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In past Bvo., elegantly bound, price 7s. 6d., Till. EDITION of THE NEW TIMON ; I A POETICAL ROMAN E. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Oilers received by all Booksellers. INTERESTING NEW HISTORICAL WORK. Now Reaor, in Illu email gym, price 10s. 6d. bound, Printed and trated uniformly with )Liss Strickland's " Lives of the Qtleeia of England," Volume I. of LIVE 'S OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND. BY THOMAS ROSCOE, ESQ. Comprising WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR. Orders received by all Booksellers. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Mariborottgh-street. MRS. TItOLLOPE ' S NEW NO ( EL. Now ready at all the Libra ries, in 3 vols., T E OBER 'ISE S. ON THEIR TRAVELS. • By Mrs. TROLLOPS. " Mrs. Trollope's able and caustic pen was never wielded to more beneficial purpose most in The Robertses on their Travels,' which ought to be the universally read of all her works."—New " Th e subject of this work is well adapted t o Mrs. Trollope's pen. 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All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for exa enination at least one day previously to their being offered ; and sdvices 01 results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, tut ,' t he proceeds immediately disposed of according to instructions. ollicez. Ball of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London. HEI: MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public are respectfully informed that this Theatre will RE-OPEN TO-MORROW EVENING, A i•RIL 14, When will be performed (for the first time this season), Reßini's Opera, I PLTRITANI. Eivira, Madame Grisi (her first appearance this season) ; Arturo, Signor Mario (his first appearance this season) ; Riccardo, Signor FOrriaSarl ; Giorgio, Signor Lablache (his first appearance this season). To conclude with the highly successful New G r and Ballet, by M. Perrot. The music by Signor Pugni, entitled, CAT.tRIN.L. . • ou, LA FILLS DU BANDIT. The principal parts by Mdlle. Lucile Grahn, Madame Petit Stephan, se s ,I.M. Moncelet, Cassan, Demeli, and Madame Louise Taglioni Gosselin, B e rtrand, DI Mattis, a nd Perrot. IIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public are respectfully informed that an EXTRA NIGHT will take place on TIRIRiDAY, APRIL 16, When will be D r sented Mozart's chef d'oeuvre, DON GIOVA,NNI. D onna Anna, Madame Grisi ; Donna Elvira, 31adlle. Sanchioli ; Zerlina, Madame Castellan. Don Giovanni, Signor Foritasari ; Dou Ottavio, Signor Mario;ll Commandatore, Signor Botelli ; Masetto, 7:fignor F. Lablache ; Leporello, Signor Lablache. To conclude with the highly suecessful New Ballet, by M. Perrot, entitled, C.A.TARINA ; ou, LA FILLE DU BANDIT. The principal characters byMadlle. L. Grahn, Madile. P. Stephan, and Madlle. Taglionl ; M.M. Perrot, Bertrand, Di Mettle, and Gosselin. tHEATIIE ROYAL. Dit.U.RV-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Opera, entitled THE CRUSADERS, The principal characters will be sustained by Messrs. W. Har rison, llorncastle, S. Jones, Weiss, Stretton, D. W. King, ,ti Miner, and Miss Rainforth. At ter which, will be produced the Ballet d'Action, entitled pzitotTsk..l ; or. The Desolate Island. Principal characters by Nadile. Louise, Madame ~inbilei, Mr. W. H. Payne, Mr. Howell, Mr. T. atthews, Mr. Wieland, and Master F. Payne. , tOYAL, HAYMALICer. THIS EVENING ?Pe bet performed a New and Original Comedy, called, A BF;G:1Alt ON W)RSEBACK. Cy mon Foxall, Mr. Webster; More cratt, Mr. W. Farrell: Sir John Coverdale, Mr. Tilury; Ernest Coverdale, Mr. 11. Holl ; Horace Wald;rave, Mr. Hudson ; Schnei derinarn, J Bland; Thomas, Mr. Brindal ; Lady Coverdale, 3lri. Glover ; Selina Coverdale, Miss Julia Bennett ; Emmeline, 31ri. Seymo , ir. Toe Band will perform the Overtures, " La Symphonic," and " LA Neige ;" a Fantasia, " Fra Diavolo ;" the " Post Horn Galop," and 'Antoinette," Cellarius Waltz. Atter which (for the first time) an experiment will be tried upon T 1 i 1 , , Cs 11:1)4 OF ABISTOPHANES : on which ew occasion they will h e presented to the pu blic with new Names, n Feathers, new s o ngs, a :id new Tales. Principal characters by Messrs James Biand, Hudson, Tilbury, Brindal, Caulfield, T. F. athews, and bliss P. klorton. To onclude with a New Comic Drams, called THE IRISH OS Cliv./ccters by 3lessrs. J. Bland, Tilbury, Mrs. Hamby, Etc. PT. IithATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM 17 DER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. Unprecedented Attraction N forß AL t E astEer THUidays. HolUMßidays! . Re-engagement o cIEE 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 Dimi- an e l ega nt and delighted au ditor y , by his almostlncredible native Person and his equally Incredible Mind, the Management has much pleasure in announcing his Performance for every E ven ing 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, Int-Wear, and Keeley • Miss Villars, Mrs. A. Wigan, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, a New Extravaganza, entitled THE MAIHILE MAIDEN. Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, Mrs. Keeley, awl Miss L , ddlaw. To conclude with an entirely New and Original Burlesque, en tit:ed HOP 0' MYTHUMB: or, The Ogre and his Seven-League Boo:s. Hop 'o My General Tom Thumb. Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Galley, 6d. !r.A•Mit , aoYAL, ADP:U . I4i. A New Drama, and a New and v agnificent Burlesque. THIS EVENING Will be presented a New Drama, in Three Acts, called, IN- DuTnv --. The Orphan's Legacy. St. Amour, Mr. Paul Bedtord ; Rollin, Mr. 0. Smith ; Wright; .sons. Del +mare. Mr. Perkin.; Batirole, Miss Woolgar; Miss Webs' er : Cecile, Madame Celeste. APer which, a New Bur les q ue. entitled , PETER WILKINS ; or , The . I.oadstone Rock and the Flying Indians. Principal characters by Mis...cs Woolgar, Emma Harding, Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor; Mr. Paul ite.2lord, Mr. Mun) aril, &c. To c one:tide with a New Farce, entitled, DID YOU EVER SEND YOCR WIcE TO CAMBERWELL ? Chesterfield Honeybun, Mr. Wright; Isaac Crank, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mrs. Crank, Mrs. F. Matthews, Mrs. lioneyban, Miss Emma Harding. PRI:I4(IEBI3'S TiIEATRE. OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be perforriZed Shakspere's Tragedy of HAMLE r. Cha racters by Messrs. Macready, Granby, L. Murray, Ryder, Fisher, James Vining, Wynn, tlonner, Walton, Compton, Oxberry, and Coimer , Mrs. Tertian, Miss Erama Stanley, and Miss E. Honner. After which. a New Grand Fairy Extravaganza, entitled LADY GODIVA AND PEEPING TOM OF COVENT Y. I sTaylorn which M ess rs. Walton, Wynn , Compton, Granby, Oxberry ; Mis, Miss E. Stanley, Mrs. Fosbroke, Miss Bonner, &c., will adpear. AS kLE ttO lAL AM ?HIT lizATi.E. Proprietor, lir. IY. Batty. ustronised 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 Ba EV ENlNrry and Rochez. THIS G Will be performed an entirely new Equestrian Oriental Spectacle, Entitled, THE ARAB AND HIS DESERT STEEL) ; or, the pearl of the Euphrates. The Characters personified by the principal utenfl , e , s of the Company and numerous auxiliaries. New and Popular Scenes in the Circle, by the Foreign anti British Profe , sc. rs. To conclude with a favourite Afterpiece. Box-otlice open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. ;LOYAL VICTORLA The most powerful and varied p E b n li ter , tstinment ever offered to the THIS EVENING Will be performed an entirely new Drama, entitled LAID UP IN PO RT ; r, Sharks along Shore. Principal characters by Messrs. Fredericks, Saville, Raymond, Tindell, Higgie, Searle, Burton ; Miss Vincent, Miss E. Terry, &c. After which, THE DAU(MTER OF THE REGIMENT ; Georgette, Miss Vincent. To cobiLlude wRa a romantic Drama, entitled THE DEVIL'S DEN ; or, .he Mint, the• Maize, and the Maiden. Supported by the entire strength of the Caipany. '34aL ffk 6 „:„.„ . . • SigYAr. ts • • . NEW STRAND THEATRE. ENTIRE CHA NC/E.—NUM& &TIES AND MAGIC EFFECTS. " La gaiete . est la sante de l'ame, La tristesse en est le poison." PIIILLIPPE, in returning his grateful thanks to his kind Patand feeling axious to merit a continunce of past favours, iiberal.) , bestowe.dn upon him by the discerning Public of this great metropolis, betts leave to announce that he will Resume his EN TERTAE MENT at above Theatre, THIS EVi• NINO, 'When he will have the honour of introducing an ENTIRE CPIANGE in his PERFORMANCE, which has been prepared at a great expense and labour. The New Feats and Miraculous Scientific Experiments are of the moat extraordinary and astounding de scription, and must be seen to be believed. M. PHILLIPPE will commence the Entertainment by Lighting Two Hundred and Fifty Wax Candies by a sin g le Pistol Shot ! This unique and brilliant Experiment was orginaliy performed by Mo!se. Philllppe for upwards of 700 consecutive nights in Parts During the Evening M. Phillippa will introduce his GRAIsHD NOT HER'S CAP, with all its i,apid Transformations. puring the Easter Week there will be a Morning and Evening Terformance each Day. The Morning Performance will commence xt Two o'clock ; Evening rformance at a quar ter tict to Eight Gallery, .; Pr vate Boxes, stalls, 35.; Dozes, 2 5 . Pe Is.; 11. Is., and 10s. Gd. r••••••"" - T -r-'- . __ THE WEATHEIL—SIIN OFFICE, APRIL 11. i'gro toM ETEß, Lowest , 44; Highest, 59; Noon, 56 . BAROMETER, 29.58. WIND S.E.; morning, fine: afternoon, rain. Aram 13. ri,itaamostrrEn, Lowest, 45; Highest. 59; Noon, 64 . • BAROMETER, 2 9.55. —WIND S .W., fine. A.'T.E.tt AT LoNDON-BlifilGE TIIIS DAT. 54,, , lag 50 minutes alter 2. I Evening .. 8 minutes after 3. fyrarkw 4 O:4L, LONDON, MONDAY• APRIL 13, 1846. iterary and scientific institutions for the encourage ment and reward of important discoveries in an) branch of liNinan investigation, have been common in most civilised St hs tes, and have, more than victories and con qt eats, spread their fame throughout the world. Th, ee l ei , rated societ.is which sprung up in the Italian re publics were long remembered and admired, when the wars whit :b they waged against each other were entirely forgotten. The same honour remains with the French . I nst i tute ; an ,' all the vulgar renown and praise acquired great battles, even in the present by BONAPARTE 1 .12 his day, sink into the shade when compared with the illus trious labours of • LEGEND"' LAPLACE, and - ,euvrea. NEWTON, " the g re, 'test Rod the rarest genius that ever rose for the ornamet, .t and instruction of the species," elevated the Royal viety a London to a degree 0, honour and consequene e surpassing all similar institu tions of the Italian ana French schools ; and this pre eminence, to a certain g xtent, it has now enj led for century and a half. Aa y event, any misconduct on th( Follows. that can impair THE SIIN, LONDON, MONDAY this high character, and degrade the first institu tion of the kind in Great Britain, must excite deep regret in the minds of Englishmen, and call for concqgn puishment on those who from sinister motives, or jea lousy at puperior merits, can descend to the most despi cable tricks for the purpose of furthering their own groveling and vulgar schemes. Such schemes we have every reason to believe have been for some years in operation in this august body, and what renders the evil the more intolerable, the Council declare that they have no power to correct the mischief already inflicted. In another part of The Sun will be found e xplanatory ex tracts from the Lancet, that has devoted several interest ing articles to the subject. The question will be fully discussed at a meeting of the Royal Society to be held on the 23d inst., and in the meantime we give a brief out line of the case. Some years since Dr. ROBERT LEE made an important anatomical discovery, the paper de scribing which was presented to the Royal Society, and referred by the Council to a commit tee of medical Fellows, among whom was Mr. LAWRENCE, one of the first anatomists of the day. They reported most favourably, affirming that Dr. LEE had made good his claims 11 the most unquestionable proofs. The paper was approved, ordered to be pub lished in the " Philosophical Transactions," and it ap peared in due course, accompanied by beautiful plates illustrating the discovery. These facts made a great noise in every medical school in Europe, and raised the name of Dr. LEE to much celebrity abroad as well as at home. But, like the authors of other important dis coveries, he had his detractors. The same class that wished to deprive HARVEY and JENNER, of their high honours, so justly merited, formed a plan for robbing Dr. LEE of his discovery ; a surgeon was appointed by them to make a dissection of the part, and as far as is known by report (for the paper has not been published), he declared that no such nerves as those described by Dr. LEE existed. For this paper, whi-•h had not been read to the Society, which had not even been seen by any one connected with the Society, excepting the secretary and the two referees, and which, contrary to the regulations of the society, had not been printed in the Transactions, the royal medal was awarded. In every respect the award was in direct op position to the acknowledged laws of this learned body, and the committee that made the award was illegally constituted. Mr. LAWRENCE, who knew the merits of Dr. Lee's discovery, was first of all got rid off by being told that there was no further business for the physiolo gical committee, and as soon as he had left a new com mittee was formed, at which a recommendation was passed to award a medal for a paper that had not been read, and the medal was afterwards voted by the same parties in viola ion of a regulation approved by her Majesty, that "the royal medals be given for such papers only as have been presented to the Royal Society, and inserted in their Transactions." No attempt even at defence has been made by the secretary or any member of this committee. The affair altogether is most dis graceful, and unless the guilty parties be exposed and the honour and character of the society vindicated by an open disavowal of such clandestine and illegal practices, as well as the iafliction of a stigma upon the offenders, the public will make their award, and reckon the Royal Society among those defunct bodies which have perished by their own acts. The intelligence received from the United States, up to the 18th of March, though not very precise in its cha racter, nor announcing any decision on the Oregon Ties tion, is altogether, however, more important than any which kas arrived since Pomes offensive and violent Message. Thanks to the firmness of the British Go vernment, and a portion of the British press—nearly the greater portion, we are glad to say—both the Senate and the President begin to consider seriously what may be the effects of a war with s England. The Senate is evidently in no hurry to come to a decision— not from any love or respect for this country ; for the great ma jority of the Members are as hostile as any of the re presentatives of those inland states which neither British ships, nor cannon, nor bayonets can reach—but from a regard for the safety of the union, and a fear of unfor seen events which may spring out of a war so unpro voked, and a selfish and unjust policy, denounced as much by French and German writers as by the press of England. They begin to see that if a war, under such circumstances takes place, they must fight single handed with the most powerful nation in Europe, that they can expect no sympathy from any one European state, for all were alike insulted by POLY'S Message, and that even the people of France, so long attached to the United States from former r ecollections as well as I policy, is more indignant against them than the people of the United Kingdom. The manner in which General CASs conducted himself, when at Paris some eight or ten years since, and the rude and haughty manner in which the large sum of 25.000.000 t. was extorted from the Chamber of Deputies for losses said to have been sus tained by the Milan decrees, have sunk deep into the hearts of all true Frenchmen, and they have sunk the deeper, because the money was extorted from a friend') people, who cheered on the American patriots to resist the despotism of the mother country, and who maiul) contributed to that independence and power which en abled them to enforce this base act of ingratitude. But, independent of these considerations, by no means light, the Americans know that a struggle with Eng land, when seriously provoked, is a fearful alternative; their statesmen, and their merchants, and slave owners Know, if the common people do no!, that since the days ')f the obstinate and imbecile GEORGE 111., and his still more imbecile Ministry, the strength of England has never been put forth in any quarrel with the Republic— that the collision of 1813-14, was merely an episode in the great contest with the French, and that when th€ principal war was brought to a glorious termination, the English people and the Government looked upon the American affair as a sort of by-play or adventitious scene, which must necessarily close with the great drama. Affairs are new different. Pretensions are put forth to which no independent European nation can submit— encroachments are made upon a neighbouring state of the most unjust, violent, and deceitful character—the very existence of all the British colonies in the New World is endangered by this invasion, as well as by threats not disowned b.? American statesmen or Ameri can presidents ; and should a war about the Oregor, commence, it would involve many points, it comparison of which the navigation of the Columbia, important as it is, or the fixing of any particular line of latitude, or the possession of Vancouver Island, or any island or territory what ever in that quarter, sinks into absolute insignificance. American statesmen have long been well aware of thest facts, and they now make no concealment cf their ap prehensions. Mr. CALsouri but the other weel, earnestly impressed upon the Senate a speedy adjust ment by compromise, because, " among other measure, the settlement of our controversy with Mexico depended upon the adjustment or non-adjustment of the conflict ing claims to Oregon between us and Great Britain. In the event of a war upon this question, Mexico would at once act upon the offensive, and by Mexico on th, south, under the discipline of British officers, and by British steamers along the sea-board, the Canadians on the north, a British fleet upon the lakes, and the Indians on the west, we should be enfiladed on every side." Be sides, it is well known they have no navy, no war-steamers, that can for a moment be taken into account with those of England. They have no debt, it is true; at least they acknowledge none, but that is counterbalanced by a very important consideration—they have no credit. No human being, nut even a Yankee, would lend money t. the American Government, and any loan-contractor commissioned by President FOLK to raise money on the Exchange at Haniburgh, or Amsterdam, or Paris or London, would be received with universal derision. We put all this, however, out of the question. What Eng land wants is only justice, the settlement of her rightful claims on the shores of the Pacific, as well as in the• Gulf of Mexico, and a security that her colonies shall not be endangered by such wanton acts as the annexation of Texas, or by the enforcement of such preposterous and insolent claims as those put forth by American senators in regard to the interference of Europear powers with the political affairs of the new world. Sir ROBERT PEEL and Lord ABERDEEN have only to re main calm and firm in their purpose, for that is the only certain means for preserving the blessings of peace. As a better opportunity is now afforded us, by the Easter recess, for taking into consideration twitters not immediately comprehends d in the current Parliamentary business, we gladly take advantage of the interval ti emphasise (by repetition) our opinions upon education as a means of exercising a vast moral influence over the multitude. Our views upon this particular theme received a fresh illustration only yesterday in o ur reference to the last monthly meeting of the magistrates for the metropolitan county. It is, however, with renewed pleasure, that we obterve almost every successive day some c ircumstance transpiring whieh tends materially to enforce the advisability of some official interference with the social condition of the humbler classes of our fellow -countrymen —some equit able exchange of principles, such as the resignation of .tn exclusively penal system for the purpose of interpo lating certain pages in the criminal code of an educational character. That irresistible sub ,:urrent of public opinion, which ultimately subverts every fallacious doctrine, moral, political, and social, is, we firmly believe, pressing forward rapidly and evenly to the realisation of that scheme, the advocacy or which we regard as one of our most sacred duties. Everything shows that this under• stream is working, and that too with indorcitable assiduity; the noise of its progression occasionally bursts up through the silent superficies by which it is otherwise concealed. In this manner, establish ments for the instruction of the destitute children of this great capital have been organised with much sagacity, and have already received considerable encouragement, under the generic title of " The Ragged Schools." The introduction of elementary works into the cells of such institutions as the model prison at Pentonville, was an indication of the same secret movement. Something of a similar nature was apparent in the demonstra tions elicited by the Recorder of Birmingham, and the City Solicitor, and an increase of influence was imparted to those demonstrations by the influential patronage which came forth like a necessary sequence to each. Nor, indeed, could the adjournment of the Honourable the House of Commons be per- !bitted before the question of education in at least two of the divisions of Great Britain had been mooted — first, by the Member for Coventry with reference to Wales, secondly, by Mr. WYSE, with reference to Ireland. These facts of themselves would be, undoubtedly, sufficient evidence that a large proportion of the most powerful members of the community is striving boldly and unswervingly in the proposed direc tion. Nor are the instances we have already adduced all that can be enumerated : a spirit equally en lightened and benevolent has manifested itself in other quarters deserving of especial attention, and if we mistake not, such efforts are only the precursors of others yet more strenuous, and extending to a somewhat more comprehensive unaminity. Nobly has the Mar quis of WESTMINSTER pressed forward amongst the foremost of these peaceful agitators to proclaim himself the champion of his less elevated countrymen, and to insist upon the excellence and feasibility of some ame liorative measures in their behalf. This grati fying announcement was repeated by the Noble Marquis at the Dorset Quarter Sessions, on Tuesday last. He introduced it unostentatiously enough, as a mere appendix to a motion of local interest for some modification of the plan adopted at the county gaol ; nevertheless, the nobility of the cause then sup ported by the Marquis of WESTMINSTER cannot but bruit a mere whisper in its favour like a trumpet-blast over the land. There was something practical as well as concise in the language uttered by the noble speaker ; he seemed anxious to place the matter in its most common-sense light, and while insensibly engaging the hearts of his hearers, to arouse their co operation through the medium of their sound reason. Thus he d.•monstrated how infinitely tardy the inhabi tants of this country were in the effectuation of this im provement, by reminding them that already the Parisians had allotted a portion of their prisons to the moral tuition of juvenile .culprits, and that so admirably effectual was this arrangement in its opera tion, that " if a cnild was even about to fall into evil, he was brought by his parent and immediately incar cerated." Thus again the Marquis appealed, we will not say to the cupidity, but to the regard to economy by which society is so wonderfully guided in the adoption of any novel scheme : " lie could give them one instance of sixteen children, at Liverpool, that cost, from the frequency of their re-committals, 60/. a piece; whereas at an establishment ix the county of Warwick, out of 77 children 64 had been returned to their friends, and usefully and profitably employed fur many years ; the expense of these children was only 251. a piece." Let England, however, look to her sluggishness in this instance, and become abashed into some concession to the advancing spirit of the age ; let that Parliamentary paper just issued, containing the tabular statistics in. cident to education in British India, be generally exa mined : it comprises many incentives to our home exertions, though we must acknowledge that yet more might be expected from the prodigious wealth and extraordinary area of our Oriental possessions. The amount devoted to the purposes of native education during 1843 by the Indian Government was 830,772 r. 1 la. Ip. ; and that for regions extending throughout the several presidencies of Bengal, North-Western Pro. vinces, Port St. George, and Bombay. But a very competent authority has elsewhere calculated the distance we are behind other countries on the score of education. Mr. KAY, the Travelling Bachelor to the University of Cambridge, in a very ex cellent work recently published, says : " Unless the State steps forward to assist the Church and the Dissenters in an efficient manner, so long must we remain by far the worst educated country in Europe —a country where towns of the importance of Oldham ' and Rochdale have only 1 in 150 of their inhabitants receiving education, whilst in the cantons of Berne and Vaud in Switvrland, the proportion is 1 in 4i." Such is the opinion cf one whose ideas must be re ceived as in some measure authoritative as the mouth piece of one of our universities. In another portion of his volume this gentleman has, if possible, a yet more striking antithesis. He proves that, for the edu cation of England and Wales alone, forty normal schools, at the very lowest computation, would be ne cessary for the training of our schoolmasters, and then expresses his mortification at our only possessing Jive such establishments. The subject, however, is of such paramount importance, and has been treated hitherto with such egregious injustice, that it swells out to an al most interminable length. We must, nevertheless, hope, and strive courageously for its definite settlement. The Madrid journals of the 4th inst. contain the hi: tory of the late Ministerial crisis. It appears that EGANA and PEZUELA, not being able to agree with I•Ts.avaEz, Buncos, and ORLANDO, on the subject of the decree for the regulation of the Stock Exchange, resigned, and that their resignation was accepted. On the 3d of April General MAZZEREDO, a strong parti,an of NARVAEZ, was appointed in the room of PEZUELA, but on the same lay GONZALES BRAVO, for whom NARVAEZ had des tined the portfolio of the Foreign• office, not only refused to join the NARVAEZ Ministry, but resigned his post of Ambassador to the Court of Lisbon, and announced his determination to energetically support a liberal line of policy. NARVAEZ being unable to fill up the vacancies occasioned by the refusal of GONZALES 13RAvo and the retirement of EGANA, tendered his own resignation on Saturday, which was accepted by the QUEEN, who immediately sent for M. ISTURITZ (who was Prime Minister at the period of the Revolution of La Granja, and who under the MIRAFLORES Cabinet was Minister of the Interior), and commissioned him to form a Government. M. ISTURITZ, who at once acceded to her MAJESTY'S desire, was immediately appointed President of the Council and Minister for Foreign Affairs. General ARMERO, who remained with MoN, PIDAL, and MAYANS, to the last in the MARTINEZ DE LA Rosa Cabinet, was appointed Minister of Marine. EGANA remained as Minister of Justice, and there was every probability of MON resuming his portfolio t, Minister of Finance, and of his friend TIDAL, who has tlready afforded him great assistance in carrying out hi, inancial reforms, also becoming a Member of the ISTURITZ Cabinet. This is the most efficient Ministry that has wen formed in Spain since the downfal of ESPARTERO. ISTURITZ, although a Conservative Moderado, is a con ititutionalist and a statesman, and MON is certainly the most honest, firm, and trustworthy financier that Spain has yet produced. If the intrigues of NARVAEZ and CHRISTINA. do not overrule the Cabinet (and M. ISTURITZ is not the sort of man to submit to the dictation of a Camarilla), the future prospects of Spain are brighter han they have been for years past. For the sakt of that unhappy country, it is to be desired that the ISTURITZ Ministry should last, and that its chief should acquire the confidence of Queen ISABELLA, who cannot have a better tutor in the art of reigning as a constitutional monarch tban M. ISTURITZ. It appears from advices from Bayonne and from the north of Spain that the movements of the In fante DON ENRIQUE are strictly watched, both by the French and the Spanish authorities, as it was suspected that his object in repairing to France was to place him self at the head of the discontented in Upper Artagon. MADRID BOLSA, APRIL 3.—Three per Cents., 311 al 30 days ; Five per Cents., 201, for money ; Bank of St. Ferdinand, 280 ; Bank of Isabella, 170 ; Company of Iris, 125 ; Company of Probity, 185 ; General Assu rances, 82 ; Alliance, 170 ; Anchor, 170 ; Gas, 160. Exchanges—London, 31 ; Paris, 16. We have received the Paris papers of Thursday. The annual promenade of Longchamps commenced on Wednesday, and although the weather was remarkably tine, there were but few elegant equipages. Thursday .ind Friday are, however, the grand days. On the Thursday the weather was not quite so fine as it had been on the preceding day, but the Champs Elysees were crowded, and the number of carriages out was very great. Madame NARVAEZ, who is by birth a French lady, had left Paris for Madrid, to join her husband. She arrived at Bordeaux on the 6th. The Moniteur contains a report of Marshal BUGZAUD to the Minister of War, dated April the 2d, announcing, on the authority of information received from General MARCY, the retreat of ABD•EL•KADER to the country of the Ouled Sidi Chikks, within two days' march of the Morocco frontier. The march of the light column of General JouSSOUF had been delayed several days, he having b,..en obliged to wait for the arrival of the barley and provisions which he had sent for to Boghar Teniet-el-Ilaad the only points where he could procure MORNING. APRIL l3, 1846 4 4 Arbroath and Forfar ••••• •• Bristol and Birmingham . • • •• •• • • • • Chester and Birkenhead . • • •• • • •• • • Dublin and Urugheda. • • • • • .• • • • • • • Dublin and Kingstown . ..... .... Dundee and Arbroath ..• •• •• .••• Durham and .Sunderland Edinburgh and Glasgow . ... • ..• • • • • Eastern Counties and North Eastern• • Olasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • •• • • (llti.fow and Greenock.• • • • ;rand Junction .. . . tiravesend and Rochester.... . Great North or England •• •• •• •• . Great Western . •• ••••• ..... •• . Hartlepool •• •• ..... •• •• •• •• •• •• •• London and Birmingham, &c.••• •• • London and Blackwall•••••• •• London and ..... ••••• • •• . •• London and Croydon . • ..... London and Greenwich. •• •. •.• London and South Western. •• Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Manchester and Birmingham .• Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc.. Midland Counties..•.. 536 2,920 7,445 2,013 905 166 17,764 905 35,885 718 3,t425 1,086 6,149 1,012 4,124 5,550 15,611 2,794 1,760 412 1,230 Newcastle and Darlington .......... Newcastle and Carlisle Newcastle and North 5hie1d5........ Norfolk.. •• • • North Union and Bolton and Preston Paris, Corbel, and Orleans•• ...• •• •• Paris and Rouen ..... ........ Preston and Wyre... . Sheffield and Manchester •• •• •• •• •• •• South Eastern• • • • • • • • •• • • ...... •• •• 5,911 5,381 Yarmouth and Norwich • • • • • • • • • • York and North Midland . • • • • - • • • 511 1,720 6,037 1,063 656 4,969 573 616 934 292 673 2,791 4,511 1,837 998 6,420 32,522 1,046 4,047 1,070 5,690 916 3,404 5,807 14,339 1,504 398 270 1,402 5,816 6,141 373 676 4,234 PONY RACE AT B E WDLEY —A little sporting affair took place in the ne ighbourhood of Bewdley, on Monday a ft ernoo n last, which- created_ m uch interest. Beeswing, a p on y, the property of Mr. James Hooper, landlord of the Peacock Inn. Bewdley, was backed for fifteen sovereigns to run against a pony named Mystery, brought forward by Mr. Bluck, residing near Cleobury. The race came off in a field at the back of Spring Grove plantations. in the presence of a large concourse of sp ctators. Mr. Hooper rode his own pony, carrying nine stone, and Mystery was ridden by a boy carrying eight stone; the latter pony being,allowed one stone. The distance, two mile heats. After a long interval of sus pense the necessary preparations were at length concluded. and the start took place. Mystery took the lead at starting, and maintained it throughout the whole of the first heat, which she won gallantly, leaving her oppment far behind. Much surprise was felt at Hooper holding in his pony, and repressing its speed. The first heat having thus terminated, after a short time had elapsed it was announced that the stakes had been withdrawn; and all parties retired, rather disapp' inted at this unexpected conclusion. Mystery was the favourite throughout, the betting being 3 to 1 in h-r favour. An ordinary was provided atthe Anchor Inn, Welch gate, which was well attended.— Ten Towns' Messenger. GREAT TROTTING MATCH.—On Thursday Mr. Tay lor's grey ware and Mr. Eldridge's brown horse performed their five miles trotting match at New Cross, and the match was won by the grey, who went over the five miles in twenty minutes. The stakes were 10/. HUNGER AND ITS CONSEQUENCES—A WARNING The poor of i'a!lylongford waited on tie Rev. Mr. Macarthy to intOrm him that it thy had not relief in a we , ,k, they won!d he compelled to slaughter his cattle for their necc,si ties 1 They visited the few resident gentry of that district, and gave a similar warding.—Liznerick C7as °nick. resources. The dispatch of the Marshal incloses a re pnrt from General LAMORICIERE announcing the submis sion of several of the native tribes, and stating that he was marching to reduce to obedience the tribe of the Haraas and several others, which had made overtutes to him, and which had heret,fore supplied ABD EL-KADER with the greater portion of his cavalry. The Moniteur likev,isti contains the offieial report of (it neral CAvAIG NAC'S TieOry at Tlemcen, an account of which appeared in the Semaphore de Marseilles a few days since. The Arabs were under the command of MOHAmEn BEN _ AttosuArt, a pretended prophet, calling himself " the chosen of GOD, the image of the LORD JESUS, JESUS resuscitated," and he had written in his prophetic cha racter to General CAVAIGNAC, calling upon him to submit. The prophet, however, did not trust to spiritual weapons alone, for he had collected from among the emiurant Arab tribes who had taken refuge in ;Morocco a force of from 700 to 800 cavalry and 1,200 infantry to fight for the faith. General CavalGNAc, at the head of 300 cavalry and three battalions of infantry, attacked and routed these fanatics, killing a hundred of them. The French loss Kas one officer and one private killed, and nine wounded. The National, under the head of " Important tidings of the insurrection," gives the following intelligence from Poland : " Events are becoming more and more conspicuous, and the insurrection, transiently repressed, is reviving and recovering fresh strength. We have this day learnt, by our private correspondence, the situation of the insurgents, their precise organisation. and the unex pected succour that a felicitous direction has yielded them. We need not tell the reasons th it prevent our publishing these details, but we can announce that, on the 22d, the insurgents had an encounter with a squa dron of Austrian cavalry, and completely routed it, after killing twenty-five men. This first success was not the only ore. On hearing of this defeat, the com mandant of the troops assembled in the environs ef Tarnow, sent ore two battalions and three squadrons. These forces advanced against the insurgents, who re tired to the forest, %herein they had entrenched them selves ; the march continued thus on the 23d ; and, after some skirmishes, the Austrians stopped at the ap proach of night. Fires were lighted by the insurgents ; but, whilst the enemy were in front awaiting daylight to continue their march, the columns of p• asants took up positions scarcely accessible to infantry, aril inacces sible to cavalry. Whilst this was passing to the south west of Tarnow, another column of insurgents, after re inforcing themselves at Wornski and Borec, surprise d st night the Austrian garrison at the little town of Chrzanow, and massacred it." On the subject of the Polish insurrection, the Presse observes:— " We cannot help noticing the circumspection main• tained by all parties in England in presence of the in surrection of Cracow. The English have abstained from all manifestation calculated to encourage a movement which could have no other result than to entail fresh misfortur.es on the heads of a population worthy of a better fate. This conduct appears to us much more skilful and wise than to chant the 6' Marsellaise" without an echo, to throw to the wind phrases which are here merely ridiculous, but which may be homicidal else where, and to make much ado about abortive subscrip tions." - - Suleiman Pasha, the new Ambassador of the Sublime Porte, presented his credentials to the King, on Wed- nesdsy. The Consiitationnel announces that tie Mince de Joinville has been appointed to the command-in -chief of the Mediterranean squadron, by a royal ordinance of the 29th ult. Rear-Admiral Hernoux, Aide-de-camp of his Royal Highness, was to act as Major-General, and to be assisted in his functions by Captain Touchard and Rear-Admiral Quesnel was to command a division of the squadron. The Journal de Debuts has a long article on the Irish Coercion Bill, consisting for the most part of a summary of the late debate in the House of Commons on the sub je ct. The following is the coucluding paragraph of the article in the Debats:- " Sir J. Graham considers that the poor of Ireland are sufficiently well off as to their church to be able to dis r ense with a mode of subsistence being eniered to them. This is certainly a vary great etilegiurn addressee to the Catholic Church; but is the Protestant Govern ment of England, with such ideas, right in maintaining this monstrous anomaly, which imposes on an impercep tible minority the supremacy of a hostile creed, enriched with the spoils of the national church? It is impossible that such a paradox can be much longer maintained in an enlightened country. The relation be-taeen landlord and tenant will be always difficult to regulate; it is one of the grea eat evils of Ireland; but by its side is another which the law can reach, and that is, the position of the national church. As long as these two great questions are not courageously grappled with, Coercion Bills, cur few measures, the re-enactment, in fact, of the codes of the middle ages, will be only temporary palliatives of the evil. Ireland may be kept dawn, but she will never be pacified." The Const: tutionnel contains a long letter officially ad dressed to Count DE CASTELLANE, from Vienna, and which report attributes to the pen of Prince METTER.. NICH. This letter contradicts the statements made rela tive to the massacres alleged to have been committed by the peasantry of Gallicia at the instigation of the Aus trian Government. It also contains some curious details as to the state of the peasant proprietors of Gallicia since the abolition of serfdom in 1811, when each peasant be came posessed of a certain portion of land, - which he-can neither sublet, subdivide, nor part with; to which he cannot add by purchase, from which he cannot take any by alienation, of which he cannot be deprived, and which d; , scends to his heirs for ever, subject to all the fiscal imposts and to the jurisdiction of the lord paramount. The following appears in Galignani's Messenger of Thursday :- " The Harmonie whaler has just arrived at Havre, after having touched at Papaeti. She lett that harbour on December 16, and after a rapid passage of three months and a half, brings the latest news that could arrive from that part of the world. Dispatches have been received by her for the Government, the dupli cates of which are on board the Somme store-corvette, which left. Otaheite at the same date. Their contents have not transpired ; but the Journal du Havre says that, from the information it has been able to collect, the stare of distrust and secret hostility which has been so long existing between the French authorities, the natives in their entrenched camps, and Queen Pumare, who was still taking refuge in the windward islands, continued to subsist with.ut any improvement. The French occu pants, confined to a small portion of the shore, where works of communication and defence protected the it position, were almost entirely without intercourse with the interior of the island, and each day their position was becoming more difficult." The Funds opened at a rise on the Paris Bourse on Thursday; but, owing to a report that the arrangement concluded between Baron DE Runtscumb and M. CHARLES LAFITTE, respecting the Western Railroad, had been cancelled, they afterwards declined. This re port produced a similar effect On the bhare Market. Spanish Stock alone improved. The Three per Cents. closed at 83f. 60c.• the Five per Cents., 120 f. 15c.; the Orleans Railroad ;hares, 1,.'25f. ; Rouen, 1,03 9 f. 50c. • Havre, 740 f. ; Great Northern, 757 f. 50c. ; Avignon, 900 f ; Vierzon, 672 f. 50c.; Bordeaux, 622 f. 50c.; Boulogne, 505 f.; Troyes and Montereau, 420 f.; Basle, 233 f. 75c.; Fampoux, 460 f. ' • Dieppe, 450 f.; Paris and Strasburg, 521 f. 23c.; Tours awl Nantes, 550 f.; Paris and Lyons, 575 f.; Belgian Two-and-a Half per Cents., 56%; Spanish Three per Cents., 36%; ditto Domestic Dent, 30 3 % ; ditto Passives, 5 1 A. The following are the quotations for the new lines:- Lyons and Avignon Definitive, 540 f.; Bordeaux and Cette (Mackenzie), 502 f. 50c.; ditto (Espeleta), 509 f. LvoNs, Arittl. 7.-Marseilles and Avignon, 922 f. 50z.; Paris and Orleans, 1 , 232 f. 50c.; Rouen, 1,028 f. 75c. TUE STATE APARTMENTS AT WINDSOR CASTLE. — Between 800 and 1,000 persons availed themselves on Friday of the privilege of proceeding over the state apartments. The great majority of these parties had fortunately provided .hemselves with tickets previowly to leaving town. Others, however, who had not adopted this necessary precaution. were either compelled to pay most exorbitantly for the Lord Chamberlain's tickets, or forego altogether their intended visit to the Castle. A set of persons, in Windsor termed " guides," have always a good supply in hand of the Lord Chamberlain's admissions, which they obtain throu g h the medium of th e i r age nts in London, from o ne of the four respectable parties who have been specia ll y a pp ointed to issue tickets, at their respective establishments. to all per sons who m a y a pply for them. In many in stan ce s, in the course of Friday, five shillings were modestl y demand e d, and gi ven , for one of these tickets, which admit seven per sons (and which are to be procured gratuitously in London), by parties who had visited Windsor, without being aware that admissions were not to be obtained in the town. There is very little doubt that a atop will speedily be put to this description of traffic, by causing some plats to be carried into effect, so that the public may be saved from im position, either by an office being opened in Windsor for the issuing of tickets, or by the ticket system being abolished altogether. It being now upWarOs of four months since any public rotification appeared of the places where admissions to view the interior of Windsor Castle are to be obtained, it may save those parties, who are about to visit the royal re sidence, some little trouble, as well as prevent their being imposed up:ai, if we insert the list. They are as follow : Mr. Alderman Moon, 20, Th :ea d n eedle-street ; Mr. Mitchell , 33, Old Bond-street ; Messrs. Colnaghi, 14, Pall-mall East; and Messrs. Ackermann, 06, Strand. We may observe th-it it was contemplated, w hen no persons would be allowed to enter the Castl e but those provided with tickets, that the sight-seers would be far more select than before; but the fact of the Lord Chamberlains cards of admission being hawked about Windsor at from Is. to ss. each (the price being regulated according to the demand, pretty clearly proves that, when the demand is not very brisk, any seven persons who can muster a shilling amongst them (or a trifle more, as the case may be), can purchase a view of " the state apartments," without any regard to the " select" character of the parties themselves. WHAT SHOULD PARLIAMENT Do! -A difficulty exists—from the great number of projects now before Par liament—as to what course should be pursued as regards them. That difficulty is very easily conquered. Let. Par liament pass Bills for all the really good lines, and add an enactment to each that no call should be made on the share holders for two years, at least. Money will be scarce for some time to come. Railways must be made. Pass the Bibs, suspend the carrying them into operation before is again plentiful, and all will be well. —Railway Express. MONEY and lAL NEWS. (From The Sun ofriaturday Evenits.) There is no cotton ur.rl:et rep :rt frolll Li% erpool to day, ai yesterday was observed as a strict holiday. Most of the private letters from the West Indies wore opened to-day by our City merchants connected with the trade in that direction. Their contents, as communi cated to us, -are-of a satisfactory character, very gene rally speaking. The Bank of England's roturn, published last evening, as compared with the one preceding, gives the following results:— A decrease in the amount of the notes issued of 87,265/, or to 27,181,4801. An increase in the Rest of 9,5371., or to 3.799,508/. A decrease in the public deposits of 245,599/, or to 7,074,026/. A decrease in the other deposits of 340,8811, or to 16,763,047/. Art increase in the day and other bills of 11,8671. or to 965,4461. A deer a. , e in the amount of' bullion held, of 162,024'., or to 13,825,5211. It will ne apparent from an inspection of the returns connected with other deposits, that cash lodged with the Bank of England and the Accountant-General, for new railway deposits, is gradually finding its way back into circelati , ot. The Stock markets have been very thinly attended this morning, but still a very fair amount of business has been entered into. Consuls for the account have been very steady at 96i- Fur the first transfer day next ek the quotation, have ruled from 961 to 961. T he [premium upon Exchequer-bills has been rather flat at a tall from 275. to 244. and 255. Bank Stock has fallen from 206:i to 206 ; sod the New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. from 97 to 961. Not halt-a dozen bargains have been made in the Foreign Fund; this morning. Mexican Bonds have fallen from 32 to 314. Portuguese Fear per Cents. have been done at 571, tee Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at 591. and the Four per Cents. at 92. Many bargains have been made in Railway Shares this morning, but prices have not varied to a n y materia, extent. The official list is ani.exed. BltlllBll FUNDS. ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock .. .. • . 20634 206 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 95% 1 4 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 96 1 4 % 3 / 4 New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. inns. 97 96%, Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1560 .. 10% Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1849 .. 9 15-16 Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10 7-16 Consuls for Account • • • • • . • • • • 96 U% Exchequer Bills. 1 1 ,4 d. 114 d. 1,0001... 27 24 25 pm. 5001. .... 24 28 pm. Ditto. Small 24 28 pm. ONE O'CLOCK. CLOSING PRICES. 206 951 i 96% VG*7; 10% 9 15-16 10% 'J6.4 CLOSI St PRICES. FOREIGN FUNDS. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, New, 1843 Ilex:can Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account - .. 32 31% Portuguese Four per Cents .. 57 1 ,E bpantsh Bonds, 5 per Cent •• Ditto, for the Account • • .. • • Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent • • 59 % Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 92 92 BUSINESS CLOSING PAID. DONE AT PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. PRIC ES OF RAILWAY SHARES. Aberdeen .. • 10 .... 2 Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction .. 2% •• -- Birmingham and Gloucester.. .. 100 .. 125 Bristol and Exeter .. 75 - . ..... . 83 1 4 Buckinghamshire .. 425. .. •. - • • .... •. •. % die Caledonian .. .. 10 .... 76%• • • Ditto, Extension 2% •• • • 1 % •• •• Chester and Holyhead .. .. 20 .... 1714 ex Int.. 18• ex int Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2% - ••••• • • • • • Direct Northern .... 11y .• ••..• • • • P Dublin and Belfast Junction .. 10 .... - ••• • • Dublin and Galway 4 .... 1 1 A ..... • Eastern Counties .. 141. 165.... 21%14 %•• .. Ditto New ........Si. 6% p• • • • • • .• Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 61. 13s. 4d. - ••••• • • • • • Ditto, ditto, .. No. 2. 61. 13s. 4d. 1 4 pex div. pxd Ditto, York Extension .. 105..... 1 14 1.. East Lincolnshire........l l 4 .. • • -•••-• • • • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow .. 50 .... - ••• • • ..... Ditto 14 Shares .. .. 10 .... 16% . • Ditto New 14 Shares.. .. 10 .... 15 Edinburgh and Pe , th 3 .... 214 . Great North of England . ..100 .... 211 210........ Ditto, New .. 5 .... 511 y ..... . Great Western .. 85 .• - • Ditto, Half Shares .. 50 .... 84% .. •• • • .... Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 5 .... 17 ...... •• .. Ditto, Fifths 20 - •••••• • • .• Hull awl Selby .. .. 40 ....100 • • Ditto, Hall hares .. • • .. 7 .... 24% .. • • ...... Lancaster and Carlisle .. 35 .... 49% • • • ...... Leicester, Tamworth. &c. 425. •• .. - •• • ••• • • • London au Binninghana . .100 ..•-221 220 222.. • Ditto Thirds .. .. 24 .... 62% 14 •• .. Ditto Quarters .. 2 .. . 28 London and Blackwell .. 161. 135. 4d. 7% •• . ...... . London and Brighton 50 •• .. 62% % London and Croydon .. .. 131. 15s. 9.1. 2114 21 London and South- Wes'ern.. 411. 6s. 10d. 76 77 .. ••• • • • Ditto, New . • . 12% 20% • .. London and York .. 2% .... 1 ........ Ditto, Half Shares •• .. 2% .. 14 % Lonnon, Warwick, & Kiddermins. 2% .... % •••••••• 31ancliester and Leeds .. 82 ....121 . Ditto, Ilalf Shares .. 38 .... 551 Y .......... Ditto, Quarters • • .. .. 2 .... 913 Ditto, Fifths . • • • • • • • Ditto Extension .. .. 425..... 21% p...• lanchester and Birmingham .. 40 .. 76 ..... Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) .. 2 .... 9i / • Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) I •• .. 14 ••.. • • • Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425... % p.. •• Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 1 14 • ..... Midland .• ..100 ....145 144 ...... . Ditto, New .. • • .. 18 294 ..• • ~ Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 108 - ••.•• • • • • Newcastle and Darlington Juliet. - • • Ditto, New . 1 .... 8 . Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 10 •• .. 1 714 %..•• • • • Newark, Sheffield, and Boston .. 2%.... 1 14 .. .:. . . Nortn British .. .. 20 .... 24% . ..... Ditto, Ilalf Shares 6 .... ••_• Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 1114.. •.. Northern and Eastern .. .. 50 .... 67 ...• .• •• • North Staffordshire 425. •• .. 1% 2 p • Oxid.,Worcester, & Wolverlimptn. 1 . 214 • • • • • • • • • Perth and Inverness • • • . .... I % . Portsmouth I drect • • .. .. .... • Rughy and Huntingdon .. .. 2 .... Scottish,e.entral . .. 10 .... 131; .... •• . ShreWsbtitY end Birmingham .. 21t... • ihrewsbury and Hereford .. .. 2%.... South Midland .. • • .. 425. • youth Eastern and DOTOr 33% .... 35 • Ditto, New (iss. at 321.) No. 1. 16 .'... 15% • Do.. New (d 0.33/. 6s. Bd.) No. 2. 10 .... to., New (do. 30/.) .. No. 3. 15 .... 13%. ........ Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4 . 2 % .... 214, South Wales •. • • • . .. 5 .... 114 •. • Vale of Neath • • • • .• • • 2 •• • • 1 % •••• • • • • Waterfd., Wexfd., Wick., & Dub. 1% ....... . Welsh Midland .. • • .. 2% I% I A 1.... West Riding Union • • •. .. 425. •• .. 1% p. Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 5 .... - •••• • • • • York and Carlisle .. •• .... York and Lancaster .. • . - ..... York and North Midland . CO - •••• • • • • Ditto. Scarborough Branch .. 25 .... 45% . ....... Do. E. and W. Riding Exten.• • 1 •• .. 816 % FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. 12 .... - • ••• • • • Dutch Rhenish .. • • . .. 5 .... 5%14% East Indian .. • .. .. ss. .... % 14 Grt. North. of France Constituted 5 .... 14% • • • • Great Western Bengal .. ss. .... %...... • • Louvain and Jemeppe .. 4 .. . - . Nanun and Liege .. 4 .... - ........ Orleans and Bordeaux .. 6 .... 10%% Rouen and Havre . .. 20 - ..... ... Sambre and Meuse 6 3 • • West Flanders ..124 125........ U_dis7 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia • • • • • • .. 40 .... 25 .. •• • • Co.nmercial of London • • .. 20 .. 224 .••• • • • • Provincial of Ireland • • • . 25 .... 4814 14 ...... MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered — . - . -1 :-- -- .... 3N ••• • • • Week ending RAILWAY RETURNS. Last week. NAME OF RAILWAY. April - % p 3 . 251, 4 xd .. 22% .. 48 V, Om • Of', t.'l°. RAILWAY TAAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail• ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year:— COURT CIRCULAR, WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—Yesterday the Queen and Prirce Albert took their ac:Aistotind early walk in the vicinity of the Castle pleasure-grounds, and returned in a potty pLaeton. In the afternoon his Royal Highness Prince Albert drove her Maj , sty out in a pony phaeton, followed by a pony landau and four, with the Lady in Waiting, the Marchioness of Douro, and the Maids of honour, the Hon. Misses Murray and Napier. The Equerries in Waiting, Lieut-Colonels Grey and Seymour, attended on horseback. The Royal Family all walked in the pleasure grounds yesterday. The Royal dinner party yesterday included her Rial Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, and Major-General Weneyss. This morning her Majesty and her Royal Consort promenaded within the Castle precincts, accompanied by the Princess Royal. The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice, took their usual early exercise this morning in the grounds around the Castle. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the domes- tic househ. id, attended Divine s , rvice this morning in the private chapel of the Castle. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay officiated. The holy Communion was afterwards administered. Lady Augusta Bruce rs as in attendance on the Duchess of Kent this morning. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager attended Divine service yesterday aft, rnoon, in the Chapel Royal, St. James s. The prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Wes ley. The Anthem was " Sing, 0 Heavens" (Kent). Sir George Smart presided at the organ. The Marqui, and Marchioness of Worcester, the Earl and Countess Howe, the Countess of Kinnoull, and the Earl of Shef field were among the nobility present. At the daily service in the Chapel Royal, the sermon was preached by the Sub-Almoner, the Rev. Dr. Jeff. The prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Sleath, and the lessons by the Rev. J. V. Povah and the Rev. Dr. 11. Dakins, and the Communion service by the Bishop of London. The musical service was Boyce in A. The Sanctus Crofts in A. The Anthem, " 0 give thanks," (Greene) was sung by Messrs. Hawkins and Bradbnry. Sir George Smart presided at the organ. Lords St. Germans, Can terbury, Ernest Bruce, C. Fitzroy Vivian, and Colville, the Bishop of St. Dvvid's, Ladies Vivian, Ernest Bruce, and Colville were among the nobility present. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge and Prince George, visit, d her Majesty the Queen Dowager on Saturday at Marlborough House. On Wednesday next, being the first day of Easter Term, the Lord Chancell ,, r will receive the Judges and Queen's Counsel at breakfast, at his hoase in Great George street. Sir J. Graham left town on Saturday for Folkestone. Mr. Secretary Gladstone left town on Saturday for Brighton. 21 6 34 p 164 144 214 210 84 1 ,4 16% 34 100 24 34 1 dts 223 62% SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS MORNING.) NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. NEWMARKET, SUNDAY FTERNOON.—The engage mews for the ensuing week exhibit a flattering promise of sport, amounting to no less than twenty-three in stakes and matches. with the certainty, from the num ber of horses in preparation, that most of' the proposed handicaps and plat' s will fill. Seeing, therefore, that. the racing will combine variety with abundance, and that the directors of the Eastern Counties Railway offer every possible facility for a cheap and expediti o us trip, in the shape of daily special trains to and from Ches terford, and by well-horsed conveyances between that station and the town, we may fairly anticipate that no inconsiderable portion of the holiday makers will turn their steps hitherward during the recess ; of the regular frequenters of the meetings we look for a full muster. The races standing fur to-morrow are several in num ber, in addition to which there wil be the usual intro ductory Stakes—that is, the Craven, the D.M.. and the T.Y.C. handicaps. But there is no Riddlesworih, an event that, for a long series of years, formed the most exciting three-year-o!cl race of the meeting ; fortunately the hiatus; created by its di-appearance from the list is filled up by the Newmarket Hatedcap, for which, ac cording to present calculations, there will be a field of three or tour-and twenty. The pry p-Amu:le also in cludes a Port and a Claret Stakes—the latter, however, looking very like a walk ever for Alarm—a good Column ; and several other three-year-old stakes, all of them liksly to come off. Most of the matches will also produce rases. The following horses have arrived sit ea our last : Duke of Richmond's Peasant Lot d 0. Bentinck's Miss Elis Lord G. Ben:inek's Discord Lord G. 13,ntinek's Blackbird Lord G. Bentinelez , Binnacle Lord G. Bentinek's Marquis of Conyngham Sir R. Butkeley's Chart-say Mr. Cop-isnd's Arthur Mr. Good.in's Dexterous Mr. Irwin's Ould Ireland Sir G. Heatheote's c by Amato, out of Countess Sir G. Heathcote's Akbar Mr. Waller's Crown Prince Mr. S. Herbert's Pet colt Mr. S. Herbert's Ajax Mr. Drinkald's Elerni Mr. R. Clifton's Minus Lord Chesterfield's Jenny Wren Lord Chesterfield's Poor Soldier Lord Chesterfield's Snake Sir W. W. Wynn's Cymynion Nothing has arrived from Dawson's or Lord Glasgow's stable. APPOINTMENTS FOR MONDAY. An asterisk is prefixed to the horses now at New markf•t. _ The Craven St.,kes (4' 10 snvs. each, three-year-olds, Est ; four, BAt 41b ; five, B.st 13Ib ; tix and aged, 9st 51b. A. F. A Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each for three and four-) ear-olds. D. M. A Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft, for four-year-olds and upwards. T.Y.C. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft, for three-yrs-old fillies, Bst 71b. (I). M). *Duke of Bedford's Lady Constance * Duke of Rutland's sis. to Flambeau * Lord Stradbroke's ns. Blackttird *Colonel Wyndham's sis. to Nora Creina Lord Exeter's (dead) f by Beiram, out of Marinello Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, for fillies out of mares or by stallions which never bred a winner, Bst lib each. (D. M.) * Duke of Bedford's Lady Constance * Lord Albemarle's Wrynose * Colonel Peel's Sam phiro A Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft ; for three-yrs old cults, Bst 71h ; those by untried stallions, or out of untried mares, allowed 416 ; but only one allowance. Ab. M. *Duke of Bedford's Piet Whitefoot Lord Chesterfield's Birkenhead *Sir J. Hawley's Prospect (41b) *Mr. Payne's Collingwood Mr. Philimore's Oxberry *Sir G. Heathcate's c, by Amato, out of Countess (41b) *Lord Lonsdale's c, by Bay Middleton, out of Miss Mi!n (41h) *Sir W. W. Wynn's Cymynion Sweep-takes of 50 sovs. each, for three-yrs-olds, not en gaged in either Riddlesworth, Two Thousand Guineas Stake, or One Thousand Guineas Stake; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. D.M. Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Joinville "Lord Lonsdale's Joy *Lord Chesterfield's The Free Lance *Mr. Mason's Pawnbroker Mr. Baton's c. by Plenipo out of Revelry. MATCH.-500 sovs. 200 forfeit, 84t 71b each, D.I. *Duke of Bedf rd's Minotaur, agst Mr. Payne's Queen Mab. MATCH.-200 sous., half forf , it, M., weight for age. •Lord Chest, rfield's Lady W i ld at r, 4 yrs, agst *LOrd Orford's Pru , sic Acid, 3 yrs. MATCH.-100 soya., half forfeit, 7st 71b each, Y.C. *Mr. Clifton's Brown ss, agst *Mr. (IB.i-n's MATCH.— 300 soya., half forfeit, A.F. *Mr. G. 11. Moore's Wolf Dog, 7st 101 b, received 50 sous forfeit from *Mr. Greville's Alarm. The match between Tribute and Millwood is post poned until Tuesday. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.FIDAY. to 1 agst Arthur (t.)-1 4 to 1 agst Thraps NEWMARKET HANDICAP.- 11 to 1 agst C to oa n rr_n i n 6 a t ( o t. l )— ag.s l2 t Queen of Tyne. THE SOMERSETSIIIRE S TAKES. agst to 1 agst Intrepid-6 to 1 agst Lord Salt oun —lO . to 1 — 6 to Giantess-10 t ! antes Salopian-2 0 to 1 agat blissßurns. C HEST ER COP.- 12 to 1 agst Weatherbit-14 to 1 agst Sweatmeat-20 to 1 agst Best Bower-25 to 1 agst Crim Con-25 to 1 agst Vitula-20 to 1 agst Fitzallen-33 to 1 agst Pedometer (t.)-50 to 1 agst Hope. DERRY.--4 to 1 agst Sting-15 to 1 agst Brocardo (t.)- 20 to 1 agst Tom Tulloch-20 to 1 agat The Traverser-28 to 1 agst Humdrum. ERRATUM.-111 the list of horses arrived at Newmarket, f o r Colonel Anson's " Toga," read " lago," WESTMORELAND AND CUMBER LAND WRESTLING SOCIETY. Y -- The anti, nt " buck-hold wrostle," by the natives of Cumberland and Westmoreland, took place acc,rding to annual custom on Good Friday, in the ve.y extensive "festive hall" erected on the grounds of Mr. Hinton's ilighbury Barn Tavern, Islington. The attendance was far beyond expectation, there being' upwards of 5.000 persons present. For the "light-weight" prizes there were 36 competitors, and 58 men entered their 'limes to contend for th,. prizes given to be wrestled for by " men of all weights," being the largest number ever entered since the forming of the society. As usual, there were two belts presented to the winners of the first prizes. The sports commenced at two o'clock, and ..tume off as follows: LEAPING. cleverly. There were five competitors, the first prize being won by J. Dixon, who leaped 18i feet; William Duckwor'' winning the second, and J. Pearson the third prize, leaping was not as good as in general, the ground very soft. WRESTLING BY MEN NOT EX,:`EEDING iiST. FIRST TIDIE OVEII.—W. Jenkins threw J. Williams; James Irving buttocked Anthony Dawson; Wm Hen. derson threw Robert Colhard with the swinging hip; Robert Lowden stopped a buttock, and threw T. Earl; S. Millwood received a hick fr no R. Brown; J. Thomp son thre v A. Cowell a Fra±wis Capstick struck wi.h the right leg and threw Isaac Fawcett; J. Scott swung J. Wilson; J. Whitell4 , nd (who came from Carlisle on pur pose to attend tivs tmdcii) threw rly J. Richardson; Sam. Pearson back-heeled Joshua Hardy ;_ R. Graham buttocked W. Sanderson; R Ihrhou hipped E. Britton; J. Hawk:Wale backtheeled ,W. Duckwith; B. Bowman received from Banks; W. Harrison back-heeled E. Cap stick; T. Walker, after a "do't n fall," back heeled Jamei Ct.ulthard; J. Boustead hipped H. Martindale; M Irtindale, after a "dog fall," threw Hudson very SLCZ)ND TIME OvER.—Wm. Harrison, after a long bout, back-heeled F Capstick; Simon Millwood threw Henderson, the latter attempting the "swing;" G. Thompson half-buttocked J. Irving; J. Whitehead swung R. Lowden; Sam. Pearson back-heeled Thomas Walker; R. Bowman received from Richard Hudson; John Hawk dale cleverly thre* R. Graham; William Jenkinson back-heeled J. Scott; Joseph Martindale in side back-heeled Joseph Bowstead. THIRD TIME OVER.--iamuel Pear on cleverly threw R. Browning; George Thompson outside buttocked W. Jenkinson; J. Whitehead buttocked W. Harrison; J. Hawksdale threw S. Millwood; James Martindale re mained odd man. FOURTH TIME OVER.—Joseph Thompson threw J. Martind.tle ; Samuel Pearson heeled J. Hawksdale, amidst cheers ; J. Whitehead, odd man. FIFTH TIME OVER.--Jem Whitehead stru c k a n d but- tucked J. Thompson, after a good tussle. SIXTH TIME OVER.—This was for the final struggle with the light weights, which brought together John Whitehead and Samm-1 Pearson, and after a good tussle Whitehead threw his opponent two falls in succession, :And obtained the first prise amilst thunders of applause. ALL WEIGHTS. MEN OF FIRST TIME OVER.—In this bout there was not much play, many men giving their falls ; twenty-nine stun c.ards being for the double play. SECOND TIME OVER.—George Brunskill threw John Martindale ; J. Ilaigh received a fall from F. Capstick ; .1. Williams sharply threw Arthur Cowen ; Zephaniah Norman threw by the inside hip Thomas Atkinson ; Isaac Taylor threw R. Boustead with the swing ; J. Dixon buttocked Anthony Dawson ; J. Pearson, the man who won the first prze of the light weights last year, hipped G. Theobald ; James Wills, sem, threw J. Irving ; J. Whitehead buttocked J. Robinson, receiving loud cheers; R. Ewin received from E. Stenton ; Jere ' miah Akister hipped R. Scott ; Corporal Wills received from F. Cap3tick ; T. Miller also received from E. Britton ; C. Dobson buttocked R. Robinson ; J. Scott hipped T Walker) John Carruthers remained odd man. THIRD TIME OVER.—J. Carruthtrs cleverly hipped J. Akister; R. Ewin buttocked J. Williams; Corporal Wills hipped J. Dixon; C. Dobson cleverly buttocked Thomas Miller; Zephaniah Norman quickly hipped J. Wills, seri.; James Haigh tripped J. Scott; G. Bruns kill, after a severe struggle, cleverly threw Isaac Taylor; .Ter. Pearson struck J. Whitehead outside, and cleverly threw him, receiving loud applause. FOURTH TIME OVER.—Corporal Wills laid down John Carruthers; J. Haigh cleanly hipped R. Ewin; J. Pear son threw G. Brunskill. This was considered a very scientific wrestle, and one of the best of the day, Pcarson throwing his opponent by the inside " click." G. Dob son quickly huttocked Z. Norman. FIFTH TIME OVER.—C. Dobson and J. Pearson came together, good play being displayed on both sides, but Dobson threw his antagonist a beautiful fall by the swinging hip; Corporal Wills huttocked J. Hay cleverly. SIXTH TIME OVER AND FINAL FALL.— C. Dobson and Corporal Wills met to contend the final struggle for heavy weights, both men dodging much for the hold, when Dobson ' after a severe struggle, thre w his oppo nent the first fall, and Corporal Wills having met with an accident, was not able to contest ;he following falls, and the prize and belt was awarded to Dobson. The following are the men who received the respec t the prizes:— LIGHT WEIGHTS. First Prize—Jonathan Whitehead, Cumberland, 81. 9i3 a handsome belt. Second Prize—Samuel Pearson, Cumberland, 41. Third Prize—John Thompson, Cumberland, 21. Fourth Prize—John liawk.dale, Carlisle, 21. ♦LL WEIGHTS. First Priv.—C. Dobson, Cumberland, Si. and a hand som. belt. Second Prize—Corporal Wills, Carlisle, 41. Thin.' Priz —J. Haig, Carlisle, 21. Fuurth Prize—J. Pearson, 2/. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, APRIL 11.—' ind E., moderate, and hazy. WIETEIIAVEN, APRIL B.—Sld. Thomas Herbert, Quebec , . CLYDE, APRIL B.—Sld. Gleaner, Duncan, New Richmond; Louisa, Watson. Pugwash; Lord Sidmouth, Daw, Quebec. RAMSGATE, APRIL 9.—The Pfeil, Hentz, from hamburgh to Lisbon, put in hers this morning leaky, and with other damage, having been on shore on the Goodwin Sands. PORT TALBOT, APRIL B.—The Magnet, Davis. which was on the bar, was hove off this morning without damage. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 9.—A bale of cotton, apparently not long in the water, was passed 22d ult. in lat. 44 lon. 34, bi the John Garrow, arrived here. SHIELDS, /trait, 9.—The Bernhardine, from Aberdeen to' this pert, which was on the Herd Sand, wax gat off thil morning without material damage, and brought in here. OFF T. ALBAN'S HEAD, APRIL 7.—Emile, Bahia. PORTLAND, APRIL 6.—Arid. Emily. Raupart, Angustura; 7th, Garonne, Texas; Christian, Batavia. . OFF TORBAY, APRIL B.—Lady M'Naghton, Calcutta, W. FALmouTit, APRIL 9.—Wind N. to N.W., moderate. -- Arrd. Freeia, Wanberg, Newcastle for Rio Janeiro, to stop a leak. HOLYHEAD, APRIL B.—Wind N.E., fresh.—Sld. Auroral , Se tt, Que:)ec. BEALTMARIS, Arun 7.—Sld. Hindoo, Hughes, Boston. OFF POINT LTNes.—Elizabeth, New York. PoRTSMOUTII, APRIL B.—Wind N.N.E. to N.—Arrct Johannes Hager, Rasmusser, for Copenhagen, from Ri o Janeiro; Somersetshire, Dempste r , L on d on, fur Q ue b ec , with damage, having been in contact with the Aneas, for Cal cutta, off the South Foreland. Sld, Hull, Putman, Sumatra. SOUTIIAMPTON.—Arrd. Avon steamer, West Indies. FOWEY, Arum 9.—Wind N.—Sid. Good Intent, Quebec. MUMBLES, Arum 7.—The Wanderer, Ward, for Ross, 1 11 run foul of by the Royal Oak, of Neath, and l o st foretopM4; LIVERPOOL, APRIL 9.—The Catherine, Daly, from Hall' ,s ' . to Liverpool, was abandoned in a sinkin , ,, state 26th January' in lat. 46, lon. 37; crew arrived. Two casks of oil, larg, quantities of broken b tards, apparently damaged, and pie% of wreck, were passed on the 18th and 19th February by 1 1l Indiana, arrived at New York. DISSOLUTION of RAIL WAY CO* PANIES. The following is the official letter from the Board o f Trade, detailing the previsions of the intended measur a on the subject of the voluntary diss o l u ti on o f pro j e nt railway companies : " Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade' " Whitehall, 9th April, 1846. "Sir,—l am directed by the Lo r d s o f th e Com m it be of Privy Council for Trade to communicate to you * following information, with a view to your making known with the least possible delay to those provision • ally regivered railway companies to which it relates.. __, ..It is the intention of her Majesty's Government Luj ia mediately after Easter to propose to Parliament a ° o f to enable any railway company, which gt the time o f the passing of the Bill shall not have obtained an Act Parliament, to dissolve itself. " By the Bill it is intended to provide for the cella a meeting of the shareholders either by the manse/ body, or by a given number of sh are h o ld ers, a t '0 01 "„f meeting it is intended that th e h o ld ers o f a ma j or iti4 the shares in the comp a ny, or t h e h o ld ers of three-fl'!A of the shares belon g i ng to those present or represe n 7 , by proxy at the m ee ti ng , s h a ll h ave t h e power to deLe mile upon the dissolution of the company. übli ° " Due provision will be made for a sufficient P noti ie being given of the time and place of meeting + s o . or the mode in which absent shareholders are to be eiented by proxy. 140 " Upon the dissolution being carried at the tneel l .h' • the pr ,, p , -rty . of the company is to become vested enrio w.th in certain persons to be appointed for the parfa i t of winding up the concern, and, after discharguiS liabilities, for distributing the surplus. "The actual holders of scrip are to be taken as w-- -hr o p. holders entitled by themselves, or their proxies, t ° tend the meeting.—l have the honour to be, Sir, " Your obedient servant, „. g. (Signed) " JOHN LEFEIT- g ' " F. Rogers, Esq., &c. &c." " Joint Stock Companies Registry Offic e ' " Sergeants' Inn, April 11, 1846. " Gentlemen,—l annex a copy of a letter vill ic if t have received from the Lords of the Committee of V il e Council for Trade, and which I am directed to ootrisl ti p io cate to such provisionally registered railway coniP„er as it may c )ncern. I forward it to you, as Ido not r i ber ceive that your comp my has notified to this o ffi ce e l ' ai t , its dissolution or its incorporation by Act of Parlia° 3- am, gentlemen, your obedient servan t, `t- ‘` Fitt DERICK ROGERS, a " ItTister of Joint Stock ComPini—. 1 ORKSHIRE O S , THE RIPON HO RNBLOWER — Th e oldest re li c t v o eir Corporation of the old borough of Ripon, B en/ m Simonds, depart e d thi s life, aged 82, on Thuryti„O be rts For nearly 30 y ears h i . h ad filled the situation el , se: blower. The d ecease d was a well-known cbarsote" 111, had always many atten d ants an d admirers s oil ti e juvenile population. He was camp colour it Ripon Volunteers and the Claio L Militia 01 the whole time they were in service In his 0 16° 4 netted with the Corporation h e a l wa y s took pre! 9 19 A in all processions ; an d on ga l a d a y s h e b o re th e ,, horn, tipped with g o ld, th e em bl em o f th e borolrog; city arms. The horn, which he blew each fev e vi o . ,O g i nine o'cl. ck, at the Mayor's door and the Cross , o cell of such costly material.. It is stated deceased of all previous blowers for the length and strength e e . and which frequently attracted the notice of sti ll " But now no more they'll hear his blast, For Benjamin has blown his last." in Rine, The origin of the custom of blowing the boro n v r is described by an early writer as follows:- 1 oPir to oe deed the custom of the vigilarius, or wakenisot o 'cl that a horn should be blown every night at nin e r r obv . ;; and if any house or shop was broken open .t he alter the blowing of the horn, till the rising' ol o a to c c, why then, the loss was obliged to be made gf r ,50 0° , 1 ,0 4 suffering inkabi:ant. For this obligation, Ot t if P'big every householder used to pay 4d. a year ; c10t4,0 was a back door t am.ther street, from w hi a d ' • danger might be supposed, then it was to he e a r ee l e : sf tax is since discontinued ; but they still P ti me blow the horn at the said hour of night, cro' / the mayor's door, and thrice at the market ,h Pl e 7tori t etl INFLUENCE OF W ANMTH ON THE POTAT O a if In the April number of the Magazine of Nat 74 : to bet Pl a t ed quoted an experiment by M. Durand, who ir,Oc_s4 t hs o lif i some disea'ed tubers in the earth , in a Irot-heu, bete e 4 , 54 oew beh The of which was constantly from 48 to, tu , ine . 0 44 The tubers were buried to a depth of ~ .;boot.l °. ...oetst o l f PA appeared above ground in six weeks. Their . 'IAA v e ; fresh and vigorous, the leaves attained a ne i b i nd • 4 inches. The plants were afterwards pulled IT „ e yi found that they all bore a certain number, of the largest being the size of a hen's egg . A na ,es ll /.;6050 characters of perfect healtli, internally and experiment strengthens the probatwity that bile, 0,1017 damp was the cause of the potato disease; 7 h t be ryd ,fluo ice of a long and gerial summer, it IllwilLtrap,ii•m three 4. ith to raise a sound and healthy crop, tainted tubers, as the disease.doeatr.t.stirin ;--04 -10 1 r 1 under the above circtunotancos. ~__