The Sun. — London, England, 1852-04-07 00:00:00

*lllt LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1852. Scarcely have the more poignant regrets excited by the loss of the Amazon become mitigated in some measure by the lapse of time, when the public mind is again horrified by the intelligence of the total de struction of the Birkenhead. Unhappily, in the in stance of the Amazon, the anguish caused by that very dreadful calamity was considerably enhanced by the uncertainty as to whether there might not possibly be yet more survivors, by that hardly less terrible as to origin of the entire disaster, and by the ' frightful testimony afforded on all hands of the want of discipline displayed by the crew, leading to a most unnecessary destruction of life among themselves and among the passengers. Fortunately—if such a word can be regard e d as applicable to any circum stance connected with so melancholy a catastrophe— in the instance of the Birkenhead, no doubt whatever is entertained as to the cause of the calamity , while accurate information has already been received as to those who have been saved from the disaster, the most reliable and well corroborated testimony , ev idencing, moreover, on the part o f t h e ill-fated the noblest self-posse ss i on , and t he len destroyed most magnani mous self-forgetfulness. The incidents connected with this calamitous occurrence may be, alas! only too brieflyrecounted. which took disaster For the rapidity with which the whole place is not the least startling f eet b y characterised. Within an inter va l of twentychreliteuwtaess from its commencement, the whole spectacle of the wreck had terminated. The luckless vessel, the Birkenhead (one of her MAJE STY ' S steamers), had only a few hours before going to pieces left Simon's Bay, on the southern coast of Africa, with 638 souls on board. With the intention of abbre viating as much as was practicable the pa ssage of his ship to Algos Bay, the officer in command, Captain SALMOND, appears to have resolved rather rashly, at the moment of starting, to keep as near the shore es possible—and hence the whole catastrophe. For, early in the morning, namely, about 2 o'clock, ,on the 26th of February, the Birkenhead struck upon a sunken reef of rocks off Point Danger —name of evil omen enough, it must be acknowledged ! At the moment of striking the vessel was going through smooth water, and under a tranquil sky, at the rate of 8 knots—a speed sufficient, of course, under the circumstance:;, not only to make her destruction inevitable, but to render it in a dreadful manner expeditious. After little more than a quarter Then, indeed, his prospects a s-favourable than he could have pneared far more of an hour had elapsed the Birkenhead had di appeared, with the exception of a few scattered spars that there were no less than 649 lie found and fragments—her bow breaking short off at the equivocal promises in his favour,distinct and un - against 435 l foremast, her bowsprit flying up in the air towards to his opponent, while 461 edged were " doubtful ~P the forceopmast, the hull parting next abaft the a most suspicious character. Of e l and of engine-room, and the seem going down almost im- minded electors many h these latte r Nee mediately afterwards. It will be remembered that would stick to had declared that they their colours, and rote the Birkenhead was proceeding to the Cape with accordance with their consciences in dra ug hts from the regiments, numbering up a o'clock, unless they le t at l (!) after t wo got east 201. per head dozen officers and 472 privates. From the from the Protection ist therefore, sp. first instant the bra ve fellows r e vealed peered couleur de rose, andsan' Everything, gume expectations were a courage, a coolness, and a discipline most honour- entertained as to the result. Meanwhile the town able to them as soldiers and as Englishmen. Those I (Newport) was in a state of intense excitement, and who were not drowned in their hammocks, by the rush all b • usiness was suspended for several days. of • idle water into the lower troop de ck, were p rom p tl y Pro t ectionist, however, was not in The the interim. tnuiteriA by their offi:..ers cn the after-deck, when, All the solicitors in the district, save the faithful few, according to the evidence volunteered by Captain who gave their gratuitou s • services to the Free. trader, WEIGUT o?: the D ' '. fell into R eg i men !-, they oh with a coolness such as tta they m i g ht have displayed if, served until the evening before the election, " instead of :going to the bottom," they w ere when it was found that man y of the Libe merely undergoing the Precess of embarkation ! r a l voters could not be found— that they were Several of t'ne:n wen? thereupon sent in I either out of the way or stowed in my s t er i ous relief parties to the tbai 11... " - Pntelps, and others pps, laces that could not be discovered, notwith s t an di ng to the paddlebcx-boats. exertion, how- the most scrutinizing search. ever, proved ineffectual. Those vcry a t the chair.-pumps Ac length the important morning arrived. The on the lower after-deck speedily fou n d the . at eight A.M and el e • impossi- polling commenced ~ within two bility of k , ;eping the ship above w a t er, • see w ii h i 'le these hours "a whole etreet of small voter?, who had un at the tacklese of the paddlebox-'oor.ts to have conditionally pledge d themselves to the Reds ( the been crushed by the f a llin g funnel. Af ter the horse Free-traders),Blues (the Pro bai been ni6bed out of the port gangway, provi_. a vo ted for the tectionists), while those who could only afford to was made forlitie safety cif the twenty-five wo‘l°ll mi en vote in accordance with their consciences (after two and thirty-one children, who had been collected to. wninee From their 1, 84 o'clo c k) in the event of their not receivin g 201. each, ge ther under the poop a - recorded their suffrages in favour of the Con perilous situation they were all conveyed away 1 lervati„ There was, however, before half-past nine. in the cutter under the charge of Mr. RICHARD S ) AO co talletiti°ll in the purchase, and contrary to the THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 7, 1852. L ITALIAN OPERA, submit , to such COVENT GARDEN. e ffectually. T Production of I MARTYRI. , f a ct of the t . Directors have the honour to anno unce that, on .f - TUESDAY, April 13 , ri se u t e i n re t m h e o v s.tarill be produced, for the first time in this countr y , Donizetti's Opera, entitled The ' I 3IARTYRI, but at As performed at the Academia Royal, Paris. Ti, With new Scenery, costumes, and Appointments. _,.. Tickets for the Boxes, Stalls , or the Pit ma y b e had (fo r the ° I) Night or Season), at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open from Eleven till Five o'clock ; and of the principal libralkans and masicsellers. - - the master's assistant, and when they bad stood off nearly 150 yards from the vessel, her destruction ap pears to have commenced in real earnest. On the sinking of the last portion of the hull, several of the survivors were floating on pieces of drift-wood, while others still clung with desperate tenacity to the rig. g ing of the mainmast, still happily not submerged. While some of the former were carried by the swell to the shore of Africa at Puint Danger, the latter were ultimately rescued in the afternoon following by the arrival of a schooner called the Lioness. Out of 638 souls on board the Birkenhead when she struck, only 184 were saved—including, it is grateful to bear in remembrance, every one of the 56 women and children —leaving 454 unfortunate men who thus became victims of an untimely destruction. Captain SALMOND, after behaving with admirable gallantry throughout the disaster, seems to have been struck on the head by something washed: off the poop, atl the very moment when he was seen swimming from the wreck shorewards. Various others, who were endeavouring, in a similar manner, to reach Point Danger, appear to have been devoured or mangled by sharks lurking in those dangerous seas, to pick . off the shipwrecked seamen and soldiers. If we have the consolation of knowing that the men involved in this calamity displayed, under these circumstances of horror, a very noble and very affecting gallantry —we have still left unhappily, two incidents demanding our most serious reprehension. According to the evidence of Captain WRIGHT, of the 91st Regiment, the boat, which was carried away by the assistant-surgeon, in his solicitude to save his own life, would, if brought back to the scene of the disaster, after landing that gentleman, have been able to preserve those who were subsequently lost by becoming entangled in the seaweed, or snapped up by the sharks when floating off with the driftwood. The other incident comes nearer home than the coast of Africa—having to do, moreover, not with an assistant-surgeon, at Point Danger, but with the Port Admiral at Ply mouth —our recent acquaintance, Sir JoHN OM MANNEY. Instead of at once apprizing the Board of Admiralty of what bad occurred, Sir JOHN OM MAISNEY coolly allows the intelligence of the loss of the Birkenhead to reach the authorities in Westminster—through the newspapers ! Even when (on learning through the journals of the day what had transpired respecting the Birkenhead) the First Lord of the Admiralty transmitted inquiries by electric telegraph to the Port-Admiral down at Devonport, Sir JoHN OMMANNEY HMS still display his public spirit, his professional energy, and his official promptitude, by preserving . a dogged silence—so that, last evening in the Iloure of Peers, on the question put .by Lord Mosereauer, as to the fate of her MAJESTY'S steamer Birkenhead, no information could be obtained from his Grace the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND. Really the indolence of this flag officer has past the limits of further endurance. The culpability of his conduct in reference to the Amazon has now been en hanced and completed by his conduct in reference to the unfortunate Birkenhead. Can it be possible, - we ask now with additional seriousness, can it be possible that Sir JOHN OMMANNEY can remain much longer the Port -Admiral of Plymouth ? ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KEA% This Theatre will Re - open on EASTER MONDAY , the Dramatic Romance of the April 12, with CORSICAN BROTHERS. After which will be produced, for the first time, a Fairy Tale, in Two Acts, entitled WITTIKIND AND HIS BROTHERS ; or, The Seven Swan Princes and the Fair Melusinc. STRAND THEATRE. JACOB'S WONDERS. TWO NIGHTS ONLY ! THIS DAY and TO-31ORROW. April 7th, and Bth. The Wizard of Wizards, Ventriloquist, and Improvisatore. Jacobs will present his unrivalled Entertainment on the above oc casions. The astounding experiments he has to introduce are be yond conception —they must be seen to be accredited—he will throw into oblivion all competitors, whether styling themselves from the East, West, North, or South—native or Foreign. None bat Jacobs Can g i ve J ac obs' Entertainment — he is the ne plus ultra of the mo dern magi. See him and judge for yourselves 1 Stalls, 4s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Amphitheatre, 6d. Commence at Eight o'clock. Private Boxes and other information to be had at the Theatre. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. 'Under the Management of Madame Vestria. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. On EASTER MONDAY Will be produced a dramatic story, in eight acts, entitled A CHAIN OF EVENTS. Characters by Messrs. Charles Mathews, Frank Matthews, Robert Roxby, Belton, Baker, Suter ; Madame Vestris, Miss Laura Keene, Mrs. F. Matthews, and Miss Julia St. George. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. 'Under tho Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highne= Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The Most successful and popular Theatre in London. This popular place of resort will be open for the amusement of the public THIS EVENLNG, and TO-MORROW, On which occasion will le produced the most astounding FEATS of EQUESTRI ANI tupendouSM ever witnessed, introducing the high t a l en t o f the present s s company of Olympian competitors. In addition to the Scenes in the Circle, Bedouin Arabs will exe cute their pleasing and wonderful performances, together with Sig. Hernino, the celebrated Tight-rope Dancer. To commence at seven o'clock precisely. On EASTER MONDAY the Theatre will re-open with a new grand Military Spectacle, which is now exciting all Paris, entitled BONAPARTE IN EGYPT ; or, the Battle of Aboukir. to be had at the Box-office from Eleven till Four daily. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. BIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. 14, DAY —Morning 49 min. after 3 ! Evening 1 min after 4 To- ilozzow—Blorning 22 min. alter 4 i Evening 45 min after 4 THE WEATHER.—stat OFFICE, APR , L 7. Tasath.omania, rs THE SHADS. 51—highest since noon se3terday. 36 —low:.t this morning and during the night. 45—this day, at noon. BARommrEn, 30.23. WLND N.N.E.—sharp breeze and dull weather. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations are arranged in order of latitude. Poarastourn—Wind E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. flesTnic4s—Wind N.E., fresh breeze—cloudless. SouTnAsirrox—Wind N,W., strong breeze—overcast. ForaEsTosrE—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. Turninmcik—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—cloudless. N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. STnoon—Wind N.E., calm—cloudy. L EITON—W ind N.E., calm—overcast. COLCHESTER—Wind N.W., strong breeze—overcast. CAKBEIDGIS—Wind E., gentle breeze—overcast. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Monday morning at nine o'clock Sef;., calm— cloudless. CARLow—Wind S.W., bard wind—partially cloudy. MIT-r. IGAit— ind gentle breeze—partially cloudy. HOLYIIiAD —Wind E., gentle breeze -• fine. LANCASTER--.A kid S., calm —principally clear. SviAr—Wind S.E., calm—principally clear. BE.trrocx—Wind S,E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. "Don't trouble yourself too much with the polling, but mind the outwork, for its there tha tenants will shine." Such were the instructions of an Irish landlord of the olden time to his representative, when dismissing him in charge of a body of free and inde pendent electors to the county town. In those days, "when GEORGE the THIRD was king," no sharply contested election was decided without many physical encounters. The bludgeon men constituted an important element in the support which every candidate should secure. Briberynnd corruption were prevalent in every district. The agents on either side openly competed for votes ; they bid freely against each other, while the coy elector listened to the in creasing offers until his cupidity was gratified. There was, of course, an honourable (!!!) under standing that there should be no complaints on either side. Both played the game without disguise or concealment, and the longest puree had a very decided advantage. But the open bribery was even less objectionable than ',„the rioting and intimidetion. The landlords supporting the respective candidates brought down their dependents, who sometimes took possession of the town, and admitted none to the hustings save those whose opinions accorded with their own. All was rioting and drunkenness, and elec tions might have been characterised as occasions when, to use the words of a distinguished author, " beating was cheap, and intoxicating drinks plenty." We bad hoped, however, that the Reform Bill had materially changed this state of affairs. We were unfortunately but too well aware that an organized system of corruption existed in many boroughs, but it:was carried on quietly through the Mr. EDWARDSES of the locality, and every effort was made to keep it "strictly private," and to prevent the opposite party from obtaining proofs that might be rendered available in any petition to the House. Intimida tion, too, existed, but it was moral rather than phy sical. It was the significant hint of landlord to tenant, of customer to tradesman, or of employer to labourer ; but those who had the hardihood to brave these threats were permitted to proceed to the hustings and to record their votes without any actual obstruction. They might tremble at the but too probable consequences, but they could bestow their suffrages as they thought proper. The recent contest for the Monmouth boroughs, however, shows that there is a tendency to go back to the practices of "the good old times" above re forred to, and that tumults and riots will again prevail, and mobs of armed ruffians constitute a necessary description of support at every election. It will be recollected that the question was between a Protectionist and a Free-trader, the former a gentleman of considerable local influence, giving employment to several thousands in the mining dis tricts, the latter a gentleman of high and unimpeach able character, metropolis. , b u t resident in the neighbourhood of the Mr. LINDSAY' started on the broad Principle of ex penses'; he expend " purity of election." He would not a single shilling on any but legitimate ex condition. hired agents, a single would neither retain solicitors' nor open beer-shops, nor pay elec tor, di rect l y . or indirectly, for his vote. These were discouraging trusted to his qualifieati' • • Mu to which the post he aspired, and to the id entity for but the Hon. Gentleman the great majority of the e identity of his opinions on the all-important hoped fur success, until of untaxed food with boeledeastituency. The experi ment was, however, a ne) in which he scarcely the result carried on gratuit ous l y b y hia: patriotic of the canvass, was ascertained. r a ' 4o tic committee, At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean daily reading of the barometer was above 30 in. on the last two days cf the week ; the mean of the week was 29•686 in. The mean temperature of th e wee k wa s 43 s°, which is slightly below the average cf the same week in ten , years. The mean daily tempe ra t ure rose from 39.8° on Sunday, which is 3'6' belo w th e average c f cor responding days, to 46.9 e and 50.1° on Monday and Tuesday, which are re spectively 3.3° and 6•3° above the averages. It then con tinued falling till Friday, when it was again 39.9°, or 4.4° below the average. The wind blew chiefly from the north east. Rain fell on Monday evening and on the morning of Tuesday. 4-3 1 , i 4, (1,k,1-,4 ~, c., 4 - , - .-- 4 '''' - ` 4l N 6. . A. ~. .. (.....! , t,,,,,,. 7... , ,i , 1-, N 7 1:': : : - :- , N N . 3( 1 4 . 7 4. - ' , {, : 9 1 , ` , 1 ..r.2 i F - , , 11 41 - _ - . t ., , . - .N4t11 ,- Vi '' .z., „_,, \ .: ....., , G • 4ri - 4tl \.: ''• 1 • ''''' " . 4.' '''' 7 2.LKOS. 4, .......,..,- usual custom the prices declined as the day advanced. Those who held over in anticipation of en hanced prices were deeply and bitterly disappointed. When it was found that the Reds would make no convulsive efforts to retrieve their position there was a decided fall in quotations. As early as 1 o'clock, P.m., 100 voters tendered " their most sweet voices," at the easy rate of one sovereign each. At half-past 2, four conscientious gentlemen offered themselves for the trifling price of half-a-sovereign, or half-a crown each, which being rejected, was as a final effort reduced to the ridiculously small sum of 3d. per head. This being rejected, it is more than probable that they swelled the Protec tionist majority, or abstained from voting in disgust. It would establish a dangerous precedent if they voted for nothing. We have not exaggerated the circumstances of this extraordinary contest. Owing to the approaching dissolution, there is no possibility of a Parliamentary inquiry into the case during the present session. Mr. LINDSAY, however, declares himself ready to establish every one of these allega tions, as will appear by the following extract from his letter : " I am prepared to prove, by abundance of the most convincing evidence, that these miners, in the service of my opponent and his supporters, were brought to town with his knowledge and at his expense ; that a whole street of voters, who had promised in favour of the Red, most mysteriously voted for the Blue; that electors who had resolved not to vote for the Blue under 201. each did vote for them ; that 100 votes were offered to me at 11. per head ; that about half-past two o'clock four voters offered themselves at 2s. 6d. each ; that ten votere, who had demanded 101. each, were kept at the head-quarters of the Conservatives till it was found they were not wanted, and tLen let free, too late to vote with the Liberals; that people in the service of the Blues were intimidated ; that others were packed in houses all night and sent in a state of beastly intoxication to the poll ; and that very many peaceable Reformers feared, to leave their homes. All these are facts beyond dis pute, with many others which I shall be prepared to prove at the proper time." But this is not all. A county magistrate, nephew to the Protectionist candidate, is charged with having brought down by special train from 500 to 700 miners from his works, armed with sticks, bludgeons, and life-preservers. These persons insulted and assaulted the peaceable Liberals as they were coming to the poll. Many were seriously injured, and still more were deterred from appearing, being afraid or unwilling to subject them selves to such brutal outrages. The townspeople were, however, determined to resist such atrocious proceedings, and a pitched battle took place, in which the intruders were driven from the town. Mr. LINDSAY gives a graphic description of the scene. He says—" Windows were smashed, houses gutted, carriages overturned, Reds trampled on by Blues, and Blues in their turn trampled on by Reds ; noses "were bleeding, eyes blackened, heads cut, and limbs and ribs broken. Barrels of beer were rolled into the houses of the Blues, and Red and Blue vagabonds were rolling and fighting over them. Yells of BAILEY for ever! ' and LINDSAY for ever ! ' rent the air, leading to the most desperate fights." The police, who behaved exceedingly well, had several hundreds in custody at the same time. _ _ Let those who have hitherto opposed " the ballot," the only means by which such infamous pro ceedinga can be checked, consider the above state ments, and say whether these are the English cus toms which they are desirous of perpetuating, or whe ther it is more fitting that each man should exercise his franchise freed from such degrading and demoral ising influences, that a check (even if it be no more) should be given to the purchasing of votes, and that intimidation, whether moral or physical, of the landlords or of bludgeoners, should be completely abolished. The llon. Member for Bristol will gather many powerful arguments from the re cent contest for the Monmouth boroughs. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The ltioniteur publishes several decrees—one pre scribes the mode in which inferior magistrates and other judicial functionaries are to take the oath of al legiance to the PRESIDINT of the Republic; another directs that the political convicts sent to Africa are to be formed into detachments of 500 men each, and submitted to the usual discipline, and a third nomi nates the lieutenants and sub-lieutenants of the Na tional Guard of Paris. The Assemblie Nationale repeats its clear, calm con viction that the Empire is at hand. Tha words, so remarkable and significant, addressed by Louis NA POLEON to the magistracy on Sunday evening have confirmed this journal in its impression. Com menting upon the language of the PRINCE PEEK.. DENT, it observes : " It was no longer:universal suffrage, as applied since 1848. The President goes back to 1804 to prove a le gitimacy which invests him with the right of reigning over France. It is no longer the elected of the 10th December, 1848, of the 20th December, 1851—it is the legitimate successor of Napoleon, coming to the throne by right of birth. The President had never at any time before spoken with such freedom his monarchical ideas and principles, and his language will, we doubt not, pro duce a profound sensation in France and in Europe. The doctrine of Imperial legitimacy had never been be fore proclaimed in so expressive and solemn a manner." M. EMILE DE GIRARDIN continues his remon strances on the folly and danger of restoring the Em pire, in the fourth of a spirited series of papers which ho is publishing in the Presse, under the title of " Let us Preserve the Republic." A restoration of the Empire in name would, recording to M. DE Gl* EARDIN, bring back France to the 19th June, 1815. An Imperial France could not, he thinks, rest disin herited of the conquests made by NAPOLEON on Bel gium;Rbenish Prussia, Switzerland, Savoy, Italy, and • Holland. Absolute power would, therefore, find itself in the dilemma of a foreign war, with liberty raising its head at home, and not to be constrained, between the republic that would raise its bead, and the monarchy that would lift its arm. There would be panic at the Bourse and confusion to public credit, with suspension of labour and stoppage of public works. There would be, he adds, with si ngu l a r boldness, attempts on the life of the EMPEROR ; and if an ALIBAUD could not be found in the ranks of the Republican party, a MERINO would be found amongst the Royalists. A decree appears ordering all minor functionaries down to bailiffs, to take the oath of fidelity to the PRINCE PRESIDENT. Another decree orders the political prisoners trans ported to Algeria to be settled in batches of 500 men each ; the PRESIDENT will order dispensation of the penitentiary regime in favour of those who show good conduct. In the conversation the GRAND DUKE is said to have expressed himself very frankly on the state of France. A Frenchman happened to observe, that the next thing expected to be done by Louis NAro - LEON was the establishment of the Empire. The GRAND DUKE expressed his disbelief, adding, that he believed the PRESIDENT to be a man of too much sense to take any step that would indispose foreign Powers against him. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. opened at 111 f. 45e., and closed at 101 f. 10c.; the Three per Colts. closed at 71f. 65c.; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,180 f.; Rouen, 737 f. 50c.; Havre, 290 f.; Great Northern, 686 r. 25c.; Avignon, 280 f.; Vierzon, 565 f.; Basle, 238 f. 75c.; Bor deaux, 601 f. 25c.; Paris and Strasburg, 570 f.; Tours and Nantes, 356 f. 25c.; Paris and Lyons, 6251. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 6. Boulogne and Amiens, 13 1 /., 7Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 22 1 A—Charleroi and Erqnelines, 13 1 4—East 21I—Great Indian Penissula, 53 4—Luxembourg, 4 3 /—Namur and Liege, 6"Vp —Northern o f F rance, 22% Indian, Orleans and Bordeaux, 141,.4—Paris and Lyons, 10% — Paris and Orleans, 47% —Paris and Rouen, 28—Paris and Strasbourg, 2 2 - pi, —Rouen and Havre, 11 %—Sambre and Meuse, —Tours and Nantes, 11— West Flanders, 3 Western of France, VA, SPAIN. The accounts from Madrid are of th e I s t i nst. A royal decree had been issued for the better pre vention of smuggling (no easy task) on the northern frontier of Sarragossa and part s ad j acent. The Gaceta of that day con ta in ed the t ext of a postal con vention between Prussia and Spain. MADRID BOURSE, APRIL I.—Three per Cents., 404 ; Exchange on London, 50 85 money. GERMAN y. DEATH OF P R IN CE SCRWARZ E NBERG. A message from Vi en na announce s th e d ea th of Prince SCHWARZENBERG, 011 Monday evening, of apoplexy. Prince FELIX SCHWATIZENBERG was born on the 2d 1848,7 was raised to the h h - office which he continued t hisig— death. H e h e ld the rank o hold of October, till the 1 hour 80 0, o and , nd , on the 21st o f November, of Lieutenant Field-Marshal in the Imperial army, and served with distinction under Marshal RADETZKY in Italy, and had filled the diplomatic posts of Austrian Minister at Turin and at Naples, which latter appoint ment he still held on the outb rea k of the revo l ut i on in March, 1848. After the fall o f P r i nce M ETTERNICH , the increasing preparatio ns for civil war i n Hun gary ; the new schemes f or t h e re-organizat i on of the Germanic body i mperilling th e union o f Aus t r i a with Germany; the deplorable condition of the finances of the empire; and the inadequ a t e organ i z ation .of the army to its multifarious dutiet rendered the post of Prime Minister most arduous w hen Prince SCHWARZENBERG accepted it. His subsequent un compromising and stern career; the foul execution of LOUIS BATHYANI ; th e suppression of the Hungarian insurrection throu g h R ussia ; and his development of diplomatic infl uence and military strength, over turning the project s o f ...Tussle and terminating the war iu Holstein, a nd fi nally establishing the concord P of Northern and S out h ern Germany at the negotia tions of OlinutZ, must be fresh in the recollection of our readers. B ELGIUM. The Chamber has adopted the project of law re lative to the superintendence of the beetroot-sugar manufactories. A decree appoints a great number of officers to the new National Guards. T :miohri l l at. iaor e fft l 1 instructions Our accounts th D waics abrrtaei iryeoyvseubihf correspondence goouatt t upihr s eoveret n s eose a p:sfs ficpyorracoßsoinri Vecchia, by wi ß nnpad c o b:: et m ayoe :jab 3 1t:ah c tthnef o owrai mnoedbsomeeet between alepptfmr down nhtpaacarrotori i remained ew.c o o dhrthhti i:thenreenaghnhs previous aroclßcetwasuvaotrai quo.lo u r idduel Rome. d a TtnEThaahr s hey'le o e: lution. A new company had submitted proposals which were on the point of being agreed to. It was not, however, known whether any obataele would be thrown in the way of the arrangement by Austria, as that power seems to covet a monopoly of all th e li nes c f ra ilway in Italy. The Siecle says the deficiency in the budget for 1853 cannot be less than 100 millions. It is said that the PRINCE PRESIDENT will give a grande fete at the Tuileries after Easter, and that there will be another at the Hotel de Ville. " The civil list o f Kin g Louis PHILIPPE," sa y s the Presse," was also twelve millions, but it had to sup port the The senatus-consultum, on the contrary, of the Ist of .. the expense of keeping up the national palaces. April, stipulates that that expense shall remain at t hey., charge of the State. On the other hand, Louis ..% - tillapr a had a life-interest in the forests, where the VsIDENT can only kill game. Such is the difference the two civil lists." ' " B of the executors of the late Prince • k couar, one e 3: ' TALLEYEAND has written a letter to the public jou r I lately disc o nst 5 d relative to SHELLEY'S letters havevered in England letters falsely stated to hay been attempted in France for stating ' that frauds similar to thole " I intimate with the ‘ 7 ll possession at present," h ave in m e been written by the late Prince. BACOURT, certai n number of those letters, imi tating exceedi Prince, but Wh lY well the writing of the deceased says M. DE worship is to be effectedthe Duke de Broglie, ,ceased , such as M. Guizot, the have been declared by the persons Count m o le" to be forgeries." that purpose are to commence The appropriation of Duke Patquier, Scc., inauguration of the new church Panth6on to the Catholic speedily. The works for Private letters from Venice given by the Grand Duke the ( Pr A ir m ic ß e said, on May 15. church will take place, it is immediately, and the CNSTANTINE to the Count state that the reception ° t ß o D di w n as ner i , n Placed °t.every respect regal. He invited the Countess on the right, ana l t u l at his left hand, and out as if they were reigning S 1 the Count of CHAMBORD as ‘, si ° r ve , r , ei gns, On paying G RAND • • they were received with similar treated both through honoursday all the crew; The project of law relative to the approbation of the convention f or the fisheries, concluded between Belgium and the U n i ted Kingdom of G reat B ritain and Ireland, has lik ew i se been passed. The Chamber is adjourned to the 20th inst. The Senate h as passed the following projects :- 1. Superior instruction. 2. The budget of finance. 3. The budget of the national debt for 1853. 4. Liquidation of ditto, 5. Budget of finance and dotations. GREECE. The writer of the anonymous letters to the Go vernment and the army, announcing the approaching overthrow of the constitution, was arrested at Syra, and has been brought into Athens prisoner. He has undergone a very private examination by the Procurator of the Crown, but he has not made any confession. HOLLAND. The Danish financial law for the year from April 1, 1852, to March 31, 1853, has appeared. The re venue is estimated at 15,271,856 rix dollars (inclu ding direct taxes 5 ,126,300 rix dollars, Sound dues 2,076,400 rix dollars, Zsc.) The expenditure is esti mated at 17,368,970 fix dollars, including 3,513,550 rix dollars for the war budget, 1,384,979 rix dollars for the naval department, and 7,036,000 rix dollars for the liquidation and carrying off the national debt. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mr. Charles Kean is announced to re-appear next Monday in his celebrated character or rather charac ters, in the Corsican Brothers. Report speaks highly of Wittekind and his Brothe rs ; or, the Seven Swan Princes and the Fair M e l us i ne, the forthcoming Easter novelty. The personati on o f t h e fair Princess Lec is most appropriately allotted to Miss Carlotta .and . plays them to the itisEyet tenanted STRAND TREAT The little Strand Theatre, though vacated by its ar w ts hich is always by usualoccupants gentleman whof or the is a present perfen t week , company in himself. j numerous, on the constant qui vire . for something new, and in variably surpassing their expectations i s s audience, many . P When he has got through the performance. .This, surely, the life,lle kuenedpeirntgakhe reader will say, must be the veritable prince who rules over the nameless place we occasionall— y hear so much of, but he is no such thing, nor is he The Wizar excellence, the d qf the Nort wi h, zar h d o tough he is wiz ar d , an d , par f wizards. It w ill be seen at once that we m ean Professor Jacobs, who unites in his own person the c h aracters of a modern magician, a ventriloquist, an expounder of experimental philosophy, a comedian, and an i m ., provisatore, and nightly entertains a f u ll house with his own individual exertions in . these several depart conjurer,ments of dramatic reresentation. His powers as a to use the old-fashioned. term, are as won derful as they are mysterious ; and although his stage paraphernalia are not of that gorgeous and extrava gent description which some of his contemporaries display, his tricks are perhaps far more remarkable for their finish and . completeness.. The first part of his entertainment is de . voted to this s he of modern devilrie, and certainly if . we wanted au illustration of the perfection to which this art can be brought, we should unhesitatingly point to Professor Jacobs. The second and concluding part of the entertainm ent, which in troduces the skill of the ven . triloquist and th e impro visatore, is equally attractive, an d during Passion Week we could suggest no better mode of spending an evening than paying a visit to the New Strand Theatre. EXETER HALL. overflowing, and passed off with the utmost éclat. Mr. Allcroft's benefit last e ven i ng The programme was most att ract i ve, and among the array of performers, vocal a n d i nstrumental, were, Mr. and Mrs. Sims Reeves,was attended to Madame and Signor F. Lablache, Mdlle. Favanti (whose power and compass were enthusiastically appreci a t e d in her noble execu tion of the Casta Diva ' d Mis Una voce poco fa"), s L " ouisa Pyne an " , Miss Poole, Mi ss D o lby, Henry Phillips, Drayton, Swift, Brandt Sivori, Bot tesini, do Munck, Herr Som mer, the Distins, and, in fact, almost every extant name of musi ca l note. Miss Reeves was in full for ce . T wo debutantes at Exeter hall, the Misses Mac Alpine, m a d e a highly favoura bl e impression. In th e duet " Ciel fa ch'i o " their voices Pyne we never heard t o greater advantage, and Sims harmonised delightfully, and gave evidence of' great cultivation and admirable training. We hail these ladies as artist e s o f very high promise, judging from the specimen of thei r t a l ents afforded last night, but shall be enabl e d t o speak more definitely ee to their merits on a rehe ar i ng at a concert they have an nounced at Hanover -square Rooms for the 27th inst. A selection from M eyer b eer performed by the Hun garian Musical C ompany, under the direction of Kalozdy, was temp estuously encored. ''' - ------------____ , SPORTIN G INTE=LLIGENCE. BETTING AT MAN CEIEsTER- TUESDAY. CHESTER Cur. -12 to 1 agst Stilton (t), 18 to I agst Scarecrow (5), 18 to 1 agst ili Merv, h Sheriff, 20 to 1 agst Joe Miller (5), 20 to 1 ages 3 Grosvenor (t), 1,000 to 25 agsit C ardinal Wiseman (i), 1,000 to 20 west Benita (t). DERBY.-1,000 to 40 agst Little Harry 0). ..,...,„___ DEPARTURE OF THE CoURT FOR WIND3OR CASTLE FOn THE HOLTDAYS.-(T1119 DA L ) Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by -•' his Serene highness Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg (brother to the Duchess do Ne mours), and their Royal Ilit,l, Bird, 1,000 to 30 agit ..-nesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Princes Alfred and Arthur, and the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa and attended by the Marchioness of Ely (in waiting), L„' situ], Lord Verulam, the icon, "" Eleanor Stanley (Maid of Honour), Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Seymour (Equerry. to 1 the Prince), and the usual domestic suite, left Buckingh t am Palace this afternoon, escorted by an officer's party . ot the Bth Hussars, for the Great Western R a ilway terminus a Paddington, where a special train was in readiness to con vey the august party to Windsor. Iler Majesty was d re ceived at the Windsor terminus With the usual honours, and the royal cortege arrived at the Castle, where the Court is Lord Colville, Clerk Mar expected to remain about three weeks. THL , SLAVE TeaDF.--Yest der of House of Commons was printed showing the number . slaves embarked on the coast of Africa and landed inCuba and Brazil in each year from 1842 to 1851. In Cuba . the number landed in 1812 was 3 ,630; in 1843, 8,000; in , 18 . 41 , 10,000; in 1845, 1,30; in 1846, 419; in 1847, 1 . 440 ~i_la 1818, 1,500; in 1849, 8,700; in 1850, 3,500; in 185 1 , 5,0_00. In Brazil the number in 1812 was 17,435; 1843, 19,095; ay a return to the 1844, 22,849; 1845, 19,453; 1846, 59,324; 1847, 56,172; 1848, 60,000; 1849, 54 ,000; 1850, 23,000; and ill 1851, ;3,287. THE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. x~~~a~~. Illua, du, Nominal Pr101;4. :.Ub to-day. Agua Fria 11' p 214 Anglo Californian Asturian . Australian ..... 5 34 Australian Freehold % dis. Ave Maria dis, lilaenarvon Iron & Coal all •• .• British Australian Gold 1 % dis British Iron .... ••• • • • 13/. ss. Brazilian Imp. (is. 5/. p.) 24% Iy, 2 Do. Cocaes and Cuiaba all 1 —l% Do. St. John del Rey l5 • • Cobro Copper • • •• •• • 40 80 —Bl Copiapo -••.. • • • • • 14 4 -- 5 Eng. & Australian Copper 5 P General•—• Gold Mountain .• • • .. • • 1 par 1 p Great Polgooth , Mexican& S. American 9 4 a Nouveau Monde ...... • • 1 'A 3G p Santiago de Cüba Tin Croft .. •• • • ..... .• • 7 10 —ll United Mexican...". • . all 2 251 West Mariposa .. • • Australasian, 314 3. WOINT EITOCZE BaNxis Australasia •• • • all 38 39 % British North America 5O 4754 49 Colonial .... • • ........ 25 11% 12 31 Commercial of London.. 20 24 2514 London Joint Stock .... 10 18% 17% London arid Westminster 20 29% —3O National Provincial Eng. 85 De. New ............ 10 .. —• • National of Ireland .. 2254 17% —l7 Oriental Bank Corporat. • all 32 3314 Provincial of Ireland • 25 4234 4351 Do. New all 153 1651 Union of Australia .. • • all 35 3654 Do. New ............ 234 3 351 Union of London ...• • • 10 14% 1 5 31 Union of Madrid .... - all •.• MISCELLANEOUS. Canada ••..•• • • • • • • 32% 48 4951 Eastern Steam • • • • 2s. • • dis. Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 273 2 8 '74 Penin. & Oriental Steam. all 74 —BO Ditto ditto 10 Royal Mail Steam ...• .. 60 80 81% (We cannot be answerable for the errors of the Official Lists, will not be influenced by interested correspondentS.] , ~ Agua Fria .......... „ 1 11% - 1 1 „ip 2 34 i rail Nominal p rim. \ Bugla to_d eg a g y d . °"" Anglo Californian Rai: ways, Asturian .. 10s. ' % - 3{ 2 p - '..-----..--,-- - ."..bordcen• • - .....all 13% to 13% 137 % Australian Freehold .... all % - 3.4 dis. Ave Maria ........... 1 Ambergate, Nottingham, li -34 ( ils• X Blaenarvon Iron & Coal all Boston, &E. Junction 834 6 - 6 % Birming., Wolverhamp., •• - British Australian Gold 1 % - % dis and Steer Valley ... a ll 9 - 10% British Iron .. --•• • • • • 13/. Ss. . _ Birkenh., Lan., & Chesk % Brazilian Imp. (is. 5/. • p.) 24% ly - 2 Do. Cocaes and Caiaba all 1% - 1% June., late 331. 6s. 84.. 26 12% -11% d. Do. Chest. & Birkenhd., Do. St. John del Rey.. 15 _ .. 501. &251. Consolidatell all 1634 - 1734 Cobra Copper ••-•• • • • 40 80 -81 Copiapo .. -•• .... ••• 14 4- 5 Do., do., 20/. - .. - 17 m _ -.. WS. 14 Bristol and Exeter.. • • 100 90 -91 Eng. & Australian Copper 5 % - Caledonian ~ ~•• 50 18% - 1874 18% % General..... ...• •• .. ....... 1 par - p . all 9% - 10% p 5 % • • % Cheater and Holyhead .. all 21% -22 Gold Mountain Dublin and BelfaztJunct. 45 16 -14 d. 35 % Great Polgooth .... .... all 1% -1% p 4% Mexican& S. American 9 IN - 4 Dundalk and Eianiskillon all ..- - Nouveau Monde ...... • • 1 Yi - 34 p I% Dundee, Perth, and Aber- Santiago de Cuba ...... 10% 6 - 7 leen Junction .. • • all 6 - 7 Tin Croft .. -• • ..... . - 7 10 -11 Do., New .. .. • , all •• -• • East Anglian (251. L. & United Mexican...". • . all 234 -2% E. and L. & D.) .. .. an 4% -4% 4% 14 West Mariposa .. • • .... 1 % dis. - par Do. (181. E. & II.) .. all 3 - 334 Australasian, 3% 3. Eastern Counties -.. 20 9 - 934 9 % 9 i7OINT EirOCZE BaNxs. Eastern Union, class A. Australasia ........ •• • • all 38 - 39% late E. U. shares •. all 7 - '1 British North America.. 50 47% - 49 Do. do. do. .. 6 . • • 25 11% -- 12% .... • • . Do. de., B& C shares all 5 - 6 34 534 Colonial .• • .... East Lancashire • . • • all 16% -17 % 17 34 Commercial of London.. 20 24 -- 2534 De. New quarters .. all .. -• • London Joint Stock .... 10 18% -17 East & West India % London arid Westminster 20 29% -30 Docks and Birm. June. .. all 50 -52 National Provincial Eng. 85 .. -.. ...... .. East 8z West York. June. all .. - • Do. New Irelan .. •• .. 10 -.. Edinburgh and Glasgew 50 27% - 28% 28 National of d.. - 22% 17% -17 all 32 - 33% O Bank Edin., Perth, and Dundee 25 5% -5% Provincial of Corporat. Ireland ...• 25 42% - 4334 Glasgew and South-West. 100 .. - • Great Northern • • • • all 19% - 20% all 15% - 16% Union of Australia .. • • all 35 - 36% Do. halves, A, deferred all 6% -6% 6% Do. halves, 13, 6 per ct. all 14% - 14% 14% Do. New .......... • • 234 3 - 331 Great Southern and Union of London .... • • 10 14% - 15% Union of Madrid .. •• - - all •• -•• Western, Ireland • • an 3734 - '': 37% Great Western .. • • 100 88 34 - 86 % MISCELLANEOUS. Lancaster and Carlisle .. all 77 -80 . Canada .........• •• .• 32% !48 - 49% Do, thirds .. •• -1113 4 8% -934 P. 11 Eastern Steam .... -• • Is. '.. -• • dis. Lancashire and Yorkshire 100 713( - 71% 7 1 % %5; Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 2734 - 2 8 % Do. quarter shares .. all • • - • fenin. & Oriental Steam. all 78 -80 Do. fifths.. . • • 14 6% - 6 % d• Ditto ditto 10 Do. West Riding Union 11% 4% 4 - d. R o y a l M a il Steam ...• .. 60 80 - 81% Leeds Northern •. • • all 16% - 1734 Liverpool, Crosby, and (We cannot be answerable for the errors of the Official Lists, and Southport .. •• 1734 •- • will not be influenced by interested correspondents.] .. • • London and Blackwell .. all 7% -8% 8 London, Brighton, and MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. South Coast .. • • 100 98% - 9934 99 99 London and N.-Western 100 123% -123% 123% % %34 CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. Do. do. quarters .. 22 4% - 5 p., The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday wer e esti- Do. fifths .. .. .. 12 3% - 4 p. mated at from 3,000 to 4,000 bales, with a heavy market Do. 101. sh., M. & B (o) 1 2 -2% p. London and S.-Western . 100 88 -89 8934 and prices tending downwards. The sales include 30 Do. new 501. .. .. 4234 a -5% dis. Pomace and Maranhant at 6id., 40 Bahia at 50., 400 Do. new 401. .. • • 34 5 - 4 dia. Egyptian at Cid. to 6id., 400 Surat at 34d. to 4d., and Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock • • an 2% -2% the remainder American.—Railway Shar es were in .• • • Manchester, Sheffield, & active. Lincolnshire :.• .. 100 33 -34 3434 3334 The letters by the steamer from America ha ve b een Do. Manchester and delivered this morning. Lincoln Union .. 4 2 0 3 1 4 -2% die. Midland •• •• •• •• 100 641 -6434 6434 % % The total value of the foreign exports from Balti- Do. Birming & Derby 100 33 -35 more, for the week ending on Thursday, was Newcastle and Carlisle.. a ll .. -• • Midland at. West. (Ire.) 4734 .. -.. 104,699 06 dollars. Breadstuffs formed the principal De. quarter shares .. all - -.. article of export, the mo vemen t o f the week co- Newmarket .. .. .. all 8% -9% prising over 18,000 barrels of flour. Newport, Abergavenny, A very large amount o f b us i ness : h as been done in and Hereford .. • .. 10 5% -4% db. Norfolk .. .. .. lOO 32 -34 3334 the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal since the resumption of Do. New 201. shares.. 15 11 -10 dis. navigation. Nearly 30,000 barrels of flour and 30,000 bushels of wheat, together with a large amount of corn, Northern Counties Maim 834 3% - 3 dls. North British.. .. • • 25 B 'A - 8 34 8% rye, whisky, oats, &c., have been received at George North Devon .. •• .. 11 8 - 7 dis. North Staffordshire .. 1714 8 -7%( dill. 9 % town and Alexandria. The shipments of Cumberland North-Western ... 19 .. -•• • dig. coal have been upwards of 2 , 0 00 tons. North & Sth.-West. Jane. 6 %-1% p The directors of the Bank of the United States had Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. all 1714 -13 executed the general assignment, in conformity with the Scottish Central .. .. 25 1534 - 15% 15% resolution of the stockholders, adopted at their meeting Scottish Midland .. .. all 10 - 1034 held on the 17th ult., and it h as b een recorded accor di ng Do. new .. .• • • all gar' ews.&Birm., Class A 7% - 71' 7% to law. Application was to be made to the Legislature Do. Class 8.. .. .. a ll 5 - 534 to relieve the Bank from all liability to the Siarou - s. & Hereford., Old 7 4- 3 dia, commonwealth, and an Act of Assembly had been pre dtirewstary and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) .. ~ a ll 14 -16 pared for the purpose of closin g t h e t rusts, and effecting Do. Halves .. .. .. all 7 - 8 a speedy distribution of the asse t s o f t h e B an k . M r. Do. OswestrY • • • • all 1034 - 1134 Schwab, of Amsterdam, was present, and represented Shropshire Union .. • 634 3 1 A - 3 d. x.d 2 " 110,000 shares held in Holland, 10,000 in Great Britain, Do., A, B, C, & D, fully paid up at per cent .. - —.. and over 8,000 owned in NE,w York and South Carolina. South Devon .. .. • • all 15% - 1634 16 Mr. Schwab made great, an d we f ear well-founded MM.- South Wales.. South-Fast - ern .. - 30 21% - 21% x. ll 21 % % 3 . 11 plaints, of the manner in which information had been South Yorksh. and . • River• all 32% - 32% withheld, and expressed his determination to have a full Dun .. .. •• • • 15 1 34 - % ells investigation. The trustees, he said, had been eating up Sheri., Roth., vid Goole, the means of the Bank. South Divides .. .. all .. - ti:ling and D a nfermline 6 -.. The intelligence from Mexico is of a f ar more sa ti s - Btockton and Hartlepool 16 2-3 .. -.. factory nature, both politically and financially, than for Taff Vale .. .. • • • • 126 150 - 151 some time past; the total failure of Carajaval, and his Thames Haven Dock and n , “'way .. .. 18 ells 1 subsequent seizure by the American authorities, toge - Vale of Neath .. .. 17 .. 5 - - .4 dis. . %% N then with the assurance of the American Government, .. Waterford and Kilkenny all 4% -5x that if necessary they would send their own troops into Waterford and Limerick all 17 -18 Mexico to put down any marauding attempts of their Waterford, Wex., Wick.' and Dublin .. .. 3 - citizens who, from sympathy or any ot h er cause m i g ht . .. West Cornwall • • • • 13 • 5 -4% dis. unite with any revolutionary party in Mexico, is a sig- West London .. .. all .• - nificant fact of the good intentions of the United States York, _Nowc., & Berwick 25 18 1 ,E - 18% 18 Ditto and Newcastle % Government towards Mexico. Extension .. -. 20 6% - 634 d. As regards the finances of Mexico, the Mexican Go- Ditto G.N.E. purchase 9 334 - 3 d. verument h av i ng off i c i ally informed that of the United Yorkrto4l North Midland/ 50 2434 -25 Rtntaci that thncy 1,...,1 -I__ _AI ck rrsit nun A.,11. ortri • Cm._ LINER x.Eas: IED A' FIXED X: INTASS. Railways. L e asing Paid. Nominal Priem Business Companies. done to-day. Bcdf. & Blotch laY Lon. & N.W. all Binning.' & Ox ford Junction, guaranteed .. Gt. Western all 29% 30% Do., without a g u arantee • De all 28 —29 Wolver., & Dudley, gua ranteed •• Do all 29 % 303 Do., without a guarantee ••Do• • • • all 28 — 29 • Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. all 173 —is 1734 Clydesdale June Caledonian all 45 —47 E. Lin., Guar. 6 Der Cont. G. Northern all 34% -- 35 x.d x.d Gloucester and Dean Forest Gt. Western 22% 3 4 p 25% Hartlepl Dock r Yrk, New.,) and Railway / and Der. j ."1 •• Dull and Selby Yk. & N.M. all 107 109 Do. 34 Shares Do .. • . an 53% 54 36 Do. % Shares Do .• 25 —27 Leeds and Brad. Midland .. ail 102% 1033 102% Lon. and Green. S. Eastern •. all 12% 12 % Do., Pref. .. Do .. all 25 —26 x.d Lowestoft. Gd. 4 per Cent. Norfolk .. am 163 17 % De.. 6 per cent De all • • Middleabro' and ltedcar, 6p. et Stockt.is Dar all N. & East, 6 per Cent. •• E. Counties • all •• Do., 5 per cent. Do. au 59 —o. Do. New .. Do .. all • • —• • Preston and IL.& N . W.l a n 44 -- 46 Wyre • • •• L & La.& Y. j Do. % Shares ADo .. 11 9 —lO p Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern 214 21% z.d Roy. & Hitchin G. Northern BU, 8 % — B % Do. Shep. Ex.. Do „ all 8 % — B % 8% shot., Roth. and Goole, 5 per ct. Lane.'& York 1811 6 .. —•• South Stafrords. Mr. M'Cletul 9 % 1 % 1 % (112 * Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gua. Stock.& Dar. all • • Do. do. Do .. •• 25 29 —3O Do. do. .. Do • • • • all 95 Wilts &Somers. at. Western 100 94 % 95 3 up: BILILILMS. Railways. I raid. I Nominal Prices Ilinsizeu doze to-ay. Aberdeen •• • • Aberdeen. No. 2, 7 pr. ct. Caledonian 101. • • Chester and Ilelyhead • • Dund. Per. & Aber. June. Eaat.Ang. (81.10 s.) 6 p. c. Do., (51.) 7 per cent.. • Eastern Counties Eaten., b per cent. No. 1 • • Do. No. 2 • • Do. New 6 p. cent. Stock Eastern Union, dip guaran. 6 per cent. • • Do., 101. Deben. Share. East Lancashire. 6 per cent. quarter shares .. E. Po W. York. June. stha Edin. Per. &Dun. 51 p.a. Glasgow & 5. W Consol. Gt. Northern, 5 per sent. Do., 5 p.c. Itedeem. Scrip Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths Gt. Western (Barks and Hants Ex., S per Cent.) Gt. West., fised 434 p. ct. • Lancashire and York shire, F. 201... • • • • Do. 6 per et. Stock .. Leeds Northern, 6 per cent., No. 1.. • • • • Do., do. • • No. 2 Do., do No. o Do. quarters, 1848 •• London, Brighton, and S. Coast, guar. 5 per et. Do. pref., 5 p ct. 5k,1851 Do., Cony. 5 p. et. 1852 Do. now guar., 6 per ct. Lon. & N. West. (Coy. & Nuneat.) 5 per cent. London & S.-W., now • • London. & Ennis., S i Shit' Manch., Sheffield, and Line., quar.shra., No. 1 Do. now, 101. •• Do., 61. • • • • • . • • Midland Con. 6 p. c. stock Do. Consel. Bristol & Diming., 6 per cent... Do., Erewash Valley. Do., Leto. & Swanning., 8 per cent. guar. Do., Preference .. Norfolk Extension .. Do. guar. 53 per cent. Do., Waveney Valley:. North British • • .. Oxf. Wor. 01.151.6 p.c Shrews. & 13ir., new guar. Shrews. and Chea. (Nor. W. Min.) 8 per cent. South Devon .. South-Eastern, 4S p. et. South Yorks., 4 p. ct. gd. Stock. & Hart., guar. 5 p. et. until 1 July, 1856 Waterford and Kilkenny, 6 per cent, .. York, Ncwc., and Bcrw., Ct. N. ot E. Par. .. York and North Midland U. and B. Porch. .. Bon.toga° End Amleri Central of FranEe.(o.,V.) Demerara Dutch Rhentth East Indian .. ~ Do. do. do. .. Greatindian Peninsula .• Ditto ditto .• . Louvain ala Sarntre . ' Luxembourg . Ditto (Railway) . Ditto (Canal) .. . ar 1 a At lonia Ditto, New Namur and Liege Korthorn of Franco Orlsana and Bordeaux Paris and Lyons .. Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris acid Stra3bcog Rouen and Havre Sambro end Meuse .• St.Andrew's&Quebc.(A) yours and Nantes Tonrnay, Jurbise, Lan_ den, and Ilasselt West Vianders rose: 3716 Rd 8 3i all 1M 1 die. 8%- 8% 17 - 17% 5 -5% 3% -3% 1 die. 1.4 % I %P % Ts P 12% 13 14 - 14% •• - •• 3 -3% 1434 - 14% x.(1 1 1%- 1% p 8 -8% .. -- .. p. 14% iA ••I Weal 1% —l% dim. .. .- •• p .. -. .. P 31 - 12 -3% p. 1 jtall 8% item ; RN - IN 1.23 i - 13 - Tr P The intelligence from Mexico is of a far more satis factory nature, both politically and financially, than for some time past; the total failure of Carajaval, and his subsequent seizure by the American authorities, toge ther with the assurance of the American Government, that if necessary they would send their own troops into Mexico to put down any marauding attempts of their citizens who, from sympathy or any other cause might unite with any revolutionary party in Mexico, is a sig nificant fact of the good intentions of the United States Government towards Mexico. As regards the finances of Mexico, the Mexican Go vernment having officially informed that of the United States that they had plac ed 2,500,000 dolls., and a fur ther sum of 280,000 dolls, of the last instalments of the indemnity money, at the disposal of the English bond holders, the United States Government have intimated to Messrs. Baring that they are willing to accept th e order and receipt as given; consequently Messrs. Barings have intimated to the Committee of Bondholders that they are willing to advance per cent. on the secur i ty. Arrangements are being me ode with Colonel Facio to pay this, as he possesses the counterparts of the certifi cates. •o 136 ..--, us % % - c - 11s. 18 5 % 19% 1 —l% 5 x.(l 3i pa r 9 34 101( 151( 1G 3L x.d 13% 14% I% %dia. • • ••• .. It is estimated that about 1 per cent. more will be ultimately payable on these . certificates. The following is the Mex.e:an Budget for 1852, as pre sented to the Chambers by the Government. It would appear that several of the m ost wealthy capitalists and manufacturers of Mexico have offered to farm the Cus toms' revenue for three, five, •or seven years for 7,000,000 dollars, and that the Government offer it at that sum as a minimum; if it produces beyond a certain amount it is to be divided equally between the contractors and the Government. 15% - 16;i 3% - 4u - `,S 104% 13 —13.3 i 22% 23 314 as. 3 ?. •• lii - N p. 3i - N p. 4% -.4% -4 54 i % - •• 6 5i 7 23 3 % -- 2 , N._ , 5 , , , , F. 47 ..... 4 , 4 P 28 28% 223 4 *— 223 i 11 % 12 4% —4% " • Gli —sh dia. 2% —a% Icy. ni 3i. 5 x.d 3 2% INCOXE. Farming of Customs' revenuer ............... 8 7,000,000 Other sources of revenue 1,675,318 8,675,318 Estimate of other items of revonue ......... 1,507,341 Total revenuo ........ 10,182,659 EXPENDITURE. Ordinary expenditure of the Government at 680,000 monthly Dividends on the English debt Ditto domestic ditto Claims on Mexican Governniont on judg ments ••••• 0000000000 8,160,000 1,597,334 977,000 680,000 11,414,334 Deficit ............ 1,231,675 The quotations for Bills of Exchange wore yesterday afternoon fully supported as regards the principal con tinental cities. The Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt have over 680,0004 to invest during the current quarter. The English Stock Market has been very firm again this morning, and a fair business has been done. Con sols have been quoted 98i to 99 for Transfer, and the same for the 11th of May. The New Three -and-a- Quarter per Cents, have been 99i to and the Three per Cents. 98 to Bank Stock has been at 216 to 217. Exchequer-bills are 695. to 725. premium for those dated last March. In tho Foreign Market, Mexican Bonds are firmer, being 34/ to The New are 28 to Spanish Five per Cents. realise 21 to 21; and the Three per Cents. are up to 47 and 48. Greneida Deferred have risen to lin and 11. Buenos Ayres are quiet at 76. Portuguese Four per Cents. support the rise to 37i. Railway Shares are dull, but Midland have improved and there is, at the time of our writing, a firmer tone generally. Thames Haven, Lancashire and Yorkshire, South-Western, and Caledonian aro higher. French Shares are improving in the instance of Paris and Lyons, Sambre and Meuse, and West Flanders. Californian Gold Mines are dull, but Australian good. South Australian Copper Mining Company's Shares are in request. A large number have been taken by wealthy members of the Society of Friends, as well as by colonists. QUARTER TO THREE. 98/ 99 COMO!S ... Ditto Account, April 1:3 ... BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK (From the 4 )1-M6a List.) Rank 5t0ck...... 216 217 x d 3 per Cent. Reduced Annui ties 9 8 , 4 99 8 1 4 98 4 x d 3 per Cent. Consols Ann,s. ......... .. New 3! 4 i per Cent. Anna.-- .... 9. 99 1 / 4 % Long Annuities, E x p. J an. sth, 1860 6% D 0.30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859._ 6 ; i 6 India Bonds under 1,000/.„ .... ........ 79 p Console for Account .......... .... ... ........ 7 9 0 8% 72 99 66 6, p India Stock for Account .- 264 Exchk,ouer Bille. 1%.1. March. Sept. 1, 0 001 00/. .......... .... .... 66 69 p Small ........................ —. _. PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CL6O6CRG9 P Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ... Ditto, a t o Ayres S Ne l n w ß a l3 ll o o n n - d d: ; ' 6 l ;82:9 and Cent.l. 83 : .. 9 .. _. . .-' - 8 99 Xl2 / 4 Buenos Account . ..... .... 76 C hi 1 Ditto,in 8 3 0 u p d e s r , 6Cper .0 eu t ............. : : 1 6 0 7 2 % Grenada, 1% per Cent .. . "...' ....... Do. Ex Dec. Con ..... '•• 23y, pone 1849... •• Ditto Deferred fdatican Bonds, 1846 53% % D itto Account, per Cent 4 . 49/8 %L I % Ditto 3 pe r C ent. 'Zz Per uvian Bonds, 5 p er Cent lO6 Do. D e f erred 3 per Cent 66 65% 66 Portuguese Bonds!, 5 per Cent — 37% Ditto Converted, 1841 Alp 1, Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 94% Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent. 4 220 7 y1 Ditto, New Deferred ll Spanish Com. Cert. Coup. not funded.. • YD'S SHIPPING--(T HIS DAY. ) LONDON, APRIL 7.—Wind this day at noon N.E., dull and cloudy. FALMOUTH, APRIL 6.—The Caroline of London, Sierra Leone to this port, was abandoned, 18th March, 46 7 N., 26 W., with 9 fe e t wa t er i n h er h o ld ; crew saved. EAL, APRIL 6.—Wind N E.—Acrd. John Grey, Batavia; Cornet, Mauritius; Helena, Rio Janeiro for Mann. Arrived from the River and sailed, Pestonjee Bomanjoe, Hobart Town; Anna Catherine, Monte Video; Devereux, Quebec. Sld Lady Valiant, Mauritius. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 6.—Wind E.N.E. to S.E.—Sid. National, Rio Janeiro. COWES, APRIL 6.—Wind E.—Sid. Clio, Quebec. OFF PLYMOUTH.—Hereus, Buenos Ayres for Ant werp; Zuyder Z2e, Havannah for Amsterdam. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 6.—Wind E.S.E.—A ship with sugsr and cigars, supposed to be from Havannab, was ashore off the west of Mara land, 18th March; and a ship was on shore below Philadelphia, 20th March. Sld. Forest Monarch, Quebec ; Lady Mary, Riehibucto; Anna, Port Philip; Frances Barclay, Shanghai; Ex press, Cape of Good Hope; Flirt, Pernambuco; Saxo n , N ew Orleans ; Lady Franklin, New York; Ball Rock, Boston; Teaser, Labrador. HUNA, PENTLAND FRITH, APRIL s.—The Diadem, of and from Newcastle to Montreal, is aground on the Ness of Duncan's Bay, in the Frith, full of water, and likely to become a wreck. POOLE.—SId. Caroline, Quebec. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 6.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. Neco line, Calcutta. Sid. Oriental, Quebec;' Emma, Quebec. Off port, Vargo, Rio Janeiro for Cowes; Edward Samos, Ruebena, Buenos Ayres; Jules, Pernambuco, for Havre. FALMOUTH, APRIL 6.—Wind E., fresh.—Arrd. Queen, Rio Janeiro; Eliza, Surinam; Marsala, Porto Rico. Off port, Egbert, Mauritius. NEWPORT, APRIL s . —Wind N.E.—Sld, Ireland, Hope, Ann M'Lester, Prince of Wales, Elizabeth, Ni caragua, Bacchus, and London, all for Quebec; Lord Sidmouth, Jamaica; Thetis and Wizard, Wilmington. CARDIFF, APRIL G.—Wind E N.E.—Sld. Petrel Payta; Tamelin, Porto Rico; Charles Tottee, New York; Gartcraig, Quebec; Arethusa, San Francisco; Eldon, Quebec. QUEENSTOWN, APRIL s.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. Token, Latham Island; Victoria, Sierra Leone; John Calvin, Callao. GIBRALTAR, MARCH 29.—The Warner, Ardrossan to Venice, which put in here 24th instant leaky, has been surveyed, and is discharging to repair. OFF PENZANCE.—Copernicus, Charleston, for Bremen; Index, Bahia. SHIELDS.—Sid. Falcon, Quebec. SUNDERLAND, APRIL, 6.—Wind N.W.—Sld. Laura,. Newhaven, United States ; Friendship, New York. YARMOUTH, APRIL 6.—The Anne, Johanna, Saps berg, to Oleron, has been assisted in, very leaky, having been on Hasbro' Sand. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, MARCH 3.—The Hilton Grove, Newcastle to Aden, took fire by spontaneous combustion of her cargo, coals, 15th January, and was abandoned on the 18th, and sank one hour afterwards; crew and passengers picked up in the boats 22d Jan., 29 S., 55 E., and landed here by the Maria Elizabeth, from Batavia. The Hercules, of Sunderland, Penang, to London, was abandoned in a sinking state, 9th February, crew saved. The Wab an , Calcutta to London, put into Table Bay Bth February, with damage, and part of cargo thrown overboard in a hurricane. The Antoinette Maria, Ba tavia to Rotterdam, has put in with damage, and part of cargo thrown overboard in a hurricane; and the Ernst Mauritz Arndt, Batavia to Falmouth, with damage. MAURITIUS JAN. 29.—1 t blew a hurricane h ero th e 23 d and 24th instant, but the shipping in the harbour received little damage; the brig Bush Green and the Stratford, fro m L ondon, suffere most. The Futty Sedans, from Madras, was assisted in 21st inst., ha v ing b eu ee e n cu d n i t s: ed a r sted in a hurricane 26th Dec., in lo ng . 83 8., pumps broken an d c h oked, and 7 f eet water in her hold; tH obof , another hurricane off thi s i s l an d, 9 t h and 10th J anuary, which broke her jurymasts and drove her past t h e Island of Bourbon. When fallen in with was o shorty daily. tw and the people dying at the rate of Jan. 31. The William Wooll e y, L on d on art lows,w at r , has put in leaky, with much water in her hold and considerable damage (two men washed overboard), having encountered a hurricane. The Equator, Calcutta to Boston, has put in leaky. The Globe, from Singapo re , and John Fehrman, from Moulmein, h ave put in here to stop leaks, the former on the 9th, and the latter on the 18th of January. Diviclantla on the above payabla in Lon Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild ... COURSE OF EXC Amsterdam ......•• •• 12 0 Ditto, three months.. 12 1 Rotterdam • • ...• 12 1% Antwerp • • ............ 25 57 Brussels • • •• 25 57X, Hamburgh M.B. 13 11M Altona— • Parts, 3 dayesight ...• 25 40 - - Ditto. 3 months .... 25 57% Marseilles •• • • ...• 25 57% Bourdeaux.... • • ... • • F'rankforton Mairio.... 122 Vienna, effcc. Lio.. •• •• 12 52 Triezte, ditt0.......... 12 52 Petarsburgh,Sll.li.ble.• 37% Madrid 49% Cadiz 50% Barcalona ••••••• • •• • • 807 111 0._•,•tv . ... t ..•• •• •••!, ,HANGE..TUESDAY. Gibraltar...• • • Leghorn .....• •• • • .... 230 85 Genoa • • •..... •• .•25 C Venice..... Naples .... •........ Palermo, peroz ...• • . Messina ... •• """••••Liebou.. . .......... Oporto..,'Rio Janeiro Buenos Ayres •• New York 60 days'aight Philadelphia PRICES OF • BIILLIOI4, PEI oz. Foreign Gold i n bars 48 17 Portugal Gold Coin 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .• 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 0 0 Silver 14 bars ..,. . + • . t 0 40% 122 i 22 53% 533.:2 35( 4 22% 23 14% 10% % % 28% 22% 14 % N 7‘ ARKET NE WS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY To-da)'s market was very moderately supplied with English Wheat ; nevertheles, the demand for all de scriptions ruled heavy, at prices barely Equal to those obtained on Monday. For forward delivery, owing to the large quantities of French Flour on sale, next to nothing was doing. Fine foreign Wheats were Mostly held at full currencies, but all low and middling kinds were the turn lower. This week's imports are only 1,380 quarters. For shipment to the Continent we heard of no transactions ; whilst floating cargoes off the coast were much neglected. The show of English Bar ley was small—that of foreign tolerably good. The trade was in a depressed state, at barely late figures. In Malt very few transactions were reported. We had only a moderate inquiry for Oats, yet late rates were mostly supported. Beans, Peas, and Flour were ex ceedingly heavy. No market will be held here on Friday next. ARRIVALS THIS WEER. Wheat. Barley. Malt: English •• •• •• Irish •• •• •• •• Foreign •• •• •• , Oats. Flour. Qrs. 1 1,180 l ?4 2r sj, 4: !, i r :d r Qrs. Sacks. 430 910 900 _ 1,380 1 4,630 4.870 I 2,090 The general demand r u l e d heavy, at b arely prices. Beef, from Is 10d to 3s; Mutton, 2s 2d stationary to 3s 6d ; to LB 3s Sd per Blbs . , 4s 6d to 5s by the carca 3 se 8d ; Veal, s 2 dto 4 s ; P ork, 2s 4d . -.-............,.... H CRIMINAL COLODUcRoTtheT(.I,IS DAY.) (Before Mr. GURNEY, Q.C.) ; James Williams, aged 17, was indicted for robbery with violence upon Emma Susannah Noble. 1 The prisoner pleaded not guilty. The peosecutrix stated that on the evening of the 12th of March she was walking along Bridge-street, Blsick . friars, when her progress was impeded by ► two boys lam seemed to be wrestling together. They threw themselvs in her way, and while she was trying to avoid them ese veral other boys got round her and pinioned her tree ms. The prisoner then came up, and pushing his hand into i her pocket, he took out her purse and decamped v Pith the boys. They were, however, pursued by one of the bystanders, and being eventually run down, he was c ar ried before a magistrate, and committed on the pres, nat charge. The jury found him Guilty of the robbery, but a s h e ' was unk nown to the police, he was oely sentenced to four months' i mpr i sonment with bard labour. (Before Mr. Justice TALFOURD, Mr. Baron MA.RTIki s and Mr. Ju s ti ce C ROMPTON.) The second edition of the calendar, published this. morning, contained the names of 163 prisoners, b i i r4; 10 more th en appeared in the first edition. Thomas Robert Mellish, aged 46, described as a gl ass cutter, and James Douglas, aged 25, described as a clerk, were indicted for forging and uttering receipts for m 0.• ney, with intent to defraud their employers. The prisoner Douglas pleaded guilty, and the prisor Ler Mellish pleaded not guilty. Both prisoners were broug ht from Millbank Penitentiary, both of them havii eg already been convict e d on a previous charge. Mr. Clarkson, with w h om was Mr. Ballantine, con— ducted the case for the prosecution, while Mr. Monta Chambers, QC., Mr. Bodkin, and Mr. Iluddleston de fended the prisoner Mellish. It appeared from the statement of the Learned Counsel who open,A ,I, '" e e asel and the evidence whit* was afterwards called, that the two prisoners had hem in the service of a Mr. Thompson, a plate-glass manu— facturer, and the proprietor of the patent for silvering: glass globes. Mellish was the manager of the latter business, and Mr. Thompson, who is by profession a. surgeon' reposed great confidence in him, and being 0. globeall ed to department, have ti skilful a n d scientific mecha n i c , t h e p r i soner M e lli s h was ee and to entire tire py superintendenceali in connexi on with it. He filled this situation for s long period, and it w as ultimately discov ere d that athe accounts of and the wages. silver he lad been carrying on during almost the whole time an extensive system of accounts that were fraud by altering the amounts of the diffevent tradesmen's ri.. e sent into sting the difference to bill for 1/. lls. 10d For workman or his own eve. For a ~. tradesman sent altered to 1/. 10s. 10d and; ~ . the sum was the establiehment, and a i p ns p t r a o n p ce, if a . t h e cash-book, which was kept by the m who officiated as clerk to the firm under soner l)°un mellish. Both the prisoners were tried and, the prisoner c precisely the same Offence in a former see-- convicted o f being at that • but there time a number of other is-• so entered ous, awn, dietments of the same character against them, th e f r i ers ' s -, of the prisoner Mellish b rought their influence to bear' up on the llore-office, and it was ultimately agreed that - Mellish and his alleged confederate, should be tried over again upon one of the other indictments. The case 'ems' o f a somewhat complicated nature, for the pristine r Mellish affirmed that he was a partner in the glass cor % cern, and, therefore, if he had been guilty of any malprae ,- tires, they might to be made the subject of a civil, ar id not a criminal, suit. The case was proceeding when our report left, at id there was eve ry prospect of its a= tending to a late hot tr. :r . -- - NE TY COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) ARREST OF A WITNESS. ---Mr. PARRY said a per On named Itlbert IVennett, who was in attendance at t be court as a prosecu tor and a witness, had been arrest ed on a charg o of for ory and conspiracy ; and he wi Oa% ?d to apply to the Ccurt to be released from custody c 11 entering into his own recognizances to answer the cht Aurga against him. Nlr. BALLANTINE said it was his advice to the Cr( veva that Kennett should be arrested and taken to the neat •t 5 migistrate, in order that an investigation might h N.O place, and the prisoner might be either committed of discharged. -Lie thought that was the best course t' hat thcould be adop'..ed, and he was ready to prosecute bef or ( ' e magistrat e at Guildhall, within whose jurisdiet ital. o alleged ()Glace was committed. The RECORDER said ho had no jurisdiction in matter. Though attending as a prosecutor under indictment he must be &alt with as an ordinary per Mr. PARRY observed that the prisoner was the i secutor in the case against Stowell, which was 1 Yesterday-. Ile apprehended that he could not be rested within the precints of the court where he now in attendance as a material witness. The AECOADP 5 444 it . ho Tia 4 Wank 04 0 Ili the an ion. Fo dad ar was taxis .;r' vief ch att