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m:=4 the consumption of a great part of manufacturing dis- ' tracts, is supplied, to a great extent, by corn grown in the counties of Lincoln, Cambridge, and Noriolk, and shipped coastwise to the coast of Goole, whence it is forwarded/by the Knottingly and Goole, and Aire and Calder Canals. The quantity of grain thus passing through the port of Goole to Wakefield is stated to be not leas than 15,000 quarters per week, in addition to large quantities sent to Leeds, and in other directions. Wool and other produce of the eastern agricultural counties is also conveyed by the same channel to the manufacturing districts in large quantities ; and this im port trade is chiefly balanced by an export of coal, lime, &c., affording return freights. Keeping these circumstances in view, it appears to us that the principal objects to be attende d to in la y in g down aline of railway for Goole, are best attained by the Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole scheme. The Barnsley and Goole, and Doncaster and Goole schemes provide only for the eartial attainment of one of the objects referred to. viz. the export of coals. They are laid out principally with a view of affording an outlet from. the Silkstone coalfield to Goole, and although this may be a very desirable object, it is hardly sufficient to justify the expenditure of the large sums required, when the same object may be attained almost equally well, in addition to others equally important, by combination. The Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole scheme, in con nection with the main line from London vid Cambridge and Lincoln to York, will accomplish the following objects :- 1. It will provide a direct and independent line for the largest and most important branch of traffic existing at Goole, viz. that of corn and agricultural produce to Wakefield and the manufacturing districts. 2. It will, at the same time, by its connexion with other railways, afford a good railway communication from Goole in every direction, viz. by the London, Lincoln and York line, to the metropolis, and to the north and south ; and by the Mancheiter and Leeds, and North Midland lines to Manchester, Leeds, Brad ford, Halifax, Sheffield, and the whole of the manufactur ing districts, and of the West of England. 3. It will thus afford a direct communication from the nearest coal field, that of Wakefield, and one only a few miles circuitous from that of Silkstone, in addition to a communication with the Durham coal field, by means of the northern lines. 4. It will accommodate an important intermediate dis trict, including the borough of Pontefract, with a popu lation of 12,000, and a considerable malting trade ; and Knottingly, a.place known for its excellent lime quarries, from which about 65,000 tons of lime are exported attAually. 5. It will afford a good connexion from Leeds, the West Riding, and the manufacturing districts, to the main eastern line from London to York, and will supply the purpose of a necessary branch from that line. These objects seem to us abundantly sufficient to jus tify the construction of the Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole line, the estimated cost of which is only 365,0001. It is true that the same objects might be attained more economically, though less perfectly, by substituting for the Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole line, either the branch from the York and North Midland Railway, at Brayton, the estimated cost of which is oily 105,0001., or the Leeds branch of the Lincoln, Leeds, and York line, to Normanton, in connexion with a short branch to Goole. But the former of thes - schemes would give no accommodation to Pontefract, and the intermediate dis trict, and would involve a considerable circuit upon most of the traffic in corn and coals ,to and from the interior, in addition to the delay and inconvenience of compelling all this traffic to pass over the most crowded portion of the York and North Midland Railway, the inconvenience of which has been already referred to in the Commis sioners' Report ; and through the Normanton station, which is already the centre of such a large amount of traffic, and where the space is already limited. The other scheme of the Lincoln, Leeds, and York Company's Leeds branch, is also open to the latter ob jection, and is imperfect for the reasons which have al ready induced us to consider the main scheme with which it is connected as inadtnissib:e, and because no Goole branch in connexion with it is actually proposed. Under these circumstances, and considering that the traffic is likely to be sufficient to support a good line to Goole, we have no hesitation• in reporting our opinion that the Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole line, appears to us to deserve a preference over the other competing schemes for that purpose. Two schemes are proposed for extending railway com munication in the northern and north-eastern portions of Lincolnshire, which, although not dependent on the decision of the main question between London and York, are in some measure connected with it ; viz gage, &c. afforded to the other passengers shall be given to the third-class passengers. " To run, besides the through trains, short trains for , the accommodation of the local traffic, at times best suited to the convenience and interests of the inter mediate population. " To carry coals at seven-eighths of ld. per ton per mile, and fish, by first-class trains, at 4d., and by third- , class trains, at 3d. per ton per mile." And they state that they offer these advantages to the public in the most perfect confidence that they are justified in doing so, commercially speaking. The traffic estimate of the Cambridge and Lincoln Company has been taken at an average of lid. per passenger per mile ; per ton, or id. per quarts; ' per mile on corn and flour; hi. per head per mile on fat cattle, and one-fifth of Id. per head per mile on , sheep ; with rates low in proportion on wool, coals, and general merchandise, and it shows a profit of nine per cent. on the estimated capital. There appears, therefore, no reason to doubt that a tariff of charges, somewhat similar to the above, might be safely and fairly enforced, with ample provision for securing good accommodation for all classes of passen gers, and also for securing the running of one or two quick trains daily, between London and York, at what ever speed was adopted upon other railways, or was consistent with safety, which would certainly reduce the time of the journey to less than six hours. The advantages resulting from the establishment of such a system o low charges would not merely be con fined to the railway in question between London and York, but would indirectly extend an influence over many other parts of the general railway system. A fair par ticipation, also, in whatever further advantages might result from the increase of traffic and population, or from increased economy in working, owing to further improvements, would be secured to the public by the option of revision, %%hid', in this case, owing to the smallness of the original outlay, would hold out an un usual prospect of becoming the means of Insuring portant advantages for the future. In the meantime, however, the result would be, that first-class passengers would be enabled to travel from London to York for a charge not exceeding 30s. or 355., in a time not exceeding six or seven hours, while pas sengers, to whom economy was an object, would be con veyed in comfortable covered carriages at charges pro portionably less. With regard to the main object, that of affording a ready communication between the great food-producing districts of the East of England, and the great food con suming markets, viz. the metropolis and the manufac turing districts, an inspection of the map will show that very complete provision is made by the lines whose sanction we have recommended. The Bedford and London and Birmingham, in con nexion with the Hitchin and Biggleswade branch of the Northern and Eastern, and the trunk line to Cambridge, afford a ready outlet for the produce of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. Cambridgeshire and the Eastern Counties are pro vided with a double outlet towards the metropolis by the Cambridge and Eastern Counties lines, and towards the manufacturing districts by the Norwich and Brandon and Ely and Peterborough, in connexion with the lines north and west of Peterborough. From that point the Syston and Peterborough line continues the communication through Rutlandshire and Leicestershire, to Leicester, Nottingham, Derby, Bir mingham, and by the Churnet Valley line to the Potte ries, Macclesfield, Stockport, and Manchester ; while the Lynn and Ely, and the proposed Stamford and Spalding Branch of the Cambridge and Lincoln, complete this chain of communication across to the German Sea. - Further north, the trunk line of the Cambridge and Lincoln traverses the heart of the rich agricultural dis trict of Lincolnshire, while the Newark and Sheffield Railway, in connexion with its proposed extension to Sleaford, and with the Branch of the Cambridge and Lincoln line to Boston, completes another transverse communication from Manchester and Sheffield, through. the heart of Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, to L'ABEILLE LITTERAIR•E, BIBLIOTEQUE UNIVERSELLE. REVUE DES FEUILLETONS. S. d. Subscriptions—One Year .. 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Karr— Revue Scientiflque : Nouveau .Mogen d'Empecher les Explosions dans lee Mines, par M. le Docteur Morel-Lavallee—Arbres Etrangers—Un Festin en Chine—La Vigne et le Cidre en Normandie—Article et Gravure de Modes. Every Yearly Subscriber will receive immediately (gratis and postage free) the Publication of December last. that port. Still further to the north, the railway accommoda tion of Lincolnshire is completed by the trunk line through its county town and Gainsborough, and by the Great Grimsby line; while a double out'et for its pro duce is afforded to the west, either by the Doncaster and Swinton route in connexion with the Midland line, or by the trunk line to York in connexien with the Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole. By the last-mentioned line a ready access is afforded f)r such of the agricultural produce of the East as may have been collected by water conveyance, to the great eat ep6t of Wakefield, and thence to the manufacturing disci icts. On the other hand, the great object of securing a ready supply of coal for the eastern agricultural districts has been equally attended to. With a view to cheap( n ing the price of this important article, it is highly im portant not oaly that the actual charge of transport :lhoultl be reduced, hut &so, that as many sources of supply as possible should be brought into play, in order that the consumer may enjoy the full benefit of such re ducad charges, and of competition. By the schemes now recommended this is provided for in the following manner : First, By adopting the most dira ct line from York, southwards, and avoiding the inconvenience of passing through the York station, the coals of the South Dur ham coal field aid be brought into competition over a considerable area to the South of York. Sec ndly, By the Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goc.le line, an abundant supply of coal from the nearest fields will be provided for shipment and distribution among the eastern counties. Thirdly, The Swinton and Gainsborough line, in con flexion with the Barnsley Junction, and with the pro posed Eastern line, will afford a direct outlet for the best coals of the Yorkshire field, those of Silltstone and Elsecar. Fourthly, By the Newark and '7;heffit , ld line, a direct communication will be given to the south and east from the nearest coal fields, those of Mansfield and Pinxton; and also in connexion with the Sheffield and Chester field, and Midland lines, from those of Dronfield and Clay Cross. Fifthly, By the Syston and Peterborough line a fur ther outlet for the Derbyshire coal fields will be afforded into Leic , stershire and Itutlandshire, and through Stam ford and Peterborough to the cast, where they will meet the supplies of sea-borne coal brought tilt:yards by the proposed railways from Boston, Spalding, and Lynn. It would be difficult to overrate the advantages that may ba expected to result from the establishment of a system under which coals shall be carried over all this scheme of railways at rates not exceeding (except for short distances) per ton per mile for toll and loeo motive power, a rate which is already adopted on the Midland Railway, and which miglr, under the cireurn stances of the lines in question, be very proper y en forced. The best Derbyshire and Yorkshire coals could thus be brought even to the metropolis at rates which would allow of their being sold at prices little if at all exceeding 20s. per ton, while they would be di-isemi. nated over the whole of the Midland and Eastern agri cultural districts at prices proportionably less, according to the reduced distance. - HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. It is resp:Ttfully announced that A GRAND MUSICAL FETE, Comprising the unpublished manuscripts of the celebrated FELICIEN DAVID, Will be executed, for the first time in this country, TO-MORROW EVENING With the original Melodies and Choruses. Grand Descriptive Symphonic, 04 of TILE DESERT, produced for the first time-with the most enthusiastic success at the Conservatoire Royal, Paris. LE DESERT. Ode, Symphonie, Orientals—divided in three parts with grand orchestra. The orchestra and chorus will include upwards (>l2OO per formers. The whole under the Direction of Signor Costa. Solos by Sigs. Moriani and Corelli. The Great Grimsby and Sheffield, and The Hull and Gaineboreugh. The former of these lines runs from Gainsborough, by Glendford Brigg, to Great Grimsby, with branches to New Holland, opposite to Hul, and to Market Kasen, sell le the latter runs directly from Gainsborough to Nitery Holland. An inspection of the map will show that these are directly comp:tine scheiees, and tLat the former is much more comprehensive in its object, corn prising the accommodation of the imporaint agricultural district of North Lincolnshire, and. the connexion of its principal market towns tviih one ano - her, with Lincoln and Gainshorough, and with the port of Great Grimsby, which is represented as capable of great imp 7- oveurre t, 'while the object of connecting the Ferry, eppesite to Hu'l, with the main eastern lin:, et* railway, is accom plished by only a slight circuit. These considerations appear to us to Le decisive, more especielly, as we do not think that, owing to the interruption of ne trly three miles of ferry across the Ilumber, and to the great shortening in the railway communication from Hull to the south, which will be effected by the proposed main line by way of S , Iby, any line from New Holland Point is likely to be of material advantage to the town of Bull. The accommodation of North Lincolnshire, therefore, appears to us to be the main object ; and as this is much better effected by the Grimsby line, which is likely to afford great benefits to an important district, while, at the same time, there is fair reason to hope, from the estimates of cost and traffic, that it will be able to sup port itself, we have to report our opinion, that it appears to us, upon public grounds, to deserve a preference. With regard to the lateral communications further to the south, we have already stated our reasons why the Brandi of the London and Birmingham Railway to Bed ford, which at a slight cost, the Cstimatad capital being only 125,0001., affords a communication both with Lon don and Birmingham, and the manuf teturing districts, appears to us to be unobjectionable on public grounds ; and also why the Branch from the Northern and Eastern line' at Hertford to Hitchin and Biggleswade would appear, in the event cf the rejection of any trunk through that district, to be deserving of sanction. The Ely and Bedford line, projected in the same district, appears to us to be one which at some future period may be required, but which can hardly be considered at present until the main question of the trunk linos in that quarter has been decided, and a sufficient time has elapsed to consider the effect of that decision ; and we therefore recommend its postponement. The only remaining lateral schemes are those of the Midland Counties from Nottingham to Newark and Lincoln, and Syston to Peterborough. We are not aware of any ( ppositiun, on public grounds, to either of these lines, and the; are calculated to afford considerable local accommodation to the dis tricts traversed ; mare especially in the conveyance of corn and agricu!tural produce, and of coals. When lines of this description are thus proposed, fur the ac commodation of an unoccupied district, by an existing Company, with . ample resources to ensure their com pletion and effieient working, and when, as in this in stance, they interfere with no other existing or pro jected Railway, we are aware of no public reasons which should lead us to report them undeserving of the sanction of the Legislature. There are some points of detail connected with the pa , sing of the Syston and Peterborough line through the town of Stamford, and the crossing if a public road there on the ley, 1, to which we beg, however, to direct the attention of the Committee on the Bill ; and also to the mode of effecting a junction with the other lines in r near Peterborough. .We now proceed torecapitulate briefly the conclusions et which we have arrived, ani the leading results, wish l','ferenee to a ;great national system of railway commu ecaqon, which we have had in view in submitting for the consideration of Parliament the recommendations amteined in this Report. The adoption of the Cambridge and Lincoln, and nor thern portion of the Direct Northern lines in connexion with the line of the Northern and Eastern, which will shortly be opened to Cambridge, and with the Totten ham and Farringdon-street Extension, will atilzd an in tegral and independent trunk line to the north, having regard to gradients, is probably as short, in point of time, as could possibly be constructed ; with a first-rate metropolitan terminus ; passing through the principal towns on the eastern side of the kingdom be. tween London and York, by the reute, the first stage of 'whiCh has been already sanctioned by Parliament, and which has been always considered as the most natural and desirable. By this line, from the completion of the portion as far as Cambridge, and from the extreme facility of execu tion of the remainder, all the public advantages that can reasonably be anticipated from economy of construction will be insured. The completion. of the whole under taking within a moderate period, and whatever may be . the state of the money market, or rise in the price of labour and iron may, from this cheapness of construc tion, be rendered certain by the introduction of proper clauses. The existence of the undertaking in a state of independence, affording to the public whatever benefits may be justly expected to result from the existence of a second trunk line from London northwards, and from the indirect effects of competition, will be also rendered much more probable than could possiely be the case if an expensive line was sanctioned, less capable of carry ing at low fares awl sustaining competition. At the same time nothing will be created that can be considered as tanfair or injurious competition, or that will tend to de predate the large amount of capital that has been in vested (hitherto unproductively) in the .existing Eastern Counties and Midland lines. The extreme cheapness of construction of the new lines from Cambridge to York will render it both prac ticabbf., and equitable to secure, by legislative provisions a lower system of fares and char g es, and greater advan tages than have hitherto been contemplated. Indeed, the parties themselves voluntarily - offer such advantages, and, what is more material, are in a condition to carry their offers into effect. The Direct Northern Company have stated their in tention of offering to introduce clauses into their Act, binding themselves to carry passengers at the following PIIOGP.AMME. Part I.—EntranCe to the Desert, Glorification of Allah ; grand chorus and orchestra—Arriral of the Caravan—Departure of the Caravan—Tempest in the Desert — Return of the Calm--The Caravan resumes its march. Part IL—Night. . . . The Evening Star—Halt of the Cahvan—Hymn to the Night: air sang by Signor Morlani—Arabian Fantasia—The Dance of the Mines— The Liberty of the Desert : grand chorus with orchestra— Evening reverie : melody sang by Signor Moriani, with chorus and orchestral accompaniments—Steep ! Part 111.---Suii-rise. Call of the 3lttezzin; original Arabian melody, with the Arabic words—The Caravan starts once more on Its journey—The Cara van gradually disappears in the distance ; grand ehoi - us and orches tra—Silence in the Desert—The Song of Thanksgiving—Allah. Grand chorus final. _ _ _ Introductory Part—let. Fragment of Grand Symphony in E flat-2d. Melodic. imitative a Grand Orchestre : Les Hirondelles, sung by Signor Morianl-3d. Melodie Orientate : Le Chibouque 4th. Soiree du Printemps Fragment tire des quartre Saissous de Felicien David, executed by all the st:ing instruments. Boxes, Two, Three, and Four Guineas each. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Pit Tickets to be made at the Opera-office, Colonnade, Haymarket. Doors open at Eight o'clock ; to commence at Half-past Eight. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. Tllhl EVENING Will be repeated Balte's Grand Opera, THE DAUGHTER OF ST. MARK. Lusignauo, Mr. Burdini ; Adolphe de Courcy, Mr. D. W. King ; Catarina Colmar°, Miss Poole. After which will be repeated, a New Comic Ballet, entitled ItOBEIt r AND BERTRAND. Dances in the course of the Ballet :-- Pas de Deux, by Mdlles. Adele and Louise. Pas de Deux, by Mdlle. O'Bryan and Mr. A. Webster. Grand Pas de Caractere, by Mdlle. Polin and 31. Gasperini. A New Polka, by Mdlle. Polin and M. Onsperini. Bolero, by Mesdames Louise and Adele. La Esmeralda, by Mdlle. Polin, and A MAZURKA, by the Principal Ballet Performers. The Eminent Tenor, M. DUPREZ is engaged here for Twelve Nights only, and will shortly make his appearance In his cele brated character of ARNOLD, in GUILLAUME TELL ; and is also preparing himself for his unrivalled personation of EDGAR, In Donizettl's popular Odera, THE BRIDE OF LAMMERMOOR, tiir the Performance of which, an Engagement hat also been ex- Kessly entered into with 31:111o. EU lENIC GARC ►. The Box-otlice is open daily, from Ten in the Morning until Six :n the Evening, where Private and Family Boxes, Stalls, a laces, and i.ckets may be had on application to Mr. John Parsons. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. LESSEE, %R. B. WEBSTER. TIIIS EVENING Will be repe ted a New and Orlzinal Comedy, entitled THE SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY. Principal Characters by Messrs. W. Farrell, Strickland, Buckstone, Webster, Mrs. Glower, Mrs. W. Clifford, Mrs. Humhy, Miss Julia Bennett, &c. After wkich, a New Grand Classical Extravaga•tza, entitled THE GOLDEN.FLEECE. PritHpal Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, I. Bland, Madame Vestris, and Miss I'. Horton. To conclude with YOUNG ENGLAND. Major Martinet, Mr. Strickland; Mr. John James Pooley, Mr. Buckstone; Mrs. Pooley, Mrs. Hamby ; Mrs. Smiler, Mrs. Stanley The benefits thus conferred on those districts, in addi tion to those resulting from the means of cheap and cx peditionsintercourse far passengers, and for the trans port of corn, cattle, arid oth,!l- agricultural produce, being afford d in every direction, and to all the pr►ncipal mar kets of the kingdom, would, we are convinced, he of the greatest im2ortance ; and it appears to us, that by the combination of schemes which we have described, these TIIEATitE ROYAL, ADELPIII UNDER THE DIRECTIO , OF MADAME CELESTE, THIS EVENING Will he repeated a New and Original Drama, entitled TILE , litEEN It , SUES ; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Ccumor Oliennedy, ND*. Scihy ; George, Mr. liadson : Wild Martogh, Mr. 0. Smith ; Muster Grinnidge, Mr. Wright ; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Geraldine, Mrs. Yates ; Nelly O'Neill, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; ➢liami, Madame Celeste. _ _ After which, will be repeated a New Grand Epercal 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 .CIIILD ARE DOING WELL Mr. Snugsby, Mr. Lambert ; Lieutenant O'Scupper, R.N., Mr. Paul Bedford ; Mr. Felix Fluffy, Mr. Wright ; Entity, Miss Fortesene. great objects would be attaine 1 as securely, as completely, and as economically as it is possible to expect, and much more so than would be the case if any of the other com binations which now present themselves should be preferred. In conclusion, we beg to draw attention to the passage of the Fifth Report of the Select Committee of last year, in which it is stated, in recommending that reports should be made to Parliament by this department upon railway schemes, " That no such report should be held to prejudice the claims of private persons, the examina tion of which should be altogether reserved to the Houses of the Legislature." In submitting to Parliament, in conformity with the recornmendatioes of that Committee, the results at which we have arrived, with a view to the information and assistance of Parliament in forming a judgment upon the schemes in question, in so far as our re port may be available for that purpose, we are anxious that it sh add Le distinctly understood that we have ar rived at these results solely upon public grounds, and to the exclusion of all considerations how far such results might require to be modified by a due. regard for private rights and interests. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFOItD-STREET. LE.SEE, MR. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a New Tragic Drama, called METAMORA THE WAMI'ANOAGS Metamora, Mr. Edwin Forrest; Mordaunt, Mr. Wallack ; Lord Fitz Arnold, Mr. Archer ; Mahmeokee, Mrs. Stirling ; o,cana, Miss Emma Stanley. After which, Mr. SANDS and his INFANT BROTHER, MAURICE, - will appear in their Pleasing and Wonderful Entertainment, DE SALON, FREAKS OF FANCY. To conclude with a New Gran] 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. 11. I. Wallack; Stage Director, Mr. Emden ; Machinist, Mr. Edmund Bradwell. Buperbly decorated, and with extensive alterations: forming ene of the moil, Elegant and Comfor`able Theatres in the Metropolis THEATur. ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. THIS EVENING The Performances w.ll commence with a Comedy called THE RECRUITING OFFICER. Supported by Messrs. VitVng, F. Mat thews, Emery, Meadows, Bellingham, Wigan, and Keeley ; Mrs. Keeley, Miss Villars, Mrs. Wigan, and Miss Dawson.: Alter which, a New Farce, entitled LOWTHER ARCADE. Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Meadows, I'. Matthews ; Miss Dawson, and Miss Grove. To conclude with a Burlesque of English History, Pourtraying 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, WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT Dick Whittington, Mrs. Keeley ; Maley Moloch, the Lien Tamer of the Dessert, Mr. Keeley ; the Cat, Mr. Collier, supported by Messrs. Emery, F. Matthews, and Wigan ; Miss Fairbrother, and Mitm Grove. The Box-Office is open daily, under the direction of Mr. Grogan. DALHOUSIE. C. W. PASLEY. G. R. PORTER. D. O'BRIEN. S. LAING. The Yen Rev. the Dean of Chester and family have been placed in mourning, by the d,nnise, last week, at Sudbury Rectory, of the reverend gentleman's youngest son, Lieutenant Thomas Anson, of the Royal Navy. The deceased gallant officer was brother to Mr. George Edward Anson, treasurer to his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Taut. CRUISE.—There appears to be something not quite right, or hardly fair, in the l a te trial cruise between the Victoria and Albert, the Black Eagle, and the Rattler; which, while it made the trial appear very favourable for the yacht, tended to bring the Rattler and her screw into disrepute, and very undeservedly so. The yacht of 1,034 tons measurement has engines 430 horse power; the Black Eagle of 540 tons, 260 horse power; while the Rattler of 866 tons has only 200 horse power; with so much less proportion of power it was impossible she could compete with them. Had the Rattler, instead of 200 horse power had 360, which would have been in exact proportion to her tonnage, as the power to the tonnage is in the yacht, :lie would have beat both the yacht and the Black Eagle hollow, not only in heavy seas, but ie smooth water; in no case would they have stood the least chance with her. —Deconshi? e 1 ndependent. MILTON, NEXT GRATESEND.—Mr. William Crome, of Erith Cottage, Old Kent-road, died on Saturday, the 17ith instant, in the 80th year of his age. Ile was the man that brought the first news to Lord Liverpool of the glorious victory over the French army at Waterloo. Mr. W. Crome at that time was a resilent at Wend. A &WV:IOUS Doc. —On SiturdEty afternoon a large mastiff dog, kept by Mr. William Semmence, at High Lanes, rushed into the dwelling-hens barking . and howling violently. The inmates, thinking this was occasioned by some person passing by, took no notice of it, till the faithful watch-dog caught one of Mr. Sem arum's daughters by her clothes, and dragged her out side the house ; he, then let her go, and began barking and leaping up towards the roof, which the young wo man immediately disc ..vered to be on fire. It was soon perceived that there was no possibility of saving the house fraai destruction ; the inmates, therefore, con tented themselves with removing the furniture. The fire so on extended to an adjoinin g h ouse , occu pi e d by Nicholas Obver t which was also reduced to ruins, the inmates succeeding in savtng their furni ture . Th e pre mises were not insured.--Falmouth Parket, ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. (Unger the Direction of Miss Davenport.) TIIIS EVRNING Will be repeatel THE GAME COCK OF TIIE WILDERNESS, Colonel Mcreville, Mr. H. Mellon; Roderick, Mr. Binge; Samson, Mr. Marble ; Mabel, Mrs. Griffith. After which, THE PLAGUE OF PLYMOUTH. To conclude with THE SEVEN CHAMPIONS OF CHRISTENDOM, ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. PROPRIETOR, MR. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING. The Performances will commence with a Grand Military Equestrian Drama, entitled THE MAID OF SARAGOS::A. Scenes in the Circle, introducing M. and Mdme. Dumos, the cele brated French Equestrians. To conclude with THE SLEEPING DRAUGHT. DAVIDOE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE GREAT ATTRACTION FOR TILE EASTER HOLIDAYS. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a Near Drama, called MARGARET CATCH. POLE. Supported by Messrs. H. Hughes, Hicks, Fredericks, It, lionncr, S. Cottrell, Heslop, Lewis, Mrs. Daly, Mrs. Lewis, and Mrs, H. Homier. After which, THE IRISH TUTOR, in which the Infant Power, Miss Heron, will appear. To conclude wi'h THE MOOR MAIDEN, in which Messrs. Hicks, Neville, Fredericks, Lewis, Mrs. Hughes, Miiis Martin, and Mrs. H. Vining will perform. Places and Private Boxes to be bad of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box office, from Eleven to Four. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will he repeated MARGARET CATCIIPOLE, The Female Horse ateAler. Onega and Pechunna (Red Chieftains), Messrs. Cony and Blanchard ; Margaret Catchpole, Miss Vincent. After which, IIEIICULES, KING OF CLUBS. To conclude with THE KNIGHTS OF THE CROSS. The oft-repeated rumour respecting an alteration in the conveyance of mails to and from this island, and the transf, r of the service from the regular mail packets to the Southampton steamers, has again been revived during the past week. From the information. we have been enabled to collect, it would appear that there. is some foundation for the report this time, and that the South-Western Company have received !lode° to be in readiness for the 15th of April.—Jersey Times. rate : " First class... Second class gp 1 id• ~ Third class " To run at the least two third-class trains per day - gash way between London and York ; that the oar es p.* shall be properly seated and covered in, and the wsengers completely protected from th© weather, and that all the ordinary attentions and privileges as to bag- THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDA Y _MORNING, MARCH 26, 1845. THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, MARCH 25. l IIERNOMETER, Lowest, 31 ; Highest, 48; Nom, 48. BAROMETER, 30.02.—W1ND, S.W. ._ _ NoTx.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and " Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the i'hermometer during the preceding twenty-four hoursz. All he other observations are made at noon. WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 24 minutes after 31 Evening .. 41 minutes after 3. time of such exposures still were—members of the "New Police," to allow of our saying that we have no misgivings as to the laxity of the discipline which is enforced by their superior authorities. That the military style of equitation affected by the " Mounted Police," as they are called, is a failure sufficiently absurd, every one who looks upon their extraordinary figures will acknowledge. Their figures suggest the notion of perpendiculars in blue, raised on horisontal lines of chesnut, brown, or black, or grey. Their faces bear an expression of divided anguish at having to undergo, in their years of stiff and impracticable maturity, the rack-like extension of the riding-school manege ; and of a self. enamoured complacency with their equestrian graces, the bosses of their cavalry bits, bridles, and stirrups, that seems to soothe the personal distress and the sensation of insecure seat, which they evidently endure both from " riding long," and from long riding. They are too amusing to be quarrelled with, but still we find that they are the source of a very large item in the enormous annual charge for this constabulary. A Parliamentary paper which was ordered to be printed on the 11th inst., and has, within these few days, been issued, Irs at once enlightened and as tonished us upon many matters touching the Metro politan Police. Paper, No. 114 (11. C.), entitled " Accounts showing the sums received and expended for the purposes of the Metropolitan Police, Police Superannuation Fund, and Police-courts, in the year ended December, 1841," shows that the tutul expenditure for the year on account of " Office ex penses," including salaries of two Commissioners and their allowances (2,5261.), and their four clerks (98.00 ; and salaries and allowances in the " Re ceiver's Department Office," for "rent, books, print ing, and stationery" (3,2650 ; "Pay, clothing, and equipment of the police force—salaries of superintend ents included," (271,5021.); "Horses, forage, &c.," (6,839/.) ; that this "total," in short, was 317,5001., exclusive of superannuation and police-courts. Now, however good an establishment may be, it may cost prodigiously too much. In determining this question —" whether the quantum of charge is excessive or not," it is no unfair test to consider what is the quan turn of effective service rendered by such an establish ment. Making allowance for the increase of popula tion and pauperism, has there been such a decrease in thenumber and character of the graver crimes, of the higher misdemeanours, and of lesser offences, within the circuit of the Metropolitan Police, and through their exertions and vigilance since their establishment, as to afford the public a commensurate benefit for this immense expenditure of the public rn.)ney ? We are disposed—mournfully recurring to the accumulating horrors of our criminal returns, and police magistrate commitments—to answer in the negative. Between the annual amount of property plundered within the Metropolitan Police District prior to the establishment of this force, and that which has been annually plundered since, is there any such difference, in favour of the protection afforded to property, as to countervail the burden of such an immensely increased cost of establishment ? We answer, unhesitatingly, " No." But we rre bound to add that we perceive, in very recent cases, strong presumptions against the existence both of this vigilant and strict discipline, and against even this freedom of the reputation of the "force" from all impeachment of negligence and collusion. One of the frightfully numerous cases of metropolitan murders that have written the annals of the last six months in blood, at present, wears an aspect that connects the police with grave liability to the former of these impeachments. The strange affair of Mr. VULLIAMY'S stolen dog, a few weeks back—its recovery—its location with the police, in the super. intending custody of Mr. Inspector BLACK—and its second abstraction from the green-yard behind the Bow street office, on the very premises of one of the Chief Offices of this boasted constabulary, on the night before the animal was to be identified by its owner— righteously subjects, not the inspector, but some of the subordinates, to the latter of these suspicions. It is high time that the chief authorities should be bestirring themselves "t ) remove, as far as this may be done, by a stricter management and discipline of their constabulary in future, the prejudicial impressions to which to many circum3tances have lately given birth. The Madrid mail of the 17th had not arrived at Paris on Sunday. Two of the Paris papers contain articles on free trade, evidently written in reference to the extensive changes proposed by Sir ROBERT PEEL, and we regret to find that little disposition is shown by them to follow the example. The Commerce, which is re garded as the organ of the manufacturing and com mercial classes, admits the evils of prohibitions, but cannot consent to any important modifications. The prohibition system, it says, would isolate France and put an end to commerce. Free trade, however, is inadmissible in the present state of Europe, which is regulated now not from choice, but tormented for ages by a mass of laws more or less restrictive, and under the protection of which so many vast interests have sprung up. Th. 3 Constitutionnel takes nearly the same view. England, it says, has adopted a system different from that of nearly all other nations, She has reduced the taxes on foreign produce, espe cially on those articles which are necessary for the encouragement of industry, and the state of her manu factures and the wants of commerce, justify these in novations, but England alone can afford to take such a step, and France, Belgium, Russia, and Austria, are riot in a condition so favourable, and must therefore prt.tect the home market by restrictions much stronger than those adopted. This is the substance of the ar guments for heavy duties, and we fear the Govern ments of the different continental States, and nearly all the inhabitants engaged in agriculture and maul factures, are of the same way of thinking. Time, however, will dispel the delusion, and the example of England will yet be followed even by the most bigoted monopolists. The Presse, which, though Conserva tive and something more, supports the despotic 'policy of Queen CHRISTINA, and hates England cor dially, has a . long article on the conflicting claims of this country 'and the United States with regard to the Oregon territory, Texas, and the trade with China and the islands of the Pacific. This journal displays its usual spirit of hostility to England, and in the fervour of its hatred forgets justice and honour. It admits that England has the best claim to the Oregon territory, yet, with unprincipled effrontery, contends that America is quite right in not yielding so valuable a possession. The article altogether dis plays an utter want of principle, and possibly was dictated by some of those " sympathisers" who lay claim not only to Texas and the Oregon, but to Ca nada. In fact italmost states as much, and announces, that though Sir ROBERT PEEL has refused to lay be fore Parliament the papers relative to the Oregon negotiation, nothing in the litigation will continue secret. The writer says he has an assurance to that effect, and further adds, that as England has recoiled before Russia in India (to what does he refer ?), she will also make disgraceful concessions to America. We shall see. The following is an extract from the article in question : " Great Britain has in her favour, in this dispute, the authority of past times and the letter of the conventions. She has also offered to the United States to submit the litigated question to the judgment of a great European power, and to accept its intervention. This offer has been refused: it ought to be so, for the irrevocable de termination of the Americans is to seize, at every risk, a territory of which, for some years past, they well under stand the prodigious importance. In fact, in considering the inevitable development which the west side of America must take, from Cape Horn to Behriu. ' 'sStraits ; in con sidering the new interest which the Sandwich Islands, the Marquesas Islands, and Otalrite, have recently ac quired, and of the probable opening of a communication through the Isthmus of Panama ; considering also the opening of China, which appears destined, some day or other, to open the ports of Japan to European commerce ; and looking to the continually increasing emigration of the American population towards the wesz. coast of Mexico and California, how is it possible that England and America should not dispute, with all the obstinacy of their policy, with all the ardour of their ambition, the possession of a country which on the one side almost touches Louisiana, and on the other Canada ? A few days ago Sir R. Peel, being called upon to lay before Parliament the papers relative to the Oregon negotiation, refused to do so ; but the Government of the Union is less reserved, and we are assured ihat nothing in the litigation will continue secret. We shall make our readers acquainted with all these grave events, in order that they may see that it is not alone in India before a population armed by the Russians that the English re coil ; but that in America the threatening attitude of her ancient colony is sufficient to force Great Britain to the most disgraceful concessions." These papers. furnish little additional intelligence from Switzerland. The Diet on the 19th adopted the following resolution :—" The forming of free corps, as well as the levying of such bodies of men, without the consez.t or co-operation of the cantonal governments, are inadmissible according to the sense and aim of the federal compact." All the other questions were postponed, and the Diet adjourned without axing any day for renewing the deliberations. FLANDER:3, HAMBURGII, AND DCTCH MAIL. BRUSSELS, MARCH 22.—This morning a flight of storks passed over Brussels, on their way to the north ; this indicates the termination of the frost. Surveyors are already examining the ground of L'Entre•Sambre and Meuse, to make the plans which must precede the commencement of the works of the railway, which is to be undertaken by Richards and Co. Three eminent English engineers, Messrs. Topwith, Stevenson, and Scott, are expected in Belgium next week. They are sent by this company. In the last meeting of the Shareholders at London, the Direction announced that the works would be completed in three years. A company has offered to make a railway from Ostend to Dunkirk, whence it would be afterwards prolonged to Calais, Boulogne, Abbeville, and Amiens. The New Rotterdam Journal says it has been credibly informed that Baron Bentinck, at present Ambassador of the Netherlands at Stuttgard, will be appointed to suc ceed M. Rochussen at the Court of Belgium. THE HAGUE, MARCH 21.—We have received the Java papers to the 23d of November. BATAviA, Nov. 15.—According to accounts from Bawean, the island of Gilie, situated one-and- a-half miles east of that place, was attacked on the 22d of October by five large and six small piratical proas, who totally plundered it without meeting any resistance from the natives, who secured themselves partly in boats, partly by swimming, except five of them, who fell into the hands of the pirates, two of whom were imme diately killed. '1 ne assistant resident directly took steps for the defence of the island of Bawean, and to drive the piratical vessels from the territory of the Government. The resident attempted at first to do this with sloops, manner: with armed natives, but the pirates were too well armed, to be attacked without artillery, especially as they had • hastened to throw up an entrenchment, armed with the guns they had taken at Gilie, the tire of which obliged the sloops to retreat. " During the night nine sloops were got ready, but too late to chastise the pirates, who had withdrawn during the night. It was apprehended at Bawean, that the rich booty which the pirates had made at Gilie would cause them to attack other places. We learn from Samarang, that the master of vessels had reported that he had met nine pirate vessels, on the 31st of October, north east of Bawean, and had an engagement with two IA them, which he beat off, with some damage to his vessel, and the loss of two men. The two pirate proas suffered severely, and he believes that one of them were sunk." LEEUWADEN, MARCH 17.—1 t is a remarkable circum stance that, in consequence of the frost, which • has been still more severe since Wednesday last, the Stada Ver laat, a hich has been open the whole winter, and has for some time flowed with considerable rapidity, is now so frozen that heavy laden sledges pass over it. The severest cold was on Friday, the 14th. when the mercury in Fahrenheit's thermometer was at zero. The weather is now more mild, but the thermometer is still at 24 deg. AMSTERDAM, MARCH 21.—The thermometer was at eight in the morning at 30, and at one F.M. at 37. Dutch Papers, March 22. HANOVER, MARCH 12.—His Majesty the King has given permission to Privy Counsellor Baron de Falcke to accept and wear the grand cross of the order of the North Star, conferred on him by the King of Sweden and Norway. RATISBON, MARCH 11.-Our journals state to-day, that it is affirmed, on good authority, that the Rev. Air. Diepanbrock has yielded to an earnest representation of the Papal Chair, and consented to accept the dignity of Prime Bishop of Breslau. BERLIN, MARCH 15.—The changes in the army, MONEY and C 0 NIM 12. RC lAt IN ' CITY, TUESDAY EVENOt Consols were marked at 100 to % for Money, and Ivu, is M for Account. Exchequer-bills were heavy, at 575. t 0" premium. The Foreign Bonds continued heavy. Spanish Five'. Cents. have been 30% ; and the Three per 'Cents. . ' Portuguese Converted were 6714 to 1 / 2 ; Peruvian, 4 4, Colombian, 15 ; Buenos Ayres, 41 to 42%; Brazilian , "' 90 ; "and Belgian Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 60%. The additional transactions in Railway Shakes have b eei !, these :—The Bristol and Exeter, 12 1 ,4; Caledonian , t Cambridge and Lincoln, 5%; Churnet Valley, 5; P c u ot . and Belfast, 4; Great Western,Halt, 57; Guildford , j` i f. ham, and Portsmouth, ; Lancaster and Carlisle, 2 010 London and Birmingham, Quarter, 29 1 % to, 30; Western, 38% ; Ditto, Eighths, 17 ; Ditto, New, 9%; °Zi g) . Western, New, /4 ; Croydon, ; Lynn and Ely, 5 ; "'ra chester and Leeds, Half, 32 ; Ditto, Quarter, 18 ; Nortiler and Eastern, 20; Ditto, Scrip, 5 ; North Wales, 1 1 4 ; ; and Sheffield ; 2 1 4 ; South-Eastern, New, No. 1, F' n i t Staines and Richrnspid, %; Trent Valley, 15% 1 4 ; j i3; and North Midland, 514 Selby, 46 1 , • ' Ditto, Extension, 0 Boulogne andAmienN 73 1 ; Lyons and Avignon, I to 14 and Nantes, 1 ; Aberdeen, % to 1 ; and Armagh and r ° rush, N premium. _The Foreign Exchanges generally were firm this afternel• The following is the official return of the exports o f 1 ;/ lion from the port of London for the week ending Tb urs Last Silver Coin to Belgium (From The - Sun of Last Night.) I There was a quit market for Cotten at Livet yesterday. Sales 3,000 bales, including 500 Bahia a 1 .5 10 to 64d., 150 Maranham at -lid. to 54d.. 100 EgYP 6 e,,, e s to Bd., and 300 Surat at 2id. to 241. per lb. -r ,"; e s were 4d. per lb. lower than on Friday last, and Id- ! .. ."'d c , than yesterday week.—RailWay Shares were e t ; and a considerable business .was done. Billet; ham and Derby, 109; Cal.donian, 91 i; C he a t ' ; and Birkenhead, 451 ; Chester and Holyhead, "i; Churnet Valley, 7 *; Cambridge and Lincoln, 61.: Eistern. Counties, 214 4 4 ,-; Edinburgh and Glasc Quarter Shares, 154; Grand Junction, 22 6 ; P it f i Half Shares, 111; Lonon and Birmingham, 3 21 S hoe d , 144 ; Lond.in and York, 3i 4; Direct Northerncrlti Manchester and Birmingham, New, 5 1-3 ; Counties, 1404 ; North British, Half, 44 i' • ", r o d, Wales, 131 ; Preston and Wyre, 324 ; Scottish ' 010%h. 54 ; Sheffield and Manchester, 112 - 1111 ; $t 1119 Eastern, 43 424 ; Trent Valley, 174 ; Nris and Wild 14 ; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 11 ' • Sa m bre M , se, 5i ; Northern of France, 64 ; Boulogne 011 e, Amiens, 12. With the view of extending commerce and 111 "..A7 communication in Spain, a project has been annonoe7 under the name of the Royal North of Spain Bailie% It has the patronage of Queen Isabella, and it 0 7 6 hardly be said of the whole of those interested in plO prosperity of the country, and not a few P 0 in Great Britain, who as creditors for I v er e raised here, and arrears of interest, have a door deep concern indeed in anything that may tend Are prove the resources of the Spanish Government. ;of understand that this project—the first, we belie ve co r , creating railways in Spain, has met with a very ,40 siderable degree cf support, not only in London bp i also on the Parisian Bourse. There is little dou bt ea! tained that the project will eminently succeed. o il! ha Stock Exchange, on and after to-morrow, 0 not bP., opened until half- past ten o'clock in the morepie's and will close at half-past three. The members, e s ti i ijet go in other departments of business, maY 1 - 00 themselves fortunate in having to complain.,° c o w much to do. The English Funds to-day are d am' . r Ac• sols for present transfer realise 100 to 100 4 , and 1 "" 570. count 1004 to 4. Exchequer-bills have been 60s, W ou premium, and East India Bonds 70's. to 725. Prelttife. The market for Foreign Stocks is also very tb° Spanish Five per Cents are nominally 30 to e 4 boa• Passive have been done at 74; and Portugu es verted at 674. Columbian have ranged from 1 4 1 t° ter Russian Bonds are firm at 1164• and Dutch / 01° - • Cents. at 991 s e ti The market for Railway Shares has been act'" the quotations generally are supported. ONE PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Consuls India Bonds, 1,0004. ...... 70 72 Ditto under 1,0001.. Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., I%d 5B 60 57 58 P° l * 56 Ditto 5001. . ........ 58 60 57 er n 6 0 Ditto Small Ditto Advertised Pm' o , sa rgk '4 ONE cy WC' PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK.' r 41 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.. 15 Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela. 15 1 4 147 Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 s6l Ditto, Account l7 which commenced with the retirement on a pension of Ge neral Van Borstill, Governor of Stralsund, was continued by a notice. yesterday, that twenty-two more general staff and superior officers were discharged on pensions. HAMBURG/I, MARCH 16.—The ice is closing in more and more at Brunshausen, and off Blankenese places which were open yesterday may now be passed on foot. CUXHAVEN, MARCH 16.—The wind, which is rather southerly, has made several open places near us, but otherwise there is nothing to be seen in all directions but solid masses of ice. The Middle Eibe is frozen over to beyond Brunshausen, and from • Schulau to Blanke nese no open water is to be seen.—Hambergh Papers, March 18. • DUTCH FUNDS.—AMBTzaDAM, MARCH 21. Money. Bills. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent.. ...... 64% 65 itto, 3 per Cent • Ditto, 4 per Cent. Ditto, 5 per Cent.— •• •••••• • • • • • • Amort Syndic, 4% per Cent ••••• • • • • • 99% 16014 Ditto, 3% per Cent. • Commercial Company, 4% per Cent • . 150% 151 1 ,4 —Dutch Papers. March 22. HAMBURGII BORSENIIALLE, MARCH 18. Bills. Money. Austrian 5 per Cents • • . 114% Bank Shares 1670 Anglo-Russian LORII Russian 5 per Cent., Itamb. Certificate . . 106 105% Ditto Ist series Ittseription ...... 105% Ditto, Rope and Co., 3tl and 4th series.. 09% Ditto, in Certificate 99 3 e: New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. ••• • .• 92% 92% Ditto Stleglitz •.••••• • • • • • • • Spanish New 5 per Cent •••• • • • • 2214 22 1 ,4 Ditto 3 per Cent •• •••••••• • • • • • • • • Anglo-Porltig,nese Loan, 21,. per Cent.. Dutch Actual Debt, vex' c0t...... Ditto 3 per Cent. .. • ••• ••••• • • • • • Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1814.... 87% Anglo-Danish Loan, 3r. r Cent ••• • • • 88 87% National Bank Shares• Exchange on London. Hamburg'', March 11 . 13 11% Ditto Two months • • • • • • • • • 13 101,4 Christiana, March 1, 331 Stockholm, Feb. 21, 75 1) • • —ilamburgh Borsenhalle, March. 18. TO cL0 5 4 ; 3. I rso' oo -0 72 , ..„ AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENXA, Mancir 14. 5 per Cent. Metalliques • • 4 per Ciut. ditto •• • • ...... ....... 102% 3 per Ceiit. ditto ..... ••••••• • • •• • • •• •• 78 Ditto, 1839 Bank Shares • • 1640 gsterhazy's Loan •••• • •• • • • •••••• •• 57 1 ,E RAILWAYS. The Northern. or Ferdinand .. • . Gloggnitz • Milan —Allgemelne Zeitung, lt‘r. - fitT T . THE MISSING PACKET SHIPS. (From the Live , Albion.) The missing packet ships, United States and England. the former of which sailed from Liverpool on the 26th of November, the latter on the Ist of Decemb,r, conti nued, when the last accounts left New York, to be the theme of deep anxiety on the part Of the o,ners and the public. Both the vessels had valuable cargoes. One of the cabin passengers on board of the United States was the Rev. Mr. Tulleeh, who fled from Scotland after corn itting forgery, and after whom an officer was dispatched by the steamer ; had he reached his destination he would have been immediately arrested. We subjoin a list of the crew and passengers on board of each vessel, their fate, we fear, being no longer problematical : PACKET SHIP ENGLAND.—SamueI Bartlett, master ; A. W. Trubsham, mate ; Seth 1). Keys, second ditto ; Charles Wilson, carpenter ; WM. M'Cormiek, Robert Henry, Edward Du ;dale, James Stevenson, John Ander son, George Wolsey, Sampson King, James Morgan, Colen M`Carthy, Thomas Byard, all of New York ; Ro derick M‘Denald, of Maim ; John Williams, of Rhode Island ; John O'Neile, of Maryland ; Stephen Reed, of ditto ; Theodore Thompson, of Sweden ; Olaf Wilson, of ditto ; John Douglass, of Hamburgh ; James Thomas, of England. Passengers—None in the cabin. Steerage: John Jennings, Mary Penny, Peter Boyle, Henry Moncer, Patrick Ranyun, Michael Williams, Robert Gilchrist, James Marson, Robert Atkins, Daniel Seunlon, Barney Doneghm, James M'Gough, Michael Donaghey, Mary Ann Kerr, Sarah Kerr, Francis M•Korne, Michael Deulin, James Allen, Mrs. Mattenly, Mary Ann Mat tenly, William Mattenly, Biddy M'Ctbe, Roe Quillen, Richard Tyson, Peter Reilly, John Brown, Mary Brown, Luke Allet, Easter Allet, Downs, Margaret M'Guire, John Bibby, William Douglas, James Mulhol land, Eliza Multolland, Ann and infaet Mulholland, William Blake,William Culbert, Margaret Lovatt, Mary M'Cloud, John Knowles, Daniel Wright, Henry Spence, Robert Hamilton, John Armstrong, Ellen Weary, Ca therine Beresford, John Beresford, Thomas Beresford, Joseph Beresford, R , ,se Anne Beresford, James Corr-- gay, Margaret Walton, Bridget Donovon, Sarah Com stock, Mary Comstock, Jane Comstock, John Comstock, Sarah Comstock, Thomas Wyfield, Mary Donaghey, James Donaghey, Mary Donaghey, John Donaghey, Isabella Donaghey. PACKET SHIP UNITED STATES.—Alexander Britton, master; John Crafts, mate; FrAnc;s Donnell, second ditto; Robert M'Au!ey, Samuel atelier, Peter Rut ledge, Francia Mousers, Daniel Clark, George John Brotter, George Dickson, all of New York; R. G. Pettit, of New Jersey; William Gates, John Powers, Henry Anderson, John Williams, William Taylor, Wm. Johnson, all of Massachusetts ; William Thompson and Henry Taylor, of Maine ; John Williams and James Hogan, of Pennsylvania ; F. A. Davis, of Connecticut ; Nicholas Pierce, of Antwerp. Cabin Passeng rs—Mr. Hull and the Rev. Mr. Tamil. Steerage—James Birchen, B. Malone, Elizabeth Ma lone, Charles Long, Luke Muldary. Jahn Tophum, Ann and infant Tophum, Ann Meore, Archy Lyna, Gribbs, Jane Mullen, Catherine Mullen, Mac Switza, Mrs. Switza, James Darcy, Thomas Williams, Eliza and infant Williams, Richard Williams, Alice Wilhams, William 'rims, Mary Ann and infant Turns, Biddy M'Guirk, Mary and infant Nl‘Guirk, Arthur M`Gunk, Biddy Wads, Margaret Sales, Pat Burke, Henry Tray nore, Mary M‘William., Biddy M`Williams, Barney Kelly, John M'Manus, Pat Reynolds, Michael Porter. Thomas Guirk, Sarah Guirk, John Guirk, Francis Guirk, Sarah Guirk, John Naylor, John May, T. S. Saunderson, Peter Mullen, John M'Naughton. ON BOARD THE ENGL AND —Officers and crew, 22 ; steerage passengers, 68 : 90. On board the United States :—Officers and crew, 2 1 ; cabin passengers, 2 ; steerage passengers, 48 : 74. Total in the two ships, 164. , $ 34 , 671/f Ditto, Deferred Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents Ditto, Account .. Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent ... Ditto, Converted 6 7 14 Russian Bonds ......... 116 3 / 4 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 D:tto Account Ditto, Passive Ditto 3 per Cent Belgian Bonds, 4% per Cent — Dutch, 212 par Cent . Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certific 99% .-- Ditto, Account, ..... .. ..... ...... 993/4 C 0 40 PRICES OF PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. rg ,-,,, 54 Is AILWAY SHARES Aberdeen Armagh, Coleraine, and il 14 Portrush l% 1 5 % 5.........•.... ....- Binning. and Gloucesterloo 13 4 1 /2 .. ......... Do. New ' Ditto % Shares Bri,tol and Exeter alto New Bristol and Gloucester... 30 Cal. donian Git•nsridge and Lincoln 11/ 6%3/ ......... Chester and Holyhead.... 5 Cinirnet Valley Direct Northern Dublin and Belfast J une. 2% 6 3 /4 ............ Eastern Counties 25 ...... 21%%% ...... Ditto ditto, No. 2. l3s. 4d... 0.3/ 4 % .... Eastern Union Ditto Extension Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 Great ( Ireland)South. and NV es . t. . 5 Ditto Extension Great Western BO ...... •............... Ditto % Shares 5O lO l 3 /4 ••• ......... Guildford, Farn'in,Ports. 2 1 / 2 ............... Hull and Selby Do. Half Shares - ............ .. Kentish Coast l% 2 l /4 ••, ......... Lancaster and Carlisle... 15 London and Birininghin (Stock) 233 234.......•• Do. Quarters 2 London and Blackwell. 161. 138.4 d —7% 4. . •••••• ••••••::::: London and Brighton... 50 London and Croydon, 13/. 15s. 9d 1 8 14% ............ London iii , d S. Western 41/6s 10d ............... Do. New consolidated Bths 6 Do. New Do. New ............... London and York 2 l /2 3%74 ......... . .. Lynn and Ely Manchester and Leeds... 73 146 ........... :.. Du. % Shares V 64% .......... ... • Do Sixteenths 2 IA ........ . 1 ...... .. , , 42 Midland 100 141% 140% 1 Do. New Midland, firm., Derby 100 lO9 ............... Newcastle and Darling ton Junction 24 ...... ............... Do. ~Ntv Brandling New..as.le and fenviek 1% 1 4 3 /4 ............... Newark and Sheffield ... 1% 4l i%. :.. North British Do. New Northern and Eastern... 45 Do. Scrip ........................ .. North Wales Norwich and Brandon... 10 - 17 ... ....... Do., New .............1 ..•.. Rugby; Worstr, & Tring 1 ..•cottish. Midland 1%...... 2%••• ........... Shrews., Wolverhamp , Dudley, and Birm 2%..... 5% 474 •"'... •.. South Devon South Eastern & Dover 3312 s 4d 4 3 lk•• .......... • Do., No. 1.. 8 -.............. Do., N 0.2. Do., No. 3 Staines and Richmond... 1 South Wales 2 2%..... —18 6 2%1 4 ......... :::::::: ... ... ............... ... Trent Valley— ........... Waterford and Kilkenny 1 ...... 3 1 4 . 13... ..... .... Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 Ditto,New 8 York and North Midland 50 Do. Extension FRENCH RAIL 1 W 011451 A 1AV Y ': S :::::: : . . : ... i.. ........ : ,... Boulogne and Amien5... 4 Bordeaux and Toulouse 2 Bordeaux, Toulouse, and . .•.• .. . ... ..... 2 ..... Great North.. of France.. 4 Lyons and Avignon 2 ...... ............... Orleans and Vierzon •..,.. ............ 11A 11" ..• .. Orleans and Bordeats... 2 2% 3 ........ Paris & Lyons, Latlitte's ') Paris and Lyons, Gan neron's, Paris &Lyons, (Calon's) 2 2 ..• •• 2 21 d ......... ................ ........ ..' Sambre and Meuse Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 Tours and Nantes, Mac- 2 ..... ...... . ......... kenzie's Ditto, ditto, Levevres... 2 ...... 2 1 4 ...... "'". ~.. JOINT STOCK BA, KS. ....... . y.) Colonial COURSE OF EXCITAN.. .......................... f .. -6 ,.. 5j . ;i i: T A Amsterdam CF. 12 81 Gibraltar ....• . .. ..... . 1 6 gti Ditto, at sight l2 6i Leghorn ..... ••• ... .. 7 .. . . Rotterdam 0 U 12 9 Genoa ..... ~ • . :....., .... Antwerp 26 20 Milan ...... ...... ..... _ fli flamburgh M.B. 14 0 Venice •••• • ••• .. „. .f i li Altona — Nap 0,. ... •••• .. . sh Paris,3 days' sight 25 95 Palermo, !. 1,- ° . I . ::: .. 53 L „,k Ditto, 3 rsonths 26 15 Lisbon .................... ....... Marseilles 26 20 Oporto .. ...... ...„ Bourdeaux 26 25 Rio 31tor" •*" ~ Frankfort on Maine l22i Bahia •••••:•,. ........ .., Petersburgh, 3Us — Buenos Af . ~ _ s i g ht . NewYia.k.-.oP ir . o_7o, Berlin l.4i ... •• • ros g Vienna, effec. 11.3 M lO 4 Philadl l t• nut ootik 17 Trieste, ditto Madrid 36A Foreigt... j.l _ . _ _.,.. 0 . 36i Portug a: , x , 0 Act o r ... , 0 . o il Cadiz - 0 30 1 $ 40_,11 p2~ Uilbao — ......... .. 10 1 Db 113.111 ........ :2 3 l'l9 71/43 , 534 :se, I Silver .t. tisre .... ' ...---..--................--••• VI, , ye o r THE S ALT-HELL MURDEIt."-MOOLY i*"..405,9 bl signed by upwards of 40 respectable 10..,,""r(lecia,de Aylesbury and its neighbourhood Was fc r ." -- h FlS t r Lord Nugent to Sir James Graham, at e v its l ,.:fsb office, praying for a commutation of the rr o ir - 0) . tence passed on John Tawell fort he suer 0 13 AA Hart, to transportation for life. yesterriorow.es swer was returned to his Lordship, for the _,,l n o n . st Ot he of the petitioners, in which Sir James Or, yoth a l i p that he can see no sufficient reason to inter lej- ,e di ', sentence passed upon the. prisoner. CoPet t II miserable man will be executed ou F.-4 dg Ile— ' The Viscountess Campden was yesterday safely delivered of a daughter, at her residence in Portman. square. The whole of the farming stock, decorations of the pleasure grounds, portiun of the furniture, &c., of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Bag shot Park, where the Duchess's establishment has been broken up, is to be forthwith brought to the hammer. Lord Ward's coming into. possession of his exten sive estatcs will be celebrated on Thursday next, by public dinners, at Dudjsp 65 3 0 , 9!"i J:9 / t 1 ~ ~~ 14 1 1 11./44 7,~ ~1~ Barcelona .....• — Sevilla — .... . ' 1 Ft a Ca v• - ..t ' wn u t • A. A ,. VP '' rint ,7 71 : - . l ' ,& •‘ , Alk/ '' `-,- >. -- , 0 . ..4‘,7411111111011 N71, 11 / 444(' A, 116 .- .ei z : - , .. , ..., "X' s ;t -'1711.,,,, , 4ci acre iA 4loll hryil pittr t 7 - ~ . . r.r . , , ~~~I~~~~~T~ ~s~s. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1845. The proposition with which we closed our extract in a former article from the pamphlet on " Com mercial and Financial Legislation," is one that Euro pean statesmen cannot, in these times, keep too steadily in view. It is a princip'e of the highest po litical certainty, as well as moral truth, that the only security agaillst , a return of those " warfares cf material interests, of which state wars are the in evitabla'result.,," is to destroy the " elements of the former," which he happily terms, " wars of fiscal ports, or custom-houses." He proceeds to show, in the note appended to that passage, that Mr. PITT, in 1787, had nobly and wisely acted up, not only to the spirit, but to the very letter of his spirited policy. It is a most impressive, though a tardy tribute to the genius of that statesman, to exhibit him as devising the terms of a treaty of commercial reciprocity be tween Great Britain and France, founded on prin ciples so far in advance, in point of sagacity and forecast, of the commercial policy of his age. We can easily understand how Mr. PITT, with all his tenacity of purpose, may have been shaken in his adhesion to the enlightened scheme of com• mercial connexion he had thus marked out for the two greatest monarchies of the world, by the events of the next half-dozen years. Events of so as tounding and eventful a character succeeded each other, in such rapid succession, that a feverish and incessant excitement usurped the salutary influence that might otherwise have then, and permanently, triumphed, of calm deliberation and vigilant expe rience. But it is very certain that the precipitate, crude, and ignorant prejudices, on all general ques tions involving the true principles of a sound, inter. national, commercial policy, which swayed the coun sels of the varioui French Governments called into action by the revolution, were the main disturbing forces which threw down the beneficent system that Mr. PIIT'S genius had created by the treaty—whose frank, clear, and equitable stipulations we gave, in abstract, in our paper of Wednesday evening last. In the lapse of nearly sixty years since the date of that treaty, two furious wars have been waged between the two countries, but, fer the last thirty years, rela tions of uninterrupted peace have been established be tween them. If the contingencies of the brief interval between the years 1787 and 1793, sufficed so com pletely to throw down and obliterate such a record of commercial statesmanship as the treaty in question, owing to the overwhelming force of adverse circum stances ; how little has the evolution of fifty-two sub sequent years (thirty of them, as we have just stated, being, as years of peace, eminently favourable to the restoration of the good work that had been demolished) —accomplished towards the attain ment of such an object ! What can so many Minis ters have been about, who have since directed the affairs of this country, never to have attempted, with all the encouragement, with all the political advan tage and authority which the course of European events has from time to time given them —never, we say, to have attempted the renewal of Pirr's treaty ? The author of " Commercial and Financial Legisla- tion" could not have better timed his reference to this remarkable docu , nent, than by choosing for that pur pose the era of our quasi " transition state," from a monopoly-ridden condition and class protections to one not indeed of free trade, but of released energy and more lightly fettered operation. We confess, with a feeling of humiliation as well as astonish ment, that the great political experiment which was successfully accomplished in 1831 by the will of the people, exprt ssed directly through their representa tives—we mean the Reform of Parliament—has hi therto discharged but a poor instalment of the great benefits which its bondsmen—its advocates—within and without the walls of the Legislature, repeatedly guaranteed to the country. Class legislation has actually increased both as to its extent and its abuses. Monopolies have been multiplied and aggravated. The interests of the public consumer have been sacrificed more than ever to the interested views of the Ministerial supporters. It is truly won derful that such a barbarous system of protective, dis criminating, prohibitory, and retaliatory duties as that which still manacles the gigantic powers, and represses the native vigour of British commercialenterprise, should h ave b een l e f t comparatively unrero rm e d by a Reformed and Reforming Parliament. Sir ROBERT PEEL, in deed, has taken some few steps in a right direc tion; but his course has been circumscribed and crippled by the trammels of previous Tory connexions, the tilip n r o a r y ngcontrol official precedents, and the uence of official advisers. It still hamperingi ii,fl of belongs only, we fear, to an acute mind, an uncom promised judgment, and a philosophical estimate of the existing condition of great national interests, to trace, with a bold unprejudiced hand, the relation be tween cauie and effect, and, in doing so, fearlessly to expose the former, with a view to the extinction of the latter, where it is embodied in a shape hostile to the prosperity, or destructiv e even to the welfare of the State. We can scarcely expect, in the present isptearrito:onfy such demonstration mall the QUEEN'S sub fbraol c a e r i s l t n a e t e m o i n f jects, can least afford to act practically and independ ently on the dictates of his unbiassed judgment. We feel the more obligation to any private individual who will adopt this salutary course, even if it be as an " anonyme." In another article we shall enable our readers to judge, by a more detailed examination of his pamphlet, how much the author of " Commercial and Financial Legislation" has done to set the public thinking upon the important topics in respect of which our Governments have done, as yet, so little to testify their own appreciation of them. We have no desire to disparage the services of the Metropolitan Police force, which we believe to have secured for the inhabitants of the capital and its ad. joining districts a much more extensive degree of protection for person and property than had been attained under the best administration of that system which it superseded. But we can neither be blind to its occasional glaring deficiencies, nor insensP)le to the enormously-increased expense of its organisation and service, as compared with the charge upon the public for the former establishment. We have a right to expect, in consideration of the somewhat lavish scale upon which its pay and appointments have been fixed, that all its members shall be held to the strict discharge of their duties, and that the super vision of their conduct shall he conducted ,ith a de• gree of vigilance bordering even on sev City. The interests of the public clearly demand that the discip line of this " force"—(as it is the custom to term it, with that unwholesome propensity for military identification which seems to connect itself ith the management, aspect, and details of the body in all its associations) should be rigidly maintaine3 ; that its efficiency throughout every one of its districts shout! be beyond question; that its character and integrity should be above all suspicion of collu.ion with those whose actions they are appointed to watch, and whose depredations on the property of individuals they are expressly en trusted with the duty, not only of searching out and bringing under the cognizance of the magistracy, but also, in all cases where prevention may be practicable, to defeat. We are sorry to confess that the " play at-soldiers" business seems to be much more carefully attended to than the actual discipline of the men. 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