The Sun. — London, England, 1852-04-01 00:00:00

CRYSTAL PALACE. A GRAND PROMENADE will take place in this Building on SATURDAY next, the 3d of April, 1952, from Two till Five o'clock r.m. All the available Military Bands in and about London will (by the kind permission of the Colonels of their respective regiments) be sta tioned in different parts of the Building, and will perform at inter vals, as in Kensington Gardens. The Building is open to the pub lic, free, every day in the week, except Saturdays ; on which day cards, admitting one person each, to view the interior of the Build ing. may be had at all the entrances, price Is. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. It le respectfully announced that this Theatre will OPEN THIS EVENING, With (for the first time at this Theatre) DONIZETTI'S OPERA MARIA DE . BOHAN - , Maria, Mine. Fiorentini Armando, Mdlle. Ida Bertrand ; Ri cardo, Signor Calzolari ; De Fiesque, Signor Fortini (his first appear ance in this country); and Enrico, ance in this country). Si gnor Ferlotti (his first appear- Between the acts will be presented the revived favourite Diver tissement, L'AURORE. Principal Dancers :—Madlle. Guy Ste phan (who will make her rat appearance since her Engagem ent at Madrid), Mdlles. Rosa, Esper, Allegrini, Pas ales, Lydia, Lamoureux, and M. Mathieu (his st appearance in this country). To conclude with a new Spanish Ballet Divertissement, entitled UN BAILE DE CANDIL,' In whloh Mdlle. Guy Stephan, Mkilles. Rosa, Espor, Agegrini, La moureux, M. Di Mattia, and M. Mathieu will appear. The Opera will commence at Eight o'clock. Application. for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Opera Box-orrice, Colonnade, Haymarket. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. First appearance of llerr ANDER. THIS EVENING, A Grand Extra Night will be given, on which occasion will be pe rformed (for the first time these three years ) Rossini's Grand Opera, - _ GITGLIEL3IO TELL. Matilda, Mme. Castellan; Eduige, Mdlle. Cott'. ; Guglielmo Tell, gig. Ronconi (his first appearance in that character) ; Jemmy (his son), Mcllle. liellini ; Walter, Sig. Marini (his first appearance these three years) ; Melethal, Sig. Polonini ; Leutoldo, Sig. Romml ; Gee sler. Sig. Tagliafico ; Un Pescatore, Sig. Stigelll ; Rodolfo, Sig. Soldi ; and Arnold°, Herr Ander (Principal Tenor of the Imperial Theatre of Vienna, his first appearance in England). The Dances and grand DIVERTISSEMENT in the First and Third Acts of the Opera will be sustained by Mdlles. Leblond, Bel lotti, M. Ruault, M. Flusse, .M. Minard, M. Alexandre, 31(111e. Ko lemberg, Mdlle. Brussi, and Mdlle. Robert. Composer, Director of Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa. The performances commence at Eight o'clock precisely. Tickets for the Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit may be had (for the Night or Season), at the Box-ollice of the Theatre, which is open from Eleven till Five o'clock ; and of the principal librarian., and alusicsellers. Signor IiEGRISI. The Directors have the honour to announce that the ratification of the engagement of Signor Xegrini, principal Tenor of the Teatro della Scala, Milan, has arrived, and that the services of that emi nent artist are secured exclusively to the Royal Italian Opera. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KEAI•T. The public is respectfully informed that as KING JOHN and the CORSICAN- BROTHERS are unavoidably postponed, in consequence of the severe indisposition of Mr. Charles Kean, the Theatre will be Closed until Easter Monday, April 12. ROYAL MARIONETTE THEATRE, ADELAIDE-STREET, WEST STRAND. Continued Success—Now Pieces. Last Week before Easter. THIS EVENING, and every evening during the week, Introductory ADDRESS, by Mr. Albany Brown. Atter which, a new scene of Apropos, entitled the MANAGER'S ROOM, with Songs by Signora Barbiere Allent and Mr. Semi Breve. To be followed by THE SWISS COTTAGE. With THE TWO GREGORIES. To conclude with the Neapolitan grotesque Divertissement of ARLEGIIINO FORTUNATO, with the Frolics of Saltarello and Pierrot. In the course of each Representation, a selection of Music will be performed, including the Royal Marionette Quadrilles, by M. Bosisio, %rid the Royal Marionette Polka, by Mr. T. Browne, composed ex pressly for this Theatre, and the Blue Bell Polka, by Herr Koenig. A Morning Performance en Saturday next. Doors open at Half past Two, and commence at Three o'clock. On EASTER MONDAY, an entirely new version of the Grand Eastern Spectacle of ALADDIN ; or, The Wonderful Lamp, which will shortly be produced with all the vast resources of this Small etablishment. Doors open at Half-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock. Private Boxes and Stalls to be bad at the Box-office of the Theatre, and of all the principal Librarians. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B, Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. TFU i EVE NI-NG, Will lse performed WOMAN'S HEART. The Marquis of Albritzzi, Mr. Vandenhoff ; Angiolo, Mr. Barry Sulivan ; the Lady Giulia, Miss A. Vining ; Isolina, Miss Vandenhoff. To be followed by the admired Comedy of THE LADIES' BAT TLE ; or, tin Duel en Amour. Le Baron de Montrichard, Mr. Howe ; Henri de Flavigneul, Mr. Parselle ; Onstage de Grignon, Mr. Leigh Murray; Countess de Autreval, Mrs. Stirling ; Leoine de la Villegontier, Miss A. Vining. With A K ISS IN THE DARK. THEATRE, ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee, Mr. B. Webster ; Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING-, Will be presented the Comedy of PAUL 1I Y. Colonel Hardy, Mr. Emery; Paul Pry. Mr. Wright; Grasp, Mr. 0. Smith; Mr, Willis, Mr. Worrell ; Phoebe, Miss Woolgar ; Eliza, Mi. L, Honey. r which WHO STOLE THE POCKET-BOOK? To conclude with THE 11115 H LION. Tim Moore, Mr. 11. Bed ford. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. 1,,,,,,5e 4 and Manager, Mr. W. Farrel. THIS EVENING, Will he performed THE VICAR. OF WAKEFIELD. After which AN ORGANIC AFFECTION. To be followed by THE LAST OF THE FAIRIES. PUNCH'S PLAYHOUSE AND STRAND THEATRE. Le.sce, Mr. W. R. COPELAND, Liverpool. Immense attraction of the Ragged School, and Behind the Scenes. Received each Evening with great applause. Tills EVENING- Will performed MATRIMONIAL PROSPECTUSES. Messrs. Walter Lacy, Attwood; Mrs. Selby, Misses Sanders, and Maskell. To be followed by GONE TO TEXAS. Messrs. Walter Lacy, Romer, Robertson ; and Mrs. W. R. Copeland. After which, THE RAGGED SCHOOL. Characters by Messrs. Rogers, Attwood, Hudspeth ; Misses Sanders and Maskell. To conclude with BEHIND THE SCENES. Messrs. Rogers, Robertson, Romer, At; wood, Hudspeth, Maskell; Mrs. Selby, and Miss Maskell. Boxes, 35.; Pit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre, Is. Private Boxes One Guinea and a Hall each. Stage Manager, Mr. E. Stirling. A:iTLEY'S ROYAL AMPTIITHEATRE. Under the PatroitP.ge ox her Majesty and his Royal Melina. Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The most suceesstui and popular Theatre in London. THIS' EYENLNG, Will he performed a new Grand Spectacle, entitled TANCRED : or. The Triumph of the Crusaders. From the pen of J. Kingdom, Esq., which has been some months in preparation, and in the pro• duction of which neither cost nor pains have been spared. To be followed by liatty's Inimitable Scenes of the Arena. To conclude with a Laughable farce. Tickets to bad at the Box-office trom Eleven till Four daily. Stage Manager. Mr. T. Thompson. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. T DAT —Morning 11 min. after 11 I Evening 48 min after 11 To-hfossow—Morning 0 rain. after 0 I Evening Ii min after 12 THE WEATHER.—Sow OFFICE, APR L 1. TILICEMOMETICA, 121 THE SHADE. 4,s—highest since noon yesterday. 36 -lowest this morning and during the night. 44—this day, at noon. BARohigTER, 30.17 ; another rise of nearly half an inch. V nip Easterly- cold breeze and fine sunshiny weather. -----7-77=- TABLE. DAILY W E ATHER State of the Wind and Weather At each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday moruilig*—Tlis stations are arranged in order of latitude. PLvatotrrn—Wind S.E., calm—overcas t. Poorz—Wind N., gentle breeze—overcas t. Bazoirrox—Wind N.E . , gentle breeze —partially cloudy. Hkaruvag—Wind N., light airs—partially cloudy. F ) U TRA5cr-rox—Wind W., gentle breeze—over cast. FoL KEST° N E— Calm —overcast. Tu VB RIDGE—Wind W., calm —overcast. Ci Er, N WICII—Wind N., gentle breeze—overcast. STieooo —Wind S.W., cairn—foggy. lElwfspa - v—Wind N. E., gentle breeze—overcas t. C)Lctizarsa—Wind S AI., gentle breeze —overcast. Camesrpo F. —Wind S.W., gentle breeze —overcast. The returns from the following places indicate the state of Lao wind and weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock : Lcasrucx—Wind E.. calm —rain. CARLOW—Wind S.W., gentle breeze —overcast. MaLuxaeß—Wind E., gentle breeze—overcast. PLYMOUTH—Wind N.W., calm—rain. Poout—Wind S., gentle breeze—rain. Swywolv—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—rain. ' • --- 6 1, '7), Ye A io + 4* ravi ty It% elmninit ~, - - LONDON, TEIURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1852. Coinciding as it does so entirely with the sentiments expressed by ourselves yesterday in reference to the Earl of Denny's apparent attempt at prevarication, the argument of the Times, quoted elsewhere in our impression of this evening, appears to us cause for congratulation. Nothing can possibly be better than the tone in which our contemporary alludes to the mingled delicacy and difficulty of the position of the existing Government. It were well for all parties— it were well for the country—it were well for the inte rests of the Legislature, and even, we will add, of the Administration, if this dispassionate estimate of the emergency were more generally appreciated and co mprehended. When the First Minister of the Crown, moreover, can find it in his conscience to say one thing on the 19th of February, and diametrically the reverse on the 30th of March, we cannot believe that eery good reason is thereby given why the nation s hould repose anything like confidence i n hi s Government. Immediately before the estimates were submitted to the House of Commons, and when from the factious peculiarity of the attitude as sume d by the Opposition, it appeared to be not altogether impossible that the annual sup. plies might be actually stopped, the new PRIME MI NISTER conceived it t o a_ ue judicious to hold out the prospect of a speedy dissolution of Parliament. " Only grant us the estimates," istilie and so soon as the absolutely necessary business CCOM pli.lied I will appeal to the ia ° l ; tr til ‘ e session is a newly elected representatives may ass.4ra 7, :o that the before autumn has far advanced, and thereby i relieve the nation from the chance of being placed Yet, a littleei situation I of embarrassment." That was literall;tah the speech delivered by the First Lord of ti %gist of 1 Trea sury in the middle of February. while longer, and " on second thoughts," at the wit6n IncioritY oft edeimato huge beery granted by the Legislature, the Noble Lord deems it advisable to declare that he does not in the least anticipate that the present session will be of " unusually brief duration," and that he has no sort of intention of bringing about a speedy dissolu tion of Parliament. Is this consistent ? Is it worthy of a great statesman—worthy of a statesman en trusted with the conduct of the affairs of the British Empire—worthy of a Minister more truly " heaven born" than even PITT, if we are to credit the ravings of one of the political contributors to Blackwood? Let the judgment of the country pronounce. Let the answer to these inquiries be given at the next general election ; and we doubt not that the minority in which the leader of the Protectionists will then find himself will suffi ciently demonstrate that he was mistaken in the re cent change of his intentions. It is true that the Earl of DERBY endeavoured to explain on Tuesday evening that his opinions expressed in March and his opinions expressed in February, contradictory though they might seem to be at a superficial glance, were in reality coincident. Neverthe less his reasoning to this end was to our selves so peculiarly shallow in its speciousness, that we are tempted to suggest as BYRON did in refer ence to the metaphysical COLERIDGE, that he would add to the obligations felt by the public he had mystified by kindly and benevolently " explaining his explanations." Throughout the whole of these proceedings on the part of Lord DERBY it must be manifest that he has not acted with a candour and manliness becoming one who has been called to the head of the British Government. Ad mitted that the Noble Lord and his Ministerial colleagues were, so to speak, actually "surprised into power," admitted that their position from the first moment of their consenting to take office has been one of almost unexampled embarrassment, admitted that the difficulties of their situation were at the outset very singularly enhanced by the factious and petulant bearing towards them of her MAJESTY'S Op position, yet it must, at the same time, be allowed that the moment has been rather ungenerously selected for avenging themselves upon their political antagonists, when, having obtained he votes from the House of Commons, they shrink from hastening on the crisis of a dissolution. Happily, out of their proceedings one satisfactory conclusion is deducible. The very circumstance of Lord DERBY shrinking from an im mediate appeal to the country is significant of the fact that he is by no means sanguine of the result of a general election. Were be confident of that result being in his favour, the Legislature would be dissolved before the arrival of Whitsuntide I Having once obtained the sinews of war, the PRIME MINIS TER would relieve himself of the annoyances conse quent upon being in a perpetual minority in the lower branch of the Legislature. Instead of striving to a c t thus, however, Lord DERBY uses every me ans t o protract the present session for as long a period as possible : wherefore we insist that from these cir cumstances the nation is justified in drawing its own conclusion. The Commissioners of Land-Tax for " the rest" of the county of Middlesex, viz., all the districts not in cluded within the city and liberties of Westminster, assembled yesterday at the Sessions House, Clerken• well, to hold that which, under the terms of the A c t of Parliament, should be their annual meeting, but which has practically been only the third meeting for more than a quarter of a century. From the ex tremely narrow and limited views entertained by the majority of the Commissioners it would be a matter of but trivial importance if they totally abstained from any effort, however faint, to discharge the duties confided to their charge, for they only meet to lend their sanction to that which is unanimously admitted to be gross and palpable injustice. A set of Marionettes would, in fact, be more eligible, for while they could register, with equal efficiency, the decrees, which charge one shilling in the pound, or upwards, on one division, and less than one farthing in the pound on another, they would at least be spared the blush of shame that should suffuse the brow of every man who felt himself to be a participator in the transactions. We do not, how ever, despair of some beneficial results attending those assemblies ; already an active and intelligent opposition has been organized, and the truth is not only forced on the unwilling ears of the majority, but it finds its way into the public journals, and will be " wafted on the wings of the press throughout the length and breadth of the land." The clear and able statement of Mr. Corrocre will, there fore, produce its fruit in due season. The crying grievance will be remedied, and a fertile source of re venue rendered available to the national exchequer. We have so frequently directed attention to the abuses that have arisen in the administration of this law, originally one of the most judicious and equitable modes of collecting the imperial revenue, that it might be regarded as a work of supererogation if we now entered into any prolonged explanation on the subject. We may, however, more especially under the present circumstances of the country, and the pecu liar interest with which every fiscal question is in vested, be permitted once more to give a brief ac count of this the most politic and just of the many imposts to which the people are subjected, and which, if fairly carried into execution, may be re garded as the proper basis for direct taxation. In the olden time, from the Conquest until the time of the Commonwealth, the national establishments— there was no public debt—were maintained out of the Royal estates ; or whenever there was a defi ciency, by contributions from the landed proprietary throughout the country. The territorial aristocracy were, however, then in the ascendant, and' they ac cordingly transferred many of the burdens from their own shoulders to those of the industrious classes, and the infamous Excise duties were imposed in place of those charges which had been removed from real property. The Restoration afforded no relief. On the contrary, the chains of the tax. payers were double-rivetted, and in 1665 a tax on beer and other liquids was granted as a hereditary revenue to the SOVEBEIGN, as a recompense for the abolition of the " Court of Wards" and " Liveries," and " tenants in capite," &c. After the revolution the Legislature, however, ap quired funds we re author peared disposed to act more justlyto wards the OC 7roXXot• The re ized to be raised by means of th e "l a nd-tax," as it was termed, b ut which really cha rge d a poun dage on land, and a tax on per sonal property, whether p roductive or unproductive. The 4th a r m,and Mary, C. 1, was the statute which col lecting the amount ; and althoug h many statutes have since be en exp licit be directions fo r assessin g and passed regulating especially the 38 th George 111., c. the impost, more 5, under which it is now levi e d, t h e Commissioers for the several districts are still —we shall not say guided—but actually governed b y the proportions assigne d Act of 1692, from which no departure, however tion in the value of property has ever been recognised , urgently required, has ever been allowed. by the and thus we find, that while some districts are pay a leesn h Cambridgeshire), r fa e r ) : ing as much as is. 6d., 25., or eve in the pound n g s a id rianb ICy ooganitieserda: n 28. 9d. others were (as s i c n a s p t n n g c instance o S r l a c e thing in the pound. Those best able to therefore, the lowest contributors, while property was kept up to the highest point. entire county of Lancaster, including Liverpool, Manchester, Preston, &c., is, for instance, only as sessed at 20,9891. 14s. 6d., while the City of London is charged at a valuation of 123,3991., the city and liberties of Westminster at 63,0921., and the rest of the county of Middle sex at 107,6021. lls. 7d. These charges, though most enormous, when compared with the amount claimed in the county of Lancashire, do not, however, show anything like the disparity existing between the different localities. We find, for instance, that the parishes of St. Andrew's, Holborn, and St. George the Martyr, are paying more than Is. in the pound, the assessment being 9,0181., while St. Pancras escapes for 21. in the pound, being assessed only at 1,7761. 15s. 7d. Fortunate St. Maryleboue, however, distances all its metropolitan rivals, the charge being less than a farthing in the pound, the as sessment on the entire parish being only 4921., far less than the value of single dwelling. houses in that im portant locality. Liverpool, however, is still better off, the inhabitants of the modern Tyre only being required to pay one-sixteenth of a penny, or little more than one quarter of what the oppressed Mary. lebonians are compelled to pay. These anomalies cacinot ranch longer be permitted to exist. It is sufficient to direct the public attention strongly to the point to ensure a speedy measure of relief. We perceive that a delegation is to wait on the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, with the view of urging the Right Honourable Gentleman to bring the subject under the con sideration of Parliament. Such proceedings were worse than useless when Sir CHARLES WOOD held the seals of office, and presided over the financial department of the Government, but with Mr. DISRAELI we look for more auspicious results. We cannot forget that the Right Honourable Gentleman has himself complained of the hard ship to which his constituents were subjected in being compelled to pay ls. sd. in the pound, while other counties, far more populous and more rich, are let off for 2d. An equal charge of Is. in the pound, while it would relieve many, would give nearly 5,000,0001. sterling to the Exchequer; or, if ex tended to personal property, according to the spirit and intention of the original statute, would give a revenue of more than 11,000,0001. sterling, an amount which, if judiciously disposed of, would not only authorise the abolition of the malt and hop duties, of the taxes on knowledge, and many other unfair and impolitic im posts, but would also allow of considerable reduc tions on tea, tobacco, wines, &c., and place the na tional burdens altogether on a sounder foundation. Let, then, the deputation do its duty, and let fiscal reformers of all classes lend their aid to the intro duction of a better system, and we shall not hare long to wait for the beneficial results we have anticipated. Elsewhere will be found a very admirable article on the injustice of the taxes imposed on newspapers, extracted from the columns of the Expositor. Coin ciding cordially as we do with the argument put forward by our contemporary, we anticipate as eagerly and as confidently the dissipation, or at any rate the amelioration, of the existing evil by the Right Honourable Gentleman the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. From him happily somewhat larger benefits may be looked for than could posssibly be the case with his predecessor : and none the less securely, in the present instance, from the circum stance of his distinction as a man of letters and his connexion at one period with periodical literature. The inequality of the system of taxation complained of is not the least intolerable portion of the grievance. As the Expositor very justly observes, it is some what unfair to impose a duty of is. Gd. upon every separate advertisement in a newspaper, and yet to permit advertisements to appear elsewhere without any impost whatsoever. Placards may be posted up at pleasure in any omnibus or in any rail way carriage, elegant frames containing them, adorned with glass and veneered with mahogany, may be suspended at the entrance of any warehouse; nay, large boards may be pasted over with them in public places, as in the neighbourhood of Waterloo-bridge, and all this may be done without a single one of those advertisements being subjected to taxation. It is only in the columns of a newspaper, or in the fly-leaf of a magazine or a quarterly, that a duty of Is. Gd. is rigorously levied upon every single announcement. Nor is this the only extent of the inequality—the same impost, as is by this time tolerably notoriou°, being inflicted upon such advertisements as those without distinction, be it an advertisement of a penny pamphlet or of a guinea annual, an advertisement of a poor servant girl out of work, anxious to obtain a situation, or of some wealthy old " hunks," anxious to sell an estate in Wiltshire with a view to purchase another in Cumberland. These are among the in numerable evils in the way of inequality alone which demand the speedy and effectual interposition of the Legislature. Let us hope that some such in terference in regard to the taxes upon knowledge may soon be witnessed, now that the financial affairs of the country have been intrusted to a really ener getic and enlightened Chancellor of the Exchequer. A question relating to the dilapidated condition of the old, and to the propriety of constructing a new, bridge at Westminster, will bs put this evening to the Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests by the Hon. Baronet the representative of the University of Oxford. To-morrow we shall take occasion to enter more fully into the consideration of this matter— regarding it, as we have long done, as of very singular importance to the interests of the metro polis—and shall revert in our strictures not merely to this night's discussion in the House of Commons, but to the elaborate report of the *Westminster Bridge Commission of 1851, addressed by them to the Lords Commissioners of her MAJESTY'S Treasury. Towards the close of that report we are rejoiced to observe, that the argument we ourselves have all along maintained is, at length, to the full recognised by the Commissioners—those gentlemen insisting that from the uncertain expense inevitable in maintaining the present ruinous structure, even for purposes of temporary convenience, it is obviously desirable that " the permanent bridge should be com menced and finished with as little delay as possible." This, we repeat, is so fully in accordance with our own opinions, that it will be not without peculiar sa tisfaction we shall take occasion to revert to the sub ject to-morrow, with a view to its more careful consi deration. THE SUN, LONDON, AMERICAN NEWS. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. The United States mail steam-ship Arctic, Luce com mander, with advices from New York to the 20th inst., arrived in the Mersey shortly after 6 o'clock this even ing. She brings 56 passengers, but no specie. The Arctic has made the run in 11 days, 1 hour, 25 minutes, mean time. The Royal Mail steam-ship Niagara, with the mails of the 6th inst , from Liverpool, arrived at Boston on the 18th inst, The steam-ship Hermann, which sailed from New York for Southampton on the 7th inst , put back on the 17th inst., the centre shaft of the port engine having broken when four days out, The steam-ship Washingtoe, from Southampton on the 3d inst., arrived at New York at 5 P. 31. on the 18th inst. The capta;n of the barque Action, from Liverpool to New Orleans, had been fined 5,000 dolls. for outraging the persons of two female passengers. Late advices from Honduras received at Charleston report a fearful storm in that bay, in which five British vessels were lost; one is the barque Bathurst, of Lon don, with all on boere. The names of the others are not given, Advices from Ilavannab, to the 15th inst., are unim portant. The damaged cargo and hull of the ship Tele-- mon had been valued et 37,000 dolls.; 14,000 dolls. had been awarded as salvage. Late advices from Northern Mexico received at New Orleans state that Caravajal had been taken prisoner by General Harney. Port au-Prince advices to the 7th inst. state that all was quiet. The coronation of the Emperor is fixed to take place on the 18th of April. No change in the New York money• mark& The stock-market was unsettled. A moderate business in exchange. Bills on London, 10911 to 110; Paris, 5 184 to 5 20; Amsterdam, 41 to 411. The sales of cotton since last advices were 10,000 bales, at rather lower prices. The transactions in wheat and flour very moderate, at a decline in price. Indian corn in good request for export, with sates of 100,000 bushels it enhanced prices. Iron in good demand; 80 tons Scotch pig sold at 20 dolls. 50c. to 21 dolls. English bar sold at 46 dolls. 50e. Freights to London—Flour, 2s. to 2s. 3d. per barrel; beef, 25.; measurement goods, 255. per ton. NEW ORLEANS, MARCH 17. Market dull. Sales to-day, 4,000 bales; strictmiddling, 73. c. per lb. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. from Liverpool; the Washington stea mer , f rom Arrived at Ne w York—The Sardini a and the Phila phia, Southampton; the Z, from Glasgow; the Christiana, from London; the An na, from Palermo ; t he Emigrant , ' from Newcastle. Arrived at Philadelp hia —The St. Louis, from Liver pool. Arrived at Boston—The Anna Rich, from Liverpool. ante has been reaping a ..--.—_ —This MA DAMR CELESTE IN AMERICA. popular favo • harvest at New Orleans, 1 where she concluded, on the ith March, one of the most un precedentedly successful engagements ever performed there by any artiste. Her own profits amounted to 5,040 dollars. golden The next city she was te visit was Mobile, then Louisville, Charleston, Cincinnati, and so on to New York, where she opens on the 31st May. The Royal Hotel at Slough is to be dismantled, a sale by aucti on of all the valuable and splendid furniture an d appendages of this fashi ona bl e h o t e l being announced in our columns by Me ssrs . Robins commencing May 3 d. Much of enterprising proprietor , was al the furniture possesses con s id era ble interest, having belonged to Marie Antoin e tt e, the Em ress Josephine, and N apo l eon Bonaparte, which D otesio, the ways proud of pointi ng not to his visitors Th e wines are very highly spoken of ; a f i ne o portan ity will be presented to the connoiseur to enrich his cellar from the stock of this far-famed hotel. A schoolmaster at Stockt on , name d Harker, has been committed for trial on a charge of m anslaughter, in baying caused thi3 death of one et his scholars by batmg• THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. represented at the Congress not agreeing together on the payment of a sum considerable enough to insure the keeping up a fleet in the North Sea. A letter from Vienna speaks of grave differences having arisen between the Minister of Finance and the Council of the Empire concerning financial matters. A change in the Ministry was looked on as imminent. A letter from Vienna, in the IndEpexclance of Brus sels, states that the remains of Marshal Marmont have been interred at Venice with all the military honours duo to his rank. This was done by the express order of the Emperor of Austria himself. But the remains are hereafter to be brought to France. A treaty between Austria and Holland, for the con veyance of the Dutch India mail via Trieste, concluded on 16th February, has just been ratified. We have re'Zltlved the Paris journals of yesterday. The Mor,iteur contains only a few lines of the pro cr.?edings i❑ the Senate and Legislative Corps yesterday. The Senate has elected General REGNAULT DE ST. JEAN D'ANOELY and the Duke DE CAMBACERES its secretaries. The papers confirm the news of the refusal of the POPE to allow the Prince DE CANINO to approach Rome. The Assemblie Nationale contains an observation on the speech of the PRINCE-PRESIDENT which is not un worthy of attention, as coming from the organ of M. GurizoT and the Fusionists. It asks— " Will the new power which has just established itself remain within the conditions which it has marked out for itself ? 'We may be permitted to think, after having read the speech of the President, and without in the least calling in question the sincerity of the personal sentiments ex pressed by him, that the Empire is near.' It is formally indicated—it is even declared necessary, if certain eventu alities arise. And to say out our whole mind, we will add that it appears to us so inevitably involved in the force of cir cumstances, that it would have been better to have pro claimed it now than to have exhibited it as a sort of punish. ment held in reserve against the underhand intrigues of parties:" In the same article we find the following well-toned and loyal observationa:— " Vague feelings of uneasiness exist in Europe. It is with a kind of anxiety that the acts and the words of the chief of the French Government are watched. The name which he bears, the re-appearance of the eagle on our standard, the expectation of the proclamation of the Empire,— all these causes have spread apprehensions abroad, which we doubt not will be calmed by the speech which has just been de livered. A conflict in .Europe would be for every one a ter rible adventure, and it would open for France a series of events which we will not prognosticate. Peace is necessary for all the world. It is that which Prince Louis Napoleon admits by the concluding words of his speech, when he ex presses the hope of securing internal order in a manner to assure the happiness of our country and the repose of Europe. If we really enter on an epoch of social consolidation we shall be the first to rejoice at it. We desire that the institutions which the nineteenth century has in augurated should be loy a ll y tried, and al l t h e i r good qualities tested. This t r i a l d epen d s more particu larly on the attitude of th e S enate and o f t h e L eg i s l at i ve body. While lending they owe it no less the frankness to the G overnment w hi c h h as c r eat e d them a firm co-operation, of their sentiments and of thei r counse l s . Th e P res id en t, it must be admmitted, appears hi mse lf to i nv it e th e m t o it b y the words in which he procl a i med that the C onst i tut i on was about to be carried into effect. Of the two shoals which he pointed out in the past—that of excess of despotism and ex cess of Parliamentary regime —it is not the latter which is now to be feared. Since the Chief of the State wishes that the bodies which he has created should enjoy great influence and a high consideratio n , it is for them to merit that in fluence and that consideration by an enlightened and real in - The Legitimatist Union , while manifestly cherishing dependence.' visionary prospects o f a B ourbon restorat i on, d oes not withhold its appro va l o f the sentiments o f t h e Presi dential oration. " Th e language of Louis N APOLEON, " says the Union, " breathes calmness and reflection. He has appreciated the Empire as history itself judges of it —a too absolute exercise of power. It is a sort of en• gagement not to allow himself to be led away to imitate it. It is true th a t t hi s resolution i s su bj ect to a re striction expressed by comminatory reasons." Here the Union quotes the pasiages of the speech in which the PRESIDENT declares the only causes which would lead him to make an appeal to the people for a higher title, and continues :—" We are pleased to think that these difficulties are not very probable, and besides it would still be the people who would be called on to pronounce on the necessity of a new transformation of power. We do not believe in underhand proceedings of p irties, be cause we are convinced that they would be without effi cacy, without power, and without result. Besides, the parties are bettor acquainted than is imagined with the necessities which ought to restrain them. They know that a new power is strengthened by imprudent aggressions, by conspiracies, or by cabals. Govern ments, whatever may be their origin, have never fallen under such attacks. It is only when public opinion reacts against the faults which they commit that they see themselves totter on their base, and then, and only then, the slightest puff is sufficient to overthrow them. What is the greatest interest of the old mo narchical parties? It assuredly is to preserve so ciety, to strengthen order, to defend and cause the triumph of the great social virtues. Unassailable on this ground, it is their duty to resolutely maintain themselves on it, without allowing themselves to be led away in senseless enterprises, Confident in the senti ments of France, they ought to study her wants, pro mote her interests, and offer up vows for her liberty, her glory, and her repose. In remaining unflinchingly faithful to their convictions and to their principles, in showing themselves united with all right-thinking men for all which can save our common country, they may repeat the words which Louis NAPOLEON did in 1850, GOD will do the rest.' " M. EMILE DE GIRARDIN, who has been allowed to return to Paris, has resumed his editorial pen in the Prease. After showing the difficulties to be encountered by a journalist, he nevertheless concludes that he may without danger enter on his renewed enterprise; for as conspiracy could only serve the purposes of a monarchi cal restoration, to which he is opposed, he will faithfully servo a Republic that, resting on the basis of universal suffrage, must lead to future liberty. We read in the Constitutionnel :—" The three railway companies which have formed a fusion with the Orleans Company, have come to the arrangement on the follow ing conditions:—The shareholders of the Centre Rail way will receive one Orleans share in exchange for two of their shares completely paid up; those of the Bor deaux line, one Orleans share in exchange for three of their shares on which 275 f. have been paid; those of the Nantes line will receive one Orleans share in exchange for four of their shares on which 425 f. have been paid. These exchanges will necessitate an issue of 96,333 new Orleans shares, and will carry up the num ber to 176,333. The she reholders of the Bordeaux and Nantes will have no other call to pay, and the Orleans Company takes on itself to complete the works on these two lines by means of a loan at 4i per cent., which it calculates on being able to negotiate at par." " We are assured," says the Patrie, " that two en voys extraordinary, charged by the Governments of France and England with a special combined mission, are about to visit Brazil and La Plata. The object of this mission, in which the envoys will act in concert, is to open to the commerce of the world the River La Plata, and its tributary streams, Parana and Uruguay." The Debats says :—" A conference is about to be held in London, composed of the representatives of the five great Powers and of Sweden, in order to regulate definitively the question of the Danish succession. A convention to that effect will be signed, it is supposed, in the course of next month. The Duke of Augusten burg is to be called on to accept or refuse, within a specified period, the offers of a very advantageous in demnity which have been made to him by the King of Denmark. All the Powers, even Prussia, engage the Duke of Augustenburg to accept," PARIS BOURSE, Maltese 31. The market has been rather heavy to-day. 'Steck has been offered, and prices at the close were quoted lower than yesterday; Threes for the account at 71f., and Fives at 1001. 25c. The market closed as follows: Threes, for cash, 701. 90c.; for account, 711.; Fives, for cash, 1001. 30c.; for account, 100 f. 25c.; Four-and-a- Half, 101 f. 25c.; Spanish Threes, 441. 50e.; Neapolitan not quoted. RAILWAYS.—RaiIway Shares have been also offered freely, the necessities of the settlement requiring many who had lately been heavy buyers to sell. Prices at the close were generally quoted lower. Orleans closed at 1,1351.; Rouen, 7101 .; Avignon, 2651.; Vierzon, 53Sf. 75c.; Bale, 230 f.; Bordeaux, 5701.; Paris and Strasburg, 5481. 75c.; Paris and Lyons, 6001.; Nantes, 3321. 50c ; Dieppe, 230 f.; Monte reau, 165 f.; Northern, 6461.25 c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, March 31. Boulogne and Amiens, 131 / 4 —Charleroi and Erquelines, 14 —Dutch Rhenish, 4 % — Laxembourg, 41,4 —Orleans and Bordeaux, 13th—Rouen and Havre, aph—Western of France, 7. THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL l, 1852. THE SHARE MARKETS. lIRITIOII R.A.ILWAYS. SPAIN. Our Madrid advices are to the 26th ult. The .Heraldo of that day announced positively that Lord DERRY had declined t o accept L or d H OWDEN ' S proffered resignation. The English Ministry, it says, will not require his Lordship' s proxy i n th e H ouse o f Lords on questions of home policy, and respecting fo reign affairs the present Cabinet is in accord with the Noble Lord. A rumour had (according to the Epoca) gained ground that the QUEEN Was spill in an interesting situation. MADRID BOLSA, Meilen 26.—Three per Cents, 39i; Exchange on London, 50 80. GERMANY. The Wanderer states that the postal treaty be tween England and Austria has been extended to the whole of the Austrian dominions. The postage of letters between England and Austria and the whole of Germany is now greatly diminished. The Russian GRAND DUKE left Vienna on the 27th ult. for Munich. On the 25th ult. a hostile meeting took place, at Berlin, between MM. BISMARK SCEWENHAUSEN and DE VINCE, in consequence of the words that lately passed between them in the Chamber. The duel was fought with pistols, at twelve paces distance; each party fired at the same time, but without effect, when a reconcile tion took place, and they s hook bands, and afterwards dined together. The Gazett e d c V oss s t a t es that the Constitution for Electoral H esse w ill s h ort l y b e made public, and that the new State s w ill b e summo ned. It is thought the state of siege will not be raised till five or six weeks after the Constitution is promulgated. The King of Prussia arrived at Mcers on the 25th from Potsdam. On pa ss i ng throug h Slagdeburgh he was re ceived at the rail way stat i on by the civil and military authorities. The communal council, headed by the bur gomaster, also paid their respects to his Majesty, who received . them very graciously, but at the same time stated . !ti . very energetic terms that there were many par ticularities connected with their town which did not all the town was L a dd meet his views. On reaching Mors the King was re ceived with salvos of artillery, an .l in passing through inhabitants. Deputations e from the surrounding con manes were ; with enthusiastic cheers by the 41 waiting to present . their homage. The the garrison, and King reviewed the troops of dis tributed several medals, which were attached to the brc:sts of the recipients by the young Prince Frederick William. In th e his Aiajesty left fel. CrefelJ, to proceed to Gutersloh. A letter from Hanover in a Vienna journal states that all the jo urna l s agree d in declaring that the meet ing of I the plenip o t en ti ar ies concerning the German fleet hid failed completely, in consegnence of Oa() Cabizeti GREECE. In Athens the Rev. Mr. KING has been sentenced to fifteen days' imprisonment, and also to banishment from Greece, for proselytising young Greeks. Mr. KING, who, as an American missionary, has been befure the public on other occasions, has appealed against the sentence of banishment ; but we have not heard the result. T URINE Y. A letter from Constantinople of the 14th states, that the Turkish Government was anxious to improve its friendly relations with Morocco, and for that purpose the chamberlain of the Palace had been dispatched by the SULTAN with very rich presents for the EMPEROR. Accounts had been received from Beyrout that the French consul at that place had met with some serious insults; but the reparatio❑ had been so prompt that the account of the crime and its punishment was received at the same time. EG Y PT. Advices have been raceiied from Alexandria of the 24th ultimo. The PACIIA, who is residing at Muttaria, near Cairo, is much occupied now with the railroad, and has sent levies to the extent of 7,000 or 8,000 men to press on the labour on the earth work. The country being quite level, the road has to be formed by the earth thrown out of ditches cut on either aide, which will afterwards suit for the conveyance of water for irrigation. When this is done, and the road sufficiently elevated to be beyond the reach of overflow during the inundation, a levelling of brickorsto way. T atones is formed to being n togive stabilit yorock t o o t a h n, andetrails and permanent no excavations, the progress is rapid and the work adv a n simple. c e m l e t n t i s t w e a x r p d e s c t c cd om r t h i e a t t i oinn twwill elve emonthsbeen a g d r e e . a t The Tanzimat affair also embarrasses him much. In stead of concession on the part of the SULTAN, there appears to be daily increasing obstinacy, and it is now pretty certain that the " Kisas" (or withdrawal of the power of life and death from the PacHA) will be insisted on. It is seriously feared this will have the effect of dis turbing the tranquillity of the country, and affording a pretext for foreign intervention by France, or some European nation, under colour of supporting the SULTAN'S authority. Ten thousand troops are at present employed between Mecca and Akaba, clearing the great Hadj road of marauders by which it has of late been infested, and fort.; along the line are being built for the protection of caravans. An English traveller named WATS , )N, who had visited Thebes with a boat party, unfortunately became involved in the quarrels of some of the boatmen, and being threatened with an attack on his boat, fired upon the assailants, and shot one man dead, and it is said wounded another. The facts are now undergoing in vestigation at Cairo, and we hope the result will exone rate Mr. WATSON from what now seems very culpable hastiness. The American flag, which has been struck for some time pending the satisfaction of a claim made upoa the Egyptian Government for damage to property of a United States subjee, was rehoisted on the 11th inst., under a salute from the batteries of twenty-one guns. The English Consul-General, the Hon. CHARLES Aucusers MURRAY, C. 8,, quits Egypt in May on leave of absence, dur Jg which his office will be filled by Co lonel ROSE, late Consul-General at Bayrout, The European Society of this place (Alexandria) is becoming fearfully disturt2d and reckless. A youth employed in an English counting-house was stabbed in the public street, about seven o'clock in the evening; and two nights before, an English subject was shot dead also in the public stree'l, and but a few hours reore advanced in the evening. There have been ten or eleven cases of murder among the Europeans since 1852 ck.mmenced. The consuls cannot control their subjects, and the powers of the local authorities are paralyzed by the consular rights prevailing in the Levant. In a community a great part of which is made up of the scum of Italy, Greece, Austria, Hungary, and other places, this is a pretty prospect for the peaceably disposed. A gang of thieves, mode up of some re.agees, perhaps es ca p e d con victs, has lately been discovered, and in their possession were found arms and instruments of the most terrible kind. The chief of polies has adds-ssed a circular to the consuls, begging their co-operation in checking the prevailing habit of carrying concealed arms. The Arab population are inoffensive generally, and if any European suffers from them a prompt example is made, and the fullest satisfaction rendered. The British mail steamer Oriental left Suez for Cal cutta, all well, on the Bth inst. She took with her the passengers of the previous month, detained at Suez by the delay of the Haddington, and had nearly 260 in alt. The East India Company's packet Akbar reached Suez at midnight of the 18th ins' , with the homeward Bombay mails, and about forty passengers, among whom is Sir JoaN GREY, late Commander-in-Chief at the Bombay Presidency. • tb trtt WlTitionf EPSOM RACES• BY EXPRESS -(THIS DAY.) The Epsom Trial Stakes. Stapleton Puritan :... The City and Suburban Handicap. Butterfly— lanthe Italian ... 18 ran. Won by a length. METROPOLITAN STAKES BETTING. 4 to 1 agst Stilton 5 to 1 agst Kate 7 to 1 agst Ingratitude 10 to 1 agst Joe Miller 10 to 1 agst Backbiter 10 to 1 agst Kick-up-the-Dast 1111. I ... 2 ... ] ... 2 ... 3 p ourtb rbition The Metropolitan Handicap. Stilton ... Joo Miller Officious... ... 1 •f • 2 ... 3 Nineteen ran. Won by a length. Two Years Old Stakes. Sister to Iracundus Gold Dust ... ... 1 ... 2 MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) NEWGATB AND ZEADENIIALZ., The general demand was exceedingly heavy, as fol lows :—Beef, from is 10d to 3s; Mutton, 2s 4d to 36 6d; Veal, 3s to 4s; Pork, 2s 4d to 3s 8d per 81ba by the carcase. HAY MAIZIEETS. S3IITEIFIFLD.—iijadOWE;y7IISs to 31 181 Od; Clover ditto, 315 s to 4143; and Straw, 1141 to 119 s per load. Trade rather dull, at late rates. CUMBERLAND.—Meador Hay, 21 16s Od to 410 s Od; Clover ditto, 31 53 to 4/ 4s; and Straw, 1/ 5s to 11 lOs per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand.: WHITECHAPEL.-Meadow Hay, 21 15s to 3/ 18s Od; Clover ditto, 3/ 58 to 4/ 7s; and Straw, 114 s to 119 s per load. Supply good, and trade rather dull, MEAT MAEJLETEL SOUTHALL, MARCH 31.—The demand for each kind of stock was heavy, at drooping prices. Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 4d; Mutton, 2s 103 to 4s Od; Veal, 3s 4d to 3s 10d; Pork, 3s Od to 3s 8d per Blbs, to sink the offals. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended March 25, 1852, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors iu the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WiIEAT. IBARLEY.I OATS. I RTE. I BEANS. I PEAS. PRICE .. 1 42s 2d 303 2dills 6d I 30s 5(11 30s 3d I 29s 8d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WUEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. I BYE. I BEANS. PEAS. IS Od Is Od Is Od Is Od Is Od Is Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 72,981 ; Barley, 43,601; Oats, 20,360; Bye, 209 ; Beaus, 7,374; Peas, 1,279 quarters. FATAL ACCIDENT TO MR. PILCHER.—On Tues day night, about eight o'clock, information was re ceived at the terminus of the London and South-Eastern and South Coast Railways, at London-bridge, that this well known and charitable gentleman had just expired at his re sidence, from wounds he had received from being run over by an omnibus, at the bottom of the incline of these sta tions. It appeared, from information gained on the spot, that a little after ten o'clock on Monday morning, Mr. Pit c h er was crossing from that portion of the incline of the railway terminus adjacent to St. Thomas's Hospital to the corner of extensive warehouses leading to Tooley-street, in whi c h hi s ext warehouses are situated. As soon as he g o t a b out the middle e of the road, one of the Paddington omnibuses knocked him down, and before any one could render assistance_ the wheels of the vehicle passed over his body. N o on e knew the gen tleman at the time, but he was instantly picked up, and , 1 conveyed by the railway offic ers and other parties t Thomas's Hospital. He was in s t antly attended to by the house surgeon and his assistants, when it was discovered th at he had received such severe injuries m request, he was removed home t o hi s family, at his own ng; w h o m he expired on Tuesday night at se ven o'clock. - M a rP o ileher. is well known as the proprietor of extensive premises in Tooley-street, N% here he employed several hundred persons. HEALTH OF M. CHARLES KEAN.—We have great pleasure in stating that this celebrated artiste is fast reco vering from his late severe indisposition ; and that in a very short time, there is every reason to,hope, he will be able to relit 421 30 hi* profeniQual ay9caticue• martras. Paid. Nominal Prices. Bua to in fV: Agua Fria ........ •• •• 1 % S Anglo Californian • . 10s. s4 p 1 Australian • • — Australian Freehold all % % dis. of Are Maria • • % dis. Blaenarvon Iron & Coal all .. British Australian Gold 1 % % dia British Iron . • • • 13 7 . 55. ,• Brazilian Imp. (is. 15/. p.) 24% • 2 De. Cocaes and Culabe all 1 34 1% Do. St. John del Boy— 15 Cobra Copper • •• • 40 30 —3l Copiapo •• ...... • • 14 4 5 Eng. & Australian Copper 5 Genera 1........... • • all 9% lu% Gold Mountain .• •• •• 1 par —% p Great Polgooth .... all 1% p Mexican& S. American 9 3% 4 Nouveau M0nde........ 1 14 p Iq a :% Santiago de Cuba . ... 10% 6 7 Tin Croft ..........,.•• 7 10 —ll United Mexican........ all 2% —234 West Mariposa 1 % Fort Philip, 1. JOINT STOCK. Attstralasia •• •• • • all 38 39 % British North America.. 50 47% 49 Colonial .............. 25 11% 1234 Commercial of London.. 20 24 —251 A London Joint Stock .... 10 18% 17% London and Westminster 20 29 34 —3O National Provincial Eng. 35 Do. New National of Ireland ...• 22 34 17% —l7 Oriental Bank Corporat. all 31 3234 Provincial of Ireland.... 25 4214 43 34 Do. New ........ •... all 157 i, —163 y Union of Australia •••• all 35 36% Do. New . 3 Union of London •• •• 10 14 153% Union of Madrid •• .. • • all MISCELLANEOUS. Canada 3236 48 4934 Eastern Steam ........ 25. Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 2734 281( Penin. & Oriental Steam. all 7 i —BO 7 9 Ditto ditto 10 Royal Mail Steam ...... 60 80 8131 Fria ........ •• . - X S bies' done Rai' w Bus ays, I Paid. 1 Nominal Prices. to.day. Angl Agua o Californian ..•.. • •. 10s. %1% - % 1 Pl 4 P 1 2 S -- —.----......... —. Australian •--- - • • 6 34 -ii Aberdeen•• .. •• •• all 14 to 144 14% 34 34 14 Australian Freehold •• .. all •% -36 dis. % Ambergato, Nottingham us AYC Maria .. - .. • t li - •• 36 dis. Boston, &E. Junction 5 34 6% — 6 % 6 3 , 1 %34 Blaenarvon Iron & Coal a ll -•• Birming., Wolverhamp., B r iti s h A ustra li an Gold 1 % - • % dis and Stoat' Valley , • alt 9% 10% British Iron .--• • • • • 13 7 . ss. .. -,. Birkenh., Lan., & Chest B raz ili an I mp . (is. 15/. p.) 2434 134 - 2 June., late 331. 6s. Bd.. 26 123-113 d. De. Coeaes and Cuiabs ail 1%- 1 X Do. Chest. & Birkenhd., Do. St. John del Rey. 15 .. -.. 501. &251. Consolidated all 16% 1734 Cobre Copper ...... •• • 40 30 —3l Do., d0.,101. .. .. .. 173 .. -.. die. Copiapo .. ..... •• , 14 4 5 Bristol and Exeter— 100 90 —9l 9034 90 Eng. &Australian Copper 5 -'A 5% Caledon'an .. •• .. 50 18% - 18% 18% 3 4 % •General.. •• • - .... • • all 9% -lu % Chester and Holyhead .. ail 2, 34 -22 22 Gold Mountain .• ••.. • • 1 par -36 p Dublin and BelfastJunct. 45 17 —l5 d. 2934 % Great l'olgooth .. . .... all 1% -1% p Dundalk and Enniskillen all .. —.. Mexican& S. American 9 3% 4 Dundee, Perth, and Aber- Nouveau Monde --- • • 1 'A -34 p PC% leen Junction .. • • all 6 7 Santiago de Cuba ...... 10% 6 - 7 Do., New .. .. •• all •• —•• Tin Croft ............ • • 7 10 -11 East Anglian (251. L. & United Mexican ...... •• all 21,4 - 234 E. and L. & D.) • • • • all 4% —434 West Mariposa ........ ' 1 % Vic Do, (181. E. & H.) •• all 3% — 3 % Port Philip, 1. Eastern Counties .. • • 20 9% -9% 9% 34 % Eastern Union, class A, JOINT STOCN DAMES late E. U. shares .• all 634 —l7 Australasia .............all 38 - 39% Do. do. do. .. 6 • ••- • • British North America.. 50 47% - 49 • Do. de., B& C shares all 4% —4% 4% % Colonial .............. 25 1134 - 1234 East Lancashire • • • • all 16% -17 X Commercial of London.. 20 24 -25 D. New quarters all •• —•• London Joint Stock .... 16 18% 17% • • East & West India Docks London and Westminster 20 2934 —3O and Birm. June. .. all 6034 - 5134 National Provincial Eng. 35 .. -.. East & West York. June. all .. —• • Do. New Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 28 -29 National of Ireland • ...• 2234 17% -17 Edin., Perth, and Dundee 25 4% 5 31 5 % % Or i ental Bank Corporat. all 31 - 3254 Glasgand South-West. 100 . • - - Provincial of Ireland.... 25 42!6 - 4336 • Do. New ........ - - a ll 1 5 % - 1634 Great Northern • . • . all 19% 19% 19% Do. halves, A, deferred all 6% —6% Union of Australia ...• all 35 36 ; 4 New . - 3 Do. halves, B, 6 per ct. all 1434 14% 143( 34 Do. Union of L.. ..... 2% 3 ondon ••• ••• 10 14 % 1534 Great Southern and Western, Ireland • • all [34 Union of Madrid •• —• • all .. —.. 3634 - 3734 3734 Great Western .. • • 100 58 - 8834 8834 %% % MISCELLANEOUS. Lancaster and Carlisle .. all 77 —BO Canada .............. 32% 48 4934 Do. thirds —••••1113 4 8% -9% P. p Eastern Steam ........ 2s. i ..- .. dig. Lancashire and Yorkshire 100 71 71% 71% %34 % Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 ' 27% -28 X Do. quarter sl area .. all •• Penin. & Oriental Steam. all 7i —BO i 79 Do. fifths .. . •• 14 6% 636 d. 7% % Ditto ditto 10 .. -.. Do. West Riding Union 11 1 4 4% -4% d. Royal Mail Steam ...... 60 ‘BO -81 X Leeds Northern • • .. all 1634 1734 16% Liverpool, Crosby, and [We cannot bo answerable for th e errors o f the Official LW& .' Southport .. • • 17% will not bo influenced by inte res t e d correspendent .. 3 •• • • London and Blackwall •.• • all 734 -7% 734 8 London, Brighton, and MOVE Y and COMMERCIAL NEVI South Coast .. .. 100 98 34 99 54 98% CD London and N.-Western' 100 122 -1 2 334 123 34 3 4 % % CITY, TWO O'CLOCK* Do. do. quarters •• ; 22 4 % - 5 P• The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was do Do. fifths .. . .. 12 3% - 4 %P. 16 and closed heavily; prices, however, were very Jill 3 London 7. l6 ean i w •l s ll : ' : , N s ,: e t to 'B ria (c) . 1c , (2) 1 % 8 2 :%1 2 5 4 94 . di5. ss% se% 89 changed. The sales were estimated at about 5, 01 36% [89% 89 bales (of which 1,000 American were taken for export c.. •• •• 4 Do. new 40h .. •• 34 5 4 dia. comprising about 4,000 American, 180 Pernam 01 Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock • • all 2% —2% Maranham at sid. to 611., 30 B a hi a a t 6 id ., 500 Ea .. .. Manchester, Sheffield, & tian at 61d. to 84d., and 300 Surat at 3d. to 4d. per lb.' Lincolnshire ;.. .. 100 33% 34% Railway Shares were (pie', at rather lower prices. Do. Manchester and The sales of Wheat in the provincial markets tbat , ,, Lincoln linion .. 4 2 0 3% —2% die. Midland .• •••• - 100 63% - 64% 644 %64 % gulato the averages were lest week 72,9 M quarters. .. 1) Do. Birming & Derby 100 33 —35 six weeks' average is 425. 6d. per quarter. Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) 4736 • • -•• Yesterday, at the public sales of Tea, 3,446 p ac kag Newcastle and Carlisle.. all •• —•• • • Do. quarter shares .. a ll passed, of which about 2,000 f oun d b uyers, i nc l u dit • • Newmarket ••.. .. all 8 - 8 34 8 % % 971 packages of Assam Tea, on account of the .e.fi g ! Newport, Abergavenny Company, and the prices obtained were quite ego' and Hereford .• • • 10 5% -4X dis. Norfolk .. .. .. • • 100 33 —35 3434 those of previous sales. The quality of these teas P r , n Do. Now 201. shares.. 15 11 —lO dis. gressively improves, and while exhibiting less of ,-; stringent high burnt character, which marked the ear:' Northern Counties Union 836 3% - 3 dis. North British ••• • • • 25 8% - 836 6 % % productions, possesses all the strength an d aroma whic ,. North Devon • • • • • • 11 a —7 dia. North Staffordshire .. 17% 834 -7% dia. make it so invaluable. The tr a d e rea dil y g i ve prices,' North-Western .. •• 19 .. •.. dis. this class of Tea mu c h a b ove th ose pro d uce d for OW North & Sth.-West.Janc. 334 34 - 1 p 44 descriptions. Oxford, Worcester and The following letter h as some correct po i nts, an d I Wolverhampton.. .. all 1114 - 17% 17% 34 Scottish Central .. .. 25 154 15% 1.5% quite join in the surprise expressed that Mexican JO ' Scottish Midland .. .. all 10 - 103% should rule so low when se cur iti es o f a more dange r°' hi( Do. new .. .. .. all .. -.. character, and at an elevation i n regar d to price 111 Shrews. & Blrm., Class A all 734 7 Do. Class 8.. •• • • all 5-3% % 7% renders them, even when the security i s good, unuslll 4hrews. & Hereford.. Old 7 4 - 3 Ws. dear, are so much sought after. P eruv i an i s h a l° Shrewsbury and Chester wealthy parties, and the debt is small. Of Mel.ici, (Nor. W. Min.) .. .. all 15 -17 there is a larger amount and in weak e r hands. Toe' Do. Halves .. • • • • all 7% 834 Do. Oswestry •• .. all 11 —l2 facts best explain their relative positions, but it V, Shropshire Union • • • • 634 334 —2% d. x.d only a few strong buyers to give a tone to the 101 Do., A, B, C, & D, flilly and some day, when least expected, this will come. paid. up at per cent .. .. _ South Devon .. .. all 1534 16% 1174 16 1 4 party who writes us states:— .0 South-Eastern .. .. 30 21% - 21% xx, 21% 74 % x.n " Sir,—You commence your Stock and Money art' 1 South Wales.. ~ •• all 32% 33% 33 under the head or Foreign Stocks, saying South York.sh. and River jean are firm at 32 i :1, and that Peruvian Deferred ! i i that M e i Dun .• .. • • • . 15 2 1 die Shell., Both., and Goole, flat at 61k. Allow me just to draw your attentio n South Division .. .. 6 .. —.. the value of three Stocks; for instance, our Three P: Stirling and Dunfermline all •. -.. Cents. are 981; the Deferred Peruvian are 61k, a O f Stockton and Hartlepool 16 2-3 • • - n et paying 1 per cent. i Taff Vale .. .. .. 126 150 1.51 per cent. stock, to commence Thames Haven Dock and October, then to increase to :a three per cent. stocit i i Railway .. .. • • 18 .. -.. dia. six years, so that now it is only a one per cent. et a, Vale of Neath .. • • 17 6% - 534e1 Waterford and Kilkenny a ll 4% 5 Next October it would take thre e o f t h em to pr 0( 113 1 % Waterford and Limerick all 17 -18 three per cent., and at the present price, 61f, it li °° Waterford, Wex., Wick.' cost 1841. Now, what think you of the value, c0n 3 P,7 , 1 •.and Dublin ... • 3 .. -•• with our own Threes, West Loudon .. .. all —.. which are th e hi g h est steel' 0 West Cornwall •• •• 13 5 - 434 dis. the world? The Peruvian h as as f ar ec l ipsed t hem , .. York, Newc., & Bor "rick 25 1834 -19 15% % % the sun the moon. Look a t th e M ex i can at 324, a 113 ,1' Ditto and Newcastle Extension 20 6% 614 d. per cent.-paying stock, w ith s i x per cent., now to bore .. Ditto G.N.E. pur c h ase 9 3% 3 d. on them, which reduc es th em to 26; th i s 26, at three r York amd North Midland 50 2434 —25 25 2434 cent., would be 12 po un d s f or 1 0 4 , near l y twe l v e r _ S LINES LEASED AT FIXED It ENTAIL Londonderry and Enniskillen, sx 34. cent. You of cour se k now t hi s, b ut don ' t you t- h 1 these two stocks ou g ht t o b e reverse d according totlii oi l relative value? Depend on it that the assignment - ,e Business ,; Leasing Paid. ' Norainal Prices. done to-day. permanent portion of the revenue of Mexico is far P e i; Railways. Companies. Bedf. & Blotch- more guano taken away now in six months thee o p ley .. •• Lou. & N.W. all •• —•• bi r d s, if v i s i t i ng t h e i slands i n millions, could amigo° Binning; & Ox. in twenty years." ford Junction, C 6 D The foreign mails bring n o i n t e lli gence o f i mpo rt° guarantee .. Di .. all 28 -29 •c • gud t•• Gt. Western all 29 34 30% o. a , rantee with oua and there is a delay in th e arr i va l o f the . 1-e0 4 .. Birm., Wolver., dispatches, owing to a n acc id en t to t h e South-Eivitel 74 hndlev. Erna- Ditto G.N.E. purchase York and North Midland Lon donde Bcdf. & Bletch ley .. •• Lon. & N.W. all • • —•• [Urn:Ling.' & Ox ford Junction, guaranteed •• Gt. Western all 2934 110 34 Do., without a guarantee .. De .• •• all 28 —29 Birm., Wolvor., & Dudley, gua ranteed •• Do .. all 2934 3034 Do., without a guarantee •• Do • • •• all 28 —29 Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. all 1734 —lB Clydesdale June Caledonl an all 45 —47 E. Lin., Guar. 6 per Cent. .. G. Northern all 35 —36 x. Gloucester and Dean Forest Gt. Western 2234 3 4 p Hartlepl Dock r Yrk, New.,l all „. and Railway / and Bor. Hull and Selby Yk. & N.M. all 107 109 Do. 34 Shares Do .. • • all 5334 Do. 34 Shares Do .. .. all 25 —27 Leeds and Brad. Midland • • all 102 103 102 Lon. and Green. S. Eastern .. all 12 1 4 12% Do., Pref. .. Do all 25 —26 Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. •• iorfolk •• all 1634 1734 17 De.. 6 per cer' Do all .„ Midedesbro' and Redcar, 6p. et Stockt& Dar all .. „. N. & East, per Cent. •• E. Counties . all Do., 5 per cent. Do. .. .. all 59 —6l Do. New .. Do • • • • all .. Preston and S L. &N. W.l wyre / &La.& Y.J all 44 —46 Do. 34 Shares ADo .. .. 11 9 —lO p Road., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern .• all 2134 —22 Roy. & Hitchin G. Northern 64 Do„ shop. Ex.. Do .. all 8% Sher., Roth. and Goole, 5 per ct. Lane. & York 13 11 6 South Staffords. Mr. Ill'Clean 9 34 1% —l% M. Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gua. Stock.& Dar. all Do. do. .. Do .. .• 25 29 —3O Do. do. .. Do .. all Wilts &Somers. Gt. Western 100 94 —95 train at Edenbridge. .0 The Funds are rather looking up again, and 0 0 ' 4 less demand for cash, the settlements having been 0 1'1 ' pleted. Consols have been 98} 1, and are now 9 , 5 „, i t for Transfer. The lowest price for Account has L'o 981 Exchequer-bills aro 68s. prem. East 11/ Bonds are 775. to 805. Foreign Securiti es h ave b een d u ll generally, bo Mexican Bonds have taken a start upon th e porch 0 of the Hebrew party and of Dutch operators. rumoured that, vii New York, information has be e received of 95,000 dollars being 4 ,likely to c° ,, s c to hand for the di v ide n d s by th e tj Ct Mexican packet. The Conway, it is to ;0 6 remembered, will bring the Pacific mail s o n ly. Mea t Bonds have been 321 to 33, and are now 33 t° ,s Buenos Ayres stock is 74 to 75. Equad o r B o nds A r ri r to k, and Grenada Deferred h as d ro pp e d t o 91. 11 i e d , vian Old Sto c k is worth 104} to 1051 ex . diviu s i l d Mexican converted bonds are b e i ng d ea lt i n . bring 264 Sardinian Stock is quiet at 93. Sr il jd ol Three per Cents are 44i to 4, and the new Defer/ 1 ' 0 ( to 1. Venezuela Bonds are 47i to 48. Belgian and-a-Half per Cents are 94 to and Dutch TWO" a-Half per Cents. 604, The last week's Railway receipts, ascertained °P this day, are in round figures as under:— 1 0 5 1 ;0 1852. Great Western £15,265 0, 4 0 North-Western gi %Er= BEL/Lams. Railways. rail _Nominal Prices. Easiness dean to-day. Aberdeen •• • • all % dis. I % dis. Aberdeen, No. 2, 7 pr. et. ._ x.d Caledonian 101. •• • • 10 8% • 8% Cheater and Holyhead .. all 17 17% Dand. Per. & Aber. Jane. ail 5 5 34 East Ang. (31. 10s.) r, p, c all — 3% 4 Do., (51.) 7 per cent... all _ Eastern Counties Exton., b per cent. No. 1 .. p yi 1 pm Do. No. 2 ......all % P Pm Do. New 6p. cent. Stock 10 12% —l3 13 Eastern Union, Scrip guaran. 6 per cent. •• all 1334 13% 13% Do., [CI. Deben. Share. all East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares .. all • • E. & W. York. June. sths all. • &tin. Per. &Dun. 5; p.a. all 3 Glasgow & S.-W. Consol. 100 • • Gt. Northern, 5 per eent. all 14% 15% Do., 5 p.c. Redeem. Scrip 9% I J4 p Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths .. all 7% 834 Gt. western (narks and Banta Ex., 5 per Cent.) 6 • • —•• r. Gt. West , fixed 4% p. et. 100 .• —•• Do. do. ..• 80 Lancashire and York shire, F. 201... .. 6 1% —1 % Do. 6 per ct. Stock .. 100 Lends Northern, 6 par cent., No. 1.. .• .. 13 • • —• • p Do., do. • • No. 2 17 .. —•• Do., do •• No. 3 5 —•• Do. quarters, 1848 .. 9 • • —.• p London, Brighton, and S. Coast, guar. 5 per et. 100 —• • 121% Do. pref., b p et. 5k,1851, 100 • • —• . Do., Cony. sp. ct. 1852 all .. ••••• .• Do. new guar., 6 per ct. 100 .. 143 Lon. & N. West. (Coy. & Nuneat.) 5 per cent. .. 13% • London &S.-W., new • • 5 3 3 %P. 8% London. & Ennis., % She all 11 —l2 11% Stanch., Sheffield, and Line., guar. sha g Ne. 1 all 11 1135 Do. new, 101. •• a ll 1244 12% Do., 61. • • •• •• •• 3 % 3i P 10 au5 5 Midland Con. 6 p.c. stock 100 Do. Consul. Bristol & Birming., 6 per cent.• • 100 136 138 136% 136 137 Do., Erewash Valley. 100 Do., Leic. & Swanning., 8 per cent. guar. • Do., Preference • • • • Norfolk Extension 1854 1934 Do. guar. 534 per cent. all 5 —5% Do., Waveney Valley: 2 1 —l% North British •• • • 5 5 _5 x.d Wor. &W 01.151.6 p.c 10 Ws l is par Shrews. & Bir., new gnar. all 9% 101 , ,4 Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. la% ) 8 per cont. South Devon • • • • .. South-Eastern, p. ct. 2 :11 1o 0 11 272 11 1: 7 1 1% 1 . , 6 : 13. South Yorks., 4 P. ct. gd. Stock. & Hart., guar, Si p. ct. until 1 July, 1855 an Waterford and Kilkenny, 6 per cent, .. York, Newc., and Bony , D G o t . . N.of E. Pia. •1 all 15 16 1 4 York and North Midialid -- IL and B. Parch. 10 % dis. 1 1 011.361 3 C0X 17. BonlOgne and Amiens -.--. all 13% 13% I Central of France . (o., l l% all 2134 21%). Demerara • • • • '' g —314 dia. 4% Dutch Rhenish •• " 18 3% 3%p. 213 East Main • • • • • • 2u _ do. •• Do. do. all •• •• • • di • • • GrDealtttolndianrtrin.s.al*:: 7 2 s 3.6 • P p ' . Louvain a 1a Sanal.re .. 13 • 4 414 4 34 Luxembourg •• Ditto (ItailwaY) • • 10 3 % —3 % Do 1 %_ 4 Ditto (Canal) 2 Mar i a Antonia .• .. 3716 s 8d .. Ditto, New •• 8 • Namur and Liege .. .. all 6% 65 4 6 % Northern of France .. 16 21% 21% Orleans and Bordeaux .. 11 2% p. 13% Paris and Lyons .. •• 6 4 p Faris and Orleans .. all 44 —46 Paris and Rouen • • • • all 2 736 —2B Paris and Strasbourg 18 21% 21% 21% 34 Rouen and Havre .. all 11 11% Sambre and Meuse all St. Andrew's &Quebe.(A) 2 „ 1 Tours end Nantes • • 17 —634 dia. .10% onrns.y, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt .• gall . West Fluitra 4 4 ..) 8% 2 •-• 2,4 South-Western 9,263 Brighton Midland 7 , , id South• Eastern .4,6 r ' North Stafford 4,780 .1 , ,,4 Lancashire and Yorkshire York and North Midland 6 I Newcastle and Berwick 4 Great Northern Aberdeen Railway Shares have been rather looking up the last half hour, but the business done is small. Gold Mines are dull, but Australian firm. fi QUARTER TO THIa ... 98i i ONE CfPc" 981 4 0 4 (IPRICES OF BRITImII FUNDS O'CLOCK. rsi 9S 4 8 per Cent. Consols Annuities........ 98% 3 4 / Long Anna. to expireJan.lB6o ...... 6 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5,1860 674 ell Lath,. Benda, 1,0001. 7 o 4 Ditto under 1,0601... ..... .......„ BO 77 p 9 61 Consols for Account .. ......... 98 5 4 4 34 , Kxohequer Bills. f liAd. v; f 1,0001. 68 p '4 Small, .. .......... .. ONE 6,01 , la PRICER OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. r / Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent....... 0 Ditto, Account ............. 75 74 6 Equador Bonds ........................ 5 / Grenada Bonds, 1% per Cent — 10 Ditto, Deferred Maxican 5 per Cent , 1846 — Oi Ditto Account 33 32% : I ' r Ditto, 3 per C en t....... Peruvian Bonds, 5 per Cent— O6 i 4 Ditto, Account - ° - Ditto, Deferred Russian Bonds Cent. - 04 1 103 9 1° S a D r d i in t oi tln4Bl4onpders,Csepnetr Consols ... .. ... Ditto Account, April 13 ... I 2 7i1111P) IA. Spanish Belgian,Spanishv e Dl n ii Venezuela Ditto, Account 4 17 6 5 r n3N p .ep e sc r ev reCDr Cento te. n fc t e . rer l ue B pa 4 . O n 0 . . t . f . u . . n . . d . e . . d . 214 is, t i 2 1 ,4 P er 4$ z tt u oc) 3 3 la Bonds, 3 1 ,a per Cent 47% 48 Dividends on the above payable in London. rf, A S 4% per Cent. Dutch 2 1 ,4 per Cent. 12 G u ild 6ON 4/ , ' Ditto 4 per (Imrt. Cirtifieatps - 93 92% 9'2"di I A' A l LLOYD'S SHIPPING --(THIS 13-.„1,, P' LONDON, APR IL I.—Wi nd this day at noon ..-'''' light breeze, and fine clear weather. nri e P ITAYANNAnt, MARCH 15.—The Fanny, New --d to Londonderry, put in leaky; the leak was stopp e di f e she proceeded 12th inst. The Phcubus, from Di e g 'ge' has been aground, but apparently received no dan i— f r e li CHARELSTON, MARCH 16.—The John Bell, Lir e 1d to Savannah, has been abandoned at sea with E 9fe ,:fif water in her hold; crew saved by the Commerce, et off this port. DA,STOCKTON, MARCH 31.—Wind E.N.E.—Sid. J.— st Quebec. g 0,1 ) 1 BORDEAUX, MARCH 28.—The Numa, of St. e r England to iti o J ane i ro, has been wrecked nest Canary Islands; crew saved. le 0 CROOKHAVEN.—Arrd. Sophie, New Orleans , '.;° iii ROSTI CK, MARCH 28.—The Ceres, from Stet4. l : l ;,p; e been wrecked on the Fischlande, near Wiestrovv,, v a gale, 25th inst.; crew lauded, cargo expected I savc d. STALPEMIND E , MARCH 25.—The E m ili e , whie b jetbi hence, 19 t h i nst., for linuenwalde, f o r repairs' , o lfi e ' been on shor e o ff Saleski 2d Feb,. has put back ' f ill; RUGENWALDE, MARCH 25.—The Caroline, et t, 0 munde to Pillau, is stranded off In s h o ft ; cre w sav olo t CoRuNNA, MARCH 23 —The Eucarnet, NON 1 ,6 Bordeaux, has put in with clarnego, and must diV MESSINA, IviAßcEt 19.—The Domestic, from It arrived here 14th imt. leaky. tt l MALTA, MARCH 23.—The San Gi ova nni 011 0 0° from Galatz, has put in leaky, and p a rt o f call 4 , stores thrown overboard. . 9 f'r DEAL, MARCH al. —W lad iight northaly brose;