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

THEATRE Dittfli.T:LA.NE. Lessee. Mr. E. T. Smith. Vie Last Week but Two of Mr. G. V. BROIK.E'S Erizs;ernsrit previous to his !main; for California aol Australia. TEII3 EVE NI , Maack/ 15, Will be pertornasi RICHARD THE 'THUD. Sonportsi by Mews. G. V. Bmko, George Bennett, r. Meal, Misa F. Cathcart, lad bra. Vickery. 'Pa be followal by the new Fares. called Ml' CON:. AND HOUSE JUMPER. TEIS'ITRE ROYNT, II&Y3/1RKUT. Under the management of Mr. Backstone. THIS EVENING, MANOR 15, Will be performed THE DUCHESS ELEINOUR. Character 3 by items. W. Farren. H. Cord, Howe, Enars, and Vandenhoff ; Miss Cullman, and Mrs. L. S. Buckingham. To be followed by A PRETTY PIEOE OF BUSINESS. To conclude with POPPING THE QUESTION. R YrAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Minagem3nt of Mr. CHAILL3 THIS EVENING, Mama 15, Will be performed RICHARD THE THIRD. Principal ohirac ter by Mr. C. Kean. To be foll)wel lIV S w . (CH MEG 1 , 77,' Jr:Y. Characters by Mum. Meadows, D. Fisher, an Stkor ; Aisse3 Murray and Daly. LYCEUM TIIEITRE. .Un ler the Maaagement of Madame Vestrl3. MIS EVENING, Sauna 15, Will ba patfar.md A N[CF FIR A. Princip.ll chara3ter4 by 1[033r3. C. Katt15 , 073. r • Matthews, an.i Ro:tby; Mrs. F. Muttiews. To be followed by A. CII.tRAING WIDOW. After which, the popalar Fairy Estrairamai, eatitlel ONCE UPON A 'Nth; TREK PirEltel TWO KIYG3. characters by Messrs. Rozby. F. Matth , !ws, and Ullnd; Asitine Vestris, Misses St. George, Egarltollt Mason, Martindale, Ellis, %Fatima], arid Foote. Concluding with NUMBER ONE It9UND THE CORNER. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor. Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, MAzo a Will be presented th 3 highly Popular New Nautical Melo•drama in tiva tableaus, with new scenery, the Sea of Ica, &c., new dreaded and appointments, called THE Tam3r OF GOLD; or, THE LOST sale" AND THE WILD FLOWER OF MEXICO. Principal characters by Messrs. B. Webster, Keeley, Paul Bedford, Madame Celeste, esc. To conclude with THE SERIOUS FAHILY. Characters by )(edam B. Webster, Leigh Murray, Parselle, and Keeley ; Mrs. L. Murray. Misses Woolgar, Fanny Haskell, and Laidlaw, and Mrs. Keeley. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager. Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Mason 15, Wall be performed TO OBLIGE BENSON. Supported by Messrs; Emery, Robson, and Leslie ; Mrs. Stirling an 1 Mkt Wyndham. * After which, THE BENGAL 'TIGER. Principal characters by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, sal F. Robson; and Mrs. Wigan and Miss Marston. To be followed by THE FIR 3 r NIGHT. Characters by Messrs. A'fred Wigan, Leslie, Franks, rlarwood Cooper, an i Vincent ; Miss P. Horton, and Miss Wyndham. STRAND THEATRE. Sate Lessee, Mr. F. W. Allcroft.—Directress, Miss Rebecca Lsaacs, THIS EVENING, Kamm 15, Will be performed LA SONNAMBULA. To be followed by THE OMNIBUS. Pat Rooney, Mr. Hodson. After which, THE BLUE JACKETS. To conclude with THE CORKONI.A.N - BR)1HE113. Paddy and Tim Mulligan (the Brothers), Mr. G. Hodson. stalls, 55.; Boxes. 35.; Pit, la. 61; Gallery, ild. ; Private Boxes, IL 11r. 6d., to be had of Mr. Aileron, 15, New Bond-street. ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL ANIPHITREATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. THIS EVENING, Mama 15, And daring the week, will be presented the new, grand, and romantic spectacle entitled THE WOOD SIAS'S HORSE; or, The Talmo Keil!lit—the Woodmen's Horse by the pet steed, Beauty, expressly trained by Mr. William Cooke. After which, the incomparable Seines of the ARENA. To conclude with the Domestic Drami of TILE WRITE PA.RII Box-oflice open from. Eleven till Four. Stare Manner, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tam Ds: —Morning 34 min.after 2 I Evening 52 min.aft. 2 To-Noas.ow—Morning 6 min.after 3 I Evening 22 min.aft. 3 THE WEATHER.--Sms Orrioz, Msacn 15. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 53 —highest since noon yesterday. 44—lowest this morning and daring the night. 57—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30'26 —a sudden rise of a quarter of an inch . WIND, S.W. to W.S,Vir.—Light breeze, and cloudy. 4 e., thg LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MA.RC II 15, 1854. That Imperial Pharisee, the CZAR, whitewashes his ambitious covetousness with pretences of reli gion ; he grasps his neighbour's territories, and pleads that he does service to the Orthodox Faith. Mr. COBDEN, we deeply regret to see, is beguiled, unless he has descended to the most unworthy special pleading, with the flimsy pretext ; and there have not been wanting journalists of high standing who, some nine months ago, were the dupes to a great extent of the same absurdity. If, however, the cry of defending Mahometans against Christians has deluded any oue up to this time, Lord SHA.FTESBURY'S speech in the House of Lords on Friday night has dispelled the delusion for ever. Let every one who has ever had a scru ple of misgiving on the subject, which we never had, read that speech for himself carefully from beginning to end. It is a subject on which Lord SHAFTESBURY, if any man, is thoroughly at home. The bare facts, however, which he so copiously enumerates, speak for themselves ; and what do they say ?—" That of late years Russia has done everything she could to suppress, and Turkey everything she could to advance, the cause of Protestant Chris tianity throughout the world"—,;hat the real cause of Russian interference and the M ENSCHI KOFF mission was the dread entertained by Russia of the great and increasing religions liberty enjoyed in Turkey, and, above all, of the rapidly enlarging circulation of the Bible in the Turkish do minions, while the circulation of the Russian Bible in Russia is strictly prohibited. Ro man Catholics also can tell us of the horrible cruelties inflicted, by the EXPEROR'S orders, on their nuns at Minsk. In a word, the only Chris tianity NICHOLAS cares to support is that section of the Greek Church of which, in Russia, he has constituted himself the head. All besides who bear the name of Christians, whether Catho lic or Protestant, are proscribed, persecuted, and suppressed, and the Bible itself with them, to the extent of his influence. In no single point does NICHOLAS, Czar of Russia, surpass the renowned Duke of TUSCANY, unless it be indeed in hypocrisy. The latter is, at least, believed to be an honest bigot, and cares more about his religion than his power ; but the CZAR'S bigotry is sheer policy and ambition ; a mask to prevent recognition while robbing his neighbour's house ; a watchword, unmeaning to himself, to arouse the fanaticism of the superstiti ous hordes whom he has at once blinded by his priesthood and the light of the Word of Goo. Look on this picture and on that. No associa tion for religious purposes is permitted in Russia. In Turkey the freest scope is allowed by the Mus sulmans to every religious enterprise—the priests of the Greek Church themselves, under the insti gation frequently of Russia, being the only per secutors, and that of their brethren for becoming -le!otestants. In Russia no printing press is Owed for p r i nt i ng the bible, and no one may oastrilente the Holy Scriptures in the Russian Bilanguabge, or in H e b rew f or the Jews ; and the Bible S c'eiety in R uss i a, t o w hi c h ALEXANDER had sulseribet Turkey' NICHOL ASurkey, thro ies ne are ! on the contrary, th ousan d s o f printed op c yearly, Bible presses exist at Constantinople, B ue harest the Scriptures ,and other large t owns; are printed i n every or i enta l tongue , ireeltl ain9 the Turkish, and there are forty depots for the native agents engaged in their cir culation ! Again, as t o ! s r . a Lesions NICHOLAS has suppressed several Protestant Missions employed not in proselytising his "Orth odox Greek Chris tians," but in converting the heathens of Tartary put them and Siberia, and the Mussulcaans too in his domini o ns. All the same to p him; he down after they had laboured some of th em usefully for twenty years, reviving laws which for bade heathens in his dominions to be converted and baptised, except by Orthodox Greek priests ! Turkey, on the contrary, has given the u t most liberty to all classes of missionaries, and in all parts of her dominions, both in Europe and A s i a, and the missions, those of America especially, have been active and successful. In a word, RUSsia, of late years, has been in every waynarrovv ing the reli g i ous lib er ti eso f it s su bjects, while Tur key, cordially embracing the counsels of Sir STRAT FORD CANzurra,ha.s been as extensively increasing the liberties of hers. Indeed it should be distinctly un deratcod that in Turkey ; for some time past, there THE OVN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 15 3 1854. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at from 3,000 to 4,000 bales, all to the trade. The market closed very tame, with prices in favour of buyers. The sales include 350 Egyp tian at 61d. to 84d., 50 Sea Island at ls. ld. to ls. Bd., and the remainder American. Railway Shares were fiat. Accounts from St. Petersburgh of the Bth inst., state that from the previous day the capital and the Baltic provinces had been declared to be placed upon a war footing (kriegszustand). These pro vinces will be under the command of the Crown Prince, and the " state of war" will be the same as in the Chersonese, the Crimea, and Bessarabia. The scarcity of horses is felt in most parts of the Continent since the increased armaments com menced. The Belgian Government contractors gave very high prices in Luxemburgh last week, and parties who would not sell at the fair on the Ist inst., at 300 to 400 francs, have obtained since 500 to 600 francs. The ship Stratford has arrived from Sydney, with dates of Dec. 2, which are not quite so late. She has but a small amount of gold on board. The demand for money is increasing and there are more bills doing at 5 per cent. than there were a short time back. The quantity of specie being sent away to the Continent, and the fact of the ex change keeping so high in China, is against our retaining either gold o r s il ver , an d the Bank of England having, at the same time, to assist the Chancellor of the Exchequer in meetinc , his quarterly payments, will find its assets fully employed, even if private traders do not more freely apply for discounts ; and now the rate is near 5 per Cent., the Lombard-street houses will find the Bank of England more resorted to. The suspension of the firms of Gladstone, Bond, and Co., of Manchester, for about 100,0001., of which 80,0001. is said to be in bills, with the failure of T. M'Gregor, of Cheapside, for 50,0001. to 60,0001., a n d M essrs . W arw i c k, Har rison, and Co., of the same place, for 15,0001., has brought under discussion the existing state of trade generally; but we believe no fear need be enter tained of many large stoppages. The house of Dickson and Co., at Glasgow, is expected to pay a good dividend, having made considerable profits in the early period of the gold discoveries ; but a point of almost equal importance with the amount is the date at which they will pay. This, we apprehend, will depend upon the realisation of the assets at Melbourne. Bills of Exchange upon the principal Continental cities were taken yesterday afternoon at rather ful ler rates. Paris, 90 days, 25 22i to 271; Amster dam, 11 JAI to 15 ; Hamburg, 13 ai to ai ; and Trieste, 1310 to 15. The English Stocks are extremely dull, and with out change in value. Consols have been 91 to 911 for transfer, and 91 for the April account. The settlement takes place to-morrow. Exchequer-bills have been 10s. to 13s. prem. At present there is a complete lull in speculation, and the greater de mand for money checks investments. Foreign Stocks • have been merely nominal, and the few transactions entered into have been at about the previous rates. The market has not, for a long time, presented such a dull aspect. Spanish 3 per Cents. have realised 36/, Buenos Ayres Bonds 56, and Russian 4i per Cents. 82. In the English Railway Share Market the trans actions have been at a slight reduction under yes terday's prices, but the business doing is mainly in connection with the settlement of the account. French shares are firm. The current prices for the Jamaica mines, not officially quoted, are as follows :—Metcalfe, to premium ; Sue River, 4 discount to par ; Port Royal, to g- premium. BRITISH MINES.—The market is extremely dull, and prices are nominal. The Gold and Foreign Mining shares have been inactive. In the Joint-Stock Bank shares rather more is doing, and prices are firm. The Crystal Palace shares are quoted without the new issue. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (From the Official Li.t.) _ Business done. 3 per Cent, Consols Annuities 9ll 1 1 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 shut Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 4 15-16 India Bonds, £lOOO Ditto, under £lOOO 9 p Bank Stock for Account 220. Consols for Account 16th March Exchequer Bills, 2d. 2500 lO 13 Small lO 14 I'RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ' . .f' 76i Brazilian Bonds 5 per Cent. 99 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 56 4 Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St 9Ol Ditta 41 per Cent Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 36i 71 Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cont. lBl Dividends on the above payable In London. Consols Ditto Account THREE O'CLOCK. 91k 91 k MARKET NEWS-(THIS DA Y.) • " CORN EXCHANGE. The shew of English wheat in to-day's market was sea sonably good, and in very fair average condition. Very few buyers were in attendance, and so little business was doing, that the quotations were almost nominal. Foreign wheat, the imports of which are upwards of 26,000 quarters, was very &111, and offering on lower terms. We had no demand for floating cargoes. The barley trade was heavy, at barely Monday's decline. Malt sold heavily, on forrnar terms. Oats, beans, and peas were exceedingly dull. The flour trade was heavy, and both English and foreign parcels were lower. Wheat. 530 ARRIVAL THIS WEBB. Harley. Malt. I Oats. I 1,88 9 590 I 3,660 3,050 I 5,800 5,830 sks 8,400 brl Flour. 850 English .. Irish •• •• Foreign .. 26,510 I 1,170 WHITECIIAPEL. The general trade ruled heavy to-day, as follows Beef from 3s Od to 4s Os ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; veal, 3s 10d. to 5s Od ; pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per 81bs by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. We have a moderate demand for most kinds of hops, at full prices. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND SOUTE-EASTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending March 11, 1854 £13,614 12 9 Corresponding week last year 10,870 15 11 Increaso in 1854.. £2,743 16 10 GLASGOW AND SODTH-WBSTERNMAILWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending March 11, 1854 £4,889 17 6 corresponding week last year 4,466 17 9 Increase in 1851.. £422 19 9 SIR CHARLES NAPIER'S FLEET.—Sir Chas. Napier's fleet is bound first for Wingo Sound, on the coast of Sweden, where the ships will anchor for a time. In that position the fleet would guard the outlet of the Cattegat, and enjoy the advantages of being near a great town like Gottenbtrg, with its population of nearly 30,000 souls. The next step would be to pass the Sound or the Great Belt, and enter the Baltic. FAILIIRES.—The Manchester advices state the suspen pension of Messrs. Gladstone, Bond, and Co., general brokers in that city. The firm was of 10 or 12 years' standing, and its liabilities are estimated at 80,0001. The immediate cause of the stoppage is said to have been a loss by the failure of a Manchester house a short time back. The suspension has likewise been announced of Mr. Thomas M‘Gregor, woollen warehouseman in Cheap side, for about 50,000/. or 60,0001., which has been fol lowed by that of Messrs. Warwick, Harrison, and Co., also of Cheapside, shawl and silk manufacturers, for about 15,0001.—Times. PRICE OF GOLD—Tuesday Evening.—The quotation of gold at Paris is about 3 per mine discount (according to the last tariff), which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex change of 25•094 ' • and, the exchange at Paris on London at short being 24.95, it follows that gold is about 0.58 per cent, dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 419 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 10d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 . 11 ; and, the exchange at Hamburg on London at short being 13•11, it follows that gold is 0•18 per cent, dearer in Hamburg than in London. INDIA. According to the telegraphic intelligence from India the supply of money in that country must be abundant, with every prospect of continuance—the Governor-General, notwithstanding the state of politics, having advertised the remaining 7,000,0001. of the Five per Cent. Loan for conversion. The first half of this loan was converted a few months back into Four per Cents. and Three-and-a-Half per Cents. THE CAPE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY, March 14.—The General Screw Steam Shipping Company's steamer Propontis, Captain R. Maynard, sailed to-day for St. Vincent's (Cape de Verdes), Ascension, the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, Ceylon, Madras, and Cal cutta, the mails for which parts will be embarked at Plymouth on Wednesday (this day.) Owing to the sur render of the contract by the General Screw Company, under which these mails have been caried, the present is the last departure which take place for the Cape of Good Hope and Indian ports. The Propontis takes out 35 passengers, 190 tons of freight for the various ports, the number of packages being 1,190, with specie, value 3,752/. The Hydaspes will be due at Southampton on the 27th inst. from the Cape, Ceylon, Mauritius, and Indian ports. has been no religious persecution on the part of the Government. Local maltreatment of Chris tians by their Mahometan masters there may have been, parallel with the parish squire bigotry, which even in the last few years has busted of driving all Dissenters out of an English parish ; but the chief persecution has been entirely that of the Greek and Armenian clergy, who have certain civil powers entrusted to them, according to the corporate system of Turkey. Recently, however, at the instance of Lord STRATFORD, the Protestant seceders have been authorised to choose their own agent, who is to stand in the same civil relations to the general Government as the heads of the Greek Church, and to whom alone the Protestants are to be responsible. There can be nodoubt that it isjust all this religious freedom, and the consequent growing popularity of the SULTAN'S Government, which is so hateful to the intolerant and ambitious CzAR. Nothing could be more dangerous to his nefarious schemes than that the Greek Church in Turkey, and all other Christians, should find under its Government a liberty which they saw denied in Russia. And they do find it. And for honourable, just, and noble dealing with the various Christian communions under its power, the last two reigns in Turkey have been in most happy contrast with the selfishness, mean ness, and cruelty of the CZAR. As Lord SHA.FTE';- BURY, followed by Lord CLARENDON, justly ob served, though we are not going to war for the liberties of the Turkish Christians, yet it is most consolatory to know, that so far from entering on a war for Mahometans against Christians, we are going to war for a government which does equal justice to all, a government of justice, order, and right, against one which is the shameless oppressor of every class of Christians, except the one which it uses for poli tical purposes. NICHOLAS has no more claim on Christian than he has on civilised Europe. The Turks have deserved well of both. The CzAR can only point to the Bible Society and Protes tant missions suppressed, and to Catholic Nuns flogged. The SULTAN can point to the Bible printed and circulated actively throughout his empire, to Protestant and Catholic Missions alike pro tected, and to firman after firman extending religious liberty. Which has the better title to the sympathy of Englishmen, and we may add, with reverence, to the aid of HEAVEN, no Eng lishm an. can doubt for a moment. Any one of us, Protestant or Catholic, would infinitely rather live beneath the Government of the SULTAN than that of the CZAR. The SULTAN is certainly one of the moss honourable and tolerant monarchs of Europe—the CZAR one of the meanest and most intolerant. We hear of but one reply to Lord SELAFTE3- BURY, and that is, that all Christians are but dogs in the eyes of the Turk, and he cares not what they do. Seeing what sort of a dog his northern neighbour has proved, and what dog-like quarrels the rival churches in his own dominions are ever engaged in, such a notion would not be very marvellous in the mind of a Turk. We suppose, however, any Christian, not orthodox Greek, would rather be the SerraAN's dog than the CZAR'S ; since the former lets us eat the crumbs which fall from his table, but the latter kicks us out of his house. If—as we proved in our impression of Friday —the income tax be the most cheaply and the most easily collected of any fiscal charge ; if, after providing for the primary expenses of the esta blishment and the various collectors, every shil ling levied upon the parties ultimately liable finds its way into the national Exchequer, and that, as stated by Mr. GLADSTONE, " we could collect the larger amount at the same cost as the smaller" —it follows, almost as a matter of course, that it must be the most beneficial impost for the com munity in general. We might, indeed, rest the case on the simple fact, that the mere saving, easily attainable by the substitution of direct for indirect taxation, would amount, on the bare expense of collection and the amountof profit on that expense, to four millions sterling. But that indicates but a _small portion of the actual benefit ; for we - must also take into our consideration the fact that the original importer or manufacturer looks for gain on every farthing he has been obliged to advance. He calculates his percentage not only on the first cost of the commodity, but also on the duties which he must pay. The tax, then, is at once enhanced to the wholesale dealer by some 10 or 15 per cent. on its amount, while he is also charged for the trouble and expense occasioned by the Customs or Excise regulations that, although exceedingly vexatious, must be enforced in order to prevent fraud on the revenue. Another whole sale house, of less wealth and more limited deal ings, providing for the wants of a district in place of the entire kingdom, deals with the first pur chaser, and repays him not merely the 10 or 15 per cent., which he himself has paid, but also a profit of ten or fifteen per cent. thereon. Thus the circle spreads. Etch of the six or seven intermediate hands through which the article finds its way, until disposed of by the retailer, gaining a profit on the duty and on the profit on the duty paid to his imme diate predecessor. The aggregate of these charges eventually falls on the consumer, and it is by no means an exaggeration to state that, by means of these several additions, the price of the article is enhanced not only by the tax payable to Govern ment, but by some 30 or 40 per cent. on the amount of that tax. Some conception may be formed of the magni tude of this item when wa consider that the Cus toms and Excise, on which it chiefly falls, produced during the past year no less than 35,770,0001., and estimating the loss thereon at the lowest amount, or 30 per cent.--it would amount to no less than 10,731,0001., which, added to the 4,000,0001. to be saved in the mere expense of collection, gives 14,731,0001. as the actual saving to the nation, or rather to the par ties ultimately liable, by the substitution of direct for indirect imposts. It is surely worth while to make some effort to retain nearly fifteen millions in the pockets of the people, to say nothing of the stimulus which it would give our foreign trade, when it was, indeed, rendered free by the removal of every charge and every restriction, and the im provements that might be effected in our manufac tures, when the experiments ou a large scale, by which the value of suggestions may be tested and ascertained would no longer be prohibited or retarded by the Excise regulations. However onerous the direct charges might be considered in the first instance, the burden would speedily be disregarded when the extraordinary general prosperity arising from the change was perceptible, and increased comforts were combined with greatly diminished expendi ture. It would indeed be impossible within the limits necessarily assigned to a public journalist to set forth even a tithe of the advantages that would speedily be brought to light. There is, however, one serious obstacle—one impediment—that prevents the attainment of these blessings. The present system of assessment, the equal taxation of all incomes, without reference to the source from whence they may be derived, or their permanency or certainty, so deeply taints the entire impost with gross and palpable injus tice, that what would otherwise be hailed as the most eligible tax is that which the most strenu ous exertions are making to get rid of. It is not from an " ignorant impatience of taxation" that the middle classes complain of the charge—it is not because they are unwilling to contribute their due proportion to the liquidation of the national liabilities, or the maintenance of the national establishments, that they object to the burden, and that curses both loud and deep attend the collectors in their progress. Far from it. It is because they perceive but too clearly the unfair ness and actual "inequality" of the charge—that they feel themselves to be victimised by legisla tion, exceedingly unfair to them as a distinct class. This unfairness Wag acknowledged by almost every public man. The Ministerial leaders in both Houses of Parliament, Lords ABERDEEN and JOHN Russzu., more than hinted at the propriety of obtaining an equitable adjustment of the dis pute. The financial Minister of the Opposition had not merely recognised the distinction, but brought forward propositions for its amelioration—.which, although not ,going far enough, were yet decidedly in the right , direction. The veteran JOSEPH Hums, and th o Leaders of the Liberal party, had given unqualifi 'cc! expression to their opinions on the subject. I t was, indeed, universally acknow ledged that the ,tax: must either be repealed or modified, and au equitable adjustment did not appear very difficul t. One person only stood out, but he was unfcrrtutnately the most important, in asmuch as it _fell within his department. Even he acknowledged the injustice which he felt himself unable to redress. His proposition for the re newal of the .Income Tax in the existing form would have been rejected by an overwhelm ing majority, had it not been for the provision which he mac le for its early reduction and ultimate extinction. The people felt that they would not enter into a dispute about an impost, the days whereof were numbered. They, there fore, accepted th e pledges given, and granted what was demanded at their hands. The sanguine hopes then excited have, however, been dispelled. The illusion has for ever vanished. They find that, in place of being reduced to sd. in the pound, that it is to be increased to is. 2d., for few indulge in the hope that a supplementary budget will not be brought forward before the close of the session, and the double tax asked for at least another half year, if not for a further period. It is time, then, that an exertion should . be made for the equitable adjustment of the tax. Let the fiscal reformers —iwe particularly look to Mr. HUME—dis charge their duty to their constituents and the country, and inform Mr. GLADSTONE that though perfectly willing to give him all that he requires for the efficient and vigorous waging of war, and also doing it by way of an increased income tax, they cannot yield their assent unless a pledge be given that the system shall be materially modified, and a distinc tion recognised between the proceeds of accumu lated and realised property and the hard earnings of industry. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, MARCH 14 The Queen and Prince accompanied by the Princess Helena and Princess Louisa, drove out in au open car• riage yesterday afternoon. The health of the Duchess of Glocester continues to improve. A deputation of the Highland and Agricultural So- ciety of Scotland, consisting of the Duke of Hamilton, the Duke of Buccleuch, the Duke of Montrose, the Earl of Eglintoun, the Earl of Dalkeith, Sir Archibald Campbell, M.P., Sir George Clerk, Bart., Mr. Cowan, M.P., Colonel Hunter Blair, M.P., and Mr. Hall Max well, secretary to the society, had an interview with the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell and Lord Stanley of Al derley yesterday at the Board of Trade. The Duke of Hamilton, as president of the society, stated its object— viz., a Museum of Practical Geology for Scotland, and urging the importance of extending the inquiry into the statistics of agriculture. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Moffatt, M.P., Mr. Kirk, M.P., Mr. Craufurd, M.P., Messrs. Darby and Brown (Ebbw Vale Works), Mr. Robinson (Aberdare Works), and Mr. Macgregor (Llynvivale Works), had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday at the Home-office. The Earl of Clarendon left town yesterday for Osborne to have an audience of the Queen. A deputation from the General Land Drainage Com pany, consisting of Mr. Ker Seymer, M.P., Sir John Shelley, M.P., and Mr. Clifford (secretary), had an in terview yesterday with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell and Lord Stanley of Alderley. Lieutenant-Colonel Hanmer had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday. Despatches were sent from the Colonial-office yester day to the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope and the Mauritius. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Last evening a new "opera comique," by Mr. Joseph F. Duggan, was produced at this theatre with very great success. The libretto is simply a paraphrase of the well-known vaudeville Pauvre Jaques, as may easily be seen in a sketch of the story as adapted and extended by Mr. Henri Drayton. The opera is in three acts, the first of which is designated " a prologue." In this we find that the poor musician, Caspal, has won the heart, and what is more, the hand, of a young Venetian lady of high birth. The young pair have been secretly married by a monk, whose sympathies have got the better of his discretion. The prospect of paternal tyranny, as regards a match in another quarter, faces Leonie as a matter of course, and the couple meditate an elopement, and so avoid the mischief that is brewing. The unfortunate Csepel is, how ever, laid hold of by the inexorable " pater-familias. Twenty long years intervene. Leonie, overcome with tribulation, has departed this life, but revives again in her daughter, who has become a prima donna and the admiration of all Italy. She lives with the Baroness de Belleville, whose son Francois has yielded incontinently to the fascinations which actresses in general, and prima donnas in particular, are born to exercise. Leonie, with due amiability, promises the young gentleman her hand---but not until she has discovered her father, whom she has reason to believe still lives. Of course he does, for we have already been introduced to a mysterious old composer, with a grey head, im mersed in poverty, and the prey to some dreadful memories which have muddled his brain. Francois has an interview with the venerable man, and resorts to that never-failing alternative—a song of other days— which clears up all doubts, and brings father and daughter into each other's arms. Francois wins his bride, and the curtain falls. The part of Pester, Miss Featherstone, a vivacious coxcomb, who buys old Cas pal's composition, and parades them as his own, has nothing to do with the main thread of the history, but it supplies the comic element which is specificall y claimed as the characteristic of the opera. The music, which includes, we believe, some of the better matter of Pierre, a former work of Mr. Duggan, is essentially popular in its vein. Its fluency is undeniable, and the melody which pervades it is agreeable ; while the instrumentation exhibits both experience and facility. The ballads which are scattered through the libretto suited the taste of the audience so perfectly last night that several repetitions were demanded. There are no choruses in the opera. Miss Susannah Lowe, Mr. Elliott Galer, Mr. Dray ton, and Miss Featherstone were the vocalists, and sang to the best of their ability, eliciting from time to time great applause. The orchestra had been materially en larged for the occasion, and Mr. Duggan himself pre sided. He was called for when the curtain fell with vociferous enthusiasm. The singers, too, appeared, and many were the bouquets that were thrown at their feet. The winter season here terminates on the 25th inst., by which time all who have not witnessed the perfor mances of Mr. G. V. Brooke, or not seen the other en tertainments, should take an opportunity of visiting the theatre. The benefit of the intelligent and enterprising lessee is fixed for Tuesday, the 21st inst., on which oc casion Mr. Brooke is to appear in one of his principal characters, in addition to other artistes of distinction who have volunteered their services. Mr. E. T. Smith de serves all the support he gets, and we hope to see a bumper house on his benefit ni g ht. t LYCEUM THEATRE. A. new farce of a very extravagant kind, but extremely amusing, was brought out here on Saturday evening. The fun turns upon the dilemma in which Mr. Flipper and Mr. Nobbler, the inmates of the same lodging-house find themselves, because of their respective inability to keep an appointment—the one to answer an advertise ment, which promises five pounds a week, with 201. de posit ; the other to receive the applicant, touch hi s money, and—" do " him. A. B. C. is, of, course quit e ignorant of the identity of X. Y. Z. ; and the coup l e little dream that their mutual engagement at the Bubble Coffee-house so nearly concerns each other. Flipper is hard up for a pair of boots, which his bootrnaker will not leave witho u t th e cash. Driven to great straits he takes a coat belonging to Nobbler, and pawns it at "Number One round the Corner," for ten shillings, with which he satisfies the inexorable bootmaker. Nobbler, in the interim, is on the search for his coat, when he lights upon the pawnbroker's ticket, which describes the garment to a button. He consequently lays hold of the boots of Flipper and hurries to " Number One round the Corner" in order to extract the coat from its temporary incarceration. But the:twopence demanded for interest floors him, and he comes back in a state of intense exasperation. The worthies confront each other, the one without his boots, the other without his coat ; and it is presently discovered, after some other business not worth narrating, what their real anxieties are, and how A. B. C. need not leave the house to ac complish an interview with X. Y. Z. The farce con sists of only the two characters, Flipper and Nobbler, whose perplexities touching the boots and the coat awaken a constant source of diversion. Every. thing depends upon broad rapid acting ; but the bustling vivacity of Mr. Charles Mathews, and the equally whim sical confidence of Mr. Robert Roxby, supply this to perfection, and the piece promises to be in pleasant vogue for some time to come. The success at the fall of the curtain was unequivocal. The Duke of Richmond's sportine , stud, by order of the noble owner, was brought to the hammer yesterday, at Hyde-park-corner, and fetched fair prices. Lord Stanley of Alderley's son, the Hon. Henry Ed ward Stanley, has left his residence in Dover-street, to assume his duties as Secretary of Legation at the Court of the King of Greece, at Athens. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.—His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has consented to be put in nomination to fill the office of President of Christ's Hospital, vacant by the death of the late Alderman Thompson • and a committee for the purpose of secu r i n g his Royal High- ness's election is sitting at the London Tavern. _ _ PORTUGUESE DEBT.-The financial agent of the Por tuguese Government has published the details of the progress of the conversion of the external debt. LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. THE WAR IN THE EAST. A telegraphic despatch from Berlin, dated Mon day, gives the following as the substance of the reply made by M. Manteuffel to interpellations addressed to him in the Prussian Chamber : " The Government will shortly make communica tions to the Chamber, which will perceive that it has not deviated from its policy. The fleets which are entering the Baltic belong to powers with which Prussia is living in peace and good intelligence." Advices from Malta of the 9th state that a Sar dinian frigate, arrived from the Pirmus had brought news that the Anglo-French squadron in the Adriatic had intercepted a supply of arms and munitions of war destined for the Albanian insur gents. The position of affairs in Albania was improving. Moss's Gazette of Berlin, under date of Vienna, Bth, says :—" We hear, from a source on which we can rely, that the regiments of the corps d'armee of Panintin, which had already received orders to march, will return into Poland, in consequence of a counter order. It is also announced that Prince Gortschakoff lately received orders not to cross the Danube, as it was wished to confine the war to the line of that river. The son -of Baron de Meyen dorff, Russian Ambassador at this Court, was the bearer of those despatches to Bucharest. It is said that they were not very favourably received. The motive of these singular orders appears to be the attitude of Austria, which is by no means favour able to the intentions of Russia." The Cologne Gazette publishes the following from St. Petersburg, dated the 6th :—The Gazette of the Senate publishes an imperial ukase, ordering the immediate issue of credit notes for a sum of six millions of silver roubles, about 24 millions of franc s . At the same time it publishes an ordonnance which interdicts, until Sept. 1, 1854, the exportation of corn from Odessa and the other ports of the Black Sea and of the Sea of Azoff." A letter from Berlin of the 11th, in the Co logne Gazette, says :—" The Eastern question, which for some days appeared enveloped in obscurity, begins to clear up. Ist, The Prussian Government has rejected the declaration or con vention proposed by Austria, relative to the Western Powers ; and, 2d, that declaration was solely founded on the resolutions of the Conference of Vienna, and in no respect implied the obligation for the German Powers to co-operate actively with the 'Western Powers. It results from the nature of the resolutions come to by the Conference of Vienna, and from the fixation of the points for arriving at an amicable solution of the Tur kish question, that the proposed convention, if founded on these resolutions, could only serve as the basis of a future treaty of peace. Besides, it appears that the Western Powers have communicated a notification to the Prussian Cabinet, which agrees in sub stance with that of the Austrian Cabinet, and which solicits, not an active co-operation, but an obliga tory solution of the points which have been pre viously consented to by the four parties engaged in the Conference of Vi enna . General Von der Groeben and Prince Hohenzollern are charged to communicate a negative reply in this respect, which, it is said, has been accompanied by new offers of mediation." The Lloyd of Vienna, of the 10th, says :—" The Government has just suspended for eight days the publication of our journal. Our next number can not therefore appear before the 19th. The order of the Government does not say to what article we are to attribute this measure." A correspondent of the Morning Chronicle writes from Galatz on Feb. 27 :—" On the evening of the 23d, the Turks having learnt by spies that during the night the Russians intended cutting down the small thicket of willows which masked their batteries on the island, they opened a fire which lasted for two hours. In the night, how ever, the willows were cut down ; and between five and six on the morning of the 24th the cannonade was renewed with vigour, lasting till two p.m. The results do not appear to have been important. The Russian battery No. 4 was dis mantled, and the Turkish No. 3 much damaged. The Russians lost 7 or 8 killed, and some 20 wounded. lam not aware of the loss of the Turks. Since then the Russians have sent reinforcements to the island, and an attack is expected. The Rus sian sharpshooters are continually annoying the Turks. An estaffette arrived yesterday in the after noon, from Braila and Bucharest—it is said, from St. Petersburg—in great haste, with despatches for Prince Gortschakoff, and the couriers hastened after him to Bessarabia ; and this morning Prince Gortschakoff arrived hero at 2 o'clock, and started shortly afterwards for Braila. We are under the impression, by the report spread here this morning, that the news brought was the abdication of the Ena parer IN icholas. Great hospital preparations are being made here. The proprietors of some of the large mansions have been turned out, and their houses are being prepared as hospitals. Niue hundred beds are required. The Lazaretto barracks and the Hotel de Moldavie are already prepared. The weather is magnificent. Baron Budberg, governor of the Principalities, is expected here on the 2 March. He left Jassy on the 28th Feb." The following is also from a correspondent of the same journal, dated Braila, Feb. 23.—" The day before yesterday, at noon, General Prince Gort- schakoff arrived here; he was received at the gate of the town by Generals Luders and Euglehard.t, ac companied by their respective staffs, as also by the governor and president of the municipality. The latter, in offering him the bread and salt which is customary, made a laconic address ; after which he was conducted to the house prepared for his re ception. The rest of the day was devoted to the inspection of the barracks and hospitals of the town. Yesterday, at daybreak, a regiment of Russian in fantry increased our garrison. These troops arrived by a forced march of three days, in a fearful snow drift, and the feet of nearly all the men are frozen. This morning, at six o'clock, the two Russian batteries, one of 12 and the other of 8 guns, attacked the most advanced Turkish battery; the latter replied, and though having only four guns of small calibre, fired away manfully for four hours. ' Seeing, however, that resistance was useless, they carried off the guns within the entrenchments, joining the battery to another much stronger bat tery beyond the Russian fire. The cannonade lasted till eleven o'clock, when it was relinquished on both sides. The Turkish battery suffered so severely that it is doubtful whether it cau maintain a second attack. The Russian batteries scarcely suffered—being well covered. Thirty wounded were, however, taken to the hospitals. The dead are immediately buried on the spot, so that it is impossible to tell the exact number killed. General Gortschakoff left to-day for Galatz, but returns to-morrow. His sojourn at Braila, as well as the concentration of troops of all arms, which arrive daily, leaves no doubt of the intentions of the Russians to cross to the right bank of the Danube. At the same time every preparation is being made to ensure a safe retreat in case of defeat. Bridges have been erected on the Sireth and Pruth ; and some of the inland towns, as Fokchany and others, are being fortified. The Greco-Bulgarian volun teers are deserting in numbers. Eight of them who were recaptured were led out and shot imme diately, by order of the Russian authorities." The Amsterdam, Journal of the 9th publishes the following article relative to rumours which are in circulation concerning purchases of arms, and the conveyance of warlik stores and ammunition to Russia in Dutch vessels : "We cannot say what truth there can be in the rumour that a proposition is made to have a consider able quantity of arms and stores carried to a Russian port. Our countrymen have too much good sense to allow themselves to be caught by such a bait. The high price offered ought to show them how great is the danger. No shipowner certainly will undertake such transports without previously ascertaining if he can reckon on the protection of the Government ; and we cannot see how a neutral Government could accord that protection once that war has been declared." The Journal de St. Petersburg contains the fol lowing :—" The Odessa Messenger publishes a letter from Elizabethgrad of the 27th ult., which says : If you have ever been at Elizabethgrad, that small but pretty town of the military colony of new Russia, you must know its principal street, in which are all the best built houses, and the fine building where the tribunals sit, and in front of which runs the Boulevard. On the 21st this street was at daybreak crowded with people, attracted thither by an account that nearly 300 Turks, made prisoners by our victorious armies, were to arrive from Odessa. A shout at length arose of "they come ! they come !" and in half an hour after they passed through the street. The nine officers who were among the number were lodged in the best hotel in the town, and the others were conducted to another hotel, where, thanks to the solicitude of the local autho rities, and to offerings made by the inhabitants, an ex cellent dinner had been prepared for them, in which the pilaw,. the favourite dish of the Turks, had not been forgotten. After dinner coffee was presented to each prisoner, and Turkish tobacco, purchased expressly for them, was distributed. The inhabitants of Elizabeth grad, who were present, gave pecuniary assistance to such of the prisoners as demanded it. In considerine• the placid and almost cheerful countenances of the Turks, who seated in a circle and forgetting their fatigues, tranquilly sipped their coffee and smoked their pipes. I felt fully convinced that ne ver when at remained n could t l e i y za b b:t v b e gr fe a l d t m fo o r re th c r o e m e f dl orta s b , le. ar dia after They being during that time treated w ith the gieates a t n co lity, they were supplied with warm clothing. .Appre ciating as they ought this g enerous treatment, com prehending, as it deserved, thi s c h r i st i an charity, they more than once testified their warmest gratitude, and I left the town with regret, and some among them with tears in their eyes. This philanthropic manner in which the Government, the authorities, and the people treat prisoners belonging to a country at war with us, is strongly opposed to the inhuman conduct exercised in Turkey towards Christians, and testifies the civilisation and the greatness of mind of the Russian people devoted to the throne. Our country, the holy and orthodox Russia, firm and unshakeable, while exulting in the high qualities and virtues of its brave sons, may, with sincere faith in the Divine Providence which protects it, exclaim with pride—audite, populi, et vincimini quia nobiscum, Deus I" A letter from Kalafat, of the 26th, written by a French officer in the service of Turkey, says— " I have examined the fortifications of Kalafat in all their details. They are really faultless. They occupy a vast development, and nothing less than a regular siege would be required to take them. But the Russians will not attempt a siege. The immense plains which sur round the camp are almost impracticable for artillery. Snow lies everywhere, and nothing serious can be under taken before The spring. The Russians, besides, would lose 10,000 men in attacking Kalafat. I cannot speak in terms sufficiently favourable of the hospitality of the Turks. Their kindness and generosity exceed all belief. We are 10 Europeans in the midstof 30,000 Mussulmans and we receive from them nothing but testimonies of re gard and respect. The finest house in Kalafat has been given to us, together with five domestics and order lies on horseback. The General-in-Chief has carried at tention so far as to place at our disposal aguard of 10 men, two of whom are to be sen tinels at our door, and horses from the cavalry. lam e ve r y d a y more surprised at the Turkish army ; its activity and intelligence leave nothing to bede sired. The cavalry, although overworked, is still vigorous. The artillery is very good, and the field service is per formed with the same regularity in France and Algeria. A residence at Kalafat is not without attraction. The thousands of tents and soldiers, ranged along the Danube, the finest river in Europe, form one of the most carious and most pictutesque spectacles. In the spring our position will be charming." FRANCE. The following is from the Times' correspondent's letter, dated yesterday, 6 p.m. :—" I am assured, on excellent authority, that the mission of Prince Hohenzollern to the Emperor of the French has failed ; in other words, the explanations he was charged by the King of Prussia to give re specting his neutrality i n th e E as t ern quest i on have not satisfied this Government. In reply to his assurances that nothing was more ardently desired by his Prussian Majesty than the mainte nance of the peace of Europe, he was informed that the best proof of the sincerity of such a declarati(tn would be to join the Powers in resistance to Russian aggression, as it would be the surest means of effecting what he most de sired. It is said that the Emperor of Russia would be satisfied if the Porte agreed to a treaty with all the Powers, securing the immunities of the Christian population. Though it is very probable that matters have turned out quite contrary to what the Emperor Nicholas anticipated in the commence ment of this affair, yet it is doubtful whether any pro positions of the kind have been made by him ; at all events, ignorance of any such is pleaded in a quarter likely to be well informed. Moreover, it is not proba ble that the Porte w ou ld agree t o a treaty, for the same reason that it has refused the Menschikoff note, namely, that it would bring in question the inde pendence of the Ottoman territory, for which its armies are now in the field. The surest means of obtaining a speedy, and, it may be hoped, a durable peace, is to persevere in the energetic policy adopted by the allies. The destruction of the Baltic and Black Sea fleets, the capture of Odessa, and a few other places, probably enter into the plan of cam paign against the Russians, and may be followed by the evacuation of the Principalities, and the other good results which the King of Prussia de. dares he has so much at heart." Prince Napoleon will embark on the Bth, at Marseilles or Toulon. An aide-de-camp of General Prim left on Monday night for Marseilles en route for Turkey. The General himself will soon follow. It is reported that one of the first operations of the Anglo-French expedition to Turkey will be an attack upon the Crimea. According to this report the troops will land at Bala-Khlava, in the Crimea, for the purpose of attacking Sebastopol by land, while the united fleets will attack it by sea. Extreme activity prevails in the port of Toulon ; 9,500 workmen are working incessantly in the Ar senal. The screw line-of-battle ship, the Napoleon, has left for Africa, from whence she is to bring back troops. The steam frigate, the Christophe- Colomb, is to come to Marseilles to take on board the generals destined for the Eastern army. The Suffren, Ville de Marseilles, Alger, ships of the line, and the Belle Poule, frigate, are terminating their preparations. It was - mentioned a few days ago that two Chi nese Christians, attached to the French bishop at Shanghai, had been ill-treated by some Chinese soldiers, but that the affair had been made up. Letters from Shanghai of the sth of January state that, on the application of the French bishop and the consul, the mandarin before whom the two Chinese Christians had been brought by the soldiers and who had ordered them to be put to very severe torture, had been since brought to the French con sulate, where he received 50 blows from a cane. The Duke Ernest of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, who has just left Paris on his return to Germany, is the reigning Sovereign of the duchy, having suc ceeded his father on the 29th February, 1844 ; lie married the Prinegs Alexandrine, daughter of the late Grand Duke Leopold of Baden, sister of the reigning Grand Duke of Baden. Duke Ernest 11. has no children. He is the elder brother of Prince Albert, husband of the Queen of England. Prince Charles de Hohenzollen-Sigmaringeu, who has just arrived in Paris on a confidential mission from the King of Prussia, belongs to the royal house ofPrussia, of which King Frederic William is the chief. In 1848 he succeeded Prince Charles, his father, in virtue of a cession whi c h th e l atter made to him of his principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. In 1849 he abdicated in favour of the King of Prussia, who granted him the title of Highness, with the prerogatives of a Prince of the Royal house ; he is a Lieutenant-General in the Prussian service. Prince de Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen married in 1834 the Princess Josephine, daughter of the late Grand Duke Charles Louis of Baden and the Grand Duchess Stephanie ; and became by that alliance the cousin of the Emperor Napoleon 111. He has 6 children by this marriige. Marshal St. Arnaud is to leave Paris on the 24th. General Jose Concha had arrived in Paris. _ Yesterday being the first clay of the period fixed for receiving at the Treasury subscriptions for the loan of 250 millions, a vast crowd of persons assem bled at the door through which the public were to be admitted, to put down their names and pay the first instalment of a tenth of their subscriptions. Wooden barriers were placed—such as are seen at the doors of a French theatre—to prevent crushing, and within these the crowd formed a queue of great length. A number was delivered to each person as he arrived at the inner door, the said number being according to the amount of the' sum to be subscribed. During the first hour, the number of small capitalists who attended—that is, of subscri bers of from 10f. of rente to I,ooof. of rente—ex ceeded 3,000 ; of the higher series, or from I,ooof. of rente and upwards, the number was 150. These figures considerably increased afterwards, and many persons, after waiting for nearly four hours, were obliged to be put off until the next day. The Bank of France was charged by many large capitalists of Paris and of the departments to subscribe for them. The funds again improved yesterday :—The Three per Cents, closed at 66f. 85c. for the end of the month, and the Four-and-a -Half per Cents. at 92f. 95c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,105 f. • Rouen, 872 f.; Havre, 450 f. ; G reat N orthern, 746 f: 25e. ; Paris and Strasburg, 727 f. 50 c . ; di tto, New Shares, 562 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 820 f.; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 687 f. 50c. ; Western of France, 582 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 535 f ; Great Central, 430 f. ; Lyons t o G eneva, 442 f 50c. • Shares of the Bank of Credit Mobilier, 582 f. 50c. SPAIN. The Herald° of the 9th says that it is not true, as asserted by an opposition journal, that on quit ting London on leave of absence, M. Isturitz left a communication for the English Government. Don Miguel Tenorio, governor of the province of Saragossa, has bad the dignity of chamberlain to the Queen conferred upon him for his services in quelling the military revolt at Saragossa, and his wife has o bt a i ned the order of the Queen Maria Louisa. The mayor of Saragossa, the secretary of the governor of the province, and the postmaster of the town, have also obtained decorations for their ser vices on the saate occasion. The colonel and lieutenant-colonel of the Bourbon regiment, and a superior officer of a cavalry regi ment have been placed on the half-pay list for not having displayed sufficient activity against the rebels in the Saragossa affair. The Duke d'Alba had returned to Madrid from Paris. The Council of Ministers was about to submit to the Queen a proposition for the concession of the important railway from Cordova to Belmaz and Espiel with the view of facilitating the conveyance of coal. The Three per Cents. wero done te at Debt 34 theie New Three per Cents., at 18 g ; the of first class at 8k ; and that of the second, at 4i. PORTUGAL. A letter from I;sbon of the sth states that some Wind, S.W. ht D a E n A c f,, fi W ne ednesday, 9.25 a.m . ; disturbance had taken place at Coimbra, in conse- Passed—floyali v fi e t7frot g a west coast of Africa, for Lond on ' quence of quarrels between the citizens and Anchor - A—Childe Harold, from London, for Melbourne; students, on the wind'na up of the carnival. The Passe i off Dungeneßs—Gezina, from Groningen, . f Falmouth ; Erasmus. Batavia, for Rotterdam ; Toiv u armed force had to be called out ; and ord er was re. Cadiz, for Gothenburgh; Alone, Messina, for HanabluV• established. According to official despatches read by M. Fonseca M aga laaes in the Chamber of Peers, only some few persons were slightlY wounded. EGYPT. A letter from Alexandria of Feb. 24, says th,e, accounts from Syria are v er y unsa ti s f ac t or y, a nd the whole country seems to be in a state of an archy, owing to the withdrawal of the troops fo r the war with Russia, and the Pashas are left with' out the means of enforcing their authority. Th i e Greek and Latin c l erg y a t J erusa l em h ave rene weu their shameful contests about the Holy Places, while the Turkish officials had not the power to prevent them from coming to blows. It is ad mitted, however, that this time the Latins claimed greater privile g e s th an th e y were ent i t l e d to, a nd the Latin Patriarch and French Consul, finding themselves under the necessity of yielding to the Greeks, left Jerusalem for Beyrout. Several per' sons were killed iu the various- affrays that took place. - On the evening of the 18th inst. Said Pasha, hell apparent to the Pashali c o f E gyp t , gave a gra n' public entertainment to the Europeans, to celebrat e the birth of his first child, a son born of a slave il l the beginning of this year. All who wished to at tend the feast were welcome, refreshments on a profuse scale were at the disposal of all comers/ and dancing was kept up all night in his palace. The English nurse who is to rear the child has received very handsome and costly presents from Said Pasha, and the necessary clothing has been brought out from England without regard t ° expense. The Viceroy, Abbas Pasha, after remaining . 2 ' few days at Cai ro , h as aga i n returne d to h i s re B' dence in the desert, which he prefers, because he is there away f rom all Europeans, and particularlii from the Consuls, w h om h e seems to avo id by a ll possible means. - The Viceroy's neglect of business to the detrl ment of the interests of the country, and his Wl' disguised aversion to Europeans, will not fail ever tually to cause the Consuls to take some s teps through the Ambassadors at Constantinople to oblige him to adept another line of conduct. Elsov ever, the efficient aid and services his Highness 10 given to the Sultan in the prosecution of the pre' sent war with Russia will, for the present, cause him to be protected and looked on with favour by the Sublime Porte. Although all quaran tind is now abolished through' out Turkey and Syria, Abbas Pasha penists in keel ) " ing up the quarantine between Egypt and Syria , for no imaginabl e reason b u t that Alexandria would benefit by the removal of all restrictions of comma" nication, and his Highness does not like Alexandria and will not come near it, though by far the mos t important town in Egypt. Abbas Pasha, not satisfied with the immens e stocks of produce he has accumulated in his stores , has now taken steps to monopolise the forthcoming crops, and has sent orders to his officials through' out the country to buy up all the crops from th e growers, by paying higher prices than those offere d to them, and thus not to allow any portion of th e produce to fall into the hands of the European trot ders. This is quite in opposition to the meaning of the oconventions made with Egypt, that ther e should be no monopo l y i n t h e country, and that free trade should be encouraged in every way. TADCASTER RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ARRIVALS FOR THIS DAY'S RACES. STEEPLECHASE.—MaIey, Diana, The Duchess, B 1 Bonnet, g. by Y oung P r i am, R o bi n Hood, Juan, $ll Mary Barnton. St. Mark is expected. Run at two. FARMERS' STAKES.—AII here. Run at three. HURDLE RACE.—AII here. Run at four. LATEST BETTING AT YORK. 6 to 4 agst Maley (taken). 3 to 1 agst Blue Bonnet (taken). 4 to 1 agst Robin Hood. 4 to 1 agst Diana. SECONDARIES' COURT.-(THIS D AY.) (Before Mr. Secondary Potter.) IMPORTANT QUESTION ON A FOREIGN BILL OF ExCIIA.IO/4 HANCOCK V. BORGEALT. The plaintiff in this action was formerly an hotel' keeper at Paris, and defendent, who residei there 11 . 1 1843, but now resides in London, and carries on bust: ness as a tailor. The action was brought to recover th e sum of 91. 7s. Bd., the balance due on a bill of exchange: The defendant pl ea d e d severa l p l eas, amongst w hich was the statute of limitations, and a set off. Mr. J. R. Chidley, Gresham-street, stated the caff, for the plaintiff, an d it appeare d t h at t h e bill was g i V en so far back as April, 1343, but owing to d. fet.dant has' ing come to England, and plaintiff continuing tn - feside in Paris, no proceedings had been taken. I n 1852, however, plaintiff came to England and found the defer dint, and an arrangement was made that he defendant should make a suit of clothes for plaintiff 'for 71 , which was to go o ff th e bi ll. The suit was made ' and de" livered, and a memorandum was indorsed on the bill by wtty of receipt for the 71., since which defendant 13114 paid Is. - Plaintiff was examined, and proved these facts, and i ll cross. examination denied that he had ever promised t ° give up the bill in consideration of the clothes being made. The memorandum was made by a Mr. Baco' in the presence of defendant, who himself handed it back to plaintiff. Mr. Bacon confirmed this fact. Mr. Paxton, counsel for defendant, took an objectil that the docum en t pro d uce d could not be taken as a 1),1_,, —it commenced, " I prom i se to pay, " and was Bigot"' C. Hancock, and directed to defendant. It was, W l '. ever, accepted by the latter. The learned Secondary said it had been held that where anything could b e made out to show a docume nt was -intended for a bill, t h e mere language should n° invalidate it, and he should let the case go to the jai/ but reserve the point. The learned counsel next contended that the claim W ° barred by the statute of limitations, and that a Is ere goo off or running account did not revive it. He also cop' tended that even should this verdict be adversa to 1 client, plaintiff was not entitled to interest after so man/ years. The learned Secondary said he should leave it to the jury to say whether the goods had been supplied 8016 1 1 on account of the bill, and had been thereby rev i v ed. _ A Plaintiff was then ca ll e d, an d swore that he 117 lent def en d an t 1/ . 1 8s., at diff3rent times, and had m a d e clothes for ano th er party i ntroduced by plaintiff, and the bill had not been fully paid. The learned Secondary left it to the jury to eal whether th e d e bt h a d b een revived, and to give On" interest as they thought just, for it was not an ordinal case where parties resided in foreign countries. The jury gave a general verdict for the plaintiff for 4/. 2s. 6d. LLOYD'S SHYPPI N - G.- (THIS DAY) LONDON, March 15.—Wind this day at Noon, Wastelll; moderate breeze, and cloudy. MARGATE, March 14.—Wind, S.S.W. Sailed—Dy ' dora for Ne w Y or k . RAMSGATE, March 14.—Wi n d , Anti Isabella, for Naples. •reti PORTSMOUTH, March 14.—Wind, S.W. to W. Aril- a —City of Manchester, from London, for Geelong, ail , sailed for Southampton. Sailed—Helene Sophia, for B e. mnda, and brought up at the Motherbank. FALMOUTH, March 14.—W ind, W., fresh breeze. A r rived—Tamaulipas, from Tampico —on freight, 250,w" dollars —and sailed for London. PLYMOUTH, March 13.—Wi n d, S. Arrived—C a ra from Maulm a i n . S a il ed _ Golden Fleece (s s), for Malta. or SOUTHAMPTON, March 14.—S a il e d—P ropontis (s a ) , Calcutta. YARMOUTH, March 14.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Skuld l4 from Lundewall ; Emerald, Medimblike. QUEENSTOWN, March 13.—Wind S., blowing 3 : Arrived—Magrico, from Lisbon. Off Port—Barbadou from Callao. STRALSUND, March 11.—The Fortuna (Danish schooner) , from Lubeck to Reval, with a cargo of tin, lead, and coals , was stranded near Prprocoon Darss, 9th March ; ere ( saved. n" ROTTERDAM, March 13.—The Diadem, from Livere, to Dordt, g o t on th e B an j aar d 11th March, and remai crew saved. BROMVERSHAEEN, March 10.—The Jessie Eason, from Newcastle to Shiedam, has pub in here leaky, having struck upon the Banjaard. NORDEN, March 11.—A large quantity of timber he been saved, ex Napoleon, of and from Christiania t o Bow' le n, which came ashore on the island of Juist previong 28th Feb., derelict. A ship's boat, 26i feet in length 313 0 7 feet broad, marked on her stern "Edinburgh —London, and inside "King," and containing the b o dy of man ; and a ship's board 19 feet in length, front and bar acute, and on both sides chests filled with cork, hi' /( ; driven on the island of Borcum. Th e G eertina, u' from Ha i in t burgh to Harlingen, was strand e d on the Island of J ll 9th March ; crew and materials saved. WARRENPOINT, March 13.—The Charles Humbersto e ? from Liverpool to Boston, which went ashore near DI d r um on the 11, is injurva,; has her r u dd er uns hi ppe d, an tills with the tide ; th e people are all on shore. It 11, blown a heavy gale all this day from the south, but is 2io more moderate. The Advocate, from the Tyne to Seville, arriv e d a San Lucar on or a b out 10th Dec. last, and was ordered Vigo to perform quarantine , but has not sin ce b ee n limm ALGIERS, March 10.—A long-boat, belonging appare_,,nt e d l i to the Lord Ravensworth, of Newcastle, has been Pi g " up on the coast and brought to Stora. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) Wind GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10.10 a.M. , W. ; tido, one hour's flood. Arrived—Adna and Sophia, from Falkland Island! Stratford, Syd ne y ; O r i en t, V a l para i so ; Willi am , Gue .n r il , t s h eY er ; ( A s), lb o io s n ten (s d )„ . Boulogne ; Batavier, Rotterdam ; 11 `' . Sailed—City of Rotterdam (s), for Dunkirk; Belgian s (a), Ostend. real fiel( pro Bir peti teri sysi and tnal evai niv( that con] fullj Par was lievi tant hou trict crac mor of tl ame it hi b asun e b l d i i , tere stro