The Sun. — London, England, 1855-04-19 00:00:00

RIYAL OLYMPIG THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. iViaar. THI3 EVEN'IN'G, bo performed a Comedietta, ca.llel LAW FOR L %DIES Characters by 3fe.srs. A. Wigan, G. Vining, 11. Cooper, ranvels,* and Miss Cast'etca. after which, KILL OR CURE. Characters by Messrs. Robson, E m ery, and F. Vining ; Mrs. A. *.rig3n and Miss Bromley. To be followed by the Fairy Extravaganza, called THE YELLOW DWARF AND TUE KIEL OF I lIE GOLD - ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. THIS EVENLNG. Glorious success I To commence with an entirely new and original spectacle-drama of harrowing interest, by Mr. Nelson Lce, called. THE FIELD AGAINST rHE FAVOURITE I No Drama for many years has created so great a sensation. The interest ism st intense ; the burning of the stables Li most terrific, while the Derby race is most exciting. After which, a Series of Novel SCENES in the CIRCLE, invented by Mr. William Cooke. To conclude with RETURNED FROM TUB BALTIC ; or, Jack A.hore. ---- A new Military Act Drop, painted by Fenton, his been added to the Embellishments. itox-ofilce on from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manager. Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director, Kr. W. Cooke, Jun; ROYAL :: , .TXAND tinder the direction of 311ss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVENING, Will be performed TITP. CRICKET ON THE FIESTITII. Cha racters by Messrs J, llalfmd, PosT , son, and Kinloch ; and Miss Re becca Isaac , , Miss Beaumont, and Miss Somers. After which, KING QUEER AND HIS, DAUGHTERS THREE. To which will be added a Ballet Divertissement. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRI rIG _ _ Tins DAY ,r,"Y:I.•-ft , 3 - 3 g 47 min a't. To-liosißcw—'4lornin; 21 4 1 Er,qiug smin.a t. THE C 77i :71, April. 19. TaXI3MOASETZR, 13 Tag SRAM'. 58-highest since neon; yestkr,:ay. 39 —lowest this morning and during the night. 57—this day, at nooll. _ _ _ 11 kßourrEß, 30 - 25. WIND, N.N.E.—Light breeze, with glorious Imperial weather. '4.• •• T el I r b ' 4 Y " iy LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1355. This day Messrs. ROTHSCHILD'S list, the only one in course of formation, will be closed, and early to-morrow the terms which the great capi talist thinks proper to dictate will be published to the community. The Chancellor of the Exchequer having by his most unwise refusal to accept any bidding for less than the entire amount practically excluded competition, and must either accept the proposition of the firm on which he conferred a virtual monopoly, or acknowledge a very humi, listing failure, injurious not merely to his own reputation as a financier, but very prejudicial to public credit, and to the best interests of the nation. Should Messrs. ROTHSCHILD act liberally and offer a reasonable bidding, it will not be for want of every opportunity to do otherwise. They are certainly exposed to strong. temptation, which few, indeed, could resist. - It will not be through the prudence of Sir G. C. Lewis if there will be not a loss to the national treasury, scarcely inferior to that occa sioned by the GLADSTONE abortion. He has done all in his power to produce the mischief, and if it be avoided it will be owing to the magnanimity of the friend with whom he is dealing, and not through hie. own judgment or efficiency. We have pointed out the confusion arising from the jumble of Consols and Terminable Annui ties. It would have been far better bad he adopted either course separately, or better than either had he borrowed in a 3i per Cent. Stock, with a guarantee against its reduction for a certain fixed period. Just objections have been taken against the creation of stock of far greater nominal value than the amount to be realised. It was owing to that very mischievous practice that the public debt was swelled to such enormous dimensions, not merely millions, but tens of mil lions, aye, hundreds of millions being inscribed, for which there was no corresponding equivalent paid into the Exchequer. Such a course was the very converse of the creation of Terminable An nuities, which provided for the cessation-of the charge at a fixed time. It, on the contrary, got some trivial temporary advantage at the expense of a large addition to the burdens on posterity. How different would the present condition of the debt have been if Mr. PITT had borrowed in a 5, or si, or even 6 per cent. stock. The interest at the time would scarcely have been greater, and it would long since have been reduced to 3±, or possibly 3 per cent., while the amount of our liabilities would be some two hundred•miilions less than it is. We are, however, paying dearly for the red-tapism of that period, and our chil dren - may be equal sufferers from the vagaries of Sir G. C. LEWIS. It is the merest charlatanism to draw a distinc tion between the capital amount and the exnense . of obtai • it. It signifie s little when the money t° be paid, whether the liability was incurred fo r Tallie_xeceived or for contingent liabilities. If it was decided to issue part Consols and part Ter minanave l4Anut. es, it would have b een far better to the see u ,i , e/ ...„""bielders to choose f or themselves Inat veoidd best snit their financial posi • -tons, WA although their e l rumen must:take something of bot h, of the fund,, at: Z..l l .° Precluded from the nature `annuities; Thi n . 4 , 1 ! di . silosal from touching the greatly ,r 4 a:te mistake, w hi c h must nur a h e , r the 'middle man .° applicants through ' Of b y . the Gover nm ent scheme. On the other band, there o nnuiti ee on persons and corporations wi lt , „ ould are many their entire investments in these- very g a. 1Y mak e t erm s highly beneficial to the nati n • They, however, cannot obtain that which they require separately, and, consequently, the result must be very prejudicial to the Exchequer. But for one circumstance the Terminable Annuities would be a very favourite investment. The gross dishonesty of Parliament in submitting to the dictation o f Mr- GLADSTONA and charging Terminable Annu ities, even those havin g but a few _ 3r-ears to rnn,-.: at as high a rate as perpe tual charges, n ow , however, imposes great additional difficulty on the Financial Minister. Honesty is, indeed, the best policy for nations as well as for individuals. At present no specula tor can tell , that the Property and Income Tax may not be increased at any time to ten or even twenty per cent. Before bidding for any portits SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING,APRIti t 9, 186 h. INDISPUTABLE LIFE POLICY COMPANY, r of annuities, lie will make ample allowance for Lord Viscount TORRINGTON, Chairman. A REDUCTIOg of 25 p er Cent. has been made on the PRE. these contingencies. He kn ows that he will have MUMS of POLICIES of Five Years' standing. to pay a heavy impost not only on profit, but on ALEX. ROBERTSO , Chairman. capital, and will therefore guard his own pocket I to so great an extent as to cast a heavy loss on the Exchequer. This, however, will be but one of the many injurious consequences flowing from the 1 unjust and inequitable enactment, a modification whereof we should earnestly demand if we saw the slightest chance of obtaining any statesman like reform at the hands of Sir GEORGE CORNEWALL 72, Lombard -street. :HEATHS ROYAL HAYUAttKET. Under the mana4ement of Mr. Bucket:me; THIS EVENING, win be presented THE SECRET AGENT. Principal characters by Mr. Backstene and Miss E. Chaplin. To be followed by a new Ballet, in which the Spanish Dancers will appear, entitled TliE EVENING FESTIVAL. After which. a new Extravaganza, called THE NEW HAY MARKET SPRING MEETING. 1853. TO cerolnde with THE GALICIAN FETE. ROYAL PRINCE39'S CHEATRE, OXFO D-ST ttE ET. Under the Management of Mr. COAIiI.E3 THIS EIV EKES 41. Will be performed the Comedy of HZ LAICCETIA. Principal characters by Mess:s. Meadows, Ryder, felon. Evrett, and .avid Fisher; Mrs, Winstanley, Mrs. W. Lacy, Misses Daly, and C. Leclercq. To conclude with (9th time)' a romance, in two acts, entitled THE MULETEER OF TOI.r.DO ; or, lung, Queen, and Knave. TYLEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII. Proprietor, Mr. B. Vrebeter.—TXreetrem Madame Celeste. TILTS EVENIXCIr, Will be performed the Drama entitled THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. hide w Ah A N ET EDITION' OF THE FAIRY TALES To e = or MOTIIER GOOSE, w ith numerous highly-coloured Illustrations. We believe that " trial by jury" is worth keeping, and we therefore most emphatically pro test against the new resolutions by which jour nalists are to be handed over to the tender mercies of a single Stipendiary Magistrate, nominated and paid by the Crown, who may at their will and pleasure inflict a penalty of not less thou 51., and possibly of 301., on any newspaper proprietor. It will be seen that the Magistrate is to be not merely the judge of the law, but also of the facts, and who may be desirous of earning promotion by crushing any independent jour nalist who may dare to comment too sharply on the sayings and doings of the Minister of the day. Should this most improvident and ill-advised pro vision receive the Legislative sanction, there will be an end to the " liberty of the Press"—that which has long been justly regarded as one of the Palladia of national freedom. Any person who fancies that he is aggrieved may bring the mat ter before one stipendiary magistrate, who holds his office, not dram se bene gesserit, or during good behaviour, as it is usually termed, but at the mere will and pleasure of the Crown, or two of the "Great Unpaid," profoundly ignorant of the principles of common law, and not very remark- Ale for common sense. To the tender mercies of such persons must all connected with the pub lic press be delivered bound hand and foot, sub jected at any time to a summary conviction in the sum of 301. sterling at two days' notice. The summons, too, may be served at the usual place of abode of the party, and may be adjudicated on during his absence, before he has even heard of the vexatious proceeding. And eel bon to ? - What is the end awl object of of this most vexatious enactment? It is, indeed, hard to tell ; unless it . be the introduction of the sharp end of the wedge, intended merely as the precursor of further attacks, to bo continued until "the Fourth Estate" is completely muzzled, and Ministers have nothing to fear from its common. tames. Under the existing law the public Prss has, with few and insignificant exceptions, rises to a high state of efficiency. It may, indeed, challenge comparison with the journal; of any other land. What, then, is the pretext for interference, which may materially deteriorate, but cannot improve, the quality of the article supplied ? Can it with truth be asserted that there is any necessity for " protection " —that valuable, communications are rejected because they may subse quently be inserted in another j.)urnal ? The Tiiaes gives a valuable article, and finds its account in so doing. It will not dismiss its valu able correspondent in the Crimea, because others may avail themselves of his graphic communica tions. No ; it has achieved a high position by its own merit, and without seeking to injure or persecute others. 'When its diminutive rival, the Daily News (or Daily Nuisance, as it has been more appropriately termed) gives equal value, it will find that it may have a fair share of public patronage, and be enabled to taste the sweets of prosperity, of which as yet it is wholly ignorant. And yet it is this insignificant and paltry publica tion, no more fit to be compared to its great rival than a Satyr to Hyperion, that raises blatant bel lowings, calling out for " protection," where there is indeed but little to protect. It wants, forsooth, to be protected from piracy. GOD save the mark ! There is but little prospect of any one of ordinary taste plundering its petty details, when the ample and really valuable stores of the Times were acces sible. It fancies, however, that it achievesa spurious importance by howling against what it untruly alleges to be a piratical invasion of its rights. " How we apples swim," was the remark of a rather unsavoury article floating in the torrent with others of a very different description—and the exclamation has frequently been parodied from that time to this. An individual is said to have slunk along the street as if afraid of bailiffs, in order that the passers-by might think "he had credit once," and the Daily " nuisance," we beg pardon, " News," seems to think it may gammon the community into supposing that it has at times something worth purloining. This day it declares that " The Sum of last evening, according to its daily practice, published in its largest type, and without the least indica tion of its source, a communication from our cor respondent at Eupatoria." This Ise unhesitat ingly declare to he a monstrous falsehood ; and we regret to be obliged to add our belief that it its correspondent at Eupatoria, not one lino of which was inserted in our journal. Having thus thrust the v,ilful falsehood down its throat, wo leave it to its reflections, which cannot be very agreeable if it has the slightest particle of gentle man-like or honourable feeling. Our readers will have been interested yesterday with the description we gave of the two floating batteries, the Thunder and Meteor, launched from the yard of Messrs. MARE. Nothing appa rently more perfect of its kind has ever floated on water. The only thing to test is the effect of shot striking, repeatedly on the massive iron plates. Penetrated they probably never can be by any shot on earth; but it may be found that the con cussion has unexpected effects even on the mas sive timbers. We hardly anticipate, however, anything but perfect success, and we only hope they may not frighten Russia out of giving them the chance of a fair trial on her granite. What struck us most, however, is the grow ingly manifest uselessness of Government ship-yards. When Mr. SCOTT RUSSELL can furnish unexampled size, and when Messrs. MARS can turn out a perfect novelty of unheard-of power, at a notice of about four months, why give the least scope for jobbery ? Government could never have manufactured on the spur of the moment iron plates of such thick ness and form, or have turned out the vessels with such speed and in such complete condition as Messrs. MARE have done. Why go on sinking national capital in Government yards when con tractors can be found ready to do anything what ever—quicker, cheaper, better—from the con struction of an invulnerable ship to the feeding of an army with comfortable meals every day. Go vernment manufactories are very imposing, but very costly. They confer patronage and seats in Parliament, it is true, but they cannot manufac ture the article wanted like our princely private firms. HIGHLAND DESTITUTION. TO THE EDITOR. OF THE SUN. HULL, APRIL 13, 1855. Stn,—From time to time we have appeals teem some society or other for the relief of distressed Highlanders. We ere reminded that these people are cousins, or uncles, or aunts of those brave Highlanders who have performo prodigies of valour for their Queen a..d country. This is a sort of stereotyped form—which one might oa'l " ' form adapted for the Crimea "-like Syd, trens , ri and patea i;gll , -lights ; but, aft.r all what dGes thin begging-leLter irepesture ratan ? 1;o these Highiaed proprietors want us to keep their poor as well as our own ? Has property in Scotland no duties ? But, Sir, the thing is a complete farce. If these people were in the distress. d state in which they are said to be (and in which they have no right to be if Highland propri,±tori did their duty), would they not join the militia, instead of starvirez, as they are said to be ? They do not do so. Every Highland militia regiment is lamentably low in numbers, and why ? Because the people say they are too well paid to join it. Look at the Recenee3 Cctteier. A'k the adjutant of any Highland regimen`. What, then, do these Highland proprietors want? That we should subscribe money which shall be expended in labour on Highlan'l properties. The fact is that English men and Irishmen pay so liberally fur these lairds' deer forests, moors, &c. (in which we are most abominably robbed), that they fully expect. us to keep their poor also. We do pay poor-rates for our shootings even, and still they beg What should we get from these lairds if we sent the begging-box round to them, told them that our potatoes had failed (they always do in these Highland "farms"), and that we were cousins of somebody or other in the Crimea ? I should like to see it tried. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, A TENANT OF A MOOR IN - INVERNESS-SHIRE. The Earl and Countess of Fingall and the Lady Hen rietta Plunkett have left Edwards's Private Hotel, in George-street, for St. Leonards•on-Sca. The Earl and Countess of Elgin have arrived at the Clarendon from Scotland. Viscount Wellesley has arrived at the Clarendon Draycott House, near Chippenham. Sir Frederick Arthur, Bart., has arrived at his resi dence in Gloucester-square, Hyde-park, from Paris. Mn and Mrs. Berkeley Noel have left the Clarendon for Paris. The Emperor and Empreqs of the French honoured Mr. C. F. Hancock, of Bruton•street (the celebrated jeweller), with a personal interview yesterday evening. Their Imperial Majesties were graciously pleased to honour Mr. 'Hancock with their further commands. The next series of colonial wool sales are appointed to commence on Thursday, the 3d of May. The quan tity of wool already arrived is about 35,000 bales. The markets for Russian produce yesterday gave fur ther indications of the disbelief of the dealers in the probability of an early peace, and tallow' experienced a fresh advance of ls. per cwt. The Peninsular and Oriental steamer Madrid takes eut 29,3001., of which 20,0001 is for Lisbon and 9,3001. for Cadiz, The shipments by the Royal Will steamer 'Dino for the West Indies amount only to 6,5001. The directors of the Bombay and Baroda Railway have notißeil that the India Company having given them a guarantee of 5 per cent., limited at present to 50,0001., they have resolved to reduce their capital to that amount and to give one share of IS/. in exchange for every 5 shares of 201. for which scrip has been already issued. ROYAL ASYLUM OF ST. ANN'S SOCIETY.-Sir Robert Peel will preside at the anniversary festival of this an cit nt and universal charity, c n Tue , day next, when, in addition to many of our nobility and the sheriffs, he will, it is believed, be supported by the Envoy 4 of Denmark and Turkey. THE MACKEREL FISHERY. —The season has commenced on the western coasts, and the appearances inclica e that it will he succes3fol. A few nights since some bna+s on the drift at St. Ive's captured from 1.500 to 2,000 fine ninc`;erel, which sold at from 161. to 18s. per 100 of six score. A special meeting of the Town Council of Birming ham was held yesterday, when an address was voted to his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of the French, on the occasion of the n tr.p cinus visit of himself and his impe rial consort to Eng'aod ; and a deputa , ion VMS appointed to accompany the mayor on the presentation of the ad d re=s. was a piece of wilful and de!iberate mendacity. We have never indulged in attacks on any of our 1 contemporaries, but courtesy is utterly thrown ' away in such a• case, and we hurl the lie in its teeth. Nay, more, not many days have elapsed since it put forward an equally unfounded com plaint against ourselves and our evening contem porary, the Globe. It then asserted in substance-- we have not the paper before us—that it was an unusual practice with "The Sun," but con stantly adopted by the Globe. Ho'w can it recon cile these contradictory statements within less than a single week? - One or the other must be false. There is no alternative, and we leave the Nuisance to select which of the horns of the dilemma it pleases. These complaints come with a peculiarly bad grace from the Daily _News. its antecedents are not, and cannot easily be forgotten. It started with the professed object of taking the place of the Times. It was loudly vaunted as the "Jour nal of all the talents," but unfortunately " the talents " as they: were styled, proved as total a failure in journalism as a similar party in Admin istration. It languished in its intrinsic insignifi cance, mee ti n g only with well - merited contempt. Then it tried the cheap dodge—was sold for 2d. —far more than i t was really worth—though at much less than it could be produced. This not very honest attempt to injure its contemporaries, and the entire body on which it intruded, also proved a total failure. A large amount of money was sunk, which there is not the most remote prospect of being ever recovered, and several successive '' et s of proprietors have had serious causo to de- Pl°r° their unfortunate intermeddliug with the daily press. Nor was its conduct in other respects more creditabl e • j ou rnals fro m it seduced the contributors to j other sent many o f them their employments, and termination of their adrift l ong before the en gagements, if our recollection serves for which, pretty • smart datavyes. s. right, it ,b a d t o p a y ow it has taken to toadying the incompetent Minister who has been pitchforked into th e Financial deptinoit. ' a /We give the Daily Ne ws fail Portman{' t o this article, if it dare. We trust ; at least, efawpiyii have the grave to withdraw the infamous liejitt p rt forward as to our copying a ooLutt L imi ca ti o - ii.frota EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT IN R EGENT , ITREET.— Yesterday morning a beautiful sheet of plate glass, occu pying the whole of the principal front of Mr. Mechi's new e tal - di-hnient in Reg,eni-i.tr et, was broken in a most mysterious manner, not the slightest round being heard at the time by any of the employes ‘,l Mr. Mecin. The glass is valued at upwards of 100 guineas. - FIRE AT SIIADWELL —A fire took place yestereay morning on the premises of Mr. H. Poland, a chemist, No. 238, High-street, Shad well, but owing to the timely afrival of the engines, and a good supply of the East London Company's water, the fire was confined to the destruction only of the lower part of the house. The loss will fall on the Globe Office. The origin of this fire is unknown. A Paris letter; in the Slut Public, of Lyons, says : —" A very warm discussion has taken place here rela tive to the Universal Exhibition. The company of the Exhibition Palace proposed to the Imperial Commis sion that every person admitted on the day of inaugu ration should be compelled to pay for his place ; but Prince Napoleon 'energetically opposed the proposition, and the commission rejected it. The company also wanted to make each of the exhibitors pay for a season ticket 50 francs, but that motion the Prince opposed likewise, and caused it to be rejected." THE CHURCH AND STATE STRUGGLE IN PIEDMONT. --The generals of the religious orders still existing in Piedmont have addressed a letter, dated Rome, 31st ult., to the archbishop and bishops of that kingdom, congratulatino, them on the resistance they have made to the Convents Suppression Bill, now before the Senate at Turin, and thanking them for the protection they have thus granted to the establishments, menaced with destruction. The document is s i gne d b y 19 generals, in cluding the Bishop of Porphyra, general of the Augus tin monks. MORE FORTIFICATIONS IN BELGIUM.--A project is on foot at Brussels to increase the fortifications of Ant werp, by establishing a new fort at the Tete de Grue, near that city. The inhabitants of Antwerp consider the new fort unnecessary, and the Chamber of Com merce has sent an address to the King, praying that it may not be executed. The address says that, as all the Powers have guaranteed the independence of Belgium, and as she entertains the most friendly relations with all of them, the increase of the fortifications of the great, commercial port of the country would appear an unjus tifiable act of distrust. THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.—This society will break ground in the county of Worcester on the 25th inst., by the allotment of their beautiful purchase at West Malvern, on the slope of the Malvern hills adjoin ing St. James's church and parsonage house. Tile stretchingf Co und n the m pre a s ly p e e r c o t i r s a o e n g e e. of Tthhee wood -o v e i p e p w e s d to hii b i be outline of the Black the west are backed by the grandeAsltoautentiasiadsiviindeßdaiinlntoor6shlirleo,ta:o.u ar t r d ic is e ta f n ro t m . The o t y 3 d - 1 h g o w th p e e ve o r o , et b eoi of gconof vt7hesevatpoorei3ceell3oli 57;l.e4asc.h6;d.Cieeacinit,211:erl THE ground CONSERVATIVE bre iIE i o societyETYrr n h: 2s th close i n v t i is the of Lincoln t b o y t t h h e e fi a r l o t- t o n l i a e e n e t sOtafttihoneiro t l f h o e i d E a p s r t o PLciity, which nco'lnshirw.ebirnansci: centre of the improving market town , and is th of the Great Northern Railway. The land in the miles of the sea coast and the bathing pl aces of Mahle. thorpe and Sutton. The property is divided into about thirty lots, varying in price from 2 ( 1 . 2 s. 6d. to 621. 13s. d. each ; the majority, howt ver, being of the price of 52/. 4r. 6.1. each, including de cost of Con veyance. A 4 ,'• , 1-4 SUN OFFICE, Seven VISIT OF THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS TO Tli E CITY. dolls manner, thus silently returning his thanks to this journal, which has advocated his cause, and defended him when assailed by the en:ire press of the metropolis. As the Emperor and Empress passed through Temple-bar a tremendous cheer was given by those within the City, which was taken up and re-echoed by the thousands assembled in the Strand. FLEE U-STREET. Perhaps in no past of the route was more inte rest manifest than in Fleet-street; from nearly every window floated the flag of England, and ensigns of the red, white, and blue were hoisted one above the other without the slightest regard to superio rity, but the effect produced was of the most exciting description. At nearly every house that " showed its colours" the tricolor of France was to be seen, and the balconies and windows were crowded with elegantly-dressed ladies, each vieing with the other in the display of female loveliness. The upper parts of the different houses were also crowded, and if ever the entente cordiale was mani fested towards this country by any past dynasty of France, it seemed, from the welcome the present Emperor this day received, to have suffered no alloy during the period that has elapsed since that much-desired state of things was declared to be the guiding course of France, but which has remained to be fully consummated by the Emperor Louis Napoleon. Perhaps no period could more happily have been chosen for this long-desired consummation than the present occasion, when, after a struggle with the great enemy of the world of a most deadly character—when after the armies of the two great nations of Europe had joined to gether hand in hand in the same fight, and had mingled together their best blood in one common strain—when tho energies • of both nations, animat ed by fresh feelings of patriotism to their country, and in the common defence of mankind, were about. to renew a great, and, it is to be hoped, triumphant struggle against the barbarous hordes of Russia. (THIS DAY.) This clay, Thursday, April the 19th, will hence forth be remembered as one on which an event took place without parallel on the pages of history— namely, the day on which the Corporation of the City of London presented the freedom of the first mercantile city in the world to Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French. To us the circumstance is particularly gratifying, from the fact that we have, through good and evil report, stood firm, alone and unaided, iii maintaining the cause of Napoleon 111. - With break of day the preparations, which had been car ried en throughout the line of streets through which the Imperial cortege was to pass till an ad vanced hour of the night, were resumed. The clank of the hammers of the workmen, busily en gaged in erecting stages, was to he heard. As the morning wore on immense loads of timber, and men with their eyes but half open, were to be met with, all hurrying towards the scene of action. At nearly every step we took in Fleet-street during thelittle hoursof themorning our foot was quickened by a stentorian voice from above crying out " Below," and on casting our eyes upward we dis covered the friendly caution proceeded from parties busily engaged in fixing long poles from top storeys of the houses to enable them to display the brave old "Jack" of England and the gay tri-colour of la belle France to the best advantage. The next class that seemed to be most industrious were three who had "seats to let" conspicuously placarded on their doors, and although the sums asked for them were in sone° situations enormous, the last positions were eagerly seized, "regardless of ex pense." In order to give eclat to the whole proceedings, the Lord Mayor caused a no tice to the effect, that as their Imperial Ma jesties the Emperor ;Ind Empress of Vie French had been ple.esed 4o intimate their inteution of visiting the City of London, he recom mended his feliow-citizens, as far as practicaiile, to abstain from ln;iness to-day, for the 1)111-- peso of showing due reTect to t!leir Me , jestiee en the auspicious eccaeieu, and also tha, those per sons in the lino of procession who intended to erect galleries in or on their houses would take particular care that everything was made secure, in order to prevent any accident occurring to mar the pleasures of the day. As the hour of nine o'clock approached, the time fixed for closing the thoroughfares leading to Guildhall, the excitement considerably increased ; and now, those who had been fortunate enough to obtain tickets to view the procession, were to be seen hurrying towards their destination, and little groups of per sons were to be found at the corners of the different streets leading to Guildhall, debating upon the best place from which a view was to be se cured. Large bodies of police now made their ap pearance, and the order to " move on" became general. Between 11 and 12 o'clock the immense body of persons who had flocked into the City be gan to form into line, and the nearer the approach to Guildhall the denser became the crowd. The scene along this great thoroughfare was ex ceedingly picturesque. The populace were loud in their cheering, and evinced a desirt to comply with the demands of a large placard, viz., to give a hearty welcome to the Ally of our Queen, to an unbounded extent. The EnToror and Expre , s Eugenie appeared to be highly gratified at this cordial greeting, and both gracefully acknowledged the compliment by re peatedly bowing to the assembled thousands. LUDGATE HILL. • The appearance of the Cathedral on the top had a picturesque effect to day by the immense number of tri-colour flags hung from the house of Messrs. Dakin, and Griffith and Grant. They were so ar ranged as to form an arch, and the eifter productci was not outrivalled by any other display. CHEAPSIDE. Here the crowd was tremendous, both sides of the road being lined with people, who stood from 6to 8 deep. The cheering was here louder, if that . were pcs-sibl, than in any other part of the City, cries of " Vive l'Empereur " being exceedingly frequent. THE APPROACH TO GUILDHALL. At the top of King-street the eye was struck with the appearance of an enormous pavilion, which was erected by Mr. B. Edgington. The dimen sions of this monster marquee is 97 feet in length and about 90 feet in width. It accommodated with sittings upwards of 1,200 visitors, and afforded each a perfectly uninterrupted view. It is composed of alternate white and scarlet, canvas of the finest texture, and although if afforded full protection to those seated beneath admitted the light to show up the brightness of the colours. In front of tiis immense pavilion an awning, 140 feet long, extended to Gresham-street, which was surmounted by the flags of every na tion, with one exception. -- Passing through the pavilion we entered ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEN AND PRINCE ALBERT, W 11 THEIR ILLUSTRIOUS VISITORS THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF THE FRENGh IN LONDON. Shortly before 12 the Queen, Prince Albert, the Emperor Napoleon, and the Empress Eugenie arriv ed frOm Windsor via, the South-Western Railway. The, station had been xery tastefully arranged, and the effect prodUced by the varied colours of the flags and draperies had a very imposing effect. Having entered the Royal carriage the Royal party drove off amidst she loud and enthusiastic cheers of several thousands of persons, who had assembled outside the wall to give a truly British welcome to the Imperial pair. Along the whole line through which the Royal cortege passed the people stood in lines six or seven deep, and the cordiality of the reception appeared to make a deep impression on the Emperor and Empress. .GUILDHALL, and here a scene presented itself that we almost despair of describing. The first thing that attracts attention is the throne, which is situated at di,- east end of the hall. It was erected on a raise, dais, surmounted by a canopy of a cream colour, richly picked out with gold. The draperies are of ruby silk velvet, very tastefully arranged, and or namented with massive gold fringe and bees, ane lined with white satin. Upon the dais, which was also covered witl velvet, are placed two magnificent carved and gil chairs of state, covered with ruby coloured velvet On the back of one was the letter N, •embroiilere. in gold, encircled with a wreath of olive branche of the same precious metal, mixed with silver. 0. the other chair the letter E, the initial of the Eire pi 49, was displayed in a precisely similar manmi This part of the hall exhibited a coup d'ceil tip. have never seen surpassed, and reflected the higher credit on the taste and skill of the Messrs. Herrini of Fleet-street, the upholsterers to the Hon. Cur pora,tion. On each side of the grand entrance to the thrift!. are eight rows of raised seats, whilst, a little more t. the east are six raised, apparently standing places At the western end of the hall is a spacious caller}' divided into three classes. In order to provid , this amount of accommodation it was found neces sary to raise the figures representing Gog and Ma gog some eight or niue feet, although each figurt weighed about a ton. The whole of the menu ments have been cleaned, and not fewer than 14 trophies, 30 feet high, are being placed in th. hall—viz., sevin on each side. They are exceed' ingly chaste, and may be thus described :—Affixed to the top of a pole is a wreath of Peace, in god(' and white, encircling the French eagle, under whiel. is a large circular piece of work, bearing an admir able medallion of the Emperor. Following this downwards is a splendid circle, after which is au entablature bearing the name "Napoleon" in gold letters. Seven of these, in honour of France, are matched by an equal number representing Eng land. At the top is a similar wreath of Peace en circling the British lion ; underneath it a circular piece of work bearing a medallion of her Majesty the Queen. A little below is an entablature bear ing the mule " Victoria." Between the wreaths of Peace immense gilded Turkish crescents, and three beautiful flags, repre senting the colours of England, France., and Tur key, have been placed. The City, and also the French arms, have been emblazoned in bright colours upon the circular shields upon the trophies. A beautiful ornamental device in cream colour, bearing the followin - g- 7 " Alma, Balaktva, and. Inkerman "—has been placed in front of the upper windows, which, being surmounted,by the French and City Arms, has a most magnificent effect. The tops of the flag-staffs attached to the trophies have splendidly gilt eagles and spears attached, and the light shining from behind the devices gives them an appearance of solid burnished gold. The whole of the seats in the hall have been covered with an expensive drab-coloured cloth, which had a much greater effect in showing off the other decorations than would have been the case if the colour had been either crimson orsear. let. These seats have been classified into three divisions ; the two first departments were set apart respectively for ladies having tickets of certain colours ; the other portion, it is under Stood, was set apart for gentlemen having the privilege of entree. The Royal party were received at the Windsor station by the Hon. Mr. Dillon, Mr. Sergt. Gaze ke, the Count Eyre, H. C. Lacy, Esq., Captain Johnston, Director of the Company ; Mr. Crombie, the Secretary, and other officers. They left ht 25 minutes past 11, and arrived at the Royal Station, Wandsworth-roal, at 12 o'clock, and were received there by W. J. Chapli n, Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Company, Col. Lu a r d, Capt. Mangles, Mr. Hutchins, M.P., and Mr. Mortimer. The space on either side of the entrance to the dais is fitted up so as to afford standing room only, the right hand space being set apart for the use of the Corps Diploraatique ; the left for the accommoda ti, in of her Majesty's Ministers. It had been arranged that their Imperial Majesties should enter at the nlrth side of the hall, where they were to be con ducted to their respective seats facing the dais. This was to prevent much confusion which might pos sibly have arisen had their Majesties passed along the grand foot-path that runs between the seats in front of the west end, where the ceremony was to take place. Immediately over the entrance of the hall in Guildhall had been erected a double orches tra, in which two military bands were stationed, who, as the Royal and distinguished visitors en tered the ball, struck up " Partant pour la Syrie." The boudoir for her imperial Majesty was sumptuously supplied with richly gilded furni niture. Tho sofa and chairs had a most brilliant. effect, which were relieved by the elegant lace window curtains. The chief decoration of this unique apartment was the noble toilet, upon which was a magnificent mirror, in a carved gold frame, and the whole draperied with rich lace festooned hangings over white satin. The toilet bottle and china vases had been selected for their artistic beauty as well as superior manufacture. The lavement-stand, covered with a beautiful slab of marble, had the usual fittings in white and gold china, with splendidly cut glass ewer, goblets, &c. A magnificent cheval glass, in a splendid gold frame, adjoined the toilet, and the flooring of the apartment covered with an elegant Turkey carpet. A splendid collection of paintings of the Bonaparte family had been hung in the room leading to the Council Chamber ; on one side was a portrait of Napoleon I. ; Jerome, King of Westphalia, youn gest; brother of Napoleon 1..; Joseph, King of Spain, eldest brother of Napoleon 1., and uncle to the present Emperor ; and Count Waltersdorf, Marshal of King Jerome. On the other, ,portraits of Letitia, mother of Napoleon 1., grandmother of the present Emperor ; Hortense, Queen of Hol land, Consort of Louis Bonaparte, King of Hol land, and mother of the present Emperor ; Katherine, Queen of Westphalia, daughter of the King of Wurtemberg, by the Princess Royal of England, consequently cousin to Queen Victoria. At about half-past two the Emperor and Empress entered the hall, and at this moment it presented a scene of the greatest magnificence imaginable. • The scene within the ball previously to the arri val of the august visitors was grand in the extreme. The company, which had begun to arrive in large numbers as early as ten o'clock, had very nearly all assembled, and filling, as they did, the whole of the west end of the building, and the north and south sides, funned of themselves A most brilliant and varied feature, but, when viewed in conjunction with the gorgeous decorations of the Hall, the rich, flowing robes of the aldermen and common council, the embroidered tiniforms of the representatives of the different corps diplomAtique, constituted a tort ensemble extraordivary splendour. All this burst at .ince upon the eye the moment one had passe:i through the principal entrance into the time iionoured edithe with a in:igic and enchanting effect. rhe of the scene vas maiwained by the " eloquent music" which was discoursed by the ,plendid band of the Royal Hors Guards (Blue), old of which the following is a pr. .gramme )verture— Ob,;ron ieleetion —Le Ctialet A Adam. Naltz—Fruhilhgsboten Gime. PrecioAa 'tVar March of the Priests—Atha.lie Overture—Guillaume Tell ie:ection—Diainans do la Couronne Waltz— Fa!x. Star ... D'Albert. Overture—Zainpn , Her Ad. , )venture—Mas , Aniello ielection—Etode du Nord Waltz—Tanz Pcrlen Rossini. Meyerbeer. rhe band was under the direction of Mr. J. R. rutton, band-master. As the names of the company were not, Selection—Donna del Lago VackellllZ owing to an accidental oversight on the part of the committee, announced at tho door A number of distinguished personages passed in unrecognised by a large proportion of those sent, but towards half-past twelve o'clock, those arrivals were announced in the usual manner, and amongst those whose titles we overheard were—Lord Paninure, Viscount liar- Lugo, the Greek Minister, the Sicilian Mi nister, his Excellency the Turkish Ambassador, till of whom, is making their appearance, were greeted with loud acclamation. To these succeeded S'ir C. Wood (First Lord of the Admiralty), Earl f Clarendon (Secretary of State . for . Foreign 'At airs), who were received in like manner. ' •ResideS ••hose we have mentioned there were also in attend- vice the American, Sardinian, Swedish - , Portu ;nese, and Brazilian Ministers ; Earl of Harrowby, ,he Marquis of Salisbury, Viscount Canning, Sir Molesworth, and Sir B. Hall.. The arrival of the august visitors it was under stood would take place about half-past one o'clock, ind, as that hour drew nigh, the excitement of the isseuabled multitude, which could not have num tered less than 2,000 persons was raised to a ,sinful degree, but it was for the moment relieved )y the arrival of his Royal Highness the Duke tf Cambridge at half-past one o'clock precisely. _his Royal Highness, who looked remarkably well, ad was attired in the uniform of the Coldstream ;Wards, was enthusiastically cheered as he wits :ouducted to his seat, which he acknowledged by towing in a most courteous manner. His Royal I'ghness was immediately followed IT the MAr luis of Lansdowne, the Duke of Argyll, Lord ..'alinerston, and Sir George Grey. About this time it was rumoured that the Em ,eror and Empress wero close at hand, and this vas succeeded by a hum of anxious expectation. The band had just brought to a conclusion the , eautiful overture of " Gu►llawe Tell," when the essatiou of its strains was taken up by a merry _,sal from the old bells of Bow Church. Presently loud shout of " Vivo l'Empereur" was distinctly ,ver-heard outside, and the Lord Mayor, accom .)anied by the members of the Ctinunittee, the Alder .uen and Corporation, hurried to the grand entrance vo receive their Imperial Majesties with becoming aonour and formality. Immediately the baud of the Ad Royal Life Guards struck up " Partant pour la 3yrie," which was re-echoed by the band within, tnd to the music of this noble air, and amidst t hearty cheer of welcome from the whole assembled ;ompany, the Emperor and Empress, preceded i)3 , the Lord Mayor and the usual attendants on such occasions, slowly advanced up the centre of t,he hall . and took up their respective positions en the dais. His Majesty wore the uniform of a General of Division, and the Empress, who was attired . in a rich brocaded silk dress, looked extremely well, and both very gracefully bowed their acknowledgments to the sincere and general shoutS of " Vive l'Empereur" and " Vive l'lmpera trice," which resounded on every side. The brilliant suite of the Royal personages having taken up theirpo' sitiou round the dais,theLord Mayor advanced, and having presented the learned Re corder to their Majesties, the latter, in a distinct and forcible 'manner, read the address ou behalf of the Lord. Mayor and Corporation of the City of London. Both the Emperer and Empress seemed deeply alive to the warmth of the sentiments ex pressed in this manner. The Emperor afterwards, amidst the , deepest silence and attention, and in a clear voice, which was heard in every part of the hall, read a written reply to the address, in which he conveyed the gratitude he entertained towards the Queen for Affording him an apportuuity of hearing so . uearty an expression of the sentiments of the representatives of the City of Loudon—senti ments which he felt, he observed, were ad dressed not so much to himself as to the nation who had chosen him as their head—and whose in terests were everywhere identified with those of this country. He felt also that they were ad dressed to an army and navy united to them by companionship in danger and in glory, and to the policy of the two Governments, which was based on the foundation of truth, moderation, and justice. His Majesty then went on to say that for himself personally he retained on the throne the same sympathy and esteem for the English people which he professed when amongst them as an exile, and then went on to express a fer vent hope that the amicable relations which now e xisted between the two countries might never be disturbed by any petty rivalry, but th Lt the un ion would continue to conduce, as at present, to the promotion of their national welfare and the great cause of civilisation. His Majesty conclud ed by assuring the people of this country that they were right iu interpreting his presence amongst them as a proper and energetic proof of his cordial co-operation with them in the war in which we are at preserit,engaged, and by thanking them for that unmistakeable manifestation of good feeling towards himself and the Empress, The remark of the Em. BUCKINGHAM PALACE. At half-past 12 the Royal cortege, consisting of a train of carriages, escorted by a squadron of Life Guards, arrived at Buckingham Palacd, and weree cheered by the populace, who were as iu dense masses to welcome their Imperial Majesties. About half-past one th State procession, consisting of five of her Majesty's carriages, and two squadrons of Life Guards, left the Palace and proceeded along THE PARK, where they were welcomed with the heartiest de monstrations of respect by the vast multitude, who stood three, four, and more deep along the whole line of route. This was guarded by policemen stationed at frequent intervals, but the utmost or der prevailed. At the foot of the Duke of York's column they werethickly packed, and as you approached the Horse Guards the number of spectators increased. At the entrance a body of. Foot Guards *ere sta tioned on either hand, and on the court- yard the soldiers and officers in guard turned out to receive their Imperial Majesties. , The roof and every available spat in connection with the Horse Guards had its burden of spectators. Outside, the spec. facie was of the grandest and most imposing de scription. Sta.ding in WHITEHALL, and looking towards Nelson's Column on Char- ing-cross, it looked as if the half of London had congregated in this locality to do their Ma jesties honour. From the highest part of the pedestal of the monument of our naval hero, to a considerable distance in the direction of Whitehall, was to be seen face rising over face in the densest and most regular manner. From thence to the Horse-guards thestreet was crowded on either hand. The space required for the procession to pass along was guarded from this point to Temple-bar by a n um b er o f t h e metropo lit an po li ce and two companies of the Royal Horse Guards Blue. The demeanour of the vast multitude was, however, of the most creditable kind, and did honour to us as a nation. On the procession emerging into Whitehall the Emperor and Empress were received with loud cheering and waving of hats and handkerchiefs, a greeting with which they wore evidently gra tifi e d, an d which they returned in the most affable manner, bowing and smiling to the crowd. On reaching THE ADMIRALTY, over the entrance to which a band belonging to the Marines was stationed, with the flags of England and France crossed together in the centre, the band struck up " Partant pour la Syrie." At this moment the coup d'wil was magnificent. The day was remarkably fine, and a sudden access of sunlight irradiated the balconies, windows, and roofs of the houses, which were filled with eager spectators, waving hats and handker chiefs most enthusiastically, and brought into re. lief the flowing flags and the' agitated crowd be low, as they cheered and bent forward to obtain a view of the Imperial vistors. THE STRAND. On passing The 'Sun Office the Emperor looked steadily, and bowed in the most marked and gra- _ _..r-- peror were throughout received with the thus'astic applause. Tue ceremony of presenting the coruraittee' and several of the aldermen and Comirou Councilmen to the Emperor and Ell3Pre°. th which was conducted by the Lord Miler much grace and propriety, was gone through. The Royal party and suite were then conducted to the Council Chamber, where a 9Ple ri ;- '1 cl , k,uner a la pure/tette had been prepar6cl7:9,l.;'' partake of the hospitality of the Lord ltltijrerl; Corporation, in which they were joined hi t ' ll • : ! members - of the corps diplomaiique and a distl.ll. guished circle of ladies. Vie freedom of the City was now' presenteaan to the Emperor by the Lord Mayor, and the Royal guests, after prolonging their for about half an hour, departed amidst the nr ° cordial and general acclamation. They Vie r° companiml to the Royal carriages by the LordAK; and his attendants ; and before taking leave, Emperor again expressed his thanks for tu warmth of the reception of himself and the Vl', press to the City of London. At about a quarter to four the Emperor and t b. Empress left the , Guildhall, and returned to Buckingham Palace. As the procession returned, the cheering 31°14 the whole line was equally, if not more enthusias. tic than on its way to the City. TATTERSALL'S. (THIS EVENING.) THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS• 7to 4 agst Lord of the Isles (offered) sto 2 agst St. Hubert (taken) 10 to 1 agst Claret (taken) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Neville (utken) DERBY. sto 1 ag-t De Clare (offerfq) . 10 to 1 asst St. Hubert (cake!) 12 to 1 apt Dirk Ha.ttelmek (taken) MALTON RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII•) MAI,TON HANDICAP. 1 ...... • • 1 Ga,melad Freddy Six ran. TWO-YROLD STAKES. Sister to Broughton Walked °ill' BIRDSALL HANDICAP. rat!ence F‘ALluy Fern ........... . • 9 Four ran. HUNT CUP. 1 .•• ,••• Sampson Sir Henry Four rau. AMATEUR STAKES. Victory Phoebus Three ran. . - ............. ' ................ " PARLIAINLEL 4 ' 1 HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS EVENI NG " The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the vr0° 15441 at five o'clock. 4, The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND presen.eh petition frim Donuington against marriage deceased wife's sister. Pr, o a the motion of Lord REDESDALE the Lail coo provement Company, the Brighton Improvenientoot:, miisioners Municipal Corporation, and eti to withy-bridge Bills were severally read a second t""or • JURISDICTION OF THE STANNARY C" - AMENDMENT BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR, in moving that th e vi e be read a second time intended, that it should lc d by only pro forma. He should adopt the course sugkes oatiff his noble and learned friend (Lord Lyndhurst) till evening. The bill was then read a second time. Their lordships then adjownec 4.N 1 B Tlll4 lJd r• GENERAL A.V C 2R I TGE B A G Ic kI gt ire E tsitrisit a t—S o f 10 For the week ended April 19, ls:)5, made up from the ReLa nl A ;0 0 ,peetor* iu the dittere:it Cities and Towns in England 4lo ' • Per Imperial Quarter. WUEIT. I EASLEY. S OATS. I ZEE. BEANS. 68s 4d / 31s 1.1 25 s 10d ~39, 111 , 41s 21 3 96 THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAT. BAILEE. OATS. RYE. BEANS. v -67s 91 30s 6d 25s 3d 39s 8d j 40s 7d QUA .ITITIES 01 OH IIN SOLD ~Arl• Wheat, 96,342; Barney. 41,992 ; Oats, 18 679 ; Bye, 1 51 ; b,416; Peas. 809 quarters. to 6roit i MEAT MARKETS. NEWGITE AND LEADENHALL. — The trade wag - $0 firm to-day, as follows :—Beef, from is 4d to 4s ' 6d; B , l to ton, 3s 6dt to 4-> 6.1. • lamb, 58 2d. to Os I‘.'d ; Veal, 4s Btl ; Pork, 3s Od to 4s 4d par Blbs, by the ca rcase. o ar SOUTHALL, April 18.—To-day's market svus but loo k rately auvplied with stock. The genie al deuisua t _. o 3. sew i, aud p ices had an uward tendec Beef, t y Ps, ' to 6# tid to 4s ; i p Muttod, 3i to 4s lid; o La y. mb, 5 : 1 ° .%, 1 , 2,1; Veal, 4s lid to 4s 8d ; York, 3s 2d to 4 s i d per vim sink the ()Mils. . Or Rostyouu, April 18.—Dur market ruled Act o „ ive ilJP; • ms. ter s. Beef, Irmo 3s tid to 58 0.1; Aluttoupo: 5s thi; Li,,ob, 5e Id to 6s d ; Veal, 4s 0.1 to }s 8,1;‘,1t ' 10 6 ` Id to ls wiper 6168. Quarter old Store Pigs; ‘ each. HAY MARKETS. 0n,., e, : SMITHFIELD.—MamIow hay, :3 Os to 5' 0 „u" ' r lo7 - 1 (1- tto, 3 . 5s to 5' 18s ; and straw, l/ 4s to .I.i 103 P. ,t .. m • A modete supply and a steady trade. , j 10.,,i CUMBERLAND. —llllsadow hay, 3t 3s to 5! O s ' ... 1 0' 1 , lido, 3 5, to 5/ 15s ; aunt straw. it 5s to ls 10 , Pw Both hay and straw sold steadily at extreme rates- 0 107, 1 WHPIEOHAPCL.—iIIeadow hay, 3t. Os to 5 oe ' r Jor'',. ' ditto, 31 8s to 6: Os; and straw, 1l Os to 11 10s P e Trade steady. _ , .. e r . ) LLOYD'S SLIIPPL.VG—(THIS •11. 6 " ' • v. 4. &tad LONDON, April 19.—Wind and weathel tido i . . , noon, N.E. ; light, pleasant breeze, and fine, nle 1 ,, , • ' weather. A.ll4lPtli! PORTSMOUTH, April 18.—Wind, S.S.E. -,-, 0 10 0 , Her Majesty's ships Neptune, Powerful, Calcutta, s'e r i , Rosamond, Falcon, Cruizer, Sealark, and It° ll6 ' ' '''' ' Dover Roads. Sailed—Queen Victoria, for Mobie.ooo,lo, PLYMOUTH, April 18.— Wind, S.E. Arrived-11,e i from Singapore; Conspicuous, Demerara; M e ' r) ,.. 4 %. ; ..: d 0' . London, for Port Philip. Sailed—Seam, for 42 0 ,1',. t . - f0" - , FALMOUTH, April 18.- Wind, E. Arrived—AT - 0 .. 4 Algoa Bay. Sailed—Belmont, for Quebec. th'', ;e tts4 ,- , • Orion, from Rio Janeiro, for Stockholm ; 1 1 ° 11r- Liverpool, do. ~.. ail e i 1 SOUTHAMPTON, April 18.—Wind, S. by .... s g t ia- er Octavio, for Adelaide, S.A: The Bohemian, from. _..,. land to Calcutta, has put in to discharge and ser: A ".. PY -' SUNDERLAND, April 18.—Wind, S.E. Saw grant, for Rio Janeiro. r r I' l f HULL, April 18.—Wind, S.E. Sailed—Ross , '°_,..,' ~iii . York. BELFAST, April 17.—Wind, .N. Arrived — A - ' from Baltimore. ar otWo RANDEES, April 12.—The schooner Jacob, fou l ditty tir ea t a mouth to Stettin, was stranded on the Skagen leaky, and not expected off ; part of cargo expol t saved ; crow landed. From a return to the House of Commons,i t si rd! that last year the increase in the number of perlisfr the Post-office was 223, and the increase of cle w-. 27,0061 12s. 50. aeon fillp DEATH OF RSNE ALIVA.—One of those 11 1 - - it fate it is to pass as silently through this life as -ot 9e' were not living has just departed from ante 4 R6ne Aliva, the ingenious author of the "Apti - c . ,i'. I Book," " The French Language its own Tersuh e. 'f, "The Young Ladies' First French Book," died a¢ e 4 needay last, of a sudden attack of apoplexy. I t TO?1,. stantaneous ; the shock and deati. came togtther'„'b ,A 1 without any warning, a Ina full of florid 110 ' 0 . . 4 5 strength, whom we had sp en t so m e deli g htful 0 ° polc r e three days before, was extinguished in one short 133 0 , st! of time. This able man was endowed with oil t bo ,) most original minds of th e pr ese nt c e ntury; and l''' of ji his especial calling wa s th e modest one of teacher s o l'' French language, he had few living equals iu. a - t O O .O and subtle logic which h e loved to indulge in. -`""- tr i p perfect master of pol,tics. No lime studied tb hi ' etn 4 /1 4f closely. Various pamphlets published by —til ior 111 ferent periods during the several agitation ° 0 ! to Beer form, aud among others his jocose expiist.lol. the great Miuistsr, jecently deceased, ca ll ! ' o g o Robert Peel, the greatest Radical in Engial" Briat manifest proofs of his clear and vigorous mind•tiej!;. came to England in the year 1320. and cont i s•tli, r el 35 years in the new land of his adoption. bop .in g ie exception of An e abal Marcel, he s O5 .. pre r e r comparison the first man i u hi s p ro tes,ion 11° ' big al tor, though his great abilities were obscured hYliosiri4 centricity and w an t o f wot idly manner . His Pe eti kt ains were his great b ase , an d prevented him irons e '" d 45 4 that popularity which would otherwise have b ee: 10 0 :4 his worth. B u t th e y did no t i n t er f e r e with the .iottrbi; felt for him by hi s f r i en d s w h o kn e w him rots to i 0 They never forsook him ; they sustained hili-bros troubles, consoled him in his sorrows, and W e t her e . / 0 till the last. And it was well they did ; for ( )Olt!) his prec ar i o u s professiOn would have been too o ir oc even for his philosophy, his income not l e aving 1 :. it #9 251. alear for the last 20 years. In one Ye he sf,e/ to 81. Tried in this manner, his stout h?art- -- "" t 00: 0 0 knows well the bravery of the French e, i4r e ll 6e i l eti never yielded to adverse fortune. He fu l l - o gl e ,' ' ultimate success, and his last admirable work, P o is . or , only a few months ago, had at length brought 00,, cesa within his reach. But it has been otherveooo creed ; the patient endurance of 35 years bo A ag o. r.. 1 ' noosed by his iiorrowin friends, and R45 1 : 14 '' 7 • rwsre, it ti