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succeed in coming forth victorious, after fighting for right, in case war cannot be kept aloof from uur dear fatherland." THE HANSE TOWNS. The following order, respecting the exportation of articles contraband of war, was published at Hamburg on the 11th inst.:— "In consequence of the existing state of war between Turkey, France, 'and Great Britain on the one band, and Russia on the other hand, the Senate has determined for the protection of the.intereats of the trade and navi gation of this city,"to make and publish the following enactments : ""1. The exportation of articles contraband of war to the Powers now at war, or to their subjects, is pro hibited. "2. Articles contraband of war consist of arms, ord nance, firearms, and ammunition of every descriptio n, but furthermore particularly powder, balls (kugeln), rockets, fusees (ziindhiitchen), and all other material used immediately in war, as also saltpetre, brimstone, and lead. "3. The transgression of the present order will be followed by a confiscation of the articles contraband, of war, and those who are guilty of such transgres Sion, or are accessory to it, will be, moreover, punished with severity. " Decreed at Lubeck, at a meeting of the Senate, on the 10th day of April, 1854. "C. T. 0 VERBECK, Secretary." " NOTICS. "In consequence of the war which has broken out between several of the great European Powers, the Council (Rath) feels called upon as a preliminary, to make the following orders with respect to the intercourse With the harbours and phces of the belligerent States " The exportation of all articles deemed contraband of war, or which are understood to be such by the law of nations and the existing Hamburg State treaties, as also the exportation of ammunition, moreover of powder, saltpetre, brimstone balls (kugdr t fusees (randhatch,en), and also all description of arms, and generally all such articles as can be immediately used in war, is forbidden from the day of . the date of the proclamation equally under the Hamburg and by foreign flags or by land to the States of those Powers now engaged in war. " Whosoever acts in contravention of this order, be it as owner or master of the vessel, or as exporter of the goods, will incur not cnly the confiscation of the before named articles, but will also be further punished by a heavy fine and by imprisonment, according to circum• stances. In order that a necessary control may be ex ercised over all exportations to the States at war the articles must be accurately specified, and the super isoription 'merchandise,' or any similar general descrip tion, will not be admitted. "No captain or master of a ship sailing under the Ramburgh flag must violate a blockade, or after such (blockade) has been4duly notified to him, sail through clandestinely ; nor must he either carry two sets of ship s ' papers or bear a foreign flag, so long as be is in posse-44ton of Hamburgh ships' papers (schiffspasse). " Whoever may require to know more respecting the orders and notices with reference to navigation and trade of neutrals, as issued by the belligerent States, must ad dress themselves to the Department of Commerce (Com merce Comptoir). "Given in our Assembly of Council, Hamburgb, the 10th of April, 1854." • CONSTANTINOPLE. The following telegraphic despatch has been re ceived from Constantinople, dated April 6 : " The whole of the fleet is now in the Black Sea. " The new Mufti was insulted on the 3d. " The declaration of war reached Constanti nople on the oth. " The Porte was about to issue a manifesto in consequence. Lord Stratford has addressed to the British Consuls a circular condemning the Greek insurrec tion. " There was nothing new on the Danube up to the 12th." Accounts from Constantinople, of the sth inst., date that Count. Zamoiski has at length received the permission of the Turkish Government to form a Polish legion. The legion, when organised, will be sent into Armenia, and serve against the Rus sians in Georgia. Count Zamoiski is the nephew of Prince Adam Czartoriski. ARRIVAL OF FRENCH TROOPS. The following is dated Gallipoli, March 31 : This morning the French steam-frigate Christophe Colombo, towing the transport No. 6, arrived here, having on board Generals Canrobert, Bosquet, and NEartinprey, commanding the Ist and 2d division, and the general staff of the French army respec tively ; also 600 men of the chaoeurs a pied, with Some sappers, and 30 horses for the staff. The generals landed at half-past 11, and were received by the Pacha of Adrianople, who has been here for some days for that purpose, and the president and members of the commission sitting en permanence to facilitate transactions bet ween the foreign armies and natives. The Commandant, or rather Col. d'Anglar (the latter is his rank in the Turkish army), who has for some years been engaged in organi s ing the light infantry—with what mat success Oltenitza showed —came down from Stamboul last night, and was also present at the landing of the generals. It is a pity that we, too, have not more officers who know the Turkish language and manners. Major Collingwood Dickson, of the Royal Artillery, who for five years superintended the Turkish laboratory at Constantinople, and who also served in the Syrian campaign is the only one we have. He is now attached to the general staff of our army, and is in Bul aria collectin g information. The troops commenced landing at half-past ono, but did not all land to-day. Another steamer, the Africaine, a screw transport, has arrived. She has stores on board ; also 100 men. All excitement amongst the natives appears to be confined to the younger por tion. The fact of its being Friday (the Turkish Sunday) will in some measure account for this, for the Turks have not struck me as being the apathetic people, in manner at least, that they are generally believed. Yesterday Mr. Wrottesly inspected the town to see what troops could be accommo dated. The Greeks seemed greatly pleased with the pros- Peet of having English soldiers in their houses; and in. one or two houses, too bad to put troops into, the people seemed very much disappointed. Mr. Wrottesley had the tact to call on the Greek arch bishop a day or two since, which may have had some effect. The Turks are naturally not quite so wil g, because they must entirely vacate any of the Rouses where Christian soldiers are admitted, if they Wish to live in the extreme privacy they like. As their houses are, as a general rule here, not so good, Or more correctly speaking, much worse , tha n those of their Christian fellow townspeople, it Would be a pity to inconvenience them. The villages of Yeni Keni, about five miles from Old Troy, and Yeni-shaor and Erin Keni between that and the Dardanelles, also the latter town hive been examined and found capable of accommo dating about 6,000 men. At Nogara Point, too, there is an empty lazaretto, and there are several 'Villages on the Thracian shore of the Dardanelles ; 8 0 that if a division, or even a larger portion of our army, arrives before the declaration of war, the men will be under cover, such as it will be. If war is declared before the' Russian reinforcements arrive at the Danube, it is evident that by sending steamers enough, French and English troops can be Bent to Ahe mouth of that river or to Kavarna Bay, or somewhere thereabouts, in such numbers that, combined with the 40,000 Turks now in that neighbourhood, and more than might be brought there, the allies would be in superior force to the Russians, and we may begin the campaign under very favourable circumstances. The time for this will, however, most probably be past before war is commenced, and in a month or six weeks Russia will probably have 300,000 men at the seat of war. During the autumn the Turks gave all their at tention to the sea batteries of Varna—which is a pity, as the land batteries may be required if we delay much longer. A. strong intrenched position on that shore of Bulgaria would be most useful to us, for if ou tnumbered there, we mi g ht l eave 15,000 or 20,000 Turks to defend the position, and ship the rest of our available forces for the Crimea. This would not, as may at first sight appear, permit the Russians to advance further, leaving nearly 25,000 to watch this positi on ; for i f they (Ed*so we might retu en to out secure landing-place at any moment, and fall on their communications in force. For safety, then, they would always be obliged either to take the entrenchments, or leave in the neighbour hood a force nearly equal to the entire moveable army of the allies. Schumla is not tenable against a Much superior force. Omer Pasha thinks he can beat the Russians singlehauded ; the latter have now an army of 100,000 disposable men in a straight line between his ri g ht and left flank (a distance, by the waY, of about 300. miles). This separation of his army was necessitated by the position of Servia, but evidently tends to weaken him. We are going to seize, as soon as war begins, and fortify , as a de pot f or coa l s , " t h e i s l an d o f th e serpents,' as it is called, at the mouth of the Dai übe." GREECE. SYRA, April B.—The Greeks have been beaten at Amiro, where they lost 300 men. The utmost tO c imision prevails amongst their leaders, who begin Cry treason. M. Metaxa has arrived at Athens. The English, Austrian, French, and Swedish Ministers did not attend the Te Deum on the 6th, when the anniver sary of the independence of Greece was celebrated. The Lueqsor reports that the expulsion of the Greeks is going on at Constantinople ; but a pri vate despatch states that Rom an C a th o li c G r eek /3111 )jects are allowed to remain. We find the following in the Post-Am,pt Gazette of Frankfort, under the head Athens, 30th ultimo. Other accounts from Athens of a later date (the 7th 1214t ') do not nz9ntion 01— :a:o=44nm related, but this is not positive proof against their authen ticity " The reply given by the Government to the ultimatum of the Ottoman Porte has produced the greatest enthusiasm here. Enrolments are made open y,: and Lieut.-Col. Corsini is forming a new legion by order of the Russian Ambassador, and with the assent of the Minister of War. This legion will_be armed and clothed on the model of the Russian troops. In the midst of the Hellenic movement, the Russian_party MakeS itself remarked under the direction of the Mnioist9i:, of War Suss°. This party wishes to raise a Russian_ Grand Duke to the throne of Greece." A letter from Trieste, of the 11th, says :—" The Russians yesterday fired salvoes in giving up their vessels, which now bear the Greek flag. A part of the crews have set out for Lugbach. Accounts from Epirus confirm the intelligence of the defeat of the insurgents near Janina. Gr;vas, who had a horse killed under him, is retreating with his troops." taken I reit' lilies : Isobel 0 then fros lity 18 with 0 la and _ as 4 lo not istriso L that Le nevi' ►our--' great allure levee weeks ,r the - - i a re should nce of ade n egO' 3iad fr uld be ie Ng° otter , oseP ll of VI. d e The, 12t 1 ' russ i l vie o lore an 7' FRANCE. Marshal St. Arnaud left Paris on Saturday morning, by the Lyons Railway, at 10.35, for Con stantinople, to assume the command of the army of the East. He will embark at Marseilles. There was a large bevy of officers of rank, with Marshal Magnan at their head, in waiting at the station to take leave of him. The evening papers state that Lord Raglan will not go to Marseilles till Tuesday. The Duke of Cambridge was to go to Versailles yesterday to see the waters play. It was said that the Duke would leave on Monday (to -day). Prince Napoleon left Marseilles on Saturday for Toulon, accompanied by Vely Pasha, the Ambas sador of Turkey. A speech made by the Prince at. Marseilles pro duced a great sensation. He declared that the Black Sea should be open and free for all, and that commerce should be the gainer by victory. Letters from Brest of the 12th state that on the preceding day 900 marines had been embarked on board the Inflexible, the Tage, and the Jemappes, which were waiting in the roads for orders to make sail for the Baltic. Five .other ships and three frigates will follow them without delay. The journals of Bretagne announce that a num ber of regiments, both infantry and cavalry, de stined eventually to take pait in the -expedition to the Baltic, were being put in order of march. St. Brieux will become the centre of a corps of from 5,000 to 6,000 men. Captiiin Galinier, Aide-de-Camp to the Gover nor-General of Algeria, has arrived in Paris, ac companied by the Algerian deputation, to offer to the Emperor the flag which the Mussulmen popu lation destines for the Algerian sharp-shooters. The Emperor has decided that this fine regi ment should, like all the other corps, receive its flag from the head of the State. In consequence, he directed that a deputation consisting of four native inhabitants of Algiers should be appointed to receive it. General Randon named for the pur pose El-Hadi-Mohammed-Ghurnavioth, mufti of the Hunefi worship, who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca, a man of great learning ; Abderrahmau Auled l'Amin, first Iman at the grand mosque of Algiers ; Ahmed-Boukandoura, assessor at the Im perial Court of Algiers, and Ahmed-ben-Abd-el- Latif, a rich merchant of Algiers, already well ac quainted with the manners and language of France. Troops continue to be embarked at Marseilles. A battery of artillery was placed on board on the 12th., General Monet had embarked the evening before. Intelligence has been received from Algiers to the 10th. The embarkation of troops was going on. On the Bth and 10th two squadrons of the Ist mounted African chasseurs were embarked on board about 10 commercial vessels. • _ _ The Moniteur of Saturday promulgates the law increasing the military contingent for 1854 from 80,000 to 140,000 men. • The Moniteur also publishes the returns of the indirect taxes and revenues during the first quarter of 1854, which amounted to 196;165,000f. They had produced during the same period in 1852, 185,266,000 f., and in 1853, 199,600,000 f. The ships of war belonging 10. the Baltic squad ron at present in the roads of Brest are-1. The ship of the line Inflexible, carrying the flag of Vice- Admiral Parse val-Deschenes, Commander-in-Chief, 2. The ship Jemmapes, commanded by Captain Robin Dupare ; 3. The ship Tage, Captain Fabre ; 4. The ship Breslaw, bearing the flag of Rear- Admiral Penaud, and commanded by Captain Bosse ; 5. The steam-frigate Darien, Captain Didelot ; 6. The frigate Pourshivante, Captain Prudhoname de Borre ; and 7. The frigate Sandi lante, Captain Chiron de Brossay. The Moniteur contains the following para graph :- "The Emperor accompanied by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, went to-day, at three o'clock, in an open carriage to Joinville.le-Pont, to assist at an interesting experiment of bridge-making. In a second carriage were Lord Raglan,General-in-Chief of the Eng. lish army in the East ' • his Excellency Marshal Vaillast, Minister of War ; and his Excellency Marshal Magnan, Commander-in-Chief of the army- of Paris. His Ma jesty was received at the entry to the park of Vincennes by the general in command of that place and the princi pal officers of the garrison, who escorted them through the park and to the opposite gate. There his Majesty quitted his carriage, and went on foot towards Marne, 700 or 800 yards below the point at which a bridge of boats, of the invention of M. Janvier, the civil engineer, had just been placed. A great crowd sur rounded his Majesty and the noble visitors, mixing their acclamations with those of the troops, who were ranged in battle array near the spot where the boat was placed. This budge, which is 75 metres long, was composed of 45 boats, joined together, formed of a thin framework of wood, covered with an impermeable cloth. Its hand some appearance, and the lightne-s of its materials, were of_ a nature to inspire fears, which were promptly dis sipated when it was seen that it resisted, almost without fluctuation, and without its producing a single accident, the passage of a battalion of chasseurs Is pied, of a squadron of cavdry, and of a battery of artillery of twelve-pounders, completely charged. All these troops nounted the bridge to the cry. -of 'Vive l'Empereor !' repeated with enthusiasm by the population who en cumbered the two banks. The passage having been completed, his Majesty visited in detail the different parts of the bridge, and listened with interest to the ex planations of the inventor, to whom he war pleased to testify his entire satisfaction with a system which must have success, if future trials confirm the results obtained to-day." The Three per Cents. opened on Saturday at 63f. 30c• 7 fell to 62f. 90c., and closed at 63 f. for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 89f. 50c. ; and the New Loan at 63f. 75c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,040 f. ; Rouen, 817 f. 50c. ; Havre, 407 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 730 f. ; Strasburg, 710 f. ; New Shares, 522 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 782 f. 50c. ; Lyons to the Mediter ranean, 650 f. ; Western of Fiance, 550 f. ; Bor deaux. and Cette, 501 f. 25c ; Great Central of France, 397 f. 50c. ; Lyons to Geneva, 420 f. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 475 f. • .The -Three per Cents. were done on the Boule vard yesterday (Sunday) at 62f. 75c. ITALY. The Milan. Gazette publishes a .notification, by which the Imperial Lieutenant of Lombardy re serves to himself during the state of siege the right of regulating the quantity . of saltpetre to be pro duced in the province and its consumption. The Armonia of Turin, a clerical organ, publishes an address from the Subalpine and Ligurian bishops to the Piedniontese Senate, praying it to reject the bill on the modifications of the Penal Code—first, because it tends to restrict thQ freedom of the Divine word (meaning the restrictions it contains on preachers with regard to political matters) ; and, secondly, because it gives too much freedom to dissenters from the Catholic faith. The follow ing passage of the address is remarkable The bill consecrates as a truth the complete equality of all Piedmontese subjects before the law, as if Catho lics and Protestants were perfectly equal in . the face of God and the Church, so as to enjoy the same rights and liberties in matters of worship." The Duchess Regent of Parma has issued a decree, by which she provisionally assumes the attributions of Grand Master of the Order of Constantine. SPAIN. A communication from Madrid, of April 11, mentions that Lord Howden has addressed a note to the Spanish Government requiring that it shall close its ports against Russian privateers, if Russia issues letters of marque. The Madrid Gazette of the 10th contains a royal decree, accepting, on account of his ill health, Gene ral Count de Mirsasol's resignation of the post of Captain-General of Andalusia. It also announces that M. de Grimaldi had obtained the Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella, the Catholic. THE CABINET--Lord t t e al i T i eTston, the Duke of Argyll, Lord atAroqbwuenirsd Aberdeen e f nLansdowne, Windsorand Mr. Sydney Herbert The Ne wcastle oafudelarendon, the Chancellor of the Lord John Russell have left for the recess. The Sir J. Graham, —James Bailey, w ho was con victed assizes of th e and Sir W. Molesworth :Ca x u s e k t h l e e e Castle. f u er, re main in London. CONVICTthe last EA BAILEY.—James der of a young girl named Eliza Cole, has been m u r . a t reprieved, with a view to a commutation of the capital sentence p enal servitude for life. The intellect of the wretched crim ina l tc. is of the lowest possible order ; and he had been so greatly neglected by h is parents asgrown to have up to manhood in a state o f the darkest ignorance He i s,' in short, scarcely rem oved from the condition of an animal, and under all the circumstances of his case it penalty was not thought necessary t hat the extreme ' of the lim should be carried into effect. THE SUNLd*ipON; MONDAY EYE) ING, PR 1,_1854. T T t7J?E,. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) SHARE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. (THIS Atherton, and other Tates. By Mary Russell Mit ford, .author of "Our Village." Three vols. Hurst and Blackett. The announcement of a tale from Miss Mitford is of i tself a great attraction to all novel readers ; but whew it is further considered that this story before us is the longest which has been presented to us by the giSted, authoress, it is probable that the interest will he increased and the expectations heightened. Neither hope nor attention will be -thrown away on the perusal of :" Atherton," foi it is a charming and ;raceful sketch"-of calm and sweet simplicity. A country life in a secluded village, with nothing of modern hurry and tumult to disturb its serenity, was - the lot of the heroine. " Remote from towns she r air her goodly race;" nor, although subsequently beconaing a great heiress, did she manifest the slightest desire to leave her rural abode. - Her position became avery trying one at a later period, and it must be seen by every one that Katey Warner exhibited more true feelings of the heart and right I judgment thane the courtly Lord Delaney and his accomplished son, skilled in all the refinements and acquisitions of society. She even surpassed the intellectual guide of her inexperienced and un cultured girlhood in the best of all wisdom—the art of knowing her duty, in the complicated posi tion unwise 'friends and skilful enemies had con trived to create for her. Lord Delaney is a very life-like sketch of the representative of an old and honoured line, clinging to the remnants of his time honoured aud dearly beloved home, preferring death itself to being torn away from its holy shades. Many other persons are characteristic of the re semblance to truth and nature that Miss Mitford's creations always peculiarly possess. Mrs. Bell, the bustling, strong, and good-natured mother, Mrs. Warner, the calm and serene grandmother, who ruled her large property with a gentle dignity and genuine kindness that manA a magnate might have envied. The chief charm in the story is in the description. The pure and fresh scenes of the country appear before us in all their glowing verdure and flowery loveliness as we trace the path of our heroine in her wanderings. It is a pleasing thought to dwell upon at last, that she is not removed from the sphere she was calculated to adorn and to beautify, and that she had passed through a trial of great severity with the calmness and candour which dis tinguished and elevated her simple nature. Ather ton-hall in its pride and grandeur never owned a nobler daughter amid its titled ranks than the one who put aside the glittering coronet held out to her, and turned away from the high place offered for her acceptance, when the conviction came upon her that she should go no further. In the other stories we meet with in the remaining volumes a great deal of variety exhibits itself in conutry, scene, and manners. " The Lost Pearl" is interesting, and furnishes a proof of cunning and deceit rarely equalled. " Wedding Slippers" is a very remarkable narrative, and although the scene is laid in England, the events partake of the nature of Oriental' wonders rather ' than the transactions of our own country. " The King's Page" is a very ingeniously contrived ad venture that befel the favourite of Frederick the Great, in consequence of his imprudently throwing out of the window some portions of a letter which had a double meaning. " The King's Ward," and " The Oaken Cross," bear a likeness to the tales of the chivalrous ages, while " The Ploughing Match," and others, contain thi3 doings and sayings of modern rural life. " The Gleaner," is a very interesting sketch. An old man returned home, rich and friendless, and wishing to know the true from, the false, he first presented himself before his rela tives as a poor mendicant. They all repulsed him with but one exception, and he next came among them the proprietor of the hall, which he had just purchased. The astonishment and horror of the one side, and the delight and gratitude of the other may be imagined. The varying emotions are skilfully exhibited, and Mar garet, the widow, who had offered him her home when he appeared destitute, was welcomed to the hall to dwell with the proprietor, from whom she had expected to rent a cottage. A great deal of life as it is appears before the reader who glances over these pages. Whatever be the time, place, or circumstance selected for notice, the same fidelity to truth is evidenced, and talent is em ployed to pay homage to the pure, and crown with lustre the works of the good. There Was a slight increase in the supplies of wheat on sale in the leading country markets held on Saturday. On the whole, a steady business was transacted, and in some instances prices had an upward tendency., Barley and malt were held at full quotations. There was very little doing in other articles of grain. The continental markets have been tolerably firm for wheat and flour, at full currencies. The latest advices from the United States are to the effect tbilt most articles were selling nn lovverterms. The receipts of English gram lip to our market last 'week were- very moilertite. From abroad, we received 11,115 quarters of wheat, 4,608 barley, 15,696 oats, 650 beans, 168 tares, 6,390 linseed, 1,249 rapeseed, 37 mnstard-seed, 88 sundry seeds, 750 sacks and 970 barrels of flour. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of wheat from Essex and Kent were very moderate as to quantity, but in excellent condition. From the East coast the re ceipts were limited, and those by land carriage exhibited a falling off compared with several p rev i ous we eks. The show of samples of both red and white was limited ; how ever, in the early part of the day, the factors were firm in their demands, and almost generally refused to sell except on higher . terms. However, there was no inclination shown on the part of the millers to operate, and only a limited business was - transacted at last Monday's prices. . We were fairly supplied with foreign wheat, notwith standing that last week's imparts were but moderate. Good Baltic wheats were in fair request, at full currencies. Most other kinds moved off slowly, but we have no change to notice in prices. All floating cargoes met a dull inquiry. In the quota tions no change took place. We were but moderately supplied with both English and foreign barley. On the whole, the demand ruled in active, at late rates. BRITISH RAILWAYS. The inquiry for malt was confined to immediate wants, on former terms. We had an improved sale for oats, the supply of which was small, at full prices. . . • . Beans were quite as dear as last week, with a fair inquiry. All kinds of peas sold to a fair extent, at late rates. The flour trade was by no means active, on former ,erms. C URR ENO Y PER IMP Eft lAL 31 EAR ITRE. Wheel:—Estax Rent, Red .• .. new 749 to 843 Ditto ........ old 76s 87a Ott), White new 76s 88s Ditt0........ old 76s 90s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old 71s 84s Ditto new ..•• 74s 849 Rve—Old ............ 519 525 , New .• .• •• 509 51s, Barley—Grinding.•• .• 368 38a Malting ......... 399 41s Chevalier.. •• 42s 44s iialt—Suffolk and Nor folk.• ..•••..... 66s 71s dr0wn............... 60s 62s Kingston and Ware 739 75s (~Lalt Chevalier .• .. 75s to 76. Oats Yorkshire and _ _ Linoolask.,freed 303 341 Potato • 3 2s 36s Toughal aadCork ......30s•• 30s 32s Cori: Wilts 29s 35s Scotch, Feed. •• • • 34s 36s Beans —Tick .•••• • • ' • 43c 42' _ - PlQeons. .... 47s 61a Peas-Grey ..•• 44s 48s Maple. •• •• •• •• •• 47s 52s White........... 565 625 Boilers 56s 68s Floor—Town-made... 68s 70s Suffolk .......... 60s 64s atuakt&-& Norfolk 60s 66s SMITHFIELD. Very moderate supplies of foreign stock arrived in the port of London last week, the total import being only 1,202 head. In the corresponding week in 1853 we re ceived 4,225 ; in 1852, 1,315 ; in 1851, 1,883 ; in 1850, 1,241 ; in 1849, 1,093 ; and in 184 S, 1,256 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEIR. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Ostend 27G ... - Hamburgh 24 ... Calais - - *ow Rotterdam l9 ... Harlingen 483 .... New Diep 35 Bromvershven 4 175 ... - ... 1 .•• - ... 85 ... - 58 ... 4 ••• ''''''. Total 565 452 ... 181 4 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1853 616 3,208 ... 401 1852 254 754 ... ... 307 1851 443 1,018 ... 393 . 29 1850 464 _ 545. ... -235 1849 325 • 580 185 3 The supply of foreign_ stock in to-day's market was limited as to number, and deficient in quality. Prices were well supported, with a good demand. There was a considerable falling off in the arrivals of English beasts fresh up this morning, compared with Mon day last ; but their general q ualit y was g ood. Althou g h the attendance of buyers wa s not ver y extensive, the beef trade ruled rather brfsk , a t an advance in the p rices ob tai 4d ob tained this 81bs, day d saln c learances a o r f a nfcreosmw2ads tin some in stances, From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 1,700 Scots and shorthorns ; from other parts of England, 700 of various breeds ; and from Scotland 560 horned and polled Scots. With sheep we were but moderately supplied. All breeds moved off steadily, and last week's currency was well sup ported. The best old Downs, in the wool, sold at ss, out of the wool, 4s 4d per 81bs. We had a steady sale for lambs, at from 5s 6d to 7s per Blbs. Calves were in short supply and fair request, at extreme rates. Pigs sold slowly, but no decline took place in prices. Per Blbs to sink the offal& s. d. 6. d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 4 Second quality.... 3 6 3 8 Prime large oxen 310 4 0 Prime Scots, &c. 4 2 4 6 Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 8 Second quality ...3 10 4 4 Prime crse.-wlled.4 6 4 8 Is s. d , s. d. Prime Southdown 410 5 0 Large erse. calves 4 6 5 2 Prime small d 0... 5 4 5 8 Large hogs 3 0 4 2 mall porkers 4 4 4 8 Sucklingealves ..23 0 29 0 Quarter old pigs 21 0 27 0 5s 6d to 7s 3d. Modern German Music. By H. F. Chorley. Two vols. Smith, Elder, and Co. A part of these, volumes has already appeared in a work on " Music and Manners in France and North Germany," which the author published in 1841. Since then he has frequently visited Ger many, and made a further acquaintance with the progress of the art in that country. He has con sequently revised and added to his former descrip tions, introducing some sketches of life and man ners in that part of the Continent, without materially altering the 'form of the Work or retracting former opinions. Independently of the interest attaching to the impressions and criticisms of one who is evidently an enthusiast on the sub ject, the work presents an attraction in the ac counts of an eye-witness of the different festivals and singers of the chief towns 'of Germany. It commences with " A North German Festival" in Brunswick, in 1839, which was conducted by Men delssohn, and which the author travelled to Bruns wick expressly to hear. The second part, "In the Harz," is chiefly a travelling narrative. " Glimpses of Berlin and Dresden," in the same year, give criticisms on the chief singers of that period, the progress of the opera, the effects of court patronage, &c. One portion of the second volume is devoted to a criticism on Dr. Spohr's music, which analyses his works and powers. Most readers will regard the poition of " Music in the Rhine Land" with interest, which relates the ap pearance of Jenny Lind, and the universal excite ment which prevailed. The concluding division of the work is entitled " The Last Days of Men delssohn," with whom the author was personally acquainted. Many incidents and remarks relating to him are mentioned throughout the volumes, which conclude with a tribute to his genius, and a summary of his claims to be ranke among the greatest composers. An account is given of the Beethoven Festival at Bonn, in 1845, during the inauguration of his statue. While at Vienna the author paid a visit to his tomb : "It is a cheerful looking white sarcophagus, having an obelisk ornamented with a gilt lyre, and a butterfly within a coiled serpent for its devices ; for its motto, simply Lambs TOTAL SUPPLY. Betats .. • • ....... ...... . 3,384 Sbeep .•• ................ 17,870 Calves ••.. 100 Pigs 350 648 9d BEETUOVgN. The taste of all this is quiet and good, if not exalted. Bat it is hard to express how the air of placidity, not to say prosperity, belonging to that tomb, struck my ima gination as curiously at variance with the youth, the life, and the death of the stormy being who sleeps there. Never was the dark and cureless unhappiness of his life so forcibly made present to me as by that contrast. It might be owing merely to the influences of day and noon, working by antipathy ; but I never felt the weight of Beeth wen's sorrow so gravely as in that place, where every object conspires to soothe the senses, and to sug gest the thought of honour, love, obedience, troops of friends,' around the deathbed of the man of genius. I thought of his early difficulties not those com monplace and unimportant struggles to gain hear ing and opportunity, which form a part of the class education of every artist, essential to the free play of his faculties and to that self reliance without which no great work is achieved—but of the waking up of a rugged temper and a suspicious spirit in the midst of impulses the most generous—in the midst of affections which lacerated their possessor in the shape of self remorse after those , moods in which the dark angel got the ascendancy. I thought, too, what must have been the peculiar terrors o slow-growing deafness to one of such a harsh, singular, intractable nature as his—vexed by the misdeeds of rapacious and disreputible kindred, and aware that the sense essential to the delight of his existence was dying out, day by day, sound by sound. I thought now the struggles of Bee tho'ven with his calamity, instead of converting it into a disguised blessing, resembled the ferocious strength and the aimless impotence of the writhings of au animal in torture. Like a child he tried to hi,le his malady, as if concealment could give him back consciousness of sound. Then came gloomy despondency—' rages,' not like those of Byron's childhood, silent,' but immoderate, striking right and left, often heavily wounding those steady and considerate friends of whom, beyond all other men of gen ies, he stood in need. Then came death, after along time of disease—to a body worn with pain —to a mind haunted by ceaseless fears of want, and by cruel convic tion that he was dying forsaken and ungratefully treated." The musical student. will find in this work many interesting criticisms, analyses, and comparisons, which may afford him, profit as well as pleasure. The contrasts between the various styles and ex cellences of different Composers is effectively shown by one who has evidently studied the subject. THE FOREIGN-OFFICE. Mr. Henry Unwin Adding ton has resigned his office of Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, which he has held since March 4, 1842. Mr. Addington entered the service of the Foreign-office as far back as 1807. After having been successively attached to the missions in Sicily, Spain, Berlin, StockhOlm, and Switzerland, Mr. Addington was appointed Secretary of Legation at Switzerland in 1814 ; at Copenhagen, 1821; at Washington, 1822 ; and Minister Plenipotentiary at Frankfort in 1828; and at Madrid in 1829. He is, of course, entitled to his diplomatic pension after so many years' service, and on his retirement has been elevated by the Queen to the rank of a Privy Councillor. Mr. Addington is suc ceeded as permanent. Under Secretary of State in the Foreign Department try Mr. .Edniond Haniond, who en tered the Foreign-office in 1824, and who hus been a clerk of the first class since 1841, at the head of one of the departments. RAILWAYS. Aberdeen Anibg.-Nottng. Bost and &stn. Jonei Belfast & Ballymena: Birming: Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lanesh. & Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., ...... Blyth & Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45) Bristol any Exeter Caledonian Chester d; liolyhead Cork and Bandon :' Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall C gubriefineas funct ionUune. Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction o. New East Anglian.... Do., (418 E & H) I Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A I Stock . . .... Do., B. Stock.... _ Do., New A. East Lancashire ...., , Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Paible,s_ Edin. Prt h. & Dundee Forth & Clyde June. lasgow & S. Westor4 reat Northern Stk. Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &Wcst.(lro ) Great Western •., Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds ... Laueash.andYorksh Do., Fifths D ). , Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby.&Sontlipt London & Blackwall Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. Load. Bright & Lond. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lo/.5h.;151&8,..0 Do. Eighths LondoiiandS. Westn. Do., £5O Do., £4O Cndndrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. ktanch.Shef.& Linclu Do., Man. & Lin. Un: Midland Do. Birmng. & Derby Midld. G. West. (Ira.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket • Do., Bury Extension Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Counties Uu, North Britis'h North Devon;No. I Do., No. 2 Do., i A Deferred... )0., i B Guarauteed rNorili London . IDo. New £10.... N.StS.Wstrn.,Hamp• stead, and City Jn , North Staffordshire:, North Western N. & S. Westru. June, Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester Oxford, Worcester, SL I Wolverhampton - Portsmouth ottish Central , Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Bi i mg Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed St aek ' Shrewsby. & &wad ' Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min ; Do. Halves,l 4 Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,fully paid up at per cent South Devon South Eastern South Wales . S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun Do Staines, Wok. &Wok Stockton & Darling. toekton dt Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. £lO shares Do. Pref., No. 1, Thames Haven Dock and Railway' ' " Vale of Neath t .. 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(Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. cov. red. 4 p.c Do. con. red. 4p. c Dc,. irred. 4 p. c Lan. &York. F. Do. 6 p. c. Stock Leeds N. 6 p. o. No. 1 Do. Quarters, 1848_ London and Thighton i Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. 'Do. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1852 Do. New Guar.6 P.C. Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton London & S. Western Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler. Shares Londy, & Ennis. Sh. Man., Shef., & in., Shares, No. 1. ... Do. New, £lO Do. £6 Harypt.& Carl. 4 p.c Do. 4i per cent Do Mid. Consol.6 p.c.St Do. Consol. Bristol & 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4i per cent Norfolk Debenture — ..' Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock Do. 5 p. c. Do. 54 per ct .pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British North Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh. Xl5, 6 p.c Do Scot. Cent. , New Prey' ihrews. & ihrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon De. fixed, 44 per cent S. Eastern (Readini Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d, Do. 4Aper cent. S.Yorl:sh.4p.c.Guar. Stockton and Dar• lington, 4 per cont. Do. do. de. itockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 Waterfd.StKilk.6p.c. York, Neweastle,and Derwiek,4 p.c. Pref. ........................ Vork&N.Midlaudll.. and S. Pure!' Closing Prices Saturday. 21. - 23 - 411 ,7i Si 14 —l2 Ws 15 17 8 7 d 89 - 01 52/ - 13 - 15 . 8 . 10 ii - 'L 7 - 8 15 - 16 ••• 11i -- 12111 H 9 - 61 6" - 58 a _ 23 58 , 62 81 B5 73 75. 120 - 12:.1 89 • - 91 .72 ; 721 86 90 j 10 12 10 12 p 60 8i -- 7id 11 • I Par 97k 98§P 954 —95 i 14d— Id' d 1 76 77 14 13 21 'l2 lid 19 : 20 58 - M 33 - 35 id— id 5d ,6 - 8 44 - 47 3# 34 30 . 31 50 54 par 6g- - Gad 7i 71 28 - 30 82 84 51 - 53 50 - 52 50 - 52 34 - 13 15 64 74 10 4 3id 13 - 15 on 586 324 336 4 2d 5 ••• ••• 27 - 30 ... - ... 2j - 34 18. 19 4 - 5 21 23 4 i - 5. ••• ...... ... 6 - 7 64 65 9f • 8d 5i 4id 45 -- 46 3 SHARES 94 = ' is 6 - 3 - S 4 -- 44 i 1 - P $ -u p 12 - 124 23 - 24 ••• ..... • .•• .... '. ••• 3 —3i xd - 110 -112 105 - 107 9A - 9i xd 6i 7 94 96 87 89 88 90 Id par 123 132 ••• • ... - ... X(i li - 2i pl -6, 8 - 9 4 - p 128 130 1 - lid •• • ad ••• xd ••• ad .•• ad • • • ad lk •• ''..... . ••• ....... • 93 - 96 .81 81 9 15 j -- -- 10 16j -- 13 id P -- 2 3 15 —2O • *CP ....... . 'i --- 1 85 - 90 - 31 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts • .......- 336 Sheep .. •• ................ 160 i Calves .• 82 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, April 18,,1853, and this day, Monday, April 18, 1854. Per 81bs, to sink the ofi:Als. April 18, 1853.1Apri117,1854 s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d Coarse and inferior beasts ... 3 2to 3 4,3 2to 3 4 Second quality ditto 3 6 3 B'3 7 3 8 Prime large oxen 310 4 0,3 10 4 0 Prime Scots, &c 4 2 4 4',4 2 4 6 Coarse and inferior sheep ... ... 4 0 4 2 3 6 3 8 Second quality ditto ... ... 4 2 4 83 10 4 4 Prime coarse woolled ditto 410 5 O t ri 6 4 8 Prime Southdown ditto 5 2 5 4 1 4 10 5 0 Lambs 5 4 6 4. 5 6 7 0 Large coarse calves ••• 3 6 4 o'4 6 5 2 Prime small ditto .., •••. 4 2 4 615 4 5 8 Large hogs 3 0 3 6 1 3 0 4 2 Neat small porkers •• ••• 3 8 4 2 1 4 4 4 8 Beasts... 4,09 g 3,384 Sheep ..„ , 20,460 17,8 00 Calves... 188 100 300 SUPPLIES ON SALE, April 18, 1852.—Beasts, 4,886 ; sheep, 26,42 elves, 221; pigs, 3,180. NERTGATE AND LE ADENHALL. Since konday last the receipts of countirkilled meat up to these markets have been rather extensive, the time of year considered. To-day the show of each kind slaugh tered in the metropolis was moderate, whilst the demand ruled steady, as follows : Per Sibs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 2 10 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 3 6 Do., prima large 3 8 3 10 Do., do. small 3lO 4 0 Pork, large 3 4 4 2 Lamb . s. d. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 4 Do., middling ..... 3 6 4 0 Do., prime ......... 4 2 4 4 Veal ....... ...... .. 4 0 5 4 Pork, small . ..... 4 4 4 8 5s 6d to 7s ... BOROUGH HOP. • The supply of all kinds - of hops in oar market is small Selected qualities are in moderate request, at full prices ; but all other kinds are a dull inquiry, Last week's im ports were only 54 bales from Hamburgh. Mid and East Kent pockets, 6/ lOs to 121; Weald of Kent, 61 to 71 ; ; Sussex, 5/ 12s to 6110 s.• SEEDS. Clover seed is in fair request, at full prices. There is a good inquiry for linseed, but the business doing is compa ratively limited, owing to the high pretensions of im porters. Bombay has realised 72s ; Black Sea, 703 ; and fine Petersburgh, 683 per quarter. Cakes command ex treme rates. rdrnio,Wnito, oer bush, 22i to 24 Carraway ..... • .. 43 , 468 Coriander • • • • • • " " 17 ' 185 llempseed, per quarter 4( s 44s Linseed, Eng.iowlng • • 70s 00s Crushing' • • • • • " 66e 6 " 68s 70s Baltic • • •• • • •• •• Odessa • • • • •• • • • • 68s 70a Linseed Cake, pr. ton — English •• . 101 Os 11' 104 Foreign, per ton 915 s 1 ll 108 Rape Cakes, pr ton 6? 15s V 5s Ripeseed, New, pr Ist 31 , 08 33 s Swede .., • • ...... 223 24 ~ tustard, 8r0wn...... I le 14s White, new .• •• .. 13s 163 Pares, Winter, new.... 9s Od 9s 6d Old .• • • • • • • 7s 0418 s Od Canary, per quarter • 504 543 Rye grass.. ... • • .. 243 28s lover, Red Ent,. (cwt.) 584 643 White .• • • ...... 54s 84s Foreign Red ...... 52s 64.4 White •... 62s 903 Trefoil, new.. • • .... • • 26s 333 TALLOW. Since our last report, a very moderate business has been doing in our market, prices have had a downward tendency. To-day P.Y.C. on the spot has sold at 66s Gd per cwt. For forward delivery very little is doing. Town tallow, 62s Gd net cash. Rough fat, 3P 5!3,d per 8 lbs. 1651. Issl. -- --, Stock this day ...... 29,182 3%542 142,914 ; 8,627 s Od to 35s fd le, 45s 9d Price of Y. C. .... [ t, 3 ) 14 — s9od 40 d 405 6d } —s 5 d to 46 ,, Cd Delivery last week .. 1,570 777 ' 1,055 1 7,142 Ditto from June I .... 86,446 86,239 96,603 93,138 Arrivals last week.. 1 89 65 , 1,911 1,160 Dittofrom June 1.... 9 ',l )5 94,963 ;102,983 81,127 Price of Town ~.. •.! 38s Od 413 01 ! 38s od . 483 6d 33,834 ;63 6.140 003 Od 929 88,014 569 98,533 APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTlONS. — Lieutenant-Col. Hugh Henry Rose, C. 8., her Majesty's Secretary of Embassy at Constantinople, and formerly Consul -General in Syria, is appointed her Majestys Military Commis• sioner to the French Expeditionary Army in the East. Col. Rose went to Syria in 1840 with the British officers employed there, and was attached to the Staff of Omer Pasha, with the rank of Deputy Adjutant-General. He was wounded in an affair of cavalry, Jan. 15,1841. He was afterwards appointed to the command of the detachments. When Consul General in Syria, be rescued the Prince of Lebanon and others from the Druses. He is tho roughly conversant with the warfare and the politics of the East. Mr. William Congreve Brackenbury, Consul at 'Madrid, is appointed British Consul at Bilbao. Mr. D. Cameron, unpaid Attaché at Berne, is appointed un paid Attaché at Copenhagen. Mr. Goold, from Hanover, is appointed unpaid Attaché at Berne. The lion. W. Jocelyn is appointed unpaid Attaché at Hanover. Mr. Edward Romilly, one of the Conunissioneis of Audit, is appointed Chairman of that Board , in iaccession to Major-General Sir W. L. Herris, K.G.H., resigned. Mr. T. Phinn, M.P. for Bath, is appointed Coun sel to the Admiralty in the place et Mr. R. B. Crowdei., Justice of the Common Pleas. Mr. James Noel (from the Department of the Surveyor of the Navy); Mr. R. J. Callander (from the Controller of the Vic tualling Department); and Mr. James Scott (from the office of Director General of the Navy), are appointed third-class Clerks in the Admiralty, Whitehall. The Lord President has selected Mr. Major Rhode Hawkins for appointment to the office of advising Architect to the Committee of Council of Education, in the room of Mr. Westmacett, who laais retired. Paid. 50 50 20 20 100 100 100 100 100 100 180 114 all 50 40 25 25 81281 6j 25 50 20 100 3i 100 all si' ills 20 st. St. St. 261' 13i 20 20 212 s 100 100 100 100 St. 10 St. 25 17 all all 16 all 51s. 100 20 13s 100 5 10 St. 5 St. St. St. 16 100 100 100 6 100 Business done this day. 52~} 60 i i 8 7/ 98 954 i 11 19j 58i 8 Pin Pm 121 MINES -1 1 all Nola Fril, 1 all Anglo Austrlu. Gold 10s. all Angi • Californian 10 2 Australasian 1 d 20 6 vustraliau - 1 all Al:stral 13•T1 Cordille • ;I,- g 1 all Australian Freehold 4 1 all Ave Maria 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy o 50 all Blaenarvon Ir. & Coal 9 11 1 , all British Austen. Gold 4 g 20 •iss British Iron 35 24 Brazilianlmp.(issued at .£5 pm 4 5 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 14 2 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 30 —32 1 4 Carson's Creek 1 4 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica 40 all Cobra Copper 39 41 5 1 Colonial Gold — 14 ... 15 Copiapo St. all Copper Min. of Eng 5O 60 25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent 2 4 p 5 all English and Austrin Copper Smeltg.Co 1 —24 20 all General 2 all Great Nugget V e i n — 1 2 all Do. Registered 3 all Great Polgooth 1 all Liberty 3 all Linares 1 all Lond.drCaliforn.Gold Quartz Crush. C o . 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada, 1 all New Linares Mini ng and Smelting Co 1 all Nouveau Monde ..... 20 all Poutgibaud Silver 14 Lead Min, 4 Smelt. 15 17 5 1 Port Philip I a ll Quartz. Kock- . lip 50 all Ithymney Iron 15 15 Do. New - B— 10 3o 10?, Santiago de Cuba .., 4 _ 4 1 all south Australian ... A 10 7 Tin Croft 2 4 2$ all United Mexican 3 ai 1 all Waller l3 4 1 all West Granada ~,., 1 all West Mariposa 1 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia • 1 all Yuba JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia 72 74 72 4 40 all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company 50 all British N. American 25 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 3 2d 20 2 Chrtd. Buk. of India, Australia, & China 1i lid 5 i 100 25 Colonial •• ••• 100 20 Commercial of Lend. „ 20 12 English Scottish an d Australian 44 34 d 20 15 Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia 34 —24 d 50 20 London and County 50 10 London Joint Stock 100 20 Loud. Sr Westminster „, 100 35 National Pr ov in c i a l of England — 20 10 Do. New — . . 50 22 National of Ireland 20 all . New South Wales._ —- 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation. 43 45 25 5 Do. New 100 25 Orovincial of Ireland ..„ 10 all Do. New 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp Co — 25 all iouth Australia 36 —3B 364 25 all Union of -Australia,;, - 64 66 63 4 2J Do. NeW 6 7 50 10 Union of L0nd0n..,,, NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Sabra Coalition 2 SW EEPSTAKES of 50 Sovs. for Fillies. Lady Elegant Apropos ... Four ran. CRAVEN STAKES. Calumus Alas Five ran. Won by two lengths. BETTING ON THE COURSE. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 3to 1 agst Defiance (taken). sto 4on the field. ... 1 Tne following horses are here for the Newmarket Handicap Nutpecker, Defiance, Kbadidjah, Nicotine, Poodle, g by Asault, Veteran, Virago, Bracken, Sine-qua-non, Eparninondas, Coup-d'etat, Little Jem, Adeline, El Dorado, Selina, Lincoln's-Inn. THE WEST INDIA. MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY NIGHT. The Royal Mail Steam Company's ship La Plata has arrived from the West Indies. Her dates are Jamaica, March 27 ; Trinidad and Demerara, 25 ; St. Thomas, April 2. Amongst her passengers are Lieutenant St. John, from - the Darien expedition. Amongst her cargo is specie to the value of about half a million of dollars. The Atrato arrived out at St. Thomas in 13i days. Cholera had broken out on board the Dement, and several of the black sailors on board had died. The mail steamer from Honduras had not ar rived when the mail left Jamaica. Disturbances had broken out on the Isthmus of Panama, in consequence of the New Granadian Government attempting to impose a poll tax on the persons crossing the Isthmus. The Americans re sisted the tax. At Greytown the old dispute about the land on the American side is again revived. At Carthagena the French admiral had de manded satisfaction for a national outrage, and had obtained it. The murderers of the crew of the Virago have been discovered. At Jamaica there► has been no improvement in the market. Exchange on London, 90 days, par ; 60 days, Y per cent. premium ; 30 days, 1 per cent. premium. The West India islands are healthy. There is a great want of shipping everywhere. There are great quantities of sugar and few ships. From California we learn that two American men-of-war were anchored off the head-quarters of Gen. Walker, to prevent any reinforcement to the Filibusters. From Peru we learn that General Castilb a is getting stronger, and that the rule of President Echenique is drawing to a close. The ship Charles Jones, of Liverpool, bound to Valparaiso, is wrecked, and the crew drowned. The Panama Railway will be finished by next August. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, April ind this day at Noon, E. ; light breeze, and fine weather. PORTSMOUTH, April 16.—Wind, E. to S.E. Arrived— Cornwall, from London, for Cork and Malta, with loss of anchor and chains ; Hendrik Hudson, London, and sailed for New York ; H.M.'s st. Simoom, Malta. Sailed—Mary Ann, foi Symrna. Off Port—Euphrate, for Marseilles. SALCOMBE, April 15.—Wind, E.N.E. Arrived—Reno yatio, from Shields, for Vigo. QUEENSTOWN, March 15.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Wal demar, from New York ; Mary Bailey, Mazagan ; Therun, Odessa ; Buchanan, do. ; Anna, Galatz ; Bloomer, Callao, and sailed for Falmouth ; Sophia Margaret, Mazagan ; Portia, Odessa ; Heather Bell, Kertch ; Energy, Constan tinople; Tonina, Marseilles. . , MILFORD, April 15.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Oberon (s s), from Dumbarton, and left for Melbourne. Sailed — Sophia, fur Quebec. GOOLE, April 15.—Wind'at noon, N.E. Arrived —Th e Wrangle, from Stettin (wheat); the Norfolk (s.), fro m Rotterdam (general cargo) ; the San Kirwan (s.), from Antwerp (general cargo). On Good Friday all the vessels in Goole Decks hoist e d their colours half - ma st high, in consequence of the death of Captain Collier, the efficient and much-esteemed dockmaster. PLYMOUTH, April 15.—Wind, S.R. Arrived—Lady Elgin, from London for Sydney, N.S.W. Sailed—Roose, for Genoa. The Charlotte Maria, from Loudon to St. Michael's, has arrived at this port totally dismasted. GALATZ, April 3.—The master (Mr. Pryde) of the Stranger arrived at Ibraila on the Ist April, fro m b e l ow, and reports that his vessel is detained by R uss i an gun boats, which do not allow him to proceed without an order from Prince G o rtschakoff or General Luders. Neither of these personages are in this neighbourhood, but letters have been addressed to them on the subject. Meantime the Russian Consul has given an order to the commander of the gun ; boats to allow the Stranger to pass , and with this letter it is e x p e cted Mr. Pryde will go w d tomor row morning. Should thi s order notprovoeslauffiCient, M r . Pryde is recommend e d to remain in his vessel, and the more formal order would be sent to him as soon as it could be obtained. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Monday, 10.30 a.m. Wind, S. ; moderate and fine. Arrived—British Queen (s s), from Constantinople. Off Port—lsmyo, from Venice ; Isabella, Buenos Ayres ; Lady Russell and John Knox (ships), Anglia (barque), and Callao (brig). There is no account of the steamer Africa, with the mails, from New York, either here or off Holyhead, to 10 o'cleek. (IT EiUBHARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GEAVEMEND, Monday, 9.55 a.ut. Wind, E. • tide, near low water ; weather, fresh. Arrived, Ath—baledonia (s), from Hamburgh. Arrived, 17th—Fyenoord (s), front Rotterdam; Ravens bourne (s), Antwerp ; Magnet (s), Amsterdam. Sailed—Earl of Auckland (s), for Rotterdam. DEAL, Monday, 9.14 Lid. Wind, E.N.E. ; fresh and cloudy. Passed—William 111., from London, for Swansea; City of Bristol, from Shields, for New York; Commonwealth , Shields, for London. There are several vessels passing at the back of .the Goodwizt 4nds to the westward. per cent. pm X d COURT CIR"oULAR: WINDSOR, Anita 15. The Queen held a Privy Council at three o'clock this afternoon, in the Castle. Present—Prince Albert, Ear Granville, Lord President ; the Duke of Argyll, Lord Privy Seal ; the Earl of Aberdeen, First Lord of the Treasury ; Lord J. Russell ; the Duke of Newcastle, secretary of State for War and the Colonies ; Sir James Graham, First Lord of the Admiralty ; Sir Wm. Molee worth, First Commissioner of Public Works ; and Lore Ernest Bruce,Vice-Chamberlain (officiating for the Lord Chamberlain. At the Council a proclamation was ordered, appoint ing Wednesday, the 26th inst., to be observed as a day of humiliation. Henry Unwin Addington, Esq., by command of the Queen, was sworn of her Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, and took his seat at the board. Mr. C. Grenville was the Clerk of the Council in waiting. Her Majesty gave audience to the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord J. Russell, Sir J. Graham, and Earl Granville. The Earl of Listowel and Major-General Berkeley Drummond were the lord and groom in waiting. The Earl of Aberdeen, the Duke of Newcastle, Earl Granville, Sir J. Graham, Sir W. Molesworth, Lord E. Bruce, Mr. Addington, and Mr. Greville travelled from London to attend the Council by a special train on the Great Western Railway. Lord John Russell travelled from his seat in Rich• mond Park to attend the meeting. After the Council, Sir J. Graham, Sir W. hfoles worth, Lord E. Bruce, the Right Hon. FL U. Adding" ton, and Mr. Greville, returned by a special train to London. Lord John Russell returned to Richmonti Park. The Duke of Newcastle and the Earl of Aberdeen remained on a visit to the Queen. Her Majesty, Prince Albert, the Princess Helena, and Prince Alfred, rode on horseback this morning, attended by Lord Charles Fitzroy, Lieutenant-Colonel F. H. Seymour, and the Hon. Mary Bulteel. The dinner party this day included the Duchess of Kent, the Duke of Newcastle, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Lady Emily Seymour, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, Lady and Miss Sey mour, the Baroness de Speth and Mr. Gibbs. SUNDAY, APRIL 16. The Queen and Prince, the Prince of Wales, Prince's Alice, and the Duchess of Kent, the ladies and gentle men of the Court, and the domestic household attended divine service this morning in the private chapel of the castle. The Earl of Aberdeen was also at the service. The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated and admi nistered the holy sacrament. • The Chevalier Bunsen transacted business at the Foreign Office on Saturday. Despatches for the Governors of the West India Colo nies were sent on Saturday from the Colonial-office. THE DAY OF FASTING( AND BUMILIA TION. ;From a Supplement, published on Saturday, to Friday night's Gazette.) A PROCLAMATION FOR A DAY OF GENERAL HUMILIATION AND PRAYER. VICTORIA F.—We, taking into our most serious emu sideration the just and necessary war in which we are engaged, and putting our trust in Almighty God, th:4 he will graciously bless our arms both by sea and land,. have resolved, and do, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, hereby command, that a Public Day of Humiliation and Prayer be observed throughout those parts of our United Kingdom called England and Ire land, on Wednesday, the 26th day of April instant, that so both we and our people may humble ourselves before Almighty God, in order to obtain pardon of our sins, and in the most devout and solemn manner send up oitr prayers and supplications to the Divine Majesty,. for imploring His blessing and assistance on our arms for the restoration of peace to us and our domi nions : And we do strictly charge and command that the said day be reverently and devoutly observed by all our loving subjects in England and Irelaild, as they tender the favour of Almighty God, and would avoid His wrath and indignation : And, for the better and more orderly solemnising the same, we have given direc tions to the most reverend the archbishops and the right reverend the bishops of England and Ireland to compose a form of prayer suitable to this occasion, to be used in all churches, chapels, and places of public worship, and to take care the same be timely dispersed throughout their respective dioceses. Given at our Court at Windsor, this fifteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, and in the seventeenth year of our reign. God save the Queen. A PROCLAMATION FOR A DAY OF GENERAL HUMILIATION AND PRAYER IN SCOTLAND. VICTORIA. R.—We, taking into our most serious con sideration, the just and necessary war in which we are engaged, and putting our trust in Almighty God that he will gra,iously bless our arms, both by sea and laud, have resolved, and do, Ly and with the advice of our Privy Council, hereby command, that a Public Day of Humiliation and Prayer be observed throughout that part of our Kingdom of Great Britain called Scot land, on Wednesday, the 26th day of April instant, that so both we and our people may humble ourselves before Almighty God, in order to obtain pardon of our sins, and in the most devout and solemn manner send up our prayers and supplications to the Divine Majesty for imploring His blessing and assistance on our arms for the restoration of peace to us and our dominions : and we do strictly charge and command, that the said day be reverently and devoutly observed by all our lov ing subjects in Scotland, as they tender the favour of Almighty God, and would avoid his wrath and indig nation. Our will is, therefore, and we charge, that, this our proclamation seen, ye forthwith proceed to the Market Cross of Edinburgh, and all other places needful, and there, in our name and authority, make publication hereof, that none pretend ignorance ; and our will and pleasure is, that our solicitor do cause printed copies hereof to be sent to the sheriffs of the several shires, stewarts of stewarties, and bailiffs of regalities, and their clerks, whom we ordain to see the same published ; and we appoint them to send copies hereof to the several parish churches within their bounds, that, upon the Lord's day immediately preceding the day above men tioned, the same may be published and read from the pulpits, immediately after divine service. Given at our Court at Windsor. this fifteenth dal of April, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fiftyfour, and in the seventeenth year of our reign. God save the Queen. FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. On Saturday forenoon, Mr. William Baker, the coro• ner for East Middlesex, held an inquest at the R o y al Standard Tavern, Albion-street, Waterloo New T own, Bethnal-green, on view of the mutilated remains of Charles Finder, aged 45 years, who was found dead on the line of the Eastern Counties Railway. It appeared from the evidence, that deceased was signal man engaged by the company near that portion of the railway passing over Brick-lane, and on Friday afternoon last, between three and four o'clock, he was last seen alive at his :usual duties, apparently in good health. Shortly afterwards several trains passed up and down the line, when a labourer, who was proceeding towards the goods s tation, discovered the body of deceased lying across the trails. The head was fear fully cut and crushed to pieces, the upper portion having been carried away. Both legs had sustained com pound comminuted fractures, and the bones were pro truding. Other porticHui of the body and limbs were more or less shockingly torn and mutilated. An alarm was raised. when the deceased was placed on a stretcher and carried to te depot in Brick-lane, where medical promptlyarrival of a m n r c . e Y wa a ndenberg, of the Bethnal-green-road, that gentle man made an examination of the body, when he was of o pinion that the deceased must have been killed instan taneously by the wheels of a railway carriage passing over him. - • Several of the servants in the employ of the company were closely examined by the coroner and jury to aster• tain the manner in which the melancholy occurrence happened, but they failed in eliciting any facts, and at present it is supposed that the deceased must have been crossing the line just before a train was passing, and no person saw him. The Coroner having remarked on the mysterious na• ture of the case, The jury returned an open verdict of " Found dead on a railway with certain mortal injuries, but how or by what means the said injuries were caused, they had no legal evidence to prove." EASTER SUNDAY AT WINDSOR.—The South-Western and Great Western lines brought a vast number of pas sengers from London yesterday morning, and the Chapel Royal of St. George was crowded with strangers. Gold' win's anthem, "I have set God," was correctly and splendidly rendered by the choir, Dr. Elvey, as usual, presiding at the organ. In the afternoon the east e f terrace and gardens were thronged by thousands ot sitors, amongst whom might be seen most of the ottice er r a l in garrison, many of the neighbouring gentry-, and ger of the geatlemen connected with the royal household. At four o'clock the bands of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue) and the 97th Foot entered the parterre, and corn• rnenced playing. Shortly afterwards her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness prince P Alb incessert, acco Royam panied by the l'rince of Wal es, r l, Princess Alice, Prince Alfred , t he Princesses Helena and Louisa, and Prince Arthur descended the flight of steps from the centre, and promenaded the private terrace. In attendance upon her Majesty and the Royal Family, were the Viscountess Canning, the lady-in-waiting ; the Hon. Lucy Kerr, and the lion. Mary Eulteel, maids of honour in waiting ; Lady Caroline Barrington ; the Earl of Listowell, lord-in-waiting ; major-General Berkeley Drummond, groom-in-waiting ; Lord Charles Fitzroy and Colonel F. H. Seymour, equerries to Prince Albert ; Colonel Biddulph, the master of the household. The Earl of Aberdeen and the Duke of Newcastle, whew completed the august party- T a r h e e o P on r a i nc visit c t o o n h s o e r r tl\ l andaje stthye, noblemen and gentlenien in atten d an ce wore the Wind sor un if orm and the Colonial Secretary were in plain. 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