The Sun. — London, England, 1854-04-08 00:00:00

r - ter.;. --1 worst has is bright wishg of wrespoir been Jir o a serval ii, evi p/0 0 )us silerl c o y to 10 ! to obtO were re' le Sa t 400 otei l io t a ntine 4 P boaP, o6 n- Cara' 0 rd L.- , 17 ., 1) 1 0 bor A toi f„rel'o the 'ken P T ls b el e )wo• insure 0 the t ° t re %de of a G L of corn ThU clo _ d r s n 0 he P" Lursatii• .d Exwo, )ductifd, veu Dr° 1, ) 12 the o f he 3 19 4 d 0 " g iinate •j 1853• d b9_, g , a to to c h oo --_,„O tees or l i ) for d oic e ' he c,_ Is 0 f t h y , and Cv a ,0 the ' " gi liatelf P vii 4, Fairs, 35 1 11 reia de, 'll.l lO, Or r ittn P t be for of di re r , loco ce r tO e t3 iv i‘ g • 103 01 10 %,0 [O O- t 1101 0 ." al MONEY MARKET AND COMMEBOIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. There was a moderate demand for cotton at Liverpool yesterday. Sales, 6,000 bales, in cluding 1,500 for export and speculation. Rail way Shares were firm at higher prices:. There was again a decrease of bullion at the Bank of England during the week to the Ist of 'April, but not nearly o much as there would-have been if the Australian arrivals had not supplied means of remittance. The demand for money was shown to be continuous by the large increase in discounts, and the Bank appears to have been a seller of stock. In the Government account there was but a trifling increase. The circulation was largely brought out by the extra accommodation afforded. Compared with the previous week, the changes are as follow : Active circulation £21,684,240 Increase 443 465 Bullion 14,449,718 Decrease 179,564 3,757,576 Increase 13,371 Public Deposits 4,445,788 Increase 21,961 Other Deposits Decrease 55,073 Seven-Day and other Bills Decrease 22,666 Government Securities 11,607,616 - Decrease 184,500 Other Securities 16,522,726 Increase 765,122 Notes unemployed 6,633.535 Increase 635,280 The Honourable East India Company drew bills during the fortnight to last evening, upon the dif ferent presidencies, to the amount of 186,502/.28.8d. Yesterday afternoon the rates for foreign bills of exchange were still rather heavy. On Paris 90 days' paper was, taken at 25 25 to 25 30, on Ant werp at 25 12i to 17i, on Amsterdam at 11 15 to 15i, on Hamburgh at 13 4 to 4k, on Frankfort at 1181 to 0, and on Trieste at 13 57 to 14 6. A large proportion of the gold received lately. from Australia has- been purchased for exportation, and to-day the silver per Solent was disposed of— bar at ss. 1-4 d., and dollars at ss. Cid. per ounce. Among the questions which were introduced recently during the debate upon the Budget, it was satisfactory to find the currency included. The operation of the last Act of Sir Robert Peel is now being felt in a way which, although foreseen by that statesman, 9.nd probably intended,. will be none the more acceptable to the community at large. Owing to the suspension of business by several banks since the act came into operation, we have now a smaller volume of currency, and the Bank of England has taken no measures to fill 'up the void. There is probably, however, a want of appreciation in the Legislature of the importance of this subject, and it will be the business of the public to take it in hand, with a view to modifica tions. We cannot do better, upon the eve of a war, than subjoin the observations of a high prac tical authority, the Bankers' Circular. The editor remarks : "The Chancellor of the Exchequer has acted with boldness. He tells the commercial classes that he will only in the last extremity increase indirect taxation. He will not add to the National Debt. He will only ask for a few millions in the shape of Exchequer Bills, to be paid off, as the phrase goes, out of the 'grow ing revenue.' There can be no objection to the course proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Other Financial Ministers have done the t-ame. But do not merchants see that the Bank resources will be locked up in a manner in which they never were before. For if the wants of the Government are to be supplied by defi ciency bills, those' bills must he represented by bank totes before they can be generally applicable to the public purposes. The apprehensions entertained, therefore, by Mr. Glyn are fully justified by the position in which commercial credit will be Placed, if the demands of the Government are to be satisfied by the Bank. The foreign exchanges are at present all unfavourable, and the next returns of the Bank will probably show a decrease in the bullion. As far as the wealth of the country, .andlhe means of carry ing on war are concerned, no fear need be entertained. But if, in the midst of this wealth, the credit of the country is destroyed, the consequences will be ruinous." Why, then, do not the bankers and merchants at once come forward, and by their united efforts enter their opposition to the act which places them in so dangerous a position ? What is done in 'Liverpool? —what in Manchester, where the losses 1839 hy the Monetary system were stated in the report of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce to amount to 40,000,00 W. sterling ? Why do not our great commercial associations, that have devoted so much time to the subject of a decimal currency, turn their attention to a reform in the currency itself ? Rest .New York accounts to the 25th ult. have just Come to hand. The Stock Market was rather stronger, the foreign:news having had no particular effect. . There was much difference of opinion as to the effect of the war in Europe. • Many concluded that the Emperor of Russia could defy us. Flour was in better'request at 124 cents. per barrel ad vance. Cotton was drooping. Hemp firm, but quiet. • The amount of the precious metals exported direct from London during the week to Thursday last was 573,700 ounces in silver, and 29,527 ounces in gold, all to the Continent. The English Stock Market has been very buoy ant again, and the withdrawal of the Turkish Loan, in conj unction with purchases on Trust Account from the proceeds of the South Sea Old Annuities just re deemed, with the dividends now being paid, throws lore capital into the market for investment. One ci rcumstance cannot fail to attract remark, viz., that if a popular loan like that proposed for Turkey, and upon such advantageous terms, cannot now be tegotiated, and ,which there is perhapg. reason to regret, we are tolerably secure against the intro duction of other foreign loans. Consols have been for as hi g h as 87i an d 83 f or t rans f er , an d 87i for account. The New 3i per Cents. have been 8 4 to .-g; and the Reduced 3 per ' Cents. 86i to 86 k. Bank Stock : is very firm, at 2141. Exche quer Bills have risen to Is. and Os. premium. There is a quiet' market for Foreign Stocks, and prices are not, in all cases, at-the highest range of Yesterday. Brazilian 5 per Cents. are firmer, bei ng 92k ex - dividend. Mexican have been 24 Russian 5 per Cents. at 921, and the 15 ," ants:` at 81, being weaker. Spanish 3 per -ents. h ave r i sen 1 per cen t ., v i z., to 351, but the w Deferred are flat at 17t. Dutch 2 per Cents. have further advanced, being 56 to 57, and the n Per Cents. are quiet at 84k. , Railw ay Sh ares h ave b een a b out per cent. better in most cases. The French lines are Steady, Gold Mine Shares are firm ; the Joint Stock 13 _anks with ou t part i cu l ar change, and the L and ?amp/lies' steady. A large business has been done 11 1 Canada Government Six per Cents., at about 10 8. to 15s. per share advance. lI RITISEI FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING PRICES. (From the Official List. ) Raciness don, tank Stock . 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B6 i -!, Z 3 Per Cent. Consols Annuities 874 i i 8 !'evr 31 p er C ent. A nnu iti es 87i i Lo ng Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 D itto 30 Y ears, Expire sth J an., 1860 4 15-16 In Bonds, £lOOO ...... .......... Ditto under £lOOO Con sfor 2 P Account 18th April 87i 2 i Sh 8 Excb.- - wilier Bills, 2d. £lOOO ..5 1 6 p anal, . . 2500 . ...................................... 51 6 p _ _ l6 p .... . P RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. B razilian - Bonds 5 per Cent. O2/ x(1 "eues Ayres Bonds, 6per Cent 55 Me xican 3 per Cent. P Ditto for the Account 244 Peruvian Bonds, 44 per Cent. 6O Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £St 92i 4 Ditto 4A per Cent.._ ... . B Panleh !fonds, 3 per Cent .... ... ....... : 354 SPanish New Deferred; 3 per Cent,.,, l7i , r, Dividends on the above payable iLondon. Ijltt eh Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Gull Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifieates ..... TWO O'CLOCK. 87Z-8 871 S Consols Ditto April Account , of the TEE C IVIL SERVICE.—The appointment of chair man Audit Board i s v acant, caused by the retire- Inent of Sir William Lewis Herries, K.C.H., whose sFrida uperannuation was settled at the Treasury yesterday sof Y) ( afternoon, Th ere are two vacancies Mr. E cle f . assistant - examiners in this department. Vaughan, Junior examiner is to be senior examiner,_ r. secondlclass, vice J. Wilkinson, promoted. M or Albert G. Braithwaite, assistant-examiner, to be jun, S. examiner, vice B. Vaughan, promoted. Mr. J. S S lade, of the Commissariat branch of the Treasury, has been appointed to act a s a Deputy-Assistant-Commis be berts ry-General with th e expedition to Turkey. Mr. Ro of the Audit-office, and Mr. Hawkins, of the Queen' s R ememb rances - office, will also proceed to Tur key to assist in the office of the Commissary-General. The appointment of Under-Keeper of the Manuscripts in the British_ Museum is vacant, vice Holmes, deceased, salary 400/. per annum, is the gift of the trustees,—the Lord Chancellor, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Speaker of' the House of Commons.—Civil Service Gazette. OMNIBUSES IPOR TRAD ESMEN.- If a spirited company 'would take this maer p much good might be done. I rode to-day in three 'buses, and they were not half full, because the fares were too high, and the deception too lrequent. I suspect that these omnibus proprietors will not see their interest until the new light brings the air nd water carriages upon the road, and then good-bye tO , D • • , - nanibuoes.—Gorrespondent of Ow Ruilacr. I , 1 al OF SMW r a `, t,z,` t' • , 4 1 r 4:l* SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock. LATEST FROM SPAIN. MADRID, APRIL 2. There is not any news to-day. The Redeem able Debt, of first class, purchased by the Govern ment at the last public bidding, amounted to 9,807,685 reals, and was bought at 8 to 8 07 ; 8,713,460 reals of second class Internal was bought at 4 25 to 4 35 ; and 9,721,650 reals of Foreign ditto at 3 83 to 3 88 per cent. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY, 9.30 A.m. By the steamer Arabia we have advices from New York to the 28th, and from Boston to the 29th ultimo. She has brought $196,048 in specie. The steamer Africa arrived at New York from Liverpool on the 27th ultimo. There was nothing of importance from Wash ington. John Mitchell had issued a proclamation, couched in the most violent terms, calling upon the Irish residents in the United States to rise to a man and invade Canada. The steamer Isabel had arrived at Charleston with advices from Havannah to the 22d ult. Sir Charles Grey, ex-Governor of Jamaica, was a pas senger in the Isabel. The steamer Black Warrior had been given up to Captain Bullock on the payment of $6,000 fine. The sugar market was dull, and prices lower. White was quoted at Tic. to 9/c. ; brown, at sic. to ; and Muscovado, at 4ic. to sc. Freights to Europe, 5/. ss. to 6/. 6s. per ton. The steamer Texas had arrived at New Orleans with dates from the city of Mexico to the 16th of March, and Vera Cruz to the 22d. Santa Anna left the capital on the 12th, to take the field in person against the insurgent Alvarez. The latter is said to have retreated to the mountains destitute of money and provisions, and nearlydeserted by his adherents. The steamer Northern Light had arrived at New York with 615,379 dollars in gold dust from Cali fornia. The steamer John L. Stevens left San Francisco on the Ist March, with 400,000 dollars in gold dust for New York. The New York Stock-market was inactive. Money plentiful, and in good demand. Exchange on London, 108 to 1081 ; Paris, 513/ to 5 15. Cotton c. to /c. per lb. lower. Flour 25c. per barrel lower. Wheat without change. Indian corn 2c. to 3c. per bushel lower. Freights to London without alteration. NEW ORLEANS, MARCH 28. The Africa's news had no effect on the cotton market. Exchange on London, 1081. COURT CIRCULAR. It is understood that the Levee to be held onWednes day, the 3d of May next, will be the last this season. The Queen held a Court and Privy Council at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace. At the Court the Marquis of Londonderry had an au dience of the Queen, and delivered to her Majesty the ensigns of the most noble Order of the Garter worn by his father, the late Marquis of Londonderry. The Privy Council was attended by Prince Albert, the Earl of Aberdeen, First Lord of the Treasury; Viscount Palmerston, Secretary of State for the Home Department; Sir Jas. Graham, First Lord of the Admi ralty ; Sir C. Wood, President of the Board of Control ; the Right Hon. S. Herbert, Secretary at War; the Mar quis of Breadalbane, Lord Chamberlain; and the Marquis of Abercorn, Groom of the Stole to the Price. At the Council, an order in council was passed respect ing the colonies. Viscount Palmerston officiated as Lord President, in the absence of Earl Granville. Mr. C. Greville was the Clerk of the Council in waiting. Her Majesty gave audiences to the Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount Palmerston, and Sir J. Graham. The Court was attended by the Earl of Mulgrave, Treasurer of the Household ; Lord Ernest Bruce, Vice- Chamberlain; Lord Byron, Lord in waiting; Mr. R. 0. Gore, Groom in waiting; and Colonel M`Douall, Silver Stick in waiting. The Queen and Prince Albert took a drive in an open landau and four yesterday afternoon. Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold took a drive in an open carriage and four. Her Majesty had a dinner party in the evening, at Buckingham Palace. The company included their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess and Princess Mary of Cambridge, and the Duke of Cam bridge, Lady C. Barrington, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Baroness de Speth, Lord de Ros, Lord Raglan, Sir John Burgoyne, Baron Knesebeck, and Major the Hon. J. Macdonald. The band of the 2d Life Guards was in attendance during dinner, and played the following selection : March G. Kiallmark. Overture, " Ruys Bias".... Mendelssohn. Duett, " Tyrolienne" Rossini. Waltz, " Rigolette" Barrett. Motivo, Oboe, composed and performed by Grattan Cooke. Grand Selection, ' I Lombardi" Verdi. Quadrille, " The Spinster" Tinney. March, `` Gold Hunter" W. Guernsey. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (Front the Mining Journal of this day.) Shares in one or two mines have been in greater re quest this week, and at advanced prices ; but, taken generally, the market has been flat. There is a great indisposition among shareholders to pay up calls ; and a strong feeling is gaining ground that it would be better, looking at the present. aspect of the money market, to suspend operations at such mines as do not offer a suffi cient inducement for further outlay, or show a prospect of making remunerative returns. In the Bullion Mark o et,—Mexican and South Ame rican dollars, ss. Oid. per oz. Bar Silver containing gold (all gold above 5 grs. in the pound to be paid for), ss. 2d. per oz. standard. Bar Silver without Gold, ss. lid. per oz. standard. Bar• Gold, 775. 9d. per oz. standard. Spanish Doubloons, 78s. 6d. per oz. Colum bian Doubloons, 775. 6d. per oz. Fine Cake Silver, ss. flad. • There is still an almost entire absence of business in gold mining shares, buyers and sellers being equally averse to operating ; under these circumstances we have little variation in prices to report ; generally, prices have been steady, and in some instances an improving ten dency has been observable. Agua Frias, however, are the only description that maintain any considerable pre mium. In Miscellaneous Shares, considerable improvement took place in the land companies. In iron and coal companies, during the week, busi ess has been done at the following prices :—Blaenarvon Iron and Coal, 10& ; British Iron has advanced to 9 ; Port Tenant Steam Fuel are unchanged in price ; Au stralasian Coal, dis. to par ; Mount Carbon Coal, to dis ; Cumberland Hematite Iron Ore, A considerable amount of business in English mining ohares is now regularly done on the Stock Exchange ; and very many of the quotations in our list are fur nished as the result of actual transactions by stock brokers. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, APRIL 7.—The state of feeling produced by the actual declaration of war against Russia was such as to put a stop to business in our market throughout the whole of last week. In the present week that feeling of alarm has been very much mitigated ; and buyers have ventured to make offers for India qualities of yarns and goods, and for some descriptions of yarn for the continent, as well as for home consumption. The prices offered have, however; been extremely low ; but producers have generally made up their minds to meet the neces sities of the case, and the vnisequence is that business to a fair extent has been resumed. We have now a clear and decided decline in prices—considerable in the aggregate, but hardly quotable because of the irregu larity which exists. The buying consists mainly of a good many small parcels for the supply of immediate wants ; in some instances, however, parties have had the courage to enter into larger transactions. BRADFORD, April 6--The same depression still con tinues in our market for our staples as for several weeks past, and, to effect sales, a further reduction in price has to be made. LEICESTER, April 6.—Prices remain nominal. Long wools are more in favour of the buyer. Short kinds are in good demand, at late prices. THE WOOLLEN TRADE. (From the Leeds Mercury of this day. ) LEEDS, April 7.--We have no material change to re port in the state of the woollen market. There was a much better attendance of merchants in the cloth-halls ou Saturday than there had been for several preceding market days. Considerable animation prevailed, and a good business was done. On Tuesday the market was much flatter, and the transactions were limited both in number and extent. HUDDERSFIELD, April 4.—There has been a very quiet market to-day, trade generally being rather flat. The woollen trade has kept up uncommonly well, and the manufacturers, upon the whole, are well employed. ROCHDALE, April 3.—There has been another ex tremely slack market to-day in pieces of every description. The wool market has been much the same as the piece market, and prices rather in favour of the buyer. HALIFAX.—Of late each succeeding week has served to show additional gloom and depression in the worsted trade ; and this day's market is no exception, For middle wethera lad, per lb. is reported; short wools gave way. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING. APRIL 8. 1854, SHARE MARKETS SPORTING NOTES. (THIS DAY.) A BARTHIAN GLANCE AT EPSOM. BRITISH RAILWAYS. downs ' File of e m do e i m ng o sonth tu e r • T on he T y l w iu e r r s e da n y ia w rk il e l d l b o y ng ma li n v y e in important and unexpected incidents, and their effect on the turf market is likely t o b e l asting. The double vic tory of Virago , has already regulated spe cu l a t ion on coming events, and materially limited its range. Indeed, so extraordinary was the racing pnwer which she dis played, that her successful fulfilment of all her present heavy engagements is calculated upon with certainty. So decided and unequivocal was the ease with which her first victory was achieved, that she immediately became the leading favourite for the Metropolitan. The cont dence of her party was not misplaced, and by " doing the double event" it is stated that she won for her owner alone 15,0001! Muscovite, whom I selected soon after the publication of the weights as being likely to prove a most formidable competitor, and for whom I bore up through good and through evil report, ran second. His party was in earnest, and their belief in his ability to pull through was well founded ; for even on the morning of the race the starting of Virago for the Metropolitan was so problematical that 25, 20, and 15 to 1 were repeatedly betted against her. Royalist de ceived his backers, and the reports which had been cir culated about his formidable pretensions were delusions and shams. He was proved to be a more unmitigated impostor than Contentment, and his inglorious exhibi tion justified the suspicions which I frequently expressed in my notes on the probable result 'of the race. Jona than Martin ran quite as forward as I expected, and Haco's performance showed the correctness of the favour ♦ able estimate which I made of his chance. Marc Antony is now first favourite for the Chester Cup, a position to which his running for the City and Suburban truly entitles him. He was among the ani mals which I indicated as being "well in" on the first publication of the Handicap, and as in the case of Mus covite for the Metropolitan, time has again proved the accuracy of my judgment and information. By the way I inadvertently fell into an error in my "notes" pub lished on Wednesday last, when I spoke of Marc An tony's being the stable companion of Virago. Marc An tony is trained by John Day, jun., and Virago by John Day, sen. I was not among the "jumpers" on Friday, but I hear the "creatures were at their dirty work again." The proceedings were entirely regulated by the principle of win, tye, or wrangle. I have purposely confined my remarks on the Epsom Meeting to a few general observations. I shall, how ever, inquiie into what is termed, in the vernacular of `the "Ring," the " Royalist Rig," and shall not hesitate to express freely my opinions on the matter. April 8. A FRESH MAN. THE SECRET MEMORANDUM OF 1844. ( From the Press.) We have received an authoritative communication from an individual, who "desires to be described" as " one competent to make a statement with respect to the secret Memorandum of 1844." This communication refers to a speech delivered in the House of Lords by the Earl of Aberdeen, on Friday, the 31st ult., in r e ply t o a l ea di ng article which ap peared in this journal on the 25th of the same month. Our correspondent states 'that the description of the secret Memorandum, as "the key of the relations be tween England and Russia," was not contained, as stated by us, in a private letter from the Emperor of Russia to the present Prime Minister of England, but in a private letter addressed by Count Nesseirode to his Excellency Baron Brunow, then Russian Minister at the Court of St. James's. This letter our correspon dent assures us he has the best reasons for believing was communicated to Lord Aberdeen, and he cannot doubt that a copy of it must exist in England. Our correspondent adds, that there is no other por tion of the article in the Press which he is prepared to question, and which article, in his belief, " conveys an accurate picture of a diplomatic transaction, that was not only intended to be secret, but the secrecy of which, until this year 1854, , had been successfully preserved." So much for the " malignant misrepresentations" of the Press newspaper, whiCh the Prime Minister of England deemed it his duty to denounce in the House of Lords, and attempt to refute in detail, on the most solemn oc casion on which a Senate could assemble. We beg to inform Lord Aberdeen that no statesman in this country was ever injured by "malignant misre presentations. No public man in England was ever written down by calumnies, though it has been often tried. But, on the other hand, authentic state ments cannot be refuted by denouncing them as "malignant misrepresentations." Truth will have its way, even if its victim be a Minister of State. Some ten months ago, when the possibility of war first crossed the public mind, and the cue was first given to the Government runners and organs to inveigh against the duplicity and violence of Russia, we ven tured to express, in these columns, our surprise at these expressions on the part of the Government, inasmuch as we had the best reasons for believing that Lord Aberdeen had been privy, from the first, to the designs of the Emperor of Russia, and had approved them ; and that, at the commencement of the year (1853), there had been an unreserved pommunication of the in tentions of Russia to her Majesty's Government. Last May that, too, was a "malignant misrepresentation ;" it was more—it was "absurd," and came from " a quarter not seriously to be noticed." But the " malig nant misrepresentation" so much attracted the attention of the public that it became necessary to notice it. So a circumlocutory contradiction was, at length, ventured on in the principal Government organ, which, while it assailed our statement, did not condescend to mention our name. What is thought of that " malignant mis representation" now ? During the whole of last summer and autumn the Press newspaper continued to make " malignant mis representations." When the Government organ con gratulated the country that the Menschikoff ultimatum was accepted, we maliciously denied the statement ; when we were assured that the affair was a " mere diplomatic imbroglio," and that "all would soon be settled," we maliciously asserted that, on the contrary, " the present prospect was that war would break out." When we were amused with the rumours of conciliatory measures, and that Austria had been engaged effectually to interfere, we maliciously maintained that the Rus sians would pass the Pruth. In the same spirit of deliberate mischief we warned the country of the diplomatic conspiracy, .which had resolved, either in the shape of Vienna notes, or Turkish propositions, that the Russian ultimatum should in spirit be adopted ; and in December last, when we were again officially informed that the long•protracted settlement was at hand, we announced that we had authority to state that " the part of Russia was definitively taken, and that part was war." In short, there has been no limit to the spitefulness with which, during our brief existence, we have laboured to obtain authentic information on the Eastern question for the British public. We actually published the final instructions of the Emperor of Russia to MM. Kisseleff and Brunow before they reached the courts which those ministers were commanded' to quit, as well as the orders sent out to the allied Admirals as to entering the Black Sea, We were even so malevolent as to throw some light on the mission of Count Orloff at a moment when our contemporaries had agreed that nothing was known on the subject. • The consequence of all this evil disposition has been that our journal, in ten months, has obtained a circula tion larger than many of its contemporaries which have flourished twice as many years ; and that the. newspaper which a short time back was not even to be named by the Government organ, when it was 'absolutely neces sary to impugn its authentic statement, has now its articles replied to in detail by the Prime Minister, in his place in Parliament. Might, not all this induce Lord Aberdeen to suspect that " malignant misrepresenta tions " was only a splenetic misnomer for "inconvenient truths ?" On Friday, the 31st, also, Lord Aberdeen, not for the first time, insinuated that he knew the writer of the article in the Press, or, as he calls it, " the source" from which it emanated. Now, this is very fool ish. With his dreadful exposure about young Mr. Astley still fresh in everybody's recollection, one would have supposed his lips wou ld h ave t rem bl e d at ventur ing on similar conjectures. As we have had occasion to say before, it matters nothing who are the writers of the Press. Newspaper articles a re th e mos t se lf- re l y i ng o f all conceivable things. They depend only on their own qualities, and their influence rests on the information they offer, the views they promulgate, and the manner in which these are expressed. The articles in the Press which have excited the ire of Lord Aberdeen have been written by various persons, and there is not one among them who would obj ect to sign his name to his observations, if the custom of this country permitted it. The custom of this country does not permit it, as is well known to Lord Aberdeen and the large majority of his colleagues, who have been, and are, themselves habitually anonymous writers, both in political and general literature. At a mo ment when so much is at stake, the writers of the Press believe that, in attempting to throw seine authentic light on transactions of great importance, and on the charac-• ters and conduct of the principal actors on the scene, they are fulfilling an office not unbecoming gentlemen, and the subjects of a free monarchy. Of those subjects, no matter by what means;• the Earl of Aberdeen is now the most eminent ; and, in our opinion, it is an elevation highly pernicious to the country. Since Denby there has not been a more dangerous Minister. With an affectation of honesty, and an owl-like prudence, he is, in fact, an unprincipled and reckless man, while, at the same time, he is altogether destitute of those bold views and those large emotions which sometimes accompany and mitigate an unscrupulous selfishness. The unhappy war in which Europe is now involved is entirely owing to his becoming Prime Minister. It is Lord Aberdeen's war. At the moment he was appointed First Minister he was prime councillor of the principal intriguers against the Emperor of the French, with a secret understauding with the Emperor of Russia. These are the antecedents which have produced the present hostilities. R uss i a advanced not only because Lord Aberdeen was Minister, but because it was well known to Nicholas that Lord Aberdeen was personally hostile to Napoleon . N or was any attempt made to remove this impression, even when Prince Menschikoff was menacing at Constantinople. On the contrary, England took that opp or t un i ty of pub licly refusing to co-operate with Franc e ! And, not withstanding the Emperor of Russia , at th e b eg i nn i ng o f January, spoke of Franc e to Sir 11. Seymour in exactly the same language a s that of the secret Memorandum of 1844, not a step was taken to disabuse his mind. Lord Aberdeen continued to accept his Imp er i a l M a je s t y ' s compliments about the."salutary impulse" he had given to the British counsels, and. the " lteau role" he was isete'e"—although he h a d playing in keeping France " received overtures from the Emperor of Russia months RAILWAYS. Aberdeen 2 Ambg. Nottng. Bost and Eastu. Junet Belfast & Ballymena Binning. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £20 ... Blyth & Tyne original £25 (issd..at £45) Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon... Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall 50 50 20 20 Crieff Junction Dnblin&BelfastJuuc Dundee Perth&Aber deem Junction . Do. New 100 8 00 .00 East Anglian Do., (XlB E & Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A Stock . Do., B. Stock !Do., New A. 100 100 100 LOO East Lan'eashire Edinburgh & Glasgow •Edinb. and Peebles ! Edin. Pah & Dundee Forth & Clyde June. Glasgow & S. Weston) Great Northern Stk. Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Laneash.andYorksh. Do., Fifths D 3. , Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern 8 128 1 100 - 100 47?, 174 Liv. Crsby.&Southpt London & Blaekwall Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond. Bright & S.Cst. Lond. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lo/.5h.,kt&8...0 Do. Eighths Londo'land S. Westu. Do., £5O Do., £4O Lnudrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Ifanch.Shef.& Lincin Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Ii 1I Do. Birmng. & Derby Nfld.ld. G. West.(lrs.) Do. Half Shares 212 s 100 l 100 100 100 Newcastle & Carlisle, Newmarket Do., Bury Extension. Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd. Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor. ~2125. St. 10 St. 25 ii 100 Norfolk Northn.Counties Un. North British North Devon, No. Do., No. 2 • Do., A A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North London IDo. New -ClO N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp• stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westru. June, Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester all 51s. 100 20 130 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Portsmouth 'Scottish Central !Scottish Midland Shrewsbury &Biimg. Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed St Gt.k Shrewsby. & Bereft! Shrewsby. & Chests] (N. W. Min ;., Do. Halves,. a Do. Oswestry Shropshire Uuion Do. A, B, D,fully paid up at per cont South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun Do Closing Prices th.s day. 21 - 23 44 - 7i 83 14 —l2 die 15 17 8 -- 7 d 88 - 521 - 13 - 15 8 • 10 41 - 43 7 - 8 li :: ik iii = i.' . 60 - 62 55 - 57 a -7- 23 58 62 87 %, 88 76 78 120 - 122 90 - .92 73 - 731 85 - 90 10 - 12 u 10 - 12 p -60 i 8 --- 7itt di ------ ii 4 7# 8 fd—ip 964 974 951 - 96 lid— 1 d #d d 75 77 131 1244 12 lid • -- ... 19 - 20 58 - 584 32 - 34 ...-- ... id d 1 7 5 (il ''.... ••• 6 - 8 44 - 47 3 $ 3 A 30 ... 31 50 ,par aP G? Cad! 74. 7.1 1 28 - 30 80 82 50 - 53 48 - 52 48 - 52 - 26. 13 15 6i 74 10 It 4 3/d 13 15 58 59 32 33 4 2d 4 5 Staines, Wok. &Wok Stockton & Darling. Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. £lO shares iDo. Pref., No. 1. 'Thames Haven Dock - 30 and Railway Vale of Neath Bnsine , ,s done this day. 43 ti 52 i 3 2a xd Waterfd. & lillkenn3fi Waterford&Limorick West Cornwall 15i 11i 12 21 - 18 19 4 - 5 21 23 4i - 54 22 f 87 6i 1208 90i 3i 13 ft 60 i IP 1.2 k Ili PP 7f 8 96i 6 95 6 76 i West End of London and Crystal Palace West London 191 i 57 1 i 8 ,1 i 32 Wimbledn & Croydoni York Newcti.&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York &N. Midland._ 30i na i 6 -- 644 654 9 • 84d 51 454 -46 i per cent. 45f i i t PREFERENCE SHARES. St. 10() Aberdeen . St. 1.00 Do. No. 2, p. c. 25 30 Blyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 500 St. 1.00 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares St. 100 Caledonian £lO 95 97 x d 15 all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 56 per cent x d 64 64 Cork &Bandonsip.c 64 all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction 3?, all EastAngliau (£3los) per cent 3 31 5 all Do. (£5) 7 per cent 4 4A 7i 2 Do. (£7 17s) 7p. c p 6t all Eastern Counties Ex tension, sp. c. No.l 6 p pm 6f 3 all Do. No. 2 - p • pm 10 all Do. New 6p.c. St l2 126 12i 20 all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent 5 all Do. 51. 10 per cent — • 10 all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh St. 100 Mast Lan cash. 6 p. cts 5 all East and West York shire June. Pref... 5 all EdinbPrth.&Dunde6 56 per cent. St. 1.00 Glasgow &S.Westm Guar. 5 per cent — ...xd St. 100 Great Northn. sp. c 1.09 —lll 111 9] St. 100 Do. 5 p. c., Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem... 104 106 105 10 10 Do. 4, p.c, Scrip — pi • 10 6 Gt.N. of Scot. lst Prof 64 all Gt. Southu.&Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) 7. 8 20 5 Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh — xd 50 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. sp. 611 7 St. 100 Do. cov. red. 46 p.c. 93 95 St. 100 Do. con. rod. 4p. c. 87 89 St. 100 Dr,. irrod. 4p. c... 88 90 16 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O Id par St. 1.00 Do. 6p. c. Stock .. . 125 130 130 20 13 Leeds N. 6p. c. No.l 12. 9 Do. Quarters, 1848 St. 1.00 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c St. 100 Do. Prof., sp. c. St. 50 all Do. Convertible, 5 p 1852 • -- St. 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c. St. 100 Lon. &N. W., Cov. Nuneaton 50 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds 1 -2/ p 126 all Londonderry& Coler . Shares • 126 all Londy. &Ennis.ba. 25 all Shef., & Lin., I Shares, No. 1, 10 all Do. New, 6 42 Do. £6 .. 126 all Nlarypt.& Carl. 4 p.c. par 124 all Do. 46 persent 124 10t Do .. . St : 100 .......... •... St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & I.lirm. 6 per cent 125 130 16! 5 Do. Pref. 46 per cent lt —14 d dis 10 6 Norfolk Debenture . xd St. 100 Do. Pref. 4p. c. Stock xd St. 100 Do. 5.p. c. Ext. ..... xd St. 100 Do. 5 4 p er ct.prei xd St. 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c. St. 100 North British ... . ..... 98 1 x d ".St. I;o llt W i..fr o o r i c lis est li e i r r , & e ". Wolverh.£ls, 6 p.c 93 96 15 15 Do 81 1 - all Scot. Cent. , New Pref x ( 1 p m a d 8 all Shrews. &Birm-N.O. 9 9 Oxford,North S 10 all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. 156 162 10 10 Do. 5 per cent 9l— 10 25 all South Devon ll. 13 10 ;• De. fixed, 46 per cent id 1.0.6 all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 22 —23 221 St. 100 Do. 46per cent 95 —lOO 20 all 3.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar l5 —2O 25 all Stockton and Dar lington, 4 per cent. 25 5 Do. do. do, 126 all Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. e. till Ist July, -1856 5 3 Siraterfl&Kilk.6p.c. 2 1(1 St. 1.00 'York, Newcastle,and Perwick,4 p.c. Pref. 85 90 17 SDo 3 25 10 York&N.MidlandH and S. Punch MINES 2 - ? k i 1 P d 2 § g 8 - a 4 - 9 11 A - ;'• 6 3i - - 2 29 - 31 - 39 - 41 - 11. 10 - 12 50 60 I 2 - 4p g 24 10 11xd - I i - - 1 4 15 17 28 30 14 lip 8 10 31 44 3 3i a i d 4 -- 10 5 20 20 9 3 8 2s. 4 5 4d 25 100 100 20 id L- p - p 44 3:jd 1 1 I* A 1 i I-1) 15 10 2 3 10 5 d 4/ - 21i - 24 - 1: 7 1 -; 6 - 8 dis 5. 24 14 I 14 id '4 3d 11 id 6/ - 61 29} -29 i - •114 - llipj 41 43 31 33 27a • 27a ... pm Id par d 7A ... pin 3 - 4 . . d ' it 2 p 51 - 4.:;a MARKET NE DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. Rather extensive supplies of vegetables were on sale in to-day's market, yet the demand ruled active, at our quo tations. In fruit very little was doing. FRIIIT.—Pine apples, English, 6s Od to lOs Od each ; ditto colonial, Is Od to is 3d each ; hot-house grapes, 15s to 203; foreign ditto, is 6d to 3s Od per lb; apples, 6s to 8s per bush ; pears ' 3s Od to 6s per dozen • lemons, 9d to is 6d ; oranges, 4s Od to 12s per 100 ; almonds, 2s to 3s per lb.; Barcelona nuts, 24s per bush.; cob-nuts, 110 s to 120 s per 1001bs ; chesnuts, 2s to 4s per peck ; filb er t s , 8.5 s to 100 s per 100 lbs ; walnuts, 8d to is 6d per 100 ; strawberries, 2s per doz. VEGETABLES.—Cabbages, 9(1 to is 6d. • Brussels spr ou ts, 3s Od to 5s Od per half sieve ; brocoli, 9eto is 6d per bund.; greens. 3s 6d. to 5s Od per doz. bunches ; French beans, 3s to 4s Od per 100 S potatoes, 110 s to 150 s per ton ; new ditto, Gd to 8d per lb. ; asparagus, 5s to 10s per 100 ; sea-kail, 9(1 to 2s l per punnet ; garlic, Scl to is per lb. ; turnips, 2d to 3d per bunch ; carrots, 4d to 8d per bunch; cucumbers, is Od to 3s Od each ; celery, 6d to 1s 641 per bundle ' • spinach, 4s Oct to 7s Od pe r s i eve; onions, 2s 6d to 3s 6( - 1 per bushel ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s per doz. ; leeks, Id to 3d per Bunch • shallots, M to 8(1. ; horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s 0(i per bundle ; parsley, 4s Od to 6s Oct per half sieve ; rhubarb, Os 4,1 to is Od per bundle ; endive, 2s to 4s Od per score ; beet, is to 2s 6d per dozen bunches ; parsnips, 9(1 to is 2d per dozen ; small salad, 2(1 to 3d per punnet ; mushrooms, is to is 3d per pottle ; artichokes, 3s to 5s per dozen. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 4s Od to 8s Od; Geese, 580 d to 68 each ; Ducks, Oct2s to 3s; tame Rabbits, is to is 9d ; wild ditto, 8d to is 2d ; Pigeons, 8d to is each; roasting Pigs, 4s 6,1 to 78 each; Surrey Fowls, 6s oa to Js Od ; ditto Chickens, 5s Oct to Gs Gd; barn-door Fowls, 4s Oct to 7s Oct per couple; Capons, 3s to 4s Od ; Chickens, is Gd to 2s Oct per couple ; hares, 2s Od to 3s 6d each. English Eggs, 78 6d to 8s Od; French ditto, 6s Gd to Vs Od per 120 ; fresh butter, is ld to is 44 per lb. BILLINGSGATE. , Turbots, 2s 6d to 12s • Frills, is to 3's 6(1 each ;'Salmon is 3(1 to is 1041 per lb; Cod Fish, 2s to 60 Od each ; Soles, 4d to is 6(1 per pair ; Eels, 8d to is per lb ; Lobsters, 6d to 2s 9d ; Crabs, 6(1 to 2s 6(1; Whitings, 2s Od to lOs per doz.; Doreys, 2s to 7s ; Mullets, 641 to 2s 6d each ; Common Oysters, lOs Od to 15s Od; Natives, 40s Od to 503 Od per bsh; Mackerel, 25s to 35s per 100; Smelts, is 0(1 to ssprdoz.; Skate, 6(1 to Od per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 6(1 per gallon; Bloaters, is 4(1 to 2s Od per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, 8s 0(1 to Os Od per 100 ; Haddocks, 4s to 12s per doz. ; Plaice, 4d to is Od each ; Carp, 2s Od per brace ; Tench, 2s Od to Os Od per brace ; Gurnets, 4(1 to is Oct each ; Halibut, 6(1 per lb. ' • Salt Fish, 2d to 5d Der lb. ; Prawns, 2s Od to 4s Od per lb. ; Flounders, is to Is 6d per dozen ; Sturgeon, 6d per lb.; Pike 6(.1 per lb. ; sprats, 3s Od per bushel. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 10Ad to 11d; of household ditto, Bid to 10d per 41b loaf. NEWPORT. 0 Beef from 3s Od to 4s kl ; mutton, es 6d to 4s 6d ; lamb, 5s 8d to 6s 10d ; veal, Os Od to 5s 4d ; pork, 3a 8d 4s 10d per Sibs. wHITECTIAPEL. Beef, from 2s 101 to 4s Od ; Mutton, 3a 4d to 4s 4d ; Lamb, 5s Gd to 6s 8d; Veal, 38 iod to 5s 2d; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per Sibs. by the carcase. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 64.11, 2id to Od; 641 b to 721 b, 21d to 3d; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 3,{d; 801 b to 881 b, 34d to 3Ad ; 881 b to 961 b, 3id to 30. ; 961 b to 1041 b, 3/d to 4d ; 10411 to 1121 b Od to Od. Horse hides, 6s 6d to Oa Od; calf skins, light, 2s Od to 3s 6d; ditto, full, 5s Gd to Os Od; polled sheep, 6s '6cl to 7s 6d; Kents, 6s Od to 7s 6d; Half-breds, 6s 6d. to 7s Od ; Downs, 4s Gd to 58 9d. ; Lambs, 2s Od to 2s 3d ; Shearlings, 18 6d. HAY MARKETS. SMITLIFIELD.—Meadow bay, 2/ 15s to 5/ Os ; clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 61 Os ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ 4s per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 16s to 51 5, ; clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 6/ Os; an d straw, 1/ 17s t o 2/ 5 s per l oa d. Supply good, and trade tolerably firm. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(T1112 DAY.) LONDON, April B.—Wind this day at Noon, S. ; light breeze, and fine, clear, sultry weather. PLYMOUTH, April 7.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Conheath, Mauritius. FALMOUTH, April 7.—Wind variable. Sailed—Clio, Quebec. Off Port—Esmeralda, China, for Bremen. SHIELDS, April 7.—Wind, N. rived—Miles, New York. HULL, April 7.—Wind, VT. Sailed—Dauntless, Quebec; Prince Regent, do. ; Ross, New York. NEWPORT, April 7.—Wind, W. Arrived—Belle, Pad stow, for Quebec; John Bunyan, Bristol, for New York; Dardanelles, Nantes, for Rio Janeiro. Sailed—Ova, Rio Janeiro ; Yorkshire Lass, Quebec. VENICE, April 2.—A vessel, with white sails and painted ports, waterlogged and abandoned, part of bulwarks and staunchions standing aft, a roundhouse cabin on the deck painted white, hatches off and cabin windows out, sup posed to be a Prussian, was passed, 15th Feb., lat. 44, long. 10 W. COWES, April 7.—Arrived — Washington (s), New York. SOUTHA.MPTON, April 7.—Sailed—Tagus (s), Gibraltar. CLYDE, April 7.—Sailed—Nova Scotian, Boston. INVERNESS.—Arrived—E I Dorado, Callao. • OFF WEYMOIITH.—Ocean Queen, New York. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN. TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday, 9.40 a.m. Wind S., tide half ebb, weather fine. Arrived, 7th—Cristophe Colon,, Skein.; Joseph, Guern sey ; Williarii Hutt, Christiana. Arrived, Bth—Caroline, Guernsey ; Belgium (s), Ostend. Sailed—Matilda Luckie, Demerara. • before to revive the partition plan of 1844,,and although he knew the condition of that project was the exclusion of Francs from / the transaction. It' is the exposure of these delinquincies that makes Lord Aberdeen wince under the articles of the Press, and occasions him those sleeple4s nights of which he complains to the Houses of Parliament. - We are enabled to state, without fear of contradiction, that the expreßsions disparaging to this journal attri buted to the Earl of Malmesbury, in a.speech delivered by him in the House of Lords, in reply to the speech of Lord Aberdeen above referred to, were used simply as quota tions from the preceding speech of Lord Aberdeen, with the intention of showing that Lord Aberdeen was not justified in employing the time of the House of Lords, on an occasion of great national importance, in replying at length to an attack in a newspaper, which attack he affected, at the same time, to treat with contempt. We state this because certain organs of the Ministry have condescended to avail themselves of a report of the debate which was evidently and accountably imper fect, in consequence of 'the simultaneous pressure upon the reputing staff of both Houses of Parliament. THE WAR PREPARATIONS. -40 ORDER IN COUNCIL. The following Order in Council appeared in the Lon. don Gazette of last evening At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 7th day of ci l April, prese n t th e Queen ' s Most Excellent Majesty in Coun , Her Majesty being compelled to declare war against his Imperial Majesty th e Emperor of all the Russias, and be ing desirous to lessen as much as possible the evils thereof, is pleased, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, that Russian merchant vessels which, at th 3 time of the publication of this order, shall be in any ports or places in her Majesty's Indian territories, under the government of the East India Company, or within any of her Majesty's 'foreign or colonial possessions, shall be allowed thirty days from the time of the publication of this order in such Indian territories, or foreign or colonial possessions, for loading their cargoes and departing from such ports or places ; and that such Russian merchant vessels, if met at sea by any o f h er M a j es t y ' s s hi ps , s h all be permitted to continue their voyage if, on examination of their papers, it shall appear that their cargoes were taken on board before the expiration of the above term. Provided that nothing herein contained shall extend, or be taken to extend, to Russian vessels baying on board any officer in the military or naval service of the enemy, or any article prohibited or contraband of war, or any. despatch of or to the Russian Government. And it is hereby further ordered by her Majesty, by and with the advice of her Privy Council as aforesaid that any Russian merchant vessel which, prior to the twenty-ninth day of March now last past, shall have sailed from any foreign port, bound for any port or place in any of her Majesty's Indian territories, or foreign or colonial posses sions, shall be permitted to enter such port or place, and to discharge her cargo, and afterwards forthwith to depart without Molestation ; and that any such vessel, if met at sea by any of her M a jesty's ships, s h a ll be permitted to continue her voyage to any port not blockaded. And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, the Right Honourable the Com missioners for the Affairs of India, and all governors, offi cers, and authorities, whom it may concern, in her Ma jesty's East Indian, foreign, and colonial possessions, are to give the necessary directions herein as to them may respectively appertain. C. C. GREVILLE. The City of London, mercantile steam-packet, having on board General Sir de Lacy Evans and staff and a number of Royal Sappers and Miners, for the East, arrived in Portsmouth Harbour yesterday morning from the Thames, to obtain a replenishment of coal. She was expected to get away again last night or early this morn• ins. . - I`h e C um b erland, 70, Captain Seymour, is still taking in suppli es at Spithead. She will s a il t o -d ay f or t h e Baltic if p ossible. The screw steam-ship Nile, 91, Commodore Martin, was plAced at her moorings in Harnoaze on Thursday; and yesterday commenced taking in shot and shell. On Thursday evening, at d o'clock, a full-rigged ship, under fore and aft canvas, with top-gallant -masts struck, supposed to be a horse transport, was observed near the Eddystone, in tow of a tug steamer, going down Channel. The Janus, 4 guns, paddlewheel steam-vessel, Lieut. Commander Colin Campbell Kane, left Sheerness on Thursday, at 3.30 p.m., with volunteers and super numeraries for the portion of the Baltic fleet now riding in the Downs ; after drafting them on board their re spective ships she will proceed under sealed orders. The Cuckoo, 2 gun paddle-wheel steam-vessel, Master Commander George Brockman, left Sheerness at 11.30 a.m., this day, with volunteers for ships in the Downs. She also carries victualling stores from Sheerness yard for the use of the ships. On examining the bow-planks of the Miranda, 14. gun screw steam-ship, Captain Edmond M. Lyons, a number of them were found so considerably damaged that it has been necessary to shift them and replace them with new. One forehood on the port bow was torn through by the ice within a bare inch of the timbers. She will be out of the shipwright's department about the 11th inst. The nomination by Captain Superintendent Chris topher Wyvill of Mr. John Cressy, filling the office of secretary to the Captain Superintendent, has been ap proved by the Lords of the Admiralty, and Mr. Cressy has cornuienctd his duties. The following vessels are to be immediately fitted, and , will proceed to the Baltic : - The Pigmy, paddle wheel steam-vessel of 100 horse-power ; the Prospero, paddle-wheel steam-vessel of 144 horse-Power ; the Me dina., 4 guns, paddle-wheel ste,:unrvessel of 312 horse power ; the Medusa, 4 guns, paddle-Wheel steam-vessel of 312 horse-power ; the Min; 3 guns, iron screw steam-vessel of 10 horse power ; the Harpy, iron paddle wheel steam-vessel of 200 horse power ; and the Jackal!, iron paddle-wheel steam-vessel, of 150 horse-power. All these vessels arc to have their armament considerably increased, and are to be under the command of Captain Ornmanney, of the Eurydice, 26 guns, at Portsmouth, for service in the Baltic. The Tartarus, 4 guns, paddle-wheel steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Richard H. Risk, is hourly ex pected at Sheerness from Scotland, with volunteers col lected from the different northern ports. The Tartarus is to make good defects, and to be fitted for active service in the Baltic. The following appointments have been made : Commander John Borlase (1849), to the Ceylon, re ceiving ship and flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Houston Stewart, C. 8., at Malta. Lieutenants—John J. S. Josling (1847), to the Eury dice, 26, at Portsmouth ; Sir Angus Campbell (1849), and Robert A. Parr (1854), to the Eurydice. Master W. H. Petch (1851), to the Eurydice. Acting Master G. A. Macfarlane (second master of 1847), from the Fisgard flag-ship, at Woolwich, to the Prospero, paddle-wheel steam-vessel, at Pembroke. Chaplain—Rev. F. A. Stratton (1854), to the Edin burgh, 60, screw steam-ship, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Henry D. Chads, C. 8., with the Baltic fleet. Second Master—William G. Aldrich (1849), from the Impregnable, flag-ship, at Devonport, to the Janus, steam-vessel, with the Baltic fleet. Clerks—George F. Grigor (1851), from the Cumber land, 70, at Portsmouth, to the Excellent, gunnery ship, at Portsmouth ; John H. Duffel' (1750), from the Cum berland to the Majestic, 80, screw steam-ship, for ser vice with the Baltic fleet. Clerk's Assistant—S. S. C. Hill to the Gladiator steam-frigate, at Portsmouth. Rear-Admiral Edward Boxer, who at the time of his promotion to his flag rank, and for many years pre viously, held the office of superintendent of transports, &c., has been appointed to proceed to Constantinople and hoist his flag there, as admiral superintendent of service connected with the ttansprt' service and the fleet, having chief charge of all naval affairs there dur ing the absence of the Commander-in -Chief. The flag of the Rear-Admiral was hoisted formally at Woolwich yesterday, on board the Fisgard. Captain Christie, we presume, as superintendent of transports at the Darda nelles, will be under the orders of Rear-Admiral Boxer. A detachment of the Woolwich division of Royal Marines were played from their barracks yesterday by the band of the division to the Eieckard station of the North Kent Railway, and proceeded by the nine a.m. train for London, en route to Portsmouth, where they are to embark for service in the Penelope paddle-wheel steam-frigate, under orders to join the Baltic fleet. The detachment consists of one serjeant, one' corporal, one drummer, and 30 privates. The Arnotdale, of London, No. 14, horse transport ship, embarked the third and last detachment of Capt. Thomas's field battery yesterday morning, and will leave the basin at Woolwich to-day for her destination. The Emperor, contract steam-vessel, took on board yesterday all the s taff-Officers horses she is to convey to the Mediterranean, and will leave to-morrow. A de tachment of the 19th Foot, from the Tower, consisting of about 120 nen-commissioned officers and men, Lave also embarked in her for a passage to the scat of war. All volunteers to the militia who join regiments of the line previous to the time appointed for them to assemble within their respective regiments for training w ill receive the full anfount of bounty, without deduct ing the 10s. bounty received by them on entering the militia. STEAM TRANSPORTS FOR THE CAVALRY.—Now that the authorities are becoming acquainted with the steam power available and the adaptability of the large steamers for the conveyance of cavalry —not by twos and threes, as in the stunted sailing-ships, but by hun dreds in the line large paddle and screw-ships, they are beginning to see the mistakes that have been made in trusting our invaluable cavalry horses to the mercy of the winds. The Peninsular and Oriental Company have received a communication from the Government at Southampton to know how many horses the Ripon, paddle-steamer, can convey ; and Captain Austin and Lieutenant D'Aranda, of the Admiralty department, have been measuring her capacity. It has also been estimated that some of the available large screw-steamers can take from 300 to 400 horses at one trip. Had all the cavalry been sent to Plymouth, and the opportunity of running them across the bay in fin e wea th er b een seized, thousands of pounds would have been saved, and the work would have been ten times better done. ARRIVAL OF 300 FRENCri SAILORS.—On Thursday afternoon the Soho, Steam Navigation Company's ship, came alongside the St. Katharine's steam-packet wharf from Havre-de Grace, having 300 French seamen on board, with officers in command. The novelty of such an arrival in the port of London attracted a considerable crowd of the curious to wit ness th e d e b ar k at i on . Each man bad his hammock a n d kit, an d a grea t many wore the badge of the French ship Tancrede. Conveyances having been procured for the luggage, the men formed by th e in military order, thre e a b reas t, and, preceded baggage waggons, 140 set out for the huston•squa re railway station to take the train for Liverpool, and the remainder for the East India Docks. It seems the French Government have purchased three screw-ships, two of which are at Liverpool and one in the East India Docks, for the transport of troops to the Black Sea and these sailors are to man them. The French arenego tiating for the purchase and hire of some of our best screw iron steamers in the Thames. ST. PETERSBURG. — The adviees from St. Peter shurh stntS that an amount in gold equal to about six millions of • s l lv 1,000,000/, sterling, has been ien i ov e e r drf obe therouinls or fl ' : a r e tr rl for the purposes, it is to be presumed, of the war. Allegations were at the same tim circulated that a total equal to about 19,000,0001. or 20,000,0001. sterling rem, ...8 - ainet... THE CLYDE., --At Glasgow a million and a half ster ling has been expended in forming embankments, build ing quays, deepening the bed, fixing beacons for twenty miles down the river, providing sheds, and other appa ratus to facilitate the loading and unloading of ships ; by such means has the Clyde become one of the mos• Wonderful rivers in Britain. On its banks are to be found the works of Tod and Macgregor, of Caird, of Wood, and of other firms whose names are connected with the progress of modern navigation.—The Builder. MR. STONOR'S APPOINTMENT. (From, the Times.) The unfortunate Mr. Stonor is again the victim of a v irtuous and, c h eap i n di gnat i on. Poor gentleman ! As he languidly reposes in his cabin, and tries by fits and starts to brush up his little stock of law for the colonial market, he little dreams that patriots are exhausting their holy rage over the shadow of his name. When he arrives at the port where he expects to play the vir pie tate gravis to a population of golddiggers he will find his character already blasted, and his ermine already sullied with terrible imputations. In the native dominions of Plutus himself, where the very dust thrown in the eyes of justice is gold, Mr. Stonor will be " hand and glove" with bribey, and will be g reeted with, "Hail, fellow, well met," by men of unctuous look and glittering palms. If he alleges the vagueness of the charges brought against him,--that nothing Was ever proved ; and, furthermore, that money enters into nineteen twentieths of our elections, this will only be a hew lesson in corruption to the rude colonial mind, and the functionary whose lips should be the fountain of purity and truth will begin office by blackening the mother country and corrupting the mind of her young colony. For this we have to thank the wise and good Mr. G. H. Moore. The Irish Hercules, roaming about with his lion's akin and his shillelagh, cannot afford to be particular as to the dignity of his labours. For want of Nemaean lions and Eurymanthean boars, he is. obliged to be content with very small deer. No dispa ragement to his courage. When Paddy smashed the bald head he saw looking out of a window, because "it was so tempting," it is probable that he would have been equally pleased to meet a giant in open field. So the accidental circumstance that Mr. Stonor is an in offensive gentleman, of the least formidable character, now some thousand miles from home, who has simply done what almost every Irish barrister has done, and will do again, does not at all militate against Mr. G. H. Moore's courage and generosity. Thanks to the carelessness of officials Mr. Stonor is now enjoying a stream- of absolute secu rity. He sent in a heap of papers all about the unpleasant mention of his name in the report, and was delighted to find that it was not thought worthy even of notice. He had wasted a defence of his charac ter, for it was not wanted ; so he was doubly safe, and could congratulate himself on having challenged accusers without having to face them. He had done his part in the matter. The sleepy official, however, who has pro bably had to read in his time more testimonials than Would set up the whole human race in character and fitness for office, seeing a bundle of papers, possibly in scribed in Mr. Stonor's own hand, as his defence against some unknown charge, thought it best "not to stir mud," and left the apologetic bundle unopened. So off went Mr. Stonor, not only unassailed for the time, but, what turned out a real misfortune, with nobody to reply to the charge when it was subsequently brought against him. So what is to be done now ? Tie has been recalled, and, as ho gave up his practice for his appointment, is, of course, a ruined man. That he should be ruined, however, is necessary to the interest of the story, and of course to the triumph of purity. Next .to doing good the pleasantest occupation an idle man can take to is doing harm, espe cially of the sudden, surprising, and wholly gratuitous character. When Mr. Stonor gets to Melbourne, his weak mind will be astonished to find that he is no judge stall, and he must come back its quick as he can. These ups and downs serve to keep up the interest of life, especially in the region of the clubs, where excitement is always wanted, and cannot always be had. We don't think there is an English gentleman—in fact, we are sure there is not—who would have undertaken to persecute Mr. Stonor out of his poor little preferment on so paltry a pretence. English gentlemen, however, are not Irish gentlemen, and perhaps it is better they should not in terfere with the Irish monopoly of that article. But this is a pleasant sort of employment for the British House of Commons on the breaking out of a war, the management of which, whether at home or on the scene of action, is not quite as satisfactory as it might be. There is to be a select committee which is to rake up all the " antecedents," as they are called, of Mr. Stonor, and go over again some half-dozen elec tions in which he has been concerned. To follow up a suggestion of Mr. Drummond's, we might just as well have a select committee to inquire into the Parliamentary history of every gentleman appointed to any legal office within the last 50 years. When a rising young barrister, or any gentleman of talents and money, but no parti cular local connexions or political character, goes down to some little wretched borough or seaport, and canvasses the independent electors, nobody imagines that the small 101. houaeholder or the drunken freeman will trouble himself to vote for him simply because he has a good practice, exhibits legal acumen, or has a good property in land or the funds. He expects something for his vote, and will have it, as almost every member of the House of Commons knows to his cost. And if there is a disputed election, and the affair is arranged through the convenient instrumentality of Mr. Coppock or some other Parliamentary diplomatist, there must be com promises, ' undertakings, and, when the case requires It, the transfer of money. If any member knows nothing of these things, let him remain ignorant, for it is a case where ignorance is bliss. Considering how many who have burnt their fingers at contested elections are now high in office, the only reason that seems as signable for singling out the case of Mr. Stonor is his safe absence. In this country we do not usually try a man in his absence, and in this case absence is the only reason that can be given for the trial. Had Mr. Stonor been made Attorney-General for Ireland, and then shelved on the Bench, there would have been no demand for a select committee upon him. But that is what his enemies now demand, and what Government consents to ; and by the time Mr. Stonor has got up strength enough, or money enough, to re-embark on his return home, he will learn, by further intelligence from this country, - that a select committee is pulling him to pieces, summoning witnesses, perhaps getting at his papers, and doing whatever ill-conditioned people take the opportunity of doing when they can get a peep into the affairs of some one they particularly dislike. If this will be an uncomfortable prospect for Mr. Stoner it will be not less discreditable to the character of British fair ness and generosity. It would be at least decent to wait till Mr. Stonor is back, and can direct his own defence. We will frankly confess that we think there was no real occasion to recall Mr. Stonor when once ap pointed to his office, and actually on his way. When the Duke of Newcastle, Mr. Peel, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer all declare that the appointment was made simply on his testimonials and recommendations, without any knowledge of the charges brought against Mr. Stonor, we believe them, and find no difficulty in doing so. Mr. G. H. Moore, according to the custom of his nation, gives them the lie direct, and tells the Duke and Mr. Peel he does not believe their story ; but apart from what is due to a solemn declaration we really do not see why either the Duke of Newcastle, who at tins moment seems to have the affairs of all the world on his hands, or Mr. Peel should have read all the election blue-books, or made it their business to inv es ti ga t e a ll th e c h arges w hi c h Ith gentlemen bandy ab ou t aga i ns t one ano ther. " e will venture to say that very few English gentlemen, ever so much in the world, -with ever so extensive when ivea reading, or so wide a n acqua i n t ance , we re awaatrei; e had they heard of Mr. Sto nor ' s a pp o intment, that been in any electioneering rows, and had been accused of corruption. Believing, then, that tho appointment was made on the recommendations , and was a fair one, we think it might have remained undisturbed. A t least, the Government might well have left to the House of Commons the harshness and hypocrisy of pi c ki ng out Mr. Stonor from the crow d of simil ar offenders, in his absence, and on the accusation of an enemy, Let every member who can stand up and declare before Heaven that none of his own money or interest ever went to in fluene3 the vot3 of an elector, vote for an inquisition on the a bsent Mr. Stonor, and we shall then have a list of the best and the worst men that ever existed in this country. He must, indeed, be a very bad ma n who cculd make such a declaration after the prac tices customary at most elections. We are aware that gentlemen who are returned by intimidation sometimes take a high ground'about bribery, but we never heard of even an Irish election at which money and place had not their usual attractions. Everybody in this metropolis knows the immense proportion of Irishmen in office. How came they there ? A native of Tipperary or Mayo may force his way in his own country by merit, but, cast on the streets of this metropolis, he must have good friends, and those friends can only be political. But the fact is too patent to require proof. Everybody knows that, on the . very worst supposition, Mr. Stonor's ap pointment is only one of ten thousand, and the only rea son that can be given for making him a scapegoat is, that he is no friend of Mr. G. H. Moore's, and happens just now to be out of the way. TEE MAILS.—SOUTLIAMPTON, Friday, April 7.—The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship Tagus, Captain J. K. Joy, sailed at 2 p.m. to-day, with the usual contract mails for Vigo, Oporto, Lis bon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, 33 passengers, specie value 1,0001. for Lisbon, 4,0001. for Oporto, and 5,0001. for Cadiz, and a larg e c a r g o o f genera l merc h an di se. 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