds that General NARVAEZ sent the same evening for the Marquis DE VILLUMA and Baron DE MEER. "If this news be confirmed," continues the writer, 'it will not be long be fore I come and shake you by the hand in Paris ; unless, indeed, events should force the whole body of the Liberals to come forth in defence of the throne they have founded, the institutions they have won, which is not impossible, for the absolutists have never held their heads so high nor spoken with so much insolence.' The author of this letter belongs to that fraction of the Conservative party which is called the Puritans, and is one of the most influential members of it. On the other hand, we have been told that the NARVAEZ Ministry has withdrawn en masse, and that MM. MONS, PIDAL, and CASTRO I' OROZCO have been aesembled in council to form a new Ministry. Every friend of Spain must applaud a crisis which may bring into power men like CASTRO Y OROZCO. A Ministry thus composed, particularly after what passed at the last sitting of the Congress, would find a general sym pethy in the people, and an immense majority in the Chambers. Nevertheless, however great may be the confidence which we have in the persons from whom we derive the forgoing information, their news is too im portant and too unforeseen for us to guarantee their exactitude." The Semaphore of Mart:cilles contains the following from Algiers, dated the Ist "We have received by the Pharamond steamer an account of a very seri:Ali engagement between our troops and the Arabs, the particulars of which had not yet reached the Algiers journals. That engagement had taken place between the eolumn of General Cavaignac and a large native force, six leagues to the north-west of Tlemcen. General Ca vaignac had received in that town a sort of challenge, for warded to him by a new lialifa, anxious to try hi; strength with him. '['hat Kalifa appointed for the General and his column the day and place of the encouttsr. On the 2.33 of March, the day fixed in the challenge, General Cavaignac marehed out with a corps of cavalry and his column to the greund, where the enemy was drawn up awaitin g his arrival. The Arabs appeared to be trivvards of 3,000 in number, 1,200 horsemen and 2,000 infantry. The engagement soon commenced, and lasted two hours. The Arabs fought with great determinati ,n, but, once broken, they took to flight, !caving 20t) killed on the field. We are said to have expe rienced somet oss ; a chief of battalien and several officeis were among the dead. It appears that Marshal 13 ugeaud considered the affair as extremely importar.t r since he imme diately dispatched an officer of the staff; Captain I'ourcet, in the Pharamond, with an account of the engagement to the Minister of War. This intelligence was brought to Algiers on the 31st, in the evening, by the packet Tartare, which left Oran on the 20th." The saViiried letter from Dresden, dated April 2, ap pears in the Augsburg Gaz. tte. The Chamber of Repro senta.tives in that capital cannot fail to cause great un easiness to the Germanic Confederation ar:d the abso lute Sovereigns on tee Continent, for it has been en gaged nearly for the whole of its sittings in aivancing the principles of Constitutional Government : "A few days ago the Fourth Committee of the Second Chamber presentetlits report on the royal decree of August 26th, 1815, interdicting political associations and meetings. The following is the language of the Committee :—' The Government regards the present Constitution a, a work for ever terminated, 113 the last term of perfection, beyond which it. is not allowable f,r the people to carry their views. It is at le.:st in this manner of regarding the matter tbat the decree has been drawn up. Re.trictiens ought not to be op posed to the spirit of associati. , n, since it is a spirit which has produced more great things than all the police regulations in the world, and the apprehension that the right of meet ing may be abused by no means justifies its absolute inter diction—it can only recognise the necessity of legal measures being adopted to prevent the evil. Other constitutional states, and amongst them the German state of Baden, have inscribed in their institutions the right of association as an unalienable right, cot acknowledging any other limits than those of the law. That is what Saxony also desires. The contrary enactments of the Germanic Confederation cannot be appealed to in this question, since then apply- to sedition, high treason, and the overturning of established order. But the loyal intentions of the Saxon people do not admit of any doubt, and the present tranquillity renders all preventive measures superfluous. The Committee is therefore ofopinion that the Chamber should invite the Government to present to the Saxon Parliament a Bill to regulate the exercise of their right of association.' On the Paris Bourse on Tuesday the Three per Cents. closed at 83f. 55c. ; the Five per Cents., 1191. 95c. ; The Orleans Railroad shares, 1,217 f. ; Rouen, 1,030 f.; Havre, 737 f. 50c.; Great Northern, 755 f. ; Avignon, 887 f. 50c.; Vierzon, 6721. 50c. ; Bordeaux, 6171. 50c.; Boulogne 505 f.; Basle, 230 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 5201. ; Tours and "Nantes, 540 f.; Paris and Lyons, 5721. 50c.; Spanish Actives, 334; Spanish Three per Cents., 36V,. The following are the quotations for other lines:— Lyons and Avignon definitive, 5401.; Bordeaux and Cette (Mackenzie), 502 f. 75c.; ditto (Espeleta), 509 f. 50a.; Char leroy, 495 f ; Bordeaux and Cette definitive, 535 f. MMISEII.T.ES, Arran 3.—Marseilles and AVignon, 945 f. ; Northern, 772 E 50c.; Paris and Lyons, 6021. 50c. BUSINESS DONE. IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TIE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Aram 8. Bottle/I,lle and Amiens, 1 2—Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Mackenzie), 1 Y.—Dutch Rhenish, i%—East Indian, %—Great Northern of France Constituted, 14%—Great Indian Peninsular, l A,—Louvain and Jetnappe, I%—Lyons and Avignon, 2—Luxem bourg, I%—Orleans and Vierzen, IG—Orleans and Bordeaux, 10 3 / Paris and Orleans, 484—raris and Strasbourg Constituted, bsy—Sambre and Meuse, 2%—Tours and Nantes Constituted, SIR GEORGE MURRAY.—We have been requested to contradict the statement relative to the declining health of the Master-General of the Ordnance. The real fact is, that Sir George Murray has for some time past been making great progress towards complete recovery, and during the whole period of his illness has transacted his official busi ness daily at his own residence , instead of at the office in Pall mall.—Times. F OREI GN POTATOES.—SeveraI importations of t hi s esteemed vegetable are now taking place from foreign ports. A vessel called the Navarino, from the Channel Islands, brought on Monday 45 tons, the produce of these islands ; and the Ann, from Gijoa and Vilavicissa, 15 tons of the same article. The Mary, from Bordeaux, which arrived on the same day, brought 33 tons of potatoes of French ; pro duce. Whether for the purposes of seed, or of immediate consumption, these arrivals at the present time of asserted scarcity in tae article in this country of native production, present a feature of interest and importance. FOREIGN IcE.—ln consequence of the failure of the supply of ice at home during the last winter, there is now great competition in the market from foreign sources. There are now two sources open from America, and nearly every vessel that arrives from Norway brings over ice as ballast, which is imported duty free. A vessel from A mer i ca, now discharging in St. Katharine's Docks, has brought over a quantity of capons and turkeys in the ice, the preservative effects of which are, however, anything but satisfactory. QUEEN'S COLLEGE, BIRMINGIIA3I.—The Rev. and Worshipful Chancellor Law, the Vice-Principal, has taken up his reticlence in college, in order personally to superin tend the proposed extended system of collegiate, medical, and surgical education. The reverend gentleman has offered to the resident students the following munificent prizes: -501. to the student who may carry off four medals, 30/. three medals, 71. two medals, 51. one medal. William Sands Cox, Esq., the Dean of the Faculty, has also gone into residence to assist the council in carrying out the proposed plan: The Earl of Kenmare has subscribed the sum of 2001. tomb the Sorry Mot Nucl. MONEY and CONIMERCIAL NEWS. (From The San of Last Night.) The sales of Cotton in the Liverpool Market yesterday were 10,000 to 12,000 baits at firm rates. Shares im proved. A sample of the latest importation of seed potatoes just received from the Azores has been forwarded to us, and though but little acquainted with agricultural pur suits, it would appear that should the failure in the crop of this esculent be as general as reported, an excel lent supply may be obtained for tillage by the farmers who are short of stock on cultivating the article in question. It is not unworthy of remark, that the potato blight has not in the least extended to the Azores, and the samples here referred to may be considered as pure. A sample may be seen at the office of The Sun to-morrow and the next day. For the details, those parties who are interested may refer to an advertisement that is inserted in the usual place. It is fully expected that very many further shipments may be made to this country should it turn out (as un doubtedly it will) that seed potatoes are very scarce, that the most ample means may be provided for the pre sent year's crops. There are late accounts from the Cape of Good Hope this morning. The only news of importance—and there is every reason Ito believe that the facts are exagge rated—is, that the Caffres on the frontier were becom ing again very troublesome. There has been a good amount of business transacted to-day. The payment of the dividends has considerably relieved the position of the Money Market. Exchequer bills have advanced to 28s. and 295. premium. Consols for the Account have been very firm at from 96,-} and for Money at 96* 4. At the present moment, however, there is a preponderance of sellers. The Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have gone back from 97k to 96k. For Reduced Three per Cents, there has been a fair demand at 951 India Stock has been sold at 260, and Bank Stock at 206,1. In the Foreign Funds the transactions this morning have not been of any importance. There is a slight im• provement in Brazilian to 811, and in Danish to 81. Mexicans are heavy at 32, Portuguese at 81, Russian at 109. Spanish Consols at 241, and the Dutch Four per Cents. at 92. The Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have realised 59i. The Share Market has not improved this morning, and business is slack. BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .. .. •• •• •. .. .• 2063 2o6sli . . Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. 907;14% 95Y, Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 96% % % 96% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 97 96% 973 96% 97 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10% 3-16 10 3-16 India Stock .. .. • .. .. ... .. 260 26114 India Bonds, 1,000/. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Consols for Account ....... 96 %'A••••... 9614 Exchequer Bills. I%cl. 1 3 4 d. 1,0001... .. .... 29 21 28 pm. 28 5001... .. .... 29 24 26 pm. 2S Ditto, Small ~ .. 29 24 28 pm. 241 ONE CLOSING FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent • • • • 81 % 80 Danish, 3 per Cent -. • • • • •• 87% 87% Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account .. • . .. 32 32 Ditto, Deferred .. .. • • • • 16 % 16% Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent. • • • • Ditto, for the Account .. • • • • 36 4 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent • • .. 81 - 81 Ditto, 4 Der Cent .. • • • • • • Ditto, for the Account • • • • • • 53 57% Russian Bonds .. .. .. .. .. 109 109 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent • • •• 24'% 244 Ditto, for the Account • • • • • • 24% 24x Ditto, Deferred .. .. .. • • • • 16 % Dia), Three per Cent • - • • • • Ditto, for the Account • • • • • • 36% Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent • • 59 % 59% Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 921 /6 92 92% BUSINESS PRICES OF PAID. DONE AT CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction .. .. .. 2%.. •. 1%.. • • .... • • 134 Bristol and Exeter .. .. •• 75 -• ' • , ' *** ' - Ditto New .. .. .. •- •• 5 '• - - ..........9 Caledonian .. .. .. .. .. 10 .• • • 6 7i 7%•• • • • • 7% Ditto, Half Shares .. .. .. 2% •• • • 1 % % • . 1% Ditto, Extension .. .. .. 2% •• • • 1 4 ••• • • l4 Chelmsford and Bury .. .. .. 1 %.. • • % Chester and Holyhead .. .. .. 20 .... 174 • • ...... • • 174 Chester and Manchester .. .. 425. .• •• - • . Cornwall and Central Devon • • 2 %** '' -, . ; l% Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2 3 4 •• • • ~ 1 3 . . • % Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) .• 5 4 •• • • 33 i ••" • . 3% Direct Northern .. .. .. .. 2% .. • . 1 1 A •• • • 14 Dublin and Belfast Junction .. 10 •• • • 4 •• • • ...... Dublin and Galway .. .. .. 4 •.... 14 • ..... ..... 114 Eastern Counties .. .. .. 141. 165..... 21% ••• • • • - 214 Ditto New .. .. .. .. 81. 165.• •• • 5 5i 1 3 • 6T's p Do. I'erpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13 s. 4 d. - .. .... - Ditto, ditto, .. .• No. 2. 61. 13s. 4d. lA, V.,, pex (Rv 14 px d Ed D il i t t b t t . t ) r ,l .. 50 .... 71 72 Edinburgh and .... .. les. .... 1% 1........ Goole, Doncast., and ; heffield, &c. 429. •• • . % dis .. .. % di s . Grand Ullioll (Nottingh. & Lynn) 1 % •• • • - ••••• • • • • 1/, Great North of England . ..100 ....210 .... . Great Western .. ~ .. .. 85 ••• • - - Dittc, Quarter Shares .. .. 5 •• • • 16 % ••••• • • • • • 16 % Ditto, Films .. .. _ .. 20 .• .. :34 ••••• • .• .. 34 Guildford, Fareham, & Portsmoth 5 •• • • 4 % % .• • • 4 % Hull and Selby .. .. .. .. :0 • • ..10 1 ••• . • • .... 101 Ditto, Halt ~hares .. .. .. 7 •• •• 24 Leicester and Bedford . . Liverpool and Leeds Direct .. 2 % ••• • - ••••• • ' • " 2 London an llirminghatn .........220 223.. ••.. • 222 Ditto Thirds .. .. Ditto Quarters .. .. London and Brighton .. Ditto ditto Fifths .. London and Croydon .. London and South-Wes'ern 4 ll. 65. 10d. 7G ••..•• .. . . 7634 Ditto, New . .. - •.. London and York .. .. .. .. 2% •• •• IM. %•••• • • • • 1 '‘; Lor.dsn, Warwick, & Kiddennins 2 , 4 1 5 ' • • •••• • • • 1 513 London, Salisbury, and Yeovil .. 2% .. • • - .. Londonderry and Coleraine .. 714 .... 4 ........ :. 4 Lynn and Ely .. .. .. .. 10 .... 7 •• • 7 Manchester and Leeds .. .. .. 82 ....120 .... Ditto, half Shares .. .. .. 33 .... 514 .. • ..... Ditto, Quarters .. .. .. 2 .... 9 . ... • • 9 Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . .. - Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) .. 2 .... 9 ..... Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) .. 1 .• .• 747.•.. • • • • 7 Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. .... par 34 dis 54 dis Midland .. .. .. .. .. ..100 ....144 143%. .. Ditto Fifths.. .. .• •• .. 2 .... - ••••• • • • • • 1 4 Ditto, New .. • • • • .. 18 .... 29 Midland Great Western (Irish) .. 10 .... .2 34 14 ••• • • • Newcastle and Darlington Juliet. 45 .... 424 43 Ditto, New 7 34 Newcastle, and Berwick • • •. 10 .... 16% 173 •• • . 1734 Newark, Sheffield, and Boston .. 2%.... 14 .. North British .. .. .. • • .. 20 .... 244 %•••• • • • • 24 1 Ditto, Half Shares • . • • .. 6 .... 8 Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 14 .. 1% 34 .. .... Norther.: and Eastern • • • . 50 .... 67 .. Ditto Scrip (issued at 5 dis.) .. 40 ~ ~ 3. - , _ 55 North Kent and Direct Dover .. 2% .... 11 9 14 :: :: :: :: 1 4 North Staffordshire • • • • • • 425. .... li 2 p...... 2 p Norv, - Lh and Brandon .. .. .. Id .... _ ... ... _ pitto. New • • • • • • • • 5 .... 7 ..... . Oxfd.,Worcester, & Wolvertur.ptn. 1234 •... 834 1,, .. .. Perth and Inverness •• • • •• 214 .... Ili •-: .... Portsmouth 1 nrect • • • • • • 3% ~ , , 14 4 .. .. .. .. Rugby and Huntingdon • • • . 2 ~ .. m 1 . Scottish Central .• • • • •• 10 .... 13% Shrewsbury and Birmingham .• 214 .... 134 %.... • •llirewsbury and Hereford .. • • 2%.... I % South Midland .• • • •• • • 425. .... - South Eastern and Dovor • • • • 3314._ 3434 35 Ditto, New (iss. at 321.) No. 1. LI ....• - .. ••..• • • • 1 5 14 Do., New (d 0.33/. 6 5. 8 d.) N o. 2 . 10 .... 9%..... Staines and Richmond .• • • • • 1 .... - .... South Wales • • • • • • • • •• 5 .... 1% 1.... •• • • 1 Welsh Midland • • • • • • • • 2% .... 1% .... West Riding Union • • • • .. 4'_>5..... 114 %p. Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 2% „,. 3 4 14 ... l4 Yarmouth and Ncrvich .. .. 20 .... 241~ ~ York and Lancaster .• • • • • 2% .... 1% - .... York amd North Midland •. , Ditto, Scarborough Bra nch • . 25 .... - Ditto. Extension • • • • •• 15 .... 31% .... .. .. • • FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch 'Rhenish • • • • • • •• 5 .... 534 !..4 14 .. .. East. Indian .. • • • • • • • 55. .... % % tart. North. of France Constituted 5 .... 11,4 7 .... .. Great Indian Beninsular • • .. 55. .... - .. Great Western Bengal • • • • 55. .... s i i Lou Vain raid Jcmeppe • • - 4 .. . - ....... Luxembourg Nainui ar.d Liege • • •• 4 .......... Orleans and Yierzen •• • • • • 10 .... 164 .. • • ...... Orleans and D4rdeaux .. • • 6 .... 10% ...... • • Over Yssel • • • • • • Paris and Strasbourg Constituted 5 5%34 Rouen and llawre • • • • • • • 20 .... 29 .......... JOINT-STOCK BANKS. National Provincial of England 35 35% MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered 16% 1846.—The following is the House List of Governors and Directors of the Bank of England for the year ensuing, viz.:— FOR GOVERNORS. John Benjamin Heath, Esq ' Governor. William R. Robinson, Esq., Deputy-Governor. FOR DIRECTORS. Arthur Edward Campbell, Esq. John Horsley Palmer, Esq. William Cotton, E, , q. 'James Pattison, Esq. Bonamy Dobrre, Esq. Sir John Henry Pelly, Bart. Chas. Pascoe Grenfell, Esq. Christopher Pearce, Esq. Thomson Hankey jun., Esq. Henry James Prescott, Esq. John Gellibrand Hubbard, Esq. David Powell, Esq. William Little, Esq. Sir John Rae Reid Bart. James Malcolmson, E-q. Thomas Chas. Smith, Esq. Humphrey St. John Mildmay, Wm. Thompson, Eq., Ald. Esq. Thomas Tooke, jun., Esq. James Morris, Esq. Thomas Matthias Weguelir, Sheffield Neave, Esq. Esq. George Wardo Norman, Dal. Francis Wilson, Esq. Th election for Governor and Deputy-Governor will be held at the Bank on Tuesday, the 14th of April, and for Di rectors on Wednesday, the 15th of April, from tan o'clock in the forenoon till four o'clock in the afternoon. meritoriouspronlp really racrunEs.—lt may not be generally known that her Ma jesiltyEßmosNtlAJESTY'S PATRO NAG E OF BRITISH MANU st eases is the first graciously to set th e e xample of purchase ; a fact in the highest degree en courag ing to every mechanic throughout the Quee n ' s d om i nions. O n M on day last her Majesty and tly, v n e o n t tiino o n n . ly bo glve in s her mo patronage to any Prince Albert examined, with much interest, the first pro duction of a wonderful shawl-loom constructed by Mr. Robert Kerr, of Paisley, by which one man can weave two shawls at the same time. Her Majesty testified her admira tion, and gave her patronage to this new manufacture by the purchase of the specimens submitted. Such exalted sympa thy is of great import to the immensely populated town of Paisley, where, at the Messrs. Kerr's alone, upwards of four thousand persons are employed ; and it is anticipated, by the assistance of this machine, that such number will be more than doubled. It may be added, that the shawls, in their several s t ages —the two woven b ac k to b ac k—lik ew i se as they_ are cut asund er —and moreover in their exquisitely finished stafe, are exhibiting at Mr. George Smith's, the shawl -merchant of Ludgate-hill, by whom these curious fabrics were introduced to the Court. ADVENTURES IN THE PUNJAB.—Major Lawrence, the author of this work (which has already appeared in a second edition) has just been appointed to the important post of political ageut, in charge of British relations with Lahore. We are not surprised that the gallant writer's volumes should be so cordially received by his countrymen, since they convey so animat e d a picture of the Seikh Chiefs , of their lan g ua g e and manners, of the country contiguous to the Sutlej, and of the novel life of a European in this interesting an d im p ortant region, where everything presents so remarkable a contrast to his previous experiences. DREADFUL ACCIDENT. —Yesterday, about eleven o'clock, as a coal waggon, belonging to Benjamin Bent , Cannon-wharf, Westminster, was passing up West-street, Soho, a little boy about eight years old, who, strange to say, was playing with the drag chain of the waggon , f ell between the wheels, and horrible to relate, the off hind wheel passed along his back and crushed his head perfectly flat, so that his brains and pieces of his skull were u p on the stones of the street. It is needless to add, he was dead when picked up. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDbOII, THURSDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert walked in the pleasure grounds this morning. Her Ma jesty and her Royal Consort visited the aviary, and after wards returned to the Castle in a pony carriage. The Prince of Wale;, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken their usual exercise to-day in the grounds adjacent to the Castle. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse back in the forenoou, attended by Colonel H. Seymour. Prince Albert drove her Majesty out in a pony phaeton this afternoon, attended by the Equerries in Waiting, Colonels Grey and H. Seymour on horseback. The Marchioness of Douro, the Hon. Misses Murray and Napier followed in a pony landau and four. There was, no addition to the royal dinner circle this evening. Her Roptl Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager, yesterday, at Marlborough House. His Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Meiningen, attended by Captain Taylor and the Baron de Reitzenstein, went to Kew, yesterday, in an open carriage and four, and visited their Royal Hignesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Her Majesty's royal charities to the aged and poor at this season of the year, were distributed on Monday and Tuesday last, to upwards of 950 persons, five shillings each. The royal gate alms were also paid to 168 persons, each pers receiving thirteen shillings, being at the rate of sixpence per week consolidated into one pay ment. This ancient charity was in by-gone days paid at the gate of the Palace, at Whitehall, hence its appella tion, which has been retained. Yesterday being the anniversary of the Maundy, the royal bounty was distributed in the interior of White hall chapel with the customary ceremonials. The Yeoman of the Guard attended in their Corona tion uniform under the command of an Usher. The Clergy of the Chapel Royal were also in attend ante; also the Gentlemen in Waiting, accompanied by the boys, under the charge of the-Rev. Mr. Elmore, who has succeeded to the care of them, vice. William Hawes, Esq., lately deceased. The usual anthems were given between the distribu tion of each class of alms with much pathos and effect. "Hide not thoc thy face." " Call to remembrance." " 0 Lord, grant the Queen a long lire." " Who is this who cometh from Edom?" There were in attendance the Rev. Dr. Sleath, the Rev. Dr. Wesley, the Rev. Dr. Dakins, the Rev. Clarke Haden, and other clergymen ; Messrs. Hobbs, Sale, Herncastle, and other gentlemen of the choir. The Sub-Almoner, the Rev. Dr. Jelf, Canon of Christ Church, and Principal of King's-college officiated for the first time since his appointment, and the whole ar rangements were conducted by Joseph Hanby, Esq., the Secretary and Yeoman of the Almonry, under the immediate direction of the Lord Archbishop of York, the Lord High Almoner. The Bishop of London held a Confirmation yesterday, in the Chapel Royal St. James's, of the juvenile nobi bility. Between forty and fifty of the young Nobility and Gentry were confirmed. The French Ambassador transacted business at the Foreign-office, yesterday. The Commissioners of the Metropolitan Termini had their first meeting yesterday, at the office of the Woods and Forests. There were present Vise )unt Canning, the Earl of Dalhousie, the Lord Mayor, the Right Hon. J. C. Herries, and Sir F. Smith. The Chairman of the Customs and the Deputy Chair man had an interview with the Chancellor of the Ex chequer yesterday. The Right Hon. T. Franklyn Lewis had also an interview with the Right Hon. Gentleman. The Solicitor-General had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. The Duke of Buccleuch left town yesterday for his seat, Boughton House, Northamptonshire. The Duke of Wellington has left town for his seat at Strathfieldsaye. Sir Robert Fed left town yesterday for his seat, Dray ton Manor, Staffordshire. The Earl of Ellenborough left town yesterday for his seat, Southam House, Cheltenham. Lord Lyttelton left town yesterday for his seat, Hagley Park, Worcestershire. DUTCH MAIL THE HAGUE, APRIL 7.—The Second Chamber of the States General, in its evening sitting on the 6th of April, adopted, by a majority of 40 to 15, the project of law for prolonging the road from Bois le Ducs to Cuienbnrg. The Journal d' Commerce d' Anvers makes the follow ing reflections on the memorial presented to the Bel gium Government by the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures of Liege. This memorial, which is signed by two merchants, is an important and well considered work. It points out the basis on which Belgium and Holland ought to act. We do not assent to them all, but we acknowledge that nothing has been written on the subject more substantial, and more calculated to enlighten the Government. The number of passengers conveyed by the Rh en i s h railway in the month of March, from the several sta tions in Holland, was 26,328. The receipt was 30,814 f. for passengers, and 8,253 f. for goods. THE lIAGITE T APRIL 7. —Oa Saturday last there was a met-deg at Rotterdam, of the members of the Royal Netherlands' Yacht Club, at which his Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Netherlands presided. At this sit ting the prizes and rewards were determined, which will be given to the various description of vessels, in the matches which will take place at Rotterdam, on the 10th of June, and at Amsterdam, on the 10th of September. The Prince of Orange and Prince Alexander were pre sent at this sitting. His Royal Highness gave a grand dinner to a considerable number of members of the Yacht Club, on which occasion many loyal toasts were given.—Dutch Papers, April 8. • BRUSSELS, APRIL 7.—The official part of the Moni teur Beige of this date publishes the convention between his Majesty the King of the Belgians and his Majesty the Emperor of Russia, for regulating the right of their respective subjects, with respect .to the inheritance of property by the subjects of either power in the domi nions of either power. The exchange of the ratifications took place at Berlin on the 21st ofMarch, 1846. The Archbishop of San Marzano, who has been ap pointed Apostolic Nuncio at Brussels, is expected , very shortly in this city. This prelate was at Turin at the end of last month. M. Ricci, who at present holds that office, will set out for Austria, after having received his audience of leave from his Majesty, and having had an interview with his successor.—Brussels Papers, April 7. • - HAIIBURGLI BORSENIIALLE, Arm 5. Bills. limey. Austrian 5 per Cents •• • • .• • • •• • 118 Bank Shares Anglo-Russian Loan . . Russian 5 per Cent., 'lamb. Certificate. 101% Ditto Ist series Inscription. • • • • • • • 102% Ditto,Hope and Co., 3d and 4th series • . 97 Ditto, in Certificate •• • •• .. New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. ••• • • • 89 Ditto Stieglitz .•••• • • • • •• •. •• 88 .• Spanish New 5 per Cent... ••• • • 1714 17 Ditto 3_per Cent •.••• • • • • •• • . 28% Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent • • Dutch Actual Debt, 25l per Cent ••• .. 69 Ditto 3 per Cent.. — Polish New 4 per Cent. Joan, 1844.... 31 Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent 1163( National Bank Shares •••••••• • • • • • • • • AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—YIENWA, APRIL 1. 5 pe;Ce4.3lerailiques•• •• • • • • • • 11 l 13-16 4 per Cent. ditto.... • • ••• • • • • • • • 101 3 per Cent. ditto.. •.••• • • • 75 Loan, 1834 .....• •• • • 154 1 4 Ba l n ii k tto s , h l a ß r 3 e 9 , 2 Eiterhazy's Loan .. •• ••••••• • • • • •• RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand .• • • • • • • 193 Cloggnitz • . . • • •• • • • • •• • • 138% Vienna—Milan • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • ••• • • • • • 11954 Grosetto ...... .. Oldenburg ..... ••• • • • 101 Apenninen Perth Bridge ..................... ..... —Allgemcine Zeitung, April 4. DUTCH FUNDS.—ANSTERDXN, APRIL 7. Money. Bills. Actual Debt, 254 per Cent ••• • .. ititto, 3 per Cent ••••• • • • • ... 72 3 ,4 73 Ditto, 4 per Cent... Amort Syndic, 454 per Cent.... Ditto, 354 per Cent...... Commercial Company, 414 per Cent .. 168 168% East India Loan, 4 per Cent.......• • • 9414 94 1 4, Exchange on London, at sight • •• • • • 12 20 Two months ••• • • • 12 22 On Hamburgh, at eight •• • • Two months... ••••• • •• 35 75 —Ditch Papers, April 8. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, APRIL 4. Bills. Money. St. Schuld Sch., 3% per Cent ......... . Pruss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent• — Foreign Exchanges ......... ..... „ „ Exchange on London, £1 Sterling, 3 Months. Harnburgh, 300 Marks, 2 Months. Paris, 300 fr., 2 Months .. On Paris Two months. .. —Universal Prussian Gazette, April 5. 6 24% 149% 80 1-12 THE BRITISH MUSEUM.—This building, Ns hich bas lately undergone considerable improvement, will re-open on Monday next, remaining open every day dialog the Easter week, Saturday excepted. SOCIETY of POTHECARIES. —On Wednesday the following notice was issued from Apothecaries' Hall, Black friars, relative to Sir James Graham's recent Act with regard to apothecaries •—" The Society of Apothecaries, antici pating the probability of a change in the laws which , regu late the practice of physic and surge r y in this country, were unwilling, while the Medical Bill of the Secretary , of State for the Home Department was still before Parliament, to have recourse to proceedings o f a p enal character for enforcing an observance of the Act for better regulating , thepractice of Apothecar i es throughout England and Wales.les. Sir James Graham, however , having admitted that it is not his inten tion of re-introducing any similar measure for the present, and it appearing that numerous . are entering upon the practice of medicine who have given no evidence of their possessing the requisite skill and ability for such practice, to the serious risk of the public health, and to the disencou ragement of a zealous course of study on the part of medical students, the Society of Apothecaries deem it to be their duty to give this public notice that they will use their utmost en deavours to secure to all classes the full benefit of the pro visions of the Apothecaries Act, and that, upon being fur nished with the names of individuals alleged to be practising as apothecaries without having submitted themselves for examination, and obtained the certificate of qualification re quired by law, accompanied by adequate proof of such illegal practice, the society will forthwith institute the necessary legal proceedings for the punishment of the offenders." THE BROMLEY POISONING CASE.—On Wednesday the jury were re-assembled at the Swan and Mitre to p ursue the inquiryinto the death of Harriet Monckton ; but, on the arrival of the coroner, C. Carttar, Esq., and Mr. James, the attorney employed by the inhabitants of Bromley to watch the case, it was deemed prudent to make a farther adjourn ment, for reasons which, if stated, might defeat th e en d s o f judice. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. I TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. Our " price current" considerably exceeds the usual limit, and, without a word or two of preface, would give an erroneous idea ot the extent of the betting. We should state, therefore, that in several instanc.•s the in vestments were but just sufficient to fix the prices, and that only on the three or four leading favourites for the Newmarket Handicap, on Sweetmeat, Best Bower, Vitula, Pedometer, and Petit Morceau for the Chester Cup, Tom Tullock, Traverser, and Humdrum for the Derby, was money laid cut with any real spirit. We should especially instance Tom Tullock, on whom large sums wart) lavished at 20 to 1, and a great anxiety shown in various quarters to get on at the same figure. Brocardo receded first to 14 to 1, laid to 1501, and afterwards to 16 to 1, laid to 1001.—a consequence of Ihe Tom Tullock movement. We should also mention, with reference to the Chester Cup, that although backed for a good &al of money, there were more layers than usual against Sweetmeat, that little or nothing was said about Weatherbit, and that Hope was entirely friend less. Clumsy appeared to be forgotten. The betting closed as under:— NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 10 to 1 agst Mr. G. H. Moore's Corranna 14 to 1 agst Lord Geo. Bentinck's Marquis of Conyng ham—taken 15 to 1 agst Mr. Copeland's Arthur 16 to 1 agst Mr. Godwin's Dexterous—taken 16 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Spur 20 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Wee Pet 29 to 1 agst Mr. Death's Thrapston 25 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Rowland Hill 25 to 1 agst Lord Glamis's Satyr—taken 25 tot agst Lord Albemarle's Little Vulgar Boy—t. The Nike filly having met with an accident is declared not to start. CHESTER CUP. 13 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Weatherbit • 14 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Sweetmeattaken 18 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Best Bower—t 20 to 1 20'to 1 agst Mr. Parr's Vitula—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Miss Burns 30 to 1 agst Mr. Dawson's Crim. Con. 30 to 1 agst Mr. WOrmald's Pedometer 30 to 1 agst Mr. Heseltine's Fitz Allen—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Thompson's Hope 40 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's St Lawrence—taken 45 to 1 agst Mr. Davis's Redstreak—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Whinstone—taken 1,000 to 20 agst Mr. Irwin's Connaught Ranger—taken 1,000 to 20 agst Mr. Stebbing's Billy Purvis—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Sir C. Monck's Glossy—taken 1,000 to 10 a4st Mr. Osbaldiston's Petit Morceau—taken Mr. Woffenden has sold Miss Burns to Mr. Pedley. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 9 to 2 agst Cu). Anson'f• lago 6 to 1 agst Lord Maidstone's Tom Tullock—taken 6 to 1 agst Lord Albemarle's Smuggler Bill—taken DERBY. 16 to 1-agst General Shubrick's Brocardo—taken 18 to 1 agst Lord Maidstone's Tom Tullock 20 to 1 agst Mr. J. O'Brien's The Traverser—taken 22 to 1 agst Colonel Anson'slago 25 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Tibthorpe 28 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Humdrum—taken freely 40 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsay's Malcolm—taken 45 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond'i Tuchet Nothing done on Sting. OAKS. 7 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Jot—taken 9 to 1 agst Sir C. Monck's Vanish—taken 12 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Queen Anne—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Wyatt's Laundry Maid 25 to - 1. agst Mr. 13Owes' MOvieri.;a. TIIE EBIPEROIt'S CUP. 500 even between Alarm and Mentor—p.p. ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB. A special meeting of the members of this club was held on Wednesday evening at the Piazza Coffee-house, Covent-garden, in order to till up the vacancy 'occasioned by the resignation of W. Harrison, Esq., who has for a period Of 15 years so ably officiated as Commodore, and to whom the Club is much indebted fur its present prosperity. Mr. WHEELER, the Treasurer, on being called to the chair, read the circular convening the meeting, after which Mr. REYNELL moved the election of Lard Alfred Paget as Commodore. He held in his hand a requisition signed by 59 members at the last meeting, to the follow ing effect:— " To the Right Hon. Lord A. Paget, M.P. " We, the undersigned members of the Roy a l Th ames Yacht Club, being desirous of testifying our sense of your Lordship's valuable services to the Club as its Vice • Commodore, respectfully solicit the honour of being per mitted to put your Lordship in nomination for the office of Commodore, vacant by the resignation of W. Harri son, E-q." Mr. Reynell said it would be but a waste of time for him to dilate upon the qualifications or merits of his Lord ship, as he felt that he would be elected without a dis sentient voice. lie wets sure, in common with every other member, that the appointment of that Nobleman w( uld be most advantageous to the best interests of the Club. Captain FREESON seconded the nomination, and it was immediately carried. On the motion of Mr. C. BUCKNELL, seconded by Mr. J. WILKINSON, Captain Barwell was elected Vice- Commodore, in lien of L'rd A. Paget. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTI- TUTION. Dr. Ryan, this week, has been delivering a course of lectures .on the " Ancient Elements." On Thursday the subject was Water: not the stale every-day repetition of the oxygen and hydrogen experiments, nut a sound and philosophical disquisition-- First, "On the con ditions and physical uses of water;" secondly, " On its chemical characteristics;" and thirdly, " On its sources, impurities, and methods of purification." The Doctor was extremely .happy in his idustietions of the influence of water in its three states or conditions, iti eqUalising end changing the temperature of our common atmos phere. 'Thus, he explained the" - liberation of heat :luring the condensation and freezing of water, pro. (lacing the well•known increase of heat during a fall of snow, and the habitability of . the Arctic regions during winter, only close to. the open sea, where the freezing of leagues of water allow the conversion of latent into sensible heat. The doctor also dwelt very pointedly upon the influence of the waters of the ocean in modi-. fying the extremes of heat and cold ; thus the winds blowing from the poles, in passing over the surface of the ea, receive .a certain amount of heat, the cooled water then falls, and warmer portions rise to the surfitce, again to give increments of warmth to the cold air. Nor is this - all ; the cold, deep currents, flow to the equator, while the upper strata of water take a direction to the poles, thus establishing an equalising agency. Our limits will not permit us to follow Dr. Ryan through his lecture, which, we may state, in eiincl s usii p in le le , ewagsadistin guishedof by his usual perspicuity and im style. - • DUTCH-RHENISH RAILWAY A general meeting of the shareholders in the Com pany for this line was.held'yc sterd ay, at one o'clock, at the London Tavern. W. J. Chaplin, Esq., Chairman of the South-Western Railway, in the, chair. The • CHAIRMAN opened the proceedings by stating that circumstances had occasioned the presence of sevmal of the directors in Paris, and had put him into the posi tion of ehairman. This could hardly he considered as an English meeting, because the head direct& being in Holland, they could. not therefore come to any de finite ch.cisii.n, hit' as the meeting had been called in de ference to the wishes of their proprietors, their sentiments might now be gathered, and be stated by the delegation at the meeting of the directors in. Holland. He lamented that the meeting had not b. - Jen deferred till the close of the financial year ; but etill, although only ten months had elapsed, he thought the direct.ws would be able to give some satisfactory intimation. of the worth of the property at the end of the year. He would now call upon Mr. Janson to read the report of the directors in Holland: The report stated that the King of the Nether lands and the Secretary for the Home Department had not hesitated to connect themselvei with the line; that by the Concession of 16th May, 1845, the posses sion and working of all the railways granted to the Com pany, and to era constructed, are fully secured till the end of the year 1898 : after that, they are not to re lapse to the Government, except on its refunding all the sums that have b:en expended, without any deduction on account either of dividends or of any repayment?. It the Government intended to la same the lines, it must give at least one year's notice previous to the expiration of the grant ; and, in failure of this notice, the grant. will be extended for a new period of twenty-five years. The Government has, moreover, guaranteed to the Com pany the greatest freedom and independence in its man agement and financial administration ; whilst no greater tax can be imposed upon it annually thaonootthreee fourths per thousand, or ls. 6d. r Pe i the capital. The difficulties wh c ich manifestedbeen alr e ady in part them selves in the commencementf hratvh,e administration were overcome. The regulations for alterations, in the meetings approved of, with very last, at which meetin d g s the presidency of that direction. of the general directiohnfie:oEnxeci the te n l c B y t ht the e r c d o . 1 1h 9 t t 19th y der the Lee, Government.w h o had Schim melpennick accepted previously J. been employed e Van erby The chief engineer ‘ssMusr.eNng. The transfer of the oxisting , lailway was not effected till the : st of September last. Since then the company h ave had the entire manageme n t of the line ; and that the service had not only been conducted with great regu larity, but that not a single accident has happened on this line. Meanwhile, so far from the sum stated as the probable cost of the transfer having been exceeded, the company has actually realised a saving in that item of about 300,000 florins, equal to 25,0001. On another point the financial position of the company was also im proved. It was stipulated that a sum of 500,000 florins, equal to 41,6661., should be deposited as a security fund, without any interest being allowed for it by Govern ment. This capital has been relieved, on depositing, in lieu thereof, bonds which will bear interest—so that an annual profit of upwards of 20,000 florins, equal to 1,6661., has thereby been secured to the company. The materiel of the railway remains in the best state ; the condition of the whole property of the Company and of the line, in its entire extent, leaves nothing to be desired, and it has obtained the approbation of all who have closely inspected it. In order to afford greater accommodation to the trains, they had laid down a double rail on some points of the line, and this alteration has already answered the designed end. They had also felt the necessity of improving the means of conveyance by water to the chief station i n Amster dam; and, for the attainment of this object, to establish additional warehouses, as well as to erect wharfs for landing and shipping merchandise. By means of these compi.ehensive imnrovements, the merchants of Amster dam will be able to have goods conveyed by air! accus tomed water carriage, .without the expense of cartage, and immediately placed on the waggons of the railway, and to receive them in the same manner from the station. It is stile in contemplation of the authorities te form a convenient wharf at Arnheim, which will establish the most ready connexion between the chief city of the kingdom and the Rhire, for goods destined -to places beyond Pruss'se Among the branches the construction of which has been undertaken by the Company, that to the Entrepot dock at Amsterdam occupies the first place, r, garded in a mercantile point of view ; because it not (silly in sures to the Company the conveyance of goods from the warehouses of private individuals, but also those which are warehoused in that large commercial depot. Two routes presented themselves—the one longer, over an objectionable tract of ground, and interfering with, much privet a property ; the ether, over b e tt e r groun d, and belosging exclusively to the corporation of Amster dam. The former route was originally projected and sanctioned by 'Government ; the latter was, after due examination, selected. The advantages connected with this new route were as great as they were obvious ; and , i fi n ur t i h n e s c ( o 3 n 3 s ,3 tr 3 u 3 e L lo n , it was calculated a saving of 400,00 0 would be effected ; the keeping of it is repair, in consequence of the superiority of the ground , would be much less expensive ; and tedious and costly law-suits with private individuals, for the expropriation of their properties, would thus be avoided for the future, as regards the keeping of it in repair, as would have been observed from the foregoing statement. With respect 1 0 the conveyance of passengers, the report announced , that the results already obtained were of the roost satisfactory nature. Notwithstanding the unfinished state of the railway, and although the ms" sures adopted and projected can develop their full effects only at a future period, still they were able, in this first year of the opening of the line to Arnheim, to calculate with certainty on a return, of more than 600,000 n. (50,0001.), which will thus, for that first year, yield an interest of nearly four per cent. on the expended capital, after deducting all expenses. Agreeably to the act of concession, the junction of the Dutch-Rhenish Railway with the Prussian was to be a matter of diploniattc arrangement between the two Governments, and the had just been brought to a successful conclusion . Meanwhile, the financial interests of the Company W e not less occupied attention : and here, also, they half reason to be satisfied. In conformity with Art. 2 4 ° the statute-, the meeting of the general di rect i on , on ° i " ., proposal, authorised us to redeem a portio n of the 1 0 1 of 9,000,00011. (750,0001), and nearly a third of the loan has teen redeemed on reasonable terms, and th e bonds have come into possession of the Company. Th e effect of this redemption has of course been a consider' able saving of interest • but as the time is approaching in which the wor k s confided to their care will have to be commenced, they also intend to submit to that meetini the propriety of ma ki ng a t hi r d call. They have l a id' down as a principle, when speaking of the future, 1° keep within the bounds of probability ; and they, there' fore, trust, that the anticipations which they have in dulged will be surpassed by realities. If their expressed wish in this respect had not prevailed, they would her e preferred delaying their report till the close of the flue ll e i (nal year, beca use t h ey fl atter themselves that they slew' f then have been able to communicate the adjustment It still open questions, whereas they now often have to W e e of pending negot i at i ons. They proposed, however, ° l ' l l fitting opport un ity, to g i ve another report, w hi c h wl be satisfactory to the shareholders at large. The SECRETARY afterwards read the report from th e English directors and the observations of Mr. Isoe l l; the English engi ne e r , th e f ormer con fi rm i ng the ntitcoe report, and the latter showing the probability of g e 0 traffic, and that the earthworks to Arnheim had be , , e completed fel- a doub'e line, a lth oug h on ly a single lin t had been laid down. The country was flat, and the „I, per mile will be far below that of English railways- ' L e e gauge was to be the same as t h e G erman li nes , w 1 which it was intended to communicate. These several documents were received with M u ch applause. The CHAIRMAN said that as confidence in our forele i , line ought to be supported, he would say a few worls , e ! e t ' though not otherw ise af ter suc h l engt h y reports . He - c l last autumn been invit e d t o v i s it H o ll an d, an d he foi l e i f the population so g r ea t th a t th ere was a ee rtaintY, t r , success. There was Amsterd a m with 250,000, Reti ;b dam with 100,000, Utrecht 60,000, and Arnheim 24,000, ell upon the line ; and he only wondered r est , the wealthy and numerous inhabitants of t, li t ee places did not make th e li ne for themselves. But an_ 0 reflection soon s h owe d hi m th e cause , and the mor e ef when he recollect e d th ree or f our years since, when in tie l p were desirous o f ge t t i ng t h e concess i on o f the it ,0 line, it required 2,300 su b scr ib ers i n F rance to ta k e many as 200 shareh o ld ers i n t hi s com p an y had Oo W amongst them. He th en went over a pl an o f l ay ' showing its course and connexion with the Gertt y e ' railways. In 1845, the traffic on the Amsterdam t he had reached 6,625,000 persons and upwards, and 0, to proposed line was seven miles nearer, it was natura l 0 presume that this would be increased. There vi e ,ec consideration as to whether the transfer of she t„T c s, should be at Arnheim, on the frontier, or at Esen e , f iel , This matter was, however, now satisfactorily 81 7 _', oft Toe line to the latter place would be all finished to course of one year, and the remainder of the line, .7 1 _0 was now being formed to Minden, a distance of 42 n' t he would be completed early in 1847, and then , 1; b Dutch-Rhenish line would be in communication e Boneerinailr.eadßyy a formeuemd,paanridsownhidcrhawwnas up p ad b e y a l‘ l i l r. th lt e fo w ss ° ,, Y s e ol; twc'en their probable traffic on this line—by the be c let appeared on the Birmingham line, between the I s t vee awl December 31, 1839, the first year of its opellinPees number of passengers were on the whole 94 o l e os which were at that time opened. 301,557, or on an ;pc: age of 3,208 passengers per mile. On the Grandl e tion line, during six months, the average on ;43 5 miles of its course was 233,501, o r on an ave rage, r ivs passengers per mile. On th e P ar i s an d R ouen li n e °,.., ti bo r; six months of the first year o f i ts o p en i ng, the newegeo carried were 348,976, or on an average 4,150 pase, e ; tie on the 84 miles of it s course, w hi le on the Arnhep-814' the number carried during the six months was 28 1,: u ble or an average of 4,857 passengers, or more than d , 0r that of the Grand Junction. On the line between.o the sterdam and the H ague , t h e num b er carr i e d w as, six months after its opening, 626,316 on the 37 in il r : b e its course, or an average o f 16 ,927 passenge rs th° mile ; while d ur i ng l ast year t h e average ° coo l ' number carried by the South-Western ail pany had been 11,412 p assengers per inil' e ,ole" showing th a t t h e passenger traffic to be antt e lebo; was in every way satisfactory. Then as to 0 10 . 1 2, 9 the bility of remuneration, lie would atate that the Pr l li e fo", Company were entitled to charge were 11d. per 03 0 , 0; the first class, lid. 1;n- the second class, and V. 4 ,', ill o third class, agai n s t 1 3-sd. for th e first class Rouen line, which was, perhaps, the best cor r , , eel; that could be adduced, 1 1-sd. for the second Oh iS id. fur the third class. This Rouen line was e P e 0 0 ' ten per cent. dividend. On the Western line tn. 001 4 , rage charge f or th e th ree c l asses was lid., so the•fr of tte . was little dout of success. Theo as to the cost o ele; line, the origi b nal estimate was for the whole W e . 1 11 which would b e t h e w h o l e length, including coy branches, 1,824,6001. ; b ut , in consequemee of th e i st i tiations of the di rec ti on i n Holland, the Op 00 0 1,731,6001., m a ki ng a cost of some ' ping 11y, than 17,0001. 1 mile. On the Arn.!r ial li rlill, e ,' the cost, iucluding land, w as 15,5 07 /. per mile, °d , in England, the cost was 20,0001. to 30,0001.,,,506 one instance, he believed, as m uc h as 50,0001. 'VP; that the cost was far in favour of the Dutch line- lb" again, as to the cost of working, he found that e l el 9 ,' Arnheim line the whole n um b er of m il es trave ree7 ss .l' during the last six m0nthe,120.568, at an expenseo l o per mile; while ou the South-Western line the 1n i1 4 0 5 , versed were somewhat above 400,000 miles, at an e f , / 'tolL of 3s. 6d. a mile. On the South-Western line the Ces ei ari paid 12,8291. ss. for mileage to Government, and 1 ; 0 1 for poor -rates and taxes , while, according to agr ~6 5 , , with the Government, ie Company were to PsY r el• a mile, so that the expense was 7501. as against ffs j In Holland there was no poor-rates to pay at al l . ji glO he coke cost about 275. a ton, while in the south of o f t the price was 265. And as a proof of his hello! e goodness of p.le the line he held 4,035 shares, whic h tended iv,: Tie keep. i Chairman,to was cheered throughout the w bo eto address which seemed to give the meeting the "" j 5 satisfaction. 01 ( In reply to a Shareholder, Mr. CHA PII - I : e st the double line of rails was laid down P e rk e worksArnheim, werean d e that ()n s t throughout r the ac _ oc i ro7p l ec ' :oo length way th to e line and all that was wanted to be, ' o i, the line was the laying of the rails. It wou ld_ ev e' e that when the several avenues of tra ffi c were, „ Sor e the amount of it would be very largely incressef 00 l e v d , had been found impossible to keep the passenge e -see / ante of goods as soon as the lice was e to suggestion of Mr. CASO, it was agrees. s , water, and great benefit vvo,:ld ensue co l m * On the tog' cr lish the names of the directors at tehe next mee (o f to postpone the financial statement the saint' ' too l tunny. from the pab c i Thanks were unanimously and enthuaii.‘stic isiji to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. _ LYNN AND ELY RAILI V `` q- 01 . ,0 9. ; A special general m eet i ng o f t h e pro prietet. 4 4 o e;4 company was held yest.Tday, at the London n. at which the drafts of the following bills were Noo of. Mr. Lacy, of Kenyon House, M an chester , , t e the chair. Cfr 1 A to empower the Lyn n and Ely Rio, 10 o f IA pany to constr uc t a railway from the boroug h heels to Spaldi ng , i n th e parts of Holland in the 01 of Lincoln, with a branch to Holbeach. owallfe A Bill to empow er th e Ly nn an d Ely 11a'. h 0 1 -,„ th ° pany to construct a ra il wa y f rom th e boroug h beeb to March, in the parish of Doddingtori; Isle of Ely, and county of Cambridge. nod i ° The meeting was of a f orma l na ture, ce--", rdh suance of a standing order of the House of I.! ° did not occupy much time. ELY AND HUNTINGDON RAIL- Ae ri e o pf Immediately afte rwar d s a mee ti ng o f the /1.0.1 1 .1 . 0 4 in this Comp a ny t oo k pl ace , a t w hi c h the a ftm Oto Bill to empower the Company to construe; 14 tO, from Brampton, in the county of Hunting ° for ool town of Bedford, was approved of. Like the previous meeting it was purely 0f character. 11•••=1 00 014 110 3 • YARIIAM SINCE CONVICTION.—VaTiOII g ,LOO,IOOi current here as to certain confessions which Jta' ii der. d is to have made since his condemnation; we bar b e t he,t i iire; to ascertain the fact, and we believe that uP t° dtt'snat e 'd our writing this (Monday) nothing of the kind ba i , 0, 4 1 nor has, as is commonly believed, Mr. Tolver 13_ " s olvvtt t be view with him. An error also prevails as to rte d P-Thr e - 4 the warrant for his execution, which it is repW. received, and that it will take place on Saturdeffrorftb e l i f l o are not now any warrants for execution ; a ca' o ' f up by the clerk of assize with the sentences those pr; soners ; this is sent to the sheriff, who, against .1 prO C with the word "death" added, takes the usi,,l . ; es tb 3 , 9t -iti o to carry the law into effect. The sheriff also execution, which is almost invariably the after sentence, which, in this instance, wi a bof'! 18th instant. We have not heard whether the • day a:Lel—Yarmouth Gronicle. E SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNIyG. APRIL 10, 1846