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MR. HOM , TE'S NEW WORK. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., 215., THE DREAMER and the WORKER. By P.. H. HORNE, Esq. Auth or of " Orion," &a. "One of the main fea'mres of this book is the bodily and social condition, the mental and political positlon and progress, of the work ing classes, but let no on expect any violent antithetical contrasts of character from the Dreamer and the Worker,' any setting up of our practical friends, the energetic and industrious artizans, by knocking down all abs tract I hiukers."—Extract from the Preface. Henry Colburn, 'Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at all Vas Libraries, in 2 vols., post Wm., • A NOVEL. 0 0 D. " The nutbor, we are mnyinced, yottng, otherwise we could hardly sue displayed stteb fresh and enthusiastic sympathy in ke ha.if of his heroes and heroines. He is a writer of genius, inspired by a nigh standard of moralitg and religion, and by a laudable love of tUc purest sort of 'fame. We gather this from the glowing lan guage 2 which he es.presses his feelings, sentiments, and opinions em the subjects Ned mentioned. There are several chapters, in rshich /Inks of the story are dropped, containing most eloquent essays am masters that are the prima mobilia of the actions which cha- Tacterlse nature's nobility. The writer evidently belongs, though he has marked per se peculiarities, to the school of the Disraelis, Man- Damen. and Snaytedes."—Observer. "` Bilwood . it, no ordinary work ; it contains passages of exceed htg bicanty. anti is written in pure and forcible language, with great good taste an& power. It is one of the most interesting and en gaging novels which the present season has produced. Of the eha.- racter of Amelia Rosa we have already spoken, and the extract we have given above is the surest voucher of the truth of what we have Said. The other ladies who play conspicuons parts in the tale are Florence Howard, an intellectual beauty; Jessie Gordon, a wild and impulsive genius, passionately fond of music and poetry ; and Julia itaitland. the noblest and best of them all."—Morning Post. Ilioliard Bentley, New Burlington-street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee and Managit, Mr. James Anderson. THIS EVENING Will be presented by her Majesty's S:rvatitot SIMPSON AND .CO. After which, a new grand Operatic Spectacle, entitled AZ LEL, THE PRODIGAL. Reuben, Mr. Vanlenhoff ; Azael, Mr. J. Ander son ; Amisnophis, Mr. Emery ; Bucher's, Mr. Cooper ; Sethos, Mr. - Rafter; J'ephtele, Miss F. Yining; Nelte, Mrs. Walter Lacy; Lia, Victorine Legrain (Premier Sujet du Opera de Paris), who siee been. expressly engaged for the occasion, and will make her ,a9paaralice every evening. SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY, INCIDENTS, &c. ACT I. INTERIOR of REUBEN'S TEN!', Opening at the Back to the Distant Desert—Sunset. The Iftavealers- - the Evening Repast—the Gift—Departure of Azael with the Caravan for Memphis. - Camels of the Desert. Acr 11. The GREAT SQUARE of MEMPHIS. Arrival of Azael. Sacred Procession of Apis. The Offerings. lia, and Troop of Almees. Grand Pas de rascination by Madlle. Victorine Legrain. :as ensemble biz Madame Louise, Maddles. Palser, Julie, and Coryphees. The Gamester- -False Diee—Azaers Prodigality—the Love Token VIEW near MEMPHIS. Ranben in search of his Son—the False Friend. Interior of the TEMPLE of ISIS. Orgie. Grand Pm de Peignards by the Coryphecs. Azad rectovers the Stolen Scarf—the Secret Spring—Azael surprised in the Sacred Temple—the "Human Victim." The Doom of the Prodigal. ACT 111. TEN'S of NEMROUD, the Camel Driver. Arrival of Travellers —Degradation Of the Predigal- the Slave—the False Friend—•the Gift Restored—Despair of the Prodigal. The Dream. "Tht VALE of AZAEL'S BIRTH. The BiUTelit :FestlvAl—Azael mourned as Dead—Retina of the Prodigal. Appearance of the Spirit of the Desert. To conclude. with RAISING THE WIND. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKE Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brampton. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the Play of THE WIFE. Julian St. Pierre, biz. J. Wailaek ; Mariana, Miss Laura Addison. To aoudads 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. Backstone ; Anne Franklyn, Miss Reynolds , Miss Middleton. Miss A. Vining. ThILA‘ TRE ROYAL, ADELYIII. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, _ _ . . Will be pertbrmed as entirely new grand Drama, in 3 acts, entitled BELPHEGOR THE MOUNTEBANK; or, The Pride of Birth. Duke de Montbazon, Mr. Hughes ; Count de St. Cyr, Mr. Boyce ; the Chevalier de Rolac, Mr. 0. Smith ; Guillaume, surnamed Bel phegor, Mr. B. Webster; Ajax, alias Mr. Merryman, Mr. Wright ; Captain Pafferes, Mr. Worrell ; Madeliene, Madame Celeste ; Nini Flora Aphrodite Stilz, Miss Woolgar. After which a new Fnrce called THE SCHOOL FOR TIGERS ; er, The Shilling Hop. Captain Kiteflyer, Mr. Boyce ; Major Stiff, Mr. Freeborn ; Mr. Panels, Mr. Wright ; Alexander Panels, Miss Chaplin ; Mr. Firkins, Mr. C. J. Smith ; Tom Crop, Miss Woolgar. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kees and Mr. Keate7. THIS EVENING, • Will be pertbrmed a new and original Comedy entitled LOVE IN A MAZE. Characters by Messrs. C. Kean, Keeley, Wigan, Harley, Addisoa, Meadows ; Mrs. Keeley, Mrs. Winstanley, and Mrs. C. Kean. To conclude with TO PARENTS and GUARDIANS. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Veatzis. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathew'. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE HANDSOME HUSBAND. Characters by Messrs. C. Ma thews. Vining, Miss M. Oliver, and Mrs. C. Horn. After which an entirely new and original Fairy Extravaganza, to be galled LING CHARMING, or, the Blue Bird of Paradise. Characters by Messrs. C Mathews, F. Matthews, Horncastle, Suter, Bellingham, and Homier ; Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss Ellis, Mrs. C. Horn, Mies St. George, and Miss Martindale. . _ To conclude with THR RINGDOVES, in wkich Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, Basil Baker. Mrs. F. Matthews, and Miss M. Oliver will appear. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farren. THIS EVENING, WUI be performul THE RED CAP. After which ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD. To conitude with a new Ballet, called THE WHITE STATUE, is which Madlle. Adele, Miss Lees, and Torn Mathews will appear. ASTLNY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.. Under the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Extraordinary series of attractive novelties. THIS EVENING, •The Guild new Spectacle of JOAN OF ARC ; or the Maid of Or- leans, with new and costly costumes. Together with Batty's Splendid Scenes of the Circle. T. conclude with JONATHAN; or, The Man of Two Ma. erg. Box-eftlce open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. HIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE -1 4./ --3(cAming 5b min. after 10 1 Evening 36 min. atte , 11 To-Moaaow —Morning 0 min. after 0 I Evening 11 min. after 12 THE WEATHER.-5m OFFICE, MARGH 14. Twasssosnrrzu, IN THE SHADS. 46—highest since noon yesterday. 30—lowest this morning and during the night. 48. _this day, at noon. Beßomwrzu, 29.82. Wrap W.S.W.—Morning, fine; Afternoon, cloudy. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations are arranged in order of latitude. PLYMOUTH—Wind N.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. PooLE —Wind N., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. PORTSMOUTH-wind N. W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. BRIGHTON—Wind N., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. Fot.scßsToNE—Wind S. W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. lissnessToKE Wind W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. GREENWICH—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially • cloudy. SwnipoN—Wind W., gentle breeze—cloudless. COLCHESTER— Wind S. W., gentle breeze—foggy. CA.HBRIDGE—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. YARMOUTH —Wind W., calm—overcast. LYNX—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. CREWE—Wind S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. LtvEnpoot—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. LANcAsTER—Wind S., calm—rain. S.W., gentle breeze—foggy. S HAr —Wind S., oalm principally clear.. CARLISLE —Wind S.E., gentle breeze—cloudless. BRATTOCK—Wind 5.. E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. fhs returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Wednesday morning at nine o'clock : - - - Coax --Wind S.W., light breeze—cloudy. CARLOW—Wind S. W., hard wind—partially cloudy. MULLINGAR— Find S W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. DuspaL.c—Wind N., gentle breeze—frosty. PooLie —Wind S., strong breeze—scud, lain. \°,4,741:, t -., I • WZ. ~, ` . fi g • . , A ~,.-.;.;.!4, 4.4- 1 / 4 4' ...la . -.., : ~. - 0.. ... •• . A.. , ,,, , • " %it- 1 , 1" ,',' '- ' ' 1E . 17 ~ Vi 4, `' ` '', •••• `. - 'l.- eltenirtil 1111". LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1851. In the House of Lords last night, The Earl of CARLISLE introduced a Bill to regulate the sale of arsenic. The Bill required that all vendors of arsenic should keep a register of the rames and real &ewes of the persons to whom they may sell it, and also of the quantity sold and of the purpose for which it is intended to be used. Lord BROUGHAM drew their Lordships' attention $o the careless manner in which the collectors of the in t:lP:lie-tax performed their duties, the consequence of which was that in many instances the returns of income Blade by various, parties had become publicly kn. an. Their Lordships then adjourned. The Commons did n ot sit, as at four o'clock there was not a suffiient number of Members present to form a House. agre e w i t h everyth i ng that Although we do not falls from Sir CHARLES NAPIER respecting naval architecture and niival affairs in gewor a l, we f u ll y recognise the high h onour, unblemishedin tegrity, Admiral, and hi s and great experience o f the Reliant anxious dire to increase the efficiency, W hi le dimi of the import ant service o f which be nishing the cost, is one of the most distinguished ornaments, and thereby to promote the interests of his native land. He may have his " hobbies" —few are without them, more especially on subjects to which their thoughts and energies are chiefly directed—. that constitute the employments and occupations of their lives. Whatever may be these hobbies, they do not diikqualif Y S,ir CHARLES from being a faithful I Fldttrlfitworthy witness—one whose evidence should lye j i7ecOv, s ed with high respeot and maturely consi dered laeccr a final decision was arrived at. We do „v.” tiosA cpwe i rp*, seek to att ac h any a dditi ona l we i g ht to tKe e letter which will be found in another o u . of: MFclay's impression from the name, rank, or A j‘eit . .. of its author. If it had even emanated r ~( from the pen of a nameless and unknown writer, it would still be entitled to a favourable reception on its own merits. It contains internal evidence of being the production of one thoroughly acquainted with, and who had re flected profoundly on, the subject-matter on which he was engaged ; we commend it to the public atten tion on these grounds, and these grounds only. Let It be taken for what it is worth, and we feel assured that the statements and arguments therein contained will carry with them conviction to every unprejudiced mind, and show the errors into which some of the popular representatives have fallen. It will be seen that Sir CHARLES nanea enter tains the same opinions on the naval estimates to which we gave expression on Tuesday last. "It is not," he says, " the vote for men that governs the amount of the navy estimates, it is the vote for artifie cers employed in the dockyards that ought to rule the expense." This is indeed the truth, and its accuracy is established by the simple rules of arithmetic. Our entire effective force of seamen, marines, and boys— what may be termed the personnel of the service, only costs 1,936,355/. out of the gross total of 5,727,259/. required, or, in other words, little more than one third of the entire amount, that sum including every expense for wages, victualling, clothing, &c. ; while 2,011,3071. is required for the dockyard expen diture. Every shilling of the former outlay is, or rather, under a wiser system than is now pursued, would be, applied to a good purpose. Sailors, when fully trained and disciplined, become exceedingly valuable. It takes several years to make a thorough practical seaman. A few months may en able a soldier to go through his drill, load and fire his musket, and point his bayonet against any aggressor, but it is not so easy to teach sailors to ascend the masts, spread themselves out upon the yards, furl or unfurl the sails, or perform the various operations that may fall to their lot in the ordinary routine of duty. There is not, therefore, so imperative a necessity for keeping a reserve of the former as of the latter. Besides, if necessity should arise, we could more easily col lect the disbanded men. Their pursuits keep them on terra firma, and they could be found when wanting. But still we reverse the proper policy. We watch lealri,,VaiM o rtifr soldiers, maintain depots, and skeleton 3 reilidenti;and objections are made to enlistment for limited periods. In fact, when once a man joins as a recruit, he becomes so very dear to his country that he will not be willingly parted with, save on the payment of a good round sum of money. And why ? Because, say the authorities, " a soldier is an expensive machine." We believe each man is estimated to have cost some 351. before he became really valuable, and it would take an equal sum to pro vide an efficient substitute. It would, therefore, be an unwise economy to discharge such a man because there was no immediate necessity for his services, and this judicious view is fully carried out in practice. But how do we act with regard to our sailors ? A vessel is commissioned and sent on foreign service; the crew are collected together with great difficulty, and considerable delay, months being often consumed before the entire complement can be obtained, or the gallant ship fully manned. At first the men are unable to work efficiently together. They do not understand their different posts, or the sub division of labour, so as to do the largest amount of work with the least possible expenditure of trouble ; by degrees this valuable knowledge is acquired, everything goes smoothly. The captain, officers, and seamen become accustomed to each other ; com pliments are freely bestowed on the high state of effi ciency into which they have been brought, when the usual three years' term expires, and these valuable men, each of whom costs for pay, clothing and rations, as much as three soldiers, and requires thrice the time in acquiring the full practical knowledge of his business—so that the " naval" actually costs about eight or ten times the price of the " military machine"—are paid off discharged, dispersed throughout the globe, where they cannot be procured, under any circumstances or at any price, when there is again occasion for their services. Nay, we actually fling them into the arms of our maritime rivals, to be used in case of emergency against their ungrateful country. What madness is this, and on what do our sapient rulers rely for replacing these unappreciated but inestimable men? Is it on the iniquitous and now happily obsolete practice of impressment? Do they suppose that they can get together at a moment's notice the hardy band tbey have recklessly flung away? No, the infamous sys tem of impressment has departed, never to return, and with Sir CHARLES NAPIER we say, "they might just as well attempt to return to Protection." It we want to obtain good men, we mutt pay for them justly and honourably, and we must hold out advantages to in duce efficient volunteers. Why not give the men, after a return from a five years' voyage— and the ship's findings and fittings would fully last that period, thus saving 50 or 60 per cent. on the repairs—a reasonable leave of absence, to see their friends and enjoy themselves after their labours, their pay continuing, but their rations and allowances of course being withheld ? They would willingly return at the appointed time, and an invaluable reserve would always be available at a cost but little exceeding the duty on grass seeds, for the remission of which Sir CHARLES Wool) claims so much credit from the agriculturists. " But," say our " penny-wise-and-pound-foolish" statesmen, " they would, after five years' services, become entitled to extra pay." It might, therefore, cost the country a few thousands additional. Ah, gentlemen, how full are you of the propriety and necessity of " keeping faith" with the men of your own order ; of keeping an utterly useless set of admirals, because it would be " a breach of faith" to deprive the post-captains, who have not been afloat for the last twenty years, of the prospects of their flags ; but where is the faith with the sailor, without whom the captain and admiral could do little, if we tern him adrift, care less of his future fate, because, if longer retained in the service, he would become entitled to extra pay and additional advantages ? Was he in any degree tempted to enter the service on account of these prospective advantages; and is not the turning him off, when he has almost become entitled to them, but little better than an act of " swindling ?" Examine it in its details, and see whether it is not conduct unbecoming a mighty nation, a people who boast of their integrity, and who hold as a proverb that ‘g honesty is the best policy ?" But it in the dockyards that economy is practi cable. There we maintain a body of men, far more than can be required, and we are bound to provide employment for them, lest the nation should be dis - gusted if they were seen eating the bread of idleness. Like a man who evoked an evil spirit, the Admiralty is compelled to find work for its servants, and that work is often of the most useless and unneces sary character. It is for that purpose that vessels are unrigged, dismantled, or altered, when there is no real necessity for such acts, but when, on the contrary, they are worse than useless. If the 2,011,3071. were applied to the best purposes, we might assent to the outlay ; but as it is, we protest against the pr'fuse exrndifure. We fearlessly assert that 1,000,000/. sterling, or one-half that expenditure, might be saved, and that the business would really be better done, and the fleet maintained in a more efficient condition. We are rejoiced to observe the promptness evinced by the Noble Lord the Earl of CARLISLE in hastening the passage of the Sale of Arsenic Regulation Bill through the Upper House of Parliament. Last even ing it was read a second time, and before long we shall undoubtedly have the satiafaction of announcing its completion as an enactment by the Imperial Le gislature. Ghastly evidence of the necessity existing for a measure of this character has unfortunately been afforded too frequently of late—a terrible in stance of the crime resulting from the absence of a law of the kind having only within the last few days horrified th e pu bli c imagination. The consequence of the unrestricted vending of deleterious drugs has in fact, b een i n certain agricultural districts nothing less than th e organization of a regular system of poisoning. Su c h are the principal calamities flowing from the remissness of the Legislature in this parti cular, not to speak oftheda e n n ger r s l multiplied by it firnigrhegtfaurldilltuosttrhaotisoen who are entirely the latter effecyt inwnaoscenilde t ; A d ver y recently by an occurrence whi c h crea ted y no mall degree of excitement in the secluded hamlet of Bishop's Sutton, in Somersetshire. Upon this occasion it appeared that no less than sixteen lives were placed in the most imminent jeopardy by the want of all precaution evinced by the dealers in arsenious acid and other destructive commodities. The particulars, as briefly given by the local newspapers, are simply to the ef fect that white arsenic, instead of carbonate of soda, was by mistake mixed with the batter used in!the cook ing of some pancakes on Ash. Wednesday, the poison having been sold at the general dealer's in lieu of the harmless powder asked for by the purchaser. This circumstance—happily in no way fatal, seeing that the proper antidotes were betimes administered — comes to us as a powerful corroboration of the argu ments lately put forward by our contemporary, Household Words. According to a writer in that ex cellent periodical, no reasonable, or, at any rate, no adequate precautions are taken to prevent the acci dental distruction of human life by the careless em ployment of this very poison, arsenic. "A sporting friend," says he, " writes to us, that having shot away all his powder the other day, he had occasion to go into a rural grocer's shop for more. While he was being served, there came in a little girl, who ended a long order for tea, sugar, soap, currants, red herrings, and flour, with the remarkable demand— ' and two ounces of arsenic.' No comment whatever was made by the shopkeeper, who pulled a small blue paper of poison out of its proper compartment in a drawer, with the same composure as he handed over the packages of tea, sugar, currants, and flour. The little girl jumbled them all into her apron and went away. Perhaps,' remarked our friend, some of those ingredients are for a pudding." Loikely,' answered the huxter, with a strong Derbyshire accent. And should the blue paper burst, or a little mistake be made by the cook, the whole family will be poisoned. ' They should moind what they're at,'—this was the only life-pre server which occurred to the chandler's mind— ' they should moind what they're at.' " Now, in the very case we have instanced the accuracy of this home-description was exemplified. The blue paper, it is true, didn't burst, and the poison thus get mingled with flour used in making the pan cakes of the farmer down at Bishop's Sutton—but the shopkeeper made just a trifling blunder of selling a packet of arsenic when he was asked for a couple of ounces of carbonate of soda. It was merely a mis take in the compartments. That was all. A trivial one enough in itself, but one, which threatened to terminate not less than sixteen lives prematurely. Our observations upon this point may call to the recollection of some the witty and humorous manner in which the danger referred to was pointed out just sixteen years ago by CHARLES DICKENS, in one of the most brilliant portions of his immortal "Pickwick." The illustration occurs in the course of the great trial of BARDELL V. PICK WICK, when the jurors are being severally sworn in. We don't think our readers will regret a quotation of the passage in these columns just now, when the in terest of the subject it alludes to has aroused even the attention of Parliament. Some difficulty is ex. perienced in making up the requisite number of the jury. Ten jurymen are sworn in—two more are want ing, and a green-grocer and a chemist are caught di rectly. The green-grocer is "all right," but the chemist demurs when his name is called. "‘ Tuomes GROFZIN." Here,' said the chemist. ' Take the book, gentlemen. You shall well and truly try—' ' I beg this Court's pardon,' said the chemist, who was a tall, thin, yellow-visaged man, but I hope this Court will excuse my attendance." On what ground, sir ?' said Mr. Justice STARELEIGH. have no assistant, my Lord,' said the chemist. I can't help that, sir,' replied Mr. Justice STARELEIGH, you should hire one." I can't afford it, my Lord,' rejoined the chemist. Then you ought to be able to afford it, sir,' said the Judge, reddening; for Mr. Justice STARELEIGH'S temper bordered on the irrita ble, and brooked not contradiction. know I ought to do so, if I got on as well as I deserved, —but I don't, my Lord,' answered the chemist. Swear the gentleman,' said the Judge peremptorily. The officer had got no further than the ' You shall well and truly try,' when he was again interrupted by the chemist. lamto be sworn, my Lord, am I?' said the chemist. ' Certainly, sir,' replied the testy little Judge. Tery well, my Lord,' replied the chemist in a resigned manner. Then there'll be murder before this trial's over ; that's all. Swear me, if you please, air; and sworn the chemist was before the judge could find words to utter. I merely wanted to observe, shy Lord,' said the chemist, taking his seat with great deliberation, that rue left nobody but an errand boy in my shop. He is a very nice boy, my Lord, but he's not acquainted with drugs; and 1 know that the prevailing impression on his mind is, that Epsom salts means oxalic acid, and syrup of senna, laudanum.' " It is precisely to prevent the possi bility of such very harmless little false impressions as these that the Bill to regulate the sale of poison has been just introduced into the House of Lords by the Earl of CARLISLE. The propriety of such an enact ment needs no argument in proof—it is visible on the very front of its consideration. Every chemist in the United Kingdom is neither so laudably scrupu lous or, to say truth, so agreeably intelligent as honest THOMAS GROFFIN. The majority of village chandlers and general dealers in the agricultural dis tricts have about as much knowledge of drugs as Mr. GROFFIN'S errand boy—and, in the instance already given by ourselves, it will be observed that if the huxter at Bishop's Sutton did not actually sell oxalic acid for Epsom salts, or laudanum for syrup of senna, he made a mistake quite as terrible of its kind by selling a paper of arsenic instead of a packet of carbonate of soda. No wonder, seeing the peril incurred by this extraordinary want of caution on the Feat of the Legislature, no wonder, we say, that the Earl of CARLISLE has at last attempted to force upon Parliament the necessity for some strong legislative interference. The marvel is, the endeavour has not been adventured upon previously. While, nevertheless, we are disposed to exult most cordially in the rapid progress already made in the carrying this Sale of Arsenic Regulation Bill through the Legislature, we are most solicitous that it should be rendered yet more stringent and comprehensive in its character. We are, therefore, looking forward anxiously, but hopefully, to the introduction of ad ditional clauses, rendering it in every way more likely to prove efficient in operation, a change easily ca. pable of being effected when it comes before the House in Committee. ALARMING EXPLOSION OF GAS IN LIVERPOOL.— About one o'clock to-day (Thursday) the inhabitants and neighbourhood of Renshaw-street, in this town, were thrown into a state of great consternation and alarm by a loud report resembling the discbarge of a heavy piece of artillery. The cause was speedily ascertained to have arisen from an acci dental explosion of gas, at the shop of Messrs. Herring and Co., wholesale confectioners, at the corner of Roscoe-arcade, in the above street, by which nearly the whole of the plate glass front was demolished, the woodwork being riven as though struck by lightning, and considerable damage sus tained t, the stock in trade, a large portion of the latter being contained in expensive show-glasses. The precise origin of the disaster is not known, but from minute inquiries made upon the spot, as well as at the gas-office, it is supposed that an escape had been for some time previously going on beneath the double sashes of the shop, and that upon a light being tv.en near them for some purpose connected with the business an ignition took place, which might have proved still more destructive in its con-equences than is the case at present. We are happy to add, that beyond the injury to the shop front and the st ck no material damage has been sus tained, although, from the nature of the explosion, it was likely to have been attended with some loss of life. DEATH OF THE VISCOUNTESS NRWARE.—We re gret exceedingly to announce the demise of this lady, who expired on Monday last, at her residence, near Torquay, having survived her lamented husband only a few weeks. The deceased lady was second daughter of Lord Hatherton, and sister to the Countess of Cavan. LIMERICK ASSIZES.—In the Criminal Court, on Moneay, before Judge Jackson, a ca a charac eristic for cruelty was tried. The accused, Pen Willianv, of Bath k eale, was iodictfd lir attempting to burn a iittle boy, nine years old, in a bed . f straw ! It appeared that the pri'oner's husband is a sweep, and the juvenila prt secator had bt*n s .1d by his unnat, al parents to 14 illiams for ss. Tr e child was subjected , o great seve itv by Ellin Williams, whose conduct was ferocious, but h.ving been only found guilty of a common assault she was sentenced to twe ve months' im prisonment. Patrick Looby, c lavicted before Judge Jackson of the mu. der of Anthew lieeliher, was sentenced to execu tion on the 20th April. Trn D ODDING HURST MURDER.-CONFESSION. Information reached London this day from the Essex con stabulary, that a most important and satisfactory message had been forwarded to the proper quarter relative to the con fession of the prisoner Drory. The Rev. Robert Eden, D.D., Oxon, whose elec tion to the see of Moray and Ross, vacant by the resignation of the Right Rev. Dr. Low, recently announced, was con secrated to his office by the Bishop of Aberdeen and Primus, assisted by the Bishops of Edinburgh, Argyll, and Glasgow, in St, Paul's Church, Edinburgh, on Sunday last. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, YIARCII 14, 185 is called the party of order, having in its number of the 25th ult. published an article tending to impute reactionary tendencies to his Royal Highness Prince EUGENE of Savoy Carignan, three gentlemen of Turin, named CASTELBORGO, CUSENI, and VIMER CATI, proceeded to Genoa, and called upon the editors of the Strega, requesting them to retract the article in question, since it had no foundation in fact. Having obtained a sort of promise to that effect from Signor DAGNINE, the chief editor, they believed the matter settled. But on the 4th of March following, the Strega appeared with an article headed as follows :—" The Strega never recants." This led to a sharp correspondence between the parties, which attracted a good deal of public attention. We now learn from the Corriere Mercantile, of Genoa, of the Bth, that a most dis graceful outrage was committed in consequence on the morning of that day, the printing-office of the Strega baying been forcibly entered by a mob, and completely devastated. The authorities of Genoa have determined to act with the greatest rigour against the ringleaders of this act of violence. An Austrian battalion of 1,300 men and 26 officers arrived at Ferrara on the 28th ult., and set out on the following day for Bologna. A letter from Bologna of the sth, in the Corriere Mercantile, announces that an Austrian camp is to be formed at Jesi, in the Romagna. Austrian troops continue to stream into the country. The banditti continue their outrages undismayed in the open face of day ; the bodies of several soldiers, who had fallen in various conflicts with them, have been found dread fully mangled. Not less than 48 stabs have been counted on one of them, showing the rage with which even the dead are treated by these desperate men. PRINCESS' CONCERT ROOMS. SIGNOR LANZA'S CONCERT. Signor Lanai gave his concert at the above rooms last evening, and the concert-room was crowded to excess. The principal performers were Miss Poole, Mrs. Donald King, Miss Theresa Jefferys, Miss Lowe, and Miss Lansa, with M. H. Drayton, Signor Montelli, M. N. de Becker, Mr. Chatterton, Mr. Case, Mr. H. Griesbach, and Master Heinrich Werner. Several beautiful ballad compositions by Signor Lansa were given in the course of the evening, and among them a Polaces, exquisitely rendered by Miss Lanza, is worthy of especial commendation, on account of its deli-. cious melody. Mozart's duet in D for two piano-fortes was admirably performed by Miss Theresa Jefferys and young Heinrich Werner. Miss Lowe sang "Il soave e bel content° " very beautifully, and afterwards gave the duet, " Dunque io son," most effectively with Signor Montelli. This young lady is one of the most promising of our young concert singers. Miss Poole was encored in Mendelssohn's "First Violet," and- in Charles Glover's new ballad " I cannot pretend to say," which she acted as well as sang charmingly. Mrs. Donald King acquitted herself excellently well in some variations on " Cease your funning," and was much applauded. Altogether the concert went off very well. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, MARCH 13. The Queen and Prince Albert walked early this morn ing in Osborne Park and Grounds. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the younger members of the Royal Family, took their accustomed walks and rides. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny Howard, Lady in Waiting, crossed from Gosport in the Fairy yacht, Commander Crispin, yes terday afternoon, and reached Osborne a little before four o'clock. Colonel Bouverie, Equerry in Waiting, went to Gos , port to attend her Royal Highness from thence to Os , borne. The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the East India Company had an audience with Lord John Russell yesterday at his official residence in Downing-street. The Right Hon. Henry Goulburn had an interview with Sir George Grey at the Home-office yesterday. The Earl of Lovelace had also an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. Dispatches were also received from the Governor of St. Helena. TILE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Paid. L 3 14 0 Nominal Prices. Anglo-)lexican(is. 51. Asturian .... •• • Australian • • • • •• • • Barossa Range •• • • • . Blaenaryon Iron andCosl Bolanos Scrip ...• • • • • •• British Iron.. • • • • • • •• • • Brazilian Imp. (is. sd. p.) Do. Cocaes and Cuiaba Do. St. John del Rey•• Cobre Copper .• ...1 . •• Coplap° ..... •••• • • • • • Heal Del Monte, Unreg. Do. Black Debenaires. Do. Red Debentures .. :Santiago de Cuba .• • • • • Tin Croft .. • • • • • • • • • • • • United Mexican ••• • • • JOINT[ Australasia .... • • • • • • • • British Mort I America.. Colonial .....• .. ••• • • • Commercial of London.. London Joint Stock .... Lonßon arid Westminster, National Provincial Eng., National of Ireland .. • . Provincial of Ireland.... Do.. Now .. • • ...... Onion of Australia .. • • inion of London ....•• Union ~f Madrid DIX 1 13 0 13 5 2,*6 • 34 - • , 33 , 4 - .. - .. 28 2 8% STOI 3 : 2% 32 14%- 133 .32% —3 4 N 6451 leg— 14 - - It 64 - s 'i :X. 13.11.1M5 , 23 - 32 424 42 - 12 2514 18% -- 17% 27)4 - 2”9 Gen. Steam Navigation . Peniu. & Oriental Steam. Royal :q ail steam .. • • .. Peninsular and Orieni rWe cannot be answers will not be influenced by 17~(--- 18 42 - 43 5 15S - % - 33 5 3 3 34; I2N 13 40 H. •• 3CELLANZO TYO. 324 424 —46 14 264 27% 50 684 71% 60 73 —69 ttal Steam, 5 paid, has been able for the errors of the Of i nteres t e d corresPondentsj r, 1 d 7 0 2 De 50 11. Old acial I'll"' MONEY and COMMERCIAL CLOOW'S' CITY, TWO O' a ti- The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday wer e e .... mated at 7,000 bales, of which 500 American were tilii:tii for export, and 700 American and 600 rebel° ° AO O Mantilla= on speculation. The sales comprised .. 5 1' 0 American, 1,200 Pernam and Maranhao, st 61 e • 9 a . , 70.; 100 Bahia, at 'lid., 100 EgYPti sl3,ll ,Vht t na t° sr ices and el 500 Surat, at 4fd. to 51d. per lb. -.'-''' , 1 - bust osed rather heavily. In Railway Shares a ge °- ness was done at full prices.seek The sales in the Produce Markets have not tho s e been of importance, and prices have alternated efore°,i portionably limited extent. Sugar has not beenP r w ith upon the market, and Coffee has been Tea bps been steadilyia fair scarcely any inclination to buy. la quest; f Tallow supported, and. Cotton hes'Y' a .v so he proposed new Bill for the audit of railwayrill'iv- counts, and for other purposes connected with n., 11 , eluding the provides a particular form of soca nt., t ' he uding the stuck and shares and mort gage scout:oot capital account, the working stock account, sttiditure, o a f , debentures and other loans, abstracts °B ill es fol . id a revenue account. The heads of the Bill are lows:— u to b• ca ;j e C d o t m he pa a n u y di t t o co e m lec m t i fi tt r e e e shareholders ann ul l ' 'n of Mt e " At second half-yearly.meeting after po si "d . au , d , i A tor f s to . go out of office, but may be tee dot After o se f c o o ffi nci m meeting auditor not to be re-eleet4 going secon d bilif. " Company to elect two auditors at the not t° yearly meeting. " Director or person employed by corePB°',,, vote in election of audit committee or of auditor& ,4 Auditors to only need be a shareholder. us. ~ m u itors to have same powers as given biirreholder liirectors to dispatch by post to each 0 . 8 report, accounts, and scheme for dividend. , fe ticid e° O n requisition of not less than twenty 1. 8- be sub holding one-twentieth of capital , accounts ton mated to a special auditor. .Atioll not " List of shareholders to be deposited for i 0 9 1) shareholders, and to be printed. Wer " Directors may require every person attending 0 is,s ing to declare that he is a share holder, and to sig name in a book to be kept for that purpose. "Director or auditor in arrest of months disqualified. coe d of "No person eligible as director unless Poo jow l so p r eviou s necessary qualification for six month* : P Only one retiring director capable of re- 018°6°11. 4, ower to reduce number of directors. roa d* °P Register of shareholders, ilcc., to be tool also ete monthy and to be open to inspection, as of traffic, &c." any ea_ll for three hoe °II _ Hamburgh letters of Tuesday quote the E - . b o ll London steady, at 135. 41 Coffee firm, and Or lin for fuller rates. Pia' The English Stock Market has improved this Inn r .., ~, *0 refer and although the business doing is small, Sh e t on e 1 sfe r dedly encouraging. Consols have been 96} h ave f°r I°l°d and 96-t i for Account. Exchequer bills res•sph 535. to 565., and India Bonds, 585. to 61° ' , P „ r 7 e 4 ins being a further advance. South Sea Stock 58 7 . r ftiall Foreign Securities have been brisk• lliitel`cill,- Cen ts ' rallied to 331 ,i. Peruvian Four-and-Ole° P .- 41. are 841 to 85i. Grenada Deferred have been 0- sr Brazilian Old Bonds are 113 i; Buenos Ayr el ', s6 . ' s 201 Chilian 105 k; Spanish Five per Cents. are steo/6eess, and the Three per Cents. at 34; Dutch FOar pet - are 91i. ; an d Railway Shares have been v er y buoyant agt&°' , asif immense business is doing. This is the AccolsB%o to and a failure is reported of about 3,000/. in acii o ur the stoppages in the provinces. At the tiro* ° 1 61; writing, Caledonian have dropped from 171 ,r h oisb Sambre and Meuse have risen to 4; and Dutch '''' t AA' also; Great Northern are buoyant, and also P - glian. York and North Midland are cheaper. deo 4 ,, T r ' HALF-PAS T - tha n The failure in the St ock Exchan g e is much hlrge-sde was expeoted,being for about 50,0001 . T he part,' wil.„o it eri Bear of Caledonian and other shares, a nd severs b.- lose 2,0001. and 3,0001. each. TR OI4. QUARTER TO ' - 96 ••• ••• 961 „cogi ••• ••• PRICES OF BRITIsfI. FUNDS O'COLN:CK. cf,v , e 4 3 •c, vent. Reduced Antis l' 9 /4 j 9 . 6 : 4 3 per Cent. Consols . Annuities 96% N "/0 " 7 L mg Anna. to expire Jan 1860 5 - i 66 1 11 1- Pp l4 / 6 •C''' : 0 6 1 1 7 1 . 1P6 India Ditt ß o on un ds d , er l,o l % o l. 1. . South Sea Stock "..... ******* 1 5 0 8 7 3 / 4 Uo .. ns . ols for Account 9611 96%.0,,A exchequer Bills. 140. 0 " 56 P 1,0001. June 56 53 56 56 P 500/. June Small, June 56 53 O 6 P cl4 o * l g, PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. SIC S 4 _ 9 3 tSonds- 6 net Cent 9 3 1,4 6 6 , 'OS/ Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent - 105% ..-- ci. Danish Bonds,lB2s,3per C .. 101 Do., 5 per cent .. -- Grenaa Bonds, 11,.' 2 per Cent. .., 10 Do. Ex Dec., 1849 Coupons .....• 1 61 4* Ditto Deferred 1846, * with Coupons Cont.'. Coupons ........ 3 3 3 311 24 55 1 44 . _ Mexican, Ditto,Ditto, . Account jan33-a pe l u i vl tto itn , S i T o a u l d l e, 4% PIA 85 1 ,1 Ditto Ditto, Deferred Account per Cent_ _ • 85 1 i g/ 85:Y4 84 / 4 3914 3 53/ 39* ---,z ..... -.. /4 341 Consols ... Ditto Account d p s er Con R Po i c s t s u ian gue ß se on ei Ditto, 4 1 p 4 er p Ditto, oitto r 4 D D i i t t t t o o . , 3 Sm p - 33% ~.s4 Do., 1838 - 40, div.frm. Nov., '4O --• 9 , Small 9 i , - -- ni 97 4 195 4 0ividends on the above psya 14°I) 97% 16';'s 5 ~ ,Ila; 5 nee C ent. I k, , % per Cent t ,V Belgian, - Ditto 11 3 )34 :In 4 per Cent.. 12 Guild. --,,, 381 /‘ doll. 01i jj 'tell 2 , '* Der rttates _ : 97 g(,,nt . Ce 9234 LONDON, ssEA. LLOYD'S S lIIPPIN Gr.--( I" ` t- : l l S g 9 bl itbrtll.:t.'iL , M m e R A C: H 1 4 1 . 3 —. and fine. d. $O O- , SWANSEA, Valparaiso;Arrd' William Gales, ' Cuba. ,• fresh•' - • i t of MILFORD, MARCH 13.—Wind dat DN0.w012.......p.A, -rri- , a 12.—Wind 8.1 N., ~,,,r etc Lord Byron, Moulmein, with nearly all the c' scurvy. . o ,,beA N T Arr d 'AV ' S ail QUEENST OWN, MARCH 12.--Wind ,•-•---- lA-. , ef Mauritius; Swadavelk,ditto; = dittel 011`15-• Naughton, ditto; Noe ano, ditto, . oser o, , Callao; Niagar a ' nahtico; ' Lacs, B a hia. Harrison,' 'L Chilton, Yeragi— Callao. , r s af lard TERCEIRA, MARCH 1. Scme tin canisu'ioe boa marited " Boston", wreck timber, and Pi si3l. ! t ,/ of ha ien. _ washed up on this coast lately, and a q uail° d bre l ‘ l9 have been seen floating at sea. , ~-, nail r GALATZ, FEB. 27'. The iee on the vi.o--- t he rile s is s p on the 25th inst., and in this neighbottr"veyol rises both h ow free. The Jana Archibald and the gill be owl aground, but without dams an ge, got afloat. : t o Ai rf t Ceres, DEAL, MARCH 13.—Wind W., varia—e•bherine- M e a res, Banjoewangee, from ROllOOO3 ; CLa,7O2 ipt ria, Batavia; Margaretha Ida, Rajasthan , both 'Lwly; Thomas Blyth and Devonshire, Mauritius. ' rr cipto ( G th o e od ßiver, Sea Witch, Shanghae; en alore, os ti• o Florida;ope; Rose, St. Thomas s; SP rIghtIY VI I/jely' Ant, St. John's, New Brunswick; 1 ditto. Sid. City of Hamilton, Montreal. Arrd. 1 / 4 1 : LIVER 3 1 OOL, MARCH 13.—Wind W. ---- , • ite - ' Thistle I"' Demerara ; James Scott, ShaaguAa;;,,, PI; Calcutta ; Leudmuns, Mauritius ; Eric, .%gii-opoli, Lund, St. Domingo; Kingston, Savannah; 13 ' poar ° ' Baltimore, Sld. Ben Muich Dhue, Rio Janeir2e;ooool. . Valparaiso; Nymph, Pernambuco; Queen , •L' i land. Off port, Andrew Fo,teri,Ternplar. , B OOS WEXFORD, MARCH 12.—The V eloa barque, 0' ~,ile§ tell '' '0 bound to Liverpool, came on shore last night , eii el 1 rhe le to the southward, with masts cut away. ' tight, but much exposed. „ e Pr CowEs, MARCH 13.—Wind W.—Arrd. Balet!'c, for gard, Rio Janeiro, for Copenhagen; Argo, cIIP i o rr Harnburgh; St. Lawrence, United States' Woo, York. gOO% FALMoUTLI. MARCH 13.-- Wind Isi.N.W",. f:o'. brefze.—Arrd. Runnymede, Rio Janeiro; Rose"' Icf• 'cumuli, for Bristol; Father Mathew, Pernauthue,?' ton, Atweek, Philadelphia. Off port, Duke of Vi r ,f ei lle fes , Rio Grande, and sailed for Exeter; Pilar, Pta ill for Bristol. ---------..------ lea •g e aBBl.VCeerenCLentts, " NEW DOCKS AT SWANSEA.—The Stvawl - uac e u.,, states upo,J "official authority" that arrangesient!._bicti tP inaCe within the last few (lave, in pursuance of w o , 0 131 0 : construction of the long-contemplated clocks 0F444 O' row. at Swansea will be almost ireJusdiatsly prow" trti - Mbtttoti, DONCASTER SPRING MEETING. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) The Northers Steeplechase. Wild Hero ... ... ... ... ... Cadeby ... ••• ... ... ... ... Doncaster Handicap. Saxon ... ... ••• ... ••• ••• Reversion ••• ... ... .. ... Chantrey ••• ... ... ... ... Nine ran. Won by a neck. ... 2 ... 1 ... 2 ►STATE OF TRADE.—MANCHESTER, THURSDAY.— There is no particular change in the market since Tuesday. The low prices now current induce the German buyers es pecially to give more orders; the consequence is, we have rather an increase of business at low rates. TROOPS AND DISPATCHES FOR THE CAPE or GOOD HOPE.—SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY, MARCH 13. We are happy to find that our suggestions relative to the employment of the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Singapore are about to be acted upon by the War office and Admiralty authorities. The Singapore is to leave Southampton for the Cape on Saturday, and will take out detachments of troops and Government dispatches. The Singapore will depart hence on the same day as the screw steamer Sir Robert Peel starts from Plymouth. The latter will convey the contract mails; but the superior size and power of the Singapore render it probable that she will reach the Cape at least ten days before the Sir Robert Peel, which is a very small screw-vessel of only 350 tons, and is placed on the line as a substitute for the Bosphorus. Ship letter bags will doubtless be taken out by the Singapore, and merchants preferring the quickest route for their advices should address their letters specially " per steamer Singapore, yid Southamp ton." The Singapore has on board about 600 tons of coals, with all her stores ready for the voyage, and is being rapidly fitted for the reception of the troops, which, we are informed, will arrive at Southampton by railway for embarkation on Saturday. REPEAL OF THE WINDOW TAX.—Yesterday a public vestry of the inhabitants of the extensive parish of St. Mary,•Whitecbapel. was held in the vestry-room adjoin ing the church, Mr. H. Freeman, the senior churchwarden, in the chair, to consider what steps should he adopted with reference to the window-tax. Resolutions cordemnirig any longer continuance of the tax, or the substitution of a house tax in lieu thereof, and demanding its total, immediate, and unconditional repeal, were carried unanimously. Last even ing a very numerous meeting of the ratepayers of Lambeth was held in the vestry-hall, S. R. Taylor, Esq., in the chair, at which a petition to the House of Commons for the un conditional repeal of the window-tax was unanimously adopted, to be presented and supported by the Members for the borough. "ALAS, POOR GaosT!"—When Garrick performed in Goodman's-fields, the stage was what might be called , a rapid descent to the pit, and was very difficult to walk on. As fate would have it, it was the practice of all the ghosts to appear in real armour. The dress of this most august personage had, one night, in honour of Garrick's Hamlet, been borrowed from the Tower, and was somewhat stiff. The moment the King of Denmark that " used to was" made his appearance at the stage door, unable to keep his balance, he rolled down to the lamps, where he lay exposed to fires somewhat too lasting, until a wag in the pit drew the atten tion of the other performers to the pitiable object by crying out, " The Ghost will be burned !" ACCIDENT FROM GAS.—An accident of a very serious nature occurred last evening in the manufactory of Messrs. O'Neill and Duggan, Dame-lane, Dublin, from the escape of gas from a fracture in one of the pipes. It appears that a man was engaged in examining the pipes, and having approached the damaged part with a candle, the gas, which had been escaping for some time, immediately exploded, driving the floors to the ceiling above them, and shattering nearly every window on the premises, and in other respects causing serious damage. Dreadful alarm was created amongt the persrns employed in the workshops, but owing to the fact that a door in the warehouse was lying open at the time, by which a large portion of the gas escaped into the street, no personal injury of any consequence was sus tained. Were it not for this fortunate circumstance it is certain the consequences would have been fearful, as there were upwards of eighty persons at the time engaged on the premise Saundei s's News Letter. THE MARBLE ARCH. The rapidity with which the marble arch has been erected on the spot where Cum berland Gate stood at the top of Oxford-street, is quite as tonishing. It is now all but finished, and, being nearly de nuded of its scaffolding, the public have a fair opportunity of forming an opinion of its effect. The site selected for the final resting-place of this unfortunate arch appears to us not to have been happily chosen. A work of such beauty, and constructed of such fine material, ought, we think, to have a noble approach to it, either by an avenue of trees or by a line of elegant building; but as at present placed it seems completely isolated and unconnected with any object which might harmoniously combine with it. In Oxford-street it cannot be seen to advantage because the spectator is too close upon it ; and viewed from Hyde Park its appearance is very much injured by the houses on the opposite side of the street, which seem actually to abut upon it. The only tolerable view is obtained from the further end of Great Cumberland street (no important thoroughfare), where the houses, con lining the sight on eith er s id e , di rect i t full upon th e arch. It is probable there are but few situations in London where this beautiful structure could be appropriately placed, and seen with due effect. Storey's Gate, in St. James's park, was at one time suggested for its position. We are rather inclined to think it would have looked better there than_ where it now stands ; fronting, as it would have done , one of the principal entrances to the metropolis.— Nerald ACCIDENT AND Loss OF LIFE AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE. On Wednesday morning, between_in painting seven the and eight o'clock, as a middl e age d man w as employed windows in th e roo f o f th e Crystal Palace, equilibrium, ace, the board on which he was standi ng shifted ; he lost falling upon the glass work, causedhiweightand, the frame to give way, when he fell on the top of a t a ble standing on th e floor with such force that the table was dashed to pieces. He was removed to St. George's Hospital, but he died during Wednesday night. An alarming fire broke out in Norwich on Sunday evening at the printing-office of the Norwich Mercury. For tunately, the m engine an d machinery were but li ttle injured, but a co nsiderable sea- quanitihtye Supposed ptphnesetycipdeamw aasgdeeisstraobyoeudt. The proprietors were insured. 2,0001. Ipswich Express. 17% to IS 12% —2% dis. ,0% AT [225,', 22% 23 22% 1 7% % 29 % % 'TILLS. THETHE= FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The proposition of M. BEttairEa for the re-imposi tion of the salt-tax, in order to return to the land owners the additional 45 centimes levied by the Pro visional Government, has been met by a notice of motion by M. LAGRANGE, that the milliard of the in demnity accorded to emigres on the re-establishment of the Bourbons shall be restored to the State with interest, by the persons who received it, or by their heirs; and that part of it shall be employed in the repayment of the 45c. He also demands that this proposition shall he referred to the Committee on M. BERRYER'S motion, and that the Committee, if pos-' Bible, shall report on both at the same time. M. Ducoux proposes that for the reimbursement of the milliard and for that of the 45c., there shall be levied every year a tax of 25 per cent. on all the revenues of those who shared in the milliard, until it shall have been paid off integrally, and that this sum shall be divided amongst all the tax-payers, except the above-named class, after there shall have been deducted from it a sum of 174,212,4041. 26c., the amount received from the 45c., which shall be divided among the rightful claimants. The National has the following on M. BEERTER'S proposition : " Who will pay the sums necessary for this re-imburse meet? The consumers of salt. Thus the consumers of salt will first give with one hand what they will receive with the other as a restitution; and, moreover, they will have to pay into the Treasury the sums necessary for the entire reimbursement of all the other tax-payers. Who then, M. Berryer, are the salt consumers? The most unfortunate, the poorest of the inhabitants in our villages. Your friends created agitation in the country districts; they cried everywhere that the Republic had caused frightful charges to be imposed on them, in order to pay the idleness and misconduct of the revolutionists of great towns; and under pretext of repairing the,injustice of the republicans, you demand that the poor farmer shall be despoiled for the advantage of the richest tax-payers. It was thus some years ago, whilst jobbers, enriched by the purchase of the property of emigrols, displayed their luxury, you demanded the milliard of indemnity from the peasants. The Republic, to pay the debts of the monarchy, de manded a painful sacrifice from all citizens; the chief of the Legitimatists wishes these painful charges to weigh wholly on the most unfortunate. Each one had his sad share of the inheritance left by the monarchy, and M. Berryer wishes the poor to support it alone. His pro ject of restitution is nothing more than a project of spoliation." The intrigues of the Jesuits have succeeded in procuring the silencing of M. MICHELET, and a de cree has been issued suspending the delivery of lectures which he was in the habit of deliver ing as Professor of History in the College of France. In consequence of this suspension, the students, to the number of upwards of 1,000, yesterday assembled in front of the Sorbonne, and proceeded in procession with a petition to the Legislative Assembly. They visited on the route the offices of the Evinement, the National, the Presse, and the Republique, and arrived at the Palace of the Assembly shortly before the commencement of the sitting. On their approach the troops stationed in the Palace, took arms. The students quietly drew up on the Place, and several, stepping out of the ranks, handed the petition to one of the officers of the As sembly. They then resumed their march, crying " Vive la B‘publique!" " Vive MICHELET !" crossed the Pont de la Concorde and the square of the same name, and proceeded along the Boulevards, with Oil intention of paying a visit to M. MICHELET at Lb private residence. At the opening of the sitting M. VERSIGNY rose and said, " I have the honour of depositing a petition, signed by upwards of 200 students, which was brought to the Assembly by 1,000 or 1,200 of their comrades, who had not the time to sign it.—(" Oh, oh ! " on the Right ; " they were scarcely 300.") .The signers,'' continued M. VERSIGNY, "protest against the arbitrary Act which has suspended the lectures of the Hon. M. MlCHELET. " —(Laughter on the Right ; bravoes on the Left.) The Evinemeut states that the dissolution of the National Guard of Straaburgh was decided on three days since, in a Council of Ministers. The Bourse was again almost deserted by the usual speculators, and there was scarcely any business trans acted. The Five per Cents. opened at 94f. 10c.; and closed at the same price; the Three per Cents. were quoted at 57f. 80c.; Orleans Railroad Shares, 886 f. 25c.; Avignon, 192 f. 50c. ; Vierzon, 428 f. 75c. ; Basle, 156 f. 25c.; Bourdeaux,,397f. 50c.;'Paris and Strasburg, 367 f. 50c.; Tours and Nantes, 256 f. 25c. BUSINESS DONE ]N FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 13. Boulogne and Amiens, 9% Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 17%—Dutch Rhenish,3 3 4—Great Indian Pen insula,'► 2 3 % Luxembourg, 2%—Namur and Liege, 8— Northern of France, 15 Orleans and Bordeaux, 3%—Paris and Orleans, 36%—Paris and Rouen, 26—Paris and Stras bourg, 10%—Sambre and Meuse, 3IA Tours and Nantes, 51n GERMANY. The Cabinet of Berlin determined unanimously on the 10thinst. not to concede to the desire expressed by Austria to receive explanations ; bat to:send a full statement of the demands of Prussia relative to the re-organisation of the Germanic Confederation, and then to await Austria's reply. The following are the conclusions submitted by the second commission of the Dresden Conferences to the Pleneray Conference : _ . . "1. Xll the members of the Confederation engage to repeal all the changes introduced since 1848 in the Con stitutions of their States, either with regard to the Constitutions of those States, and which are incompa tible with the Federal Constitution, or with the monarchical principle. " OBSERVATION. "The object of this proposition is the abrogation of the fundamental rights of the people voted by the Assembly held in the Church of St. Paul at Frank fort, on the 27th of December, 1848; the abrogation of universal suffrage and of he restriction imposed on the right of the . Sovereign's veto. The Commis sion,"in its preamble, further proposes under this article —first, the suppression of the oath taken by the army to the Constitution. It demands likewise that the action of the tribunals exercised with regard to the rights of the . Sovereign, such as took place in Electoral Hesse, shall be restrained within suitable limits. In like man ner Ministers aro not to be dismissed in consequence of a division by a floating majority in the Assemblies. " 2. In any case of a conflict arising between the Sovereign and the states of his nation, either as to the interpretation or the application of the Constitution, the states, as well as the Sovereign, shall have the right to submit the question in dispute to the Federal Diet, which shall endeavour to interpose its good offices or to pro nounce on the question, either of itself or by the tribunal of arbitration. " 3. Every general refusal to vote the taxes on the part of the statea shall be regarded as an act of resist ance of the subjects against the Government, and pro ceedings shall be adopted conformable to the 25th Arti cle of the final Act of Vienna of the 15th of May, 1820. "4. The Sovereign Princes assembled in Confedera tion are not to be restrained or limited in any manner by the States of their fiation in their duties and acts result ing from the Federal Constitution. "5. When in the cases provided for by the 25th, 26th, and 28th articles of the final Act of Vienna an armed intervention of the Confederation in a German State shall become necessary, the Confederation shall endeavour to investigate the causes of the disturbances; and in case those disturbances have originated in the Constitution, or in the laws of the country, they shall immediately cause them to be modified." On the 11th, at the sitting of the Second Prussian Chamber at Berlin, the Minister MANTEUPPEL com municated officially to the Deputies the catastrophe of the preceding evening, that bad le ft the other branch of the Legislature without a plac e of meetin g . He stated that preparations were already making to accommodate it in another locality, in order to enable it to resume its labours with as little delay as possi ble. The discussion of the Budget was continued, and several important estimates were passed. The Ministerial journals of Vienna of the 11th declare that Austria does not meditate atiy interven tion either in Piedmont or SwitLerland. A protest bad been received from the French Mi nister, couched in very energetic terms, against the reception of the Sclavonic and Italian States of Aus tria into the German Confederation. In the Chamber of Deputies of Bavaria, on the 7th, the Minister of Finance, in reply to a question, admitted that Austria has not yet paid the expenses of her troops which were stationed in Bavaria, and that the Bavarian Government had advanced the ne cessary funds. A council of Ministers was held at Vienna on the 6th, at which the EMPEROR presided, when a resolu tion was come to, to farm out the property in Hun gary belonging to the Crown. Prince DE SCHWART ZENBERO, it was said, bad received important dis patches from Berlin before the council met. The Hamburgh Correspondent, under date of Rat zebourg, Bth inst, says An ordinance has just been published abrogating the fundamental law of May 14, 1849, and the electoral law for the Assembly of the Diet of Lawenburg of the 23d June, 1849. All the laws which were abolished by the above named fundamental law are again brought into vigour. The above ordinance is dated the 6th inst., and is signed by the Regency of the Duchy of Lawenburg. It is true that the K IN G may, according to the re centy treaty of peace, abolish the fundamental law. The question is now to know whether his MAJESTY wishes to re-establish the old institutions, until the kingdom of Denmark, including the German pro vinces, shall be formed with the consent of the great German powers. The Austrian troops will quit the north of Germany within a month." The Hanoverian Press announces that the princi pality of Waldeck has sanctioned the resolution of the States for the suppression of gaming-houses. ITALY. In its sitting of the Bth, the Chamber of Deputies of Turin took into consideration the motion of Signor PISCATORE, for the introduction of a new administra tive system. The Strega, of Genoa, a journal belonging to what Railways. Aberdeen.. .. • • • • Ambergate, Nottingham, Beaton, & E. Juncion Belfast and County Down t3irming., «'oiverhamp•, and Stour Valley • • Birkenh., Lan., & Chesh June., late 331. tis. Do. Chest. & Birkeuhd., 501. & 251. Consolidated Do., do., 2UI. Bristol and Exeter • • • Caledonian • • • • • • Chester and Holyhead .. Direct Lund. and l'ortsm. Dublin and L'eltastJunet. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen East Anglian (251. L. & E. a.ncll. & lb.) • • •• Do. (181. E. & U.) •• 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.l Glasgow Edin., Perth, and Dundee Do. Newport .. • • Exeter and Exmouth .. Glasgow and South-West, Do. do. G. D. & C. stock Great Northern • • .• Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, B, 6 per ct. Great southern and Western, Ireland • • Great Western • • • • Do. Now, 171. Lancaster and Carlisle . Do. thirds • • •• • • Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and Yorkshire Do. quarter shares .. Do. fifths .. • • • Do. West Riding Union Leeds and Thirsk • • • • Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. . London and Blackwall .. Do., Tilbury Ext. Scrip London, Brighton, and South Coast .. • • London and N.-Western Do. do. new quarters . Do. firths •.• Do. 101. sh., M.&IS (c) London and 8.-Western . Do. new 501. .• Do. new 401. .. •• Londonderry & Coleraine Do. halt shares .. .• Londonderry and Ennis killen. .. • • Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock .• .. • • Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire • • .. Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union • • Midland • • • • • • • Do. conselldated pref. Do. 501. shares • • • Do. Birming & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire, Newcastle and Carlisle • Do. quarter shares . Newmarket • • • • • Newport, Abergavenny, and llereford • • • • Newry and Enniskillen • • N every, Warrenpoint, Roitrevor • • .• • • Norfolk • • • • • • • • Do. New 201. shares • • Northern Counties Union North British...... North Staffordshire ••i, North-Western .. • • North & Sth.-`Vest.June. Oxford, Worcester and Wo'verhampton.. • • Scottish Central .. • • Scottish Midland .. • • Do. new .. .. .. Shrewsbury & Binning. Clas3.L.: Do. Class 8.. • • •• 1 Shrews. & Hereford., Old 1 Do., do., New •• , Shrewsbury and Chester I (Nor. W. Min.) • • • • Do. lialTes •• • • Do. Oswestry • • .• Do. New.. .. • • • Shropshire Union • • •• I Do., J, E, C, & D, fully paid up at per cent • • South Devon • • .. •• South-Eastern .. • • South Wales.. .. • • South Yorksh. and River Flheff., Roth., and Goole, South Divisloa Stockton and Hartlepool Swansea & Loughor, Sze. raw Vale Extension .. Thames Haven Deck and Railway . • • • • • Cale of Neath . Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Wei., Wick. and Dublin West Cornwall .. • • West London • • Whitehaven and Furness York, _Newcastle, & Ber wick .• • • • • Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. Ditto G.N.E. purchase or preference • • York and North Alidland LINES LEAS: Business done to-day. 181 i 18 5% 6 5% 6% 85 [Fi 17 1 A % lady 2byi 25 25 56 [27 2qii 22 —2O dis.i 25 17U, 100 S 5 -87 16% - 1N 24 -25 6 3jy- 4 ii -6% N -73( 4k, oh 8% 5 8 5% -8% 18% - HA 2 -3% 38 - 40 9% - 10% 7) % % 1 1 0 50 8 6 8 25 12% 12% - .. li - % 18N, - 19 [2% - 12% 43 —45 91% 92% 2}~-1 413. 86 —9O 11 —l3 p. 29 —3l p 65 —66 9% 834 Ms. 6% 8 Ms.' 53 5 die. 20 —2l 181 i 19%, 18;4 [&,% 394, 283 39h 10Ai 10 % L'X 11 18 4 47% 100 19 18S 6 % y. 12% N, 11 6 3 lt 8I —8% xd 14 /4 P 98 99 130. —132% 6 1 4 —6% p. 6 —6%p. 8 3 1 4 p. 91 M 4% —3% dis. 4 3dls. 44% 44 Ns d 92k 92 lb 85 [x.d [x.d 65% 66 645 i 100 42 3% di,. 37 -38 21 20 21A 4 2 0 100 100 3 —2% dis. 66 —67 12% —l2 iiis. 31 —4s 300 47% 100 • • • ....- • • 8% -8% —4% dLi 8% Ii %%34 lx 27 30 13 12 dim. 9E% [132 133 132% 33Ni 2 3% '4l Nt 10 —lO 5% —5% dia. 4% 92% 92 923/ X - I P 50 25 25 22% 1914 - 21 IN - 18% 10 - -11 7 -8 3% 35( die. 2% —2% dia. 2% 2 20 —22 10 —ll 15 —l6 % % dlt. 2 X —3% ill. 20 -21 2SN -29► q 35 - 35% 1% % dis. 3% -4% • - • 7 -• 5 411 i. 1 g -2% 3% -2% d. 7 8 16% 17% 8 -7% 23 - 23% —14 i 1% % di; 2e 29% rxxzn 2U 2 % % 3$ 40 39 IA 67%% 66U [67 23 %' Sii 9 SiVi 1~ 3~ 29% 28% 29 I 1 1 4%X 10% 11% 11. 12 5i 11% 12 7% 8 (11% 20% 19% 20% 10 % 11 7 M [die. 3% 2% 3%% 2% % % dis. 2l' 10% 15 3' 21 20% 2t)4 29 28%ai MN 3% 3) 3 Railways. ICompanies.Paid. Closing Prices. Business Barks: and Hants Ex. 5 per Cent. Gt. Western i % 1 p. Bir. and Oxford Junc.,callsduly paid, or with a guarantee •• Do .• .. 20 28% 29% Do., without a guarantee .. Di .. 20 27 —2B Birm., Wol., & bud.,calls uly paid, or with a guarantee .. Do .. 15 8 3G 934 p Do., without a guarantee .. Do . • .. 15 7 i p Buckinghamsh. Lou. &N. W. 17% 17% 17% 17% E. Lin., Guar. 6 per Cent. .. G. Northern 95 32% —33 Hull and Selby Yk. &N. M. 50 101 103 Do. % Shares Do • • • • 25 50 —5l Do. Shares Do • • .. 12% 22% 23% Leeds and Brad. Midland • • 5 0 96 % 97% 97% % Lon. and Green. S. Eastern . 12 15 4 11% 11% Do., Pref. . Do • • • . 20 24 —25 Lowestoft, Gd. per Cent. . • Norfolk .. 20 14% 15% N. & East, 5 per Cent. .. E. Counties . 50 54 —56 Do. New .. Do • • • • 43 4 6 p 47 Preston and L. &N. W. 25 42 —44 Wyre • • • • &La.& Y.l Do. %;SharesA Do 10% 8 9 p. Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern . 20 22% 22% Roy. & liitchin G. Northern 6% 8 —B% o. Shop. Ex.. Do •• lip. South Staffords. Mr. M'Clean 3 % dis. X.d Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gua• .. I Stock.& Dar. 25 24 —25 Wilts, Som., &I Weymouth .. ,Gt. Western, 51 45 45% ,ENC 'REP: SHARES. Railways. I Paid. Nominal Prices. Business dole to-day. ---- Aberdeen •• •• •• 86 8 —% P P m Caledonian 101. •• ~ .. 10 7X —7% 7% ‘4 1 1; Chester and Ilolyhead .. 15 1734 —i s 173 East Anglia' (31. 108.) 6 per cent. .. •• • • 334 2% —2% 2% % % Do. (51.) 7 pr. ct. Pref. 5 .. —,, 234 Do. (71. 175.) 7 p.c.:Pref. 2 _ .. 1% 74 Eastern Counties Exten., 5 per cent. No. 1 .• 613 4 par —l4 p 14 li im Do. No. 2 •• • •• 613 4 par p 34 Pin Do. New 6p. cent. Stock 10 10% —11 S 11 Eastern Union, Scrip guaran. 6 per cent. 20 18 1834 17% Do. 101. Malden. shares . 10 .. —•• East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares .. 6 X • • —• • Glasgow & S.-W. Consol 100 •• —• • Gt. Northern, 5 per cent. 1234 13% 13% 1334 Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths .. . • 2 34 % IP. Lancashire and York shire, F. 20/. .. .. . 6 1% — 1% 'U s * Do. 6 per cent. Stock . 100 •• —'• Leeds and Think, 6 per cent., No. 1 .. .. .. 9 .• • - P Do. 6 per cent., Ne. 2 . 17 • • —' • Do. 6 per cent., No. 3 . 6 • • —. . Do. quarters, 1848 .. 9 134 2 P London, Brighton, and South Coast guar. 5 per ct., late Croydon thirds 100 • • " Do. pref., b pct. Stock, 120 1851, from 501. share. E 100 114 so ivT —6O Do. cony. 5 per et. 18 52 136 139 Do. new guar., 6 per ct. 100 2 a 234 % 1 0 . London &S.-W., new • • Londonderry and Ennis .„ •• killers, half shares •• 10 Manch., Sheffield, and Line , quer. shrill., No. 1 14 15 Do. new, 101. • • • • 2 2 1 5 0 II X 12% 11% 12% Do., 61. •••• • • • • % p 2% Midland Con. 6p. c. !stock 100 130 13) 1)0. Cones,'. Bristol & Binning., 6 per cent. • • 100 .. , 13234 D p o o .. Bristolk Glouces. 48 .. . do. do. ••33 10 6 „ , Do. Erewash Ta lle y • • 50 • • • •• . Do. Leic. & Swarming. 534 per cent. 5 I Jo. guar.4% —6% Norfolk 8 per cent . E .t ens guar. io . : .• 100 i i : i • i • 5X —5% 5 % Shrewsbury and Birm, New Guaranteed .. 8 104 114 114 4 North British Valley.. .... 2 _.. Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. iv. Min.) 8 per cent. 10 15!4 —l6 South Devon • • •, .. ,• 25 14 —l5 14 S o uth-Eastern , 4 34 p. et 10 s te m ri o o n rd do & n K l ,l. l t k c a i sz o ,s l. l ) . 11, l' . -- :: N lT' Ve a .. • • Do. 2cl Class de. (par) 20 • • • •• York, Newc., and Berw., 17 Gt. N.of E. Pur. .. 16 —l7 4% 5 York and • North Midland II and S. Purch. „ 10 1% 1 Als. 9 Oxford. Worcest er, and Wolverhamptoa, 151., 6 per cent.. 31 • Boulogne and Amiens Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) • Demerara „, Dutch Rhenish •• • • East Indian •• Do. do. do. •• Great Indian Louvain Ditto a 1 a ditto iCam b;e •• •• Luxembourg •• Ditto • • Madrid and Valenta •• Maria Antonia • • Ditto, New • • Namur and Liege • . • • Northern of France • • Orleans and Bordeaux •• Paris and Orleans • • • • Paris and Rouen • • • • Paris and Strasbourg • • Rouen and Havre .. • Sambre and Meuse • • Tours and Nantes • • • • Tournay, Jurbiso, ban-, den, and Liasselt • • West Flaaden • • _.! POREXGN. 9% - 10 17% - 17% 4 3if als• 1% — 1% P. 9% 10 U -'3i 1 , - 56 - % P. 2% - 1 7 % li 36 24 274 8 15 —154 4 4 dis. 35 —37 25 % 26! 5 4 —5 dig. 10% 11 34 314 —y dim. EX 4 2N It -1X g% 34 5 9 15 4 lox II 3% % 4 % 5% 13 5 3 9 12 3 paid up paid up 20 Nominal Prices. Business don to-dAY. Paid Oz Pri o , A ter Vttl,