The Sun. — London, England, 1844-03-14 00:00:00

41011 PINION TO THEIE NARRUT ENANATIVES OF LADY BALE AND. LT EYRE. Immediately, in I vol. small fro., with Illustrations, 12s. bound, NARRATIVE OF THE LATE VICTORIOUS CAMPAIGN IN AFFGHANISTAN. UNDER GENERAL POLLOCK. By Lieut. JOSEPH GREENWOOD, of H.M. 31st Regiment. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. MR. LEVER'S NEW WORK. ILLUSTRATED by CRUIKSHANK. Immediately, In 3 vols., post 810., ETIIUR O'L E A R Y; MR WANDERINGS AND PONDERINGS IN MANY LANDS, Edited by His Friend, HARRY LORREQUER. WITH NIIMERODS ILLUSTRATIONS BY GEORGE ORME SHANK. Orders received by all Booksellers. Henry Collaun. Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY.LANE. THIS EVENING. MARCH 14, Will be repeated a New Grand Opera, in Three Acts, called THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. Count Arubeim, Mr. Borrani; Thaddeus, W. W. Harrison; Arline, Miss Rs.intorth; Queen ot the Gipsies, Miss Betts. Atter which, Will be repeated Albert's celebrated Ballet of THE BEAUTY OF Glivir. Marquis de San Lucas., M. Albert ; Benedict, M. reiuet Vestris; Beatrix, Mdlle. Fleury • Agnes, iddlle. Clara nter ; Julia, Madame Petit Stephan ; Bans , Mdlle. O'Brysin. Dress Boxes 75., Second Price 3s. 6 d. ; Upper Circles of Boxes 55., Second Price Si. ; Pit 3s , Second Price Si.; Middle Gallery Si., Second Price ; Upper Gallery IL, Second Price 6d. - - - THEATRE ROYAL,HAYMARILET. MR. BENJAMIN WEBSTER, LESSEE. THIS EVENING. MARCH 11, • Will be repeated Goldsmith's Comedy of SHE 11100 PS TO CONQUER. Hardcastle, Mr. Strickland ; Young Marlow, Mr. H. Roll ; Hastings, Mr. Howe ; Tony Lounpkin,_Mr. Buckstone ; Mrs. Mardcastle, Mv. Glover ; Miss Hardcastle , Nisbett To be followed by a New Farce, called THE TRUMPETER'S DAUGHTER. Phililpot, Mr. We bster; Michael Angelo Muller, Mr. Strickland; ligaiteion, Madame Celeste. To conclude with Mr. Buckstone's Comedy of MARRIED LIFE. Mr. Samuel Coddle, Mr. Strickland; Mr. Henry Dove, Mr. Buckston_ j e • Mrs. Samuel Coddle, Mrs. Glover; Mrs. F. y oung_ husband, Mrs. Humby. Orchestra Stalls, be. ; Boxes, Ss. ; Pit Ss. ; Gallery. 25.; Upper Gallery. Is. Half-price—Boxes, Se. • Pit, 2s. •' Gallery, Is. • Upper Gallery, Od. Doors opened at Half-Past Six, and the Perfo rmance commence at Seven. Tickets and Places to be bad et Ms I. T. Archer, at the Box- Wee, frau Ten till Five. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, Mr. J. IL. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, MARCH 14, Will be performed the Comic Opera of LOVE IN A VILLAGE. Justice Woodcock, Mr. Granby ; Young Meadows, Mr. Allen ; Hawthorn, Mr Wood ; Hodge, Mr. Keeley ; Rosetta , Mrs. Wood. ro which will be added GONE TO TEXAS, in which Mr. and Mrs. Keely vrillperform. To conclude with a New Grand Ballet, entitled LEOLA; or, the May.day Bride. Patrisk, Mr. Chicheley; Phelim ; Mr. Gil b ert; Rhona, Miss Charleton ; )Lola, Miss Bailin. • PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mr. ALLEN begs respectftilly to acquaint his Friends, his Pupils, and the Public that his FIRST BENEFIr will take place on THURSDAY EVENING, the 21st Inst. Particulars ofthe Performances will be duly announced. Private Boxes and Places may be had of Mr. Massinghani, at the Theatre. Tickets may also be obtained at Mr. Allen's residence, 19, Baker-street, Lloyd-square, Pentonville. THEATRE ROYAL. ADRLPHI. THIS EVENING, MARCH 14, Will be repeated, by permission of Charles Dickens, Esq., THE CHRISTMAS CAROL Principal Characters—Messrs. 0. Smith, Wright, Lyon, Maynard, Forman, Miss Woolgar. Mrs. F. Mathews, Miss Cliaphn, and Miss Lee. To be fbllowed by ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA MARRIED AND SETTLED. Antony, Mr. Wright; Cleopatra, Miss Woolgar. After which, ; or, The Prisoner of State. Principal Characters—Messrs. Lyon, 0. Smith, Maynard, Forman, Wieland, and Hamilton ; Mesdames Yates, 1). Lee and Chaplin. 'fro conclude with DEEDS OF DREADFUL NOTE. Timid, Hr. Wright; Fright, Mr. Forman; Mrs. Fright, Miss Emma Stanley. Boxes 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, ls. I Second price at Nine. Doors epee at Half-past Six, commence at Seven o'Clock. DAYIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING, MARCH 14. Will be performed a New Drama, entitled THE LAST SHIL LING, supported by all the Company. After which, FEMALE ASSURANCE. Captain okling, Mr. J. T. Johnson ; Charles, Mr. Morrisoi,• So.ihia, Mrs. H. Hughes. c nclude with THE FOUNDLING OF THE FOREST. Count de Valmont, Mr. H. Hughes; Florian, Mr. J. T. Johnson ; ertrand, Mr. N. T. Hicks; Eugenia, Mrs. H. Vining. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box office, from Eleven , o Four. THE WEATHER.—Sux OFFICE, Milieu 14. TurxIIOXETER, Lowest, 34 ; Highest, 43 ; Noon, 41. BAROMETER, 29.96.—W1ND, S. Nam—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. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE Tia:s DAT. lifornlngi;" 0 minutes after 10 I Evening •• 45 minutes atter 10. a valid reason ;—is it-for these things that Englishmen are to receive the Emperor of RUSSIA with cordiality ? Are these the acts that are to recommend him to their esteem, and secure him a hospitable reception ? But, urges our: Contemporary, NicuoLiks is a Sovereign of " unbounded sway ;" moreover, ho is remark able;for his " habitual magnificence, and patronage of the arts and sciences ;" and therefore, forsooth, he is to be received with open arms, and eheered by enthusiastic crowds whenever he condescends to exhibit his Royal person in public! We cannot admit the vali dity of this plea in behalf of the Russian despot; to our plain thinking, it seems to be neither more nor less than sheer cant; and cant, too, of the worst description, inas much as it keeps out of sight all considerations of humanity. What! are we to be called on to give the CZAR a friendly welcome, because he is a "Sovereign of unbound ed sway;" to forget the oppressor of the Poles in the "habitual magnificence" of the monarch; and the per secutor of the Jews in the "patron of the arts and sciences?" Are we to be stone-blind to his evil quali ties, because he happens to possess some showy, super ficial ones? Really this is very lax morality, and we are surprised that the Post, which is usually so precise and even prudish in its notions, could venture to urge it. If Nxcnof-ss does take it into his Royal head to visit this coun try, we hope that the joy exhibited on the occasion will be confined to those who are of the same way of thinking as himself—to the LONDONDERRTS, NORTH IIMBERLANDS, and that class of people, who can see nothing in an absolute Sovereign but an embodi ment of all human perfection—a sort of golden image before whom it is their duty to bow down in abject, unqualified veneration. Of course our Contemporary will illuminate in honour of the CZAR'S arrival; he cannot well do otherwise; and we would recommend, by way of appropriate device, a full-length figure of a Polish patriot, loaded with chains, clad in rags, and exhibiting the squalid aspect of despair and destitution. The few sentences uttered by the Bishop of PETEIt- BOROUGH, on Monday, relative to the control which I Bishops have over their clergy, afford a miserable picture of the English Church. The advocates of the Episco pal system contend that a Church without a Bishop is not entitled to the name ; that the Scotch Presbyterians and the Swiss Calvinists, being out of the pale of the apostolical succession, are little better than heathens and infidels ; and that a dignitary with lawn sleeves, and a mitre and a crosier for his crest, is absolutely necessary to prevent dissensions in the flock, and compel the shepherds to do their duty. Bishops we have always regarded as the most useless members of the Church visible, and as mere drones in the ecclesiastical community, who live on the pub lic bounty, without rendering any service for their vast incomes, and their still more vast patronage. The present state of the Church, including the commotions caused by the Puseyites, and the gross dereliction of duty by the inferior clergy, which are of such frequent occurrence, and ishi , ;ll these ecclesiastical superintendents cannot counteract, is the best proof of the fact. Immoralities of the most offen sive description cannot be seen by the Bishop, if they are of two years standing, or if they have been com mitted out of his diocese. And, even if they have been committed within that time, and in that locality, an enormous expense must be incurred, and many years of litigation intervene, before the culprit can be visited with anything like condign punishment. The whole system is a mockery of religion. The priests, who at one time were all powerful, with the concurrence of the lay Lords, equally interested in such abuses, made laws only to screen their own class. They had a fellow feeling for one another, and the curate, and the rector, and the archdeacon, and bishop, laid their heads together, to get the greatest amount of public money, and the least amount of public punish ment for offences against the laws of GOD and man. Yet this is the Church that claims the privilege of being the censor and teacher of the people, that would set itself above the State, and be governed only by laws which it impiously says are of divine authority. Let us look at this wealthy Church in another point of view. It was formed ostensibly for the pur pose of teaching the people. • The Bishops call themselves the successors of the Apostles, who went about teaching and preaching, and work ing, too, for their daily bread. On what point is there the slightest resemblance ? Instead of teaching the people, the Episcopal Bench throw every obstacle in the way of useful instruction ; and the consequence is that our gaols are crowded with the unfortunate victims of ignorance, and the calendars of every assize exhibit long lists of men, women, and children, under the benign influences of the "Poor Man's Church," who cannot oven read. Many of them have never heard of the most sacred names in the Scriptures, except when pronounced in blasphemous oaths ; they know no distinctions between right and wrong ; they are brought up and die as the boasts that perish ; while the men, that should instruct them in the ways of righteousness, are rioting in wealth, and using that wealth to obstruct the purposes for which they were appointed. " Out of their own mouths they are condemned." Madrid journals of the 6th have been received, and are chiefly filled with the royal progresses of the two Queens. On that day Queen ISAMILLA, accompanied by her sister, left Madrid for Aranjuez. NARNAEZ, at the head of a division of troops, escorted her to the Toledo gate, and then returned to take the command of the cavalry regiment of Leon to meet the QUEEN.. MOTHER at Aranjuez. On their arrival at Madrid a grand review was to take place. At Barcelona the Queen CHRISTINA was received with every demonstration of joy. The houses were decorated with flags and tapestry, a Te Deum was per formed in the Cathedral, and a banquet was given in the Town Hall. which was attended by the foreign Consuls and the civil and military authorities. On the 6th the Three per Cents. were done at 301 at 60 days, and the Fives at 221. We have received the Paris papers of Monday and Tuesday, and it is singular enough that the important announcement of the Chancellor of the Barchequer respecting the reduction of the Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Stock, is very briefly alluded to, or entirely passed over, by the Opposition papers ; for this measure will affect Frenchmen as well as Englishmen. The war journals, however, dislike the news, because it shows the credit of the country is good and money is abundant. The Government journals advert to it in rather favonr able terms. " The success of the project," says the Journal des Debats, " must undeniably be a new pledge for the stability of the PEEL Cabinet. It could only be carried into execution under favour of the re-establishment of the financial equillibriurn, the abundance of capital, the consolidation of general peace and public security. This great work of restoration has been accomplished in less than three years. The medal has, no doubt, its reverse, and, as has been said, the House of Commons medio de forte kporum, surgit amari aliquid. This equil librium is re-established, it is true, but at the price of a new tax, producing nearly 150,000,000 f. per annum. Money is abundant in the market, but this is only be cause no sufficient employment for it can be found, from the check upon industry and enterprise. Another cause also has contributed to this abundance of capital in England—the scandalous insolvency of the States of the American Union, into which large sums had for a long time been carried. but which now present no gua rantees." The Globe, another Government paper, in adverting to the important measure, draws a distinction between England and France, as regards the reduction of interest, for which we can see no ground whatever. " People," it says, " are much more moved by this proposition of reducing the interest on the English national debt in Paris than in London. This comes from the fact that the conversion of the renter in England is a financial operation, the principles and forms of which have conversion, France, on long since b een d etermined, and which consequently tehxemtevseryno principlesurp ris of e. In Fra o tat is n h theep t n o s tr a a r the right to do so, is disputed, ;and the u o de of operating the change is still more disputed than the right. Add that there is a considerable difference be tween the organisation of the public credit in France and in England, and that that which may have no effect in London may be very injurious in Paris. It will from this be seen, that what would be an event, and almost a revolution in France, may be a regular, quiet, normal and financial movement in England." After adverting.to the apathy, or rather satisfaction, with which the proposi tion has been received by the English public, the writer adds, " It is probable that this would not be the case in France. French stockholders are not familiarised with these operations. The means and the principle are not determined, as in England. Political circumstances and habits, the constitution of credit, and several other causes, would make in France a real revolution of a measure which in England is the foreseen and regular consequence of the financial organization of the coun try." The French Five per Cents. are very heavy, having closed on Tuesday at 121 f. 85c. The Threes were .. . quoted at 82f. 80c. The following are extracts from the papers : - - The report of M. St. Marc-Girardin on the Greek Loan, was yesterday distributed to the Deputies. Last year, the Chamber voted a credit of 527,244 f. towards the payment of the first half-year's dividends for 1843 upon the loan guaran teed by France, England, and Russia. On the 14th Septem ber, 1843, Greece paid 1,000,000 f. on account of the second half-year of 1843, and France had to advance 193,901 f. 69c. towards the completion of this payment. This sum of 903,901 f. 69c. is comprised in the Bill for granting supple mentary credits for 1843. The Government requires a grant of 527,244 f. to enable it to pay its portion of the first half year's interest of 1844. The Committee has acceded to the demand of the Government, which, without ceasing to en gage Greece to adopt and follow the most rigid system of economy, is unwilling to cause any embarrassment to the new Government. Lord Ranelagh has arrived in Paris, on his way to London, from Bourges, where his Lordship has been in confidential communication with Don Carlos. Some of the Paris journals have mentioned a report that his Royal Highness Highness the Duke de Nemours was se riously ill. We are happy to state that his Royal Highness, who has been suffering from a severe cold, is now much better. —Galignani. "W e are assured," says the Commerce, " that the Govern ment intends to withdraw the Bill on secondary instruction, on account of the Committee of the Chamber of Peers being desirous of separating the Ministry of Public Instruction from the attributes of the Grand Master of the University." THE BOURSE—TuEsDAY, IlAucu 12. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French Five perCents.excliv 121 50 •. 121 70 .. 121 40 .. 121 70 Four per Cents. •• 104 50 .. 105 .. 104 50 .. 104 75 Three per Cents.•.•. 82 75 .. 82 75 .. 82 70 .• 82 75 Bank of France ••••...3260 ..3260 —3260 —3260 Laffltte Bank, I,ooof Sharesllos .. 1105 .. 1105 ..1105 5,000 f 6haressoB7 50 ..5087 50 —5087 50 ..5087 50 Belgian Bank ...• ••• • • ....• 660 .. 660 .. 660 .. 660 Belgian Fives ...•••• 1840 •••• 1061 .. 1081 .. 1081 .. 1081 1842 . Threes Dutch Two-and-a-Half ..... 571 .. 58 .. 571 .. 58 Spanish Active .... • • ...... 34 .. 34 .. 34 .. 34 Passive . 61 .. 61 .. 61 .. 61 Threes .... .... 36 .. 361 .. 36 .. 361 Portuguese,Five per Cents.. 47 .. 47 .. 47 .. 47 Neapolitan... ......... .... 102 50 .. 102 65 .. 102 50 .. 102 50 Roman . • RAILWAY SHARES. St. Germain . ..• .. 835 Versailles, R.B. • • L.B. .. 380 .. 175 .. 895 . • 380 .. 175 .. 690 835 380 175 695 687 50 891 25 246 25 775 .-......._____ . Rouen to Havre . ..... .. 687 50 .• 687 50 .. 687 50 • • Orleans ................... 890 .. 891 25 .. 887 50 •• iiirasbtwilto Bale .......... 245 .. 247 50 .. 245 •• Avignon topiareelllea.. •• . • 772 50 • • 775 . • 772 50 .. - - RAILWAY SHARES, FOR THE ACCOUNT. Versailles, R. 8............. 380 .. 380 .. 382 50 .. L. 13.• ••• • • ...... 176 .. 175 .. 175 . • Bonen .•.. Rotten to Havre• . 687 50 .. 687 50 •. 687 50 •• Orleans ....... ......... ... 890 • • 893 75 • • 887 50 . • 687 50 822 50 248 75 771 25 Strasburg to Bale— ...... . 245 .. 248 75 .. 245 .. Avignon to Marseilles...... 775 .. 780 771 25 .. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.—The total number of deaths during the week ending Saturday, 9th March, was 1,030, showing a decrease, as compared with the previous week, of 25, and being only 23 above the ave rage. There has been an increase in deaths from diseases of the lungs, the number being 375, while, in the week ending March 2, it was 366, average 330. In epidemic and contagious diseases, including measles, scarlatina, small-pox, and hooping cough, there is a de crease, as compared with the previous week, of 24 measles 84, average 19 ; scarlatina 40, average 25 ; hooping-cough 43, average 42 ; small-pox 16, average 21. In nearly all the rest, with the exception of diseases in the lungs, there is a decrease. The following is the analysis of deaths under that head :—Bronchitis 37, average 19 ; pneumonia 113, average 91 ; consump tion 150, average 146—total 375, average 330. Old age 63, average 88 ; violent deaths 12, average 25. Of the 16 persons who died of small pox 11 had not been vaccinated. The analysis of deaths by violence is 4, from contusion, burns, and scalds 4, suicide 2, suffocation by meat 1, and 1 from a wound. The thermometer was lowest on the 6th, 24 3 degrees, and highest on the 9th, 55.6 degrees. In the register kept at the Greenwich Observatory, the mean height only of the barom"ter each day i. given, so that we have no means from this table of ascertaining the great and rapid fluctuations which it has undergone during the last week. It was highest on the Bth, 30.1 degrees, and lowest on the 4th 29.2. ILLNESS of the KING of SWEDEN The following are the latest accounts published at Stock. holin FEB. 28, 1 P.M.—His Majesty had some hours rest last night, but no change has taken place. FEB. 29.—His Majesty had some hours refreshing sleep last night, and he is not so faint as for some days past. The foot and leg are not worse. MAncit I.—His Majesty has had a restless night, and did not get any sleep till towards the morning. He is, however. in the same state as yesterday. The Hereditary Prince Charles, being now convalescent, no bulletins have been issued since the 28th of February. AMERICAN NEWS FOURTEEN DAYS LATER FROM THE UNITED STATES. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. The Royal Mail steamer Hibernia, Captain Jud kins, arrived in our river this afternoon, after one of her usual quick trips across the Atlantic. She left Boston on the Ist inst., and has therefore been only a little over twelve days, including stoppage at Halifax. She has brought papers from New York fourteen days later than those last received by the England. A most awful calamity occurred on board the frigate Princeton, by the explosion of her long gun, and during a pleasure excursion, when several hun dred guests were on board. The Secretary of State, Secretary at War, and several other men of eminence, were killed on the spot. Mr. Nicholas Biddle, the once celebrated banker, died at his house near Philadelphia. We regret to announce the sudden death, on the Bth instant, of John Everleigh, aged twenty-four, the second mate of the Hibernia. The deceased was the son of the late Captain Everleigh, R.N. HORRIBLE CALAMITY. EXPLOSION OF THE PRINCETON'S GREAT GUN ! DEATH OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, OF COMMODORE KENYON, OF VIRGIL MAXEY, OF MR. GARD NER, OF NEW YORK, &c. (From the _Boston Times of March 1.) EDITORIAL C ORRE SPONDENCE.--WAsm N o T o N WEDNES DAY EVENING, FEB. 28, TEN O'CLOCK P.M.—This city is in mourning. Another melancholy event has befallen the coun try. Having been an eye -witness to the scene, I will, as minutely as possible, give an account of it. Captain Stockton, of the steamer Princeton, invited some three or four hundred ladies and gentlemen, including the President and his family, the members of his Cabinet and foreign ministers, some senators and members of the house, and a large circle of his especial friends, to take an excursion with him down the Potomac this day, and witness the beauty and movement of his noble vessel, land the discharge of his immense gun. All the invitations were most eagerly ac cepted, and at about one o'clock the company were safely put on board the Princeton from a small steamer which took them from the wharf. The day was clear and pleasant, and there were as many ladies on board as gentlemen, and everything promised a delightful excursion. After a salute of twenty-one guns from the small pieces, the big gun was put in readiness for the firing of a ball, weighing 2301b5. The ladies were all " piped to deck," and obtained prominent places to see the discharge. The word " fire" was given, and all eyes immediately beheld the motion of the ball upon the water, giving some half-dozen bounds, and going a distance of about two miles before it finally sunk. The experiment was in every respect success ful, and all were delighted. The party then adjourned to the cabin, and after the ladies had feasted fully from the abundance so liberally provided for them by the noble captain, the gentlemen took possession of the table, Captain Stockton being at the head—the Pre sident upon his right—the members of the Cabinet (with the single exception of Mr. Spencer, who was not on board), ar ranged according to their official station upon the left—Sena tors Benton and Woodbury, Mr. Catlin, and other members of Congress, following on the right of the President. Toasts and champagne sparkled together, and all were as merry and happy as could be. In the midst of this, and as the vessel was nearing home, the captain concl u ded to have another fire with kis big gun, and it was then that the fatal event occurred which I will now detail. The gunwas ranged—and the gentlemen whom the Cap tain most desired should see the operation were specially in vited up to witness it. The gun was fired—the breech ex ploded ! killing instantly Mr. A. P. Upshur, Secretary of State; Mr. Gilmer, Secretary of the Navy; Virgil Maxey, Esq., of Maryland; Com. Kennon, Chief of the Bureau of Construction ; and Mr. Gardner, of New York—seriously in juring Captain Stockton; also one of the midshipmen, and three or four of the hands of the ship, and more or less injur ing some six others of the ship's crew. Senator Benton was standing on the right of Captain Stockton, as were also Mr. Tyson, of Philadelphia, Colonel Strictland of the same city, and others. Mr. Benton, immediately after the affair, complained and suffered much from the effects of the explosion, but I did not see, when I left the boat, that he was seriously hurt.' Mr. Tyson had one of the pieces of the gun pass directly through his hat. The gentlemen killed were all standing upon the leeward side of the gun, nearly in a row, when the :gun burst, the pieces went in that direction and killed them in stantly—not a groan was heard to escape their lips. The President, but a moment previous to the discharge, fortunately left its vicinity. As the smoke cleared away, Captain Stockton with his hair and face scorched, and his dress covered with powder, jumped with one spring to the top of his gun, arid exclaimed, " My God, would that I were dead too." IC would be quite impossible for me to describe to you the distressing scenes that followed, for I am entirely inade quate to the task. Judge Upshur has a wife and three or four children to de plore his sudden death. The Secretary of War, Mr. Wilkins, had a narrow escape ; ho was standing near to Judge Upshur just before the discharge, and remarked that, "if he was Secretary at War, he did not like the noise, and would, there fore, move a little out of the way," and just as he moved the gun exploded. , One of Senator Woodbury's daughters (the eldest I think) I was standing so near to the persons killed, that her dress was Icompletely spattered over with blood. Her escape was truly miraculous, as was also that of others in the immediate vicinity of the gun. When the accident happened I was in the cabin listening to a patriotic song from one of the company, and as he was singing the word Washington, the gun fired, and, said one of the gentlemen " there goes the big gun in honour of the name, let us also give three cheers to it," but the cheering hardly commenced before the fatal event was made known, and all were as silent as death. I have not more room to mention the thousand incidents that occurred, and are connected with the event—but must reserve them for another opportunity. IVhen the company left the Princeton, which was about six o'clock, everything was being done to take care of the wounded and dead. The President, Mr. Wickliffe, Mr. Wilkins, and others, remained on board, and will probably come up to the city late this evening. P.S. He has since returned. R. (From the New York Herald.) THE OREGON NEGOTIATION.—We learn from Washington that the new British Minister has opened the negotiation for the settlement of the Oregon territory with Mr. Upshur, the Secretary of State ; but that some difficulties have occurred ' in the preliminaries, which may cause some delay, although net insuperable in their nature. It is also generally under stood, that the President and his secretary are very solicitous of settling, on an honourable basis, this vexed question— perhaps somewhat arising from the fact, that Mr. Webster monopolised all the honour in the Ashburton treaty. We apprehend no difficulty, however, on this question between the Executive and the British Government. The principal obstacle will be in the Senate. blr. Benton and the extreme gauche of the "young democracie" are endeavouring to create, in advance , a p art y opposition to any treaty that compromise —and from the question in the Western believe that he may succeed p :t as t it l te e is s o, o the we ()f c ontroversy r ove r verilys' Presidential by in rejecting such a treaty. Circumstances, however, II may turn up, to give a new direction to events. The war feeling, however , a g ain st England, is at its very lowest ebb at present among the " democracie," and it will be diffi cultN o Northern peace,h to eor hn rfaaiisre and nidt Abolitionists,r from ena the nabdl " vasty de e p." Th e Whi gs , e terms, and they, all together,. Southern Nullifiers, are all for outnumber in influence the Benton ultra section. The sin gular rise of a deep commercial excitement, caused by the recent rapid advance in stocks, cotton, and other staples, the increase of the foreign trade, will all contribute to re press political agitation of a character injurious to peace and prosperity. THEATRICAL AND MuslcAt.—The new Italian Opera, got up by Palmo, with Borghese as prima donna, is carrying everything before it here. The Park opens next month, but no one knows with what. The various small theatres are doing well. Macready, at the last accounts, was at New Orleans, he Ol S eegßaiulnl troupew a were, at Mobile, on their temps,making much money and la urels. He will be here in April toplay at Cinti Damareau, Artot, &c. in Mexico. Henry Russell was travelling and singing all his way up the Mis tthoethPear north. Mis sissippi, on his way to t he north. Forrest has gone south. THE DEATH OP NICHOLAS BIDDLE.—In another part of this paper, we insert an article giving a biographical sketch of Nicholas Biddle , lat e President ofthe United States Ba n k . k.is His death came upon us very unexpectedly. We were not prepared for such a sudden demise. Mr. Biddle's career and character have some features which require a good deal of elucidation and discrimination, in order to be properly under stood. As a private member of society he was one of the most accomplished—most honourable—most amiable—aid most courteous of men. As a public man, in the Presidency of the United States Bank, he conducted its affairs, during the first years of its existence, with great skill, integrity, and prudence. But as soon as the miserable, intriguing, corrupt politicians of both parties, got hold of him, when he wanted a re-charter, he went astray, farther and farther, until the institution exploded, and strewed, as we have seen, the whole laud with its ruins. The narrative of the deceptions and duperies which have been practised by these politicians on Mr. Biddle, during his career, would surpass anything ever written in any language, in the annals of intrigue and cor ruption. We do not doubt at all that the high and honour able feelings of Mr. Biddle revolted against the schemes of these wretches, and that the recollection of these deceptions, practised on his unsuspecting nature, constantly pressing on his wounded spirit, were the main cause of his sudden and premature death. Mr. Biddle has left a very fine family. We trust that some distinguished literary man of Philadel phia, will give us a correct and full biography of Mr. Biddle, including all the philosophy of his eventful life, which was indeed full of lesson and moral. (From the New Orleans Picayune, Feb. 3.) By the John Barr, Captain Hollingshead, we received yes terday advices a fortnight later from Vera Cruz. Intelligence had at last reached Vera Cruz of the arrange ment of the difficultieB between the English and Mexican Governments. The news was thought almost too good to be true, as the commercial interests were not a little disturbed at the prospect of a British fleet entering the harbour of Vera Cruz with hostile intent. DESTRUCTIVE Finn,—On the 11th of February a most alarming fire broke out in ' the Orleans Cotton Press, New Orleans. The number of bales of cotton consumed is esti mated at 8,500; the loss of which, • estimated at 40 dollars per bale, would be 340,000 dollars. The damage done to the building could possibly be repaired for 25,000 dollars, and the engine and two screws for 10,000 dollars , more making the total loss, as far as could be estimated by a rough calcu lation, 375,000 dollars, which we understand is fully covered by insurance ; the cotton in ' this city, and the building in the offices in this city, in London and Paris. This building was considered the largest In the world. CANADA. A dispatch from the British Colonial secretary was re ceived by the Governor-General, on the 23d ult., directing the sessions of the Parliament to be held at Montreal. TILE SMUGGLING CAsE —The first mate of the packet-ship Oxford, Mr. Gates, has confessed that the smuggled cloths seized from on board that ship, were concealedand attempted to be smuggled with his consent ; that he had received 300 dollars at Liverpool from a person whose name he has com municated to the owners for doing so ; and that he was to deliver the goods to the party who should apply in New York. Gates was committed to prison, in default of obtaining the required bail of 10,000 dollars. ItA like is iyha oc ni currence has taken place wit h the Montezuma, of which also the mat e was b r ibed in Liverpool. necessar7 to add that the owners and the corn wanders of both ships are above any, the slightest suspicion of conniving at such transactions. Harris, the boatman, bas been admitted State's evidence. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. FEB. 29.—The steam-ship Hibernia leaving Boston for Liverpool to-morrow, we give our usual comparative tables of quotations for stocks and exchange. Since the departure of the last steamer, the movements of trade and our great staple articles of export, have become more developed, and are settling into a more regular and steady channel. Ex change has improved very much within a short period. At one time rates reached so high a point that it was found specie would have to go forward. Bill holders, however, kept their demands just below a specie standard, which buyers submitted to rather than risk shipments of the pre cious metals. Within a week or two cotton has gone for ward very rapidly, and the result has been a great decline in foreign exchanges. Speculators in this production, on this side, do not like the complexion of the Liverpool market. They are fearful that the tenor of further advice," will be far from favourable. The last accounts were of so peculiar a nature, that the present race of speculators, who are mostly novices in the business, do not know what to make of them. In New Orleans and Charleston rates have declined, while at Savannah and Mobile they have advanced. The latter quotations at all the ports were those ruling after the demand for the steamer had been satisfied, and can be considered a little under the current rates of a few days previous. Below we give the quotations for foreign exchange in this market for the past three months, by which it will be seen that the present prices are nearly as reduced as they have been at any time within that period. RATES OF FOREIGN BILLS IN NEW YORK, Fait. 29. Dec. 15. Dec. 30. Jan. 30. Feb. 29. London•. • . 81 a 8/ 109 a 1091 109 a 1091 81 a 9 France .... 5 32} a 5 33i. 5 271 a— 530 a 5 321 530 a 5 28; Amsterdam 391 a 40 a 391 a 40 391 a4O Hamburgh 35 a 351 351 a 351 a 351 351 a 351 Bremen.... 77/ a 771 781 a 79 781 a 78/ 781 a 781 If the present feeling continues as regards cetton, and every bale is pressed forward as rapidly as possible, exchange, as a natural consequence, will find a very low level. The advices received per the Hibernia, will probably create the same feeling as they circulate through the South, that is experienced here, which will be followed by a similar anxiety to get their stocks into the market. Should this become ge neral through the country, speculators will not cavil about freights, but at once submit to the current rates, for imme diate departure. A heavy amount of cotton arriving in Liverpool would immediately depress the market. It is only by short supplies and unfavourable reports from this coun try, that the highly speculative feeling was created in Liver pool. Destroy that charm, and the foundation of specula tions is at once knocked away. During the whole course of our long experience, we do not recollect a single instance where the yield of a crop did not exceed the anticipations. There is not much doubt but that the present crop is hun dreds of thousands of bales below that of last year ; but that it is below the average, we should hesitate a long time before believing. Speculators and consumers abroad interested in this staple should make great allowances for the various in terests at work in this country to create impressions favour able to their views. The great object to arrive at in all the movements of this article, is regularity of supply, price and demand. The result of ? speculation is invariably in jurious. The improvement that has lately taken place in State Stocks, in this market, cannot be traced wholly to the movements in the different Legislatures. The advance in a measure has been produced by the abundance of money and the withdrawal of capital from investment in cotton, and re-investing it in stocks. This is of course a specula tive movement. Very little capital is permanently invested in the stocks that are used for speculation in Wall-street. Among the many stocks that are day after day used by the brokers for all their operations, a few are of a sound sterling nature. Kentucky State Stocks, for instance, is as valuable a security as can be produced, but its character is injured by its being so much used for speculation. The movements of the Legislative bodies in the different States have not as yet resulted in any decided step in relation to their debts. The Committee of Ways and Means in the Legislatures of Pennsylvania and Maryland have reported Bills providing for the payment of the interest on their debts. There has yet been no action on them, but the impression appears to be general that they will ultimately pass and become laws. A few days since we published a synopsis of each Bill. That introduced into the Legislature of Penn • sylvania suggests the levying of a tax on property heretofore untaxed, entirely for the purpose of paying the annual in terest on the total amount of their indebtedness. The revenue arising from this Bill to be appropriated exclusively to that. It also equalises taxation, and levels the barriers that have heretofore prevented a full collection of the amount levied. It leaves no cause for complaint, and the tax-gatherer will not meet with the insurmountable difficulties that have before beset his path. The Bill introduced into the Legislature of Maryland is of a different nature, but its enforcement would produce the same result. It proposes the sale of the State's interest in all corporated companies, such as stock in banks and turnpike roads, the payment for which will be received in certificates of interest, or any other evidence of State indebtedness. It fixes the first day of April of the ensuing year, when the State shall resume the payment in cash of the interest on its bonds. It provides for the payment of the interest in arrears, by the sale of bank stock held by the State, by appro priating the arrears of taxes for 1841 and 1842, and the inte rest due from the Tide Water Canal Company. The pas sage of this Bill through the House of Delegates will be watched with a great deal of interest, as the prospect of its becoming a law is at present very un favourable. The doings in the Legislatures of other States are of no particular interest. Those of Mississippi and Louisiana have as yet amounted to nothing. That of Michigan is discussing the policy of selling all the works of internal improvement in the State, but as they are so rapidly increasing in productiveness, it is supposed they will retain possession, as the anticipated receipts will more than pay the annual interest on the total indebtedness of the State. , • , .....,••••%,.. 1 • IA , '. . . ;...: \ „, ..,-.:. 7t. . ,L o o .. • 4, 4 . ....., ..../ ~. ~.., ~...' , ;it 1,7 .K__•, k 2 , ...Pc - 0 4 ,,w- ,:,_=. •,_ tom es .. .. .. ! , ..., A . u i, ..rs,-, , . ~ ..,,, ,u t , t t ._ „ 0 , , r‘& 7 4.......!. ... , .. -:. 47. • m o 14 • - .;• , '.1% . 10310,0, - 4 ,- kftalir • ' •- ` - ` ,,, Ajar''''' •. ' -.4 . e•• '• . •''''' • *Pk • - - SECOND EDITION. iurniag .-'7--I*biin LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1844. The House . of Lords did not sit yesterday. In the Commons, Mr. THORNELY presented peti titiont, from the carrier.; of Wolverhampton, Bilston, and othef places, against the monopoly of railways. The SPEAgER informed the house that the agents for the petition ligainst the return of Mr. BRUGES for Devizes, did not inteizd to prosecute it. The second reading of the Arches' Court Bill was postponed for a fortnight. On the Order of the Day for the second reading of the Commons Inclosure Act, Mr. S. CRAWFORD moved that it be read that day six months. The Go vernment, he said, had no just defence for this at tempt to violate the rights of the future poor of the country, nor fasten upon the country the expenses of this violation. Colonel SIBTHORP seconded the amendment, be cause in the Bill of the Noble Lord he could see no thing but a great wrong to the poor, a vast expense for secretaries, clerks, attorneys, and 140 clauses which it was difficult to understand. He objected also to the powers to be given to the lords of the manor. He was a lord of the manor, but would scorn to accept a bonus upon such terms. The speech of the Gallant Colonel was brief, but it contained much good sense, and expressed just sympathy for the poor, who were entirely at the mercy of the rich. Several Members said they would vote for the se cond. reading, in order that they might know what were.the real objects a the Bill. Mr. AGLIORBY said there was not a clause in this Bill, which did not give more protection to the poor than any Inclosure Bill, which had yet, passed. So that if every Inclosure Bill had robbed the poor (which is near the truth), the great merit of this Bill is, that it is not quite so bad as its predecessors. Mr. HUMS was decidedly opposed to the Bill. It was a Bill to contract the recreations and enjoyments of the poor. - _ - - - Sir ROBERT PEEL concurred in many of the ob servations of Mr. HUME, and thought the House should look with great jealousy on such a project. In fact, no one spoke seriously in favour of the Bill, •nd on a division it was allowed to be read a second time, rather to see what its nature was than to sanc tion its object. On a division there were for the se cond reading 70, and against it 23. After some other business, of no importance, the House adjourned at Nine o'clock. The Morning Post is in transports of delight at the idea of the Emperor NicnoLss--" Young Nick," as he has been sometimes jocosely called, in contradistinction to " Old Nick," who is supposed to be not distantly con nected with him by the father's side—visiting this coun try in the month of May next. "It gives us sincere pleasiire to learn," quoth our extatic Contemporary, "that confident hopes are entertained in the highest quarters of a visit to England of his Imperial MAJESTY. In this feeling of gratification we are sure that all our countrymen will cordially j o i n . A Sovereign of such tin- bounded sway—of such high personal qualities—ruling a kingdom with which we have such important commercial intercouse, inspires general interest ; while his habitual magnificence, and his generous patronage of art and science in all quarters of the globe, renders his name highly popular. We are sure that Englishmen of every shade of political opinion will unite to give his a per4 ii Majesty a cordial reception. We have only further to state that his visit is expected to take place next May." As our Contemporary is singularly well-informed on all matters that transpire in " high quarters,"—for not a single bottle of wine nor a crust of dry bread can be given away at Windsor Castle to the poor, nor a, new service of gold plate be placed on an aristocratic table, without the Post giving the earliest information ofthe "great fact"—we are willing to believe that there is some truth in his present statement respecting the visit of the CzAn. We cannot, however, sympathise with him is his joy on the occasion, for we are utterly in the dark as to the claims which the Emperor of All the Rusexas has on the respect, and confidence, and good-will of a free, despot-bating country, like England. Perhaps our Contemporary will vouchsafe to enlighten us on this point, for we honestly confess that our faculties are in a, state of grievous obnubilation. Is it for his inhuman treatment of the Poles, expatriated by thousands to the wastes of Siberia, for no worse crime than that of preferring constitutional free dom to unconstitutional tyranny ; is it for his per severing efforts to subject the brave Circassian moun taineers to his iron yoke, in defiance of all law, all jus tice, all reason ; is it for his restless and selfish sills of 4iggrandisement, which keeps Europe in a constant state tit uneasiness, and which threatens, at one time, the in tetrity of Persia, and, at another, the integrity of Turkey; is itlor,his underhand intrigues at the Court of Tehran, sVeh ' led to the demonstrations against Herat, and the silbsequent disastrous disturbances in the north west*..ne. India S is it for his inhuman persecu tion of. the Jews, driven from house and home, and c6l wiled 'to take refuge, like their ances tors, .in. th e wilderness, because it suited him to mis trust th e i r a Vance with Out the slightest shadow of THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EV POLICE INTELLIGENCE MARLBOROUGH-STREET. (THIS DAY•) Henry Meyer, a very fashionably dressed young man, re siding at No. 87, Park-street, Grosvenor-square, and whose connexions are stated to be of the highest respectability, was placed at the baron the following charge : Police-constable No. 26 of the C division, stated that be tween twelve and one o'clock this morning, as he was on duty in Park-street, he saw the defendant in a very in toxicated state, nearly opposite to his own residence. He was accompanied by a friend, who was endeavour ing to persuade him to go home. After some time the defendant threw his hat into the carriage-way, and on witness picking it up and returning it to him, he struck him a blow of tremendous force on the cheek with his clenched fist, which knocked him down. On getting up the defendant again knocked him down, and then fell heavily upon him ; after which he kicked him twice in a savage and brutal manner, in a part of his person likely to produce very serious and probably fatal consequences. Even tually the defendant was overpowered, and taken to the sta tion-house. Two other charges of violent assault were preferred against the defendant by police-constables who assisted in taking him into custody. The defendant said that he had drank to excess, and was quite unconscious of what had occurred. He was, however, most sincerely sorry for his misconduct. Mr. HAnDwica said, that in such a flagrant case an ex ample must be made of the evil-doer, and he should there fore fine the defendant 51. each for the first and second as saults he had committed, and 21. for the third, as it was not of such a violent character as the preceding ones. The defendant immediately paid the 121. and was liberated. QUEEN-SQUARE.-(THIS DAY.) _Dennis Coughlan, a crossing-sweeper, was charged by the authorities of St. Margaret's parish with refusing to support his wife and child, who thereby became chargeable to that parish. His wife, a quiet, subdued-looking woman, attired in the workhouse garb, said that her husband was continually ill treating her, which compelled her to leave him and to reside with her mother. He refused to allow the merest trifle for her maintenance or that of his child. He swept a crossing in Bridge-street, Westminster, immediately adjacent to the law courts and the Houses of Parliament, and was in the habit of taking a good deal of money from benevolent pe destrians, sometimes as much as 9s. a day. She had left him, owing to his conduct, nine times, and each time on her re turn she had been obliged to leave him, so that it would be worse than useless to make another attempt to live with him. Coughlan, who was very decently dressed, said that the crossing in very wet weather yielded no more than Is 6d. or 2s. a day; in fact, there was only six good months in the year, and he had been laid up with rheumatics for five months. He was willing to " forget and forgive" the past, or to allow his wife Is. a week. The Clerk of the Court said, the crossing on which he bestowed his attention was one of the best in London, and yielded a vast deal more than Coughlan had stated.--He spent all his earnings in drink. • Mr. Bulimia. expressed his surprise at the smallness of the sum, and intimated to Coughlan that he should commit him for a month to the House of Correction if he did not allow his wife more than the sum he had stated. Coughlan said he would allow her 2s. a week. His offer was accepted, and he was discharged. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) NAYDLIZZULETS. SxrrrnmELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ 15s to 3/5s ; use ful ditto, 3/ 8s to 3/ 128; fine Upland ditto, Si 133 to Si 16s ' • Clover Hay, 315 s to 51; Oat straw, 1/ 6 s t o 11 E s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ tis to 11 lOs per load. Supply but moderate, and trade very dull. _ _ CuirßEruAND.—Coar - se Meadow Hay, 31 to 31 lOs; useful ditto, Si 103 to 31 15s; fine Upland ditto, 31 16s to 4/; Clover Hay, 31 lOs to 4116 s ; Oat Straw, 117 s to 1/98; Wheat Straw, 118 s to 1/ 12s perload. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at barely stationary prices. WHITECRAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 21 12s to 3/'; useful ditto, Si 5s to 3/ 108; fine Upland ditto, 3/ 12s to 31 168; Clover Hay, 31 58 to 5/ 5s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 88; Wheat Straw, 11 Ss to 11 10s per load. A full average supply, and a heavy demand. - - DIZAT PILAZZETS. Sounum., MARCH 13.--Although the supply of each hied of fa4stock on sale to-day was a full average one, the general (lonely.' was steady, and last week's quotations were mostly supported;—Beef, from 28 8d to 4s ; Mutton, 3s to 4s 6d ; cal, se lOU to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 2s 8d to 4s 4d per 81bs, to sink the offal. Supply—Beasts, 48 ; Sheep, 2,010; Calves, 50; Pigs, 49. BotFoRD, MARCH 13.—Prime Mutton and Veal sold rea dily at full prices, but otherwise the trade was in a sluggish s t a te. Beet; from 2s 8d to 4s ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 4s 6d ; Veal, 3s 104 t. 4) 4s 8d ; and Pork, 2s 8d to 4s per Suckling Calves, ths to 28s ; quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 20s ; and Mulch Cou with their small Calf, 161 to 191 4464/, Lg33'g 3 , 11.4.ncii 12.—We had rather an inactive •trade here to' 1q op the following terms :—.Beef from 2s 10d to 4s 2d; Mutton, 3s 44 to 4s 8d; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 2s 6d to 3s 84 per 81bo, CORN AVERAGES. figli ER AL AVERAGE PRIORS OF BRITISH CORN, For that WeglF coded. Wirth 9, Nth maid up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the dilltrent Cities and Timm in England and Wales, per Imperiati QUATter. Wheat„..„„ 565. 0.1. I CAkts WA- 114.1 Beanr .... Sls. Od 8ar1ey.....,,.. 935. 6d. I Rye „ „.,.. 33s 9d. Pease 3ls. 6d AVERAGES OF THIC T,AST Six WEEKS. Weeks ez, ding WHEAT. BAILEY.' OATS. J EYE. 1 BEANS. I TEASE. Feb. 3 - " - . I - r) 6 1 33 2 18 11 :1 10 r 2) 9 3(1 9 .... 5 , .. 10.,...... 5 2 1 71 33 1 19 132 92910 30 q 17......... 53 6^ 4 19 6 33 6 30 6 31 1 24 ......... 56 1/ st 7 19 7 W 10 30 4 31 2 Marsh 2 ......... 56 2 33 9, 20 0 35 3 30 5 31 0 9 "•• ..... 50 0 33 6 I 16) 11 33 9 31 0 31 0 IMPERIAL •OOREGATIC AVE/lAB$l OF THE FIX WILES Wheat 54s 4d. 1 Oats Beane .30.. 4d. Barley 33s. 51.1 Rye DUTIES ox IroaxlGN COL S Wheat !.........180. 04.1 Oats .... .. . Barley ••...•.... ss. Ocl. 1 Rye ..... .... 9'. 6d.1 Pease ..“.“ ,10 IA D UELL IN 6: - -- TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stn, —If Sir Robert Peel is sincere, _ and really wishes to p r event duels, let him pass an Act, that the debts of any man who is killed in Is duel, shall be paiil by the person who shot him •, the creditor's own oath to be proof of his debt. Bath, March 13. W. T. - - The General Steam Navigation Company's mall packet, Countess of Lonsdale, arrived yesterday morning at nine o'clock, with mails from Cuxhaven. The same com pany's steamer Venezuela, arrived at Hamburgh on Satur day. The Caledonia (st.) arrived on Sunday; and the Countess met the William Jolliffe (st.) with last Friday night's mail on board, on Sunday evening at six oelock, about thirty-five miles distant from the Elbe. I7,NING, MARCH 14, 1844. COTTON MARKET. The state of the Cotton markets throughout the country is a subject of much solicitude to speculators and holders of large stocks. We have no doubt, that for the next month, an immense quantity of cotton will go on board ship for foreign ports. This is going to dissolve the speculative move ments going on in this article. Large receipts will unsettle the different markets, and prices will become less firm and favour able. We have in our money article remarked on the posi tion of this staple, and the probable result of the course operators have adopted. We do not give quotations, in con sequence of the fluctuating state of the market and the ab sence of sales that would give something more than nominal rates. NE.W STOCK EXCHANGE, "%ow Ohio Sixes, 60 2,000 Kentucky Sixes, 30 years, April2o lO3l 4,000 Illinois 424 2,000 Indiana 394 • 1,000 Pennsylvania Fives 7oi 100 Shares Dry Dock Bk 815 71i . _ 150 Shares Farmers' Loan 50 Shares Farmers' Loan 50 N Am Trust 50 Nor and Worc 50 Long Island b 3 74 50 Mohawk Railroad • s 3 57 50 Paterson Railroad B2 .s 3 39 ..b 60 38i ....s 3 14 100 Stonington Railroad. 50 Harleiii Railroad THE MARKETS, FEB. 28. FLouu.—The market continues to be quiet. Genesee is offered at 5 dols., and sales are made at 4 dols. 94c. Ohio and Michigan, 4 dols. 87c. a 4 dols. 94c. ; round hoop, 4 dols. 94c. A small sale of about 1,000 barrels has been made fur the English market. Scrataied Western, 4 dols. 62ic. a 4 dols. 75c. Fine middling, 4 dols. 25c. Georgetown and Alexandria, 5 dols. Richmond Country and Brandywine, 5 dols. 12k. Richmond City, 6 dols. Rye, 3 dols. 50c. CorroN.—The market continues to be dull, and the sales in favour of the buyer. The movement for shipments within a few days has been small. ASHE9.—But little doing in pots ; 4 dols. 75c. is asked, but no sales over 4 dols. 62-ic. Pearls are dull at 5 dole. 6ic. a 5 dols. 121jc. SEED.—Moderate sales of clover at 9 dols. ic ; rough flax seed at 9 dols. 62i. Clean 10 dole. 50 c., and Timothy 15 dols. COAL.—The market is rather quiet. Sales of Orrel at 8 dole. 25c. _ _ _ _ _ Om.—A sale of 4,000 barrels is reported here, and 3,200 barrels at the eastward, deliverable here—all at 35c. Further sales of Ohio linseed at 85c. Gamic —The last sales of Illinois wheat were at 106 c. ; corn is selling at 47c. a 48c. ; barley, 56c. ; oats, 36c. ; rye 70c. PROVISIONS.—Pork is selling at 7 dols. 621 c. ; Mess, 9 dols. 621 c. a 9 dols. 09c. ; beef, country, 4 dols. and 6 dols. ; city, 4 dols. 25c. a 6 dols. 25c. ; butter, 61c. a Bc. ; cheese, 4ic. a Gc. ; hams, sc. ; shoulders, 3ic. a 311 c. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MARCH 14.—Wind this day at noon, light southerly breeze, and drizzling rain. DEAL, MARCH 13.—Wind N.N.W. to N.W., squally.— Arrd. Sir Robert Peel, Richardson, Manilla. Skl. Sumatra, Ceylon; Janet, Willis, Demerara; Minerva, Nassau. A deeply-laden schooner, of about 80 tons, was seen to founder off the Owers, about 10 A.M., 11th inst., by the Hinde, arrd. in the Downs. The wreck of a vessel of from 350 to 400 tons, dismasted, her poop and main deck visible, the en trance to the cuddy on the larboard side was passed yesterday afternoon, Beachy Head being N.E. by E. half E., (per com pass), about ten miles, by the Sir Robert Peel, arrd. in the Downs. NEWPORT, MARCH 12.—1 t has blown a very heavy gale yesterday and to-day. The smacks Matilda, Pilot, and Dis patch, foundered at the mouth of the river ; crews saved. 13.—1 t stills blows a gale with heavy squalls. Arrd. Orient, Memel. OFF D•VER, MARCH 13.—Rambler, Calcutta ; John, New castle for Jersey, leaky. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 13. —Wind N.W. by W.—Arrd. Ruby, Cardiff, for London, with cargo shifted. Off—A nn Squire, Sydney, New South Wales, sld. Nov. S. PLYMOUTH, 11Lincit N.W.—Arrd. Martha, London for Trinidad. FALmorrn, MARcn 13.—Wind N.W., moderate breezes. —Arrd. Eclipse, Shields, for the Cape of Good Hope ; Petrel packet, Rio, sld. Jan. 28th, 30,000/. in gold and diamonds on freight. BnisroL, 13.—Arrd. Canning, Hancock, Ichoboe, sld. Jan. 12. TORBAY, MARCH 12.—Arrd-. Belgique, Antwerp for Rio. MILFORD, MARCH 12.—Arrd. Perseverance, Kertch, for Cork or Falmouth, with loss of rudder, bulwarks, &c., out ninety days. It blew a severe gale yesterday from N.N.W. The schooner Margaret, drove foul of the ship Alexander, when she lost bowsprit, &c. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 13.—Wind N.W., fresh.—Arrd, Ed mond, Virginia ; Hibernia steamer, Boston, &c. Off, Islam, Barbadoes. YAR3IOIJTII ROADS, MARCH 12,—Arrd. Hero of the Nile, Shields for London, leaky. PWLLIIELI, MARCH 13.—The Caroline, of and from Li verpool for Africa, in attempting Studwell Roads, yester day, was driven in the Westernmost Island, and went to pieces ; mate and one man saved ; the rest of the crew sup posed to be drowned. All last night, and throughout to day it blew a gale, with very heavy squalls, but is now abating a little, 11 A. 31. HULL, Mancit 11.—S1d. True Love, and Abraham, Davis' Straits. _ . _ SHIELDS, MARCH 11.—S1d. Elizabeth Atkinson, Quebec. PILL, MARCH 12.—Put back Mirainichi, for St. John's, New Brunswick. MARYI'ORT, Baum 11.—The Active, Blaney, of an d f rom Belfast to this port, is ashore a little to the north of the har bour, but expected off next spring tide without much damage. GREENOCK, MAncn 11.—The Eclipse, from Glasgow to Gibraltar, was tugged from the Roseneagh shore 9th inst., brought into the harbour, and must go into dock to repair. Conic, MARCH 11.—Arrd. British Princess, Thompson, west coast of Africa, with guano, for Dundee. THE DOWAGER COUNTESS OF CLARENDON.—The venerable Countess remained in the same hopeless state up to last evening. Her Ladyship is gradually getting weaker. The Earl and Countess of Clarendon were at Clarendon House in attendance, for the Countess's dissolution is hourly expected. Earl Somers has given sufficient ground for the site, and a donation of 500/., towards the erection of the new dis trict church at Great Malvern, of which the Noble Ear laid the foundation-stone last week. SUMMARY OF NEWS AND lubltc 4 4 1 % ptitton. " Who runs may read." FOREIGN. The Hibernia Royal mail steamer, which arrived at Liver pool on Wednesday, brings very distressing accounts from Washington, caused by the explosion of one of the large guns of the new war steamer the Princeton. The President, seve ral Secretaries of State, and men high in office, with about 200 ladies, were on board. Mr. Upshur, the Secretary of State ; Governor Gilmer, Secretary of the Navy ; Comman der Kennon, Chief of the Bureau of 'Construction of the Navy ; Virgil Maxey, Esq., and Mr. Gardiner, of Southampton, New York, were instantly killed, and six sailors badly wounded. President Tyler had a narrow escape : The telegraphic dispatch from Bayonne, published in The Sun of Wednesday, announcing the surrender of 'Alicant, appears to require confirmation. A letter in the Madrid Heraldo, dated Villa Frangueza, March 3, says :—" Bonet has attempted to force the blockade line. Three men of his escort having joined the Queen's troops, he has deemed it prudent to retire into the town. It appears that all the carabineers were most willing to come over to the Queen's troops, and that Bonet has more confidence in the National Guards of Alicant than in them. It is affirmed that he is forming a company of guides in order to proceed with them to Aragon." The Gazette de France has the following :—" A report has been current in Paris that the Spanish Government wished to arrest, if it had not already arrested, M. Isturitz. The letters from Madrid do not confirm this news ; but we believe that M. Isturitz, as well as M. Lopez, and all men of any consideration, has thought it prudent to shelter himself from the caprices of a power to which nothing is sacred, and which maintains itself only by a general disarmament of the National Guards, and putting all the provinces in a state of siege." The French Chamber of Deputies on Monday was occu pied with the further consideration of the new Patent Bill, and up to Article 28 was disposed of. The business in the Bureaux was the nomination of the Committee of the three great lines of railroad; the majority was generally in favour of the measure as proposed by the Government. A letter from Naples, 7eb. 24, states that a shock of an earthquake, of considerable duration, but the effects of which were not serious, had been felt at Potenza, in Sicily. " Paris," says a French journal, "is always internally guarded by fourteen regiments of infantry and cavalry ; and, moreover, 4,500 veterans, municipals, gendarmes, and sapeurs pompiers, and by seventeen regiments stationed within ten leagues. These thirty-one regiments form an effective force of 75,000 men, not including the municipal guard, veterans, pompiers, &c. Paris, as is seen, is guarded by an army of 80,000 men." The official gazette of Stockholm, of the 27th ult., contains a Royal order, prolonging to the Ist of May, on account of the King's illness, the period previously assigned to the Prince Royal for holding the reins of Government. I.AW AND POLICE. At the Stafford Assizes Ralph Birchenough, 45, and Ru pert Gouldstraw, 29, were convicted for breaking into the dye-house of Wm. Hemmersley, at Leek, on the night of the 17th January, and stealing therefrom a quantity of silk, the property of Messrs. Ellis, Russell, and Clowes, and a quantity of scarf silk, the property of Josiah Brunt and Co. A pre vious conviction was proved against Birchenough, who was sentenced to 20 years' transportation, and the other prisoner to 15 years. William Trafford, aged 35, was convicted of assaulting Francis Lowe, on the Queen's highway, at Leek, on the 11th of May, 1842, and stealing from him a basket, and a shoulder of veal. He was sentenced to be transported for 15 years. At the Thames Police Court Margaret Dagwell was placed at the bar for final examination, on a charge of maliciously stabbing Charles Dagwell, her husband, with a knife, by which his life was endangered. The particulars were repeated and confirmed. She was then fully committed for trial. James Holt, a clerk at Messrs. Sutton and Co.'s, carriers, in Whitecross-street, was brought before Mr. Alderman Brown, at Guildhall, charged with embezzling various sums received on account of his employers. After two charges had been heard the attorney for the prosecution proposed to go into a third charge of embezzling a cheque for 13/. 6s. The Alderman thought it would be better to take the whole case together at the next hearing. The prisoner declined saying anything, and was remanded for a week. COURT-PASIIXONABLE. Prince 13;riatInskv, Marchioness of ConTrghans, Lord Beaumont, M. and Madame Hummelauer, Baron and Ba roness Dimsdale and family, Sir Charles Shakerly, Bart., Mr. C. N. Newdegate, M.P., &c., are sojourning at Mivart's Hotel. The Duke of Rutland is improving in health. The Noble Duke is still in town at Sir Frederick Trench's in Pall-mall. It is uncertain whether the Duke will attend the Croxton Park Races this year or not. The Marquis and Marchioness of Downahire and Lord Ed win Hill have returned to Hillsborough Castle, Devonshire, from Dublin. The Earl of Hillsborough has gone to Hills borough from Baxterley Hall, where the Countess remains until his Lordship's return from Ireland. The Earl and Countess of Belfast and Lord Chichester are expected in town, from Brighton, early next month, for the season. The Earl of Besborough has appointed the Rev. P. J. Butt, M.A., of Lincoln College, Oxford, to be his Lordship's domes tic chaplain. Viscount and Viscountess Beresford have issued cards for dinner parties this evening and on the 21st. Lady Mary Bagot and family have arrived in town from Lord Bagot's seat in Staffordshire. Lady Cecilia Gordon Lennox, youngest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Richmond, who has for the last three weeks been suffering from an attack of scarlatina at Good wood, is now thorougly convalescent. _ Sir Robert Peel, Duke of Buccleuch, Lord Wharncliffe, Earl of Aberdeen, Earl of Haddington, Sir Edward Knatch bull, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, Sir Henry Hardinge, Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, &c., dined with the Earl of Ripon last evening, at the Noble Earl's residence in Upper Grosvenor-street. MISCELLANEOUS. The first Concert of Ancient Music for the season was given on Wednesday evoning, under the direction of the Duke of Cambridge. The pieces selected were chiefly from Handel, Naumann, and Purcell. The Duke of Wellington was present, and it was doubtless in his honour that the occa sional overture was played, in which " See the conquering hero comes " is introduced. The anniversary meeting of the members of the Literary Fund Corporation, founded in 1790, for the relief of authors of genius and learning reduced to distress, or deprived of the power of literary exertion, was held on Wednesday afternoon, at the Society's chambers, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury. From the Report it appeared that the sum distributed in relief to distressed authors, their widows, and children, during the past year, had been 1,145/., making a total of 30,228/. ap plied to the same benevolent purposes since the Society's formation. The Marquis of Lansdowne was re-elected Pre sident ; the Marquis of Northampton, the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Lord John Russell, Earl of Arundel and Surrey, Sir R. H. Inglis, Bart., M.P., and other noblemen and gen tlemen, were re-elected Vice-Presidents. The increase of small-pox in the metropolis is shown in the extra number of cases which have in the last few weeks been entered as patients at the Small-pox Hospital, at King's= cross. The districts in which it chiefly prevails are Cromer street and the neigbourhood of Brunswick-square, Islington, Lambeth, and Kensington. Since the commencement of the present year there have been admitted twice the number of patients over any year since 1838, when small-pox was so very prevalent and fatal. Messrs. Barclay and Co., the eminent brewers, have get tied annuities on the widows of each of the two unfortunate men who were killed on their premises a short time ago. The names of the deceased were Roberts and Standman. To the widow of the first has been ordered the sum of 40/. a year far life, and to the widow of Standman 25!. a year for life. The Irish Landlord and Tenant Commission have arranged to commence their inquiries in the North forthwith. They commence at Dundalk and proceed thence to Newry, Ar magh, and Belfast. At a late meeting of the Union Debating Society held in the University of Oxford, the question for discussion was : " That a repeal of the present corn-laws would be highly be neficial to society." After an animated discussion, the mo tion was negatived by a majority of 09 ; there being for it, 9 ; against it, 78. THE XEW METROPOLITAN BRIDGE.—The Bill that was introduced into the House of Commons an Friday night, by several of the metropolitan Members, and which is to au thorise the formation of another bridge, to stride the West minster portion of old Father Thames, bears the title of the " Westminster and Lambeth Suspension Bridge Bill, for making a Suspension bridge across the river Thames from Church-street, Lambeth, to Market-street, Westminster," This Bill was, on Friday evening, read a first time, and or dered to be read a second time ; but no day has yet been fixed for that next stage being taken. It will probably be re membered that, some time since, a steam ferry-boat was proposed to be established about the same part of the river that it is now contemplated to cross by this new bridge. PROVINCIAL LECTURES IN IRELAND.-.'.By the fol lowing letter from the Chief Secretary far Ireland, it ap pears the Government is disposed to increase the grant for lectures in the Irish provincial towns : " Irish Office, March 2, 1844.—Sir,—ln reference to your letter of the 14th ult., I beg to apprise you that her Majesty's Government will be prepared to propose that the grant made to the Royal Dublin Society, for the purpose of providing lectures in the provincial towns of Ireland, may be increased from 3001. to 500/. I am, &c. EmoT,—William Keleher, Esq., Cork." PUBLIC BATHE.—We learn with great pleasure that the Marquis of Bute has subscribed the sum of 10/. 108., Lord Ashley 3/. 35., Lord Blantyre 51., and Lord Stewart 21. 25., to the fund for the erection of the public baths, The subscriptions are the more liberal and philanthropic, when it is taken into consideration that none of those noblemen are directly connected with the city, and that the three last, especially Lord Ashley, are wholly unconnected with this city.—Eelinburgh Paper, CHEESEMONGEII6 I BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. Tuesday the eighth annual meeting of the friends and supporters of this charity was held at the London Tavern, Mr. Davies, Tree. surer, in the chair. Mr. Simpson read the Report, and it appeared that the subscriptions for the past 3ear exceeded those of the pre vious year by 321„ and the donations also exceeded those of the previous year I. I Y 1821. The receipts for the past year were 1,0541. 10s, Pd., and the funded property was 6,3001. The pen sions to aged and decayed members of the trade amounted to 560/., and 3001. stock was purchased during the year. Two pensioners were elected, making in all 28 recipients of the charity's bounty. A CHIP OF THE OLD BLocx.----An old stager, in the practice of robbing wrecks on the Cheshire coast, had con trived to get a puncheon of rum on shore, and with great caution had it conveyed to his own dwelling, and placed it in his yard under some stale dung and other manure. He had flattered him. self that it was perfectly safe, as not an individual but his own son had assisted him, or had the slightest knowledge of the theft or the place of concealment, After a few days, Ending everything quiet, he resorted to his booty for the purpose of drawing off some for sale. The cask was safe in the position in which he had left it ; but, diamond Cut diamond, the son had robbed his father of the rum in the night, and disposed of it to his own advantage. EXTRAORDINARY LONGEVITY.—" The centenarians are falling off," says a letter from Konigsberg, published in the Presse; "we have just buried in this town a veteran of the seven years' war, named Siehring, aged 108 years. He was born at 11Iessein, in 1736, and joined the army of Frederick the Great, after the battle of Torgau, in 1760. He was the last surviving veteran of the war of seven years who resided at Konigsberg, wkere a perfect recollection exists of Sergeant-Major Condratowita, who died in 1838, at the age of 105, and who assisted as a sim ple hussar, under the command of Seydlits, at the celebrated battle of Rossbach, which was gained by Frederick the Great, against the French and Austrians united." AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH FROM PASSlON.—Yes terday morning a schoolmaster, residing at 11, Friar-street, Blackfi•iars-road, after having a few words with his wife, proceeded to chastise a boy named Arthur Johnstone, one of his pupils, and while doing so he dropped down in a fit of apoplexy. The whole of the boys immediately left the school. room, and gave the alarm ; but the medical gentleman who attended, at onee pronounced life to be extinct. The unfor tunate man was, it is mentioned in the account forwarded to us, very much respected in the neilibbourhood. 382 50 175 1••••••••....... u..................................., 0 MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NE" ,01 CITY, QUARTER TO T Rll There was a good trade demand for cotton at LiveoBlo yesterday. Speculators only took 500 bales ; total 7,000 bales. Railways in general were dull. Accounts have been received from Sydney November. In some respects these are unfavourabl 9f;ii though it does not appear that matters were g t e_nk s , to the 7th of worse. The usual return of the operations of the T os , four in number, established in New So uth the l7 shows that during the quarter'ending September -- 111 181 2 101 4 a total liabilities were 1009506/., the circulation of ne.tes, been to the amout of 149,6101. The revenue return h. .. „ell/ published for the three first quarters of 1843, and it .j ak o - tig ) that the total for Sydney is 217,7871. The falling off ,° ' eli more than some parties had anticipated, did not qui te etl, rbe the estimate of the Governor, and so far is satisfactoryo)oo, main decline was in the duties on spirits an jotte r and on stock beyond the boundaries, the the being decidedly a more serious feature ta su e .. 0 0 former. For the present .year the total em t eto ft , was put down in the budget at 400,0001. The 3 imports were very quiet. rath er ° The Rio de Janeiro mail, per Petrel, furnish es of f the bad account of the increase of the slave trade, bol coast of Brazil ; but at this we are not surprised , haVal..be time from private sources corresponding statements so:abiugi since. The state of bond fide trade at Rio was not fl e "* and we believe the most money is made there by .-- The Exchange was firmer at 251. a re 33 4 The dates from Buenos Ayres and Monte Video - so late. ~„,..• s Ace teal °. The private communications received per Hibe,%7s ob ship from America, tend to confirm the previous au r a tained, that the rig in the Cotton-market to sustioll will ere long be put hors de combat. The Southerotioa had made much larger advances to support the spec s[ than we had imagined, and the probabilities wer e tn a n utors would be very considerable losers, unless the sr"" turn out " good men." . f th e A form for assenting to the plan of the ChancelloTirxo pet Exchequer, to the reduction of the Three-and-a:7pr Cents. of 1818 was issued yesterday from the Bank 00 1 land; but its contents confirm merely the report P7 a 0* made under this head, that holders of this especial must assent, not dissent, or they will be paid off at pti t q Bo' There continues to be a very marked degree % c oy tude in the English Stock market, and the 'l,2it tions are consequently trivial. Prices remain ~,i - 9# l Consols for immediate transfer have restpi% si t to 94, and fot time 981. Exchequer Pi•-end-ir marked 70s. to 725. premium. The New ThreeLltoi Half per Cents. have been done a shade lower, viz., I' The Commissioners have purchased Consols at eq• n o o f The Spanish Bonds are better, on account of the in the the taking of Alicant, and there have been bar:o° s ll o, Five per Cents. at 251 to 1, and in the Three per (Alin e dea' to 36. The South American Securities have been : 1 1 boa Mexican Actives keep up at 351 to 36, the Defe 141 to to *. Oilombian have rallied a lit n ,_ ti t bee s to 141 to L. Portuguese Converted Stock a'pliti 471 to 461. Belgian Bonds have been at 1044 to i' s7 l, I°_, Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been as high as 0 0 ' even up to 58 for Account, but are now rather lower• is a good deal of speculation in them. 0 1 The Railway Shares are fiat, and ,generally loWer• settlement is now going on. (seg. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CIA,- . (From the Official List.) 980 3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities. .......... aa 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1796.........................• i yit% New 3% per Cent . Annuities. ............. •96 Consols for Account Exchequer_ Bills, I%d. I%d -' 1,0001. 5001. - Ditto Small ..- FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 0'..--- • • Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent........_ ...... ............ 1 1 1 Columbian Bonds. - Danish Bonds, 1825,3 per Cent 36 S 4 i - Mexican Bonds, 1937, 5 per Cent •--.. . 140 , . Ditto Deferred Stock a- 4affi Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent. al Ditto Converted St ' Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 25 , Ditto for the Account - 23 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1841 Ditto Passive Bonds. ....... .... ..... .........0"" 14 Ditto Deferred ........ ........ ....... . ..... os Ditto Three per Cent Ditto for the Account .." . Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent ll 99 1 H.:" " Ditto Deferred 'l sip Dutch 2% per Cents ............ ........... ....... „ Ditto for the Account Dutch 5 per Cents PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT 1314 x-... XAILWAXS. PAID. PIM Sn A "5,O 3 9 Birmingham and Derby lOO _ 6O ...... .0 is 80 Birmingham and Gloucester lOO ....- .81 .....'". to' Ditto New - Bristol and Exeter 7O ..„ ..... 71% •"... to ". Bristol and Gloucester Eastern Counties Ditto New Registered 81. 6s. M. - Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O ...,.....63 .•„•••" to 0' Great North of England lOO 991 ...: 0 .... Hull and Selby Lancaster and Carlisle London and Brighton 5O 44 ••"". to" London and Blackwell London and Birmingham. Stock 235 ......... . to'' London and Greenwich London and South Western .... 41% London and Croydon (Trunk)... 13U --- "'Manchester and Leeds 7O li7 1.1 '.O hi , Ditto 54 Shares 3O . 60% ....0 to 04S Norwich and Brandon Newcastle and Darlington Junct lB .......r. '37% ••••" to Northern and Eastern 45 Ditto % Share ~ . North Midland Ditto Thirds 2li. 13s. 4d. 2 1 U ..... to 7' Paris and Orleans ...... 20 Paris and Rouen... ......... , . ...... 2 0 Sheffield, Ashton.under.Vne.,„ Bee South Eastern and Dover 5O ..... .... - •••• ... Ditto Scrip 25 .... ..... 36 % ••''; to Yarmouth and Norwich a% JOINT STOCK BANKS. ea to . London and Westminster 2O 25 %711. 0 3.0 l 3 .'` , Are 10 MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH .'" , Are 7.4 moderate business done to -day, but the late nri e : - )1,,,„P" fully sustained, and the market closes rather fig' )1P ' Union, 105; Manchester and Birmingham, 444 to 3 ,4 t . 4 0: chester and Leeds, 116 ; Sheffield and Manchester , Weird Quarter Shares, 8 ; Paris and Rouen, 341 ; SOuth We OA Eighths, 4i ; North British, 3 ; Manchester Assur . CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. - 1 ' Bank Stock „••.•••.... . - 'lndian Stock ........ .....,. -' 3 per Cent. Red -. Ditto Bonds ........ ...... ... 3 per Cent. Cons. ..... „,, 98% Ditto Old Annuities .0 ..a -a, , 3% per Cent. Rei Ditto New Annuities.. • .., r ii , New 33{ per Cent 10214 Ex. Bills 1 , 000 1 . 1% 10 ...• 50 New 5 per Cent. - Di t t o 5004. ....... ....0 .'- Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small. .......... ...: i ' Jan. 1860 Bank Stock for Acct... Oct. 1859 - a Consols for Acct ...... .... 0 , Jan. 1860 ,... . India Stock for Acct..' , FOREIGN FUNDS. c o t os." ••• Austrian, S per Cent 'Portuguese, 5 per . ....... Belgian, 5 per Cent lst Ditto, New Ditto .... .. „., , Brazilian Bonds ......... Buenos Ayres,6 per Cent 3B ,Russian_, 5 per Ce 1 1 40 " .:„... Chllian, 6 per Cent - 'Ditto, Meta11ic•.......•:;,,...••• 3) Colombian, 6 per Cent. 14% Spanish, 5 per Cent. . 0 . 0 1 Ditto, 1924 Ditto 3 per Cent ....."";,.., -,,,, Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent 93 .Ditto , Deferred ........ ". ...-P ' Danish, 3 per Cent Greek, 18.5, 5 per Cent - Exchange ............. ... Mexican, 5 per Cent Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1837 Dutch, 2% per Cen"' o „l ~ Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent - ' Ditto, 5 per Cent ..... . , SHARES. lll Eastern Counties (23 paid) .............................. / 0 Ditto Registered (8/6s 8d paid) ........... . ........ .... , Great Western (75 paid) ............... ........ 19 ^ ........ ...., 01 . Ditto Fifths (12 paid) Grand Junction (100 paid) ........................... ...• it Lancaster and Carlisle ( 5 paid) ,............... "*".. ~4 4 London and Brighton (50 paid) London and Birmingham (Stock) , ..„ ..........•...." Ditto New Quarters ( 2 paid) . ........... "" 4 .... . .. $ . Ditto New Thirds (9 d)........ ..... „ ' North British /2% paid -). ..... ... ............ „.., bat : Northern and Eastern (16 paid) ............. .00' . q . Paris and Orleans (20 paid) .... . . ........1•"',... 7 ' d West London Thames Extension"! 2 paid) **--.. P' ‘ O P TO • DR. WOLFF'S MISSION ilo HARA. to a ~r al l e ss, l r Captain Grover has received Dr. Wolff'si° - •oh fri-; 19th of January, on which day he was to lea itefiboree,,, Tehran. He reached Tabreez on the 13th 0" , 't o Ina o toln, out any accident. The snow was frequently up is * pill; neck, and at night he was glad to find 'shelter ioblemtt, The Doctor writes in grateful terms of the bl ie r/W, ness and indefatigable exertions of - .61r. Bonha llb ge e seeo Consul-General, through whosc, influence liii ° Tab e reef l ;7 , Of ness Prince Balunan 'lirza, Go v e rn or 0. - ours r 0 Mehmandah and horses to meet, him six day s 9c SW' 4 1 Tabreez, and who has o r d ere d a s i m il ar assort - ,r d him to Tehran. no , 171 'ye In the year 1831, travelling in Khorae ga i y i lpocil i yt was taken prisoner, and made a slave bY tl; o r 01 ;0 1 Kerahe, chief of Torbad, and was subsenuen 0 b to i is order of Abbas Mirza. This Iszhak Khan l i e " P!:;011 f r e r least 60,000 Persians to the Turkomans , L '„ of' v- Ga„de• found a prisoner at Tabreez, and, being desircirincre.,* former master, he obtained permission of the to )0 8 f 05,1 nor, and went, accompanied by Mr. Bonhll w ' in ° fl They found a guard at his door, and an office r , : e1° ,001 0,1 The prisoner immediately recollected his forr° , the Doctor remained two hours with him wooli r ; g e The only passage in this portion of Dr. ~..,.." J o relating to the Bokhara captives is the follnivi; to tfiltl "This afternoon a Persian merchant, trel in ifolo,4riA called at the British Consulate.. He was a ' MO", fo l ' months ago, arid saw Samet Khan, in wholes e tal° ite i3 O formerly lodged. Mr. Bonham and rnYsef - ,, o e s ll o 4 of and all he knew was, that both are in Pri* . „, e- p‘rist i 4 0 . 01$ by Samet Khan that when once a person is i 7, 0, F- 10 Ark (castle), one does not know whether t s bje w ol oft alive. All these reports are so far firs ur i aeb,,, 4 ol o/11 unanimously contradict the account of - to ix" which was believed by Col. Shiel, sent over and believed by Government at home." 0 ,119 13 1 f' BIRTHS. ,t, v f, On the 14th inst., i n G rea t liv,,ssell - s ues - o f P Mrs. Joseph Aldridge, of a son. mo latif :di* * On the 12th inst., a t L yme Regis, "" 41 V V.— Waring, Esq., of a da ug ht er . f 1 7 i. P. ,r,of On the sth inst., a t B a d en B a d en , the leaf ° (10,013,,o( Esq., barrister-at-law, of a daughter. AfrS• . 3 , - it %Of On the sth inst., at Reddington, Surrey'' 1 ,,, a P -° olo' a strom, of a son, which survived its birth caLl f ,toni itli On the 7th inst., at Stretton, Wolverna'3eir. ife' d if pi Lieutenant-General Monckton, of a son a l ' ii, the 'ai On the 9th inst., at the Vicarage, Stan w e , e la ~........_..... R W of son. On the 9th ßerry inst. at a Ebley, Gloucester i re' ti to Peter Leversag e , E sq ., o f a daughter, still"' dtill'l. 111A.RRIED. p e r, Of o C° ol,,.,hof fil° On the 9th inst., Mr. Fletcher, hook Esq„ oleo, ' ll 4, Mary, daughter of the late John Rolfe, „ . ,,,berie,,o T o f P On the 9th inst., at St. Georges , _,`-',7, - ;ofJ ° : o ,ld* r • Walter Trevers, of New Peckham, thin". r,,„, do° of Gloucester-place, Old Kent-road, tn . - 0 -'"" ot Kent, of Bedford-place, Old Kent-road flit i ,•rill , DIED. ego-- 4it s fr o l On the 7th inst., in London, George _,torh re 1 Waringstown, Ireland, aged 50. of T hri- t 4 0 0 ' ' On the 7th inst. , Harry Noyes, Esq. , . e wife le al, C° ge e On the Bth inst., Anne Elizabeth, Oa ts .0 va Mason Esq., town-clerk, Lincoln. Israel TiJo?, 'O lO ll On the 10th inst., at Crouch-end, Isra i;:ing WiiL tyro 4, Esq., of the firm of Sir C. Price and C°.? ~.h ato sto' ae k 9 gt , On the 10th inst., at Watnall, Notting wife of Launcelot lolleston, Esq.,_ALl:: ;any ii,ortcidi°/1'0"8r In Allsop-terrace, New-road, Mrs. .ealZ4 of P - e ct On the 3d inst., Thomas Bitallap , ''-' t e i i „ 1 4 square, aged 63. of 1p0; 6 0 3 ` On the 3d inst., George Kilner, Esql,, atil, $l l psi° On the 3d inst., at Camden -place , ' i por OP of E. Earl, Esq., aged 83. tr•e fi On the 4th ilLit., at Camberwell, sia l3 ' 6 DO lat e ja, Br On th itn, Esq. e r le o f ' e 4th inst., at Islington , M ar y , r 0f ." r sc o How, of St. John-street. On the 4th inst., Thomas Flower Ellis , , 1 0 02' terr _,,f hill, Streatham, aged 82. ` gas P .ceco" On the 4th inst., mi ss Naito:drib; 4 „..., y t toli' ' Camden-town. do f 01 1 , ~,_ e , On the sth inst., Edward Frere, Es t i"' near Bath, aged 74. -- -- -<0 i* -....-• .---- 190 rio(k 0 St... • London : Printed and Published by WO i i ..., 1 84 , No 112, trand, at The Sun 0ffi09 , , 1 JO, ciagltY Of Middlesex, Thursdays 416', bet W~ ~k 41'1, • k tl