The Sun. — London, England, 1845-04-03 00:00:00

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In those places where the evening mail arrives in the middle of the night, the ".}MORNING SUN," containing ALL the Debates, etc. etc., will answer best, and Subscribers can suit themselves accordingly. Respectable Agents will always supply the proper paper; but where any wilful neglect is experienced, we recommend parties to write to " The Sun" ofice, 112, Strand, where prompt attention will be paid to their representations. BY THE AUTHOR OF " THE MYSTERIES OF PARIS."' Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 ToLs., E UGENE SUE'S DE ROHAN; Or, THE COURT CONSPIRATOR. An Historical Romance. Henry Colburn, publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING (Being a Subscription Night) Will be performed Donizetti's Opera, entitled LUCIA DI LAM -117.111400R. Lucia, Mdlle. A. Castellan ; Alicia, Madame Bellini ; Enrico, Sig. Fornasari ; Edgard°, Sig. Moriani. To conclude with an entirely new Ballet, by M. Perrot, entitled EOLINE ; ou. LA DRYADE. The Music by Signor Pugni. The Scenery by Mr. Marshall. Frmcipal Characters—Eoline (betrothed to Count Edgard), Mddle. Lucile Grahn ; itubezahl (le Gnome), M. Perrot ; Count Edgard, M. Toussaint ; Prince of Silesia. (brother of Eoline), M. Gosselin. In the course of the Ballet the following Dances will be introduced : Waltze Seleslenne, by the Coryphees of the Corps do Ballet. Pas de Is Fiancee—Mdlle. Lucile Grahn and M. Toussaint. Pas de Clnq (composed by M. Gosselin)—Mdlles. Louise Webs, Fer dinand. Demelisse, Cassan, and Moncelet. Mazourka D'Extase—Mdlle. Lucile Grihn and 3f. Perrot, Fourth Tableau. Grand Pas des Dryades by 3ldlle. L. Gratin and the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet. Doors open at Half-past Seven ; the Opera to commence at Eight. Ipplications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Hex office, Opera Colonnade. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. It is respectfully announced that a GRAND MUSICAL FETE, Comprising the SYMPHONIC ODE OF THE DESERT by F ELICI EN DAVID, will be presented on FRIDAY, APRIL 11. The particalarf of which will be forthwith published. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. THIS EVENING Will ba performed ROBERT THE DEVIL. Robert, Mr. W. liar- Sison ; Bertram, Mr. Stretton ; Raimbaut, Mr. D. W. King ; Isabella, Miss Rainforth ; Alice, Miss Romer. Mier which will BOBER be repeated AND , a New Comic Ballet, entitled r BE New Dances in the course of the Ballet : Pas de Deux, by Mdlles. Adele and Louise. Pas de Deux, lsy 3ldlle. O'Bryan and Mr. A. Webster. Grand Pas de Caractere, by Mdlle. Polin and M. Gasperini. A New Polka, by Mdlle. Polin and 31. Gasperini. Bolero, by Mesdames Louise and Adele. La Esmeralda, by Mae. Polin, and A MAZURKA, by the Principal Ballet Performers. The Eminent Tenor, M. DUPREZ, is engaged here for Twelve Nights only, and will make his appearance on Monday, April 7, in his celebrated character of ARNOLD, in GUILLAUME TELL ; and is also preparing himself for his unrivalled personation of EDGAR, fu Donizetti's popular Opera, TILE BRIDE OF LAM3IER3IOOR, for the Performance of which, an Engagement has also been ex pressly entered into with Mdlle. ELT , iENIE GARCIA. The Box-office is open daily, from Ten in the Morning until Six m the Evening, where Private and Family Boxes, Stalls, flues, and 'Pickets may be had on application to Mr. John Parsons. THEATRE ROYAL, HAY3fARKET. LESSEE, MR. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING Will be repdqted a New and Original Comedy, entitled THE SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY. Principal Characters by Messrs. W. Farren, Strickland, Buckstone, Webster, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. W. Clifford, Mrs. Humby, Miss Julia Bennett, &c. After which, a'New Grand Classical Extravaganza, entitled THE GOLDEN FLEECE. Principal Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, J. Bland, Madame Vestris, and Miss P. Horton. To conclude with TOM NODD Y'S SECRET. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. FIFTY-SECOND NIGHT OF THE GREEN RUSHES. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New and Original Drama, entitled TILE GREEN BUSHES ; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Connor O'Kennedy, Mr. Selby ; George, Mr. Hudson : Wild Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith ; Allister Grinnidge, Mr. Wright; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford; • Geraldine, Mrs. Yates ; Nelly O'Neill, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Miami, Madame Celeste. Ater which, will be repeated a New Grand Empirical Exposition, called ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. Principal Characters by Messrs, Paul Bedford, Wright, John Saunders Selby; Miss Woolgar, Miss Brooks, and Miss E. Chaplin. To conclude with MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOING WELL Mr. Snugsby, Mr. Lambert ; Lieutenant O'Scupper, R.N., Mr. Paul Bedford ; Mr. Felix Fluffy, Mr. Wright ; Emily, Miss Fortescne. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, MR. J. M. MADDOX. . . THIS EVENING, WM be performed Shakspeare's Comedy of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Benedick, Mr. Wallack ; Beatrice, Miss Cushman. _titer which, Mr. SANDS and his INFANT BROTHER, MAU RICE, will appear in their Pleasing and Wonderful Entertainment, DE SALON, FREAKS OF FANCY. To conclude with a New Grani Oriental Melo-dramatic Burlesque Extravaganza, in Two Acts, called TIMOUR THE CREAM OF ALL THE TARTARS. Timour, Mr. Oxberry ; Zorilda, Miss E. Stanley. Stage Manager, Mr. H. I. Wallack ; Stage Director, Mr. Emden ; Machinist, Mr. Edmund Bradweil. Superbly decorated, and with extensive alterations ! forming one of the most Elegant and Comfortable Theatres in the Metropolis THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. The 103 d, 104th, 105th, and last Three Nii,hts of " Martin Chuzzlevrit." THIS EVENING Will be performed MARTIN CHUZZIGEWIT. Old Martin Chuzalewit, Mr. R. Younge ; Mr. Peesniff, Mr. Frank Matthews ; Mrs. Sairey Gamp, Mr. Keeley ; Bailey, Mrs. Keeley. After which, a New Farce, entitled LOWTHER ARCADE. Charaeters by Messrs. Keeley, Meadows, F. Matthews ; Miss Dawson, end Mies Grove. To concluae with a Burlesque of English History, Pourtraylng Olden Ideas and Modern Notions—lnvested with all the Pomp and Display of Scene—Painters engaged expressly—Costumes according to Fancy—Mechanism, Ballet, Music, and Novel Stage Arrange ments—to be called, WIIITTINGTON AND III: CAT ! Dick Whittington, Mrs. Keeley ; Muley Moloch, the Lien Tamer of the Dessert, Mr. Keeley ; the Cat, Mr. Collier, supported by Messrs. F. Matthews, and Wigan ; Miss Fairbrother, and Miss Grove. The Box•offce is open daily, under the direction of Mr. Grogan from Teh till Four. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. (Under the Direction of Miss Davenport.) THIS EVENING Will be repeated THE GAME COCK OF THE WILDERNESS. Colonel Mereville, Mr. 11. Mellon; Roderick, Mr. Dareie ; Samson, Mr. Marble ; Mabel, Mrs. Griffith. Alter which, THE SEVEN CHAMPIONS OF CHRISTENDOM. . . To be followed by TILE SECRET. To conclude with THE PLAGUE OF PLYMOUTH. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. PROPItIETOR, MR. W. BATTY. Triumphant Success of the New Spectacle. THIS EVENING. The Performances will commence with a Grand Military Equestrian Drama, entitled THE MAID OF SARAGOSSA. Scenes in the Circle, introducing M. and Mdme. Demos, the cele brated French Equestrians. To conclude with THE SLEENNG DRAUGHT. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Miss Heron's performance creates roars of laughter—Me Two New Pieces, real Surrey hilt. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Drama, called MARGARET CATCH POLE. Supported by Messrs. H. Hughes, Hicks, Fredericks, R. Homier, S. Cowell, Heslop, Lewis, Mrs. Daly, Mrs. Lewis, and It, limner. After which, THE IRISH TUTOR, in which the Infant Power, r s Heron, will appear. To conclude with THE MOOR MAIDEN, in which Messrs. Hicks, Neville, Fredericks, Lewis, Mrs. Hughes Miss Martin, and Mrs. H. Vining will perform. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box °Eke, from Eleven to Your. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING- Will be repeated MARGARET CATCHPOLE, The Female Horse stealer. Onega and Pechuana (Red Chieftains), Messrs. Cony and Blanchard ; Margaret Catchpole, Miss Vivent. After which, THE A PPOIN TED SPOT. To conclude with THE BLOODHOUND ; or, the Orphan's Grave. In which Messrs. Cony and Blanchard, and their celebrated Dog tieetor, will perform. THE WEATHER.-SIIN OFFICE, APRIL 3, TMERMODINTER, Lowest, 37 ; Highest, 53; Noon, 60. BAROMETER, 30.05.—W1ND, E. 'No.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and " Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the Thermometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All the other observations are made at noon. HIGH WATER AT LONDON -BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 19 minutes atter 11 Evening .. 51 minutes after 11. -,. "--.,. .'",;(',.. ....„ •-• ; I II V I ii; . k \ i,,.': . ' itiii - Tk JO . - ' ''-:' Vl* ilk --- - ..- -.:. x -- . .2 41P. ..- . 4 - zruct, ..;., . --...,, • 1.,° , ~, ~- • ' l / 4 2.322ar , ~ .r- ,_ (ur itenins LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1845. The House of Commons met at Four o'clock. Sir J. EASTROPH presented petitions from ANN WARD and THOMAS LEK'S, complaining that they had been summoned before the magistrates of Leices tershire, for non-payment of poor's rates—that, in conspquence of their inability, through poverty, to pay the rates, their neighbours had subscribed and paid them, but that the petitioners had . been committed to the Leicestershire House of Correction, to hard labour, for non-payment of costs. The Hon. Baronet concluded by giving notice of a motion on the subject for to-morrow. Mr. IL BERKELEY gave notice of a motion for the 23th instant, for a Committee to inquire into the operation of the Insolvent Debtors' Act of last session. Mr. MACKINNON moved the second reading of the Smoke Prohibition Bill. On the suggestion of Sir R. PEEL, the Bill was TUE SUN, LONDON, THITRSDAY EVENING', APRIL 8, 1A45, It was not an unreasonable expression of surprise indulged in by Sir C. NAPIER that there should be so much reluctance to grant the Committee of Inves tigation he was desirous to have appointed, seeing that, during a peace of thirty years duration, in the course of which between forty and fifty millions sterling had been expended on our navy, it might have been expected that her Majesty's Government would have been prepared to submit to all the world a statement that should demonstrate that navy to be now in a condition of the utmost possible efficiency. But in truth, without invidiously reflecting on the existing Board of Admiralty, have we not a full right to infer enormous incompetency or mal-administration in this important branch of Executive authority, or that other argument suggested by the same Gallant Officer to show that the Board in question gave a better representation of the state of the navy than facts could warrant. For if, said he, the present much increased estimates are not necessary for repairs, and making good present deficiencies, there could be no reason for withholding the returns he wanted. If they were necessary, they would suf fice to fit out a fleet of fifty sail of the line. But if vast sums were now to be expended on repairs, why was not due supervision exercised over these matters? If ships were kept in a condition of timely as well as efficient repair, there would be a great saving of the public money ; and the enormous number of useless hulks and other craft in dock might be sold, as they ought to be, and thus a very considerable sum w ould be raised, applicable to the putting in an effective condition a great many fine ships which ought to be thus restored without loss of time. But, was ever a case laid more startling or more stringent on this point for the necessity of such a Commission or Com missioner as Sir C. NAPIER would have asked for " to inquire into the system pursued in the con struction of steamers for her Majesty's navy, and the application of Parliamentary votes for the building of such steam-ships," than was suggested by the various cases of failure and mismanagement he cited ? There had been built the Retribution, of 1,640 tons,—larger than a sailing frigate,—which, when completed, was found to be unable to carry a gun on her main deck, whilst it was also impossible to fire off her stern guns. Then there was a still larger ship of 1,840 tons that had been so built, it was not practicable to run her guns out ! She had no stern posts ; though he had heard two were afterwards cut in her. The Samson came under the same category; though she had the additional defect of having her machinery worse placed than in any other craft. So high, in short, that a shot could not enter her engine-room without utterly d emolishing her machinery. The Firebrand, one of the experimental squadron, had b een pro nounced byCaptain COREIE, a most able and compe tent officer, who had sailed in her, to be perfectly useless. The Cy c l ops had been b u il t f or a f r i ga te ; it was found she could not carry guns on her main down deck, so she was a w l i 4 a tee s c ,mp u ee t rra s g o o o n n , e also s t o h e a: t t o bie) a ebt. c oe o rti ri i . e e a t corvette; and ht a eh r ne i d t(h; the oerre. had been twenty-four steam-ships bui e l r t . f a t t b a ei cost, for the whole, of about 462,0001.; the cost o , machi nery being, probably, about as much more. The Officer entered into many technical details to show that from the high and exposed positions in o which the machinery was placed in each of these sloops, it would be, in action, liable to the same fatal disasters as he had pointed out with respect to the Samson. Eight new steam-packets, built at a cost of 58,0001. each, exclusive of machinery, he objected to on similar grounds; and the Admiralty Lords ap peared to be neither prepared nor able to inva lidate those grounds. The Centaur had been built, and another new steam-ship was building, on the same plan as the Vulture, and he thought their construction dangerous from ch defective osition of their machinery. This long catalogue of fearful blunders—disgraceful, we might rather call them, in the first maritime Power in the globe, was wound up by the report of the Queen—a much-cracked first-rate, on the Surveyor's new construction, which had been taken into Sheerness-yard, where it was found necessary to give her a new bow, and a fabe stern. The Boscawen, a new 70 gun-ship, had been taken to pieces again. The Union, the Severn, the Porcupine (20 guns), the Sea-lark, (10), the Tigris, and the Iris, had been likewise all pulled to pieces. `We assume that this scandalous exposition is also a true one. It met with no denial. It can never chal lenge an adequate degree of indignation and surprise in the public. It is a lesson from which, if the Ad miralty do not profit, the country will, by dislodging the Admiralty. But we have better hopes of the latter now, thanks to this exposition. Sir GEORGE Coci: - BURN made the best fight he could for it ; and he did better. He admitted that many of Sir CHARLES NAPIER'S hints were most valuable, and pledged him self to the immediate and careful attention of his de artment to this vital subject, with a readiness to call for and receive information, which induces us to hope that we shall soon be rid of that incubus on naval architectufal improvement — the " intuitive " principle of Sir WILLIAM SYMoND's construction—and all the absurdities and failures to which his " wedge" has been driven. The "discovery" has now had a full and often-repeated trial ; and it consists neither with the dignity nor the safety, the renown nor the power of Great Britain, to put the noblest of her national inheritances, the grandest element of her political and natural power, the supremacy of the seas, on the maintenance of an uninterrupted Admiralty patronage to the most costly, as well as unlucky, Surveyors-General of her navy, of whom we remember to have read. Accounts from Madrid of the 26th ult. state that twenty persons had been arrested on that day in the capital, and committed to prison without being allowed to communicate with their friends or counsel. One of the persons arrested, a notary, named PONTADA, fired a pistol at the police and wounded one of the constables. According to the Governmeat journals, the parties were implicated in a plot to restore ESPARTERO, but we be lieve this statement to be entirely without foundation. At the meeting of the Senate on the 26th, Senor CARASCO asked the Minister of Finance whether any concession had been made to France injurious to the Spanish tariff, or was in contemplation ? Senor M®N replied in the nega tive. No concession had been made to France, but if the Noble Peer alluded to the refusal of the French Ministry to allow the Spanish Three per Cents. to be quoted on the Bourse, he must decline answering the question. The Three per Cents. closed at 34 3-16 for cash, and 344 at 60 days ; the Five per Cents. at 251 for cash, and 25.15-16 at 60 days ; the Coupons at 28i at 60 days ; and the Debt without interest, at 8, at 56 days. The French Chamber of Peers, after discussing for several days a modified Bill against jobbing in railway Companies, rejected it, on Tuesday, by a majority of 86 against 51. Count D'ARGOUT, Baron DUPIN, and almost every practical man in the Chamber were opposed to the scheme, and the result, consequently, was placed beyond doubt, even at the introduction of the measure. The Deputies were engaged in the Sardinian treaty. An amendment was proposed, to continue the high duty on cattle imported from Sardinia, and resisted by the Government, on the ground that it was necessary to protect the consumer as well as the agriculturist. The former duty on cattle was far too high, and the conse quence was, that the price of butcher's meat had greatly increased throughout the whole of France. The Chamber rejected the amendment, and adhered to the lower scale of duty. In resisting the amendment, M. G tazoT thus stated his opinions, and the resolution of the Go vernment to make the carrying of the treaty a Cabinet question:—" In 1842, when the amendment was carried on the right of search, the Government could accept the amendment, after having opposed it, the general policy of the Cabinet not being involved in it, as the results had proved.—(Dissent.) Three days back why had the Government accepted the amendment on the Bel gian treaty ? Because the rights of the Crown were re spected. In the question at present before the Chamber that was not the case, for if the amendment of M. MAURAT BALLANGE were adopted, the treaty would fa to the ground at once, and the policy of the Government beyond the Alps would be compromised. We cannot lend ourselves to such weaknesses. When two months back we * remained in power, at the solicitations of our friends, we felt that we must expect difficulties and an noyances. We have more than once despised vain clamours, in order to maintain our policy and steer it s ifely through difficult trials. But to support trials and disappointment in order to behold this policy compro mised and perhaps destroyed—that we shall never con sent to. In the amendment which you discuss, it is our policy itself that is involved. We shall defend it firmly to the last extremity; and if it is to be changed and de stroyed, that destruction shall not be attempted under my name and by my hands." The Ministerial paper, the Globe, thus ridicules the attempt of the Opposition to raise the price of meat:— " The Hall of Conference resembled on Monday the tent of Napoleon during the night that preceded the battle of Aus terlitz ; the emperor, M. Thiers, was surrounded by his mar shals ; he gave his instructions, and dispatched his aides-de camp. The corps of M. Maurat Ballange was to attack on the left; M. Billault was to make a strong demonstration in the centre, and the moment the enemy's ranks were thrown into confusion, M. Thiers was to charge in person and decide the victory. But, alas ! the Opposition experienced the fate that befel the unfortunate Melas the day of the battle of Marenv ; the couriers who were to carry the news of ' the victory left too soon, and he had to send off others to an • nounce his defeat. The corps of M. Maurat Ballange was overthrown ; that of M. Dezeimeris was routed ; another, under M. Gautier de Rumilly was put to flight ; and, after the speech of M. Guizot, the coalesced army shamefully retreated, without noise, reserving their last cartridges, which they were afraid to fire. The rout was so complete, that they did not evell dare to avow their intention to give battle. Poor M. Maurat Rallange, who devoted himself, like Curtiu3, was completely abedOned, and his own friends, heedless of so much courage throw:' Away, only witnessed his ridicule." The latest accounts Nut Switzerland lead to a belief that a collision will soon take place between the parties. The Journal des Debuts says : " According to the news we receive from Switzerland the free corps have made their first move. In the evening C.4‘ the 29th the Bale• country volunteers are said to have taken tw 0 cannon and a quantity of ammunition from the arsenal of Leichthal, and with them joined the free corps of Arau. It was generally reported that Lucerne was to be attacked on the 30th, on which day the volunteers of Soleure were also to march. The Government of Ilerne had on its part taken energetic measures for preventing the free corps of that canton from leaving it. It is certain that the radical com mittee at Arau has been in permanent sitting for the last fortnight, and has publicly enrolled the refugees from Lu cerne and volunteers from other cantons. In the cantons of Argau, Berne, Soleure, and Bale country, no obstacle h as been thrown in the way of men moving to join the free corps, and who were easily recognised by the shape of their hats and their arms, which they conveyed in carts. On the other hand the Government of Argau is restrained by the fear that during the excursion of its volunteers the Catholic party may rise. The Vorort had also called out the whole of the federal contingent, and had taken measures to mobolise the Land sturm. The first battalion of the Austrian troops, intended to form a corps of observation on the Voralberg frontier of Switzerland, had arrived at Feldkirch." We have accounts also from other parts of Switzer land, describing the unsettled state of the public mind, and the preparation of the adjoining States to cut off all communication with the country unless these civil broils are speedily settled. THE BOURSE--TUESDAY. APRIL 1. First Htplicst Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price French Five per Cents..... 117 90 .. H 7 90 .. 117 80 .. 117 80 Fours.... Three per Cents.... 85 70 .. 85 90 .. 85 70 .. 85 90 Loan .•••••••• -• •• 86 55 .. 86 55 .. 86 50 .• 8G 50 Bank of France •• •• •••• •• 3200 ..3210 ..3200 .•3210 (lonia Eank. I,ooof Shares.. 1090 —1690 ..1085 ..1085 Belgian Bank. •••• •• 642 50 .. 645 .. 641 25 .. 645 Belgian Fives, 1840.. •• •... 1054 .. 1054 .. 10.514 .. 105 1 4 1842•••••••• 1074 .. 1074 •• 107% .. 1074 Four-and-a-Half .•• 104 .. 104 .. 104 .. 104 Spanish Active•• .••• •• .... 41% .. 40% .. 41% .. 403:, Passive .•. ••714 •• 14.. 7% .. 714 R0man...................106 .. 106 .. 106 .• 10G RAILWAY SHARES. St. Germain •• •••••••• 1202 50 ..1202 50 ..1202 50 —1262 50 Versailles, L.B 402 50 . 405 .. 402 50 .. 402 t 0 Rouen..•••••••• ll 6O . 1160 —ll6O ..1160 Rouen to Havre•• •• ......•• 975 .. 975 975 .. 975 °deans .............. . 1316 25 ..1316 25 ..1307 50 .•1310 Strasburg to Bale• . 343 75 .. 343 75 .. 341 25 .. 341 25 Avignon to Marseilles.• ••••1:35 ..1135 ..1130 . 1132 50 Bordeaux to Teste •• •• 2;43 .. 232 50 .. 230 .. 231 25 RAILWAYS FOR THE ACCOUNT, APRIL 3 St. Germain . Versailles, R.B..•••• .•••• 678 75 .• G7B 7.5 .. 650 .. 650 L. 8.. •• •• 405 .. 405 .. 402 50 .. 402 50 Rouen •• •• •• •• .• 1167 50 ..1172 SO —1167 50 ..1172 50 Rouen to llavre.•• •• 980 ~ 9.0 .. 980 .. 9 0 mleans...••••••••• 1310 ..)320 ..1310 ..1312 50 Strasburg to Bale ••• • • • 345 .. 345 .. 343 75 343 75 Avignon to Marseilles . •1137 50 .• 1137 50 ..1135 ..1135 Bordeaux to Teste .•• ••.... 232 50 .. 232 50 .. 232 50 232 50 having occasion to call day forenoon, Captain Dr. Wilmot,—Pester Holland-place, at the residence of theßev. CAUTION TO EQUESTRIANJ.}'. Nlarsd G en E NLE AiEN. left his of a boy who was loitering about, spirited animal, in the care left the house, after an absence of When Captain Marsden Hampstead-road, incautiously horse, ~. a young and boy. On inquiry, however, he ascertained perceive the horse had been left with the boy, another on the plea of having followed Captain . youngster carne o t that a e t i tiler shortly il °" a e ft o e r r up, and put forward his claim to the . holdingi‘iarMarsden eonf from tlie Upper animal, Baker -street. The first boy stoutly resistedotlelecoinntfernintgioen ment on his right of posses3ion, and during _ the horse g a ll ope d off. After t h e l apse of nearly an hour, the Captain succeeded in recovering his stee d, w Frith both its knees broken, and numerous cuts and dislocations in various parts. The horse had run nearly four miles before it was secured, and had knocked down and severely kicked a man who had attempted to arrest its progress. oaf, It t o6i i 1 reported,ilri%iuli esciisquadron atdro to an s k a feo y rt s i e, tevhoe command,Commerce,tiou i 1 tull et 1 i sl t ie h e d il a n t toenr a nt month h e e oauf . Prince June, THIS "OAY'S ~V,:!.:,-W:. THE MURDER IN ST. GILES'S. INQUEST ON THE BODY.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Wakley, the Coroner for Middlesex, having appointed ten o'clock this morning for the holding of the inquest on the body of the unfortunate woman, Mary Brothers, who was so inhumanly murdered in a brothel, in George-street, St. Giles's, on Monday night last, the jury summoned for the occasion met at the Angel Inn, High-street, near St. Giles's Church, and their names having been called over, Mr. WAKs-bY, before administering the oath, inquired if any one were present who could identify the body ? The husband of the murdered woman was introduced, and to questions from the Coroner, said that he had seen the body, which was that of his wife, Mary Brothers. He had been married to her 15 years before, but after their separation she had gone by another name—that of Ann Tape. The j'iry (13 in number) were then sworn, and Mr. Rogers, tobacconist, of High-street, Finsbury, was chosen foreman. Mr. MILLS, the Deputy- Coroner, asked Harvey, the beadle, if any one were present who had been with the woman at her death ?—The beadle answered in the affirmative. The CORONER then said that the jury had better go and see the body. None but jurymen could then be admitted; but if the gentlemen from the press desired it, they would be ad mitted afterwards. Harvey—l have not the key of the house. I asked fur it, but it was refused me. Inspector Rawley—l have got the key in my possession, and I am ready to accompany the gentlemen of the jury to the house in George-street. The Coroner and jury then left to see the body. After an absence of half an hour the Coroner and jurymen re-entered the inquest-room. Police-constable, William Willis, 64 E, examined—l am employed at the George-street station-house, and while on duty there as gaoler on Monday night, the 31st March, a woman named Palmer came with police- con stable Allen and stated that a man had been stabbing a woman, at No. 11, George-street. I then was directed by my inspector to go to the house with them. I did so, and there procured a candle, and saw three or four women standing at the door of the room on the left side of the passage. I went into that room, and saw the deceased with her back against the fire-place, her head bent down ; and I heard a gurgling noise in her throat. She was bleed ing greatly from the left side of her neck, and there was much blood at her side. I raised her head, and saw a wound above her left shoulder, and a knife sticking in it. I desired constable Allen to pull it out, and he after wards went for the- surgeon. Mr. Fitzgerald came in less than ten minutes, but the woman was quite dead. She did not speak or move from the time I first saw her, and the gurgling in her throat ceased in about four minutes. I then locked the door. I did not see any person in the house charged with having caused the death of the woman. There was another room adjoining that in which I saw the woman, and on a bed there 1 saw marks of blood. There was a window there with a saw in it. I saw marks of blood on the wainscoting, as if the blood had spurted there. Mr. Armes—Have you got the knife? Witness—No, Sir; constable Allen has. Allen, the constable, produced the knife. It was a common sized black handled table- knife, sharpened to a point, and encrusted with blood. Mr. WAKLEY asked the witness why he had not himself taken the knife from the wound. It was better, in these cases, to limit the number of witnesses as much as possible. The constable said—l was engaged at the time assisting the woman. I have known the woman by sight, in the street, for about three years. I believe I saw her about half past eight o'clock on the night of the murder. Ido not know where she lived. There were three other women standing at the door of the room, one of whom had a candle in her hand. Mrs. Hall is the landlady of the house. The woman Palmer, who came to the station-house, is the servant, and, I believe, lives in the house. (The station-house is within a minute's walk of the house where the murder was committed.) Palmer came to the station-house about ten minutes to eleven o'clock. Mary Palmer, an old woman, was next examined. She stated that she was a widow, and lived at 13, Church-street, St. ililes•s. I used to sell fruit for my living, but ltt erly I have been employed to clean, and act in the capacity of a servant, at Mrs. Hall's, 11, George-street. Mr. Hall 13 the landlord ; he pays me my wages. I did not know the mur dered woman by the name of Mary Brothers, but by the name of Mary 'tape. Tape is the name of re shoemaker wi h whom she had lived. I do not know her age. I was never told it was forty-five. I saw her last alive about a quarter to eleven o'clock on the night of Monday last. She came to the parlour. door of the house and asked for a three penny room. A man was with her. I had never seen him before, and I do not know his name. I think I should know him again. I lit a candle and gave it to the woman. The man did not speak. He gave me the threepence. I did not see anything in his hand. I noticed his dress. He wore a velveteen coat, which came down to his knees, with pockets at the sides. It was of a very on his dark colour by the candlelight. He had a sealskin cap head, and wore light brown trousers. His coat was closely buttoned. The woman said nothing more, and they went into the room together. I should think whet Lea was about thirty years or age. He was very dark, with black hair, and small dark whiskers. I did not notice the colour of his eyes. He had a long pointed nose. Neither of tem were drunk after. I sat down on the stairs , and in about five minutes the room, and she repeated the cr y three times. I; knocked heard the woman cry " M urder." I went to the door of at the door, and asked what was the matter? I heard no scuffling or noise. The man marl no answer. The door was bolted, and I could not get in. e room that they were in was the middle room, where the bed was. Mr. MILLS—Did you burst the door open ?—Yes. Mr. Mime—Which door was that?—The one that the blood was in. Mr. Altus—When you burst open the door what did you see ?—When I burst open the door the woman was sitting on the bed. Mr. MlLLs—What was the man doing ?-11e was standing over her in this way—(The witness held up her hand clenched behind her own neck) —and I thought he was hit ting her. Mr. MILLS—Was his side or back towards you ?—His side was towards me, for he was facing the woman. Mr. MILLS—Did you see him strike her ?—No hims band was lifted up, and I said, " Don't you strike her no ore." With that he turned round. Mr. Mires—Did you see anything in his hand at the time? —No, Sir, nothing Mr. 111iies—Did he let his hand fall? No, Sir, not then. Mr. bliet..4--What did you say to him ?—I said, "You have hit the wom enough, do nut hit her any more." Miees—Whan at did the man say then ?—lle took his hand away and ran out of the room. Mr. MILLS—Did he run past you ?—I caught him by the coat, but he got away, and ran out immediately without say ingyou see that he left anything behind anything. him M ? r. ToLtlisii—ngDbidut the knife. The woman got out of the bed herself and came into the next room. She then gave a bit of a stagger, and down she fell at the fire-place. Mr. MieLs--Did she say nothing? Not a word, Sir. Mr. MILLS--Did you see any blood? She was covered with blood, and a pool of blood was beside her. Mr. MILLS—\i hat did you do then? I ran out to the front door and A p sa oliceman stress m , cae into the , house and pulled the id " Mi mistress here is a woman murdered." knife out. Mr. MILLS—Did you see the knife ? Yes, I saw it in the poli c eman's han d. you see it before ? Yes, in the policeman's ha l‘ n i d r in M tte 9—D room. id The policeman said it was in live inches. Mr. Mimes—When did you see the woman before this day three weeks hen was she in the house before? About for the first time ? I did not see her before she went to the hospital, about two years ago. be l fo V re, but not with the same man. I never si z /t e l , r d . hat was he like? He was about the middle saw the same man before. Mr. Mims —Do you believe that was the man that stabbed dark, and walked pretty straight. the woman ? He was the only one that went in with her. The Foreman —When they came in and paid you the three pence, was there any person in the passage ? No, riot one, sir. Mr. Dimes— Have women, any one say that they know the man ? yes, two who said that they knew him. A Juror —How long were they in the room together. About seven minutes altogether. A Jut or —Did you see him after you got to the door? I saw him turning the corner of Broad-street when I got to the door. husban Ma Hall examined —I live at No. 11, George-street. My ry d's n ame is John. lie is a leather-dresser, and rents the house from Mr. Grout. Ido not know what ' Mr. Grout is, or where he lives. He lives somewhere in the country. lie comes for his rent every week. Ido not know what rent my husband pays. The furniture belongs to Mr. Grout. I was in the house when the man and woman came, but I did not see them there. Palmer gave me the 3d., but she said no thing to me. They came in about ten minutes to eleven, and in about seven minutes I heard Palmer cry that a woman was murdered, and I ran for assistance. The man ran past me in the passage and pushed me aside. There was no light there that I could see him by, for the light was in the room. He said nothing when he ran past me, and 1 did not know him at all. I knew the:woman well. She lodged with me about five or six months, but I had not seen her since she left me, sometime ago. Her sister used to come to see her while she was with me. She did not live with any man while lodging with me, neither did any man come to see her. She was a quiet, sober woman. I never saw her intoxicated. She never told me that any one had threatened her life. I do not know where she lodged after she left me. I do not suspect any one, nor from what I have since heard do I suspect any one, except the p erson w ho was with h er at m y house. Ido not know the m an w ho is suspected of havin g murdered her. I never saw hi m b e f ore the night in q uestion. He ra p idl y passed me in the the passage, and p ushed me aside. I caught hold of his coat , w hi c h from the fe el I should think was velveteen. Some of' the uat the botto m of the table here put gene ral question s t o witness, in a conv ersational tone. Mr. Blueei said, that if they had any question to put to her, either himself or the Coroner would do so. What she stated to them was not taken down, and could not be consi dered evidence. Mrs. Hall was recalled, and stated that her husband was and Hatfield, upholsterers, 19, not at home at the time of the murder. capacity of The husband of the deceased was then called. He is a respectable-looking man, between forty and fifty years of age, a n d as to the James Brothers, and that he was employed by Messrs. Tratt was much affected. He stated that his name was Lower Brook-street, in the ters, at 8, George-court, Grosvenor-square. He said the Mr. Mie es _ e w de ceased's name was Mary, and her age about forty-six. I have iiptoirlitsern,eaigndhbtohuartholoied.resided with his two daugh ters, been separated from her 15 or 16 years. I am not quite certain I believe, time,i sheet. Mr. Mit L-s--Do you know where she lived within the last six months? Witness—l do not know exactly. Somewhere, but I could tell by the Marlborough police have not seen her for the last eighteen months—perhaps two years. My her Mr. lien did you see her last? Witness—l children have not seen or spoken to her for seven years. Mr. Miees--How did you know the deceased was your 'iLiefen? Witness—Her sister came and told me that she had murdered. She was in the habit of seeing her, and had been sent for. any injury W' S• Ido not. Witness--No, • Mr. Mul e women—that one wsts 19 years of o s----Haye ou any suspicion of the parson Au von know if any one had threatened to do murdered her? body on Tuesday —it is the body of my wife.—(llere the Witness—NO, nut in the least. I saw the witness was much affected, and tears rolled down his face.) examined.— She said she He sai d his slaughters, whom he had brought up, were fine Mr. WAKLEY—We will not ask you an; thmg eneee you had better retire. Theleft the room. Seymour-street, witness then Jane Crook, the • setter of the deceased, was the next.wit nessage and the . other 21. was a married woman,re sided at 55, Se alive was on Saturday, was my sister—the only one I had. The last time I saw her : b e r y etw ß e and e ro n th a e v r e s Euston-square. and six o'clock, ou my return home front market. That is not far from the place where her body now lies. A woman named Ann Scoones was there. No man was there. Ido not think she was living with any man. I had seen her more latterly than for sonic years before. I saw her frequently in the month of October last. Mr. MILLS—Did she tell you that any one had threatened her life ? Witness—She told me that a man whom she had lived with a short time before, but whom she had left, owing to some quarrel they had had, had threatened her, and that she was afraid to go out for him. She said she had been very uncomfortable with him. I said, " I wonder,.Mary you can content yourself to live in the way you do." Mr. MILLS—Do you know the name of that man. Wit ' ness—She said his name was Mellen. I am not certain of his Christian name, but I think it was William. I did not know what he then was, but I have since heard that he was a smith. Inspector Haynes said that person was taken into custody, but, on examination, he was found nut to be the man sus pected of murdering the woman. The witnesses who saw the man with the woman on the night of the murder had positively stated that he was not the man. The witness said she had seen Mellen at Marylebone Police-office on Tuesday. ' Mr. WAKLEY inquired if the whole of the other witnesses who bad seen the man suspected of committing the murder had seen Mellen ? Inspector Rawley said Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Palmer, Mr. Old ham, the cutler, who sold the knife with which the murder was committed, and the police-constable, had seen him. Mr. WAKLEY desired Mrs. Palmer to be recalled. In answer to questions from the Coroner, she said that she went to Marylebone Police . court on Tuesday, and a man was shown to her, but he was not all like the man whom she let into the house on Monday night. Mr. WAR.l.Ev—That man was Mellen ? Inspector Haynes said he was. The examination of the deceased's sister was then resumed. --When I saw my sister on Saturday, she did not say she was living with any man, and, as I have said, I do not believe she was. Mellen was the man whom she - was afraid of. I be lieve she had done something which she ought not to have done, and they had quarrelled. Mr. WAKLEY said (with respect to the descriptions which had been given of the suspected individual, and of the pub licity which would be given to them in the newspapers) the less said about him the better, as they would be merely an advertisement to him, advising him how to escape. Henry Oldham was next examined. He said he was a cutler, at No. 10, High-street, directly opposite the house in which the inquest was held. The knife lying on the table I sold on Monday night, about ten minutes to ten o'clock, as near as I can recollect. To a man who came into the shop and said " What is the cheapest small carving-knife you have ?" I said, " I will serve you directly." I took out three knives and he purchased one of them,for which he paid one shilling. Not another word was uttered by him. He did net remain longer than three minutes. As he passed down the shop he was proceeding towards the door with the knife in his hand, which I thought somewhat extraordinary. I have no doubt the knife be ing the one I sold. I ground the edge of thektife, and wrapped it in paper, and he lett the ship I did not notice him particu larly, but he was about 3 feet 4or 5 inches in height. Ile had on a dark coat, dirty trousers, and a hat. I think the coat was cloth, but I am not positive about it. His age I should think from 19 to 21, and he spoke Ike a youth. The CORONER. said these different descriptions did the greatest mischief in the world. Witness continued—l did not notice whether he had any whiskers. Ile was of a rather sallow complexion, and his features were large. He had no gloves on. I think I should know him again. He was sober, and did not appear at all excited. I never saw the man before. He looked a low character, as if lie lived in the low part of St. Giles's. He had a dirty appearance altogether. It struck me as extraordinary when he wanted to take the knife out without anything on it. I have the corresponding piece of paper that the knife was wrapped in. It was brown paper, with some writing on it. The man had on dark trousers. My daughter was standing be3ide me at the time, and took particular notice of him also. She is ten years of age. Mr. WAKLEY—I think it will be better to give this infor mation privately to the police. Witness continued—l do not know the woman. The witness who had been examined, and those also who had been summoned, were ordered to go into the next room. Witness continued—l saw the man who had been in cus toly, but he was not the man who purchased the knife. He was much stouter. John James Allen, 159 E, examined—l am r constable at the George-street station. On Monday night I was in the gateway . in George-street, three doors below the house where the murder was committed. It was then a quarter to eleven o'clock, and I heard the door open, and saw a man run down past me towards Broad-street, but on the opposite side of the street. There was light enough from the lamp to see him. He was about 5 feet 6 inches in height. He had a cap on with a peak, but I would not say whether it was a cloth cap or no. He had on lightish coloured trousers. I should know him again but would not like to say what hi s features were. I think Ihave seen him before in this neigh bourhood. I am positive it was a cap, but will not say whether it was a seal-skin cap or a cloth one. About five or six minutes after the woman Palmer came to me, and said— " Come here, policeman ; here's a woman been struck at Mrs. Hall's." I heard no alarm, and the woman Palmer came very quietly indeed. Palmer said the woman was bleeding very much. I told Mr. Inspector Rawley that there was some thing wrong below, and Willis and I went there In the passage there were three or four women, and on entering the room we found the woman on the floor with the knife sticking in the wound at the back of the neck. It was in about five inches. I tried to pull it out lightly, but found it sticking fast, and 'I was obliged to pull it out with a jerk. She was not deal then, for she gave a sort of smile, and I ran for the surgeon. Mr. Simpson was not at home, and I ran for Mr. Fitzgerald. By a Juror—lt was five or six minutes after the man had ran passed before the woman came to me, but no person came out of the house in the interval. By the CORONER—From the slight glance I got of the man, I should say lie was about thirty. The CORONER here stopped the inquiry by observing that all the witnesses had been examined, and that nothing fur ther would be done this day. He should not fix an hour for resuming the inquest, in order to avoid the difficulties which had arisen in former instances from the interference of the magistrates' courts. For this reason only it was that he ad journed the inquest without naming a time for its future sit ting, so that if the prisoner were taken iuto custody, lie would at once be ordered before that Court. This would do away with the difficulty, and at the same time give the Commis sioners of Police no excuse for interfering with the proceed ings of the Coroners' Courts. The inquest was then formally declared adjourned, and the room was cleared of strangers. The inquiry did not seem to cause that excitement which might naturally have been expected, but this might probably arise from the fact of the hour fur holding the inquest being only fixed on yesterday. In George-street and its vicinity the same intense desire to gaze upon the scene of the murder still prevails, and thousands of persons succeed each other throughout the day. Many rumours are current as to the murderer having been seen in various places, but of course they are not entitled to the slightest credit. The station houses are also besieged with curious inquirers, but the in formation distilled in driblets from the police is of the most unsatisfactory character. CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.) Daniel Cooper, a cabman, badge 8,307, was charged with being drunk, and with violently assaulting policeman 233 G. It appeared from the evidence that on the previous night the prisoner was most disorderly and quarrelsome. The constable interfered, and the prisoner attacked him in a savage manner, biting his hand, and striving to twist his arm out of the socket. Mr. GREENWOOD said such a man was utterly unfit to be a cabman. He would sentence him to ten days' imprisonment and suspend his license for 21 days. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY . HAY MARKETS. SmrritnEm—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ HO to 4/ lOs ; use ful ditto, 4l I2sto 5/4s • fine Upland do., 5/ 5s to 5/103; Clover Hay, 4/ 103 to 6i; Oat Straw, 11 18a to 21; \Vheat Straw, 21 to 2/ 2s per load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 15s to 4/ 15s ; useful ditto, 4/ 16s to 5/ 4s ; fine Upland ditto, 515 s to Si 12s ; Clover Hay, 4/ lOs to 5/ 17s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 18s to 2/; Wheat Straw, 21 is to 2/ 3s per load. Supply rather limited, and trade somewhat brisk. WIIITECHAPEL. - Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 15s to 41 15s; useful ditto, 41 16s to 5/ 3s ; fine Upland ditto, 5/ 48 to 5/ lOs ; Clover Hay, 4/ 108 to 61; Oat Straw, 1/ 18s to 2/ : Wheat Straw, 21 to 212 s per load. Trade steady, at fu prices. _ . read a second time, and ordered to be referred to a Select Committee. The Heritable Jurisdiction (Scotland) Bill was read a second time. The second reading - of the Infeftment (Scotland) Bill was postponed for a week. Lord ASHLEY moved the second reading of the Calico Print• works Bill. Sir J. GRAHAM would not oppose the second read ing of the Bill, because he thought that some legisla tive enactment was necessary on the subject, but he begged to be understood as not pledging himself to the details of the measure. On the contrary, there were many of the proposed provisions of which he highly disapproved, and it would be his duty to pro pose several material alterations in Committee. Lord ASHLEY, although he regretted the loss of some advantages which he had hoped to attain by the present measure, yet thought it so important to secure the co-operation of the masters and of the Go vernment that he would accede to the Right Hon. Baronet's proposition. After an interesting discussion, in which Mr. M. GIBSON, Mr. COOPER, Mr. Hums, Mr. T. DUN COMBS, Mr. ESCOTT, and Lord F. EGERTON took part, the Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be read a third time on Wednesday next. The order of the day for the House going into Committee of Supply was then read, when Sir JOHN EASTUOPE brought forward the case of two persons imprisoned at Leicester for non-payment of poor-rates. Sir J. GRAHAM, in reply, stated that he had made inquiries into the case, and had advised her MAJESTY to i . order the immediate liberation of the parties alluded to. Mr. T. DuNcoatnE said that the intended mercy of the Right Hon. Baronet would come too late, as the term of the sentence of the parties imprisoned would terminate the day after to-morrow. The House then went into Committee, and a vote for 1,111 men having been agreed to, the House resumed. The Bill for the Protection of the Treasures of Art in Museums then passed through Committee ; after which the LORD-ADVOCATE obtained leave to bring in aßill for the better administration of the laws relating to the relief of the poor in Scotland, which was read a first time, and the House adjourned. The speech of Sir CHARLES NAPIER of Monday night last, upon that which should have been a mo- tion for a Committee on the construction of steam ships-of-war, and the present condition of our steam navy—was full of details calculated to excite the most anxious interest in the mind of every English man. We can imagine no facts of a more weighty character than those enunciated by this gallant and distinguished officer, in that peculiar and effective manner which never fails to add force and point to his argument. But there are circumstances in the present condition of this country's relations with foreign powers, which impart to them a degree of intense interest, of unspeakable importance. For, be it observed, the allegations of which we are about to give an outline, were not attempted to be contra dicted by the official authorities to whom they were addressed. With some such qualification, only, as that supplied by Sir GEORGE COCKBURN, who re minded Sir CHARLES that, though many of our armed steamers bad now become old craft, one of them only had been broken up. These formidable allegations of erroneous construction, of wanton ex penditure, of incessant alterations, cuttings •down, lengthenings, and reductions, defective principles of naval architecture, and bigoted adhesion to the school producing these defective models, were tacitly affirmed by those parties who are, in fact responsible for so much permitted mismanagetuent. Let us look the hazards we are running, by the longer endurance of such a state of things, full in the face. If we do not, shall we fondly ima gine ourselves fully prepared for any and all exi gences that may arise out of a rupture with America, or France, or any combination of naval States of inferior power ? We go all lengths with those who entertain the most unhesitating confidence in the ex tent to which the moral constancy, the physical courage, and the indomitable resolution of our sailors can outweigh the enormous odds of material force, by their calm energy and characteristic prowess. But there may be, and in the unhappy event of a war there speedily would be, in reference to that condition of our navy and its steam arm, described on Monday night in the House of Commons, such an overwhelm ing disparity of means arrayed against us, whenever circumstances might enable our enemy to collect and concentrate them—that it is the most imperative duty of the Government to anticipate and provide against such a contingency, by securing to this country a war steamer force of unmatched efficiency, extent, and power. 3% 62 1% 33 16 1 4 3 1 4 7 7 18 A 4 41A 2% 314 4 1 / 2 353 4 4 43 AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEEKS. . 45s 3d I Oats:— .... 21 6d Beans • •—•• •• 34 9d I • 325 3d Rye ........ 30 9d Pea5e........35 4d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. Wheat •• •• 20s Cot I Oats • ...... Gs Od I Beans • Barley .• •• • • Gs Ott Rye IN 6d Pease• 88 &I 78 &I MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.—The number of deaths for the week ending March 29 was 1,188, ex ceeding the average of five winters by 51, and 9 less than on the previous week. We regret to find that the violent deaths are more numerous than on any previous occasion, amounting to 50, and of these not fewer than 25 had been caused by burns and scalds. With four ex ceptions the sufferers were helpless children, many of them under four years of age, and several still younger, showing the reckless carelessness of their mothers. There aro 7 from falls, 8 suicides, and 1 execution. Deaths from diseases of the longs are on the degrease, but those from bronchitis and pneumonia are still con. siderably above the average. The deaths from small pox (32) occurred at th e f o llowing ages:—Six under 1 year; eight, 1-3; five, 3-5; six, 5-10; three, 10-15; one, 17; one, 24; one, 45; and one, 51 years. . MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. and SheffieTa, 0 - i - ; North Wales, 31-16 V s ; CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. 33/4 prem. ; Scottish Central, 5 3 4 • Scottish Midland, '" ' ' Sh -shurf, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 235. 245. ; rev, - The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 8,000 Wolverhampton, Dudley, &c., 4% 5 ; Southport and En:stop, bales, including 3,000 American on speculation. The market 2 1 / 2 ; Trent Valley, 17% 1 4 et new ; West Yorkshire, 3 1 A., N .. ~; was dull, but there was no change in prices. Cotton Great Northern of France (English), 6% ; Paris and 14 ° ' North Westerna! was offered freely for sale. Shares were - very animated, (English), 3% ex new. and a large business done at the following quotations :- Aberdeen Railway, 3% ; Barnsley Junction, 9 1 / 2 10 ; Ditto, Half Shares, 3 3 / 4 ; Birkenhead, Manchester , and Ches hire, 121. 11/.165.3d. ; Birmingham and Gloucester, Quarter Shares, 34 ; Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington, 7% 8 ; Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 44 ; Blackburn and Preston, 15 3 4 % ; Bristol and Gloucester, 61 62 ; Belfast and Ballymena, 4 1 / 2 ; Boiton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 13 1 % %; Caledonian, 10% 16s. 3d. ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 94 9 ; Chester and Birkenhead, 5014 49 1 / 2 ; Ditto, New Shares, 434 43 1 / 2 ; Ditto,'Half Shares, 25 1 2 23% ; Chester and Holyhead, 8% ; Chester and Preston Brook, 31% ; Churnet Valley, 7% 7 3 / 4 ; Clydesdale Junction, 10 ; Coventry and Nuneaton, 1 1 / 4 premium ; Dublin and Belfast Junction, 81% 8%; Dublin and Galway, 41.4/.ls. 6d. ; Dundalk and Enniskillen ' 3% ; Eastern Counties, 21 % % ; Ditto, Perpetual, No 1,5% ; Ditto, No. 2, 11. 6s. ; Edin burgh and Glasgow, New Quarter Shares, 5 3 4 ; Ely and Bedford, 1/. 145., 1/. 16s. 3d. ; Grand Junction , 225 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 44 1 4 ; Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 51,$ 3% ; Great Southern and Western, 161 ii ; Ditto Extension, 10% % ; Great Western, Half Shares, 102 ; Ditto, Fifth Shares, 40 1 / 2 ; Huddersfield Canal and Railway, 3%; Huddersfield and Sheffield, 6% 7; Lancaster and Preston, 544 ; Ditto, Three -quarter Shares, 33 1 / 2 ; Limerick and Waterford, 6% 3 / 4 ; Liverpool and Manchester, 204; LiverpookOrmskirk,and Preston, 2/. 13s. 6d. 2% ; London and Birmingham, 2354 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 32%; London and Brighton, 64% ; London and South- Western, 80 ; Ditto, New 50/. Shares, 12 ; London and York, 61s. 6d. ; Direct Northern, 5% 16s. 3d. ; Leeds and West Riding Junction, 7 1 / 8 ; Lynn and Dereham, 1% . • Manchester and Birmingham , 591/2 ; Ditto Quar ter ' Shares, 10 3 / 4 ; Ditto New Quarter Shares, 61/s 1% ; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 16% ; Manchester, Shef field, and Midland, 7 1 % 8%; Manchester and Leeds, 148 148% ; Ditto, Quarter Shares 20% ; Midland Railway, 155 154 ; Ditto, 401. Shares, 20i 20% ; Ditto, Fifth Shares, N; Ditto, Consolidated Birmingham an d Derb y , 120; wark and Sheffield, 7; Newcastle and Berwick, 15%; Newcastle and Darlington, 48 ; North British, 17%; Ditto, Half Shares, 4 1 / 2 41. Ils. 6d. ; North Union, (A.), 149 1 4 ; North Wales, 3 3% ; Preston and Wyre, 34% %; Sheffield and Manchester, 120 122 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 16% 17 ; Sheffield and Lincoln, 1%, 1 /. 3 s. ; Shrewsbur y , Woverhampton, and Birmingham, 4 3 4 1 /, ; Shrewsbury and Grand Junction, 6 1 / 8 ; Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 41. 16s. 3d., 4 3 / 4 ; South-Eastern and Dover, 44 1 / 2 44; Ditto, New Shares, No. 1, 17 17 1 4 ; Ditto, New Shares, N 0.2, 12%; Ditto, New Shares, No. 3, 9 1 / 8 1 h ; Scottish Central, 6 ; South Wales, OA ; Trent Valley, 17 1 / 8 ; West Yorkshire, 3% 735. 9d. ; Worcester and Tring, 41. 81s. 6d. ; Whitehaven and Furness, 1%; York and North Midland, New Half Shares, 16 1 % %; Ditto (Scarborough), 43 ; Austrian and Sar dinian, % 1% ; Great Paris and Lyons, 24 ; Lyons and Avignon ( English), 3 1 4 31. 3s. 6d; Northern of France (English), 6% • Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux (English) , 124 ; Paris and Lyons, Lafitte's (English), 61s. 3 % ; Paris and Lyons, Colon's, 2 1 / 2 ; Paris and Strasburgh, 2 % ; Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie's Company), 31,4 ; Verona and Ancona, 2 1 % 2/. Is. It is not an important fact, recollecting how much British capital is invested in the French railways, that the Chamber of Peers has negatived by a large majority the Count Daru's restrictive policy in respect of railways, and by persons who have not taken by any means an interest in the result. It is certainly somewhat ludicrous to find objections making by the Peers of France to British subjects investing their surplus capital in lines of railway in France itself. We are credibly informed that the Nitrate of Potass and the Nitrate of Soda are about to be imported from Africa. If so, a wider field for the employment of British shipping must be opened. A good deal of business has been transacted in the un funded Debt to -day, and at prices varying from 61s. to 645. premium. Consols for the Accounthave beers quoted at 99%; for Money, from 99% to 99%, and Bank Stock at 215 and 215 1 / 2 for the Account. In the Foreign Market business has been slack. Colombian has touched 16%; Mexican, 35 3 4 ; Spanish Three per Cents., 40 1 4 ; and the Consols 29% 29 1 4. '1 he Share Market has been most active. The French lines are more in request, as the quotations annexed will show. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. 3 per Cent. Consols ... 99%% 99% Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 - - Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 ... 11% 11% Bank Stock for Account 215% 215 215 Consols for Account... ....... 99% 99 5 / s Exchequer Bills, 1,000/., I%d. 64 63 65 61 63 pm. 63 Ditto 500/. . Ditto Small ... 65 63 pm. 63 Ditto Advertised - pm. - ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela. 16%4 16 15% Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 35% 333 / 4 Ditto, Account 35% Ditto, Deferred - 16% Peruvian Bonds 6 per Cents 3 2 1 /2 32 1 / 2 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent - - Ditto, Account - 66 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto Account Ditto, Passive Ditto 3 per Cent. 4 0 1,4 Ditto, Account .. 404 40 1 / Dutch, 2% per Cent Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certific 97% % 971 / 2 PRICES OF CLOSING PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. Il AMWAY SHARES PRICES. Aberdeen Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush l% 134 34 Binning. and Gloucesterloo Ditto % Shares Bristol and Exeter Bristol and Gloucester... 30 Caledonian Cambridge and Lincoln 11/4...... 9%, 9 3 /4 Chester and Holyhead... 5 8% Churnet Valley Coventry, Bedworth, and Nuneaton ........ ...... 1 1 4 - Coventry and Leicester - - Cornwall 5 4 Diss, Beccles, Yarmouth 1 1 / 2 - .. 2% Direct Northern Direct Norwich Dublin and Belfast J unc. 2 1 4 l O l / 2% 1 / 4 3 4 lO% Dublin and Galway 21...... 4 3 / 5iA...... 51/ ,s Dublin and Mullingar 2 l/ - Eastern Counties Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1-.4/. 13s. 4d - Eastern Union lO .. .., . Ditto Extension Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 Ely and Bedford Great South. and West. ( Ireland) Ditto Extension Great North of England..loo 195 Ditto New ...... .. Ditto New 2 2 2 1 /2 23 ......... 23 Great Western BO ......182 1 % 183......... 183 Ditto 1 / 2 Shares 5O 10 2 I,E Ditto Fifths Guildford, Farn'm,Ports. 2 1 / 2 - Harwich Hull and Selby 5O ...... 99 Ditto Quarter Shares . 12 1 / 2 ...... 2 2 Lancaster and Carlisle... 15 ...... 40 39 236 London and Birminghm (Stock)... - Do. Shares 32 1 / 2 1 % London and Blackwall. 16 /. 13 s. 4d. 7 %% 1 A 32 London and Brighton... 50 ...... 65 4 64% London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 17% 184 London and S. Western 41/6a 10d 80 1 / 2 81 80% 2 80 6 % Do. New consolidated Bths 6 Do. New .............. 2 2 1 / 2 1 13 0 t 4 Do. New ............... •• • 3 3 London and York ........ . 2% 3% 2 1 / 2 7% 8 7% 7% Lynn and Ely I Manchester and Leeds... 73 Do. Sixteenths ........ .2% - Manchester. and Birmin. 40 ...... 611 / 2 62 60 6O Do. Quarters 4 ...... 11 10 1 ,4 ... ..... 10 1 / Midland 100 .....157 159............ 156' Do. New Midland, Birm., Derby 100 llB 119 l' Newcastle and Darling ton Junction Do. New Brandling Newcastle and Berwick 1 1 4 1614 1714 Newry and Enniskillen. 2% 314% Newark and Sheffield ... 1 1 / 2 6 34 8 7% North British ...... 10 Do. New North Kent - 2% North Wales Norwich and Brandon... 10 - Do., New ... ..... ..... 1 - Preston and Wyre Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1 Scottish Midland l l / 2...... 4%3%...•• ... Shrews., Wolverhamp , Dudley, and Binn 2 l/ .. . . 4 3 A % South Devon... lO ...... 21 South Eastern & Dover 33/ 2s 4d... 43 1 h 43 ... Do., N 0.2. - Do., D u o. 3 South Wales 2 1h...... 6 ,i% 1 4 Trent Valley Waterford and Kilkenny 1 .. , ... 3)4% York and North Midland 50 lO4 105 1( Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 20 Do. Extension ......... 114 1 7 1% 19 17% .. 1 FRENCH RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 4 Bordeaux and Toulouse 2 Bordeaux,Toulouse, and Cette ...... ... • ... ..... 2 Great North. of France.. 4 Lyons and Avignon O r leans and Bordeaux... 2 Paris & Lyons, Laffitte's 2 Paris and Lyons, Gan neron's, P a ris &Lyons, (Calon's) 2 Paris and Orleans Paris and Strasbourg ... 2 - Rouen and Havre Royal North of Spain ... 2 - ' Tours and Nantes, Mac kenzie's t JOINT STOCK BANKS. Union of London. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 2.-The sales are :-Birmingham and Gloucester, New Shares, 4 ; Eastern Counties, 21% % ; London and Brighton, 65% ex new and ex div. ; London and South-Western, New Shares, 12% ; Manchester and Leeds, 147 1 /, ex div. ; Ditto, Sixteenth Shares, 7 ; Manchester and fl irmin g h am , 59 1 ,1 4 ex new and ex div. ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 104 ex new and ex div. ; Ditto, New Quarters, 6% % prem. ; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 163% •, Midland Railway Consols, 156 ; Ditto, Preferential, 4 ; Ditto, 40/. Shares, 21 ; North British, 17X ; Preston and Wyre, 34 1 4 . % ; Sheffield and Manchester, 118 120 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 16 3 / 4 % ; South-Eastern, 43 % ex div.; Ditto, No. 3,8% 9 ; 13arnaley Junction, 10 ; Ditto, Half Shares, 3 1 / 2 ; Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire Junction, 11% 8 13-16 ; Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington, 8 7% ; Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 41,4 %; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 13%; Caledonian, 11 ; Cam bridge and Lincoln, 8 3 / 4 9 ; Churnet Valley, 7% ; Direct Northern, 5 1 A 5-16 ; Dublin and Belfast Junction, 8%; Dublin and Galway, 4 ; Erewash Valley, 15% ; Glasgow and Dumfries, 19s. 6d. 20s. ; Goole, Doncaster, Sh e ffi e ld, an d Manchester Junction, %i• Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction, 5 4 ; Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 3 1 / 2 7-16 ; Leeds and West Riding Junction, 7 ; Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 3 ; London and Wor. tester, Oxford and Rugby, 4 1-16 ; London and York, 31-18 ; Lynn and Ely, 7 ; Manchester and Buxton, 34 ; Man chester, Sheffield, aud Midland Junction, 8 1 A X i Newark LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY . ) LONDON, APRIL 3.—Wind this day, easterly breeze, fine' DEAL, APRIL 2.—Wind S.E. by E., moderate.—Ssileu Theresa, Hobart Town ; Royal Sovereign, Bombay ; IsTes° l3 ' Buenos Ayres and Mauritius ; Friends, Saguenay ; Resource' Quebec. DONAGIIADEE, MARCH 30.—The schooner Leonidasef Belfast, went ashore near Port Patrick 28th inst. ; crew sus' ' SHIELDS, APRIL I.—The Fox, of InVerness, abandouern with flag flying and dismasted, was passed 30th ult., 70 Mil e " E. from Tynemouth Castle, by the Zenith, arrived he re ' crew supposed to be saved. GREENOCK, MARCH 31.—The Euxine, frn ° Ichaboe, put into Glenluce Bav, 29 th ult., with lo ss of in.e.itilo and wizen-masts . Assistance has been sent to tow her 10 the Clyde. HOLYHEAD, 'ALARM 31.—Wind S.S.W. to W.SW.- - A r4 Isabella, Sligo, for London, with loss of sails, and boat stov:" HULL, APRIL I.—A brig, with all sails set, was seen t, founder on the night of the 30th ult., ten miles ()tithe SPA crew supposed to be drowned. YARMOUTH, APRIL I.—A brig got on the Scroby Sall` but came off and proceeded. The Brunswick, Kerr, of Rye, was totally wrecked Flamborough Head, 28th ult. ; crew saved. OFF WEYMOUTH.—Marion, Guthrie, Calcutta, left Cape Good Hope, Jan. 22. LIMERICK, APRIL 1.--The Lucy, Anderson, hence to pr e 8; ton, is supposed to have been totally lost on the Ma lbli v ia Coast, with all hands, on the 2 7th ult.; a plank mar!, " Lucy," and some wheat, have been washed ashore near be"' WARRNPOINT, APRIL I.—The shooner Peru, from p°111; dalk to Liverpool, in running for this harbour, on the 001 ult., was driven on the rocks at Soldus Point, but was got this morning, and brought up here to discharge and re P l " " cargo partially damaged. S TRO3L NES S , MARCH27.—The Margaret, M'Rea, of Pa i t e ; head, ashore on the Isle of Flotta, has been got off an here with considerable damage. ALDBOROUGH, APRIL 2.—The Endeavour, of D olt. stranded at Orfordness, has been got off and in here , considerable damage. ;wolf LIVERPOOL, Amtu. 2.—Wind S.S.E., light. Arrd. from Maryborough, and Queen Dowager, from Ichaboe, J"'" Moran, Mobile. SPORTING IN TELLIGEN CE• (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) CROXTON PARK RACES—WEDNESDAY. c t, t The Farmers' Plate of 50/., and 10 added, for the seevil Heats, two miles. I l Mr. John Alcock's Little Thought-of, 5 yrs...(Briggs) 4 $ Mr. Bates's Singleton, 4 yrs 2 Mr. Hilton's Father Mathew, 5 yrs The following also started :—Mr Finder's Diana, 6 11 . Mr. E. Vincent's Sister to Unfortunate, 5 yrs —Mr', Sampey's Snowdrop, 5 yrs—Mr. J. Sampey's Araby Alai ~1 yrs—Mr. Coy's The Squirrel, 5 yrs—Mr. T. Vincent's • 1 ; i Careless, 5 yrs—Mr. Ravell's bm, by Shamrock, dan l l, Holme, 5 yrs—Mr. Harrison's ch g by Birdcatcher, 5 Mr. T. Shipman's Gay Lass, 5 yrs—Mr. J. Hallam's GS green, 5 yrs—Mr. J. Wilder's Emily, 4 yrs—Mr. SPribbi ch c, by Sir Gilbert, 4 yrs—Mr. John Perkins's Skylar k yrs—and Mr. W. Shipman's Young England, 5 yrs. 2 1 1 /* The Scurry Stakes of 5 soy's. each, and 20 added Half a mile. W. Erskin e) I Mr. Sprigg's ch g, by Mundig, 5 yrs...(t. 111 r. R. Oliver's Grace Darling ....................... $ Lord Granby's Stocking Ties ................................. The following were not placed :—Mr. Coke's The 1. 13, 6 yrs ; Mr. Scullthorpe's Donna Quixota, 6 yrs ; I °w. Proctor's Adeline, 6 yrs ; Mr. Atkins' Railroad, aged; , t o Gearey's Raven ; and Lord Wilton nab fby Redshankf by Tramp. The Granby Handicap of 20 sm. each, 10 ft., and 5 on j declared, with 50 added. One mile and a half- Lord G. Bentinck's Discord, aged, llst 101 b (Capt. PsttSt) Lord Stanley na The Poor. Soldier, 5 yrs .. . ............. ." $ Lord Forester na The Bat, 6 yrs ............................... 4 Mr. W. H. Johnstone's William-le-Gros, 6 yrs . . .......... 10, The following also ran :—Porto Bello, 5 yrs; Hyrel o k 5 yrs ; Lycurgus, aged ; Beaumont, yrs ; and f shank, dam by Tramp, 4 yrs. The Billesdon Coplow Stakes of 25 sovs. each, h ft , round. 0 1 Mr. Atkinson's Wotton, 4 yrs Lord G. Bentinck na Niobe, 4 yrs ........................... ICEAT MARKETS. SOUTHALL, APRIL 2.—Prime Sheep and Lambs were in steady demand, at full prices ; but, otherwise, the trade was inactive. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 4s 4d; Lamb, 5s to 6s ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 2s 8d to as 10d per Slbs. Supply—Beasts, 41 ; Sheep and Lambs, 2,931 ; Calves, 50 ; Pigs, 48. ROHEORD, APRIL 2.—We had a fair average supply of fat stock on offer to-day, while the demand was steady at lull prices. Beef from 2s 6d to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 49 4d ; Lamb, 4a 10d to 5s 10d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 2s 8d to 3s 10d per Blbs. Suckling Calves, 188 to 293; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 203 • and Mitch Cows, with their small Calves, 161 to ISt lOs each. HAILSHAM, APRIL 2.—Prime stock sold steadily at full prices; otherwise the demand was in a sluggish state. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 4s 6d ; Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 8d; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 28 8d to 3s 6d per 81bs. ARUNDEL, APRIL I.—We had a fair average supply of stock on offer, while the demand was heavy. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s • Mutton, 2s Bd, to 4s 4d ; Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 8d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 28 8s to 3s 6d per Sibs. CHICHESTER, Arum 2.—Although the supplies on offer were seasonably good, the general demand was steady, at full prices. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s ; Mutton, 3s to 4s 6d • Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 6d; Veal, 3 s 6 d to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 2s 8d to 3s 8d per Blbs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 28s; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 20s; and Mulch Cows, with their small Calves, 161 to 181 lOs each. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORE For the Week ended March 29,1K45, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and IValos. per Imperial Quarter. Wheat Barley ••.. • • 32s 4d Rye. AVERAGES OF THE LAST SIX WEEKS. Weeks ending Wheat. Barley. Oats. Rye. Beans. 1 Fe; Feb. 22.• • Mar. I•• • 45 2 32 4 45 0 32 3 45 0 32 2 45 1 32 2 45 5 32 4 45 10 32 4 IMPERIN Wheat • • • • Barley 21 7 129 2 35 0 35 21 7 32 6 34 9 35 21 7 30 5 34 8 35 21 4 31 1 ?4 7 35 21 8 3tl 5 34 6 35 21 5 132 0 34 10 34 DUTCH AND HAMBURGH MA THE HAGUE, MARCH 29.—The answer of the Govengt to the observations of the Chamber on the tariff, Vile export, and transit duties, contained, among others, t 11" lowing remarks ; " From the observations communicated in the prepn 3 , report of the central section, on the principle which 011 01) form the basis of a tariff of duties for the Netherlan.st'i other inference can be drawn than that the mai° the Members of the Second Chamber who took part ja d e discussion in the section agree, as far as the wants of t.i°1 4 51 sent moment are concerned, with the principles adopt 7 0 ( the Government and acted on in the tariff. On the whol% tbis ever, the opinion or the majority of the Chambers gnu of the Government is, that the system of protection but departure from the principles of sound political econotni'e that through long-continued observation, it has becoa i ddso cessary, which cannot be done away with at once. A lot , change is the less advisable, because, in almost all the 00 with which the Netherlands have commercial relationaireir principle of protection is the basis of their commercial lation. ats THE HAGUE, APRIL L —The accounts of the state ,„ f iso rivers received to• day, state that the water continued I'"Asi and that, in consequence of the late storms, the dikes in, rd, places have sustained some injury. The Rhine, at CIO was, ou the 27th or March, at 19 feet 4 inches ; on the 2° 0 00 23 feet, and on the 29th, at 28 feet 10 inches, having eight feet and a half in three days. fe et I° DUSSELDORF, MARCH 30.—The Rhine has risen 2 : AO incises since yesterday, and is now at 26 feet 10 Istef: Almost the whole of the west part of the city is under. The Cologne steam-boats began their voyages _,. °1 11 14 Rhine fur this year on the 27th. The Dutch steanirtA ts Louis proceeded up the Rhine, and sailing vessels beV" appear in the river. - 1/ 0 VIENNA, MARCH 20 —A sensation not to be describetifol4 been produced by the Imperial decree published the do,' of yesterday, which abolishes the punishment of the Plots except in the case of crim . nals sentenced to death.eytlf new relaxation of the rigour of our criminal laws is t to the honour of the Emperor. The enthusiasm and ~,8 ta tpCir, ment of the public to his Majesty increases daily , , more so as it is known that a new criminal code has flee_ in preparation, and that the Emperor thought fit nilen t was promulgated to abolish the punishment of the P which has long been objected to. failed i 7 BERLIN, MARCH 23.—Our negotiations with Der i- sa ilr the regulation of the Sound duties have hitherto ~.600. success, not so much through the independent oPelods;i that little kingdom as through the supp.fft which I t. et ti the great Powers, all of which, however friendly 'I I ( 10 0 , matters, cannot bear the idea of seeing Germany indericst; united, and powerful. England fears that it W ad 0 0 7 considerable part of its commerce if this restriction to trade of the Baltic were removed. .3 her . S O CHRISTIANA, MARCH 21.—Hopes are entertaine d a very necessary reform in the representation of °talc, e n , abroad will be made as speedily as possible, for we 1447- vinced that foreigners will never look on our countrYL,edets and independent state so long as it is represented by BRESLAW, MARCH 20.—The official paper of G ° later. s o d announces that " Count Von Ainem, Minister of the o p 10 with the approbation of his Majesty the King , P i r Lele the journal, called the Vaterlandsblatter, published at in the Prussian dominions." The Dusseldorf Journal observes, that the paPe.,.401% bited is that in which Rouge last appeared, by pu b '' it his letter to Bishop Arsioldi. • His Royal Highness Prince Albert has se llt v i s bel nation of 2.51. to the Royal Society of Musicia ns,„ , hundred and seventh anniversary festival will be ce lem DO I to-morrow. di i o Lord Southampton, one of the stewards 01 - o tKa in aid of the funds of the Metropolitan Benefit ° i l ia ,Ai r Asylum, has presented a very handsome dona tion, o f p; ‘ Lordship likewise consents to become a vice-potr°,4ooo7 most excellent institution, at which Lord Robert LI IA will preside. ing GAME.—We have much pleasure in stat• .0 the occupiers of farms under the Duke of Bedford, b esi m sea privilege of destroying rabbits, have now permission ;,.001:1, down the hares. We have, further, the best p o ssible : a t ifeS, for believing that his Grace has turned his most an ... .,' ° 00 11 sideration to the general subject of game preset - 6DV ,0 # Press. • • BIRTHS. the I s dl At Somers-street, Oxford-terrace, Hyde-park, `deN the Rev. W. F. Rawes, of a son. Ou the '2sth ult., at Edinburgh, the lady of G• Ait son, Esq., of a daughter. h Jeff On the 29th ult., at Bayswater, the wife of Jo hn ta d, Stone, Esq., of a son. On the 30th ult., at Harrow, the wife of Thoma s E On sq., of a son. t bS the 30th ult., at Little Oakley Rectory, Esfielc' of the Rev. G. Burmester, of a daughter. n . n ote, On the 30th ult. at Warren-point, county s on. a r land, the lady of Richard Trueman Usher, Esq ! , o ,l" n lycer" On the 30th ult., Mrs. William Ellis, of Pore' r 01 race, Paddington, of a daughter. DO W* On the 30th ult., at Chigwell, Mrs. Edmund C rir l4 a daughter. the t. ' On the 30th ult., the lady of Charles Fare bro • ti S.C.L., of New Inn Hall, Oxford, of a son. f On the 31st ult., in Queen Anne-street, the l ad l e • A. Moore, of a daughter. jo ilo On the 31st ult., at Carlton-road, Tufnell - P arl4 Of Mrs. W. H. Coote, of a son. s(1• 1 On the 31st ult., the wife of C. R. Tyerinall' Gresham-street, of a daughter. ;f 8 of P . Ou the Ist inst., at Torrington-square, the IV.- L. Drew, Esq., surgeon, of a son. 0 4 MARRIED. T ot al S te* jci On the 29th ult. at Egliam, Surrey, Philip. 00 g o o , Majorybanks Goldney, Esq., to Sarah LotlisaL e iaie daughter of the late Captain Payne, of the 7th 0 Royal Fusiliers. O r Ge On ner t a h l e c l h B r t i h sto u p l h t e ., r a F t a r g a a u n , Lower ,aged6B P . yrenees , F rance' $ )t. grs' On the 22d ult. at liaison's-green, Fulham/ iit• Boileau, aged 80. ' On the 28th ult., at Re ent-s uare, Sarah, of Richard Keys, Esq., aged 79. (1 A r iss• i f o f On the 27th ult., at Newbury, Berkshire , B. —' t h i4 e 14 ' ° On the 28th ult., at Newry, Ireland, Anastatiat _ 4O , Captain Henshaw Russell. On the 28th ult., at Richmond, Surrey, Joseph Esq., aged 87. , ir 0 11 0' On the 29th ult., at Lower Clapton, Mrs. , -. 1 1 r doll , On the 30th ult., at Brighton, Dr. Theodore ° 0 0 puty Inspector-General of Army Hospitals. .k t sel l On the 31st ult., at Stoke Newington, Frederic ow son of Lewis Burnand, Esq. Cetb i ‘ h On the 31st ult., at Maida-hill, Adelaide Rose —..e. daughter of the late Captain Hugh Cathie. _....--- relict 0 0.101159, London: Printed and Published by MUEDY. tle, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun.Orace, Co uti vi Strand. in the Precinct of the Savoy, L the Middlesex, Thursday, April 3, 1845. B Pre It The Frovis make 1 preced requir, lotnwc Portrtn not rel nOt be Lon, iMni Tait, *neee they eats, firs C ap t.tp,