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

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MO NEY and COMIIERCIAL NEWS. Do. Consol. Eighths. 40 - CITY, CIPARTE'R TO THREE. Do. Guarant. 5 per ct, 9 •••••• - Do. Pref. Con.s per ct. 50 .. ... - ...... h the Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday the sales were 5 ,000 bales. American realised 4d. to sid . per lb. Ditto, ditt0...... 1552 5U ...... London and Grenwich 12/15s 4d... - ... ..... Prices were steady. Ditto, Preference... 18/ 178 2d . The R a il way Share Market was closed for a holiday. London and N. Western 100 127 128 127 of In the foreign accounts received to-day there is nothing Do. Quarters (L. & B.) 22 prominent interest. Affairs on the Continent continue Ditto, New as unsettled as ever, but there is no immediate move- Ditto, Fifths ..... .. .. 2_ - nient. The i reported intention of the French Glove Do. 40/.Shares(L.M.) 20 ...... Do. 10/. (M. & B.) A. 7% ...... and 113 ,nlent to take the Railways in hand, •• & 8 .8. 7% - Do. 10/. (k. .) • • give rentes in payment, excites conflict ing opinions, Do. 10 7 . (M. & B.) C. 1 ..• .. th e . ns• Some parties would prefer much 43% Lonl & S. Western 5O retaining of their shares, while others would not Do. New 501. ... ..... 37%.. be disinclined to accept French stock. It should Do. New 40/.....,_. ... 30 remembered however, that Government security Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50 - ••• •••• Is not worth much just now, and that an addition to the Ditto ditto ... 4O ,‘ 4 debt would materially deteriorate its market. Still, so Ditto, Thirds low lO - - have shares sunk that the holders at present prices London, Salisbury, sad . might be gainers, and would probably approve of a corn - Yeovil ...... ... •-•••• 1 q•••••• - - ofomi se Londonderry&Coleraine 27%...... - .....- - their , as raising for a time at least, the market value Londonderry and Ennis investment. Julien...-. .- ....... ... 25 ...... - ... ..... ••••• - t i ". An equitable adjustment of the National Debt," how Lowestoft (4 per ct.) ... 20 - eSlrab P thel 1- ' end yet how apparently impracticable. Never- Ditto (6 per ct.) ..... 3 - - oneess these are no " piping" times of peace, and as no 51am•hester,Bumten,and can tell how soon our burdens may require to be in- Matlock . 3 - e i r ""d, so sh ou ld any suggestion that looks at all Manchester , Sheffield, - a••••• - e asible, b e taken into account. In a pamphlet just out, and Lincolnshire... loo - writer broaches the following plan:- Do. Quarters (No. 1) 13 •.,.. - "Now Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 - Z h ni l ii)triinsgSiu n g g gested that this difficulty may be over- . Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 7% ' ere into action an entirely new principle, Ditto,Pref... 7% - tie bY perfect justice would be done between all par- Ditto, Gt. Grimsby ... 30 as Which is, t e r n Ditto ditto . ....-- 9 . 1 0 gradually convert the National Debt into Ter- Ditto ditto - ...... ........ i rla ti3 ei n ii : l t : r s f l o : r A th n e n t u i i m ti e es b ,. e u i n ,ng d . er the direction of the Govern- Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire lO «•... - ••••- ......... - effect this, it is suggested that an Act of Parlia- Do., Grimsby Dock... 15 Z.,e_o.btained, either authorizing the creation of an entirely Do. Manchester and ..:"..and responsible board specially for the purpose, or - Zten • Lincoln 1:, , nion. .... 4/. 2 25. h .. la d n i c an he i st. & Southarnpt. IA S e duction the powers of the present Commissioners for the 100 of the National Debt, and empowering such Midland oard Do. Consolidated Pref.loo a nd re" .9 purchase Consols and other stock in the market, Do., do., 504 Shares... 15 ... leni t i es l ime . the same in the shape of terminable an. Do. Birm., and Derbyloo m e ' e quivalent in amount to the annual interest of Do.Consol.Bristol and st°n k sopurchased and converted. Birming.,6 per ct .100 ll6 118 f or " It may here be noticed that long annuities already Ditto,Bnst.& Glocstr. 36 - be ai as onsiderable portion of the debt, and have always Ditto, ditto ......... 11/. 9s. 6d 4% p stock'en ._m a . rk . Ditto,Leieest. & Swan etable as consols, or any other permanent_ , nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo - ••• ......... •.• s t i ves. ‘ 0 Which in fact, they have always adjusted them Midland Great Western " Thr Irish 4O - th e _ ee conditions are essential to any proposal for Middlesbro' and Redcar, e .... extinction of the National Debt, viz., it must be just, - ea 6 per cent. guar. - rer s • and practicable; and to unite these important oultl,ee t . Dishes is the great problem." Newcastleanu Carlisle-100 - - Do. Quarters 25 ....., apprehend that there would be a host of diffi- Newmrket&Chestertorel 18% - k an *to contend with in carrying out this this ar- Do. Extension .........21. 125.... - os et s e l n ent, not the least being that terminable annuities Newport, Abergavenisy, the increa se increase the present burdens of the country, al- Newry and Hereford an d that 'gil affording ultimate relief; but it is " high time"Enniskillen 7 6 Newry, Warren omt, m4L statesmen directed their attention to these practical utters, and Rostrevor P .. 15 - - •• Th e lOO - ••••..•• a,- Stock Market continues tolerably buoyant, and No D 'l o b . lk New 201. ... 5 tbetTers still to have a rising tendency.- ••• ••••..••.•• It would seem Do. Extension - C ot there are sales of Reduced for re-investment in Do. Guaranteed s%pc. 5 - P ns nls, but this is not an operation in which the Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 - ,3 e l a b i l e i e r are likely to engage to any extent, as the Northern Counties Union 4 .• th, , 3 in the house take the lion's share of North British ........... 25 ...... Do. Half Shares 12%..... • 9 82 benefit in these cases Consols have been 82i to Do. Quarters... 5% - Tb o for present Trans'er, and 84 to i for Account. Do. Extension ...... .. %...... - ...... „.. 814e,Xew Do. per Cents. have been Ditto Thirds 10. 1 .0 82. Bank Stock is worth 187 to 189; and East North & South-Western 2 ...... - ........ ...... 4s ' l4 227 to 229. Exchequer-bills have been 425. to North • Stattord.shire lO .... 6% l• premi um. North Wales b a the Foreign Market there is a limited business, North Western, ut the 7 i - .... 1 -, i v quotations are again rather higher. Spanish Oxford, Worcester, and r Fl e e Per Cents. have been 12i to 12i, and the Three _ Wolverhampton - ......... ..... r Cents. 22 to 22-i; Portuguese Four per Cents. have Ke i s g nf t , e tuldlord, and s ?_ n e n. marked 15 to 15i-, and Brazilian 67. Me , x t ican r Royston and Hitchin - c ,'"_ ° k has been marked 15. Dutch Two-and-a-Hat pe Scottish Central ......... 25 ..... 26 2g . ... : .. . ! ‘4ents. are firm at 40 to 41. Scottish Midland '‘s ..... ewßotherham, 21021 A-7.. -- ... ....... ... .. : sh D etii it e to ld ,N , r at it L ail waY Shares have been extremely dull, but are held ..er firmly, including the French. Do.an d Go d o e l . e (Sou. D iv ) D D l i ' ", V -. ) ) 2 5 51 Piirete OF 0N S Shrewsbury and Bina B . Brunsu FUNDS. O'CLOCK• C F L R O I S CB If s O So% shDreitwtosbuct4ttoec. C u la h ss es ß t . e . . r . 4 7 - - 8 Bak Stock - Per Cent. Reduced Anna .. 80% %3i s (s' - .... ... - New Cent. Consols Annuities.-- 82 1 4 In iii '4 , , 13? i t 4 , - . - Loyl 3 „ ii et expire Cent. Ann 5...... a.gAntts. to expire Jan.lB6o -16 4 81%% 82 81 5 479 __ Bc. : I t (Nor. r o . 0s W. I v I I Li e s ti Join.) ir ? 8 98:146 Ditto New Halves 1 1 4 8 6 --- -- .• .... ........ :---. Lila°, Oct. 10 1859 .. 8% ... ••-• India 30 years, Jan..s, 1860 8 7-16- - Sh D re ° w . B sb p u e r r y C an en d t h l e ' r r ef ef. d. 6 2 ...... yictia Stock 227 229 229_ tncua Bonds 1,000/. eouth Sea Stock - nit N - .."... , Shropshire Union , o ew A nnuities - ......... ..... - 'Xcbequer Bills. sd. Do. Preference - •••• •••• •••• -. 1,0001. - ............ 500/. ... 42 p p South Eastern 42 . 33% 22 • _ Do., No. 1 24 Small - Do., N 0.2. - Do., No. 3 .».......... 20 - Do., No 4 - South Wales. ......... 23 south Yorkshire,... .Don caster, and Goole 3 Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Stm. C0a1.... 6 - ••• Taw Vale Extensi on ... 6 - ... .. ...... ... Thames Haven Do c k and Railway 17% - Vale of Neath ... .. ...... 4 - Waterford and Kilkenny 13%....,, , Waterford and Limerick 40 - Waterfd,Wx_frd,Wicklw, sad Dublin - Wear Valley 6 per Cent Guaranteed ... .. - Do. do. do. ... 25 - W' est Cornwall - ...... .... 6 ... „ -... IV hitehaven & Furness 11 - Windsor, Staines, and South Western ..... ... 7 ...... ...- Wilts, Somerset,& Wey- ... mouth 3O York, New cas tl e , an d - " ......... "' Berwick. Do. Original New and Berwick .. ...... ...... 25 - ... Do. Extension No. 1. 15 Do. do. No. 2. ..... ... 10 - _ Do. G.N E.Preferen ce 8 ...... 734 York anti North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference ...... 10 Do. East and West Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens 2O Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 16 - Central of Spain - 2 - Ceylon Demerara .. 10 - Dendre Valley... 4 - ......... ...••.• Direct Bombay and Madras ss. . ... - Dutch Rhenish ......... 7 ..... % ...... .... East Indian ......... l l% - .. •••• • Great Indian Peninsular ss. - Italian and Austrian.... 4 - Louvain ala Sambre ... 6 - Luxembourg Lyons and Avignon 5 - ... Madrid and Valentia... 2 ...a - 4 1 ,,? 2 p 6% 6A 25% 21% . 42 p CLOSING PRICES. via PR ICES OF FOREIGN PONDS. O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 2O Grenada Bo n ds, 1 per Cent. — Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 l5 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents lA s Ditto, Account Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent Ditto, Account 15 1,4 15% Ditto, Small — 16 Russian Bonds B9 88 Spanish 5 p er C en t. 1840. Ditto, Account Ditto, Passive i Ditto 3 Der Cent 22 22 1 21% Ditto, Account — 2 1 % Dividends on the above payble in London. Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. Ditto. 4 Der Cent. Certificates 61 61 Ditto, Bonds . 61 88 DONE CLOSING A,„PRICES or Ai:"I'WAY 811A_RES. PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRIC_EB. Tierdee ... 50 ..... €l-133ber.,nNott., Boston, A 41,1 Eastern Junction 31 4•••••• nehire and Galloway.. 2% rifest & County Down 13 ...... I P l inghain and Ox -lilrd Junction .......20 Painglfam, Wolver tl4llnainpton, and Dudley 10 •• ••• "" ....... "*. t;lng•Nolve r h' pton, 11 c1 Stour Valley 12/. 4s ... 'aehhead, Lancashire, s 'll Ch h ,) - ^3 , •.. -- • Bert ee ire unc.... i / 4 •'' • ..... • il_lwa, StarnfdA Ilirm. 5 — ' 4411 and Exeter ...... 85 ), Ditto T • .on ek • • birds . ........ 20 4 dis Cai_lnghamahire... 12/. 4s. 28 /s t0 ,7 1 11tttt...0,,, i; .. ...... 50 ... „ 273 28 1 4 alf ghares .... :. 6% ...... ''' — .... Ch est vA-IYdesdale June 50 Ditto, ' Holyhead.- 42%-• ••• e ls. _ 0, Preference ...... 15 ...... • ...nee DD:: 2 1 s a t e c..1 . ass . .. .. . .p . e - r .... 7 10 8% D o. Go _ e ats; 5 per Ct. 16 4 ...e v_rnent Loan, bire tt P r r ‘Alat• ........ 10 ..—• 0,04111-'°0(10R & Ports )3ll4 ... •• • ...... la an, , _ ........... 3 1 2 13 -nd a l k 1 1121 fast June. 25 .. ...... •• . z , a•st A n •F E nniskillen 17% E. 141,1 T, 25/., L. & v It: : 3118/71).fi::: 2158 ..".. -- 64 ..... . --ast, r c ,...... .... 3 , wllat l ..... 72 13% Ditto,Ezt e a., .... 20 I] ,* to ditt o ,‘, •••. -6/. 13s. 4d Do', North , A t - '°_,,,• 2 ...64 13s. 4d... ......... tRI (4 11 -' Eastern 50 0.,,,,,ze . r. ... ..... 12% 1)Itto 41°11 .... 50 Ditt o l Quarter, .Shares ... 12% o. ( • id i ........ 138.4 d.. .... , Ditt gu , c 4r.6 Percent.) 10 .... • •••• • — z•ast 1, ° ,,,._' "410 •........... 20 - _ ....•• ........ bitt47cashire ......... 25 Ditt o ' 112-Tv Quarters 15 ...... f;ast L;,,,' lush 6 — 441inhZcoinshire ...... 16% Di tto and Glasgow 50 ...... •••••••• • • ••• h. 0, Half Shares ... 15 .. .. t , ~ 1 110 ,-, _ x..rli abil • Q uarter Shares 12% DittOgNl,TandNorthern 25 1)1 1to, ~ewport l2 , ew- •L'ltt O, ditto, New 2 14. .... ............... •c•Xeter,Yeovil, $ Dorch 2% G Ditt a , N ew ' i lagow, Dumf r i es , an d , Carlisle ....... ... ..81 . 6s . 8d.... Ulasgow.Kilmar.,& Ayr 50 ..... . Ditto, New . ....... .... 40 ... . . Do. Preferen ce C onso l . 15 -- . .... •• • ••• . Great Northern Do., London and York 214-- .. . ........ c heat Sout h, and West Great (Ireland) North of England .100 ••••• —. 223% Ditto, New, 404 ... .... 5 D itto, New, 30/ 3O Ditto, New,ls/... ll% ..... 7 •.. .. Great Western...... 90 "' .. 8 67% Ditto, 1 4 Shares Ditto, Ditto, % Shares Fifths ... 20 91 Hudde rs fi eld and lian -. ch .. . 2 6 ii-. .• --- _ D itto, Third s _ Ilull and Selby ......... 9 ..... ** ...... 50 Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ..-- Ditto, 113 Shares .... 12 f„...... • Ipswich& urySt. Edn;. 17i,4 . -- ...... - -. Do do. , and Norw - la 17 - - -- '''.. D.l le 14 0., do., Extens. Scrip . ..... ''''' (late Cainb. & Ely) 2% .... Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 .. —. ......... —• • Ditto, Thirds ......... 10 ....... -- Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 ........ Ditto, ditto ............ 82 ...... Ditto, % Shares ...... 43 . .. —__ ............. • Do. Quarter Shares... 14% ... .. ... .."` -••• Do. Fifths... ...... ...... 9 ..... .... .... •• -•• Do. Sixteenths ...... ... 6% . ...... .. :7 ' Do. Third s (Reg.)..-10/.45.... ........... •• , di s. ....... Do. Li very. an d B ury 4 3 ••• . ......... .. B" ' E, .. Ditto 14 (late Hud dersfield and Sheff.) 33 .. . .... Do.(W a k el i eld,Ponte- •• .. Dfract, and Goole) ... 50 o. (W. Ri d i ng Union)4l. 25... ..• • .......... •-•— o. (Preston & Wyre) 25 y DO. 1 / 4 Shares (A).. 9 Leedsreds and Bradford Dewsbury, &c.... 47 1 ••• • " 0 ., Half Shares 1 7 { 2- ... T _ l) °, (blue) Scrip.-- 2 1 4... D it t o , --t.(18 Thirsk ew ... 26 ... ••••••• Lio., Prefer. 6 r Ct. 3 1 4-- ,ells°ol Crosby a 1- 8 , an th,la , l o, Ort . ............. . 2 Ny 43 2. Blanch es t e r, and Londowncestle Junction... 2% . Do, N l ackwall...l3/. 65.8 d.... 47 D o . L e w, No. 2 '4135.4d.... Louth._ xtension .... 20 -,usoitrißrig,,hton,..and ..... '4l C0a5t......... 50 65% 20 13 1 4 15 29% 29% 65 12% ...- li Namur and Liege l6 ... .. .... ...... Northern of France: Orleans and Bordeaux 6 Over Yssel 413 s 4d...... Paris and Lyons lO ..... 2 1 ,4 Paris and Orleans ...... 20 Paris and Rouen ........ 20 - •.. Paris and Strasbourg ... 8 - ••• •••,.. ...... Rouen and Ilavre Sambre and Meuse 2O ..... ..... ... ..... Strasbourg and Basle Tours and Nantes 8 Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Ha.sselt ...... 16 West Flanders ..... .. ..... 84 — --- - MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) HELY Pal./11113LE4S. SMITHFIELD. —Meadow Hay, 31 to 31 18s ; Clover, ditto, 41 to 51; and Straw, 11 7s to 1110 s per load. Trade dull, at barely stationary prices. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 31 to 41; Clover ditto, 41 to 41 15s ; and Straw, 11 7s to 11 lOs per load. Supply but moderate, and trade dull. WEITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 31 to 31 183 ; Clover, ditto, 4/ to 51; and Straw, 11 Gs to 1/ 10s per load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish inquiry. COLONIA.Z. The mark e t s will re-open t omorrow. A fair number of sales is announced. TALLow.—P. Y. C. is 50s to 50s 6d per cwt. on the spot, and Town, 525. Tae..—The deliveries were not quite so large last week. Business is limited, and prices remain about the same. COAL 111AIU-.-'- - rk 7 ; I EI3TICRDAT. Buddies W. Hartley.. 13s 6d Lambton Primrose l4a Id Carr's Hartley ......... 143 Od Belmont lsa ad Davison's West Hartley 14s Odlßraddyll's Hetten HHasting's Hartley l3s 6d Bell ...................... 155 6d olywell Main ... ..... 145 OdlHaswell .................. 16s 9d North Percy Hartley l3s 6cl:lletton .... .............. 165 3 d Original Tanfield Ord's Redheugh Tanfield Moor .... Townley l3s 6d Shotten ...... ... ..... ... 15s 6d Walker's Primrose West Wylam West Hartley ... 16 s 3 d .... ... ... """'• . .. 15s Od ........ Wall's ad, &c. Hudson's ilartlepool... 14s 3d Bewicke and Co. Bell and Brown ...... 148 6dlThornley Clarke and Co. 13s Od Adelaide (7osforth 14s 6d;Leasingthorne .. Hedworth . Hotspur l3s 9d South Durham l 4s 6d 168 ad 14s 6d Tees liarton Heaton Hilda 145 Od Cowpea Hartley Killingwortla 145 6d Howard's W. H. Neth. 14. Od Riddell's l4s 3d Llangcnnech 235 6d Wharnclitfe Eden Main lss Od' Ships at mark' It, 5l. LLOYD'S SHIPPIIN G—(THIS DAY.) Clo L u o d x y. n ox, AP RIL 25.—Wi n d N . N . W ., l i ght b reeze, an d MARGATE, APRIL 24.—The London, Cornish, of Ply mouth, mouth, fro m N ewport, went on shore on Margate Sa nd this m orn i ng ; got o ff , and in running for Whitstab le sank off the Reculvers, in about three fathoms water ; crew saved. DEAL, APRIL 24.—Wind N. to N.N.E., strong and squally.—Arrived Ina, llaningreen, South Seas, with 3,000 barrels, and aid. for Hawburgh ; Adolph, Van Nassau; Boochars, Batavia, and sld. for Amster dam; Mary, Brazils; Ada, Broadhurst, Jamaica, with loss of bowsprit, &c., and proceeded for the river, towed by steamer; Robert In ham Mauritius; Ariadne, ditto. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 23.—Arrd. Viper, Brooks, V 08.• tizza. 24th, Isaac Wright, Marshall, New York; E. G., Hartshorn, ditto; Julia and Maria, Wolgast; Fredericki Danzie. li.t. 21:,t, Aibion, Bombay. 24th, Matilda, Calcutta; Mangosteen, Bombay; Oregon, Staten Island; Elizabeth Bentley, ditto; Lord Elgin, Boston; Albion, NOWNlandland. Off, 24th, SnOtia 7 ...........—. 15% Al r GUERNSEY, APRIL 23.—The Juliana, Bienvenu, for London, drifted yesterday amongst the Rumple Rocks, struck, and carried away her mainmast, and abandoned the same evening, and sank the following morning. SHIELDS, APRIL 24.—The St. Patrick, Gagen, of Lynn, from Sunderland to St. Petersburgh, put in here yesterday, with pumps choked. THE ART-UNION.—(THIS DAY.) The annual meeting of the subscribers to this insti tutiou was held this day, at twelve o'clock, in Drury lane Theatre. The Duke of Cambridge, who was re ceived with loud cheers, presided. Among those on the platform we noticed Mr. B. B. Cabbell, m.r., Mr. Martin, M.P., Mr. Wyse, M.P., Sergeant Thompson, &c., &se. The boxes and arena were graced by a number of beautiful and elegantly attired ladies. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE rose and said—Ladies and Gentlemen, it will be wholly unnecessary for me to detain you with any observations, as everything inter esting for you to hear will be found in the report which, I have no doubt, you aro anxious to hear read. I have deeply to regret that the council are not en abled to make as favourable a report today as they did last year, as unfortunately the number of subscribers has greatly fallen off, to the amount, I fear, of nearly 6,0001.; the reason of which is fully stated in the report. Having said thus much, I will call upon Mr. Godwin to road the report.—(Cheers.) Mr. GODIVIN then read the report, which was ex tremely voluminous. Mr. MARTIN, M.P., moved the first resolution, that the report be adopted, and that the meeting cordially agree in the efforts made to maintain the fundamental princi ples of the institution, and request the council to perse vere in their exertions, and that the thanks of the meet ing be presented to the council for their valuable exer tions.—(Cheers.) He lamented that the subscriptions had fallen oil; and that the Board of Trade had thought fit to meddle with their proceedings. Mr. B. B. CA4BELL, M.P., seconded the motion. He begged to thank his Reyal Highness, in the name of the subscribers, for his condescension in taking the chair, and for the interest he had ever manifested in the welfare of the institution.—(Loud cheers.) Although they appeared there under the sanction of their charter and of an Act of Parliament, he had no hesita tion in saying, that great impediments had been thrown in their way by the Board of Trade.—(Hear.) Their interference could not even be justified by the fashionable term of the day—that of " expediency."— (Hear.) A society based on the principles laid down by the Board of Trade was established, but it only lasted three years—(Hear)—for it was impossible for any body of men to select pictures which would please others. Was there a lady or gentleman present who would like the partners of their lives selected by committees of their own sex ?—(Laughter) and yet that principle was sought to be introduced under the name of a bye-law ; but it was miscalled, for a bye-law was subsidiary to one leading principle, whereas here it was intended to abro gate the fundamental principles of the Art-Union alto gether.—(Cheers.) He hoped the Board of Trade would abandon their determination, Mr. HensEr said that one great cause of the falling off of the subscriptions was the bad engravings which were presented to the subscribers during the past year. The motion was adopted unanimously. Mr. Sergeant THosirsosf proposed a vote of thanks to the honorary secretaries, Mr. Godwin and Mr.Pocock, and in doing so, said the council had procured engra vers of the best reputation, but that one of the gentle men applied to w as compelled from old age and infir mities to seek leave of absence, in order that he might recruit his strength on the Continent—hence the delay, and, perhaps, inefficient workmanship had been the result. Mr. Huni.sToNE seconded the resolution, which, after a few observations from Mr. Hawkins, was declared by the Royal Chairman to be carried unanimously. Mr. GODWIN returned thanks, as did also Mr. Pocock. The Duke of CAMISRIDG E then shortly addressed the meeting; After which the scrutineers were appointed, and the drawing of the prizes commenced. The following are among the principal money prizes that were drawn : C. Bridges, Keppcl-street, Russell.square Jane Miller, Fountain-street, Manchester Jane Meggy, Chelmsford ... B. A. Meech, East India House Mrs. Whitcomb, Manor House, Richmond Jane Collins ' Regent-stre e t W. Howard, Chelmsford ••• ••• Jane Niblett ••• ••• ••• Pye, Louth ... B. Vanhoven, Gower-street W. Brook, o f Chidingstono J. M. Jones, Austin Friars... J. Jackson, Lincoln... L. H. Petty, Lincoln's Inn ..• F. Atkinson, Rugby ~. W. P. Browne, Cambridge, The Earl of March Dr. Carmac Spalding ... Mrs. Revett, Miliord Hall, Stafford ... W. H. Dennett, Worthing... ••• The Rev. H. Gardner, Hants H. Peel, Cambridge-heath, Hackney Captain Boultbee ... L. Fontene, Berkhampstead ..• The Hon. Mr. Bathurst J. W. Freeman, Troy, New York ••• The Rev. W. Lee, Norwich ... C. Mead, Norwich F. Allen, Pershore ••• ••• ••• • G. Savignac, Mark-lane R. P. Crosbie, Liverpool • . ... The Rev. W. 11. Vernon, Sutton, Surrey J. Routh, Foster-lane ... J. Jones, Park-lane, Welshpool J. Powell, Wenn R. Twentyman, Wood-street ... T. Martin, James-street, Buckingham -gate Charles Stewart, Trinity-street, Cambridge ... W. Digby, Gas Works, Dorset -str ee t • W. Hogg, Crutched-friars ••• ••• John Thomas, Carmarthen ••• ••• S. J. Wood, Tredegar-square G. Lamb, St. Dunstan's-hill ... D. Roberts, Old Kent-road R. Allen, Trinity House ... A. Search, Whitehall-place F. W. Oaks, Liverpool ... Mrs. Taylor, Bow-road ... W. Edwards, Leeds ... The Rev. C. Kemble James Cherry, Post-office, Derry ... J. Barwick, Stock-Exchange Miss Gold, York ... P. Green, North Buxton ... A. Lewis, King William-street, City J. Davis, New- road, Fitzroy-square Mr. Sherwin, Hackney-road ... C. Roberts, Mincing-lane ••• •I L. Mapleton, Newton Abbott ... John Beckett, Dorking ... R. Turton, War-office , W. W. Parry, Cardigan ... Thomas Chamberlain, Winchester E. Calvert, Walton, near Preston H. J. Hare, Leeds ... John Potts, Gateshead James Maurice, Denbigh ... J. W. Jewett, East-street ..• C. Clarke, Twickenham W. Browne, Ashbourno John Hayes ••• ••• •• W. Hoppington, Derry ... D. R. Coote, Ireland ••• ..• J. C. Walker, Hobart Town ... J. A. Davis, Boston, Massachusetts Mr. Murphy, Dublin ... ..• J. Clowes, Great Yarmouth ... R. Foreman, Gateshead, Durham W. Squire, Isle of Wight ••• R. Bircham, R egent ' s - par k A. Hawkins, B r i t i s h Museum ... Dr. Conquest, Finsbury-square H. F. Ross, Cowes ... W. F. Hobbs, Colchester ... J. Winkfield, Leeds ••• ••• ••• J. Bunney, Pancras -lane R. Duck, High-street, Manchester ... Miss Baker, Stratford, Essex ... . Dr. Keene, Limerick ... I. M. Fisk, King's-par a d e , Cambridge ... J. A. Hatfield, C um b erland -street, Middlesex Hospital S. Pilbrow, N ewry ••• Rev. H. Coth am, B a k ewell Miss Bedford, P ers h ore T rd e e s Bronzes, Sidneyot e n z n bars. hors. Prizes Beale, Hoskins, f r , Engravings, and Busts were also awarded, after which the meeting broke up. t. I Lee - 9% 43 25 !;, £6O .. 25 .. 40 .. 20 20 70 70 150 100 30 ... 25 ••• 20 20 ... 40 70 ... 50 .-• 30 ... 150 ... 20 70 ... 50 20 ... 30 ... 20 ... 200 ••. 25 - 100 •.. 100 JUICIDE Or A RESPECTABLE TRADESMAN.--LaSt evening Mr. Higgs held an inquest at the Spotted Dog, Strand, upon the body of Mr. Barrett, aged 45, late of 13, Clement's Inn-passage, Clare-market, where he had carried on an extensive baking establishment. It ap peared that for some time past deceased betrayed great mental anxiety, which partly arose from family matters and partly from disappointment in trade. Between one and two o'clock on Sunday morning he rushed from the house in an excited state, exclaiming, " I'll do I'll do it." His h ouse k eeper and a constable pursued ith, im, but he elud e d t h em, and in five hours afterwards his lifeless body was found by the Thames Police on the shore close to Strand-lane, whither the tide had driven it. Verdict Found drowned." 4t GLASGOW, APRIL 2 2.—The price of Scotch pig iron delivered here may be quoted to•day at 423. 6d. ice asked net cash for mixed numbers. The advance inrice asked by holders on Satu r d ay l ast has been freel y ob tained this week. There have been considerable in quiries for pig iron. The accounts from the Continent tends for upwards.h home consumption is in creasing, are less desponding, and purchases are made with greater confidence. The the demand price INSTITUTION FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF MISSIONARIES.—The tenth annual meeting of the friends and supporters of this institution was held yesterday at Crosby Hall, Bishopsgate-stree Within. S. Peto, Esq., M.P., occupied the chair. The committee's report showed the receipts to be 1,810/. Is. I Id. The disbursements amounted to about the same sum, besides which the committee had incurred a debt of upwards of 3501. in purchasing the lease of a house adjoining the premises of the institution at Wal thamstew. The report concluded by making an earnest typeul to the inet.tiug to Use its uttnOst todeuVouri to collect a sufficient sum to liquidate the above liability; and on the motion of Dr. iloby, it was approved aad adopted. , SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING, • MNDAY. Sweepstakes of 1 00 sous, e O ach, h ft (reduced to a match). Mr. Bowes's ch cby Fletnaan Platoff,Bstalb (F. Butler) 1 st ß ak u e n s in Mr. E. R. Clark's Self-defence ••• '•• ..• 2 Betting -6 t o s on the li e tman Platoff colt. A slow Handicapn in g y a s h head. p race to the cords, an d a close run in, t h e f avour i te win (7 Subs., 3 of whom declared.) Colonel Peel's V ert Vert, 4 yrs, Bst 41b ... (Nat) 1 Lord Exeter's Carissima, 6 yrs, Bst 61b •.. ... 2 of 20 sous. each, h ft , 8 :e. T.Y.C. 2 min. 10 secs. Sir R. Pigot's Prioress 4 yrs, s e t 71b Count Bathyany' s Ptelemmus, Carissima, and 2 to 1 agst Vert 8 yrs, 7st 31b... ••• 4 Betting -6 to 4 e get C ar i s Vert. Carissi ma , w i th Ptolemreus and V ert V ert i n waiting, made running to the cords, where she was joined by Vert Vert, who headed her half way up and won cleverly by a length; Prioress a bad third. Run in 1 min. 10 secs. Sweepstakes of 20 soya, each; s ix and aged, 9 st 41b. for three yrs old , 7 st; four, 7st Mb; fi ve , 9st 21b , 8.111. Mr. Payne' s Cl ement i ne, 4 yrs Duke of B e df or d' s B r i dle, 4 yrs .• Mr. Watts's Goose, 3 y rs ..• • 2tol on Bridle. Goose led off but after running 150 yards, was h ea d e d b y Bridle, who e lf ade p l ay a t an in different pace until h a lf way up the cor d s , she was then joined and h ea d e d b y Clementine, who, clearing her in length. Run in 1 min. 56 see s . Sweepstakes of 50 says, each; for co l ts , B s t 71b each, R.M. (8 Subs.) the last three or f our strides, won by a Colonel Anson's Backbiter . ••• Lord Glasgow's cby Don John ••• ••• Mr. Greville's Rosalyn... • ••• Lord W. Powlett's Franconi :•• •• 4 2 to 1 on Ro sa l yn, and 7 to 2 agst Backbiter; the others not mentioned. Backbiter took the lead at starting, made all the running, and won by a length, Lord Glas gow's colt beati ng t h e favourite by a neck. Run in 1 min. 56 secs. Sweepstakes of 50 soya.; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b. Lord , ) f ouke r r . dOAs of fb a ari s t oen, s Richmond's'sKF u A ug g . Her l F a e . m iot a oe ( n r 7 .sS. • • k u e b i s e. • ( Butler) 4:23 1 Lord Exeter's Xanth us ••• ••• •• • • 5 to 4 agst Kangaroo, an d 6 to 4 agst Fugleman. Xanthus cut out the work to the T.Y.C. starting-post, where his followers passed him, Helter Skelter leading, with Fugleman in close attendance. They came thus into the bottom, where Fugleman went up, took the lead in the cords, and won by a length ; Kangaroo a bad third. Run in 2 min. 32 secs. The Evergreen Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft ; colts, Bsf . (Nai (Butler: 7lb fillies, 89t 21b , &c. D.M. Five Subs. Mr. Bouverie's Prairie Bird, 7st 131 b (Marton) 1 Duke of Bedford's Sable, 7st 131 b 2 7 to 2 on Prairie Bird, who made all the running, and won easily by half a length. Time 1 min. 48 secs. Sweepstakes of 200 SOTS. each ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies Bst 21b. D.M. Four Subs. Mr. Payne's Glendower ••• ••• (Nat) 1 Colonel Anson's Backbiter ••• ..• ... 2 Lord Glasgow's c, by Don John—lntemperance ... 3 3tol on Glendower. Backbiter made running at a steady pace to the cords, where ;he was joined by the favourite, who quitted him in a few strides, and won easy by a l eng th ; t h e D on J o hn colt beaten Off. Run in 1 min. 53 sec. Match, 100, h ft. T.Y.C. Duke of Bedford's Fistiana, 4 yrs, 9st (Butler) 1 Duke of Richmond's Syrup, 2 yrs, sst 3lb .„ .. 2 6t05 on Fistiana, who won by a length. Run in 1 min. 20 sec. __ Match, 100, h ft. T.Y.C. Duke of Bedford's Dithen, Bst 41b Sir J. Hawley's Picx;inino, Bst 21b 2 6t04 on F.Othen. Won by a length. Bun in 1 min. 20 sec. (Butler) • -- Match, 50, h ft. T.Y.C. Lord Clifden's Cashier, 2 yrs, 6st ••• ...(Pearl) 1 Mr. Sandford's Kimblesworth, 4 yrs, 9st ... ... 2 3tol on Cashier. Won by a length. Time, 1 min. 19 sec. 501., for four yrs old, 7st 101 b; five yrs, Bst 91b; Lord Orford's si ••• ••• (Nat) 1 xandaf , e o d o , ts 9 to s o t. l, s L y ss rs t three miles of B.C. Mr. Hargreare's No Go, 6 yrs Mr. Lowther's Alboni, 4 yrs Betting —Even on Footstool, 6 to 4 agst Alboni. Won in a canter by three lengths; Alboni was beaten all the way. Run in 6 min. 2 sec. Match, 200, h ft. Lord Glasgow's Discontent, 7st 71b, received forfeit from Mr. Gregory's Clermont, Bst 71b. Match, 200, h ft. A.F. Duke of Bedford's Sable, Bst 61b, received forfeit from Mr. Grevile's Mirmillo, Bst. Match, 500, h ft. D.M. Duke of Bedford's Bridle received forfeit from Lord Glasgow's Chainbearer, Bst 41b. No less than a dozen races were timed for this day's amusement, eleven of which came off, affording an amount of sport seldom witnessed in the spring. Of course, an early start was indispensable; and thus (the first event being fixed for twelve o'clock) many parties who lett town by the nine o'clock train, lost the pleasure of witnessing the first three or four races. Notwith standing the list was so inviting, the gloomy and un seasonable state of the weather had a marked effect on the attendance, which fell short, both in number and quality, if we may judge from the preparations, and the great importance attached to the Two Thousand Guinea Stakes. It will be otherwise to-morrow; a brilliant company is confidently anticipated. We have, as usual, given the time in which the different races were run. The stickyness of the ground will account for its being, in most cases, below the average. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. Even on Blaze, 4 to 1 agst Fern (t), 4 to 1 agst Flat catcher. All Lord Exeter's, Sesostris, Primrose, and Fallow-deer, are scr a t c h e d . It seems very doubtfnli Glendower will run. Loadstone is also doubtful. ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 2 to 1 each agst Lola Montes and Prairie Bird. No change in the Derby. ENTRIES FOR TUESDAY. Th Queen's Plate. R.C. Sagacity, 4 yrs— e Tarella, 4 Whip filly, 4 yrs. yrs—Fi s ti a na, 4-yrs—Miss Handicap. AM. Fisticuff, aged—Prussic Acid, 5 yrs—Duc.an-Durras, 5 yrs—Discontent, 4 y r s — Dromedary, 4 yrs—liimbles- Si wth tr , 4 3 yrs—Sotterly, 3 yrs—f by Giovanni, out o f Sweepstakes for th ree yrs old. T.Y.C. li or sia, yrs. sold fo r 50/. out o Miss Margrave, f by Cardinal Puff,f Croton Oil's dam—Sable.Winner to be NEWMARKET, 11 O'CLOCK, MONDAY NIGHT. LATEST BETTING. TWO THOUSAND GUINEA STAKES, 6 to 4 agst Blaze 4 to 1 ngst Fern. 3to 1 Glendower 4to 1 Flatcatcher NEWMARKET, TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 6 to 4 agst Blaz e I 4 to 1 agst Fern 7to 2 agst Glendower M oNDA y NIGHT. 4 to 1 agst Flatcatcher ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 2 to 1 agst Prairi e Bi r d I 2to 1 agst Lola Montez I4to 1 apt Attraction DERBY. 8 to 1 agst Surplice 15 to 1 agst Eagle's Plume 10 to 1 agst Glendower 22 to 1 agst Fern 10 to 1 agst Springy Ja c k- t 30 to 1 apt Sponge Weights for th e H andicap (Tuesday). Prussic Acid, Bst 121b—Fisticuff Bst 21b—Duc - an- Durras, Bst 21b—Dromed ary, 7 s t 1 0 1b—Discontent, 7st 51b--Kimblesworth, . 7 st 31b—Sott er ley, 6st 91b--- Silistria, filly sst 91b. LORD MAYOR'S EASTER DlNNER.—Yesterday the Lord Mayor and Lady May oress gave the gran d E aster dinner to a numerous and di st i nguished party . Th e tables were furnished with every delicacy of the season. Amongst the company were the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Spanish Minister, the Brazilian Minister and his lady, Baron Platt, the Bishop of Chichester, the Dean of Durham, Baron Wydenbrack, Mr. Bellew, M.P., Mr. Rich, M.P., Colonel Cathcart, Mr. Justice Coltman, the Deputy Chairman of the East India Company, Mr. Masterman, M.P., Mr. Tufnell, M.P., Sheriff Cubitt, M.P., and Sheriff Hill. After dinner the "loving cup" which went round, and the usual loyal toasts were then duly p t i h n i i s o , n h e felt honoured.—The Lord Mayor, in proposing " Her Ma. jesty's Ministers," said he was convinced it was the anxious desire of Government to preserve peaceful rela health of the o f hi s h tions with all the countries of Europe.—The Marquis of Clanricarde said that Ministers had had to contend with difficulties of no ordinary class, Chichester,tilheiw ire liedth on the support of all classes of her Majesty's Lord Mayor Irrespective alwaysari s arise ins o f the gre fulfilled fiapcy,differencesiro:uodrpnobttsrhreyieedfiloitykfh duties acknowledg e d that the Government had a right to look for the general to meet whi_ch support of the community at large, so long as they served their country faithfully. He offioredialMayr,who station.—Theso Labolryd the toast, and said it would be his anxious endeavour to m fulfil ay otrh next e duties of f proposedh i s , , s tationT The e satisfactorily. —The Bishopt i sf a c o t f o r il y . thanks to him for his annual sermon in behalf of th e hospital."—The Bishop of Chichester, in acknowledging the toast, expressed his high senso of the services ren dered by the educational charities of this country. T he Right Reverend Prelate spoke at great length, but owing to the distance at which the reporters were placed from the speakers, they were unable to collect even the pur port of his s p eec h.—S ome f u rther toasts followed, and the proceedings then terminated. SAGACITY OF A HORSE.—Mr. John HOlywell, farmer, of Lindale, having one day recently nothing to do for his old favourite horse " Roger " (which is p . wards of thi r ty y ears o f age), turned it int o a fi ueld adjoining his house, in which was a young horse, about two years old. The old horse by some means g ut "cast;" a n d t h e young o no observing ; -t, most la boriously, yet affectionately, set about to extricate it. First of all, it took the old horse by the mane, and after repeated pulls, succeeded in raising it on its fore leg s and then, with wonderful perspicacity, placing it s head and .seek behind them, so completed its affectionate task. Before night, however, the old horse was in the sam e predicament ; but its sagacious companion, after several iattempts—a n d every attempt appeared to be m a d e with 'renewed determination—failed to accomplish his d • esigu. --Kendal Mercury. HULL, MONDAY NIGHT.—The Julia, which arrived here to-slay from Copenhagen, and made the passage direct in seventy-two hours, reports that the Danes are stopping all Prussian ships in the Sound, but that those of Hanover are allowed to pass. Several Prussian vessels have been already captured, and thirty provision ships in the harbour of Copenhagen have been seized and detained by the Danish Government. 24 25 EVENING, APRIL 2.5, 1848. IRELAND. __------ DUBLIN, Aram 23.—A preliminary meeting (the first) o f th e P rotestant Repeal A ssoc i at i on was held last night at their temporary rooms in College-grew n. The attendance was both numerous and respectable, far exceeding the anticipations of the promoters of the movement. The assemblage was addressed, am ongst others, by Mr. Samuel Ferguson, .abar rister,e an d a gentleman favourably known in tb li terary world ; he wa s f o ll owe d by Mr. Ireland, also a barrist er, and b oth speeches were marked b y cal m- 'less, mod era ti on, an d, as f ar as t h e ques ti on would admit it, pl a i n sense. A general meet i ng is shortl y to take place. Nowise discouraged by the fate of the Ship - street 1 and Cork recruits, a few of the Dublin Rifle Brigades repaired as usual this morning to the North Strand to qualify th emselves for the coming appeal to the god of battles, when unluckily the police, who were on the alert, came up just as practice was about to com mence, and arreste d one o f t h e warr i ors in embryo, who, with rifle in hand, was marched igno miniously through the streets to Henry-street Police -office. He will be brought up before the magistrates to-morrow morning; and, as the evi dence is rather conclusive against the prisoner, it is prob a bl e he will have to make his bow to the judges at the ensuing Commission of Oyer and Terminer. According to the Limerick Chronicle, there has been a marked cessation of "practice" in that quarter, and that there has been a corresponding decline in the manufacture of pikes. Here are the state ments : "Although, the rifl e practice is partially continued by confederates and others in this city, yet it is quite visible that those who were foremost in recommending the sys tem are ' gr ow i ng smaller by degrees and beautifully less' upon the usual parade ground, the novelty of the absurd and idle; custom having lost its attractive powers, as the arrests in Dublin and Cork have cooled the ardour of the military amateurs. There is no truth whatever in the statement which appeared in a contem porary, announcing that nine thousand persons were to be seen at pike practice by night in the county of Lime rick. The manufacturers of these formidable weapons in this city have found the demand su slack that most have abandoned the trade, disappointed at the lull that has set in within the last week. In Cork the bellicose spirit is not yet laid, the demand for lead, by fair means or foul, being still very brisk : "During the last few weeks (says a Cork paper) the stealing of lead from the house gutters has become very general, the thieves having a ready sale for it amongst our rifle clubs, who convert it into bullets. Several houses have been stripped on the Glanmire-hill, and in the neighbourhood of the Marsh. On Wednesday night a gang forced the shop door of a house in G reat George street, adjoining the Friary Chapel, and got upon the roofs of this range of buildings, where they were busily employed tearing up the lead, when they were percei ve d by some persons in the houses at the opposite side of the street. The police were immedialely in pursuit, but, while searching along the roofs, the depredators b red a a n to d r o s o e r ff o e f c t t b ed e their escape by breaking out through tb corner house on the Grand Parade.'' The recent arrests in Cork have jeopardized the safety of the magistrate (Captain White) who com mitted the riflemen for trial. The following narrative appears in the Constitution of yesterday : " Private assassination is, we suppose, to open the campaign of the Confederates.' Every instrumentality by which an enemy' can be got rid of is included in their plan of operations. Among the letters left on Thursday by the letter• carrier for Captain White, Jus tice of the Peace, on the delivery of the mid-day mail, was the following : " Cork, April 18, 1848. " Tyrant White—lt seems you aro at the present crisis as ambitious for notoriety as you were in the year of your shrievalty, when you entrapped the poor sim pleton, the aged Roger Heffernan. But, villain, you have had a long time to repent of your evil doings, and yet have not—your days; are numbered. You had a narrow escape some time ago, and were anxiously waited for by three determined men, but fortunately for you a different way home served you then. " You will have the hardihood to appear again in hos tility to the people. Beware, death has not the terrors for the stricken down and oppressed people that it had some twenty or thirty years past, and it is not impos sible that poor Roger's persecution and death will be avenged by shortly ridding the world of you, a tyrant, and unrepenting villain. " This is no hoax—settle your temporal affairs—the time is short—tyrants must be got rid of—an accursed Government cannot protect you from the people's wrath. If you are looking for place by your opposition to the people, you will find it in the warmest corner of hell, for thither will the people send you. " WILLIAM HEFFERNAN MITCHELL, " One of the Enemies of Tyranny. " William Preston White, Esq., Patrick's-hill, Cork." The letter is written in a tolerably good hand, and is not the production of one of the lowest of the " Confederates." After what is occurring around us —after the doctrines inculcated, the ends avowed, and the means approved by miscreants who are permitted publicly to propagate sedition and murder, we need not say that this letter occasions us no surprise. The history of Roger Heffernan many of our readers will remember. In 1820 Captain White was sheriff—in 1822 he received the commission of the peace for the county, with a request from Government that he would give his assistance in the repression of violence and the restoration of order. In that year the IVhiteboys were abroad in large numbers, and com mitted numberless atrocities, and Heffernan, w h o kept a sm a ll grocer ' s s h op in the South Main-street, was charged with supplying them, by sale, with gunpowder and ball. Captain White, as a magis trate, paid a visit to the shop. Heffernan denied that there was any powder on the premises. A search, however, proved that the denial was false, and all that was found Captain White removed. In the evening he paid a second visit, and eaught Heffernan selling ball :and powder to a number of country people. Under Heffernan's bed he found a barrel of powder, with a good supply of balls and flints. For this offence Heffernan was tried at a special commission (Baron M'Cleland and Mr. Justice Moore presiding), found guilty, and sentenced to be hanged. The county, however, becoming peaceable, the sentence was commuted, and Heffernan was transported for life. We mention this fact that the allusion in the letter may be understood. Yesterday the magistrates ' had a meeting to consider what should be done in reference to the letter. The offer of a reward for the discovery of the writer was proposed, but Captain White objected that this would be making too much of the matter ; that it was better to leave Govern ment to determine what should be done ; that for his part he treated with derision the attempts to intimi• date him ; th a t the only effect it had onhim was to render hi m , if possible, more determined to dothe duty which the state of the country might impose on him, and to induce him to put in hi s poc k et a couple of pist o l s , according to hidoubtscustom in ded times, and th a t h e h ad nhe should bet able isturb to protect himself against any attempt assassins might make on him. The proposal was, consequently, not perse vered in. sa vi Tngshe sbankspeame par thus r eports upon the run on the "Instances are daily occurring i n p roof of what we said resp ect i ng the losses likely to be incurred by the imprudent withdrawal of money from savings banks. On Monday a countrywoman, who had just drawn 601., and converted it into sovereigns, was met on the South Mall by some fellows, who asked her if she bad got her money,_ and whether she had any difficulty about it. She replied that see had, and that there was no difficulty. They said they were glad of it, for that they had money in and they were going to ask for it. The poor woman told them they had nothing to do but go down and present their books, and by way of facilitating the pro cess she volunteered to accompany them. Making her way through the crowd she suddenly missed her men, and soon after discovered that they had cut her pocket, .113. d that th e 60 1. , which she supposed secure, was gone. She gave expression to her grief in loud lamentations, but has since heard nothing of her money, for the loss of which she and similar sufferers may thank their Nations, their United Irishmen, and their other 'popular prints,' which have been indulging their hatred of English government by urging the people to draw their more lodgmen o sely l ts freft m a bank in whi c h t h ey wou ld h ave b een w i." The movement in favour of repeal by the Romish bishop and clergy of the united dioceses of Waterford and Lisrnore is set forth as follows in the Waterford Chronicle of Saturday We can state upon authority that yesterday, at two o'clock, a meeting of our clergy was held in the vestry of the cathedral, where a strong address to the Sove reign was unanimously adopted. It contained three principal points :-1. It bore unequivocal evidence of the loyalty of our clergy to the person and throne of the Sovereign. 2. It reminded her Majesty of the im minent peril in which her crown would soon be placed, if she does not now listen to the voice of the people justly indignant at the awful wrongs they have sus tained. 3. It solemnly assures her Majesty that nothing can atone fo r th ose wrongs , or sat i s f y the just demands of the people, but the assembling in Dublin of the Irish Lords and Commons, to legislate for this insulted nation. Oh ! when will the base, the brutalised, the bloody Whigs give ear to these seasonable warnings, and desist from the ,policy which places in jeopardy the crown of our beloved Queen, and the lives of our still more be loved people ? Nous verrons.' This important docu ment will, ere the week shall have elapsed, bear im pressed upon it the sign-manual of every priest in our diocese." LORD I)UNGANNON AND HIS TENANTRY. The Belfast Chronicle says—" We have great pleasure in publishing the subjoined letter from Lord Dungannon to his tenantry in Ulster, in reply to the loyal declaration recently forwarded by them to his Lordship, and which was signed by upwards of 1,000 good men and true, among whom were many Roman Catholics : " MY TENANTRY IN THE COUNTIES OF ANTRIM, ARMAGH, AND DOWN. `" I should not do justice to my own feelings were .t I to refrain f rom t h us making known to you the heartfelt gratification w hi c h I h ave th i s day exper i ence d oni l mu re ceiving suc h a declaration of loyalty to our gracious Queen, and det erm i nat i on to up h o ld th e laws and i e nsti. tutious of our country, and which it will be my proud and ple as i ng d uty to transmit to the Lord-Lieutenant. YOU have done honour to youraelvesi you have done honour to me; you have afforded a bright example to all good men and true, and a striking proof to the advocates of revolution and anarchy, that there are to be found a spirit and principle throughout th e country which, at a moment's warning, is ready and able to act in defence of the Throne and of the laws, and in staying the career of sedition and treason. .You have d ec l ared that you will not be found wanting iu the hour of danger should it arrive. Your lardl , ird is equally prepared and resolved to perform his own part. Should my services be re quired—should the wicked and the seditious dare to raise the standard of revolt, I shall not lose an hour in coming amongst you and fearlessly discharging my duties, as a magistrate and a landowner, to my Sove reign and to my country.—Your very sincere and obliged friend, " ' DUNGANNON. " ' Brynkinalt, April 16.''' ALTERATION IN THE SARDI, NIAN FLAG. _ NOTICE TO MARINERS. London, Sardinian Consulate, April 18, 1848. Sir,—l beg to communicate to you, for the information of the members of Lloyd's, the following extract of a dispatch from his Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs at Turin, dated the ith of April, 1848: While passing the frontier of his states, his Ma jesty, desirous of manifesting distinctly the important and sole motive which led the army under his command on the territory of Lombardy, ordered that the flag hoisted should be the Italian tricolour, with the escut cheon of Savoy in the centre. His Majesty has ordered that the same flag shall be hoisted on the mainmast of his ships of war; which, however, are to retain also in the usual place at the stern the blue national flag. As the national merchant vessels are to adopt the same flag, in the way pointed out, I have the honour to acquaint you with the fact for your information, and in order that you may communicate it to the authorities of the port in which you reside." I have the honour to transmit to you also the n structions given by the Admiralty at Genoa to the offi cers commanding his Sardinian Majesty's ships of war, by which you will observe that they are strictly enjoined to offer no molestation to the merchant vessels of Austria. (Signed) J. B. HEATH, Sardinian Consul-Genera To the Secretary of Lloyd's. Instructions to the following effect have been given to the officers commanding the ships of war of his Majesty the King of Sardinia, and have been officially commu nicated to the Consul-General in London : The state of hostility in which his Sardinian Majesty's Government finds itself with respect to his Majesty the Emperor of Austria, renders it necessary that its inten tions with respect to maritime emergencies should be made manifest. It is not the intention of his Majesty in this war to pavoawil himself of th ose r i ghts on the sea which belligerent er have assumed t o t h emselves. It has not escaped his Majesty's Government that the greater part o f the officers and cr crews of Austrian ships of war is composed of Italians, and that in a war, essen tially It a l strangers from with The Italians. o y n t fi o n o e r t d h e e r m th se e lre Government,a:dnaged solely for the purpose of expel lingltroht aealrytiifoietrrei: themselves to their h g as en in er s o tru us e n te o d t t t h o c e A oin dna ba i- t s of the royal ships of war Admi ralty Austrian ships of w • defence in case of attack by Austrian without, however, provoking attack. ever, Provoking such With respect to mercantile ships with flea, it is the intention of the ciorw- the Austrian ernsnent that they she ' ll be allowed to pursue their voyages without rao lestation. But, as it is possible that Austrian ships, or others under cover of the Austrian flag, with the pretext of trading, may be fitted out as privateers, to molest the ships of his Majesty's subjects, or those of the Italian States allied with ours, the commanders of the royal ships are directed to ascertain that vessels hoisting the Austrian flag are really in the merchant service, and used for traffic only, by the examination of the papers on board, or by any other mode they may deem neues sary. Should there appear reasonable grounds of suspicion that they are privateers, such vessels will be conveyed to one of the ports of the state, for the ulterior decision of the competent tribunals. J. B. HEATH, Consul-General. BIRKENHEAD AND LIVERPOOL • DOCK AMALGAMATION. The question of the amalgamation of the Birken head Docks with the Liverpool Dock Trust having been a subject of discussion during the last few days, both in Liverpool and Birkenhead, we lay before our readers the following points, which have been sug gested in a communication from a correspondent, as some of the advantages likely to accrue to the public by such an arrangement. That they would be under the control of commer cial men resident upon the spot, and thus a saving of 6,0001. or 7,0001. per annum, in engineering and other charges, be effected by the whole being under one management, relieving, therefore, the trade of the Mersey to that extent. That shipowners, by paying one rate, could dis charge the vessels at Liverpool, and lout at Birken head, or rice versa. That, by an outlay of 40,0001. or 50,0001. the large dock of 150 acres at Birkenhead could be made available for the timber trade and manufacturing purposes, in five or six months, and the port of Liver pool be made this year the cheapest depot for timber in the country. That the construction of the tidal basin and other outer works at Birkenhead could be proceeding, the upper dock of 150 acres being at the same time available for trade. That the Birkenhead works, if undertaken by Li verpool, would be more promptly and economically completed by a :resident engineer and management, and without any Government aid, than by a trust virtually appointed by the Crown, and an engineer resident in London, and inspectors and servants to be appointed by the Crown, and paid out of the rates raised from the public. That in Liverpool, the ship•buildinv trade is not and cannot be properly accommodated ; at Birken head it could be to any extent. That Liverpool, as a port for valuable produce, such as sugar, cotton, rice, tea, Sze., offers very great facili ties, which will be increased by the erection of ware houses on the dock quays. That Birkenh ea d o ffe rs greater conveniences than Liverpool for timber, grain, iron, and minerals, and is naturally adapted for manufacturing establishments requiring water frontage, such as ship-builders, iron founders, engineers, sugar houses, soaperies, &c., in which kind of accommodation Liverpool is entirely deficient. Should the Liverpool Dock Trust, and the bond holders and other parties interested in the Birkenhead Docks, come to any arrangement for an amalgama tion, there is little doubt that the Government will be glad to be relieved, at this time, of the call to ad vance 220,0001. (as stated in the Bills before Parlia ment) to aid in completing the Birkenhead works, and that Parliament would not even sanction such a Bill if the works could be completed without their interference. By a suspension of the standing orders the transfer of the Birkenhead Trust to Liverpool could, there is no doubt, be carried this session of Parliament.— Liverpool Albion. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—The Earl of Auckland, Cap tain Milne, and Colonel Irvine arrived this . afternoon from the Admiralty, on a semi-official visit of inspecti on . Their Lordships arrived at Gosport at 25 min u t es past 12, and proceeded to the Royal Marine Barracks, Por ton, where Colonel Aslett, the Commandant, received them, and conducted them over the quarters, which are being enlarged and improved so as to fully and comfort ably accommodate upwards of 1,000 men, the more effec tually to accomplish which, and to provide more room for manoeuvring and the . officers' quart ers , a number of small tenements on the site at present inhabited by a miscellaneous class of occupants are about to be pur chased by the Admiralty and pulled down. From the Marine Barracks their Lordships proceeded to the Royal Clarence Victualling Establishment, over which they were conducted by Captain Superintendent Sir W. E. Parry, Mr. Grant, the storekeeper, and Mr. Davies, the master attendant; here their :Lordships re solved to abandon the recently adopted plan for erecting a suitable place of reception, &c., for the Queen, and de termined, with a view to economy, to make the slaughter house serve the joint purposes. Their Lordships crossed over the harbour in the barge of the Commander-in-Chief at half-past two, and landed at the King's-stairs in the dockyard, where Sir Charles Ogle, Rear-Admiral Prescott, Captain C. Eden, Flag- Lieutenants Cochran and Aplin, Mr. Murray, C.E., Mr. Vinter, Mr. Fincham, and Mr. Brown, comprising the chief officers of the port and dockyard, were assembled to receive th em an d conduct them over the establish ment. The official party first went on board the Plumper, screw-schooner, in dock, thence to the Arrogant, Prin cess Royal, Royal Frederick, the new slips, new caisson, building by Fairburn for the steam basin, the docks building by Mr. Bramble, the steam-basin and work• shops building by Mr. Rolt, the docks for ditto, the new foundries, the temporary boiler manufactory; the srnitheries, wood-mills, the Ajax steam guard-ship, and the Jackal, in dock, receiving Hay's preparation. This concluded their Lordship's inspection of the dockyard, and occupied until four o'clock, at which hour they embarked in the Commander-in -Chief's barge, with Lieutenant Cochran as Flag-Lieutenant , and went on board the Blenheim steam-frigate, 56, Captain Austen, and the Centaur steam-sloop, and inspected their state and efficiency; after which their Lordships returned to 'he Admiralty-house, and were entertained by Sir Charles Ogle. The dinner party consisted of the following officers:— Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Commander in -Chief , bear-Admiral Prescott, C. 8., Superintendent o f th e Dockyard; Major General Lord Frederick Pitzclarn G.C.IL, Lieutenant-Governor of the garrison ; Colonel eee Aslett, Commandant of Royal Marines; Colonl Irvine, Director of Engineering and Architectural Works to the Admiralty; the Earl of Auckland, First Lord of the Admiralty; Captain Milne, Lord of the Admiralty; Captain Sir E. Parry, Superintendent of Haslar and the Clarence Yard; Captain Chads, C,s,' of the Excellent and Royal Naval College; Captains C, Eden, of the Victory; Yates, of the Illustrious; Baynes, aynes, of the Bel lerophon; Austen, of the Blenheim; Dundas, of the Powerful; Morgan, of the H astings; Mr. Grant, F.R.S. of the Clarence Yard; Mr . 41 nclutro, Master Ship. Wright; Mr. Murray, Chief Engineer; Flag-Lieutenatr Cochran; and Captain James, R.E. Mr. Wise, boatswain of this dockyard, is superan nuated on a pension of 125/. per annum. His successor is not yet known for certain, but it is rumoured as likely to be the present master-rigger, Mr. Harvey, a very meritorious and highly deserving officer. The Howe, with her Majesty the Queen Dowager on board, is reported to be off the Wight. She has not been seen from the port as yet. The band of the 9th is gone to Osborne, to wait on the Queen. Wind N.E.; moderate breezes and hazy, with rain at times. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 22.—The East Indiaman Framsjee Cowasjee, Captain Edwards, which was supplied with a new mast from her Majesty's dockyard Devonport, and left this port for Calcutta on the 14th, put back on the 20th, and having anchored outside the breakwater, was, by a Government tug, towed into Hamotize yesterday. She has been as far west as eight degrees, where she experienced heavy gales, which, among other damages, have carried away the bead of her new mainmast. Several commercial houses at Plymouth have received here,if b p o o u ss n i d ble, to orders from the o wners of Prussian, Danish, and other, vessel s on th theirenor passagethofu up rop eh e, an t n o el dra a i n n d t g la r e a m . tuities of Si. and 101. will be given to those pilots who look out for and deliver written instructions on board such vessels. APPOINTMENTS. • ADMIRALTY, APRIL 22.—C. 0. IL P. St. John, Lieu tenant, to the Bellerophon ; W. APDowell, Lieutenant, to the Excellent ; Edmund Squire, Midshipman, to the Ganges ; A. R. Owen,llidshipman,.to the Sharpshooter; Robert Grahame, Surgeon, to the Bellerophon ; Francis Martin and John Brown, Inspectors of Shipwrights, Portsmouth yard. WHITTINGTON CLUB CONCERTS The members and friends of this excellent insti tution held their first concert of classical and popular music last night, in the large room of the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, which has now become the property of the club. The attendance was numerous, and judging from the success of this, their first con cert, the design of the managers of the institutution, viz., the gratification of the musical members of the club, and their friends, will be most complete and satisfactory. In a selection of music where all was excellent it would appear almost invidious to select any portion for particular notice, but we cannot forbear noticing in the most favourable manner an instrumental trio of Mozart's, arranged for the piano forte, clarionet, and viola, consisting of three move ments, allegretto, minuetto, and rondo. The effect of the combination of the three instruments, although uncommon, is still exceedingly pleasing, and the trio selected last night was eminently successful. The melody with which the rondo commences is one which Mozart alone could produce; its tenderness and grace was exquisitely beautiful. Mr. Sims Reeves was most deservedly encored in Beethoven's cantata " Adelaide." The extraordinary compass of voice of this deservedly celebrated vocalist was shown with admirable effect in this cantata, and throughout the unceasing change ofits harmonies,and the great variety of its modulation, the easy and graceful flow of the melody was never for a moment interrupted. The varied inflexions of the voice required in the repeti tion of the name "Adelaide" were most beautifully executed, 'and, notwithstanding its reiteration, pro duced no fatigue to the ear; every time that it was repeated its expression was more touching, until at last it appeared lost almost in a whisper. Miss Miran also sang with great judgment and ability the can tina "Elena! oh tu," from Rossini's opera "La Donna pp e a del r in gLtaogo be . " The a rule withs .-at i n w the a as audience loudly encored, that th e physical cdailfficult executionth e piece, requireda nd o th n e th la e rge a r rt th o e f a t m he ount of voca list, it could only "encored ;" the applicationbi-ustloyf weight upon Miss appreciated. Mir this rulevip,h o, fell le wb r y e i gretted con siderablethbeingto hear, was labouring under the an ' effects of a slight cold, which caused her great difficulty lt several of the notes. A fantasia n u y n in th e e n c u i nci . a o t n in e g by Mr. Lazarus, in which was introduced Po sever al airs rendered popular by the singing of Jenny Lind, was warmly applauded. Several madrigals were sung in a most efficient manner, and a four-p ar t song, "The Hunti ng Chorus" by Mendelss o h n , e li c i ted great approbation. " Philip, the Falconer," one of Loder's most popular songs, was sung with great taste and judgment by Mr. Bodda. At the conclu sion of the concert the National Anthem was generally called for, and was sung in that enthusiastic style iu which Englishmen love so well to display their loyalty to the Throne. The company separated at eleven o'clock. Vbtrti Xibttion NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES Flateateher ••• ••• Glendower ••• ••• ••• 2 • Five ran. Won by a neck. Loadstone did not start, Handicap of 10 sous. each, for three yrs old, &c. Dromedary ..• ••• .- ••• ••• ••• •• 1 ••• • Discontent ... ... —• ••. 2 Coffee-Room St a k es o f 50 sous. each. A.F. Sesostris ... ... Lovelace ••• I ... ... ... • • •.• Queen's Plate, for mares. R.C. Miss Whip filly ... ..• •• "• Eistiana ... 040 ... ••• "II ••• Tarella ... •.. 2 ••• 1 ... 2 THE BANKRUPTCY OF M. Jumanix.--This bank rupt, so well known in the operatic and musical circles (residing in Regent-street, and Harley-street), was staying at Dublin when ho was aroused to the imminent peril which his embarrassments had placed him in. It appears that one of the touch and take" fraternity had mistaken a foreigner not unlike the great musical direc tor for M. Jullien himself, and placed the former i n " durance vile." The circumstance reaching the ears of M. Jullien, he started off for the metropolis, where he consulted his legal adviser, Mr. Chappell, of Golden square, and forthwith he was advised to make himself a bankrupt. This the world already knows, from the columns of the London Gazette, he did without loss of time. The fiat has been drafted to Mr. Commissioner Fane, and Mr. Cannan has been appointed official assignee. His debts are said to be between 9,0004 and 10,000/., and his assets nil. Mr. Banks, of Fish•street. hill, has been retained by M. Jullien to make up his ac counts. His difficulties are attributed to his bringing out the opera at Drury-lane Theatre. M. Jullien, before making himself a bankrupt, offered his creditors 1,5001. per annum out of his future professional earnings, which the general body would have accepted, but as a few in dividuals pertinaciously pressed their demands against him, and refused his offer, he was driven into the Bank ruptcy Court for protection. The first meeting for the proof of debts and choice of assignees has been appointed to take place on the Ist of May, at eleven o'clock. EMIGRATION OF MILITARY PENSIONERS. --The Government, it is said, intend to encourage the emigra tion of out-pensioners of Chelsea Hospital to British North America, in order to colonize the debateable land next the United States frontier. For this purpose a detachment of forty-five men, fifty-six women, and twenty-nine children leave the river for Quebec during the ensuing week. PUBLIC PETITIONS.—From a return just printed it appears that the number of petitions presented to Par liament during the five sessions ending 1837, was 37,183, with 12,118,213 signatures; in the five sessions ending 1842, the numbers were—petitions, 70,072; signatures, 23,450,909: in the five sessions, 1843-47, petitions. 81,985; signatures, 17,275,981. Total number of peti tions presented in the above fifteen years, 189,240; total signatures, 52,845,103. Of the above petitions the total number printed was 17.661. ROBBERY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER. --A robbery and determined attempt at murder took place yesterday morning in the neighbourhood of St.Kateri wa 's to D hman Between the hours of two and o ' c l o ckthree hils a on duty at the named Brasset, 64 years of age, s t tl e e y . three men, whe came Leith and Glasgow wharf h , oe •as in w s a ud b d o e a n t. ly T at hey k s e t d ru b ck y the head, as inn a sc s et he n the poor old man be lieved with a life preserver or some other blunt and several l s blo r ws on Believing, it is presumed , heavy instrument, whichso t o h n at re l n i d fe ere w d as hi thrust him into a cellar, and fastened the doer on the outside. After some little time the poor fellow rallied a little, when his moans attracted the attention of a police man who was on duty in the neighbourhood, and who hastened to his assistance. He was found in a very exhausted state, having several severe contusions on the head. The constable had him conveyed immediately to the London Hospital, where he at present lies in a very dangerous state. The constable then having procured assistance proceeded to search the premises, when it was found that the thieves, after having removed the watch man, proceeded to ransack the place, and broke open an iron safe which they rifled of its contents. The neigh bourhood is constantly infested by a number of depraved fellows, who come down from the purlieus of White chapel, and keep the place in a state of continual excite ment and alarm. PEDESTRIANISM.—SAMUEL EAST AND CMARLES BEE'S TWENTY MILE MATCH FOR 501. A SIDE.—The competitors, Samuel East and Charles Bee, are well known to all who feel interested in pedestrian feats, in a word, their by-past performances have been such that as long-distance walkers they ranked upon a level as to their merits in " sticking to it." Yesterday these men entered on their twenty mile match at Cranford-bridge, a few yards beyond the White Hart, in the direction of llarlington, to walk a mile out and in, until a score should be completed. In this competition Bee was given the advantage of half a mile at starting, which he took by walking three-quarters of a mile out, and dropping one quarter short of the first mile, walking in again to the starting crease. The man's endurance told, and in the seventeenth and eighteenth miles, his speed, utterly leaving Bee without a shadow of a chance, brought him up to his man, who beingi given the " go-by' in the nineteenth, resigned dead beat, and East completed the distance in three hours eighteen minutes. A