The Sun. — London, England, 1848-04-24 00:00:00

to intimidate the middle classes, and to force em ployers to raise wages. The KING, on the 18th, ad dressed a letter to the Burgher guard, in which he de nounces as illeg a l th e exerc ise of the right of peti tion in such a manlier as may be calculated to over awe the authorities or to endanger the public peace. The letter of the KING is succeeded by " a pressing address" to his fellow citizens from the Minister of P olice against th e propose d procession, and having • pointed out its illegality, he thus appeals to the °Peratives themselves " I now address myself especially to the worthy operatives of the city, and who, in the late eventful ,P e rlod, afforded me so many proofs of their confi dence, and whose respect for the law and regard for Order have won for them my full and entire respect. I beseech of them that they will this day remember what is th e i r pecu li ar pos i t i on i n soc i e ty ; that their m aintenan ce and support, as honest, bard-working atmen, must, beyond all other things, be based upon 140 maintenance and security of peace—upon the pre - aervatiou of order, and the continuance of public con fidence. I, then, beseech of them and their associates t ° attend to the warning that is now given to them, and which is intended for their advantage, and that t Tey, theref ore , w ill a b sta i n f rom taking a part in ~,"° Projected p rocess i on , or i n countenancing it by ',exhibition of banners, or by any other marks of their sympathy." The address is dated 20th April. This is foll owe d by a notice from "the magi s t rate, : at!tiuuneing the attempt which he was informed was' to be wade of forci ng the members of the different f ades to take part in the procession. .The middle c l asses , h owever , following the example of our spe c i a l consta bl es, d eterm i ne d to defend them selves They They turned out almost to a man as Burgher Dards. This counter- demonstration had the effect it ;as intended to produce—it showed that those who tner.e .arroyed in support of order constituted the 22., ° . r itY of the population. The projectors of the . f.: 4401 1 demonstration felt this, and wisely abstained nol a procession which would have exhibited their 7v 4 want of arms, of vigour, and of numbers. When o o'clock came, the petition demonstration was not 7aue the c omm i t t ee a ll eg i ng as a reason the pre lotr ation made to prevent the wishes of people being carried into effect. A meeting of operatives was subsequently h eld, h 111 Was, however, attended by only 200 persons. - ' ll absurd att em pt w as made to proclaim a c at Cologne on Thursday. There was no ne tollitY to have recourse to the military or civil p ower Put down this absurdity. The laughter of the Peotators e ff ectua ll y d ampe d th e enthusiasm of the W . 0414 be members of the Provisional Gove rnment, 1, u° retired amidst hooting and jeers. . L arge bodies of students from Heidelberg and other Places i n S outh Germany pass through Cologne daily for . Sehl eswig• They ear a sort of unifor m, with high. crowned black hats, turned up at the side, and : h a stened with a nat i ona l coc kade. Many of the en . • us i lastic young men who have joined thes e volunteer bands have declared that if their services are not re quired at Schleswig, they will march to the assistance of the Poles. 1 / 1 1aLIN APRIL 20..--P RUSSIA N FuNDs.--St. Sch., 1 . ) .` 391 / 0 . Exchange on London, three mon ths, 6 25i; 1491. FRANKFORT. There are upwards of 400 Poles at Frankfort in a state o f extreme dest i tut i on . They are refugees re turning from exile to their native land. The Com- Mittee of Fifty at Frankfort has recommended them to the sympathy of the inhabitants, to enable them to proceed on their journey. • The. Committee has also urged the Governments of Austria and Prussia to complete the elections as s Peedily as possible, in order that the " state of tran **Won" in which the country is now may be put an end to without delay. HOLLAND. THE-HAGUE, Arm 21:—This morning the remains of his Royal Highness Prince ALEXANDER of the , Netherlands were placed in the royal tomb at Delft, in presence of their Royal Highnesses the Prince of ORANGE and Prince HENRY of the Netherlands. An immense concourse of persons were present at the ceremony, which was conducted with great solem nity, and in perfect order.—Nederlandsche Staats Courant, April 22. AMSTERDAM, Arm 22,—Some business was done I t the Bourse to-day in Integrals, and the aspect of e th ~se funds, as well as of the Dutch funds, was l i ll ure favourable. Most of the foreign funds were 11 demand, at higher prices. Business in Russian, P otuguese, and Brazilian funds was more animated. DUTCH FUNDS.—AXSTEZDAN, Arm 21. Money. Bills Aetnal Debt, 234 per Cent •••• • • • .... 40 39 Ditto, 3 per Cent •• • . .• . • 45 1 4 44% Ditto, 4 per Cent.• ... ••• • • • 595 i 59% • Amort Syndic. 3% per Cent ••••• • • • • • 69% 39 Commercial Company, 434 per Cent .. East India Loan, 4 per Cent ••••• • • • • • zehangeon London, at sight •.•• • • • • 11 87 • Two months.• ••••••• • • • • • • 11 77 POLAND. I t is stated from Plaschen that MIEROBLAWSKI gm intimated to the Government at Berlin that he w ill not lay down his arms until he has received guarantee that the independence of the Polish pro ?' t t ill ges shall b e recogn i se d. M. VON USEDOM has °e n -recall e d f rom R o me by the Minister for Fore ign l Affairs. In Breslau there were a number of 4 • ° Ps Plundered on the evening of the 18th. : Serious disturbances hare taken place in the Grand . 14 11 ,,hY of Pose n . It i s s t a ted that 20,000 or 30,000 'itional troops will be required to restore the tran : quillity of the Grand Duchy, and that the German districts must be separited from the Polish ones. chile in e very part o f E urope t h e peop l e are accom vii 2 1311 1 their independence and regeneration, Ger 7tio Pol an d exh ibi ts a scene of complete anarc h y, is emphatically said that nothing will cut the Genera l knot of her difficulties but the sword. WiLLISEN has intimated that he has recom ' % en ded to the G overn ment at Berli n a se p ara ti on o f tae Polish an d G erman di str i cts. I n t h at case the Ray of Posen, which contains about 20,000 Poles he ' 43 0,000 Germans, would fall to Germany, and all • rt ruubles be renewed over again. , private letter from Konigsburgh, dated the 17th, Rives the details of a skirmish between some Hussars • L a nd Poli s h i nsurgen t s , i n w hi c h th ree H ussars were Ki lled and six severely wounded, and nine Poles killed and nine wounded, and all the remainder of the troop made prisoners, as well as two waggons laden :With arms captured. It is also notified in a public proclamation from General WEDELL, that in the neighbeUrhood of Bromberg (where this skirmish took place), persons, especially Germans and Jews, • have been grievously injured both in person and pro- 'perty. Intelligence from Inoroclaw is to the same effect—that Germans and Jews are the victims 6f Slish animosity and intolerance. In Breslau, too, 'it appears that some lamentable excesses have been Committed. On the 17th April a riot took place, in Which louses were plundered and destroyed, barri cades: formed, persons shot, and at length, with the greatest difficulty , and not until ten at night, peace was restored. A royal decree of the 14th announces the separation . of the German and Polish portions of the Duchy of Posen, the German portion being annexed to the German Confederation ; and General WILLISEN has, by an official note published in the Gazette of Posen of the 17th; declared that the re - organization of the Duchy will not take place, as was expected, under Polish rule exclusively, but that the German part of the population will also have a voice. This note has been published to quiet, in some degree, the latter, there being a continued dissension in the Grand Duchy, between the two populations. RUSSIA. The Deutsche Zeitung contains the following letter from Johannisburg, in East Prussia, respectin g the Russian armament :—" Our intelligence from War saw is scanty. Russia, however, appears to be arming with great secrecy. It is said that 200,000 regular troops have already lined the whole of the western provinces of Posen." Another correspondent from Tilsit says there are about four times as many soldiers on the Russian Bide as formerly. All the horses are being bought uP for the artillery. Quarters for large armies have b een provided at Kownow and Mariapol. Those w ho were on furlough after twenty-five years' service h ave been recalled. Several nobles in Wilna have .. 14 en re ca ll e d , and several ' ot h eri have been obliged to (44 the gauntlet. At Kim above one hundred stuients are said to have been hanged. The Grand Duke MICHAEL is said to have expressed himself so decidedly, in the presence of the EMPRESS, respecting his determination to chasti,e the Prussians, that her MAJESTY fainted. Proclamations from the EMPEROR appear daily in Poland —they abound in assurances of peace and threats of death. ITALY. LOMBARDY. The accounts with regard to the surrender of Pescheira are very conflicting. If we are to believe the Milan Gazette of the 15th, on the 14th a flag of truce was sent from Peschiera to the Piedmontese be siegers, and an armstice of 24 hours was agreed to after a short conference. Several mercantile letters of the 15th, received at Bergamo, state that Peschiera was taken. This account, however, does not at all agree with the statements contained in the dispatches of CHARLES ALBERT, published in The Sun of Saturday. A corps of from 600 to 700 Neapolitans, headed by their band, arrived at Lucca, on the 10th, to take part against the Austrians. The troops were received with every demonstration of joy by the people of Lucca. Count RADETZKY has published a proclamation at Verona, dated the 11th, in which he recommends his soldiers not to be discouraged, since, with the two strong positions of Verona and Mantua, he may re take the line of the Mincio at any time. VENICE. The Venice Gazette of the 11th publishes an official letter of the Sardinian Consul at Venice to the Pro visional Government of the Republic, informing it that the King of SARDINIA recognises the Republic. The deputies of the provinces of the Venetian State held their first sitting on the 10th. The Gazette of the 13th instant publishes a decree of the Republic accepting the offer of the formation of a female battalion, who will be employed in tend ing the wounded, and in all those military employ ments that may be effected without public display. ROME. The Patria of Florence, quotes a letter from Rome of the 12th, stating that when the Austri:3n Ambas sador demanded satisfaction for the insult offered to the Imperial arms, his HOLINESS replied—" Sir, I desire you will express my sorrow to his Imperial MAJESTY for what has taken place ; but pray him to reflect, that if he, powerful as he is, could not prevent in his vast dominions the bust of the Viva of Christ from being insulted, much less could I, an insignificant temporal prince, restrain the fury of the people, who have pulled down the arms of his family." The ContemporaneJ of Rome of the 13th informs us that a serious disturbance had just taken place at Rome, but that Advocate CALLETTI, director of Police, had quelled it with the aid of the National Guard. Many of the rioters, consisting of the dregs of the people and of thieves, have been ar rested, and arms, such as pistols and stillettoes, were found upon them. PARMA. The Patria of Florence, of the 15th inst., contains alvices from Parma of the 12th, announcing the composition of a Provisional Government as follows: Count CASTAGNOLA, CONTELLI, Professor PELLE GRIM, Count SANVITALE, BANDINI, Bishop CARLETTI, and Advocate MAESTRI. All decrees are published in the name of the Provisional Government—the existing civil and military authorities are main tained. MO DE and COArtiERCIAL CITY, QUARTET? TO Saturday was observed as a holiday at Liverpool both in the cotton and share markets. We have accounts of April 8 from New York, which are, however, of no special importance. As there is a dispositlhn to make the worst of affairs in France, with out due allowance, perhaps the following remarks as to the results of democracy in America may be deemed applicable:— " We trust and hope that the French people and the French Convention and their legislative bodies, w ill pre sent the same moderation and the same neutrality to all those ultra notions of the day which must spring up under a republic, where every man must be allowed to express his opinions on every subject, however radical or ridiculous they may be. Here we have seen in this community, those radical and philo sophical Fourierites, Brisbane and Greely, and their associates racing over the country and endeavouring to indoctrinate the American people with the most ultra, ridiculous, and absurd notions about the reconstruction of society. They have only been laughed at and ridi culed, and have sunk into insignificance on that parti cular point. On the other hand, we see at this very moment an Anti-Sabbath Convention in Boston, and a few ridiculous enthusiasts endeavouring to abolish Sunday, and even Christianity itself with it—but they have no effect. The whole world laugh at them. A short time ago the Mormons endeavoured to set the West in a flame,' and to convert the whole human race to their notions; and the result is now a matter of history. Look at the Shakers. Here is community of property, as a practical principle, put into action; and yet they never can extend beyond the few acres cultivated by these solitary enthusiasts. In religious fana ticism the same fortunate results have taken place. Bishop Hughes, of this city, bereft tor a moment of his common sense, went into Carroll Hall, and commenced a political move- ment by an harangue, some years ago. He created a great excitement—gave occasion for the opposite enthusiasts and fanatics to organise an opposi tion party—disturbed political affairs for a few years; but the whole thing afterwards passed off in quiet, and the Government and all its elements are going on with the usual speed and the same regularity as it has done from the time of Washington. " All these facts tend to show it is impossible in a republic, like France, or the United States, where liberty of thought, of the tongue, and of the press must exist, that the excrescences of the human imagination can be entirely prevented from developing themselves in some ridiculous way. Yet we are under the firm belief and conviction that those eccentric emanations of the human mind, which have not prevented the steady march of the United States, will present as few obstacles to the steady move• went of the French ' people, and the attainment of the same comprehensive system of government, under the wise direction and statesmanship of such men as Lamar tine and his glorious coadjutors. We will not believe it is to be a failure." - From the West Indies there are very unsatisfactory accounts. The weather was good, but the colonists seemed much depressed in spirit, owing to the unfavour able state of the markets in Europe. The talk of aban doning plantations became more general, and many owners declared that this season's crops would be the last that they should take off. It is extremely difficult to say what can be done for the colonies' if they are in so bad a plight, but a new and unencumbered proprietary coming in might perhaps effect a change. The Creole labourers were very idle in Demerara. Retrenchment of expenditure is earnestly demanded in some of the colonies. The most important continental news received this morning is from Hamburgh, announcing the deter mination of the Danish Government to seise all Prussian ships. The hindrance to trade with the Baltic will be severely felt here, and British merchants having pro perty on board of German vessels have a heavy rate of insurance, as " war risk," to pay here. Monetary af fairs at Hamburgh appeared to be rather easier. At Amsterdam, on. Friday, the Funds were higher. Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. 395, and the Five per Cents. 60. A good business was done in Foreign Stocks. The Societe Get - Irate of Belgium will issue its first series of new notes for sums of 20 francs each ; and increased paper money seems to be, throughout the Continent, the panacea for bullion hoarding. The English Funds have been steady, and have im proved upon Saturday's rates, although there has been very little doing. Many parties appear to be surprised at the firm tone of the market, in the face of the ac counts from Denmark, and the unsettled state of feeling throughout the Continent, to say nothing of the unfavour able weather here, but the truth appears to be that parties are at a loss how to invest their money, and will run the risk rather than keep it idle, of even a serious reaction. Consols have been 82k to 4 for transfer, and 82 to 821 for account. Exchequer-bills have been marked 425. to 455. premium. Bank Stock has been steady at 198. The New Three-and- a Quarter per Cents. have been 81ito4 The Foreign Securities are firm, although there is not a large business doing. Spanish Five per Cents have been 12 to 12k, and the Three per Cents. 204 to 21k. Brazil Small Stock has been quoted 66. Portuguese Four per Cents. are nominally 144 to 154. Mexican Bonds are 144, Grenada 135, and Peruvian 29 to 30. Dutch Four per Cents. have been 59. In Railway Shares there is very little doing, and prices are still heavy. ONE CLOSING .•tiICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES Bank Stock lB9 189 3 per Cent. Reduced Anns ..... 80 % 5,4 80% 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities...— 82 1 i(% . 82% New 3% per Cent. Ann 5...... ... 81%%% 8 1 3 4 Long Anns. to expire Jan.lf36o — 8 1 4 Ditto, Oct. 10, 1859 .... Bl4 8 ti i Ditto under 1,0001... — 20 p South Sea Stock — Ditto New Annuities ... 7 9 14 79 1 .4 Consols for Account ..... ... .. . 82 1 404 82 82% 8214 Exchequer Bills. 3d. 1,000/. 500/. Small 42 p 45 p 42p 42p 02fE CLOSING RICES OF FOREIGN "'I:INDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds — Ditto. Account f4 Ditto, Small 66 66 Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent...• — Ditto, 3 per Cent ........... .. 4l 41 Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. 134 13 1 ,4 Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 — Ditto. Account Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 29 30 30 Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, 4 per Cent — Ditto, Account — 154 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 Ditto, Account ...... ......... .... Ditto, Passive Ditto 3 Der Cent 214% 21 1 ,t Ditto, Account 20 71 214 21 1 4 Dividends on the above payble in London. .. Dutch 2% per Cent.,,l2 Guild.... 41 Ditto. 4 Der Cent Certificates 59 60 PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAIL WAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen 5O •...•• 000000 ••••••••• Amber., Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction N..... Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2% Belfast & County Down 13 ...... ... Birmingham and Ox ford Junction .... ... 20 Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley 10 .. Birming.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 101. 145... ••• -- Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Jum.... 7%..... ' Boston Stamfd & Birm. 5 Bristol and Exeter B5 Ditto, Thirds Buckinghamshire... 121. 4s. Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares . _ Ditto,Clydesdale June 50 Chester and Holyhead... 42% 22% 2 21 Ditto, Preference l5 ...... 14% . 14% 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., 18/., E. & H.... 18 Do., 31.105. Eastern Cousties... ..... 20 Ditto,Extension, 5 per Cent., No. 1......6/. 13s. 4d.... Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... Do., North. & Eastern 50 Do., Quarters ..- .... 12 1 / 2 Do., New Eastern Union Ditto, Quarter Shares 12 1 / 2 D' - T- , d. ..'itto, Thirds .......138.4d.. — 1)o. (guar.6 percent.) 10 Ditto, ditto East Lancashire Ditto, New Ditto, New Quarters 611 — East Lincolnshire ...... 16 1 / 2 l5 14% ......... 14% Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. •• •—• *** •• Ditto, Quarter Sh ares 12 1 / 2 Edinburgh and Northern 25 Ditto, New.. ni Ditto, Newport l2 Ditto, ditto, N ew 2i ••• Exeter,Yeoyil, k • — Dorch. 2% Ditto, New Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle ..... ... —Bl. 6s. 8d.... Gla.sgow,Kilmar.,& Ayr 50 ..... . .••• Ditto, New ... ...... ... 40 Do. Preference Consol. 15 ...... .. .. Great Northern ... 3 1 / 2 3....... . ... 3 _ Do., London and York 2 1 / 2 .... _ ...... ' ...... treat South. and West (Ireland) Great North of England 1 00 ...... Ditto, New, 401 5 56 , ,i Ditto, New, 301 3O Ditto, New, 15 1 ......... 111/2 ... .. _ .. ..... Great Western 9O ... .. Ditto, 1 / 2 Shares Ditto, 1 4 Shares Ditto, Fifths ow Ditto, New 17/... .. .. •.' ie••• •. Huddersfield and Manch. 26 Ditto, Thirds Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ...... Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 . ...... Ditto, 1 4 Shares - ...- I pswich & Bury St. Edm l 7 l /2 ...... .. ..... . ...... ...., Do., do., and Norwick 17 1 / 2 -- •••.• Do., do., Extens. Scrip (late Camb. & Ely) 2% Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ...... Ditto, Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 - Ditto, ditto ........... . n 2 Ditto, IA Shares ...... 43 ... - - Do. Quarter Shares-. 14% _-••• ..... ••••••• - Do. Fifths... ......... ... 9 Do. Sixteenths 6 14 - - Do. Thirds (Reg.).-10/.45...... V die 8 dis. Do. Liverp. and Bury 43 - Ditto % (late Hud dersfield and Sheff.) 33 - Do.(Wakefield,Ponte tract, and Goole) ... 50 - - AN % Do.( W. Riding Union)4/.25..• ..• - ••• ......... -' - Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 - - Do. l / 2 Shares (A)._ 11% 9 Leeds and Bradford...... 50 - •• • Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 47 1 ...... -- Do., Half Shares 17%...... - •••• ........ '" - Do.. (blue) Scrip 2%... - - ............... - Leeds and Thirsk 16 % 5 Ditto, New ...... ........ 26 - ... ... ........ Do., Prefer. ,6 per Ct. .3%.. - ....... '" ...... - Liverpool, Crosby and Southport . . 2 - ............... - Liverp., Manchester, and Newcastle Junction... 2% - ............... - London &Black wa11...13/. 6s. 8d - ............... - Do. New, No. 2. 5/. 135.4 d --. ........... ' ... - Do. Extension ... 20 - ............... - London, Brighton. and South Coast Do. Consol. Eighths. 40 - ............ » - Do. Guarant. 5 per et-, 9 - ............... - - Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ct. 50 .. - •••••• ......... .... Ditto. ditto 1852 50 - ..... .• • ...... London and Greenwich 1 2 / 1 5s 4d - •••••••••""" - Ditto, Preference... 18/ 17s 2d - ..... -•• •••" 127 Loudon and N. Western 100 127 127% 127... Do. Quarters (L. & B.) 22 - .............. - Ditto, New - ............. Ditto, Fifths ..... .. .. 2 •••••• 7 14•••••• - •••... Do. 40/.Shares(L.M.) 20 - ............... - Do. 10!. (M. & B.) A. 7% - ............... 914 Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 714 9 % 14••• ' ....... Do. 10/.. i • M. &B.) C. 1 - ............ - 44% Loud. &S. Western Do. New 501. ... ..... 37%.. __Do. Do. New 40/ - Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50 - . Ditto ditto ..„. ......... 40 - • ..... ..... ... Ditto, Thirds 10 ......6 •••........••• London, Salisbury, and Y e ovil ..... •••• ••••• ••• _l% .•-• •......•...... ..... . .... .. .. . •'. .... . 74 Londonderry&Coleraine 271;...... ..•••«•••••'•• Londonderry and Ennis- ...„ It.llen *** ...25 0 .... .... .... 0.... • ••• _ Lowestoft (4 per et ) ... 20 ._ Ditto (6 per et.) _ Manchester - ,Buaton,and Matlock Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire...loo Do. Quarters (No. 1) 13 •• Dittoditto (No. 2).L 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 7% —.....-........— Ditto, New 101. Pref... 7% - Ditto, Gt. Grimsby ... 30 Ditto ditto . ....„... 9 •••••• —•••-•••••••••• -- Ditto ditto Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire lO •••••• .....„ •-- Do., Grimsby Dock... 15 ... ... Do., Manchester and incoln Union. ....4/. 23. — Dlanchest.& Southam pt. 2 Midlam! . 100 Do. Consolidated Pref.loo Do., do., 50/. Shares... 15 ••• •• 8 3 4 Do. Birm., and Derbyloo Do. Consol. Bristol and Birming., 6 per ct. —lOO •••••• Ditto, Brist. & Glocatr. 36 Ditto, ditto .......11/. 3s. Ditto,Leieest. is Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo .... . . Midland Great Western Irish . 4O Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. bre w castleand Carlige..•l oo Do. Quarters 25 Nr '-.t&' )rd 1814 .ewmrket&Chesterfoi .4 --- -- •••... Do. Extension ...... ...a 125.... Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford 6 ...... Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor Norfolk ... ••..»........ Do. New 201 .. Do. Extension Do. Guaranteed 5 1 / 2 pc. 5 Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 Northern Counties Union 4 North British ... .... ... 25 Do. Half Shares l 2 l / 2.... Do. Quarters. , 5 1 / 2 — ... Do. Extension Ditt , Thirds 3 ...... 1 ... North Sc South-Western 2 ...... --.... ...... North Statfordshire North Wales ... 3 1,4 — • •• North Western 7l — “..... ..«..... Oxford, Worcester. and Wolverhampton „.... 40 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Royston and Hitchin ... 1 % Scottish Central Scottish Midland 22% — ...« Ditto, New Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole (Nor. Div.) 5 Do. do. (Sou. Div.) 2% —, ...... Shrewsbury and Birm... 7 ...... 2 1 ,E . Ditto ditto. Class B. 4 2Q 6% - 2th Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min ) l6 Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 Ditto Oswestry ... .. 14 Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref 6 ...... ... .... ..... Shrewstrury and llerefd 2 .... Shropshire Union South Devon.. 4O ...... - Do. Preference 4 outli Staffordshire 5 %...... .... Southh Eastern Do., No. 1 24 D0., Nc. 2. ' Do., No. 3 •-•••• ..... 20 Do., No. 4 South Wales South Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Stm. Coal. ... 6 ••• ... ...... ••• Taw Vale Extension ... 6 ........ - ... •.. Thames Haven Dock and Railway 171,E • ••••• -- ............. .. • - Vale of Neath ... .. Waterford and Kilkenny 13%. .. _ ... ......... ••• Waterford and Limerick 40 • - ..... -'• - ..... Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin— -3 ••••• • .............. Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... ... ..... 42 3 / — ............... Do. do. do. ... 25 W est Cornwall 6 ••• •• --* ••• ............ .... Whitehaven & Furness 11 Windsor, Staines, and South Western ..... .. 7 Wilts, Somerset,& Wey mouth York, Newcastle, and Berwick..... .. Do. Original New and Berwick .. ...... Do. Extensioa No. 1 15 Do. do. No. 2......... 10 ...... .. Do. G.N E.Preierence 8 . .7731. . . . • ....... 7 3 / 4 York and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference ...... 10 - .... ........... 124 Du. East and West hid ing Extension - ........... 29 • FOREIGN' RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens 2O • 6 ..... ... .... 64 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) Central of Spain 2 Ceylon , 5 ,.?• •••.•• ............... Demerara ... ..• iv ..._ ... ......... ••• --- Dendre Va11ey............ 4 ...... ......... ..... Direct „Bombay and • Madras Dutch Rhenish .. ...... ...... .... .. _ East Indian' l l4 — .. . ... - .... . Great Indian Peninsular ss. ...._ . .............. Italian and Austrian.... 4 Louvain, Ila Sambre ... 6 Luxembourg - Lyons and Avignon 5 ....•• Madrid and Valentia... 2 ...... _ - Namur and Liege l6 ..; . Northern of France...... 10 •...... 3 1 4 Orleans and Bordeaux 6 Over Yssel 4/ 3s 4d...... Paris and Lyons lO ... .. 2% 2 14 Paris and Orleans ...... 20 Paris and Rouen ... ..... 20 ..... ••• ..... Paris and Strasbourg ... 8 •• •• 2 ••• ......•••• Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse 2O ... .. -- ..... ..• ..... - 5N Strasbourg and Basle ... 14 ...... ............... Tours and Nante5........ 8 ....« .............. .... 31% Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den' and Hasselt l6 ...... .............. Nest Flanders — .............. J OINT STOCK BANKS. London Joint Stock .••••• 1 0 ...... .............. Union of Australia Ditto,New... ..... .. ...... National of Ireland ...•• ........ British North American 50 ...... London & Westminster. 20 •••... 21 ............ — 2l Australasia ............... 40 ...... Provincial of Ireland ... 25 ...... ............... Ditto New... 10 ...... ......... Commercial of London 20 ...... ............................. Union of Madrid ...... 40 ...... NationalProt. England. 35 ...... ............... Ditto, New ...... ..... 10 ...... Colonial 25 ......... Union of London... ..... 10 MINES. ....... Anglo-Mexican .........100 Real Del Monte, Unreg. .......... 1 Brazilian Cocae& Cuiba 30 British Iron Bolonos Scrip ...... ••••• • ........ ...... Galvanized Iron ...... 10 Ditto, New ............ 4 r d s e t ra u t e a r b b r o ee il ie ri was towed into St.pGasegoernggee'res, I"22l.7T(GTlellaneirS, CnraAwYfor.d), LONDON, LLOYD'S SH A r m 24. and hazy, with rain. LIVERPOOL, APRIL ---- ,: li ind pleasure l . N :ip " , lia bu ° Bermuda, 17th ult., leaky, and would have to discharge. Savannah to Whitehaveu , The Lucifer (s. s.), and sank near East Hoyle to day; crew and BRIDLINGTON, APRIL 21.—A name-board, with " Marinus" painted on it, apparently belonging ic to a ship's quarter-board, has been washed on shore near this place. DEAL, APRIL 22.—Wind N.W., to N.N.W. p. , 4., N. to N.N.E. fresh. 23.—Wind N. to N.N.E. fresh, P.M., N.N.E. fresh.—Arrd. Arentoria Jacobs, Van Wyk, Amsterdam (for Trieste) 2lst ; n 1 —ice.sB Arrozenan, SAVOY. The Sardinian Government proposed to accord de corations to several National Guards who distin guished themselves in resisting the late unfortunate expedition of a band of natives of Savoy ; but they respectfully declined to receive them, alleging that it would be base in them to accept a reward for having been obliged to shed the blood of their fellow-coun trymen. MR. COCHRANE'S DEMOMSTRA TION.—(THIS DAY.) About twelve o'clock our own reporter, going to Leicester-square, found a posse of police, about one hundred idlers, and an open carriage, with two horses and a blue postillion, standing at the door of the soup depot. A waggon, in which were four or five pictures, copied in the most approved caravan style from a defunct weekly work published under the auspices of Mr. Cochrane. was paraded round and round the square anti about the streets in the vicinity. There were twenty or thirty men distributing little bits of paper, on which the words "No Bastile" were printed. At one o'clock Mr. Cochrane and two persons, one of whom carried something like an address or a petition under his arm, ascended the carriage, and started at a slow pace with the caravan at its heels along Pan ton-street. The crowd, who with Mr. Cochrane's adhe rents, numbered about 80 or 100, seemed disposed, out of curiosity, no doubt, or to make up for the paupers who were absent, to follow the imposing cortege; but the police stood across the road and effectually prevented them. A slight skirmish took place, and one fellow who stoutly resisted was wounded badly in the back of his head, for we saw blood trickling through his hair, and down his neck. But if all bad followed, adherents and all, the procession would not have numbered 100 persons, and not 20 certainly had.the slightest approxi mation in their appearance towards that of paupers. The carriage and the caravan passed down the Haymar ket, Cockspur-street, and thence round Trafalgar-square; the rushing of the crowd, which, as the impos ing cortege moved along, vastly increased, for, notwithstanding the inclement weather, Easter Monday had brought a great number of holiday folks into the streets, being shut off by the police at the most prominent part ,of the route. Ihe entrance of Mr. Cochrane into the carriage was the signal for much applause from his adherents, who were well fugled in their vocation, and hisses from several respectably dressed persons who happened to be near. Owing to one of the horses of the carriage having become in some way entangled with the harness, when opposite the National Gallery, it became necessary to take them out of the carriage. While this proceeding was going on Mr. Cochrane commenced addressing the people, but his harangue was immediately stopped by a body of the police charging the crowd, who ran in a most precipitate manner in all directions. A gentleman, standing by the carriage at the time, who, in addition to his qualification as an elector of Westminster, possessed also that of a special constable, produced his staff, and addressing Mr. Cochrane, said, " What a consummate ass you must be to get up this disturbance for the Isake of obtaining a little notot iety. You deserve to be well trounced or ducked in the basins over there." This outburst excited considerable laughter among the bystanders. at which Mr. Cochrane seemed much annoyed. The horses having by this time been properly secured, the carriage slowly proceeded down the opposite side of the square, its front of Morley's Hotel. A strong detachment of the police then formed in line two deep across the road, immediately in front of King Charles' statue, and having allowed the carriage to pass through, immediately closed, thus preventing most effectually any concourse of persons from following. The carriage then proceeded towards the Home-office. Mr. Cochrane then alighted at the Home•office, and enquired of the hall. keeper whether Sir G. Grey was ante -r o om. n t n ho me, e.t. rhomWho two other h r f eteeqrrumewes waiting t d bt h rg i s m aof t s o t hh w oe radtlektpi time, te3a,t on a ni i r r ,c s actn i o l ec i thdoroatwhe Cochran ne stairs, and in passing o u t M r . C oc h rane sa i d, " Sir George Grey is not up sttirs, he has deceived us." He then stepped into his carriage, loudly cheered by the few persons who, in spite of the efforts of the police, surrounded the carriage, and proceeded at once to his residence in Cavendish-square. The caravan was not allowed to proceed with the car riage to the Home office, but parted company at Tra falgar- square, and proceeded up St. Martin's-lane to wards Leicester-square. At the time of our going to press there was not the slightest symptom of disturbance ; there were scarcely any persons in Trafalgar-square, and a few idlers alone remained in the neighbourhood of the soup-kitchen in Leicester-square. f ave th h a ,r t great rr and n d l\ e r n lp t e O r w p r i s o i nrg Br I z e I ° l N e . r j ,. Belzoni—thatrr he w dow t o r to whose zeal and enterprise antiquarian ancient history owe so much—is now living 2, Glaris de the greatest destitution at Brussels — No.isncifienee state a and Waterloo, hors de la Porte Louise. She is an aged woman ; she is also an English woman ; and yetinthe whole of the last winter, which was unusually inclementin Belgium, s h e h a d no t the means once to procureobtain her self a meal of ani ma l food, and could scarcely sufficient to sustain life upon the cheapest vegetable diet. Some time since, Sir R Peel, when in power, allowed her a pension of 100/. a year for three years, which she piously, though perhaps not wisely, devoted to the re publication of her beloved husband's works. But that source ceased, and year after year she has been sinking deeper and deeper into distress and despair. Surely it is only to mention these facts to induce the benevolent people of England to relieve the destitution of one so closely connected with him to whom literature and learning are so deeply indebted. Surely, upon bring made acquainted with the case her Majesty's Govern• went will take it i nto the i r humane consideration, with a view to afford this amiable and exemplary lady some ctive assistance.— Observer. his Excellency Lord Howden, according to letters from his Lordship from Rio Janeiro, is expected to arrive from the Brazils on the 25th proximo. HavannA; 223, Competitor, Hyde, Adelaide, South Australia; 23d, Bassorah, Merchant, Boale, Calcutta; P:lnarna, Turner, Sierra Leone ; Hermann Daniel, Holltumn, Ilia Jan(fro, and sailer] for Amsterdam; Hermann, Has•er,: Bahia, and sail , d for Stettin ; Wil liam, Fischer, ditto, and sailed for Hamburgh ; Preciosa, Reed, Pernambuco, for Stettin; Charles Brooke, Hun ter, St. Vincent's, with loss of anchor and chain, and has been supplied from hence. Lady Ruffles, Martin, Bar badoes; Apolline, Deane, Jamaica; Agnes, Labellisticr , Honduras ; Lady Flora Hastings, New Orleans. Arrd. from the River and sailed 22d, Hind, Africa!: 23d, Fairlie, Sydney, New South Wales; Stately, Cape of Good Hope, &c.; Urania, Rio Janeiro; Cranston. St. John's, New Brunswick; Ottawa, Quebec. Sid. 22c1, Sharp, Madras; Nerbudda, China; Lieutenant Ackers, Demerara; Ceylon, ditto; Garland, Grove, New York. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE—(MONDAY .) During last week the arrivals of 'all kinds of English Grain, a s we ll as flour, for our mar k et , coas t w ise and by tend carri age , were on a very li m i te d sca le. Fromr i e: h I at Ire land and S cot l and scarcely any samp l es came to d_ The imp orts f rom abroad comprised 19,97 :3 quar ters of Wheat, 8,119 ditto of Barley, 15,455 ditto of Oats, 5,114 ditt o o f Beans, 1,381 ditto of Tars, 1,232 ditto Of Linseed, 184 di tto of Rape-seed, 479 barre l s an d 732 sacks of Flour. Fresh up to-day the receipts of Wheat from Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire, &c., were again small, and for the most part arising from the pre vailing wet weather, greatly out of condition. There was a slight improvement in the demand for se', cted qualities of English Wheat, both red and white, and in some few instances, a trifle more money —say Is per quarter —was obtained for such. For the riddling and inferior kind the demand was far from active, yet last week's prices were well supported. The show of Foreign Wheat was somewhat extensive. Really fine qualities moved off slowly, at full rates of currency. In the middling and inferior kinds, so little was doing, that the prices were almost nominal. Very little Barley was oa offer. On the whole there was a better feeling in the trade, and prices were well supported in every instance. At the close of the market a good clearance had been effected. Notwithstanding the supply of Malt was small, that article met a very dull inquiry, and last week's prices were with difficulty supported. The show of English, Irish, and Scotch Oats was unusually small ; that of Foreign moderately good. Most qualities were in steady but, though prices were well re q uest, supported, we have no actual improvement to notice in value. For all kinds of Beans, arising from the large quantity of Foreign on offer, we have to report a heavy inquiry, at barely stationary prices. In Peas exceedingly little business was transacted; prices, however, remained un altered. Indian Corn and Muml were held at very full The sales were trifling. For all kinds of Fl our prices. the demand was far from active; nevertheless last week's prices were well supported. CURRENCY rEit IMPERIAL MEASURE. neat — Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier— • • 58s to s!' s 44s to 55s Oats Yorkshire and Ditto,White, Kew 468 585 Lincolnsh., Feed. 178 20 6 Norfolk and Lin - Potato cola, Bed. • • • . 468 535 45s 48s Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White.... Black .• • • ... 15g 18. Cork, White. •• • • 17 . 2 55 Ditto, White • • • • • •.. Irish, Red • • • • • • . • —8 •= B B Scotch, Feed. •• • • 213 23 . Ry o —Old .......... ;--23as 5 Pigeons 40s 44. 348 Beans—Tick New. • • "" " 31, Peas —Grey 3 , 3 3 s f s is Barley—Grinding . • • • • 2 Male. •• • • • ...... Malting . ••• • • • 3 28 J 33 p 3s. White ..• . • 33s 348 36s 40 s ads Chevalier • • • • •• • • • • %fait — . Suffolk and Nor- Boilers • • •• • • 4 55s 578 Flours—ufiTown ...... .• .• i s s s 3 2 Brown . 4BB 528 Stocktit & Norfolk 35s 38s Kingston. and Ware 57s 588 SMITHPIELD. Last week's imports of Foreign Stock into London were as under:— _ From whence. Beasts. Sheep. Rotterdam ..... . 237 ... 473 ♦ntwerp Harlingen Hamburgh Calve,. ~. 99 11 ... 16 ... 65 ... 25 Total 532 ... 588 ... 136 At Southampton, 123 Beasts have been landed from Spain, and which were mostly disposed of here on Fri day last. The arrivals at the northern outports have amounted to about 600 head of each kind of stock, chiefly from Holland, in good saleable condition. Ow ing to the non-arrival of one or two steamers, the supply of Foreign Stock un sale, to-day, was by no means heavy, yet it was fully equal to the wants of the buyers, and prices had a downward tendency. With home-fed Beasts we were moderately well, but not to say largely, supplied. As the weather was by no means favourable for slaughtering, and the attendance of butchers was far from numerous, the Beef trade was in a very sluggish state, at a decline in the quotations paid on Monday last of quite 2d per Sibs. The highest figure for the best Scots not exceeding 4s 4d per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, there were received about 1,500 Scots and short horns ; from the western, midland, and northern districts, 800 Herefords, runts, Devine, short horns, &c., from other parts of England, 300 of various breeds ' • and, from Scotland, 200 horned and polled Scots. Although the numbers of Sheep were very moderate, the time of year considered, the Mutton trade was extremely depressed, and the currencies ruled from 2d to 4d per 81bs beneath those obtained on this day se'nnight. The primest old Downs in the wool sold ut from 5s to 5s 4d per 81bs, and a total clearance was not effected. Nearly a third of the Lambs on show were the refuse of Friday's market. The Lamb trade was heavy, and the prices receded from 2d to 6d per 81bs compared with those of Monday last. From the Isle of Wight, 30 head came to hand. Calves—the supply of which was good—moved off slowly, at barely stationary prices. In Pigs, next to nothing was doing, yet we cannot call them cheaper. Yer albs. to sink the offal. ■. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts..... 3 2 3 second quality ... 3 1i 4 0 Prime large Oxen.. 4 2 4 2 Primo Scots • • •• 4 2 4 4 Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 G Prime small ditto .. 4 8 h 0 , uckllitg Calves ..18 0 27 0 Inferior Sheep .. . 3 10 4 0 s. d. to s.d. Second quality ditto 4 2 4 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 6 4 10 Southdowu Wether 5 0 5 4 Ditto out of the wool 4 $ 5 0 Large Hogs .•• • 4 0 4 6 Small Porkers .... 4 8 5 0 Quarter old Pigs ..18 0 24 0 Lambs ••• • • ..... 5 4 6 6 Beasts. 3,054 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Sheep. I 16,010 I C 1 1 1 01 . 3". I NZICVGATE AND LEADENHAMI. I riffs. 305 For the time of the year, the arrivals of country killed Meat for these markets, since Monday last, have been tolerably good—viz., about 150 carcases of Beef, 340 ditto of Mutton, 210 ditto of Lamb, 100 ditto of Veal, and 240 ditto of Pork. The supplies on offer, slaughtered in the metropolis, have been somewhat on the increase, owing to which, and the high prices demanded by the salesmen, the general trade has ruled heavy, on some. what easier terms—the fall in value haring been 2d per Bibs. From Hamburgh, 20 baskets of Meat have come to hand ; and nearly 500 carcasses of Foreign Meat, killed in London, hare been disposed of. At per atone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. I. 1. to s. d. Beet ,Inferlor ••2 10 3 C Mutton, inferior .. 3 4 3 6 middling .... 3 0 3 2 j middling.. 310 4 4 prime large .. 3 2 3 4 prime 4 6 4 S prime small .. 3 6 3 8 Pork, largo • . . 4 0 4 6 Vaal •••• • • 4 0 5 0! small . . 4 $ b 0 Lamb. 5s lid t• 4i 101. BOROUGH AND sprramrxmas. The arrivals of Potatoes at the water- side continue liberal, those by land-carriage seasonably extensive. From abroad we received last week nearly 500 tons, mostly from Antwerp. The demand for all kinds is heavy, and prices are again lower. York Regents, 130 s to 150 s; ditto Shaws, 90s to 100 s; Wisbeach Regents, 100 s to 130,; ditto Shaws, 80s to 100 s; ditto Blues, 80s to 90s; Scotch Whites, 905 to 955; Essex Blues, 120 s to 130 s; Belgian Whites, 80s t 0,905; Dutch ditto, 75s to 80s per tor. BOROUGH HOP MARKET. Although our market continues to be very moderately supplied with Hops the general demand is heavy, and prices ar© with difficulty supported. Sussex pockets, 31 to Si 68; Weald of Kent, ditto, 31 Si to Si 10s; and Mid and East Kent ditto, Si Ss to Si 8s per cwt. WOOL. Very large supplies of Wool have arrived in the Port of London since this day se'nnight—viz., 3,889 bales from Port Phillip, 1,164 ditto from Hobart Town, 800 ditto from Launceston, 448 ditto from Algoa Bay, 508 ditto from Alexandria, 110 ditto from Slonte Video, 48 ditto from Ostend, 29 ditto from Antwerp, 159 ditto from Ilamburgh, and 400 ditto from various other quarters. It is generally expected that public sales, of 20,000 bales, will be shortly declared. In the private contract market exceedingly little business is doing. In prices, however, we have no change to notice. TALLOW. Although no material alteration can be noticed in prices, the transactions in Tallow continue on a very limited scale, and there are sellers at a trifle beneath the nominal quotation of the day, which is 6d per cwt lower than on Monday last. P. Y. C. on the spot is 50s to 50s 6d per cwt. Rough fat, 2s 10(1 per Sibs. Fur for ward delivery we have very few sales to report. IVIARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY) EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY AN ERRAND BOY.—James Trouser and Joseph Powis were placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham, the former charged with having stolen a cash box, containing nine sovereigns, two crown-pieces of William the Third, a pocket-book, and a bill of ex change for 761., the property of Miss Gaynor Owen, milliner, N0.:4, Clifford- street, Bond-street, and the latter prisoner was charged with receiving a portion of the stolen property. The prosecutrix stated that she was a milliner and dress maker, and carried on business in partnership with Miss Dorothea Price, at No. 4, Clifford-street, Bond street. The prisoner Trower had been in their employ as errand boy for about fifteen months. On Friday night last, about nine o'clock, she missed the cash-box from the place where she had deposited it the night pre vious. She was very much alarmed at not firding it in its usual place, and caused a strict search to be made, but without success. On Saturday morning she went to the Oriental Bank and stopped the bill. She subse quently went to Vine-street station, and informed the police. The bill of exchange, two crown-pieces, the pocket book, and the purse, containing nine sovereigns produced, were her property. Robert Checkley, 184 C, said,:on Saturday morning last he received information that a cash-box had been stolen from No. 4, Clifford-street. Witness proceeded there in company with another constable, aad questioned the prisoner where he had been to dinner ? The prisoner said he had been home to dinner. Witness then sent the other constable to the prisoner's mother to make inquiry into the truth of the prisoner's state ment, which proved to be entirely false. Witness then proceeded to search the premises, and found the cash box in the dusthole, and the two crown pieces on a ledge in the coal vault. Witness then took the prisoner to the station, where he denied all knowledge,of the rob bery, but after being locked up for some time he admitted the theft, and told witness that a boy at a news shop, in Saville-passage, had got the rest of the property. Witness went to Saville passage, where he saw the pri soner Pow:,. Witness told him that he wanted the money Miss Owen's boy had given him. The prisoner appeared astonished at witness's question, and demanded to know what he meant ? Witness told him that he might as well give the money to him, as the prisoner Trower had told him that lie had got it. The prisoner then handed to him the purse, containing 91. 14s. 6d. Witness took him into custody. The prisoner Trower declined saying anything in de fenee. The prisoner Powis said he knew nothing at all about it. Trower gate him the money, and told him that it was his wages. Mr. BINGHAM committed them both for trial, but consented to take bail for the prisoner Powis's appear ance at the Central Criminal Court. TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION. SIR,—On Wednesday the 19th, the House was occupied with " Killing Hares." Happy land ! Under certain circumstances hares are to be slain without game certificates; but not with guns. An amendment to that effect was introduced at a late stage, and carried by 49 against 44, " on the ground that it was unsafe to encourage the use of fire •artus by the lower classes." On Saturday the House met at two o'clock, fur the purpose of receiving the " Crown and Government Security" Bill from the Lords. After which, and a little speaking on Ireland which introduced itself without visible cause, it adjourned to the Ist of May. This, then, may he a good opportunity for return ing to the question of taxation, which was commenced in the letters of the Bth and 13th March. And first, for the capability of an income-tax for being em ployed to equalise, or at all events reduce the in equality and unfairness of other taxes. The mistake of saying that one unfair tax could not be mended by another, has been commented on before. The possibility of it, provided the two taxes press in opposite directions and not in the same, is as evident as that a boat pressed down by an excessive weight on one side, may be set straight by putting the excessive weight in the next package on the other. It might be better to make every package in succession trim the boat if it can be done ; but if it cannot, or if the contrary sys tem has been begun already, the next best thing is to trim in the other way. Now with respect to that large portion of taxa tion which is raised by taxes on consumption, some people know and some people do not, that so far from these being laid with any pretence to fairness, they are laid in such a manner as to press two, three, four, and so all the way up to eleven ti mes as h eav il y on t h e poor as on th e r i c h. Soa 13' for in s t ance , i s taxe d tw i ce as muc h per cen t t o th elaundress as to the fi ne l a dy. Sugar, nearly three times as much to the hand-loom weaver who brown, mint t ea f or hi s c hi ldren with t h e coarsest m'own, as to the countess who uses the finest chrys tal. Tea, since the open trade with China, in nearly the same proportion as the sugar; the difference before w be r i e n t g c hg who oter stoops Spirits,tobas four times as much to the consumes the choice produceegeneva, as to the man who much of tfo the the W to est b lndian stills. Port wine, twice as y elde o r od themselves in their dail family u ywo old, very thim- P, bystint too eleven the Lo n tunes bleful for their ailing Lon vivant who can afford to revel particular." And tobacco, upwialnnrdiasfo‘olfrbich, n n , be as s to the as much to the Irish labourer whiskered dandy in Pall Mall. The numbers not be all exact at the present day ; becauser-may altera tions are from time to time taking place. But the y the numbers as they used to be, (See Westmznstir Renew for July, 1834, art. Aristocratic the esimplest t nt of ) and though the number s ma y be altere d , the prin ciple is left. And all this i s done by h processes. Nothing is wanted but to lay the tax on quantity and not on value, and the rest does itself. There is no disguise or concealment about it ; Chancellors of the Exchequer avow it openly, and say that it must be done because there would be a great deal of trouble in doing anything else. Even liberal Mem bers of Parliament give up the point, and admit that there is practically no such thing as not taxing the poor two, three, four, and up to eleven shillings in the pound on articles of consumption, where the wealthy are taxed one. Not but that there may be hope that light may yet be thrown on this great impossibility of nature. The last papers from France report that the Parisians or their Government have discovered that at the gates of Paris the poor man's wine is taxed 100 per cent upon the value, while that of the rich is only taxed from sto 10. As the lowest-priced wine consumed in Paris is ten sous or fivepence a bottle, the in ference would seem to be, that wine of all kinds is taxed five sous or twopence•halfpenny a bottle at the gates ; thus making 100 per cent on the poor man's thin potations, and 5 per cent on the drink of the man who indulges in claret at five francs, which is in fact far from being the highest price. Our Chancellors of the Exchequer will probably live and learn. But while waiting for this, it is clear there ought to be a counterpoise in some other quarter. And nothing presents so fair an opportunity for this as the income-tax. There is an almost unlimited possibility of laying it so as to press on the richer classes ; and for this it is, the rich abhor it. It is amusing to see how their organs in the press descant on the injus tice of excepting small incomes; believing that because they contrive to forget or keep out of sight the fact of the poor paying so enormously on another class of taxes, other people will do the same. But it is plain that the income-tax offers special opportunities for helping to set the boat upon an even keel. It might be better, as was said before, that if it were possible the other taxes should all be laid so as to press equitably, and the income-tax should be laid so as to press equitably too. But if this cannot be done, one must be made to mend the other. And this may be done, not with any mathematical exactness, but in a rough way which is all that is attainable in such cases, by increasing the action of the income-tax upon the higher incomes and taking it off the lower. Means to which are, first, to increase the income at which liability to the tax shall commence, allowing every man to deduct the same amount from his chargeable income. Secondly, to reduce as fast as may be convenient the taxes on consumption, and add the amount to the produce of the income tax by increasing its general rate. To which, if these are not sufficient, might be added a third method ; which is to lay what may be called a second story of income-tax, beginning at three or four times the income that the first did, and allowing every man to deduct this new amount as before, from thein come which is to be chargeable to this second story of taxation. By these or similar ways it seems un deniable that we have a machine capa ble of carrying the adjustment of taxation to any e xtent which might be fixed upon. The difficulties in the way of this would undoubt edly be many, and not all of them imaginary or arti ficial. At the same time a cheerful hope may be felt, that if the difficulty lay the other way, the genius of the wealthy would be found equal to the crisis. Something too may be expected from the solution of the problem now attempting at the gates of Paris. In the mean time, with your permission, I will employ more of these days of Parliament ary va cation in proceeding with the subject. 1 am, Sir, your obedient r sieiroil vrt ) , soN. T. PERRONET Blackheath, London, April 24, 1848. LORD MILLTOWN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,—As the reports you are pleased to give in your paper, of the 19th, of my remarks at Concilia tion Hall last Monday, is liable to misconception, may I request you will correct it. You state me to have said " Blood alone would enable the Govern ment to continue the union." Now, I beg to say, I never said anything of th e ki n d. My argument was, " that as by the rebellion of '9B the Act of Union was mainly carried, so alone, by an insane and cri minal outbreak on the part of the people, or by civil war, can the repeal of that measure be retarded or rendered impossible." Such, Sir, is my conscientious opinion. I believe that Act is so injurious to the true interests of both countries, that, ere long, at the united demands of the majority of both, it will be peaceably cancelled— such a repeal would be a blessing, carried by any other means (even if possible), a curse. I seek not, Sir, to make your paper the vehicle for my opinions, but I think that I, and others, who like me, endeavour at a moment of great excitement, to keep the people within bounds, have reason to com plain, that while every phrase, no matter h.onwadvised rebel lions, every word, however hasty, that t he recorded,d o rder are or intemperate may utter, is careful l y o bservations to preserve peace and goo totally omitted, or absolutely perverted. em ' d. our ill-advised I have the honour to be, 6 ' MIL LTOWN. which, though curtailed,nd for that paper , si n gularly an d for of what I did say, and by whic h I I enclose a report, take n from the Freemans Journal, incorrect, still convey s 1848. Mu s sborough, Apri l i!moowillingthe to abide. xHIBIT ON OF THE PRO TISEI TALENT, INVENTION, FREE ING} , 'NUITY, AND INDUSTRY, AT s TIIE ADELPIII. E OF BRI TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. s iß ,—Allow me, through your columns, to re commend the working clases to visit, during the holidays, the exposition of British art manufacture, Barry's grand historical painting, and the models at the house of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, as above.—Your obliging insertion of this will confer a special favour, on yours truly, N. B. April 22. r ' • t • tez 4ioi -.7,zatton NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Match, 500, h ft, D.M., Duke of Bedford's Bridle received from Chainbearer. Sweepstakes of 100 Sovs. each. R.M. C by llettnan Platoff out of Maid of Lune... •• Self Defence ... ... Handicap Sweepstakes of Sovs. each. T.Y.C. Vert-vert Carissi ... - - - Prioress . olowEeus Sw•ecpttakri of 20 sovs each. D. M. Clementina Bridle ... Goose . . Sweepstakus of 20 sovs. each. B.M. Back biter C by Don John, d by Jerry Rossiya ..• Franconi ••• ••• ••• ••• Sweepstakes of 50 sous, each. A.F. Fugleman 'leiter Skelter Kangaroo Xanthus ... ___ ... .. ... ... The Evergreen Stakes of . 100 sovs. each. D.U. Prairie Bird ... ... ... .. Sable ... ... ... ... ... Sweepstakes of 200 sous. each. D.M. Glendower ... .., ... ... ... Backbiter ... ... . . ... ... Impertinence colt ... ~. ... .. Won in a canter. AUSTRIA. The following is a brief summary of the principal points of the new Austrian Constitution : The Upper House is to consist of about 200 mem bers, one-fifth of them to be nominated by the EMPEROR. The heads of the princely houses are also to hare a seat in this assembly ; the remainder to be elected by the landed proprietors who pay 1,000 florins and upwards annually of taxes. The Lower House is to be on the broadest democratic basis ; every roan is to have a vote, and to be eligible as a representative. The number of members to be about 400. 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 Inoslla ofn d, and to s enjroey a Deputies 68. To b e e li g ibl e to the first it is necessary to b e vie 40 year s o f age, and to the second 30, to be born in e i t fixedcivil aritgh2t,ss.ooTfhraencesmopt m annum with travelling expenses. Clergymen are to be excluded from both Chambers. The Council of State is to be maintained, after undergoing some reforms. Th e K ING i s i nviolable, 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. SOUTH AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 22. —The Hamburgh schooner Fortune, Captain Vil, arrived in Cowes Roads this morning, in 62 days, from Monte Video. She is la,len with 6,852 hides, &c., and bound for tiamburgh. We had received advises up to the 20th of February from Monte Video and a file of Comercio del Plato, with later news than has yet come to Eng land. Mercantile affairs were paralysed by the strict blockade observed by the British and French squa drons at Buenos Ayres. Oribe was encamped at Cerrito, and General Rosas has taken possession of the province of Corrientes. The Comercio del Plato, of the 19th of February, publishes a very lengthy letter addressed by the principal editor of that jour nal to Lord Howden at Rio Janeiro, vilifying the conduct and proceedings of Rosas, and desiring his Lordship's interference. Exchange at Monte Video on London was 40i to 41 ; on Paris, sf. 22c. to sf. 25c. ; on Rio Janeiro, 8 to 9 per cent. premium. DENMARK AND SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN. The following official letter has been received from Lord Palmerston through his Secretary, in answer to an application made to him upon the subject of Prus sian vessels laden with the property of British subjects being taken or detained by the Danish Govern ment : " Foreign Office, April 19, 1848. " Gentlemen,—l am directed by Viscount Palmer ston to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 19th instant, requesting to be informed whether, in the event of your property, now laden in Prussian vessels, being taken or detained by the Danish Go• vernment, her Majesty's Government will demand the restoration of the same to you on the payment of the invoice cost and charges. In reply, I am to inform you, that in the event of a war between Denmark and Prussia, Danish ships of war would have a right to capture and carry in for adjudication the merchant vessels of Pru ss i a , no t w ith stan di ng that the cargoes which such merchant vessels respectively might be laden with should be the property of British subjects. Her Majesty' s G overnment would not be justified in interfering to prevent the exercise of such belligerent right by any of the contending parties ; but British subjects, being owners of such cargoes, would be entitled in their character of neutrals to obtain resti tution of their property, by means of claims duly made and substantiated in the prize court of the coun try of the captor. Her Majesty's Government could only be called upon to interfere in case of denial of j ustice. " I am, Gentle men, your most obedient servant, E. J. STANLEY." THE PRINCE OF PRUSSIA Yesterday forenoon his Roy al Hi g hness the Prince of Prussia attended Divine service at the German Lutheran Chapel, in the Savoy. The Count de Portalis, Count Charles Goltz, Major Oelrichs, and Captain Boyen, gentlemen in the Prince's suite, a l so attended. His Serene Highness Prince Lowenstein, and his Excellency Chev alier Bunsen, were also of the congregation. Princelegation. After luncheon the P rince, accompanied by Air. Ernest Bunsen , we nt on foot to Westminster Abbey. The dinner circl e at the Prussian Legation, l as t ceavemnpi,nga,n,wi was ecp o e n r fi s n o e n d nel to of th the e His Royal H i ghness, accompanied by Chevalier Bunsen, and the several noblemen and gentlemen in his retinue , leave town b y the two o' cloc k train from the Great Western Railway for Reading, they go to Strathfieldsaye, on a vi • whence Wellington, until Thursday next. sit to the Duke of estrade when the Provisional lying been seen on Thursd a y A large rough yell ow - co l oure d d og might have q u u o ie y t e ly rn o m n en th t e w s e te r p e s d o i f st t ri he . oce r: io v n ol w ut i t t o h n bating the . colours. Hi s mas t er w as killed during the late a , a a b n a d ll he in w t a h s e hi l m eg sel a f n w d ou a n s d a ed bre on cu t t he in sa t m he e shoulder. His right paw was, besides, crushed by the hoof of a Municipal Guard's horse, which causes him to limp. The animal entered the Hotel de Ville on the 24th, and remained there since, always staying with the Republican Guard. He has not been seen since Thurs day, and the Republican Guard now request any one that finds him to bring him back to his old quarters. Louis PHILIPPE AND THE NUMBER THIRTEEN. — The cabalistic number thirteen is attached in a most singular manner to the life of the King of the French, as appears by the following, written in 1843 :—Louis Philippe was born in 1773 ; he emigrated in 1793 ; his em igration finished in 181 3 . He has reigned and governed for thirteen years. In thirteen years the Count of Paris will be of age. The king has . thirteen chateaux:—Les Tuilleries, Le Lou vre, Le Palms Royal, L' Elissee Bourbon, Neuilly, St. Cloud, Meudon, Ver sailles, Compiegne, Fontainbleau, Eu, pan, and Le Rainey. The Civil List has a total of thirteen children and grandchildren. His life h as been in danger thirteen times since 1830. And, lastly, since his birth, he has seen thirteen governments succeed each other in France, including his own.