The Sun. — London, England, 1842-03-31 00:00:00

1 Iktee f b 17 ------------ e .., ,, r . 1 c blessings of peace. These vessels could . bly ° • ll fi vek , CP . / '!liiir frigates in a few weeks, possi ' of H,l-. gar lew ays; and as all the other nations ...e wort , , atte r' ' -1 1 4t4ing into account our commercial num ber or n avY) could not furnish one half of the numd that sea. that it-seeamers, we may rest assured 40 ._ f la m e "e of them would enter into a rash or unjusti fth wa rwith this country. These are onlya few u p, a a 44,414,.. • . 1 - , ttey -b.w .resulting from such undertaki ngs. coura Promote intercourse with foreign nations, en erf td ge t ra+ and commerce, and form the most po . w . - 44: ea ns ot spreading the arts of peace and mill . - t i,,_ . ever vpf A: ' ''' discovered, Great credit, therefore, is c ste to the late Government for establishing this new by th e ni 'c an g we confid ent l y trust it will not b e neg l ecte d be d u l rstle cessors. Every pl an f or i mproveme nt should o ne ( i Y reward e d . All the machinery of vessels of a kte es"ription and size should be constructed on the f kil ~„'g ug e and scale, so that any portion o toti, - "g`an could be obtained at an hour's Ni ti — t ) and the officers and engineers should be amply lervi: in officers men of talent and skill to enter the liri ta . e .! With these and other improvements, Great rita l i a would continue, as she has long been, without The D Ili 'r el 4110, A _ 1.!,44X.AN lich Journals are delighted to learn that that the DXIt is unpopular at Jerusalem, and 4ise ow --°l te has refu se d t o recogn i z e him in an t if;ll4, l 7 h eaPacity. W e h ave no r i g h t t o com pl a i n ! )4 e -- Iseming a Bishop to Jerusalem, where 'N4 l i "'"llltely no Protestant congregation, or le l, vet 0 ) ; P l ace of worship, we have rendered our- Ntas e to -444 °0s to all the ridicule which they may 111°r e fooletlBt upon us. There never was busi ness th an sen di ng an English h4 bitt: it his wif e an d c hild ren , t o convert the in b , 11, SYria.ia. All who have travelled in the the eonversant with the deep impressions of k• sl t ti t ‘ i , 4ce r especting the chastity of the priesthood. all th,, - " ; e8 e Persons, was there anything more likely I v 111 8 6, - ' l , lll abitant S of Jerusalem with disgust than • a neadln g a triumphal cavalcade, followed tai litter in a state of advanced pregnancy, ht er full of children ? His very first ap eto fi r ea w as an out rage aga i n st public decency, e°ne erned his family, and a mockery of the lat tl to - Y learned at the foot of the Cross in what re ,l4litqe t h b irnse lf• Our Government should learn to ' 4 41 1 - 1 conduct of prudent men of the world, who 4ine T ouch as th e y c a n , the exhibition of t 'en ( l 4 ,,, es 4 their character to the observation of tri he ed 0. 4 9• ~,,;1 1e affair of the Syrian Bishopric is not more : 5 1te, 6 not half so unjust as we daily practice Sand ; but then the Turks know nothing about ire 4either do one half the population in France. ~!/ria jtlS Y r i o British province, and we to treat the ' 4 41 - 11 M we do the Irish, we would not only se . n h d h ° l4l -e il li shop, but a dozen of them, together t ,„ ..e ha e lls of rectors, and an army of priests into nth er r ,°"" ll ; and, moreover, we would compel every C'Yph, B ° l l of them—Jews, Turks, Druses,Armenians,. r tli qi a p licl C atholics—to support these ecclesiastics, in °f Pashas and Emirs, out of the proceeds of a h et4 Play i Im Post, called tithes. And could no other 1 : 114 of: l , iit ' be found for this army of divines in a ,7 1 !th -4 llevers, we would employ them in libel- , ;783 , % e h r , ee tis of the country, abusing its ancient . 'ltio h ,:q 4 vilifying every one of its religious insti 'lrei mAll this we do, and for centuries have done L t b)? 4 .' B ut why expose ourselves to be laughed it Prot to propagate this system ?In Scot pilii-,1°,41.1 a failure, and in our colonies it is fast i l l AxA, -e seeds of general disaffection. As Dr. a ' 1 41)1 T t al the Bishop of Jerusalem, is really an Nv " ,: l ied man, the best thing Sir R. PEEL can L ea jaer -41 yesterday, is to order a Government 17"; Rise fit himself and his family back to Eng illarst proceeding proves tluit he is ,„ ver he a li alified for such a mission, what -11,',N.,„`"e extent of his knowledge of Oriental hi s --: Rad he taken his Bible with him, and i l lTh 34 .;, re gnarit wife behind him, he would have - 1, 1 1 4 e •;`" signs of a respect for Syrian prejudices, ha 3 4 ,i e el ultimate success. But in courting, as t ' 4 of. L u e, a crown of martyrdom, he has defeated great ends of his mission-- the rendering o f Church popular in Palestine, a •di N eh ng* to letters from Madrid o f the 22d of I N; th e Spanish Government begins to be se " Perple xe d as t o w h a t course oug ht t o be pur , Wep r , ?°r proto n ging the minority of the young Pan fi ler MAJRSTY, according to the laws of the. P46l:lllnenarehy, will be of full age at fourteen—a hv,t;o meife when no girl is capable of assuming the ~1 4° f i o t 431 ' a great nation. .The . Regent ESPAR- M 4 thi r Prolonging her minority till eighteen, 4 tlins can °llly be done by summoning an extra 11:Drear.'1,'"sion of the COrtes, for the sole and 3 -r i k "o f r ev ising the Constitution. Now re v i si e t tleted t rk g Power of such a body could not be re a single article of the Constitution, unless qtk ii lla thei r p l easure. H ere, th en , i s a ser i ous 11°‘ver silt which th e Government is doing all in -its A di• Le Overcome. ;reelo„ 'g us ting sacrilege," says the Constitucional of Z eiv ie - g a i h : has taken place in this city. A man, after the h o T communion the altar of the Cathedral, Pe t :, r ni 4 ,' e 'a c _afer i f i rom mouth, and stuck it, in de tQ(l 4; 1 , 1 , church door. A_ e s te im r scandal was per 210drici l ine church of St. II at aurae, of the 22d.—Five per Cents., 8 28 to silty d ays. N r th of news in the French Journals Person seems to pay much attention to the .41 4 '7. I T of the affairs of the Chambers, previous : 7 14 1- dissolution. The session has proved alto- f m°ls,„ a very barren one, except in the article o t4511441-8e: of which the harvest has been remarkably Among the . industrious gleaners after ti co th., 7 B in this field, is M. GOLBERRY who has still th e - fi lt ,tee at work, to discover how the nonsense 7110,'"atobers may be most easily disseminate k. '"eot France. M. GOLBERRY, who is a remark- N 70,1 listener, though does not talk much Lod Ll 4 r o Poses that the Chamber shall appoint ko tl),-`l4orters, who are to pen every syllable spoken the e I'lleth_vitrious orators, publish the whole daily a h ole ° °f the country, and address copies free to the '4l , ' the ele c t ora l b o dy th roug hout France. Let th e : e llelne bear the stamp of sheer absurdity ; 14 4 1 eta~i l 'ee of it, a n d the French Chamber of De will be sure to appoint a committee to Let it b e f e asible and rational, and b) ,"Do -t Y to one they will laugh at it ; but if butt , -1 %,, 4 ,, r°48 , they w ill be sure to assume a grave, "ical air, and, like magpies peeping into a ve t ,,, ber ice the marrow has been extracted, look 6, - tit s" P e rsonification of puzzled incapacity. • Not 4 ; ; ; I h l „ 4 elober of the Chamber saw anything dis- Clio t t ; r i mmoral in a plan for taxing thirty- o five ; 141 (1 4 ,, -. °f people foi the political education C thousand families distinguished from the • e very fact of their being more wealthy. t "Jeetion was made by the Editor of the S ec h le, '14 4 4 f b ePut , ag ainst a scheme for ruining te t v : /v tvs Pa risl Y but g he took merely a class-intere . s ll ;, e llt q l4ii - i nte question. That M. GOLBERET'S plan W to t , i . "Y he rejected we have too high an opinion of is t ° l l sense of France to doubt. What annoys 11'4 . At li : - it Was not flung to the winds the moment it QI N l'osed. ' 1) .1 / 4 1; 1 2t and Queen of the Belgians are expected af Af t ?lii - h " e . 3 to-day, or to-morrow. Lieutenant-Geneya , ke ttu gerh , who returned three days ago from Africa, 41te-`l, ads sent to take the place of General Bu P(1 ), ) 1 ,11 t.Y ;" " audience the day before yesterday of his Of ,?'esterdi l y morning, he had a conference of t 4 tl 4 fe ts . "_ sll rB with Marshal Soult. A great number A °ll o t : r .e now in Paris, who . have doubtless been 1) j °tir 41 ° 11 of the a pproaching general elections. D 4 P 1, 4 , 1 announces, that the Electoral Colleges will ii - i ' l :1) ° 1 4: 1 `: for . the . 28th . of August. to ()ti . re, it is said, has announced that his report b l ,'l l Zeel t a . lir t'ads will be laid before the Commissioners 01 41 t a ti ll „ 11 ,, , fac ) turer s aof beetroot sugar, in the depart - IN So t N' rth, will hold general meeting at of t ahat ni thi s mont h, f or the purpose of consider he ""tsures the have to take in the present state iti4 titif a Co ? , ctures. "Itns of Lansdowne has arrived at Paris. — ]l[°!l 'anne/ :11, 44 • sh a iNer, .the Committee on the Budget heard the v 'hOc'tilt of ‘‘' ar, Foreign Affairs,. and Marine. Mar . 4rb . 1 4 ri.N u 'vf explanations relating to his department, fi rs t P i de.d into three grand . sections—the home t ' o , whi-•el:geria, and extraordinary works. The two of 23 'Prebend the expenses of the army, give for 4000 men and 84,288 eachhanp eile ° e 9 t: 7 t 3 h 3 e f "l . ately 34 p rop osed reductions, a di t r re g .i rn wr eNery battalion w il l . he taken away from tent of the line and of light infantry. In ad 14'1111414;3°noliti.en will pass int ill o t h l e m reserve in 1843, gradually effected. 4:ttitl4,l6Soualt sho l v% 3- 'crtL o t rse tll w se measures will produce tat -4,11 Q n 2 ° 9 f . 32,65 6,892f., but the total diminution only , i i° 9 3 242 f in consequence of several augmen riskts.-.,t4lite.h ' will r ” oquire a sum of 2,763,650 f. These 118 ` are -i n tended to give a supplement to the S 13 )SE PCBLISIIISG LP ._ ~Y t~ r R ESSIONSI NTRIES Or TAN, '- r OF WAR) B R 111 A 111 ..r, FIE LATEST iDIA ANP' - , en" received at the , London, and by all XPENCE. _ ...32 . ,1 . 8 . 11. 000000 .0 0 ort,•MAncii 3 1 . 1 ,, 4DELIIIIf%" aTRs 41 95 f Lowest ..... Pei 'reeving Yoln -------- - RIDGE I'N 15 j g r 5 , i g lO minutes R. - I ' * 4 11101 i. i , 41 fbittfill ' '4! ; Three o'Cloch, .. lly known in FraP4l4 ; labouring, vnder fit''':, ge can have D o othet , .., tbo ;i not appear a...,- ~,, hension of the coase!''''. e demise o f this I ' l° ' 4l olie m i n d. Th ii3 W I i '` . the French P e c os' . they ever much con' a- the future• L` con' will allow nothing ; Please upon reflecti°, Y the disturbance 03 rd as the interrliPtl Is it. The ern ,P ite 1 t-shape, or a bale male finery gr liti° Lent quite as inach °I BnOEAUP's ,All O-1; refore of the frellcc of the IVion I°' rospects of froce, ope, is Rip rocs, ice in the bjt. o °P , ' a consideration of . the contrary, ten', it, and th e less tile: s to whic h it tnnY e ; bent upon us tore lti4 may best Sec ti are disorgan izati° ' so near and 9.Y.14 itain. f tY presen t King ~1.0 ~ lar Monarch , an ! i on ly justly p o ! ' j ''' )I. his .peop l e , " in .France tilelo'i willing to attrilintetie i rot and incalcals le Peace of Pc°ll 1, • w hich we feel g:,,, 3 grateful. JO 1::$1 he of sins i n the le arricades. Whenwere Dn of FrenchPle 4 . ,' '# 'ards to sustain,..rjd,,, minion of SOcet i 3f the: KiVg reo'L., ) "5 so maay, ,clir, The fable‘idfigi, gles of the it°, #? „,' ''' potent hand, uw,,,P. ?lever, years,. tile 1, Tatical subject.,•;l...lls tion. ' A - Clil'elP two very Too * it Oernselves Pri,,`,,,,; :10WeVer, of so kl! - ; %0 e more just I.o'i `ll )re, notice it 0.;, ion allow the P ll/ l,! he throne fill°, b;,,a'''tli Pin-L irrD suo- „,/ p does he not re:4l;er! talities and chs#,,o justice to tbe frip not now pushilldwi quiry. Etiongbf t'ioil than the gratiP't of ring the 0001511 prejudice . e ther 0, set aside t inquire NVeliii V the pacific P °ll ' t og m almost ina't°oll nut. Though IP' t in the politica. ,fO, l known to the C i F r ti o ft nit a small pror litip G. He is an 0 14 ° l eo ,‘ u s t a lents for go:, ,rder. Ili, fo' , r o s that little incen sti brtune accelerstrel, hrone w• P re° ,, t° 6 19 imoned to 00-1 ''' ional Counsels. ngland to do F i i , 1 was three if made himself free I help hioi incees 03 establishing $ 1. 8 , 0 1 fo i se with rort• rterf tntries firm 511/1:41Y arope: B onsbi,. tile n g concessi. :ia the s of France, t ;,, 6 I more effectunNorsile •er be the viesiltos: ips of war rodeitettl' which vvays I;eciilf tankind, and eq to IV have yet to lei' oyell owing of t‘' , e of best no t be s o r e , t id el .1 rat if y the oath/ ' ' ol ; iic el a IVesto.lnd-13 00,011' into existelicee!,o4 01 struct,ed and 11,1'0 coir nterprise of t.Ph.iii Tway of nrit;sdoli° he vvorlil cool° ;di, * - ,..,e have been crea k ;: 3 may also be 5P10( i could have c()ltijitia,, ion and o,LlaPtil itil psis, the twel fth Or I iver on c_rile93l)Yl-, ell' Wit h l i d 1,300 tons, .. A the 1113CliiIi_ei_J., 00' e startea e a 11.06.4 re: 1 piston worketifco.4 1,, ed steamer 0,1 4nitude of the .. t f r ov o In three yil,lo'orte!h 3 contra': 1 1, Of o le fully equiPecooti°l, ~ sufficient .t° oiatb. lergenel, 'ol4l,eggine; Povverful fire' —hop ,nd safety thttitof ill: hi . o ft' l a fleet Wow-ieit,_, and ihdePell_6_litiits :tierce, and rel . ,..' e 0 '1), 1/ritain and f1;.111 rnis , a'fo,,e-fr." -,.- pay of the troops in garrison in Paris and the banlieue. The Minister also demanded several large .sums for in creasing the number of officers in the new staff arrange ments for the general inspection of gendarmerie ; for expenses of the reserve ; for allowing a higher price for horses ; for increase of charges in the transport of bag gage, and for some changes in the home service. A dis cussion arose on each of these points, and several of these items were reserved, notwithstanding the argu ments of the Marshal. The budget for the marine, divided into two sections, amounts to 98,763,026 f., in cluding 4,440,000 f. for extraordinary works already authorised, and 2,400,000 f. for the construction of trans atlantic packet-boats. Putting aside these two charges, both temporary, the budget for the marine amounts to 91,923,026 f. The Committee was unanimously of opinion hat no r eduction was required in this part of the budget. BOURSE-PARIS, TUESDAY, MARCH 29. First Highest Lowest Last Price Price. Prici. Prier. roneti 5 per Cent, ll7 511 ... 117 55 ... 17 45 ... 117 55 . _ 4 per Cents. ...... lOl 50 ... 101 iii ::: 101 50 ... 101 80 3 per Cents... t:iria of France Lallitte Bank 1.0001. Shares 102 1 ; ...l(2) ...1017 5U ...IPI7 58 5,0041 f. Shares 5015 ...5045 ...504, ...5045 Seleian /Sank 1811.. 5 per Centi., 1840 106% ... 106% ... 1065{, ... 106% ipaniah Active 15% ... 25% ... .25% ... 25% Passive 5% ... 5% ... 5% ... 5% Portuguese 5 per cent?. ,eapitiatin.... . lO6 30 ... '56 50 ... 106 80 ... , tel 50 RAILWAY SHARES. Versailles, R. B ---- 145 ... 345 ... 342 50 ... 312 50 L.B 215 ... 215 ... 215 ... 213 Rouen 522 50 ..."525 ... &22 50 ... 523 75 'deans .. 562150 ... 5453 75 ... 561 25 ... 563 7:, Strasburgteßa1e............ BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, MARCH 28.—The Moniteur published a Royal ordinance, dated Lacken, March 26, and signed by the Minister of War, to the following effect :—" Con sidering that the military sub-intendent, Parrys, has been guilty of great negligence in his duty, by maintaining an intimate acquaintance with the avowed enemies of the State, and by not informing the superior authorities of the proceedings, (which, to say the least, were sus picious), of Vandermeere and Vandersmissen, the said P. J. Parrys is placed on half-pay. The four persons condemned to death by the Court of Assiz• of Bra bant, have appealed to the Court of Cassation. They have been permitted to remain in their respective apart ments, and to receive the visits of their families. BRUSSELS, MARCH 29.—The King and Queen set. out this morning at eight o'clock for Paris, accompanied by Baroness Stassart, the Count d'Aerschot, Count d'Hane tle Steenhuyse, M. Van Praet, and Dr. Raikern, their Majesties' physician. In consequence of the verdict declaring M. Crehen guilty in the affair of the conspiracy, but entitled to his acquittal because he had given information of it., the wounded of September have had a meeting, and agreed on a protest addressed to the Minister of the Interior, requiring that the said Crehen shall be deprived of the right of wearing the uniforms oU commandant and of conservator of the monument in the Place des Martyrs. BELGIAN Itf UNDS—Bauseaxs, MARCH 29. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cs n t Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. 93 Sper Cent. — -- .. 72% (1340) lO3 % Loan of City, 1V32,4 per Cent...". ........ Societyof Commerce, 45.; per Cent fit Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent ............. Nstiogal Society Exchange on London (short) .... - -Brussels Papers, March 29. AUSTRIAN FUNEl3.—ViEwra, MARCO 21. fireper Coats. Metalliques Four per Cents. lOO% Three pc r Cents. Bank Shares •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• .......... •• Thirty.seven. THE ARMY. The following are the new arrangements :- 10th 29th 78th from home 84th to India. 86th 25th from the Cape 58th t Next Regiments for foreign services, to be 61st 5 augmented to 1,000. EXPERIMENTAL NEW ORGANIZATION. 12th at Mauritius. 20th at 'Bermuda. 23d in Canada. 42d in lonian Islands. 45th pt Home. 71st in Canada. 91st at Cape. 97th at Zante. Rifle Brigade, 2d battalion, Malta. These nine regiments are to be composed of twelve companies, the depots of such as are abroad are to join the service companies. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The prices of the English funds are all better, although no great business has been done. Consols 891 Ifor Money, and 891 90 for the Account ; buyers in both instances. Consols, 901 for the May account. New Three -and-a-half per Cents., 991 to 991 ; Bank Stock 1691 ; India Bonds, 9 -to -11, and Exchequer Bills 26 to 30 premium. It was expected that the Bank of England would have reduced their rate of discount, but the meeting broke up, without declaring any alteration, The settlement in the Foreign Stock is going off well; many, however, is very tight, and the continuation in Mexican is S, and in Spanish 3-1¢ per cent. The prin cipal feature is the quotation of the New Three per Cent. Spanish Stock, which is very cautiously received, much doubt being expressed whether any dividend will ever be paid, although professions have gone so far. It haabeen sold at 201, and is now quoted 211 ; the Old Bonds, with the Coupons, 241 241 ; Mexican, 421 421. ; Portuguese Five per Cents., 35 to 351 ; Colombian, 262 261, and Peruvian, 171. A decided improvement has taken place in Shares, and purchases to rather a considerable extent have been made. Midland Counties, 79; New North Midland, 341; Manchester and Leeds Quarter Shares, 41; South Wes tern, 592; and Brighton, 361. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. A AMWAY*. Paid. Per Share. London axle Brighton ... 50 ...... 36b to London and South Western 3B& 591 to Loodon and Croydon ( Trunk)... 131 l3 ..... to Manchester and Leeds Ditto * Shares Midland C nties northern and Eastern North Midland lOO Ditto Now 4O - to Accounts from Swan River to the Ist September have been received, and are more satisfactory than they have been of late. The crops were coming on exceedingly . well, and hopes were confidently entertained of a good harvest. A quantity of stock had arrived from King George's Sound, and in consequence of many of them having been lost by eating some poisonous plants, a Committee had been formed for the purpose of investi gating its nature, and adtipting precautions against a 'similar occurrence. The fishery was being extended, and as far as it had progressed, had met with success. The quantity of oil sent home from the Southern Co lonies generally was 6,886 tuns in 1840, and 6,489 tuns in 1839, while the consumption was upwards of 90 0 tuns more in the former than in the latter year. The export of whalebone also showed an increase. Launceston Papers to the 28th October have arrived by the same vessel. These do not present so cheering a statement as the above, although no particular distress existed, except among merchants, arising principally from overtrading. From the Ist of January, 1840, to the 13th of Sep tember, 1841, fifty-one insolvencies, w ith debts amount ing to 121,3501., had been declared; while the average dividend would be considerably under ss. in the pound ; two of these parties had been twice declared insolvent since 1840. The intelligence lately received of the defeat of the Peruvians by the Bolivians, has proved to be correct, the official account having arrived. It a ppearsth t a h t e Ga marra and 500 of his troops were killed, and re mainder of his army, consisting of 3,000 men, taken prisoners. The Bolivians had marched towards Lower Peru, with the intention of subjugating that province also. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MARCH 30.—Re mains in the same dull state. Middling and inferior de scriptions of American were * per lb. lower, and other sorts unaltered. The sales were 400 Surats, 31 to 41; 100 Egyptian, 7d. to 71. d; 40 Bahia, 61 to 61; and 2 , 460 American, 4 4 to 62, being a total of 3,000 bales. LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, MARCH 30. Was flat, and few sales took place in any stock. A small number of the followipg Shares were sold at the quota tions. Eastern Counties, New, 41. 6s. 8. ; Great 'Western, Fifths, 101 ; London and Birmingham, 1741 ; :South Western, 591, and Manchestsr and Leeds, 781-. M ANCH ESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 3 0.—There has been more inquiry to-day both for Railway and Bank Stocks, but in consequence of little of either offering, business has been limited. London and Bir mingham, 175 to 176 ; South Western, 591 to 601 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 27 to 27* ; Bristol and Exeter, 391 to 40 ; Manchester and Liverpool District L Bank, 108. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) NORTHAMPTON STEEPLE CHASES. WEDNESDAY. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 40 added, and 10 for the second. 6 subs. Mr. J. Brown's Lather, 5 yrs, list 71b (Mr Goddard) 1 Mr. Hyde's Doubtful, 6 yrs, 'l2st 2 Mr. T. Wesley's White Stockings, aged, 12st 3 Three others started. Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each, 10ft. and 5 only if declared, with 100 sovs. added by the town. 4 miles. 16 subs., 2of whom declared. Mr. Elmore's Gay Lad, aged, 12st 81b (Mason) 1 Mr. Sadler named Danebury, lOst 41b 2 Mr. Hunter's Peter Simple, aged, 12st 41b 3 Consol and another were not placed. CATTERICK STEEPLE CHASE, &c.—TUESDAY. Sweepstakes with 20 added, by W. R. Ramsay, Esq., and the gentlemen of the neighbourhood. The second receives 5/. out of the stakes. Four miles. Mr. Applegarth's Neashain Lass, 5 yrs... .. (J. Hinde.) 1 Mr. Busby's Master Robert, aged Mr. Dale's Gipsey Lass, 5 yrs • 3 Mr. Outhwaite's Gameboy, aged, and Mr. Appleby's Miss Twig, were not placed. Wein by a length and a•half. The Hurdle Stakes, with 101. added. Mile heats. Mr. Allison's Miss Viscount, 5 yrs (Cant.) 2 1 1 Mr. Greathead's Merry Lass, 5 yrs. Mr. Outhwaite's Gameboy,' aged • Mr. Appleby's Miss Twig, aged 3 dr. A Pony Match between Mr. Outhwaite's The Fox, 5 yrs. (Master Outhwaite), and Mr. Allison's Surprise, 5 yrs., was won by the former. TIIE SUN, l ON DON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH: 31, 1842 At the burial of the Duke of Norfolk, in the Fitzalan Chapel, Arundel, last week, the styles of the Duke were pronounced by one of the officers at arms over the grave, and staves then broken, and by the York Herald cast into it. This chapel, during the civil wars of Charles.l., was used as barracks by c'aller's soldiers. One of the Fitzalan tombs has 28 priests ranged round it, and 40 family shields. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) WIGAN. The Committee met at the usual hour. Edmund Whysall was objected to by Counsel for the sitting Members, on the ground that he had voted as Edmund, and was rated as Edward. A printed copy of the original list of claims was pro duced, which Mr. CocknunN contended could not be re ceived as evidence till the non-production of the original was accounted for. The Committee had not decided the case when we went to press. clerk in Messrs. Hanbury's brewery, was charged with. stealing 11. 19s. Bd., the property of Mr. Walker, land lord of the Beckford's Head, in Kent-street. The prisoner was collecting-clerk in the above firm, and was in the habit of going round to the houses of the different publicans who dealt with his employers, for the purpose of collecting the copper money. On the present occasion he called at the complainant's house, and suspi cion having previously existed against him, he was watched while i n th e act of counting over the money, and observed to tak e 11. 19s. Bd. worth of copper, all of which had been previously marked.- —Committed. It was stated that the prisoner had been seven years in the employ of Messrs. HanbUry, and that he had a salary of 2001. per annum. CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Thomas Elson, grocer, High street, Windsor, preferred a charge of assault against Mr. Thomas Saunders, solicitor, No. 11, Gray's Inn-square, under the following circumstances. __ . _ Mr. "Cowles, solicitor, stated on behalf of the com plainant that his client having received a letter from the defendant concerning the payment of a bill of 51., which was overdue, repaired to Mr. Saunders office, and tendered him five sovereigns as liquidation. The defendant refused to accept the money without an additional five shillings for the attorney's letter. This Mr. Elson refused to pay, alleging that he had been very badly treated in the matter. inas much as he had not received the letter demanding pay ment until a few hours before a ,ifidt would have been issued against him for the amount o f t` the bill. When Mr. Elson refused to pay the five shillings, Mr. Saunders collared him, and shook him in a. most violent manner. A scuffle then ensued, in which Mr. Elson received a cut over the left eye, from which he bled profusely. Mr. Elson shouted murder, and two of the inn porters rushing in, th' affair was put an end to. Finally the five sovereigns were received by Mr. Saun ders, and Mr. Elson took the bill with him. Mr. Saunders stated that he had not struck Mr. Elson at all, and that the scuffle ensued in consequence of Mr. Elson wanting to go away with the bill and money. The defendant was fined I/. and costs. LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MARCH 31.—Wind this day at neon, N.W. RAMSGATE, MARCH 30.—Arrd. Maria Frederica, Am sterdam, for Surinam, with loss of anchor and chain. DEAL, MARCH 30.—Wind S.W., strong breeze.— Arrd. Johanna, Lovett, Hobart Town; Blenheim, Gray, John Woodall, and Robert Matthews, Calcutta ; Ruby, West Indies; Giraffe, Moore, Sydney, New South Wales; Chieftain, Cromarty, Bombay., LIVERPOOL, Mencn 30.—Wind W., strong.—Arrd. Penang, Cumming, China; Nile, Anderson , Manilla; ' Thalia, Murray, and Dorothy, Nayler, Bombay; Adri ana, Dodd, and Woodstock, Austin, Mauritius ; Chris tian VIII., Bruhn, Chinereal, in 78 days ; Governor Davis ' New Orleans ; Liberty, Troughton, New Y or k. Ski. Trenton, New York; Magnet, Montreal. The Duchess of Clarence, for Calcutta, has put back leaky, , and must . discharge, having been ashore on Burbo. The Ansoleon, Simpson, from Apalacheola, has arrived here, with loss of rudder during a heavy gale on the 11th instant, in lat. 41, lon. 42, and after having been ashore in Bootle Bay. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 30.—Wind .W.--Juno, Ham burgh, for Havannah. _ _ _ _ _ PLYMOUTH. Meilen 30.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. the Martha, Baddely, Messina, Magnolia, Johnson, Singa pore. Sld. Nov. 14, Hebe, Green, Palermo. The Mil burn, of Newcastle, was at St. Helena 3d ult., leaky and discharging. The Syra, of London, was at Ascension, 9th ult. leaky and discharging, FALMOUTH, MiIICH 29.—Wind S.E. to S.W.—Arrd. Adolphus Yates, Civita Vecchia ;11elen, Constantinople with loss of bulworks and mainhatches'stove. Arrd. off, Bleakely, Batone, China, sailed Nov. 13, and Java, Dec. 7. OFF DOVER, MARCH 30.—Fatima, Feathers, China. CAMPLETOWN, MARCH 28.—The Pink, from Yar mouth to Belfast, is stranded near West Loch, Tarbert, and much damaged. SHIELDS, MARCH 29.—The Jane, of Limekilns, bound to Traveminde, was abandoned in a sinking state, forty miles East of the Fern Islands, 27th inst. Crew saved. BERWICK, MARCH 29.—A schooner, loaded and bound South, while under a heavy press of canvass, to the North of St. Abb's Head, was seen to go down the 27th inst., stern foremost. _ PORT HELEN, ISLAY, MARCH 27.—The Albion, from Troon to Donegal, is ashore on the rocks and full of water. The Margaret, M'Kenzie, Johnson, from Glas gow, drove athwart hawse of the Towara Castle, broke her boat, bulwarks, and was scuttled to prevent further damage. , The latter vessel is ashore, but expected off without much damage. The Margaret M 4 Dougall, M'l)ougall, of Port Helen, is ashore, but expected off without much dama g e. The Undine, M'L ellan, from Belfast to Ballina, was driven fromher moorings during the gale, foremast cut away, and was abandoned by the crew. SUM 4 ' 2 ARY OF NEVIS AND PlOlir Optutost, " Who runs may read." ronzsGN. It is in Paris reported that the elections for the French Chamber of Deputies wilt commence on the 28th of August. We hear of no step taken by the Opposition to defeat the Government candidates. _ _ The Marseilles journals publish the fol lowing telegraphic despatch, dated Paris, 24th, from the Minister of the Interior to the Prefect of the Bouches du-Rhone, and which was probably sent to all the ports interested in the sugar question :—" The Sugar Bill will be presented at the opening of the next session. If the question were to be brought up this year, it would be compromised, and probably lost, the public mind not being sufficiently prepared for it. Some questions were put to the Government yesterday in the Chamber. After the explanations of the Government, and some speeches, the Chamber passed to the order of the day." The French Minister of. War has appointed a sub committee to ascertain the extent and value of the na tional property in Algeria,. with a view to fix the due assessment of the taxes, with. M. Laplagne Barris, a Peer end Advocate-General of the Court of Cassation for its President. The other members of the Committee are M. Romiguieres; a Peer, Messrs. Dumont, of the Lot-et• C aronne, Felix Real and Laurence, Deputies, and M. Macarel, Counsellor of State. The Moniteur Parisien states that the report of a Russian loan having . been contracted for by a Paris house is premature ; it adds that no negotiations have yet been set on foot, and that it is possible the loan will be taken by the house of Hope and Co., of Amsterdam. The merchants and ship-owners of Nantes met on the 24th inst., and elected two delegates to proceed to Paris to advocate their interests. The Commerce states that on the occasion of the mar riage of the Prince, his son, the King of Sardinia will grant a general amnesty to all political exiles. The Sentinel: de la Marine, of Toulon, informs us that a great number of troops have been embarked for Africa. At the request of the Governor-General Government has ordered all the depots of the regiments to join. On the important question of a commercial treaty with Spain, we find the following in a Madrid paper of the 22d of March :—" The great bulk of the Spanish nation will hail with delight the admission of British manufactured cotton goods on payment of moderate duties, under the impression that some reductions in the importrates of duties on the wine:3, oils, dry fruits, leads, and other produce of Spain; `will be made in England. Cotton goods are publicly sold now throughout Spain, at high prices, though they are contraband, and liable to seizure ; whereas, when their importation shall become legal, they will be sold much cheaper, which, no doubt, will greatly increase the consumption. 3P WEI.= OPINION. The beneficial action of the new tariff as regards our colonial dependencies, is, thus viewed by the Times Down to a very recent period—nay, even to the present time—the possessions of Great Britain in the East and in the West were subjected to infinite varieties of duties and restrictions. Those differences are finally swept away by the new tariff, and we shall know of no distinc tion between the produce of the various colonial provinces of the empire. In one or two of the great staple com modities of the colonies, such as the timber of North America, the duties in the English ports will be reduced to a merely nominal contribution. In all the minor ar ticles of commerce, many of which will now for the first time be cultivated with advantage in the • British domi nions, great reductions will be made on the duties. And if this principle be gradually pursued, the time may ciane when the commerce of the British empire will be one vast system of coasting trade ; always bearing in mind that the more the colonies are allowed to improve their natural wealth, the more capable they will be of affording new resources to meet the public demands." The Chronicle suggests , as follows:—" It would not at all surprise us, were Sir Robert Peel, as in the case of the proposed reduction of the malt tax by the Duke of Buckingham (then Marquis of Chandos), to be dependent on the Liberals in Parliament for his success in carrying the tariff. We should only be deceiving our readers if we did not state it as our sincere belief that he will have great difficulty in carrying it. No reliance is to be placed .by him on the country gentlemen. To the feel ings that pervade the country they cannot remain in different." The Morning Herald, approving of the new tariff, in regard of British and foreign woods, remarks :—" By taking off the duty on colonial timber we encourage the best sort of reciprocity, while by increasing the tax thereon, and reducing that on foreign woods, we render dearer to ourselves an article useful in ship-building, and indispensably necessary to our manufacturing pre-emi nence, and that on the mere contingency of opening new markets for our goods amongst jealous continental rivals." The Morning Post still labours to supply reasons for the advocacy of the income tax. "It is true," it says, " that the income tax professes to fall with unusual equality, according to the proportion of the means to bear it. That is the great proposition in its favour, and we deny that any thing has been brought forward to invalidate that proposition. Let it be granted that it is unequal, still it appears by all the argument that has been brought forward, to be much less' unequal than other taxes, and therefore it is fair to say that it operates with unusual equality. It is ii6V - eo be denied, either, that in some instances the inequality of the income tax is ' pecu liarly stringent,' as in the case mentioned by Mr. Att wood. But this instance, and some others of the same kind, are, we submit, exceptions to the general equality of the operation of the income tax ; whereas the con stant rule, operating in millions of instances every day of our lives, in regard to taxes on articles of general con sumption is that of inequality." The urgency for quiek and co-operative action among the people against the new tax, is thus im portuned by the Morning Advertiser:" The consti tuencies of every town and county in the land ought to meet without one hour's delay, and come to such decided and unequivocal resolutions regarding the meditated act of robbery, as shall leave Members no pretext for mis taking the wishes of those hose representatives they profess to be, as to the course which they should pursue on so momentous a question." MONEY—TRADE — COMMERCE. From the report of the Committee for King's Collega Hospital, it appears that the in-door patients, during the past year, have amounted to 1,027, and the out-patients to 6,3231., showing the total of relief returns to have been 7,3501. At the ninth meeting of the British American Land Company, held at the London Tavern yesterday, the re port stated that, owing to the tax of one penny per acre levied on the Company's lands, a tax of between 2,0001. and 3,0001. was reaped annually from the 5,000 or 6,000 acres liable to it; and though frequent interviews had taken place with Lord Stanley, no removal of it had yet been made. The inhabitants of the Ward of Farringdon Without met yesterday in the Old Bailey. Sir James Duke pre sided, and the resolution was unanimously carried, " That an income tax was unjust, unequal, arbitrary, and inquisitorial." SPORTING. A good rifle-match, open to all corners," took place on Tuesday at the Brecknock ground, Camden Town. Mr. Lancaster, junior, won in fine style, bitting 22 out of 24 skots, for the splendid silver vase. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC. Dr. Sprenger, a German orientalist, and the late Earl of Munster's Secretary, is now engaged in drawing up a statement as to how far his Lordship's history of Mo hammedan warfare can be carried. The materials will fill five or six volumes. PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Greenwich fair terminated yesterday. The steamers, though crowded during the last three days, afford no in stance of an accident. Upwards of 15,000 persons attended Richardson's, and as many paid for admission to the Crown and Anchor booth. NAVAL AND IKZLIT.A.ILY. Major Anderson, late of the 10th re g iment of Foot, and Capt. Thos. Cradock, late of the 27th, were installed at Windsor as Military Knights yesterday. Mr. Waghorn has been promoted by the Lords of the Admiralty to the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, an Act of Lord Haddington's adminstration, evi dently intended as an official acknowledgment of his ex ertions in establishing the overland route to India. A new and splendid first-rate vessel, to be called the Royal Albert, has been ordered to be built by the Ad miralty at Woolwich, and to carry 120 guns. PINE 'LETS. Rossini's Stabat [hater was performed at Bologna last week, under the superintendence of the illustrious com poser himself. Clara Novelle took the soprano part, Ivanoff the tenor, and Count Belgiojosa executed the bass well. THE.A.TILICAL. Batty's Amphitheatre, at Manchester, built about five years ago, and capable of containing three thousand, was totally consumed by fire last Saturday. Mr. Batty is uninsured, and his loss is estimated at 2,0001. COURT--PASHIONABLE. The Marquis of Lansdowne has arrived in Paris, at the Hotel Meurice. Mr. Edward Ellice has arrived in Paris, from Italy, and Mr'. Henry Ellice has returned to the French capital from London. It is said that Chandos House will not much longer be the seat of the Austrian Embassy. Lord Wharncliffe, Lord President of the Council, left town yesterday, for his seat, Wortley Hall, Yorkshire. Lord and Lady Somerset have been placed in mourning by the death of Miss Catherine Somerset, which took place at Weymouth, on Monday last, at the early age of twenty-six. Sir Ralph Gore, Baronet, died at Brighton, on Friday, in his 83d year. His ancestors have held a high, station in Ireland ever since the reign of Eli zabeth. Mr. St. George Gore, his eldest son, succeeds to his title and estates. The Duke and Duchess of Noi folk, with Lord Ed ward and the' Ladies Howard, are at Arundel Castle, Sustex. -- Prince and Princess Esterhazy have delayed their de parture for the present. The Duke of Cabridge left town, yesterday, for the Dukc of Rutland's castle, in Leicestershire. MISCELtANEOUS. The number of Easter visitors to the British 'Aluseum, has greatly increased this year. On Monday there were 14,320, which exceeds last Whit-Monday's visitors by more than five thousand ; on Tuesday, 1,694 ; and cn Wednesday, 2,129. On this day, in 1547, died Francis the First, King of France : his reign is one of the most eventful of that Kingdom ; cotemporary with him were Charles the Fifth of Germany, Henry the Eighth of England, Sultan So liman, the Constable Bourbon, Luther, and other great characters. The Germans are said, from experience, to be the best settlers about the Lake Ontario, and during the war their conduct was excellent. GREAT MARLOW. The Committee met at the usual hour. Sir J. Y. 3uller in the Chair. . . The vote of George Clerk was objected to by the Counsel for the Sitting Member, on the ground of non. occupation. Se7veral witnesses were produced to show that the voter has resided in London, where he was engaged as an om nibus conductor. The case was under the consideration of the Commit &e when we went to press. LAW INTELLIGENCE, INSOLVENT COURT-(THIS DAY) IN RE ROSSETT4,J.IIILLII.S. The insolvent in this case wns mother of the Messrs. Phillips, the extensive lamp -manufacturers of Regent street, against whom a fiat of bankruptcy had lately issued. She became liable for a very large sum on their account by joining them in bills of exchange, upon which she was eventually sued, and the detaining creditor in the present instance was the solicitor engaged in those actions. _ _ • Mr. COOK supported the application to be discharged on bail. Miss Fanny Phillips, the insolvent's daughter, said that she claimed all the interest in the furniture and title of the house, No. 29 1 Portman-place, Edgware-road, by right of certain sums of money advanced to her brother previous to their bankruptcy. The house and furniture was their property alone, and the insolvent had no right or title in them whatever. Mr. Commissioner HARRIS said this would be a sub ect for investigation more properly under the fiat against he Messrs. Phillips than in this Court. Bail having been justified in the sum of 1,0001. respec tively, the insol vent was liberated until the day of hearing. IN RE THOMAS SADLIER. The insolvent applied to be discharged on bail. Mr. Cooa, in support of the application, stated that the insolvent had become bankrupt about twenty years ago, when a sum of about 1,000/. remained unpaid on the dividends. At that time the office of official assignee was not in existence, and the provisional assignee, under the fiat against Sadlier, absconded, so as to throw consi derable difficulty in the arrangement of the affairs. Mr. Commissioner . HARRIS said, it was unnecessary to allude to a transaction which 9ccurred at so remote a period. The insolvent was then liberated. There were thirty-two town bail cases for hearing, and nineteen country ; all the former of which were got through during the early part of the day, but were marked by no features of general interest. Some delay having occurred in several of the cases, owing to the absence of the attorneys concerned, the Learned Com missioner said he wished the power of fining those soli citors, -who were absent, were vested in him, as the interest of the insolvents, and Me public generally, seemed to be disregarded, in too' many instances, by those concerned. WESTMINSTER SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, the Chairman, and a Bench of Magistrates.) HORRIBLE PROFLIGACY.—gamueI Dy - ball was indicted for assaulting Eliza, his wife. The prosecutrix stated that she had been married to the prisoner for two years( who was a gambler by pro fession. After living with her eighteen months, as he was unable to support her, they agreed to sepa rate. She was then compelled to maintain her self by prostitution, of which her husband s: as well aware ; she had since frequently supplied him with money. He bad often pressed her to live with him, but she refused because he was unable to maintain her. On those occasions he had threatened to murder her, and on the 21st of January, having met by appointment in the Park, she gave him some money. He followed her in Pall-mall, and struck her in the face. He wrote to her the next morning, asking her to forgive him, but she was compelled to take out a warrant against him. She had warrants out against him before, and on one occasion he had been imprisoned a month. The prisoner denied the assault, and said that his wife had bribed the police to take him into custody on the most trifling charges, because he endeavoured to induce her to leave her profligate mode of life and return to him. The . Jury found him Guilty, and the Chairman or dered him-to .enter into his own. recognizances, in the sum of 401., to come up and-,-receive judgment when called upon, intimating to him that if be ceased to molest his wife the matter would be suffered to drop. • POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY). Two sharp-looking little thieves about 16 years of age, named Evans aad Kelly, 'with the, word gallows most distinctly visible on their countenances, were charged with the following audacious robbery : Thomas Mann, the complainant, stated that he was a tobacconist, residing in Princess-street. At about seven o'clock last evening he and his daughter were in the parlour off the shop, when hearing a noise they went into the shop and found the two prisoners there. Evans remained quiet, but Kelly made for the door ; he was, however, laid hold of, and on taking off his hat about a half lb. of tobacco fell front it. Rose Mann, the daughter of the prosecutor, corro borated her father's testimony, and added that the two prisoners had been at the shop together about a week ago for a penny cigar. Besides the tobacco she missed about four shillings from the till and some cigars ; some money had been found on the prisoners, and amongst that found on Kelly she recognised a marked sixpence. There was a bell at the shop-door, and she did not know how the prisoners got in without her hearing it ring. Police Constable, F 110, took the prisoners into cus tody ; on searching them at the station-horse he found on Evans 2s. 6d. in silver, and on Kelly ls. 6d. in silver, sixpence in copper, two knives, and the duplicate of a handkerchief. _ _ Et ans, who appeared quite at home under the charge, said that he went into the shop for a penny cigar, and the hell rung when he went in ; there was a tall young man there, with a white coat on, who went out as he went in, and the other prisoner did not come in for some time afterwards ; he did not take anything, and he could easily have escaped if he .had chosen to do so. Kelly did not urge anything in his defence. Mr. HALL committed them both to take their trial. Evans applied to have the money found 'on him re turned to him, that he might get something to eat.—Ap plication refused. He then asked if he might send for his friends.—Ap plication granted. The prisoners were then removed. A showily dressed and very pretty frail fair one was placed at the bar charged with insulting and annoying a gentleman. The complainant, a gentlemanly looking young man, with a large moustache said, that the prisoner and another woman were in the constant habit of calling after him ; day or night, whenever they met him, it was all the same, he was greeted with the cry of " There goes that little cocksparrow again." This kind of thing was very annoying ; he would not mind it so much if it were said when he was alone, but alone, or in company, morning, noon, or night, the cry of " There goes that little cock-sparrow," sounded in his cars. In making this complaint, he was not actuated by any vindictive feeling, but as he thought the prisoner and her companions would not hesitate to call after him, if he were walking with a lady, he was compelled to give her in charge to prevent the recurrence of the annoyance. The poor girl, who had been crying as if her heart would break all the time the complaint was being made, could say nothing in her defence, save that she was very sorry fur insulting the gentleman, and that she would not do so again. Mr. HALL asked the complainant if he would allow charge to pass over this time, if the prisoner promised never, under any circumstances, to annoy him again. The gentleman at once consented to this arrangement, and the girl having made a solemn promise never to call the complainant a little cock-sparrow, or a big cock sparrow, or any other kind of sparrow, or in any way whatsoever to annoy him in fu ture for ever, she was discharged. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. (THIS DAY.) Mary Murray, a middle-aged female, of most wretched a pp ea rance, with an infant at th e breast, and two other cgloilwldnrenl;asfrcohmargthed as re et f o ol fi lo v ,, e ,s y!fs old, dragging at her William Horsford, one of the constables belonging to the Mendicity Society, stated, that about half-past seven o'clock last evening, while on duty in Regent-street, he saw the prisoner and her children sitting on a step of a door, soliciting charity of persons passing by, and at intervals pinching the child at her breast, so as to cause it- to scream violently with the pain, to excite pity. Knowing her as an offender, Witness j t oo k h er a nd th e children to the station - ho use """ ,. Mr. HARDWICK having ascertained that the prisoner belonged to Scotland, and had a husband living there, offered her the alternative of either being sent to the House of Correction for one month, or to be sent home immediately. After some hesitation, she cons en t e d t o b e p aped home to Scotland, with her children: , named M ar ti n , B u tl er , and UNION HALL--THIS DAY.) Three powerful men , Swanton, were committed to the 'louse of Correction for three months, for attempt i ng to break into the house of Mr. Tennent, a pianoforte manufacturer in the Bo rough-road. ROBBBAY BY A BBEWZR'S Cizas.,.....j ameo Smith, 1. CORN AVERAGtM. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended March 25, 1842, made up from the Returns of the Inspeators in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. ..... 58s. 4d. Oats ......... 181. 4J.1 Beans 29.. 9d. Barley.... ..... 2es._ 6d. Rye ..... 235. be] Pease 52.. Od. AVERAGES OF THE LAST 011 WEEKS. Week ending wnEAT. SARLST.I OATS. RYE. BEANS. I mass - 18 25 :114 H f,O 0 60 10 60 9 11 19 8 37 1 n 5 19 8 31 10 31 I() 19 1 3 2 :19 9 19 0, 33 11 31 10 119 1 36 4 30 t• BS 5 28 3 27 9 Marcl 18 S'l 9 25 „„.....I 58 4I 26 6 1 i 8 4 unmask t. AGIONAGATI AVZP.AGE Wheat 59..11d. Oats I 475. 9d. Rye 33 11 33 1 32 CI 33 11 0 132 a OF THY SIX WXFX., %LI Beans 'Us. se. 5d.1 9d. CORN. DOTIZS Olt TOOXIGN Wheat.... /7s. ed. Oats 18s. 3d.f 8ean5........ 21.. 9d I Barley 2ls. 4d. Rye THE MARKETS-(tRIS DAY.) COLONIAL MARKET. The demand was limited, but prices were firm for most articles. The imports light. Spices in fair ree quest. Cassia Lignea, 85s. to 945. per cwt. Rice dull, and pricos declining. Indigo sold slowly . at last sales' rates. TEA MA RKET. _ The biddings were languid at the, public sales, and prices gave way a little for Black Tea, but Green sorts brought full rates. Company's Congou ls. 101 d. cash. TALLOW MARKET. Prices were sustained with difficulty, the market being dull. Yellow Candle, 465. 6d. on the spot, and 48s. 6d. for delivery in the last three months of the year. WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET. The supply of Hay and Clover was large, but con sisted chiefly of middling and ordinary qualities, which met with a dull sale, at the present quotations. Of Straw the supply was moderate, with a good trade at last Tuesday's prices. Clover, 21. 10s. to 51. Bs. ; Hay, 21. to 41. 4s. ; Straw, 11. 12s. to 11. 16s. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS FRODI THE MORNING -TAPIRS OF THIS DAY. TIMES.—It has been remarked as a proof of the in creasing activity of business that the discount-houses have had a larger supply of bills than is usually the case at this period of the year. Foreign bills also are said to have been in greater abundance on 'Change during the last few weeks than for some years past. The opinion alluded to yesterday that the modification of the timber duties would be rather a benefit than otherwise to the timber growers of British North Ame rica, has been contradicted with some warmth by the Canadian merchants, who consider themselves greatly inured by the proposed measure, and that, far from being able to pocket the difference between the two rates of duty, they will not be able to compete with the Baltic dealers without sustaining a loss. To prove this assertion, the case is cited of two loads of red pine, one from Canada; the other from Nor • way, the former having, under the present system, paid lls. Gd., and the latter 2L 425. 6d., and both being offered for sale, the Canadian at 41. 155., and the Baltic at 51., the difference in the price, of the latter being ac counted for by' the superiority of _the-article, or, as the Canadian merchants themselves would say, the prejudice of the public. Now, the duty on the Canadian timber would by the propose dl measure be reduced to the extent of 10s. 641., and that on the Norwegian to the extent of IL 6s. 6d., so that the latter could be offered at 31. 13s. 6d., while the former could not be sold for less that 4/. 4s. 6d. Thus, it is observed by the Canadian merchants, the in terests of the colony are not at all considered, since far from any advantage being given to it, the superior foreign article can be sold at a lower rate than the in ferior colonial one. These opinions are much at variance with those noticed yesterday ; but it must be remembered that all views on such subjects proceed from sources more or less interested, and that it is only by the com parison of one with the other that the real state of the case can be elicited. SUN.—The prices of the funds continue good, although the sales are but to a small extent. For some years past the business has not been so 'frilling as it has been during the last few weeks. The quOtation for Consols at the close of business to-day were 89t l for money, aad 89/ buyers for the Account. Exchequer Bills 28 to 30 premium. This has been the day for settling the account in the foreign stocks, which has hitherto passed off quietly. It has been a bare account, and the opposite party, taking advantage of it, have endeavoured to raise the quotations, but unsuccessfully. Dealings have been almost ex clusively confined to the jobbers among themselves, the public evincing a growing aversion to, speculating in these securities. To-morrow being the time for paying the differences, money, which has been exceedingly tight, was worth fully 5 per cent. at the latter part of the day. The rate for the continuation of the Account, was equal to about 15 per cent. per annum. The price of Belgian was 103 104 ; Brazilian, 69 70 ; Danish, 811 821 ; of the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 52 52f ; the Five per Cents., 1021 103 ; The quotations for the Portuguese Five per Cents. was 34:1 351 ; for the Three per Cents., 201 21 ; Columbia, 26k i ; Mexican, 424 i ; and Spanish, 241 il. The settlement in the Shares has also taken place to day, but the fluctuations in prices has been so small, as to render it a matter of great facility. Birmingham left off at 84 86 ; Great Western, 26 27 ; the New Shares, 131 'l4 prem. ; Birmingham lind"Gloucester, 56 58`; South Western, 59 60 ; Gosport, 59 60 ; North Mid land, 69 70, the New Shares, 34 35 ; and Brighton, 35i 36/ per share. South E astern and Dover, 22 122# ; and Eastern Counties 131 121 discount. There have been no foreign arrivals, but the intelli gence from the Havannah t which was in the money article of Tie Sun last evening, has created some sensa tion. It is much to be feared that the ill feeling which appears to exist among the Spaniards in South Ame rica, and their dislike to any improvenaent or innovation upon old customs, may lead to an unpleasant result, tending to interrupt the course of our trade in that quarter. The Lincoln cQunty meeting is to be held on Mon day, April 4. GERMAN CORRESPONDENCE. ENGLAND AND BRAZIL.—In the present year of 1842, the treaty of commerce between England and Brazil ex- ' pires, according to the interpretation of the latter, which gave notice two years ago of this expiry, and of its disin clination to renew the treaty. England, on the other hand, requires its continuance for two years more, considering the term of notice as something different from the term of duration of the treaty of commerce and from which the said two years are not to be deducted. It might be difficult to understand the importance and the possible con - sequences of this difference between the two countries, without throwing a retrospective look on the history of Brazil, and taking a clear review of its present situation. Although Brazil did not enjoy a better administration than the Spanish colonies, that is, it was impoverished in every feasible manner, and kept back as much as could be from any development that might give it strength of its own—yet Brazil, by its unmeasurable na tural richness, soon became a rich country. When Don John landed there in 1808, with all his Court retinue, the only circulating medium was gold and silver, and copper—coin so scarce, that it was quite in sufficient for the necessities of the lower classes, and at a very high premium. With the Court a new element was imported —a Court with great wants, and what was worse, fiscal eyes, which from Lisbon had not' been able to discern well the resources of the land. The - consequences were soon visible. The silver coin was deteriorated by 20 per cent, and the gold, which thus received an unnatural, much above its intrinsic value, left the country. An im mense copper coinage was then resorted to, and as this invited an enormous introduction of false coin, a paper circulating medium was finally adopted. In the short time of 14 years Brazilwas impoverished, and on the r e t urn o f Don John to Portugal in 1822, gold and silver had entirely vanished from circulation, being replaced by copper and paper, and the exchange had fallen from 84 to 47. It can therefore not be said that Don Pedro entered upon the Government of Brazil under very favourable ctrctimstances. Dilapidation and confusion existed then already and were still increased by the war with Portu gal; and later by that with Buenos Ayres. Brazil was bent upon attaining its independence at any sacrifice, and one of them al as a 1 an made in 1834, c f 3,000,0001., to which an addition of 1,400,0001. was after wards made for the Portuguese loan. Thus Brazil at once became a prey to tie European capitalists. In the year 1827, the tret ty t f commerce with England was r'oncluded, the worst stipulation of which was that Brazil was bound down not to levy a higher duty than 15 per cent. on any British goods imported. Now there was no reciprocity on the side of England, for on some of the principal articles of exportation from Brazil England exacted as high a duty as 200 per cent. Then Brazil had its hands bound also with respect to other foreign nations, for though for the purpose of raising aeater gr revenue it exacted fr om th em a hi g h er d uty , (24 per cent.) yet this served only to secure the trade to the English, and to expel all foreign goods from the market. Thus one of the chief sources of revenue was diminished; for under these circumstances Brasil could not levy ge nerally more than an import duty of 15 per cent., be the goods whatever they were, or whatever their origin ; and this was the reason why in subsequent treaties with foreign countries this difference was necessarily waived. In 1831 the Convention for the Cessation of the Slave Trade took effect, and by this again Brazil was a con siderable loser in its revenue, because previously it had been in the receipt of considerable custom-dues not only for Africans imported, but also for the goods exported to purchase or barter for them. It is quite true that now there is exacted a rather high exportation duty for all goods going to Africa (we believe 25 per cent.), but this measure is quite circumvented by the shipment of the goods required for this traffic to Monte Video, and thence to the coast of Africa, or by their being alto gether smuggled out of port. 'The Brazilians think that they cannot as yet dispense with the importation of blacks, for labour is scarce, and the land fertile and without value, beca u se it has been granted in excessive portions, and no solid means to attract free immigration have as yet been adopted by the Legislature. Africans are therefore still smuggled into the country, and so great is their value, that if one cargo out of four is brought home, the speculation is a most profitable one. The number of negroes imported since 1830 is com puted at 300,000, besides about 4,000 prize negroes which have been put at the disposal of the Brazilian Go vernment, to serve an apprenticeship of seven years, after which they are to be free. The interdiction by law of the slave trade on one side, and the great call for slave labour as long as no solid measures for immigra tion are adopted on the other, produces moreover a dan gerous moral evil, since most of the public functionaries are obliged to connive at it. In the above there are briefly contained the main causes which operate against the welfare and due development of Brazil, and now let us look at results The financial position of Brazil is stated in a few words, by first, an annual deficit of from 500,0001. to 600,0001., or from 1-4th to 1-sth of the amount of reve nue ; secondly, the Exchange between Brazil and Eng land has receaed from 55 to 28 to 30 de., and in con sequence, the interest payable by Brazil to the British capitalist costs it now twice as much as formerly, and the British goods consumed by Brazil require for their payment twice as much of the present money as in former times. But everything has its limits. If things are to go on as heretofore, and that the English continue to sell to the Brazilians, without admitting their produce in return, these will not be able to pay much longer. Merchants well conversant with Brazil compute the outstanding debts due to British merchants and capi talists at fourteen millions sterling, of which six millions are State bonds or loans. Thus far, therefore, the posi tion of Brazil, as regards future negotiation, is not dis -advantageous, since it is to the evident advantage of England to grant Brazil more equitable conditions. It would be unjust to assert that England had caused this state of things, or that it even contributed towards it ; but certain it is, that the treaties Brazil entered into with England, in its impatience to have its independence secured, have increased the financial derangements en tailed upon it by the above-mentioned causes, and pre vented it from recoverin itself, which, with its immense resources, would be an 'easy task under a judicious and holiest Government, comprehending the position of that country, and its own obligations. According to report, the diplomatic negotiations be tween the two countries are actively proceeding. Brazil has, nevertheless, from these circumstances, some reason for complaints :- Ist. The treaty of commerce, which confines Brazilian commerce, and prevents Government increasing its im port duties, if so thinking fit. 2d. The conduct of the British crusiers, who are said to have taken Brazilian vessels su s pe c ted of slave-trade all but under the walls of the Brazilian fortresses, thus offending national independence, and frequently ex posing the Government to losing its influence with the nation. On the other hand also, England gives these reasons for complaints :—lt says, the stipulations for the sup pression of the slave-trade made in 1831, have by no means as yet been complied with in Brazil, the traffic being still carried on actively, and in many instances with the connivance of the local authorities and what is worse, the prize negroes who, according to the con vention, were to be apprentices only for seven years, and afterwards free, have as yet been retained like actual slaves, and in many cases with evident connivance of the authorities. ....Nor is an explanation or excuse for Brazil difficult to find. A constitutional Government is an excellent thing where the Government is in the wrong ; but who is to assist Government when the wrong is all on the side of the Chambers and the public ? It is even said that some members of the Legislature are at least indirectly inte rested in the trade themselves, which is natural enough, as they are agriculturists, or were returned by agricul turists. What then can a Ministry do in this case ? If it opposes public opinion too much on this score it must resign, as has happened in one or two cases. All cry out, where are we to get labour from to collect the fruits of our soil, when once the trade ceases altogether? The British Mining Companies are all large slave pro prietors. On the other hand, it is a dubious point whether Bra zil would be actually a loser, if it were to give up alto gether that forced production of sugar at least, which it would appear the circumstances of the climate permit to be performed only by negroes. Brazil is not a country, it is a continent, and this con tinent, which is almost equal in extent to all Europe, was peopled in 1835 by only 4,500,000 people, blacks and Indians included, a population which at this mo ment will scarcely amount to 5,000,000. Brazil wants above all a well regulated commerce, and more particularly a better use of its inland navigation. Let us mention here merely that proud river Amazons, with its innumerable mighty tributaries, entirely neg lected. The foundation of such a traffic by improvements in such of the rivers as may require them would call into activity a large population now almost unavailable, for even the Indians would bring to market such produce as rosewood and many valuable drugs, which abound in the forests. The only condition for realising such results, would be a well-regulated and secure state of the interior. Though the Province of Rio Grande, which abounds in tallow, hides, and hemp, all so necessary to British commerce, does as yet continue in a partial state of re bellion ; nevertheless the general state of insecurity over the rest of the empire has been much exaggerated. The chief defect under which Brazil appears to labour seems to be of a political nature, that is, a want of a proper system of administration for so thin and dis persed a population. Indeed, Brazil appears to be cut out to form the Roman Catholic empire of America. But this is a deviation from our present purpose, which, however, might become extremely interesting to Ger many should the marriages now under consideration be tween certain German reigning families and the Imperial House of Braganza be brought about. Brazil, to right itself, should be able to raise a loan of six or seven millions, and in this the assistance of Eng land might be of great advantage. Brazil, from its im mense extent, is also exposed to aggression from without, . and to separation from within ; and in this respect it would appear that it cou'd not find a better protection and guarantee than in England. It would appear, also, that all Brazil can offer to the British nation, is to put it on the footing of the most favoured nation. England, in exchange, might possibly stipulate that Brazil shou ld agree to fix period after which slavery shall altogether cease within its limits, though these were for a genera. tion. It appears rather problematic how Brazil should maintain its integrity, or protect itself effectively against foreign aggression, for any long period, wi thout the alliance of England. Should these points have all been settled, and pe ace and quietness prevail throughout the Empire, then th a t country may offer a favourable field for German enter prise and emigration, but not before, for the prospect of ione olr merePrazilian.,Frincesses being married to scions of German houses, and thus, under the above by no means unattainable conditions, an impulse be given to German emigration to Brazil has almost vanished, if it be true that these Princesses are about to be betrothed to two Italian Princes.—Allgemeine Zeitung. GREAT NORTH OF ENGLAND RAILWAY. Traffic returns for the week ending March 26, 1842: Passengers Merchandise 344 12 10 Darlington, March 30. .i.; ; 067 0 4 W. O'BRIEN, Secretary. DR. REID'S LECTURES ON CHEMISTRY. The subject of respiration opened Dr. Reid's fourth lecture at Exeter-hall last night. The learned lecturer commenced by remarking that the supply of air to the lungs was comparable to food, it was, in truth, aerial food. The powers of inhalation varied in different per sons, according to their differential conformation in chest or structure ; but the great change produced by the action of respiration, consisted in the disappearance of the pure oxygen, which was the chief component of breath, and its replacement by carbonic acid gas ; so. that the oxygen, in the process, abated from its original pure subsistence of 20 parts to 14, while the residue be came resolved into carbonic acid gas. No precise stand ard, however, was fixable, as to the exact influencepf the air in this point of view. A sanguineous system, with its vessels and vitality in full play, demanded more oxy gen than any other ; while as a minimum, in the other respect, miners might be instanced, who have thc power of subsisting in an atmosphere in which a lamp burns, but in which a candle is extinguished. The healthiness of the millions in daily life finds its foundation...hourly sapped, and progressing perchance for years in gradual ruin, solely from the noxiousness of the air inbreathed. The discovery of this evil 'has been one of the great master-pieces of modern chemistry : the impure and febrile atmosphere has yielded salutary and efficacious developments to Doctors Caius, Arnott, Sir James Clark, and other eminent men ; while one of the profession had declared, so impressed was he with the strange weight of the conviction, that the majority of mankind spend half their lives in a vitiated and corrupt at nosphere. From computations made as to the quan tity cf carbon consumed by 150,000 people, it appeared that 22 tons was about a correct estimate, which was. resolvable into 80 tons of carbonic acid gas : the whole of London, computed at its present popu lation, he found to consume 220 tons. a daily, pro ductive of about 800 tons of carbonic acid ; while the whole world imbibed about 500,000 tons. Pure air was powerful towards producibility of strength: singular instances illustrative of this have appeared in the manufacturing districts, in those buildings where ventilation has been adopted : the men have struck and refused to work at their old wages, stating it an impos silAity to support their appetites, edged and increased by the circulation ,of pure air, upon the same diet on which they fed w hen living in an atmosphere impure. Dr. Reid next proceeded to dilate more strictly upon impurities in air, consisting of carbon as above, sulphur in variforin appearances, and a variety of matters me chanically suspended in its body. One of the coni moneat of these was in the case of impure sand ; a spe cimen of which the lecturer exhibited, which had been carried on the deck of a ship about 800 miles distant from the African coast. Soot was, in London, an uni versally impure pervader of the air ; frequently he had counted, with the bare eye, no less than 4,000 pieces upon a square foot, and mi •seroscopie appliance would have multiplied them still more ; at other times, so thickly had they cumulated, that ho had seen the whole surface of the ground co vered with a thin pellicle or black film, formed by their congregated particles. A satisfactory experiment for the discovery of impure air in a chamber was simply performable thus:—a spoonful of lime should be injected into a beer bottle with water, and being placed in a room where suspicion attached to the quality of the at mosphere, the presence of impurity would be tested by the appearance on the surface of a white and copious in crustation ; this is the best practical test at present known... The lecturer stated that he had frequently hall impure air of all kinds transmitted to him to Edinburgh from London, and had detected the presence of this white opake matter in different measures according to the grossness or feculence of the specimen : that of va rious churches he had also tested, and a friend was able almost to pronounce upon the identical church from which the air was transmitted. according to the proportion of its impurity. Dr. Reid closed his lecture in opening up the subject of combus tion. He expatiated upon the three several species of this chemical power, viz , that of detonation, or combus tion in its most active form ; deflagration, being of a more imperfect nature, the explosive particles not being so closely affinitived ; ordinary combustion, as developed by a burning candle, and finally, slow combustion, such as the gradual and disintegrative process apparent in the burning of phosphorus. After illustrating the qualities - of hydrogen gas, the first of combustibles, by a series of a ppropriate and attractive experiments, Dr. Reid an nounced for the subject of bis next lecture common in flammable matters in general, more especially common fire, and invited any of his audience, so disposed, to a pply to him in future after lecture for the solution of a ny enigmatical points which might stand in the way of their clear comprehension. MESMERO-P /MEN° LOGY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.' SlR—Appended to your report in The Sun of Monday last, is a brief allusion to some mesmero-phrenological demonstrations at Manchester, by Mr. Crookes and Mr. Wilson, said to be reported in the Manchester Advertiser, of Thursday, the 24th inst. I believe there is no such report in that paper, and as the name Croohes is in your Evening Edition printed Brookes, I presume you intended to refer to the mesmero-phrenological demon strations by myself and Mr. Wilson, at some public lec tures delivered by me on mesmerism, at Birmingham during the past week, and which are reported in the Birmingham and Midlind Counties Herald, of Thursday, the 24th inst. If this be the case, perhaps you will oblige by the in sertion of the above in explanation. Your obedient servant, H. BROOKES. Birmingham, March 30, 1842. THE MOVEMENT. --- There are two important public bodies to assemble in April—the Conference at Birmingham . on the sth, and the National Convention in London on the 12th. Mr. Sturge's Declaration has been numerously signed in Bath, Cheltenham, Cirencester, Devizes, and other places. The following persons have been elected as de legates :—Rev. T. Spencer, Henry Vincent, and Charles Clarke, for Path ; Bronterre O'Brien, Wotton-under- Edge and Cirencester ; Abel Cook, Stroud ; William Hollis, Cheltenham ; and others. The National Peti tion for the People's Charter has already receivea an immense number of signatures. Large public meetings hat e been held in Troubridge, Wotton, Gloucester (county), Frome, Westbury, &c. at which Messrs. Wm. Prowting, Roberts, and Robert filemp Philp, Inive been elected delegates to the National Convention to repre sent the district of Somerset, Gloucester, and Wilts. TILE COACH-MAKING TRADE.—DUTY UPON HIRED CARRIAGES.--A meeting of members of the above trade was held yesterday at the Freemason's Tavern, Great Queen-street, to consider and adopt the best means of obtaining an alteration of the duty upon carriages lot to hire. Mr. Hopkinson took the chair, and said that the alteration it was intended to propose would not affect the present rate as to carriages hired for the year, but related merely to those engaged for periods less than twelve months. The present rate was 4d. per day for carriages with four wheels, and 3d. for those with two throughout the year, whether in use during that time or not ; and the scale they now proposed was 6d. per day for the former, and 3d. per day for the latter, when in use. It was a general complaint with the trade that they were now compelled to pay a whole year's duty at the rate he had mentioned for carriages used only for a few months or even weeks. The resolutions moved, seconded, and carried, were-Ist. That the present duty upon carriages let for hire for less than a year is oppres sive ; 2d, That the improvement sought would be effected by a duty of 6d. per day (as often as used) for four wheeled carriages, and 3d. for those with two wheels, and drawn by one horse, when let for less than twelve months ; and 3d, that a deputation be appointed to wait -upon the,Chancellor of the Exchequer, to urge the ne cessity of the alteration; and at the same time to obtain, if possible, a remission of the duty upon carriages let by English coach• makers, and used on the continent. Thanks were voted to the chairman, and the meeting separated. PETERHEAD, MARCH 21.— GREENLAND FISHERY. —Eight of the whale ships belonging to this place have already sailed for the fishing at Greenland, and they' will be succeeded by other two vessels, the Commerce and Jane, which are intended. to depart for , the same place in the course of a few das. The Jane will proceed in the first place to the seal hshing, and, if - successful at it, she will attempt the seahorse fishing on the coast of Spitzbergen, where these animals are found in great numbers.—Aberdeen Journal. THE CANTERBURY UNION BANII.—On Monday and Tuesday, the Commissioners, under the fiat in this bankruptcy, met at the Guildhall Concert-room, Canter bury, to admit further proofs of debts, to audit the ac counts, and declare a dividend. The debts and claims upon the joint estate of the bankrupts. amount to 122,6951., upon the separate estates—Mr. Halford's, 16,5431. ; Mr. Baldock s, 11,264/. ; Mr. Snoulten's, 2,900/. The Commissioners declared a dividend upon the joint estate of 4s. in the pouad ; upon Mr. Bal deck's, ss. 6d. ; upon Mr. Snoulten's, 20s. No dividend was proclaimed upon Mr. Halford's separate (state. NAVAL INTELLIGENCI3.—WOOLWICII, MARCH 30. —The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have or dered that a first-rate ship-of-war, of 120 guns, be built in the Woolwich Dock-yard, and, in compliment to her Majesty's illustrious consort, to be named the " Royal Albert." This vessel will be built on a plan submitted to their Lordships by Mr. Oliver Lang master-ship wright of the yard, and will be constructed under his own immediate superintendence on the slip from which the Trafalgar of 120 gnus was launched on the 21st of June, 1841, in the presence of her Majesty, Prince Albert, and an immense Concourse of spectators: THE PREMIER.-Sir Robert Peel, since his arrival in Brighton last Thursday, has neither paid nor received visits of any description. A large party, however, had been invited by Mr. Laurence and Lady Jane Peel, for the purpose of meeting the Premier at their residence at Kemp-town this evening. It is stated that, during the three days of the ham fair in Paris, there were sold 40 , 000 hams, 500,000 an douilles, andouilllttes, and cervelas (different species of black puddings and sausages), and 2,000,0001 b. of salt meat.