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ward the Ministerial plan for facilitating the Sale of Incumbered Estates in : • to admit the project to be possessed of all toe quali ties attributed to it by romantic expectetion ;—a man may be allo we d t o doubt the certainty of its Lein } ; the absolute and grand panacea fur which fr,land has been waiting for uncounted centuries ; and still there will be no denying that there is in it much of the bold ness w hi c h t emp t s s uccess, and that it points to further movements which must be resultant in the end. The plan amounts to setting up an effectual Court of Chancery ;— one w hich shall work and do work, and this in the life of man, instead of leaving the results, like changes in the elements of the heavenly bodies, to comparison by posterity. Disputed or incumbered estates, on the application of any of the disputants, are under the discretion of the new Court to be sold, and the proceeds divided according to such scale of equity as shall be provided or determined, all such de cisions to be thenceforth a good title. Upon which the question arises, why something of the same kind cannot be done in other cases. There is a general impression that in this country, nobody, speaking generally, likes to show his titles to land. Everybody suspects weakness, in what nobody has taken effectual measures to make clear and strong. Why then should there not be a general agreement to start from a new point? Assign a Moderate term for the announcement of claims against the actual holders; with provision of Course for lodging and registering now-existing re versionary and contingent claims as well as others, but with penalties, or rights of action for them, against ma licious claimants. And to such property as at the end of that period is not disputed, give a title which shall be good thenceforth ; with provision for the registra tion and consequent ready proof of future transfers. The objection to registration has hitherto been, that it would rake up dangerous claims. But it is better to take the chance of what may be raked up in a limited term, with the prospect of security where none shall arise, than to live from father to son in insecurity. Where claims within the proposed term are made, the Court must try its powers ; but in a large proportion of cases, it isjpresumable claims would not appear. It might be possible to write a novel, where the heir or heiress to large estates should be spirited away and carried into the dominions of Prester John, to the prevention of putting in their claims within the limited time. But to chances of this nature may be applied the doctrine, that de minimis non curat lex. The substantial mass must not be sacrificed, through fear of romantic exceptions. There is in this to attract an interest to the further progress of the plan. On Friday the Poor-laws (Ireland) (Rate in Aid) Bill was considered in Committee and reported. An amendment proposing to take the rate from the land lord, was supported only by a miserable minority of 31 against 101. It is astonishing how hard men fight for the first dip into the dish ; though when the tables happen to be turned, they are fluent in protest ing that all that is taken from the operative or the tenant is virtually taken from the landowner. The House met on Saturday to receive the report. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, AN OLD REFORMER. London, April 30, 1849. THE LEGAL TITLE ASSURANCE COMPANY. (Provisionally - Registered, January 17, 1849.) Capital, 2,000,000/., in 80,000 Shares, of 251. each. Preliminary Deposit, 2s. 6d. per Share Prospectuses and full information may be obtained at the Tempo rary Offices of the Company, 13A, Cannon-row, Westminster, on ap plication to G. F. HOWE, lon. Sec., pro tern Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols , AI R S. TROLLOPE'S NEW NOVEL. TIIE LOTTERY OF MARRIAGE. Also, just published, ROCKINGHAM ; or, The Younger Brother. 3 vols. 111. LADY ALICE ; or, The New Una. 3 vols. Fleury Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough street. JIOSPITAL for CONSUMPTION. ANNIVERSARY DINNER. May 2. BENJAMIN DISRAELI, Esq., 31. P., in the Chair. The Committee of Management earnestly request that all parties intending to lie present at the Dinner will communicate with the Secretary by (Monday), THIS DAY, the 30th inst., at th• latest. OSBORN P. CRO6S, Secretary. April 26, 1849. -BOARD OF GREEN CLOTH, ST. JAMES'S PALACE, 28th APRIL, 1849. Notice is Hereby Given, to the Ambassadors, the Foreign Minis ters, the Members of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and the Officers and Ladies of the Royal Household, invited to her Majesty's Ball at Buckingham Palace, on Monday Evening, the 30th Instant, that their Carriages ore to enter St. James's. park by the great gate on Constitution-hill, pass along to the arch in the north Wing of the Palace, set down at the Garden entrance, and leaving the Garden by the gate near the riding-house, are to turn to the light. The empty Carriages are afterwards to proceed in like manner through Constitutkn Hill-gate into the Park, wait there till called to take up, and go away through Grosvenor-place. The Carriages of all other persons invited to the Ball are to fall into line in St. James's-street, eater the Park by Stable-yard -gate, pass the trout of the Palace and through Buckingham-gate, to set down at the Equerry's door. The empty Carriages are to turn round, and passing down the Bird-cage Walk, are to cross the Parade opposite the Horse Guards, to wait in the Mall till called to the Equerry's door, after taking up, they are to re-enter the Park by Buckingham•gate, and go away through Stable-yard gate, up St. James's-street. FORTESCUE, Lord stewmo ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Mdlle. PARODI. The Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, are respect tiny informed that TO-MORROW EVENINGS, Will be presented Donizetti's admired Opera, entitled LA FAVORITA. To conclude with (the Scenery by Mr. Charles Marshall) an en tirely mew grand Ballet, by M. Taglioni, entitled ELECTRA ; or, The Lost Plelade. Applicat!cns for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box *Mee, Cope:a Colonnade. Doors or <r at Half-past Seven, Concert to commence at Eight. QT. JAMES'S THEATRE. Seasen 1849. FRENCH PLAYS and OPERA COMIQWE. THIS EVENING, The Performances will commence at Eight o'clock precisely, with FRA DIAVOLO. To conclude with LA PANIER FLEURI. Mr. Mitchell begs also to announce that, notwithstanding the in- Creased expenses of the present entertainment, the prices of admis sion are determined as Mllows : lioxes .. • • 6s. ed. Pit • • • • •• •, •• 3s. ed. Amphitheatre .. • • .. 2s. Od. Subscriptions for the season may be arranged at Mr. Mitchell's loyal Library. 33, Old Bond-street ; Mr. Sams', St. James's-street ; 7(r. Andrews', New Bond-street ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is *pen daily from eleven till five. REATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKE'I. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. 111 P. EVENT N. Will be performed DON CADZAR DE BAZAN. Don Csasar, Mr. J. Wallack. After which a Classical Extravaganza, entitled THE SPHINX. To be followed by TIIE ROUGH DIAMOND. To conclude with the Farce of LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELVIII. Under :he direction of Madame Celeate, THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE HOP PICKERS. Principal characters by Messrs. Lambert, Boyce, Wright, Paul Bedford, Ilughes, Mun- Yardt, 0. gmith, Cullenford, Worrell, Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, 3413. F. Matthews, Miss Taylor, Miss E. Chaplin, &c. After which, WHO LIVES AT No. 9? Characters by Messrs. Wright and Worrell, and Miss Chaplin. To conclude with a Farce, called GOING TO THE DERBY THE DERBY DAY. Mr. Jeremiah Twiddle, Mr. Wright; Mr. John J ames Chucks, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Captain Nobble, Mr. Worrell ; mxil. Chucks, Mrs. Matthews ; Mrs. Twiddle, Miss Woolgar. ROYAL LYCEUM THEAT KE. Under the Managemext of Madame Vestrta. Sol.: Lessee, Mr. Charles Mahe o.s. EVENING Will be performed a Piece THlS entitled HOLD YOUR TONGUE. Cha racters by Messrs. C. Mathews, Selby, and Parselle ; Miss H. Gil bert, Miss Jane Coleman, and Madame Vestris. ITo be followed by BOX AND COX. To conclude with THE SEVEN CHAMPIONS OP CHRISTEN DOM. Dress 11oxeff, 55.; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, Is. No kalf-price to any part of the house. The 2 iew Dolt-ogle% No. 2, 'Wellington- street, is open to the public kivcry day, from Tan till Six. PRINCESS'S THEAT Mr. J. M. Maddox, Sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENINLI. Will be performed a new Opera, entitled THE HEART OF MID LoTmA N. To conclude with a new grand Extravaganza, entitled NOURED DIN AND THE FAIR PERSIAN. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the Patronage of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, &c. The new grand Easter Spectacle unprecedentedly successful. THIS EVENING, The performance will commence with a Grand Equestrian Spec tacle, by Fltzball, entitled T HE WHITE MAIDEN OF CALIFOR NIA; or, the Horse of the Ocean. To be followed by an inimitable display of SCENES IN THE CIR CLE, hi which the first Equestrian talent of the day will appear. To conclude with THE LONDON CARRIER. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. WE Arat:at—SUN OFFICE, APRIL 29 . i:I IERItIollIETER, Lowest, 39 ; Highest, 52; Noo n, 59. BA.itoiv E TER, 30.28; a rise of half an inch since yesterday. WIND N.N.W.—light, airy, and fine sunshiny weather. APMI. 30. Ta hatiCiMETER, Lowest, 48; Highest, 60, Noon. 60, BAROMETER, 30.35. WIND E.S.E.—fine sunshiny weather. ti wATER. AT LONDON Bra Dot:. Tin a DA —Alorning, 32 min. after 7 I Evening, 10 rain. after S To-Maaitow— or 51 rain. after 8 i Eveninz, 31 Min' after 9 '‘ 4 ? ' , 4A 4- \ , 1 FMS k;1 • e • mos • , lt 0 1 • •• • 1 itenbut °"1.111 LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1849. DEMBINSKI has conquered WELDE N es completely as BINI had already conquered WINDISCHGRATZ. The Austrian Government can no longer conceal the adversities which have befallen the Imperialists through the genius of KOSSUTH and the heroism of the Hungarians. The victorious patriots are ad vancing too closely upon the frontiers of Germany to a dmit of a ny f urther blinking of the truth by the Viennese Cabinet. Unless some extraordinary ~ic,•e in th `o tuns, of eloTLt the roar of the Magyar artiliery would soon give the lie to the denial cf their advance as conquerors. An epitome of the acbievemnts of Hungarian pa triotism during this memorable arid glorious campaign will show how far we have been all along justified in auguring well of the war of independence. After the advance upon the Danube of the German soldiers under WINDISCHGRATZ, and of the Croatian irregu lars under JELLACHICH, it will be remembered that the Provisional Government, in obedience to the recommendation of the illustrious KOSSUTH, with drew beyond the marshy barrier of the Theiss into the almost inaccessible city of Debreczin. There the plan of the campaign was deliberately organized ; there the national councils deliberated; there the executive administration, under the inspiration of the great statesman who was to Hungary what LAMAR TINE has been to France and MAZZINI to Italy, presided over the destinies of a nascent, or rather of a reviving nationality—assailed at the same moment, by the colossal forces of the Austrian EMPEROR and by the auxiliary troops of the Russian AUTOCRAT. The spectacle was sublime and the peril enormous. Every generous heart beat with hope for the heroic democracy which was standing at bay before a coalition of Absolute Governments. The gaze of every Liberal in Europe was turned with emotion towards the seat of war, with the view of discerning the nature of its successive movements. To misrepresent those movements as much as possible, without running the risk of immediate detectien,has been the aim of the Court of Olmutz from the moment the first shots were fired by the belligerents. So long as concealment of the truth was practicable it was screened under the mask of garbled dispatches and distorted bulletins. At last the triumphs of the Hungarians have been so brilliant and overwhelming as to preclude the states men of Vienna from any further misrepresentations. And but for the constant warnings which we, among a very few of the other democratic journals, en. deavoured from the outset to disseminate, the public would now have heard with unmingled astonishment from the official organs of Imperial Austria, that throughout the whole of the campaign the Hungarians have proved victorious over their assailants—beating down the Russians in Transylvania, driving the Ger mans across the frontiers of Moldo-Wallachia, and ultimately compelling the grand army of the Impe rialists to retreat with precipitation and dismay, from city to city, in the direction of the Austrian capital. From the very first, however, we have exposed the fabulous accounts furnished to Western Europe by the Viennese papers, and paraded with a very short lived exultation in the reactionary press of England. Our readers will consequently experience no surprise, on finding that our statements as to the uninterrupted success of the llungarians have at length received confirmation from the official organs of the Austrian Government. Neither will it be any matter of asto nishment to hear one of the most bitter and relentless opponents of the fellow-patriots of KOSSUTH confess ing, at the eleventh hour, that the Polish Generals opposed to the Russo-Austrian coalition have shown in their tactics very remarkable ability, and acknowledging; in so many words, that through out the contest the Hungarians have displayed " far greater military strength and national resources than the rest of Europe had given them credit for." Glancing back over the whole of this extraordinary struggle, the following are the most important of the various advantages obtained by the captains of Louts KOSSUTH over the invaders of Hungary : BEM first of all, by a series of daring manoeuvres , conquered the whole of Transylvania. Ile seized Klausenburg, notwithstanding the com bined ranks of the Austrians and their Russian auxiliaries. He occupied Hermanstadt, the principal place in :hat principality. He finally drove his antagonists before him across ;he boundaries of the province, and has subsequently Followed them himself into Wallachia. DEMBINSKI has subsequently conducted the centre of the patriots from the neighbourhood of Debreczin across the Theirs upon the principal position of the Imperialists. He proved victorious in the fight which took place at Gyongiis. He has met with similar success at Erlau. He has driven the right wing of the Austrians with considerable slaughter across the Danube. He caused the larger portion of the army of the Imperialists to fall back hastily upon Rakos. He triumphed over the two brigades stationed at Waitzen. He has forced the Germans to evacuate the double capital of Buda-Pesth. He obliged the enemy to make a general move ment of retreat by a masterly manamvre, in which he threatened to turn the left flank of the Imperial army under WOHLGEMUTIT. lie raised the siege of Comorn by dispatching thither GEORGEY at the head of a division of the Magyars. He has beaten the Germans back, step by step, beyond the waters of the Waag. He has gained a great battle under the walls of Gran. He is now pushing forward with such rapidity as to threaten the dictation of terms within sight of the Viennese metropolis. Such have been the glorious achievements which have consecrated the rights of the Hungarians with the fame of victory. The Magyars have revealed throughout a capacity to withstand the domination of a foreign despot. They have, under the command of their Polish Generals, worsted the redoubtable JELLACEICII, the veteran WINDISCHGRATZ, and even that vaunted proficient in the science of war, General WELDEN. Our next Parliament, said Louis KOSSUVIT, shall meet in the Hungarian capital--the repres,sntatives shall assemble not at Debreczin but at Pesth ! How nobly is that heroic promise draw ing towards the hour of its fulfilment ! Now that the whole of the Hungariaut terri tory, from the frontiers of Wallachia to the frontiers of Moravia, from the Carpathian Mountail3s to the channel of the Drave, have been conquered .rfom the legions of Austria by the dauntless patriotism of the Magyars, now that the illustrious conquerors are pressing forward in the footsteps of the retreating Imperialists, and are driving them at the sword's point upon Presburg, we may look forward vti ith the ardour of confidence to the happy termination of a war so bravely commenced and so heroicalily con ducted. On Wednesday next the seventh anniversary dinner in aid of the Hospital for Consumption, at Brompton, will be presided over by BEYJAMIN DISRAELI, Esq., M.P. for the county of Bucking hamshire. We understand moreover that the in terest of the occasion will be enhanced by the attend ance of Monsieur GUIZOT and other distinguished in dividuals. In anticipation of Wednesday, we would earnestly direct the attention of the publi.,c to the approach of this generous and attractive anniversary —the attraction and the generosity of which will be worthily expressed by the Chairman -selected for 1849, one so gifted in intellect, and in heart so peculiarly alive to the sufferings an :d the be nevolence of humanity. Knowing the munificence which has already been evinced by the public in forwarding the wis hes of the committee of this very noble and beautiful institution, it appears almost needless to remark upon i tts claims upon the metropolis for assistance. As, howrever, the funds accumulated have been far from eqrad to the necessities of enlargement, we are authoris ed in our endeavour to bring the circumstance of thee charity prominently under the general consideration. The idea out of which the whole of this most interesting establishment has originated. is one snfficiently mo urnful It to secure fo this, r that it the w l ale sgmpathievery es of the multitude. was other physical calamity had its hospital, the dread disease of pulmonary consumption, that disease which is but too truly declared to be " the most frequent and destructive malady in existence," was- without any structure in which its more impoverish ed victims could lock for shelter—the unfortunate pati eats being refused admission into any other institution, on the plea of " the lingering nature and alm oat certain fatality of their disease." To alleviate an affliction pressing so sorely upon the labouring cl as ses, the Hospital for Consumption was erected in 13rompton out of sums raised by voluntary contribution, Con siderable, however, as has been the aid afforded to the eAailisinnorit, it will be unhappily too ma in.est that that aid has been insufficient to carry but the intentions of the committee, when we mention the fact that, until very recently, the building has only been able to accommodate sixty patients, and that it now admits merely seventy. The inadequacy of this accommodation will be apparent when we bear in recollection that out of the 45,000 souls annually expiring in London, about 5,000 deaths—" or one-eighth of the total mortality of the metropolis at all ages "—arise from this ter rible malady. To supply this deficiency in some measure is the immediate object of the anniversary dinner on Wed nesday. Of all eleemosynary institutions in the neighbourhood of this great city, we know of none so peculiarly entitled to the benevolent assistance of the population. We have devoted a large portion of our columns to-day to a report of the important debate at the India House on the days of Wednesday and Friday last, on the subject of annexing to the British dominions in India the territory of Sattara. By this act the East India Company virtually ex- tinguish the house of SEVAJEE, the head of the Mabratta empire. The debate was founded on the papers recently printed by the House of Commons, which contain the arguments on either side pro pounded by the various members of the Governments in India, and by the Court of Directors in Englaid. It is contended by the annexationists that there is now no heir to the principality, and that it has legally lapsed to the British Government, as Lord Paramount in India ; firstly, as successors to the GREAT MOGUL; secondly, as successor to the Peishwa ; and, thirdly, as grantor of the principality to the ex Raja, PERTAUB SINGH. On the first ar gument one word will suffice. On the seal of the Marquis of HASTINGS, the Governor-General of India, affixed to the original treaty of 1819, that British ruler styles himself " Fidwee Mahomed Padshah Ghazy," which being interpreted, is "I am the devoted servant of MAHOMED PADSHA H (the Great Mogul), the defender of the faith of Islam." So far from our having ever assumed to be Lord Paramount, as suc cessor to the MOGUL, we have recognised his vassals, the Vizier of Oude and the Nizam of the Deccan, for nearly one hundred years to the present time, as independent Sovereign Princes, with whom we have had treaties during the whole of that period. The title of Lord Paramount, as successor to the Peishwa, assumes a different shape, for here it is maintained that, in virtue of that right, the Raja of Sattara, who was Lord Paramount of the Peishwa (his Prime Minister) is our vassal and feudatory ! This argument is too monstrous and absurd to need any refutation. With regard to the third argument for annexation, viz., that as we ceded the territory to the Raja, his heirs and successors in perpetuity, therefore we have a right to resume it, because there is no heir. It happens, however, both the ex- Raja, the head of the family, and the late Raja, his younger brother, each adopted a collateral blood relative as heir. Sir GEORGE CLERK, the late Governor of Bombay, and Mr. FRERE, the Poli- tical Resident at Sattara, who must be considered the best authorities who have dealt with the ques tion in India, assert, that both the children were legally adopted by the Raja, and that they stand, according to Hindoo law and practice, in the relation of legitimate issue. The learning, research, and acquirements displayed by Mr. FRERE on this question appear to us perfectly conclu sive on the point, and this is the view taken by all those in England who have dissented from the :nee sure, and whose names alone furnish a guarantee for the justice of their decision. The supporters of annex ation appear to us throughout their argument to have confounded the distinction between principality and feifs. The title of a Lord Paramount to decide upon the occasion of the death of a feudatory, bound to perform service, is indisputable, and he therefore possesses a clear right to renew the territorial grant on such conditions as he deems fit, or to withhold it altogether; but we think it has been most trium phantly demonstrated that the Rajas of Sattara were absolute Sovereigns, recognised as such by treaties, and not feudal vassals holding their fiefs on the tenure of service, whose successors might or might not be recognised at the pleasure of the co-contracting party. By the treaty of 1819, renewed in 1839, the territory of Sattara was secured for ever to the reigning Raja, his heirs and successors, whether by direct lineal descent, or by the Hindoo custom of adop tion. To contend, therefore, that the principle regu lating the transmission of a fiefdom is applicable to the state and sovereignty of Sattara, is plainly to set at defiance every native usage, and to place the throne of every existing Prince at the mercy of the East India Company. Mr. WlLLousanßY in India, and Mr. MANGLES in England, have been anxious to impress the public with the belief that the late ex-Raja of Sattara was, at the time of our successful war with the Peishwa, an abject prisoner, confined in a dungeon ; but no assertion can be more contrary to the fact, whether regard be had to the actual condition of the Raja, or the position of rank which he occupied in relation to the Mahratta people and the Government of the Empire. The dungeon was neither more nor less than the whole range of the Cagle of Sattara, containing the Palace of the Raja's ancestors, and embracing an area larger than the precincts of Windsor Castle, or the grounds of Buckingham Palace. There he had his gardens, his space for horse ex ercise, a lake full of fish for sport, exclusive of the comfort and luxuries obtainable by fifty thousand rupees a year. The Peishwa, though the de facto ruler, exercised his authority in the name of his Royal Master, and would have been deposed by the Mahratta Chiefs and people in a month, had he ven- tured to set aside the head of the house of SEVAJEE, and to proclaim himself the sovereign, and not the servant of the " tenant of a dungeon." We would commend to all who will to- morrow deposit their votes on the question in the ballot-box to consider well the em phatic words of the present Governor-General of India on this subject. His Lordship says :—" The Government is bound in duty, as well as in policy, to act on every such occasion with the purest integrity, and with the most scrupulous observance of good faith. Where even a shadow of doubt can be shown, the claim should at once be abandoned." We could venture, too, to urge one other motive in favour of a reconsideration of the decision at which the majority of the Court of Directors have arrived. No measure is more calculated to shake the attachment of the people of India to our rule than that which deprives them of the ancient, sacred, and cherished right of trans mitting their honours and estates by adoption. We, therefore, think it would be but the exercise of a sound prudence to give the Directors an opportunity of recalling their late dispatch, and thereby of conciliating a great and powerful people like the Mahrattas, and of quieting the fears of the millions who would look upon the annexation of Sat • tara as a prelude to the confiscation of property hitherto capable of being disposed of according to the wishes of the possessor, and the religious customs of the Hindoos—by the rite of adoption. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris papers of Saturday and yesterday. The French expedition arrived at Civita Vecchia on the 26th, and took possession of the town, no resistance being offered to them. A — telegraphic dispatch was received on Saturday at half-past three o'clock P.M. by the Government. It is dated Civita Vecchia, April 26, 11 o'clock A.M., and is as follows: The squadron under my command anchored yesterday at ten o'clock before Civita Vecchia. At twelve o'clock the city was occupied by 1,800 men of the expeditionary army. " This occupation wils effected with the consent of the authorities of the town, and without a blow being struck " The whole of the troops have disembarked since 111* morning, thaen Rear-Admiral elanding commanding of the the squadronmilitary Stores. Signed, telegraphicB:liageAtdnuietrcselderacryaiedaatnfiy,, o'clock P.M., to the following effect:— . MARSEILLES, APRIL 28, 2 o'CLocx, " 4 GENERAL ORDINOT TO . THE MINISTER AT WAR . ." CIVI rA VECCHIA, Aram 25. We are masters of Civita Vecchia without . striking a blow. The authorities offered no resistance; the inhabitants and ational Guard receive us with acclamation.' The National Assembly passed the budget of the THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 30, 1849. Minister of Marine on Saturday, by a majority of 510 f I'll, ;11...crs are t,itie,,-,ouring, by every me an.; Iti their power. to excite an outbreak in Paris, in order to have an excuse to continue General CHANGARNIER his unconstitutional powers, and to go to the country ith the prestige of having put down an insurrection—a piece of stage trickery which is sure to tell in the elec tions in the provinces. In order to irritate the people, po,icemen in uniform are sent to interrupt the proceed ings at the electoral mee ti ngs , an d the agens provocateurs , alias " police spies," are employed in assemb lin g crowds and getting up sham ro ws i n the streets. These th i ng s were complained of in the Assembly by M. F ELIX NAT, but the explanation of M. LEON FAUCHER was a very lame affair. The people, however, are behaving most admirably, and we trust they will continue to ab stain from breaking the public peace, and giving General CnArcaanNTErt that opportunity for which he and his party so ardently long. Should the Mouchards of the Government commence an emeute—a circumstance by r o means improbable —we hope the people will leave them to tight it out with their employers without interfering in the matter. The Committee on the War budget has recommended a reduction in the strength of the army of 32,773 infantry and 8,000 cavalry. There was a large crowd assembled oa Saturday night at the Porte St. Denis, which separated at half past ten. Several persons were arrested. At five o'clock on Saturday morning the PRESIDENT left for Troyes for the purpose of reviewing and distri buting their new colours to the National Guard, who were expected to muster 15,000 or 18,000 strong. He was accompanied by t h e Mi n i sters o f War and Com merce. The P RESIDENT returne d t o P ar i s the same day. It has been d ec id e d b y G overnmen t to give up the Marquesas, but t o re t a i n T a hi t i. We read in th e M on i teur :—" G enera l Cabrera was arrested on the 23d at t h e h am l et o f E rr , on the French frontier, with three of his officers. He was at first con ducted to Perpignan. According to the instructions he has received, the Prefect of the Pyrent.is Orientales has caused the Carlist Chief to be transferred to Fort Lalgue." _ . The French Five per Cents. wero yesterday heavy at the Passage de l'Opera; after being done as low as 871. 50c., they closed at 87f. 60c., sellers. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, APRIL 28. Boulogne and Amiens, 83, 4 —East Indian, 3%—Northern of France, 11—Orleans and Bordeaux, 3' A —Sambre and Meuse, 4. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 24th have arrived. The Court was to leave for Aranjuez on the 30th. It appears that M. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE left Madrid im mediately on the receipt of the Legitimatist French journals, containing the PRESIDENT'S letter, which was the first notice he received of the existence of that do cument; copies of it having been forwarded by the be trayer of the confidence of the PRESIDENT to the Legi timatist journals before the original of this " private and confidential letter" was transmitted to the person to whom it was addressed. MADRID BOLSA, APRIL 24.—The Three per Cents. were done to-day at 24 13-16 cash, and were 1316, buyers, sellers, after the close; Five per Cents,, 104 buyers, 11 sellers; Coupons, 64 buyers; Passive Debt, 3i buyers, 4 sellers. Exchange on London, 50 25. GERMAJN Y AND THE NORTHERN STATES. AUSTRIA. DEFEAT OF WELDEN BY THE HUNGARIANS. The intelligence from Vienna more than confirms all that had been previously rumoured as to the utter rout of the Austrian army by the Hungarians. The 35th Army Bulletin, pubiished in the Weiner Zeitung, ac knowledges that the Magyars have driven back both WELDEN and WOHLGEMUTEI, have raised the siege of Comorn, have compelled the Au s t r i ans to evacuate Buda and Pesth, and are advanc• ing on Vienna. Tho main Austrian corps, under WELDEN, was driven out of Gran at the point of the bayonet and utterly put to the rout. While this was going on at Gran, the army besieging Comorn, under General WOHLCEMUTS, was driven northward by the Hungarians, whose outposts on the 23d were within to o miles of Presburg. WOILLGEMIJTH'S army consisted of 25,000 men. The Magyars have thus completely broken the Austrian centre, and cutoff WOHLGEMIITH'S communica tion with WELDEN, while by the capture of Gran, WEL DEN'S own communications with Vienna are endangered, and his retreat into Styria cut off by the Hungarian left wing under KLAPILA and VETTA. On the night of the 22d orders were received for WELDEN to dispatch all the regular troops stationed in Vienna in the direction of Presburg; but the commandant did not deem it safe to part with the force which enables him to keep up the state of siege, and the orders were disregarded. In a village near Vienna boys of 15 and 16 years have been forced to join the ranks. WELDEN has offered every Magyar who deserts fire florins, and twenty if he brings his horse with him. The Magyar authorities meet this alluring offer by publicly announcing that any soldier who felt disposed to accept of it was at liberty to do so. If the following is authentic, and we see no reason to doubt it, the Magyars are, probably, at this moment un der the walls of Vienna. - - • Arl i n orr writesespond fr e o n m t v in ien th e e a u C e o d n e s r iii d u a ti t o e n:t A el pr G il az 2 e 3 t , te fiv o e f o'clock r.m.:—" My intelligence must not be regarded as Berlin, a mere rumour. Couriers have arrived, and bring confir mation of the defeat of General WOHLGEMUTH. Vienna is in a state of feverish agitation. Numerous families are already preparing to quit the capital, in which they are afraid that disturbances will break out. The Imperial troops, transported to the left bank of the Danube on the 19th, were repulsed on the following day. GEORGE is with 60,000 men near Neuhauxl and St. Peter's, one league from Comorn, and he has relieved that fortress, before which there were 15,000 Austrians. The Hungarians are in full march for the frontiers of Austria, and are four (German) miles distant from Vienna." Another correspondent of this journal says that the advanced posts of the Hun garians are at Tyrnau. From another source we learn from Vienna that Co morn is relieved ; the corps of General WOHLGE MUTH was driven back five German miles. It is added, that not only have the Magyars relieved Comorn, but they have advanced within two leagues of Presburg. While General WELDEN was beaten on the Danube, Pesth, the capital, was evacuated by the Austrians, who crossed the Danube on the 21st, at five o'clock P.M. It appears certain that Buda has also been evacuated; and should all this be confirmed, it is expected that KOSSUTH will re-open the Diet there on the 24th. The Hungarian General VETTER has been appointed to take charge of the re• establish ment of all the passages of the Danube below Pesth, to occupy Stuhlweissenburg, and to raise the landaturm of those countries. The Emperor of RUSSIA is expected at Olumtz on the sth of May. PRUSSIA. DISSOLUTION OF THE SECOND CHAMBER— EMEUTE IN BERLIN—COLLISION BETWEEN THE MILITARY AND THE PEOPLE—AP PREHENDED REVOLUTION. On the 27th an official decree was published, dissolv ing the second Chamber and proroguing the first sine die. The second Chamber on the 26th had voted that the state of siege was unlawful. As soon as the dissolution of the Second Chamber became known in Berlin the excitement throughout the city was excessive. Towards evening crowds gathered on the Donhof Platz, and in front of the Chamber, and on the Linden as it grew dark the angry and threatening appearance of the masses increased. Picquets of soldiers wer o s t a tioned on the Square; they endeavoured in vain to disperse the c Do r n o h w o d f . An officer was struck with a stick so heavily that he was carried away senseless. The soldiers immediatelyh severely wounded. This was a . the The crowd showed t the mail the on the group, and one man fellt dead; two eight. Up are to the time of the departure of littleth s i t n r c e l e i t n s a t i w o n a s firing has embitt ere d them. to not disperse,im pr improved. FRANKFORT. The King of BAVARIA has forwarded a note, refusing to accept the Constitution, or to acknowledge the King of PRUSSIA as Emperor. . . The German Parliament, ou the 26th, decided that the acceptance of the King of PRUSSIA. of the dignity of Emperor of the GERMANS, would presuppose the recog nition of the constitution; that those Governments who have not expressed opinions respecting the constitution, the choice of a supreme head and the electoral law, be urged to do so, and to take no steps (such as the dis solution or adjournment of the Legislative Assemblies), for preventing the manifestation of public opinion; that the National Assembly will wait until the 3d of May the result of the measures taken by the central ex ecutive, in order to carry out the foregoing declarations; end that the committee of 30 be a permanent one, with power to propose further measures to the National As sembly. The above committee has decided that the rfc ill of the Austrian members by the Austrian Go vernment is null and void; and that those members are to be paid for the future out of the national treasury. HANOVER. The King of HANOVER has dissolved the Second Chamber, on account of its decision in favour of the constitution of the Frankfort Assembly. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. The news of the defeat of the Danes by the Schleswig Iloleteiners in the second battle of Kolding is confirmed. Kolding was stormed, and the centre and left wing of the Danes fled in confusion. ITALY. __— Turin journals of the 25th have been received. CD:i nt:rut has returned to Turin from Paris. The Risorgimento says it has received intelligence that the order has been given for the entry of 3,000 Aus trians into Alessandria, to form, with 3,000 Sardinian troops, the garrison of that fortress. It appears, it says, thacall the protestations of the Sardinian plenipoten tiaries at Milan have been fruitless, and that they had broken up negotiations for peace and returned to Turin. The Popolo of home of the 20th, under the head of Gaeta has the following : " The ultimatum of the French Government has been rejected by the Camarilla. Absolute power is the con dition on which the Pope alone will return to Rome. The French Ambas:ador, in the face of such a st range pretension, has declared his Government will not permit such a combination, which would compromise the law and liberty of the Romans ; and things have reverted t , ,h.z ..talc is which tr y b F te . rr.cl,ths Advises from Leghorn of the 20th announce that a Government Commission had been named, composed of GUARDITCCI, DEMI, SALVI, and BRUNO \TM. The Livornese demand as conditions of submission a com plete amnesty, the liberation of GUERAZZI, without being liable to be brought to account for his conduct; the delivery of the fortresses to 1,000 soldiers having the confidence of the Livornese; dismissal of the corps Velites, and the maintenance of the Municipal Guard in its present state. SICILY. Immediately after the vote of the two Chambers ac cepting BAUDIN'S mediation, Ministers gave in their re signations, and the following persons are said to have accepted office:—Duke MONTELANE, Marquis SPACCO FORNO, Baron GRASSI, Baron CALAFATI, and Cay. LOUGO. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were esti mated at from 5,000 to 6,000 bales, and comprised about 5,000 American, including 500 on speculation, 500 for export, and 200 Surats, at 3 1 4 d. to 3%c1. Compared with Friday's rates, prices of all kinds are unchanged. The Market closed firmly, with a steadier tone. The Market for Rail way Shares was dull and gloomy, with a further decline in prices. There has been a very dull trade in Mark-lane to-day, and inferior samples of Wheat are cheaper than on Monday last. From Aria' Gazette we take the following respecting the Staffordshire Iron trade : " We regret that the proceedings of the last fortnight have not confirmed all the very positive statements that were circulated in some metropolitan as well as provincial news papers. Experience has many times proved the impolicy of attempting forced movements in the trade, unsupported by the current of public feeling, whether towards higher r lower prices. Upon the present occasion it is scarcely to Ie expected that after the unusual exertions made by most of the large firms to establish the advanced list, they will be willing to give way to any slight indication of disapproval on the part of their customers; but it is also becoming evi dent that no small share of determination must be put into requisition among the general manufacturers if their present standing is to be maintained. Contracts may have been undertaken by some of the large makers sufficient to employ them for the quarter; bat others are in a different situation, and the movements of our merchants and dealers seem to be for the time completely paralysed. Whether they are hesitating under the renewed hostilities, and block aded ports on the continent, or alarmed at the unexpected change in the American Money Market, so discouraging to the previous sanguine representations from the new gold region, or whether the depressed condi tion of the Railway Share Market may afford a sufficient check, for some cause or other they have ceased to purchase, and, in the place of giving orders, content themselves with inquiring what are the present prices. Very little, therefore, is doing, and the stocks in the hands of manufacturers are upon the increase. In the mean time the wages of all the workmen have been advanced, as well as those more immediately employed in the making of iron, as the colliers and miners. The stocks of pig iron also, where lately purchased, and all materials upon the blast furnace hearths, have been procured at higher rates. Makers, therefore, are in no condition to yield in price. Cape of Good Hope accounts of March 3, notice various improvements that were making in the colony, and the steady increase of its staple exports. The growth of the vine, it is said, might be much extended. The colony of Natal now possesses a separate Government, with a Governor and Executive Council for three years, and its places of worship and other public buildings indicate its growing im portance. By electric telegraph we are informed of the arrival of the Niagara steamer at Liverpool, from Boston, United States. Accounts of January have come to hand by a di rect arrival from South Australia. Affairs in that colony seem to be very prosperous as respects mining operations, and matters generally were in a favour able position. The Mining Share Market, however, was rather quiet. Good reports were made of the wheal Gawlers, but there was a slight decline in Burrs Burrs. The William Money had arrived out with emigrants, and it may be interesting to note what is stated of the climate, as ascertained by observations on the temperature during the past year. The year 1848 was an unusual one, the cold and rain having lasted much longer than usual. The warmest day was 110 degrees in January, and the coldest 46 degrees in August. There were 93 days, with a temperature be tween 45 and 60 degrees; 67 days, between 61 and 70 ; and 72 between 71 and 80 degrees, At Amsterdam, on Saturday, Austrian Stock was flatter, and Dutch, Spanish, &c., were a little feebler. The Hamburgh mail of Friday brings the rate of exchange on London at 13 8%. There was a larger number of bills offering upon the continental cities generally. In the Vienna market on the 25th inst. the funds were a little firmer, owing to the announcement that the Austrians still occupied Ofen, but there was not much business done. At Frankfort on the 27th inst. Austrian Five per Cents. were 76%. The ice at Riga was breaking up on the 21st inst., and the navigation was expected to be free for the season in a few days. The renewal of popular ebullition at Berlin and Paris, and the general state of excitement described as prevailing in Germany, inspire still some apprehension of future trouble; nor is the marked success of the Hungarians likely to calm the spirit of the people generally. One thing is felt to be obvious, viz., that the German Emperor question gains ground. Against these unfavourable circum stances are placed the hope that Denmark must soon propose terms of peace, and the satisfaction experienced at the quiet occupation of Civita Vecchia. It is conceded, however, that the presence of French troops in Italy is a circumstance that may lead to important results, but we find no great apprehension, and the decline of per cent. in the French Funds has had no particular effect on English Securities, though our market is very quiet, and some what heavy. Consols have ranged from 91% to 92%. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 91% to %. and the Three per Cents. 90% to 90 5 6 . Exchequer bills have been 445. to 475. premium. Bank Stock is firm at 192 1 /, and Indian stock at 244. Long Annuities are 8% to 9-16ths. The Foreign Market has not been active, but prices are firm for Spanish and Mexican. The former, Five per Cents. are 17%, and the Three per Cents 82 3 4 to 33. Portuguese Four per Cents. are nominally 28 to 29. Mexican, with the coupons, have been 31% to 3 A, and Peruvian 63% to 65. Grenada Deferred are 3% to %. Dutch Four per Cents. realise 77%. This is " pay-day" in the Railway Share Market, and matters are looking better as regards all the lines. There has been a rally in Eastern Counties, Midland, and all the York lines, as well as in North-Western, &c. Much atten tion seems likely to be directed te the proposed system of working railways by contract, and which is considered to have been already successful on the Midland Great Western of Ireland. The plan is to be tried on the Shrewsbury and Birmingham. CITY, THREE O'CLOCK, An express has just reached the North and South Ameri can Coffee House from Liverpool with the American News. The exchange on London was at 106 1 4 to 106%, with a good deal doing. There is no important political intelligence. The provision trade was inactive. Indian corn, round yellow was steady at 56 to 58 cents., and Indian meal flour at 2 dolls. 50c. to 2 dolls. 62%c. per barrel. The freight of flour to Liverpool was 6 1 4 d. to 7d. per barrel. The Pennsyl vania Legislature had enacted that the dividends should be paid in cash instead of relief notes. From Canada we learn that Lord Elgin had not adopted any definitive line of action on the Indemnity Bill, but it was feared that if he sanctioned it, there would be serious disturbances. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 192% 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Anns New 3 1 4 per Cant. Anna..........._.. 91% Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 8 9-16 8 5% D 0.30 Years, Expire Oct. 10,1859 248 8 5-16 india Stock Consols for Account Exchequer Bills. March. d. 2d. June. 1,000/. 500/ •••• ......... ••• 44 47 p Small 44 47 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Equador Bonds 4 Grenada, 1 per Cent... — Do. Deferred &lexican 80ni5,1846, 5 per Cent. with CJupona 31% Ditto Account . ...... Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent 63% 65 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840 Ditto for the Account Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 33 Ditto for the Account .... . Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21/s per Cent., 12 Guild Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates II USINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHIRES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. rga swam Boston, Stamf., & Birming... 5 Buckinghamshire.. l6l. 48 2 dia..— to Caledonian Ditto, New 101. Preference 10 Chester and Holyhead... 5O ..... 15 1 ,a to Eastern Counties .... 2O 7%% 3 4 8 1 4 to 8 Do.. New Guar. 6 per cent. 10 Do.Exten.,s perct.No. 1,6/.135. 4d % p... to Do., Northern & Eastern... 50 Do., 5 per cent. Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% l 3/ ..... to Great Northern Do. % B 6 per Cent. Great Western 100 Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares Do. New 171 Hull and Selby Ditto, Half Shares ...... 25 ...... 49% Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 93 Do. New Guarant. 6 per Ct. 10 Do., West Riding Union... 9 .... . 3% to Leeds and Bradford London Pe Blackwall Lood., Bright., &South Coast 50 Do . Preferential. 5 per Ct., 50 51 ..... to London & North Western.....loo 129 128... to 129% DI. New Quarters. Do. Fifths Manch, Buxton, & Matlock 4% 1 % 14... to Manchr, Shoffield, and Linc.100 Do., New 10/. Preference 10 ... .. 1034. to 11 ;Midland..-.... lOO 67 65 66% to 68 Ditto, 50/. Shares:..... ...... 25...12% 13% 12% to 13% Midland, Birm., and Derby...loo ... .. 43 North British - - ... ...... .. 25 .. —.. •-. Do. Quarters 6 14 ..• 3 1 4 to Ditto Thirds .... ........ -.... 8 .i...... 4 North Staffordshire... Oxford, Worcester, and Wol wrhampton S co tt i sh Central .., 25 ... - 24 ...... to Shropshire Union... South Eastern Ditto, Registered No. 4 lO ... .. 6 Ditto, Scrip No. 4.. ........ 10 - ... 6 7 /g 3 4 . . Fork, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 ...... 20 1 4 194 to 20% Do. and Newcastle Eaten. 20 ..... .15 14 7 4 % to 15 1)o. G. N. E. Pun or Pref. S ...... 4% 5 .- to 4 %76 York and North Midland .. 50 ...... 34 Ditto, Preference ............ 10 ...... 7 1 ,4 % to Ditto East and tof est Riding E x t en sion ......... .. ...... 25 ...... 17% FOREIGN RAILWAYS. East Indian ... Northern of France.. .......a 13 MINE S. 3 - Australian ..... LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY). LuND ,, N, A P::IL 30. ‘v ind this day at noon E., liglit breeze and fine clear dry weal her. OFF RANR:GATE, APRIL 29.—Maidstone, Calcutta. OFF DOVER, APRIL 27.—Robert Ingham, Clough, Mauritius. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 28.—Wind W.N.W. ; 29th, S.W.— Arrd. 27th, Tyrer, Ellis, Singapore; Laidmans, Walker, Mauritius; Favorite, Pickauce, New Orleans; 28th, Allan dale, Boodie, Mauritius; Thane of Fife, Shannon, Rio Grande; Elizabeth, Rio Janeiro; Windsor, Pepper, Para; Nile, Demerara; Queen, Barbadoes ; Jamaica, Jamaica; Ferozepore, Grant, New Orleans ; Helena, Sutherland, New Orleans ; New York Packet, Ferguson, New Orleans ; Caro line Nesmith, Eaton, New Orleans; Rankin, Lawson, Mo bile; Agamemnon, Guthrie, Mobile ; Satellite, Mobile; David Cannon, Gillies, Mobile ; Virginia, Calvert, Mobile ; Rosalinda, Gillies, Savannah; Leander, Savannah; 29th, Lucknow, Demerara; Georgia, Talbot, Apalachicola. Sld. 27th, Raja Hassah, Bombay; Henry Ismay, Rio Grande; Wanderer, St. Thomas; Crusader, Honduras; Huron, Charleston; ! Swan Quebec ; Robert, Newfoundland ; Mary Jane, ditto ; 28th, Magellan, Hong-Kong; Ann Nelson, Calcutta; Mary Worrall, Valparaiso ; Susan, Monte Video ; Maria, Dantos ; Cato, New Orleans; West Point, New York; Hibernia steamer, Boston ; Mearns, Quebec. The Start, Quick, sailed on the 20th December, 1848, for Terceira, and has not since been heard of. COWES. APRIL 28—Arrd. Terpischore, Lafberg, Rio Ja neiro; Creole, Dennemann, Laguna, for Bremen; Comora, Scudder, Matanzas; Rhode Island, Sharman, New York, for Hamburgh ; 29th, Princess Josephine, Charleston. DEAL, AP/UL 28.—Wind N.W. to S.W., 29th E. to S.E.- Ard. 22d, Shakespere, Combes, New York, for Antwerp ; 24th On dNederland, De Boer, Banjoewangie ; 25th, Active, Smith, Santa Cruz. 27th, Pioneer, Cilds, Baltimore; Alexander, Walker, Baltimore. 28th, Lima, Yule, Shanghai ; Eliza, Valrent, China; Diadem, Vidler, Breed River; Dowthorpe, (ship) Bengal; Louisa Christina, Peters, Surinam; Prince Albert, Freeman, Jamaica ; Huntingdon, Cookson, Baltimore. 29th, Kelso, Roxburgh, Sydney, New South Wales ; Monarch, Calais ; Governor Harcourt, Honduras ; Mary, Benson, Berbice ; Commodore, Jamaica (supposed) ; John Marshall, Baltimore, for Rotterdam ; Peter Hatterick, New York, for Antwerp. Arrd. from the River, 28, Robert Byers, Morrison, Launceston, Van Diemen's Land ; Ganges, Sidney, New South Wales ; Medway, Mackwood, Port Philip, and sld. 29; Dauntless Putt, Madras; Wilsons, Morgan, Quebec. Arrd. from th e River and sld. 28, Ganges, Blanchard, Sydney, New South Wales. 29th, Caroline, Parry, Adelaide, South Australia; Robert, Stewart, Ceylon; Point, Burgess, Jamaica; Garksherne, Ritchie, Barbadoes. Sld. 28th, Ferozepore, Bombay; Equator, Algoa Bay. 29th,:Roberts, Sayers, Launceston, Van Diemen's Land; Dauntless, Madras; Ferozepore, Bombay, having put back yesterday. The Lamartine, brig, about 200 tons, of Belfast, (supposed of the United States) was fallen in with on the 30th ult., in latitude 32 N., longitude 57 W., dismasted, rudder broke off below the aounter, and abandoned, stripped of everything; apparently new and perfectly right, by the Governor Har court, Rodgers, in the Downs. OFF THE EDDYSTONE, APRIL 26.—Gevalia, Oden, Rio J aneiro, for Stockholm. HASTINGS, APRIL 29.—Wind S.-26th, Arrd., Westmin ster, Meiche, Adelaide, S. A. OFF THE WIGHT, APRIL 26. —Hermelin, Richter, Rio Janeiro, for Stockholm ; Edwina, Mobile, for Rotterdam. OFF CAPE CLIAR, APRIL 26.—Waterville, Anderson, Mauritius. DUMFRIES APRIL 28.—The schooner reported on shore a few miles below Southerness, proves to be the Leveret, Liver pool to Newcastle, with salt, after being on shore on the Mull of Galloway. FALMOUTH, ArmL 27.—A large nun buoy, marked " Tri nity House, London," with about fifteen fathoms of chain attached, was picked up 25th instant, nine leagues S.S.W. of Scilly, by No. 3 Pilot Cutter of this port, and landed here. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 29.—Her Majesty's steamer Arro gant, for Cork, in going out grounded on the Horse Sand, and remained three hours. ....... CORK,_ APRIL 27.—An Austrian brig drove foul to-day of the brigantine Idas, doing some damage to each other. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-MONDAY. Up to our market last week, coastwise, the arrivals of English Wheat were somewhat on the increase; but, by land carriage, they were on a very limited scale. The quantity of spring Corn brought forward was quite un important. From Ireland and Scotland the receipts were confined to a few cargoes of Oats. The foreign imports amounted to 12,861 quarters of Wheat, chiefly from the near continental ports; 1,022 do. of Barley; 2,612 do. of Oats; 417 do. of Beans; 87 do. of Peas; 39 do. ofitares; 601 do. of Linseed; 286 do. of Rapeseed; 400 do. of Indian Corn; 3,665 sacks, and 1,548 barrels of Flour. The ac counts received from the various country markets, held on Saturday, are to the effect that the Wheat trade was heavy, at a decline of fully ls. per qr. A favourable change has, at length, taken place in the weather. To day we have a brilliant sunshine, with the wind East. The quantity of Wheat of home produce received fresh up to our market this morning was very moderate, but in fair average condition. On the whole the attendance of buyers was tolerably good. The demand, however, for all kinds of English Wheat—the number of samples of which on offer was small—ruled extremely inactive. A few picked qualities were taken at prices about equal to those paid on Monday last; but to effect sales of the middling and inferior kinds of both red and white, a decline of Is. per quarter was submitted to by the fac tors. The market closed heavily, and a total clearance of the stands was not effected. The prevailing fine weather, and the favourable accounts respecting the appearance of the Wheat plants, operated against the trade. With Foreign Wheat we were tolerably well, but not to say heavily supplied. A mo derate business was transacted in very fine samples, at unaltered quotations. The out-of-condition sorts suffered a decline of is per quarter from the prices of this day se'nnight. In cargoes, free on board, scarcely any business was doing. Offers of Wheat and Flour to some extent continue to arrive from France and Belgium at low prices. There was a fair inquiry for the best Malting Barley, at full rates of currency. Grinding and distilling sorts ruled heavy, and the turn in favour of the buyers. We had scarcely any inquiry for Malt, the sup ply of which was limited, yet last week's currencies re mained unaltered. Notwithstanding that the supply of Oats was comparatively small, the demand for that grain was in a sluggish state. Prices, however, were firmly supported. The sale for Beans was in a very inactive state, at last week's quotations. In Peas next to nothing was doing, at late rates. Indian Corn and Meal sold at previous currencies. The demand was by no means active. Tho Flour trade was heavy, and the late improvement in value was with difficulty supported. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevaller...... 59s to 60i Red. .... •• • . 39s to 49s Oats—Yorkshire and - Ditto,White, New 41s 530 Lincolnsh., Feed. 16s gas Norfolk and Lin- Potato coin, Red..... 38s 46s Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White .. .. 415 49s Black . .• .. 14s 17s Irish, Red.... •• • • 39s 42s Cork, White... • . 141 20, Ditto, White .. • . 42s 47s Scotch, Feed... • . 20s 23s Rye—Old ........ 25s 27s Beans—Tick New... 25s 27s Pigeons Barley—Grinding .•• .. 23s 261 Peas—Grey .... ••• • • • 304 33s Malting . 285 308 Map1e........... 325 33s Chevalier • • .• • 318 33s White. ..• •• • 245 27. 11aIt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers .•••• • • • • 270 Ns f01k........ 57s 58s Flour—Town-made... 42. 441 Brown .••• • • . 488 bOs Suffolk ••• • • • 34s 388 Kingston and Ware 57s 585 , Stocktn & Norfolk 33s 36s SEED MARXIII% We had a moderate inquiry for Linseed, Rapeseed, and Clover Seed, at fully last week's quotations. Winter Tares were is per bushel lower. In all other seeds, scarcely any business was transacted. Cakes were held at fall prices. The stock of Clover Seed in bond on the sth inst., was 33,240 cwts. Turnip,White, per bush. lle to 12s Red and Green.. • . 116 12s Mustard, 8r0wn.... . 8s ns Carraway •••••• • • .. • • 29s 308 Coriander ........ •• • • 16s 18 Hempseed, per quarter 32s 343 Linseed, Eng.sowing 48s 508 Crushiug •• • • 36s 40s Baltic .. • ... 36s 42s Odessa .. .•• • .. 36s 4/s Linseed Cake, pr,l,ooo— .•.. 91 108 1010 s White •• •• ••• • .. 8s 12s Tares, New .. •. • • .... Gs 78 Old . 48 Canary, per quarter —lOOB 120 Rye grass— .. ••• 20s 24s C iover, Red Eng . (cwt.) 308 5631 White ........ • 32s 44s Foreign Rod...—. 285 40s White.... 30s 40s Trefoil .............. 125 178' SIVIXTEFIELD. Foreign, per ton 61 Os 71 0 s Rape Cakes, pr ton 41 5s 41 10s Rapeseed, per last 301 Os 321 Os A slight increase has taken place in the imports of foreign stock into London since this day se'nnight, com pared with those in the preceding week; yet they have been but moderate, the time of year considered. The total arrival has amounted to 1,305 head, against 1,877 ditto at the corresponding period in 1848, and 1,167 ditto at the same time in 1847. Had it not been for the blockade of the German ports, large supplies of both Beasts and Sheep would have come to hand from Ham burgh. IMPORTS INTO LONDON IN THE PAST WEEK. From Beasts. Harlingen 261 ... Aarbuns l2O ... Calais Antwerp Ostend — .. Rotterdam lljerting . Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 111 .. ... 4 ... - ... 42 ... - - ... - ... 4 .... - 393 ... - ... 161 ... - - ... -, ... - ... 2 Total bBB ... 504 ... ... 211 .. 2 Corresponding week inlB4B 643 ... 1,024 ... ... 210 ... Difference... 55 less. 5201ess. 1 more. 2 m The arrival from Ireland, by sea, since our last has amounted to 55 Oxen and 200 Pigs. From the Isle of Wight 230 head of Sheep and Lambs were received fresh up to-daY, per railway. With Foreign Stock our market this morning was but moderately supplied, yet a portion of it left the market unsold, from the want of buyers. Notwithstanding that the receipts of Beasts from Norfolk, Suffolk, &c., were not so extensive as were those on Monday last, they were seasonably large, and of most excellent quality. The attendance of buyers being small, and the weather unfavourable for slaughter ing, the Beef trade was excessively heavy, at Friday's decline in the quotations. A few very superior Scots may have produced 3 s 6 d , but the g eneral top figure for Beef did not exceed 3st effecte d . The 81bs, and at which a clearance was no _ xan The Bullock droves from Norfolk, Suffol k , a E n s e le silort d . Cambridgeshire comprised about 1,700 S cot s The H h o e r r n e s ib ; rfdrso,mn Runts, w n e e s r t o e r a n s . Irish Beasts, d s, n d . i;s fromt s other parts of England, 600 of various breed s ; Th and from Scot land 220 horned and polled Scots. ere was a s li g ht falling off in the number of Sheep; yet it considerably exceeded the wants of the buyers. All breeds met a inquiry for o l turheeL Lambs for bh wool, the ts late bz d s t rp o ae l tr d e 28 D , iv.h o i sz w .„ n f s rlov i m n e very dull inquiry, at barely last week's reduction in prices. l o (;d s we l as l t o 4e d per 81bs. The Veal trade was in a very however, we have d 4htls e l p edi r : e ad° s m s °t ed state. In the quotations, no change to notice. Pigs met a very dull inquiry at barely stationary prices. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. 5. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts 2 0 2 4 Second quality •• 2 6 2 Prime large Oxen 210 3 0 Prime Scots Large coarse Calves 3 2 3 Prime small ditto F•uckling Calves lB 0 27 0 Inferior Sheep TOTAL SUPPLY Beasts. Sheep. 3,576 I 23,100 FOREIGN Beasts. Sheep, 281 I 430 s. d. to s. d. second quill. Sheep 210 3 4 Coarse-vreolledditto3 6 3 11 Southdown blether 310 4 0 Ditto eut of the wool 3 2 3 4 Large Hogs ...... 3 t 3 Small Porkers .... 310 4 2 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 21 0 Lambs .......... 410 blO AT MARKET. Calves. I Pigs. 141 235 SUPPLY. 1 Calves. I Pigs. 74 1 -- NE/AMAMI% AND LEADENNALL. The arrivals of country•killed meat for these markets last week c , ,nsisted of 409 carcases of Beef ; 2.200 ditto of Mutton; 600 ditto of Lamb ; 290 ditto of Veal ; and 200 ditto of Pork. With meat slaughtered in the metro polis we have been very extensively supplied, owing to which, and the change in the weather, the general trade has ruled excessively dull, at a decline in the quotations of each kind of meat of from 2d to 4d per 81bs, at which clearances have not been effected. We never recollect such an extremely depressed trade as that experienced since our last report. Prices, as will be seen from the annexed table, are lower than for a series of eight years past. . - At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. 1 s. d. to s. d. Beef ,Inferlor• llO 2 2, Mutton, interior .. 2 2 2 6 --- middling --- middling.. 2 S 210 i 1 - Pork, larg p e r ! th .. e . :::: 3 0 3 6 30 a 2 = p p r rt e e l s arg mall .• 2 2 I s o 2 3 1 0 0 Veal. ••• Lamb. 4s ad to tos ad. BOROUGH AND SPITIMPIELDS. Coastwise, and by railway conveyance, about 3,400 tons of Potatoes came to hand last week, in middling condition. The foreign imports comprised 2,078 bags, 220 tons from Rotterdam, 304 tons 436 bags from Ant werp, 74 tons from Louvaine, 455 bags from Hamburgh, 950 bags from Ghent, 15 bags from Dunkirk, and S bags from lijerting—forming a total quantity of about 1,000 tons. The weather having become milder, the demand is not so active as on Monday last. Still, however, the quotations are fairly supported. Per Ton. York. Regents 140 s to 1865 Ditto Shaws 135 s to 180 s Scotch Reds l2os to 140 s Ditto Cups llO5 to 130 s Ditto Whites loos to 110 s Lincoln.l4igenta.l2oB to 140 s Per Ton. Essex Regents loos to 140 s Ditto Shaws loos to 130 s Ditto Kidneys loos to 185 s French Whites lOOl to 1201 Belgian ditto 9ss to 110. Dutch ditto WOOL._ Very extensive supplies of Wool arrived in the Port of London last week, viz., 178 bales from the Cape, 1,056 ditto from Hobart Town, 926 ditto from Adelaide, 62 ditto from Melbourne, 1,990 ditto from Geeling, New South 'Wales, 300 ditto from Port Beaufort, 3 ditto from Bremen, and 1,146 ditto from Launceston. Further heavy arrivals are expected to take place from our colonies during the ensuing month. The quantity offer hag by private contract is by no means extensive ; yet, as the accounts from the manufacturing districts are still unfavourable, the demand for all descriptions is in a very inactive state, and prices aro with difficulty supported. BOROUGH HOP MARZET. Very full prices continue to be realised for the best Hops of last year's growth, the supply of which is very limited; but all other kinds are very dull in sale, at barely last week's quotations. Old Hops are nominal. —Sussex pockets, 214 s to 2118 s; Weald of Kent, ditto, 21 12s to 3/ 8s; Mid and East Kent, ditto, 3/ 5s to 61 18s per cwt. TALLOW. The prices for Y.C. Tallow are well supported, both on the spot and for forward delivery. The former at the quotation below, the latter at 39s 6d to 40s 6d per cwt, according to circumstances. Town Tallow is plentiful at 38s per cwt net cash; Rough Fat 2s 2d per 81bs. 1845. 1846. 1847. Stock this day ...... Price of Y. C. .• .. i - - 8,288 49s fid to j 1 49s 3d 1,037 93,754 1,043 93,941 525. 1848. 1649. 21;4,-83 389 Id 11,722 8,977 42s 3d 418 6d to 4286 d to 478 941 1,323 975 84,004 76,226 791 58 79,922 74,518 44s Od 49s 6d 25,151 38m 9d i t. Oa 01 1,613 91,749 _'to 38s 30 Delivery last week: • • 1,485 Ditto from June 1.... 81,278 Arrivals last week • 2,050 Ditto from June 1 ..• 82,570 Price of Town ..•... 415 9d 520 109,3 GT 41s Od AMERICAN NEWS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING. We have received our dispatches by the steamship Niagara, with the mails of the 18th instant. The Europa arrived out at Boston on the 17th instant in nine days and a half. The West Indian mail steamer Trent arrived at New York from Bermuda on the 15th, and sailed, on her return, on the 16th. There is no political news of any note. From Ca nada we learn that affairs were quiet. The Governor- General had not sanctioned the Indemnity Bill. A dis loyal convention of men from the various dependencies was talked of. The state of Pennsylvania has passed a law, declaring that the interest on her state debt shall be paid hereafter in cash instead of in relief notes. New sources of revenue, to the estimated amount of 250,000 dolls. per annum, have been created. The New York letters quote exchange on London at 106 to 1061. _ For a few days after the departure of the Canada more animation existed, as money was easier, but quotations subsequently ruled low, and the pressure in the money market became more severe. The rate of discount for leading names was 11 to 12 per cent. On call the rate was 7 per cent. It was stated that arrangements had been made for the payment of another million dollars indemnity. For exchange the demand was active and the supply reduced, and the market closed with an upward tendency. From Valparaiso advices of the 2d of March are re ceived. Half a million dollars are said to be received. In Canada there are measures openly taking to form a British league in order to bring about a convention or congress of delegates from all the North American Colonies, the first step, it cannot but be remembered, of the colonies now constituting the United States. Lord Elgin still withholds all action upon the Bill granting indemnity for losses in the troubles of 1837.3, awaiting, as presumed, instructions from the Home Government. Meantime systematic measures seem to be in progress among the discontented population to in sure powerful, efficient, and united counsel whenever the moment for decision shall arrive. CHESTER RACES. CHESTER, SUNDAY NIGHT. The following is a complete list of the arrivals up to the present time : Flatcatcher, Sylvan, Westow, Melton, Countess of Albe marle, Maid of my Soul, Athelstane, Cigarette, Garrick, Abbot of Meaux, Executor, Dacia, Ballinafad, Pyrlaid, Chanticleer, Jelly Fish, Hero, Joc-o% Sot, Cossack, Wilmont, Strychnine, Brennus, Post-tempore, Blyticle, Probe, Capsicum, New Forest Deer, Primrose, Clairvoyance, Harriott, Shilmalia West, Ithania, Didsbury, Countess of Landsfeldt, Concertina colt, Fernhill, Whizgig, Melody filly, Clatterbox, Lily colt, Selina, L. H., Sister to Dohn John filly, Ada Mary, Snow. drop, Licentio, Langton, Garendan, Tiger-cat, Fellow-com moner, Lady Barbara. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS DAY.) The House sat to-day to hear appeals and writs of error. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, and Lord Campbell. MARRISON V. STocKwEr. The hearing of this case, which came before their Lord ships upon a writ of error, with respect to costs, occupied the House the whole day. The Vice •Chancellor of England did not sit to-day, nor will he to-morrow, and no case of any importance except to the parties concerned came before any of the other Equity Courts. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice PArrEsorr and Mr. Justice ERLE.) The Court gave judgment in the following CMS this morning : Rule granted. lIURST V. HURST. GATIS V. GODSTONE. Rule granted. NORTH V. WAREFLELD. Rule refused. MARSHALL W. JAY. Rule refused. BAKER V. ACKERXIAL Rule refused. COX. V. REED. Rule refused. ILLNESS OF LORD DENMAN. Mr. Justice PArresow intimated in reply to the Attorney- General who inquired when motions for new trials in cases tried by Lord Denman would be taken, that he regretted to say his Lordship would be unable to attend until the next term. The next term commences about the middle of May. MANSION-ROUSE.—On Saturday a dinner was given by the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress to a party of upwards of 50 of their private friends. Her Majesty bas promoted to be a Grand Cross of the Military Order of the Bath, Sir Edward Blakeney, K.C.8., the Lieutenant-General commanding the forces in Ireland. DREADFUL SUICIDE.—This morning, between one and two o'clock, a most determined act of suicide took place at Mr. Rice's coffee-house, St. Martin's-lane. It appears that the deceased, whose name is Maddox, hag been deranged, and his movements have been for a long time watched; but this morning he succeeded in throw ing himself out of the third-floor window into the street, his head falling on some sharp instrument, which pene trated his skull. The deceased when picked up presented a most awful spectacle. He was immediately taken to that e it friend s should r b o ea sef possible,sread the e n t a m to e s e c o nda s the andua are, r as Upper but human aid w a s of no avail , The second reading of th e Bill for dis p ensin g with the oaths which exclude Jews from Parliament has been. p os tponed by Lord John Russel l f rom to - day until this day week, in conseq uence of the State b all which is, to take a e n v m e i n o i ti n s g. T h this ob jHecotuwseouwld be frustratedithaslargea m a i j f o i r t it w y time in the House of Commo ns w h en a large proportion of pl ace course, this of the Members were absent. LORD ADOLPHUS FITEC LARENCE.—.Yesterday the Noble and G a ll ant L ord, after enjoying several hours' refreshing sleep, was b etter, and in the course of the day the teehtooehfc the moat n r ofdsat w sm a oii l l s t l y u h c s ai o t sr r ns o e t permittedioudrsed r sg a h b ui l ap y ratre abated. ose xf r omt seer e xt rem e ly The tlhhenLordshipeu e xten s ive. inquiries e e n ro s i u v i s a e . his present state. Yesterday morning the Bishop of Lichfield de livered a sermon at the chapel of King's College, on be half of the Hospital, in Portugal-street, Lincoln's Inn fields. The Rightßev.Prelate very eloquently and ener getically advocated the peculiar claims of the charity, the necessity of which was fully evinced, not alone frer.e the density of population surrounding King's Colkege Hospital, but from the fact of nearly 20,000 individual& having participated in its benefits during the past year. At the conclusion of Divine service, a very liberal col lection was made on behalf of the funds of the charity. The Duke and Duchess of Montrose have arrived in Belgrave-square, from Paris. The Noble Duke anti Duchess received a distinguished circle to dinner, o Saturday, at their mansion. HEAVY FAILURE IR T HE SA L T TRADE. - - The liabiliti es o f Mr. J. Ellin*, salt manufacturer of 'b ro i l , vvieh, who has been made a bankrupt, it is said. will fall little short of 100,000/., and the affair, it is f eared, will turn out very badly for the unsecured credit An, -- Glow_ center Journal.