The Sun. — London, England, 1848-04-14 00:00:00

AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morikm, rairate* after 11.1 Eventnw 0 , !nu+cs , tier 0 , . 0 , "u;',..a.,ti;# 4l , e * 4.,qe 1 * 44, „ - ''", isi. • 4 ~; 614 '.. 7 6 . , 4 . ;, , - — _, • Fr . ~. A 111 , , • i. , _ !toy ready, in 2 vols.. with Portrait, 21s. bound, •• REVELATIONS OF PRINCE 'F A.I.LEYRAND, E 'A.• - 1 from the Papers 01 the late M COL M ACHE, the Prince's Private Sectetary. " he information thi- work supplies is unquestionably authentic, and or the most interesting kind. It presents the snout curt , us and genuine account of Talleyrand that has hitherto been given to the pub tc."—Atlas. •• A more inveres• log work has not issued from the press for many years. It is, I.t truth, a complete Boswell sketch of tne greatest worth reading reading plomatist of the age. Every page contains something or r e meintrering."—Suuday Times. lieztry CelbUrn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, M TELALBERG. GRAND SACRED, CLASSICAL, and MISCELLANEOUS CONCERT, on MONDAY EVENING, April 17. • . It Is respectfully announced that on Momnav Evziettio, April 1/, will be given a GRAND COSTER f, with great Orchestra, Chorus, &c., on whlela occasion M. Chalberg will execute the following pieces :- 1. Grand Concerto in C minor • • .. Beethoven. S. Fantasia on Subjects from Mozart's Don Giovanni Thalberg. 3. Fantasia on Subjects from Auber's Maittniello • • Thalberg. 4. " Liedet Ohne Worte" • • • • • • .. Mendeissohn. The Vocal portion will include Idediuse Tadolinl, Actile. Schwartz, And Mdlle Sofla Cruvelli. Signor Bellet.i, Signor F. Lablache, Signor Bouche, Signer Cuzzani, And Signor Lablache, And comprise selections from the works of Mozart, Beethoven, Mandela.okn, Weber, Spoutini, &c., and include a Grand Trio for Three Baesee,bY MeYerbeer — Signori Lablache, Belletti, and Celan!. Mcldlle Vera, Signor Garcloni, Signor Coletti, Conductor, M. Rolfe. Prices of Admission. Boxes.— .. Pit Stalls •• ....... •• 10s. 6d. each. Pit Tickwts• * '• . Gallery Stalls • Gallery Tickets ............ • 2s. 6d. each. Doers open at Half•past Seven, and the Concert to commence at .Light &clock. N.B. A second Grand Concert will be preaeated on Wednesday morning, April 19. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE CIRQUE NATIONAL DE PARIS. UNDER LISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE. The public is respectfully informed that a Grand Morning Per formance will be given by IL Jullien (the ieseee) and M. Dejean, the manager of the Equestrian Troupe (from the Cirque National De Paris), TO-MORROW, April 15, for the benefit of the Distressed Operatives and the British Artisans who have been recently com pelled to leave France. Performance to commence at Two o'clock No Second Price. Private Boxes to be had at Julllen and Co.'s 214, Regent-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Last Night before Easter. The Nobility Gentry, Subscribers to the Opera, and the pub- He are respectfully Informed that TO-.IIOItKOW EVENING, April 15, will be performed, Donizetti's Opera, entitled LUCREZIA. fIORGIA Lucrezia, Mdlle. Sofia Cruvelli; Orsini, Mdlle. Schwartz; Gen naro, Signor Gardoni ; Gabetta, signor Bouche ; and Alfonso, Signor Lablache. To conclude with the highly successful New and Original GRAND BALLET, In Four Tableaux, by M. Paul Taglioni, entitled FIOIIITA, et la Reine des Elfritles, Principal parts by Mdlle. Caroline Rosati, lidlles. Esther Ausundon, Thevenot, Julienne, Lamoureux, Jenny, M. Louis Dor, M. Di Mat tia, MM. Venafra, Gouriet, and Mdlle. Marie 'raglioui. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. CIRQUE NATIONAL Dii LAST WEEK, PREVIOUS TO THE EASIER HOLIDAYS. T EIIS EVENING, A Change of Emertainmonts.—The Manege on trained Horses by Mdlls. Caroline and Mathilde. New and Original Acts of Equita tion by Mdlls. Palmyre, Anate, P. Stanley, E. Lambert, Coralie, Ducos, Le petit Atiato, &c. &c.— Extraordinary Equestrian Per formances— Noveland grotesque Pantoaiiinic representations uy Adolphe Franconi, Loisset, Newsome, Wehle, Leclair, Auriol, film, le petite Loisset, Ste. sr, Performance CH commence at Eight. Second price, Half-past Nina P- st. HEATItE itUYAL, Un ..• the Management wi Mr. it. Webster. sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be presented a new comic Drama, called OLD HONESTY, Michael Bradshaw, 'Mr. W,bstcr ; Joseph Bradshaw, Mr. H. Van denhoff ; Sir Perkins Besborough , M r. Howe ; Mr. Septimus Houk, Mr. Tilbury ; Toby Perch, Mr. Keeley ; Dame Bradshaw, Mrs. Glover; Mary, Miss Reynolds. To be tollewed by the Comedy of THE HYPOCRITE. Sir J 4.1211 Lambert, Mr. "lilbury ; Dr Cantwell. Mr. Farren; Colonel Lam bert, Mr. H. Farrell ; Mavrworrn, Mr. Keeley; Old Mrs. Lambert, Mrs. Gli , ver; Charlotte, Mrs. ..N•sbett. To conclud , with a new comic Drama, entitled LAVATER THE PHYSIoGN OM IST ; and Good Judge no. Lay4ter, 31r. Webster • Agnes, Miss Fertescue. 6taje Manager, Mr. Farren; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Web:ter. J. T. Archer, Box-book keeper. Boxes, 58. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. ; Upper Gallery, Is. , ])Dori open at Halt-past Six, Pcnormance to commerce at Seven. ~ur~ltti•; LW zuJELefii. cntier the direction o: lladarne c;eleste THIS EVENING Will be performetl a new and original Drama, called HARVEST ROME. Principal characters by Messrs. li. Hughes, Lambert, Wright, P. Bedford, 0. Smith, Madame Celeste, Miss WoAilgar, Mrs. Frank ►Matthews, Miss Turner, &c. Alter which DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAM BERWELL. To conclude with THE COMRADES ; an Anecdote of the Span. WI. War. Principal characters by Messrs. Cullenford, Boyce, 3iun- Yard. Paul Legrand, C. J. Smith, liyan, Mies E. Harding. &C. Iloses, 45.; rit, 2s. , liallery, Is. I ." , ors of en at Halt-past Sla, Performance to commence at Seven FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. 33, 0:d Bond-street. THIS EVE "ING, Will be performed the amusing Vaudeville of LA CHERCHEUSE D'ESPRIT. Principal characters by 31M. Henri Alla, Josset, Ton- M.4clame St Ange,lle. Tarot, and Mdlle. Celestine. After which, an entirely new comedic-♦audevllle, entitled LA DERNIERE. CONQUETTE. Le Baron de Virefeuille, M. Lafont ; Helene, Madame Paul Ernest. To conclude with L. CHEVALIER Dti GVET. T.B Chevalier du Guet, M. Lafont ; Le Barom de 'farlis M. Cartigny ; Le Vicomte Ainedee de Lunel, M. Montalacd ; Isabelle, Mdlle. Baptiste. Boxes, 65.; Pit, 3s. 641.; Amphitheatre, 3s. ; Gallery, 2, Bore, and Stalls may be obtalriPti at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mr. S. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager, Duchess-street, Port Lind. place. THIS LVENING, Will be performed KING LEAR. King Lear, Mr. Macready. To conclude with the comic Opera of LOVE IN A VILLAGE. Sir William Meadows, Mr. Wynn ; Young Meadows, Mr. Payne; Jus tice Woodcock, Mr. Neville ; Hawthorn, Mr. Budda ; Rosetta, Miss G. Smithson ; Madge, Miss E. Stanley. To conclude with THE HYPOCRITE. Dress Circle, 55.: Boxes, 45.; Pit, 25.; Gallery, Is. . THE THIRD EDITIONS OF “THE SUN” CONTAIN, AS USUAL, THE LATEST PARLIAMENTARY • INTELLIGENCE, ♦ND ALL OTHER NEWS UP TO THE HOUR OF POST. Orders received by all Newsmen, and at the Sun-ofiTce, 112, Strand. TO CORRESPONDENTS. No communication can be attended to unless autheLti cated by the name and address of the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, Aram 13. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 37 ; Highest, 56: Noon, 46 BAROMETER, 30.01.--"VIND W.N.W.; fire. o ~ -- ,~ ~ ~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1848. After all, the Monster Petition has burst like the veriest bubble of suds ! The parturient mountain of Kennington has brought forth the merest mouse of a grievance. The whole demonstration of Chartism on :Monday morning, turns out to be one of the grossest delusions ever practised upon the Legislature ) y a clique of unprincipled and designing dema gogues. After the revelations a nd explanations of yesterday evening in the House of Commons, it is altogether impossible for us to express ourselves in sufficient terms of disgust at the vulgar ara a e n h dunpardonable s transaction. Language i insolence which has throughout too feeble to express our contempt for the authors of a the movementgsloordye,roageadtothrye to the name, and the fam e, an dignity of the working classes of the brutalities, obscenities, England. ru however, be it from us to associate taliFatiesr, obscenities, and ribaldries of this notorious petiti on with the masa of our i n d us t r i ou s countrymen. W i e kno w them to be incapable of participating n any manner whatever with a scheme so utterly despi cable and insensate. The five enormous rolls of writing Paper presented on Monday evening to Par liament, and desig ns de, with an intolerable audacity, A Petition from the odious was, the fabrication of an in fact, merely dep rav i ty dre gs populati on t; means disposed to terms of abhorrence, we are by implicate in the deception all those have appeared conspicuously in the courseeownfhatmilsreinceanyt agitation. And first of all we would thoroughly exonerate Mr. FEARGUS O'CoN:soay frond any share—the most trivial —i n this disguAting r u o ti rn stupendous humbug. His character, both as a gen - tlernan and a representative, is 6 f itself a sufficient testimony that any such participation would under every circumstance have been impossible. Every o e of the many entertaining incidents whi c h i nterrupt yesterd a y' s di scuss i on i n th e C ommons, was a co . robor a ti on o f this fact and an additional testimony f the personal respect entertained for the Honour able Gentleman, the Member for Nottingham. iris positive and reiterated repudiation of a ll knowledge of the foul and flagrant trickery of the position received, as it deserved to do, the implicit creden ce of the House, and his ultimate resolution—the abandonment of the motion fur this evening —bas elevated him, we are bold to say, in the consideration of every sensible man in the United Kingdom. Even the Hon. Representative of Cirencester must by this time, we imagine, be disposed to sympathise in the opinion here expressed by ourselves in refer ence to the Bon. Member for Nottingham. Now that the excitement of Mr. CRIPPS has abated under the assuaging influences of sleep and reflection, we are satisfied that his conjectures as to the actual con nexion existing between the designs of the petitioners and those of Mr. F. O'Cozvsioa are altogether different from the ideas expressed by him yesterday in regard to that supposed complicity. Not that we view with any degree of amazement the emotion displayed on that occasion by the honourable representative of Cirencester. That emotia4 was the natural conse quence of the indignation si ith which he had perused the fictitious signatures at,d indecent absurdities mingled together in the petition. We as thoroughly appreciate the cause of his excitement as we do the honourable completeness of his apology, and the laudable cordiality of his explanation. When it was proved on examination before the Committee on Public Petitions that the document called the Chartist Petition was one of the most shame faced and disgraceful humbugs ever brought within the cognizance of Parliament—that in stead of containing 5,750,000 signatures, it contained only 1,g75,496 ; that among those signa tures occurred the names of her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN, of his Grace the Duke of WEL LINGTON, of Sir ROBERT PEEL, of Colonel SIBTIIORT, of Mr. COBDEN, &C. &c. ; that other pretended auto graphs were merely phrases from the slang dictionary, or words that, accumulated together, formed " a mass of impiety, of blasphemy, and of ribaldry"— when all these disgusting particulars revealed them selves under the scrutiny of the Committee on Public Petitions, it is anything but surprising that Mr. CRIPPS, himself a member of that Committee, should have commented upon the transaction in language such as, under other circumstances, might have been considered intemperate. Insomuch was this allowance for provocation manifestly neces sary that the Right Honourable the Speaker of the House, in his official capacity, thus alluded to the observations of Mr. CEIPP3 :—"The Hon. Mem ber for Cirencester certainly contradicted with warmth the statements of the Hon. Member for Not tingham ; but I did not conceive at the time that the Hon. Member bad gone beyond the rules warranted by the usage of this House." Yet, notwithstanding this decisive exoneration, Mr. CRIPPS subsequently apologised to Mr. FEARGUS O'CONNOR, and the latter, in frankly accepting that apology, announced his determination to abandon the motion on the petition fixed for this evening! So terminates this miserable result of dema goguism! So ends this parody upon the sublime achievements of the Parisian Democracy ! If we imagined for an instant that THE PEOPLU of Eng land were really implicated in an affair so dishonourable and indeceot we should, assuredly, have ample cause fur grief and lamentation. Knowing, however, that the odium of the proceeding is solely attributable to a few base and contemptible brawlers—brawlers who have made Mr. FEARGUS O'CONNOR their generous because reliant dupe--we have only reason to regard the transaction with a scorn the most unmitigable, and an indignation the most unutterable. The pacific character of the present European re volution receives daily additional corroboration. This pacific character, in fact, constitutes the main distinc tion between the great revolutions of 1769 and 1848. In the, former war and liberty became synonymous 'erms. Every people that dared to as. sert their rights and throw off the yoke of their native oppressors, were compelled at the same time, in self-defence, to unsheath the sword, and re sist the attacks of foreign aggressors. They had to withstand not only the endeavours of coalesced sove reigns to preserve the inviolability of the rights of kings, but they had also to encounter the subtle at tacks of rival jealousy, personal ambition, and internal discord. The proverb declares, that a kingdom divided against itself cannot stand, and the truth of this assertion was abundantly demonstrated by the evils consequent on the terrible dissensions which characterised and marred the liberal crusade of former times. " Never was truth defiled with so much blood," exclaims LAMARTINE, in enumerating the terrible and glorious scenes of the first revolution. Blood, at home streamed from the guillotine, or stained the assassin's dagger, abroad was shed in the fields of carnage and dishonoured the laurels of liberty ; discord at home and warfare abroad were the distin guishing and melancholy traits of the Revolution of 1789. And in this, as we have said, is the great dis tinction which exists between the present movement and its predecessor. Unanimity and peace are now, happily, the watchwords of Li beralism. Unanimity knits together each pa triotic band labouring to assert their native inde • pendence; and peace among nations, facilitates the interchange of those kindly sympathies and the exer cise of those moral influences which surpass the most effective weapons of international alliance. In pur suance of this principle it was that the French Minister of Foreign Affairs ventured to give utterance to that most un-Ministerial declaration—" the old regime had diplomatists and treaties, our diplomatists are nations, our treaties are sympathies." This assertion, poetical as it may appear, is practically correct. Its truth receives new confirmation by every succeeding depu tation from foreign nations that has has tened to ratify a treaty with France by the expression of its cordial sympathies Deputa tions from England, from Ireland, from Poland, from Hungary, and numbers of others have already testi fi , d their concurrence in the pacific sentiments of lil.ral France. Spain and Venice have recently expressed similar feelings. The Spanish Charge d'Affaires has addressed a letter to M. LAMAR TINE, in which, in the name of the Spanish Government, he emphatically disavows all reports which describe the Spanish Government as enter taining hostile feelings towards the Provisional, Go vernment of France. This letter, amicable though it be, nevertheless bears a close affinity to a diplomatic dispatch, but the address of the deputation of the Venetians must have been as undiplomatic and as isno littl e i n accordance with the doings of the old regimehaslaenv g en us l g l e u. Lrold aseriz o c w ou se ld des s i o re b . eg " in l s ils ' "It the add ress of the Venetia " hP Y „ f t at we shall addr ess to the F rench Republic our fraternal acknowledg ments. It h as pitied our mi sfortunes, felicit a t e d our regenerati on , promised us aesuucipport from w hi c h we have muc h to hope Then, perhaps, eme nothing t o f ear. " m b erin dressing a P oet, they proceegdthey were ad. inimitable pathos:---" The unhapp w ith eloquent and it is sometimes well to have beenYo k now how to love ; to better feel what real greatnessPiParessleyd in order our prayer fur the prosperity and glory ofe offer up We stretch forth the hand to it with a sentim F rance.ent. ost: gratitude which time will only render more enen; The address of the Venetians is unimportant ingiettsielf but we are inclined . to welcome with interest an d satisfaction every incident, however individually insignificant, which increases the bonds of inter national amity, and further demonstrates that pacific character which is the greatest glory of th e new Revolution. find that the attention of the Legis latureh been directed to the 9 and 10 has at length Act which was passed avowedly , j c o a ic p e . t to 95,an Vic ll to 'e ri r a e , but which really contains recovery of small debts, under colour of which for the purpose of affording greater facilities for the more monstrous provisions, alty oth er st , itufe that cou greater oppr ess i on h as beenidpbrae referred to. IV e desirable that thectised, than almost readily concede that it is most recover small to delays and difficulties which were formerly inter posed in the way of the parties who were entitled c heap and expeditious remedy should be provided amounts should be removed, and that . d a against those wh o had the ability, but not the will, ito satisfy their ju•it liabilities. The intention, therefore, of th e sure was b rought parties b y whom the mea code f or th e recover fo rward, t o g i ve a complete was most laudable y of all d e b ts not exceeding 201., , haps inadvertentl , and if the abuses that were, per_ y, su ffer ed to find their way into the Act itself, and which have also been occasioned by the manner of its administration, were removed, it would have been regarded as a boon by the great body of the people, but those abuses are of such mag nitude, and press with such severity on the hard working classes, that a general feeling Of indignation has been excited against the law under colour of which such atrocities could have been sanctioned or tolerated. These are scarcely the times when there can be one law for the rich and another for the poor —when a person owing a few pounds only may be Punished with the most stringent severity, while the man who is indebted thousands is treated with comparative leniency and indulgence. Yet such is the case under the present system. The treatment to which Mr. CHARLES POELETT was subjected, which so strongly attracted the public attention, is similar to that which every person com mitted for default in the payment of a single instal ment is likewise exposed. By an extraordinary species of refinement, he is told that he is not impri soned for debt but for contempt of court, in not obeying the order of the judge; he is therefore dealt with not merely as a debtor, but as a criminal. lie is not merely deprived of his personal liberty until he makes full satisfaction, but he is associated with persons who have offended against the laws, and is bound by the same stringent regulations and the same discipline as his guilty companions. Even payment of the amount of the full debt and costs is not sufficient to liberate him from his confinement. If once he is taken into custody he cannot be discharged until a certificate of payment or satisfaction is signed by the clerk of the court, and the leave of the Judge by whom the order of imprisonment was made has been obtained. If he has been unfortunate in his dealings, and should be obliged to have recourse to the Bankruptcy or Insolvent Court, and should fully and fairly surrender up his entire property to be equitably divided amongst his creditors, and there upon obtain the protection of the Court, or even an order for his discharge, that will not be sufficient, for it is enacted (by the 102 d section) " that no protec tion, order, or certificate granted by any Court of Bankruptcy, or for the relief of insolvent debtors, shall be available to discharge any defendant from any commitment under such order." It has even been held that a person attending his examination before the Court of Bankruptcy, and who is protected, eundo raorando et redeundo, from every other liability may be captured under the order of the County Court Judge, and incarcerated until payment, which payment would justly be regarded as an undue preference and fraud upon his other creditors. In every other case, if a creditor should ~eize the person of his debtor in execution, so that he should be incarcerated thereon, the debt would be thereby satisfied if he obtained his discharge from that custody, but here it is quite different, for "no imprisonment under this Act shall in anywise ope rate as a satisfaction or extinguishment of the debt, or other cause of action, on which a judgment has been obtained, or protect the defendant from being anew summoned or imprisoned for any fresh fraud or other default, rendering him liable to be imprisoned under this Act, or deprive the plaintiff of any right to take out execution against the goods and chattels of such defendant, in the same manner as if such imprisonment had not taken place."—(Sect. 103.) We trust that the Bill, which was last night read the first time, will fully meet the several defects we have above enumerated, and others to which we shall endeavour to direct the public attention on a future occasion. THE LONDON ,e SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 7th have been receive d Senor OnozAGI has escaped from the guard of cuirassiers which was escorting him to Cadiz, from whence he was to have been transported to the Philippine Islands. He effected his escap• at Cor dova, and has gone, it is said, to Gibraltar. The Duke and Duchess of AIONTPENNEE entered Madrid on the 6th, and dined at the Palace. Nothing could exceed the coldness with which they were everywhere received. MADRID BOLSA, APRIL 7.—The Three per Cents. closed at 22 1-16 cash, and were 22 buyers after the close; Five per Cents., 131 buyers, 4 sellers. Pas sive Debt, 4f buyers, i sellers. Coupons, 94 sellers. Exchange on London, 42 20. PORTUGAL. We have received intelligence from Lisbon to the 4th April. On the 13t a new Ministry was appointed, corn possed as follows : The Duke of SALDANHA—President of the Council. M. GOMEZ DE CASTRO—Foreign Affairs. M. Joao ELlAS—Justice. M. FALCAO—Finance. Baron DE FRANCOS—War. Baron DE OuaEm—Marine. The first act of the Ministry was to issue a decree announcing that the Cortes should remain open to the 2d of June. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC PROCEEDINGS AT PARIS. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. The Rational announces that, on the 20th of this month, the grand fete for the fraternization of the army and the National Guard, will take place in the Champ de Mars. It says— " The Government is on that occasion to distribute to the regiments in the neighbourhood of the capital new colours in the name of the Republic. The National Guard of Paris and the garde nationale mobile will take part in this great civic and military fete, which cannot tail to attract the whole capital. The people and the army will give, in fraternising with each other, a magni ficent spectacle, which will impose on the enemies of , he Republic. Already the unjust and annoying sus picions inspired by misapprehensions have been dissi paled. Every one acknowledges that the people, the National Guard, and the army, have each, in different proportions, contributed to the glorious victory of the 24th of February. The free which is in the course of being prepared will consecrate that patriotic reconcilia tion." The Provisional Government have issued a decree abolishing the punishment of exposure of criminals— first, because this punishment brands the offender with such infamy as to prevent for ever the possibility of his being restored to his former rank in society ; secondly, because it is dreadfUlly unequal in its vise. tation, scarcely affecting the hardened criminal, whilst it gives an irreparable blow to the repentant offender; and, thirdly, because the spectacle of such exposure extinguishes • the sentiment of pity, and familiarises the public to the sight of crime. The French provinces are still the scene of .serious disturbances which, in general, are commenced by the workmen employed in the public workshops. An emeute of this sort occurred at Rheims on the 10th. A reduction of wages had been announced to take place on the 17th. The workmen left the shops, and sent a deputation to the authorities requiring that such reduction should not take place. The Mayor represented to the deputation that the reduction had been decided on by the authori ties, because they had not funds wherewith to Pay the advanced rate of wages demanded, where upon the workmen seized their tools, erected barricades, and set the authorities at defiance. W w tho e e re kx so a lll tio e na s The military were called in and soon dispersed the rioters, several of whom were arrested, and in the wish evening tranquillity was restored. On the 11th there Nationaliligchut Guard. disturbances at Tours among the wished detno ieomteprlfoeyreedinatthetheelevetiaiodnuctofatthelnodiErec,erwshoof pected that the contain decree of the ranquillity was eventually restored. announi‘ciin. gGAthiteisirmdftetperAtua'z It is ex AftVit of this day will Provisional 2eur Government determination on the railway ques contain subjectdirectors o of vv e t d h n e e s variou s o tu lines of railway on this tion. n i a ., ne and impotent t e evidentlye much ad an interview with the 'The ultra-Republicans of Al . ris a annoyed at the clusion" of the Chartist demwastration in London onMonday last. BUSINESS DOY, E IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS LONDO'S STOCK EXCHANGE, Arita 13.kT THIi Boulogne arAi Amiens,:sl4 — Northern of Frasce Orleans and. Bordeaux, llA—Paris and Lyons, 2 1 A ; and Orleails, 19—Rouen and Llavre, 7-sacubre and lieuse's 4!4. THE DIAMONDS AT THU TUILERIES.—Another man with dir.lnonds and other jewels about him to the value 01 300,000 t. (12 , 0000 was arrest!d on Sunday by the Belgian. Custom-house officers stationed on the Erench frontier,. near Mouscron. He is believed to have bea n one of tJne depredators who plundered the Tuileries. SUN, EVENING, r ( ROLDAY GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. PRUSSIA. The Prussian Diet sat on the 10th for the last time, and after authorising the Government to raise a loa❑ of 15,000,000 thalers, to give state guarantees to commercial undertakings to the amount of U,000,000 thalers, and after also revoking the elections of the Diet at Frankfort, the Diet was dissolved. The following report of the proceedings of the last sitting of the Diet of Prussia will be found not un interesting : " BERLIN, APRIL 10. " The Diet met this morning at half-past 10 o'clock. " The interest of the public in the proceedings of the assembly had increased with each sitting; the tribune, which since the opening has been fitted up with rising seats, was crowded to every available inch of space. " The proceedings were opened by reading the minutes of the last meeting. " The first subject discussed was the election of Depu ties for Prussi.s to the Diet of Frankfort. " M. Camphausen entered into a justification of the course taken by the Diet in electing the representatives, on the ground that it was the m o d e s p ec ified in the de cree of the Germanic Confederation, and that an under- standing to the same effect had been come to with the other States of Germany, because there did not appear to be time enough for a direct election. This position of affairs was at the present moment modified.—(Hear ) His Majesty ou the previous evening had received message from the Diet at Frankfort, stating that the Confederation, by a decree of the 7th of April, had re turned to its first decision in favour of the system of dirt et election for the Diet which is to meet on the Ist of May. One deputy is to be elected for every 50,000 inhabitants. In the qualification of the electors no distinctions are to be made between classes or religious creeds. Every German, being of age, is an elector in his own country ; every German, of age, is eligible as a deputy in all Germany. Political exiles th emse l ve s, if they return to Germany, will be electors, and eligible in the countries of which they are subjects.—(Sensation.) The result of this communication from the Diet has been that his Majesty cancels the elections that have taken place. The States of Prussia would comprehend the necessity of this de claration ; other kingdoms of Germany having accepted the decision of the Diet, a conflict might be caused it Prussia should refuse it. It was necessary that Prussic should be fully represented at Frankfort ; it wished to give aid and assistance to all that could promote the , union of Germany ; but for this great end it must act with effect. The Government would take the measures it deemed necessary, trusting the Diet would support it iu its important task. " The Marshal of the Diet (the Prince de Solms) then formally put the question to the Diet, whether it con• sented to annul the elections ? " The vote was almost unanimously adopted. " The previous elections of deputies is therefore null and void. " The order of the day for the discussion of the Mi nisterial project for a loan was then taken. " M. Knoblanch read the report of the commission, which was a minute statement of the position of the finances, and the probable outlay the Government will have to meet. The demand of the Ministry is for power to raise by extraordinary weans a sum of 15,000,000 talers, to be applied to securing the peace of the country from without and within; next, for the restoration of credit and the assistance of commerce, trade, and agri culture, the Government ask power to give guarantees to the amount of 25,000,000 thalers, on condition that loss to the State, which these guarantees might cause, will, as far as possible, be avoided. The guarantee of the State will thus be brought to the encouragement of enterprises that are suffering from the pressure of the times. " The loan was agreed to by the commission unani mously. The proposal for the guarantees was carried by 17 votes to 2. " The discussion of the war fund was first taken. " M. Wintzler had confidence in the present Govern went, and did not mean to refuse the credit it asked for; but how was the money proposed to be raised ? Credit was wholly destroyed, and they could not do it by way o f a l oan , exce p t on very unfavourable terms. To in crease the present taxes or impose new ones was impel• sible ; the people demanded a diminution of existing burdens. flu thought the best means of raising tht money would be by a bold appeal to the patriotism of the country ; the King would place himself at their head ; if this did not suffice, they might try a volun tary loan ; even a forced loan might be adopted as a last resource. " M. Hanseman (Minister of Finance) would not then discuss the several plans proposed by M. Wintaler, but objected to the introduction of the name of the King into his speech ; the Sovereign should henceforth bi placed out of sight in their debates. He also objected to dividing the report of the Commission into two parts. " After a short discussion on the part of the report referring to the Government guarantees to commercial undertakings, "M. Hanseman again addressed the Chamber. Hi explained that the Government had not detailed the• modes in which they proposed to raise the money, be cause they did not wish to prejudge the future. Thf guaranties would give relief to many branches of trade and commerce that were then suffering. He did not pre sent the project as a law, In an extraordinary crisis like the present, extraordinary measures were required. Should the Diet not consent to the proposals, th, Ministry would have done its duty in laying them before it. They should not be terrified at the amount of th, guarantees the Government asked for power to give. The Commission required the Government to fix a sum approximating to what :would be required, and tit. Government had complied with their request. But it was hoped that the commercial crisis would have passed away before the meeting of the National Assembly. In principle a guarantee was a debt; but it differed from a debt,in its results. The measures to be adopted could not be attempted with so small a sum. One of them was the establishment of banks of discount in the provinces. He urged the Deputies, on returning to their provinces, to impress on the wealthy, a liberal and confident course of action; they ought not to conceal their money, but keep it in circulation as before. Let the poor be also advised not to substitute anarchy and violence for moderation and discussion.—(Applause.) "The proposition ot a forced loan not being sup ported by 24 deputies, was not farther entered into. M. de Vincke thought the financial condition of Prussia, compared with that of other countries, was rather satisfactory than otherwise. But to maintain that situation the Diet ought to give its support to the Ministry. He approved of the establishment of special banks, suggested an issue of notes secured on the royal domains, and strongly denounced such a measure us a forced loan. " Several deputies who were to have followed re nounced theirrieit to the tribune, as It was the gen era l wish of the Diet to come to the decision. " On the vote being taken, the report of the Commis sion was almost unanimously adopted. " The Marshal called for three cheers for the King, which was very warmly given, and "M. Camphausen, the Royal Commissioner, in the name of hi. Majesty, declared the Diet dissolved. The differences between the calico-printers and their masters have been arranged, but considerable un easiness continues to exist on accountpf the difference,. between the workmen themselves on the labour ques tion. One set contend for being paid by the day, and are outrageous against what they call the injustice of of one man being permitted to earn more than another, whilst the other set prefer job-work, and consider it unjust that the active and industrious labourer should not be enabled to profit by his superior industry and ability. There is no truth in the report that a strong remon strance had been received from the English Govern ment against any interference by Prussia in the affairs of Schleswig-Holstein. AUSTRIA. The Weiner Zeitung of the 6th contains the official announcement of the evacuation of Milan by RA/SET.. ART, "in consequence of the perfidy of the King of SARDINIA." General Vicroa-has proceeded against Venice, and will probably open the attack on it on the 12th. The Diet at Presburg is to be dissolved by the EMPEROR in person on the 10th. Its sittings are hereafter to be held at Pesth. The persecution of the Jews, which first broke out at Presburg, is still continued in various parts of llungary. The Press-Gesetz has been as unfavourably re ceived in the provinces as in the capital. At Prague it was publicly burnt by the students, and serious disturbances broke out at Griitz in connexion with it. According to a letter received from the frontiers of Bohemia, the mining population from the Riesen- Geberge are descending on the neighbouring towns, committing devastation and pillage. An order appears in the Weiner Zeitung, according to which the secrecy of letters is not ,to be violated under any pretext whatever. The same paper con tains a circular from the Minister of Justice, ex plaining the way in which the law on the preis is to be administered, and, in the execution at least, modi fying some of its more obnoxious pi ovisions. The Jacquerie among the peasants of Southern Germany still continues. We:learn from the Swabian Mercury that on the night of the sth the Castle of Waldenburg had been set on fire by the peasantry, who bad vainly demanded from the Pallscx a reduc tion in their rents. The PRINCE and his family es caped under a military escort to Altenburg. FRANKFORT. The journals of Frankfort publish an extract from the protocol of the 29th sitting of the German Diet, held the 7th instant. The Diet has come to the following resolution : " The Gorman Diet, in consideration of the public APRIL 14, _B4B. wish, and supported by the unanimous advice of men of confidence attached to it, modifies and changes as follows its resolution of th• 30th last March relative to the for mation of the Constituent Assembly:•— ° 1. The election of the representatives of the people at the National German Constituent Assembly shall take place in such a manner that, keeping to the base of the population of the German confederation, as estab lished at the sitting of the Diet of the 14th April, 1842, as legally exists at this period, there shall be one deputy to 50,000 inhabitants; that when the excess of popula tion in a state shall exceed 2 . 5,000 .souls, the excess shall give ground for the, election of an additional de puty; and that in every state where the population does not amount to 50,000 souls, still they shall elect a deputy. "2. As regards the election of deputies for the con stituent assembly, no restriction in any case can be brought forward to eligibility, by reason of prescrip• tions in certain franchises, or profession of any esta blished religion, and the election cannot take place by states. _ _ "3. Every citizen of the state, not in service and of age, is considered as an elector, a. - 1 is eligible. "4. Every German possessing the qualities above is eligible, and it is not necessary that he should be long to the identical state which he is called upon to represent. " 5. Political exiles, if they return to Germany, and are admitted to the possession of their rights, are also electors, and eligible. " 6. In fine, the Diet invites all Governments to has ten the elections, so that as far as is practicable the sittings of the National Assembly may commence the Ist May." According to the fresh resolution of the Diet, the Constituent Assembly will consist of 605 members, divided among the different states. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. THE FIRST BATTLE.-THE DANES VIC- TORIOUS. The Hamburgh Borseuhalle of the 10th inst. con tains the following intelligence : " RENDSBURG, Arm 9. " The command of the fortress is intrusted to Lieu tenant Orges, of the Prussian service. The fusilier battalion of the 20th Prussian Regiment of infantry ar rived here this morning, and have taken up their canton ments in the surrounding ♦illages. " Eight o'clock at night. An officer has just brought word that an obstinate t'ngagement has taken place at Bou. " Two Danish men-of-war threatened to bombard Flensburg. in consequence of which the Schleswig- Holstein troops have been obliged to abandon their po sition both at Flensburg and Bou; and they have taken ap a stronger position on this side of Bou. The 16th battalion, under Count Baudissen, is said to have suffered very much in the retreat. The King of Denmark has entered Flensburg." Since the above was in type we have received the following from Hull by electric telegraph : " HuLL,:FRIDATMORNING.—The Hamburgh steam packet, Captain Brown, arrived here from Hamburgh this morning. She brings the Borsenhalle of the 11th instant, from which we extract the important intelligence subjoined. • " Hostilities have seriously commenced between forces of Denmark and those of !Schleswig-Holstein. A. very fierce battle has been fought near Flensburg, in which the Danes had a decided superiority in num bers as well as in their cavalry and artillery. The Schleswig-Holstein army was defeated and compelled to retreat towards Rendsburg. The loss of life has been very great on both sides. "The Danes entered the city of Schleswig yester day. The Prussians have received orders to drive the Danes out of Schleswig, in order to the re•establish ment of the status quo ante. This being done, the King of DENMAEK is to be informed that should he, in retaliation for this step on the part of the German Powers, stop the passage of the Sound, the Prussian forces would immediately advance into the Danish territories, and vigorously prosecute the war. The Duke of AUGUSTIEINDERO and Prince WALDE MAR arrived here yesterday from Berlin, and imme diately left for Rendsburg. The Duke brings the order for the Prussian troops to enter Schleswig. Pursuant to this order, two Prussian battalions have been directed to advance, but it is stated that they will have to await the arrival of cavalry arid artillery. M. VIGNALE, Interior. M. FERRETTI, Finance. M. LTBERTI, Public Works. They had accepted office on condition that troops should be sent to Lombardy, and that the 16th Regi ment of Infantry and the gendarmes be immediately embarked for Leghorn; that the electoral law be mo:iified ; that the Chamber of Deputies appoint 180 candidates, from amongst whom the KING should choose the Peers, and that the Chambers be em• powered to reform the constitution on a more liberal basis. The British fleet, consisting of nine vessels, arrived in the Bay of Naples on the 2d inst. BANKRUPTCY-(THIS DAY.) IN RE YNAPF.-THE ABINGDON BANK. To-day was appointed for the last examination of this bankrupt, who had been a banker at Abingdon. Mr. LAWRENCE, who appeared for the bankrupt, said that, as Mr. Johnson, the official assignee, was of opi nion that the balancee-sheet was not satisfactory, it would be useless to urge anything tu,support of it; but let it commence from whatever period it might, there must be a large deficiency. The, banking accounts had been in a very bad state ffie years. In 1825 the bankrupt took. to the husind4 on the death of his father, and there was then a deficiency of 45,0001. The assignees were of opinion that there had been no fraud or conceslement of property, several thousands being in the bank when he left home, and he only took 501. He had not had any allowance, and not being able to employ an accountant he had not been able to make out a correct account, , Which was required with a view to ulterior proceedings against other persons. The official ossignee said there were losses on foreign stock amounting to 17,5001., and the bankrupt had been •in the habit of sending up one, two, and three thousand pounds to his broker to meet the losses—these amounts had not been posted up in the ledger, and the bankrupt could do that with the assistance of letters. Mr. LAWRENCE hoped that some allowance would be made to enable the bankrupt to employ an accountant. After some discussion it was agreed that the elimi nation should be adjourned fur six weeks, and an allow ance of 51. shuuid be wade up to that time. IN RE STIJRT. This bankrupt was described as late of St. Alban's, banker, and to-day was appointed for his last examina tion. The choice of as,ignees had nut tsk.-n place in consequence of every debt except one being disputed on technical grout ds. One of the proofs was tendered by Mr. Matthew Sturt, for a sum of 600/.; but it was urged that the claim was barred by the statute of limitations. The claimant said that he had received letters from his brother, offering to assure his lite for 1,0001. as a security: His noNourt (Mr. Commissioner Shepherd) said that a very slight admission would, iu his opinion, support the claim, and that the offer of security was tantamount to a promise to pay. In consequence of there being no assignees, and scarcely suffich•nt assets to defray the expenses, the fiat was superseded. The banking accounts are not affected by these proceedings. NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Sweepstakes of 100 sous. each. D.M. Loadstone Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each. R.M. walked over Tisiphone Match, 200. T.Y.C.—Sable beat Lovelace. Handicap of 15 sovs. each. D.M. Marquis of Conyngham Sagacity... Duplicity ••• ••• ••• ••• •• Match, 200. A.F.—Tisiphon e beat Wilmot. Handicap Sweepstakes of IS sovs. each. T.Y.C. St. Anne ••• ..• •• ••• ••• Taffrail Mantiila, Carissima, Clerk of the Council, and Mill wood, also ran. The Port Stakes of 100 soya. each. T.M.M. Conyngham Red Hart ... ... . Won easy. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock. Mr. G. THOMPSON presented three petitions from the inhabitants of Bethnal green, Whitechapel, and Fins bury against the Crown silo Government Sec u rity Bill. Mr. HINDLEY presented a similar petition from Ashton-under Lyne. THIRD READINGS. The following Private Bills were read a third time and passed:— Dov,r Landing Pier Bill. Morley Gas Light Company Bill. Sutuhamptun Gas Light sv.d Coke Company Bill. REPORTS. The following reports were considered and agreed to:— Leeds Improvement Act Amendni ,-nt Bill. Price's Patent Candle Company Bill. sEei )ND READING. The Walsall Improvement and Cemetery Act Amend ment Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. THE NATIONAL PETITION. Sir W. CLAY presented a petition from certain inha bitants and town-councillors of Hull, complaining that their names had been affixed to the Charter petition without their knowledge or consent. LANCASTER ELECTION. The SPEAKER informed the House that he had re ceived a communication from the Clerk of Elections stating that the recognizances entered into for prose cuting the Lancaster election were unobjectionable. CROWN AND GOVERNMENT SECURITY BILL. On the motion being put that the Speaker leave the chair for going into Committee on this Bill, Mr. J. O'CONNELL said he regretted that her Ma jesty's Government had felt it to be their duty to intro duce such a Bill as this. While every other country in Europe was preserving an onward course England was taking a retrograde step, and he was convinced that if this Bill, became the law of the land it would be made the means of inflicting more cruelty and more misery on the unfortunate people of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) Already had the wretched and detestable spy system been resorted to by the Government of that unhappy country, and he very much feared this Bill would enable the Government still further to extend the political sufferings of the people. It was too bad that they should be visited with such a Bill as this at a time when Ireland had a right to expect that some legislative mea sures would be passed to remove some of the misery and discontent that prevailed amongst her people, and he hoped the inhabitants of the three kingdoms would ere long be aroused to the danger of this retro grade policy.—(Hear, hear.) The genuineness of the Chartist petition had been impugned, but he was not aware that any gentleman in that House was prepated to deny that it bore the signatures of upwards of a million of persons. That million at least were opposed to this Bill, and surely the prayer of so large a number of persons ought not to be treated with contempt. Some Hon. Members in that House, while speaking of this unconstitutional measure had said do what you like with Ireland, but do not interfere with the right. and privileges of the people of England. Now, in his opinion that was a most ungenerous argument, and he was rejoiced to tee! and know that it was an argument not sympathised with by the masses of the people of England.—(Hear, hear.) He had done all in his power to allay the feverish symptoms of discontent which had begun to manifest themselves amongst the Irish people, but how was it likely that his counsels or those of his supporters could succeed if that Hots a persisted in lending a deaf ear to the complaints of Ireland?—(Hear, hear.) It was already clear that the repeal representatives would not succeed in their modal' for a repeal of the union, and when they went back to Ireland it would be for them to consider what course they should now pursue.—(hear, bear.) Already some of them had been subjected to abuse and insult at meetir gs in Ireland for continuing the cry of "Peace, peace," and he called upon the House at once to come forward and save Ireland from being plunged into bloodshed anti anarchy.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. M. MILNES said, after the concession the Government had already made in refereuce to the third clause of this Bill, he thought it was due to them that they should not delay going into Committee, and certainty anything he might have to say upon the Bill should he reserved till they had got into Committee.—(Bear, hear.) His principal object in rising, however, was to reca ho l i t o h the recoll e cti on o f t h e H ouse th e admirable lesson which the Speaker read to them yesterday up on stimportance Honourable tha w hole. under . of m e h m ei b n e g rs st ra ri a c d tl e y taocctuhreaHteoionset and n a d t statements m h o e p n e t d s_ the this Bill som m e r. a E dv v ic A e Nwsoul:laindothebehl:dstvsoitgehdt f o o f r er d. g misapprehension, and as a silentbrieemmablenrsohenotellotutheart the time had arrived whe n ho could —(ll ea r, bear.) In his opinion, this was a most uncon• st b i s tu o tj t o m n i a o4 lßiltl,he position it had always taken up he regretted to observe the Hous e u in preventing the Crown from encroaching upon the rights of the people.—(Hear, hear.) This Bill gave the Crown very dangerous powers, and the House, if it wished to retain the respect of the people, ought to pause before it gave its sanction to the measure.—(Hear, hear.) Had the Noble Lord at the head of the Govern.. ment come forward and told them that information bad reached him which rendered this Bill absolutely necessary for the safety of the State, he might have agreed to the Bill, but looking at the state of the country he could not consent to brand that man as a felon who had the courage to speak his thoughts openly and without re serve. Why if this were felony ho was surrounded with felons.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) In other European states changes were brought about by the force of arms, but in England they did things in a different way and without bloodshed.—(Hear, hear.) If abuses prevailed here, meetings were called to denounce them in the strongest possible language, and it was the safety-valve that protected them from the ,ealaraities that now desolated other parts of Europe. —(Hear, hear.) Catholic Emancipation, the Reform Bill, and the repeal of the corn laws, were all brought about by agitation at public meetings and open and ad; vised speaking, and ao long as the words '`open an advised speaking" remained in the Bill be would not give his support to ic,—(Hear. hear.) Sir G. GREY appealed to the House to adopt the advice of the Hon. Member for Pontefract, and leave the discussion of the details till they got into Committee (Hear, hear.) He must, however, remind the House that his Hon. and Learned Friend who had just sat down had given an erroneous construction to this Bi ll . it et bu t not have the effect of putting:down public meeting s, of preventing " open and advised speaking" for the P pose of dethroning the Queen, or depriving her of aDY her rights.—(Hear.) This Bill would not preve nt p e t; from meeting to di scuss th e policy pursued by authorities, but it would prevent individuals from advte: ing the people to re s ort to traitorous acts or compass ° I imagine traitorous d e si gns . The Hon. and L earnei. Member stated that during the agitation on the corn' laws an Hon. Member of that House was openly acety l of exciting the people to murder the Rig Baronet the Member for Tamworth, and yet g i be existed then to prevent the use of such langage. - Hon. and Learned Member, however, was mistaketo. By the 10th of George IV., any person inciting oth ers be the commission of murder rendered himself liable to hung, without benefit of clergy. He asked the g° n o Gentleman the Member for Limerick if the Bill was strong to punish such language as that which bad r e cently been spoken in Ireland?—(Hear.) age Right Honourainore Sir R. PEEL rose merely to put a question to to Learned Gentleman (the Attorney. General). 13 Y Ac t 36th of Geo. 111., which was made perpetual by an s 0 passed in the 57th of the same reign, if anY P er re. compassed or intended the death, the woundiog, ° r striction of the Sovereign, and should express s ue _ e h _ co intention in writing, which he published, that the'on h s would amount to high treason. That law, as t his had said, was made perpetual, and by Bill the law would be extended to. Ire Under it any person compassing, or inteDd l , l tsis deprive the Sovereign of any part of her mei h e ,,r.) dominions, would be guilty of treason.—(Hear , " - t i t n And if a person should express it to be his inten," p d^ by printing and publishing, or by "open and ad Y ' o l- u ld speaking, that the o ff ence under this Bill , „ a vv- D ass be felony. Suppose a person should en• - ,` of or intend the death, wounding, or restrain t and the person of the Sovereign, by " ope n s b. advised" speaking, what would in the eye of the law' to that offence, and what the penalty ? What woul d , b !,. bJ oi-flee of endeavouring to depose the Crown eit",7 ;fi g? publishing or writing, or by open and advised spea'''. - t iis The offence of endeavouring to compass the death of oi Sovereign had occurred two or three times in the Pre s . e ic s reign, and it was necessary that the law on the su b ./ - should be clearly defined. The ATTORNEY -GENERAL said that the °t i lt of compassing or imagining the wounding or des 'he the Sovereign would remain to b e d ea l t w ith under " re e / A, old law, with this exc e pti on , th at th e statu t e of Ge n A, was mad e p er p etua l b y t h e 5 7 t h o f George ' tor would be extended to I re l an d, some d ou b t being er ti f tamed whether that Bill as i t s t oo d exten d e d t o the 1 1:f country. A proposition, spoken or written, to 1 • 11 ,t'o. would by become the Right a felony Hon. Baronet by t hi s Bill; was h i b but the ssqsutieing put ~,„" that there was a clear compassing or imagininio death, or maiming an d woun di ng t h e SO/1 - 0 1 ° uttered and express e d by " open an d ac l/ %1/ / ' speaking, what would that offence be ed great respect to his L earne d F r i en d s t h e met a d' j for Haverfordwest and P on t e f rac t, h e stated that visedly, after consulti ng t h e hi g h est aut h or ities, to such an offence, or each of them, would continue f ,) be treason as under the present law.—(Hear, b e t ' s He thought there could n o t b e a d ou bt about ` l3 O, Words spoken wOuld not be treason, unless s poke° D . visedly, and with ,the intention to inciting others to c° pass the death the Soverei. Sir ROBERT of gn PEEL was understood to express 1)0 assent. of Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD referred to the C 1 9,01 Colonel Despard. That unfortunate offi ce r was co ol- 0 1 of treason, which consisted in words he had utterer him' not upon any treasonable document found DP° l3 O OO 4 , though an oath of an abominable nature WO f , - 0 0 , upon the persoii!of some of his associates . He re „l to the charge of Lord Ellenborough, who, he 9s ' - , i 'dolo groat stress upon the greatdif fi culty and danger attueo. upon relying in so grave a matter upon words sr„ Mr. MARTIN did not agree with the Att n. „ - :0 11 General, and cited a passage from Burn's treatise ' j ai/ criminal law, which stated that words spoken could,. ° ,js. render the utterers liable to punishment for aln meanour. rt dig Mr. C. ANSTEY versa understood to 54r -- opinion of the Attorney. General. tb. Mr. CAVENDISH (who was very inaudabl e - gallery) was understood to support the Bill. (LEFT SITTING.) POLAND. On the 6th Prince SURIONORSKT presented an address to the Emperor of AUSTRIA, from the Poles of Galicia, in which they declare the following as the conditions on which they will remain united with Austria : " 1. Removal of obnoxious officials and their replace ment by natives of the country. The Austrian officials have created only mistrust and discord between the Go vernment end the people, " 2. Organisation of a national guard on the broadest basis of national armament. " 3. Organization of a Polish army, consisting of na tives, or of such forelgners as have devoted themselves to the cause of the country ; the commencement to be made with the regiments of the army now existing which were levied in Galicia. The reeal of those regi ments to Galicia from the countries where they now aro is earnestly retuestod. " 4. The Polish language to be used in all schools, courts of justice, and in public business of all kinds. " 5. The speedy assembly of a Diet, whose chief and undeniable distinction is to be the representation of the whole people, without distinction of ranks or of religious confessions. "6. Freedom of the press, and the unlimited discus sion of public affairs. " 7. A general amnesty for military as well as civil political prisoners, with the restoration to all rights and property to which they were entitled before their im• prisonment. Retractation of all decrees of confiscation. "V. Publicity of judicial proceedings, and trial by jury. " IP. Equality of all ranks of the people before the law, the abolition of all inequalities of taxation pressing on Jews and all other persons of various confessions; also the free admission to all rights of industry and munici pal charges of all citizens of whatever creed or denomi nation. ",10. Institution of parochial and county administra tion on a basis to secure the unhindered development of the popular power. " 11. The abolition of the police system of disgusting espionage, with all arbitrary arrests and persecution. Nobody to be proceeded against but on the principle of the Habeas Corpus Act.' " 12. The release of all peasants from forced labour of all kinds, and the concession of full possession of the lands they now hold, this being the wish of the proprie tors of domains ne less than of the occupiers of the soil. The Diet to be charged with fixing the basis upon which the conversion of the labour rents is to be operated, and the urbarial tax or rate which is to be substituted." To all these requests the chief demand is added of the establishment of a Provisional Committee of Poles for the purpose of fixing the mode in which the changes desired are to be carried out. Such a body can alone check the agitation to which the country is a prey, and prevent the outbreak of violence which would be most destructive in its consequences. Prince SunroNortmr, at the head of a deputation, presented this address to the EMPEROR on the 6th. While reading the address he was interrupted by the Lord Chamberlain, who told him his MAJESTY was very busy, adding—" We will read the rest by our selves." The Prince replied—" We are here to corn tnunicate the wishes of Poland to his MAJESTY, and I shall not stir from the - spot till I have read all." The.Eurnaost promised to do everything for Galicia. ITALY. LOMBARDY. The Provisional Government of Milan, by a decree of the 6th, places under sequestration all the pro perty possessed by the Imperial Family in Lombardy before the 18th of March. The Austrian forces on the Adige and Mincio are dividvd into two corps d'armee. The Ist corps, under the immediate orders of Field-Marshal RADETSYY, occupies the line of the Mincio. The 2d corps, under the command of Lieutenant-Marshal D'Aseag, is posted in reserve, having its right at Peschiera, its centre at Verona, and it 3 left at Mantua. It is said that the number of troops forming the centre of the army commanded by CIJARLES ALBERT, and the left wing, which is manoeuvring on th• line of the Po, between Parma and Placenzia, amount.; to 50,000. They are followed by 100 pieces of cannon• They will be reinforced by the misltia expected from all parts of Italy, and by the troops from Tuscany. The rumour of an engagement having taken place between the Austrians and Piedmontese turns out to be unfounded. The Patria of Turin, says :—" An offensive and defensive league against Austria has been concluded between CHARLES ALBERT, the POPE, the King of NAPLES, and the Grand Duke of TUSCANY. It will shortly be published." NAPLES. On the 4th inst. the new Neapolitan Ministry was :hus constituted : M. FOUR, President of the Council. M. DIAGONETTI, Foreign Affairs. AY , MARKET NEWS.-(THIS CORN-EXCHANGE.—FRIDA Y ' bar This week's arrival of English Wheat has bl 3eli w ato mo ierate; yet the show of samples, many of whi c h left over from last week, was good. For ell ch lif f,,pcl' tions, owing to the small number of buyers in 93'-ifect ance, the demand was exceedingly heavy, and, e w e; large sales, Is per quarter leis money must have id at submitted to. Fine foreign Wheat was mostly e ta MI prices, but the middling and inferior kinds ^ ter , offered at a reduction of quite is per qu il l' a re In Barley, so little was done that the currencies "," almost nominal. The best parcels of malt move°. ° ,4 slowly, at full prices, but the middling and infer? ;1$ kinds were somewhat lower. Oats, the supply of Wl 11 0 ," was small, were in steady request, at extreme fig ur i Beano, Peas, Indian Corn, and Flo u r, w ere extreole,f dull. English .. tristi. ..... Foreign Wheat. 3,150 qrs. ARRIVALS. war kilarley. Oat,. I ai, 1,960 qrs. 1,440 ql.l. 1 3. 0 1 v 3,770 I .......„, 2,160 12,020 I 1,570 Malt. 4.590 qrs. SMITHFIELD. The supply of Beasts on offer in to-day's market limited as to number, but of lull average qualitf• Wo o the attendance of both town and country buye rs good, the Beef trade was very firm, at fully bin n g e o dill t4 improvement in the quotations. The prirnest readily producing 4s 6d per 81bs. With foreign stook we were again seasonably well supplied. The 11 ., 1193 ,;000 of Sheep were very small, owing to %hich the r.'•". ce trade was brisk, at, in some instances, a further eu i l ' A jl oo in prices of 2d per Blbs. Prime old Downs sold high as 5s Bd. Calves moved off ready at 2d Per full more money. There was a fair inquiry for Pigs, : 15 ,'10d• prices. Mulch C ows so ld a t f rom 161 t o 161 e ach, 'P ing their small Calf. ISLTITLY AT MARKET. rig .. Beasts. "e". I Calves. 1 OS 97l 3.930 226 zrziwasiin Aign satenzwzgAsSi• 4 0 0 These markets were v a ry fi rm , to -d ay, and ill " instances prices had an upward tendency. BOROUGH HOP 111.LUMET. 01 Really fine col o ry h o p s are i n moderate requ ierf full rates of curr enc y, ot h erw i se the demand is i n e ' sp s sluggish state. The show of samples is by nol sitto , large. S ussex poc k ets 3 1 to 31 6s; Waeld of K eg* 518 1 31 3s to 3110 s; Mid. and East Kent ditto, 3/ 5 0 t ° per cwt. COLONIAL. SoGAß.—There h as b een a very b a d ma rket N o t e s description s , an d o f W est I n di a the sales have 0011 more limited th an for a long time past. Yesterdei 4 7f 41 hhds and trcs were disposed of. East India--1 0 ; bags Mauritius went at lower rates; fine yellow , 4 „ f r mid and good mid 35 5 to 36 5; an d l ow 34 s to 341 6° ' F o ie cwt. Bengal was rather cheaper also, but none been offered by auction. t ,, en is FoRZIGN.-258 cases 236 bags Bahia were --k i d for at 40s to 44s f or l ow t o m id white, and 41s to 425 damp and washed, except for the brown, which reolos 36s 6d to 38s 6d for mid to good brown, and Os t o for damp yellow. aria COFFEE.—This ar ti c l e a l so h as b een ver y du' it there have b een no pu bli c sales of West Ind i c r, 6°d bin , realised 76s to 83s fur fine old coloury, and ed to 37: 6d for fi ne or d . N at i ve good ord h as re -- i i s 30s to 303 6d p er cwt. M ocha has been cheaper e l t Costa Rica-368 b ags h as b een ta k en i n at 3 1 5 to"' ° fine old dull. price! SALTPETBE.—There has b een l ess d em and, od stra are lower by 6d t o i s p er cwt . C a l cut ta go i t grey, but inf e ri or i n co l our , rea li se d 34 s 6d for 6to per cent. refr ac ti on , an d s i nce th en h o ld e rs have e" 34s 64 and 35s 6d for 4i and 9f per cent. refraction. IticE.—Bengal has been rather lower, say 6d nii(4 white realising los to los 6d per cwt, 1,168 bags, was taken in at per cwt. S ome l o w el l ta white Bengal sold at 9s to los, and fi ne at I l e 6d and l2i per cwi. RUM.—Proof Leewards has been taken sparingli Ad Is 9d per gallon for proof, and East India of quality at is 7d per gallon. h t a s n b d ee 2 n ,100 COTTON.—The mat ket h as b een rather heavy. TsA.—There were p u bli c sales yesterday , at wt"" 6,445 packages passed, were so ld. 'TALLOW.— Y.Y.C. cwt On the spot.• SPICES --M e , du ll at 51s6dtO r s.—Malab ar Pepper has b een so ld a t lid ttn has been sca rce l y any gnu', Ging er, and Pimento t o ot , per lb. In C ass i a Li business. T --- C- ME COURT.—We understand that her Msi e f %, i l inteuds to b o ld two d rawing rooms in the course oc,i next month, th e l ast i n celebration of her Xx i e'' birth, day. There is also to be another in June. of IMPORTANT NEWS PR OM lI AMIIURG .—Th e , :na Prussia's barber has applied for an increase of 561 , ° : / of Owing to augmentat i on of work, caused by the leng t h his Majesty's face.— Punch. h i llif CHESTER A ND H OLTHRAD RAILWAY.--The tti— h o bridge a t C onway, similar to that proposed over, tn'o Menai St ra i ts , h as b een raised and fixed in its PLa;so and we understand a party of the directors irate" , accompany th e fi rst tra i n wh i ch is to pass through ' extraordinary bridge on Tuesday next. BIRTHS. On the 2d inst., at Brussels, Mrs. Waller, of a son. ,ss , On the Bth i ns t., th e w if e o f George Knight, Esq., °' gent-square, of a son. _......--" BLEB. On the 28th ult. at Naples, Mary, only su rv iving ter of Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Fothergill. etbf On the Bth inst., at Howley-place, Paddington, Elizsb relict of the late H. Roberts. Esq., aged 82. pargerroli In .Nladdox-street, Hanover-square, William Dent, Esq., 4th Regiment Madras Infantry. London: Printed and P u bli s h e d b y ,T , " MURDO YOU- / 11, No. 112, Strand, Print er , at The Su,' O ffi ce, 1 " 0 , Strand, in the Precin c t o f t h e Savoy, in the co " Middlesex, Friday, April 14, IE4B. ..„., . .