The Sun. — London, England, 1854-03-15 00:00:00

• . A A Rva V I / it/ Wirirtr TINE:,' Lassen, Mc. E. T. Smith. T: LA3t. Week but Toro of Mr. G. V. 13q.)1KE' .3 Engagement previous to his sAilirg for CaliforniA An I AnstrAlli. THIS EVENING. .Mace 15, Will be perlirrnel ..lArtU THE TII(It D. Supported by Mews. G. V. Broke, Georg> Bennett, f. Meal, Miss F. Cathcart, and gm. Vickery. TV be 46114 wed bine new Farce, call 3d MY CO )K A ROUSE- XaSkElt. TEIEATSE I ff tt. if krlf .attmr. Under the management" of Ar. Iluckstone. THIS EVENING, Itasca 15, Will be performed Tac DUCHESS ELEA.NOUB. Character 3 by 'deem. W. Farren. H. Corri, Howe, R3ger3, end Vandanhoff ; Hiss Cushman. and Dirs. L. S. Buckingham. To be followed by A PRETTY PIECE OF BUSINESS. To conclude with POPPING THE QUESTION. R)YAL PRLICESTS THEATRE, OXrdoRD-STREET. Under the Manegennent of Mr. CHLIILLSI Klux. THIS EVENING, Maacm 15, Will be performed RICHARD THE THIRD. Principal eharac ter by Mr. C. Kean. To be followed by AWAY WIPE! MELANCHOLY. Characters by Messrs. Meadows, D. Fisher, and Saker ; Misses Murray and Daly. LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Veatria. THIS EVENING, MAIICII 15, Will be performed A NICE FIRM. Principal characters by llessrs.C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Roxby ; Mrs. F. Matthews. To be followed by A CHARMING WIDOW. After which, the popular Fairy Extravaganza, entitled ONCE UPON A TIKE TEIEIV; WER+.I TWO ICANGA. , ;'haracters by Messrs. Roxby, F. Matthews, and Bland; Madame Vestris, Miss e s Bt. George, Eglanton, Mason, Martindale, Ells, Wadham, and Foote. CORNER. Concluding with NUABER. ONE ROUND THE THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL Proprietor. Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Memos 15 , Will be presented the highly Popular New Nautical Melo-drama in fiva tasleaua, With new scenery, the Sea of Ice, &c., sew draws an d appointments, called TLIE rdutir OF GOLD; or, 1118 LOST SHIP AND TUB 'WILD FLOWER OF 3(gXECO. Principal characters by Messrs. B. Webster, Keeley, Paul Bedford, Itaditme Celeste, &c. To conclude with THE SERIOUS FAMILY. Characters by Messrs. B; Webster. Ugh Murray. Parselle, and Keeley ; Mrs. L. Murray, Misses Woolgar, Faulty Aaskell, and Laidlaw, and 3irs. Keeley. ROYAL OLYMPIC THE tTRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, MARCH 15, Will be performed TO ORLI4E BENSON. Supported by Messrs. Emery, Robson, and Leslie; Mrs. Stirling an 1 Miss Wyndham. After which, TfiK BEN'CIIf. 'II3ER. Principal characters by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, and F. Robson ; and Sirs. Wigan and Miss Marston. To b 3 folllwel by 'THE FIRiT NIGUT. Characters by Messrs. A , ffed Wig.m, Leslie, Franks, flarwood Cooper, anl Vincent ; Miss P. Horton, and Miss Wyndham. STRAND THEATRE. Soie Lasses, Mr. F. W. Allcroft.—Directress, Miss Rebecca Isaacs THIS , EVENING, Mama 15, Will be performed LA SONNAM HULA. To be followed by 'rHE OHNIBcrs. Pat Rooney, Mr. Hodsoa. After which, THE BLIYE JACKETS. To conclude with Till CORKOIIAN 3Ft )THERE. Paddy and Tim Mulligan (the Brothers), Mr. G. Hodson. ' Stalls, 55.; Boxes, 35.; Pit, ls. 6d; Gallery, rd.; Private Boxes, It.. 11e. 6d., to be had of Mr. Allcroft, 15, New Bond-street. ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. THIS EVENING, MIAMI 15, And daring the week, will be presented the new, grand, and romantic spactacle entitled THE , V , 3013 ',I AA'S FLORAE; or, The False Knight--the Woolfmin's iio ^se by the pet steed, Beauty, expressly trained by NEI% %Valiant Cooke. Afte.r which, the taco nparable -4cenes of the ARENA.. t' coti3ta wi 1.112. D ynestie Drain tof TtlE tV iI TE A.R . Roc-eft:a ope t fro u E even till t:. Acaze tit.t.;e:, Mr. 4V. West. • WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. T tr 4 DAY —Mornin 34 , nin.after 2 I Evening 52 rain.afc,. 2 10-Moaaow—Corning 6 :nin.after 3 li:venin422 tain.aft. 3 If—as we proved in our impression of Friday —the income tax be the most cheaply and the most easily collected of any fiscal charge ; if, after providing for the primary expenses of the esta blishment and the various collectors, every shil ling levied upon the parties ultimately liable finds its way into the national Exchequer, and that, as stated by Mr. GLADSTONE, " we could collect the larger amount at the same cost as the smaller" —it follows, almost as a matter of course, that it must be the most beneficial impost for the com munity in general. We might, indeed, rest the case on the simple fact, that the mere saving, easily attainable by the substitution of direct for indirect taxation, would 2.1T1CA33:1.41, oa th e bare AY/10DRR of collection and the amount of profit on that expense, to four millions sterling. But that indicates but a small portion of the actual benefit ; for we must also take into our consideration the fact that the original importer or manufacturer looks for gain on every farthing he has been obliged to advance. He calculates his percentage not only on the first cost of the commodity, but also on the duties which he must pay. The tax, then, is at once enhanced to the wholesale dealer by some 10 . or 15 per cent. on its amount, while he is also charged for the trouble and expense occasioned by the Customs or Excise regulations that, although exceedingly vexatious, must be enforced in order to prevent fraud on the revenue. ,Another whole sale house, of less wealth and more limited deal ings, providing for the wants of a district in place of the entire kingdom, deals with the first pur chaser, and repays him not merely the 10 or 15 per cent., which he himself has paid, but also a profit of tea or fifteen per cent. thereon. Thus the circle spreads. Each of the six or seven intermediate hands through which the article finds its way, until disposed of by the retailer, gaining a profit on the duty and on the profit on the duty paid to his imme diate predecessor. The aggregate of these charges eventually falls on the consumer, and it is by uo means an exaggeration to state that, by means of • theme several additions, the price of the article is enhanced not only by the tax payable to Govern ment, but by some 30 or 40 per cent. on the amount of that tax. S nne conception may be formed of the magni tude of this item when we consider that the Cus cruelties i n flicted, by the EMPEROR'S orders, on toms and Excise, on which it chiefly falls, their nuns at Minsk. In a word, the only Chris- produced shrine, the past year no less than tianity NICHOLAS cares to support is that section 35,770,0001., and estimating the loss thereon of the Greek Church of which, in Russia, he has a the lowest amount, or 30 per cent.—it would constituted himself the head. All besiles who amount to no less than 10,731,0001., which, bear the name of Christians, whether Catho- added to the 4,000,0001. to be saved in the mere lic or Protestant, are proscribed, persecuted, expense of collection, gives 14,731,000/. as the and suppressed, and the Bible itself with actual saving to the nation, or rather to the par them, to the extent of his influence. In no ties ultimately liable, by the substitution of direct single point does NICHOLAS, Char of Russia, for indirect imposts. It is surely worth while to surpass the renowned Dike of TUSCANY, make some effort to retain nearly fifteen millions unless it be indeed in hypocrisy. The latter is, ; iii the pockets of the people, to say nothing of the at least, believed to be an honest bigot, and cares stimulus which it would give our foreign trade, more about his religion than his power ; but the when it was, indeed, rendered free by the removal CZAR'S bigotry is sheer policy and ambition ; a o: every charge and every restriction, and the im mask to prev,ut reeegaitieu while robbing his peovements that might be effected in our manufac neighbour's house ; a watchword, unmeaning to tuxes, when the experimeatson alarge scale, by which himself, to arouse the fanaticism of the superstiti- the valueof suggestions arty be testedandas2ertained ous hordes whom he Ins at once blinded by his would no longer be prohibited or retarded by the priesthood and the light of the Word of Goo. • Eeeiso regulations. However onerous the direct Look o n this piceeira ;led on that. No assecie- : charges might be considered in the first instance, t e 6 u for roligieae purpose; is permitted i n . R u s s i a . the burden would speedily be disregard e d w h en ' n Turkey the freest scope is alhe,val by the MII3- ; the ex'qterdiaery general prosperity arising from sutras.* to Greek church religious entererise—the, priests the change was perceptible, and increased comfo r t s of the ri ceek churclathemselves, under the insti- were combined with greatly diminished expendi giti°4 fcoqueutly of Kai-ris e being the only rser- t ire. It would indeed .be impossible within the secutore,. and that of their brethren, for becoming limits necessarily assigned to a public journalist Protestants. In , allowed,Russia) pri n ting press is ,to set forth even a tithe of the advantages that printing tti bible, and no one may would speedily be brought to light. distribute the S,eriptares in the Rassian There is, however, one serious obstacle —one ieneasag,.or aehn, hr the Je \vs ; and the ' ieipeclimeat—that prevents the attainment of these Bible Soc iete to which. ALEXANDER has blessings. The present system of assessment, the subscribed, J'Xicßot,s gappie3sed o n corning to the e ua,l taxation of all incomes, without reference th r one ! In Ttirkeye on the contrary, thousands of to the source from whence they may be derived, copies are printed yesely. Bible presses exist at or their parmatieusy or certainty, so deeply taints Constantinople, Bucharest, and other large towns; the entire impost with gross and palpable injus the Scriptures are printed in every oriental tice, that what would otherwise he hailed as the tongue, laclusling the Turkish, and there are forty meet eligible tax is that which the most str eau depots for the native agents engaged in their cir- 013 exertions are tusking to get rid of. It is not culation ! Again, as to Missions. -NICHOLAS has .Isom au. " ignorant inapetienee of taxation" that suppressed several Protestant Missions employed Vie tniddle classe; cemelaie of the charge—it is " not in proselytising his Orthodox Greek Chris- not because they are uawilline to Contribute their the heathens of T. tians," but in conver ting artery dal preeortioa to the liquilatioa of the national and Siberia, and the Massubnans too, is his 1 ibilitiee or the ineinteneeice of the national dominions. All the same to him; be put them e.;',tblisli ne its, tine they objet to the burden, down after they had laboured some of them aed chit curses b 10111 and deep attend the laws which f or - usefully for twenty years, revivingcs.lectere in their progress. Far from it. It is bade heathens in his dominions to be converted beet:lse they perceive bat toe clearly the unfair - Orth odox Greek priests ! 0 - and baptised, except by Ortlne_ I's eel ztctuil " ia,3l;ll',lty" of the charge—that the utmost , Turkey, on the contrary, has g iven --3 yfeel ta3n;3,v); to be victiinise•l by legisla liberty to all cusses of missionaries, and in a ll ti)a, excaseliaely unfair to them as a di s ti nc t parts of her dominions, both in Europe a nd Asia, and the missions, those of America especially, This unfeirreess wts aekeeseledged by almost • have been active and successful. I n a word, ev icy public 11t 1. Tee heelers in Russia; of late years, has been in every we ynarrow- l) lieuees Of Perll:l.nstlG , Goals A.BER.D&SNT and lug the religious libertiesof its subjects, while Tur- 'Jour a' ll - 43 :Ecre essra thin hintel at the propriety key,.cordially embracing the counsels of Sir STRAT- of obteiaine 1 eseiltthle aljeileneat if the di s- Foan gieretreter,hasbeenasextensively increasing the 'pate. Tee firetacial Meuister of the aeoesitiea ha d liberties - Of hers. Indeed it should be distinctly un- n merely rsa,t:ieha`, brougli t cierßtoOd that iu turkey i for some time past, there foretard proposition; foe' its amedioration—whiCh , CITE WEATIIER.—Ses Omen, Mama 15. THEEDMIINTER, IN THE SHADE. 58 —highest since noon yesterday. 44 —lowest this morning and during the night. 57 —this day at noon. 14801LETER, 30'26—a sudden rise of a quarter of an inch . WIND, S.W. to W.S W.—Light breeze, and cloudy. It -7v LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1854, That Imperial Pharisee, the CZAR, whitewashes his ambitious covetousness with pretences of reli gion ; he grasps his neighbour's territories, and pleads that he does service to the Orthodox Faith. Mr. COBDEN, we deeply regret to see, is beguiled, unless he has descended to the most unworthy special pleading, with the flimsy pretext ; and there have not been wanting journalists of high standing who, some nine months ago, were the dupes to a great extent of the same absurdity. If, however, the cry of defending IVlahometans against Christians has deluded any one up to this time, Lord SHAFTESBURY'S speech in the House of Lords on Friday night has dispelled the delusion for ever. Let every one who has ever had a scru ple of misgiving on the subject, which we never had, read that speech for himself carefully from beginning to end. It is a subject on which Lord SHAFTESBURY, if any man, is thoroughly at home. The bare facts, however, which he so copiously enumerates, speak for themselves ; and what do they say ?—" That of late year's R.1.33it ht 3 don:; everything she could to suppress, and Turkey everything she could to advanc, th?. curia of Peotostant Chris tianity ttiroughoul; the w)rld"—.thtit th 3 real cause of Ruisitn interference and the NUNSCHI KOFF mission was the dread entertained by Russia of the great and increasing religions liberty enjoyed in Turkey, and, above all, of the rapidly enlarging circulation of the Bible in the Turkish do minions, while the circulation of the Russian Bible in Russia is strictly prohibited. Ro man Catholics also can tell 1.13 of the horrible has been no religious persecution on the part of the Government. Local maltreatment of Chris tians by their M lhometan masters there may have been, parallel with the parish squire bigotry, which even in the last few years has b asted of driving all Dissenters out of an English parish ; but the chief persecution has been entirely that of the Greek and Armenian clergy, who have certain civil powers entrusted to them, according to the corporate system of Turkey. Recently, however, at the instance of Lord STRATFORD, the Protestant seceders have been authorised to choose their own agent, who is to stand in the same civil relations to the general Government as the heads of the Greek Church, and to whom alone the Protestants are to be responsible. There can be no doubt that it isjust all this religious freedom, and the consequent growing popularity , of the SULTAN'S Government, which is so hateful to the intolerant and ambitious CZAR. Nothing I could be more dangerous to his nefarious schemes than that the Greek Church in Turkey, and all • other Christians, should find under its Government a liberty which they saw denied in Russia. And they do find it. And for honourable, just, and noble dealing , with the various Christian communions under its power, the last two reigns in Turkey have been in most happy contrast with the selfishness, mean ness, and cruelty of the CZAR. As Lord SHIITES , BURY, followed by Lord CLA.RENDON, justly ob served, though we are not going to war for the liberties of the Turkish Christians, yet it is most consolatory to know, that so far from entering on a war for Mahometans against Christians, we are going to war for a government which does equal justice to all, a government of justice, order, and right, against one which is the shameless oppressor of every class of Christians, except the one which it uses for poli tical purposes. NICHOLAS has no more claim on Christian than he has on civilised Europe. The Turks have deserved well of both. The CZAR can only point to the Bible Society and Protes tant missions suppressed, and to Catholic Nuns flogged. The SULTAN can point to the Bible printed and circulated actively throughout his empire, to Protestant and Catholic Missions alike pro tected, and to firman after firman extending religious liberty.. Which has the better title to the sympathy of Englishmen, and we may add, with reverence, to the aid of HEAVEN, no Eng lishman can doubt for a moment. Any one of us, Protestant or Catholic, would infinitely rather live beneath the Government of the SULTAN than that of the CZAR. The SULTAN is certainly one of the most honourable and tolerant monarchs of Europe—the CZA.R one of the meanest and most intolerant. We hear of but one reply to Lord SHA.FTE3- BURY, and that is, that all Christians are but dogs in the eyes of the Turk, and he cares not what they do. Seeing what sort of a dog his northorn neighbour has proved, and what dog-like qu trrels the rival churches in his own dominions are ever engaged in, such a notion would not be very marvellous in the mind of a Turk. We suppose, however, any Ciiristian, not orthodox Greek, would rather be' the SULTAN'S dog than the Czaß's ; since the former lets us eat the crumbs which fall from his table, but the latter kicks us out of his house. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 15, 1854 although not going far enough, were yet decidedly in the right direction. The veteran Jos EPH HUME, and the Leaders of the Liberal party, had given unqualified expression to their opinions on the subject. It was, indeed, universally acknow ledged that the tax must either he repealed or modified, and an equitable adjustment did not appear very difficult. One person only stood out, but he was unfortunately the most important, in asmuch as it fell within his department. Even he acknowledged the injustice which he felt himself unable to redress. His proposition for the re newal of the Income Tax in the existing form would have been rejected by an overwhelm ing majority, had it not been for the provision which he made for its early reduction and ultimate extinction. The people felt that they would not enter into a dispute about an impost, the days whereof were numbered. They, there fore, accepted the pledges given, and granted what was demanded at their hands. The sanguine hopes then excited have, however, been dispelled. The illusion has for ever vanished. They find that, in place of being reduced to sd. in the pound, that it is to be increased to ls. 2d., for few indulge in the hope that a supplementary budget will not be brought forward before the close of the session, and the double tax asked for at least another half year, if not for a further period. It is time, then, that an exertion should be made for the equitable adjustment of the tax. Let the fiscal reformers —we particularly look to Mr. Hums—dis charge their duty to their constituents and the country, and inform Mr. GLADSTONE that though perfectly willing to give him all that he requires for the efficient and vigorous - waging of war, and also doing it by way of an increased income tax, they cannot yield their assent unless a pledge be given that the system shall be materially modified, and a distinc tion recognised between the proceeds of accumu lated and realised property and the hard earnings of industry. MONEY MARK,c., A ND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at from 3,000 to 4,000 bales, all to the trade. The market closed very tame, with prices in favour of buyers. The sales include 350 Egyp tian at 60. to 84d., 50 Sea Island at ls. ld. to ls. Bd., and the remainder American. Railway Shares were flat. Accounts from St. Petersburgh of the Bth inst., state that from the previous day the capital and the Baltic provinces had been declared to be placed upon a war footing (kriegszustand). These pro vinces will be under the command of the Crown Prince, and the " state of war" will be the same as in the Chersonese, the Crimea, and Bessarabia. The scarcity of horses is felt in most parts of the Continent since the increased armaments corn menced. The Belgian Government contractors gave very high prices in Luxemburgh last week, and parties who would not sell at the fair on the Ist inst., at 300 to 400 francs, have obtained since 500 to 600 francs. The ship Stretford has arrived from Sydney, with dates of Dec. 2, which are not quite so late. She has but a snail amount of gold on board. The demand For money is increasing and there are more bills dcing at 5 per cent. than there were a short time back. The quantity of specie being s ent away to the Continent, and the fact of the ex change keeping so high in China, is against our retaining either gold or silver, and the Bank of England having, at the same time, to assist the Chancellor of the Ex chequer in meeting his quarterly payments, - will find its assets fully employed, even if private traders do not more freely apply for discounts ; and now the rate is near 5 per Cent., the Lombard-street houses will find the Bank of England more resorted to. The suspension of the firms of Gladstone, Bond, and Co., of Manchester, for about 100,0001., of which 80,0001. is said to be in bills, with the failure of T. M‘Gregor, of Cheapside, for 50,0001. to 60,0001., an d M essrs . W arw i c k, Har rison, and Co., of the same place, for 15,0001., has brought under discussion the existing state of trade generally; but we believe Ito fear need be enter tained of many large stop pages. The house of Dickson and Co., at Glasgow, is expected to pay a good dividend, having made considerable profits in the early period of the gold discoveries; but a point of almost equal importance with the amount is the date at which they will pay. This, we apprehend, will depend upon the realisation of the assets at Melbourne. Bills of Exchange upon the principal Continental cities were taken yesterday afternoon at rather ful ler rates. Paris, 90 days, 25 224 to 27k; Amster dam, 11 141. to 15 ; Hamburg, 13 a} to 34 ; and Trieste, 13 10 to 15. The English Stocks are extremely dull, and with out change in value. Co nsols have been 91 to 911 for transfer, and 91 for the April aceount. The settlement takes place to-morrow. Exchequer-bills have been 10s. to 13s. prem. At present there is a complete lull in speculation, and the greater de mand for money checks investments. Foreign Stocks have beau merely nominal, and the few transactions entered into have been at about the previous rates. The market has not, for a long time, presented such a dull aspect. Spanish 3 per Cents. have realised 361, Buenos Ayres Bonds 56, and Russian 4 per Cents. 82. In the English Railway Share Market the trans actions :lave been at a slight reduction under yes terday's prices, but the bu'siness doing is mainly in connection with the settlement of the account. French shares are firm. The current prices for the Jamaica mines, not officially quoted, are as follows :—Metcalfe, 4 to f premium ; Sue River, 1 discount to par ; Port Royal, i toi premium. BRITISH MINES.—The market is extremely dull, and prices are nominal. The Gold and Foreign Mining shares have been inactive. In the Joint-Stock Bank shares rather more is doing, and prices are firm. The Crystal Palace shares are quoted without the new issue. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (Prom the o.S,:ial List. ) nusiness done. 3 per Cont. Consols Annuities , 9ll 1 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan-, 12350 shut Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan.., 1860 4 15-16 Consols for Account 16th March Exchequer Bills, 2d. £SOO PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 56 Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St Ditto 4i per Cent Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Lon - don. HALF-PAST TWO. Consols Ditto April Account 9l MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.I CORN EXCHANGE. The show of English wheat in to-day's market was sea sonably good, and in very fair average condition. Very few buyers were in attendance, and so little business was doing, that the quotations were almost nominal. Foreign wheat, the impoi ts of which are upwards of 26,0'0 quarters, was very du.ll, and offering on lower terms. We had no demand for floating cargoes. The barley trade was heavy, •at barely Monday's decline. Malt sold heavily, on former terms. Oats, beans, and peas were exceedingly dull. The flour trade was heavy, and both English and foreign parcels were lower. ARRIVALS T MIS WEEK. En lish Irish Foreign .. Wheat. 530 Barley. 1 M alt. 1,880 ? 590 26,510 1 1,7 - 70 f -- Hats. I Flow 3,06 i 850 3,050 I 5,800 I 5,830 sits 8,400 brl WHITECITAPEL. The general trade ruled heavy to-day, as follows : Beef from 3s Od to 4s Os ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; veal, 3s 10d to 5s Od ; pork, 3s 4cl to 4s 8d per Bibs by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. We have a moderate demand for most kinds of hops, at full prices. RAILWAY TRAFPIC RETURNS. LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTEIiN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending March 11, 1854 £13,614 12 9 Corresponding week last year...,.. 10,870 15 11 Increase in 1854., 22,743 16 10 GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WBST RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending March 11, 1854 £4,889 17 6 corresponding week last year . 4,466 17 9 Increase in 1854.., £422 19 9 SIR CHARLES NAPHIR'S FL,EET.—Sir Chas. Napier's fleet is bound first for Wing°. Sound, on the coast of Sweden, where the ships will anchor for a time. In that position the fleet would guard the outlet of the Cattegat, and enjoy the advan Cages of being near a great town like Gottenburg, with its population of nearly 30,000 souls. The next step w•t'uld be to pass the Sound or the Great Belt, and enter thee Baltic. FAILURES.. —The Mancheste r advices state the suspen pension of Messrs. Gladstone, Bond, and Co., general brokers in that city. The fir en was of 10 or 12 years' standing, and its liabilities are estimated at 80,0001. The immediate cause of the sto F page is said to have been a loss by the failure of a Mancleester house a short time back. The suspension has lik.ewise been announced of Mr. Thomas M'Gregor, woolleat warehouseman in Cheap side, for about 50,0001. or 60,0100/., which has been fol lowed by that of Messrs. Wane rick, Harrison, and Co., also of Cheapside, shawl and. silk manufacturers, for about 15,0001. —Times. PRICE OF GOLD—Tuesday H'vening.—The quotation of gold at Paris is about 3 per la aille discount (according to the last tariff), which, at the: English Mint price of 31. 17s. 104 d. per ounce for stag adard gold, gives an ex change of 25 . 094 ; and, the exc h tange at Paris on London at short being 24 . 95, it follows• that gold is about 0.58 j per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburg the price of gol el is 419 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exch:i nge of 13'1,i ; and, the exchange at Hamburg on London at short being 13'14, it follows that gold is o'lB per •c ent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. • INDIA. —According to the telegraphic intelligence from India the supply of morhey in that country must be abundant, with every prospect of continuance—the Governor-General, notwithstan i ling the state of politics, having advertised the remaining; 7,000,0001. of the Five per Cent. Loan for conversion.. The first half of this loan was converted a few monti hs back into Four per Cents, and Three-and-a-Half pet Cents. THE CAPE MAILS.—SOUTHA'S IPTON, TUESDAY, March 14.—The General Screw Stefan Shipping Company's steamer Propontis, Captain R.. Maynard, sailed to-day for St. Vincent's (Cape de Veril es), Ascension, the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, Ce 3 , 10 n, Madras, and Cal cutta, the mails for which po its will be embarked at Plymouth on Wednesday (this clay.) Owing to the sur render of the contract by the ( ;-eneral Screw Company, under which these mails have been caried, the present is the last departure which tak :e place for the Cape of Good Hope and Indian ports. The Propontis takes out 35 passengers, 190 tons of frei g•ht for the various ports, the number of packages being A,190, with specie, value 3,752/. The Hydaspes will bei: due at Southampton on the 27th inst. from the Cape,. .Ceylon, Mauritius, and Indian ports. LATEST FOREE.N THE WAR IN THE EAST. A telegraphic despatch from Berlin, dated Mon day, gives the following as the substance of the reply made by M. Manteuffel to interpellations addressed to him in the Prussian Chamber : " The Government will shortly make communica tions to the Chamber, which will perceive that it has not deviated from its policy. The fleets which are entering the Baltic belong to powers with which Prussia is living in peace and good intelligence." Advices from Malta of the 9th state that a Sar dinian frigate, arrived from the Piraeus, had brought news that the Anglo-French squadron in the Adriatic had intercepted a supply of arms and munitions of war destined for the Albanian insur gen ts. The position of affairs in Albania was improving. Moss's Gazette of Berlin, under date of Vienna, Bth, says:—" We hear, from a source on which we can rely, that the regiments of the corps d'armee of Pamntin, which had already received orders to march, will return into Poland, in consequence of a counter order. It is also announced that Prince Gortschakoff lately received orders not to cross the Danube, as it was wished to confine the war to the line of that river. The son of Baron de Meyen dorff, Russian Ambassador at this Court, was the bearer of those despatches to Bucharest. It is said. that they were not very favourably received. The motive of these singular orders appears to be the attitude of Austria, which is by no means favour able to the intentions of Russia." The Cologne Gazette publishes the following from St. Petersburg, dated the 6th :—The Gazette of the Senate publishes au imperial ukase, ordering the immediate issue of credit notes for a sum of six millions of silver roubles, about 24 millions of francs. At the same time it publishes an ordonnance which iuterdicts, until Sept. 1, 1854, the exportation of corn from Odessa and the other ports of the Black Sea and of the Sea of Azoff." A letter from Berlin of the 11th, in the Co logne Gazette, says :—" The Eastern question, which for some days appeared enveloped in obscurity, begins to clear up. Ist, The Prussian Government has rejected the declaration or con vention proposed by Austria, relative to the Western Powers ; and, 2d, that declaration was solely founded on the resolutions of the Conference of Vienna, and in no respect implied the obligation for the German Powers to co-operate actively with the Western Powers. It results from the nature of the resolutions come to by the Conference of Vienna, and from the fixation of the points for arriving at an amicable solution of the Tur kish question, that the proposed convention, if founded on these resolutions, could only serve as the basis of a future treaty of peace. Besides, it appears that the Western Powers have communicated a notification to the Prussian Cabinet, which agrees in sub stance with that of the Austrian Cabinet, and which solicits, not au active co-operation, but an obliga tory solution of the points w hi c h have been pre viously consented to by the four parties engaged in the Conference of Vienna. General Von der Grceben and Prince Hohenzollern are charged to communicate a negative reply in this respect, which, it is said, has been accompanied by new offers of mediation." The Lloyd of Vienna, of the 10th, says : —" The Government has just suspende 1 for eight days the publication of our journal. Our next number can not therefore appear before the 19th. The order of the Government does not say to what article we are to attribute this measure." A correspondent of the Morning Chronicle writes from Galatz on Feb. 27 :—" On the evening of the 2311, the Turks having learnt by spies that during the night the Russians intended cutting down the small thicket of willows which masked their batteries on the island, they opened a fire which lasted for two hours. In the night., how ever, the willows were cut down ; and between five and six on the morning of the 24th the can n onade was r enewe d with' vigour, lasting till two p.m. The results do not appear to have been important. The Russian battery No. 4 was dis mantled, and the Turkish No. 3 much damaged. The Russians lost 7 or 8 killed, and some 20 wounded. lam not aware of the loss of the Turks. Since then the Russians have sent reinforcements to the island, and an attack is expected. The Rus sian sharpshooters are continually annoying the Turks. An estaffette arrived yesterday in the after noon, from Braila and Bucharest—it is said, from St. Petersburg—in great haste, with despatches for Prince Gortschakoff, and the couriers hastened after him too Bessarabia ; and this morning Prince Gortschakof arrived here at 2 o'clock, and started shortly afteiwards for Braila. We are under the impression, by the report spread here this morning, that the news brought was the abdication of the Em peror Nicholas. Great hospital preparations are being made here. The proprietors of some of the large mansions have been turned out, and their houses are being prepared as hospitals. Nine hundred beds are req . - aired. The Lazaretto barracks and the Hotel de Moldavie are already prepared. The weather is magnificent. Baron Budberg, governor of the Principalities, is expected here on the 2d March. He lift Jassy on the 28th Feb." The following is also from a correspondent of the same journal, dated Braila, Feb. 23.—" The day before yes - xrday, at noon, General Prince Gort schakoff arrived her 6; he was received at the gate of the town by Generals Luders and Englehardt, ac companied by their respective staffs, as also by the governor and president of the municipality. The latter, in offering him the bread and salt which is customary, made a laconic address ; after which he was conducted to the house prepared for his re ception. The rest of the day was devoted to the inspection of the barracks and hospitals of the town. Yesterday, at daybreak, a regiment of Russian in fantry increased our garrison. These troops arrived by a forced march of three days, in a fearful snow drift, and the f e et of nearly all lie men are frozen. This morning, at six o'clock, the two Russian batteries, one of 12 and the other of 8 guns, attacked the most advanced Turkish battery; the latter replied, and though having only four guns of small calibre, fired away manfully for four hours. Seeing, however, that resistance was use l ess , th ey carried off tf.e guns within the entrenchments, joining the battery to another much stronger bat tery beyond tLe Russian fire. The cannonade lasted till eleven o'clock, when it was relinquished on both sides. The Turkish battery suffered so severely that it it doubtful whether it can maintain a second attack. The Russian batteries scarcely suffered—being well covered. Thirty wounded were, however, taken to the hospitals. The dead are immediat e ly buried on the spot, so that it is impossible to tell the exact number killed. General Gortschakoff left to-day for Galatz, but returns to-morrow. His sojourn at Braila, as well as the concentration of troops of all arms, which arrive daily, leaves no doubt of the intentions of the Russians to cross to the right bank of the Danube. At the same time every preparation is being made to ensure a safe retreat in case of defeat. Bridges have been erected on the Sireth and Pruth ; and some of the inland towns, as Fokchany and others, are being fortified. The Greco-Bulgarian volun teers are deserting in numbers. Eight of them who were recaptured were led out and shot imme diately, by order of the Russian authorities." The Amsterdam Journal of the 9th publishes the following article relative to rumours which are in circulation concerning purchases of arms, and the conveyance of warlike stores and ammunition to Russia in Dutch vessels : "We cannot say what truth there can be in the rumour that a proposition is made to have a c3nsider able quantity of arms and stores carried to a Russian port. Our countrymen have too much good sense to allow themselves to be caught by such a bait. The high price offered ought to show them how greet is the danger. No shipowner certainly will undertake such transports without previously ascertaining if he can reckon on the protection of the Government ; and we cannot see how a neutral Government could a•ord that protection once that war has been declared." The Journal de St. Petersburg contains the fol lowing :—" The Odessa Messenger publishes a letter from Elizabethgrad of the 27th ult., which says : `lf you have ever been at Elizabethgrail, that small but pretty town of the military colony of new Russia, you must know its principal street, in which are all the best built houses, and the fine building where the tribunals sit, and in front of which runs the Boulevard. On the 21st this street was at daybreak crowded with people, attracted thither by an account that nearly 300 Turks, made prisoners by our victorious armies, were to arrive from Odessa. A shout at length arose of "they come ! they come !" and in half an hour after they passed through the street. The nine officers who were among the number were lodged in the best hotel in the town, and the others were conducted to another hotel, where, thanks to the solicitude of the local autho rities, and to offerings made by the inhabitants, an ex cellent dinner had been prepared for then, in which the pilaw, the favourite dish of the Turks, had not been forgotten. After dinner coffee was presented to each prisoner, and Turkish tobacco, purchased expressly for them, was distributed. The inhabitants of Elizabeth grad, who were present, gave pecuniary assistance to such of the prisoners as demanded it. In considering the placid and almost cheerful countenances of the Turks, who seated in a circle and forgetting their fatigues, tranquilly sipped their coffee and smoked their pipes. I felt fully convinced that never when at home could they have felt more comfortable. They remained at Elizabethgrad for three days, and after being during that time treated with the greatest cordia lity, they were supplied with warm clothing. Appre ciating as they ought this generous treatment, and com prehending, as it deserved, this christian charity, they more than once testified their' warmest gratitude; and left the town with regret, and some among them with tears in their eyes. This I.iiilanthropic manner in which the Government, the authorities, and the people treat prisoners belonging to a country at war with us, is strongly opposed to the inhuman conduct exercised in Turkey towards Christians, and testifies the civilisation and the greatness of mind of the Russian people devoted to the throne. Our country, the holy and orthodox Russia, firm and unshakeable, while exulting in the high qualities and virtues of its brave sons, may, with sincere faith in the Divine Provide,:ce which protects it, exclaim with pride—audite, populi, et vincimini quia nobiscum Deus !" A letter from Kalafat, of the 26th, written by a French officer in the service of Turkey, says " I have examined the fortifications of Kalafat in all their details. They are really faultless. They occupy a vast development, and nothing less than a regular siege would be required to take them. But the Russians will not attempt a siege. The immense plains which sur round the camp are almost impracticable for artillery. Snow lies everywhere, and nothing serious can be under taken before the spring. The Russians, besides, would lose 10,000 men in attacking Kalafat. I cannot speak in terms sufficiently favourable of the hospitality of the Turks. Their kindness and generosity exceed all belief. We are 10 Europeans in the midstof 30,000 Mussulmans and we receive from them nothing but testimonies of re gard and respect. .The finest house in Kal a fat has been given to us, together with five domestics and order lies on horseback. The General-in-Chief has carried at tention so far as to place at our disposal aguard of 10 men, two of whom are to be sentinels at out door, and horses from the cavalry. lam every day more surprised at the Turkish army ; its activity and intelligence leave nothing to be de sired. The cavalry, although overworked, is still vigorous. The artillery is very good, and the field service is per formed with the same regularity in France and Algeria. A residence at Kalafat is not without attraction. The thousands of tents and soldiers, ranged along the Danube, the finest river in Europe, form one of the most curious and most pictutesque spectacles. In the spring our position will be charming." FRANCE. The following is from the Times' correspondent's letter, dated yesterday, 6 p.m. :—" I am assured, on excellent authority, that the mission of Prince Hohenzollern to the Emperor of the French has failed ; in other wortls, the explanations he was charged by the King of Prussia to give re specting his neutrality in the Eastern question have not satisfied this Government. In reply to his assurances that nothing was more ardently , desired by his Prussian Majesty than the mainte nance of the peace of Europe, he was informed that the best proof of the sincerity of such a declaration would be to join the Powers in resistance to Russian aggression, as it would be the surest means of effecting what he most de sired. It is said that the Emperor of Russia would be satisfied if the Porte agreed to a treaty with all the Powers, securing the immunities of the Christian population. Though it is very probable that matters have turned out quite contrary to what the Emperor Nicholas anticipated in the commence ment of this affair, yet it is doubtful whether any pro positions of the kind have been made by him ; at all events, ignorance of any such is pleaded in a quarter likely to be well informed. Moreover, it is no t proba ble that the Porte would agree to a treaty, for the same reason that it has refused the Menschikoff note, namely, that it would bring in question the inde pendence of the Ottoman territory, for which its armies are now in the field. The surest means of obtaining a speedy, and, it may be hoped, a durable peace, is to persevere in the energetic policy adopted by the allies. The destruction of the Baltic and Black Sea fleets, the capture of Odessa, and a few other places, probably enter into the plan of cam paign against the Russians, and may be followed by the evacuation of the Principalities, and the other good results Which the King of Prussia de dares he has so much at heart." Prince Napoleon will embark on the Bth, at Marseilles or Toulon. An aide-de-camp of General Prim left on Monday night for Marseilles en route for Turkey. The General himself will soon follow. It is reported that one of the first operations of the Anglo-French expedition to Turkey will be an attack upon the Crimea. According to this report the troops will land at Bala-Khlava, in the Crimea, for the purpose of attacking Sebastopol by land, while the united fleets will attack it by sea. Extreme activity prevails in the port of Toulon ; 9,500 workmen are working incessantly in the Ar senal. The screw line-of-battle ship, the Napoleon, has left for Africa, from whence she is to bring back troops. The steam frigate, the Christophe- Colomb, is to come to. Marseilles to take on board the generals destined for the Eastern army. The Suffren, Ville de Marseilles, Alger, ships of the line, and the Belle Pottle, frigate, are terminating their preparations. It was mentioned a few days ago that two Chi nese Christians, attached to the French bishop at Shanghai, had been ill-treated by some Chinese soldiers, but that the affair had been made up. Letters from Shanghai of the sth of January state that, on the application of the French bishop and the consul, the mandarin before whom the two Chinese Christians had been brought by the soldiers and who had ordered them to be put to very severe torture, had been since brought to the French con sulate, where he received 50 blows from a cane. _ _ The Duke Ernest of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, who has just left Paris on his return to Germany, is the reigning Sovereign of the duchy, having suc ceeded his father on the 29th February, 1844 ; he married the Princess Alexandrine, daughter of the late Grand Duke Leopold of Baden, sister of the reigning Grand Duke of Baden. Duke Arnest 11. has no children. He is the elder brother of Prince Albert, husband of the Queen of England. Prince Charles de Hohenzollen-Sigmaringen, who has just arrived in Paris on a confidential mission from the King of Prussia, belongs to the royal house of Prussia, of which King Frederic William is the chief. In 1848 he succeeded Prince Charles, his father, in virtue of a cession which the latter made to him of his principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. In 1849 he abdicated in favour of the King of Prussia, who granted him the title of Highness, with the prerogatives of a Prince of the Royal house ; he is a Lieutenant-General in the Prussian service. Prince de Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen married in 1834 the Princess Josephine, daughter of the late Grand Duke Charles Louis of Baden and the Grand Duchess Stephanie ; and became by that alliance the cousin of the Emperor Napoleon 111. He has 6 children by this marriage. Marshal St. Arnaud is to leave Paris on the 24th. General Jose Concha had arrived in Paris. Yesterday being the first day of the period fixed for receiving at the Treasury subscriptions for the loan of 250 millions, a vast crowd of persons assem bled at the door through which the public were to be admitted, to put down their names and pay the first instalment of a tenth of their subscriptions. Wooden barriers were placed—such as are seen at the doors of a French theatre—to prevent crushing, and within these the crowd formed a queue of great length. A number was delivered to each person as he arrived at the inner door, the said number being according to the amount of the sum to be subscribed. During the first hour, the number of small capitalists who attended—that is, of subscri bers of from 10f. of rente to I,ooof. of rente—ex ceeded 3,000 ; of the higher series, or from I,ooof. of rente and upwards, the number was 150. These figures considerably increased afterwards, and many persons, after waiting for nearly four hours, were obliged to be put off until the next day. The Bank of France was charged by many large capitalists of Paris and of the departments to subscribe for them. The funds again improved yesterday :—The Three per Cents. closed at 66f. 85c. for the end of the month, and the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. at 92f. 95c. ; Orleans Railway Sh ares, 1,105 f. ; Rouen, 872 f. ; Havre, 450 f. ; Great Northern, 746 f. 25c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 727 f. 50c. ; ditto, New Shares, 562 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 820 E; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 687 f. 50c. ; Western of France, 582 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 535 f. ; Great Central, 430 f. ; Lyons t o Geneva, 442 f. 50c , Shares of the Bank of Credit Mobilier, 582 f. 50c. SPAIN. The _Herald° of the 9th says 'that it is not true, as asserted by an opposition journal, that on quit ting London on leave of absence, M. Isturitz left a communication for the English Government. Don Miguel Tenorio, governor of the province of Saragossa, has bad the dignity of chamberlain to the Queen conferred upon him for his services in quelling the military revolt at Saragossa, and his wife has obtained the order of the Queen Maria Louisa. The mayor of Saragossa, the secretary of the governor of the province, and the postmaster of the town, have also obtained decorations for their ser vices on the same occasion. The colonel and lieutenant-colonel of the Bourbon regiment, and a superior officer of a cavalry regi ment have been placed on the half-pay list for not having displayed sufficient activity against the rebels in the Saragossa affair. The Duke d'Alba had returned to Madrid from Paris. The Council of Ministers was about to submit to the Queen a proposition for the concession of the important railway from Cordova to Belmaz and Espiel with the view of facilitating the conveyance of coal. The Three per Cents. were done at 34i ; the New Three per Cents., at 18 ; the Debt of the first class at 8f ; and that of the second, at 44. PORTUGAL. A letter from Lisbon of the s th states that s ome disturbance had taken place at Coimbra, in copse quence of quarrels between the citizens and students, on the winding up of the carnival. The armed force had to be called out, and order was re estahlishei. According to official despatches read by M. Fonseca Ma galahaes in the Chamber of Peers, only some few persons were slightly wounded. (COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, MARCH 14. The Queen and Prince accompanied by the Princess Helena and Princess Louisa, drove out in an open car riage yesteirday afternoon. The health of the Duchess of Glocester continues to improve. A. deputation of the Highland and Agricultural So ciety of Sc,)t.land, consisting of the Duke of Hamilton, the Duke of Buccleuch, the Duke of Montrose, the Earl of EglEintoun, the Earl of Dalkeith, Sir Archibald Campbell, 111. P,, Sir George Clerk, Bart., Mr. Cowan, M.P., Cob mei Hunter Blair, M.P., and •Ir. Hall Max well, secre'tary to the society, had an interview with the Right Holt. Edward Cardwell and Lord Stanley of Al derley yesterday at the Board of Trade. The Duke of Hamilton, as presi lent of the society, stated its object— viz., a Museum of Practical Geology for Scotland, and urging the importance of extending the inquiry into the statistics of agriculture. A. deputation, consisting of Mr. Moffatt, M.P., Mr. Kirk, M.P'.., Mr. Craufurd, M.P., Messrs. Darby and Brown (E;)tiw Vale Works), Mr Robinson (Aberdare Works), a edl Mr. Macgregor (Llynvivale Works), had an intervie w with Viscount Palmerston yesterday at the 11. - ime-offic ek. The E trl.• 4 Clarendon left town yesterday for Osborne to have an :audience of the Queen. A deput anion from the General Land Drainage Com pany, =lsis dug of Mr. Ker Seymer, M.P., Sir John Shelley, P., and Mr. Clifford (secretary), had an in terview ye st erday with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell and Lord Stan le,y of Alderley. Lieuten: 6n t-Colonel Hanmer had an interview with Viscount l°46lmerston yesterday. Despatc'M is were sent from the Colonial-office yester day to the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope and the Mauritius_ D.RURY-LARE THEATRE. Last even ing a new "opera comique," by Mr. Joseph F. Duggan, was produced at this theatre with very great success. Ti te libretto is simply a paraphrase of the well-known. vaudeville Pauvre Jaques, as may easily be seen in a a etch of the story as adapted and extended by Mr. HE ID H Drayton. The opera is in three acts, the first of wtilich is designated " a prologue." In this we find that t ht i poor musician, Caspal, has won the heart, and what its more, the hand, of a young Venetian lady of high birth. The young pair have been secretly married b y a monk, whose sympathies have got the better .olt his discretion. The prospect of paternal tyranny, as regards a match in another quarter, faces Leord.e as a matter of course, and the couple meditate am elopement, and so avoid the mischief that is bre w ing. The unfortunate Caspal is, however, laid hold of by the inexorable " pater-familias." Twenty lon€ years intervene. Leonie, overcome with tribulation,, 1 las departed this life, but revives again in her daughter, who has become a prima donna and the admiration o f all Italy. She lives with the Baroness de Belleville, whose son Francois has yielded incontinently to the fasci rudions which actresses in general, and prima donnas in particular, are born to exercise. Leonie, with due at n.iability, promises the young gentleman her hand—but mot until she has discovered her father, whom she his reason to believe still lives. Of course he does, l!or- we have already been introduced to a mysterious 'old composer, with a grey head, im mersed in poverty, and the prey to some dreadful memories 'which have muddled his brain. Francois has an interview with the venerable, man, and resorts to that never-flailing alternative—a song of other days— which clears! up all doubts, and brings father and daughter into each other's arms. Francois wins his bride, and ate curtain falls. The part of Pester, Miss Feathersto no, a vivacious coxcomb, who buys old Cas pal's composiition, and parades them as his own, has nothing to do with the main thread of the history, but it supplies the comic element which is specificall y claimed as the characteristic of the opera. The music, which includes, we believe, some of the better tnatter of Pierre, a former work of Mr. Duggan, is essentiall y popular in its vein. Its fluency is undeniable, and the melody which pervades it is agreeable ; while the instrut mmtation exhibits both experience and facility. The ballads which are scattered through the libretto suited the ti iste of the audience so perfectly last night that sever ail repetitions were demanded. There are no choruses in the opera. Miss Susannah Lowe, Mr. Elliott Galer, Mr. Dray ton, and Miss Featherstone were the vocalists, and sang to the best of their ability, eliciting from time to time great apphittse. The orchestra had been materially en larged for -the occasion, and Mi. Duggan himself pre sided. He was called for when the curtain fell with vociferous et ithusiasm. The singers, too, appeared, and many were the bouquets that were thrown at their feet. The winfter season here terminates on the 25th inst., by which tine all who have not witnessed the perfor mances of Mr. G. V. Brooke, or not seen the other en tertainrgeots, should take an opportunity of visiting the theatre. The benefit of the intelligent and enterprising lessee is fixed for Tuesday, the 21st inst., on which oc casion Mr. Brooke i s t o appear i n one o his principal characters, in addition to other artistes of distinction who have volunteered their services. Mr. E. T. Smith de serves all the support he gets, and we hope to see a bumper hoaase on his benefit night. LYCEUM THEATRE. A new fkrce of a very extravagant kind, but extremely amusing, wa.s brought out here on Saturday evening. The fun turns upon the dilemma in which Mr. Flipper and Mr. Nobbler, the inmates of the same lodging-house find themselves, because of their respective inakility to keep an appointment—the one to answer an advertise ment, - which promises five pounds a week, with 201. de posit ; the other to receive the applicant, touch his money, and---" do " him. A. B. C. is, of, course quite ignorant of the identity of X. Y. Z. ; and the couple little dream that their mutual engagement at the Bubble Coffee-house so nearly concerns each other. Flipper is hard up for a pair of boots, which his bootmaker will not leave without the cash. Driven to great straits he takes a coat belonging to Nobbler, and pawns it at Number One round the Corner," for ten shillings, with which he satisfies the inexorable bootmaker. Nobbler, in the interim, is on the search for his coat, when he lights upon the pawnbroker's ticket, which describes the garment to a button. He 'consequently lays hold of the boots of Flipper and hurries to " Number One round. the Corner" in order to extract the coat from it temporary incarceration. But the twopence demanded for interest floors him, and he comes back hi a state of intense exasperation. The worthies confront each other, the one without his boots, the other without his coat ; and it is presently discovered, after some other business not worth narrating, what their real anxieties are, and how A. B. C. need not leave the house to ac complish an interview with X. Y. Z. The farce con- ! sists of only the two characters, Flipper and Nobbler, whose perplexities touching the boots and the coat awaken a constant source of diversion. Every thing depends upon broad rapid acting; but the bustling vivacity of Mr. Charles Mathews, and the equally whim sical confidence of Mr. Robert Roxby, supply this to perfection. and the piece promises to be in pleasant vogue for some time to come. The success at the fall of the curtain was unequivocal. The Duke of Richmond's sporting stud, by order of the noble owner, was brought to the hammer yesterday, at Hyde-park-corner, and fetched fair prices. Lord Stanley of Alderley's son, the Hon. Henry Ed ward Stanley, has left his residence in Dover-street, to a-isurne his duties as Secretary of Legation at the Court of the King of Greece, at Athens. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.—His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has consented to be put in nomination to fill the office of President of Christ's Hospital, vacant by the death of the late Alderman Thompion • and a Committee for the purpose of se cur i ng hi s Royal High ness's election is sitting at the London Tavern. PORTUGUESE DEBT.—The financial agent of the Por tuguese Government has published the details of the progress of the conversion of the external debt. EGYPT. A letter from Alexandria of Feb. 24, says the accounts from Syria are very unsatisfactory, and the whole country seems to be in a state of an archy, owini. to the withdrawal of the troops for the war with Russia, and the. Pa.has are left with out the means of enforcing their authority. The Greek and Latin clergy at Jerusalem have renewed their shameful contests about the Holy Places, while the Turkish officials had not the power to prevent theta from coming to blows. It is ad mitted, however, that this time the Latins claimed greater privileges than they were entitled to, and the Latin Patriarch and French Consul, finding themselves under the necessity of yielding to the Greeks, left Jerusalem for Beyrout. Several per sons were killed iu the various affrays that took place. On the evening of the 18th inst. Said Pasha, heir apparent to the Pashalic of Egypt, gave a grand public entertainment to the Europeans, to celebrate the birth of his first child, a son born of a slave in the beginning of this year. All who wished to at tend the feast were welcome, refreshments on a profuse scale were at the disposal of all corners, and dancing was kept up all night in his palace. The English nurse who is to rear the child has received very handsome and costly presents from Said Pasha, and the necessary clothing has been brought out from England without regard to expense. The Viceroy, Abbas Pasha, after remaining a few days at Cairo, has again returned to his resi dence in the desert, which he prefers, because he is there away from all Europeans, and particularly from the Consuls, whom he seems to avoid by all possible means. - The Viceroy's neglect of business to the detri ment of the interests of the country, and his un disguised aversion to Europeans, will not fail even tually to cause the Consuls to take some steps through the Ambassadors at Constantinople to oblige him to adapt another line of conduct. How ever, the efficient aid and services his Highness has given to the Sultan in the prosecution of the pre sent war with Russia will, for the present, cause him to be protected and looked on with favour by the Sublime Porte. Although all quarantine is now abolished through out Turkey and Syria, Abbas Pasha perists in keep ing up the quarantine between Egypt and Syria, for no imaginable reason but that Alexandria would benefit by the removal of all restrictions of commu nication, and his Highness does not like Alexandria and will not come near it, though by far the most important town in Egypt. Abbas Pasha, not satisfied with the immense stocks of produce he has accumulated in his stores, has now taken steps to monopolise the forthcoming crops, and has sent orders to his officials through out the country to buy up all the crops from the growers, by paying higher prices than those offered to them, and thus not to allow any portion of the produce to fall into the hands of the European tra ders. This is quite in opposition to the meaning of the conventions made with Egypt, that there should be no monopoly in 'the country, and that free trade should be encouraged in every way. TADCASTER RACES. (THIS DAY.) (.BY EI,EO7'RIO TELEGRAPH.) ARRIVALS FOR THIS DAY'S RACES. STEEPLECHASE. —M4ley, Diana, The Duchess, Blue Bonnet, g. by Young Priam, Robin Hood, Juan, and Mary Barnton. St. Mark is expected. Run at two. FARMERS' STAKES.—AII here. Run at three. HURDLE RACE.— All here. Run at four. LATEST BETTING AT YORK. 6 to 4 agst Maley (taken). 3 to 1 agst Blue Bonnet (taken). 4 to 1 agst Robin Hood. 4 to 1 agst Diana. SECONDARTES COURT.-{THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary Potter.) IMPORTANT QUESTION ON A FOREIGN BILL OP EXCHANGE. HANCOCK V. BORGEAU. The plaintiff in this action was formerly an hotel keeper at Paris, and def en d en t, w h o res id e i there . 1843, but now resides in London, and carries on busi ness as a tailor. The action was brought to recover the sum of 9/. 7s. Bd., the balance due on a bill of exchange. The defendant pleaded several pleas, amongst which was the statute of limitations, and a set off. Mr. .7. R. Chidley, Gresham-street, stated the case for the plaintiff, and it appeared that the bill was given so far back as April, 1843, but owing to defendant hav ing come to England, and plaintiff continuing to reside in Paris, no proceedings had been taken. In 1852, however, plaintiff came to England and found the defen dant, and an arrangement was made that he defendant should make a suit of clothes for plaintiff for 71., which was to go off the bill. The suit was made and de livered, and a memorandum was indorsed on the bill by way of receipt for the 71., since which defendant had paid ls. - Plaintiff was examined, and proved these facts, and in cross-examination denied that he had ever promised to give up the bill in consideration of the clothes being made. The memorandum was made by a Mr. Bacon, in the presence of defendant, who himself handed it back to plaintiff. Mr. Bacon confirmed this fact. Mr. Paxton, counsel for defendant, took an objection that the document produced could not be taken as a bill —it commenced, " I promise to pay," and was signed C. Hancock, and directed to defendant. It was, how ever, accepted by the latter. The learned Secondaiy said it had been held that where anything could be made out to show a document was Intended for a bill, the mere language should not invalidate it, and he should let the case go to the jury, but reserve the point. The learned counsel next contended that the claim was barred by the statute of limitations, and that a mere set off or running account did not revive it. He also con tended that even should this verdict be adverse to his client, plaintiff was not entitled to interest after so many years. The learned Secondary said he should leave it to the jury to say whether the goods had been supplied solely on account of the hill, and had been thereby revived. Plaintiff was then called, and swore that he hood lent defendant 11. 18s., at different times, and had made clothes for another party introduced by plaintiff, ana the bill had not been fully paid. The learned Second;.ry left it to the jury to s al whether the debt had been revived, and to give such interest as they thought just, for it was not an ordinary case where parties resided in foreign countries. The jury gave a general verdict for the plaintiff lfor 41. 2s. 6d. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. -(THIS D AY.) LONDON, March 1 5.—Wind this day at Noon, Westerly ; moderate breeze, and cloudy. MARGATE, March 14.—Wind, S.S.W. Sailed—Patt dora, for New York. RAMSGATE, March 14.—Wind, W.S.W. Sailed—Auto Isabella, for Naples. PORTSMOUTH, March 14.—Wind, S.W. to W. Arrivied —City of Manchester, from London, for Geelong, toad sailed for Southampton. Sailed —Helene Sophia, for B or muds, and brought up at the Motherbank. FALMOUTH, March 14 . —Wind, W., fresh breeze. ir rived—Ta mau li pas, from Tampico —on freight, 250,0„,; dollars —and sailed for London. PLYMOUTH, March 13.—Wind, S. Arrived—Cambri , from Moulmain. Sailed— Golden Fleece (s a), for Malta.. SOUTHAMPTON, March 14 . — Sailed—Propontis (s s), tor Calcutta. YARMOUTH, March 14.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Skald a from Lundewall ; Emerald, Medimblike. QUEENSTOWN, March 13. —Wind S., blowing a p. 1.3 . Arrived—Magna°, from Lisbon. Off Port—Barbadian , from Callao. STRALSUND, March 11. —The Fortuna (Danish schooner)►, from Lubeck to Reval, with a cargo of tin, lead, and coal, h was stranded near Prerocoon Dares, 9th March ; ere/of saved. ROTTERDAM, March 13.—The Diadem, from Liverp ot ,l to Dordt, got on the Banjaard 11th March, and remain en ; crew saved. BROMVERSHAERN, March 10.—The Jessie Ea son, f rc rtn Newcastle to Shi e d am , has pub in here l ea k y, havi pg struck upon the Banjaard. NORDEN, March 11.—A large quantity of timber h ole been saved, ex Napoleon, of and from Christiania to Hol 3f lern, which came ashore on the island of Juist previous to 28th Feb. , derelict. A ship's boat, 26.1 f eet i n length aa 4 7 feet broad, marked on her stern "Edinburgh—London,'' and inside "E. M. King," and cont a i n i ng the body of * man ;and a s hip' s b o ard 19 f eet in length, front and bacil acute, a nd on both sides c h es t s filled with cork, hav driven on the island of Borcum. The Geertina, from Ham -• burgh to Harlingen, was s t ran d ed on the Isl and of Juis 6 9th March ; crew and materials saved. WARRENPOINT, March 13. —The Charles Humberston f rom Liverpool to Boston, which went ashore near Duole drum on the 3d, is injured ; has her rudder unshipped, aptci tills with the tide ; the people are all on shore. It hO. tilown a heavy gale all this day from the south, but is nc r*" more, moderate. The Advocate, from the Tyne to Seville, arrived off S ea Lucar on or about 10th Dec. last, and was ordered to Vigo to perform quarantine, but has not since been hea to of. ALGIERS, March 10.—A long-boat, belonging apparently to the L or d Ravensworth, of Newcastle, h a s b een pi c ks d up on the coast and brought to Store. (Br SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) Wind, W. ; GRAVESEND, Wednesd a y, 10.10 a . m .. tide, one hour's flood. Arrived—Adna and Sophia, from Falkland Islan d; Stratford, Sydney; Orient, Valparaiso ; William, Gueisa seY ; Albion (s), Boulogne ; Batavier, Rotterdam ; Pr o ther (s), Ostend. Sailed—City of Rotterdam (s), for Dunkirk ; Belgi pU (s), Ostend. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.25 a.m. Wind, S.W. ; very light, and fine. Passed—Royalist, from west coast of Africa, for Lon(1011. Anchored—Childe Harold. from London for Melbourne. Passe t off Dungenegs—Gezina, from Groningen, for Falmouth ; Emanus. 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