The Sun. — London, England, 1841-04-21 00:00:00

By the Author of " Cousin Geoffrey," &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. UIDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTRIS THIS EVENING, APRIL 21, Will be repeated the New Comedy, in Five Acts, entitled LONDON ASSURANCE. Sir Harcourt Courtly, Bart., Mr. W. Farren ; Max Hark away, 11r. Bartley; Mr. Charles Courtly, Mr. Anderson; Mr. Adolphus Spanker, Mr. Keeley ; Mr. Dazzle, Mr. C. Mathews ; Mark Meddle, Mr. Harley ; Grace Harkaway, Madame Vestris ; Lady Gay Spanker, Mrs. Nisbett ; Mrs. Pert, Mrs. Humbr. Ater which will be repeated, the Grand Romar.tic Fairy Ex. travaganza, entitled BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Beauty, Madame Vestris : The 13cast, Mr. W. Harrison ; John Quill, Mr. Harley ; Dressalinda, Miss Rainforth ; Mar rygulda, Miss Grant ; Queen of the Roses, Miss Lee. To-morrow, London Assurance, with Beauty and the Beast. Doors to 1e cp2ned at hall-past Six—the performances to commenee at Seven o'Clock. Uzess Boxe?, 7s. ; Second Price, 33. 6d.; First and Second ;'irele‘, 59. ; Second Price, 6d. ; I 'it, 33.; Second Price. 2s._; . Gallery is. et-s ant places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Grogan at Ow Box-office, from ren till Feur, where Season Tickets ,v be had upon application. Private Boat, to be had so'ely of Mr. Andreas, bookseller, !t37. New Bond -street. ROYAL SURREY THIZATRE. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MR. DAVIDGE AND MR. WILLIS JONES. Second Week of the Engagement of Mr. 0. Smith and Mr. J. S. Balls. Pre-eminent success of all the New Pieces, supported by the most powerful Company in London. THIS EVENING, APRIL 21, Will be acted the New Legendary Drama, entitled TOM MOORE OF FLEET-STREET ; OR, THE STARLING OF THE OLI) SALOUPE HOUSE. Tom Moore, Mr. J. S. Balls ; Wilhelm Stirn, Mr. 0. Smith. After which, the Spectacle of l)iablerie, called APOLLYON, THE GREAT FIEND ; OR, THE LOVE TOKEN. Apollyon, Mr. 0. Smith. To conclude with the New Farce, entitled THE UNIFORM; OR, TWO MEN AND ONE COAT. Characters by Messrs. J. S. Ball-, J. T. Haines, Neville, Buckingham, Heslop, Mrs. H. Hughes, Mrs. W. Daly, &c. Entirely New Scenery and Dresses for all Three Pieces. " THE CHINA SUN," REPUBLISHED A FEW DAYS AGO, IS NOW ON SALE, With all the LATEST NEWS. E RAILWAY SUN WILL BE PUBLISHED TOWARDS THE END OF THIS MONTH. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW 5 4 nine 3 minutes after 2 I Evening..... 23 minutes after 2 Ihe Publication of the Evening Edition of THE SUN com- menced at 10 minutes aster Three. Ift_ b 44 1 "RT.," T t+ Tin "littt. LONDON: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1841. The House of Commons met last night after the recess. A new writ was issued for Nottingham. Pri vate business and petitions, as usual, occupied some time, but were of no public importance. Mr. HUMS inquired of Mr. MACAULAY whe ther the statement published as to a certain military flogging on the Sabbath was correct. Mr. MACAULAY said it was not trite that the punishment was inflicted so as to make it appear a continuation of Divine service. The corps were marched out of the riding-school after Divine service, an inspection took place, and afterwards the troops were ordered back to the riding school, and there the punishment was inflicted. Mr. MACAULAY exonerated the Earl of CARDI GAN from any imputation of inhumanity, or a desire to inflict corporeal punishment ; but he said he could not reconcile his proceedings either with good sense or good feeling. Nothing but the extreme exigency of the public service could justify inflicting punishment on the Sabbath, which did not exist in this case, and it therefore was without excuse. Here the subject ended. To-day, Mr. Fox MAULS stated, in answer to Sir G. SINCLAIR, he would inform the House of the determination of the Home Department re lative to the appointment of Mr. CANDLEISH. The Administration of Justice Bill was post poned till Friday. In answer to Sir R. PEEL, Viscount MouPETH stated that it was his intention to proceed with the Parliamentary Voters (Ireland) Bill, and that he should state, either to-day or to-morrow, what alterations he proposes to make in it. The County Courts Bill, Mr. F. MAULE stated, would be proceeded with on Thursday, with amendments. Mr. EWART moved an Address to the Crown to throw open the whole of Regent's Park to the pubiic, but after a short conversation withdrew his motion. Mr. E. J. STANLEY stated that a portion of the Park was let; and though he could not say that the whole of the Park would be thrown open from the water to the Zoological Gardens, it was the intention of Vis count DUNCANNON to throw open an additional portion of the grass land between Lord HERT FORD'S villa and the garden,. Mr. EWART postpo..ea 1.i3 motion relative to proseen: Jr for a f ortn i ght, appointing a public The Arms (Ireland) Bill wt.; read a second tine, and at Six o'clock the House adjourned. We are reminded, by the following extract from the Southern I?epovter, of the great services formerly rendered to the good cause by the Times, and of its recent scandalous attacks on the Irish. The first sentence sounds harsh, but something must be allowed for the much wounded feelings of the Irish, and their perfect knowledge of the falsehoods affecting themselves. As a public organ, the Times is a foul and convicted liar writing for a faction without a pretension to honesty, without a particle of principle. We can very well remember the noble position occupied by this journal when it forced from the Bo roughm?nger! of England an unhoped for Reform ; and, as a companion picture, the Irish will not easily forget the long Seriees of unrelenting,. unblushing falsehoods that, on a change Proprietary, it suited this leader of public opinion to put forth in the performance of its despicable contract. But our EVENING EDITION TO THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORS OF NOTTINGHAM. GENTLIMEN, Nottingham, April 15, 1841. THE lamented Death of Sir RONALD FERGUSON having occa‘ioned a vacancy in the Representation of your town, I am induced, by the flattering promises of support which I have received, to offer myself as a Candidate to succeed him. To replace a person so distinguished by professional ho nours, liberal principles , and consistent political conduct, and who has so long occupied a large space in public estimation, must at all times and to all persons be a disadvantage; and it is peculiarly so to me, whose walk in life has been exclu sively confined to commercial pursuits. But lam told that it is the wish of a large portion of your constituency, looking to the various and complicated interests of your great manufac turing town, to seek a representative in that class of persons who ought, from long experience, to be familiar with those important subjects of commercial and domestic policy upon which its prosperity so essentially depends. I come forward as a warm advocate of Liberal principles in commerce as well as in politics—l will support no class in terest, adverse to the general welfare of the community—l feel in their full force the evils of the existing Corn-laws, and I shall give my cordial support to those who seek their repeal. Anxious to secure to the voter the free exercise of his privi lege, 1 shall support the Ballot, or any measure calculated to secure that desirable object. Although not insensible to the inconvenience of frequent changes, yet I shall he ready to concur in any practicable plan for the extension cf the suffrage ; it being my conviction, that as the varied classes of the community rise in education and independence, they should successively be made partakers is the choice of the national representation, and, without pledging myself to any particular cow se, I shall be prepared to support such a shortening of the duration of Parliament as may be required for the public benefit. lam myself a sin cere member of the Church of England, but I do not approve of taxing, by means of Church -rates, persons who do not belong to it, and I shall therefore vote for their abolition, trusting that means may be devised for maintaining the exist ing fabric if the places of worship without affecting the re ligious scruples of others. Feeling strongly the inadequacy of the present means of instructing the people, I shall, as I have always hitherto done, give my support to the most extended system of national edu cation, The Poor-law Amendment Act being now the law of the land, it will be my study, as well as my duty, narrowly to watch its operations, and to prevent and correct its abuses; and I shall look to the manner it may affect the working classes, as the principal point to be considered in any future legislation upon the subject. It is upon these grounds that I submit my pretensions to you, confident that 1 shall bring to your service an anxious desire, and a determined will, to promote your welfare to the best of my abilities, and trusting that I may in some degree e-mpensate for their inferiority by diligence and zeal in the discharge of your Parliamentary business, and of the general duties of your Representative, should you be pleased to place those great trusts in my keeping. The limits of this ; address will not enable me to entertain other matters, upen which you may wish to know my opinions, but I shall at all times be ready to give the fullest explanation of my principles. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, with great respec Your very obedient servant, G. G. DE H. LARPENT. Just ready, in 3 vols. post Bvo., H E MARRYING MAN. A NOVEL. business is not with Mr. Walter or his paper—it is with Eng lishmen and England. No persons regret more than we the change in the Time.; from our leader in the cause of Reform to our most powerful opponent. During a con ' sideral period it was a " true book persuading England —a Bishop," as Mr. CARLYLE says, "or Archbishop, the Primate of England and of all England ;" but then it became a false book, a loud voice without any meaning, like a priest re peating his prayers in a language he does not un derstand. It formerly taught us that the Tories were always like a duck-legged drummer in the rear of the regiment; and now, while we are re quired to march steadily forward as the means of safety, the Times essays to drive back the whole battalion to a line with the waddling duck-legged drnmmer. It used to tell us emphatically that we had too much Church ; we believed it, we believe that assertion still ; but the Times now argues for more Church, and more parsons. In only one point has it preserved consistency. It was the parent of violence, by its brickbat and bludgeon recom mendations; the fire-and-faggot faction of the Chartists sprang from its loins, and it now ap peals to its children. The moderate and reason able Chartists spurn it; those who advised arm ing, and pointed out how children, by the inser tion of a bodkin into the machinery of mills, might bring it to a still stand, are Mr. WALTER'S friends. from good it has apostatised, and has remained consistent only in evil. The electors of Nottingham are now asked to honour and reward the Times. Some of the leaders of the violent section of the Chartists are Irishmen—will they forget the language and conduct of the Times, and support Mr. WALTER merely to spite the 'Whigs? It has recommended that Ireland be re -conquered; it has spoken of the Irish priests as surpliced ruffians; it has been of late systematically op posed to that system of governing Ireland which has done so much for its tranquility; and is now to be considered as the embodyment of Orange principles, and the representative of Orangemen. When such are its well-known politics and cha racter, no other than an Irish Orangeman, can use his influence in favour of Mr. WALTER. Nottingham has long been renowned for its free and intelligent spirit. Lord HOLLAND was for many years its Recorder, and we treat it as utterly impossible that Nottingham can now choose the representative of apostacy, intole rance, and bigotry. It would be most ungra cious toward Ireland to elect Mr. WALTER. The Irish justly complain of injuries and in sults. They demand Repeal, because they can get no justice from England. The Times has been distinguished for the virulence of its attacks on the Irish; and were the electors of Nottingham to return Mr. WAL TER, that would assure the Irish that they must look only to themselves and Repeal for re dress. There are some men, however great may be. their talents and signal their virtues, who are the representatives of such ultra and injurious opinions that they ought on no account to lie placed in Parliament. Mr. WALTER is one of these ; for to elect him is to honour the lan guage and conduct of the Times. It will confirm Mr. O'CONNELL'S statement that the passport to favour in England is to abuse his country. Mr. WALTER'S success, as the reward of apostacy, would be a disgrace to Nottingham and to Eng land ; as an encouragement to insult the Iris . _ day. The readers of The Sun will be delighted at the homage paid to our greatest living naval hero. It does equal honour to the people of Liverpool and the Gallant Officer. The Mayor, even while he professed himself no admirer of men of the sword, could not refrain from showing his great respect for the Commodore by pre siding at the dinner. He said only what is emi nently true and just when he complimented the Commodore on being an able negotiator as well as a great warrior. The Commodore's reply was a brief and modest history of his operations in Syria, and of his negotiations with MEHEMET Am, the latter of which do him as much honour as his victories. What he said of the Egyptian Pacha is extremely favourable, and adds both to our conviction of the impolicy of trampling on him and our regret at the attempt. The Gal lant Commodore's speech is an historical docu ment of great interest, and it tends to prove that he can talk as well as negotiate and fight. A ponderous volume, which, however, forms but the first part of the diplomatic correspond ence relative to the settlement of the Eastern Question, has been presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of her MAJESTY. With many of the documents contained in it the public is already familiar; but there are others which cannot fail to surprise all who take an interest in the foreign policy of this country. The zeal with which we have hitherto defended the foreign policy of Lord PALMERSTON would have been somewhat abated had we been aware of many of those Downing-street secrets which are now re vealed to us. Though prepared to find Lord PALMERSTON acting in concert with Russia, it re quired the publication of these official papers to convince us of the extent to which his Lordship lent himself to promote the views of that wily and unscrupulous Power. The following extract from the dispatch No. 353, addressed by Baron BRUNNOW, the Russian Plenipotentiary, to his colleague, the sagacious Count. NESSELRODE, dated the 26th of September, 1839, will not in crease the nation's confidence in the patriotism of the Noble Foreign Secretary He began by telling me that the Council had taken into se rious consideration the overtures with which I had been en trusted. That it had not hesitated to admit and strongly to appreciate the sincerity of the intention by which those overtures had been dictated. That on this point the opinion of the Members of the Cabi net was unanimous, so as to pay the tribute which is due to the rectitude of the intentions of our august Master. That the desire manifested by the Emperor to come to an amicable understanding with England, with respect to the affairs of the East, was in entire conformity with the wishes of the British Cabinet; but that the latter is under the necessity of not losing sight of many considerations which make it expe dient for it to observe great caution in its proceedings, in order not to run directly counter to opinions which it is im portant to it that it should have regard for. Lord Palmerston, on this point, entered into very detailed explanations, which I will endeavour, M. le Comte, to repeal in this place, while I report to you, as faithfully as possible, the very words employed by this Minister. " The opinion of my colleagues," said he, " is loudly ex-• pressed in favour of the same principles as those which you have set forth on the part of your Cabinet, for the maintenance of the independence and the preservation of the Ottoman empire. Like you, we desire to act for this purpose in concert with you, and to dedicate thereto a common action. We should be de termined to act in this manner with all the Cabinets who might be willing to concur with us for the attainment of this object. We should be ready to proceed in this course with France, and even without her, if she refused to rejoin therein. We per sist in thinking that our efforts should be directed to reinstate the Sultan in the possession of Syria. We do not conceal from ourselvesthat this result cannot be obtained without a display of force designed to overcome the resistance of the Pacha. " Still, neither can we overlook that the employment of these measures might lead Mehemet Ali to adopt an extreme reso lution, and to march his army on Cons , antinople. " If this contingency should occur, we are the first to admit the necessity of seeing Russia interpose her material force to ensure the safety of the 'capital of 'the Ottoman Empire . . But in that case, my colleagues are of opinion that it would be de 'sirable and necessary that the military intervention of Russia in the Bosphorus, should not have the appearance of excluding our co-operation. " According to the unanimous opinion of the Council, the military intervention of Russia, if it should become necessary for the protection and defence of Constantinople, ought to take place in such a manner as that it might be combined with a certain degree of ce-operation and assistance on the part of the naval forces of England. " This co-operation might be settled so as not to blend and not to bring in contact the forces of one Power with those at the other. This distinction would even be the result of a prin ciple on which we are already agreed. As a general proposi tion, we look upon the two Straits of Constantinople as close° to the flag of war of foreign nations. Consequently, if as an exception to this rule, and for the common interests of the de fence of the Ottoman Empire, one of those Straits should b, opened to your naval forces, it would be just and natural, that in pursuance of the same exception, the other of those Straits should equally admit our naval forces. They would appear there by no means with the intention of confining or controlling your action. Each of the two Straits would be placed under the p,otection of the respective Powers, whose forces would in this manner remain separated, and would net find themselve in presence . of each other. You on one side, we on the other, would be there to prevent the Egyptian army from crossing the canal of Constantinople. Placed at a distance from each other, the respective forces would run no risk of coming in contact. Besides the numerical disproportions which wouls exist between them, would evidently show that our co-opera tion could have no hostile tendency with respect to you; for the presence of three or four ships of the line which we should send there, would assuredly not be calculated to compete with your land and sea forces concentrated in the Bosphorus. All that would be necessary for us, would be to prove to the nation that we have not consented to allow ourselves to be excluded from a common operation, having fur its object to preserve the capital of the Ottoman Empire ; that we have not formally agreed to a principle by which Russia would be empowered to exercise that protectorate alone. " It is not, therefore, from mistrust as to the intentions of the Emperor, whom we respect, nor from jealousy of Russia, with whom we are sincerely desirous of proceeding together, but only from the considerations above-mentioned that it is im possible tor ,us to accede to an arrangement by which we should ourselves pronounce the absolute exclusion of our flag from a quarter where we should in principle establish the iso lated presence of yours." It is in these terms that Lord Palmerston communicated to me the decision of the Council. He did so in a manner which proved to me that the British Cabinet at the present time en tertained no mistrust as to the intentions of our august Master with regard to Turkey. But that in expressing the opinion above set forth, it had merely guarded itself against the attacks which it is easy for it to anticipate, in the event of its lending itself to concessions which might be represented as an injury done to the honour of the British nation. Is it then possible that Lord PALMERSTON could so betray the interests of this country as to enter into a collusive negotiation with Russia, flinging the dust of spurious pa triotism into the eyes of the British people, while actually engaged in abandoning the Turkish capital to Russian protection ? Will it be believed that while negotiating for the possible presence of a Russian fleet of twelve sail of the line and as many frigates, with an army of from sixty to eighty thousand men at Constan tinople, Lord PALMERSTON could propose being content with the mockery of three or four ships of-the-line and a handful of Marines to keep watch at the mouth of the Dardanelles? We cannot give credit to the evidence of our senses without condemning, in the strongest terms which it be comes public journalists to employ, the dishonest and dastardly policy evolved in Lord PALMER STON'S alleged conversation with the Russian Minister. The whole tenor of the conversation in to show that but for the force of public opinion out oi'doors Lord PALMERSTON would have no compunction whatever in constituting Russia sole guardian and .protector of the integrity of the Ottomaii empire. But upon this point France happily uhared not in the easy credulity of the British Cabinet. The French Ministry made no secret of its suspicions of the good faith of the CZAR, and of its determination to send a powerful fleet to Constantinople the instant a Russian ship-of-the-line cast its shadow upon the waters of the Bosphorus. This wholesome suspicion en the part of France is resented in one of Count NESSELRODE'S despatches, dated 26th of Decem ber, 1639, in terms which actually menace the existence of the Ottoman empire. As they are as remarkable for the manner as the matter, we will quote them for the information of our read ers : might be dangerous to the empire. We need not ask the electors of Nottingham to consider these matters, we know that they are very at tentive to all just considerations bearing on their contest, and we expect that by rejecting Mr. WALTER they NVill confirm the high opinion which the whole empire e itertains of their spirit and integrity. We do the parsons' journals, which call inces santly on the community to respect and honour all the formalities and observances of religion, the credit of supposing, that, like ourselves, they doubted the accuracy of the story that Lord CARDIGAN had flogged a soldier on the Sabbath Day, and therefore held their peace on the sub ject. It was too monstrous to be readily believed. All doubt is now at an end, and silence is no longer practicable. The journals we have allu detito must now speak out. Last night, in the House of Commons, Mr. aIfAcAULAY, the Secretary of War, ad mitted that the man had been flogged on the Sabbath, and in the place where Divine Service had been performed, though another military ceremony, namely, an inspection in another place, had intervened between the worship of GOD and the flogging a brother. Time, we presume, was given to put down the altar and put up the halberts, unless the same con trivance might have served for both purposes; and then the sound of the cat, and the wailing of the sufferer, followed the effusions of the soul in prayer and the chaunt of thanksgiving. The plain fact is, that in the very place where the Earl of CARDIGAN had collected his men to hear the truths of Christianity— where he had probably joined them in sup plicating the ALMIGHTY for mercy and favour —where they all had joined the chaplain in sup plicating the ALMIGHTY for forgiveness as they forgave their brethren--in 'that very place, and within half an hour of the time of offering up these (dare we call them mocking) prayers to the DEITY, was the man tied up and flogged ! The punishment is itself abhorrent to humanity. No justification, but what is to be found in the negligence or brutality of the officers, exists of its infliction; to inflict it at any time is an unnecessary outrage on human feelings—to inflict it now, in peace, is a wanton cruelty —to inflict it on the Sabbath is an outrage on religion, and to inflict it on the spot where prayers to GOD had just before been solemnly offered up, is a profane and a terrible mockery. Our religious people are great sticklers for observing the. Sabbath; they will not allow mails to travel on that day ; and what will they say to flogging a fellow-creature, on the Sab bath, and in a place which, a short time before, had been consecrated to religious worship ? We have frequently read expressions of horror at turning churches into hospitals, and at stabling horses in the consecrated house . of prayer; but what expressions are adequate to express this laceration of a fellow-creature's naked back, amidst all the calculated solemnity of military punishment, surrounded by his fell ow soldiers, who were made the witnesses, and in some sense the partakers, of his shame and his agony ? If anything was ever done in the slave States of America to match this we have not heard of it, and we are sure that even there it cannot be surpassed. What will be done with this Lord CARDIGAN ? Will he still be allowed to pollute the throne by remaining in the actual command of a regiment of which her Majesty's husband is the Colonel / W ill he continue to disgrace the army, and make it a bye-word to the empire, by tolerating in its ranks such a man and such practices? Will he even be allowed to remain in the country? A PAINE was forced to expatriate himself for speaking somewhat freely, though honestly, against the religious feelings of the people; but what outrage did he ever commit that wa3 a tenth part so flagrant as this conduct of Lord CARDIGAN ? If he be suffered to remain in the land, except in the deepest obscurity-- if he ever again brave public feeling, auda ciously exhibiting himself at the theatres, and thrusting himself on public notoriety—if he remain in the army, to brand it with his name , It is time, M. le Comte, that this distrust and these recrimi nations :should give pl T ac b ,e e ;tlength to a sounder appreciation of of personal feeling to the O en ur tit l Emperordesire f o h r a s unionm ad e a o sufficientpeace, tosacri ficebesome in return. His Majesty has not con fined himself to mere thesacrifices of opinion • he , has made for common advantage actual concessions, It is the least th at can b e done far more i m p or t ant. in other quarte rs , t o g i ve up prejudices which h ave no l on so many p roo f s of ge di any fou n d a ti on . If , notwith standingsinterestedness and se lf-d en i a l , the Emperor sNould continue to stood ; if, at the sam e time thatsee his his intentio ns misunder stood co n c ess i ons are , accepted, endeavours are made to rurn them te. account ' with the view of aNuiraig popul ar i ty, b ) representing th em as proceeding from amother sourc e than his . free and enti re voli tion; be C if, in the arrangement which is to o b ncluded , endea voults are made to complicate the negotiations ne demands, by i nscussing questions , by raising contingencies -., with the existing crisis; if , in sh ort , under the pretext of bringing Turkey into the Eur o p ean system, attempts should be nude to deprive us, not of th at ex c l usive prepond e b rance t o whi:h we have never pretemded, but that fai r sh f are influ, enc , ! which Russia will not forego; then, M. le Comte, havin g .exh. Lusted the measure of moder ation an d compliance, : angiAst Master might see himself compelled to replace himself in tile position which he occupied before he made his first pro posi tions, and nothing would remain for his Majesty but calmly to wait for events, taking no counsel, for the ordering of them, but of attention to his own dignity and to the interests of his empire. So, then, if Western Europe go on suspecting the immaculacy of Russia's respect for the faith of treaties, she will realize their suspicions by pouncing upon unfortunate Turkey ! NICHOLAS is not to be called the NEno of the North with and character—if he continue in the command of Prince ALBERT'S regiment, polluting the very throne itself— the world, the foreign world--the world without our prejudices— will justly say that all our respect for humanity all our regard for decency all our sympathy for one another—all our devotion to her MAJESTY, and our honour of the military services —all our reverence for religion —are mere hollow pretences, practical and audacious falsehoods, and that we are the most hypocri tical people that ever lived. For the sake of the national character, Lord CARDIGAN must, from this time forward, never be heard of but in exile or obscurity. We were enabled to publish in a second edi tion, last night, an account of the dinner given t , Commodore Sir C. NAPIER at Liverpool on Mon - THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAN, APRIL 21, 1841. impunity. Call him a devil, and he will wreak upon his nearest neighbour all the malicious fury of one. So, then, an Invasion Of Turkey can at any time be excused by a reference to the suspi cions that may be entertained of the amicable ness of Russia's intentions by the Governments of France or England ! This is a startling doc trine to advance in the middle of the nineteenth century. But it is worthy of the quarter whence it emanates. We have not done with these papers. The extraordinary express received from Paris yesterday, and published in the afternoon edi tion of The Sun, contained the latest news from French Africa and Spain, found in Monday's papers, which have reached us by the ordinary Post-office conveyance. We shall therefore con fine ourselves to-day to the quotation of such pa ragraphs in the French Journals as we deem of ge.leral interest. FUNERAL OF NAPOLEON.—We learn by the report of the Minister, which accompanies the bill for a supplementary credit for the expenses of the funeral of Napoleon, that they have ex ceeded by 800,000 f. the million voted by the Chambers. The expense of the removal of the remains from St. Helena to Paris was 197,652f. ' the preparatory wor k s f or t h e ceremony o f the funeral amounted to 1.352,809 f., and the construction of the temporary tomb, striking of medals, &c., cost 242,060 f. The amount required by the Minister for the erection of the permanent tomb is 500,000•., and the execution of it is to be awarded after a public competition of artists.— Gni/gni:mi. FRENCH AND AMERICAN COMMERCE.—The American statesmen who propose taxing French manufactures imagine certain wrongs done to America by France. According to them, America is the victim of the injustice of the French Custom-house. The duty upon cotton imported from the United States had been lowered to 20f. per 100 kilogr., whilst the cotton from other parts remained fixed at 25f. and 30f. Under this law the importation of cotton from Ame rica has risen from 7,659,400 kilogr. to 43,780,000 kilogr., and has thus increased in the proportion of I to 6 ; it re presents 87 per 100 of our total exportation ; yet the Americans pretend that their cotton is unjusty trewed by the cotton of Egypt paying 5 f.ancs prr 100 kilo grammes less on importation. They have also discovered that the French entertained the most sinister designs against North America with respect to the tobacco bought by us in the United States, in such an increasing quantity that from 1828 to 1838 the importation of the tobacco of the Union .nto ' France had incre ase d - s i x -fold. Th e r i ce of South Caro rina pays but 2if., whilst that of Piedmont pays 6f., and still the Americans complain of our partiality against them. If any interest at all is sacrificed in the commercial treaty between France and the United States, it is ours, because since the con vention of 1822 the Americans have the monopoly of the navi ;ation between the two countries. In this rapid motion of exchange, the French shipping only plays a miserable part. In 1818, our share was about one-third ; since 1822, our share fus only been of 12 or 13 hundredths; and 1837 was thought a miraculous year, when our share was one-sixth.--Journa des Debats. A letter from Alexandria, 27th ult., in the Commerce, states that 10,000 sailors, who had been landed ton ork in various villages, had been ordered to go again on board the vessels of war in the harbour, and that five 60-gun frigates had been put on the stocks. Great activity prevailed in pushing on the works of the new dock, which had been suspended. Rein forcements of troops continued to arrive from Cairo and the interior, and were stationed in the camp of Alahmudieh ; but as the plague existed among them a sanatory cordon of National Guards was drawn round the place. Soliman Puha was ex pected from Cairo, and was to have the command of all troops in Lower Egypt. The Quotidiennc announces that M. de Villas, who has long fixed his residence in the environs of Toulouse, has ar rived at Paris. Nothing is yet decided respecting the promotions in the Legion of Honour, whi , :h are to be made on the Ist of May. It is affirmed, however, that it has been resolved that no deco ration shall be given this year to the functionaries of the Cen ral Board; but it is believed that there will be numerous ex ceptions to this rule. It has also been resolved in the Council of Ministers that, cen•idering the advanced period of the Session, no new project of law shall be presented. M. Martin (du Nord) is not sorry for this declaration, which will enable him to put off till the next Session the modifications of the law respecting the Office of Notary. But the reclamations which are made in all quar ters are so pressing that the Keeper of the Seals may find him self morally obliged to lay before the :;hamber, in a few days, the project of la K drawn up by the Council of State.—Le Temps. Tlie Quotidienne, after repeating what we (the Commerce) said a few days ago of the manner in which the Ministers mean to obey the law on the fortifications, as regards the simultaneoas'eXecution of the continuous enclosure and of the forts, adds :—" We are able to' give the Commerce the assur ance that it is not mistaken. A conversation, which has been faithfully reported to us, will make it acquainted with the im mutable programme of the execution of the law of bastiles. A courtier said to a person who has great influence in the Camarillo, and in the Administration. " It is not possible that you should have money enough to erect the advanced forts and the continuous wall." " Assuredly not," was the answer ; " but we want only the forts, and the millions voted by the Chimbers will be sufficient for them." " And when you shall be asked, What you have done with the continuous wall ?'—" 011;we dun't mean that thit part of the law shall be absolutely a dead letter. We shall erect some portions of the wall, here and there, at points where they may be useful to us ; but, at the same time, the continuation of the fort will be prosecuted with vigour. Then, when they are promised, we shall propose to the Cham ber to vote us two or three hundred millions, rather more than less. 'f he Chambers will be frightened and the millions will be refused. Then it will not be our fault. We shall have Maid due regard to every point, even to the simultaneous exe cution. Ask Souls !"—Le Commerce. BO URSE.—PARts, MoNuAr, APRIL 19. tire[ Highest Lowest Last Price Price. Pricy Price French 5 ner Cents ll3 90 ... 113 90 ... 113 85 ... 118 AO 4 per Cents 99 25 .. E 9 25 ... 99 25 ... 99 25 3 per units 79 71, b ... 79 ... 79 15 3ank of r'rance Littitte bank 5, Vit. st , .arcs ‘.1(31/ ...516! ...5!60 ...5160 ..__ I,coof. Si arcs Imo ...IN) _llBO ...10S0 lolgian Kink ' 812 59 .., 815 ... 811 50 „. 815 ipanish Active 24% ... 24 1 / 6 „. 14% ... 2 rassme sy, ... t% ... 5% .. 5% leionl.r.l,) R0nia0.....„..................... 124 • ..• 101 ... 101 ... 104 RAILWAY SHARES. St. c e main - 7.22 50 ... 715 ... 722 50 Ver:-.llles,R. B 3BO ... 282 59.... 375 „. 28J L.B. .......... ‘ouen 44.5 ... 455 ... 4'5 ... 455 4 it,- ~i'Llyg to bale 333 75 ... 238 75 ... 233 75 .. 2 8 75 ()dean. nontpellier to Cette s',,' „. 275 ... 230 ... 273 The Augsburg Gazette publishes the following letter from Constantinople on the subject of the change in the Turkish Cabinet:— " CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH 29.—This morning a COM missary of the Ottoman Porte presented himself at the resi dence of Reschid Pacha, and demanded the decoration of the Mschar, which the Sultan had delivered to him a few days before. He also informed him that he was no longer Mi nister, and that he had been succeeded by Rifaat Bey. The people of the Seraglio think that this nomination is an addi tional guarantee for the pacific soluticn of the'Eastern question. Tahir Pacha, who is now Capitan Pacha, is the best naval offi cer Turkey possesses,and the English themselves have borne tes timony to his high qualties. It is hence inferred by other per sons that the Sultan is hostile to Mehemet Ali, and that he has nominated to the head of the navy so distinguished a man, in order to be able to act, if necessary, with vigour against the Pacha. If the Ottoman Porte does not display as much condescension for Mehemet Ali as certain Powers seem to ex pect, the rep: esentation of the July Treaty will be dissolved, as it is said the London Conference has already dissolved itself; but, on the other hand, well-informed persons count on the Sultan's condescension towards Mehemet Ali." The same Journal publishes the annexed let ter from the Turkish frontiers, dated the sth cf April : • . " It was predicted with truth that the recent marks of di tinction conferred by the Sultan on Reschid Pacha would be only signals of disgrace. The Sultan has been unable to resist the united efforts of the enemies of that Minister, backed by the Ambassadors of England and Russia. It was, however, quite against his own individual wishes that, on the 28th ult., his Highness resolved on dismissing Reschid Pacha, who but lately appeared indispensable, and on replacing him by R fast. Bey, a man of probity, and a friend of the laws, but inferioi to his predeces- or in an administrative capacity. It is evi dent that this resolution concerning the Ministry is the work of the party which obstinately refuses all kind of concession to Mehemet Ali : and it would certainly have never been carried into effect if the Sultan could have continued his re sistance until the arrival of fresh instructions from London for the Ambassadors. It would be erroneous, however, to infer that this change of Ministei s will have the effect of compli cating the Turko-Egyptian question, since no Ministry would venture to oppose the opinions of all Europe. It is possible that on the arrival of instructions, expected for the 4th to the Bth instant, a modification of the new Cabinet may take place, or that Lord Ponsonby may be recalktd." The writers of theze letters manifestly know very little of what they write about. The Bri tish Ambassador, so far from intriguing to effect the downfal of RESCIIID PACHA, was that Mi- ister's most strenuous supporter. The most powerful opponent of RESCIIID was Baron STVRMER, the Austrian Internuncio, who was lat terly supported by the Russian Ambassador. Nor does the change in the Cabinet indicate on the part of the SULTAN any design adverse to MEHEMET ALI, but the contrary. RIFAAT Bay, before taking office, even pledged him self, to the Austrian Internuncio, to prevail upon the SULTAN to concede to the VICEROY the hereditary government of Egypt in the direct line, and to modify all the other articles in the Firman, to which the VICEROY had raised objec- dons. But as soon as the Egyptian question 'is entirely arranged by the Porte, we shall expect to hear of RESCIIID PAcnA's honourable restora- on to office. He is certainly one of the most liberal and enlightened men in the Ottoman E npire ; and but fin- his participation in Lord PONSONEY'S prejudices against the VICEROY, his pr2sent retirement f'rom office would be, in 'turkey, a national calamity. DUTCH FUNDS.—Amsrxtosn, APRIL 19 Monet. I.i Is. tctual Debt, f 2% per Cent Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. Amon Smile, 44 per cent go% finit Ditto, ditto, 3 1 ,4 per cent 73 13 N Commercial Company, 4'4 per cent l(s ihlil, 4 Ditto (1835 and 1837) .5 per cent. Loan 15 1 37, 5 per cent. 91 41 ' 0 6 % Exchange on London, One month.-- Two months Dutch Papers, April 20. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Vienna, APRIL 10. Fireper Coats. Afetalliques - ION Four per Cents. ••••••••••••••••••••••••• ..... •• •• .............. 98 % Three pm Cents. Bank shares . ..... ........ ...... ........ .................... .--Altaemeine Zeitunit, April 15 PRUSSIAN FUNDS.... BERLIN, s A i V i r HS* Money. St. Schuld. Sch., 4 i 6 per cent. W 103i 5% 103 % Prussian English Loan, 1830, 4 per cent 101 kxchange on London, three months 6 1916 - -Prussian State Gazette, April 11 . We are afraid the and Mr. Fox Maine, the patrons of the non-intrusionists, are too powerful for Lord Normanby, else why should the Under-Secretary last evening have declined to give a decisive answer to Sir George Sinclair, respecting the appointment to the chair of Biblical Criticism in the University of Edin burgh ? Are they still determined to force on the Government a man who has repeatedly denounced the Supreme Civil Court in Scotland, and sets its edicts at defiance ? Lord Normanby stated in the House of Lords, that the moment he heard Mr. Candlish was guilty of such proceedings he ," put an end to all communication with him on the subject." We trust his Lordship is possessed of sufficient firmness to adhere to this resolution, and that the friends of decency and order in Scotland will not be insulted by the promotion of a churchman, who, like Newman, Pusey, and Co., claims to himself and party divine authority, and is prepared on that plea to trample upon the laws of the land. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) SMITH V. BODKIN. —A LEGAL MICE AKE. Mr. WHirExu RFT moved in this case for a rule to show cause why the verdict for the plaintiff should not be set aside, and a new trial had. It was an action upon a warranty of a horse, which was tried before Mr. Justice Matteson, at the Lei cester Assizes, and the Jury found for the plaintiff, damages 22/. 14s. 6d. There were the usual counts for a breach of contract, and the defendant pleaded non assumpsit, and to the two other pleas ratification after the breach ; What the mean ing of these heals was ,he (Mr. Whitehurst) realty could no t tell. There were a number of witnesses briefed to him, awl who were in atte..dance at the trial, to prove that the horse was sound, but. that not being pl. ailed, he could not produce them, so t'at it was in reality a n u n d e f en d e d ca!tse . Th e p l a i nt iff merely produced the written warranty, and the only question upon ,hich the defendant's Counsel could address the Jury was as to the amount of the damages. 'll,e Learned Counsel was proceeding to state what had occurred between the defendant's attomeyand the pleader, wh-n he was interrupted by Lord DENMAN, who said, I think we ought not to hear anything of what occurred between the attorney and the pleader. It is clear there must have. been a mistake somewh,re. Mr. WHITEHUR , T said there evidently was a mistake to the detriment of the defendant, who, if he optained a rule for a new trial, would be able to make a good &fence to the action. Lord DENMAN—I think there ought to he an end to the litigation: It would be a cruel mercy to the defendant to give him an opportunity at enormous cost to raise this question again.—ltule refused. TOUNE V. STOREY. This was an action for slander tried before Lord Denman at the last Middlesex sittin gs , w l rn a ver di ct was had for the - plaintiff, damages 751. 'l he plaintiff was a cocoa and choco late manufacturer, and the words were alleged to have been used by the defendant in a quarter where he was likely to be injured in his business. Sir F. Por.nocs now moved for a rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside, and a new trial had on the ground of the damages being exce , sive. The Learned Coun sel proceeded to detail the facts of the case as they appeared at the trial, and contended that there was no ground for saying that the plaintiff had suffered any material injury in his business. Lord DENAIAN said the Court would say nothing at present as to granting the rule, but they would throw out a surges tion that perhaps the plaintiff might think it advisable to ac cept a verdict for 251., and the case might be mentioned to them again in three or four days. EGAN V. THE GUARDIANS OF THE POOR OF THE KENS INGTON UNION. Sir F. PoLLocx moved in this case for a rule to show cause why the verdict fur the defendants should not be set aside, and a verdict entered for the plaintiff, for so many days of employment as the Court might think him entitled to. The case was tried before Lord Denman, at the sittings after last term. It was an action brought by a barrister against the de fendants, to recover the balance of his claim against them for having acted as returning officer at the election of Poor-law Guardians for the Kensington Union. The defendants had paid Mr. Egan two hundred guineas, and had paid 50/. into Court, and the question was, whether he was entitled to receive any sum over that 2601. By the direction of the Poor-law Commissioners the Guardians selected a barrister to act as re turning officer, and the rate of remuneration was fixed at five guineas a day. The plaintiff had been employed for seventy two days and eighteen nights, the pressure of business being so great that he was compelled to deny himself ordinary rest, and cork day and night. It was contended, in the first place, that Mr. Egan, being a barrister acting for fee, was not entitled to recover, but the Learned Judge over-ruled that objection. Next it was urged that Mr. Egan, having been employed at fine guineas a day, was not entitled to receive any thing for the extra work he performed at night, although it was given in evidence that several of the persons who had worked with him day and night had been paid double the rate of remu neration, agreed upon. Now he submitted, that an agreement for five guinea% a day must be subject to some reasonable limitation, and that if a party chose to draw upon his resources for the following month or two, or ,upon his con stitution for years afterwards, and sat up night:after night, he was entitled to some additional remuneration. The defendants, when employing Mr.' Egan at five guineas a-day, must be un dentood to have contemplated the usual working hours, but the present could not be considered in any other light than the case of any ordinary workman who, bein g paid so much a -d ay , had a right to ma k e a c h arge an d b e paid for extra hours. It was urged further that Mr. Egan had been at work from the 13th of March, but the order of the Commissioners not hav ing come into operation till the 18th, he was not entitled to payment for these five days, but he submitted that the work having been done by order of the guardians, they could no' now refuse payment on such a plea. The COURT thought the plaintiff was entitled to the rule. EXCHEQUER...4T ti IS DAY.) STEIL V. 31UNDELL. Mr. DUNDAS moved fur a rule nisi to set aside the verdict for the plaintiff in this case, and for a hew trial, on the groul,d of the improper rejection of a witness by Mr. Baron Rolfe, who tried the cause at the late Assizes held at Liverpool. The action was brought for the balance due for the building of a ship, and extras. By the contract the ship was to he built in such a manner as at the end of twelve years to stand A I at Lloyd's. In order to show that she was not so built the defendant proposed to call the cap lain who had sailed the ship, but he being examined on the voir dire said, although he was not a co -contractor with the defendant, he, while the ship was building, became a part owner of the ship. Upon that admission the Leatned Judge .Fejeeted hiin as a' witness. The defendant had not offered the captain a release. The CouaT thought the Learned Judge hal acted rightly, and the rule was refused. MOLT v. HoLLINGs. This was an action to recover the sum of /,000/. It also was tried before 11r. Baron Rolfe at the Liverpool Assizes, when a verdict was found for the defendant. Mr. KNOWLES now moved for a rule nisi for a new trial. It appeared that the defendant had been in partnership with a person named Booth. The partnership was dissolved on a Monday, the sum in question was borrowed on the following Friday, in order to pay a partnership debt. The money was borrowed by Booth, who was now out of the way,but as he had proved that the money had been applied to the payment of a debt for which the defendant was liable, he contended the Jury had taken a wrong view of his liability for the 1,0001. i he COURT considered the case was'one peculiarly for the consideration of the Jury, and did not think there were any circumstances in the case to justify them in disturbing the verdict. LVENT COURT.-THIS DAY. IN RE ROSS. The Insolvent had been out on bail, and applied for his discharge under the Act. In reply to Mr. COOKE, who appeared in opposition on the part of Messrs. Dixon, who held a bill of exchange for 20/., accepted by the insolvent and endorsed to Messr.. Wingfield, carpet manufacturers, of Bishopsgate-street, he stated, that he had been in partnership with his wife's nephew as a tobac conist, and in March, 1840, purchased carpets to the amount of 191., from Messrs. Wingfield, for which he passed the acceptance forming the ground of the present opposition, payable in one month. He had been unable since to take it up, or pay any portion of it. In 1839 had executed a warrant of attorney for 2001. in favour of his father-in-law, Mr. Thomas Turner, a gentleman who held a situation in the Custom-house, and who has since seized upon all his sock and furniture—even the carpets bought from Mr. Wingfield were removed to his ( Mr. Turner's) house in Camberwell. The de taining creditor was Thos. Turner, junior, the insolvent's bro ther-in-law, to whom he was indebted only in the sum of 3/. This was his third application to the Court to be discharged. He first applied in 1835, when his debts were 800/. Mr. TAYLOR, a Solicitor, stated to the Court that he sued the insclvent on the bill of exchange, and in consequence of vexatious opposition, costs to the amount of 28/ were accumu lated on the action. Criss,-examined by Mr. WOODRUFFE—He caused the venire of the suit to be laid in Herefordshire, as the Courts in London were not sitting, and he was anxious to expedite the execu tion. In consequnice of changing the venire there was an increase of expense. The Insolvent's father•-in-law and other witnesses hal;ing been examined ; the Court adjourned the further hearing of the ca'e for the appearance of the detaining creditor. GUILITHALL-(THISDAY). CAUTION TO TRADESMEN. —Eliza Harris, a young wo man, about 25 years of age, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Alderman Mac NAY, charged with endeavouring to pass base coin in the following ingenious manner : Mr. Lewis Langdon, stationer, of No. 46, Newgate_street, stated that the prisoner came into his shop and asked for a six penny bottle of ink, with which she was served, and gave half a-crown in papnent, out of which she got two shil lings change. She then asked if it would mark li nen, to which he replied in the negative ; and she said if that were the case, it was no use to her, laid down 2s.- and requested to have the half-crown back. Having been served a similar trick the day before, he took up one of the shilling pieces, and found it to be counterfeit, upon which the prisoner immediately snatched it from his hand and swallowed it. She was remanded to Saturday to have the attendance of Mr. Pow ell, the S3licitor to the Mint. Three men named Homes, Roberts, end Clements, were charged with robbing their employer, Mr.ffilliam John Roper, iron and brass founder on Snow-hill. It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor was in the habit of buying large quantities of casks, and Clements, who was a cooper, used to supply him. When a dozen of casxs would be delivered to the other two prisoners at the stores in Blacklong-alley, two, or perhaps three, would be returned, and again sold at the premises on Snow-hill. The prisoners were remanded to Friday. ARLBORO UGH-STREET. (THIS DAY.) Thomas Hings, a very fashionably-dressed young man, was placed at the bar hefore Mr. DYER, on the following charge : Police constable No. 69, of the C division, stated that about eight o'clock last evening as he was on duty in Leicester square he heard the cry of " Stop thief !" and saw the prisoner running at his utmost speed, pursued by a gentleman. As the prisoner was 'uniting he threw away a silk pocket handkerchief, which the gentleman picked up. Witness came up with the prisoner in Orange-street, and secured and took him back to the gentleman, who stated that he had de ected the pri:oner in the act of taking the handkerchief out of his pocket, but de clined to proceed further in the matter. Prisoner (with much effrontery)—As the gentlemen knew it was a false charge he is afraid to appear against me. I shall seek my remedy against him. Mr. DYER asked if any person present in the Court could testify as to the prisoner being a common thief?—lnspector Baker, of the C division, stated that he had known the pri soner for many years as a reputed thief ; he had frequently been conv i cte d , an d was d i scharged from this office only on Saturday last, on a similar charge, through insufficiency of evidence. Mr. fivEn—Under these circumstances I shall commit the prisoner, under the Police Act, f .r three months to hard labour at the New Westminster Bridewell. The Earl and Countess of Carlisle, and Lady Mary Howard, left town on Monday fur Roebampton, where Lady Dover and family arrived the same day, :0 THE MARKETS.-THIS DAY OFF KINGSBRIDGE, APRIL 20.—Arrived the Louisa Baillie, Sculens, from China. WHITEHAVEN, APRIL 19. —Arrived off, the Horatio, Tiffin from Sierra Leone. .JERSEY, APRIL 18.—Arrived the Rolla, from Messina ; Hebe, Rio Janeiro ; Waterwitch, Rlporta. Rrx, APRIL 20.—The Union, Webster, from London to Mauritius, went on shore at Dungeness last night, but is ex pected to be got off. SHIELDS, APRIL 18.—Arrived the Proven, Gunderson, from Poywind ; Diana, Fecamp. The Union, of Alloa, for London, put in h ere , 16th i nst., very leaky, and has 'been hauled on shore. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY; TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, APRIL 20.—We have again to report a very slight business in the Cotton mirket, the sales do not amount to more than 2,000 bales for home consumption. In speculation for export orders no purchases have been made ; prices are without alteration. LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, APRIL 20.—The following are the transactions reported at the Stock Exchange :—Eastern Counties, 9i; Glasgow and Paisley,27 ; Grand Juncti on , 211 ; Half Shares, 105 ; . - Quarter Shares, 28*; Liverpool and Man 'chester, Half Shares, 96k. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 20.—There con tinues to be a fair demand for most kinds- of Railway Stock, and prices have generally an upward tendency. Manchester and Birmingham, 25* ; Manchester and Leeds, 66i and 66 ; London and South We,tern, Tenths, 445. ; Hull and Selby, 45 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 36f f ; North Midland, SO ; Bank of Stockport, 3/. 18s. 9d ; Union Bank o f M anc h ester, 7/. 16s. 3d. ; Ashton and Oldham Canal, 106. . The Europe has arrived from New York, bringing papers to the 2d April. The State Legislature of New York has a Bill before it to authorize the issue of 400,000 Seven per Cent. Stock, and the City Corporation has applied for permission to issue 2,800,000 dollars of Five per Cent. Stocks. Pennsylvania has as yet taken no steps towards paying tie 2,000,000 dollars' principal and interest, that falls due between this and Auguit. The Tax authorized last year was estimated to yield 800,000 dollars. It is now ascertained that 360,000 wi:l be the extent. The other States are doing nothing towards meeting their liabilities, they are looking forward to the action of the Federal Govern• meta at the extra session ; the result of that is not expected to be other than the creation of a Five per Cent. National Stock of 20,000,000 dollars to meet the wants of Govern ment.—New York Herald. THE FUNDS. The British Funds continue in the same state as for seVera, days past, inactive, and without any spirit for speculating. Conso:s opened this morning at the leaving off quotations of yesterday, 94 for the Account, Money 90 ; Exchequer Bills, 13 15 prem. ; Bank Stock, 172 173; India Stock, 255, 256. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active rather better, left off at 23h * ; at present 231 a Deferred, 12* lA ; Passive, 44 ; Portuguese the ame as they left off, 33 3 4 34 ; Three per Cents., 20*; Brazilian. 69 70; Colombian, 224 23; Mex ican rather lower, 30* a ; closed at 30i ; Chilian, 59, 62 ; Dutch Twe-and-a- Half per Cents., 52h a; Five per Cents., 99% . The a Foreign Exclringes were not quite so good as on last post day. No tidings of the President steamer. SHARES.—Great Western, 30i 31i, prem., New, 141 15* prem. ; Londo n an d B r i g h ton, 2 14 dis. ;Blackwall, 5i 5 dis. ; Birmingham, 68 70 prem. ; Southampton, 58 59 per share; Croydon, 13 3 141 per share ; Greenwich, 81i- per share ; Manchester and Birmingham, 15 14 dis. ; South Eastern and Dover, 14i 14 dis. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Great Western Ditto Fifths London and Brighton London and Birmingham .. 90 Ditto New .. London and South Western 3Bl 59 ... .. to 11anchester and Birmingham 40 Midland Counties North Midland South Eastern and Dover JOINT STOCK BANKS. Union of Australia. HALF-PAST ONE. The Dutch steamer Batavier has arrived, bringing the papers to the 21st April, with the pi ices from Amsterdam of the 19th April. Two-and-Half per Cents., 51% 15-•16; Five per Cents., 100. Although money continues plentiful there does not appear the least spirit for speculating, stile the British Funds remain firm at the morning'prices, 90i for the 25th May ; Money, 901; Exchequer Bills, 13 15 prem. ; BankStoek, 173 ; India Bonds, 2 pront. par. _ _ In the Foreign Market scarce a bargain doing. Spanish Active nothing done. Passive, 5 3 / 4 ; Portuguese, 33/ ; Mexi can, 30- 4 ; Dutch Tyro-and-a - alf per Cents., 52k; Five per Cents., 99k. In Shares very little doing. Great Western, 62} ; Fifths, 114 ; London and Brighton 47%; London and Birmingham, ; South Western, 59; Midland Counties, 90; North Midland, 83. QUARTER TO THREE. Consols, Account, 94, Mexican, 30a g ; Portuguese, 333 34; Spanish, 23h *. • 1 Ara UNION OF LONDON.—A very numerous meeting of the members of this society was held yesterday, at Willis's Rooms, St. James's, when his Roy al Highness the Duke of Cambridge took the Chair, and was sup ported by the Marquiss of Northampton, Sir M. A. Shee, Sir John Seinburne, Mr. Tooke, Mr. Wilks, Mr. Ewan, Mr. B. Bond Cabbell, &c. An able and eloquent report from the Committee was read, from which it appeared that this Society (established in 1837, to diffuse a love of the fine arts) has progressively increased from that time to the present. The amount of subscriptions, which, in the last year.'vvas only 2,444/., was this year increased to 5 610/. After payments of the expenses of management, a sum of 3 6501. remained to be awarded as prizes, and about 1,300/. for the production of an engraving, of which every member will receive an impression. The 3,650/. were divided by the Committee into 133 prizes of various amount!, which were accordingly drawn fur in the manner of a lottery, the plan adopted being well arranged to maintain an interest in the pro ceedings. Amongst the fortunate members were Mr. George Fry, of Greenwich, who drew the 300/. prize; Mr. T. D. Flight, of Doctors'-commons, 2001. ; Mr. W. R. Stanton, of Holbeach, 100/. ; Lord Colborne, 30/. ; the Hun. Cecil Curzon, 30/. ; Mr. Wilke, 20/. &c. Iu the cksurse of the business it was announced that the Duke of Cambridge had consented to become the presi dent of the soc'eiy. In a brief address, his Royal High. ness expressed the pleasure he felt in presiding at the society's annual meeting, and his conviction that the Art Union would be productive of very great benefit to British art and British artiste. He was the more interested in the welfare of the society, from having been himself, about seven years ago, one of the founders of a similar institution at Hanover ' which was conducted on th e same pr i nc i ples as the Art Union, and was now in a most flourishing con dition. In the third year of that society's existence, his Royal highness had had the pleasure of drawing the highest prize. The reception of the Report was moved in an animated speech by the Marquess of Northampton; and the result& on, which was seconded by Mr. Alderman Wilson, was untied unanimously. After the re-election of the Committee and other routine business, the meeting adjourned. A letter from Vienna of the 9th instant says, " Yesterday their Majesties, after taking the communion, according to a pious custom, washed the feet of 12 poor aged men, and of the same number of females. Amongst the nen was one who was 107 years old, and one of the women was 103. The Emperor conversed fora long time in the most affable manner with this old man. The pro cession of the resurrection, at which the Court will assist, takes place to-morrow evening." Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, with the Princesses Augusta and Mary, attended by Baron Knesebeck and the Hon. Miss Kerr, are expected at Cam bridge House, at the close of the ensuing week, f rom Italy. His S erene Highness the Prince of Leiningen is exptc'ed to arrive on Friday next at Buckingha m Pal ace , on a visit to her Majesty the Qut en. A Government packet has been ordered to Calais to. morrow, to conduct his Serene Highness to Dover. CON ANGE. The fre s h arrivals of R Grain EX since Mond q have been smill, but plenty remained over from that day. Wheat dull, at last quotations. In Barley and Beana very little doing. The Oat buyers still held off, and in consequence scarcely any sales were made. Flour as last reported. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies were to a fair extent; trade rather dull, but in price little variation took place. Lamb declined 2d. to 4d. per stone. The supply of Poultry was moderate; trade rather brisk, and prices much the same as I ist quoted. Hares, 2s. ; Ducks, 2s. to 3e. ; Wild ditto, Is. 9d. to 2s. 6d. ; Chickens, Is. 91.1. to 2s. 6d. ; Rabbits, Gd. to Is. 9d. ; Goslings, 7s. to ' 10s. ; Ducklings, 6s. to 9s. ; Pea Fowl, 7s. to 10s. ; Guinea Fowl, 3s. to 4s. ' • Turkey s , 5 s to 9s. ; Pigeons. 6d. to ls. ; Large Surrey Fowls, 6s. to 10s. ; Sussex Chickens, 3s. Gd. to ss. ; Barn-door, 2s. 9d. to 3s. ; Fowls, 3s. t o s s . eac h ; L ar k s, Is. per dozen, fine s t oc k for shipping; Ducks, 275. ; Geese, 48s. to 545. ; Turkeys, 48a. to 545.; .Guinea Fowls, 30s. to 335. per dozen ; fine Pigeons for shooting, 10s. to 12s. per dozen; Eggs dull of sale, and prices lower, 4s. 6d. to ss. Gd. per 120. COLONIAL MARKET. The market generally was heavy, and prices unsettled. The public sales were large, the mere , ants being desirous to realize, kept prices low, but we look for a reaction as the sea3on advances. B. P. Sugar was taken in small quantities, to meet the demands of the trade, and prices were lower. Brown, 645. to this.; Yellow, 665. 6d. to 70s. ; and Fine, 71s. to 745. 6d. per cwt. In Refined Sugar there wai a slight decline ; Standard Lumps sold at 925. 6d. to 935. per cwt. ; Coffee of good quality went of more freely, and at somewhat better prices. Rice dull, but not cheaper. Spices generally a slow site, yet prices were well sustained especiaily of pepper and Cassia Lignea. TEA MARKET, The Market was very firm generally, and a fair business was done. No parcels were pressing for sale, the holders hav ing an impres-ion that notwith-tanding the resumption of trade with China, Tea cannot, under any circumstances, be sent t,t this country for a long time to come, to pay the mer chants at pres , -nt rates. The rate of Company's Congou was IS. 56d. per lb. cash buyers. TALLOW MARKET. The transactions were confined to the bare wants of the consumers, who were obliged to pay higher prices. Fine quality ~48s. per cwt. - - LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, APRIL 21.—Wind this day at noon, light breeze from the N.E., with fine clear weather. DEAL, APRIL 20.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Rambler, and Reform, from Mauritius ; Agnes and Barbara, Potts. Arrived from th e Ri ver and sailed, the H e p sa , and Orion, for Quebec. FALMOUTH, APRIL 19.—Wind W.N. W., fresh breezes.— Sailed the Elizabeth, for Quebec ; Leeds steamer, Vigo, &c. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 20. —Wind N. N. W.—Arrived the Earl of Aberdeen, from Cork ; Ellison, Brown, Sierra Leone. DARTMOUTH, APRIL 20.—Arrived off, the Childe Harold, Willis, from Bombay. OFF HASTINGS, APRIL 20.—Arrived the North Briton, Goodwin, from CalcuAa. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 20.—Wind N.N.W., fresh.—Arrived the Archer, Matthewson, from Savanilla, sailed the 7th ult. ; Europe, Marshall, New York, sailed the Ist inst. ; Catharina, Alma, Rotterdam. Sailed the John, Campbell, New South Wales; Britannia steamer, Boston, &c. BRISTOL, Arm'. 20.—Arrived the Eliza, Ray, from Cadiz ; Pomona, St. Michael's. DUBLIN, APRIL 18.—Sailed the Mary and Ann, Quebec. CORK, APRIL lB.—Sailed the Eleanor, Holderness, for Sydney, New South Wales. EVEZING COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, TUESDAY. —The Queen took an airing th e 'mori.ing in a p on y carr i age and four, attended by I Duchess of Bedford, Lady C. Cocks, Hon. Miis Cates" dish, and Hon. 'Mrs. G. E. Anion, Colonel Velar s ; Hon. Mr. C. A. Murr a y, an d M r. Rich. Pr i nce Albeit accompanied her Majesty,' attended by Colonel Bouiikie The Royal party iode through the Long Walk int.lo ll.- ' Great Park. Her ; Majest y and his R oya l HighneiVir. locking extremely well. The Princess Royal was. taken her accustomed and this morning. The carriag e was d rawn through Psr:, street, &c., as the Royal, and ceitainly beautiful'infa r ." was held to the window, much to the delight and graft" fication of numb ers , w h o h a d wa i te d at the Long WslA gate to see the Royal parties.' Mr. Maclean had the honour of submitting to he r 'Majesty a beautiful lithographic drawing - by Mr. La ne ' from the picture by Mr. Hayter in her Iviejesty's poe ci. sine, of their Serene Highnesses the Princess o f Hobee lobe Laagenburg, and her daughter the Princess Ade', !aide. Her Majesty left the Castle agLin in the afternoon 41 pony phaet on , w hi c h was d r i ven by Prince Albert. The est al suite w ere i n attendance, and returned wi th be ., Majes!) , and his Royal Highness at halt-past five o'cLick i The Hon. ff. Littleto n P owys , o f t h e 60th R : fles, • have the honour of joining the Rilal dinner circle at the Castle this evening. - The Court is cxpezted to leave here to-morrow ('a`'' ) for Buckingham Pala( e. His - Royal tlie Duke of CambridgJ vi': l ' d the London Hospital on M Sir Benjamin Hall. Lord Nugent, Rev. Mr. Fellote 3 ' and Mr. Alfred Daniell, with a petition to her We' l Y from the Vestry of the parish of St. Marylebone, 134( 1 interview with the Marquis of Normanby yesterday at the Home-;office. The Amrrican Minister and Mrg. Stevenson have r e ' turned to Upper Grosvenor-street from their excursion in /he country. et The Committee of the ihronetage kor Privilcge 7 n3 L and transacted bu s i ness yester d ay at the Clarendon 1-10te" preparatory to a general meeting of the Order. Viscount Ebriagton had an interview with the Chan cellor of the E xc h equer yester d ay, at his official residen ce in Downiug-street. Viscount Palmerston left town on Monday afternoon for Panshanger, Herts. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE' ARRIVALS. The Marchioness of Westmeath, at St. James's Palace. frl the Deep De ne ; C o l one l and Laura Money, in Parksstl ee ' Grosvenor-squar e ; M r . an d M rs. Dering, in Chapel-street, Grosvenor-squ are , f rom A yott ' s, St. Lawrence , Dr. a nd kW' Peebles and family, at Batt's Hotel, Dover -street, from Ec u ,;„ lv burgh ; Lady Partinger and 'Miss Cooke, at ditto, from CI tenham ; Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Fryer, at ditto, from N ViDi il borne; Rev. Chas. Parkin and Mrs. Parkin, at ditto, Lenham Vicarage, Kent ; Captain Vernon Harcourt and P . ' Danby Harcourt, at Stewart's Hotel, Albemarle-street;l?t dr H 'W Heneage, M.P. and Mrs. Heneage, at ditto ; C ap t a i n au' list Hon. Mrs. arrender and family, at dit to ; M r. and Mrs._ .„ Stewart and Mr. Ste war t, j un , at di tto; Sir Thomas Bfle " ‘,41 1 ' rn Hepbu, Bast., M.P., at dit to; Al exander Dunlop, ditto; D. Welsh H am ilt on , E sq., at ditto; the Duke of ", e ,; ,:' lington, at Ap s ley H ouse , f rom Strathfieldsaye, Hants; Earl and Countess of Erroll and Lady Ida Hay, in Eaton'' square, from Ramsgate ; Lord and Lady George Seymour, fro Brighton ; Lord and Lady Bridport and the Hon. Misses Hoodl Wimpole-street, f rom a v i s i t to t h e 11Iarquis and Marchiones s Downshire, at Easthampstead Park ; the Duke and Ductless Cleveland, in St. James's-square, from Newmarket ; the Duk e of Bedford, i n B e l grave-square, from Oakley Park, Be ds Viscount Joscelyn, in Dover-street, from a visit to the Da r ( and Countess C owper , at P ansanger, Herts ; the Earl Rosalyn, hi Grosveuor-place, from Leicestershire ; his Excel - lency Prince Esterhazy, at Chandos House, from a visit to. Lord and Lady B eres f or d, at B e d ge b ury Park, Kent ; the Ear' and Countess of Wilton, in Grosvenor-square, from Tunbridg e Wells ; Viscount B urg h ers h , i n Harley-street, from Brightl „ e. ;• r the Marquis !and 'Marchioness of A ng l esey an d L a d y Adela,'rri ' Paget, at Uxb r id ge House, from Frognall Lod ge , the seatl Viscount a n d Viscountess Sydney in Ke n t ; L or d a nd La Strafford, in Portman-qivare, from Wrotham Park, iferts: Mr. Barron, fvI.P., at the Burlington Hotel, from Belmont House, Waterford; Lord Grimston, M.P., in Grosvenor square, f rom P er k s; Honourable Colonel and Mrs. Stap le / in Grosvenor- square , f rom K nows l ey, the scat or the Earl of Derby ; Lord Melgund, M.P., and Honourable 11 ° 4 Elliot, at the Admiralty, from I%linto HOuse, Roxburgh- , shire ; Lord and Lady Colborne and Honourable Miss fiidiq Colborne, in Hill- s t reet , f rom B at h ; Honourabl Captain a"" LadfMary Hood, in Hanover-square, from Easthampstead Par k Berks ; Lord and Lady Hatherton and Hon. Miss Little ton, in Grosvenor-place, from Teddesley Park, Staffordshir e :' the Marquis and Marchioness of Thomond, in Belero c : square, fromTaplow H, use, Berks; Lo r d an d Lady Ern' Bruce, in Curzon-street, from Bedgebury Park, Kent, the sea L ' of Viscount and Viscountess Peresford ; the Earl of Clare, 1 ": Belgravessquare, from a tour of vi -its; Lord Claude lirain!! e ; ton, M.P., at Argyl e H ouse , f rom t h e P r i ory, S tanmore th e Earl and Countess of Clarendon, in Grosvenor-crescent. fro the Grose, near Watford ; Lord J. Russell, M.P., ire Wilton crescent, from Endsleigh, Devon ; the Earl of Wicklow ,i; ~ Cavendish-squa r e, f rom Brighton; the Bishop of Durham and: Mrs. Maltby, in Cu rzon - s t reet , f rom D over ; Lord and Ladf Melville and Ho n . Mi ss D un d as, i n Somerset - p l ace , from visiting tour; Si r Ad o l p h us an d L ady D a l rymp l e, i n park_ street, from a visit to the Duk e an d Duchess of Buckingh am ' "_ at Stowe; Capt. an d L a d y H. Hamilton, from a visit to th f Marquis and M a r c hi oness o f Ab ercorn, at t h e Pr i ory , St a nmore; the Earl of R o m ne y, f rom th e Mote, near Maidstone, Kent Sir C. and L a dy D omv il e an d Mi sses Domv il e , i n Grosvenor square, from Cheltenham ; Lord S; L nd,s, in Curzon-street , from hastliamstead Park, Be r k s; L or d a n d Lady Camoys, in Great George-street, W estm i nster, from the i r sea t, in Oxon ; the Earl o f. Ab er d een, at Argyll-House , from the Priory, , • the seat of th e M arquis and Marchioness of A b ereorn Vis count Powerseourt, Atp i n Dover-sireet, from Bath ; Sir Alexander G rant, Bari , M. P , in Grosvenor-street; the Earl and Count ess of Hyde Park-place, fro m the Rookery, near Dorking; Vis count Lady Mary Howard, in count and Viscountess - 1 1 -liltoo, G in' rosvenor-square, from Milton-House, near Peterborough; Sir Charles Alonck, and the. Hon. Lady Mary Monek, in Duke-street, fc' t Belsay Castle, No r th um b er l an d ; t h e Earl of Denbigh. Maddox -street, from Warwickshire ; Sir Francis and ia` q Lawley, in Grosvenor-s quar e, f rom Mid dleton Hall, Waruelt• shire ; the Earl of Ver ulam, in Grosvenor-square, from Cal.': bridgeshire ; th e A rc hbi s h op o f Y ork and Miss Harcourt, l'" Grosvenor-square, from Nurreham Park, Oxon ; Lord Dalraell in Piccadilly; Lady an d th e H on . Mi ss Ki ng, from Ireland; and Countess Grey and Lady Georgiana Grey,in from a visit to E a rl Fit zw illi am at Mil ton House, near Yet!".„ borough ; the Earl and Countess o f B rewn l ow and L a dl Cust) in Belgrave-square, from D evons hi re; the Ear l an Countess of Tyreonnel, i n B er k e l ey -square, from Ri M House, their seat in Yo r kshi re; L or d and Lady Willournl D'Eresby and the Hon. Mi ss Will oug hb y, in Piccadilly, frch- Grimsthorpe, Lincolnshire; the Marchioness of QueensberrYi in Berkeley-square, from Brighton; the Earl and Countess Rosebery and the Ladies Primrose, in Piccadilly, from tit at'' Herts ; Lady William Gordon, in Piccadilly, f ru ,j, Brighton ; Viscount Alford, M.P., and Lady Marianne -: ford, on Carlton hou se -T errace, from Sussex ; Mr. and Lady Mary Ross, in Portland-place, from Bonnington House, La narkshire, N.B. ; the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbutin.' in Grosvenor-square, from Paris ; the Ladies Fit z patrick, .' Grosvenor-place, f rom th e i r seat i n Northamptonshire' •21..,!5- count Morpeth, M.P., i n G rosvenor-place, from Castle S"' ard, Yorkshire. DEPARTURE. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Farrer, for Bath. THE WEATHER. ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAID E • STREET. I. mo 9 , , Barometer li ; . 29 sl3' In. Thermometer Highest . 55 Lowest Wald N.E.—Freezing Point 32 Deg. MELANCHOLY CASE—DEATH IN THE FLEET PRISON. Tuesday a lengthened investigation took place before 3 ; 12. 1 1 Payne, in the Fl ee t P r i son , touching the death of Zacharl a Edwards, a ge d 35, f ormer l y a Captain in the 12th Royal L ae. cers, and a favourit e go d son o f hi s late Majesty William Iv ' Mr. Cooper, surgeon to the prison, examined—l was t _ e- i i called to deceased until three days previous to his death, "A u took place on Saturday last. I found him labouring u n-". typhus fever, in its worst form, and was told that he had be el ill for the five or six preceding days, and had been atte ude ,, most by a friendly medical gentleman. I did all I could t- save him, and, besides the proper medicine, he had all th e , nourishment his state required ; but, notwithstanding, be is- c i pired on Saturday evening of typhus fever, no doubt produce by great mental anxiety. id Air. Victor Hugh Chemeley, an inmate of the prison, f that the captain suffered under great menial anxiety, ca use , by his knowing that affluent persons, once, in his prosperitriq his professed friends, were acquainted with his situation, a , , would not free him from it, but actually allowed him to last' guish, and at length die through want of the common nece_s, l saries of life. During the time the deceased was here he I% no funds, and was lit, rally starving. A few potatoes were it. /., sole food for the sp ace o f 48 h ours . L a t e l y b e had drun k fieS' , to drown his care :. D ecease d' s d e bt s , con tracted b y haring_. been made the t oo l an d dupe of others, amounted to betvref 7,000/. and 8,000/. Even deceased's motb.er, an affluent 1 3 °1; and his brother, a major in the army, hail been applied to by deceased, and they likewise refused to ass ist him. Messrs. O'Shaughnessy and Wheelerboard, both prisosier g ' t testified to deceased's state of privation iii prison, and said l e he used to complain more of a pain in the heart than in r bowels. Had it not been for the aid of a Mr. P ug h , a f on 'ir e • partner of deceased, and now in indifferent circumstances, ceased would not have received any extraneous aid while prison from his former friends. When at len gt h d ece ase( ` t , penury was known, both the governor of the p r i son and inmates did all in their power for him. Deceased was not a e habitual drunkard, but latterly had taken to drink to allay tt • anguish of his mind, and they had no doubt that he died of • broken heart. Mr. Richard Oastler, a well-known inmate of the prison, said that deceased had t o ld him that he w as a go d so n of Wil liam the Fourth, and had often when a boy dined at the Roya l table. The Jury returned the following verdict :—" Died of tyPbu 9 fever, brought on by extreme anxiety of mind." Mr. oa4ler then said that unless some different measures,: were speedily introduced int o that prison the Coroner vi . l, c e re long have to hold m any inquests in it, for it was a Z oo that many prisoners were d y i ng of broken hearts and 1%,1 want of sufficient necessaries of life, and concealing, thr ° '' false pride, the.r real positions. Ihe Coroner sa id h e would be very happy to h a ve l'Ar- Oastler's suggestions as to the measures wanted. Mr. Wider— Let the creditors forego their claims on 910 parties, thou g h I am very certain they %ill not forego min e• O ' THE 0 UPPOSED MURDER OF A FEMALN A / °N.--- Y ester d a afternoon a lengthened investiga tionlSLlNGT ' W 55 entered into b efore Mr. Wakle gt y, M. P•, as the Old Qu eens i 4 ead Tavern, Lower-road, Islington , on the uody of M ar y Callaghan, aged s°, the female whose body was discovered in a shallow pond near the Chalk - r oad ea the morning of Sunday last, under circumstances which have before been stated in The Sun. The Coroner sug ge,ted that an open verdict should be recorded, as there was no etiderice whtt , ver by what means the deceasea came into the pond. Ultimately the jury returned a ver dict, ii That the deceased was found dead in a certain pond; but haw or by wl.at means she came there, there was no evidence to show. The Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., M. 1 30 accompanied by Lady Peel and family, arrived in White" - hall-grrdrns, yesterday afternoon, from D ra yt o n Manor Staffordshire. ....."