The Sun. — London, England, 1849-04-11 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, APRIL 11.—Wind N.N.W., moderate breeze and cloudy. DUNGENESS, Arm, 9.—The Magnificent, Russell, from New Orleans to Liverpool, was abandonei cm the 3d inst. in lat. 49, lon. 15, with twelve and a half feat of water in he r hold; crew saved by the J. C. J. Van Spey:., arrived off this port. BELFAST, APRIL 9.—lt has blown a heavy gale the last lwenty-four hours from the E.N.E., with rain. The Earl Grey, of Preston, went on shore in Church Bay. Glenarui, yesterday, and if the gale continues it is feared will ht c, - -me a wreck. The Hannah Kerr, Marc. which sailed on the 7th lust. for New York, took the ground in the river, but proceeded. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 10.—Wind 9th, New Liverpool, Porn Philip; Georgina, Pictou; Union, Priuce Edward's Island. 10th. P. Dean, Algoa, Bay; Sicily, Bahia; Raw:loll, ditto; Mary Elizabeth, Santa Martha; Cyprus, Antigua; Eucles, Jamaica; Perl:l, Havannah ; Fingal, New York; Constitution, ditto; Living Age, Boston; Lesmahagow, ditto; Argyle, ditto; Mi nerva, Prince Edward's Island; Elizabeth, Quebec; Trafalgar, Newfoundland. Off port, Dumbarton Youtb, steamer. OFF FowEv.—Miranda, Demerara. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 10.—Wind, E.N.E.—SId. Chris tiana, Quebec.—Off Port, Bth, Regina ; Batavia, Amsterdam ; 10th, Thoums Snook, Baker, Coast of Africa. DEAL, APRIL 10.—Wind, N. to N.N.E.—Arrd. Brothers,Flere, Havannah.—Arrd. from the River and sld. Caesar, Demerara ; Silas Richards, Walsh, New York ; Feronia, Hengell, New York. LONGHOPE, MARCH 27.—Davidsons, Bahia ; Wood man, Havannah ; Juventas, Philadelphia ; Dalston, New Yurk ; Margery, New York ; Royal William, New York ; Rhodes, St. John's, New Brunswick. FLEETWOOD, APRIL 10.—Wind, E.—Sld. Hope, Quebec. SWANSEA, APRIL 10.—S1d. Eagle, Quebec. CARDIFF, APRIL 9.—Sld. Mayflower, New York ; Orion, Boston. NEWPORT, APRIL 9.—Wind N.E.—Sld. 10th, Done gal, Bermuda. BRISTOL, APRIL 10.—Wind E.—Arrd. Fantce, Africa. Ski. 9th, Heroine, Quebec. 10th, Maple Leaf, Callao. OFF SCILLY, APRIL 7.—Falcon, Algoa Bay. OFF DUNGENESS.—J. C. J. Van Spey k, Vosek, Ba tavia for Rotterdam. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 10.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Cassar, Reichter, Charleston for Hamburgh. Off Port, St Ann, of Jersey, Brazils for Rotterdam. MILFORD, APRIL 10.— The Shannon, Llanelly to Wicklow, which was ran on shore in a sinking state in Sandy Haven Bay, sth instant ; has been got off, and brought into harbour. The Ann, which arrived here sth instant from Cardiff for the Mediterranean, after being in contact with the Prince of Waterloo, has re • iyed damage in her hull. FALMOUTH, APRIL 10.—Wind E.N.E., strong.—Sid. 9th, Jean, Coquimbo ; Woodbine, New York. 10th, Alchymist, Quebec. Off Port, Rio Grande, Buenos Ayres; Samuel Spree, Franklin, Moulmein. DUBLIN, APLIL 9.—Some portions of coppered wreck came on shore on the sands at Courtown, 29th ult.; some very decayed timber, with copper bolts at mizen head, 6th inst., and about forty feet of a large mast near Wicklow, on the same day. The mast of a schooner, or the mizenmast of a barque, was towed into Howth Har bour, 7th inst. Arrd. Clifford, Graham, Demerara. Sld. 7th, John, Thompson, Quebec. STROMNESS, MARCH 30.—Wind S.S.E.—Sid. 29th, Marjory, New York. LONDONDERRY, APRIL 7.—Arrd. Garland, Martin, Philadelphia; Jane Dixon, Smith, New York. SLIco, APRIL 9.—Wind S.E.—Sld. 7th, Mozambique, New York. LIMERICK, APRIL B.—Sid. Lotus, Demerara; Lady Peel, Quebec. CORK, APRIL B.—Wind E.—Arrd. St. lon, Burns, New Orleans; Mount Washington, Esdell, ditto. FOLKESTONE, APRIL 9.—Off port, Luciparus, Visman, Batavia, for Amsterdam. HARWICH, APRIL 10.—It blows strong from the west ward, and looks like bad weather. CLYDE, APRIL 9.—Arrd. Athol, Hutchinson, Sa vannah. Sld. 7th, Gondola, Mauritius. Bth, Ann, Johnstone, Newfoundland; Thy, Quebec; Adam Carr, New York. 9th, Birman, Batavia, Singapore, and MARKET NE Ws.—(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY. Scarcely any English Wheat was on offer in to day's Market, the total arrivals by water-carriage, since Satur day, having amounted. to only 1,010 quarters, while the demand for all descriptions was steady, at fully, but at nothing quotable beyond, Monday's prices. The imports of foreign Wheat have amounted to 7,590 quarters. Fine samples moved off readily at Monday's advance ; and the value of the middling and inferior kinds was _well supported. I There was a moderate inquiry for Barley, and prices were well supported in every instance. In 'Walt, so little was doing that the quotations were almost nominal. The quantity of Oats on offer was small ; all kinds were firm, and quite as dear. Beans, Peas, Indian Corn, Meal, and Flour moved off steadily, at very full prices. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. I Barley. Oats. I Flour. 1 1,010 qrs. 390 qrs. I 360 qrs. I 1,i50 sky. 1 I I 7,590 4,380 11,470 - Malt, 1,190 qrs. BOROUGH HOP 10TAILIEET. Fine Hops still command a steady sale, at priee-s fully equal to those paid last week. Otherwise the trade is in a very depressed state. Sussex pockets, 21 4s to 21 18s; Weald of Kent ditto, 21 12s to 31 8s; Mid and East Kent ditto, 31 3s to 6/ 12s per cwt. WitITECELELPEZ.. There was a slight improvement in the general demand to-day, at very full prices. Beef, from 2s 2d to 3s 4d; Mutton, 2s 4d to 3s 8d; Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 6d; Veal, 33 4d to 4s 2d; and Pork, 2s 10d to 4s 2d per 81bs. by the carcase. English Scotch .. •• • • Irish. • Foreign IRELAND. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) DUBLIN, TUESDAY EVENING. TRIAL OF Ma. Durrr. —At the sitting of the Commission Court to-day, the second trial of Mr. Charles Gavan Duffy, under the Treason Felony Act, was commenced. The Attorney and Solicitor- Generals, Messrs. Baldwin, Q.C., Plunkett, Q.C., Perron, and Pennyfather, appeared for the Crown ; and Messrs. Butt, Q.C., Napier, M.P. and Q.C., and O'Hagan, for the prisoner. The panel, which contained the names of 180 persons, having been called over three times, and 87 gentlemen having answered to their names, the swearing in of a jury was proceeded with, and oc pied the Court up to half-past two o'clock. The following is a list of the jury selected, after 55 challenges on behalf of the prisoner, 19 peremptory and 36 for cause. There were 24 jurors ordered to stand by the Crown :—Thomas Saunders, Jervis street ; Daniel Jaston, 6, Upper Dominick-street ; harles Egan, 14, High-street ; *James Fallon, Arran-quay ; *Fergus Farrell, Capel-street ; James Hayes, Kingstown ; Hall Ingram, York-street; * Richard Kelly, Sackville street ; William Myers, Richmond street ; Edward Rounds, Mary-street ; Thomas James Wright, Sackville-street; Alexander Morrison, Castle-street. Those marked with an asterisk are Roman Catholics. At three o'clock the Attorney-General was about proceeding to state the case on behalf of the Crown. THI CORN TRADE.—We have a steady market at our Corn Exchange, and we note no alteration in our last quotations. There was more inquiry for Indian corn, but holders did not succeed in realising an ad. vance. White wheat, 235. to 265. 6d. ; red ditto, 21s. to 255.; barley, 13s. to 17s. Cd.; oats, 103. Gd. to 12s ; oatmeal, lls. to 125.; baker's flour, 14s. to 15s. per cwt.; Indian corn, 295. to 335. per 480 lbs. IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—On Monday evening a robbery of a most impudent description was committed at the residence of Miss Hurams, an aged maiden lady. NO, 2, York-row, Kennington-road, and next door to Lambeth Police. court. Between the hours of eight and nine o'clock a sharp double-knock was heard at the front A eeorianngto h answer it she fou n d three men close door, and on the servantthe toe next to the door, addressing her, said, " We thebelone igersoton d police.some thieves who are on the I'm an inspector, and we have come to apprehend premises, and who hav e got i n the back way." The servant, believing the man's state ment, admitted himself and his companions, and they at once closed the door after them. At this time ,Miss Harems and Miss Sargeint,her companion, were at tea in the fro n t p ar lour, and the latter, hearing the noise and voices outside, walked into the hall, when one of the men addressing her said that there were thieves on the premises, that they had come there to protect them, and the best thing she, Miss Sargeant, could do, was t o rema in quiet in the par lour ~with the other l a dy. Miss Sergeant acted up on this advice, and the moment she returned into the par lone one of the fellows, who was armed with a bludgeon, cl osed the d oor an d rema i ne d outs id e , w hile the other t t "la ' having recommended the servant to go to the il eh 2 _ . qn anti keep he rse lf qu i e t t ill they called her, went fif t ,aluts- The fellows remained in the house from frr, u - " : t V 6- alventy minutes, and made their exit by the th e n 1": ?,°r* Miss Sargesnt soon after ventured out of t ee d esi -l ' 4ll r, and sent the servant for Mr. Stowers, the that attendant on II nas two doors off; and g el: m ea Miss ara , 61' CW:I:W an an °n coming, and being i nformed of the the front roe' call e d i n the police, when it was found that for years a :ril on the second floor, which has been used it tore-room for her property by Miss open, and it is fearedetnhi Harems, was f°r"d forced the drawers, &c., also amount has been carried 9.nefortunately subject to e at property to a considerable has been th e y of the. thieves Miss Haram effectat fltow,2(o'd such was the _ 11 Pon her, that she and the robbery produced 44,1 mr c. Lest evening Mr, Mutt, of her loss ha, not been able to state the extent tfarana ; the superintendent, Coster, one of the in.si ctors, called at Miss a s but even then she was ie not in a state of mind ; kx ,g, l o Nti o : dNettetwriptioe,,of the property stolen. iteib s i an, H. S— anl3un Thursday se'nnight, says the dßeaufort Ir 4ile Y' E a+, _flown to the the manager of the Nantyglo eliworks, sent for his workmen to make eent, i n e rn that thtir wages will be advanced 10 per tatde. onseqtkeeee of the late, improvement in the iron THE SUN, HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. tain and Mrs. B. Culpepper, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Ge ld At length we have a worthy successor to Madame send, Mr. Henry Singleton, Mr. A. G. Montgomery , Pasta; and those characters, such as Medea, which ! Sir Thomas Rettord, Bart., the Baron Magliana, Mon require for their perfect embodiment a rare combing- . sieur and Madame, Bart. Montherot, Sir Richard King, i Barr., !Sir. Farquhar , Mrs. Charles Porde, Colonel Crom - M. de Siben, Captain and the lion. tion of majesty, and passion, and tenderness, and for . their proper vocalization a voice of great compass and Mrs. Ryder Burton, hie and Mr. Crcmbie, Monsieur and Madame Debreuil, flexibility, equally perfect in the middle as in the Mr. and Mrs. Lyon, &c. upper and lower register, and capable of expressing --.L every phase of passion, from the most pathetic tenderness 1 ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. and the most heartrending anguish to the furious bursts 1 The English vocalist, Miss Catherine Hayes, made of' anger, of hatred, and of revenge, may again resume her first appearance in this country last night, as the their places in the operatic repertoire. Mademoiselle heroine of Linda di Charnouni, an opera in which Parodi, the pupil and adopted daughter of Pasta, made she has won her principal laurels at the Scala and her da/Wit here last evening in the character of elsewhere. We are glad to record her complete sue• Norma, and we certainly are no longer surprised at cess, for the fame of an English artist abroad is the furore she created at Palermo and at the anxiety generally a doubtful thing, and experience has but of the Palermitans to retain her among them. Such too often proved the cruel and disappointing worth an actress and singer has not appeared since the days lessness of prefatory rumour. But Miss Hayes is of Pasta. Mademoiselle Parodi is somewhat above an exception to this unfortunate rule. She is, the middle height, with features of great mobility, I happily, a vocalist of great merit, and very likely to and capable of every variety of expression. Her i achieve a lasting and profitable reputation in this eyes are magnificent, and her mouth full of expres- country. In Italy she has, for some three years past, sion, her figure is commanding, her manners dignified been a leading favourite; and for two seasons, we are and majestic—dignity and majesty are with her informed she filled the situation of prima donna at the prevailing characteristics of the part , Vienna, where vocal pretensions, it is well known, are and therefore when, as in the scenes with judged with severity. The appearance of Miss Pollio, with Adalgisa and with her children, passion Hayes is agreeable. She is fortified by nature with a pretty, prepossessing face, Irish in its cast, with bursts through all those restraints by which her strong will has hitherto kept it down, and the priestess the advantageous accompaniment of an elegant, is overcome by the woman, the intensity of the though slender, figure. Her voice is a soprano of passion is increased tenfold by the contrast, and I considerable range, extremely sweet in quality, Norma is all the more awe-inspiring in these impas- I though somewhat hard when forcibly exerted. Her sioned scenes, from the contrast which they present accomplishments as an executant are highly credit with the usual majestic dignity which on other occa- able to her industry; she has nothing to achieve in sions she preserves. It was impoSsible to behold her this respect, for she delivers fiorituri with the most for an instant without feeling that at length we had perfect ease—delicacy and finish not 'being wanting discovered a great actress. In the opening scene, to give her execution the best possible charm. Her in which she appears with her long jet black hair first air, " 0 lute di quest'anima," although given escaping from underneath her tiara and flowing over , under the influence of a very natural alarm, did not her shoulders, her majestic mien, her dignified step, terminate without establishing the singer in the good her features bearing an expression of the most intense graces of the auditors, for the qualities to which we devotion, and yet with an under-current of human ' have alluded were plainly betokened, together with passion ready to burst forth, she seemed the very . the rare and invaluable essential of exact intonation. priestess of that strange and mysterious religion whose The duet in the second act," Al bel destin," is calcu temples were the cromlechs and whose bible was the lated to display a soprano vocalist very brilliantly, and stars. The Caste Diva was given with the intensity Miss Hayes met the exigencies of the case to admire of devotion of one who believed in the faith tion, and deserved the applause that the effort brought which she professed. There was no attempt down. The music—what there is of it—belonging to at the introduction of any me re ornamental the third act, when Linda returns to her native vil vocalization, but it was the heartfelt address of lage cra ze d and heart-broken, was also intelligently a true believer to the deity of her worship. The t rendered, and completed the interest of a very charming change of expression of her features and of her performance. As an actress Miss Hayes is not re manner in the cabaletta which immediately follows, markable; but she nevertheless gives an attractive "Ah hello ame ritorna," was most admirable, and embodiment to one of the prettiest and most fasci stamped her at once as an artiste not only of the greatest genius, but as one possessed of the power of nating of operatic heroines. Grace and softness are fully embodying and developing the conceptions of her natural characteri s ti cs , and to fill such parts as the one under notice seems to be her true professional that genius • her features were lit up with an al- destiny. The young contralto, Mdlle. de Meric, most girl-like joy, and nothing could exceed the I likewise made her debut upon this occasion, and beauty and delicacy of her manner of render- I shared with Miss Hayes the honours of the evening. ing this exquisite air. The applause was rapturous; . Her success was equally unmistakeable. Such an an encore was demanded, and on her quitting the exquisite voice could not well fail to gratify the ear stage she was again called for and again greeted with of the listener, but independently of the physical the greatest enthusiasm. In the concluding scene of satisfaction thus established, the vocalist betrayed the first act, in which denounces Pollio, never have great taste and feeling, from which the best auguries we seen the expression of mingled indignation and may be deduced. She has the advantage of singing scorn more admirably delineated. The expression of her first air behind the scenes, and her delivery of concentrated rage and contempt with which she this deliciously pensive morceau was consequently rushes towards him ; the peculiar tone of the voice, undamaged by the terror incident to an initiatory trial almost choked by the intensity of the emotion, before a new audience, and prepared the way for trembling and hoarse as it were with passion, were the subsequent ballets, "Per sua Madre, in effects which, since the days of Edmund Kean, no i which her rich and sympathetic voice, and purity artiste has dared attempt until they were at- and earnestness of style, were developed still more tempted last night by Parodi ; and Edmund openly. The larghetto, in the duet between her and Kean, in his most palmy days, was never Miss Hayes, in the second act, was also touchingly more true to nature, never more effective, sung. That this young lady will prove to the house never more successful. The effect was electric. an acquisition of no mean value, we think was abund- Of living artistes one, and only one, could have acted aptly proved last night, when the expectations which this magnificent scene as Parodi acted it last night— her recent attempts at Paris gave rise to were fully and that one is Pasta. The scene in which she con- realised. Mdlle. de Meric is the daughter of Madame templates the murder of her children was also a Aleric Lalande, a prima donna who sang at her perfect triumph of histrionic art. There was some- Majesty's Theatre a few years ago contemporaneously thing horribly fascinating in the manner in which with Donzelli. she screwed her courage to the sticking place ; and Tamburini, who appeared for the first time this then the sudden revulsion of feeling, the tremor of terror I season, played Antonio—one of his finest characters, that came over that maddened mother as she started though hitherto unknown in it in this country. His back in horror on beholding those sleeping children and making up was perfect; and his acting in the second recollecting that she was their mother, was a perfect act, when he discovers his daughter under the sup triumph of histrionic art. Again were we reminded posed protection of a seducer, was extraordinarily of the glorious triumphs of Edmund Kean ; again effective. The lover was personated by Salvi, and the were we reminded of the equally glorious triumphs of Marquis by Tagliafico. The former gave the senti- Pasta, and it is but justice to Parodi to say, that she mental airs with his accustomed taste and refinement; did not suffer one jot by the reminiscences which she and the latter exhibited some serviceable dramatic had evoked, and the comparison which those reminis- bustle. The choruses were executed with the greatest spirit and precision ; and the opera, as a whole, went cences had excited. We have been so carried away s off with the iclat, as regards the completen es s of re by our admiration of the transcendent powers of Parodi as an actress that we have not as yet paid presentation, which so honourably di s ti ngu i s h es this honour due to her vocal merits. Her voice is of great establishment. power, great flexibility, and extraordinary compass, H er Majesty's box was occupi e d by th e H on . F r ancis bearing a very great resemblance, in all points, to the Lady Ann Charteris, Mr. and Lady Blanche Balfour, voice of Pasta. In her lower tones her voice is a and Mr. Byng. Among the visitors were Count and contralto of great power and richness. There is, Countess de Flahault and Miss de Flahault, Baron about her lower tones that peculiar gushing quality Nicolay, the Duke of Brunswick, the Marquis which constitutes the great charm of a contralto voice, of Clanricarde, the Earl of Bradford and the h _La a d rl ies of Br E id eff e a m st a , n, yis t u h o e unt Ea E rl xm o o while her middle and upper notes are clear, silver futhMu V n s i t s e c r Ou n t t e s e s . like, powerful, and capable of every variety and -F- ' Canning !Lady Howard de Walden, Mr. and Lady shade of expression, from the soft sound, " there's Augusta Wentworth and Miss Wentworth, Lady Shelley, nothing lives 'twixt it and silence," to the most Lady Ashburton, Lady Quentin, Lady Webster, Lady powerful tones of the most brilliant bravura. Parodi Morgan, Hon. Henry Stanhope, Right Hon. the Lord can sing whatever Pasta could sing, whatever Mali- Mayor and Lady Mayoress, Hon. George Millen, Sir bran could sing, and she possesses this advantage over Henry Webb, Sir George Armytage, Sir John and the Malibran, there is no defect in the middle tones of Misses Burgoyne, Sir William and Lady de Bathe, Sir her voice. Throughout the whole compass of her George Carroll, Sir Isaac, Lady, and the Misses Gold register there is neither break or defect, and the amid; Major-General Sir Andrew Barnard, K.C.8., middle notes are as perfect as are the upper or the Rear-Admiral Lysaght, General Fox, Colonel Blane, lower. The exquisite quality and the great flexibi- AlajorG E ag r e, Captain Durham, Captain (it c H a om fa e in P H u o rv o i, lity of her voice, and the delicate taste and discrimi- Captain Captain Ry u d w er ur ß ig u g rion, P Mr u Mil u ne e r rg Gri s Cson p M.P., and nating judgment by which she directs the perfect Mrs. Milner Gibson, Mr. Montague Gore, M.P., Mr. command which she has attained over it, were de- , rhoites, Mr. Thoites, jun., Commerell, Esq., Mr. and lightfully manifested by the admirable manner in Miss Vernon, Coniagham, Esq., Mr. and Mrs. Stan which she gave the far-famed "Deh ! con te." Never dish Standish, &c. hare we heard this delicious morceau more exqui sitely given than it was given last night by Madlle. CLEVER IMPOSITION AND CAPTURE.—On Tuesday Parodi and Madame Guiliani. It was one evening a young woman of respectable appearance called of the most tasteful, delicate, perfect pieces of voca- at the shop of Cameron, Violard, and Co., milliners, lization ever heard. The last scene, " the crowning George street, and requested that a silk cloak might be sent on sight to Miss Bruce, whom she represented to be act of the tragedy ", was also the crowning act of the her mistress, at Thomson's lodgings, Antigua-street. triumph of Mademoiselle Parodi. To hilly appre- Th e art i c l e was accor di ng ly carr ied by a female in the ciate this marvellous piece of perfect tragic acting, employment of the firm to the house in question, where the eye should be kept constantly fixed on the artiste, it was received by the young woman who had called at so that not the slightest change of expression of fea- the shop, and who prevailed on the messenger to leave it ture should be missed: With Mademoiselle Parodi by a statement that Miss Bruce was engaged. The it is the countenance that tells the tale. The voice, the female called back some time afterwards to ascertain music, aye, we may almost say the gestures, are the pleasure of Miss Bruce regarding the cloak, and but auxiliaries (most important au x ili ar i es , we a d m it, was, of course, much surprised on being informed but still only auxiliaries) to the mind mirrored in by Mrs. Thompson, the respectable occupant of the the features. Never was that mind more clearly ex- house, that she knew nothing of the y ou ng woman pressed than it was by Parodi in " Quest eraexcept along who had received it, that she, - with a female companion, had call e d upon her under the pre orrenda"—it was indeed " era orrenda." The whole tense of looking at her lodgings, and that while there, scene with Pollio was one of the most heartrer.ding engaged in their inquiries, they had received the cloak, pathos. There was something terrific about the along with a white straw bonnet, which had been impassioned, operatic energy with which she sum- delivered at the door by another party, who had no mons the priests to hear her confession, which con- doubt been defrauded in a similar manner. Information trasted most effectually with the soft despairing pa- having been immediately lodged at the police-office, thetic tone and utter prostration of pride and every exertion was made to discover the pret e nded "Miss Brace" and her servant, which resulted on Friday night energy and strength with which she utters her self- Bruce" the apprehension, by criminal officers Fallon and denunciation "E Norma." The pathetic pleading its the both thefemales, the cloak and bonnet with Oroveso which follows was agonising, and when having been also recovered. It appeared that the bonnet the curtain fell, all present felt that they had assisted had been obtained from a milliner's shop in Union at the debut of one who is destined henceforth to reign place by similar representations.—Edinburgh Advertiser. the Queen of lyrical tragedy, and to revive that A MOTHER'S LOOK.—Our mother's look is a por school of dignified, yet impassioned acting, tion of our soul which penetrates into our being through which left the Italian stage with Pasta. t h e portals of our eyes. Which among us is there, who, Great as she is as a vocalist, it is on seeing that look again merely in a dreamer in thought, as a lyric tragedian rather than as a mere vocalist, does not feel a something descending on his soul, which that Parodi shouldbe regarded. She possesses the mar- sooths its trouble and diffuses serenity around ,it ? venous faculty of producing great effects by easy and Lama, tine's " Memoirs of my Youth." natural means. She gives full effect to every phrase BANK OF ENGLAND.—Yesterday a ballot was and every word ; every attitude is classical and taken at the Bank for the electiOn of governor and dignified ; every pose is finished and graceful, and deputy-governor for the ensuing year. The balloting every gesture has m e a n in g in it. She was called for, e. opened as we have mentioned, at the conclusion of her open- four vas fine at ten o'clock in the morning and closed at the afternoon, when the votes were summed up ing scene. She was again called for at the conclusion by the scrutineers, who declared the unanimous choice of the proprietors to have fallen upon Henry J. Prescott, of the first act, and three times at the conclusion of Esq , for governor, and Thomson Ilankey, jun., Esq., for the opera, and bouquets innumerable were showered deputy-governor; and those gentlemen were sworn into on her. Lablache was the Oroveso, and he was as office accordingly. It may be added that Mr. Prescott great (in every sense of the word) as ever. Madame and Mr. Hankey were the individuals recommended by Giuliani was the Adalgisa, and never have we s een the directors. We believe not above fifty proprietors the part of Adalgisa nearly so well sustained, either recorded their votes on this occasion. vocally or histrionically, as it was by Madame MONEY MARKET.—The h prem E iun l a sh on gold in at Paris Guiliani. Bordas was the Pollio, and sang and acted is 7 per m d ille, whic h , at the price of excellently. The music of this part is within the 31.. 17s. loi , 3 per . o standard g gold, gives t atl ex compass of his voice, and he gave it therefore with cor- change of 2?. i,. 2 an d un the exchange at Pavia on London at short being 25.30, it follows that gold is 0.10 per rest intonation and with great sweetness. The cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from choruses were perfection, and the orchestra, under the Idamburgh the price of gold is 437 per mark, which, at able direction of Balfe, did full justice to the beauti fully expressive mus i c of - Bellini. Taken, as a whole, the English Mint price of 31. 17s. lOd. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.11; and the the opera of Norma has never been more perfectly re- exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.11, presented. The house was crowded. it follows that gold is the same price at Hamburgh and Ilia Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar London. was present. In his Royal Highness's party, which Lieutenant Dunsteville, Royal Navy, has been pre occupied her Majesty the Queen Adelaide's box, were meted with a handsome medal, graciously awarded him the and EarlLadya n ia d e Countess voson G o H w o o w r. e , theHerH r m o o n s M Majesty's sfy i , s M as box Mitchell, hwealls, Syria, c r h i Il e ,r in M a l j B e 4 s o t y, and f or w servicese should rendered have muchon the pl e acsonarsot in ess the thePrince occupied by the Dowager f Countess of Morley, Lady being able to announce this deserving officer's promo- Wharncliffe, the Earl ( .I ) .a i S to t. 2 ? - etirts, a n d the Earl tion, he having seen no mean period of servitude, and being the son of a deceased old and meritorious servant Morley and party. la y attende g d of Naples Count of Syracuse, .by . C h evalier of the Crown, John William Dunsteville, Esq. who for the theatre with his Colonna, also honoured Bent. thirty years was agent to H. M. 'Victualling Board at Amongst the company la's Excellenc Rus- - were i y and liaulbowline. Baroness Brunnow, Mdlle. HOSPITAL A . Minister, scan the his Excellency the Peruvian Minister, remarkable fact, that in this densely populated metro hisOlga de Lochner; Swedish Minister and the Baroness polis, with its constant thousands of disabled and ailing Excellency the Swe F ach Ambassador, the poor, the hospital accommodation only ' Rehausen, his Excellency the andre Miss Lane Fox, beds. One-half of that number aren comprises s l; surgi the3;soO Duke and Duchess of Leeds Marquis of Abercorn, the cal cases, a great proportion by acute engrossed of frightful Marquis of Donegal, the Earl of Mountcharles, accidents, fractures, broken bones, &c. ; and but a small Earl and Countess of Kilmorey, the the Earl and Countess of Wilton and p a rty, the Earl of and inadequat e portion by chronic cases, since one-third Cardigan, the Baron and Baroness de Rot hs child, h .hild Lord of the deaths every year are from diseases of th e h eart Hubert de Burgh, Lord Ernest ru B ce Lord William an d lungs. We may well exclaim, in th e wor d s of the , Lord Gerard Fitz- 1 Earl of Carlisle, " What does not the term ' chronic Lennox, Lord H. Hill, Lord Sandys, i imply ? What pain, what sorrow, what languor, what nd, Lord A. I cases' ld the Baron and Baroness de Tal eyra rl old, Lady i stlessuess, what drying eip of all thejuiees and the springs gera , Miss Maceone , TO . . Lennox, Lady Macdonald and M.P•, and Lady 0 , f life till the disease terminates in death, from which Flower, Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., Major-General Wood- lit is ' but a little removed !" These are just cases that Howard, Sir William Abdy, Bart.,d 1 t r Sir Robert I bccome incurable if any . e ay a in the applica fi rd Bart., Lady and the Misses 117_0::o r W. Frrzer, Lady ! tion of the usual remedies. Theh o spital accommoda- W ilmott, Bart., and Lady Wilmott,LSad Caroline San- I tiou of London in re , s d p n ect to beds, not withstand' some of the institutions in fs not Lalie, Sir Seymour Sadler, Bart., a H . Cavendish, Mr. I great wealth possess( y of the demands of the indi ford and Mr. Sanford, Gen. the Hon. H. H. Broad I to meet one-half . d. r. Paul, Mr.sufficient 'cal,opened ington, which is not Palmer, Mr. B. Trelawney, M Hubert de Burgh, Colonel gent. St. Mary's Hosp h i n (in the course of the ley, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. Thornton, Mr. Nor- yet completed, will, w e Dixon, Mr. W. Delafleld, Colonel _ C. de Koudriafic present summer), afford accommodation to districts con rnan Macdonald, Major Buckley, M.Stevenson,. . -, l'O 000 inhabitants,and beds for 400 patients. Ross, Mrs. S tainin6 i , Benevolent Societies Chronicle. sky, M. de Berg, Lady Mary he Reporter and Benevo Lady Vincent, Cap- —1 Mrs. Barton, Hon. Mrs. Herbert, LONDON. WEDNESDAY L ~. .. EVENING, COURT CI CiLA WINDSOR, TUESDAY. Tho Queen and Prince Albert walked this morning on the Eastern Terrace and Slopes. The Royal Family took walking and pony exercise. Her Serene Highness the Countess Erbach, and their Serene Highnesses the Princesses Amelie and Elise of Ilohenlohe Schillingifurst, are expected to arrive at the Castle on a visit to the Queen. The Marquis of Brea dalbane and Lord and Lady John Russell are also ex• petted to arrive this evening, on a visit to her Majesty. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Ktnt, her Serene Highness the Countess of Erbach, their Serene Highnesses the Princesses Amelie and Elise of Hohen lobe Schillingsfurst, Lord and Lady John Russell, Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Spetb, the Marquis of Breadalbane, Major-General Wemyss, and Sir George Couper. The band of the Grenadier Guards attend during dinner. Her Majesty's private band played the follow ing pieces in the Castle yesterday evening, viz : Overture, " II Direttor della Commedia' ... Mozart. Finale, 2d act, " Fidelio" Beethoven. The Duke of Wellington's March ... C. Kramer. Scena and aria, " Freischutz" ... Weber. Klunge aus dem Bohmerwald Walzer Labitzky. The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President of the Council) and the Marchioness of Lansdowne arrived in town yesterday from Bowood Park, Wilts, and after wards proceeded to their residence at Richmond. Lord and Lady John Russell left their residence, Pembroke Lodge, in Richmond Park, yesterday after noon, for Windsor Castle. Earl and Countess Grey left town yesterday on a visit to Earl Spencer, at his seat, Althorp Park, North amptonshire. • COWES, ISLE 'OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWS, APRIL 10. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. The following yachts have been hauled off from their winter berths :—The Urania, the Lark, the Hebe, and the Whim; the Sultana and others have hove astern. Amongst the Members and visitors to the Royal Yacht Squadron House this week were—G. Holland Ackers, Esq., Spencer de Horsey, Esq., W . B. Ponsonby, Esq., James Maxse, Esq., Sir Hyde Parker, Bart., W. Lyon, Esq., G. Bentinck, Esq., Milner Gibson, Esq., Sir H. B. St. John Mildmay, Bart., Lord Clarence Paget, E. N. Harvey, Esq., Archibald Campbell, Esq., and Captain Blake. The Vice-Commodore is expected down daily. The Commodore (the Earl of Wilton) we hear, is in treaty for Grantham Heine for the season. Applications have also been made for several other large houses. The secretary of the Royal Yacht Squadron has sold Sir Hyde Parker's schooner yacht Fairy of 143 tons to Sir 11. B. St. John Mildmay. The American barque General Taylor, frog► Boston, with rice, came into harbour this day in a leaky state, and must discharge her cargo. The Oriental Company's steam-ship Sultan was docked this afternoon. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. BETTING ON MONDAY NIGHT. TIIE NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 6 tot agst Fernhill 7 to 1 agst Hornpipe 5 to 1 agst Canczou 12 to I agst Mrs. Taft 6 to 1 agst Tisiphone 13 to 1 ngst Mirmillo—t METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 8 to 1 agst Pkep.o'-Day 1 9to I agst Do-the-Boys Boy— taken CHESTER CUP. I 20 to 1 agst Loupgarou—t 1,000 to 15 agst Lady 20 to 1 agst Rathmines Wildair 33 to 1 agst John Cosser DERBY. 3to 1 agst Flying Dutch- 25 to 1 agst Vanguard man 30 to 1 agst Fire King 6 to 1 agst Tadmor (Firefly colt) 9to 1 agst Nunnykirk 40 to 1 agst Indus 13 to 1 agst Honeycomb— 40 to 1 agst Vatican taken to 2001. 50 to 1 agst Chatterer 1,500 to 50 agst Nunnyki r k winning his two Spring events and Derby. 1,000 to 10 agst Tadmor winning the Derby, Sister to Arkwright the Oaks, and Flying Dutchman the St. Leger. TUESDAY. The special train this morning brought a considerable accession of company, and the muster on the heath, both in number and rank, con t ras t e d favourably with the first day; the weather, too, a lth ou gh cold and gloomy , wa s dry, and the sport a s i n t eres ti ng as it was plentiful. It will be seen that th e fi e ld resu lt e d in the defeat of Sister to Arkwright, first f avour it e f or the Oaks, and that the winner of the Northamptonshire Stakes succumbed to Cane zou, whose starting, up to Monday night, was very doubtful; both were backed for large stakes. The races commenced with A. Sweepstakes of 100 so us . each, h ft; for three-year olds colts, B.t 71b ; filli es B s t 31b; 41b and 61b allowed, Sze. Cambridgeshire Course. (10 subs.) Duke of Bedford's Quasi m odo, Bst 71b...(Robinson) 1 Colonel Anson's Knight E rran t, Bst 31b ...(F. Butler) 2 Colonel Peel's Cracow, B s t 71b ............... (Flatma n ) 3 Lord Glasgow's f by The P rovos t, 7st 131 b Betting-6 to 4 agst Cracow (t), and 2to 1 agst Quasi modo. Qussimodo took the lead at starting, kept it all the way, and won by a length; Cracow a bad third. Run in 2 min. 20 sec. Match, 200, h ft, A.F. Lord Stanley's Strongbow, 3 yrs, 7st 21b. (J. Prince) 1 Lord Exeter's Gardenia, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Bartholomew) 2 Betting-6 to 4on Strongbow. Won easily by a length. Run in 2 min. 36 sec. Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, for three yrs old, 7st; four, Bst 41b; five and upwards, Bst 111 b. The winner to be sold for 80 sous. if demanded, &c. Fi rs t h a lf of Ab M. (9 subs.) Mr. Bilson's Treacherous, 3 yrs ............(E Sharp) 1 Mr. Shelley's Philosopher, 5 yrs ......... ..(F. Butler) 2 Lord Sandwich's fby Normanby, 3 yrs (Dean) 0 Mr. W. Price's Lysimachus, 3 yrs (Crouch) 0 Mr. Greville's Damson, 3 yrs ............... (Dockeray) 0 Mr. Nevin's Kangaroo, 4 yrs (F. Bell) 0 Mr. S. Day's Tommy, 3 yrs (Donaldson) 0 Mr. Newton's Jane Eyre, 3 yrs (Pearl) 0 Mr. Verity's Whitstone, 4 yrs (Flatman) 0 Betting-3 to 1 agst Philosopher -4 to 1 agst Jane Eyre-5 to 1 agst Whitstone—and 6to 1 agst Kangaroo. Treacherous made all the running, woe very easily by a length, and was claimed.—Run in 53 secs. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, for three yrs old ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b. D.M. (7 subs.) Mr. R. 11. Nevill's Letitia, Bst 41b ......... (F. Butler) 1 Mr. Greville's Puffy (Flatman) 2 Lord Exeter's c, by Voltaire, o.ofMecca(Bartholomew) 3 Mr. Combe's fby the Nob—Premature (W.Cotton) 4 Betting-6 to 4 agst Puffy—and 2to 1 agst Letitia. Puffy made all the running, Letitia lying in the rear to the dip, where she took the second place • half way up the cords she went up, and won very cleverly by a length. The Mecca colt a bad third.—Run in 1 mi nute, 53 secs. The Tuesday Riddlesworth Stakes of 200 sovs. each, h ft, for three yrs old ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b. D.M., (7 subscribers.) Duke of Bedforo's Sobraon (F. Butler) 1 Lord Chesterfield's Sister to Arkwright...(Flatman) 2 Colonel Peel's Indus (S. Rogers) 3 Betting-5 to 4on Sister to Arkwright-5 to 2 agst Sobraon—and 3to 1 agst Indus. Sobraon took the lead, kept it throughout, and won by half a length; Indus a bad third.—Run in 1 min. 52 secs. A Sweepstakes of 50 soya. each, for three yrs old; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 21b. A.F. (4 subs.) Sir G. Heathcote's Black Eagle (F. Butler) 1 Mr. Greville's Clarissa (Flatman) 2 Duke of Rutlaud's c by Charles XII., out of Flam• beau's dam (Robinson) 3 Mr. T. B. Charlton's Kissaway (Rogers) 4 Betting-5 to 4 agst . Clarissa, and 3to 1 each agst Flambeau colt and Black Eagle. A very fine race be tween the two . first was won by a neck; Flambeau colt beaten a length from the winner.—Run in 2 min. 30 sec. Newmarket Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft, and five only if declared, &c., with 200 added, for three-year olds and upwards- the second to receive 100 soya. out of the stakes. Claremont Course. (59 subs, 27 of whom declared.) Lord Stanley's Canezou, 4 yrs, Bst 7113 1 ...(F. Butler) 1 Sir J. Hawley's Fernhill, 4 yrs, 6st 10lb (Pearl) 2 Mr. Pedley's Cockermouth, 4 yrs, f t Olb (Donaldson) 3 Lord Chesterfield's Mrs. Taft, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (carried 7st 61b) (Flatman) 0 Lord Clitden'S Sagacity, 5 yrs, 7st 21b...(G. Gooch) 0 Mr. Combe's Mirmillo, 5 yrs, 6st 121 b (Crouch) 0 Duke of Richmond's Hornpipe, Est 131 b (Kitchener) 0 Sir G. Heathcote's Valentina, 6st lllb...(Sherwood) 0 Lord Exeter's Tisiphone, 4 yrs, 6st 111 b (E. Sharp) 0 Mr. St. G. Foley ns Slug, 4 yrs, 6st 91b (J. Mann) 0 Mr. Drinkald's Good Boy, 4 yrs, Est 81b (Rodney) 0 Mr. Wigram's Keraun, 4 yrs, Est 71b......... (Dean) 0 Col. Peel's Vasa, 3 yrs, sst llb (Treen) 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Fernhill-5 to 2 eget Canezou (taken)-8 to 1 agst Hornpipe-10 to 1 agst Tisiphone —lOO to 7 agst Cockermouth-12 to 1 agst Mirmillo -13 to 1 agst Sagacity. Sagacity took the lead at start ing, followed by Tisiphone—Mirmillo, Vasa, Keraun, and Fernhill, lying up; Canezou and Cockermouth in the rear. They ran thus at a bad pace to the turn of the lands, where Hornpipe took up the running, waited on by Fernhill, Canesou and Cockermouth. Hornpip e kept the lead u nt il half way between the turn and the finish, where she gave way to the two favourites, who now had it all to themselves. The struggle home was uncommonly severe, Canezou never getting up until the last two or three s t r id es, and winning only by a neck. Cockermouth was a bad third. The race was run in 3 min. 21 secs. Match, 100, h ft, D.M.—Lord Sandwich's f by Nor manby, out of Grasshopper, Bst 41b, received forfeit from Lord Stradbroke's Pylos, Bst 81b. NEWMARKET, TUESDAY NICHT. LATEST BETTING. InETROPOIATAN HANDICAP. sto 2 agst Canezou (t) 19to 1 sgst Lugar. 7tol agstPeep-o'-Day-Boy(t) I DERBY. sto 2 agst Flying Dutchman 7to 1 agst Nunnykirk. 6 to 1 apt I Tadmo r . l2 to 1 agst Honeycomb. Entries for Wednesday. Sweeps. of 10 sovs. each ; winner to be sold for 2001., &c . Treacherous, the White Lady, the Rackety Girl. 501. Plate. Saddle, 5 yrs; Bishop of Romford's Cob, aged; Col. lingwood, 6 yrs; Czarina, 3 yrs; Cayenne, 3 yrs; The New Era, 3 yrs; f by The Provost, out of Imperti nence, 3 yrs; Chicaneur, 4 yrs. TIIE COLUMN STAKES. —The following are the pro bable starters :—Tadmor, Bon Bon, Grace, Sister to Arkwright, and Angela. Matches—Cunezou receives forfeit from Big Jerry, and Rosa Pompon from Rowth. Sir Launcelot and Flatcatcher arrived this morning. EASTER WRESTLING. The annual sports of Camden Town comments!: the Monday at the Brecknock Arms, the play being Cornish style, and chiefly between the men n f Devon. The Bri tish California" and the adjoining county proceedings opened with a match for a g oole of . sove- f reigns betwen Keaslater, of Devon, yummins, 0 Berks,! in which the Devonian proved the victor, bring ing. the Berkshire man to the ground twice in succession. Radford (1) ), and Verran, of Birmingham, played out time, neither getting the throw. Bowden (C.), then came against Verran, and as both are first-rate light men, a splendid specimen of the athletic art was displayed, Bowden finally gaining the fall. Partridge (D.), next threw Skelley (D.), and afterwards Eason (of Somerset), thus establishing himself as a double player. Toogood (D.), cleverly disposed of another pair, namely, Barrett (C.), awl Clements (C.), in a brief space of time. Potherbridge (D.), a new wrestler in the London ring, made a successful debit, by flooring two Cornishmen in succession, and making him self also a double player. Charles Verran (Co, scienti fically disposed of the pretensions of a very fi ne young man of the Life Guards, who stated himself to be a na tive of Devon, named Gorman. Verran subsequently timed out Crook, of Devon, and was made a double player. Goodman (C.), the Champion of the London ring, showed next, laying Crook, of Devon, and Eason, of Somerset, on their shoulder blades. Hill (D.), grassed Maunder (C.), and Raiford (C.), another double. There were several other vvell.contested,couples, W. Snell, the Devon champion, having possession of the ring when night put an end to the play, which will be resumed this day. • FIRE AND PROBABLE Loss OF LIFE. --Last evening considerable alarm was caused in Pool place, Mount pleasant, Clerkenwell, in consequence of a cry being raised that the first floor of the house numbered 2 in that place was on fire, and that a child about four years of age was burning therein. The parish engine and the brigade firemen immediately started for the spot, when, to the surprise of the neighbours, the doors were barred against the admission of the firemen—the inmates of the house succeeding themselves in putting the flames out. The only information that could be learned was, that a bed and bedding were burned, and a child about four years of age was so frightfully burned, that its death was hourly expected. The premises, which were let out in tenements, were owned by a Mr. Sullivan, who was under an erroneous impression that if he allowed the firemen to enter he would have to pay for their attendance. ACCELERATION OF TILE MAILS.—The public of Cork have now the satisfaction of receiving letters from Dublin and London two hours sooner than before, in consequence of the mails being brought by train as far as Mallow. On Friday the arrangement was for the first time carried into effect, and though necessitating consi derable changes in the local post-office, did not occasion the least emLarrasament or confusion. The mail arrived exactly at the, time appointed, and was distributed with promptitude. The acceleration is a great convenience to our local community, and fully appreciated.—Cork Examiner. APRIL 11, NAVAL IN TELLIGENCE. Captain Lord John-Hay, C. 8., M.P., has left the Ad miralty, for Brighton. Captain W. A. B. Hamilton has returned to the Admiralty, from Brighton. Rear-Admiral Deans Dundas, C. 8., M.P., is expected to return to the Admiralty, from Minehead,.on Monday next. Commander Alexander- Kennedy (1809) died at Boulogne on the Ist instant. In early life he saw some severe service. He was mate of the Thames in action with the French squadron, in the Straits, in 1801, and served in her boats in cutting out a gun-boat and convoy from Estepona; was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in 1806; was lieutenant of the Sceptre in the attack:on the French frigate Semillante, under the batteries of the Isle de Bourbon, in 1807; and, as a commander, com manded the Port d'Espagne at the reduction of Marti nique, in 1809. WOOLWICH, APRIL I.—A court-martial was held ou Saturday at the mess-room of the Royal Marine Bar• racks, consisting of the following members :—Colonel A. H. Gordon, president ; Lieutenant-Colonel W. Bell, Royal Horse Artillery; Lieutenant-Colonel G. B. Bury, R.M.; Lieutenant-Colonel D. M'Adatn, R.M.; Major 1. S. Hamilton, R.M.; Captain W. Pickering, R.M.; Cap. tain W. R. Maxwel, R.M. ; Captain P. Onslow, R.M.; Captain T. W. Lawrence, R.A.; First Lieutenant H. E. Delacombe, R.M.; First Lieutenant A. J. 13. Humbley, R.M.; First Lieutenant J. M. Wemyss, R.M.A.; First Lieutenant F. H. Chancellor, R.A.; First Lieutenant P. Beddingfield, R.A. ; First Lieutenant M. F. Ferrars, R.A.; for the trial of First Lieutenant James Splaine Dowman, R.M., on the following charge ; " That he, First-Lieutenant James Splaine Dowman, of the Royal -Marines, being upon duty in attending a party practising with-ball cartridge, at Woolwich, on or about the forenoon of the 9th of March, 1849, did then and there appear in such a state of intoxication as to be quite unfit to be retained upon the aforesaid duty, such conduct being highly derogatory to the character of an officer and prejudicial to good' order and military discipline." Colonel Thomas A. Parke, C. 8., Commandant of the Woolwich division of Royal Marines, attended as prose cutor; and Lieutenant and Adjutant John William Wearing, First-Lieutenant Thomas Carstairs Gray, First-Lieutenant Thomas Magin, and Second-Lieutenant Henry Fallowfield Cooper, Royal Marines, as evidence for the prosecution; Assistant-Surgeon James Nathaniel Derriman, R.M., and First-Lieutenant Charles Thomas Forest Onslow, R.M., for the defence. After a patient investigation of the evidence to prove the charge, and in favour of the prisoner, who pleaded Not Guilty, The Court found him Guilty, and sentenced the said First-Lieutenant James Splaine Dowman, of the Royal Marines, to be cashiered; and the Lords Commissioners having approved the proceedings and sentence, have confirmed the same, and the finding and sentence have been promulgated in general orders. The Diligence transport-ship was towed down the river yesterday by the Monkey steam-vessel, having been loaded at Deptford for the Western ports. The Basilisk steam-vessel was taken out of the basin at high water, and towed by the Charon to moorings alongside the Salsette receiving-ship. The Basilisk has all her guns on board, and has a fine appearance as a war steamer. The Mastiff surveying-vessel was taken under the sheers at the basin to-day, to have her masts taken out and her stores brought on shore previous to hoc being laid up until wanted for further service. SICILY AND NAPLES. The latest accounts from Palermo state that the mediation of Great Britain and France for the ad justment of the differences between Sicily and Naples not having proved successful, the armistice would cease on the 19th instant, when the belligerent par ties would be at liberty to commence hostilities. The intention of the King of Naples was to blockade the Bay of Palermo, and the adjacent places, about the beginning of April, but it will be seen from the following extract from a private letter to a merhan# in town, that the Sicilians do not intend to wait til they are attacked : " Palermo, 27th March, 1849. " You have no idea of the indignation that exists on this infamous decree of the King Bombs,' and the at tempt to entrap . the Sicilians. The two Admirals; and also the two Ministers (English and French, who have returned to Naples) have had the best oppontunity of witnessing the deep-rooted odium that exists even at the name of a Bourbon, and the enthusiasm that animates two millions of people. The negotiations have terminated most honourably- to the Sicilians, and hostilities will commence the day after to-morrow at Messina, and all along the frontier line, whilst King dreaming Bombs' is of blockading Sicily in the beginning of April,' when not single Neapolitan soldier will be left in th e - island You would be surprised to see the Duch ess o f M on t e l one , an d hundreds of other females, of the first families, working at the trenches, mingled with th e common people, and with the Deputies and Peers of both Houses of Parlia ment. "It is a spectacle for all Europe, such as has never been witnessed in the world before. The Sicilians - have a very large organised army, say about 35,000, in Paler mo only, and a considerable portion of the National Guards are already on the move. The four war steamers are hourly expected from Malta, armed and manned by English officers and seamen, and will commence a nice little Sicilian navy, to astonish in prowess the brutal ex- King Ferdinand • Bombs.' " At Catania there are 10,000 well disciplined troops, commanded by the celebrated Polish general, Miria slowski, and about 1,000 cavalry and mounted Nationals! besides a numerous park of artillery, in every way well equipped. The end will be, that after the Neapolitans are destroyed, the Sicilian army will cross over to Cala bria, and march to Naples, to demand the millions he has robbed us of for the last thirty-three years. It is cur rently reported that the English Admiral has orders to salute the Sicilian flag (as soon as the Sicilians are victo rious), and to recognise the Sicilian independence—we shall. see."—Monchester Examiner and Times. The Lord Mayor will receive at dinner, on Mon day next, a large party of the influential shipowners of the city of London, including the general committee, and several Members of Parliament. THE — ROYAL VISIT TO GRIMSBY DOCKS.—Great preparations are being made by the various official au thorities for the.reception of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, on the occasion of his visit to Grimsby' on the 18th instant, to lay the foundation 'stone of the stu pendous docks about being formed at that port. Diffe rent yacht clubs have received a notification of the share they may take in the festivities to commemorate the commencement of these important works. All the pomp and circumstance of war, says a correspondent, will be peacefully employed. Bands of music, artillery, the local militia and district soldiery, will be in attend ance, and the counties of Lincoln, Derby, Nottingham, and York may look forward to a highly interesting and festive ceremony on this first occasion of his Royal Highness visiting the eastern coast. A GOOD LANDLORD.—(Frem a Correspond ent.)— You will please give insertion to the following , as I fancy it may be a public, as well a s it is a private, good.l. R. Tonson Rye, Esq., of. Rye Co urt, with characteristic benevolence and. magnamity, has allowed his tenant farmers 50 per cent. off their September rent. I need not say bow this boon was granted. Happy are the tenantry amongst whom such a landlord resides, spend ing his princely income in diffusing happiness and prosperity; and truly considerate and foreseeing is t h e landlord who is content to take from an industrious and grateful people what they can . give with equity and justice. Would to God all would do like him ; if so, the present tide of: sorrow,, suffering, and.despair would be stemmed successfully, and, I should hope, for ever.-- . Cork Examiner. 1849. taizotituit NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each. T.Y.C. ... ... ... ••• ... ... St. Ann S addle Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each. Treacherous White Lady Rackety Girl Match.—Malmesbury and Clerk of the Council ran a dead heat. ... 1 ... 2 Saddle The Cob Subscription Plate of 50/. ••• 3 ••• 1 ••• ••• ••• ••• Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each. A.F. Retail Midis The Column Stakes of 50 soya. each. R.M. Tadmor ... ••• ••• —. ••• Grace ... ••• —• ... ••• Angela ... Won in a canter. SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 The disastrous event at Eckenforde has called forth the most enthusiastic demonstrations of joy, and it is generally anticipated here that this event will occa sion important results, and that even if the Danes exert extraordinary energy on land, a favourable peace must be almost immediately concluded, in which the Duchies will now also have a vote. We learn, by telegraphic dispatch, that Commo dore Parry, of the United — States Marines, has accepted the post declined by 'Commodore Parker, of Commander of the German Navy. A number of American naval officers are ready to enter the German service. PRUSSIA. The Cologne Gazette of the 18th positively con tradicts the report of a Royal Congress to be held at Berlin. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, APRIL 9.—Count Banzou, delegate of the committee of the creditors of the Spanish debt, who has been here for some days, has had the honour of being admitted to a private audience by his Majesty. The interview was long, and is said to have been full of interest. The Count is charged by the committee of the creditors of the Spanish debt to go to Madrid for the purposeof substantiating their claims. On his arrival at Brussels, he immediately sought an interview with Senator Cogels, the President of the Antwerp Committee, who recently went to Ma drid for a similar object. Count Ranzaw has been received by M. d'Hoffschmidt, the Minister for Foreign - Affairs, and other persons in office, with the distinc tion which naturally attaches to the representative of the important interests of Belgium, England, and France, as well as of Holland. Much attention has of late been paid to the state of the working classes, and numerous improvements have been made in their constitution. Though we have no Health of Towns Bill, the authorities are by no means negligent of the immense importance of a healthy tone in all things. The Minister of the Inte rior has just addressed a circular to the provisional governors on this subject. He proposes the forma tion of special funds in all the communes for draining and supplying them with water. Another point espe cially brought under their consideration, was the pro priety of forming private associations for the con struction of dwellings suitable to the working classes and poor, and the formation of new streets in healthy quarters. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Gump(lian of this day.) MANCHESTER, APRIL 10. The actual occurrence of blows between Denmark and Germany has been felt on our Exchange to-day, in an increased backwardness to operate for the countries affected' by the event. In peed, political causes have tied up the hands of buyers, for all markets betwixt the Baltic and the Mediterranean; while for Russia and the Levant the purchases have been on a very limited scale; An increased stagna tion has consequently prevailed in yarns adapted to the continental trade. Water twist continues in a pecu liarly depressed state. The absence of buyers renders the prices of the yarns referred to, in a great degree, nominal; purchases may, however, be made on reduced terms. In India yarns there is a diminished business, as compared with last week, and prices are barely steady, except in the lower qualities of 40's, of which the sup ply scarcely equals the demand. The demand for goods has also fallen off, though by no means in the same degree as that for yarns, nor in so great a degree as was anticipated in the morning. The inquiry is mostly confined to shirtings, from a 64-reed down ward, to printing cloths and other light fabrics; and, though fewer are wanted than was the case a week ago, still, being now better supplied with orders, the makers are little disposed to accept any offers at lower rates. Heavy goods continue in their previous state of de pression. It may be noted that there has been little more inclination to purchase for the Eastern and some other markets in the latter part of the day, than in the forenoon. The turn out, on account of the relay system, at some of the large mills at Stalybridge, is not yet at an end. In one concern, a few hands resumed work to-day ; it is not improbable, however, that a general turn-out may take place before the conclusion of the week. There is also, we believe, some uneasiness on this score at Bolton and at Mossley. _ _ _ ROCHDALE, - APRIL 9.—We have bad another ex tremely dull market : few merchants have attended, and the sales have been very limited. In Wool, there has been very little doing, and prices may be quoted the same as last week. HUDDERSFIELD, APRIL 10.—There has been a rather dull market to-day, although we do not think that the general trade is good. Several mills in the neighbour hood are working double time, and it will require some weeks to complete the orders on hand. Woof maintains its price, and stocks are low. HALIFAX, APRIL 7.—We have no change to report this week in any department of trade, every branch re maining pretty much as it has been for the last week or two. Among the fair debutantes at her Majesty's next drawing•room will be Miss Peel, the beautiful and ac compliahed daughter of Sir Robert and Lady Peel. A. STUPID HOAX.—We copy the following from the Montrose Standard. The Fly, 14, Commander R. A. Oliver, when last heard of, was at Auckland, New Zealand, rather a long way from Newfoundland. It could not be the " Spy," 3, brigantine, Lieut. Comman der Western, for she has been reported for the southern division of the west coast of Africa:—" STRANGE OC• CURRENGE.—HER MAJESTY'S SLOOP FLY.—A bottle was found on the margin of the basin on Tuesday last, after the tide had receded, and upon examination, it was discovered to contain the following intelligence, written in pencil, on a piece of paper, about three in ches square:—' December 8. 1848.—Her Majesty's ship Fly, off Newfoundland, foremast gone, six feet water in the hold, cannot live many hours, guns thrown over board.—J. Smith, Coxswain.' As her Majesty's sloop Fly, which carries 14 guns, was at sea on Dec. 8, 1848, according to the list of vessels in commission, and as it is far from being probable that .any one would forge such a document arid place it into a sealed bottle, merely for the sake of creating unnecessary alarm, there is every reason to believe that that the bottle has floated across the Atlantic, and been carried along the east coast of Scotland to the place where it was found. Bottles with facts of wrecks have been known to drift across from the northern coasts of America in less time than two months, by a current that sets from the west ward, so that the time favours the supposition that the intelligence is real. Still, however, it is strange that wo have not heard of the loss of 'the sloop of war Fly, and possibly those who are acquainted with the matter will inform us whether this intelligence is correct or not." . , TAKING THE VElL.—Yesterday-the solemn cere. mony of the reception of a young lady into the order o the Sisters of Mercy took place in the chapel of the Most Holy Trinity, Parker's-raw, Bermondsey. The chapel was thronged with fashionably-attired ladies, and several noble lords, members of the Catholic Church, were also present. The postulant upon this' occasion was a Miss Barry, the daughter of highly connected parents, who have only recently returned from India, after a lengthened sojourn. The young lady, who is said to possess a large fortune in her own right, devotes it all to the service of the order with :which she has connected herself. • . ... ._ The steam-ship United. States, lately purchase nti on New York for the German navy, car ries twelve gu aft. Her each side, two brass swivels forward, and two ,ar a. e engines have,undergono repairs and altf r . io at instlttanta— d in w a s expected to be ready f or sea on the at i Liverpool Mercury. our last we THE WEATHER. I N SCOTLA ND. —Since have experienced an interruption of the genial W eat h er w ith which we had f or some time previous b een f a . voured, the last three days having been cold and bois terous. Friday was bright and pleasant, but, during th.. n ight, the wind veered round troaituh.e south-east, and, the w hole Saturday m orning a strong gale was blowing from that galea c onti nued, ac o c n om s pa u n n i d e a d y, with the h occa sionallydirection,anrising to the force of day not so h urricane, boisterous, - u t and th a e considerable quantity of rain fell. how ever, the weather was Yesterday, air continued cold and d amp, and the sky clouded. Previous to this change . ope rations were progressing agricultural to think that favourably, and it is s a ti s factory they are in planti ng h as be a state of gre a t f o r w ardness. Potato been proceeded with to a consider able extent, and the s owing of oats, ev en i n l a t e districts, whilst is nearly finibhed, almost all f a r m ers have laid down th e i r barley crops. The wheat-plant presents a fine healthy -looking braird, and is coming up with great regularity. Pasture grass gives promise of an early crop in most quarters; but , we are afraid that the cold and ungenial weather of the last -few tlaSrs will have operated rather unfavourably to its growth.—Edinburgh Advertiser. .3 L'T I' t . EDITOR ilk 7Hb S A. Sze,—After reading, the splendid and noble speech of Sir Robert Peel, on the-- rate in aid question, it appeared to me that the Right Hon. Armlet had taken up a position of which every lover of bia'oun try would teel proud, and around ivhicir all ',aides would eventually rally. 1 You have shown, Sir, by your comments 0 - 11 that speech, how clearly you - perceive - the brilliant light about at length to dispel the gloomy mist:that has for too long a time been hanging sayer the destiny of this powerful empire. A mighty change is evidently about to take place in the mode of conducting the affairs of - this- great nation, and we shall presently act as bold!Friit , peace as we did in war. _ • The carrying into effect Sir Robert Peel's gigantic schemes, with his plans for healthy emigration, will naturally entail the construction of immense colonial self-sustaining works, for these alone can afrord the means so generally required, of giving immediate employment to the emigrant. It was, therefore, with much satisfaction noticed your observations, consequent on the publication of the ➢Memorandum so lately favourably received by the Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company: In his hands I feel confident that document will not be allowed to remain idle, but the 2subject will soon, if it has not been so already, be brought under the notice of the Colonial Minister, and thus our princely merchants may, - perhaps,' learn fitita high authority, that England has now, in her own quiet possession most valuable territory, through. which can be constructed (and under Providence, in,. an in credible short space of time) as good,. as.practicable, and as short a line of communication between-the At lantic and the Pacific oceans-AS anYithat htteeter yet been proposed, not only for England, her celdiiies , and the north of Europe, but also for many parts ef the United States. It is well worthy of remark, and, qusWlipt to be forgotten, that when Sir George Simpson Telt Eng land' on 'his journey round the world he,was, accom panied by " a gentleman in the service of the Russian- American Company," on his route from Petersburgh to Saha, which his superiors were preferring for him, as shorter by thirty degrees of longitude, the breadth of all the rest of the world, to that of his native otapire— evidence, I think, conclusive of the shortness •of the route to the Pacific (and, as a matter of cotirse, to the Sandwich Islands, the metropolis or, that Ocean) for any traveller from the ports of the 'Baltic. If I am wrong as regards my remark about the United States, some one may perhaps be kind enough to point out any route that would be shorter or better for a tiative of Portland, in New Hampshire, to travel to reach the Pacific, than by Montreal,• the Red River ~ettletnent, and over the Rocky Mountains- to Fraser's River. - • . No, Sir, depend upon it that not'onlf for the British empire, but for many other par ties, the route for which we are now using our best endeavours, will prove to be'the most practicable, the most available, and the shortest. To Great Britain invaluable, as giving immediate and remunerative employment to her people, and afford ing the required outlet to " our superabundance of capital—our plethora of talent:" But your kind in dulgence must not make me forget the value of your time and of your columns. I shall therefore Conclude with assuring you of the esteem and gratitude of Your most obedient servant, ROBERT CARMICHAEL SMYTH. Junior United Service Club, April 9,-1849. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Ste,—Taking up your valuable paper of the 22d instant, I observe a letter on the distressed con dition of the London compositors. As a means for alleviating this pressing distress, the writer proposes (what must very shortly take place), the repeal of the paper tax and advertisement duty. By repealing the former the Compositor says—" The treasures of literature for a small sum would be placed within reach of the working classes." This is perfectly true; but what advantage would there be in providing a cheap literature for the poor, when we consider the appalling fact that, out of the pcpulation of Eng land and Wales, no less than five millions are totally ,unable toread their mother tongue, and a still, far greaternumber are unable to read with that mecha nical.ease and correctness which makes reading either pleasant, profitable, or intellectual? These numbers we may conclude to be wholly distributed among the working classes. Now, were this immense mass converted into readers, with the repeal of this noxious tax upon the food of an enlightened mind, we nilght hope for an increased demand for books, and a very extensive one for cheap periodicals, and especially newspapers, and which latter, for those produced for the value of twopence, ought to be accommodated with a halfpenny stamp for their free transmission by post. But now comes the difficulty, how are these masses of the people to become readers ? Will the present system of education and the national schools effect this end ? No; nor would they were they ever so widely extended ; it is impossible for the children of the poor to spend the necessary time at these schools to drag through the conflicting intri cacies of the English alphabet and spelling- book. Years must elapse before they can be classed among the reading community. But the spell is now broken ; it is possible to make the whole of the working classes readers—thanks be to the two gen tlemen by whose praiseworthy and philanthropic efforts it is being brought about. It is the " spelling reform " to which I allude, and which has for its object to change the absurd, inconsistent, and, strictly speaking, ignorant orthography, in which the English language has hitherto been presented to the reader, and to substi tute one which shall represent to the eye the lan guage as it is heard from the mouth ; this is to be accomplished by the adoption of the Phonetic Alpha bet invented by Messrs. Pittman and Ellis, of Bath, by which every sound we use is accurately and simply represented. By use of this alphabet the task of learning to read and spell, as has been fully and satisfactorily proved, is reduced from years to months; in some cases weeks alone will suffice. To those who have been teachers, and others who know the disad vantages under which we have hitherto la),Oured, these assertions will scarcely be credited ; but they are facts which every day's experience tends to estab lish ; and they are facts of such high importance that behoves every one to lend his assistance to the furtherance of this great reform, by which alone wo may expect to arrive at that " consummation devoutly tube wished"—the education and consequent elevation of the working classes. Not that reading and writing constitute education, they are the mere tools of it, without which, however, no education can be pro ceeded with and very little commenced. Nor will the educati o n of the poor and the increased demand for books be the extent of good which will accrue from this great orthographic reform, on rational and truthful principles ; its benefits to the English nation are incalculable, and yet little dreamed of but by a few. The object of my intrusion is to direct your attention to the movement.—l am, Sir, &c., A READER OF " HE SUN." March 31, 1849. ERECTION OF AN IRON LIONTIIOUSE, ON TUE IRISH COAST.—'-The foundation for an iron lighthouse to be erected on the Fastnett Rock, about six miles trom Cape Clear,' has been completed, and its base filled up with solid mason work, and secured with all possible care. It is nineteen feet in circumference, and it is in tended to raise it to seventy-five feet to the summit of the lantern, fourteen of which have been already com pleted. The summit of the rock barely affords space sufficient for the necessary sheds for the workmen. Tbese sheds are very strongly constructed, and secured to the solid rock by massive chains, and seventeen per sons take shelter therein, a large steam-vessel acting as a tender, and conveying stores and provisions. ;hereto; but such is the exposed situation of the rock, that for days together no communication can be kept up but by a. leather bag hauled through the surf. ,Tbe effect of the d a a s t e b been s w, sweptas washed sea in a recent gale baf fl es all deseriptiopi all the she a cat as if i wn f ei : o t e h f re e thi4 a e s sn a l'in r f eather; od w ffo e w r t e nho— fil r l d, e ,ec d rkr w :ca i k t n h sd w aa • n a dl t a e cr r g , rae a n n ae d us,v o il eof three , tto upwards be th v e era h l ei f g e h a t t all that has been written ab a o n ut taken from its sum withstanding tower before it broke . and that the waves.that paused the rock out I breaking ' 'd . 0 dis tance were far more than ten feet above their level, which was nearly 100 feet hofigabewra-tvhetintht b e e ni r e e n uf affi o r f ul th t e hat above high water mark.. The foreman, a . very intelligent man, is n. !s now at Crookhaven, preparing the stores for the has no appreh ens i on as t Wing, or tine weather. He which is of cas t iron in l o the, stability QC the wrier, ther—beautifully , lar ge pieces, and screwed I . oge- Architect. y east, and of amazing strength s . . ENCROACHMENT OF 'THE SEA NEAR ULYEESTON. -- • —During the recent high tides and gales a strip of land, not less than twelve, and in some places twenty, yards broad was washed away along the west and south coast of the Isle et Watney. The loss is estimated at about two acres in each half mile; a serious privation fOr the landholders and farmers. It is said that encroachments of this description, which are unfrequent, are greatly facilitated by the farmers themselves, who are constantly removing the stones forming the beach,to sell for paving and other purposes. No fewer than fifty vessels are al leged to have been freighted with these stones, during the last year, for Fleetwood, Liverpool, and other places. Should the inroads of the sea extend, the lowlands will shortly be entirely inundated at every spring the island will then be divided each time into three parts. —Lancaster Guardian. • tide, and GERMAN EMIGRANTS.—The vessel Hercules, a Bremen ship, having on board ninety-two emigrants, bound from Bremen to New York , has put into the port of Dover for considerable repairs, having been run foul of at sea by another emigrant :ship from the same port. The Hercules is now on the point of sailing for her,des tination, the necessary repairs having been effected. •The schooner Celeritas , has put into the port of, Dover to avoid capture. This is, we believe, the first vessel since the renewal of hostilities on the Schleswig-Holstein question which has sought shelter in a British port.