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f r VE LEGAL TITLE ASSURANCE CO3IPA.NY. (Provisionally Registered, January 17, 1849.) Capital, 2,000,00C1., in 80,000 Shares, of 251. each. Preliminary Deposit, 2s. 6d. per Share prospetstotes and full information may be obtained at the Tempo- Gulffe i lif the Company, 13a, Cannon-row, Westminster, on ap rtioatich)of G. F. lIOWE, Hon. Sec., pro tern. Now ready, price 235. boand, CASTLEREAG H CORRESPONDENC E. Vols. 111. and IV., Comph‘ting the IRISH REBELLION and - UNION. " The two cm eluding volumes of this valuable and important pub- Beaton even far surpass in historical interest the two which pre ceded then. The work is equally valuable to the historian and the Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. T HE Now ready, in post Svo., MA E L A TALE OF AUVERGNE. Founded on Fact. E I N E. By JULIA KAVANAGH. " This Is one of those rare books which at once touch the feelings by a slinvle and forcible truthfulness to nature, and which imme diately take their position in literature."—Atlas. A sweet and touching tale."—Sunday Times. G. This story deserves to become as popular as ' Paul and Vir ginia.' "—Britannia. A sweetly told tale."—Mornhig Herald. ihe writer of this beautiful tale will rank with Madame Cottin and St. Pierre."—Atlas, Richard lientlQy, New Burlington-street. ROBERT HO U D IN. - ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Close of this attractive Entertainment. To-night and Saturday Evening. M. ROBERT lIOUDIN will have the honour to repeat his extra ordinary SOIREES FANTASTIQUES, at this Theatre as follows : This Evening (Thursday) • • March 8. • Saturday Evening .. • • „ 10. Being positively the last Entertainment, owing to 31. Houdin's depar ture for the provinces. Evening Performance at Half-past Eight ; Day Performance at Half-past Two. Boxes, •is. ; Pit, Is. ; Amphitheatre, Is. 6d. Boxes, Stalls, and TiAtets for this extraordinary Entertainment may be secured at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which Is open daily from Eleven till Five o'clock. TiIIEATKE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. The public is respectfully informed that this Theatre has, during the recess, undergone very extensive repairs and alterations and the whole redecorated. THIS EVENING, Will he peformed OTIiELLO. Othello, Mr. J. Wallack ; Tago, Mr. Charles Kean ; Desdemona, Miss Laura Addison ; Emilia, Mrs. Charles Kean. To conclude with en Arabian Nights' Entertainment, entitled CA.MARALZAMAN AND BA.DOURA; or, The Pert who Loved the Fringe. Characters by Messrs. Bland, Keeley, Mrs. Keeley, Mica Uorton, and Miss Reynolds. THEATRE ROYAL. ADELYIH. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. During the Recess this Theatre has been entirely re-decorated, the original designs by Dlgty Wyatt, Esii , executed by Mr. Sang. new Stage, Curtain, Act Drop, and Chandelier. An approved sys tem of Ventilation, &c., &c. The Private Boxes enlarged, Backs added to the Seats, and Stalls rendered m•re comfortable. THIS EVENIN," Will be performed COCKNEYS IN CALIFORNIA. After which, the original Drama, called HARVEST HOME. Principal characters try 3iessrs. 11. Hughes, Lambert, Wright, P. Bedford, 0. Smith, Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Frank Matthews. Miss Turner, &c. To conclude with JOHN JONES. Guy Goodluck, Mr. Lambert ; Eliza Melton, Miss E. Chaplin. /LOYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestrts. sole Lessee. Mr. Charles Ma' he Ne. Tills EVENING Will be scrformed a new Drama, called A ROMANTIC IDEA. Atter which, a new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE KING OF THE ITACOCKS. Characters by Messrs. Harley, John Reeve, Selby, 13. Hall, Marshall, and 11. Marshall ; Miss Kathleen Fitzwil `tam, Miss L. HowarA, Mrs. Macnamara, Miss lidarshall, Miss L. Marshall, Miss Coleman, and Madame Vestris. To conclude with AN APPEAL TO Tub; PUBLIC. Dress Boxes, 53.; Lipper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. No lief-price to any part of the house. The 'New nom -office, No. 2, Wellington street, is open to th• pnWic MIT dsy, from Ten till Six. PRINCESS'S TRENT L:. Mr. J. M. Maddox, Sole Lessee and Manager. During the Recess this Theatre has been re-decnrated and ernisel- Nailed th a superb and costly manner ty Mr Gurwitz. A new Chan delier ltas been fitted, and the beat arranzi . ments have been rands for the duct Ventilation of the Theatre, and the coui,ort and ceuvealence el the audience. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new Opera, entitled FRANCESCA DORIA. To conclude with a new grand Pantomime, entitled BLUFF KING IIAL; or, Harlequin and 1h (Charmed Arrow. Harlequin, Mr. Bologna; Pantaloon, Mr. Paul• ; Clown, Mr. Flesmore ; Sprite, Mr. De Barr ; Columbine, Miss Fawcett. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the Patronage of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Hi,hness Prince Albert, !cc. Mr. Batty respectfully announces that he has entered into an en gagement with the celebrated American Equestrian Young Hernan dez, who has just arrived in this country, and whose talent has galned,for him the title of the first rider in the world. He will make his fourth appcar..nce THIS EVENING. The certain will rise at a Quarter to Seven o'clock precisely to the magnificent Spectacle, by Fitzball. entitled CORA SCO ; or, the Warrior's Steed. After which the double Tight-ropes. To be followed by an Inimitat le display of SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, supported by the first Equestrian talent of the day. To conclude with the farce of CURIOSITY. Box-office open from Eleven till Fl7O. M.age Manager, Mr. W. West. WEATHER,—SuN ()FFJL•F.. MAncw 8. TH , :timonzTEn., Lowest, 32; Highest, 53; Noon, 44 BA.R( 117,TER, 29.92. WIND W.N.W.—fresh bmcze and fine—afternoon showery, with hail. MOH v%AIICh AT LONDON THIS DAY ' rnifX, 27 mti. after 1 i Evenln ,50 min. after 1 To-lioartow—Aforrilng, II min. after 2 I Evening, 30 mill. after 2 * et e Trt le l c s . A ',%, # , • .'' 4ig -0..4„ , 5t,' , 4- . , t , , ~ 'v. z..f,....-1-',-.,-,,,' - .. - 1,-1......4.44. 1 -21,4 1 ,- ‘‘,- , A '-• ,„k , ~,„„,,,,„ p- ~—.,..m zir •s,o's ' ' )1,0 t , . -* i ~,4,_ - _, i••• • ~„t r.i ri i ; ~'..4{e--,,_ * e ,i *JUielli - alg At't LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1849. Notwithstanding the opposition offered by the law officers of the Crown and other members of the Go vernment, the Hon. Member for West Surrey suc ceeded yesterday in carrying the second reading of his Bill for facilitating the transfer of real property by a majority of 10—the numbers being for the ATTOII... NET•GRNERAL'S amendment 45, against it 55. A stronger evidence could not be afforded of the general anxiety that exists throughout the country for ex tensive measures of legal reform. The law of real property must be simplified, the dust and cobwebs that have accumulated during successive ages must be swept away. There is no reasc,n why the titles . to landed .property should be rendered so ob scure and complicated that months would be con aomed, and a most tedious and expensive investiga titer) rendered necessary, before it could be ascertained that a person in whose family an estate hal descended for centuries, without question or doubt, was really the.bona-fide proprietor thereof, and could convey a goo d title to a purchaser, or make it a valid security f o e any pecuniary accommodation he might require. In almost every other nation, o f Europe there are facili ties for transfer and a security of title comparatively unknown in this country. Even Ireland is far before us in that respect, for every deed anti instrument relating to property must be registered, or the priority to which it iyould otherwise be entitled may be forfeited as a penalty for the negligence. The frauds and losses mortgagees, an d ot h ers are ex to which purchasers, posed in England under the existing system, and from which no amount of precaution can effectually protect them, is thus obviated in the sister kingdom. No dee.i of importance can be effectually withheld or conceeled. Express notice is given of its existence, and of the general nature of its provisions, on the face of a registry open to all who choose to pay the small fee of 2s. 61. for liberty to search. Vast expenses are incurred in every transaction relating to property in order to guard against the consequences of possible fraud or mistake—expenses which in ninety-nine cafes out of a hundred are quite unnecessary, but still they must be encountered. Every person about to acquire an interest in property will fear that he may be the one unfortunate person on whom the loss may fall, and he will spare no expense to prevent the pos sibility of such an event. Sir EDWARD SUGDEN has stated, in his great work on " Vendors and Pure chasers " (11th Ed., p. 986), that " the present expense in regard to titles is, in forty-nine cases out of fifty, superfluous," and Master SENIOR, in his evidence before the Lords' Committee in 1846, said—" I think there is little of really defective title. Titles almost all seem to be safe for holding, but the difficulty is to transfer them. There are many objections to title as to marketableness—few as to safety." Under such circumstances, the suggestion male by the Hon. Gentleman, "that substantial justice would be done in ninety-nine caws out of every hundred, if they were to pass a declaratory Act, to the effect that every m an should have a Pa r li amentary title to his estate, " does not appear to be so very absurd, or to have merited the derisive cheers with which it was received. We believe that there could be nothing more bene ficial to the country in general than such a course, by which the innumerable entails and contingent remainders would be cut off, and a " free trade in land," that cheap and expeditious mode of transfer suggested and so powerfully advocated by Mr. JAMES STEWARD, might be attained. In all the arguments adduced in opposition to the pr esen t Bill the great evils of the complexity which prevail in the established system were ac knowledged and deplored. The strongest opponents oC the Bill admitted the necessity of some great and zomprehensive measures of reform; but attempt to introduce such a measure has hitherto been opposed with the most determined hostility, as if the system were perfection itself, and that it were little better than sacrilege to sanction any innovation. Mr. DRUMMOND has, however, at length succeeded in bringing his Bill fairly before the House and country. The principle of the measure has been sanctioned. Alterations will undoubtedly be necessary in the de tails, but these minutia may be fairly considered in the Committee to which it will be referred, and which Mr. DRUMMOND does not propose they shall, go into until the Courts shall have moved to Westminster, in order that the House might have the opinion of lawyers on those (points, wherever their knowledge would be useful. The measure appears to be founded on the admi rable reports of the Society for Promoting the Amendment of the Law, whose invaluable labours have been productive of so much benefit to the country. That enlightened body have already expa tiated on the vast advantages to be derived from " a general register of titles," under which landed property might be transferable like stock in the public funds, and by which the necessity of retrostpective deductions of title—a necessity which entails such enormous expense and inconvenience to the owners of property —might be obviated. Under the present system the poorer classes are precluded from the acquisition of land ; the expenses and difficulty attendant upon a transfer act as a complete prohibition to any dealing with respect thereto. As the society most truly state, in their second report on registration, " Practically speaking, small properties cannot be dealt with except as articles of luxury—the large proprietor is debarred from selling, and the poor man from buying by the expense of the transfer. Retrospective titles, then, are not merely a legal inconvenience, but a great social evil." This great social evil must be averted. The eminent lawyers who compose the committee of the society conceive that the object could be effected by a well-devised system of registration, and a judicious carrying out of the prin ciple of insurance of titles, by which not only perfect security might be afforded against the possibility of loss of any description, but great facilities would be conferred for transferring or incumbering the proper ties insured., There is, we are happy to state, every pros pect of these desiderata being speedily attained. The principle of the Bill for establishing a general register has just received the sanction of the House of Commons, and any defects will doubtless be reme died in Committee, while a company is in course of formation for the purpose of guaranteeing against any losses arising from defective titles, and thereby to enable parties to transfer or charge their properties in a much shorter time and at one-fourth of the expense that must be submitted to under the present system. The prospectus of the company, which is a very clear and well-arranged document, is now before us, and it explains, in the most satisfactory manner, the mode in which this novel species of assurance may be carried into effect, and the benefi cial results that may be expected to flow therefrom, by which the saleable value of land may be improved by several years' purchase. By a reference to our advertising columns, our readers will perceive that copies of this prospectus may be obtained at the office of The Legal Title Insurance Company, and we would heartily commend it as well worthy of a calm and attentive perusal. The company dues not contemplate the slightest interference with the business of any existing society. The established and well-recognised principles of insurance, the doctrine " that the average of uncertainties may be easily measured," is applied in a novel and ingenious mode, by which the proprietors will undoubtedly realise considerable profits, and vast advantages will result to the community in general. In spite of the garbled accounts of the Hungarian war which have appeared in the reactionary news papers both in England and Germany, the truth glares through the flimsy screen of falsehood and mis representations. WINDISCHGRATZ, so far from being victorious, has in reality met with a succession of reverses. BEM, instead of being killed or conquered, is in bodily health while his mind is in that state of exhilaration which is peculiar to even the most phleg matic captain when his forces are proving triumphant. JELLACHICII, in place of retaining his romantic popularity amongst his followers, is deserted by them in whole regiments. Kossuru, at the very time he is spoken of as a fugitive, skulking in the back streets of Berlin, is in the zenith of his power as supreme ruler over the Provisional Government. While it is solemnly announced in the journals of Vienna that the Imperialists hold an unbroken military cordon from Waitzen to Losonez, and from llatvan to Szulnok, it actually appears that the Hungarians have complete possession not only of the northern and southern districts of the kingdom, but of the mountainous tracks of Transylvania and the Car pathians. According to the Government organ of the Austrians (the Wiener Zeitung) the PII.INCE MARSHAL has marched towards Gyoragyos, driving the insurgents before him in four different directions; whereas, according to the Government organ of the Magyars (the Kozlony), the Hungarian army has advanced instead of retrograding, has assumed the offensive instead of the defensive, has been success ful instead of unsuccessful. Since the Schwartzenburg Ministry has called in the assistance of Russia, the cause of the young EI‘IrEROR has not merely darkened throughout Hun gary, but has sunk immeasurably in the estimation of the whole empire. The apparent assistance derived from NICHOLAS has been in reality the cause of many severe disasters to the forces of FRANCIS JOSEPH. The appearance of the dragoons of St. Peter6burgh in Transylvania has only had the effect of exaspe- rating to madness the national feeling of the Hun garians. One of the most heroic of the tribes of that brave race has risen, indeed, against the mer cenaries, and inflicte 1 upon them condign chas tiement for their interposition. This tribe was the tribe of the Szdtlers ; and they appear only to have been prevented from annihilating their antagonists by the arrival of aid from the garrison of Cronstadt. S,nce than, namely, on the 15th ult., a pitched battle has taken place at Hermannstadt be tween the Austrians, under General PUCHNER, and the Hungarians under General BEM. The action resulted in the latter proving signally 'victorious, following up the discomfiture of his opponents by taking the fortress of Hermannstadt by storm—and this, be it remembered, in the teeth of the garrison of Russian auxiliaries. In celebration of this triumph of the national arms a solemn Te Deuin was chaunted on the 20th ultimo in the church of Debreczin. It is in that city that the Provisional Government, presided over by Kos sun', is assembled—a Government which has been recently completed by the appointment of General lion, L. Besidesl t E h s e s d a i itr renownedeo cs tiansg s s e t s p e u e r T r a ll o t itio• the nes d of f l a V y toahurerAn endeavouring int oi niexcites Department.tra. s still further the enthusias m of his countrymen. To this end he is distributing rewards and promotions to whoever distinguish themselves against the common enemy —having within the last few weeks conferred the title and baton of a Field-Marshal on General Kis. So great is the ardour displaying among the whole Magyar race that not all the battalions of Russia can enable the Austrian EMPEI2OA to extin guish it. If the forces of WlNDiscuottAm find it impossible to keep to themselves the towns of Zyps, or to preserve Transylvania without assistance from St. Petersburgh, they may rest assured that it will be difficult to an extraordinary degree to wrest from the Power of BEM and KOSSUTH the whole of the magni ficent territories of Hungary, especially when there is every likelihood that even the Croatians will rise against the oppressors of so many nationalities. n another victory which took place on 26th ult. at Zibakhaza 2,000 of the fellow-countrymen of JELLACIIICEI deserted from the ranks of the Imperialists—harbingers of additional defection from the cause of Austria, and of additional advantage to the Hungarians. From the experience, therefore, which has been derived from the reactionary news papers as to the want of exactitude in their declara- tiuns, it must surely be unnecessary to warn the public from all their erroneous and unauthentic nar ratives. Whatever may be sail either by the Wiener Zeitung, or by some of our own contempo raries, as to the triumphs of WiriptsenGßATz, it is certain that the colossal power of Austria has failed to do more than goad on the in/lab/Laub of Hungary to a condition of patriotic enthusiasm that gives promise of proving altogether irresistible. Actuated with the same determined views as the promoters of the Anti•Corn•law League, the agriculturists are combining in an agitation against the taxes upon malt and hops. It will be observed that a numerous and influential meeting in further ance of this extension of the principles of free trade was held yesterday in Blackfriars, with Mr. W. Suaw, editor of the Farmers' Journal, as chairman. Although the different speakers appeared to recoil from anything that might be construed into a suggestion as to the mode in which this obnoxious impost shall be removed, although, indeed, one of the resolutions went directly to maintain the impolicy of any such suggestion in the present stage of the movement, the proceedings of the assembly were far from being unmarked by observations of a practical character. The orators grew eloquent when dilating upon the grinding influence of the malt and hop duties, not merely upon agriculturists and brewers, but indirectly upon all classes of the population. It is eminently gratifying to witness the rapid and almost unconscious acceptance of the ideas of political economy advocated by the memorable "League" and its organs, and to see foremost among the converts to the new philosophy founded by ADAM SMITH, and accepted by IlusxissoN, the farmers of old England. Yet the change cannot be regarded as very surprising, seeing, that before the farmers became neophytes to the creed of Free Trade, the orators and journalists of the " League" had to proselytize not only one, but a hundred sec tions of the community. The shopkeepers, or as they call them in France the bourgeoisie, were, out and-out, for Protection. But EBENEZER ELLIOT sang his songs, and W. J. Fox delivered his lectures, and Colonel TuoasrsoN wrote his catechisms, and Jourt BRICIIT proposed his resolutions, and RIcUARD COBDEN spoke his orations, and the shopkeepers soon found out that the shoe (lid pinch, and they found out moreover where it pinched, and they were converted. So it was with the gentlemen of the three kingdoms, so it was with the merchants, so it was with the manufacturers, and so, at last, it was with the Members of the Imperial Parliament. Every one in turn offered allegiance to the newly discovered principles, and the sentiment, contagious from its truthfulness, spread rapidly from the little back room at Manchester to the workshops, to the factories, to the warehouses, to the city offices, to the country-houses, to the coffee shops and the public-houses, and ultimately Into the very chambers of the Lords and Commons at West minster. It has since then gained fresh admirers, and those admirers are, as the Hon. Gentleman the representative of the West Riding foretold from the floor of the Lower House, the farmers and agricultu rists of England. They have found out after all that Free Trade is no such bad thing— that it offers cherries worth the having, if they only make up their minds to jump. Now that the barrier of Monopoly has been broken down a new light has flooded in upon them, and they are earnestly and heartily for the abolition of the malt and hop duties. Surely we need scarcely assert that the effort has our good wishes, and that the change that has " come o'er the spirit of the dream" of the agriculturists has our felicitations. Having► re cognised the justice of their claims upon the attention of the Legislature, it is to be hoped that the agricul turists will not lightly diminish their agitation. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1819 prisoners' advocates had arrived, and some of them were with the families of their clients. Some of the learned gentlemen felt themselves in a somewhat deli cate position, having been named by the judges to act, though it was expected some of the prisoners themselves would decline their services. M. BOINTILLIERS, jun., who had been nominated counsel for BARnES, had resolved it was said only to present himself as an act of respect to the judges. M. MARTIN BERNARD, one of the seconrlcs pointed out by BAanEs, in the fault of counsel, arrived in the city yesterday. The prisoners SORRIER, COUR TAIS7 THOMAS, and BORAIE had conferred with their advocates. RASPAIL, it was said, was preparing to make a full exposition of his doctrines in the course of the trial. The judges had received the visits of the public authorities. The court is small, but from the arrangements made would, it was believed, be found suitable. The architects had, however, neglected to provide places for the journalists, of whom there were a great number, representing not only the Parisian and departmental press, but also journals of different countries of Europe, and even of the United States. The National has an article on the affairs of Italy, in which it says it can scarcely credit the report that the PorE, a Christian priest, has called upon the Powers of Europe to inflict the horrors of war upon the Roman people for the restoration of his temporal authority. Alluding to the Frer,ch Government, in connexion with this affair, the National says : " It must explain itself ; it must tell us whether, charged as it is to represent the French Republic abroad, it intends to use its power only to oppose the expansion of the Republican spirit in Europe. Can the French Republic refuse to acknowledge in the Roma❑ people the right in virtue of which we ourselves exist?" BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, MAltell 7. Boulogne and Amiens, 9 1 ,4—Namur and Liege, 7K — Northern of France, 11%— Rouen and Havre, 13—Sambre and Meuse, s—Tours and Nantes, 2%. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. The following semi-official announcement appears in the Patriot of Tuesday evening:— " We are assured that letters have been received by express, announcing that Spain is actively preparing for an intervention in favour of the Pope. Already an army of 10,000 men was ready to set out. Unless means of embarkation should be wanting, they are now on their way to Gaeta. Under any circumstances, if there be a delay, it cannot be of long duration." The same journal says— " A letter from London informs us that a division, detached from the fleet commanded by Admiral Parker, will soon cruise off Ci►ita Vecchia. Its object is to sup port the movements of the troops sent by the Powers which, on the express demand of the Pope, have re solved on an intervention." M. DROUYN DE LIIUTS was to attend the Com mittee of the Assembly on Foreign Affairs yesterday, to explain the intentions of the Government with respect to Italy. The National Assembly resumed on Tuesday the discussion of the electoral law. The first two articles were adopted without discussion. An amendment proposed by M. 13auctuNER—admitting to the exer cise of the elective franchise certain natives of France, and of foreign parentage, but (as he contended) per fectly qualified to vote as naturalised Frenchmen, was rejected by a slender majority, the entire "Mountain" having voted in its favour. Another question was raised on the right of bankrupts to exercise the suffrage, no less than 12 amendments having been moved. The Assembly ultimately de cided, by a majority of 501 to 212 votes, that bank rupts who had honourably settled with their creditors, or had been declared excusable by a judg ment of the tribunal, should be entitled to vote at elec:ions. Several other amendments having been moved and rejected, the remaining articles of the Bill were read, seriatim, by the PRESIDENT. The discus sion was utterly devoid of interest. The Maniteur announces the arrest of several Socialists by soldiers, whom they had endeavoured to seduce. The Courrier Francais says : " The democratic and social party has already made out its list of cadidates fur the elections of the Seine. The following, we are assured, is its composition :—M M. Ledru BAlin, Lagrange, Lamennais, Felix Pyat, Caus• sidiere, Kersausie, Albert, Bat-Lei, Louis Blanc, Baune, Dupoty, Martin Bernard, Perdiguier, Lacambre, D'Alton Shee, Proudhon, Pierre Lerroux, Greppo, I? aspad, Cabet, Esquiros, Pierre Dupont, Nadaud, Touss,,nel, Thomas sin, Lachombaudie, Thole, and Pierre Ving %rd." The following letter, dated February 26, from the Secretary-General of .the Archbishop of PARIS, has been received by LAUR, one of the men condemned for the murder of General BREA, and whose wife has just been delivered of a son :—" Be without disquie tude, Monsieur, concerning the poor child who has just been born under such mournful circumstances. The Archbishop of Pains charges me to inform you that he adopts it, and that he will provide for all its wants. Whatever may be your situation in the face of GoD and man, his ministry of mercy does not him to see in you anything but an unhappy father. I hasten to send you this letter. I hope it will impart some consolation to your mind, and that it will inspire you with gratitude to GoD." There have been partial disturbances in some of the provincial towns of France, in the south and west, which have been in general excited by the Legiti mati3ts. The authorities, however, suppressed them without difficulty. In the department of the Loire and Cher there have been several incendiary fires. A considerable sensation has been created on the Paris Bourse, by the failure of one of the greatest speculators there. He was a bear to the amount of 1,800,000 French Rentes, which represent a capit d of .50 millions of francs. his deficiences at the settling of yesterday amounted to no less than 3 millions of francs. One agent de change is a loser to the amount of 12,0001. sterling, One or two minor failures are spoken of. M. DE LAROCHEJAQELEIN has published a letter explanatory of his reasons for refusing to become a Member of the Electoral Committee of the Club of the Rue de Poictiers. "On reading the names of the members of the committee," says M. DE LAROCHE .TAQUELTEN, " the impression made on the public mind will be (no doubt erroneously), that the im mense majority would accept, should an occasion offer, a piste milieu empire, or would pronounce, even in preference for a regency, whilst the small minority of which I should form part, would pronounce for legitimacy." It is well to have one of the chiefs of the reactionary clubs thus openly avowing the trea sonable designs aga i nst the R epublic, which he and his co-conspirators h ave b een o f l ate so busily en gaged in concocti on . Of course, after this open con fession, the legal officers of th e R e p u bli c w ill di rect their attention to the machinations of these gentlemen. The trials at Bourges of the accused of the 15th May were to com mence yesterday. The day ' s pro ceedings, however, were exp ec t e d t o b e conf i ned to the formal constitution of the court. The prisoners 'were allowed to communicate with each other, and even to reside together. BLANQUI, RASPAIL, and QUINTIN, had taken up their residence in the same room, and BARBES and ALBERT had had their beds placed together in another cell. During the day crowds assembled around the prison, but all chance of seeing the accused was impossible, as the windows of their cells were surrounded with boards. The list of jurymen had been formally communicated to the ac cused, as had also the list of witnesses, about 200 in number, summoned by the Procureur-General. Th e jo ry m e D Ie N is and R iwitnesseso among the m were arr n r g ine rAmong he crowds. o n t The Duke witnesses cited for the prosecution, are M. BUCHEZ, M. E. ARAGO, M. DB LAMARTINB, Al. F. ARAGO, M. AEMAND 'ManitAs - r, and a great many other repre sentatives of the people. The accused have caused nearly 60 witnesses to be summoned, most 9f the SPAIN. Accounts have been received from Barcelona to the Ist of March. CABRERA has again taken the field, and, according to the last accounts, was at Salsona, in Upper Catalonia. It was reported i❑ Barcelona that he recently captured and shot the Baron DE ABELL°, a rich proprietor, who possessed immense influence in Catalonia. It was also rumoured that MARSAL, the Carlist chieftain, had been defeated, and that the colonel of his staff, the CADECILLA GRACE, and the Count CHADANNES, a French Legitimatist, who had joined AlAaser.,, bad been taken prisoners. Advices from Madrid are of the 1 st inst. Merlin) BoLse, MARCH I.—The Three per Cents. were done at 23k for paper; the Five per Cents. at 11 ; the Debt without Interest at 4, for cash ; and the Coupons at 7; for paper. GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. AUSTRIA. The Allowing appears in the Independance or Brussels, a journal which has of late been distin guished for the accuracy of its Austrian intel ligence : " The journals o! Vienna contain grave news from Hungary. The Magyars, who at one moment were be lieved to be completely crushed, have, it appears, derived ❑ew vigour from their very defeats. They have re sumed the offensive on several points, have obtained some advantages, and the insurrection again shows itself very menacing. The entry of the Russians into Tran sylvania clearly indicated that the situation had become a difficult one for the Austrians; and we now learn, that at the date of the last news, the Magyars were marching on Pesth, and were even at only a few miles distance." The Austrian Lloyd's, and the Universal Austrian Gazette, of the 26th ult., announce the march of the Magyars on Pesth, under general DEMBINSKI. The former says they were at Hatvan, only seven miles off ; the other, at Gyongyos, four miles distant. All the disposable troops, 10,000, had left Pesth. The Gazette of Augshurgh of the 27th, states that DEMBINSKI having effected a junction with GEORGY, the united army made a retrograde movement. The steam-boat Giulia arrived at Pesth on the 24th, in a very shattered condition. She had been fired on at Kalosia, from a Ifungarian battery, and several soldiers had been wounded. A letter from Vienna, of the 2d, says that the Austrian Cabinet has decided that the National Bank shall pay in notes the Hungarian notes of 1 and 2 florins, t , ) the amount of 3,900,000 florins. Tne Vienna Gazette of the 2d states that the EMPEROR of Austria has ordered the 200,000 scudi taken from Perrara to be given to the POPE, as a proof of his peculiar regard. The Independance of Brussels says :—" Important events appear about to take place in Croatia. It is said that, owing to the expectation of them, the Emperor of AUSTRIA. has enjoined Prince DF: WIN DISCUGRATZ to abstain from all intervention in the civil administration, the chief direction of which be longs to the Ban JELLACRICII, as Commissary and Governor General. The Minister of Commerce has gone on a mission from the Cabinet to Prince WIN DISCHGRATZ at Pesth. The last letters announce that JELLActlicli has quitted the army to go to Agratn, capital of Croatia, where his presence has become necessary." A letter from Cracow, of the 26th ult., in the Spcuer Gazette, says:— " The disturbances which have taken place hero were caused by the irritation of the people at the order for the recruiting of 6,000 men. Pikes have been made by the people. In a proclamation, published this day, the Go• vernment announces that the proposed recruiting shall be transformed into a voluntary enrolment, and that force shall only be employed in the event of voluntary enrolments not being made. This, however, is not cal culated to calm the people. Arrests have been effected, and the Government have established a Committee of Public Safety." RUSSIA. The Post Anzpt Gazette of Frankfort, of the 3d says : We are able to state from good authority that the news given in the Cologne G azette of a note having been addressed by Russia to the E uropean Powers. declaring that any modification of the treaties of Vienna, without the consent of all the powers that signed them, would be considered a casus belli, is totally devoid of foundation; and that we cannot discover any motive to induce the Russian Cabinet to take such a step." pitussiA. Upwards of 200 emigrants are to be sent by the Berlin South Australian Emigration Committee to Adelaide in the course of the present month. MINOR GERMAN STATES. A letter from Mentz of the 3d states that all the troops of the Duchy of Nassau had been called out, and that a body of Prussian troops had made a parade in the Duchy, to overawe the inhabitants, who, it is said, display a spirit of revolt. The Cologne Gazette of the 6th states that all the railway stations in Baden were occupied by troops, a general attack on the railways being feared. In compliance with the r ecommendation of a Com mittee, the two Chambers of Hanover, in a recent sitting, resolved to call on the Government to pub lish the Frankfort law on fundamental rights, and to present to the States bills for executing its pro visions. DENMARK. The Danish Government has addressed a circular to the different Governments of Europe, explaining its reasons for giving notice .of the termination of tho armistice of Malmoe. These reasons, briefly stated, are that two duchies are under the yoke of an insurrectional party ; that the safety of the in habitants is compromised, the resources of the country wasted, and the Danish population without protection ; and that the prolongation of the armis • tice would cause the prolongation of that anarchical state of things. The Danish Government, however, expresses an earnest wish for the early opening o f negotiations for peace, and intimates that the termi nation of the armistice will facilitate such nego tiations. _ _ A letter from Copenhagen, of 27th ult., says : "In the sitting of yesterday the Minister of Finance announced in the National Assembly that the Go vernment had contracted a loan of 3,750,000 f., at fire per cent., with the house of C. J. „ HAMBRO and Co., bankers, London, at the rate of 89. ITALY• The Genoa Gazette of the Ist publishes the fol lowing protests o f the Grand Duke LEOPOLD : " Tuscans!—l a dd ress you from this the furthest frontier of T uscany. I t i s t he voice of the Prince whom you have known for the space of twenty-five years, and who has always sought your welfare with zeal and effu sion. Forced to leave my capital to defend the liberty of my vote in an act fur which I should have been re sponsible before God and man, I cannot remain silent in the midst of such a violation of the most sacred rights. I, therefo re , protest against t h e n ow Provisional Govern ment established at Florence on the Bth of February, 1849, and I hereby declare that I shall nut recognize the legality of any act emanat i ng from that Government. Its origin is ill eg iti mate, an d it s a uthority null and void. I recall the so ldi ers to the i r oat h s , the runction ar i es to their . duties, th e p eop l e to t h e i r a llegiance toward s t h e i r constitutional Prin ce . I h ave confidence that my voi ce will bring mistaken men back to their duty, and that it will prove a consolation to every good Tuscan. Their affection is my only consolation in the midst of the pain I !feel on account of suc h gre at disorder, and so many enormities. " LEOPOLD. Ni" Porto San S te f ano, Fe b . 1 2. To Ting DIPLOMATIC BODY ACCREDITED IN TUSCANY. " Since my declaration of the 11th of February, 1849, addressed to the diplomatic body accredited in Tuscany" —(this declaration has not come to light)—" I have had the satisfaction of seeing myself surrounded by the re. apectable persons composing this body. Their presence bus given me consolation, both OR account of theix friendly words and sentiments of cordiality which they severally have expressed towards me, and on account of the mani:est signification which their presence here gives to the aspect of affairs in Tuscany. While I ad dress my sincerest thanks to the honourable members of the diplomatic body, I am forced to announce to them that my further stay in this last port of Tuscany has now become impossible. It has been known here tor some days past that an armed force threatened to come to drive me hence. It is certain that the threat has been carried into execution. The public papers have an nounced it, and a strong detachment of armed men under the command of men who are not Tuscans, is on its way to Grosseto. Still more, the salvos of artillery fired at Orbetello, in the vicinity, announce the consummation of the crime—the proclamation of the Republic. I must, therefore, adopt a resolution, however bitter to my heart; it is the only one I can adopt. I leave my well beloved country, but my heart remains. I pray God to enlighten the minds of the ill-dispnsed and mistaken men, and to console the honest minded, who are inure numerous than will perhaps be believed. I invite the diplomatic body to publish the irresistible motive which forces me to leave Tuscany, and the sentiments with which lam inspired in this supreme moment. I rely upon Providence for the advent of better times. ‘• Porto San Stefano, Feb. 20." " LEOPOLD. By a circular of the Minister of War of Tuscany, of the 24th ult., to the commandants of the garrisons, orders are given that the volunteers inscribed in the lists lately opened be immediately sent to Florence to be incorporated. The Nove Febbrajo of Bologna, of the 24th ult., an nounces the departure from Modena of six companies of Modenese troops and four of Austrians, with two pieces of cannon, in the direction of Massa. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.) The House sat to-day to hear appeals. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, and Lord Campbell. BAKER V. TUCKER. The further arguments in this part-heard appeal occu pied their Lordships the whole morning. ROLLS' COURT.--(THIS DAY. His Lordship the Master of the Rolls was occupied the whole morning with motions of no general interest. VICE-CHANCERY—(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) The Court took mutiuns and causes to-day, but no case calling for particular notice came before his Honour during the day. (Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.) DE VISME V. DE VISME.—IUDGMENT. Vice-Chancellor Wtaitam gave judgment in this case this morning. He said the petitioner was a purchaser under a el( cree of the Court, and one of the conditions of sale was, that if the c mipletion of the purchase was de layed by any cause whatever, the purchaser wes to pay interest at 51. per cent. on the purchase-money, amount ing to 7,6471., until the completion of the purchase. By the seventh condition of sale also, the vendor was to de liver his abstract of title on a given duy. The petitioner complained that the completion of the purchase was de layed by the act of the vendor in not having duty deli vered an abstract of his title by the time recognised under the seventh condition of sale; and he alleged that he had sustained damages under the condition of sale which required him to pay interest at Si. per cent. until the completion of the contract; and the petitioner accordingly prayed that it might be referred to the master, to whom those can tes stood re erred, to inquire and state whether the 7th condition of sale of the estates, as to the delivery by the vendor of an abstract of his title within the time therein mentioned was or was not duly complied with by him; and if the master should find that that condition was not complied with then, that he me might state what damages Mr. Benjamin Hook, the purchaser, had sus tained, or what compensation ho or the petitioners, or his legal representatives, were entitled to either by way of the reduction of the interest on the purchase money or otherwise by reason of such condition not having been duly performed by the vendor. lie (the Vice- Chancellor) regretted to say that he had not been able to find a way to grant the relief prayed for by this petition. If the petitioners were not now entitled to relief there might have been some way by which the purchaser might, in some earlier stage of the cause, either have obtained such relief, or havo avoided the damage which he said he had sustained. It could not be that the vendor, who stipitlated for a high rate of interest in case of delay in completing the contract, could not take advantage of his own wrongful act, unless the terms of the contract were so plain and so strong that there was no escaping from them. This Court could not give the relief prayed for unless a court of law would give it on an action for a breach of the contract, after the contract had not been completed. He (the Vice-Chancellor) appre hended the purchaser in such a case would be told at law that ho ought to have complained of such breach of the contract when it occurred, and that having proceeded to complete the con tract, after notice of the breach, he could not afterwards complain. By an order in the cause, bearing date on the 17th of July, 1847, set out in the petition, and made on the motion of Benjamin Hook, the purchaser, who de clared by his counsel that he was content with the like, it was directed that Benjamin Hook, on or before the end of August, should pay into court a certain sum of money, which he had done; and it was ordered that the said Benjamin Hook should be let into possession of the estate, and the receipt of the rents and profits, on pay ment of the purchase-money for certain lots, according to the conditions of sale. It was under the reservation contained in this order that the present ap plication was made ; and if the purchaser might, if necessary, give up the purchase and reconvey the estate, the question would arise whether, at the time of making the order of the 17th of July, 1847, the pur chaser was in a condition which entitled him to ask for the compensation which lie prayed; but if he insisted at all events, in retaining ;he conveyance, he (the Vice- Chancellor) would not hold him entitled to compensa tion, if, as he assumed, the completion of the purchase, under ordinary circumstances, would deprive him of a right; and, therefore, he (the Vice-Chancellor) could not give the relief which was asked by this petition. The petition must, therefore, be dismissed with costs. (Before Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) MARSHALL V. BOYCE. This was a part-heard cause, and came before the Court for further directions. The question had reference to the construction of a bequest in a will. The testator gave a legacy of 1,0001. stock to his executors, in trust to receive the dividends arising therefrom, and invest the same dividends in the purchase of more stock, until the children of William Marshall, of Islington, should respectively attain the age of twenty .one, and as and when each child should attain that age, to sell out and pay to him an equal portion of that stock, as also the aceumulated.stock. The question was, whether the children of William Marshall, living at the death of the testator, were the only ones to take, or whether other children of his, born after the testator's death, should be permitted to share in hia bounty. Mr. PARKER submitted that those children living, at the death of the testator, were the only persons who could take on the death of the testator. He contended that under the words of the bequest, there was a gift to those children immediate on the death of the testator, and that the only thing which remained to be done was to allow the dividends to accumulate until each child should attain 21, and then to divide them. His HONOUR understood that the children living at the date of the will, and at the date of the death, were exactly the same persons. Mr. PARKER said that was so ; the testator made his will on the 18th, and died on the 21st of the same month. Mr. RUSSELL, for the defendants, submitted that when a man spoke of ten children of a person, he meant the children who were then living, unless there was something to show there was another intention. In this case there was nothing to show that the testator meant to depart from the natural meaning of the words. His HONOUR said, had this case stood clear of autho rity, ho doubted very much whether he should have thought it right to take the plaintiff's view of the case. It did not by any means stand clear of authority. He was of opinion that he ought not to contravene or re strain the cases of " Davidson v. Dallas" and " Saunders v. Vulcy," cited in the cause, and that he should be con travening one or two, if not all of those cases, were he to say every child was to take except the three born at the date of the will, who were a l so the only thr ee living at the death; and ho must, consequently--not, perhaps, without a slight degree of regret—decide in their favour. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, the Assistant-Judge.) THE CASINOS.—It having been understood that the informations laid by the common informer, Stowell, against the lessees of the Casinos at the Adelaide Gal lery, Strand, and the %Valhalla, Leicester square, would positively come on for hearing this (Thursday) morning, the court at an early hour was crowded. The several defendants appeared in propric! personcc. Mr. Parry appeared for the 'Wormer; and Mr. Clark son and Mr. Ballantine for the defendants. The Learned Counsel, atter consulting together, de termined on a further postpon(meat of the trial of the indictments till Thursday, April 26. The ASSISTANT-JUDGE most willingly acceded to the arrangement of the counsel, and ordered an adjournment of the case till April 26. DINNER AT THE MANSION-HOUSE. Yesterday evening the Lord Mayor entertained at dinner the Com mon Councilmen and about forty other gentlemen of the ward of Farringdon Without. ARCHITECTURAL EXHIRITION.—Yesterday a pri vate view was afforded of nearly two hundred architec tural designs, in the gallery (53, Pall-mall), of the New Society of Painters in Water Colours. The subjects are, as might be imagined,, of a strangely miscellaneous cha racter—ranging from the e , ilossal plan of a cathedral down almost to a Pecksniffian pump. Several of the drawings are marvellowly clever; but, to our mind, the gem of the whole exhibition, indisputably and beyond all question, is the view painted by Mr. Allom, of " London from London-bridge to Blackfriars-bridge," according to a prorosed plan of improvement. Tile con ception is magnificent, and would, if adopted, render the metropolis of England the most picturesque and magni ficent capital in Europe. SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MIDNIGHT. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship Erin, Captain Russell, arrived at nine o'clock, P.M., from Constantinople, Malta, and Gibraltar. She brings thirty -eight passengers and specie of the value of 130,0001., and a large cargo of silk, goats' hair, and sundries. Sir Charles Napier's squadron was at Gibraltar on the 2d instant. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Montrose had arrived at Gibraltar from the italism ports. MUNE Y and CO MME RCI A L CITY, QCl.4lli TO Ir1:11' The Cotton SLaket at Liverpool was dull and I , lll,uid yesterday. The sales were t , stimated at 3,500 balei, to the trade. Prices of American compared with Friday'a ratei, were P. per lb. lower.—Rsilway Shares were very dull. The Continental ativices received to-day are chi,fly interesting as regards money inwers. At Paris the rise in prices is again important, but no doubt the failure of a large Bear speculator, who, although a Frenchman, is well known in London, and has operated largely in Consuls, is one cause of the sudden improvement. The differences on the French account are said to bo enormous, but here the party has hitherto paid his way, although a great loser. The last portion of the loan for completing the drying of the Harlem Lake is about to be contracted in Holland. The Mexican Bondholders receive by nearly every mail fair evidence of the disposition of the Government to act up to its promises, and of the productiveness of the Customs revenue, which, however, is not yet what it may be expected to be. The committee in London has received the following:— (From Messrs. Manning and Mackintosh.) " Mexic Jan. 13, 1849. " Sir,—We had the pleasure of addressing you on the 13th ult., as per annexed duplicate, expecting the 'ar rival of Mr. Robertso❑ ; but up to the present time, havicg no tidings of the steamer with the December mails, we presume she has been again detained in qua rantine in the Havannah. `• We have the satisfaction to inform you that on the 26th of December there were bills on the merchants, still running for the bondholders' proportion of the duties, amounting in Vera Cruz to 225,000 dolls., and in Tampico to 60,000 dolls., and subsequent to that date many vessels have arrived at both ports. " The new tariff is again under di.cussion in Con gress, and will probably ho carried into effect. " G. R. Robinson, Esq., Chairman of the Committee of Spanish American Bondholders." (From Messrs. Manning, Mackintosh, and Co.) " Vera Cruz, Jan. 15, 1849. " Gentlemen,—We inclose you a copy of our last re spects, which we confirm : Dolls. c "By our letter of the 15th ult. you will ha►e seen the bondholders' proportion of imports pending on the 30th November was 191,813 66 The duties for December amount to ... 48,060 00 Forming a total of ... ... 239,873 66 Of the 19,363 dolls. 53c. we remitted per Te viot, the proportion of import duties was... 14,323 18 So that the bondholders' proportion of im port duties to be remitted was, on the 31st December last • • ••• ... 225,550 48 " Of this amount we have received about 30,000 dollars, which, with any further collections, will b,; remitted by the first steamer. " We remain, Sze., (Signed) " MANNING, MACKINTOSH, and Co, " To the Chairman and Committee of Mexican Bondholders." (From Mr. W. P. Robertson.) " Carepeachy, Jan. 19,1849. `t Dcar Sir,—These few lines are merely to say that, after a frightful shipwreck of the Forth steamer, on the coral reefs of Alacranes, we arrived sately here yester day—not one life, providentially, having been lost. The principal letters go by Captain Sturdee, late Comman der of the Forth, who sails to-morrow for llavannah. "I most unfortunately lost all my papers, official dis patches included, in the wreck. Pray send me imme diately a duplicate set.—l am, dear Sir, &c., (Signed) 6 " W. P. ROBERTSON. " G. R. Robinson, Esq." " The City Bank of ailontreal has called a general meeting of stockholders, to take place on the 30th March next at noon, in order to take into consideration, and decide on the propriety either of assessing themselves, to maks good the losses incurred, or of reducing the value of the shares of the Bank ; and to, con cult and decide on the expediency of effecting an arrangement with some other banking institution, or individuals, and generally to devise and adopt such other course, in relation to the said Bank, as may, under the circumstances, be deemed expedient." There has been a very quiet market for the Public Securities, but the quotations are better, Consols having been 911- t, and since 91i I. The great improvement in France is one cause of the rally. Exchequer•bills have been 425. to 455., and India Bonds 535. to 565. premium. Bank Stock is worth 193 to 194. The New Three• and-a- Quarter per Cents. have been 92k -a to f. The state of the account is still acting upon the market, and some fluctuation may be expected, even independent of political events. I❑ the Foreign Market, the transactions have been of no moment, but Mexican are buoyant on account of the information received by the Committee of Spanish Ame rican Bondholders. Tne rates are 264 to 27k. Grenada stock has been at 17i. Spanish Three per Cents. have been steady at 294; French Five per Cents. at 84 50 ex dividend, with the Exchange at 25 20; and Dutch Two and•a•HLlf per Cents. at 49i. Railway Shares are flatter this morning, and both, as respects the home and foreign lines, lower prices have been submitted to. ONE CLOSING ~, K:3 ~01, , lIITISII I'ILIND3 O'CLOCK PRICLS. Sank.- Stock. 193 194 1 4 1944 i ~er Cent. Reduced Arms ...... 9 1 14 % 91: 4 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9l V I % 91 % StAT 34 per Cent. Anne-- . 9 2 ,43 92.:j 4 i...ong Anna. to expire Jan. 1860 ,ndia Bonds, 1,0001 Ditto under 1,0001... ...... .—.... 56 53 p Consuls for Account 9l VA •_ .chequer Bills. 21,9 i. & 2d. 1,0001. June ..... .......... 5001. June — PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS MTE O'CL)CK. 53p 91.r;g 42 p 46 p LO SIN ?Jun Es 3 y s 17 , 4 27%e Israzilian Bonds _ Equador Bonds Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. 'lexicon, 5 per Cent. 1846 5 7 1,i Ditto. Account 2638 % 27 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 5l Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, 4 per Cent. Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account 1 7 1,4 Ditto 3 Der Cent 2 9 3% Dividends on the above payable in London French Rentes, 5 per Cent. Exchange 2sf. at. 25f. 25c. French, 3 per Cent Exchange —25 f. 20c. 'mai 2 1 % per Cent., 12 Guild 4 9 1/4 49% PFICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSIN(, ~A ILWA.Y SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. berdeen Do. Preference ...... 214 ...... , .. 2 3 ,4 tto,ton, Stamfd & Birm. 5 ... .. 4% Caledonian 5O ..... 23K 4 5 ,4 ex d .., 23% ex d Ditto, Quarter Shares 1114...... 5x d 5 x d Do. New 10/. Pref..... 10 ... .. 111 4 Chester and Holyhead... 50 Ditto, Preference Dublin and Belfast June. 35 ' , ast Anglia, 251., L. & E. and L and D...... 25 Do~ 3/. 108. Eastern Counties........ 20 ...... 10A %% Do. New Guaranteed 6 per Cent. ... Do. North. & Eastern 50 17 1 4 29% 4 3 tie Do. New Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 25 Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 Ditto, Half Shares ... 20 .. Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch. 2% Great Northern Great Western 100 ...... 97 x.d. ......••• 97x.d Ditto, 1 ,4 Shares Ditto, 1 4 Shares Ditto, Fifths ... 20 Ditto, New 171. ..... 15 ... .. 12% x.d.... Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ......101 1 4 x.d. 10:14x.d Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... 504 x.d 50% x.d. ~ancaster and Carlisle... 50 Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 Do. Fifths... ........ ... 10 Do. Thirds Leeds and Bradford London & Blackwall...l3/.65. 8d.... 5%% x d 5% x.d. .on lon, Brighton, and South Coast 5O ..... 35% 35% Ditto, New Si., guar. 6 per cent. .... ... 5 London and N. Western 100 ..,...137 xd. 136 %x.d Goal &S. Western 5O ..... 38 38% x.d. —0.6% x.d. Manzhester.Buxton,and Matlock... Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire...100 Ditto, New 10/. Pref... 10 Midland ...... ........ —100... 82 82% 81% x.d....81% x.d. Du., do., 501. Shares .. 25 ... .. 17 1 ,4 %............ 17% Do. Birm., and Derbyloo Newmarket North British ... .... ... 25 ...... ••• Ditto, Quarters Ditto Extension ...... 0% — .... North Staffordshire 17% 14%% Oxferd, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ...... 50 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 12%..... 13V4 ..... ...... 13 44 Royston and Hitchin Scottish Central Shrewsbury and Bina... 10 So ~ h Eastern Do., No. 2. Do., Registered No. 4 10 . ... 7% Do., Scrip No 4 South Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole Waterford and Kilkenny 20 . .... W Its, Somerset,& Wey mouth York, Newcastle, and Berwick. ... .. o. Newcastle E 'dor 2O lB% 19 ex.div. 19 x.d Do. G.N.E.Preterence 8 8 7% ...... ••••• 77 8 York ..n,4 North Midland 50 — ex.div.... x.d Dit:e, Preference FOREIGN RAILWAYS. poulo g ne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or- . leans and Vierzon) ... 18 - • .. Demerara 1 7 1,4 — Namur and Liege ...... 20 ... . 8 ....„ ... Northern of France.... 13 Paris and Rouen ~.... 20 Rouen and Havre' Tours and Nantes 9 ..... . 2 i/ 2 ......... ... 3 1 4 44 141,i 1274 81 / 8 11% 21 1 4 12 34 24 5% 10% MINES. Australian Brazilian Imperial Do. St.John,Del Rey 15 ~.... 10 JOINT STOCK BANKS. Anstralasia London & Westminster. 20 Ibioa of Australia ..... 25 i3H Pi G.—rf HIS D LONDON. N:Ancn B. Wi..1,1 at norm, W.N.W., light breeze aro fin , . STATE OF WIND AND WEATHER AT THE PROVINCIAL PoRTS THIS MORNING, AT 9 A.M. Colehe:J tor W. by N., fine. Gosport Gloucester S.W., fine. Hull Liverpoil LOwe,,t,ofTe Por6lnouth • Southampton.... S.S.V., fine. Yarmouth LYTHAM, MARCH 7.—The Simpson, Magins, frcm Wexford to Preston, gut as-hare SE. of the Lighthouse, awl remains leit-ty with slight damage, cargo dis charging. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 6.—WindW.N.W.—Arrd. Agent, Mills, Charleston; Niagara steamer, Stone, Boston. 7th, Ripley, Atkins, St. Domingo; Unicorn, Thain, New Orlean, , ; Hero of Sidon, Flyek, ditto; T. H. Perkins, Conn. Motile; Samuel, Lcierton, Savannah; Bolton .Abbey, Barker, Charl e ston ; Eli za b et h Wil t h ew, Grif fiths, B . )ston. Sid. 6!h, Courier, Dunn, Sydney, New South \Vales; G. Dean, Sparing, Sierra Leone; Sr. George, Hutchison, Savannah; Cromwell, Barker, Bos• ton; Stephrn, St. Stephens, New Brunswick. Put back, 7th, Courier, Sidney, New South Wales; George Ram say, Baltimore; Janet, New York, with loss of foretop mast. Mem. The Courier, for Calcuqa, did not sail yesterday as reportei. OfF prt, Blarney steamer, Bly tiles wood. FALMOUTH, MARCH 7.—Wind W.S.W.—SId. Crane packet, Madeira and Brazils. Off Port. sth, Triton, Olie, Batavia for Amsterdam. - ALLOA, I±EB. 26.—Signet, Thomson, St. John's, New Brunswick. 27 , h, Johanna, Riddoch, St. John's, New Brunswick. March 1, William Dawson, White, St. John's, New Brunswick. KINGSTOWN, MARCH 7.—Sid. Sumatra, Harvey, Tri nidad; Catherine, M•lienzie, Trinidad. BRIGUTON.--Arrd. National, Voeti, Rio Janeiro for Ant% erp. SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 7.—Sld. Madrid steamer, Gibraltar. DEAL, MARCH 7.—Wind Cresle, Weasels, Cape Haytien, Rotterdam. Arrd. from the River, Berhsmpore, Smith, New Zealand; Empress, Goole, Sydney, New South Wales; George Brown, Higgins, New York; Jessie, Coysh, St. John's, New foundland. Put back, Lady Clarke, for Sydney, New South Wales; Venus, for Cape Palmas; St. George, for Va!paraiso and St. Francisco; Catherine Eizaheth, for Barbadues. It has been blowing very strong from the W.S.W., attended wilt heavy squalls through out the day. a QUARANTINE NOTICES. Harana, Feb. 7. The Board of Health has altered the quarantine re gulations as follo.ts:— Vesets from New Orleans, or from ports within 150 miles, with a foul bill of health, will undergo quarantine for 20 duys. Vessels from British ports where cholera is known to exist, 15 days. Those trim New York with clean bill of health, or from ports within 150 miles with ditto, and from ports within 150 miles from British ports, where cholera ex istslB days. _ Vessels from all other ports are now free from qua rantine. (Signed) PICARD and ALDERS. Lloyd's Agents. Capt. G. A. Halsted, R.N., Secretary, Lloyd's. Lisbon, Feb. 28. Sir,—The Board of Health has declared Liverpool to be an intected port. (Signed) CuarmEs JAUNCEY, Lloyd's Agent. Capt. G. A. Halsted, R.N., Secretary., Lloyd's. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) 702E1VAT GATE 8n ]n WELD Mlq a AAA,. These markets were tolerable steady, to-day, and prices were well supported. Beef, from 25 8d ro 3s 8d; Mutton. 35 4d to 4h 2d ; V( al, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; aLd Pork, 2s 10d to 4s 4d per 81bs by the carcase. MEAT IYIAILSETS. SOUTHALL, Mauctt 7.—The general trade to-day was steady, at improved quotations, owing chiefly to the falling off in the supply. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s; Mutton, 3s 10d to 4s 10d; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d; and Pork, 3a 6d to 4s per gibs., to sink the offal. = - RODIFORD, MARcEt 7.—Prime Beasts and Sheep com manded a steady sale, at higher prices. The value of other kinds of stock was well supported. Beef, from 3s 4d to 45; Mutton, 4s to 43 lad; Veal, 4s to 4s 6d; and Pork, 3 1 4d to 3s 10d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18. s to 245; quarter old store Pigs, 17s to 21s; and Mitch Cows, with their small Calf, 141 to 181 each. LEWES, MARCH 6 —Our market was firm, at very full prices :—Beef from 3s 6d to 4s 2d ; Slutton, 4.1 t 3 4s 10d ; Veal, 4s to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 3s 8d to 49 4d per 81bs. MIT DZAZBEITB. SIVITLIFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 31128; Clover ditto, 3l lOs to 41 125 ; and Straw, 11 2s to 1/ fls par load. A ►air average supply, and a sluggish demand. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 12s to 31 135 Clover ditto, Si 101 to 41 103; aed Straw, 113 s to It lOs per load. Supply moderately good, and trade rather dull. W HITEC/JAPEL.-Meacliw Hay, 21 8s to 3/ 108 1 Clover ditto, 3/ loi to 4l 14s; and• Straw, 11 2s to 11 941 ter load. Trade dull. at but little alteration in prices. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN 'or the Week ended March 1.1849, made up from the Returns ef the Inspectors in the different Cities and MIYI3 in England and Wale , per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT., BARLEY. OATS. I I EYE. I says.. TEAS. PRICE .. I 454 6d 1 29e Od 148 7d 26s lid 30s 2d Us 10d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. 1 AYE. I BEANS. I PEAS. la Od Is Oct Is Od Is Od Is Od Is Od SPORTING IN'T'ELLIGENCE. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1849. WEDNESDAY. Sweepstakes for three yrs old. A.F. Miss Buoney, Bst 7ib—Midia, Bst Ilb—Retail, Bst 11b. Sweepstakes of 50 SJYS. each, h fi, fur four yrs old, &C. • T.Y.C. Saddle, 5 yrs, Bst 91b—Wannta. 5 yrs, Bst—St Aunt 4 rs, 7st—Fr , noisean, 4 yrs, sst 101 b. FIRST SPRING MEETING, 1849. WEDNESDAY. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, fur four yrs old, &c. D. g• Justice, 4 yrs, Bst 71b—Sutterley, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b - 5 yrs, 7st 81b. MANCHESTER, 1849. Nominations for the Trades' Cup of 3001., added to* handicap of 25 sons each, 15 ft, and only 5 if declared on or before a wei.k favor Cnester Races. Lugar, 3 yrs; Lady Wildair, aged ; Mrs. Taft, 4 yrs ; Slashing Alice, 3 yrs; Canez.,u, 4 yrs; Clerk of Council, 4 yrs ; Mintc, 4 yrs ; Grimston, 6 yrs ; Puffy, 3 yrs Peep-'u-day Boy, 5 yrs; Wide-awake, 4 yrs; Ruby, 3 yrs; Fueleman, 4 yrs; Amaz?ment, aged; Wensleydale , 3 yrs ; King Hal, 5 yrs ; The Great Western, 4 yrs ; Romance, 6 yrs; Inheritres4, aged; General Sale, 3 yrs; Maid of Motherwell, 5 yrs; Clothworker, 3 yrs; Bro. to Johnny Armstrong, 3 yrs; Joe o' Sot, 5 yrs; Idle Boy, 3 yrs; Eagle's Plume, 4 yrs; Sharston, 6 yrs; The Con vict, 4 yrs ; The Alp, 3 yrs ; Andalusian, 3 yrs ; John Cosser, 4 yrs; Pyrland, 3 yrs; Thibault, 3 yrs; Sylvan, 4 yrs; Rodney, 3 yrs; Trouncer, 5 yrs; Lady Hilda, 5 yrs; Rolla, aged; Vesta, 5 yrs; Escape, 4 yrs; Ellerdale, 5 yrs ; Ballinatad, 5 yrs ; Westow, 3 yrs ; Abbot of Meaux, 3 yrs; Shy lock, 4 yrs; Swiss Boy, 4 yra ; Ma! ton, 4 yrs; Maid of Lyme, 6 yrs; Ve!ox, 3 yrs; Theon, 4 yrs; Ctunphine, 4 yrs; Burgley, 3 yrs; Primrose, 4 yrs; Miss Ann, 3 yrs; The Durbar, 3 yrs; Fernhill, 4 yrs; Resolution, 5 yrs; Crazy Lad, 4 yrs. THURSDAY. Nominations for the Welter Cup. Two miles. De Witt, 4 yrs—Lucy Ashton, 4 yrs—Rosalinda, 5 yrs—Luesria, 4 yrs—Revolt, 6 yrs—Cavendish, aged— Smuggler Bill, 6 yrs—The Pilot, aged--Venture, 4 yrs. MANCHESTER SPRING MEETING. THURSDAY, MARCH 8. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, and 40 added. One mile and a distance. Ada Mary, 3 yrs—Didabury, 3 yrs—Countess of Lansfeldt, 3 yrs—Old No. 12, 4 yrs—Harkover, 6 yrs —Hector, aged—Beverley, 3 yr s —R a il wa y Ki n g, 5 yrs —Last Remembrance, 6 yrs—L. H., 4 yrs—Millers Maid, 4 yrs. The Setting Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 30 added. Heats. Mystery, 5 yrs (300—Harkover, 6 yrs (30/)—Cinde rella, 6 yrs (301)—Wiseacre, 5 yrs (301)—Dasb, 4 yrs (301)—Treasure, 3 yrs (301). COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, TUESDAY. The Queen and Prince took their usual early walking exercise in the grounds at Osborne this morning. fl Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal rode in the Park, and the younger members walked. There was no addition to the Royal dinner party yes' terday. His Serene Highness the Prince Ernest of Leinengen is expected to arrive at Osborne this aft ernoon , on visit to her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. WEDNESDAY. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness, accompanied bj Prince Ernest of Leinengen, took an early walk this morning in the grounds of Osborne. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the younger members of the Royal Fars* walked and rode as usull. Prince Ernest of Leiniugen, attended by his preceptor' Mr. Sparr, arrived yesterday afternoon at Osborne, 011 a visit to ly3r Majesty and the Prince, There WAS no other addition to the Royal dinner part/• The School of De,i g a al,t a aa. nieeting yesterday, at the offico of the Board of TrAcle. Lady John Russell gave a soiree yesterdv evening, et the official residence of Lord John Russell, in Downing' street, The zuite of state saloons were opened for tbe. reception of th e di s ti ngu i s h e d c i rc l e , which comprised the Foreign Ministers at the British Court and their 1-A; di , s, and upwards of four hundred of the nobility and gentry. LONDON, BRIGIIToN, AND SOUTLI COAST RAID: WAY.—On Tuesday, the Bricklayers' Arms branch and station of this company were opened for the reception and conveyance of the goods traffic. There is an area of, accernmodation of several acres, a nd t h e i ncr ease 0 1 traffic expected to arrive is likely to result in a saving t° the company of something like 1001. per week in the allowance before made for extra cartage to New o'o 4 which, owing to its distance of three miles from tort'' and irs want of extent for cart ving on the traffic, 1011 found inconvenient and abandoned. Mr. Peto paired with Mr. John Neeld in &iota °I the ate is aid Oat nigh& before lest.