The Sun. — London, England, 1852-04-07 00:00:00

ITALIAN 0 P ER A,t ROYAL COVENT GARDEN. Production of I MARTYRL The Directors have the honour to announce that, on TUESDAY, April 13, Will be produced, tor the first time in this country, Donizetti's Opera, entitled I MARTYRI, As performed at the Academie Royal, Paris. With new Scenery, Costumes, and Appointments. Tickets for the Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit may be had (for the Night or Season), at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open from Eleven till Five o'clo c k; and of the principal librarians and inusiosellers. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KEAN. This Theatre will Re - o pen on EASTER MONDAY, April 12, with the Dramatic Romance of the CORSICAN BROTHERS. After which will be produced, for the first time, a Fairy Tale , in Two Acts, entitled WITTIKIND AND HIS BROTHERS; or, The Seven Swan Princes and the Fair Meamine. STRAND T OD HE It-TR E. JACOB'S WONDERS. TWNIGHTS ONLY I THIS DAY and TO-MORROW. April 7tb, and Bth. The Wizard of Wizards, Ventriloquist, and Improvisatore. Jacobs will present hie unrivalled Entertainment on the above oc casions. The astounding experiments he has to introduce are be yond conception—they must be seen to be accredited—he will throw into oblivion all competitors, whether styling themselves from the East, West, North, or South —native or Foreign. None bat Jacobs can give Jacobs' Entertainment —he is the ne plus ultra of the mo dern magi. See him and judge for yourselves Is.; Amphitheatre, 6d. Commence Stalls, 4s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; pit, at Eight o'clock. private Boxes and other information to be had at the Theatre. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. 'Under the Mtmartement of Madame Vestrii. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. On EASTER M )NDAY Will be produced a dramatic story, in eight acts, entitled A CHAIN OF EVENTS. Characters by Messrs. Charles athews, Frank Matthews, Robert Booby, Belton, Baker, Suter ;Madame Laura Keene, Mrs. F. Matthews, and M iss Julia St. V e stris, Miss George. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPIIITREATitE. Under ties Patronst;e of her Maje.sty and his Royal Highness Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The most successful and popular Theatre in London. This popular place of resort will be open for the amusement of the public THIS .EVENING, • and TO-MORROW, On which occasion will be produced the most astounding FEATS of EQUESTRIANISM ever witnessed, introducing the high talent of the present stupendous company of Olympian competitors. In addition to the Scenes in the Circle, Bedouin Arabs will exe cute their pleasing and wondenal performance:, together with Si;. Haulm), the celebrated Tight-rope Dancer. To commence at seven o'clock precisely. On EASTER MONDAY the Theatre ' , xi!" re-ouen with a new grand Military Spectacle, which is now exciting all Paris, entitled BONAPARTf. IN EGYPT ; or, the battle of Abcukir. Tiabeta mnc She the Lox-office from Eleven uII Four daily. mapag,r. Air. T. s:tionipsna. VJA'PER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tw DAY LmortihaF,t , 40 min. after 3 i Evening 1 min aler 4 22 akin. alter 4 !Evening 45 mm 4:Ler 4 THE WEATIIFIR—Eni OFFICE, APR L 7. ren SeIEADR. 51—r:ic.;host unze via .)e;tA 36 —loweet this triorr,:aut and during the night. 45 —tWs day, at noot. BAEOII.-THP., 30.23. WIND N.N.E.—sharp breeze and dall weather. DADA WEATHER. TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations are arranged in order of latitude. PORT:MOUTH—Wind E., gentle breeze-impartially cloudy. Man.:Noe—Wind N.E., fresh breeze—cloudless. Sournaarros—Wind NAV., strong breeze--overcast. Po:Jur-gra:gm—Wind N.E., gentle breeze--partially cloudy. TIINBIODGE—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—cloudless. GREENWICH—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. STROOD Wind N.E., calm—cloudy. DIGHTON—Wind N.E., calm--overcast. COLCHESTKIL—Wind N.W., strong breeze—overcast. CA.T.lnkinc...E—Wind E., gentle breeze—overcast. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Monday morning at nine o'clock tarEntax—Wind S.E., calm—clondlesa. CARLOW—Wind S.W., hard wind—partially cloudy. Muumumn—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. HOLYHEAD —Wind E., gentle breeze - fine. LANCASTER—W ind S., calm—principally clear. SHE—tit ind S.E., calm—principally clear. Bne.Trocs—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. At the Royal Observatory, Ureenwich, the mean daily reading of the barometer was above 30 in. on the last two days of the week ; the mean of the week was 29.686 in. The mean temperature of the week was 43 s°, which is slightly below the average of the same week in ten years. The mean daily temperature rose from 39.8°.0n Sunday, which, is 3•6" below the average cf corresponding days, to 46.9 Q and .;0•1° on Monday and Tuesday, which are re spectively 3.3 Q and 6.3° above the averages. It then con tinued falling till Friday, when it was again 39.9°, or 4.4 Q below the average. The wind blew chiefly from the north east. Rain fell on Monday evening and on the morning of Tuesday. t_.., ; ,,,,,..___,4 „..„ • 5 , -,..i. , 17 i l _ 6 .*? „ -•''' ..' '' - 11 ?.!, r ,... 4 , I ~..- r • wt co ', Alton • , ht :E' . ..7%11: ??,7•71 4 it ' k - LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1652. Scarcely have the more poignant regrets excited by the loss of the Amazon become mitigated in some measure by the lapse of time, when the public mind is again horrified by the intelligence of the total de struction of the Birkenhead. Unhappily, in the in stance of the Amazon, the anguish caused by that very dreadful calamity was considerably enhanced by the uncertainty as to whether there might not possibly be yet more survivors, by that hardly less terrible as to origin of the entire disaster, and by the frightful testimony afforded on all hands of the want of discipline displayed by the crew, leading to a most unnecessary destruction of life among themselves an c l among the passengers. Fortunately—if such a word can be regarded as applicable to any circum stance connected with s) melancholy a catastrophe— in the instance of the Birkenhead, no doubt whatever is entertained as to the CZll3e of the calamity, while accurate information has already been received as to those who have been saved from the disaster, the most reliable and well corroborated testimony, evidential;, moreover, on the part of the ill.f t d men destroyed the noblest self-possession, and the most Illagnani" MOW self- forgetfulness. The incidents connected with occurrence may be, nlasl only t oo b • this cal,lmi tou 3 For the rapidity with which the .rtefly recounted. place is not the least startling fact t ho b le disaster took acle of minutes characterised. Within an interval of twenty which it was from its commencement, the whole s 2 : e t litY steamers),vesed, the wreck had terminated. The luckless the Birkenhead (ono of her MAJESTY'S only a few hours before going to pieces left had Bay, on the southern coast of Africa, with 63g Ensmf8 souls on board. With the int en ti on of abbre viating as much as was practicable the passage of his ship to Algoa Bay, the officer in command, Captain SALMOND, appears to have resolved rather rashly, at the moment of starting, to keep as near the shore as possible—and hence the whole catastrophe. For, early in the morning, namely, about 2 o'clock, A.at,, on the 26th of February, the Birkenhead struck upon a sunken reef of rocks off Feint Danger—name of evil omen enough, it must be acknowledged ! At the moment of striking the vessel was going through smooth water, and under a tranquil sky,at the rate of 81 knots—a speed sufficient, of course, under the circumstances, not only to make her destruction inevitable, but to render it in a dreadful manner expeditious. After little more than a quarter of an hour had elapsed the Birkenhead had dis appeared, with the exception of a few scattered spars and fragments—her bow breaking short off at the foremast, her bowsprit flying up in the air towards the foretopmast, the hull parting next abaft the engine-room, and thd stern going down almost im mediately afterwards. It will be remembered that the Birkenhead was proceeding to the Cape with draughts from the regiments, numbering up a dozen officera and 472 privates. F rom t h e first instant the bravo fellows revealed a courage, a coolness, and a discipline most honour able to thee as soldiers and as Englishmen. Those who were not drowned in their hammocks, by the rush of water into the lower troop deck, were promptly mustered by their officers on the after-deck, when, according to the evidence volunteered by Captain they fell into place `A RIGHT O , f the 91st Regiment , with a coolness su c h i nstead of as they might rave displayed if, Wing to the bottom, ' they were merely undergoing the process of embarkation ! Several of them se nt in relief parties to the the reupou obain-umus end others . u.i to the paddlebox-boats, ' Pry exertion, how ever, proved ineffectual. Th,,„ at the chain-rumps on the lower after-deck Speedily k ,, epiog the s'oi ofbility P above viftri the impossi t the tackles of the paddlebo x b og . .er, while those a gangway, provi3ion been crushed by the falling funnel. After to have r the horses bad been pitched cut of the port was made for the safety of the twenty-fi ve and thirty • erv . children, tutu hid been coil wo men e'tttVto.- gether under the were all conveyed awa y poop owning. From their perilous situation th e y t h e charge of Mr. Rxcas a j, , in the cutter under THE SUN, the master's assistant, and when they had stood off nearly 150 yards from the vessel, her destruction ap pears to have commenced in real earnest. On the sinking of the last portion of the bull, several of the survivors were floating on pieces of drift-wood, while others still clung with desperate tenacity to the rig ging of the mainmast, still happily not submerged. While some of the former were carried by the swell to the shore of Africa at Point Danger, the latter were ultimately rescued in the afternoon following by the arrival of a schooner called the Lioness. Out of 638 smile on board the Birkenhead when she struck, only 184 were saved—including, it is grateful to bear in remembrance, every one of the 56 women and children—leaving 454 unfortunate men who thus became victims of an untimely destruction. Captain SALMOND, after behaving with admirable gallantry throughout the disaster, seems to have been struck on the head by something washed, off the poop, at the very moment when he was seen swimming from the wreck shorewards. Various others, who were endeavouring, in a similar manner, to reach Point Danger, appear to Lave been devoured or mangled by sharks lurking in those dangerous seas, to pick off the shipwrecked seamen and soldiers. If we have the consolation of knowing that the men involved in this calamity displayed, under these circumstances cf horror, ,a very noble and very affecting galiantry—we have still left, unhappily, two incidents demanding our most serious reprehension. According to the evidence of Captain WRIGHT, of the 91st Regiment, the boat, which was carried away by the assistant-surgeon, in his solicitude to save Lis own life, would, if brought back to the scene of the disaster, after landing that gentleman, have been able to preserve those who were subsequently lost by becoming entangled in the seaweed, or snapped up by the sharks when floating off with the driftwood. The other incident comes nearer home than the coast of Africa—having to do, moreover, not with an assistant-surgeon at Point Danger, but with the Port Admiral at Ply mouth—our recent acquaintance, Sir JOHN OM MANNET. Instead of at once apprizing the Board of Admiralty of what had occurred, Sir JOHN OM • MANNEY coolly allows the intelligence of the loss of the Birkenhead to reach the authorities in Westminster—through the newspapers ! Even when (on learning through the journals of the day what had transpired respecting the Birkenhead) the First Lord of the Admiralty transmitted inquiries by electric telegraph to the Port-Admiral down at Davonport, Sir JOHN OMMANNEY must still display his public spirit, his professional energy, and his official promptitude, by preserving a dogged silence—so that, last evening in the House of Peers, on the question put by Lord MONTEAGLF, as to the fate of her MAJESTY'S steamer Birkenhead, no information could be obtained from his Grace the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND. Really the indolence of this flag officer has past the limits of farther endurance. The culpability of his conduct in reference to the Amazon has now been en hanced and completed by his conduct in reference to the unfortunate Birkenhead. Can it be possible, we ask now with additional seriousness, can it be possible that Sir JOHN OMMANNET can remain much onger the Port-Admiral of Plymouth ? • "Don't trouble yourself too much with the polling, but mind the outwork, for its there the tenants will shine." Such were the instructions of an Irish andlord of the olden time to his representative, when _ _ _ dismissing him in charge of a body of free and inde pendent electors to the county town. In those days, "when GEORGE the THIRD was king," no sharply contested election was decided without many physical encounters. The bludgeon men constituted an important element in the support which every candidate should secure. Bribery and corruption were prevalent in every district. The agents on either aide openly competed for votes ; they bid freely against each other, while the coy elector listened to the in creasing offers until his cupidity was gratified. There was, of course, an honourable !!) under standing that there should be no complaints on either side: ILth played the game without disguise or concealment, and the longest purse had a very decided advantage. But the open bribery was even leas objectionable than the rioting and intimidation. The landlords supporting the respective candidates brought down their dependents, who sometimes took possession of be town, and admitted none to the hustings save those whose opinions accorded with their All was rioting and drunkenness, and elec. ons might have been characterised as occasions when, ,0 use the words of a distinguished author, " beating was cheap, and intoxicating drinks plenty." We had hoped, however, that the Reform Bill had materially changed this state of affairs. We were unfortunately but too well aware that an organized system of corruption existed in many boroughs, but it,was carried on quietly through the Mr. EDWARDSES of the lolality, and every effort was made to keep it "strictly private," and to prevent the opposite party from obtaining proofs that might be rendered available i❑ any petition to the House. Intimida tion, too, existed, but it was moral rather than phy sical. It was the significant hint of landlord to tenant, of customer to tradesman, or of employer to labourer ; bat those who had the hardihood to brave these threats were permitted to proceed to the hustings and to record their votes without any actual obstruction. They might tremble at the but too probable consequences, but they could bestow their suffrages as they thought proper. _ The recent contest for the Monmouth boroughs however, shows that there is a tendency to go back to the practices of " the good old times" above re ferred to, and that tumults and riots will again prevail, and mobs of armed ruffians constitute a necessary description of support at every election. It will be recollected that the question was between a Protectionist and a Free-trader, the forme r giving employment gentleman of considerable local influence, employment to several thousands in the mining dis tricts, the latter a gentleman of high and unimpeach able character, but resident in the neighbourhood of the metropolis. Mr. LINDSAY started on the broad principle of " purity of election." He would not expend a single shilling o n an y but legitimate ex- P en 's . ; he would nei ther retain solicitors nor hired agents, open beer -shops, nor pay a single elec tor, directly 0i Y indirectly, he aspitreed,aqnudaltillocations for his vote. These were discouraging all-important the trusted his for the position to which conditione, but the Hon. Gentleman identity of his opinions on the question o . the great majority of the constituency. The experi mentf Untaxed food with was, however, a bold one, in which hoped for su cc an. t iaopi he scarcely ess, until the r esu lt of the canvass , carried on gratuitously by his p a t r i o tic committee, p p a e t a r e d e c . 1 °Ai Then, indeed, hi s pros equivocal promises i n his favour, 9 distinct and un equivocal there were no l ess th an He far found d e favourable than he c ou ld h ave to his opponent, while 461 were l aßeinat 35 pledged "doubtful , and o a most suspicious character. Of these minded electors many had ese latter h.g f h ny declared z--- would stick to th e i r co l ours , that they accordance with th e i r consciences ( l) vote i n ences 0) afte r o'clock, unless they got at least 201. two from the Protectionist. E verything, therefore,Per heed peered couleur de rose, andsanguine exp e ctation s al)" were entertained as to the result. Meanwhile the tow n (Newport) was in a state of intense • excitement, and all business was suspended for several days. The Protectionist, however, was not idle in the interim. All the solicitors in the district, save thefeithfulfew, who gave their gratuitous services to the t r ree-trader, were retained, but no suspicious indicati ons were ob served until the evening before the election, when it was found that many of the ral voters could not be found—that they were either out of the way or stowed in mysterious places that could not be discovered, standi not •th •wing the most scrutinizing search. At length the important morning arrived. The polling commenced at eight a.m., and within two hours "a whole street of small voters, who had un conditionally pledged themselves to the Reds (the Free-traders), voted for the Blues (the Pro tectionists), while those who could only afford to vote in accordance with their consciences (after t wo o'clock), in the event of their not receiving 201. each, had recorded their suffrages in favour of the Con servative before half-past nine. There was, however, .no competition in the purchaie, and contrary to the own. WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 7 , 1852. usual custom the prices declined as the day advanced. 1 In the conversation the GRAND DUKE is said to Those who held over in anticipation of en- i have expressed himself very frankly on the state of 1 harmed prices were deeply and bitterly disappointed. France. A Frenchman happened to observe, that When it was found that the Reds would make no the next thing expected to be done by Lours NAPO LE9N was the establishment of the Empire. The convulsive efforts to retrieve their position there was G RAND D UKE expresse d hi s disbeli e f, adding, hat he a decided fall in quotations. As early as 1 o'clock, believed the PRESIDENT to be a man of too much sense rat, NO voters tendered "their most sweet voices," to take any step that would indispose foreign Powers at the easy rate of one sovereign each. At half-past against him. at t -a i n o d i ll eo lalft e s e . p op e r en c ed en a t t s 1 1 f i 4 a se a . t , closed a 2, four conscientious gentlemen offered themselves and for the trifling price of half-a-sovereign, or half-a- 711. 65c.; Orleans Railway Sares, 1,1801.;. the C T c h la r ll Rouen,° rejected; was as a final 737 c. 50c.; Havre , crown eaeb, which bei n g 2901.; Great Norther n , 661. 95e.; Beaus, 2 1 80 0 F.: ei. Vi le er a z r a i n s , a s . 6 d sl.; st ß r asl ti o, 2381. 75e. ; Bor 3d. re it i effort reduced to the ridiculously small sum of and eau s x, an 6 t o e l a, per head. This being jece, s 356. 25c.; Paris and Lyons, urg ' 6 5 2 7 5 0 1 1. ; Tours more then probable that they swelled the Protec- BUSINESS' DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE tionist majority, or abstained from voting in disgust. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 6. oul . ogne and , Amiens, 13 1 / 27 Central of France (Orleans It would establish a dangerous precedent if they and Vierzon), Charleroi and Erquelines, 13 1 4—East voted fur nothing. We have not exaggerated the Indian, 21 1 4—Great Indian, Peninsula, 5 3 / 4 —Lnxembourg, 22 3 / — circumstances of this extraordinary contest. Owing 4 0 3 1 1 — Nam ur atdordLeieagu-e!, 6'7 l4 —eoi , t a h r un a o n f d France, 10 , — to the approaching di sso lution, there is no possibility Paris and Orleans, 47(4—Paris and Rouen, 2P n Yarisind of a Parliamentar inquiry into the case during th© Strasbourg, 22'A —Rouen and Havre , 11 %—.Sambre and y Meuse, 4:y, —Tours and Nantes, 11—west Fl an d ers , 3 Present session. Mr. LINDSAY, however, declares himself ready to establish every one of these allega tions, as will appear by the following extract from Western of France, 7 1 4. his letter : SPAIN. The accounts from Madrid are of the Ist inst. A royal decree lied been issued for the better pre vention of smuggling (no easy task) on the northern frontier of Sarragossa and parts adj acent. Th e Gaceta of that day contained the text o f a posta l con vention between Prussia and Spain. " I am prepared to prove, by abundance of the most convincing evidence, that these miners, in the service of my opponent and his supporters, were brought to town .lith his knowledge and at his expense ; that a whole street of voters, who had promised in favour of the most mysteriously voted for the Blue; that electcrs who had resolved not to vote for the Blue under 201. each did vote for them ; that 100 votes were offered to me at 1/. per head ; that about half-past two o'clock four voters offered themselves at 2s. each ; that ten voters, who had demanded 10/. each. were kept at the head-quarters of the Conservatives till it was found they were not wanted, end then let free, too late to vote with the Liberals; that people iu the service of the Blues were intimidated ; that others were packed in houses all night and sent in a state of beastly intoxication to the poll ; and that very many peaceable Reformers feared to leave their homes. All these are facts beyond (lie pute, with many others which I shall be prepared to prove at the proper time." But this is not all. A county magistrate, nephew to the Protectionist candidate, is charged with having brought down by special train from 500 to 700 miners from his works, armed with sticks, bludgeons, and life-preservers. These persons insulted and assaulted the peaceable Liberals as they were coming to the poll. Maw were seriously injured, and still more were deterred from appearing, being afraid or unwilling to subject them • selves to such brutal outrages. The townspeople were, however, determined to resist such atrocious proceedings, and a pitched battle took place, in which the intruders were driven from the town. Mr. LINDSAY gives a graphic description of the scene. He says—" Windows were smashed, houses gutted, carriages overturned, Reds trampled on by Blues, and Rues in their turn trampled on by Reds ; noses were bleeding, eyes blackened, heads cut, and limbs and ribs broken. Barrels of beer were rolled into the houses of the Blues, and Red and Blue vagabonds were rolling and fighting over them. Yells of BAILEY for ever! ' and LINDSAY for ever ! ' rent the air, leading to the most desperate fights." The police, who behaved exceedingly well, had several hundreds in custody at the same time. Let those who have hitherto opposed " the ballot," the only means by which such infamous pro ceedings can be checked, consider the above state ments, and say whether these are the English cus toms which they are desirous of perpetuating, or whe ther it is more fitting that each man should exercise his franchise freed from such degrading and demoral ising influences, that a check (even if it be no more) should be given to the purchasing of votes, and that intimidation, whether moral or physical, of the landlords or of bludgeoners, should be completely abolished. The Hon. Member for Bristol will gather many powerful arguments from the re cent contest for the Monmouth boroughs. MADRID BOURSE, APRIL I.—Three par Cents., 401; Exchange on London, 50 85 money. GERMANY. PRINCE SCHWARZENBERG from Vienna anno unces the deat h o D E A ATII messageF Prince SCLIWAEZENBEEG, on :Monday evening, of apoplexy. Prince FELIX SCaWABZENBERG was born on the 2d of October, 1800, and, on th e 21 st o f N ovem b er , 1848,Twas raised to the high duce to bold till the hour of his death. He held the rank of Lieutenant Field.Marsbal in which he continued the Imperial army, and served with distinction under Msrshal EADETzxy in Italy, end had filled the diplomatic pests of Austrian Minister at -Turin and at Naples, which latter appoint ment he still held on the outbreak of the revolution in March, 1848. After the fall of Prince METTEnNicH; the increasing preparations for civil war in Hun gary ; the new schemes for the re-organization of the Germanic body imperilling the u n i on o f Austria with G e rmany; thr deplorable c on di t i on o f t h e finances of the empire; and the inadequate organization of the army to its multifarious duties, rendered the post of Prime Minister most arduour, when Prince SCIIWA.EZENDERG accepted it. His subsequent un compromising and stern career ; the foul execution of Louis BATIIYANI; the supp ress i on o f th e Hungarian insurrection through Russia • and his develop ment of diplomatic influence an d m i litary stren gth, over turning the projects of Prussia, and tt,rrrainating the war iu Holstein, and fi na ll y esta bli s hi n g the concord of Northern and Souther n G ermany a t the wgotia tions of Olmutz, must be fresh in the recollection of our readers. B I LGIUM. The Chamber has adopted the project of law re lative to the Euperintendence of the beetroot-sup'. manufactories. The project of law relative to the approbation of the convention for the fisheries, concluded between Belgium and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, has likewise been passed. The Chamber is adjourned to the 20th inst. The Senate has pa sse d t h e f o llowing projects :- 1. Superior instruction. 2. Tire budget of finance. 3. The budget of the national debt for 1853. 4. Liquidation of ditto. 5. Budget of finance and dotations. GREECE. The writer of the anonymous letters to the Go vernment and the army, announ cing the approaching overthrow of the constit u ti on , was arrested at Syra, and has been brought into Athens prisoner. He has undergone a very pri v ate examination by the Procurator of the Crown, but he bas not made any confession. HOLLAND• The Danish financial law for the year from April 1, 1852, to March 31, 1853, has appeared. The re venue is estimated at 15,271,856 rix dollars (inclu ding direct taxes 5,126,300 rix dollars, Sound dues 2,076,400 rix dollars, 85c.) The expenditure is esti mated at 17,368,970 Fix dollars, including 3,513,550 rix dollars for the war budget, 1,384,979 rix dollars for the naval department, and 7,036,000 rix dollars for the liquidation and carrying off the national debt. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The itloniteur publishes several decrees—one pre scribes the mode in which inferior magistrates and other judicial functionaries are to take the oath of al legiance to the PRESIDENT of the Republic; another directs that the political convicts sent to Africa are to be formed into detachments of .500 men each, and submitted to the usual discipline, and a third nomi- nates the lieutenants and sub-lieutenants of the Na tional Guard of Paris. The Assernblee Nationale repeats its clear, calm con- viction that the Empire is at hand. Thl words, so remarkable and significant, addressed by Louis NA POLEON to the magistracy on Sunday evening have confirmed this journal in its impression. Com menting upon the language of the PRINCE PREM. DENT, it observes : " It was no longer:universal suifrege, as applied since 1848. The President goes back to 1804 to provo a le gitimacy which invests him with the right of reigning over France. It is no longer the elected of the 10th Dicemter, 1848, of the 20th December, 1851—it is the legitimate su cces sor of Napoleon, comin g t o t h o th rone by right of birth. The President had never at any time before spoken with such freedom his monarchical ideas and principles, aad his language will, we doubt not, pro duce a profound sensation in France and in Europe. The doctrine of Imperil legitimacy had never been be fore proclaimed in 5.1 expressive and solemn a manner." M. EMILE GIRARDIN continues his remon strances on the folly and danger of restoring the Em pire, in the fourth of a spirited series of papers which he is publishing in the Presse, under the title of " Let us Preserve the Republic." A restoration of the Empire in name would, according to M. DE GI RARDIN, bring back France to the 19th June, 1815. An Imperial France could not, he thinks, rest disin herited of the conquests made by NAPOLEON on Bel giurn;Rhenish Prussia, Switzerland, Savoy, Italy, and Holland. Absolute power would, therefore, find itself in the dilemma of a foreign war, with liberty raising its head at home, and not to be constrained, between the republic that would raise its head, and the monarchy that would lift its arm. There would be panic at the Bourse and confusion to public credit, uith suspension of labour and stoppage of public works. There would br, he adds, with singular boldness, attempts on the life of the EarrEnou ; and if an ALIDAIM could not be found in the ranks of the Republican party, a MERINO would be found amongst the Royalists. A decree appears ordering all minor functionaries down to bailiffs, to take the oath of fidelity to the PRINCE PRESIDENT. Another decree orders the political prisoners trans- ported to Algeria to be settled in batches of 500 men each ; the PRESIDENT will order dispensation of the penitentiary regime in favour of those who show good conduct. A decree appoints a great number of officers to the new National Guards. The Dehats says:— TEtdnThaarhhe : riele:Aohrt. railway affair instructions icr r l militaryhw c a ba c i ioyv c sfh o i ct question uh n prvere t o s es refts t - iep r roace o ßi nrhnn m eciedassewep ; ondpaociebem:eayoarndebst Caninoeh c tht f o eowra m odebtm o eet nrel d acear o rtfmmh w tpaaaer n r otiori remained eow. approaching hithiiTnencaeghhn p r evious towards staterlci ult. tcv t aoiqrrmoduiueeio 5... a solution. A new company had' submitted proposals which were on the point of being agreed to. It was not, however, known whether any obstacle would be thrown in the way of the arrangement by Austria, as that power seems to covet a monopoly of all the lines of railway in Italy." The Siicle says the deficiency in the budget for 1853 cannot be less than 100 millions. It is said that the PRINCE PRESIDENT will give a grande lite at the Tuileries after Easter, and that there will be another at the Hotel de Ville. " The civil list of King Louis PHILIPPE, " says the Presse," was a lso twelve millions, but it had to sup port the expense of kee p in g up the national p alaces. The senatus-consultum, on the contrary, of the Ist of April, stipulates that that expense shall remain at the charge of the State. On the other hand, Louis l a et te te ly rs PHHIppE bad a life-interest in the forests, where the P between lizslD " t he Tc two an stated to have kill game. Such is the difference discovered have been 11. DE BAcougT, one of the executors of the late Pr ince,,.., DE TALEEvEAND, has written a letter to the public journals stating that frauds similar to those on c l i y vil lists." ~ave in myat present," says M. DE ahem in E p n t led aintldFrrealnact i e v f e or t o l e t S t e l ; :f L a l i z s :1 ' ; possession • . ''' Acenier, " a certain h . been written by the late Prince. " I number of those letters, imi tatin, ___ • . Princ'e:C t eed i rg l y to be for intimate with have been declared by the persons Broglie, Duke de i the deceased, such as M. Guizot, well the writing of the deceased genes." The appro priat i on. worship i -5 to b e that purpose are t effected speedily. The works for Pantheon D uk e t to li t Z uier Ca tholic 6c e ., inauguration of ti ° Commence immediately, and the said, on May 15 . ° new church will take place, it is Private letters from givcn by the Grand 111 Venice state that the reception of CHAMBORD was in Duke V s,ONSTANTINE to the Count the Prince to dinner, e l vers, respect regal. He invited the Countess on the right, him at his left band, and as if they were r ,:i li t i. and treated both through outthe Count of en imnoae,,ll:l4 Sovereiges, addressing "Sire." On paying the GRAND D they were rece i v ed w i t h 04 8 a visit the next da y of the ship mannin g si m i lar hon o urs, all the crew the Mts. THE SHARE MARKETS 117,1X'Z'XSII ELA.ILV7ATS. tad. 7 :Jmalsl Prlows. Litizaite, U.Or to-day, -- - ___ Ague Fria .......... „. 1 1% - IMP 2 % 2 Business done Railway% i Paid. i Nominal Prices. to.day. Anglo Californian ...... 10s. %- % P Si , Asturian ........ .. .. __ .. _ , 46 Australian , 5 %_ % ..-,.........--.................... _ aa ............-,—...„-.. ..t.beadeeri• • - .. .. all 13 % 10 13A 13% % % Australian Freehold .... a ll %- % (Us' Ave Mari a ..... .. •• ... i B. Ambergate, Nottingham, M- % dig. % Boston, &E. Junction 834 G -6% Blaenarvon Iron & Coal all .. ,-• • A British Australian Gold 1 •% - % dis % B 1 Bnaning., Wolverharap., and Steer Valley - all 9.% - 103( British Iron .... -••• • • • 131. ss. .. -.. Birluatta, Len., & Cheri Brazilian Imp. (is. 5/. a.) 24% 1% - 2 Juno., late 33/. 6e. 84.. 26 12% -11% d. De. Comes and Culaba ail 1% -1% Do. St. John del Rey- 15 _ . Do. Chest. & Bakenhd„ N 501. & 251. Consolidates! all 16% - 17% Colne Copper ,'• •••• • • • 40 30 -al Do., d0.,201, .• .. .. 17% .. -•• dis. Copiapo .. -••..• . • • • 14 4 - 5 Bristol and Exeter.• .. 100 90 -91 M- % P 5% Caledonian .. .. •• 50 !8% - 1838 General.. ... ........ - all 9% -le Chester and Holyhead .. all 21 %- 22 21 % Gold Mountain ...... •• I 1 par -% % p w Dr.thilli aucl Belfast Juliet. 45 16 -14 d. 30 % 29% Great Polgooth .... - - all Iy,- i % p 4% Mexican& S. American 9 3% - 4 st Dundalk and Er. iskillen an .. -.. I Nouveau Monde .....• •• I 1 M- % p I% Dundee, Porth,and Aber-a t Santiago do Cuba ...... 10% 6 - 7 6% Teen Junction .. • • all 6 - 7 I Do., New all Tin Croft ...... ..... ... 1 7 10 -11 w East Anglian (251. L. & •• -•• .. •• - Unitel Mexican.• •••• •• I all 216 •--2% F E. and L. & D.) • • • • all 4% -4% 4% 14 West Mariposa ........ I 1 1 / 4 dia. - par A Do, (Ilt. E. & IL) .. all 3 -3% Australasian, 3% 3. Port Philip, 1%. Eastern Counties .. •• 20 9 - 9 M 9% 9ki a OXISIV ErrOCX 2.a.llllLas D Eastern Union, class A, Asstralasia .... .. - 39% late E. U. shares .• all 7 -7% 7 B r iti s h N or th A mer i ca .. 50 47% -49 E Do. do. do. .. 6 • • - • Colonial .............. 25 11% - 12% Do. do., B& C shares all 5 - 51 5% 5 Commercial of London.. 20 24 - 25% 0 East La.nca*.hite .. .. all 16% - 171( 17% 16% London Joint Stock .... 16 18% - 17% 18% 2 Do. New attartera - all • • -.. Lexa4on and Westminster 20 29)6 -30 29% East & West India Docks National Provincial Eng. 35 .. -.. 11 and Birm. June. .. an 50 -52 Do. New ........ •• .• 10 • • -•• East & West York. June. all .• -• • National of Ireland •• 22% 17% -17 Edinburgh and Glasgaw 60 27% - 28% 28 Oriantal Bank Corporate all 32 - 33% Edin., Perth, and Dundee 25 5 16 -5% Provincial of Ireland • • 25 42% - 43% • i Glasgaw and South-West. 100 • -• • Do. New ............all 15% - 16% Great Northern • • .. all 19% - 20% 19% 20 Union of Australia - 26% Do. halves, A, deferred all 6% - 6 % 6% Do. New . .......... 234 3 -3% Do. halves, B, 6 per ct. all 14% - 14% 14% % Union of London . ...... 10 14% - 1536 15% Great Southern and Union of Madrid - • all •• -• • all 37% - 38 37% I Western, Ireland • • MISCEILMILNEOI3I6., Great Western .. • • 100 8 8 % - 80 S A 88% Canada .............. 32% 48 - 49 % ' Lancaster and Carlisle .. all 77 -80 Eastern Steam ........ 2s. .. -• • dis. • Do. thirds .. .. .. 11 13 4 8% -9% P. P 71% - 71% 71% % % }LI Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 27% - 2 8 % Lancashire and Yorkshire 100 Penh... & Oriental Steam. all 74 -80 78 Do. quarter 21 arcs .. all Ditto ditto 15 .. -. • 32 % Do. fifths .. • .•14 • 6% -6% d. Royal Mail Steam .. •• .. \ so 80 - 81% Do. West Riding Union 11% 4% - 4 d. __ Leeds Northern .• .. all 1 6 % - 17 % _ MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. .. - • 17% • • -• • „ CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. London and Blackwall •• all 7% - 8 % 8 London, Brighten, and The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti- South Coast - •• 100 98% - 99 % 99 M 99 mated at from 3,000 to 4,000 bales, with a heavy market London and N.-Weatarn lee 123% -123% 123% 300634 and prices tending downwards. The sales include 30 De. do. quarters .. 22 4% - 5 P., Pernam and Maranham at 6ed., 40 Bahia at sid., 400 Do. elms ......12 3% - 4 p. Do. 101. sh., 71.&]3 (c) 1 2 - 2 % P. 3 Egyptian at 6id. to 61d., 400 Surat at 3,1 d. to 4( 1 ., and London and S.-Festers . 100 58 -89 89% the remainder American.—Railway Snares were in- Do. new 501. .. .. 42% a -5% dia. I Do. Lew 401. .. .. 34 5 - 4 dia. active. The letters by the steamer from America have been Manchester, stzton, and Matlock .•„ . an 2% -2% delivered this morning. 1 itC znchester, fkiefaeld, .86 The total value of the foreign exports from Balti- Lincolnshire ~• .. 100 33 -34 34% 33% more, for the week ending on Thursday, was Do. Manchester. and • Lincoln Union - 4 2 0 3% -2% dis. 104,699 06 dollars. Breadstuffs formed ther pincipal 3 Midland •• .. .. .. 100 64 1 4 -64% 64% %% 'A article of export, the movement of the week corn s Do. Pirating & Derby 100 33 -35 prising over 18,000 barrels of flour. r Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) 47% • • -• • ' Newcastle and Carliale•• all • • -• • A very large amount of business has been done in e Do. quarter shares .. all • • -• • the Chesapeake and Ohio Can a l s i nce th e resumption of , Newmarket ......all 8 % - 9 navigation. Nearly 30,000 barrels of fl our and 30,000 ' Newport, Abergaver..ny. O and Hereford .. • • 10 5% —4% dis. bushels of wheat, together with a large amount of corn, .. Norfolk • • • • .. .. 100 32 -34 3334 rye, whisky, oats, &c., have b een rece i ve d at G eorge r Do. New 201. shares.. 15 11 -10 dis. town a n d Alexandria. The shipments of Cumberland /I Northern Counties Union 3% 3% - 3 dis. n North British.. .. .. 25 5 g -8% 8 % U coal have been upwards of 2,000 tons. North Devon .. .. .. 11 8- 7 dis. 3 % The directors of the Bank of the United States had It North Staffordshire • . 17% 8 -7% dla. 9 % executed the general assignment, in conformity with the !•• North-Western .. .. 19 .. -• • dia• resolution of the stockholders, adopted at their meeting 10 North ia Slh.-WestaTatie. 6 IL -I% p a Oxford, Worcester and held on the 17th ult., and it has been recorded according 'LI Wolverhamaton.. .. all 17% -- 18 17% 74 to law. Appli ca ti on was to be made to the Legislature L. Scottish Central a. .. 25 15% -1 53 A 15 % to relieve the Bank from a ll liability to the of Scottish Midland .. .. all 10 - 1014 " Do. new .. .. .. all • • -•• commonwealth, and an Act of Assembly had been pre- Shrews. &Birm., Claim A I all 7% - 7 % 71 4 34 pared for the purpose of closing the trusts, and effecting Do. Class 8.. ... I all 5 - 5 M 5 % a speedy distribution of th e assets of the Bank. Mr. aexeses. B Hereford.. . Old 7 4 - 3 dia. Schwab, of Amsterdam, was present, and represented Shrewsbury and Chester 5- (Nor. W. Min.) .. .. all 14 -16 110,000 shares held iu Rolland, 10,000 in Great Britain, El'Do. Halves .. •• • . an 7 - 8 and ov e r 8 , 000 ow ne d i n N ew Y ork and South Carolina. Do. Oswestry .. „. all 103 4 - 11% Shropshire Union .. •. 634 3% -3 d. and and Mr. Schwab made great, and we fear well-founded corn of Do., A, B, C, &D, Bally plaints, of the manner in which information had been paid up at per cent .• - .. -.. vvithheld, and expressed his determination to have a full ,11 South Devon .• .. .. all 1515 - 16% 16 inveatigatior. The trustees, he said, had been eating u in South-Eastern .. .. 30 21% - p South Wales.. - • • all 32% - 32% 33 21% i ' n 21% % X.n the means of the Bank. "acath Yorkah. and River The intelligence from Mexico is of a far more satis- Bun ........15 1% -34 dis factory nature, both politically and financially, than for Shoff., Roth. and Geolo, some time past; the total failure of Carajaval, and his South Divisiox .. .. 6 .. -.. e. litirling and Danfermline all .. -.. subsequent seizure by the American authorities, Cage 4. Stockton and Hartlepool 16 2-3 .• -.. ther with the assurance of the American Government, Taff Vale .. • • .. • • 126 150 - 151 that if necessary they would send their own troops into nd Thames Haven Dock and Hallway . .. • • 18 • • -•• • dia. 1% h% % Mexico to put down any marauding attempts of th e i r Vale of North.. • • 17 5- 4 dis. citizens who, from sympathy or any other cause might Waterford and Kilkenny all 4% - 51 .6 unite with any revolutionary party in Mexico, is a mg , " Waterford, Wex., Wick.' Waterford and Limerick all 17 -18 ' nificant fact of the good intentions of the Unit e d St a te s ng and Dublin .. .. •Government towards Mexico. West Cornwall •• • • 13 5 - 434 dis. • As regards the finances of Mexico, the Mexican Go re, , , West London .. .. all .. - vernrnent having officially informed that of the United tie York, Nowc., & Berwick 26 18% - 18% 18% :he Ditto and Newcastle States that they had placed 2,500,000 dolls., and a fur- Extension .. -. 20 6 % - 61 4 cl• ther sum of 280,000 dolls, of the last instalments of the 11 3' Ditto G.N.E. percher.° 9 3 1 i( - 3 d. 5% indemnity money at the disposal of the English bond- Yo-•s axd North Midland 50 24 % -25 24% % , I_l .1... - TT__,.. , v As regards the finances of Mexico, the Mexican Go vernment having officially informed that of the United States that they had placed 2,500,000 dolls., and a fur ther sum of 280,000 dolls. of the last instalments of the indemnity money, at the disposal of the English bond holders, the United States Government have intimated to Messrs. Baring that they are willing to accept the order and receipt as given; consequently Messrs. Barings have intimated to the Committee of Bondholders that they aro willing to advance 4i per cent. on the security. Arrangements are being made with Colonel Pacio to pay this, as he possesses the counterparts of the certifi cates. 24% % iNTAiII. It is estimated that about 1 per cent. more will be ultimately payable on these certificates. The following is the Mexican Budget for 1852, as pre sented to the Chambers by the Government. It would appear that several of the most wealthy capitalists and manufacturers of Mexico have offered to farm the Cus toms' revenue for three, five, or seven years for 7,000,000 dollars, and that the Government offer it at that sum as a minimum; if it produces beyond a certain amount it is to be divided equally between the contractors and the Government. INCOME. Farming of Customs' revenue Other sources of revenue 1,675,318 8 Estimate of other ite ms o f revenue ......... 1,675,318,507,341 Total revenue .............,......• 10,182,659 EXPENDITURE. Ordinary expenditure of the Government at 680,000 monthly Dividends on the English debt Ditto domestic ditto Claims on Mexican Government on judg meats • ~ .......... 8,160,000 1,597,334 977,000 680,000 Railways. Aberdeen •• •• Aberdeen, No. 2, 7 pr. et. Caledonian 101. •• • • Chcfita. and Ilolyhead Dund. Per. & Aber. June. EastAng. (U. 108.) 6 p. c Do., (5/0 7 per cent. • • Eastern Counties Bitten.. 5 per cent. No. 1 • • Do. No. 2 • • • • • • Do. New 6 p. coat. Stock Ea tern Union, tkrip guareo. 6 per cent. • • Do., 10/. Deben. Share. East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares E. &W. York. June. sths Edin. Per. &Dun. 5i p.ct,. Glasgow & S.-W. Consol. Gt. Northern, 5 per cent. Do., 5 p.c. Redeem. Scrip Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths .. • • Gt. Western (Barks and Santa Ex., 5 per Cent.) Gt. West., fised p. et. Do. do. .. • • • • Lancashire and York shire, F. 201. .. • • .. Do. 6 per et. Stock .. Leeds Northern, 6 per cent., No. 1 .. • Do., do. • • No. 2 Do., dO • • No. 8 Do. quarters, 1848 .• London, Brighton, and S. Coast, guar. 5 per et. De. pref., 5 p et. 5k,1851 Do., Cony. 5 p. ct. 1852 $11,414,334 Do. icy, guar., 6 per et. Lon. & N. West. (Coy. & Nuneat.) 5 per cent. •• London 8. S.-W., new • • London. & Ennis., y, Sha blanch., Sheffield. and Line., quar.prs., No. 1 Do. now, lOL .. .. Do., 61. .. .. .. .. Midland Con. 6 p. o. stock, Do. ConseL Bristol & Binning., 6 per cent... Do., Brewash Valley. Do., Leic. & Swanning., 8 per cent. guar. Do., Preference .. Norfolk Extension • • Do. guar. 5% per eent. l Do., Waveney Valley:l North British .. Oxf. Wor. &Ns' °UK 6 p.c Shrews. & Bir., now guar. Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. Min.) 8 per cent. South Devon .. South-Eastern, p. at. South Yorks., 4 p. et. gd. Stock. & Hart., Juan 5 , p. et. until 1 July, 1856 Waterford and Kilkenny, 6 per cent, .. • . .. York, Newc., and Berw., N .ot E. Pur. Do. York and North Midland 11, and B. East Angll Boulogne and Amiens .: Central of Franco (0.,V.) Demerara • • • • • • Dutch Rhenish .. East Indian • . Do. do. do. • . Great Indian Tantrm? a ~ Ditto ditto •• Louvain a la exam ere Luxembourg Ditto (Railway) .. Do.: .. .. Ditto (Canal) .. Maria ;onia • • .. Ditto, New .. Namur and LleF Northern of Frame .. Orleans and Bordeaux .. Paris and Lyons .. Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen .. Paris and Strasbourg Rouen and 13 avre Sambre and Menso St. Andrew's & Quebe.(i) lonrs and Nazto4 ourtuy, JurMse, Lau. den, and Hasselt West Flaudere lan (71. 1 FOIL] 37168 8d all Deficit ....... ...................... 1,231,675 The quotations for Bills of Exchange were yesterday afternoon fully supported as regards the principal con tinental cities. Tho Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt have over 680,0001. to invest during the current quarter. The English Stock Market has been very firm again this morning, and a fair business has been done. Con sols have been quoted 98i to 99 for Transfer, and the same for the 11th of May. The New Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents. have been 991 to and the Three per Cents. 98 to Bank Stock has been at 216 to 217. Exchequer-bills are 695. to 723. premium for those dated last March. In the Foreign Market, Mexican Bonds are firmer, being 34/ to The New are 28i to -11. Spanish Five per Cents. realise 24 to 21; and the Three per Cents. are up to 47 and 48. Grenada Deterred have risen to 1O and 11. Buenos Ayres are quiet at 76. Portuguese Four per Cents. support the rise to 37k. Railway Shares are dull, but Midland have improved, and there is, at the time of our writing, a firmer tone generally. Thames Haven, Lancashire and Yorkshire, South• Western, and Caledonian are higher. French Shares are improving in the instance of Paris and Lyons, Sambre and Meuse, and West Flanders. Californian Gold Mines are dull, but Australian good. South Australian Copper Mining Company's Shares are in request. A large number have been taken by wealthy members of the Society of Friends, as well as by colonists. QUARTER TO THREB. ... 98 99 ... 98i 99 ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITIsti FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES , Bank Btook 3 per Cont. Reduced Anne. 98% 98 % 98% x d 8 per Cont. Consols Annuities 9 8 3 /4 99 99 New 3 1 ,4 per Cent. Anne....... I. )ng Anne. to expire Jan.lB6o 6% 6 11-16 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859.-- 6y B 6y B India Bonds, 1,0004.4; Ditto under 1,0004 - 79 p Consols for Account .. 9 8 74 99 Exchequer Bills. 1%41. March. 1,000/. . 5001 . Consols ... .. .10 Ditto Account, April 13 ... 79 p 99 June, 66 69 p 66 69 p 66 69 p CLobuNk, *WE & 99 % z 99v, 98 Small. ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. .. 99% Ditto, Small Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent Ditto. Account Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent Ditto 3 per Cent. .............. 67 A C Grenada rci i::1 Danish :a.ddoEar ß xßß o Dnoo Bonds, a d 5 1, 1 8.1. 8 24.4 . 5. 9,. ;3;0; Coupons . eonii. I s t t..:1 . 1 : . : 1 - m txi ea Ditto, n ! S Deferred perce . n . : . 24 34% Ditto, Deferred n en --- Ditto Account.. ' ....- 341/63/8 34% Portuguese 6 e Ditto, 3 per C .. .......... " " 2 .(V j 'iy a.. 10 11 1 6 11- 6 M Pan i t v i t oa n, Cent........ . 4Bpeornds, 5 la . e . r .. .. po:nCLents. t.,Sardiri ) - per Cent 66 6o I A, 66 37'/ an Bonds, 5 per Cent. 12086%%%107 106ys x d 0- an h c .-.--- '' LS" . 1 P"or Cult. 1/340 Ditto, 8 per Cent 47 % 48 Ditto. Ncw Deferred ............ 2l 20/ 1% 20% 20% Spanish Com. Cert. Coup. not funded 2IA 2% per cent. Venezuela 80nd5,13% per Cent —4 Ditto. Account Dutch 2% per Ce n nt. 12 Guild.... 61 61. Dividends o the above payable no. London. 5 x.d 3% 4 22% 23 % 23 14% 10% % X 28% 22% 11% if 4% % % % 10S 11 • COURSE OF EXC Amster 'fl ......•••• 12 0 Ditt0,c.......... 1 threemonths.. l2 Rotterdam 2 25 57% Brussels• • .• 25 37% IlamburZh •• • • • M•B • 13 11 % Paris, 3 days'sight .... 25 40 Ditto. 3 months .• 25 57% Marseilles • • .• •• •• 25 57% Bourdeaux .......... . Frankforton Maine..., 122 • • ;• T 2 rcie - ,; - ,e, ditto.... • 12 62 Petersburgh, SU. 37% Madrid •• •• •• •• •• • • 49% eau/ •• •• •• •• 60% Barcelona •• •• •• •• •• •• ISTAIe!i,VIAMIP •• Eau 8% Meru of Yr+ 102 674 x d 78% a 2% 37 1 / 2 9,1% HANGE.-TUZSDAY. iGihraltar........ Leghorn ........ • • .• 3085 Genoa •• •• •• •• •• •• •• .. 21 62% Milan • • •• ••.• • • •• • • •• Venice. • .• .• • • • • •• •• — Naples ••• •• •• •• •• 40% Palermo, psros •••• •• •• 122 Messina •• •• •• •• •... •• 7 22 53% 53% Itio Janeiro • • •** Uue.nos Ayres .• ••• • •• Neu , York , 60 days'olAt P4:14. :clphia • • . • • • • • 01 WstiLLIOA, PER Oz. Foreign Gold in bars.. £8 17 is Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish DonbloollB .. 0 0 0 New Dollars •..•.. 0 0 o 94'10;4 bare tlll l -424i 90 0 LONDON, PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mr. Charles Lean is announced to re-appear next Monday in his celebrated character or rather charac ters, in the Corsican Brothers. Report speaks highly cf Vittikind and his Brothers ; or, the Seven Swan Princes and the Fair Melusine, the forthcoming Easter novelty. The personation of the fair Princess is most appropriately allotted to Miss Carlotta Leclercq. STRAND THEATRE. The little Strand Theatre, though vacated by its usual occupants for the present week, is yet tenanted by a gentleman who is a perfect company in himself. He undertakes many parts and plays them to the life, keeping his audience, which is always numerous, on the constant qui vice for som ething new, and in variably surpassing their expectations wh en h e h as go t through the performance. This, surely, the reader will say, must be the veritable prince who r u l e s over the nameless place we occasionally b e ar so In but he is no such thing, nor is he Th e ilh of, Wizardc of the North, though he i s w i zard, an d , par excellence, the wizard of wizards. It will be seen at once that we mean .Lroiessor Jacobs, who unites in his own person the characters an expounder of experimental philosophy , a comedian, a n d a n im hnesse several depart mentsgexhetlrytioennsteirntati of a modern magician , a ventriloquist, a full house with of dramatic representation. His p owers as a h p r i s o voi own a n t o i r o e ( „ ti a v n i d d u o n , i conjurer, t o ue the old-fashioned term, are as won derful as they are mysterious ; and although his stage paraphernalia are not of that gorgeous and extrava gant description which some of his contemporaries display, his tricks are perhaps far more remarkable for their finish and completeness. The first part of his entertainment is devoted to this Species of modern devilrie, end certainly if we wanted an illustration of the pert,. ction to which this art can be brought, we should unhesitatingly point to Professor Jacobs. The second and concluding part of the entertainment, which in troduces the skill of the ventriloquist and the during impro visatore, is equally attractive., an d - --,. Passion Week we could suggest no better mode of spending an evening than paying a visit to the New Strand Theatre. EXETER HALL. Mr. Alicroft's benefit last evening was attended to overflowing, and passed off with the utmost éclat. The programme was most attractive, and among the array of performers, vocal and instrumental, were Mr. and Mrs. Sims Reev es, Madame and Signor F. Lablache, Mdlle. Favanti (who se power and com p ass were enthusiastically app,Teciated in her noble execu tion,, Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Poole, Miss Dolby, Henry Phillips, Drayton, of the " Casts Diva Swift, Brandt, Sivori, Bo.t .and "Una voce poco fa ), fact, almost every extant name of musical note. Miss tesini, de Munck, Herr So Pyne we never heard to greater advantage, and Sims Reeves was . in full force.. ranaer, the Distins, and, in Two débutantes at Exeter hall, the Misses Mac Alpine, made highly favourable impression. In the duet '' Ciel fa ch'io" their voices harmonised delightfully, and gave evidence of great cultivation and admirable training. We hail these 6 t, ladies as artistes of very hig h pr o mise, judging from the specimen of thei r t a l ents • afforded last night, but shall be enabled t o speak more defin i te l y as to their merits on a reheari ng at have an nounced at Hanov er - square Rooms for the 27th inst. A selection from M --eYerbeer performed by t he cr Hun- arian Musical Company under the direction of Kalozdy, was tempestuously ~...„.....____ encored. a concert they SPORTIN G ----- ----__ INTELLIG 3 P p NCE. BETTING AT M A itT --..... 1 e riEsTER-- J. lIESDA Y. CHESTER Scarecrow (t, Grosvenor (t), 1,000 to 25 ags,t Cardinal Wiseman (t), Joe Miller 1,000 to 20 agst Benita (t). - DERBY.-1,000 to 40 ag, :B°lE:ltMerryaitghB Milton (t), i So 2 o loB t t o too 3 1 0 1 a a B g g g 5 6 8 tt t 't Littlo Harry (t). ( t ) ,u2.1:0•8 "" t - to ' O l 211. (Tullsi-D -DEPARTURE OF T HE c o ~,,---- OR WINDSOR CASTLE FOR. THE HoLrDAYS.-. Prince Albert, accompanied by his Serene Highness Prince the Princess Royal, Prin ces - Leopold of Saxe Cobur (*ther to the Duchess de Ne mours), and their Royal e ' A r y ,)-Her Majesty and thahnesses the Prince of Wales, Princesses Alice, Helena, a n d L ou i s a, and attended by the Marchioness of Ely (in waif' , Lord Colville, Clerk Mar shal, Lord Verulana, th e Paddington, where a special train and Arthur, and the IV - Eleanor Staney (Maid of vey the august party to Winds or . tier Honour), Lieutenant. Colonel. Fra n cis , esoorte b y the l'rince), and the usual dome st ic suite, left Buckingham Palace this afternoon Bth Hussars, for the Great We stern Railway terminus at Seymour ( - Equerry to Her Majesty was re ceived at the Windsor terminus with the usual honours, and the royal cortege arrived at the Castle, where the Court is expected to remain about three weeks. w a a n s ' i f' : creer'asdipneasrstytoofcothne 'lna SLAVE TRADE.-Yesterday a return to the House of Commons was printed showing the number of slaves embarked on the coast of Africa and landed in Cuba , and Brazil in ea c h year from 1842 t o 1851. In Cuba the number landed i n 1 812 was 3 630, i t 1843, 8,0 0 0; in 1844, 10,000; in 1845, 1,3C0; in 1846, 419 ; iii 1847, 1,450; in 180, 1,500; in 1819, 8,700; in 1850,3,509; in 1851,5,000. In Brazil the number in 1812 was 17,435; 1843, 19,095; 1844, 22,849; 1 845, 19,453; 1846, 50,324; 1847, 5 6,172; 1848, 60,000; 1819, 54,000; 1850, 23,000; And is 1851, 3,287, 1 XXIITES MEALS' lED A' FTXMD Leasing Railways. Com ant es• Paid. Nominal Prieto. Bad ness done to-day. Bcdf, & Bletch ley .. Lon. & N.W. all Binning: & Ox ford Junction, guaranteed • . Gt. Western all 29% 3034 Do., without a guarantee .. De •• • • all 28 — 2B tirm., Wolver., & Dudley, gua ranteed •• Do .. all 29% 30% Do., without a guarantee •. Do • • • • all 28 —29 Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. all 17% —lB 1730 Clvdesdale Juno Caledonian all 45 —47 E. Lin., Gua - :. 6 Der Cent. •• G. Northern all 34% —35 x.d x.d_ Gloucester and Dean Forest Gt. Western 22% 3 4 p 25% 26% Hartlepl Dock r Yrk, New., 1 and Railway j and Her. j Hull and Selby Yk. &S. M. all 107 109 Do. % Shares Do .. • • all 53% 51% Do. Shares Do .. all 25 —27 Leeds and Brad. Midland all 102% 103% 102% Lon. and Green. S. Eastern .. all 124 12% Do., Pref. .. Do .. all 25 —26 z.d Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. .. Norfolk 16% 1734 De.. 6 per cen De all •• •• Middlcsbro' and Redcar, 6p. e Stockt.& Dar all •• '• N. & East, t per Cent. •• E. Counties . all • • —• • Do., 5 per cent. Do. all 59 —6l Do. New .. Do .. all • • —• • Preston and SL.& N. W.l a 44 —46 Wyre •• ••t &La.& Y. j Do. % Shares ADo .. 11 9 ._ 10 P Read., Guild., 214 21% x.d x.d and Reigate .. S. Eastern ~ all Roy. & Ilitchin G. Northern 6% % en Do. Shep. Ex.. Do .. •. all 8 % — B % Shet, Roth. and Goole, 5 per ct. Lane. &York 1811 6 .. South Stafford% Mr. &Mean 9% 1 % —l% dl:. Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gun. Stock.& Dar. all —29 • • 30 Do. do. .. Do .. • • 25 Do. do. .. Do • • • • all • • Wiles & Semen. Gt. Western 100 94% 95% 95 BUILIitICII. Paid. I Nomincl Prices. AU 10 all all all au 1M 1 dlLj $%- 8 % 17 -17% 6 -5% 3% -3% Easiness doze to-day. %- 11 4 P %- % P 12% - 18 14 -14% 3 -3% 1 dLs. i.d 8% 14% 14% x.d I% 1% p 8 -8% .. -- •• p. •• .... •• 1% —l% db. .. -.. p •• ...- •• .. -.. p 3 -a pi; 11 - 12 pm 1274 pm 1414, % 14% X.d 10% 7 10434 10% - 11% 12% - 13 %- % P 136 .-. 138 •• % % di& 18)4 1934 5 1 -1 54 5 —5% x.d dis —par —lO% 15% 16% zAll 1534 14)fi I 1 1% Mts. 15% 16% 3% 4% % dls. s.) 7 per cent., 2 MN. 13% - 13% 22% - 23 a" —33 a 3 —3Xp. 16 -16 p. % - % p. 4%--4% 3 % -4% U - % .• - .. •• , 6 2 N - 7 /1 14 -- L B 4 4 P• 6 47 -. 4 6 4 28 -_ 20,4 22% -_ 22% II -12 4% - 4 'Ai 6 % iyi dia. I . 2.31-7:iq race, 73f 34• •sworNilt: LLOYD'S S RIPPIN G--(T HIS DAY.) LONDON, APRIL 7.—Wind this day at noon N.E., dull and FALBIOUTH, APRIL 6.—The Carolino of London, Sierra Leone to this port, was abandoned, 18th March, 46 N.. 26 W., with 9 feet water i❑ her hold; crow sawed. DEAL, APRIL 6.—Wind N E.—Arrd. John Grey, Batavia; Cornet, Mauritius; Helena, Rio Janeiro for Altona. Arrived from the River and sailed, Pestonjee Boinanjee, Hobart Town; Anna Catherine, Monte Video; Devereux, Quebec. Sid Lady Valiant, Mauritius. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 6.—Wind E N.E. to B.E.—Slcl. National, Rio Janeiro. COWES, APRIL 6.—Wind B.—Sid. Clio, Quebec. OFF PLYMOUT/L—Hereus, Buenos Ayres for Ant we:p; Zuy der Z e, Savannah for Amsterdam. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 6.—Wind E.S.E.—A ship with supr and cigars, supposed to be from Havacnab, was ashore off the west of Maryland, 18th March; and a ship was on shore below Philadelphia, 20th March. Sid. Forest Monarch, Quebec ; Lady Mary, Richibucto; Anna, Port Philip; Frances Barclay, Shanghai; Ex press, Cape of Good Hope; Flirt, Pernambuco; Saxon, New (Means; Led)? Franklin, New York; Bell Rock, Boston; Teaser, Labrador. HUNA, PENTLAND FRITH, APRIL s.—The Diadem, of and from Newcastle to Montreal, is aground on the Ness of Duncan's Bay, in the Frith, full of water, and likely to become a wreck. PooLE.—Sld. Caroline, Quebec. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 6.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. Ncco line, Calcutta. Sid. Oriental, Quebec;"Emma, Quebec. Off port, Vergo, Rio Janeiro for Cowes; Edward Samos, Ructions, Buenos Ayres; Jules, Pernambuco„ for Havre. FALMOUTH, APRIL 6.—Wind E., fresh.—Arrd. Queen, Rio Janeiro; Eliza, Surinam; Marsala, Porto Rico. Off port, Egbert, Mauritius. NEWPORT, APRIL s.—Wind N.E.—Sld. Ireland, Hope, .Ann M'Lsster, Prince of Wales, Elizabeth, Ni caragua, Bacchus, and London, all for Quebec; Lord Sklmouth, Jamaica; Thetis and Wizard, Wilmington. CARDIFF, APRIL 6. —Wind E.N.E.—SId. Petrel Payta; Tamelin, Porto Ri co; Charles Tottee, New York; Gsrtcraig, Quebec; Arethusa, San Francisco; Ewen, Quebec. QUEENSTOWN, APRIL s. —Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. Token, Latham Island; Victoria, Sierra Leone; John Calvin, Callao. GIBRALTAR, MARCH 29.—The Warner, Ardrossan. to Venice, which put in here 24th instant leaky, has been surveyed, and is discharging to repair. OFF PENZANCE.—Copernicu, Charleston, for Bremen; Index, Bahia. SHIELDS,—SId. Falcon, Quebec. SUNDERLAND, APRIL, 6.—Wind N.W.—Sld. Laura, Newhaven, United States ; Friendship, New York. YARMOUTH, APRIL 6.—The Anne, Johanne, Saps borg, to Oleron, hos lifen assisted in, very holy, having been on Hasbro' Sand. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, MARCH 3 —The Hilton Grove, Newcasde to Aden, took fire by spontaneous combustion of her cargo, coals, 15th January, and was abandoned on the 18th, and sank ono hour afterwards; crew and passengers picked up in the boats 22d Jan., 29 S., 55 E., and landed h ere b y the Merit Elizabeth, from Batavia. The Hercules, of Sunderland, Penang, to London, was abandoned iu a sinking state, 9th February, crew saved. The Waban, Calcutta to London, put into Table Bay Bth February, with damage, and part of cargo thrown overboard in a hurricane. The Antoinette Maria, Ba tavia to Rotterdam, has put in with damage, and part of cargo thrown overboard in a hurricane; and the Ernst Mauritz Arndt, Batavia to Falmouth, with damage. MAURITIUS, JAN. 29.—1 t blew a hurricane here the 231 and 24th i nstant, b ut t h e s hi pp i ng i n t h e h ar b our received little damage; the brig Bush Green and the Stratford, from London, suffered most. The Futty Salam, from Madras, was assisted in 21st inst., having been uisraasted in a hurricane 26th Dec., in long. 83 E., pumps broken and choked, and 7 feet water in her hold; encountererd, another hurricane off this island, 9th and 10th January, which broke her jurymasts and drove her past the Island of Beurbon. When fallen in with was short of water, and the people dying at the rate cf twent y daily. Jan. 31. The William Woolley, London to Hoba r t Town, has put in leaky, with much water in her hold a n d considerable damage (two men washe d overboard), h av i ng encountered a hurricane. The Equator, Calcutta t o B os t on , h a s put i n l ea ky. The Globe, from Singapore, and John Fehrman, from Moulmein, have put in here to stop leaks, the former on the 9th, and the latter on the 18th of January. MARKET NE WS.-(THIS DAY.) CO RN EXCHANGE—WEDNESDAY • To-day' s mar k et was very moderately supplied with English Wheat ; nevevihelts, the demand for all de scriptions ruled h eavy, at prices barely equal to t h ose obtained on Monday. For forward delivery, owing to the large quantities of French Flour on sale, next to nothing was doing. Fine foreign Wheats were mostly held at full currencies, but all low and middling kinds were the turn lower. This week's imports are only 1,380 quarters. For shipment to 'the Continent we heard of no transactions ; whilst floating cargoes off the coast were much neglected. The show of English Bar-. ley was small--that of foreign tolerably good. The trade was in a depressed state, at barely late figures. In Malt very few transactions were reported. We had only a moderate inquiry for Oats, yet late rates were mostly supported. Beane, Peas, and Flour were ex ceedingly heavy. No market will be held here on Friday next. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. , Oats. Flour. Qrs. Qrs. Ors. Qrs. Sacks. English ..•• 1,180 1,420 1,780 430 910 Irish •• •• •• • 9JI) Foreign •• .• • 1,380 4,630 4,870 2,090 WIIXTECHAPEZ. The general demand ruled heavy, at barely stationary prices. Beef, from Is 10d to 3s; Mutton, 2s 2d to 3s 6d ; Lamb, 4s 6:1 to 5s 8d ; Veal, 3s 2d to 4s ; Pork, 2s 4d to 3s 8d per Bibs. by the carcase. CRIMINAL COURT._ THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. GURNEY, Q.C.) James Williams, aged 17, was indicted for robbery with violence upon Emma Susannah N o bl e . The prisoner pleaded not guilty. sheectiwt r a t xs walkingstated that alongonß therieveningdg eeft. the 12th Bridg e ..n friars, when her pr ogress was i mpe d ed by two boys who seemed to be wrestl ing together. They threw themselves The Nia r P ch rnE in her way, and whil e s h e was trying to avoid them se veral other boys g o t roun d h er and pinioned her arms. The prisoner then c ame up, and pushing his hand into her Fact, he took o u t h er purse and decamped with the boys. They wer e , h owever, pursued by one of the bystanders, and bein g eventually run down, he was r e , Black of car ried before a magistrate, and committed on the present charge. The jury found him Guilty of the robbery, but as he was unknown to the police, he was only sentenced to four months' imprisonment with hard labour. (Before Mr. Justice TALFOURD, Mr. Baron MARTIN, and Mr. Justice CROMPTON.) The second edition of the calendar, published this morning, contained the names of 163 prisoners, being 10 more than appeared in the first edition. Thomas Robert Mellish, aged 46, described as a glass cutter, aid James Douglas aged 25, described as a clerk, were indicted for forging and uttering receipts for mo ney, %ith intent to defraud their employers. The prisoner Douglas pleaded guilty, and the prisoner Mellish pleaded not guilty. Both prisoners were brought from Millbank Penitentiary, both of them having already b een conv i cted on a previous charge. Mr. Clarkson, with whom was Mr. Ballantine, con ducted the case for the prosecution, while Chambers, Q.C., Mr. B o dki n, and Mr . Montag ue Mr. Huddleston de' fended the p r i soner Mellish. It appeared f rom the statement of the Learned Counsel wh o opened the case, and the evidence which ',vas afterward s ca ll e d , that the two prisoners had been a in the servi ce o f a Mr. Thompson, plate-gla s s manu facturer, and th e proprietor of the patent for silvering glass globes. Mellish was th eer of the la burusiness, and Mr. Thompson, wh m o ana is g by profession tter a sgeon, reposed great confidence in him, and being a skilful and scientific mechanic, the prisoner Mellish was allowed to have the entire superintendence of the silver globe department, and t o pay all the accounts and wages in connexion with it. Ile filled this situation for a long period, and it was ultimately discovered that du ring almost th e whole time h e L a d b een carr yi ng on _ an extensive system of fraud by altering the amounts of the different tradesmen's accounts that were sent into his establishment, and appropriating theli difference orto UlB own use. For instance , bill for 11. Wo i r i k s m . an iod. tradesman sent in itere a d to 11. 10s. lod , and, the sum was a s h-book, which was kept by the pri soner entered in the ea Both th e prisoners were tried officiated as clerk to the firm under Boner Douglas, who and sy the same offence in a former ses at that time a number ofother in dictments sion, but there bein g same character against them, the friends of the o th o e ur p i r e is te o d n o e f r Mellish. pree of the prisonerMellish br ought their i n fl uence to b ear it u pon the Home-office, and was ulti mately agreed that M e llish and his alleged c on f e d erate, should be tried over again upon one of the othe r i nd i ctments. The case was of a somewhat compli cated nature, for the prisoner Mellish affirmed that h e was a partner in the glass con cern,and, theref ore , if he had been guilty of any malprac tices, they ought to be made the subject of a civil, and not a criminal, suit. The case was proceeding when our report left, and there was every prospect of its extending to a late hour. —__________ W COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) ARREST OF A WITNESS, —Mr. PARRY said a person named Robert Kennett, who was in attendance at the court as a prosecutor and a witness, had been arrested on a charge of forgery and conspiracy; and he wished o t i n o t o t he his C O o wn: t r e t c o o a b n e i z r a e u l e e e aX a n from r c t u h s e t o c d h y ar g on e t apply entering 'against him. Mr. BALLANTINE said it was his advice to the Crown that Kennett should be arrested and taken to the nearest magistrate, in order that an investigation might take place, and the prisoner might be either committed or diAchcrged. He thought that was the best course that could be adopted, and ho was ready to prosecute before the m agistrate at Guildhall, within wh ose j ur i s di ct i o n the a ll eged offence was committed. The RECORDER said he had no jurisdiction in the tnatter. Them , h attending es a prosecutor under en indictment he meat be dealt with as an ordinary person. M. PARRY observed that the prisoner was the prq htcat,or in the etae ow.:a?t Stowell, which was tried yesterday. He apprehended that he could not be ar rested within the precints of the court where he was now in attendance as a material Wit ness , The AECOPZIA arid, woo mood so i *too