The Sun. — London, England, 1854-04-03 00:00:00

MAIZKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) a War, should rally round her Government. The majority of the committee could not doubt the sin cerity of M. de Montaleinbert's declaration, and CORN EXt)iii ANGE. was of opinion that the dignity of the Assembly was Most of the country markets held on Saturday were i. interested in not allowing a member to be prose- a very excited state as regards the demand for wheat cuted for an act which he disavowed. Yee majority P r ices advanced from 68. to, in some instance; 10s. p er consequently decided on nut granting the authori- ; quar t e r. Earley was in improved request, and is to 2s. zation demanded by the Attorney-General. The ; dearer. All other articles moved off readily, and the cur- Chamberafterwards ordered the report to be printed rencies had an upward tendency. and distributed among its :members, and adjourned The tear continental markets have become rather firmer to Monday to discuss it. for wheat and flour on rather higher terms. Our last ad- The Three per Cents. opened yesterday at 63f. vices iron New York state that prices of most articles 10e., ruse to 631. 45c., and fell to 62f. 35e., the were drooping. closing price for tho end of the month ; the Four- The arrivals of English grain up to our market last and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 88f. 60c. ; Orleans week were very moderate. From abroad, the imports Railway Shares, 1,040 f. ; Rouen, 815 f. ; Havre, were, 26,413 quarters of wheat, 5,145 barley, 8,831 oats, 1,280 rye, 1,851 ,, beans, 82 peas, 157 tares, 2,130 linseed, 410 f. ; Great Northern, '7o3f. ; Strasburg, 677f )636.,bmarurestlsarodf seed, uai 159 sundry seeds, 2,610 50c. ; New Shares, 501 f. 50c. ; Lyons to Paris, 3 s sacks sr rapeseed, 770 f. ; Lyons to the Medii erranean, 640 f. ; "West- A very moderate supply of English wheat was rece i ve d ern of France, 550f._,• Bordeaux and Cette, 490 f. ; fresh up to-day, coastwise and by land carriage, whil s t th e Great Central o f France:, 387 f. 50c. ; Lyons to show of samples of both red and white was limited. Owing Geneva, 4151. ; B a nk of Credit Mobilier, 4 . 65 f. to the declaration of war against Russia, the small stores held by the leading millers, and the largo number of buyers ' in attendance, the demand for all kinds of wheat of home produce ruled brisk. A clearance was made without diffi culty, at a rise in the prices of Monday last of from 6s to 7s per quarter. The general quality of the supply was good. _ AUSTRIA. The Archduke Albert has left Vienna for Sem lin, as Commander-in-Chief, of the army observa tion on the Turkish frontier. _ _ The army on the frontier, including the inhabi tants who perform a permanent service, is not less than from 120,000 to 150,000 men. Stores are being collected on a large scale. Negotiations have been going on between the Treasury and the Bank for au advance on the security of the State domains, and the Bank has just declined the proposal. - For forward delivery, very little was doing, arisingfrom the extravagantly high rates demanded by the growers. 'Notwithstanding that the show of all kinds of 'foreign wheat was large, that article commanded rather a brisk inquiry, at from 7s to 8s per quarter above the rates of Monday last. In some instances, even higher quotations than those just noted were paid for red Baltic qualities. Floating cargoes were held from 6s to 7s per quarter, above the prices obtained on this day sennight. Barley the show of which was good sold briskly at from is to 2s per quarter more money. There was a fair sale for malt at extreme rates. The oat trade was very brisk, at 2s per quarter above the rates obtained on Monday last. The sale for beans was firm at a rise of is per quarter. In the value of peas no change took place. The flour trade was brisk. Prices advanced 3s. per sack and barrel. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Whaat—Essex it Kent, Red • • .- new 76 to 869 Ditto • • old 78s 89a Onto, White new 781 909 Ditto old 78s 92s Norfolk and •Lin coln, Red, old 76s 86s Ditto new • • • . • 7tis BGs aye —Old ............51s 52s New ............503 51s Bogey —Grinding .• • .. 36s 38. .........393 41s Chevalier.. ... 42s 443 1 alt—Suffolk and Nor folk • • • • • • 66s 719 1 Brown . • • .. .• 603 6'291 Kingston and Ware 73s 759 r Malt—Chevalier •• •• 75s to 76. Oats Yorkshire and Lino°lash.,Feed 30s 34s Potato .• .. 32s 36s Yoaghal aadCork - Black. ...• •. 30s 32s Cork, White ..... 29s 35s Scotch, Feed. •... 343 36s Beans—Tick ......... 43s 52s Pige0n5.......... 47- 61s Pees—Gney..••••••.• 44s 48s Maple .••••.• • • • • 47s 52s White —•• .... 563 623 Boilers .........55s 66s Flour—Town-made... 68s 70s Suffolk .......... 60s 64s Btockta & Norfolk 60s 66s SAIITHFIELD. t , The imports of foreign stock into London last week were moderate —viz., 1,424 head. During the corresponding period of 1853, we received 2,761 ; in 1852, 1,185 ; 1851, 2,213 ; in ISSO, 1,151 ; in 1849, 1,061 ; and in 1818, 1,395 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From Beasts. Harlingen 297 ... New Diep 24 ... Hamburgh 4l ... Antwerp — Rotterdam l5l ... Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 10 --... 12 ... 6 259 ... 304 117 ... - Ostend — Lisbon.— . 2o ... - Total 613 587 ... • ... 218 ... 6 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1P53 928 1,116 ... 397 20 1852 205 664 ... 316 1851 4OO ... 1,547 232 29 1850 272 737 ... 142 1849 259 604 196 The show of foreign stock in to-day's market was very moderate, and in but middling condition. From our own grazing dlstricts, as well as from Scotland, the fresh arrivals of beasts were on an extensive scale, and we observed a decided improvement in their general con dition ; indeed, th 3 supply was the best shown here this year. Although the attendance of buyers was good, the beef trade ruled exceedingly heavy, at a decline in the prices of Monday last of 2d to 4d per 'Sibs, and a clearance was not effected. A few very superior Scots realised 4s 4d, but the general top figure for beef was only 4s 2d per 81bs. The receipts of beasts from Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cam bridgeshire amounted to 2,600 Scots and short-horns ; from other parts of England, 700 of various breeds; and from Scotland, 60j horned and polled Scots. We were extensively supplied with sheep, in full average condition. Tho mutton trade was heavy, at Friday's de pression of 2d per Sibs. The extreme value of old Downs in the wool was ss, out of the wool 4s 4d per Blbs. Lambs wer, in moderate supply, and sluggish request, at from 5s 2d to Gs 10d per 81bs. Prime small calves were scarce, and quite as dear as last week. Inferior calves ruled dull, and rather lower. There was very little doing in pigs, at last week's currency. Per Sibs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 2 Second quality.... 3 4 3 6, Prime large oxen 3 8 310 Prime Scots, &c. 4 0 4 2 1 Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 8 Second quality ...3 10 4 4! Prime orse.-vallod.d 6 4 Lambs s. d. s. d. Prime Sonthdowu 410 5 0 Large crse. calves 4 4 5 0 'Prime small d 0... 5 2 5 6 Large hogs 3 0 4 2 Small porkers 4 4 4 8 I SuckliugealvQs ..22 0 28 0 Quarter old pigs 21 0 27 0 , 5s 2d to 6s led. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts .. • • ............ • • 5.199 Sheep ..• • ..•• valves . .. . Pigl .. ........ •••• • • .• 320 FOREIGN SUFFLY. ..•• ••.. • 553 .................... 639 Calves,. • .. .... •• Pigs ........ ........ A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fa stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, ont Monday, April 4, 1853, and this day, Monday, April 3, 1854. Per 81bs, to sink the offals. April 4, 1853. April 3, 1854 s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d 2 10 to 3 o'3 oto 3 2 32 3 4 .3 4 3 6 Coarse and inferior beasts Second quality ditto ... Prime large oxen ... ... ... Prime Scots, &c ... ... ... 3 6 3 10 2 83 8 4 0 ,4 0 3 10 4 2 Coarse and inferior sheep 3 8 310 3 6 3 8 Second quality ditto ... ... 4 0 4 4,3 10 4 4 Prime coarse woolled ditto 4 6 4 B'4 6 4 8 Prime Southdown ditto 410 5 o'4 10 5 0 Lambs ... 0 6 0 5 2 610 Large coarse calves 3 4 4 o'4 4 5 0 Prime small ditto 4 2 4 6'5 2 5 6 Large hogs ... 210 3 0 0 4 2 Neat small porkers 3 6 4 0 4 4 4 8 Beasts... ... ... 4,677 I 5,199 Sheep ... 22,290 25,75, Calves... 203 97 Pigs ...190 320 SrrntEs oN SALE, April's, 1852.—Beasts, 3,368; sheep, 22,630; calves, 178; pigs, 410. April 7, 1851.—Beasts, 4,110; sheep, 23,110; calves, 130; pigs, 460. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Since our last report these markets have been rather extensively supplied with each kind of meat. On the whole a good business is doing, as follows : ' Per 81bs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 2 10 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 3 6 Do., prime large 3 8 3 10 Do., do. small 3 10 4 0 Pork, largo 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 Od to 6s BJ. BOROUGH HOP. Fine bops continue in good request, at extreme quota tions ; but all other kinds move off slowly. Last week's imports were 50 bales from Hamburgh, 17 ditto from Ostend, and 50 ditto Rotterdam. The quotations are— Mid and East Kent pockets, 61. 108 to 121. Os ; Weald of Kent ditto, 61. Os to 71. Os ; Sussex ditto, W. 12s to 6/. lOs per cwt. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. These markets continue to he well supplied with most kinds of potatoes, the demand for which is inactive. Last week's imports were 190 tons from Rotterdam, 1 ditto from Cork, and 180 ditto from Belfast. Tho quotations are as follows :—York Regents, 120 s to 150 s ; Kent and Essex ditto, 120 s to 150; Scotch ditto, 115 s to 135 s ; ditto cups, 110 to 120 s ; Irish whites, 100 s to 115 s ; foreign, 100 s to 115 s per ton. WOOL. There is a moderate business doing in fine English wool, at full quotations. All other kinds are dull in sale, and late rates are barely supported. Last week's imports were 1,711 bales from Port Philip, 393 from Hamburgh, 79 from Antwerp, 10 from Calais, and 141 from the Cape. SEEDS. The demand for clover seed is steady at fully last week's prices. Linseed, both English and foreign, moves off steadily at higher rates. All other seeds support former terms. The inquiry for cakes is by no means active, yet holders are firm. rurricp,Wnite, per bash. 22s to 24. Swede ........ •• 22s '24. 1 sltistard, Brown— .• 12s 14s White, new 13s 16e tares, Winter, new.... 9s Od 9s Gd Carravray ...... .• .. 433 46s Coriander •• • • .. •• • • 178 183 Rempseed, per quarter 41s 44s Linseed, Eng.iowing • • 62s C6s Crushing •• .. 602 64s Baltic •• .. 693 63s Odessa •• •• •• • • 624 65s Linseed Cake, pr. ton— Old 78 Od 8s Od Canary, per quarter • . hOs 54s Rye rags..... • • ... 24s 283 Clover, Red Eng. (cwt.) 58s 643 White •• • • .... • • 54s 843 Foreign ited...• .. 52s 64. White ...• 62i 90s Trefoil, new.........• 26s 333 English •• . 101 Os 11, lOs Foreign, per ton 9 , 5 s 11l lOs Rape Cakes, pr ton 6 , lss 7 bs Rapes3ed, New, prLst 3110 s 3310 s TALLOW. Since Monday last a considerable advance has taken place in the value of billow. To-day the demand is less active, and pikes aro a shade easier than on Friday. P.Y.C. on the spot is emoted at 68s 6d per cwt. Town tallow per Sibs is 67s per ewe. net cash. Rough fat, 3 8 9d . 1851. 1853. 1 1454 iiil,----tc2,!3iis.76id-4------0003,,02d09i0'375551.1ic1i 2,010 1,727 30,1558 26,281 42,882 ! 3 4 1 5 ,5: 0 9 d 0 c 0 4:8 0 , d 5 ek ti 34•13 9d 4 ,1 , 6,1 to PStrolcc Deliveryek o t hfl Y. last .d C ay .w e: Ditto from •Line I 83,180 84083 94,724 BB 6',3 8 ,b3i Arrivals last `Heel:.. 73 1,269 276 ) 9 207 Dittofrorn June 1 i• 8,627 94,815 101,072 79,571 96,649 Pried of Tom • • 333 DO 41s 6.) 383 Od 463 6.1 69s 98 ROYAL DIJELIN SOCIETY'S SPRING CATTLE SHOW has placed that The show bids fair to exceed any of the former ones . in point of numbers, and cannot fail to be the theatre of considerable interest, as the munificent founder of the with ample and Great Industrial Exhibition Building splendid edi9ce at the di,pos . d of the Royal Dublin So c,ety's oninrhittee, who will. ther.'l , ,re, be enabled to se cure to the public a splendid promenade: comfortable accommodation for the various lots, st oc k, umhiuokimplornentp, poultry, b.—Far/nu 8 Gook. mea rt of 'n to the 1 . an Igen, iglish ne of Baltic a.m. quad n the Ldmi- Bull sight, The .owed .ce of ies to fleet ~ and miles, oms. d:niral orous, order. had a days ;sador I pro- Is to gainst he in- from unary piracy )y the I into urkish , and papers mat ho )fficers )ffi cers Elsner Elich is )flicerg horses 7ollow iat . The ron is The nday) to be igates, )led at livided rseille , oligny, he In- 0 men, ss, the ingent 3n and ited at isions, PRUSSIA. The committee on the loan has lately had im portant conferences with the President of the Council, many of the depWiies being present. The President of the Council said that the Prussian Government, in accord with the cabinets of Vienna, London, and Paris, and founding itself on the views expressed in the conferences of Vienna be tween the four powers, will use all its efforts for the re-establishment of peace. He did not, how ever, enter into any details. M. de Bonin, the Minister of War, did not reply to all the questions put to him by the committee, but the explanations given by him produced a great impression on the members of it, and it was resolved unanimously to propose to the Second Chamber to vote the loan. ITALY. The Parma Gazette of tho 27th ult. contains the following account of the assassination of the Duke of Parma : "A horrible crime was committed yesterday, 26th, at 5 i p.m., by an infamous assassin on the sacred person of his Royal Highness our august and beloved Sove reign, while returning from the public walk, and in the midst of a number of quiet cit lams ; he was on his way to the royal palace on foot, accompanied by one of his adjutants. It appears the ;o4Rasoin stood in ambush at the corner of the Borg° San Biagio, leading to the street of Santa Lucia, and when lie sew the al , ett:t Prince ap proach h e steppe d in way, and wounded'' him with a stiletto. His Royal Highness fell under the stroke, but was immediately taken up and carried to the Royal Palace, which was close by. The wound being exa mined, it was ascertained that the stiletto had penetrated to the depth of nearby three inches into the cavity of the h ypogastriutn, causing injuries to the periteneum, and at the same time wed log toe ventricle, from which proceeded most violent hmtnorrhages, repeated six times in the course of tour hours." The Opinions of Turin quotes a private letter from Parma confirming the above statement and adding some further particulars. It states that the assassin was unknown to the Duke ; that be approached as if to speak to him ; that the Duke made a sign commanding him to stand aloof, and that it was t!'en he struck the blow. The officer who acconipatoed tho Duke upon this drew his sword, but stumbled and fell while at tempting to pursue the assassin, who, turning a corner, disappeared without leaving any clue to tile place of his concealment. The Opinions also mentions a rumour by which it is attempted to explain the motive for the crime, but which does not coincide with the circumstances above related. It is said that the Duke having invited several of his favorite officers to his table, he became rather gay, and happening to mention more than lightly the name of a lady who was sister to one of the officers present, that the latter stepped forward and bid the Duke retract his statement • in answer to Which th e D u k e th reatene d to strike him ; that the officer then snatched up a knife from the table and stabbed tile Duke. The other officers were then stated to have connived at the escape of the culprit. The refugees from Parma. who had established themselves at Stradella, as soon as they learnt the death of the Duke, returned to their homes, after a short struggle with the douaniers. A number of Piedmontese officers have applied to the Minister of War for authorisation to enter the French service in order to proceed to the East. The Minister of War is said to have given a nega tive reply to all these demands, because he pro bably thinks that Piedmont may have to take its Part in the approaching war. SPAIN. Our accounts from Madrid are of the 28th ult. M. Isturitz had arrived at Madrid. We read in the Espana " For some days ruii.ours of Ministerial crisis or modi fication of the Cabinet have circulated. Messrs. Isturitz, Narvaez, and Bravo Murillo were talked of as likely to be charged with the construction of a new Administra tion. General Cordova was previously said to have been entrusted with the same mission, and Messrs. Llorente, Pa stor, and Mugs were reported to have accepted office under him. If we b e correct l y i n f orme d, a ll th ese r umours are totally unfounded, at least for the pre sent. Nobody was deputed to Marshal Narvaez, none of the above -mentioned perso pages were summoned to the. Palace, and n o p ar ti a l renewal o f th e personne l o f th e C abinet was even thought of. New Thr ee per C ents. were done at 33 50 ; the levi. Three per C en t s ., a t 17 50 ; th e D e bt o f th e First Class, at 8 ;and that (y . the Second, at 4 23. T.HE Co MET.. TO THE EDITOR O.:F THE BUN. mSIR) ---The following ephemei-is, indicating the approxi ate positio ns o f t h e comet i n t h e h eavens, an d d er i ve d n 1 elements which I calcul:ated last night from our 7_ o observation s , ma y probably a:;ceptable to such J ur readers as are desiro vs of tracinLc its course °ng the stirs. They are ad spted to 8 o'clock, Green klell time, which i s a b ou t th e must f avoura bl e h our f or observation. Right Ascension. :Forth Declination. h. m. br o h. m. I "aY, April 3 ... 219 17 12 Sets at 9 8 p.m. Tue d - , w A s ay, 4 ... 2 32 ... 16 18 T, e „' ne , s( laY, 5 Friday, 6 ... 2 55 ... 14 25 - "Y* t 7 ... 3 5 ... 13 25 4 R„ a ur "aY, 8 ... 314 ... 12 28 O n Sunda 9 ... 323 ... 11 31 S e ts a t 914 p. m " Mond a y even i ng, at Bo ' clock, the comet will be 7 &s. distant from a Arietis, to wards the south point of the hori zon, at about the same altitude as the star. On " aturd ay, at the same hour, it, will appear in the verti tical of the Pleiades, 13 degs. b slow them ; and on th e 12 th its p os i t i on will be 10de.fri 4. below the bright star Aldebaran, in the Hyades, in nnarly the same vertical. The cornet was at its least dig tance from the sun on the 24th of March ; it is now N I iowly receding from the ea rth, but this. circumstance is l'ess likely to affect its brilliancy d ur i ng the ensuing week than the increasing Inon nlight. It will cross the plane of the earth's path at noon on Tuesday next, a lit Flo outside the orbit of Mercury, at an inclination of nearly SO dens. to that Plane. I may add that the n ucleus this evening was rather more than 5,000 miles in diameter, and the extent of the tail 6,000,000 miles. 45.. t my best views I was certain of the existence of a 1 urninous jet, thrown out from the star-like point some, 30,000 miles along the preceding border of the tail —a.ll appearance which has been remarked in several prey ions comets. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, J. R Mr. Bishop's Observatory, Regent's -park. HIND. Saturday Night. THE RIVAL MO2VT BLANC'S. Mr, Henry Davies, solicitor, 14, B„kin gham-street, Strand, applied to Mr.i Hardwick, at the Marlborough street Police -court, on behalf of Mr. J. R. Smith, pro prietor, of the panorama of 11 font Blanc and the, our Albof Europe, Leicester-square, fo r a summons against Mr. Albert Smith, for sending a threatening letter to his ert calculated to lead to a i nreach of the peace. The following is a copy of the letter alluded to : " Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. STR—I understand that you are in the habit of making Impertinent remarks about me in your lectures. If this is not dropped I shall be under the necessity of giving you a sound thrashing the next time I see you ; so, if after y? receive this, any more remark s axe ma d e a b ou t me, I shall take th e law into my own hands, and teach you that in Ir tri gland a gentleman is not in su lt e d w ith i mpun ity. I e ahvayd refrained from malting the slightest allusions YOU in. my addresses to the London gentry, and shall expect you to do the same in rfgard to myself After this notice you will take the consequence. I am, sir, yours, St , lir 11 • "ALBERT SMITH." the above said Mr. Smith, his client, on the receipt of after hthe ove letter , felt divosed to settle the "difficulty" fashionP of his country, with revolvers and in,oo 1 7 ! , but, acting with rj its (Mr. Davies's) advice, he io:sgtohfattntrih';:bnelr to apply to his worship for the protec w, Mr. Hardwick iinmeiliattly granted TO THE ED/TOR OF' THE SUN. 111)--Allow me state, that the affair in the police re llerts of this morning, in which my name is used in con ey with a thr,atening letter and a summons, is avidently a first of April hoax thel h ave uritten i o otter, nor do I know anything of , PerNo l . of the wine name thenin alluded to,—Yours, ou ek i ; entiy, 12 A LBERT SMITH. b ' ?!reptstreet, Beclford-squre, April 3,1354. ___ __ and TIE S 3 UN, LONDON, MONDAY,' EVENIN:G, APRIL 3, 1854. SHARE MARKETS, ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. (THIS DAY.) Leasing Closing Prices Business Shr. Paid. notarize. Compans., this day. this day. • 50 all Bedford and London Bletchley.. N. West. St. 100 Buckghamsh . . L.&N.W. 50 all Clydesdale Jc. Caledon... St. 100 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 125 135 25 all Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils. Direct ••• ••• 25 all Do. New... Do 25 all CastrAt Dn.Fr It. West, 28 30 100 all 11rtipl. Dk. & Yk. New. Railway & Berw. 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &NMd 100 102 25 all Do. Shares. Do 5O —52 12i all Do. Shares. Do 25 —26 13 all Lon.&Greenw S. Eastern 13 —13 i 20 all Do. Preference D 0... 2li —25 20 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. N0rf01k......- 20 tOO Do. 6 ker et. 51 all Manch. Bxtn. L.& N. W. and Matlock & 2a 22xd 50 all 4iddlesbro' & Ackton& Redcar 10C all Nlidld.Bradfd didlaua.. 89 91 50 all Northern and Easternsp.c. E. Count. 54 56 50 Do. 6 per ct. Do 50 all Do. Fixed.s pE Do — 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &N.W &Ln& - Yk xd 121, 12 Do. 1, Shares. Do — xd St. 100 Roystu.&llit. GtNorthi; St. 100 Do•Shepth.St Do — ..• 25 18i Shef•Roth.ant: Lancash& Gooleg. 5 p.c. York sh. . 12 91 S. Staffordsh. 11.MClean 3 50 all Wear Vallcygr Stockt. & 6 per cent... Darlingt. 25 all Do Do 27 29 St. 100 Wilts&Somrst GtWestn. eveningthni,sbeetsotareblaishlm,ereyntercoowmdmeednacnedd its O n Sat campaignurd Saturday o rthe asose fashionable audience. Being now without a rival in the metroplis, and having at its head a gentleman whose enterprise and liberality of management is well known, it will be hard indeed, if with the growing taste of the public for high class operatic entertainments, the season of 1854 does not turn out to be not only one of the most brilliant, but one of the most successful on record. Mr. Gye is to be felicitated in having been enabled to open with one of the masterpieces, if not the masterpiece, of Italian lyric art—William Tell--instead of one of those minor operas, pretty and pleasing in thems e l ves b ut of no musical importance, with which it had been too long the practice to open operatic seasons,leavingthemajoresDei for after Easter. The very splendid manner in whiehthis opera is scenically illustrated at the Royal Italian Opera is well known. So also are the personations of the cha racters of Arnoldo, Tell, and Gessler, by Signor Tarn berlik, Ronconi, and Tagliafico ; but there was some novelties in the performance which demand special notice. The first of these was the dJbut of Madlle. Maria, in the character of Matilda, formerly sustained with great excellence by Madame Castellan, now no longer a member of the Mont Garden company. The second was the substitution of Madlle. Nanthic Didi6e for Madlle. Bellina, in the small but important part o Jemmy, which wasa decided improvement. The entrance of .11.1adlle. Maria excited a murmer of satisfaction. In form of middle height, slender and grace ful, her features are frank and intelligent— while her fair complexion and almost flaxen ringlets indicates leer foreign origin. The voice of the debutante is a clear, pure soprano, capable of much ex pression, of excellent manner, and showing careful train ing ; while its facile powers in fioriture, and its occa sional indications of a vigorous breadth and power, all gave token of an acquisition to the establishment. Mdlle. Marai manifested not the slightest stage timidity or awkwardness of motion. She had little in the cha racter to display her dramatic powers, but the little she had to do she did with an intelligence and grace which gave favourable symptoms of her future prowess. Despite some shortcomings she was very successful, as she in certain respects well deserved to be. Madlle. DiditSe made quite a feature on the part of Jemmy. Well-sung, well-acted, and well-looked, her delineation was in every respect most satisfactory, and served materially to heighten the effect of many of Tell' best scenes, in which, on former occasions, the ad: mirable Ronconi was forced to bear an undue share of the labour, and feel the want of being " acted up to." The greatest piece of acting in the opera was, as usual, Ronconi's, where, in the third act, Tell embraces his son, previously to executing the tyrant's sentence. The delivery of the passages commencing "La Calma del tuo cor, ' and "Resta immobile, e ver la terra inchina," bore the true stamp of genius. The rendering of the whole "conspiracy scene," which concludes the second act, was alike creditable to principals and chorus. The third act introduces to the habitues a new premier danseuse, Mdlle. Battalini. She is a very rapid per former, but last night she did nothing new or extraordi nary. The corps de ballet pleased us exceedingly; their execution of the several dances, not forgetting the Pas de Soldat, was beautiful in the extreme, and richly de served the applause with which their efforts were re warded. The miss en scene was gorgeous and superb, and reflected the highest credit on Mr. A. Harris, who, in this peculiar and important department stands without either rival or equal. After the opera, the "National Anthem" was sung, the solo verses being assigned to Madlle. Marai and Madlle. Didi6e. The words "Scatter her enemies," and "Frustrate their knavish tricks" called forth thunders of applause. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Closing Pr ices) this day. Business done this day. LOSS OF FOUR AMERICAN EMIGRANT SHIPS, HORRIBLE SUFFERINGS. By the arrival of the American ship Pride of the Ocean in the river on Saturday, from New York, in telligence has been received of the loss of the emigrant ship Sea Nymph, bound to New York from Liverpool, with passengers, &c. ; and but for the timely aid of the former vessel all on board would have perished. With crew and emigrants (the latter all Irish) the number amounted to upwards of 50. She left Liverpool on the 21st of February, and had scarcely beer. out more than a week before she experienced most terrible weather ; the gale increased to a hurricane, and her topmast, yards, and sails were carried away over the ship's side. She then became utterly unmanageable ; the fearf u l s t ra i n i ng she had undergo ne caused her to leak, and as she lay in the trough of the tempestuous sea, which kept breaking over and sweeping her deck, her founder ing was momentarily expected. She continued in this critical position for 24 hours, the crew doing their best in keeping the leak down by pumping and clear ing away the wreck. At length the Pride of the Ocean, bound for London, appeared in sight ,and'on observ ing the signal of distroEs instantly bore down to the Sea Nymph. Two of the boats were lowered, and after much difficulty the emigrants —men, women, and chil dren—were dragged into them as the boat rose with the seas alongside. After several trips all were got on board the Pride of the Ocean, which had brought them to London. The Sea Nymph was fast settling down when last seen. Another loss is reported by the Isaac Webb, which reached Liverpool on Friday, from New York, with 50 passengers of the ship Russell Sturgeon, bound for Boston, from the Mersey. She was met with on the 16th of March in a sinking state, having encountered the same heavy gale as the Sea Nymph. The Isaac Webb succeeded in taking off the emigrants, and the Rainbow the captain and crew. _ Another loss has been announced in the wreck of the Julie, from Newcastle to New York, which lost her topmasts and yards in a gale on the 12th of March. Two of her hands perished. The remainder were taken off by the ship Roger. The barque Orline, St. John, for Barbadoes, was dis masted in a gale on Feb. 21 and filled. The second mate and a seaman were drowned in the cabin. The captain's wife and a sailor died from exposure on the wreck. The survivors were without food, and to sus tain life devoured the flesh of the dead sailor. They were taken off by the Saxonville in a very deplorable state, and landed at Boston. Two other Liverpool and New Yqrk ships are missing. NORTH DURHAM ELECTION.—The election to fill the vacancy in the representation of the northern division of this country, caused by the elevation of Viscount Seaham to the peerage, took place on Saturday at Dur ham. The only candidate was Lord Adolphus Vane (who was unseated for this city last year for bribery by his agents), son of the late Marquis of Londonderry, and brother to Lord Seaham, now Earl Vane. The whole of the proceedings, however, were very dull, and excited scarcely any interest. Lord Adolphus Vane, having been preposed by the Hon. Thomas Liddell, and seconded by Mr. Tanner, was declared duly elected. REPRESENTATION OF LICHFIELD.—The announcement that the Hon. F. Calthorpe would be a candidate for the representation of Lichfield, in the room of Lord A.nson, now Earl of Lichfield, was, if not merely specu lative, at least premature. Lord Waterpark, the uncle of the late member, is the family nominee, and there is reason to believe that he will be returned without oppo sition. His lordship is a strong adherent of the present Government, land this, in addition to the Lichfield influence, although it is said the electors dislike strangers and nominees, renders his success all but inevitable. Should any change take place Major Richard Dyott, who formerly contested and nearly won the southern division of Staffordshire, will be brought forward by the " independent party" as a candidate for the city. REPRESENTATION OF WEST GLOUCESTERSHIRE. GLOUCESTER, April I.—An address to the electors of West Gloucestershire was issued today by Mr. Nigel Kingscote, one of the members, who has been ordered on foreign service on the staff of Lord Raglan. The honourable gentleman after stating the fact, writes, " I am not insensible of the many evils inseparable from a state of war, but it is satisfactory to know that in the present instance war has been resorted to only when peace was found to be no longer consistent with national honour. I hope and believe the struggle will be brief, and I anticipate with pleasure the moment when I may be enabled to return to the discharge of my duty as your representative, and to the protection of those liber ties and the promotion of those important ,interests which you have committed to my charge." Mr. Kings cote has paired with the Hon. J. P. Maxwell. REPRESENTATION OF WESTMORELAND.—The election for a member to represent Westmoreland, in the room of the late Mr. Alderman Thompson, took place at Appleby, on Friday. The Earl of Bective, the son-in law of the late member, was the only candidate. He was proposed by Mr. George E. Wilson, and seconded by Mr. James Gandy. No other person being nomi nated, the high sheriff declared the Earl of Bective duly elected. His lordship afterwards addressed the meeting, and the usual return having been formally signed by a few electors, the company dispersed. REPRESENTATION OF WESTMINSTER.— On Saturday a deputation from the association of the city of West minster waited upon General Sir de Lacy Evans for the purpose of presenting an address to the gallant general upon his acceptance of a command in the expeditionary army, conveying to him their approval of his conduct. Sir De Lacy Evans, in reply, expressed his thanks to the deputation, and assured them that if he should be detained longer abroad than he expected, and if it should be desired by his constituents, he would resign his seat. He also expressed his conviction that England and France ought to send out at least 100,000 troops, in order to bring the war to a speedy end.—Observer. FAILURE OF MESSRS. LEROY DE CHABROL AND COMPANY.—Owing to delay in the French mail yes terday, the London agents of Messrs. Leroy de Chabrol and Co. did not receive any notice of their suspension, and, holding a balance in their favour, continued to honour their draughts. Subsequent advices, how ever, confirm the event ; and although, in referring to it, the various letters from Paris express less anxiety than was expected, there is no doubt it will cause much embarrassment. The cap ital of t he establish. ment is estimated at about 480,0001., bu t a large por tion of it seems to have be en looke d up in shares and other speculative investments, and the rumour of their being in difficulties caused a run upon them by their depositors, which they were at length unable to meet, as much as 60,0001. having been taken in one day. The particulars of their exact position are not yet known ; but, whatever may be the fate of the share holders' it is not supposed the general creditors will ulti mately be heavy losers. ILLNESS OF TEE RIGHT HON. W. BERESFORD, M.P. —The Essex papers announce the serious illness of Major Beresford, M.P. for the northern division of that county. 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New 1i 2 p id AP 1 d 14 - 2 4 9 11 , d !Santiago de Cuba 3i —= 4i la 2 28 30 d 'outh Australian Tin Croft United Mexican Waller 39 - 41 i i. - li 10 - 12 50 - 60 2 - 4p all West Granada all West Mariposa 12s. Northing Mining 01 Australia all Tuba li - 21 - -- 9i - - ... i si - 6 i - i i - ik 15 17 —11 p 28 30 8 10 31 41 31 41 d i" :: ra - - LLOYD'S SHIPPI N G.- (TilIS DAY.) LONDON, April 3.—Wind this day at Noon, W.N.W. to N.N.E. ; strong breeze, and fine dry weather, but cloudy at times. COWES, March 2.—Wind S.W. Arrived — Charlemagne, Calcutta, and sailed for London; Anna, Cal lao, and sailed for Antwerp. YORTSMOUTH.—ApriI 1, wind W. ; S. Arriv e d— Anna, Callao, with loss of one anchor sad Part of chain cable, and has been supplied ; H.M.S. Tyne, Ascension ; H.M.S. Rhadamanthus, westward. Sailed—H.M.S. D es . perate, Baltic; H.M.S. James Watt, do. DARTMOUTH, April 2.—Wind, E. Arrived—Dart, Leg. horn ; Chanticleer, London, for Neafo un dland. Off Port—Arrived—Gwalior, Calcutta; p es tonjee % man i ac), Bombay ; Flying Dutchman, La Gnayrs, for Alt ona . FAL3IOUTIL—ApriI 1, wind S.W. to N•W• ; 2d, E. Arrived—Clio, Philadelphia ; Minalto, Mauritius ; Hib bert, Cyprus ; Anna Elizabeth, Prevesa; Thetis, Leith, for Melbourne, compasses out of order. Off Port—Ar rived—Constantia, Rio Janeiro, and sailed for Hamburg ; Glide, Varna. SHIELDS, March I.—Wind W. Arrived—Aden, M au l. main ; Arendal, Christiana. Sailed — E x p ress, Demerara ; British Queen, New York ; Amelia, Ca rtha g e na. SWANSEA, March 2.—Wind W. Arrived--Beethoven, Valparaiso ; Law Ogilby, Madeira. Sailed—Pere Rio, Rio Janeiro ; Paqueto de Avioro, Rosins Claypool, Cap e de Verds ; Ringdove, Gibraltar. Off Port. — Arrived— Arabista.u, Callao, and sailed for London ; Superb, do., and sailed for Liverpool. NEWPORT, March 31.—A vessel's boat, with white bot torn and black topsides, ma rked on the stern " R e b ecca, of Newry, Hollowoval," was picked up nea r R hunmay river, yesterday. Q UEENSTOWN.—March 31, wind, S.W.; April 1, W.N.W • Cathcart, do.; Sarah, Arrived—lo Mauritius ; Sagittarius, do. ; Norma, Cape Town, for gamburg ; Rose, Callao, leaky, and with loss of rudder ; Oliver Cromwell Callao Pernambuco • Crusader, Paraiba; ' Norval, do. • Georgi barque Sultan, from ana, Savannah ; Marys, Mauritius, for Bristol; Ana, do., and sailed for Bristol ; Carleton, Callao ; Larne, do. PANAMA March 7.—The English California,took fire last night in the galley, which was destroyed, and the fore and mainmasts considerably injured; damage estimated at $250. ROTTERDAM, March 31.—The Petrel (s a) from Hull to this port, is still on shore on the Hindert, off Helvoet, and has been abandoned by the master and three men who had remained by her. The sea breaks over her, and she has four feet of water in her hold. The master and crew of the same returned to the wreck on the Ist April, to try to save materials and cargo. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Wind, W. ; tide, three-quarters ebb ; weather very fine. Arrived, 3d.—Euclid, from Savannah ; City of Norwich (s.), from Hamburgh ; Fyenoord (s.), from Rotterdam ; Ravensbourne (s.), from Antwerp. DEAL, Monday, 9 a.m. Wind, N.N.E,; very fine. Passed in tow.—Burmah, from Calcutta, for London. Passed—Mary Ann, from St. Michael's for London ; Fleece, Marseilles for London' - Salem, Charente for Lon don ; Phoenix, Newcastle for Genoa; Raleigh, Chi na f or Hamburg ; Helen, London for Hobart Town ; Colgrain, No, 12 transport, London for Malta; Rufino, London for Malaga ' • Pancho, London for Santander ; James Moram, London for Quebec. Sailed—The whole of the outward-bound. • RP:nail - 1-11er Majesty's ships St. George and Prince Regent. Proceeded—Her Majesty's screw Stegner JAMOS Watt, from rozionioutb, far thy Baltic. 9 3 8 2s. 20 20 20 20 20 25 100 100 20 20 20 10 20 40 8i 10 20 10 20 20 all 15 1 10 1 1 30 I 10 284 all all 15 10 all 5 41 31 28 i 20/ i 281 91 x. new li i gi 4i 4 i x new WAGES. (Front the Weekly Dispatch.) The sentence pronounced on our first parents has been called the first curse. It is the greatest of blessings. Idle ness is the mother of the vices. Could men eat bread without any expenditure of brain-sweat, no work would ever be done ; while distempered fancies and diseased appetites would take the place of natural wants, healthy desires, and instinctive longings, to gratify which the best energies and highest faculties are called into activity. It was our frequent reflection, during the agitation of the free-trade question, that the doubt of the result of the repeal of the corn laws was not whether prosperity would reward that great act of social justice, but whether the intelligence and moral at tainment of the people would be found capable of sustaining with moderation and wisdom the tide of good fortune that was sure to follow. The issue has verified our forebodings. Employers in all trades have raised their wages ; and all complain that they daily get less work done for money paid. Wages and profits are of use solely as they stimulate reproduction in the employed, and invention, enterprise, and skill in the employer. Wages which bribe a man to produce less are a positive evil—a social nuisance ;if they, in addition, form a fond solely to consume more, without replacing the consumption, the end must be national bankruptcy and social chaos. We say this essentially in the interest of the working classes. It is they who are the first to suffer from the pinch of national adversity— the last to be relieved from the calamities incident to commercial pressure. If they receive so much remune ration as to be thereby tempted to work less—to in crease their profusion and consumption—to squander and dissipate, without replacing the waste—nothing but ruin and misery can be the issue. Suppose they had the realisation of their secret dream and desire—the profits of capital as well as the wages of labour—what would they do with the proceeds ? Can they lay their hands on their hearts and honestly say that they would be frugal, saving, and provident? Why are they not so now, when they have greater need ? I s it because the smallness of the existing surplus offers no encourage ment to the attempt ? He only who is faithful in a few things carebe lord over many—the fewe r th e talents the less reason for hiding them in a napkin, or b ury i ng them in the earth, It matters nothing to society at large whether the profits of production are enjoyed by the capitalist or by the operative. What really does concern the public is, that profits, by whomsoever re alised, should be economised, not squandered without replacement—should be accumulated as a future labour fund, tollerace the sinews of fresh enterprise, and to afford the means of opening up new sources of produc tion. What would really become of these profits, or of an amount of wages greater than the intrinsic value of the work done for it, need not be difficult of con jecture, because we see before our eyes the applica tion made of surplus wages by their recipients. So long as the operatives can afford to keep a Saint Monday, all the talk about the " down-trodden song of labour" and " the grasping capitalist" is mere fudge and cant. But is that the only saint's-day of labour ? A clerk in our employment was, about 18 months ago, appointed accountant and cashier of a large colliery and iron mine in Staffordshire. For a great many years it had entailed a very heavy loss on the proprietor. Wages averaged 3s. 6d. per day. Notwithstanding the great deficit suffered by their employer, the miners and col hers, by striking or threatening to strike, screwed up the wages by 3d. at a time until they have managed to extract an average rate of ss. per day—thus leaving the proprietor to suffer all the loss, and bearing off his recent profits by raising their wages to the extent of his gains. What is the effect ? Not one man ever appears on Monday ; a very few on Tuesday ; not a great many on "Wednesday. Many are entirely idle three days out of every six ; they spend all their surplus earnings on their lowest appetites ; they raise thereby, to their own class, the price of coals,, iron, and corn ; and they waste on their craving maw what the capitalist would have saved for reproduction. It is high time these men should be assured that the country cannot afford to keep them in this state. If the middle classes or the employers were to allow themselves similar leisure, or such indulgences, they would be ruined in a month. It is very clear that wages which can afford the means of idleness and dis sipation for a third or a half of the ordinary hours and days of labour are not only adequate, but greatly above an equitable reward for the value of the ser vice. The fact is, the more men in such an inferior state of moral and mental attainment get for their labour the less they will produce, the greater will be the fund for bribing them to dissipation and debauchery, and the more rapidly will the capital or labour fund of the coun try be reduced without any;process of reproduction. But we have no need to wander from Preston in search of materials for discussing the question, every day becom ing more important, at issue between employers and em ployed. Mr. Cowell himself unconsciously groped and stumbled his way into truth, when he told the Spital fields' weavers that, if they succeeded, their satins and silk velvets would find their best customers in thefactory operatives. Mr. Lowe, the Lancashire correspondent of the Leader, the great advocate of the Lock-outs, tells us that— From one cause or another it may be safely estimated that, even in the best of times, one half of the operative population are in debt, and how far they are excusable in being so may be imagined from the following case, which is by no means exceptional. A single family in Preston, consisting of a father, twa daughters, and four lads, takes home weekly at the mill at which they w or k 85s. 61. The sum is made up thus— s. d. Father, a spinner Two daughters, in the card room, 11s. 3d. each Eldest daughter, a piecer ll 0 Three lads, in the card room, ss. 6d. each 85 0 Yet this family is in debt to the extent of more than 501. Let us not be accused of partiality or exaggeration. Mr. Lowe no doubt states that the case "is by no means ex ceptional," and then in his next letter says that it is ex ceptional. An income of 2211. ayear for a family of thrum sters certainly affords no very promising material for the poetry of those who call weavers " white slaves," and ma nufacturers "blood suckers." The writer declares he takes the statement of earnings of this family from the mouth of the manufacturer who now employs them. But Mr. J. B. Horsfall, of Roy ton, takes him to task for exaggeration, and gives his own version thus— The case, when fairly stated, should stand as follows : s. Father a spinner 0 Eldest lad, a piecer ll 0 Two daughters, in the card-room, Os. each lB 0 Three lads, at 3s. 6d., 4s. 6d., and ss. 6d l3 6 62 6 To the above may be added the mother and three children who have no earnings; making in all ten persons who have to subsist on 625. a week, a trifle over 6s. each, which goes in the following way :-- S. d. Rent of house, which belongs to master (worth 35.) 4 0 Coals, candles, soap, soda, &c 3 3 Clothes, sloes, hats, caps, stockings, bedding, and everything in the wearing line for 10 persons l2 6 Taxes, medical foes, schooling, books, &c. Assistant washerwomen to the family (one day) 2 0 Sundries, which every housewife knows 1 6 Loss of work, through sickness, holidays, break downs, &c. 5 0 30 9 Thus you see, nearly one-half of the entire income is ex pended before a bite of food can be bought. Now, what we desire to ask, not, indeed, of Cowell and his corps, nor of those cotton spinners who appear to think that nothing is good enough for them, but of the neutral public, is, does this case, as stated by the operative champion himself, afford any pretext or apology for a strike, or a demand for an advance of 10 per cent ? Is there any such great witchcraft in spinning and weaving, or rather, in looking on while the machinery of the capitalist spins and weaves, as that a family of operatives should be regarded as ground down and oppressed by an annual income of 1621. 10s. ? Pray, how many well-taught clerks or shopmen get so much? What are the average incomes of our dissenting parsons, or working clergy ? Take a solicitor or bar rister, from the time of his admission, through his whole career, do the class on an average, from first to last, make more ? Is there anything so unendurable in 31. 2s. 6d. per week, as that a set of psalm-singing pietists should raise hymns to the apotheosis of 10 per cent., and glorify God by the assurance that his angels look down in smiling satisfaction upon a call for 3s. lid. : from hard-hearted railloerats, to sainted carders and martyred piecers ? These men have just six times _l a. income of the average wages of our agricultural poipuilia lation—three times the average of our shopmen a clerks—twice th . at of our curates and Dissenting preachers--more than twice that of our t schooltnaster s . Nay, nobody pays school fees or pew re nts more grudg ingly than these 10 per cent. Gracchi—as o much do they grumble at the living of the poor h d opmen, that they are the great projectors of co-operative stores, to save in the prices of their purchases fallacy whi c h d eceives both . the sal ar i es of the poor " counter-jumpers. workmen and the public isthat operatives should be paid according to age and sex, not according to what they produce. What they really want is, the pay of skilled able-bodied men for work that can be quite as well done by women and children, and, with very slight tuition, by common labou rers. Well dces Mr. R. thus appeal to the Leader I am the father of a family equal in number with those i n the case stated by Mr. Horsfall. I carry en a business i n one of the main streets of a city, and am engaged almost incessantly behind my counter, from 7 o'clock in the morn ing till 9 at n i g h t, with the ' help of my wife and eldest daughter. My yearly profits do not subject me to the in come tax ; and the rent being left out of the account, I ducati may put my weekly gains for all household expenditure, e of my children, &c. &c.,while Mr. Horsfall's, with a deduction of his rent, lewil tand at 585.. ga l Now, considering the difference which necessarily arises from our different positions as to appearance, what can his privations be to mine ? My eldest ison is bound apprentice with a premium, and only ono of my children earns any thing. My case is only a sample of millions in this country among the trading classes, who have their lives wcrried with the labours, the uncertainties, the vexa tions and cheatings incident to business ; and yet these grumbling factory operatives, who have no trouble in mak ing out bills, or giving receipt stamps, but only once a week to hold up their hands for their wages, think them selves the harshly-treated and ill-used victims of capi talists ! Messrs. Scott, Richmond, and Co., in their trade cir cular, state that 1,000 new hands have been imported ir.to Preston, who acquire the art with great quickness —that many of the old hands have fallen away from the strike, and that most of the mills are running. In these circumstances, with victory in their hands, why have the masters had the folly to convert discomfited plotters into martyrs, by committing the leaders of the strike for conspiracy ? The step is false, unwise, unjust—what ever the law may be. For the law itself, we think it very doubtful—as the judges of the land themselves do. Confident in the certain failure of thy absurd principle advocated by Cowell, we desire to see both parties fight the case out without the aid of the law, or the petti fogging of attorneyship—assured that the principles of political economy will vindicate themselves. If they can not, we would give them up. SPORTING NOTES. THE METROPOLITAN STAKES. The race for the Northamptonshire . stakes exercised little material or perceptible influence over the betting on the Metropolitan. Still speculation was marked by several significant incidents. Royalist received increased support, and the running of Rataplan and Defiance oc casioned a still stronger desire to " get on". Jonathan Martin. The demonstration which was made in favour of Royalist has been sustained with spirit and effect, and no movement, however well directed, is likely to drive him from the position to which he has been advanced. Report states that Royalist has been most highly and satisfactorily tried, and the betting seemingly attests the truth of this rumour. This circumstance, and the light ness of the weight at which he is handicapped, induce me to estimate his chance more favourably than his public performances warrant. Indeed, were his pretensions to success founded solely on his running last season, they would be of the slenderest and most insignificant cha racter. Still, notwithstanding the boasted improve ment in his form, I regard doubtingly Royalist's ability to achieve success. Jonathan Martin has received almost equal support with Royalist, and their recommendations to notice are somewhat evenly balanced. Both horses belong to " stables" that seldom make a mistake in their calcula tions, and both have been backed with a spirit and fre quency that indicate extraordinary confidence on the part of their respective supporters. But of the lightly weighted division, notwithstanding the growing popu larity of Royalist and Jonathan Martin, I deem St. Clair the most fairly entitled to notice. The manner in which he won the Spring Cup, at Liverpool, is sufficient to warrant high expectations of his chance. From the top weights I shall select Muscovite and Rao* to represent my interest. Of late many heavy invest ments have been made on Muscovite, who, it is said, is about to fulfil the expectations which have for some time been formed of him. Soon after the publication of the weights, I expressed an opinion that he was handicap ped on advantageous terms, and stated that if intended he w ou ld prove a formidable competitor. Circumstances have confirmed that opinion, and, with Flatman's assist ance, I shall expect to see Muscovite figure prominently in the race. Haco has been carefully prepared for this engagement, and since last autumn a marked improve. ment has been effected in his form. His owner has backed bim for 400/. and calculates with con fidence upon the ultimate profit of his investment. Annie Sutherland was advanced prominently into notice during the recent meeting at Northampton, and her alleged pretensions to support are not incom patible with her public performances. She has frequently displayed racing merit of more than a second class order, and the comparatively favourable weight at which she is handicapped will doubtless enable her to show to advan tage in the encounter. The chances of the other ani mals likely to compose the field I shall not now bring under notice. I have merely confined my remarks to those horses whose titles to consideration I deem the soundest. Muscovite, Haco, Annie Sutherland, and St. Clair are, in my opinion, those whose chances to success appear to be most formidable. To-night I start for Croxton Park, whence my final selection shall be com municated. There, among the "gentlemen riders" I may hear of something to my advantage. The City and Suburban Handicap is likely to occasion an encounter of perhaps more enduring interest than that for the Metropolitan. The field indeed is likely to be numerically stronger, although speculation o n it may be less actively pursued. On examining the list of ac ceptances, the eye is attracted by the following names : Orestes, Adine, Catspaw, The Friar, Itch, Merry Monk, and Lysisca ; and these horses appear to be the most favourably weighted. From the lot I shall select Orestes, Itch, and Lysisca to occupy the foremost places in the race. At present I shall not extend my remarks to either the Railway Plate or the Two Year Old Stakes ; indeed, so little is yet known about the probable starters for either event, that it would be ridiculous to attempt to select the winners. The Croxton Park Races will commence to-morrow, but the approaching "doings" of the club have yet ex• cited no attention among betting men. Bourtoa seems likely to follow up his recent successes by winning the Granby Handicap, although his defeat by Titterstone would occasion me no surprise. April 3. A FRESH MAN. SERIOUS FIRES IN THE METROPOLIS. Yesterday morning, about one o'clock, information was received at the fire-stations, that an alarming fire had broken out in a range of premises, let out in tene ments, situated at 15, Tottenham-place, Tottenham court-road. To that spot the engines of the parish, London Brigade, and West of England started, upon reaching which, the firemen found that the whole of the upper portion of the building was in flames, and the fire was rising so high through the roof as to illuminate the surrounding districts to such an extent as to draw some thousand persons to the scene. Fortunately, an abun dant supply of water was at once procured, and no time having been lost in setting the engines to work, and the help afforded by hired assistants„ he water thrown upon the flames soon began to tell wnh amazing effect, and in less than an hour the conflagration was entirely ex tinguished, but not until the upper part of the premises was entirely destroyed, and the lower part seriously damaged. The origin of the fire is enveloped in obscurity and unfortunately the sufferers were not insured for a single penny. A fire also happened in the premises of Mr. John Jones, architect, No. 24, Margaret-t errace , Oakley street, Chelsea. It com mence d on t h e ground floor, and rapidly extended towards the upper floors. At the time of the outbreak the inmates were in their beds asleep, and it was a work of no little difficulty that the parties were enabled to effect a safe retreat. The engines of the parish, London Brigade, and that of the West of England Office, attended as early as possible, and a plentiful supply of water having been procured, the fire men and parish engineers managed to confined the de structive element to the premises in which it originated, but not, however, until a serious amount of damage was done to the premises and their contents. The origin of the fire is unknown. Fortunately the sufferer was in sured in the Manchester Fire Office. Another fire broke out in the premises of Mr. Kaber (private), 37, Whitecross•place, Nelson-street, Finsbury, but, owing to the timely arrival of assistance, the damage done was not very extensive, which was fortunate, as the sufferer was not insured. Between ten and eleven o'clock yesterday forenoon a fire happened in the premises of Mr. John Hamblin, carpenter and builder, 14, Bartlett's-buildings, Fetter lane. It commenced from some unknown cause in one of the workshops on the first floor, and, owing to the inflammable nature of the contents, a fearful contiagra tion was at one time expected. The engines of the London Brigade and the West of England Office were soon in attendance, and, owing to the exertions of th e firemen and neighbours, the flames were extinguished, but not until that part of the premises in which the dis aster commenced was all but burned out, and the re mainder of the building greatly damaged. It is un known at present whether or not the sufferer was insured. Last evening (Sunday), just as the parishioners were proceeding to church, the neighbourhood of Pitfield street, Heston, pre sent e d an unusual scene of bustle and confus i on , in consequence of the cry of fire being suddenly r aised. It was soon ascertained that a fire, of rather formidable character, had broked out in the premises belonging to Mr. Henderson, a fancy bread and biscuit baker, carrying on a large business at the corner of Queen-street and Pitfield-street, nearly adjoining Mr. Alderman Lawrence's extensive timber-yard and stores. The outbreak commenced in a flour store, over the bakehouse adjoining, but at the rear of the front premises. Owing to the valuable contents of the sur rounding buildings, messengers were at once depatched in sundry directions for the engines, to prevent, if pos sible, the conflagration from extending to the contiguous premises, in the course of a few minutes the parish engines ittended, followed immediately afterwards by Mr. Baylis, the head engineer, with the Whitecross-street engine and firemen. Several other brigade engines, and also that of the West of England Company, arrived in rapid succession, and owing to the exertions of the fire men, under the superintendence cf Messrs. Fogo, Con norton, and Baylis, the fire was, in the course of an hour or so, subdued, but not until the flour store in which it began was burnt out, the roof destroyed, and an adjoining store damaged by fire and water. Fortu nately the sufferer was insured in the Imperial and Legal and Commercial and Manchester United Fire offices. The damage done, however, it is stated, will not prevent the business from being carried on as here tofore. The misfortune is attributed to some childrea playing with some lucifer matches, and who had a narrow escape from being burnt to death. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following gen. tlemen having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of the c ollege at the meeting of the Court of Examiners on the :31st ult. ; Messrs. John Dixon, Hemsworth, Yorkshire ; James Robert Moriarty Pomery, St. Erne, Truro, Cornwall ; Richard Buswell, Northampton ; George Stratten Sy ni mons, Sloane-street, Chelsea ; George Mainwaring Past, army ; Thomas Dickinson, Sloane - street , Chelsea ; Ro. bert Henry Moon, Ilfracombe : W illiarn Waddel nizzed, E.I.C. Service ; Gerrge Borwiek Mead, Ramsey, Hunt. ingdonshire ; Christopher Bulteel, Plymouth, Devon ; Robert Boxall, Guildford. CAPTURE OF A RUSSIAN VESSEL.—_ Waterford harbour, Yesterday (Thurs.. Orftorand captured. The ( w i a a y s ) fi a r eßduasts i f a r n o v n e s i s ) e u l n , in ea n n t i i rt o k n i n f master and crew were totally ignorant of the declaration of war. The vessel, which Was corn laden, from the Black Sea, three months out, is at present in Water ford harbour, and the master and crew have bean com mitted to gaol as prisoners of war. —Dublin -4fercantile Advertiscr.- - tnder the head of "The first Prize," the Water' Ord NOr 3 has the following paragraph The Russian bhip :Norden, which arrived in this port on the 27th from Odessa, with 2,550 quarters Indian Corn, and 800 quarters wheat, was sold on Wednesday to Messrs. White, Brothers, for 2,0007., the captain being under the belief, probably, that a seizure would take place when war is declared. The Norden is 486 tons register, said to be only five years built, and in pgd Failing order," Sea :uat e 21 7t of was aker e an s sea- 9 a ' S ,1013 s, sill' Pa; re 01 I I 12i; 12. 1 12 St. 25 10 1.0,6 St. 20 St. 15 5 10 St. 5 I