The Sun. — London, England, 1848-04-25 00:00:00

tition or di; I no thin g as to n ish the p ays to ig noran t , it will 'please those of better taste, and the closer it is gizatai'ned convey the better notion of what it is de signed to represent. THE COSMORAMA, REGENT-STREE.T. This exhibition was we ll attended b y Easter v i sitors; indeed, the sightseers were more than usually nume rous, but not more numerous than the merit of the , ex hibition deserved. I n addition to several of the -pictures before exhibi ted there were several new ones viz., " The Palace of Versailles," taken from Le Bosquet du Rocher, exceedingly well painted; the a Pyramids and Sphinx," from a point of view well chosen, and by which the common•place representa tion of these extraordinary objects is avoided, and a novelty of effcct produced ; the " Interior of St. Peter's at Rome," in which the immense space of the interior of the edifice is admirably given ; and a Mont Blanc, from the Village of Chaumouny," in which dioramic effects are introduced. The progress made in this class of painting within a very few 3 ears is very surprising. The representations of natural scenery and interiors of l arge e difi ces are now g i v en with great accuracy, and the eye takes in at a glance what cannot be conveyed by small paintings or draw ings, however well painted or drawn. PANORAMA, LEICESTER-SQUARE. Though the weather was lowering, and Leicester square in the early part of the day was disgraced by tb? ragged groups who patronise the lately rejected of Westminster, a suffici , at number of visitors looked In at this exhibition to prove that the public estimate 'talent, and can form a sufficiently correct judgment of what is worth being seen. A notice of the new picture exhibited, the " City of Vienna," has already been given in our columns, and it is, therefore, un necessary to say anything further of its merits, 'though it may be observed that the tone of colour is improved by exposure to the air and light. The other pictures, particularly the view of Athens, are as much admired as ever. They are certainly amongst the best things Mr. Burford has produced, and will secure the reputation he has deservedly acquired by many delightful pictures. THE POLYTECILNIC INSTITUTION. From the great number of persons who visited this place in the course of yesterday, it would appear that wither rain nor any unpleasant combination of the elements will prevent people going where they think they shall meet with something worth being seen or beard. The galleries and the two theatrs were tilled with visitors. The new theatre is a very fine room, and well adapted for lectures or exhibitions of scien tific effects. The great number of models and speci rnens with which the institution abounds have been re-arranged an 4 classified with proper attention to their various characters and natures, and the bill of fare, which consists of lectures by Dr. Ryan and Professor Bachoffner, musical illustrations, dissolving views, &c., affords a variety sufficient to amuse and instruct visitors of every taste. The diving bell was yesterday a great attraction, the seats within being elgerly sought after by the intrepid of both sexes. Some experiments were made with Captain Smith's (R.N.) belt, the life and property preserver, which were completely successful. Amongst the numerous minor exhibitions of art were some beautiful cut stones or seals by Mr. Giffard of various wild animals ; tliey are very elaborate. MADAME TUSSAUn:s. In spite of the very unfavourable state of the weather, the attractions of this exhibition drew a numerous company together. The rooms were not so crowded as on some more propitious occasions, but, nevertheless, there were sufficient numbers to show the estimation in which the curious collection of the effigies of dea I and living heroes and heroines, origi nals and oddities of all countries and ages, is held. There have been several additions to the muster-roll, the last two being M. Guizot, the French ex-Minister, and Howqua, the celebrated Chinese tea-merchant. Both these -figures are accurate representatiors of living beings; the figure of the ex-Minister is a good likeness, and it is said by those who have seen the tea-dealer that his portrait is equally correct. There are now figures of almost all remarkable men and women of the present day—Pius IX. and Mr. G. Hudson, Jenny Lind, &c. The great room is ele gantly fitted up, and is one of the most superb apart ments in the metropolis. A very singular exhibition has been opened at No. 11, Rathbone-place, by an artist named Senor Iklontanari, recently returned from Mexico. The exhibition consists of some one hundred figures, modelled in a kind of wax composition, and repre senting all classes amonm the creole and negro popu lation o f Mexico. Although the majority of the figures or groups are so diminutive-as to measure scarcely a dozen inches in height, they are formed with such an infinite delicacy, and with such an ad mirable faithfulness to nature, that the ana tomical proportioning is, in several instances, ini mitable. In some of the partially naked forms the bunes and muscles are not only defined with a scru pulous exactness, but sometimes almost the texture of the skin and the tracery of the various veins. Each of these singular productions is insulated on an appropriate pedestal, and sheltered from injury by a glass dome. 'Without particularizing all of them which may be termed especially worthy of attention, we must mention some choice representation of bullfighting, of hunting with the Lasso, an exquisite statuette and likeness of one of the most celebrated of the Itidian chiefs, whose portrait was sketched from the life by the pencil of Mr. Catlin, at the very time when this beautiful statue was modelled by Senor Montanari—a sym bolical figure of Peru standing upon a heap of golden pieces, ingots, and doubloons, &c. &c. The colouring of the costume is throughout as brilliant as the form is accurate and precise. As a vivid representa tion of the people of Mexico, Indian, African, Eu ropean, and Creole, the exhibition is peculiarly inte resting ; and, as a collection of artistic curiosities, it cannot but prove attractive. GREENWICH EASTER FAIR. Yesterday the rain threw a damp upon the holiday folks, and checked their ardour for the gay and healthful enjoyments of Greenwich, which the youth ful part of society in London and its vicinity almost invariably feel at the present season. April is pro verbial for its fickleness ; all its promises may be retarded, sometimes blighted, by the return of cold winds. Such seemed to be the case on the present occasion ; and many of the shopkeepers who had cal • ulated upon gaining the means of paying their rent the sale of goods, found all their preparations nprofitable. At Easter, in Greenwich, Deptford, ar dthe surrounding districts, the trading part of the community may be said to be subject to hydrophobia. All the arrangements in the fair were sombre. The expectati onshwo, of a we t E as t er li m it e d t h e num b er o f , and made the whole " flat, stale, and un profitable." The ordinary architect of the fr agi l e temples of Terpsichore,as usual, has rai s ed hi s ex tensive booth i n the design promoting the dance. The manager of th e well-known of n f theatre which b ears the occupies name of " Richardson " also u . l) t i . es his old p os iti on , 3 but he does not wear the aspect an old friend with his of the show doe a new face. All the external ornaments are old and dirty, reminding the spectato r of day of the drama. Most of the Kerablesth e and other renowned Thespians, which Richard;°n° k l e e s d in his itinerant company , have taken their final de parture from the stage of life, leaving blanks which cannot be filled up. Those dangerous machines called swings, which, like the revolutions of Europe, lift up the people and depress them, are in full operation. These symbols of the movements which uow preci pitate kings and governments from the highest points are dangerous,"and, for public safety, should be better arranged. There is but little novelty in the fair, but the town of Greenwich is placarded with pressing in vitations to concerts, balls, masquerades, and other scenes of gaiety. Notwithstanding the rumour of Chartist meetings, the steamers brought down a vast number of passengers, but the business done was small compared with the Easter holidays of former years. Money is scarce, and the unsettled state of public affairs is not favourable to the liberal expendi ture which confers a benefit on the fair folks. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Royal Hi g h ness th e P r i ncess Sophia is indis posed, at h er res id ence at K ens i ng t on . His Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia, attended by his S erene Highness Prince Lowenstein, Count Portalis, and Major Von Oehrlich, left town yester day morning on a visit to the Duke of Wellington; st his seat, Strathaeldsaye, Hants. Mr. Pownall and Mr. Wilks had an interview with Slr George Grey yesterday, at the Home• office, and presented an address front the Middlesex Magistrates. The Marquis of Lansdowne left town yesterday, for his residence at Richmond. Dispatches were received yesterday, at the Colonial office, from the Governors of the West India Colonies. The Earl of Harewood had an interview yesterday with Sir George Grey. Mr. A r th ur Helps had also an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. Baronet. Txa OLD WAR OFFICERS OE THE ROYAL NT Ber Majesty has been graciously pleased topre a y s v ent — a 1 silver medal to the old war officers of the Royal N a proof of her estimation of the valuable services which th e se gallant veterans have rendered their country. The medal, which has just been issued by the Admiralty,. is about the size of a half-crown piece, and contains on one side a sea-car, with a trident, decorated with olive hi-Inches, drawn by sea horses, symbolizing at orce the exertions of the heroes of Nelson, and their successful result, and on the other a bust in relief of the illustrious donor. This flattering mark of distinction has been re ceived with the gratitude it deserved, by a body whose loyalty is unsurpassed. Tl,e to•al ainow,t f buffioz: from try to Ireland up to the present time to meet the run upon the savings-bunks is stated to have been about 700,0001. ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers to tne Opera, and the Pub lic are respectfully informed that a GRAND EXTRA NIGHT will take place on THURSDAY next, April 27, the particulars of which will be duly announced. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE,. CIRQUE NATIONAL DE PARIS. GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCES, FOR THE EASTER HOLIDAYS. The Managers of the Cirque National De Paris having been soli cited by several families of disrinction to repeat their Morning Per formances during the Easter Week, they have the, honour to an nounce that these brilliant entertainments will be reamed on Wed nesday and Friday next. Performance to commence at Two o'clock. First Price as usual. No Second ce. Private Boxes to be had at Jullien and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility Gentry, Subscribers to the Otoera, and the pub lic are respectfully informed that this Theatre will RE-OPEN THIS EVENING, April 25, will be performed, Dooizetti'sOpera, en titled LL'CREZIA BOIIOTA. Lncrezia, Mdlle. Sofia Cruvelli ; Orsini, Mdlle—Schwarz ; Gen naro, Signor Garaoni ; Gabetta, Signor Douche ; and Alfonso, Signor Lablache. To conclude ith the highly successful New and Original GRAND BALLE T, In Four Tableaux, by M. Paul T,aglioni, entitled FIORITA, et la Reine des Elfrides, Principal parts by Millie. Caroline Rosati, &Mlles. Esther Ausundon, Thevenot, Julienne, Lamoureux, Jenny, M. Louis Dor, M. Di Mattia, naf. Venafra, Gouriet, and Mdlle. Marie Taglioni. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. CIRQUE NATIONAL DE PARIS. Last Week but Two, the whole of the troupe of the Cirque Na tional being obliged to return to Paris on the 16th of May. THIS EVENING The Festival of Flowers—Le Pas des Flowers—Le Pas des Grosses totes -Rognolet et Passe—Carreau, &c., &c., by Malls. Caroline, Ma thilde, Florentine, Ducos, &c., &c.; MM. Franconi, Loisset, New some, Leclair, Auriol, &c., &e. Doors open at halt-past Seven, performance to commence at Eight. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. r rade the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be presented a new comic Drama, called OLD HONESTY. Michael Bradshaw, Mr. Webster; Joseph Bradshaw-, Mr. 11. Van denhoff ; Sir Perkins Besborough, Mr. Howe ; Mr. Septimus Hook, Mr. Tilbury ; Toby Perch, Mr. Keeley ; Dame. Bradshaw, Mrs. Glover ; Mary, Miss Reynolds. After which, a Grand Romantic Extravaganza, founded on Horace Walpole's mysterious production. and called THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO. Manfred, Mr. Keeley ; the Marquis Vincenza, Mr. J. Bland ; Theodore, Miss P. Horton ; Odonto, Mr. Caulfield ; Hip polito,Mrs. W. Clifford ; Isabella, Caulfi eld. Mi ss Reynolds ; Matilda , Mrs. To conclude with a new comic Drama, entitled LAVATER THE PHYSIOGNOMIST; and Good Judge too. Lavater, Mr. Webster ; Agnes, Miss Fortescue. M State Manager, Mr. Farren ; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Web ;ter. J. T. Archer, Boxbook keeper. Boxes, ss. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 2s. ; Upper Gallery, Is. Doors open at Half-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new and original Drama, called HARVEST HOME. Principal characters by Messrs. H. Hughes, Lambert, Wright, P. Bedford, 0. Smith, Madame Celeste, 3liss Woolgar, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss Turner, &c. Alter which, a new Piece, entitled THE FOUNTAIN OF ZEA ; or, the Child of Air. To conclude with TIIE COMRADES ; an Anecdote of the Span. .sh War. Principal characters by Messrs. Cullonford, Boyce, 3111/1- yard, Paid Legrand, C. J. Smith, Ryan, Miss E. Harding, &c. Boxes, 45.; Pit, 25.; Gallery, Is. , rs oren at Ilalf-pit Six, Performance to commence at Sevan. ItOYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestrls. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles 3latlaews. TII Ig EVENING, WIII be performed a Comic Drama, called A ROUGH DIAMOND. ‘!haracters by Messrs. Selby, Diddear, Bellingham, Bnekstone; Mrs. Loigh Murray, and Mrs. Fitzwilliam.. . kfter which, an entirely new and original Classical Extravaganza, entitled THESEUS and ARIADNE ; or, the Marriage of Bachus. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, H. Hall, S. Smith, F. Cooke ; Miss Miss Jane Coleman, Miss Marshall, and Madams Vestris. To conclude with a new comic Drama, entitled NOT A BAD Jill I ' I ;E. Characters by Messrs. R. Roxby, Did.lear, Parselle, Har ley, Meadows, Bellingham, Charles Mathews; Miss Jane Coleman, and Miss Lee. es.s Boxes, ss. ; tipper Boxes, 4 s. ; Fit , 29 . ; Gallery-, ls. No salt. Nice to any part of the house. Tie ew Box-odlce, No. 2, Wellington-street, is o pen to the ~ . cry day, from Ten till Silt. FRENCH PLAY S.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, 31r. John Mitchell, 33, O'd Bond -street. La-t Appearance but Two ounce afont. Mons. Lafont begs respectfully to an that his benefit and ls,tuight hut two of his engagement will take place at the re.open. frig of the Theatre on WEDNESDAY next, April 26, on which occa sion will he revived (for that night only) the celebrated play of LE R E ST. GEORGES. Le Chevalier, M. Lafont ;Le Baron, , M. MonDt a land; Mdlle. Do Presle, Mdlle. Paul Ernest. —ln addition to which will be produced also (tor that night only) the po pular vaudeville of JEAN ; ou, Le Mauvais Sujet. Jean, M. Latent. With other Entertainments. itc Lto . ,:,.I.6:t.ans tri m t, a l y bs.6e obtained a d o . b ; Amphitheatre, t3r l.itlr3esh.e,3 ; 11 Gallery,Royal L 2s ibrary, 7,3, Old Bond-street. ST. JAMES'S THEN FRE. ROBE KT HOLDEN. Mr. MITCHELL begs to announce that the celebrated ROBERT HOUDIN (ot the Pa!als Royal, Paris,) is engaxed to present a li mited number ()this extraordinary SOIREES FiNTASTIQUES at the St. James's Theatre, which will be commenced on TUESDAY EVENING, May 2, and continued every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evenings. Full particulars will be euly announced. Boxes and stalls. may be had at Mr. MITCIIELL'S Royal Li brary, 33, Old Bond-street. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Dlr. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager, Portland• place. THIS EVENING, Will be performed LOVE'S TELEGRAPH. After which, a Grand Ballet, entitled ESMERALDA ; or, the hunchback of Notre Dame. Esmeralda, Mdlle. To conclude with BOMBASTES FLRIOSO. Dress Circle, Ss.: Boxes, 4s. ; Pit. 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Under the direction of Mr. Kerschner. Matchless Performances Unrivalled Company—and the only Pantomime in London. THIS EVENING. Will be performed a Drama, entitled THE BOHEMIANS. Cha racters by 'Messrs. N. T. Hicks, E. F. Saville, R. llonner, Dale, J. Herbert, 11. Lewis, E. Jones, Mrs. R. Homier, and Miss E. Terry. After which, by permission, "LADIES, BEWARE." To conclude with a Grand Fairy Comic Pantomime, entitled CIN DERELLA AND THE FAIRY QUEEN ; or, Harlequin and the Little Glass Slipper. Columbine, Mdlle. Theodore ; Harlequin, Mr. 3laskell ; Pantaloon, Mr. 3lorelli ; and Clown, Mr. T. Barry. Manager anti Treasurer, Mr. B. S. Fairbrother. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Extraordinary attraction for the Easter Holidays. First appearance these Five Years of the celebrated Mr. Van Am burgh and his unequalled collection of trained animals, amongst which will be found the greatest novelty ever seen, a Black Tiger, the first ever known to mingle with other animals, and has hitherto been considered untamable. THIS EVENING, Will be presented a grand romantic Spectacle, written by Boyle Barnard, Esq., expressly to introduce Mr. Van Amburgh in his astounding performance, founded upon a passage In Eugene Sue's celebrated novel of " The Wandering Jew," and will be producen un der the title of MOROK, THE BEAST TAMER. Armand Dugard, Mr. Van Amburgh. The Spectacle will bo succeeded by an incomparable routine of Mr. Batty's Scenes of the Arena, in which Signor Chiarini and Mdlle. Marietta Orsinago, from Italy, will have the honour of appearing. The entertainments will conclude with a favourite Farce. During the recess the Theatre has been entirely re-decorated. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. TO CORRESPONDENTS. No communication can be attended to unless authenti cated by the name and address of the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. THE WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, APRIL 25. THERMOMETER. Lowest, 38 ; Highest, 46; Noon, 44. BAROMETER, 29.86.—W1ND N.N.E.; cloudy. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 55 min. after 5 I Evening •• 17 min. after 6 • .cl4r • f • I MA •prlyt, 1 , , 4 g THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 2 ito evils are curable by some sudden process, some dissevering and boiling-up again. Nature meanwhile, heals gently, quietly, and will have time to do it in.' Be it so. Let our social disorders take time to be gradually and effectually remedied, but let that remedy be entered upon at once. Here, Mr. Coca- BANE, and here, Mr. FEARGUS O'CONNOR, is a wider field for exertion, and one in which more true cele brity is to be attained, than in that which you have so unwittingly selected. Madrid journals of the 19th have been received. The Herald() states that there is no truth in the rumour that the ex-King and ex-Queen of the FRENCH are about to take up their residence at Valladolid. -. NARVAEZ has, it is said, demanded of the British Government the recal of Mr. BuLvrEa. MADRID BoLsA, Aram 19.—The Three per Cents. closed at 21i cash, and Wer e i b uyers, 11 - 16 se ll ers after the close. Five per Cents. 13 4 buyers, 14 sellers. Passive Debt 4i to 5. Coupons, 9i sellers. Exchange on London 43. Bank . of San Fernando Shares are quoted 98 buyers, ex. div., and 104 sellers, but they have been done at 94. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. PROCEEDINGS AT PARIS. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. The elections were proceeding qu i e tl y . Th e po ll was not to be close d until midnight last night, there fore the results are as yet unkn own . Th e Provisional Government has published a decree ordering the abolition of Colonial slavery within two months. The Provisional Government has determined the compensation to be given to the owners of dispossessed railways. The shares are valued at the average price they were previous to the revolution. The compen sation is to be paid in five per cent. stock similarly valued. Some serious disturbances have taken place at Nantes, in consequence of an attempt made by the Government Commissioner, to prevent the electors from voting for any but his own list of candidates. It appears that the Commissioner got his own list printed and circulated, and then gave orders that the printing establishments should all be closed up, and that no other lists should be printed. This extraor dinary measure he enforced by placing a guard over each establishment. The consequence was a serious riot. The National Guard was called out, but it fra ternized with the people, and the result was that the Commissioner, to save his life, was obliged to leave the town precipitately and return to Paris. . . BOURSE—Penis, MONDAY, APRIL 24. THREE O'CLOCK.—The distinguishing feature of the day's business was a very decided advance in Railway Shares. They were in demand from the beginning of the market, and continued to advance to the end. Rouen have risen not less than 651., closing at 375 f.; Havre 27t. 50c., at 200 f.; Northern, 231. 50c., at 3601.; Marseilles, 15E, at 210%; Versailles (Right Bank), 15f., at 120 f .; Orleans, Strasburgh. and Nantes, 101. each, at 510 f., 355 f., and 3451. ; Vierz , w, 12f. 50c., at 2421. 50 c ., Bordeaux and Lyons, 71. 50c., at 4001., and 318 f. 7 5c.; Bale, 5f., at 85f. The cause of this very decided improvement was said to be the intention of the Govern ment to take the prices of the various lines on some day before the revolution, as the basis of the expropriation by the State. The Frtnch Funds by no means partici• pated in the advance of railway stock. The Five per Cents, are 50c. lower, closing at 60f. 75c., whilst the Three per Cents. have risen 25c., closing at 40f. 75c. Bank of France shares are 301. better, closing at 1,2001.; Belgian Fives (1840) are unchanged, at 611t.1 Obliga tions de la Ville are 101. higher, at 1201.; French gold is dearer to-day, the price being 35f. The charge for obtaining I,ooof. is 7f. The changers at present re fuse to take English sovereigns, declaring that they have a tremendous quantity, and that there is no demand for them. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE _ _ LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 24. Boulogne and Amiens, 614 —Northern of France, 3 1 4 Paris and Lyons, DA—Paris and Strasburg, 2—Rouen and Havre, 7 1 A—Sambre and Meuse, 414. btniag LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1848. Precarious as the destinies of Schleswig still con tinue to be, the right of Den mark to the allegiance of its population no longer remains undecided. Talk as the imaginative professors of Germany may about the reclamation of that duchy to the Confederation, about the consolidation of the nationality of their fatherland, and, above all, about the infringement of what they are pleased to call the constitutional rights of the Holsteiners—Europe is not going to be hood winked by a few sophistical platitudes, or bamboozled by the figments of a peculative coalition. History speaks—Time speaks—Usage speaks—the races and generations of the continent all speak as to the poli tical dependence of Schleswig upon the insular and Peninsular power exercised by the Oldenburg dynasty. From those unanimous Oracles of Truth may be obtained the knowledge which reveals the criminality of the pretensions raised by Holstein, and through Holstein by the aggregate government of the Germanic Confederation. The distinguished character of Chevalier BUNSEN cannot ne neith er a lter the position of the question an language u issue; ith can the reported violence of til erudition g a o ge f G of o RUNRER or the most sp ecious LEHmANN ; or the ou ingeni ous a ruments of the most sch o l ar l y s g politicians of Berlin. There the facts are—visible— undeniable—indestructable. Let who will gain -ay those facts—there they will remain, carved upon the the reiterated strokes of an map of Europe by tiquity. So long as the Eider rolls from the direction of the B a ltic to the billows of the German Ocean, so long will the as sociation of the Schleswigers and the Danes in o ne common na ti o nality remain indisputable.ad When t h e b oun d ar i es o f the empire of C.EsAlt, the limits c f th e one, o b e di en t to the sceptre of and thethe Carlovingian race are forgotten, then the iniquitous claim s of Holstein may be recognised, and the maritime dreams of Germany be realised. Never till then. Never at least without the violation of a right sanctified by centuries, and the maintenance of which right was successively guaranteed by Eng land in the treaty of Gotha, and by France in the peace of PredPrickqadt. L'eture the question can e very aceunitely comprehended, it i s essential tha b t the precise extent and character of the Danish kingdom should be com prehended. That kingdom, it will be remembered, ' comprises a considerable group of islands, situated at the entrance of the Baltic, upon the larger of which stands the capital city of Copenhagen ; of the ancient possession of Jutland, the lower extremity of which is the Scandinavian Duchy of Schleswig; and of Holstein—a German Duchy contra-distinguished from Denmark Proper, owing obedience to the last descendant of the Oldenburg dynasty, simply in his Ducal character, and totally irrespective of his regal eminence, and entitling the Sovereign of Denmark as Duke of Holstein to a proportionate influence in the government of the Germanic Confederation. Those were the constituent parts of Denmark as de finitively determined by the treaty signed in 1815 at Vienna. Any interference with that arrangement would be a solemn and unjustifiable attack upon one of the most ancient constitutional edifices in Christ endom. It would be not only an infringement of the decisions of Vienna, but of the older resolutions of Gotha and of Frederickstadt. If, moreover, such an interference as the one adventured upon by the Duke of AUGUSTENDIJEG would be odious under any cir cumstances, it must be regarded as of a character in describably infamous at a juncture in Danish history such as the one which witnessed its commencement. What was that juncture ? It was this. To wards the beginning of the present year, FREDERICK, the King, succeeded to the diadem of Denmark. As Crown Prince he had long cherished a determination to ameliorate the social and political institutions of his country so soon as the supreme power should have become concentrated in his grasp. With a population of 1,500,000 in Denmark Proper, and scarcely 800,000 in the Two Duchies, the Scan dinavian Duchy of Schleswig, and the German duchy of Holstein, the newly-crowned SOVEREIGN an nounced to the nation the establishment of a Free Constitution. In the Representative Chamber of this liberal Legislature FREDERICK decided that an equal number of deputies should be returned by Den mark Proper, and by the duchies of Schleswig-Holstein notwithstanding the extraordinary disparity of the number of their inhabitants. Immediately, however, after the proclamation of this projected Constitution, the Holsteiners intimated their distaste for any such incorporation with the integral portions of Denmark. Thereupon the Monarch yielded to the sentiments expressed by his German subjects in Holstein, and restricted the operation of his previous ordinances to the Scandinavian duchy of Schleswig and the other portions of the Danish kingdom. Out of that magnanimous concession has arisen all the distraction of the present movement. Instead of gratitude, King FREDERICK has encountered only insurrection, and beyond the immediate troubles of invasion, he already recognizes the destruction of dismemberment. Against those perils, however, be is able to raise a barrier of insurmount able obstacles—the loyalty, the valour, the devotion, and ch a r t a he c over ev e re n ro t f h h usim of h his is aodspopmo dominions no t tns s e ;a Danes s,ias ; imm an: ie t t he imp ai ms uer apbole e e g r n ; able superi ority the etsrnal sanctity of his cause; the daring of France; and the conscience of England. The threatened demonstration of yesterday has passed over as quietly as its more pretentious prede cessor. Another petition has been drawn up, an other procession organized, another Monday has passed by, and London is still at peace, and the Crown and Government secure and this not through the agency of the Security Bill. Let us hope we have had an end of such proceedings, which, so far from aiding the popular cause, only tend to throw discredit upon the practice of petitioning, and are most derogatory to the dignity of the people. There is much, in all sorrow and seriousness, we must admit there is much, very much that requires reform and remedy in the social condition of the English nation, or rather of those " two nations" into which the people of this country are divided. There is much to remedy, but this remedy must be sought by other means than fictitious petitions, placarded vans, and perambulating mobs. Such puerile proceedings only throw ridicule upon a holy cause, and in consequence disgrace all who take part in them. But let them pass. We have no satisfac tion in dwelling upon them ; rather would we con sider some more appropriate and more feasible means of ameliorating the condition of the lower classes of this country. They need amelioration Heaven knows. As an evidence of their necessity, in one individual particular, we may cite a document recently pub lished by Government, in which is set forth the number of persons taken into custody by the metro • politan police in the year 1847, with a comparative statement from 1831 to 1847. This document adds another proof to the thousands already ad duced to prove in how remarkable a man ner ignorance is the companion and cause of crime. From these tables it appears, that of forty-one thousand men who had infringed the laws, thirteen thousand were totally ignorant, while only one hundred and fifty could read and write well ; while of twenty thousand five hundred female offenders nine thousand could neither read nor write, and only fourteen could read and write well. This, as we have said, merely refers to one particular neces sity of the English poor, but that a most vital necessity —education. What an awful and unnatural state of things—perhaps one of the necessary accompaniments of civilized society, though certainly no mark of civilization—is that in which prisons abound and schools are wanting, and where the guardianship of the young is consigned, not to the pastor and teacher, but to the police and the gaoler ! Such, however, to a great extent, at least, is the lamentable condition of this country—a condition which has certainly been somewhat ameliorated of late years, but which has still considerable need of further improvement. Perhaps the recent movement, or projected movement, on the part of the populace may be in some degree beneficial, by directing attention to the real condition and real necessities of the people. Theoretically that condition has been long:since known, those necessities have, been canvassed, and their fitting remedies dis cussed. But what we now want is some practical benefit. It is not an abstract essay upon the " rights of man," and neither, perhaps, a projected extension of the suffrage, that would actually improve the condition of the public. Political reforms are, without doubt, required, and would be advisable, but social reforms are imperatively needed. One of the recently con stituted special constables has indited a letter to his brother officers and fellow-countrymen in general upon the recent occasion of these constables "being called out to keep the peace." This special constable happens to be the author of a deservedly popular little work, entitled " The Claims of Labour," and conse quently his remarks on such an occasion are worthy of attention. And they are worthy of attention, moreover, as being of that practical character to which we have just alluded. It is true there are many of his reflections (of a somewhat Conservative cast) to which we cannot ; entirely agree ; yet the pamphlet, on the whole, contains some salutary advice. Speaking 'of that attractive but delusive word "equality," the writer of this letter asks, "As to equality what does it mean ? Civil equality ! we have got it." This is one of the asser tions from which we beg leave to differ, but the re marks which follow contain much truth. He pro ceeds—" Social equality 1" Which of us ever met his equal? Indeed to the same man in the same day I am lord and servant; now instructor, now pupil. Life is an interchange of dependencies." One of the practical means suggested by the author of the Claims of Labour" for ameliorating the condition of the poor, is abetter fulfilment of the duties of employers towards the employed. "That," says he, "which all the wise books and articles in newspapers cannot do, kind words, considerate dealing, and friendly inter course will do. This," he adds, " does not seem a grand remedy—l believe a true one seldom does." The following remarks are worthy of attention, for their truth is unquestionable :—" No one who has studied the life of the poorer classes will pretend to say that their present means would not allow of their being raised many degrees in thought, refine ment, and enjoyment. If they were so raised, we might say to revolutions—revolve if you like ; in your course you will bring nothing uppermost which we should much fear to see. It will be said that for the present difficulty all such small things as I have suggested are too late. Quackery always promises g reat things to be effected lansho)rbe a short times, t es ; : in ptre kilets buOdeu cilangeb• i , iu ie v of death to-dgy, and quite well to-morrow. Ages will pass, and the world will continue to believe that all GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. PRUSSIA. Berlin is perfectly tranquil. The failure of the ouvricrs to get up a demonstration on Sunday was so signal that it is not probable they will be again in duced to parade their weakness. On the day on which the monster procession of workmen was to have taken place an attempt was made to create an enzeitte in one of the gaols. It appears that the minor class of criminals confined in the Berlin House of Industry (Arbeitshann), dis satisfied with the food allotted to them, as well as the refusal to remit portions of the punishments to which they have been condemned, rose in insurrec tion against their gaolers, overpowered them, and broke from the house into the court-yard, where they tore up the paving-stones and commenced forming a bar ricade, when the aid of the burgher guard was called for. The latter attacked them, and in a few doubt a severe punishment will be minutes defeated them, took about 20 of the ring leaders prisoners, and carried them off to the town t o o have been a demonstrations on the apprehensions of any disturbance were part of the working classes at Cologne on Mon entertained, as there was a sufficiency of Westpha- Member of the Polish Committee i g n a fl T o i l c h , t e w e r d h e e u w r p e : s n n them. ldiaan'troNopos in the town to preserve tranquillity. "C eff i' ect that, in consequence of some A notice was published in Cologne on Saturday, S t 7i t t: new arrangements that hare been made, no Pole will o f rfom Berlin,Al . be permitted to pass through the Prussian states unless his pa ssport has been vised by a Prussian Ambassador. This has been notified to him by the President MINUTOLI of Berlin. The Committee of the Schleswig volunteers has announced that, as the whole of the German contingent of the 10th corps d'armee has arrived there, no more volunteers w ill b e accepted. Notwithstanding this notice, numerous bands from the southern states are every day passing through Cologne. The intelligence from Posen aid Breslau conti nues to be very unsatisfactory. The city of Posen has petitioned to continue a portion of Germany, and its German inhabitants are apprehensive of a general assassination being perpetrated upon them by the Poles. A letter, dated the 18th, states, that a large military force has been sent to Gratz, Buk, and Semler, where great excesses have been committed, it is alleged, by the Poles. In Breslau, the magistrates are so apprehensive of a renewal of tumults, that they have issued a procla mation, prohibiting the inhabitants from appearing in the streets in case of a riot, and enjoining upon the proprietors of the houses to keep their families and servants within doors. AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY. We have received intelligence from Vienna to the 19th. The Wiener Zeitung of that date says— " The EMPEROR has accepted the resignation of Count ICoLowee.T, who was appointed provisional President of the Ministry un the 20th of March. The Count had been engaged in the service of the State above fifty years. "His MAJESTY has acceded to the proposals of the Germanic Diet in regard to the election of Deputies to the German Parliament, which is to assemble in May. " The intelligence from Italy reaches in the 16th. Field-Marshal RADETZBY has concentrated all his troops on the left bank of the Mincio. An armistice has been determined upon, and has been observed with the exception of a few slight skirmishes. " The delays which have taken place may, in fact, be ascribed to the declaration made by the British Go vernment to the Court of Turin. England—as we are assured from an undoubted quarter—has not only expressed decided disapprobation at the irruption of King CHARLES ALBERT into Lombardy , but has also declared th a t if , i n consequence o f the late procedur es of the KIEL, which are contrary to treaty, Savoy , should be separated from the Sardinian States, or Genoa declare itself independent, he must ascribe these losses to himself alone, and be individually re sponsible for all the other consequences which cannot yet be calculated upon, and which may result from his breach of the treaty." The accounts from Hungary are to the 15th. On the 14th, at midnight, the Archduke STEPHEN left Presburgh suddenly for Vienna, whence he will im mediately procepd to Brunn, where serious disturb ances have commenced. The Hungarian Ministers left in a steamer for Pesth, under a salute of guns. The Hungarian Minister of War, L. MESSAROB, who is stationed at Vero, as as Colonel of Hussars, will probably bs permitted' to remain there in con sequence of the exigencies of circumstances, and the Prime Minister, L BATII YAM, meanwhile take charge of the War Dep artment. A violent opposition is, however, made at Pesth againet the employment of the Hungarian military beyond the Hungarian frontiers; and the Pesth Committee of Security has requested the Ministry to recal the Hungarian r military from Italy and Galicia. At a large pope Liar assembly at Pesth, deputies from Poland and Italy were received with enthusiasm, and torch-light: processions were after wards given in their hen sour. About 400 Poles, living in Pesth, have retur lied home with consider able succours for the purpose of taking part in the reconquest of Poland. The excitement against the employment of the Hungarian military in Itaty has reached a great height at Pesth. There Ream ; a report on the night of the 10th that a portio n of the garrison of Pesth would leave secretly, in consequence of which the National Guards ass(nobled in their different quarters, in order to oppose :theirdeparture, with their weapons in their hands. 71 ne immediate and timely appearance of the Ministevi., who promised to make instant inquiries respecting the origin of the report, succeeded in allaying the excitement in some degree. On the 12th one of the National Guards circulated Italian proclamations amen g the Italian soldiers of the garrison. An officer Ntrho observed this had him arrested and the doors of the barracks closed, but immense crowds immedia tidy assembled and threat ened to storm the barrarcdis. Not only was the National Guard set at 111)e rty, but the officer who had arrested him was called upon to answer for his conduct. The Pesth Hirlass very impressively demands the giving up of the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom, and the concentration of the Austrian troops on the Russian frontiers. The following is a brief summary of the principal points of the new Austrian. Constitution : The Upper House is to .tvnsist of about 200 mem bers, one-fifth of them to be nominated by the EMPEROR. The heads of the princely houses are also to have a seat in this assembly ; the remainder to be elected by the landed proprietors who pay 1,000 florins and upwards annufdly of taxes. The Lower House is to be on the broadest democratic basis ; every man is to have a voste, and to be eligible as a representative. The number of members to be about 400. HAN( VEIL Accounts from Hanover to the 20th have been re ceived. By the energetic exerti tins of the Minister peace and order has been restored at Hildesheim. Twenty seven of the ringleaders have been arrested, and a committee of investigation Las already been appointed. General VON RETTBERG, who had the command at Hildesheim, has tendered his resignation. He had received orders immediabsly to resort to arms if the imposed conditions were not complied with; and although the command was stringent, the veteran general fell into an unlooked-for dilemma, which caused him to delay the carrying out of his orders. The Government plenipotentiary requested him to delay till he should return with a deputation from Hanover, which should effect the release of IVeinhagen, from which: step the return of peace was confidently looked stir. The general gave his word of honour, but the Government plenipotentiary did not return, and the ;general, who was bound by his word not to resort to severe measures, sent an officer to Hanover by an extra train, for the purpose of receiving orders. The answer was his dismissal. The general, who was greatly beloved, is univer sally pitied, as he was th brave soldier in his young days. Lieutenant-General ITALKETT, commander of the Schleswig Holstein army, has sent an aide-decamp, Captain LEONHARD, with the notification that all the preparations were complete. He has returned to Rendsburg, charged with the command immediately to attack the Danes. Major WISSELL, of the artil lery, is charged to throw up fortifications at the mouth of the Elbe and the Weser, and will start for those places forthwith. HOLLAND. The draught of the new Constitution of the King dom of the Netherlands was published at the Hague on the 20th instant. The members of both Cham bers are to be directly elected. No qualification is required for admission into the Second Chamber, but the members of the first must pay from 800 to 1,200 francs taxes, according to the locali ties. Citizens entitled to vote must contribute a minimum of 20 francs and a maximum of 225, ac cording to the localities. Both Chambers are to be renewed by thirds annually. The First Chamber is to consist of 34 members, and the Second of 68. To be eligible to the first it is necessary to be 40 years of age, and to the second 30, to be born in Holland, and to enjoy civil rights. The emolu ments of Deputies are fixed at 2,500 francs per annum with travelling expenses. Clergymen are to be excluded from both Chambers. The Council of State is to be maintained, after undergoing some reforms. The KING is inviolable, and Ministers are responsible. The members of the provincial states are to be elected and renewed by thirds, like those of the Chambers. The KING is to have the supreme direc • tion of colonial affairs, but every second year he must lay before Parliament a detailed account of their administration and situation, and the Minister of that department will be obliged to communicate to the States-General any information they might desire respecting the colonies. The KING commands in chief the army and navy, appoints, dismisses, and pensions the officers, according to the prescriptions of the law. The Constitution recognizes the right of citizens to hold meetings. Seignorial rights are abolished, and lay tithes re deemable. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. The armistice between the Prussians and the Danes expired on the 19th. Accounts from Copenhagen announce that there had been negotiations between Colonel BONIN, on the part of Prussia, and General HENDEMANN on the part of the Holsteiners, against Denmark. HENDEmaNs, the Danish Commander, de clared that any attack of the Danes on the Prus sian forces would be considered a declaration of war. The Danish general declared that he would attack the insurgents wherever he should meet with them in Schleswig; but he proposed an armistice of four teen days to allow of a diplomatic settlement of the question, but at the same time expressed his resolu tion only to retire step by step, acting hostilely on the defensive against the troops advancing, and that such advance would be considered by Denmark as a casus belli, and that orders would be immediately given to the Danish sea forces to blockade Prussian harbours and capture Prussian vessels. No answer had been received to the proposal for an armistice when the post left Copenhagen. The Danes are strengthening their position at Schleswig, behind the remains of the old Danish wall, erected in former times to protect Schleswig from invasions from the south, There is a general desire expressed by the Germans to obtain a few vessels of war to act against the Danes, and subscriptions have been entered into at Rensburg for this purpose. The coasts of Holstein are quite defenceless ; and if the parties do come to blows, Denmark will do great damage to her enemies. Kiel, which is one of the most thriving and populous towns of Holstein is completely open to any attack from the sea, and vessels of war may come up to the quays, and yet the greatest exertions on the part of the Germans can scarcely accomplish any results before the mischief be done, should a war ensue. LATEST PARTICULARS. (nr ELECTRIC TE',EGRAPH.) By the Lion steamer, arrived at Hull this day from Hamburgh, we have the subjoined intelli- gence : ELSINORE, APRIL 19. This evening all the German ships lying in our roads were seized by two Danish men-of-war. CRONSTADT, APRIL 11.—The ice has broken up, and is drifting in all directions. llAsinceGu„kpaiL 22.--Buiiness very limited. Exchanges somewhat lower. RENDSBURG, APRIL 21.—This forenoon the ad- ►/ lB4O. vanced post were engaged for six hou rs. The Danes 1,500 strong had come from Eck& forde, an d were opposed by about 500 Germans, who even tually drove them back at the point of tt e bayonet, with considerable loss. The immediate advance of the Germre n troops is confidently expected ; hesitation on tY le part of Hanover being now at an end. An attack on Frederickstadt is anticil lted, as the Danes have been strengthening their positions in that neighbourhood. SWITZERLAND. The Swiss Directory has just receive( l a communi cation from the Apostolical Nuncio, am :re( lited to the Confederation, declaratory of the int en tion of the Holy See to aid, by every means in f its power, the social reforms now in progress, not onl y in Switzer land, but throughout the world. TI ie advance in civilization, it says, has called for a c( irresponding change in the views of the Church, Which, though infaHible in points of doctrine, deem s it proper to consent to alterations in rules of worla conduct, to suit the present times. It then propo!;e s the follow ing bases of a general arrangement bet areen the Holy See and the Confederation on matters vvhich have of late come under discussion : " 1. A definitive solution of the diffiu'iti es relating to the convents, attention being paid to tit p n ecess i t i es of the present times, and to the particular, , circumstances of each canton. " 2. Rectifications in the circumscripti or s of the epic• copal jurisdiction, wherever the wants of ;the population seem to demand them. " 3. To examine if there is not occsi ion to modify the mode of nominating bishops and ot.hur church dig nitaries, so as that the position of the interior clergy may be improved, and unworthy men 'kept out of the church. "4. To establish rules to regulate . the immunities, property, and income of the clergy, i n those cantons where difficulties have arisen on the subj ec t. " 5. The maintenance or foundation of e stablishments of education, to form amongst the in ha bitants of the country a moral and well-educated Catholic clergy. "6. To introduce fitting modifications in the dis cipline now in force relative to mixed marriages, fetes, &e. " if, as I hope (says the Nuncio in conclusion), these different points should be successfully regulated in an amicable manner between the two authorities, spiritual and temporal, religious peace will find its,elf established on the most firm and honourable bases ;throughout the Confederation. For my part, I have .to express my ardent nish that this idea may be reahaca by our com mon efforts." CRACOW. CRACOW, Aran. 16 —This morning; the deputa• tion returned from Vienna. Great joy was caused by the intelligence which it brought, that the EM PEROR is not disinclined to permit the :re-organisatio❑ of Galicia, under circumstances which are favour able to the Poles. Our National Guard is already completely organised. We number about 6,000 armed burghers, among whom are 1,600 Jews. Our Commander is Count Mosricsiu, a very popular and liberal man. He is assisted by three aides•de-camp, one of whom is a Jew. We have an immense stock of weapons, although it is not a fortnight since we had the pros pect of being able to arm the National Guard. Several companies of Austrian military have left, and Polish, or rather Galician, military have arrived. The emigrants from France and Belgium, who have no families in Posen, meet with a ready welcome here, even if they are parties of the Grand Duchy; and as the chief part of them are capital soldiers, they are of great service to our National Guards. The best un derstanding prevails here among the Poles and the Germans, although Baron Von KRIEG is still the Imperial Commissioner here. ITALY. LOMBARDY AND VENICE. We are still without any authentic intelligence as to whether or not Peschiera has fallen. The Aus trians have evacuated Villa Franca, the centre point between Peschiera, Verona, and Mantua, and are en camped at a short distance from the town. The com munications between Mantua and Verona have been cut off. The Governor of Mantua has made a razzia into the surrounding country, and driven off 2,000 head of cattle, besides seizing a large quantity of provisions. He has opened the sluices, so that Mantua is now situated in the midst of a lake formed by the waters of the Mincio. The place consists of a citadel, two faubourgs, and the Isola Cerese or Te, all strongly fortified, and connected with the town by bridges. At some distance from the town, in the marshes, there is the out-fort of Pradella, a distinct fort of itself. Mantua is reported one of the strongert for tresses in Italy, and has a population of 2.5,000 souls, exclusive of the Austrian garrison. The official Gazette of Milan, of the 17th, publishes a bulletin of the Provisional Government, which states that an official report from the Commander of the corps francs announced that a skirmish had taken place at the bridge of the Sarca (Tyrol), between a body of 600 Austrians and the column under AR ciom. The former were repulsed with the loss of six men, and retired to the fort of Toblino, where, in consequence of a combined movement of the column under LONGHENA, be is surrounded, without any chance of receiving succours from Trent, where it is thought necessary to retain the troops, in conss quence of some symptoms of disaffection among the inhabitants. The Lombard troops had only one man killed and four wounded. Vicenza is garrisoned by a corps of 3,000 volunteers. Great exertions were making to strengthen the fortifications of the latter town. On the 14th, the Piedmontese General DELLA MARMORA. arrived in that city. At Verona, the Italian troops having shown symptoms of revolt are watched by the Austrian troops, and at Campagnola the Italian Grenadiers are surrounded by cannon. A letter received from the quarters of General DE GUASTELLI states that the first division of the Tuscan troops, amounting to about 2,000 men, passed the Po at Brescello, on the 17th, to join the right wing of the Piedmontese army under the orders of General Bays, by way of Viadama, Sabbronnella, Gazzola, and Marcaria. The King of SARDINIA has taken the command of the Tuscan troops and the Neapolitan auxiliaries. The Concordia does not confirm the report of the surrender of Peschiera, but states that it is block aded, and that the attack was to be resumed on the arrival of the heavy artillery, which was hourly ex pected. The Austrian troops encamped near Verona, the garrison of the forts not included, are calculated at 35,000 men. A large quantity of salt, destined for Mantua, was captured by the volunteers on the 14th. It is said that 12,000 Swiss corps francs, under General DUFOUR, are on the point of entering Italy from the Voralberg. The Alba of Florence, of the 17th, announces the arrival there of the Polish poet MIKIEWITZ, at the head of a Polish battalion coming from Rome, and on their way to the seat of war. They bear the Papal banner, conjointly with the Polish one, which has received the blessing of the PONTIFF. On the 16th the GRAND DUKE gave audience to M. COBBOLI Busse, the Papal envoy; M. PIAZZONI, agent from the Provisional Government of Milan, accredited to the Tuscan Government; and M. CLUMPY, the French envoy. ROME. The Roman Minister of Finance has published the following ordonnance, making notes of the Roman Bank a legal tender : "Considering that from the report of the Director of the Bank the active capital of the Bank far exceeds its obligations; " Considering that notwithstanding this state of things an unjustifiable panic has been felt for the last few days, and which caused an extraordinary run on the establish ment for cash; _ . _ " Considering that in such a state of things the Bank would be compelled to suspend its discounts, to the great injury of trade and commerce; " The Minister of Finance decrees as follows: " 1. For three months from the date of this decree the notes of the Roman Bank shall be received as legal tender, both by private individuals and by public estab lishments. "2. During the same period of three months the Bank is released from its obligation to reimburse its notes in cash. " 3. The privilege of the Bank to issue notes to the amount of one million-and-a-half scudi is reduced to 800,000 scudi, a sum which it cannot exceed. "4. As long as the Bank notes shall remain a legal tender, the Bank shall confine its operations exclu sively to discounts, and to the public service. 5. The state of the Bank should be published weekly in the official Gazette. " As an additional guarantee, the holders of Bank notes, as long as they shall be considered as a legal tender, may exchange them for Treasury Bonds, bear ing interest and payable in cash as their maturity ; or ~''~r-~~ in i failure of which payment, by mortgage on property, the sale of which will take place immediate l y ." The Epoca of Rome of the 13th, after announc ing the disturbances that took place there on the 11th, adds that the civic guard made several arrests on the occasion. All the rioters seized had arms and money in abundance. The following day precautionary measures were taken to secure public tranquillity; but the disturbances recommenced ; persons were attacked in the streets, and their purses taken. Cries of " bread" assailed the bakers' s h o p s , and when bread was offered to the crowd they de manded money instead. The energy of the Alinister of Police and the excellent conduct of the Civic Guard soon put an end to the disorder. The whole affair is attributed to foreign intrigue. NAPLES. By a decree of the 13th a further reduction is made in the postage of all journals of one sheet, from any part of Italy or from foreign parts. The reduc tion is one grain for two, so that one grain only (less than a halfpenny) is exacted for journals coming by sea. SICILY. In the sitting of the Sicilian Chamber of Peers on the 29th ult. proxies were voted valid as in the English House. In the Commons six new membe rs were elected ; and it was moved by the Minister of Foreign Affairs that a loan of half a million be raised for alleviating the necessities of the State, which were more heavily felt in Messina than elsewhere. The Minister of Finance moved that the Parliament gra nt a provisional power to the Executive to collect the reve nues of the state, and satisfy its obligations with the following modifications :-1. The land-tax shall COrn. inence to be due from April 18, 1848, according to the basis which existed before the rectification of the registers.-2. The tax on milk to be reduced one half.-3. That the payment be suspended of 19,702 ounces, entered in chap. 47 of the budget , for the interest of two loans made by the Treasury °f Naples ; and of 213,798 ounces entered in the same budget for the civil list. After some discussion th e powers were granted. It was decided to discuss th e whole question of the system of finance at ne t t sitting. A Commission was appointed to consider the law relating to organization of municipal power' In the sitting of the 30th a message was receiv e d from the Peers, inviting the Commons to join with them in a mixed Commission for drawing 11P a nevi , code of laws. This was agreed to. On the 30t" the Ministers resigned—why is not stated. A C ern_ mission had been formed for making a new syst em of finance. On the Ist of April the Falai:flitting, took down the Austrian arms from the consulate, And set them up as a shooting mark. On the 4th the Chamber voted unanimously the restoration of Mes sina as a free port. THE PROPOSED SUBSCRIPTION FOR MR. SrEEI,S.-7 A notification having appeared in some of the Londe! newspapers of an intention of originating a subscrlP tion for Mr. Steel e , we have his most distinct au' thority for stating that the proposition was mildde without his sanction, and that, with deep for the intention, he most decisively and respectf ully declines it. His resolution on this s ubject is above 8 " irre vocable. We have given insertion to the the earnest request of Mr. Steele. We "rsi, both however, feel strongly that the people f countries would be wanting in a proper feeling mi nde . u. gratitude to that disinterested and high' testi: pqtriot if they omitted to present some suitable monial for the eminent services he has renderedd during so many years, as the most valued friend e l) , zealous coadjutor of the late lamented Liberator el• gratitsue Ireland. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE ° MR. STEELE. BO W-STREET.--(THIS DAY). ow This gentleman, who was charged at the sta house, on Wednesday evening last, with attemp ting :: drown himself, by leapirg from one of the receese s . oo Waterloo-bridge into the river, and whose exatnieeli at this Court has since been postponed on account of bl: severe indisposition, attended this morning, and we brought before the magistrate as soon as the n i g ht charges had been disposed of. After evidence bad been heard, Mr. Steele said he was sure his Worship would most highly approve of the admirable exertions of the water man. He also said that human language was inadequate to express the depth of his gratitude to the physiciallip the surgeons, the governors, and, in truth, to every one connected with King's College Hospital, for the inten sity of the sympathetic feeling which they evinced for him while he was the inmate of that establish:no:lt* Had he been an unfortunate brother of every one of them they could not have treated him with greater kindness. The Magistrate adopted the course usually followed in such cases, and ordered the defendant to find bail' He must enter into his own recognizances for 100 1 ., and give two sureties in 501. each, to keep the peace and be of good behavour for twelve months. Mr. Steele immediately provided the required sow ties, Dr. Farish, of No. 8., Lancaster-place, and Frecie* rick Lucas, Esq., barrister-at-law, of rembroke.squ sre ' Brompton. Ho was then liberated. Mr. Steele appears to have completely recovered from his illness, and indeed looks very well. BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD.) EX PARTE EMANUEL. In this case the solicitor to the assignees applied for his .. t Honour's judgment on a point raised as to the paytnei c of dividends to the London and County Joint SO% Bank on bills of exchange on which the bankrupts We r t liable. The assignees were willing to pay the amount ° the dividends, or so much thereof as would make l i t with moneys received fro m o th er part i es, 20s . in h pound, but the bankrupts refused to give up the seou'' . ties until interest was paid. His llosrouß said th e h o ld ers o f t h e bill s contended in that they had claims against other parties for th e s terest, and theref o r e he did not consider the assiPielat could call upon th em to g i ve up the securities ; t they (the assi gnees ) were nevertheless bound to ptif the amount of the dividend. The Solicitor said the assignees might deem it 11 1 5 ; sary to proceed against other parties on the bills, could not do so unless they had them. the His Hosoun did not see w h a t was to preventn2 is holders of th e bill s being called upon to produce g — find evidence, although there was no case that be could „ea giving the Court any power to order them to be g" up under such circumstances. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS• (THIS DAY.) The April adjourned sessions were opened this As sir ing at Hicks's H a ll by M r . S ergeant Ad ams , the 4. tant Judge, and several county magistrates. „; the The Learned J UDGE h av i ng briefly addres g i v - rc enf grand jury, several un i m p ortant cases o f petty were disposed of, 'eki n g Daniel Call ag h an was acqu i t t e d o f a c h arg e o f P i the pockets. Immediately upon receiving the verdict/00er Learned Judge informed the jury that the Pr i i l vo is whom they h a d now set l oose aga i n upon the wo,„ 1.1 0 had one of the most notori ous t hi eves i n L o ndon. 41 , gen been several tim es convicted under the names nedy, Callaghan, Connor, and numerous aliases. b a d The Foreman of the Jury observed, that ev eri bia those facts respecting the p r i soner ' s c h ara cter 9 13 A bipd tory been known to them, they could not have fou nd guilty upon the eviden ce laid before them. a dig The JUDGE said that h e was b y no means er . ' fault with the verdict, w hi c h h e h a d no d o ubt we t ' p,pe fectly conscientiou s , b u t h e t h oug h t t h e prisonerfa n on this occasion was more f ortunate f or him society. night BAPTIST HOME MISSIONARY Socirrr.—La st /P the annual general meeting of the members, frien ds, h supporters of this s oc i ety was h e ld i n Fi ns bury Cl e o( Moorfields, for the p urpoFe o f rece i v i ng the reP ry trhe the procedings of th e soc i ety f or t h e past year . the Rev. C. M. Birrell p res id e d. T he Secretar y r!" „ t report of the proceedings of the society during tp e ,,,,r„ t r , year. . The report, which was a most voluminous `!" - c ,f ment, included the local reports of the mission sries the several stations a n d districts and was stated t : di be of a most satisfacto r y character , a gradual an d 5- f 4 5 t he increase, both in the num b er of the missionaries 01 ,1 0 , society, as also of the churches and Sabbath sch ° :i; B ,, having taken place, particularly in the agricultural Te-a tricts. .The present operations of the society n° ll , si ,, s lia r of . 9 stations, with 215 missionaries; 109 Sabbath with 1,000 teachers and 7,000 children; and the ° o f; number of the c h urc h es esta bli s h e d b y the soeist/ 538, with 4,752 members. The committee, hu vre '•• regretted that the f u nd s o f th e soc iety were not so t h fil e cient to enable their getting rid of the debt ° , f . t he society. The financial report stated the tots"' 0 ' d , ; receipts for th e p as t y ear to amount to 4,75 11 65 ', 0 d.; including collections a nd sub sc riptions, 4,5511. 15s. The bequests, 92/. 1 ls. 6(1.; and loans, 1061. Os. 1 0 a• • to, expenditure absorbed the whole amount of the FeceT.s, the sum of 4,357/. 19s. 2d. being paid to mission ke n, , leaving the society in debt—former loans, 600 L; 10° , 0 v tal last year, 701 ; and treasurer's loan, 36/, 105.:,`, 0. amount of debt, 706/. 105. The report was agr e e ° ` 4t h The Chapter of the Order of the Garter on the foik, of May is for the investiture of the Duke of M r in and that of the Thistle on the 6'h of May for the the vestiture, they say, of the young Duke of ArgYleAAa holder of sixteen peerages, and son-in-law to the of Subherland.—Cheltenham Looker-on.