The Sun. — London, England, 1848-05-08 00:00:00

FIQUELDIC ZANINI was the most liberal of the Austrian Ministers. lie is succeeded by Count BARLLET LATOUR. The o Iticial Vienna Gazette declares to be without f oundation the rumour according to which the POPE has proclaimed Nv ar against Austria. The same Paper pub lishes letters from Trieste, dated the 27th of April, which report that the fortress of Cervignano has macs its submission to the Austrian army. A deputation from Cracow arrived at Vienna on the Ist ctf May, and had inunediately an audience of the EMP! BROR. , The IS 'az( tte of the Ist publishes two communica tions &oak the Governor of Gallicia to the captains of the cil:cles. They are by the3e enjoined to be on their vaard against the malevolent intentions con nected •with the formation of committees composed of , Polish ?proprietors settled in the country under pro tection of the Government; so they say; and to prevent the formation of such committees, as also the establish ment of a national guard in the cities of the circles, seeing the institution of a national guard in Cities is for capitals exclusively, and moreover, that the law for its formation has not appeared. These coi nmunnestions are likewise intended to fix the at tention elf circle captains on the tendency of the rioters to weaken, by means of false alarms, the moral spirit, and consequently the energy, of the troops. The officers are therefore directed not to afford taiiitary protection till they have inquired into the real motives for which such assistance may be claimed.. HUNGARY. The news from Hungary down to the 30th April is amictitig. Anarchy in this part of the empire makes fearful progress. At Presburg the Jews have been atroci ously treated, th e i r h ouses rans acked, their household furniture destroyed, and the wares taken from their shoPs. The plunder last 28 hours, when the J ews numbering three h un d re d f a milies, retired from the town on the invitation of the authorities, and en canTed in the open air in the Schlossberg. Even the fJewish hospital has been ransacked, the sick torn rom their beds and badly treated, without difference re o. B ago or sex. Not even their tombs have been pose ed. The mili tary of. sufficient force to prevent authority could not dis these acts of and ahsin, and Lieutenant Field-Marshal the Count of LAMBERG W as people. As o the 13n " wounded by the -Nuer G uard, they did not take to arm s . till the Jews had evacuated the town, Sc, by this Means all they had to do was to protect empty shops. These deplorable events seem but as a prelude to th e 11i more blood y , and every d ay we h ave f u rther intelligence of reiterated plunder and fresh murders. The general meeting of the German Constitutional Committ ee was held on the 30th April. The sitting ' w as cairn at the commencement, but scarcely bad the .second orator made a report on the Ministerial or- • Frankfort respe c ti ng t h e deputies to be sent to the Frankfort Parliament, when the ultra-Czechs began to Cry oat, 11 The Germans are traitors ! Down with the Germans !" The President declared the sitting 1 ,.. 1 1411 over, and the meeting broke up in the greatest c onfusion. It was with difficulty the speaker could De protected against the fury of the Czechs by some of the most moderate among the.m. There at pre sent exists an abyss between the Czechs and Ger n►ans. A reconciliation has become next to impos aih-le, and a fearful combat is hourly expected. FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAINE. In the sitting of the 4th inst. of the Germanic Diet, the Envoy for the Grand Duchy of Luxem !)nurg informed the Assembly that the Netherlandish •Government had appointed a special commissary to ensure the execution of the decrees relating especially t , ? the elections of the Deputies to the National Assembly at Frankfort. The Diet adopted the pro- Position having for its object to ask the Governments of Austria, Prussia, end Bavaria to join to the Diet three more envoys, who will have the executive power of the Confederation under their own responsibility toward the people and their respective Governments. They would especially be entrusted with the direction of the diplomatic business of the measures for the internal and external security of the Confederation. This will form the third Special Committee added to the Germanic Diet. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of ORLEANS, with her two sons, the Count of PARIS and the Duke of CHARTRES, passed through Frankfort, en route for Fulda, on the 3d. A local paper states that the Duchess is going to Weimar. BADEN, WEIMAR, AND HESSE- CASSEL. The letters from Carlsruhe report that the defeat Which the Baden republicans have sustained at Dof• fenbach had the most favourable results. The whole legion of democrats from France have dispersed. Some disturbances have broken out in the little town of Remba, in the grand duchy of Saxe Weimar, Where it is said the population, amounting to about "AO souls, have burned down some manufactories, and Proclaimed the independence of the district from 8 "e Weimar, and its union with Schwarzbourg ' . ol cloistadt. Riots have also taken place at Apolda, Where the insurgents overturned all the local au thorities. Troops have been sent to both those localities. Letters from Copenhagen have arrived at Cassel, . which Landgrave WILLIAM and Prince FREDE- It i ! C t of Hesse inform the electors of their intention . F leaving the Danish service as soon as their re signation will be accepted by the King of DENMARK HOLLAND. If we are to credit the Rotterdamsche Courant, the StAtes General, which, as we have previously stated a re to assemble on the 9th of this month, will not have to study the project of the modified fundamental l aw. The official journal of the sth instant contains several promotions in the army, and among the num . her that of JUR. VAN SPENGLER to the rank of g e neral-major, commander of the reserve brigade, and charged at the same time with the functions of governor of the residence and commander of South Rolland. The Staats Courant publishes the state of commerce in China during the year 1847 under the Dutch flag. This commerce was carried on by Means of 20 ships, measuring 3,497 tons. The total value of the importations is 1,270,409 piastres, and the exportations 740.171 piastres. THE HAGUE, MAY 3.—The Minister of Marine and of the Colonies pro tem. has informed navigators that, conformably to an intimation from the Nether lands Consul at Wismar, dated April 22, in conse quence of the hostilities between Denmark and Prussia, and in the apprehension that Mecklenburg may also be implicated, that from the 21st of April last all the buoys have been withdrawn from the shallow grounds and passes, and that the same measures will be adopted in regard to the port of Rostock, near Warnemunde. To prevent the vessels of neutral nations from suffering by thi s measure , p il o t s h ave b een stationed at the greatest possible distance from the coast. The Netherlands Consul at Wismar instantly gave notice of this circumstance to the Dutch Consuls at Rendsburg and Elsinore, in order that theymight give notice to th e vesse l s a l rea d y en to these ports. The Consul has also ch arged the pilots to exert the most watchful guard in respect to the vessels belonging to the country. It will be necessary that neutral vessels hoist their flags in good time to give signals of their _approach. An o ffi cial notification of the Nether lands authorities at the Court of Denmark announces that, in th e execution of the coercive measures to be adopted against all Prussian vessels, the cargoes belonging to neutral countries shall be restored. No blockade of the coast, or embargo on the ports, has yet been decreed, with the exception of that o f Schleswig, The L iandeLtbitid, of the 4th, states that the KING and royal family intend to return to Amsterdam on the 17th of this month, and will pass some days in that capi tal. HAGUE, MAY 4.—His Royal High P ILT of P russia is expected here h tl nd ill rince ness y, a W make a short stay. The statue of W ILLIAM 1. , here Which i s to be erected in th e G rand-square, arrived yesterday. from Amsterdam. A ms t er d am Courant, May 5 The Queen of Portugal regularly receives boxes of 1120 ea, gloves, ribbons, &c., from Paris; and it is said that such of these articles as do not fit or do not please are entrusted to a b ro k er to sell to other ladles on 11.000UZL DENMARK ANT) THE DUCHIES. Intelligence was received at Hamburgh on the 4th, of the crossing the Danish frontier by the Prussian troops, who entered Jutland at six o'clock in the rning of the 2d instant at Konigsau, near Folding. General WRANGEL immediately issued a proclama tion, which had been previously prepared, in the Danish language. A force of 5,000 or 6,000 men and some of the Free Corps are advancing on Viele under the Duke of AUGUSTENBURG ; at this latter place it is stated the Prussian head-quarters will be fixed. The report of a Russian envoy having arrived in the Prussian camp is confirmed; he was accom panied by a Hanoverian officer. The telegraph at Altona has just notified to the authorities of Hamburgh that a Danish frigate was cruising yesterday (3d inst.) between Heligoland and the Elbe, and that several vessels were detained by her during the eay. The Danish blockade is in creasing in severity every hour. A communication from Swinemunde, dated the Ist instant, states that in the afternoon of that day, at three o'clock, the Danish frigate Harfruen appeared before the port, which is Low completely blockaded. She compelled two English ships, after firing at them, to anchor close to her, not permitting them to enter the harbour. Their names are the Exquisite and the Margaret Skelly. The Schleswig- _Holstein Zeitung publishes the answer of the captain of the Danish frigate Galatea, now block ading Kiel, to the application from the Swedish and Dutch Consuls. It is polite, but decided ; he has orders to bar the passage of the Holstein Canal by all vessels, be they of what nation they may; and those orders he will carry into effect at all hazards. It is reported that Prussia has received from private parties in England offers of several completely armed steamers for sale ; some attempts are really being made for a sea defence of the coast. Travemunde is also being fortified. At Dantzic on the 28th two Danish frigates were observed cruising in the distance. The following is the Danish account of the taking of Schleswig : (Copyr.) " Copenhagen, 29th April, 1848. " Last Sunday we fought a glorious battle at Schles %%ig, with about 12,000 men against upwards of 31,000 or 32,000 Germans, from nine o'clock in the morning till seven at night, when our army was obliged to give up the place. It bivouacked the night without being pursued, and marched the next morning to Flensburg, from which place it has retired over to Alsen without losing a single cannon, although the (ierman papers falsely say the contrary. The carnage has been dread ful on both sides. We have lost in killed, wounded, and missing 2,000 men, and it is supposed the Prussians nearer 4,000, as they were the attackers. Never was a more glorious battle fought in the annals of Denmark. Since the commencement of hostilities we have had forty to fifty officers killed or mortally wounded. England, if, as does not appear to be denied, really pledged by treaty to assist us, cannot much longer look calmly on this butchery. Give in we will not, for at sea we are equal to 70,000 men on land. We have now upwards of flay Prussians, and the inhabitants of the ports from the Memel to the Weser will be forced to inquire into the true merits of the battle Denmark is fighting for her existence. "Send us wealthy volunteers. We are getting up subscriptions for our widows and orphans. England will fulfil her pledge for the honour of the country and the cause of humanity. " We have several Norwegian and English volunteers. A Mr. Plantagenet Harrison, a powerful man, seven feet high and thirty years of age, who bas served in the Caucasus, in Abd-el-Kader's forces, and has been a General in South America, has now taken service with us—as the weaker side. Such has been his constant wish. " Use all y our influence in the newspaper world to rouse the public opinion to move for us shortly. It is glorious to live among a people who love their country and will die for it." Since the above was in type, we have received the Hamburgh papers of the sth. The following are extracts : FROM THE EXPEDITION OF THE HAMBURGH AND ALTON A TELEGRAPH. " ALTONA, MAY, FOUR,' P.M. " The Blankenese pilot boat Thetis announces having seen a Danish frigate south of Heligoland, and that the Hamburgh schooner Charlotte and a Bremen brig was detained by the frigate. "CUXHAVEN, MAY 4.—The Hamburgh Echooner Cito returned yesterday evening, and put to anchor here. SWINEMUNDE, MAY 3.—(From Messrs. Metzler and Company, ship-agents.)—The number of vessels de tained in our roads by the Danish frigate Liarfruen now amounts to 25, including the English, besides the Mary Shelly and the Exquisite, which we announced yesterday, are the following:— Name of Ship. Name of Captain. From. Cargo. Indian ' Smith Bahiu sugar Rapid Jam: Lively Bambro Stock ton ditto Maid Quarry Maid %V illiams ... Port Madoc slate caper Patriot Rosebud Boalls Pyreenes Scott ......... Sunderland... ditto " The commander of thu Danish frigate has informed the Danish Consul at Altona, that h. will not hinder any vessels belonging to the neutral powers to sail from here to any foreign harbours, in consequence of which several English vessels will put to sea to-day. We have received an official confirmation of the report of the detention of the Hamburgh ship Charlotte and a Bre men brig by the Danish frigate off Heligoland. " COPENHAGEN, MAY I.—Several other Prussian vessels have been brought in—the schooner Hoffnung, from Stettin; the barque Diana, from Memel, with wood, for Dublin; schooner Maria Petersen, from Sunderland, with coals; brig Hortensia, from Bordeaux, with wine." CONSTANTINOPLE, APRIL 12.—At four o'clock this evening a Swedish barque, which attempted to pass the Dardanelles contrary to existing orders after sunset, was shot at from the castle, by which the rigging and tackling sustained serious injury. A formal blockade of the Elbe has been announced to commence on the 10th instant, which will cut off all supplies of goods. For the present we have a good selection of the greater part of staple articles of com merce, the possessors of which, however, already take advantage of it. The state of the money market con tinues satisfactory. CORN MARKET.—In consequence of the depressing reports from England, and the present warlike relations with Denmark, together with the approaching blockade of the Elbe, put almost an entire stop to business. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT.—The German flag is no longer tree, and the German harbours are closed by Danish men of war against every commercial inter course. Germans rouse yourselves, and take the means to throw off a yoke and fetters which the German flag cannot endure, and which it ought not to bear. Arm steamers and merchantmen, and man them with crews resolved to deliver our flag from the degraded outrage, and, even if it should be dearly bought, let victory be ours. Up then and form a marine for the defence of :the German flag. Hasten to the work, and the result must be success. We the undersigned hereby summon a general meeting for Saturday, 6th of May, at two o'clock, in the Great Hall of the Borsenhalle, when we shall be ready to submit our plans. J. C. GODEFFRY and Son. Hamburgh, May sth, R. 1848. M M. SLOMAN. SCULEIMIG-HOLSTEIN, KIEL, MIY 4.—(From an eye witness).—None but those who have witnessed the des truction of the palace at Gliicksburg, the seat of the aged Dowager Duchess of Holstein Glucksburg, can form any conception of the deeds committed. The Danes, among whom are three officers and many students, not only dragged thither the young women from the neighbouring villages, to desecrate Good Friday with dancing, &c., but they took the altar-cloth of the Pa lace chapel, and having cut off the fringes, used it for a tablecloth, and the cup was made to serve for their punch bowl. They broke in pieces the greater part of the most costly furniture, and fragments of mirrors, couches, tables, &c., were strewn about in the greatest confusion. The coverings of the furniture and the hangings of the apartments were torn to shreds, while the portraits of the Ducal family were decapitated, and the bodies of the same served as marks for the Danes to shoot at. Every thing that could be demolished was destroyed in the most reckless manner, and the most valuable articles were carried off to the Danish vessels early in the morning. ALTONA, MAY S.— SIEGE OF FREDERICA.--Intel ligence has this morning been received from the head quarters at Yeile, the scene of war. General Wrangel, in a report to the Provisional Government, states that the German troops under his command crossed the boundary of Jutland ou the 2d, and on the evening of the same day besieged the fortress of Frederica. The enemy made no resistance on the frontier, and a patrole opened the gate of Frederica. All the Danish troops, and the greater part of the amunition had been shipped to Fahnen. General Wrangel ordered the destruction of the fort, and at three o'clock this afternoon the Ger man flag was hoisted at Seeforts, and saluted by 101 guns; as long us this flag waves here no duty will be demanded from vessels passing the Little 13 e1L—Hambergh Borsen ladle, May 5. The King of DENMARK has issued the following proclamation : " We, Frederick VII., by the grace of God, proclaim that, in consequence of the hostile act committed against us by the Kings of Prussia and Hanover, the Grand Dukes of Oldenburg and Mecklenburg, as also by the free Hanse towns of Lubeck, Hamburg, and Bremen, we find ourselves compelled to declare the harbours, coasts, and rivers, belonging to them (as also such of our ports as are in their possession) in a state of blockade. We have directed our ships of war to carry these from en measures into effect, and t o prevent t h e i r s hips tering into the said blockaded ports and harbours. " hand and seal Published at our roy a l city of Copenhagen under our (Signed) "FREDERICK REX SWINNEIVIUNDE, MAY 2 . —Yesterday the Danish frigate Havesvert, of 42 guns, came to anchor, nad blockaded the port; and in the afternoon the follow ing ships were refused permission to enter, viz. : The English barque Margaret Shelly, Topping; from Bahia, with sugar, for Stettin ; and the English brig Exquisite, Captain Naylor, from Sunderland, with coals. Early this morning thirteen other English vessels arrived and anchored under the guns of the frigate. The captains of the former have been allowed to land, and were told they were at liberty to proceed where they pleased with their ships and cargoes, ex cepting to a Prussian port. Other frigates have left Copenhagen to blockade Dantzic.—MAv 5. The fol lowing Prus'sian vessels, having been warned by an English ship, returned to port, viz., the Anna Soptda for Peterhead, the Joanna Emilie for Cardiff, the Davis for Yarmouth, the Fidelitas for Bridgewater, and the Arthur for Cork. The KING returned to Copenhagen on the 29th of April, on board a steamer. His health is good. The Copenhagen papers contain a short speech of the KING to the inhabitants of Copenhagen, in which he thanks them for the proofs of attachment they have manifested on his return, and promises to share their Fate, good or bad. A letter from Langsund, dated April 25, mentions that engineers have been dispatched to every fortified port in Norway. The coast fleet is in readiness. The Danes are now in the Island of Alsen, from which place the 10th body of troops, under HALKET, will experience some difficulty in dislodging them. ITALY. OUTBREAK IN ROME. The Paris Moniteur du Soir of Saturday says— " On the Ist of May a movement broke out in Rome, in consequence of the refusal of the Pope to declare war against Austria. The Ministry has given in its resig nation. A Provisional Government was about to be formed, if, after the twenty-four hours given to the Pope to make up his mind, he refused to do so." LOMBARDY AND VENICE. The Piedmontese Gazette of the Ist inst. publishes a bulletin from the head-quarters at Somma Cam pagna, of the 29th ult., announcing that Peschiera had been surrounded the preceding evening. The Austrians were trying to re-open their communica tion with that fortress, but as yet without effect. The head-quarters were to be removed to Busso lengo on the following day. The troops at Verona are said to he in great distress for provisions ; the horses are fed with the green crops of corn of the fields. The communications with Bolzano are inter rupted. The garrison of Mantua sent out a foraging party of 800 men on the 28th, but were repulsed with loss by Major LANDUCCI, commanding a body of Tuscans. The students of Pisa and Siena had arrived at Bozzolo, under the command of their professors. The Italian soldiers of the Austrian army desert in masses whenever an opportunity offers, and they drop in at the Piedmontese camp in parties of from 50 to 100. Several skirmishes have taken place in the Tyrol to the advantage of the volunters. A courier from the camp of CHARLES ALBERT arrived at Milan on the 29th, announcing that on that day a general attack was to take place on the whole line. The Piedmontese army is calculated at present at 70,000 men. The Austrians amount to 30,000 at most at Verona. The committee of the city of Pesth have ad dressed a proclamation to their Italian brethren, ex pressing the sympathy of the Hungarian nation for Italy, and declaring that their utmost efforts will be applied to obtain from their Ministry the recal of the Hungarian troops. An extraordinary supplement to the Piedmontese Gazette, of the 2d instant, contains a bulletin from the KING'S head-quarters at Santa Giustina, of the 9th ult., nine o'clock, A.M., announcing the taking of the strong position of Pastrengo the day before. The action began at eleven A.m., and ended at four P.M., with the occupation of all the heights that command the Adige. The brigade of Savoy, the Parmese body, and the brigade of Piedmont, took a part in the action. The Piedniontese made 400 pri soners, among whom are five officers. The Austrians lost many men besides, and had many wounded. The loss of the Piedmontese is not stated. Later accounts add that on the 30th the Austrians attacked the head-quarters at Somma Campagna with about 308 men, who were, however, soon put to flight b . ; General SOAIMARIVA. CHARLRR Ar.menT i 3 now master of the country from the Lake de Garde to RADETSKY'S entrenched camp at Verona. There was a rumour in the Milan Gazette of the taking of Legnano by the Italians; but it was not credited. There was, on the other hand, a rumour that the Austrians had retaken Vicenza, which was equally unworthy of credit. Letters from Naples of the 25th announce that the cavalry was ready to march for Lombardy. Four steamers,. and three frigates, had sailed for the Adriatic, under Admiral TosA, with troops and ammunition. The 22 Marzo of Milan of 29th gives the proceed ings of the Provisional Government of the Venetian Republic of the 19th and 20th, from which we see that the principle of the reunion of Venice to Lom bardy is accepted, but that to obviate the difficulty arising from the proclamation of the Venetian Re public, a general assembly will first be convoked at Venice, elected by universal suffrage, to decide the union with Lombardy; after which the said assembly will join that of Lombardy, and thus form one con stituent assembly. The following is the bulletin of the Sardinian General with respect to the recent affair at Post- rengo : tlltJ E atid COMMERCIAL NEWS- C/ TY, Q UARTER Tq The Cotton Market at Liverpool on Saturday was steady but quiet, with a fair business doing, and no al teration in prices. Sales 4,000 bales, including 3,500 hales of American, at 4FI. to sid per lb. In Railw a y Shares a fair business was done. Prices were, however, Hot so good. The Brazil mail furnishes no intelligence of parti• cular interest, the items being given in another et - Au= of Vie .Fun, From Buenos Ayres we are advised that the war in Corrientes was at an end, and that General Urquiza had returned. Some relaxation of the rigorous measures adopted against the shipping of Paraguay had been permitted by Rosas, and it is devoutly to be wished th a t th e Ri ver Plate may shortly be re-opened to the commerce of the world, and relieved from the petty vexations of blockad es , &c. At the Cap e o f Good Hope, up to March 8, there was a continuance of tranquillity on the frontier. The colcny had been greatly refreshed by abundant showers. The commencement of the blockade of the Elbe, &e., is of bad augury for the merchants connected with foreign trade, and causes much disappointment after the recent confident assurances of Lord Palmerston. The fine w ea th er h as led to a re d uct i on o f 2s. p er quarter in'the pri ce o f w h eat. In certain Parliatnentar re turns just completed, there are man y interesting p art i cu l a rs relative to the y British mercantile marine. During the year 1847 there were repined inwards 538 ships, of 191,170 tons, which had been absent from the United KintOom more than twelve months. Some of the vessels were away thirty months and upwards, and a large number about two years. The number of British registered vessels which made voyages to and from the rorts of the United Kingd om i n t h e year 1846, exc l u di n g repeated voyages, and all v esse l s not li a b le to t h e payment of the merchant seam en ' s d ues, was 2,410,939 tons. The num ber of appr en ti ces on b oard these s hi ps w as 20,202. This comprises only th e vesse l s engage d in the foreign and colonial t ra d e . The number o f seamen who have d i e d, deserted, and been dischar ge d f rom, and entered abroa d, on board of British ships trading between the United King dom and forei gn parts (exclus i ve of the colo nies) in th e y ear end i ng the 31st o f D ec ember, 1847, is thus given, i nc l u di ng repeated voyages , but exclusive of vessels to Br es t an d t h e r i ver El b e. The number of voyages was 8,485 ; the tonnage, 1,747, 196 ; the num ber of the cr e w, 71,648; the n umber of app r e ntices, 16,136; the deaths, 617 ; l e f t s i c k i n hospital, 3 77; dis charged abroad, 2,065; deserted abroad, 4,611; left in prison, and seamen entered abroad, 5,406 British and 1,305 foreigners. Th e t o tal num ber 'eft abroad from all causes was 7,760, and there were brought home (exelo' sive of foreigners), 5,406. The Stock Market is very good again to-day. Con sols have been 831 to 84, although business is not active at those prices. The arrangements for settling the account tell against the Rears, and hence the improve ment, even in the face of the accounts horn Germany, which a ppear to excite some anxiety, and the doubt respecting the turn which matters will take in France and Italy. The New Three-and-a -Quarter per Cents. have been 83* to 4. and the Three per Cents. 82* to Bank Stock is 190 to 191. Exchequer-bills have been 395. to 408., and India Bonds 245. to 265. premium. Consols are now 83* to f. The Foreign Securities have been rather fluctuating. Spanish Five per Cents. have been 13* to 12k, and the Three per Cents. 231 to 4. Portuguese Old Stock has been at 70. Brazil Bonds have been quiet at 684 ; Mexican are 164 4 ; and Peruvian have touched 304 to 30*, the Committee of Spanish Ameri can Bondholders having received a favourable communication from their agents at Lima, which holds out the prospect of an early arrangement of the claims of the bondholders. Grenada Stock is at about 14* to 15}. • Dutch Two-and a•Half per Cents. have been 43 to and Russian Bonds 86 to 871. In Railway Shares a fair business is doing, and prices are firmer. ONE CLOSING ItieEh OF iturrisrt FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES Bank Stock l9l 191 190 3 per Cent. Reduced Arms. .... 82 14 % 1 /8 82 18 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 83% 84 t:c3% 83 , i/ 4 New 3 1 4 per Cent. Ami 5...... ..., 8 31 4 4 83 1 4 New 5 per Cent. Annuities 107 107 L,ongAnns. to expire J an. 1860 8 9-16 1 ,,i 8 1 /.. Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 8 3 4 8:% 4 India Stock India Bonds, 1,0004 Ditto under 1,0001... ...... . 24 p 24 p Consols for Account ..... ...... Exchequer Bills. lid. & 3d. 1,0001. 500/. . . Small 39 43 p RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. Brazilian Bonds Ditto. Account 68% Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. — Ditto, Deferred — Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 — Ditto, Account 16 4 5 ,8 161 /t Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 30%,,,1,4, 33 Ditto, Account • 31 33 Portuguese 5 per Cents. Russian Bonds ... .. Spanish 5 per Cent.. 1840. Ditto. Account .••••• l 3 l /1 12 3 /i Do., Coupons Ditto, Passive Ditto 3 per Cent 231% 23 Ditto. Account 2 3 1 /2 23 Venezuela Bonds, 2 ~ ; i per Cent 2O 20 Dividends on ttie above pavble in London Belgian 4 1 ,4 per Cent hutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild.... 43% 43 Ditto, Account Ditto. 4 tier Cont. Certificates 63 39p 40p ONE O'CLOCK. 43 j a CLOSI.N G PRICES. 42! 6a PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSINO RAIL WAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICE;_;. Aberdeen 5O Amber., Nott.,- Boston, and Eastern Junction 3 1 4 ....„ Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2 1 / . 2 ..... .............. Belfast & County Down 14% .....— Birmingham and Ox lord Junction .... 20 . 22 •••••• 22 Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley 10 13% 14 ..••••••• 14 Wolverlfpton, and Stour Valley 121. 43 ...... Birkenhead, Lanc as hi re, .. and Cheshire Junr:: 7%...... Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5 ...... . .............. Bristol and Exeter 85 ...... .„ ........... Ditto, Thirds ... 25 ...... ............... Buckinghamshire—. 12/. 4s. ..... dis. • ...... 3 % dig Caledonian .. ........ 5O 31 1 / 1 ,% 1 4 ......... 31 1 4 Ditto, Half Shares ............... Ditto,Clydesdale June 50 ...... ............ ... Chester and Holyhead ............... 24 % Ditto, Preference .... ............... Do. lst Class, 6 per Ct. 10 ...... ............. Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 .. Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Dub1in......... Direct London & Ports mow and Belfast June. 253/4 3 ...... ...... ••••••• ............... Dundalk & Enniskillen 17% ............ East Anglia, 251., L. & .• E. and L. and D.." 25 ......... Do., 18/., E. & H lB ...... ............... D0.,.3/. 10s. 3% , „,, ......... ;•• " Easte c rn en C t o , u N n o t . ie l s....... ... 1 2 3 0 5. 4 . d . ..... Ditto, Extension, 5 per Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... Do. North. & Eastern 50 ...... 50 ..... ....•..•. Do. Quarters Eastern Union Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% Ditto, Thirds .......135.4d. ,„, ............ Do. (guar.6 percent.) 10 8 % . • ...... • ..... Ditto, ditto ....... .. 20 _plsar 144 ............................ ........ East Lancashire ........ . 25 18% .............. Ditto, New Ditto, New Quarters 6 1 4 . East Lincolnshire ...... 20% Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 „„„ .• ••• Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .••............ Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% ............. Edinburgh and Northern 25 Ditto, New.. Ditto, Newport Ditto, ditto, New 3%. ..,„ ....... , ....... Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch 2 3 ,0 ..... ••. ...... Ditto, New Glasgow, Dumfries, and. ...... .......................... 15% 17% 1 8 afq 194 - 101, 2 - Gl C D asig . o l p i w s r l e , e l(i ter l e . m: c a .. e r . .., c f n A s . ) o .B . l r g. 5 1 6 5 0 5. 8 .. d .... . ...... ... .1.111.1.111 ..... •••• Ditto, New ... ...... 4O ...... Great Northern Do., London and York 2 1 4...... ;treat South. and West ( Ireland) - Great North of England 100 •••••• - Di Greatii Ditto, tt 00 W : ' e %1,4 s t essr Shares aa - rr . ee . ss . . . .. . .. . .. . .. ... ... Ditto, New, 40/ 5 ...... 54 54 Ditto, New, 301.......•• 30 ...... Ditto, New, 15/. ........ 11%...... r., ••••••••• 59 1 0 : % .......... ... ... 5' 16 2 9 1 3 6% .... . . . 94 52 Ditto, Fifth 5............ 20 ...... 20 21 ~,, Ditto, New 17/... -9%... .. VA% Huddersfield and kla.n.ch. 26 ...... ........ .. - Ditt o , Thi r ds ......... 9 ..... ... Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 •••••• Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... Ditto, 3 Shares ..... 12 1 / 2 ..... . ... - ... Ipswieh & Bury St. Edw. 171,2 ...... ..... . Do., do., and Norwich 17%. ..... ..... - Do., do., Extens. Scrip -- (late Camb. & Ely) 2% ...... ......... _ Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ...... ............ • • - Ditto, Thirds ......... 10 ...... Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 ..... Ditto, ditto ............ 6 2 ..... ....... • Ditto, 1 / 2 Shares ...... 43 ••• • " ..... - • Do. Quarter Shares... 14% ..... -.•...... Do. Fifths.... ........ ... 9 . - ... *** Do. Sixteenths ...... ... 6 ;4 Do. Thirds(Reg.)..... 1 3 ••••• 51 / 2 .......... •• . ...... Do. Liverp. and Bar), 43 Ditto J/, t (late Hud dersfield and Shed.) 38 .. , Do.(Waketield,Po nte- 50 tract, and Goole) ... .... Do. (W. Riding IJnion)l/. 25... Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 Do. % Shares (A).- 9 ' LLeeeeddss,aDnedwisibraudr3to,,mBl.C..... .... 4570112:: .. ... .. ..................... .1.4-.1 .......... Do., Half Shares .• •• 174.••••. Do., (blue) Scrip 2 ... .. _ ......... ._ ......... Leeds and Thirsk ........ „... Ditto, New ........ Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct 3% ~.... ............... Liverpool, Crosby and " ...... Southport • ............. . 2 ...... ... ........... Liverp., Manchester, and Newcastle Junction 2% — ... Lo n d on &Blackwall... l3/. 6s.Bd 5 .1./ ............... ............ Do. New, No. 2 ......5/. 185.4 d.. - --• _ Do. Extension ..... 6.. 2 .. 0 ....... ....... 49 4 72 371.1 -- RI/, 5 yi .... 5 1 ,4 BULLETIN FROM THE HEAD - QUARTERS AT SANTA GIUSTIANA. " April 30, 1848. "To day, in presence of the King, a battle was for the first time given between the two armies in Italy. The object in view was to occupy Basselengo, Postrengo, and Provezzano, which the enemy guarded, and to put the army into a position to be able to cross the Adige above Verona, if there was any occasion for that movement. The King, having resolved to dislodge our enemies (the Austrians) from the strong position of Postrengo, 'from which they had made :frequent incursions against our troops on the side of Peschiera, ordered General de Sonnaz, Commander-in-Chief of the second division of the army, to 'make the attack upon that position by the 3d division, composed of the Savoy brigade and the lOth regiment of infantry, The Savoy brigade and the Parma troops were ordered to co operate in this attack by the heights of Santa Giustiana. The Piedmontese Guards of Cola and that of Savoy, together with the corps of Parma and Cuneo, were directed to attack Postrengo simultaneously in front and flank. The brigade of cavalry of the second divi sion formed,the reserve. The affair commenced at half past ten o'clock, a.m. The Italian troops, attacking with impetuosity, drove the enemy from all the positions which it occupied at Postrengo. Our troops entered that place, and occupied all the heights which overlook the Adige. The King, whe, from the midst of his troops, had followed with his eye, entered Postrengo with his staff at the same moment with the first column.' General de Sonnaz, who was the Commander-in-Chief of all the troops; his Royal Highness the Duke of Savoy, who com manded with great intrepidity the reserve ; Lieutenant- General Count Broglie, commander of the Bth division, and all the other officers, have contributed greatly to the success of the day. Four hundred soldiers and five officers have been made prisoners. The enemy had a great number of killed and wounded. Our losses in killed and wounded are, on the contrary, of little import ance. Providence visibly assists our army. This affair has ensured great advantages. (Signed) "DI SALASCO." The Turin Risorgimenlo of the Bd, after giving this document, adds— " While the King was fighting at Postrengo—an affair in which some of the troops from the head quarters of Somma Campagna took part—the enemy sent a column of three thousand men to Somma Com pagna, with the intention of surprising the head-quar ters, and of cutting off all communication between them and Postrengo. General Sommariva, having disco vered this intention, hastened with a regiment of Aosta infantry, and some pieces of artillery, which he disposed of in front and in the flank of the enemy, which, in consequence, hurried back and re-entered Verona. The 30th of April was a glorious day for the Piedmontese army. The number of the killed on the side of the Piedmontese troops at Postrengo was eight killed and about forty wounded, while on the side of the Austrians there were 50 killed, and upwards of 100 wounded." The Provisional Government of Milan has ap appointed General D'AricE, a Neapolitan, known for his bravery and his talents, to direct the operations in the Tyrol. Among the Italian officers killed was the young Marquis of BEVILAQUA of Brescia, who only joined the army on the previous day. We understand that the Earl of Granville has been appointed Paymaster General, the salary of which office will be reduced to 2,0001. per annum. Lord Granville will fulfil:at the same time the duties of Vice-President of the Board of Trade, without salary. It is probable that the Right Hon. E. J. Stanley will shortly be called up to the House of Lords. OSTEND, MAY 6.—Sir Hesketh and Lady Fleet wood.arrived here from London by the General Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship Menai, on Wednes day. The Count and Countess de Pinto left in the same ship for London this mortl4. London, Brighton. and South Coast Do. Consul. Eighths. 40 Do. G uarant. 5 per ct... 9 Do. ['ref. Con.s per ct. 50 ....• Ditto,oumiitotnaynd di .. .. ................ Loudon and N. Western 100 Do. Quarter:, (L.& B.) 22 Ditto, New Ditto, Fifths ..... .. 2 1 1342 8; 114 3 .1. 1 :3:2:. ." Do. 4 u4Shares(L.M.) 20 Do. 10/. M. & B.) A. 7% .... Do. to/. (At. & B.) B. 71 / 2 -••••• .. Do. 101. (M. & B.) C. 1 • 314 'Ai Lon 1. &S W « stern 5O Do. Now 50/. ... ..... 424.. ••• ** Do. New 10/ 3l •••• ••• Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50 ........ Ditto ditto •••• 40 Ditto, Thirds .......... - 10 •••••• *- London, Salisbury, and ...... .•••• .• 1%.••••• I,,,ndonderrl•&C,,lerain, 2 7%—••• ...... Londonderry and Ennis k!l,-11 ...... .... 25 •-••• ..... Le , westoft (4 per ct.) ... 20 Ditto (6 per ct.) 3 M anAester.l.lux ton,and Mat10 ck.................. 3 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire...loo ••• ....... Do. Quarters (No. 1) 13 Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 7 1 ,4 ..... ..••• •• Ditto, New 10/. P re f ... 7% — Ditto, Gt. Grimsby ... 30 Ditto ditto . 9 Ditto ditto ........ nd a .... 5 1 / 2 •.. ...... ....... Ditto Sheffield Lincolnshire ......•• 10 Do., Grimsby- Dock... 15 Do., Manchester and Lincoln Union..... 41.25. Manch es t&S outhampt. 100 . ..... 103 104 102 Do. Con so lid ate d Pref ...... %... 100 .......... Do., do., 50/. Shares 15 ... .. 10 ... ...... Do. Birm., a n d Derbyloo ...... ...... .... Do. Consol. B r i sto l and ....... Binning., 6 per ct 100 ......120 ..... Ditto, Brist&Glocstr 36 ...... ........... Ditto, ditto ......... 11/. 3s. 6d... ............... Ditto,Leieest. & Swan ••. ........ ........ ...... ..... j: asi g hne t sd o b n ruo , rB:ai)anet Westerncßt . g d a . ;17 6 per cent. guar. Newcastle and Carlisle— 100 .. Quarters 25 **** ******* "'•• Newmrket& Chesterford 18% ..... Do. Extension .........21. 125.... ...... Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford 6 ... - ..... Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor Norfolk ...............100 Do. New 201. .. Do. Extension Do. Guaranteed 51, pc. 5 Do. do. Waveney Yal. 2 Northern Counties Union 4 North British ••• 25 Do. Half Shares 12%...... 103 ........ Do. Quarters 6 tA t — Do. Extension Ditt , Thirds North & South-Western 2 ...... North Staffordshire l2 1 / 2 10 North Wales North Western 7 % -- Oxford, Worcester. and Wolverhampton ...... 40 ... 23 22% Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Royston and Hitchin 1% — ..... Scottish Central Scottish Midland Ditto, New Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole (Nor. Div.) 5 Do. do. (Sou. Div.s 2%...... Shrewsbury and Birm... 8 ...... 3 7 i ..••• ......... Ditto ditto. Class B. 5 Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. .31M.) l6 Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 Ditto Oswestry ...... 16 Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 8 Shrewsbury and Herefd. 2 Shropshire Union south Devon. — Do. Preference South Staffordshire South Eastern Do., No. 1 24 Do., N 0.2. Do., No. 4 South Wa1e5....... ....... . 23 c.,lttlat Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole 3 _ Swans. Sc Loughor &Ca meron's Stm. C0a1.... 6 Taw Vale Extension ... 6 Thames Haven Dock and Railway ........... WA...—. Vale of Neatli Waterford and Kilkenny 151 , 2 , .... Waterford and Limerick 40 W at ertd,W xfrd,W icklw, and Duhim Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... ...... 42 3 4 Do. do. do. ... 2.5 est Cornwall IV hi te,hAven & Furness 11 i miser, Staitles, and South Western........ Al ilt6, 6umerset,& %Vey mouth York, Newcastle, and Berwick. ........ 2'5 32 1 4 33 Po. Original New and Berwick .. Do. Extoomom No. 1. 15 Du. do. No. 2 lO G.N E.Prelerenco 8 lurk and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference ...... 10 Do. East and %Vest Lid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon)... 16 Ceylon - Demerara lO ••• Dendre Va11ey............ 4 Direct Bombay and Madras ss. . ... Dutch Rhenish ..... ...... East Indian ..... 3 1 ,4 — ...... •••• • Great Indian Peninsular ss. Italian and Austrian.... 4 Louvain ala timbre „, 6 Luxembourg.... Madrid and Valentia... 2 Namur and Liege 18 ..., 3 3 4 Northern of France. ..... 10 ...... Orleans and Bordeaux 6 .. ...... Over Yss e l ............. 4/ 8s 4d..—. Paris and Lyons lO ..... 2 Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen 20 ...... Paris and Strasbourg ... 8 ••• •••.. Rouen and Havre ...... 20 ..».. Sambre and M euse ...... 20 Strasbourg a n d B asle ... 14 Tours anci Nantes ...... 8 den, and Hasselt 16 West Fl an d ers.. , ... .. ... JOINT STOCK ' BAN KS. London Joint 5t0ck...... 10 ... Union of London.— ... 10 ...... 14t/2••• .. 15 ..... 3/ 4 .... 14 1 ,4 10 LLOYD'S MAY DAY.) fino clear weat h er. n LONDON, AY g,— (THIS W.S.W., li g ht b reeze , an d LIVERPOOL, MAY 7.---Arrd. Tuscarora, Turley, Phi ladelphia; Meinnon, Benjamin, York. 6. Sid. Renown, Ri o Janeiro; Port:and, Maranham; Hannah, Eddy, Boston; Caledonia steamer, Boston. SCILLY, MAY 4. —The Tancred, Oliver, of Sunder land, f rom L iverpool to Quebec, was abandoned on the 3d inst. very l eaky, and shortly afterwards foundered; crew saved and brought to this place. LIVERPOOL, MAY 7.—The Berlin, Smith, from Phila delphia to this port, which was taken into Waterford with damage, af ter b e i ng on shore on Arklow Bank, was towed in here this morning, after undergoing temporary repairs. The Westpoint arrived h ere , Allen, from to-d ay with loss of jib-boom, New York, head, cutvved, stays, and with bows stove, &c., having been in contact on the 27th ult., at midnight in lat. 47, lon. 27 ; with the Cove, from London to Quebec, th e l atter was a complete wreck, and was ablir!- doned the f o ll ow i ng morning crew (except the_ 1231 e and thr ee men lost) and passengers saved by the Wes t. point. _ A vessel' s masts floating nearly perpendicu l ar , w i t h lower yards apeak, mast head about six feet above the water, painted white, yard varnished, apparently schooner rigged, were passed on the 27th ult., in lat. 45. N., lon. 10 W., by the Tuna Banks, at Cork. Gong, MAY 5.—A barque or ship, a pparently ab o ut 400 tons, abandoned, and with foremast and bowsprit standing, was passed Ist inst., in lat. 45 lon. 25, by the Jane and Barbara, Smith, off Cork. ABERDEEN, MAY s.—The Pledge, of Hull, from Greenland, was spoken, let i nst ., in lat. 61 N., with two seals, which reported that all the vessels at the ice were clear up to the 15th ult., and one sea up. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) 21 1 / :/ 2 - 64 CORN -EXCHANGE—MONDAY. The arrivals of all kinds of grain, as well as flour, for our market last week were on a very limited scale, though of somewhat improved quality. From Ireland and Scotland, only about 5,000 quarters of Oats were received. The imports from abroad consisted of 7,690 quarters of Wheat, 1,229 ditto of Barley, 2,173 ditto o fOats, 1,150 ditto of Rye, 5,201 ditto of Beans, 323 ditto of Tares, 2,950 ditto of Linseed, 665 ditto of sundry seeds, 770 barrels and 345 sacks of Flour. Had it not been for the prevailing easterly winds, the importations would have been on a more liberal scale. Fresh-up to-day the receipts of Wheat of home -produce were very limited, particularly from Essex and Cambridgeshire. Notwithstanding the show of samples of both Red and White was very small, the demand for all kinds of English Wheat was heavy at a decline in the quotations of Monday last of fully 2s. per quarter. At the close of business a clearance had not been effected, and the market closed heavily. The show of Foreign Wheat was again somewhat exten sive. As the millers purchased with extreme caution, and there were very few orders on the market from the country, he trade was in a very depressed state, and, prices declined from is to 2s per quarter, no progress being made in sales. Floating cargoes weremuchneglected. Although the quantity of Batley on show was small, that article, from the malting season having been brought to a close, and the distillers and others being fairly in stock, was a slow sale ; yet last week's prices were fairly supported. We have again to notice a very inactive iequiry for all kinds of Malt. In pricegi how ever, no change took place. The quantity of Oats on sale being by RO means adequate to meet the wants of the rha!ers, the Oat trade Has somewhat active, at an ad vance in the currencies paid on this day se'nnight of from 6d to is per quarter. Beans were in moderate re quest, at about last week's currency. The supply of English was small, that of Foreign tolerably extensive. Very few Peas were on offer. All kinds were firm, at very full prices. Indian Corn and Meal were held at late rates. Flour was a slow inquiry. but not cheaper. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. tYheat—Essex & Kent, Id alt—Chevaller • • • • • • 588 to 598 Red. ........ 42s tos3s Oats—Yorkshire and Ditto,White, New 44s 56s Lincolnsh., Feed. 17s 204 Norfolk and Lin- Potato coin, Red..... 438 47s Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White.. .... 43s 508 Black .• • .... 14s leE Irish, Red.• —5 —s Cork, White ••• • • 168 20. Ditto,White•..... —s —s Scotch, Feed. •• •. 18s ale Rye—Old •••••• •• • • —s —s Beans—Tick 3ls 40 F New. ••• • • • ...... 32s 34s Pigeons . 34s 40 8 Barley—Grinding. • ... 30s 33s Peas—Grey .. •••• • • • • 323 35. Malting .•• • • .... 33s 363 Maple... •••• • • • • 2s 35 8 Chevalier •• • • ... 348 368 White .••• • • • ••. 34s 3• s ►salt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers . 338 36, I folk •••••• • • • . • • 55s 57s Flour—Town-made .• . 418 46,, Brown .•• • • • ..... 45s sis Suffolk Kingstenand Ware 57s 588 Stocktn & Norfolk 35s 3r, SMITIEFIZI.D. Last week's imports of live - stock into London were as follows : .......... . From whence. Beasts. Harlingen Hamburgh —. ..... 56 Rotterdam 223 Total 299 Corresponding week in 1847 Sheep. - 609 Cah•ec. Difference.. ...... 201 less. 6 more. 44 more. At Hnll, and the various other outports, about 550 head of each kind of stock have been landed in fair average condition, chiefly from Hamburgh and Rotterdam. The supply of foreign stock on offer, to-day, was somewhat extensive, and of fair average quality, especially as re gards that of the Beasts and Calves. All breeds met a very dull inquiry, at drooping currencies. With home fed Beasts we were heavily supplied, even the time of year considered, while their quality was exceedingly good. Although the attendance of both town and country buyers was large, the Beef trade, owing to the large number of Beasts on offer, and the prevail ing warm weather, was exceedingly dull, at Friday's decline in the quotations of from 2d to 4d per did n ot The highest figure for the primest Scots From Norfolk exceed 45 per 81bs in any instance. At stohiedc. c lose of business, a large number was turned out un shire other parts of 9 Suffolk, Estiex, and Cambridge from, we received about 1,600 Scots and Short horns ; he Northern, Western, and Midland Districts, Scotland, 201othetug 900 Herefords, Runts, Devons, Irish Beasts, &c. ; from metropolis. r b o o l u e r d li h o oa d ry, derably E ngland , deriv 4l o O d Oof various breeds; and, from on and polled Scots—the remainder of the supply lalin nncrease ; while the Mutton trade from abroad, and the neigh bourhood few very superior consi Downsprices of from 2d to 4d per 81bs. s. The supply of Sheep was top figure for Atutton, mit sold atss2d, at :: give no but the general qtooLations for those in the wool. Nearly the whole of o f the w o o l, was 5s per 81bs. quently, we can u Sheep were shorn ; conse- Nearly 400 Lambs came From other quarters cl from the Isle of Wight. , the pee Down Lambs mostly sold at fulle were good. Prime kinds were 2d per 81bs lower. Calriees, but all other supply, and sluggish inquiry, at bare ly were in moderate In Pigs next to nothing was doing . stationary prices. , yet actual change to notice in value. we have no Per albs. to sink the offal. 5. d. to e. d.' Inferior Beasts.- 210 3 2 second quality - • 3 4 3 C Prime large Oxen 3 6 3 8 Prime Scots Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 6 Prime small ditto •. 4 8 5 0 Suckling Calves lB 0 27 0 Inferior Sheepk. •3 10 4 2 S. d to 11. d. Second quality ditto 4 4 4 6 Coarse-woolledditto 4 6 4 8 Southdown Nether 410 5 0 Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 0 Large Hogg •••• • • 4 0 4 6 Small Yorkers ••• • 4 8 b 0 Quarter old Pigs •• 18 0 24 0 Lambs .......... b 6 6 6 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. f Sheep. 1 Calves. 3,744 I 21,620 152 I rigs, 290 NZIVITGATNI AND LEADENBALL , During la.,t week, the arrivals of country killed meat for these markets were on a very limited scale. From Hamburgh 10 baskets came to hand. The supplies on offer slaughtered in London have been comparatively small, if we except those of Beef and Veal. Beef has met a very slow inquiry, at a decline in the quotations of from 2d to, in some instances, 4d per Sibs. Other. wise the demand has rated steady at very full prices. Nearly 600 carcasses of foreign meat, killed in London, have been disposed. At per stone by the Carcase. e. d. to a. d. a. d. to a. 4:1. Beet,inferior.... •.2 10 3 0 Mutton, intenor .. 3 4 3 6 - middling .. •. 3 0 3 2 - middling.. 310 4 4 primelarge .. 3 2 3 4 prime .... 4 6 4 8 - prime small 3 4 3 6 Pork, large.. 3lO 4 6 Veal •••• •••• • • 4 0 5 0 - ...... . 4 8 5 0 Lamb. 5s 8,1 to Gs 66. BOROUGH AND SPITALPIELDS. The imports of Potatoes last week were confined to only 200 tons from Antwerp. Coastwise, arid by land carriage, the arrivals have been seasonably good. Prime qualities have moved off steadily, at extreme rates; but other parcels are a dull inquiry. am :mum' EtOP MARKET. 'the plantation accounts Lein; considered somewhat more ta%ourable than last wrek, the demand for even the finest hops of last year's growth is in a very inactive eta to, and prices, from rows of the holders being anxious sellers, are with diffieully supported. ,•• .. 133!., , 9 j/; Sys 1•41 4 6 1,2 WOOL. Large public silos of Colonial Wool were commencer'. on Thursday. The quantity advertised is about 20,000 baleQ. So far as the auctions have as yet progressed, the bidding,: hare been somewhat active, and, in trio:a in.tanees, hrir•es have been supported. The ;sales will be continued during the whole of the present week. The imports since Monday last have been confined to 55 bales from Antwerp, 28 ditto from Calais, and 28 ditto from ilamburgh. _ _ _ TALLOW. Our market continues i❑ a very depressed state, owing chiefly to the present warm weather, and the prospect of heavy arrivals from Russia. Prices have fallen fully Is 6d per cwt. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted at 48s per cwt. Rough tat is selling at 2s 9d per 81bs. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS DAY.) The house resumed the hearing of appeals to-day after the Easter recess. The Peers present were—the Lord Chancellor, Lord Campbell, the Earl of Yarbo rough, and the Bishop of Hereford (Dr. Hampden). ROWLEY V. ADAMS. Their Lordships were occupied the whole morning with the arguments in this case, which came before their Lordships upon appeal from the judgment of the Master of the Rolls, before whom it was argued for several days. The case appeared likely to occupy their Lordships for some time, and we refrain from entering further into it till the arguments are in a more advanced stage. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the Viee.Chancellor luviclT BRUCE.) Ilia Honour did not sit this morning till eleven o'clock . SKINNER V. M`DOUALL•-JUDGMENT. His HoNouß gave judgment this morning in this case, decreeing the specific performance of an agreement, and deciding that the defendant was not entitled to the benefit of the Statute of Frauds. THE CORPORATION OF ROCHESTER V. LEE.-JUDGMENT. His HoNoun also gave judgment in this case, which was argued before him a few days since upon a motion for a new trial. Upon the cause coming on for hearing, the Court directed an issue to try whether the mayoi and corporation of Rochester were the owners of the port of Rochester, and as such law fully entitled to the toll of 3d., and the half of a farthing upon every ton weight of coal coming Into that port. The case was tried a short time since before the Lord Chief Baron, and the jury upon that occasion found a verdict for the defendant, and that the Corporation were not the owners of the port of the city of Rochester, and not being such, were not lawfully entitled to the toll. His Honour, after shortly going through the case, refused the motion for a new trial, directing the COSLS of the defendant to be costs in the cause. Motion fora new trial refused with costs. The Vice-Chancellor Wigram did not sit to-day, and nothing of any interest took place in the Rolls' Court. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) MILTON. V. LORD GRANVILLE. This was an action brought Liyiliet;intiff, the pro prietor of houses at Antar-under-Lyme, to recover compensation for injury which his property had sus tained, by reaso n o f t h e neg li gent an d i m p ro p er manner in which the defendant worked a mine below it, as the foundations sunk and the walls crumbled. It is a remarkable fact, that since the proceed ings were begun, now some years ago, both litigants have died, and the controversy is carried on with increased vigour by their descendants. The question at issue is one of considerable importance to owners of mines and houses in the mining districts, as it is contended on the part of the defendant that custom, " from time immemorial," is opposed to the principle sought to be established by the plaintiff, that the owners of houses and land are entitled to com pensation from the owners of mines below them, if they are injured by their excavations. The trial was one at bar, and after occupying three days the jury returned a verdict substan tially to this effect :--That the plaintiff was entitled to compensation by reason of the injury he had sustai ned, but that the defendant was entitled to wo rk his mine, and further, that it was the custom to g i ve compensa tion. Subsequently the Attorney - G eneral obtained a rule calling upon the plaintiff to sh ow cause w h y the verdict on the first and second issues (these with re ference to compensation) should not be entered for the defendant. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD (with whom were Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Mr. Godson, and other learned gentle men) appeared to show cause against the rule; whilst the Attorney-General, Sir Fred . Frede rick Thesiger, and M r . Peacock appeared in support ofit. Mr. Sergeant TALFoIIRD and Sir /ITZRoY K ELL r were heard during the morning in support of the l ega lity of the verdict, and against the rule. The case is likely to occupy two or three days. MADEMOISELLE PALMIRA ANATO'S BENEFIT.— The benefit of this graceful Terp s i c h orean ar ti s t e , Mademoiselle Palfaira Anato, the T ag li on i o f eques trians, whose classical poses on the horse at full speed have excited the wonder . and admiration o f every lover of art in the metropolp , takes place to-morrow at the Cirque National Olympique, at Drury-lane. There can not be a doubt but that the house will be crowded by amateur" on the occasion NATIONAL ASSEMBLY., (THIS DAY.) It was resolved this morning, on the 2notion of Mr. Adams, " That a committee should be I,ppi,inted to draw -- up an address to all sections of Reformers, to.ask them what their intentions really were with respect to an ex.: —.-‘ tension of the suffrage, and other reforms , embiliceirtat le : 4 • •• t, the Charter." Mr. BASSET proposed thitt a deptitation should be ap- pointed to waitupCin Mr. Feargus O'Conner to request him to bring before the Legislature at the earliest pos- sible moment, a Bill embodying the principles of the People's Charter. After a good deal of discussion the motion was agreed to, and a deputt‘tion named. In the course of the . three sion Mr. B roo k s r idi cu l e d t h e id ea propoundeirliysome delegates, that the people would rise simultaaeously in favour of the Assembly in the event of utiy , Member of it being imprisoned or otherwise iutediredl'ivith by the Government. Mr. CocuttaNE propo,:ed that meetings:: slniuld be held throughout the country, at which petittors should be agreed to and signed by the chairman on ,behalf of the meeting, and presented to the House of Con mons by the Members of Parliament for the different lee. dities. Mr. VERNoN moved the previous question, which was carried by a large tusjority. The Assembly have therefore resolved not ;to petition Parliament again. PLAN OF ORGANIZATION. Dr. lof'Doula.i. brought up the report which lead been drawn up by the committee appointed to consider the beet plan of organizing the movement. The following are the principal Leads of it:— " NAiE.—National Chartist Association of Great Britain and Ireland. " OBJECT.—TO obtain the enactment of the People's Charter. " DIVISION OF COUNTRY.—To consist of districts, localities, wards, and sections. Each district to by di vided into localities, each locality into wards, and each ward into sections. Each ward to consist of 100 mem bers, and each section of 10 members. _ " CONDITION OF ME➢zßEasßlP.—Acquiescing in the objects, and being enrolled in the books of the associa. Lion. " OFFICER'S.—A general executive of five members to be elected by the Assembly, and ten commissioners to be similarly elected. District and local officers to be elected by the localities. General financial secretaries to be appointed by the executive. A treasurer to be similarly appointed. " SALARIES OF OFFlCERB.—Executive 1/. a week; second class fare, and 2s. 6d. a day when travelling. Executive to superintend the movement when the As sembly adjourns, and to be empowered to call the Assembly together when it shall seem. to them fit. " FUND.—General fund 10,0001., and local funds to be raised. " OFFICE.—A metropolitan office to be taken for the Executive." _ _ A long discussion ensued upon the qualification which should be necessary to constitute a member, but the Assembly adjourned, before coming to any resolution, until the aitertioon. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. We have received files of papers from the Cape of Good Hope to the 6th of March. All was quiet. A subscription was on foot for erecting an equestrian statue in hanour of Sir Harry Smith, on the Grand Parade of Cape Town. that the meeting, in. every respect, came up to, i n f ac t We have already shown exceeded, the most sroguine SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LIGENCEa This result is mainly expect a ti ons o f i ts promoters. c a h t t a r r i a b e u t t e a r b l e o f to e i e M r k r . o E f . W the . T e o o o p r li s a e m , , h w a h e o d , i e i a n p p h e i it!, andtriple starter, has shown zeal and ability of the highest order; it is, thrretore, with much pleasure that we bubjoin the following well-merited eulogium on his services:— CHESTER SPRING MEETING, 1848. " The undersigned stewards cannot permit this meet ing to close without expressing their strong opinion in favour of the admirable management of Mr. E. W. Topham, the clerk of the course, and that he is entitled, not only to their commendation, but also the gratitude of the citizens of Chester, and of all who take an inter rest in Chester races. (Signed) "E. M. LL. MOSTYN. " " Grand Stand, M a y 5 , 1848." J. MEIKLAM. The stewards elect are the Earl of Strathmore, G. Payne, Esq., and J. Meiklam, Esq. The Hon. E. M. Ll. Mostyn's horses will in future be :rained by Wadlow. SALE OF BLOOD STOCK AT CHESTER, BY _ _ MESSRS. TATTERSALL AND SON.. The property of the late Mr. A. W. Hill, without any engagements.—Burlesque, 5 yrs, 300 gs.; Volley, 3 yrs, 290 gs.; Epidarius, 2 yrs, 50 gs.; Arena, 2 yre, 13 gs.; Area, yearling, 19 gs.; Fairy Ring, yearling, 10 gs.; Twilight, covered by Sweetmeat, 30 ga.; Queen of the Fairies, 5 3 rs, in foal to Libel, 17 gs. The property of the Hon. E. M. Ll. Mostyn.—The Swallow, 4 yrs, 460 gs.; b c by Colwick, out 01 Princess Alice, 2 yrs, 51 gs.; bay yearling filly, by Auckland, out of ditto, 21 4N.; b c by Sir Francis, out of Mopsy, 3 yrs, 17 gs.; ch t yearling, by General Pollock, out . ot si s t er to Pu , ., 95 g! , . Lie property of M. Neilson.--Lantern, 95 ga.; Nigger 81 gs.; Rusblight, 77 g.. t. I hat MAJESTY'S Tin.:Al Her Royal High ,VbYi the Ikelit:Sti I.oti,,urtA the perionn move at her Athje4ty . . Theatre t.n :511tuttl,y evciting with her pre.une, ller Royal Ilighnus,'s suite included the Barone: , s tie Spetti, - Ludy Augusta Bruce, Lady Mary Howard, Lady Funny Roam d, and Lord :lames Mut.. ray. ller Majesty the Qu.en Dowager's box was occupied by the Marquis anti Marchione.,B c,t Worc eb t er , Lady Blanche Souteiset, Lady Geraldine Somerset, the Hon. Henry Cutz ;n, aid Mr. and Lady Rote Lovell. future were also present his Royal Highness Prince Leopold of Syracuse, his Grace the Duke of Wellington, the Prince and Pi incess Kutchuby, the Prince Louis Napoleon, Luke and Duchess of Beaufort, the Duchess of Leeds and Miss Lane Fox, the Duke and Duchess of Cleveitind, the Marquis and Marchioness of Alesbury, the Ma.rquis of Huntly, the Marquis and Marchioness of Sligo, and the Ladies Brown; the Marquis of Clanri eerily, the Baroness de Brunnow, and Mdlle. Olga de Learner ; his Excellency the Swedish Minister and Baroness Rehausen, his Excellency the Hanoverian Minister, the Baron and Baroness Duchatel; the Countess of Cardigan, ,the Countess of Taukerville; the Earl and Countess of Clare, the Earl of Munster, the Earl of Fahnouth, the Earl of Wilton, the Earl of Grauville, the Earl of Exmouth, the Countess of Carlisle, the Countess of Lichfield, Viscount Anson, Count de Barite, M. de Berg, M. C. Koudriaffsky, Count de Moron, Lord Gardiner, Lord Sandys, Lord W. Lennox, Lord A. Fitzclarence, Lord Elphinstonc, Lady Somerset, Lord and Lady March, Lord and Lady Foley, Lady Seymour, Lady Charles Wellesley, Lady de Clifford, Lord Rendlesbam and the Misses Duff, Lady Foulis, Lady Thorold, the Hon. Miss de Clifford, the Hon. Mr. de Clifford, General the Hon. H. Cavenish, Sir J. Thorold, Sir J. Eccleston, Hon. Mr. Pierpont, Hon. Mr. Neslie, Hon. Mrs. Norton, Sir W. Clay, Sir J. Bailey, Bart, Major-General Sir Alexander Woodford, Bart., Sir G. Wombell, Bart., Sir T. Gage, Bart., Colonel Wildman, Captain Seymour Sadler, Mr. Broadley, 51. P., and Mrs. Broadley, Mr. 0. Morgan, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Raiford, Mrs. and the Misses W. Williams, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Ewen, Mr. C. Barry Baldwin, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Tudor, Mr. Stewart, M.P., Mr. Norman Macdonald, Mr. Hubert de Burgh, and Mr. Singleton. ARTISTS' GENERAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.— On Saturday event, g the usual annual dinner of this institution was held at the Freemasons' Tavern, where about 120 guests sat down to an entertainment furnished in excellent st! le by the proprietors of the tavern. The Marquis of Northampton presided, supported by Sir C. Ross, R.A. ; Mr. Stansfield, R.A. ; Mr. Roberts, R.A.; and many other gentlemen distinguished as artists, or as lovers of art. The Noble Chairman, in proposing the different toasts of the evening, spoke with much vivacity and humour. Subscriptions were announced by the secretary to the amount of 450/. It is necessary to dis tinguish between this society, founded in 1814. and the Artists' Benevolent Fund, established in 1810., -The latter is exclusively appropriated to the relief of the widows and orphans of a body of artists associated for the laudable purpose of mutually assisting each other during the pressure of sickness or the infirmities of old age. It does not afford relief to any artist, however great his merit or unfortunate his circumstances, nor to the widows or families of any, who were not members The former extends relief to all distressed meritorious artists, whether subscribers to its funds or not, " wh ose works are known and esteemed by the public," as well as to their widows and orphans. Merit and distress thus constitute in this useful charity the only-claims on its resources ; and, as it has now been incorporated by Royal charter, we trust that it may soon be enabled by public liberality to exercise in their fullest extent the benevolent objects for which it was established. Mr. Harker was the toastmaster. irdt on the tbodSTy. rATtirs._Eosur s e: s t u r o r d ie s y a a s i n D in L q u o e s s s t r a s L he i a ho Mr.lnth order eNa to tional School, Church Entry, em roast coffee an oven. had been erected, which contained a silver cylinder, and which was acted upon by steam, th e oven b e i ng h ea t e d to the temperature of about 500 degrees. There had a l e eakr at been an issue of steam on t h e morn i ng of the acc i dent. S but it was stopped by a punch. In the afternoon there was another issue, which alarmed the bystanders, and in a few seconds th e oven b urst, b rea ki ng several iron bars, and knocking off a large portion of the roof of the building, besides killing the deceased on the spot and injuring two other persons. The room in which the apparatus was erected was instantly filled with steam, In less than two minutes the body of Mr. Dakin seen stretched on the floor; and, on examination, it W.aa found that the vital spark had fled. The Coroner said it was clear they could not come to a conclusion that Light. It was necessary that the quality of the iron should be tested by a competent individual, and for that purpose the inquiry was adjourned. The British and North American Royal Mail steion•ship Caledonia, Captain Leitch, sailed from Liverpool, for Boston, via Halifax, at noon, on Saturday last. She had her usual Lumber of passengers, and the weekly mails for Canada and the United States. Sir Denis Le Marchant, Bart., now Under Secre. tary of :State for the Home Department, succeeds Mr. J. Shaw Lefevre as Principal Secretary to the Board of Trade. Mr. George Corawall Lewis, M.P., now one of the Secretaries to the Board of Control, will be the new Under Secretary of State, in place of Sir Denis Le Marchant. Mr. James Wilson, M.P. for Westbury, will succeed Mr. Cornwall Lewis as one of the Secretaries t the Board of Coatra—Observer ~ 3% dis. 23 10.3 i 1 1 1 i 10% 22 5 4 - 27% 1 4 10% 11 5 :i.i 32 ►.,4 I :`4 I I 1 / 4 9 1 44 691/, 4% THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENiNG, MAY 8, 1848. '...;