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UNIFORM WITH LORD BYRON'S WORKS. Just published, medium Bvo., 21s. ; or bound in morocco, 425. THOMAS MOORE'S POETICAL WORKS; containing the Author's recent Introductions and Notes. Complete in One Volume, uniform with Lord Byron's Poems, with new Portrait, engraved in the line-manner by George Richmond, and a View of Sloperton Cottage, the Residence of the Poet, by Thomas Crtswick, A.R.A. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. On Thursday Next will be published, AN INQUIRY into the CURRENCY PRIN CIPLE; the Connection of Currency with Prices, and the Expediency of a Separation of Issue from Banking. By THOMAS TOOKE, Esq., F.R.S. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans ; Of whom may be had, by the same Author, 3 vols., Bvo., 2/. Ss., .A HISTORY of PRICES from 1792 to the present time. MR. LAING'S NEW WORK ON THE SEA-KINGS. Just Published, 3 vols. Bvo., 365., cloth, THE CHRONICLE of the KINGS of NOR WAY, from the Earliest Period of the History of the Northern Sea-Kings to the Middle of the Twelfth Century, commonly called the Heimskringia. Translated from the Icelandic of SNORRO STURLESON, with Notes, and a Preliminary Discourse, by SAMUEL LAING, Author of " A Residence in Norway." " Not only are they of striking interest, full of the wildest adven ture, and of animated and minute particulars of the life of the northern warriors who influenced so materially the fate of Europe in the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth centuries, but they illustrate the history of our own island during those ages, and give us information whieh we can find nowhere else."—Britonnia. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING. MARCH 19, Wilt be repeated a New Grand Opera, in. Three Acts, called THE BOHEMIAN GIRL Count Amheim, Mr. Borram •' Thaddeus, Mr. W. Harrison; Arline, Miss Rainiorth; Queen 01 the Gipsies, Miss Betts. After which , Will be repeated Albert's celebrated . Ballet of THE BEAUTY OF (THEN 1. Marquis de San Lucar, M. Albert ; Benelict, M. Hoguet Vestris; Beatrix, Mdlle. Fleury Agnes, Mdlle. Clara Webster; Julia, Madame Petit Stephan ; Diana, Mdlle. O'Bryan. Dress Boxes 75., Second Price 3s. 6d. ; Upper Circles of Boxes 58., Sxond Price 35.; Pit 3s, Second Price 24.,• Middle Gallery is.. S coed Price Is.; Upper Gallery Is., Second Price 6d. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKL'T. MR. BENJAMIN WEBSTER, LESSEE THIS EVENING, MARCH 19, Will be revived Shakspeare's Comedy of The TAMING OF THE SHREW. Petrucio. Mr. Webster; Grumio, Mr. Buckstone; Katharina, Mrs. Nisbett After the Comedy, Mr. JOHN PARRY will give his Operatic Scene, " Norma." To be followed by a New Petite Musical Drama, Called DER NECHT TEUFEL. Baron Gillestern, Mr. Strickland Oscar, Mt. Howe; Baroness, Mrs. Glover ; Mat i lda, Mi ss P. Dorton; Ca. rolise, Miss Julia Bennett. To conclude with THE TRU NI PE TER'S DAUGHTER. Phi'- lipot, Mr. Webster; Madelon, Madame Celeste. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, ss. ; Pit 3s. ; Gallery, 25.; Uppf!r Gallery, Is, Half-price—Boxes, 3a. ; Pit :Is.; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, Gd. Doors opened at hall past Six, and the Performances commence at Seven. Tickets and ]'laces to be had of Mr I. T. Archer, at the Box , office, from Ten till Five. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD.STBELT. LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADI)OX. THIS EVENING, MARCH 19, Will be performed LA SONNA MBULA. Amina, Mrs. Wood ; Liza, Miss Grant; Elvin', Mr. Wood. To which will be added GONE TO TEXAS, In which Mr. and Mrs. Keely will perform. After which, a SCENA from DER FREbCHUTZ, by Miss Sabilla Novello, in costume. To conclude with a N:w Grand Ballet, entitled LEOLA; or, the May day Bride. Patr!ck, Mr. Chicheley; Phelim, Mr. Gilbert; Rhona, Miss Charleton; Leola. Miss Bailin. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mr. ALLEN begs respectfully to acquaint his Friends, his Pupils, and the Public that his FIRST BENEFIT' will take place on THURSDAY EVENING, the 21st of March, on which occasion ROSSINI'S u PERA, °MELLO, will be performed for the FIRST TIME on the ENGLISH STAGE. Private Boxes and Places may be had of Mr. Massingham, at the 1 heatre. 1 ickets may also be obtained at the principal Music-shops, and at Mr. Allen's residence, 19, Baker-street, Lloyd-square, Pen tonviPe. THEATRE ROYAL. ADELPHI. THIS EVENING, MARCH 19, Will be performed a Meio-drama, called HENRIETTE, THE FORSAKEN. Principal Chara. ters by Messrs. Lyon. 0. Smith, Maynard, Forman, and W rig ht, M rs . Y a t es, Mi ss W oo l gar, and Miss Chaplin. To be l'ialloWed by ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA MARRIED AND SETTLED. Antony, Mr. Wright; Cleopatra, Miss Woolgar. To conclude with, by permission of Charles Dickens, Beg, THE CHRISTMAS CAROL. Principal Characters—Messrs. O. Smith, Wright, Lyon, Maynard, Forman, Miss Woolgar. Mrs. F. Mathews, Miss Claphn, and Miss Lee. Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; Second price at Nine. Doors open at Half.past Six, commence at Seven o'Clock. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEAI RE. THIS EVENING, MARCH 19, Wlll be performed a New Drama, entitled THE LAST SHIL. LING, supported by all the Company. After which, a Favourite Interlude. To conclude with ABEL ARD AND HELOISE, revived with New Scenery and Dresses. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box. olice, from Eleven to Four. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MARCH 18. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 29 ; Highest, 48 ; Noon, 42. BAROMETER, 30.1.—Wmn, E N.E. NoTE.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the freezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 12 minutes after 2 j Evening .. 29 minutes aster 2. • .....yi,,, 4V. w .- 4. .':#•Jr.: , , . ‘, -' , .6 - :,,,s II 1 ." nui ' .. 1 - . 4 . ' , Aoi ?' -:-.....A%k AV , -,.- 41:" f . F.:4110‘.1,1 1 r , -" ' ll ' V .* ' ' t:.• :. 1,. /1 ' l7 , , -".; : Attain:lS* ~.. ,s : - . Ali '!**. --.. illantillg *lnt LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1844. Lord DENMAN, in a brief speech, called the atten tion of the House of Lords to the sentence of death • passed upon an American for aiding in the escape of a slave. He did not introduce the subject for the purpose of interfering with the laws of foreign coun tries, but solely from feelings of humanity, and trusted that the expression of public opinion in this country, would not be without its effect in the United States. The Earl of RIPON moved the second reading of Ihe Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Annuities Bills. Lord BROUGHAM cordially approved of the Bills, and took an opportunity of contrasting . the conduct of European-Englishmen with that of their repu diating brethren on the other side of the Atlantic. Lord MONTEAGLE cordially supported the motion, and the Bills were read a second time. Earl FrrzwinmAist presented a petition from Glas gow, relative to the Established Church in Ireland, which led to some remarks from the Duke of WELLINGTON, and the Bishop of EXETER. The petition was laid on the table, and the House ad journed at a Quarter to Seven o'Clock. In the Commons, after the presentation of petitions, Sir WM. BARRON moved for returns relative to Charitable Bequests since 1830, which were ordered. In answer to a question from Sir Wm. CLAY, the :C.arl of LINCOLN said that most of, the ground in • feuded for the Victoria Park had been purchased. Th e • greater portion was in the hands of the Commis sionerg, but 83 of the 262 acres remained unpurchased, and a s tile proprietors demanded an extravagant sum a's compensation, the Government were compelled to refer the mctter to a jury. Ile trusted, however, that the whole property would be in the possession of the CommisSioners of Woods and Forests by the au /cum, when the Park would be laid out. Lf.r. WARBURTON resumed the debate on Lord AsHLOY's motion for restricting the hours of labour in facto, - ies, and controverted many of the state ments mgdo by the Noble Lord ; and, after speeches from Mr. DECKETT, Sir. GEORGE GREY, Sir JAMES GRAHAM, Sir ROBERT PEEL, Lord J OHN R USSELL , and other Ho,i. Members, the Committee divided, when Lord ASHLEY'S amendment was carried, leaving Ministers in a minority of 9. The House shortly afterwards resumed, and ad journed at a Quarter to Two o'Clock. One of the greatest fallacies that mankind ever liste n ctd to, and yet one to which the so-called 6 , f armt , rs friends" cling with the greatest desperation, is, that ti..`e corn-laws benefit the farm-labourer. It is said th a t with cheap br ea d, l ower wages would be found—that , ti le corn -l aws raise and keep up the price of labour—ana Ne corn-laws, • that thus th e f arm - labourer has a di rect interest in ti which n o t on l y prevent , wages, but su s t a i n i n, their pre a depreciation in 1. 4 sent position, the . weekly earnings o f th e agricul turist. Now, what is the fact ~as to the operation of the corn-laws upon the faral-hthourer ? Shortly this : they lower the price of the commodity which he. hag to dispose of his labour ; and .ey raise the price of the commodity which he must buy,—bread. In . truth, they sink the rate of wages, and raise the rate of provisiens. Cheap food is the source of every comfort to the farm labourer, and, above all, cheap bread; for one half of the whole expenditure of the poor labourer is in bread. When bread is cheap, he h as l ess to ex pend out of his weekly earnings for bread, and of ctourse more to lay out in the comforts of life. He .4esi buy more meat, more tea, more coffee, and enjoy wort of the pleasures of existence than when bread is dear,' A n d 05 to the rate of wages: when was it ever known, tilt .1v wages rose with the price of corn, and that the fal ..,n labourer received an advance of remu neration for I.tZs work, in proportion to the price of the corn grown ,on the land he tilled? Never was such a connection'. ever yet formed between the price .of corn and then ;ate of wages; the price .of corn wever yet had any , laue:ice upon the wages of the i labourer, which al :ways illve been, and always will be, regulated i '3,1 - .cireum.c!,ances of s totally different nature. I Ile :amount of wages n'epends Non the supply anti the demand. If the supply of agricui,` 'mil labour be plentiful, and greater th an th e & \ letaaand,. no matter what the price of bread may b e , ±l. ''e sate of labour will fall in the market. If, on th e (4 , 'law:band, the demand be _greater than the supply, l et qxread be ever so cheap, the wages of the labourer will rise. We see grain cheap in America, and the rate of wages high. We see it dear in Ireland, and the rate of wages low. How is this ? merely because the supply in the one country is less than the demand; in the other the demand is not equal to the supply. There is only one reason for connection between the price of food and the rate of wages—namely, that wages must bear some relative proportion to the amount required to enable a labourer to exist—to live as a Christian is out of the question, but to exist is necessary. Expe rience proves, and always has proved, that cheap food and plentiful harvests raise wages in price and money; whilst they increase them manifold, by the additional comforts, and means of obtaining com forts, which they give to the labourer. It is easy of proof that the wages of the farm labourQr are actually lowered by the corn-laws, and that the protection afforded to the grower of corn, operates to depreciate the price of labour, and to lessen the sum paid, to the man'whose time is occu pied, in working to raise that very corn. The corn laws restrict the demand for manufacturing industry —they prevent the call for additional labour in manufactures—they stop the employment which would be given to a large proportion of our rural population, in the pursuits of commerce— they throw back the farm-labourer's family upon the soil, and compel them either to starve in indolence, or to compete in the market with their fellow-labourers on the land. Thus the wages of the labourer are depressed, the supply of farm-labour kept up beyond the demand, the possibility of chang ing the nature of employment by the poor man pre. vented, and the farm-labourer compelled to starve upon the very ground whose fertility gives no return to him, save that of witnessing the prolific produce of fields, which he alone is neither to benefit by, nor to enjoy. What a Quixotic age, is the one in which we live—how full of philanthropy, and desire to remedy evils that afflict our fellow-beings—and yet how curiously does this Quixotic spirit, this philanthropic longing, show itself; each man appears to take care of that with which he has no natural concern, and to Meddle with that which ought, of right, to be looked to by ()fifers. Lord ASHLEY legislates for factories, Mr. COBDEN exhibits the condition of the farm labourers ; and the House of Commons, during the past week, has witnessed the Member for an agri cultural county decrying the unjust labour which the manufacturing poor have to undergo, whilst the Mem ber for a commercial town has been seen exposing the misery, the wretchedness, and the deplorable condi tion of the agricultural population. The Honourable Member for Dorsetshire quotes Stockport as his authority, whilst the Member for Stockport esta blishes his assertions by reference to Dorsetshire. This is, after all, not a natural state of things. It would be a far more rational and just pursuit for my Lord AsnLEv to improve, or labour to improve, the condition of the farm-labourer on his own estates and in his own neighbourhood, than to ramble abroad to exercise that benevolence of disposition which cannot rest, which must in any case be attempting to do good, but which might be so beneficially exercised on his own neighbours, and in his own locality. He reverses the old adage " that charity begins at home," and his charity goes far a field, before it can find objects upon which to exercise its benign in fluence. Now, in point of comfort, of intelligence, of social condition in every possible way, the manu facturing population of this country stands immea surably beyond the agricultural population. Go into their houses, compare their habitations, and you will at once admit, that the manufacturing labourer is better housed. Look at their clothes, their house _ _ _ hold furniture, and the appurtenances to their houses. Test their ability to read and write, their moral and intellectual capacities, and then you will indeed wonder that Lord ASHLEY did not at once devote himself to the worst fed, the worst provided for, and the least enlightened class of society, rather than to one which stands pre-eminently forward in com parison with the farm-labourers. Why is Mr. COBDEN compelled to detail to the country, by means of the House of Commons, and through the Press, the condition of the poor farm la bourer, which is to be found in the reports of the very Government Commissioners, and which he proves by reference to books published by the House of Commons, and whose authority is indisputable ? Why is he, not in self-vindication, for he has all along challenged inquiry, and has avoided all conceal ment, but in order to rend the film asunder, which those who support the corn-laws have thrown around the agriculturist population, compelled to expose a far worse state of society, than any which the manufac turing districts can show ? Solely and simply, because the landowners wish to gain credit for a humanity they do not possess, to obtain favour with the manufacturers by making :some of them believe that by Time Bills, they will gain the same wages for ten hours' labour, that they now get for twelve; and thus they seek to divert the attention of the working man from the fact, that the high price he is compelled to pay for his daily bread, is the real secret of the long -conti nued labour which they affect to deplore. If bread was cheaper, less length of labour would be required to earn the money to buy it, and thus a repeal of the corn-laws would be the simplest and mast effectual Short Time Bill. This the monopolists full well know, but the knowledge is inconvenient, and the applica tion awkward; they wish to keep up the price of bread ; and so, without regard to the condition of the agricultural labourers, their serfs of the soil, they try to get the manufacturers' wages • kept up by artificial means, whilst they leave the natural means, a reduction in the price of food, untried. Wages have no relation to the price of bread; that fallacy has long since been exploded; but if the labourer has to earn a loaf of bread by time work, the dearer the price of bread the longer he must work. Thus corn-laws are to the labourer Long Time Bills, and legislation to abridge the hours of labour, unaccompanied by legislation to lower the price of bread, is all a farce. Since Mr. COBDEN entered the House of Commons facts have not been allowed to be kept hack, and fic. tions put forth as truths in the way they formerly used to be. The principles of free trade are beginning to be felt and understood, and the condition of the farm la- bourer is now in vain attempted to be identified either with the corn-laws or with the interests of their sup porters, for if cheap bread be of importance to the manufacturing labourer, it is still more so to the ploughman, the peasant, and the farm labourer. The milliners and dress-makers of London, are al most the very last class of society for whom, and on whose account, legislative interference would appear to be necessary; and yet we doubt very much whether any portion of our fellow-creatures demands such in terference equally with them. Labour, almost with out cessation, is the rule, not the exception—time is unnoticed—work to be performed governs the hours of labour. Little do ladies of fashion think of the lives that are sacrificed in preparing the trappings with which they are ornamented, and little does Royalty know of the misery which each drawing room causes to be inflicted. The necessity for some enactment to regulate the hours of labour seems now admitted on all hands; and in no instance is it more loudly called for, than on behalf of the milliners and dress-makers of London. 1 Madrid journals of the 10th have been received, which contradict the capture of BONET, but confirm 1 the accounts published on Saturday of the surrender of Alicant. General RoNcam, who seems to regret exceedingly that the insurgent Chief has eluded hi s grasp, thus writes on the 6th of March to the Minister of War :—" In spite of the measures of vigilance which I had adopted, BONET succeeded in traversing our lines, with six or eight of his most decided ad herents, early in the morning of this day, suffering nevertheless, the fire of my nearest posts, and the consequences of my previously adopted precaution SO that being closely pursued by detachments of cavalry which I sent off for that purpose, Colonel CONTEBRAS, of the Lusitanian Regiment, being at the head of one of them, the greater part of the officers who accompanied him have already been taken, and I flatter myself that BONET himself will come to suffer with these persons the punishment that the laws have appointed for traitors." This dispatch is dated a day before that on which BONET was said to be shot, and we therefore fear that the first account will prove too true. Accounts from Carthagena of the same date men tion that the insurgents had made a sortie on the previous day, with a force estimated by the Govern ment commander, General PARDERO, at 600 men, of the two battalions of Girona, which attacked the extreme left of the line of blockade at Escombreras, the insurgents protecting the operation by the gre of four coast-guard vessels which cannonaded the Go vernment position. The affair seems to have been a severe one The besiegers lost several men, and had two officers killed. But little business was transacted on the Madrid Bourse on the 9th. The Three per Cents. closed at 30k for cash, and 30k at 60 days; and the Five per Cents. at 224 at'6o days. Most of the Paris papers advert in terms of com mendation to the public dinner given to Mr. °TON-. NELL at Covent-garden. The National forms an exception, and seems utterly at a loss to comprehend the political principles of a leader who wants to ex tend the rights of almost universal suffrage to the Irish, while he is constantly attacking the Chartists for advocating nearly the same measure. In allusion to this speech, that journal says, " We shall not analyse this harangue, of which the groundwork and the form present nothing new or striking. But why are the Chartists so incessantly the object of O'CON.. NELL'S anger ? Has he forgotten that he himself was busied in drawing up the Charter which serves as their watchword ? Is it because the Chartists aim at serious reforms, which would strike at the very heart of this abominable British Con stitution, of which wealth, bigotry, and birth constitute so large a part, that there remains nothing else to the rest but toil and misery ? Could it be also that, in the ardour :of their faith, they have consulted their convictions rather than their strength—that they have boldly proclaimed war in the name of the people ? Could it be that their propagandism has penetrated into Ireland, and that, in the midst of this population, decimatedby pauperism, where O'CONNELL always preaches up resignation and peace, they have appealed to less Christianlike and more manly sentiments ? If this be the cause of O'CONNELL'S angry tirades against the Chartists, we pity him for exhibiting them. But it is neither in his power, nor that of any other man to crush the bud that is growing, or to prevent the future which is everywhere in preparation." On the same topic the Constitutionnel has the same just remarks : " At the Covent-garden banquet he asked for nothing but what was within the bounds of sense and reason, nothing but what is practicable. He kept aside the question of repeal, which has no possible solution, but enlarged upon the mise ries of Ireland, on the partiality of the Government imposed upon her, and the enormities committed there in the name of justice; appealing to a jury of Englishmen against the jury of his own countrymen, by which he has been condemned. He treated, in short, questions which, without wounding the na tional self-love of his hearers, excited a lively interest in the; breasts of all loyal Englishmen. Consequently, his success was great, and if he perseveres in this course, if he does not suffer himself to be led astray into his former aberrations, if he does not resums his old theme of Repeal, he will obtain a position against the Tory Ministry much stronger than that" which his agitation in Ireland gave him, and he will be m uc h nearer than ever to the attainment for his country of those just reparations which he claims with such ardent solicitude." Even the Courrier Francais looks upon the dis play with joy, and praises the English nation for its generosity in forgetting and forgiving Mr. O'CoN NELL'S tirades against the Saxons. "Undoubtedly," it says, " the nation has shown itself to be more wise than the Government. Whilst the Ministry only testified for Ireland a cold pity, well calculated to prolong enmity, and whilst it seemed to punish a suf fering race in the orator who represented them— whilst it perpetuated discord and antipathy in en deavouring to immolate O'CoNNELL to the' union of the two people, what has England d one ? She has taken the victim in her arms, and changed the sacri fice into triumph, and thereby a sincere reconcilia tion of the two nations is prepared. Yes, England has conspired with the conspirator, agitates with the agitator; and, on his side, the advocate of the repeal of the union constitutes himself the preacher up of the fraternal union of Ireland and Great Britain. Behold him forming an alliance with the Saxons, and turning against the aristocracy his eloquent and sarcastic anger ! Nothing is finer, in our opinion, than this intervention of England between her Government and Ireland." Several of the papers have articles on the conver sion of the Three-and-a-half per Cent. Stocks, and express not a little astonishment at the apathy with which such a vast financial change is viewed even by the parties who will suffer by it. These French writers are beginning to understand the character of Englishmen, and will at last do them justice. We have, therefore, great pleasure in giving the following tribute to their honour, from the Siecle : " It is assuredly a fine sight, an operation so colossal as this ; done, as it is, without more trouble or embarrassment in the finances of the country, than it would cost a banking house to effect a simple operation in the funds. This proves not only the solidity of public credit, when it has for its basis the wealth of individuals and the good faith of States, but, still more, it proves the progress that must have been made in the science of finance, when a measure, which in the preceding age would have been sufficient to have put a Government in peril, should now lie a simple matter, which causes no derangement in the machinery of the Adminis tration. Whilst England is entering, with prudent courage and perfect loyalty, upon the reduction of its debt, certain Continental States, such as Belgium and the Neapolitan Government, think to follow its example by simply violating the engagements which they have contracted with their creditors. There is the same difference between the proceed ings in the two cases that there is between a merchant who pays his debts and a bankrupt who gives so much per cent. to his creditors." The reduction of the interest on the French Five per Cents. forms also a topic of discussion in the journals.- A great majority of the Chambers, it is said, is in favour of the plan, but the Government is opposed to it. This belief has had a favourable effect on the Funds. On Saturday the Five per Cents closed at 121 f. 75c., and the Threes at 83f. 15c. THE BOURSE—SATURDAY, MARCEL 16. First Highest Lowest Last ce. French Five per Cents. ex di v 121 45 .. 121 Price 75 .. 121 r1ce ce 45 .. 121 60 Three per Cents.... • 83 . • 83 15 .. 82 95 .. 83 10 Bank of France..... 3'245 ..3245 ..3240 ..3240 Laffitte Bank, 5,000 f. Sharesso9o ..5090 • .5090 —5090 Belgian Fives lO5l .. 1051 105/ .. 105 f 1840 .... •• • • 1081 • . 1081 • . 1081 • . 1081 1842 •• • • 1091 • • 109; • . 109! • . 109; Spanish Active •• • • .... 34 • • 34 .. 33/ • . 33/ . Threes Portuguese Five per Cents • Neapolitan. 102 15 .. 102 35 .. 102 15 .. 102 30 Roman ......... ••••.• • • • • • 1061 • • 1061 18.. 106 • • 106 RAILWAY SHARES Versailles, R•n• • • •• • • • • •• • • 38 3 75 • • 385 L.B. ....... • 175 .. 175 ••• . • • .. 383 75 .. 385 .. 175 .. 175 .. 890 Rouen .. _ • • 895 .touen to Havre. • • • • . 685 .. 635 .. 682 50 . • 682 50 Orleans... Strasburg to Bale • • .... •• • • 245 . • 246 25 . • 245 . • 246 25 RAILWAY SHARES, FOR THE ACCOUNT. St. Germain •• • • •••• • • • 837 50 • • 837 50 . • 837 50 • • 837 50 Versailles, R.B. .. ••• • • • 385 . • 385 • • 385 .. 385 L.B 176 25 .. 176 25 .. 173 75 .. 173 73 Rouen ....•. Rouen to; Havre • • ..... • • ... 687 50 • • 687 50 .. 681 25 .. 681 85 Orleans . • .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • 887 50 • • 891 25 • • 887 50 .. 888 75 Strasburg to Bale.- • • • • 246 25 • • 246 25 • • 24G 25 .. 246 25 Avignon to Marseilles.... • • 768 75 • • 770 • • 763 75 .. 770 O'CONNELL BANQUET AT COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. —We have just seen an engraving illustrative of this memorable public banquet, which, it may be remem bered was under the sole superintendence of Mr. Rouse, of the White Conduit Tavern, who gave great satisfac tion by the completeness and liberality of his arrange► ments. The engraving is very cleverly executed, and gives a very vivid idea of the splendour and imposing character of the grand banquet in question. The theatre, as was actually the case, is represented as crowded to the ceiling; pit, box, and gallery, all overflowing with occupants. On the stage, and across the boarded pit, are placed long ranges of tables, at which the numerous guests are seated ; and the moment selected by the artist for representation, is that when the guest of the evening, Mr. O'Connell, has just risen to return thanks for the enthusiastic reception he has met with. The plate is a highly creditable one, and will, no doubt, find a ready sale among all who were present at the grand banquet which it commemorates. THE SU - N, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 19, 1844. ILLNESS OF THE KING OF SWEDEN. The following are the latest bulletins of the King's health MARCH 4.—His Majesty has had a tolerably quiet night, and is near)) , the same as for the last few days." " MARCH s.—His Majesty had some good sleep, and felt pretty well when he awoke, but at eleven o'clock this morn ing be fell into a fainting fit, which continued till a quarter before one o'clock, when he recovered, and is now, though very weak, in the same state as in the morning." LocAcNupEiediaslitEAn night as the D at ß re u w it a Y s . soon Ever a y s p o s s s e i a b t l e a fter t t h h i e s opening of the doors, and such numerous parties having been disappointed in not having yet obtained places to hear M. Duprez in Guillaume Tell, he repeats the character of Arnold to-morrow and Friday ; and his appearance in The Favourite is postponed until Monday. HOTEL AND TAVERN -BEEPERS' PROVIDENT INSTl- TUTloN.—Yesterday afternoon the fifth annual general meet , ing of the supporters of the said Institution was held at the London Coffee-house, Mr. Samuel Lovegrove in the chair. Mr. J. S. Newbon, Hon. Secretary, read the Report, from which it appeared that the balance at the last audit was SS/. 8s: ; receipts for the past year, including subscriptions and donations, 3261. 6s. 6d. ; profit from theatrical benefit at Drury-lane Theatre on February 14, 79/. 13s. 7d.; half year'si dividend on 2,878/. 14s. 7d. funded, due 20th May, 531. 13s. ld. ; half-year's dividend on 3,0821. 7s. 2d. funded, due 20th November, 58/. 19s. sd. ; total, 6071. Os. 7d. The expenditure, including 300/., invested with the Commis sioners for the reduction of the National Debt, amounted to 6011. 15s. 6d., leaving a balance in the hands of the Trea surer of 51.55. Id. Alter the Report was read, some slight al teration in the rules of the Institution was proposed and ac ceded to, and, thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meeting separated. ,'SUMMARY OF NEWS AND tU)ttt Ciptittoit. " IV/in runs 11 ay A man named Michel, the author of a book, entitled " Caducit‘ des Religions pretendues Revelees," was tried by the Court of Assizes of Paris on Friday, and convicted of " outrage against religion and public and religious morality," and sentenced to six months' imprisonment and a fine of 2,000 f. The seized copies of the book were ordered to he destroyed. The annual exhibition of the works of art was opened at Paris on Friday. The catalogue comprises 2,423 articles, or 826 more than in 1843—namely, 1,808 paintings and pic tures, 348 miniatures, water colours, paintings on porcelain, &c. ; 24 works of architecture, 133 of sculpture, 89 engravings, and 21 lithographs. A terrible hurricane burst on the 12th over the town of Douai and its vicinity, accompanied with hail, lightning, and loud claps of thunder. The electric fluid struck the steeple ofAhe church of Fressain, and s e t fi re t o it. F rom t h e v i olence of wind, it was feared that the whole village would catch fire. At last, some carpenters boldly ascended amidst the burning timbers, and cut down the upper part of the steeple, which checked the downward progress of the fire. To the courage of these men the safety of the village is to be attri buted. The Manheim Journal states, from Vienna, that the first prize (250,000 f.) of the State Lottery for 1839, which was drawn on the Ist instant, has been gained by the house of Rothschild. LAW AND POLICE. At the York assizes George Lowther, 37, and Matthew Pearson were indicted for the murder of John Moffit, a game keeper in the employ of Lord Normanby, by shooting him with a gun. Pearson was acquitted, but Lowther was found guilty, and sentence of death passed on him. At the Maidstone assizes the indictments and other pro ceedings arising out of the disputes between the p ro p r i e t ors of the Wat ermen ' s Fl oat i ng Pier at Greenwich and the Stone Pier Company at the same place, were terminated by nominal verdicts being taken by consent on each side, and the matters in dispute referred to an award. This has greatly shortened the duration of the assizes. On the Crown side at the same assizes, Mary Anne Wal ton, 20, a good-looking young person, and who was stated in the calendar to be a married woman, was charged with steal ing a silver watch, some gold shirt studs, and other articles, the property of 'William D'Oyley Alpin. The proseeutor is a Lieutenant in the army, stationed at Chatham, and the prisoner had cohabited with him at his quarters. The evi dence disclosed a course of heartless depravity on his part, which drew down the severe reproof of the Learned Judge, who ordered him to leave the Court. The woman was found guilty, and sentenced to four months' imprisonment. The present is a " maiden" assize on the civil side at Bed ford, not a single cause having been entered for trial ; not so on the criminal. There are fifty prisoners for trial, and amongst the offences with which they are charged are in fanticide, manslaughter, malicious wounding, highway rob beries (all by women), burglary, and arson. The Midland Circuit Assize was opened on Saturday, at Nottingham, by Lord Chief Justice Tindal and Mr. Baron Gurney. COURT-PASEZONABLE. The Queen is expected to return to Buckingham Palace from Claremont this day. The Duke of Cambridge, who has been suffering from in disposition arising from an attack of gout in his feet, is some what better. The following distinguished personages were present at her Majesty's Theatre on Saturday :—The Duchess of Cambridge, the Countess of Sheffield, the Duke of Leeds, the Marquises of Ailesbury and Douro; the Marchionesses of Ailesbury, Westmeath, and Wellesley; the Turkish Ambassador and suite ; the Countess ofCardigan ; Ladies Brougham, Bulkeley, Williams, Hope, Joddrell, Bowyer, Smythe, Martins, Caro line Maxse, Stanley, and Fremantle. The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch gave their second dinner party for the season on Friday evening. The party consisted of the Earl and Countess of Shelburne, Viscount Castlereagh, Viscount and Viscountess Sydney, Viscount Os sulston, Viscount and Viscountess Leveson, Lord and Lady Jocelyn, Viscount and Viscountess Canning, Lord and Lady Beauvale, Lady Adelaide Paget, Lord Lovaine Mdlle. D'Este, Mr. Rob er t D un d as. O n S aturday evening their Graces also had a dinner party, which was attended by Lord and Lady Prudhoe, Lord Wharncliffe, Lo r d J o h n M anners, Lord and Lady Granville Somerset, Sir James and Lady Graham, Earl and Countess of Haddington, Sir George Mur ray, Bart. ; Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone, Captain William Gordon, Mr. Pemberton Leigh, and Mr. Maconochie. MISCELLANEOUS. The Bishop of Lichfield preached on Sunday in the church of St. Clement Danes, on behalf of the funds of King's Col lege Hospital. In urging the claims of the institution upon his congregation he said the necessity for the establishment of the hospital had been fully shown by the fact that from the commencement of its operations in 1840 up to the close of last year no less than 4,500 patients had been admitted, while during the same period it had dispensed its benefits to 35 distressed inhabitants of the district in which it was situ ated ; 11,000 of whom resided in the parish of St. Clement. The Right Rev. Prelate concluded with an eloquent appeal on behalf of the charity, which was responded to by a very liberal collection from a densely crowded congregation. The following is the total number of petitions presented to the House of Commons on various measures up to the Bth inst., viz. :—Againstarepeal (the numberofthecom ha -l v a i ii n - g s 3 in l c 6 re p as et e it d io b n y petitions, upwardssigne of dby2ss3persons 7,000 within a few days); against the union of the dioceses of St. Asaph and Bangor 28 petitions, signed by 2,424 persons; for a reduction of the duties on tobacco 148 petitions, signed by 25,712 persons; for an alteration of the new poor-law 36 petitions, signed by 1,797 persons ; for with holding the supplies until the grievances of the people have been investigated and redressed 46 petitions (all of which were presented by Mr. W. Sharman Crawford), signed by 35,540. We find not one praying for a better observance of the Sab bath, while in Sir Andrew Agnew's time, petitions to that effect were presented in hundreds at a time. An account of all the moneys received and disbursed by the Governors of Queen. Anne's Bounty during the year end ing on the 31st of December, 1 842, has been also presented (pursuant to Act of Parliament). We find that the gross total sum received amounted to 1 94,8961. Bs. 5d., and the gross total sum disbursed to 185 ,4771. 7s. 10i, leaving a balance of 9,419/. Os. 7d. On Sunday Mr. O'Connell was invested with the order of the Holy Guild of St. Joseph and St. Mary, in the Roman Catholic chapel Virginia-street, Ratcliffe-highway. SPORTING I NTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S - -YESTERDAY. CHESTER CUP. 9 to 1 agst Col. Cradock's Pagan 15 to 1 agst Mr. Bristow's Pharaoh —taken 16 to 1 agst Mr. Collett's Cattonite 20 to 1 agst Mr. Milbank's Sir Robert—t and aftwds off. 20 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Red Deer 22 to 1 agst Mr. Tuting's Tacita—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Heseltine's The Prior—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Stanley's Vakeel—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Stebbing's Celeste—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Plummer's Alice Hawthorn 33 to 1 agst Lord Miltown's Scalteen—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's General Pollock—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Speed's Everton—taken. Out of the lot enumerated above, we may select Pharaoh, Vakeel, Red Deer, and Tacita, as the most prominently in demand. The first was backed rather freely at one time, at 14 and 15 to 1; Vakeel for a considerable amount, at 30 and 33 to 1, and afterwards at an improvement of several points. Thy other two and the Prior, if not speculated upon to any great extent, had supporters enough to raise them to a premium on last week's prices. Pagan was not in demand, and a strong opposition agst Sir Robert drove him back to 20. to 1, a fall of six points on the last quotation. 1,000 to 25 each was laid agst Everton and General Pollock. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 7 to 4 agst Mr. John Day's The Ugly Buck—taken DERBY. 1100 to 200 agst Scott's lot—taken 13 to 2 agst Mr. John Day's The Ugly Buck—taken 13 to 2 agst Mr. Crockford's Rattan 15 to 1 iigst Col. Peel's Orlando—taken 20 to 1 agst Lord Maidstone's Cockamaroo—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Lichtwald's Leander 25 to 1 agst Mr. A. Wood's Running Rein • 35 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's Sister to Grey Momus colt 40 to 1 agst Mr. Ongley's King of the Gipsies—taken .50 to 1 agst Mr. Thomhill's Apprentice—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Vat colt—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. J. Osborne's Mount Charles 50 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Campunero 66 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Lancet 1000 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Akbar—taken. 1000 to 1 agst Mr. Peek's Corodino 500 even between King of the Gipsies and Apprentice. The betting against the two favourites, until late in the day, made it difficult to say which had the call ; 300 to 100 was laid against them jointly, 675 to 100 twice, 13 to 2, and in one instance 7 to 1 in fifties against Rattan; no definite offers being made either in favour of or against The Ugly Buck ; towards the close, however, his friends " came out' a little, and it became evident that he was again in the ascen dant ; 13 to 2 was taken to 1001., and 11 to 10 laid on him for choice—with this bet the business as it regarded them was brought to a close. Orlando was supported with much spirit at 15 and 16 to 1, and the Sister to Grey Momus colt eagerly at 40 to 1, as long as it could be got ; the other movements were immaterial. The appearance of the Sister to Grey Momus colt amongst the favourites has occasioned a good deal ofdiscussion as to the right of the parties who backed Scott's lot prior to the publication of his name as a member of it, to include him in their bets. A question of the same kind was raised with regard to Seaport in September last, and dropped, we believe, with a general understanding, that although he had been some months at Stockbridge, the bets laid against John Day's lot should comprehend only such horses as were specified by name in the list published in June. The present question is precisely the same, and in the opinion of the majority of those spoken to on the subject ought to be disposed of in the same way. OAKS. 1000 to 100 agst Forth's lot—taken. The Marchioness of Hastings -- - was safely delivered of a daughter, on Saturday , 16th inst., at her mansion, 10 , Upper Balgrave-st ree t . DUELS.--From the commencement of the reign of George 111. to the reign of her Majesty upwards of 200 duels have been fought. In three both combatants were killed. In 80 one of the combatants was killed in eaeh, and in all 120 were wounded. Upwards of 20 trials for duels have occurred, in 'which four duellists were found guilty of mur der, and two were hanged. In the list of duellists occur the names of York, Norfolk, Castlereagh, Pitt, Fox, Sheridan, Burdett, Canning, Peel, Wellington, &e. FOREIGN. In the French Chamber of Deputies, on Friday, the Bill relative to the Greek loan was passed without discussion. On Saturday a motion for voting in the Chamber of Depu ties by division, as in England, was rejected by a majority of only 7, there being 174 for the motion, and 181 against it. The Commerce, the National, and some other papers, have for some days been urging on the Government the propriety of imitating the example of England and Belgium in the re duction of the interest on the national debt of France. The Journal des Debats is opposed to such a schema, and affirms that, unlike England and Belgium, France has not the power to reimburse the holders of French Stook by paying them off at par.: The Constilutionnel was on Friday put up at auction at the upset price of 150,000 f. It was adjudged to M. Veron, one of the old shareholders, at 4 32,500 f. (17,000/.) An important measure has been recently adopted by the Hungarian Diet. Hitherto the nobles of Hungary, who are very numerous, many even of the smallest farmers being noble, have been exempted from the payment of taxes. The Diet has resolved that this shall no longer be the case ; but the amount and mode of taxation remain to be decided. The grand demonstration of sympathy for Ireland, made at Covent-garden Theatre, is the subject of comment in most of the Paris papers.: Nearly all of them praise the eloquence, mo deration, and justness of the views announced by Mr. O'Connell. COURT CIRCULAR. His Royal Highness Prince Albert left Claremont at half pastsix o'clock yesterday norning, and proceeded to the Esher station of the South-Western railway, where a special train had previously arrived from the Nine Elms terminus. His Royal Highness was attended by • Mr. George Edward Anson and Major-General Sir Edward Bowater. The Prince and:suite took their departure for Gosport, to embark for the Isle of Wight, for the purpose of his Royal Highness inspect ing Osborn House, near Cowes. The Queen walked in the grounds in Claremont Park. The Hon. and Rev. C. Le - she Courtenay remained at Clare mont on Sunday night. Yesterday morning the Hon. and Rev. Gentleman left Claremont for town, Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of 'Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken an airing yester day in Claremont Park. Major-General, Sir Robert and Lady Gardiner, were ex pected to dine with her Majesty and Prince Albert, at Clare mont, yesterday evening. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny Howard, left town at half-past nine o'clock yes terday morning, for Froginore Lodge, near Windsor. Her Royal Highness returned to her residence, Clarence House, St. James's, in the evening. Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequeryesterday, at his official residence, Downing-street. Several of the Cabinet Ministers had interviews with Sir Robert Peel yesterday. Dispatches from the Governor of Van Diemen's Land were received yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Dispatches were also received from the Governor of South Australia. Mr. Dean Chairman of the Customs, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. !DONE I AND COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, MONDAY EVENING. The English Stock Market was very firm this after noon, and Consols closed at the high rates of 984 to *. gradually creeping on, as it seems, to par. Exchequer Bills, on the other hand, went rather lower, viz., to 70s. and 675. premium. East India Bonds were marked 85s. premium. Bank and India Stocks were higher. The Foreign Market was very dull up to the close. Spanish receded again, the Five per Cents. leaving off at 244, and the Three per Cents, at 351 to I. Peruvian were done at 30i to 31. Brazil Bonds were 83 to 82k, and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 571 to 4. The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been these :—Easterii Counties, New, were si; Ditto Extension, 1; Edinburgh and Glasgow, New, 31 to Hull and Selby Quarter, 34; Liverpool and Manchester, 128; Ditto Half, 61k; Birmingham, New Quarter, 261; Ditto Thirds, 39; South Western, 41i; Manchester and Leeds, 46 to 45i ; North British, I to j-; Nor wich and Brandon, 5* to 4i ; Paris and Orleans, 144; South Eastern Scrip, 11 to 10; 4 Rouen and Havre, 6 1 to 71; York and North Midland, 72 to i; and Ditto Scarborough Branch, 18 premium. Bir mingham and Gloucester, 14; Gravesend and Chatham, ; Brighton, 51 ; North Midland, 8 ; and Sheffield, Ashton, and Manchester, 15* discount. Australia Bank Shares were 4; ditto New, lf; and London and West minster, 51 premium. (From The San of Last Night.) The Cotton Market at Liverpool,- on Saturday, was very dull, and prices had a tendency downwards ; sales, 2,500 bales. There was not much animation in the Share Market. Eastern Counties were 11/. 3s. 9d. ; Liverpool and Manchester, Half, 110 ; South Western, 82i ; Paris and Orleans, 34i ; Paris and Lyons, 21. 15s. ; South Eastern, 35i ; Ditto, New, 36k. , Consols have advanced to within 1i of par for the Ac count, and to within l per cent. for Money. The Commis sioners have bought about 20,0001. Consols at 98/, the highest rate of the day. The premium of Exchequer Bills is lower. India Stock has improved to 287 ; and the New Three-and-a- Half per Cents. to 1021. A considerable amount of business has been transacted in the Foreign Stock Market this morning, but the feeling appears to be in favour of realising, and prices are on the de cline. Russian Bonds have fallen to 111; Spanish, to 25*; Brazilian, to 82i ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., to 101 S ; Belgian Bonds, are at 105 ; Peruvian, for the Account, at 31; and Mexican, 35k. A firm market has ruled for the Railway Shares, and prices prices in many instances have advanced. The latest prices are annexed. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 16.—Our market exhibits greater firmness generally, excepting Sheffields, which offer lower.—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 621 63 ; Lon don and Brighton, 44*; Manchester and Birmingham, 45 ; Glasgow and Ayr, 50; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendal, 3 ; Manchester and Liverpool Dist r i c t Bank, 10i. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red 3 per Cent. Cons. 3)6 per Cent. Bel New 334 per Cent. 10234 New 5 per Cent. Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 Oct. 1859 Jan. 1860 Indian Stock. 28 734 pm.. Ditto Bonds B5 pm. Ditto Old Annuities — Ditto New Annuities._ Ex. Bills, 1,0001. I%d pm. Ditto 5001. pm. Ditto Small pm. Bank Stock for Acct 19656 ,Consols for Aect 9:.‘ A India Stock for Acct — I FUNDS. Austrian. 5 per Cent — !Portuguese, 5 per Cent — Belgian, 5 per Cent lO5 Ditto, New Ditto — Brazilian Bonds Pa% Prussian, 5 per Cent Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent... ,Russiati, 5 per Cent 11734 Chllian, 11 per Cent lOl Ditto, Metallic Colombian, 6 per Cent: 14% Spanish, 5 per Cent 24% Ditto, 1824 Ditto, 3 per Cent 35% Cuba Bonds, 6 par Cent 93 !Ditto, Deferred — Danish, 3 per Cent Greek, 18.5, 5 per Cent...... Exchange —f. —c. Mexican, 5 per Cent Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1837 Dutch, 2% per Cent. 57% Peruvian, 1E025, 6 per Cent 3O 'Ditto, 5 per Cent ... ...... 101 SHARES Eastern Counties (23_ paid) .... ..... ......... — Ditto Registered (si6sSd paid) Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 p ai d) Ditto Quarter Shares (12% paid) l6 Gravesend, Rochester, and Chatham (2% paid) 1 Great Western (75 paid) Ditto Half Shares (50 paid) . ................. Hull and aelby (50paid) 6O Ditto Quarter Shares ( 6 paid)... Liverpool and Manchester (100 paid) 228 Ditto Half Shares (5) paid) London and Birmingham (Stock) Ditto New Quarters ( 2 . paid) ...... ......... 284 Ditto New Thirds (2 paid) 4l London and South Western (411. 6s. 10d. paid) B3 Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) 1153 Midland Counties (10%)a id) B9 Norwich and Brando n 2 paid) 6% North Midland (100 pal ) 92 Di to Thirds (ill. 1:38.4d.) 3O Paris and Orleans (20 paid) .............. ....... .... Paris and Rouen (20 paid) 24 Rouen and Havre ( 6 paid) Sheffield, Ashton-un..Lyne, and Manch. (1:2% pd) 67 South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) 35% Ditto Scrip (25 paid) 35 York and North Midland (50 paid) 122% York and Scarborough Branch (2% paid) PROMISSORY NOTES. The Return relative to the Issues of the Banks of this country gives the following results:— ENGLAND. Bank of England, Last time Now £21,828,000 21,471,000 Decrease Private Banks, Now Last time 357,000 4,992,709 4,980,138 Increase Joint-Stock Banks, Last time Now 12,571 3,446,433 3,427,189 Decrease.. 19,244 SCOTLAND. Chartered, Private, and Joint-Stock Banks, Last time ~, ~,, Now 2,791,403 2,684,191 Decrease . 107,212 IRELAND. Bank of Ireland, Now Last time 3,609,000 3,581,000 Increase 28,000 Private and Joint-Stock Banks, Last time 2,426,565 Now 2,428,498 Decrease .... Bullio*, Now... Last time.. 1,067 16,011,000 15,480,000 Increase. £531,000 SUICIDE IN A WATETL-BUTT.—A most determined act of self-destruction was perpetrated on Saturday, in Cross ,lane, Long-acre, by an individual named Francis Dixon. It appeared that the deceased left his home, in St. Andrew's street, at an early hour in the morning, for the purpose of visiting his brother, who has for many years been foreman in the establishment of Messrs. Baxter and Pearce, coach makers, of Long. acre, and resides in the back portion of their premises, which extend to Cross-lane. He breakfasted with his brother's family, and shortly after made some ex cuse to retire down stairs. His continued absence excited alarm, and upon the deceased's niece going down into the kitchen, she discovered him, with his heels uppermost, in the water-butt. An alarm was instantly given, and medical assistance having been sent for, every endeavour was made to restore animation, but without success. The act was evidently premeditated, for the deceased had taken off his coat and waistcoat, folded them up, and placed them on a chair in the kitchen. VISIT OF KING LEOPOLD TO ENGLAND.—OSTEND, laacit 16.—His Majesty the King •f the Bel g i ans and suite are expected at this port on the 26th instant, en route to visit her Majesty the Queen of England and his Royal High ness Prince Albert. The Princess Alice steam vessel, one of the Dover mail-packets, it is expected, will embark his Ma jesty and suite on that day, and convey them to Woolwich. The contemplated marriage between Mr. Talbot Clifton, of the Ist Life Guards, and Miss Lowther, daughter of the Hon. Colonel and Lady Eleanor Lowther, and niece to the Earl of Harborough, is expected to be solemnised early in the ensuing month. The Countess of Uxbridge, according to the me dical reports issued on Saturday and Sunday, has enjoyed some tranquil sleep, and was considered, on the whole, better. Up to last evening her Ladyship was mending, altho u gh slowly. The severa members of the royal family have sent messengers to make inquiries after her Ladyship's health, and the calls of the nobility have been most numerous. ANTIQUE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS.—SeveraI new surgical instruments have been lately dug up at Pompeii, which bear a strong resemblance to those used for lithotomy in the present day. It is singular enough that among the vast number of relics brought from Egypt there is no trace of a surgical instrument, whilst so many have been found at Pompeii.—PoNtechnic Review. A - Midland Counties Demonstration, in honour of the most distinguished patrio!, of the age, D. O'Connell, Esq., is in contemplation. It is intended to be held in .Not tinghani.—Nottingham Review. THE ROYAL BUCK HOUNDS.—The Earl of Rom lyn, Lord Sheffield, several officers of the 13th Light Dra goons from Hounslow, Captains Seymour and Bailey, A. Ricardo, Esq., and a field of between 200 and 300 horsemen, were at the meet at Littleton, near Staines, on Friday. The stag, Rob Roy, was uncarted on S un b ury Common, and after going away for Felthain-hill, leaving Bedfont on the left, it crossed the river, and away to the powder-mills on Hounslow heath, down to Hanworth, where it again crossed the water, and the - ice to Kempten Park, near Sunbury, doubling away for New Hampton to T wickenham-common, and into the village. Rob Roy then made away between Isleworth and Hounslow, through the market -gardens, to Smallbury-green, en nearly to Osterley Park, crossing the canal and the river Brent to Hanwell and Perivale, where it swam over the Pad dington canal, and the hounds were then drawn off, the run up to this point having lasted about three hours. The stag was soon afterwards secured at Greenford on the opposite side. The meet on the by-day this week (Wednesday) will take place at Hedgerley, and on Friday at Ritching's Park, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. FRENCH PLAYS. M. Melesville's most clever and amusing comedic vaude ville, in five acts, entitled La Fille de Figaro, was produced for the first time before an English audience, at this theatre, last evening, with the most complete success. When this comedy was originally brought out in Paris, it had a run of upwards of a hundred nights. We are not surprised at this, for La Fille de Figaro is certainly one of the most lively of modern French plays. Madame Albert sustained the character of the heroine, Aspasie, a revendeuse a la toilette, that is to say, a milliner, who, from her lively wit, her fas cinating manners, and her talents for intrigue, has acquired the sobriquet of La Fille de Figaro. The scene is laid in Paris at the commencement of the Consulate, and when the curtain rises we are introduced to the shop of Aspasie, where Pamela, Louise, Julie, and several others of the employes of Aspasie, are at work. An unknown individual, enveloped in a large cloak, enters, calls Pamela aside, and in a very mys terious manner delivers to her a note, charging her to give it to Aspasie. Victor D'Heigny (M. Gaston), a lieutenant of the army of Italy, then enters to purchase a cashmere shawl, and, while he is so doing, Aspasie arrives, and lets him have a superb one on credit, to be paid for when he shall be pro moted to the rank of captain. Pamela then delivers to her the note, which it appears is from Celene, a young lady, whose mother had prevented Aspasie from committing suicide— had enabled her to start in business in Paris, and had, on her death-bed, commended Celene to her care. The note states that M. St. Reant—a rich army contractor, and herguar dian, was determined on marrying her—that he had endea voured to ruin his younger brother Edouard, to whom she was attached—and that she claimed the protection of Aspasie, in whose house she intended to take refuge. Shortly afterwards St. Reant (M. Barqui), the very beau ideal of a rich and vulgar fop, arrives and in sists on searching theliouse for Celene. Whilst he is making his search Celene arrives, and, by the ingenuity of Aspasie, manages to elude him. The second act takes place in the barrack-room of a cavalry regiment. Edouard (M. Basin) sits, in a melancholy mood, apart from his brother officers, who are carousing. Aspasie enters; they all greet her, and insist on her singing a Spanish song. She then gives Edouard a note from Celene, appointing a meeting for the evening; but, alas the officers are all under orders not to quit their barracks. The indefatigable Aspasie, however, by the timely present of a cap to the Colonel's wife, procures for Edouard leave of absence for two hours. While she has left the room on this mission, Madame Duperron (Madame Couturier), the wife of the sous-directeur a la guerre, and the lady for whom Victor had purchased the cachemere, enters, but hearing As pasie approaching on her return, she is obliged to hide her self in Victor's chamber. Aspasie arrives with the leave, and is immediately followed by Pamela, who states that M. St. Rant has discovered Celene, has taken her away, and has, as her guardian, declared that unless Edouard obtains his promotion to a captaincy before night, and as a captain claims her hand, he will marry her himself. Aspasie bids her not despair, for she, La Fille de Figaro, will procure for him his commission and his bride before night. The trumpet, which announces that the adjutant is on his rounds of inspection, is heard, and As pasie and Pamela are hurried into different rooms, and, while the adjutant is inspecting the troops, Aspasie, Pamela, and Madame Duperron, all veiled, are very adroitly conducted to the door, not however until Aspasie has recognisd the cachemere. The third act takes plaee in the cabinet of M. Duperron (M. Cartigny), the sous-directeur ala guerre. St. Remit calls on him, and urges him by no means to con sent to recommend Edouard for promotion, while Duperron, a weak-minded, self-sufficient old man (admirably acted by M. Cartigny), always forming irrevocable resolutions only to break them, promises to conform to St. Reant's desires. When St. Reant leaves him, Aspasie enters, and at once tells him that he must recommend Edouard for promotion. He says that the only vacant captain's commission had been promised, through the inte rest of a high and powerful lady, to Victor, and that he must keep his promise. The stranger who had brought the note to Aspasie, now enters in the same mysterious manner, and implores protection from his pursuers. Duperron, who enters into the joke of a man escaping from bailiffs, gives the stranger his own dress and his wig and hat, and thus dis guised he escapes. As soon as he is gone Duperron asks Aspasie who he is. " George Cadoudal," is the reply— " and if he is taken it will be found that I have lent him even to my very wig," exclaims the old man in an agony of terror. " I will save you if I have the commission," says Aspasie, and Duperron sits down to prepare the neces sary documents, when his wife enters, and insists that the commission shall be given to Victor. Duperron is called away to the Minister at War, and the ladies are left alone. "Quit the room," exclaims Madame. " Not until I have the com mission, Madame," answers Aspasie, "and have it through your interest. M. Victor bought the cachmere you wear at my shop this morning. Three women, veiled, left the bar racks this afternoon—l was one of them, and a lady who wore the eachmere was another. Now shall I have the commis sion ?" At this juncture Duperron returns, and announcing that the Minister had informed him that Cadoudal had been taken in the morning, and that he was out of the power of Aspasie, sits down to fill up the commission, but, to the surprise of the old man, his wife now insists on the commission being given to Edouard, and Aspasie goes off in triumph. The fourth act introduces us to the boudoir of Josephine, in the Tuileries. Aspasie manages to introduce herself here, and by her address and tact induces Josephine to promise her inte rest in Edouard's behalf with the First Consul. Acting on the superstition of Josephine with regard to the future, Aspasie undertakes to tell her fortune. They are inter rupted by the announcement of the arrival of the Emperor. " Al►! if he should find you here," ex claims Josephine. "La File de Figaro is prepared for every emergency," answers Aspasie, and, closing the doors for an instant, she throws off her female costume, and appears attired as a young cavalry officer. Taking a letter from the hand of Josephine, " Room for the bearer of dis patches for the First Consul," exclaims Aspasie, and the guards salute her as she struts out. The scene of the fifth act is laid in the gardens of the Hotel St. Want, which are illuminated for a fete given by the owner in honour of his ap proaching nuptials. Maskers are seen parading the grounds ; Duperron is among them, and having heard that Cadoudal was still at large, is full of fears. The Marchioness of Miremont i 3 announced, and Saint Want starts. Aspasie enters masked, and demands a few minutes' conversa tion with him ; at first, he treats the matter as a joke, but hearing the name of a certain Father Dominic, he becomes alarmed and grants her the interview. She at once tells him that he cannot marry Celene, as he has a wife already living whom he had deserted, and driven to attempt suicide. ",Oh, that was a sham marriage," exclaims St Want. " What if, thanks to the care of Dominic, it should prove a real one," replies Aspasie, "and what if I have the evidence of it in my possession at this moment, which shall only be given up t o you when your brother is married to Celene ?" Reluctantly he consents, and in the presence of the company states his willingness to give Celene to Edouard, but adds, that unfor tunately the condition required by the First Consul has not been complied with, as Edouard is not a captain. Madame Dnperron presents him with the commission. He publicly joins their hands, and then the espiegle Aspasie delivers up the certificate, the more willingly she says, as there is no thing in it to compromise him. It is too late to recal his consent, and he is almost suffocated with rage and disappointment, when Duperron enters, dragging in the supposed George Cadou dal attired in his own coat, hat, and wig; but this is only an other trick of Aspasie. The supposed George was a gentle man well known to all present, who was actually escaping from bailiffs at the time that Duperron aided him. Nothing could exceed the admirable manlier in which Madame Albert sustained this character; her transitions from grave to gay and from gay to grave, were very frequent, and always appro palate, and we scarcely know which to admire the most—her delightful light-heartedness and fascinating gaiety, or her exquisitely touching pathos ; both were beautiful exceedingly, and La Fills de Figaro is one of the greatest triumphs which even this accomplished artiste ever achieved. She was called for at the fall of the curtain, and received with most rapturous applause. The house was exceedingly wel attended, all the elite of the beau monde being present. w . ILSON'S SCOTTISH ENTERTAINMENTS. Last week Mr. Wilson visited Edinburgh and Glasgow, and gave two Entertainments in each place with great success, the rooms on every occasion being crowded to excess. Last night he was at his post again in Store-street, was never in better voice or spirits, and delighted a very numerous audi tory, every private box being filled, and the area crowded. The entertainment was " Anither Nicht wi' Burns," in which Mr. Wilson recited the humorous poem of " Tam o' Shanter" with great point. The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Commons held his third and last sessional levee on Saturday evening, at his residence in Eaton-square. The Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir 'William Gossett, and Sir H. Duckinfield were among the visitors ; and large numbers of Members of the House of Commons attended to pay their respects to their Right Hon. President. In a few days (says the Commerce) Marshal Soult will enter his 80th year, having been born on the 29th of March, 1765. At the meeting of the Glasgow and Greenock Rail way held last week, a dividend of ss, per share on the 251. shares, and a dividend of 2s. 6d. on the 121. l Os. shares, were declared, the net profits divisible for the half-year, after de ductingexpenses, &c., being 6,1681. The number of passen gers carried on the line during the last six months was 424,779. The Directors are exercising much economy to increase the revenue of the company, and the idea of an extension of traffic by steam-boats appears to meet general eoncurrenee. —Times. THE MURDER AT BRIGHTON.----In consequence of the lamentable occurrence at Brighton, the superintendent of the E division of the metropolitan police has issued orders that no officer shall under any pretence leave his charge until he is secured in safe custody in the cell. This will, it is expected, lead to a new general order to the same effect from the head-quarters at Scotland-yard. HIGH TIDE.—On Sunday afternoon at high water (16 minutes past one), there was an unusually high tide, the depth at the outer lock of the St. Katharine's Dock, being 29 feet. Both above and below London-bridge, many low lying situations on both sides of the Thames were partially flooded, and in Wapping, Shadwell, and other places on the banks of the river, the cellars of several licensed victuallers, and the kitchens of a few householders, were inundated : but the pro gress in the rise of the tide being narrowly watched, little or no damage was done to property. Fortunately none of the wharfs along shore were flooded. The high tide is attributed to the late violent westerly gales. As the spring tides are still making, there is reason to apprehend a partial overflow of the Thames, and parties having property on its embank ments will doubtless adopt every necessary precaution to pre vent loss or damage. SUSPECTED MURDER AT LAMBETH. —Much ex citement was created in the n e i g hb ourhood of Lambeth by a paragraph which appeared in some of the Sunday papers, stating that some arm and leg bones, part of the trunk and the skull of a human body, h a d b een found under suspicious T circumstan, in a dust bin at a house in Stangate-street, that the police surgeon had discovered a large fracture in the skull, which were supposed to have been the remains of an old man who was suddenly and mysteriously missed about 14 years since, and further ;tilting that the house had been closed some time. From inquiries made by the reporter, the following particulars, which may be relied upon, were obtained :—On Friday afternoon some men in the em ploy of Mr. Kitchiner, the dust-contractor, went to the house No. 21, St anga t e - street, w hi ch has only been occupied about a week by a Mr. Warren. The men went for the pur , pose of clearing the dust-bin, which having nearly accom plished, they discovered part of a human skull, two arm bones and a small bone, and on calling Mrs. 'Warren's attention to the subject, she was shocked at the sight, and begged they might be removed, and they were accordingly taken away in the cart, and shot with the dust inMr. Kitchiner's yard. On Mr. W arren returning home in the evening he was informed of the circumstance, when he at once repaired to the L police-station, in Tower-street, and gave information, and in consequence William Guest L, went to Mr. Kitchiner's, but could not find the arm bones he, however, brought away the piece of skull and a small piece of a leg-bone ; th e p i ece of s k ull is the lower half, evi dently sawn by the practised hand of a surgeon, and has no fracture as erroneously s t a t e d , N o old man h as b een missing for fourteen years, nor has the house been closed for more than a few weeks, having been previously occupied, by a draper's shopman, and the skull, &c., is supposedtu WI been used by some surgeon or student, 144 whether occupying or lodging in the h ouse , b y w h om or w h en pl ace d in the dust bin, or whedwr with the knowledge of the former occupant, is at present involved in mystery. FOREIG IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT' HOUSE OF LORDS, March 13 ' Their Lordships met at Five o'Clo. k. peti' The Bishop of BANGOR, presenie 1 serert s tions against the uni o n o f th e see s of St. Ag l r Bangor. SLAVERY IN AMERICA. CO Lord DENMAN rose to bring under t? eb sideration o f th e i r L or d s hi ps a su bject whi t s od peared to him to be of immense in ta l l Nob e the ir importance. A few nights ago, his Learned Frie n d (L or d Brougham) had state d , t ? josh Lordships the f ac t, th a t i n th e s t a te of Louis, in the United St a t es , capital conviction ha d aE obtained against a person for promoting the e V r j,. a slave. When this subject was brought a n or notice of his Noble and Learned Friend, it Wal e 0 rally believed that the sentence carried into effect. It was thought. ,the the law having once been declared, denounellsso, heaviest punishment against persons who a b° o the tempt to rescue a slave, that the punisholea' no t be particular case to which he had alluded wouldesk carried into effect. Unfortunately since that tit n _,k o ti would nolo cument had reached this country, bearing the 0121_4,0 authenticity, from which it appeared that on tbs t b ence of April a fellow-creature would undergo the of death for having promoted the escape e t t. a mi ser Now nobody could be more sensible than " e lo is; the duty which was en f orce d on a ll States of down rules for re gu l a ti ng th e con d uc t of its 001 dents, and he was aware how very jealous b e sit . State must be if any interference were t°, t he tempted by other powers with respect l a te d. execution of the law such State ha d end e fol i This country was remarkable as being one oft,.. en a to modify the sanguinary system o f pools''' . of which prevailed, and Mr. Livingstone . I r ft be o a code of laws for this purpose, which nal ke ot, adopted in se vera l coun t r i es on . the Con iirioa and the res u lt s h owe d t h a t this In°"` tr Oes tended to dimini s h cr i me . H e did not in f o tril this question as an individual one, but mere l y abstract, with the view of seeing how far the Pt meat in this case was p ropor ti one d t o the crint i a. was aware that man y p ersons we re of er i Ti that by gi v i ng express i on to any sentin3e tte this kind, they were lik e l y to lnerearde of irritation w hi c h ex i s t e d at t h e o ther ty the Atlantic, and render more difficulttri carrying out of th e nego ti a ti ons b e t wee n this ,r tip trig le; and America for th e su p press i on o f the slave - ' but from all that he h a d b een a bl e t o l e arn he ; dered that by the expression of those sentinleao was possible that some benefit might arise f r° o oek and it was impossible for any injury to be P Indeed, he felt assured that in no el 'be State could any individual be found who would _ l. duced to carry su c h a l aw i n t o e ff ec t after sane expression of feeling. Hie object in bringlilLoe, ward this measur e was the hope that the or; ot of the opinion of th a t H ouse wou ld me et the Sid those who had th e p ower t o m i t i ga t e thi s sentelin tilt that while they car r i e d ou t a ll th e o ther 1 04 ,1 - 00 country, they still wou ld never a llow tn- io to be put to death, for, by so doing, they o itp throwing back the cause o f c i v ili sa t i on, hi l 7f e ctif and Christianity, f or cen t ur i es. H e felt aware that it was no t f or th e cons titutea e sponsible auth or iti es o f t hi s country t o in e ,i o o this matter ; still he th oug ht th a t the exPr',„ public opinion in this matter would be likely vent the perpetration of this sentence. LA TNIJI" THREE-AND-A-HALF PER CENT. TIES BILL. the The Earl of RIPON, in rising to pron e eint. cond reading o f th e Th ree - an d- a -H a lf per i nuities (1818) Bill, sa id h e wou ld d e t ai n the ,r OP ships but a very short tim e . Th e objec t t hou they hld in view was t o r e d uce th e i n t e rest uP ° o eu annuities from three-and-a-half to three l i t th; He congratulated the House on the fae t .„ • abi„ state of the actual resources of the eountr.Y eil e them to make this important change, a ii i .i, i 7eites ° ' public the benefit of this great saving, NY" - ' ing to the permanent debt of the country tioa te; Lord BROUGHAM sa id th at th e ePerattecis tified to all Eur o p e th e so lidi ty o f th e res° rep ots' this country and its un t ouc h e d credit- 4 , 0 4 0 0 0 V tion which they owe d t o th e i r havingturS i po l abstained on thi s s id e o f the 11 , ....-e t was, the European E ng li s h h a d abstained 00' doing anything that might have a tendency' shadow of a tendency, to impeach the rigro c till creditor to be paid by his debtor. Instead ° l v abl i this reduction of i n t eres t, b y g i v i ng a b o nus,, J the capital of the p u bli c cre di tor wou ld he ; Ju e an / i fl there had been a caref u l avo idi ng o f mataug crease to the capital of the debt.--(l3.eart ilt ns t a s bl el Lord MONTEAGLE sa id t h e change:7os to important one, and if he differed with the moue as it had been carried into effect, it w as bichir, details only, .With the general mode in 11 0 0 1 7/ proposaLhad-be&carried out he entirely e ,,„ t;dt • The . tneasure -4 , 44ne of une xamp l e d mag n et ter iti , fecting in - in - Oise mass of capital, 9 114 had not bee n th e s li g h test alarm eau' Orli although there were no less then' t int: A holders of stock whose dividends were gr'a 101. This was to be attributed to t" - n otl, • confide* flier- in the resources of the ue pP re anti 411 .20o9d.faitlo of the Government. I ,l le iu° • `Ea4lltAlg tiklillitt the arrangement was t egW o f satiifiioy,',litecaiite it was not made hy_ne tt° cY tampering with th e cred i t or curl.- - s oari, the country. It was effected a n and rational principles. If they •e° 0 large surpl us revenue w i th which +AY ot effect the red uc ti on isc ° , the operation coil- de considered unjust, when there was a great.,fi re trp in the interest o f money t h roughout the e°"`""/ • r; l s was not a q ues ti on o f c h o i ce, but mount duty. The great reduction li e d he°, on money was no t a l toget h er an n , fit. Therefore , when the general h yl v o reriss A of public suffered inconvenience from the I .° iN teri interest they ought to be relieved from It f ahtfo than the reduced rate. The lowering of tm- e s',l4 money tended to increase speculation in t a t ters_2 ratio, and this had, on former occasions, he?- iu ,isre' r with great public • i nconven i ence On r oole There were some e v il s f rom w hi c h they w e rip what protect e d a t present. Formerly theopitgaty of interest i n d uce d peop l e to invest their V e to all kinds of f ore i gn secur i t i es. But he be last lOt y experience o f w h a t h a d h appened w ithin t h e t the b et„ years tended very muc h to guard agu i r tcto currence of that evil. If they lookeu,„ t F azio occurred in the old an d th e new world t 7 o . ISPO it would prove th e i mportance o f maintain_f_ Int credit. If th e A mer i can Sta t es ha'• ieot A tained their credit, their territory afford to us the best market for ourr7 Bg ,ft roo the advantage would be reciprocal. in was a great abundance of money, w hich f°l 1e F r ien d the same causes that induced his Nob oleo of to reduce the interest in 1a92. That IA by the subsequent over speculation an d as 9 9,0 1825 and 1826. He believed that there w an d tje tendency to such exaggerated speculatiat n edt;. e s might be some danger of it in our recentlYl4- eas e j the I n tree with China. He by no means attributed coo nt of 1825 to the reduction of 1822, which in a satisfactory manner, and he ho reduction, which effected a saving o f I, 2 l' t c e ine ° Tet a' would enable the Government to take 0 " he Cr° they ment at the time promised. He thought t vs ,bieh t hi.l ment deserved thanks for the reducti°n,' hoPen l ,bres had effected in the customs' duties, and Li e e th j oyau" r e, would take an opp or t un i ty o f showing es , Tr tbe the country had d er i ve d b y t h ose mea sar,gee in a duction which had taken place since therk g he he actual burthen of the national debt w as w riter s , 3 A what had been foreseen by those re daceo' co i• declared the burthen could not he, t he n s further reduction of four millions i n o ra nal amount of the debt would °°t.c their , period of sixteen years, which many, ° heari to ships might expect to live to see.—( ll°4 o . re at,V ad; great blessings of peace had enabled to b o f , the oici leviate the actual annual pressure 0 , without injustice or inconvenience to 'ft "Di i e lit• Ode 1. a t considerable progress had bee" r, i ad nishing the nominal amount of the req uu - nt o If they calculated the value of tl-,e mo u n d three per cent. they would get cit the a etti s pitai ° r ola reduction which would be m ade in the e ine etr ite lf National Debt. The success of the exPer i o WO ° the extent of the credit of this country t o ~ ti p au o f greater extent than if they had kept coreeld mense amount of taxation for the keeping up a sinking fund. If t" , 6• 4 9,9• ,e t ; t ot up a sinking fund of 5,000,0001. or • 1 ,. 0 6,0 ip year, they could not have operated suefi nt y. t hat of reduction with the same eeJ:.°7„, et ple . to had hoped as a matter of to be im gl!iite a little additional notice would have , A p ot 7 f ieg the holders of the stock. The Bin wou iin ' u n forg o pe a nd ti l e.: „ cou ld , 0 5( the Royal assent until Thursday, notice would expire on Saturday. • bed rate as no practical grievance, he admi o v f th e hu riP el' it would not be for the interest of any t p tha e t, ile to give the notice, but still he thought th e plc a longer period should have been ail° cordially supported the measure. fin d ths de' Noble Lord's tails of the meazure. With regard to the f or, th o , t v ' e 0 L E o a r r d l 's of obj l e t c l t P io O n N s wwearsegicaocin fi tone-dn _ttclic,7olf..thei transaction, it had been a limited one c ! , 1 0 hl eo lt that it might have been advisable t :have o.bot a more extended notice ; but when _ 2. l t ; n d t i rio j with large questions it was itaP"' a pie es the transaction should be closed id as early the roil! as possible, and as no essential injury . t_t' on f e ss f e el interested could ensue, he must .„`" not to 4-I a matter of principle he . eur u poU )0 4 that the Government were calleu vrion a t he give longer notice. His Noble „' r ob i e t W f o alluded to the guarantee. H era d l id in n c o o . nve , oe! t o i r ies' principle, that it was in gene Government to tie itself up in this ma.nner )r •