The Sun. — London, England, 1848-03-25 00:00:00

Part in the congress of royal personages to be held at Dresden ; the Diet at Frankfort being, in his opinion, Competent to decide on all questions. We have reason to believe that other states of the south-west of Germany shares the same opinion, and that Saxe-Weimar also declines attending." DENMARK. A. letter from Kiel, published in the Bremer Zei hing, states that Russia had asked Denmark to put her fleet at the disposal of the Czar, who promises in return to guarantee to Denmark the incorporation of the Duchies, and in the event of a general war, territorial aggrandizement in Germany. This pro posal, adds the Bremen paper, geceded the last Paris events, but it is certain that everything will be done to place Copenhagen in a strong state of defence, and to equip all the war ships of the Danish navy. BRUNSWICK. A new change of Ministry took place on the 17th, at Brunswick. The Minister, Count of VELUEIM, .ned. REVOLUTION IN CRACOW. Under the date of Cracow, March 17, the Silesia Gazette says,—" Our political prisoners are free. About 9 this morning about 100,000 Polish citizens assembled after learning the news from Vienna They were joined by many of the native population, and repaired to the residence of Count DETM, de manding the liberation of the prisoners. Count DIS TI L begged for delay till he should get special orders from Vienna. This would not do, and the Count was obliged to drive with Marshal CASTIGLION to the prison, and effect their desires. The people also asked the removal of the customs line and guard, the arming of the people, and of the burgher MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. I CITY, QUARTER TO TIT NEL.— The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was a shade better, the sales being 24,780 halos for the week. The decline for the week is abuut *d . per lb. Railway Shares were a shade better, but business was no active. The Bank of England has, during the week to the 18th instant, bad a material increase in its aisets, without much demand upon them, accompanied, inleed, with a positive decrease in the amount of securities under dis count. The deposits of private merchants and others are accumulating, and doubtless the receipt of money from abroad will tend further to swell this item. The reserve of unemployed notes is the largest ever held by the. Bank, and, with the precious metals, amount to 26,090,411/. The following are the items upon a com parison with the previous week's return Notes issued 28,414,360 Increase 178,745 Rest . ... 3,991,550 Increase' 6,679 Public Deposits 6,957,392 Increase 74,329 Other Deposits 9,773,110 Increase 247,899 Seven Day and other Bills Increase 30,120 Government Securities Decrease Other Securities Decrease Notes 10,967,270 Increase Bullion Increase 175,977 Active circulation Decrease 243,930 There is a report current that a Republic has been declared in Berlin. It is not believed on the Stock Exchange, as there are later direct accounts from the capital than those now bringing the alleged informa tion. The report comes from Paris. At present there have not been any tidings received of the arrival of the West India Mail. It is fully due.' It would appear that the deman d for the precious metals for shipment this week has been rather considerable. To Rotterdam, Belgium, and Harlingen about 16,000 ounces of gold coin have been remitted. To Belgium, bullion bars and coin in silver, 107,000 ounces, have been sent off.' The statement made public this morning of the affairs of the Bank of France is considered here as most un- satisfactory. A sudden reaction took place in the Consol Market this morning, from 83- to 83, but since a slight rally to 881 has taken place. The reported formation of a Republic in Berlin did not help the market, but quite the contrary. Consols for money receded from 83k to 831. Exchequer-bills have been at 31s. to 325. premium. India Bonds are 17s. to 13a. premium. There was a full average amount of business trans acted in the Foreign Funds to-day. The Brazilian Five per Cent. Bonds have been at 701, the Small at 72 ; the Mexican at 14k i; the Portuguese Four per Cents. at 154- ; the Spanish Five per Cents., at 121; the Three per Cents. at 224 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at 411, while the Four per Cent. Certificates have fallen from 62 to 811. The London and North-Western Railway Shares have advanced about 3/. each. Nearly all the other shares are steady, and held firmer, though with but a sma" amount of business doing. ONE PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities ...... 83% rs 4 Long Arms. to expire J an. 1860 — Ditto 30 years. Jan. 5, 1860 8 9-16 7-16 8 7-16 India Bonds, I,OOW. — Ditto under 1,0001. . ....... l7 13 p 13 p South Sea Stock Consols for Account ..... ....... . Exchequer Bills. 3d. 1,0001. 500/. .. 33 p Small — CLOSING PRICES 83% 32 p 33 p 29 p crYrE CLOSING RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds 7 O l /2 70 1 / 2 Ditto, Binall 72 72 Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. Ditto, Deferred 9 %1 2 1 / 2 Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 l4 ',V s 1 / 2 14 1 / 2 Portuguese 5 per Cents. — 63 Ditto 3 Der Cent... Ditto, 4 per Cent. l5 l /2 15 1 / 2 Russian Bonds Spanc-1 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Passive Ditto, 3 per Cent 2278 22 1 / 2 Ditto, Account . 2 2 1 /2 22 1 / 2 Dividends on the above payble in London. Dutch 2 1 / 2 per Cent., 12 Guild 41% 41 1 ,4 Ditto. 4 Der Cent. Certificates 61 1 / 2 62 Gil% 61 1 ,E PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen 5O •-• Amber., Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2 1 .4 — Belfast & County Down ... ~ . Birmingham and Ox- - ford Junction ... 20 Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley 10 Birming.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 101. 145... ..• Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Jung.... 7 ••• • ••••••••• Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5 Bristol and Exeter B5 Ditto, Thirds Buckinghamshire... 12/. 4s. Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares .. 3 3 ' — Ditto,ClydesdaleJune 50 Chester and Holyhead... 37% Ditto, Preference l2 ...... --. Clarence Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Direct London & Ports mouth Dublin and Belfast June. 25 Dundalk & Enniskillen 17% East Anglia, 251., L. & E. and L. and D...... 25 — ... ~ Do., 181., E. & H.... 18 Do., Si. 10s. . 3% •—•— •••• Eastern Counties........ 20 Ditto,Extension,s per Cent., No. 1....,.61. 13s. 4d.... Ditto ditto, No. 2-61. 13s. 4d... % dis. , Do., North. & Eastern 50 Do., Quarters ~, 12%...... .... ..... .. Do., New Eastern Union 50 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12 1 / 2 — Ditto, Third5........138.4d.. Do. (guar.6 percent.) 10 ...... • •—•— Ditto, ditto East Lancashire Ditto, New Ditto, New Quarters 3 3 / 4 ...... East Lincolnshire Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... • Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. .. 1 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12%...... ...... , _ __ . _... 13% •• lh di.s 7% 15% Edinburgh and Northern 25 — Ditto, New.. ni — ... ...... .., Ditto, Newport Ditto, ditto, New 2 14 .... Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch. 2 -)% 3 — ..• •• ...... Ditto, New Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Glasgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50 Ditto, New Do. Preference Consol. 15 - •••••• . Great Northern Do., London and York 2 1 /...... — , treat South. and West. ( Ireland) Great North of England 100 ...... Ditto, New, 401 Ditto, New, 30/ ......... 30 Ditto, New, 15/ 6% ... .. ... ...... . . Great Western 9O ... .. 92 Ditto, 1 Shares 5O ...... •••....... Ditto, 1 ,4 Shares Ditto, Fifths Ditto, New 171....... 9% Bl l /4 Huddersfield and Manch. 2t. Ditto, Thirds Hull and Selby .. Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... Ditto, , 4 Shares [pswich & Bury St. Edm l 7 l / 2...... ..... .... Do., do., and Norwich 15 Do., do., Extens. Scrip (late Climb : &. Ely) _2 l / 2 — 9 Lancaster and Carlisle 50 ...... Ditto, Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 ...• _ Ditto, ditto .. • ""' Ditto, % Shares Do. Quarter Shares l 4 Do. Fifths... ... 9 Do. Sixteenths 6 14 — 6% 7...... Do. Thirds (Reg.)....10/.4;...... •.• , Do. Liverp. and Bury 38 ...... Ditto 1 / 2 (late Hud dersfield and Sheff.) 33 Do.(Wakefield,Ponte: frat, and Goole) Do. (W. Riding Union)4./. 25... ... 3 dis Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 Do. % Shares (A)... 9 Leeds and Bradford 5O Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... Do., Half Shares Do., (blue) Scrip ~, Leeds and Thirsk .-.... 40 Ditto, New ..... ....... 22% — Do., Prefer. ,G per CL 3 1 p; Liverpool, Crosby and Southport . ...... ........ 2 Liverp., Manchester, and Newcastle Junction.... London &Blackwall...l3l. 5%....... Do. Nov, No. 2 Do. Extension 17 1 /. 2 ....... .. ... 7 dis. . ••.•... 314 dis. 86 London, Brighton. and South Coast 5O Do. Consci. Eighths. 40 Do. Guarant. 5 per ct.., 9 Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ct. 50 Ditto, ditto 1852 50 London and Greenwich 12/15s4d Ditto, Preference... 18117 s 2d — Undon and N. Western 100 12 7 1/ 127 129% 128 De. Quarters (L. & B.) 22 Ditto, New Ditto, Fifth 5......... 2 Do 40/. Shares( L. )20 Do. 101. (M. & B.) A. 7 1 ..... 9 1 4 8 3 / 4 Do. 101. (M. & B.) IL 8 3 4 Do. 10!. (M. & B.) C, 1 3% ......... Loud. & Western 5O 46 00. New 50/. ..... 37%.... .. Do. New 40/. 3O Do. Tenths (Consol. )50 •••• ••• ••*** Ditto ditto 40 Ditto, Thirds B/. $ dis London, Salisbury, and Yeovil CHINA. We have received our dispatches and files of news papers brought by the Overland Mail from China. We, of.course, have not any intelligence from India of later date than that which appeared in The Sun of Wed nesday. (From the Overland Mail, Jan. 29.) GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. The Hon. Major-General Wm. Staveley, C. 8., Lieu tenant Governor of Hong-Kong, has this day taken the oaths and his seat as a member of the Executive Council of the colony of Hong-Kong and its dependencies. By order of his Excellency the Governor and Com mander-in-Chief of Hong-Kong, W. CAINE, Colonial Secretary. Colonial-office, Victoria, Hong-Kong, Jan. 27, 1848. When the mail of last month was dispatched great uncertainty prevailed as to the course which would be pursued towards the Chinese, though it was a very general impression that hostilities were inevitable. That such would be the result of the negotiations was in ferred from the precautionary measures of Government, by whom reinforcements were sent for to India and the Straits, and her Majesty's consul was instructed to address the subjoined notice to British residents at Can ton.* For out selves we have been unable to perceive in the melancholy occurrence at Hwang-chu-kee, grounds to justify a declaration of war, or such acts as would be equivalent to it ; and therefore indulged the hope that the matter might be amicably and speedily arranged. The result, so far as is publicly known, will be found in the notifications of the 13th and 18th, the one giving an extract from a d spatch dated the 11 th from her Majesty's consul, the other declaration to him from Keying dated the 12th, and an address to the people from the gentry of Canton. From these it would appear that Keying had availed himself of the disposition displayed by the gentry and literati in their address published in our last overland issue, by calling upon them to exert the influence they possess over the country people, and he seems confident that this, with the other arrangements he has made, will secure the desired ends. People more ready to blame what is done by others than to propose any effi cient and definite plan themselves, express great dis satisfaction at Sir John Davis for listening to such pro posals; but probably be has adopted the wisest policy in accepting them as an experiment until the instructions of her Majesty's Government are received; for we feel assured they will nut involve the two countries in ear until the futility of other modes of settlement has been proved, and not assumed merely, as is too often the case where local prejudices and local interests prevail. From Keying's declaration we gather that the main object. of Sir John Davis's negotiations has been the fulfilment of the first article of the treaty of Nanking, which provides that " there shall henceforward be peace and friendship between her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and his Majesty the Emperor of China, and between their re spective subjects, who shall enjoy full security and pro tection for their persons and property within the domi nions of each other." Another article proposes the limits within which these privileges are to be enjoyed by the British; but in the case of Canton they were never defined until the expedi tion in April last, when it was stipulated that " her Ma jesty's subjects shall be at liberty to roam for exercise or amusement in the neighbouring country without mo lestation, returning the same day, as at Shanghae, and any persons molesting them shall be severely punished." The Chinese authorities, from Keying downwards, have evinced an earnest desire to carry their stipulations into effect; but experience teaches them that " the self pro hibition of the people have more reality and effect than the prohibitions of the magistrates against the people;" and that the perpetual peace and friendship promised can never take effect until mutual prejudices are sub dued, and causes of provocation avoided. An impression prevails here that Lord Palmerston will readily avail himself of the indignation created by the first news of the fatal affray to propose extreme measures. The notification from the diplomatic department in our issue of to day cannot fail to attract general atten tion. We gladly infer fromit that the negotiations be tween the plenipotentiaries are likely to lead to a satis factory result, without the necessity of resorting to hos tilities, which the cause of humanity and the best in terests of our native country alike call upon us to de proate. We have been favoured with a copy of Le Morecien, of the 22d November, containing a farewell general order from Lieutenant-General Sir William Gomm (Governor of the colony), and an address from the inhabitants. Major-General Staveley, arrived by the Braganza yesterday morning, and landed about half-past ten o'clock at Pedder's Wharf, where he was received by Major-General D'Aguilar and staff with the military honours due to his rank. To day he is gazetted as Lieutenant-Governor, and a Member of the Executive Council. * " PUBLIC NOTICE. " British Consulate, Canton, Jan. 5, 1848. "Her Britannic Majesty's Consul at Canton has re ceived a dispatch from his Excellency her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, &c., &c., in which his Excellency de sires that British subjects be informed. that in the event of necessity arising for her Majesty's Consul and bis establishment retiring from this city, the British mer chants continuing to reside at Canton after his with drawal will be at their own risk. "FRANCIS C. MACGREGOR, H.B.M.'s Consul. " To H.B.M.'s subjects at Canton." Upon the publication of this circular several of the merchants made up inventories of their effects, and prepared to depart with their books and establishments to Hong-Kong and Macao; but the danger was pro bably not considered very imminent, as no great amount of goods seems to have been removed. FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS —The Courrier Belge of the 22d inst. says: A.ccounts from St. Petersburgh, of the 7th inst., state that an army of 400,000 men is to be concentrated on the western frontiers." The editor obrerves that the cypher of 400,000 is evidently much exaggera'ed, for that Russia never has assembled an army of 400,000 men upon one spot. ANTWERP, MARCH 22.—The Bank of Antwerp has announced that it will recommence the discount of Bel gian paper money at forty-five days exchange. This measure will be an immense relief to many, but in order to be efficacious the term ought to have been extended to ninety days. A convention has been concluded be tween the Government and the Societe GeLerale for the promotion of the national industry of Belgium, and by which the bills of the Societe Gel &ale and the Bank of Belgium will be valid as current coin.—Journal de Com merce d'Anvers, March 23. Sir Stratford Canning, English Ambassador at Constantinople, ar rived at Brussels with his family on Sunday, and had an audience with his Majesty yes terday. BOURSE OF AMSTERDAM, MARCH 21.—Divers reports of the sinister events which have taken place at Berlin have acted unfavourably both upon inland and foreign funds—all have again experienced a decline. HAYMARKET THEATRE. ---- Colley Cibbers' comedy of the Double Gallant was revived at this theatre last evening. The cast was very strong, including Mr. W. Farren as Sir Solomon Lud• life, Mrs. Niabett as his lady, and Mr. Webster as Atalt. It is a work of supererogation to criticise at this time of day, the plot, construction, or dialogue of a play so well known as the Double Gallant; we would, however, suggest to the management whether the play would not go" better if it were cut down into three acts. The piece seemed to drag last .night the intervals between the " good" things being too long. The ntise en scene was "superb. The house was exceedingly well attended. STOICS Pena.—The splendid mansion and park at Stoke, near Slough, which belonged to a descendant of the celebrated William Penn, has just been purchased, by private contract, of Mr. Grenville Penn for 62,000 L, by the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, the President of 'the Board of Trade. It was, a short time since, expected it would be purchased for the Duchess of Kent as her Royal Highn , ss's future residence, Prince Albert and other member; of the Royal family having inspected the mansion and extensive grounds. The Duchess, however, has no intention. at present, of removing from Frogmore house, near Windsor. CONSECRA.TION OF THE BISHOP OF HEREFORD. — The consecration of Dr. Hampden, the newly-elected bishop_ of H3reford, is appointed to take place at Lam beth Waco on Sunday (to-morrow), at ten o'clock. DON, SATURDAY E_VENING, MARCH . 25, 1848. THE SUN, LON lon I ..,iiierry&C ,, le.rain'z' 274...... Lon londerry and Ennis kin ...2b Low stoft (4 per ct.) ... 20 Di' to (6 per ct.) ..... 3 Manz'aester,Buxton,and Matlock. • . 3 ...... Manchester, Sheffield, ant Lincolnshire ...100 Do. Quarters (No. 1) 13 Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 . Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 7% — Ditto, New 10/. Pref... 7% — Ditto and Grimsby.— 25 Ditto ditto . ........ 7 Ditto ditto Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire 7ll .. •. •....... Do., Grimsby Dock... 1214 — Do. Man. & Lin. Union 41. 2s — AL:richest& Southampt. 214 — •.. -- liidlan4 ... 100 lOO% 101 100... 100 Do. Consolidated Pref.loo Do., do., 501. Shares... 15 ... .. 9 3 ,4 1 / Do. Birm., and Derbyloo Do.Consol. Bristol and Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 ......114 115% 114% Midlnd, Brist. & Glocstr. 36 Ditto, ditto ..... .. 1 1 /. 3 5. 6 d —..-.... — Midlnd, Leicest. & Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo - Midland Great Western Irish Middlesbro' and Redcar, _ —.--.....______ , 6 per cent. guar. New castle and Carlisle...loo Do. Quartors Newmrket& Chesterton' 18% — ..... ........ Do. Extension ...... —.2/. 12s — Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford 6 ....•• Newry and Enniskillen 7 — Newry, WatTenpoint, and Rostrevor .. 15 Norfolk .......... ........ —.IOO Do. New 20/. Do. Extension . 16 Do• Guaranteed 5 1 ,.ipc. 5 Do. Scrip, 1847, North of Norfolk.... 2 Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 Northern Counties Union 4 ...... ....• ' North British ... .... ... 25 Do. Half Shares 12%...... 9% 9th Do. Quarters 5% Do. Extension ig •••••• ••-• •• •••• • • •••••• g.'" Ditty Thirds North & South-Western 2 ...... ........ ...... North Stailord.shire lO ...... 9 .... ••• North Wales North Western.. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ...... 40 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Royston and Hitchin ... 1% Scottish Central Scottish Midland 22% • Ditto, New 10 Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole ... ........ ... 5 Shrewsbury and Birm... 7 Ditto ditto, Class B. 4 Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) l6 Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 - ........ Ditto Oswestry ...... 14 Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 6 Shrewsbury and Herefd. 2 - Shropshire Union South Devon 4O ...... ......... ..... Do. Preference South Staffordshire South Ex.sttrn & Dover. 33% 23 %.... . ........ Do., No. 1 24 Do., Nc ,2. Do., N 0.3 ...,... ...... 20 ...... - ........ Do., No. 4 .1 B,E South Wales south Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole 3 Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Stm. C0a1.... 6 Taw Vale Extension ... 4 Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath ... .. Waterford and Kilkenny 13 1 ...... .. — Waterford and Limerick 40 Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin W est Cornwall ...... ...... 6 ... .. -- W hitehaven & Furness 10 - Windsor, Staines, and South Western ..... ... 7 W ilts, S omerset, & Wey mouth 3O York, Newcastle, and Berwick. .... _ - '29% 30 ... ...... 30 Do. Original New and Berwick .. ...... Do. Extensioe No. 1. 15 Do. do. No. 2.-- ... 10 Do. G.N E.Preference 8 ...... 817., IA N 6 8N8 York anti North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference Di_ , . East and West Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 16 Central of Spain .. Ceylon Demerara 7% — ... Dendre Valley 4 Direct Bombay and Madras ss. . ... Dutch Rhenish ......... 7 ... .. ...... .... East Indian ....... 1 1,4 — ...... - ...• Great Indian Peninsular sa. — Italian and Austrian. ... 4 Jamaica S. Mid. Junction 1 ..... Louvain ala Sambre ... 6 Luxembourg.... 7 Lyons and Avignon . 5 Madrid and Valentia... 2 Namur and Liege ...... 16 ... . 2% X Northern of France...... 10 Orleans and Bordeaux 6 Over Yssel 413 s 4d..... Paris and Lyons lO .... 1% Paris and Orleans ...... 20 ..... Paris and Rouen ......... 20 ...... Paris and Strasbourg ... 8 Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse 2O ... .. 5 1 4 ... . Strasbourg and Basle ... 14 Tours and Nantes 8 Tourney, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hassel ...... 16 West Flanders 8%..... ........... JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia London Joint 5t0ck...... 10 ...... ....• Provincial of Ireland ... 25 British North American 50 London & Westminster. 20 2lxd . .. Commercial of London 20 Union of Madrid ...... ... 40 National Prov. England. 35 Ditto, New ...... .. ..... 10 Colonial \25 Union of L0nd0n......... .40 - Union of Australia Ditt0,New.............. 2%-.... • .... Ditto New... ..... ...... 10 National of Ireland 2246...... lIINES. Anglo-Mexican lOO - ...... Real Del Monte, Unreg. Brazilian Cocaes& Cuiba 30 British Iron . . l2 ...... Bolonos Scrip ...-. .. .... - Galvanized Iron lO Ditto, New LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MARCU 25.—Wind at noon N.N.W., light breeze and dull weather, with slight frost. TORBAY, MARCH 24.—The report of the Friendship, Osborne, from Littlehampton to Lianelly, arriving here with pumps choked, was incorrect, it should hare been the Providence, Gregory, previously reported. PirumEra, MARCH 23.—The stern of a ship, marked " Courier," and several pieces of wreck charred by fire, have been washed on shore in this district. DEAL, MAncir 24. Arrd. Elise, Volkertson, Ham burgh, for St. fetersburgh; Ilendrika. Laurens, Batavia, and sailed for Rotterdam; Jane, Goodwin, Patras; Harlequin, Blayn, Marsailles; Wave, Bell, Cardiff, with cargo shifted, having experienced severe weather; I Union, Chapman, Shields, and sailed for Malaga; Goohawk, Dobson, ditto, and sailed for Alexandria; Majestic, Alexander, ditto, and sailed for Barcelona; Nautilus, Finlay, ditto, and sailed for Constantinople; Ythane, Mumfoird, ditto, and sailed for Oporto; Rims well, Brown, Hull, for St. John's, New Brunswick; Eli zsbeth, of Belfrst, and sailed westward. FISHGUARD, MARCH 23. The Erin, Burn, from Wicklow to Swansea, with copper ore, put in here this morning leaky, and with sails split, and must discharge. A large mast (cut), has come on shore near this place. HULL, MARCH 24. The Alert, Thompson, from Liverpool to this port, which got on shore off Grain thorpe Haven on the 21st instant, has been got off, after discharging part of cargo, and has arrived here. YARMOUTH, MARCH 24.—The Blackett Hall, of Sun derland, got on. Barber Sand, yesterday, but was assisted off tc-day, and. proceeded. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) 00VIONT-GARDEN. Potatoes from 4s 9d to Ss ad per cwt. ; Onions, 2s to 2s 9d ; and /apples, 2s to 3s per half-sieve ; Oranges, 5s 6d to 12a per 100 ; Forced Asparagus, bs to 7s, and ditto Rhubarb, Is 4d to 2s per bundle ; New Pota toes, Is 6d to ls 9d per lb ; Greens, la 6d to 2s ; Tur nips, is 10d to 2s 6d; Leeks, id to ls; and Carrots, 3s 6d to bs ad peer dozen bunches •, Parsnips, 6d to is per dozen; Celery, 10d to is 10d; Horseradish, 2s to 4s 6d; andßrocoli, 2s to 3s 3d per bundle; Filb erts, id to 101 per lb; Spinach, 4s 6d to 5s per sieve; Sea Kail, Is 6d to 3s 34 per punnet; Turnip Greens, 2s ; and Brocoli Sprouts, 3s to 3s 6d per bushel. INTEUTIMILTE ATOM IMILDENHAZ.Ta. Prime Beef and Mutton wore in steady request at full prices. Otherwise the demand was in a sluggish state. Beef, from 2s 10d to 3s 8s; Mutton, 3s 43 to 4s 10d; Veal, 4s to slii and Pork, 3s 8d to 5s per Blbs by the carcase, These markets were by no means heavily sup plied today; yet the general demand was in a very sluggish state, at barely last week's quotations. Turkeys, 3s to 98 ; Geese, 4s to 6s 6d ; Ducks, is 6d to 6s 6d ; Rablxits, 9 d to is ad ; P igeons, 6d to 10d ; and roasting Pigs, bs to 8s each. owls, 3s 3d to 8s 61 ; and Chickens, 2s 6d to 5s per couple; Fresh Butter, is Id to Is 4d per lb ; Pheasants, 3s to 3s 6d; llares, 2s 3d to as ; and Wild Ducks, Is to 3s each. - -- lIIINGERrouro. Our markets to•day was well supplied with most kinds of produce, the demand fur which was in a sluggish state, at but little variation in prices. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s to 3s 10,I; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 10d; Veal, 4s 2d to ss; and Pork, 4s to 53 per Bibs. WEITEORAPEL. Beef, from 3s to 33 8d; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8t1; Veal, 4s to 5.; and Pork, 4s to 5s per 3 las. BILLINGSGIITE. Turbot;, 63 to 16r; Mills, is 61 to 54 6d; Cod-fish, 3s to 6s 3d ; Whitings, 4d to 8d ; Mackerel, 3d to 8d ; and Lobsters, is 6d to 3s each; Soles, 4d to 2s 9d per pair ; Smelts, is 3d to 2s 63 per dozen; Salmon, Is 4d to 2s; Eels, 61 to Is; Crimped Seat°, 6d to 10d; and Salt Fish, 2d to 6d per lb. BREAD. Therices of Wheaten Bread in the metr o p olis are from lid to 8d; of Household ditto, 6d to 7d per 4lbs toa BIDE bIAZEET. Market Hides, t,6lb to 641 b, lid to lid per lb; ditto 641 t) to 721 b, 2d to 21d; ditto, 721 b to 801 b, lid to 3d; ditto, 801 b to 381 b, 3d to 31d; ditto, 88lb to 961 b, 3fd to 34d ; ditto, 961 b to 1041 b, 34d to 4d ; Calf Skins (each), 4s 6d to 6s; Horse Hides, 88 6d to 9s ; Polled Sheep , as 7d to 4s 3d; Kents and Half-breds, 2s 10d to 3s 4d; Downs 2s 8d to 3s 3d; Shearlings, 4d to 6d. BAY liMAXILETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 2115 s to 31 15s; Clover, ditto, 31 15s to 41 15s ; and Straw, 11 2s to 11 8s per load. Supply.veryy. moderate, and trade dull. CoatnEaLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 16s to 31 16s ; Clover ditto, 31 151 to 41 12s; and Straw, 114 s to 118 s per load. A fair average supply, and a steady demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 15s to 3/ 14s; Clover ditto, 3/ 15s t• 4/ 16s; and Straw, 1/ 2s to 11 7s per load. Supply good, and trade very dull. COAL MARKET (Riddle's W. Hartley 14$ 6d Carr's Hartley Davison'sWest Hartley 15s Od New Pelton Main .. 13$ Od New Taufield Ord's Redheugh Tanfield Moor Townley ..... 14s Od Wylam 133 6d West Wylam Wall's End, Ere Bowicke and Co. Hedloy Braddyll's flatten 1 rs 0.1 Haswell 163 6d E—YESTEILDAY. Hettoit l6s Od Keepier lss 6d Lantbten Russell's Hettel Shotten .............. 15s 8d Whitwell Caradoe ..... . Hartlepool lss 64 Hudson's Hartlepool l5l Id Heugh Hall South Durham lie 9d Tees ......... 16s Od Abercrave Stone coal 2ls 6d Cowper Hartley Skips at market lOO COURT CIRCULAR. The following most gratifying bulletin of her Majesty's health was issued yesterday morning:— "Buckingham Palace, March 24, 1848, 9 Ix. " The Queen and the infant Princess continue well. " JAMES CLARK, " CHARLES LOCOCK, " ROBERT FERGUSON." Her Majesty's recovery is so far advanced that no more bulletins will be issued. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen yesterday morning. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse back yesterday forenoon, attended by Colonel Bouverie, Equerry in Waiting. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took their usual walking and riding exercise yesterday, and her Royal Highness the Princess Helena was taken an airing. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yesterday evening. His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the Commissioners for Pro meting and Encouraging the Fine Arts in the Rebuilding the Palace of Westminster. His Royal Highness ar rived at three o'clock at the new Palace, attended by Colonel Bouverie, Equerry in Waiting. The Commissioners present were the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Lincoln, Viscount Mahon, Viscount Mor peth, Lord Colborne, the Speaker of the House of Com mons, the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, the Right Hon. Sir James Graham, Sir R. H. Inglis, Mr. Hallam, and Mr. Wyse. The Secretary, Mr. Eastlake, was in at tendance. The meeting broke up soon after five o'clock. Her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia is indisposed at her residence at Kensington. A deputation, including the Rev. John S. Winter, Mr. John Hodgkins, and Mr. Edwin Hill, had an interview with Viscount Morpeth yesterday, at the office of Woods and Forests, in Whitehall-place, respecting the Health of Towns. The Rev. Dr. Alder had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Viscount de Moncorvo, the Portuguese Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. A deputation, including Lieutenant-Colonel Lindsay, Mr. Thicknesse, and Mr. Lord (from Wigan), had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home (Ace. Mr. Ingham, Secretary and Comptroller-General to the Commissioners for the reduction of the National Debt, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Ex chequer yesterday. Mr. Spackman and Mr. Russell had an interview with the Right Hon. Thomas Milner Gibson, at the Board of Trade yesterday, on matters connected with the Joint- Stock Companies Bill. A deputation, consisting of Lord Ashley, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Mr. Raikes Currie, M.P., and Sir Thomas Acland had an interview yesterday, with Earl Grey. Sir William Clay, Bart., Mr. Edward Coleman, Mr. John Fuller, Mr. William Jives, and Mr. William Tay lor, a deputation, with reference to includi n g the p arish of Bromley, Middlesex, in the Bill for Promoting Pub lic Health, had an interview yesterday with Viscount Morpeth. Last i 7 c.. 1 week. . 9 2 ;;;:. Welk ending NAME OF RAILWAY. 31ar. 19 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER. —FRIDAY. Very little done since our last ; the following quota tions are confined to bets actually laid :--- NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.-5 to 1 aga Ballinafad ; 9 to 1 agst Joc o' Sot ; 12 to 1 agst Enchanter. CHESTER CUP.-22 to 1 agst Cracow (t); 30 to 1 ll e tman Platoff colt ; 35 to 1 agst Enchant er ; 500 to 10 agst Magnet (twice). HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Dorington lids., Mon., Clifton Village--101; Wed., Hathern Turn-111-; Sat., Moira Baths-101. Rufford lids., Mon., Rufford Abbey-11. Mr. Lumley's hds., Tues., Barlborough Hall; Thurs., Stainton Village- 10 1. Sir R. Sutton's lids., Mon., Allexton-101-; Tues., Barden Hall; Wed., Widinerpool Inn; Thurs., Oadby Tollbar; Sat., Thrussington---11. Lord H. Bentinck's hds., Mon., Branston Wood; Wed., Linwood-by.Rasen; Thurs., Eagle Wood; Sat., Somer by Hall. Mr. Brearey's beagles, Tues. and Thurs., Hoon Hay Mount; Sat., Spondon -1 2. Duke of Rutland's lids., Mon., Langer ; Tues., Weaver's Lodge; Wed., Easton Hall; Fri., Lenton Crawley and Horbham hds., Mon., the Crab Tree; Wed., the Fox, Three Bridges ; Fri., the Beeches, Handcross-104. East Essex lids., Tues., Crouch Fair Green; Sat., Black water-street -1 01-. Herefordshire lids., Tues., Westhide ; Fri., Burley Gate. Mr. Horndon's hds., Mon., Grestone Bridge-101. Devon hds., Mon., Canonteign-11. Ledbury hds., Mon., Eastwood Oak; Thurs., Hall Court, Bishop's Froome-10f. Monmouthshire lids., Mon., Graig Finger-post; Fri., Ragland-101. Tiverton hds., Mon., Hawkeridge; Wed., Winsford Village; Sat., Anstey Kennels-101. Mr. Trelawney's lids., Tues., Buller's Arms, Dean; Fri., Holne Cot-101-. Wheatland hds., Buildwas Bridge ; Fri., Burwarton-9. B. V. 11., Tues., Milton Park Wood (roe deer)-11. • RAILWAY RETURNS RAILWAY TY.AFFIC.—The following are the Total ReMOB of Ital. ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous .... . . Amiens and Boulogne. • • •• • • •• • •• • • Arbroath and Forfar •• • •• • •••• • • " Chester and Birkenhead •• • • ••• • • • • • Caledo Chester and Holyhead. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Cockerrnouth and Workington.... . • • Dublin and Drogheda. • •• • • •• • •• • • • • Dublin and Kingstown • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen •• • • East Anglian.... • • • • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow . •• • • • •• • • • • Edinburgh and Northern • • • • • • • • • • • • Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. East Lancashire • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Eastern 'Union • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Glasgow, Garukirk, and Coatbridge... Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • • • • Glasgow and Greenock• • • • • • •• • " • • Great Southern and Western . • • • • • • • Great Western, &,e • • • • • • • " " •" • • • Kendal and Windermere........... Lancashire and Yorkshire.. • • • • • Lancaster and Carlisle • • • • • • • • ..... - Leeds and Thirsk....• • • • • • • " '• •" • Londonderry and t• nniskillen.• • • •••• London and North Western, &c. London and Blackwall• • • • • • • • • • • • • • London and Brighton . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • London and South Western. • • •• • • • • Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Maryport and Carlisle • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham.. • • Midland Great Western (Irish) • • • • .• Newmarket.• • • • • • • • • • • • " • • • • • • • • • • Newcastle and Car1i51e.............. 2,135 2, 985 1,979 1, 16,663 16, 117 - 5,849 8, 1,380 144 - 3G,'212 35, 692 6,539 5, 6,973 6, 2,163 1, 447 16,0114 17 677 - 1,828 2, 1,577 1, 1,907 :1, 2,805 5, 1,176 - North British .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Paris and Rouen . • • • • • • • • • • " • • • • Rouen and Havre .. • • • • • • " " • • " Scottish Central ...... . . • • Shrewsbury and Chestsr • • • • • • • • • • South Eastern and Branches •• • • • • South Dev0n..................... Taft Vale 480 7,105 6 526 1,957 1, 849 173 - Ulster . • ..... ••• ••••••• • • • • • • • Whitchaven Junction .• • • • • • • • • • • • Wishaw and Coltncss •• • • • • ••• • • York and Newcastle . • • • • •• •• • • • • York and North Midland •.•• • • • • 10,013 7,: 7,438 5,' IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, March 24. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY took his seat on the Woe 'sack at Five o'clock. JEWS. The Bishop of LLANDAFF presented several peti tions against the admission of the Jews. QUEEN'S PRISON BILL. This Bill passed through Committee. ODD FELLOWS. Lord BEAUMONT presented a petition from the Odd Fellows of Durham, praying that they may be placed under the provisions of the Friendly:Societies Act. AUDIT OF RAILWAY ACCOUNTS' BILL This Bill, on the motion of Lord MONTEAGLE, was read a third time and passed. CRIMINAL LAW ADMINISTRATION BILL. Lord CAMPBELL moved the second reading of this Bill, with respect to which he would not occupy their Lordships' time, as he believed it would not have to encounter any opposition. Its object, as their Lordships were aware, was for the purpose of establishing a court of appeal in criminal cases. Ile objected to the measure which had been proposed some two years since for the purpose of establishing a court of appeal in criminal cases, before which convicts could, as a matter of right, move for a new trial, because it would give a most unfair advantage to the rich man over the pour man. In no country in Europe was such an appeal admitted. In France, the Court of Cassation merely decided on matters of law; not on matters of fact, but still he admitted that some alteration in the criminal law on that point was necessary, and lie should not object to have the matter referred to a Select Committee. The Marquis of SALISBURY defended the manner in which justice was administered by the county magis trates and in Courts of Quarter Session. Lord CAMPBELL had no intention of casting the slightest slur on the administration of the criminal law by the Courts of Quarter Session. After a few words from the Earl of DEVON and Lord STANLEY, the Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be referred to a Select Committee. , Their Lordships then adjourned. ROUSE OF COMMONS, March 24. The SPEAKER took the Chair a few minutes before Four o'clock. PATENT GALVANIZED IRON COMPANY. Mr. BROTHERTON moved that leave be given to withdraw the petitions of John Chevallier Cobbold (presented 28th February), and of Henry Pattison (presented Ist March), against the Patent Galvanized Iron Company (Incorporation of Company, with powers to hold lands to raise money by loan, and to purchase Letters Patent) Bill. That leave be given to withdraw the petitions of John Chevallier Cobbold (presented 28th February), and of Henry Pattison (presented Ist March) against the Patent Galvanized Iron Company trading under the style or firm of " Manus and Rawlinsons" Bill.—Agreed to. SECOND READINGS. The following Railway Bills were read a second time and ordered to be committed. Aberdeen (Additional Capital). Airdrie and Bathgate Junction (Amendment and De viation). Arbroath and Forfar (Additional Capital). Birmingham and Oxford Junction (Deviation from Leamington to Warwick). Bristol and Exeter (Glastonbury Navigation and Canal Purchase). Direct London and Portsmouth. Drumpeller Railway. Dundee and Arbroath (Dundee Junction). Dundee and Perth (Dundee Juuction). Dundee and Perth (Lease of the Dandee and Arbroath Railway), Dunfermline and Qaeensferry (from Dunfermline to North Queensferry, with a Branch to Inverkeithing Harbour). Edinburgh and Glasgow (No. 2—Amendment of Acts, New Branches, Abandonment of Branch, and Increase of Capital). Edinburgh and Glasgow, 'and Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monklands Junction (Amendment of Acts). East Anglian (Ely and Huntingdon Railway, Extension of Time). East Lincolnshire (Alteration of Great Grimsby Branch). Furness Railway. Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr (Revision of mlximum Tolls and Charges on the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railways). Great Western (to confer additional Powers on the Company with reference to the Purchase of the Birmingham and Oxford Junction, &c., Railways). Great Western (Loop Line from the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway through Leamington). Kendal and Windermere Act Amendment. Leeds and Thirsk (Alteration of Levels of Leeds and Hartlepool Railway in Eagleecliffe, Preston, and Stockton, &c.) London and South-Western Railway Company's !Acts Amendment, Extension, Deviation, and New Works. London and South-Western, Exeter and Crediton, Taw Vale Railway and Dock, and Bothnia and Wade bridge Railway Companies Arrangements. London and South-Western Railway Company and Southampton and Dorchester Railway Company Amalgamation. London, Brighton, and South Coast (London bridge and New Cross Stations, &c). London and Blackwell Connecting Branch, &c. Londonderry and Enniskillen (Relinquishment of Line between Omagh and Enniskillen, &c.) Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Humber Fer ries Improvement at Hull and New Holland, &c.) Midland (Branch to Ripley, &c.) Midland Great Western of Ireland (Deviation Line from !re Mullingar to Athlone). Midland (Alteration of the Line and Branches near Wellingborough, and Approach to the Wellingborough Station). Newport and Pontypool Act Amendment. Norfolk (Amendment of Acts and Extension of Time for commencing Reedham and Diss Branches). North British (No. I—lncrease and Division of Capital). North British (No. 2—Junction with Leith Branch of the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway, &c.) Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Extension of Time, &c.) South Wales Amendment of Acts. Vale of Neath (Power to the South Wales Company to subscribe, and Amendment of Acts). Whitehaven and Furness Junction (Extension or Devi ation Line from Silocroft to Foxfield, &c.) York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Great North of Eng land, Clarence, and Hartlepool Junction Railway, and Hartlepool Dock and Railway Leasing). York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Deviation and abandon ment of part of the Thirsk and Melton Branch). The Burutisland harbour Improvement Bill was read a second time, end ordered to be committed. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY (POWER TO PURCHASE) BILL. On the motion that this Bill be read a second time, Mr. FORSTER rose to move, as an amendment, that it be read a second time this day six months, on the ground that it would place in the hands of a railway company the monopoly of the traffic between Dublin and Holyhead. Mr. H. BERKELEY seconded the motion, and said, no doubt, the President of the Railway Board, if he were in the House, would also join in the opposition. Mr. GLYN then said the Bill was not now brought in for the first time, as it had been on a former occasion, before the House. The Commissioners of Railways at that time allowed the Bill to proceed, and the Committee to whom it was referred declared that its carrying out was expedient; but it was withdrawn simply on the ground that the session was near its close, and that it could not be complete l before the prorogation. The Chester and Holyhead Railway Company, F o far from wishing to establish a monopoly, were perfectly ready to treat with the established companies if they were disposed to undertake the service ; if they were prepared to do so the promoters of the Bill were prepared to withdraw that p'rtion of it. The condi tion, however, on which the company proposed carry ing out the steam-boat communication, with the terms they proposed to charge, were before the House, and were to be ren&red subject to the approval of the Board of Trade. The rates were extremely low. Mr. F. FRENCH opposed the Bill, on the ground that it would utterly ruin the existing companies. After a few words from Sir W. HEATilcurE, Mr. GLYN stated, in reply, that the company sought power to raise further additional capital, and that they would be put to much inconvenience if those provisions were not assented to. Sir H. VERNEY considered that the Bill would create a monstrous monopoly, and that therefore the House ought not to consent to it. iMr. GLYN said that, acting upon the suggestion of the Hon. Member, he would withdraw his motion. The second reading of the Bill was then postponed. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY (BRANCH FROM SLOUGH TO WINDSOR). On the motion for the second reading of this Bill, Mr. GLADSTONE said that he much regretted the absence of a Member of the Government of whose ser vices the House was at present deprived by the late de cision of a Committee—he meant the Right Hon. Gen tleman at the head of the Railway Board, the late Mem ber for Derby, because the suggestion he (l ate M 1 stone) was about to make was one which could have been offered with peculiar propriety in presence of the Right lion. Gentleman, but in his absence he should address himself to the Noble Lord at the head of the Woods and Forests; and while stating to the House his regret at the absence of the Right. Hon. Gentleman, he might perhaps be permitted to express a confident and earnest hope that the Noble Lord would permit himself to be appointed & mediator between the two great com panies interested in this question, with the view of pre venting :the enormous expenditure and haraseing liti gation which had taken place heretofore. In the last ses sion of Parliament both the South-Western and Great Western introduced Bills to enable them to reach Windsor. The Bill of the Great Western was rejected, and that promoted by the South-Western Company, extending their line from Richmond and Staines to near Windsor, was adopted. That being the case, the South-Western had seen proper to introduce in the present session a Bill for the purpose of connecting Eton and Windsor with Slough, as well as with Richmond and Staines. This would be done by means of a single terminus for Eton and Windsor, and that would be of course the best terminus that the case could admit of. The South-Western were obliged to run their line at a vast expense, a bridge having to be cons tructed over the Thames at Windsor, yet the line they now proposed to extend, although as good a one as in the circumstances they could get, was still a very objectionable one. He did not think that the competition that existed between the com panies to the town of Windsor would bent fit either party. He could not imagine for a moment that three lines to London could exist eves if they were sanc tioned. A Bill of the South-Western Company's had been passed two days ago, and the present Bill would, therefore, only open up the controversy which had raged in past times. They might now look forward to an extensive litigation between parties. There could be no doubt that the heads of Eton College would offer a determined opposition to the Bill; the Great Wes tern ;and South-Western Company would wage another desperate warfare. There could be no question of such if the Great Western were permitted the privilege of making a line to the royal rsidence. Now, he thought that the Noble Lord ought, with the influence which his position gave him, with the advantages of his well-known and estima ble character, and with his distinguished reputation as one of the representatives of her Majesty's Government, he did think that the Noble Lord, on such an occasion as the present, when the question involved the comfort and convenience of her Majesty, and the integrity of the royal dwelling—he thought that in such a case the Noble Lord might very well be disposed to take on himself the character of mediator, and by his influence with the opposing parties do great good, by preventing litigation and se moving an existing cause of offence and quarrel. He was not there as the advocate of the college, or of any competing railway company. It did rest with the House to reject the second read ing of this Bill, but he believed that the House would agree with him in thinking that if the Noble Lord, by his interference between these two companies, could prevent the incurring of enormous expenses, he would be not only conferring a boon upon the companies themselves, but upon the college, the town of Wind sor, and the public generally. If this Bill should pass the House might rest assured that the matter would not end here. In that case the South- Western would press for powers to enable them to carry their station to the town of Windsor. They would naturally ask the House to extend the same advantages to them that it did to the Great Western. lie did not see how the House could refuse them. Fully acquainted as he wus with all the cite:utneeances of the case, he must state his conviction that it would be impossible for the House to refuse the South-Western Company a station at Windsor, if they allowed the Great Western to carry their line as at present contemplated. Now, for the purpose of public convenience, and for:the purpose, in part, of preserving, if not of furthering the well-being of Eton College, with which many of their early recollections were associated, and of preventing an expensive and unncessary contest, he did think that if the House could induce the Noble Lord to take on himself a task of this kind, he might be well considered a public benefactor. Lord MORPETII said that, with reference to what the Right Hon. Gentleman had suggested in so pleasing a manner, as to his great powers as a mediator, he could assure him that no one would be inure rejoiced than he if an end could be put to the prosecution of the further litigation between these two great companies with respect to this object of coming into the royal borough of Windsor. He (Lord Morpeth) had, as the Right Hon. Gentleman observed, when referring to Eton, many pleasing recollections of thee place, and he was happy to see that he had the sympathies of the Right Hon. Gentleman on this subject; but, with respect to a reconciliation of the matters in dispute between the Great Western and South-Western Companies, he must confess that he had no expectations that he should be able to adjustithem; and he could not avoid expressing his opinion that any benefit which for public convenience, ought to be conferred upon one company, and one only, ought, in consideration of their longer occupation of the district, to be conferred upon the Great Western Com pany. Mr. CRIPPS did not exactly understand for whom his Right Hon. Friend appeared. He did not understand him to appear for the SoutloWestern Company, and he had himself told the House that he did not represent the interests of Eton College. With respect to the suggestion made by the Right Hon. Gentleman, he (Mr. Cripps) would only say that while the Great Western Company did not fear to meet the ordeal of any of the tribunals, they were quite ready to have the question in the hands of the Noble Lord, the First Commissioner of Woods and Forests, or with the Noble Lord at the head of her Majesty's Government. His Right Hon. Friend stated a fact when he told them that one of the objects of the Great Western Company, in the outset, was to carry their lino into Windsor. They proposed some years ago to do so, but special influence was set at work to prevent them from succeeding in this endea vour. A few years after the South-Western Company brought forward a Bill, and succeeded to a considerable extent in obtaining what they sought in this direction. Their scheme was a much more objectionable one than that proposed by tee Great Western Company from Slough, inasmuch as it passed directly le twE en the Castle and the river. When he came into the House that night, he had not the slightest idea that any opposition would be given to the Bill, and he was therefore taken somewhat by surprise by the Right Hon. Gentleman. He would not, however, fatigue the House by going into the his tory of the contests between the Great Western and South-Western Companies. In conclusion, he would again repeat that he was quite willing to leave the matter in the hands of the Noble Lord, Mr. CHAPLIN said that the Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down had, on the part of the Great Western Company, expressed himself ready to place him self in the hands of the Noble Lord at the head of the Woods and Forests. He (Mr. Chaplin) would be equally ready on tire part of the South-Western Company to do so. The House would bear him out when he said that, in the last session o Parliament, a Bill of theirs was suspended in its pro gress that a fair opportunity might be afforded for the Great Western and South-Western Companies to meet the differences between them by a friendly arrangement. But he must be permitted to say that, however strongly the Noble Lord had expressed himself now in favour of a settlement of this question, he (Mr. Chaplin) could not give him great credit for his etiOrts to bring about such on a former occasion. The proposition made by the South-Western to the Great Western Company was a very fair one. They proposed that whoever should carry out the line to Windsor should consent to a clause giving to the other power to use the line; but the Noble Lord never evinced the slightest proof of wishing to bring about this arrangement, nor was there reason to suppose that the Great Western Company were inclined to come on our line or let us go on theirs. If the Noble Lord acceded to the suggestion of the Right lion. Gentleman he should, on the part of the South-Western, very readily consent to the arrange ment. Lord MORPETH said he should have been glad to offer his mediation, but he confessed he had no great hope of a favourable result. The Earl of LINCOLN said, that after the readiness evinced by the representatives of those two great com panies, he did hope that the Noble Lord opposite would withdraw his repudiation of the task sought to be im posed on him, and thereby give the country and the par. ties particularly interested an opportunity of bring ing this question to a satisfactory result. 'The Noble Lord said that if any company obtained an entrance into Windsor it should be the Great Western Company. He (Lord Lincoln) was quite pre pared to agree with the Noble Lord thus tnr, but if they ?,-ranted the Bill now before the House , and allowed the Great Western Company an entrance into the town of Windsor on the one side, the South-Western would in a few years ask the House to give them also an entrance into Windsor on the other side, and he did not see how their request, under the circumstances, could be well refused. These companies had already expended large sums in their efforts to approach the town of Windsor. and these sums would be largely and permanently in creased if they had two stations instead of one terminus common to both companies. He was happy to find that the results which were only too frequently obtained by a circuitous and expensive mode, might be had by a simpler process, and he hoped, therefore, that the Noble Lord would consent to this amicable arrangement be tween the two companies. Lord MORPETII said, that so falifrom repudiating this proposal, he should be extremely glad to consent to it, it the two companies would only show a disposition themselves to smooth away difficulties. Tile Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be cominitted. SLIGO ELECTION. The following Members appeared at the table and were sworn to try the merits of the election for Sligo:—Mr. T. C. Granger (C, - :airman), Mr. Disraeli, Mr.P. Scrope, Mr. J. Hayward, and Sir J. Jolinstone. RYE ELECTION. The following Members appeared at the table, and were sworn to try the merits of the election for Rye:— Mr. E. Divett (Chairman), Sir 11. littiford, Mr. J. 11. Vivian, the Hon. F. Charteris, and Jlr. M. J. Blake. THE EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN RAILWAY. On the motion for the second reading of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway and Stirling and Dunfermline Railway (Queensferry and luverkeithiug Branches) Bill, Sir J. CLERK opposed the motion. He moved, as an amendment, that the Bill be read a second time this day six months. Mr. F. MACKENZIE said the Right Hon. Baronet was in error when he supposed this was a similar Bill to the one rejected last year. In the present Bill many improvements and amendments had been intro duced, said, as most parties who opposed the Bill had since withdrawn their opposition he thought the house ought, in justice to the company, to reject the amendment. Mr. COWAN supported the second reading. The Bill was only opposed by one individual, and even that opposition arose out of the fact that the company had refused to give 50,000/. for the land belonging to him which the line traversed. Mr. son' ELION opposed the second reading. The House then divided, when there appeared — For the amendment Against it Majority in favour of the amendment —45 The Bill was lost. Mr. REYNOLDS presented several petitions against the Chester and Holyhead Railway Bill, GAME-LAWS. Mr. BRIGHT gave notice of his intention to move immediately after the Easter recess, for leave to bring in a Bill for the repeal of the Game-laws. FARES ON RAILWAYS. Mr. BANKES gave notice of his intention to move on au early day a resolution for the purpose of securing a diminished rate of charges to the p ublic u p on all rail ways in the United Kingdom. DERBY ELECTION. An Tim MEMBER gave notice of his intention to move, upon an early day, that the minutes of the evi dence given before the Derby Election Committee should be priated. ENTERING PORTS WITHOUT PILOTS. Lord RENDLESHAM wished to ask the Secretary of the Admiralty, whether it be trw, that two French steam-ships of war were brought into Sheerness harbour during the night by their owu masters, without any.assis tance from a licensed pilot? Also, whether, on the occa sion of a French ship of war coming into Harwich harbour this last autumn, there was not some delay or 1,087 2 1 % 2 20 3 % 8 97% 44 3 / 4 - stAit 30 1 / 2 4% 7 / A 91 2 .8% 3 1 / 2 45% 9 3 4 75 8% 1% 23% 28 4 21xd CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor heard appeal motions to day. CLIFFORD V. TURRI LL. This case was part heard yest,rday upon an appeal motion from the deci.ion of the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce. The LORD CHANCELLOR this morning, on taking his seat, gave jaiLzment, discharging the order pronounced by the Vice-Chanctlior. TONLINS)N V. THE NJRTEI STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY. This case came before his Lordship upon an appeal motion from the judgment of the Vice-Chancellor of England, ordering an injunction which he had previously granted to be dissolved. The injunction which had been granted exparte restrained the North Stafford shire Railway Company from proceeding with an embankment over certain glebe lands belong ing to the plaintiff, in the parish of Stoke-upon- Trent, and from doing any other act for the purpose of carrying their railway over a part of such lands upon a solid embankment instead of upon a viaduct, and from ire any manner constructing their railway otherwise than trey we re empowered to do by the Act of Parliament. The statements in the Bill upon which the injunction was granted were to the effect that the railway company were acting contrary to the powers of their Act; that from the original plans laid down by the company the L plaintiff was led to believe that no embankment would be made, but that the railway was to be carried across by I means of a viaduct, and that upon this understanding the valuation was made under which the plaintiff was to receive the sum of 1,6001. The principal reason the plaintiff had for supposing that an embankment was not to be made, was that only so much land was marked upon the place as intended to be taken as would enable the company to construct a viaduct of the same width at the base as upon the top. The defendants asserted that it never had been their intention to make a viaduct, and that they had given the plaintiff notice in July last that they should require an increased quantity of land, which would enable them to form the base of the same width as other parts of the line where embankments were made. Upon the motion being made before the Vice- Chancellor of England to dissolve the injunction, his Honour ordered the injunction to be :dissolved, considering that a sufficient case had not been made out for maintaining it. Observing, also, that there was no question that the company had a right at law to make the embankment, although some misunderstanding ap peared to have taken place. At any rate there bad been no binding agreement between the parties, but the whole affair had originated in a mistake; and he thought the injunction ought never to have been applied for. From this decision the present appeal was brought. Mr. Rolt and Mr. Lake Russell appeared in support of the appeal motion; and Mr. Bethell and Mr. Malins supported the decision of the Court below. The LORD CHANCHLLOR, without hearing counsel in support of the decision of the Court below, dismissed the appeal motion with COAL THE ATTORNEY- GENERAL V. MUNRO. In our report of this case, yesterday, we stated that Mr. Grant was the trustee who forcibly took possession of the church, it should have been Mr. Shepherd. BARKER. V. THE NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. This case came before his Lordship upon ap peal from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, refusing to dissolve an injunction which had been granted ex parte. The p laintiff is the owner of land and saltworks, at Sandback, in Cheshire, and the North Staffordshire Railway Com pany having given him notice of their intention to take nine pieces of land belonging to him, and then having entered upon the land, tendering a bond for the value of seven pieces only, an injunction was granted restraining them from further entry upon the land, or continuing in possession of, or constructing their railway works upon, any part of it. Upon an application on behalf of the company to dissolve the injunction the Vice-Chancllor refused the motion, and from that decision the present appeal was brought. The LORD CHANCELLOR, without hearing counsel in support of the judgment of the Court below, dismissed the appeal motion with costs. " - •btrb 211ition INSURRECTION IN WARSAW AND POSEN. A second edition of the Cologne Gazette of yester day (24th), announces that the insurrection had broken out at Warsaw and at Posen, and that the insurgents had declared their intention of establish ing the Polish Republic. RHENISH PRUSSIA. 1,40 hi 4 2,799 100 - G 55 525 752 442 - 3,220 3, 1,084 - 10,711 8; &STYILLE.-I\lr. James Ingamells has three ewes that have y.arned ten lambs within the past week, viz.—two three each, and one four lambs.—Lincolnshire Chronicle. M. Guizot has taken a residence in Brompton square, and has removed, with the Mesdemoiselles Guizot from Mr. James 13roadwood's mansion in Bryanstone square. Madame Guizot, the mother of the distinguished exile, is with M. Guizot and family. Last night the City of London Amicable Assembly terminated their grand series of ten balls. It was at tended by nearly four hundred persons. Adams's cellent band highly delighted the company with admi rable music. The inhabitants of Cologne, on Thursday, resolved to separate themselves from Prussia, and establish a republic, if the KING does not concede all their de mands, including universal suffrage. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) RYE. The Select Committee appointed to try the merits o the Rye election petition, complaining of Mr. IL M. Curties' return, met for the first time this morning; Mr. Divett in the chair. Mr. James appeared for the petitioners ; and Mr. M. D. Hill, with whom was Mr. Johnson, for the sitting Member. Mr. JAanes said the petition contained allegations of bribery and treating, but probably, when he took a preliminary objection to the return, the Committee would see that they could declare the election void without his going into those more serious charges. The objec tion he had to take was that the Mayor of Rye, who was the returning officer, neglected to give a proper notice or proclamation of the election. The attention of his worship was called to the defect by a formal protest, signed by several electors; but notwithstanding that caution, the polling was proceeded with on the day nomi nated for the purpose in the irregular proclamation. The law required that four clear days' notice should be given of the election, but as in this case the proclamation was issued on the Monday, and the election took place on the following Thursday, it was clear that the election was not legal. Mr. JOHNSON said he was prepared to admit on behalf of Mr. Curteis, that the objection was good, and that the election must be declared void. Ife should be glad, however, to know if it was the intention of his Learned Friend to proceed with the allegations of bribery and treating. Mr. JAMES intimated that it was not, and that he only intended to 'move the irregularity of the election. Witnesses were accordingly called to establish the allegation of informality in the return. Mr. JOHNSON applied to the Committee for costs on behalf of the sitting Member. There was no foundation for the allegation of bribery and treating. Mr. Curteis was far away from Rye when the election took place, and the lion. Gentleman was nominated and returned without his knowledge and consent. Mr. JAMES resisted the application, and called a wit ness to prove that it was usual and customary to put into these petitions the two allegations of bribery. The CHAIRMAN remarked that if that were so it was time the custom was put a stop to. The room was then cleared, and after a lapse of a few minutes strangers were re-admitted, when The CHAIRMAN stated that the Committee had unani mously come to the following resolutions : " That Henry Mascall Curteis, Esq., was not duly elected a burgess to serve in the present Parliament for the borough of Rye. " That the last election for the said borough was a vo id election, due notice not having been given by the returning officer for the holding of such election. "That in the petition there were certain specific alle gations of bribery and treating, on the part of the sitting Member and his agent, proof of which no evidence was offered to the Committee, 6ud the Committee are of opinion that such allegations are unfounded, and were made without any reasonable or probable ground, and were therefore frivolous and vexatious; and the Com mittee do hereby order, that all the costs and expenses of, and referring to the said allegations, shall be forth with paid by the petitioners, or their sureties, to the said Mr. Curteis. " That the defence of the :aid Mr. Curties is not frivo• ' 5l lobs or vexatious." i2l This closed the labours of the Committee. SLIGO. 33 The Committee appointed to try the merits of the 112 Sligo election petition, against the return of Mr. P. - Somers, mot for the first time this morning; Mr. Grainger 4.3 in the chair. Mr. M. D. llill and Mr. Mere wetlier appeared for the 392 645 petitioners, and Mr. Sergeant Wraaigharn and Mr. Pearcy 499 Banks for the sitting Member. 126 Mr. HILL opened t he case for the p etitioners, re -950 marking that the petition contained three allegations -250 first, that the sitting Member neglected or refused to 254 make the declaration of his qualification within twenty -7240 four hours after he was called u p on to do so; secondly, want of q ualification; and, thirdly, that the election was carried by fraud, force, and violence. Evidence was then put in to prove that the usual de -187 inand for a declaration of Mr. Somers' qualification was r 56 duly served upon the lion. Gentleman; after which tzs Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM insisted that the demand s 2 was not complete, inasmuch as it was not accompanied tis with a tender of money to defray the expenses of making the declaration. The Committee held the objection to be good. ,52 Evidence was adduced to show that the rent-charge in 'te the county of Clare, which Mr. Somers specified in his 47 declaration, was so encumbered with judgments as to re duce the annual returns below 3001. 135 Mr. Sergeant Wit ANGRAINI admitted the encumbrances , " 5 but said that Mr. Somers had property in the county of r" Sligo to satisfy the judgments, which was included in the 174 162 declaration of qualification. The COMMITTEE decided that that declaration was not made in copliance with the Act of Parliament. 314 799 The Committee then adjourned till Monday. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, MARCH 24.—We have had a quiet market this week, and the transactions since our last ara unimportant, at rather easier rates.—Bristol Mercury. The Sacred Harmonic Society will perform llandel's Dtttingen Te Deum and Mendelssohn's Hymn. of Praise, at Exeter Hall, on Wednesday next. POLITICAL OFFENDERS.—The notice of motion which has been entered on the books of the House of Commons, by Mr. Feargus O'Connor, is to the effect, that on Thursday, the Gth of April, he will move the presentation of an address to her Majesty, praying that she will be graciously pleased to extend her royal pardon to John Frost, Zephania Williams, and William Jones, and " all other political offenders."