The Sun. — London, England, 1846-04-16 00:00:00

MISS PARDOE'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, In 3 vols. CONFESSIONS OF A PRETTY WOMAN. By Miss PARDOE. Authoress of " The City of the Sultan," Sce. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW WORK BY DR. CROLY. Just ready, in 3 vols., post..Bvo„ 31 A A S T 0 I'T; AND THE SOLDIER AND STATESMAN. Dy the Rev. G. CROLY, LL.D. Author of " Salathiel," &e. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW NOVEL BY THE COUNTESS OF BLESSINOTON. Just ready, in 3 vols. post Svo., MEMOIRS OF A FEMME DE CHAMBRE. By the Countess of BLESSINGTONT. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. RAILWAY SHARF.S BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take placV every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place all favours, containing instructions, are respectfully requested ti be ddressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for exa mination at least one day previously to their being offered ; and sdvices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds Immediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street, London. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public are respectfully informed that an EXTRA NIGHT, not included in the Subscription, wilt • take place THIS EVENING, APRIL 16, When will be presented Mozart's chef d'reuvre, DON GIOVANNI. Donna Anna, Madame Grisi ; Donna Elvira, Madlle. Sanchioll ; Zerlina, Madame Castellan. Don Giovanni, Signor Fornasari ; Don Ottavio, Signor Mario ; Il Commandatore, Signor Botelli ; Masetto, Signor F. Lablache ; Leporello, Signor Lablache. To conclude with the highly successful New Ballet, by M. Perrot, entitled, C.ATARINA ; ou, LA FILLE DU BANDIT. The principal characters bylle. L. Grahn, Madlle. P. Stepha n , and Madlle. Taglioni ; M.M.. M Perrot, Bertrand, DI Mattia, and Gossetin. ; • ------- THRATRE ROYAL EVENING , DRURY-LANE. THIS win be performed an Opera, entitled THE CROWN JEWELS. Count de Capwo Mayor„ Mr. Weiss ; Don Henrique, Mr. Harrison ; Don Sebastian D'A.veyro, Mr. D. W. King; Rebolledo, Mr. Borrani ; La Catarina, Madame Anna Thillon ; Diana, Miss Poole. After which, will be produced the Ballet d'Action, entitled FEBOE3E ; or, The Desolate Island. Principal characters by Madlle. Louise, Madame Giubilei, Mr. W. H. Payne, Mr. Howell, Mr. T. Matthews, Mr. Wieland, and Master F. Payne. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. - THIS EVENLIG. Will be performed a New and Original Comedy, called, A EEGGAR.ON HORSEBACK. Cym on Foxall, Mr. Webster; More craft, Mr. W. Farren : Sir John Coverdale Mr. Tilbury; Ernest Coverdale, Mr. H. Holt ; Horace Waldgrave, Mr. Hudson ; Schnei derman/I, Mr. J tt.land ; Thomas, Mr. Brindal ; Lady Coverdale, Mrs. Glover.; Selina Coverdale, Miss Julia Bennett ; Emmeline, Mrs. Seymour. The Band will perform the Overtures, " La SymPhonie," and " La Nein, ;"a Fantasia, " Fra Diavolo ;" the " Post Horn GaloP, and "Antoinette," Cellarius Waltz. After which, an experiment will be tried upon THE BIRDS OF ARISTGPIIA.NES on which occasion they will be presented to the public with new Names, new Feathers, new Songs, and new Tales. Principal characters by. Messrs. James Bland, Hudson, Tilbury, Brindal, Caulfield, T. F. M athews, and Miss P. Horton. To conclude with a New Comic Drama, called THE IRISH POST. Characters by Messrs. J. Bland, Tilbury, Mrs. Hamby, &c. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. Unprecedented Attraction for the Easter Holidays. Re-engagement of GENERAL TOM THUMB Who having, on each appearance in the Burlesque of " Hop o' my Thumb," been welcomed with most enthusiastic shouts of ap plause, and excited the astonishment and approbation of an elegant and delighted auditory, by his almost Incredible Dimi nutive Person and his equally Incredible Mind, the Management has much pleasure in announcing his. Performance for every Evening during the Holidays. • r THIS EVENING The performances will commence with a New and Original Comic Drama,. in Three Acts, called 'HONOURS AND TRICKS. Prin cipal characters by essrs. Y. Matthews, F. Vining, Wigan, Didtlear, and Keeley ; Miss Villars, Mrs. A. Wigan, and Mrs. Keeley. Aftet which, a New Extravaganza, entitled THE MARBLE MAIDZN. Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Lnidlaw. To be followed by an entirely New arid' Original Burlesque, en titled MOP A' MY THUMB ; or, The Ogre , and Ws Seven-League Boots. • Hop My Thumb, General Tom Thumb. To cond. - m.le with NEXT DOOR. Characters by Messrs. A Wigan, Turner, Bellingham ; Misses Arden, Villats, and Howard. • Stalls, 55.; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, 6d. THEATRE ROYAL. ADELPHI. A New Drama, and a New and Magnificent Burlesque. THIS EVENING Will be presented a New Drama, in - Three Acts, called, IN DUST4Y AND JNDOLENCE ; or, The Orphan's Legacy. St. Amour, Mr. Paul Bedford ; . Rollin, Mr. 0. Smith; •Sansonet, Mr. Wright; Mons. DePimare, Mr. Perkins.; Batifole, Miss Woolgar; Nini, *iss Webster ; :Cecile, .3ladame,Celeste. After which, a New Burlese, entitled, PETER WTLKINS ; or, The laiactitone Rock and the Flying Indians. Principal characters by Miises Woolgar, Emma Harding, Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor; Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Munyard, &o. • • To conclude with a New Farce, entitled, DID YOU. EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL ? Chesterfield Honeybun, Mr. Wright; Isaac Crank, Mt. 0_ Smith; Mrs. Crank, Mrs. F. Matthews, Mrs. lioneybun, Miss Emma Harding. . PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Wil 'be pertbrmed a New Drama, en titied ERNESTINE. The principal characters supported by 3lessrs. Cooper, Wallack, Leigh Murray ; Mrs. Stirling, Miss E. Stanley, Miss May, &c. After which, the petite comedy, named THE IRISH AMBAS SADOR. Sir Patrick O'Plenipo, Mr. Collins. To conclude with a New Fairy Extravaganza, entitled LADY GODIVA AND PEEPING TOM OF COVENTRY. In which Messrs. Walton, Wynn, Compton, Granby, °sherry ; Miss Taylor, Miss E. Stanley, Mss. Fosbroke, Miss Timmer, &c., will appear. ASTLEY'tk ROYAL AMPRITIARATE,E. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Patronised -by her moat gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Princess RoyaL—Entertainments Extraordinary for the Holiday Visitors.—First Appearance of the celebrated Clown Wallet, in conjunction w'th Barry and Rochez. - THIS EVENING Will be performed an entirely new Equestrian Oriental Spectacle, entitled, THE ARAB AND HIS DESERT STEED; or, the Pearl of the Euphrates. The Characters personified by the principal members of the Company and numerous auxiliaries. New and Popular Scenes in the Circle, by the Foreign and British Professors. To conclude with a favourite Afterpiece. Box-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Holiday Attractions, on a scale of Novelty, Talent, and Variety never before offered. THIS EVENING - --- Will be performed a New Burlesque Spectacle, entitled JACK THE GIANT KILLER. Supported by, 'Messrs. Rogers, Cowell, Lewis, Heslop, Williams ; Mesdms. Hughes, M. Glover, &c. After which, a New Farce by Mr. E. Stirling, entitled, ON THE TILES ; or, A.Night at Greenwich. To be followed by a Grand Ballet of Enchantment, called, DER CHAMOIS YAGER ; or, The Fiend on Earth. By the Dentin Family. A Tableaux of the Great Indian Victory will be exhibited. To conclude with a New Melodrama, called, THE RATS OF RAT CASTLE. ROYAL VICTORIA TII EA r.WE. The most powerful and varied Entertainment ever offered to the Public ! THIS tVENING Will be performed an entirely new Drama, entitled LAID UP IN PORT ; ir, Sharks along Shore. Principal character's by Messrs. Fredericks, gaville, Raymond, Tindell, Higgie, Searle, Burton ; Miss Vincent, Miss E. Terry, &e. After which, THE WHITE CROSS KNIGHT. To CoacJude. witn a romantic Drama,: entitled TILE DEVIL'S DEN ; or, The Mint, the . Maize, and Th'e Maiden. Supported by the entire strength of the Contanp. -• • NEW STRAND THEATRE. ENTIRE CHANGE.—NOVELTIES . AND MAGIC EFFECTS. " La gaiete, est la sante. de fame, La tristesse en est le poison." M; PITILLIPPE, In -returning' his grateful thanks to • his kind Patrons, and feeling anxious to merit a continuance of past favours, to liisecally bestowed upon him by the discerning Public of this great metropolis, begs leave to announce that he will Resume his N .21F.:NT. at the above Theatre, THIS EVeNING, When — ha will 'have the honotir of Introducing an ENTIRE CfIA..,IGP , in his PERFORMANCE., which has been prepared at a greslooxpense and labour, The New Ecats and Miraculous Scientific Experiments are of, the twist extraordinary and astounding de scription, and must be een to be believed. M.'PIIILLIPPE will commence the Entertainment by Lighting Two' Hundred and Fifty Wax Candles by a single Pistol Shot ! This unlive and brilliant Experiment was originally performed by Mons. , Phillippe for upwards of 700 consecutive nights in Paris. During the Evening M. Phlllippe will introduce his GRAND -3101:11EIt'S CAP, with all Ls Rapid Transformations. During,t►le Easter Week there will be a Morning and Evening Perfotmance each Day. The Morning Performance will commence at It!, o'clock ; Evening Performance at a quarter to Eight. Stallii , &Li Boxes, Es. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. ; Pfvate Boxes, . 17. Is., and lOs. 6d. THE WEATHER.--SUN OFFICE, APRIL 15. THERNoMETER, Lowest, 49; Highest. 55; Noon, 53. BA ROMETER, 29.71.—W1;(D S.E.; hazy. Itiori WATER AT LONDON-MIDGE THIS DAY. Mo-nipg Wanutes after 4. Evening .. 57 minutes after 4. • • • • • • Tp ' (1 4 rf‘ \i t • t- ' 4 ••=.,/ - firttiaff .LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1846. 'intelligence from the United States, brought by the Hibernia steamer, and which appears in another part of The Sun, is of considerable interest. The Senate, afte 4 r,weC/cs_of debate, containing speeches not unfre quentiy,t, two days long" each, were still engaged on the ``Oreton - question, and not even the most skilful " guesser' could say with anything like an approxima tion' to truth when the last, speech would be made. In such endless mazes were they lost. The PRESIDENT, whO 4iifyetains all his declared hostility to this country, had used his endeavours to quicken the decision, having on 'the 24th of March taken advantage of an opportunity, suggested, possibly, by himself, to deliver a Message. This Message was in answer to a call of the Senate respecting the necessity of an increase of the navy and army; and, in answering that call, Pols, very pointftdly blames them for their dilatory prrieeedingl, and reiterates his insulting recommenda tion; respecting the claims of the Americans to the of. Oregon. "In my annual, Message," said he, " i recommended to the favourable consideration of COligresd an increase in the naval force, e3Pe cially, or our steam navy, and the raising of an adequate military force to guard and pro tect such of our citizens as might think proper to "emigrate to Oregon. Since that period I have_ seen na reason to recal or modify these recommendations ; oirthe contrary, reasons exist which, in my judgm e nt, reqderit proper. not, only that they should be promptly carried into effect,..but that additional provisions should be made for-the public defence." In another paragraph recurs to the subject, and says, "I have seen no rea sons to modify the recommendations of my annual Mes sage in regard to , the Oregon question. The notice to ahtog,ate the treaty of the 6th August, 1827, cannot be re gaidEd as a warlike mßasnre ;-_aucl..l cannot withhold my strong conviction that it should be promptly given. As much as to say, "You have now been palavering here • for a month on a question that requires no debate. You stop other business,—you stop supplies for increasing the army and navy, while England is making the most un usual and extraordinary armaments and warlike pre partitions, both at home and in her North American possessions." What amount of additional sea and land forces may be required, Mr. POLK, however, leaves as much in the dark as ever. Some accounts say he wants only ten war-steamers, with some frigates and sloops ; but this evidently is not the extent of his demands, for the Chairman of the Naval Committee announced in the Senate that the num ber of new vessels recommended by the PRESIDENT was much greater than the exigency required. From the intelligence Altogether we might dra w these conclu sions:—that POLK is fully determined on war with this country, that he will not recede one inch from the line of demarcation drawn in his annual Message, that he is bent:on prompt measures fur making armaments and other warlike preparations, that nothing has been done, and nothing can be done, by negotiations, and that America must go en increasing* her " area," setting England, and France, and Spain alike at defianee. It is impossible to lay down propo sitions by words in more unequivocal language than those contained in that brief Message. But, notwith standing this violence, this blind fury against England, we do not entirely give up all hopes of accommodation, nor are we convinced that. if England only maintains her rightful position, the people of the United States will follow heedlessly the dictates of ibis dangerous and unprincipled demagogue. The Senate evidently demurs to his policy, the Naval Committee is not half so pugnacious as POLK, the spare dollars are not very plentiful, the bonds of the warlike and insolvent states of the west are worth as much as their credit—that is, nothing ; the thriving, industrious, and more respectable states on the Atlantic coast have no wish to engage in a war, from which they would be the first to suffer ; the slaveowners in the south are still anxious to exchange their cotton and tobacco for British manufactures ; they wish also to avoid any commotion that might ulti mately agitate a sullen - , enslaved, and revengeful population ; and neither free states nor slave states can have any great predeliction for war with a country that could, with her powerful navy and her active war-steamers, blockade every harbour, tied put an entire stop to commercial intercourse between them and all the nations of the world. The " annexation of Canada," and "whipping the Britishers," and " smash ing John Bull," are all fine-sounding phrases in the mouth of an insolvent "far. wester," who is safe in his remote prairies and woods from the effects of British cannon ; but they are not at all suited to the taste of that numerous population who must bear the brunt of an attack such as Great Britain never yet made upon this haughty Republic. These facts are known to POLK and CASS, as well as to WEBSTER and CALHOUN, and firmness on the part of England is all that is required to make them act upon them too. We are glad to find by this intelligence, that Lord ABER DEEN sent out no instructions . by the Hibernia to make any new offers. England has offered everything thatahe most anxious desire for peace could suggest, she has, in fact, almost humbled herself in the eyes of France by the concessions already . made. 'Alfieri= is not supported in her pretensions by any one power, even the most jealous of England's greatness, rand,- to go a step farther, would amount to national disgrace. Sir ROBERT PEEL has announced his ultimatum—" England has rights in the Oregon, and these rights' she pre „,. pared to maintain." Whenever the darker passions have betrayed them selves among the Irish popjslation, reprobation has been lavished on the offenders. Indignation and horror have been expressed both by the Cabinet Ministers and by the principal fepresentatives of Ireland herself at the heinous guilt of those assassinations, which have increased the panic first excited by famine and disease. That a thorough abhorrence for those crimes has been felt in DoWning-street, is evidenced by the various-clauses of the,Coercion Bill ; and that Mr. O'C6NNELL has viewed their recurrence with 'similar loathing is shown by the author'itative expression of Lord CAMPBELL, that the Member for Cork " had been always consistent in setting his face against agrarian marauders," as well as by the solemn and emphatic denunciations uttered by that Learned Gentleman two days since in Conciliation Hall. Every one will, therefore, allow that the villanies which have transpired in that luckless land have elicited the most violent execrations from all parties without distinc tion. The dark shades which mark the Irish character have been painted in their true tones of gloom ; they have, as it were, startled Parliament into an anxiety for their obliteration ; they have drawn forth cries of detestation and disgust from'all whose ears have been penetrated with the intelligence. That is a natural and equitable indication of feeling ; and it is a feeling in which we ourselves have partaken. Such a reception, of the account of those sanguinary deeds was commensu rate with the atrocity of the deeds themselves, and on that account we designate the denunciations so univer sally expressed against the murderers as both natural and equitable. Let us, however, as honest men, and as men subservient to the same laws, and animated by the same human blood, and worshippers of the same GOD as these Irish people, let us, we say, in a spirit of all honesty look at the more agreeable traits in the character of that nation. When we denounce the vice, let us at least, in Heaven's name, acknowledge the virtue of that populace. Hive merely commemorate the stabbing, and the pistolling, and the throttling, and the drowning perpetrated by the unprin cipled members of the Irish community, our judgment would become biassed, our Government would become harsh, our measures would be wholly coercive. TO avoid this it is incumbent upon the Legislature, upon Parliament, and upon the Press, to observe the lighter , portions of the picture as well as the darker, to elucidate the beau tiful spirit of subordination evidenced by some portions of the population of Ireland, as well as to stigmatise the lawlessnees of others. This is simple justice ; it is a duty we are impelled to perform ; and in finitely do we rejoice when an opportunity occurs which may enable us to demonstrate the loyal sentiments still rife among the suffering millions of our sister island. Such an opportunity is bafore us—in itself an admirable contrast to the recent agrarian assassination!. We allude to the starvation meeting, held at Tory-hill, Croom, on Maunday Thurs day. The circumstances attendant upon that assembly, as reported by the Limerick Chronicle, are exquisitely touching, and are worthy of especial mention, if merely as an evidence of the exceeding meekness and submission with which a mob of famished labourers sub knit to an accumulation of the most dire calamities, and follow the behests of their better donzeiences. A meeting, it appears, was convened by advertisement, , for the pur pose of giving at kind of demonstration of the local des titution, and with a view to the adoption of some plan for its removal. Accordingly at the hour appointed,. some two thousand of the peasantry straggled up to' the summit of Tory-hill around a. huge plaid banner, hoisted there as " a rallying point and signal of distress." Anxious to prevent any unfortunate conse quences, such as might be supposed likely to result from such an assembly, the neighbouring priests endeavoured to disperse the concourse. One of them, a Rev. Mr. MEEHAN, even proceeded so fur as to pull the banner down from its elevation ; but immediately upon his departure it seems to have been again hoisted. Here it was theta Reverend Gentleman, named Father O'Snea, placed himself beneath the flag-staff, and addressed the multitude. And it is the colloquy which ensued between himself and the peasantry which we conceive to be so peculiarly touching; it is the communion be tween warm hearts—between one who loves the many, and the many who revere the one. Let us transcribe the scene entire, fur any alteration would ruin its beauty; • and then let us ask all who read it if they imagine a race of men so gentle and obedient in times of the fiercest privation are incapable of being modelled to better things, and guided to brighter days:— " Boys," said Father O'Shea in a playful and conciliating manner, " Boys, I suppose this is the banner under which I have toflght ? You have at all times and places respected your clergy, and I beg to ask now if you will entertain that respect for them and their counsel ?—( Cries of ' We do.') Then I call upon you to prove it, by removing this standard. (The mandate was immediately obeyed, and the banner removed.) Now, then, as a friend, I have to prote s t ag ain st your as sembling in thii manner—it is illegal for you to do so, and at the present time most imprudent.—( Cries of' We want work.') I know you do, and that man is not living who f e els more rim your wretched and destitute condition than I do.—( Thar, hear.) You have at all times linked your. selves with the clergy of your church, for your and our in terests is one and the same, and I trust, therefore, yoq will not be guilty of any illegal conduct that would disconnect U 3 from each other.—(No, no.) I know you will not. We have done everything in our power to procure employ ment f y o t u r . o s ''he tG resident au In .landed 11,. twe have d d a o y n s e , soau f d o r set going Cries of 'We will be starved before then.') the works applied for in this district, and give you employment.--( Cries God forbid. until you know the deter- I imploredof'youto bear your sufferings and privatiohs patiently an qu ietly, ___ u urs.) I feel that hunger minationef Government. —Ol prompts you, per haps at this momen t, to rash acts. Do net, in God's name, make you r coud i ti o n worse than it is. We, .1 us have the Indian corn and meal now ..distrib d utin .t g t t o o T the o p u oor. It is excellent food, and I recom m en (Cries of If i t for . we eat that it ise assure you that it is an ablird used rou I will fast myself this morning, and I pr I om ) - break continue to do so, and if there is harm in it, will be the fist victim.--(Year, and cries of 'We will use it so.') The Rev. Mr. O'Shea then conjured them to leave the hill, and return peaceably and quietly to their homes, observinVhat if their meeting was legally convened, he would lumeolf preside, and join them in devising means to provide food and employment. In conclusion (he said) he felt confident Go vernment would act with liberality—and he trusted, with promptitude—under the present trying emergency. If Go vernment did not do so, he would himself point out where food was to be procuredl—(Hear.)" In consequence of this address, the multitude immedi ately dispersed without the slightest indication of sul lenness or tumult. We have transcribed the entire of the above speech, with its remarkable interpolations, notwithstanding a full report of the occurrence is given in The Sun of yesterday. We dO this be cause we conceive it evinces in every syllable such a plastic temperament in the - better portions of the Irish peasantry, as if known, and if used, would be produc tive of the happiest results. Let the effect of the Coer cion Bill be assuaged, by accompanying it with amelio rative measures, and the pace, and prosperity, and good will of Ireland may be insured. It is stated in the Frankfort German Journal that the General Assembly of the Comitat of Szabolese in Croatia, which met on the 16th, had voted an address to the Emperor of AUSTRIA, beseeching him to spare the effusion of blood in Poland, and regulate the affairs of that country with justice, and also to convoke a Diet. The following is the reply of the EMPEROR to the petition : "We have read with great dissatisfaction the repre sentation in s% hick you have dared to criticise the reso lutions we have addressed to the general congregation of the United Kingdom, and to direct outrageous attacks against the results of that congregation. Your repre sentations are not only wanting in all the respect which is due to our royal authority, but they denote also a want of respect for the memory of your ancestors. They proved on all occasions, and in suitable terms, their at tachment to our Imperial house; but you have had the temerity, while referring to them and turning the legal authority into derision, to pretend to cover your unworthy attempts with the mantle of their fidelity. We the more disapprove of your conduct as your remonstrance, dictated by this temerity, demon strates in the most evident manner that you have not re flected that you yourselves, as well as all the states of the United Kingdom, have at different times laid com plaints at the foot of the throne, pointing out the indis pensable necessity of re-establishing order in your as semblies. Consequently, to show ourselves what we have ever wished to be throughout the continuance of our reign—the protector of the laws and the preserver of order—we command you, exhorting you With firm ness, not to lose sight of the fidelity and respect you owe to us, and to observe henceforth in your discussions the forms presciibed by the laws, in order that we may not be under the painful necessity of punishing those who prefer rashness to moderation." Letters from Athens of the 31st ult. state that Sir EDMUND LYONS had called upon the Greek Government to appropriate the surplus revenue to the payment of the dividends of the debt, and had insisted on the investment of the entire interest and sinking fund from the Ist of September next, The accounts from Madrid are to the 7th inst. On the 6th and 7th -the soldiers at the military posts in Madrid were doubled, and General PEzum.A. had adopted every precaution to secure the public tranquillity. At the moment that NARVAEZ, accompanied by his aide de-camp, M. Gamma,.left - Madrid, he was presented by Brigadier ARMERO, iii "the QUEEN'S name, with a com mission as Ambassador Extraordinary to the Neapolitan Court. NARVAEZ, however, refused to accept the rip pointment, and returned the commission to her MA JESTY. Privious to his departure he held a farewell levee, which was attended by the French Ambassador, • MM. MON, _OLIVAN, SANTA COLONA, DONOSO, CORTES ; Generals ORIBE, SORIA, ORAA, FIGUERAS, anti 'others ; MM. SEIJAS, LOZANO, CALDERON, COL. LANTES, SiRTORITIS, SANTA OLALLA, &c. At the mo ment of his 'departure M. IsluniTz begged the QUEEN to cancel. the order for his exit, but was refused, on the gronnd that. Queen CHRISTINA was determined he should go. ••• •- M. Inca= had not completed his Cabinet. MM. MON arid PENA AGUAYO hid refused to join a Cabinet of which M. EGANA was a member. ISTURITZ had made overtures to Generals MANUEL DE LA CONCHA RONCALI, FIGUERAS, and SORIA, and they had had in terviews with the QUEEN, but none of them had yet agreed to join the Cabinet. It was expected that EGANA would be forced to retire. The news from Gallicia confirms the intelligence we announced yesterday that a pronuncianziento had taken place at Lugo against NanvAmi. No serious apprehen sions were entertained, as it was supposed that the dis grace of NARVAEZ would put an end to the insurrection. General CONCHA, however, had proceeded to the dis turbed districts at the head of a considerable force. The Espanol has re-appeared, and the Tiempo will re-appear -in a few days. Before commencing the re-publication of the Espanol, the editors had an interview with the Ministers, IsTußuz and EGANA, and learned from them that the decree against the press was virtually repealed.' • Everything continued tranquil at Madrid. MADRID BOLSA, ; APRIL 7.—Three per Cents., 29i for cash ; 29i ,at thirty days ; Five per Cents. not quoted ; Bank , of Ferdinand, 260 ; Bank of Isabella, 170 ; Company of Probity, 185 ; Company of Iris, 130 ; Railroad to Aranjuez, 2,080 ; General Assurance, 84 ; Alliance, 170 ; Anchor, 170 ; Gas, 600. Exchanges— London, 371 ; Paris, 16 4. We have received the Paris papers of Monday. The Rrevious day. being Easter Sunday, only three papers were published in Paris on Monday, the Courrier Fran cais, the DeinotTatie Pacifique, and Galignani's Messen ger. It is stated by the Courrier Francais that Tisso *iss.x, who, during the late Polish insurrection, was in stalled as Dictator at Cracow, had been arrested in Saxony. At the time of his arrest he had a French pass port, and had appealed for protection to the French Minis ter at 'Dresden. It was believed, however, that the Saxon Government had determined to give him up to the Aus trian authorities. We:find in the same journal a letter from Vienna, stating that the authorities in Gallicia had received orders to reward the peasants who had distin guished themselves by their loyalty to Austria. The same writer states that the Austrian Government— " Has established. a special office for opening letters, and it has been imitated in that respect by the Prussian Cabinet. The intercepted letters are either destroyed or deposited in the archives to serve as criminating documents. Several persons haVe already been" arrested, particularly in Gallicia, in consequence of that odious inquisition. It was the death of the Prior of the Ligurians, who committed suicide on hearing that his secrets had been thus discovered, that opened the eyes of the public on the subject. The police has in its pay a multitude of spies, who do not even • ake the trouble of concealing their mission, and live in Austria like bands of condottieri in a conquered country." _ _ Lord and Lady PALMERSTON dined on Ester Sunday with the KING, and had accepted dinner invitations frcm each of the Minister's. On Monday afternoon the discussion on the Naval Budget commenced in the Chamber of Deputies. Lord PALMERSTON was present in the tribune appropriated to the Foreign Ambassadors. The son of LUCIEN BUONAPARTE bad arrived at Havre from England; en route for Paris, to visit his mother, the Princess. of. C&iuNo.. Ho will afterwards proceed to The French Funds and Shares showed a tendency to im prove on the Paris Bourse on Monday. The Three per Cents. closed at 83f. 80c.; the Five per Cents., 1201. 25c.; the Orleans Railroad shares, 1,235 f. ; Rouen, 1,045 f.; Havre, 755 f. ; Great Northern, 7681. 75c. ; Avignon, 930 f. ; Vierzon, 6701. ; Bordeaux, 635 f.; Bou logne, 515 f. ; Troyes and Montereau, 4201.; Basle, 235 f.; Paris and Strasburg, 525 f. ; Tours and Nantes, 550 f. • Paris and Lyons, HOE ; Belgian TWo-and-a•Half per bents:, 56 5 ,4 ; Spanish Three Per Cents., 36%; ditto Domestic Debt, 29 1 ,0/i ; ditto Passives, '5%. The following are the quotations in the new lines : ( n A i l t lia Y iv e l o k: Rs e:n sE z a 3i il L i f ) l .E , A ss, s oe o 2 i . g A f .: n rc s o ßi O n h e... La d :; lB :d r li i t i t t ,3 l o v t e at, ( s rs E' sfe. s 4 p o e f l • e ; ta), 5 l Bordeauxof. ; ditto and C d e e t a t e illes and Avignon, 887 f. 50Lc.40NNso,rtAhrernm,1,755f. 11.—Marseilles; Paris and and Avignon, 9001 50 Paris and Orleans, 1,222 f. 50c. ; Ro uen , 1,098 f. 75c. - • BUSINES ,,, I)ONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TUE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 14. Boulogne and Amiens, 12 1 ,1—Dutch Rhenish, 594—East Indian, %--Great Northern of France Constituted, 15—Jamaica South Midland Junction, 1 3 /—Luxembourg, —Namur and Liege, 13 , s ,— Orleans and Bordeaux, 10% —Over Yssel, 3 1 4 dts.—Paris and Stras bourg Constituted, 514—Rouen and Havre, 29%—Sambre and Meuse, 3—Tours and Nantes Constituted, 6%. EXCLUSION' of FOREIGNERS from the TRADE and FISHERIES of the DANISH COLONIES in GREENLAND. Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade, Whitehall, April 14, 1846. Sir,—lt having been notified to her Majesty's Govern. ment by the Danish Minister at this Court that foreigners are excluded by the Danish laws from the trade and fisheries of the Danish colonies in Greenland, I am, therefore, directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to communicate the same to you for the information of the Committee for managing the affairs of Lloyd's, with a view to its being made public. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, (Signed) JOHN LEFEVRE. • Wm. Dobson, Esq., Secretary, Lloyd's. Dnuav LANE THEATRE. —T h e cl e ah b a a cr r ao ra cutT i e n ori g i no A el i c n aa a tpa T arri h to i a l s l o hi o n e A a appears operahere t o h f i evenings Lesv ia in m an s the e has made exclusively her own. A huge case of jewellery was yesterday cleared at the Custom house, which turned out to be the veritable "Crown Jewels," manufactured in Paris, and worn by her on this occasion. Bairns SHIPWRECRS.—The National Life Boat So ciety estimate, from authentic sources, that the number of British vessels yearly destroyed by shipwreck is COO, the value of property about 2,500,000/. sterling, and the number of lives lost to be about 1,560. BANK OF ENGLANI).—The usual meeting for the election of a Governor And Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England was held on Tuediy, the ballot of proprietors con tinuing throughout the day, and the result being that J. B. Heath, Esq. - , had 80 votes for Governor, and W. R Robin son, Esq.; 81 votes as Deputy-Governor. Both of these gen tlemen went through the usual forms, and it was announced that the election of 24 directora i$ to take place this day. ' THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY IWORNING. APRIL 16, 1846. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From The San of Last Night ) The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was firm, sales 4,000 bales. The public sale of Railway Shares, by Messrs. La mond and Co., yesterday afternoon, exhibited a decided improvement in the values realised, and there was a con siderable increase of business, the public being buyers for the " breaking up." The following are a few of the sales only:-South and Midland, IL-Manchester and Birmingham Continuation and Welsh Junction, Bs. 6d. -Cornwall, 11. 1 Is. 6d.-Warwick and Worcester, 15s. -Essex and Suffolk, 135.-York and Lancaster, 11. 13s. -Central of Spain, 65.-Great Grimsby-, Louth, and Horncastle, 11. 25.-Tean and Dove Valley,l4s. 6d.- Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 21. 3s. 6d.-Vale of Neath, IL 35.-Waveney Valley, 155.-Buckingham shire, IL 45.-Great Eastern and Western, 19s. 6d.- Manchester and Southampton, 11. 55.-Leicester and Birmingham, 65.-Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, IL 55.-London and Manchester, Remington's, 11. 6d.- Grand Union, 10s.-Shropshire Union and Canel, It - London and Croydon, Thirds, 91. 95.-Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 101.-London and York, lL 63.-Paris and Strasbourg Constituted, 51. 165.-Louvain ala Sambre 11. 7s. By the Seagull we have advices of a late date from Rio de Janeiro. Mercantile affairs had not materially varied, and from the La Plata there is nothing more decisive. The accounts from the United States are of more interest than those previously received, and it appears that even the President, though making a show of war like preparations, now anticipates an amicable settlement. Amtrica Stocks fell, upon the message becoming known. The markets were moderately active, and a good deal of Western Flour had been taken for Europe. The following is from New Brunswick :-" The wea ther, since the opening of spring, has been mild and genial. A large portion of the snow has disappeared from the woods, and in the neighbourhood of the city the streets are quite bare. The rivers are beginning to swell, and a speedy opening of the streams is expected, as the effect of recent rains, which have fallen with little intermission the last two or three days. The river steamers, it is thought, will be upon their routes by the 10th of April-nearly three weeks earlier than last year-by which time a number of vessels will have arrived from sea, assisted by the late easterly winds, and the business of the season be in full operation. " There isle. report to-day that the river is open to Frederickton, and judging from the quantitity of floating ice in the harbour, we should not be surprised if it proved true." There has been a decline in the price of stock to the amount of a :per cent., arising from the American intelligence. Consols are 96* to 95i for present transfer, and 96* k for Time. Exchequer- bills have been 275. premium. The New Three-and-a-Qtiarter per Cents. are,96i a, and the Three per Cents. 95 to 95 : 1. Bank Stock is 200 to 205*. The Foreign Bonds have been dull again, but are not lower. Spanish Five per Cents. 241; and the Three pv Cents. 36,1 to 3511. Mexican Bonds are 311 to 32, and Brazilian 811. Dutch Four per Cents. are 92 to 92*. The Share Market is in much the' same position as previously. The constituted Paris and Lyons Shares are now being issued. BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Batik Stock .. 206% 205% 205% Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. , 96 % It 65 95 Three per Cent: Consols Annuities .. .• 9 6 % 66 % 95% Tl , ree per Cent. Annuities, 1726 .. .• 95 % 95% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anus. 961% 56% Long, Annuities, Expire Jan. 5,1860 • 10 3-16 34 10% India Bonds, 1,000/. .. - • Ditto, under 1,0001. .. _ 25 30 South Sea Stock .. _ 107 107 Consols for Account, May 28 _ 96% N 96% Exchequer Bills. I%d. I%d. 1,0001.`.. 27 - - - - Pm. 27 5001. - 27 - - pm. 2 7 Ditto, Small •- '2.1 27 - pm. 27 ONE CLOSING FOREIGN. rumos. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. O'CLOCK. ,_ l3l • Ditto, New Bonds, 1829 tilid 1839 . • - 934 Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. 31% 32 32 Portuguese Four per Cents . • , b 8 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent _ 24% 24% 'Ditto; rassive'llonds -5% • Ditto, Three per Cent 36% 35% 35% Dividends-on the above payalale' in London. - Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent • • 98 98 Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent • • 7„ Ditto. tpertent. Certificates .. 9' Y 2 PRICES 92M RAILWAY - SHARES. P''%lD'o--7tuosONI:E,E.A.S,TSK. CLOSING PRICES. Aberdeen .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 -... • 33% •••••• • • - 3 1 h Amber., Notting., Boston, and - Elastentlanction- .. • .. • • ..-;. 2% • ••• • '- I ,li. • • '' • • •• • '' 11 4 Armagh, Coleraine, and PO/trash . 1% .• • i .N;-•• • • • • • • % Buckinghamshire :. .. .. ... 425. .... ~ 34 -is- dis... • • % dis; Caledonian .. „. .. .. .. 10 .... 61 . 34 •••• • • • • 6% Chester and Holyhead .. .. i. '2O .... .1814 18 ex int lg ex int CornsVall and' entral Devon .. *2 34 .. . • .- 4 • ••••• • • • • • 1% -Direct-Manehester , (Remington's). 2 fi, .i. • • . Ye if •••• • • • • % Direct Manch eater (Eastrick's) .. 51% ..,„ .3 ••• • • ..... 3 L A Eastern Counties.. :. .. 14/. 165..... 22% %% .... . . 223 Ditto Neism''.4 .. .. .". Si.-165... • • 7 ii . 7 p•• • • • • ~7 p Do. Perpet.,s•por Cent. No. 1. 61.- 13s. 40. - •• •••• • • • • % p :Ditto, York Extension .. .. . 10s. .. • • 1 % East Lincolnshire .. .. .. .. 1%... . • %••••• • • • • • IA Edinburgh and Glaikow .. .. 50 '.... 713 . •••• • • • ... 71% Ditto g Shares ..- .. -.. **.-. 10 .... 16 . Goole, Doncast., rind Cheffleld, &c. 425. ••• . . - .•••. • • • - - 34 dis. Grand Union (Nottingh. & Lynn) 1% .... % • ........ % Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 15 .. .. 21 1 4 .. .. .. .. Great We.steni .. .. .. . -.. 85 .• .. 1473¢ ' Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 5 .... 17 • .„..,...... 17 Hull and Sealy .. .. ... .. 'SO •• .. 1013/ 100...... 100 Leicester and 8edf0rd.......... 225..... 3436 di5..... 34 diS Leiceiter, Tamwoi•th, Red. ~:.: .. 425, •• .. 1% dis l% dis Liverpool and Leeds Direct .. 2%.... 2% 2 % Liverp.. Manch., & Newe. Janet. , 2%,.... , 138 .......... 1% London an 1 Birmingham . , .100 ....224 223-, Ditto Thirds ~. .. .. .. 24 .... 61% .......... 61% Ditto Fifths '.. ` • . .. 2.. .. 2 .... 25 25 London and Blackwall .. 16/. 13s. 4d. -..........- Ditto, a N ti e ci w ßriot . o . n .. .. ...... ...... 55100 2 0 % ................. _ 6l - 34 %.. .. 6. .. 3. ............................ :6:3 3% London and_Croydon .. .. 131. 155'. 9d. 21% .......... 21% ' London and South-Western.. 411, 6s. 10d. - .. • • ...... 76 Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 34 .... .. .......... 50 • Ditto, New - : .. .. .. 12% .... 21% 21 London and York .. .- • • • • 8 2%..., 1%%14.,,,,.. 1!, 4 Manchester And Leeds .. • • • • Ditto, Half Shares .. • • • • 38 .... 53 Ditto, Fifths ~ • • • • • • 2 ••• • - .......... 10% , . Ditto, Sixteenths .. • • • • 61 .4 ••••8% .. .. Manchester and Birmingham .. 4,0 ~ .. ___ ..... .... - Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) • • 4 •• - 11% ~,, 31s, Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) , • • 2 ..... 8 , , ........ 9 2 Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. .... . ,' ''., fi p par.... par Manchester and Southampton • . 2 ..... 114 , 1 146 1 ,4 14514.- 14 5 34 8% .. .. • • 425. .. 2% p.. Newcastle and Berwick • • •• I u ••..18 % 34 . ..... .. 18% Ne D D w i it t c t t as o o :tl s N e e e a , Tid Darlington . J . ..unc . .t . .. 27; ...... ....... - 3 8 9 ,4 14 :: :: :::: :: - 29% North British .. • • • • • • •• 2° ••• • .- .... .. .„ - Ditto, Half Shares .. • • • • 6 .... 8% B% N. N o o rt rt h he ic rn en a t n a d nd Ea D s North Statlbrdshir it e le. Oxfd.,Worcester,& Wolverhmptu. 121 1 .... 8 , 4 .......... 8% Portsmouth Direct • • • • • • 3 % •• • • 2 • • ...... • • 2 Scottish Central • • • • • • • Direct Dover • • 231, ,.. 1% ..... ..... tu l % Seottish'Midlind .. .. • • • • 10 r. , Shrewsbury and Hereford . • • • 4 14 •• • • 1% ..- , „ .... 1% South Midland .• •• - • • .. 425. .... dis % dis. South Eastern and Dovor • • • • 33. % •• - „ 35% ~ ~,, • • • • ..35 % .. 35 % Ditto. New (iss. at 327.) NO. 1. 16 .... 1631 16 . _ .... 16 Do., New (do. 157.) .. No . 4. 2% .... 2 2% South Wales .. • • • • • • ' • 5 '•"• 1 %••• • • • • • • • 1% 144 . Tears and Dove Valley.. • • .. .. ..,-. •• •. • %•••• • • • . Vale of Neath .. • • • • f„ •• • • 1% ..... ~. Welsh Midland . • • • • • • • 47.2 •••• ' 1% 1 3i West Riding Union ••- • • .•-• 425 • '' • • • 1 % p. West Cornwall . • • • • • Wilts, Somerset, and Weymoutlr 5 .„ .. 24 • ': .... ,_ 3.34% ..., Yarmouth arid 'Norwich • .. B G E:s rt u . tl : : : l :t i Yo .D rk i ttao!dscicaorrbothroll,ulgidhl a ß n r d anc . h . _, ...... 2 r: 5 0 Ditto, , Selhy • • • • • • •• 30 •••• 72 .......: : • 7 2 Do. E. and IV. Riding Eaten. • I •• :. 9414 .......: 9v, .. FO_RE.I.GN..RSASrLIV..tYSS.% . . . ... 5s 12 . Dutch Rhenish 14 'Y, Jamaica South Midland Junction 1 .. .. p IN Luxembourg 1% Namur and Liege .. • • •• 4 '•••—• • • • • :: •••• .F . ranc ' e C.o.nst.linte.d. -ES). 136 Over Yssel .. .. .. .. 4/. 33. 4d.... 22/ -7s dis ... •• .. 3% dis Paris and Orleans .. .. • • • • 20 ".. .; •• 9 .. .. .. .. .. 49 Paris and Rouen .. .. • • •• 20 •... .... Paris and Strasbourg Constituted 5 •• .• 5.% ..... .... 5, A Rouen and 1 iavre • .• • • •• 20 .... 30 2934 ...... 29% Sambre and Meuse .. • , • • 6 •• • • 3 • : ........ 3 11 and t,r Amiens .. .. .. :•: ....• ... 1.: :1:56341 4 ••• -:. .. ...• .:. .'.• ..• ... .: 2456 JOINT-STOCK BANKS, London and Westminster 204 26% MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered .• — •• •• 33a' •••• •• ••• 3N HOLIDAY VISITORS TO THE UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTION. The Secretary of the United Service Institution is much gratified in being able to inform the Editor of The Sun, that although nearly 3,500 persons of all classes have tisited the Museum during the Easter holi days, no injury of any kind has. been sustained. This is the more creditable to the maligned British public, from the circumstance that a great number of models and delicate articles are unprotected by glass, as the Museum is arranged for private exhibition to the members and their immediate friends. Whitehall-yard, April 15, 184 G. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. S., moderate.— rr . Lea- FALMOUTH, APRIL 14.—Wind — freight 3,4001. in Sea gull packet; Rio Janeiro, sld. Feb. 22 ; on for Dundee • gold; Mountain Maid, Wighton, Leghorn, . _ , LONDON, TtPIIII, 157—Windi:N.E., light airs and hazy. c cargo-shifted, with loss' of bulwarks, having experienced a severe gale in the Gulf of Lyons. PADSTOW, APRIL 14.—S1d . V o l una , Langford, Quebec. DAstunAsiconA.ritAmrrdl4. f—romWitnhdel,RliSv.eEr.—anAd sld., Susan, Ward, , Susan, Cousens, Lima'; Pri nce Oscar James, Q u ebec. SW. Lal la Rookh , Kenny, Hobart Town; Wilson, Laing, Cape of Good Hope; Jane Catherine, H ew i tt, ditto and Ikladras ; Lulea, Ri o J ane i ro; PORTSMOUTH, A PRIL 14.—Arrd. Que b ec, Willi ams, L on- Fortitude,Ne w Brunswick.- Albert, ditto; Isabella, Pear, St. Andrews, Garbett, Q ue b ec; don, mid sld. for New York. Sid. Pearl, Harrison, Patagonia. Parrott,cAn Di i l N T e:fo s u k n ii (1 . • OFF. PouTsmouTir.—llenry Tanner, Jamaica. DARTMOUTH, APRIL 14. Wind . N.E.—Sld. Emerald, Kerswell, Miramichi ; Calypso, Millman, Miramichi ; Gazelle, OFF DARTMO UTIL—Cashmere, Mackey, Sydney. Madras; Favorite, Alexander, Bahia; B i 7a ( t t rice ;Alxander, Quebec. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 1 4.—Wind S. S.W. to E.S.E. moderate. —Arrd. lElibernia, Boston. Sid. Dream, Alley, Ceylon and Sovereign, Eaughton, Halifax ; Coloniat, Sinnot, Quebec • Helen, Hicks, Quebec ; Martha, Owen: Quebec ; Luc3, Hickman, 1121ifax ; Cam brian, Roper, Newfoundland. Off, Pursuit, --; Bona Dee , --. The Henry Clay, Nve, from Liverpool to New York, was wrecked on :•quam Beach, 24th ult. COWES, APRIL 14.—The Terpsichore, Lof berg, from Rio Janeiro, h as arr i ved here leaky, - with loss of sails, fore-yard sprung, &c., and will come into harbour to discharge. Island. OFF CORK, A PRIL 11. —Antelope, for Prince Edward ' s ' A letter from-Vienna states that Lieutenant Field on the Ist o f A pr i l, and state% Marshal C ount d'U rbna arrived at that city from Cracow trated in Mor av i a and Silesia - have been disbanded. The Count d'Urb na i s to take the command as chief of the divi sion at Vi enna. " In Hungary measures of precaution are °' that the troops concen - • still taken by the authorities, and travellers are subject to a strict examination. The young Prince Czartoryski, who proceeded to Ber lin, to intercede in favour of his countrymen, has been ordered to leave Ber:in, and has left for Belgium. The Duk..,. of Beaufort has, it is stated, requested the whole of his regiment, th e R oyal Gloucesters hi re Y eomanry Cavalry, to let their mustachios grow for the permanent duty, which will came= the 16th of May next. COURT CIRCULAR, WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY. - The Queen and Prince Albert took their accustomed early walk in the grounds around the Castle. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out this fore noo:1, attended by Lieut.-Colonel Seymour. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager arrived at the Castle this afternoon on a visit to her Majesty and the Prince Consort. His Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Meiningen-also arrived on a visit to her Ma jesty. The Earl and Countess Howe, Sir Andrew Bar nard, and Sir David Davies were in the suite of the Queen Dowager ; and the Baron de 'Reitzenstein was in attendance on the Hereditary Prince. The Earl of Aberdeen arrived at the Castle to-day on a visit to the Queen. Their Royal Ilighnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princers . Royal took their morning exercise on the Eastern Terrace. The Royal Family have all been out , on their ponies this afternoon. - The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will include her . Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, Lady Augusta Bruce, and Baroness de Speth. 'lle baud of the Grenadier Guards will attend during dinner. Her Majesty's private hand will afterwards attend :n the Castle. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by his Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Meiningen, aad attended by the Earl and Countess Howe, Sir Andrew Barnard, and Sir David Davies, left her residence, Marlborough House, Pall-mall, at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, for Windsor Castle, on a visit to the Queen. Baron de Reitzenstein attended the Hereditary Prince of Meiningen. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar accompanied the Queen Dowager from town to Windsor, and afterwards pro• ceeded to join his regiment. The illustrious party left town in two carriages and four. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester on Tues day, at Gloucester House. Count de St. Aulaire, the French Ambassador, trans acted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. The Earl of Aberdeen left town yesterday afternoon for Windsor Castle on a visit to her Majesty. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governor-General of Canada, and also from the Governor of the other North American pro vinces. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET, TUESDAY NIGHT. Entry for the 50/. Plate—Garry Owen, Discord, Idas, Ja• velin, Piet Whitefoot, Metha, and Brainless. COLUMN STAKES.—The only horses left in are Radulphus, Smuggler Bill, Turpin, lago, Galata colt, the Crown Prince, Sam ph irerand men& - - - All are scratched for the 50 sots. Stakes except lago and the Galata colt. . • BETTING. 2,000 GUINEAS STAKES.-3 to 1 agst Torn Tulloch-5 to 1 agst lago-9 to 1 agst Green Pea. • CHESTER Cur.-13 to 1 agst Weatherbit-15 to 1 agsl Sweetmeat-30 to 1 agst Queen of Tyne-50 to 1 agst Beau• front. No others mentioned. DERBY.-9 to 2 agst Scott's lot-9 - to 2 agst Sting-12 to 1 agst Tom Tulloch-18 to 1 agst Brocardo-30 to 1 agst Tibthorpe-30 to 1 agst Ilumdrum-45 to 1 agst Teleta. The following are a few particulars of the race for the Newmarket Handicap, of which the return only was forwarded from the heath : NEWMARKET HANDICAP.—The race was fixed for a quarter before five, and, exactly at that time the horses were conducted to the post, and started, the whole lot' getting off in such close array, that for the first fifty or, sixty yards nothing can be said to have made running. The lead was then taken up by the Marquis of Conyng barn, attended: by, .Cbernise, Little Vulgar Boy, Elemi, and at least adozen others, right and left, in one unbroken . .line, most of the heavy weights lying away on the left, Keshing overpaced; being absolutely last. That the speed, although too much for Keshing,. Queen of Tyne, and some others; was not great, was proved by the close order in which the first ruck continued the race to the bushes, Elemi, Wee,Pet, Chemise, and one or two others, here gave way, nor did Arthur's colours remain much longer in front. -The Marquis of Cont ngham still car ried on the running with Little Vulgar Boy, the Pet colt, Beaumont, Wolf-dog, Alamode, and several ethers laid up, and so they came round the turn ; Queen of Tyne and Altbar then drew towards them ; Kesheng also was getting through his horses, and the three gra dually mending their position, headed the light division half a distance frc.m. home, the Queen leading, Akbar second, and Keslieng . thArd.- The race Was left to this trio, KeSheng, by gameness only, reaching the mare half way-up-the—eon - 18i- and finally beating her by a length, with nothing to' spare ; Akbar third, about two lengths from the winner ; Little Vulgar Boy was fourth, Marquis of Conyngham fitili, - and the Pet colt sixth. Captain Flathooker broke down. The winner Was never mentioned in the betting, -and, we believe, was not hacked private for more than ten or fifteen pounds. The company on the heath included—His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge ; Duke of Bed ford; Duke of Rutland; Lords—Stradbroke, Albemarle, Shelburne, Foley, G. Bentinck, Sandwiak Duneannon, Suffield, Charles Manners, George Manners, Brownlow Cecil, Chesterfield . ; Milltown, Newport. Edward Russell, Frederick Fitzroy, Wilton, Somerton, Godolphin, Sidney Osborne, Charles Fitzroy, Maidstone, Thomas Cecil, Spencer, William Powlett; Ladies—Albemarle, Chester field, Newport, and the Hon. Mrs. Anson; Sirs—M. Farquhar, J. Hawley, W. W. Wynn, W. Don, V. Cotton, and R. Bulkeley; .Honourables—G. Fitzroy, Colonel Anson, 11. Pitt, J. Macdonald, H. Forrester, Francis Villiers, H. Rous, Admiral Powlett, Boyce, S. Little ton, General and Mrs. Grosvenor, Colonels Peel and Hornby; Messrs.—C. Greville, Payne, Batson, Wigram, S. Stanley, S. Graham, M. Campbell, Cox, Newton, Nevill, R. Clifton, Bruce, Cuthbert, Shelley, H. Des Veux, Goddard, Lowther, Magennis, Ives, Crommelin, Higgins, G. IL Moore, Ramsbottom, Towneley, H. Blair, Greene, Thornhill, Lloyd, Brooke, Gully, Free stun, Drinkald, &c., &c. WEDNESDAY'S RACES. Sweepstakes of 200 sous. each, h ft, colts, Bst 71b ; fillies Bst 21b. R.M. (7 Subs.) Colonel Anson's lago (F. Butler) 1 Lord Exeter's br c, by Colwick. out of Galata 4 to 1 on Ingo. The Galata colt cut out the work at a good pace, the favourite lying off a couple of lengths to the hill, he then took his place, challenged a few lengths from the chair, and won by half a length. Subscription Plate of 501., for three-year-oldt, 7st ; four, Bst 71b ; five, 9st ; six and aged, 9st 21b. T.Y. Lord Stradbroke's Ides (Robins) 1 Colonel Peel's Garry Owen Colonel Wyndham's Brainless Lord Chesterfield's Javelin Lord George Bentinck's Discord Betting-7 to 4on Idas, 3to 1 against Garry Owen. Brainless made running at a great pace to the cords, where it was taken up by Idas, who carried it on to the 'end, and won easy by a length, Garry Owen beating Brainless as far. The Culumn Stakes of 50 sovs. each, Ii ft, for three-years old colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. R. M. Colonel Ansmi's Tag° (allowed 3 Ilia) (F; Butler) 1 Mr. Wall's The Crown Prince (allowed 51bs) 2 Lord Stradbroke's Lynceus 3 The following were not placed :—Colonel Peel's Samphire, Colonel Arson's Turpin, Lord Albemarle's Smuggler Bill, Lard Albemarle's Radulphus. Betting-2 to 1 agst. Lord Albemarle's two-5 to 2 agst Lynceus-4 to 1 'agst lago-5 to 1 agst Samphire. Turpin took the lead, followed by lago, the others lying up, with the exception of the Crown Prince, who laid off. They ran in this way to the bushes, where 'ago took up the running, followed by'Lynceus, Crown Prince, and Smuggler Bill ; Crown Prince came at the last and looked very like winning, but ran out at the last and was beaten by half a length, Crown Prince beating Lynceus by a head; Smuggler Bill a bad fourth. CHESTER CUP.-15 to 1 each offered against Wea therbit and Sweetmeat, and 20 to 1 taken about Polish. No change in the Derby. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TnEspay. BATA HANDICAP.-9 to 2 agst Lerd Saltoun (t)-8 to 1 agst Giantess (t)-10 to 1 agst Intrepid. CHESTER CUP.-14 to 1 agst Weatherbit-16 to 1 agst Sweatmeat-20 to 1 agst Best Bower (t)-25 to 1 agst Clumsy-27 to 1 agst Crim Con-30 to 1 agst Pedometer -40 to 1 agst St. Lawrence-45 to 1 agst Connaught Ranger (t). DEPEY.-14 to 1 agst Sting-15 to 1 agst Torn Talloch (t)-15 to 1 agst Brocardo-20 to 1 agst The Traverser -25 to 1 apt lago-33 to 1 agst Humdrum-50 to 1 agst Sharston-( t ). 2,000 GUINEAS STARES. —5 to 2 agst Tom Tulloch-9 to 2 agst lago-5 to 1 agst Radulphus. THE CONVEYING pr o.l)reAissTTtaoffinoir affording, nTFg F : Ti C nn A .Em li anis V yuc E N : h which attention and reprobation s S es, T th O e may bce T edaT O rivabnwe T lnp i ti : lhb E orlp)eu E rgactices which apparently s f/I tere are no other means of preventing or only medium solicit the attention of the public to thev pun; allow me the use of a brief 6 space in l b, your er columns hope you will in which the greater part of the calves are y conveyed to the London markets. Crowded into carts, and lying upon each other, having all their legs tied, with _their heads cruel lum mode in hanging out, their tongues swollen, their mouths parched with thirst, they are jolted for many miles, and arrive at their destination in a state most painful to witness. As a proof of what they suffer, it is sufficient to state thatit is by no means unfrequent for come of them to die on the road. Self-interest, which, in the absence of better motives, generally prevents cruelty being carried to the extreme, appears frequently, in the case of the poor calves, to be lost sight of, and I am sure that the ob• servation of all who have opportunities of witnessing the cart-loads of calves as they come into town, or in the maTkets, will confirm this assertion. Hoping that, if you permit this to appear, it may be the means of eliciting some suggestions by which an improved and less cruel mode of conveyance may be attained, I am, Sir, your very obedient servant, Pall-mall, 15th April, 1846. G. M. Mr. Fairs, who has acquired so much of deserved celebrity in the art of decorating houses, is removing from Hanover-street; where his indisputable taste was rendered so manifestly superior to all his compeers, by its splendid front, and which it isuniversally acknowledged hasnothing to com pete with it throughout London. Its chaste and classical com position is of the early Italian school of architecture, and within, the magazine and show-rooms aro worthy of its classic front. The residence, No. 2, is also deserving the same eomplinnent. It is doomed to change hands next Tue.slay, through the instrumentality of Mr. George Robins's hammer All the fashionable world are flock:ng daily to see this beautiful specimen of Mr. Fairs' handy-works. JOINT STOCK COMPANIES.—The report ( f the Re gistrar of Joint StoCk Companies to the Committee of the Board of Trade contains the list of Companies for 1845. It comprises - no fewer than 1,484 companies. • a AMERICAN NEWS. ARRIVAL OF THE HIBERNIA. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING. This afternoon, shortly after fire o'clock, the Royal Mail steam-ship Hibernia, Captain llarrison, announced her approach by the firing of cannon, having made her voyage from Boston and Halifax with her usual speed and punctuality. She sailed from Boston on the Ist, and Halifax on the 3d inst., and was thus occupied about thirteen days from the former port, and brings 118 pas sengers. We are grieved to find by the New Yurk papers of the 27th ult., that the splendid packet-ship Henry Clay, Captain Neye, the best and largest ship belonging to ..New York, has been wrecked on Squaw Beach, during a fearful gale. Her value was estimated at 90,000 dollars. The political and commercial news is not of impor tane,e, the position of all the affairs usually classified under these heads is still unsettled. Beth the Oregon and Mexican questions were at the time of the steamer's departure in an uneasy posture, so much so that all business was more or less affected by that uneasiness. The former question was still before the Senate, who had not concluded their interminable debate upon the resolutions relating to the notice to quit. It appears that one of the Senators, Mr. Dayton, had asked for infor mation of the President respecting the necessity for an increase of the naval and military power of the States. On the 24th of March a special message from the Presi dent was sent to the Senate in reply to a call of that body, made, as already observed, by the motion of Mr- Dayton. In this message the President commences by a reference to his message to Congress in December, in which he recommended the increase of the defences, and especially the construction of a steam navy. That opinion he re-asserts, and again urges the expediency of augmenting the forces of the United States by land and sea. PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.—SENATE. The speech of Mr. Haywood, of North Carolina, to which we have adverted in our summaries of news by previous arrivals, continued to produce a great sensation in the democratic portion of the Senate for some time. It has only recently been published, and the publication bids fair to perpetuate the animosity its delivery engen dered. The folly of the executive, his shiftless, reckless couree ' and the miserable contemptible trickery by which Polk and his supporters seek to compass his and _their paltry political objects, without caring a brass farthing for the real merits of the question at issue, are deserving of nothing but ridicule • and nothing but the magnitude of the interests involved, to which these people unfortunately are parties, prevents us from meting out to them the full measure of their deserts. Mr. Hay wood has been regarded as an Administration man, and his taking his stand in favour of attempting a compro- - parse upon the 49th degree of latitude was supposed to indicate a change in the sentiments of the President to the same effect. This confidential position was not de nied by Mr. Haywood verbally, but in his printed speech the Senator disclaims such authori\ty. On the 18th Mr. Archer, of Va., addressed the Senate in, favour of an honourable compromise of the Oregon question, and adversely to the claim to the whole terri tory. He took manly, patriotic, and pacific ground for the settlement of the" question; confessing that he had not • nerve enough, to plunge the country into a useless war, and that he did not abide by the maxim "our country, right orevrong," unless it was to be applied during war. When \war came,' all were bound to stand by the country. The proper line of compromise was forty-nine, and Mr. Archer thot2ght the question should be settled by adopt ing this - line. Nothing of moment occurred until the 25th, when the Oregon natice was taken up, and Mr. Sevier, of Ark., made a strong speech on the subject, in support of the American title," and ridiculing the panic which had pre. veiled in the Senate—he called it a senatorial , stampede. He took his stand on forty:nine. (What has become of the.. 54. 40 men?) Mr. Sevier said there was nothing in the Bahia:lore Convention—and he was a member of it—that precluded the President from settling the Oregon question by compromise. But Mr. Sevier thought it probable there would be a war; and he gave his reasons for the opihion. The people cf this country would con cede nothing south of fortyliine. The British Govern ment, he was convinced, would not give up the naviga tion of the Columbia river, which, by the way, was un navigable, as he believed. Therefore, the two parties might come to blows. Nations had often quarrelled about worthless things. He was convinced that if this question should remain open till the summer and autumn elections took place, there must be a war. The people of this country and of Great Britain, too,were beconaing excited upon this question: " • It was in this stage of the proceedings (March 24th) that the message of the President was received in answer _ to the queries of Mr. Dayton's resolve. We Lave giien the message at length, and without comment in this place, as we have remarked upon it, elsewhere. The message, and the. accompanying debate, is from the National Intelligencer : THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. To THE'SENATE Or THE UNITED STATES— In answer to the inquiry of the Senate, contained in `their resolution of the 17th instant, whether, in my " judgment, any circumstances connected with, or grow ing out of the foreign relations of this country, require at this time an increase of our naval or military force," and if so, " what those circumstances are," I have to ex press the opinion that a wise precaution demands such increase. In my annual message of the 2d December last, I re commended to the favourable consideration of Congress an increase of our naval force, especially o f our steam navy, and the raising o: an adequate military force to guard and protect such of our citizens as might think proper to emigrate to Oregon. Since that period, I h ave seen - no'cause to recall or modify these recommenda tions. .0n the contrary, reasons exist which, in my judg ment, render it proper not only that they should be promptly carried into effect, but that additional pro vision should be made for the public defence. The consideration of such additional provision was brought before appropriate Committees of the two Houses of Congress, in answer to calls made by them in reports prepared, with my sanction, by the Secretary of War and the-Secretary of the Nuvy, on the 29th'Decem bar and the Bth January last; a mode of communication with Congress not unusual, and under existing circum stances believed to be most eligible. Subsequent events have confirmed me in the opinion that these recom mendations were proper and precautionary measures. It was a wise maxim of the father of his country, that " to be prepared for war, is one of the most effi cient means of preserving peace ;" and that, " avoiding occasion of expense by cultivating peace," we should " remember, also, that timely disbursements to prepare for danger frequently prevent much greater disborse menta to . repel it." The general obligation to psrform this duty is greatly strengthened by facts known to the whole world. A controversy respecting the Oregon territory now exists between the United States, and Great Britain ; and while, as far as we know, the rela tions of the latter with all European nations are of the most pacific character, she is making unusual and ex traordinary armaments and warlike preparations, naval and military, both at home and in her North American possessions. It cannot be denied that, however sincere may be the desire of peace, in the eveut of a rupture those instru ments and preparations would be used against obrcountry. Whatever may have been the original purpose of these orepartitions, the fact is undoubted that they are now proceectng, in part at least, with a view to the con tingent possibility of a war with the United States. The general policy of making additional warlikeeh fprorem parations was distinctly announced, in the s p the Throne, as late as January last, and has since been reiterated by the Ministers of the Crown in both Houses of Parliament. Under this aspect of our rela tioni with Great Britain, I cannot doubt the propriety of increasing our means of defence, both by land and sea. T evi h ee i as should he c o a t uh n led g d i fa t o • n e l gd e G ro r t e lor a f t aar ßritain mrus pitnu rs nee security cause i of offence, f, ty, on an t d h the at last nor trar y i 7 be sudipnly involved in hostilities for the maintenance bf ourb just -rights, without any adequate preparation, our responsibility to the country would be of the gravest character. Should collision between the two countries be avoided, as I sincerely trust it may be, the additional charge upon the treasury, in making tie ne cessary preparations, will not be lost; while, in the event of such a collision, they would be indispensablenaonal hnofoortui.he. ,maintenance of our national rights and national I have seen no reason to change or modify the recom mendations of my annual m essage in regard to the Thean al ,Oregon question. n otice to abrogate the treaty of the 6th of August , 1827, is authorised by the treaty it self, and cannot :I cannot withhold r s d tr e o d u a g s e a on w vi a e r t l io ik n e t m ha e t it shouldasure; and be m regarded be promptly given. The other recommendations are in conformity with the existing treaty, and would afford •to American citizens in Oregon no more than the same measure. of protection which has long since been ex tended to British subjects in that territory. The state of our relations with Mexico is still in an un settled condition. Since the meeting of Congress another revolution has taken place in that country, by which the Government has passed into the hands of new rulers. This event has procrastinated, and may possibly defeat, the settlement of the differences between the United States and that country. The Minister of the United States to Mexico, at the date bf the last advices, had not been received by the existing authorities. Demonstra tions of a character hostile to the United States continue to be made in Mexico, which has rendered it proper, in my judgment, to keep nearly two-thirds of our army on our south-western frontier. In doing this, many of the regular military posts have been reduced to a small force, inadequate to their defence, should an emergency arise. In view of these "'circumstances," it is my "judg ment" that ".an increase of our naval and military force is at this time required," to place the country in a suit able state of defence. At the same time it is my settled purpose to pursue such a course of policy as may be best calculated to preserve, both with Great Britain and Mexico, an. honourable peace ; which nothing will so effectually promote, as unanimity in our councils, and a firm maintenance of all our just rights. JAMES K. POLK. Washington, March 24, 1846. The clerk having read the message, • Mr. Webster rose for the purpose of inquiring into a matter referred to in it, without intending to make any commentary or any remarks whatever. It would be per ceived, from . the reading of the message, that'it was the judgment of the President that an increase of oar means pf defence, both military and naval, had become faeces . _ sary by the circumstances of the country. The amount or extent of that necessary increasewas not stated in the message, but the President had stated that estimates, showing the extent of the necessary increase of our means of military and naval defence, had been cora municated from the at propriate departments of the Executive Government to the appropriate Com mittees in that and the other House of Congress for their advisement and consideration. He would not complain at all of this mode of communi cating to the Members of Congress the judgment of the Executive on such highly important subjects ; he would not complain of it, because, as the President had said, it was not unusual. -Recently, it was not unusual ; but the practice was of recent origin, and, in his judg ment, it was one not to be encouraged. He did not know whether the Hon. Members of the Senate who were re spectively at the head of the different Committees had communicated these estimates hi any way to the body to which they belonged. And he rose to inquire, there fore, beginning with the Hon. Senator from Missouri, who was at the head of the Committee on Military Af fairs, what that communication was, and whether he could not suggest some mode of bringing it to the know ledge of the whole body of the Senate, because it was said in the message that the communication was 'made with the sanction of the President himself. Mr. Benton rose and observed, that a proper intro duction to an answer to the Hon. Senator's inquiry would be to say that the information had been commu nicated to the Committees by the heads of departments, in conformity with applications made by the Committees, which applications were in obedience to resolutions passed at the commencement of the session, instructing the Committees to inquire and report what increase, it any, was necessary to be made in the military and naval defences of the country. The Committees were prompted, as a matter of course, to make the inquiries of the proper departments of the Government ; and the military Com mittee having made application to the St cretary of War, that functionary returned an answer, which answer was in the bands of the Committee. There was much of it which it might be very proper, perhaps, to make public, but there were other parts which the Committee thought it would not be proper to make public. The informa tion was all in the hands of the Committee, however (he spoke of the military Committee alone), and they had not deemed it necessary to take action upon it. Mr. Fairfield said, in answer to the Hon. Senator from Massachusetts,_as_ far as. related to the Committee on naval aff.tin, that, subsequently to the passage of the resolution of the Hon. Senator from Michigan (Mr. Cass), instructing the Committee to inquire what measure, it any, were necessary to be taken for the defence of the country, letters were written by direction of the Com mittee, to the Secretary of the Navy, requesting infor mation and estimates ; and in reply a communication had been received, and had been read to the Senate and published ; and, in conformity with it, a Bill had been. reported, and was now upon the calendar. Mr. J. M. Clayton inquired whether the Naval Com mittee had reported all the information which they had received from the department. Mr. Fairfield said the communication was accompanied by reports from the heads of the various naval bureaus. _ These, reports were made by the heads of the bureaus to the Secretary of the Navy, and by him transmitted to the Committ-e, with the understanding that they were to be returned to him again. They were transmitted to the Committee merely for the purpose of enabling them to make the proper estimates. These reports were vo lumniohs, and were not Communicated to the Senate. Mr, Webster said he had intended only to make the inquiry, but he desired now to follow it by a single re mark. After what had fallen from the chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs, he wished to ask two things. First, whether the Secretary of the Navy, in communi cating the estimates, inforted the Committee that he had the sanction of the. President to those estimates 2 And, secondly, whether the communication which the Senator stated had'bebn made t 6 the Senate, contained the same information, to wit, the estimates prepared for the Committee, under the sanction and direction of the President'? Mr. Fairfield replied that the communication to him of the fact that the estimates had received the sanction. of the President was a verbal communication from the Secretary of the Navy, who, had transmitted them. Mr. Webster said he understood the Senator to say, then, that the only authority upon which he.based 'his. knowledge of the estimates having been made out under , the sanction, of the President. Was a,verbal communica tion, and that not even that was communicated tO' the Senate by him, on introducing the Bill for the augnsenta-": tion of the navy.'.' He had 'only ffirther to sarthat,- as'. soon as might be convenient to the Hon. Senator who"_: was chairman of-the Committee on-Military. Affairs, who,. ha presumed, had received information in the same way of the estimates having received the sanction and been prepared under the direction of the President 7 .-he hoped that as Soon as it might 'be - found convenient by the Hon. Senator (it was altogether in the Senator's own. discretion, of course), he would communicate, as.far as was-proper to be•communieated,• and no further, to the Senate the information which the committee had received:. He was quite content to„lea'ie' it .to the discretion of the Senator from Missouri as to what..portions of thol,in formation-were proper for publication, and to form the tojicS"Of public discusiion. • Mr. Benton observed that, as chairman of the Com- - mittee on Military Affairs, he deemed himself .only the organ of that Committee, and as soon as he had the sanction of the Committee lie would have great satisfac tion in communicating to the Senate the information . which the Hon. Senator desired. . Mr. Webster was understood to say (from his seat) the Senator is an organ that I have more confidence in than I have in some other organs. Mr. Benton (also from his seat) remarked that he re garded the secretaries.of the departments as being the organs of the President. _ _ 'kr. Cass requested the reading of that part of the message which referred to the increase of the army and. navy. He remarked, that if he understood it correctly the President now recommends a greater armament than was recommended by him at the early part of the session. The passage having been read by the Secretary, Mr. Casa said he would merely remark, that notwith standing every effort of his in the Senate and out of it, this matter had been allowed to sleep for many weeks, and he was glad to find that it was now pressed upon. their attention by the executive message, and not by British cannon. Mr. J. M. Clayton inqnired if the chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs how many ships of war were recommended in the communication of the Secretary ? Mr. Fairfield replied that he did not at that moment.: recollect the number. On the 26th, Mr. Allen, of Ohio, endeavoured to have , some day fixed for the closing of the Oregon debate, but Without success. [ft is not improbable that another attempt will be made for the same purpose; the result may be found in the latest Congress proceedings.] Mr. J. M. Clayton's resolution, calling on the Presi dent for any further correspondence that may have taken place between the United States and Great Britain, about. Oregon, so that the Senate might act advisedly on the question of notice, was taken up. A spirited debate took place, but no decision was reached; when, on motion, The ,Oregon resalutions were taken up, and Mr.. Miller, of New Jersey, addressed the Senate. The Senate spent an hour in Executive Session this. evening, ratifying the commercial treaty with Belgium,. by a very large vote, and afterwards adjourning to Mon day next, against the remonstrance of several Senators. Mr. Serruys, the charge d'affaircs to Belgium, will take the treaty home with him. Besides the Senators whose speeches have been no ticed above somewhat at length, Messrs. Benton, Dix, Niles, and others, have spoken. Allen and Hanuegatt have also been heard very frequently, but the 54.40 party is defunct—an omnibus would hold them. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. In this branch of the . United States Congress nothing of importance has tranip'red. Members seem to be waiting the action of toe tFena'e upon the Oregon ques tion. Their action has been confined exclusively to do mestic affairs. It would -be useless to recapitulate their proceedings. It si ems that early in the session the Senate Com mittee on Naval Affairs addressed the Secretary of the' Navy to know what increase the naval force of the coun try required. This letter was dated December 22. The eply of the Secretary is dated Januiry 8. A little more than a month previous annual report called for esti mates, to , ustain a peace establishment, but, without any reason, his opinion is now stated to be, that an accumu lation of naval materials and stores is requisite. He re commends the repair and equipment of all the vessels in ordinary, and of the frigates and sloops on the stocks, a suspension, for a definite period, of the limitation of seamen in the service to 7,500, so that further enlist ments might be provided for and the construction of three steam frigates, five steam sloops, and two steamers of a smaller class. He also sent to the Committee the suggestions on the subject of the heads of bureaus in the Navy Depart ment, signed by Commodores Morris, Warrington, Crane, and Shubrick, without any expressed approval or disapproval of the same. These heads of bureaus, after speaking of the re'ative naval forces of the United States and Great Britain, and giving their united opinion of what one nation could or could not do against the other, were hostilities to ensue, proCeeded to recommend first, the construction of two classes of war-steamers, particularising as follows One of the larger classes for Lakes Michigan and Huron, and 27 fore the Atlantic coast, and 12 of the smaller class, for the southern coast, besides those which are now available : that supplies. of ordnance and ordnance stores be lodged at different points on the lakes ready for private steamers to be speedily armed in case of need ; that the number of sea steamers, like the Mis sissippi, but rather enlarged, should be increased to 5 ; that our frigates should bo increased to 30 ; our sloops of war to 40 ; that 5 of the frigates and 6 of the sloops should be fitted with such steam arrangements as may . be best adapted to use in aid of sails, without materially affecting their qualities as sailing vessels ; and that a force, besides the officers and marines, of about 28,630 men, will be required to properly man so many vessels. Neither of these documents contained any estimates as to the cost of this great number of vessels of war, and of the ordnance and other supplies necessary to fit out and subsist them. On account of the absence of this very important and most essential requisite, Mr. T. Butler King, a tnembe,r of the - Committee, and a devoted friend to the: navy, paid a visit t.e the Secretary of the Navy, and requested that the preper estimates should be made out and furnished the Committee as data upon which they could frame such Bill as might be deemed expedient. Some time after this, the Se;retary furnished to the House Commit ee the desired estimates of the heads of bureaus of the department hefore-named, which.had pre viously been sent to the - Senate's Committee. . These estin ates put down the present force at sea, ready for see, or in ordinary, to be made ready, some in three, some in six, and ome in twelve months, as fol low :--Five chips of the line, one ea,zoe, nine frigates f:''