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100. At present the number was .96. He was sorry that circumstances had obliged them to reject some of the other recommendations of the Committee. The exact number, however, of the cadets, should appear in the estimates. He had only further to add, that no very considerable reduction could be made this year in the non-effective department, but in the matter of half-pay some relief might Ise obtained; and though at first view it might not be apparent on the face of the estimates, yet those who took the trouble to look into the question would find that a saving was effected. With regard to the packet service, it would not be necessary for him to add much to what he had already stated, beyond saying this, that sinoe the estimates were prepared contracts had been entered into respecting the Holyhead and Kingstown packets, and those contracts were in accordance with the recommendations of the Committee. Other lines were under consideration, such as that between Hong-Kong and Australia, as well as steam communication with Brazil. This, however, would not call for any very large sum of money, and he could assure the House that every effort had th!en made to reduce expenditure to the lowest point that W;,3 at all consistent with efficiency. — (Hear, hear.) He concluded by moving a resolution to the effect that the number of men for the sea service during thirteen lunar months be 39,000. Mr. HUME said that he had remained, late as the hour was, to record his opposition to so extravagant a vote. Ministers had talked of following o'at the recom mendations of the Committee, but had they, as the Commit es recommended, reduced the 150 Admirals to 100, though they had contrived to reduce the poor men in the dockyards? It appeared to him that there was no reason whatever for a fleet so large—a fleet in the Mediterranean doing mischief—it was scattering money which the country could not very well spare. Looking at the average number of men voted during the last six years, he found it to be 31,459.; and he should now move, as an amendment, that that be the number fur the present yr a-. Sir G. PECHELL expressed the great satisfaction with which lie had listened to the statement of the Right gononrable Baronet; but there was a point on which be wished to make an observation. He understood that the allowance of grog to the sailors was now a matter ander consideration, and he must be allowed to say that it was a very ticklish affair; and, in abolishing any por tion of the allowance of grog, they ought to proceed most cautiously. Colonel SIBTHORP said, that although the naval service ought to be maintained, yet he did think that in the Admiralty department a saving might be effected. Captain PELIIAM regretted that a vote on so im portant a subject should be taken at so late an hour, and thought the proper course would be for the Chairman to report progress. The country would not be satisfied with the economy of the lti,,;ht Honourable Gentleman —(heer, bear),—aud there would be further reductions before long, which could be carried into effect without In any way injuring the efficiency of that service which was the real strength of this country. On general grounds he would vote with tie Hon. Member (Mr. flume). if he persisted in diving tfie House. Mr. BANKES agreed entirely with • the Hon. Member for Montrose, that a portion of our naval force was em ployed in a very questionable manner at this moment, and when such was the case, year aftz year, it could not be matter of surprise to find the naval estimates were exceeded. He should be glad to be informed by the Noble Lord opposite in what light they were to con sider the Grecian vessels captured by our fleet, which, up to the present moment, according to a statement in that day's paper, amounted to 160 sail? Were they to be considered as prizes taken in war or not?—(Hear, hear.) We had subjected ourselves to the mediation of another Power, and if they decre el we were wrong, we should have to pay damages, which would cause another excess of estimate. _ _ - Lord PALMERSTON—I rather think the Honour able Gentleman the Member for Dorsetshire is misin formed with respect to the number of vessels taken. At least, by the last accounts we have received, they were only hetwcen 40 and 50. The condition in which those vessels are is that of pledges taken and held in deposit for the ratisfAction of the claims of this country. If those claims aro satisfied, then the vessels are released. If it should be necessary to carry reprisals out to the fall extent under the law of nations, they will be condemned and sold, and the pro emeds will be applied to the purpose of satisfying those demands by tie( :Las of the process well known to the law of nations where a commission issues under an order in Council.—(Hear, hear.) With regard to the apprehen sion which the Hon. Gentleman seems to entertain, I beg to ie.:firm him that we have not accepted the arbi tration of any power.—(Hear, hear.) We have accepted the good offices of France with the view of obtaining an amicable settlement of our claims. There is no sub jection on the part of our Government to any arbitra tion.—(Hear.) Captain HARRIS suggested that-as the army had three field-marshals, the navy ought to have two admi rals of the fleet, and advocated the claims of Sir G. Cockburn to the distinction. Mr. HUME declared he would The Committee accordingly divided, when there ap peared— _ For the amendment Against it ... . Majority ••• ••• The motion was then agreed tn. The House resumed, and the Chairman reported pro grew and obtained leave to sit again. REGISTRAR OF METIWOLITAN CARRIAGES. The report on the Registrar of Metropolitan Uarriages Bill was taken into consideration. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY wished to know what would be the amount of saving made by the adoption of the arrangement propose 1 to be carried into effect 1;)y the Bill ? ... 117 ...--93 Mr. LEWIS statod that it wail! b' 1,400/. a year. JUSTICESHIP OF TIN: BENCH AND OF THE PLEAS, Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved for leave to bring 'n a Bill to regulate the salaries of the offie3ra of the Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench and of ti'e Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas. Oa a former evening he stated the object of this Bill, in reply to a question which had been addressed to bins. When Lord Denman was appointed Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench he consented to receive 8,0001. per annum, instead cf 10,0001., the amount of salary fixed by Act of Parliament. The Bill would give a legal sanction to that bygone arrangement, and would also fia the salary for the future at 8,0004 per annum. Lord Oampbell bad accepted office with full knowledge of the intention of the Government to introduce the pre sent Bill, and he, of course, would receive only 8,0001. a year. The Bill also fixed the salary of the Chief Jus tice of the Common Pleas, which was at present 8,0001. prospectively at 7,000/. Leave suss given for the introduction of the Bill. Mr.. BOUVERIE obtained leave to bring in a Bill to regulate the amount of fees received by certain officJrs of the Court of Common Pleas. On the motion of Mr. MACKINNON the Meet Committee on postal communication to Paris and the north of Europe was nominated as follows:—Mr. Mac kinnon, Mr. Cowper, Mr. Robert C. Hildyard, Sir J. Duke, Admiral Bowles, Mr. MacGregor, Mr. Repton, Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Brown, Mr. H. Baring, Mr. Grenville Berkeley, Captain‘Fordyce, Mr. Moffatt, Mr. Hugh Adair, and Admiral Berkeley. Adjourned at One o'clock. TitcATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. • Lessee and Manager, Mr. JAMES ANDERSON. Tills EVENING, Will be presented, by her Majesty's Servants, The Comedy of THE ELDER BROTHER ; or, Love at First SlFrbt. - Lord LeWia, Mr. Diddear ; Miramount, Mr. Emery: Brisae; Mr. Davidge ; Charles, Mr. James Anderson ; Eustace, Mr. Mon tague Angelina, Miss V aritlealioir ; Sylvia. Miss A. Lonsdale. To be tolloired by FAMILY JARS. Te conclude with Th e operatic Play Q. P.Oll ROY MA.CGREGOR ; or, Auld Lan g iyne. Sir Frederick Vernon, Mr. Diddear ; Francis Osbaldistone, Mr. Rafter ; Rob Roy Ma-grcgor Campbell, Mr. Cooper ; Bailie Nicol Jarvie, Mr. Emery ; Diana Vernon, Miss Rafter ; Helen Mac gregor, Mrs. Terntui. private boxcs, il. 35., 21. 12s. 6d., 21. 25., 11. its. 6d., and it. is Stalls, ss. each. s. d. FIRST. PRICE. SECOND PRICE. Boxes - - 4 0 Boxes - - 2 0 Pit - - - 2 0 - - 1 0 Lower Gallery - 1 0 Lower Gallery - 0 6 Upper Gallery - 0 6 I No Half-price to Upper Gallery, Box-book-keeper, Mr. J. l'ovey. s. d. • T FIE AT RE ROYAL, lIAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Lessee and Xe.nager, Ola Brampton. THIS EVENING, Will be performed. the Comedy of MUCH ADO ABOUT °THING. Don Pedro, Mr. C. Selby; Benedick, Mr. Charles I Cean ; Dogherry, Mr. Keeley ; Verges, Mr. Bueltstone ; Beatrice, Mrs. C. Keen ; Hero, Miss Reyneids. Tn conclude with the Comedy of NELL GWYNNE. King Charles Mr. Webster; Charles Hart, Mr. Vandenholi; Joe Haynes, Mr. Belay ; Orange Moil, Mr. Keeley ; Nell Gwynne, Miss Reynolds ; Mrs.. Snowdrop, M rs . S tanley. The itUZ - OineS is under the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer. THEATRE ROYAL. ADELPIII. Wide.' the direction of Madanau Ceioate. TITIS E'VENING, Will be performed a new domestic Drama, called THE WILLOW CC PSE. Principal characters by Messrs. Hughes, W r i ght, P Bed brd, 0. Smith, Worrell ; Madame Celeste, and Miss Woo*gr. After which MY PRECIOUS BETSY- Characters by Messrs. - Wright, Bedibrd, Worrell; Miss Harding, and Mrs. F. Matthews. To conclude with SLASEIER AND CRASHER. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. FRENCII PLAYS AND OPERA COMIQITE. Madlle. CIIARTON'S BENEFIT. • Last Night but Four of the Operatic Performances. Mr, MITCHELL begs respectfully to announce that the French Performances at tke St. Jasies's Theatre will commence TO- AIOrtROW EVENING, Half-past , Seven, precisely, with LA PEIIttEQUIERE DE MEUDON. After which Ariber's Opera, entitled LE MACON. Roger, M. Lac ; Irma, Madlle. Charton. To conclude with L'ESCLATE DU CAMOENS. Don Behestlen, M. Lac ; Caraoens, M. Henri Drayto* Dorissac ; Grlserita, Mdllo. Charton. The hex-office or the Theatre is open daily from Eleven till Five.- Boxes and Stalls at Mr. IL:tchell's E.oyal Library, 33, Old Bond street. ROYAL LYCIIUM THEATRE. - Under the Management of Madame bola Lessee. Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING. Will Le performed A LADY IN DIFFICULTIES. 4.lter which TIIE ISLAND OF JEWELS. . To conclude with TWO IN TILE 3101:NING. uppor P.0ze.... ; rit,•46.; Gallery, Is. No half-prise to any part of the house. ASTLEY'S ROYAL Proprietor, Ur. W. Batty. An entire change in the Scenes of the Arena. New Grand Spectacle. Continued success of the Dames of the Fox-WeMT; Chase, by Eight principal Elnestriin Ladies of the Fstablishment. Madlles. Ganioni anti Atnilie on the 1)( tilde Tight llJpes i n a petite Ballet entitled The iltingiTan,..l%Tocd-cutters. 'AO-MORROW VENI NG, The, perfarmance will - cow:wilco at a Quarter to Seven, With a now Grand Spetlncle of VIE GORSE DE LEON; or, the Brig an d •C Savoy. ' To be tollowed by a brilliant display of Batty's peerless scenes of tbaNitula. supported by the accomplished artistes of the establish mnt. To pit;ltt,lo irith TILE DESERTED MILL ; or, The Soldier's Doz-otaos open from Mom till Your. E SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 12, 1850, Now Ready at all the Libraries, in 3 Vols., THE NEW NAVAL NOVEL, THE PETREL. "'The author of this interesting work is, we believe, Admiral Fisher, who commanded at the blockade of Alexandria in 1840. By his skill in depictinz life int the ocean, he will, we doubt not, simply the place in nautical literature vacant by the death of the lamented Captain Marrayat. His life of the ship is equally dashing, forcible, and free. Fur a first offering we know of few other works of the class, which in powerful description and refined humour could com pete with it. The whole cruise of The Petrel is a. narrative of vivid interest."—Morning root. • Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. — The Nobility Subscrilie:s, and the Public are respectfully informed that this I:ucatre will OPEN THIS EVENING, TUESDAY, March 12, when will be revived Mayer's celebrated Operi. of MEDEA. Principal characters by 3fdlle. Parodi, Madame Giuliani, Signor Calzolari, Signor Michedi (his first appearance), and Signor Be letti; After which will be p!esented an entirely new and otigival Grand Ballet, by M. Paul faglioni, entitled LES METAMORPHOSES. The Music composed by Signor Pugbi ; the Scenery (entirely new) by Mr. Marshall ; the Appointments by Mr. BrAmell ; the Cus tumes by Miss Bradley and Mr. CJoinbes, finder the superintendence of Madame Cupere. Pri,cmal parts by Aidile. Carlotta Grief, Meidarnes Ilosa erg- Maud, Ausundon, Julienne, Lamoureux, Scc. ; M. Paul TaglOqi, Charles, &c., &c. App icatioes for Boxes, Stabs, and 7lckets to be ina , !e at the Opera lie x-office, Colonnade, Haymarket. The PROGRAMME for the present season is respectfully submitted to the Nobility, Subscribers, and the Patrons of the Opera, ‘Nith the confident hope that the arrangements will merit the coil inuanee of the approbation and distinguished pa tronage which have so pre-eminently marked former seasons, and maintained the established reputation of her Majesty's Theatre as the centre of redned art and the re-union of rtuni and talent. . ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE OPERA. Madaine SONTAG _ Will hare the honour of appearing in several New Characters (in aldition to the part* personified by this Great Artiste in the past .eason), one of which has been expressly written for her. 31dlle. PARODI, Mdlle. CATIIERINE Madame GIULIANI, Signora IDA BERMAND, A Contralto of great reputation from La Scala and other great Theatres of Italy ; her first appearance ; Signora MALVINI, her first appearance at this Theatre. Signora CASALONI, Signora IXCCIOLA, her first appearance at this theatre, Signora MALPALTI'A, Mdlle. SARA, Signora GRIMALDI. In addition to the above combination of talent, an engagement has at length been effected with the eminent soprano, Madame FREZZOLINI. THE FAVOURITE TENORS, Signor GARDONI, Signor CALZOLARI, Signor MICHELLI, his first appearance in London, And far. SIMS liEE YES._ An engagement has also been effected with the admired Tenor Signor BOCARLA, frora the San Carlo, Naples, his first appearance. TIM FAVOURITE BASSI CANTANTI, Sig. COLLETTI, Sig. BELLETTI, Sig. F. LABLICIIE, Sig. LORENZO, his first appearance at this 'theatre, And Signor LABLACIIE. Arrangements are stilt pending with other celebrated artistes o the highest merit. Director of the hittile and Conductor, 31. BALFE. The most strenuous efforts have been maac to impart complete ness in the cast of Operas by the careful selection of the secondary parts. Shortly after Easter will be produced a Grand Opera, expressly written for the Troupe of her Majesty's Theatre, by M. Ilaleyy, entitled "La Tempesta," founded on Shakspere's lyfical poem. The dramatic portioa by the celebrated author Di. Scribe. The Italian poem by Sig. Gianone. M. llalevy and M. Scribe are en gaged to come over to England to preside over the production of this opera. In addition to the most esteemed works of the Repertoire of former years it is intended to produce Mayer's " Medea," and as many of the following Operas as other arrangements will permit : Itteci's " Prigione di Edimburgo," Lortzing's "Burgomaestro di Saardam," and Auber's forthcoming Opera "Le Prodigue," which will be produced under the superintendence of their celebrated Composers II Domino Nero, of Auber ; the opera arranged, and the recita tives composed for the Italian stage expressly for her Majesty's Theatre, by M. Auber. Gluck's Iflgenia in Aulide, Spohr'a celebrated opera of Faust, and the tavourita operas of the past season—Don Giovanni, Nozze di Figaro, Il Matrimonio Segreto, Lucia di Laminer muir, Puritan', L'Elisir d'Arnore. Don Pasquale, Cenerontola, Ernani, I Doe Foscari, I Lombardi, Norma, La Sonnambula, La Favorite, 11 garbler°, Semiramide, La Gazza Laden, Lucrezia Borgia, Linda di Chan - mini, Otcllo, &c.; and Itossini's Conte Ory and Matilda di Sha bran, &e. &c. The greatest attention has also been bestowed npon the ORCHESTRA, And whilst the services of the following eminent talents, amongst others, hare been retained, additions of importance have been naade, and the whole system remodelled, harmonised, a:id greatly improved, with a view to perfect execution. The following will be included:— M. M. Jacquin M. Nadaud 31r. IL Hughes M. Zeiss M. Stegliek M. Ista Mr. Winterbottom M. Marin • M. Pilet M. Muller M. Stephan, &c. TOLIsECQUE. NADAUD, eItIPPA, M. Oury 3E. Reinusat Sig. Pitti Sig. Biletti Sig. Anglais M. Deloffre Mr. Maycock 31. Lavigne M. Plays Mr. Horton Mr. Collins Sig. lampliai Leader of the Orchestra , B.Lilet •• Poet and ' prompter .. • • Sig THE CHORUS . • 31 Has been selected with the utmost regard both as to vocal and dramatic efficiency, and comprise,: many additions from the Con nent. Maitre de Chant des Choeurs—Professor F. RONCONI. Mdlle. PARODI will appear at the epang of the theatre in Mayer's Opera of " Medea." Madame SONTAG will appear at the re-opening of the Theatre after Easter, and will make her debut as Norina, in " Don Pasquale," and immediately after as Angela, in" 11 Domino Nerd," of Auber. Madame FREZZOLINI will arrire towards the middle of April. After which will be produced II Burgomaestro di Saardam, the part of the Burgomaestro by Sig. Lablache. Shortly of er will be produced the new Grand Opera of La Tempesta. (*a WATER AT LONDON 13tc111 , 46. Tata DAY —Morning, 12 min. after 1 I Evening, 32 min. after 1 To-Moaaow—Mirning, 50 min. after 1 I Evening, 10 min. after 2 THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, ➢iancU 12. THERNOM.ETER, Lowest, 29 , Highest, 39; Noon, 43. BAROMETER. 30'6. WIND N.N.E.—fine sunshiny weather. et". i ) ti.f.t... 1 04,, 42r, ' ''''l / 4 "'. ' -,-, QUIT PN . „.„..,..„11k rO7ALL.I7:;)',.:' ~.-.A „„ Zr ": 1 , X - ~ROit' Cerberus may be appeasei—the Ministerial hands that throw those sops being little prepared for the real but inevitable consequence of such agreeable and palate able concessions. Is it necessary to say what that consequence is ? to say that the appetite for reduction is only thereby whetted ? to say that the hunger and thirst after retrenchment, so far from being dimi nished, becomes, as each additional sop is swallowed, enormously and insatiably increased ? We think not : we think it unnecessary to detail these assertions—as unnecessary to do so as to argue that the Government in acting as they are doing are only laying up for themselves, session after session, an accumulation of yet more im portunate difficulties. Wonderful it is, but not the less true, that Cabinets as well as individuals are incapable of profiting by ex perience. Not a reform has ever been refused by Parliament, the refusal being accompanied by a con cession, but the demand from without has acquired additional energy in consequence of that most absurd kind of opposition. The refusal h,s been idh, because accompanied by the concession : the concession has been useless, because accompanied by the refusal. Eappstite vient en mangeant. Bit by bit these frivolous conces,ions have been consumed, until, by one bold effort, the whole of the rest of the reform has been gulped together. It was so with the Corn-law question ; it will be so likewise with the question of financial retrenchment. But will the ruling Government, like that magnanimous Govern ment which preceded it, be open to the force of con viction, even though that conviction be opposed to their own individual and political interests ? Is Lord JOHN RUSSELL prepared at an emergency to emulate that sublime moral courage evinced by Sir ROBERT PEEL, by getting up in the House of Commons, and in the presence of the country ac knowledging that his former views had proved erro neous ? Can we expect from the lips of the Noble Premier, as from those of his Right Hon. predecessor, a generous declaration that if any credit were due in this matter it would he owing to " the unadorned eloquence of RICHARD COBDEN ?" Time alone can show whether the Whigs really possess this magnanimity. Time alone can prove whether as a body they are capable of this most honourable and laudable kind of tergiversation. Meanwhile we are steadily advancing with minute steps towards the accomplishment by some party—be it Whig, Radical, or Peelite, Tory, Agricultural, or so-called Conservative —of all our brightest day dreams of financial reduction. Bluster as the aristo cratic faction may about their determination to with stand to the last the encroachments of the democratic masses—they will prefer, as rational men, to yield up some portion of their spoils, rather than drive the people to that last terrible extremity, in which, to use the power ful expression of Mr. CARLYLE, " the official holy of holies is scandalously laid bare to dogs and the profane." Rather than this, our good pampered placemen will consent to forego some few of their superfluous luxuries, a dozen or so of their golden platters, an ell or so of their fine linen or their purple. Fortunately the people can, by this moans, be always secure of obtaining their reasonable wishes for improvement ; they can always at the last push obtain their heart's best desires by the Terror of the Grand Alternative. As we had anticipated last week, the delegates appinted by the different Railway Companies to de• termine the proper measures to be adopted for addi tional legislation on the audit of accounts, and other purposes, have approved of the draft of a Bill, which wilt, it is hoped, provide for the great object to be attained at least as efficiently as the Go vernment measure, and which will not be open to the grave and serious objections that may fairly be urged against the latter. The gentlemen upon whom the arduous duty devolved have well discharged the trust confided to their hands, and have collectively and individually earned for themselves the thanks and gratitude of the large and influential constituencies, by whom they were chosen ; and they have shown how utterly unwarranted was the asser tion so rashly put forward by the Noble Vice- President of the Board of Trade when he assured the assembled Peers, that " it was not likely that any large number of railway proprietors would corn. bine to bring in any Bill cf the kind during the present session. At that very time Mrd GRANVILLE might have known that persons elected at public meetings, and representing capital to the extent of 120,000,0001. sterling, had decided on the principles, and almost: '"settled the details of such a Bill— a Bill which we unhesitatingly declare to be far superior, in every particular, to that brought forward on behalf of the Government, and which, if carriad into effect, would ensure the great desideratum—a scrutinizing, searching, and continuous audit of accounts, and convince the shareholders and the public that the sum about to be divided had been honestly earned within the pre ceding half-year, and that every expense incurred in producing that revenue, whether actually paid or hanging as a liability over the company, had been faithfully provided for. It may with much truth be asserted, that any legislation on the subject is rather tardy, that we are practically "shutting the stable-door after the steed has been stolen." The gravest errors were com mitted by the payment of dividend out of capital; but that will no longer be possible when the capital account has been virtually closed, which is, or will be, the case in the great majority of com panies before any law can be brought into operation. If then the shareholders, with the limited powers which they at present possess, have been enabled to defeat the former boards, to institute the most stringent and searching investigations, and bring to light every mistake or fraud that has . been committed, there is surely but little reason why they should now be subjected to most vexatious and un necessary interference on the part of Govern ment, and that they alone, among British capitalists, should be considered incapable cf managing their own affairs, and looking after their own property. We have seen joint-stock banks involved in serious difficulties through the errors and culpable negligence of their directors, but it has never been proposed that the proprietors should be no longer permitted to control their own Concerns, or that all their accounts should be sub jected to the inspection of a prying official, whose secresy could not be relied on, and whose disclosures to rivals in business might be extremely prejudicial to the best interests of the companies But yet we ask, if the principle of extraneous interference be once affirmed, if the sharp point of the wedge be intro duced, who can say what may be the results or to what lengths it may not pro - zeed ? whether, in fact, it may not lead to the establishment of an inquisito rial system, from which no Englishman engaged in any joint-stock partnership will henceforth be secured' Lord STANLEY', last night, in a singularly able speech, explained the serious objections to the Go. vernment Bill, and also the nature of the measures that had been prepared by the delegates ; although it could no longer be pretended that a Bill would not be brought forward on the part of the shareholders. Lord GRANVILLE still pressed forward, and would not agree to a single day's postponement. It is, however, probable, that he will consent that both Bills should be referred to a Select Committee to report fully on their respective merits to the House, The Noble Lord has taken a day to decide, and we trust that he will not persist in obstinately forcing a measure most distasteful to an everwhelmning ma jority of those interested in railway property, with out a full and searching inquiry, and mature and attentive consideration. it may be well to state briefly the nature of the Bill brought forward by Lord STANLEY, on behalf of the delegates, before we enter into an examination of the relative merits of the different propositions. The Bill, after declaring that " it is expedient that to make further provision for the keeping and making out of • the accounts of all com panies ' in a uniform m anner ; conveying more full and detailed information respecting the financial condition of zilch companies, their receipts and dis bursements, profit and losF, and enforcing a strict separation in such accounts between the capital out lair of such companies and their current income and expenditure, and affording better security that no dividend shall be made by which the capital or stock may be in any way impaired," provid es t h at " the accounts of every railway company already incorpo•• rated, or which may hereafter be incorporated, shall be kept under the several heads or divisions, and in the form, and showing the particulars set forth in the schedule annexed to the Act, or as near thereto as the circumstances of each case will permit." We may here remark that the schedule was prepared after full consideration by persons fully competent to the duty, and that it will ensure to the shareholders perfect information on every point of real importance, or which is essential for their interests to be made public. It then provides fur the appointment of an audit committee, consisting of five shareholders duly qua lified to act as directors, who are to be chosen at the first ordinary meeting in every year (and not more than three of whom shall be eligible for re-election in each successive year), who shall certify in writing to the secretary fourteen days before the ensuing ordi nary half-yearly meeting the names of two or more persons whom they recononend to the shareholders for election_ as auditors fir the then ensuing year, and the most stringent means are adopted to keep the committee so chosen wholly independent cf the direc tors. It also provides that there shall be a constant change in the auditors by declaring that no auditor shall be capable of being re-appointed at the meeting in which he goes out of office in rotation. The mode of appointment of the auditors is then declared, who are also kept wholly free from the influence of the boards, and no director is entitled to vote either in his own right or in right of any other person on the nomination or selection of either the audit com mittee or the auditors, only one of whom shall neces sarily be a shareholder, thus affording perfect freedom of choice to the shareholders. The various points on which it shall be the duty of the auditors to examine and report are then enumerated, and they may make " a joint or several, or special report, upon the ac counts and balance -sheet and scheme of dividend, and upon any other matter or thing whatsoever that they may think fit." The auditors are also 'directed to employ a known public accountant, or some fit and proper person, well acquainted with railway► affairs and wholly un connected with and independent of the directors, or of any person employed by such company, to assist them in the matter of such audit ; and such accountant shall have " such and the same powers, and perform the same duties, and be provided with the same means and facilities for;that purpose, as are given to the auditors." In addition to these precautions for an effi cient and searching examination of the accounts, any twenty or greater number of shareholders, holding in the aggregate not less than one -t wentieth of the then called-up capital of the company, are enabled to ap point a special auditor to examine the accounts and balance -sheet for the then last past half-year, which shall be conducted at their own expense, unless some general meeting of the company, after the publication of the report of such special auditor, should otherwise provide. The Bill also contains important regulations unconnected with the subject of audit, for the better and more efficient management of the undertakings, giving the shareholders the greatest security against any improper conduct on the part of the directors. Such are the chief features of the proposed measure, which will afford the ut most security to the public against any future mis takes, without violating the great principle of perfect independence, or allowing any extraneous influence to interfere in the control and management of affairs that essentially belong exclusively to those who have invested their capital in the undertaking. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The elections were proceeding, and Paris was perfectly tranquil ; of course nothing was known as to the state of the scrutiny at the time the post left. The Patric g i ves t h e f o ll ow i ng explanation of the Socialist vote of the army:— "Some persons have made themselves uneasy about the votes of the army published by the Red journals. In the first place, these partial results are without decisive importance, and they are largely compensated by other partial results. The general vote of the army will, we are convinced, be good. Secondly, a very simple ex planation can be given of certain votes published by the Red journals. These are the votes of soldiers born in Paris, and voting either in the departments or in Paris. In the first case, the families of these soldiers, Yearly all of whom are doinieiliated in the faubourgs, and yielding to a certain influence, have written or dic wed the votes; in the exid case, family relations and those of the public-house have been active." The Journal des Di bats, the organ of the French Royalists, has a long article on the note of Count .NkSBI4I.RODE to 111. DE Ban Now, in which it all but admits that the Royalists of France are intriguing with Russia to bring about a restoration. It says that it had always heretofore preferred an English to a Rm• sian alliance ; but it adds that now " domestic policy predominates over forei gn po li cy, " t h e meaning of which is sufficiently evident. M. MARC DUFRAISs E , Representative of the People, has been tried before the Court of Assizes of Haute Vienne on a charge of sedition, and acquitted. AL DE FALLOUX was at Lyons on the Bth, en route from Nice for Paris. The Paris Bourse was dull, and scarcely any business was transacted. The Five per Cents. opened at 93f. 90c., and closed, after some fluctua tions, at the same price. Th e Th ree per Cents. closed at Ogf. 20e. _ The Roman Loan, Mt . BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LOINDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, MARCH 11. Boulogne and Amiens, 6 %—Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 1 3 1 1 8 — East Indian, s%—Northern of France, 13 3 4—Paris and Rouen, 22 —Sambre and Meuse, 21A. ITALY. The last division of the Spanish troops has em barked at Terracina fur Barcelona, and General CORDOVA was to leave Rome on the 31 March. MONEY anti COWAMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday closed heavily, n d prices cf American were slightly in favour of buyers. The sales were estimated at 3,500 bales, of which 300 American were taken for export. The sales comprised 2,500 American at 58d. to 81., 200 Pernam and Maranhao: at 6P. to 61d., 300 Bahia at qd. to 6acl.; 300 Egyptian, at 64d. to Bd.; 200 Surat, at 41d. to 5d.; and 50 Sea [bland, at Is. to Is. 60. per lb.—ln Railway Shares but little business was done itt lower prices. In the Colonial produce-markets there is still a com paratively limited business doin4 the Budget of the Chancellor of the Exchcquer bring rather anxiously looked for. Accounts from Lille afford no further information concerning the destination of M. Desmoutiers, the stockbroker, who has a`nconded, but new frauds are being daily found cur, and it is fortunate that the bulk of them fdls upon parties who are comparatively able to bear the loss. At the fair of Huy, a large quantity of French and German merchandise, suited for the remounting of ca valry, artillery, Su.., was disposed of, the attendance of buyers being nuuaerou•. The Bank of Belgium statement of accounts has been made up, and the profits, besides 'giving a dividend of 4 per cent., afford a small surplus to cover the defalcs tion of a late employe. From Amsterdam it is advised that although the negotiations for a loan to the cxecut , ,rs of the late King had been unsuccessful, the creditors need not entertain the slightest doubt of payment in full. The general tendency of public securities at Amster dam, on the 10th inst., was rather feeble. Dutch Two• and-a-Half per Cents. were 55 13-16. Peruvian were particularly depressed, owing to the decline in Londor. At Frankfort, on the 9th inst., Austrian Metallics were 81-a, and the Three per Cents. 29k. As the period approaches for the development of the plans of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, there is more indulgence of surmise as to the course intended. It is still believed that an effort will be made to reduce some of the permanent debt, but there are at the same time one or two articles of consumption place i in such an anomalous position, that relief is almost imperative. The adulteration of Coffee, favoured more than ever by Vie existing high prices, is an evil to the consumer and a detriment to the revenue, but how it can be prevented requires grave consideration. The imposition of a duty npun chicory is suggested as one course, the reduction of the tax upon coffee as another, but either alternatives are doubtless open to objections, though on opposite grounds. Perhaps an union of the two plans would be most th sirable. The Funds have been rather heavy again, owing to the arrangements preparatory to the settlement of the speculative account. Compared with yesterday, there is a decline of about per cent. The foreign news is of no importance, but the answers given in Parliament last night by Lord Palmers ton are deemed satisfactory, and promise a pacific termination to the Greek affair, despite the angry ful mination of the " leading " journal. The New Three and-a- Quarter per Cents, have been 981 to 98k, and the Three per Cents. 96i to a. Bank Stock is worth 2061 t0.207i, and India Stock 265. Exchequer-bills have been marked 573. to 603., and India Bonds 84s premium. The Foreign Investments have been rather depressed, but there have been no large sales making. Peruvian Active Bonds have been quoted 701 to 714, and the De ferred 29 to 294; Grenada Deferred have been 34 to 4; Buenos Ayres, 51 to 52; Chilian, 1004; and Brazilian, 90. Mexican were dull at 29k, and Venezuela, 33. Spa nish Three per Cents. realised 36k, and Portuguese Four per Cents. 34 to 35. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. were 55g. Railway Shares are quiet, and the fortnightly account is evidently still acting upon them, as they are at lower rates in several instances. ONE CLOsl:' G P "_"l^,y 01 , !!RITDSI.3 FUNDS O'CLOCK. PILIPES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Arne . ...... 96% % 96% 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities........ 96 95 3 4 96 96 1 , s Yew 3 1 4 per Cent. Anns.- .. Long Anna. to expire Jan.1860 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 8 5-16 8 5-16 India St-,ck India Bonds, 1,0001 — Ditto under 1,0001. South Sea Stock Consols for Account 96 9574 96 ' , ":xchequer Bills. 1 1 ,,d. & 2d 1,0001 Ju^e 5001. June Small. June 6O 57 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. 87 p 106 1 4 96% 60 p 60 p 60 p CLOSIN raw F, S 89tA 891/2 ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds 9O Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent — Ditto, Account 5l 52 Chiller' Bonds 6 per Cent Equador Bonds Grenada Bonds, 1 1 / per Cent Ditto Deferred Mexican. 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ...... 29 1 % Ditto, Account Peruvian Bonds. 4 per Cent Ditto, Account 7 0 14 71 1 4 72 Ditto Deferred Russian Bonds 100 3 / 4 31,i 29% 29 IA Ditto Scrip I%IA p 1 3 4 p Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 17% 17:, Ditto, Account Ditto. 3 per Cent Ditto. Account ..... ........ 3 6 1 /4 36 1 4 1 Venezuela Bonds, 21ra per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cent.. 12 Guild. .. 55 y s 55% Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificate-. 87 87 PRICES OF DIISINFSS DONE CLOSING RA ILWAY SHARES. PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICEF. Birmin f, . Wolverh'ton, and r u Iley, calls duly pd, or with guarantee 15 ..... 21 1 4 . 21% Caledonian Chaster and Holyhead... 50 Ditto, Preference l5 ...... Eastern Coupties... ..... 20 ...... 7% x d 7M x.d. Do., New Preference, 6 fer Cent.. .. lO ...... 12 ........ Ditto,Extension, 5 per Cent., No.l 61.135. 4d.... p Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... % p Do. North. & Eastern, 6 per Cent. Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50 Great Northern Do., % A Deferred ... 12 1 ,44... ... 2% 2% Do., 1 4 B 6 per Cent... 9 1 ,4 5 14 SM Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 1214 l O 3 /4 % lO% (3reat North of England.loo ......222 Great Western 10C...... 57 56 1 4 x.d S6M x.d. Ditto, 1 4 Shares - 14x.d. Ditto, New 17/... - 7% 7 x.d. ..... . 7% x.d. Lancaster and Carlisle Ditto, Thirds Lancaehire& Yorkshire 100 ..... 41% 42 Ditto, ditto . lOO ..... 43 ... 43 Do. Fifths... ......... Do. Thirds ....-.. ....... 18 .. ... 6%... ........ - 6 3 /4 Do. (W. Riding Union) 11 M.. ... 4 Leeds and Think ...... 50 London, Brighton, and South C0a5t.....-. 100 London and Greenwich 12/15s 4d... 103/4 .. ... ... . 10 3 4 London and N Western 100 10 3 3 /4 104 1 4 x.d. 104 1 4 xd Ditto, New Quarters 12 Ditto, Fifth: - .. 12% x.d ........12% x.d. Do. 101. (M. & B.) C 1 ...... 1% ... ....... ... 1% London &S.Weetern ICO ... 64% 63 1 / 2 x.d.... 64x.d Do.. New Preference. 5 Midland ..... ........ ...tco Do., 501. Shares ..... 30 .. ... 51 % V : .. ..... .... 51 4 Do. Birm., and Derby 100 Norfolk ........- ....... ....100 Do. Guaranteed 5 1 4pc. 5 — North British .. .... ... 25 ..... 9 1 4 % ...... 9 14 North Staffordshire ... 17% 6% 6% Rtading, Guildford, and Reigate Royston and Hitchin ... 4 %.. ... South Kastern Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... .. ...... 50 Do. do. do. ... 25 York. Newcastle, and Berwick. .... ..- ..... - 25 Do. Newcastle Exton. 20 Do. G.N.E.Preferaice 8 ..... 1%.. York and North Midland 50 :'.Ditto Preference...... 10 •• 6% FOREIGN RAILWAYS, P 5% 111/4 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon)... 20 Great Indian Peninsular 5 Do. D 0.... 1 Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7 3 Rouen and llavre ...... 20 ...... 9 1 4% Tours and Nantez l3 ..2 MINES. 12% 1 1 / 8 3 91,4 2% Brazilian Imperial Do. St. John Del Rey 15 ...... JOINT STOCK BANKS. British North American 50 4 oth ..... .. •••••• 41% 13% LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G--(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MARCH 12.—Wind this day at noon, N.N.W.; light breeze and fine clear weather. DEAL, MARCH 11.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. from the River and sld., Champion, Cape Coast Castle; Joh❑ Brewer, San Francisco. LIVERPOOL, MARCH. 11.—Wind N.—Sid. Sophia, Honduras; Mercius, Shanghae; Anne Melhuish, Cal cutta; Witch, ditto; Auckland, Africa; Dunbrody, Lima; Governor, La Guayra; Magician, ditto; Centu rion, New York; Ajax. Boston; Kyamti, Newfoundland. Off port, Hibernia and Conqueror. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 11.—The Commerce, Torre viega to Memel, and the Tay, London to Cardiff and Panama, hive come into the harbour, having been in contact,abis morning off Beacby Head; the former lost bowsprit, stove her head and bows, and received other considerable damage; the !attar stove her bow and re ceived other dama ge also. Ski. Gladiator, New York SUNDERLAND, MARCH 11.—Wind N.N.E.—SId. Ganges, New York; Maz ,, ppa, New York. HULL, MARCH 11.—Wind N.W.—Sld. Frederick, St. John's, Newfoundland. MILFORD, ill ARCH 11.—The Fame, Saud ampton to Newp , ,rt, put in, 9th inst., with loss of bowsprit,. Ste., from contact with the John, off Padstow. IlreLEnoßE, Maucir 11.—The Waterwiteh steamer has got off the Ware Rocks with lass damage than was expected. PLYMOUTH. MARCH 11.—Wind E.—Arrd. Victorine Louise, with bows stove, and considerable damage to sails, spars, &c., having been in contact, on the 7th inst., with an American ship. Pra.r., MARCH 11.—Wind .—Sld. Neptune, BIWA dm; Alvaettp, l'Autok MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) EMT IL Xi - VS . SMITHFIELD. —Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 31 15s; Clover ,litto, 31 Os to 4/ 15s ; and Straw, 11 2s to 1/ 9s per load. A moderate supply, and a steady demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 12s to 31 15:; Clover ditto, 3/ Os to 41 10a; and Straw, 11 3s to 1/ lOs per load. Both Hay and Straw commanded a steady sale, at our quotations. 111. 7 f ECLIAPEL. '?allowikl Hay, 21 10s 3/ 13: ; Clover ditto, 31 5s to 4/ 15s; and straw,ll24 to 9i per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade firma. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation is quiet without alteration in prices. Mauritius and Bengal at auction mostly sold at prices rather in favour of buyers; Mauritius, low to fine yellow, 36s to 40; 63, grey 35s t 37s 6d, and brown 311 to 345 6d ; Bengal, low to fine white Benares 373 to 413, and grainy white 425 to 423 61. 70 hhds Surinam Vuscovado partly soil Lt 36;. ivately 2,500 boxes Havannah have been sold for export at 20s 3. 1 . The quantity I f British Plantation landed last week set the East and West India Decks was 438 hhds 10 tierces 80 barrels; them were taken for borne con sumption 1,001 hhds, 99 tierces, 447 barrels. The stock in the same places is 6 ; 597 hhds, 1,300 tierceF, 1,983 barrels. COFFEE.—The rn,rrlce,t is dull. A fiw lots of Plant .- tion Ceylon were dispose.' of at previous prices, v:z, 67s Gd to 70s for f fire ord to low mid culory. Native has been sold privately at 55s per cwt. Rum —The quantity landtd list week at the East and West India D,,eks sas 84 puns ; there were taken fir home consumption 257 puns 22 hbds, and exported 106 puns 100 hhds. The stock in the same pl,eg is 17,602 puns 2,063 SALTPETRE —5lO bags Bengal sold steadily, viz., 11 to 5 per cunt, refraction, at 26s to 2Ss per cwt. TEA.—Common sound Congou is 9id to 10,1 per lb, The deliveries lest week fell off. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. has bten a shade firmer, and with rather more doing, at 37s to 37s 3d per cwt. on the spot, and town 39s 6d. CUTTON.—This article is dull. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS DAY.) In consequence of the continued indisposition of the Lord Chancellor the House did not sit to-day to hear appeals. It is generally understood that their Lordships will not sit again on judicial business before Monday next. VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) His Honour the Vico Chancellor of England con tinued the hearing of motions to-day, but nothing cal:- iug for a particular report came before his Honour du ring the whole morning. ([3, fore the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) The Court after disposing of the cases of Ladnrooke v. Lee, and Powell v. Dodson heard motions and causes. (afore the Vice-Chancellor WIGHAM.) His Honour, after disposing of the case of Boream v. Bignall, went on with the hearing of thA arguments in the part-heard caso of O'Brien v. Baron Kenyon, which occupied the remainder of the morning. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the MASTER of the ROLLS.) ORD V PARKIN. The Master of the Roll this morning gave judg ment in this else which was part heard yesterday. It will be remembered it was an applicaion to continue until the hearing of the cruse, an injunction already ob tained exparte, to restrain the defendants, Joseph Par kin, R. Watterer, and John Bingley, from using or sell ing any flour, meal, o r ma lt, at W a k e fi e ld , or t h e pa rishes within the manor thereof, not ground at the mills of the plaintiff, and other millers, lessees of soke-mills within the district, who claimed a monopoly of grinding all corn and grain within the manor of Wakefield, under a grant from the Dachy of Lancaster, in the sixth year of the reign of James the First. It was contended by by Mr. Turner, on the part of the plaintiffs, that the custom within the soke district not only gave them the exclusive privilege of grinding all corn within the district, but precluded all the freeholders, copyholders, tenants, inhabitaots ' or residents, within th e p r i v il ege d di str i ct , from using, buying, or selling any flour, meal, or malt, not ground at the soke-mills. It appeared that the defendants, representing themselves agents of the " Wakefield Free-trade and Economic Society," had opened shops in the town of Wakefield, in which they sold flour and meal procured from Leeds, and which had not been ground at the soke-mills, which claimed the monopoly ; and upon this prima facie infraction of the privilege the injunction, which it was now sought to have extended to the hearing, had been granted. The extension of the injunction was now opposed by Mr. Lloyd, on the part of the defendants, on the ground that the custom did not extend the priviliges of the plaintiffs be yond the right of grinding all grindable corn within the district, which they were bound to grind within twenty-fonr hours af,er delivery, upon the payment of the customary toll, or mulcture, which it was al leged, in consequence of the great increase of popu lation, they could not terform ; and that these mill owners sold flour and me il, which they procured from foreigQ markets, not ground at the soke- mills. It was further contended, that the Court had not jurisdic tion to continue the injunction until the plaintiffs had established their right at common law, which it was alleged had not been done in any case, t the extent of excluding the inhabitants from buying, selling, or using flour ground beyond the limits of the soke district, and it was submitted that the course to be pursued was, that the plaintiffs should be recoired to maintain the right by an action at law, which would not only raise the question as to the existence of the monopoly, to the ex tent claimed, hut also if found to exist, whether it was a reasonable custom, and ought to be maintained. The MASTER of the RoLns, in giving judgment this morning, said—Let the injunction be continued. The plaintiff, upon the coining in of the defendant's answer, is to proceed to a trial at law, before the hearing of the cause. But the terms of the order may be further spoken to. _ _ Mr. Turner and Mr. Bovil were counsel fir the plain tiff, and the defendants were represented by Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Chapman Barber. BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY). A highly respectable-looking man, whose name did not transpire, was charged with assaulting the police whilst in the execution of their duty. Police-con:table, 48 F, deposed that he was on duty in the Strand this morning, about half-past one o'clock, when his attention was drawn to the Lyceum Thcatre, by hearing a loud noise proceeding from the box entrance. Upon his going thither to ascertain the cause of the disturbance, he found the prisoner with a female quarrelling. Having told them that they must not make a noise at that hour in the morning, and that they must also move on, ho went round his beat, thinking that by leaving them for a few minutes they would take his advice and go home quietly. On his return, however, he still found them there, and having peremptorily told the man that unless he went on his ‘s ay he would remove him in custody, and he still refusing to do so, he was forced to lock him up. The prisoner, i❑ a most suppliant voice said, "Year Worship, may I never stir out of this deck if it isn't all a lie he has been telling you. I was in a good humour last night, and I treated some girls to some bread and cheese and stout, and when the police came up to me at the Lyceum I was merely retuning t give her a shilling to take her home in a cab. Police-constable here said that he had not finisheJ. As he was taking the prisoner to the st ition he became very furious, and threw witness to the ground with much force, and when he got him down the prisoner kicked him several times. Had it not been fur the as sistance of another police-constable he would never have been able to have taken him to the station-house, and his hand was severely cut, as was also the prisoner's head, by a spike upon which they both fell. The prisoner az,ain denied that he had assaulted the police. He had been ill from his birth, and was it likely he would attack a policeman? _ Mr. JARDINE remarked that had he been sober, in stead of drunk, then he might have taken some trouble with the case, but as the prisone7 was intoxicated when the assault took place he must believe the police-con stable, and fine him for that assault 40s. or fourteen days imprisonment. The fine was paid. A quantity of green peas from Portugal, consigned to Messrs. Keeling and Hunt, of Monument-yard, were purchased by Mr. J. H. Tuck, purveyor to her Majesty, of 13, Lowndes-street, Belgrave-square. Some of these peas will appear this evening on the royal dinner table. SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNlNG.—Yesterday the gales of cotton at the Havre market amounted to about GOO bales, at late quotations. The packet Egalia arrived at that port yesterday from New York with cot ton. Business at Havre generally dull. BURNING OF THE TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD STEAM SAW-MlLLS.—Between five and six this morning, there was an outbreak of a dreadful fire in the steam saw mills of Mr. Gabriel in Milford-place, London -street. The police discovered the flames breaking through the roof of the mills, which, though but one story in height, extended a considerable depth and length. A range of cow-houses belonging to Mr. Howe, in Princes -street, Tottenhara•court-read, flanked one side of the building, As soon as the police could arouse the family of Mr. Gabriel, they exerted themselves in the rescue of the cows out of the adjoining premiies. By that time the premi ses were on fire in every part, throwing so great a light in the atmosphere es to be seen from all quarters of the metropolis. The brigade and West of England engines were soon on the spot, but the destructive element could not be mastered until the whole of the saw-mills were burnt down. There were ills° many of the adjoining premises more or less injured. Not the slightest infor mation could be elicited as to the cause of the fire or whether the property was insured. The total loss wai said to exceed 2,000/. Toe Antwerp papers notice the default of NI. Desmontiers, a stockbroker and mom y agent at Lille, who ha.., it appears, absconded, leaving large liabilities unprovided for. Not only has he defrauded his cus tomers of considerable sums with which he was intrusted to pay calls on shares, but he has also, it is alleged, made away with the securities themselves. Adding the crime of forgery to his other d,linquencie-, it has been disco vered that hills are in circulation, negotiated through his instrumentality, with the signatures of nearly 20 of the leading firms of Lille attached, all of which are proved to be fictitious. No accurate account of the gross amount of his responsibilities has yet been ascer tained, but it is believed they will turn out to be heavy. One house, it is stated, loses 80,0001., another 30,000 t., and a manufacturing company nearly 180,000 f. It is presumed that the fugitive has proceeded to Batnburgh, where it is asserted he will be safe from surrender to the French authorities. _ . . RAILWAY AcciDENT.—On Tuesday evening last the last down train, when between St. Ives and Somers hArl3s fiYolt of nine foo bullgclist the 1319PertY of Robert Moseley, Eeq , three of which were killed on the spot, an a the other two so serious] inured that theyd have since died—value 601. It appears they had straye from their pasture. and unfortuntvely found their waY on to the line cf railway. METROPOLITAN PAEocHrAL WATER StTherLT AS' general meeting of the members of go! association, and others of the parochial authorities, was held yesterday at the London T ave rn, preparatory to ' deputation waiting on Lord John Russe ll and the Hots Secretary, in order to lay their views before Gov'r,nci merit. Mr. Williams, late M.P. for Coventry, occeP l ' t the chair. Mr. S. Brown, the secretarv, read a re:o from the executive committee relative to y the past 11 ' .. , tort', recent proceedings, and present position of t . I association. It stated that they had taken pertuatneni, offices, appointed a secretary, and issued publi atter. representing the case of the inhabitants. The Ca w. man, Dr. Challier, Mr. W. John Hall, Mr. Mal n s ' e e C. Cochrane, Mr. Archer, Mr. Bowyer, Mr. theSi Smith, Mr. Walker, and Mr. Palliser, addressed . meeting in favour of having the water suPPIY o f thugint:, tropolis under 1 arochi , l management, and of uniw gether in order to obtain that object. It was hated t , a Lord John Russell 1 al agreed to receive a deputation !s Thursday at three o'clock, and the parish authFrateto who wished to accompany the deputation were irol fli a give in their names. The report was eeition to Parliament was read and adopted for 1 0 ° 3 in lation by Lord John Russell, as one 6f the raetropoll the Members. After a vote of thanks to the chairtaaat mectieg separated. t be a GLASGOW, MARCH 9.—Cotton—The make t heir al(ptecl, a . 0. been dull all the week, spinners only suPP l Y ing i per immediate wants, and prices have fallen about 8,..., 30 pound. The imports into the Cie de, in FebruarY, 'llOO a fo l reign ports, were 6,768 bales, coastwise 158. W e lair so had a quiet week in the goods market, b ut amount of business has been done at unaltered d i ll On the whole, the tone of the market is healthY i l F ce of in the trade fully employed. Pig Iron.—Th e P" a nd pig iron has experienced a decline during the Pk, and to-day mixed numbers may be quoted 445. cash, sellers; buyers at 43g. 6d. per ton, and very little busicees „ro Lord THE GRAND EXHIBITION OF 1851.-----,. l e io) Mayor, the Rev. Mr. Marshall (his Lordships clines and Mr. W. IX Starling, had an interview: 4 , l l l i IRO . Albert on the 2d instant, to submit to his Jo , -, o tbe° ness a list of the mayors, royal commissioners en tsat ,ia t; be invited to the great banquet on the 21st in: Je wett. honour of the Exhibition of the Industry of all - nd t he His Royal Highness received his LordshiP, em arked kindness men who accompaied him, with thewarn' e pro• h and affability, expressed his sae licet alien of all the arrangements pointed out to his este and signified his pleasure to hold a levee is t h e „ in te' drawing-rooms d for the company previouelf t e l as wi ll t' inment. The mayor and other municipal ou' e attend in their official costume. 5E5 Of CITY OF LONDO N H OSPITAL FOR Dl S h s t s 1103, . 1 THE CHEST.—Her Majesty the Queen and r e sente d Highness the Prince Albert have .4 rof 0 the munificent donation of 1001. to the fttuus charity. , 1 John The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Brie ° ' o f oae Berle Huberfield, Esq., has given a subscription etoibi* hundred guineas in aid of the Grand Industrial P 6011 of 1851. ; A oft he The office of Associate to the Chief Just'ic;ariabli Queen's Bench haw, it is well known, a lmost tn' t d for been held by a son of that great judicial ft/untie:oOP the time being, and that it is resigned On 9 f jo liee' either by death or retirement, Of the Ch ie. „ - eh t be Thus, in the time of Chief Justice Ellen for o d ffi ur c i e ng w c as hi h e e f l j d us b t y iee thi en p t r e e r s d e e n n t Recorder Or the Per sent Lord Teeterden was associ'astei,licaunaldbleantel; thdeileitelPi Thomas Denman acted in that capacity. ,i,e3inusticge on he the appointment of Lord Campbell as ‘' l4 "peoli i " wrote to Mr. Denman, requesting tea is n'ls°ll3l9 would continue to be his associate. lu' s d ha e liest e n e offer of the new Chief Justice was, howe er ' -- t i CA re r declined by Mr. D enman . who re ' ai ieded fenr..tetent to bell that he had sons of his ownquite as coor od ti) be fill the office. Its emoluments ace tied erswuttore for worth 2,000/. a-year, paid of course, by the b ' justice in t! e Queen's Bench. k bad Letters from Amsterdam state that the Ban rel A g i r n e fg d a u ct c oc e ot d mh i em t snoardtaattiteri accommodation f t interest he s t e , $ e c° - ,r 2 " s tanning secu i r r i u t n ;. 2 T to b 3 P s e t r v e k e ; e rit c e o t t ;tl steady, and prices on the whole were e firw• 'l,ll° W 1 e c r eWel '; in t'ro a m ints l ao l im a n En eed b n u t r t g liet h ahi m l,w e . ntion that the publi c °nu ' s ' eicise' well, e ll ' with n a v y ine s s l s i . ares opene d 6th f the 1 0 .. The mercantile letters from o f ° faveli rsb lf l st. show a further aggravation of the UL / ao ee ° l id, condition of the money market, another e7, n2 - on gf . e i, per cent. having taken place in the Pre ta tit i t ' o - n vris s t :, - ji which was now 22. For silver the quel rebis stis , o f and the exchange on London was 11.29. .i! r eceir t ee affairs was aaributed in some measure to the y te the advices, yid Trieste, of the 26th Fe bratu f ' th e 11'e ; effect that the arrival of the news at etthen9,9eo of th e diation of France had produced no relao'l,rados"' strictaess of the blockade; bus in reality, the b o rre ol o increasing distrust of the managemen t of d t , h i , p e 0 0 105 as regarded as almost its sole c ause. ''''''- was at 21 discount. i roo r ," l ' . EXPERIMENTS IN THE MABSITEa•--li‘ieste-8,1):: Ancti 11.—Major-General Parker, C. 1 3" ''''- On eythecßnloiyall General r u ea f Governor Colonel Chel 'Colonel Campbell , . I°l'4° ' 'led in Military Ac: o d , e i al i ,r ieu:l.f)„,e p th e e r.in Marshes . atm e c r te . nr,o o members ,tcoecikt o o f y; the eA s tr e ot l .i e di e l ea t ry a j 0 :1 oows ib r et.) 1 ; 80 ,. ,:h1 . i; a number of offi invention flou i r i e t n l t n s u . oror T b e.N ti ri e )r. fi , e r G s r,e t r,fi c w a ri.e r sd r . ied . or' was with , s i z e e l r, owing to the thinness of but they all burst at hem outrof a thehew itz e 3 ' le 10 „ resie the charge of shells. .The composition with which the : r 011 4 filled did cot take fire in either , f the:,i'ee hen they owing to the shells bursting as the,' ti r ee *v secl ac i -1 d were caletileted fei 1,100 iards' range, an" — fl o ollia . e u stuhaelifyr:lirieelibii2el:niragotrti.ntia:brr:povoiod:lo,ociterolis the nature or , ifect of the 3 ;w e :tc: ftjrbe:2l:e h l e l:ified e C i - ; ' was not ascertained. The conteets of th e ble b o e ' 0 peared to be oakum, saturated with a liqoi d ''. i o il of le strongly of turpentine or some other tle s o e ,sell .3 We re sto a inflammable nature. The next experiniee'ootioni:o„ 10. inch and 8-inch mortar of a new con str bo at 9 e do . former capable of carrying a shell weigbi e g t i l e of 45 e or a range of 2,400 yards when fired at an & Oi l - f ° be grees, and the latter 2,000 yards at the saw l i b , e ve - 00 the 10-inch mortar charge of owder 13030, e . ger than 8 t h - f o n s c e h hitherto r Thetoooe-fount wethebe, d base. The firin of .rounds from an OW' „el e o ,e g six ,rone filled with used mortars and are the Pmhaeddes on e ha / r x i) gre s _ II is sand and 1 h S oil be of 75 degrees p.ugged, to test the strength of the -;., Ths, ne et. plan, w and they answered most effleientir depae."(ol. e ,, ?1. made from a plan of the royal ca was made ate o n the peg ca rriag e __Tee ce , , . 1 . 1 4 E REPEALED NAVIGATION Lit lirS n t irlatt s ,oo lowing are the most interesting cf the recent has ' i ll in which the repeal of the navigation IP; g eod es , made available for the importation of foreig_ e _The l e o vessels belonging to other foreign countries. whoever, ' sel Hebe, belonging to Russia, from etertPo' jj o quarters of wheat; the Jeannette, belonging ' web!'" '0 e belongingns te thl e from Rotterdam, a cargo consisting of 'e le potatoes; the vessel Mary Elizabeth, e li epPe , dam' instance to Prince Edward's Island, frau , i' sot ter t a e to 731 bags of flour; the Cornelia, belonging to r e, l e° .;; from Nantes, 545 bags of flour; the Jan re n e f vib fr e o ' ° Nantes, 726 bags of flour acid 180 quart e vro ee, . eo t, the Courier de la Mer Noire, belonging t o ° o l the r e % of Odes k a, with 1,000 quarters of w heat; 1,795 _ nu arte',lo belonging to Malt's, from Odessa, with I,‘ 9° ` 1 hrotio e f wheat. The instances in which goods ar e de t r e fi of e ee eli v iti from the European ports, being the prO ou ero sS, P the other quarters of the globe, are very nuel deliveriesea 1 .., of various degrees of interest. THE TEA TRADE, MARCH 1 1--1 :", g - the tiv- Th e of tea last three preceding weeks, amounting t O 46 market is week were smaller than dur; 3251 b: avec' A is GG f ED I SCHOOL.--The f° 11 " 11:15 - s -ea'..Y , but not brisk. follow . e . is an - d a sunda e dote taken from the journal of one vi- ° a ct te'e cdeter ragged school:—" Finding it impossible t° e y e .enoon, ,eloe dren to attend our school in the le i e to t six ° sae' mined upon changing our hours to h r a ti b' e l, plea . " o 'n o c hile in the evening. We commenced on war d s of 2 stances day, November 26, when we had u P a ii cireu m f the under eater pa rt O f dren and youths in attendance. their behaviour was good during th e gr howe ver, t 05 , evening. About ton minutes to eig ht ', e nd ins ta ro eh was a signal given by some of tho boY ~ , t o. a nd a ~,c1 the re" R'' a OW there was a move in all pants . nte ndent w e , elec t ' made to the staircase. The stiP eet -, s urprise , °°. o to at this proceeding; recovering from 131 just i n tirs .ono he darted across the room , trithewdsosojr. T wen :A Y gb ; catch the last one ere he reaehe ho wag ti. e The boy w . , 4 : Let In had already made their exit. i d ale° , t Cher r e : struggled hard to get avvay, and to fast the -ea ese this plot In to go, let me go!' But, holding M plied, ' When you have told nee wha t e , ' said th e _ e iod, youshall.' ' I want to go to husurti,' 4 Sever 1 .; o il ` Business? why it is Sunday 'J i g sunerintende° ~ CO you let me go,' cried the lad. T he i r , sir; d° 3 loel held firm. ' Well, I'll tell you t h o tat I hed at the the y 10 0 hey tho u as 0 0 it is eight o'clock?' The teacher and nodded assent. ' Well, sir, We e3t ,: vo lieere ° eol', comes out of church and chapel.' A -- ' e t thee ° o o.' entered. ' Where,' said he, ' did you get tbier from? They are every one of them coll'at• —The Rookiries of London. JO 01. Pu A rt t on ° , l a dauoliter A. Crahb, Req., 111 ______ ataTßa• Oldbury Rectory, Salop, the Wife of the y o f wif e On the Bth ins't at . tl e pantie Poole, Dorset' t he tt , amden-street p , on olf the Bth daughter.inst., the wife f c. In C well. Esq ., of Lincoln's Inn, of a daughter. w ife 0 On the Bth inst., in ChLterhouie-sqaare, the Gordon, Esq., of a son. MARRIED. e S e ' r. On the 11th inst., at St. Giles, Camberwell, by ° IWO; John Vane, Chaplain in Ordinary to her illajestY;„ otr,' Tarrant, o f Edward's terrace, Peckham, to CharOw I d l a s u l g e, h ii t : e s r q. o , f Mr. John Tucker, of Newington, ui reY , Jo i r _ On the 7th inst., at Christ Chinch, MaryieD 7t e e r Lane, 14:51., of Brompton, to Ann Ellen, only clal l . ll of the Alpha-road, I:egent's-park• _........- ID " ' Tllol° _________ MED On the 7th inst., at Chadaere-hall, Suffolk, fax, Esq., aged 77. AtB v, s f l'' On the Btu inst., Elizabet h, the wife of J. C. Diu' A ra.' Oxford. f n ii een'e'" On the Bth inst., Thomas J Waters. Esq, o ‘i,-- Min Gloucester-gate, negerit'f-park, aged 47. gr 3 ' On the 9th inst., in Myddleten-squire, Loudon, Ingram, aged 76. webs ter , On the 9th inst., Grace, relict of the late 'fboulas Esq., ot Euston-square, Middlesex, aged 63. , si atoof On the 9th inst., at Little Hoilauti-h o use, l' en George Pardoc, M.D., aged 40. VO • Igo London; Printed and Published by bitrliDO - 1 , 40 , 1 „i No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Offices „ c oif Strand, in the Precinct ef the Bravo, ill the yi Middleton Ttieg4e7, Much 12,10%. THE BALLET. The Direction of her Majesty's Theatre has not thought It would be justified, by the unprecedented magnitude of the Lyrical resources now collected, in diminishing in the smallest degree the attractions of the ballot Department, the source of so much recreation to the Subscribers aid the Public, and the following arrangements hare been. effected : Mdlle. CAItLOTTA GRISI, Mdlle. MARIE TAGLIONI, Signora AM ILIA FERRARIS, Irrorn the San Carlos, Naples, her first appearance at this Theatre, And Mania. ROSA.TI, Supported by Signora Ganabadella, Madame Petit Stephan, Milks. Rosa Vergniaud, &usundon, Julienne, Lantourettax, Fauny Paseales, Denier, &e., &c. at. rAUL TAGLIONT, sm. GO.i,'SELIN, &c., ➢I. CIIARLE3, With a numerous Corps de Ballot, which has been greatly In• treascd by the accession of fresh talent. Arranements arc pending with other artistes of great attraction, Maitre de Ballet, M. PAUL T AGLIONI. Sons Maltre de Ballet, and Ma3ter of the French School of Chore, graphy, U. GOSSELIti Regisseur de la Danse, and Master of the English School of ChOre. graphy, :.‘f. PETIT. Composer of the Ballet Music, Signor PUG.Nr. Principal Artist to the establishment, Mr. Charles Marshall. The Costume Department will be directed by Mr. Coombes and Miss Bradley, undid* the superintendence of Madame Copere. Principal Machinist, Mr. D. Slomsn. Head or the Property Department, Mr. Bradwell. . . The Subscription will consist of the 631.11 C number of nights as lasi season. Other arrangements of peculiar interest are in progress. PRINCESS'S THEATUE. m"• 5 V. Maddox, Sole Lessee and - -I anazer. TIIIS EVENING will be performed Bellini's Opera, entitled LA SOMNAMBULA.. Count Rodoloh, Mr. Weiss; Elvino, Mr. Allen ; Alessio, Mr. Wynn; Therese, Madame Feron ; Liza, Miss Julie Bleaden ; and Amnia, Miss Louisa Pyne. Atter which MOT AND COLD. To be followed by the Ballet of THE THREE STATUES. To conclude with MY WIFE SHAN'T ACT. 111 1 , eb- Ist 21tatt LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1850. Little by little we are obtaining instalments of financial reform, small enough it i 3 true, but still preparing the way for some more efficient and com prehensive retrenchment. So that there is, at the very least, a probability of our national expenditure tapering down like the dainty boddice of SACCRA'• RISSA.--" small by degrees, and beautifully less." Last evening, for example, on the llouse going into a Committee of Supply on the Army and Navy Esti mates, the Secretary at War moved that a levy of 99,128 should be voted for the land forces, showing that a reduction of just 4,000 men had, since last year, been effected ; while the First Lord of the Admi ralty moved that a levy of 39,000 should be voted for the naval service, showing also a diminution of just 1,000 in that department. Granted that the decrease in both particulars is pre posterously insignificant. Still —it is something: it is the acknowledgment of an error; it is the first and almost imperceptible insertion of the wedge. Therefore it is that we conceive our financial re formers have reason to rejoice in the course pursued by the ruling Administration, at the very time when they are groaning. over the continuance of Ministerial procrastination. If ever a Cabinet was notoriously actuated by a predilection for the lai.sser faire policy, it is the Cabinet of Lord Joins RUSSELL ; and yet this Cabinet of stagnation and delay, this almost avowedly do-nothing Government has found the necessity of yielding to the pressure from without, that pressure which tends more and more every day to the economizing of the funds in the Ex chequer. Of all Administrations the present would be the last disposed to move in obedience to this in convenient requisition on the part of the community; and yet it has moved, and is continually moving, slowly but surely, in the right direction. I in Is therea vacancy in any of the superior offices an y of the principal establishments under Govern. ment—its duties are discharged by distri bution among the subordinates, or the part is awarded to some eager aspirant for pro motion not disinclined to accept the advance with a diminished salary. Is any estimate about to be sub mitted to the Commons—a terror hidden it is true under an appearance of confidence, but still existing and occasionally openly betrayed, a terror of the re doubtable champions of financial retrenchment ranged together in a compact phalanx on the seats behind the Treasury benches, induces the members of the Cabi net to diminish their demands at last by some slight modicum. By these casual and tiny sops, it is thought that the rogin appetite of the political SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 6th have arrived. The Ministers have raised a loan cf 30,000,000 reals from the Spanish capitalists, at 9 per cent. This sum is to be placed at the disposal of Count MIRASOL, the object of whose mission to Cuba is the subject of much conjecture in Aladrid. Some persons at first believed that the General was sent to adjust difficulties that had arisen be tween the superior authorities of the island and the Government. But this supposition was soon abandoned as improbable. Others took it into their heads that it was connected with a project rela tive to the island of St. Domingo, which, being for some time a prey to civil war, repeatedly claimed the protection of S pa i n. 'lbis explanation appears as unfounded as the other; and it is more likely that to Cuba for the purpose o C f u p n la t c p in E g i\ t i h i a ll t A i s s ° la t n i d s ginoinag respectable state of de fence, in order to enable it to resist any attempt that might be made by Powers coveting the pos session of that valuable colony. This version is the more probable, as several Cabinet Councils, and Department, parti cu l ar l y with General long conferences with the pri nc i pa l di rectors o f the War ZARCO-DEL•VALLE, the chief engineer of the army, preceded the adoption of that important decision. Count MIRASOL is to be accompanied by a genera l o f ocfthaencd einpi orpso v f engineers, and a tcs of the diff eren t number of he of an st o a t t r..orffiers Ministerial departments. They are to embark in a frig•ate now fitting out at Cadiz. The Prince and Princess DE JOINVILLE are ex pected on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Morn _ PENSIER. MADRID BOLSA, MARCH 6.—Three per Cents., 281 account; Five per Cents. 12i paper. Exchange on London, 50 5. GERMANY, of the Erf ur t Parliament shall decided take t p h l a a t e e the n o t p h e e n i 2 n go 20th. It is said that the Prussian Government will declare at Erfurt for the immediate acceptance of the constitution of the 28th May, on condition, however, of its revision being proceeded with without delay. The German Reform states that it is well informed that the Saxon Government has announced to the Prussian Cabinet that Saxony has no intention of withdrawing from the alliance of the month of May. Prussia has recalled her Minister from Hanover. The Second Chamber of the Saxish Diet, in their sitting of th e 7th inst., resolved to adhere to the Prussian Lea gu e. The -question whether Sax o ny was to send deputies -to the Erfurt Parliament was negatived by 35 votes against 33. R USSIA. We learn from the Petersburgh Gazette , that Mr. Zocaarnos, Envoy Extraordina r y and Minister Ple nipotentiary of his Majesty the King of GREECE, was admitted to an au dience by his Majesty th e CZAIt on the 28th nit , and that he was permitted to present his eredentia!s. Letters from Warsaw of the 4th inst. state that the ic9in the Vistula broke and floated off without.causing an inundation or other injury to the city and es en virons ' • but that most melancho l y ,news has bees .' re ceived from the provinces of the ravages caused ;by the Warthe and Prosna rivers. GREECE. Letters from Athens of the Ist state that at that date the blockade of the Piraeus was vigorously main tained.