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~~ . ~~~~ ine from this station only. In conclusion, I think I may with confidence congratulate cur shareholders on the favourable results of the past year, and our prospects for the future; assuring them that nothing that znal and energy can accomplish shall be wanting on our part to uphold the present condition of the harbour, or to in crease its revenue to the fullest extent. The CHAIRMEN said he was sure that the extreme gratification which he had felt in listening to the ex c,llent report of Capt. Andrews, must bo reciprocated by all present.—(Applause.) Major TYNDALE then moved—" That the works of the Lowestoft Railway and Harbour Company being now completed, and the undertaking being according to the terms of the Act of Parliament vested in the Norfolk Company, the directors be authorised to affix the seal of the company to any deed or instrument that counsel may consider necessary for effecting that object." Mr. F. MILLS seconded the resolution, which was agreed to nem con. The two retiring directors, Major Tyndale and Mr. Mills were re•elected. Tne CHAIRMAN observed, that in his opening remarks as to their future prospects, ho had omitted to refer to on® matter of great importance. Their friends in the vicinity had brought forward in the present session of Parliament a Bill for the construction of a line from Haddiscoe, through Beccles to ilalosvvorth, by which an important district would be brought into connexion with the Lowestoft Railway and Harbour. Tho Bill had passed the second reading, and there was every prospect of its being carried through the licuse, as no opposition whatever had been offered to it. TLe nit eting then terminated. NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF EMILIA WYNDHA.M • Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., T I ME, THE AVENGER. By the Author of " Emilia Wyndham," " The Wilming,tons," &c. "Ccatains scenes that enchain and fascinate the reader."—Exa miner. " One of the most touching tales We ever read."—John BuIL " Ths most valuable contribu tion to the hi g hest class of fiction that has been presented to the public for many dears."—Critic. Henry Colbnrn, publisher, 13, Great Marlborough -street. THE LANDED INTEREST. Now ready, complete in two very large volumes, double columns (equal to 30 ordinary volumes), price 21. 25., bound. BURKE'S LANDED (ENTRY FOR 1851, Corrected to the Present Time, • - • • " And including many Additional Fzimillas.. This important National Work comprises a Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the whole of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, with Particulars of 100,000 persons connected with them ; forming a necessary Companion to all Peerages. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRITRY-LANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. James Anderson. THIS EVENING Will be presented by her Majesty's S ants SIMPSON AND CO. After which, a new grand Operatic Spectacle, entitled AZ k EL, THE PRODIGAL. Reuben, Mr. Vandenhoff ; Azael, Mr. J. Ander son ; Amenophis, Mr. Emery ; Bucher's, Mr. Cooper ; Sethos. Mr. Rafter; Jephtele, Miss F. Vining; Neite, Mrs. Walter Lacy; Lia, M tdlle. Victorine Legrain (Premier Sujet du Opera de Paris), who has been expressly engaged for the occasion, and will make her appearance every evening. SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY, INCIDENTS, &c. ACT I. INTERIOR of REUBEN'S TENT, Opening at the Back to the Distant Desert—Sunset. The Travellers—the Evening Repast—the Gift—Departure of Azael with the Caravan for Memphis. Camels of the Desert. ACT If. The GREAT SQUARE of MEMPHIS. Arrival of Azael. Sacred Procession of Apis. The Offerings. Lia, and Troop of Almees. Grand Pas de Fascination by Madlle. Victorine Legrain. l'ae ensemble by Madame Louise, Maddles. raiser, Julie, and Coryphees. _ _ _ - _ . The Gamester—False Dies—Ag:a r el's Prodigality—the Love Token VIEW near MEMPHIS. - Reuben in search of his Son—the False Friend. Interior of the TEMPLE of ISIS. Orgie. Grand Pas de Poignards by the Coryphecs. Azael recovers the Stolen Scarf—the Secret Spring—Azael surprised in the Sacred Temple—the " Human Victim." The Doom of the Prodigal. ACT 111. TEST of NEAIROUD, the Camel Driver, Arrival of Travellers —Degradation of the Prctilgal—the Slave—the False Friend—the Gift Restored—Despair of the Prodigal. The Dream. The VALE of AZAEL'S BIRTH. The Harvest Festival—Azael mourned as Dead—Return of the Prodigal. Appearance of the Spirit of the Desert. To conclude with ItATSING THE WIND. 1111 , ,ATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKEI. %tr. B. Webster, :lole Lessee 2nd Manager, Old Brotnpten. THIS EVENING, Will he performed OTHELLO. Othello, Mr. J. W. Wallack ; Tags, Mr. James Wallack; Des:lemons, Miss Reynolds ; Emilia, Miss Lama Addison. To be followed by a new ana original comic drama, called GOOD FOR NOTHING. Tom Dibbles, Mr. Buckstone ; Harry Collier, ,fir. Howe ; Young Mr. Simpson, Mr. Clark ; Na.n, Mrs. Fitzwilliarn. TILEArItE AlitLP/11. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Win be performed an entirely new grand Drama, in 3 acts, entitled ItELPHEOOR THE MOUNTEBANK; or, The Pride of Birth. Duke de Montbazon, Mr. Hughes ; Count de St. Cyr, Mr. Boyce ; the Chevalier de Rolac, Mr. 0. Smith ; Guillaume, surnamed Bel phcv-ir, Mr. B. Webster; Ajax, alias Mr. Merryman, Mr. Wright ; Captain Pufferes, Mr. Worrell ; Madeliene, Madame Celeste ; Nini Flora Aphrodite Stilz, Miss Woolgar. After which a new Force called THE SCHOOL FOR TIGERS ; or, The Shilling Hop. Captain Kitztlyer, Mr. Boyce ; Major Stiff, Mr. Freeborn ; Mr. Panels, Mr. Wright ; Alexander Panels, Miss Chaplin ; Mr. Firkins, Mr. C. J. Smith ; Tom Crop, Miss Woolgar. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Ream. and air. Kos THIS EVENING, will be performed a new and original Comedy entitled LOTE A MAZE. Characters by Messrs. C. Kean, Keeley, Wigan, Harley, Add!sms, Meadows ; Mrs. Keeley, Mrs. Winstanley, and Mrs. C. Kean. To conclude with TO PARENTS and GUARDIANS. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Cnder the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathevn. THE.; EVENING, Will be perfoimed With SEILVE HIM RIGHT. .Ater which an entirely new and original Fairy Extravaganza, to he called KING CHARMING or, the Blue Bird of Paradise. Charac:t~rs by Messrs. C Mathnws, F. Matthews, Horncastle, Suter, Bellingham, and llonner ; Mrs. Frank Matthews, .SIiSS Ellis, Mrs, C. Horn, Miss i. 74. George, and Miss Martindale. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farren. TIIIS EVENING, Will be performed THE TIED CAP. After which ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD. To conclude with a new Ballet, called THE WIIITE STATUE, in which Madlle. Adele, Miss Lees, and Torn Mathews will appear. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Uader tlao Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal 11Ighn0S1 Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Extraordinary series of attractive novelties. THIS EVENING, The Grand new Spectacle of JOAN OF ARC; or the Maid of Or. leans. with new and costly costumes, Together with F...tty's Splendid Scenes of the Circle. To conclude with JON.A.TIIIN; or, The Mtn of Two Masters. Sox-office open from Eleven till Foltz. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. HIGH WATER A 1 LONDON BRIDGE Taco ~ A T —Morning 14 min. after 6 1 Evening 33 min. after 6 To-1 oaao44—MoraMg 58 min. after 6 Evening 2,; main. after 7 THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, MA.Ecri 10. THERMOMETER, IN THE Sturm. 45—highest since noon yesterday. `r9—lowest this morning and during the night. 38—this day, at noon. BAROISTRTETZ, 29'62. WIND W. N.W.—cold breeze, with drizzling rain. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock on Saturday morning. —The stations are arranged in order of latitude. KINGSTOWN (Dusr.rN) —Wind W.S.W., calm—overcast. PLYMOUTH—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—overcast. BRIGHTON—Wind N.E., calm—overcast. HASTINGS—CaIm overcast. i 4 ouTHAmpToN—Wind S.E., strong breeze—overcast. FOLKESTONE—Wind N., gentle breeze—overcast. BASINaSToKE —Wind N., gentle breeze—overcast. G ttE WIC 11—Calna —overcast. SWINDON—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. OEFoRD—W N.W ~ calm—overcast. LEIGHTON—Wind E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. CAMBRIDGE—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. PETERBOROUGH—Wind S. W., calm —overcast. YARMouru—Wind W., gentle breeze—cloudless. CREWE—Wind S.E., gentle breeze —partially cloudy. CONWAY—Wind W., gentle breeze —overcast. HOLYHEAD—Wind S., Oxide breeze—partially cloudy. LEEDS Wind N.W., calm— foggy. YORK—Wind S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. LANcasTEß—Wind S.E., calm—principally clear. WIIITBY—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. DA rcuscrrON—Wind W., gentle breeze— slight frost. BRAY —Wind S. strong breeze—overcast. WurrEHAvEN—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—overcast. BEATrom—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—scud. BEnvacic—Wind W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Friday morning at nine o'clock : Com—Calei_fo ggy. Lodz/um—Wind S., calm—partially cloudy. CARLOW—Wind S.W. hard wind—partially cloudy. MULLINOAR—Wind M.F.. gentle breeze—sharp frest. LEIGHTON —Win, gentle breeze—overcast. CABIR rI BRIDGE — Wi „ n , u • gentle breeze—partially cloudy. NGHAM—Wind entl e br eeze—overcast. PETERBOROUGH —Wind N5,!4,, 'C r strong breeze—overcast. CREWE— Wind S.W., gentle breeze —cloudless. LIVERPOOL Wind S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. : , g g e e n n t t le le b b r reee eeeze.: LEEDS—Wind W. p p a a r tr cloudy.cloudy , gentle breeze overcast. DAELLNGToN—Wind W., gentle breeze—f mst. BEATTOCK—Wind E., gentle bree ze — Part lallY cloudy. BERWICK—Wind W., gentle breeze—cloudless. ) fi 4 _, T, ~' 74{Qtp0;';,.,.-i‘t,,7•114, ..,- -. . • V ‘lfr A :4'''.:l,i - -icr,i(77)54)', / ,- , •• nitoil„ - - , 7 4,4 1 / 44. 2 .AN ' A - ' l,-- < - 11` , 4,S --vf , v, ...,..,,, .I . l2:_____„ , ,,tr i , - -- y , trgt-iimientr :it -' LONDON, IONDAY, MARCEI 10, 1851. Within the lagt few days an arrival of a rather un usual character has excited the attention of the good people of Liverpool. Between 200 and 300 re f ug ees from Hun gary — until recently s h e l tered in the domi nions of Annul, INlEscuip—reached the shores of this country to obtain from the people of England some assistance in their misfortunes. It appears, on in quiry, that these unfortunates were driven from the land of the Magyars, together with so many other of their fellow-countrymen, at the period of the defec tion of aIIOIOZY and of the downfall of KONTITIC And his compatriots. Until now they have contrived to exist in some way or other under the sheltering ge nerosity of the Mussulmen. , Anxious, however, to better their condition, and incited possibly by a feel ing of fatigue consequent upon their long confine ment within the frontiers of Turkey, they have has tened at length to thase remote islands, in the hope of obtaining some return of prosperity. The expenses of their voyage have been defrayed by the muni ficence of the Government of Constantinople ; and it now remains for the inhabitants of our own country to enable the refugees in question to secure some satisfactory means of gaining an honour able livelihood. To this end exertions seem to be already making in Liverpool with a benevolent inten tion of removing the more immediate anxieties of its foreign visitants. It has been suggested by some en thusiasts that a ball should be given in that great mercantile seaport for the purpose of swelling the funds about to be charitablXcollected together for the Hungarians. After our fervent and prolonged advocacy of the cause of the betrayed Magyars—an advocacy which obtained for the refugees at Folkestone, within a comparatively brief interval, upwards of a thousand pounds sterling—we cannot assuredly be supposed to regard the continued sufferings of their compatriots with indifference. Our sympathies in their behalf are still earnest and unabated. Nevertheless, we must be permitted to protest most emphatically against the conduct of those pretended friends of Hungary who are using every means in their power to corrupt the unhappy men who have been hunted to our shores for refuge, to transform them from martyrs patriotism into sluggards depending systematically upon the alms of a foreign population, to change them from worthy objects of interest, and deserving claim ants on our condolence, into a despicable gang of idlers, eating the bread of charity from the hands of the benevolent, without a single sense of compunction left for their idleness and their mendicancy. We lament to learn that in one of the most squalid quarters of our metropolis a body of men so debased and infatuated appear to have established themselves as in a permanent residence. We are informed that these miserable outcasts from Hungary—undeserving of being regarded for a single instant as representa tives of that fallen but heroic race—are living amongst us in a state of riotous indolence, levying diurnal con tributions on the sensibilities of the English multi tude, and at night squandering the liberal doles of their supporters in drunkenness and debauchery. Anything more lamentable than this in connexion with a glo rious land sold by treason to the vengeance of an im placable despot, can scarcely be imagined. The circumstance appears on the face of it to be charac teristic of the most matchless turpitude and of the most unparalleled debasement. The news of it would perhaps be the very bitterest intelligence that could by possibility be conveyed to the illustrious ex -Dic tator of the Hungarians. KOSSUTH'S noble heart would burn with unutterable indignation were he made acquainted with the shameless state of degrada tion into which some of his exiled soldiers have been plunged by recent occurrences. More especially would his indignation be excited on learning that the disgrace reflected upon his unhappy country had been rendered apparent—of all places in Christen dom !—in England. From England it was that the first and the loudest expressions of sympathy came when the Magyars were first rallying round the marshy suburbs of Debreczin. From England it was that the first practical proofs of interest in the cause identified with the fortunes of KOSSUTH came, when with his almost insulated voice he was calling upon the inhabitants of that fair kingdom to arise at . last by a vigorous evi dence of heroism to vindicate their long-despised and outraged nationality. And it is England that has been selected by some of the baser outcasts of Hungary for the scene of their systematized ingrati tude. Scarcely possible as it is for us to give ade quate utterance to our sentiments of disgust at this ingratitude on the part of certain refugees, we can not refrain from at length directing against them the finger of contumely sanguine that, if by no nobler feelings, these miserable dependents on our charity may be impelled by those of absolute shame to alter their mode of proceeding. Opportunities have been afforded to many of their better-minded fellow-countrymen to cross the At lantic in search of that remunerative employment which may almost be had for the asking in the United States of America. Many better-minded refugees rom Hungary than those we have reverted to, have, we repeat, availed themselves of these admirable chances of improvement. Yet the men we allude to have been deterred from following their example by a miserable satisfaction in the leisure obtained through the means of their present organized system of mendicancy. Rather than be at the trouble of earning their bread by honest exertion in the western hemisphere, they prefer remaining amongst us, with nothing to occupy their attention beyond the enjoyment of the charities meeted out - to them by popular generosity. Advice, we believe, with this tendency has been proffered to the exiles from Hungary recently arrived in the port of Liverpool. Whether such pernicious recommenda tions will have any influence over the poor voyagers from Constantinople yet remains to be seen. Ear nestly we hope that its infamy may be recognized by them betimes, so that their gallant and soldierlike natures may not be contaminated by any such de spicable principles as those which appear to actuate their degraded brethren in the English capital. For their own sakes, and for the sake, too, of the national reputation of the llungarians, we are solicitous to receive accounts very speedily of the departure for America of the 262 refugees now sojourning a Liverpool. Great changes have recently taken place in the code regulating the commercial navy of Great Bri tain. In 1849 the navigation laws were completely revised, and England, which had previously adopted the doctrines of free trade in commodities, extended the principle to the means of transit, and, relying on the excellence of its shipping and the qualifications of its hardy seamen, threw open its ports to the competi tion of the vessels of all other nations. It was a bold but at the same time a wise and judicious proceeding. 'We believe that monopoly never advanced the inte rests of any large class for whose supposed advantage it was conceded. Deprived, to a certain extent, of the necessity of exertion, that emulation, which is the great sharpener of the wit and exciter to activity, being removed, the parties naturally become negli gent and apathetic, and disregard those ordinary im provements and ameliorations which the sharp rivalry of competition would force upon their attention. The case of our mercantile marine formed no excep tion to the general rule. Many evils sprung up du ring successive years which at length required legislative notice. The alteration in the navigation laws rendered it essential to endea vour at least to remove the causes that pre vented us from entering upon the competition we had invited upon the most favourable terms. The Mer cantile Marine Bill was therefore intr o d uce d i n t h e was calculated t o p rove highly interest, to the ship owners, a r as following it t w year , ent,it and we are bound t o a d m i t that, so f in the t ra d e . tobe neficial the masters the ands shipp in g p P crews en gaged But did it go far enough ? That is the question, and it is one which we fear must be answered in the negative. When day after day we read of the fearful loss of life and property by shipwrecks and disasters at sea, arising in too many instances from causes not beyond our own control, we must feel that the Go vernment and Parliament of this maritime nation have not exhibited that natural anxiety to diminish the number of these casualties which the vast im portance of the subject, and its effect on the welfare and prosperity of the nation, so loudly and impera tively demanded. What st eps, we ask, ha ve b een t a k en to avert the chances of ofollision at sea, which we re gret to say are of almost daily occurrence, involving an enormous amount of damage, and too frequently the entire 1053 of ship and cargo, "with every soul on hoar , l• It is a startling fact that during the five year s from 18 15 to 1849 inclusive, we find no less than 3,016 cases of collision duly reported and authenticated, or an average of 603 in each and every year. 603 c ases (yr co ll ision annually • t about 6 0 in every month 12 in each week ! ! ! nearly two a d ay ! :1 Of the 3,016 cases, 279 res ulted on in ly to f t o a r l laossmeso,mn oreatbboeuts4 in every year. Let it con sidered that every week one vessel goes to the b o tt om, with crew, passeagers, and cargo, bringing ruin and misery on so many families and individual?, and what will be thought of the crassa negli gentia, the criminal default of those who omit enforcing the adoption of such precautions as would, in the great majority of instances, prove effectual. We have now before us a brief pamphlet. by an officer of the Royal Navy, a sound practical sailor, which offers many valuable suggestions for the prevention of shipwreck and collision at sea, to which we would invite the attention of the Government (more especially of the President of the Board of Trade, within whose department the matter properly falls) and of the Legislature generall3 A consideration of the causes that in the great ma jority of instances lead to such collisions, will indicate the nature of the remedies that must be provided. Generally speaking, these heartrending calamities occur through ignorance of the course the coming vessel is pursuing. The look-out may discover the outline of a large ship, but he knows not in what direction she is steering, and is therefore unable to decide what step should be adopted to avoid the im pending danger. Any change in his own course may be productive of the most deplorable results. The uncertainty in such cases produces contradictory orders and the utmost confusion, which paralyses the energies of the men, and prevents them from display ing the presence of mind and activity that are at all times of the utmost importance, but are essentially ne cessary in emergencies such as those above referred to. It is obvious, therefore, that the great desideratum is to provide such a system of night signals as will enable the crews of each vessel to ascertain nearly the course which the other is steering; and if, with such know ledge, an accident should occur, it must be occasioned by culpable negligence of those on board either vessel. One of Lieutenant HALAHAN'S chief objects is to convey this valuable information speedily and effec tually, and this he proposes to do by means of a lint , horn which he has invented for the purpose, and which certainly appears a great improvement on anything hitherto in use. The great merit of the plan consists in its great simplicity, which would enable any man before the mast to learn it practically in all its details in a quarter of an hour, and to make the required alterations in the positions on any change of course with the greatest rapidity. A diagram is given in the commencement of the pam phlet, which Lieutenant HALAIIAN designates as a " night-signal compass," which completely illustrates the matter. It is effected by changes in the position of red, green, and plain lights, two of each being only required ; the signals are eight in number, and immediately show the semi-quadrant i❑ which the ship is proceeding. Lieutenant HALAIIAN also suggests a aeries of fog signals, to be used in foggy weather, and which, by methodizing the usual noises now made to show the presence of some ship, would also show the direction in which she was sailing- We trust that this admirable plan, which we have no hesitation in declaring to be at once the most simple, definite, and comprehensive that we have ever seen, may be fairly tested, and, if it receive the approba tion of competent judges, to whom it may be re ferred, that it should be carried into practical opera tion with all convenient speed. As we find that three•fourths of the vessels that came into col lision during the five years above referred to are British, it would effect an important amelioration if adopted generally by British shipping. It will in such case be recognised by the marine of other nations, which would hasten to adopt a plan so calculated to promote the interests of humanity throughout the entire world. If the various suggestions that have been offered on this interesting subject were referred by the Board of Admiralty to the commander and officers of the ex perimental squadron, unexceptionable reports could be obtained as to the mode best calculated to attain the great desideratum. There are many other useful hints given by Lieutenant 111LAHAN as to the best mode of re• ducing the number of shipwrecks. That for im proving the education and qualifications of mas ters, and inducing a higher class to enter the mercantile marine, by having a new class of appren tices, distinct from and in no way interfering with the present mode of apprenticing, to be styled " first class apprentices," is well worthy of notice. Such a course would induce many parents moving in respectable stations in society to accede to the re que.ts of their children, who are smitten with the charms of a seafaring life. Persons would thus be regularly educated in the best manner for the situa tion of masters, and England would no longer have to complain of the deficiencies of those entrusted with the command of vessels, and on whose discretion and skill the property of our merchants, and the lives of passengers and seamen, are in a great degree de pendent. We cannot close our observations without referring to the proposal for testing the anchors, cables, and ground-tackling now in use. Within 18 months from January, 1849, there were no less than 246 cases of wrecks and casualties between London and Dungeness, of which 131, or more than a half, parted their anchors and cables. The great ma jority of these cases arose from vessels not being provided with tackling of sufficient size according to their tonnage, or they must have been old or worn out, badly manufactured or made of inferior materials, which could not be the case if Lieutenant HALAHAN'S plans were carried out. We believe that it is the almos unanimous opinion of all persons con- nected with the merchant service, that the adoption of stringent measures on this point, adequate to the object to be attained, would be one of the greatest boons that could be conferred on the shipping interest. It may be said that Government should not inter fere in such matters with owners and masters, but that they should have liberty to use such tackle as they think proper. This, however, would be but false delicacy where the lives of British subjects are concerned. There may be, and we fear are, but too many cases where the loss of a fully insured vessel is not regarded as any very great calamity by the owner. Perhaps a total wreck may in such instances be re garded as the most profitable way of disposing of such vessels. It seems little better than conniving at fraud and knavery to give such persons the privilege of getting their ships' " findings " without regard to their sufficiency. Once more we commend this valuable brochure to all persons interested (and who is not ?) in the welfare of our commercial marine. We trust the Govern ment may notice and (if found deserving) reward the suggestions and exertions of Lieutenant HALALIAN according to their deserts. We believe that the ser vices of that officer would entitle him to the highest rank, that his character and qualifications are unex ceptionable, and yet, unfortunately for this country, he is still simply Lieutenant HALAllAN—another of the thousands of illustrations of neglected merit which are to be found in the Royal Navy of Great Britain. • "Plan for the Prevention of Shipwreck and Collision at Sea." By Lieutenant Halahan, R.N. BRIGHTON RAILWAY.—Years, nay, months ago, it Would scarcely have been believed what rapid travelling could be performed on the Brighton Railway. We well re. member the time when five hours were considered a grand feat from end to end ; and now people, then but too incredu lous (as all ignorant, presumptuous wiseacres invariably are), turn up their noses, exclaiming, " How slow !_here we are more than two hours I—it is really too bad." Well, what do those same unbelievers in human progress now admit, when they find themselves actually transported from London to Brighton, 50 4 miles, in less than one hour, by the express train ? Why, they are as stupid as ungrateful, and merely observe - " Wonders will never cease !" The Town Commis sioners of Brighton, aided by their worthy adviser Mr. Slight, are bestirring themselves very commendably in im proving the Pavilion and all the other attractions of this first of TT atering places. THE SPEAKER'S DINNER.—The Right Hon. the Sneaker gave his fourth Parliamentary dinner on Saturday last. The, following were present : Lord Mulgrave, Lord Duncan, Lord James Stuart, the Hon. Captain .Iloward, the lion. Pelham Villiers, the Attorney-General (Ireland), Sir George Strickland, Mr. French, Mr. Rice, Mr. Poulett Scrope, Mr. James Wilson, Mr. NV. Fagan, Mr. John Greene, Mr. Alexander Hastie, Mr. kilowatt, Mr. Ilollond, Mr. Kershaw. Mr. Brotherton, The O'Gorman Mahon, Mr. Moffatt, Mr. Peto, Mr. Macgregor, Mr. W. Marshall, and Mr. Headlam. The Right Hon. Gentleman will hold his first levee on Saturday, March 15, at 10 r.x. ; the second and last on Saturday, March 22. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.—The United States mail steam-ship Arctic, Captain Luce, sailed from the Mersey of one o'clock to-day, with the usual mails for New York, 15 passengers, and a full cargo of merchandise. The Earl of Dunraven is expected in a few days at his mansion, Dunraven Castle, which is undergoing con siderable repair and decoration.— Carmarthen Journal. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, THE iii NC REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of Saturday and of yesterday.. The majority has obtained a victory over the Mi nistry. The election for officers of the National Guard ought to take place on the 25th inst., and the Ministry were exceedingly desirous that they should take pace on that day, and that the officers should be elected by universal suffrage, inasmuch as such an occurrence would give weight to the argument that the electoral law of the 31st May was intended to apply to elections to the Assembly only, and that the PRESIDENT was to it elected by universal suffrage. The majority of the Assembly desire either that the elections shall be post poned until the enactment of the organic law on the National Guard, or that they shall take place accord ing to the provisions of the law of the 31st May. The Minister of the Interior appeared before the Committee on the organic law for the National Guard on Friday, and was interrogated as to the elections, when he stated that he could give no answer without having first consulted his colleagues, and immediately withdrew. " When the Minister had withdrawn," says the Journal des Debats, " the Committee, in order to be prepared for all eventualities, decided that it would prepare a pro position demanding the postponement of the elections. It is affirmed that this proposition was drawn up on the instant by M. 1.3.Jzt., and that it is composed of the two following articles Art. 1. The elections of the National Guard are suspended until after the promulgation of the definitive law on the organization of the public force. Art. 2. All the officers and sub officers of the National Guard are maintained in their functions.' " The Government did not wait for the pro position to be laid before the Assembly, but at once gave in ; and the Government journals of yesterday announce that a Bill will be presented on Monday to postpone the elections until after the promulgation of the organic law. The Moniteur publishes a decree superseding twenty-one prefects of departments, and appointing Bonapartists in their room. The squadron at Brest is preparing for sea. The Five per Cents. were done on the Boulevard a 94f. 15c. Very little business, however, was trans. acted. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH S. Boulogne and Amiens, 104 - Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 16 5 1 —Dutch Rhenish,3 l /s —East Indian, 15% —Great Indian Peninsula, 2 3 / 4 —Northern of Fra nce , 151 44 Orleans and Bordeaux, 4 Paris and Rouen, 26 Paris and Strasbourg, 10 3 4 ex div.—Rouen and Havre, 103 7 8 Sambre and Meuse, 3 1 4—Tours and Nantes, 514. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the Bth have arrived. The Gaceta contains a royal decree accepting the Count DE REVILLAGIGEDO'S resignation of the post of Political Chief of Madrid. The Count and the Cor regidor, the Marquis of SANTA CRUZ, had published an order prohibiting the carnival ceremony of " burying the sardine ;" but as the President of the Council had stated to the Chamber of Deputies that the authorities would not do anything to prevent the people from enjoying the ceremony, the Minister of the Interior requested them to withdraw their order. This they declined to do, and immediately offered their resignations, which were accepted. M. LOUIS PIERNAS, ex-deputy, wag thereupon appointed cor regidor; and, by royal decree, was charged with the ad interim administration of the post of Political Chief. PORTUGAL. Accounts have been received frcm Lisbon to the 2d instant. Count VILLA REAL had refused the London Em bassy. The district of Evora had been the scene of several dreadful murders, and is in a complete state of anarchy. Sir HAMILTON SEYMOUR is pressing on the Govern ment the necessity of doing justice to the British claimants. GERMAN Y. The Paris Journal des Dilbats has the following on the Dresden Conferences : " It is on the 10. h inst. that another plenary sitting will be held. On that day will expire the delay of a fortnight, agreed to on the proposition of M. de Isnteuffel, to give to the sovereigns of States time to maturely deliberate on the question of the organization of the new Central Ex , cutive Government. On that occasion, the Conference will vote regularly and defi nitively. It is not known whether any change has taken place in the feelings manifested by the plenipo tentiaries in the sitting of the 233 ult., but it is affirmed that Prince de Schwartzenberg still re tains his opinions. After having voted on this first point, the Conference will have to deliberate on the other conclusions of the first Committoe, which has proposed the incorporation into the new Con federation of all the Austrian and Prussian possessions without exception, and the formation of an army of 125,000 independently of the Federal contingent. When these questions have been decided on, the conference will occupy itself with the conclusions of the report pre sented by its second conirnitt , o. It is known that this committee, which was charged to prepare the solution of questions relative to the form and constitution of the States, has only presented a part of its report. It has not vet entered on the important question started by the King of Wurtembcrg, and discussed by that sovereign in his letter of the 18th of January to Prince de Schwartzenberg. The King of Wur temberg wishes; to have a chamber of representatives of all the German people eetabli,hed by the side of the supreme Federal power. This idea, which, whatever may he its fate, shows the sincerity and independence of the liberal and constitutional spirit of the sovereign by whom it was conceded, was rejected by the Prince de Schwartzenberg. The king of Wurtemberg, however, does not stand alone in this opinion; his proposition, it is said, has the support of the Kings of Bavaria and Hanover. We may, therefere, expect to ace the confe rence divided on this question. l'russia will vote with Austria against the establishment of a natiot:al German Parliament; but it is nevertheless true that the letter of the King of Wurtemberg has produced a certain sensa tion in the councils of the King of Prussia." The Hessian Chambers are to meet on the 10th. The Constitutional Journal of Bohemia announces that the Minister of Finance of Austria has ordered that henceforth all export and impart duties, levied by the new tariff, shall be paid exclusively in specie. A letter from Berlin, of the 6th, in the Cologne Gazette, says :—" A telegraphic dispatch has arrived from Austria, containing an evasive answer to the proposals of Prussia. Our Government is said to be determined not to give way, and would rather return to the old Germanic Diet than consent to any organization in which its demands were not ad mitted." The Frankfurter Journal contains a letter from Vienna of the 2d instant, stating that the prolonged ill-health of General DE WELDEN as induced him to send in his resignation as military commander of that city. It is said that General WOHLGENUTH is to suc ceed him. HOLLAND. THE HAGUE, MARCH 7.—The Government has voted 6,000 florins for defraying the expenses of the conveyance of articles to the London Grand Exhi bition. The French Ambassador has been recalled from his post. The cause is said to be some disrespectful expressions used by him relative to the PRESIDENT of the French Republic. These reports reached the ears of Louis NAPOLEON and led to this step. SWITZERLAND. " We have already said," remarks the Constitu tionnel, " that the Swiss Government, yielding to the just remonstrances made to it, had determined on expelling from it s t err it ory t h e re f ugees o f all nations who had sought an asylum in that country, but who had abused the h os pit a li ty afforded t h em , by entering into revolutionary schemes of a nature to compromise the security of the neighbouring states. We can now state that these refugees will receive passports for America, and pass through France to embark at one of the Channel ports. Precautionary measures will be adopted by the authorities for their passage through the French territory." • A letter from Lausanne of the 3d states, that at an out-of-door meeting of the people, at which 1 0,000 persons were present, h e ld on t h e previous day, th e people voted, by a majority of two-thirds, that per sons holding salaried places should not be allowed to be elected members of the grand council. Two-thirds of the grand council had previously been functionaries under the control of the Council of State, and always voted as it commanded. The democratic party, now in power, has constantly supported this system ; a n d its defeat by the people of Lausanne has caused con siderable sensation. Similar meetings have been held in other places of the canton. ITALY. The Piedmontese Gazette, of the sth, states that on the preceding day the third anniversary of the pro chunation of the Constitution of the Sardinian States was celebrated at Turin with great enthusiasm. A letter from Turin, of the same date, adds that a Te Deurn was sung, at which the first authorities of the State, the Members of both Houses of Parlia ment, and the National Guard were present, and that in the evening the city was illuminated. The cries of " VITTORIO EMMA.NUSLE IL for ever ! tho Constitution and Italy for ever!" were universal. The family of the GRAD DUKE of Tuscany is to embark for Naples, on the 6th, on board the Strom boli, Neapolitan steam-frigate. Lombardy and Tuscany, and the Papal States are swarming with guerrillas. THE GREAT MeRNE — CINEREOUS, OR SEA EAGLE.— A very large bird of the above species was shot at Fasnakyle last week. Its weight was 14 pounds; extent of wings 7 feet 9 inches; length of body and tail 3 feet 3 inches; span of foot 8 inches by 7; thickness of leg at the thigh, 71/ i inche4,...birerness Courier. THE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. rata. Nominal Prices. MARCH lO, 1851. Et ail ways. Aberdeen.. .. • • • • Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Juncion Belfast and County Down isirming., Woiverhamp., and Stour Valley • • Birkenh., Lan., & Chesh June., late 331.65. Bd.. Do. Chest & Birkenhd , 501. & :W. Consolidated Do., do., 20/. .. . • Bristol and Exeter.• - Caledonian • • • • • . Chester and Holyhead .. Direct Loud. and Portem. Dublin and 13elfastJunct. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) • • •• Do (181. E. & H.) • • Eastern Counties Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares • • Do. do. do. .. Do. do., 11 & C share, East Lancashire .. .. Do. New quarters .. Edinburgh and Glasgow Edin., Perth, and Dundee Do. Newport .. • . Exeter and Exmouth .. Glasge w and South-West, Do. do. G. D. &C. stack Great Northern • • • . Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, B, 6 per ct. Great Southern and Western, Ireland • . Great Western Do. New, 171. Lancaster and Carlisle .. Do. thirds • • • • •• an Lcaster and Preston .. Lancashire and Yorkshire Do. quarter shares .. Do. fifths .. . .. Do. West Riding Union Leeds and Thirsk Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. London and Blackwall Do., Tilbury Ext. Scrip London, Brighton, and South Coast London and N.-Weatern Do. do. new quarters . Do. fifths Do. 101. sh., M. &13 (c) London and 8.-11'estera Do. new 50/. Do. new 401. .. Londonderry & Coleraine Do. half shares Londonderry and Ennis-, killen... • • • 1 Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock .. Manchester, Sheffield, Lincolnshire .. Manchester and Lincoln Union .. Midland .. • • Do. consolidated pref. Do. 501. shares .. • • Do. Binning & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.), Newcastle and Carlisle.. Do. quarter shares Newmarket .• Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford :Newry and Enniskillen .. Newry, Warrenpoint, & Roarevor • • .. .. Norfolk .. .. .. .. Do. New 20/. shares Northern Counties traion North British.. North Staffordshire .. North-Western .. • • North & Sth.-West. June. Oxford, Worcester anu Wolverhampton.. .. Scottish Central .. 3cottish Midland .. Do. now .. .. .. Surewsbury & Binning. Clas3A.. •• Do. Class 8.. .. Shrews. & Hereford., Old Do., do., Now .. Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) • • .. Do. Halves Do. Oswestry .. .. Do. New.. .. .. .. Shropshire Union .. .. Do., A, B, C, & D, fully paid up at per cent South Devon South-Eastern South Wales.. . South Yecrksh. and River Shell., Roth., and Goole, South Division . Stockton and Hartlepool .wansea & Loughor, &e. Caw Vale Extension .. Thames Haven Deck anti Railway .. .. • • Vale of Neath .. • Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Wex., Wick. and Dublin West Cornwall .. West London .. Whiteuayen and Furness York, Newcastle, & Ber wick .. .• .. • . Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. . Ditto G.N.E. purchase or preference • • • • York and North Midland MINES Leasing Business Railwa y s " Compani.s. Paid. Closing Prices. done. and Hants Ex. 5 ri , r Cent Gt. Western 6 34 1 p. ' Bir. and Oxford Junc.,callsduly paid, or with a guarantee •• Do • • .. 20 2834 29% Do., without a guarantee .. De .. 20 27 —2B Birm., Wol., & Dud ,calls duly paid, or with a guarantee •• Do .. 15 834 934 pxd Do., without a guarantee •• Do • .. 15 7 8 t32cd Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. 17% 17% 17% E. Lin., Guar. 6 per Cent. •• G. Northern 25 3234 —33 Hull and Selby Yk. &N. M. 50 101 103 xd 102 x.d Do. % Shares Do .. 25 50 —5l xd .x.d Do. 34 Shares Do .. 1234 22 34 2334 xd Leeds and Brad. Midland 50 96% 97% 96% 7 Lon. and Green. S. Eastern • 12 15 4 11% 11% 11% Do., Pref. . Do .. .. 20 24 —25 Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. • Norfolk • • 20 143{ 15% xd N. & East, 5 per Cent. •. E. Counties . 50 b 4 —56 xd x.d Do. New .. Do • • • • 4 3 4 6 pad Preston and? L. &N. W. 25 42 3{ 1 —44 Wyre • • I &La.& Y. Do. % Shares ADo .. • • 1034 8 9 p. Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern . 20 22 223( 22 1 Roy. & Hitchin G. Northern 6% 8 8 1 4 x.i Do. Shep. Ex.. Do .. • • 2% 134 —l%p. xi 414 South Staffords. Mr. 31`Clean 9% 3% die. Wear Val. 6 per • Cent. gua. . - Stock.& Dar. 25 24 —25 xd Wilts, Som., & Weyraoath .. Gt. Western 50 445 4536 443 -415% INC , REPE: Rallways.llald. Nominal Prices. ' Business done to-day. Aberdeen g6 s % % p % pm Caledonian 10/.. •• 10 6% 6y4 % Chester and Iloiyhead .. 15 17 % 17% 173( East Anglian (31. 10e.) 6 per cent. 3 34 2% Do. (51.) 7 pr. ct. Pref. Do. (7L 175.) 7p. c:Pref. 2 • Eastern Counties Eiten., 5 per cent. No. 1 .. 618 4 34 —% P Do. No. 2 .. •• 613 4 par — 3i p Pm • Do. New 6p. cent. Stock 10 10% —ll 10% Eastern Union, Scrip I guaran. 6 per cent. .. 20 18 18% 18% Do. 10/. Deben. Shares . 10 .• East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares .. 6 " • • Glasgow & S.-W. Consol 100 •-• Gt Northern. 5 per cent 12% 13% 13% 13% % % Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths 1 P. Lancashire and York shire, 1.201... 6 1% t l% dfs. `Do. 6 percent. Stock . 100 .. —•• 132 % 130 % Leeds and Thirsk, 6 per cent., No. 1.. • • 9 134 pxd Do. 6 per cent., No. 2 . 17 • • —• • x.d Do. 6 per cent., No. 3 5 .• —• • Do. quarters, 1848 .. 9 34 % P London, . Brighton, and South Coast guar. 5 per ct., late Croydon thirds 100 .. —•• Do. pref., 5 p ct. Stock, 1851, from 501. chars. E 100 114 128 Do. cony. 5 per ct. 1852 60 57 —6O Do. new guar.. 6 per ct. 100 136 139 London &S.-W., new • • 5 2 34 p. xd Londonderry and Ennis killen, half shares • • 10 blanch., Sheffield, and Line , quar. stirs., No. 1 25 14 —l5 xd x.d Do. new, 101. •• 10 11% —l2 xd 11% x.d Do., 6/. • • • • • 2 % % Midland Con. 6p. c. stock 100 180 132 Do. Consel. Bristol & Binning., 6 per cent. • • 100 .. 131 Do. Bristol & Glouces. 48 •• •• Do. do. do. ••33 10 6 „ Do. Erewash Talley .. 50 Do. Leic. & Swanning. 8 per cent. guar. • • 100 Norfolk Extension • • 20 17 —lB Do. guar. 5% per cent. 5 5 34 Do. Waveney Valley .. 2 • North British .. .. 5 5 534 Shrewsbury and Birm. New Guaranteed .. 6 10% —ll 10% Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. Min.) 8 per cent. 10 14% 15 South Devon 2 5 13 34 14 34 South-Eastern, 434 p, et. 10 .• Waterford & Kilkenny,sl. 1 .• West Condon, Ist Cl. (101.) 10 .. Do. 2d Class de. (par) 20 .. , York, Newc., and Berw., 17 Gt. N.of E. Pur. 16 —IT 4% 5 York and North Midland 11 sad S. Purch. .. 10 li4 1 dls. 9 Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 151., 6 per cent., 3% s‘• SOREIGIT. Boulogne and Amiens 20 10 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) 20 16% 16% Demerara .. „. 17 % Dutch Rhenish .• • . 8 —4% dis. East Indian .. u 1 136 p. 1 5 % % Do. do. do. 20 Great Indian Peninsula • • 5 P* Ditto ditto 234 % 44 P* Louvain a lit Sambre 734 • Luxembourg .. 8 • 1 Ditto 10 2 3( 2 % Madrid and V alentia Maria Antonia • .. 25 Ditto, New • • • • 7% Namur and Liege .. 2 Northern of France 160 8 8 1 4 151 5 % 1534 Orleans and Bordeaux 8 4 dls. Paris and Orleans • • • • 20 35 —37 Paris and Rouen • • 20 25% 26% Paris and Strasbourg •• 16 534 414. x.d % Rouen and Havre .• 20 10 11%, Sambre and Meuse • • 20 3% —3% Tours and Nantes • • • • 15 dbl. 5% Tourney, Jurbise, Lan den, and Haagen •• 20 .. West FlAndOrd 1% den, and Haagen Wept Flandors • •• ...... •• IN ...• lyi SNARES. Business done to-day. 16% 16 15% (16% 15% b3y4%5 t,. x 134 % 23 % % 2434 x.d 4% It % VA % 5( 5 4 17 k IBM 3' . 634 .. 124 Ai 44 43 90 % 84% Anglo-Mexican(is. 51. p.) Asturian Australian Barossa Range ...... Blaensrvon Iron and Coal Bolanos Scrip British Iron Brazilian Imp (is. Si. p.) Do. Cocaes and Cuiaba 15% to 16 13% —8% Cds.xd IN - 11% Do. St. John del Rey.: Cobre Copper ..... Copiapo ............ Real Del Monte, I.7l:reg. Do. Black Debentures 85 —B7 id 13%4 1 3% 23% 24% Do. Red Debentures .. 6:lntiago de Cuba Tin Croft .. United Mexican ...... .. . 22 --20 . 41s. zd ZOXN' 4'(-4g( a 334 7 —7% Australasia ............ British North America.. Colonial Commercial of London.. London Joint Stock .... 7% -7% Lon4on and Westminster National Provincial Eng. 3% -- 17% 17% 2%-3% 36 —37 13%—b National of Ireland Provincial of Ireland.... Do. New .. Union of Australia • .. • • Union of London • • Union a Madrid 'i - 34 1814 - 18% 6% - 6 12% - 12% CEX. Canada .... Gen. Steam Navigation . Perin. & Oriental Steam. Royal Mail Steam f We cannot be answer; 43 —45 90 —9l 2% —41 s. 83 85 10 —ll p. 29 —3l p 60 —6l 10% —9% die. 7 —65 y —5% Ws. 17% 111 xble for CI interestet will not be influenced by FO% % % 4% % 5 % % 17% % —8% ad 36 --fiP 8% % z.d 1 97% -951,,, 130%" —131" xd 6 p ad 5% 5%p. xd l 276 354p.xd 8934 9054 xd 5 34 434 dir. ad 43{ 334 dli. xd 97N 4 1306 30 Ux.d 22% % a d 17% a.d x.d 89% 9034 10 [x.l 3% —3% di,. 35 -36 35} % 14 6434 —65 dis. xcl. dia. 644 54 x.d 13% —l3 dIL 37 —39 id 2156 37% x.d 6% 7 xn 6% % xn —4X dis. 25 —27 1334 12% dia. 9)6 —9J 6k 6 die. 9%( % 11% % •• - •• % - 'X P 18% - 19% 18 -18 W, 9% - IN 7% -7% 18% % 18% 17% —4% (Us, 3yy dis 2 4 96 549i94 dia. 3% % dia. IC —lB s 9 12 —l3 % % di , 2% 536 di,. lad -.19% 97 27% 8354 34% 2734 % 34% 33% 345( 1 dis -- par i% :: 7)34 4b. 3 2 d. 6 7 16% 17 - . .. 8 -7% 22 - 22% —2%( clls.l 11,E 1 Ms. 26% -- 26% xd $ 26% % %xd ID A' FRED INT./LLB. 3q -2% 3%- 3% 32% 32 14% 13% 32% 34% 5% —6% 13% 14 i/a -6% 10% I t 6% —54 73. A NEs 33 324 42t —42 936 12 25 25% IS% 17% 27% 27}. 17X - 18 42 - 43 15% - 15 34% - 34 3 -3% %- 134 3314 4 I.A.NEOUS. 4214 46 26% 27 I 6 , lyi 70 69 le errors of the Official Lists, arid correspondents.] MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were esti mated at 4,000 bales, comprising 3,550 American, 150 Bahia, at 74d. to id., 100 Egyptian at 7 3 4 d. to 8%d., and 200 Surat at 4d. to 5 1 / 2 d. per lb. The market closed very tamely at about previous rates.—ln Railway Shares a good business was done at very firm prices. The Corn Market was firmer this morning. By the West India steamer, better accounts have been re ceived touching the cholera, and the seasons were particu larly favourable for the crops. From New York our advices are to the 25th ult. The Money and Commercial Markets were active, but we observe no particular change. The Gasps Gazette publishes tables of the trade of that port. The shipping inwards for the year ending Jan. 5, 1850, were 47, 4,457; outwards 34, of 3.900 tons; in 1851 , inwards 50, of 4,833 tons; outwards 33, of 3,395 tons. The shipping from the St. Lawrence in the tomer year is not given ; last year it was, inward 82, of 3,099 tons; outwards 86, of 4 ,610 ton 3. Imports in 1848, 14,206/. ; in 1850, 12,478/. ; exports in 1849, 34,622/. ; in 1850. 29,311. Values by St. Lawrence, last year's—lm ports, 17,377/. ; exports, 14,0321. Total shipping for the year ending sth January, 1851, ships 126, tons 8,313, in wards; 119 ships 7,005 tons outwards; imports 30,8151., 43,239. At Hamburgb, last Friday, the exchange on London was steady. The weather was colder. Grain rather firmer at the Baltic ports. The Amsterdam Stock Market on the Bth was without much movement. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 57%. Spanish Five per Cents. were in request. The English Funds have been very quiet, and there has been no particular change in the quotations. In the absence of specula ion, there is a want of buoyancy. Consols have realised 96% 9 i . The New Three-and-a -Quarter per Cents. are 98% to 99%, and the Three per Cents. 97% to lA. Bank Stock is firm at 215%. Exchequer-bills have risen to 50s. and 535. ; and India Bonds to 568. and 575. premium. The advices from Mexico inform us that, owing to ill• health, the Minister of Finance had resigned ; but whether this was merely temporarily is not stated. M. Falconnet, at an interview with General Arista, the new President, had re ceive'l very strong assurances of a desire to carry out the arrangements with the foreign bondholders, and to do everything possible to meet the justice of the case. Messrs. Manning and Mackintosh likewise expect to meet in full the claim upon them. The Conducta, that was on its way to the capital, did not arrive in time to allow of any money being shipped by the packet which brings these advices, supposing there was any to come, as is inferred. The present system of the West India or Mexican mails is greatly complained of, a period of three months elapsing before answers can be returned from Mexico. The re mittance for the dividend is about 56,000 dollars, but from the instructions sent out by the committee there is every prospect of the indemnity money being speedily available through the agency of Messrs. Baring, and this will yield about 6% per cent. The Bonds have been depressed this morning to 34 and 33%. Peruvian Stock has been at 84 for the Four and-a-Half per Cents., and at 38 1 . a for the Deferred. Brazi lian Old Bonds have been quoted 93. Equador Stock is 31h, Grenada 17 3 ja, and Venezuela 30% to 31. Danish Bonds are 79%. Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 92; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 65% to %. In the Railway Share Market business has been tolerably active, but the quotations have been rather favourable to Business done. buyers. QUARTER TO TIME: , Consols 96i Ditto Amount ... ••• •.. 96:2 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOC2., ( From the Official List.) - ;ank Stock 2141 2 per Cent. Reduced Annuities...-. • 97'4 % per Cent. Consols Anus 96V/ 2 New 3 1 ,4 per Cent. Alms. 9 8 74 99 1 ,E ong Annuities. Exp. Jan. sth, 18G0.., 7:!:, 7 11-16/ D 0.30 Years, Expire Oct. 10,1859 7 7-16 Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 7 7-16 7% [udia Stock ' Do. Bonds. 10001 ... 56 57 p Consols for Account ... 96%% E,ehequer Bills I%d 2d. March June. ~0001. 500/ Small — 50 53 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 93 Ditto, Small . .. Danish Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent 79% Ditto, 5 per Cent lOl ex d. Equador Bonds 3 3 /q Grenada, 1 1 % per Cent. Ditto Deferred M.xican Bongs, 1846,5 per Cent., Coupons Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons Ditto for the Account ..... Peruvian Bonds, 4% per Cent — Ditto Account Do. Deferred Russian Bonds. 1822, 5 per Cent.— Ditto 4% per Cent. .............. 97% 3 /I Venezuela Bonds ... .. Ditto Deferred Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 4% per Cent. .. . 92 hutch 2 1 ,6 per Cant., 12 Guild LLOYD'S SHIPPING. -(T - HIS DAY.) Lox Dom, MARCH 10.—Wind at noon N.W., light breeze and d 11, heavy weather, with drizzling rain. FALMOUTH, MARCH 9. - Wind N.S.W., fresh breeze.— Arrd,Rose, Bathurst, G. ; Spirit, Rio Janeiro for Stettin •, Sauser, Pernambuco; Zephyr, Laguna for Hamburgh ; Petrel packet, Rio Janeiro, sld. 12th Jan., about 6,0001. in freight. Sld. Stella Maria, Boston, United States. Off port, Norma, e ape Haytien, for Antwerp. DUBLIN, MARCH B.—The Xarifa, Constantinople to Queenstown, has been assisted in from Kingston Harbour very leaky, ha v i ng s t ruc k on th e Ki s h Bank. OFF THE Hove: TOWEL—St. George, WATERFORD, MARCH B.—Wind S.W. to N.S.W. — Arrd. Volo, Pernambuco. Cuba. W QUEENSTOWN, MARCH B. Wind S.W.—Arrd. Barkhill, Pernambuco, and sailed for Bristol ; Eblaiia, St. Domingo; Elphinstone, Honduras, and sailed for Glasgow; Crescent, St. John's, New Brunswick; Thomas Blyth, Mauritius. Cowes, MARCHMARCH9.—Arrd. Franklin steam e r , Havre, and proceeded for New York; Henrique, La Guayra, for Ham burgh. OFF WEYMOUTH, MARCH 9.-Wind S.W.—Dalhousie, Calcutta. BRIDLINGTON, MARCH 9.—The Coxon, Shields to Queenstown, and not the Coxton, is leaky. NEW YORK, FEB. 26.—The Minerva, Montego Bay to Glasgow, encountered a severe gale 10th inst., and became very leaky, afterwards got on shore, was assisted off, was subsequently struck by a heavy sea on crossing Charleston Bar, and filled, since become a wreck ; part of cargo saved. OFF THE START. — Ur ania, New York, for Rotterdam ; Ar gus, Charleston, for Flensburg . PLYMOUTH, MARCH 9. Wind S.S.W._Off port, Herder, East Indies, for Bremen. DEAL, MARCH 9.—Wind S.—Arrd. Admiral Gabius, Batavia for Holland ; Jason, Charleston for Bremen ; North Pole, Callao for Leith; Marmion, New Orleans; Falcon, New Orleans. Arrd. from the river an d sa il e d P yrenees, S wan River ; Palestine, Calcutta; Madagascar, Madras; David Malcolm , Bo mbay; Palestine, Tobago ; Mary Le e , Bay; a screw steam er , Supposed to be the mail boat ; Guineaman, Cape Coa s t C as tl e; Favourite, Dominica. Sld. Japan, B a t av i a . f A or ig th l e Cape of Good Hope SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 9.—Arrd. Severn, steamer, West Indies. Sld. Medway steamer, West Indies. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 9 . —Wind S. to S.W.—Arrd. Michael Angelo, New Orleans; Dauntless, Barbadoes ; Eliza Barn, Jamaica; Art Union, New Orleans ; Rebecca, New Orleans Athelstun, Calcutt a; Sarah Home, Africa; Royal Ex change, Coquimbo; Trimountain, James Pennell, Rap pahannock; Hungarian, Bell Rock; Actaeon and Lady Constable, New Orleans; Laurel, Savannah; Stirling. Sa vannah ; Africa steamer, New York, left 26th ult., on freight. about 210,000 dollars. Sld. Manor, Adelaide, South Australia; Duke of Lancaster, Calcutta; Xerezana, Rio Grande; Venable, Bahia; Alice, Cuba; Eliza Brown, Vera Cruz; Scesto, New Orleans; Aberdeen, Charleston. Off port, Ellerslie. Baron of Renfrew, James Gibb, Gem, and Greenock. 7, T.e Niagara was in a field of soft cake ice, 18th ult., in Ist. 45 and long. 48, and was twenty hours passing through it with a fair wind; the ice was eighteen inches thick. She also saw fifteen icete:rgs. Sld. Gladiator, Halifax ; Rectitude, Castine ; Sophie, Vi-ginie. YARMOUTH, AIARCH Enter?rise steamer has pro ceeded to the Roads to bring in the Albatross steamer, broken down on her voyage from Hull to Antwerp. BRIDLINGTON. Mancrf 9.—The Royal Consort is in the Bay dismasted. DUBLIN.—SId. Industry, New York. QuEuss•rowx.—Sid. Princeton, New York. On Saturday the Lord Mayor of Dublin gave a sumptuous dinner at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill, to a large party of gentlemen, consisting principally of mem bers of the Corporation of the city of Dublin. Major S. T. Hill, of the 2d West India Regiment, is appointed Governor of the Gold Coast, in the place of Sir W. Wynniett, deceased. Charles Connell, Esq., is appointed A m9wDer 9f th9Ai§lAtin c9tulcil 9f New J3rw3mick. 13 14 0 17 100 5 45 100 1 1 0 SO 8 6 8 25 12% 12% II 13 4 47% 100 II 6 3 100 42% 4 2 0 100 100 100 47% 100 50 25 25 22% 13 5 3 9 12 3 paid up paid up 1 % % MINES. Paid Nominal l'rices. 1 13 0 13 5 24% 28 2 8% STOI ME! MARKET NEWS.--(THIS DAY.) ----- CORN EXCHANGE—MOND AY. early the whole of the country mar kets held on Satu rda y were but moderately supplied with home. grown Wheats , which rather more business was transacted, n at very eless,ful prices. Foreign Wheats moved off slowly; everth holders generally were firm. Fine malting Barley sold with out difficulty at extreme currencies; but grind in g and dis tilling sorts, • as well as low qualities of Malt, coinunanded very little attention. Oats were held at full prices; bat Beans, Peas, Indian Core. and Flour were the turn lower. Letters from New York to the 24th ult. state that both Grain and Flour were very dull, on somewhat easier terms. In France, the Flour trade is still active. Very moderate supplies of English grain came fresh to lien ,1 for this market last week. From abroad, we received 11,286 quarters of Wheat, 3,670 Barley, 6,26$ Oats, 6,287 Beans, 933 Peas, 1,242 Tares, 92 sundry Seeds, and 3,499 sacks of Flour. The quantity of Wheat, of home produce, receiveKentd fresand h up to this morning's market, coastwise, from Essex, was small, but of fair average quality. From Nor folk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, &c., the receipts of that grail by land carriage and sample were moderate. Tbe s how parcels of both Red and White was by no means large ; whilst the demand for most kinds, as the attendance of buyers was on the increase and as the pressu re cf. foreign ,Flour was not so extensive g as for some time past, owing P, the numerous sales effected during the last few days, and th falling off in the importations, ruled steady at p rices equa d to those obtained on Monday last, and at whi ch a gee clearance of the stands was effected. A few offers came to hand fi om the East coast to ship wheats at full currencies. , The show of foreign Wheat, which was chiefly compose! of fresh a rivals, was seasonably large. On the whole, was rather more business doing in selected qualities, at till rates of currency, but the middling and inferior kinds were much neglected, yet we cannot call them cheaper. With Barley, both English and foreign, we were fairly supplied. Fine malting parcels changed hands at extreire. quotations, but grinding and distilling sorts met a slow sale Fine white Malt was quite as dear as last week. Secm ldarY kinds supported late rates, with a moderate inquiry. most There was a decided falling off in the supply off Oat, kinds of which changed hands to a fair extent, at full quo' tations. th f ere . English Beans were in moderate request; but foreign Pa r " eels ruled very dull. In Peas, very little was doing, yet prices were well sup po• ted. Indian Corn ruled dull, on somewhat easier terms. Fine Flour was in fair request. Low qualities of Flour We re very dull. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE• hes to 5 15 S Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier • • • • •• -- 42 Yorkshire and ix. 191 Ditto,White, New 38s to 49, Oats— Lincolnsh Feed. 2-- of Norfolk and Lin- Potato ...... •• *: 171 coin, Red..... 33s 41a Youghal end Cora, 17S Ditto, White • 36s 42s 15s i" Irish, Red • ..... • . —8 —s Cork, White . • • Ditto,White...... —s —s Scotch, I eed. •• •• 221 291, aye—Old •• •• . 23s 25s Beans—Tick •••'•. • • • 6 , 310 New. ••• • • • .. 24s 26s • Pigeons • .•• • • 281 .. • • 18s 22s Peas—Grey .. •••• • • •" 291 26s Malting . • •• • • 23s 25s Maple. •••••• • •• •• - 21 245 Chevalier .... 278 29s White .••••• • ' • '• 269 Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Black .. 141 Boilers ••••• • • • 24 , 40i folk • . .... 43s 48s Flour—Town -made.•• 2 89 3" Crown .••••• • • • • • 40s 42s Suffolk ••••• • • • • • 21, 331 Kingston and Ware 475 51s Stockta & Norf olls SEEDS tations. Canary loNj a r n S a e ry ed i , s a 2 t d fu p l e l); q t u h a e r l t a e t r e and We have again to report a steady inquiry for bot lower. but not cheaper. The stock of Clover Seed is 31,46 5 all", ig 31 5 Is Turnip, White, per bush. 10s to 12s' 15 9 4 • • Red and Green.. • • its 12s' Mustard, Brown ••• • • • Sc 12s 348 „g 608 White, new ... •..6sOd 8s Od 48 1 , b s j : eares,winter 4s Od 4s 6d' 421 3s Od 4s Od . improvement Cakes ivne erredry dull, 1 440 48‘ Canary, per quarter • 42s 46s Rye grass.. • • ... 24S 30. Clover, Red Ens (cwt.) 41s 60s White „... • • 405 56s Foreign Red ...... 385 58s White • ... 36s 55s Trefoil .. •. • . 17s 22s f SMITH. no The imports of Foreign Stock for this FIELD market still conO ea d large. During last week they amounted to 2,327 b 1950, against 1,318 ditto during the corresponding period a l , kat 1,695 in 1849, and 701 in 1848. The quality of t he sit)scheoP hand, since our last, has been good, and most of the are now arriving out of the wool. IMPORTS INTO LONDON IN THE PAST WEE K. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calve s. Rotterdam B4 .. 812 231 ••• •• ••• Antwerp Harlingen Ostend 279 •••• 11 ••• Dordt Carraway • • • • • • • • • • Coriander • • • • • • • • • • Hempseed, per quarter Linseed, Eng..4owilig • • Crushing ••• • • • Baltic •..•. • • • • • Odessa • • •• • • " Linseed Cake, pr. ton—" 7 /105 g Enlish • • • . . 7 1 7/ ON Foreign, per ton 61 55 4 / VS Rape Cakes, pr ton 4 1 05 27/ 01 Rapeseed, &ew, pr I St 2510 8 Boulogne Total. .... 395 1,571 ••• imports The early comparison of the weekly under:— Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. r i g & 1850 529 ... 552 ... •..2 37 1 " ..... 1R49 1848... At the outports the arri va l s o f Foreign Stock hav e u e ' e were fined to 400 head. To-day th e - numbers on sale bar Fro moderate, yet . they proved quite equal to the dement t ip tbi g our own grazing districts the re c eipts of Beasts fr es _ ex ceed' morning were but moderate, y e t their quality Nvo.' the ingly good. The weather being very c hangeable , snpplies of meat on sale in Newgate and Leaden evniee i n what extensive, the Beef trade was in a sluggish state.to re. the general quotations, however, we have no char i g e ee 5 3 fid port. The primest Scots were selling at from 35 6 a ' eac hed per Blbs. Upwards of 1,800 Scots, Short-horns, So' , r Fore us from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshir e. Beata , '''- other parts of England we received 600 Hereford, te s c o. Devons, &c. ; and from Scotland 280 horned and polle de rate t Notwithstanding that the supply of Sheep was r„ a ctive , the demand for th a t d escr i pt i on o f s t oc k was ve ry '",i le n on and in come instances prices were 2d per 8 lbs 'Oye r ; were Monday last The primest old D mils, in the ice ° 4 o ut O selling at 4s 6d, out of the wool, 3s 10d per Sibs- PL.,, t he moiety of the Sheep were shorn. The few marker were ditposed of at from 5s to 6s Per Lambs 1 ' For Calvet, the supply of which was by no means largae,verylaisa: a slow sale, at late rates. The Pork trade was in active state at last week's currency. Per Bibs. to Slat the OW* 0. d. to "li ct s. d. to s. d. . 3 6 3 : friterior Beasts ... 2 6 ' 2 8 Intlerior OW •- 310 --, iecond quality •••• 2 10 3 0 Second Val. Mee , . 2 4 • Prime large Oxen •• 3 2 3 4 CNarse-woolleddittc: 4 . 4 $ Crime Seas •••• • • 3 6 3 8 Sonthdown Wet iter 0 0° i arge coarse Calves 3 4 3 8 Date ent of the wool 0 0 3 6 Prime small ditto .. 310 4 4 Large Hogs •• •• : 8 4 : BlbS• we -A Aucuing Calves • •18 0 25 0 Small Porkers .• •• - 0 21 - Lambs ---•• •• 0 0 0 0 Quartar old pip •• 16 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKBT , MO ::easts• 1 Sheep. 1 Ca lves. I 350 3,779 1 19,170 1 131 FOREIGN SUPPLY. I rigs. ieast3. I Sheep. I Calves. 414 1,250 85 NEWOATE AND LEADMN ItaIp i I.. O% the About 2,000 carcases of Meat have arrived o °l t 3, al ' week from S •otland, and 3,000 from our various distr iii t be most wholly by railway. The supplies on offer killea_., the metropolis being less extensive than for some time Po"' general demand is steady, oo the fol:owing terms'' r. At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to S i 0 s. d. to s. d. 1 • 2 8 s 8 !.eetonferior...... 2 2 2 4 1 mutton,infenor •• „ 2 i 1° -- middling .. •• 2 6 2 8 1 --middling •• • 6 6 primelargo •• 210 3 0: -- prime •• •: 4 6 8 0 prime small .. 3 2 3 4 Pork, large.... - VAI. ••••••• • • • • • • 3 4 4 2 small .•••• • • • 3 BOROUGH AND SPITALFIEXM O • 10 6 Sirce Monday last very large supplies of P o tatoes oar• arrived coastwise and by land carriage , for the tim e QR The imports have amounted to 260 tons, from Rou i °, l l4lo; the whole the demand is tolerably steady, on the 101- terms:— 7 0 5 0 Per Ton. pot T Yorksh. Regents. 75s to 958 Kent Shaws ...... I If, 7 56 - g Scotch Regents 60s to 75s Essex Shaws ... 6 ": to "; Ditto Caps Lincoln & Cam- Eseex Regents... ---- to '- bridge .00 Foreign .. ° Lincoln. Shaws --a to - E Chats .............. --- a lif WOOL. Although the supply of colonial Wool on hand is Til3 .,i ll o sti St be 6 week's f rom small, we have little or no demand for it, and prices _nallt considered nominal. Fine British qualities move off 54 3 7 ‘ , ia at extreme quotations. Otherwise the market is 4 ,1 4 101eS from activ e Odessa, L as Leghorn, and 693 bags from Seville. Bimoprdoeratsuxin:o3BLfornodmon were from ZOXOUGEZ Eisini. ZW.AIitICST' otior 6 1 Fine II PS sill coy:tint in f • request at F tit tia le at- A very , ot pr ces. Low a d n idling qualities consa'E A st fi g e , : atte t on. Factors' ices, viz., ready morleY"; to 5 1 - t - i, Pockets, 31 18s to 61 13s; ditto bags, 31 '''' 21 d i t to Mid Kent pockets, 21 8s to Si 15s; ditto bse4s. 41 lOs ; Weald of Kent pockets, 31 Eis to 4 ! . ' bags, 2/ to 3110 s; Sussex pockets, 3l to 41per cwg , Ana INSLLLOW. I steP To, Since Mondsy last our muket 1 - al rn e 4 Ar curt Eo ra Mogadore, 7 pricAq inv.+ fu th r advanced quit 3d to 6 ' P A -- f o r fit - pet day PY C on the spot is s lag 38s 6 1 0 11 ' ' p er COO dl , ve y 39s ( d per cwt. Town Tatl.,w 3' s „boa' rash; rough fat zs 1 ' pa* 81138. Our S'. 1 " - stat.s that holders vv. , e firm. 39, 612 030 g 6d , 6 1 6 t°° 3 . 37 " gd t o 097 Th sl2 77 ,222 76, 272 224 3 6 91, 916 37, 830 3 91 6d og 6d 1847. 1848. 1849. Stock this day • ... • • 10,281 Price of Y. C. .... 5" 3d to Os Od Delivery last week .. 924 Ditto from June 1.... 70,844 Arrivals last week • 82 Ditto from Juue 1 ... 70,502 Price of Town • ..... 53s Od 9.762 29,081 50s Od 40s 6d to 50s3d to Cs Od 1,780 1 . 58° 75,004 82,26 0 1,299 438 86,665 :104,208 518 Od 488 Od HOUSE OF LO 5 ----,--____•-- RDs....._(THI Moeus Lordsat to- day ch to bear appeals. The t re D ers i t cr Y ers i ) , were the a th n i c s ellor, Lord rougham::: toot T C i a I W E d L O O T N . Ou la L st o , rd m s , e h r i e ps resum a e p d pe th al i; NmAenNtDs on n LACKWALL RAILWAY COMA,. -. .,,,ed 0. Th l o 'h rs e d a a r p g before thei r The 0 5 f .. t o late Vice-Chancellor Sir JamesW One jiairOUT o f the ..t, on appeal from the ',udgmenit 1 rectorre sondent in the present appeal, igtrhaernitev- John 1 4 8t "' IP red laroo l , )oafo3 t , h p e o c r o c u h r a s s e ed of fr t o h m e ytehaersowAio4oorsaanoddloticloptilrrs e s . v i tr u e ttl et : f the parish of St. Olave Hart-street. It aPri o y corn their respective rights and interests on the houses in the parish of St. ()lave, wt to hh o ei k eii possession of the ground upon ber time ttle Hart.: s o wmhoircphiowge.re comme,..e coo preinis e , o 'wea stood, and appropriated it to the purposes of the t. At hou r the respondent, the Rev. John Letts, Wa g tbe b e t a h p e p eallpapnetsilanwtesretoaokutphoosrsiseesdsiontoacot%setsreue r; for of the parish of St. Olave, and claimed T r u jit o entitled to all the tithes which were'payabl e 11 1 )° ,, P e su'' situated b. within the parish, under the terms of a uecre tilt jii „nil, of the .4th day of February, 1545, made by „t he n Act Archbishop of Cautet burr.. Iwhich . the authority 0 ' a- r which p...ers..iloy of Parliament ' 1) was given _v an Act passed , Of the rein of I-ferny the Eight's, entitled "Au . the Tithes in London." By this decree it was ordered that , _ l‘ , , citizens and inhabitants of the city of London should )00'4. without fraud or covin, for ever pay their tithes to the I ) %f sons, vicars, and curates of the City ant their successors,,eavrt the rate following:—" Of every ten shillings, by of all and every house and houses, shops, warehousetsh, ec.e!icerrte; stables, and every of them within the said City and snit h of of the same, one shilling and fourpence halfpenny ; o h every twen y shillings rei.t by the year of all and everY s uch house and houses, shops, warehouses, cellars, and every of them within the said City and liberties, two shit" of Hugs and ninepeuce ; and so above the rent of twr ugs shillings by the year, ascending from ten 6h , ii pie to ten shillings, according to the rate aforesaid.' . 10 $ respondent, assuming that this statutory decree goLhifire right to demand tithes from the appellants upon tr,.`the mises which had been taken by them, calculated Ater to rate of Ow fibilliDgi mad ninepeuce ill the PA LA 4°131 stables, Busine.43 don to-day,