The Sun. — London, England, 1852-04-23 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY S THEATRE. Madlle. JOHASNA WIGNEIt. It Is respectfully announced that the talent of Madlle. ,TOHANNA WAGNEU Is secured exclusively to her Majesty's Theatre, by an engagement dated the 9th of Nov:mber last, and signed by this cele brated artists, and also by her father Mr. Albert Wagner. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. On THURSDAY next, April 29, Will be presented Beethoven's Opera of FIDELIO. Leonora, Madlle. Sole Crave ; Fiorentino, Signor Calzolari ; itooco, Signor Susini ; Jacquino, Signor 3lercuriali ; 11 Monestra. Signor Fortini ; Pizarro, Signor Belletti. After which the new Spanish Ballet Divertissement, entitled UN RULE DE CA.NDIL. Ia which Mdlle. Guy Stephan, Mdlles. Rosa, Esper , Allegrini, La aseereux M. Di Mattis, and X. Mathieu will appear. To be felloWed by a selection from Rossini's Opera, L'ITALIANA IN ALGIERI. Mustapha, Signor Belletti ; Taddeo, Signor Ferranti ; Hilly, Sig. Mercuriall ; Lindoro, Signor Calzolari ; Elvira, Madlle. Feller ; and Isabella, Madlle. d'Angri. To conclude with a new Ballet Divertissement, entitled LA FETE DES ROSIERES. By Aradile. Carolina Rosati, Madlles. Rosa, Esper, Allegrini, Lamo reux ; MM. Di Mattis, Gouriet, Venafra, and Mathieu. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box °Mee, Opera Colonnade, Haymarket. ROYAL MARIO.IETTE THEATRE, ADELAIDE-STREET, WEST STRAND. Attractive Novelties for the Easter Floildays. THIS EVENING, and every evening daring the week, A new Characteristic Address, by the Manager. After which the SWISS COTTAGE. To be followed by a grand Ethiopian Musical Entertainment by an extraordinary Troupe of Ebony Marionettes. To conclude with an entirely new version of the Grand Eastern spectacle of ALADDIN; or, The Wonderfal Lamp, produced with all the vast resources of this small establishment. Doors open at Hail•past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock. A Morning Performance on Saturday next. Doors open at Half. past Two, and commence at Three o'clock. There a ill shortly be produced several New Pieces. which are now la active rehearsal. Private Boxes and Stalls to be had at the Box-office of the neat . % and of all the principal Librarians. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. First appearance of Sl:Wile. Caroline Rosati. Arit Night of New Ballet Divertissement, La Fete des Rosleree. TO-MORBOW, Will be presented NoRMA Bellinla celebrated Opera, Oroveso, Sig. Lablache : Fa'to, Sig. Mercurial' ; Polio, Sig, Gar sionl ; Adalgisa, Fetter Norma, Madlle. Sot% Cruvelli. To conclude with a re w Ballet Divertissement by M. Gcsselia, the Music composed and arranged by M. Vadaud, entitled LA FE fE DES ROSIERES. By Madlle. Carolina Rosati, Madlles. Rosa, Esper, Lamoreux, and ; MM. Di Mattia, Venaira, Gouriet, and Mathieu. A new Grand Opera. by Meyerbeer, is in preparation. Applicationa for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to he made at the Opera Paz-office, Colonnade, Haymarket. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GAR )EN. First appearance in England of mmitp .rnha„na w.stnAr_ apppar.noP thi. RPAantl of signor Mario and Herr Formes. First Night this season of Le Prophete. TO-MORROW Will be performed Meyerbeer's grand Opera, LE PROPHETE. rides, Madlle. Johanna W aTiner --- (PrT a Donna of the Bolsi Theatre at Berlin); Bertha, Madame Castellan ; Jean of Leysten, 4gnor Mario ; Count Obertlril, Signor Tagliallco ; Serjeant, Sig' for Sold! ; Fersants, Signori Bache and Rommi ; GiOrli, Signor Stigoill Mathieser,Signor Folonini ; Zaccaria, Herr Formes. The incidental Ballet and Skating Scene will be supported by Madlles. Kolemberg, Lehiond, and Robert ; MM. Alexandre, Flume, and Enaalt; and camprise the celebrated Quadrille des Patinears. Commence at Eight o'clock. Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa. Tickets for the Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit may be had (tor the Night or Season), at the Box-cffice of the Theatre, which is open from Eleven till Five o'closk ; and of the principal librarians and calasiesellera. THEATRE ROYAL, ELAYMARKET. Mr. B: Weir Ada, Solo Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENING, Will be performed MONEY. After which a new Burlesque on a frightfully popular subject, to be called 0, GE3IIYI ; or, the Brothers of Co(u)rse. Characters by Messrs. Buckstone, Bland, W oolger ; Mesdames Buckingham, Col lins, Caulfield, Honey. Sco. To conclude with BOX AND COX, by Messrs. I;:eeley and Buck stone. THEATRE ROYAL, tDELPELI. Lessee, Mr. B. Webster ; Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new Drama of powerfhl interest, called THE QUEEN OF THE MARKET. Characters by Messrs. Hughes, 0. Smith, Paul Bedford, Emery, Honey, Worrell ; Mesdames Chaplin, Harding, and Keeley. After which, a devilish new Extravaganza, called MEP HISTO PIIELES. Characters by Mr. Honey, Miss Fitzwillialn, aiad Miss Wooigar. With WHO STOLE THE POCY-ET-BOOK e or, a Dinner for Six. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. tinder the Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, A. Wigan, Ryder, Meadows, J. plan, J. Chester, F. Cooke, Everett, and Wheatleigh ; Misses rhillips, Murray, Robertson, Vivash, Daly, and C. Leclercq. After which a Fairy Tale, in Two Acts, entitled WITTIKIND AND HIS BROTHERS; or, The Seven Swan Princes and the Fair Meins!ne. Characters by Messrs. Harley, Meadows, F. Cooke, Flee:mere Mrs. wi netA niey, Misses Marshall, Robertson, Murray, Le.alercq; Daly, Vivash, Newcombe, K. terry, and Madlle. Anriol. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the 3fanagemeut of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles li attiews. THIS EVENING, Will be produced a dramatic story, in eight acts, entitled A CHAIN OF EVENTS. Characters by Messrs. Charles Mathews, Frank Matthews, Robert Roxby, Belton. Baker, Suter, Horncestle, Roal4re, Butler, and llonner ; Madame Yearns, Miss Laura Keene, Mrs. F. Matthews, and Miss Julia St. George, Miss Wright, Miss Oliver, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Macuamara, Miss Martindale, Mims _Ellis, Ulu Grove, and Miss Foote. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager. Mr. W. Ferran. THIS 14,V ENING, Will be performed KATHERINE and PETRUCHIO. Atter which THE MO NIENTOCS QUESTION. To conclude with THE CAMBERWELL BROTHERS ; or, The Mystic Milkman. ASTLEY'A ROYAL A.MPHITHEATRE. Under the Patronage of her Majcsty and his Royal iliglineav Prince ..‘lbert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The most 3ucoesstal and popular Theatre In London. THIS EVENUS;(4, " • Will be presented a new grand Military 'Spectacle, which is now exciting all Paris, entitled BONAPARTE IN EGYPT ; or, the Battle of Aboukir. To be followei by Tiatty's Inimitable Scenes of the Arena. To conclude with a Laughabie FArce. Tickets to be had at the Box-ofti‘e from Eleven till Four daily. stage Manager, Mr. Leciercq. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGIC. Tins DAY —Morning 5 min. after 4 Evening 21 min after 4 To-Moaaow—Morning 37 rain. after 4 I Evening 53 min after 4 THE WEATHER.—Suit OFFicat, APRIL 23. THERHOMETEE, LS THE SHADE. 57—highest since noon yesterday. 40—lowest this morning and during the night. 39—this day, at noon. - BAIIOIILETRE, 2915. WIND S.E.—strong breeze and sunshiny - weather. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following plam at Nina o'clock yesterday morning. —The stations are arranged in order of latitude,. PLystouTH —Wind S.E., calm—rain. Posasatount—Wind E., strong breeze—partially cloudy. liasrmas—Wind E.S E., gentle breeze—cloudless. Sou tnaan-rori—Wind S.E., strong breeze—partially cloudy. F , r olamrromt—Wind N.E., light breeze—partially cloudy. as Wind S.E.. strong breeze--ctoudless. ! iI LENIVICH—Wind N.E.. gentle breeze—partially cloudy. E., strong breeze—cloudless. SVIIMON—Wind S., gentle breeze—cloudless. 9:SI4RTES--Wind E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. k..astettmaa—Wind S. E., strong breeze—partially cloudy. Yams . Guru—Wind S.E , strong oreeae—cloudless. L.a.‘c.aszEn.--.llfind S. E., strong breeze—partially cloudy. DA ni.n(GTON—W ind S., strong breeze—partially cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Wednesday morning at nine o'clock : Latuaca—Wind S. strong breeze —overcast_ alba-Low—Wind S.W., hard wind cloudy. MeLLINGAR— Wind S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. S.E., cal m — principally clear. w orm r— Wind S.W., gentle breeze —principally clear. atau xororr— wind S., gentle breeze—cloudless. s —Wind S.S.E., calm— overcast. toarro c K—Wind S., gentle b r eeze —partially cloudy_ %, I ze; 4_: , - tt'.:7 1 1,'';),,1 - :' - , - .CA---4 •: ,7 ;:.' 4 .11 7;; ~,,& 1_ -,,. ,- . ;INf• - ,A ?) . - - -- \z , .,•14 - 'ts„ l ' 74: '''*,,, 4.----, . ..„,-- t,), _ .7-3,;(; ; ;,7,, , ,:• , ...,.._\_,v.i:4,4--; /VI ''-';' ~, i.,, ^IV ..-.., , g , . • ' Jiitou :4C, ....,..- 4 , LONDON FRIDAY. APRIL 23, 1852. Against the motion which is coming on this even ing for the second reading of the Militia Bill, it is expected that there will he extraordinary opposition. Not merely is it undentood that Lord JOUN RUSSELL whi oppose the measure suggested by the ilomt Sa- CIIITARY, but there are likewise confident expecta tions that the same antwoni,,ti c , view will be taken by other members of the late Administration. Already have been Int.cribed on the books of the House Carnmons three distinct notices of amendment, to be respectively proposed by the representatives of Westminster, Richmond, and Manchester. Perhaps , of ell these projected amendments, the moat brief is the moot comprehensive, that of Mr. AluasEit Gus sox, suggestive "That this House is of opinion that it is not expedient to proceed with the Militia Bill in the present Parlitunent." The amendment next in bre vity, if not also in importance, is the one proposed by Mr. Itlcif, " That the effective support of our regular 'may will be best maintained, and at the least inter ference with the industrial pursuits of the population, by measures adapted to increase the numbers and efficiency fit' our „f present reserve force, or battalions uutT . '• , While the most elaborate, awl con sequently th e l east calcuiated to prove effectual as an obstruction t o th e JiiSTY'S Governmetl:eature introduced by her MA this eveninl:4. s;r + DE is that intended to be advocated "That though i ume,ii L ate - tcY EVANS, maintaining i dation 0f the existing militia laws and consoli sable, in order to give th e (It t "" may be indispen ;eorment the ower of ! promptly resorting to the ley sadden oft hat lla jEsTde,n de scription in case of necessity, Rn ; unfore seen hostile attempt against her dominions will be most economically and efficiently I 3 t ro:ilded for, voi z tee pursuit s and with least interruption to the indw A of the people, by regular troops and Ike. it tbietefiiire _becomes a duty OA the rs and part Qf the Government to afford every honourable acceptance, encouragement, and assistance in respect to the patriotic offers for the formation of the latter corps." From the wording of these three amendments, it will be mani fest that the most rational suggestion, the only rational suggestion according to our opinion, has not been whispered about by those opponents of the Militia Bill who are still impressed with the necessity of making some large improvement in our system of national defences. As we have intimated, however, the gist of the whole question may be regarded as comprehended within the compass of the pithy and suggestive motion framed by the Right Hon. Gentle man the Member for Manchester. His argument, possibly, in adopting this particular course of opposi tion, may be that by thus summarily ridding the country of the chance of an enactment so unpopular as the Militia Bill introduced by Mr. WALPOLE, he would not merely be satisfying the anxiety felt by many lest this measure should actually become an enactment, but would be indefinitely post poning the consideration of our position as an island presenting innumerable opportunities for invasion until such time as a really judicious scheme was sub mitted to the Legislature by some more regularly stabilitsted Government. A standing navy we have long asserted to be the most rational means of defending England against military invasions from the continent. This, never theless, is not precisely the moment for the enforcement of the views entertained by us in this particular. What remains to be decided just now is, not so much whether the extension, or at any rate the re-organization of our maritime force is de sirable, but whether Mr. WALFOLE'S Militia Bill is to be read a second time to-night, and subsequently forwarded as expeditiously as possible through the various subsequent stages required to be passed by an Act .of Parliament. Almost every one is agreed that the national defences are in their present state altogether inadequate. The necessity for some speedy and comprehensive change, in the way of being pre pared against any continental assault, has for a con siderable time past been universally acknowledged. The Duke of 'WELLINGTON was about the first to as sert the peril of our situation—and not very many, we feel assured, will be disposed to emulate the Member for the West Riding of York shire in ridiculing the sentiments entertained upon this subject by the brave old veteran. Sir FRANC IS HEAD entered soon afterwards into a de tailed exposition of the propriety of thcse words of warning which the C O MMANDER-IN•CHIEF had solemnly addressed to the nation through his memorable letter to Sir Joan BURGOYNE. Little reason, indeed, remains for any deliberate argument upon a matter now totally removed beyond the need of serious demonstrations. Demonstrations, however, of another kind, have been deemed advisable, and these consequently have taken place of late in various quarters of the United Kingdom. There have been, for example, enthusiastic meetings in Edinburgh and Liverpool, in Bath and Birmingham, in Scarborough and IN olverhampton, besides others in equally scattered parts of the country, for the purpose of protesting against the intended enactment for the re-organization of the militia. Whe ther the Bill in question be carried forward in defiance of this out-of-door opposition is a point the turning upon which will have to be decided by the magnitude and energy of this evening's in-door opposition. As we have all along main tained—the advisability of introducing very considerable improvements into the system of the national militia is no less obvious than the pro priety of extending, in regard t o the Royal Navy and the Marine Artillery, the more im portant among our national defences. But against a measure as arbitrary and ex travagant as that propounded by the present Home SEC BET ARY, it is only reasonable that the spirit of the whole country should be roused with indignation. Moderate changes let us have in the militia, by all means, but not changes so preposterously unnecessary ; and with these moderate changes let us also have a standing navy, and England may then laugh to seem the pro jects of invasion conjured up by adventurers in the French army or in the French marine—projects hatched by the temerity of a JOIN VILLE or the am bition of a CHANGARNIER. Mr. MILNER Glimam has entitled himself to the marked thanks and gratitude of the community for the consummate ability with which he exposed the im policy and injustice of the several taxes on know ledge. The Right Hon. Gentleman, indeed, brought forward an overpowering case in favour of the aboli tion of these iniquitous imposts. A most gracious re ception, too, was accorded to his statement, which distinctly and unequivocally proved the state of feeling among men of all parties on these interesting questions ; but there was a circumstance of even still greater importance perceptible during the discussion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, by his ob servations, showed that he himself was fully sensible of the e►ils of the existing system, and that, if his tongue were sealed for the present, by the official etiquette which forbids a partial revelation respecting fiscal matters until the whole Budget be brought forward, his feelings and wishes are strongly in fa vour of the removal of these obnoxious charges. The difference between the Financial Minister of England and his immediate predecessor could not have been exhiiii!ed in a stronger light. Mr. DISRAELI, in place of relying on the obsolete fallacies in which Sir CHARLES WOOD rejoiced, and largely availed himself of, declared at the very commencement of his speech, not only for himself but also for his colleagues, that they " had no fear or apprehension with respect to the influence of the press." They did not participate in the " sinister feelings" by which others were actuated. They re garded the propositions merely in a financial point of view, admitting the great hardship of the case, and willing to take into their best consideration any prac ticable mode of relief. This candid and fair confes sion considerably clears the ground for future occa sions. It gets rid of the principal argument relied on by the sticklers for ancient abuses, and allows each of these questions to rest on its true foundation. We shall henceforward hear no more twaddle respecting the licentiousness of the press, or the necessity of re pression—of something, in fact, approaching to a censorship. The subject must rest on a very differ ent basis, and there can now remain but little doubt as to the ultimate result. On one of the points, indeed, the Right Honourable Gentleman, although giving no pledge, so clearly and unequivocally intimated his views, that we may almost already congratulate the country on the speedy repeal of the advertisement duties. The amount realized by the Exchequer from the last-mentioned unequal and oppressive charge does not exceed 160,0001. per annum. Its repeal may, therefore, easily be accom plished without the necessity of procuring a substi tute, while the larger proceeds of the other charges require much greater care and consideration. The simultaneous announcement that the financial statement would be definitively brought forward on this day week entitled the Right Honourable Gentleman to the indulgence which he claimed , viz., that un til after that general exposition be should particular o n ot be hampered by a vote on a s ubject, which should be dealt w ith not merely on its individual merits, but in reference to the general fiscal question. Men of all parties re cognised the justice of the demand, an d a feeling of general gratification was apparent. It was Mr. WAKLEY that proposed the adjournment of the debate, which was seconded by Mr. Conner s , and unanimously adopted. All were pleased—and, for thc time being, at least, satisfied. Whether they will remain so, after Friday, the 30th inst., is another question ; but it is something to know that on that day we shall be enlightened on every fiscal point. We shall know what is to be done and what must be left un done ; what relief will be granted and what met be left to a future time, and also the comparative chances of the different remedial measures which Lava each and all their respective admirers and advocates. it would scarcely be fair to anticipate or to deprive the Right Hon. Gentleman of the merit of intro ducing his own Budget. We may, however, without arrogating to ourselves any extraordinary powers of vaticination, venture to assert that the advertisement duty will be altogether repealed, and that some hope, at least, will beheld out as to the mo di6ellti?4 e 9F,,,1)94094_ 91, per duties and stamps on journals. We also believe that there' will be a considerable alteration in Schedule D., that the income-tax will be materially modified. Mr. DISRAELI has not as yet been suffi ciently exposed to what, judging from the conduct of some of his predecessors, we can only term the " de moralising" influences of his office, to dis regard every feeling of justice and honour. He will not lend the sanction of his name to gross and palpable " confiscation," for inequitable imposts deserve no other title, merely because they produce so many thousands or even so many mil lions per annum. The entire state of the finances will be ably reviewed, and although he may not be able to go to the full extent of his wishes, or of what the exi gencies of the case demand, we shall at least then have some indications to enable us to judge of the general fiscal and commercial policy of the party, now that they have unequivocally abandoned every idea of a bread tax. We await that state ment anxiously, prepared to make every allowance for the difficulties of the position in which the Right Honourable Gentleman is placed. But it must in clude a repeal of the advertisement duties and a mo dification of Schedule D. With those, and no effort to impose additional Customs duties, and the indications of a sound policy, the nation may be well contented. The people will then see that they did not sustain any great loss in the expulsion of the Wnigs, and that those who deprecated a factious opposi tion to the existing Government were not betray ing the popular interest. One thing, at least, is certain. The Whigs will be greatly improved by their temporary secession, and the community will receive benefits which they could never have obtained but for the change. TilE SUN, LONDON, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The PRESIDENT of the Republic left Paris on Wednesday evening, for Orleans, by a special train. The intention of the PRINCE is to visit the Sologne, where it is proposed to construct a canal. He was accompanied by the Ministers of the Interior, Justice, and Public Works. The Minister of State on Wednesday transmitted to the Senate the new Copper Coin4ge Bill, which has just been adopted by the Legislative Body. All the directors of the theatres of Paris were on Wednesday morning summoned to the hotel of th e Minister of the Interior. The Minister called them together in order to make known to them the inten tions of the Government with regard to the tenden cies of the dramatic literature of the present day, which are much to be regretted. In a few concise words, the Minister explained his v ievvs of the object of the stage, and its influence on pubic morals ; and he announced to the directors his firm resolution not to allow the representation of any piece of a nature to excite the passions and pervert the public mind. The Patric publishes the following communicated note : " A great number of persons imagine and report that the Empire is to be proclaimed on the occasion of fête. To attribute to the Gevernment the desire of a pretext for changing the established order of things, is to form a very false idea of the manner in which it un derstands its duties. If necessity should ever lead to such a resolution, it would ouly be accomplished on the initiative of the constituted powers, and with the consent of the whole people. As to the acclamations of the army, they are, it is tzue, for the chief of the state a valuable proof Lf the sentiments with which it is ani• mated, but they cannot proeuce any political result. 'rhos, at the ceremony on the 10th May next, the 60,000 men assembled in the Champ de Mars would in vain salute the President by the name of Emperor, as that act would not advance the re-establishment of the Empire one hour." And the 214oniteur has the following official contra diction of the report, conceived in nearly the same terms : " Many imagine the empire is to be proclaimed at elite. Such are strangely mistaken in attributing to the Go vernment the desire of a pretext to change the established order of things. Such a change, if rendered necessary, could only be accomplished on the initiative of the con stituted powers with the assent of the whole people. The sixty thousand soldiers to be assembled in the CbamPs de Mars, on May 10. would vainly salute the President as Emperor, the empire would not be brought one hour nearer" This appears to be conclusive as far as the 10th of May is in question, but what the lith of August, the day appointed for the ceremony of the distri bution of the eagles, will bring forth, offers a field for conjecture. That day, as the anniversary of the birth of the EMPEROR, has already been declared, with the Ist of January, to be the two great fele days of the year, upon which the decorations of the Legion of Honour are henceforth alone to be bestowed. The Senate and Corps Legislatif are well disposed to take the initiative indicated rather than repelled in the note communicated to the Patrie. May we venture to believe that by the 15th of Augu-t, the hirth-dey of the EMPEROR, the army and National Guards will, in receiving the eagles, be prepared to ratify and confirm the proclamation of the Empire ? The Moliteur publishes a decree settling the rank of the great bodies of the State. The Senate is first, the Legislative Corps second, and the Council of State third. --- The Public has been instructed to offer the follow lowing explanation of the curious circumstance con nected with the Russian Imperial Almanack, which we lately mentioned : " For some days past rumours have prevailed at Paris that explanations have been asked from a diplomatic personage relative to an almanack published in a foreign country (Russia), and which continued to include amongst the number of reigning families the house of Bourbon. These rumours have no serious foundation. The almanack in question is published with the autho risation of the Government mentioned, but not by order of that Government. It appPars that the editors of that book merely c:pied the almanack of Gotha, which gives annually an historical account of the house of Bourbon. This publication, consequently, has no official character." Vice-Admiral HALGAN has just died in Paris in his 84th year. He commenced hi 3 naval career in 1784. _ The Bourse was dull except for Railway Shares, which were more firm. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. opened at 100 f. 90c., and closed at the same price for the end of the month; the Three per Cents. closed at 70f. 93e.; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,217 f. 50c.; Rouen, 813 f, 76r.; Havre, 300 f.; Great Northern, 625 f.; Avignon, 273 f. 75c.; Viet zoo, 595 f.; Basle, 256 f. 25c.; Bordeaux, 620 f.; Paris and Strasburg, 580 f.; Tours and Nantes, 370 E; Paris and Lyone, 6181. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 22. Charleroi and Erquelines ' 13 !,4, —East Indian, 21'Y—Grand Junction of France, 43i,—Northern of France, 24%—Orleane and Bordeaux, 15 1 4—Paris and Rouen, 3111—Rouen and Havre, 12 ex div.—Tours and Nantea, 11%—Western of France, 7 N. SPAIN. Our accounts from Madrid are of the 17th inst. Another seizure of the Heraldo had been made that day. It has been stated that M. Four,D and M. Prsca- TORY had arrived in Madrid, and that the supposed object of their visit was to take part in the great en terprise of the canalisation of the Ebro. It is not M. AAILLE FOULD, the ex-Minister, who has arrived at Madrid, but his brother, one of the partners in the bank. There is an error in the statement of M. Pis- CA.TORY'S having accompanied M. FOULD. It is M. PESCATORE, not PIeALTORY. The Epoca of Madrid mentions a report fbliat these gentlemen are about to make some arrangement. wick the Spanish Govern ment relative to the floating debt. The Military Gazette says the Director General of Cavalry had proposed an augmentation of that force from 3,691 horses to 15 000, which in time of war it should amount to ; it was stated in other quarters, however, that he only required it to be 11,006. MADRID BOURSE, APRIL 17.—The Three per Cents., 44 15-16. Exchange on London, 50 70. GERMANY. The General Assembly of the States of Hanover, which was adjourned on the 29th of January last, is summoned by a royal proclamation, signed by the whole of the Cabinet, to meet in convocation on Friday the 14th of May next. The Members of the First Chamber are convoked, in order to meet and consider of several changes which, by virtue of the law of the sth September, 1848, are to be introduced into the Constitution of the country. Correspondence from Carlsrulie, of the 15th inst., states that the state of the GRAND DUKE becomes more hopeless from day to day, and such a general debility h as se t i n that the royal patient is expected every hour to sink under it. It is generally sup posed th a t t hi s even t will occasion not merely a chang ef of the Cabinet, but of all toe higher pu blic unctionari es . The eldest son will be the nominal Sovereign, but Prince FREDERICK will perform all the dutie s of th a t hi g h s t a ti o n. The Go vernment of Saxe -W e i mar h as j us t promul gated a new electoral law in place of the demo cratic on e of 1848. There are to be thirty-one deputies, of w h ota ten are to be nominated by the Government. The Prussian Ch ambers resumed t h e i r s ittings on the e Easter holidays. resented in the first Customs Con gress the T l h 9 e a t t h s , Bt et fe re c ls after p were Prussia Bavaria, The Env o y Bavaria, Saxony , the t o wo Hesses, Thuringia, B and of Oldenburg was absent fro m illness, and those of I\rurtemburg, Baden, Na ssau, and Frankfort, had n o t arrived. 4 11 nonce s The Colojim- Graeae that Dr. DOW DILONIiE has been arrested at Cobleznt, on his return to London, in disguise and under a false name. He had arrived from Nassau, where he had passed some d a ys. The same journal mentions the arrest, at Hesse C.issel, of Dr. KELNER, the father of M. KEL• NEIL, a leading member of the Democratic Association, w h o has fled. Several other p o liti ca l arres t s we re also made upon the denunciations of a young Hessian painter, who had arrived from Paris. FRIDAY EVENING, HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Th e Barbiere di .S.'eziglia was sustained last evening at Mr. Lumley's establishment in a signally effective and satisfactory mariner. The just and accurate observations of a Contemporary on the exertions of the individual performers so completely coincide with our own impressions that we willingly transcribe them. The Rosins: of Mdlle Cruvelli is, perhaps, her most successful eff ,rt in opera . buffa It is a genu i ne p i ece o f come dy, i nst i nc t with lee and anim a ti on. Wi th the c h arm o f or i g inality. it combines that of t rut h to nature . Th ere is a play ul coquetry in her bye-play which carries out her view of the character, and is only ebaedoned in the last scene , when she fancies her lover hes imposed upon oefc Rossini her q uite a s unmercifully her with false pretence s.Cruvelli gives a version of own.e varies an as Madame Sontag; but the c h anges an d fioriture are so brilliant and elegant that it i s no t eas y t o b e angr y d the embroide rs opening cue/sena the text p with them. Last night Mdll e . C ruve lli was remar k ab l y at her ease in all she attempted. Each daring roulade, each elaborate and capricious ornament, was executed with consummate address, and succeeded to admi ration. The large melody of the andante and the grace ful movement of the allegro were equally well developed. Rem!) , irides(' has the famous " Una voce poco fa" been more efficiently sung,. and rarely has it excited more uneigned enthusiasm. In the duet with Figaro, " D eng ueio son," the original is more acceptable than so y possible transformation; and though it was given with . the utmost spirit by Mdlle. Cruvelli and Sig nor Belletti, we should five preferred Alboni's reading, which is neither more nor less than that of Rossini. In the lesson scene Mdlle. Cruvelli introduced Rode's air with variations, which, L with the fresh remembrance of Madame Sontag's faultless vocalisation, did not fail to transport the audience, and the encore, discreetly de clined in the " Una voce," was not to be denied in this instance. The last variation, in which Aldile. Cruvelli produced a new end legitimate effect, by giving the first part alternately forte and piano, was repeated with in creased success. Lablache was more than ever irresis tible in Bartolo , he ; i mpersonat i on o f which, as a piece of real buffo acting, is unsurpassable. He kept the audience, throughout the evening, in continuous roars of laughter. Signor Belletti's execution of "Largo al factceum" of the duet with Alma viva,. " All'idea di qual metallo," with Signor Calzelare and, indeed, of all the music of Figaro, was the perfec tion of correctn ess. N ot less exce ll en t was the vocalisa tion of Signer Calzolari, in Almaviva, which, from ihe graceful aria," Elie° ridente," to the trio , " Zitti, Zitti," with Mdlle. Cruvelli and Signor Belletti, was graceful. easy, and artistic. Sienor Ferlotti attempted to render the character of Basili b o as grotesque as possible, ana succeeded. Ile did not, however, succeed in being funny; but, to make am ends, sang the fine air " La calonnia" exceedingly well. Mr. Belle seemed to share the general enthusiasm; the overture was admirably played by the band, the great finale to the first act was given with striking effect une the orchestral accomeani meats were r emar k ab l e t h o ughout for delicacy and pre- Chin. Cruvelli came before the curtain, . with Lablache, Calzolari and Belletti, after each act, amid the loudest applause. Such a satisfactory first performance of the Bart ere di Seviglia will doubtless insure a second very shortly. m eanw h i le Cruvelli is announced to play on Thursday next her greatest part—that of Leonora, in Beethoven's Fidelio. Amongst the noble and distinguished company honour ing the performance with their presence, we remarked the following: —His Grace the Duke of Wellington. his Exesllency the Russian Minister, the Bareness Bruuoow and Madlle. de Brunnuw; the Countess of Herrington and Lady Jane St. Maur Stanhope, and Earl Grey. Her Majesty's box was occupi r rd by Lady Caro tine Bert i ne t on , t h e Countess Grey, Leidy Alice Lemb ton, the E 11 of Durham, the Hon. Mr. Barrington and party. There were also present Mrs. Hatton and the Misses Hatton, Mr. Bathurst, Mr. Egerton, Lord George Paget, the Viscount Enfield the Viscount D u ppli n, t h e Right H on . Si r Willi a m Somerville,:Mr, Thistlethwaite, Mr. and Miss Holford, Mr. Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler, the Hon. Colonel Boyle, the Marquis of Clan ricarde, the Countess of Bradford, Sir J. Gerard, Burt., Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Woodford, Bart., Lady Woodford, and Miss Woodford; th e C ountess (Dowager) of Herrington, Cap tain Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Brenton Trelawney, Colonel and Mrs. Outran, Captain Gordon, Mrs. Weston, Mr. Sheriff , Cotterell, M r. S torer, Miss Caroline Bellew, Mrs. Caldwell, Mr. C. Barry Baldwi n , m.p,, Mr. C. W. Par ke, M P ., and Mrs. Packe Readin g , Mrs. Tre . lawney, Sir Claude Wilde, &c. MADEMOISELLE JOHANNA WAGNER, TO 2'HE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The statements contained in the l etter s i gne d " Albert Wagner," which appeared in the papers or this morning, are throughout completely at variance with the facts, and also with letters in my possession from alcille. Wagner and her father. The real circumstances of the case will be immediately laid before the public, when it will be found that Mdlle. Wagner is most unjustifiably endeavouring to break a written contract, which was ratified meny months ago, and to injure, so far as she has the power, both myself and the establishment of which I am the director. I shall, however, place myself, without fear, on the impar tial judgment of the public.—l ate, &c., LUMLEY. Her M.kjesty's Theatre, Ap r il 22, 1852. NEW MUSIC. SWEET DAYS OF YOU%H . Written by George Soane, A.R.; composed by T. Thorpe Peed. This is a genuine English ballad, full of pathetic sen timent and delicacy of expression. The words are simple, forcible, and harmonious (as words for music should ever bt). Mr. Thorpe Peed, in his arrangement of them, has been singularly successful. The melody is plaintive and fliwing, and is moat gracefully introduced in the opening symphony ; so gracefully, indeed, that we could almost have wished its repeti tion in place of the series of chords with which he has marked the conclusion of each verse. Arranged in two flat', " Sweet days of Youth" is strictly one of the class of pathetic ballads, and should, ere long, be ranked among the most popular. The tone that per vades this very charming song is that of pensive ten derness, while it abounds at the same time with touches of energy and passion. CHANCERY.--(THIS DAY.) (Before the LORDS JUSTICES.) POWELL v BOLTON--HowARD V EARL. This was an appeal from a decree of the blaster of the Rolls, dismissing the two bills which had been filed in the years 1832 and 1848, the first as supplemental to or reviver of the first, against the plaintiffs, the ad ministrators of John Bolton. The COURT this morning gave judgment, affirming the decision of the Master of the Rulls, and dismissing the appeal with costs. No business of importance was brought before the other Equity Count during the morning. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY,) (Sittings in Binco before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, Mr. Jubtice WIGHTRIAN, and Mr. Justice ERLE.) BUSINESS OF THE COURT. Lord CAMPIIk.LL intimated this morning, that to morrow, after the cases on the Crown paper had been disposed of, the Court would take the old and new trials remaining on the paper. On Monday the enlarged rules would be peremp.orily called u n, an d eac h coie would be struck out in which counsel were not in attendance. SECONDARIES..--(Ttif DAY.) (Before. Mr. Secondary P6TTER. LONCCROFT V. JACKSON. This was an action brought by the indorsee of a bill of exchange against the acceptor, to recover the sum of 121. 103. on a bill of exchange. The defendant pleated that he did not accept the bill. Mr. C,barles Stanley was called, and stated that he was a solicitor. lie had known the defendant for t we nty yearF, and believed the acceptance to be in his handwriting. In cross•examination he admitted that he had not seen defendant write for between fourteen and fit teen years. The defendant's ATTORNE submitted that the jury ought nit to rely on t h e reco ll ect i on o f the witnes s as to his knowledge of the handwriting after such a lapse of time. The Learned SEC3NDARY said that the recollection of a handwp.ing might exist for a mach longer time. The jury, after a short consultation, found for the plaintiff. It is rumo ured that an em i nen t and p o p u l ar artis'e is lik e ly to b e graced by favour. a special token of exalted LOAN SOCIETIES.—There has been printed by order of the House of C ommons a Bill, _prepared and brought i n says —" The American s by Mr. G. A. H am il ton and Sir W. Joliffe, to continu e an Act to amend th e l aws relating to l oan soc i e ti es . Major J ac k D owning un derstand the copyright to mean the right to copy." THE ORLEANS FAMILT.—Some recent arrivals of a quantity of articles from France, the effects of the ex- Royal Family of France, have been followed by a large con signment of good s b y a steamer f rom T repor t o f t h e con tents of the Ch a t eau d ' Eu, compr i s i ng near l y 80 packages, and including pictures, porcelain, bronzes, and every descrip tion of articles of vertu and valuable property to a very large extent. This important residue of the property and personal effects of the heirs and family of the late King Louis Philippe is consigned fo his Royal Highness the Duke de Nemours, and the whole of the cases have arrived for the purpose of being dispatched with special care to the resi dence of the illustrious exiles at Claremont. MORE P °BONIN G IN SUSSEX —Yesterday morning an inquest was held before Mr. F. Gell, coroner for East Sus sex, at Chailey, near Brighton, on the bad y of Lucy Ar nold, a deal er i n rags at the List mentioned place, who died on the 20th of October last, under circumstances of a suspi cious chara c t er. A woman named Trelfer, who resided in the house of t h e deceased, w as imp 13 o licated. Severalwit-r nesses, among th em t h e son of the d eceased, a boy of the death years of age, was examined, and g ave evidence as to the death of the woman and the circumstances by which it was attended, some points of which tended to show that arsenic or some po werful poison ha d been taken, but no positive proof was b roug h t home to co nvict the accused. The body has been exhumed, but as no chymical tests had been ap plied on a post mortem examination, the case was adjourned to afford time for the investigation of Professor Taylor, of Guy's Hospital. The oyster fishery eff the coast of Havre is still carried on very extensively. On Sunday last no less than 35-sail of smacks, trading from Shoreham, arrived, in the karbour, Wen w ith o yet i ere,...liright9ii Of4rtfc, - - APRIL 28, 1852. THE SHARE MARKETS BR,ITISR RAILWAYS. Railways. Nominal Prices. Aberdeen Amb., Not., Bost. & E. June. Bir., Wolv., and Stour Valley all pd. Birk., Lan., & Ch. Jct., late 33/ 65.8 d., 26/. pd. Ditto, Chest. & Birk., 501. & 251. Cans.. all pd. Ditto, ditto 17 1 4 pd Brist. & Exet.,lt.o/. pd. Caledonian ... 50/. pd. Chest. & Holyh. 2 all pd. Dub. & Belf. Jct.4sl pd. Dundlk & Ennis., all pd. Dundee, Perth, & Aber deen Junc. Ditto, New East Anglian ( 251. L. & E. and L. & D.) all pd. Do ( 18/. E.& 11.)all pd. East.Counties...2ol. pd. Eastern Union, class A, late E U. shrs., all pd. Do. do. do. 61. pd. Do., do., B. & .3., all pd.l East Lancashire, all pd Do. New Quar., all pd E. & W. India Docks and Bir. Junc., all pd E. & W. Yk. Jnc., all p Ediub. & Glas., 501. pd Edin.. Per.& Dun. 25/. p Glas. & S.-West., 100/ p Great Northern, all pd Do. Halve. A def., all p Do. do. B, 6 pr. c. all p Gt. S. & W. Ireld., all p Great Weatn., 100/. pd Lane. & Carlisle. all pd Do. Thirds, 11/.13.4 pd Lane. & York., 1001. pd Do., Quarters ...all pd Do., Fifths 14/. pd Do.,W. Rid. Un. 11% p Leeds Northern, all pd Liv.Crabv &Stiapt.l7ip Lond. & Blackw., all pd 14 , n.,.13rig.& S. Ct.loo p Lon. & N.West., 100/. p D Quarters 22/. pd Do. Fifths 12/. pd Do. 101.. M &B (c) lip Lon. & S.-West 100/. p Do. New 501., 42% pd Do. New 40/. 34/. pd Man. Bux. & Mat, all p Man. Shef. & Lin.,loo/p Do. Mauch. & Lincoln Union 41.2x. pd Midland 100/. pd Do. Bir. & Derby 1001. Md. Gt. Wr. (Ire.) 47% Newcas. & Carl. all pd Do. Quarter Sh. all pdi Newmarket all pd Newport, Abergaven., and Hereford lO/ pd Newry & Ennisk 7 1 % p Norfolk lOO/. pd Do. New 20/. S. 15/. p North. Conn. Un. % pd North British ...25/. pd North Devon ...11/. pd, North Stafford. 171,& 1)1 North-Western 19/. pd l N. & S.-W. June. 6/. p Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 101 p Scottish Central 25/. p 1 Scottish Midld., 25/. pd Do. New all pd Shrew. & Bir. A, all pd , Do. B 1 Shrew. & Her. Old 7L p Shrewsbu. and Chester (Nor. W. Min. )all pd Do. Halves all pd Do. 04westry all pd S rop. Union ...6% pd Do. A, B, C, & D fully 14 to 14% 7%-7% 10 - 10% 12% 11% d. 16% - 17% 95 —97 20% 20% 21% 22 14 —l2 d. 6 - 7 4% -4% 3% - 3y, 9%- 9% 6% - 7 4% - 5 17 - 17% 51 -53 32 -33 534 -- 6y 20% - 20% 14 3 % -15 39 1 / 2 - 40 92 -93 77 -80 8% -9% p 73% - 74 6% di& 4% die. 18% 18% 8 -.8% 104 - 105 - 125 5% —Sap 4 —4V, p 2 —2q i 92 92% 4% —4% die. 3iA 2 1 , die. 2 %-2 5 4 184% 35% 3% 241 dis. 68% 69 35% 36% ••• - ••• 9 -9% 43, —4% dia. - 37 10% —lO die. 3 1 / 3 dig. By B 8 5 /g 7 3 / 4 —7% dis. 8 7 3 / 4 dis. ••• ..• 1% -1% p. 19% - 20 18 -18% 11 -12 7% 73 5 4 3 dis. 13 —l5 6% 736 10 —ll 3% d. pd. uo at per cent. South Devon all pd South-Eastern 30/. pd South Wales all pd S u h Yorkshire and River Dun 15/. pd Do. Do. 51. pd S•irl. & Dunferm. all p Stock. & Har. 16/28.3d. Taff Vale 126/. pd Thames Haven Dock 16% - 17% 22 - 22% 35 - 35% % X din. 150 - 151 and Railway ...181. pd Vale of Neat .b... 171. pd Waterfd. & Kilk. all pd Waterfd. & Lim. all pd Waterford, Wex. Wick. and Dublin 31. pd West Cornwall 131. pd West London all pd Yk., New. & Ber 25/. p Do. & New. Ex 20L p 63¢ 6 die. Do. G.N.E. pure 91. p. 274 die. York &N. Mid. 50/. pd 253 E 25% Londonderry and Enniakillf 2%-- 8 4 3 die. 5% —5% 20 —22 ••• •• 4% —• 4 die. , PREVERZNCE A.herdeen all pd, Do. No. 2, 7 per ct. Caledonian, 101. all pd, Ches. Sr Holyhd. all pd' Dundee, Per., & A berd. Junction all pd E. Ang.(3/ l0i)6 p c. all Do. (51.) 7 per ct. all p Do. (7/178) 7 p. c. 2 p Eastern C unties Ex., sp. c.. No. 1 all pd D. No. 9 all pd Do. New G p. c. Stk. 10 Eastern Union Scrip, Guar. 6 per ct....a1l p Do. 101. Dah. Sh. all p East Lancashire, 6 per ct. Quar. Shre. all pd East & West Yorkshire Junction, sths all pd Edin., Par. & Dun. 5% per cent. all pd Glas. & S.W. Con. 1001. Gt. North. 5 p. c. all pd Do. 5 p c. red. sc. 9% p Great South. & West. (Ireland) Bths all pd Gt. West. (Berke & H. Ex. 5 per cent.) all pd Gt.W. fixed 4% 100/. p Do. Do. ...801. pd Lancashire and York shire, F. 201. 6l. pd Do. 6 p. c. Stk. 1001. p Leeds Northern, 6 per cent. No. 1 131. pd Do. Do. No. 2 171. pd Do. Do. No. 3 5/. pd Do. Qrs., 1848...91. pd London & Brig. guar. 5 per cent. ...100/. pd Do. Pr. 5 p c. Stk. 100/. Do. Con. 5 p c,1852 all Do. N.Gr. 6p c 100/. p Lon. & N.-W. (Coy. & Nunet.) 5 p. c. 13% pd. Lon. & S.W. New 5/. p Lon. & En. i 72 Sh. all p 31. n.. Shelf., & Linen. Qr. Sh., No. 1...a1l pd Do. New. 10/. ...all pd Do. 61. 3l. pd Mid. COO. 6 p c 100/. Do. Con. Bris. & 6 per cent.... 100/. pal Do. Erewssh Val. 1001 Do. Leic. &Swanning. 8 per e. Guar. 1001. p D•). Preference ...5/. p Norfolk Exten... all pd Do. Gr. 5 1 X, p ct. all p Do. Wavny. Val. 2/. p North British 5/. pd North Stafford....all pd Oxf. \Vor. & Wol., 151. 6 per cent....... 10/. pd Shrews. & Bir. N.G. all Shrews. & Ches. (N.W. Min.) 8 per c....a1l pd South Dev0n...... all pd St.-Est. 4% pc. 10/. pd Sth. York. 4 p c gd. 20/. Stock. & Hart. gd. 5 p c until July 1,1856, all p Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. 3/. pd York, Newc. & Ber. Gt. N. of E. Pur. ...all pd Do. Do ....... 5/. pd York & N. Midland H. and S. Purch. 101. pd 1 % die. 8%- 8% 17% - 18 5 -5% 3%'- 394 1 - l 4 p P a.d 13 13% 18% -14 X 3% - 33 i43‘ - 15 13i - I Y6 P B% Sid 1% 1 die. 3h -3y, p 11% ..... 12 101/ —111.4 13 —.13% s ii -- Ye p 13 9 - 141 . lAdis. --.. p ar 19y 2 20 1% 2 5 —5% par !‘ p 10 —10,,i 15% - 16 14 -15 16% - 17 4y,- y i dis. 34 p 97 10 NISINTALS. LINES LEASE; ALT rims]) Basins's Railways. c o i m ' eas pa l o n i t, Nominal Prices. to .d ay. Bdf. & Bitch., all p Lon.&N.W r Bir.& Ox'., gas . a ll Gt. W e st°. 80 80 „ n% Do. without, all p Do. v o W Bir l & Dad • • •'i 29% 9034 8034 30 guar all pd . Do. 28% 29 % 29.34 Do. without, all p Do. % Buckinghash. all p Lon. &N.W 17 1834 17 % 18 Clydsdale Jc., all p Caledonian 45 — 47 46% P E. Lin., gua. 6 perl 85% 8,5% cent. all pd Gt. Northn. ;5 Gloucest. & Dean Forest... 22% pd Gt. Westrn. 334 p 26% Hartlepl. Dk. & S l Yk.lN r ew. } . pd Hull & Selby , all p Y&k.l3/Nl. .11.i109 111 I Do. Halves. , all p Do. D o Q u arts., all p Do. Leeds Brdt., all o Midland Lon. & Grenw., all S. Eastern 12% 12% Do. Pref....all pd Do. Lowestoft., gua. 4 per cent...all pd Norfolk Do , 6p. ct.. all p Do. . .... Middlesbr' & Red.. car, 6 p. c., all p Stkto &D ar ; N. & E., sp. c. all E. Counties 60 62 * Do. 6p. ct., p Do. - Do. New...all pd Do. .... Presto. & Wyre, L.& NI *** f all paid t & La. &Y Do.Hlves, A, all Do, Read., Guildf., and' .. " . 111 got Reigate ... all pd S. Eastern.. 23 23% - Roy. & Hit., 61/2 p Gt. Northn 8% 9 % Do. 8 sfi 9 . . Shf. & Goole, S P. 18 . 11 .6 p Lan. & Yks S. Staffdsh., 9i2 Wear Val. 6p al. Stckt& D P lkirM•Clean l % dis. 89 % Dar " • 30 Do. d 0... d D 29 , 4 ," • P 0. Do. clo. au Di d 13 0 - - I Vilt4A allp4t.Westrn.i —BB Business done to-day. 14% y s 14 %ys 7% % % 98 % 20% 21 20N1% 9% Ys 17% % 83 % % 34 83% 20% % 3 4 6 % 34 15 14% 92 % Ya Ys %11 79 8%9 pm 74 73% 74% % 8 7y B 7 18 3 4 [105% 10438 105 104 3 A 124% 34 1253 1 A 27% 1 -93% 92 3 /, 9334 92% 3 , 4% 30% 2% % 35% % Ys G 956 68% 69% 36% 5 5, 2% 36% 8% 'A 54, 19 3 A % % 18% 111 Railways. Cent. France (0.V.) all Chart. & Erquel all pd Demerara all pd Dutch Rhenish...B/. pd East Indian 18/. pd Do. Do 20/. pd Gt. Indian Penin. all p Do. Do 4% pd Louv. a la Sambre 7y Luxembourg l3l. pd Do. (Railway) 10/. pd Do. Do. (Canal) 2t. ph Maria Antonia 27,E ph Do. New 8j pd Namur & Liege all pd North. of France.l6Lpd Di% 20/. 3 p c. all P Orleans & Bor 111. pd Peri. & Lyons ...61. ph Paris & Orleans all pd Paris & Rouen ...all pd Paris & Stras. ...all ph Rouen & Ilavre...all pd Sambre &MeuAe all t , dl Sr. Andrew's & Quebec' (A) 4l. pd Tours & Nantes 171. pd West Flanders...B% pd West. of France 61. pd Grand Jam 23% 23 3 % x.d 13 —l5 3% - 3y, dis. 3 1 ,6 39 % 1 1 4 p % Ys P 4 %- 6 3% -- 4 N - _X 34- 1 —6% 24% 24 y 8 1314 8 13 y --44: p 4% p 47 —4B 21.. d 31% 31% 2 % —23 12 12% x.d —4% 574-- 5 5 / 8 dis. 8 —8% Busine99 done to-day. 21% G 4% 3% 24% % 13% 154 1034 x.d 32% 32 % 23% 12% x.d 4% 4 11% 1 I 7 %. % ;tion of France, 4 5 4 %. MINES. Agua Fria all pd Anglo-Californian, all p Asturian 15/. p Australasian 21. pd Australian 51. pd, Austr. Freehold all 18i Ave Maria all pd Blaenarvon I. & C. all p, Brit. Austr. Gold all pd British Iron 13/. 158. p Braz. Im. sp) 24% Do. Coca. & Cut. all o Do. St. Job. del R. 15/. Carson's Creek all pd Cobra Copper ...40/. pd Copiapo 141 pd Eng. & Aust. Cop. all p General all pd Gold Mountain...all pd Great Polgo , th all pd Mexi. & S. Amer. 9/. p Nouveau Monde all pd Port Philip ll. pd Santiago de Cuba 10% Tin Croft 7l. pd United Mexican all pd West Mariposa all pd Col JOINT- Australasia • all pd Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd Colonial 25/. pd Com. of London 20/. pd Lon. & County 201. pd London Jr. Sik. 10/. pd Lon. & Westm. 20/. pd Nat. Prov. Eng. 351. pd Do. New lO/. pd Nat. of Ireland 22% p Orient. Bk. Corp. all pd Prov. of Ireland 25/ pd., Do. New all pd Union of Austral all pd Do. New 2 IA pd Union of London 101. p Union of Madrid all pdl MISCEIMANZO Canada 32% pd 48 49'4 Eastern Steam...2s. pd .. . Gen. Stm. Nay. 14/. pd 281,4 28 7 7 8 Penin. & Or. St. all pd 80 79 3 / Do. Do. ...151. pd Royal Mail Stm. 601. pd 78 —79 x.d Universal Emigration and Colonization. 2/. p 7 / 8 1 p 3 / 8 - % p 1 y q dis par y s 3,4 diz. --- •.• ... y i dig par 1;4-•2 ••• ••• 1 /s % P 36 dis % p 5 454 51 3fidis. '3i p 13 8 1 p % p —Yap 9% 10% I 2% % dis lonial Gold, 14x. •STOC& BAN: 39 —40 y 49% 50 11% 12% 24 25% .zs• 18 -18% 28% - 29 293% Irish 17% - 17 34 -35 43% -44 15/ 8 - 16% 37 -38 3 - 314 14% -15% Beet Sugar, 254 35 3 !MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS • CITY, TWO O'CId'ACK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpo‘.l yesterdey were estimated at 6,000 bales, of which 1,500 American were taken for ex p ort and on svcsulation. The market was tame but steady. The sales cotnprked 4 500 Ame rican, 350 Pernam and Meranham at 6441. to 7it 600 Egi, ;idea at 611. to 7d., 400 Street at 30. to " and 50 Sea Island at Is. to la. 44. per are Market opened h eavi l y, b ut i mprove d on hearing the Bank had redact :c1 the rate of interest to 2 per cent., and closed firmly. principal staples The demand for the lb.—The bli the is still confined to present wan t s , an d h o lders obtain no advance of mo ment. Coffee has been dull. T e a is rath e r better. Sugar steady, and Coffee firm. Yesterday there wa-, more buoyancy at the close, owing to the reduction in the Bauk rate of discourr ; and the same feature is ob servable this morning, although the business done has not materially increased. An interesting and very elaborate statement has been prepared tor Parliament as to the business and the ex penses of the various Savings' Banks in the United Kingdom, and by inspection of the various items, we arrive at many results which are of importance in form ing an estimate of the well-doing the population, and the pr.gre,a of the system. Eoglend has a population of 17,609 058 persona. and its annual number of receipts from depositors is 1,055 0851., while its payments are 491,0291. The amounts withdrawn singly are 14/. 28.,71d., against 51. 17s. 24., taking the average of the year; but this is quite natural, inasmuch as parties save until they have a sum at command sufficient for the accomplish ment of a desired purpose. The average receipts in Scotland are 31. 18s. from each depositor, and the withdrawals 6/ 9s. 41 The Irish receipts are 81. 15s. 100., and the withdrawals only 81 6s- Bid. This shows, apparently, that savings' banks are adopted in Ireland as places of security, where perhaps ether banks would serve here, and the ea'y classes there are more extensive depositors. The number of annuities granted during the year to November, 1850, was 7,949, of 134,41 . 31. 6s. 6d. The average cost of inanagern-mt, taking the capital of each bank, is in the United King dom Bs. 3fi. per cent., the Irish banks being most ex pensively conducted, and the English the cheapest. No. of Total amount R ate of Accts. Total Amount I invested with Interest remain- Owing to I Commissioners per cent. lug open. Depositors. for Reduction of paid De- National Debt. pusitors. England and I S s. d. I .£ a. d £ s. d. Wales 952,,57 26, ° 33.719 14 4 25,939,645 11 4'2 18 5 Scotland •. 99,817 1,32 4,129 7 3 1,315,997 5102 16 8 i Ireland ••.. • . _ 48,351 1,302,191 12 3 1,289,028 2 9'2 16 8 Isla ds in the British Seas 10,968 272,024 14 9 272,084 17 0 3 0 0 Total United ' Kingdom 1,111 ,793,28,933,065 8 7:28,816,755 16 11'2 17 111 The letters by the ship Brilliant, from Port Philip, ex tend to the 20th January, and are exciting much interest. Further large arrivals of specie are coming forward in the Statesman and other vessels. The Amsterdam Stock Market on the 21st inst. was dull for home securities. Dutch 2i per cents. 611 to 3-16. Spanish Bonds were rather animated. Mexican improved. Public Securities have felt the beneficial influence of the reduction in the Bank rate of discount, although the speculators for a fill ;Aill endeavour to check the Advance. Consols have been 99i for Transfer, and 991 for Account, being now Bank Stock is tirm at 220, and South S-a Stock at 1101 The New fnree.and-a•Qiarter per Cents. have been 1001 to 1001. end the Three per Cents. 984 to 99. Exch.- qu,r-bilis are 725. to 74a. premium for those dated March, and 65t. to 68s. for those to be paid off in June. Foreign Socks are firmer also. Mexican have reached 34i for the Five per Cents., and 284 to for the New. Peruvian Deferred are 65k. Buenos Ayres Stock has been at 78k, and Equador at 4f. Venezuela Bonds are very firm at 48i to 49. In Spanish Three per Cents. there have been sales at 474, and in the De terred at 214 Portuguese Four per Cents. are worth 38g. Russian Four-and-a Half per Cents. have been worth 103; to 1041. Belgian Four-and-a• Half per Cents. have ruled at 97i to 98, and Dutch Two-end-a. Half per Cents. have been marked 614. S ar di nian Bonds have been steady at 97. Railway Shares are ell in request, and about to 1 per cent. higher than y esterday. The chief business has (veil in Caledonian, Aberdeen, Great Western, North- Western, Midland, and York and North Midland. Gold Mines ar e very firm, and some of the Calfornian are better. The South Australian Copper are about premium, QUARTER TO THREE. 99 99 Clonsois .. Ditto Amount. May 11 .. ONE cLosa a ritIOES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCY. FRIG It . Bsnk Stock ............ 8 e , Cent. Redueed Anna. 98%% 9 9% 9 995 i 8 Der Cent. C onso l s Annuities— •••• 99 3 4 .. 99 1 / 4 34, 5‘76 If sw 8 1 4 per CAmt. knns .. L Ann& is expire 4)1.1860...••• 6 6 13-16 6 13-16 Ditto 30 y ears, J an. 5,1860. 3/ A '-- 7 1-16 Ldif, Bonds,l,000 l p Ditto under 1,0001•—•••• • . ••••• 86 84 P 110 1103i 84 q outh Sea Sto c k 220 % 99 Bank 220 y, 3 Stock for Account , 51 d7 June. ,4 , i , t , .. k ,or Account 99,4 arch. t xchequer Bills. 154 d. M 72 74 71 p 65 68 p 1,0001. .. ..... 5001. 63 p Small. CLOSING PRICES. 99 1 / 2 78 1 ,4 1 102 I PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. , razilitat Bonds, 5 per Cent. .- Buenos Ayres Bonds , 6 p er Cent.-- 8 ,/, Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent Cent D a nish 80nd5,1825,3 per. — E qu ador Bonds 4% blixi3an, 5 per Cent , 1816 ........• Ditto, Account Ditto, 3 per iCecit ... 28% ti Peruvian Bonds, 5 2.-4 - Cc;nt..... ... ._ ' Ditto, Deferred, 3 per Cent 6, 5 1 /4 Portuguese S per Ceet& Ditto, 4 1344 p m er dpb C er en c t e . nt ............. .. . 10 1 3 8 % 34 104% S it a uD r s di siti n at i on, anßonds, 5 per Cent. Svanish ', per ()ent. 1840 ....... 27 Ditto.: Ditto,tt t t° o. PB N a c ps w seirv(e3nt- Deferred.,,,,. ::: : l▪ ...• .. :: 2 4- --; r si ii % Dividends On 111 1 / 2 per Cent. Der Cent.... 48% 49 Venezuela Bonds, 31 e above payable in Loudon. BDeulgizian2,%4 per vett, ii . • 98 97% 4 4 1C4ret 61% 35 28y, 64% 99 38% 1041,4 9712 47 1 4 21.3 4 48% MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY•) CORN EXCfriA.N GE-FRIDA The arrivals of English Wheat, during the present week, coastwise, have been moderate, viz., 3,350 quarters. Fresh up today the receipts by land carriage were limited, and the total show of samples of both red and white was small. The attendance of buyers was far from numerous; nevertheless, the demand for most kiwis of Wheat of home produce was steady, at prices equal to those obtained on Mondey. From abroad 4,250 Ow ters of Wheat have come to hand. We bad a moderate quiry for the finest qualities at full quotations, but low and middling kinds were much neglected. In ftulting cargoel no transactions were rrported. Egyptian Wh eat wur quofeci at 28a. Very huff, English Barley Ivo br ,agni frxtuvard, and the show of foreign was but mode., r 6e. The d- mend was tolerably steady at late rates' Malt was 'n limited supply and moderate revest at fu ll prices. We had a steady tnqulry for most kinds of Oath hut no advance took place in ihe quotations. Baal* P.-as, and Fl ur were held at Monday's figures. ' i.it/t1 VA L b nil b *Y.E.211 I I waeat . Barley. Malt. i Oats. 211," • Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. *;mils! .. .. .. 8,35 e 1,710 1,980 Qrs. 93 0 420 . I riall •••• • • • - 3,850 ' frerorn .. •. • • 4,250 3,540 10.930 .I ___•••••• 132VIZTUFIELD. eTaset•ad,atyh'es general market w q a u s alit v y ery of sc w a h n i t e il h y wa su s p i p nf li e e r d ior, W yes iill . B the demand for all kinds was in a depressed state, ; Monday's decline in the quotations, the top figure to! beef being 3s 4 . 1 per Blbs. The numbers of sheep we'i limited. Oa the whole the trade wns tolerably firm , al i n late rates were well supported. Prime old Down s ' to the wool, sold a t 4 s 2 per 81bs. We had a mo der n it quiry for lambs at previous currencies. The 0 311 ;, 6 0 from the Isle of Wi g h t , amounte d t o 300 head. a Veal trade was firm, but no improvement was °tice in the quotations. In Pigs, n e x t to nothing wa o doin Owing to the shortness of keep, Much Cows were 1 1 9 dull, at from 141 tr i o ,e l r B s / ib r t c o h t , 3in i x in t td o i r m their small calb • s. d. to s. d. a. 0 14 interior Beasts..... 2 2 2 4 inferior Sheep •• 2 1 0 6 3 second quality •••• 2 6 210 Second quid. Sheep 2 Prime large Oxen 3 0 3 2 Coarse-weolled ditto 3 6 4 $ ?rime Scots •••• •• 3 2 3 4 Southdown Wether 3 13 0 0 ,arge coarse Calves 3 0 3 S Ditto out of the wOOlO 0 3 $ Prime small ditto .. 310 4 2 Large Hogs •••• •• 2 6 A 3 f. Suckling Calves —lB 0 25 0 Small P or k ers •• •• 3 ; $ w Lambs •• • • •• • • 4 6 5 6 Quarte r o ld P i gs ..16 - TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. MO , I Sheep. I Calves. I 230 4,500 241 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Pte , Beasts I Sheen. I Calves. I 129 330 90 Beasts. 618 NENVGATE AND LEADENNASU fa, $ The general demand was in a depressed di" barely late eurrenei..s. At p r e stone by the carcass. 8. to a. d. I. a, to ; • 2 Beef, .nlerior • • .... 2 0 2 Mutton, inferior •• 2 4 9 1 0 . middling 2 4 2 6 midd li ng.. 2 ! arimelarge .. 2 6 2 8 prime ...• 3 0 $l O prime small .. 210 3 2 Pork, large—. •••• 2 4 $ /*AI.. • ........... 8 0 4 0 - ........ 3 0 Lamb. 4+ 4d to 5% 41. BOROUGH BOP SIARKET. Mott Our market still continues firm tor all kinds of • the show of which is limited, and lest week's qu otatiOn g. are well supported. Sussex pock e ts, 51 123 to 6 1 „ 6 0 ; Weali of Kent, 61 6s to 71; Mid and East Kent, 6" s o to 121; Yearlings, 31 103 to Si 10s; Old Olds, 112 s 21103 per cwt. COLONIALS. lif SUIDAR 1 ,--0 .—The market has been firmer upon the ° , and for British Plantation sorts an advance of 6 57 cwt has been obtained. Good yellow sold at 3 68 to lo w 6d, good mid at 35s to 35s 6(3, mid at 33s to 34s 6d i 4 0 at 31s to 324, and brown to 293 6d to 30s. Refine° figs active at firm rates, brown lumps 44s 6d, and ord to grocery lumps 45s to 493. A 6a I t? EAST INDlA.—Mauritius has also experience.. - f o r ranee. At auctiou 5.700 bags brought 34s to 34s 0 5 0 i floe, yellow 32s to 333 6d lor good and mid. 30S 0, 0 1 rm. low to mid. 28. to 804 for good and fine brovah Pr- 29s to 343 for grey. F OR EIGN —The demand has impr ove d by private el crew, and «-xporters operate m ore f ree y . The sap is small. Sr. Croix has been so ld b auction at 34° 0 ord, and 38i to 42s for good and fl oe. Chia' mince to 32, 6d for clayed, and 28s to 29i 30s to 32s for tow and mid, h e avy „ tic ! Man-- o s elayed. slow ivaonah brought 33a to 38s for oro.` - fice. an PQrto Rico sold at 325. and k low 6d for 1 , 1 ,. .4 led COFFEE.—Tho rransaczions nave been very real f o r wine use or exportation being ' brisk. Yesterday' ho hag prices have bred taken • neither the dentop uoi r ever, there was a better feeling. Native Ceylo n `mod been sold at 376 6d to 383 for low to good or j' 100 Plantation publicly has gone rather cheaper, I °l Or mid 493 to 49. 61, good Pea-berry 61s to 625, etrl o obli triage 34s to 379, and up to 42s 6d for fair ditto. for realietli 763 6d and 79a for mid, grainy 77s 6d to tiv mid, and good clean garbled 45s to 752 for triag e, for pea-boory. and 69s for brownish. 5i for Cocos.—Trinidad has been sold at 303 to 3 re d, r,qcl to mid grey, and at 38s to 443 for mid to g (4 2 ,1001: RICE —But few sales have been made. Soul e , 65 6 a mein at auction went at 9s to 9s 6d for mid, and 14 ° to 7s for broken. i d fs% SPlCES. — Pimento has b een s old at 41d to 4, 5 , to raid anti 4A‘l for ord . Jamaica Ginger brought ,1 723 for ord to mid small, and 75s to 88 s fur oil Cayenne Pepper was taken in at 7 d. peffected °I SALTPETRE.—SaIeB of Madras have been 223 6cl to 255, and for 8i to 7i per cent. refraction. COCHINEAL.—The market has improved a littleo.l Corrox.—Moderate sales have been made, an d pricesM. s.—The tone is rather better, and scen ted good demand. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is steady at 35s 9d per "' A t ' for 1 11 , A GREEN FRUIT —The market continues WV", kinds. Two ou•goes Oranges, from Sc. Mie us- is pe t by Keeling and Hunt, went at an advance of 3s box. A better sale exists for Nuts, which is no continue, owing to the backward state of vegetatLia this country. Lemons dull of sale, warm weather n° required for the consumption. 57% 61% ronmxGN. Nominal Prices. 8 % 3it 17% % 22% Xs % 35% 18% % 19 G [26 % 24% % % 26% t, 9. I-. h % 1 di& 8%% V% y, s' $y 2 3 Pm pm x.d 1474 11 10% 105 104 3 4 105 10% % % ,war..-ux'y ":"Sp'"", tbirb Vbittoil* MALTON RACE ( Tuts 'AY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAY° ). The Langton Stakes. ... ... ••• ... Eaton ... ••. Maid of Lincoln Four ran. Won by a length. The Birdatall Handicap. Puritan .•• Timothy ••• ••• es• Won by a length. The Convivial Stakes. Lady Agnes Sir Charles Napier Pagaetta C)elops ... . Won by a length. 1 ." % 1 1 '" g D Y O N I , ) APRIL 'S t 1 2 1 3 P Apn a ti nd LLO ti (s), 0 clear M`L.od, Stonehouse An.Q l i a tr.E th eEN —Wind at noon E., light Ay/ WATERFORDG EW A s 9 7 1 , APRIL 2 W n , icr 5 Odessa.atber.PlNl.7--i(dTHIS D " - 1,8 rb ee snTt onia Goldswo2rtlh"—y, Sultans, 1(1 bite Val ......itrrd' S•S V/ LIVERPOOL! WN, APRIL 21.—Wind S.,strong. . - ;_ tt a r r r i t Wmainitda.S.S.W. to • . ,paraisl; Maria Matilda, Alex yL oo . L YNN, APRIL 22.—Wind S E —Arrd. Abbe, ki" bye,,. C°Panha . ' ' r , fl ier Demerara; Warbler, ." le APRIL IL 22 —Wind S.S.E.—Arrd. vs: - .0 SP4sr, Ca lcutta ; Sir Charles Forbes, 51 0 0, ".° e nian ' , „,„ res , r u , ar o a n ; et Le C o r n e o a r m a, or T e, ho li tn e p m o p, n, P H e e r u n r a e m u b x u , c p i t ß ou ti :g e A t qu S i l l b l o . : , ""tt, New Orleans; President, Cumming, Mobileti,"o, B 'Ph Porter, Apalachicola; V,thilict; Roberts, Rio Grande; Monarch, Lewis Ot a be , does; Alice Jane, Wood, Rio Charlotte, R e a, New Orleans; Omoard and Co r.°:o . , Jamaica; Jessk. Savannah; Huron. Driver, Charleston; Montrose, roe, Alexandria; Josefina Johanna , Gilboa . Off port, .2: h ; Akbar, PLlindar, and Kalamayod. Sld. Daniel vieo st,r, Boston; ,Joseph Boc'hbY, Calcutta; Svicolfi'h a Reindeer, Pern ambuco; Great Western , New 1 " . ,,0 r , 14 k .... P owr oloOTll , APRIL 21 . —Wind S.E. to r' °.-. l ir 4 Arrd. Abeona , Youn g , Barbad oes. Sid. Wi lliam dine, Freemantle, W. A. FALMOUTH, APRIL 22.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. her g A r jesty's ship Conflict, River Plate; Rega lia , Paynel,`"-: tigus; Ptlynesia. Tate, Odessa ; Delph i(, ~, übsst 'sat 0 1. ; ; Thomas, Stere, Trieste. Off port, Mercuri a l , 135001- m a lacca, Ceylon; Spectator, Ma , Bolsi nritius; Courier, rioo Mary, Porto Rico; Lo u d Union, Mobile. ° l3 , West Indies; MG° BIRTHS. OF • sox On the 18th inst., a t P ym-gate, near Cheadle, „,ibiret Mrs. Thomas Langston. ter' On the 19th i ns t . , at t h e Vicarage, Tetburyt ces shire, the wife of the Rev. F. W. Greenstreet. O• DAUH. On the 16th i ns t . , a t Hatherl G ey-l Tßlt awi, Cheltenham' the wife of the Rev. Harry Wright. On the 18th i nst., at Walling-ford, the wife of the 11'9'1' Carroll. On the 19th inst., at William-street, Low _____des-eclusre' Mrs. Alfred Leggett. MARRIE. On the 17th inst., at St. Mary' s, Hammersmith, Georg Hooper, Esq., to Jane Margaret Kinnard, of North.enfl- ra , 9 On the 20th i ns t . , at S t. John's, Paddington, On John's, Anderson. o f Edi n b urg h , to M ar y, I hi r d daughter of Barclay, Es q ., of Norfolk-crescent, Hyde-park. ..., „„, Es (II On the 20th i ns t., at Bruton, Somerset, Henry .liY"'"' r of solicitor, of Bruton, to Susannah Sarah, second daughte the late Colonel Muller, of the Ceylon Rifles. DIED. ate On the 15th inst., at Cheltenham , John Bu rton, Esq" - in the Medic tl Staff of the Madras Arm t On the 17th inst., at Bath, Mary, y . relict of t he William Taylor, Esq ,of Worcester-park, Surrey, ag_ ed „ it i‘•,,B,,"o, On the 1 7 th inst ., at Mottin A ham-lod g e, near Dl Kent. Joseph Carter, Esq., age 3 t.O. On the i 9th at Harlow, Bury, Essex, William Bar nard, sen., aged 78. - ° L o ndon: Printtd and Published by MURDO YO 115 No, 112, Strand, Printer, at The bun Office, 1 • 4 _ 0 *,,„ o f St r and, in tha Preeinc l of tIIF Savoys the Maw Oltddledal fricishAviil26, 144