The Sun. — London, England, 1851-03-20 00:00:00

R MAJESTY'S THEATRE. nit Appearanoo of Madlle. CAROLINE DrPRII:Z. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public are respectfully informed that this Theatre will OPEN on SATURDAY, March 22, when will be performed Donieetti's Opera, entitled IXCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. Madlle. Caroline Duprcz (her first appearance in this country). Enrico.. • • • • • • • • ........ • • Signor Lorenzo. Bidebent .. • . Signor Bianchi (Ws first appearance in this country). Arturo.... • • (his first appearance in this country). Normand', ..Signor•••••••••• Dai Fiori. Edgardo • • • • • • ..... • • • • . Signor Calzolari. To be followed by a new and original Ballet, a la Watteau, entitled L'ILE DES AMOURS. Cdnsposed by M• Patti Taglioni, the Music by M. Nadaud, the Scenery toy ISr. C. Marshall, in whick Madlle. Amalia Ferraris will appear. Fleurette (Bergere), Mdlle. Amalta Ferraris. Cohn (son Fiance), M. Charles. Gregdire (Pere de Colin), M. di Mattia. Blaise (Amoureux de Fleurette), M. Ehrick. Le Governeur de Pile des Amours, M. Gosselln. Millie. de FoHauges (Grand Dame), Mme. Petit Stephan. Ire Chef des Amours, Mdlle. Tedeschi, 2me Chef des Amours, 31dlle. Aussandon. tin Maitre de Ceremonies, M. Venafra. Astrologues (Conseiller du Goaverneur), M. Gouriet. First Tableau, La Loi Impossible. " Lei=iancs" danse pasto rale. "Le Jeu do la Bose , " p as de deux, pDicta. Amalia Fer raris and M. Charles. Le Governeur Amoureux. Sa Deception. Vengeance. La Prociamaifon. Second Tableau, La Paysanne ala Cour. " JadlS et Aujourd'hul," Lutte de la Dance lloccoe a et 3foderne, scene executes par 3fdlle. Amelia Ferraris, Mme. Petit Stephan, et M. Gosselin. Third Tableau, Les Amours Vengeurs. Dance du Chef des Amours, Tedeschi. " Les Bergeres captivees par lee Amours," Balla bllle, par Mdlle. Amalia Ferraris, Millie. Tedeschi, et les Da beside. du Corps de Ballet. " L es Ber g ers Delaisses," final, par 3. Arealla Ferraris, Millie. Tedeschi, M. Charles, et Corps de Ballet. Fourth Tableau, La Chasse aux Amours. " Le Pas du Trebuchet," escecutee par Mdlle. Tedeschi, Mdlle. Aussandon, and M. Ehrick. La Course aux Amours. Comore on se laisse prendre dans sec filets. La Proclamation ldllAbolie. L lia Ferraris e Pardon. Diverti ssem ent. Grand Pas de Deux, par Ae. Ame aged M. Charles, aecompagnes par Males. Soto, Emma, Lavinia, Holdansky, Vanhollen, et Beale. Final General et Apotheose des Amours. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box office of the Theatre. Doors opened at Seven, the Opera to com mence at Half-past Seven o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURYLANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. James Anderson. THIS EVENING Will be presented by her Majesty's guys/its . A petite Comedy, entitled A MORNING CALL, in which Mr. J. Anderson and Mrs. Nisbett will appear. After which, a new grand Operatic Spectacle, entitled AZIEL, THE PRODIGAL. Reuben, Mr. Vanilenhoff ; Azael, Mr. J. Ander son ; Amenophis, Mr. Errery ; Bucharis, Mr. Cooper ; Sethos„ Mr. Miss F. Yining; Nette, Mrs. Walter Lacy; Lia, Rafter; JePhtele , &I s Victorine Leg-rain (Premier Sujet du Opera de Path), who b ee n sapressly engaged for the occasion, and will make her as appeszausereyery evening. SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY, INCIDENTS, Izc. Aux I. INTERIOR of REUBEN'S TIN - T , Opening at the Back to the Distant Desert—Sunset. The Trayellers—the Evening Repast—the Gift—Departure of Azael with the Caravan for Memphis. Camels of the Desert. ACT 11. The GRAAT SQUARE of MEMPHIS. Arrival of Azael. Sacred Procession of Apis. The Offerings. Lia, and Troop of Almees. eread Pas de Fascination by Madlle. Victorine Legraii. the ensemble by Madame Louise, addles. Palsez, Julie, and Coryphees. M The Gamester—False Diee—Azael's Prodigality—the Love Token VIEW near MEMPHIS. Reuben In search of his Son—the False Friend. Interior of the TEMPLE of ISIS. Orgie. Grand Pas de Poignards by the Coryphecs. Aisael recovers the Stolen Scarf—the Secret Sprin snrprised in the Sacred Temple—the " Victim" ! Huma. The Doom of the Prodigal. ACT 111. TENT of NEMROUD, the Camel Driver. Arrival of Travellers—Degradation of the Prctlgal— the Slave—the False Friend—the Gift Restored —Despair of the Prodigal. • The Dream. The VALE of AZAEL'S BIRTH. Tit. Harvest Festival—Azael mourned as Dead—Re•Jarn of the Prodigal. Appearance of the Spirit of the Desert. To conclude with TILE LOTTERY TICKET. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKE I . Mr. B. Webster, Solo Lessee and Manager, Ole Brompten. THIS EVENING, 'Will be performed the Play of THE WIFE. Julian St. Pierre, Mr. J. Wallach Mariana, Miss Laura Addison. To conclude with a new and original Comedy, called PRE SENTED AT COURT. Charles the Second, Mr. Stuart ; Captain Montague, Mr Howe; Rochester , Mr. Davenport; Marquis de Fla mer, Mr. Selby ; Geoffrey, Mr. Buckstone ; Anne Franklyn, Miss Reynolds Miss Middleton. Miss A. Vining. lAEA:IRE ROYAL, ADELPiii. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVE SING, Witibe porfbrmed an entirely new grand Drama, in 3 acts, entitled 13BLir'llEGOR TILE MOUNTEBANK ; or, The Pride of Birth. Duke de Montbazon, Mr. Hughes ; Count de St. Cyr, Mr. Boyce ; the iiiiievalier de Rolac, Mr. 0. Smith ; Guillaume, surnamed Bel phegor, Mr. B. Webster; Ajax, alias Mr. Merryman, Mr. Wright ; Captain Pufferes, Mr. Worrell ; Madoliene, Madame Celeste ; Nini Flora Aphrodite Stilz, Miss Woolgar. After which a new Farce called THE SCHOOL FOR TIGERS ; or, The Shilling Hop. Captain Kitsdyer, Mr. Boyce ;Panels, Major stiss iff, Mr. Frooborn ; Mr. Panels, Mr. Wright ; AlexanderM Chaplin ; Mr. Firkins, Mr. C. J. Smith ; Tom crop, Miss Woolgar. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. OXFORD-STREET. 'Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean and Mr. Keele7. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new and original Comedy entitled LOVE IN A MAZE. Characters by Messrs. C. Kean. Keeley, Wigan, Harley, Addison, Meadows ; Mrs. Keeley, Mrs. Winstanley, and Mrs. C. Kean. To conclude with a new Melodrama, entitle' PAULINE, in which Mr. and Mrs. Charlee Kean will appear. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles MatheW% THIS EVENING, Wlll be performed VSED Ur. Atter which an entirely new and original Fairy Extrava,ganza, to be called KING CHARMING, or, the Blue Bird of Paradise. Characters by Messrs. C Mathews, F. Matthews, Homcastle, Suter, Bellingham, and Moner ; Mrs. Frank Matthews, Aisa Ellis, Mrs. C. Horn, Mica St. George, and Miss Martindale. To soncinde with AN APPEAL TO TILE PUBLIC. ROYAL OLYMPIC TIMATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farren. THIS EVENING, Will be rerfor med CHARLES KING. After which SEXCLTS TIM FIFTH ; .or, The Broken Vow. To conclude with a ri,w Ballet, called TUE WHITE STATUE In which Madlle. Adele, MISJ Lees, and Torn .llathews will appear: A,i'LEY't , ROYAL AMPIIITEIEATRE. Under the Patrona:,:e of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Erttraardinary series of attractive novelties. THIS RVENINU, The Grand new Spectacle of JOAN OF ARC ; or the Maid of Or leaps. with new and costly co,tumes. Together with Batty's Splendid Scenes of the Circle. To conclude with TERIELI ; c*, The Sim of Montotz. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stzge Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. HIGTI WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE TWA DAT raing 46 rain. after 3 I Evening 8 min. after 4 To-Dionsow—Morning 28 min. after 4 Evening 48 rain. after 4 THE WEATHER.—Sum OFFICE, MARCH 20. THERMOMETER, LI THE SHADE. 49—highest since noon yesterday. 42—lowest this morning and during the night. 53—this day, at noon. BAROMETETZ, 29.39. WM) S.W.—fine saushiny mild weather, with cloud 3. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the — Wind and Weather at each of the following placed at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations are arranged is order of latitude. li.tatos - mw:a (Duarax)—Wind S.S.W., gentle breeze— overcast. Prormotrru—Wind S., gentle breeze—heavy rain. PoaTsmouTH—Wind W., gentle breeze—overcast. BRIGHTON —Wind W., calm—overcast. SounlissyyroN — Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcadt. FOLKESTONE —Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. TUNBRIDGE— Win d S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. BASEgGSTOKE —Wind S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy, GREENWICH —Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. SwirinoN—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. LEmirros—Wind S., gentle breeze—overcast. COLCHESTER—Wind N.W.,; gentle breeze—overcast. CAstafroDaE—Wind S. W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. BratrgotrAm— Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. YARMOUTH—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. CHzw-E—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. CONWAY—Wind S.S. W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. HOLYHEAD — Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. LrvEuroor—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. LANcAsTsn—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SHAD—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—rain. BERWICK—Wind S. \V., strong breeze—rain. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock : Comic—' ind W., strong breeze—light clouds. Lormudtc—Wind S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. CARLOW —Wind N.E., hard wind—rain. CREWE—Wind S.E., gentle loecze—rain. Lisps—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—overcast. DARLINGTON—Wind E.S.E., strong breeze—overcast. WIIITEHAVEX—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. 1 1 , ttk: Ait *5'.....!., '.....!., .4 .4.1 g eXxvittail Pr)ltit LONDON, TRIJOSDAY, MARCH 20, 1851. The Commons met yesterday at Twelve. Mr. FREVVEN Moved the second reading of the Hop Bail. The measure was opposed by Mr. DEEDES and a division it was rejected by Mr. H. Datimm eNl), and on a majority of 122, the number s b ein _ the second reading, 9; nqrainst it, 131. mr, W. WILLIA)IS rne'red the stcuucl resoling of the Sunday Trading Prevention Bill. Mr. BARING WALL moved that It he read a second time that day six month but subsequ ently withdrew his amendment, at the suggestion of Sir 11 HAIL, on the understanding that the Bill shtuld be referred tea s e l ect Committee. The Bill was ti-i!ri read a second lisle, and ordered to be referred to a Select Committee. The Expenses of Prosecutions Bill, the Apprentices and Servants Bill, and the Vice•Chancellcr's Bill, were respectively Fused through Committee, and the House adjourned. -Ow After a very levy clays from this time have elapsed the population of the whole country will be once more registered. It, behoves each individual to assist as far as it is at all practicable in rendering the present GRDSUS scrupulously exact and accurate. Otherwise tba principal object Of the undertaking will remain un- CfracWd. it should be_borne in mind, for example, THE SUN, that this periodical enumeratiorfof the number of inha bitants is the only secure means afforded to a Govern ment of carrying on a wholesome system both of legis lation and administration. Without acquiring some precise knowledge of the extent of the masses whose interests are entrusted to their keeping, the statesmen of a great commonwealth can never conduct the labours of the Government with anything like an adequate regard to its requirements. It has there fore been arranged, almost from time immemorial, that the responsibilities of the rulers of the earth shall be aided towards their fulfilment by a census taking place at intervals—at least such has almost in variably been the case in every land blessed with the advantages of civilization. As far back as the time immediately preceding the Christian era, we learn from the solemn records of Holy Writ, that such was the custom prevalent in Judaea, then under Roman and Pagan domination. It is re lated by each of the four Evangelists, that MARY and JOSEPH at the period of the Nativity were overtaken in Bethlehem by that tremendous event while proceeding to inscribe their names upon the census-list—" the whole world," according to the language cf the Scriptures, then hastening " to be enrolled." So it was, more or less, before the com mencement of the age of Christianity—so it has been, more or less, from the epoch of its first establishment. Considering the immense numerical increase in the human family in modern times, it is assuredly far from surprising that the expenses of taking a census have very considerably increased. Nevertheless, with this necessary increase in expenditure, we have acquired a greater facility than was perhaps ever before possessed of obtaining a truthful knowledge of the numbers of the population. The machinery of society ha s been so far perfected by enterprise and industrial ap plication that no very considerable difficulty exists now-a-days of obtaining any class of facts whatever. Let it be remembered that in the daily records of England—her newspapers—the future historian will be able to trace every species of particulars relating to our public or domestic life as a people, and the gist of our observation will be apparent. Journalism is so far acting as the pioneer of history. Looking back from the distance of one or more centuries to the present generation, the annalist may, through the mouldy old volumes of newspapers stored away in the cellars of the British Museum, learn with the utmost precision imaginable data in abundance, which we find it scarcely possible to scrape together in shreds and patches from the chronicles of our departed ancestors. They will there be enabled to calculate to a fraction the cost of our food and our raiment, the wages of our labourers, the extent of our imports, the preva lence of insolvency or otherwise, with all the fluctua tions in capital and interest, in commercial hope and despair, in the relative and even shifting proportions of employment and its compensation. From these ma - nifold details a just estimate may be arrived at 33 to the actual prosperity or sufferings of the community. With the assistance of the regulations and systems acted upon in all the political and mercantile under takings of the empire, the census now resolved upon by the Legislature may be rendered almost faultless in its minute exactitude. Nothing, indeed, is re quired to secure this advantage to it but the cordial and conscientious co-operation of the people them selves in filling up the printed forms of the calculation. Against the wilful misstatements of the unscrupulous of course our rulers have no protection whatsoever• The truthfulness of the facts written down by the head of every household it is compelled perforce to leave to their own ideas of right or wrong. Seeing, however, that no conceivable advantages can be de rived from an erroneous filling up of the census-list, it may assuredly be counted upon with something like certainty that the facts collected together are precise and veritable. It will remain with the properly constituted authorities to estimate the exact state of the nation, after obtaining the aggregate num bers of the census. The difficulty of accom plishing thus much may not be conjectured by many individuals. In order to acquire any adequate notion of the progress made of late years by the people of the United Kingdom it will be necessary to examine other documents besides the lists of the census—it will be necessary, for example, to compare those lists with the records elsewhere accumulated by the Registrar-General and the Inspectors of Emi gration, the amount of the annual mortality and the number of those who have periodically left our shores, being carried away to other countries in the great game of colonization. Without the due col ' lation of these very different catalogues of the dead, the living, and the emigrants, without contrasting them carefully with each other, no correct idea of the ad vance made by the nation can possibly be obtained. In order that all this may be properly cared for sufficient time must be permitted to those entrusted with the labour before the Parliamentary documents referring to the new census can be printed for cir culation. From these and other considerations having a like tendency, we cannot but think that a proceeding of the nature referred to should have the witty motto festina lente for its guidance. Precipitation in the matter would effect but little good, tied might result in an incalculable amount of evil. Therefore it is that we are solicitous no needless haste should be shown in carrying out the scheme to an unnecessarily rapid completion. And we feel satisfied at the same mo ment that every intelligent advocate for retrench ment in the expenditure of public moneys in the national service will coincide with us in regarding the census as a proper object for the display of a liberality amounting even to munificence. Its im portance is such, we conceive, as to justify dis bunements which made for a different purpose might be judiciously stigmatised as extravagant. No sane well-wisher of the country can grudge for an in stant one single fraction of the sums granted by the House of Commons for the compilation of a series of papers which may be looked upon as being literally an index to the social, commercial, political, moral, and religious wants of the community. As consti tuting such an index we anticipate the completion of the new census about to be taken in the United Kingdom with no small degree of curiosity and solicitude. Of the burthens upon land, the copyhold tenure, the almost sole existing remnant of the feudal laws, will be found, when correctly understood, one of the greatest. It is a mistaken notion that the lords of manors would be prejudiced by abolition on the terms proposed—full compensation for their rights ; indeed, a majority of the lords derive such small pro fits from their manors that, as great landowners, they would be benefited by an immediate abolition even without compensation. The opposition to abolition ,emanates from the combined co-operation of a body of farmers and speculators, mere traders in the litigation and extortions that may be worked out of ill-defined, absurd laws, affording great opportunities for all the chicaneries of heartless men who can trade upon the timidity and necessities of others. The lords, generally speaking, however, as great landowners, must be great sufferers from the extreme complexity of the innumerable cedes of laws. In the acquisition of a house, or a portion of a garden, it is not unusual for the purchaser to have the investigation of several titles. Lands copy hold of different manors are so intermixed with freehold that even in parts round London—in Richmond, Twickenham, Stepney, Islington —an enormous tax is paid in the investigation of titles as to what, from the negligence or incapacity of stewards, there is in truth at last no certainty. The land at Holloway, on which so many thousands are now being expended by the City in the erection of a new prison, was part of a manor in which, for ninety years, the admissions on descent were taken by the lord accord ing to common law ; but a few years before the pur chase by the City it was discovered that the ancient and binding custom was borough English. In the adjoining manor the custom is gavelkind—so that, if a man b partitallarly lucky he may become possessed of a house or garden in Islington, gcverned by and descending according to three different codes of laws. This is no stretch of the imagination as to the ab surdity of the law of England as to lands. The Castle House at Bungay is held of three manors ; and a church in Hertfordshire was for a long time, and may be now, unconsecrated because it was built on a piece of land at the junction of three manors. k now n only to prof ess i onal men in the The lords, as great landow ners , su ff er to a degree pur settlement, doe, mortgage, and all oth er traneac tions relating to land. The Court of Chancery will not sanction the purchase of an estate, howsoever large, out of a fund held upon trust for investment in land, if there be any portion of it copyhold. The present LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and the late Sir ROBERT PEEL, ten years ago, denounced the copy hold laws as the remnant of a barbarous age. The celebrated horses Waxy and Smolensko were seized as heriots—a custom which arose from the mere practice in ancient times of a present to the lord from the copyholder on his succession to an estate, and Sir ROBERT'S celebrated picture of" Le Chapeau de Paille" would have been subject to seizure as his best chattel, for a heriot on a trumpery bit of copy hold land, if he had not bought up the whole manor. As an amendment of the law, the mere abrogation of the thousands of codes overrunning the whole land, and the consequent reduction of the law of real pro perty to one well-linown system, usually denominated freehold, would be the greatest and most ready of all reforms, and be quite free from the great difficulty in all other legislation, that of creating new questions upon a new code. Moreover, it is hard to under stand how a perfect system of registration of deeds of freehold lands can be brought into due operation, whilst a large quantity of copyhold land, capable of identification, lies intermixed therewith. But the enfranchisement of copyholds is opposed by Mr. GOULBURN and Mr. HENLEY. They opposed Mr. AGLIONBY'S Bill last year, and being defeated on the general principle, they came forward in the cha racter of friends of the poorer copy holder, and with the aid of some stragglers who profess enfranchisement to their constituents, but love the importance and pa tronage of lordship of manors, gave the Bill a stab in the back by an amendment that enfranchisement should only be compulsory on lords on the applica tion of three-fourths of the copyholders, which they well knew would place enfranchisement entirely at the will of the lord. The enfranchisement of the lands of tithes has been one of the moat successful acts of modern legislation. The enfranchisement of copybold lands and the con sequent exemplification of the law of real property, will not be the less creditable, and seems a necessary accompaniment to the law for the registration of deeds. The lords of manors, as great landowners, have had legislation all their own way from the time of CIIARLES IL, when in the plentitude of power they cast off their own fines and burthens to the Crown at the ex pense of the nation, by the grant of an hereditary excise on the beverages of the people, the first of the excise laws, and their refusal to extend to the copy holders and the community in respect of copyholds the like enfranchisement and principle of legislation they have exercised for their own advantage in the case of tithes must be dangerous, and their friends will render them great service by compelling them to sanction the compulsory principle of enfranchisement recommended, on the motion of the late Sir ROBERT PEEL, by the report of a Select Committee of the House of Commons as long back as 1838. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. It will be recollected that some time since the Archbishop of PARIS addressed a pastoral letter to his clergy, recommending them to abstain from poli tical agitation. The Bishop of Chartres, M. CLAU. SEL DB COUSSERGUES, has issued a pastoral, in which he attacks in terms which appear to have been culled from the vocabulary of our own PIIILLPOTTS, the pastoral of the Archbishop of PARIS. Unlike the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, however, the Arch bishop of PARIS does not chose to submit to the vul gar insolence of his suffragan, and he has accordingly issued the following ordonnance : " Whereas the Bishop of Chartres, by his pastoral letter of the 12th inst., addressed to the clergy of his diocese, has, in contempt of all hierarchical order, at tacked an act of our jurisdiction, by which we traced out to our clergy the line of conduct which they were to follow in political affairs; and whereas he formally or dered that his letter should be published in our diocese through the medium of the public journals; and whereas if it were permitted to each bishop to meddle in the in ternal administration of other dioceses, and by docu ments published in other dioceses, to censure measures of pure discipline, episcopal authority would be anni hilated, the bonds of obedience dissolved, and the go vernment of the Church rendered impossible; whereas, moreover, in the same letter, th e Bi s h o p of Chartres imputes to us pernicious errors and doctrines, of which there is no trace in our pastoral letter; whereas, this attack directed against our jurisdictional authority, and this forgetfulness of all respect for our dignity as Metro politan, as well as the scandal which results from it, will not allow us to be silent on the subject, however we might desire to be so on account of the great age and the virtues of our suffragan; looking at all these reasons we refer to the Provincial Council of Paris, which will be held this year, the pastoral letter of the 12th March, 1851, of the Bishop of Chartres." • _ This pastoral of the Bishop of CHARTRES is repro bated by every organ of public opinion except the Univers, the writers in which avow their desire to see the Inquisition revived and the massacre of St. Bar tholomew re-enacted. In speaking of this pastoral the Presse says-- " There are two religions, as there are two lines of politics; the one which God has made and which con stantly tends to elevate man, to perfect him, to ennoble him by liberty, by labour, by instruction, and by ag grandisement in social life, in material as in moral order; the other, which has been disfigured by ignorance and by egotism, and which has for object to oppress and stifle all noble instincts, all legitimate aspirations, and all generous ideas, by proscribing hope, glorifying intole rance, and proclaiming the eternity of servitude and of misery. The pastoral letter of the Bishop of Char tres is a reply to that of the Archbishop of Paris. The two religions are opposed to each other in this struggle between two pontiffs. In reality it is only the field of battle which is changed. The contest which has just arisen in the church is also that which divides politics into two camps: on the one side force, or authority; on the other, right, or liberty. We sin cerely think that the ideas which we defend can only gain by being thus raised above purely worldly interests into the domain of spiritualism. The more closely poli. t;cal truth approaches moral truth, the more it is visible and powerful. We therefore eagerly open our columns to this controversy. Oar readers may remember the Christian-like manifesto of M. Sibour; let them now real that of M. Clausel Coussergues, and compare them. The opinions developed in this pastoral letter are such that neither religion nor politics, neither good sense nor conscience, can allow to pass without reprove!. We protest against such abominable impiety." The Ordre, the organ of the ODILON BARROT party, says— . _ _ " It will be remembered that, in a recent pastoral, the Archbishop of Paris, in developing the rules of conduct prescribed for priests in political matters by the last Provincial Council, reminded his flock, in the noblest terms, of the accomplishment of certain duties, such as respect for the laws, love of country, and charity to the poor. Mgr. do Chartres, one of the most zealous representatives of that fraction of the Catholic party of which the Univers is the organ, does not think fit to adopt certain opinions put forth by the Arch bishop in the document above alluded to. He does not merely suggest his doubts in a confidential and respectful manner to his ecclesiastical superior, but he publishes a protest addressed to the clergy of the diocese of Chartres, and entitled, Pastoral letter, containing observations on the last pastoral letter of the Archbishop of Paris.' If this proceeding on the part of the Bishop of Chartres is to be regretted, as showing the dissen sions existing in the church, it is still more so, on the ground that it exhibits certain dignitaries of the Catho lic clergy in direct opposition to ideas which arc in strict conformity with the spirit of Christianity." The Moniteur, under the head of " Communicated," contains the following :—" The details given by the Messager de l' Assemblie and other journals respecting what passed in a late sitting of the Council of State, when the law on the responsibility of Ministers was put on the order of the day, are altogether erroneous, especially the language attributed to the President of the Council of State. The truth is, that when the Minister requested a few days' delay to consider the project drawn up by the section of legislation, the adjournment was at once voted unanimously by the Council." The Sixteenth Committee of Parliamentary Initia tive yesterday resumed the discussion on the proposi tion of M. ST. BEUVE for remodelling the customs duty tariff on the free•trade principle. M. GREVY declaredthat, without adopting to its full extent • the pro position under discussion, he considered it deserving of being taken into consideration, as there were ques tions involved in it which merited a favourable solu tion. He expressed himself opposed to the pro tective system as now established, which, he said, had no other result than to paralyze manufactures and lessen consumption, and maintained that the agricultural interest ha-1 everything to gain by the application of a liberal system of custom duties. M. Lansur expressed his opinion that the discussion of the proposition would cause too much perturba tion among the manufacturing interests, and that it would be more prudent to reject it. The existing state of affairs in his opinion, required th a t th e status quo should be maintained. M. HOVYN-TRAN. CHERE advocated the proposition being taken into consideration, as it was important to decide whether free-trade principles should be adopted, or whether the system of protection should be continued, to the manifest injury of the shipping interests, and the in ternational commerce of the country. The Com mittee, after some further discussion, decided against taking the proposition into consideration. The Assembly yesterday voted the second reading ' of the spgm Duties Bill by a large majority. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 20, 1851. Partial disturbances have Wien place in various departments, at the drawing of the conscription, The French Government has dispatched to Vienna a third note, couched in more energetic terms than the two former, protesting against the entrance of the Sclavonian and Italian States of Au3tria into the German Confederation. Copies of the note have been forwarded to St. Petersburgh and Berlin. There was a great deal of noise and confusion at the Bourse, but with the exception of some operations in railroad shares, there was not much business transacted. The Five per Cents, opened at 94f. 20c., and closed at 94f. 25c. The Three per Cents. closed at 57f. 90c.; Orleans Railroad Shares, 895 f.; Rouen, 665 f.; Havre, 290 f.; Great Northern, 4851.; Avignon, 205 f.; Vierzon, 451 f. 25c.; Basle, 1581. 75c.;Bordeaux, 4101.; Paris and Strasburg, 378 f. 75c.; Tours and Nantes, 280 f. Ex change on London, 24f. 95e. short. BUSINESS DONE 1N FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Maack 19, Boulogne and Amiens, 10% Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 17 1 A—Dutch Rhenish, 3 3 4 Great Indian Peninsula, 5 1 /,—Ditto, 2 3 4 —Luxembourg, 34—Namur and Liege, 9—Northern of France, 15 1 A Orleans and Bordeaux, 4)4 Paris and Itk uen, 20% —Paris and Strasbourg, 11— Rouen and llavre, 11 3 / 4 —Sambre and Meuse, 4,—Tours and Nantes, 6 !,, , t —West Flanders. 3. THE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Railways. Aberclvm• • .. • • • • Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. .71:melon Belfast and County Dorn Wolverhamp., and SlOur Valley • • LirkenlL, Lan., & Chesil June., late 331. 63. Do. Chest. & Birkenhd , 50/. & 251. Consolidated Do., do., 20/. • . • • • • Bristol and Exeter.. .. Caledonian • • • • • • Chester and 11°13 - head .. Direct Loud. and Portsm. Dublin and Belfast Junct. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) .• • • Do. (181. E. & IL) •• Eastern Counties .. • • Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares • • Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B & C shares East Lancashire • • • • Do. New quarters • • Edinburgh an , * Glasgow Ediu., Perth, and Dttudee Do. Newport Exeter and Exmouth Glasgew and South-West, Do. do. G. D. & C. stock Great Northern • • • • Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, B, 6 per ct. Great Southern andi Western, Ireland • • Great Western .. •. Do. Now, 171. .. , • Lancaster and Carlisle .. De. thirds • • • • • • Lancaster and Prestoi Lancashire and Yorkshire Do. quarter shares .. Do. fifths .. • • • Do. West Riding Union Leeds and Thirsk • • • • Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. • • • • London and Blackwell . • Do., Tilbury Ext. scrip London, Brighton, and South Coast .. • • London and N.-Western Do. do. new quarters . Do. fifths .. • • • • Do. 101. sh., M.& B (c)I London and 8.-Viestera .1 Do. new 50/. .. .. Do. new 401. .. .• Londonderry & Coleraine Do. half shares .. . • Londonderry and Ennis- killen. .. • • • • • • Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock • • .• .• Manchester, Sheffield, k Lincolnshire .• Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union • Midland •• • • •• • • Do. consolidated pref. Do. 501. shares • • .• • De. Birming & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Newcastle and Carlisle.. De. quarter shares .. Newmarket • • . • • • Newport, Alicrgaveany, and llereford - • • :Newry and Enniskillen.. Newry, W arrenpoint, & Roitreyor • • • • • Norfolk •• •• .. • Do. New 201. shares • • Northern Counties Union North British...... North Staffordshire • • North-Western . • • • North & Sth.-West. June. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. • Scotti2h Central .. . Scottish Midland . Paid. Noreinal Prices. 15% to 16% aX 3 die. 3 14 0 10% -111 A .. MN/ 0 • 174 100 8 - 4 -86 14% - 14% 23% - 24% .. •• 20 —lB die 4 1 4 -41 i 34 -3% -7)% VA -7% 4% -- 5 17% - 18 2% -3% 37 -38 8 - 9 .. • • q --.- % 1 1 0 100 • • •-• •• 8 6 8 2.5 12% 12% 18!i - It% -6% 12}1 - 12% 42 —44 x.tli 834 89)4 954 2 dts. 84 —B7 x.ol, 10 —l2 p.x.d , 29 alp 61 —62 x.d 10 934(1.id 7 634 dis. 6 —54 dad 1834 1934 1 13 4 47% 100 U 6 2 8 IN id % P 96 -97 1211 -130 5 !4 — 5% P. 5 b%P. 3 % — 27 i 83 Ile 100 42% 65 -5% dia. 5% 434 dia. •• .... •• 4 2 0 ICO 100 100 47% 100 3% —3% d.zd 35 -37 3!‘ 2N dis. 62 —63 50 25 25 2234 Do. new . • • • • Shrewsbury & Binning. Clasi A.. •• • • • • Do. Class 8.. • • • • 'Shrews. & Hereford., Old Do., do., New • • Shrewsbury and Cheater (Nor. W. Min.) .• Do. Halves •• • • Do. Oswestry •• Do. New. .. • • • • Shropshire Union . • • • Do., A, B, C, & D, fully paid up at per cent • • South Deven • • .. `outh•Eastern South Wales.. .. •• South Yerirsh. and Riverl and Geole, South Divisiolt Stockton and Ilartlepool bwansea & Loughor, raw Vale Exteasion . • Thames haven Deck am] Railway • • • • • • Vale of Neath • • .• Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, WM, Wick. and Dublin • • •• West Cornwall •• •• West London .• • Whitens Ten and Furness York, Newcastle, & Ber wick .. •• •• •• Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. .- Ditto G.N.E. purchase, or preference .• •• York and North Midland 13 b 3 3 12 3 13% —l3 Ms. 36 —as .. ~... •• 8 1 4 -8% 5 434 dls. 2G 211 13 —l2 Ms 10 —1034 6s % - P LINES LEAS: paid rip paid rip 20 Buaineas done to-day. 1634 15% 16 4% Es 14 4 23 24 7% 34 'A laq IR X 61,4 43% 44 z d 89 883 :A 1 61i( 60% 61 [Ld 19U 16 i% 130 129% 23% % 17% 88% }fi 3634 3534 36 dig. 623 63 6234 8 % % % •S I 9% 103 i 93( 11!.i 183 i - 19 17 -18 10% - 11% 7%- 18 N 17% 17 VI 10X 4 3%&e, 3% 3 die, 2 —1% 3%N dts. 3 di,. 18 —2O 9' —JO 13 14% 96 di& —2% Os, 19% 20% 1 27 % 27% x.ii ms us IS S dis.x.d 3% —4% 27%%%14 36% • ..-- • • 7 .- 6 W. 3 —3% 4 3 d. 5% 6% 19}4 1731 .. •.• •• 8 - - 7% 20X 21 1 ,4 x.d 4 1 4 dis.x.dl Z 2 21% % 1 16% % 1% —1% dls.x.d 26%( 47►% 273 % 'ALS. MINES. Paid. Nominal Prices. to-day. Business don , --. Anglo-Mexican(is. Si. p.) 100 .. —.. Asturian ...... ••.. • . 15 .. —., Australian • ... •••• • • • • 4 3% 234 Barossa Range ... • ... 1 13 0 33. -- 3.3, t Blaenarvon Iron and Coal 50 • • _ Boland Scrip ........ • • • • *— • • British 1r0n...... ••• . • • 1 3 5 • • —• • Brazilian Imp. (is. Si. 13.) 243 .. —• • De. Cocaes and Cuiaba 30 32% 32 Do. St. John del Rey • • 15 14% 137 Cobre Copper ...... ... 40 32% 31% Copiapo ..... • • .... • • • 14 5% 7 General. Real Del Monte, (Tang. % !It Do. Black Debentures. • • —•• Do. Red Debentures .. • • —• • Bantiago de Cuba ...... 10 714 — 6% Tin Croft — . 7 10% 11 United Mexican. •••••• • 28 2 8%, 6 54 - 51 4 JOINT STOCK BANKS . Australasia .......... •• 40 33 —32 54 British North America— 50 42% 42 Colonial .... •.• ...... . 25 9% 12 Commercial of Loilon.. 20 25 25% London Joint Stock .... 10 18% —17 N Lon,lon and Westminster 20 2731 273„ National Provincial Eng. 35 .. _ Do. New ............ 10 .• —.• National of Ireland .... 22% 17% —lB Provincial of Ireland.... 25 42 43% Do. New ............ 10 15% is Union of Australia ...• 25 83 i g 3.1% Do. New ............ 2 5y 3 —3% Union of London —•• • • 10 12% 13% Union of /Madrid -. 40 .. .. MISCELLANEOUS. Canada ...... —•.• • .. 32% 42% —46 Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 263{ 275( Penin. & Oriental Steam. 80 65% 72% Royal Mail Steam ...... 60 73 —69 Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 5 paid, has been done at 12 11%. .NEOUS. 46 26% 27% GRyi 724 73 —69 paid, has been done at 12 11N. e errors of the Official Lists, and correspondents.] r We cannot be answer: will iot be influenced by Stearn, Ole for 1 interest MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were es timated at 7,000 bales, of which 1,200 American were taken on speculation. The sales comprised 6,000 Ame rican, 100 Pernam and Maranham, at 'lid. to Sid.; 350 Bahia, at 74d. to 70.; 150 Egyptian, at Bd. to 90.; 450 Surat, at 4d. to 5d.; and 40 Sea Island, at Is. 20. to Is. 6d. per lb. The market closed firmly with American Kd. per lb. higher, other kinds without altera tion.—Railway Shares were depressed, and at lower prices. The six weeks' average price of Wheat is 375. 2d. per quarter. By an arrival direct from Port Philip we have inter mediate dates (to Nov. 20), from which we glean the following:— " The time is now arrived when all is activity and bustle in shipping our 'staple commodity.' In our late English extracts of the more recent Wool sales it was with pleasure that we were able to quote highly remu nerative prices. The hint which we some time since gave respecting the packing should be attended to, for it is not only important that our fleeces should range well in the English market, but that the fate of the cargo per Hero the year before last, and very nearly a similar accident last year, should not be for gotten. By the damp or dirty packing of wool great danger of spontaneous combustion ensues, whereby not only the cargo, but the lives of all on board the vessel in which such wool is shipped, are endangered ; and any party knowingly shipping it is morally responsible for the consequences. Should such instances of ignition be frequently repeated, great injury would be likely to be inflicted on the Colo nial trade, and consequently on our Colonial prosperity also, for casualties like these, similar to the preposses sion against the harbours on our southern coast, would affect the tenacious minds of the British underwriters — we must reiterate the word tenacious' for the minds Of all men, more particularly the British merchants, where their interest is at stake, have this quality, and great suspicion would be thrown on car goes in which those particular brands which had previously ignited were shipped, and not unlikely an exception would be made against them. Upon particu lar qualities of Cotton this has been the case. Why not, then, might not these particular bales be subjected to the same restrictions?" The Amsterdam Stock Market on the 18th instant was steady, and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. were in request. In Spanish Bonds there was a large busi ness doing, but not much in Mexican. The meeting of proprietors at the Bank of Eng land has gone off most harmoniously, and there has been an increased dividend declared, viz., 4 per cent. for the half-year. Tho profits of the corporation afford this increase, and there is still a " Rest" or surplus rather over 3,000,0001 _ The English Funds have continued flat, and there has been very little doing, although the favourable turn in the weather may probably have some influence in the course of a day or two, should it continue. Consols have been quoted 961 for Transfer, and 96-I for Account• There are certainly even now more eligible investments, and one cannot feel surprised at the disinclination to operate in them, but when the April dividends are paid a difficulty may be experienced in placing surplus cash, and this, if politics be not adverse, will give them an im petus. The premium on Exchequer-bills has been 525, to 565., and on India Bonds Gus. Bank Stock has been up to 2151, owing to the satisfactory meeting. In the Foreign Market Mexican Bonds are a shade bettter, being 33 to 33k. Buenos Ayres Stock has been quoted 54 to 55, and Venezuela 33. Portuguese Four per Cents. have been 331 ; to 34k. Spanish Bonds are very quiet. The Three per Cents have been marked 381. The Five per Cents. are nominal. Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. have realized 58k, and the Four per Cents. 9l A member of the Mexican Bondholders' Committee has addressed a letter to the papers, representing that the instructions sent out to M. Falconnet are un. hesitatingly to accept the terms offered by the Govern• meat, and expresses a hope that ere this the indemnity money has been secured. Shares have continued weak this morning, and some are rather lower, but at the hour of our writing there are indications of a rally. The lines that suffer most aro those in which the rise has evidently been least war ranted, such as Aberdeen, Caledonian, East Anglian, &c., but the old lines have been dragged down with them, and many feel tolerably confident that they will shortly reco ver. Prices undoubtedly appear high after the former de pression, but that depression was excessive, and therefore sure to cease when better management and reviving traffic seemed to warrant it. The foreign lines are less dealt in, and generally cheaper, but there are orders to buy, received from abroad, should any further decline occur. The last week's Railway a r s e u ce li tts r , ascertained up to this day, are in round figures Great Western lB5l. 1850. North-Western £13,538 ... £13,914 •••• 39,050 ... 40,144 South-Western Brighten 7,621 ..• 7,923 Midland South-Eastern North Staftbrd 4,739 .. 4,370 Caledonian ... QUABTEI? TO THREI , ••• ••• 961 1 ... ... 961 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) 8 per Cont. Consols Anna ............... 96; 14 Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1660... 7 9-16 7% India Stock ................................. .. Do. Bonds. 1000 - .................... 6 1 p Bank Stock for Account . 215 1 4 Coalols for Account .................. . ..... 96A th E Kehequcr Dille. I 1 ,(1. March. 2d. June. 1,060/. .. ....................... 53 56 25 55 p 53 56 52 55 p 140021. ..................... .. .. .. ......................... :.: PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT 0NE 5 5 3 0' 5 C 6 L 5 0C 9 8 55 . P Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per e..... .... Ce nt..,, .......... 0n 33 8 33% - 331, Bimetal 13en5i5,1846,5 per Cent., c o 455 Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons . Ditto for the Account per 6 Portuguese Bonds, 5 Ditto Ditto 4 D Account e r Can t p . e . . r . ............. : 3: 8 1 0 7 . 1 3 3 3 8 Spanish Bonds, 5 per (3 3418 p Ditto ivans e s i i v s oenßondsthe Bondy Venezuelaßondsbo ve •••.. •• nt. , 1 e2n paya ble . per Cent. Certificates D a p t c i t ia to 2 4 l A p per C 'laid Consols ... Ditto Account CoNTRIBUTIONS TO THE EXHIBITION FROM POR- TuoAl-- - A Portuguese man-of-war steamer (formerly the British Tar) arrived in Cowes roads on Tuesday, laden with packages containing articles for the Great Exhibition; she was short of coals, and having received 40 tons, she proceeded to Woolwich, where she will land her cargo. lies GRACE THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE. — Many statements have been going the round of the London and Provincial papers respecting the atfaire of the late Duke of Sawcas'le - the disposal of his property, and the circum - stances of the present Duke, all of which we have been as sured by a patty conversant with the facts are either greatly exaggerated or misrepresented, or have no foundation, — Nottingh am Mercury. NOTICE TO A THIEF. — The following advertise inept lately appeared in a Montreal paper : The person who, by a pardonable absence of mind, took a new light coloured silk velvet-trimmed macintosh from the second flat of the Ottawa Ilotel is informed, that by calling at the same place he can have a very good cape, which belongs to the coat, and is now of no use to the owner. We have much pleasure in noticing a munificent donation of 30/. from the Worshipful Company of Gold smiths to the Leicester-square Soup Kitchen. BAPTISM IN A RIVER.—On Sunday morning last, three individuals (two males and a female) were publicly bap tised in the River Nidd, at Knaresborougb, by Mr. Franklin, Baptist minister of that town, in the presence of a large mul titude of spectators. ) LLOYD'S Sill PPING.—(THIS D AY. e , - I.o.NtioN, 111Ancu 20.—Wind at noon S.S.W., mod rate tin,: z , and rive weather. B,,nr,L)GNE, MARCH 19.—The Ann, Cardiff to London , is at the Hota.LlLll nod must discharge, having struc k to the sand banks in the River Somme. TERCEIRA, MARCH B.—The tia canisters of lard. marked " Boston," which wore picked up o n the lst ,inst. on the coast, are supposed to have belonged to the Fill"' both, Frith, hound to California. , „. o WANsEA, MARcIi 19.—Arrd. Chilydra, sal Viso; Yeward Gjelsy, Cape of Good Hope. MILFORD, MARCH 18.—Wind S.W. and S.--Ar r(/ ' Tungallow, Craig, St. John's, New Brunswick, for Bristol. QUEENSTOWN, MARCIE 18.—Wind W.S.W., str u t and squally.—Seagull , Steward, Callao; Sea, GOWN , SUNDERLAND, MARCH 19.—Wind S.W.--Sld. viols, Quebec. 6° IIuLL, MAacn 19.—Wind W. — S ld. Ulverston, .I'l York. GooLE, MARCH 19.--Sid. Elinbrth Ho ld e rnesS, s t' John's, New Brunswick. :.. a DEAL, MARCH 19.—Wind S.W.--Arrd. Wilhell3l42".h- Maria, Ri i Janeiro; George Heinrich, Singapore'? KO, for Hamhurgh; Joseph Shepperd, Chi ne ; Charier Moulmein; Comet, Breadalbune, Calcutta. ....; Arr d. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 19.—Wind S. to S.lrr.';''''• Petrel, Bonny; Victory, Baltimore; Electric, and ,jenny Wren, Calcutta; Science, Camurons; Malabran, 2,"" villa de Cuba; Forest Queen, New Orleans; Constitiv• tine, New York. Sld. Templar, Oilcans; Harriet and Jessie, Charleston; Vane_r"k. Charles Croaker, and George Washington, No* i v ., d The ship Liverpool, of and bound to this port, heard from New York 17th Dec. last, has not since been 1 1 4 Ceylon; Jersey, N:":, of. A Danish schooner Iva, EOM on shore near Alo" 7th inst. DovEn, MARCH 19.—Wind W. to Vir.S.W Deux Soeur, St. Louis, for Havre. W ii% PORTSMOUTH, MARC , II 19.--Wind S.S.W.t 4 -.S. —Sid. Pyrenees, Swan River. PALMoUTII, MARCH 19.—Wind W.S.W., bret zes.—At rd. Louisa, Pernambuco . —.fiat). i BELFAST, MARCH 18.—Wind W.S.Vir. Barbadoes, and sailed for Queenstown. ....„, Sid girl SHIELDS, MARCH 19.—Wind W.N.Iv.-----* Hall, Aden and Calcutta. sc hooner ALDBOR ' oLoH, MARCH 19,--A hillybuOY _ A by • was seen to go down this morning; crew We" • light brig bound north. EnterP ri rn se m ' ace, _S r fl e s e n n ‘fil STORNOWAY, MARCH 18.--The Elliot, - nay 14tb Dublin, struck upon a sunken rock • Brtg id --'' 1 in • ly be a total in LERWICK.—Sid. Dublin, inst., and sank in 10 fmwill most like .; 1 stiarorireg. wreck. f No:th h. o i--e f idASsic.(r)t(ltc‘: land, Union, Mannthien, Refus, Co for Li mona, Eclipse, and Flamin 0, a ll Arrd. from Hull and sld., Rose,gebe, Sasri.lbb beth, after repairing, being leaky; - ' Abram, all for Greenland likewiae. d• o °P e ' STOCKTON, MARCH 18.—WiDd S.W.--S1 • Bordeaux and Philadelphia; Sedulous, Jamaica' aeroicrigEe liazi:d- ----------- MARKET NE W s.--(THIS 1)^ 4 :1 . lAT NEGATZ AND LEADVD7III6"..bareI! The general trade has ruled h eav y to -day, la stationary priees.—Beef, from 2s 2d to s 4d; guttyouci 2 pe s sr 6 mB d libT t s o nbF 3 yi s }:t l h o De ci . V 1 carcase.l s e y l d , 0 3 7 8 to 4s; Pork, nr 1 7, Grl; 21 ss to oi wa d, Clover, 31 Os to 41 Os; and Straw% 11 Is tO 11 75 per _ fair average supply, and a dull trade. to 41 OH A .6 l . ?,E'rS• CUMBERLAND. M ea d ow H a y 2/ 10s r l o ad. Clover, 31 Os to 410 s; and Straw, 1.1 28 to Ii 85 P e- Supply good, and trade dull. 3 / 0 4 ; WHITECHAPEL.—Mcadow Ilay, 21 8 0 P wad. per 2s 6d to 35 I Clover, 3108 to 4145; and Straw, I/ Os to 11 7 0 Trade dull, at but little alteration in prices. SOUTH A.LL, M PlX art E cH AT l9,!tir a rl up l ; l ;, o ' -t i c4 ,l liesq' c g ks he" a to-day was very moderate, yet the trade ripe , - 34 0; arely stationary prices.—Becf from 3s 11, erk, Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s 4d to 3 6 v"" 3s _to 3e 8d per Blbs, to sink the offa ls. 0 1 yell ROMFORD, MARCH' 19.—Our market l'il9 r uled 3d to 33 8d; on the following terms :Be—ef fro o3 3 ,8 d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s lid; Veal, 36 ' 2d Po L rk E , W ; 3 E s s, xi 3 A s ß 6 C cl u per Sibs. Suckling Ca lvest b ° 185' t° 248; and to o uarter- old store Pigs 168 to 20s ea c it u ttont to 4s Gd; Veal,lB- 3s ß 4 e d ef t o r 3s 4dto 4s; 31 pork , 6d per Blbs. A moderate supply, and dull tra de ' . 1'3°811162;3 3s 4(1 to; CORN AVERA GES. cog Ilthe GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISII rn , "" m For the Week ended March 13, 185!, made up from Retu the al O Ww Inspectors in the different Cltiesand Towne in EnglA n per Imperial Quarter. sZB'l4 6 * I 2 ' 4: 1 ' 74 I WHEAT. I I, BARLIT.I OATS. I , ITI• ;;;6d PEICE •• I 37s 2d 123 s Id 16s lid I 23s 3d 2 - ' .' DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. BEANS. I is O d W S ' WHEAT. 1 EARLEY. 1 s OATS. ATE. Od Is Od is Od is Od lls Od VTFO' QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD IN THE PAST ,4 15011.1 ,Oats, 9 Wheat, 72,622 ; Barley, 16,026 • 42 569 ; RP' w- i l 6,628; Peas, :,270 quarters. CHAIN CERY.—(THIS DA (Before the LORD CHANCELLOR.) DOYLE V. 'WRIGHT. THE HON. MISS AUGUSTA TALBOT. a l io* Mr. ROLT applied to his Lordship to answer are he for an early day, and that it might be placedttr paper for hearing, because it related to a w ard of c" the Hon. Miss ugusta Talbot. It the° The LORD CH A ANCELLOR—If you really th. ; a.. • are any special circumstances why I should bear urge. will do so, otherwise it had better take its natural O ti t r ; I know some of the circumstances, from an applir o o o that was made to me yesterday, but it did not atTit e nu ld that there Ns ere any special circumstances why I " hear it. It is not a petition for a new scheme? uQ Mr. Rota—No, my Lord; it is merely to folio"' some directions that your Lordship has already giceor: and which were given by your Lordships' pred ece°6 6l. In fact, it is merely consequential on what b as b9e° ready done. The LORD CHANCELLOR--I do not want to g ive eu a P er liarity to the case unless circumstances justifY of e ig only ask for a scheme for the • -est, is a common application; donee whi t c r h . lady during the London scll o t - g; but it follows brio, orders made by your Lordship's predecessor , and I t your Lordship would be able t o d e al with it m ore s fr r as it is consequential upon an orderof the lat '4° P • Chancellor, than one of the Vice-Chancellors• yerho your Lordship would permit it to be in the paper °II tur The da. t t s hould The LORD CHANCELLOR—Yes, it is necessary .• - be done curly. n YII SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS --- (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff Boaciii.a.) REECE V. TAYLOR. /A 100' This was an action to recovery the sum of 742..-9-Dnoti principal, and 1611. los. 9d. interest, on sD bond. The defendant suffered judgment to go by©ti Mr. ABOTT of Lincoln's Inn fields, Ch P l `, s ,',. an d solicitor, stated that tho bond was given for 3,00°. 1843 the sum now claimed had accrued due from 1 118 Y',.„ t he to May, 1850, bond for the amount claimed. The only questioo fore for the jury was, to assess the damages. o py The UNDER•SHEBIFF a sked whether there 11115 poy covenant in the bond for the payment of interest, °r count in the declaration to carry it ? bbd Mr. ABBOTT said there w as not, but the ease„who been previously before the Learned Under-Sheriff' had held that interest wa s recoverable, as each to plot wen t was due at a specific time. The P°.oo wa s argued by Counsel on b oth sides, and the getior was submitted to one of the Learned Judges St f v ." - berm, who confirmed the ruling of the Under-She ri ', t he The UNDER-SW:RIFF said ho did not rule thav 1 ., for jury were bound to give 51 . per cent., it was entirevbad them to decide that point; but as a Learned Judg e w hy the oul previousot give averdict verdict, forsawthat nuot am reasoonun-t confirmed jury e shd not thi A s c j a u s r e y . man asked whether the interest had beeri culated at simple or compound? Mr. ABBOTT said only simple from the time ea ch Pter ment became due. The h jury only This was the gave a cage.verdict for the amou nt Tc laimed' A Y.) SURREY SESSIONS —(THIS V i'' CHARGE OF SHEEP STEALING.--Joseph U;or'ging zi f m arm wi_t l h a a bo st u e r a e i r i , ng pleaded guilty to an Ind in t of 611. ic : e n n V e ell 43 ' lead - John E sthope, Bar o t n ., e at liv V?re s y h b e rTg e. ! It p c repo t, ' bearslead hioigs lifea u e i IwtCHAIRMANguilty udlidd not tv el informed esbseenenthfeo r t fo b eir e i toe_uPdrei e s ,o as ratbat op few y_ s • to tho laws of bh country. The b • depredators, therefore he should sentence years' transportation. pu lie must be ghaiiinnatt rtceri protected a The grand jury at York having -_____----------___ the Bill against Mr. Ingham, for manslaughter, he Was ce lled ?hale plead to the coroner's inquisition. It appeared that ._..,,, girl had been killed b . ). some empty waggons, the proprv_ m-read from, a_ of Mr. Ingham, in their descent down a art , it l ies colliery . to a canal. He was at once acqed, and _ r oil stated that he had ordered such alterations in the tram' , 01 , as would render the recurrence of a in occident ' possible. ignored on to The Leicester assizes commenced yeste rdaY. Ann At the Middlesex Sessions, yesterdah Mayne was convicted of stealing a purse and TO° , a that the from the person of John Evenson. It was sripPese ay and Mr. prisoner had used chloroform to produce analinsensi"' b e cola Sergeant obtain . Adams postponed passing sentence t shou ld such : I‘ll :o r i Y: er ei g o6 a.professional opinion on that pein-; I sea prove to be the fact, be said he would DlOst assured y tence her to transportation. A well-dressed young man, named George j r... °:l rel Quebec-street, New Road, was yesterdaY held French, described as a bookseller and stationer, of 30 ' - It a r. Tyrwhitt, at the Clerkenwell Police-court, on a cliVer, conspiring, with two others, to defraud a ntati none" tost ia Holmes, of 35/. When taken into custody ther3 wel e an g C' on the prisoner a skeleton-key, a betting-book, and count of several retinue(' transpoi ts. Josh lo A BRANDY DRINNER --V IC la'e Mr. ~D ixon, of D(Aynton, in this county, who in 1801 iota to bail by e ef de ly at the age of 103, had all his life been a reto 3r ,ecar free liver According to his own calculation he ha - into sumed two thousand gallons of brandy, without take en' account a variety of other kinds of liquor. Ile more/ ens joyed his faculties t , the last. He was twice tnarrie,'died of his numerous offspring by both wives, the oldest hi", t hs at the age of 70, while the younger was only 18 li „," c e of father's death. had this man practised the tenWer3'oo of some patriarchs he might probably have attained the OD 150 Be .—Devi ez cs Independent. or io• war of ir:quiAitive person:, a wonderful at 5a s ity to know a ll is g enerall y accomp a nied' with a 5 g rea itch A to tell it again.--Eli:a Cook's Jurnal. 1 i,: L I BERAL LANDLORD.-011 o Thursday 4 0 t il hie -: ren t audit, Colonel Wingfield returned fifteen Per ce9.. teiu,,utrye..igretcborg,raper. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 14th have arrived. The Committee of the Chamber on the Budget assembled in the evening of the 13:h ; the reductions to be effected in the budget of the interior will only, it was stated, amount to 800,000 reply, instead of 1,800,000 reels, as had been announced, the Govern ment hating by error counted the 1,000,000 reals as a saving, when in reality it was only transferred from one Ministerial department to another. Has Sir CHARLES WOOD any connexion with the Spanish tlinistry ? MADRID Buse, MARCH 14.—The Three per Cents. were done at 34 11-16 for time ; the Four per Cents. at 15 ; :l ; the Five per Cents. at 16,1 ; the Debt Without Interest at 6-g-; and the Coupons at 91. GERMANY. The Cologne Gazette, under the date of Vienna, 14th, says :—" The Prince DB SCHWARTZENBENG has replied to the letter of the King of WURTEMBBRG. The Prince does not oppose the views expressed by the KING, but says that the time has not yet arrived for realising them. He wishes that the Sovereigns of Germany should first agree as to the organisation of the confederation." The Rosbik Gazette has the following from Dresden, of the 13th :—"The Second Committee of the Ministerial Conference resumed its labours yes terday, and was occupied with the report of the sub committee, nominated in the Plenary sitting of the 28th February, to deliberate on the competency of the College of Nine in the next Federal Constitution." Dispatches have been received from the Emperor of RUSSIA at Berlin and at Vienna, expressing in strong terms the opposition of the CZAR to the pro ceedings of the Austrian Cabinet. BANK Or ENGLAND-DIVIDEND. A Court of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England was held to-day in Threadneedle-street, at twelve o'clock, for the purpose of declaring a dividend. Mr. Prescott, tie Governor, in the chair. The GOVER4Oa, after congratulating tho numerous proprietors of Bank Stock on the prosperity of their af fairs, said that he had to report, that by the accounts which had been made up to the 28th of February, there appeared a net profit on their transactions of 567,5821. — (Hear, hear)—bring a❑ increase of 32,2401. over the pro tits on those of the preceding half-year, as declared on the 31st of August last.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) This amount would constitute a fund, with the rest of 3,594,8911., fron► which the directors were enabled to declare a dividend of 4 per cent. for the half•year.— (Loud cheers.) When the dividend was paid, there would still be a reserve fund of 3,012,775/.,1 which was an increase of the ample rest provided to mt et all contin gencies. He sholld, therefore, move fur the adoption of the report. The motion hating been seconded, was adopted una nimously, and the Court, which was a very large ono, and only lasted a Few minutes, was then adjourned. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN SPITALFIELDS.--YeSt9TdAy morning, at a few minutes before four o'clock, the neigh bourhood of Fashion -street, Spitalfields, was alarmed by the sudden outbreak of a fire. A police-constable of the H divi sion, while patrolling ,his beat, found that the basement floor of the premises belonging to Mr. Charles Lauer, a skindresser, No. 41, was on fire.,,,a. young man named Castledine, who slept in the first floor, having snatched his child up, suc ceeded, with his wife, in reaching the street, but they had barely left the building when the passage gave way, and the flames then mounted so high at to cnt off all means of escape for the other inmates in that direction. Mr. Lauer, jumped out of a window into the back yard, but he was so much in jured by the action of the tire that he was obliged to be re moved to the London Hospital. The Royal Society's fire-es capes, with several engines of the parish, London Brigade, and West of England Company quickly attended. The conductor of the escape, having raised the machine in front of the burning premises, got into one of the upper rooms, where he found Mr. Lauer lying on the floor in an insensible state, nearly suffocated with smoke, and passed him in safety down the escape, where they inquired of him as to what part of the house his wife was in. He replied that she was in the loft, but the only chance that remained to rescue her was to mount the top of the building and cut away the roof. The conductor, with the aid of the police, having reached the top of the house, they forthwith commenced cutting away the roof. Having made a hole sufficiently large they dragged her upon the roof, and conveyed her in safety down the escape. Fortunately, a plentiful supply of water was pro cured, and the firemen were enabled to get the flames ex tinguished in about an hour, but not before the lower por tions of the building, with its contents, were destroyed, and the upper part extensively damaged by fire. TUB NEMPNETT MURDER.—The widow of Wil kins, who was so cruelly murdered some weeks since at this village, has been pronounced out of danger, and the wounds she received from the ruffians on that occasion are nearly healed. A subscription has been raised on her behalf. A Brentwood correspondent writes that Drory had promised the unfortunate Jael Deney 10'. for declaring that he was not the cause of her " trouble ;" but that he never paid her the money. The trial tf the murderer has renewed the interest manifested at the time in viewing the scene of the dreadful catantrophe; and a tree growing near the spot has been stripped of its bark by curiosity hunters in the oli; has been made to th e hi g h- s h er iff by Mr. Donovan, the hre i h s "horrible" r i : 0 1 r e " line. It is stated that an application permission to take casts of the heads of Drory and Mr,.. Chesha m a ft er th e i r ex ecution.—Essex Standard. phrenologist, WHAT THE LEGISLATURE IS COMING TO.—lf much more of the time of the nation is wasted, the session of Parliament will dwindle down to a Quarter Session. Punch. FATAL COALPIT EXPLOSION.—On Monday morn ing last another exulosion of fire-damp took place a; Hey's colliery, Ashton. It appears from inquiries made on the spot that at about eight o'clock on Monday morning, the men being nearly all at work, a young man named William Joule, a miner, took the top off his lamp and went among some other men. An explosion ensued ; and the conse quence was that Joule and several others were severely injured; one man, named John Ogden, was killed; and another, James Andrew, has since died from his injuries. We are also informed that two others are in a very danger ous state, their recovery being doubtful. It appears that when Joule was found he said he could not blame any one, as he had caused the explosion himself, by taking his lamp top off. We are informed that, in addition to the caution given by the manager of the works, the men have for some time past made a rule among themselves, that any man known to take his lamp top off should forfeit ss. A few weeks since one of the men was caught with his lamp top off, and he was compelled to pay the above fine, or leave the works, as, if the fact had been laid before the underlooker, lie would have been immediately discharged. A communica tion of the facts has been forwarded to Sir George Grey.— Manchester Guardian. DUNGARVON ELECTION.—Mr. Ponsonby and Mr. Maguire are actively prosecuting their canvass. The nomi nation took place yesterday, and the polling to- morrow. Mr. Ponsonby's success is considered almost certain THE MARINE SOCIETY.—The anniversary of this society was celebrated last evening at the London Tavern, where a dinner was served in the best style of the establish ment. Admiral Sir C. Adam, K.C.8., the Governor of Greenwich Hospital, occupied the chair, and was supported by Sir J. L Lusliington, Admiral Sir C. Malco lm, and a distinguished company. It appeared from the re p ort that the society was established so long ago as 1756 . glace which period 88,379 boys had partaken of the benefits which the institution affords. Of this number about 10.000 lads had been sent into the royal navy, the Indian navy, and the merchant service, and the others had been fitted out and provided for in other ways. The society annually received about 412 boys, and the number on board the ship off Charl. ton averaged 110. The ordinary annual expenditure amounted to about 2,300/., and since the foundation of the institution it had laid out on the shiPs account as much as 115,4661. Previous to the toast of the evening being given the bobs entered and paraded the room, headed by their boatswans. The Gallant Chairman addressed a few most appropriate observations to them, and stated that their energies ought to be stimulated by the circumstance that there was at that moment in the room a gentleman, now highly respected in the city of London, who, forty years ago, had been a nember of their school, and who first went to sea under himself on board the Invincible, 74. He trusted that they would fellow that gentleman's example, and he hoped if they did th.qr cuty honestly and uprightly that they might meet with the success which had marked his career. The gentleman eluded to also addressed the boys. who listened with extreme attention, and gave a hearty cheer at the con clusion. The Chairman then gave the toast of " the Marine Society;" Sir J. L. Lushington gave " the Chairman." The toasts of " tie Admiralty," " the East India House," " the Trinity House," and others followed, which protracted the proceedings mai a late hour. The subscriptions of the evening amounted to about 5001. THE LADIES OF NEW YORK.—Major Noah's Sunday Tiin,s says that the ladies of Sew York have been slipping and tutnieing about sadly during the late frosts. The m , ,st urpleasant part of the tumble is the aid tendered on such oecations by the gentlemen, and their smirking air of condolence. " Now the ladies cannot hear to have an ankle exposed, or their integuments ruffled. A lady in Boston Navin; met with a real free-soil fall,' a land) , of the first water rae to her aid, and benignly said, Al ow me to raise you madam !' She turned round suddenly, and pertly replied, No,Sir ! I was raised in New Hampshire, and now I can raise myself !' " RAILWAI EMPLOYES.—A return has been issued by order of the House of Commons, on the motion of Mr. Labouchere, Df the number and description of persons em ployed on each of the railways in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland rspectively open for traffic on the 29th of June, 1850, and flat length of the line. A similar return has been made of eel line and branch line of railway which had been authorised, but which might not have been open for traffic on thesame day, distinguishing the length of each line on which the works might have been in progress, and the length onwhich they might not have been in progress on that day, an specifying the act or acts authorising such railways. AT Leasing uusinoes Railways. Co . pani ... Paid. ClOsiris. Prices. done. Berksaml Hants Ex. 5 per Cent. Gt. Western 6 1 p. Bir. and Oxford Junc.,callsduly paid, or with a guarantee .• Do •• • • 90 283 2934 Do., without a guarantee .. De .. • • 20 27 —26 Birm., Wol., & Dud.,calls duly paid, or with a guarantee .. Do .. .. 15 934 p Do., without a guarantee •• Do • • • • 15 7 p Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. 17% 17% 17% 1734 % E. Lin., Guar. 6 per Cent. .. G. Northern 25 32% —33 Hull and Selby Yk. &N. M. 50 101 103 Do. 34 Shares Do .. .• 25 50 51 Do. 4 Shares Do • • .. 12% 223( 23% Leeds and Brad. Midland • • be 97 —9B Lon. and Green. S. Eastern . 12 16 4 11% 11% Po., Pref. .. Do .. .. 20 24 —25 Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. .• Norfolk • • 20 lb —l6 N. & East, 5 per Cent. .. E. Counties . 54 50 56 Do. New .. Do • • • 1 • 43 4 6 P Preston and IL.&N. W. 25 41 —43 x.d Wyre S &lAA T. D 0.% Shares ADo • • • • 103; 73% 83ip.x.d Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern 20 21 34 21% x. x.d Roy. & llitchin G. Northern 2% 64 5 BIA 1)o. Shep. Ex.. Do • • • • 14 13( p. S o uth Staffords. Mr. M'Cle • 9% dis. x.d Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gua. • Stock.& Dar. 25 24 —25 Wilts, Som., & Weymouth .. Gt. Western 60 45 —46 INC 'REFER,: SUAREB. Paid. Nominal Priem Business done Railways. to-day. Aberdeen •• •• 86 5 Par —E p pm C a ledonian 10/. • • 10 6 634 6% Chester and Holyhead .. 15 17 17% 17 East Anglian (31. 10s.) 6 per cent. .. •• 3 34 2 34 34 Do. (51.) 7 pr. ct. Prof. Do. (71. 178.17 p.c.:Pref. 2 .• —• • Eastern Counties Exton., per cent. No. 1 • • 613 4 —% p 1m Do. No. 2 613 4 par —4 p Do . New 6p. cent. Stock 10 10% U 11 Eastern Union, Scrip guaran. 6 per cent. .• 20 1734 —lB 1734 Do. 10/. Deben. Shares . 10 ,• East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares .. • • •••• Glasgow & S.-W. Consol 100 Gt. Northern, 5 per cent. 1234 13% 13 5 4 Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths 2 34 1 p. Lancashire and York shire, F. 201... • • • 6 1 1 X 134 die. Do. 6 per cent. Stock . 100 .. •• Leeds and Thirsk, 6 per cent., No. 1.• .• .. 9 p Do. 6 per cent., No. 2 . 17 —• • Do. 6 per cent., No. 3 . 5 .. • Do. quarters, 1848 .. 2 p London, Brighton, and South Coast guar. 6 per ct., late Croydon thirds 100 De. pref., 5 p ct. Stock, 1851, from 50/. chars. E 100 114 120 Do. cony. 5 per ct. 1852 50 87 —6O Do. new guar., 6 per et. 100 136 139 London &S.-W., new 5 234 2x6 p. Londonderry and Ennis killen, half shares •• 10 Manch., Sheffield, and Line , quer. shrs, No. 1 25 14% 1634 14% Do. new, 191. •• 10 12 12% 12 34 Do., 61. •• •• 3 P 3 % Midland Con. 6 p.c. stock 100 131 34 133 Do. Consul. Bristol & Binning., 6 per cent... 100 Do. Bristol & Glouces. 48 Do. do. do. .. 33 10 6 Do. Erewash Talley .. 60 •• • •• Do. Leis. & Swanning. 8 per cent. guar. • • 100 . •• Norfolk Extension .. 20 17 —IR 1)0. guar. 534 per cont. b 4% s.d Do. Waveney Valley .. 2 North British • • • • b • 5% —5% Shrewsbury and Blrm. New Guaranteed .. 8 104 114 Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. Min.) 8 per cont. 10 14% 154 South Devon •• 25 1434 18% South-Eastern, 434 p. ct. 10 • • Waterford & Kilkenny, 51. 1 .. •• WestLondon,lst Cl.(10/.) 10 Do. 2d Class do. (par) 20 York, Newc., and Berw., 17 Gt. N.of E. Pur. 16 —l7 5 4% York and North MlJ4and 11. and S. Purch. .. 10 14 1 dis. roßzung. &Worm and Amiens .. 20 10 -- 104 10% Central s,f Fiance (Or leans and Vitzzon) .. 20 174 —12 3. i Demerara .. l'l% • • —• • Dutch Rhenish .. 8 434 —4% di,. 334 East Indian .. 14 1 % — l % P ' Do. do. do. .. 20 Great Indian Peninsula • • 5 4 % P' Ditto ditto .. 234 34 — 46 P' Louvain ala Sambre .. 734 • Luxembourg .. 8 1 2 32% Ditto .. 10 2% 3 Madrid and Valenti* .• 2 • Maria Antonia • • • • 2 5 . )i 2 6 4 • Ditto, New • • • • 8% 83i Namur and Liege • • •• 2 ,9 15 .--1 53 ( 18 1 4 Northern of France •• . 1 1 ; —3% db. 4% 4 Orleans and Bordeaux .. 2 0 36 —s B Paris and Orleans • • • • • 27 26 5 .... IA db. 2 1 1 2 6 1 % 10% 11 Paris and Rouen • • • • Paris and Strasbourg • • 16 Rouen and Havre •• 20 114, —l2 14 Sambre and Meuse .. 20 4 % — 4 % 4 % —B% die. 6 yi % Tours and Nantes • • 15 Tourney, Jurblee. Lan- 0 • den, and Earth .. •.• . 1% West Flutter; afX _% = Ti look 8/ 43( We a sii Publ ta ge all t exce bus Irti• t Peri', r4th, grea lo rt i ►ffet katn ItY1( b in b Poe tn c i 94 o Jew P (4 0 , 41; th tit II ktt .Lhi se ; t h NI;