The Sun. — London, England, 1852-04-19 00:00:00

TifEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. B, Webster, Bole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. rci IS E VE..ti LNG., Will be performed MONEY. After which a new Burlesque on a frightfully popular su b ject , to be called 0, GEMI NI ; or, the Brothers of Co(u)rse. Characters by Messrs. Buekstone, Bland, Woollier; Mesdames Buckingham , Col lins, Caulteld, H oney. & c. To conclude with BOX AND COX, by Messrs. Keeley and Buck ;Stone. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPII.I. Lessee, Mr. B. Webster ; Directress, Madame Celeste. TEiffi F.STI..NII4u, Will be performed a new Drama of powerful interest, called THE QUEEN OE THE MARKET. Characters by Messrs. Hughes, 0. smith, Paul Bedford, Emery, Honey, Worrell ; 'larding, and Keeley. Mesdames Chaplin, After watch, a devilish new Extravaganza, called MEPIIISTO pIIE LES. Characters by Mr. Honey, Miss Fitzwilliam, and Miss woolgar. With WHO STOLE THE POCKET-BOOK? or, a Dinner for Six. v., 0 IAL le C &SS' `i StiEaTitlr ox ro t , :Meer the Management of fir. C. Re b a . ;• - , - Will be performed the CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal charac ters by .3lessrs. C. A. Wigan, byder, Meadows, J. j. Chester, F. Cooke, Everett, and Wheatleigh ; Aliases rawps, ar ray, Robertson, Vivash, Daly, a n d C. Leclercq. ,After which a Fairy Tale, in rwo Acts, endued WITTIKIND AND HIS BROTHERS; or, The Seven SW= rrittces And the Fair afeltta;..ne. Cooke, Flexmore , Meadows, Ch ar a c ters by Mes.;:s. Har ey, Mrs. Winstanley , Marshall, Robertson, Murray, Veelereq, Daly, Vivash, Newcombe, K. merry, and Madlle. 0 f 25.11, ist BEATS C. Under the vfanagement of' Yadame Vest Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. Will be proluced a dramatic story, in eight acts, entitled A "AI ' OF EVENTS. Characters by Messrs. Charles Mathews, Frank Matthews, Robert /C o sby, Belton , Baker, Sitter, Horncastle litosi,re, B u tl er, and llonner ; Madame Vestr i s , Miss Laura Kee ne , airs. F. Matth ews, ill and Miss Julia S t. Geor4e, Miss Wright, miss Oliver, uss Grove, and Horn, '.o Mrs. aenama ra, Lliss Martindale , Miss Ellis, Miss Foote. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE., Lausee end Nutnai;e4. ALE TRIS rg.).TING9 WEI be performed HONESTY Ei THBE AT POLICY. To conclude with Tdie. CA3IBERWELL BROTHERS ,• or, The Mystic Milkman. To conclude with THE HOLE IN THE TVALL7 4D THEATRE. Lessee. Mr. W. R. COPELAND, Liverpool. EVENING. Will be presented A VILLAGE TALE. Characters by 3fessrs. E. Rogers, Attwood, Moreland; Mesdames Copeland, Selby, and Mas- To be followed by MATRIMONIAL PROSPECTUSES. ; Messrs. Walter Lacy, Attwood; Mrs. Selby, Miss and Maskell. After which ANTHONY A's.lD CLE4PATRA, by Mr. Walter Lacy and Miss L. Howard. To be followed by the grand Ballet of VIVANDIERE, by M. Madlle. Therese, and a full orPs de Ball e t. Boxes, gg. ; Pit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre, Is. Private Boxes One (Rune., ana a ltaU each. Stage Manager, Mr. E. Stirling. ziOTAL • Under the Patronage of her Afa J est Y and hia Ro almem= Prince Albert. , . ----- Proprietor an d Manager, Mr. W. natty. The most successfu l and popular Theatre to London. THIS EVENING, ; or, the w Will ba Dresanted a new grand Military Spectacle, which is no IN EGYI. 2 s liT r t t :i: t: ,, t, all b, P u a k r i ls r: en title). BONAPARTE To ~,,Z, V 7 e , l by Ratty's Inimitable Seenea of the Arena.. Ti cheu :e wtth a Laughable farce. 44 had at tne Box-office trom Ele ven till Four daily. ..,--_„_,...2tage Manager. :Ai. Lcciereq. -......._ THE ilstf;t-.t.--lltf:L. ago we expressed a after all, be Some ;:n 7 — r t ;lye days a b anda t viction that the Militia Bill would, minds at least, ce „., ll : a. Plat conviction is now, to our noxious measure will be w. in to a moral certainty. The oh tion and incalculable beneltit odavirri, to the infinite gratifies ters attempt to go on with it, the c . ountry. Should Minis- , vo:saLlberals will move its re prehensions ersis jection, on the ground that, as on the eve of a general election, and . no . ap !ostitational course will immediate invasion, the proper and , o n t h.e Public mind of an be, to defer any further procedure country has, through. the huati 9 g 3 an n. ti:1 1 rnatter until the it. It is bad an opportunity of expressing it 3 opinion Pollng-booths, w Act .to feel dis thought that Lord Derby, though he ma a o n odici t ill, will, appointed at not being allowed to proceed in reality, be but too happy to get rid of the Wi 3 0 very uppopulaz a MOMlgee—Adtvrtiser. ' 3l a pals (Stinlll snit LONDON, MONDAY. APRIL 19, 1852 During the leisure hours of the Easter vacation the national representatives are enabled to canvass the opinions of their constituencies, while the national administrators are usually recreating themselves by partaking of a series of 'civic hospitalities. Already within the last few days we have taken occasion to refer in complimentary language to the good taste displayed throughout the festive proceedings at the Mansion-house, when her MAJESTY'S Ministers were entertained by the head of the metropolitan corporation. Another banquet of a similar kind was given on Saturday last by the Goldsmith? Company to the principal mem bers of the DERBY.DISRABLI Administration. It would have gratified us to have mentioned in terms as commendatory as those applied to the dinner pre sided over by the LORD MAYOR of London, the one which on Saturday evening was presided over by the Prime Warden of the Goldsmiths. Unfortunately, however, matters of a somewhat delicate .nature were introduced to the notice of the guests by the chairman—matters but ill befitting the leader of a convivial entertainment. Among the subjects thus ungracefully particularised was even numbered—of all subjects in the wide world for mention at a public dinner-table I— the forthcoming budget awaited at the hands of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. The Right Hon. Gentleman whose name was thus blunderingly in-. troduced to the notice of the assembled guests by the Prime Warden, was sufficently adroit, in conse quence of his complete and imperturbable self-pos session, to divert the attention of his auditors at once from the consideration of a theme so peculiarly fraught with personal and even Ministerial ember. rassment. Treating the allusion made to his proposed fiaencial arrangements as altogether nothing more than a juke, a rather floundering mot, by the way, supposing it to have been so intended—Mr. DISRAELI observed, "I am sure you will agree with me that in my po sition discretion is the better part of ; valour, and that you will not insist to night upon any revelations with regard to this important subject," humorously ob• serving, moreover, that he felt the great advantage of a Finance Minister dining with the Goldsmiths' Company before an impending budget. Scarcely less delicate were topics to which the First Lord of the Treasury found it necessary to refer, in consequence of the same incautious mode of introducing his name as the principal member cf her MAJESTY'S Government. Insomuch was this the eve that the Earl of DERBY was induced to give utterance, in the course of his remerke, to one of those after-dinner compliments, in which praise becomes distorted into flattery, and truth becomes lost in ab surdity—a species of oratory in which, sooth to say, we should not have expected the " Rupert of De bate" to have shown himself a proficient. The observation here meant was that in which Lord DERBY ventured very extravagantly to assert—" I am particularly gratified that my worthy friend has done me the honour of proposing to you my health, not only in the capacity of First Lord of the Treasury, but also in a capacity which 1 hardly value and pride myself upon less, that of a brother Goldsmith." Somewhat more ingenious than this was that passage in the PREMIER'S speech, on Saturday, in which he expatiated on the wonderful discoveries simulta neously in different quarters of the globe—in coun tries as distant from each other as California add Australia—of what has hitherto been considered as a precious metal, " the staple," said he, "of the in dustry of our craft." " Gold, gold, gold, gold," as it was celebrated by noon in his moving history of Misa Kdenansegg. After commenting upon the surprising and almost wholly unpre cedented nature of those discoveries, the PRIME MINISTER thus happily illustrated the no less sudden, and, he insinuated, no less gratifying dis covery of a duff-rent kind of " precious metal" elsewhere. " Bat," slid be, "it is not only in regard to the discovery of gold that new mines appear to be opened to us. Within a very short time, as with re. Bard to gold, so there was (as it turns out) a popular delusion that the field of statesmen and of the political metal was almost as limited ; it was supposed that the crop of statesmen we.; one of very limited am oun t, for which, if ycu were disposed to search, you must dig in certain favoured localities, and confine yourself to searching for them there. I am happy to think, gentlemen, that, to some degree, I have been instru mental in dispelling that illusion. An unfortunate adventurer, as I was to consider myself, honoured with the commission from her MAJESTY to do the best that he could for her service, I have ventured boldly to open a new mice, and I am happy to say that in the opinio n of competent judges, so far as it has yet been worked, the ore that has been raised contains among it as la rge a proport i on o f sterling metal, with as little admixture of dross, as any that was ever drawn from the old and exclusive mines to which we were formerly confined." The illustration, it must be con fessed, was sufficiently ingenious, and none the less welcome to the hearers of the Noble Earl from their vivid and consequently rather painful remembrance of the " used up" condition of the Whigs, the worn out and intolerable barrenness of the late unfortunate Ad ministration. The metaphor conjures up, in fact, im mediately to remembrance the large "family party" which, polypus-like, had stretched forth its grasp to the threatened strangulation of the na tional energies—the family of the ELLIOT 9 and the RUSSELLS, blended, of course, with the celebrated " GREY iniquity." Speaking seriously, however, said the Earl of DERBY, in continuance of these really admirable remarks, We come forward not as the advocates or supporters of any particular interest, but feeling deeply our responsibility to maintain and uphold all the great interests, of which said that, if any one su ff ers i n this country, i try, t cannot m it ustb e suffer without affecting more or lessthe e rrest.s lire till' s feel that it is our duty not to be the promot of or that class, but to be the promoters and defenders and uphold ers of the whole—and by maintaining and the industry of the country—by enc ouraging ol a nd supporting those laws which are the upholding ednincogurag eme nt to that industry, becau se they secure to industry o f ever y denomination the safe return for its suocenfill czerti"." This BURTON PALE: ALE, OR BITTER BEER. The BURTON BREWERS have requested me to publish a solemn declaration. Which they have made before me in my official capacity, and which they have left in my keeping, in answer to a mischievous charge recently b rou g ht against them to the effect that they use Strychnine in the making of their celebrated Bitter Beer. That a charge so absurd should obtain a moment's credence appears surprising to persons on the spot, who know that if ever a manufactured article was free from adulteration, it is this wkole some and grateful beverage. In fact, it is well known to every one practically acquainted with the process, and ought to be known to every Chemist, not to mention learned " M.D.s," that nothing could produce the article in perfection but the finest malt and hops and the purest w ater, combined with the most scrupulous cleanliness and great skill in the manufacture. The BURTON BREWERS, in adopting this mode of defence, have to b een advised by counsel that it is the only legal course open them, owing to the extreme vagueness of the charge. It would have been more agreeable to them collectively, or to any of them individually, to have met their calumniator in a court of law, where he would have had every facility for making good his charge, had it been capable of proof. As, however, the opportunity of doing so is denied them, they think it due to the public, as well as to them selves, to repel the calumny in the most solemn form the law allows them to employ. JOHN RICHARDSON, High Bailiff of the Borough of Burton-upon-Trent. We, the several persons whose names are hereunto subscribed, eing Wholesale Brewers at Barton -upon-Trent, in the County Of Stafford. do severally and respectively solemnly and sncerely declare that in the manufactu'e by us or our respective firms of Bitter Beer or other Beer r Ale, no article whatever is used or employed,. directly or indirectly, other than malt, hops, and water; and that in our respeceptin g Bthat in ctive reweries the year no other 1847 some of us a*tiele ever was ex us ed or employe d, tried, by way of experiment, (und , r an Act of Par lament passed in that year authorising tee same) a small quantity of sugar, but the use of which was very shortly abandoned. And we further say, that we never even heard or suspected that ,the use of Strychnine was imputed to any of the Burton Brewers, t otil such imputation recently appeared in some of the public ne wspapers. And we further solemnly and sincerely declare that sucl; imputation is asoiutely and entirely false and grou.idless. And ?ve make this solemn declaration, conscientieusiy believing the acme 1..1 be true, and by virtue of the provisions of an Act of Par liament niade and passed in the fourth and fifth years of the reign of King Wilhelm the Fourth, intituled " An Act to repeal an Act of the present sesa s t on of Parliament, intituled Act for the more effectual abolition of oaths and animal ions taken and made in various departments of the state, and to subs itute declarations in n lieu thereof, and for the more en tire suppression of voluntary a extra judicial oaths and affidavits and to make other provisions for the abolition of unnecessary oaths."' M. T. BASS (representing the firm of Bass and Co). HENRY ALLSOPP (representing the firm of Samuel Allsopp and Sons). W. WORTHINGTON (representing the firm of Worthington and Robin , on). THOMAS FOSBROOKE SALT (representing the firm of Thomas Salt and Co ). JOHN HILL (representing the Ilan of Charles Hill and Son). GEORGE MEAKIN (representing the firm of Meakin and Co.). JOSFPII NUNNELEY. JOHN PROUDMAN (Manager of the Barton Brewery Company). JNO. PERKS (representing the firm of W. S. and J. Perks). FRANCIS Tuomesos (representing the firm of John Thompson and Son). JONATHAN MEAKIN. B. HICKLIN. WILLIAM MIDDLETON. Taken and Subscribed at the Borough of Burton-upon-Trent, the gifteenth day of April, 1852, before me. JOHN RICHARDSON, High Bailiff of the said Borough. lIER MAJESTY S THEATRE Madlle. JOHANNA. WAGNER. It is respectfully announced that the talent of Madlle. JOHANNA WAGNER is secured exclusively to her Majesty's Theatre, by an engagement dated the 9th of November last, and signed by this cele brated artiste, arid also by her father Mr. Albert Wagner. ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. It is respectfully announced that To-MOBROW , Will be presented Rossinfs Opera of LA CENERENTOLA. La Cenerentola. Madlle. d'Angri ; Don Retiliro, Signor Calzolari ; Dindini, Signor Belletti; Alidoro, Signor 1. Lablache; Don Magni flco, Signor Lablache. Between the acts will be presented the revived favourite Diver tissement, L'AURORE. To conclude with a new Spanish Ballet Divertissement, entitled UN BAILE DE CANDIL, In which Mdlle. Guy Stephan, Mdlles. Knea, Espor, A!legrini, La moureux, M. Di Mattia, and M. Mathieu will appear. Madlle. Johanna Wagner is daily expected. A new Grand Opera, by Meyerbeer, is in preparation. A new Ballet is in preparation for the =tree of Madlle. Carolina Rosati. application• for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Opera Box-office, Colonnade, Haymarket. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. On THURSDAY next, April 22, Will be presented Rossini's Opera, IL BARBIERI': DI SIVIGLIA. Rosins, Madlle Sofie Cruvelli ; Il Conte d'Almaviva, Signor Cal zolari ; Figaro, Signor Belletti ; Basilic., Signor Ferlotti ; Don Bar tolo, Signor Lablache. With various Entertainments in the Ballet Department by Madile. Guy Stephan, Madlies. Rosa, Esper, Lamoureux, Allegrini, Pascales, MM. Di Mattia and Mathieu. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box office, Opera Colonnade, Haymarket. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. Production of I MA kt I YRI. The Directors have the honour to announce that TO-MORROW Will be produced, for the first time in this country, Donizetti's Opera, entitled I MARTYRI, As performed at the Academie Royal, Paris. With new ~ c enary, Costumes, and Appointments. Pauline, Madame Jullienne (ot the Academie Roya e, Paris (her first appearance in England) ; Severus, Sigrwr Ronconi ; Felix, Signor Marini ; Nearcus, Signor Stigclp ; a Christian, signor eoldi ; Calisihenes, Signor Polonini ; Polyutus, Sigh or Tamherlik. The incidental Divertissement in the sec-nd act of the Opera will be sustained by Madlles. ti. Bellotti, L. Bellotti, Leblond, Koiem berg, and Robert. The Scenery by Messrs. Grieve and Telbin ; the costumes by Mrs. E. Bailey and Madame Marzio ; the Appointments by Mr. Prescott; the Machinery by Mr. Allen ; the Dances by Mons. Alexand. e ; the Spectaele arranged by M. Laurent Commence at Eight o'clock. Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa. Tickets for the Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit may be had (for the Night or Season), at the Box-% dice of the Theatre, which Is open from Eleven till Five o'clock ; and of the principal librarians and masicsellers. MacMe JOHANNA WAGNER. The Directors have the honour• to announce th it, in order to ren der still more complete their already unpr-cadented assemblage of artistes, they have entered into an engagement wit., Madlle. Johanna Wagner (Prima Donna of the Theatre Ito. , al at Berlin), and that the services of that eminent artiste are secured exclusively to the Royal Italian Opera. 110YAL oIv:NFroCRDEsSTTE'SET.THEATRE, Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KEAN. On Monday, April 19, will he performed The Corsican nrotherS. After which a Fairy Tale, in two ac•s, entitled Wittikii d and his Drothers ; or the Seven Swan Frinces and the r'air Melusine. Tuesday, 20, The Corsican Ilrothers, and the new Fairy Easter Piece. Wednesday, 21, Shakspere's Historical Play of King John, and the new Fairy Easter Fleee. Thursday, 22, The Corsican Brothers, and the new Fairy Easter Piece. Friday, 23, The Corsican Brothers, and the new Fairy Easter Piece. Saturday, 24, The Corsican Brothers, and the new Fairy Easter Piece. ItOYAL, MARION ETTE I . HE A. LEGE, ADELAIDE-STREET, WE.T STRAND. Attractive Novelties for the Easter Holidays. THIS EVENING, and every evening during the week, A new Characteristic Address. by the Manager. After which the SWISS COTTAGE. To be followed by a grand Ethiopian Musical Entertainmeßt by an extraordinary Troupe of Ebony Marionettes. To conclude with an entirely new version of the Grand Eastern Spectacle of ALADDIN ; or, The Wonderful Lamp, produced with all the vast resources of this small establishment. Doors open at Halt-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock. A Morning Performance on Wednesday and Saturday next. Doors open at Half-past Two, and commence at Three o'clock. There MU shortly be produced several New Pieces, which are now in active rehearsal. Private Boxes and Stalls to be bad at the Box-office of the Theatre, and of all the principal Librarians. THE SUN, HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. ITau DAT —Morning 4 min. after 21 Evening 19 min after To-Moaaow—Morning 36 min. after 21 Evening 50 min atter 2 THE WEATHER.--SUN Orvics, APIVL 17. THERMOMETER, LET THE SHADE. 501.-.highaat since noon yesterday. 31—lowest this morning and during the night. 40 —this day, at noon. ItaaomsnEß, 30.11. WIND N.E.—Morning, cold breeze and cloudy, with sunshine occasionally; Afternoon, dull, cloudy weather. State of DAILY WijinYdanW—lfEdEiVAeaTther 3 1 31 . t each of E. following places at Nine o'clock on Saturday morning. —The stations are arranged in order of latitude. Ptarmourx—Wind E., strong breeze—cloudless. S'oomc—Wind E., gentle breeze—cloudless. PonTsmouTH—Wind E., gentlebreeze—cloudless. aßicarroN—Wind N.E., strong breeze—cloudless. 4asTracis--Wind E.N E., gentle breeze—cloudless. SouTßADirroN—W incl. E., strong breeze—partially cloudy. FoLKEsToN E—W ind N. E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. rutmtrocw. ,— Wind .E.. gentle breeze— cloudless. LIKEENWICEI—Wind N E., gentle breeze—cloudless. STB.oOD 1 1 1 Ind N. E., strong breeze—cloudless. 3wixpotf—Wind N.E. light airs—cloudless. Laic =Mt —Wend N.E , calm—fine ~;( > l.c}iF.siraia Wind N.E., gentle breeze— partially cloudy. _;.4Atedzenaß—Wind N E., strong breeze—cloudless. YA.U.SIGUIII— V+ led N.E., gentle breeze—cloudless. lourtiEaD—Wind E., gentle breeze —very fine. LANCAsTER—W ind N.. calm—principally clear. q l AP—Wind N., gentle breeze—principally clear. amarrocK—Wind S., gentle breeze—cloudless. The returns from the tollowing places indicate the state of tie wind and weather on Friday morning at nine Alock E . gentle breeze—cloudless. HULLDTGAR— s ind N.E., strong breeze—partially cloudy. LstawroN—Wind E., gentle breeze—cloudy. UOLYHZAD—W ind E., strong breeze—partially cloudy. LANCASTER— •1 ind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. WHITE T— Calm—overcast,. DARLINGTON— Wind E. N. E., strong breeze—overcast. RAP—Wind N.E., strong breeze—overcast. BEAITOCK —Wind S, gentle breeze—cloudless. ----"'. --),., ...-;t % ',.. -4 ZI-I._ . ' , -7, 11L-r',--'4 ,- 1 - ) 4 -_____\__ A ,,,, t _''' - '7 - =:1-- 1 ..,,, ow, •:‘ Di f . C. - : 7,::,-,.. '' . ,...H . 1 . , ' 31 0 '' " : 4 &; 7 11 ;`....= -••• LONDON, (alas ! for these conjunctions " nipping in the bud" the most auspicious premises)—if Lord DERBY really means what he intimates, and if, in addition to this, he is enabled by his own party to carry out these bene ficent intentions of good government. For ourselves, we regard the former supposition as so peculiarly incompatible with the avowed opposition of the Cabi net to Parliamentary reform, and the latter suppo sition as so utterly impossible, from a thousand stubborn antecedents, that we look with hope for England rather to the result of the next general election than to the supposititious stability of the DERBY•DISRAELI Government. The electioneering intelligence is now looked for with intense anxiety—the rapidly approaching appeal to the country is the great, the all-absorbing topic of the day. The different candidates, explanatory of their political views and aspirations, are closely cri ticised. Before any final decision can be arrived at respecting the claims of the several aspirants for se natorial honours, it must be ascertained whether there are any ambiguities to be explained or ac counted for on the leading questions of the day, more especially on the commercial policy of the country, and on the great questions of Fiscal, Financial, and Parliamentary Roblin. On these subjects all should be straightforward and aboveboard. The opinions should be clearly, distinctly, and unequivocally put forward, so that indelible disgrace might attend any instance of tergiversation, or, as it is more familiarly termed, " ratting ;" any attempt at equivocation should be most summarily disposed of. Never was there a time when the good old principle, "he that is not with us is against us," should be more closely followed. There can be no excuse for the man who seeks to have the most important trust that can be confided to the charge of any individual committed to his hands, without knowing his own mind, and being prepared to avow his sentiments explicitly and intelligibly. Should he attempt to " dinlomatise," or leave any matter on which he may be interrogated in doubt, he may justly be set down as either fool or knave, and on whichever horn of the dilemma be may be tossed, he cannot be regarded as a fitting representative of a free and independent constituency. The greatest care and deliberation are indeed es sential in the selection of a proper candidate. The electors should not recklessly or indifferently exercise their franchise, but having once made up their minds on sufficient data, they should spare no exertions to bring in the most fitting representative, to confer a seat in the popular branch of the Legislature on the man whose political opinions assimilate most closely to their own, and who possesses the " qualifications" to fit him for the high position to which he aspires. The candidate must not only entertain sound opinions, but he must have the capacity to give expression and meaning to his views, and determination and courage to do so, despite of every obstacle. We recently had the pleasure of directing the public attention to the well-considered address of an Honourable Gentleman, seeking a renewal of confi dence from a constituency which he had faithfully and efficiently represented since 1847. In that do cument Mr. PETO put forward his views without disguise or concealment, so that there could be no possible " mistake" at any future period. There was candour apparent in every line, and therefore we held it up as worthy of imitation. We have now equal gratification in inviting attention to a docu• meat iseued with a similar object, which is remark able for the singular ability with which, in a few brief sentences, it disposes of all the leading topics of the day in such a manner as to leave no possible doubt respecting the intentions of the party. Mr. Sergeant Witeerxes has not, unfortunately for the nation, heretofore been in Parliament. The good cause has been deprived of the powerful advocacy of a man who could have afforded the most valuable assistance to the really liberal party. The extraorfinary eloquence, the indefati gable zeal, the unflinching determination exhibited by the Honourable and Learned Gentleman in any cause in which he embarks are too well, too gene rally recognised to require any notice on our part. It would indeed be an act of supererogation as useless as " to paint the lily or cast a perfume on the violet"— to at empt to give greater prominence to a gentle men so well known and so universally respected. His opinions in political matters are, however, those requiring consideration ; for we have even within the past week had occasion to deplore the erroneous views of men of unquestionable and ;acknowledged ability. Toe first point to which the Hon. and Learned Gentleman alludes is the extension of the sufirage— the right, in fact, of every man to be heard by himself or hie chosen representative in the preparation of the laws by which he is to be bound. Oa this point he says—" I can discover no reason in refusing all the rights of citizenship to every well-conducted citizen. I can very well understand why they who have only per sonal and particular interests to serve and maintain should advocate the necessity of confiding them only to particular indi viduals, but all have an interest in the common wealth ; all are liable for its cost ; all, therefore, in my opinion, should have a voice in its direction and support. Every citizen, having ' a local habitation and a name,' ought to have a vote." It is not merely the extension of the franchise, however, that the Learned Sergeant advocates. He is equally clear on the ballot and the duration of Parliament. He adds—" To protect that vote from any undue influence, give us the ballot; and, that our Members may not abuse our confidence, let us have short Parliaments. In this I would ap peal from the Whigs of 1852 to the sturdy clique of 1688. Grant us these measures, and perfect liberty of conscience; economy in our public expenditure (a matter now of vital impor ance to us as a nation, because competition with foreigners without a diminution of taxation, will shortly be found impracticable); simplicity in our laws ; and, as far as human foresight can reach, integrity in our lawgivers will be insured. Let the people's voice be heard in our House of Commons, an d what greedy Monopolist will have the hardihood to attempt Plunder under the mantle of Protection. It has been well said that Hy pocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue.' " This is, indeed, a comprehensive programme, the most extensive measure of Parliamentary reform : "Perfect liberty of conscience," " Economy i❑ public expiloditure," " Simplicity in our laws," and "Integrity in our law-givers." With those there would be no attempt at either grand or petty larceny in the shape of a bread-tax. Th , ; elecrors of Evesham have now an opportunity of acquiring the gratitude of the country. By re turning such a man as S.rgeant WILKINs, they will render a service of no ordinary magnitude to their fellow-subjects. He is indeed of a very different calibre from the respectable mediocrity that may come before them in the shape of either Whig or Tory underlings. They should recollect that the eyes of the community are upon them. Every elector should consider that the result depended upon his individual exertions, and that ev ery man is expected to do his duty. ARRIVAL OF ROSAS. QUEENSTOWN, Aram 17.—Her Mlij-sty's steamer Conflict, from the River Plate arrived at Queens town yesterday, having on board General Rotas, his family, and suite. The Conflict left the Plate on the 10.11 February, touched at Bahia on the sth March, and although bound for Portsmouth was obliged to put in here, owing to brad winds. During the voyage an accident to one of the boilers caused the death of fuur men. The General and his family landed and walked about Queenstown yesterday. In the course of the day hip daughter end daughter-in law, accompanied by some officers of the ship, visited Cork, and returned to Queenstown the same evening by the nice o'clock train. Tne Conflict will sail in a few days for Spithead.— Times. CHARITABLE BIEQUESTS.—The late Mrs. Hodges, of Cumberland -terrace, Regent's-park, has by her will, after leaving some legacies to her relatives, bequeathed the residue of her prope r ty, amoun ti n g to about 16,0031., to the follow ing charitable i ns ti tu ti ons , in equal proportions : Th e Dio cesan Society for the Widows and Orphans of the Clergy; the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts; the Incorporated Society for the Church Building Fund • the Pastoral Aid Society; St. Thomas's Hospit a l ; the dharing-cross Hospital, West Strand ; the Middlesex Hospital; St. George's Hosrital ; the Hospital for Consump tion; the St. Pancras Dispensary; the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's Inn-road; and the Labourers' Friend Society. She has also bequeathed three paintings to the National Gallery, which, should they not be accepted for that institution, are to merge into the residue of her estate; and among her be quests are annuities of 254 each to her grey riding ow° 1414 her curiap MONDAY EVENING, APRIL l9, 1852. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of Saturday and yesterday. _ _ _ Marshal GERARD died on Saturday, at four o'clock in the afternoon, in the 791 year of his age. There only remains one marshal now of Lours PHILIPPE'S creation, Marshal REILLE ; the others—Prince JEROME BONAPARTE, EXCELQMAN, Hanisre, and VAILLANT —have been created by the PRINCE. PRE SIDENT of the Republic, to whom falls the right of making another, to complete the six, to which num ber the order is in time of peace restricted. It was Marshal GERARD who directed the operations against Antwerp after the separation of Belgium from Hol land. At Waterloo he commanded the advanced division, to which belonged General BOURMONT the night of his desertion to th e a lli es . G e n e ral Lesvos- TINE, the Commander-in-Chief of the new National Guard, is son-in-law of Marshal GERARD. Prince PAUL, Wurtemburg, who died on Fri day, et his fiord in the Place Vendome, after a long • illness, was the only brother of the , present King of NiTurtemburg, brother-in-law of King Jerome, father of the Archduchess Helen, and of the Duchess of NdSSUU, aid uncle of the Prince. President and the Princess Mathilde. His eldest daughter is the widow of the Grand Duke Michael, brother of the Emperor isTichelss. The Prince was born on the 19th J.inuary, 1785, and was therefcre in his 67th year. He had resided in France for the last thirty years, . and was much attached to the country. He had served both in the French and Russian armies. The Prince had for several days before his death been given over by his physicians ; on he became insensible and speechless. con version to Cath o li c i sm , an d hi s recep ti on of the la s t nt Thursday Th ea n announcement Sacramentsuncoefmte by the POPE'S Nuncio of his he Church from. the hands of a priest from the Madeleine, produced considerable sensation. This conversion of a member of a staunch Protestant family is not, however, so very astonishing, consider ing the charact er o f th e P r i nce ' s di s ease—one affect ing the brain —and the state of imbecility in which he lay. In consequence of his death, the ball, which was to have taken pl ace a t t h e T u il er ies on the 19th (this evening), has been piistpimed to the 261. M. CATLUS, ex- director of the National, has just left Brussels, where he was in voluntary exile, for England, and there he will embark, with his family, for the United States. He is about to enter into busi nesse as he was before the events of 1848. The Colbert steamer left Bordeaux on the 14th, with the last batch of political prisoners for Algiers who bad been confined at Blave. We read in the Union : There has been much talk for the last few days of a grand milit ary f e te which i s to b e g iven by the ar m y t o the Prince-P resident of t h e Republic, and some person has gone so f ar as to state that the' officers would have to subscribe fo ur or fi ve d ays ' ea ,' for thy exp*nses of it. The truth is am!, originally, an idea was entertained of imi tating the fete whi c h was given to the Emperor Napo leon in 1811, a s h ort t i me b e fore the campaign of Rus s ia, by the Itoperial Guard, and which cost 140,0001. It was soon, however, found that it was impossible to im pose on the army such a considerable pecuniary sacri fice; a sacrifice which, according to all appearances, the President would not accept. The idea, therefore, of erecting a large tent in the Champ de Mars capable of receiving ten thousand persons was abandoned. It ap pears that the fete will take place on the 9th, the eve of the distribution of the eagles, and that no more than from fifty to sixty thousand francs will be expended on it." The Government has received the following tele graphic, dispatch, dated Toulon, 15th, half-past six P.M. :- `• M. Quentin Bauchart has spent the day at Fort La malgue. He has ordered the discharge from custody of 260 persons belonging to the department of the Basses Alpes out of 279, condemned to tramportation. This clemency has produced an immense a ffect. The ex pressions of repentance and promises for the future are candid, and prove the influence which the great name and great acts of Napoleon always exercise on the people. M. Quentin Bauchart was accompanied by the Prefect of the Basses Alpes, and was hailed on his de parture by cries, a hundred times repeated, of Viva Napolpon!'" BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 17. Dutch Rhenish, 4;l;—Luxembourg, '3%a --Namur and Liege, 6%—Northern of France, 241h—Orleans and Bor deaux, ls—Paria and Lyons, 11%s —Paris and Strasbourg, 233' g —Rouen and Havre, 12 1 / ex U.—Sambre and Meuse, 5 —Wert Flanders, 3%—Western of France, 8%. SPAIN• We have received advices froni Madrid of the 13th. The Gaceta of the previous day publishes a royal decree, by which all sentences of fine or imprisonment for offences against the laws regulating the public press are declared to be annulled. The decree also orders that all pending prosecutions shall be aban doned. The Aranjupz Railway was being actively pro ceeded with, 5,000 men being engaged upon it. MADRID BOUliqi, Aram 13.—The Three per Cents., 421. Exchange on London, 50 75. GERMAN Y. The Wiener Zeitung of the 15th publishes the ap pointment of Count VON BUOL SCIIAUENsTEIN, his MAJESTY'S Ambassador at the Count of St. James's, to be his MAJESTY'S Minister for Foreign Affairs. The post of Piesident of the Cabinet is confided to Mr. Yuri BACII, but the principal conduct of affairs, which were intrusted to the late Prince SCLIWALzEN BERG, will be superintended by his MAJESTY himself. We learn from Berlin that the Austrian Ambas sador has announced to the Government that a con fidential person will be sent there from his court, for the purpose of negotiating on the still pending questions, and especially those connected with trade. A Ministerial Council, held on the 15tb, has fixed the time for opening the Customs Congress. The day fixed is not yet named publicly, but it is said to have been deferred beyond the time first fixed, as so few of the plenipotentiaries of the powers which have promised to send have yet arrived. A letter from Berlin states that the change of Mi nistry at Hanover has given satisfaction to the Prus sian capital, M. DE HADINIEBsTEIN who replaces M. DE BORRIES in the interior, being strongly in favour of the treaty of S-pteenber, to which the resigning Ministers, MM. DE BORRIES and Volt DER DECKEN, were opposed. The Gazette du Nord announces from Hanover, at the date of the 14th, thatthe Count DE K1E11,1,017- SEGGE has refused the portfolio cf finances. A letter from Vienna of the 12`11, in the Emanci pation of Brussels, says A fresh misfortune has just fallen on one of the most illustrious families of the empire. The day before yesterday the Countess KAUNITZ arrival from Prague to prepare her husband tor the sad news of the death of his brother. On r hire. her house, she was told that the Count bad been out for some hours, but would shortly return. In tw minutes after she heard the door bell ring, fol dDy a Dolat on the staircase. On inquiring the cause, she learnt that the lifeless body of her husband had just been brought home, he having died in the street from an attack of apoplexy on his return froT , a ttending the funeral of Pri nce DE S CH WAIIZENDERG. BELGIUM. The levying the recruits for the contingent of 1852 (10,000 men) has been effected with a rapidity and punctuality quite unprecedented. Already on the Ist of the month all the recruits had e ntered into the l oci li t i es ass i g ned to them , and were immediately equipped, measures havin g been adopted beforehand th at no delay whatever should take place in this respect ; a body of th e recruits were marched to B ever l oo, in order to p erform their first exercises preparatory t) their manoeuvres, which take place there every s pring, and which the senior officers are prosecutin Minister of Wa r, returned on the w i t h u nusual z.al this y ear. M. ANOUL, the Mi n 6th from inspecti ng t h e ca mp at B?ver loo, and im mediately set cu t on a tour to inspect t he fortresses and stronghold s o f th e cou ntry, and m ore es p eciall y to inspect the new m ili tar y works an d fortifications which are in Progress. M. Arw Ua will make a stay of some tim e o f Antwerp, wher e the various military works are bei ng carr i e d on on an enla r g ed scale and with great alacrity. ITAL k• A letter from Florence, in the Opinione of Turin of the 14th, states that the Grand Duke of TUSCANY has determined to abolish all the laws of Leopold 1., and to restore the clergy to all the privileges it en joyed in the beginning of the 18th century. This has led, says the correspondent, to a ministerial crisis ; M. BUCCELLA. is to forma cabinet, but has not, as yet, succeed e d i n o btaining the support of influential men. By a rec en t d e cree the King of N APLES has de clared that th e su burbs of M e essino, calledto era, Porta Legni, Bocoetta, and S 31:1 Leone, comprised withi n the free port as soon as walls shall have been built a t the expense of t he commune, en be closing the whole space in question. ____—.....--•• ir••••_______-"!—"''''''"""--------_____ r the i nc e f ) n , d a o n f d ARRIVAL OF HER, MAJUSTIC AND lIIE COUBT.— Equerry), (Tins DAY. )—Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by his Serene Highness Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg, and their seven illustrious children, and attended by the Countess of Desart (Litly 'a Waiting),Earl Talbot (1_4 , 1d in Waiting), the Hon. Beatrice Byng and the Hon. Eleanor Stanley (Maids of Honour), L rd Colville (Clerk Marshal and to n tl u ie uti P l the Hun. Colonel Charks Grey (Secretary to his Royal Highness), arrived at Buckingham Palacdeaythaifstearftearsento.hooenr Colonel Seymour (Equerry from Windsor Castle. The illustrious party travelled, a s usual, by special train, on the Great Western Railway, t o the Paddington terminus, whence they were escorted to the Palace by a party of the Bth Hussars, and were received on alighting by the Great Officers of State. Her Royal High ness the Duchess of N.ent, who usually leaves progniorf. c Q l u a e r e e n n , ce ha H s o d u e s f g er ornedthheer samedepa r tduaryo for or town the week. The Chancellor of the Exchequer's first Cabinet dinner to his colleagues, on 'Wednesday next, ill be given if:UMW 1:14 strate estaDIALINGt W D9w havill Z YO 1 iipg-gtiot, THE SHARE MARKETS. Railways, Nominal Prices. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Business done to-day. 95 203 1 8 % % 4 1 3. 9% Ys 33 1 / 4 32% 6 20% % 6% 14% 39% 40 92% 3 A 92 74% % 125 1 4 124% 9114 % N. asg 85 68 '4 8% % 9% 5A 19 5 As 18 17% 22% % % Railways. Cent. France (0.V.) all Chart. & Erquel. all pd Demerara......... all pd Dutch Rhenish 81. pd East Indian,,,,,. 18/. rd Do. D0....20/. pd Gt. Indian Penin. all p Do. D0....1% pd Lour. a la Samb e 7 1 4 Luxembourg ...13/. pa Do. (Railway) 101. pd Do. ll. pd Do. (Canal) 2t. pd Maria Antonia 27A pd Do. New 8 1 4 pd Namur & Liebe all pd North. of France,l6/.pd Do. 201.3 p c. Bds, all p Orleans & Bor 11/. pd Paris & Lyons ...61. pd Paris & Orleans all pd Paris& Rouen ...all pd Paris & Stras. ...all pd Rouen & Havre...all pa Sambre & Meuse all tad Sr. Andrew's & Quebec (A) 4/. pd Tours & Nantes 17/. pd West Flanders...B:% pd West. of France 61. pd Agua Fria all pd Anglo-Californian, all p Asturian 15/. p Australasian 2/. pd Australian 51. pd Austr. Freehold all pd Ave Maria all pd Blaenarvon I. & C. all p Brit. Austr. Gold all pd British Iron 131. 15s. p Braz. Im. (is. 5 p) 24% Do. Coca. & Cul. all Do. St. Job. del R. 151. Carson's Creek all pd Cobre Copper 4Ol. pd Copiapo 141 pd Eng. & Aust. Cop. all p General all pd Gold Mountain all pd Great Polgo th all pd Mexi. & S. Amer 9L p Nouveau Moude all pd Port Philip pd Santiago de Cuba 10 3 / 4 Tin Croft 7l. pd United Mexican all pd West Mariposa all pd 22 1 / 2 —23? x.d 13 1 / 4 —133 i 3 1 4 dis. 3 % 5a p 5 / 8 Fil P 4y B - 474 3 33 / - 4 ig - :V8 %- 7/8 6 1 / 2 . 6 3 4 24% 24 % 13' 1334 4 4 p 6 , y 8 1 / 4 p 46 48 .x.d 30 y z ---- 31 23% —233 12 1 4 —12 y, x.d 4 7 ii3 514 6 -5% - MINES. - 1 p % P 7 / 8 PA p 1 / 2 1 % y 4 die. 3 / 8 y i di:. ... 1 ~ ... die. yi A :_ - ... .--- ... .3 ii _ 1 /4 p ..• ... y i dis par %dis. 34 p 1 114 p 1 ,(3- p 934 101% 2j— :yB 3 dis olonial Gold, 1 1 /. '-STOCK BAN; 39 40% x.d 49% 50 11% 12% 24 —25% JOINT Australasia all pd Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd Colonial 25/. pd Com. of London 20/. pd Lon. & County 20/. pd London Jt. Stk. 10/. pd Lou. & Westm. 20/. pd Nat. Prov. Eng. 351. pd Do. New lO/. pd Nat. of Ireland 221/2 p Orient. Bk. Corp. all pd Prov. of Ir6land 251 pd. Do. New all pd Union of Austral all pd Do. New 2 l /2 pd Union of London 10/. p Union of Madrid all pdj IVIISCELLANEOIT Canada 32 1 / pd 48 49% Eastern Steam...2s. pd Gen. Stm. Nay. 14/. pd 281,4 28% Penin. & Or. St. all pd 78 79 1 4 Do. Do. -.15/. pd Royal Mail Stm. 60/. pd 78 —79 lt.d Universal Emigration and Colonization, 2/. p 18 -18 % 28 3 / - 29 1 7 - 17 34 - 35 43% - 44 15;;-16 1 37 - 38 3 - 14% -15% Business done today. 23% % 1/, 24 , 3i 4 15% % 3 4 11 1 / 4 47% 30 1 / 2 31 23 1 / 4 ih 3 / 8 12% 3 / 8 x.d 5% 5 3 I,i .3 14 , 818 8 2% '5 l B 14 3N s IA 18N MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were estimated at 8,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were taken for export, and 1,000 American, 500 Surat on speculation. The market closed firmly without altera tion in prices. The sales comprised 6 500 American, 350 Pernam and Maranham at 60. to 6i a., 20 Bahia, at fiid., 1,000 Surat at aid. to 4id., and 80 Sea Wand at Is 2d. to Is. 9d. per lb.—Railway Shares were quiet at rather lower rates. The following are the railway meetings advertised:— Belgian, Eastern Junction April 28. Central of France ... ••• ••• April 21. Cornwall '" ... April 21. Demerara ... April 29. ... April 30. ••• 9" April 28. EastDiep p A e o a g n i d ie F o ecamp . Eastern Counties ... April 28. Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee May 3. Great Indian Peninsular ... ... April 28. Great Luxembourg ... April 27. Ditto ditto ... ... April 30. London and North-Western ... May 6. Namur and Liege ... ... May 3. Ditto ditto „, may 6. Newmarket ... April 26. Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux ... May 1. Paris and Orleans ... ... April 20. Paris and Strasbourg ... April 29. Strasbourg and Basle April 19. Tours and Nantes ... May 3. Vale of Meath ... April 19. Western of France... ... May 6. York, Newcastle, and Ber w i c k ... M ay 1. The number of railway meetings is new re d uce d to those of a special character, the ordinary half yearly reunions having been held some time back. There is a more settled state of affairs in regard to railway under takings generally than was observable formerly, and while the opposition between different lines has sensibly abated, the formation of new branches is in stricter re gard to actual and present wants. The Grain Market is steady this morning. Tho American accounts have just come to hand. The following from Ecuador is important:— " The Bolivia, on the afternoon of the 13th, passed a fleet of two barques and four smaller vessels, lying-to off Tumbes; they were, probably, the Flores expedition, waiting for the Chil e — t h ey whalers (Tumbes bei ng a rend e zvous hpaovret t h b e e r en e - for), but it looked doubtful. The Bolivia an chored at Guyaquil on the 14th, at 11 A.M.; great excitement on shore; a few old rusty 24-pounders, placed along the street facing the water, and about 1,500 regular troops quartered about the streets ready to fight at a moment's notice. The town looks in a miserably defenceless state; people seem to think that it will cost Flores a good deal to take it ; the higher classes are all against him ; the lower classes and the common soldiers like him well enough ; but the idea of his coming with foreign troops has wrought their feelings to a high pitch, and it is sup posed that there will be hard fighting ere the place be taken. The French corvette La Prudente, lies off the French Consulate for its protection, having reused to obey the order of the Government to move off from the town. and allow the bat teries (!) to play. The artillery is to be manned by the town militia, who—gracias a Dios—can al ready—thanks to the constant drilling—load a gun in fiften minutes! On its being reported to the Government that the Bolivia had passed the supposed Flores' expe dition at Tumbes, it was immediately decided upon to sendt the Guaymas, eEcue, tor rr a carrying n y a in vy g o (i n e gun) e. the tosurprise Guayaquil t steamer e vesselshe vessels, though Tumbes. Sutchhoash armed, urprisa being lwou unprepared for be veryeasiy effected, tor an inimical steamer!" Flores' success. here think they would benefit b y m Chili is all quiet again, the people being convinced t ß h o a s t in th e e ss y ihsavree..naosstohminigngtoactgaiviitny, by al f th ur o t o h g e h r r t e h v o ol d u o t a io lo n r s ; from the country are not allowed such free credit as they were before the revolution, many cases of busts up' having occurred in several of the provinces. " The Molioeros, of Conception, and other flour dis tricts, are quite frightened at the large quantities of flour going to California from the States, and are afraid of the consequences of their having held out for such high prices for the produce of their mills. Large e ra i_ gration going on from Chili to California. Land owners grumbling thereat, hands for getting in the crops being scarce. The mails from the Continent have not brought any news of importance. At Amsterdam on the 17th inst., Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. were rather in favour, and Spanish Three per Cents. were buoyant. In other Foreign Securities there was no change. The Funds have declined this morning, and the money sales made on Saturday appear, in conjunction with the larger shipments of bullion to Australis and the Continent, to have had some effect. The whole amount, however, will be returned with interest. The sales for the Court of Chan t eer e ) ; are no test of opinion and no proof of: Twesatnment, confidence, as they arise from a change of o ' n di ff eren t or from the payment of amounts ;,-, t ubsequ , ntlY suitors, many of whom come -- 6 991 for 9_, 9 i to 99} as buyers. Consols have been done at Transfer, and at 99 ;for noted 100 - to 10 0 19 Three and•a-Quarter per Cents, havee Th e Nov Three and the Three per Cents. Reducedam' 220. The premium on to 2 Stock has been up 219 and at 715.; and East India to 98:-. Bank Acebouenntl.,k to 86s. Bonds have been done at Ezehequer•bills has been weaker in most oases. n Securities have been 47i to 484, and the Foreign per Cents. Spanish Three c to • Portuguese Four per Cents. New Deferred 2 h - sb - 3 and 38. Venezuela Bonds have 3 beent 835. have dropped atbi Mexican have been at 351 to i for 1 to 291 for the Three per be Old Bonds and Deferred are heavy at 65 to 1, and Peru Cents. Peruvian nSardinian have been down to 961 and cheep steady at t : 8 4 4 ._ Equador at 4i. 96 for Account• Dutch Feur per Cents. are marked 938 to 94. Railway Shares have been a little in favour of buyers, but not to the same extent as the Funds. A good deal is doing in the Scotch lines, which generally keep up their price. French Shares aro all dearer, a lar ge speculator for the fall having failed at Paris. Californian Gold Mines have been better and Austra lian are firm. QUARTER TO THREE. consols ••. •• Ditto Lwow, Airy 11 ..• VII 991 99 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT .ONE O'CLOCII (From the Official Lift.) '-lank Stock ` O l9 220 8 per Cent. Reduced Annuities.-- ..... 99 . °B3 / 4 8 per Cent. Consols Anns. ... . .... 99% New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anna. 100 1 / 4 7 /s 'A la Long Annuities. E x p. Jan. sth, 1860_ 6% 6 13 . 1 G Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860... 6 15-16 Inlia Stock — Do. Bonds, 10001 B3 86 p Ditto under 1.0001 Consols '':.)r Account . .. 99% E , , 11 ,, tiner )iill9. IW i d. March. June" 1,0001... ... 71 p -- tow. 7l p 68 65 P Small 7l p 6 8 65 P PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Equador Bonds ••• 4% Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Do. Deferred 3 per Cent 65% 65 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto 4 ner Cent. Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent — Ditto 4 1 4 per Cent. ....... ... Ditto, Small Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. . 97 VI Ditto Account Spanish Bonds. 3 per Cent..„, 47% 487 *‘ Ditto, New Deferred ....• .. ..... Venezuela Bonds ...• 48% " Ditto Deferred ..... 183/s Dividengs on the above payabl e . in Lonooo Dutch 2 1 ,4 per Cent., 12 Guild ... Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ... 91 93 Ye LLOYD'S s) e A D L Y a Fd l i ) c A i li i o P I LI R L d; 11.1.71.1-9P.—WPWinidiNnd:ast—.En-o.(C;Ig TND.BAJteII KKR, P.M. E.—Arrd. Rbodrick lao; Ann Mills, Hay, Alexandria. Sld. rare; Dowthorpe, Quebec; Henrietta, Gala's; t" ec- Philadelphia. DUBLIN, APRIL 17.—Wind E,S.E.—Arrd. Larsen, Tonsberg. Sld. George, New York. WATERFORD, AP RIL 1 7.— W ind E.S.E. to 11 " ..„4, $ ••••• SW. Medina and &Teas, Quebec. -0 vid. KINSALE, APRIL 16.—Wind S.E,—Ar r d. d Ke e n ß n : l o l, K , a ll A o v n E d N ur . a. APRIL s 16 .—Wind Trolidf Taylor, Africa; Counfes-, otZetland,RWEa.—tsoAn,rpru, . eereiro49; Glanmire, Barret, Barbadoes; Atlantic , Piper,fl l3lj A u iti Joseph Potter, Ap a l ac hi co l a; Joe, Shaw, . 031/ -ti Nautilus Roberts, Callao. OFF CAPE CLEAR.— Guy Mannering,'New LIVERPOOL, APRIL 17.—Wind N.N.W.; 184 " —Arrd. Isabella, St. Michael's; Sophia Christiano,or lumbus; Goble, Pernambuco; Fairy, waugh rare; Washington, Wilkie, Mobile; Kelvin / gl i° "rieff Savannah; Hero, Foster, Figueira; Kate, Li° ff .t, f icUl Orleans; Amelia, Smith, Sr. J o h n ' s , N e w Brit tc hil: Barbara, Drysdale, St. Michael's-, Ottoman, gois Alexandria; Bueno, Margo, Bilbao. Sid. -a r gileleS lowa, New York ; C am b r i an , N ew f oun dland; o e s; Douglas, Bombay ; Ga r l an d, B a hi a Liam, 3-6133 /0 14, Catalina, Havana ; Nia g a ra steame r, Boston; II y i d' Halifax; Perseverance, P ugwas h ; Fr itic utos; ward Island; Fenella, Alexandria; Bonanza, ;o wl Ashland, New O r l eans; Mil an, B osto n ; NaP s r" Dalhousie; Glencaple, Beyrout. Log: SCILLY, APRIL 16.—The Mary Hay, of and f? r A pr l don, from Jam a i ca , i n wor ki ng i nto • this Por"nrepes 13, struck on a roc k, an d afterwar d s on the'"; rasi Ledges, fi lled and h as b ecome a tota l wreck ; s°lll3'. and pimf nto saved, very much damaged. ;,, PORTLAND, APRIL 16.—A g alliot, belong - 40i Rotterdam, from Liverpool to Liban, with salt , :i 's; working into th e anc h orage i n Chi se l' ;10 Cove, run . 1 0 - 00 K, schooner lying at anchor, and shortly afterwar d s four men drowned; the master, his brother, Ow". saved. : PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 17.—Wind S. S. E. , „ .., hr ir Bette and Emma, Laguna; Thorwalds, tiana. Sld. H. M. steamer Retribution, on a O 7 • ' H. M. steamer Simoom, Quebec. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 17.—Wind S.; 18, ••••_,, Pestonjee Bomangee, Hobart TM]; 8eT110,7 0 0. C LYD E, APRIL 17.—Arrd. S eguan , dcßae, P. 6 00, rar e ; St. James, Wallace, Jam a i ca; Exptees. Sin i rold• Savannah; John Buchanan, Livington, _ Mauritills. Miramichi, Quebec. rensaxGN. Nominal Prices. Aberdeen Amb., Not., Bost. & E. June. Bir., Wolv., and Stour Valley all pd. Birk., Lan., & Ch. Jct., late 33/. 6s.Bd 26/. pd. Ditto, Chest. & Birk., 50/. & 25/. Cans., all pd. Ditto, ditto ... 17 1 4 pd. Brist. & Exet., 1001. pd. Caledonian ... 50/. pd. Chest. & Holyh., all pd. Dub. & Belf. Jct. 451 pd. Dundlk & Ennis., all pd. Dundee, Perth, & Aber deen June. all pd. Ditto, New pd East Anglian (25t. L. & E. and L. & D ) all pd. Do OK E.& H.)all pd. East.Counties...2ol. pd. Eastern Union, class A, late E U. stirs., all pd. Do. do. do. 6/. pd. Do., do., B. & all pd. Ei st Lancashire, all pd Do. New Quar., all pd E. & W. India Docks and Bir. June., all pd E. & W. Yk. Joe.. all p Edinb. & Glas., 50/. pd Edin.,Per. & Dun. 25/. p Glas. & 100/ p Great Northern, all pd Do. Halve. A def., all p Do. do. B, 6 pr. c. all p Gr. S. & W. Ireld., all p Great Westn., 100/. pd Lane. & Carlisle, all pa Do.Tnirds, 1 . 1/.13.4 pd Lane. & York. 100/. pd Do., Quarters ...all pd Do., Fifths 14/. pd Do.,W. Rid. Un. 11 1 A p Leeds Northern, all pd Liv.Crsby & Sthpt.l7ip Lond. & Blackw., all pd L )n.,Brie,.& S. Ct.loo p Lon. & N.West., 100/. p Do. Quarters 22/. pd Do. Fifths l2/. pd Do. 10/„M &B (c) lip Lon. & S.-West 100/. p Do. New 50/., 42 1 A pd Do. New 401 341. pd Man. Box. & Mar. all p Man. Shef. & Lin.,loo/p Do. Manch. & Lincoln 14S to 14% 6L -6n 10 - 10% 12% 11% d. 16% - 17% 93 201 20% 21 1 / 2 22 14 —l2 d. 6 - 4 1 / a 4 3 / yia 6%- 7% 5 -5% 17% - 1734 51 -53 32 -33 5% -6% 20% - 20% 65/ g - 14 5 /g -14% 391/ z - 40 92y, - 92% 77 -79 8 -9 p 74% - 74% 6 1 4 —6 die. 4 1 / 2 4 die. 18 18%, BY B 104 105 124 1 A 125 5% _ 5% 4 — 4l . p 2 — 2 1 A 91 —92 b 4 dig. 4 3 dia. 2y B —2% 34% —35,A Union 4/. 2s. pd I Midland 100/. pdl Do. Bir. & Derby 100/.; Md. Gt. Wt. (Ire.) 47 Newcas. & Carl. all pd Do. Quarter Sh all pd Newmarket all pd Newport, Abergaven., and Hereford lO/ pd Newry & Ennisk 7% p Norfolk lOO/. pd Do. New 20 . S. 15/. p North. Conn. Un. 4 pd Nort'l British _25/. pd North Devon _ll/. pd North Stafford. 17 1 p North-Western 191. pd N. & S.-W. June. 6/. p Oxford, Worcester, &I Wolverhampton 101p1 Scottish Central 25/. p Scottish Midld., 25/. pd Do. New all pd Shrew. & Bir. A, all pd Do. 11 Shrew. & Her. Old 71. p Shrewsbu. and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all pd Do. Halves ......all pd Do. Oswestry all pd S'irop. Union 6 pd Do. A, 13, C, & D tally pd. un at per cent. South Devon ...... all pd South-Eastern 30/. pd South Wals all pd S .uth Yorkshire and River Dun 15/. pd' Do. Do. 51. pd Stirl. & Dunferrn. all p Stock. & liar. 16/ 28.3 d. Taff' Vale 126/. pd Thames Haven Dock and Railway ...181. pd Vale of Neatb...l7/. pd, Watered. & Bilk. all pd Waterld. & Lim. all pd Waterford, `Vex. Wick. and Dublin 3/. pd West Cornwall 13/. pd West London ...all pd Yk., New. & Ber. 25/. p Do. & New. Ex. 20/. p Do. G.N.E. pure. 9/. p. York & N. Mid. 50/. pd 2 3 %' dis. 68 1 /, - 35% - 36% 'o ----14 5 —4% die. 35 —37 11 —lO dii. 81A , 3 die. 8 7 / 6 —7'Adis. 7 7 / 8 dis. ... -... ly i -1% p. 19 1 4 - 19% 17% - 18 11 -12 ..• 7 % 5 4 3 dis. 14 —l6 7 8 10% 11' i 3ifi— 2N d. 16 -17 22 1 / i - 22% 35 - 35,A 3 A ,Adis. 150 - 151 8 4 3 die. 5 —5% 19% 20% PREFEZENCZ Aberdeen all pd Do. No. 2, 7 per ct.3 3 / 4 Caledonian, 101. all pd Ches. & Holyhd. all pd Dundee, Per., & Aberd.i Junction all pd E. Ang.(3/ 105)6 pc. all Do. (51.) 7 per ct. all p Do. (7/17s) 7 p. c. 2 p Eastern C ,unties Ex., 5 p. c., No. 1 _all pd Do. No 2 all pd Do. New 6 p. c. Stk. 10 Eastern Union Scrip, Guar. 6 per ct....a1l p Do. 101. Deb. Sh. all p East Lancashire, 6 per ct. Quar. Shrs. all pd East & West Yorkshire Junction, stbs all pd Edin., Per. & Dun. 5% per cent. all pd Glas. & S.W. Con 100/. Gt. North. sp. c all pcl Do. 5 p c. red. SC 9% PI Great South. & West. (Ireland) Bths all pdi Gt. West. (Berko & H. Ex. 5 per cent.) all pd Gt.W. fixed 4 1 / 100/. p Do. Do. ...80/. pd Lancashire and York shire, F. 20/. pd Do. 6 p. c. Stk. 100/. p Leeds Northern, 6 per cent. No. 1 ...... 13/. pd Do. Do. No. 2 17/. pd Do. Do. No. 3 51. pd Do. Qrs., 1848 91. pd] London & Brig guar. l 5 per cent. ...100/. pd Do. Tr. 5 p c. Stk. 100/. Do. Con. 5 p c,1852 all Do. N.Gr. p c 1001. p Lon. & (Coy. & Nunet.) 5 p. c. 13% pd Lon. & S.W. New Si. p Lon. & En. Sh. all p Man., Sheff., & Lincn. Qr. Sh., No. 1 all pd Do. New, 10/. pd Do. 61. 3l. pd Mid. Con. 6 p c St 100/. Do. Con. Eris. & Bir., 6 per cent.... 100/. pd Do. Erewssh Val. 1001 Do. Leic. &Swanning. 8 per c. Guar. 1001. p Do. Preference ...51. p Norfolk Exten... all pd Do. Gr. 5 Y et pct. all p Do. Wavny. Val. 21. p North British 5l. pd North Stafford all pd Oxf. Wor. & Wol., 15/. 8 5 / 3 - 8 7 / 8 17% - 17% 5 - -3% 13% 14% ... ..... ... 3%- 2% 14 5 / 8 14 NI I% lYis P 83k- 836 3 -3%p 11 ..- 12 1 0 1 / ••-•• 11% 12% 13% % p 138 - 140 y, dis. -- Par 19 —2O 1 - 5 ..... 6 per cent 101. pd Shrews. & Bir. N.G. all Shrews. & Ches. (N.W. Mio.) 8 per c....a1l pd South Devon all pd St.-Est. p c. 101. pd Sth. York. 4 p c gd. 201. Stock. & Hart. gd. 5 p c until July 1,1856, all p Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. 3/. pd York, Newc. & Bar. Gt., N. of E. Par. all pd Do. Do 5/. pd York & N. Midland H. and S. Parch. 10/. pd % dis— par 10% 15 3 / 1 -16% 13% --14 16 1% - 1634 4X - 43/, 14 die. par =NES LEASE: AT ••• '.... ••• 4% .. 4 dis. 18 3 A 19% —5% die. 2% 254 di& 25% 26 din. 1 —1% p 54 y it p i.d 13 -13% - Railway. Bdf. & Bitch., all p Bir.& Oxt.,gua. all Do. without, all P Bir.Wolv. & Dud.,l guar all pd Do. without, all p B uckinghash. all p Clydsdale Jc, all P E. Lin., gua. 6 pert cent. all pd Gloucest. & Detail Forest... 22 1 / 2 pd llartlepl. Dk. & S Railw....all pd 1 Ilull & Selby, all p Do. llalves.,all p Do. Quarts., all p Leeds & Brdt., all t) Lon. & Grenw., all Do. Pref....all pd Lowestoft., gua. 4 per cent...all pd Do. 6 p. cr., all p Middlesbr' & Red_ car, 6 p. c., all p N. & E., 5 p. c., all 1)o. 6 p. cr., all p Do. New...all pd, Preatn. & Wyre. I all paid j Do.lllves, A, all pl Read., Guildf., andl Reigate all pd, Roy. & Hit., 6 'A p' Do. Sbep. Ex., all Shf. Rth. & 5 p. c., 18.11.6 p S. Statldsb., p Wear Val. 6 p c., all Do. do. all pd Do. d 0.... all pd Wiltg.6; Soul, alt P Leasing ,Companies. Loo.& N.V Gt. Westn Do. 'Do. Do. Lon. &N.W Caledonian Gt. Northn, ;Gt. Westrn. Yk.'New. & Berw. Yk. & N.M. Do. Midland S. Eastern 1 Do. Norfolk .. Do. ..... Stktn &Dar E. Counties Do. ...... ..... L.& N.IV . & La. SLY f Do. ...... IS. Eatery Gt.Northn Do. & Yks ;,AlrM'Cleau iStekt& Dar Do. ...... Do. ..... crt,weittg. RENTALLB. Bag ness to-day. .1 Nominal Prices. 28 -29 29% - 30% 28 -29 17% - 18 45 -- 47 34% - 35% 3i4 -4% p 107 -109 53 V2 -54 1 A 25 -27 102 - 103 12% - 12% 25 -26 16y, -17% 60 62 - .•• P 22% 23 8 3 ig 8 3 / 4 3 BTa "i ...% . %_ 1 do. i 6% :161i VI -in PO 13% % 255/8 ' , A s db. 8 5 4 % 1 pm 131,‘ ,pm x.d 4% % 13% 3i 10% 10 23 223 A MARKET riEWS.--(THIS _....._ , A l. CORN EXCHANGE—IVIONvi% 0 60 Very limited supplie s o f E ng li sh Wh ea t were °•01110r.. in the whole of the provincial markets held 011. A t se day. For most kind s the demand ruled stea d y' 00 advance in the quotations of la per quart et ' diesg e was more inquiry for Barley, at full price& n so 0 e y el ..„ took place in the value of Malt. Oats ut d Flow steadily, and the currencies of Beans, Peso, e".ojoir were well supported ; yet the demand for. those - was by no means brisk. tbil. t t he Advices from New York to the 7th inst.'Stee O . 0 to value of Flour bad a downward tendency. 0 : 11 1 3 , 1 1.0, 0 ,, want of orders from this side. The DutektlV ri eer mi e French markets have continued heavy, et 1- 0 3 0 ire pressed rates. In the Baltic and Black Se re, baa been very dull. csle Only moderate supplies of English Whell r t ece ivej we - th fresh to hand last week. From abroad 80$ 1 , „ see s .71 2,762 quarters of Wheat, 2i300 Lisr' ° -',". s u 0, c rather. firmness scaonat . will 5,000 Beans, 8 Peas, 2,210 Tares, 3,910 J4 lO Al B br Rapeseed, 121 Sundry Seeds, 1,699 sacks au' .• of Flour. N ., tli i morning's Th e market of c oastWheatw i coastwise r f e r c o e m i v e E d s s f e r x e soh, and P ic i p i: : el l by no means extensive; but its general guil e re esiP li superior. From Norfoik, Lincolnshire, 8 ". ' t be suPP o f of that grain were only moderate. By railway s hos , 14 was slightly on the increase. The aggregs._sotivet samples of both red end white was 0 011 1 P Or; countslimited; at n h e a v n e d rth i e ro le m ss, m t the most demand,owingnt to i a t i r It irpfr i o. o o_, e , ports, and the thin attendance of millers, Ws a • u seett/ f active. However, throughout the day it ru l e e we. and a good clearance was effected prior _ t_ . !' m , he% business, at prices quite equal to those o o l r ea w : r u d v ose r . e, Numerous offers came to hand to f ventedfrom various sales o any quarters ; qeaxnttei. extent. t 0 at yet no disposition was shown a th t k h e e in extreme , i With foreign Wheat we we tions took pleat ~ os • For export no transa c t i ons much neglected. EgyPt •,13 1, invest. Selected quirt'. were free s offering at 288. per quarter, Mitt I Falmouth, wa last week, but all toward m iddling p d s s r t o e i hl f t y i nsisau rat' siiael liPlorpePle: A 11 03° floating and insurance. . iteef t e how of English Barley was very lies 0 0 The s cargoes a ny samples fit for making were on offer' 04 asetaAlraeltetehiyofiugguhre s. the i n E n glish and foreige ci p ui a r rc y e f l o s r were t W in as m d ed ul e l r , a n te o r e : l° quarter. ed cli fi° took place in the quotations. de The supplies of Oats were very limited, hence th e e , 0 0 mend for all kinds was steady, at, in some instep p a r s i l c o e w s c)sfal6edfoprerßeans, yet holders ° ref its: dor a a c d c Wv e a p ne t eeh lo ai w dn er figures. The inquiry was stets* ti figures. the I w n h cl o ia le, n t Corn, heu io r afloat,trad trade av:aysefini, very dull. he I l llo‘ on and 1- tations were steadily supported. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL ArEASURE• 6 05 to 0 Wheat—Essex & Kent, 425 475 Red •••• • • • • 31 sto 445 Oats—Yorkshire a n ; iso .0 Malt—Chevalier.• • • " 3 11 Ditto,white, New 428 50s Lincolnsk., foe' . 21s 1 Norfolk and Lin- Potato ...• . • • ',, 21 0 coin, Red... • • 385 445 youghal and Cork. iss I 9 1 Ditto, White ....'„ Black ••• - '• leo 0 Irish, Red ....., .. a —5 Cork, White •"" 2 is 2 0 Ditto,White....., _.... - — a Scotch, Fee d. ".: 2 61 - 10 0 Rye—Old • ... ...... .. 30 8 32s Beans—Tick .••• • " •. 311 010 28,3 30s Pigeons ...• ••" ~ 2 81 00 Barley—Grinding . ...• 248 '26s Peas—Grey . • ---•' '' .. 9 95 00 Malting ......... 275 32s Map1e........ " • 261 01 Chevalier .... .., 33 3 36, white... .• " .. 32' 4 0 ; Malt—Snffolk and Nor- Bolters ••• • • “ . 38i1 IP 458 585 Flour—Tcronr l ” de•. .. 30 0 ° 8r0wn........... 438 4 8 s Suffolk • i •"•`•'• ,: _ „, 0 s Kingston and Ware 511 585 Stoats &Nano , . .• II 0 sElips. been :prett y 4 61 , The late arrivals of Ltnseed v_ bet :Calcutta 458 I ° - 11‘ cleared off. Odessa is held at 4"11 uoted , at 42s de l i Black Sea, for summer shipment I :2 q , per quarter. -- ,!io vered. Archangel free on _board'ulover heavy, and loriC h dull, at 378 6d to 38s 6d. dull. s 6l purc s h w a e s d e e . .1 . 1 . l . l .. 0 . t . h . :3r artie l l e . carr Aw sy ...,......., 33S 1 0 Turnip,White, per bush. i S o s s t° 1g: C n o e r m ia p n a d e e e r d - p . e . r . cia; i: r • s l i ii 115 0 :s , 85 ' Mustard, Brown.• • • • • • •53 ,d gsod Linseed, Eng,sowing•• 60 42 s Odessa .......... 4 . 0 s •• " ..4 , g,, 550 d Crushing ........ 544 40w tare s W s,l l i n i t n e ter ne ::::::: ..7 4:6d 55 Od Baltic .. ••..• • • • g ' i r per quarter,... Canary, 283 35' Linseed Cake, • pr. ton -- 8 1 'OO Rye grass" '•' .iewt.) 425 583 English .. .gi Of sil Clover, Red Eng. .. 425 548 Foreign, per ton 71 1 " 41 1 0i white • • - a — ... 44s 523 Rape Cakes pr ton 41 , 5 , 5 0 9 1 ' Foreig n . 1 1; t v ; i ft . e • „ -4 es 56s Rapeseed,New, pr lit 2 '' " 1 .. 21s 268 „.„,,••.••• Trefoil •• svuTrarizzzai. 1 010 Since our lest the imports ~f foreign slrlicii'o4l London have been very moderate, viz., I,3 l "_ ce ice° p or ing the corresponding period i n 1851 we 0 184th .;,1 'a die 883- m 1850, 1,244; in 1849, 1,093; re'" - I 6 - 1, I 15LpoRT8 INTO ... L(1141) 3 0 0 : •1N THE ST riS. &11. FA ' s a y d e ` n ri 1,256 head. No Lambs have yet arm t ge neral quality of the stock does not improve. From Beasts. Sheep. L amb s. Calves' "*" Rotterdam ••• 82 ..• 192 . ..• 241 ••• .....• Antwerp -• .... .•, 3 „„ u Elarlingen -'• Elainburgh Dordt •. ••••• 12 ... 192 .... Ostend — .••' ••• / ••• ••• ••• Total The yearly .. 754 ° O. JO or te under:— comparison of the weekly 10313 During 1 1 8 850 1 - . .......... .. ............... ... Sheep, Lambs. C 83191. ... ill. 1849 ..... 4" .... ..... ~), ... 545 ... „. 235 ••• 3 1848_, ..... °'-') -. 580 ... -- ... 1 86 ". .0 532 136 .• cl, T r elao direct by sea, amounted of s tock our - wets districts the.t.hr.‘ocaeritsproBitvsBa4oli..B.Beea—asstss;-fr r i ro h ollaili n P C ,T di 1 :01(1°' g unuwally heavy, the time of year considerew a' h att e ,i in. excellent condition. Notwithstanding that t.. ° , is' uance of buyers was large, and that the weather sa e !ourable for slaughtering, the Beef trade was n a insa depres s ed state, at a dectitn , in the quotations o or on Monday last of 2d per Blbs. The extr€lne fi g t ioto l the best Scots was only 3s 4d per Sibs., an d ti toi‘ clearance was not effected. The show of foreign 500 was but moderate. The arrivals from Norfolk, ,SiLcote, Essex, and C a mbridgeshire amounted to 2,460 Pvdrig homebreds, and short-horns. From other WO Q i land wo received 800 Herefords, runts,_ Devon if and from Scotland, 540 horned and polled Scots, P 3 , t he per railway. There was a considerable increase 111:11, su pply of Sheep. All breeds met a very dull jo t l, a n s' a and in some instances the currencies bad a dowo .4 " ,;i 0 tendency. The extreme value of the best old D 0 1 ". d the the wool was 4s 2d per Sibs. Nearly four-fiflbo 320 OOP Welch 'Wilt From ilio bit of %Oh 4,1414' 4 14% 35% 10 7 4 3% 14% s l4O 102 1214 . It t 4 ft, 4~ ae ~; b' ' ~ ~~i'