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Jest ready, in 2 vols. avo., with Portraits, CHARACTERISTIC SKETCHES OF ENGLISH SOCIETY, POLITICS, and LI TERATLME ; comprtsed in a Series of Letters to the Coun tess el Ossory. By HORACE WALPOLE, EARL of ORFORD. Now flrat Printed from the Original MSS. Editad by the Right Hon. R. VERNON SMITH, M.P. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, (Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty). Tfl IiCHLZSWIG-HOLSTEIN Q1.7148T10N. This Day is publisised n awe., with Map, price 25. ed. stitched, AMEMOIR en the SCHLESWIG-ROL STILIN QUESTION, presented to Lord Palmerston by the CIINV.A.LIER BUNSEN: with all oiler important Documents published by 0. VON NVENCISTERN. London: Longman, 13r.• awn, Green and Longman*. IT ER MAJESTY'S THEAT4E. M TIELALBERG. EIRAND SACRID, CLASSICAL, and MISCELLANEOUS CONCERT TO-310E110W 310ENING April 19. It is respectfully aanounced that To-Ntoaaow S‘foiNrso, Aprll 19, will be given a GRAND CONCERT, with great Orchestra, Chorus, ikc., on whieh occasion M. Thalberg will execute the following pitcoa Grand Concerts in E Flat .. .. • • .. Beethoven. Fantasia on Subjects from Donizettrs Lucrezia Borgia Donizetti. Duo with the eminent Violinist, M. Hermann, on Sub-1 Benedict and lects from /lethal's Sonnarnbuia • • .. •• j De Beriot. PROGRAMME. Paa - r I.—Overture (La Isvourite)—Dordzetti. Introduction, Mons, " Bell 'abra fcrlera." Aria, Signor Gardoni " Uni Vergin, un Angel." Daetto, Sig. Boache and Sig. Gardino, "E, Saver." Reett. and Aria, Sig. Goletti, " Viola Leonora." Duetto, 141411 e. Vera and Sig. Gardoni, "Ah f mio bens." Finale Atto Second°, " paventa 11 furor," Ifdlle. Vera, Jidlle. liolonari, Sig. Gardoni, Sig. Gaidi, Sig. Douche, Sig. Coletti. and Chorus. Concerto in E. Flat, Thalbe4l—Beethoven. Past' ll. Grand Symphony In D—Beethoven. Reclt. and Aria, Coletti, "List! Voci." Aria, Madlle. Schwartz (by desire), "Ah ! se estinto"—Mercadante. Duetto, Signor Coletti and signor Labia's/10, "Dun bell'uso Turchia"—Rossini. Aria, Mdlle. Cruvelli —flaydn. Fantasia on Subjects from Lucrazia Borgia, Thalbtrg— Thalberg. Terzotto, Mdlle. Cruvslll, Mdlle. Vera, and Mdlle. Schwartz. "Ls faccio un inchlno" (11 Matrimoaio)—Cimarosa. Duetto, Mdlle. Vera mad lig. Lablacho, " Per piacore" (11 Turco) —Rossini. Grand Finale (Fidelio), Mdlle. Cruvelli, Mdlle. Schwartz, Sig. Garden', Gig. _Guild'. Sig. Belletti, Sig. Bouche, and Chorus — Beethoven. Pair lll.—Overture, Anacreon—Cherubini. Aria, Sig. Lablache and Chorus, "La Benedizione dells Bandierre"—Rossini. Dnctto, M 411 e. Cruvelli and Madlle. Schwartz, " ♦ria"—Mozart. Aria, Sig. Belletti, " Sorgete" (Assedto dl Corinto)—Rossini. Terzetto, Signor Gadoni, Signor F. Lablache, and Signor Lablache, "La rata Dorabella" (Cosifau Tutti)—Mozart. Duo on Subjects from Son nambula, M. Tbaiberg, and M. Hermann—Benedict and De Beriot. Finale Full Chorus, " Scenda Anaer" (Idomeno)—Mozart. Conductor, M. Balfe. Prices of Admission. 2 and 3 guineas Pit Stalls ..... ......... • • •• •• . . • 10c. 6d. each. Pit Tickets Gallery Stalls • • • • ... .. •• • • Is. Od. each. gall/cry Tick ots Doors open at hialf•past One, the Concert to com►uence at Two. ROYAL LYCRUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madams Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. Tills Theatre will RE-OPEN en EASTER MONDAY, April 24, whet Will be performed a Comic Drama, called A ROVGII DIAMOND. Character by Messrs. Selby, Diddear, Beiliagham, Buckstone ; Mrs. Leigh Murray, and Mrs. Fitzwilliarn. After which, an entirely new and original CLASSICAL EXTRA VAGANZA. To conclude with a new comic Drama, entitled NOT A BAD JUDGE. _ Dress Boxes, As. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Plt, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. No half-price to any part of the house. The New Box-office, No. 2, Wellington-street, is open to the Public every flay, from Ten till Slx. THE THIRD EDITIONS „ THE SUN” CONTAIN, AS UitiAL, THE LATEST PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE, ♦ND ALL OTIIER NEWS UP TO THE HOUR OF POST. Orders received by all Newsmen, and at the Sun-office, 112, Strand. TO CORRESPONDENTS. No communication can be attended to unless authenti cated Isy the name and address of the writer. - Rejected communications cannot be returned. THE WEATHER-SuN OFFICE, APRIL 18. TRZIO IO3 IIITIUt„7,O9VeSt, 40 ; Highest, 57; 'Noon, 53. BARONN*R, 29.58.—W1ND S.; showery. SIGH WITHE. AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning 4. g min. after 2 Evening .. 21 min. after 2 tional Guard occupied nearly eight hours in defiling I before the members of the Provisional Government. Eight hours did that beautiful and majestic cere mony last— that ceremony of spontaneous adhesion to the Statesmen of Democracy—beginning at three o'clock in the afternoon and continuing till nearly eleven o'clock at night. As the evening of Sunday closed in, the spectacle presented a peculiar and pic turesque appearance, the moonlight gleaming on the muskets and smaller arms of that moving multitude- The cries which resounded from the mass were ex pressive of its sentiments; they were—" A bus les Communistes !—A bas Cabet !—A bas Blanqui !—A bas les faineansl—Vive la Republique :—Vive la Go vernenrent Provisoire ! Vice Larnartine ' The latter cry was the most frequent. " Vice Larnartine It was the sentence of death to demagoguism—to that diseased and destructive demagoguism which seems to be incarnate in the stalwart person of M. LEDRU ROLLIN. throughout the whole of Sunday, indeed, demonstrations of the popular admiration for the illustrious Minister for Foreign Affairs were made in front of his official residence ; according to an eye-witness, whenever a troop of National Guards passed before that residence, they shouted to a man "Vice Lamartine !” Never, in south, was there a more triumphant festival of mode ration, of justice, and of wisdom on the part of a people, of liberty, equality, and fraternity—as on Sunday. At one period not less than 200,000 National Guards were defiling along the quays of the Hotel de Ville, and among them were distin guishable, not only the respectable garments of the bourgeoisie, but the blouse of the ouvrier. It is evident that an instinctive keenness of perception has revealed to the Parisians the real disposition of M. LEDRU ROLLIN. They perceive that he does not merit even that deplorable but splendid sentence upon DANTON, which has been written by the Historian of the Girondists :—" He possessed all the characteristics of greatness, except virtue." Let the Republicans of France abjure such men as this betimes, otherwise they will have sown the wind and will reap the whirlwind. Mr. HUME gave notice last night that, after the recess, he should call the attention of the House to the representation of the people. That notice on the part of the Honourable Member for M on t rose f ormed an appropriate preliminary to the discussion on the recent Derby election, which followed immediately atter it, and which discussion was so far satisfactory, as it induces us to anticipate some legislative enact ment which may put a stop to such iniquitous pro ceedings as have disgraced too many of the recent elections. Among these elections that for the borough of Derby was pre-eminently remarkable for a flagrant abuse of the elective franchise; so great was that abuse, and so indisputably has it been proven, that not only were the new Members, the Honourable Mr. STEUTT and the Honourable Mr. LEVESOIN GOWER, declared not duly elected, but morever, on a new writ for the election of two Members to serve in their Iplaces being moved for last night, Mr. ELLICE op posed the motion, and declared that the electors of Derby, by their recent abuse of their privilege, erittd disfranchisment. A long and animated dis cussion ensued. The malpractices of the Derby electors were unanimously admitted ; but while some Honourable Members were for depriving them of the franchise, others, with more prudence and justice, advised only a suspension of the writ until the recent proceedings should have under gone furth,r investigation. It was unfair, they urged, to deprive the whole body of electors of their just privileges when only a small portion of that body were guilty of an abuse of those privileges. For example, it was said that out of 500 freemen 200 had been proved to have taken bribes, whereas of 1,500 householders no such fact could be asserted. Lord JOHN RUSSELL expressed his willingness to consent to a new election being postponed till such time as a satisfactory inquiry could be made as to the extent of the abuses prevalent among the electors, at the same time he objected to making such an inquiry a Government affair, and suggested that it should be moved for by some lion. Member, adding that he himself, in 1819, when an independent Member of the House, had entreated for an inquiry into one or two cases of corruption with considerable success. Sir ROBERT PEEL expressed his concurrence with the sentiments of the Noble Lord. He was averse to disfranchising the borough at once, but ap- proved of a suspension of the writ, and would vote for the appointment of a Commission to go to Derby to inquire into the matter. From the result of the deliberation of the douse last night the pro ceedings of the electors of the borough of Derby will doubtless be subjected to a very searching scrutiny, and at the same time a salutary example will be afforded to all other corrupt constituencies. Nevertheless, this scrutiny and this example will not be sufficient; some more efficient remedy must be essayed. We shall watch with interest for the pro posed motion of Mr. hums, and the debate which must necessarily follow upon it. Before, however, that motion be made, and that suitable reform suggested, it would be advisable for some preliminary investigations to be first completed. The scrutiny into the Derby election, for example, and also the inquiry, not yet moved for by Mr. WOOD, into the conduct of the Marquis of EXETER at the re cent election of Stamford. It would be most advisable, and indeed most necessary for the results of these and similar inquiries to be laid before the House prior to any deliberation on the representa tive system, as the House vs ould by that means become more accurately acquainted with the defects of the present system, and consequently be the better enabled to enact some fitting remedy. A practical and efficient reform in our representative system would confer an inestimable benefit upon all the con stituents of the kingdom, and it would, moreover, afford unmeasured satisfaction to all who justly ap preciate the advantages of our admirable Constitution and are zealous tor the honour of the House which represents the People. Our representative system, as by law established and as defined by theory, is most admirable and most equitable, and affords a happy mode of ensuring the power of the people, and at the same time restraining that power from de generating into anarchy and abuse. But our repre sentative system as practically enforced is in a great measure deprived of these advantages. That power which theoretically belongs to the great body of the people is practically exercised by a minority, a minority who obtain that exercise of power by intimidating or corrupting i;s legitimate pos sessors. And consequently, and unhappily, the right of the franchise, the right of choosing a represen tative, and of thus having a voice in the Legislature, and an influence in the Government—that right, the possession of which should be the laudable ambition of every British subject—is tco often only a tempta- Lion to its possessor —a temptation to deceit and dishonesty, a temptation which, if resisted, may cause his ruin, and, if yielded to, must cover him with dis grace. A great, a radical remedy is absolutely de manded for these abuses. How can the government of a country be equitably carried on when the mem bers of its Legislature obtain their authority on false pretences ? If the base of an edifice be unstable, how can the edifice stand secure ? While fraud and corrup tion are practised in the polling-booths, it is idle to boast of the high character of the House. It is unneces sary, however, to dilate upon the urgent need of repre sentative reform, that need is, unhappily, too gene rally appreciated to be called in question ; it remains only to be seen what reform may be proposed. In the debate last night it was urged, as a reason for the disfranchisement of Derby, that when, as in the in stance of that borough, the fault is manifestly on the side of the electors, it is hardly fair only to inflict a penalty upon the elected. It is unfair to unseat the, perhaps, blameless Member, and suffer the blameable constituents to pass scatheless. In such cases it is undoubtedly fair that those who have shared in the fault should share also in the penalty. Yet there are instances in which, we are inclined to think, the offending parties are, under the present cir cumstances, hors de la loi, and however great their mis demeanour incur no risk. For example, in the case of the borough of Stamford, are the electors there deserving of disfranchisement ? They have already in many instances suffered greatly from giving a conscientious vote, and those who may have yielded to intimidation and given their votes only to save themselves from ejection, cannot come within the category of bribed and corrupted voters. In such a case it is clear that the electors cannot be justly subjected to penalty, and it is also equally clear that in such a case the elected cannot legally be made to suffer. An easy mode of solving the:difficulty, and one strictly in accordance with equity and jus• tice, would, to our thinking, be to disfranchise electors in all cases of corruption, in which, lik e that of Derby, the fault is on the side of the con stituents ; but to unseat the Member in all cases where intimidation has been employed, and where, like that of Stamford, the fault is committed by the Member or his influential friends. The large ma jority who last night refused to agree to the issuing a new writ for the borough of Derby, proves how strong is the feeling of the House upon a subject in which their individua► honour is so closely concerned. The feeling of the country upon a matter so vitally important to their best interests is too strong to be for a moment called in question. A very ominous movement is taking place in various parts of Ireland. Notices have been served on the managers of many of the savings' banks throughout the country for the withdrawal of the sums deposited therein. Large amounts have already been demanded, and there appears to be no probability of any immediate mitigation of the panic. In what ever light this circumstance may be regarded, it affords matter for deep and serious consideration. It is well known that during the period of the fearful • destitution that existed some time since the amount of the investments of th e i n d ustr i ous classes were ratherincreased than otherwise ; however lamentable the distress and deep the suffering of the great body • of the people, there was still a feeling of general confidence and security in the resources and the stability of the Government. Those who were possessed of mon e y were perfectly contented to leave it in the several banks. The mischievous propensity f or h oard i ng, a propensity which occa sions such serious consequences to the parties them selves and the entire community, did not then pre vail. The money that was in the country was in actual circulation, and turned to the best advantage by the parties entitled thereto. Now, however, matters present a very different aspect. The banks are crowded with parties anxious to obtain a return 1 of thei r d epos i ts, an d to convert th e notes in which they receive payment into gold, which is i mmediately p is placed apart the amountpartandhidd of actual logsenforsome future opportunity. the natinoal It exchequer, although it will probably figure as a serious item in the public balance-sheet, that is the most serious part of this line of conduct. The money that is thus withdrawn from circulation , and hoarded up, is for all practical purposes as utterly lost to the country as if it had been cast into the sea ; and with the diminution of bullion thus occasioned a correspond ing diminution must take place in the amount of notes issued, in accordance with the sapient provi sions of our monetary code. There may be a super abundance of concealed money while that in circula tion is utterly inadequate to the wants and exigencies of the country, It is impossible to provide any remedy for this state of things, so long as the people are entitled to demand payment in an article possessing intrinsic value, not in any degree depending on the safety of he nation, or the maintenance of public tranquillity. Whenever there is any prospect of foreign war, or domestic insurrection, these runs will inevitably take place, and the embarrassments of the country be materially aggravated thereby. The establishment of a national currency (such as we have repeatedly advocated), made of an inexpensive material, but re ceivable in payment of taxes, and guaranteed upon all the resources of the country, would remove the temptation to such conduct. Each person then would have a direct interest in the maintenance of peace and order. There would be no reason why he should withdraw any funds that might be at his disposal from the public depositories ; they would remain as safely there as in his own private coffers. The dis turbance or revolution that might lead to a cessation of payment would, in like manner, deprive his hoarded wealth of a considerable portion of its value; the savings banks would be regarded as better investments than pikes or rifles, and we should no longer have the turbulent and seditious calling upon their countrymen to run fur gold, as a means of intimidating the authorities, and extorting from their fears the concessions which could not be obtained from their justice. Among the many advantages that would be derived from a currency such as we have described, that to which we have just alluded would not be the least valuable and important. Madrid journals of the 12th have been received. There was a rumour that Mr. BCLWER had de manded some explanations of the Spanish Govern ment, but on what subject was not mentioned. MADRID BOLSA, APRIL 12.—Three per Cents. 21 to 3.16 ; Five per Cents., 13i. Exchange on London, 43. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. PROCEEDINGS AT PARIS. stt rthaaenln:wl, We are h appy to b e a b le to report that, notwith otef remained edt tl mha o yea r in s of ngeaadnvi gave undisturbed manifestation d e a itrsi e teo v usnir i l mob - fededi Sunday. p oui o fnn s d e t an d the Paris a. rduring public eiuhniogl)ll,ieetthyse e events of Sunday up to five o'clock. It appears that within one hour after the reppel was beat 200,000 men of the National Guard and of the Garde Mobile were under arms. At the same time the students, the members of the Club of the Decorated of July, of the Club of Political Martyrs, and of various other clubs, arrived at the Hotel de Ville, to place them• selves at the disposal of the Provisional Government. The evil-disposed soon discovered that it would be hopeless to attack the Provisional Government, guarded as it was by 60,000 National Guards, who were assembled on the Place de l'llotel de Ville, by 20,000 of the Garde Mobile, by the whole of the artillery of the Garde Republicaine, and by the great body of the city, who had military possession of the Hotel de Ville and the neighbouring houses. There were at least 100,000 armed men ready to turn out in defence of the Provisional Go vernment had there been the least attempt at dis order. Seeing these preparations, the persons who had attended the meetings in the Hippodrome and in the Champs de Mars, very wisely abstained from violence, and contented themselves with sending a delegation to the Provisional Government, to offer them a subscription which had been made towards the national funds. They were received by M. ARMAND MARRAST, the Mayor of Paris, and, after a short interview, retired. The crowd then dis persed, and the National Guard filed off amidst shouts of " Vive la Republique !" " Vive la Gouvernement Provisoire !" We trust that M. LEDRU ROLLIN will profit by the lesson that has been taught him, and we congratulate the sincere and_honest Republicans of Franee, the friends of liberty and of order, on their peaceful triumph of Sunday—a triumph more com plete than any victory the result of a collision could have been, and a triumph which will endure, because it has not the curse of blood upon it. Would that the almost inspired words of O'CONNELL could be come an axiom in politics ! Any change, how desir able soever it may be, is purchased too dearly if purchased by the shedding of one single drop of blood. The peaceful victory of Sunday has laid the foundations of the Republic, deep, and broad, and strong. May the National Assembly erect on those foundations a worthy superstructure. It appears that there was actually an attempt made on Sunday to depose the moderate members of the Provisional Government, which was rendered abortive by the firmness of M. DE LAMARTINE. Before the procession began to move from the Champ de Mars towards the Hotel de Ville, M. CARET went to the Hotel de Ville and demanded an interview with the l'rovisional Government. M. LAMAETINE, though not the only member of the Provisional Government there, was the only one who received him. M. CARET immediately declared that the Provisional Government had betrayed the cause of the people, that it was necessary and that it should be reconstituted. He then handed in a list of those who should form the new Provisional Government, and declared that, if it were not accepted, the people then assembled in the Champ de Mars would march on the Hotel de Villa, and effect by force, that which they hoped would be granted by peace. able means. The list given in by M. Cmszt con- tains the following names :—Messrs. LEDRU ROLLIN, CABET, BLANQUI, ALBERT, LOUIS BLANC, FLOCON, ARAGO, RASPAIL, and PIERRE LE REUX. M. CADET was proceeding to make some further remarks, when M. DE LAMARTINE stopped him, declaring that he was a traitor to the Republic, and that he would not listen to him. M. DE LAMARTINE immediately left the room, and, after consulting with M. MARRAST, M. PAGNERRE, and some other members of the Govern ment, issued an order for the arrest of M. CADET, but that citizen had previously left the Hotel de Ville. It is stated, however, that he was taken at a late hour in the evening, and that he is now in custody. _ During the time that this was going on, 111. LEDRU ROLLIN, M. LOUIS BLANC, and M. ALBERT were assembled at the hotel of the Minister of the Finances, where they were soon joined by M. DE LAMARTINE, M. MARRAST, M. CREMIEUY, and M ManiE, and a council was held. It is said that Al: LEDRU ROLLIN denied that he was any party to the projects of M. CABET, or that he had in any way consented either to the formation of the list of the new Provisional Government, or been a party to the meeting i❑ the Champ de Mars ; and in proof of that assertion, he stated that, on dis covering the threatening aspect of the meeting., he had immediately given orders for the turning out of the National Guards, and that the rappel general was at that moment beating in all parts of Paris. It is not said whether M. LOUIS BLANC and M. ALBERT offered any explanation or not, nor is it known what will be the ultimate determination of the Provisional Government with respect to an affair in which it would certainly appear that a minority of their own members attempted to upset their col leagues, and to form a new Government, at the head of which they themselves were to be placed. M. DE LANIARTINE, M. MARRAST, M. MARIE, and M. CRE MIEUX, remained at the Hotel de Ville all night, to be ready in case of any outbreak. For the first time since the establishment of the Republic, the Provi sional Government ventured to bring out artillery. Cannon were stationed in the Hotel de Ville, the Mint, and several other buildings. The whole of the National Guards had their ball-cartridges served out to them, with the exception of the first and secor.d legions. The Communist clubs were to have meetings yes terday at three o'clock to concoct their further pro ceeding. It is said that M. BLANQUI is hiding. A petition has been circulated among the National Guards, which has been numerously signed, praying the Provisional Government to bring the regular troops back to Paris, as the best guarantee of order. It is said that M. Lours BLANC and M. ALBERT, who, as presidents of the committee of national re compenses, have the power to issue orders for money on the Treasury without stating the object, have al ready granted bons to the amount of three millions of francs, and that M. GARNIER PAGES has been obliged to give orders that no future bons are to be paid un less countersigned by himself. The Patrie, which is the organ of the moderate portion of the Provisional Government, says, in speaking of the Communist demonstration of Sun day— " Everything has passed off well, and we hope that no disturbances will have to be recorded. It is unfortunate, however, that M. Louis Blanc and M. Albert should have thought it right to take on themselves to organize such a demonstration without having informed their colleagues. however pacific these great movements of men may be, they alarm the population and retard the re-establishment of confidence." The Patric adds : " Several clubs, among which we will cite the club des Quinze-Vingts du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, went yes terday to the Provisional Government to offer their co operation." The Gazette de France mentions a report that M. LAMARTINE promised the different corporations of workmen that each should send a delegate to the National Assembly, and that this promise was re ceived with great joy. The Boulogne and Amiens Railway was formally opened the whole way to Boulogne an Monday. The following document has appeared in Paris, signed " Louis BLANC ; ALBERT" : ELECTORAL REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL MEETING OF THE DELEGATES OF WORKMEN. " The department of the Seine will have to elect thirty-four representatives for the National Assembly. Out of thirty•four it is proper that twenty shall be chosen amongst the workmeu. In order to obtain the result it is indispensable that the whole people vote like one man. The following is the course that ought to be followed in order to arrive at this unanimity of voting:— " Art. I. The assembly of the delegates of workmen shall cause itself to be represented by a commission of eleven members. " Art. 2. The commission shall be permanently esta blished to verify the powers of the candidates presented, and to interrogate them. " Art. 3. Each branch of trade (profession) has a right to present a candidate. " Art. 4. Every day the Commission will draw up an account of its proceedings, which account shall be based on short-hand notes, and shall contain the answers of the candidates, so that the political profession of faith of each shall he known. " Art. 5. The accounts, thus drawn up, shall be printed and distributed to the delegates of the work men. When all the c andidates of the corporations shall have been examined by the Commission, three or four days shall be employed by the delegates in procuring, amongst the people, information of every kind relative to the candidates who were examined. " Art. 6. A general meeting of the delegates will be held afterwards, chosenand each from am delegate ong w ill st th the candidates a a c n e d d n t e e n s urn twenty namesex amined by the Committee. " Art. 7. Without any discussion the names shall then be taken out and examined, and the twenty which shall have received the greatest number of suffrages shall form a list, to be entitled 'List of candidates of each branch of trade.' e m a ee a t i i d n a g t . es If of a each new branch ame of "Art. S. The twenty names sha ll be read out to the ,chtffraerdeel: he proposedthetfromti)oseinofplace of one of th e name s inscribed, and if the substitu ion n be app rove d o f b y t h e meeting, that substitution shal l take pla ce , p rov id e d a l wa y s th a t the new candidate thus presented b e a wor k man hi mse lf. n " Art. 9. The twenty names definitively decided on shall be published and posted up everywhere. The de legates of the workmen pledge themselves to use all their influence over their comrades ; to effect that on the day of the elections, and without any dissensions, all the votes of the people should be concentrated on the twenty names selected, all dispersion of the votes being neces sarily calculated to render the principle of the sovereignty of the people sterile. " Art. 10.—This would be designated the twenty candidates to be chosen from amongst the workmen. For the choice of the other fourteen candidates who are to complete the number of the representatives to be elected in the department of the Seine, and who are to be named without belonging to the working population, the Corn mission is to be charged with the task of designating them, but the names adopted by it shall be submitted to the general meeting of delegates, which will reject, re place, or adopt them at pleasure. " The total list of thirty-four definitive candidates of the department of the Seine being thus published, the people will be earnestly called on to effect their triumph at the elections by voting as a single man, that course being the only one that can insure to the representatives of the people a decisive majority ; to refuse to follow it, to disperse the votes on other names, Iv, uld be to com promise in the most deplorable manner the success of the popular election." Citizen JEROME BuoNApARTE, formerly King of Westphalia, arrived at Marseilles on the 13th and embarked on the next day for Corsica. _ BOURSE—PARIS, NIONDAY, APRIL 17. THREE o'CLocK.—ln consequence of the alacrity with which the National Guard, on Sunday, came out to give their support to the Provisional Government, a very ge neral belief was entertained that a considerable advance would take place at the Bourse to-day. The French Funds opened well, and for a few minutes seemed inclined to advance, but this upward moveme nt was soon checked, and here prices remained for a while stationary. About two o'clock a downward tendency became perceptible, and continued to the close, t h e last prices being the lowest of the day; still both the Fiv e p er Cents, and the Threes are higher than on Saturday. The former opened at 60f., went up to 61f., and closed at 58f. 25c., being an advance of 75c. The Three per Cents. were first done at 41f., advanced to 41f. 75c., and then retrograding, closed at 39f. 50c., or only if. higher than on Saturday. This result, in the face of the very ably affected by anything great increase of confidence which is now neat in Paris, would seem to imply that the financial q ion must stand per se, and that it is but little likely to be favour business, and by better prospects in the money matters of the State. Bank of France Shares opened at 1,125 f., and after touching 1,105 f., closed at 1,110 f., being posted lower, u c closing s i a n t g but an impetus given to Belgian Stock an advance of 20f. on the day. to-day continues firm: the Fives of 1840 being 1 f. higher, closing at 61}f.; those of 1842 are, however, i declaring that the dividend becoming due en the Ist of May, on the Belgian Five and Four-and -a-Half per the at B6ootirf.se (Anotnootrial").,aa Cents., would be forthwith paid at the firm Rue Pinon, on the usual commission being paid for the advance. Bons du Tresor to-day were done at 40 per cent. loss. Railway Shares have not varied very much, with the exception of Marseilles, which are 10f. higher, closing at 2001.; and Rotten which are 12f. 50c. lower, at 305 f. The other lin es closed' thus:—Northern, 3321. 50c.; Lyons , 3oBl. 5 Orleans, 447 f. 50c.; Strasburg, 343 f. 75c.; Nantes, 333 f. 75c.; Bordeaux, 387 f. sf'c. French gold is to-day loweff-beiag-At 501.; the charge for the I,ooof. note costs only iof.; the sovereign and bank-note are each at 25f. 75c. Exchange in London, for one month, is 25 65; and for tkree months, 23 40. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 17. Boulogne and Amiens, 5 3 / 4 —Dutch Rhenish, %—Namur and Liege, 1% —Northern of France, 2 3 / _Paris and Lyons, 2—Sambre and Meuse, 4%. i 6 ;R:i s. 4 • • ; -. 1 4 A I V , •4111 : b .6 * • ~,, € 3 . 40(4 ' . : • \ 0.. 414 • ;.• • • " AV? r, • , -F Obtning LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL Is, 1848. Anarchy has been effectually and permanently dis armed in Paris by a spontaneous demonstration of attachment to the Provisional Government. A more sublime ebullition of enthasiasm could never have been witnessed than that which agitated the capital of the French Republic throughout the whole of Sunday, April the 15th, 1848. It was a splendid corollary to the noble revolution of February ; it was a triumph of tranquillity over disorder, of wisdom over insanity, of patriotism and virtue over a de praved and demoralising conspiracy of demagogues. Thanks be to Heaven that the movement among the oureiers and the bourgeoisie has terminated in a man ner so eminently consolatory I M. LEDRU ROLLIN will now find himself compelled to retire into the recesses of that Cabinet to which he has only been elevated by a political accident ; he will have leisure to con with delibera tion that inimitable essay upon egoisme which has recently revealed anew the intellectual re sources of ARMAND MARRAST. May the admirable and patriotic truths, condensed into that essay, pointed as they are by the caustic barbs of sarcasm, and fledged with the wings of eloquence, penetrate deeply into the bosom of Communism ! An epitome of the circumstances which have recently transpired among the Parisians may not he altogether uninteresting or unprofitable. What has just occurred in the republican metro polis on the Seine is too momentous in its character to be regarded either superficially or with indifference. Simply the facts are these : A little after day break on the morning of Sun day a placard appeared upon all the walls of the capital, convoking an assemblage in the Champ de Mars, ostensibly for the purpose of electing officers for the Garde Nationale out of the labouring classes. That placard was the signal for an insur rectionary movement; its initials formed the watch word of sedition. Under an appearance of legality the foes of order were secretly preparing the weapons of rebellion. Still the plot was germinated and de veloped in obscurity—the march of counter-revolution was subterranean. So profound, indeed, was the darkness which shrouded the intentions of the con spirators that the ourriers began to congregate upon the place of rendezvous without any suspicion that the object for which they had been summoned to gether was of the most malign and sinister descrip tion. Groups traversed all the principal streets leading to the Champ de Mars, and very soon that vast area began to present an appearance rather more animated, if not more formid able, than Kennington- common upon a recent occasion. Before midday, however, a rumour got afluat—a rumour which stirred Paris in its head and its eery entrails, in the council chambers of the Government and among the gamins of the most destitute localities. It was whispered abroad that a thunderbolt of destruction was about to descend upon the heads of the most illustrious members of the Administration ; that a sudden catastrophe was about to hurl from authority the venerable President DUPONT (de l'Eure), the Mayor of Paris, the Minister of, Finance, and the immortal Founder of the Republic, the Provisional Minister for Foreign Affairs. At the first whi sper of that ominious rumour the whole heart of Paris leaped with indig nation, and before many minutes had elapsed the pul sations of the popnlar rage appeared to become audible in the beating of the rappel. The result was' instantaneous. The sound of that tocsin of civisr e evoked from the different fauhourgs a demonstration euoh as had seldom been witnessed even in that city of enthusiasm. The National Guards rose to a man ; they swarmed through the streets ; they surround e d the principal of the public bu gme tropolis; they s of the they " presented a forest . of bayonets" in the great square of the Hotel de - Ville. It was a manifestation of love for the Republic, of confidence in the Govern ment, and of hatred for the doctrines and schemes of the Communists. Through this immense mass of the armed guardians of liberty a column of merely 15,000 or 20,000 unarmed workmen, associa7ed in some manner with the conspirators, advanced towards the seat of the Legislature, but these gentlemen very speedily dispersed on perceiving the extravagant superiority— of their opponents. How enormous that superiority must have been may be aenjeetuTed from the circumstpoe that the Na- THE SUN, LONDON, TU . .ESDAY EVI;NING, APRIL 18, 184 E. GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. AUSTRIA. AUTOGRAPH LETTER FROM THE EM PEROR TO COUNT RADETZKY. Our intelligence from Vienna is to the night of the 12th instant. " The Wiener Gazette of the 12th contains the following autograph letter from the EMPEROR to Count RADETZIET : " Dear Count Radetzky,—The reports which have been submitted to me by my Minister of War, and which have been rendered by you, respecting the trans actions in the kingdom of Lombardy from the 18th of March to the 2d of April, contain so many proofs of the circumspection, martial experience, intrepidity, and heroism exercised by you in your official capacity at the head of my valiant troops, that they will be re membered both by your contemporaries and by posterity. In them especially I take comfort when I contemplate the disasters which have befallen my dominions. I indulge in the assurance that your energies will never tire in defending the cause of justice, and the free institutions guaranteed by me. " Be pleased to make known my acknowledgments in a suitable manner to the army under your command, and accept for yourself my heartfelt thanks for the dis tinguished personal honour due to you for the charge and conduct of the splendid achievement of ancient Austrian martial discipline. "FERDINAND. " Vienna, April 10, 1848." Their Majesties the EMPEROR and EMPRESS, and their Imperial highnesses the Archdukes, returned from Presburg yesterday, the 11th. A Vienna correspondent of the Frankfort :Journal states that it has been clearly proved that Count FIQUELMONT is a creature of Russia, and that he must be compelled to retire. The Minister of Justice was saved from a formidable charivari by the National Guard. He is said to be highly unpopular, and must give way to Baron SOMANEGA. Rumours of the approach of Russian troops were very general on the 9th. PRUSSIA. On the night of the 14th a courier was dispatched from Berlin to Hanover, remonstrating with the KING for holding back the Hanoverian troops from Schleswig until the decision of England in the matter had been ascertained. The honour of Hanover as well as the other German States was pledged, and in a purely German question it was not dignified to consult the opinion of England, which desired peace at any price. The Prussian cavalry, it was stated, could not reach Schleswig before the 20th. The funds at Berlin have suddenly fallen from 83f to 70. The officers in garrison at Aix-la Chapelle have drawn up a statement of the reforms they deem ne cessary in the Prussian army, and have forwarded it to M. CAMPHAUSEN. The new Ministers are said to be very much impeded in the amendments and altera tions they are endeavouring to introduce by the employes, who are the creatures of the old system, and " a clean sweep" is proposed. There is much difficulty in selecting the Ministers of Commerce and Works, who are yet required to complete the Gove.rn ment ; and although several persons have been named, no official announcement has yet taken place. Gene ral ROMISR, it is said, is about to retire from the War Department, and public rumour confers the portfolio upon General WinnEsDEN. FRANKFORT. Letters from Frankfort-on-the-Maine of the 15th state that the Committee of Fifty, in Frankfort, have issued a proclamation, or address, to the Germans in France and Switzerland." It is to this effect : " You have heard that the assembly of the men of Germany in Frankfort have determined upon the Con vocation of a Constituent National Association, and this for the purpose of leaving to it solely and exclu sively the formation of a constitution fur our native land. " This association will meet on the Ist of May in Frankfort. Brothers, it is requisite to give to the world an example of the manner in which the Germanic races can unite together, and in free and open consultation de vise the means by which they may become one mighty nation, and how they can found their own freedom and prosperity upon the immovable basis of the popular will. This is what is now to be determined, and if the honour —if the unanimity of a German nation be prized, such will, su:th must be its result. " Brothers, your homesteads are now open to receive you. Germany has no longer any exiles. " But we adjure you, if—as the public journals state you have avowed the intention—to repel the notion of rt turning in armed masses to your native land. Such a commencement of proceedings on your part might ren der futile the labour of your brethren in Germany, would endanger your own hopes of beholding a free and united country, and must inevitably terminate in your own destruction. " We entertain not the slightest doubt of your earnest determination to struggle with us for the unity and liberty of Germany; but, at the same time, we warn you not to mistake the cry of a few fur the voice of the great body of the German people. " We can never be certain what the will of the Germans is, and we never can be assured that we are not dec e i ve d as t o i ts i mpor t, if we w ill not wait to learn what is the decision of their repre sentatives. " Brothers, if we would be strong, we must be united ; and if we would be free, we must be strong. " Long, then, may last German unity ! Loeb her Germau treedom!" This proclamation is dated Frankfort, May 12, and is signed in the name of the Committee of Fifty by HERR SOIRON. The report of the Commission on the affairs of Schleswig-Holstein having been presented to the Diet, that body has come to the following resolu tions : " 1. That in case the Danish troops shall not cease hostilities, and evacuate the Duchy of Schleswig, it will be necessary to compel them to do so, in order to protect the ri4ht of Holstein, whose union with Schleswig must be enforced by the Confederation. " 2. That the Diet being convinced that they shall ob tain the surest guarantee of this union by the incorpo ration of Schleswig with the Germanic Confederation, the Prussian Government be invited to offer its mediation to effect this object. 3. That the Diet acknowledge the Provisional Go vernment of Schleswig-holstein, and that the former enforce its rights to the duchy in the name of that country; but that it shall first wait the mediation of the Prussian Government. The tatter shall protect the members of the said Provisional Government and its adherents." In Frankfort, regulations have been adopted with respect to the election of persons to the Constituent National Assembly. The election is to be direct, and the right of voting is given to every person of age. The election for town and suburbs is to take place at the same time, and each is to have the power of no minating a deputy and a representative. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, APRIL 16.—M. Nowrnomn has tendered his resignation as Member of the Chamber, on the ground, that under prevailing circumstances his presence is indispensable at Berlin, and that, conse quently, he will be unable to fulfil his duties as representative. He also declines to be candidate for the new elections. The Antwerp Chamber of Commerce has pro nounced unanimously for the warranty system. A Petition is to he addressed to the Government for the project of a new law on the subject. The report spread at Paris, that an offensive and defensive alliance has been concluded between Eng land, Holland, and Belgium, is formally denied by the Moniteur Beige. BAVARIA. Letters from Munich, of the 12th April, state that the Diet is actively engaged in the question of the elections for the German Parliament. In the sitting of the 11th it was decided that every person of full age belonging to the State of Bavaria, and paying a direct tax, should have the privilege of voting; and that every German, of full age, and belonging to the State, shall be eligible. This decision was referred to the Upper Chamber, and will be brought under dis cussion to• morrow. The ex-King LUDWIG was to leave Munich on the 13th for Switzerland, where he will remain for some time. It is supposed that his EX-MAJESTY is about to join LOLA MONTEZ at Vevay. OPENING OF THE AMIENS RAILWAY.—The Amiens Railway was opened yesterday. There is now th ere f ore an uninterrupted railway communication between Paris and Boulogne, and, thanks to the admirable arrange ments of the South-Eastern Railway Company, travel lers can now go from London to Paris in thirteen hours. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. The Minister of Marine at Copenhagen has pub lished an account of the proceedings of vessels of war, which was transmitted by the naval officer Captain PALUDAN, dated steamer Geiser, in Flensburg Har bour, April 9, from which the following is taken : " Flensburg Harbour, steamer Geiser, April 9, 1848. " With great satisfaction I have the honour to inform you that Flensburg is in our power. The loss on our part in killed and wounded I am not at present able to give you. The troops have suffered considerably : the ♦essels have only lost two men. " The part which the naval force was to take in the action had been arranged with Colonel Schleppegrell, who commanded the left wing; it was agreed that the corvettes Galathea, Najade, and the brig St. Thomas, should be laid so as to command the road north-east of Flensburg, and be able to clear the wood. " The gun-boats and sloops arrived in Flensburg har bour at the moment that the troops attacked the northern entrance to the town, and they assisted most effectually in the attack on the town. " A row-boat from each of the corvettes, commanded by Lieutenants Lund ani Holbok, was sent with the Skirner and the gun-boats, and the whole detachment, under the command of Captain Bilk, behaved with great skill and bravery, as was the case with all t ngaged, who vied with each other in showing that they were animated by true Danish feelings. "Further details I will transmit to-morrow, as I am obliged to send the Skirner and Geiser to tuke 500 to 600 prisoners to Sonderburg. (Signed) "PALUDAN." The following is the report of the operations on shore : FLENSBURG, APRIL 9. At half. past two o ' clock the troops of his MAJESTY entered this town on different sides with little loss on our part; but the insurgents lost many in killed and wounded. Captain HEGERMANN LINDENKRONE, one of our bravest officers, was shot in the body in the attack on Bau. His MAJESTY loses in him a valuable officer. At the head of a column I arrived at Flensburg and entered the town, which submitted to the KING, Everywhere, as we passed through the streets, flags and hurrahs greeted us. Major K INDT commanded at Bau. (Signed) BAGGESEN. The Danish accounts add that the whole of the advanced guard of the insurgents is destroyed, and a list is given of the names of such of the prisoners as had arrived at Copenhagen. The number of prisoners taken by the Danes is 714. The official account gives the loss of the Danes at 8 officers and 68 non-commissioned officers and privates. The following is an extracted from the Berlingsche (Copenhagen) Journal:—" As our troops are ad vancing, it must soon appear whether Prussia will have war or not. 'We have naval power, and this must be employed in every direction to make reprisals, and Germany will soon learn that we are able to destroy her trade and navigation. But we must not hesitate to act so soon as we know the hos tile intentions of Prussia, Mecklenburg, and the other Powers of the German Confederation. Not only must the German harbours be blockaded, but also the navigation of the Elbe, and our unfriendly neigh bours in Hamburgh, with ungrateful and treacherous Altona, must suffer." A regiment of Oldenburgh troops passed through Hamburgh on the 14th, and twelve cannon and four howitzers of Hanoverian artillery crossed the Elbe on the same day. On the 14th of April the head-quarters of the Hol stein troops were at Achterwehr, on the road from Rendsburg to Kiel. The Prussian advanced posts were at Schestadt, on the Holstein territory. The Danish head-quarters were at Schleswig, where the King of DENMARK was also. POSEN. Posen still continues greatly excited, and the whole of the duchy is in motion. Schroda is still fortified and barricaded, and for several leagues around the inhabitants are compelled to contribute waggons, horses, arms, and ammunition. At Tzmeszno, near Bromberg, Colonel ESTOCQUE and the troops under his command have had a struggle with the inhabi tants. They succeeded in carrying all the barri cades, and clearing the houses from which shots had been fired. The Poles lost 23 men. At that moment counter• orders arrived from General COLOMBO, an nouncing that deputies from all the Polish circles had arrived at Posen to arrange terms, and the troops were withdrawn. In the afternoon of the 11th, the 19th Regiment left Posen for Schroda. General COLOMBO accompanied them, and has concluded an armistice for three days. In a skirmish with the 2d Regiment of Hussars, Count POTOSKL one of the Polish leaders was killed. The Chief President of Breslau has published a proclamation, stating that the rumours respecting the large armament of Russia on the frontier are unfounded. He adds that Prussia is fully prepared for any event. ITALY. IMPORTANT NEWS. ANOTHER ALLEGED ADVANTAGE OVER THE AUSTRIANS. The Piedmontese army has just gained a fresh ad vantage over the Austrians, and has secured to itself another passage beyond the Mincio. A column, under the orders of General BROGLIO, has dismounted with its artillery the Austrian batteries on the oppo site bank of the Mincio, between Monzambano and Valeggio ; the bridge adjoining was then recon structed by the artillerymen with the assistance of the inhabitants, who eagerly supplied the necessary ma terials. The troops and the artillery crossed the river and completed the rout of the Austrians, and thus obtained possession of the left bank of the Mincio. The loss is not yet known, but several officers are said to have fallen. The following proclamation has been addressed by CHARLES ALBERT to his troops : " Soldiers,—By your forced marches you have come up with the enemy on the Mincio; in vain did he en trench himself on the road of Goito, where he hoped to damp your ardour. He has been compelled to give way before your courageous attacks, which the destruction of the bridge over the Mincio could not check. Despising danger, you followed him to the opposite bank, where the capture of prisoners and s,me pieces of cannon, in the face of an enemy favoured by his position, :give evi dence of your ♦alour. "Soldiers, the nation will be as content as I am with your conduct, and Italy will not be deceived in the con fidence which it has placed in you. (Signed) " CHARLES ALBERT. " Bead-quarters, Castiglione de Stiviere, April 8." The movement of the volunteers in the Ty rol pro ceeds rapidly. A body of them has arrived at Trone, about twenty miles from Trent, which town they hope to gain possession of. Another column has embarked on board steam-boats in order to gain possession of Riva, and to cut off a part of the com munications of the Austrians with the Tyrol by throwing them on the other bank of the Adige. Acording to the Augsburg. Gazette, an important engagement may be shortly expected to take place on the Isonzo. The auxiliary corps, composed of 30,000 men, will commence operations on the 12th, by joining on the side of Venice the army of Marshal RADETZKY, in order to march into the interior of Lombardy. A deputation is stated to have arrived from the Tyrol, offering the EMPEROR, a body of 12,000 men. Other accounts, however, give a contradiction to the above. The Breslau Gazette of the 9th, for in stance, states that it was certain that the Austrian Government had given up Lombardy, and given orders to its troops accordingly. The levy of men in Hungary has also been given up. VENICE. The Gazetta de Venezia of the 4th contains a large number of important documents, including an address of the Provisional Government " to the United Pro vinces of the Venetian Republic," assuring them that they shall all enjoy equal rights and advan tages ; 2d, an important commercial decree, abolish ing the duties on cotton yarn and cotton manu• factures, mixed and unmixed, within the Custom house territory of the united provinces of the Re public ; 3d, a decree ordering the formation of a regular cavalry corps of 200 soldiers to serve for four years ; and, lastly, a multitude of addresses of the Provisional Government to the States of Italy and other Foreign Powers. The first, addressed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Papal States, declares that the title of Republic has been assumed by the Government of Venice as conformable with ancient traditions, but that the Republic, although extended as regards its institutions, will ------- nEver cross its frontiers to disturb the order of adjacent states, or to create discord where there is the greatest need of harmony and affection. The address to the Government of Great Britain obEerves that a nation like the English, where respect for traditions is a sort of social dogma, ought to be sensibl e how sacred the ancient remi niscences of V ene ti an hi s t o ry must necessarily be to the Republi c —th a t a cons titutional Governme nt in the actual state of things might become a source of danger—that every established Government will be respected, and that the Republic hopes that the Venetian flag will be invariably hailed with a friendly salute by British ships, &c. An address, dated the sth, has been sent by the Minister of War of the Milanese Government to the Hungarian Diet, announcing the intention of libe rating, without ransom or exchange, all the Hungaria n prisoners actually in the power of Milan ; and in viting the Diet to send Commissioners to receive_ them, and see them embarked on the steamers o f the Po, thence to be transported over the Adriatic to Fiume. It concludes with a recommendation to. Hungary to renew the old ties of friendship whic h formerly bound her to Italy. The Provisional Government of Milan publishes a proclamation, dated the Bth, in which, after reciting that the , peculiar circumstances of the revolution had of the various towns of Lombardy to name Provis ional Governments, and that the conferences held wit h th e . deputies of the provinces have bad the result of unanimously recognising the necessity of unio n, th e . only condition of strength ; it decrees a Cen tral Provisional Government of Lombardy, and the disso lution of all the local Provisional Governments, and directs, moreover, that before separating, every Provi sional Government shall name one, two, or three pro' vincial delegates to take part in the deliberations of Provincial Assemblies. By another decree the Je suits are excluded from Lombardy, and their posses sions placed under sequestration. The following, from private correspondence of the sth, is published in the Venetian papers : " Trento is occupied by Austrian troops. The A uls trian authorities h ave d ec l are d t h e town in a state of siege ; cannon was pointed upon the town, which is threatened with imm e di a t e d estruct i on a t the first indi cation of revolt. A special commission was sent from Inspruck to establi s h a n ar bit rar y tribunal, but th e attitude of the ,people has prevented it as yet from taking any measures. The Italian tirailleurs, been ordered to march to the German Tyrol, rotas .) : and on being commanded to lay down their arms, answer was, they i would keep them, and use the" - against the German Tyrole se , if a ny were to coT e• The authorities having ordered the bridge on the Adie to be cut, the civic guard resolutely defended it, dela' ing that if it were done, it would be the signal of general revolt. "The Venetian Republic has p u blished several cld'i crees for the organization of the army the purch ase provisions, &c. The Republic has addr essed manifesto to all the Powers, in which it declares its intention o f renewing the old friendly relations with them, and P.,4 11. claims that it will henceforth only f o rm an integral P"' - of the political league which is to unite all Italy. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOP . Cape of Good Hope papers to the 29th Febl uarlf inclusive, have been received. They are barren intelligence. The only interesting feature we Cao trace is the narrative of Sir Harry Smith's tar in the provinces. The news from British Caffraria extend to the 2 5 t b January. The Amagacaleca Chief Kreli bed bee: at King William's Town, attend e d by a retinue o f 3 or 40 of his followers, all well mounted on horseback' The object of this journey is said to bare had Te te. rence to the future boundary proposed to be ° lir tained between his territory and that of the TO. bookies. The South African bitterly complains of the scarcity of water in the colony, and the injury Ig o tamed by the agriculturists in the summer season 1 consequence of the excessive drought. berthe he South African of the 24th of February following latest news : ilea " Some very important intelligence has been ree e from Natal by her Majesty's steamer Geyser, which 1 1 : rived here yesterday. She left Natal on the 13th in; and, after landing Sir Harry Smith at the Be Mouth on the 15th, embarked the remainder of the 6 "" h Regiment. " Sir Harry reached Natal on the 9th. His reception was the most cordial. He was escorted from beyond the Draakberg to Maritzburg by a large cavalcade of lot* grant farmers. " All differences on either side of the mountain have been most satisfactorily arranged. The proclamation of October, 1847, has been annulled, and all the farmers have returned to their respective locations." QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) LOW L. PENN. In this case, which was an action far the infringement of a patent screw for a steam-boat, a rule for a new trial was granted on the application of Sir F. Thesiger. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice CoLERLIVIC.) HOUGHTON V. HENNIT. Mr. JAMES moved to show cause why the plaintiirs attorney should riot furnish the defendant with cores of certain letters that were put in as evidence upon t he trial of the cause. The action was brought against the defendant as sub-engineer of the Great Western lb!'" way Company, for work and labour done. The questl was whether one Carrington, the d e f e ndant's clerk, bad authority to contract with th e pl a i n tiff, who was o engineer, to do the work for the company. Certain 11 1 ters were put in to pr ove th a t Carrington had au authority, but it was cont en d e d by t h e d e fendant t hs o these letters related to o th er wor k th an th a t alleged g t , have been done by th e pl a i n tiff. U pon t h e f a ith of o °P o letters the jury found for the plaintiff, but as the le tte r / did not relate to the work char ge d for in the plai o t t. l' o bill, the defenda n t was anx i ous to o b ta i n co pi e s Of tme to enable him to move the full Court. Mr. Justice COL ERIDGE granted a rule nisi returrlObie to. morrow. AIARKET NEWS.--I THIS DA Y.) HAY 101.11.1LICkTS. SNITHFIELD.---Aleadow H a y, 3/ to 41 ; Clover, ditto 4l to 51; and Straw, 11 8s to 11 103 per load• short supply, and a steady demand. clog' CUMBERLAND.—Meadow H a y, 313 s t o 41 43 ; w• - ner ; ditto, 41 to 41 17 s and Straw, 1/ E s to 1/ 1 2 ‘ load. Both H a y an d Straw moved off steadily, at ~rii i last week's quotations. Cl WHITECIIAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 31 to 41; - -O A ditto, 4/ to 5/ 3 s; an d Straw, 1/8s to 1/ lOs per low Supply very moderate and trade firm. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation costil l ,,, u h e : without material alteration; sales, 325 hhds. public sales have comprised 6,500 bags 120 casks AO"; ritius, 1,100 bags Bengal, and 1,500 baskets ren suj A The Mauritius sold with spirit at very full prices f 0 t . advance, the lower descriptions being most in requ es .; low to good brown brought 29s to 345; and g r r and yellow a similar quality 34s 6d to sSe P - g cwt. About half the Bengal was disposed of A s previous rates, the remainder being withdrawn sb ° ,,, f , the market value ; but there were no buyers for the .1 " -_ nang on corresponding terms, and it was, there taken out at 26s to 26s 6d for low soft brown. “;; vately 3,000 bags Madras was disposed of at 28s for I ° 4 brown. The quantity of B r iti s h Pl an t a ti on landed 11 7, week at the East and West India Docks was 1,251 1113 76 tierces, 40 barrels there were taken for The consumption, 731 hhds, 106 tierces, 170 barrels. 9 0 , stock in the same is 10,078 hhds, 960 tierces, 1,618 bar". COFFEE.—Plantation Ceylon, 1,100 bags Native C, e ,,J; lon, and 216 bales, 172 half bales Mocha have ii, e n - y r offered by auction. Plantation Ceylon sold at h i ," o s prices, viz. 35s to 59s 6d for fine ord to fine qualitf , : 0 $ the native kind was all withdrawn above the Pre g `: e r market value, with the exception of 100 bags of suPer l . r quality which sold at 31s, whilst for the Mocha foritt`p rates were not obtainable, it was therefore withdraw without a price being named. East Ruin.—The quantity landed last week at the - kat .. and West India Docks was 248 puns 5 hhds. were taken for home consumption 143 puns 19 sl".„ and exported 19 puns 20 hhd s . Th e s t oc k in the e l/ places is 4,032 uns ,629 hhds. bligi RICE. 1 1,000 p bags 1 3 ,123 pockets Bengal and (el - Aracan have been offered by auction. A few le t t,; te , Bengal were realized at 10 3 6d for good mid mob ster which is again rather lower. a; SPICES-657 bags black pepper were withdraw Abe 2id to 2id for fair sift e d E as t ern , b e i ng rat h er abov e value. and TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 51s p er cwt on the aP O-, Town 525. TEA.-The market has been steady, and the deliverie. have increased. COAL BIARRE' Davison's West Hartley 148 Od Dean's Primrose 123 9d llasting's Hartley 143 Od New Tanlield l3s Odi South Pontop West Wvlam Wall's End, &c Bowicke and Co. i - ;osforth ......... Fledley Walker T.—YESTERDAY. 145 04 Wharncliffe ...........• 15 4 / 4 • Lambton Primrose ..• - ° i t l i s L t a e r a t r o e n s I Hettois .., ............. 165 . 16 04 'Thornley ...... ... ..... 150 6 j Tees ...... .......... .... 1 " j West lletton .........•• 14 0 11 „, 1 Sidney's Hartley ...... 1 0 7 Ships at market... 7 6 ' ........................... .. - 1 6 : 091 On Sunday morning, April 16, BIRTHS at 32, Fore-street, Dec4l. port, Mrs. Frederick Byers, of a son. On the sth inst., at Boulo-ne-sur-bier, the l a dy of Edff ilra _ _ Francis Fenne, Esq., of a dauhter. gr.' On the 6th in ll st., at St. John's g Parsonage, Wakefi el—, Henry E. Scott, of a daughter. London : Printed and Published by MURDO YOU N No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office , No* of Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the couvW Middlesex, Tuesday, April Is, 1848.