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iimw WORK BY DR. CROLY. Just rsady, in 3 vols., post Svo,, M. A lt or,S T 0 N; THE SOLDIER AND STATESMAN. IV the Rev. G. CROLY, LL.D. Author of " Salathiel," Bcc. Henry' V olburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. M.FeiROPOLITAN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, No. 3, PRINCES-STREET, BANK. The 'AYIRECTORS hereby 'lye notice to Members whose Premiums toll dub on the bth of APRIL next, that the same must be paid within thirty days from that date. 7b.e Premiums are payable yearly, half-yearly, or quarterly, on the i•tle of January, sth of April, stn of July, and sth of October, either dr which several days constitutes the commencement of the year to Members. Persons, therefore, desirous of entering the Society, as :Members, on the sth of April next, should appear, or lodge their pro posals, at the Office, on or before that day. This Society, for mutual and general assurance, appropriates all its profits to the benefit of parties assuring their own lives for the whole term of life as Members of the Society. Aa abatement of premium has been made at the rate of 45 per cent. for the year end ing 4th April, 1847, under a confident expectation of a continuance of that rate, at least, to all Members of five years' standing and up wards. RICHARD HEATIIFIELD, SuperintsnOnt. Princes-street, Bank, March 18, 1845. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, 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 Hall 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 mination 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 of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. - - HEr, MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the r ublic are respectfully informed that this Theatre will RE-OPEN THIS EVENLNG, AYRIL 14, When will be performed (for the first time this season), Belimns Opera, I PIIRITANI. Elvlra, Madame Grisi (her first appearance this season) ; Artaro, Signor Mario (his first appearance this season) ; Riccardo, Signoa I, ornasari ; Giorgio, Signor Lablache (his first appearance this .aeon). To conclude with the highly successful New Grand Ballet, by Perrot. The music b y Si g nor Pug, entitled, CATARINA. ' • on, LA FILLE DU BANDIT. The principal parts by Mdlle. Lucile Grahn, Madame Petit Stephan, tdlles .Moncelet, Cassan, Demelisse, and Madame Louise Taglioni ; M.M. Gosselin, Bertrand, Di Mattis, and Perrot. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subseribera, and the Public are respectfully informed that an EXTRA NIGHT will take place on THLTRiDAY, APRIL 16, When will be presented Mozart's chef d'ceuvre, DON GIOVANNI. Donna Anna, Madame Grisi; Donna Elvira, Madlle. Sanchloli ; Zerlina, Madame Castellan. Don Giovanni, Signor Fontasari ; Dou Ottavio, Signor Mario ; II Commandatore, Signor Botelli ; Masetto, signor F. Lablache ; Leporello, Signor Lablache. To conclude with the highly suecessfal New Ballet, by M. Perrot, - entitled, CATARINA ; ou, LA FILLE DU BANDIT. The principal characters byMadlle. L. Gratin, Madlle. P. Stephan, and 3latille. Taglioni M.M. Perrot, Bertraad, DI Mattia, and Goeselin THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be pefKormed a New Opera, entitled TIIF. CRUSADER, The principal characters will b e sustained by Me W ssrs. . HaSr rison, Rorrani, Horncastle, S. Jones , Weiss, Stretton, D. W. King, Miss Romer, and Miss Rainforth. After which, will be produced the Ballet d'Action, entitled PF,ROUsig ; or, The Desolate Island. Principal characters by Madlle. Louise, Madame Giubilei, Mr. W. H. Payne, Mr. Nowell, Mr. T. Matthews, Mr. Wieland, and Master F. Payne. _ • Mr flt THEATRE THIS ROY EV AL, N HAYM G ARKET. EIN Will be performed a New and Original Comedy, called, A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK. Cymon Foxall, Mr. Webster; More craft, Mr. W. Farren ; Sir John Coverdale, Mr. Tilbury; Ernest Cove rdale, Mr H. Holl ; Horace Waldgrave, Mr. Hudson ; Schnei dermann, Mr. J. Bland ; Thomas, Mr. Brindal ; Lady Coverdale, Mrs. Glover; Selina Coverdale, Miss Julia Bennett ; Emmeline, Mrs. Seymour. The Band will perform the Overtures, " La Symphonic," and " La Neige ;" a Fantasia, " Fra Diavolo ;" the " Post Horn Galop," and "Antoinette," Cellarius Waltz. After which (for the first time) an experiment will be tried upon THE BIRDS OF ARISTOPHANES : on which occasion they will be presented to the public with new Names, new' Feathers, new Songs, and new Tales. Principal characters by Messrs. James Bland, Hudson, Tilbury, Brindal, Caulfield, T. F. Mathews, and Miss P. Horton. To conclude with a New Comic Drama, called THE IRISH POST. Characters by Messrs. J. Bland, Tilbury, Mrs. Hamby, !cc. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. _ _ unprecedented Attraction for the Easter Holidays. Re-engagement of GENERAL TOM THUMB ! Who having, on each appearance in the Burlesque of " Hop o' my Thumb," been welcomed with most enthusiastic shouts of ap plause, and excited the astonishment and approbation of an elegant and delighted auditory, by his almost Incredible Dimi nutive Person and his equally Incredible Mind, the Management has much pleasure in announcing his Performance for every Evening during the Holidays. THIS EVENING The performances will commence with a New and Original Comic Drama, in Three Acts, called HONOURS AND TRICKS. Prin cipal characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, F. Vining, Wigan, Dldriear, and Keeley ; Miss Villars, Mrs. A. Wigan, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, a New Extravaganza, entitled THE MARBLE MAIDEN. Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Laidlaw. To conclude with an entirely New and Original Burlesque, en titled HOP 0' MY THUMB ; or, The Ogre and his Seven-League Boots. Hop 'o My Thumb, General Tom Thumb. Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, 6cl. THEATRE ROYAL, A-DELPHI - A New Drama, and a New and Magnificent Burlesque. THIS EVENING Will be presented a New Drama, in Three Acts, called, IN. I DUSTRY AND INDOLENCE ; or, The Orphan's Legacy. St. Amour, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Rollin, Mr. 0. Smith ; Sansonet, Mr. Wright ; Mons. Delamare, Mr. Perkins ; Batifele, Miss Woolgar ; Nini, Miss Webster ; Cecile, Madame Celeste. After which, a New Burlesque, entitled, PETER WILKINS ; or, The Loadstone Rock and the Flying Indians. Principal characters by Misses Woolgar, Emma Harding, Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor; Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Munyard, &c. To conclude with a New Farce, entitled, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL ? Chesterfield Honeybun, Mr. Wright; Isaac Crank, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mrs. Crank, Mrs. F. Matthews, Mrs. Honeybun, Miss Emma Harding. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Wil be performed a New Drama, entitled ERNESTINE. The principal characters supported by Messrs. Cooper, Wallack, Leigh Murray; Mrs. Stirling, Miss E. Stanley, Miss May, &c. After which, the petite ~ .lomedy, named THE IRISH AMBAS SADOR. Sir Patrick O'Plenipo, Mr. Collins. To conclude with a New Fairy Extravaganza, entitled LADY OODIVA AND PEEPING TOM OF COVENTRY. In which Messrs. Walton, Wynn, Compton, Granby, Oxberry ; Miss Taylor, :Miss E. Stanley, 3lss. Fostroke, Miss Bonner, &c., will appear. ASTLEY'* ROYAL AMPHITIthATLE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Patronised by her most gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Princess Royal.—Entertainments Extraordinary for the Holiday Visitors.—First Appearance of the celebrated Clown Wallet, in conjunction w.th Barry and Rochez. THIS EVENING Will be performed an entirely new Equestrian Oriental Spectacle, entitled, THE ARAB AND HIS DESERT STEED ; or, the Pearl of the Euphrates. The Characters personified by the principal members of the Company and numerous auxiliaries. New and Popular Scenes in the Circle, by the Foreign and British Professors. To conclude with a favourite Afterpiece. Box-oftice open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Holiday Attractions, on a scale of Novelty, Talent, and Variety never before offered. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Burlesque Spectacle, entitled JACK THE GIANT KILLER. Supporte d by Messrs. Rogers, Cowell, Lewis, Heslop, Williams ; Mesdlns. Hughes, M. Glover, &c. After which, a New Farce by Mr. E. Stirling, entitled, ON THE TILES ; or, A Night at Greenwich. To be followed by a Grand Ballet of Enchantment, called, DER :IFIAMOIS YAGER ; or, The Fiend on Earth. By the Deulin Family. A Tableaux of the Great Indian Victory will be exhibited. To conclude with a New Melodrama, called, THE RATS OF MAT CAST LE. ROYAL VICTORIA TILEATRE. The most powerful and varied Entertainment ever offered to the Public ! TIIIS EVENING Will be performed an entirely new Drama, entitled LAID UP IN PORT ; cr, Sharks along Shore. Principal characters by Messrs. Fredericks. Saville, Raymond, Tindell, Higgie, Searle, Burton ; Jliss Vincent, Miss E. Terry, &c. After which, THE DAUGHTER OF TIIE REGIMENT ; 3eorgette, Miss Vincent. To conclude wita a romantic Drama, entitled THE DEVIL'S DEN ; or, he Mint, the Maize, and the Maiden. Supported by the entire strength of the Company. ..NEW STRAND THEATRE. ENTIRE CHANGE.—NOVELTIES AND MAGIC EFFECTS. " La gaiete est la sante de fame, La tristesse en est le poison." M. PIIILLIPPE, in returning his grateful thanks to his kind Patrons, and feeling anxiods to merit a continuance of past favours, so libefaliy bestowed upon him by the discerning Public of this great metropolis, begs leave to announce that he will Resume his EN TERTAI • MENT at the above Theatre, THIS EVENING, When he will have the honou r of introducing an ENTIRE - L'HAN'GE in his PERFORMANCE, which has been prepared at a Great expense and labour. The New Feats and Miraculous Scientific Experiments are of the most extraordinary and astounding sie icription, and must be .cen to be believed. PHILLIPPE will commence the Entertainment by Lighting rwo Hu ndred and Fifty Wax Candles by a single Pistol Shot : Phis unique and brilliant Experiment was originally performed by Phillippe for upwards of 700 consecutive nights in P • n During the Evening M. Philippe will introduce his Pari s. D MOTHER'S CAP, with its aaptd Transformations. During the Easter W eek t here will be a Morning and Evening Performance each Day ri r 'h er s im lorn an in ce g at PerZormance will commtnce c 4 ; quarter Private to Eight. Boxes, et Two o'clock ; Evening Stalls, 33.; Boxes, 2 a. ; Pit, Is.; Gallery 13., and 10s. 6d., THE WEATHER.—Stm OFFICE, APRIL 14. rIIERMuMETER, Lowest, 45; Highest. 63; Noon, 60. BAROMETER, 29.73. WIND S.E.; morning, fine: afternoon, showery. d1t.41 - 1 WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morring 24 minutes after 3. I Eveninz .. 42 minutes after 3. (sr_i ..-- j t... p 445 ... .-...4„, ,,, „ 1 ..... , t , -0,, -...,, t .. Cryikiftittlixt,. V70341ki.z-,- , r • ..,,, 0/Icfenfoitut anit LONDON, ITESDAY, APRIL 14, 1846, The dark veil which has long concealed the deeds re- of the Spanish Camarilla, has, at last, b een partially moved, and the public been allowed to get a glimpse of the plots which CURI,TINA. and NARVAEZ, and their nameless associates, have carried on is the secret re 3esses of the palace. For a time these two chief con spirators, and they deserve no better epithet, seemed to work cordially together. They came about the same reriod from Paris, full of instructions from the Court of the Tuileries, and ready prepared with gold and )they means to boot, to overturn EspARTERO, to seduce the army from its allegiance to the Regent, to upset the ;onstitution, and establish a military despotism. In all this they completely succeeded, the Cortes were broken jp .x new Chambers elected, or rather appointed by the ( Dictaript, and so thoroughly were they purged of inde -,j,:,•oeailenVaing Jiberal Members, that every measure pro %Xi:l ,dosed .. --49epament was adopted with little or no c _ :svtgoiti9re; - a.. ." 'overwhelming majorities. Even this k ' ,ll4itk.fif ibsoiutis .. however, did not gratify the wishes of ----r, . --- k , the chief actors : the Ministers were not always 1 compliant to orders—the Cortes even dared to raise their voice against the TRAPANI marriage, and the nation, concurring in their views, loudly exclaimed against the project for allying the young QUEEN to a worn-out branch of the Bourbons, and degrading the country by a mercenary compact formed solely for the selfish purposes of the QUEEN MOTHER. Then, it appears, the struggle commenced between CHRISTINA and NA.RVAZZ. Ministry after Ministry was dissolved and reformed—a second coup d'Etat was tried, and patiently submitted to by the people, but all would not do. The war was going on in the:Camarilla as hot as ever—neither of the intriguers would bear an equal near the throne: NARVAEZ confident of his power over the army dared the QUEEN -MOTHER to do her worst, and this spirited woman (for her courage and firmness none can deny) made up her mind and resolved to sa crifice NARVAEZ at every risk. The General was beaten by the QUEEN, and after being escorted out of Spain by a detachment of his own dragoons, he reached Bayonne on the 10th, and is now on his road to Paris or Naples. This is the most de cided revolution that has taken place for four years in that devoted country; nay, even the expul-ion of BSPARTERO was not so important, for the army at once transferred its allegiance from him to NARVAEZ and a strong body of troops under a skilful general were, always ready to repress counter revolutions. But at present the army is without a leader. Neither CONCHA, nor CoRDOVA, nor any of the newly-appointed generals, has any particular influence over it. BRETON, a daring and cruel, but active officer and firm adherent of NAR VAEZ, has been displaced, so has MAZARREDG, and MANZO, and all those who aided the Dictator in main taining his power. The troops, in fact, have lost the chiefs in whom they seemed to trust, and are open to the intrigues of NARVAEZ and his cast-off followers—the most unprincipled adventurers in Spain. It is impossible to form even a guess of the probable result of such unex pected and dangerous complications. About CiantsTlNA's plans we absolutely know nothing, but what can be gathered from the statement of parties supposed to be in her confidence. These, on the whole, are satisfactory. It is said that the Cortes are to be summoned to meet on the 24th inst., that the arbitrary decree against the liberty of the press is to be recalled, that a Bill for trial by jury is forthwith to be proposed, to the Chambers, and that a general amnesty is to be proclaimed for all political offenders, excepting only the Carlists. Such results are not unlikely, looking at all the circumstances of the last explosion. NARVAEZ had presumed too far on CHRISTINA'S peculiar position and prepossessions; he thought to frighten her into submis sion by holding up before her eyes the sabre by which hitherto he had ruled Spain—he, in fact, believed he was master, and would submit no longer to female do- minion ; but " Sweet is revenge—especially to women ;" and revenge this intriguing and unscrupulous woman was resolved to have. She discarded the General, ap pointed ISTUBITZ Prime Minister, insisted on the im mediate expulsion of her rival from the Spanish terri tory, and determined to brave every hazard, even the esta blishment of a constitutional and popular Government, to debar for ever his return. This, indeed, is the only feasible view that can be taken of the late mysterious events. She will be a friend of liberty so long as the profession of liberal senti ments suits her views. She will bide her time for another plot. The great, the only enemy at present, is NARVAEZ, and he can be put down only by a uni versal reaction against him throughout the country. The army is a doubtful and dangerous weapon. She cannot even trust to it. Her only resource is in the Cortes and the nation, and these she will pay worship to until the great object of her revenge is accomplished. Let us hope that in this instance good will spring out of evil, and that Louis PHILIPPE, who took this woman four years ago under his paternal care, for some purpose or another, will have the honour, though unwittingly, of establishing constitutional government in Spain. Since the commencement of the great European peace of the present century, a vast progression has been made in the development of the popular intellect, a greater progression probably than many may imagine. And, looking at the beneficent consequences which have al ready supervened upon the wars which previously deso lated nearly all the civilised nations of this hemisphere, we cannot but regard that anterior outburst as a kind of convulsive prelude to a state of tranquillity peculiarly humanising. With those momentous wars, the last vestiges of feudalism were dispelled from most of the continental kingdoms ; a moral thunder-storm cleansed the atmo sphere—the political and social atmosphere—of those principles which had outlived many former revolutions of like tendency, though of lesser effect, and afforded mankind an opportunity of working out their own ad ►ancement. That opportunity has not been lost, as far at least as several of the principalities of Europe are concerned. And if the labour of regeneration is still - anything but completed, that circumstance is attributable rather to the immensity of the field which had to be traversed, than to any appreciable indolence on the part of society itself. Small, however, as the accomplishment is, in comparison with what has yet to be accomplished, the people have made prodigious strides in the way of their improvement. This cannot be denied. The mil lions of our English countrymen arc of themselves a sufficient demonstration of the fact. Forty, thirty— nay, less than thirty years ago, religious intolerance was the prevailing characteristic of the bu'k of our population ; that intolerance has been scattered to the winds—its doom was sealed with the passing of Ca tholic emancipation—it is purged away from every nook and corner of our social edifice. Nor is a greater freedom of theological opinion the only boon insured to us during that interval—slavery has been abolished by our Legislature, it has been stigmatised as illegal, and criminal, and unchristian by the language of our statute book. Besides this, a fundamental portion of our Go vernment has been remodeled—the system of represen tation in Parliament has been materially modified, and with that alteration many grievous abuses have been annihilated. Other evidences of a more generalised, though of a not less conclusive character, display the progress which the work of regeneration has already achieved. Our multiplicity of mechanics' institutions, our additional universities and normal schools, our won derful facilities of locomotion, but especially that gradual laxity in our mercantile imposts by which the freedom of commerce has been insured. These and other minor , ircumstances testify the real and solid benefits which have already, or must eventually accrue to the multi ude through that spirit of advancement, the existence And indications of which we are now endeavouring to elucidate. It is the omnipresence of this spirit which has caused this to be identified as " an utilitarian age"— i designation which is frequently (and we think erro neously) used in anything but a laudatory sense. Our generation is, therefore, one of improvement ; it has shown this in the deeds it has already accomplished, and in the aspirations it is ever endeavouring to realise. S'lowly, almost silently, and without anything like osten atious parade, the instruments of the popular cause have been labouring forward for the welfare of their common race, animated by the greatness of their object, sus- Pained by the success of their different efforts, and incited to yet greater exertions by their inherent hopefulness and intrepidity. It is to commemorate the .uspension, probably the temporary but possibly the per- I manent suspension, of one of the noblest and most, powerful of those instruments that we have been induced' to cast this retrospective glance at the social conditions :lfavoeurdfoenleloswo-cwoiuthntarymmiexne.d feeling We m o u f pleasure staeknowle d dge g ' : e —pleasure at the great, and we had almost said splendid, et Ac hievements of that instrument of good to the popu lace—regret at one amongst the various causes which have led to this suspension of its labours, and which cause we shall particularise hereafter. The instrument to which we allude has long since rendered itself illus trious—we mean The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge ; and it is from an " Address " just issued by the Committee of that Society that we receive intelli gence of its intention to draw its efforts to a conclusion. For some latent but comprehensible reasons individuals have occasionally bad the temerity, and we may assur. edly say the ingratitude, to asperse this very laudable institution, and certain obscure portions of the press have recently echoed those imputations: hence we de rive additional pleasure in according praise where it is so justly merited. We would, however, have it particu larly understood that in whatever eulogiums we may utter upon The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Know ledge, we are actuated solely by a spontaneous sense of duty as faithful journalists, and as an organ devoted to the interests of the people ; and we would moreover re mark in all honesty of feeling that our encomiums upon that Society are as unexaggerated' as they are conscien tious. For twenty years has this association been striving manfully and disinterestedly to promote the welfare of the English public, and, by inference, to assure the benefit of the whole human family. Looking at the extraordinary dissemination of knowledge among the million since its abateestablishmnt in 18, it bcomes toobserve the intent 26 ions e ()f the So necessaryalmost beycnd their calculation. ciety have been re alised alm Where units the unit p s re re s a e d nt in tim t h e a_ er iodical publicationst tTimhee,bhouonkdserl ll ec in s, n gt a r y thousands ad, vouchestehou. s l for this—the multiplici t y of p vouches for it; so do the coffee-houses of the metropo- lis, and the subscription libraries in the provinces. How has this been accomplished? We may safely assert that 1 the first conception and the chief portion of the saccess of this noble scheme to render the humbler class of the community a thinking class are attributable to the So ciety for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. We say this under all correction, and we say it in all justice. Cheap books had undoubtedly been published before 1826, but, to quote the expressions used in the address, " those books had been accompanied by a deterioration either of print or of matter." The works, however, whether separate or serial, which hare been issued by the Soci• ety were intended to combine cheapness with excellence of typography, utility of material, and perspicacity of style ; their motto was, "a work need not be bad be cause it is cheap." We will not say that the publica tions which have appeared under the authority and su- perintendence of this Society partake of those qualities. Should any gainsay that such have been the character istics of those serials, the works themselves are their refutation. Time and space would alike pre clude us from individualising the great bulk of publications, instructive and amusing, scientific and literary, historical and miscellaneous, which owe their existence to the industry of the association. Two, however, we must pause to commemorate, "The Penny Cyclopoedia," and " The Library of Useful Know ledge." The latter from its having supplied the multitude with " sound treatises on the principles of all branches of human inquiry" at a reduction in price which enabled thousands to revel in realms of thought from which they were hitherto excluded. The former, from its being without any question the noblest effort for the edu cation of the mass ever made in a single production. That " The Library of Useful Knowledge" has entailed individual advantages upon our English community we, ourselves, can avouch; within our own experience men have risen to a great eminence in the scientific world through the fostering influence of those treatises, with- cut which the persons in question could never have at. tained the requisite information. Nor has this " Diffu. sion of Useful Knowledge," through their own instru. mentality, been the only benefit accruing from this society ; their example has encouraged others to similar efforts in the multiplication of cheap books. On this head the address observes :—" The powerful contribu tors to this great object, who have been taught by the society how to work without the society, may almost be reckoned by the hundred, and there is hardly a country in Europe, from Russia to Spain, which has not seen the society's publications in its own language, and felt their influence on its own system of production." Thus far the efforts of this invaluable institution were re sponded to in the spirit with which they were evolved: but in one particular their endeavours have been unfor tunately attended with such indifferent success, as, com bined with other considerat ions, has induced the commit tee to suspend their hitherto untiring operations. A pro digious work, a " Biographical Dictionary"—a greater undertaking, possibly than the " Penny Cyclopmdia"— has been attempted, and failed from want of patronage from the public. This is the one amongst the other causes for the suspension of the society to which we have already alluded. Another, and an infinitely more satisfactory reason, has led them to this determination; and here we will gladly transcribe the language of the " Address:"—" The Society's work is done, for its greatest object is achieved—fully, fairly and permanently. The public is supplied with cheap AND good literature to an extent which the most sanguine friend of human improvement could not, in 1826, have hoped to have witnessed in twenty years. The committee congratu late all who feel as they do upon the spirit of improve ment now so actively displayed, and trust that it will not tire until it has achieved the universal education of the people. The time is coming, they trust, when all will act upon what most now see—namely, that knowledge, though it adds power to evil, adds tenfold power to good; when there shall be no part of the community on which this maxim shall not have been verified; and when The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge shall be co-existent with society itself." Surely these sentiments must find an echo in the hearts of all, and afford an universal satisfaction at such reasons being those which cause the retirement of such a body. The words are grateful to us, because they are instinct with philanthropy and hopefulness. Before we terminate our remarks, it would be unjust were we not to individualise one among the most assiduous and earnest of the pro moters of this admirable association. His labours, to quote one of our own observations, have indeed been peculiarly unostentatious, as they have been peculiarly disinterested and peculiarly influential. However parties may regard him as a politician, there is no single individual but what must ac knowledge the great genius of the ex-Chancel lor Lord BROUGHAM—that genius, and a brilliant and discursive genius it is, has been devoted, since 1826 up to the present time, to the interests of The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, and in consequence to the interests of the multitude at large. As the origi nator of the association, Lord BROUGHAM deserves the gratitude of his fellow men, of whatever party in politics, or of whatever sect in religion ; while, as chairman of its Committee, he has laboured for twenty years as nobly and as unswervingly for the good of the people as he did anterior to its formation, when the name of lIENnv BROUGHAM was synonymous with Patriotism. To his care and encouragement the Society owes its chief strength, while his example has served as an incentive to Mr. CHARLES KNIGHT, the publisher to the Society, and the many eminent men who constituted its Com mittee. They have all emulated each other in the ad mirable scheme which they had undertaken, and which they have fulfilled ; and on this account do they deserve the good-will of their country. We shall not descend to a consideration of those political and sectarian attacks which have been variously levelled at this Society, feel ing them to be most singularly misjudged, and most miserably ungracious. Because a body of men, anxious for the improvement of the million, steer between the sand-banks of religionists and the sunken breakers of party politicians, they are not surely for that reason alone to be branded as the promoters of infidelity and scepticism. The supposition is beyond all common sense. Now, however, that the members of the Society have terminated their labours, their retrospect must be pecu liarly gratifying, for their work is indeed done, " their greatest object is achieved—fully, fairly, and per manently." With something beyond ordinary pleasure we direct attention to a letter, in another column, addressed to ourselves, by Mr. Sheriff LA lIRIE ; and we experience this peculiar degree of satisfaction in so doing, because we are inclined to regard that communication as an augury of an inestimable boon to a helpless class, and inferentially to the entire population of Great Britain. The hearts of philanthropists have been long moved at the consideration that a number of wretched creatures, aho are annually released from gaol by the expiration of the time allotted for their imprisonment, are thrown upon the world again without home, patron, or any oc cupation by which they might eke out even the most scanty subsistence, and by this means are driven to com mit still further depredations upon society, to harden themselves to the trade of larceny, and become in the end habitually criminal. This painful reflection has pre sented itself to every one interested in the slightest degree in the moral relationship subsisting between all grades of the English people; it has stood forth, beneath their scru tiny a villanous blotch upon our social system, infectious in its growth, and detrimental to those hopes of ulterior happiness towards which the hearts and imaginations of all are, more or less, directed. By the heartless manner in which these unfortunate beings are again thrust amidst their old temptations, without one single preser vative against the exercise of their former passions, the moral energy of the destitute classes, feeble enough in the hour of its greatest vigour, is reduced to a state of the most deplorable tenuity. They find themselves plunged once more amidst the contamination of their vile haunts —they breathe again that infectious atmosphere which always envelopes the gregarious criminality of a great city—they are possibly goaded on by an ignorant ani mosity towards the law, under whose scourge they have but very recently winced ; everything, in short, tends to confirm their evil habits, to develope yet further their capacity for vice, and to imbue them with such a lawless rage for crime as will irrevocably place them beyond the reach or the influence of redemption.' Such is the extent of the evil whose eradication has long been a dim aspiration in the mind of the philan thropist. But unfortunately it has hitherto been only a dim aspiration ; nothing more. So many real and imaginary difficulties have appeared in the way of a thorough and effective reformation, that each man has shrunk back at the multiplicity of the obstacles to be overcome, and contented himself with the formation of a wish. One individual, however, has had the intre pidity as well as the benevolence to press the grievance " home," to probe the matter to the bottom, to hint at is s melioration, and to insist upon the necessity of some speedy movement in the proper direction. That man is Mr. Sheriff LAURIE, and the mere mention of his name in connexion with the foregoing facts, forms the noblest panegyric that could be pronounced in his favour. Lie has striven for some time past in what many conceived, and what some still conceive, to be a hopeless cause ; he has done so courageously and perseveringly, in spite of every obstacle that lay upon the path—and I many of them, be it rem arked, were no insignificant obstacles indeed. After these arduous and almost soli- tary exertions, however, it must be a deep gratification to the worthy Sheriff himself to peruse the contents of his printed letter. It must be an assurance that his la bours already look propitious, and that he will reap a plentiful harvest of good if he furthers them yet awhile with similar assiduity. The chief object he has already attained is not unimportant ; it is the formation of a committee : and as a testimony that this corn. mittee is of an influential character we may, without enumerating the several names, mention that it is com posed of five noblemen, five prelates, the Lord Mayor of London, and two Members of Parliament. Besides this it appears that the example given by the petition forwarded by the committee to the Legislature, impress ing upon Parliament the necessity for some immediate remedy, has been productive of considerable assistance to the cause, by the subsequent presentation of similar petitions from " almost every corporation in England and Wales." The Duke of CAMBRIDGE has been also enlisted in aid of the unfortunate crimi nals in question, his Royal Highness having promised to support the measure in the Upper House. Some startling facts may be gleaned, moreover, from the letter of Mr. Sheriff LAURIE, facts which serve to illustrate the necessity, feasibility, and excellence of some alteration like the one proposed, namely the es tablishment of " Houses of Occupation," where the re leased crowds might obtain shelter, moral instruction, food, clothing, and the knowledge of some useful occupation. The necessity is shown in the circumstance that the people of this description who are disgorged from our prisons, average annually thirty thousand in number. The feasibility is demonstrated by the fact that establish ments of a like nature have been already introduced in France, Holland, and Manchester. The excellent con sequences w hich would result from such an arrangement is proved by statistical reports, such, for ex ample as the one issued from an in , titution of this sort, established in 1840, by Count LEON D'OuncHEs, which gives the gratifying assurance that " out of every hundred (of the parties admitted) five only have been afterwards ,e•convicted." We congratu late ::r. Sheriff LAURIE on the success with which his benevolent intentions have already been received, and heartily wish him a God speed on his mission of phi ianthropy. The accounts from Madrid are to the 7th inst. The downfal of NARVAEZ is as complete as it was sudden, and he himself is at this moment an exile. It appears that the first act of IsTunlTz, after his appointment as President of the Council on the sth, was to send for NARVAEZ and announce to him the determination of the Government that he should quit Spain, at the same time offering the embassy to Naples, informing him that in the event of his declining it the Government considered it advisable that he should proceed forthwith to France. The embassy was declined, and ill health pleaded as an excuse for remaining at Madrid for the present (he had been bled only the day before) ; this excuse, however, did not avail, and on the nigh t of the 6th he was en route for France under the escort of a body of cavalry. On the 9th he arrived at Burgos, where he was so seriously indisposed that he was obliged to rest awhile from sheer physical inability to continue his journey ; his rest, however, was not of long duration, for on the evening of the 10th he arrived at Bayonne, where be was joined by his Duchess. It was currently reported in Madrid on the 6th that a pronunciamiento had taken place in Gallicia against the Government. The accounts were supposed to be greatly exaggerated. The next day, however, news arrived in Madrid that the Gallician insurrection had subsided as soon as the fall of NARVAEZ became known in that province. The Paris Presse gives the following account of the dismissals and appointments which have taken place since the advent of ISTURITZ to office, and concludes with what may be considered the official programme of the new Cabinet : " Four Captains-General bad been dismissed—viz., General Mazarredo, Captain - G eneral of Madrid ; Ge neral Breton, Captain-General of Barcelona ; General Manso, of Valencia ; and General Shelly, of Seville. These Captains-General—all creatures and personal friends of General Narvaez—were replaced, General Mazarredo by General Pezuela, General Breton by Ge neral Manuel Concha, General Manso by General Jose Concha, brother of the latter. The successor of General Shelly was not known. Genera l Folgosi, Governor of Madrid, and formerly a Carlist Chief, had been super seded by General Cordova, and Colonels Ortega and Calonge had been likewise dismissed. Ortega . had been replaced in the command of the R egiment Reins Gabernadora by Colonel Tu ron, who ha d lost it after the downfal of the Marquis de Miraflores. M. Loygorri, a private friend of General Narvaez, the Under-Secretaries of the Foreign and War departments, Messrs. Sartorius and the Marquis de Vistahermosa ; M. Sabater, Political Chief of Madrid; and 11L Xavier Quinto, Director-General of the Post-office, had been also deprived of their situations. M. Quinto, after being one of the most violent revolutionists, had become an ultra-intolerant absolutist. He had taken an active part in the pronunciamiento of 1840 and in the revolution of 1841, and made himself conspicuous by his fury in de manding the death of Diego Leon. He is said to have been replaced by M. Alvarez Guerra, former director of the Post-office, an intimate friend of M. Isturitz, and a most moderate and respectable Conservative. The Cortes had been convoked for the 24th. The decree against the press was repealed, and a new project, re establishing trial by jury, w as to be presented. The Ministry was abou t to publish an amnesty, including men of all parties and ranks, no matter what might have been the circumstances attached to their previous career. The family of Don Carlos was alone to be ex cepted. The Infant Don Enrique had been recalled to Madrid. Our correspondent assures us that it was con templated to restore to Esparter o a ll hi s t i t l es an d deco rations. A similar project had already been attributed to the Miraflores Administration." The regiments of Bourbon and Bailen, under the command of Don JOSE CONCHA, left Madrid for Gallicia on the 6th. The royal decree forbid ding all time bargains on the Bol z s at a, eof the afterthe 6t l h. 15th of April, appears in th e M a d r id Ga M A DRID BoLSA, APRIL 6.—Thre e p er C en t. f or money, 30 ;at th irty days, 30 ; Fi ve per C ent., f or money, 20.1 ; Railroad from Madrid to A ran j uez , 2,080 ; Bank of St. Ferdi nand, 280 ; Bank of Isabella, 170 ; Company of Probity, 185 ; Company of Iris, 125 ; General Assura nce, 83 ; All iance, 70 ; Anchor, 170 • Gas Company, 160 . Exchan ges : London, 3 7i ; Paris, 16 5. We have received the Paris papers of Sunday. The affairs of Spain are commented on in most of them. The article on Spain which appears in La Presse, the organ of Queen CHRISTINA, we have given elsewhere. Preparations were making at the Palace of the Elysie Bourbon for the reception of IBRAHIM and his suite, who were expected to arrive in Paris on the 24th inst. IBRAHIM will be accompanied by SOLIMAN PACHA, Chief of his staff, and his son, SAUDER BEY ; Colonel IBRA • HIM BEY ; Lieutenant -Colonel BOUFORT NUBAZ, In terpreter ; and KAEABET, Secretary. The debate on the naval budget in the Chamber of Deputies, which was to commence on Monday, would, it was expected, have been somewhat stormy. Admiral HERNOUX, who drew up the report of the Com mittee, is the intimate friend of the Prince DE JOINVILLE, and in the report has reproduced the views which the Prince put forth in his celebrated pamphlet, some two years since, as to the superiority of steam over sailing vessels. The report accordingly recommends a large increase in thegrant for steam-vessels, and a corresponding diminution in that for sailing vessels. On the other side M. CHARLES DUPIN and Admiral DE MAcKAu, the Minister of Marine, have declared that steamers are quite unfit fur regular warfare, and that there ought to be a large increase in the number of fri gates and ships of the line. M. CHARLES Durni has published a pamphlet on the subject, from which w e extract the following table, showing the number of ships of the line and seamen in the service of France at diffe rent periods : Ships. Seamen. 1680, under Louis XIV. ...... 100 1780, under Louis XVI. ...... 81 less than 100,000 1814, under Napoleon ........ 108 at most 120,000 1824, under Louis XVIII ..... 53 1836, under Louis Philippe... 53 e withve utm ost r L 1846, as propos e d b y t h e Com mitteethe 36 may Whateve r causes o f difference have been hereto fore subsisti ng b etween Lor d P A LMERSTON and certain high personage s i n F rance , th e y appear to have been completely removed. Ills L or dship has been re ceived Lord cordialitye r u e no d u during i nb i y g m , a l l on s his parties. a recent tur d ay, l .1 e atvisita was present sitti▪ ng of th e A cademie des S c i ences , M ora l es , an d Poli▪ tiques, where Baron C. DUPIN read the introduction to an imp ortant work he is preparing, un d er th e title of ‘' De la, Force Exterieure de la Grande Bretagne." Lord Bnotrouszt who is a corresponding member of the Academy, begged to say, in a few words, that whilst he was happy to render full justice to the talent of the author, h e cou l d not agree i n t h e opinions expressed by him concerning the policy cf England in the affairs of Syria, the occupation of Aden, and the question of the sulphur monopoly in the kingdom of Naples. f' fhe partis ans o f postal re f or m in France have been for some time in communication with Mr. RoWLAND HILL, who has afforded them much valuable information. The Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, ap pointed to examine the Western Railroad Bill, had met twice on Saturday. In the morning it heard from the Minister of Public Works the difficulties that had caused the breaking off of the arrangements between the LAFFITTE Company and the two Versailles Companies. The Epo2ue - states, that there was a chance of those difficulties being removed, and of the first arrangement being carried into effect. The Strasburgh Railway Company has purchased the iron-works of the Marquis DR BOISSY, at Vierzon. The Three per Cents. were done at TORTONI'S, on Sunday, at 83f. 70c. LYONS, APRIL 10.—Marseilles and Avignon, 915 f.; Paris and Orleans, 8,230 f.; Rouen, 1,040 f.; Lyons, 575 f.; Vierzon, 678 f. 75e. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN' RAILWAYS AT TILE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Aram 13. _'Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cetto (Espleta), 21; —Dutch Rhenish, s%—East Indian, a—Great Western Bengal, 1A —Lyons and Avig non, 2—Namur and Liege, I%—Orleatis and Bordeaux, 11 !( —Paris and Rouen, 40%—Paris and Strasbourg Constituted, 514 —Rouen and Havre, 291 A. MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY) Henry Bishop, a young man, a bricklayer, was charged with committing the following brutal outrage on his wife. The complainant, a young woman, of cleanly and decent appearance, stated that she was living at No. 15, Morton-street, Middlesex Hospital. She had been mar ried to the prisoner about two years, and, before a week had expired he commenced using her in a most brutal and inhuman manner. She was scarcely ever without a black eye, or severe bruises about her person. She had been three times in the hospital from his ♦iolence, and, in one instance, her life was placed in imminent danger by his kicking her with dreadful force on the head. His ill usage at length became unbearable, and, about Christmas last, she left him, he having previously sold off all the furniture, and dissipated the produce in drunkenness, to which he was habitually addicted. Her father supplied her a ith the furniture she had at her present lodgings. Between one and two o'clock on Sunday morning last, the defendant, in a state of furious drunk enness, gained entrance to the house, and forcing open the door of her apartment, beat her in a most shameful manner, and broke the chairs, table, crockery, and nearly everything in the place. As he was leaving the room, he inflicted a severe kick on her person, as she was lying nearly insensible on the bed. This morning he again came to her place and ill-used her, on which she gave him in charge to the police. Mr. MALTBY asked the defendant what he had to say for himself ? The defendant said he certainly had struck his wife, because she was saucy to him ; but he did not hurt her. Wilks, the gaoler, said the defendant had, a few months ago, been committed from this court for two months to hard labour, for assaulting the complainant. The complainant said such was the fact. Mr. MALTBY ordered the defendant to pay a fine of 51., or undergo two months more imprisonment to hard labour. THE 9th LANCERS. TO THE EDITOR OF 7'HE SUN. Sia,—l read this morning in the Times a paragraph quoted from the Observer headed " The 9th Lancers," stating that there were reports in the military circles that in the late transactions the regiment had wholly disappointed the general expectation, and that the cir cumstance was attributed to the backwardness of one of the superior officers ; and that their readers must be struck with their not having been mentioned in the offi cial accounts. It is much to be regretted that the editor of the Ob server should have published a report without making more careful inquiries as to its correctness. ' There is no report implicating the gallantry or good conduct of the 9th Lancers, and they are honourably mentioned in Sir Hugh Gough's official dispatch, from which I quote : " The demonstration on the enemy's left by the 9th Lancers towards the conclusion of the battle was made in the best order under a sharp cannonade." There certainly is a report abroad that an inquiry into the conduct of one of their superior officers was going on when the last mail left, at the instigation of the officers of the regiment ; but I think it hard that the regiment, who are as fine a regiment as any in the service, and most anxious for distinction, should be im plicated in rumours only affecting an individual, and possibly unfounded.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, April 13, 1846. DEATH OF A MISER. On Monday afternoon Mr. Baker held an inquest at the King's Arms, Charles-street, City-road, on view of the body of John Jacob Farmer, or John Jacob, about 70 years of age, who died in the workhouse of the parish of St. Luke, City-road, from exhaustion, having been removed there from his lodgings, 6, Powell's-place, City-road, where were found Peruvian and other bonds, with Bank of England notes and gold, to the value of 8,6561. It appeared from the evidence, that in the month of Sep tember last the deceased took a room at the above house, in Powell's-place. On Sunday afternoon last, as he had not been seen for some days, information was sent to Mr. Bacon, master of St. Luke's Workhouse, who promptly proceeded to the house, when a policeman was called in, by whom the door of his room was forced open. The deceased was found in bed, apparently in a dying state, and the room exhibited that he (deceased) was in a state of the utmost destitution. A surgeon of the parish immediately saw the deceased, who was sinking from want of the common necessaries. Stimulants were ad ministered, from the effects of which, in about an hour's time, he was so far recovered that he was enabled to be removed to the workhouse. Previously, Mr. Bacon searched the room, upon which he discovered in his watch-fob pocket a 100/. and a 50/. Bank of England notes, not endorsed and quite new ; in another pocket 16 sove reigns, and at the head of the bed a roll of papers, which proved to be Brazilian, Spanhh, and Peruvian bonds, of the value of 8,4901., scrips of which had been taken off, and the interest on them paid. These had been origi nally received by him, as they had not been endorsed. At the workhouse he was urged to state who were his relatives, but he obstinately refused to make any com munication. He was there attcnded by Mr. Courtenay, the house surgeon, who was not able to prolong his ex istence but a few hours. From the conversation of the wretched man, it appeared that he was constantly in the practice of depriving himself of the necessai ies of life— one of the means by which he thought it possible to sup port life without food, being daily to saturate his body with oil of olives. The inquest was adjourned to Monday next. FIRE IN TOXTETII PARK.—Yesterday morning, be tween the hours of twelve and one o'clock, a fire broke out at the steam flour-mill °coupled by Mr. Pattison, in Hill-street, Toxteth-park. Several engines from the station, and also the West of England engine, under the command of Mr. Kelly, were speedily on the ground, and, at the time they reached, the flames were bursting ferth with great violence, threatening destruction to the whole of the premises. Through the exertions, however, of Mr. Dowling, Mr. Hewitt, and the fire. brigade, the fire, which lasted about two hours, was completely got under, and was confined to the angle in which it originated. A considerable quantity of flour, some of the machinery, and a portion of the building were completely destroyed. We regret to say that the owner, whose loss is considerable, was uninsured.—Liverpool Paper. Private advices from Valparaiso to the end of January last have come to hand. From Cobija the latest intelligence was, that as no goods could be removed frem that port for the interior before March, sales for Bolivia must be sus pended until that date, or until the embargo was removed. The accounts received from England of the unfavourable result of late shipments of Alpaca wool had materially af fected the value of the article. On the other band, the fa vourable accounts of the sales of copper kept the prices of ores firm. Shipments were increasing, as the mines had been worked with success. The exchange on England was 45d. ; the price of silver was 10 dols. per mark ; dollars were 7 per cent. premium. ALARMING INDICATIONS.--- On Wednesday night. as the smack Maria, laden with flour from Mr. John Norris Russell's mills, in this city, was proceeding on its passage to his bakery establishment in Ennis, it was boarded in the Clare river, at Smith's Island, by a boat manned by nine hands, who, all armed with guns, carried off half of the flour, which was as much as they were able to manage : and, as far as we have learned, no tidings have since been heard of them. This is the first serious outrage upon property, arising from famine—Heaven grant it may be the last ! Limerick Reporter of Friday. STRIKES.—The bricklayers of Birmingham still hold out. Some of the other trades who have struck are negotiat ing with their employers, with a view to an amicable ar rangement of differences. INSTALLATION OF A MILITARY KNIGHT OF WIND SOR —WINDSOR, MONDAY.—Brevet Major Clarke, on full pay as captain in the 66th Regiment of Foot, appointed one of the Military Knights of Windsor, in the room of the late Captain Donald M‘Lachlin, who died in Novem ber last, was installed this morning during divine service at St. George's Chapel, by the Rev. Dr. Keats, the canon in residence. The newly- appointed Military Knight, upon being introduced to his stall, was supported by Ensign Lamb and Lieutenant Nantes, the two junior knights in attendance The following knights were also pre sent during the ceremony :—Major Moore (the Governor), Lieut. Ragg, Lieut. Allen, Quartermaster Powell, Ensign Lawrence, and Lieut. M‘Dermott. Major Clarke, who entered the army in 1808, served in the Peninsula from the following year to the end of the war in 1814, having been in the battles of Oporto, Talavera, Albuhera, Vittoria, Orthes, an d Tou louse, and also at the siege of Badajoz. At the battle of Al buhera he was struck down by a Polish lancer and taken pri soner, but made his escape in a charge of cavalry. The names of between 200 and 300 applicants are on the list for any future vacancies which may occur in the Institution of the Military knights of Windsor, which consist of 18. The Board of Works has approved of public works at Corkaguiny, Kerry, to the amount of 3,5001. The warrant from the Treasury has been issued for the grant of 25,0001. for the improvement of Lough Corrib, Galway.—Limeri ck Chronicle. THE AMERICAN STEADIER.—LIVERPOOL, MONDAY AFTERNOON, FOUR O'CLOCK. —We are hourly expecting to hear of the steamer Hibernia being near the port. PROGRESS OF ART.—Mr. Barton, of i.J O Ive rston. Whitehaven,the contractor of the mail gig from Milnthorpe to has at present a horse with an iron leg, and, most strange to say, in that state it is a "first-rate galloper," a fact which is known to many persons in Ulverstone. The horse had a misfortune about last Whitsuntide, and the iron leg has h been fitted up and fixe d on by Mr. Hayton, the blacksmit, of Ulverstone.—Kendal Mercury. ANTIQUE.—A trave.ler m Africa is said to MonunN have been greatly mystified very lately. He saw in the hand of a fisherman at Tunis a kind of tumulary stone, on which was the following inscription in ancient but well-preserved characters : AN. NOM. DC. CCX. LIVC. ELL. ARIUS INV. EN TAB. ITP. OL. KA. MET. NONDE CORA B. IT. VR. The traveller paid the price asked for the curiosity, which at first sight he attributed to the beresiarch Arius. He then submitted it to the learned of the place, but they were puz zled. At this moment a sergeant in the Engineers happened to come up, and, looking at it, exclaimed, " I can read it easily enough." "Pray, do—pray," responded the anxious and archwological traveller. " Well," said the sergeant, learned, if not in the law, at least in such antiquity. "it is— ' Anno 1844. Cellarius inuentabit Pollan: et non decorabitur: " (In 1844, Cellarius will invent the Polka, and will not be de corated.) The traveller made a rapid departure, leaving his modern antique behind him. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were about 9,000 bales, half of which were for export, and on speculation. Former rates were supported. Accounts have been received from Launceston and Hobart Town to the 30th November. The colony was slowly recovering from its mone tary difficulties, and it is I even said that the capitalists of New South Wales were already looking out for employment of the surplus funds at their disposal. There had been some diminution of the rob beries and assaults so long committed in various parts of Van Dieman's Land, and this is partly accounted for by the fact of many "probation" men having been for warded to Sydney, where their services were wanted. In one or two instances, however, these were already sent back as criminals to Hobart Town, for fresh crimes committed in their new localities. The Hibernia steamer, from Halifax, was hourly ex pected last evening at Liverpool. With the payment of the dividends, the partial re covery from the panic occasioned by the tumble in shares, and the return of deposit-moneys, matters in the City begin now to wear a more favourable appearance, and it is presumed that ere long past losses will have been fully ascertained, quietly booked, and although not forgotten, no longer uselessly repined over, for they may act as a salutary warning in future. The English Stocks have been rather more buoyant to days and the settlement of the Consol Account is going off favourably. The continuation is about 4 per c ent. to May 28, the next settling day, for which bargains have been made at 968 to t. Money operations have been effected at 968 to I. The premium on Exchequer-bills has been 245. Bank Stock has realised 236 to 2051-, and India Stock 259 to 261. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents have been 968 to 97. For the'Foreiom Investments there is still very little inquiry. The break up of the Narvaez Ministry, much as it is liked, had the effect of depressing prices, because of the uncertainty as to whether his successor can carry on the Government. The Five per Cent. Spanish Bonds have been 24k 4, and the Three per Cents., 36* to 4. Portuguese Three per Cents. have realised 58/. Grenada are 22i. Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents. are 59i -a. Railway Shares are generally firm, though quiet. BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .. .. • . 206 20531 205 Y, Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 954% 95% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 96% 3 /.% 96 i/s New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Amts. 967/, 97 97 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1849 - India Stock .. . India Bonds, 1,0001. Ditto, under 1,0001. Consols for Account, May 28 .. 96 1 4 Exchequer Bills. INci. I%d. 1,0001... - 5001. .. Ditto. Small .. .. .. .. 259 261 24 - - - pm. 24 - - - pm. 24 28 - - pm. CLOSING PRICES. 87 3 4 2114 58 1 4 110 24 5 38 36% ONE FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Danish, 3 per Cent - • • • • • 87% Grenada, 1 per Cent .. 224 Portuguese Three per Cents • • .. 58 Russian 80nd5.......... — Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 24%% Ditto, Passive Bonds .. • . Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. 36 IA 1 4 Dividends on the above payalile in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 59% % Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 92% BUSINESS PAID. DONE AT CLOSING ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. .. . 10 .... 3 .......... .. .. .. 75 .... - ........ . Ditto New .. .. • • • • Caledonian .. .. .. .. 10 •... 76% . ...... Ditto, Half Shares .. 2%.... IX: • • ...... Chester and Holyhead .. . • .. 20 .... 18 ex int.. • • 18 1 ' ex int Derby, Gainsboro', & Gt. Grimsby 1% , . %,,,,,,,,,, Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2%.... % Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) 3 iii ...... Direct Northern .. 2% „ Dublin and Galway .• • • 4 .... 1 Eastern Counties .. 141. 165..... 21% % 22 .. - Ditto New .. .. • • • . 81. 165..... 6% % p .. Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4d. Ditto, York Extension .. 105..... 1% ••..• • . • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow .. 50 •.. Ditto % Shares .. 10 16% . .. Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 15 .... 21% 2 . 1 ...... Great North of England ...100 ••• . • .... • Ditto, New .. 5 51% 52 Great Western ........85 ....147 Ditto, Half Shares .. 50 85 86 .• • • .... Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 5 17 17 •.• • .. Ditto, Fifths .. 20 .... 34 .... ••• • • Hull and Selby .. 50 ....101 100.. • .• Lancaster and Carlisle 35 48% .. • • • Ditto, New . • • • .. .. 5 .... ••..•. . • . • Liverpool and Leeds Direct .. 2% .... • • Liverp., Manch., & Newc. Janet. 2% •. London an 1 Birmingham . .100 223 1 % 225 223% Ditto Thirds .. .. 24 .... 62 ..... Ditto Quarters .. • • • • • • 2 .... 28% Ditto Fifths .. 2 .... 24 14 . • ..... London and Brighton .. 50 •• .. 62% 63 .. •• • • .. 20 .... 28 . .... • ..... Ditto ditto Fifths London and Croydon .. 131. 15s. 9d. 21 1 4% .. ••. • • • London and South-Western.. 411. 6s. 10d. 77 76 .. • • • • • • Ditto, New . 12% .... 21% • • • • ..... London and York .. .. • • • • 2. % •• • • 1 14 %' • .. Manchester and Leeds .. 82 .... Ditto, Half Shares .. 38 .... 554 ...... Ditto, Sixteenths • • • • • • Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . .... ••• • • • Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) .• 4 .... 11% .•••• • • • • • Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) .. 2 .... 93114 Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) I •• • • 7% • • .... •• • • Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. % p. • • • • • • • Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... . • • • . • Midland ..100 .... 144% 146 145.. Ditto, New .. .. 18 .... 29% 30 . •• .. Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 55 .... 43% 43 44 . % Ditto, New . 1 .... 8 1 4 14 .. • • Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 10 .... 18 17% 18y, • • Newark, Sheffield, and Boston .. 2%.... 1 .. ••.. . . North British .. .. 20 .... 24%14 .......• Ditto, Half Shares .. G 8 1 ,4 8 Ditto, Dalkeith 25 . Ditto, ditto .. .. 5 .... .......... North Staffordshire .. .• 425..... 2% 2 p.... • . Oxfd.,Worcester, & Wolverhmptn. 12 1 / .... Scottish Central .. . .. 10 .... 13 1 % 2 14 .. •• .. South Midland 425. % dis. • ... • • South Eastern and Dovor 33% .......... Ditto. New (iss. at 321.) No. 1. 16 .... 16 •• • • Do., New (do, 33/. 63.8 d.) No. 2. 10 .... 10% ... Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. . South Wales .. .. 5 .... 1% 1.... •• • • Waterford and Kilkenny .. 8 ...... •• • • Waterfd., Wexfd., Wick., & Dub. 1% .... % .......... Wexford, Waterford, & Valentia 1 3 / 8 .... % .......... Welsh Midland .. • • 2% .. 1% ........ West Riding Union • • • • .. 425. 1% p. Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 5 .... 3 York and North Midland .. 80 • 97 Ditto, Selby .. • • .. .. 30 ••• • _ •••• • • • • Ditto. Extension • • • . •• 15 •• • • 32% 22 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. • . 12 .• .. 12 • Dutch Rhenish • • • • • • • • 5 ••• • • 5 %•••• • • • • East Indian .. bs. . Grt. North. of France Constituted 5 .... 15% ....... • • Jamaica South Midland Junction 1 .... Luxembourg .• • • • • • • Namur and Liege • • .. .. 4 .... ••••• • •• • Orleans and Bordeaux .. .. 6 .... 11 le% •• • • Over Yssel . • • .. .. 4/. as. 4d.... 3 1 4 dis •• • , Paris and Strasb o urg Constituted 5 .... 5% .• • • •• • Rouen and Havre . • • .. 20 .• .. 29% ••• • • Sambre and Meuse • • • • 6 •• • • 3 ••••• • • • • Tours and Nantes Constitute d •. 5 .... 6% % •• JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Commercial of London • • .. 20 .•• • ••••• • • • • London and Westminster .. .. 20 .... 26% .... ••• • • MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered .... 314 .• •• • • 14 22 6% p 223 dis, 10% 3LA dis LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LoNnom, APRIL 14.—Wind E., light breeze and fine. TORQUAY, APRIL 12.—The Nahant, stranded at Poole Cove, near Berry Head, as reported on the 19th of March, has been floated off and brought into this port, where she is intended to be broken up. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 13.—The Friendship, of Dublin, from Rio Nunez to this port, has put into Sierra Leone, with master and all hands, except two, dead from fever. She would fill up and sail for this port about the latter end of February. DEAL, APRIL 13.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Montrose, Ferguson, Ceylon; Sophia, Sexton, Calcutta; Chanticleer, Papendre, Jamaica; Algonia, Spalding, America. DOVZR, APRIL 13.—Wind S.W.—Sid. George and Mary, Palmer, Boston. SCIOI4I Cope, et. Bainbridge,,,c hiemoderate..rcNkleetnl, rl 3 aaN . cy — ha, I d: V aio tul i ta n o; }T S , sr . h S al r a N ek l T 1 a slfi . et t Pei o d, PENZANCE, APRIL 12.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Hebe, Tobago LIVE R s u; P s i o oerr O l doe r. , nel nin A N es P Ers : ea l Aeg L , per : 1 — bil A e r I Orleanse. Philadelphia. OFF Powrsmounr.—Sophie, Saxton, Mauritius. NOTICE TO MARINERS. The following is posted at Lloyd's:— " The following beacons have been erected on the Turks' Island for navigating the channels leading into the Hawk's Nest Anchorage:— " On Penniston Bay, a pole chequered black and white, 28 feet long, the top of which is 42 feet above the level of the sea. " On Toney Rock a beacon, 30 feet in height, the top of which is 47 feet above the level of the sea. "On the north end of East Bay a beacon, 22 feet in height, the top of which is 38 feet above the level of the sea. " The beacons are square open frames, having at the top a lantern, the frames of which are filled in with wood, and the whole painted black. " The pole on Penniston Bay, in a line with the beacon on Toney Rock, bearing N.W. 1 1 4 , W., leads through the great cut. - th the S.W. end of east end of " The beacon on East Bay, in line tw Cotton Bay, bearing E. by the reef and the S.W. bank. S. in a line with the W. end " The beacon on Toone_y. b Ro s. S nearly, leads clear to leads be w e i en the of Cotton Bay, bearing a . y nk the southward of the S.W b (Signed) " All the hearings a . ED fr a e E DWARDe BARNETT, Captain." MARKETSIL NE TIM W AIRIVOS.-(THIS DAN' ICS._ Swrrnrint.n.—Meadow Hay, 3/ 3s to 4/ 8s ; Clover ditto, 41 s to 5/ 16s ; Oat Straw, 11 12s to 11 14s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 14s to 1/ 16s per load. Supply but moderate, and trade dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 31 6s to 41 103 ; Clover ditto, 4/ 5s to 5/ 15s; Oat Straw, 1/ 12s to 11 14s; Wheat Straw, 1/ 14s to 1/ 16s per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 313 s to 4/8s ; Clover ditto, 41 8s to 61; Oat Straw, Il 12s to 1/ 14s ; Wheat St raw , 11 14s to 1/ 16s per load. Trade steady, at the above quotations. STOPPAGE OF MESSRS. LATHAM AND CO.'s BANK. —Dovzs., Aram 13.—The greatest consternation was occa sioned at Dover this morning by the announcement on the doors of the banking-house of Latham and Co., that the " business of the bank was suspended." It is feared, from the great number of small depositors, that the loss will he se verely felt by numerous individuals. The immediate cause of the above was on account of the senior partner of the firm (Mr. Renshaw Latham) having died suddenly on Friday morning last, though I am informed the affairs of the bank have long been in an embarrassed state, but which, up to the present moment, has been kept a profound secret. It is almost impossible to form is confidently as to th e result, but 10s. in the pound, or more, confidently spoken of as available for the creditors. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.--A master of avc ssel, whose name, for many reasons, we are unwilling to reveal, threw himself into the Mersey, on Wednesday last, with the deter mination to commit self-destruction. lle was fortunately rescued from a watery grave by some men who put off' to his assistance in a boat. Disappoi n t ment and domestic die • quietudes were assigned by him as the causes for his com mitting the rash act~laivirporoi Albion. THE THEATRES. DRURY-LANE. The opera of the Crusaders was performed at this theatre last night, for the 34th time, and, from the re ception it met w ith from a crowded house, it does not seem to have lost one particle of its interest since the first night of its performance. The spirited lessee of this establishment exercised a sound discretion in deter mining on its repetition, in preference to some new Easter offering, as he thereby affords an opportunity to hundreds who visit the metropolis at this joyous season of the year of witnessing the performance of an opera full of histrionic interest, splendid scenery, delightful singing, and enchanting music. On the first night of the performance of this opera we gave it deserved praise, and on a second visit our first impression of its merits are not only strengthened but fortified. We are happy to see that our opinions are those also entertained by the public—if we may be allowed to judge from the best of all criterions, the patronage they bestow upon it. The excellent singing of Miss Romer, Miss Rainforth, and Messrs. Harrison, Borrani, and Stretton, called forth loud and continued plaudits. The entertainments of the evening were concluded by the revival of the ce lebrated ballet d'action of Perouse, or the Desolate Island. The scenery of the piece reflects great credit on Grieve and his assistants ; and the excellent acting of Wieland as Champwnze cannot be to o hi g hly a pp re ciated ; as an imitator of the monkey species, he is unsurpassed and unsurpassable. We perceive by the bill that it is the intention of the lessee on Thursday next to produce, for the first time at this theatre, Auber's opera of The:Crown Jewels, when the fascinating Thillon will make her first appearance in her original character of Catarina. PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. Aberdeen .. .. .. Bristol and Exeter COVENT-GARDEN. Our old friend Anderson, the " Wizard of the North," commenced here last evening a short season of magic and music, before he quits England o t a transatlantic trip. How Jonathan will be astonished at the cannon trick, which the Wizard exhibited for the first time last n4,ht! A five pounder was brought to the front of the stage, loaded with a ball, and fired at Anderson, who stood immediately in front of it, and instead of being shivered to atoms, the invulnerable Wizard caught the ball in his hands. Now we "guess" that the "Yankees" must be " the smartest nation in all creation" if they can " whip" a fellow that catches cannon balls in his hands, and musket balls in his mouth. But hold !—the Oregon question is not yet settled, and the Wizard may teach the " statesmen" of the other side the Atlantic the trick, which will enable them to set even the other wizard, Captain Warner, at defiance. Decidedly the Ministry should buy up the important secret, and make it their own, and we will answer for it Anderson will be satisfied with a fiftieth part of the sum demanded by Captain Warner. The musical part of the entertain ment consisted of a concert by a band of sixty per formers on Sax horns and cornopeans. Both the music and the magic were excellent of the sort, and excellently performed to the satisfa'Aion of a crowded house. HAYMARKET. As a treat for the Easter folks, Mr. Planche has at this theatre tried an experiment, and, as the event proved, a successful experiment, on the birds of Aristo phanes,in attempting to adapt t hem to our dramatic climate, and the present season, by giving them new names, new features, new songs, and new tales. The piece opens with a prologue, partly said and partly sung by that sweetest of Nightingales. Miss P. Horton ; and then we have Jackanoxides (Mr. Hudson), and Tomestyleseron (Mr. Caulfield), two Greek " neglected geniuses," who seek the king of the birds (J. Bland), and in a par liament o: birds:propose to build a city in the air, mid way between earth and heaven, for the especial use of the birds. The speech of Hudson was very good and full of excellent hits. The interruptions of the Mem bers of the Birds' Parliament were excellent, and the whole was an admirable, and by no means over drawn, parody of the scenes which not unfrequently take place in St. Stephen's Chapel. The scenes with the Poet, the Architect, and the Senator, who each offer their services to the Archon of the Birds, give oc casion for some excellent hits at the follies of the day ; and then we are treated to a bird's-eye view of the city of the birds ; a very fanciful scene, designed by Alfred Crowquill. The last scene is the High Court of Olym pus, a magnificent scene, in which J. Bland, as Jupiter, reads a lecture to the two Athenians on the vanity and presumption of mankind. After which, the curtain falls. The piece, which is very short, is carefully written, and sparkles with wit. Some of the passages are excessively piquant. It is scarcely proper to term it a Burlesque ; it is a petite Comedy in verse, interspersed with songs, which are beautifully sung by Miss P. Horton, Mr. Caulfield, and Mr. Hudson, and many of which were deservedly encored. It is put on the stage in the most complete manner, and will no doubt afford amusement to the holiday folks for some time to come. It was pre ceded by Sullivan's excellent comedy, A Beggar on Horseback, which increases in its attraction every night of its representation, and followed by the farce of The Irish Post. The house was crowded. ADELPHL more T h frequentersetiian ordinary of thi; r e d g a a y led ev w en it i h nf i c s . dramatic th tr t e r . e at w s e • r e e ste r The entertainment commenced with a drama by Mr. E. Stirling, an adaptation from the French, entitled Industry and Indolence, or the Orphan's Legacy. The plot of tho piece was as follows :—Monsieur Delamere (Mr. Chas. Perkins), a man of broken fortunes, is .he supposed heir to a wealthy uncle, who, however, dies bf queathing his pro perty to an only daughter, whose mother is dead, and who has been brought up in ignorance of her parentage. Delamere is made acquainted with the death of his rela tive, and the disposition of his property, by a person named Rollin (Mr. 0. Smith), who, under the pretence of obtaining employment from him, has an interview with hire, and discloses these facts. He also informs him th!tr, the heir to his uncle is about to pass through Paris, in which city the scene is laid, and a plan is concocted by which she is way-laid, and an attempt made on her life, which, however, is frustrated by the bravery of a work man in the employment of Delamere, Etienne (Mr. Howe), who is remarkable for his industry and probity', and who arrives in time to rescue her from a watery grave, her assassins having flung her into the Seine. Etienne conveys the fair Cecile (Madame Celeste), whom he has thus chivalrously snatched from the jaws of death, to his own humbler dwelling, a nd discovers in her the embodiment of a fair vision of female beauty which has incessantly haunted him. Her arrival, however, is rather mal apro pos, and leads to no less a circumstance than the breaking off his marriage with a young female in his own station of life, to whom he was affianced. Batifole, (Miss Woolgar),Delamere, and Rollin make several other attempts on the life of the orphan, in which, however, they are equally unsuccessful. Rollin, who turns out to be the next of kin aft er C ec il e , t o t h e wea lth w hi c h hasin stigated them to the attacks on the orphan's life, sug gests the propriety of attempting to obtain the will, and some other papers of consequence in the possession of Cecile, who, he understands, intends departing from Paris, and stopping at a certain village some miles dis tant. He finds a ready tool for the prosecution of this nefarious enterprise in the person of Marcel, (Mr. Selby), the brother of Etienne, from whom he differs widely, being as notorious for indolence as the other is for in dustry, which has marred several estimable qualities, and who, induced by a l arge reward, undertakes t h e perilous duty. It h a pp ens t h at the brave Et i enne ac companies the orphan, and this treacherous design is also defeated. The orphan establishes her claim, her persecutors are detected, and she rewards her gallant deliverer with her hand. The minor personages are also rendered happy, the slighted Batifole transferring her affections to an amorous tradesman, Sansonet, (Wright), by whom they are ardently responded to; and Marcel obtaining the hand of her sister Agatha (Miss E. Chaplin), to whom he had long been attached. The acting of those whose names we have mentioned, as well as of Bedford, who, in the character of a conjugal lover, rather too much addicted to the bottle, kept the house literally in a roar, tended considerably to the success of the piece, which, though not very novel in plot, was by no means destitute of merit. Some of the scenes were extremely pathetic, and there was suf ficient incident to give it vitality. The title was rather infelicitous, for the plot of the piece was based on the designs of Rollin and Delamere; and the respective specimens of industry and indolence were only mere agents in working out the piece. In a word, the piece was not formed to illustrate the moral which its title would lead us to suppose. Peter Wilkins was the next piece. This was a revival of an extrava ganza based upon the nursery tale of the same name, with which, no doubt, our readers are well acquainted. It perhaps, whether we regard the performers or the scenery, was never put forward in a more attractive form. The principal characters were sustained by Messrs. Bedford and Munyard, Miss Taylor, Mrs. Har rison,rabdienilneogdn, who, in the p a rt of grsegtaol e baaa m td oc ti k leis d sC ig EL n inV i ty ml'a th siv a is t at character p i w e i c t e h . The tang-cans• and o th er d ances in the drama and a C I e i om h burlesque were cxeellently and characteristically ar ranged by . Mrs. Warrell. Some of the scenes were admirably executed, and reflect considerable merit on the artists, Messrs. Pitt and John stone . these pieces were announced for repetition every evening until further notice, which was received with loud applause by a crowded house. The evening's entertainment concluded with the humourous farce of Did you ever send your Wife to Camberw e ll? Th e cas t was the same a s before, with the exception of Miss Woolgar, as Mrs. Iloneybun, who se pl ace was a b ly sup plied by Miss . Emma Harding, wh o i s every d ay de servedly becoming a greater favourite with the public. q P u R e n / t N er C s 'E o S f this mame T nu h tse. e inan holiday fre amusement were th e p r g e r s a e y n e t eadn and last e n g i g a h y t , t with he i instructive u e e n t t i e v r e t aainnd popular place of the . entertaini ng , were served up in judicious propor tions, and with the greatest satisfaction to all parties concerned, if a crow d e d h ouse an d a hi g hl y grat ifi e d audience are to be taken as indications. The pieces selected were Hamlet, and a new burlesque, founded on the well.known legend of Peeping Torn of Coventry ; the former for the purpose of bringing out Mr. Macready on his return from the provinces, and the other for the especial gratification of that numerous portion of her Majesty's lieges who always expect, on occasions like the present, something appealing more than common to their sense of the grotesque and humorous. The philosophic Rine, need we say, was most admirably pourtrayed by Mr. Macready, who was enthusiastically applauded throughout, and at the conclusion of the piece —walked his brief hour on the stage. After which came the holiday feature of the evening, in the shape of an entirely new grand seriocomic, aristophanic, oprra tical, allegorical, chorographical, legendary, historical , fairy extravaganz , , taken from a well-known legend, entitled Lady Godiva and Peeping Tom of Coventry. The plot is of the simplest character, and adheres, with one exception, closely to the legend on which the piece professes to be based. It opens with a corps of fairie9, presided lover by Robin Goodfellow (&liss xtia• THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVEN!