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"me Sh2l . one year, to deprive the party convicted of a License for the succeeding year. Persona convicted of a fourth penalty under the Act in any one year, their License to be immediately void. To expunge from the said Bill all restrictions up , free labour, and the free employment of capital, not re quired for carrying into effect the above Clawsei. SECOND EDITION. Now ready, in 3 vat., H A TSWORTH; lJ wt. THE ROMANCE OF A WEEK. SECOND EDITION. Edited by R. PLUMER WARD, Eglq. Author of " Tremaine," " De Very," Ste. Also Just Published, A THIRD EDITION' OF " WHITEFRIARS; OR, THE DAYS OF CHARLES THE SECOND." An Historical Romance. 3 vols. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough•street. COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE CHINESE WAR, Scc. Now ready, in 2 vols. Svo., with Maps and Plates, 325. bound, N ARRATIVE and SERVICES of " THE NEMESIS," _ From 1840 to 1843; And of lathe combined Naval and Military OPERATIONS IN CHINA ; Together with Important Notices of that Country, a COMPLETE ACCOUNT of the COLONY of HONG-KONG, and Remarks on our Future Intercourse with the Chinese, &c. • From the Notes of Commander W. 11. HALL, R.N., and Personal Observations by W. D. BARNARD, Esq., A.M., Sm. .4 • Orders received by all Boosellers. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Immense Attraction for Easter. It is respectfully anrounced, that the Administration of Ike Academic Roya!e, Paris, having consented to a p rolon g ation of the song. of M. Dupres, this eminent Artiste will sing 'Three Nights in the Easter Week. MONDAY EVEI..ZING, APRIL 8, Will be performed the Opera of GUILLAUME TELL Arno'd, M. Dupre: • Geissler, Mr. G. Horncastle; William Tell, Mr. Stretton alter n, Mdlle. Albcrtani ; Matilda, Miss Romer ; Martha, miss Betts. To conclude with the revived Melodrama of THE TALE OF MYSTERY. Count Bonamo, Mr. Selby; Count Romaldi, Mr Cooper; Michelli. Mr. Harley; Selina, Mrs. Stirling. Dress Boxes 75., Second Price 3s. 6d. ; Upper Circles of Boxes 55.. Second Price 3s. • Pit 3s Second Price 21.; Middle Gallery 25., Second Price Is.; ' Upper Gallery Is., Second ?rice Bd. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Ma. BENJAMIN WEBSTER, LESSER Return of Madame Vestris and Mr. C. Mathews. ON EASIER MONDAY, APRIL Will be performed a New Comic Drama, entitled USED UP. Sir Charles Coldstream, Bart., Mr. Charles Mathews; Sir Adonus Leech, Mr. Tilbury; Wurzle, Mr. James Bland; Mary, Miss Julia Bennett; Lady Clutterbuck, Mrs. Hamby. After which, a New Comic Drama, entitled GRIST TO THE MILL. Marquis de Richeville, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Francine, Madame Vestris. To be followed by a New, Original, Occasional, and Local Extra vaganza, founded on Fact, entitled THE DRAMA AT HOME; or, An Evening with Puff. Principal Characters by Mr. C. Mathews, Mr. J. Bland, Mr. Caulfield, Mrs. Glover, Miss P. Horton, and Miss Lee. To conclude with the Extraordinary Performances of Professor RISLEY and his INFANT SON, surnamed " Le Petit Mercure." The Box.ottice will be open on Saturday, April 6. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 25.; Uppsr Gallery, Is. Half-price—Boxes, _3B. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Doors opened at half past Six, and the Performances commence at Seven Tickets and Places to be had of Mr I. T. Archer, at the Box office, from Ten till Five. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH OPERA. HOUSE. Under the Management of Mrs. KEELEY. The Pubic is respectfully informed th it this Theatre WILL OPEN on EASTER MONDAY, April S, with an Address by Mrs. Keeley. After which, will be produced a New Comedietta, in Two Acts, entitled HASTY CONCLUSIONS. Principal Characters by Messrs. Diddear, F. Mathews, F. Vining, Emery, and Miss Fairbrother, and Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by s New Drama, in One Act, called THE POST OF HONOUR. Characters by Nlessrs. Keeley, Turner, Kinloch, J. Collier, Stanton, Yarnold, Miss Woolgar (from the Theatre Royal, Adelphi, her first appearance at this 'theatre), and Miss Grove. To conclude with an entirely new Grand Bdrlesque Fairy Extra. vaganza, called OPEN SESAME; or, The Forty Thieves. Cha. ratters by Ml , s Woolgar, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Turner, Miss Grove, Mfrs. Wigan, Miss James, Miss Fairbrother, and Mrs. Keeley, Messrs. F. Mathews, Turner, Younge, Wigan, Yarnold, and Chaplin. PRICES OF ADMISSION.—First Price—boxes, 45.; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, 6d. Second Price—Balcony Boxes, 2s. ; Upper Boxes, Is. 6d.; Pit, Is. Private Boxes on the Balcony 1 ier (holding eight persons), • rwo Guineas Private Boxes on the Second • Der (hosting eight persox,s), Cne Guinea and a-Half. Private Boxes on the Pit tier (holding six persons), One Guinea. Free Ad mission Tickets (for the first forty nights), One Guinea. Nightly Transferrable Free "tickets (for the first forty nights), Three Guineas. Doors open at Half.past Six. Performances begins A Seven o'Clock. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. EASTER MONDAY, Assam S. Tne RE.OPEN I :kits of ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHI THEATRE of A R CS (under the management and sole proprietor ship of Mr. BA 1"1:Y), with its Treble Rotation of Equestrian and Dramatic Spectacles, and t:equalled Scenes of the Circle, and Batty's Matchless Stud of beautiful Horses, Fairy Ponies, &c. Mr. Batty, in announcing the Re.ooening of Astley's for the se. eond season of his management, begs respectfully to acquaint the Nobility, Gentry, and public that, encouraged by the flattering success during the past year, and finding the Theatre not sniff eisntly commodious fur its numerous patrons, he entered into an extensive arrangement with Messrs. Haward and Nixon, the emi nent builders of Lainneth, for the re-constructing on a magnificent and novel principle, the whole of the interior of the Theatre, which has been rebuilt, dress boxes entarge4, upper boxes widened, and pit and galleries ext,nsively improved. Fourteen glass lustres are added, a a Grecian dome ceiling, with entirely new spieodid classic decorations, and gorgeous apppintnients, which, with the 11 ,- st-ra.e cal !nt to be offered, he presumes cannot tail of obtaining that support so liberally bestowed on his endeavours *during the last season. The grand Easter national Spectacle will combine alt the splendid historical effects of the Norman Conquest of England, produced by Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. The Cirque Olympique will in. traduce un quailed equestrian talent, and the dou .le company com prise talon' of the highest older. The do r will open nightly at six o'clock, and the performance, commence at s.ven. Box-othce will he opened on Saturday, April 6, and continue Fo daily from ten till four. The private boxes have been reconstructed and decorated with care and splendour. Acting and stage-manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. LOVE'S POLYPH<•NIC ENTERTAINMENTS, CROWN AND ANCHOR TAVERN, STRAN: Mr. LOVE has the honour to announce that he will RESUME HIS ANNUAL POLYPHONIC ENTER IA INMENTS, and Lk:CITRUS on LIFE and CHARACTER on EASTER MON. DAY, and will coctinue the same on the following WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY. He will introduce much Novelty, which has been long in preparation, with entirely New, and Appripriate Mutative Costumes and Appointments. Total Change of Entertainments Every Evening. On MOND Y, April 8, MIRTH AND MARVELS; with A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLuTiiINO; and other Entertainments. On WEDNIES., ‘Y, April 10, LOVE'S REMINISCENCES; with MINE HOS I"S DI LE NI MA3; and other Entertainments. On FRIDAY, April 1/, LOVE IN ALL SHAPES; with LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOS ; and other Entertainments. Particulars in Ilindbilk Doors open at Ililf-past Seven; begin at Eight. Admission, Is. lid.; iteserval Seats, 2s. THE WEATHER.-SIIN OFFICE, APRIL 3. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 42; Highest, 64; Noon, 61. BAROMETER, 29.95.—W ow, S.W. NOTE.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the freezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. lIIGLI WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE TIIIS DIY. Morning ... 17 minutes after 2 Evening 39 minutes after 2. MOXIIIIM 244114 LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1844. Among the notices of motions given in the House of Commons on Tuesday, was one by Mr. Flume, who stated that immediately after the present recess he should move that "the House should take into its consideration the exemplary conduct of the people whenever they had been admitted to public edifices, and their general disposition to maintain order and propriety ; also, that the House do approve of the re commendation of the Select Committee, formerly ap pointed, that there should he a more free admission of the people to cathedrals and churches. 'We cordially concur in the justice and propriety of this motion—more especially in that portion of it which refers to the general orderly demeanour of the people when admitted to visit public buildings. If it were ever otherwise, the fault lay not so much with them as with the official authorities, who for many years made a point of studiously throwing every obstacle in their way, by saddling them with an admission-tax beyond their means, whenever they wished to gratify a natural and laudable feeling of curiosity as regards those magnificent ecclesiastical structures which were erected at the public cost and fur the express benefit of the public. For years and years to gether, the clergy, to their shame be it *aid, most rigorously exacted fees at the door of every cathedral ; and not an individual could enter, unless indeed when Divine service was being performed, but those who were prepared to satisfy the very un-apostolic rapacity of the clerical authorities who had charge of the sacred edifice. Of late, however, a considerable alteration has taken place in this respect ; the clergy have been shamed into something like respect far public opinion ; their habits of extortion have greatly softened do ; an d the consequence is, a corresponding improvement in the manners of the people, who, as they become more and, more habituated to the sight of these majestic monuments of architecture, necessarily learn to appreciate them better, to take an honest national pride in their grandeur and sublimity, and carefully refrain from all acts of wanton spoliation, such as they used not unfrequently to he guilty of, when they were regarded by the ghostly guardians of the dif ent cathedrals in no more respectable light than as tasteless, vulgar intruders. We hope to live to see the day when the principle adopted in Mr. Humes excellent motion shall be carried out to the utmost possible extent, and all our ecclesiastical edifices be thrown open unreservedly to the public, and no one be seen stenhig at the portals, sueing, as it were, in forma pauperis, on behalf of the Dean and Chapter, for an admission fee. There is no thing that so refines and elevates the mind and • manners of a people as the frequent con templation of magnificent works of art, whether in architecture, sculpture, or painting; and every op portunity should be taken by their rulers of giving them 'free, unrestricted access to productions of this character. Treat the people like Ignoramuses inca pable of appreciating the sublim e and beautiful in the creations of art, and you will surely make them wb in,,.ypur arrogant sense of superiority you qt. /61) % it4PEtilitm ; but treat them like rational 4 ; 4 )e '35W - .._o• , aVcino. enjoyment from such • - t ..efey;, you will "reap - the benefit of t-,..p). - i-- , ..-.\\': ~...:-.. N... 4. ' • - . ' / - - • • 4 IP, :11' 1/44 ; at, • 4-4 g. i * , \ N irtiik.„-P 0. 1 ,(7. - Alb „ Tr . i l to s ""f. erkr133.4% "Iti" THE SUN, LONDON, Pitt refliAi c— 'MOßNlNO,, APRIL 4, 1844. • wzo .. •• 697 50 .. 700 SUMMARY OF NEWS your considerate conduct, in the improved tone and temper of the national mind. The conversation which took place on Tuesday evening, in the House of Commons, on the distribu tion of our naval force, is calculated to produce a salutary result on the foreign policy of this country, by awakening the vigilance, and discussing before hand the responsibility of Ministers. The parties to the conversation were, Lord J. RUSSELL, Sir R. PEEL, and Viscount PALMEISTON. We quite concur in the statesmanlike remark of the latter, that " if it was the privilege of that House to criticise events after they had happened, he thought it a more useful privilege still, that Members could offer suggestions touching the influence of probable events before these had yet transpired." The point immediately raised by Lord J. RUSSELL was—the impolicy of the con templated withdrawal of our present naval force on the Mediterranean station. The admission elicited from the Premier went at least to this extent—that such an intention did exist on the part of her MA JESTY'S Government. His Lordship, after adverting to the promptitude and liberality with which the Commons had already proceeded, in voting supplies to the Crown for va rious public services, since the re-assembling of Parliament—remarked upon the large vote of men taken this year for the navy. Men and boys to gether it amounted to 36,000. This was about 10,000 more than in the year 1835 for example ; and much higher than the scale on which such a vote had been taken of late years, except, indeed, in 1840, when from peculiar circumstances, it was to the amount of 43,000 men and boys. The vote of this year would show that, on the part of the House, there was no niggardly disposition to cripple this all-important force ; but it had got abroad, that our force in the Mediterranean was to be reduced to a very small force indeed—it was said, that only one sail of the line was to be left there. Such a proceeding, if it was really contemplated, would not be consistent with the general policy of this country. Our sta tions, in that sea, and the great interests with which our relations connected us in the adjacent countries, required the presence of a strong naval force. Events might determine in these quarters — however unlikely to happen at present—of a nature to disturb our existing amicable relations with foreign Powers, whose counse!s it was of course im possible for us to control. In such a case, however easily the force we might have at the time in the Me diterranean could be restored to its present, or even made up to a greater complement, any such sudden augmentation might create much alarm, and appear tantamount to a declaration of war. The Noble Lord proceeded to argue on the rumoured intention of Spain to interfere with Morocco, and the growing indications of political discontent and movement in Italy ; that diplomatic representations on our part to foreign Courts might be rendered necessary, which representations could never be made with so much effect as when " backed by the exhibition of an adequate amount of force in all parts of the world where such exi gencies might develope themselves. He could not view without deep apprehension," the prospect of any such extensive reduction, therefore, in our. Mediter ranean squadron as had been talked of. Sir ROBERT PEEL'S statement, in reply to Lord JOHN RUSSELL, with a great number of the Right Hon. Baronet's stereotyped common places (such as, " that grounds equally strong might be alleged for maintaining a large naval force off the coasts of America, in the Pacific Ocean, or in the Baltic, as for keeping such a force in the Mediterranean,") contained one somewhat remarkable intimation : " The Government," said Sir Robert, " may have thought it advisable to have a fleet of eight sail of the line in the Channel for the purpose of exercise, and ready to meet any exigency. These vessels may soon be sent to the Mediterranean if their services are required there ; and it is surely a great advantage to have an available force in a position from whence their power may be concentrated upon any station re quiring its presence—(Hear, hear)—and do not let the Noble Lord suppose that there is any danger of our in terests in the Mediterranean being injured because our force happens to be off the mouth of the Thames, or cruising in the Channel. Our interests in the Mediter ranean are doubtless very important, but I need not here enter into the particular reasons which may induce the Executive to appropriate our force in other quarters." On these reasons he was unwilling to enter. Viscount PALMERSTON, who ably vindicated the course taken by Lord JOHN RUSSELL on this occa sion, ,demonstrated that the cases suggested by the Premier were by no means parallel ones : " Our commercial and political relations are of more importance in the Mediterranean, however, than any where else on the face of the globe. More things may happen there in which the interests of Great Britain are concerned than could happen elsewhere. If, there fore, the Government intend only to maintain one sail of the line on that station, I contend that they would not be properly representing British interests in a quarter in which they require the most scrupu lous care and attention. I can testify, from my own experience as Foreign Secretary, that nothing is more common than for British merchants connected with the atediterranean to apply for protection and assistance. Considering, too, the difficulties which will arise from' time to time in that quarter, I think it not a wise dis tribution of the naval forces to have only one ship of the line in the Mediterranean, and not the ordinary amount of force usual on former occasions." What we are to infer from the cautious, yet signi ficant, phrase employed by Sir ROBERT PEEL we do not quite understand. But it is, at all events, satis factory to observe that, while Spain, Portugal, Naples, and the Papal States, are in'a condition of such in cessant political movement and intestine discord as some of them have long been, and all now are, our Parliament is not disposed to sanction, in its danger ous excess, the salutary principle of our non-inter vention in the affairs of foreign kingdoms. To the extent to which British interests and connexions legitimately exist in or with those countries, it is our duty, and indispensable to our national safety, as well as honour, to be prepared to inter fere for the protection of that connexion and those interests, if the emergency should unhappily arise to call for such an intervention. To leave one ship of the line to look after the " turn-up" of events on the European and Asiatic shores of the Mediterranean would be like planting a single policeman to look after the insubordinate purlieus of the west and the east ends of this metropolis. We trust that such an experiment, even if already ha z irded, will not he persisted in after the notice it has attracted in the House of Commons. Some few months have elapsed since we called at tention to the very valuable Report of Mr. JAMES WALKER, the eminent civil engineer, and Sir JOHN BARROW, Bart., for the information of the Lords of the Admiralty, on the relative capacity and preferable pretensions of Holyhead, and Port Dynllaen Har bour, to be selected for the establishment of a packet station and port of communication with Dublin ; and as presenting " the greatest facilities for railway communication with London, regard being had to the comparative cost of effecting such communication, and the other considerations bearing on the point." Mr. WALKER was at the same time instructed to " make plans with an estimate of the cost of con structing or improving, at each place, a harbour, and works necessary for a packet-station, for vessels of the class now running betweeen Liverpool and Kingston; namely, of 900 tons, and drawing 10 feet 10 inches water ; and likewise for a refuge harbour for the Channel trade. We have now before us a reprint of this Report, dated Oct. 6, 1842 ; together with that of Captain BACK and Captain FAIR, R.N., addressed to the the Idinote of n.S. 9 l t t HE RBERT, 184 i nh 3 Secr etary o to the samepoints, Admiralty, with the exception of the lines of railway communica tion, &c. The present Parliamentary paper i (No. 43, ordered to be printed 17th February; last) illus trated by the following col oure d lithographins plans, designs, &c..which we have c are f u ll y collated with the text of the report in questi o n, an d f ound to supply very clear and distinct illustrati ons o f the various lines and works submitted by the Lords of the Admi ralty. They are, 1. plan of the harbour of Holy head, as it now is ; soundings taken in feet at low water springs, by Mr. EVANS, the harbour -master. 2. Design for the extension of the Packet Pier; also for a breakwater and harbour of refuge (referred to in Mr. WALKER'S report) at Holyhead Harbour. This is taken from a survey of Captain BEECHET, R.N. 3. Design for a packet pier and breakwater at Port Dynllaen Harbour; enlarged from a survey by Lieutenant SHERINGHAM, R.N. 4. Sketch of part of the coast of Caernarvonshire and Anglesea, showing the relative proportions of Holyhead and Port Dynllaen, harbours, and of the lighthouses adjacent-thereto (from a survey by Lieut. SILERiNGHAN, R.N.) 5. Sketch showing the lines of railway at Bangor and across the Menai Straits. 6. Ditto, showing the lines of railway at Chester. 7. Ditto, showing the proposed junction of the London and Birmingham and Grand Junction Railways, near Birmingham. At any time it might be impossible to overrate the social and political importance of shortening and im proving our lines of communication between London and Dublin. Many recent circumstances in an espe cial manner, and, more generally speaking, the neces sities and experience of every day, tend to enhance the value of such an undertaking. Nothing can be more complete, so far as the theory of the design for it, embraced in the reports of Captains BEECHEY and FAIR, R.N., and of Mr. WALKER, is concerned, than the explanatory grounds these gentlemen have as signed for their several recommendations. Captains BACK and FAIR completely dispose, in our opinion, of the question of preference, in all considerations of eligibility as to a packet station, in favour of Holy head. "We have," say these eminent officers, " pro- F seeded to, and examined, these two places of land and sea without bias of any kind from local interests or otherwise, but having regard solely to the quickest transit consistent with safety, from one side of the Channel to the othe.." Of Port Dynllaen, they say—" First, forming, as it does, a small inner bay or cove within Carnarvon Bay, it is entirely exposed to the winds blowing from all points between N.W. by N. and N.E., and though sheltered from the S.W. wind, yet the gusts from the land rush down with such violence between the mountains, as to endanger the safety of vessels endeavouring to get in with the land ; second, Port Dynllaen has no good leading mark to guide to the anchorage ; for though the Rivals' are conspicuous enough in fine weather, those principal hills are either so obscured during fogs and misty weather, which much prevails there, or become so much like the other adjacent heights, that the most experienced frequenters of the coast are frequently brought into danger in consequence. The port of Dynllaen is, also, in thick weather and during storms, liable to be obscured, whilst Holyhead is com paratively free and clear." " These and other reasons" induce the two officers to report that "Port Dynllaen is not, in itself, Nigible as a port of communication with Dublin. ut the bay of Holyhead seems formed by nature or a place of shelter, and if there be anything still wanting to make it complete the defect may be easily supplied." . . "It is our unqua lified opinion," they add, " that, both as to capability and position, Holyhead is, unquestionably, the most eligible harbour on the coast as a port of communi cation with Dublin." Mr. WALKER, after examining the present state of Holyhead Harbour,, and noting its deficiencies of artificial means to constitute it a harbour of refuge of any pretensions, proceeds to show that by deepening, dredging, removing some small rocks, and the other works he projects in detail, it might be made a bar , bour of refuge of extraordinary capacity and perfect shelter, singular facility of approach, and ample depth of water. As a packet station, he pronouncei it to have capacities of many kinds, even now, to boast of ; but, with the additional works in question, it would probably form the most complete packet station and harbour of refuge that could be desired on this part of our coast. He first sets out his plan for the new and enlarged packet pier:— " Its direction will be east-by-south nearly ; its length 700 feet, end width 80 feet—both sides walled and faced with ashlar, as the north side will form also one side of the future harbour. The depth at low water spring tides, at the inner end, 12 feet, and at the outer end 18 feet. A return jetty of 100 feet is proposed at the outer end. X. " The estimate of this division is " Second, The breakwater (lettered E. F. G on the drawing. No. 1.) is designed to be carried out from the rocks at the north end of Salt Island, in an east by south straight direction, 500 yards, and there returned by a curve to a southerly direc tion. Its termination or head will bear north-east by north of the Stag Rock, from which it will be distant 250 yards. This arm, as will be seen by the plan, will shelter a large space (upwards of 70 acres) from all the heavyseas to which it is open. The low-water depth, except ing for a very small space on the west side, will exceed 18 feet, the average be ing 24 feet. It will also protect the north side of the steam packet pier, so that ves sels may come alongside it. The esti mate of this work, including the removal of the Inner Platters, is " These two works, therefore, amount t0...X255,000 " By the third division it is proposed to ex tend the packet-pier 750 feet (from B. to C. on the drawing, No. 1), and to project a jetty 150 feet to the southward. Thus the present pier, with the pier before de scribed, and this extension, will form the south side of the harbour of refuge. A return in a north-east by north direction for a length of 900 feet (lettered C. D. on the drawing, No. 1), will leave an en trance of 300 or 350 feet wide between it and the termination of the breakwater, making a complete harbour of refug e o f about 80 acres, in which the large class ships will be afloat at the lowest water The cost of this work will be " The amount of the three works is thu5...Z400,000 " When they are done, the accommodation will be of the first order for steamers, the length of deep water quay being not less than 3,900 feet, of which 2,200 feet -are within the inclosed harbour. There will also be an excellent harbour of refuge, which ships of the largest class may enter and leave with almost all winds, be always afloat, and in perfect sacety while in the harbour." He minutely examines the pretensions and the drawbacks of Port Dynllaen for these purposes; and wisely says, " I think the general conclusion, even without that most powerful of all arguments expe rience, is in favour of Holyhead." He then enters on the subject of railway communication; and, we are glad to observe, strongly deprecates the proposal for conducting any line of railway over the great Tel ford's magnificent suspension bridge at Menai : " In place of the very circuitous lines which have been proposed at Bangor, and the Menai Straits, and drawing the trains by horses, or by a fixed engine, up the slope and along the present bride, which was built, and should be kept for the turnpike-road, I think the line should be continued direct to the Straits, and the Straits crossed by an arched bridge built for the railway. The unfitness for a railway, of the present suspension -bridge, which is approached by a slope of 1 in 25 ; the interfe rence by engines and trains with the present use of it, which interference will, I am sure, be more frequent and annoying than appears to have been contemplated ; the delay at all times, and particularly in stormy weather; the having to cross Bangor with an embankment 70 feet in the deepest part ; the numerous curves to reach the bridge, and the repetition of similar curves on the Anglesea side, are all objectionable. I think neither the Holyhead road, nor the Menai Bridge, should be in juriously interfered with. The district, and the tra veller who does not wish to go at railway speed, ought not to be deprived of the facilities they have had upon the turnpike-roads, which the change of f as hi on may make more used than they are at present, besides being some check upon tei.dency to monopoly and its effects." We are tempted to give a preference to Mr. WALKER'S projected line, crossing the Birmingham road - between Chester through earnarvonshire, south of Mr. GlLEi's. line, and crossing the Straits by an iron fixed bridge, at a point far removed from the Menai bridge, between the Swilleys and the Bri tannia Rock, to either Mr. GliEs's or Mr. STEPHEN SON'S. Mr. WALKER'S estimate of the time in which the out and home journey to and from London and Dublin might be performed, is as startling as the per formances of the enchanted horse in some Oriental Tales ; and yet, on examination, we find it quite practicable : " By the received measurements of the present rail ways, and of the Ordnance map from Chester to Holy head, the distance between London and Holyhead, allow ing for the straightening at Birmingham and other places, will be 267 miles, which, at thirty-six miles per hour, is -h. 25 m: " Add for one stoppage of 115 m., two of 10m., two of 5m., and five of 4m 1 5 " Makes between London and Holyhead stations, or 31 7-17th miles per hour, including stop pages " Allow for crossing to Kingstown and reaching the Dublin Post-office 5 30 `• Is from Euston station to Post-office, Dublin l4 " Allow time in Dublin... " Journey back to Euston-square l4 -- " Making the journey from Eus ton-square to Dublin, and back to Euston-square 33 The Madrid journals of the 0 6th ult. are entirely filled with accounts of the illuminations, the levees, "and the other public demonstrations given in the capital since the arrival of Queen CHRISTINA. An amnesty was talked of, and an order, it was said, had been sent to General RONCALI to show more lenity at Carthagena than he had done at Alicant, and not to molest those who wished to leave the place. The ac count of the surrender of the , town had not reached Madrid at the departure of the mail. On the morn ing of the 22d the insurgents had opened a fire on the QUEEN'S troops, and discharged upwards of 600 pro ljectiles ; but at two o'clock their fire had been silenced, RONCALI having thrown in nearly 300 bombs by that hour. On the Madrid Boirse the Three per Cents. were done at 37 for cash, and at 38 for 60 days, and the Five per Cents. at 24 at 60 days. Most of the Paris papers contain articles on the new Customs' Bill introduced into the Chamber of Deputies, and we are glad to find that those of them which venture an opinion on the subject con demn in strong terms the prohibitory system, or in deed any material addition to the present customs' duty. This is a good symptom in favour of free trade. The writers in these journals begin to see that, though high duties serve particular interests, and are imposed for the sake of a few monopolists, the people are great losers. They have to pay higher prices for articles of consumption : the commerce of the country, and consequently the mercantile shipping is diminished in proportion, and France, to a certain extent, becomes isolated from the rest of the world. The Journal des Debats, which usually supports the Government, is decidedly opposed to the measure, and points out by forcible and sound argument the folly of these eternal changes, and the injury done to the best interests of the country by prohibitory duties. After adverting to the preamble of the Bill, the writer thus proceeds : "The duties on machinery of every kind are increased, but with the substitution of an assessment by weight for that of ad valorem. The duties on the imports of foreign manufac .tured articles into Algeria are increased also, thus departing from, an established principle, which lays down that, in the infancy of colonisation and civilisation of a country, it should receive at the lowest possible rates all necessary provisions, all useful engines and materials for manufacture. In addition to this, war is declared against two products brought from abroad into our ports in great quantities, and which afford nourishment to very profitable branches of our industry—we mean the lard from the United States, used' with great ad vantage by our soap-boilers, and the oleagenous seeds of the Levant, which, within these last few years,has given birth to a very fine manufacture at Marseilles, that of the oil extracted from them, affording great benefit to the soap-works, inas much as the oil of Sesame is an excellent corrector of the olive oils; and also to the agriculturists, as the residuum, or oil cake, which they use in abundance in fattening their cattle and manuring their lands. The additional profits derived by our agriculturists from this source are estimated at several millions per annum. The public also derives a benefit; for cold-drawn oil of Sesame is good for domestic purposes. In fine, the French •mercantile marine, about the interests of which the Government is considerate, was about to find em ployment in the transport of oleagenous seeds from the East. In 1834, the import of these seeds to Marseilles amounted to 1,306,000 kilos, or cargoes of seven or eight ships. In 1842, the same import increased to 36,700,000 kilos, or cargoes of about two hundred ships. By levying a slightly additional Customs' duty, the whole of this transport trade would be se cured to France. This piece of good fortune, however, is likely to be lost, by increasing the duty on the Sesame to double what it was in 1842—viz., from 2f. 50c. to sf. 50c. the 100 kilos. The forty magnificent oil-mills established at Mar seilles are thus threatened with annihilation, and the 75,000 acres of land looking to the oil-cakes for their fecundity will remain productive in a wretchedly minor degree, if not totally uncultivated. And this is called protection! Such are the consequences of listening to the partisans of prohibition. Turning to the question of augmentation of the receipts of the Customs, of which we are persuaded the Government has not taken the initiative, but has submitted to the suggestions of other interested parties, we proceed to make the following observations :—lt is an incontestible fact that the national industry is progresively expanding and improving. In a few days, the exhibition of useful arts will be opened, and all will see the great advances made in new inventions and in execu tion. The Administration itself will proclaim with praise innumerable improvements, and they will meet with hono rary. rewards. All the trumpets of - Fame will repeat, that, the industry of France is marching towards perfection with gigantic strides, and this, we admit, will not be an exag geration. But, after all, we still ask, where is the necessity for these augmentations of prohibitive duties? The branch in which the greatest progress has been made within the last few years has, unquestionably, been machinery. The Trea sury, it must be acknowledged, has not been wanting in giving it encouragement. Extensive orders have been given to our mechanicians, for engines for the Transatlantic steamers in particular, with the view of encouragement. These were sacri fices which we applauded as well placed; but what are we to think of them if they end in making us pay more dearly for our machinery? Who does not at once perceive that by raising the price, the manufactories in general, are burdened with heavier charges, and injury is done to the whole indus try of this country? Moreover, another great obstacle to the endeavours of the productive branches to lower their prices is the increasing rise of articles of food. From this rife one of two things ensues —either wages of workmen must be in creased out of the pocket of the consumer or the workman, must be inadequately paid—a consequence to be deplored. Augmentation in the prices of articles of necessity is always injurious to an immense body of people—to all such persons as have limited incomes—as public officers, persons living upon their dividends, and the labouring classes ; while those whom it does not affect are very few in number. When, therefore, a valuable produce, like that of the Sesame, is brought forward, it should be received with welcome, and warmly encouraged. Instead of this, however, this blessing is to be treated as if it were a scourge. A pretended equality of favour is talked of, but this pretended equality will end in a general equality of distress, instead of that equality which would insure the general good." The Presse takes nearly the same view of the ques tion, and thus points out what the commercial navy of France has suffered by prohibition : " This is particularly the case with the testy of 1822 with the United States, and that of 1826 with England. The offi cial tables show that in 1842, on a movement of 973,000 tons between France and Great Britain, the latter Power con veyed 791,000 tons. On the total quantity between France and the United States the American flag takes 94 per cent., leaving only 6 per cent. for France. Such are the fruits of treaties. The evil would be less striking if the injury to our mercantile shipping were in some degree made up for by ad vantages in favour of our manufactures. But this is not the case. The last customs' tables prove that England receives from us to the amount of 92 millions of products, and sends to us an amount of 112 millions. As to the United States, the disproportion is still stronger. In 1842 they took only 48 millions' worth from us, and sold 135 millions in our mar kets. If we are not lucky in commercial treaties, it is pru dent to abstain from them." We perceive by the papers that the Dukt D'Aum ALE has had some fine country sport in a late razzia made near Constantina. A letter from that place says :- 4, The Duke d'Aumale, on the 13th ult., left Biskara, to make a razzia on some douars, belonging to Ben Said, who was beheaded at Constantina, by order of General Ndgrier: The booty thus obtained was very considerable. The women were collected, and placed under the protection of the people of Biskara. While the Duke d'Aumale and his division were at Biskara, a considerable body of Arabs made a vigorous attack upon the intermediate camp at Bethona, where a large store of provisions and ammunition for the column in action was collected. These attacks, repeated on the successive days of the 11th and 12th, were not only fruitless to the enemy, but he was obliged to retire with numerous losses. On the side of the French, there were about 12 men killed, and 20 wounded. On being made acquainted with what had passed at Bethona, by an express from the Commandant of the camp, the military authorities sent reinforcements to it under the orders of Colonel Herbillen. This small column, after having insured tranquillity at Bethona, will move to the frontier of the Haractus, to keep that tribe in subjection, and act on Ihe left of the Duke d'Aumale." "Some foreign journals," says La Revue des D eux m„d es, " have much too lightly attended to the report of the King e th on e y P ena rin n c e e e s w , journey, being required by no intending to make an excursion to England in the course of next summer. The Monarch's age surely exempts him from a visit wherein he has more than once been represented by h h i a s te s° v n e s r, would remain quite a political one, and whatever may be the feelings of the Ministry regarding the English alliance, we believe them to be much too enlightened to expose the head of our new dynasty to an ovation which I would be more danierous to it than the c l amour o f i ts most implacable enemies.' • The funds on Monday remained without any mate rial alteration. • THE BOURSE—MoNDAT, APRIL 1. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French Five per Cents •• Four per Cents •• • • Three per Cents B3 10 83 le .. 83 05 .. 83 10 Bank of France• . 3175 •.3175 ..3175 ..3175 Laftitte 8ank,..5,000f. Sharessl3s • .5135 .. 5135 • • 513-5 Belgian Bank • • • 662 50 • • 662 50 • • 660 • • 660 Belgian Fives, _ !o 5 ; 1054 - . 1840..... lOB 108' •• 108 .. 108" 1842 ••• • . • lO9/ •..109/ • 1091 . • 1091 'Out& Two-and-a-Half 681 .. 584 • • 584 •. 581 Spanish Active ••• • • • 344 34( . • • 34( • . 344 Threes 37( .. 37# • • 371 • • 374 Passive 6l .. 64 • • 6/ Old Deferred 74 • 71 • • 74 • • 7/ Portuguese Five per Cents 46 .. 46 46 • . 46 Neapolitan . • ..... 101 45 .. 101 45 .. 10E 25 .. 101 25 Roman •• •' ••-•" • "••;••• 107 107 •• 107 107 RAILWAY SHARES. Versailles, R.B. MO 270 .. 260 .• 270 •• .. 920 .. 925 •• 920 .. 925 Rotten to Havre.. ...... .. 697 50 700 .. 697 50 697 50 900 905 ••• 900_ .. 902 50 Strasburg to Bale ......... Avignon to Marseilles 766 25 .. 770 766 25 .. 770 302 50 .. 303 75 301 25 .. 301 25 RAILWAY SIIARES FOR MARCH ACCOUNT. Versailles, R. 8... 260 . 270 • • 260 .. 270 400 .. 400 • • 400 . • 400 Rouen .. • ........... Rouen to Havre.. ..... 930 • 925 DUTCH PAPERS. THE HAGUE, MARCH 31.--Her Royal Highness Prin cess Albert of Russia arrived here this morning. AMSTERDAM, MARCH 30.—The Utrecht Morning Paper of to-day says that it had received information that the loan was not only filled up, but that a larger sum had been subscribed than was required. It sets down the sums said to be taken by the several cities and provinces, amounting in all to 138 millions. The Handksblad says, " We are authorised to declare that this statement is entirely incorrect." THE HAGUE, MARCH 29.—1 t is confidently asserted that, to the day before yesterday, it was known to the Government that about 73 millions were subscribed to the loan. The subscriptions made in this town yesterday were very numerous. ROTTERDAM, MARCH 29.—1 t, is said that the sub scriptions to the loan made here yesterday (the last day) were very considerable. The total amount sub scribed here is supposed to be about ten millions. Accounts from Batavia up to the 2d of December report several encounters between his Majesty's naval force and the pirates, many of whom were taken prisoners, and likewise a great many persons whom they had carried off from different islands were restored to liberty. On the 26th of November, at five in the morning, loud explosions, accompanied by a subterraneous noise, were heard at Garoet and Banding, and a column of flame rose from the mountain of Goentoez, to the height of nearly 3,000 feet, a quantity of red hot stones were thrown up by the volcano. On the sth of October there was a violent eruption of the mountain of Lamongan : four natives lost their lives. AMSTERDAM, APRIL I.—A general conviction pre vails on 'Change that it will not be necessary to have recourse to the extraordinary tax on property, and this conviction has again led to extensive purchases, both for money and for tune. All kinds of stock have accord ingly risen. DUTCH FUNDS.—Alummum, Aram LI Money. kills. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent «.»........... 60% 61 • Ditto, ditto 5 per cent.: ..«.«....«.......«„ 100 100% Amen Syndic, 4% per cent . ........ 14354 97% p a tio, ditto, 1)4 per cent ......... 1.•••••••••••• 84% :1155% Commercial Company, 45 a per cent.... ..... ;42X 50 Loan 1837, 5 per cent. .••••••••••••••••••.....“ 101% 101 Exchange on London. 0nem0nth....... ..... 12 07 Two months 02% Hanaburgh, One wrath 75 25 Twomonths ...... Z,5 Dutch Papers, April 2. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—Banum, MARCIt 29. Bills. Money St. Schuld Sch.. 4 per cent. Prussian English Bonds, 1830, 4 per cent 101% Exchange on London. 6 244 6 24% Prussian State Gazette. March 30. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. • NOTICE TO MARINERS. DISCONTLNUANCE OF THE LIGHT AT CAPE ROCA, DURING REPAIRS. Admiralty, April 2, 1844. Sir,—l am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to transmit to you herewith for the in formation of the Committee for managing the affairs at Lloyd's, copies of two dispatches from her Majesty's Consul at Lisbon, announcing the discontinuance of the light at the Cape Roca Lighthouse during repairs. I am, Sir, your obedient humble servant, (Signed) JOHN BARROW. To W. Dobson,.Esq., Lloyd's. Lisbon, March 19, 1844. My Lord,—l have the honour to transmit herewith, for your Lordship's information, the Diario do Governo of the 15th inst., with an official notice therein contained, to the effect, that in consequence of the works about to be commenced in the Cape Roca Lighthouse, for the pur pose of improving it according to the modern system, no light will be shown from that lighthouse during the month of April next. I have, &c. (Signed) The Hon. the Earl of Aberdeen. (Translation.) By the Supreme Board of Customs at Lisbon notice is hereby given, that it. being requisite to coin• mence as soon as possible the works upon the light a_ Cabo da Roca, which have been determined on, in order to improve it according to the modern system, mariners are hereby forewarned, that during the whole of the the month of April next, the said light will not be, illu minated, in order to establish with greater promptitude the new lantern and machinery destined for it: - Supreme Board of Customs at Lisbon, March 11, 1844. (Signed) - - CYBRIANO MANOEL OA SILVA MORENO, Sec. WM. SMITH. LONDON, APRIL 3.—Wind this day at noon, light Southerly airs and fine. DEAL, APRIL 2.—Wind S.E. to S.S.W., light airs.—Arrd. Wendlandt, Hamburgh for Matanzas Alwina, Hamburgh for Buenos Ayres. Sld. Gleaner, Quebec; Grace Darling, Madeira ; Hollander, Boston. OFF DUNGENESS, APRIL 2.--Georgiana, St. Helena for Rotterdam. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 2.—Wind S.E. to W.S.W.—SId. Wel lington, New York; Royalist, Quebec. FALMOUTH, APRIL 2.—Wind variable and light.—Sld. Alchymist, Quebec. OFF PENZANCE, APRIL I.—Wilhelmina Lucia, Carst, Pas sarvuang for Amsterdam. JERSEY, MARCH 31.—Sld. Dolphin, and. C. R. C., New foundland ; Johnny, Labrador. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 2.—Wind variable and moderate.— Arrd. Hebe, Wright, Savannah; Atlantic, Mallett, Cabota, Hepburn, and Peter Hattrick. Hast, New York. Put back Sarah Flemingg, for Angia Pequina, bore up from lat. 40, ve r y leaky. Oft', dlentiervie, Charleston ; Archduke, --. Sld. William Prowse, China ; Ellen Jenkinson, and Havannah Packet, Africa ; Maiy Jane, Prince Edward's Island ; Eliza beth, Buctush ; Syria, Quebec ; Promise, Montreal ; Quebec Packet, Newfoundland ; England, New York. CORK, MARCH 31.—S1d. Dale Park, Port Phillip. Hum, APRIL 1.---Sld Humber, bliramichi ; Suffolk, Elizabeth, and Satins, Quebec. April 2.—Ross and Aurora, ditto ; Lord Mulgrave and Endymion, Miramichi. Arrd. Plutus, Aymar, New York. SHIELDS, MARCH 31, AND Amu, I.—Sid. Singapore, Harvey, Mayflower, Lord Brougham, Mary Hudson, Carna tion, Christiana, Gazelle, and Canada, Quebec. SUIs - DERLAND, APRIL I.—Sld. Employ, Bathurst. NEWPORT, MARCH 30.—S1d. Anna, Richmond ; Eldon, Quebec. Aprill.—Volusia, St. Thomas ; Inconstant, Phila delphia. VESSELS SPOKEINt WlTH.—Princess Royal, Liverpool to Calcutta, 20th ult., lat 41 lon. 14, by the John Troughton Turpic, arrived at Cork. Atalanta, Antwerp to New York, 11th ult., lat. 48, lon. 37, by the Kate Laurence, arrived at Portsmouth. Stanley, from Alexandretta, off Almeria; rene, 6th ult., in the Gut of Gibraltar, by the Briton, Mason, arrived at Cork. SPORTING D MANCHESTER B. iTELLIGENCE. ETTING.—TUESDAT. GUINEAS STAKES. 1 6 to 1 agst Wadastra c. TWO THOUSAND 5 to 2 agst The Ugly Buck—t. 6 to 1 agst Keeley 11 to 1 agst Pharaoh 13 to 1 agat Pagan 14 to 1 agst Cattonite 18 to 1 agst Alice Hawthorn —taken 20 to 1 agst Jamie Forest 20 to 1 agst Hooton 20 to 1 agst Red Deer at CUP. 20 to 1 agst Bramble - 22 to 1 agst Merry Andrew—t. 25 to 1 agst Vakeel—taken 25 to 1 agst Sir Robert—laid once • • - 35 to 1 aget Haitoe 140 to 1 agst What—Offers to t. 6 to 'l agst Rattan 6i' to 1 agst Ruck 7.- takO 7 to .1 . 15 to 1 agst Orlamlo,-4aken 18 to 1 agst Running. Rein '22 t 6-1 agst GockamaroO 25 to. 1. agst TAuld „SAuiret offered 1 apt lonian 35 to 1 agst Campanero • 40 to 1 apt Bay Momus (the sister to Grey Momus c)—t. 40 to 1 agst Akbar—taken 150 - to I . ,agst Telemachus Isfo offers fo r t. the Oaks. ' NORTHUMBERLAND AND. DURHAM STEEPLE CHASE ENTRYY-alivnsDAY. Mr. V. Surtee!s _Adel—Mr. R. Hoyle's Middleham—Mr. W. Greenwell's Byron—Mr. H. W. Fenwick's Kitten--Capt. De Salis's Tonimy—:Lord Killeen's brother to Binks the Bag man—Captain Shewell's Rival—Mr. Cookson's Charles O'Malley—Mr. Thompson's Tanner—Mr. T. Butler's Albert —Mr, -Ireadlam's Cremona—Mr. Salkeld's Little Devil— Mr. Lamb's Maria Persiani—Mr. Waring's . Creeping Molly r-elklr. Yea's Safeguard-,-Mr: Wood's Moonraker—Mr. Moun .sey's Foxhunter—Mr. D. Cookson's Rufus —Mr. Foster's Nubian—Mr. Clavering's Man Friday—Mr. W. J. Johnstone's 'Donald Caird—and Mr. R. Crawford's Blucher. SOUTHAM STEEPLE CHASES.--TtmaDAY. , Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each with 100 added. Mi. Jenkins's Lycurgus, list 31b.:. . (Owner) (Owner) 1 Mr. Gicen's Vanguard, 12st. Mr. Crawford's The Returned, list 51b 3 Mr. Ekin's Blue Pill, lOst 31b 'Mr.' Tilbury's,Tom Tug, lOst Mr. Inman's Marston, lOst 31b ... Mr. Conolly's Shamrock, lOst 31b . .... . • Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, and 30 added. Three miles. Mr, Tilbury's Duprez Mr. Birch's Dandy.— .. .. Little Robert, •Waverley, Refuse, The Monk, Perfection, Shakespeare, No Doubt, and Caroline, also started. ' The third sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, with 10-added, lOst each, two miles, was won by Mr. Grindle's Ace of Diamonds (Parker), beating Discord, Langollan, and Principe. Killed — Discord, who was running the winner in, fell at the dis tance, and was ridden-over by some farmers and much hurt. FINCHLEY STEEPLE CHASE.—TUESDAY. Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each.-11st.71b. Mr. A. Dixon's Ragman -1 Mr. B. Land's Faith THE Twilit in NEsLE.:—The Journal des Debats publishes the following details relative to the modern Tour de Nesle :—The investigation of this affair, which, on account of its disgusting details, appearp to belong to another century, is, pursued with much activity. It would appear, according to recent discoveries, that this mysterious association had other ramifications in the interior of Paris, and that the individuals of which it was composed were divided into bands, and placed under the command of a chief. It was from this mddern drama, -whose eccentricity, perhaps, developed the monstrous excesses which followed, that they borrowed the names under which they divided their different sections. Thus there was the Tour de Nesle, situate Rue du Pot-de- Fer, St. Marcel; the Taverne d'Qrsini, Rue de Lourcine; and two other seetions, whose position has not yet been discovered, and which were designated under the names 'of the Bastile and, the Chambre Ardente. The leader of this secret society for debauchery assumed the title of Buridan, and his companion styled herself Marguerite de Bourgoyne. There were women amongst the society, and they were not less indefatigable in placing those -whom they caught in their snares in the most degraded position. The woman who presided at the orgies of a second class section was called the Marchioness de Brin ,villiers. In order to escape detection the members of 'one section passed alternately from one to the other, and for fear of being' surprised, they had guards whom they named night-watchers, and who patrolled round the -.place where those frightful mysteries were celebrated in .order to give alarm on the appearance of danger. This office was filled by neophytes who aspired to form part of the society, and who thus execute a species of novi ciate. We are assured that it was not only women of obscure station who were brought into those dens, but 'even' some who held a certain position in society, but who not: ishino. to appear in a court of justice, have denied all knowledge of the facts, and have thus impeded the 'march of justice. To the present moment 18 individuals, men and women, belonging to the association of the 'Tour de Nesle,' have been arrested." AND Vubltr Optuton. " Who _runs may read." FOREIGN. A meeting, at which about 2,000 persons were present, was held on Sunday, in the Great Hall of the Hotel de Ville, at Paris, under the presidency of the Prefect of the Seine, the Count de Rambuteau, to witness the distribution of the prizes of the Gratuitous Drawing-schools of the 7th and Bth arrondissemens. The business of the day was opened by an impressive address from the President, on the advantages of the institution ; and he was followed by M. Charles, the director of the schools, who gave an interesting account of the zeal of the pupils, and of the kind encouragement bestowed upon his labours by their Majesties and the whole of the Royal Family. The Committee charged by the Minister of War to present the rough draft of an ordonnance on the questions which affect the Jewish population in Africa, has reccommended that all bye-laws and customs, changed into laws, which have hitherto served as rules of conduct to the Jews of Alge ria, should be abolished and replaced by the common law, by which the other inhabitants are governed. The Council of Administration of the Left Bank Versailles Railroad, on Saturday, presented to the Minister of Public Works a tender for continuing that road to Chartres, and has sent to the Chambers of Peers and Deputies a protest against any other railroad between Paris and Chartres being allowed to be formed. The Paris journal, the Commerce, was sold on Monday for 317,000 f. (12,5001.), to MM. Farnissier, C. Didier, and Dela mann, bankers. The Moniteur publishes a return of the price of wheat in the different departments of France, for the purpose of regu lating the duty on the importation and exportation of grain and Sour. The returns are divided into classes, according to the departments, and the medium price in all of them ranges from 16f. 58c. to 22f. 83c. per hectolitre. The price of bread at Paris for the first fortnight of the present month is fixed at 35 centimes the kilogramme. A letter from Stockholm, March 18, in the New Hamburgh Gazette says :" It is stated that the Queen Dowager in tends takingl --- &journey into Italy immediately after the ob sequies 01 the late. King. Her Majesty will pay a visit to her sister. the wile of the ex-King Joseph Buonaparte. The report that the Swedish Diet is to be convoked in the month of June is gaining strength. The reason of this measure is that the King desires to open the Norwegian Diet in person in 1845, which could not be done if the Swedish Diet was not convoked during the present year." The mail conveyance by sea about to be established be tween Stettin and St. Petersburgh will commence in the spring of next year. The iron steam-boats constructing in England for that purpose are to be each of 700 tons, and above 300-horse power. It is stated in the Augsburgh Gazette that the Prussian Government has given the Polish emigrants permission to prolong their stay in the province of Posen, until they have terminated their affairs, those at least relating to their pro perty. As the Government has not named the period at which the emigrants must be ready to quit the province, hopes are entertained that they will be allowed to remain in definitely provided they be quiet and avoid all political mat ters. This happy result is in a great degree attributed to the intervention of the Countess Kwiteika, who repaired to Berlin to intercede with the King in favour of her unfortunate countrymen. LAW AND POLICE. At the Liverpool assizes, 'William Taylor, a respectable looking elderly man, was indicted for uttering, at Oldham, on the 20th of September, a bill of exchange for 2211. 145., drawn on John Brown,. and purported to be accepted by him, know ing that the said acceptance was forged. The prisoner, it appeared, carried on business for some years at Saddleworth. He had been unfortunate, and had twice failed, on the second occasion for the sum of 20,000/. ; he was again, however, able to establish himself in business. The charge was fully proved, and the jury returned a verdict of guilty. Sentence deferred. The Chester assizes commenced on Monday. The calendar is more than usually light, there being only forty-one cases, and only one in which loss of life has been the consequence of crime. Mr. Justice Maule did not take his seat till a late hour, being seriously. indisposed. At the Uxbridge Petty Sessions on Tuesday, a person of respectable appearance, who gave his name and address as Joseph White Simmons, living in the Vauxhall-road, was brought up in the custody .of. Inspector Otway, A division, before Sir W. S. Wiseman, Bart., and Mr. T. Dagnall, the sitting magistrates, on a charge of having knowingly uttered a forged bill of exchange for the value of 2001. Two parties proved the forgeries, and he was fully committed to Newgat6. At Worship •street two young girls, who gave their names Amelia Walker and Rosa Abel, both of them wretchedly ragged and dirty, were placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham, upon a charge of stripping a child, named Thomas Hillier Dawson, of his clothes and boots. Mr. Bingham remanded them for a week. Three young men, named William and Robert Hurtaway, brothers, and George Reeves, were brought up for final ex amination upon -charges of- tittering counterfeit coin. Mr. Powell, the solicitor to. the Mint, recognised Wm. Hurtaway as having been recently charged with a similar offence. All the prisoners were now committed for trial. John Smith and Edwaid Carter were placed at the felons' bar, belore Mr. Henry, at Lambeth. street, on the double charge of forgery and felony. The charge of felony was that of stealing a time-piece and other property from a school in which the prisoner Smith had been a teacher in September last, and no moral doubt existed of his (Smith's) guilt. The charge of forgery consisted in the fact of the prisoner Smith having written a note in the name of his sister, who had been formerly known to that gentleman.as a highly respect able person, to 'Mr. Barlow, inclosing a note of hand payable at a shortdate,"and requesting cash for it. The bill was -a forgery. The prisoner Carter had carried the note. Both prisoners were remanded, but Carter was admitted to bail. Thomas Holmes Gummer, Wm. Estell, Thomas Pritchard, Wm. Wedge, and Eliza Burling, were finally, examined, at the same office, on a charge of being concerned in a burglary and extensive robbery of cigars, from the premises of Mr. Johnson, a cigar manufacturer, in Gloucester-street, Commer cial-road East. Gummer was fully committed for trial, and the others discharged. COTJAT --PABBION.ILBLE. Lord Brougham, accompanied by Mr. H. Vane, passed through Folkestone on Saturday afternoon, m route to Paris. Lieutenant-General Baron de Stjernerona, one of the most distinguished aides-de-camp of the late King of Sweden, has arrived froM Stockholm to present to :her Majesty the Queen, the letters of notification of the demise of King Charles John, and the ascension of King Oscar I. to the thrones of Sweden and Norway. He Is accompanied as an aide-de camp by• Baron Charles Bjornstjerna, an officer in the Swedish Horse Guards, and the eldest - son of General Count Bjornst jerna, the Swedish Minister at this Court. The_countess'of Erroll _and_Lady Agnes Hay returned to Clarges-street, en Monday, on-a 'visit to Lord and- Lady Ida Campdcn, at Barham Court, near Maiditone. The Earl and CoUntess and family•are expected to leave town at. the close of the month, for Slane Castle, near Peterhead, North . Britain, where a grand fete to the tenantry will be given, and other rejoicings, in honour of Lord Kilmarnock coming of age. The Duke and Duchess of. Montrose arrived at Belvoir Castle, on Friday last, from Selby Hall, Northamptonshire. • The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort left the seat of the Duke of Rutland on M‘trulay last-for the hunting lodge of the Earl of Wilton, at Melton Mowhray. The Marquis of Lansdowne intends to pass the Easter holi days at Richmond. The Marchioness and Lady Louisa Fitz maurice are gone to Bowood Park for a few days, and then they join the Noble' Lord at his villa on the banks of the. Thames. The Earl and Countess of Shelburne intend to pass the Easter recess at Richmond. . The Earl and Countess of Sefton leave Croxteth • Park on the 14th instant for Belgmvd-square. The Earl and. Countess of Powis *and the Ladies Herbert leave Powii Castle about the-15th instant for town. The Countess Vowager of Sefton and the Ladies Molyneux leave Boyle Farm in the conrse of next week for town. Viscount• Clive has left Berkeley-square for Powis Castle. The - 131sh - op elect of Newfoundland (the Rev. E. Field) will leave London for his distant diocese early in the neat month. ate-Hon. 'Mrs. Dawsbn Darner and the Misses Dawson Darner have arrived at• Gainsborough House, Cavendish square, for the,season, from. Milton Abbey—. Sir Philip Grey •Egerton, Bart., M 2., has-taken a house in Eaton-place for the season. ", 7 ' • isiXscEl.l..6.NAOllB, 'Both: Houses of Parliament have adjourned for the 'Easter recess—the :Lords • till Tuesday, Aril 16 ;',and the Commons till Monday, 'April 15. ' On Meaty, the third spring Meeting of the Horticultural Society,' at the. Exhibition-rooms; in Regent-street, was fully and fashionably: attended: . Mr R. S. Solly, V.P., F.R.S., took 'the •chair,. supported by 'tire Right" Hon: the Earl of 'Auckland, Right 116 n: Sturges Bourne, M.P., Sir. Augustus Foster r , Sir Richard Joddrell, Captain Davis, R.N., Dr. Hen derson, Professor Lindley. The exhibition stands contained a'large variety of plants in full bloom and cultivation. On'Monday a large meeting of the Repeal Association took place in. Dublin, when some , interesting proceedings took place, • which me havereported elsewhere. The rent for the week was announced to be above 9004 including 6001. from New York. In 1698 the first printing press was erected in Manchester; in• 1844 there are, , it is estimated, upwards of 500.: . "The Belfast banks have' reduced the inter* on local ' paper to 4# per cent., and on English to The interest on .deposits now on hand will -be reduced to 2. per cent, on and after the let of ...July. - . • : The Provincial -Bank of Ireland has redueed,the rate of `interest on depositi to 'l per cent. • A man charged with the murder of Mr. Waller and Miss Vercker, at. Finnoe, escaped from Nenagh gaol on Friday morning. Anot4ersapital conv.iction hailaeen ha - d. itNenagh, before Mr. J.ustice.liall, in the, ease of John Hickay, indicted with others 'for conspiring •to nitirder Michael Hanley (who was 'actually murdered). •, The evilence was clear, and decisive. The motive for.ihis crime was the desire to obtain ground. ILLNESS OF LORD ABINGER. B URY ST. I..MUND'9, APRIL 2.—LOTa. Abinger was last night suddenly attacked by paralysis whilst entertaining the magistracy of the county after' the business of the day, which he had met and discharged with .his us ua l p ower an d c l ear - This melancholY circumstance has caused the greatest ams.tivirbew ne answers this, morning were, : that his Lordship though sensible was quite unable to articulate. Ex :presses were sent it:, town last night' • The tad 'ofCarlisle continues 510 . w13 to irapr."T in health at Castle Howard, where ;Lord Morpeth hasj tuned the family circle froni town.' , „, ROYAL.LILAMEEk YACHT C 41113.-011 Tuesday the general meeting of the members of this Club, for • the trans action Of the annual business, was held at the British_ Hotel, 'Cocksinir-street. Shortly before nine o'clock the chair was - takthi by the Commodore (W. If: H.anison, Esq.), who having openesi thy;. proceedings in the usual manner, the former minutes were read by the Secretary; and confirmed. The Sailing Committeewere next app ointed, after which a dis cussion took place regarding, the course to:be adOPted. with reference to defaulting members. From the auditors'" report it :appeared. . thit. tht total receipts were, including sub scribers', entrances, 599/. 12s. Bd. Deducting the total ex penditure, Witlithelstinis paid' for prizes, cups, 84c., a balance of 1791. 17s. 5d remained: with the treasurer. • A list of the yachts entered was 'then read. It appears that no less than eighty-eight have been .named, including . those of the Mar quis, of Anglesea, the Earl of Filiharding, Lord Wharnclffe, Lord Alfred Paget, m.p., Lord de Roe Sir William Russell, Sir Bellingham Grabirn, lion: H. tip,' ton - Hon: Augustus :Berkeley, T. M. Gibson, Esq., M.P., Capin Erie, Captain Annstrong, Dame Ratcliffe, &c. The first match of the season will take'place towards the close of May next, under the. usual arrangements. Several gentlemen hiving been balloted for, Were admitted members of the club. It ap pears that it is intended to gi v e several valuable prizei for contention next season, together with two of the value of 50/. 'each,: two 25/. each, and the. challenge cup (to be won two years in succession by. the Same•yaclat), 'value . 100 guineas. Under all these circumstances, the lovers Of yachting may rely on a most brilliant season. WS MONEY AND CO vt vtitl i *Vpl. ‘ „ EVENING. The Stock Market - this afterntrov 61 1 0 we though 'not quite so high as in the 'moittit,i`cv.. ,ic*p g 9 9 1 to 994. The other Securities "'age as ill the morning. • dioU There was a slight retrogradeili6vimWrip;;i7?e 7 P; reign Market, Spanish Actives slerivilitt.W.:o4V and the Three per Cents. at 38 w 31 • Mexicarai#Aft 37 . 1 u 374; Peruvian, 314 ; and Golomb i k-"-151 0 tiC tii;so l9 ‘ all rather lower. Belgian werelo4l7 ' •;; 1: ... The additional transactions. in :thelLailwayiShar° have been these—Bir ming h am and Derby*O*;3!B; Do. and Gloucester 6 to 4 ; .Great North'k '.oglapitilto 1 ; Blackwall 104 ; Graenwich 7i . to 7 di:sp6iint:;:liirillirf ham and Gloucester New were 640 Edinburgh and Glasgow 15 to 151 Pb.ittlea 3 1 to 31 ,Great Western 35 to 34 1 , Hull S e ' water 34 ton ; South Western 424 ; Manchester • at#7 Lod i 43 to 44 ; Ditto New 184 to f9';. Nevreagle An - 03 0311. ' lington 21 ; Northern and Eastern Quarter N o rth Midland Half 6 ; York and North Midland 72 to - 734, ond Do New 35 to premium. - • ' • • N grora ,P 4 Sun of Last Night) The Co tti4n, Market 40.iirierpool, ye s terctaY, 'lirits -1 t40.,, dull :, sales; , -,2;000 little's;"6f' 7 which 500 were on sitteClAle Thee tion. was no change, in prices: , The. 00 Market was brisk for French, Dover, end .th'e mi lines. Birmingh am an d Gl oucester, 91 4 :i':Cheiiir 7 2 Holyhead,t o 1 ; Edinb urg h an d Glasgow, 65; ti Junction, 232 ; Great Western, H a lf, 70f ; COO 41 a1e4,1 6* ; Dublin and Cashel, 5, ; Birmingham, Quarter,l,Btl North British. 3/. 35.; Paris and Lyons, 21. 15s. to 21:140 Ditto and Orleans, 36k to i ; South Eastern; 36. The commercial advices received from Merida,, Css peachy, notices the fact that the Government of YukniAA had issued a decree establishing an entrePot for impOTT goods at that place. As British trade is increast47 that direction, it may be of use to giVe the details: : 'All following are the provisions of the decree .t.-- .: " Art. Ist. A mercantile depOt is to be ,established Ot the port of Campeachy, where all goods may be atirf for one year, without being liable to duty, on pall two per cent. for stor ag e, w hi c h t wo p er cent . is rip' 7 within thirty days after the goods are entered. _ m " 2d. Goods or merchandi se t a k en fr om 'the *gen before the end of a year, for exportat!on, au are not . bjr! to either State or muni c ip a l duty. " 3d. Goods or merchandise taken from the clqpot f ° f the State market, or w hi c h h ave rema i ne d a w h o l e yfir in the depot, will pay both State and municipsdlduty. " 4th. Provisions, pitch, and inflammable stiffs; ells! vessels of every descripti on , an d nava l stores, are pro et bited from being stored in the depOt. " sth. The government of the depot. will be - adelinir tered by officers appointed by the State." The supplies of timber from Campeachy are at prr e sent short in the Markets of London anci_tiverpool, least as far as respects good-sized logs of Tratthogiol l The timber trade generally is good fOr select sample The advices from St. Petersburgh relative to the braem of tallow, and the probable supplies, state that the lattec cannot be estimated with any certainty, but the opilliO was that it would fall short of those of last l eas .. Tkf reason for this belief is that in coniequenCe of the abuir dance of grain and fodder, the proprietors of stock wet° not compelled to slaughter. The business of the Lo il4" market was anoth e r i n d ucemen t t o k ee p back supPlit , The Russian merchants at St. Petersburgh were of prr nion that prices would be kept up. Speculatioh WO #l/1 the increase. . Difficulties exist as to the legality of mixing chicoll in the coffee. About two years since,- ati issued by the Excise department, as we are told, i pernw: ting the addition, but now it is asserted that s uch. course of proceeding is illegal. The TreasUry, it:is is be hoped, will consider the subject, so that• sothethil definite may be known upon the subject, which it a general importance to the mass of the peopre,'wh6 coffee generally in a ground state, not having; _mills 0, their own. Consols have reached within a f per cent. of pat' _ l .l lO morning, but they are now a shade lower. N o t Jaw' business has, however, been done. It was genbrallr",sti petted early in the day that the Commissioners Wou l have to give par for the amount of stock they - have Or ally taken of late, so buoyant did the miwket,looki Those functionaries, however, took 30,0001. Contiirls 98i. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents: haye bee n sold at an improvement to 103, 'and Bank Stock' 201 k. In the premium upon. Exchequer bills. sestet! any alteration has taken place. India Stock for'ln. opening has been quoted at 294. . A large amount of business has been transacted l a s the Foreign Stock market this morning. Spanish per Cents. have realised 274 ; the Three .per Pet,. 38+ ; the Passive, 71 ; and the Deferred,'l6t. French Five per ents. are worth 121 f. change being given at 25f. 70c. Dutch Two-and-a-9 per Cents. are up to 60+ ; the Five per c e nts. clip ; Mexican to 37f s ; Portuguese Converted46-1)40 Colombian, ex Venezuela, to 16*. - Brazil - Stock_ yi 0055 at 201. The desire to speculate in the Foreigrfato4 o evidently on the increase. , The Railway Share market is on the rise. • - •Thaw mingham and Gloucester, the Brighton r •lewes, 011 . 1 Hastings, the Edinburgh and Glasgow, the LiincSS,t a and Carlisle, the South Western, and the Xancl3os and Birmingham, all improved in, value. :London Westminster Bank shares have rallied to 5 prem. ; D e tional Bank of Ireland to 3* disc. ; and Union , of Al O tralia to 1 prem. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 0 4 4KLOCIka • (From the Official List.). 3per Cent. Consols. New 334 per Cent. Annuities I;. 03 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 186 0.....*••••• Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. 1801). .. .I 2 11-1 6 India Bonds, 1,000 - Ditto under 1,000 Bank Stock for Account . ..... ' Consols fo; Account . ....... . ..... •99filtilr India Stock Exchequer Bills, 1%4. IM." 1,0004 Ditto 5ma11.."... ....... ' - 73 ply. • •• FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCA. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ........».„....... r ..... • r , Ditto for the Account .......... 60 Columbian Bonds. Mexican Bonds , .83T, 5 per Cent ....... ,3"/ 377 a Ditto for the Account 37 Ditto Deferred Stock.... .......... .... . :17 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent . Ditto Converted tms • 46t Ditto for the Account .. .. ......... 46 3; -, Spanish Bonds. Five per Cent 1840 .2T Ditto for the Account ...... ..... . Ditto Passive Bonds. . ... ..... Ditto Deferred l5 .. J . S Ditto Three per Cent, ................. ...... . ... ........ Ditto for the Account ...... Ditto Deferred . . .......... II French Rentes, 5 per Cent . -12 M Dutch 2% per Cents. „ .s.vr., Ditto for the Account Dutch 5 per Cents • 99 • • , New Loan 1537, 5 per Cents. 'PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONICI RA ILWAIS. PC IW 1 Birmingham and Gloucester tii/ 34 Bristol and Exeter 7O ft 2 r- , Bristol and Glouc,ster 48'.. : 1:«.r Caledonian Dublin and Cashel ... .. ' 334 , te Eastern Counties Ditto New Registered...... 6b 6s. Ad....... 13% , %•.., to -- Ditto Perpetual 5 per eent ,l3s. 4d.... 1% ...,.. to „J Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O 65 . 1 44.1:44 ,- " - Great Western Ditto 34 Shares Gland Junction lOO t6 ,4 :r . Ditto 4 Shares 2 a * Lancaster and Carlisle '5...,..:.i ti „7 London and Brighton 5O _44o_4lgwlo London and Birmingham StoCk 3$ London and South Western ...... 41% •;•••4...• to -- Ditto Eighths. ... S Manchester and Birmingham ... 40 --•••• • Midland Counties lOO Ditto Fifths (i 12% • 2;TO - rib - Britiih_ Norwich and Brandon Newcastle and DarlingtonJunct. •111 - , 38% .4., a te , 4.4 • Paris and Orleans ..... ................ 20 ~....... 30 . -. sts!.....':'' Paris and Rouen 29 36 li ..,.tO Rouen and Havre. ..................... 11 .... l5 .....J t0t.....- South Eastern and Dover ..... .... 315 C., 3534% 4 .; tp,..s.' ', Strasburg and Basle •••.... 14 ........ 127 , ...•• ....to .... York and North Midland - Ditto Scarboro' Branch JOINT STOCK BANKS. ' r , •• . •' J. rA.- K. 1, t, ,_. . -----.-- ----- London and Westminster..„ ..... 'Air. m• 25 ~.:..6.... tor -;.' •: -- ', • .:.; ~_, .• • ho d .• MANCHESTER STOCK EXcIIANGE; APRIT.2.--"IVe have ( a good market to-day for most s h ares , an d, a • f a i r amount ° business has been done :—Dublin and Drogheda; 71i ; Dub l :A 111 and Cashel, 6 ; Eastern Counties, 11/ .; Ditto ,N,eyr,Rgisterew If' 13a ; Ditto . Perpetual, 1/.. 13s. 4d.; Grand Junction a A shares, 116 ; Lancaster and Carlisle, 8i ; Manchester sin" Birmingham, 481 to 49i ; Manchester, Bury ,' and RVlse i r dale, 7A ; She ffi eld and Manchester, 701 ;Preston'ana-wir 12A ; South-Eastern New, 51 to / ; Union 'Beni, s'i ; god: dersfield Canal, 171. • . . .. _ CLOSING PRICES. , BRITISH l E nd ll i N an Dl itoc . k - ,.;. - . • ... " . ...7 ,..„., ` 1 ,...... ' „.. '" , 4 6 ,. 1. 'Bank Stock •.0 per Cent. Red.. ..... - Ditto Bonds i wi..i.....: .. dc , ' ,16 1 :r, r - 1 3 per Cent. Cons 3% per Cent. Re ••••• Ditto New Arnitilties.4 -'' `-'. - i i i i i. New 3% per Cent. lO2 ji, Esr, in ißlllsA 10004 '114r1:.-i ; ''''',;.' *-: New 5 per Cent. • Unto - 300f ....w.f.,. ' • .....j. ,f ~as. Long Annuities to expire Ditto 5ma11,.....„.• , . •••• - 11, ' i Jan. 1860... ...... ... Bank Stock for israt..";.;4l4llot . Oct. 1859.-- ..... Consols for Acct....," 9 9 • Jan. 1860 l2 F ll O - I R 6 ElGN ln F il u iai g 3 u toek s. 67. A cad .5.:2104 1,. '.-_,,. Austrian. 5 per Cent •-• IPortuguese,s per Cent:a..." '- Belgian, 5 per Cent !Ditto, New Ditto_ .... .....,.., ' -e • Brazilian Bonds 104% Prussian4s-per Cent. ..... .4.. "'• Buenos Ayres, C per Cent 37 Russian, 5 per Cent:....„..... --""' Chilian, r. per Cent ~.........., --,-, Ditto, Metsdlic ....:: .. ....... ,•;.; Colombian, 6 pe,r,cent . o ,4., :r igja Vpanish, sper Cenr,.."......... . • 37 Ditto, 1824 ......i...5.,.....144 - ,glF i tto, 3 per Cent .. .«......•••• ' 0 Cuba 'Bonds, fi,pe.y•Lent Danish, 3 per•cent• ~.. ..... Greek, 18.5, 5 per,Cent — Exchange ' .....f. •"-- _( -.X. Mexican, 5. per Cent 57 . 'French, 3 per Cent. ...... —, Ditto, 6 per Cent., 11137 lDutch, 23 per Cent...... 9 0 % ' Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent — Ditto, 5 per Cent '•. , SHARES. - ' ' - ' • Birmingham and Derby (100 paid) . . ... . . .......,..„ 82 Birmingham and Gloucester (100 paid)..,.. ..... .... • 9 3 , , Ditto New (17% daid) ....„ .. ; ... ... 2 3)4 Bristol and Exeter (40 paid) .... 72 Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid)' " 6514' % Great North of England (100 paid) 99 . . . Great Western (75 paid) , Ditto Half Shares (50 paid) Harrowgate and Knaresboro' ( 3 paid) , 3% • .1 Hull and selby (50paid) — "! Ditto Quarter Shares ( 6 paid) '' ' '. V% London and Blackw a ll (161. 13 s . 4d'))., ' • ' 1 ” . 0 , ' l " - London and Greenwich (Ist. lbs. 4d. paid).; 5 - London and South Western (411,6 a. 10d. paid ) ' 8 27 9 - Manchester and Leeds (70 pawl) ........ .........„, II. t , Ditto Half Shares ( 0 paid) 49 Newcastle and Darlington Junction (15 paid) .::: • . ' 81 ”i , - Northern and Eastern (4. paid) . ' isigniss' ' 57 4 - Ditto Quarter Shares (12% paid).-.............,...a.V 16 • North Midland (100 paid) ........ • ~ Ditto Half Shares (40 paid) ..... 45 South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) 33Y York and North Midland (411-paid) „,,,„„,;.....; 12' Ditto New Shares (20 paid) ~• f f . , In consequence of the death ,ofr.the sister of th e h ,, Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the grand Easter dinner at Mansion-house has been postpone& - . ' . ' The Bush coach-office, in Bristol, .where all ode; sive business has been carried on for, we -belleseonore titt a century, has this week closed, in - obedience, to t.:11:01: power of steam, and the absorption of its buSinesi•ln'' 0 . great vortex of railway monopoly.. We hear that in ii 3 Pjof bable the premises 'will be occupied by the Branch En land.—Felix Farlq's Bi-isioUipitina' ' BENEVOLENCE.—A few. : minutesiftrir of pensioners on Monday for the City of Lopdp,nG ° Pf r :i ti f • Pennon Society, the 'secretary received,g_illaita. a i l°Ll g r7 '4" letter, desiring that' It milt hrb - e' igiireh 0 DIV tugnW uni'm .oesiful candidate. .. 697 50 .. 700 912 50 •• 910 Orleans ... .. ....... -• vitt •• Strasburg to Bale .......... 305 305 • • 930 .• 912 50 ...300 • • 300 THE REVENUE.—In consequence of Good Friday this year falling On the sth of April, we understand that the Quarter's Revenue will b e ma d e up to-morrow evening (Thursday, the 4th). for the present quarter will be very satisfactory.—Evening Paper. It is expected the revenue returns Souritamr-rox, APRIL 2.—The East India and China mails, consisting of 94 boxes and 7 bags, were dispatched from this port yesterday at 4 P.M., in the Oriental Company's splendid steam-packet the Great Liverpool, Captain M'Leod, via Alexandria. She has also upwards of 40 passengers, and a very full cargo of bale goods. The Liverpool upon her homeward voyage will proceed into the docks and discharge her passengers and cargo, and then undergo a thorough . The Royal West India re pair. The mails of the fir s t o f J une will be taken but by the Great Western steamer, whi c h h a s lately become the pro perty of the Oriental Company. steam-packet, the Tay, Captain-l-rayden, left this port to day for the West Indies. She carries* out the South American and West Indian mails, the largest ever shipped from this port. The Tay has thirty-nine passengers on board, besides 1,460 bottles of quicksilver and 4,0001. in specie. The Rain bow, 500 tons, Captain Arnold, sailed out of dock, at 4 a.m., this day, for Canada,„,with 185 emigrant passengers. She will call at Plymouth, where it is expected she will take in many more. The next emigrant ship will sail on the Ist of May. The passengers and luggage came down on'Saturday by a special train, which took them alongside the vessel. the Peninsula mail packet, the Pacha, Captain Wilson, arrived last night from Gibraltar, and proceeded into the docks, and landed her mails, which were forwarded tb London by the ten minutes past two mail train this morning. Her slateg ate - -f•-• Gibraltar, 23d of March ; Cadiz; 24th;-Lisbon, 27th; and Oporto and Vigo, 28th. She has -a full cargb of fruit, and only six passengers, *nd b a i t theicarl ornanuar