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. . , ' • n . . 4 ,ockAiims* , p 1 / 4 • I mg e, CT' • , jk s ly, 5 11 , „.., , , r 42 - 11 4 4 " 4 " , < , y;4•71, , , ~. 7 \ tra r - so;. - --4w •Ne OP ' . "' • - - . tic!. 2"” ~ff~.tlC ..' ~. ~<-.-..- Leeds and Think ........ ..... r.O Do., New Do.,do.,Prefer.,6per Cent. 3 1 ,4..... to D -, . Pref. Quartere, 18 18... 6 I. , :vrpoe3, Crosby, ancibouth- jr 2,40 1 4 0" / ~-- / y'~is ~t4~~~ E APRIL 12, 1849. D No . 17,643.] LONON - , THURSDAY j: , ,- ~ - [PRICE SD• TELL GWYNNE TAVERN and CHOP HOUSE, Bull Inn-court, Strand, for Luncheons, Dinners, and Suppers, Three Doors East of the Adelphi Theatre, and opposite Adam street. SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. The disastrous event at Eckenforde has called forth the most enthusiastic demonstrations of joy, and it is generally anticipated here that this event will occa sion important results, end that even it' the Danes exert extraordinary energy on land, a favourable peace mu.t be almost immediately concluded, iu which the Duchi4s will now also have a vote. Messrs. ARCHER and HOLT most res:,ectfully invite their friends and the public to patronise the Nell Gwynne Coffee room, winch has been fitted up in the style of the period in which shelived. Visitors to the Theatres, Citizens, and Gentlemen connected with Somerset House, and the Banking Houses in the vicinity, will find the Table d'llote, which takes place at rlalf-past Five in ce!scly, the most comf“rtable and rea , onable in the metropolis.—Fish and Joints, 2s. per head. Hot Joints until Eight, and Suppers mitt. One o'clock. Private Dining-rooms exce'!ent Beds, superior Wines and Spirits, fine Ales, and Barclay :nhl :', , Abis's Stout. We learn, by telegraphic dispatch, that Commo dore Parry, of the United States Marines, has accepted the post declined by Commodore Parker, of Commander of the German Navy. A number of American naval officers are ready to enter the German service. N.B. Au Entrto Alai:len lane. NEW WORK BY ME. CII ',ELES DICKENS. On the Ist of May will be the F;rit Number, pri.e On, Shilling, of THE PERSONAL IIIS701:1", ADVENTURES, EXPERIENCE, MO THE ELECTORS OF SHEFFIELD GENTLEMEN,—The invitation that you have been so kind as to send 1.) me, requesting me to become a candidate for your suff raees at the caning Election, I at once accept—thanking you most eineerely tar this signal and unexpected mark of your esteem and ap probation. I say approbation, because I thus construe your invitation. Of Thy Political life you have taken note—and noting, have approved. You say that my past actions have been such as to win your confi dence. To these acts I must refer you, as the best and most com plete evidence of my political opinions. Eighteen years ago, whets for the first time I was about to solicit the suffrages of my country men, in the hope that they would place me in the proud position of a representative of the people, I stated at some length the principles which would guide my conduct upon all the great questions of policy Which then occupied the attention of the nation. To that statement I could now refer, and for the same purpose : I could refer to it, not only as an exposition of my private opinions, but as a test by which to try the consistency of my performance and my professions. The experience of many years has, I hope, made me wiser, and taught me the mode most conducive to the practical application of the prin ciples which I profess—but from the principles themselves I have not eparted. The years that have elapsed since 1832 have indeed settled very few of the questions which at that period interested and divided the whole people. We have advanced—and are advancing—but at every step the contest of opinions is renewed, and we have almost every day to re-state the arguments I y which each separate victory has been obtained. On the great and leading questions of constitutional reform, tinaigh much has been done, much remains to he accomplished. The many anomalies of our electoral system have yet to be removed —a fuller scope must be given to the popular will—and numerous classes who are now unwisely excluded must be brought within the pale of the Constitution. Every statesman who really desires here after to provide for the well-being of the people will seriously con sider the question of the suffrage, in order to bring al,out speedily, though cautiously, a la-ge extension of it. qty opinion as to the best mode of taking the votes at elections I have seen no reason to change. In order that opinion may be freely expressed, the ballot seems to me absolutely indispensable. In shoat, though the Refarni Act was a great step in advance, Still the increasing intelligence of the country demands, and will in its proper time attain, a reform of the Reform Act. Although we canned hope to win and retain complete good govern ment itself without perfection in the means, yet we must not post pone all other reforms until those of the Constitution are attained. Our endeavours may at the same time be directed to many objects, and I therefore proceed to touch upon some which appear at the present moment of the highest importance Though, in my opinion, a Government cannot do much directly to procure wealth and comfort for a people, it can, and unfortunately does, do much improperly to diminish their substance, and thereby their comfort. Unnecessary expense—unmeaning, mischievous re strictions upon the industrious labours of the people, have in all . ages been the vice of Governments. But the vigilance of the pope -1 ar leaders must now be directed to curb this evil—not only must we, then, enforce a rigid economy, but we must require that a perfectly free trade should give full scope for the active energies of an indus trious nation. Connected with this subject in many ways, and with the well being of mankind in many more, is the great subject of colonization. The colonies of England have been planted in spite of the mise:ile vous Interference, and not by the aid of the Government of England. It is high time that the intelligence of her people should act upon our rulers, and snake them directly useful in extending our name, our language, our inatitutions, and the blessings of an enlightened religion, over the vast regions which nominally own our rule, but which lie useless to us and to mankind To this end, it appears to me that the whole subject of our colonies calls for a complete and immediate revision. While speaking of expense, and the impolicy and injustice of our conduct towards certain outlying portions of our territories, I must not forget a part of the empire itself, an integral and most important portion of the United Kingdom—l mean unfortunate Ireland. Our conduct to Ireland has been, till a few years since, one continued act of terrible injustice ; and we now wonder that the people, whom we have treated as slaves for centuries, should not have the virtues and habits of free men. There is now but one course of wise policy as regards Ireland. We must establish rigid justice throughout the land. We must suffer no party, no sect, no class to domineer over a. y o her; and to this maintenance of peace among her hitherto contending sons, our efforts must he confined. If we do more, we shall do serious injustice to the people of England and Scotland, and render no service to those of Ireland. If we were to morrow to transfer the whole wealth of England to Ireland, we 'should only create waste, idleness, and vice. A people must work out their own regeneration, and' acquire wise, frugal, and virtuous habits, by leading a wise, frugal, and virtuous life. The wealth that is not acquired by labour is but too often squandered in ex• travagance. I have spoken above of extending over our wide and yet unsettled territories the inestimable benefits of an enlightened religion. This naturally calls my attention to the situation of religion among our selves, both as regards doctrines and establishments. lam myself a member of the Church of England. I was edu • catsd as a member of the Established Church ; and after a carelul consideration I have seen no reason to leave the fellowship of my childhood and youth. But this &termination ha: been formed after consideration, and is the result of my own wit', utte . ly independent of that of any o her man. What, then, I have demanded for myself —the right that I have vindicated in my own person—l &man i for all others. I insist upon religious as well as civil liberty. If my mind be enthralled by arbitrary will, and of led by the suasion of reason, I am more a slave than if you pu: my body in chains. While I demand fer all this freedom, which I have exercise myself. I proceed yet further. I hold every coercion on this subject Impolitic, as well as unjust, You may compel to outward observance, ~ nd to fa'se declarations ; you may create hypocris: and discontent ; but at w rd of command you cannot make men believe. With this view, therefore, I ant led to deprecate, on all proper occasions, every attempt to make establishments which exist for the impose of promoting any peculiar religious opinion State e=tablish- Insists. In a country like ours, of complicated relations, of long established habits and opinions, I cannot expect. that my opinions on such a subject should be immediately acceded to; and lam not prone to tett hurt or to take offence when I find men differ from me concerning it. But though we cannot change at once what has been long established, we can far more easily prevent new steps in a wrong direction ; aid, therefore, to any extension of such religious estab lishments I shall direct unceasing opposition. Within the narrow limits of an address like the present, I cannot do more than indicate my views, and touch upon the leading opinions I hold. Front this general view, however, an accurate conception can be attained by you of the political character of the m in you have invited; and an opportunity will, I hope, he soon afforded me of explaining, to the satisfaction of all whom the matter may in terest, my present feelings and future plans respecting oar domestic policy. Any exposition, however general, which omitted a reference to our foreign relations and policy would be indeed incomplete. My belief on this subject is, that our true policy consists in abstaining from all idle intermeddling with the affairs of °the' nations. Every nation in Europe has at this time enough to occupy its attention in settling its own affairs ; and the history of Europe, from the year 1830 to the present time, when compared with the history of Europe from 1793 to 1815, is the best argument which historical experience can offer in favour of leaving a people to regulate and arrange for themselves their own internal affairs. laterference in 1793 kindled the flames of war over the whole world—a war unequalled for the blood that was shed and the wealth squandered in its terrible and disastrous conflicts. Non-interference in 1830 has allowed Europe a chance of peace, and holds out to us a hope that the struggling people will, in every nation of thu great European family, eventually attain the inestimable benefits of a well•regulated popular Govern ment. I must end, Gentlemen, as I began, by expressing to you my hearty thanks fi..r the honour you have conferred on me, and by placing myself at your disposa', fcr the coming election. I ant ready, when it shall so pl ase you, to present myself to your notice, nod submit to all such inquiry as you may think right. Having nothing to conceal, I have no fear of inquiry. I beg to remain, Gentlemen, Your most obliged and faithful Servant, J. A. ROEBUCK. CIATIIEDRALS of COLOGNE and ROUEN. Now Exhibiting, the inimitable and colossal Modcl of the CATHEDRAL of COLOUNE, which has been honoured with the unquAificd approbation of her Majesty ani Prince Albert, The di mensions are 8 feet long., 8 feet high, and 4 feet 8 Inches bread. Mo delled by C. Schropp, in wood ant irn. The aLove splendid piece of workmanship was completet in 8 years and 17 days. Also, a magnificent Model of the (IATIIEDI.AL of ROUEN, at the COSMORAMA, Regent-street, from Ten in the Morning till Dusk Admission, '2s. 6d.—Chiliren, Is. EASTER HOLM AYS, THE R OCAI ---- i 3 6I4YTECHNIC INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET. Last Week of Mr. Shaw's Lectures on the Art of Magic: The Illusion of the Inexhaustible B ttle, the astonishing Magic Coins, the celebrated Feather Trick, the Gold Fish and Ink, the Magic Dis tribution of Gifts, the grand Mysterious Flight, and numerous other new experiments will be explained.—Lectures on Chemistry, with brilliant Experiments, daily at a Quarter to Three o'clock, by Dr. Bachhoffner.—Lecture on the Steam Jet, at One o'clock daily.— Among the New Dissolving Views are Four Views of Hobart Town and the Neighbourhood, by S. Trout, Esq., from Original Drawiegs taken in Van Diemen's Land by him also, Scenes in Mexico, Swit zerland, the Gold District of California; and' a Plan of the Battle field of Chilliwwalha.—New Chromatrope.—Diver and Diving-bell.— The Machinery and Models explained.—The Mulc is under the di rection of Dr. Wallis. Open daily from Eleven to Five ; and in the Evenings (including Saturday) from Seven till half-past Ten. Admission, Is.—Sehools, Half-price.—The New Catalogue. Is. BANVARD'S GREAT PAINTING. HER MAJESTY TIIE QUEEN, having been pleased to have Mn. BANVARD'S Picture of the AIISSISSIPPI and MIS SOURI RIVERS brought to WINDSOR CASTLE, the Public are Tespectfully informed that the exhibition of the same at Egyptian Hall will be CLOSED on FRIDAY and SATURDAY next, the 13th and 14th inst., but will RE-OPEN on MONDAY following, at the usual hours. T HE NICOLL—R EGENT- STREET and CORNIIILL. BESIDES the. above Patented Article, there is another Novelty introduced for this Season which is however, Registered, and consists in a BODY GARMENT some what in the form of a Dress-coat, that is to say, a Gentleman ears wear it in the evening without distinctly infringing the laws of costume recognised in Society ; but as it is snore especially in tended for morning wear, when Riding or Walking, it necessarily avoids the stiff formality to Os observed in the cut and form of the Dress -coat. The price is TWO GUINEAS. the same as charged at 114;116, andI26,REGENT-STREET, and 22, CORNIIELL, for THE REGISTERED PALETOT, wiack is likewise new ready for tho Spring months, with ali the new and patented improvements included in the above moderate price; thus it deservedly bears the name of being not only the most fashionable but also the cheapest and most durable garment ever offered to the Pub the intrinsic value of the material known as NICOLLIAN or LLAMA CLO flt, being, within the last few months, much enhanced, the same durability being retained, with an increased fineness and beauty in appearance. It cam ba seen ready for imme diate wear, in every size, at 114, 116, and 120, REGENT-STREET, and 22, CORNLIILL, but IT is impossible to detail in an ordinary Adver tisement the many advantages appertaining to the above gar ments. In the first place, Me=srs. NICOLL purchase the wool direct from the foreign grower, and it does not leave their possession until It is produced in a complete form and ready for the inspection of their Patrons. Messrs. NICOLL aro honoured with the patronage of their Royal Highnesses Prince Albert, Prince George of Cam bridge, Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, his Grace the Duke of Wel lington, and all others distinguished in Rankand Fashion, the Court, the Pulp i t, and the Bar. At 114, - 116, and 120, REGENT-STREET, and 22, CORNHILL, there is to be seen THE NICOLL.-A patented garment and pos ses;ing this peculiarity, that whiti i n er i o ts exterior it preserves it awr 7, m by a sim lig p ti ly t every characteristic of ,he Registered :Ivriat-mosri comfortable same detaching an inner li ing„ be conver ed fro m 3 f e o i rtable 0 - ercoat, or vice versa, at tit, pleasure of forms inner lining, m heti detached, of itself reading or dressing jacket. There are many other advent ' : e lathed in THE NICOL L, ren tering it as a garment a most valuable adjunct in a variable climate, also for travelling, &c., but it should be seen and worn to be fairly appreciated, but it can be had in Lon doe only at 114, 116, 120, REGENT-sTRILET, and 22, CORNIIILL, _____.-------_ ani T is perhaps unnecessary here to state that Messrs. INICOLL will endeavour to deserve and retain the eminent Position they have attained through the employment and liberal Payment of the best skill and talent that can be izet with in order to introduce articles of gentlemanly costume in the most perfoet taste. Messrs. N. are well aware that their great popularity induced by the high character exhibited in every point of the Registered Paletot, Ecc., &c., has caused many to assume a somewhat similar title for their goods, but the copy has consisted only in a close re semblance of the name but not of the article ; a careful obsery where anc the e of the annexed address is t herefore respectfully solicited, above garments can only be obtained in London. IL J. and D. NICOLL, 114, 116. and 12), REGENT-STREET, 22, CORNHILL. ILL. NDER the SH &DOW of the GRASS • HOPPER (22, Cornhill, opposite the Royal Exchang e) may be seen the City Depot for the NICOLL, the REGISTERED IA.LETOT, NICOLL'S MORNING COATS. and other garments, with some portion of each of the beautiful fabrics daily exhibited in the sr scions warerooms, 114. 116, and 120, Regent-street, as not only these last-named premises, but also those in Comhill, are the Property of one and the same firm. The following agents have also a large varie t y of goods for inspection, tz• t --Messrs. W a reing and Son, New - street , Birmin g ham; Messrs. awbarn and Son, Bold-street, Liverpool ; Messrs. Macdona, Moles worth-street, Dublin ; Messrs. Christie ant' Son, George-street, Edin burgh; Messrs. Wilson and Co.. Calcutta; Messrs. Rutherford, Hong Kong ; Messrs. Roth, Philadelphia; Messrs. Bruce, Cape Town. 11 y a des agents pour la vente de ces a rticles brevet& dans touter lee principales villes de I'Angleterre et des colonies qui out des as sortments prets a etre examines. TO THE COUNTRY TRADE, &c.—Such re spectable Houses as may be disposed to add to their present trade the very important addition of a first-rate connexion, consisting of ptrchasers of first-class Goods, principal!y PALETO IS, &c., can effect their object by applying for terms, &c. to the under-men ed, who will duly forward same, with fullest particulars, in the event of there being an opening for an agency in the eVrn from whence they Write•—H. J. and D. NICOLL, WHO r,E ALE and COUNTING-HOUSE DEPARTMENT, 120, REGENT- Len49li. CONTRACT. for COPPER. Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy, Somerset-place, April 10, 1849. The Commissioncrs for executing the office of Lord ?Sign Admiral of the United Kingdom of Groat Britain and Ireland, do hereby give notice that on TUESDAY, the 2•lth instant at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to Contract fur supplying her Majesty's Dockyards at Chatham with 20d Tons of ENGLISH lOUGLI CAKE COPPER. Oae-half to be delivered is Three Weeks, and the remainder in Six Weeks from the day of treaty. A Form of the Tender may be seen at the said Office. N• Tender will be received after One o'clock on this day of treaty, nor any no ticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly authorised in writing. Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary •f the Admi ralty, and bear in the left hand corner the words " Tender for Copper," and Inuit also be delivered at Somerset-place, accom panied by a letter sign, d by two responsible persons, eugagine to become bound with the person tendering in the sum of 4,000/. for the due performance of the Contract. TO the PROPRIETORS of EAST INDIA STOCK. Ladies and Cientlemen, We beg to offer you our grateful acknowledgments for the honour :ou have conferred upon us by re-electing us into the Direction. Trusting that the Proprietors will ever find us deserving of the confidence they have reposed in us, We have the honour to be, With great respect, Ladies and Gentlemen, Tour most obedient and very humble Servants, Robert Campbell. Wm. J. Easiwick. J. W. Hogg. W. 11. Sykes. John C. Whiteman. lleYry Wi llock. East India House, April 11, 1 49. EAST INDIA HOUSE, APRIL I 1849. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice, That a Special General Court of the said Company will be held at their house in Leadenhall-street on WEDNESDAY, the 25th instant, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon, at the desire of Nine Proprietors of East India Stock, as expressed in the following Letter, viz. : " London, April 9, 1849. " To the Chairman and Directors of the East India Company. " Honourable Sirs, _ _ " We, the unders:gned . Proprietors of East India Stock, duly quali fied by law, request that you will convene a Special General Court of Proprietors, for the purpose of taking into consideration the Papers now before the Court, relative to the disposal of the Sattara State. " We have the honour to be, " Honourable Sirs, " Your obedient Servants, (Signed) " J. Sullivan. " Arthur J. Lewis, " Joseph Hume. " J. Williams. " Alex. Raphael. "Chas. Forbes. " John Briggs. " Chas. Grant. " J. W. Graham." JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. GUILDHALL, APRIL 11, 1849. priE COMMITTEE for LETTING the CITY'S LANDS will MEET at GUILDHALL on WEDNESDAY, next, the 18th inst., at One o'clock precisely, to receive TENDERS fur LETTING on LEASES, for twenty-one years from Midsummer next, a House, No. 14, on the north of Broad-street-buildings; a House, No. 28, on the south side of Broad-street-buildinp ; a House, No. 38, on the south side of Upper Thames-street; and a House, No. 333, on the cast side of Whitecross-street. Also, to receive TENDERS for LETTING on LEASES, or 18 years (less three days), from Midsummer next, a House, No. 22, ox the east side of Finsbury-street, ant Stables at the rear; a House, No. 10, Artillery-place, on the west side of the City-road ; and a House, No. 13, on the north side of Banner-street, Finsbury. Further particulars and plans may bo seen, and forms of tender obtained, At the Office of Works, Guildhall. THOMAS SAUNDERS, Comptroller. MIDDLESEX AND SURREY TO BE PEREMPTORILY SOLD, pursuant to a Decree on further directions of the High Court of Chancery, made in the cause " CHASE versus MORRIS and OTHERS," with the approbation of the Hon. Sir GEORGE ROSE, one of the Masters of the said Court, at Garraway's Coffee-house, Change-alley, Corohill, London, on WEDNESDAY, the 2d day of May, 1549, at Twelve for One o'clock in the afternoon, precisely, by Mr. T lIOM AS ELLIOT PRICE, the penon appointed by the said Master for that purpose, In NINE LOTS, A I.EASETIOLD MESSUAGE, No. 25, Great Ru3sell-street, in the parish of St. Paul, Covent-garden , also Five Leasehold Messuages or Tenements and Premises, situate in the Vas sal-road, Kennington, in the county of Surrey, four of such houses, numbered 17, 18, 19, and 20, and the fifth adjoining thereto ; also, Four Leasehold Messuages or Tene ments and Gardens, at Brixton-hill, known as Mount Pleasant, facing the high road from Brixton to Streatham, with a Cottage, called Vit;e Cottage, and Two small Tenements lacing Bleak Hall lane ; also, Two Leasehold Messuages, with Gardens, fronting the igh road on Brixton-hill, and Two Cottages with Gardens, fronting Bleak HaP-lane, known as the Percy Cottages. All the above pre mises are held for the remainder of various long terms of years. Also, Three fourth parts or shares in Three several Messuages or Tenements, situate in High-street, in the parish of St. Maryle bone, in the county of Middlesex, numbered 9, 10, and 11, held for the term of 99 years from the 25th of March, 1763, subject to ground rents. Particulars and conditions may be had (gratis), in London, at the said Master's Chambers, in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, on personal appli -ation only; alsa of Messrs. Johns3n, Son, and Weatherall, solicitors, N 0.7, King's Bench Walk, Temple ; of Messrs. Roche, Plowman, and Roche, solicitors, 2, Upper Wellington-street, Covent.garden ; and of Mr. Berry, solicitor, No. 5, Verulam-build ings, Gray's-inn ; and of Mr. T. E. Price, auctioneer, No. 48, Chan cery-lane; and of Messrs. Chase and Chase, solicitors, Reading, Berks. JOHNSON, SON, and WEITHERALL, Temple, 7 1 ... PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL. LIF%!: ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION (Enrolled under the friendly Societies' Acts) and BENEVOLENT FUND. Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. Thomson Hankey, Jun., Esq TRUSTEES. W. G. Prescott, Esq. . I Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P. TREASURER OF THE BENEVOLENT FUND. John Abel Smith, Esc', M.P. _ _ . Every description of LiN Assurance effected daily. Division of Profits every Five Years. Parties assured Three Years participate in Profits, either by an addition to /he Policy, reduction of Premium, or a Cash B arras. All parties assuring during the pre sent year will participate in the next Division of Profits, which will take place in 1552. Rights to nominate ally party to receive the amount of a Life Policy, free of legacy and probate duty, or any ether expense. No entrance fee. Th./ Eighth Anna .1 Report, and detailed Prospectuses, showing tire very pecul'ar advantages offered by this Association, may be had on application at the office. By order of the Board, PIIILIP HENRY BYRNE, Secretary. 42, Moorgate-street, March, 1849. lEVOLUTION IN LIGHT-GOOD NEWS. What Lights are these? Vi ions of by-gone times, but now realities—The Diamond Lamp is perfect—lts equal is unknown. The Diamond Light for India is tranquil amid the draught of the Punkah—The Vertical Lamp is shadowless and simple to perfection —The Pearl Candle Lamp is worth a hundred other Candle Lamps All who desire the best of Lights can obtain them only here—The Star, the Gulden, the Glass, and the Reflecting Gas Burners are be yond comparison the most brilliant of Gas Lights. The Metropolitan Light Company her Majesty's dominions with Light supply. The Public will have none other. The Eight New Lights are constantly burning at the Company's Establishment, RIC HARD CLARK, Resi dent Manager, 447, West Strand, next door to the Electric Telegraph Company. N.ll. Guard all from buying tha Carcel Lamps, they are leaky and useless. DARKNESS REIGNS NO MORE. The LIGHT of ALBERT gladdens the midnight scene Darkness now wears a diadem of Light. A beautiful little Light. decidedly the best Night Lamp known. All should use them. Price. for the best, 9d. each. The Lights are 601. per box. The Albert Lamps, with tho genuine Lights for thew►, can be had at the Establishment of the Metropolitan Light Company, RICHARD CLANK, Resident Manager, 447, West Strand, next door to the Electric Telegraph Company. V,PEN CER'S CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE. The thousands of individuals who for upwards of twenty years have used this celebrated liquid, pronounce it to be the only srticle extant which effectually changes, in a few minutes, red or grey hair, whiskers, moustaches, &c., to a dark brown or black, without trouble (by simply combing it through the hair), and pro limes by one application a pleasing and permanent change; and it sari be incontestibly proved, that while many dyes tent to destroy the hair by their pernicious properties and dangerous process of ap plication, that this article promotes the growth of hair, nourishing the roots till the latest period of life. Price 3s. Gd., 65., and 10s. per bottle. - - T. be had of the Proprietors, 29, Nottingham-place, Fieldgate• street, Whiteehapel-read, London ; also of Mr. Johnstone, 68, Corn. hill ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; Prout, 229, Strand ; Sanger, 150, Oxford. street; Barclay, Farringden-street; Atkinson, 24, Old Bond. street; Hooper, 43, King William-street, London-sbridge ; Hannay, 1 13, Oxford-street ; Finnigin, Milsom-street, Bath ; Elmore, Bull. street, Birmingham ; Roberts, 23, Church-street, Liverpool ; and 01 most Perfumers and Medicine Vendors in town awl country. Sent to any part of the kingdom by receiving a remittance, pest paid. Clease to ask for " Spencer and Co.'s Chinese Liquid Hair Dye; Observe. the Proprietor's address is on the wrapper. )N THE CONCEALED CAUSE THAT PREYS ON THE HEALTH AND SHORTENS THE DURATION OF HUMAN LIFE. Seventeenth Edition. Just Published, in a Sealnd Envelope, 2s. 6d., or free by post. 3s. riONTROUL OF THE PASSIONS : a Popular N....) 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The above works may be had of herwood, 23, Paternester-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street • Mann, D, Corriltill ; Nalson, 457, West Strand ; or direct (by post or ether v-iee) from the &tither (who may be conferred with personally, ruiegs and_ evenings), 10, Argyll-place Regent-street; and all 11 THE COUNTRY MARKETS. -------- NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, APRIL Io.—There is about 800 beasts and 4,300 sheel: on offer here to-day, both of which are of a first-rate coal'ty. There is a tolerable good demand for cattle, but ay.• weight on offer has caused prices to recede a little irow last week, and part remains on hand. The mutton itrade is slow, yet the smaller kinds are making as much money as last week. Prices—Beasts—Small heifers, 6s ; large, 5s 6d to 'is 9d; small steers, of the best quality, 5a 6d ' - large, 5a to 5s ; stags, inferio r b eas t s , 3 s 9d to 4s 6d; park, large, 51 to 5s 6d; small, 6s to 6s 3d per stone of 141bs ; sheep, 6d to 6, 1 ,d per lb, sinking offal. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, APRIL 10.—There were in in the market to-day 63 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801bs imperial, whereof 57 sold thus : —49 at 11 7 s Od, Bat 116 s 6d. Average price of the whole, I/ 63 11d I-12ths. 11 sacks flour, whereof 2 sold at 325, an:l 7 zt LOs. 3 sacks barleymeal, whereof 1 sold at 235. 2 sacks percemeal, whereof 1 sold at 21s. ‘,9 sacks pot-barley, whereof 15 sold thus: —3 at 118 s Od, 2 at 117 s Od, 2at 115 s, Batl/ 4s Od. 3 sacl:s brosemeal, none sold. EDINBURGH HAY AND ST/ GA* MARKET, APRIL 10.— Supplies of all kinds large. Qat straw, from 6s to 8s Od per kemple of 16 stones tron ; wheat do , 6s to 7s 6d; barley do., 5s 6d to 6s 6d. Hay from V to 9d per tone. BELFAST, APRIL g. - to the Easter holi days, we have had no rit.,. io.s'rd since Friday, and we can only quote loininally as they were on that day. Butter—firkins ; ~”at 9d ; crocks 9d ; firkins, third 70 ; crock bid per lb; shipping price 60s to 84s per cwt. Potatoes, per stone, 8d to IC(:: ditto, per cwt, 4s 6d to ss. Butchers' Meat—beef, per 'h, 4.1 to 7i l d ; mutton, 5d to 7d; veal, 6d to 7d. FIR': —Trost, per lb ; brett, 3s to 4s; soles, Is to is 6d per l'ouitry—Fowls, 2s 6d to 3s a• pair ; chickens, Is 6d to 23 ;:.ce pair; ducks, 2s to 2s 6d per pair ; turkeys, 3s to 4s each • geese, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; eggs, per dozen, 5d to 6d. Hay, is id to 2s ; straw, oat, 8d to Is Id ; ditto, wheat, 7d to Is per cwt. BANBRIDGE Ara 9.—Prices to-day are as follow: Oatmeal, from 1.03 m 03 Od lOs 6d per cwt ; Indian meal, 8s Od to 8s 6d per cwt ; 9our, first, per 1121bs, 15s 6d ; second, 13s 6d ; third, 12s Od ; fourth, 103 Od ; bran, 6s Od ; wheatmeal, 12s Od to 13s Od ; wheat, from Ss 9d to 9s 6d per cwt of 1121bs ; oats, 5s 8d to 7s 6d ; barley, 6s 6d to a? Od per cwt ; American flour, 26s Od to 28s Od per brl ; beat butter, firkin, at the scale, Od per lb; second, Od; roll, Od to Od ; beef, 3d to sd; mutton, 4d to 6d ; potatoes, 3s Od to 5s 6d per cwt ; hens, 10d to 1. 2d each ; chickens, I s to Is 4d per pair ; ducks, 2s Od to 2s 4d ; turkeys, 35 Od to 3s 6d each ; geese, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; eggs, hen, 5d to Od per dozen ; duck, Od to 6d per dozen ; tur key, Os to is per dozen; hay, upland, from is 8d to 2s Od per cwt; ditto, lowland, from is 2d to Is 4d; straw, from Od to 10d; turnips, 9d to !s; pork, from 43s Od to 46s 6d per 1121bs. Weightof bread at Hamilton Moore's bakery, 41bs fur 51d. Old grain whiskey, at Mr. Robert Belt's, 6s 3d per gallon, duty paid. BALLYMENA, APRIL 7.—Oats, 5s 10d to 7s Od; oatmeal, lOs Od to 11 sOd per cwt ; butter, Bid ; beef, 3d to 6d per Ib ; mutton, 3id to 7d ; flour, first, per cwt, 18s Od ; second, 17s Od; third, 15s 0d ; inferior third, los Od ; fourth, lOs Od ; bran, 5s 6d to 6s 6d; Indian me ,, . v hit:, per cwt, 8s Od to 8s 6d; yellow, 8s Od to 8s 6d; pc r, As 4d to 4s Od per cwt; hay, s to Is 9d per cwt ; dour, 30s per barrel ; tallow, 4s Od to 5s 4d per stone; tlax,4s Od to 5310 d ; straw, Od to Is; hides, 3s 00 to 6s 6d each ; pork, 37s 6d to 45s Od per cwt ; turnips, 8d to is per ditto; carrots, Os to Is per ditto ; beans, 5s 9d to 6s 6J ; grey peas, 6s 6 , 1 to 7s 6d. ...YESTEADAY. Caradoc South Hartlepool Thornley ...... Adelaide Tees Bishop's Tees 2os Od Tees West Cornforth . 2os Od WhitworthCoke ...... 22s Od Ships at market, 19. COAL MARKE' Irolywell Main ..... 16s Od Ord's Redheugh ranficld Moor lutes l4s Od Wyltun Wall's End, &c. _ _ _ Eden Main Braddyll's Iletton 2ls 6d 193 6, Hetton ARREST OF THE CONDE DE MONTEMOLIN ON THE FRONTIER OF CATALONIA.—On the night of the 4th instant the Cowie de Monemolin was arrested at the distance of about half A mita from the frontier of Cata lonia by a party of F - - - ach douaniers, who treated him with the utmost consideration, and conducted him to Arles, whence he was accompanied to Perpignan by the gendarmerie. There he was met by a Frenchman who had studied at Bourges, and had become acquainted with the person of the Conde. This individual communicated the information to the Prefect of Pelice in Perpignan, who thus ascertained the identity, and took measures fur securing the person of the Prince, by conducting him to the citadel. The Condo was there lo.iged in the Governor's apart ments, and the tbr•-e officers who attended him were located in the officers' quarters. On the sth a telegra phic dispatch was transmitted to the Government at Paris, and a courier was sent off to Barcelona with the important news of the capture of the Prince, who, hef ac cording to a ll th e accounts rece i ved, di splayed extraor dinary' resolution ami intrepidity in his attempt t o reac h i t i b i s e h u e: o d ; s. quar l t t er ap o p f g l a ' t t c nt h o c o m Government mander-inc o h f i f the French Republic has t i .ner - ninEil to give the Conde a the opp os iti on and demands of the passport f or whatever pi-ice he m a y d es i re t o p roceed to, notwithstandi ng Spanish Ambassador at :Jar's, who, following up the vthEeßHlAualUrPteTrOlyN,meleVt meetings sy stem of his Governme:s. , ;„ was desirous that the Condo should be subjected ;:o ever 7 p_ossible annoyance.—Post. NE Tc A s y.— l y ao es N ter T da i; firstthe " rf of the iron trade of this district was held at Walsall, but as usual on such occasions there was comparatively little business done. Today a numerous meeting of masters took ,lace at the Swan Hotel in this town, and the reports relative to the state of trade were, on the w h o le, favourable, considering the general depression of trade. Although considerable .doubts are entertained as to the policy of the last nominal advance of 205., but uctu I rise of only 10 s. pe r ton , it is still held that th e disnand ; su ch as to warrant a continu a ti on of present a considerable numberof 'us There wer e b uyers pi.' • from London and other places present, but many re served their purchases for the meeting to-morrow, at Birmingham. ROUTE TO THE PACIFIC. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—After reading the splendid and noble speech of Sir Robert Peel, on the rate in aid question, it appeared to me that the Right lion. Baronet had taken up a position of which every lover of his coun try wouid feel proud, and around which all parties would eventually rally. You have s'iown, Sir, by your comments on that speech, how clearly you perceive the brilliant light about at length to dispel the gloomy - mist that has for too lon g a ti me b een h ang i ng over the destiny of this powerful empire. A mighty cha nge i s ev id en tly about to take place in the mode o f con d uct i ng th e affairs of this great nation, and we shall presently act as boldly in peace as we did in war. The carrying into effect Sir Robert Peel's gigantic schemes, with his plans for healthy emigration,will naturally ent a il th e cons t ruc ti on of immensecolonial self-sustaining wo r k s , f or th es e alone can afford the means so generally requ i re d, of giving immediate employment to the emigrant. It was, therefore, with much satisfaction I noticed your observations, consequent on the publication of the Memorandum so lately favourably received by the Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company. In his hands I feel confident that document will not be allowed to remain idle, but the subject will soon, if it has not been so already, be brought under the notice of the Colonial Minister, and thus our princely merchants may, perhaps, learn from high authority, that Engl an d h as no w, in her own quiet possession most valuable territory, through which can be constrncted (and under Providence, in an in credible short space of time) as good, as practicable, and as short a line of communication between the At lantic and the Pacific oceans as any that has ever yet been proposed, not only for England, her colonies, and the north of Europe, but also for many parts of the United States. It is well worthy of remark, and ought not to be forgotten, that when Sir George Simpson left Eng land on his journey round the world he was accom panied by "a gentleman in the service of the Russian- American Company," on his route front Petersburgh to Sdha, which his superiors were preferring for him, as shorterby thirty degrees of longitude, the breadth of all the rest of the world, to that of his native empire— evidence, I think, conclusive of the shortness of the route to the Pacific (and, as a matter of course, to the Sandwich Islands, the metropolis of that ocean) for any traveller from the ports of the Baltic. If I am wrong as regards my remark about the United States, some one may perhaps be kind enough to point out any route that would b e s h or t er or b e t ter fur a native of Portland; in New Hampshire, to travel to reach the Pacific, than by Montreal, the Red River settlement, and over the Rocky Mountains to Fraser's River. No, Sir, depend upon it that not only for the British empire, but for many other par ties, the route for which we are now using our best endeavours, will prove to be the most practicable, the most available, and the shortest. To Great Britain invaluable, as giving immediate and remunerative employment to her people, and afford ing the required outlet to " our superabundance of capital—our plethora of talent." But your kind in dulgence must not make me forget the value of your time and of your columns. I shall therefore conclude with assuring you of the esteem a n d grat i tu d e o f Your most obed ient servant, ROBERT CARMICHAEL SMYTH. Junior United Service Club, April 9, 1849. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Taking up your valuable paper of the 22d instant, I observe a letter on the distressed con dition of the London compositors. As a means for alleviating this pressing distress, the writer proposes (what paperat mu t s a t x v a e n r , sh adv o e r r t t l i y s e m t a e k n e t place), a u c t y e )the r. , By epeal of repealing the former the Compositor says—" The treasures of literature for a small sum would be placed within reach of the working classes." This is perfectly true; but what advantage would there be in providing a cheap literature for the poor, when we consider the appalling fact that, out of the population of Eng land and Wales, no less than five millions are totally unable to read their mother tongue, and a still far greater number are unable to read with that mecha nical ease and correctness which makes reading either pleasant, profitable, or intellectual? These numbers we may conclude to be wholly distributed among the working classes. Now, were this immense mass converted into readers, with the repeal of this noxious tax upon the food of an enlightened mind, we might hope for an increased demand for books, and a very extensive one for cheap periodicals, and especially newspapers, and which latter, for those produced for the value of twopence, ought to be accommodated with a halfpenny stamp for their free transmission by post. But now comes the difficulty, how are these masses of the people to become readers ? Will the present system of education and the national schools effect this end ? No; nor would they were they ever so widely extended ; it is impossible for the children o f t h e poor to spend the necessary time at these schools to drag through the conflicting intri cacies of the English alphabet and spelling book. Years must elapse before they can be classed among the reading community. But the spell is now broken ; it is possible to make the whole of the working classes readers—thanks be to the two gen tlemen by whose praiseworthy and philanthropic efforts it is being brought about. It is the " spelling reform " to which I allude, and which has fur its object to change the absurd, inconsistent, and, strictly speaking, ignorant orthography, in which the English language has hitherto been presented to the reader, and to substi tute one which shall represent to the eye the lan guage as it is heard from the mouth ; this is to be accomplished by the adoption of the Phonetic Alpha bet invented by Messrs. Pittman and Ellis, of Bath, by which every sound we use is accurately and simply represented. By use of this alphabet the task of learning to read and spell, as has been fully and satisfactorily proved, is reduced from years to months; in some cases weeks alone will suffice. To those who have been teachers, and others who know the disad vantages under which we have hitherto laboured, these assertions will scarcely be credited ; but they are facts which every day's experience tends to estab lish ; and they are facts of such high importance that behoves every one to lend his assistance to the furtherance of this great reform, by which alone we may expect to arrive at that "consummation devoutly tobe wished"—the ed ucat i on an d c onsequentelevation rting constitute educatio n , th e y aie the of the working classe s . N o t that reading an d w mere tools o pro ceeded r it, o. without which, however, no e ducation can od which will be a. ceeded with and very little commenced. Nor will the education of th e p oor and the increased demand grap i 1c reform, on rational and truthful principles ; its benefits to the English nation are incalzulable, and yet little dreamed of but by a few. roe from m books th is be great the extent ortho of go od The object of my intrusion is to direct your attention to the moven3ent.—l am, Sir, &c., A READER OF " THE SUN." March 31, 1849. ERECTION OF AN IRON LIGHTHOUSE ON THE IRISH COAST.—The foundation for an iron lighthouse to be erected on the Fastnett Rock, about six miles from Cape Clear, has been completed, and its base filled up with solid mason work, and secured with all possible care. It is nineteen feet in circumference, and it is in tended to raise it to seventy-five feet to the summit of the lantern, fourteen of which have been already com pleted. The summit of the rock barely affords space sufficient for the necessary sheds for the workmen. These sheds are very strongly constructed, and secured to the solid rock by massive chains, and seventeen per sons take shelter therein, a large steam-vessel acting as a tender, and conveying stores and prov i s i ons t h ereto; but such is the exposed situation of the rock, that for days together no communication can be kept up but by a leather bag hauled through the surf. The effect of the sea in a recent gale baffles all description; all the sheds were filled with water, and one of them has been washed down—derricks and cranes, with other materials, swept off the rc,ck, and a large anvil of three cwt. and upwards taken from its summit as if it were a feather; and not withstanding all that has been written about the height of a wave, the men affirm that the sea ran several feet higher than the roof of the tower before it broke, and that the waves that passed the rock out of breaking dis tance were far more than ten feet above their level, which was nearly 100 feet above high water mark. The foreman, a very intelligent man, is now at Crookhaver, preparing the stores for the spring, or fine weather. lie has no apprehension as to the stability of the tower, which is of cast iron, in large pieces, and screwed toge ther—beautifully cast, and of amazing strength.—The Architect. TAKING TIIE VElL.—Tuesday the solemn cere mony of the reception of a young la,dy into the order of the Sisters of Mercy took place in the chapel of the Most holy Trinity, Parker's-row, Bermondsey. The chapel was thronged with fasbionably-attired ladies, and several noble lords, members of the Catholic Church, were also present. The postulant upon this occasion was a Miss Barry, the daughter of highly conLected parents, who have only recently returned from India, after a lengthened sojourn. The young lady, w h o i s sa id to possess a large fortune in her own right, devotes it all to the service of the order with which she has coopected herself. PRUSSIA. The Cologne Gazetb of the 10th positively con tradicts the report of a Royal Congress to be held at Berlin. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, APRIL 9.—Count Banzou, delegate of the committee of the creditors of the Spanish debt, who has been here for some days, has had the honour of being admitted to a private audience by his Majesty. The interview was long, and is said to have been full of interest. The Count is charged by the committee of the creditors of the Spanish debt to go to Madrid for the purpose of substantiating their claims. On his arrival at Brussels, he immediately sought an interview with Senator Cogels, the President o' the Antwerp Committee, who recently went to Ma drid for a similar object. Count Ranzaw has been received by M. d'Hoffschmidt, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and other persons in office, with the distinc tion which naturally attaches to the representative of the important interests of Belgium, England, and Prance, as well as of Holland. Much attention has of late been paid to the state of the working classes, and numerous improvements have been made in their constitution. Though we have no Health of Towns Bill, the authorities are by no means negligent of the immense importance of a healthy tone in all things. The Minister of the Inte rior has just addressed a circular to the provisional governors on this subject. He proposes the forma tion of special funds in all the communes for draining and supplying them with water. Another point espe cially brought under their consideration, was the pro priety of forming private associations for the con struction of dwellings suitable to the working classes and poor, and the formation of new streets in healthy quarters. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Gun , dian.) MANCHESTER, APRIL 10. The actual occurrence of blowy between Denmark and Germany has been felt on our Exchange to-day, in an increased backwardness to operate for the countries affected by the event. In peed, political causes have tied up the hands of buyers, for all markets betwixt the Baltic and the Mediterranean; while for Russia and the Levant the purchases have been on a very limited scale. An increased stagna tion has consequently prevailed in yarns adapted to the continental trade. Water twist continues in a pecu liarly depressed state. The absence of buyers renders the prices of the yarns referred to, in a great degree, nominal; purchases may, however, be made on reduced terms. In India yarns there is a diminished business, as cempared with last week, and prices are barely steady, except in the lower qualities of 40's, of which the sup ply scarcely equals the demand. The dt mend fur goods has also fallen off, though by no means in the same degree as that for yarns, nor in so great a degree as was anticipated in the morning. The inquiry is mostly confined to shirtings, from a 64-reed down ward, to printing cloths and other light fabrics; and, though fewer are wanted than was the case a week ago, still, being now better supplied with orders, the makers are little disposed to accept any offers at lower rates. Heavy goods continue in their previous state of de pression. It may be noted that there has been little more inclination to purchase for the Eastern and some other markets in the latter part of the day, than in the forenoon. The turn out, on account of the relay system, at some of the large mills at Stalybridge, is not yet at an end. In one concern, a few hands resumed work to-day ; it is not improbable, however, that a general turn-out may take place before the conclusion of the week. There is also, we believe, some uneasiness on this score at Belton and at Mossley. ROCHDALE, APRIL 9.—We have bad another ex tremely dull market : few merchants have attended, and the sales have been very limited. In wool there has been very little doing, and prices may be quoted the same as last week. HUDDERSFIELD, APRIL 10.—There has been a rather dull market to-day, although we do not think that the general trade is good. Several mills in the neighbour hood are working double time, and it will ri quire some weeks to complete the orders on hand. Wool maintains its price, and stocks are low. HALIFAX, APRIL 7.—We have no change to report this week in any department of trade, every branch re maining pretty much as it has been for the last week or two. A. STUPID Hoax.—We copy the following from the Montrose Standard. The Fly, 14, Commander R. A. Oliver, when last heard of, was at Auckland, New Zealand, rather a long way from Newfoundland. It could not be the " Spy, 3, brigantine, Lieut. Comman der Western, for she has been reported for the southern division of the west coast of' Africa:—" STRANGE OC• CURRENCE.—TIER MAJESTY'S SLOOP FLY.—A bottle was found on the margin of the basin on Tuesday last, after the tido had receded, and upon examination, it was discovered to contain the following intelligence, written in pencil, on a picce of paper, about three in ches square:—' December 8, 1848.—Her Majesty's ship Fly, off Newfoundland, foremast gone, six feet water in the hold, cannot live many hours, guns thrown over board.—J. Smith, Coxswain. As her Majesty's sloop Fly, which carries 14 guns, was at sea on Dec. 8, 1848, according to the list of vessels in commission, and as it is far from being probable that any one would forge such a document and place it into a sealed bottle, merely for the sake of creating unnecessary alarm, there is every reason to believe that that the bottle has Boated aeross the Atlantic, and been carried along the east coast of Scotland to the place where it was found. Bottles with facts of wrecks have been known to drift across from the northern coasts of America in less time than two months, by a current that sets from the west ward, so that the time favours the supposition that the intelligence is real. Still, however, it is strange that we have not heard of the loss of the sloop of war Fly, and possibly those who are acquainted with thematter w ill inform us whether this intelligence is correct or 1 t." " THE WEATHER IN SCOTLAND.—SiRCE our last we have experienced an interruption of the genial weather w ith which we had for some time previous been fa voured, the last three days having been cold and bois teroua. Friday was bright and pleasant, but, during the night, the wind veered round to the south-cast, and, on Saturday morning a strong gale was blowing from that direction, accompanied with rain. During the whole day, and on Sunday, the gale continued, occa sionally rising to the force of a hurricane, and a considerable quantity of rain fell. Yesterday, how ever, the weather was not so boisterous, but the air continued cold and damp, and the sky clouded. Previous to this change agricultural ope rations were progressing favourably, and it is satisfactory to think that they are in a state of great forwardness. Potato planting has been proceeded with to a consider able extent, and the sowing of oats, even in late districts, is nearly finished, whilst almost all farmers have laid down their barley crops. The wheat-plant presents a fine healthy-looking braird, and is coming up with great regularity. Pasture grass gives promise of an early crop in most quarters; but we are afraid that the cold land ungenial weather of the last few days will have operated rather unfavourably to its growth.—Edinburgh Advertiser. ENCROACHMENT 011' THE SEA NEAR. ULVERSTON. —During the recent high tides and gales a strip of land, not less than twelve, and in some places twenty, yards broad was washed away along the west and south coast of the Isle of Walney. The loss is estimated at about two acres in each half mile; a serious privation for the landholders and farmers. It is said that encroachments of this description, which are unfrequent, are greatly facilitated by the farmers themselves, who are constantly removing the stones forming the beach, to sell for paving and other purposes. No fewer than fifty vessels are al leged to have been freighted with these stones, during the last year, fur Fleetwood, Liverpool, and other places. Should the inroads of the sea extend, the lowlands will shortly be entirely inundated at every spring tide, and the island will then be divided each time into three parts. —Lancaster Guardian. Yesterday a ballot was taken at the East India House for the election of six directors, in the room of Lieutenant-General Sir James Law Lushington, G.C.8.; George Lye. Esq ; Elliot Macnaghten, Eq ; John Petty Muspratt, Esq.; Martin Tucker Smith, Esq., M.P.; and William Wigram, E-q., who go out by rotation. At six o'clock the glasses were closed and delivered to the scrutineers, who reported that the election had fallen on Sir Robert Campbell, Bart.; William Joseph East wick, E.g.; Sir James Weir Hogg, Bart., M.P.; Licute- ' nant-Coloncl William Henry Sykes, John Clarmont Whiteman, Esq.; and Sir Henry Willock, K.L.S. A Court of Directors was also held at the East India House, when the thanks of the Court wero voted unanimously to Lieutenant-General Sir James Law Lushington G.C.8., Chairman, and Archibald 'G a lloway, C. 13., l.) Ma j or- General Sir K e puty- m Chnir an, for their great applica tion and attention to the affairs of the East India Company during the past year. ABERDLEN I ILWAY. — WeAre glad to learn that the works are being resumed, and carried on with con on. &derable spirit. A numLer of hands are being employed in sinking the piles for the remaining pier, of the via duct across the Dee. • The town council of Montrose h as c ome to an agreement with the directo rs regarding th construction of the branch line to that town,--Aberdeen Herald. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. There was a heavy market for Cotton at Liverpool yesterday, and prices were in favour of buyers. The odes were estima'ed at 4,500 bales, including 3,000 Amer:can at 3 2 ,-/i. to 61.1., 100 Pernams and Maranhani to 51d., 30 Bahia at s*d., 100 Egyptian at 6d. to 6441., and 500 Surats at 31d. to 31d.--liailway Shares were in better demand at firmer quotations. The official corn returns give last week's sales if wheat at 76,172 qrs., and of barley at 39,669 qrs. The six weeks' average is now under 455. The German, Belgian, and other advices have come luly to hand. At Vienna, on the sth inst., the metallics had risen to 86i. In the Amsterdam market, on Tues day, there was no particular alteration as regarded )utch stocks. Spanish Bonds were firm. All other se-ourities were rather flatter, except Mexican and Fre, - tch, in the former of which a fair business was doing. Dutch' Two-and-a-Half per Cents. were 49 9-16th.. The Frankfort accounts furnish some interesting parti culars o f the alleged conduct of Denmark in connexion with the ~ e newal of hostilities. Baron Von Gagern affirms that the in rentions of the Central Government were per fectly conciliatory, and that it was only when the medi ating power,. meaning England, had declared its ina bility to guaraMee that the war would not recommence on the 3d inst., that the German troops were ordered to move forward. Even then, as the Baron affirms, the Danish Governn. cut intimated that it did not necessarily consic, ier the expiration of the armis tice a signal f o r the recommencement of offen sive operations, and;ao s cordingly the PrussianCommander in Chief, Lieutenant-G l / 4 neral Von Prittwiti, received in structions to act strictly on, the defensive. This cer tainly reads fairly enough, if we did not know that the mere entry of German troops into the Duchies might be considered an act of aggression:. or at any rate of a very threatening character, seeing the number of troops sent. Indeed we cannot disguise the fuel that in City circles he feeling is one of sympathy for Denmark, however much it is regretted that an amicable .arrangement could not be brought about. As to our Baltic trade, it suffers grievously, and no merch an t call make up his mind how to act. Doubtless much cons; e ration will be evinced by the Danish cruisers towards British ships, but the latter will have to respect the block Ade wherever it app ears to be effectually carried out. S, 'axe parties deny i s toto that Denmark has a sufficient fleet ,to close all the ports comprehended in its official notice;' but if not, wo shall soon hear of our mer c h an t men runn (rig in or out. It has been reported this morning that the Germans by means of gun-boats have captured, 91 f Swinemund, another Danish vessel, but we have no con firmation of this. There is later intelligence from Lisbon. The Finance Minister had reduced the revenue estimate to 9,748 contos, and the charges to 11,757 contos, proposing to raise the deficit by financial reforms and the unpaid revenues due in June, 1847. There is stated to be every prospect of the next August dividend being met. There has been a meeting in the " foreign house" of members of the Stock Exchange interested in Mexican Bonds, Mr. Capel having convened it, be cause of an opinion received from his solicitors to the ffect that the form of receipt offered by Messrs. Schneider to those who take the IL 17s. 6d. is objec tionable, and exposes the parties to the risk of having to refund the same in case of any difficulty occurring between the agent and the Government which it repre sents. A committee of five persons has been appointed to confer with Messrs. Schneider upon the subject. Business in the Stock Market has been very restricted, if we except some money dealings in New Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents., which have ranged from 911 to 91i. Consols have ranged from 92 to 921, and are now 92/ for Transfer, and 92i for Account. This is " pay day," and we hear of no particular difficulty in meeting engagements. Exchequer-bills are 455. to 48s. pre mium, being about Is. lower. Bank Stock has realised 193 k, and India Stock 243. The Foreign Securities have been steady, but there is not much doing. Mexican are affected by the circum stance mentioned above in connexion with the meeting, and have oscillated from 291 to 301. Equador are 31 t. Spanish Five per Cents. have been 17i to 1, and are in favour. Dutch Two-and-a-llalf per Cents., 49.1 ; to 50. The South-Eastern Railway meeting has been ad journed, the report of the committee of inquiry not being yet ready. The Railway Share Market is very quiet, at about previous rates. BRITISH. FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 90% % 3 per Cent. Consols Anns New 3 1 4 per Cont. Amts. Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860— BLA % D 0.30 Tears, Expire Oct. 10,1859 B% India Stock 243 Do. Bonds, 10001 62 63 p Ditto under 1.0001 Consols for Account, ..., 92 92% Exchequer Bills. 1 1 ,0. 2d. March. June. 1,000/. 500/ — 48 45 p Small — 48 45 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Dan:sh Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent.— Ditto, 5 per cent. Scrip, 1849.... 6 , % Equador Bonds 3 3 / 4% Mexican !Songs, 1846, 5 per Cent Cent Ditto for the Account Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent 6 6 1,E Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto Account ....... .... Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o Ditto for the Account ..... Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 3l Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2 1 ,4 per Cent.. 12 Guild Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates R NINES'S DO.Nt IN RAILWAT SHAKES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. Piz SHARI. Xt,erdeen Ditto, Preference .. ... 2 14 2 1,4 ...... to kniber., Notting., Boston, &c. 5 kyrshire and Galloway ,tc•lfast and County Down .. 20 .. .. 3erks and Hants Extension (Gt. West. l'erpet. 5 per ct.) 5 ilirmingnam & OxfordJunct., calls duly pd, or with guar. 20 . — to . . Do., withouta guarantee... 20 .„, Birmingham,Wol.,& Dudley, calls duly pd, or with guar. 10 ... . 15%...... to Do., without a guarantee... 10 Binning., Wol., & Stour Val. 131.14. s Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction lO Boston, Stamf., & Birming... 5 Bristol and Exeter 9O Do., Thirds Buckinghamshire.._ I6L 4s — to Caledonian Ditto, Quarter Shares l l l4 .. ... 6 l i i i ...... to Ditto, New 101. Preference 10 Ditto. Clydesdale Junction 50 Chester and Holyhead... 5O ... .. Ditto, Preference Clarence. . Do., Ist Class, 6 per Cent... 10 Do., 2(.1 Class, 5 per Cent... 10 Do., Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 Direct London & Portsmouth 5% — to Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 35 Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 22%...... East Anglia, 251. L. & E., and L. & D Ditto, 18/., E. & II lB . . Ditto, 31. 10s., E. & 11... 3% 2% to Eistern Counties Do. New Guarant. 6 per ()t. 10 Do.Exten.,sperct.No.l,6l.l3a. 4d Do., do N 0.2,61. 138.4 d... par r.. d. to Do., Northern & Eastern... 50 Do., 5 per cent. Do., Quarter .... . ...... ...... 12%..... Ditto, New ... .• 4 3 • •••• -- •••••• to - Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) ... .. 25 Ditto, ditto, Class A, ditto 3% . to Ditto, do, Class B (I. & B) 22%...... Ditto, do, Class C, ditto... 22% — to Ditto Scrip (gua. 6 per ct..) 20 Ditto (C. & E.), 5 per ct. 2% — to East Lancashire Ditto, New ... .......... .... . 21 Do., New Quarters Do., 6 per Cent. Preference Quarter Shares 64 - East Lincolnshire 25 Edinburgh and Glasgow Ditto, Halt Shares Edinburgh and Northern ... 25 ..... Ditto, New port.. ... ..... .. 15 Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% — Exeter and Exmouth 2ls. Glasg., Dumfries, & Carlisle..Bl. 68.8 d — ..... to Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 Do. Preference Consolidated 20 Great Northern 4% ...... Do. 1 ,4 A Deferred ..... . to Do. 1 ,4 B 6 per Cent. -.— ..... to -- 7 % — :7 .... to .- 2,At l%l' Do. Extension ... to Great North of England...... 100 .... -- to .... 40 ...... Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 45 ...... Ditto New 404... ..... '.. - to Ditto, New 3°L ........ ""..: 14 . • .• t o Ditto, ditto .... ........... 3 30 5 . ...... —..... Ditto. Now 154-- ... .... ... 81 . ..... to 93 Ditto, Ilalf .. .... 23 ...... to 19L ...... to Ditto, Fifths unterrnte.r.s.b..a..r.e..6 15 .00 2 0 Ur D ea it t to W , Q es Do. New 171 Hull and Selby 5O 2 ..... to ...... 99% ...... to 100 Ditto, Halt Shares .. Ditto, Quarter Shares ..... . 12% .. Do.,Thirds... ................ 9 10 3 ....... --- •• ••• to Ditto, t r.. 0 .e. r .5. k5b...i . r . e . ..... ...... 84 66 % ............ : : : .. : : to tt 90 Ditto_ to Lancaster and Car1i51e........ 50 . Ditto Quarters i va t a t a f o r n tse d hr . .: a . Lancashire Ditto Fifths .. - ........ 171 ,4 • - 6 !'s Ditto : \. _T o i w i i r(1. ......... . .... 10 Ditto Sixteenth . !lan 6 per cent. 10 ...... ••••• 15 ... .. to Do.,— • to Do. Liverpool and Bury... 46 Do. (lludderB. and Shoff.) 47 Do., Wakedeld,Pontefract. and Goole Do., Nest Riding Union... 9 .... . ` Do., Preston and Wyre ... 25 ...... .. Do., do. Half Shares (A) 914 — to —. Leeds and Bradford 5O v. ••• ...... to ...me - . pa -t ; 1 ; — .. .. t 0 London & Blackwall - ..... to Do. Extension ..... Lond., Bright., &South Coast 50 . ..... 38'4 1 / 2 to Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 9 ....• D. P re f erent i al, 5 per Ct., 50 „..... 52 Ditto, ditto 1852 50 ..... - Do., New. guar. 6 per cent. 5 ...... I.cndon and Greenwich.. 12/. 15s. 4d... --- to Ditto Preference Loudon DN & ew Nod u th ar I te V r e : t . er ... n . .. .... 20 ..... -- .10 7 ....133_% to 132% to Do. Fifths ...................... 2 .... •• ••• t° Do. 40g. Share4....,L. & .m- 3 5 . .... _ ... Do. 10/.... M. and B. (Co I . London and S. Western.... 50 .. ... 36 1 . 4 .....• to Ditto, New 50L...... ...... to Ditto, NEw 40/. 3l ..... to Ditto. Thirds l6/. 13s. 4d...... 4% die. Le Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pret. 7 per Ut. on Deposit and 5 par Ct. on Calls . . 5 • .., _ -- .• •• to Londonderry and Coleraine... 30 Londonderry and Enniskillen 30 - ..... to Manch. Buxton, & Matlock 41 ,4 1%...... t.. M anchr, Shs Meld, and Linc.100 Ditto v, Shares ( No. 1) ... 18 ..... Ditto, ditto (No. 2) Ditto, % Shares (No. 3)... 12 1 / 2 ... • Do., New 10/. Preference-. 10 ... . Ditty, Grimsby & Sheffield 45 Ditto, ditto. Ditto, ditto Ditto Sheffield and Line. 17 1 / 2 .... Ditto, Grimsby Dock ..... 22% — ...... to Ditto. Man. & Lin. Union 4/. 2s. &fid1and......... 100 .... 76 - Ditto, Consol. Preference...100 li Ditto.:so/. Shares.... ...... 25 Midland, Birm., and Derby...loo ... Midland, Consol. 13ristel and Birmingham, 6 per cent.... 100 ..... to -- Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 40 ... - Ditto ditto 181.25. 6d .. Ditto,ErewashVal., Pref... 50 - ...... to .., 6lidland, Leices. and Swan nington (8 per ct.gua.)....100 .... . SI idld. Great Westem (Irish) 47% — to tdiddlesbro' and Redcar. 6 per cent. guar. .. Newcss_ie and Carlisle lOO ...... Ditto Quarter Shares . .... 25 ..... Newmarket ..... ... .......... 20 ..... Ditto Extension Scrip... 2/. 12s — Newport Abergy., and Heret. 6 Newry and Enniskillen ...... 1 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor ..... ...,......... 20 Norfolk Ditto New 20/. l 5 Ditto Guaranteed 5 per ct. 20 Do. Do. 5 per cent 6 .. ... :to _ _ Do. EA westia"(guar. 4pc t. ) 20 Ditto (guar. 6 per cent.... 13 ...... Do. do;Vaveney Valley... 2 Northern Counties Union ... 4 North British .. .. ... .. 25 ...... 143 c to Ditto Pall 5hare5..,........ 12% 6 Do. Quarters ...... », 6 ti — ...... to Ditto. Extension % — . t -..- Ditto Thirds .... ........ ...... WA"... • li .... to ' North Staffordshire... .. ...... 17% 13%..... to Vorth Wales 3 4 ••••• . •••• to N - Irth Western Oa, 'ord, Worcester, and Wol- !? vet hanipton Readin f<,Guildfd.,& Reigate 12%.... and Hitchin ..... .. 3 1 4...... Royston Scottish Cell. „ tral Scottish Mi. 11-arld .... ....... .... 25 Ditto,NeN7.••• ' _ 2O Shrewsbury Ll' •,...ingkam 11 Ditto, ..., Class B. 7 Ditto, New iGuaranteed 8 lereford .. 2 Shrewsbury and L Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. NV. Zilin.) ~ .... Ditto Halves„%tto... 9 ... - Ditto, Oswestry ..... .. .—.... 184 ....„ ...... t o Ditto ,New)... - Ditto 8 p ... .. 2 1 ,4 to e nt. Pref... ...:: 1 5 o le Shropshire ion South Dev Ditto, Preference ... ... 25 South Staffordshire .... 7 14 — ... .. to South Eastern - ... -''' Ditto, No. 1. 2B Ditto, No. 2. Ditto, No. 3. 3O , Ditto, Registered No. 4.... 10 . ••••• Ditto. Scrip No. 4.. South Wales South Yorkshire, Doncaster! and Goole 8 - Sheffield, Rotherham. and Goole (N. D) Gua. 5 perct. 10 ...... --e •••••• t 6 Do. do. (South Div.) 5 ..... - to Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Stm. Coal ..... .... . 6 Taw Vale Extension ... 8 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 1 7 1,4...... Vale of Neath - to Waterford and Kilkenny 2O ...... Waterford and Limerick..... 474..... Waterford, Wexford,Wieklw, and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed - Do. do. do. Do. do. do. ...... . 12!4 •—• ...... to West Cornwall 6 Nhitehaven and Furness l6 ... .. ..... to .... Windsor, Staines, and South Western... . • ............. ••• •• 12 - ....... to ... Wilts,Somerset,&Weymouth 45 ...... :,.., to f ork, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 ..... 2314 to 24 Do. and Newcastle Exten. 20 Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 8 ... .. 6% 1 A li g to Do. Hartlepool I)k. & Rly. 100 ...... - York and North Midland .. 50 ......41 1 ,4 42 Ditto, Preference Ditto East and Westliiding Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYb. Anglo Italian (late Italian and Austrian - to Boulogne and Amiens 2O ...•• ••• •• to Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon) ... - •••••• to Demerara. ............ 1 7 1,4 — Dutch Rhenish 74...•••• East Indian Great Indian Peninsular 5 .•.••• Louvain ala Sambre ......... 71 , 2 .• Luxembourg - Ditto Madrid and Valenti& - Namur and Liege... ..... . 2O ...8141g ea. int to Northern of France l 3 Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 7 ~.... to Paris and Lyons Do. Do. Paris and Orleans... 2O ..... .. to Pans and Rouen 2O — - Paris & Strasbourg .......... 10 Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse - Strasburg and Bale ..... ...... 14 - Tours & Nantes ... . .. 9 Tournay, Jurbise, Landen, and Hasselt .., ...... ••... .. 20 011011.• ••••• • to - West Flanders B 3 /4 — ...... to Ditto ... JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia British North American .... 50 ..... - Colonial ..... ........... ........ 25 ..... . Commercial of London 2O ...••• London Joint Stock ..... ..... 10 - London and Westminster... 20 ...... 24 National Provincial of Engld. 85 ...... •••••• to Ditto, New - National of Ireland ....... ..... 22% — ..... to Provincial of Ireland Ditto, New - Union of Australia ....... Ditto, New...... 2% — te --- Union of L0nd0n........ ...... 10 - to --. Union of Madrid ......... ...... 40 MINES. Anglo Mexican lOO ON •• • - Asturian - Australian .. 5 Barrossa Range Mining Com. 285....... - Blaenarvim Iron and Coal ... 50 Bolanos Serio , — to ..... British Iron • l2 - Brazilian Imperial ..... ..... 1VA...." ..... to Ditto St. John Del Rey ... 1.5 Ditto Cocaes and Cuiaba... 30 Cobra Copper ... 40 General Mining ....... •-...... 28 Real del Monte, Unregistered . .• .• -- to Do. Black Debentures — • ...... to to Do. Red Debentures ..... Santiago de Cuba. lO ...... -- ** United Mexican - - "•••• ------- ... EASTER TERM.—Yesterday, on tbe t : law offices, after the holidays, weretmh ment i one d, n lists risreoetc:nrheosnidfbos:tsl : el a hof i ab ii r e : t i e ri a . w g Tl : u i e hn i t ., ndn h ed i 1 i t e n b b r n g e e t .e. Courts for the ensuin it g ro t s e y rm be for argument and judgment in the threeill7minegmonf the law rears number in the whole 305. and as a som is what gular circumstance , exception of a rule in each of the Courts, except the Ex arsactfeahonnidedde era g e2lnj u 2use e fsfort r oter , the prEioauafpj fieu gt specialrd r em u gr me rules fur s eertnnnic; ltaa.. asr ne n diiil e n w nontf t hd r rne i eu a e, , trials we s _ moi w otuurrri :l argument,so :49 Queen's Bench there are 40 demurrers e l d n n te the rules, 61 tnent th went, and 11 for judgment, ge new trial suspended; for and d p Court rt new of trials C om Common a l r :e: chequer there is in the Of special cases th ere ll whilst in the Court of Ix- - 1 registration appeoi demurrer li st r 4 u fo e r judgm ent and 3 for argument. i s n fo th r e pa p g er m e e m n p t t s o n ry d p l a o pe f r o , r a .a n r d . gument• are besides , and in the new trial paper 3 forjudgment wed 53 for argument. The arrears of the respective Cou, ts are as follows :—Court of Queen's Bench, 108; Court of Common Pleas, 118; and Court of Exchequ er, 79. DEATH OF LIEUTENANT•COLONEL HEAD.--Thill officer, whose connexion with the Canadian service during the outbreak may be still in the recollection of some of our readers, died on the sth inst. at Clifton. He entered the service in 1811, and became a Lieutenant .. Colont4 on the occassion of the Prince of Wales's brevet in 1841. The deceased officer served with the 934 ilighlalldars during the expedition t n o the sou New Orl. He subs equently proceeded to India, and was there em ployed t Or many years. H e acted as Assistant Quarter master ( 3eneral to the force assembled before Kalapore, in the S oti o,hern Mahratta. lie was employed in Canada in a particular service during the late outbreak. During his isle yes ra of service be was connected with the 2d (go' /515) F oot. " ihe Al azquis of Waterford, in order to give food to the 'peasantry, and thereby repress crime, is now em pinl x) yi hni, e;dogninhri: aen st d at o e th l e ,O r o o o cc la u b p o a u ti r o e n r s s . in draining , ditch -Los p PANMURE.—His Lorsbip is again apparently ' s ln his usual health,—Pundee Advertiser.