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After which will be p - esented an entirely new and original Grand Ballet, by M. Paul Taglioni, entitled LES METANIORPHOSES. Thh Music composed by Signor Pug,ni ; the Scenery (entirely new) by Mr. Marshall ; the Appointments by Mr. Br :dwell ; the Cos tames by Miss Bradley and Mr. CoomLes, ander the saperintendenoe of Madams G.pere. The Sprite (under the forms of 1, a Page —2, a Rustic Coquette-3, Will-of-the-Wisp-4, a Folie —3, a Domino -6, a Cavalier), Mdlle. Carlotta Grist ; Karl (a Student), M. Paul Taglioni ; Ida (his be trothed), Madlle. Rosa; Momus, M. Charles ; E lves, Madlles. Rost, Ausandon, Julienne, Lamoureux, E. Pascale% and F. Pascales. In the course of the ballet Madlle. Maria Taglionl will make her stappearance this season. Applications for xes, Stabs, and Tickets to be made at the Opera Hex-office, Colonnade, Haymarket. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The First Appearance of Mr. Sims Reeves. The Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public are respect fully informed that A GRAND EXTRA NIGHT Will take plat.: On THURSDAY NEXT, March 21, It I.eing the List Night but One before Easter, on which occasion MR. SIMS REEVES Will make his first appeArance in Verdi's Opera, ERNANI. With various Entertainments 10 the Ballet Department. ROYAL ITALTAN OPERA, OVENT-GARDEN. The Pirectors of the Royal Italian Opera beg most re,peettally to Infolm the Nobility, Gentry, b'ubscribers, and the Public that TO-MOLROW EVENING, TO-MORROW EVENING, Will be pres:ntett Weber's Grand Opera of • DER FRELiZiItiTZ, . . Which Ail be produced with entirely new Seencry, Costamet, and Appointments. Agata, Madame Casteran (her 2a appearance these two years) ; Annetta, BMlle. Vera (her 2d appearance at the Royal Italian Opera) ; Ur:? Paraninfa, Mettle. Cotti ; Giulio, Signor Enrico Bfaralti (his 2d appearance in England); Mons. Massol ; Cuno, Signor Roinmi ; Irv, Signor •Luigt Mei ; Eremita, Signor Gregoria (his 2d appearance at the Royal Italian Opera); Zamiel, M. DOer lag (his 2d appearance at the Royal Italian 0; era); Gaspar, Heir formes (his 2cl appearance at th• Royal Italian Opera). Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa. The Scenery 1 y Messrs: Grieve and Telbin : the Dresses by Mrs. Bailey and Mine. 3larzio ; the Appointments by Mr. Ma mire; the Mao! inery by Mr. Allen; the Spectacle arranged by Mr. A. Harris. The Doors will be opened at Half-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight o'clock pmeisely. Tickets for Boxer, Stalls, or the Pit, may be taken for the night or season. N.B. Subscribers for the Season will have the option of paying their Subscriptions in advance (as heretofore), or by monthly in stalments. The terms may be obtained at the Box-office of the Theatre (cor est* of Hart-street and Bow-street), which is open from Eleven till live o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. JAMES A.NDERSON. EVENf Will be presented, by her Majesty's Servants, Tha Comedy of THE ELDER BROTHER ; or, LOTS at First fight. Lord Lewis, dr. Diddear Mirainount, Mr. Emery : Erisac, Mr. Davidge ; Charles, Mr. James Anderson ; Eustace, Mr. Mon tague; Angelina, 3liss Vandenhoff ; Sylvia, Miss A. Lonsdale. To be followcct by THE LOTTE TY TICKET. To conclude with MARY STUART. ?sirAto toms, Zl. as., 21. 12g. 6d., 21. 25., 11. Ils. 6d., and 11. Is. Stalls, 55. cacti. s. d. FIRST PRICE. Eoses - 4 0 Pit (-- - - 2 0 Lower Gallery - 1 0 I 'Upper Gallery - 0 6 Box -book-keeper s. d. SECOND PRICE. /loxes - - 2 0 Fit • - - 1 0 Lower Gallery - 0 6 No Half-price to Upper Gallery. Mr. J. Povey. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, See Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the Comedy of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Don Pedro, Mr. C. Selby; Benedick, Mr. Charles Kean ; Dogberry, Mr. Keeley ; Verges, Mr. Buckstone ; Beatrice, Mrs. C. Kean ; Hero, Miss Reynolds. To be followed by a new Farce called THE THREE CUCKOOS. To conclude with THE PAS DE FASCINATION. The Box-ofila is under the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer. THEATRR ROYAL, ADELPIIL Unfler tyre dint:Lien oi Mr,lame Celss'.,a. THIS "EVENING, • 11 be performed a new domestic Drama, called THE MOTSER 4 S D▪ REAM. Principal characters by Mes.srs. Hughes, Wright, P. I.ld f 31(1, 0. Smith, Worrell; Madame Celesta, and Miss Woolgar. After which MY PRECIOUS BETSY. Characters by Messrs. Wright, Bedford, Worrell; Miss Harding, and Mrs. F. Matthew*. To be followed by GOING TO TILE DERBY. To conclude with TILE DANCING BARBER. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. FRENCH PLAYS AND OPERA COMIQUE. Last Night iyat Two of the Operatic Performances. Mr. MITCHELL begs respectfully to announce that the French Performances at the St. James's Theatre will commence THIS EVENING, M Half-past Seim, precisely, with L. MAIritEsSE AU LOCHS. After which LA DAME BLANCHE. To conclude with Auber's Opera, entitled • LE MACON. ger, M. Lac ; Irma, Madlle. Char ton. The fox-office of the Theatre is open daily from Eleven till rtys Boxes and Stalls at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond treet. t.3&a TnEA'l Mr. J. M. Mraidox, Sole Lessee and .11o.nager. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the Opera of TiIE NIGUT DANCERS. 'Po conclude with a new Opera, entitled CHARLES THE SE COND. f.ZITAL LYCEUM TUE Ur.da the Alanag; - = emt of Madam.; Arcot:it, Lessee, Mr. Ch es Mat - ha 7.1. TF.I9, EVENING, Wril be performed A CURIOUS CASE. After which THE ISLAND OF JEWELS. To conclude with TWO IN TIM MORNING. Dress Boxes 54.; Upper Boxes, ds. ; 2a, ; Gallery, 13., No half-price to any part of the house. All al:peat:ens for rrivate Boxes must be made to Mr. Allcrcft, 15 IT epr Bond-stfect. - - ASILE ROYAL AMPIIITIIZATILL. I'ecprsetnr, &Tr. W. Batty. An entire change in the Scenes of the Arena. New Grand Spectacle. THIS EVENING The performance will commence at a Quarter to Seven, with a it Syr Grand Spectacle of THE CORSE DE LEON ; or, the Brigand sf Savoy. T‘i he followed by a brilliant dii.zplay of Batty's peerless scenes of the Circle, supported by the accomplished artistes of the establish ment. To eonelalo with a favcurite Afte piece. 0,..-nctee Opel Morn m:ev,a V.ll Forir. age Mena r. Mr. W. West. 111G11 WATER AT LONDON 11:3.1.1Y17.. 1113 I)AY M ;ruing, 35 min. After 4 Evelalng, 55 min. aftcr 4 vT ouß ow -M. 1.1 , !r,. 15 Int:L after 5 1 Ever.!ng, 35 arm. after 5 accident or sickness, shall, when aged and ur.service• able, bring him to an anchor safely in the smooth hnven provided by a nation's gratitude." In reference t. 3 the establishment of such a system, there is not a man amongst us but must entertain some feelings of solicitude. For upon the adoption of a course like the one here indicated, the efficient conduct of our marine force is directly dependent. It must be sufficiently evident, moreover, to the intellects _of the multitude that a proceeding such as the one suggested by our pamphleteer, a proceeding which would ensure the proper educa tion of our seamen, would not in any respect be at variance w ith the views known to be entertained by the Government. So far, indeed, from those views being antagonistic to the opinions advanced in tha publication before us, they are identical in principle, and only differ in the extent of their application. Upon this point Mr. BOND thus ventures to express himself in his letter to Mr. LABOUCSEUE : " The benefits," he says, " that will accrue to the community, whose interests I have taken upon myself to advocate, by the Act of Parliament you are about to place before the Legislature, are undoubtedly great ; but, with humble submission, I venture earnestly to suggest that, unless your measure be sufficiently extensive to embrace the education of seamen, and thus prepare them to take their proper place in the scale of society, and to fulfil all their duties with credit and advantage, and unless you furni,h them with the means of preparing fur the examinations which you require them to undergo, you will apply but an imperfect remedy to existing evils." The reasonableness of which suggestion it would be frivolous to con tradict. It is from no momentary approval of the scheme, that we are induced to refer to the system indicated in the pamphlet under consi deration, but from a serious conviction, arrived at after mature reflection upon the perils and difficul ties surrounding the career of a seaman from the first moment of his entrance into the maritime ser vice until the honourable but melancholy period when ha becomes superannuated, that we com mend the suggestions of the pamphleteer to the public, confident that the sentiments from which those suggestions have emanated must sooner or later have their due weight with the Go vernment. A glimpse at the skeleton plan, pencilled out by Mr. BOND, will be enough to assure the mind of the reader of the earnestness with which that gentleman has meditated over this possible amelioration. lie proposes, as the nucleus of the entire system, that a Central Model School should in the first instance be established in the metropolis, for the purpose of affording instruction to those who are destined to occupy the position of masters in the local seminaries. This model school he proposes, moreover, should be erected as near as possible to the East and West India Docks, with a view to locate it in the centre of the principal mercantile marine establishments. In every seaport town throughout the kingdom he would next have established a free school for the admission cf all children intended to adopt the marina service as their profession. As to the discipline recommended by him for the central establishmtht and the local seminaries of instruction, we must direct those who may be curious to the pages of the pamphlet itself, satisfied that the majority will be disposed to coincide with the different re commendations. How the expenses of the entire scheme are to be provided, in what :manner they are to be collected, and in what prc• portions distributed, are fully explained in the sub sequent portion of Mr. BOND'S ingenious and benevolent publication. Convinced that although o long and undeservedly overlooked, the present advice must shortly exercise its merited influence over the question of marine improvement, we egain commend the pam phlet of Mr. BOND to the attentive consideration of the multitude. There is positively no accounting for tastes. We should have supposed that the position of the Bishop of EXETER, after the just and wise decision of the Judicial Committee on the appeal of the Reverend GEORGE CORNELIUS Gr 011.11 AM, was about as unenvi• able as any in which a prelate or minister of .the Church by la w established could be involved. His Lordship had made an attempt, in which he was moat signally defeated. He had endeavoured to establish for himself an unbounded supremacy over the con sciences of the clergy, who either held, or might be nominated to benefices in his Lordship's diocese. He arrogated to himself an infallibility in matters of doctrine, and desired that the ministers of religion who were placed under his episcopal jurisdiction should humbly acknowledge that infallibility, and that none should venture to differ in opinion, even within the degree of latitude acknowledged by the articles of the Church and the Constitution of the country, from what might chance to be his sovereign will and pleasure. Happily for that Church and for the country he has completely and decisively failed in his attempt. The Lords of the Privy Council by a larg e majority, and with the full sanction of their Graces the Archbishops of CANTERBURY and YORK, decided that the suffragan Bishops were not invested with the despotic power and authority claimed by the Right Bev. Prelate; that the opinions of Mr. GoRRAM were not heretical, or such as to disqualify hire from the •enjoyment of the ecclesiastical preferment to which he had been nominated ; and, finally, that the pious and amiable appellant was as fully entitled to the possession of the privileges and emoluments be longing to the vicarage of Bampford Speke as his Lordship was to those appertaining to his own see of Exeter. When that decision was pronounced not ling remained far the Right Reverend R?spondent, or for those ministers by whom he was sustained and supported, but to bow with submission to a judgment which might be regarded as virtually that of the SOVEREIGN, the supreme head of the Church. What ever doubts might be entertained with respect to points of doctrine, none were possible as to the posi tion and authority of our Most Gracious QUEEN. That at least had been settled beyond the possibility of dispute or question by solemn Acts of Parliament and by the canons of the Church itself. Who ever should venture to contemn and rebel against that authority became, ipso facto, heretics and schismatics. They v,ere dissenters from its funda mental principles, and could no longer retain prefer nt or station therein. Judging, then, by their own rules, and by the doctrines on which they in eisted, and by which they profes:,ed to be guided and governed, they were bound to yield a prompt and implicit obedience to the supreme head of their Church, the sole arbiter and judge of all " errors, heresies, schisms, abuses, offences, contempts, and enormities, whatsoever they might be." Any denial of that authority would at once subject them to ex communication under the 11th Canon, and to all the penalties of a prcemunire, including the forfeiture of all their goods and chattels, and confinement during the Monarch's pleasure. The draught, however unpalatable, must therefore be swallowed. The judgment must be accepted with out qualification or subterfuge, and the behest of the Sc,VEREIGN, communicated through the Lords of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, car ried into execution without murmuring or repining. We cannot doubt but that such will be the course adopted on tine present occasion by the Bishop of EXETER. We cannot lend the least credence to the rumour put forward through the columns of a weekly contemporary, that his Lordship will venture to resist the decision, or endeavour to continue an obstinate and pertinaceous resistance to one of the most unquestionable and best established prerogatives of the Crown. We cannot suppose that he would through his contumacity relinquish the mitre, and assume the position of a dissenting clergy nmn. Although the Church of England might sus tain a greater calamity without a n y very ruinous consequences, we cannot conceive the possibility of the Bishop acting so insane a part, and will not be have it until it is established by evidence beyond the pale cf scepticism. But whatever doubts may be entertained as to the future conduct of the Bishop none can remain as to the actual proceeding of the Rev. GEORGE ANTHONY DLNISON, vicar of East Brent, in the county of Somerset, a person wholly uninterested in the issue of the case. That Rev. Gentleman has thought fit to publish, with all due solemnity and de liberation, two of the most extraordinary protests that ever fell under our cognizance as public journalists. He has by a formal act repudiated the authority of the SOVEREIGN in matters of doctrine, and thereby abandoned his status as a member of the Church. He bas declared hls QUEEN, the two Arch bishops, and a number of eminent men of considerable experience and distinguished learning, to be heretical, and to have done " injury and dishonour to CHRIST and to his Holy Church." He has taken upon himself to affirm that the " sentence is neces sarily false r that it gives " public legal sanction to the teaching of false doctrine, and therein and thereby has a great and manifest tendency to lead into error of doctrine, or to encourage to persevere in error of doctrine, or to plunge finally into heresy all such as are tempted, in one degree or another, to deny the faith of CHRIST in respect of the Holy Sacrament of Beptism"—and he " warns all the Christian people of his parish to beware of allowing themselves to be moved or influenced thereby in the least degree.' He thus not only plunges into rebellion himself, but calls upon those who sit under his ministry to act in a similar manner, and to exhibit a contumacious re sistance to the authority which, as members of the Church of England, they are bound to respect and reverence. We are no advocates for any unnecessary inter ference with the consciences of our fellow-subjects— we have no desire to witness the revival of the almost obsolete proceedings fur a premunire, and if Mr. DENISON were a private individual we should suffer him to stultify himself with impunity, and to protest and re-protest to his heart's contest ; but, considering the position he holds es a beneficed clergy man, we hold such a course to be impossible. Such conduct from such a quarter can not be permitted to pass unnoticed or uncensured. We trust that Mr. DENISON, by an early " repent ance and public revocation," may warrant the Arch bishop in restoring him to his place in the Church ; but unless that " repentance and public revocation be manifested there remains no alternative. The majesty and authority of the law must be vindicated ; the authority of the SOVEREIGN cannot be slighted or despised without some notice being taken and pro ceedings being instituted against the offender. The Hon. Member fur Montrose has it appears given notice of his intention to ask this evening " what notice the Government intend to take of the protest of Mr. DENISON, impugning the judgment of her MAJESTY'S Council in the case of GORHAM v. the Bishop of EXETER, and denying the authority of the Crown as head of the Established Church." A distinct and definite answer must be returned to the interrogatory, and it will then be seen what sanction will be uf ft.rded by the Ministers of the Crown to an invasion on the most unquestioned and unquestionable of the Royal prerogatives, and what inducement will be held out to others to follow in the path on which Mr. DENISON has so recklessly and wilfully entered. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Parisi journals of Satutrday and of yesterday. Tne 3loniteur of Saturday publishes a decree of the PRESIDENT of the Republic which appoints M. BAROCIIE, Procureur-General of the Court of Appeal, as Minister of the Interior, in the room of M. FEEDS • NAND BARROT, resigned. The Monitcur also an nounces the appointment of M. FERDINAND BARROT to be Minister at Turin, on a temporary mission, in the room of M. LUCIEN MURAT. The Constitutionnel states that General CHANGAR BIER, and Messrs. THIERS, MOLE, DE BROGLIE, DE MONTALEMBERT, BERRYER, and SAINT PRIEST, were on Thursday summoned to the Elysee, to give their opinion on the present state of affairs. The resignation of M. FERDINAND BARROT took place in consequence of the advice given by the re actionary chiefs above alluded to by the Constitution nel. If report says true, the PRESIDENT of the Rel public has surrendered at discretion to the Royalist reactionaries ; has recanted all his professions-of independence; and has consented henceforth to be the mere tool of the TRIERS, MOLE, and IitINTA LEMBEBT faction. We do not attach much credit to these rumours, for we cannot believe that Lours NAPOLEON would commit such an act of political suicide as, of his own free will, to become the mere " planche IVapoleoniessne" over which the BOURBONS are to walk to a second Royalist restoration. M. RouuEn, it is said, will succeed M. 13AEOCHE as Procureur-General ; and either Count Franauvr or M. GUSTATE DE BEAUMONT Will succeed General DE LA HITTE in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nothing can exceed the chagrin of the reactionaries at the admirably prudent conduct of the people on Friday, Nilo would not make an oneute in order to give General CHANGARNIER an opportunity of mowing them down with canister and grape. The Censtitu lionnel of Saturday thus gives vent to the feeling of disappointment felt by the party of order ! (order, GOD save the mark) at the refusal of their adversaries to be irritated into the commission of a breach of the public peace. It says : " Let us remark the astonishing discipline of our ad versaries. They present to us the spectacle of order in anarchy. The Ited press considers itself so much in re volution, that it makes no more articles, it publishes orders of the day. All its organs repeat the same pro clamation to the people, as a military order is repeated. The demagogical party obeys as if by a watchword. After the success of the Socialists, comes the proclama tion of the ballot at the Hotel de Ville. That solem nity, so triumphant for them, would naturally attract an immense concourse. It has been seen that there were very few spectators, and no illegal cry was raised. The order had been given by the chit fs, and it was punctually executed." Among all the strange circumstances which have sprung from the French revolution, not the least strange is certainly this formal complaint on the part of the organ of the Government, that the people not only will not rebel, but that they pay such an implicit obedience to the laws that they will not even raise an illegal cry. The Assemelee .Nationale, the organ of the Or leanist Court party of the DE PEASLINS, the TESTES, the DUJANIERS, the DE BEAUVALLONS ' et hoc genus omnes, goes a step further than the Constitutionnel. It makes a guess that certain tradesmen have voted; ~for the successful candidates, and pub lishes their names in order to denounce them to the vengeance of the reactionaries. As the votes are given by ballot, it is impossible for the writers of the Assemblee Nationale to have any accurate infor mation on the subject, and we find in the Constitu tionnel and in the Journal des Deiats, of Sunday, letters from several of the tradesmen thus denounced, denying that they had voted as stated by the Assemblde .Nationale. The matter was brought before the Assembly in the sitting of Sa turday by N. DR LASTEYRIC, a moderate Republican, who said that although he was no lawyer; hia common sense told him that his conduct was not only calculated to excite hatred and ill will, and to expose free citizens to threats and intimidations, but was moreover a manifest violation of the law of the land, s‘hich declared that the secrets of the ballot box should be held inscrutable. The Minister of Justice began his reply by saying that, much as he applauded conciliation, he could not allow himself to be deceived by such mock conciliation as was exhi bited in the coalition to which the results of the late election were due. This imprudent sally was re , calved with loud shouts of disapprobation by the Mountain, who accused the Minister of being a promoter of civil war. \Vhen calm was somewhat restored, the Minister proceeded to say that in such a case es the present it was for the individuals who felt themselves aggrieved to bring actions against the newspaper who had so dealt with their names, as the Government could not be called upon to institute proceedings. M. 13aitocur, the new Minister of the Interior, supported the view of the law taken by his colleague e and with regard to the violation of the secrets of the ballot-box, he begged to remind the House that many individuals who voted boasted afterwards of the way in which they gave their votes, and had themselves to blame if the affair had become subject-matter of discussion. It is quite amusing to observe the fuming and fretting cf such gentlemen as M. BAROCEIE, who have ever since May last been preaching up the doctrine of implicit obedience to the will of the majority, as testified by universal suffrage. Surely the will of the majority of the electors of Paris should be held as sacred as regards the representation, as the will of any other majority ? The National, in commenting on the denunciation of the Assembke Nationale, justly observes that those tradesmen who are thus held up to the hatred of a pasty might exercise terrible reprisals by publishing the names of those among their customers who have been intimidated into obedience to the orders of the secret tribunal of reactionaries, and have 1: fc them, the names of those who have contracted debts which they have not paid; and th ose wor k men w h om t h e re actienaries would fain starve into obedience, might also paint out to public notice those men who, enjoying large incomes, never give to the poor either 115.sist&nce or alms ; and those who expend a magnificent fortune on their mistresses and their dogs, without thinking of the poor who are starving at their gates." The Paris and Avignon Railway Bill has been replaced amongst the orders of the day of the Legis lative Assembly for the 25th inst. La Patric announces that M. DE ROYER, Advo cate-General at the Court of Appeal of Paris, has been appointed AttorneyeGereral in place of M. BAROCLIE. Tile supplementary report on the propositiorea General BARAGUAY D'IIILLIERS for changing the pro visions of the decree of July 19, 1843, relative to the free admission into the military echools, has been pre sented to the Assembly. Tee Committee originally charged to examine this measure had presented a favourable report on it, and, after a discussion, the Assembly decided that the Bill, as amended by the Committee, should pass to a second reading. Since that time several amendments have been presented; connected more or less directly with the subject of free admission, and even raising new questions. The examination of these questions has given rise to long and serious discussions, and the organization of the discipline and studies of the schools have been thoroughly examined. The Com mittee was of opinion that, as it had been called on to point out the defects in that organization, it ought to point out to the Assembly the means of correcting them, and it has drawn out several propositions on the subject, among which are the following :—" A mixed commission, named by the Ministers of War, Marine, and Public Works, shall be charged to re verse the organization cf the schools as well as the programme of the studies; it shall propose such mo difications as it shall think necessary before the Ist December, 1850, in order to put those modifications in harmony with the wants of the public serviceF." By another clause, the Polytechnic School is proposed to be transferred to the buildings of the National Palace at Meudon. The newly-elected Members for Paris took their seats in the Assembly on Saturday—Messrs. VOGUE, DUPONT, DE I3USSAC, HENNE QUIN, and others, elected by the departments, were likewise present. Some disturbance took place on Tuesday last at Aix, in consequence of a certain number of conscripts presenting themselves before the post of the prison in a hostile manner. The sergeant called out his men and quickly disilersed them. The next day when the MAYOR proceeded to the Hotel-de-Ville to draw the numbers, he found tho building in a manner beseiged by a band of individuals bearing a flag and crying " Vive Barbes! vive Proudhon!" The authorities in terfered and the flag was seized, and some of the men arrested. At Carpentras the drawing for the con scripton was also the occasion of some disturbances, and two brothers named COURTAT, were beaten severely by the Reds. A complaint was lodged, and an investigation is to be instituted. Seventeen Arabs have just quitted the Chateau of Amboise, to return to Africa. They proceeded to Marseilles, and from thence to Oran. Amongst these Arabs is an old tna-, 100 years of age, the uncle of ABD-EL-FADER. One of them has become so initiated in French manners and customs as to be a very accom plished dancer of the Polka. The Dowager Countess DE MONTALIVET, formerly Lady of Honour to the Empresses JOSEPHINE end MARIA LOUISA, has just died at her estate at Tauve nay, near Sancerre. We read in the Constitutionnel :—" The French fleet, the last accounts from which are dated from Malta, is expected at Toulon in a fortnight or three weeks. The ftet is to proceed from Malta to Naples, from whence it will escort the POPE to Civita Yee. chia. The two French steamers arrived in the Tiber are also to proceed to Naples to join the French fleet there. The Poinone frigate, which has been de tached from the fleet has arrived at Toulon." The Five per Cents. ware done in the Passage of the Opera at 91f. 55c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-FXCHAZ , TGE, MARCH 16. Boulogne and Amiens, 6%—Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), [2—Luxembourg, I V s — Orleans and Bordeaux, 2y—Paris and Rouen, 'Al—Paris and Strasbourg, 6 1 / 2 — Rouen and Havre, 9!4—Sambre and Meuse, 2%—Tours and Nantes, 21/2. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MAr.cu 17. Tit.2.I:OICaIETEII, Lowest, 22, Highest, 45, Nova, 34. BA-11051E7ER. 3028. Wisp E, S.E.—very cold, but fine sunshiny weather. 11.tr.ca 18. TIII.TINoMETEit, L 3 33t, 21; iiightnt, 34; Noon, 36. BAROMETER, 30 32. Wnar, E.SE —cold brc , ez. , , with fice sunshiny weather. 4 - ( 71,t if R -,4 ; ) , , r , a A I',,`Fif:' , o; f • 4 0;\sf , rshe: . ":l ve ,.....-, 0 .. 24 5,ts • 310'1_4p:11 glizt cgy v v,, - tint e-tk-rs, cr4r- LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1830. About - nine summers back a little pamphlet was publishe.d in London commending to the attention of the people and of the Legislature the necessity o f evincing more care for the comforts and the education of the " Mariners of Enghni." It has afforded us high gratification to observe that a second edition of this excellent brochure* has just appeared, precided by a recommendatory let ter addressed by the author to the Pre sident of the - Board of Trade, the Right Lion. HENRI LABOUCIIERE. From the generous chancter of the suggestions offered by the pamphle teer, and from the respectful attention hitherto shown towards his unselfish and patriotic recommendations, we are sanguine that more than a few incidental hints may be taken from his advice, and that if the whole of his scheme, as it is here sketched out, be not carried out with a scrupulous exactitude, some plan in tlceordanee Stith it mly be adopted by the Administration. The latter effzet of the present appeal is, in fact, what we principally hope, and what anticipat e f rom th e h in d s we may without temerity of the ruling Government. Not an administrator anionzst those constituting the Russell Cabinet but must sympathise most cordially in the desire thus characteristically expressed by Mr. BOND, that our living statesmen may " realise the highest honour in bringing into existence a system which - will' take the sailor under convoy from the moment h,? t repares for the stormy rife of a sea _ boy, ants, offering high help in distress, from • " The Condition and Cla,inl4 of Bl'itish Seamen; i r.th a Plan for their Irrprovea eat." By W. IT. Bond, Royal Navy. Second Edition. 8v0. 7 pp. 20. Ridgwu, London, 1850. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 12th have been received. General C )npov.l bad arrived in the capital, and had accepted the office of Captain General of Madrid MADRID BOLSI, MARCH 12.—The Three per Conte. 284 for account ; Five per Cents., 12i paper. Exchange on London, 50 15. PORTUGAL. We have received advices from Lisbon to the 10th. The Duke of TERCEIRA had accepted the office of Lord High Steward. The law on the press has been read a first time in the Chamber of Deputies. GERMAN Y. M. D'ITAucouRT, the new French Minister at Stuttgardt, was received by th KING on the 12th, to present his credentials ; and M. DE FORTENAIt, his predecessor, had an audience of his MAJESTY to take leave. A decree of the GRAND DUKE of Baden, dated the 1 ith, prolongs the state of siege for a further period of a month. The Chamber of Deputies of Baden approved on the 13th, by an almost unanimous vote, the adhesion of the Government to the restricted Federal State. It is stated in a telegraphic dispatch from — Berlin, dated yesterday morning, that intelligence of the serious illness of the King of DENMARK had been re ceived in that city. 'Fhe Berlin State Gazette of the 13th publishes a circular of the Minister of the Interior to the Govern• ment officials who have been elected Members of the Parliament of Erfurt, informing them that they are authorised to attend the Parliament. A letter from Berlin, of the 12th, states, in contra diction to the recent declaration of a Minister in the Hanoverian Chambers, that the recal of the Prussian Envoy from Hanover took place in consequence of the retirement of that power from the treaty on the restricted federal state, and was intended as an ener getic and hostile demonstration. the 23th says :—" The Holstein resolved a short Provisional time A l a e g t o t e to o from Governmenteaus l e la m s e b i u l r f of Schleswig w h g to be occupied by its troops, and so put an end to the armistice. All preparations were m Ide, and the army was concen trated in such a manner as to be able to invade the Duchy on three points on the 24th of this month, the anniversary of the revolution. It was on hear ing of this that the Prussian Government sent General RAUCH to the Provisional Government to induce it to abandon or at least to postpone it s d es i gn . From what has transpired with re lh'sasmriesssoiolvned not to cause &lies it appears the Provi sionalsm p g e t t ot oGovernment t h e renunciation cf the armistice on the part of Denmark. M. DE VOLLPEIACHT, commissioner of the Federal Commission cf Germany, is visiting Schleswig, and , which the D an es h a v e Commissioner, M. DE sCopenha gen . It i s li n - Tha stronglybi s e c e i n l Tf, t o o rhta t i proceed. isle c el o e, ftzeAdl Danishsteon pc*sible that the existing state of things can last long crisis is imminent, and national hatred and politi cal passion are pushed to an extreme. According to a Berlin letter of the 13th, General RAUCH had met with serious difficulties on flee part of the Provisional Government, and, in consequence, the Prussian Cabinet had sent him energetic instruc tions to require the rigorous execution of the armis tice, an.l the a bandonment Of the fortress of Fried richsort. The Cologne Gazette, on its part, states that the Federal Commissioner, M. VOLLFRACHT, had been expelled from Alsen by order cf the Danish authorities ; and it add:., that the Danish Govern ment had ordered 211 soldiers on furlough to return to their regiments. ITALY. In the sitting of the 11th, , the. Chamber of Deputies n ot' o ri l i a t i r o i n u o certain continued the discu s sion on the Bill for the punishments ri for the non-obser vance of religious holidays.. Lie discussion was to be continued in the sitting of the 12th. dmitliai.aoryandcivil governor o f proclamations, dated the ..__..... ve li n i a c r e o , n h a l s 'o p c u u b N i x is it h , c 7th, relating to political refugee!. By the fir s t, it i s declared that those who have hitherto neglected to apply for a regular permission to emigrate, shall henceforwsrd be considered in the light of un authorised emigrants, and their property shill be lout under sequestration accordingly. Certain cases are enumerated in which the refugee s i n question may still o bt a in the permission of ret urn i ng to the Lombardo-Venetian states without undergoin g punishment. In th e second proclamation, it i s an nounced that all persons belonging to the V enet i an province, or its capital, who are now in foreign parts in consequence of political event!, or who left Venice in consequence of the capitulation of that city, may freely return within the following month of April. Officers in the Austrian service, who have borne arms against the EMPEROR, are excepted from;t his amnesty. Those who shall not have returned at the end of the period mentioned shall be considered in the light of unauthorised emigrants, and treated accordingly. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. SOUTUAMPTON, SUNDAY MIDMGUT. — The Penin sular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship Ju;;iter, Captain P. Meehan, arrived off Southamp ton, at midnight, with the usual Spanish and Portu guese mails, in charge of Lieutenant Langton, R.N., Admiralty Agent. Her dates are Gibraltar, March 8 ; Cadiz, 9 ; Lisbon, 11 ; Oporto, 12 ; Vigo, 13. She brings only a few passengers, end but a small cargo, also 78 rank and file, nine women, fourteen children, and two officers, invalids from her Majesty's troops in Gibraltar. The Jupiter has been delayed by the heavy easterly gal.'s prevailing. According to the accounts of the 11th instant, re ceived by this steamer, from a correspondent in Lisbon, the exchang e on Lonclun fur bills at three months' had still further declined, and left off at 54:1, with few takers besides the Board of Public Credit ; Pal is quoted 520 to 518 ; Amsterdam, 43i; iLmburgh, 491; and Genoa, 510. Portuguese Five per Cent. Stock was at 531 to 54 ; Four per Cents., 44f to 45—with few transactions, and a dull market after the news of a fall in foreign markets had reached Lisbon. Bank of Portugal Shares, 75 to 72 , allreis discount per share these rates are for Lisbon B ink-notes, which remained at a discount of 19 per cent.; and the Bank of Oporto Shares at 18 to 10 miireis discount per share in metal. Thi AL Avila, Lad followed up his finance report by several projects of law, to improve the collections and other fiscal regu'ations, as also by the usual money bills, but was still keeping in reserve his plans Er meeting the deficit and extraordinary expenses. The Prince and Princess of J,)invillr, who had left Lisbon in th Portuguese war steamer Mindeilo, had arriwd at Cadiz, and had not completed their three days' quarantine when the Jupiter touched at The merchant steamer Guide, Captain 11. White, put into Lisbon for coals, on her way from Newcastle to Constantinople on the 10th, and was still in the Tagus when the Jupiter sailed. THE UNITED STATES. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY NIGHT. Within the last twenty-four hours we have had two packet shipq, which bring us later intelligence from several quarters of the United States. The first was the Plymouth Rock, from Bcston, and the other the Ivanhoe, from New York. Our accounts by the former are to the 20th, and by the latter to the 21st ult., both inclusive. At Washington, matters remained in much the same state as last reported, the slavery question being the great topic of discussion both in and out of CM` gress. According to accounts from New York, we find that there was to be a great aggregate meeting of men of till parties, on the 25th ult., in favour of the compromise resolutions introduced into the United States Congress by the Hon. Henry Clay. The re quiiition calling the meeting had been signed by nearly 3,000 persons of considerable standing in New York. The Journal of Commerce, of the 21st, says that the Whig general committee are to co operate in the movement. General Taylor was to leave Washington on the 21st, on his promised visit to Richmond, to be pre sent at the ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the Washington monument. 1 p to the evening of the 21st the subscriptions in aid of the Hague-street sufferers had amounted to 20,800 dolls. The most anxious sympathy was felt for these unfortunate creatures. Later intelligence from Chagres and Panama bad reached New York via New Orlean?. The intelli gence throu4h this source informs us that there had been an attempt to get up an insurrection at Ciudad Victoria and TumaulipuF. The Governor of the pro vince had been attacked by a force of twenty men, and after a skirmish, in which several were killed and wounded, his Excellency was made a prisoner. Don Z. de Fortuna had issued a proclamation announcing the deposition of the Governor, and convoking the Legislature for a trial. The Legislatures of Tenessee and Alabama bad adjourned, the former on the 11th and the latter on th 6 13th ult. Carter, a member of Congress from Ohio, has been much censured for not paying proper attention and deference to the United States Supreme Court. The friends of the late Rev. Dr. Dick, in Phila delphia, have opermd a subscription for the relief of his surviving relatives. In commercial intelligence we have no change to report. The sales of cotton on the 20th February were 3,800 bales, at very full prices, principally fur speculat ion. Flour was rather firmer than when the steamer had sailed. Prices were ranging 5 dolls, to 5 dolls. 12c., fcr. common stale, with but very little to be had at the former quotation. Corn (Indian) was very steady, with a fair business doing, principally for shipping. Pork was quiet, and nominally quoted at 10 dolls. 50c. for rms., and 9 dolls. for prime. Ashes ware better, with sales of pots, at 6 dolls. 63c. to 6 dolls. 75.; and pearls steady at 6 dolls. Freights were firm—to Liverpool, corn, 6d. ; flour, 2s. ; heavy goods, 25i. ; beef, 2 6d.; cotton, 3-16 d. per lb. TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION. Sir,—On Wednesday the 13th, the Public Libraries and Museums Bill was read a second time by the small majority of 118 against.lol. There appeared a considerable inclination in the opponents to harp upon small difficulties; which may perhaps be con strued into a disinclination to enter into contest on the real grounds. A shrinking of this nature is by itself a proof of the progress of the public feeling. Oa Thursday a Bill to amend the Factory Act was brought in without a division. A good deal ( f was shown in some quarters to connect the subject with threats, and other unpleasantnesses to the manufacturing interest. The case is tolerably safe as it stands. The working classes are neither to be led into a movement for restricting motive power, nor to be persuaded that all the improvement in their con dition has arisen from working ten hours. The manu facturing interest as it is styled, has no union against the object of the Bill; and therefore it is no wonder that the Bill should go on. On Friday was produced, the mystery, the budget. The expectations of those who hoped for reductions of taxation in infinite variety, must submit to the pruning-knife. A removal of the duty on bricks, and some alterations or Equalizations in the stamp duties, appear to comprise all that can be quoted in the way of direct remission. A portion of the sur plus is to go towards the reduction of the debt; which promises remission hereafter. But the greater part of the surplus—indeed some say they do not know where any surplus is to come from after it—is to go into that gulf which yawns open night and day, the possession of the landlords. Some see i❑ it a sop to the Cerberus, and view the refuell of the G ,vern ment to re-enact any tax on corn, as a kind of quid pro quo. The money, it appears, is to he lent to them, on condition of paying six and a half per cent. interest, which in two-and-twenty years (if what I hear is correct), is to bs both interest and capital. It is understood, there is something like a real power, cf taking possession of the land in case of irregula rity in discharging the arrears. The business of the Opposition, fir the rest of the evening, appeared to be to demonstrate and impress the little gratitude they felt. The true interpreta tion of which is, that they will at all times take any thing they can, without admitting any bar from pre sent concessions. Such indeed is the common end of concessions of the kind in question. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, AN OLD REFORMER. Londun, 18th March, 1850. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Six,—l read in The Sun of yesterday a letter from Mr. A. Guinness, suggesting the use of silk instead of paper to be distributed from the balloons in the Arctic Regions in search of Sir J. Franklin. Perhaps you will permit me to state, that the "satin" for this purpose was ordered the day before that gentleman's letter was published, together with the balloons, and all the requisite apparatus for print ing the slips in the Arctic Regions, and were dis patched this day to Southampton to be forwarded by the West Indian Mail to the Sandwich Islands, to meet the expedition under Captain Collinson, C B. The me of " satin " for the above purpose was suggested by me more than two months ago.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, G. SHEPHERD, C.E. P.S.—I have inclosed you a sample of the slips— there are various colours. London, 16th March. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUM Slll,—Your commentary upon the doings of cer tain pretending Reformers has afforded me much pleasure; fervently do I hope you will continue to direct your attention to these worthies, and exhibit them in such a light that every honest Reformer may be enabled to see their real characters. _ I lay claim to only an ordinary share of disposi tion to deal fairly with my fellow-men i and when I find I am receiving in a ratio, through the changes that have beet► brought about by our legislators, three measures of real money (the necessaries of life) instead of two only, which, in common honesty, is my fair portion, I cannot but view with great dis trust the acts of men, similarly circumstanced to myself, who give to me and who take to themselves an over share of the good things at the expense of the hard-working but ill-requited labourer. How long, I would ask, can we reasonably expect these iniquitous practices will be borne by the indus trious classes ?—I am, Sir, &c., March 16, 1850. J. H. REVELATIONS OF THE LIFE OF PRINCE TALLEY RAND, BY M. COLeIACHE, PRIVATE SECRETARY TO THE PRINCE.—A second aP.d cheaper edition of the above work, in one volume, price 105..61. bound, is published this day by Mr. Colburn, and IL ay Le had of all book sellers. Also 2. A cheap edition of " The Old Judge; or Life in a Colony," by the author of " Sam Slick," 1 vol., 10s. 6d. bound. 3. Memoirs of a Hungarian Lady, comprising full and interesting details of the late Events In Ilungary, by Theresa Pulaky, 2 vols. 4. The second volume of the new and cheaper edition of Eve lyn's Diary and Correspondence, 10s. 6d. bound. Alio in a few days, Leaves from a Lady's Diary of her Tra vels in Barbary, 2 vols. BURKE'S PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE FOR 1850. — We obserVe that the new edition for tbo present year of Mr. Burke's popular " Peerage and Barouetage," re vised and corrected throughout from the personal com munications of the nobility, &a., is announced for pub lication on the 23d instant. It is comprised, as usual, in a single volume, and illustrated w:th the arms of the various families, &c. " The general character and high repute of this useful and interesting work (says the Morning Chronicle) render it a work of supererogation to go into anything like a detailed description of it. It is the most cosapl.ete of the Peerages. Every variety of historical and genealogical information is to be found in its pages." MONEY a.na COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were es timated at 5,C.03 bales, of which 1,000 American, and 500 Pernam and Maranharn were taken for export. The mar kit was quiet, but steady. The sales comprised 3,500 Amf , rican, 800 Thanem and Maranham, at 6id. to 7d , 100 Bahia at 60. to 6 1., 200 Egyptian at 7d. to 7id., and 300 Surat at 4d. to 40. per lb.—ln Railway Shares a lair bu , ,ineE.s was done, but tho general tendency of the market is downwards. The Grain Market has been steady this morning, at fully previous rates. The Foreign accounts are all in some respects better than those to hand last week, and it is acknowledged that the view taken of the French elections has in many respects been greatly exaggerated. The Moderates have gained several votes, and the Socialists have but a limited number of their body in the Legislature, while some of the re wly-elec*.ed, although looked upon as Red Republicans, are in reality men of sound though un doubtedly very liberal views. The Greek affair is expectrd to be settled within a very short time, and there is a hope also of the Danish negotiations being brought to a satisfactory issue. A good deal of comment is very fairly indulged in respecting the proposed new Danish loan, and although the amount to be raised in the English market is not large, 300,0001., it is held to be exceedingly vexatious that we should be subjected to these incessant applica tions for loins from the very states that are thwart ing our foreign policy. We lend 5,000,000/. to Russia, although she had been opposing the release of the Hun garian prisoners just before, and evinces her hostility now in connexion with the Greek business, and we pre sume that as a crowning effort we shall now advance the sum required by Denmark that she may protract the war which we are so anxious to terminate. Truly all that Mr. Cobden alleged against our capitalists and stock-jobbers is understated, nor can it be denied that there is little cause for sympathy when they incur a loss. The policy of our Government, if year after year there is to be such an addition to foreign loam, will po.sibly have to become that of passive indifference, and we shall find aggrieved bondholders corning with a much worse grace to solicit interference and protection in the event of non-payment. This very day there is a meeting of Buenos Ayres creditors who have had no dividend for years, and 3et by tc-morrow 300,0001. is expected to be subscribed for a Danish loan at 90, and 20 per cenr. to to payable two days after the allot ment. The amount is a bagatelle certainly, but the principle is as objectionable as though millions were in vo!ved. With Russian scrip down to id. premium, Danish may yet burn the fingers of some of the late bu 3 ors. The t :rms of the loan are as follows: " DANISH LOAN FOR 800,0001. STOCK. BEARING FIVE PER CENT. INTEREST. " Messrs. C. J. Hambro and Son beg to announce that, i❑ conformity with the authority given by the Da nish Diet ou the 9th of March, elB5O, they have con tracttd with the Danish Ministr of Finance for a loan of 800,0001. sterling, bearing interest at five per cent. per annum. The loan is to he on the same footing in every respect as that contracted for in the year 1849. The subscription price is 901. per cent., payable as follows: " 20/. per cent. two days after allotment. " 201. „ on the 15th of April. " 10/ • ,f If 15th of May " 10/. „ „ 15:h of June. " 10/. „ „ 15th of July. " 10/. „ „ 15th of August. • 101. f ft 14th of September. " A discount of three per cent. per annum will be allowed on the payment in full of the above instalments. Provisional certificates will be ismed, if required, to par ties paying in tall. " Any failure in the specified payments forfeits all previcu.i instalments. " Tne land-tax is especially applied to the payment of intercsP, and gradual redemption of the loan. " During the five years ending 1847, the revenues arising from this tax gave an annual average of rbd. s. d. 2,423,983 62, or at 9i per £ 265,642 0 10 " Of which 'ld. 433,000 are required Lir the interest and redemplion of the five per cent. loan of 1849, at 9-4- per " LPavitu; a balance 0f.... 217,642 0 10 which are specifically- applied to the present contract, in aiditi.n to general revenues of the t, tate. " The sizes of the bonds will be as follows " A 5,000, at 10 1. each ... £500,000 " B 400, at 500/. cuch ... 200,000 " C 100, at, 1,0004 each ... 100,000 £BOO,OOO - " The first half-yearly coupon will be payable on the Ist of Scpionaber next, " 70, Old Broad-ttreet." The extent of Mr. Watts' deralcations at the Globe offizc, it is now stated, may be about 50,0001. to 60,0001. But even Mr. Coleman, the official accountant employed to unravel the matter, is unable at present, owing to the voluminous nature of the documents to be gono through, to arrive at any positive conclusion. The English Stock Market has been fluctuating again, and has nut recovered the decline which occurred on Saturday; in consequence chiefly of the Danish Loan, t) au E. the first payment on which some parties have sold Console, and partly from the professed disappointment that the whole cf the surplus revenue is not employed in the redempion of debt. The extreme prices of Co nsols have Len 95k to 951 f Transfer, and 95k to ;-1 for time, the present values being 95i and 95i 4. The premium on Exchequer bills has been very firm at :i9s. to 615., and on India Bonds it has been 85s. Owing to an error in the list of prices made up on Saturday, we quoted Consols as having which was not the case. In the Foreign Market there is a heavy tone by sym pathy with our own Funds, Lut Moxicanilouk better, and are k 94 b. Peruvian Active Stock has been 704 to 71, and the Deferred 261 to 1. Br.zilian New are 83. Danish Old Five per Cents. realise 92; Russian Scrip has been 4 to premium, and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 54i Spanish Three per Cents. have been 31 to ' 4 l , and eortu g ueso Four per Cents. nomi nally 33 to 34. _ . There has been a very dull market for Railway Shares, and the quotations are about the same as on tiaturclay. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES. :3 •..., k.;i,t. uuliduls Ann Aities... 9 5 1 / 2% % 93% .0 , .e. Anna. to expir,,J an. 1860 Ditto 30 year, Jan. 5, 1860. 834 8% noi, Bonds, 1,0001 — Ditto under 1,0001... .. Consols for Account 8 5% 2 14% 95 1 / 2 xellecuer Bills. 1%0. et 2d _ • 1,000/. June 6l p 59 p 500/. June •• ... ••• 59 61 p 61 p Small. June 59 p 59 p ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. - inz!lntil (Sonde — Ditto, Small ' — 89 1 4 Ditto, New, 1843 .. . 83 . 83 Danish 80nd5,1825,3 per Cent. Ditto 5 per Cent. Grenada Bonds, 1% per Cent — 16% Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons— — - Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ..... Ditto, Account ......... Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent Ditto, Account Ditto Deferred Portuguese 6 per Cents. • Ditto. 4 per Cent. Russian Bonds Ditto Scrip 1% 0 3 4 1 1 4 5 p 1 1 / 4 p Eparlish 5 par Cont. 1840 — Ditto, Account Ditto, Passive 3% Ditto. 3 per Cent Bividends on the above payable in uondon. Dutch 24 per Cent., 12 Guild. .. 54% 551 4 Ditto, 4 Der Cent. Cortifieatee — 86% PRICES ( F BUSINESS DONE CLO. IN' RAI MAY SHARES PAID ' AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRI( E k t*rtlem Berks & Hants Extens. (Gt. West. Per. 5 per ct.) 6 Birmingham and Ox- ford *Yana., calls duly • paid, or with a guaran. 20 Do, without guarantee 20 Backinghamthire Caledonian ... .. 50 Ditto, New IU. Pref... 10 hester and Holyhead... 50 Ditto, Preference Dublin and Belfast dune. 40 —.... 5 ... 5 Wa•itern Counties........ 20 ...... 7% 1 4 .. 7% East Lancashire 25 ...,. 9 9 •ireat Northern Do., 1, 2 A Deferred ... 12 1 4...... 2 1 4% 2% Do., %B 6 per Cent... 9% 5 Do., 5 per,Cent. Pref. 12 1 4.-- Great South. and West. (Ireland) .. 5O ...... ... -teat North of England.loo —..— Ditto, New, 30/ Ditto. New ,15/... ...... 15 .. .. 33 ... ..... .. ..... 33 c;reat Western 100 ...... hi .. .—..••• ••• 571 4 Ditto, 1 4 Shares 5O ...... 28%............ .. 28 1 4 Ditto, Fifths „.. 20 Ditto, New 171........ 15 ... Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 Do. Quarters ......... 23 1 4 De. Fifths... ........ .... 10 i ?o. (W. Riding Union) 11 LA .• ... 314 x.d. 3 14 x.d. London, Brighton, and South C0w1..... 100 ...... 79% • 7 9 3 /4 London and N Western 1 00 lO l l% 104 .. ...... 104 3 / London te B.V/cam ..ICO Manchester. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire...10 0 Do. New 101. Pref..... 10 ...... Midland ..... ........ —.llO ...... 383 / 33% Do., 501. %erns ..... 30 .. ... 4%........ 5 Do. Consolid. Bristol and Birming.. 6 per et.... 100 ..... 122%... 123 North Briti , b ........ ... 25 ..... ... ...... „.. 943 Halves Ditto, Ha -.. North Staffordshire ... 17 R-ading, Guildford, and Reigate Royston and Hitehin ... 4 1 %..... _ Surewsbury and Birrn... 13% ...... dis. ...... .. .. dis Ditto ditto, Class B. 8 ...... S+Alth Eu46rn lork. Newcastle, and 83rwick.......—..... 25 Do. Newcastle Exten. 20 - J2i,). G.N.E.Prefcrenco 8 ..... 1 03g York ar:d North Midland 50 D tti , . Preferenco ...... 10 FOREIGN RAIL WA Yl4. Dutch RhQnish ......... 8 Luxerobourdi .......... 8 Ditto .. Northern of France l6 „ 12% .. 12% MINES. Australian 5!4 United Mexican 2 8 14 6% 63g JOINT STOCK BANKS. Union of London,. ..... . 10 ...... L YD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) Lc NDON, MARCH 18.—Wind at noon N.E., ligh t bre :e, and tie e clear frosty weather. TORR.% Y, MARCH 16.—Wind N.E. Sld. Fait h ' C arroinlie. PENZANCE, MARCH 16.—Wind E., fresh gale.—Arrd . Rargcr, Liverpool, for Dordt, with loss of bowsprit NO contact with a 1 ght barque (If the. Lizard. JERSEY, MARCH 16. The Union, Quillebceuf to Leghorn, was abandoned 22 miles S.E. of Barfleurf having been in contact with the Fides, Havre to Ne w Orleans; crew saved. QUEENSTOWN, MARCH 16.—The Creole, Cadiz to London, ha; put is wish of bowsprit, &c., from now' (act, 12th inst., off Scilly, s , ith a barque, which lost fore' mast, &c. STROMNESS, MARCH 16.—The Harvest, Sunderland to St. Andrew's, has come in to be examined, having been on shore. MARKET NEWS.--(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE—MONDAY. The country markets held on Saturday were fairly supplied with English wheat, the demand for whit was in a sluggish state, at drooping prices. In ePri e b corn and flour very little business was transacted, bat no material charge was noticed in value. From . t, 119 near continental ports we learn that very large quant4le S cf Flour have continued to change hands on Englis h ' Irish and Scotch account. We have later advices frni n New York, which represent the demand there as boil' Somewhat increased supplies of English grain were re; ceived up to our market last week. From abroto• 8,764 quarters of Wheat, 5,140 ditto of Berl' 14,279 ditto of Oat', 1,557 ditto of Beans, 2 1 ditto of Peas, 439 ditto of Tares, 230 ditto ° Linseed, 10 ditto of Mustard seed, 123 ditto of sundry seeds, and 3,681 sacks of Flour came to hand' Fresh up to this morning's market the arrivals of Whea t frcm Essex and Kent, coastwise, were very mcderet s From Liricolnshire, &c., scarcely any samples carne hand. The rece'pts by land carriage were trifling. T he a general quality of the parcels on show being good an the at'endance of buyers on the increase, the deman d for all kinds cf English Wheat was steady, at prices quite equal to those obtained on Monday last, anti which a good clearance was effected. Several offal came to hand to ship Wheats from the East coast et present currencies. About 1,600 quarters were taken by the London millers. The supply of fresh foreign Wheat was somewhat en the increase, and W e had a good show of granaried samples. Fin parcels commanded a st e ady inquiry, at fti!'; lest week's quotations. In the m iddli ng and inferi or kinds only a moderate amount of business was doing; yet late rates were mostly support e d. The s upply. English Barley was tolerably large—that of Foreign on the increase. Good sound parcels sold at ii! 1 „ rates of currency. Otherwise, the Barley trade was !'" a sluggish gate, but no decline was submitted to im value. With Malt we were again well supplied. 4 1 kinds were a slow sale, at last week's currencies. The quantity ready for delivery was extecsive. Tu t ' total supply of Oats exceeded 20,000 quarters including Vie late imports from abroad. 2 . 41°5; kinds moved off slowly, at unaltered quotatio.ns• In Beans, the supply of which was not to say extensive, comparative ly little was doing, at last week's pric es ; The demand for Pease was restricted to retail prices, a° late rates. Indisn Corn and Meal were offering on log terms. The transactions in Flour were on the increase' at cur quotations. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. 6 Wheat—Essex & Kent, . , Malt—Chevalier •• •• 550 ..„" 5 6 Red, New.... 37s to 42s Oats— Yorkshire and Ditto,White, New 40s 485 Llncolnsh., Fecd. 143 212!. Norfolk and Lin- Potato .... 170 coin, Red..... 363 395 Youghal and Cork, .. 50 Ditto, White.... • • 39s 43s Black. ... •• • 1 .0 !m Irish, Red ——••— 378 41s Cork, White . 145 ...; Ditto,Whitc...... 40s 44s Scotch, Feed. •• .. 183 24 . : Ryo—Old .... —21 s Beans—Tick ......... 24s .„ 27 : New............. 213 225 Pigeons Barley—Grinding . .... I 'is 195 Peas—Grey. .... —:: ... 233 57' ''2 ', 6 ; Malting ....... • . 215 233 Maple ......... :. 258 . 2 ; 5 Chevalier .......233 263 White... ........ 223 3 'S 26 31 .ii t—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ......... 24 „- 2 folk ...... • . .... 910 54s Flour—Town-made... 323 ° .9 Brown 425 4bs Suffolk .........• 27s 3 1s 311 Kingston and Ware 135 543 Stocktn & Norfolk 27s - SEED, A moderate business is doing in Clover Sced, at abou t last c 74 ek's quotations. Canary S: e I Li, however, IoA er to purchaso. Spring Tare 3 have declinei quite 3d. Pe r buAiel. All other Seeds, as well as Cakes, move 0 heavi Iy. Turnip,White, per bush. 103 to lls Carraway 3os 49 Coriander 169 ?,1! Ilempseed, per quarter 32s Linseed, Eng. -owing•• 5 45 b AL Crushing 405 Baltic ........ 3SI 4417 Odessa Linceed Cake, pr. 1,000 English .... 81 5 s 91 1 01 Foreign, per ton 610 s i s " Rape Cakes, pr ton 41 Os 41 ~ Rapeseed, New, pr Ist 321 03 361 v' Red and Green.. • • lOs 12s Mustard, 8r0wn.... . Us 12s White 8s lOs Tarts, Spring ........3s 64 4s 3d Canary, per quarter .. Its 75s Rye 3rass • • ... 20s 245 Clover, Red En_ . (cwt.) 353 5O WiAte ..• 343 48s Foreign 33s Sus White.... 32s 50s Trefoil .............. He SIMMTEMIELD. The arrivals of f reign stock iuto London last weel were on the increase, espyclaily these of Beasts, so Of full nvsrage qui al ity for the time of year. Tho tots', supply rtnouslied to 1,679 head, against 1,729 Ilea d during the corresponding week in 1849, and 1,351 during the same period in 1248. IMPORTS INTO LONDON IN THE PAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs T ieu Diep ••• 44 ••• 2 ••• •• • ••• Hamburgh 44 ... Rotterdam ...C27 .•• 432 .•• .•• 126 .•• Bremen .. .. 4 Antwerp ...... ... Ostend .. - ... 58 ... 282 - 3 49 - ... 2 Harlingen ..... 3C6 Total Corresponding weekin 1849 372 41E0 ... 177 Same week in 1848.. ..... . 436 $O6 ... 109 ••• „ From Ireland 58 Oxen, 42 Sheep, and 45 Pigs, have colt_ direct by sea for this market. At the outports t he arrival of foreign beasts have been very moderlite Fresh up to day, the receipt s of ho me -f e d beasts we r e „ seasonably extensive as to number, and of full averag quality. Notwithstanding that the attendance of 130 s town and country buyers was t o l era bly goo d, and t ha t the wetrher was favourable for slaughtering, the be; trade ruled exceedingly inactive, at barely last wee k ' quotations. The highest fi gure t or t h e b es t S co t s was ° II I as 61 per 81bs, and a tot a l c l earance was not efffe,t.e.„. From Norfolk, Suffolk, E ssex an d Cambridgespil we received 2,100 Short-horns and Scots ; from other parts of England, 750 Herefords, Runts, Dev° l36 ' Scots, &e.; and from Scotland 350 horned and polled Scots. There was a slight decrease in the number of She?' For nearly all breeds the demand was steady, an d 'e some instances, rather m ore money was o b ta i ne d for best Downs in the wool. The general top figure (1 . 1 not exceed 4s 4d p er 81b s . Shorn Downs wero at 3s 6d to 3s 8d per 81bs. Lambs were in modera te supply, and sluggibh inquiry, at from 5s to 6s per 8. 11)11 ; The Yea trait) was far from active; nevertheless, ftrf eE were mostly supported. In Pigs, very little busin ess was transacted, at late rates. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. 4. d. s. d. to a. d, 8 , t 3 • Inferior Beasts.— 2 6 2 8 Inferior Sheep . 3 0 3; Second quality -. ••2 10 3 0 Second qual. Sheep 3 4 4 Prime large Oxen.. 3 2 3 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 310 , Primo Scots ...... 3 4 3 6 Southdown Wether 4 2 5 Large coarse Calves 3 0 3 4 Ditto eut of the wool 0 0 3 Prime small ditto 3 6 310 Large Hogs •• 8 2 4 .lucklinx Calves ..18 0 25 0 Small Porkers .• .• 8 8 21 Lambs .. •••... • • 3 0 6 0 Quartar old Pigs ..16 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. 1 Sbeep. - I Calves. Pigs. I 3,578 I 19,840 I 102 190 FOREIGN SUPPLY. __. _ Beasts. t 59 Sheet; . 64) I Calves. •0 I rig& -- NEWGATZI AND Z.E.ADENHAZZ. For the time of year, these markets continue to b e wall supplied with all kinds of Meat, both town st l country-lulled. Prime Lamb is in moderato request' $i 5s 8d to 5s lOd per B:bs. In all other qualities of Meat vel e hies, business is doing at our quotations, which a t barely equal to those obtained last week, At per stone by the Carcass. . d, s. d. to s. d. 1 s. d. to .* 2 , 1 Beet,inferior•••••• 2 2 2 4 Mutton, inferior .. 2 8 , : middling .... 2 4 2 6 middling— 3 0 3 4 ' 6 primelarge .. 2 8 210 prime ••• • 3 4 3 4 prime small .. 3 0 3 2 Pork, 1arge........ 21 0 4 0 Vea1.............. 3 0 310 small •..• ••• • 3 6 Lamb. Is 10d to 5s 10d. sonoucra AND SPITAMPIELDS. The total importation of fureigu Potatoes into - LonP last week was 1,625 tons, derived as follows:—Dank lil :', 303 ; Rotterdam, 265; Antwerp, 603; Bremen , 2 5 : L'Arguillon, 51; Louvain, 100; Ghent, 76; Dieppe, 1 1' Rouen, 80; and Calais, 57 tons. The receipts per ci rti way have fallen off; but those coastwise have exec-135°hr 3,000 tons, mostly in excellent condition. The euPPT, being con,idetably in excess of the demand, which . 4 heavy, prices have in some instances further reced e d 5s per ton. Per Ton. York. Regents 80s to 1008 Ditto Shaws —s to —s Scotch Regents 60s to 705 Ditto min Cups 603 to 70s Ditto Buffs ... 3 to s Blues — s to s Pink Eyes Lincoln. Regents 7ss to 85s Wisbeach ditto COs to 80s Ditto Kidneys Berwick Regts 6ss to 80s Per TOD.. Common Whites 508 to 65 : Kent Kidneys g to Essex Regents ._ —8 to Ditto Shows —8 to Ditto Kidneys —0 to 3 French Whites 6os to 41 Ditto Reds to " Belgian Whites— sss to Dutch Whites Ditto Reds _o to German ditto ... 60s to 601 WOOL. d Last Week's imports of Wool into London amoun t s to 194 bales from Hamburgh; 45 ditto from Leg":: . ; 96 from GaLitz; 5 from Ghent ; 31 from Mogeat," r s 27 from Antwerp ; 198 from Bilboa ; and 385 from ; ye Beaufort. The supply of Wool on offer in the Pr' l 7„ s : contract market is small ; while the demand for 03 " 0 „ qualities rules steady, at very full prices. The all an factoring district accounts are unfavourable. TALLOW. Our market has become very inactive, and, in some ill ; stances, prices have receded 31 per cwt. Tc ruli f) P.Y.C. en the spot, is quot - d at 37a, and for deliveqo new, during the lust three monthe, 38s per cwt. lu „ e r Tallow, 37 8 per cwt, net cash; Rough Fat, 231 la I 81bP. The supply of the latter is seasonably large. 1846, 1849. 3h, 37 ' 373 O pd to o '. 7 77, 99 sLss' 395 64 Stock this day •• .. ._ I 16,952 Price of Y. C. • • 42s 6d [ ito 42s 9d Delivery last week .. 1,123 Ditto from Jane 1.. • • 76,174 Arlvals last week • 215 Ditto from Jane 1 ... 77,625 Price of Town ••• • .. 45s 6d 1847. 1848 10,726 I 8,799 ocl 60s 9(1 to 0s 0d to 51s0d 924 1,334 71,763 86,388 1,368 421 71,870 87,058 53s Od I 52s Od 98,220 40s 6d to Cs Od 1,507 84,167 '616 t 04,1154 43s Od zoneuGH 803? ATAMZET. ciC The imports of Foreign Hops into London last crc fret were confined to 20 baits from Ostend. Our 0 9f r c i f , continues to be very moderately supplied with all o t the demand for which is inactive, and to effect 5a1.0.03e the inferior qualilies lover prices must be Won. i' nlf Mid and East Kent pockets, 61 6s to 111 11s4 ef Weald of Kent ditto, 61 3s to Si 53 ; now 01113° THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1850