The Sun. — London, England, 1850-04-08 00:00:00

STOCK. '-o!) •r• u, tv Ai the PROPRIETORS of EAST INDIA Lnaeti and Gentlemen, ,nted death of Sir Archibald Gallaway, harin. erc,azt,l a vacancy in the East India Direction, I think it my duty to r.;•pnd.: you, that it isnot my intention to proceed to the ballot upon occasion. I trust, however, that the result of the election may place Lie in a position to solicit the support ofthose friends who have kindly promised me their votes upon the next ensuing vacancy. I have the honour to be, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your most obedient servant, JOHN CARNAC MORRIS, Late V the Madras Civil Service. 10, :Mansfield-street, Portland-place, sth April, 1850. NEW IVOI:KS PUBLISHED THIS DAY, Mr. J. FENIMORE COOPEIt'S " WAYS of the HOUR," 3 vola. The Rev. ERSKINE NEALE'S LIFE of the DUKE of KENT. With Extracts from his Correspondence ar.d Original Letters now Porirnit, &c., 140. Mr. WILKIE COLLINS'S ANTO NINA, 3 vols. Richard Bentley, New Bnrlingt'n•street. MISS BREMER'S NEW WORK. Now ready in 1 vol., elegantly bound, price 5 W ., or free by post ss. 6d.. N ESTER OFFERING, Ls. By FREDRIKA - P,TIEMER. TRANLATED by MAIZY HOW ITT. From the Unpublished Swedish Manuscript. 'Henry Co burn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street, H E it MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. The Nohllitr, Patrons of the Opera, and the Public are respectfully Informed that a Grand Extra Night will take place on THURSDAY, April 11. when will be presented, with new Scenery, Dresses, and lA:cora:lons, Mesart's celebrated Opera. DON GIOVANNI. The Scenery toy Mr. Charles Marshall. Pori Giovanni, Signor Coletti ; Don Ottavio, Signor CaLzolarl; Mas Ate, Signor F. Lablache ; Leporello, Signor Lablache ; Donna Anna, Millie. Parodl ; Donna Xlvira, Madame Giuliani ; Zerlina, Madame Sontag. In the Ball Scene will be danced, by 3fdlle. Carlotta Grisl and Md i s. M ar i a T ag li o nt (who will a7paar as a Spanish Cavalier), Moz trt's incidental Minuet in G ; and also Mozart's celebrated ZarAtAnda In A minor, as performed with the greatest success at the loyal Opera', Berlin. lt,rween'The acts a DITEXTISgEMENT, In which Mdlle. Amalie Terraria will appear. -7 17coAlude . ;v 1 th the highly sticcesstlil new and original grand et, by M. Paul Tagliont. entitled LES METAMORPHOSES, whleh Carlotta Oriel, Mdlle. Marie Taglionl, M. Charles, 1 .P. Taglleni will appear. ~ ,,l ioations for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box the Theatre. re open at Seven, the Opera to commence at Half-past Seven. lIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Madame Sontag. TO-MORROW PA - AWING Will be presented Rossini's celebrated Opara, IL BARBtERE DI SIVIGLIA. Mdlle. Sontag; Il tc nte d'Almaviva. Signor Calzolarl ; rr x Signor Belletti; Ba.sigo;Signor.F. Lablache; Bartolo, Signor i.r',, ha. :he Lesson Scene Madame Sontag will introduce Rode's variations. Between the lets, 1 DIVERTISSESI ENT, In which 31adlIe. Amelia Ferrari• will appear. TO coiclad• with an entirely new and •riginal Grand Ballot, by M. Paul Taglioni, entitled LES .11 ET.I.IIORP HOSES. lobtett YAfle. Carlotta Tazlioaf, M. ries, and M. P. Tagllonl will appear. • pplicatlovs for it, , xes, Stubs, and rickets to be made at the Be t-ollice, Colonnade, Haymarket. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. t appearance of Madame Grief, ' Wile liam burini, and Signor Mario. TO-MORROW EVENING Will be performed Donizettl'a Opera, LIJCREZI.A. BORGIA, IL which Madame Cris!, Mdlle. Merle, Signor Tarmturthi, and Signor Mario. will make their first appearances this season. The Grand Chorus or Masques, in the Prologue, 1011 be accom panied by a Military Band, in addition to the Orchestra ; the prin cipal Vocal part' being sung by Signori Polonini, Mei, Soldi, Lavia, and Mt Ile de Meric. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. Madame Grist, Signor 'fawnerlik, Sigror Tamburini, and Signor . _ Mario. . On TIII4It3DIA - next, April 11, the performances will commence with (for the first time these two years) Bellini's Opera, I I'UItITANI. Madame Grist; Henrietta. Mdlle. Cotti ; Arturo, Signor Mario ; Yahoo, Signor Poionini ; Bruno, Signor Soldi ; Riccardo, Signor Tagliatico; Georgia, Illgnor Tarnburini. To conclude with the second and third acts of Auber's Grand aud popular Opera, MARANIELLO. Ferias, Mille. Bailin ; Pietro, Mons. passel ; Alpheus°, Signor Mei ; Boren*, Signor Romani; Pescatore, Signor Bache ; Selva, Signor Grrgorio ; Masanlello, Signor Tainber'dit (his third appearance in England). The Ballet incidental to the Opera will be supported by Mons. Alexandre anti 31(1lle. Louise Tagliont. Composer, Director of the Mesic, anti Conductor, Mr. Costa. The Overture to Mos thiello will be played between the Operas. The doors will be opened at Half-past Seven, and the perform ances commence at Eight o'clock precisely. ...• FRENCH PLAYS.-ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. ' "zits FAVING the Performances will commence at V „ 1 . : .";,,', , Eight o'Clock precisely, with „ 0 -, • -- ,:: L'ECOIE DES vrErLLARDs. - sipwine, M. Samson ; Hortense, Millie. Denain. ' 44 . To conclude with the popular Comedy, Ltffr.tROJICTS DE MARRIAGE ; ou, Les Deus Milltaires. The Box-allioe of the Theatre is open daily trom Eleven till Five Boxes and Stalls at Hr. Itttobell'a Royal Library, 33, Old Bond street. rhhATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old BroMptorl. .1, • Great Aittaction for the Holidays. THIS EVENIN; . 3 0 /* ' aer ; Ilformed "INCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Benedict, $ll r. 1.1 , - cn eatrir-e s Mrs. C. Kean. . . . . ... To e'6llCiUdd with the Last Edition of IVANHOE, with, all the newestiniprovernents, Cedric the Saxon, Mr. J. Bland ; 9lr Briant de Bore Crisilbert,lfr. Selby; Sir Wilfrid of Ivanhoe, Mrs. Keeley; Wombs, Mr. Rack ssone ; Isaac of York, Mr. Kee:ey ; Robin Hood, Mrs. ; Rebecca, Miss P. Horton. Tiso Box-oft:lse is tinder the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer. TIIEATttE ROYAL, 'Under the Oirectlon of Ma(lame Celeste. THIS EVENING, • ..1 he performed a new domestic Drama, called TIIE MOTHER'S . ?'; A.M. Principal characters by Messrs. Hughes, Wright, P. Bed . , 9. Smith, Madame Celeste, and Miss E. Chaplin. followed by a grand historical Spectacle Vaudeville, entitled VIXU Flrts r FIDDLE; or, Follow my Leader Principal t oter* ti Mvesrs. P. Bcdford, Lambert, Madame Celeste, Miss !gar, and Mies Fitzwilliaua. which MY PRECIOUS BETSY_ Characters by Messrs. Bedford, Worrell; Miss Harding, and Mrs. F. Matthews. eoncln re with TOM NODDY :S SECRET. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. JAMES ANDERSON. 'nu:: EVENING, WM be presented, by her Majesty's Servants, . . ' new and original Play, by B. Bernard, Esq., entitled THE ;ENG CLOUD. Char.,cters Messrs. Vandenhoff, Cooper, • ' , tar, Vining, Eatery, Montatme. and Mr. J. Anderson. er which fHE DEVIL'S RING; or, Fire, Water, Earth, and a.. In Three Acts and Four Elements. - The following are the principal Scenes. ELEMENT THE FIRST—FIRE. A beautiful View of the CITY AND HARBOUR. OF CAFANIA IN SICILY, With Mount Etna Sihoking in the Welt-ground'. CH,LRACTER9 IN THE FIRST ELEMENT: •nuph, Mr. W. Montague ; Rodolpb, Mr. Frazer ' • Herman, Mr. mes; C nrade, Mr. Clifford ; Otho, Mr Everett; Adolphus, Mr. • • • :le; Rupert. Mr. Abbov t ; Carloman, Mr. Brayne ; Herbert, r. Haidart ; Franer4 Mr. S. Artaud ; float of the World's I," Mr. G. Watson ; the Enchanted I'rincess Eveline, Miss H. "t • :son ; t.oela, Mis 4 Rafter ; The Spirit Devil's Ring, Miss A. Lofts -41,0 ; Whirliburg, Mr. Seymour ; Gu-dah, Mr C. Fisher. CAVERNS OF TUE BRAZEN HAND, TEMPLE AND SPIRIT OF THE DEVIL'S RING. THE INTERIOa. OF THE CHARCOAL BURNER'S ABODE THE REAMS OF FIRE. ELEMENT VIE; SECOND-WATER. FALLS OF NIAGARA IN TilE NEW WORLD. THE CITT OF THE FOUNTAINS. BREAKING TER SECOND CHAIM. TIM ASCEND UPON TIIE BOSOM OF TIIE WATERS CHARACTERS IN THE SECOND ELEMENT: IrCiterti. Miss F. Ituddart; Franco, Mr. S. Artaud; American Settler, Air. R. Romer ; ;radians, Messrs. Henry and Tressidor ; Indian. Squaw, Miss Foster ; Spirit of the Waters, Miss Neil ; Queen Of the Naiades, Miss F. Grey ; Go-dah, Mr. C. Fisher. GLIND NVADE BALLET. RIL EMENT THIRD-EARTH. DTAMOND CAVES IN CALIFORI;TIA. CDARACTRRI IN THE THIRD AND FOURTH TIAMIINTS: Herbert, 11153 I'. Ifubhart ; Franco, Mr. S. Axtand ; The Black I.thlht ; 3fucklow, Mr. Manderson Gnomes, Messrs. Abbott, Henry, Ellar, Brayne. Soc. ; the Princess Eyeline, 311se E. Xeleen i Lula, Miss Rafter ; On-dah. Mr. C. Fisher. • THE SICILIAN VINEYARD. A TERRIFIC COMBAT erifIFIRWHBRISRAT AND TIM &ABLY ;MUM ELEMENT TIIE FOURTH—AIR. THE PALACE OF RAINBOWS! MALL OF THE HUNDRED KNIGHTS. The Triumphal Entry of llerbert and Princess Eveline in A, CAR DRAWN BY REAL HORSES. GRAND MILITARY BAND, ' AND GORGEOUS PROCESSION! An original Play of domestic and powerful Interest, by Bayle Ber nard, Esq.. entitled ,zr../, THE PASSING CLOUD has been accepted, and will he produced on Monday next. Principal characters by Messrs. Vandenhoff„ Cooper, Diddear, F. Vining, W. Montague, J. Parry, llandersen, Emery, J. Anderson ; .51fAs Vam/enhoff, Miss A. L ons d a l e, & c. The original Musical Farce, called TIIE CRICKET MATCH, Is postponed uutil after the production of the Passing Cloud. Charac ter.; by Messrs. W. Davidge, R. Romer, Rafter, S. Artaud, Emery, elitrird,'9.•Jonet; Mrs. Wlnstanley, Misses Rafter, C. Tellett, Fos ter, Ste. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will he presentA (first time at this theatre) a Ooznie Drama iittled THE BARBER BRAVO. After which (7th time) a Lyrical. Comical Pastoral, entitled ) Ai_oti and IPHIGENIA, altered from the text or David Garrick. Chi:meter., by Messrs C. Mathews, Harley, F. Matthews, R. Roxby p. Cooke; Mits. e tt. George, Miss Kenworthy, Miss Dickinson, Humby, MIAs Oliver, Miss Manners, and Miss Martindale. To conclui.le with the original Fairy Extravaganza, called TH. FLt);() OF JEWELL. ..*.ll applications for Private Boxes must 'be made to Mr. Alleroft Bond-street. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, THIS EVENING 111 be performed DON GIOVANNI. Don Giovanni, Mr. , • %rrison ; Don Ottavio, Mr. Allen, Leperello, Mr. Weiss ; Donna Mdtle. Nan ; Zerlina, Miss L. Yyne. WI a New Grand Tale of Znchantment, with splendid tier3 .Costumes, and Appointments ; extensive Machinery, am, )..,, c i na N .43l OF THE HOSES; o r, The Sorcerer of Candahar. `alanketers by Messrs. Ryder , Forman, Hone y , Craven ; ~a Louise noward 94153 Saunders, and Jliss ASTLXY'S ROYAL A ' 'l s ToPrieter, Mr. Batty. , alltly Successful. ert‘hall's "Sew itnd 3i 31P/lIT Nfonicent Spectacle HEATRE. TriuniP , unequalled for Acond Week of the Laster Holiday EntertahunentS , • 4- "eltY and Attraction. That wonder ofth e world, Young Hernandez, having been received uz "‘Vlth the utm os t enthtliamtn, 'will hav e the honour ' of appearing rit for re w nights longer, Preetou‘ t o his denartnre for Paris. .. , TULS EVENING Ti e Ertertamments will con,nt, 'lce at Seven o'clock, will ' ritzhair, new gor g eous Equestrian Spectacle 0 EuchantMtlit . • untaled . • ~ ~ • ill; Doug SONS OF AYM QX ; 6r 'M e bays of Charlemagne. , • .;!t red a Ith great splendour, and intrgauelng the beautiful Stud of t cso Iluteesdrses,of thu Ltviv Came blislunent. { ix the Desert; Zebra, and all the vast • .ta • To he sue.reeded by an unequalled Equestrian Feats In the Arena. To conclude with a FAVOURITE Fmccr broke d fl..r the lti.x.ofilec t•pen Front Eleven till Four. Stage . Manager, Mr. W. West. ,CAsmo im ArEmsz.--The season at this well-con (.l.icted establishment is rapidly drawing to a close, and to_ light 31r. Packer, the leader of the orchestra, takes his benefit, when there will be a 1)11 masque and a variety of new pieces of music performed, one of these will be front the r a of Mr. O'Brien, whose compositions are daily becoming more known and appreciated. The Bishop of Winchester has presented the Rev, A. S. Canney, 8.A., to the incumbency of the district of St. Andrew, Landreth, in which a church is to be erected as soo n .j 43 Cirell4l3t44Ce3 Will admit. TUE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, APRIL 8. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 46; Highest, 63; Noon, 59. WIND BAROMETER, 29'46. S.W.—light breeze, with occasional showers, HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY Morning 13 min.:after 11 I Evening 48 min. after 48 To-Moititow—Moi uing 0 min. after .0 I Evening 13 min. after 12 eUelliTtit nt) P LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1850. England has been rather felicitously designated he Ark of the World: it might more appropriately still have been termed the Ararat on which reposes the Ark of our Constitution. For within this ma jestic and liberal Constitution the types of every class and the representatives of every opinion may find shelter in the midst of the deluge of Revolutions. Under the protecting shield of our institutions they may escape from the perils usually attendant upon political adventurers. The agents of Communism and of Absolutism, the advocates of democracy and of oligarchy, the leaders of the gauche and of the droit, of the Mountain and of the Plain, of the Red and . of the White, may all flock to our shores in the periods of emer gency, confident of finding displayed towards them selves an impartial and undiscriminating hospitality. They have done so—as may be recognised any day by the loungers in Brompton and along the shady side of Piccadilly. While such is the indisputable glory and prerogative of England—the glory of independ ence and the prerogative of affording aid to the un fortunate and a home to the outlaws of continental Europe—there exists, also, among the mountainous regions of that great continent an inter mediate place of refuge, the maintenance of the in violability of which is a matter in the highest pos sible degree desirable. Yet such is the audacity inspired to the reactionists throughout the different European states and principalities by the recent suc cesses over their antagonists—successes achieved less even by brute-force than by treachery—that the ab solute Governments are at this moment meditating a flagrant interference with the rights of independence and the advantages of neutrality, hitherto in the un disputed possession of Switzerland. For the revela tion of this sinister design we are not exclusively indebted to the son-in-law of the Due DE BROGLIE, M. le Comte D'Heussonynxe, but to the rumours bruited about in most political circles during a very considerable and protracted interval. Madmen that they are, these aristocratic administrators are solici tous to close against political refugees those hospitable cantons of the Helvetic Confederation which have until now enabled so many thousands to escape from the unnecessary horrors of the dungeon or the scaffold, from the dagger of the assassin or the blade of the guillotine—little reflect ing that the day may very rapidly arrive when they will themselves yearn for a similar retreat in misfor tune. It is ever thus with the successful, when the pride of au overweening confidence exercises its despotic and paramount influence over their judgment. Possibly, however, the circumstance of the great electoral assemblage of the men of Berne, holden on the 25th ultimo at Munzingen, may prove effectual in restraining the ardour of these intended violators of Swiss in dependence, for upon that occasion, au occasion which will deubtless be regarded as memorable by future annalists, there were collected together a con siderable majority of the moderates, or they may even be termed the conservatives of the Confederation, 6,000 of the Radical electors being collected together in . the meadow of the Bear, and exactly double that number, namely 12,0001 conservatives, in the meadow of the Lion, at Munzingen. In consequence of the prospective change in the policy of the Federal Government afforded by this unexpected predominance of the moderates at Berne, now the seat of the Central Administration, the Cabinets of Vienna, Berlin, and St. Petersburgh may pause, in a wholesome and judicious doubt, as to whether their scheme of interposition should be developed or aban doned. That scheme arises from the terror inspired among the Absolutists by the pre sence of so many powerful and celebrated demagogues in a country which, from its peculiar geographical position, may facilitate their entrance at the very first opportunity, according as circumstances may direct, either into France, Italy, or Germany. Out of a pretence that such a posture of affairs as the one just adverted to Must' be regarded as inimical to the interests and ',the peace of the European populations, the Absolutist Cabinets of the Continent are endeavouring to extort a guarantee for their future immunity from punishment. They wish here, as others elsewhere, " out of the nettle danger to pluck file flower safety," paying no heed to those portentous events which, al though occurring in previous centuries, should warn them like tremendous precedents from the future perils otherwise inevitable. Whether OCHSENUEIN and his associates were justified or not in provoking an internecine war among the Captons for the pur pose of more effectually crushing the Sonderbund, whether the means adopted by the Radicals with a view to infuse more of their political principles into the Vorort, were laudable cer the reverse, whether, in short, the " head and front of their offending," namely, the forcible suppression of mo nastic institutions in Argau, were a proceeding en titled to commendation or condemnation, are ques tions now wholly apart from the settlement of another inquiry furced.upon the attention of the vast majority of European diplomati s t s , th e quest i on, namely, whether Swiss independence is to be perpetuated intact, or whether a violent interposition on the part of the Absolute Governments of the Continent is to dissipate the dream of Helvetic nationality ? When a matter like this is opened to the discussion of arms we are satisfied that the most democratic of all the cantons, such as Tessin and Zurich, the Grisons, Bern; Vaud, and Geneva will co-operate even with the previous sections of the Catholic and Conservative League called the Sonderbund, Lucerne, Cchwitz, and Uuterwalden, Uri, Zug, Fribourg, and the Valais—resolved at all hazards to defend with a strong arm, and a proud heart, and, an undaunted resolution, the ancient rights and inalien4ble: glory of ; Switzerland. There . is, perhaps, no subject on which the great body of the people are so uniuiformed and careless as that which is of the deepest and most vital import anceon almost a n to th e i r real happiY question of general interest in a mixed ness and prosperity. Speak company, and y ou w il l f i nd the grea t lis teners perfectly majority of competent to take part in the discus.. lion, and well acquainted with the chief features of the existing system, its comparative advantages and disadvantages, the objections that may be urged forward ogainst in i t s and sup p t h o e r t. a thatrßguutinineuitnceth may i b ebg subject of u b monetary code—of the unwis e and impol itic toli currency b rought laws that lead to such extraordinary fluctuations in the value of money, and pr o d uce periodically a\com mercial crisis, forcing the country through the " established cycle," which, according to Lord OVER.. STONE, consists of " quiescence, improvement, grow ing confidence, prosperity, excitement, overtrading, convulsion, pensure, stagnation, distress, and endin g again in quie Scence, " and all remain silent. Some will candidly confess that they "do not understand the subject," that it is so abstruse and difficult as to be totally beyond their comprehension, and tr at they lea ve it to wiser heads .to settle ; while others, with an affectation of greater intelligence, will declare that they prefer "gold" to " worthless rays, end perhap s ma y m u rm u r somethi vg abou t " assignats " invariable convertibility," or some of the other b g bears with which the bullionists have tr been accus Waled to delude th© people into a tacit acquiescent ,e with their quackeries and fallacies. Most Persons'adza it the propriety of Parliamentary reform ; 'they,eonce de the imperative necessity of an exten sion oftheft anchise—but they do not see that an extension ,of the circulating medium, which would afford full en I remunerative employment to every men abt ncl willing to work, throughout the - They will ountry, is required. shout for fiscal, or financial reform—for a different mode of collecting the revenue and for a reduction of the national expenditure, but they remain silant on the still more important question of monetary reform, wh:ch would enable every British subject to sustain the heavy burdens imposed on bite, and also to pro vide the necessaries of life, and even some of the com forts, for his family. Let it not be supposed that we are by any means disposed to undervalue the beneficial results that would be achieved by the concession of the Parliamentary, fiscal, or financial, reforms, so urgently required by the country, and which the voice cf public opinion so loudly demands ; we have on many occa sions spoken out boldly and unhesitatingly on each and every of these topics, and shown ourselves the strenuous advocates of "progress." But we must still emphatically declare the paramount necessity of monetary reform, and our belief that the country can never hope for permanent prosperity until the iniquitous Act of 1819, and its still more objection able supplement of 1844, be repealed, and a just and Equitable currency law be substituted in their place. " The many," who are so deeply interested on this point, should, by every practicable method, be en lightened, so as to be made fully acquainted with the subject, which is by no means so intricate or unin telligible as the bullionists assert. They should also be stimulated to enter upon a course of peaceful and constitutional agitation, to organize their forces, and to bring the " pressure from without, " so essential to the successful issue of every demand, to bear upon their representatives within the walls of Parliament. There is no mode by which this great object can be achieved but by keeping the subject continually before the public by a constant recapitulation of the evils resulting from our present laws, showing how the interests of the industrious classes " have been sacrificed, are sacrificed, and will be sacrificed," to suit the purposes of some bloated capitalists, and to enhance their already enormous wealth. The millionnaire may applaud the system that enables him to procure an artificial rate of interest for his money, to obtain the labour of those who have no other capital at less than its fair value ; but such will not be the feeling in the cottage of the working man, or in the gloomy and unventilated lodging of the artisan or operative. 'Whenever these classes are thoroughly awakened to the true na ture of the question, and the wonderful influence which it must necessarily exercise on their welfare and social condition, an outcry will be heard, that . will reverberate throughout the length and breadth of the land—from : the " Land's- end" to " John O'Groat's,"—from " Cape Clear" to the " Giant's Causeway ;"—that will arouse Ministers from their lethargy, and convince them that the time has at length arrived when, if they would retain their places, they must abandon the laisser faire policy ; that will even startle Sir CHARLES WOOD from his balmy slumbers, in Downing-street, and teach him that something more is required from a Chancellor of the Exchequer than the obstructing of useful measures, and the offering of an obstinate and stolid resistance to every amelioration of the existing laws. The proceedings of the "League" have shown the mode by which such victories may be achieved, and the people will not be :slow to profit by the valuable and instructive lesson. The National Currency Reform Association, al though desire, a their h means ey hav e a r n e t m a o s r y e e l i t m r i e t e s e d i v t e h d e could l an e w g e support to which they are so eminently entitled, are proceeding steadily and energetically in the useful path on which they have entered. They are in structing the public by means of a series of cheap tracts, accessible to all and easily to be com prehended, on the fatal results of our pre sent system, and the nature of the alterations that are required. The good seed is sown, which will speedily spring up and produce its fruit in due season. Other labourers also are working in the vine yard, whose efforts should be cheered and encouraged. Many admirable little works have been published at almost nominal prices, but which will be found well worthy of perusal by all who desire to arrive at a sound and unprejudiced judgment on the question. Among these—our esteemed and efficient collabora tears —we would particularly allude to Mr. HAMER STANSFELD, of Leeds, who, like Mr. S. A. GODDARD, of Edgebaston, near Birmingham, and a host of others, has long been known as a consistent and enthusiastic reformer and free-trader—and who, having succeeded in the abolition of the atrocious corn-laws, now desires to extend the glorious principle that then triumphed, by removing every species of restriction that clogs the wheels of industry—who demands a " free trade" in money as well as in other commodities, and calls for relief from ti protection as unjust and mischievous, as that which has been de stroyed—" the protection derived by the moneyed interest at the expense of all other classes, from the operation of our currency laws." Mr. STANSFELD has just published a very able but brief exposition of the enormous evils arising from the protective and restrictive cha- racter of our ;currency laws, and suggested a remedy which he believes adequate to the disease. It is in the form of a letter to the Representative of the West Riding of Yorkshire,* the man who cheered on the people in their exertions against the breid tax, but who un fortunately is not disposed again to take the field against the bullion monopoly. This excellent brochure may be obtained for one penny, so that the very poorest of our fellow -countrymen may procure it without making any very large sacrifice. This is a great point, for to be really useful such publications must be low priced, in order that they may obtain an extensive circulation. Mr. STANSFELD asserts : " Ist. That * pressure is made on the money market, in order to produce a fall in prices, whenever gold leaves the country. " 2d. That such pressure, when severe, leads to a panic. " 3d. That this panic inevitably leads either to a general bankruptcy, or to a suspension of the law." These propositions he sustains by clear and in controvertible arguments, showing that " the very principle on which our system of currency is based, and by which the currency is sought to be regulated and maintained, involves the sacrifice of the commer cial and agricultural and all other classes to the mo neyed class ;" " that depression, not steadiness of price, is the means resorted to for supporting our currency system." Hear this, merchants and trader?, be atten tive, farmers, and learn that the value of the commo dities in which, you Meal, of the crops which you produce, is depreciated to suit the purposes of the select few, and say whether you are prepared still to bow down before the "golden calf" that has been set up; to see your reasonable expectations defeated, and your prospects in life blasted for such a cause ? Can it be asse4ed that these are necessary evils—that adequate remedies are not attain able ? Experience shows the reverse. When war prevailed we were enabled to meet ----- - the enormous outlay then required to provide for every demand on our resources, simply by what was termed " the !uspension of cash payments," or, in other words, by making an inconvertible bank note a legal tender fur every purpose within the British dominions, and it was sufficient. Without it we could not have maintained our opposition to the armies of NAPOLEON. Why, then, should it not now be resorted to ? li it not the distress and destitution of British citizens, the bitterness of poverty, an enemy as formidable and as much to be dreaded as the power of the French Esossoit ? Most undoubtedly it is ; and the nation should not be contented until they obtain a Government that acknowledges that feet, and is prepared to act on that knowledge and to meet the just requirements of the people. * " A Letter to Richard Cobden, Esq., M.P., on our Protectiv e an d R estrictive Currency St 4ofeld, London: !Ingham Wilson; Leeds: Baines and C o . ; Manchester: Gadsby. 1850. Pp S. Laws." By Hauler A someabat serious case of insubordination has occurred on board one of the convlet hulks in Portsmouth harbour. A telegraphic dispatch from the Admiral Super intendent of the Dockyard at Portsmouth was received yes terday, soon after eleven o'clock, aannuncing that the con victs o❑ board the Stirling Castle, moored near the entrance of the harbour of Portsmouth, had been in a state of insubor dination during the whole of Friday night, which still con tinued. Sir George Grey immediately dispatched Mr. I r onies, superintendent of convicts, to Portsmouth to inves tigate the circumstances attending this proceeding, happily so unfrequent. We believe that the convicts on board of that hulk are amongst the most unrulyaf the able-bodied portion of those condemned to various terms of transporta tion, who are placed there to undergo the preparatory stage of their disciplined labour before they are selected for trail mission across the seas. The complement on board the Stir ling Castle is from 400 to 500. h#42. !Li r. **l 1,4 f . • U • R°l THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY _EVENING, APRIL 8, 1150 THE FRET' CH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of Saturday and of yesterday. They publish the address of Ole Union Electorale, recommending M. FERDINAND FOY as their candidate for Paris. The Legitimatists protest, in strong language, against this adoption of an Orleanist candidate. The Unio:2, the most mode rate of the Legitimatist organs, merely announces the fact of the candidature of M. FERDINAND FOY, with out adding one word of comment. The Assemblee Nationale publishes a philippic against the Committee of the Electoral Union for presuming to recommend a candidate; while the Opinion Publigue and the Corsairs recommend the Legitimatists to start a candidate of their own in opposition to M. FERDI NAND FOY. The Democrats have, it is said, determined to start as their candidate some soldier who has been pease. cuted for his attachment to democratic principles. The speech of 111. VICTOR Hum) in the Assembly on Friday, in opposition to the Transportation Bill, is the subject of comment in all these journals. lie denounced the Bill as virtually a re-enactment of the punishment.of death for political offences. The reactionary journals are outrageous against him, whilst the Republicans are loud in his praise. The Presse proposes openiog a subseripion to have a medal struck in honour of this speech, and concludes a long eulogium on it in these words : "It is impossible to give an account of all the emo tions if this speech, to reflect all its beauties, and to follow M. Victor Hugo through the magnificent deve lopments of his ideas. We can scarcely collect a few drops of his torrent of electric fluid which issued from his lips, and fell on the Assembly in sublime inspira tions and gleams o: fire." Of the irritating effect which it produced upon the reactionaries, we form an idea from the following statement, which appears in the Siecle:— " The moderation of the Moderate party may be es timated by the following ealculation, made on the report of the Moniteur. M. Victor 'Hugo was interrupted 83 times by the Right benches, to wit:-32 times by mur mers and exclamations of all kinds, and 51 times by direct interpellation." MM. LEON FAUCIIER and JULES DE LASTYRIE were on Saturday elected Vice-Presidents of the Assembly by a bare majority, as the Members of the Left abstained from voting. The Legitimatists are complaining that they have been tricked by the Orleanists in these elections, as not one of the 'officers of the Assembly chosen belong to the Legi titnatist party, and, in order to appease them, M. JULES DE LASTIRIE has resigned, for the purpose of affording to M. VATISMENIL or M. BENOIT D'AZY an opportunity of being elected. The following is an abstract of M. FOULD'S finan cial statement to the Assembly : " The great object he had in view was, he said, to establish a real balance between the receipts and ex penditures, to extend the proportionality of the taxes, l t i h m e i its ed Commandeducti onofthe and to reliev e agr i cu l ture. The strictest economy had been introduc e d i nto every b ranch of the administra tion. His attent i on had been particularly directed to by the miiita ry se ceuxrPie ty ndi n tu f res tb within country. the Public cr e di t, d eeply shaken, should be restored by the inviolability of the engagements and the respect of contracts. The floating debt presented no danger, if the Government was empowered to employ the means at its disposal to reduce it within proper limits, and to tax certain productions which had hitherto escaped taxation. Fictitious remedies and dangerous theories should be avoided. The reforms in the system of mortgages must be attended with a favourable effect. Not more than 22,000,000 f. would be required to pay the interest of the floating debt. Supposing the As sembly should concede the Paris and Avignon Railroad to a privet, company, with various other reductions in the expenditure of the department of public works, there would be in that department alone a saving of 5,000,000 f. The army esti mates, which amounted in 1848 to 420,000,000 f, were since reduced to 314,000,00 0 , and would experience, in 1851, a further reduction of 12,000,000. No very material alteration was to - be Made in the naval department, the expenditure of which had been reduced since 1848 by 24,000,000. The whole of the expenditure of the state would amount, in 1851, to 1,283,000 fr. In order to relieve agriculture, M. Fourd proposed the suppres sion of 17 centimes in the tax on landed property, or 97,000,000 f. The local taxes. which amounted in ten departments to 130,000,000 f. annually, should also be considerably diminished for the same object. He likewise proposed to modify the tax on doors and windows, and to reduce the registry duties by 6,000,000 f. The new im posts would produce an augmentation of 48,000,000. No change was to be made in the tax on salt, but a new one should be laid on sugar, coffe - e; powder, shot, &e. The entire of the receipts was calculated at 1,292,000,000, showing a surplus of 8,000,000. The floating debt, now amounting to 575,000,00 0 , would be reduced in 1851 to 515,000,000. National forests are to be sold to an amount of 56,000,000. This and other means, which would be submitted to the approbation of the Assembly would, he was certain, enable the government to meet all the wants of the state, provided, however, interne, order was maintained. At the Vaudeville Theatre a new piece, entitled The Restoraion, was produced ; it was evidently in tended as a feeler, and those who put it forward must be by this time perfectly satisfied of the intense hatred in which the very name of Bourbon is held by the French people • whenever any all us i on was made to the Bourbons, loud hisses were heard from all parts of the house. The French never can, never will, never ought to forget the circumstances under vi hich the Bourbons and the parti-pretre were restored. The price of corn has not been so low in France for thirty years, as it is at the present moment. By the last official returns, the average price throughout France was 141. lc. per hectolitre. If it is true that the agriculturist must sell his corn at 201. per hecto litre to find remuneration for his labour, and if, as statistically stated, the annual consumption of France is 120 millions of hectolitres, the actual price, com pared with that normal price, represents a loss of 720 millions of francs for agricUlture and this under a system of rigid protection, amounting in reality to prohibition. , M. DR PERSIGNY has arrived in Paris, from Berlin. It is said that the intended v i s it o f th e Duchess of ORLEANS t o England is for a political object, and that the leading Orleanists of France will join her in Lon don for the purpose of endeavouring to arrange the respective pretensions of the elder and the younger branches of the Bourbo ns , and o f making a proposi tion to Louis NAPOLEON to assist in a restoration. In this latter pa r ticular they will not su ccee d. L OUIS N APOLEO N BONAPARTE i s a man of the nicest honour, w h o would rather sacrifice his life tha n b e t ray t h e trust reposed in him. He may b e d upe d, b ut h e w ill stepping-stone for the r es torationand knowingly illinglye onosefnte Bourbons thtobemadea e; and of this the L egitimatises are perfectly aware; hence their bitter personal hostility to the PRESIDENT. The PRESIDENT of the Republic went on Saturday to visit the principal barracks round Paris, and review the troops stationed in them. The PRESIDENT left the Elysee at half- past one, accompanied by the Mi nister of War and two orderly officers. He first proceeded to St. Denis, where he was received by Generals NEVSSAYER and RENAUD, and inspected the 69th Regiment. He afterwards visited the barracks in that town, and on leaving distributed four crosses of the Legion of Honour. From thence the PREM.. DENT went to the Fort de l'Est, one of the most im portant of those which surround the capital. The 18th Regiment was drawn out in line in the glacis, and were reviewed, after which some decorations were distributed to officers, sub-officers, and privates. At half-past three the PRESIDENT lett the fort for Cour bedoire, where he reviewed the 6th and 35th Regi ments, and inspected the barracks, distributing crosses as at the other places- The Bourse wcs dull on Saturday, and very little business was transacted. The Five per Cents. opened at 89f. 30n., and closed at 89f. 60c.; the Three per Cents. Paris and Strasburg, 3311. 25 c.; Vierzon, 3201.; B a l e ,• 5 a t t 0 5 1. 5 ; 1. Greet 7c.; Tours and Nantes, Bordeaux, A vignon , l 3 7 9 2 2 r. f. 5 5 0 0 cf.. 2 3 13 1 o f .n Boulogne e; and t h BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE Neo4Norrml eet Northern , enn Amiens, u:,6R1m40a2.: .r f . 0 1,52 8 00 d 5:c.n.; 7 7 a 8 r . e s 7 201 .; Rouen, n LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE. APRIL 6. t 4 —Dutch Rhenish, 1 5 4—Orleans and Bordeaux, 2 %—Sambre and Meuse, 214. SPAIN• Madrid journals of the Ist and 2d instant have arrived. The Get9eta of the Ist publishes a royal d ecree charging the di rect i on o f the Public Debt t o d raw u? a new Bill, f or the sett l eme nt of the d e bt, t o b e pre- was said th i e f pre sented to th e C ortes i n t he next ses s i on . F ore i gn creditors, i t w as suppos e d, t a k e p l ace en l t t t is th p is rtc s le d d o , n a e re to to fa b e e ili c t o a n te su th lt e ed se o tt n ie i t t n . with Engla n d. The o ffi c i a l arrangem n t of hip Eng lish affair would not, before the 18th. _ The Prince and Princess of JOINVILLE have em barked at Cadiz for England. MADRID BOLSA, APRIL 2.—Three per Cents., 29k paper; Five per Cents., 12i, for account. Ex change on London, 50 25. A o f , Oldenburgne w dissolution GERMANY. by yro T dreo he Assembly of the States of Gotha has been The c g r u S e : l a o t t t e . o s t t o h h f e e the u l n s t A G:r f p a l‘ n 1 ( 1) 1 1 D:11:h Y to have met on the 2d, but were prorogued for a month was , . considered probable, in order to enabl e t h e Goverrnyent to. ent er the restricted Rderal Stat e o f I russia . , to which the Chambers are hostile. The Berlin State. Gazette says that there is no truth in the report that was lately current of Oldenburg having already retired from the Federal State. A letter from Erfurt of the 2.(l states that Di DE RADOWITZ had returned from Berlin, with instruc tions to insist on the Confederation being entrusted with powers to declare peace and war, according to the Constitution of 1815. This had caused a most painful impression, and when proposed to the Com mittee was almost unanimously rejected. It was said that other propositions for lessening the powers of j the restricted federal state had been made, arid it was feared by the Prussian party that the Government was preparing to 81 , nden the whole scheme. The Swabian :illercury publishes the note of the Minister of Wurtemburg in Berlin, on the notificti tion of the rupture of diplomatic relations by the Prussian Government. It acknowledges the receipt of the notification, and demands the Minister's pass ports. A telegraphic dispatch from Berlin of the sth says that the Ministry had persuaded the KING to consent to accept provisionally the Constitution of the re stricted Federal State in the lump, subject to a sub sequent revision. According to the Augsburgh Gazette the Austrian Government and its allies intend to form a government for the German Empire as soon as Prussia shall have established the Executive Government of the restricted Federal State. One of the Vienna journals states that in a recent note to Prussia, the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh de clares that by the treaty of 1815, the German States have a right to re-constitute themselves, but that if a new union should not be effected, the treaties would be violated by any Government which should attempt to promote its own power by a new constitution, and that, in such a case, foreign powers would be entitled to intervene. A letter from Hamburgh, of the 2d says :—" The Grand Duke - of MEcKIANnuno-ScuwERIN has accepted the resignation of the Ministry. It was the only Radical Ministry in Germany which remained of all that were called into existence by the revolu tion. The GRAND DUKE has at last seen the neces sity of making profound modifications in the demo cratic constitution drawn up by the Constituent Assembly, which constitution he had long persisted in maintaining, in spite of the opposition of the nobles, though supported by the Grand Duke of STRELITZ. The GRAND DUKE has yielded pn this point in com pliance with the recommendation of the Central Com mission of Frankfort, and has engaged, in conjunction with the Grand Duke of MECKLENBURG- STELITZ, to recognise the rights of the nobles, and the guarantee heretofore given by the reigning Princes that those rights should not be encroached on without the ex press consent of the nobles themselves." POLAND. The strength of th e Russian army in Poland is daily increasing, and an imposing force is concen trated on the Prussian frontiQrs, more particularly on the frontiers of Silesia. The cavalry alone concen• trated on the Silesian frontier amounts to 46,000 men. ITALY. _ - - Letters from Rome of the 31st ult. deFcriba the escape from the Castle of St. Angelo of Monsignor G-AZOALA, lately condemned by an ecclesiastical tri bunal to perpetual imprisonment for having edited the Positivo journal. One account states that he got away in the disguise of an officer ; another, in that of a Roman princess. The Pores return is fixed for about the 14th instant. We find the following on the subject in the Paris Presse, under the above date : " The escape of Monsignor Gazoala is the subject of general conversation. According to some, he left the prison in the middle of the day, in full costume, and in company with an officer, and that the sentinels presented arms to him as he passed; according to others, he left in the dress of a Roman princeis, who is accused by the police of having sated towards him the part of a Madame de LavalettN It is positively stated that the Poi - e ex pressed Brost dissatibfsction at his unjustifiable condem nation, and that he supplied the funds for his escape." The Giornale di Roma of the 27th ult. contains the following official notice : " The Government Commission of State having learnt that his Holiness our Lord Popo Pius IX. will, as soon as he shall have entered his states, in the week af.er Easter, on the side of Terracina, visit Frosinone and Velletis, has given proper orders for the necessary ar rangements in consequence." The Bologna Gazette states that Pius IX. was to arrive at Terracina on the 6th. Great preparations were in progress at Frosinone, where some houses adjoinin g th e d e l egate ' s palace have been pulled down, to widen the street through which his lioLINEss was to pass. A letter from Leghorn of the 24th ult., in the Nationale of Florence, states that on that day a great number of persons had gone to the new Cemetery to place crowns on the graves of those who had fallen for the cause of Italian independence, and that in the contiguous church of La Buona Mort part of the con gregation having called for a Pater and Ave, to the memory of those who had died for the cause of Italy, a great disturbance ensued, which called the police to the spot. A letter from Leghorn of the 29th in the Statuto of Florence, adds that fourteen persons have been arrested on account of the disturbance alluded to. The following notice has been published at Leg horn by the military authorities : "From the Imperial and Royal Military Command of the City, all those who follow religious processions, which are still tolerated, shalt have their faces uncovered; arid the churches shall be closed at seven P. M., and not re-opened till sunrise. Leghorn, March 28." DARING ROBBERY OF A GENERAL PoSTIIAN THIS MOI:NINGL —Shortly after nine o'clock this morning a most daringly adroit robbery of a general postman was effected at the corner of Leadenhall and Graceehurch-streets. It appears that William Peckham, the Leadenhall " walk" letter carrier, was in the habit of meeting his assistant (a junior postman) at the door of the establishment of Messrs. Mayne and Reed, the large floor-cloth manufacturers, where they opened their large letter-bag containing the letters for tha whole of the walk. These letters were tied in bundles, ready assorted for delivery. Peckham, it seems, this morning, had a very large number, and while he was in th e ac t o f di v idi ng one of the bundl e s, he put the bag upon the floor, near to the shop door. Just at this juncture three men rushed up to the doorway, and almost momentarily the bag and the remaining bundles of letters were gone. Instantaneously the fellows escaped with their booty, leaving the postman perfectly be wildered. The matter has caused the greatest sensation throughout the City, and the authorities at the Post office are now actively engaged in making the necessary inquiries for the purpose of detecting the highwaymen. Unfortunately, at present, no clue has been obtained respecting the thieves. APPREHENSION or THE BIRDS.—Bird and his wife, who were recently acquitted at Exeter, of the charFe of murdering Mary Ann Parsons, were apprehended on Friday last at Coleridge, near Bideford, on a charge of having as saulted and . otherwise maltreating that unfortunate child, and were lodged that afternoon in the Bridewelluld the charge on g of Bideford. The prisoners were panio-struck when t which they were apprehended, as they had entertained an idea that no further proceedings would take place. They were examined on Saturday before the magistrates, and were both crying bitterly as they were conducted from the Bride well to the, county magistrates' office. During the course of the proceedings the female prisoner was taken so ill, that her removal became necessary; and the further proceedings were adjourned to this day (Monday). She became rapidly worse after her removal, and notwithstanding medical assistance was promptly rendered, she became delirious, and continued in that state when the last accounts left Bideford yesterday. It is, therefore, probable that the examination fixed for to-day will be still further postponed. SKYE.—A Correspondent, who has extensive means of ascertaining the condition of the people in Skye and the outer Hebrides, expresses a conviction, that unless the Edin burgh and Glasgow sections supply many of the more desti tute crofter. with barley, oats, &c., to crop their lands, much must remain untitled, and as the relief operations are to terminate with the ensuing autumn, the bulk of the people will be worse off than they ever were. The unanimous opinion of persons who are surrounded by hungry neigh bours is, that both sections now possess ample means for supplying such as are destitute of seed with that necessary, the immediate putting down of which on every available yard of land is the only chance of obviating, during the en suing autumn and winter, scenes of Irish misery and star vation. The secretary of the Royal PatrioCc Society, at the instance of the Perthshire Ladies' Highland Relief Com mittee, is occupied in these islands in procuring leases for crofters, instructing them in improved methods of cultiva tion, and in establishing agricultural schools. These efforts have met with great encouragement, and the only source of regret is that they were not long ago commenced, as the relief operations have failed to ameliorate the condition of the poor. APPOINTMENTS. —Robert Southey, Elq., is ap pointed civil commissioner and resident magistrate at Swel lindam, Cape of Good Hope. J. J. Le Sueur, Esq., is ap pointed civil commissioner and resident magistrate at Wor cester, Cape of Good Hope. EXHIBITION OF 1851.—When, some time ago, we noticed the liberal way in which the persons in the employ of Mr. Thomas Cubitt, of Pimlico, had set an example to the workmen of this c ountry, we little expected to have so soon to report that tl.is same establishment should have added to their first contribution the further sum of z6l. 75. 7d. This activity may be looked on as a healthy symptom, and testi fying that the artisan class know how to value and assist any efforts that may be conscientiously made to forward their best interests. A RUMOUR.— On flit, that the Bishop of Exeter contemplates secession, and that the first free church is to be built under his auspices at Eldad, in connexion with the proposed establishment of the " Sisters of Mercury."—De vonport Telegraph. Mr. Bunn's benefit, on Wednesday next, at the St. James's Theatre, offers a combination of talent that will insure him a crowded house. The names of Carlotta Grisi, Charles Kean, Mrs. C. Kern, Webster, Benedict, Sloper, M. Samson, and a host of others, constitute the attractions of the evening. TIIE AFRICAN AMAZONS.—Our best friend in Africa is a certain King of Dahomey, who loves us so well that he will do anything for us but put an end to the slave trade in his dominions, unless upon the terms of our buying off his royal interest in the traffic by a subsidy of B.oow. a year. A smaller offer was actually made to his Majesty without success, we suppose in the days when Mr. Stephen's influence was all• powerful. This King of Dahomey goes hunting for two or three months everyyear. The hounds for his chats are an army of more than 8,000 couples. We say couples advisedly, for nearly a half, or full 8,000 are women ! Upon this female force the'King places the greatest reliance, and they constitute his Majesty's body guard. They are his best troops. They arc trained to storm forts, which they do with extraordinary bravery and skill. They are very fine women, ranging in height from five feet eight to five feet nine and ten. Marriage is not permitted. It would have the proverbial elect of doing things by halves. The King of Dahomey requested her Majesty to give Lim some war caps for his slave-hunting amazons; and to our astonishment We see it stated in evidence that the request was gra ciously granted, and that her Majesty sent the Kisg 2,000 female war• caps. There must surely be some mistake al out this, as it would, if true, involve a preposterous incon- sistency. Our cruisers seize and make prize of any vessel With the slightest evidence of equipment for the slave trade; and is it creditable that her Mojesty can have been advised to furnish any article of equipment to the troops actually employed in hunting down and capturing the slaves in the interior? One would be curious to know what the pattern of the cap could have been for the ladies enacting the part of the dogs of war. We kno w some thi ng o f t h e sort o f caps with which the ladies design enslaving hearts, but what is the mode, the fashion of the thing for enslaving black bodies? How do they set their caps at men to make booty of their persons? What manner of cap does Bellona don when she sets about the foulest conquest and enthrals in the cruellest iron fetters? At 1 imbuctoo the body guard wear cast-off lawyer's wigs; are the King of Dahomey's ladies' war-caps of any such predatory symbol? Perhaps, after all, the caps were percussion -caps, much more harmless than many of the pink-ribboned genus. Or perhaps, and most probably, there were no caps at all presented, as alleged. We hope and believe it will so turn out. The statement, however, whe ther true or false, will be found in the evidence of Captain Winniett, R.N., ex-Governor of Cape Coast Castle, in the last blue-book of evidence on the African slave-trade, taken by the Committee of the House of Lords.—Examiner. THE DANGERS ATTENDING THE LANCASTER SANDS. —As Mr. Joseph Brockbank, boatman, Greenodd, was ad justing the brogs which mark out the channel, near the arend-hill last week, he intrusted himself upon a portion of sand, which he had often crossed; but on this occasion the sand proved to be rotten, and he was instantly ingulphed to the Leek, without any means of extricating 'himself. For tunately, Mr. J. K. Hodgson, of Ulverston, saw him from a distance, and speedily procured assistance and went to his rescue; and to this party Mr. B. Storey, of Meanhouse, crossed the channel, and joined himself; end being well skilled in such occurrences, so directed the party that the boatman was relieved front his perilous situation. It was near six o'clock in the evening when this occurrence took place ; a few minutes later, and the head of a man could not have been seen from a distance, and then a lingering death would have been inevitable.—Manchcster Courier. EXTRAORDINARY FEAT.--OH Saturday last, at Uxbridge, a youth named Ferguson, under 20 years of age, walked 20 miles in less than three hours. For the first 300 yards the ground had a slight ascent, and, thereafter, a uniform level. The road was in good order, and the youth, who weighed some Bst, 91b., and measured in altitude 5 feet 6 inches, started - on his arduous undertaking. The weather was favourable, save a scowl of cloud in the 19th and 20th miles, and the mode in which the walker won may be best gathered from his time:— 11. M. S 11. M. S. 2 miles 4 6 8 10 .. Thus winning by 1 min. 43 sec., much distressed. THE CONDEMNED CONVICT IN HORSEMONGERe LANE GAOL.— Thomas Denny, the young man who was con demned to death at Kingston-upon-Thames, on Tuesday last, for killing his illegitimate offsprig, at Ewell, with an awl, was, immediately after his conviction, removed to Horsemonger-lane Gaol, when be was placed by Mr. Keene, the Governor, in the cell so lately occupied by Manning, the murderer of O'Connor. He seems very much to feel his awful situation, and cried the whole of Tuesday night. He now and then protests that he is innocent, and that Eliza Tarrant, the mother of the infant, committed the murder. Should no respite be received, the unhappy man will be executed at Horsemonger-lane, on Monday morning, the 220 instant. LEAMINGTON SPA, APRIL 6.—Major Majendie, one of the Assistant Commissioners appointed to act in the counties of Warwick, Stafford, and Derby, has just visited. the Spa, where an influential local committee has been ap pointed to raise funds in support of the Great Exposition of 1851. Amongst the latest arrivals are—The Bishop of Chichester, Earl Gifford, Lady Emily Hay, Lady Mowbray and the Mi s se s Mowbray, Lady Matherson, Hon. E. Plun kett, Sir Wiliam Morrison, Bart., Sir G. Ruse, Lady Berry, Lady Scott, Lady and Miss Selina Clinton, Colonel Byng, Colonel Broadhurst, Mr. and Mrs. F. Howard, Mr. and Mrs, Clavealy, &c. DEATH OF GENERAL SIR ARCHIBALD GALLOWAY, K.C.B.—Sir Archibald Galloway, chairman of the Hon. East India C ompany, di ed on Saturday, at his residepce, 18, Upper Harley-street, aged 74, and alter a few - hours' ness. He transacted business at the Indialiouse on Thurs day, and presided at the banquet recently given by the di rectors of the East India Company to Lord Gough. His chairmanship would have expired on Wednesday next. DEATH or LIEUT. TIILPSON, R.M.A.—lntelligence has been received of the sudden death of First Lieutenant Timpson, of the Roral Marine Artillery, on board the Asia, 84, flag. ship at Panama. Loss OF THE BARQUE CONCORDIA.--TLYMOUTII, Arm. s.—The crew of this ship have landed from her Ma jesty's brig Alert, Commander Dunlop. The Concordia re gistered 411 tons, belonged to Mr. Thomas Peake, of Ply mouth, and was commanded by Mr. Barrett, who, with a crew of fourteen hands, left Plymouth about Christmas last, bound to Sierra Leone, for timber. The barque had 250 tons of limestone for ballast, and on the 48th of February, at eleven, p.m. when under all plain sail, steering S. by W. Je:, W., with a light wind from the N.W., thich hazy wea ther, strong westerly current, struck on a sandbank at low water. Got water and provisions ready in the ship's boats. By daylight the ship bumped up three miles further inland, and they found that they were in the Bay of Yofi; to the south of Senegal, near Cape Verde, and seven miles north of Goree Island. The natives, robust, tall men, continued to increase in numbers in the vicinity of the ship, and in the course of throe days numbered, perhaps, 8,000 persons on the stores, ar:d from 500 to 1,000 in the ship. Captain Barrett on the 19th went to Goree, and on the 20th re turned with two Frenchmen and an interpreter, who erected tents on shore, but the natives were unawed, and .eventually stole everything off the decks and out of the hold, all loose wearing apparel, charts, &c., and tore away the deck.house, bulwarks, stanchions, &c. The French Commodore at Goree kindly sent a post-captain and a lieutenant to inspect the condition of the barque, which was irretrievable. Her crew, by the help of camels, were, with the remnant of th e i r l uggage. conveyed across the isthmus of Cape Verde by the Pap mountains to the French station at Goree, and placed on the '23d of February on board L'Utile, raze line-of-battle-ship, now used as a guardehip, where, among ether prisoners from the French flee', there was the negro crew of a brigantine, the master of which, an English man, had been murdered by th em , an d hi s vesse l run ashore. The Concordia's crew complain that tor eight days they had the same poor fare and foul water as were served out to the prisoners, and that at night they lay where they could. Five of them subsequently had the yellow fever, and one died on board the Alert. On the Bth day, the 2d of March, they took passage in a French merchant barque, and in 24 hours reached the Gambia, where th ey were held in charge by the English Consul until the 18th, when they joined the Alert, and thus reached Plymouth on the 4th inst. MURDER IN SUFFOLK.—SUDBURY, SATURDAY.— Yesterday, Mr. Dowman, the borough coroner for this place, held an inquest on the body of Charles Piper, who met his death under the following melancholy and brutal circum stances :—lt appeared from the evidence of several wit nesses, that on oaturday last the deceased was at the White Horse Inn, Balling, about a mile from this place, in cam. pany with several persons. The deceased, his brother (Wil liam Piper), and several other persons, walked towards a place called Bulmer. There were five girls amongst the party, and, when they got to the bottom of the hill, the de ceased put his arm around the waist of one of the girls. A person, named Agar, turned round to the deceased, and said he should not go any further with the girl. Deceased said he would. Upon this Agar went up to the deceased, and ran a knife into his bowels in several places. Deceased im mediately fell down. He was carried home, where he died on Wednesday last. The bowels of the deceased were com pletely cut out. It was proved by the brother of the de ceased (who was also stabbed), that, after his brother fell, he saw Agar pass a knife to one of the girls who was with them. The inquiry was at a late hour adjourned. 'I he prisoner Agar will be brought before the magistrates on Tuesday. Mn. GUSTAVUS BRoox.r.—Among . the applies tions recently made to the Insolvent Debtors' Court, is one from Mr. Gustavus Brooke, the well-known actor. lie has not yet been heard, but in his schedule he attributes this, his "first appearance" before the Court. to the breach of an engagement entered into with Mr. Walter Watts ; the late lessee of the Olympic Theatre, whom he has inserted in his schedule as a debtor to him for 3374, and placed the ex pressive word " bad " against the claim. The description of Mr. Brooke's residences in provincial towns is very long, and the question was, whether this court or a county court should hear the case. It was, however, allotted to Mr. Commissioner Phillips. According to the schedule, Mr. Brooke has more owing to him, including the large claim on Mr. Watts, than he owes. He has obtained protection from the Court until his hearing. He is described on tha pro ceedings as a " comedian." HER. MAJESTY'S THEATRE.--There were present at her Majesty's Theatre on Saturday evening his Grace the Duke of Wellington, the Marchioness of Dou r o an d t h e Marchioness of Salisbury, his Excellency the Russian Mi nister, the Baroness de Brunnow, Mdlle. Olga de Lechner and Mdlle. de Brunnow; his Excellency the French Ambas sador, M. de Berg, the Swedish Minister, Baron Rehausen, Marquis of Drogheda, the Hon. Claude Lyon, the Hon. Major Needham, the Duchess of Leeds and Miss Elizabeth Line Fox, the Dowager Duchess of Cleveland. der Ma jesty's box was occupied by the Hon. Mrs. Berkeley Drum mond, Miss Boyd, Lord Elphinstone, Lord C. Fitzroy, Col. the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Col. Drummond, Mr. Birch and party ; the Marquis of Bath, the Earl of Aboyne, the Earl of Cardi gan, the Countess of Lichfield and L a dy A nson , t h e C ountess of Cardigan. the Viscount Enfield, the Viscount Duplin, the Viscount Clifden, the Viscount Cranbourne, Lady Ans truther, Lady Augusta Baring, Lord George Paget, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord W. Lennox, Lady Gordon, Count Perponcher, Count de Civry, Baron Alfred Vidal, Sir Seymour Sadler, Sir H. Goding, Bart., and Lady Goding, Sir Thomas Barrett Leonard, Bart., and Lady Barrett Leonard, Sir Henry Webb, Bart., the Hon. Fitzroy Stanhope, the Hon. Captain Sutton, Sir J. Lo w th er , B art . , General the Honourable 11. Cavendish, Lady Flint, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Ward, the Hon. Mrs. Somerset, the lion. F. Chichester, Mr. Henderson, Mr. Barton, Mrs. Col quhoun, Mr. Bedford, Mr. Holmes, Mr. Wilsmore, Major Needham, Captain the Hon. A. Vivian, Colonel Thornton, Captain Cockerill, the Hon. C. IL Neville, Captain Phipps, Mr. W. (iodine . ' , Mr. and Mrs. Clarke, Mr. Alfred Dougl as , Mrs. Weston, Mrs. Dennistoun, Mr. W. R. Hamilton, Mr. C. W. Packe, M.P., and Mrs. Packe Reading, Major Buckley, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Brereton Trelawny, Mr. Sackville Lane Fox, M.P., Mr. Attwood, Mr. Hubert de Burgh, Mr. C. Barry Baldwin, M.P., Mr. Ford, Mr. J. Len. nard, M.P., Mr. Megan, Mrs. Pulsford, Mr. W. Cubitt, M.P., Mr. Richards, Mr. Greigson, Mr. W. Delafield, M r . H , Bnadley, M.P., Mrs. Gore, Mr. Raikes Currie, M.P. Mr, Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Conyngham, Mr. Drummond, &c. DESTRUCTION OF THE SHIP OCEAN QUEEN.--Ad vices from the Cape of Good Hope, mention the complete de struction by fire of the British ship Ocean Queen, on her way to Suez. The Ocean Queen was 800 tons burthen, and wan chartered last October by the Oriental and Peninsular Company, to supply their deptit at Suez with coals. The vessel started from Gravesend on the Ist of September last, laden with coals; and on the 21st of December, when in latitude 23 S , long. 52 30 E., it was found that the coals had spontaneously ignited, and the vessel in a short time was enveloped in flames, and continued so for sonic hours before she went down. The crew, about 30 in number, escaped in four boats, but a gale sprin g i ng tip the following night, the boats parted company, and two of them, not having since been heard of; it is feared they must have perished. The captain, whose name is Tawall, and a party of ten, were picked up by the French ship Gabriel, and landed at Table Bay. The value of the ship is estimated at 15,0001. THE LATE CASE OF POISONING IN CAMBRIDGE SIIIRE.—AIthough several petitions have been presented, playing for a mitigation of the sentence of Elias Lucas and Mary Reeder, the two persons now under sentence of death lying in the county gaol, no notico has been taken of them, and it is expected that the two culprits will suyer the ex treme penalty of the law on Saturday next. Since the con fession of the female criminal she has appeared perfectly tranquil, and seems fully prepared fur her fate. Lucas, also, evinces much penitence; he has made no direct confession of his guilt, although he repeatedly says he deserves to be hanged, and that he had brought it all on himself. It is a ... remarkable fact, that the relative of the female, named Wil liam Feeder,, was executed in MA iu company with two other men, for arson, on the same spot where the culprits will suffer on Saturday next.— Weekly Chronicle. MONEY and COMMERCIAL CITY, QUARTER 7 0 THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday We,,,,r 4 estimated at from 5,000 t o 6 , 0 00 bales, of which 50" American were taken for export, and 1,000 on specula tion. The market closed steady, at previous rates." • Railway Shares were dull, and generally at lower prices' In Mark-lane the Wheat trade to-day has been veil dull, at ls. to 2s. decline, the imports of foreign cop' tinning extensive. The following report upon the Iron trade is furnisbd by Mr. Wm. Short:— " Iron.—Every description of this metal is flatter lower since last month's Circular. Bars in Wales bell been sold as low as 4/. 155., and are to be still easily ils" at that price. Staffordshire iron could. be bought below the published figures. Scotch pigs has declined to 4 0 ' for mixed numbers in Glasgow, and some sales are 1 1 reported at 6d. lower. The views put forth in PI annual circular in January are, I regret, thus PO: fortunately confirmed; for the prices having been forego up to 50s. and 51s. towards the close of January, holder! brought forward their stocks, and it has declined bl rapid strides to 435., or 4s. below my qu o t a ti ons o f tb° sth of January. Swedish iron is easier, and may bl bought at 11/. 10s. for arriv a l, b u t our s t oc k on t h e s po is very trifling." There are numerous arrivals from the colonies, bi? the accounts are generally not of particular interest it reference to commercial matters. The Cape of GPI Elope advices of the 17th o f F e b ruary not i ce the reoe ir of the intelligence that convicts were not to be sent 0 the Cape. The Continental advices are rather better in respeo to the Stock Markets, and at Vienna the Funds wig ° higher on the 4th inst. by 11 per cent. The Examine on London was down to 11.48 to 12 at Frankfort one I sth instant. Austrian M e t a lli cs were 781, an d Spao l ! Three per Cents. 291. The Amsterdam market on to 4 6th inst. was not quite so good for Dutch Stock. other securities there was no alteration. The following has been issued officially:— " BANK OF ENGLAND, IsT APRIL, 1850.. 4 " Notice is hereby given, that the April dividends W be paid to the public on Tuesday, the 9th inst. " WILLIAM Ssznx, Chief Accountant.", There is an exceedi ng l y d u ll mar k et for rabill Securities, and the quota ti ons are w i thout the /01 alteration, though not bu o y an t. C onso l s h ave b een 9' to 1. The fact th a t th ere are a great many optio n , coming off will acco un t p er h aps for the apathy exhibit ed by the jobbers, and for the apparent wish to keep th i s market in as i m p ass i ve a condition as possibl for the present. The New Three -and-a-Quarto; per Cents. have been 97/ to I ex dividend' Exchequer-bills are aga i n h i g h er, having toecbow 705., and East India Bonds have risen to 9 9* , iremiurn. The extr eme a b un d ance o f money, and 03; great difficulty of profitably and securely placing it, illustrated most forcibly by the exceedingly high rate' which the Wended debt has risen, and nothing basi l uncertainty respecting foreign affairs prevents the 19# vestment of capital in funded securities, which, howeve r high they may be, are not so elevated relatively to inali former periods of abundance. In the Foreign Market there has been a good deal.' activity, and with various changes in the quotatiorlt Peruvian Bonds have b een a t a d ec li ne to 67/ to 651 fu: the Active, and to 264 and 25* for the Deferral, Wall' official information having been received from Lill concerning the loan of which 303,000 d o ll s. are to b e ra i e, in the republic, and 800,000 in Europe. Eqqador Slo' has been at ai and Grenada at 161. Buenos An' have been quoted 54, and Venezuela 31. Spanish per Cents have been up toll to 18, and theThreaperCeo. remain at 37, ,The Government at M a d r id i s malting ; ,show,of doing something f or the foreign creditors, bit in reality this is the mere old plan, of humouripg, for It is not even promi s ed th a t i n t h e present session of 111 0 Cortes anything can be accomplished. Portuguese Po' per Cents. have been 321 to 1. Mexican Bondi; are Or minally 281 to Chilian have been done at 9 4 1 Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cent s . are 56. R014'14 Scrip is worth 11 to I*, and Danish ha s r i sen uon more confident expec ta ti on o f p eace , t o 3f and 3i pre* Shares are dull. ONE CLngfl ° PRICES OF BRITISH PUNDi O'CLOCK. ntegs. , BAuk btOCk. -• 205 4 per Cont. Reduced Aims ..... 96Si 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 96 96 1 /s - j New 3 1 4 per Cent. Ann% -.. 974A% 97% 1 46 Long Anna, to expire Jan.1860 India Bonds, 1,000/ - Ditto under 1.0001.. Consols for Accott at ' 96 96% 96 R Exchequer birth. 1% u. a 2d 1,000/. June 70 p 70 P 500/. June Small. June 67 70 p 70 P 4 rig CLOW PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O' CL oh uCK. l'itlCE °. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.... 54 6 1 , L Danish 80nd5,1825, 3 p er C en t. .. 04 % 9 4 ) , Ditto 5 oar Cent. 314 p 3 ..... Ditto, Scrip 74 $ i .. .. Equador Bonds Grenada Bonds, 1 1 / 2 per Cent l 6l a 16 Ditto Deferred Greek Bonds Ditt,- _ __ i .o ex Over-due Coupons — .h"* ...,,,, , per Cent. 1846, with Coupons— Ditto; Ex Jan. Coupons Per. vian Bonds, 4 per Cent Ditto, Account 674 67 6 5 4 65% Ditto Deferred , ....-. Portuguese 5 per C en t s . Ditto, 4 per Cent. Ditto. Account Russian Bonds ..... -...--- Ditto Scrip l% % p Ili t Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 Ditto, Account ..... do., . 1 1 1 0 en : Ditto, Passive 3% SIS Ditto. 3 per Cent . Ditto, Account Venezuela Bond s , 2 , 4 i per Cent .... 31 SI 10 Ditto, Deferred Dividends on the above payable in Loudon. li Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 G u ild. .. 5G 1/ T • • Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certitteates 85% IA x 4. 85 1 PRICES OF PAID . .IsUaNEBB DONS cl,yel 4o -- 3 , RAILWAY SIiEWES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. pith P Aberdeen Do. Preference Bl ...... I!,‘ dis. „.... 14 °P Amber. Nott., Boston, . ' and Eastern Junction 7%...... ...... ......... .0 Ayrshire and Gallo wa y 7%..,,,, _,-0 Belfast & County Down 30... , .0 Berks & Hants Extens. (Gt. West. Per:s per ct.) 6. . .... --- Birmingham and Ox ford Junct., calls'duly Paid, or with a guaran. 20 Do, withoutgu aran t ee 20 ••• • -- Birming. Wolverh'ton, and Dudley, calls duly pd, or with guarantee 15 Do. without guarantee 15 Birming.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 131. 14s ... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June.— 23 - ........«..... Bristol and Exeter 100 ... .. Ditto, Thirds .... ..... 33i. Buckinghamshire ..«.. 17% Caledonian Ditto, New IC4 Prof... 10 Ditto,ClydesdaleJune 50 Cheater and Holyhead... 50 Ditto, Preference l5 Direct London & Ports month Dublin and Belfast June. 40 ...... 5 Dundalk& Enniskillen 30 East Anglian, 251., L. & • E. and L. and D...... 25 - ... Do. 18/., E. & H.... 18 Do., 3/. 10s., Pref... 3% -• • Ditto, 71. 175., 7 per Cent., Preference... 2 Eastern C0untie5......... 20 ...... 74 1 ,( Do., New Prefaence, 6 per Cent.. lO - Ditto,Extension, 5 pe r ..•........... Cent., No.l ..... i. 6/. 138.41 --. p Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... p Do. North. & Eastern, 6 per Cent. Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50 - 00. New Eastern Union, Class A , • (late E. U. Shares) 25 Ditto, Class A, ditto... 6 Do., Class 13 & C 25 . 2%...... ...... .. Do. Scrip (6per cent.) 20 East Lancashire NON*. .. Ditto, New Quarters 64 ... ......,.... Do., 6 per Cent. Pre ference Quarters ... 6k — .......«..... East Lincolnshire, guar. 6 per Cent. Edinburgh and-Glasgow 50 26% 26 27 26... Ditto. Half Shares ... 25 -. 119,. Ditto, Newport ..... 15 .. ... .... ... Exeter.Yeovil, & Dorc h . . 2 5 , a -- Exeter and Exmouth.., 21S. Glasgow, Dumfiies, and Carlisle ........... ...... 8465. 3d.•.. •••• :h. Glitsgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50 ...... •-• ..... Do. Prefer ence C onso L - Great Northern % f••• Do., % A Def erre d ... 12%...... -- Do., %B 6 per Cent... 9%...... 4% Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 12% 10%%. ...... '. .. • Great South. and West. (Ireland) Ditto, Eighths l l4 ••••• ..,.,.N....... Great North of England.loo 217 219. ....... . ... 21v Ditto, New, 404 4O --. Ditto, ditto B5 - .... ............... . T Ditto, New, 304........ 30 ........ .;,...... 0 ° Ditto. New ,151 l5 ........ ...•••. ....., Great Western 100 ......514 52 52 3 62 : 1111 , Ditto, % Shares Ditto, 4 Shares Ditto, Fifths ..... Not/ Ditto, New 171........ 15 ... 6/8 Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 - Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ..... -- ...... ... Do. Quarter Shares... 12% — ........ r.- . ..... Lancaster and Carli s l e ... 50 IMMO Ditto, Thirds ... Lancailiire & Yorkshire 100 ...... 33 Do. Quarters ..«..... 23% Do. Fifths... 10 , Do. Thirds ...... ........ 18 Do. New, Gus. 6 per ct. 10 Ditto (Hudderstield - ... and Shetf:) ........... 50 Do. (W. Riding Union) 114 "2% ...... .. ...... 24 Leeds and bramord 6O ...... .44 . Leeds and Thirsk ...... 50 ....- ........ Do., Pref er ., 6 per Ct. 3% ••••• "" disc Do., do. ..... No. 210 • -- •••••• Do., do. ......NO. 3 5 Do., Pref. Quar., 1848 9 -... .... ........ a. '"". ' Livorpeol, Crosby and Southport'. ... 10 - ..... ... Landon & Blacksvali...ll/. 6s. 3d - ... .. ~... I'm Landon, bright(); id ... /OP 1 0 6 • .. 7' ....P '-Y 2% 6~ 4 10~ - South Coast... ....100 Do.,- New, guaranteed 6 per Celli •..0 n... 5% ~ -,,