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submit to such an insult, but to return the fire, which he did effectually. I must say my Noble Friend has adverted to the fact of the two expeditions which were sent and the subse quent hostilities which occurred, and which necessitated the retirement of the troops. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH referred not to troops, but ships. The Earl of DERBY —MY Noble Friend thinks the expe ditions were sent for hostile purposes. Now, I think the w ithdrawal of the ships wo uld have g iven encouragement o the enemy. So far , h owever, from the expeditions wcoansteexm. plating hostile obje cts, in a subse q uent letter it presslv stated that Commodore Lambert had no inontstfrourc purtions - to act hostilely — tha t he went to the g overnor, poses of war , but for p e ace. Commodore La ofdmbecoursprt reported e the the proceedings to the Governor-General, an Governor-General of India was sensible those unfortunate transactions must lead to a critical k state of th things, and n ose precau that not a moment must be lost in tions which all will agree ought to bteatailegen in order to protect Moulmein and Arracan, and further to make prepa rations to go on with vigorous operations if needful. As cam a letter from the these preparations went on t Governor of Rangoon, subsequently to the withdrawal of Commodore Lambert, complaining of the . course which had been pursued, and expressing his readiness to comply with the requisition which had been made. The Governor- General, without suspending military proceedings, after collecting five nat ive regiments and two other regiments, with artillery, sent round to Bombay for the steam force there ; and this m a y serve to show the state of efficiency in which hich the Indian navy is kept, that the force was dispar ehed within five days after the requisition; and then, in order to prevent the renewal of hostilities, and at the sa me time not to supersede Commodore Lambert, charged Commodore Lambert to proceed to Rangoon, and on com pliance with the original demands, and on the governor ex pressing - regret at the insults which had been given, to re store the ship, to raise the blockade, and to enter into terms of amity with the Burmese. I think my Noble Friend will admit that the Governor- General of India could hardly have taken a more conciliatory course in order to avoid the calamity of war. Commodore Lambert, on arriving at the place, found it necessary to have his vessel (the Fox) towed by a steamer up the river, to enable him to deliver his message, and, in order to prove the pacific character of his mission, he, in going up the river ordered the guns not to be loaded, and the tompions to be kept in the guns. When fired upon by the Burmese from a stockade, he returned the fire, and in less than three minutes the stockade was silenced. Commodore Lambert proceeded on and delivered his message. The answer given was one which evaded:all compliance with the original claims, which introduced new features and new de mands into the negotiations , a n d w hi ch required that the negotiations should be removed from Rangoon to Mastobar. On the receipt of this answer caQpatches were sent to the Go vernor-General, and the Governor-General in council, with the unanimous acquiescence of the council, decided that no time should be lost in trifling, but that without further d e l a y a blow should be struck, which it was hoped would serve to render needless further hostilities against the Burmese empire. With the sanction of the council the Go vernor-General determined to proceed with his preparations, and to dispatch a force to the scene of operations. Th e Go-1 vernor-General did not even then relax hie endeavours to Come to terms with the King of Ava, for, simultaneously with the expedition, lie sent further communications to the effect, that it the King of Ava, would express regret for what had occurred—if the original conditions were complied with, and if the sum demanded, with a considerable addition for the expenses of the recent operations, were given, hostilities should be suspended, and peace restored. The Governor. General of India was aware of the inconvenience and danger of protracting hostilities during the rainy season, and I think I may confidently assure my Noble Friend there is no further intention on the Governor-General's part than this—to dispatch such an expedition as will serve to strike a blow on Rangoon and Mast ober without delay, at the same time so exhibiting the efficiency of the preparations, as to lead to the restoration of peace on terms honourable to the British Government, and to supersede the necessity of a continuous occupation or annexation of territory. If these steps be not successful, betore the rainy season sets in, in inducing the Burmese authorities to agree to make submis sion and ti sue for peace, it will then be for the Governor- General of India to consider what it is his duty to do. But, my Lords, I have hope that the terms agreed upon will be acceded to—if they should not, I am sure the Governor- General of India will not neglect those steps which he may be called upon to take for the maintenance of the dignity of the empire and the honour of the British army. The Governor-General of India is I believe quite as anxious as my Noble Friend, and as her Majesty's Government to avoid war, and to avoid what I should consider a misfortune—the complete annexation of the Burmese empire to our ter ritories.—( Hear, hear.) If the Noble Lord desires copies or extracts relative to the war with Ave, I can have no hesita tion in producing the papers, if the Noble Lord will alter his motion in a trifling degree. The papers, I feel confident, will satisfy the House that while no undue responsibility rests on the Governor-General with reference to this war, that he has done all in his power, consistently with the dig nity of the country, to avoid resorting to extremities and to avoid hostilities —(Cheers.) The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH concurred in the re marks of the Noble Earl, that where the dignity of the Crown or the safety of our empire made it necessary to resort to war, that war ought to take place. He begged to move for the papers, conformable to the Noble Earl's suggestion. Tile motion was then agreed to. FOREIGN REFUGEES AND BRITISH TRAVELLERS. Lord BEAUMONT said that he should not have thought it necessary or advisable to call attention to the subject on which lie was going to address their Lordships if the papers which were laid on the table were not calculated to lead to the impression that the policy which had been pursued heretofore with regard to those persons who were obliged to seek a refuge on our shores was about to be changed. He trusted that that impression was false, and that there was no intention to abandon the principles which were so ably laid down in the dispatch of his Noble Friend (Earl Granville), and which were acted upon by him and by his predecessor in office. He trusted that her Majesty's pre sent Government were not going to act the spy ; to play the eaves-dropper, and to dog by the heels those unfortunate refugees who were compelled to seek an asylum in this country. Such co :duct on the part of her Majesty's Go vernment would make the right of asylum of this country a mere mockery, and woald render a residence here as painful to these individuals as it could be in their own. Whatever might be the opinions of the Government respecting universal suffrage and the domestic policy of the country, he hoped they were nut going to abandon those which distinguished Eng land amongst the other countries of Europe. Ile maintained that it was for the interests of foreign Governments that these refugees should have a right to asylum here, for if this country and America had refused the right of asylum, these foreign Governments would not know how to deal with the multitude of refugees. They might be mischievous at home, but they were lost in the multitudinous society of this country. If they remained at home the police and the army would have to be augmented, and the gaols would be crowded; here they were perfectly harmless, and could do nothing. Yet the Government of this country was asked to exercise a surveillance and to keep up a system of espionage on those individuals. That was not necessary. In this free country the press gave intelligence of all their movements, and in the memoranda contained in the papers before him there was nothing which had not appeared over and over again in the newspapers. In the remarks he was about to make he excepted Prussia and France, because Prussia withdrew her circular, and France expr e ss ed h er in "' , gna'ion at being classed with the other powers. In the dispatch of hi s N o b le F r i en d the true principles were laid down which should guide this country in its conduct to wards refuge es Noble Lord having r ead the dis p atch of Earl Granville, proceeded roceeded to say that if these refugees went so far as t tive Governme4 propose to levy war against their respec tive it would become the duty of this coun tr y to take active 'taps to prevent them trotn complain ed proceeding with such p rep arations, But these Governments 'we h re conspifuring.ees were conspiring, Why, of course they Europe, and theyeQhn had ramifications exi s t e d in several parts of 1830 there had been ramiacations here. Ever since that period there was a conspiraciesconspiracy in Europe. Ever since party in France for thrsPiracY Zion of the Bourbons, amongst the ligitimatist No doubt of elf cling a restore there were Italians, there was in Italy, the Austrain power in Its! a conspiracy to overthrow and wherever there were H2 —.9° and wherever doubt in Hungary, racy to overthrow the Austrian prase, there was a conspi .easti. this he was cony need, that the Nleer ndalin g u e n r g ou ar s Y Port ß io u n t () o f f L i sted in this country. those conspiracies was that. whichwoux sub:prtibstettwhebicbV' awas far more formidable conspiracy existed in the carried on concealed, and which might havebeen meet unaware , . In 1831 such a cons Govern- Papal states, and it was successtul for acY hoped that the dispatch of his Noble Friend would w iiine a . n the last on this subject. On the 4th of Febroul- evelahviaerd, a dispatch was sent from the Austrian Government uar h w - must have created surprise and regret even on the' parteobf those who were most friendly to that Gevernrnent.— hear. ) In that dispatch the Austrian Government 41-11Naeraerd they were not satisfied with the statements of his Friend, and that they.would avenge themselves for nor,obtoalile ing satisfaction by taking severe measures against those a..un fortunate Englishmen who happened to be travelling in th Austrian dominions. Now he did not mean in the least to dispute the right of Austria to make such general regula tions with regard to passports as she thought the internal security and tranquillity of her dominions required. But it seemed to him that she designed to single out par ticular cases as objects for extreme persecution. O n the sth of March, however, there was another dispatch from the Austrian Government, signed by Prince Schwarz enberg, in which he stated that the Imperial Cabinet had received with genuine satisfaction the intelligence of the formation of a new Government in this country. Prince Schwarzenberg then proceeded to analyse the speech which the Noble Earl opposite delivered on the 27th February, and from it he drew the inference that there was to be a change in the foreign policy of the new Government. The Noble Earl certainly laboured under the disadvantage of not being always understood—(Laughter)—and even when he under stood an explanation of a former speech, the explanation seemed to make things still less inteiligible than before.— (Hear, hear, and laughter.) That might be the case with regard to the speech of the Noble Lord to which Prince Schwarzenberg referred, but to him (Lord Beaumont) the Noble Earl seemed to nay nothing but that the law would be his guide, and that he would nut even strain the law.— (" Hear," from the Earl of Derby.) The Austrian Govern. went, then, either drew an erroneous inference from the speech of the Noble Earl, or something passed between the two Governments which did not appear in these papers. The Noble Earl opposite (Earl of Malmesbury) replied to this communication of the Austrian Government on the 15th of March. The Noble Earl stated that her Majesty's Govern ment had received with " the liveliest pleasure" this dis patch of Prince Schwarzenberg; and he went on to say that " it afforded the greater satisfaction to her Majesty's Government, becaueeewitheut reference to the past—("Hear, bear," from the Earl of Derby)—it lays the foundation of a renewed geod understanding betwee n the two cou ntries." Now, he (Lord Beaumont) thought there ought to be a " reference to the past," because the dispatch of the 4th of February remained in the Foreign-office, and it was so ex tremely offensive, that it such an it ought either to be withdrawn, or explanati on the Government of of it gi ven as would be satisfactory to was moderate compared allowedure I art n,.. this country. The language of Russir of all the Government,, withoutof A u Austria, tr takingi a, which au.y a s l t o e n p e s , to remove what was una thisotedly insulting the Government of and derogatory to treatment of Englkh seer may. He now came to the call the attention of their Lordships Austria, and he begged to Mr. Wingrove in particular. tships to the case of the Rev. Clergy man of tile Scotch church, and g was a O Psth in 18-11 with Ch., d,,,,..L appeared he went Jews . He resided in 11un gar iT,r' n of converting the a Foreign-office passport properly rise? 1 811. He had • It the Huirgarians endeavoured to press him ft, appeared t b h u a t t desist e c (fin°n itheear n3l sou g o f h i January,scliaret e h r ,0 w an cv d er a a e 13 ,:,,, ,,. they ea Plan ' at ih i e e A • to remaila Goviatedirtt, without giving . him any him fay-Vat...the Austrian dominions, and he am j,'.,' ordered .--- ..., e , e a o bey the edict in the midst of wins's lamil li tae - ` 2"rattlfb;" frozen over, although be bad e, e t r at alien . anvil were 1 , and that their liv ficates th4rbig-i. `' ---- ' were forced to proceed. tt,c • ea would .bis eudalmeredl they . tie at 1 , c,,,tb bad s h o wn greet feeling towards him, and made to Vienna, but ans done all they could to mitigate h w i aa stf t e aa rin t and as the pass- Ws through six different bureaus, immense sufferings. Appeal was h and day and night was p w e e r r t e a ordered to p go ant wo er . three . days, . difficulties were encountered, length turned out in the depth occu pied in going through . thesedth of winter, dithhaedy tow were at ahundredseveral of of themiles, family.to theA similarserious w inj ar hardshipinjury f had h h e e a e l a t h in flicted on Mr. Edwards, who, with his wife, had suffered very much. He made great allowance for the severity necessary in Austria, believing that if the police force were relaxed, the present Government would be in danger. The fact was, the Government was hated all over the em pire, and not much loved in Vienna ; extraordinary measures were therefore necessary to maintain it. But the prosecu tion of an innocent man like this was nothing more than petty revenge. In conclusion he would ask the Noble Lord tohe whether the ain t o h p i p e o t s r l a te ns i a f et h ia e n w . asHepraelapeareeadlledtoea mgihvieantyo Government was prepared to ab ide the p olicy that had al spteapteerew ways been pursued with regard to refugees or to do that which was contrary moo ustice and derogatory to the honour of the nation. He d for the correspondence regarding the expulsion of Mr. Wingrove. The Earl of MALMESBURY said he should try to profit by the lecture .of the Noble Lord ; but it did not quite follow, when a statement was made and not understood, that the reason of its not being understood lay with the person who made it.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord had asked a question the other night about the arrest of an English mechanic in Austria. The facts of the case were these. Sir Stratford Canning had employed a man to do some work, and on his wishing to return to England, had supplied him with a passport, and confided some dispatches to his care. The man, dressed as an artisan, and not travelling as couriers usually travel, was arrested by the police, on suspicion of being identical with a man who had robbed some one of 1,6001. in banknotes. He was detained and searched ; but as soon as he was taken to the man who had lost the money he was liberated. The Noble Lord opposite (Granville) had remonstrated with the Austrian Government. They had explained the matter, and sent an order for the punishment of the policeman. He (Lord Malmesbury) re gretted any misfortune of that kind to an Englishman tra velling in a foreign country; but this could not be attributed to any feeling of revenge, for it happened two months before the dispatch in question was written. This was a thing which might have happened in any, even the freest country. His own French cook had been arrested by a policeman in the free town of Glasgow (as was understood), exposed to the hootings of the people, and kept for two hours at the police-station; he was then released, and very civilly told by the magistrate that the officer had served him right, he was such a queer-looking man.—(Hear, bear,__ and laugh ter. )111e owned he thought the case of Mr. Wingrove was one of great hardship. He was a harmless, conscientious man; and the Austrian Government could not be too much blamed, if not for their want of toleration, at least for not giving these men sufficient time to collect their goods and quit the country at their convenience. —(Hear, hear.) Still he thought the statement which had been read by the Noble Lord opposite was not the sort of statement which would have been made by such a good and religious man as Mr. Wingrove. In opposition to this he would read the statement of Mr. Grey, the Consul at Pesth. He stated that the ex pulsion took place during the month of January—a full month before that threatening dispatch to which the Noble Lord had alluded. He added that Mr. Wingrove and Mr. Smith had been requested to send in a written statement of their case to the Chancellerie; but, instead of doing so, they appeared there in person, after an interval of 10 days. They desired to be allowed to travel by easy stages; leave for this was granted, and instructions to that effect were given to the police. He (Lord Malmesbury) was sorry to find that at a public meeting held in Scotland, a clergyman had made the same statement as had been made by the Noble Lord, and had charged Lord Westmoreland with behaving with the greatest negligence. Such statements ought not to be made, when the parties were not prepared to substantiate them. As to the general observations of his Noble Friend , on the correspondence that had taken place with the Aus , trian Government, he would say that he blamed no man for policy, su iv p h e e r i n o r it to h a h d b m e s e e n l f. s o latel y n might t b e justly han d e s x o p f e eat suchfaran apprehensions to be entertained. When h e was named by her Majesty to fill the plac e h e now held, he knew well that it was to no merit of hi s own that he owed that honour, but to the partiality of an old and valued friend (Lord Derby), and to the confidence which her Majesty placed in his recommendation. He knew he should be totally wanting in experience of the mode of carrying ton the poli tical matters of this country. He had never held office ; he had never asked for office; was perfectly inexperienced in the routine of business in all respects. He had but ene re collection, which inspired him with some encouragement— that he had had the education of an English gentleman, the first principle of which was, and he hoped ever would be, that the dignity of the Crown and the honour of his coun try was to every consideration paramount.—(Hear, hear.) If he required any other encouragement, he found it in recollecting that his Noble Friend opposite (Lord Granville), his junior in years, and almost as inexperienced as himself in that particular office, had, in the short time he had held it, inspired the utmost: confidence in all those with whom he had been in communication, and had left a name behind him such as he (Lord Malmesbury) should be proud to leave.—(Hear, hear.) If personal malice or party spite were to invent the worst calumny against him that could be uttered, it would be that on this question of foreign refugees he did not hold entirely the opinions that had been expressed in the dispatch of his Noble Friend opposite.— (Chem.) He could conceive the pleasure of a refugee on reaching the shores of England; but it was not greater than that which every Englishman felt in knowing that his country afforded an asylum for those persons.—(Hear.) As long as he had the honour of being in the Government, and managing foreign affairs, he declared that, from ne country in Europe, or in any other part of the world, would be consent to receive a demand to change those laws which regulated our treatment of refugees. He would not answer belch demands by any rhetorical writing, or by any epigrammatic dispatch, because he did not think the purpose of diplomacy was anything but conciliation ; but he would answer them, though in a conciliatory spirit, as the first Barons who sat in that House had answered their So vereign—Nolunaus Anglia leges mutari.—(Cheers.) He would add, in the sense and in the principle of the policy laid down by his Noble Friend near him (Lord Derby), that the same law which would be inexorably maintained in fa vour of the refugees, would as inexorably punish them if they brought their proceedings into such a shape as to break that law.—(Hear, hear.) But he must contend that there was nothing in the correspondence before their Lordships to justify the suspicions which had been expressed of the Go vernment by the Noble Baron opposite. The Noble Lord had more than insinuated that some secret understanding had been entered into, between her Majesty's Ministers and the Austrian Government, which had induced Prince Schwartzenberg to write the dis patch that had been referred to. This he totally denied.— ( Hear.) It was entirely without foundation. Not only had no such communication taken place, he believed such a thing had never entered the imagination of any of her Majesty's Ministers. Had the Noble Lord looked at the dates of the dispatches, he would have seen that it was almost physically impossible for any such communication to be made, so as to permit Prince Schwartzenberg to write his dispatch of the sth as a consequence of that communication. When his Noble Friend (Lord Derby) had made the state ment he had done in reference to our foreign relations, not a peer in that House had risen to allude to the subject. A great deal had been said about free trade and domestic affairs generally, but not a word as to our foreign policy, not even by the Noble Lord (Beaumont) opposite. Perhaps the Noble Lord was satisfied with the statement. If so, he was in the same situation with Prince Schwartzenberg, though he had not expressed that satisfaction. He (Lord Malmesbury), on receiving that dispatch from Prince Schwartzenberg, could not do less than express his gratification at the sen timents expressed by the Austrian Minister.—(Hear, hear.) It had been said that Austria was not our oldest ally, but that that honour belonged to Portugal. He believed that this was a mistake. The first treaty with Austria was as early as 1202 ; that with Portugal was in 1386. Phis was no sort of consequence, only it proved that these dispatches had been pretty well sifted.— (Hear, hear.) With reference to his own dispatch, he must say that there was nothing 30 strong in his expressions as to warrant the suspicion that he was about to destroy the liberties of his country, or even those of the refugees. It was nothing more than acivil answer to a civil dispatch.—( Hear.) He agreed in every part of the statement of his Noble Friend (Lord Derby), and should do all in his power to give effect to the principles there enunciated. Earl GRANVILLE said there appeared to be a general concurrence amongst public men of all parties as to the principles be had laid down last January with regard to refugees. While this country refused to limit the hospi tality it extended to those persons, or to take from other countries the definition of crime, it recognised the duty of suppressing all overt attempts against the liberties of other countries —( Hear, hear.) It had been asked why he suffered six weeks to elapse before answering the dispatch of Prince Schwartzenburg, and why the last communication, received immediatelyp r ior to the resignation of the late " Goys not handed over by Government, had been returned , and him to his reference to the first point , the Lord Noble successor ?In said he had thought the matter one which dema n d ed th consideration. In returning the last note thateb fullest had acted in a manner which he ad been received he _ thought least likely to entail difficulties on the new Governmen had taken plac s tZ(Rear.) As to the correspondence which N'tis'isord op - D Z' tw een the Austrian Government and the Austrian thrrein he did not think it unnatural that the settled relations m w e ln 4eelin g the inconvenience of the un should have expressed'. had existed while he held office, meat. He had regrette"tiefaetion at the change of Govern relations with Austria d he had not been able to put our other states, and admlttehe same footing as those with such countries should be in how desirable it was that two feeling jealous of the Noble Earl relations. So far from this object, he sincerelysejoicedera because he accomplished been made to the seizure of ali t it. e '(Hear .) Reference had dispatches. He did not think thnit.'-u „ s eer who was bearing case was so satisfactory s s e e . s • as the Nobl e Lo planation in tnis it. Of Mr. Wingrove's case he possessed rd. seemed to think ton than had been given by the Notatee .11°_,tarther 'nf The Marquis of BREADALBAN "'"'" °PPosti num ber of English workmen were E said thee a to t :* Pesth. Messrs. Win rove and Smith en railways and by sending them away the menthhwa were their mineltserat religious instruction. He hoped this dbeen deprived ; sidered by the Government. matter w ou l d e 00 of Lord BEAUMONT said few ° con claimed words in 1 claimed having thrown any imputation f reply. R e die.. Westmoreland, and said he was glad to e te e e gence "Lord Lord opposite entertained the same sent. r that the Noble expressed by his Noble Friend near hi manta as had bee n on the subject of refugees. m (Lord Granville) The motion was then withdrawn. PATENT LAW AMENDMENT (No 2) BILL. After a conversation, this Bill passed through pro ,forma, with the understanding that Committee should afterwards be introduced. some ame n d ments The Mutiny Bill and the Marine M • • seve rally read a second time. Mutiny Bill were The Indemnity Bill passed through Committee, and the House adjourned at a little before Ei g ht o'clock. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. Gross traffic receipts for passengers and goods, week ending April 3, 1852 ~, ••• ... ... 410,882 10 6 Ditto, April 5, 1851 ... ... 10,110 16 2 Increase in 1852 ... ... .C 771 14 4 London Terminus, Aprils. 1852. LEwES.—ROMANIST TOLERATION.--A young lady a native of Lewes (whose name has in confidence been given to us) this week returned from Italy, where she has been staying some time. She states that when she arrived there the Customs officers, in searching her trunk, took away h er Bible—the parting present of her father - and daring the whole of her stay there she was unable to obtain another copy, or even the loan of one, so that she was wholly pre cluded the use and consolation of the sacred volume! This is papal toleration, and it is for the education of priests in such a creed as this that public money is to be granted year ' after year,—Sussex Express, THE SUN, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 6, 1852. ROY AL I' quarter of 127,2641., in the fac e o f suc h an a l terat i on . CO T VE A NT L GA I RD A EN N . OPER A, -cannot quite so easily explain th e i ncrease on t h e Production of I MARTYR'. The Directors have the honour to announce that, a n I There would of course be a slow ness o f co ll ect i on o f TUESDAY, April 13, an impost demanded for the fir s t ti me . Thi s m i g ht Will be produced, for the first time in this country, Donizetti's Opera, entitled show that considerable sums have fallen into the pre- I MARTYR!, As performed at the Academie Royal , Par i s. sent which should have been c re dit e d to the past quer- With new Scenery, Costumes, and Appoin t ments. Tickets for the Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit ma y be had ( for the ter. It will not, however, fully account f or t h e i m - Night or Season), at the Box-office of the Th eatre, which Is op en , and we must l oo k f or some other as yet provement musicsellers. u n ascertained cause for an exp l anat i on. from Eleven till Five o'clock; and of the pr i nc i pa l l ibrar i ans and The Property-tax as it is termed, the " income tax" as it really is, affords another difficulty which it might puzzle an CEDirus to explain. Notwithstanding all the general prosperity enjoyed by the community, the middle classes are still Buffering. Thera is a deficiency of 119,575/. on the year, representing a loss of income of more than 4 , 1 20,0001., and on the quarter of 21,123/. The causes of this extraordinary change will require close investigation. The mem bers of both branches of the legal profession are unquestionably suffering. They are at present in the state of transition that is invariably highly in jurious. We have little doubt that they will ulti mately recover their position, but at present there is undoubtedly less to be paid on. This will not, how ever, account fur the large amount of the deficiency. W e must probably look for a solution to the inequitable character of the impost and the natural desire of persons to oppose positive injustice by deceit and cunning. Let a fair and equitable arrangement be entered into, and we venture to prophecy that a more satisfactory result will be speedily apparent. In the Post-office there is an improvement on the year of 190,0001., but a decrease of 13,0001. on the quarter. We must, however, recollect that during the corresponding period of last year the arrange ments for the opening of the Crystal Palace entailed a vast increase of correspondence. Under ordinary circumstances we would still find the progressive im provement that has been so remarkable since RowLAND HILL was allowed to carry out his en larged and comprehensive views, the traditions of the Post-office to the contrary notwithstanding. In the Crown Lands there has been an increase of 30,0001. on the Y (the total on amount the quarter.ollcted being 190,0001.),a e n a d r of A few years since the annual produce was only 100,000/., which h as been nearly d ou bl e d ; we collected shall look forward to a net produce of at least half a million under this head, and which might easily be obtained with anything like judicious management. In the Miscellaneous there is an increase of 39,434/. on the year, and of 19,759/. on the quarter. On the w hole the statement is exceedingly ~ satisfactory, an d our feelings of p l easure are not diminished by cons i dering that the presen t surp l us is 3,093,182/. aga i nst 2 779 6791. 9 showing an im provement of 213 4031., which is made up of saving to the extent of 1 92,5751., the charge in the April quarter of last year being 8,300,4731., and only 8,107,8981. during the past quarter, and the cash ba lance at the Exchequer being 120,988/. more than 11,201,0801. on last year, viz.,the sth April this year, and 11,08 0,0921. on the same d a y i n 1851. STRAND THE ATR E. JACOB'S WONDERS. THREE NIGHTS ONLY THIS DAY, TO-MORROW. and THURSDAY. April sth, Gth, 7th, and Bth. The Wizard of Wizards, Ventriloquist, and Improvisatore. Jacobs will present his 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 but Jacobs can give Jacobs' Entertainment—he is the ne pita ultra of the mo dern magi. See him and judge for yourselves Stalls, 45.; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Amphitheatre, 6d. Commence at Eight o'clock. Private Boxes and other information to be had at the Theatre. PATRON—H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT. OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. im Prevention of Forgery. A Lecture, by J. H. Pepper, Esq., on Glynn and Appel's Patent Paper for the Prevention of Piracy and Forgery by the Anastatic Process, daily at Two o'clock, and on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Evenings, at Stmt.—Lecture on Astronomy, illustrated by beautiild diagrams, by Dr. Bachhoffner, every Evening, at Eight o'clock—During Passion Week, except Fri day, and Saturday. -An Explanatory Description by Mr. crispe. of the ♦arious kinds of Muskets, Rifles, &c.—Lecture on Voltaic Electricity, by Dr. Bachhottner.—Exhibition of the Microscope.— Dissolving Views, &c., &c. Admission, Is.; dehools and Children under Tan years of age, Half-price. A NEW EDITION OF THE CATALOGUE. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame VeetriS. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. On EASTER MONDAY. Will be produced a dramatic story, in eight acts, entitled A CHAIN OF EVENTS. Characters by Messrs. Charles Mathews, Frank Matthews, Robert Roby, Belton, Baker, Suter; Madame Vestris, Miss Laura Keene, Mrs. F. Matthews, and Miss Julia St. George. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Under the Patronage ol her Majesty and his Royal Ilighnen Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The moat auccesatul and popular Theatre In London. This popular place of resort will be open for the amusement of the public THIS EVENING, TO-MORROW, and THURSDAY, On which occasion will be produced fhe most astounding FEATS of EQUESTRIANISM ever witnessed, introducing the high talent of the present stupendous company of Olympian competitors. In addition to the -tens in the Circle, Bedouin Arabs will exe cute their pleasing and wonderful performances, together with Sig. Hernino, the celebrated Tight-rope Dancer. To commence at seven o'clock precisely. On EASTER MONDAY the Theatre will re-open with a new grand Military Spectacle, which is now exciting all Paris, entit lel BONAPARTE IN EGYPT; or, the Battle of Aboukir. Tickets to be bad at the Box-office from Eleven till four daily. Stage Manager. Mr. T. Thompson. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE• fn! DAY —Morning 57 min. after 2 !Evening 19 m in after 3 To.rozzow—Morning 40 min. after 3 I Evening 1 m in after 4 THE WEATHER.—Sus °Fries, Aruq. 6. TaxamomrrEz, EN TIM SEAM!. b2—hi hest since noon yesterday. 31—lowest this morning a nd during the night. 47—this day, at noon. BABOIIJOBB, 80.2. WIND N. to N.E.—fine breeze and sunshiny weather. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following p l ac es at Nine o'cloc k yesterday morninge stations a re arranged in order of latitude. E'vrrsouTn—Wind E., strong breeze—clondless. FoRTIMOUTH—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. Bnicarrost—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. flasrmas—Wind E.N.E., strong breeze—cloudless. Soumaxprox—Wind N.E., strong breeze—overcast. Foracagrons—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—cloudless. Tunniuman—Wind N.E., gentle breeze— cloudless. GREENWICH—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. STILOOD—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SWINDON—Wind E., gentle breeze—overcast. 'atrotiTcoN—Wind N.E., calm—overcast. CoLokutarsit—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. CAMBRIDos—.Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. Yanstourn—Wind N.E., strong breeze—cloudy. W 111TBT--. Wind E , gentle breeze—overcast. DARLINGTON—Wind W S.W., gentle breeze—foggy. England h as so long affor d e d p ro t ec ti on t o th e political r e f ugees from the cont i nen t, th a t it wou ld be matter for very serious regret if these hospitali ties were henceforth refused by the British Govern ment. Under the aegis of her free and magnanimous Constitution she has sheltered the outcasts of other nations without regard to creed or colour, royalists and republicans, despots and demagogues, patriots considerable annalists time of Europe have past referred t o and peculat ors . H er gen erosity in thi s parti cular has b ecome i n d ee d so reno wne d and re markablefora that this island as to the Ararat of Freedom in the midst of the Deluge of Revolutions. Perhaps the very noblest illustration that could by possibility be pro duced, to indicate the benign consequences of the liberty consolidated by our institutions, would be a history of the more celebrated personages who have fled to our shores since the first rising, in 1789, of the genius of French Democracy. Among those remarkable fugitives would, of course, be discovered the guilty as well as the in nocent the expiators of atrocity as we l l as the victims of misfortune. It has happened before now that the diacrowned potentate has been jostled in Piccadilly by the regicide, and that the same public conveyance has borne among the land scapes of England the dethroned monarch and the author of his dethrcnement. From Louis LE DESIRE to Louis PHILIPPE the narrative is only ',tried by diversity of character. From DAMOURIEZ to ESPARTERO the story continues the same in principle, varied only by the different a spect of the careers thus interrupted. And among the whole of these wonderful evidences of the vicis situdes of fortune, there is happily but a single blot on the national escutcheon. Damnatory that blot is without question, and unfortunately impossible alto• gether to obliterate, but it is still the solitary excep tion in these successive tokens of magnanimity. 'Were anything required to show beyond the chance of denial the reasonableness of our exulta tion upon this head, it would merely be necessary to comment upon the persons who are at present enjoying, or who have Until very recently enjoyed, in this country the blessings of an inestima ble refuge from calamity. It will be remembered that while KOSSUTH reposed himself fee a while in the neighbourhood of Winchester, Brighton had pre viously been for Several months the residence of METTERNICH. Now-a -days, moreover, while the Countess of NEUILLT can pass the serene evening of her life in widowhood at Claremont, Dom MIGUEL eau find in the tranquillity of St. Leonard's that calm which most effectually dissipates the miseries of banishment. At present, it is true, that the Comte DE CRAMME D is living in un disturbed privacy on the continent, and that the same p eace f u l lot has been accorded to the Conde DE MONTEMOLIN—but both princes have tasted ) the sweets of repose in this " snug little island" of ours, as it was called by DIBDIN , this " precious stone set in the silver sea , according , according to the exquisite phrase of &TAMPERE. Besides these there have been, and there still are amongst , us luxuriating in this beneficent tranquillity, menu who like M. Louis BLANC and M. LEDRU S "LIN, have on the side of republicanism, and agai nst the minions of royalty, raised the standard of revolution. It were idle, how ever, to particularise more of those well-known instances in which England has of late extended her sheltering arms alike over the political criminal and the political unfortunate. Her generosity in this regard has not been very recently recognised, neither has it appreCiation be en either partial or indifferent. Respected for this reason among the rest of the nations of Christendom, she is, for a similar cause, honoured by h e r own children, who particular, behold, in thi s . - -r•icular the dearest among the privileges afforded to the m by the influence of our revered and magnanimous Constitution. Viewing the matter referred to in this light, it was with peculiar sa ti sfaction that we observed last evening the ques ti on submitted to the House of Peers by Lord R ion % Happily, moreover, the Noble Lord was enabled to withdraw his motion at the close of the discussion which thereupon ensued, in consequence of the very satisfactory as surances trie m , . - by the Earl of MAUCH BURY in reference to the intentions of her MAJESTY'S Government. The Noble Earl, the Chief Secretary of th e Department, declared, Foreign in fact, almost in so many words that the hospitality of England should never upon any occasion be denied to foreign refugees, unless they proved themselves by their conduct to be unworthy of the continuance of that protection. pri nce SCITWARTZENBURG may write again, and yet again, to the members of her Britannic MAJESTY'S Government, representing the necessity for some tyrannical interference with those banished subjects of his imperial master who may endeavour to shelter themselves from, his wrath under the shadow of our institutions—but all such impertinent interpositions must, we feel assured, prove alike ineffectual in inducing our administrators to abandon not the least glorious among the preroga tives of freemen, living as we do under a liberal and enlightened Government. Such is our conviction, no matter whether the Cabinet consist of Whig ; ince pables, or of Conservatives unsettled as to the policy which should actuate them in carrying out the labours of administration. Their Royal highnesses the Prirce of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the younger Royal children, took pony and walking exercise yesterday, in the garden of Buckingham Palace. ,- 4 • • 44 f .... 4-t 'r‘ji:' ' "' ' ...is 5 .. 1 5- 4""i i i t ., . : ; : ;', 4 7. '711 H, ' • ;• ' • . , :i .. q. i 5 . , ,,, 4 .' ' ;,.4 ~..--,... - - er r . ita .--"- er • , ' - 1 ',.....5. t bit - LT li , 1 . 4 'l, itsimellind .71att. LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1862. THE QUARTER'S REVENUE. The Revenue Returns for the financial year and quarter, ending the sth April instant, have been published in due course, and will be found in another part of this day's impression. They are of an ex ceedingly satisfactory character, and afford additional proofs of the accuracy of the old financial paradox— that as in fiscal addition two and two will not amount to: four, so in fiscal subtraction two being taken from four will leave a residue exceeding two. They also show the auspicious results of the free-trade policy, on which the country is shortly to record its verdict. We have often spoken of the wonderful elas ticity of the national resources. We find that a consi derable reduction on a particular item is nearly, if not altogether, compensated by a vastly increased consump tion, while even in cases where tilt charge is alto gether abolished, we find that something like an equivalent springs up in other directions. The most enthusiastic fiscal reformer may gather additional courage from the array of figures now presented, as affording encouragement to the boldest experiments. Where none have hitherto proved failures, it will re quire but little persuasion to induce us to advance in the same direction. On the first view, the matters do not ap pear to be so perfectly satisfactory as they will be found on close examination and an attentive consideration of the circumstances of the case. It is true that there is an improvement of 102,5401. on the quarter, but there is a deficiency on the year of 707,5581. The former shows that whatever losses there may have been, have already been recovered, but the latter speaks of such losses, and we must clearly and distinctly ascertain their nature before we can express unqualified pleasure at the results. The first point worthy of notice is, that although the improvement on the quarter is only 102,5401., the actual increase in the ordinary re venue is no less then 277,1641., which is reduced by 174,624/. in consequence of the de crease of the casual revenue under the following heads, viz., imprest and other monies, 121,3241., and repayments of advances, 53,3001. These are, however, of but little real im portance beyond the sums actually concerned, so that the improvement of permanent income may be looked upon as 277,1641., and not 102,5401. only. Again, i u like manner, the actual decrease on the year on the ordinary items is but 568,708/., there being a de ficiency under the head of " imprest and other mo nies" of 129,367/., and of repayments of advances of 9,483/. The matter is thus far better than it looks on a mere common-place inspection, and without, in any degree, entering into the causes by which it has been produced. When, however, we look to the sub stitution of the house tax for the window tax, and the reductions in the duties on coffee, sugar, and timber, that came into operation within the past year, and also the repeal of the duty on bricks, and the reductions on stamps and sugar during the pre ceding year—amounting in the whole to nearly 3,400,0001., we may justly express our unqualified gra tification at the almost miraculous result. We shall now look to the particular items. On the Customs, showing the condition of our foreign trade, there is an increase on the year of 97,266/., and on the quarter of 66,759/. ; and this, notwithstanding the reductions above alluded to on coffee, sugar, and timber ; we have thus had far more value for our money, and what is still better, that increased value has be en paid for, not by the exportation of bullion, but ourb-j produce of the labours of the industrious m stri a a nfac es, the uac t i v as r sev. Again, in the Excise we find in like manner an Improvement on the year and quarter, on the former of 57,074/. 1 on the latter of 89,528/. This, however, does not show th e rea l ex tent of the increa se in that which h as b een justly considere d th e i n dex to the prosperity o f the working classes—the labouring populati on of the country eca o In Stamp s the deficiency on the year has be en 203,9981., and on th e e quarter however, b ear in mind fr a teosl the reductions —or rather the modifications— itnm o l r B e s t o h , a a h which al f a m w ere o n e s p t e i mated to lead t o annum. We cannot, therefore, complainwhen we find the actu a l deficiency less by more than 50,0001. than was calculated on. 1 In the Assessed Taxes there is a deficiency on the year of 659,5051., which may easily be accounted for by the abolition of th e inf amnas tax on light and air, which far exceeded the inhabited house amount of the house duty, ''s4 hich was granted in lieu thereof, We THE S ,KETS. BRITISH BAIT:WATS. aid. I Piu►ninxi 111004 busitieb.s air to-day. --- -- ---- Ague Fria ............ 1 1% —i %P Badness done Railways, I Paid. berate Primal t 0.41 4,. Anglo Californian .. ... 10s. %— 34 P Asturian Australian ............ 5 % 14 Aberdeen.. .. •• .. a 13% to 14 % 13 % Australian Freehold .. .. all %_ IA dis. % Ave Maria .......... 1 IA % die. Ambergata, Nottingham, Boston, &E. Junction 8% 6 — 6 % Blaenarvon Iron & Coal all .. Birming., Wolverkamp., .- British Australian Gold 1 % 14 dis and Steer Valley .. all 9% 104 British Iron.. .. —••• • • • 13/. as. .. ~. Blrkenh., Lam. & Chesil Brazilian imp. (is. Si. p.' 24% 11 2 June., late 331. 6s. 84.. 26 12% / 1 % d. De. Cocaes and Cniaba all I% 1% Do. Chest. & Birkenhd., Do. St. John del Bey • • 15 .. .. 501. &251. Consolidated all 16% 17% Cobre Copper • • .... .• • 40 30 —gi Do., d0.,201. .. .. •• 174 •• —•• d is ' Copiapo .. --•• • • • • 14 4 5 Bristol and Exeter.. •• 100 90 —9l 90 91 Eng. & Australian Copper 5 14 —% P Caledonian .. •• 50 184 18% 18% % General. •• • • ••••• • • • • all 9 % 10% Cheater and Holyhead .. all 2i% 22 Gold Mountain • • •... •• , 1 par —u p Dublin and Belfast Janet. 45 16 —l4 d. 30 Great Polgooth ... .... all il4 1% p Dundalk and Enniskillen a ll Mexican& 5. American i 9 3% 4 .. Dundee, Perth, and Aber- Nouveau Monde.-- ••1 1 14 —;4 p 1 1 4 % teen Junction .. all 6 7 Santiago de Cuba ... .. . ! 10% 6 —7 •• Do., New .. • • .. all • • —•• Tin Croft .. ••• • • • .... •• ' 7 10 —ll East Anglia' (251. L. & Unite 4 Mexican.- • ... • • all 2% —9% E. and L. & D.) .. .. all 4% —4% 4% West Mariposa ........ 1 14 dis. par % Do, (181. E. & IL) .. all 3% —3% JOINT STOCS. BANKS. Eastern Counties .. 20 9 — 9 % 9% 9 Australasia .... •••• • • •• all 38 39 % Eastern Union, class A, British North America 50 4734 —49 late E. U. shares . • all 7 31 7% 731 Colonial .. ........ .... 25 11% 1235 Do. do. do. .. 6 • • , • Commercial of London.. 20 24 2 5 / 4 Do. do., B& C shares all 5 — 3 U 5% London Joint Stock .... 10 18% 17% East Lancashire •• • • all 16% —l7 4 London and Westminster 90 29% —3O Da. New quarters .• all •• National Provincial Eng. 35 .. —.. East & West India Docks De. New ........ • ... 10 • • —.. and Birm. June. .. all 50 —52 National of Ireland .. •• 2234 17% —l7 East & West York. June. all .. Oriental Bank Corporat. all 32 33% Provincial of Ireland... • • 25 42% 43% Edinburgh and Glasgow 80 27% 28% Edin., Perth, ant Dundee 25 54 —5% D o . N ew .. •. Glasgow and South-Weet. 100 . Union of Australia .. • • all 35 —36 % Great Northern • • • • all 19% —2O 20 19 1 / 4 Do. New .... ..... .• • 9 % 3 — 3 % Do. halves, A, deferred all 6% —6% 6% Union of London .. lO 14% 15% Do. halves, B, 6 per ct. all 14% 14% Union of Madrid . - all —•• Great Southern and Western, Ireland • • all 37 % lIIIIICELLILWEOI7II. 37 % Canada ••..••.. • • • • 32% 46 4934 dig. Great Western .. •• 100 38 33 % 88 % 69 Canada Steam Lancaster runt Carlisle .. all 7 7 _— 30 Oen. Stearn Navigation Do. thirds .. .. .. 11 13 4 8% —9% P. P Lancashire and Yorkshire 100 71 7134 7134 36 ?min. & Oriental Steam. all 7d —BO Do. quarter al ares .. all Ditto ditto 10 —•- Do. fifths 14 6 % — 6% a• Royal Mall Steam .. . Do. West Biding Union 1114 4% 4 d. fWe cannot be answerable for the errors of the Official Lists,an Leeds Northern .. .. all 1634 17% 17% will not be influenced by interested correspondents.] Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport London and B la ck w ell - all 7% 8 7p; . CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. London, Brighton, and South Coast .. .. leo es% 9934 9914 99 The sa l es o f Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimate! London and N.-Western 100 122% —12334 123 % De. do. quarters .. 22 4% 4T4 p. at 5,000 bales, all to the trade. The market closed heavil. with , ,ut alteration in prices. The sales comprised abou De. fifths .. .. .. 12 3% —4 P. 4,500 American, 400 Fern= and Maranham at 5 1 d. t Do. 101. sh., M. &If (e) 1 2 —2% P. 3 London and 8.-Weetern . 100 48 —39 88% 7%d., 20 Bahia at 8% d. to Bd., 400 Surat at 2 3 / 4 d. to 4d. Do. new 501. .. .. 4234 6 5 14 MIL and 30 Sea Island at is. ld. to Is. 3d per lb.—Railwa Do. new 401. .. 34 5 4 all. Shares were dull at lower prices. Manchester, Buxton, and Further letters and papers have been received from Poi Matlock .. .. .. all 2% —2% Philip direct to the beginning of November, and these sup Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire .. .. 100 33 —34 3334 ply intermediate information of great interest respecting th Do. Manchester a nd gold diggings. Front Geelong it is stated :—" The im Lincoln Union .. 42 0 34 —2% dig. portance of the gold question hardly needs a preface to in Midland .. .. .. .. 100 6334 —64 644 63% ' troduce it. Gold henceforth must be ranked as one of th De. Birming & Derby 100 33 —35 most important items of Geelong exports. The discovery e Midland Gt. West . (Ire.) 47)4 .. —.. Newcastle and Carlisle.• all .. —• • prolific and extensive yields of th e p rec i ous meta l is fungi] De. quarter shares .. all .• —.. with the deepest importance, t o a ll c l asses o f t h e commun i tj Newmarket ••.. .. all 8% —94 9 34 9 and has introduced a new source of riches, which is dail Newport, Abergavenny. pouring upon us in unexpected and unexampled profusior and Hereford .. .. 10 . 34 —4% dis. The close contiguity of Geelong to this source of wealt Norfolk .. .. . .100 32 —34 31 Do. New 201. sh ares.. lb 1 t —lO dis. naturally indicates the point which must become the entre Northern Counties Caton 3 34 331 3 dls. pot of commerce in this valuable commodity. North British •... • • 25 84 8 34 5 % 14 34 " Gold has greatly fluctuated in rice during the pal North Devon ••..• • 11 8— 7 db. week. The lowest pri ce g i ven was 21. 17s. 3d., but the lre North Sta ff ordshire .. 17% 8% —7% dis. 9% two days has witnessed a marked improvement ; larg North-Western .. .. 19 .. —.. dls • quantities have been purchased at 2/. 195., and some goc t North &Sth.-West.Jane. 6 % 14 p 734 1 Oxford, Worcester and clean samples at 60s. Th e ru li ng price may be quoted no Wolverhampton.. all 1534 15 at 2/. 195.. at which fi gure any quantity will meet with read .. Scottish Central .. .. 25 15 1 4 15% 15 34 purchasers. Scottish Midland .. .. all 10 — lO3l " The yield of the Ballarat gold field is still prolific, an r Do. new .. .. .. all .• —.. 1 Shrews . &Birra., Class A all 7% —7% arrivals of the precious metal continue without abatemen . Do. Class 8.. .. .. all 5% —5% 534 From the new diggings on Clark's station, satisfactory r! Shrews. & Hereford.. Old 7 4 3 dil. ports reached us yesterday, but as the workings are cox r Shrewsbury and Chester fined to surface washings, it would be premature to pn - (Nor. W. Mill.) .. .. all 7 14 16 8 nounce confidently until f ur th er proo f s b e forthcominl Do. Halves .. .. .. all 3 De. Oswestry .. .. all 10)g --• 1136 The Marabool diggings are much spoken of, but in tt a Shropshire Union .. .. 634 3% —3 d. x.d a. d absence of decisive information, a curt notice of them wi Do., A, B, C, & D, fully suffice." paid up at per cent .. .. —.. The Goulburn Herald says— South Devon .. .. .. all 15 —1634 "It is impossible for those who are acquainted with th South -Eastern .. • • 80 31% 21% x.n x.a e South Wales.. .• • • all 32% 32% actual condition of the districts where gold has not bee found, to picture the far -spreading distress which is gradual] A South Yorksh. and River developing itself. Labour is withdrawing from the run . Dan .. .. .. .. Is 1)4 —% Ms Sheff., Roth., and Goole, parts, and that which remains has consequently a doub South Divisioa .. .. 4 .. —.. claim for increased wages. The towns and vill ages are b i Stirling and Danfermline a ll •• —.. Stockton and Hartlepool IS 2-3 .. -- 151 coming gradually and percept i bly depopulated; trade 8 Taff Vale .. 126 150 -- rapidly waning; and poverty i s creeping in who .. .. • • Thames Haven Dock and it was never kn own b efore. Nothing can stop th Railway .. .. 13 d bl. 1 % retrogression except the l oca l di scovery of gol , • • r •• • • 3 Vale of Neath .. • • 17 :3 4 dis. That such is p ract i ca bl e i s beyond a dout Waterford and Kilketmy all 4% —54 There is not a district in this vast colony but exhibits all tf :s Waterford and Limerick all 17 —lB Waterford, Wel., Wick.' indications of its abund ant presence ; the history of the l a, and Dublin .. .. 3 —.. few months exhibit s amp l e proofs of its equable distr i butu . ,- West Cornwall • • .. 13 . 5 434 dls. —from Moreton Bay to the Saowy Mountains; from tl e West London .. • . all .. Lower Shoal-haven t o th e b an k s of the Yarra, an d stre t c hb York, Newc., & Berwick 25 184 18% 1834 westward to the meadowlands of Ballarat and the Grampian o Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. .. 20 7 634 (I. " Science and i n d ustry are alone requ i re d to un i vers ali It Ditto G.N.E. purchase 9 Vic— 3 d. t t h h e e m ad t v h an ey tages of the gold discovery ; and by . universalizi] 5 the process _ York and North Midland, 50 24 24)4 , 24% %% 2 x szzens 1.33A83111) AT rizass nallVeJLll.in W by ill w ac h lu h ire al a l n dis a t d ri d c i t t s ion ar a e l v m a a lu d e, e pinaartsa7kuscrhaoafatl 24 % % % 2 5 WT/►ia. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, TWO O'CLOCK The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 5,000 bales, all to the trade. The market closed heavily without alteration in prices. The sales comprised about 4,500 American, 400 Pernam and Maranham at 5%d. to 7%d., 20 Bahia at C , / 4 d. to Bd., 400 Surat at 2 3 / 4 d. to ad., and 30 Sea Island at is. ld. to Is. 3d per lb.—Railway Shares were dull at lower prices. Further letters and papers have been received from Port Philip direct to the beginning of November, and these sup ply intermediate information of great interest respecting the gold diggings. Front Geelong it is stated :—" The im portance of the gold question hardly needs a preface to in troduce it. Gold henceforth must be ranked as one of the most important items of Geelong exports. The discovery of prolific and extensive yields of the precious metal is fraught with the deepest importance, to all classes of the community, and has introduced a new source of riches, which is daily pouring upon us in unexpected and unexampled profusion. The close contiguity of Geelong to this source of wealth naturally indicates the point which must become the entre pot of commerce in this valuable commodity. " Gold has greatly fluctuated in price during the past week. The lowest price given was 21. 17s. 3d., but the last two days has witnessed a marked improvement; large quantities have been purchased at 21. 195., and some good clean samples at 60s. The ruling price may be quoted now at 2/. 195.. at which figure any quantity will meet with ready purchasers. " The yield of the Ballarat gold field is still prolific, and arrivals of the precious metal continue without abatement. From the new diggings on Clark's station, satisfactory re ports reached us yesterday, but as the workings are con fined to surface washings, it would be premature to pro nounce confidently until further proofs be forthcoming. The Marabool diggings are much spoken of, but in the absence of decisive information, a curt notice of them will suffice." The Goulburn Herald says— "lt is impossible for those who are acquainted with the actual condition of the districts where gold has not been found, to picture the far -spreading distress which is gradually developing itself. Labour is withdrawing from the rural parts, and that which remains has consequently a double claim for increased wages. The towns and villages are be coming gradually and perceptibly depopulated; trade is r it etr w og a r s ess n io e n ver ex to p w t n t b h e e fore l . ooa N l ot d h i rapidly waning; an d poverty is creeping in where isncgovecryan ostfop gold. this That such is practicable is beyond a doubt. There is not a district in this vast colony but exhibits all the indications of its abundant presence ; the history of the last few months exhibits ample proofs of its equable distribution —from Moreton Bay to the Saowy Mountains; from the Lower Shoal-haven to the banks of the Yarra, and stretching westward to the meadowlands of Ballarat and the Grampians! " Science and industry are alone required to universalize the advantages of the gold discovery ; and by universalizing them they will acquire an additional value, inasmuch as by the process by which all districts are made partakers of the benefits, new fields of wealth will be opened up and unknown riches developed." Of the Mount Alexander discoveries, it is said:— "A Mr. Leete called at our office on Monday night, and kindly communicated that he had just arri ved in town from Mount Alexander, bringing with him 2 50 ounces of gold, which he and four others had obtained in the short apace of one week. He had 61 1 4 ounces with him, which, on in spection, we found to be precisely similar to that obtained at Ballarat, with this slight difference, that none of the par ticles were smaller than the head of a pin, and gradually ascending to nuggets of about the size of a Turkey bean. e Mr. Crate was in the office at the time , and pronounced t sample to be equal in quality to the Ballarat , being obviously also an alluvial deposit, and not mixed with quartz, as has been generally supposed was the character of the gold ob tained at this place. Mr. Leete states that in the bed of an almost dry creek at the bottom of the Mount Macedon Ranges, which extends for several miles in the direction of Barker's Creek. "There are about two hundred:miners:now employed at these diggings, and he met about two hundred more proceeding thither, on his road to Melbourne. Spades are selling at 20s , and picks at 804. each ; Mr. Leete would therefore re commend intending miners to take these and all other ne cessary supplies with them. Their hole has only yet been excavated to the depth of three feet, and the further they go down, the richer seems to be the auriferous deposit." - The Committee of Mexican Bondholders have received ad vices from Mexico, dated the 6th ult. The Bill for farming out six items of the Customs' revenues, in two of which the bondholders are interested, has been sent to Congress. It is proposed that the revenues should be offered by public auction, at an upset price of 7,000,000 dollars annual rent, and adjudged to the highest bidder for three, five, or seven years; the contract being determinable at each of these periods at the option of the Government. In the state of Messrs. Manning and Macintosh's affairs nothing new had occurred. The defeat of Carbajal on the 21st of February, was confirmed, The steamer brings 154,518 dollars 29c. to Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co., on account of their ad vance, for the January dividend. The following is an additional communication from the Committee of Spanish American Bondholders concerning the Venezuelan debt. The second West Indian mail of this morning brought the committee another letter from Mr. Lord, dated "La Guayra, March 9th, 1852," saying:— " With reference to my last of 26th ult., I now beg leave to wait upon the committee with the enclosed copy of a dispatch of the Finance Minister, dated yesterday, that had just reached me. In substance it is very satisfactory, announc ing as it does that remittance has been made to London to complete the October dividend , paid, to cover also t h at b e . co ming due on the Ist proximo.' Of the Finance Minister's dispatch, mentioned above, the following is a translation Le Railways. c o , panki. Paid. i NOribial Prices. Bu ldlleal . done to-day Bcdf. & Bletch ley . , • Lon. & N.W. all .• Birming.: & Ox ford Junction, guaranteed •• Gt. Mears all 293 30% Do., without a guarantee .. De 2g _22 Wolver., & Dudley, gua ranteed Do „; all 2 9% 30 % Do., without • a guarantee •• Do Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. all 17% —la ClvdeadaleJunc Caledonian all 45 —42 E. Lin., Guar. 6 Der Cent. •• O. Northern all 34% —35 x.d I. Gloucester and Dean Forest Gt. Western 22% 3 4 P Rartlepl Dock f Yrk, New.,l and Railway t ant tier. .$ Run and Selby Yk. kN. M. all 107 109 106% Do. % Shares Do all 53% 513( Do. % Shares Do all Z 5 —27 Leeds and Brad. Midiagd ..aII 102 — in 103 102% Lon. and Green. S. Eastern all 12% 12% Do., Pref. .. D o . all 25 —26 x.d •• Lowestoft, (34.4 per Cent. .. N o ma .. all IE% 17% De.. 6 par cent De .. • • All —• • Kiddlesbro' and Itedcar, 6p. ct Btockg.& Dar all •• N. & East, 6 per Cent. •• E. Counties • all —• • Do., 5 per cent. D o. • • • • all b 9 —6l 60 Do. New .Do • • • an • • " Preston and L. 14 N. W. an 44 —46 Wyre .. &La.& Y. 3 Do. % Shares ADo •• " 11 9 — lo Read.. Guild., all 21% —22 x. 41 21% % x.d and Reigate .. 8. Easton •• Roy. & Ilitchin G. Northern 6% (1% Uo. Shop, Ex.. Do .. • • all 1% aN Bhef.. Roth. a n d Goole, 5 per ct. Lane. York le 11 6 South Stafford,. Mr. bi`Clean 9% 1% I %dli. Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gas. Stock.is Dar. all .. so .. Do. do. .. Do •• • • 25 29 ll De. do. .. Do •• •• a Wilts & Somer.. Gt. Western 109 94 — 95 94% .. MAPS Railways. Aberdeen •• • • Aberdeen. No. 2, 7 pr. et. Caledonian 101. • • .• Chester and lielyhead . • Dared. Per. & Aber. Jane. EastAng. (31. 10s.) 6 p. 0. Do., (51.) 7 per cent... Eastern Counties =ten., 5 per cent. No. 1 .. Do. No. 2 . • .. Do . Wow 6 p. cent. Stock Eastern Union, Scrip gu ars's. 6 per cent. .. Do., 101. Deben. Share. East Lancashire. 6 per cent. quarter shares .. E. &W. York. Jane. sths Edin. Per. & Dun. 51 p. ct. Glasgow & S.-W. Consul. Gt. Northern. 5 per sent. Do., 5 p.c. Redeem. Scrip Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths Gt. western ( iSerks and g a me En., 5 per Cent.) Gt. West., llued 4,4 p. ct. Do. do. .. .. • • Lancashire and York shire, F. 201. Do. 6 per ct. Stock .. Leeds Northern, 6 per cent., No. 1 .. • • Do., do. No. 2 , Do., do No. 3 Do. quarters, 1840 London, Brighton, and S. Coast, guar. b per et. De. pref., p et.9k,1851 Do., Cony. 5 9. ct.1862 ] De. nevi guar., i per ct. Lon. & IC West. (COY. & 5 per cent. London & S.-W.• new • • London. & Ennis., 54 Sha blanch., Sheffield. and Line., gear. shrs., Ne. 1 Do. new, 101. Do" 61. • • • • • • • • Midland Con. 6 p. a. stock Do. Consel. Bristol & Binning., 6 per cent... Do.. Erewa sh Valley. Do., Leic. & Swanning., per cent. guar. .. Do., Preference Norfolk Extension Do. guar. 5% per cent. Do., Waveney Valley: North British .. Oaf. Wor.llc W 01. 151.6 p.o Shrews. & Bir., new guar. Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. Min.) 8 per cent. South Devon .. South-Eastern, p. et. South Yorks.. 4 p. ct. gd. Stock. & Hart., guar. 5 p. ct. until 1 July, 1856 Waterfbrd and Kilkenny, 6 per cent, .. • • .. York, Howe., and Saw., Gt.: 1.7 .of E. Pnr. .: Do. .. •• •• •.• York and North Midland H. and S. Punk. Boulogne and Amiens V: Central of Franco (0.. V.) Demerara .. .• Dutch Rhenish East Indian .. Do. do. de. .. Great Indian Pentium, a Ditto ditto .. Louvain a la aami.te Luxembourg •• • • .. Ditto (Railway) .. Do.: • • • • Paid. 94 -95 SHARSIIIi Nominal Prima. an 10 all all all all 1 Os., 8% -8% 17 - 17% 5 -5% 3% -3% X - 1 0 133 i - 13 14 - 1434 '3 -3% Ditto (Canal) .. Marla Antonia .. Ditto, New .. Namur and Liege Northern of France .. Orleans and Bordeaux .. Paris and Lyons .. Paris and Orleans .. Paris and Roues Paris and Strasbourg ~ Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse .. St.Andrew's&Quebc.(A) Tots and Nantes .. Tonrnay, Jarbise, Lan dau, and Ilasselt Welt Flanders . .. Char's. WiNiteJ 14% 14% x.d l I% p , 9% 8 —a% •• - .. •• ".. •• -1% dli. •• •-." .• .. -.. p •• ••.• •• •• .. 3 —334 p. 11 —ls 111% 11% 12%-=lB % P •• .... •• 136 138 11311111411/ doss to-day. % % 18)6 1934 5 bx 1 —l)6 x.d 3; its par 9% 1034 16 1554 x.d 1356 -- 14)6 " Caracas, March 8, 1852. The Government being anxious to fulfil with due punc tuality its engagements with all its creditors, has given orders that there shall be remitted to London the necessary funds to cover the deficit of the dividends, which it was not possible to remit entirely in the month of October last, as also the whole of what is becoming due this next April. Indeed, his Excellency's resolution has already been com plied with, and I have the honour of communicating it, that you may bring it to the knowledge of the committee of the Venezuelan Bondholders.—l am, &c,, (Siu ' ned) " Papito C. G ELLINEAu. " To 11. J. Lord, Esq." The committee for promoting Tribunals of Commerce ex pect a large public meeting to-morrow. Sir James Duke takes the chair, and many influential parties, including barristers acquainted with English and French mercantile law, will be in attendance. The Bolivar and Blackfriars which arrived from Sydney last evening, bring together about 80,000/, sterling. The English Stocks are active and firm. Consols are fully % higher, being 98 3 / 4 to 78 for Money and Account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents, opened at 59 1 ,1 to %, and the Three per Cents. are 98 to I,g. Bank Stock is marked 216. Exchequer-bills are steady at 695. to 715., and India Bonds are at 795. premium, South Sea Stock is quested 109 1 4. Foin Stocks rather heavy. Genada Dferred Bonds afire aro dull at 10. Mexican Bonds are depressed e at 34 to , for the Five per Cents., and at 38 to for the Three per Cents. Peruvian Active Bonds are lower, being 105 1 / 2 to 106, and the Deferred are 66. Sardinian Bonds are higher, being 94 and 95. Spanish Three per Cents. are quiet at 46N, and the New Deferred are firm at 21 to 1/1. Vene zuela Active Bonds are 48 to 49. D u t c h T wo -and-a-Half per Cents. are 60:4, and the Four per Cents. 92%. Gold Mine Shares are very dull and at lower prices. Aus tralian Console Gold and Copper Mines shares have been in demand at lA to % for the comin g out, owing to the favour able news received last evening. The South Australian Copper Mining Shares esare greatt favour. A considerable num b er have chang ed ?y to prem. hands at, littl R e ai busin lway ess doing. Shares are generally l ower, and there is very 3cus. pm % l pm •111 ~., 15% 16% —4% 3G ills. irdshire, 22. MGM'. 13% —13% all I firth hi ro: Y%- ai m,,. -11-3t a -.334p. v. - % r. 2 7i - 4% 4% % - % 2716 r $d 11% W tall 8% land] 6 % - 7 . 22% - 22% 41 - 3 % P. % -4% p 46 - 48_ 14% IC; 10h 27~(- 28% 22% - 22% - 11% 4% 6% Air. 5% 5 x.(l Consols QUAR TER TO THREB. 98 Ditto Account, A pri l 13 98t BRITISH FUNDS Front the O ffi cial List.) E9998;3(34:80C11 8 per Cont. Rednc.e. ....... Bank Stock ....... ........... 216 3 er Cent. Consols Anne Ne w,_ 31 4 Per Cent. Amis. Long Annuitiet, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860... 6 bi l d D i o a . B 3o on Y d e s a u r n a d , E er x i p ,o ir oo e South Sea Stock .......................... 98% Cortmola for Account .................••••• 264 India Stock for Account March. 1,0001. quer I sid. : . 69 71 - 69 71 5001... ••• Small - 69 71 6 N perCent Ditto, — i a F n R 0 n E FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK 77% d Grenada, 1 1 4 per Cent.........„ ._PRICEc h O 083 per aIsG, Cent. 10 Ditto Deferred Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent 34% 34 1 Ditto 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 5 per Cent 105% 106 Do. Deferred 3 per Cent 66 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent —. Ditto Converted, 1841 Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent — Ditto 4% per Cent Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent,. 94 95 opanish Bonds. 3 per Cent. ...... .. 46% Ditto, New Deferred 21% 21 14 Venezuela Bonds . Ditto Deferred ............ Dividends on the above payable in London French Rentes, 3 per Cent] - .•••• • 7 lf. 5 0c. Exchange Dutch 2% per Cant., 12 Guild Ditty 4 El; Geiat. ceitiACAtoi ts, WA el CA dt °• 2% 22% s$ 1 , 2% 34% 3 23 % 11% % 4% 10% rqnslinea, 13 1 ,4. Icik.l% LONDON, LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY. LONDON, Arm, 6.—Wind at noon light airs and fine,. VALPARAISO, JAN. 26.—The Orthezien, from San Fran cisco, which put iu 16th December, has beon condemned and sold. FALMOUTH, APRIL s.—The Mary, Newcastle to Civita Vecchia, which put in 2d inst. leaky, has been surveyed, and is'discharging. The Fanny, of and for Baltimore, from Li verpool, was abandoned in a sinking state 11th March, 42 N., 38 W. ; crew saved. SICIBBERBEN, APRIL 4.—The St. Johannes, Galata to Bremen, put into Castletownsend 2d inst. leaky, and will dis charge. FALMOUTH (JAMAICA), FEB. 23.—The Concordia brigan tine, in leaving this port, 13th ult., got on a reef, was as sisted off, and proceeded. PARIS. APRIL s.—The Leopold, of and for Bordeaux, from N antes, foundered 14th ult. ; crew saved. SYDNEY (NEW SOUTH WALES). Nov. 29--The T wo Friends, Fort Macquarie to Hobart Town, was lost between the Gap and South Reef yesterday; crew and passengers saved. MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) HAT MARKETS. SMITILFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 2115 s Od to 3/17i Od; Clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 41 4s Od; and Straw, 11 3s to 118 s per load. A tall average supply, and a sluggish demand. CUMBEELAND.-.- Meadow Hay, 21 16s to 410 s Od ; Clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 4/ 4s; and Straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 9s per load. Trade steady, at late rates. WILITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 2l 15s to 3/ 18s Od; Clover ditto, 31 5s to 41 4s Od ; and Straw, 11 2s to 11 8s per loan. Supply good, and trade dull. COLONIALS. SUGAR. —There is not much doing, and the public sales are limited. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 118 hhds; there were taken for home comsumption 1,463 hhds, 93 tierces, 252 barrels. The stock in the same places is 7,319 hhds, 761 tierces, 2,287 barrels. COFFEE:—The market is not brisk. Rust.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was three puns; there were taken for home consumption 236 puns, 7 hhds, and exported 257 puns, 68 hhds. The stock in the same places is 12,464 puns, 931 hhds. TEA. - Last week's deliveries rather fell off. TALLow.—P.Y.C. is 35s 6d to 35s 9d per cwt on the spot, and Town 38s. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. • (Before the RECORDER.) PERJURY.—John Stowell, Thomas Stowell, and George Gar nett were indicted for conspiring to defraud Mr. Kennett, a publican, and for perjury. The prisoners pleaded not guilty. - Mr. Parry (with whom was Mr. Woollett) conducted the case for the prosecution, and Mr. Ballantine (with whom was Mr. liuddlestone) defended the prisoners. Mr. PARRY having opened the case to the jury, stating that the perjury and•conspiracy arose out of an action which the two first defendants brought against Mr. Kennett in the county court, and suing to recover a sum of money which bad been previously paid, he proceeded to call several witnesses, from whose evidence it appeared that on the 12th of De- , cember last Thomas Stowell summoned the prosecutor in the Lambeth County Court for 31/. 105., and the two other prisoners gave evidence M support of the claim, although they well knew the account to which the action referred had long pre viously been settled. The County Court gave a verdict for the prosecutor, and the plaintiff immediately absconded. A reward was offered, however, for his apprehension, and the prosecutor ultimately paid 151. to a man who disclosed the retreat of Thomas Stowell, when the present indictment was preferred against the three defendants. The case was proceeding when our report left, and was likely to last the whole of the day. NEW COURT. The Common Sergeant was occapied during the morning in trying Mint cases, none of which presented any feature of more than ordinary interest. AMERICAN NE WS. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY MORNING. The arrival of the British and Royal North American steam-ship Asia, Captain Judkins, places us in possession of four days' later intelligence from the United States generally* and the British possessions in North America, than has been hitherto receive I. The Asia sailed from New York direct for this port on the 24th ult., with seventy-two passengers, and 84,000 dolls. in specie. She experienced moat severe weather on her voyage. The capture of Caravajal by a Mexican General is con firmed. Kossuth was on his way to New Orleans. No movement had as yet taken place to give him a public reception. Business was in a very healthy condition throughout the States. Money is in moderate demand, but stocks and se curities inactive. The prices of the latter, however, were firm. In the market for breadstuff there was not much activity displayed. Prices had receded slightly. Western Canal flour, 4 dolls. 62 1 / 2 c. to 4 dolls. 75c. per barrel, steady; Ge nesee prime wheat, 1 doll. 12c. to 1 doll. 14c. per 601ba. ;, India corn, round yellow, 64c, to 66c. per bushel; meal, 3 dolls. 37%c. to 3 dolls. 50c. per barrel. There was little business done in cotton, prices slightly receding. New Orleans and Mobile, mid. f air to fair, 95/4C barrel ; grain to Liverpool, sd. to Per to 9:Y l c. per lb. ; Uplands and Florida, mid. fair to fair, B%e. unchanged in price. Flour to Liverpool, Is, 6d." to B%c.per p l e b r . bu p sh ro el v i isi c o o n t s ton in to fa r i d v e e m rp a o n o d l, , 3a-tla6ddv. advancing p p r e i r ce l s b . . to Frei ghts ts. 9d. on London, 109 3 / 4 to 10; Pari 5 a. 20; Bremen, 78% 3 / 4 ; Hamburgh, 3534 36.Eachane CAPE Or GOOD HOPE. LOSS OF THE TROOP-SHIP BIRKENHEAD. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] PLYMOUTH, TUESDAY MOANING. The Propo n ti s mail-packet, which left the Cape on the 3d of March has just arrived. On the frontier the Geyer' nor's call for the burgher's levy was a failure; and although there were some expectations of the receipt of intelligence at head -quarters, on the Bth of March, of the success of . General Somerset's patrol, yet the appointment of a new governor was likely to induce Sir Harry Smith to confine his efforts to the most simple operations. Neither the steam-frigate Megmra, with the rifle coil's (60th), nor the Hydra, with General Cathcart, had arrived , The Hydra left Sierra Leone for the Cape on the 2d of March. Mr. Davison, surgeon of the 43d, has been waylaid and killed by the Kafirs when .on escort. Four hundred of-, the British troops were in hospital at Ring Wilhite" Town. • The Propontis brings the distressing intelligence of-the loSS ; of the Birkenhead troop-ship, on the 26th February, neat Simon's Bay; 416 persons are missing. Naval officer/ drowned: Salmond, commander; Brodie, master; Speer, second ditto; Davis, ditto; Whyham, chief engineer; Hare, master's assistant ; Macclymont and Deely, assistant engi neers; the boatswain Harris, and the carpenter Roberts; Military officers drowned Second or Queen's Regiment, En''' sign Boyland ; 6th Regiment, Ensign Melford; 73d Regi ment, G. W. Robinson, and Lieutenant A. H. Booth ; 7401 ' Highlanders, Major Seton, and Ensign Russell; 12th Lita' cers, Cornet Rolt. UNION OF THE RAILWAYS ON THE SOUTH SIDE Or TH E M t:Thoroms .—The London and South-Western, and t h e L I n o t n o d a o n n a a r n r a d ngem en tto South-Easternuntßailwaye all their se yeCompanies,ral linesave entered into the e don. south o i f t thetthTehi r at i n n e t s en b yaj intention outntlh u nt.o n ewo c ar t ope i opsontiryeafrrtnioinomnl ti, W nhwee a sh n ewi d nei s hst w uhi o wn r tgi t hl h lesh t eLo o as sv C ineo r dn o to y hnoo: B epffa r e i r g clit h a t onl o f n eu , nn D ti o toi v ur e ga r n , thA a e n e d St South Coast Railways, including all the lines on the South-Eastern systetn. It is also intended to erect a large station at Wandsworth, from whence the new line, to be called "The north and South -Western and Brighton and Dover Junction," will run into the London and Brighton line a short distance north of the present Croydon station. It waa surmised at one time that the proposed union would have been effected nearer town, but the enhanced value of property required for building purposes, consequent upon the daily extension of London on the south of the river, ren dered that proposal nugatory, unless at a very dear price; and the example of the enormous cost incurred by the South- Western Company in forming the extension from Nine Elms to Waterloo -bridge was quite .sufficient to deter them from a second experiment. Power will be applied for in the Bill to enable all the contracting companies, under their proposed charter of incorporation, to use each other's lines and sta-', tions in common. Shculd the Fleet Valley Central Ter minus scheme be carried out, then the above companies will , cross the river by one common line. morning Herr foSrttahuedii,goln,do season theg s r o ea . t basso, has arrived this June. 66 p 67 p BIRTHS. OF A BON. On the 2d inst., the wife of E. Mocatta, Esq., of Devon port-street, Hyde -park. On the Ist inst., at Swakeleys, Middlesex, the wife of Captain Thomas Cochran, R.N. OF A DA.UGFITEB. On th e 2d i nst., at Brighton, the wife of Septimtts Child, Esq., Lieutenant I.N. On the Ist inst ,at Gloucester-gardens, Hyde-park, the wife of Captain Meeting. DIED. On the Ist inst., at Chatham, W. Bryant, Em., aged 69. On the Ist inst., at Plymouth, aged 80, Mrs. Power, relict of N. Power, Esq., of Queen-square, Bloomsbury. On the 2d inst., at Dulwich, Surrey, S Page, Esq., aged 81. On the 2d inst., Rotherham Cecil, Esq. of Dronfield-manor, Derbyshire, aged 24. London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, 0' No. 112, Strand, Printer, at, The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, ja the Q criutty of Ilit4c4Ys `Pill 6, Obis THE CRYSTAL PALACE. The following letters have been published:— " Immediate. alce ofesinstepril It. " Gentlemen,—We are ` directed by her tm Majesty r, 's ACommis.- sioners for the Exhibition of 1851 to transmit to you the ac companying extract irom a letter which the Commissioners have received from the Office of Works, showing that the Government disapprove of the Exhibition Building being ap propriated to any purposes other than those which are speci fied in the Royal warrant. "The Commissioners expect that Messrs. Fox and Hen derson will strictly conform to the requirements of the Com missioners of Works as expressed in this extract. We have the honour to be, Gentlemen, " Your obedient servants, "J. Scorr RUSSELL, " P. S. A copy of the Royal warrant is enclosed. Messrs. Fox, Henderson, and CO." Co Extract from a letter to her py.) Majesty's Commissioners for dated March 26 : . m the Exhibition of 1851 , from the Office of Works, " ' Lord John Manners feels it to be his duty therefore to take the earliest opportunity of apprising the Commis sioners for the Exhibition that he cannot in any way coun tenance the appropriation of the building to any purposes courseit other than th ose which are specified in the Royal warrant of the 26th o f September. " Th is communi cat i on was no t rece i ve d by M essrs . F o and Henderson w as quite u t i e l l impossibleSaturd y tmorning,eetep the a at a a n rra h e o g u etne hour when offor the promenade. TR A IVEDNE . When the be laid b , Soaae E 12, Ma GRI Notice ing of th the Corni 28th Apr Business 3, Nevi The ll< Thursda3 L° DAY ing daye, Genet': ~A Lonion ( next, at ' the Ac co Four Dir Esq., Wi of office Henry A Out of oft named gl No. 4, AU Notice APPLIC received Which da 59, Kir TH' Inco Capital, furthe Arrani in order in opera) The plan order, th burg Bar APplie Crosse, 1 needle-st Angel-co G R To or frc i, Gra Between No other The pee Mae. N 1 %% 19% 1% Dlrect Oranibi eery qu , PROM I the Time. 1 12% 4% *5% 6 % I tir BOAT .ee hckets; April itt s t font au, or t