The Sun. — London, England, 1852-04-14 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. macille. JOHANNA. WAGNER. It is respectfully announced that the talent of Madlle. JOHANNA WAGNER is secured exclusively to her Majesty's Theatre, by an engagement dated the 9th of November last, and signed by this cele brated artiste. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. First appearance of Madlle. SOFIE CRUVELLI, Sig. LABLACIIE, and Sig. GARDONI. It Is respectfully announced that on SATURDAY next, April 17, Will be presented Bellini's celebrated Opera, NORALk. Orovese, Sig. Lablache Flavio, Sig. Mercnriall ; Polio, Sig. Car dortl:; Adalgisa, Madlle. Feller ; Norma, Madlle. Sate Cruvelli. Between the acts will be presented the revived favourite Diver ti 3sement, L'AURORE. To conclude with a new Spanish Ballet Divertissement, entitled UN BAILE DE CANDID, Is which Mdlle. Guy Stephan, Mdlles. Rosa, Esper, Allegrini , La moureux, M. Di Mattla, and M. Mathieu will appear. Diadtle. Johanna Wagner is daily expected. A new Grand Opera, by:Meyerbeer, is in preparation. A new Ballet Is in preparation for the rentrie of 3ladlle. Carolina Rosati. Application. for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Opera Box-office, Colonnade, Haymarket. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. Vroduction of I MART YRI. The Directors hav TO e the ORROW'honour to announce that -M A Grand Extra Night will be given, on which occasion will be rOduced , for the fit Do it time in this country, nizetti's Opera, entitled I MARTYItI, As performed at the Academie Royal, Paris. With new Scenery, Costumes, and Appointments. Paulina, Madame JulLienne (of the Academie Royale, Paris (her first appearance in England) ; Severus, Signor Ronconi ; Felix, Signor Marini ; Nearcus, Signor Stigelli ; a Christian, Signor Soldi ; Calisthenes, Signor Poionini ; Polyutus, Signor Tamberlik. The incidental Divertissement in the second act of the Opera will be sustained by Madlies. H. Bellotti, L. Bellotti, Leblond, Kolem berg, and Robert. Commence at Eight o'clock. Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa. Tickets for the Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit may be had (for the Night or Season), at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open from Eleven till Fi va o'clock ; and of the principal librarians and musicsellers. 3fadlle. JOHANNA WAGNER. The Directors have the honour to announce that, in order to ren der still more complete their already unprecedented assemblage of artistes, they have entered into an engagement with Madlle. Johanna Wagner (Prima Donna of the Theatre Royal at Berlin), and that the services of that eminent artiste are secured exclusively to the Royal Italian Opera. ROYAL MARIONETTE THEATRE, ADELAIDE -STREET, WEST STRAND. Attractive Novelties for the Easter Holidays. THIS EVENING, and every evening during the week, A new Characteristic Address, by the Manager. After which an entirely new and original piece de circonstance called NOW IN REHEARSAL, a confidential revelation, Strictly public. To be followed by THE SWISS COTTAGE. To conclude with an entirely new version of the Grand Eastern spectacle of ALADDIN ; or, The Wonderful Lamp, produced with •Il the vast resources of this small establishment. Doors open at Half-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock. A Morning Performance To-Morrow and Saturday next. Doors open at Half-past Two, and commence at Three o'clock. In the coarse of each Representation, a selection of Music 'will be performed, including the Royal Marionette Quadrilles, by M. Bosisio, sad the Royal Marionette Polka, by Mr. T. Browne, and the Royal Marionette Scottische, composed expressly for this Theatre. There will shortly be produced several New Pieces, which are now in active rehearsal. Private Boxes and Stalls to be had at the Box-office of the Theatre, and of all the principal Librarians. HUN GER FORD-HA LL, STRAND. REOPENING OF BOLTON'S DIORAMA. In consequence of the immense success obtained on Easter Monday by Chevalier Bouton'e unrivalled Diorama, it will continue open for EIGHT DAYS MORE ONLY, prior to the alterations about to take place in the Establishment. PROGRAMME. 1. The Overflowing of the River Loire, in France, never before exhibited in England. 2. The Town and Valley of Fribourg, in Switzerland, with double effect of Summer and Winter, universally pronounced to be a mas terpiece of art. 3. The magnificent Cathedral of St. Mark, at Venice, with double effect of Day and Night, unrivalled in the annals of diorama paint ings. Dr. Wallis will preside at the Organ, and Professor Reeves describe the different Pictures. Open Daily from Twelve to Four. Admission, tid. and Is. T TIEATRE ROYAL, HA.YMAR.KET. Mr. B Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENING, Will be presented a new Opera entitled WHITE MAGIC. Prin cipal characters by Messrs. W. Harrison, Weiss, Misses Fyne, and Louisa Pyne. Atter which a new Burlesque on a frightfully popular subject, to be called 0, GEMINI ; or, the Brothers of Co(u)rse. Characters by Messrs. Buckstone, Bland, Woolger ; Mesdames Buckingham, Col lins, Caulfield, Honey, Sr.c. With the new Farce of YOUR. LIFE'S IN DANGER, in which Mr. Keeley will appear. THEATRE ROYAL, A.DhLYIII. Lessee, Mr. B. Webster ; Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, _ . . Will be performed a new Drama of powerful interest, called THE QUEEN OF THE MARKET. Characters by Messrs. Hughes, 0. Smith, Paul Bedford, Emery, Honey, Worrell ; Mesdames Chaplin, Harding, and Keeley. After which, a devilish new Extravaganza, called MEPHISTO PHELES. Characters by Mr. Honey, Miss Fitzwilliam, and Miss Wool gar. With WHO STOLE THE POCKET-BOOK ? NOYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. under the Management of Mr. C. K. THIS - .INTT , ',NING. WM be performed Shakespere's Historical Play of KING JOHN. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, A. Wigan, Ryder, Addison, Meadows, J. Vining, C. Fisher, Graham, F. Cooke, Everett, Vezin, Cathcart, and Wheatleigh ; Miss Phillips, Miss Robertson, Miss Mur ray, Miss Kate Terry, Mrs. Daly, and Mrs. C. Kean. After which a Fairy Tale, in Two Acts, entitled WITTIKIND AND HIS BROTHERS; or, The Seven Swan Princes and the Fair 3felusine. Characters by Messrs. Harley, Meadows, F. Cooke, Flaxmore ; Mrs. Winstanley, Misses Marshall, Robertson, Murray, C. Leelcreq, Daly, Vivash, Newcombe, K. 'terry, and Madlle. Ann ul. /LOYAL LYCEUM TkLEATRE. Under the Management of &tad:tine Veatris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. 1' _at, EV b.; N LNG. Will be produced a dramatic story, in eight acts, entitled A CHAIN OF EVENTS. Characters by Messrs. Charles Mathews, Frank Matthews, Robert Rorthy, Belton, Baker, Suter; Madame Vestris, Miss Laura Keene, Mrs. F. Matthews, and Miss Julia St. Geor.re. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. imssee and Alartaver. Mr. W. Farrar. THIS EVENING, Will he performed TIIE MERCHANT OF VENICE. Shylock Mr. H. Farrell : Portia, Mrs. Walter Lacy. To conclude with TUE CAMBERWELL BROTHERS ; or, The Mystic Milkman. r .tiCIPS PLAYHOUSE. AND STRAND THEATHX. Lessee, Mr. W. R. COPELAND, Liverpool. TrU EVENINU. Will be presented A VILLAGE TALE. After which ANTHONY AND CLE )PATRA. To be followed by the grand Ballet of VIVANDIEBE . To conclude with THE RAGGED SCHOOL. Characters byliessrs Rogers, Attwood, Hudspeth ; Misses Sanders and Maskell. Boxes, 35.; Pit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre, is. Private Boxes One Oninea ana y Hall each. Stage Manager, Mr. E. Stirling. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Under the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Bighnem Prince ..liboTt. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The most successful and popular Theatre in London. THIS EVENING, Will be presented a new grand Military Spectacle, which is now exciting all Paris, entitled BONAPARTE IN EGYPT ; or, the Battle of Aboukir. To be followed by Ratty's Inimitable Scenes of the Arena. To conclude with THE LOTTERY TICKET. "Itets to be bad at the Boa - ottlc e from Eleven till Four daily. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. ffi(3ll WATER AT LONDONBRIDGE. To.m rum — Amin% 31 min. after 10 Evening 12 min after 11 T, c r azow—/Stornins m.n. after 11 j Evening 0 min after 0 THE WEATHER.—Strzi OFFICE, APRIL 14. KeTea, rag SkIADS. 5, —highest since noon 5 esterday. 37—lowest tl:Or s morni ng 62—thia day, at noon. and during the night. 3 A:unarms, 30.3 G. WlND—Light airs from the Eastward; summer, sunshiny weather. DAILY WkA.TifEll State of the Wind and W eat h er at 4 B o L t E thos following places at Nine o'clock yesterday morrung_The stations are arranged in order of latitude. PLYMOUTH—Wind E., gentle breeze—cloudless, P OOL & Wind E., gentle breeze—cl ou dl ess PORTSMOUTH —Wind E., gentle breeze—clOudl BfaciffTorr—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—cloudle atsmvaa — Win d E.N E., g entle breeze — cloudless. So o THAKP'roN— Wind S.E., strong breeze—cloudless. ss FOE TONE—Wind N.E., gentle breeae—partiall y C Floudy. T u mo cloudy. ram g—Wind N.E., gentle breeze —overcast. GR EENWICH —Wind N.E., gentle breeze — partially ST LOOD Wind N.E., calm—foggy. s wi , r p o s_Wind E., light airs—cloudless. Cou;HE.sTsit—Wind S.E., calm—partially cloudy. CsainfaiDQE—Wind S., gentle breeze—cloudless. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Monday morning at nine o'cbck LIMERICK—Wind S. W., calm—cloudleas. e`tr•Low—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. MULLINGAR— ind E., strong breeze—partially cloudy. E'Lymovra--Wind S.E., strong breeze—partially cloudy. POOLE —Wind E., gentle breeze--cloudless . SWINDON—Wind S.E., light airs--overcast. LEIGHTON—Wind E., gentle breeze--overcast. Ho HZ AD —Very tine. LA-vcaszEr—Wind N.W., calm—principally clear. WHITE Y—Calm—clondless. DARLINGTON — Wind S.S.E., gentle breeze—cloudle.ss. goAp_—Wind S.E., calm-- clear. BRATTOCIC —Wind S., gentle breeze—cloudless. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean daily reading of the barometer was above 30 in. on every day of the week except Monday ; the mean of the week was 30'073 ►n. The mean temperature of the week was 44 0 , which is rather below the average of the same week in ten years. The mean daily temperature of Sunday was 39.7°, about 5' below the average; rose to 47.2° on Monday, which is 2,4'4 above it ; fell to 42.3 8 on Wednesday, and rose ag ain to 46 . 5 0 on Saturday. The wind was generally in the north-east. 4:* . 4 411 4' A 4 _ ' u ßn : • .0, 4 +.44 (as. _ Int LoNDoti, WI 1)1UL 1-t, IL'LL Twelv months a --6 Re g r : (, ), ,, o a a t nely, in the a brig call6d the April of 1351, EDWARD COWARD, „ i l : n i , commanded by Captain the edge of the banks of Naetv„,i.' 45 , long. 30 N , near was observed floating b y, in the on.dland, when there icebergs, one of rather considerambliodst-of a cluster of above the a Se4q!„,ice attached, in W hi ch......ele i rcensions, with level ot i&:, viater—were two full-ri gged *eta atruck, yard:; 4uarad, neither roofs IPB, top- WI sppuotly abiudonod. Not a w h il e " in, and. of of tw. THE SUN, circumstance reached the ears of the public, or came to the knowledge of the Government until the middle of last month when a communication, mentioning the facts above stated, was addressed by the second master of H. M. steamer, Sampson, to the Hon. the Secretary of the Admiralty. The natural and immediate in ference drawn from these particulars, for the revela tion of which the community is indebted to that second master of the Sampson, is, of course, that the vessels thus descried a year since may have been no other than the missing ships of Sir Jour; FRANKLIN. It is consequently with a sense of gratitude, that, how ever tardily, we find ourselves enabled to pick up these scraps of intelligence relating, to all appearance, to the lost ships of the Arctic Expedition. The manner in which the particulars referred to have come to light, is of itself sufficiently curious. The Hon. AUGUSTUS STAFFORD, as Secretary to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, hears the account of this strange iceberg and its freight from Mr. JAMES SHARE, the second master of the Samp eon—Mr. SHARE bears it from Captain STOREY, a native of Tynemouth, who, in his turn, has de rived his information directly from the lips of Captain COWARD, the commander of the Renovation. A letter from Portsmouth, a walk at North Shields, and a conversation at Quebec, are stages leading to the disclosure of an incident which has thus taken the best part of twelve calendar months in coming under the scrutiny of the Admi nistration. Arrived it has at last, and already, what seemed, a few days since, a narrative so fabulous and incredible that the very existence of Captain STOREY was called in question (see the Hon. Alma:sans STAFFORD'S note, dated " March 26th, 1852"), has received sufficient amount of evidence in the way of corroboration. According to Captain STOREY'S statement, a state ment the accuracy of which has been ferreted out by Captain HENRY HAWKINS, the Inspecting Commander of the Coast Guard at Sunderland, the account given by Captain COWARD was briefly as follows : " When," said the Captain of the Renovation, " near the edge of the bank, in lat. 45, long. 30 N., wind N. 8., fresh breezes, and clear weather, as much as I could carry foretopmast, studding-nail, fell in with icebergs, one of which was very large, with field ice attached to it, in which there were two three-masted ships, having their masts struck, and yards down, and all made snug. To all appearance they had passed the winter together in the ice. At about five o'clock in the morning, when within one mile of them, the mate called me to see the berg and ships. By the time I got up, dressed, and on deck, my ship was abreast of them. Took spying-glass and carefully examined them, to see if there was any one on board, but could see rio one. At the time I did not think of Sir Joint FRANKLIN'S missing ships. Anxiety to get ahead out of the danger whilst the weather was clear from fogs, and being too far passed before I could make up my mind, caused me not to reduce sail, and examine them more accurately. lam since of opinion they might possibly be the missing ships." That was the ac count given to Captain STOREY, at Quebec, by Cap tain COWARD, of the brig Renovation. Corroborative evidence has since then been accumulated in conse quence of the industrious researches set on foot by the Admiralty. One SIMPSON, late acting as mate of the Renovation, has been traced on board the British Queen, at Limerick, whence he now states as follows :—" On the 20th of April, 1851, at six A.M., I saw two full-rigged ships (one about 500 tons, the other 350), on an ice berg), high and dry, the larger one on her beam ends, head to the westward, thr ee shi p s' lower masts onl y standing, with bowsprit; masts painted white, appa rently not housed over. The smaller one was about 350 tons, head to the southward, with lower and top sail yards across, sails unbent, topmast an end, yards very square, and black, not housed over, nearly up right, both vessels apparently abandoned. The Re novation was then about 30 miles to the eastward of Cape Race, and the iceberg about five miles N.W." Another w it n ess, Mr. GEORGE CLEUGH, master of the barque pearl, writing on the 30th of last month from Weymouth, declares to have received from Captain COWARD on meeting him at Quebec, a statement nearly in the words subjoined :—" While running with studding sails set about the edge of soundings they passed a large iceberg, on which were two vessels, the one a ship, sitting upright, the other ' with a list, he could not say whether a ship or a barque, her mizenmast being gone. He also stated to me that he mentioned it at the Custom-house upon arrival at Quebec, and expressed his regret to me at not being able to attempt to board them, being ill at the time, but there were other vessels in his track, but not in sight at the time." A variety of other witnesses have been brought forward, all tending to confirm ' the account originally given by Captain STOREY (name, at first, of doubtful omen) and apparently showing that the narrative about the mysterious ice berg seen on the 20th of April, 1851, off the banks of Newfoundland, was not altogether a fiction, like the tale of the Esquimaux, presenting though it unques tionably did at the outset a sort of family likeness to the anecdotes of the celebrated Baron MIINCHAUSEN. What shall we do with our convicts ? The ques tion is an important one, requiring prompt and atten tive consideration. The most eligible description of penal discipline, for parties who have incurred the highest secondary punishment, has been for some time discussed, but no decision has yet been arrived at. We still send the refuse of our population to our finest colony. In place of young men and women of unblemished characters and sound constitutions, we transmit a set of degraded and demoralized wretches, whom it is impossible to retain at home ; we seek to benefit ourselves at the expense of what, with fair play, would unquestionably become our most thriving settlement. But it is scarcely possible that the inha bitants will much longer submit to a system in every respect so objectionable, and by which they are so deeply and 30 seriously injured. They have already put forward many energetic protests, and a continu ance of the obnoxious practice may seriously endanger the existing connexion between us. A very slight and superficial examination of the subject will show that, even disregarding the interests of the colony, we should for our own sakes discon tinue sending convicted and irreclaimable thieves and reprobate s o f th e worst descript ion. The ob j ect of penal punishment is two-fold —it aims alike at the prevention o f crime and the r eformation of the cri minal.eto society, to exampl e act as a beacon -li g ht to deter others from acts convict in so similar to these whi ch have p laced the by depl or able a condition, a nd on the other, to salutary discipline and a total removal from er adicate the evil propensitie s and to qualify the an repe ntanto pportunity s i nner for d o ing his duty to him. should be again allowed Now, on both grounds, there are insuperable ob jections to Australia ta i e k d e l y t 0 gration being regarded as an nul lend settlement. On the first, we find that so far e ev r il to be deprecated, it the compulsory emi is, by the generality of thcei the operation of our criminal' c come under great desideratum. Those who e i , 3 looked upon as a misery and hardships attendant u a o e endured the iniquity, gaining a precarious livelihood a Course of violence, do not consider it a very serious v, .y f raud or to be sent to a land " flowing with mililaka misfortune where they will speedily obtain the privil andh" : " ing their own)ivelihood. In the circles ewgheief earn. tbey frequent they repeatedly hear of returned transports who had realised handsome fortunes during tahnes.Perts sence, and of others who still remained in the la ir d ab- their adoption in the enjoyment of every comfortn of luxury. They are told of beef and mutton at o r ld and 2d. per pound, of tea at Is, 6d., andwhiskey per gallon—of a delicious climate, where " The leaves never fade, and the skies never weep"— and of the certain employment which every person, i man, woman, or child, is certain to obtain at re• munerative wages, no matter how infamous might f have been his antecedents, or incorrigible he may have shown himself long since. Every person having experience respecting our criminal tribunals roust have been well aware of the anxiety of many of the prisoners to be transported, rather than to be sentenced to a nominally lighter punishment. In some instances applications have been made to the Bench—in others the parties have endeavoured to assume a reckle 6 s as p ect, believing that it world sub jett them to the fivroVitie Pen 3l 7. We believe that t... . LONDON, we are warranted in asserting that offences have been perpetrated merely for the sake of ensuring banish ment, and that the amount of criminality has been so nicely graduated as to bring the period of exile to the shortest term—seven years. It is, however, neces sary to de enough to prevent the judge from giving effect to any possible recommendation of the jury or allowing the prisoner to remain in the country. If, then, in the olden time so great an anxiety pre vailed among a certain class to get abroad, what must it be now, that the discoveries of the auriferous soil at Ballarat and Mount Alexander, at Lake Bathurst, Geelong, and the Mulwarre Ponds, place boundless wealth within the reach of any corner ? There will, of course, be additional inducements to get out to the land of promise. Enthusiastic youths will plunder their masters or embezzle property committed to their charge on the speculation of becoming rivals of " Monte Christo," of discover ing tons of gold at the diggings. Such a feeling should be immediately suppressed ere it has become productive of the most dangerous conse quences, and this can only be achieved by forthwith changing the destination of our convicts. The offer just made by Sir JAMES MATHE.. sox, Baronet, M.P., is therefore peculiarly valuable at the present moment. The Hon. Baronet, with a laudable anxiety to aid in the solution of the important problem, has tendered the Island of North Rona for the acceptance of the Government, in order that it might be made a con vict station. He requires no payment for the land, which, from the description thereof which we have extracted from a weekly contemporary into another part of this day's impression, appears to be peculiarly fitted for the purpose. There would, of course, be no temptation to any to get to a solitary island of small dimensions, such as that referred to, while the reformatory discipline may be carried on under the most auspicious cir cumstances. The acceptance of the patriotic offer will free our Australian fellow-subjects from the infliction to which they have heretofore been sub jected, and induce a better class of emigrants to cast their future lot in Australia. Sir JAMES MATHESON has entitled himself to the best thanks of the community for the proposition, which will leave Ministers without excuse if they permit matters to continue much longer in their present objectionable condition. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The Moniteur contains the following " communi cated" note :—" The Gazette of Prussia has pretended that the PRINCE PRESIDENT of the Republic has written an autograph letter to King LEOPOLD, to express to him the desire th at the institutions of Belgium shall be placed in harmony with those of France, and that the abuses of the press, and of the Parliamentary regime, shall be repressed. This journal adds, that the K ING has replied in such a way as to render a European war probable. These assertions rest on uo foundation ; the correspondence men tioned by the Gxzette of Prussia is imaginary." The Prince DE CANINO has arrived in Paris from Civita Vecchia. By decree of the PRINCE PRESIDENT of the Re public, M. REGNAULT, member of the Institute, professor of the College de France, has been appointed director of the manufactory of Sevres, in the room of M. EBELMEN, deceased. By another decree, M. BLANCHE, Maitre des Requkes of the first class, has been appointed Secretary-General of the Ministry of State. Letters from Turin, of the 10th, state the treaty of commerce between Piedmont and France was ap proved of by the Chamber of Deputies by a majority of 114 to 23. Count CAVOUR, Minister of Finance, spoke ably, demonstrating that the treaty in question was founded on the soundest doctrines of political economy. As the treaty had been especially attacked on the ground that it was detrimental to the interests of Savoy, he took particular pains to show that all such objections were unfounded. He then adverted to machinations of the retrograde party in Savoy, who had eagerly taken up the treaty before them as an instrument of slander against the Government, and worked up the people of that country so as to lead them to believe that the present Government was sys tematically hostile to Savoy, and sought its destruc tion, and that the inhabitants would have to pull up their vines by the roots, or emigrate. The Hon. Minister, nevertheless, fully admitted the existence of real . grievances in Savoy, and expressed his determi nation to do his best to relieve them, but regretted that his efforts had been hitherto in a great measure paralysed by party hostility. The whole of his speech was conceived in a firm but conciliatory spirit, and was listened to with profound attention by the Chamber. The,PuiNcE PRESIDENT on Saturday gave a private audience to M. BAUDOING, deputy of the Legislative bcdv, M. AIAXIME GAUSSES, member of the inter national jury, and MM. BIETRY, Du CROQUET, HERMANN, and LECLERC, on the subject of the pro jected Palace for the Exhibition. Louis NAPOLEON received them with his usual courtesy, and assured them of his solicitude for the progress and prosperity of national industry. The estates of - Neuilly and Monceaux, formerly belonging to the Orleans family, and confiscated to the state by the decree of January 22, were taken possession of on Monday by the administration of the domain of the state. The states mentioned are among those ordered to be sold by the decree of March 27., Both the Debats and the Univers comment on the decree changing the course of studies in the Univer sity. The Debats is an advocate of the philosophical education which the changes have a tendency to bring within restraints that are regarded as necessary for the general purposes and interests of society. Whilst the censure of the Deba:s is ostensibly directed to details, it is pretty evident that there is great dis satisfaction as regards the principle. In proportion as the facilities to young men to become philosophers in the modern sense, that is to say, reasoners and reformers, are diminished, the influence of the Univer sitarians will cease to absorb some of the powers of the state ; in proportion as the number of students re warded with academical honours is reduced, there will be a narrower field for an ambition which can only be partially gratified, and the non-gratification of which must necessarily augment the number of edu cated or rather half-educated persons who, finding no means of existence in the present constitution of society, are constantly at work for a change in the in stitutions, and consequently the partisans of revolu tion ; but by this change in the nature of the studies, with a view to academic distinctions, there will be less of modern political philosophy, and consequently less chance of political commotion. The partisans of the University education which has been thus modi fied, do not admit that it had the tendency which the changes that have been ordered seem to imply, and therefore they do not approve of the modification. The Univers having been a constant opponent of the University system as it has hitherto existed, cannot be other than satisfied at the blow that it is supposed to have received, as regards the logi cal portion of the studies ; but it required something more ;lit demanded the substitution of the influence of the clergy for that of the University philosophers, and, as this has not been granted, it doubts whether the change that has been prescribed will be successful. The Univers says : "It is evident that the intention has been to guard against the danger of philosophical instruction, such as it was established..by the regime of July. But will the Government attain its object? As long as philosophy shall not teach that human reason is insufficient in divine things, as long as it shall not distinguish seriously and as a matter of dogma the natural order, which is its own ground, from the supernatural order, which is that of theology, logic such as it is now constituted, will be as fruitful in unbelievers and sceptics as eclectic rational ism. It is most clearly evident that the instruction of religion ought to have a legitimate place in the eyes of the children to whom the State has instruction given in these two things the catechiJm and the art of thinking." the 10th of May has been positively fixed . on for the The Constitutionnel confirms the announcement that grand the garrison de Mars. All the regiments composing review and distribution of eagles in the Champ of Paris will, says this journal, he present, and the other regiments of the French army will be repre sented by their colon el and a deputation. On the y gth a fete will be given at the Ecole Militaire by the French arm to the PRESIDENT of t h e Republic, who has accepted the invitation. Previous to the ball a grand display of firework s, p re p ared b y the artil leryja garrison at Vincennes , w ill b e let off on the heights of Chaillot opposite the Champs de Mars. rERSIGNY has been seen latterly at a soirée height of the p • rincess LIEVEN, a circumstance which has caused s "ne sensation in the diplomatic world, the favourite "is more so as GUIZOT. he was observed in conversation with M. Scarc e a tion, There i s brated re of any Prince in France has been raised to the NAPOLEON without having had a Lonremark of fathered on him. Thus the ecla t' CIIARLES NODIER at the restore only one mare nothing changed in France—there is Count D'Air rois. renchman," was attributed to the tire, the Following the PRINCE P ha would publish With, perhaps, quite as little jus ajthrepartee is currently attributed to smoking. Louis N itp ec ree putting down the vice of a " (I T :—A lady asked him whether himself, replied, Isin°,lL lixo, who is a great smoker which will bring a inladred millions Madam, a virtue ions into the ',Treasury, and dgozee you want oh ! the „„ " _ ' I Pe iastutly publienexl. `~-:. WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 14, The Bourse was not so firm yesterday. The Four and-a-Half per Cents. opened at 101 f. 70c., and closed at 101 f. 30c. for the end of the month; the Three pfr Cents. closed at 72f. 10c.; Orleans Railway Shares, I,lBof. ; Rouen, 772 f. 50c.; Havre, 310 f.; Great Nor thern, 618 8 . 75c.; Avignon, 287 f. 50c; Vierzon, 580 f.; Basle, 275 f.; Bordeaux, 607 f. 50c....; Paris and Strasburg, 595 f.; Tours and Nantes, 360 t.; Paris and Lyons, 6351, BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Amu. 13. Boulogne and Amiens, 13 ii—Central of France (Orleans an d Vierzon), 23—Dutch Rhenish, 4%—G rea t I n dian Pe ujßsula's Luxembourg, 4 7 / 8 —N amur an d Li e ge, 7 Northern of France, 2 5—Orleans and Bordeaux, 15—Paris and Lyons, 113,—Paris and Strasbourg, 23—Rouen and Havre, 12%—Sambre and Meuse, 4 5 4,—Tours and Nantes, 11N —West Flanders, 3 —Western of France, 71,. SPAIN. Accounts from Madrid are of the Bth inst. The Madrid Gazette announces that the junta of the public debt has ordered the adjudication on the 29th inst. of the fifth portion of the debt liable to be paid off. The amount devoted to this purpose is 9 ,586,7 00 reels. The Espana states that the Governor of Matanzas, in Cuba, has been dismissed for not preventing the landing of some negroes who had been imported as slaves by several planters. It being Maunday Thursday, the Bourse remained closed. GERMANY. The National Gazette of Berlin, under date of Vienna says : — « A law on the crime of rebellion isinp h re B p t a;ation. It is said that governors of pro ianvvett heright, should circumstances the civil authorities with military power, a nd toh ave thus f act proclaim a state of siege. dvTihninecaeersnddiwt i ors of the weekly journal of Teschen, which is printed in the Polish language, have received notice to continue to preach up national separation and to propagat e Panslavism." The Emperor of AUSTRIA is expected at Prague on the 18th or 19th, for the fete of his uncle, the ex- Emperor FERDINAND. The Court of Saxony will be present at the fetes which will take place on the occa sion. It is stated that the Emperor FRANCIS JOSEPH will of f e hs s t i h in r in that city, and announcing May. He has addressed to the Senate of Ham burgh a letter of thanks for the kind reception visit that, as a proof of his sa ti s f ac ti o n, he has granted a troops pardon to RUSESA CR , th e citizen of Hamburgb, who was in prison in Austri a awa iti ng his trial for high treason. - The First Chamber of Saxony has declared itself in favour of the re-establishment of the right of sport ing as it existed before 1848. The Second Chamber has not agreed to this resolution ; it has only decided that those who possess the right shall be indemnified, and that that indemnity shall be paid from the receipts for game certificates. This proposition must be re ferred to the First Chamber. The First Chamber has also adopted ichopwthedthe was ß abolishedillfo for re-establishing 1848. military sub s AMERICAN NEWS. ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA. The Roy c a e n s d f e r r o , m a r N r i v e e w d l y n o . r k t h to e lv t l h e e r s 3 e o y t , h Royal maiILIVERPOOL, steam-ship Niagara, TUESDAY, s Stone e P. c s f o . rn 9 15 vi A i3 M osgto w n it t h o a th d e . H3laslti,faaxndto t th el e eg l r s a t p in h s ic t. a s c h c e ou h n a t s s If3r,oomoo dolls, w iYorkn specie vici Ne on freight. The Royal ma il steam-sh i p E uropa, Lott comman der, with the mails from Liverpool of the 13th, ar rived at New York on the 25th. Halifax papers of the 26th ult. state that Messrs. Howe and Fullerton, Liberal members, had been re turned to the Canadian Parliament. The news from all parts of the United States is en tirely devoid of interest. Havannab advices to the 18th are unimportant. The transactions in the New York Stock-market were, to a moderate extent, without change. The Money-market was easy, and the supply abundant. The foreign exchanges in good supply. Bills on London, 109 to 1091 • Paris, 518 to 520 ; Amster dam, 40 and 1 5 - to 40 a ; Hamburgh, 35i to 354 ; Bremen, 781 to 78. Cotton was in good demand previous to the receipt of the Europa's advices, after which prices declined per cent, per lb. Sales since last advices, 20,000 bales. The Flour-market was steady, with moderate sales. Grain in small supply, without change in prices. Iron in good demand. 170 tons Coltens, and 75 tons Gartsherrie, sold at $l9 75c. to 820, cash. Freights to London, flour, ls. 9d. to 23. --to Li verpool, cotton, id. per lb.; flour, is. 9d. —to Glas gow, flour, ls.lod. The Royal mail steam-ship Canada, with the mails of the 20th ult. from Liverpool, arrived at Halifax on the 30th. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Arrived at New York—Z. D., from Ramsgate; Eu ropa steamer, Blanchard, Henry Clay, Albert Galla tines, Fidelia, Devonshire, Racer, Undewriter, Kossuth, Ocean Queen, Robert Pheel, Hemisphere, General Dun lap, and Leviathan, from Liverpool. Arrived at Boston—Robert, from Cadiz; Atalanta and Robert Brown, from Glasgow ; St. Johannes (Susan), G. Hicks, from Plymouth; and Clyde, from Liverpool. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY To-day's market was very scantily supplied with h ome - gr own,Wheats; neverth e l ess, as the attendance of buyers was limited , the demand for all ki n ds ruled heavy, at barely Monday's prices, at which a total clearance was not effected. Scarcely a single transaction s week. S e l ec ted sam ples depressed. Low and middli ng ki n d s move d o ff t foreignoo k w p e l a: r Wheat heldh e for a t forward ah ta vfull m e o currencies, i delivery,n tthis Only 240 quarters of but the demand was i slowly, at previous quotations. In floating cargoes no transactions were reported, Although the show of both English and foreign Barley was limited, malsters and others purchased with extreme caution. N o c hange in Malt, the supply of which was trifli ng . O a t s , B ea ns, Peas, and Flour sold slowly, yet the quotations were well supported. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK Wheat. I Barley. I Malt. Oats. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. 2,350 1 ,280 Englisk •• •• • • 1,2-1$ Irish •••• • • • • Foreign •• •• •• 210 I 600 - i Qrs. 490 1,500 170 Flour. Sacks 660 11 0 NA:MGR aop = Aux= The demand for all kinds of flops is very inactive, but we have no change to notice in the quotations. ITE C HAP 211.. Prime Beef and Mutton were in moderato request, at full prices. In other kinds of m ea t very li tt l e was d o i ng. theBtd Veal, ; carcase. to 4 to 3 s s2d utton,3i2l,ok4rt 2s 4d to dto336d : 3Lsa Beef, msdb , p f e4 r or is s. 4s ms d 6d t 01 by ys We regret to hear of the illness of the noble ex- Lord Chancellor (Lord Truro). Hi g L ordship h as b een f or some days confined to his bed. Y es t er d ay h e was r ather better. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has reduced the interest on the Government loan to the Great Southern will make a difference of at least 7,0001 . per annu m in their and Western Railway Company favour. to 31A, per cent., whieh TUE GREAT BRITAIN. — This splendid screw steamer still lies in the Nelson Dock, Li v erpool, where she remains until the Ist of May, wh en she will clear out for the United States with a large number of p ass engers and an ex tensive cargo. She will have no steerage passengers. Her first and second class cabins are replete with every accommoda tion ; her cuisine arrangements are most excellent : and the pro visions for second-class passengers will not be inferior to those of a mail steam-ship. Her owners made an application to the Dock Committee, on Thursday, to be allowed to work her screw in dock; but, it being the opinion of the surveyor that it might not be unattended with danger, the application was refused. 11 , ,DLLE. AUGUSTE D'ARBLAT.—This lady's con cert is announced to take place on Saturday evening next, the 17th inst., at the Whittington Club ; she is the authoress of several composition s in verse and song, and is, as a vocalist, a veryfinished artist. The entertainment is a very attrac tive one, including th e names of M a d ame F. Lablache, Miss L. Tyne, Miss Birch, Mr. W. H arr i son , Signor Fedor, Herr Jonghmanno, Signor F. Lablache, H e nry Smith, Geo. Buck land, and others. W e earnertly hope she will meet with the success she deserves. DROWNING OF TWO DRAGOONS, AND DEATH OF ONE OF THEIR SWEETMEARTS.--LaSt evening Mr. Wakley, M.P., held an inquest at the London Apprentice, Isleworth, on Charles Irvine, aged 22, and Hardy Moorhouse, aged 23, privates of the 4th Light Dragoons, quartered at Hampton I Court, who were drow ne d oppos ite sleworth Church, under the melancholy circumstagces mentioned in yesterday's paper. Evidence having been heard, the Coroner summed up, and the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death." At the close of the inquest the Coroner was informed that Mary Love, the daughter of the summoning officer, to whom Irvine was betrothed, was so affected by the news of his death, that, being of a naturally delicate constitution, she was so overwhelmed with grief that she sank under it, and died on Monday. EXTRAORDINARY SCENE AY COLNEY-HATCH RAILWAY HOTEL.—A singular scene of riot and confusion occurred at this village on Monday last, on the opening of the Railway Hotel by Mr. Davis, on which occasion a ge neral feast was to have been given to the inhabitants, in the old Homeric style, of roasting a whole sheep and an entire ox ! As it was considered that the invitation to the good cheer was general, so, as soon as the feast was ready and the guests prepared, a strong party of excavators, mustering be tween thirty and forty, rushed like the " band of fierce with a th t e t m he o s s t t a c t h io o n ice ( bar barians," in Home's tragedy of Douglas, not from the Gram pion Hills, but from the railway works, and pounced upon the roasted cattle, carrying riot and devastation all before them. The di : jointed roasted ox was seized, the booths upset, and a universal melee commenced. As there WAS but one police man —The directors of hfaist,appearance was greeted all their own way, and made a regular clearance of the viands face and others on his retreating parts ), the e a x l c ig av h a ti t n o g rs o h n a had ii his and other good cheer, and then departed, without any Norval to follow. This disgraceful affair, tbe motives of which may evidently be ascribed to other parties than the excavators, who morsels u P ° o ri f will of course undergo the strictest investigation by the hi Pk o ll ia .3l l 42A ; l :re L n ir gO ic tia s til3 R :a lpl o walrof. 80 41494 fgazi "' proper t authorities . The THE SHARE MARKETS. Railways. Nominal Prices. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Business done to-day. Aberdeen ...... all paid Arab., Not., Bust. & E. June. Bir., Wolv., and Stour Valley ... all pd. Birk., Lan., & Ch. Jet., late 33/. 65.8 d., 26/. pd. Ditto, Chest. & ,Birk., 501. Si 25/. Cons., all pd. Ditto, ditto ... 17 1 4 pd. Brist. & Exet., 100/. pd. Caledonian ... 50/. pd. Chest. & Holyh., all pd Dub. & Belf.Jct. 451 pd. Dundlk & Ennis., all pd. Dundee, Perth, & Aber deen June. Ditto, New East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) all pd. Do (18/. E. & H.) all pd. East.Counties...2o/. pd. Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shrs., all pd. Do. do. do. 61. pd. Do., do., B. & C., all pd. East Lancashire, all pd' Do. New Quar., all pd E. & W. India Docks and I3ir. June., all pd E. & W. Ik. Joe., all p Edinb. & Glas., 501. pd Edin.,Per. & Dun. 251. p Glas. & S.-West., 100/.p Great Northern, all pd Do. Halt's. A def., all p Do. do. B, 6 pr. c. all p Gt. S. & W. held., all p Great AVestn., 1001. pd Lane. & Carlisle, all pd Do.Thirds,ll/.13.4 pd Lane. & York., 100/. pd Do., Quarters ...all pd Do., Fifths 14/. pd Do.,W. Rid. Un. 1 . 11/ 0 Leeds Northern, all pd Liv.Crsby &Sthpt.liip Lond. & Blackw., all pd Lon.,Brig.& S. Ct.loo p Lon. & N.West.,lool. p Do. Quarters 22/. pd Do. Fifths l2/. pd Do. 10/.,M &B. (c) ftp Lon. & S.-West. 1001. p Do. New 501., 42 1 ,4, pd Do. New 40/. Man. Buz. & Mat. all p Man. Shef. & Lin.,loolp Do. Manch. & Lincoln Union 41.25. pd Midland 1001. pd Do. Bir. & Darby 1001. Md. Gt. Wt. (Ire.) 47% Newcas. & Carl. all pd Do. Quarter Sh all pd Newmarket all pd Newport, Abergaven., and Hereford _lO/ pd Newry & Ennisk. 7% p Norfolk lOO/. pd Do. New 20/. S. 151. p North. Coon. Un. % pd North British ...251. pd North Devoa ...11/. pd North Stafford. 17 1 ,x' p North-Western 19/. pd N. & S.-W. June. 6/. p t Oxford, Worcester, &I Wolverhampton 101 p t Scottish Central 25/. pi Scottish Midld., 251. pd t Do. New all pd I Shrew. & Bir. A, all pd Do. B all pd Shrew. & Her. Old 7/. p i;:h - rewsbu. and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all pd Do. Halves all pd Do. Oswestry all pd Sbrop. Union ...6 pd Do. A, B, C, & D fully pd. up at per cent. South Devon all pd South-Eastern 30/. pd South Wales all pd S aith Yorkshire and River Dun 15/. pd Do. Do. 5/. pd Stirl. & Dunferm all p Stock. & Har.l6/25.3d. Taff Vale 126/. pd Thames Haven Dock and Railway ...181. pd Vale of Neatb...l7/. pd Waterfd. & Kilk. all pd Waterfd. & Lim. all pd Waterford, \Vex. Wick. and Dublin 3/ pd West Cornwall 13/. Pd West London ...all pd Yk., New. & Ber. 25/. p Do. & New. Ex. 201. p Do. G.N.E. purr. 9/. p. York & N. Mid. 501. pd PREF: Aberdeen all pd Do. No. 2, 7 per ct. 3% Caledonian, 101. all pd Ches. & Holyhd. all pd Dundee, Per. , & Aberd. Junction all pd E. Ang.(3/ 10s)6 p c. all Do. (5/.) 7 per ct. all p Do. (71178) 7 p. c. 2 p Eastern Counties Ex., sp. c., No. 1 all pd De. No. 2 all pd Do. New ti p. c. Stk. 10 Eastern Union Scrip, Guar. 6 per ct....a1l p Do. 101. Deb. Sh. all p East Lancashire, 6 per ct. Quar. Shrs. all pd East & West Yorkshire Junction, sths all pd Edin., Per. & Dun. 5 1 ,E per cent. all pd Glas. & S.W. Con. 1001. Gt. North. 5 p. c. all pd Do. 5 p c. red. 5c.9% P Great South. & West. (Ireland) Bths all. pd Gt. West. (Berks & H. Ex. 5 per cent.) all pd Gt.W. fixed 4 1 / 100/. p Do. Do. pd Lancashire and York shire, F. 201. P d Do. 6 p. c. Stk. 100/. p Leeds Northern, 6 per cent. No. 1 ...... 13/. pd Do. Do. No. 2 17/. pd Do. Do. No. 3 5/. pd Do. Qrs., 1848 pd London & Brig. guar. 5 per cent. ...100L pd Do. Pr. 5 p c. Stk. 100/. Do. Con. 5 p c ,1852 all' Do. N.Gr. 6p c 100 L p Lon. & N.-W. (Cov. & Nunet.) 5 p. c. 13 1 / 2 pd Lon. & S.W. New 5/. p Lon. & En. 4 Sb. all p Man., Sheff., & Linen. Qr. Sb., No. 1 all pd Do. New, 10/. all pd Do. 6/. 3l. pd Mid. Con. 6 p c St. 100/. Do. Con. Bris. & Bir., 6 per cent.... 100/. pd Do. Erewash Val. 100/ Do. Leic. & Swanning. 8 per c. Guar. 100 L p Do. Preference ...5/. p Norfolk Eaten— al l nd l I Do. Gr. 5% p ct. a t p Do. Wavny. Val. 2/. pl North British 5l. pd North Stafford all pd Oxf. Wor. & \Vol., 151. 6 per cent 10/. pd Shrews. & Bir. N.G. all Shrews. & Ches. (NAV.' Min.) 8 per c all pd South Devon all pd St.-Est. 4% p c. 10/. pd Stb. York. 4 p c gd. 201. Stock. & Hart. gd. 5 p c until July 1,1856, all p Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. 3/. pd York, Newc. & Bor. Gt. N. of E. Pur. all pd Do. Do Si. pd York & N. Midland H.' and S. Parch. 10/. pd MINES 0/1Z ailways. Bdf. & Bitch., all p, Bir.& Oxf., gua. all, Do. without, all p: Bir.Wolv. & Dud.,! guar all pd Do. without, all p Buckingbasb. all p, Clydsdale Jc., all p, E. Lin., gua. 6 per: cent. ......all pd Gloucest. & Dean! Forest... 22 pd. Hartlepl. Dk. & S Railw....all pd Hull & Selby, all p Do. Halves.,all p Do. Quarts., all p Leeds &- Brdf., all P Lon. & Grenw., all Do. Pref all pd L o westoft.. gua• 4 per c ent all pd Do. 6 p. ct , all p Middlesbr' & Red car, 6 p. c., all p N. & E., v p. c., all Do. 6 p. ct., all p 1)o. New all pd Prestn. & Wyre, f all paid Do.I Byes, A, all p Read., Guildf., and Reigate Roy. & Hit , 6 4 p Do. Shep. Ex., all Shf. Rth. & Goole, 5 p• c., 18.11.6 n S. Staffdsh., 9 Wear Val. G P c., all Do. do. a ll Do. do. Sori.) 14% to 141/2 6 -6/ 10 - 1011', 12q - 11 iii d. 16 -- 17 91 -93 :6N, —19% 1. 1 ,4 22 lb —l3 d. 6 - 7 4/- - 3YB 9% -95 A, 6% - 7 4% - 17 - 17% 50 -52 29 -31 51/1 -5 '4 20%; - 2011 - 6 7 / 8 14;i -14% 39 -40 89% - 90 77 -79 8 - 9 p - 72% 731 A 6 - 6 di& 4!4 4 dis. 17 —lB 8 - 8 1101 102 124% —124 . 3 A 5 1 4 P 4 p 2 —2% p 89M 90% 5 dis. 4 4 die. 2 5 / 8 31.4 35 2 3 4 disi 664 —67 35 —36 ••• 8% - 9 5% —43 A 34 -36 11 —lO die. 3% 3 dis. 8%--8% 8 7 dia. 7Y B 7 5 / 8 dia. lilk P. 19 1 /, - 19 3 / 16 -161 i 10 -10 y, 5 —5% 4 3 die. 14 —l6 7 8 10% 11% 3 1 % 3d. 15% - 16% 22 - 22% 33% - 34% 1% lA, di& fit; 115'1 2% 3 5 4 die. — 5 1 A 18 —l9 5 —4% dis. 18% 19% 61 / 2 . 6 die. 3 —2% die. 25% 25% ZINCE SEAL - 7,4 8%- 8% 17% - 17% 5 - - % I%i p sA 3 7 / 8 P 12% 13 13% - 14 3 -3% ••• 14 143} 1 , ,; $ - 1 /t 3 - 1% -- ] ly.die. 3 % P 12 11% 13% 7 41 p 3 - 11 - 10% - 1234 137 - 139 Ys . ;~ dig. 53'8 5 x.d 16% x.d 14% 5 1 , - • I -- 5 - dis— par —lO% 1534 - 13% - k• • ,e•ai 16 - 4 16% 1 .4 dig. d•-• Par, ATLtED ItZNTAZA. Business to-day. Leasing 1 Nominal Price. CornPanies• Lon.SLN.W Gt. Westn. PO. 29% - 28 - 30 1¢ 20 I Do. Do. !Lon. SciN NV ;Caledonian 29% - 28 - 17% - 80 IGLlsTorthn. 341.4 35 x.d Gt. West 3 - 4 p Yk.iNew. & Berw. Yk. & N.M. Do. Do. Midland 5. Eastern Do. 107 —lO9 53% 54% 25 —27 103 104 ItYL 12% 25 —26 x,dl !Norfolk Do. . Stktn &Dar E. Counties Do. Do. L.& N.ll' & La. &Y Do. 'S. Eastern.. Gt. Northn. Do. "Lan. & Ils ~MrM Clean Stckt& Da r I Do I Gt.Westru. l 16 % - 17% 59 -61 "• --- ... p 21 1 4 —2l x.d B T4 die. 29 ,-30 86 -8z if 34 1852. FOREIGN. Business one Railways. to-day. Nominal Prices. Bonk & Amiens all pd 13% —l4 Cent. Fran ce (0.V . ) a ll 23 1 / 4 23 3 4 Charl. & Erquet. all pd 13 —l5 Demerara,..,, all pd . • ••• Dutch Rhenisb...B/. pd . 3% -3% dis. East Indian 18/. pd 3 31 /s Do. Do 20/. pd % ••• Gt. Indian Peni n . a ll p P Do. Do 4% pd P Louv. ala Sambre 7 1 ,c . • . Luxembourg l3l. pd . 4 3 / 4 5 4% % Do. (Railway) 10/. pd 3% Do. ,..11. pd % Do. (Canal) pd y 8 ;8 Maria Antonia 27i pd Do. New 8% pd . . Namur & Liege all pd . 6 3 / 7 76% North. of France,l6l.pd 24 3 4 —25 24 1 A Orleans & Bor 111. pd 4 p 15 Paris & Lyons _6/. pd 5 3 4 p 11% Paris & Orleans all pd 48 —5O 48 Paris & Rouen ...all pd 31 3134 pd 23% —23 y y s Rouen & pd 12% —l2 I/ 8 12 1 % Sambre &Meuse all pd 4% —4% 43 % St. Andrew's & Quebec (A) 4/. pd . Tours & Nantes 17/. pd 6 .5 3 4 dis. 1134 West Flanders...B% pd 2 34 3 West. of France 6/. pd 7 yB MINES. Agua Fria all pd' 3 / 4 % p 134 Anglo-Californian, all p 3/ 8 % p Asturian 15/. p . . ••• Australasian 21. pd . 1 1 / 4 1 / 2 p 3IA Australian 5/. pd 1 / 2 1 Auatr. Freehold all pd 1 / 4 34 % Ave Maria all pd % - dis. Blaenarvon I. & C. all p ..• Brit. Austr. Gold all pd y 4, % die. British Iron 13/. 15s. p ..• Braz. Ina. (is. sp) 24% 1% 2 Do.. Coca. & Cui. all p Do. St. Job. del R. 15/. Carson's Creek .all pd par -- 34 p 1 Cobra Copper ...401. pd • Copiapo 14/ pd 5 Eng. &Aust. Cop. all p p 51 / 2 General all pd 10% Gold Mountain...all pd par 34 p Great PolgoQth all pd 1 p 4 Mexi. & S. Amer. 9/. p Nouveau Monde all pd par % p Port Philip',ll. pd % % p • 134 % Santiago de Cuba 10% 6 7 Tin Croft 7l. pd United Mexican all pd —2% West Mariposa—all pd % dis Colonial Gold, 1 5 / 8 1 / 2 5 / 6. • JOINT-STOCIE 11.A,NES. Australasia all pd 38 39% 40 x.d Brit. Ntb. Amer. all pd 47% —49 50 Colonial 25/. pd 11% 12% Corn. of London 201. pd 24 _. . 25% Lon. & Connty 20/. pd London Jt. Stk. 10/. pd 18 18% Lon. & Westm. 20/. pd 28 3 / —29 Nat. Prov. Eng. 35/. pd Do. New lO/. pd Nat. of Ireland 22 1 / 2 p 1734 —l7 Orient. Bk. corp. all pd 34 —35 Prov. of Ireland 25/ pd. 43% ••=- 44 Do: - Neiv - all pd 15% -- 16 1 / 2 Union of Austral. all pd 37 —3B Do. New 2% pd 3 3 1 ,4 Union of London 10/. p 14% —15% 15% Union of Madrid all pd MISCELLANEOUS. Canada 32% pd 48 49% Eastern Steam...2s. pd Gen. Stm. Nay. 14/. pd 28% 28% Penin. & Or. St. all pd 77 77 1 / 2 Do. Do. ...151. pd 32 Royal Mail Stm. 60/. pd 80 81 3 4 Universal Emigration and Colonization, 2/. p MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS, CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 6,000 bales. The market closed steadily at previotis rates —ln Railway Shares a good business was done at higher prices. The further accounts to January 11 from Syd- , ney have increased the excitement here about! the gold discoveries. The geological surveyors, Messrs. Stuehbury and Hargreaves, had returned from the Liverpool Range and Hunter River district; but it was rumoured that their report was of too exciting a, , character to be at once published, and therefore they Legislative Council wished it to be deferred 'until the' harvest was secured. A. failure of water at Mount Alexander, Port 'Philip, had occurred, but this' is usual' in the height of summer. The American advices are of no general interest. The Exchange was declining. The generliriiih—itOeotint of Bankrupts' Estates for the year ending December, 1851, is as follows : Payments orders Lord of Vice-Chancellor Commissioners ••• 0:2 : 3 5 i 3 en The dividend account stands thus:— Transferred £6lB Paid out ... The net balances existing on the lst day 6° 3 u 9 ary 27, 1852 were as under:- Ist. General cash amount of bank- £4OO 6 4 ... 3,942 12 7 ... 202,848 14 9 rupts' estate £112,865 0 3 2d. Bankruptcy fund account (Stock) 3d. Unclaimed dividend account 303 8 2 (Cash) 18,446 6 1 19 ii N 3 1 {i 20X 6 1 / 4 I ,i 14,A 73 72% 73% 7 7 4 8 101% 102% 1233 24% 24 % 89% 90% 35 g','a 1d 19% W, I.Gli 3i 22 21% 84,,i 13% 12 5 ,i 54 1 5 18 3 % 13% 6 25% 25 Pr* Pm 12;g 4% 3A, 4th. The Chief Registrar's account... Total ............. . Z 1,402,433 17 11 There has been some reaction in Public Securities, and there is the customary realisation of profits after an advance. Consols have been 99i for Transfer, and 991 to / for Account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter . per Cents. have been 100 f t o 100 1 , and the Three per Cents. 98i to 99. Bank Stock has receded to 218/ and 2171. Exchequer -bills dated March are 735., and India Bonds 81s. premium. East India Stock is 262 k to 265. Consols now are 991 / for Account. Foreign Securities are in favour, and the arrange ments for the settlement of the account have progressed satisfactorily. Mexican Bonds are 34/ to 35/, Brazil lieu 99/, and Buenos Ayres 77} to 78. Equador Bonds have been at sto and Grenada Deferred at 10i to Portuguese Four per Cents. realise 381 to 39k, and Spanish Deferred 211 to /. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 61 to 62k. Railway Shares as very buoyant generally. Brighton have touched 102/, North-Western 1251, and Midland 67k. Most of the ether English lines are good, but the French Shares are rather fiat, owing to the lower prices from Paris. - . Australian Mines are fully maintained. The South Australian Copper Sharefi are j to 5-16 premium, Lewis Hill to 3.16, and Royal Australian Gold Mining and Refining Company about 3-16 premium. These are not yet In the official list. Californian companies are dull. QUARTER TO THIthE. ... 99i Consols Ditto Account, May 11 ... ONE PRIMO OE BElTltirt TUNAS O'2 L OCK moan G Bank Stock 3 / 4 218 % 218% 3 per Cent. Reduced Ann& 99 98y 99 983/ $ Der Cent. COneola Annuities B4 New 3 1 4 Ter Cent. Anne.. . .... 10 0 ii 3 A if 100% Lone Anna. to expire Jan.lB6o 6% 6 11-16 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859..4 6% Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5,1860. 6% India Stock Lida BMWS, 1,0001._ 265 Ditto under 1,000/.... . Bl p 84 p 81 p Bank Stock for Account 2lB 218 0 msols for Account .. 99 % ,/, s.xchequer Bills. 134(1. . March. ... 99 % 1,0041. .• 773 3 p June. 5001. 5=41, - ' 73 p __ r 65 p CLOSING 'PRICES. 90 iit X d 78 103 5% ONE PRICES OF FORF.ION FUNDS. O'CLOCK. =trazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ... 9 9 7 /8 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. 77 IA 78 Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent ........•.• 303 Equador Bonds 5 Grenada Bonds, 1% per Cent. ... . -. Do. Ex Dec., 1849 Coupons 24 Ditto, Deferred ..... .... 10% y ?dexican, 5 per Cent, 1846 .... . 347, 0 , B nc i , Ditto, Account ................ .... z _° /8 Ditto, 3 per Cent. 35 '/s , -- i l - 0 Peruvian Bonds, 5 nor Cent ... . ...... /8 Ditto, Deferred, 3 per Cent...... 28Tc, e:BelpoosrnidCeser, nsCt. p 4ll (ir 't4s C : e . : n : ....................... 3 !) ----9 8 1 5 i 38% s P poDDDar Sardinianr I i u t t i t t g .ps A ap c pse m ser ir vc u n cle . en t . ....... . 1 .B . ft° .... . . . • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. L . 7 5: 08 Ditto. .!N;ew Deferred Ditto Venezuela Bon - Ci5: 1 3 4 17 ; ...... t :: . ..... 2 7 :1211 Ditto, Account Dividends on the above French 4 per Cent. 25f. 45c. 25f. 45c. Exchange 62% 61 % 61 % 94% Dutch 2 1 4 per Cent. ,Ir2tifiG:ii,itl::: a : b l 0:0 in :6 1") 2 V z n c a 10C I f 62 1 ,4 c Ditto 4 Per C on ' . ------ 24 10 5 / 8 35,i 35 X 29 x d 107 x d 66 COURSE OF EXC Ameter,:wn 12 056 Ditto, three months . • 12 1 Rotterdam • • 12 2 61 kritwerp • • • • • • •• •• • • •• 2* 60 Brussels • •• • ••• .. • • Hamburg)] •• .. —MX. 13 11% Altona • ....• • • " Paris, 3 dayesight .• •• 25 45 Ditto, 3 months 25 GO Marseilles ••••.• • • 25 62% Bourdeaux •• • . . Vranklorton Maine.... 122 B erlin • • • • • • .. Vienna, offeo. flo •• •• 12 35 Trieste, ditto.... • " 12 36 Petersburgh , Si( Rblo.. 371 i Madrid •• •• _ •• •.••• •• 495 i. Cadiz •• •• • • 50 Barcelooa • • • • • • • • • • • • geldlie• • •• •• • • • • • • • • 39q 47 7 /i 2134, lIANGE.—TIIVIDAL Gibraltar• • •• •• •• •• •• •• N 6 8 0 5 Milan e• •• •• •• •• •• •• Venice.• • • • • •• • • • • .• •• Naples •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 40 3 4 Palermo, peroz ........ 121% Messina .• •••••••• •• • • 122 Lisbon •.•••••• • • • • • • •• 6314 Oporto•• • ..... 63% Rio Janeiro ........ • • Buenos Ayres New York, 60 days i sight Philadelphia .......... -- 411I0Z8 OP BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Geld in bars .• SA 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars •• 0 0 0 Silver in bars ........ 0 0 0 Mr. Charles Braha m , son of the veteran tenor, has made a successf u l d e b ut at San Carlo, and has since given a concert, which was attended by a very f as hi onable audience. LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, APRIL 14.—Wind this day at noon E., light breeze, and fine clear dry weather. OFF INSTRAllllLL.—Samuel,NewOrleans for Liverpool. KINGSTON, APRIL 12.—The Queen smack' of Dub lin, Wicklow to Skerries, which was run ddwn off Bray Head on the 10th instant, by the Rose steamer, has been towed in here by the latter. MOULMEIN, FER. 20.—An English barque-from Cal cutta, with' a Lafleur crew, is reported to have been seized and scuttled about September last, by the na tives of- the Island of Moncowry, Carnorota. and Tim cutty, who murdered the master - and mate, and two other Englishmen. After plundering the vessel they brought away the master's wife and infant daughter, who afterwards fell victims to the savages. SHIELDS.—SId. Royal Rose, Buenos Ayres; Wood bine, Quebec; Mariners,. Quebec ; Elias and Sarabi Quebec. ' DEAL, .APRIL 13.—Wind S.E. ; P.M. N.E.,-Arrd. Bertha, Paraiba for Hamburgh. Arrd. from the River and eld. Antellee, Antigua. SCILLY, APRIL 12.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. ‘'Robert Huddle, Fernando Po and Padaquy; Renown, Bahia for Hamburgh; Cold, Calcutta; Ave Maria, Patagonia for Havre; Mary Wylie, Bueuoa Ayrca; Esmeralda, St. Domingo; Glenmare, Buenos Ayres. Std. - Express, Cape of Good Hope. Off port, Malabar, Calcutta; David, Patagonia. LITERPOOL, APRIL 13.—Wind Granada, New Orleans; St. Patrick, New York; Berate, Paraiba; John and Lucy, New Orleans; Defence, Sieseesh. Sld. Jamaica, Honduras; Corfu, Arechat; Fanny, Port Philip ; Susan G. Owens, Charleston; Epaminondas, Adelaide, South Australia; Marchioness, Cape of Good Hope; Courtenay, San Francisco; Gondar, Staten Island; Art Union, New York; Arran, ditto; Fleet' wood, ditto; Hibernia, Boston; Sir Alexander,. Prince Edward's Island; Hope, Miramichi; Thomas James, Quebec; Countess of Arran, ditto; Scipio, Newfound' land. Off port, Niagara steamer, Boston; Maid of Athens, Redb reas t, P orcu pi ne , and John Stewart. LEITH, APRIL 13.—The Mersey, arrived here frees Callao, is leaky, having been on shore. PoaTemount, APRIL 13.—Wind Gies' gow, Quebec. WEYMOUTH, APRIL 13.—Wind E.S.E.—Sid. George Wilkinson, Quebec. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 13.—Wind E.--Arrd. Louiath Callao; Alabama, Baltiteore for Rotterdam. FALMOUTH, APRIL 1 3.—Wind E., fresh,—Off potty Lima, Buenos Ayres. PILL, APRIL 13.—Wind E.—Sld. Femme, Q u ebec; Countess of Mulgrave, ditto. QUEENSTOWN, APRIL 12.—Wind S.E.—Aird. peter Cornelius Hooft, Batavia for Schedam. WATERFORD.—SId. Susan, Quebec; John Broglie/ Quebec. - - ' KENSALE.—Arrd. Lavinia, Carthagena. LONDONDERRY.—SId. Creole, Philadelphia. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—There has been 11111 irrege' - gularity in this day's yarn market which renders tb e conveying of a correct idea of it somewhat diffieur Some say that business is flatter than it was l as t wee k with prices still in c li n i ng against producers; win' o 1 others state that m o r e h as b een d one at tu lowest previous rates ; and, here and th e re, l g° hear of a hardening in value in certain Oi l ; ties. The • non -a rr i va l o f t h e B oston steeple* hat undoubtedly been a source of uncertainty in re" gard to the raw material, which has tended still to r e ' strain the buy e r s from entering into operations. l e d we have had an i ncrease d i nqu i ry b oth f or sh i pp i ng ' home consumption; it is pretty evident, . too, from b us the offers th a t are ma d e, that i t would requ i re P ' little tfurther giving way to induce buyers to coo freely into the market. Speaking generallY; the sales of the day are on the lowest practicable term of last week. Some spinners, who are still well sup' plied with ord e r s , w ill not accept those terms; 501,, ' is the varying p os iti ons o f sellers in this resPe;- more then their con fl i ct i ng anticipations of the '7; ture, that occasion th e ex i st i ng i rregularity prices. - Ia the department of goods, we find a P';', ," veiling langour throughout. Comparatively smell n " - the transactions are, however, there is scarcely :any Ile g - n ; Bible change in values against the manufactures; r, there is not sufficient accumulation of stock to 'meats a pressure to sell. Web have a telegraphic ne" - , 12 of the commercial ne y the overland mail, Wm which it appears that there is little alteration,: the Bombay market. At Calcutta there is an crease in the sales of yarns and piece-goods; with improvement in the Money-market; but the rate of ejd change is stated to have • fallen as low as 11.11 d. gi n Is. 100. for the rupee.. More business was going en tyarns and good s i n China. This telegraphic scon e owever,;has not led to any signs of business on the P er of merchants since it was posted up at noon. ROCHDALE, MONDAT.—We have had anotherdu ll d market to-day in flannels, and a very limit e d amount 8 business has been transacted, at price s li tt l e differs ,' from those of last week. There is not much change either in price or demand. MACCLESFIELD, 'TUESDAY.--The demand .0-r ea manutactured goods for the sprin g mar k et h as contioe ta to a moderate extent during th e p ast wee k a nd O w the present, at prices which ar e , i n many i nstan ces ° o satisfactory to the manufacturers; the fine wee t t o r having evidently given a n i mprove d s ti mu l u s to P o f chasers. We are sorry to have to note a con tinualle oo the turnout of Me ssrs . B roc kl e h urst ' s inside beetfare weavers, against the out s id e weavers o f that firm (w m- i ba a large body), in c onsequence o f t h e l atter trea ting to local board of trade with indifference, and refusi n g 5 conform to its regulations. In the thrown silk mar ke t ho t fair amount of business is yet doing for home trade , : o g not to such an e x ten t as some wee k s s i nce , as t he er' nfl a season is now far advanced; bat an improved de 05 exists for t h e Continent. Throwsters contintte b usy and our mills on f a ll t i me . Th e raw s ilk mar k e t is &'- though with little business doing. 1 ,• ~r fist HALIFAX, SATURDAY. —We have had anot.-- boa market to-day, and scarcely any sort of goods he,L oc e inquired for. In the yarn trade the tone of coneu' io il improves, and more eiders have been given out, , t Ai; late rates. Wool d oes not c h ange h an d s ver y Ife" 'of and as the market is becoming rather bare of sots° the finer sorts; the s ta pl ers are as ki ng , an d i n some Cgls ei obtaining, for such, a slight advance in price. . • „ 31 , ' HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY. —Tike same inactil• has prevailed in our market to-day as la s t wee k. 1/ 01 woollen market at present is dull, and there is much inquiry for any particular kind of goods. Or; the exception of a few parcels of l ow goods that PI: exchanged hands, in the Cl o th H a ll, there has b e e" very little doing. NEWMARKET RACVS' (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC EC Subscription Plate of 50/. T.Y.C. Sanaa ... Little Savage Dividend Rbadidja Princess colt Lapidist ... "' a .... "' s ••• ••• ••• .•• Grecian b ro k e a b lood vessel. ••• THE COLUMN STARES. i " • s "' s ... ••• ••• ••• ••• 7 ran. Won by a length. A UNIVERSA L G AS LIGUT 0.-- f I 01 10s. is requi re d to pay off the liabilities of th i s c A3 abortivo pang. s r ' The Hero, f rom Melbourne, Port Philip, hawed, rived off Fal mouth, and, according to the letters reGs has brought upwards of 80,0004 in gold. o the f RAILWAYS list IN F RANCE. — The following is a rail ways already t erm i nated i n France, and the le"Wi f , each :--Le .Nord and all it s b ranc h es , 580 kilometres; 02; Rouen, Havre, and Die e. 287 ; Paris to Orleans, 06 St As b° Tours to Nantes, 196 ; St. p Etienne to Lyons, 56; r e _., to to Bide, 138 ; Avignon to Marseilles, 120; Montetro I,r ou , Troyes, 102 ; Montpellier to Nimes, 52 ; Amiens .s ~i : ,), logne, 121; Paris to St. Germain, 20.50; 18; ditto (LB.), 17; Paris to SCeaux. 14; l 3 du Gard, 9 , 2 ! Versailles St. Etienne to the Loire, 21 ; Teste, 52 ; Montpellier to Cette. 27 ; i• Chemin ieuxto Roanne, 7 "j AnclMulhouse to Thann, 21; total, , :1,345 kilometres in lengt h conceded and partially worked are d destined to be terminate ( ' i 4 o e l k. EA The railiva' ; those conceded since Dec. t o n i ne years, but the greater P.s lio a period varying from two, 15 2 kilometres (not including he within four years, are :ind finally the Lyons to Avigrar railway round Paris),. s 230 kilometres. Thus, withi n -° or previously conceded, h t ' at France will have 4,946 kilometr e years, it is probablilseh miles of railway. •tion about 3, 090 Eng, cr,rman papers that an Exhibit, 0 We see by t a n n e d manufactures is about to be got 11 , r e, of Silesian. art glass house, on the plan of the Crystal Palace' Breslau—in a _ 0 AND rROSE.— ne day in spring lig PoE TRT L a 0 Waiter seett and a y Scott strolled forth to enjoy 8 d 0 Abbotsford. in their wanderings they m ils % ei . around e a number of ewes ' •the fro l- r field wher were enduring „ride .. Ali " exclaimed Sir w , •no Vr- be their lamb-. ~ alter, " tis b t that poets, from the earliest ages, have made the / 01 _, , de' em bl em of peace and innocence ! " "They are, inds' ec ialli lightful little animals," returned her Ladyship, " esr with mint sauce! " ~,,,, 20th ANCIENT BRITISH COINS. —On or about u 4,, - „too , ult., about 200 of these monetal relics were found at 7 ,1 - 0 tb e near Norwich. They are in silver and have on one 51 00 6 rude figure of a horse, on the oth ' er side there are / 1 :., ars ornaments above and below the horse, and some lette ,e, 17 also visible at the bottom. The weight of each averZ e ither, grains. These coins are certainly of a very rare type . 4 ' s ,„re ° ,i Hawkins nor Boding notice any such. There is a u s „Thea' one in the Numismatic Jortruut having the rude huni—Thel on it, precisely as some of those just discovered. n ivel are deserving of more attention than is at present b u nbt bro to to them especially , in the locality in which they were to light. PI T !! MONEY AlAR KET.—The quotation of gol d at blc. , is about 2 per mill tariff) , iv for e prem. (according to the new _, ce , at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 104 d. per o% e e% standard gold, gives an exchange cf 25.22; a nd ., t f o llow s change at Paris on London at short being 25.10, t o the n , that gold is about u. 71 per cent. dearer in Lonny , o •ulti, in Paris. By advises from Hamburgh the price e r t ic o i r , is 431 per mark, which, at the English Mint 12,..bang. 3/. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an_e 3. ' don tr . er cen t' 13.8 ; and the exchange at Hamburgh on 1,0 " a short being 13.84, it follows that gold is 0.35 P dearer in London than in Hamburgh. roerio ri hello o d THE SEVERN BORE.—This singular p of ao attracted a host of spectators at the various times .. . orr ing_i tide in the earlier part of last week. On Tue.sdag_ l , be rs : 0 the time of the highest tide for the year, great n , " ,f back t the spectators assembled on the river bank at the.., r _ g, at .., warehouses, near the Westgate and Over bridges, n ott . _ Lower Parting, and at other places frequented by ,•`,. o r bie. b e; such occasions. The "head," however, was n?‘ e IS on have seen it, owing to the state of the wind forth as we few days,. Gloucester Chronic 4), • • 14;i 30% 34% 1:104 14% 4 107 A my, 213 t 98'