The Sun. — London, England, 1841-04-05 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION NK OF LONDON street, - Lothbnry, -street, Covent-garden. 000 'hares, of 1,0001. each. TEES. COADIF,RCIAL B) No. 3, Moorgate-! And No. 6, Henrietta. Capital Two Millions, in 2,( Tau!' The Right Hon. Lord Petre. Thomas Barnewall, Esq. Edward Oxenford, Esq. Hon. William B. Petre. John Taylor, Esq. George Rennie, Jun., Esq. DIRECTORS. ED. STILLINGFLEET GAYLE Y, Esq., M.P., Chairman. JOHN TAYLOR, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Henry Barnewall, Esq. George Alfred Muskett, George Bulpett, Esq. Thomas Collett, Esq. Edward Oxenford, Esq. J. A. Douglas, Esq. George Rennie, Jun., Esq. Thos. Grimsditch, Esq., M.P. John Shewell, Esq. John Harvey, Esq. Joseph Travers, Esq. Arthur T. flolroyd, Esq. Richard Walker, Esq., M.P. Jonathan Hopkinson, Eeq. Charles Weld, Esq. Thomas Wyse,_Esq 2 . M.P. MANAGER.—AIfred R. Cutbill. gottcnorts.—Me s s rs . Amory, Sewell, and Moores ; and _ _ Messrs. Norris and Sons. The Directors having purchased the Banking Premises in Henrietta -street, Covent Garden, lately occupied by Messrs. Wright and Co., hereby give Notice, that Business commenced on the 31st ult. A Committee of Three of the Directors attend Daly in Hen rietta-street.: Accounts of Parties received and kept on the plan generally adopted by London Bankers. Parties having current Accounts with this Bank have the advantage of transferring any surplus Balance to a deposit account bearing interest; and sums of money are received on deposit from parties not keeping current accounts at such rate of Interest, and for such periods as may be agreed upon. An arrangement has been made which ensures the strictest secrecy as t., all accounts kept at this Bank. 'Pre Agency of Country and Foreign Banks, undertaken on such terms as may be agreed upon. Purchases and Sales of British and Foreign Securities, &C., effected, Dividends received, and every description of Banking business transacted. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TOMORROW rning 55 minutos after 1 I Evening 13 minutes after 2. The Publication of the Evening Edition of THE SUN COU inenced at 10 minutes after Three. 4 „se vzi • • - nit LONDON: MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1841. News from the United States to the evening of the 19th ult., brought by the packet-ship North America, will be found in another part of The Sun. It was rumoured at Liverpool on Sun day afternoon that the steamer President was seen by the captain of a merchant vessel from St. Michael's, bearing upon Fay-al, probably to obtain a supply of coals. The intelligence to which we direct the attention of our readers is of mote commercial than political interest. Mr. M'LEOD was still in prison at Lockport. His trial .:•as fixed for the 28th ult., but the belief was that it would be postponed for another term, rstensibly to afford time for the appearance of witnesses from England, but in reality to admit of fu t - ilter negotiations between the Federal and the Bridsh Governments. The Gla'igow _Evening Post contains the fol lowing anriounah.r...ent : We learn that it has been resolved that the demonstration announced to take place in this city during the Easter recess, will not be confined, as was originally intended, to the consi deration of the Corn-laws alone, but will embrace the broad general ques!ion of the duties on every description of goods and produce imported into the United Kingdom, including, of course, the duties levied upon corn and provisions. We believe that this change will afford very general satisfaction, by giving au interest to the meeting which would have been wanting had it been restricted to the Corn-law question. The attendance .of Members of Parliament will also, in consequence of the al teration, le largely increased; and we may expect to hear the entire subject of the commercial policy of the country deie loped by many of the ablest Members of the Legislature, and by deputations from several of the leading commercial and ma nufacturing towns. We understand that the Riding-school, in Cambridge-street, has been fixed upon as the place where the demonstration is to be held. It forms the largest covered since within the city, and is capable of being fitted up to held etazfortably somewhere about fifteen hundred individuals. The Frecise day for the festival has not been named, but we believe it will shortly be announced. We doubt the wisdom of the course here pro posed. The object, as we understand the an nouncement, is, t) abstain from discussion of the Corn-laws as a separate measure, and to combine it with a discussion for the general revision of the Import Duties. Against that we submit for consideration the following arguments. The Corp-laws, passed for the express purpose of enriching one class at the expense of others, are a gross viowtion of the first principles of po litical society, of morality, and of religion. They 1 - iolate the duty: - which the. State owes to the p t ople, they justify disobedience, and risk the continuance of allegiance. They levy a most grossly unequal tax, suppose it were levied for the purposes of the State, but being levied for the benefit of an idle class, they are a shock ing and disgusting robbery of industry. They deny to man the blessings which a boun teous ALMIGRTY has showered on the earth, and, by exposing him to misery and want, they sow discontent in his heart, and snake him irreli gious and immoral. To repeal them would .strengthen the Government, increase the na- Stk.snal wealth, and add to the general prosperity. taking this high ground, the question of the abolitio.l of the Corn-laws has made great pro gress in ti:e hearts and minds of the people, and has served te. elevate their moral perceptions. It ;ewes enlisted in its favour the sympathy of the pious and the goz,d. The ministers of religion have taken an active part in its favour, and the abolition, far from being confined to those who merely look to their rockets, now interests the religious and serious part of the community. The import duties have my such clairnS to po pular support, and are not conoected with such .high considerations. They are ilevied for the purposes of revenue ; and they all go into the Exchequer, except the discriminating duties on sugar, timber, and coffee, which partake of. the chatacteristics of the Corn-laws, and are the plunder of one class for the benefit of some other class. The import duties are founded on the necessity of supporting the State, and, 'were we to ask to abolish them, we should destroy the Government. Although they are in some cases impolitic and injurious, although many of them inflict a great injury on trade, it may, on the whole, be doubted whether, judi ciously levied, they do not constitute one of the best methods of providing for the wants of the State. The import duties, therefore, rest on a totally different foundation from the Corn-laws. The former are, to a great extent, expedient; the latter are nothing but robbery, which, like all robbery, wastes arid destroys infinitely more than lit benefits the thieves. On this great difference of principl e , we d ou b t very much the propriety of adopting the course proposed at Glasgow, and we would strongly re .commend all classes to join with the League to :procure the total and immediate abolition of the Corn-laws. There are some -considerations of expediency which ought to weigh with those who seek the abolition of the Corn-laws. Of late several clergymen of all persuasions have cone forward to take an active part in the aboli tion of the Corn-laws, and have hallowed our cause by the most sacred of all motives, and the most reverential language. Of late, too, the ma trons of Britain have graced and ennobled this cause by their presence and their exertions. Both classes have been called on by the highest motives tv exert themselves, and every day will obtain tium them more active co-operation. But w e can offer to these two classes no mo tives or reasons for concerning themselves about the import duties ; and the course pro posed at Glasgow w ill d epr i ve us at once .. of their .nestimable help. On moral and vlicrious pr.taciples we invok e th e i r a id to a b o li s h tateCorn-law-s—on principles of expediency we cannot ask them t 9 concern themselves with the import duties. The rev.:sion of those duties involves the Ties equality of duties on p ro d uce the tian of an growth of sla•-e an d free labour. On that paint the great organi : ::ed and influential body o p posed • to slavery are decidedly against abolishing the present discriminating duties on the sugar and coffee imported from the Brazils and from Ja maica. Unless that be abolished the object of the merchants will not be obtained, nor will justice be done. We think the Anti-Slavery people decidedly wrong, but they are powerful and united; and while we may count on their assis tance to procure the abolition of the Corn-laws we should surely encounter their hostility in proposing a just revision of the import duties. Further it cannot be expected that the revision of the tariff will disarm the hostility of the Chartists, or enlist the multitude in its favour. It will not do theinjustice, nor appease their discontent. What do they care for an equaliza tion of duties on commodities brought from the Brazils and Demerara? Far from being satis fied with such a scheme, they would only re gard it as an additional instance of the total want of sympathy in the middle classes with them. They would at once say that these classes are again looking after their own pockets regardless of us. They know that this scheme of a revision of the tariff is recommended by an official man as a means of obtaining a larger revenue, and they would be urged by such a consideration to defeat and oppose the revision. Believing that the Chartists and the Anti -Slavery body would oppose the revision of the import duties, while the women and clergy would take no part in that agitation, we think that the chances of success, - as well as the very different principles on which the two questions stand, alike command all the Anti-Corn-law party not to merge their definite, moral, religious, and sacred cause in the more extensive, but merely expe dient, demands for the revision of the tarifi: We do not at the same time depreciate that revision. We have heretofore shown our in terest in the question, and have taken some pains o prove the folly of several of our import duties. We will willingly therefore exert ourselves to procure such a revi sion, as distinct from, and after the Corn-laws are abolished. The farmers and landlords have an undoubted right not to be taxed in their sugar and coffee for the benefit of the West India planters, but we would not hold out that redress as a bribe for them to give up the Corn-laws. This question stands on grounds peculiarly its own, and all honest and religious men are re quired by their consciences to make an exertion to put an end to•the roguish legislation they now sanction. Revision of the import duties will cor rect none of the moral disorders to which the community is a prey. It will not be a substitute for the Charter. It will not lessen discontent. Far from reconciling the lower and middle classes, it may add to their discord. The aboli tion of the Corn-laws is a great act of justice, and though we believe it would effect all which the revision of the tariff will not, we do not de mand it on that ground we say do justice, and trust in GOD. Since the above remarks were written, we have seen, and transferred to our columns, a por tion of Mr. COBDEN'S eloquent address at Man chester. To that we refer for a confirmation of many of our statements. " The Election Committee farce" is the com mon head given in the country papers to the late investigations concerning - Walsall, St. Al ban's, and Canterbury. We own that they in terest us very little, because we know the cha racter of Election Committees of old, and never imagined that Sir ROBERT PEEL'S new law would make in that any alteration. It seems to be a failure. If the Members want a reason or an excuse for deciding one way or an other, the ingenuity of Counsel will not fail to supply it. In the • St. Alban's case it was in fact the Counsel who decided ; so it was in the Canterbury case. They agreed between them not to go on with those cases, and there is no means of making them. The Committee did their duty, but they are in the hands of the men of the law. In that circumstance we see no reason, as some Members saw, for further interference on the part of the House of Commons. If the electors of either place petitioned the House complaining of the proceedings before the Committee, the House might perhaps order some further investigation, but if the electors put up with being misrepresented in Parliament, the compromises of parties and the compacts of Counsel do norconcern the House. We have no intention by these remarks of apo logising for treating, or defending bribery ; still less have we any inclination to say a word in favour of a cross in an election any more than in a pugilistic conflict; but we hold the formation of Committees of the House to try elections to be altogether erroneous, and we are neither angry nor surprised at the natural consequences of having such tribunals. It is for the electors, not the House of Commons, to decide who shall re present them, and any disputes which may arise amongst them, ought to be settled by the com mon law of the land and by the oulinary tribu nals. Justice will never he done in such cases as long as the House of Commons forms the tribu nal by which they are tried. We insert the observations of .the Spectator on " counting out," to its former remarks on which we drew attention this day week. They seem to us a far better illustration of the ingenuity with which a strong desire can always plead its own cause than a justification of the attack on General JOHNSON. If the wish of Mr. GROTE, or any other Member, to force some knowledge on an unwilling public, can justify the House of Corn-. mons in transacting business without a quorum, the necessity of providing for the public wants will always appear to Ministers to justify a similar pro ceeding. To slight so excellent a rule as that which requires the presence of at least 40 Mem bers to make a House, for the purpose of allowing a favourite of the Spectator to enlighten the pub- lic on some subject which that Journal has at heart, but about which the public does not care a straw, is to sacrifice the best Parliamentary rules to an individual's crotchet. If Mr. URQU-. HART were in Parliament, how he might, with the assistance of the new law laid down by the Spectator, enlighten the public as to the treason of Lord PALMERSTON ! The Spectator's obser vations, however, will not bear examination. They are merely those fallacies which ingenious men can always find to vindicate the blunders into which passion may betray them. At the Court of Aldermen on Saturday, some of the venerable Members attempted to turn into ridicule a respectable petitioner who justly com pkined of a serious grievance. Mr. ELLIS, of the Chapter Coffee-house, stated that he and his family were subjected to great annoyance from the rattling of omnibuses along Paternoster-row during church hours, and, unless some relief were granted, his property would be greatly in jured. The Aldermen, if we are to believe the Observer, laughed at the petitioner, and told him they could not interfere, as St. Paul's Church-yard was closed at the instance of the Bishop of LONDON during the hours of divine service. Now, every one who enters St. Paul's on Sunday or Saturday knows what sort of divine service is performed there, and if the Bishop of LONDON thinks fit to order all vehicles to pass down Paternost er - row on Sunday he may, with equal propriety, declare that the order shall hold good for every day in the week, and destroy not only the property of Mr. ELLIS, but of every householder in the street. Every day brings forth some new encroachment on the liberty of t h e people, under one hypo critical p re t ence or another, and if the sensible portion of the com munity do not bestir themselves, and resist the yoke which the priests in both parts of the island are preparing for them, the once indepen dent and free-spirited people of this country will soon be subject to the most insuffer able of all tyranny —the tyranny of the Priesthood. Is the Chapter of St. Paul's so poor, or the revenue of the pious Bishop so small, that means cannot be found to abate the noise without tormCnting the sick and dying in narrow streets not made or intended for such thoroughfare ? What is the mummery daily performed in our cathedrals but a miserable imitation of Popish rites, kept up as an excuse for taking these mag nificent buildings from the Catholics ? They are totally unsuitable for Protestant worship, and until Puseyism becomes the religion of the land, we must protest against the mock ceremonies performed in them being allowed to interfere with private property, or the health and comfort of the inhabitants. Letters and Papers from Madrid, of the 28th ult., have reached us. ESPARTERO'S Secretary- General, LINAGE, addressed a letter to the Eco del Comercio, published in that Journal of the above date, in. which he states that ESPARTERO will not accept the Regency unless appointed sole Regent by the Cortes. Should the Cortes think THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, A proper to nominate three Regents, ESPARTERO will retire into private life, and take no further share in the administration of the Government. We regret that ESPARTERO should have come to such a resolution. We doubt whether a Govern ment could be formed without him having a chance of permanency. At the same time the Cortes cannot be expected to place the whole power of the State in the hands of one person without Serious misgivings as to the use he may make ofit.'ESPARTERO is at present at the head of the army, the chief command of which it is thought dangerous to entrust with a sole Re gent. Spain has a right to guarantee that her Constitution shall not be subverted, and no good citizen can refuse them without exposing his patriotism to the most sinister suspicions. - No good and loyal citizen will aspire to an office which makes it a merit in him not to overthrow the institutions of his country. If such an office exist, his first duty will be to so modify it that even a bad man may hold it without having the nation at his mercy. As was announced in the telegraphic despatch from Madrid, published in The Sun of Saturday, the Cortes were duly constituted on the 728th, under the Presidency of Senor ARGUELLES. There were several failures on the Bourse. The Five per Cents. were down to 26.1 for cash. The whole of the Paris J of Friday and Saturday have reached us. The Court and the war faction have triumphed. On Thursday af ternoon the Fortifications' Bill, as adopted by the Deputies, passed the Chamber of Peers. There is no longer a doubt about the embastiling of Paris. Whatever may become of the rest of France, Paris is at last in a fair way of being safe from invasion. There was a time when France only thought of meeting her enemies on the Rhine ; but now the great object of her solici _ tude is how best to encounter them on the banks of the Seine. Formerly France would have re sented as the deepest insult the supposition of the violation of her remotest extremity; now she only considers how her mighty heart can be shielded from the swords of her enemies. This, at least, is the inference to be drawn from the arguments of the Court organs in favour of the measure. But the real object of the walls is to render the King absolute. They will constitute the tomb of the Revolution of July. When the foundations are dug, the King may triumphantly point at them, with the exclamation. "Behold the grave of what Liberty achieved during the Three Glorious Days !" It is lamentable to find that only one French journal has been true to the principles of the Revolution upon this important question. This journal is the Commerce. The Quotidienne and the Presse have likewise opposed the fortifica tions, but not on the same high grounds. The Following extract from the Commerce is an evi dence of the earnestness of the writer's convic- tionS " Whilst the works are in progress we will unceasingly call for their suspension, and if the evil genius of France decree that they should he completed, we will demand their destruc tion. Penetrated as we are with the deepest and most pain ful conviction, alarmed at the perils which so much madness is likely to entail on the country, persuaded that the project of M. Thiers is dangerous both for our national independence and for our domestic liberties, we will resist its execution with all our might, and by every legal means ; and if, contrary to our expectations, reason and evidence succumb, were we to remain alone against all, we should still anxiously exclaim from the battom of our souls, in pointing out to the nation the rising walls of so many ba'tions, and of the fourteen bastiles " France, those walls are pregnant with revolutions or arbitrary power." The Chamber of Deputies rejected on Friday the Copyright Bill by a majority of 158 votes against 108. The French fleet for 1841 is to be composed of 225 vessels :-20 vessels of the line, of which 4 are three-deckers ; 22 frigates : 43 corvettes and , brigs; 105 vessels of inferior rank; and 35 steamers, of which there are 2 of the strength of 450-horses, 1 of 320, 5 of 220, 22 of from 150 to 260, 5 of 120; besides 2 vessels and 6 frigates. These armaments require an effective of 46,418 sailors. A letter from Carcassonne of the 29th of March says, " In consequence of the events at Marseilles, domiciliary visits were made yesterday at Carcassonne and in the environs. Some arms and a pretty considerable quantity of cartridges were seized. " The police were informed on the 26th that a rising was prepared ; and on the 27th, in the evening, M. de Vilh.neure, Commissary of Police, whose activity is incessant, succeededin making himself acquainted with the whole plot, which, thanks to him, is defeated." M. Faramond, late Consul of France at Campeachy, has ar rived at Havre, in his way to Paris; he will shortly go to take possession of his post of Consul at Sydney, New South Wales. —Le Constitutionnel. Orders have been given to all the collectors of taxes to make them yield as much as possible. M. Humann has hit upon a means to make the stamp duty yield at least six millions more than at present. He wishes to introduce into France the English legiflation on bills of ex change. 'According to this system an unstamped bill of ex change is of no value in a Court of Justice. Unstamped hills of exchange have no value but in the honour of the debtor, who pays if he will. Enormous fines are imposed on all nota ries, &c., who in any document drawn up by them even make mention of a bond or bill of exchange which is not stamped. The project of law which M. Humann is preparing w ill be presented to the Chamber in a few days. No exertion, it is said, will be spared to get it converted into a law during the Session.—Le Sieele. BOURSE.-PARIS, SATURDAY, APRIL 3. first Highest Lowest Last Price Price. Prick Price r rei ch 5 uer Cents ll2 95 ... 113 112 90 112 95 4 per Cents., 9B 9U ... 98 LO ... 1/8 iio .. 98 90 3 per Cents 7B 35 . 78 S 5 ... 78 35 ... 18 50 ill- Is os rranee L.(titte Rank 1,000/. Sh 1057 50 .:.1060 .:.70;i7 5C :116 7 1 5, , 1001. stares 5155 ...51 7 50 ...5155 —.5157 50 r.Selgian !Sank 3 per Cents 7O 80 71 ... 70 80 ... New Loan 1021% ... 1' 3 3 4 ... 103 it ... 103% inanish Active Passive ' 4 l4 ‘24U 241 i :2 ;i ... ... ... 5% Neapolitan lO3 103 ... 1 ,3 ... 103 25 Roman RAILWAY SHARES, Germain Versailles.lt. B 3BO 385 ... 380 380 L. 8.... ........ Rouen O le.ins 9truburg to Bale 238 75 238 75 ... 237 50 ... 2.18 75 CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. This morning these Sessions commenced before the Right Hon. the Lore Mayor, Recorder, Mr. Sergeant Arabin, Al derman Farebrother, the Sheriffs, and other of the Municipal Authorities. They entered the Court at ten o'clock, and proceeded to empannel the Grand Jury. As soon as they were sworn, the RECORDKR. delivered his charge to the following effect:— The interval that had occurred since the last sessions being something more than usual, would account for the increased number of prisoners whose names appeared in the calendar ; and many of the cases were of a very serious aspect but still, having carefully perused the depositions in the different cases to be brought before the Court, he thought the facts in each were so clear, and none of them involving any point of law, that they would not require the Court to trouble them with any particular observations upon them. There was a charge against a woman for the murder of her illegitimate child. The un. fortunate mother had been confined in prison at the time of the birth of her child, but had left the prison about a fortnight after her delivery, in a very bad state of health, and being in extremely indigent circumstances, and destitute of that relief which her situation required, it appeared that in a moment of despair she had thrown her child into the water, thereby com mitting the crime of which she stood charged. However painful the circumstances were, still it would be their duty to present the case as it stood, even though they believed that the crime was committed under circumstances of derangement. There was another charge against a female for attempting to suffocate a new-born child. The attempt was made under cir cumstances which would leave no doubt on the minds of the Jury as to the guilt of the prisoner. There was also a charge against the captain of a vessel for the murder of a seaman off the coast of Africa. He would make the same observation as to this ease as the last, and he hoped they would give them both their earnest consideration. There was a case of man slaughter committed in a workhouse, the result of a scuffle be tween two old men, the one seventy-six years of age, and the other upwards of sixty. It was a simple case of manslaughter. There was also a serious case of rape on the person of a mar ried woman, who had been into the country and was returning al•ne rather late at night, when the offence charged was com mitted by two men. With these remarks he would dismiss them to their duties, hoping they would use all diligence, and, if possible, get the business over by Thursday night, as he would inform them that the Court would not sit on Friday next, being Good Friday. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY). (Before Mr. Sergeant ADAM and a Bench of Magistrates.) The Calendar contained the names of forty-one prisoners, all charged with offences of a trivial nature. Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, in addressing the Jury previous to retiring to tind or ignore the bills, commented on the lightness of the calendar, and observed that one of the main objects of these Sessions was to expedite the ends of justice, as at the late sittings of the Central Criminal Court a very trifling case was tried, in which the value of the property stolen did not amount to one shilling,, yet the prosecutor and witnesses on both sides were kept waiting for three days before it was called on. of pork, value one s h il l ing, the property of S. Chantry. John Giles, aged 11 y ears, was indicted for stealing two pounds Upon the found G u il ty, prisoner bein g Homenten sent ence Secretaryhi Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, in passing sentence observed, that in seven years tr ansportation, to the consequence ofhisextremsinyoourtdhe,r htehsahtotohled might order his remov al institu t i on for juvenile convicts `eight. mt in the Isle of Several other cases were tried in whi c h t h ere was not the slightest public interest. A private letter from Naples of the 20th u l t . states that the King of Naples had contracted with an English company to construct a railroad from Naples to Caserta --the the Versailles of Naples. They write to us from Rome on the 23d flat' the celebrated Bergami, who figured in the trial of Queen Ca.. roline of England, died a few days before, at his villa of Fos_ sombrone. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) conN EXCHANGE. Last week's arrivals were good of most kinds of grain, and' the fir 4 supplies of English corn were moderate, but of Scotch and Irish Oats considerable. The best parcels of Wheat found buyers at last quotations, other sorts were very dull. Barley sold at its former value. Beaus dull, but not cheaper. Peas unvaried. Oats met a heavy trade, and last quotations could hardly be obtained. In the Flour trade there was a slack de mand at former rates. PRICES Oti BOARD Or SPIP Wheat,Red (old) —s —s. Beans, Small (new) ..... . 431.453. (old) 45 • Us Red ;1840) 541 sfis. Tick (new) 3 7 39 --, Fine 589. 60s. (old) 43.. 445. Superfine 6:28. 651. Harrow (new) 40..41$ White (1841)....:163. 60s. , --......-- Fine 625. iil,s Brank Superfine 643. 72a. Oats, Feed ---s..—.S. —.—Foreignfree 51s . ',Os New 0 0 . .23 B. Ryr 183. 403. Poland Barley 265. 37s New 253.27r. -- Grinding ' B5 28s. Potatoe — B . — s. -- Malting 3 , &.35;. Malt 58 5. 603. Scotch "7- 295. --- 625. 633 Irish Seconds 183.... 214.245. Pease, `ifs. 38s. Fl our T ow n per sack) .... 513 58s. , F ai:iraeepyNreNe New . 445.: 2s. 403. 42, --....- White 34s 36, .......... IsT..rth Country.... 48 50 . P__ Boilers 37 , 38,. Bran 9 ICs. ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING 1 AST 1% I.ES. Wheat. Barley. I ...t., Flows English ... ..... 7,431 Irs. 9,277 qrs. 11,285 Ir., f ;I:21 &tuts Irish — 10 1 16,869 Foreign ...... - 1 ~511 6,'; 1 rls SMITHFIELD. The supply of Cattle was middling, the demand not very brisk, and a decline of from 2s. 4d. per stone on the best qua lities was submitted to, while the middling and inferior sorts went off but slowly. The supply of Sheep was pretty fair, but the demand not good. The middling and interior sorts were heavy on hand. Of Calves the supply was moderate, and the demand brisk. Of Pork the supply was large, the demand very good, and our last quotations were well supported. Beasts, 2,521; Sheep, 21,180 ; Pigs, 673 ; Calves, 70. Beef, 3s. 64. to 4s. 10d. ; Mutton, 4s. to ss. 2d. ; Veal, 4s. 4d. to 64. ; Pork, 3s. 10d. to ss. TEA MARKET. _ . . . There was but a limited business done in Free Trade, but prices were maintained. Company's Congou moved off slowly at is. 71d. cash. TALLOW MARKET. There was a good demand for Russian Tallow, on the spot, and prices were firmer : P. Y. Candle brought .17s. per cwt. For delivery more business was done at 48s. to 48s. 3d. per cwt, PROVISION MARKET. In the Butter market few sales were made, and prices were nominal. The lower sorts of Irish Bacon were in active re quest, and prices on the advance, viz 555. to 575. POTATOE MARKET. The supplies were large, the demand dull, and somewhat lower prises were submitted to. York Red, 83s. to 100 s ; Scotch Red. 68s. to 70s. ; Jersey and Guernsey Blue, 665. to 70s. ; and Wisbeach, 6Ss. to 70s. per ton. HOP MARKET. The prices of the better class were firmer, and a much bet ter demand was expected, with every probability of an im provement, as the stocks are now getting into a very small compass, especially of the growth of 1440. LLO YD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) Lon non, APRIL 5.--Wind, this day, at noon.S. S.W.. rainy. DEAL, Aran. 3.—Wind S.W., 4th, ditto.—Arrived the Malcolm, Bell, from Calcutta; the Isabel, St. Michael's. Arrived from the River and sailed Combatant, Pearson, Quebec ; Prince Royal, Brock, Madras; Lord Lambton, Kelly, Rerhice ; Statel,y Brown, Quebec; Dart, Auth, Madeira; Albion, Ives, Gib raltar ; Zebra, Gibbons, Oporto. Arrived from the River the William Barras, No rr i e , for Madras; Adahlena, Bell, Quebec; Albion, Moran, ditto; Cecrops, Ady, ditto; United Kingdom, Auld, ditto; Thames, Robson, ditto; Leo, Holdfarth, ditto; Sabina, Davis, Newfoundland ; Dungannon, Lumsden, Sun derland, for Montreal ; Westminster, Murch, Port Philip ; Emulous, Gales, Bay of Fundy; Brunswick, Veale, Quebec; Mabel, Nicholson, ditto; Governor Harcourt, Ady, ditto ; Mary, Bell, ditto. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 3.—Wind W, —4. S. $. W.—Arrived the Majestic, Cornforth, from Calcutta; Royal Saxon, Black, Bombay ; Oberon, Lima ; Arab, Da!gerin, Buenos Ayres ; Ann, Whenfield, Maranham ; Intrinsic, Davidson, New Or leans; Berwick, Harding, New Orleans; Athol, Hopsack, Charleston; Triton, Wilson, Savannah; Lemena, Nassau ; Ann, Salkeld, Bombay ; Calco, Dickenson, Buenos Ayres, sailed 24th Jan. ; John Marsha'l, Pytberess, New Orleans ; Lehigh, Plummer, New Orleans, sailed from the bar 6th ult. ; Ohio, Lyons, New Orleans ; Dumfriesshire, Gowan, New Or leans; Concordia, Chemenunt, St. Domingo, sailed 24th Feb.; Sylvanus Jenkins, Seymour, Mobile; North America, Lowther, New York, sailed 19th ult. ; Lotus, Leadbitter, St. John's, New Brunswick; Lynx, Walton; Star of the West, St. Michael's. Sailed the Baboo, Stewart, for Bombay; Mary Ann, Chap man, Genoa ; England, Hampson, Port Philip ; Helen, Hunter, Sydney, 1\ ew South Wales; Nile, Anderson, Singa pore ; Patriot Queen, Hooclless, Calcutta ; Wilberforce, Golds worthy, Trinidad; Cesnock, Atherton, Berbice ; Reliance, Dunley, Ceara ; Broad Oak, M' Coy, Bah'a ; Cesar, Hilleur, St. Thomas's ; Chieftain, Porter, Barbadoes ; Ringdove, Candlish, Rio Janeiro ' • Plymouth, Fuller, Mobile , 'Talla hassee, Chadwick, New Orleans; Susannah Cummings Salter, New York ; United States, Button, ditto ; Silas Richards, Halifax, &c.; Scotland, Robinson, ditto; Columbia steamer, Judkens, ditto; Lord Stanley, Weaknor, ditto ; Marian, Mills, Quebec ; AleLnder Wi'e, Coulshard, ditto ; Alcyone, Gales, ditto; Malibar, Southward, ditto; Jamaica, Martin, Montreal; Acadia, Younger, Halifax ; Diton, Legros, Bay Chaleur ; Ben Nevis, Bryson, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Commerce, ditto ; Lady F. Hastings, Sampson, ditto ; Avon, Martin, ditto ; Willis, Newfoundland ; Courier, M'Pherson, Montreal ; Russell, Long, Bostonj; Racer, Chasseur, river Gambia ; Arrow, Rolston, Lisbon ; Recovery, Cox, Alexandria. Arrived off Liverpool, The Heart of Oak, from Mauritius ; Columbia, Robert Isaac, Atlantic, and Pere, from Mobile , The Sir Henry Parnell, Crocker, bound to this port (Liver pool) struck on a ma outside the .harbour of Trinidad de Cuba, previous to Feb. 26, became very leaky, and would have to dischu*ge• The Concordia arrived at this port f, om St. Domingo. sailed thence Feb. 24, and experienced very heavy gales during the whole passage, and lost topmast, bulwarks, round-house, &c. The Roseanna has not arrived at Rio Ja neiro, as reported 10th u't. The Xanthus, Bennett, from London to Liverpoo', which struck on the Stag Rocks on the 26th ult. has gone to pieces. MONEY anal COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY; TWELVE O'CLOCK. The North America packet ship has arrived at Liverpool after a quick passage of 15 days. The intelligence by tl.e above arrival continues to be of a pacific nature. Exchange at New York ou the 19th ult., 7 to 7i; United States Bank Shares, le. The time for the April gooort of the Committee appointed to investigate the affairs of the United States' Bank, is draw ing near, and thousands on both sides the Atlantic are looking forward with intense anxiety to the results. We have received Buenos Ayres papers to January 24. The latest intelligence from the interior comes down to t he sth instant. It is stated in letters from Cordova that Laval e and La Madrid were endeavouring to fall back upon the provinces of the north, but that they were exposed to the greatest diffi culties in the attempt, besides being daily abandoned by their followers. The confederate army was in their pursuit, and had strong flying divisions considerably in advance, which hara.sed them to such a degree as to lead to a belief that the remaining force would be entirely dissolved. These papers contain two despatches; the first, dated San Cala, January 9, from General Anyea Pacheco, informing the Government that notwithstanding the excessive nume rical inferiority of his force, he yesterday atta Aced the enemy in their camp at San Cala, who, after a ttrtng resistance, were put to flight. The second despatch is from Gen. Aldea, raspecting a previous victory obtained. The Exchange upon England during the week was lid. We have received the Journal of Antwerp of Saturday's date. BOURSE OF AMSTERDAM, APRIL 2.—The National Funds were in demand at the closing prices of yesterday, nevertheless little business was doing. Ardoin's Spanish rather improved ad remained at 20 5-16. The British Market, which left off on Saturday but)) ant, and opened this morning at the leaving off prices 891 90 for the Account, have since receded to 894 1; Money, 89g. This flatness of the market is not attributed to the intelligence re ceived from the United States, but owing to parties realising their profits which they obtained during the preceding week. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active not so good ai left i 3at present 23* 1 ; D e f erre d, 12/ ; Pas se,Portuguese also receded f rom th e l eav i ng o ff p r i ce Pas sive, off, o i at 1; 2 of 341 to 334 34 ; Mexican heavy, closed at 311 32, at pre sent 30/ ; Brazilian, 681691 ex div. ; Colombian not quite so good, 2:”-, ; Dutch Two:and-a- Half per Cents. rather better, 51i 1; Five per Cents. 971 cx div. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Bristol and Exeter 6O 36 .. ... to Greet Western 65 Ditto Fifths London and Brighton London and South Western 3B; 56 ... .. to London and Croydon ( Trunk)... 134 13i...... to Manchester and Leeds ... 70 Nanchester and Birmingham ... 40 _ . Midland Counties - 100 . HALF-PAST ONE. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, APRIL 3.--We have had a dull Cotton Market to-day, and the sales amount to 2,000 bales only, all to the trade ; in prices no alteration. LIVERPOOL SHAREiMARKET, APRIL 3.—To-day's trans actions are as follow :—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 343; Eastern Counties, debentures, 73 ; Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock, 231; Grand Junction, 207 ; Half-shares, 1023; Chester and Crewe 513; Ditto 201. Shares, 113 ; Lancaster and Preston New Shares, 243 ; Liverpool and Manchester Half-shares, 923 ; London and Birmingham New Shares, 223. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, : APRIL 3.—The price of all the finished Railways continues to improve; very little Stock on the market..—London and Birmingham, 155 ; Do. New 321. Shares, 24; Eastern Counties, h 3; London and South Western, 56 ; Midland Counties, 83; Manchester and Leeds, 673; Manchester and Birmingham. 241; Bank of Manchester, 73 ; Manchester and Liverpool District Bank, 101. 16s. 6d ; Manchester Assurance, 93. Accounts from WaJiington, of the 16th March, state an opinion gathers strength that one of the chief objects of the Session will be to provide for the public defence, and to that end to make a public debt of some twenty millions. The British Funds continue heavy, owing to two or three of the influential brokers having sold, during the course of the morning, a considerable amount of Stock, which has had an im pression on the market. To-morrow being the Hebrew holy days, it is supposed the above party are really wishing to leave evenhanded. Consols at present 893, hare been 903 ; Money, 893, have been 893 ; Exchequer Bills, 9 11 prem. ; India Bonds par 2 prem. ; Bank Stock, for the opening, 172 173. In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active, 233 ; Deferred, 12i ; Passive, 53 ; Portuguese, 333 ; Three per Cents., 20h ; Mexican, 303; Dutch Two-and-a -Half per Cents., 513 4 ; Five per Cents., 973, have been 98 . In Shares rat her more doing. Market firm. Bristol and Exeter, 36 ; Great Western 93; ditto Fifths 113 ; London and Brighton, 46; ditto, South Western, 56; Manchester and Leeds, 68; Midland Counties, 843 Some inquiries have been made after the Commercial Bank Shares. They are no:ninal, 3 disc. to par. QUARTER TO THREE. Consols, Account, 893, Money, .903 ; Mexican; 303 3 ; Por tuguese, 333 3 ; Spanish, 233 the wh o l e ex Sybilla, and a few lot s o f BRISTOL I S ca T rg O o L oSfUMGAaurßitAilusA, ET.—Nearly Jamaica, have been brought to market during the week, and taken A t fair prices. The most extraordinary anomalies sub sist in the sugar trade at the present time, and make it diffi milt for the most experienced to knew what course to adopt. The immense discrepancy between the value of Bengals An d other descriptions of sugar, is not the least sin gul ar feature ' ' and whilst, from the scarcity of refine d g oods, q ualitie s suitable for melting are on the advance, groceries, which usu a ll y f ct i this influ e nce in due p r oportion, are declining. This can only arise from an universal reluctance to purchase, under the con . 7ict ion that present extravagant prices cannot be mai n t a i ne d The fa c t i s , that the whole trade in the article of su gar i; undergoing a great revolution.—Bri stol Mercury. OLit COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, and her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended Divine Service yester day morning in the Chapel Royal, Sr. James's. The ArchbishOp of Canterbury preached the ser mon from Matthew, chap. iii., v. 2. The Sei vice was read by the Rev. Dr. Knapp, the Lessons by the R..!v. Dr. Wesley, and the Communion Service was read by the Bishop of London, the Rev. Dr. Sleath, and the Rev. Dr. Knapp. The Chant was Dupuis, the Te Deum and Jubilate (Boyce) in A ; the Sanctus and Responses (Rogers) in D. The Anthem, " The Lord is King"( Arnold), was sung by Messrs Hawkins, Hobbs, and J. B. Sale. Sir George Smart presided at the organ. The Rev. Dr. Short was the Deputy Clerk of the Closet in Waiting. The Royal Suite included the Countess of Charlemoat, Hon. Miss Pitt, Hon. Miss Devereux, Marquis of Headford, Lord Geo. Lennox, Sir Robert Otway, Colonel Wernyss, and Colonel Bouverie. Tue Queen Dowa?er was attended by the Countess of Mayo, Hon. Miss Hudson, and Earl Howe. The Marquises of Normanby arid Northampton, Earls Bandon, Candor, and Dunmore, .and Viscount Canterbury, were among the nob•lity present. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester and Prince George of Cambridge visited the Qucea on Saturday. _ _ Viscount Melbourne had an audience of her Ma jesty on ►Saturday. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent attended Divine Service yesterday morning in the Chapel in Kensington Palace. Lady Anne Maria Dawson was in waiting on her Royal Highness. The Duke of Cambridge and Prince George attended Divine Service yesterday morning in St. George's Church. The Duchess of GloUcester visited ber Majesty the Queen Dowager on Saturday, at M.trlborough House. Prince George of Cambridge visited the Duchess of Kent on Saturday, at Ingestrie House. The Duke of 'Cambridge attended Divine Service yesterday afternoon in St. James's Church. ' A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at the Foreign-office. It was attended by all the Ministers except the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Council sat three hours. Despatches for Lord Sydenham, Governor of Ca nada, were sent off on Saturday evening from the Co lonial-office. Despatches were also sent to the Go vernor of New Brunswick. Mrs. Fry and Lieut.-Colonel Miller had interviews with the Marquis of Normanby, on Saturt ay, at the Home-office. The Earl of Shelburne left Lansdowne House on Sa turday for the Continent. Viscount Melbourne had a Parliamentary dinner party on Saturday, at his private residence in South. street. RETIREMENT OF MR. DAVIDGE TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,---Mr. Davidge, in consequence of the severe indisposi tion he has long been labouring under, having intimated his intention of retiring from the active management of the Surrey Theatre, was on Saturday, April 3, presented with a very handsome Silver Cup, from all connected with the theatre. Mr. T. P. Cooke, surrounded by all the ladies and gentlemen, presented it, after delivering the enclosed speech, at the end of which the Band played " Auld lang syne, ' which was sung by Mr. G. Stansbury and the company. l have no doubt but that you, Sir, will give it a place in your excellent Journal. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, B. S. FAIRBROTHER. April 5, 1841. TO MR. DAVIDGE. "MY DEAR SIR-I am deputed by the Ladies and Gentle men, the Band, and all the persons composing this establish• ment, to present you with this Cup as a mark of their affection and esteem. I could have wished, Sir, that this very pleasing and fla•tering task had been assigned to far abler hands, for, however accustomed I may be to public speaking, I am not at all au fait in this—it is my first appearance in a part of the kind. I have received it at a very short notice, and have had no time for preparation. In trying to do my best, I must, as usual, therefore beg your indulgence. _ . • " This cup, Sir, is presented - to you by every individual un der your management, and none have subscribed less than one night's salary, some much more ; and the alacrity with which this has been done is the very best proof of their esteem, their respect, and gratitude. The latter expression may perhaps be considered as too strong between manager and actor, as /have ever considered the obligation reciprocal ; but in these days o precarious and uncertain theatrical employment, where com p ,vies are got together one week to be dispersed the next, — where salaries are too often not paid after the first five or six nights,—l say, Sir, that an individual who, like yourself has punctually performed your obligations to those around you,— who has for years not only paid salaries in health, but also in sickness,-1 do say, Sir, that such a man is not only worthy our esteem and respect, but, in a great degree, our gratitude. " From the very many years that I have had the pleasure of enjoying your acquaintance and friendship, I can perhaps speak better than any other of your conduct both as an actor and a manager—as an actor we have laboured together in the same theatre for a considerable period, and I do, and must say that a more kind-hearted, more liberal, or amid:de brother performer, I have never met with in the whole course of my theatrical career—as a manager, our dealings have been ex tensive, often on slight verbal arrangement, without even a witness or document, and they have always been fulfilled with integrity and honour. "It now, my dear Sir, only remains for me to express our sincere and heartfelt regret at the cause which obliges you to withdraw from us, and we most fervently hope that you will . soon return with renovated health and strength. We whh, in presenting this cup, we could fill it with some healing draught that would put you in -possession of that inestimable blessin , — of one thing be as,ured, Sir, that it is Jibed to overflowing with the best wishes of every man, woman, and child of this esta blishment, and, as such, Sir, wishing yore many years of reno vated health and happiness, I most respectfully peseta it to you.' ROYAL, MA RR I A GES.—The Augsburg Gazette mentions the arrival at Vienna of the Commander De Lisboa, Brazilian envoy, who is charged with a mission extraordinary to some of the European Court , , cone, rning the mai% i,ge of the Princess Januaria, sister to the Emperor. He had been presented to Prince Metternich by the Chevalier de Cunha, Charge d'Affaires of Brazil. An article from Vienna, in the Leipsic Gazette, says, " General Count de Worna will leave shortly for St. Petersburgh, as Envoy Extraordinary from our Court, to assist at the marriage celemony of the Hereditary Grand Duke of Russia. This General is personally known to the Emperor, and consequently a more proper choice could not have been made. M. de Mandelsloh, the Wirremberg envoy at the Court of London, will, it is said, replace the Count de Blomberg at this Court." The nuptials of Lord Monteagle and Miss Marshall are to be solemnised next week. It was expected his Lordship would have gone to Mount Trenchard, county Limerick, but we understand the Noble Lord has deferred his departure for Ireland until the close of the season. His Lordship's establishment remove from Mansfield-street to the Right Hon. Win, Sturges Bourne's mansion in Lower Gros venor-street, this week. The late Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Dundas K.C.8., who died on Monday last, at his residence, Reading, at an advanced age, had been in the navy sixty-three years. The deceased Admit al had seen much service, and was one of the heroes of "Frafalgar, at which glorious victory he com manded the Naiad, when he repeated Lord Nelson's signals, Previously, when in the command of La Promp , e,he destroyed a Spanish vessel of war of superior force. His commission bears date, Lieutenant, 15th July, 1793 ; Commander, 2d September, 1795 ; Captain, 9th July, 1798 ; Rear-Admiral, 27th May, 1825; and Vice. Admiral, 10th January, 1837. For his eminent services he was nominated in September, 18.31, a K. C. IL, and was one of those naval officers who have an ho na•ary reward from the Patriotic Fund. It is intended to memorialise the Lords of the Treasury for a reduction of the duty on oranges, now about 75 per cent. on their vdlue, to an ad valorem duty of five per cent., the same as is now imposed upon apples from abroad. The many thousands of bushel, of the latter which have been annually imported and ccnsumed since the reduction of the duty warrants the bel►ef that a corresponding decrease of duty on oranges would create an itrn4zin 4 demand for that extremely serviceable fruit.— Observer, MATRICIDE. SHOCKING AFFAIR. —On Monday two brothers residing at Smallbrldge, near Rochdale, began to quarrel and fight, when their mother, an aged woman, stepped betwixt, va received an nceidental blow, when she fell down in a fit and expired on the spot. , -Manckester Chronicle. Despatches for Lord Sydeoham, Governor of Canes, were sent off on Saturday evening from the Colonial office. Despatches were els() sent to the Governor of New Brunswick. [he Treasury has at length come to a final de termination respecting the Government docks in Dublin; All merchants really connected with the trade to Dublin know that for many years this question has been a subject of agi tation. The Treasury has come to the following determina tion ; namely, that the water in the docks shall be placed un der the conservancy of the ballast board, which already has the conservancy of the river Liffey ; that the use of the quays shall be thrown open to the public under the same regu lations as appertain to the public quays of Dublin ; that the warehouses shall be divided into two lots, and be disposed of by public auction some time in the middle of May ; an d t h at the successful bidders shall enter info posses , ion on the 251 h of June. The Treasury will direct one of the Commissioners of Customs to proceed to Dublin to superintend the auction.—. Ministerial Sunday Paper. Dr. Hook, the Vicar of Leeds, and the High- Church clergyman of that town, has refused to co-operate with the ministers of other religious denominations in the re ligious instruction of the poor in the Leeds workhouse; re fusing, as they say, to recognise any ministers out of the Church." CHURCH HISTORY CHAIR.—The Rev. Mr. Brewster has become a candidate for the vacant chair of Church History, in the University of Glasgow. In the early part of the week the signatures of the Members of Council were applied for, and all, or nearly all, obtained, to a testimo nial bearing that Mr. Brewster, being a gentleman of eminent ability, and of liberal and enlightened sentiments, was deemed by the subscribers a fitting person to fill the chair for which he uas a candidate. Other applications have been made, we believe, t o s e cure th e i n fl uence o f Mr. HaAie, but we under stand that letters from London were received in town on We dnesday intimating that there was no prospect of Mr. Brewster obtaining the Chair, as it was alt early settled, or about to be so, that Dr. Reid, of Belfast, would receive the appointment.— Scotch Paper. When the boy, whose constant visits at the Pa lace have obtained such notoriety, was asked his name the othe f 4 1 , hp is said to have answered with some propriety and much drollery, ,( 11 -I .l , llOAPe§, Sir," EPIDEMIC AMON G THE CL O CKS.—There is, it would seem, an epidemic among the public clocks in London. Five or six in the West are now mute, and as many more in the East make no sign. The nature of the disease we do not know. We observe that it does not extend to the flfrinfacite4 clocks, it rages among t.hp unentigirtcne4 gnly. Even Bt, Paul's, the archbishop of cathedral clocks, has lately been found wandering, he that used to go hand in hand with the sun himself. It is at length directed by the Lords Com missioners of the Admiralty, that appointments to the com mand of Revenue cruisers shall be extended from three to five years. , UNITED STATES. LATEST NEWS. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY. Though the President still remains out, we have again to day a later arrival from New York, by the North America, which vessel, in the hands of her excellent and active com mander, Captain Lowber, has made the voyage in the short space of fifteen days. We are much indebted to Captain Lowber for his attention and kindness in handing us our files of papers, and aff or di ng every i n f ormation relative to his voyage. Ihe Forth America sailed on the 19th, atnight. The M•Leod affair was still the chief topic in every conversation, and the difficulty in which it placed the new Cabinet was every day more severely felt. No doubt was entertained that a demand had been made by Mr. Fox for his immediate liberation, which had been, at several meetings of the Ministry, the subject of most grave consideration. No decision had been made known, nor even the terms of the demand, which in the several papers is variously stated and commented upon. It seems hardly likely it would be uncourteous or accompanied by any demand for passports by the British Minister. Meantime Major-General Scott, of the United States army, had proceeded to the fron tier to he present on the occasion, and to take all proper mea sures to repress or repel any partisan outbreaks that might arise in the course, or by reason of M'Leod's trial at Lockport This is a precaution rendered the more necessary by the riot ous conduct of the inhabitants of Lockport on the recent libera tion of 31‘Leod on hail, which, it will be recollected, set the local authorities at complete defiance. The United States At torney-General, Mr. Crittenden, had also passed through New York, on his way to Lockport, accompanied by the United States Marshal of the Western State of New York. The trial had been erroneously reported to be fixed for the 22d, but was really fixed for the 28th of March, and the early progress of these legal authorities to the place of trial was very ominously commented on in some of the papers ; that the trial would be judicially postroned, or the prisoner summarily taken out of the hinds of the local authorities, seemed to be a growing opinion. The Senate adjourned sine die on the 15th, and a Proclama tion of the President calling an extra Session was procLimed for Monday, the 31st of May. A formal reconciliation took place in the Senate between Mr. Clay and Mr. King, through the intervention of Mr. Preston, who made an eloquent speech on the occasion, and, being responded to by Mr. King, Mr. Clay advanced with his hand extended to Mr. King, and they shook hands cordially, amid the plaudits of the Assembly. From Canada the only news relates to the Elections, which were distinguished by all the party spirit of the worst de scription. Business at New York was very dull, and Socks every day declining in prices. The Governor had signed the law abo lishing the preference to protested notes of the free Banks, from which much good was expected to arise. United States Bank Stock was quoted on the 19th at New York 154 for cash. The rate of Exchange for the sailing of the packet was 7i to 7i on London for the best paper. ( From the New York Papers. ) IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON-PROCLAMATION OF THE PRESIDENT-EXTRA SESSION-NEW YORE APPOINTMENTS. Our news from Washington is extremely interesting. The Proclamation of the President, convening an Extra session of Congress on the last Monday of May, will be foitnd below. The condition of the finances is such as to render a called ses sion necessary, and at the earliest practicable moment, too. Most of the prominent appointments for this city were deter mined upon, and were to have been made yesterday. Unless some change had taken place in the determination of the appointing power, the President yesterday made the fol lowing selections : Edward Curtis, Collector. Thomas Lord, Naval Officer. Robert C. Wetmore, Navy Agent. Mr. Taggart, Surveyor. (OFFICIAL.) A PROCLAMATION, By the President of the United States of America : Whereas, sundry important and weighty matters, princi pally growing out of the condition of the revenue and finances of the country, appear to me to call for the consideration of Congress at an earlier day than its next annual session, and thus form an extraordinary occasion, such as renders necessary, in my judgment, the convention of the two Houses as soon a.; may be practicable ; I do, therefore, by this my proclamation, convene the two Houses o f Congress, to meet in the Capitol at the city of Washington, on the last Monday, being the thirty first day, of May next. And I require the respective Senators and Representatives then and there to assemble, in order to receive such information respecting the state of the Union as may be given to them, and to devise and adopt such measures as the good of the country may seem to them, in the exercise of their wisdom and discreticn, to require. In testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of the United , States to be hereunto affixed, and signed the same with my hand. Done at the City of Washington, this seventeenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight s.] hundred and forty-one, and of the independence of the United States the sixty-fifth. W. H. HARRISON. By the President : DANIEL WEBSTER, secretary of State. SHOCKING ACCIDENT AND LOSS OF LIFE. —Yesterday morning, at half-past seven o'clock, as a Whitehall-boat, con taining eight men, was going from the Battery to the packet ship Francois Premier, at anchor in the North River, it swamped, and two passengers, the second mate of the ship, and one sailor. were drowned. The names of the passengers we-e Frederick Hans, of Cincinnati, and Valentine Zegiler of Louis ville, Kentucky. The f ormer was sixty-five years old, and the atter thirty-two. Both left families in Ohio and Ken ' tucky to mourn their loss. FATAL DUEL.—A duel was fought at Alton, 111. on the 4th instant, between Judge Smith, of the Illinois Supreme Court, and Mr. M'Clernand, late Secretary of State of Illi nois. They fought with rifles—distance fifty paces. Judge Smith was the challenger, and was killed on the spot. WAR IN THE INTERIOR.—We are to have war—that 'is certain; It has already been declared by Virginia against New York. The Bill impo , ing restrictions upon vessels arriving from or belunging to 1‘1 . ,,w York, has finally passed the House of Delegates, by a vote of 75 to 38. IHE CONTEMPLATED GOVERNMENT STEAMERS.—W e learn that Mr. E. K. Collins, Esq., returned to this city last night ham Washington, where he has been endeavouring to induce the General Government to take up his plan of build ing four large steam ships to run between this port and Liverpool. We also are highly gratified to learn that the Ge . .eral Government have decided to ri 'lcier him all the assistance, in this important arrangement, which he needs. And it is therefore highly probable that in a very short time we shall have four splendid new steam-ships running between New York and England, under the entire direction of E. K. Collins, Esq., which ships will cross the Atlantic in ten da)s. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET, MARCH 18. Stocks were dull to-day as usual. Most descriptions again declined. United States Hank per cent; Delaware and Hudson < ; North American Trust and Banking C nnpany im proved per cent. ; Stonington *; Harlem Bill, on Phi ladelphia 4i a 44 ; Baltimore 4 a 44 ; New Orleans 7il a 8 ; Mobile 11 a 12. Sales of New York Five -and-a-Half per Cents. 87; Indiana Fives 52. In uncurrent money the same state of things exist. The brokers are very short of money, and buy very little red back money at less than 25 per cent. discourt, and a good deal at not less than 50 per cent. discount. The Albany Journal, the New York Express, and other unprincipled papers, are lending themselves to a most disgraceful attempt on the part of the Red Banks to speculate in their own funds at the expense of the public. It is very evident that a majority of the Banks must stop, and that in doing so they will not pay 70 cents on the dram-. This, under the existing law, will be a loss to the Banks as well as the public. The Western Safety Fund Banks are in no better condi tion; near twenty of them are on the point of explosion. Nothing but the nirect interference of the State officers now sustains them. The Buffalo banks have notoriously received assistance .rotn Albany ; and a fund has been formed through the City Bank of Albany, on which the tottering concerns can draw when they are pinched The "red dogs" are in their death throe- and will carry do wn w ith th em a ll t h ose corrupt concerns, like the Commercial Bank of Oswego, that have for years been the tools of speculators. The quicker they are gone the sooner shall we have a sound currency. RATE OF SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE MARCH 18. $l,OOO New York si's per cent 4,t 00 Indiana Bonds 125 shares United States Bank 73...d0...N0rth American Trust 10...do...Vicksburg . 50...do...Delaware and Hudson .. 10...do...Atlantic Mars. e Ins.. 25...do...Farmers' tru5t......., 20 ...do...Phcenix Bank ....... 20..,d0...1111n0is Bank 30 ...do., Bank of Commerce 25 ...do—Manhattan Bank 300 ...do... , Meahanics' Bank,— 52= s 3 86 • s 60 86 . .. scrip 94-i THE DIORAMA. This exhibition was opened on Saturday for a Private view, and the public will be admitted to it this clay. it consists, as usual,. of two paintings; one representing the shrine of the Nativity at Bethlehem; and the other, the inte rior of the cathedral church of Auch, near Toulouse. This last picture is now exhibited for the first time. It is the production of M. Renoux, who, in the management of his per spective, as witnessed in one of th e l ong a i s l es o f the cathedral, and the disposition of his lights and shades—the effects of some of which are quite magical—has evinced consummate adroit ness. The still life of the scene is judiciously re lieved by the introduction of one or two groupes of figures, attired in the costume of the country, some of whom are kneeling in prayer, and wear such an aspect of real life, that it is with difficulty one can believe that they are the mere creations of the artist's pencil. But, perhaps. the most striking features in the picture are the stained glass wipdows of the cathedral, through which the melloWed light streams in, lighting up every object within its 'range, with surprising effect. The Shrine of the Nativity is not less skilfully coloured, but as the public are already familiar with it, there is no need to enlarge on its peculiar merits. It is taken from a sketch made on the spot by Mr. David Roberts, .the most accurate and spirited painter of oriental scenery that the present times have produced. EAST OF THE PASSOVER.—This day com mences the grand feast of the Passover among the Jews : dur ing the whole of the past week, the Jews all over the woild have been busily employed in removing from their }ruse, every ves tige of leavened bread; and on the day previous to this feast commencing, the master of the house, with a wax light in his hand, eaters and examines every room, to see that it is perfectly free from leavened bread. The feast lasts eight days, during the whole of which time they neither eat or drink any thing containing yeast. As eight days' helidays, would fall particu larly heavy on the poorer classes, it is only the two first and th e two last clays that are kept strict ; they being allowed to follow their various callings during the intermediate four. Formerly the Jews (and a few still keep up the ceremony) would, an the two first nights, kill a lamb and roast it whwte, and all the household, even to the servants gf this same faith, assemble to gether, and the master of the house explains how they were i n bondage in Egypt, and how the Lord. delivered them by the slaying of the first-born of the Egyptians . . .This now almost h as at different periods formed the basis on obsolete custom of slayin . g a lamb, aud sprinkling the blood•en t be door-post s, which the enemies of the Jews have found e d th e i r c h arge o f imputing to themhuman sacrifices. ThouA the Old Testa ment expr ssly informs us that the Jews were comman d e d to do so by God, that it should be as a sig n t o t h e ange l o f d eat h to pass-over those houses ; and in commemoration thereof the Jews to this day keep the feast of the Passover. EVEN ING 14`DITICN THE iIIERCANI ILE Her Majesty has rewarde I Captain DA late of the merchant ship Cambridge, by ferring on him the honour of Knicothood patriotic conduct at Singapore and in the River, but praiseworthy as hi 3 c onduct fell far short of that o f C a pt a in Lennon all ,4 crew of the Hibernian in the last American., e The account subjoined is e xt r acted from title in the Coloni a l Magazine, just Pu bir dr We need not apologiz e 'for its length-'- - t of iie t bi scription is spirited, and th e brave deeds. t hoo, Captain and gallant crew surpass even " ascribed by the poet to the c Saucy Arz t h o had , The Hibernia, a 'merchant vessel, tvlialli,ce been in action before under the Sall ie L 'ell mander, carried six gun s , w ith twenty-W : 1.7 30 and boys. Her opponent, the " C° lll %' o l l American privateer, carr ied s ixteen guns, crew of 130 men From the period of his affair With Commodore Ba"eY the I° ' non continued in command o f th e Hib ern ia. Denie d ss' e vantages of a runnir , ship, he had landed all his g ul 'i' t four eighteen-pound' carronades and two long 9's• „ a ge II close of 1813, the Hibernia was once more on her pa' St. Thomas, with a cr ew o f seven t een officer, and se , tb ° five boys. Having p ar t e d company w ith the convoY At 11 , 1 lth of January, 1814, the Hibernia sighted Saba. le gtel 30m. p. 31. the island bore N.N.E. seven or eigh t d t o? distant. At this m o m en t t wo sc h ooners wer e deser`e o bi southward—one of w hi c h was ev id en tly a p r ize to th e , id At two, the headmo s t ves se l w as ma d e o ut to be do schooner, with top gallant-yards across, in full chas e /o no° Hibernia, with whom she was coming up very fa st ' but 5 1J j ; continued his course with ever y sail he could carry , ing an engag emen t or surrender inevitable, he called the aft, andMy thus. addressed them : nes io3 4l P , " lads, I have called you together to ask you 0 , 1 00- 0 , t question, and t o ma k e you one stra i g h t f or ward 01l .1 There is no mistaking that f e ll ow w h o i s co ming u p s~ a hand over fist. I know well that you are all j011Y,7 if you will stand by me, why, I mean to show fight. A hearty cheer was the gratifying ha response. a 0 11 ' „ I nee d not tell you, m y lads, that a s hot well pla ce o tes° effects wonders. I know well that you are not men • , , 1 . 0 .?; men, and that, in case of accidents, you have oeith er t her,„' with nor a pension to fall hack upon. All I can sai , . eg te m r' that if you will stand by me, like the men I ta ke)- sod,T, e you shall each receive two months' additional P a Y h ' to entire of the prize, should we be lucky enough her l:3 l ar ' ing spirits accomplish with ease that whic h : a" . „ K o r; ;; re rigged In hilogeet i g i wrreeeadfi:oti bet hin ga t ch e cueetni t il o -orebsn o hdo. A r is t s i:the o br i f srnah b io a re i2 e do r tmoh m oi. ste acclamationst ca a iosn l , u . star thsnae L edys nae thennn d o _ t e ot, boarding-nettings. • At sh. 50m. all hands ainvedr:rait:gollt: ex , rcising the guns. " Stations" was now the ive r ch eet , though the cook's is commonly alleged to be the fore - I ,lo' upon this occasion, it was to see the poker sufficient ' , Lennon's alleged p ur p ose . till 'll 001 At six the schooner s h or t ene d sa il, a lth ou gh s 1 , the Hibernia do u bl e - s h ot t e d h er guns, l oa d e d her s Ptie and made every dispositi on t o avert b e i ng boarded' l dt 30m., the enemy h av i ng c l ose d, roun d e d to a thwart nia's stern, giving her several broadsides, and kee l i: sie F k storm of musketry. Thi s ki n d ness was return ed wn u t 9r' arm fire, and from the ship's stern-chasers. At ab' art er; . ,4 the privateer ranged u p c l ose upon t h e l ar board g i n s h sbe' . o baffle this intent, L ennon yawe d to port, bringing antag°:p guns to bear, and, as Quashee says, giving 1111 f a s hl toko for yam." From this time a c lose action 0 ands? l to duration ensued, L ennon ev i nc i ng hi s coo lness i af 1 9 ,4 twice raking the sc h ooner — once w i t h hi s larboarn'beerea with his starb oar d ns. At about 10 the enernk s s ven if4 to repair damages.gu In some twenty minutes, 1 ' o b ile g ° ,o again renewed th e a tt ac k, th e Hibernia all thew ~u . 4 large, and d r illi ng w i t h h er stern-c h asers as he cane s - A l oor', about 10h. 30m. close action once more ensued, t he l , z, taking his po s iti on on th e l ar b oar d so l e, and I:l°`,!,lllifvers heavy fire. At thi s stage o f t h e com b aA the Hiher''' 'l,Ol of her larbo ar d guns disabled, fuel. , of her feeble,c,rolio wounded, and one kill e d ; thi s l ast was t h e po or co°,.'r the t oti gone to tie up a favourite d og o f t h e cap t a in's on ", e, he . 5 gallant forecastl e . H av i ng accompl i shed hi s nut; Vb e l " t ist returning to supply th e capta i n w i th t h e h o t Pn b - o ' r ied round shot took him o n th e crown o f the h ea d and upon the deck a mangled corse. Lenno n / to Finding the enemy's fire very destructive L e 0 1 g ,7,01 athwart the privatee r ' s s t tru , b r i ng i ng hi s starboad t i I •JP:;,O bear, and firing with great precision. They contiror na ,er T o l• engaged for abevo half an hour, when the se''': - „aor i rk sheered off, At this time the Hibernia bad the ITV': rla t ,‘ tie shot away—all her braces were gone, her gall "P r oO te and she had sustained other considerable daxnag e *, upo n by the retreat of their foe, single braces were gn4ii,tie .9irds, the gaff wa s h o i s t e d, and the' main - Wr f' placed. red " ' At 1111. 30m. the schoo ner was once m ar e diseo le rec eic ed ti d ; ehr l ev r ai h nd e g n an s s h dt e e rgr b n a aj d epheas r t reach, sh e d ovis'i a e rl s o t u u e n ru b s l w e difromrolgseu of p th r this unfriendly salute as speedily as possible, the tied a press of sale, that he might lay himself ta°l ls ; rc l , -W a d" out b ° ooo er wards midnight, having gained the Hibernia's la ru ; ion e' ; '„ttt m er o s s . t epocageeiotusly a o d or close conflict of three-quarters of an hour's du ra- e linshof At the expiration of that time, he evinced an itior ca re s be board. With th e v i ew o f e i t h er runn i ng him d°" l3 he lot t oe away his mainm as t, C ap t a i n L ennon or dered 111 t he C o d dapped hard a-stai board, issuing at the same tiru'dgeci' be mand, " Boarders to repel boarders. ' so expeditiously was Lennon's manceu vr S e o 11 4 t ter effectedhat deqd barely missed the enemy's mast—her escape froin far ' t i l er I,te casualty being owing to the schooner shooting, ra n b er , than Lennon expected. As it was, the Hibernia it o ar t o boom through the privateer's main-sail, tearing it ferileirt! though with the loss of the spars. At this eventfu l iero .s privateer's men were clustering around the but Lennon's tars were at their pc's- One of the but he ate- A5 gained the fore humid(' of the British ship, body. - bog' Lack into his own with a pike through ols t. „ to ter. d , vessels shot clear of each other, Lennon broug"' " d i ere shiers versary, to hear, and bestowed a heavy raking tet s versary, then jammed upon a wind, and in the act her (1, 4, off. Besides the cook slain, the Hibernia 1 15 u n „ A vow' , r ie mate, boatswain, carpenter, steward, and sevent tle ,";,i his 'die The courage, however, of her dauntless caPtll t - e i r stO P " remaining men and boys, was still unimpaired. be d, f el' indeed, was w ore, but their si irits were unque n ,,, c , dr Thu almost exhausted barky continued stee n ." r t * o the r Ling fresh breechings for her guns, and roll the I:P' e rel mares as best she might. At Ih. 30m. Aar'' ° a i n privateer, having bent another main-sail, was a fg ias - ,r5 to be coming up astern. Again the stern -e' had regbor 4 their deadly shower. About two the SehOODer_l%fivsiot her former favourite station upon the Hibe'rlitolathei44s quarter ; broad.ide after broadside was poured I ,it ot ii ho' dot to, ble ship, and a furious encounter was maintainens,u.., of 5 0 , four. By this time every yard of the British rig a of s , e d every, brace and rope attached thereto had been c o rea° oer # , for the last two hours of the conflict she had be, Acu lif, boe, two men and two boys, who with the utmost able to fight one gun. At 4h 30m., however,. tnovedietiooPoesi also evidently had enough. By way of partingy b e is c art g dif i l lasting remembrance, Lennon rammed one of _ sd opt' „ I ye' „ , Oiling it to the muzzle with all sorts of missiles a ha J 1 e), 1 500 mu.ket-balls. W&ting until the ibisschoosnLe farhosio round off and exposed her stern, he then ea d e atlP " along the gun—the red hot poker did its duty—the hr ol o e re. was evidenced by the yells of mortal agony " e o the schooner's deck, who now hauled off to retu rn dea alt o _ The discharge, which had carried so much ,!_ e doom to the foe, had nearly proved fatal w s` l Lennon. Every shot—and he threw none aw r :, % plf lo siag a fired by his own hand; but when this last gu, sve r, prodigious was the charge that it canted clean the hero of this nine hours' unequal, all ° asi r ' et ~o t t contest. s 16 r 0,7 At daylight the schooner, which was afterif I, of 9 0, 0% to be the Comet, of Baltimore, Captain Boyd teir t) pean, about 350 tons, " and a crew of one hundred g ' i n ortis dr . was discovered about a mile to windward ( O e N., St Thomas, W. N. W. ), a perfect w reck, over the e , c lW; neat ; her decks were ripped up—her topmasts untied' ed Po and she had lost 48 men, killed and mortally ‘` rn i a she . oo sive of others severely and slightly. The Hth e ,d to re,tottit he her colours, a compliment he was in no m° o vet s ' ths t rr i fact, during the whole encounter, he ha d , Lenn on ca rr y colours, and it was the impression of Captain a ttemp t to 11 S had struck. Had Lennon succeeded in his ten tion d do e'n he away the Comet's main-mast it was his arift e s .,hich t o placed the Hibernia to windward, and to ha, s : sys er, buoy, with a hawling-line attached to a "_ a r helog would have compelled him (under the threat . o iug e to ac lay hold of. This would, indeed, have be lts: , fee L ejle t tr merchantman. He r means , h oweve r, were s tood; iv complish a purp ose so sp i r i te d. A s matte h e co uld , made for St. Th omas i n t h e b es t mannth"'e 3 ~t e ron' o f rived there, w ith ou t f ur th er casualty, ou T yro. 12th. ti , co t 4 1; a p The second schooner, s e en by the Hihert o dert alte r the Comet, turned out to be the Admirals the 10 wo tbe and 65 men, which Boil had capture:d on e t he n'" c o, action of thirty minutes. he r er vto rar,,,, Scarcely had the Hibernia dropped her f i f e lean d° s ehs'"" island of St. Thomas, from Governo r ' atu lation s , i i it . rang with acclamations.- Addresses, coog r t pOUr eU to wn. / be Lions, songs, odes, testimonials of every sn e r ,: ie rcha n netpc 'The subscribers consisted of masters oi — e , te e in \ ` et t. t ot appropriate a tribute of his fellow-seamed' rose" rin e er e only token of the admiration which Len, to e ii,t, t ` e of colonists of St. Thomas were equally Prnli„ o n the re ba: j ol feelings ; 550 e, with Governor Alaaean t!i,. l the par 41, speedily subscribed-1031. to be ex peneleo,..',' idu e to . a ; 01 . e g , a piece of plate for the captain ; th e _roe'tained in It be among the crew. I.ennon's portion is `; osse ssion' o of silver salver, now in the gallant veteran's P foreha n je the following apposite inscription b y the 1% a ilatit t i Presented to Captain John Lennon ui ,h e d g ait' o of the Island of St. Thomas, for his disting 6 gu ao tto ot i . defending and saving his ship, the Htbe r ,'", a , a fter 30 tAI : men, of whom 12 were killed and wounded' 16 guus a 1611°1 nine hours with an Americun privaterr of januor.)o''ritipr men, off the Island of Saba, on the 1 0 th t h e 11 1 I) Ji i t t The Comet, even in worse condition tha n ( a l" a , a noble and , e_ t i tt atine _ e s ‘',..re int m o 7i P th or t t h ß e i t e r o u , e to s Boyl wrote to his undaunted antagonist, ! 1 ' w oen. g ar , sue it would afford him to see Lennon C oln° fo• admit of an exchange of courtesies. Both t a b lo Dr tr,terpttairadamage.s., r r enero. f ° o , e ' t he F o ld It slightly wounded, each in the arm. was rern ar ; o - 0 0 Lennon's official tter to the Admiralty details at larg. e t he vio , ' te n its modesty. but having given the 0e. 31 rit .,d in i O 5. Ito mere iteration to transcribe it. Upon his ar seo _ en ag a . ret t he found an Admiralty order to protect his_ pressment. The speedy establishment of Pe'L as however, of no value. The Hibernia's ear . go rs "_ t , than e the the amount of 40,00 W., yet the underwriters oys cant o would not contribute a shilling to the averagetaen r r isks u p soy tamed by the action. Those wino had k were the resulet ship acted very differently. Two trials,_‘: ow ners, ifj hi e verdict finally given against hisLetinon;itiol.a.,, he w o o l to ,d thereby a loss of 5,000/, not one-lni.nt contrast n'" this P' ese ! ' u plic'' e n incurred al u s as by m surrender ofthe rh o r s a V i h , i s a , t r a tr in the matter, ei deserve a better a oh: .4 The fictions of John intim vr snatch them froinin than he who thus endeavours No doubt many kind e sP ° I !? city of all-devouring time. who s. ere in no wa,s: " to theirbattles rO. a. that they may have • he indisputable cradle 0 ‘; t,t , . 41 have existed, and may The me Meant-service encouroged, and advan . ce n u t ose gory ; may it be foster(' Burr tJ achieve so itoP ri l a iar iue again repeat — no way so _u eance a gain exist. and er • If he loyal as by rendering National." e under sincer e b l e Y t terra sari.octeoele E 1 5/ RETIREMENT 6r. MADEMOISELLE Mit- t oo Mademoiselle Ma's appeared for the last time r i p the:.trie on Wednesday night. At an early hour tit!, moors 0, 1 0 ,5 e Theatre Francais were besieged, and not a seat in the P i per remained vacant. Mademoiselle Mars had selected two °' it; best characters for this spen.al OCC36IOD-- Elmire, in Taftil;,;l and Sylvia, in the fear de `Anon) et du Hazard. .i t , her be said, and we ate delighted at it, that she carries olt',lijoit the i egret of all parties —a noble conclusion to her br P ' Sigler* .~,:r ~,: It Yott / ''tB ctir The ittist Alter t Wt, s