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

..dr 4' ‘s_ mcpard-,street. TdEAT±E stYPL F9AY3tIRE ET. trader the management of Mr. Buckstone; THIS EVENING, WI be presented THE SECRET AGENT. Principal characters b 7 Mr. Backstone and Miss E. Chaplin. To be followed by a new Ballet. in which the Spanish Dancers wLP appear, entitled THE EVENING FESTIVAL. After which. a new Extravaganza. called. THE NEW HAY" lIAREET SPRING MEETING, 1853. Ts cceclude with THE GALICIAN FETE. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHA.m.r.s Xxerr. THIS EVENfIiCk. WM be performed the Comedy of HE LA:NC-ERR. Principal characters by Mess 1. Meadows, Ryder, Melon, Everett, and I avid biller; Mrs, Winstanley, Mrs. W• Lacy ' Misses Daly, and C. Leclereq. To Conclude with (9 th ti m e)' a Romance, in two acts , entitled THE MULETEER OF T01.1,D0 ; or, King, Queen, and Knave. THEATRE ROYAL. ADELPHI. PrOP4olPer, Sir. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, ' W ill hA tier r o rtued the Drama entitled THE MYSTERIOUS STRAUGER, To, o,,nc tut° w•th AYE'? EDITION OF THE FAIRY TALES Of moTIIElit GOOSE, with numerous highly-coloured Llinstratim,. R')YAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Mansger, Mr. A. Wigan. THI3 F.TEICINGb Mill be performed a Comedietta, called LAN FOR L iDIES anCharact Miss ers b stley Nfe,srs. A. Wigan, G. Vining, EL Cooper, Danveis: d Ca, n. After which. RILL Slit CURE. Charaef,n by Messes. Rob son , F. Yining ; Slri. - A - ,-WVA - it and Miss Bromley. To be filiewed by the Fairy Extravaganza. called THE YELLOW DWARF AND THE KING OF HE GOL 31INES. ASTLEY'S itOYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Win. Cooke. THIS EVENING. Glorious success To commence with an entirely new and original Spoctacie-drama of harrowing Interest, 15y Mr. Nelson Lee, called THE FIELD AGAINST THE FAVOURITE ! No Drama formany years has created so great a sensation. The interest is most intense the burning of the stables La most terrific, while the Derby race i most exciting. After which, a Series of Novel SCENES in the CIRCLE, invented by Mr. William Cooke. To conclude with RETURNED FROM THE BALTIC ; or, Jack Ashore. A new Military Act Drop, painted by Fenton, has been added to the Embfllis!iments. liox.olllce open froth Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manager. Mr.. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, Jun. ROYAL 'ATRAND THcATI E. Under the Mr action of Misi Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVENING, _ _ Will be performed T . (Ci. CRICKET ON THE HEARTH. Cha racters by Messrs J. ti alfe,rd, Rate , son, and Kinloch ; and Miss Re becca Isaac, Miss if anmont, and Miss Somers. Alter which, r Chr ---- 1 G QUEER AND HIS DAUGHTERS THREE. To which will bet added a Balltt Divertissement. A: 'it ' • • 1-OVI ;'ON, Cludrmai i . TtrbiTCTIO NI of 23 per Cent. has been made on the PBS. 4, 4 ralii or POLICIE3 vi Five Years' standing. • - ---------- - :ALEX, ROBERTSON; CB airman. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRiDo,, Two DA: or; 3 rveni ,, g 47 min. et. 3 To-Kowww— Siornink 24 nain.after 4 Evaing smin. a' t. 4 `SHE WZATHER.—San I )Ftica, April. 19. TBILUMOMETZR, TN RIM SHADE. sQ{—liighest since noon yesteraay. 3'9- zowest this morning and during the night. 57.—thie day, at noon. Bs RAmrymp, 30 . 25. WIND, N.N.E.—Light breeze, with glorious Imperial weat'aer. (7,At. §Alll LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1855. 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 acknov.ledge a very humi liating failure, injurious not merely to his own rep station as a financier, but very prejudicial to pviblic 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 hss 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 his own judgment or efficiency. We have pointed out the confusion arising from the jumble of Consols and Terminable Annui ties. It would have been fir better had he adopted either course separately, or batter 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 coldition of the debt have been if Mr. Pirr 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 3i, or possibly 3 per cent., while the amount of our liabilities would be some two hundred millions less t h an it i s . 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 ttle merest charlatanism to draw a di s ti nc ., lion between the capital amount and the expense of obtaining it. It signifies little when the money has. to be paid, whether the liability was incurred for value received or for contingent liabilities. If . it w as decided to issue part Consols and part Ter ' r ia ble Annuities, it would have been far better to -- ti," ' Itil °lved the bidders to choose for themselves s laecul ltY that would best suit their fivancial posi i ti bia. tut altheitigh _the ler e men "8 ftake something of both, of tli e fuilds at be y precluded from the 'nature anniiities. Thi s their. disposal from touching the greatly r e d uee tiu : s a grave mistake, which must the, middle m ai , T uub er of applicants through w scheme. On th e :t ire( ' by the Government persons a n d corpor miona h and, th ere are man their enti re i nv y e s t in i ho would ems n these gladly make terms highly b eneficial to the very annuiti es on however, cannot o bt a i n that wbi la h atiOn * T hey, separat e l y , an d , consequently, the resthey require very prejudici a l t o t h e Exchequer. uilitutroust be ce..cumstance th e Ter m i na bl e Annuit: for one, es very favourite investment. T would be a ho gross dishonr s,,,, f of Parliament in submitti ng t o the dietatioti of Mr. GLADSTONE, and charging Terminable 41.1 u 1 4ities, even those having Int a f ew ua r are to rung at as high a rate as perpe- l _.'. e llarges, now, however, 1 aoktontotnal difficulty on the Financial Minist er . well es Y ii indeed ' the best policy for nations as as for individu . At present no specula ter can t e ll that t h eba pro perty and Income Tax t y not be increased at any time to ten or even vitnty per cent. Before bidding for any portion J - Zeintulties,_ he will :make ample _allawanee for these contingencies. He knows that he will have to pay a heavy impost not only on profit, but on capital, and will therefore guard his own pocket to so great an extent as to cast a heavy lose on the Exchequer. This, however, will be but one of the many injurious consequences flowing from the unjust and inequitable enactment, a modification whereof we should earnestly demand if we saw the slightest chance of obtaining any statesman ike reform at the hands of Sir GEORGE CORNEWALL LEWIS' 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 :heir will and pleasure inflict a penalty of not less than 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 ebd to the " lil-caty of the Press"—that which has :;.gig 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 doom se bene "gesserit, or during good behaviuur, 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 able 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, teo, 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 cut bono ? What is the end and 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 be continued until "the Fourth Estate" is completely muzzled, and Ministers have nothing' to fear from its common• taries. Under the existing law the public Press has, with few and insignificant exceptions, risen to a high state of efficiency. It may, indeed, challenge comparison with the journals 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 tnith be asserted that there is any necessity for " proteCtion" —that valuable communications are- rejected because they may subse -Inently- be inserted in another journal ? The Times 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 HyperiGn, that raises blatant bel lowings, calling out for " protection," where there s indeed but little to protect. It wants, forsooth, to be protected froni piracy. GOD save the mark! There is hut 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 achievesaspurious 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 Sun 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 we unhesitat ingly declare to be a monstrous falsehood ; and we regret to be obliged to add our belief. that it was a piece of wilful and deliberate mendacity. We have never indulged in attacks on any of our 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 unusdal practice with " The Sun," but con stantly adopted by the Globe. How 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, lts 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 iu Admin istration. It languished in its intrinsic insignifi cance, meeting only with well-merited contempt. Then it tried the cheap dodge —was sold for 2id. _far more than it 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 stink, which there is not the most remote prospect of being ever recovered, and several EUCCOSSiVO St ' t4 of proprietors have had serious cause to de plore their unfortunate intermeddling with the dail y a Ss Nor was its conduct in other respects more reJournals seduced the contributory to oth er c • dit ble : it scat I „ any of from their employments, and t • pretty pular em anation ' ll e o l adrift long before the of th e i r en if our recollection e ngagements, for which, toacliitt d arQ " r v " . na right, it had to pay the h ie ages ' 11.4) w it has taken to pitchforked into t7e l3 F at i e n n w t :_ t in ru is s te t : w at h iea o ha s bean We give the Daity eivs f this article, if it dare, 'l-4 Permission to copy have the grace to withdraw th e int , it will forward as to our oopyin e . mot% li e it p ut corc u rain;,atioa _ 4,001 1117_11j_L_QWDON4 Tnwa sr) AV MYI I / 4 TN its correspondent at rupatoria, not oue line of which was inserted iu our journal. Having thus thrust the wilful falsehood down its throat, we lea -- ►e 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 hare 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. MARE 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 stich 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, bect.r—Pram the c..)r 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 18, 1855. Sin,—From time to time we have appeals from some society or other for the relief of distressed Highlanders. We are reminded that these people are cousins, or uncles, or aunts of those brave Highlanders who have performed prodigies of valour for their Queen a' d country. This is a sort of stereotyped form—which one might call " a form adapted for the Crimea "—like Sydenham trousers and patent night-lights ; but, after all, what dies all this begging letter imposture mean ? Do these Highland 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 distressed state in which they are said to be (and in which they have no right to he if Highland proprietors did their duty),_ would they not join the militia instead of starving, 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 Inverness Courier. Ask the adjutant of any Highland regiment. What, then, do these High - land proprietors want? That we should subsc'ribe money which shall be expended in labour on Highland properties. The fact is that English. men and Irishmen pay so liberally for these lairds' deer forests, moors, &c. (in which we are most abominably ribbed), that they folly 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 "fa 'me"), and that we were cousins of somebody or o her 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 Fingal( and the Lady Hen rietta Plunkett have ;eft Edwards's Private Hotel, in Gat rge-street, for St. Leonards-on-Sea. The Ea-1 and Countess of Elgin have arrived at the Clarendon from Scotland. Viscount Wellesley has arrived at the Clarendon from Draycott House, near Chippenham. Sir Frederick Arthur, Bart., has arrived at his resi dence in Gloucester-square, Hyde-park, fr.in Paris. Mr. and Mrs. Berkeley Noel have left the Clarendon for Paris. The Emperor and Empress of the French honoured Mr. - C. F. Hancock, of Brutan-street {the celebrated jeweller), with a personal interview yesterday evening. Their Imp-rial Majesties were graciously pleased to honour Mr. Hancock with their further commands. The next series of colonial wool sales are appointed to commence on Thurwlay, the 3d of May. Tile quan tity of wool already arrived is about 35,000 hales. The markets for Rus-ion produce yesterday gave fur ther indications of the disbelief of the dealers in the probability of an early peace, and tallow experienced a fresh altii,nce of ls. per cwt. The Peninsular aid Oriental steamer Madrid takes fait. 29.3001.. of which 20,0001 is for Lisbon adid 9.3001. for Cadiz. The shipments'-by the Royal Mail steamer Tyne fur the West 'wiles aaritint only to 6,5001. • The directors of the gunbay and Baroda Railway have notified that the Ind,a Company having given them a guarantee of 5 per cent , limited at present to 50,0001., trey have resolved to reduce their capital to that amount and to give one share of 181. in exchange for every 5 shares of 201. for which scrip has been already issued. ROYAL ASYLII3I OF ST. ANN'S SOCIETY.--Sir Robert Peel will preside at the annivrsary festival of this an cient and univers el charity, ( n Tue'4clay next. when, in addition to many of our nobility and the sheriffs, be will, it is believed, be supported by the Envoys of Denmark and Turkey. THE MACKEREL FISHERY. —The season has commenced on the western coasts, and the appearances indica.e that it will be successful. A few nights since some boats (.1 the drift at St. lye's captured from 1.500 to 2,000 fine raac%erel, which sold, at from 161. to 18s. per 100 of six score. A special meeting of the Town C nincil of Birming ham was bold yesterday, when an address was voted to his Imperial Mai sty the Emperor of the French, on the occasion of the .uspicious visit of himself and his impe rial consort to E ig!and ; and a deputation was appointed t o accompany the mayor on the presentation of the add '"F4. FXTRAORDINART ACCIDENT IN REGENT•STREET.--.. Yesthrday ntorninz a beautiful sheet of plate glass, occu pying the whole of the orincipal front of Mr. Mechi's new e-tabli bment in Regent—tr• et, was broken in a most mysterious manner, not the slightest sound being heard at the time by any of thA employes of Mr. Mecni. The glass is va'ued At upwards of 100 guineas. FIRE AT SHADVIELL —A fire took place yesterday Trimming on the premises of Mr. H. Poland, a chemist, No. 238, High-street, Shadweil, but owing to the timely arrival 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 Salut Public, of Lyons, says : —" A very. warm di-cussion 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 Pi ince Napoleon energetically opposed the proposition, ani the commission rejected it. The company also wanted to make each of the exhibitors pay fbr a season tickQt 50 francs, but that motion the Prince opposed 4ewise, and caused it to be rejected: THE CHURCH AND STATE STRUGGLE IN PIEDMONT. --The generals of the relit s ious orders still existing in Piedmont have addressed a ietter, dated Rome, 31st tilt., to the archbishop and bishops of that kingdom, congratulating 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 signed by 19 generals, in cluding the Bishop of Porphyra, general of the Augus tin monks. MORA 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 Coin meltehas 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. The prospect is one of the finest views to be found in th e . Malvern range. The wood - capped stretching to the we: are backed by the grand outline of the Black a i t e ln te or G s l hir l e e , t a:o v u ar t y 4 i O ng m i i n les pr d ie ii. e ta f n re t. m T 3l h l e . e. ll : l t o a u te nt 3i ii . o ll r i t .v i 7i n ie. R deach ; the majority, however, being of y th ey e a t p o n r c ie e e:of 521. 43. 6d. each, SOCIETY.—This T th h e is c s o o s e t ie o ty f con veyance. THE CONSERVATIVE LAN by the allotment of their Afford property, branch East Lincolnshire to the first-class station oe th© The land break ground in the county o f Lincoln on which hstihs close of the Gfreat Northern Railway. is in the c m e i r l i e t s re o o f f ul th e e se i a mp ee ro as v ed into about thorpe and Sutton. The property is divided tinagnd the market ba tow g n t .i /i 2 i l r . ty l33 l . ot 6 s, d veaarcyhin;g the in majority,pricefromhew26e/v.er2,o. 6d.beeg ofto 'pl a a n ce d s th 9 price of 41. 4 s . 6d. eac h, i nc l u di ng th e c ost of con,- Toy, once. w o f l t 1 3 11 in able 6 six x- - • VISIT OF THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS TO THE CITY. (THIS DAY.) This aay,Thursday, April the 10th, 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, iu maintaining the cause of Napoleon 111. With break of day the preparations, which had been car ried on 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 be 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 the little hours of the morning 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 th e gay t r i- co l our o f la belle France to the best advantage. The next class that seemed tube meet - industrious were tho: e tir h n had " aeats to let" conspicuously placarded on their doors, and although the sums asked for them were in some situations enormous, the best 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 and Empress of the French had been pleased to intimate their intention of visiting the City of London, he recom mended his fellow-citizens, as far as practicable, to abstain from business to-day, for the pur pose of showing due respect to their Majesties on the auspicious occasion, and also that those per sons in the line 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 p, sons were to be found at the corners of i h,-3 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. ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEN AND PRINCE ALBERT, WIT THEIR ILLUSTRIOUS VISITORS THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF THE FRENJh 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 very tastefully arranged, and the effect produced by the varied colours of the flags and draperies had a very imposing effect. !laving entered the Royal carriage the Royal party drove off amidst the 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 rec,-ption appeared to make a deep impression on the Emperor and Empress. • The Royal party were received at the Windor station by th-) lion. Mr. Dillon, Mr. Sergt. Gaze 12e, the Count Eyre, H. C. Lacy, Esq., Capta n Johnston, Director of the Company ; Mr. Crombie, the Secretary; and other officers. Th e y l e ft 4t 25 minutes past 11, and arrived at the Royal Station, Wandsworth-roa:l,.at 12 o'clock, and were recei ve d l L in u ' ar E d s , d ci apt. Mangl es , M r . M.P., Chairman t o h f e t r h e e bcyolmVp. any, C c i o i a l . p Hutchins, M.P., and Mr. Mortimer. Templd-tar a tremendous cheer wat given Ly dimly within the City, which was taken up and re-echoed by the thousands assembled in the Strand. FLEET-STREET. Perhaps in no part of the route was more hate. rest manifest than in Fleet-street'; from nearly every window floated the flag of England, and ensigns o; the red, white, and blue were hoisted one above th other without the slighte4t regard to superic ray,- but the .effeet produced was of the most exciting description. At nearly every house that " showed its colours " the tricolor of France' wa. to be seen, "and the balconies and windows were crowded with elegantly-dressed ladies, each vieinE with the other in the display of female loveliness The upper parts of the different houses were als, crowded, and if ever the entente cordiale was mani fested towards this country by any past dynasty e. France, it seemed, from the welcome the present Emperor this day received, to have suffered iv alloy during the period that has elapsed since tha much-desired state of things was declared to be th. -guiding course of France, but which has remained, to be fUIIY consummated by the Emperoi Louis Napoleon. Perhaps no period could more happily have been chosen for this long-desiree, consummation than the present occasion, when. after a struggle with the great enemy of the world of a most deadly character—when after the armie, of the two great nations of Europe had joined to gether hand in hand in the same fight, and hue mingled together their best blood in one commoi strain—when the energies of both nations, animat ed by fresh feelings of patriotism to their country, and in the common defence of mankind, were abon to renew a great, and, it is to be hoped, triumphan. struggle against the barbarous hordes of Russia. The scene along this great thoroughfare was ex. cee din gly picturesque. The populace wort. loud in their cheering, and evinced a desire to complywith the demands of a lart e placard, viz., to give a hearty welcome to tl e Ally of our Queen, to an unbounded extent. The Emperor and Express Eugenie appeared to 1 e highly gratified at this cordial greeting, and both gracefully acknowledged the compliment by re peatedly bowing to the assembled thousands. BUCKINGHA.NI PALACE. At half-past 12 the Royal cortege, consisting of a train of carriages, escorted by a squadron of Life Guards, arrived at Buckingham Palace, and weree cheered by the popule.ce, who were as smnbled in dense masses to welcome thei r Imperial Majesties. About half-past one th, State procession, consisting of five of her Majesty's and two squ a d rons o f Lif e Gu carriages,ardslefttirePalace 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 were sta tioned on either hand, and on the court- yard the soldiers and officers iu 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 tacle was of the grandest and- most imposing de scription. Standing 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 number of the metropolitan police 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 were evidently gratified, and 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 Franco crossed together in the centre, the band sts nok up " Partant pour la Syrie." At this moment the.. coup d'wil was magnificent. The day was remarkably fine, and a suddtn access of sunlight irradiated the balconie, windows, and roofs of the houses, which were filled with eager spectators, waving hats and handkor. 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 cious manner, thus silently returning his thanks to this journal, which has advocated his cause, and defended him when assailed by the entire pr ess o f the metropolis, A.s the Emperor and Empress passed through LUDGATE HILL. The appearance of the Cathedral on the top bad a picturesque effect today 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 effect produced was not outrivalled by any other display. CHEAPSIDE. Here the crowd was tremendous, both sides of the road being lined with people, who stood fron 6to 8 deep. The cheering was here louder, if tha , were possible, than in any other part of the City cries of " Viva l'Empereur " being exceedingly frequent. THE APPROACH TO GUILDHALL. At the top of King-street the eye was struck witl the appearance of an enormous pavilion, whiel was erected by Mr. B. Edgington. The dimes• slops of this monster marquee is 97 feet in lengt: 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 scarlw, canvas of the finest texture, and although i; afforded full protection to those seated beneath it, admitted the light to show up the brightness of th, colours. In front of this immense pavilion at awning, 140 feet long, extended to Gresham-street, which was surmounted by the flagi of every ra tion, with one exception. Passing through the pavilion we entered GUILDHALL, and here a scene presented itself that we almost despair of describing. The first thing that attract attention is the throne, which is situated at th. 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 oi ruby silk velvet, very tastefully arranged, and or 'lamented with massive gold fringe and bees, and lined with white satin. Upon the dais, which was also covared 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, embroidere . in gold, encircled with a wreath of olive brancher of the same precious metal, mixed with silver. Oi the other chair the letter E, the initial of the Em press, was displayed in a precisely similar manner. This part of the ball exhibited a coup d'ceil w( have never seen surpassed, and reflected the highero credit on the taste and skill of the Messrs. Herring, of Fleet-street, the upholsterers to the Hon. Cor poration. On each side of the grand entrance to the throw are eight rows of raised seats, whilst a little more te the east are six raised, apparently standing places. At the western end of the ball is a spacious pallery. divided into three classes. In order to provide this amount of accommodation "it was found neces sary to raise the figures representing Gog and Ma gog some eight or nine feet, although each figure weighed about a ton. The whole of the monu ments have been cleaned, and not fewer than 14 trophies, 30 feet high, aro being placed in th, ball—viz., sevan on each side. They are exceed ingly chaste, and may be thus described to the top of a pole is a wreath of Peace, in gold and white, encirclin; the French eagle, under which: is a larie circular piece of work, bearing an admir able medallion of the Emperor. Following downwards is a splendid circle, after which is an 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 et:- circling the British lion ; underneath it a circuits, piece of work bearing a medallion of her Maj , ..sT . .. the Queen. A little below is an entablature bear ing the name " Victoria." Between the wreaths of Peace immense gilded Turkish crescents, and three beautiful flags, repre seuting the colours of England, France, and Tur key, have been placed. The City, and also tin- French arms, have been emblazoned in bright colours upon the circular shields upon the trophies. A beautiful ornamental device in cream colour, hearing the following—" Alma, Balaklava, 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 au 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 or scar let. These seats have been classified into three divisions ; the two first departments were set apat t respectively for ladies having tickets of certain colours ; the other portion, it is understood, was set apart for gentlemen having the privilege of entrée. 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 Di plomatique ; the left for the accommoda. ti, , n of her Majesty's Ministers. It had been arranged that their Imperial Majestiei should enter at d i the n - Arth 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 pot. 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 take place. Immediately over the, entrance of the hall Guildhall had been erected a clouble orches tra, in which two military bands were stationed, who, as the Royal and distinguished visitors en tered the hall, struck up " Partaut pour la Syrie." The boudoir for her .Imperial Majesty was sumptuously supplied with richly gilded furni niture. The 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 I,ot - tlo mid boort goladvfftii Chip artistic beauty as well as superior mauutaeture. The lavement-stand, covered with a beautiful slab of marble, had the usual fitting.s in white and gold ;hiva, with splendidly cut glass ewer, goblets, &c. A. magnificent cheval glass, in a splendid gold frame, adjoined the toilet, and the flooring of the Lpartment covered with an elegant Turkey carpet. A splendid collection of paintings of the Bonaparte amity bad been hung in the room leading to "the. Chamber ; on one side was a portrait Li Napoleon 1.. ; Jerome, King of Westphalia, youn est brother of Napoleon I. ; Joseph, King of Spain, eldest brother of Napoleon 1., and uncle to he present Emperor ; and Count Waltersdorf, Aarshal of King Jerome. On the other, portraits )f*Letitia, mother of Napoleon 1., grandmother of the Present Emperor ; Hortense, Queen of Hol amd, Consort of Louis Bonaparte, King of Hol .and, and mother of the present Emperor ; Katherine, Queen of Westphalia, daughter of the King of Wurtemberg, by the Princess Royal of Elgland, consequently cousin to Queen Viettiria. At about half-past two the Emperor and Empress entered the hall, and at this moment it oresented a scene of the greatest magnificence imaginable. At about a quarter to four the Emperor and the Empress left the Guildhall, and returned to Buckingham Palace. As the procession returned, the cheering along the whole line was equally, if not more enthusias tic than on its way to the City. [We shall give the proceedings in the Guildhall in our Third Edition.] MARKET NB Wt —i Tiflis DAY. CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRIO6s OF rsRITISH C )RN e'or the week ended April 19, IsA5, made up from the Returns of u e Inspectors iu the dinereut Cities and Towns in England end Wal s oer Imperial Quarter. *BEAT. I BARI.Af. BATE. BYE. BEANE. I PEAS 68. 4:1 31s 11 25s 10t , 39s ILI , 4L 21 f 39s 2J THE SIX' WEEKS' AVEI:AGE. WREAT. BAHLrf. OAT.. BYE. BEANS. PEA.. 6., 9 2ss :.Icl 393 8d 40, 7d 38, 8 QUANTITIES OF %IS. SOLD ..A,:l . 1{ Wheat, 96,342; Bar 42 992 ; tt, 8 679 ; Rye, 151 ; liea 5,416; Peas, 809 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGITE AND LEADENHALL.—The trade was tolerably firm to-day, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4,1 to 4s 6LI ; Mut ton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; lamb, 5s 2d to 6s 2d ; Veal, 3s 8d to is 84 ; Pork, 3s Od to 4s 4(1 per Blbs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, April 18.—To-day's market *as but mode rately supplied with stock. The gene al demand ruled steady, and prices had an upward tendency. Beef, from Ss to 4s 10(1; Mutton, 3s 6(1. to 4s laid; Lamb, 5s Od to Gs 21; Veal, 4s Od. to 4s ; Pork, 3s 2d to Is per 31bs, to ,ink the ollals. ROMFORD, April 18.—Our market ruled active, on iigher terms. Beef, from 3s 6d to 5s 0,1; Mutton, 3s 6.1 to Is Oil; Lamb, 5s 4d to Gs d ; Veal, 4s 0,1 to 4y 8d ; Pork, 3s 1,1 to 4s 4dper albs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 2Js to 25s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 3. 0 , to 5 0 , Od ; cloy d tto, 3/ 5s to 5t 18s ; and straw, 11 4i to 1. 10. s per ma A. moderate - supply and a steady trade. UtIMBERLAND. Meadow hay, 3t „is to 5/ Os ; doe titto, 3. 5, to 51 15s ; and straw, 1. 5s to 1 104 loa . Huth hay and straw sold steadily at extreme rates. WillTECHAPi:L.—deadow hay, 3? Os to 5 0 • .cloy , litto 3/ 8s to 6' Os; and straw, 1/ :is to It We per load. , ['rade steady. LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY.) LONDON, April 19.—Wind and weather this day t , teon, N.E. ; light, pleasant breeze, and fine, clear, dry seather. PORTSMOUTH, Apt it S.S.E. Ari ived 4er Majesty's ships Neptune, Powerful, Calcutta, Centaur, qosamond, Falcon, Cs uizer, Sealark, and Rolla, from Dover Roads. S tiled—Queen Victoria, for Mobile PLYMOUTH, April 18.— i;A, S. E. Arrived—Victoria, corn Singapore; Conspicuous, Demtrara ; Mangerton, Landon, for Port Philip. Sailed—Seam, lot Quetr.te. FALMOUTH, April 18.— Wind, E. Arrived—Alert, from klgua Bay. Sailed—Belmont, for Quebec. Off Port— . )riou, from Rio Janeiro, for Stockholm ; Henrietta, of Liverpool, do. SOT TRAMPTON, April 18.—Wind, S. by E. Sailed— •)ctavia, for Adelaide, S.A. The Bohemian, front Sunder .and to Calcutta, has put in to discharge and repair. SUNDERLAND, April 18.—Wind, S.E. Sailed—Emi grant, for Rio Janeiro. HULL, April 18.—Wind, S.E. Sailed—Ross, for New York. BELFAST, April 17.—Wind, N. Arrived—A. White, from Baltimore. RANDERS, April 12.—The schooner Jacob, f►om Grange mouth to Stettin, was stranded on the Skagen to-day, is leaky, and not expected off ; part of cargo expected to be raved ; crew landed. From a return to the House of Commons, it appears that last yenr the increise in the number of persons in he Pest-office was 223, and the increase of expense was .t 7,0136/. 12s. sd. THE NEW LOAN.—The disposition amorg the leading •apitalists and also in the Stock-Exchanve t wards sui:- uribing for the loan sums_ ve'y tavou able ; and, !though the lists will cuse at two )'clock to-morrow (Thursday), it is expected that a large total will be made ip. The feeling, however, is positive, that unl-ss the .errns which Vq3 Cha.lcellor of the Exchequer is prepared to accept are more liberal than would have been con templated at any less speculative moment, tie negotia ion will not succeed. Although the only list pr,sented .s likely to be that of Messrs. Rothschild, it wll em ;wily all the personsof it.fLienee in Lon. on who are iisposed to. treat for the loan, and the price offer .d course, be framed as nearly as possible in accordanc e pith the collective views obtained by 111,si•rs. Rotbs nild in °moulting with the's. Tee objsct of those who 'esire the login, and who assume that the Chaim:4lor of he Exchequer have fixed as his minimum, what he regards :is a fair price under all the circumstances of •.he money-market, iiitt-t be to arrive also at a rat'onal •onclusion as to the price that is to he so regarded, in rier that th:tir biddings may be neither too high n, r too low. The public, therefore, have the guars- tee hat it ii. for the inter e t of ad parties in the Iran action o approach as nearly as possible t i terms that may he .onsidered just. Lo consequence of the bidding; f r the ;uvernment loan being fixed for ten o'clock on Friday bu,iriess at the Stick-Exchange wiii coin uence it that hour, in,ttea.d of the usual hour of eleven.— rimes. A LEGAL WAY OF GETTING OVER A LEGAL DIFFI CULTY. —John HarVins, a "mock auctioner" from Park vie, was charged :It the policereour, Liv,rpool, on Tuesday, with swindl:tig John Stuart, ship varkinter, a " raw Scotchman," who certainly had not &splayed the ational characteri4tic of being " canny." It aopeared .oat he had been induced by the prisoner and his " sweet -oer:." to purchase a silver watch for 11., aft?rward4 to Achango it for " a bt-tter one, price 31 105.," and sub , qui-ntly to change ever the latter for a " regul ,r bar • , tin" in the shade of "a p attoit lev,r gold watch (j veiled i i eight bile-) and chain, for 71. 10s., worth 151. 1" The risoner told him that be would guarantee t he watch, d that he might take it to any respectahle shop in town, and if it were not Ivtrrth what he- paid for it he ,nould have his money back again. The coniplainant's v torney admitted that, si nee the prisoner had been in custody, be had offt-red to refund the inon-.1, but that vas not altogether what hi s client wanted. Mr. Syrid, ,awnbrOlter and jeweller, of Park-!aue, said that the chain was " brass," and that the intrinsic value of the pretended gold watch was &55., but as the outside case vas partly gold it might be worth 755. to the prosecutor. The prisoner's attorney i.igeniously argued that his client :I:.d not guaranteed both watch and chain, and as he had undertaken . , at the time of sale, to te•und the money ease the watch did not turn out to he what it was war -anted, there was no legal offence on the part of the pr;- , oner. As there : tppeared to be some doubt as to the rE , cise terms on which the watch was purchased—thou,:! , here was none as to the fraud that had been committed - -the magistrate g A dyer the d;fficulty by renianciiig the prisoner for a week. and refusing to take OaU.—Liucepoot tandard. DEATH OF RENTe ALIVA.—One of those men whose fate it is to pass as silently through this We as it tb y were not living has, just . departed from amongst u.., R6n4 Allyn, the ingenious author of tl e "Anti-Spelling Book," "The Frejnch Language its own Teacher," aid The Young Lad;tes First French 130 tk," died on. We d eesday last, of a sudden attack of apoplexy. rt was in stantaneous; the shock and death cattle together. Thus, without any wanting, a man full of florid health and -trength, whom w e had spent some delightful hours with three days before, was extinguished in one short moment of time. This abl e man was endowed with one of the most original minds of the present century; and althong h his especial calling eas the modest one of teacher of the language, he had few living equals in that sly aod. subtle !ogle wL ich he loved to indulge in. He was perfect master of politics. No inaa studied .them more I closely. • Various pamphlets published by him at dif ferent periods dui ng the several Agitations for le form, and among others his jocose expostulation ea'. the great Minisnter, recently deceased, tilled ," Sir Robert reel, the greatest Rsdical in England," gave manifest proofs of his clear and vigorous mind. Aliva came to England in the year 1820. and continued for :35 years in the new land of his adoption. With the single exception of An: abal Marcel, he was hyond comparison the first man in his profession as a preceo t„ar, though has great abilities were obscured by his ee ceutricity and want of worldly manner. His peculiarities were his great bane, and prevented him from obtai n i ng that popWarity which would otherwise hive been due to hi s ~,Thrth. But they did not interfere with the interest Melt fzr him by his needs who knew him it timately. l'hey never forsook him ; they sustained him in his troll!) lea, consoled him in his se - 1.1%m5, and stood by him till th e last. And it was well they did ; for otherwise his pre carious profession would have been too afflictive, even for his philosophy, his income not having averaged 251. a• year for the last 20 years. In one year it sank to 81. Tried in this manner, his stout heart—the world knowS well the bravery of the French heart now— never yielded to adverse fortune. He lolly relied on ilium: Ste success, and his last admirable work, published on ly r few months ago, had at length brought this sne imthin his reach. But it hss been otherwise de. en tea .; the patient endurance of 35 years has been wit- • ne. wed by his sorrowing friends, 'and Rind Aliva ill 110 Mo.m, 1 4 -- Nl.Atfrin‘l (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPE4 MALTON HANDICAP. 1 Gamola.d ............................ . ... Freddy .; Six r.-tn. , ... TWO-Yll OLD STASES. '- 10 Sister to Brou g hto n firalittl ° RAILWAY INTELLIGEN°i" THE SCINDE RAILWAY. • The organisation of t!ds magnificent enterPlifiliv mainlf attribut a ble to th e g ei ous and energY ° bo o Bartle Fi ere, the present commissioner in Sc iader lab use in behalf of the province which be gever ° ,,,,• jlO , already rendered his name almost as iliustrioll" the conga( r The Indus has ever been regarded :14.0 great, coniniercial artery of Central Asia. It is l i r the great highway fir Asiatic merchandise, bet, , .uoat -ly, in consequence of the great difficult„wf ale t in the navigation of what is called the Deltl e ,", inerch,dits are afiaid to risk heir got'd,';,,„' route, an I prefer sending them instead thrrugh " - 0 000,' des,zs to themarketsot Teheran, Trebizond, ii•d ether large commercial entrepet , . The 'llr"',bei which is about to be constructed haw 'ea l ui i s t ter and fly :rabact will render navigation below tu ft city useiess. . d the It will place the shawl weavers of Cachmere 11,125," merchants of Kurrachee almost within speaking,(LbsPr:•iie' The rich produce of countries even beyond the, D'h o ro. regit.nß, where some of al.: most intrepid travem erf isbelf caised their eyes fir ever, and by this m edium 611 "01 1 way to the Australian wilderness and the it.„ 105 ;10 1 backwood. The masts which bear the flag of triumphant over every sea need no longer he tlih-000' growth ; the splendid pines of the Hunalay a ' , e' once Kurrachee and El . ydrabad aie joined illLb th 441• '-1 -O. will be landed at the English dockya rds a • ,as their rivals of the American fore eta. it.arrachee Aid become a grand co. iinerciai —ur 1 Persia, Arabia, Egypt, and the countries ‘ of vi th,?, Nile. All overland traffic across the deserts diately cease, and whether it be a vi s it to the ° I LI Mecca or the marts of Grand visit . Scinde Railway will be the route selected. I ,, b° ,;ttec: , only to be 110 miles lung, and the difficulties or c"; tio:. are trifling—the country being nearly flat , I %, L ti fu l we should say in less than three years from the cr • •,f the first turf, the Scdide Railway might be 300. operation. We have rarely, if ever, heard a gu y splendid investment for capital. Five per CCDt* scoot' ranteed by the East India Compa,y • filteen Pe o rol ~v er an d above this we look upon :as a certain o .i up o n 25 perextremely probable. he recent orders tranuie.ted to tbs a ti4 °l. Givetnuent st.res fur the Punjaub and nei4 b .. b ji;so r terrrrories should be sent from Bombay ' up th r ,!eott i the Lidos, instead of, as heretofore, from ' - afe ri up the Gangetic valley, a great increase of the 'IS s, hown traffic must ensue, and a revenue at radvi s i dr ii l4. derived which would give a large return 04 tht of the company. The preceding fig,:res c onvey,P °. lilP cut a• modeiate idea of the aitlutliit of tonnage -or would come on the railway. These facts have he ell io sir fully extracted tram returns prepared under er a s" be diate superintendence of Mr. F. ere hi inself, au" 1 0 0 ; vouched fur by some of the highest names the Scinde Railway is not a mere money a b Pe C5- It is a grand design intended for the benefit of ito ri• vince, and the Dame+ of its patrons--Mr. Bar and Lord Elphinstone—vounn for its success.-- - m"- i • Telegraph. IV.E RSITY Ti LIG 6100' • It i t OXFORD, A 7ll- 4 foie In a Congregation held this day at 10 o 'clock lo sing degrees .%c>re corderred M. A. Rev. Llewellyn Meyrick, F e llow of Magdalo Frd-licic M. White Demise ®f m d I --ag OD. Rev. Henry Hnimdli Rev. Thomas Russell, St. John's. Rev. George M. Jones tWorcebter. !'• Richard J. Hodges, BA. . George Smith, Exeter. Ail k 2u , tus Newman, St. John's. In a convocation held at. 2 o'clock the Senior o rPP :o.l o il made the customary Latin iiieech on laying office, and the new proctors for the ensuing admitted and took the oaths, viz : Rev. John Murray Holland, Fellow, New Son Rev. Arthur Fanshawe Stopford, Fellow, tlt 0 After their admission the following gentl en ' o e respectively nominated and admitted pro-proems a 4, R v. Williams E. C. Austin, Rev. Henry E Moberly, Rev. Ttiomas Shadfi rth, Uriiver-ity Colli e ' Rev. 11. 0. Cox., Corpus Christi College- t ,;""fee0 1 ; Toe Regiti.-4 Professor of Divinity propuseg, c 0 00 0 0 during the present term on the BiaA, ° ,6 c rie r '' to Prayer, and on portions of Dr. Rotell' B spri t ; : a Ecclesiasticorum, Opuscula. The lectures 6 . 0 1- k thoAe who have passed the examination for Literce Humaniores school. Gentlemen 410 olei; attend either course are requested to call en r o f 1 9 stir on Monday, the 30th inst., between the hen" - and 2. Fellows, New Collep., THE RAILWAY TO MARSEILLES.--The last li es li s t Paris aed Marseilles is cemnieted, and was "P en passeegers on Monday last. THE 6oUND DUES AND THE UNITED STAT.' Hanover Gazette iqtys:---.‘ We have received trout e A t[ dis rehab e source the confirmation of the news tbeejtfl United States, towards the end of March, denotto-tes Denmark all the treaties existing between theFet ilrt countries relative to the S ,and dues. The moo lath, 'tears well chosen, as it is probable that, if the . States determined to refuse fur her payment, thefr.ool sum would not much displease the other 10r1 powers." e bee! The Rev. George Wilson Pridges, Or' appoiet-d to the Perpetual Curie ) , of Beachl e Ymit 4 0 ,. 1. cestershire—pAron, Bishop of Gloucester and ",,,01 0 The Rev. Henry J. NI. B.,w]ee, A.M , to the Curacy of St. Peter, Frarnilocle, Gi ouces tershi'o_,' teen, the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. Ibe. r iP J. M. Simpkieson has been presented to the Ite`lol Bringten, Nerthamptenshre. The Rev. C. Ha rt tettr, Rector of Holdenliy. N.•rt'tamptonshire, is to be dean within the diocese of Peterbeeoueh. 89 TRADE A MALGeII :TIONS.—A. me tug of delegtvi presentieg the various hts' unions in the v ab Kingdoin'ha.s been held in Newc :title-op-Tyne, , I f e , l os ll , vie v amalgamating the entire body. Pre off ` me itures were agreed upon with this end, sod amitt meeting will be held in Liverpool in June for he ose of ratifying the amalgation. This will be a r o d union—a course of action to be followed by of the other trades throughout the country. „.,„br, JACK A s , :oitit.- -A eel or be! , aiging to od of wet i elw at present Portsmouth harbour left t: wn Ott 'OO by the two o'clock train, being at the thee 0 li tt i o o,; worse for liquor. When about four miles frer a r mouth, and when the train was going at the I'olo4 miles au hour, "Jack" opened the door of the an:i s'epped out. Every one in the train ireefP7 o ler a was kilted ; hut, luckily, be made a most tnire''or escape, and was so little hart that he walked het ° ;[ unconcerned, as if nothing had happened. e „e,'[' e FESTIVAL or "THE FRIEND OF THE CI , S , "f , The fifth aniiiver ary festival of 'f The Friend •° 9 Clergy," an institufon founded in December, 15 ;„ 1 ! the charitable purpose of providing pensions 'd widows and orphan daughters of clergymen, I ' ll o4 affording temporary assistance to that unhapnlife rous class of society, ecessitous clergymen ei 3- 11 00r e families, was celebrated yesterday evening T ie Fe tuons entertainment at the London Tavern. beill dential chair was ably filed by the Earl of Chl e of• • supported by General dH Ft Motte and a large P; ib t highly respectable members of the clerical professLeolit" whole including shout 150 persons. After the sou p f r o j toast of Church and Queen," the noble chairen'%, posed "The Health of their Majesties the Einner°o Empress of the French," the mere annouuee,,l;eliit whose names elicited a warm demonstration dire Hi- lordship sad he felt sure that the citizens el_ e '" o ef°,i eoald give their Majesties a hearty welcome ton (this dad ). Their Majesties were well acquale t Z ise:g English institutions, and they would no doubt "e - e s A irl thoroughly to appreciate their reception. IndePe e j e ll of political be teit that the ene..„°,'+;4 4 :4 triotic, and straightforward c o ndu c t of the P'e Napoleon during the present war would be at''./ re' eroperly appreciated by. the people of Englau d .e' toast was drunk with great enthusiasm, and th e ` v ie, A l eational air, "Partant p our l a Sy r i e ," was 1111,01 Miss Rausford, with great ec l a t. Th e h e alths or ' en v Albert and the Royal f am ily," "Th e Archbtßil li • '• Canterbury and the Clergy," and "The Navy," were then proposed and drunk with lie °utters, the last toast being coupled with "'ru e ( L i tt of our brave Alli es ." I n propos i ng th e toast j evening—. " Prosperity to the Corporation, () ari e lee t il e Friend of th e Cl erg y,"—th e no bl e ear l sa • eminful duty d evo l v ed upon hi m ; becah e le f ift t iough his o w n opinion of the value of th e '" tai. ion was unchanged, and its need more than 8 ,, / at i'die present moment, the fact could not v - die j , cealeiJ that a considerable defalcation bad be e ' l ro jorio vered in the funds of the society, traced to th e 0 0 1 duct cof an officer, in whom implicit confidence b e ee 0t • repose. d. Every effort had been made to discover t' l ,lit e i amount of defalcation, and every precaution vi ° *:,"„o adopted to prevent the recurrence of so painful an ' P o iti eb v• in the history of the institution. Tie annual 11/ rdi would tieid early in May, when all the detail° piti'lo case 'foul() be laid before the subcribere. c at th ' eitr e earl co eicluded with a forcible appeal to the en 0 4 ,7 0 1 !'eelings [ of his aulienoe, ebich was respor , :ted n 'T subscription, affioni.ting to nearly 2,p 0 of , other o r , inary official toasts were then creepose,“ a of the mee tine separated at an early hour. The die to S e e in Mr. I3 e th e ' s b es t style, and all the : e t rangere e- a:r o vi perfect se ti s faction. The selection of music, he d direction .of Mr. Francis,' included Rime of le 00 0 0 , vocal co t np.)sit'otv of Handel, Dr. ilane, and Sfir d BiAop. Mr. naocis was assisted by Mr. 'to Lochs D 1 Vansford, and the, indispensLr;eprkA Hattie', e ..hoet, services at the piatitiforte are a d&Jjjo i a r od dieted by this habitu:.'s of public chimers. l'i r .,,„%tt°'et uffic.atetl as the toastmaster. We must not c' - t fie th a t a R omoii was preached in the afternoon bY a Mr. Charapni qs, powerfully and eloquently e • the noble ohs ecte 91 the institution. 1 .• ;