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..‘OVEL, BE TIE AUTHOR OF " MOL - N.T SOREL." Now ready at all the Libraries, in 1 vols., 1744 MIL A WYND H A M. -By the Author of TW O OLD MEN'S TALES," " MOUNT SOREL," &c. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., MRS. GOREA'SND p N v EW . " NOVEL, • PEERS The best work from the pen of Mrs. Gore that has appared for some years. it will, no doubt, be universally read and admired. The characters are forcibly drawn, and the story is full of incident, adventure, and originality.—Britannia. Henry Colburn, publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. INTERESTING NEW HISTORICAL WORK. Now Ready, in small Svo., price 10s. 6d. bound, Printed and Illus trated uniformly with Miss Strickhuad's " Lives of the Queens of England," of Volume I. 'SOF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND. BT THOMAS ROSCOE, ShiQ. Comprising WILLIAM TILE CONQUEROR. O r d er s received by all Booksellers. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW EDITION—WITH ADDITIONS. Just ready, New Edition, revised, with additio ns, Two Portraits, and Twelve humoureus Illustrations, by George Cruikihauk, price 65., MEMOIRS of GRIMALDI, the CLOWN. Edited by BOZ. With Additions and Notes by CHARLES WHI VEHEAD. Richard Bentley, New Burling on-street. To be bad of all Booksellers. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. L AMON D, SMALE, and LAMOND, Share Auctioneers, beg re-pectfully to Intarm their friends and the public that their SALE of RAILWAY SHARES will take place on SATINCOAY, the 11th last., at the usual hour of One o'clock, instead of FRIDAY (being Goad ridayj Orders received until Eight o'clock on Thursday evening, the 9th Instant Sale days every Tuesday and Friday. Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle•street, April 8, 1846 RAILWAY SIIARF:S BY PUBLIC SALE. ESSItS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to kumounce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock„ at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place all favours, containing instructions, are res p ec tfully requested d a ta be +addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for exa mination at least one day previously to their being offered; and advices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds immediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London. HEr. MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public are respectfully informed that this Theatre will RE-OPEN on TUESDAY NEXT, Ai RIL 14, When will be performed (for the first time this season), Bellini's Opera, I PURITANI. Elvira, Madame Grisi (her first appearance this season) ; Artaro, Signor Mario (his first appearance this season) ; Riccardo, Signor Pornasari ; Giorgio, Signor Lablache (his first appearance this season). To conclude with the highly successful New Grand Ballet, by M. Perrot. The music by Signor Pugni, entitled, CATARINA • on, LA FILLE DU BANDIT. The principal parts by '3ldlle. Lucile Grahn, Madame Petit Stephan, 31dlles. Moncelet, Cassan, Demelisse, and Madame Louise Taglioni ; M.M. Gosselin, Bertrand, Di Mattia, and Perrot. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public are respectfully Informed that an EXTRA THURSDAY, NIGHAnn 1 T will tak 6, e place on When will be prese ON nted N MozartNl.'s chef d'oeuvre, D GIOVA Donna Anna, Madame Grisi ; Donna Elvira, Madlle. Sanchioli ; Zerlina, 'Madame Castellan. Don Giovanni, Signor Foraasari ; Don Ottavio, Signer Mario ; Ii Comraandatore, Signor Botelli ; Masetto, signor F. Lablacho ; Leporello, Signor Lablache. With various Entertainments in the BALLET. In which Madlle. L. Grahn, Madame Petit Stephan, Madlle. Taglioni, M. Gosselin, M. Di Mattla; and M. Perrot will appear. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets, to be made at the Box office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven ; the Opera to com mence at half-past Seven o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. ON EASTER MONDAY, APRIL 13, Will be performed a New Opera, entitled THE CRUSADERS, The principal characters will be sustained by Messrs. W. Har rison, liorrani, Horncastle, S. Jones, Weiss, Stratton, D. W. Miss Romer, and Miss Rainforth. After which, will be produced the Ballet d'Action, entitled PEROUSR ; 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. ON EASTER MONDAY win be performed a New and Original Comedy, called, A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK. Cymon Foxell, Mr. Webster; More craft, Mr. W. Farren: Sir John Coverdale, Mr. Tilbury; Ernest Coverdale, Mr. H. Holl; Horace Waldgrave, Mr. Hudson ; Schnei dermann, Mr. J. Bland ; Thomas, Mr. Briadal ; Lady Coverdale, Mrs. Glover ; Selina Coverdale, Miss Julia Bennett ; Emmeline, Mrs. Seymour. The Band will perform the Overtures, " La Symphonie," and " La Neige ;" a Fantasia, " Fra Diavolo ;" the " Post Horn Galop," and "Antoinette," Cellarius Waltz. After which (for the first time) an experiment will be tried upon Thu BIRDS OF ARISTOPH A 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, Briadal, Caulfield, T. F. Mathews, and Miss P. Horton. To conclude with a New Comic Drama, called THE IRISH POST. Characters by Messrs. J. Bland, Tilbury, Mrs. Humby, Scc. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. A New Drama, and a New and SI agnifleent Burlesque, ON EASTER MONDAY, APRIL 13, Will be presented a New Drama, in Three Acts, called, IN DUSTRY AND INDOLENCE ; or, The Orphan's Legacy. St. Amour, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Rollin, Mr. 0. Smith ; Sansonet, Mr. Wright ; Mons. Delaware, Mr. Perkins ; Batifole, Miss Woolgar ; Nini, Miss Webster; Cecile, Madame Celeste. After which, a New Burlesque, entitled, PETER WILKINS ; or, The Loadstone Rock and the Flying Indians. Principal characters by Misses Woolgar, Taylor, E. Harding, Chaplia, Brooks, &c. To conclude with a New Farce, entitled, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL ? Chesterfield Honeybun, Mr. Wright; Isaac Crank, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mrs. Crank, Mrs. F. Matthews, Mrs. Honeybun, Miss Emma Harding. PRUs.TCESS'S TFIEATRE, OXFORD-STItERT. The Public is respectfully informed, that the eminent Tragedian, Mr. MACREADY, is re-engaged for a limited number of Nights, and will appear on EASTER MONDAY, APRIL 13, When will be presented Shakspere's Tragedy of HAMLET. Cha racters by Messrs. Macready, Granby, L. Murray, Ryder, Fisher, James Vining, Wynn, Bonner, Walton, Compton, Oxberry, and Cooper , Msb. Ternan, Miss Enima Stanley, and Miss E. Honner. After which. a New Grand Fairy Extravaganza, entitled LADY GODIVA AND PEEPING TOM OF COVENTRY. In which Messrs. Walton, Wynn, Compton, Granby, Oxberry ; Miss Taylor, Miss E. Stanley, Mrs. Fosbroks, Miss Honner, &c., will appear. NEW STRAND THEATRE. INTIRN CHANGE.—NOVELTIES AND MAGIC EFFECTS. " La gaiete est la sante de l'ame, La tristesse en est le poison." M. PHILLIPPE, in returning his grateful thanks to his kind Patrons, and feeling anxious to merit a continuance of past favours, so liberally bestowed upon him by the discerning Public of this great metropolis, begs leave to announce that he will Resume his EN T ERTAI LAMENT at the above Theatre, ON EASTER MONDAY NEXT, When ha will have the honour of introducing an ENTIRE CHANGE in his PERFORMANCE, which has been prepared at a great expense and labour. The New Feats and Miraculous Scientific Experiments are of the most extraordinary and astounding de scription, and must be -een to be believed. M. PHILLIPPE will commence the Entertainment by Lighting Two Hundred and Fifty Wax Candles by a single Pistol Shot ! This unique and brilliant Experiment was originally performed by Mons. Philippe for upwards of 700 consecutive nights in Paris. During the Evening M. Philippe will introduce his GRAND MOTHER'S CAP, with all its Rapid Transformations. During the Easter Week there will be a Morning and Evening Performance each Day. The Morning Performance will commence at Two o'clock ; Evening Performance at a quarter to Eight. Stalls, 35.; Boxes, 28. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. ; vale Boxes, 11. Is.. and IL I Is. 6d. ASTLE ta ROYAL AM Pit 1 Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Patronised by her most gracious Majesty the Qtreeja, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family. Easter Entertainment extraordinary for the holiday visitors. The Public are most respectfully apprisec that the Summer Seaton will commence on EASTER MONDAY, APRIL 13, With an entirely new Equestrian ()rental Spectacle, replete wilt gorgeous pageantry, intense incidents, splendid scenic effect', com bining the whole resources of the Dramatic and Equestrian Com panies, aided by the beautiful Stu Ll. New Scenes in the Circle ; with other Entertainments, which will be fully expressed in the bills of the day. Box-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Tuition in the art of riding daily. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, APRIL 10. TJERNOMETER, Lowest, 36; Highest, 57; Noon, 53 , BAROMETER, 29.90.—W11tD westerly; fine. tart WATER AT LONDON-BRLDGE THIS DAY. r) minutes after I. I Evening .. 24 urinates aftcr I At orn tng t Cir L ;(; , :l ' • ~>'' ' '' t el -! i:;.4 . • . % -s '!`kr ', ,p„, , 5 , - ) , _.....d —yi ,„,N.. - g-,_ , ...4_,„1 , ,,:: : ', 4 , e --.., 2 ). . % osfi k w.--- , • 7-, \ ' . ~ • „0- ,p. b.,,1T 7 • n ~ •., -144,—.... SECOND EDITION. K ' LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1846. From the scanty particulars obtained at the meeting of the Middlesex Magistrates, held y6terday, some extremely important deductions may be drawn. WE have taken occasion more than once to protest against the system hitherto adopted for the suppression of crime and the prevention oflocial misdemeanours. The prin 6ple that " Punishment" is the Hercules to be em ployed in the cleansing of this Augean Stable of Vice has ever appeared to us as rotten at the core, and hence we have constantly and earnestly insisted upon the necessity of some thorough transformaticn in the entire fabric of criminal jurisprudence. We acknowledge ourselves sanguine as to the consequences of a grand moral revo lution of this description, and we look upon its realisa tion as far from impracticable. Hitherto the question of criminality in the populace has been considered only us suppressible by retribution. Men were to be awed into probity, shamed into decency, or goaded into virtue. The experience of all ages proves thin to bare been a most inefficacious system. Penalties, now onerous, now lenient, have been enforced—and still depravity has continued to flourish. Justice has been erroneously pourtrayed as wielding a sword, and sometimes, even, with the intention of vindicating the " majesty of the law," the scales of the benign goddess have been either tampered with or forgotten. A more mistaken mode of purifying a king dom from the disorders which have always been, more or lees, prevalent in society, could not possibly have been adopted. Prevent the recurrer ! of vice by instilling knowledge and the right principles of morality into the popular mind, and then, if any incorrigible specimens of licentiousness present themselves, let the offence be expiated. Give the multitude an opportunity of be coming decent citizens ; but, in the name of propriety sense, do not tacitly encourage, by your propagation of villany for the mere crowding your penitentiaries, or of lions of Australia. If we look simply to ciiiaie; the mode by which it can be the ly prevented becomes obvious. A. mss guided by the dictates of wisdom is inevitably virtuous ; by the right acquisition of knowledge he becomes ipsc facto less liable to violate the natural code of right and wrong ;—the inference of which reasoning must be that vice is the child of ignorance. Hence for the eradication or suppression of that vice, education is the most rational and the most efficient instrument. Animated with these convictions, we cannot but yearn for some comprehensive change in this branch of legis lation. Everything goes to enforce the necessity of some radical alteration of the kind ; nor do we consider the: matter as anything but feasible. Some of the calculations produced at the meeting of the Middlesex Magistrates yesterday were significant indications enough that we are at present proceeding upon a most fallacious system. On this head let us merely examine the criminal statistics there given with reference to two of our metropolitan places of confine ment. The numbers will be of themselves the advo.. cates of the reformation of which we are speaking; they plead most eloquently for the interposition of the Legis lature. From the report produced by the visiting jus tices of the House of Correction, Coldbath-fields, " it appeared that there were at present one thousand and t<renty three prisoners confined within the walls of that gaol!" Here we have a large battalion of our fellow countrymen pent up in a state of comparative inactivity and uselessness, a degradation to themselves, a burden upon the country, and a disgrace to society, And yet, by a judicious preparatory mode of instruction, those 1,023 human beings might, at the present moment, be gaining an honest livelihood, and adding the impetus of their ingenuity and their bodily strength to our national industry. "Of these there are 757 males !" That is surely enough of itself. On a similar authority we learn that 677 prisoners are now the inmates of the West minster Bridewell: of these, " 500 were males !" To this circumstance, however, we are compelled to add another, infinitely more deplorable. We transcribe the precise language of the report :—" Since the commence ment of the pulling down of the New Prison, Clerken well, on the Ist of September last, the num ber of commitmeits to Westminster had amounted to 3,830, and that since the 21st of February only they had not been feu er than 7 5 4." We shall abstain from any detailed commentaries upon this statement, conceiving, as we do, that the insuffi ciency of the existing mode of prevention is, in point of fact, no mode of prevention whatever. Public attention has been already directed to this great social blemish, among others by ourselves; the inefficacy of punishment for the eradication of vice is even now recognised, and hopefully we anticipate some decisive movement. As one step in advance we were rejoiced to perceive that at the magisterial meeting in question a memorial from the Philanthropic Society (" offering their establishment, or a certain portion of it, in aid of the proposed reform atory for juvenile offenders ") was referred to a corn miette, " for the purpose of seeing what means could the best be adopted, with a view to the checking of juvenile crime, and reforming the juvenile offenders." These efforts, of which the preceding is an example, have en gaged our warmest sympathies. Accounts from Berne, of the 3d instant, state that the Bishop of SOLEURE had addressed a letter to the consti tuent Assembly of the Canton of Berne, protesting against any oath which the Assembly might see fit to impose on the Roman Catholic clergy of that canton with regard to the constitution then under consideration, inasmuch as the clergy did not consider itself relieved froiia the oath which, with the authorisation of the Holy See, it had taken to the constitution of 1831. They also prayed the Assembly to guarantee to the Roman Ca tholic Church, by a special article in the new constitu tion, the maintenance of its rights as stipulated in 1815. The following appears in the German Universal Ga zette, under the date, Cracow, 30th of March : It is a peasant named Sala who is at the head of the insurgents who are still in the field, and these are the terms on which he offers to order his men to lay down their arms :—Abolition of the feudal service—sup pression of taxes—sale of salt at a fixed price per quintal—a general participation of the land, one-fourth to be allotted to the nobles, and the three other fourths divided among the peasantry. It is said that a person of note has the direction of the movement at Tilsna, and represents the civil power, while Sala considers himself to be the military chief." A letter from Posen, of the 24th, in the Voss Gazette, mentions a rumour that, in several of the districts of the Grand Duchy, the peasantry have signed a declaration, that, being grateful for the welfare that they had enjoyed under the rule of Prussia, they were resolved to oppose all attempts at revolution on the part of the nobles, and by the energy of their own resistance render unnecessary any proceedings on the part of the Government. A letter from Breslau, of the 24th ult., states that a band of insurgents, under a noble, is in occupation of the forests of the district of Ostrolewka, which communi cates with the famed forest of Biavelege, in Lithuania. This body is composed of a race of half noble peasantry, called Kurpies, who from remote times possess lands given to them by bishops or Starosts, in remuneration of services rendered to the church or to the country. These Kurpies, on multiplying, had partitioned out the lands in numerous portions, but when the estates of the clergy were confiscated by the Government, they became tenants of the Crown, without being subjected to suit and service. A Cousistory is to be held at Rome on the 16th April, at which the Archbishop of NAPLES will receive a cardinal's hat. A letter from Rome, dated 20th ult., says that the POPE has obtained from Russia the per mission for au Apostolic Nuncio to reside at St. Peters. burgh, and the Cardinal Prince ALTIERI will be ap. pointed to that office. The Augsburg Gazette publishes a letter, dated Odessa, March 8, which contains the following important intel ligence from Persia We have news from Persia by Trebisond. The bodily health of the Shah is improved, but his mind, it is said, suffers. It is now exceedingly difficult for the foreign ambassadors to have interviews with him. Great astonishment was excited at Teheran by the unexpected return of Mirza llschafar Khan, the extaordinary , am bassador from Tiflis, without having continued his Jour ney to St. Petersburgh. It is known from a good source that during his sojourn in the former city, the Governor- General, Prince de Woronzow, received dispatches, which authorised him to conclude a secret convention with Persia, relative to several reciprocal concessions. In order not to excite too much the jealousy of England, the Russian Government, it is said, intimated to the am bassador that it did not desire his presence in St. Peters burgh. In place of a formal treaty, a convention was nerely signed betweeen the Persian plenipotentiary and the Governor-General of Trans-Caucasia. It is certain hat Russia, even before the return of Mirza_Dschafar Khan, was already in possession of the important advan 'ages which this convention confirms. Naval arsenals and dockyards were already commenced on the part of the Russians in the Persian ports of the Caspian Sea, and the harbours of Engeli and Astrabad are now in a certain measure in their power. Between Reschz and Teheran he construction of fortified caravansaries to protect trade has also been begun, and from the manner in which the soldiers of the Russian line conduct themselves, one would almost imagine that the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh was al ready in possession of that province of Persia. At Astrabad number of Russian miners were daily expected to work, for the Russian Government, the rich mines of copper, tin, and coal, abounding in that part of the country. The Persian Government has farmed out these mines to the Russians. It having been reported that the Russian deserters in Persia were to be sent to the Araxes, a number of them who were at Tauris fled for refuge to Turkey. Many had entered the Persian arms , and turned Mahometans. Pechmen Mirza, brother of the Shah, is said to have favoured their flight. But some of them, who had fixed their residence in other towns of the empire, have been given up to the Russian authori- I ties. The Persian Government has also entered into an engagement to force the families of peasants, which had emigrated from Arminia and Tartary, to return to the Russian territory. All these conces.ions have been made )3, , the Vizier to secure, by a formal engagement of the Russian Government, the succession to the throne of the ,on of the present Shah, a lad of only 16 years of age, and half an idiot. The Russians have, in fact, numerous troops on the Araxes, to put down any revolt that might be attempted in favour of one of the sons of Feth Alisbah. It is only in case that Pechman Mirza, bro ther of the Shah, should declare in favour of this young wan that he could Lave any chance of success. The Army is well inclined towards him, and hitherto Pech man Mirza has Manifested great attachment to his bro ther and his family. The cholera is raging in several provinces in Persia, having been originally introduced by the Neret caravans into Khorassan. From thence it spread all over the country. At Meschid, a third of the population has perished, and at Teheran and Ispahan the inhabitants of entire quarters have been carried off. rowartis the middle of February Asserberdshan was ,till exempt from this plague. Accounts from Madrid, dated the 4th instant, an nounce that General NARVAEZ had resigned, that his resignation had been accepted, and that the fol lowing appointments had taken place : M. Isztrarrz, President of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs ; M. AamEao, Minister of Marine ; M. EGANA, to remain as Minister of Justice ; M. MoN, Minister of Finance. It was reported that the real cause of the crisis was, the unwillingness of the late Ministers to agree to a proposition made by EGANA and PEZUELA, for tle im mediate marriage of the QUEEN with the son of Dun CARLOS. The law on the subject of time bargains %as merely put forward as the excuse. Generals CONCHA, CORDOVA, nog DE OLANO, and ARAOZ, had, on the 2d, after some delay, obtained their passports, and were preparing to leave Spain without delay. GONZALES I.3uAvo, who had resigned his embassy to Lisbon, had arrived in Madrid. Orders were sent to Corunua on the 2d to place the brig-of•war Constitution at the disposi- and common s :rpor, the 1 L ' so of • - p ore • : loni s ing • r aiorigin of r„- • Q offootutIl; • -A ',4 v THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 10, 1846. tion of the Infante Don ENRIQUE, to whom it was inti mated that he had better lose no time in setting Out on his travels. The Infante accordingly embarked immediately, and on the sth arrived at Gocoa, and immediately proceeded to St. Jean de Luz. Ele was expected to arrive at Bayonne in the evening. liis father, Dun FRANCISCO DE PAULA, held a levee at Madrid on the 2d, which was brilliantly attended. The Duke and Duchess of SAXE COBURG GOTHA lauded on the 3d at Barcelona. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. - To-day is observed as a strict holiday in the City. and there is nothing particular to communicate, for parties merely call for their letters, and this but in a few instances, and take them home for perusal. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) This being a holiday, no business was transacted at Mark lane or in the Borough. SIVIITHInELD. General O'DONNELL has been recalled from Cuba, and General RONCALI has been appointed Governor of the Island. For the time of year, the supply of Beasts on sale here to day was moderately extensive, owing to which the Beef trade ruled dull, and Monday's prices were with difficulty sup ported. There were in the market 300 Scots from Scotland, and 50 Beasts, together with 40 Sheep, from Holland. The number of Sheep was small ; hence the Mutton trade was firm, and previous rates were steadily maintained. This being the great Lamb market, the supply of that description of stock was good, though not quite equal to that at some previous corresponding periods of the year. The trade was brisk, at an advance in the currencies of from 6d to is per 81bs. From the Isle of Wight, 233 Lambs came to hand. Calves moved off steadily, at an improvement of 2d per Bibs. In Pigs and Mulch Cows very little was doing. MORIANI, the singer, has been decorated with the Cross of ISABELLA the Catholic. MADRID, BOMA, APRIL 2.—The Three per Cents. dosed at 31 3-16 at 30 days ; the Five per Cents. were not quoted ; the shares of the Bank of San Fernando were 280 ; ditto of Isabel, 170. We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday. Per albs. to sink the offal. On the previous day the Minister of the Interior had 'ated in the Chamber of Deputies, in reply to M. LEDRU RoLLIN, that it would be attended with danger to the ?üblic service to give any information at present on the subject of the disturbances at St. Etienne ; but that, hereafter, he would give every information in his power )n the subject of these disturbances. _ . . e. d. s. d Inferior Beasts • • 2 6 3 0 Second quality ditto. 3 2 3 6 Prime large Oxen • • 3 3 3 10 Prime Scots • • • . . 4 • 4 2 Large coarse Calves 4 6 5 0 Prime small ditto .. i 2 i 6 suckling Calves 1$ • 30 Inferior Sheep .. . 3 13 4 2 s. d. to s. d. Second quality ditto 4 4 4 6 Coarse-woelledditto 4 6 4 1 Southdown Wethers 4 10 5 0 Hitt* outofthewool Large Hogs .. • ... 3 6 4 6 Small Porkers •• .. 4 1 6 0 Quarter old Pigs —l6 0 20 0 Lambs .. ••••• • •• 6 0 8 0 Beasts. 760 SUPPLY AT MARKET. I s4hzpo . I Calv l 7 o . I 26$ The Courrier de Saint Etienne of the 6th instant .ays . . . NEVTGATE AND LEADENNALL. Lamb sold steadily, at higher rates. Otherwise the de mand was in a sluggish state. . ... " The strike still continues, but it is easy to perceive that the mass of the miners are only restrained from resuming work by the moral influence exercised over them by the most ardent of their companions. Yesterday morning the men )f the Cote Thiolliere were about to go down into the pits, when a large troop of the dissentients came and forced them Away." - - At per stone, by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. I. 41. to s. d. Beef, inferior...... 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior 3 6 3$ - middling ••• • 2 3 2 - middling ••3 10 4 2 - prime large •• 3 9 3 2 ---- prime .... 4 4 4 6 - prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, large.. • • .... 3 4 4 4 Veal.. •• • • ...... 4 6 i 4 - small ........ 4 6 2 _ _ _ _ . Lamb. 6s d to is 2d. The Courrier de Lyon of the same day has the follow- Log— EXPORTATION OF WHEAT FROM BARBARY " At the moment of going to press, we learn that the directors of the Compagnie Generale des Mines have taken measures to satisfy their men that the reports of the inten tion of the company to reduce the rate of wages was totally unfounded." PROHIBITED. Gibraltar, March 31, 1846. Sir,—l have the honour to communicate that credible information, though not official, has reached this place, of the Emperor of Morocco having prohibited the ex portation of wheat from his dominions, owing, it is said, to the continued drought causing fears to be entertained for the growing crops. Saffi, Casa Blanca, and Mazagan, on the western coast of Barbary, were the principal ports for the shipment of wheat, and many cargoes were recently sent from thence to Marseilles and Genoa. The exportation of barley has been prohibited for a long time past. Rain is much wanted in the south of Spain.—l am, Sir, respectfully, &c., (Signed) LLOYD'S AGENT. W. Dobson, Esq., Secretary, Lloyd's. The subject of free trade seems to be progressing in France. The following article on this subject, from the Journal des Dehats, will be read with feelings of interest by every free-trader. It is evident from this article, for the De bats is a semi-official journal, that the French Ministers are much in advance of the Legislature in the science of political economy. "The absolute isolation of nations, which is the object of prohibitionists, is a countersense in the present day. Is it peace or war which exists in Europe? Is it peace or war which ought to be encouraged? Is the most evident proba bility in favour of peace or war? What is a peace in which commerce, destined to bind nations together, is subjected to a thousand obstacles, a thousand delays, a thousand vexa tions? If it is the maintenance of peace that Governments demand and ought to demand, they go right against their object in placing at each frontier excessive tariffs, like an unscaleable wall. Foreigner remains synonymous with enemy, just as if the cannon was still roaring, fora free trade between two nations is publicly qualified as a tribute paid to a foreign power, in place of becoming in the official language what it really is, a profitable arrangement for both parties, what is done but to excite relative to commerce those ideas of hostility and implacable jealousy, of which the political effects are so justly dreaded? It has been declared a thousand times te the friends of prohibition, without their being able to give it an answer, that these abso lute prohibitions, these exorbitant duties, place every thing on a wrong footing, and in the end injure the very persons they were intended to protect. Let us take, for instance, the fabrication of linen threads and cloths by machinery. Great Britain, in whose manufactories work is done on so immense a scale, had produced a complete revolu tion in this article, and it was necessary to raise ourselves to a level with her. The principal impediment in this improvement consists in the dearness of the spinning machines. What, however, is done ! At the moment that England permits the exportation of these machines, hitherto prohibited, in place of opening to them every entrance free of duty for a period of four or five years, which would infallibly produce the creation of numerous spinning factories, the duty on them, already elevated, has been augmented to an extreme amount. This, forsooth, is called protecting the national labour. It must be stated that this most ill-judged measure is one of those which the orators of the League delight in referring to most frequently, to prove to their auditory to what inconsistencies the prohi bitive system was sure to lead. Quite lately even ideas of free trade, presented with extreme moderation, and with due regard to the prejudices of nations, excited a sort of disdain. i They were considered mere Utopian schemes, young men's dreams. Adam Smith was a madman, political economists light heads ; and in order to merit the title of a practical man, the first condition was to greet free trade, even in a miti gated point of view, with a smile. The practical man in commercial matters was he who had no fixed principle; who had neither read nor written anything on the subject, if not to cause a laugh against political economy. What do practical men think of the matter at present? Is Sir R. Peel a practical man ? Is the avowal which he has made of his old prohibitive illusions an error, or the act of a great statesman, strong in his knowledge and his conviction? Is the striking homage which he has rendered to the memory of Adam Smith the enthusiasm of an unthinking scholar? We know well that our prohibitive gentlemen will say— ' Oh, this is another Machiavellian trick of la perflde Albion. England, which produces everything cheaper than other nations, has nothing to fear from the general reduction of duties; let us not be the dupes of this ruse de guerre.' What England, however, produces cheaper than others is not wheat, which is certainly as important a matter as any other; nor glass, paper, silk goods, nor articles of fashion, or bronzes. The act of the English Government is a sincere one, inspired by a profound conviction. This conviction takes its origin in facts, and the result is, that the English Government takes this step the first without demanding a return from any one • it is not a bargain which it makes with other nations, but an example which it gives. It is an act of enlightened policy, a decisive demonstration in favour of the peace of the world, which thus receives a precious pledge. From what passes in England it must come to pass that in France, as elsewhere, in consequence of the move ment that has declared itself, the old prohibition system will be shaken, and that the duties will be successively modified so as to facilitate free trade. The formidable phrase of a tribute paid to foreign powers will lose its power and prestige. It will be generally understood that commercial trans actions profit the two contracting parties, nation and nation as well as individual and individual. Already some Govern ments, shaken by the example of Great Britain, give the signal. Absolute prohibitions will disappear from the code of nations, from ours at least, where they are still so multiplied. It will be admitted that it is good for foreign competition to make itself be felt, in order to stimulate ma nufacturing improvements. The various great interests of the kingdom are as little tractable in England as with us, and yet we find that they yield to evidence, and accept what is commanded by the general interest. We 'do not deny that absolute liberty of commerce is, like perpetual peace, a Utopian scheme ; but still it is one of those schemes which we ought to endeavour te approach as much as possible, and towards which we ought each day to make a step. The ultra-conduct of the partisans of the prohibitive system has at length produced a reaction which will impel us strongly in the course just alluded to. Such is the state of things, and we consider it fortunate for the country." DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT LIME HOUSE.—(THIS DAY.) Between four and five o'clock this morning a most terrific fire broke out in Three Colt-street, Limehouse, near to the church, which, at one period threatened the total destruction of the entire neighbourhood. The devouring element was not extinguished before six houses fell a prey to the flames, and eight others were seriously damaged. The fire was first discovered to be raging in the lower part of the premises of a Mr. Hunt, cheesemonger, No. 40, Three Colt-street, which in a short time enveloped the entire building, the inmates having escaped with great difficulty. The greater part of the building, as well as the ad joining ones, being wood, the fire spread with the utmost rapidity, and in a few minutes No. 39 and 40 shared the same fate. Messengers were instantly dispatched for the engines, but by the time the engines from School-house-lane, Wellclose-square, and that from Jeffery-square arrived, about 12 or 14 houses were destroyed and partly consumed ; the un fortunate inmates of several of them having escaped in a state of nudity, while others were only able to save a few things, with but little of their furniture. The en gines having at length been got to work and a plenti ful supply of water obtained, the firemen, assisted by the police and other•, through ♦ery great exertions, by abeut five o'clock succeeded in stopping the further progress of the flames. The follow ing is the official report of the houses destroyed and damaged:—No. 40, Three Colt street, Mr. Hunt, cheese monger, destroyed ; No. 41 and 42, Mr. Elwes, butcher, ditto ; No. 39, Mr. Paris, King's Arms, all destroyed but the cellar ; No. 38, Messrs. Haywood and Green wood, grocers, ditto ; No. 1, Mr. Moyes, King's Head, seriously damaged ; No. 1, Limehouse-lane, Mr. Cricklee, fishmonger, partially destroyed ; No. 3, Mr. Gardiner, grocer, ditto ; No. 95, Mr. Browne, pastry cook, ditto ; No. 96, Mr. Hyde, fishmonger, ditto ; No. 97, Mr. Dicks, dealer in china ; No. 98, Mr. Reeves, pastry-cook ; and No. 99, empty, all destroyed. The damage done is estimated at about 2,000/. No informa• Lion can be obtained as to the cause of the fire. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN EXETER. —On Thursday morning, at half-past two o'clock, Inspector Hamlin, of the Exeter night police, being upon the Quay, observed flames issuing from the back part of the premises of Mr. James L. Thomas, tallow-chandler and starch manufacturer, on the opposite side of the river. The alarm bell was sounded, and messengers were dispatched to the different engine -houses, to give intimation of the fire. Meanwhile the alarm had been given to Mr. Thomas and to other persons living in imme • diate proximity to the scene of the conflagration ; and every effort had been made to remove as much property as time and circumstances would admit beyond the reach of the devouring element. It was feared at one time that the fire would spread considerably, and those who thought their furniture might be endangered by it had hastened to remove it, and we regret to add that in the confusion which ensued there is too much reason to fear that many robberies were committed. The shop and lower rooms of Mr. Thomas's premises were cleared as far back as the in tense beat would allow ; but in the manufactory and store , ooms the first had already attained to such a head that iL was scarcely possible to save anything. From the com bustible ei nature cr principally tallow and cot•• ton, or unmanufactured state — with were — stored, the progress of the ewi hin the a o f pmr e the am n property—principally p t e r r t e Y u flames was more than usually rapid; and eye-witnesses of experience have assured us that the conflagration, while it lasted, was one of the most terrific in appearance ever re membered in the neighbourhood of this city. The whole of the lower part of the city was illuminated, and the flames were distinctly visible at a distance of many miles. Mr. Thomas's stock and machinery were insured in the Norwich Union office, and the buildings in the West of England. The insurance in the Norwich is to the amount of 2,0001., but it is estimated that this amount is insufficient to cover his loss, as he had recently made a large addition to his stock, and his stock of manufactured goods was at the time more than usually extensive. The origin of the fire is attributed to spontaneous combustion. 'We understand the men found some cotton burning some hours before, which they suc ceeded in extinguishing.— Western Luminary. CONVEYANCE OF THE SOUTH MAILS BY THE MAN CHESTER AND BIR3LINGYA3I RAILWAY.—Ws are glad to learn that this long-desired accommodation to the commer cial public of Manchester has been at length effected ; and that, from the Ist June next, the mails to and from Birming ham, London, and the south, will be transmitted along the Manchester and Birmingham line, between Crewe and this town, instead of being conveyed round by Warrington at a loss of nearly an hour each way. This boon has not been conceded to the oft-repeated and almost importunately-urged requirements of the mercantile community of this town and neighbourhood. It is not granted in answer to the memorials of the merchants and manufacturers, of the two commercial associations in this town, or of the corporation of the borough. No ; two railway companies, who had rival interests, have now amal gamated ; and that which has all along been the interest of the community, haying also become the interest of the com binedthe thing is at once settled. The secret history r si o the ral;d j- resistance, je' by the Post-office authorities, to the requirements of the public at Manchester, would present a curious picture of the way in which public business is some times managed. But this has now gone by; and all that we shall add on the subject is, that for the increased facility to correspondence, which will be afforded by the proposed change, we have to thank—not the Post-office, or the Trea sury—but that desirable combination of circumstances, which makea it the interest of individuals or companies to do that which is right in itself and best for the public.--Manchester Guardian. WINDSOR,THURSDAY ETZNING.--THE STATE APART MENTS AT THE CASTLE.—PITYIOII23Iy to the arrival of the Court at the Castle, yesterday afternoon, an order had been issued for the State apartments to be closed to the public to morrow (Good Friday). This morning, however, the order was countermanded, and the State Rooms, together with the Round Tower, will be open as usual. Before the recent re gulations carne into operation for the admission of the public without the payment of a fee, the Castle, while the Court was at Windsor, was closed on Tuesdays and Fridays. It having rescinded, and that free adm is s ion shoul d be al been, as we are i n f or med, suggested to an illustrious per sonage that, as th e ti c kets of admission (signed by the Lord Chamberlain) ex p ress ly states the Castle is open on Tues ,lays, Thursdays, and Fridays, great disappointment would be occasioned to visitors to Windsor if the apartments (with ou t d ue not i ce hav i ng b een given) were to be kept closed, it was immediately comma nded that the former order should be lowed to the p u bli c b e t ween the hours of eleven and four to morrow. The Ps ational gives vent to its Anglo-phobia in an article which only proves that the writer is annoyed by our recent triumphs in India, representing the victories of Moodkee, Ferozeshah, Aliwal, and Sobraon, as being merely gained by disciplined troups over a horde of barbarians, forgetting that those barbarians had been drilled, trained, and instructed for years by AVITABILE, ALLARD, and VENTURA, who had learned the art of war under NAPOLEON, and who had fre quently led the Seikhs to victory. The men. however, who shrunk not from Seikh cannon will hardly be " frighted from their propriety" by the " paper pellets" of the National. The account given in the Semaphore of Marseilles of the defeat of a large Arab force near Tlemcen, by General CAVAIGNAC, is confirmed. The combat, it appears, was very obstinate, and the Arabs lost 100 killed. The French also had a great number killed (among them one officer), and Colonel CAGNON, of the Hussars, had a horse killed under him. The France Alyerienne (an Algiers journal) of the 2d says :—" As we were going to press we learned that a telegraphic dispatch had been received announcing that ABD-EL-KADER, having been surprised by General YUSUF, has withdrawn with a small number of horsemen to the tribe of the Ouled Sidisi Skihs, to the south of the Chots, and consequently to the south of our posses- Lions in the west, towards the frontier of Morocco. This news appears certain, and it is added that the Ex- Emir, beaten, pursued, and hunted by our troops, ae• knowledges himself that he is unable to continue any longer the struggle in which he has been so long en gaged." M. OGIER, lute Colonel of the 7th Legion of the National Guards of Paris, and who was a candidate lot reelection, has tvlten rejected by a large majority, because as a Member of the Chamber of Deputies he voted for the indemnity to Mr. PRITCHARD; such,,at least, is the cause assigned by the Siecle for his rejection. The Stocks and Shares again improved on the Paris Bourse on Wednesday. The Three per Cents. closed at 83f. 75c.; the Five per Cents., 1201. 30c. ; the Orleans Railroad shares, 1,237 f. 50c ; Rouen, 1,040 f. • Havre, 747 f. 50c.; Great Northern, 765 f: ; Avignon, 9171. 50c ; Vierzon, 6951.; Bordeaux, 63tf.; Boulogne, 503 f. ; Troyes and Montereau, 4201.; Basle, 232 f. 50c.; Dieppe, 4501.; Paris and Strasburg, 525 f; Tours and Nantes, 547 f. 50c. ; Pars an Lyons, 5801.; Be'gian Two and-a•Half per Cents., 56%; Spanish Three per Cents., 361 i. The following are the quotations for other lines:— Lyons and Avignon Railroad (Talabot), 5081; ditto (Le cointe), 503 f. ; ditto (Compagnie Meridionale), 502 f. 50c.; Bordeaux and Cette (Mackenzie), 5021. 75c.; ditto ( E s p._ leta), 509 f.; Charleroy, 490 f. LYONS, Aram 6.—Marseilles and Avignon, 921 f. 23e.; Paris and Orleans, 1,232 f. 50c.; Rouen, 1,032 f. 50c. ferry-bo a t wir i DismEssma CALAMITY.---FORTY - FIVE PERSONS Da°wl4 ED--4. very lamentable occurrence took place last week at Wer shrieks o f the ft b y e t p w a e s e s e n n g S e a r r s r , e b o f r o a u l c l k ag a e n s d a n S d a r b r e o l t e h u i s s e . x e A s , and two carringes with horses harnessed to them, returning from market, has sunk after having struck violently against the bank, a n d only f i ve persons were save d, th e res t perish ing in the Sara This catastrophe is attributed to the care lessness rapidity of the fl.yinan and the breaking of the chain, when le and sth i ssues. of the current hurried away the boat, and the one side of the boat, alarming the horses, they moved to boat, which overbalanced an d sunk. GARRETT V. A DAMS AND OrliEus.—The solicitor for the plaintiff in this case, reported in ou r p a p er of y esterda y , under the h ea d of Gloucester Assizes, states that the plain tiff was not no nsu i te d , b u t bad a verdict on the I st, 2 d , On the 3d and 4th issues a verdict was entered for the i efen d ant , w ith liberty to move to enter it a1. , 0 for the pl a i ntiff; subject to the authority of the court above. ST. PAUL'S ..11T1tEDRIL. — Wo rkmen have been for some time engap d in putting up additio nal doors at the south entrance to S t. P au l's Cathedral. The old doors are very heavy, andhave seldom been op ened exce p t on s p ecial occasions. The Itew doors are light and p artl y g lazed, the same as those on the oppos it e side, so that the public can new be admitted, at either entrance. On Monday,Q Gl ouc ester, the Marquis of Worcester, as foreman of th, gran d j ur y, handed in a true bill against the Rev. Disney .obinson, for a libel on Jane Ba rk er , a lady whose name has lately been before the public in connexion with the name of Earl Fitzbardinge. The trial will, in all probability, be traversed until the next assizes.— Chdtenhani atronick. P.MIINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TU LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Aram 9. Dutch Ithemisk, —East Indies, 1 / 4 —Great Northers of France Constituted, 15—Great Indian Peninsular, 1 / 4 —Great Western Ben gal, %—Louvaiß and Jetuappe, 1 1 / 4 —Luxembourg, I%—Namur sad , Liege, 11/4—Orleans and Vierzon, 16 4 — Orleans and Bordeaux, IIN —Over Yisel, 3—Paris and trasbourg Constituted, 6 3 4--Rou en and Havre, 29. THE WEST INDIA. MAIL.—A notice has been given that the Tweed steamer's passage to Madeira having been protracted, from heavy weather, for nearly five days beyond the estimated time, it is expected, in consequence, that the corresponding ship from the West Indies, whose departure from Bermuda is dependent upon the arrival of the Tweed, will not reach Southampton until two or three days later than the usual date. No anxiety need, therefore, be felt in the event of a delay thus fully accounted for. THE BERRESWELL MURDER.—James Read, who has Leen acquitted of the above murder, has just been appre hended for the robbery of Mr. Trantor's handkerchief and waistcoat, and ha is in Birmingham. EMBANKMENT ACROSS THE l THE MASTER PAPER-STAINERS SEVERN. i AND THE NEW TARIFF. TO THE EILITOIt OF THE SUN. I Last night, at a late hour, a numerously-attended meet- Bristol, 3d month (March) 10. 1846. ing of operative paper-kangers was hel tat Jacob's Well Respected Friend,—Permit me to offer to your readers j Tavern, Barbican. The men assembled "for the pur the following observation.; on the subject of an embank. pose of receiving a deputation of paper-stainers, and meat across the Severn :—Some years ago I submitted taking into consideration the oppressive measures about for the consideration of our worthy representative, the to be adopted by their employers towards the working Hon. H. Berkeley, the propriety of constructing an men," in consequence of the alleged interference of the embankment across the Severn at or near Aust Passage, provisions of the tariff with the trade. The chair was of sufficient width to allow a railway and carriage way taken by Mr. Sparks, an operative. to be constructed thereon, which I believe would tend After introducing the object for which the meeting greatly to promote the convenience and benefit of the was assembled, public, and occasion but little or no inconvenience to the The CHAIRMAN said, that in consequence of the pro navigation. position of Sir It. Peel that the protective duty on the It has lately been proposed to construct at the same importation of foreign paper should be reduced to 2d., situation a suspension bridge, at an estimated cost of the working classes took alarm, because it became ru about one million one hundred thousand pounds. Now moored that the masters intended to lower the wages of as I imagine an embankment, with all the needful re- their workmen. 'the operatives had waited upon Mr. quirements for the navigation, draining, &c., might be Duncombe, and then they applied to the Board of Trade. effected for a considerable less amount, I cannot but Tne result was, that the masters fancied they were going think that it would be decidedly superior to a suspension to be ruined by the proposal of S ir R. Peel, and they bridge springing from the top of Aust cliffs. The ad- proposed a reduction of prices. The consequence was, vantages would, I think, be as follows : that 223 men, working at nineteen shops, had turned 1. A superior level for a railway and carriage road. out, as the proposed rate of prices was reduced full one 2. Superior stability and firmness. half, and in some instances two-thirds, on the previous 3. The advantage of a separate spacious carriage road. ;mount of pay allowed.—(Hear.) This would not allow 4. The advantage of preventing the occasional tidal sufficient for the support of themselves and families. floods over the low land on the borders of the Severn. Mr. BALLARD then moved the first resolution, which 5. By making a floating harbour from thence to Glou- was to the following effect:—" That this meeting consi tester the dangerous navigation at Aust Passage would ders the conduct of the master paperstainers unjust and be avoided. oppressive, in offering a reduction of wages to their 6. By making proper arrangements to obviate the in- workmen, on account of the importation of foreign paper convenience and evil of land floods, thereby increasing hanging, before the same has become the law of the the value of all the low lands adjoining. land." He was well aware that the interests both of 7. By the probability of converting large tracts of masters and men were identical, and he was surprised swampy and marsh land, now of little value, into value that the masters should attempt to force upon the men able pasture or arable land. such an unjust and oppressive reduction. It was his be At first sight the project may appear to some wild lief that it was not because the masters were afraid of and even visionary; but I feel persuaded that if the the introduction of French papers, and this fact was cor subject be calmly considered it will not seem so pre- roborated by a master, who was of the first standing in posterous as some, without thinking, may be led to the trade. He told him (the speaker), that this was not imagine. I can easily suppose that some will conceive their object—that there was no necessity for the course that to effect such a work would be attended with almost pursued by the masters, but that the majority of the insurmountable difficulties, and enormous outlay ; in employers desired to reduce the wages, under the pre answer to which I feel no hesitation in stating that there tence of the proposed reduction in the tariff. He had b een is no engineering difficulty; and as to the cost, I feel in the trade for forty years, and never during the whole equally confident that it would not exceed one million course of his life had he known such an infringement of pounds. the rights of labour as the reduction now submitted to It might be asked, how will you accommodate the na- them.—(Cheers.) There was no reason in the propo• vigation, because the making locks in the embankment sition In consideration of the reduction of the price will be attended with great annual expenditure to keep paid per score for the manufacture, the masters had in repair, and will be dangerous and inconvenient in said they could take an unlimited stock. This was boisterous weather? In reply I may observe, that at a fallacy on their part, which they employed in order less than one mile up the river Wye there is a nick of to delude the men.—(Hear, hear.) He hoped the land (as though provided for the purpose) about 200 to working men would open their eyes, and unstop their 300 yards wide, which joins the Beachley Head in the ears. He believed there was a possibility el their ob main land. At this point I propose to construct an taining as much as 6d. on gold papers, if they were only auxiliary basin and canal, to communicate with the united—(Cheers) —and he believed that the present at navigable part of the Severn or floating harbour, with tempt, on the part of the masters, to lower the wages of proper sea and harbour gates, so that vessels may pass the paper-stainers, was only a subterfuge and a snare, up the Wye and effect an easy entrance into the basin calculated to increase the profits arising from capital, ae in perfect safety, however boisterous the weather may the expense of the rights and comforts of the working be in the main channel of the Severn. Of course the classes.—(Cheers.) He cordially moved the resolution. water in the harbour must be kept to a proper level, so Mr. THOMPSON, in seconding the motion, said in ex as to enable the shipping to enter the Berkeley and planation of the unjust proposition of the masters, that Gloucester Canal at all times—the passage to which the following was the proposed and present scale of canal will be less dangerous than it is at present. wages : Along the embankment, at proper places and of pro- Present—Nine score at 11. 105. per dimensions, weirs must be made, to allow the sur- Proposed—Nine score at 13s. 6d. if under 50 pieces. It plus water flowing into the float to pass away, with over 50, the price of painting nine score would be Ils. 3tl. proper tidal hatches over the same, to pre- lie considered that at these prices it was not I os,,itile for vent the tide entering the float. To remove a man to live ; and from the poisonous ingredients used land floods I propose to cut large drains close to the in the business, so destructive as they were to human banks of the float, into which the land flood may enter, life, he considered it was not right that the man should with proper sea batches to allow the water to make thus be ground down to prices of such a character that its exit into the Severn when the tide permits, and the Union fare was far better than it would be possible to provide powerful steam or water eneines to be used for them to obtain. when required for pumping the surplus land water into The resolution was passed unanimously, amidst the float or Severn. Thus I think it is clear and indis- thunders of applause. putable that an embankment would be infinitely superior - Mr. TAPWORTH proposed the second resolution to a suspension bridge (exposed as the foundations of " That this meeting views the reduction of wages pro such bridge would be to the tremendous effects of strong posed by the masters as of so overwhelming a character, tides and heavy seas, and the upper works to the un- being in some cases two-thirds, and in others one-half broken fury of tempestuous gales and storms), securing of their present prices, that it is utterly inacossible to all the advantages I have enumerated, at the same time earn a subsistence. He considered the reduction pro producing a much larger remuneration for the outlay by posed of the most unparalleled character ; the decline an income derived (independent of railway and carriage in price, in fact, was from 3s. 6d. per piece to ls. 6d. per road tolls) from reclaimed waste hnd, and general im- piece of goods. The idea of fear, on the part of the provement of landed property contiguous thereto; and masters, of the importation of French papers for hang therefore, should it even exceed the estimated cost of ing, was a perfect trade absurdity. He maintained that the proposed bridge, it appears obvious that the great the English could compete with the foreigner at any convenience and advantage obtained would far more time. Then, if this was the fact, why should they fear than counterbalance the difference. the productions of the home market ? He felt con- Yours respectfully, fident they were in a right cause ; they had not • THOMAS MOTLEY. struck, they were not the aggressors, they had left their P.S. Should the plan of compressed air for locomo- employment because the proposed prices would not tive engines (now exhibiting at Pall-mall East) be found enable them to earn subsistence for themselves and their to answer in practice, then power may be obtained at the families. He contended that they were entitled to insist weirs more than ample to work the projected direct upon a fair remuneration for their labour.—(Hear.) Bristol and Liverpool and South Wales railways at The motion was seconded in a few words by Mr. almost no cost ! exclusive of extra power for mills and M'Doual, and unanimously carried. other works, which might be constructed on the em- Mr. PARROT then moved the last resolution—" That bankment. this meeting most earnestly submits, that every paper stainer resists to the utmost of his ability the present attempt to reduce the scale of prices, and that all pre sent pledge themselves to unite to maintain the present rate of wages, so that they may continue to hold a re spectable place in the scale of society. This was seconded by Mr. DARRANT in a neat speech, and unanimously carried. Thanks being voted to the Chairman, and three cheers being given for Mr. Duncombe, M.P., and three cheers for the "Press," the numerous assembly separated. IRONMASTERS' QUARTER-DAY. BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY.—The Birmingham meet ing of the iron and coal-masters of South Staffordshire and Shropshire, held in the Town-hall to-day, passed off much more satisfactorily than was expected For some weeks past, as might be seen from published reports, the iron trade was understood to be generally depressed; and there appears to be no doubt that, owing to cauAes which I will shortly explain, such has been the fact. It will be recollected that between two and three gears ago the ironmasters of South Staffordshire considered themselves in point of trade and future prospects so dis tressed that they appointed a deputation to Sir Robert Peel, requesting that the Right Hon. Baronet would be pleased, in order to afford them relief, to issue any quan tity of "paper money." Sir Robert's answer was to the point. lie told them that the grand evil of the system which had recently been pursued by the iron trade was " over production." Such threatens to be the conse quence of the late extraordinary impetus given to the trade. Present appearances confirm it. It would appear That ever since the opening of the pre sent session of Parliament, and immediately subsequent to the late ironmasters' quarterly meeting, a depression of the trade was first felt. The mania for railways (pro jected) was then at its height; and the natural con ,equence was, ironmasters being as much, or more, in fected than the rest of the world, that works were put on, wages raised, the price of materials augmented, and throughout the entire district there was, to every appear ance,, a brilliant prospective prosperity. For a time the prospect has been dimmed. The first blow given to the over-speculation in iron was the with drawal from Parliament of many of those wild railway speculations which had no °tilt_ r effect than to fill the pockets of attorneys, raise the price of the simple tnanu factures of Staffordshire, and ruin the shareholders. The present session of Parliament has had the effect of weed ing these projects, and, at the same time, of threatening the reduction of the price of iron. To-day there was an evident intention ©n the part of the ironmasters to keep up the prices of the last quarter; and, indeed, so far as the determination of Ile large houses could succeed in establishing them, they were successful. Staffordshire bars fetched 101, while Shrop shire pigs were certainly not lower, and, as far as 1 could learn, as firm as they were in January, There appeared to be a scarcity of them in the market. Staf. fordshire pigs fetched from 51. to 51. 10s. It must be admitted that the inclination to a decline of prices, which no ironmaster was prepared to gain say, was by many of them accounted for on different grounds to those already stated. The first was the pressure in the money market; and the second was the immense number of works at present in full employ. The number was never exceeded in the memory of man; while at the same time it is said the lime and coal works are inadequate to their supply. The Government measure introduced into the two Houses by Sir Robert Peel and Lord Dalhousie, has also had a most vital effect upon the trade. The great houses think that ult►mately it will prove beneficial, but the small masters, calculating as they have been induced to do g upon immediate cowomaptinn, look upon it ee injurious. As I have said before in many previous communica tions upon this subject, the decisions of quarterly meet ings are in all seasons to be looked upon as purely arbitrary. They may last for the day, be Ir, all pro bability before the week is over some ne d d au may require cash, and the settled prices of int sday are completely thrown overboard. It is inch.... a fact, that during the last quarter many houses of comparative respectab:lity have sold iron at 10s. per ton under the price fixed at the meeting in January. • It should be mentioned, however, that one house in Birmingham to-day has purchased the whole of the iron it will require for the next quarter at the prices fixed to day ; and that another still more eminent house —one of the largest manufacturing establishments in the kingdom—has during the last few weeks been an exten sive buyer. The greatest cloud which has overhung this day 's market is the defalcation of a large iron house in Loudon. THE REPEAL RENT.—WiII it be credited that from the Ist of January, 1840 to the 23d of February, 1 846—that is, within a period of two years and six months—there have been acknowledged subscriptions paid to the Repeal ex chequer, amounting to the enormous sum of one hundred and twenty-seven thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine pounds eleven shillings and sixpence. INPIA HousE.—Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India-house, when the new directors elected on Wednesday last—viz., Mr. John Cotton, Mr. John Loch, Mr. Charles Mills, Mr. William H enr y Cbi c h e l ey P lowden, Mr. Henry Shank, and Mr. Henry Sc. George 'tucker, took the oath and their seats. Mr. James Weir Hogg, M.P., was chosen Chairman, and Mr. Henry St. George Tucker Deputy- Chairman, for the year ensuing. Yesterday the Quarter Sessicns of the Peace for the borough of Southwark was held at the Town-hall, High street, before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, the High Bailiff, and Aldermen Lucas, Sir C. Marshall, and Gibbs. The Grand Jury having been sworn the Recorder said there were no bills in his office to go before them. These sessions, he said, were obliged to to hell as a matter of contingency, but there was rarely anything for them to do, as the business formerly done at those sessions was now transferred to the Central Criminal Court.—The Court then adjourned, A clandestine gaming-house in the Rue des Moulins, at the Batignolles, was entered by the police on Sunday night, whilst a considerable number of persons were at play. The two persons keeping the table were apprehended. The fur niture was seized, and all the visitors were compelled to give their name; and addivaioae—Gaiirtasi. YORK an LANCASTER RAILWAY' PROPOSED WINDING•UP. Yesterday afternoon a meeting of shareholders in thi 4 undertaking was held at 53, Ciniring-cruss, to consider the propriety of calling upon the directors forthwith to', dissolve the Conipany. Major Jell Sharp presided, 81 4 detailed the circumstances connected with its past his tory. A circular was circulated amongst the proprie tors, inquiring-1. Whether the original route of the line was not altogether altered, and that without consult ing the shareholders ; 2. Whether the Company had oh tqined the consent of six landowners of the line; Whether they were not opposed on standing orders by the Leeds and Thir.di Company, Lord Harewood, and various landowners, and whether their attempt to pass that tribunal was nut so hopeless as to create a mer e waste of expel se ; 4. Whether they had not alreadY spent between 30,000/. and 40,000/., and accomplished nothing ; 5. Wli , .ther the directors had not a dia l / alloaance for their attendance at the board, and there' fore interested in protracting a dissolution ; 6. Whether they would undertake to produce their banking account, and show what funds, if any remained, applicable to the use of the shareholders. The circular alluded to PO" seeded to call upon the directors to produce their correS• pondence and negotiations with other companies, and re quired to knew how many shares each member of th e committee had allotted to hi mse lf, an d h ow man y had found it ben, ticial to take them up. On the motion of Mr. POCOCK, seconded by Captain ROSE, R.N., it was resolved that it would be advan tageous to th, , shareholders if the concerns of the yori, and Lancaster Railway were immediately wound up. protest against the further continuance of the scheme w as was also a p et iti on t o the House , a sad to, Commons,praying ee(' that the progress of the Bill migh t be arrested. It was stated that the expenses of the Company, uP to the present time, could not have exceeded 7s. 6d. Pe r share. A vote of thanks to the chairman cloud the PO' ceedings. NUMEROUS AND SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. Yesterday the following serious accidents occurred' several of which aro expected to terminate fatally The first case was that of Wiliam Whitehead, 4' fourteen years, residing at No. 5, White's-building s ; Bermondsey-street. He had been on an errand to th e Southwark Bridge-read, and whilst on the way home P b got behind a cab, and, ende avour ing to reach the 11 ; 4 racing the Town hall, High-street, Southwark, he knocked down lay a heavily-laden waggon, th e wheel. "" which passed over his l e ft le g , crus hi ng it i n a 03°a; ; frightful manner. He was carr i e d t o S t. Thomat; Hospital, where he lies in a h o p e l ess con dition.-1,!,- second accident occurred to a child name d S ara h Wrigo t " aged eight yr ars, whose friends r e sid e a t N o . 3, Stocky/e l? street, Old Kent-road. Sne was left by her mother to Pr e Z pare somethi ng f or di nner, an d d ur i ng h er mot h e r's %s settee she set h e r c l o thi ng on fi re . Her screams brot l eb several . neighbours to her a s sistance, who, " 11t , gr, , at difficulty, succeeded in extinguishing the lla° 3 '" „ a but not before she was completely burnt and char . r e o over the whole of her body. She was wrapped In, blanket, and con ve y e d t o Guy's Hospital; but she. es° o l not survive the injury many hours.—The third acel ds o happened to a young man, a boiler-maker, living bo Greenwich, in the empl o y o f M e s s r s . Penn and Coo ` be oxy=a-E,ive engine e r s . I t seems h e was eng aged in 1 .4 boiler manufactory at Deptford, and while lifting a I s l. pik•ce of plate iron, the p o nd e r ous mass f e ll upon. l ila right leg, by which it was fractured in two places. , to was extricated with considerable troubl e , and carrie'4l a surgeon near .the premises, but the injuries be P d f sustained were so serious that it was d eeme d necess7 f to remove him to St. Thomas's Hospital, w h e re he remains in an exhausted state.—The fourth happeP b Norton Folgate, to two persons. About noon, a peet', 3 , ° fi g named Willia t n Deal, age d 13 y ears , was proeee",be along the High-street on horseback, towards 0 1 General Post-office, at a rapid pace, at the same rnei gi o g a man named John Severs, aged 49 years, was crosPro the carriage .way, and before the lad could stop the 11° 0 . the man was knocked to the ground with fearful fit lence, and the fad was also pitched over the htl head on to the stones. The moan was carried i n ad surgeon's, and was f oun d t o h av e rec e ived a compe ei l, o , fracture of ...net left thigh, and other serious lee` - i The boy was taken to th e same pl ac e, having sustalt to th ' severe scalp wound and concuss i on o f the brain iI were speedily taken int o G uy ' s H os pit a l. The i s ' e ff in a dangerous condition, an d th e man a l so lies with l a co slight hopes of recovery.—Another accident too at Tomlinson's coal-wharf, Bankside. A man use John M`She.a, aged 39 years, was leaping into one ° f lds barges lying off the wharf, when he lost his footc'sbo and fell with great violence to the lower part °,, f 6 04 barge, and severely injured the spine of his bsci"llo also fractured several ribs on the left side. kl e taken to St. Thomas's Hospital. SINGULAR CASE OF POISON Yesterday afternoon Mr. G. J. Mills, Deputy -03 re, for- Middlesex, held an inquest at the Adam a n " ei Tavern, High-road, Kensington, on view of the bodirg4 Richard Bird, aged 45 years, whose death ne ctir under the following circumstances : 'oo °l It appeared that the deceased wa s i n th e nce'" l employ of Mr. Henxman, a wine -merchant, living: sOI 6, Terrace, Kensington. On Wednesday, the Ist O n al deceased was sent about one o'clock with a dcz e h - 0 wine, in a basket, to th e h ouse o f M r . R a y n er, w,i fr t sfel' rections to bring back with him a d ozen empty .;" °- Deceased did not arri ve a t M r . R ayner ' s tin"' 0+ o'clock, and while selecting the empty bottle s 1 ,11 0 Rayner desired him not to t a k e a di r t y b ott l e whic' bpi pointed out to him, which she repeated three time s; o o l/ deceased persisted in taking it, and did so, for tholl; evening he was brought t o th e M ason ' s Arms, k r, field -street in a cab, the ca b ma n stating he bad _„, 11- 0 , him up in the New-road, very ill ; and the de by told the landlord that he was very ill, 0 1001 had drunk something out of an empt9 b and that the moment he had done so his mood stomach seemed all on fire. Remedies were tr ee 't , o deceased appeared on Saturday to be better ; Sunday he got worse, and died about four o'nl° c _. 0 0 Monday morning. Inspector Haven, T divisi.o7o4 learning the particulars of the case, and that dlor the was dead, sew. a policeman to the Mason's Anna bor empty bottles, when it was found that the dirt/ o re had on it two lables, one of which was written, I, n „ characters, " Poison for vermin," an d on th e otiptY printed the name of ' Mr. Wooldridge, chemist , o at place, New-road." Further inquiries were then 0 LoPP A both at Mr. Rayner's and Mr. Wooldridge's, the I ,4.,ib i r of whom said it was us e d t o kill b ugs , an d the W l ' o, Le believed it contained a s t rong m i nera l poisolit io3 9 probabl3, some corrosive sublimate; and, it is P re b s ood eg that the deceased being very near-sighted, did 1 10 ' the labels. dair; The jury returned a verdict, " That the decea s Sido:, from the di, ets of some irritant poison, taken ti'" Pr tally, but what description of poison it was ther e no evidence to show." _,,ur 14 5 MALLEABLE GLASS.—A correspondent rew- op of ip " Some time since your publication contained an se c 3 0 the invention of a malleable glass, by some gentle, ll : l France. In Wanley's Wonders o f th e Littl e W'ori; l iiv e will find, as I did when a little boy, .that a man B° ,, b ick ij o to the burgomaster of Am s t er d am a g l ass b o ttle, w- c i tp - j bent by violently throwing it upon the payment, 10d deal hammered it into its f ormer state ; but he was fet°3sooo, in the high road on th e ensuing morning. M r " ite t le- Etherege Acton, the fathe r o f th e late Mr. Samue l oal . j of Euston-square, discovered the method of maki° ll l ,iS it able glass ; b u t, w i t h a commen d a bl e t h oug h m istai'!l4 l ,, of feeling, he st ea dily re f use d t o di sc l ose the secrot,.,,r should deprive the glass manufacturers of subsistence. , Builder. tor te for ROYAL SEA BATHING INFIRMARY.—The A s becid general court of the governors of this charity, esfaul ; of :De the purpose of affording to poor invalids the mea n , at ' bathing, with medical attendance, was held yester day Fi O London Coffee-house, Robert Pugh, Esq., in the chair•wies., the report read by the secretary, it appears that her„ i l o ttP e , still continuos her patronage of the institution, att u t rArC s o funds are in a flourishing state. The infirmary at —gifj, f , which is capable of affording accommodation of fr""f 300 inmates, will be opened on Monday, the 1 1 " i_ ° l,:° and continue open until September. B. Curling, trio 4 geon to the London Hospital, and Thomas Thornt° ;cell having been elected directors, a vote of thanks was g it the chairman, and the meeting separated. 0 1 * (16 1 0 ' From a Ra-liamentary paper issued on Sa t par t t appears the I the year 1844 the number of Acts 0 o meat suppled to the public under the promulgatie_to,el was 505,849 in Great Britain, and to public d e p :1015,1 45,313. The h ghest number in any year since 183 5 lie d, tn 0, 0 pu bli c w is in Liao, „'lien D49,12ti were so suPP,, 3 I., to public departments in 1837, when they were 11 1 e The Duke. de Nemours and the Prince ol t ie, temberg proceeded on March 31 to the f ores t of K'sce°°o hunt the Wild boar. Their Roy a l Hi g h nesses Wer e nr os i t t i panied by the Sub-Prefect of S en li s , an d sever al 5 1 / y O ne,"? of the neighbourhood. T wo b oars were woun bed ; a keeper, and the other by M. Lacour. A third v"l o ier s pf by M. Chair inn, jun., lieutenant in the sapuers - P °P p l 'oli e n o Senlis. VA a young boar of three years Of ag e ' e, ill those knol 111 vithe name of bête de campagne, habitsatrlaonryetiontthhendepth s o of f tthhee woods, the ars,wyhoicohogalifontis poi:' company company with some of th e i r f e ll ows. Th e Princes fErt yesterday for anoth er d ay ' s h unt i ng, i n t h e forest ° nonville.—Galignanz. vO 6/.11 ,,;; ° ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY JUMPING OFF 0 $ STER - BRlDGE.—Yesterday evening, between silt ! t oed I P' o'clock, a desperate attempt at suicide was comity ip to young woman, nineteen years of age, named C l ltidg e Dee ll sell, who threw herself off the top of Westminster' ha d D e the river. It appears that she and a compani °ll ,-ithe c e drinking with some cabmen in Westminster, tou i er .bqg came intoxicated. Returning home over WeStlniO t to p 0 , 4 0 she suddenly left her companion, and mounted O c t et by bridge, on the Surrey side, and instantly preciPit s ,,, t ive% U. into the river. An alarm being given, some Ws' s' let he off in their boats, and succeeded in saving her ass c ola the paint of sinking. She was removed to the Hospital. 4 a ttif9t We read in the .Tournal du Havre of_: f eir e d tO; " The Prince de Joinville arrived hers yesteru r ,AiOrit; from Caen, by the Calvados steamer. After wit. l3 o " ; launch of the Passe Partout, at Nantes, and P a a t 11t IC visit to Lorient and Brest, his Royal Highness ! 1 " 4°, port by a Government steamer for Cherbourg- I beitto, intended to come direct to Havre, but the fear o _, s rt 1 11 : tained in his voyage by the regulations of ou r % mined him to land at Cherbourg. After sleep Ya tes' Hotel de l'Amiraute, he started this morning f°_ t e sta,/ tir is needless to add that in this place, where tif o rl the Prince de Joiuville are so imprinted in the tof fo e aff inhabitants, his incognito was nothing more tha t S i ELECTION.—Thew e „. 1 , 0 1, nomination of cli fe4 for the borough of Richmond took place o _2 , ey when, there being no opposition to Mr. R„. 1 c.P.,. Ce o ;ote; taken, and he was declared elected. The be°" te rt4 l 4 o 6 briefly addressed the electors, and the proceedings f3ll l - off' THE TIN • PLATE WORKERS' STRIKE %i r olit'tilio ll HAM.—The tin-plate workers employed ju st a prop s r eC about seventy in number, have struck t oe made by their masters to reduce their prlc" Ii at . er , m_f tor cent. The Post-office clerks and distributors 0 a u made an appeal to the public against the caa uu Ounslay deilyery. "r'. ~ J DREADFUL CONFLAGRATION IN PORT-GLASGOW. A few minutes before two o'clockyesterday (Tuesday), the ropework and sailcloth weaving premises at Port- Glasgow, belonging to the Gourock Ropework Com pany, were discovered to be on fire, and the alarm was immediately given, the steeple bell was rung, the fire-engines were sent for, and a messenger dis patched for the Greenock engines, but every effort at stopping the progress of the devouring element was fruitless in the extreme ; in twenty minutes the whole range of wooden buildings on the sonth side of the Greenock Railway, on which an additional story for weaving was lately erected, was enveloped in one line of blaze and smoke, from the bridge at the railway station to the flax spinning -mill, which has been saved, a distance of some hundreds of yards, presenting a scene of most imposing grandeur, yet a dreadful and ap palling spectacle. By three o'clock the whole buildings were levelled with the railway wall, leaving nothing but the burning embers, and an immense quantity of hemp, on which the fire-engines were playing, to save as much of it as possible. Part of the gable of a brick building fell with a crash upon the railway, and, although the ruins were partially cleared away, ob structed the down-train from Glasgow at three, and the up-train from Greenock at half-past three, till the passengers of each dismounted and walked past the scene of devastation. The railway servants, however, were most assiduous in attention to the passengers, and not the slightest accident occurred. The blaze and smoke were seen in awful splendour at Greenock, which with the intelligence attracted a number from that place. The people of l'ort-Glasgow were thrown into the ut most consternation, and all the heights commanding a view of the catastrophe were crowded. Fortunately the wind being light and from the north, the flames and sparks were driven back toward the hill, else the consequences to the town might have been frightful; as it was, only one dwelling-house has suffered. Had the event occurred during the night, the appearance, consternation, and con. equences !must have been awfully heightened. As it is, the loss must be very great. The company of proprietors are chiefly belonging to Greenock, and have been enterpris ing manufacturers of sailcloth and ropes for a num be.r of years, giving employment to a great numb e r of workmen and other persons, who will now be for a time thrown out of employment. We understand that the property of the company is insured—we should hope to cover all loss. When our informant left the spot, the only efforts being made were to save as much of the raw material on the spot as possible, every other consumable article being burned up.—Glasgow Chronicle. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--CHESTER, APRIL 7. An inquest was held yesterday at Backford, near this city, on the body of Thomas Jones, who was unhappily killed on the previous Saturday night, while rambling on the Chester and Birkenhead Railway. It appeared from the evidence adduced, that the deceased (who was resident at Chester, but who was in the employ of W. Cole, at Birkenhead, as a joiner) took a second-class ticket at the latter place for this city. He alighted at the Hootun station, and did not return to the carriage. Another joiner of the name of Harding also acted in a similar manner, and was left behind just as the train was moving off. He asked permission to walk on the line as far as Sutton, as the neat train would call there and not at Hooton, but was refused ; he therefore went across the fields, and continued his journey to Chester by the mail-train, which he joined at Sutton. Of the deceased, however, no more was then seen. When the mail-train, which leaves Birkenhead at 15 minutes before nine o'clock in the evening, arrived within a quarter of a mile of the Milling ton station, the fireman told the engine-driver that he had lust seen a man, and that a hat had blown past the train_ Th. .a arm w hz...i.a Try. tOrtuOUlately SOtinaea, the engine was re versed, and the train stopped at the Millington station. The night was very dark, and a heavy storm of sleet was falling at the time. Information was given of the circumstance, and the watcher and station-keeper immediately proceeded to the spot, where they found the corpse of the unfortunate man Jones most dreadfully mutilated. The train came on to Chester, and on its arrival there Mr. Calligan, the super intendent, sent for a medical gentleman, whom he accom panied on an engine to the scene of the sad disaster. The mangled remains of the poor fellow were then conveyed to a farm in the neighbourhood to await the cOroner's investiga tion. As there was snow upon the ground the footsteps of the deceased were tracked to the Blue Gate- bridge, which is within a short distance of the place where the accident occurred, so that he could not have been long on the line. He appears to have been walking between the up-rails, and with his face towards Birkenhead ; he would, therefore, meet the train in full career, and his death must have been instantaneous. A verdict of Accidental Death was returned. POST-OFFICE CHARGES AT MADEIRA.—The following is an extract of a letter received at Lloyd's, from their agent at Madeira, dated March 21 :—" The Health Office fees are now levied at the rate of 10s. per mast. Say, health,three of masts, U. 108.; two masts, 11. if without a bill an addi tional fee of 10 dollars , if com in g from a clean port, and 15 dollars from an unhealthy port." The Lancaster and Ulveston mail coach has ceased running, and the bags arc now conveyed by a gig. PETITIONS FOR INCREASED SALARIES IN THE DIS TRICT POST-OFFICE.—The sub-sorters, stampers, and letter carriers of the London District Post, are preparing petitions to the Postmaster-General for increased salaries, on the ground of the great quantity of extra duty they have to per form. From the precedent established by the recent rise in the scale of the General Post sub-sorters, it is probable that his Lordship at the head of the establishment" will cause a -eneral arrangement of tke salaries throughout the executive department. BOUNTY UPON ENLISTMENT IN THE ARHY.--Withill the past twe or three weeks, the bounty paid to recruits upon their enlisting in the infantry regiments has been raised from 3/. 17s. 6d. to 4/. The bounty upon enlistment into cavalry regiments is now also raised, the sum paid being 5/. Formerly the bounty paid by the infantry was 31., and by the cavalry 4/. GRANDSON OF SIR WALTER SCOTT.—MY. Walter Scott Lockhart, son of Mr. J. G. Lockhart and grandson of Sir 'Walter Scott, has been gazetted to a cornetcy in the 16th Lancers ' the regiment which contributed so much to our suc cess in the recent glorious victory of Aliwal. FALL IN THE PRICE OF BREAD.—Yesterday the four pound loaf was reduced . to 6d. in the neighbourhood of Drury-lane, and the New Cut, Lambeth, and other districts in the ssetspolis.