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Correct Copies of ALL THE OPERAS performed at the Ro VAL ITALIAN OPERA, Covent -garden, comprehending the most celebrated productions of Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, Meyerbeer, Auber, Mercadante, Mayer, Verdi, and Mozart, may constantly be Ind at BRETTELL'S PRINTING OFFICE, Rupert-street, Hay market ; at the Theatre ; of the respective Box-keepers ; and at all the principal Bockseders and Musicsellers, price Is. 6d. each. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. It is respectfully announced that Madlle. JENNY LIND had intended to take leave of the Subscribers and the Public in a Series of Concerts at her Majesty's Theatre ; hut, it having been urged that it would not be equally acceptable as a complete lyric performance, she has generously consented to suspend her-intention of retiring from the Stage, and to appear in a series of Performances, in lieu of such Concerts, commencing on THURSDAY, April 26 (which will be given as a Subseription Night), on which occasion she will appear in the character of AMINA, in Bellini's Opera, LA SONNAMBULA. She will also appear on SATURDAY, April 28, as LUCIA, in Doni zetta's Opera, LUCIA DE LAMMERMOOR. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box office, Opera Colonnade. Eft MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, are mike:fay informed that THIS EVENING, Will be presented Bellini's Opera of NORMA. Pellione, Signor Gardoni ; °roves°, Signor Lablaehe ; Norma,Mdlle. rarodi ; Adalgisa, Madame Giuliani. To conclude with (the scenery by Mr. Charles Marshall) an en tirely new grand Vallet, by M. Taglioni, entitled - ELECTRA ; or, The Lost Pleiade. Applicaticas for Boxe's, Stills, and Tickets to be made at the Boa office, Ope: a Colonnade. Doe-s or, rat Half-past Seven. Concert . te commence at Eight. R OBERT HOUDIN'S FAREWELL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. _ . _ _ Tha celebrated Robert Houdin bc;s to announce that his Fare. well Performances in this country will positively terminate on Sa• turday, April 2S. Ills final performances will be arranged as follows ; THIS EVENING, THURSD tY next, '26, FRIDAY, 27 (DAY PERFORMANCE), a;1.1 SATURDAY, 28, being h!s last appearance, owing to the commencement of his engagement at the Theatre St. Hubert, Bruxelles. _ _ In order to perpetuate an agreeable souvenir of his visit to this country, none but the mcst popular and the most surprising expexi wents will be executed on these farewell occasions, whilst the Dis tribution from the Come d'Abondence will be made with extended liberality and profusion. Doors open each Evening at Eight oVook. Boxes, 45. Pit, 25.; Amphitheatre, IS. 6d. . Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets for this extraordinary Entertainment may be secured at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from Eleven till Five o'clock. iIhATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKEI. Mr. B. Webster. Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIs EVENTN, Will be performed the Comedy of TOWN and COUNTRY. Cha racters by Messrs. J. Wallach, Wigan, Keeley, Buckstone, and Web ster; Miss I'. Horton, Miss Reynolds, and Mrs. Glover. After which a Classical Extravaganza, entitled THE SPHINX. To be followed by THE ROUGH DIAMOND. To conclude with the Farce of LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS. TIIEATRE, ROYAL. ADELPHI. ,nder the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE HOP PICKERS. Principal characters by Messrs. Lambert, Boyce, Wright, Paul Bedford, Hughes, Mun yard, 0. Smith, Crilenford, Worrell, Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. F. Matthews, Miss Taylor, Miss E. Chaplin, &c. After which, WHO LIVES AT No. 9? Characters by Messrs. Wright and Worrell, and Miss Chaplin. To conclude with a Farce, called GOING TO THE DERBY THE DERBY DAY. Mr. Jeremiah Twiddle, Mr. Wright: Mr. John James Chucks, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Captain Nobble, Mr. Worrell ; Mrs. Chucks, Mrs. Matthews ; Mrs. Twiddle, Miss Weeigar. ROYAL LYCP.I.TM Under the Management of Madame col• Lessee. Mr. Charles Zia he 7%5. 'MIS EVENING Vill be performed a new Drama, called A ROMANTIC IDEA. After which. a new Piece entitled HOLD_YOUIt TONGUE. Cho.- ra.cters by Messrs. C. Mathews, Selby, and Parselle; Miss H. Gil bert, Miss Jane Coleman, and - Madame Vestris. To conclude with THE SEVEN CHAMPIONS OP CHRISTEN DOM. - Lsrc.s Ito'ler, Ls.; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. NO f-pr!cy to agy part of the house. Sew No. 2, Weflin t :to , - street, is open to the 2blic very av, from Ten till Six. PICINCESS'S THEAIL: II :. Mr. J. 31. Maddox, Sole Lessee and Manager. TH IS EVENING, Wi,l be performed a new Opera, ent:tled THE HEART OF MID LOTHIAN. To conclude with a new grand Emtravaganaa, entitled NOURBD DIN AND IHE FAIR Pc RSIAN. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Eilder the Patronage of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness Pr;lice Albert, &c. The new grand Easter Spectacle unprecedentedly successful. THIS EVENING, The performance will commence with a Grand Equestrian Spec ta?le, by Fitzball, entitled THE WHITE MAIDEN OF CALIFOR NIA; or, the Horse of the Ocean. Po be ;ollowed by an Inimitable display of SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, in which the drst Equestrian talent of the day will appear. To conclude with THE LONDON CARRIER. B6x-eflice open from Eleven t:11 Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. TO CORRESPONDENTS. No communication can be attended to unless authenti cated by the name and address of the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. TUB WEATHEIL—SUN OFF:CE, APRIL 24. THERMS./METER, Lowest, 37; Highest, 46; Noon, 50. BAROMETER, 29.8. WIND W.N.W.—dull, hazy weather. ,IATe.I - t AT LONDON Tars DAY —Morning, 31 min. after 2 I Evening, 54 min. after 2 To-Moaaow— of wing, 17 mie. after 3 I Evening, 38 min. after 3 \ . . ' ... , —`l, ~,,, , 4,' : ,- .7 . ; ' ; '— .. ,!A ,,, e , ,, , ' ,_. _ ,f, ...„; - ...1 ;'- , :s„, 1 7 ( , , I - , .., ..vc , . ... ,: f r , k ... • , 4.5,,. ,_ . j e-py,, ,\ .. , 1), Eli , .."!' r• Al co' '' fig9,l ." 17 ' _ —... _ , etnutna altit LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1849. The decision of the House of Commons on the Navigation Laws, turns over the question to that branch of the Legislature whose peculiar province is to be cautious. There is a caution in doing, and there is a caution in not doing ; a man may be drowned through refusing to commit himself to the deep, as well as by rashly determining to swim. The majority in the House of Commons is not very strong ; so there is opportunity for the Lords to he imprudent if they like. The military Duke, who, m a leader of armies, has been accustomed to look before him, is understood to have made up his mind in favour of the measure. i.The key to the whole decision, is the probability or improbability of a general return to protective duties. If probability carries the day, then the mass of the hereditary legis lators, and others in a similar position, may have an interest in tempting the dangers of refusing the Go vernment's measure. If on the contrary, the chances of this are doubtful, the same parties have a distinct interest i n remov i ng pro t ec ti on from all minor objects, the grand one being despaired of. Nobody is deceived by the false light thrown out, in the way of protesting that there is no intention of retrograding, but only of s t ay i ng the further advance Free Trade in a direction perilous to British naval supremacy. There may be half a dozen country -Members, who from old associations cannot get this out of their heads, and act candidly upon the prin ciple. But the leaders of the Opposition in the House of Commons make a " darkness visible" on this point. They may pretend in words to main fain it, but in sense they deny it. In the great show off of Protectionist eloquence on the second v-ading, we had the diapason ending full, in Protected and Regenerated England." And last iiight the tone was substantially the same. The op pression of industry, the misery of the working classes, the failure of Free Trade hitherto (meaning, it is to be supposed, the lcss of all that knight be gained by shutting up railways to Lurse the post horse interest) were the reasons advanced for the conduct of the Opposition. This is not hafting, but laying down a retrograde march ; and any who are misled by it, must have extraordinary talents for being deceived. The dangers at home are apparent enough. " Up, Chartists, and at 'em !" will reasonably occur to his Grace, as the fair translation of announcing that the Anti-Liberals are to be restored. When Lord Jowl is speaking on Kennington Common, and Air. TOP IC ELL breaking windows at Charing-cross, there will be a wonderful alteration in the relative position of that extreme portion of the Liberal party, with which, as with any other card, the best must be done that may, but no thanks to those who shuffle the pack to turn it out. Abroad, the fact will probably tell still more di rectly. The re-apparition of the diplomatists of 1815 in England, calls for an entirely new policy on the part of those who have been jogging under easy sail to pre • vent their passengers from being sea-sick. If the bags of .tom' olus are to be opened, there must he no complaining at any dispersion of fleets that now sail in company, nor any wonder at col- lisions that will arise. In fact it will be a new sera, and " every man for himself" must be the motto of the season. France must prepare, first or last, for a movement on her Belgian frontier, and a march to Paris. Her natural and necessary proceeding must be to take time by the forelock. She_ must be de mented, or be wooing a Restoration by foreign arms, if a Protectionist majority in the House of Lords does not let loose the imprisoned angels now struggling between the Saone and Rhone, and leave them to repeat the exploits of the army of Dijon of the first Republic. Hungary and Italy should hold out ; for France must intervene. All statesmen are bound to calculate on men's doing what they would do themselves. Once throw the English Conservatives into the balance, and the scale may descend to depths which imagination fears to follow. Here then is meat for prudent men to chew on. If there is a " prudence department" in the British Government, a fine opportunity is given for history to jot down the evidences of its use. In publishing the last details of an execution which must remain for ever conspicuous in the annals of human atrocity, we would endeavour to remove every vestige of that morbid sympathy which is too frequently, and in the present instance most extra vagantly lavished upon the memory of an assassin. Many may doubtless be influenced by their consti tutional sensitiveness so far as to attach some cre dence to the declaration of his innocence by JAMES BLOMFIELD Ittrsa—a declaration which that wretched man continued uninterruptedly to the awful moment when he was hurried into the presence of an avenging GOD. Impressed with a profound sense of the very dubious and inconclusive character of any evi dence which is merely circumstantial, those persons may be disposed to attach an unusual importance to asseverations so solemn, so explicit, and so reiterated- They may, while acknowledging that matters looked very black in their bearing upon Ruses, still give him the benefit of a doubt as to the mere possibility of his not being the guilty monster he has been reputed. They may say—After all, this man may not have been the murderer of the Messrs. JERMY—his story about Dick and Joe, improbable as it appears, may be cor rect—facts may ultimately turn up, as he himself has declared again and again in the court of justice, in the condemned cell, and even on the planks of the scaffold, fixing the crime upon others, and proving him to have been unjustly subjected to an ignominious death. As to the suspicious circumstances brought against, him in evidence—(they may continue to reason)—stranger things than these have been found explicable on many previous occasions. 'With regard to the lantern, fur example, farmers usually require lanterns when going over their fields at night. As to the wig —Russ might, as he declared, have had his head shaved during illness, and have purchased that wig, not to use it as a disguise but as a covering . Again, the testimony of the witnesses varied as to the dress of the assassin—whether it was a cloak reaching to the knees or to the ancles—whether it was held up or allowed to fall loosely. Then it would be a terrible, and even dangerous, precedent to hang a man who was sworn to be under a masquerade, which, even according to the statements furnished by the witnesses themselves, was sufficient to con ceal any person's identity, the form and the features being muffled up effectually in a flowing gar ment, a broad hat, a wig, and a mask I Was it likely either, as the accused himself suggested, that one man would have the temerity to enter a large house numerously inhabited to shoot one individual after another ? Is it not more probable that there were at the least two or three assailants ? And is it rational to suppose that one so well acquainted with the localities as Rush would have the madness to go round by the servants' quarters after having fired at Mr. JERMY the Elder, and at Mr. JERMY the Younger ? Even now we ourselves hear these argu ments advanced by intelligent persons not unaccus tomed to scrutinize the mazes of systematic chicanery and deception. We would at once and for ever put an end to all these morbid reservations of judg ment as to the criminality of Rusu by a few very simple comments on the facts adduced in evi dence against him—facts which brand his name with an infamy, the like of which has never presented itself even before the most dismal imagination. Nothing was wanting in reason to fix the guilt of the double assassination upon the occupant of Potash farm. First and foremost of all, there was the motive. Secondly, there were all the collateral circumstances showing that Russ' wasvabsent from his dwelling at the time when the assassinations, were perpetrated. Thirdly, there were all the contradictions and preva rications of his defence. Fourthly, there were those sinister blots upon his previous history, and those evil peculiarities in his temperament, which marked him out as a vicious man, and consequently as a man not incapable of committing such atrocities. As to the motive, it was obvious ; it was more than ob vious, it was glaring. There were the forgeries written by: the hand of his unfortunate paramour at his own express instigation. RUSH had an inte rest contingent upon the death of the Recorder of Norwich ; and the forged documents found in the secret closet at Potash-farm demonstrate that he had a particular interest in the demise of Mr. JERMY be fore another forty-eight hours had elapsed. It was notorious, moreover, not only to their two house holds but to the whole surrounding neighbourhood, that there existed serious differences between the murdered men and the reputed assassin. Those dif ferences were known to have latterly become greater and greater, insomuch that the mutual dis like of Rosa and JERMY had gradually rankled into hatred. The former had been heard more than once to threaten vengeance against the latter—not only in the low haunts of depravity which, unhappily, tend to propa gate so much moral corruption in the metro polis, but in the presence of witnesses whose testimony might reasonably be regarded as credible. Again, as to the collateral circumstances which we consider to have been sufficient almost of themselves to attest the criminality of the ruffian who was exe cuted on Saturday, he was away from Potash farm during precisely the interval required for the perpetration of the crime and for the traversing of the distance between that residence and Stanfield Hall. He was away at the time the murders were committed. He returned home later in the evening, in an extraordinary state of agitation. H e was pale, restless, and trembling. He even told his mistress that something dreadful had just occurred up at the hall, and warned her, in case any one came in the morning to make inquiries, to say that he had been out only so long and at such an hour. On the arrival of the policemen at day break, a mask, a wig, a lantern, one or two short guns, and a cloak still damp with with the rain,.were disco vered on the premises—all coinciding des cription given by those who had see n the disguised murderer overnight. Then as to the contradictions of the prisoner during the defence and cross-exami nation. His absurd an d rambling story about Joe, and Dick, a n d th e name l ess attorney , we re beyond all creden ce . Th e clothes bu r i e d in theextrpa i 7 g ag s a ty n e t f , a a r b of he d le e at e n the the sow, was an insult to the common sense of which, the flat denial g i ven to many y o m f e h n i; Baron ROLFE a n d th e twelve jur Besides s were simply indicative th a t his object was intimida tion,and that the attempt at extorting a deceptive con fession was a signal failure. As to th e odium attached to the name and reputation of Rusx, prior to the great catastrophe which ultimately led to the tremendous expiation of his offences—it is a matter of notoriety to the whole country side, and had extended even into the streets and wine shops of the capital. Knowing these things, and recognising the preternatural guilt of this atrocious murderer, the obduracy of his whole conduct up to the time of his execution, exhibits a pheno menon of atrocity such as must, we pray to Heaven, I remain for ever without a parallel. The hypocrisy of his execrable life has been consummated by the death of a liar, whose lie is nothing short of being blasphemous. The hardihood of his callous and un flinching nature has been carried to the some of the most hideous impiety and of the most demoniacal daring. After a series of deceptions which of them • selves were sufficiently horrible, he has had the auda city to brave the presence of the DEITY steeped in the crimson of crime, and yet a'ssuming to himself the whiteness of innocence. Since the discovery of the last acts of villany per petrated by this great criminal terrible suspicions have started from the obscurity of his past history. In the October of 1844, his step father, a farmer of Felmingham, was discovered in the kitchen of his dwelling. house, dead, with a gun 13 ing by his side, and the whole of its contents lodged in his skull. Although the verdict delivered by the jury on the coroner's inquest was one of accidental death, the entire county regarded the deceased as having been murdered by JAMES BLOMFIELD Rosa, at that time a farmer and auctioneer, at Wymondham. In the August of 1848, the mother of this unnatural miscreant was so ill as to require the attendance night and day of a prokssional nurse. One night this nurse, according to her own statement, was desired by RUSH to go to bed, the latter remarking that he would sit up with the invalid. The woman had scarcely laid her head upon her pillow when RUSH crept into the room, ap parently to find out whether she were asleep or awake. Early on the following morning he informed the at tendant that his mother had died during the night ; and, on the nurse entering the apartment of the de ceased, she found to her amazement that Rusu had himself laid out the corpse without calling for assist ance. To crown the infamies of this unexampled vil lain, everything betokens on his part an intention to murder his paramour. The dagger found under his mattress, the secret closet, and the hollow flooring, all evince on his part a determination to remove, at the first opportunity, the only formidable witness against him, the only witness whose testimony could lead to his conviction. Had he been less unnerved on the night of the •double assassination, had he found EMILY SANDFORD sleeping on either of the occasions when he entered her room during the darkness, it is not improbable that he would have availed himself of that interval to destroy her and to make away with her remains. Happily, however, fur that miserable girl the period of punishment followed with an awful rapidity the footsteps of this matchless murderer. He could no longer dream of impunity. After a life in conceivably compounded of ferocity and hypocrisy he encountered a death unutterably sombre, hopeless and ignominious. He descended into the shadows of the grave with a hideous affectation of piety, and confronted the Majesty of the Omnipotent GOD with the sneer of indifference and the defiance of a lie. Now that the corpse of the murderer is rotting in degraded obscurity, and that his memory is corrupt ing into an infamous oblivion, we can only look back upon the records of his career with a shudder of astonishment. TUE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. The National Assembly yesterday passed the Bill awarding compensation to the French colonists for the abolition of slavery. The Bill allows for this purpose six millions of francs in the Five per Cent. Rentes, and six millions of francs in money; one eighth part of the six millions of Rentes, which goes to the colonies of Guadeloupe, Martinique, and the island of Bourbon, is to go- to the establishment of a bank in each of these colonies. The third reading will take place in a few days. The Assembly has refused the demand made by M. BONNELIER, for liberty to prosecute M. TAS CHEREAU for a libel inserted in the Revue Retro spective. The Moniteur announces that a telegraphic dis patch had been received by the Government from Marseilles, dated the 22d instant, 10 A.M., and stat ing that at that instant the expedition for Civita Vecchia was leaving the harbour. When the news reached the Bourse the funds fell one per cent. It is generally considered that the Government has been too hasty. The Debats says that it has reason to believe that there is some truth in the rumours in circulation for some days past, of difficulties having arisen in the course of the negotiations between Austria and Piedmont. Austria demands an indemnity of two hundred millions of francs for the expenses of the war, and that the city of Alessandria should be given up to her as a guarantee for the payment of that money. The PRESIDENT of the Republic reviewed the troops stationed at Versailles on Sunday, and presented new colours to some of the regiments. The Moniteur publishes a notice that the Depart ment of Commerce has received an official notifica tion, dated Hamburgh, the 12 . h April, that the Elbe is blockaded by the Danish naval forces from that date. The Re forme contains a diplomatic note from M. Ruscom, the Roman Minister of Foreign Affairs, dated March 3, addressed to the different Powers, for the purpose of justifying, by a reference to the facts that have taken place, the determination of the Roman people to establish a Republic. The writer relies on the anathema of the POPE, followed by his flight—the unconstitutional acts at Gaeta—the re fusal of the POPE to receive any message from the Chamber of Deputies—and the country being left to itself, as all affording justification for the formation of a Constituent Assembly. BOURSE.—PARIS, MONDAY, APRIL 23. THREE o'CLocK.—Everything was weak on the Bourse to-day. The news of the actual departure of the expe dition to Civita Vecchia is generally considered the cause of the fall which has taken place of 1 franc since Satur day. Hitherto it was believed that the expedition would be unnecessary, but the Roman Republicans seem de termined not to yield till forced to do so. Exchange on London (30 days), 25 32i, money; ditto (90 days), .25 20, money. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, APRIL 23. Northern of France, 11 1 / 9 —Paris and Rosen, 22% — Rouen and Havre, 11%. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 18th have been received. The Ministry were in a minority in the Cortes on the 16th with reference to a resolution proposed by PoLo, to the effect that the functions of deputy are incompatible with those of Government employs. The Minister of Grace and. Justice opposed the reso lution, but the Cortes resolved to take it into consi deration. CONCHA is, it is said, to be raised to the rank of Captain-General in the army. There is no truth in the report of the retirement of CABRERA into France. On the contrary, he has de termined to continue the war with more activity than ever, and has signified to CoiscuA that if a hair of MARSAL'S head be touched, he will shoot the 81 officers who are in his power, and many of whom are connected with the first families in Madrid. In consequence the execution of MARSAL has been sus pended. CABRERA arrived at Ardevol, near Cardona, on the night of the Bth, and remained there on the 9th : he is said to have brought with him 400 infantry and 100 cavalry, some of whom belonged to MARSAL'S band. TRISTANI, Cosco, and other leaders were with him, and he was joined there by NEGRE DR AGRAMANT, with 25 cavalry. A large force of Government troops, consisting of three columns, which had united at Cardona, left that place on the 10th, under Briga dier PoNs, Colonel SOLANO, &c., to act against CABRERA. - MARSAL continued in prison at Gerona on the 11th. CHARLES ALBERT has arrived at Corunna. His late Minister, RATAzzr, is at Madrid, where he has been feted by the Progresistas. MADRID BOLSA, APRIL 18.—Five per Cents., 11*; Three per Cents., 25 7-16, for account. Exchange on London, 50. THE VALUE OF DlAMONDS.—Diamonds are in general weighed by the carat, which is a term well known to jewellers, and equivalent to four grains. Thus a diamond of 1 carat was worth ... XI I 10earats was worth £ 300 2 „ ... 16 20 „ ... 3,200 3 „ ... 72 130 „ 7,200 4 „ ••• ... 128 150 „ 20,000 8 ..• ... 200 100 „ ... 80,000 —Prof Tarrant at the Society of Arts. A deputation on the navigation-laws, consisting of Mr. John Mitchell, from Glasgow; Messrs. T. D. Dou glas, Allan Gilmour, H. M‘Gavin, George Henderson, and George Smith, from Glasgow; and Mr. A. M. Burrell, Provost of Port Glasgow , had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. The deputation was introduced by Mr. Hastie, M.P., Mr. Bouverie, M.P., Colonel Mure, M.P., and Mr. Macgregor, M.P. FEMALE SCHOOL OF DESIGN.—We should be glad to know what has become of the Female School, formerly of Somerset House. It was sent into lodgings some where in the Straed—on the same grounds, it would seem, which led boards of guardians to send pauper children to Tooting, and has never been heard of since. —Builder, THE SUN, LONDON, TUES DAY EVENING, APRIL 24, 1849. GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. AUSTRIA. FURTHER SUCCESSES OF THE HUN GARIANS. The Weiner Zeitung of the 17th contains the fol lowing announcement :—" By supreme command, a reserve corps of from 22,000 to 25,000 men is to be concentrated on the Mauhfeld, near Vienna, and a second reserve corps, which shall consist at first of 16,000 men, in the vicinity of Pettau, in Lower Styria, by the 10th of next month at the latest. A reserve corps, of greater numerical strength than the former one in Bohemia, is to be formed in the dis trict lying between Tabor acid Budweis." The Gazette Krakowska says— " A levy of Cracow recruits has been carried on here for several days. In Chrzanow, six leagues from hence, a number of Jews, burghers, and peasants flew to arms, drove away the gendarmes arid finance guard, and liberated the recruits. In consequence of this, Field- Marehal Lirutenant Z,gedicz has marched two com pan'es of infantry to Trzrbui, a couple of leagues from Chrzinow, and two more have marched thither to•day." The Cologne Gazette publishes intelligence from Vienna of the 18th, which says the news from Hun gary continues to be unfavourable to the Austrian army. The remains of the corps formerly under the orders of General GOTZ, and which, with another de tachment, both commanded by JFLLACUICH, defended Gran, was attacked by the llungarian chief Itsrassr, who had crossed the Danube below Pesth. The insurgents had, after making a large portion of the staff of the Ban prisoners, occupied Gran. DEMBINSKI had passed the Danube at the head of an army numbering, it is said, 50,000, and had taken up a position before Buda, on the right bank of the river. NVINDiscuGRATz, intrenched in the latter town, awaited the reinforcements which were arriv ing from all parts. Meantime, protected by DEMBINSKI, the Ilungarian corps under the orders of GORGEY had marched upon Comorn, and obliged the besieging army to retreat before superior num bers. GoaGET then pressed on, occupied Raab and Wieselburg, and marched upon Presburg, to prevent the arrival of the reinforcements expected by WINDISCHGRATZ. In the Banat, General BEM had given eight days to the fortresses of Temesvvar and Arad, in which to make their submission. The Voss Gazette has the following general de• scription of the state of affairs in Hungary. It is con tained in a Vienna letter of the 16th inst. :—" For two days a Hungarian army of 50,000 men has held the imperial troops in check before Pesth, and threatens to disengage Comorn. The insurgents are masters of Waitzen, beyond the Theiss. The light bands of Citikos prevent any movement of the Aus trians towards the north, and protect Debreczin, Szegedin, Arad, Peterwarden, and Neusatz. The re doubts of St. Thomas are in the power of the Hun- garians. Their flag floats in all the Bannat. BEM is master of Transylvania ; Piro FINER and the Russians dare not attack him. The Government has at length understood that there must be no delay in restoring the Imperial authority. General IVALDEN has left for Hungary; Generals CASTIGLIONE, BENEDERE, and WortwEatuTHE are to follow him. In some days the army will have received all the reinforce ments that it expects, and then a decisive battle will be given, unless the Hungarians shall prefer to retire and commence a guerilla war. The position of the Imperial army is very critical." The same journal states, that 40,000 Russians have entered Moldavia by the Buckowine. They bring the answer of the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh to that of 011muta, to the question on what condition Russia would place her diplomatic and material resources at the disposition of the Austrian Government. From confidential sources we are led to believe that the abandonment by Austria of all influence in the Danu bian principalities is the price demanded by Russia for her services. PRUSSIA. It was rumoured in Berlin on the 17 th that the King of PRUSSIA had determined to accept the im perial crown on condition that the acceptance of the constitution should be suspended until after its revision. the sitting of the Chamber on the 21st inst. M. RODBERTUS motion on the recognition of the German Constitution was discussed. The report of the committee, to which the motion had been re ferred, recommended its acceptance by the Chamber, Count BRANDENBURG, in the name of the Ministry, strongly opposed the resolution, alleging that the alteration made in the Constitution in the second reading at Frankfort rendered it impossible for Prussia to a.cept it unconditionally, though he ac knowledged the efforts made to procure a modification lof the present form of the Constitution, in accord with the other Powers, had failed. On the division, the third paragraph of the resolu tion of M. RODBERTUS, pleding the Chamber to the unconditional recognition of the Constitution, was carried by 1/9 to 1.59. The result had caused the greatest excitement. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. A letter from Flensburg of the 17th says,—" It is announced that Colonel BE TMAIIN repaired on Sa turday last to the King of DENMARK, and informed him that if the Lie of Alsen was not evacuated in three days the town of Sonderburg would be re duced to ashes. The ICING replied that he would never voluntarily quit the isle, and announced to the inhabitants of Sonderburg that they had three days to secure their lives and property. This delay would expire to day. Intelligence has been received at the Prussian em bassy that the Emperor of Russia has sent a severe note to the King of DENMAR K blaming the Danes for recommencing the war, and strongly advising his royal brother to arrange the dispute and grant a con stitution to Schleswig. ITAL Y. Letters from Turin of the 17th state, that the Cabinet of Olmutz, intoxicated by the success of RADETZKT has insisted upon terms, compliance with which is impossible ; not only do they demand the occupation of the Sessia territory and of Alessandria, but the payment of an indemnity so absurdly exorbi tant, that it is evident Piedmont could never raise the amount required, and thus, in fact, the important fortress of Alessandria would be ceded to Austria. It is, therefore, by no means improbable that the war may be renewed, and that the French army of the Alps may march to the assistance of Piedmont. On the 16th inst. a courier was dispatched from Florence to the Grand Duke of TUSCANY at Gaeta. This ccurier was followed by a deputation with the adhesion of the several municipalities. 'The deputa , tion consists of M. YANNI, President of the Chamber of Deputies, and M. CAstpusr, President of the Senate, and several members of the municipalities of Sienna, Pisa, Lucca, &c. Count DEMIDOTE placed a steamer at the disposal of the deputation. The Mi nisters of England and France have sent to request the Austrian General KOLLOWEAT to suspend his march towards Cerreto, in Pontremolese, and Mas- setano. On the people of Leghorn being informed of the state of affairs at Florence, they were highly indig nant, and assembled on the public place and named twelve citizens, who are denominated the Commission of the Government of Leghorn. The gates of the city are guarded by the National Guards and the ar tillery, and a strong guard patrols the streets during the night. The city was otherwise quiet. The com munication with Florence is interrupted. EGYPT. A correspondent at Alexandria writes on the 7th to the Courrier de Marseilles :—" A few days ago arrived here, and immediately went on to Cairo, MOIIALDER BEY, Chargé d'Affaires from Egypt to Constantinopl e . It appears that he is gone to demand of the Sovereign of Egypt, in the name of the SUL TAN, 50,000 men , 1 , 0 00, 000 t a laris, and the best ships of her fleet. The Government has definitively refused the applicati on ma d e by an English company forits license to for m a ra ilroad to Sues; but, at the same time, it is believed to have tho intention of cutting a new canal from Mahmoudy to run to Scheborkit." THE WEST INDIA MAIL. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING. The Great Western steamer, with the West India mail, arrived here early this morning. She brings 390,000 dollars on merchants' account only, and 369 serons cochineal. Tampico was quiet, and the islands healthy. DREADFUL BOILER EXPLOSION (THIS DAY.) - _ Between' the hours of eleven and twelve this day a most awful catastrophe occurred on the premises of Messrs. Kay and Co., sawyers, whose works are carried on in Back Church-lane, Whitechapel. The men were all engaged at work at the time above stated, and suddenly an awful explosion took place in the engine room. All the neighbourhood was excited in stantly, and from every quarter persons arrived to ascertain the cause. The greatest confusion for a time prevailed, and for an hour nothing authentic could be obtained to be relied on, more then that several cf the men had been conveyed to the London Hospital, where every attention was paid to them by the medical authorities of that valuable insti tution, .The utmo s t con f us i on still prevails up to the time of writing this account, and, notwithstanding the inquiries made by the Fire-brigade and West of England Com panies as to the cause, no correct informtttiou is likely to be obtained for some time, A report has just been spread that two of the suf ferers are dead; but, although the cases are reported as dreadful, nothing positive is yet known. EAST INDIA HOUSE--(THIS DAY). THANKS TO THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL, AND THE ARMY IN INDIA. A Special General Court of the Proprietors of East India :;took was held this dly, at twelve o'clock, for the purpose of considering motions of thanks to the Governor General, the Commander in -Chief, and the efficers and men of the army in India, for their services in the recent military operations in the Punjaub. Major- General Sir Archibald Galloway occupied the chair. The attendance of proprietors was not large. 1110 ,CHAIRMAN said it was a peculiar pleasure to him, at this early period of his sitting in that chair, to have to announce to them the achievement of a great and decisive victory of their army under the Commander-in Chief Lord Gough, on the 21st February, over the combined forces of the Seikhs and AfWians, near Goojerut. It was his duty to propose a resolution embracing thanks to the Governor-General, to the Commander-in-Chief, and to thei general and other officers, both European and native, and non commissioned officers and privates who had, in their several stations, conitaihed to obtain this great and decisive victory.—(Cheers.) That was the sixta time during the last ten years that they had arse mbled to perform a pleasing duty like this.—(Cheers.) The Indian army had won for them an empire, and had earned for them selves an imperishable renown. To Lord Dalhousie their thanks were peculiarly due for the zeal and ability with which the cembined resources of the British forces in India had recently prosecuted the war in the Pun jaub. In its present numerical strength and equipment their army had never been surpassed in any period of Indian history.—(Hear, hear.) The assembling of 25,000 men in one camp was a spectacle of which British power in India, nay, even themselves might be justly proud—(Cheers)—assembled not for the purpose of aggresive war, but for the purpose of humbling an ungrateful and treacherous foe. At such a sight their pride must be more than usually alive.—(Cheers.) It was the army that, under the personal command of Lord Gough, overthrew with irretrievable destruction the army of the Seikhs, consisting of 60,000 men with 60 pieces of cannon.—(Loud cheers.) The history of military achievements spoke of the achievements of Lord Gough in all quarters of the globe, but it was with his services the Eastern hemisphere that they had to deal. China submitted to his powerful arms. He had fought and conquered in no less than six general actions—six great battles. Such were the eff eta of his glorious perseverance and enthu siastic gallantry, and in resigning into their hands the ceminand of the Indian army, which he had commanded with so much gallantry, he would leave a model to the army of a great battle—a practical example of science, united discipline, and unflinching courage, which made up for the tremendous deficiency in numbers of his army as compared with that of the enemy he had to encounter. It was satisfactory that this great vic tory was gained with comparatively a small loss.— (Cheers.) It was, nevertheless, of a most decisive character, because it showed clearly to the presump tuous enemy that it was utterly unable to stand on equal terms against us. Thousands were slain on,the field, and their entire camp and equipage were left on the ground Their thanks were no less due to the gallant officers and men by whom the victory was achieved. The officers who particularly deserved their thanks were Major. General Sir Joseph Thackwell, whose services were well known in the Indian army; Major General Sir Walter Gilbert, who had been a distinguished member of that army for nearly half a century; Major-General Whish, another officer of the Indian army, who had, in another quarter of the globe, gained great renown; Brigaeier- General Dundas, Major Campbell, Major Tennant, and to other officers. On occasions like these only those of high rank were mentioned; but in every rank, from the general to the subaltern, their army abounded with gallant and distinguished men.—(Loud cheers.) During this war there had been ample proofs of the uncommon talent, judgment, and bravery of the youngest officers. Their services could never be forgotten, and they would some day or other shed additional lustre upon the army in India. lie spoke also in the same high terms of the Generals, officers, and army who achieved the conquest of Moulton. Major- General Whish and his army on that occasion had dis played power united with discipline in a more than or dinary degree. The vote of thanks was unanimously agreed to. THE ART UNION OF LONDON.- (THIS DAY.) The annual general meeting of the Art Union of Lon don was held this morning at the Theatre 10) al Drury lane, at twelve o'clock, for the purpose of receiving the report of the council, and of distributing the amount subscribed for the purchase of works of art. Some time before the chair was taken, the pir, boxes, and the stage of the theatre were pretty well filled with a fashionable audience, a great proportion of whom were ladies. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was ex pected to have presided, but illness prevented his Royal Highness being present. Mr. GoDWIN, one of the honorary secretaries, read a letter which he had this morning received from Baron Knesbeck, stating that he had received the commands of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge to inform him that his Royal Highness had been confined to his room for the last the weeks, and was not likely to be able to leave it at present, and he had to express his Royal Highness's regret at not having it in his power to attend the general meeting of the Art Union of London this day. Under those circumstances, Mr. Godwin con tinued to observe, Lord Monteagle had been invited to preside at the meeting, but a special messenger had that moment brought the following letter from his Lord• ship:— " Dear Sir,--You will see from the enclosed, which is an order from the House of Lords to attend a Select Committee on the operation of the Irish poor-law, has left me no choice but to attend the Committee of the House of Lords; consequently, it will not be in my power to take the chair at the meeting of the Art. Union of London, which I much regret. " I have the honour to be, &c., .(Signed) 3rIONTEAGLE." _ _ In the absence of his Royal Highness the Duke o! Cambridge and Lord Monteagle, Mr. Sergeant Thomp. son, one of the couacil, would take the chair. Mr. Sergeant TAOMPSON begged to thank the meeting for the honour they had done him. He would not fur ther occupy their time, but at once request the secretary to proceed to business by reading the report for the last year.—(Applause.) Mr. GODWIN the Secretary, then read the report, the adoption of which was moved by Mr. John Rennie and seconded by Mr. Harrison and carried. The CHAIRMAN said, they would excuse him for a moment, not that the report required the addition of one observation from him, yet perhaps in the situation in which he stood ho might be allowed to state some cir cumstances which must have their due effect on the au dience present. He was quite sure that throughout the country the advantages of the Art Union were not known and were mistaken even by many in this metro polis. No doubt there were many circumstances which gave rise to the deficiencies in their funds which they had to administer, and among others, he could not but think, was a misconception of the effects of the Art Union itself. As to the matter of the lottery, it was a very different thing seducing people to throw away their money in fruitless schemes to plac ing it out in a way which was an advantage to the fine arts, whilst they tnemselves got value for it. Many men of genius were not men of opulence; many men who had great talent in art had no means of making that talent available—at least they had none before the Art Union was instituted; and if' they could see the strug gles under which artists had to contend against, the effects of poverty in many instances, and other circum stances of adversity which pressed upon them, they would be able rightly to appreciate the solid and useful character of this institution.—(Cheers.) A very small sum when given to the Art Union would produce an effect which only could be produced by a union of strength and means among persons who had in view a common object to serve. Of the great utility and importance of the insti• tution there could be no doubt ; works of art carried the mind into a region which was favourable both to virtue and happiness.—(Cheers.) The Rev. Mr. BLAITHWAITE said it appeared to him that a satisfactory reason had not been assigned for the great diminution of the number of subscribers to the Art Union. In the country, from whence he came, the reason why so many had withdrawn their names as subscribers was because of the very indifferent character of the engravings.—(Applause.) There were three reasons assigned in the report last year for the diminution of the subscribers. The first was stated to be on account of the discussion between the Art Union and the Government. Now be believed that not fifty out of the 16,000 subscribers withdrew their names on that account.—(Hear, hear.) Every member who withdrew his name did so expressly because the engravings were so indifferent—so vile, he might say, to use a strong term—that he would no longer ecru tiuue a subscriber.—(Applause.) Again, the committee distinctly stated that they had an intention of withhold ing them altogether, and he (Mr. Blaithwaite) thought it was a great pity that they did not do so—(Ap plause)—for they were so indifferent, that, for his pert, he tore his up and threw them into the fire ; and he would not have risked degenerating his child's taste by putting them into its hands. If they could not produce better engravings, he thought they had better employ the funds in some other way, either in charity—(A hiss)—or at least in any other way than in wasting the money.—(fjear, hear.) He could say of his own knowledge, that with far less pretensions and far less money at its command, the West of England Art Union produced better engravings than the Art Union of this metropolis. The CHAIRMAN acknowledged the justice of what the Rev. Gentleman had said with respect to some of the engravings; but as soon as the fault was discovered, the committee had adopted a different course, and he thought that no one would complain of the illustrations they had produced of Milton's "Il Pensereso."—(Cheers.) He did not mean to defend the engraving of "The Convalescent," but ho felt bound to say, in justice to the engraver, that he had been seized with a fever, and was unable to do justice to the work. Mr. GoowiN thought that they had satisfied the ma jority of their subscribers that the Council had done all in its power to further the interests of their subscribers. The 1.4 port was then put and carried unanimously. Mr. HURLESTONE moved the next resolution, which was a vote of thanks to the Council for their exertions. Mr. WARREN seconded the resolution, which was car ried unanimously. Mr. DoNALDsoN then proposed a vote of thanks to the Secretaries, Mr. Godwin and Mr. Pocock. Mr. WARD seconded the motion, which was carried amid acclamativn. Mr. Gonwim returned thankF. Tro drawing of th , , prizes then commenced, and the followirw is a list of the principal ones:— J. lives, Throgmorton-strect J. D. Littht, Pri , r(gAtive Court ... Mrs. Milky Cobbarty ..• W. F. Gale Kerr ... George Appleyard, 27, St. James's-place J. Chapman, Edmonton ... R. H. !Stacey, Carmarthen ... W. Wiggins, Henley ... H. A. Shaw, St lby Mrs. Lyon, Hull ... 'l'. H. Harrison W. Smith, Wisbcach George Dodd, M.P. C. Hawkins, Petworth ~ £l5 201) ... 25 ... 50 ... 60 William Launce,,ton, Brompton ..• E. Payne, St. James's-place ••• H. Armstrong, Wellclose-square A. Twentyman, Croj don S. Hickson, Welbeck-street... . The Rev. J. Duckland, Chei trey Miss Cornw,,ll, Camberwell.— ... E. 11. Itaynham, Sunderland, Wick... 1)r. Guthrie, Lruchin •• E. P. Richards, Cardiff John Taylor, Windsor Castle ... R. 13.ary, Cork ..• J. Horner, Hackney ..• H. She riff, Aylesbury G. Gaudy, Kendal .•• J. H. Brooke, Varringdor-street M. D.)yle, jun., Old- square, Lincoln's Linn ... 60 Mr. Whvel-r, New Hall hill, near Birmingham ... 40 C. Rickards, Piccadilly „. 25 W. Ea:sten, jun.. Maidstone ... ••• ••• 20 R. Hesselfitld, Ramble ton house, Thirsk 40 Mrs. Brassey, Lowndes-square ... 10 W. C. Falkner ••• ••• ••• •• • ••• 20 J. Salt, Lombard-street .• 20 Mrs. R. Hill, Hampstead 40 C. Davenport, Mark-lane „. ... 10 P. Hanbury, Lombard street J. 11. Briggs, Hyde-park 40 Cnionel H. Mills, Oxford-street ... ..• 10 A. Z., Halifax „.. .. 10 Mrs. Colonel Hall, Chertsey 50 Mi , s Lamb, Liverpool W. Bigg, Conduit-street 100 R. Power, Atherstone Miss Jennings Colbeck, Wigton ... 80 Mr. Spencer, Stockwell 20 L. W. Colman, Curzon-street S. Fletcher, Manchester ... ... 70 lion. W. B. Grey, Charles-street, Berkeley-square 10 A. Z., Halifax Henry Field, Cambridge-heath ... 25 Thomas Bacon, Woburn-square ... 20 J. Stone, Bolton ... 80 Mrs. Attworth, Chelmsford ... 20 J. P. Mole, Brompton... ... 50 J. Bennett, Pall mall ... C. Borzan, Blackburn ••• ••• H. H. Hardman, Winchester C. Fall, Upper Holloway Mrs. Jenner, Glamorgan ... Dr. Dimmock, Louth ••• ••• J. Higginbottom, Manchester ... H. Bailey, Gracechurch street ... Rev. Charles Lane, Wrotham, Seven Oaks The Marquis of Northampton R. Miller, Glasgow ... R. Boddington, Sussex ... J. Bentley, Shoe-lane ••• ••• J. A. Martin, East Dereham J. C. Strange, Streightly Rev. Dr. Newman, Oxford Lady Erskine Conway ... H. Minton, Stoke, ••• J. L. Taylor, Saffron Walden ... J. Gardes, Liverpool ••• ..• G. Copley, Pomfret •• ••• H. T. Driscott, Bridge-street, Blackfriars Thomas Allen, Alnwick G. J. Fox, Atherstone Dr. Starner, Whitefriars P. It. Clay, Boston, United States ... Lieutenant-Colonel Carpenter, Barnet W . Christian, Baldock J. Hancock, Goswell-mews Thomas Proctor, Bristol ... S. Crook, Melbourne, Port Philip Costar Dulls, Bolivar... ... 60 ... 25 ... 40 ... 70 ... 50 ... 80 ... 25 ... 40 ... 150 ... 25 ... 20 ... 100 . . 60 ... 20 ... 50 ... 25 ... 50 ... 40 ~. 40 These were the whole of the money prizes. Several prizes of medals, ousts, and bronzes were also awarded; alter which a vote of thanks was carried to the chair man, and the meeting broke up. NEW MARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Sweepstakes of 300 sous. each, &c. B.C. Cervus walked over. Handicap. D.M. Pell Mell ... ... Sister to Jolly Dick ... THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. Nunnykirk ... . . ... ... ~, ... Hone) comb ... ... ... ... ... ... Vatican ... ... ... ... Won cleverly. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS BAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) PitITCHITT V. SMART. Mr. Sergeant BYLES said he had to apply to their Lordships fur a rule to show cause why the plaintiff should not produce to the defendant a broker's book. This was an application under the Stock jobbing Act (7th George 11 , cap. 8). It appeared from the affidavits that this was an action on a bill of exchange, and that the plaintiff was the indorsee and a stock-broker in the eity of London. The defendant was acceptor as be tween the drawer and acceptor of the accommodation bill. The Bth section of the Stock-jobbing Act prohibits the buying and selling stock of which the parties are not actually possessed at the time of the contract, and also imposes a penalty ol 1001. on the broker negotiating such a contract. Then it provided that every broker should keep a book, which should be called the broker's book, in which he,,ras to enter all contracts and agreements that he made, to the intent that such broker should from time to time produce the same book or register. (The argument was proceeding when our report left.) EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) WAItLEY V. HEALY. It will be recollected that this was an action brought against the defendant as proprietor of the Medical Times, for a libel published in that paper reflecting upon Mr. Wakle3's conduct with reference to the inquest upon the body of the private, James W bite, who it was alleged died in consequence of receiving 150 lashes at the Hounslow Barracks, in July, 1846. It was tried be fore the Chief Baron, at the last sittings after term, at Westminster, when the jury found a verdict for the plain tiff—damages 3501. Mr. Sergeant WILKINS now moved for a rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside, upon the ground of misdirection; and secondly, of excess of damages. The Comm' granted a rule upon the first point, stating that when the case came on for argument they would then have an opportunity of ascertaining how many pleas of justification had been proved, and of estimating whether or not the damages were excessive. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) (Before the ASSISTANT-JUDGE end a Bench of Ma gistrates ) _ ._ _ The April adjourned sessions were opened this morn ing, at the Court-house, Clerken well-green. The num ber of prisoners is only sixty-nine. A man of respectable appearance, named Edward Morton, whose bail was last session estreated for non appearance to prosecute in a case of felony, in which the prisoner was charged with stealing the prosecutor's watch, now presented himself, attended by a solicitor, to apply to the Court for a remission of the penalty. The ASSISTANT-JUDGE said that he could afford no indulgence to a person who had acted as the applicant had done throughout the case. From the depositions now before him (the Learned Judge) it was quite clear to him, that the grand jury would have found the bill if it had not been for the misconduct of the prosecutor; who came into court in a state of intoxication, and was locked up for twenty-four hours before he was in a fit state to go before the jury. But th a t was not t h e worst of it. For, upon his own affidavit, now presented, in support of the application for mitigation of the fine, it appeared that, on the evening before the sessions, he had been drinking with the prisoner, who was then out on bail, and that in consequence of the latter's threat to bring an action for false imprisonment, Morton net only consented to permit the bill from being found, but actually gave the other party money. The SOLICITOR, who spoke in a low tone, was• under stood to represent to the Court that the friends of the other party had laid hold of Mr. Morton, end having made him drunk, intimidated, or persuaded him to a course which he would not have taken if he had been sober. The bill was thrown out, not on account of any variance in his evidence from that taken in the deposi tions, but because the jury considered him to be still labouring under the effects of intoxication. The COURT would not consent to remit the whole of the penalty, but would take time to consider what miti gated flue should be inflicted under the circumstances. LLOYD'S 6HIPPINti.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, APRIL 24.—Wind W.N.W., light airs and dull hazy weather. BRIDLINGTON BAY, APRIL 21.—Arrd. Livington, Craggs, llarth pool; Hero, Goldsmith, Stockton, both for llamburgh, returned, having been warned off by the Danish squadron. SHEERNESS, APRIL 21.—The Joven Lucie, from Bar celona, is on shore on the Main, near Leydowp. CARDIFF, APRIL 23.—The Mary and Elizabeth smack, Swansea (laden) lay on the mud outside the Glamorgan shire Canal, on 21st inst , and filled, but has since been got up, and brought into the Canal. BOSTON, APRIL 21.—The Good Intent, hence for Goole, on shore at Skegro ss, has got off after discharging, and brought here to repair. DEAL, APRIL 23.—Wind S.W. to W.S.W.—Arrd. from the River, Helen Mary, Legg, Singapore; Portly, Jack , on, Quebec. Ski. Sultana, Calcutta. POOLE, APRIL 22.—SId. N 3 mph, Newfoundland. OFF DARTMOUTH, APRIL 22.—Admiral Van Heems kerk, Abbema; Java, for Amsterdam. FALXOUTH, APRIL 23.—Wind N.N.W. to N., strong breezes And squally.-22d, Arrd, sylph z Dibb,Auitin and Sierra Leone, for orders and Liverpool, with loss o f anchor and cable; Jenny Lind, Warrigren, Rio Janeiro. Oa port, 23d, Wilson, Laing, Moulman. BA3ISGATE, APRIL 23.—About two tons of zinc have this dt,..y l7een landed here from a wreck on the Goodwin t,upposed to Le the Fortsehritt, from Stettin to which sank there 22] December last. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 23.—Wind N.N.W. to W.N.W. Arrd. Nova Scotian, St. Domingo; Littlejohn, PattisoOt Tampico; China, Pascoe, Charleston. 22], Sid., Rimaet Limn; Cynthia, Newfoundland; Madre Alexandre. Trieste. 23], Victoria, Sydney, N. S. W.; John Hunter, Charleston; New World, New York; Adeline, ditto; Britannia, Newfoundland. Off port, Clutha, Charles ton, Rockshire. SHIELDS, APRIL 23.—Wind S. SW. 21st, I.lcnrf and Ann, Rio Janeiro; Six, New York; Spring, ditto; Gratitude, Boston, America; Majestic, St. Andrews, New Brunswick; Advenn, Dalhousie; Broderick, Richibucto; Frances, Quebec; McL:od, ditto. BRISTOL, Arlin. 23.—wind N.E.—Arrd. Pomona , Watkins, Trinidad. I'LYMOUTH, APRIL 23.—Wind NAV.— Arrd. Sylphidet Garteruer, Rio Janeiro for Ilan,burgh, to avoid the blockade. FALMOUTH, APRIL 23.—The Isabel, of and for Liver pool, from Antigua, with forema,t, bowsprit, and wizen tor masts carried away, and lying to under a reefed square malt sail, was woken, 20th inst., by the pilot sloop N 0 .6 of Scilly, which was spoken, 21st, is lat. 49 N., lon. 6 W., by the Euterpe, Jordan, arrived here. t MONEY and COMMERCIAL NE WS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool, yesterday, were estimated at 6,000 bales, and include 1,000 on specula' tion. The market closed rather tame, but prices were firm at Friday's quotations.—Railway Shares were heallt with scarcely any business doing. The ship and foreign accounts received to-day have been of no general interest, and in the City matters are rather dull, not much activity prevailing in the markets for produce. Rather an increased number of bargains having 9f late been effected in United States Government Securi ties, it may be useful to refer to a brief statement con corning the New York Market, and which is a° follows: " It appears by a comparative table of prices, tha t most of the Securities have depreciated in market value within the past two weeks; but as this is to be Attri buted entirely to the depression weighing upon th e Money Market, it cannot be otherwise than temporary; and we have no doubt but that quotations above those, previously current will be realised as soon as that relie f in financial affairs is experienced, which we have good grounds for anticipating. We have from titre to time given the progress made by the Legisla• tures of the States in relation to the public debts or financial affairs of each, so that our readers are pretty well posted up upon all such matters. Nothing, bov" ever, of importance has transpired calculated to chang e the complexion of matters connected with the finances of our indebted states. The progress each is making under tie operation of existing laws has beet sufficiently satisfactory to all interested. The advance: ment has been slow and sure, and that is the ben evidence of its sound and healthy character. The roPl u increase in the value of taxable property, not only our new, but in our old States, will work wonders la the treasuries of each; and we consider the fact that the rate of taxation for the payment of interest on the PO' lie debt of each State is as high now as it ever will he' We see no possibility of a relapse in the payment, er danger of falling back into delinquency." The balance of the public money remaining in el l e British Exchequer on the sth April, 1848, was 6,768,33 t and on the sth inst., 7,453,611 i, and the deficit on t"" year was but 269,377/. By a little perseverance on th e part of the new Financial Reform Association s, we may soon expect to hear of a large surplus, and a ° ex[ation should be spared until this desirable end is ti e .; ccmplished, since the expedient of raising small loans neither creditable nor sound. At the East India House to-day votes of thanks hav e been passed unanimously to the Governor- General, to Lord Gough and to the Indian army, for their services in the recent military operations in the Punjaub. 4 , The Funds are rather flat to-day, but the busin ea ; doing is limited. Conso!s have been 911 to 9 2 /, / (1 ; i'ransfer, and 918 to 92 for Account. Exchequer - biP bn are 455. to 48=. premium. Bank Stock is worth 1 92 1931, and India Stork 244 to 245. The New Thre e ' and a• Quarter per Cents. have been 918 to 911. The Foreign Securities have been quiet likevir; Spanish Five per Cents. 17.1, and Portuguese Four r o Cents. 29. Brazil Bonds have been at 80, and Chill% at 91 to 92. Spanish Three per Cents. have been 33 ,` a Mexican Bonds have realised 308 to i with 141 ' coupons. Dutch Four per Cents. are ?Ito 4 . Railway Shares have been rather neglected genet - U: , and this gives rather a heavy appearance to the mar Neither the real nor speculative sales have, hoiee eer been of any moment. BRITISH FUN DS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCI C (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 193% 192 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 90 % 54 8 per Cent. Consols Anns New 3 , 4 per Cent. Arms. 9 l l / 2% Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 8 9-16 8)1s India Stock 244 245 Do. Bonds, 10001 Ditto under 1,000/ Consols for Account . . Exchequer Bills. I%d. 2d. March. June. 1,000/. 500/ 47 48 45P Small 47 48 45 P PRICL OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCS. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent BO Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent .. 92 91 Equador Bonds 4% Grenada, 1 per Cent Do. Deferred Greek Bonds, 1824 and 1825 Ditto Coupons Mexican Bontis, 1846, 5 per Cent — „ 0 00 Ditto for the Account 30% % w ith Car Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 4 per Cent. Ditto for the Account.... 29 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o 1 7 3 /4 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21 % per Cent., 12 Guild — Ditto 4 ner Cent. Certificates 7 7 1.a 3 / 4 ~0 0 1( 13,1 , 1NES DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CP RAILWAYS. PAID. PEI SHARE. Aberdeen - Ditto, Preference 2 , Bristol and Exeter Caledonian - - Ditto, Quarter Shares l 2 l / 2..... 6% to -- Eastern Counties ... - , Do., New Guar. 6 per cent. 10 Do., Northern & Eastern... 50 - Do., 5 per c?.nt. - Ditto, New Great Northern Do. % A Deferred ..... ... 121,/ 2 5 ...... to Great North of England 100 235 Ditto, New 15/.... . ... l4 ...... 331/ . Great Western 100 Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares Do. New 171 - Hull and Selby 5O ...... WW I to --- Ditto, Quarter Shares 1214 2218...... to -- Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 93 - Ditto, ditto - Do. New Guarant. 6 per Ct. 10 Leeds and Bradford 5O .....100% to --• London & Blackwall ..... . 12% ...... 5).‘, to --- Lund., Bright., &South Coast 50 - Do., New, guar. 6 per cent. 5 London Es North Western..„.loo . _ ...131 3 / 2 1 to 1.& London and S. Western...—. 50 ... - Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Ct. on Deposit and 5 per Ct. on Calls.. 5 • ... 5% •to Midland . lOO . _ 74% to 74 Ditto, 501. Shares ..... ...... 25 Midland, Birm., and Derby...100 Midland, Consul. Bristol and Birmingham, 6 per cent.... 100 North British .. .. .... ..... .. 25 North Staffordshire 1 7 1% 13' 4 3.— .. to --• lteading,Guildfd., & Reigate 1214 1314 to --• Shropshire Union 5 —.. 2% to --' South Eastern 33 L A .. ... - Ditto, No. 3. Ditto, Registered No. 4.... 10 ..... 6 3 / 8 South Wales - York, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 ...... 22 3 / 4 .. _ to -- Do. and Newcastle Exten. 20 - York and North Midland .. 50 ...... 4014 Ditto, Preference Ditto East and ‘A estßiding Extension 25 ... .. 191 to FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens 2O ... 8 3 / 4 ... .. to —. Great Indian Peninsular 105....... %...... to --• Paris and Rouen - MINES. Brazilian Imperial ... .. ... 241...... Ditto St. John Del Rey ... 15 ..... lON .... to -17.....4 BIRTHS. On the llth inst., at Kingston Russell, the lady of Mor Grove Mansel, Esq., of a son and heir. On the 19th inst., at Bedford, the wife of W. J. Nash, Esq.' of a daughter. On the 20th inst., at Southsea, the wife of the Rev. P t. Musson, of a son. _ _ On the 20th inst., at New Park -road, Brixton-hill, James Spicer, of a son, On the 20th inst., at Upper 'Pooting, Mrs. W. Bain • bridg e ' of a son. On the 21st inst., at Kilburn-lane, Mrs. Wallis, of (xi' Marlborough-street, of a son. On the 20th inst., at Putney, the wife of Anthony Bainbridge Esq of a daughter. MARRED. T T CI On the 19 t h i nst., at Gorleston I , Suffolk, Captain W. — . c ot Baddeley, 49th R eg i ment, to Ch ar l otte Matilda, you pg daughter of John S. Bell, Esq. t On the 21 s t i nst., at Trinity Church, St. Maryleb Orl t Captain William Baring, of the C o ld s t ream G ua rds, of Elizabeth, youngest d aug h ter of C. Hammersley, E s q" Park-cres cen t. V /7 On the 19th i ns t., a t B ra df ord, Edw i n J. Pickslay', . of Wakefield, to Han na h, y oungest d aug ht er o f t h e late Starkey, E sq ., of Wakefield. DIED. On the 16th i ns t . , a t Limerick, Matilda Alexina, only child of 111 ajor-General Thomas E. Napier. On the 18th inst., at Thripl ow , C am b r id ges hi re , the 14qt. J. Jenks, vicar of that parish, aged 71. he On the 19th inst., at Sheffield, Willi a m Arthur, son of t Rev. J. Gibson, M.A., chaplain to the parish chuch. On the 19th inst., at Air-street, riccadilly, E. Briggs , - o f On the 19th inst., Eliza, wife of the Rev. G. Robson , Erbistock, lilintshire, aged 69. On the 11th inst., at Brompton-grove, Major Shac ill eA Clerke, K.H. Of On the i 9 h inst., at Birkenhead, Olivia, the daughter Captain E. Groves, Dolgeog-house, Machynllet London: Printed and Published by MURDO 0 ► of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 11 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the count/ Middlesex, Tuesday, April 24, 1849.