The Sun. — London, England, 1850-03-12 00:00:00

Capt;in 11;11111IS suggested that as the army had three field-alarsha'A, the navy ought to have two admi rals of the fleet, end advocated the claims of Sir G. Cockburn to the distinction. Mr. lIUME declared he would divide. The Committee accordingly divided, when there up arclr For the nmendment AgainEt it ... . Majority ... _ The reltion was then agreed to. The Haase resumed, and the Chairman reported prn gresl' and obtained l eave t o s it sga i a . REGISTRAR OF MEntrourAN CARRIAGES. The report on the Registrar of Metropolitan Carriages Bill was taken into consideraion. Sir H. WILLOU(HIRY wished to know what would be the anrinnt of saving made by thP, adoption.qt the arrangement props I to be carried into effect by the Bill ? ... 117 ...--93 Mr. LEWIS stated that it would In 1,400/. a year. CHIEF JUSTICESHIP OF THE BENCH AND OF THE PLEAS, Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved fir leave to bring in a Bill to regulate the salaries of the officers of the Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench and of the Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas. On a former evening he stated the object of this Bill, in reply to a question which had been addressed to him. When Lord Denman was appointed Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench he consented to receive 8,0001. per annum, instead cf 10,0001., the amount of salary fixed by Act of Parliament. The Bill would give a legal sanction to that bygone arrangement, and would also fa, the salary for the future at 8,0002 per annum. Lord Igampbell had accepted office with full knowledge of the intention of the Government to introduce the pre sent Bill, and he, of c.Purse, would receive only 8,0001. a year. The Bill alio fixed the salary of the Chief Jus tice of the Common Pleas, which was at present 8,000/. prospectively at 7,000 L Leave was given for the introduction of the Bill. Mr. BOUVERIE obtained leave to bring in a Bill to regulate the amount of fees received by certain offic2rs of the Court of Common Pleas. On the motion of Mr. MACKINNON the Select Committee on postal communication to Paris and the north of Europe was nominated as follows:—Mr. Mac kinnon, Mr. Cowper, Mr. Robert C. Hildyard, Sir J. Duke, Admiral Bowles, Mr. MacGregor, Mr. Repton, Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Brown, Mr. H. Baring, Mr. Grenville Barkeley, Captain Fordyce, Mr. Moffatt, Mr. Hugh Adair, and Admiral Berkeley. Adjourned at One o'clock. TMEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lesse and Manager, Mr. JAMES ANDERSON. THIS EVENING, Will be presened, by her Majesty's Servants, The Comedy of THE ELDER BROTHER ; or, Love at First &gat. Lord Lewis, Mr. Diddear ; Miramount, Mr. Emery : Brisac, Mr. Darldge ; Charles, Mr. James Anderson ; Eustace, Mr. Mon tague ; Angelina, Miss V andenhoff ; Sylvia, Miss A. Lonstiale. To be followed by FAMILY JARS. T. conclude with The Operatic Play gr ROB ROY MACGREGOR ; or, Auld Lang Sync. Sir Frederick Vernon, Mr. Diddear ; Francis Osbaldistone, Mr. Rafter; Rob Roy Macgregor Campbell, Mr. Cooper ; Bailie Janie, Mr. Emery; Diana Vernon, Miss Rafter; Helen Mac gregor, Mrs. Ternan. trtrate boxes, V/. 35., 21.)20. 6d., 2.1. 25., 11. 1 Is. 6d., and 1/. is. Stalls, ss. each. s. d. I FIRST PRICE. Boxes - - 4 0 1 Pit - - - 2 0 Lower Gallery - 1 0 I 1 Upper Gallery - 0 6 Box-book-keeper s. d. SECOND PRICE. Boxes - - 2 0 Pit - - - 1 0 Lower Gallery - 0 6 No Half-price to Upper Gallery , ', Mr. J. Povey. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sale Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. WiX THIS EVENING, be performed the Comedy of MUCH ADO ABOUT 0TL11.40. Don Pedro, Mr. C. Selby; Renedick, Mr. Charles Kean; Dogberry, Mr. Keeley; Verges, Mr. Buckstone ; Beatrice, Mrs. C. Kean ; Hero, Miss Reynolds. To conclude with the Comedy of NELL GWYNNE. King Charles Mr. Webster ; Charles Hart, Mr. Vandenhol7; Joe Haynes, Mr. igeby ; Orange Mrs. Snowdrop, Mrs. Moll, Stanley Mr. eeley ; Nell Civrynne, Miss Reynolds ; . The Boa-office is under the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer. THEATRR ROYAL, ADELPHL Mule: the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENENO, Will be performed a new domestic Drania, can e d THE WILLO CCPSE. Principal characters by Messrs. llughes, Wri g h t, p Be N: lard, 0. SMith, Worrell; Madame Celeste, and Miss Woolgar. • - After which MY PRECIOUS BETSY. Characters by m ess , Wright, Bedford, Worrell; Miss Harding, and Mrs. F. Matthews. • To conclude with SLASHER AND CRASHER ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. FRENCH PLAYS AND OPERA COMIQUE. Madne. CHARTON'S BENEFIT. Last Night but Four of the Operatic Performances. Mr. MITCHELL begs respectfhlly to announce that the French Performances at the St. James's Theatre will commence TO-MORROW EVENING, Half-past Seven, precisely, with LA PERRUQUIERE DE MEUDON. After which Anber's Opera, entitled LE MACON. Roger, M. Lac ; Irma, Madlle. Charton. To conclude with L'ESCLAYE DU CAMOENS. Don Sebastien, M. Lac ; Canaoens, M. Henri Drayton DorissaC ; Grtselda, Matte. Charton. The Bea-wiles er the Theatre is open daily Prom Eleven till Five. stree ßo t.xes and Stalls at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond- itoTAL LYCKIJIII THEATRE. Uuder the Management of Madame Vestsls. -10. e Lessee. Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Wll be performed A LADY IN DIFFICULTIES. Alter which THE ISLAND OF JEWELS. To conclude with TWO IN THE MORNING. Dress Boxes N.; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit , xs. ; Gallery, le. No b Alf-prise to any part of the house. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPUTTUEATR Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. An entire change in the Scenes of the Arena, New Grand Spectacle. Continued success of the Dames of the of Chase, by Ei g h t principal Bluestein Ladle s oi the Establishment. Madlles. Gardoni and Amine on the Dc üble Tight nap es i n a petite Ballet entitled The Hungarian Woodcutters. 10-MO - RROIV EVENING, --- The peribrmance will commence at a Quarter to Seven, with a MR Grand Spectacle of TIIE CORSE DE LEON; or, th e B r i gand at Savoy. To be to:lowed by a brilliant display of Batty's peerless scenes of tbe.o C ircle' Supported by the accomplished artistes of the establish me. To conclude With TIIE DESERTED MILL ; or, The Soldier's Widen. Box-oflise open from Menu till Four. 100. At preront the number was 96. He was sorry ttiat circumstances had obliged them to reject some of the other recommendations of the Committee. The exact number, however, of the cadets, should appear in the estimates. He had only further to aid, that no very considerable reduction could be made this year in the non-effective department, but in the matter of half-pay some relief might he obtained; and though at first v i ew it might not be apparent on the face of the estimates, yet those who took the trouble to look into the question would find that a saving was effected. With regard to the packet service, it would not be necessary for him to add much to what he had already stated, beyond saying this, that sinoe the estimates were prepared contracts had been entered into respecting the Holyhead and Kingstown packets, and those contracts were in accordance with the recommendations of the Committee. Other lines were under consideration, such as that between Hong-Kong and Australia, as well as steam communication with Brazil. This, however, would not call for any very large sum of money, and he could assure the House that every effort had been made to reduce expenditure to the lowest point that was at all consistent with efficiency.— (Hear, hear.) He concluded by moving a resolution to the effect that the number of men for the sea service during thirteen lunar months be 39,000. Mr. HUME said that be had remained, late as the hour was, to record his opposition to so extravagant a vote. Ministers had talked of following out the recom mendations of the Committee, but had they, as the Commit ea recommended, reduced the 150 Admirals to 100, though they had contrived to reduce the poor men in the dockyards? It appeared to him that there was no reason whatever for a fleet so large—a fleet in the Mediterranean doing mischief—it was scattering money which the country could not very well spare. Looking at the average number of men voted daring the last six years, he fund it to be 31,459; and he should now move, as an amendment, that that be the number for the present yt a-. Sir G. I'ECIIELL expressed the great satisfaction with which he had listened to the statement of the Right Honourable Baronet; but there was a point on which lie wished to make an observation. Ile understood that the allowance of grog to the sailors was now a matter under, consideration, and he must be allowed to say that it was a way ticklish affair; and, in abolishing any por tion of the allowance of grog, they ought to proceed moat cautiously. Colonel SIBTHORP said, that although the naval service ought to be maintained, yet he did think that in the Admiralty department a saving might be effected. Captain PELIIAM regrett:d that a vote on so im• portant a subject should be taken at so late an hour, and thought the proper course would be for the Chairman to report progress. The country would not be satisfied with the economy of the Rieht Honourable Gentleman —(Hear, hear),—and there would be further reductions befire long, which could be carried into effect without in say way injuring the efficiency of that service which was the real strength oF this country. On general grounds he would vote with Vie lion. Member (Mr. Hume), it he persisted in diving the House. Mr. BANKES agreed entirely with the Hoe. Member for M. - J:l%-ov., that a portion of our naval force was em ployed in a very questionable manner at this moment, aail when such ;vas the ca-e, year after year, it could not be matter of surprise to find the naval estimates were eecte.ded. II should be glad to be informed by the Noble Lord oppoeite in what light they were to con sider the Grecian vessels captured by our fleet, which, up to the present moment, according to a statement in that day's paper, amounted to 160 sail? Were they to be considered as prizes taken in war or not?—(Hear, hear) We had subjected ourselves to the mediation of another Power, aid if they decreed we were wrong, we should have to pay damages, which would cause another excesi of estimate. Lord PALMERSTON—I rather think the Honour. able Gentleman the liemter for Dorsttshiro is misin foresee' with respect to the number of vessels taken. At least, by the la,t accounts we have received, they were only nctsysen 40 and 50. '1 he condition in which those vessels are id that of pledges taken and held in deposit f tie satisfaction of tho claims of this country. If those claims are satisfied, then the vessels are released. If it should be necessary to carry reprisals out to the full extent under the law of nations, they will be condemned and sold, and the pro ueds wid be applied to the purpoie of satisfying those demands by DV $33 of the process well known to the law of nations tv'eere a commission issues under an order in Council.—(flea-, hear.) With regard to the apprehen sion which the Hon. Gentleman seems to entertain, I beg to inf)rm him that we have not accepted the arbi tration of any pewer.—(llear, hear.) We have accepted the good offices of France with the view of obtaining an amicable settlement of our claims. There is no sub jection on the part of our Government to any arbitra tion..—(Hear.) Now Ready at all the Libraries, in 3 Vols., THE NEW NAVAL NOVEL, THE I'ETIIEL. " The author if this interesting work is, we believe, Admiral Fisher, who commanded at the blockade of Alexandria in 1840. By his skill in depicting life en the ocean, he will, we doubt not, supply the place in nautical literature vacant by the death of the lamented Captain Marrayat. His life of the ship is equally dashing, forcible, and free. For a first offering we know of few other works of the class, which In powerftil description and refined humour could com pete with it. The whole cruise of The Petrel is a narrative of vivid interest."—Morning Post. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. FIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—The Nobility Subscribers, and the Public are respectfully Informed that this Theatre will OPEN THIS EVENING, TUESDAY, March 12, when will be revived Mayer's celebrated Opera of THE SUN,' MEDEA. Principal characters by Mdlle. Parodi, Madame Giuliani, Signor Ca!solar!, Signor Micheili (his first appearance), and Signor Be letti; After which will be presented an entirely new and original Grand Ballet, by M. raid Taglioni, entitled LES METAMORPHOSES. The Music composed by Signor rugni ; the Scenery (entirely new) by Mr. Marshall the Appointments by Mr. Bralwell ; the Cos tumes by Miss Bradley and Mr. Coombes, under the superintendence of Madame Copere. Principal parts by Mdlle. Carlotta Grist, Mesdames Rosa V erg nlaud, Ausundon, Julienne, Lamoureux, &c. ; M. Paul Tagioni, M. Charles, &c., &c. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and 1 ickets to be made at the Opera Be x-office, Colonnade, Haymarket. The PROGRAMME for the present season is respectfully submitted to the Nobility, Subscribers, and the Patrons of the Opera, with the confident hope that the arrangements will merit the continuance of the approbation and distinguished pa tronage which have so pre-ecainently marked former seasons, and maintained the established reputation of her Majesty's Theatre as the centre of refined art and the re-union of rank and talent. ENGAGSMENTS FOR THE OPERA. Madame SONTAG Will have the honour of appearing in several New Characters (in addition to the parts personified by this Great Artiste in the past season), one of which has been expressly written for her. /Rdllo. PARODI, Mdlle. CATHERINE HAYES, Madame GIULIANI, Signora IDA BERTRAND, A Contralto of great reputation from La Scala and other great Theatres of Italy ; her first appearance ; Signora MALVINI, her first appearance at this Theatre. Signora CASiLONI, Signora LUCCIOLA, her first appearance at this theatre, Signora MALPASUTA, Mdlle. SARA, Signora GRIMALDI. In addition to the above combination of talent, an engagement has at length been effected with the eminent soprano, Madame FREZZOLINI. THE FAVOURITE TENORS, Signor GARDONI, Signor CALZOLART, Signor MICIIELLL his first appearance in London, And Mr. SIMS IIEEVES, In engagement has also been effected with the admired Tenor signor BOCARDI, from the San Carlo, Naples, his first appearance. THE FAVOURITE BASSI CAITTANTI, 1 Sig. COLLETTI, Sig. BELLETTI, Sig. F. LABLACHE, Sig. LORENZO, his first appearance at this Theatre, And Signer LABLACHE. Arrangements are still pending with other celebrated artistes of the highest merit. Director of the Music and Conductor, M. BALFE. The most strenuous efforts hare been made to impart complete ness in the east of Operas by the careful selection of the secondary parts. Shortly after Easter will be produced a Grand Opera, expressly written for the Troupe of her Majesty's Theatre, by M. Halevy, entitled "La Tempesta," founded on Shakspere's lyrical poem. The dramatic portion by the celebrated author H. Scribe. The Italian poem by Sig. Gianone. M. lialevy and M. Scribe are en gaged to come over to England to preside over the production of this opera. In addition to the most esteemed works of the Repertoire of former years It is intended to produce Mayer's " Medea," and as many of the following Operas as other arrangements will permit : Rieci's " Prigione di Edimburgo," Lortzing's "Burgomaestro di Saardam," and Auber's forthcoming Opera "Le Prodigue," which will be produced under the superintendence of their celebrated Composers Il Domino Nero, of Auber ; the opera arranged, and the recita tives composed for the Italian stage expressly for her Majesty's Theatre, by M. Auber. Gluck's Itigenia in Aulide, Spohr's celebrated opera of Faust, and the favourite operas of the past season—Don Giovanni, Nozze di Figaro, 11 Matrimonio Segreto, Lucia di Lammer muir, Puritant, d'Arnore Don Pasquale, Cenerzntola, Erman:, I Due,Fozcari, I Lombardi, Norma, La Sonnambula, La Favorite, 11 Barbiere, Semiraudde, La Gazza Ladra, Lucrezia Borgia, Linda di Chaumont, Otello, &c.; and Rossini's Coute Ory and Matilda di She bran, &e. &c. The greatest attention has also been bestowed upon the ORCHESTRA, And whilst the services of the following eminent talents, amongst others, have been retained, additions of importance have been 'Jade, and the whole system remodelled, harmonised, a at greatly improved, with a view to perfect execution. The following will be included:— M. Tolbecque M. Nadauct M. Oury Sig. Piatti 31. jacqu'n 31r. R. Hughes 31. Remusat Sig. Biletti M. Zeiss M. Steglick 31. Ista Mr. Winterbottom 31. Marin 31. Filet 31. Muller Anglais M. Delofts, Mr. Maycock 31. Lavigne M. Plays Mr. Horton Mr. C•llins Sig. Tamplini M. Stephan, &a, Leader of the Orchestra . „ Ballet .. Poet and prompter .. • • N - N THE CHORUS Has been selected with the ntmost regard dramatic efficiency, and comprises many al vent. I. TOLBECQUE i. NADAUD. Ig. CRIPPA. I both as to vocal and ddltion.s from the Con- Maitre de Chant des Choiurs—Professor F. RONCONI. ifdllo. PARODI will appear at the opening of the theatre 16 Mayer's Opera et " Medea." Madame SONTAG will appear at the re-opening of the Theatre after Easter, and will make her debut as Norina, in " Don Pasquale," and immediately after as Angela, in "11 Domino Nero," of Auber. Madame FEEZZOLINI will arrive towards the middle of April. After which will be produced Il Burgomaestro di Saardam, the part of the Burgomaestro by Sig. Lablache. Shortly of er will be produced the new Grand Opera of La Teaspesta. VIE BALLET, The Direction of her Majesty's Theatre has not thought It would be justified, by the unprecedented magnitude of the Lyrical resources now collected, in diminishing in the smallest degree the attractions of the Ballet Department, the source of so much recreation to the Subscribers and the Public, and the following arrangements have been effected : Mdlle. CARLOTTA GRIST, Mdlle. MARIE TAGLIONT, Signora AMALIA FERRARIS, Fronk tho San Carlos, Naples, her first appearance at this Theatre And Aldlle. ROSiit, Supported by Signora Garnbadella, Jilada.me Petit Stephan, Md Rosa Vergniaud, Ausundon, Julienne, Larnourettux, Fanny Pascales Dttialer, &c., M. PAUL TAGLIONI, M. GOSSELIN, &c., With a numerous Corps do Ballot, which has been greatly •reared by the accession of fresh talent. Arrangements are pending with other artistes ofgreat attraction Maitre de Ballet, M. PAUL TAGLIONI M. CIIARLE3, Sens Maitre de Ballet, and Master of the French School of Chore. graphy, M. GOSSELIN. Rigisseur de la Danse, and Master of the English School of Choro. graphy, M. PETIT. Composer of the Ballet Music, Signor PUGNI. Principal Artist to the establishment, Mr. Charles Marshall. The Costume Department will be directed by Mr. Coombes and Miss Bradley, under the superintendence of Madame Copere. Principal Machinist, Mr. D. Sloman. Head of the Property Department, Mr. Bradwell. The Subscription will consist of the same number of nights as last season. Other arrangements of peculiar interest are in progress. PRINCESS'S THEATUE. mr• M. Maddox, Sole Lessee and Manacer. THIS EVENING will be performed Beßlurs Opera, entitled LA SOMNAMBULA. Count Rodolph, Mr. Weiss; Elvin°, Mr. Allen ; Alessi°, Mr. Wynn; Therese, Madame Feron ; Liza, Miss Julia Bleaden ; and Amine, Miss Louisa Fyne. Alter which MOT AND COLD. To be followed by the Ballet of THE THREE STATUES. To conclude with MT WIFE SHAN'T ACT. olOtl WATER AT LONDON I3RLD43E. Tais DAT —Morning, 12 min. after 1 I Evering, 32 min. after 1 To-Me/mow—hi inning, 60 min. after 1 j Evening, 10 min. alter 2 THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, MARCH 12, THERMOMETER, Lowest, 29 ; Highest, 39; Noon 43, BARONETER, 30*6. WIND N.N.E.--Sne sunshiny weather. Cerberus may be appeased—the Ministerial hands that throw those sops being little prepared for the real but inevitable consequence of such agreeable and palate able concessions. Is it necessary to say what that consequence is ? to say that the appetite for reduction is only thereby whetted ? to say that the hunger and thirst after retrenchment, so far from being dimi nished, becomes, as each additional sop is swallowed, enormously and insatiably increased ? We think not : we think it unnecessary to detail these assertions—as unnecessary to do so as to argue that the Government in acting as they are doing are only laying up for themselves, session after session, an accumulation of yet more im portunate difficulties. Wonderful it is, but not the less true, that Cabinets as well as individuals are incapable of profiting by ex perience. Not a reform has ever been refused by Parliament, the refusal being accompanied by a con cession, but the demand from without has acquired additional energy in consequence of that most absurd kind of opposition. The refusal has been idle, because accompanied by the concession : the concession has been useless, because accompanied by the refusal. Eappstite bent en mangeant. Bit by bit these frivolous concessions have been consumed, until, by one bold effort, the whole of the rest of the reform has been gulped together. It was so with the Corn-law question ;it will be so likewise with the question of financial retrenchment. But will the ruling Government, like that magnanimous Govern ment which preceded it, be open to the force of con viction, even though that conviction be opposed to their own individual and political interests ? Is Lord Joins RUSSELL prepared at an emergency to emulate that sublime moral courage evinced by Sir ROBERT PEEL, by getting up in the House of Commons, and in the presence of the country ac knowledging that his former views had proved erro neous ? Can we expect from the lips of the Noble Premier, as from those of his Right Hon. predecessor, a generous declaration that if any credit were due in this matter it would be owing to " the unadorned eloquence of RICHARD COBDEN ?" Time alone can show whether the Whigs really possess this magnanimity. Time alone can prove whether as a body they are capable of this most honourable and laudable kind of tergiversation. Meanwhile we are steadily advancing with minute steps towards the accomplishment by some party—be it Whig, Radical, or Peelite, Tory, Agricultural, or so-called Conservative —of all our brightest day dreams of financial reduction. Bluster as the aristo cratic faction may about their determination to with stand to the last the encroachments of the democratic masses—they will prefer, as rational men, to yield up some portion of their spoils, rather than drive the people to that last terrible extremity, in which, to use the power ful expression of Mr. CARLTLF, " the official holy of holies is scandalously laid bare to dogs and the profane." Rather than this, our good pampered placemen will consent to forego some few of their superfluous luxuries, a dozen or so of their golden platters, an ell or so of their fine linen or their purple. Fortunately the people can, by this means, be always secure of obtaining their reasonable wishes for improvement ; they can always at the last push obtain their heart's best desires by the Terror of the Grand AlternatiVe. As we had anticipated last week, the delegates appointed by the different Railway Companies to de termine the proper measures to be adopted for addi tional legislation on the audit of accounts, and other purposes, have approved of the draft of a Bill, which wilt, it is hoped, provide for the great object to be attained at least as efficiently as the Go vernment measure, and which will not be open to the grave and serious objections that may fairly be urged against the latter. The gentlemen upon whom the arduous duty devolved have well discharged the trust confided to their hands, and have collectively and individually earned for themselves the thanks and gratitude of the large and influential constituencies, by whom they were chosen ; and they have shown how utterly unwarranted was the asser tion so rashly put forward by the Noble - Vice- President of the Board of Trade when he assured the assembled Peers, that " it was not likely that any large number of railway proprietors would com• bine to bring in any Bill cf the kind during the present session. At that very time Lord GRAN VILLE might have known that persons elected at public meetings, and representing capital to the extent of 120,000,0001. sterling, bad decided on the principles, and almost, settled the details of such a Bill— a Bill which we unhesitatingly declare to be far superior, in every particular, to that brought forward on behalf of the Government, and which, if carried into effect, would ensure the great desideratum—a scrutinizing, searching, and continuous audit of accounts, and convince the shareholders and the public that the sum about to be divided had been honestly earned within the pre ceding half-year, and that every expense incurred in producing that revenue, whether actually paid or hanging as a liability over the company, had been faithfully provided for. It may with much truth be asserted, that any legislation on the subject is rather tardy, that we are practically " shutting the stable-door after the steed has been stolen." The gravest errors were com mitted by the payment of dividend out of capital ; but that will no longer be possible when the capital account has been virtually closed, which is, or will be, the case in the great majority of com panies before any law can be brought into operation. If then the shareholders, with the limited powers which they at present possess, have been enabled to defeat the former boards, to institute the most stringent and searching investigations, and bring to light every mistake or fraud that has, been committed, there is surely but little reason why they should now be subjected to most vexatious and un necessary interference on the part of G B ov ri e t r i l ment, and that they alone, among capitalists, should be considered incapable of managing their own affairs, and looking after their own property. We have seen joint-stock banks involved in serious difficulties through the errors and culpable negligence of their directors, but it has never been proposed that the proprietors should be no longer permitted to control their own concerns, or that all their accounts should be sub jected to the inspection of a prying official, whose secresy could not be relied on, and whose disclosures to rivals in business might be extremely prejudicial to the best interests of the companies. But yet we ask, if the principle of extraneous interference be once affirmed, if the sharp point of the wedge be intro duced, who can say what may be the results or to what lengths it may not prozeed ? whether, in fact, it may not lead to the establishment of an inquisito rial system, from which no Englishman en gage d i n . . _ _ _ any joint-stock partnership will henceforth be secured? Lord STANLEY, last night, in a singularly able speech, explained the serious objections to the Go- vernment Bill, and also the nature of the measures that had been prepared by the delegates ; although it could no longer be pretended that a Bill would not be brought forward on the part of the shareholders. Lord GRANVILLE still pressed forward, and would not agree to a single day's postponement. is, however, probable, that he will consent that both Bills should be referred to a Select gommittee .o report fully on their respective merits to the House, The Noble Lord has taken a day to decide, and we Unit that he will not persist in obstinately forcing a measure most distasteful to an everwhelmning ma jority of those interested in railway property, with out a full and searching inquiry, and mature and attentive consideration. It may be well to state briefly the nature of the Bill brought forward by Lord STANLEY, on behalf of the delegates, before we enter into an examination of the relative merits of the different propositions. The Bill, after declaring that "it is expedient that to make further provision for the keeping and making out of the accounts of all com panies in a uniform manner ; conveying more full and detailed information respecting the financial condition of aueh companies, their receipts and dis- _ bursetnents, profit and losF, and enforcing a strict in - _ separation such accounts between the capital out lay of such companies and their current income and expenditure, and affording better security that no dividend shall be made by which the capital or stock may be in any way impaired," provides that " the accounts of every railway company already incorpo•. , I ' 4' l l c .. t / 3111 - ;(. 4 • . M ;7 • 110 i • t .‘" " • etirniug QP"m• LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1850. Little by little we are obtaining instalments of financial reform, small enough it is true, but still preparing the way for some more efficient and com prehensive retrenchment. So that there is, at the very least, a probability of our national expenditure tapering down like the dainty boddice of SACCIIA RISSA—" small by degrees, and beautifully less." Last evening, for example, on the House going into a Committee of Supply on the Army and Navy Esti mates, the Secretary at War moved that a levy of 99,128 should be voted for the land forces, showing that a reduction of just 4,000 men had, since last year, been effected ; while the First Lord of the Admi ralty moved that a levy of 39,000 should be voted for the naval service, showing also a diminution of just 1,000 in that department. Granted that the decrease in both particulars is pre posterously insignificant. Still—it is something: it is the acknowledgment of an error ; it is the first and almost imperceptible insertion of the wedge. Therefore it is that we conceive our financial re formers have reason to rejoice in the course pursued by the ruling Administration, at the very time when they are groaning over the continuance of Ministerial procrastination. If ever a Cabinet was notoriously actuated by a predilection for the laisser faire policy, it is the Cabinet of Lord JOHN RUSSELL ; and yet this Cabinet of stagnation and delay, this almost avowedly do-nothing Government has found the necessity of yieldieg to the pressure from without, that pressure which tends more and more every day to the economizing of the funds in the Ex chequer. Of all Administrations the present would be the last disposed to move in obedience to thi s in convenient requisition on the part of the community ; a and yet it has moved, and is ceonnttiinnnu.allyls moving, there slowly but surely, in the right dir vacancy in any of the superior o ffices in anyrn - of the principal establishments u nd er Gove ment—its duties are discharged by distri bution among the subordinates, or the part is awarded to some eager aspirant for pro motion not disinclined to accept the advance with a diminished salary. Is any estimate about to be sub mitted to the Commons—a terror hidden it is true under an appearance of confidence, but still existing and occasionally openly betrayed, a terror of the re doubtable champions of financial retrenchment ranged together in a compact phalanx on the seats behind the Treasury benches, induces the members of the Cabi- net to diminish their demands at last by some slight modicum. By these casual and tiny sop•, it is thought that the raging appctite of the political LONDON, SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 6th have arrived. The Ministers have raised a l oan of 30,000,000 real 3 from the Spanish capitalists, at 9 per cent. This sum is to be placed at the dispo sa l o f C ount Miaesoo, the object of whose mission to Cuba i s th e su bj ect of much conjecture in Madrid. Some persons at first b e li eved that the General was sent to adjust difficulti es that had arisen be tween the superior autho r iti es of the island and the Government. But th is supposition was soon abandoned as w as c onnected with a project rela tive ban to oned the improbable. O thers took it into their heads d that island of St. Doming o , w hi c h , b e i ng for some time a prey .. to civil war, repeatedly c l a i me d the protection of Spain. This explanation appears as unfounded as the other; . and it i s more likely that Count DE MIRASOL Is going to Cuba for the purpose of placing that island in a respectable state o f de fence, in order to enable it to re s i s t any attempt that might be made by Pow ers coveting the pos session of that valuable colony. This version is the more probable, as several Cabi ne t C ounc i ls, and y eer long conferences with the principal directors of the Alio. Wa with General z preceded the adoption of that important d ec i s i on. cp r ELD:vepAtmE:n thet, ephaierfticeu engineer of the ar m y, l Count MIRAsoL is to be-accompanied by a general of artillery, another of the corps of engineers, and a number of staff -officers and employes of the different Ministerial departments. They are to em b ark in a frigate new fitting out at Cadiz. The Prince and Princess DE JOINVILLE are ex pected on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of MONT PENSIER. MADRID, BOLBA, MAacn 6.—Three per Cents., 28i account ; Five per Cents. 12i paper. E xc h ange on London, 50 5. GERMANY. .. It is now decided that the opening of the Erfurt Parliament shall take place on the 20th. It i s sa i d that the Prus s i an G overnm ent will declare at Erfurt for the immediate acceptance of the constitution of the 2 8th May, on con dition, however, of its r ev i s i on Tiie G Cabinet erma n Ref thatorm at being proceeded w ith w ithout delay: s s a t xo e n s y that it is well inf orme d has no int en ti on of that the Sa xon G overnmen t has announ ce d to the Prussian withdrawing from the alliance of the month of May. Prussia has recalled her Minister from Hanover. The Second Ch am b er o f the Saxish Diet, in th e i r sitting of the 7th inst., resolved to adhere to the Prussian League. The question whether Saxony was to send deputies to the Erfurt Parliament was negatived by 35 votes against 33. RUSSIA. We learn from the Petersburgh Gazette that Mr. ZOGRAPHOS, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Ple nipotentiary of his Majesty tl'e King of GREECE, Was admitted to an audience by his Majesty the CZAR on the '2Bth ult , and that he was permitted to present his credentials. Letters from Warsaw of the 4th inst. state that the ice in the Vistula broke and floated off without causing an inundation or other injury to the city and its en virons; but that most melancholy news hes been re ceived from the provinces of the ravages caused by the Warthe and Prosna rivers. GREECE. Letters from Athens of the Ist state that at that date the blockade of the Pincus was vigorously main tained. rated, or which may hereafter be incorporated, shall be kept under the several heads or divisions, and in the form, and showing the particulars set forth in the schedule annexed to the _Act; or as near thereto as the circumstances of each case will permit." We may here remark that the schedule was prepared after full consideration by persons fully competent to the duty, and tha ensure to the shareholders perfect information on every point of real importance, or which is essential for their interests to be made public. It then provides for the appointment of an audit committee, consisting of five shareholders duly qua lified to act as directors, who are to be chosen at the first ordinary meeting in every year (and not more than three of whom shall be eligible for re-election in each successive year), who shall certify in writing to the secretary fourteen days before the ensuing ordi nary half-yearly meeting the names of two or more persons whom they recommend to the shareholders for election as auditors for the then ensuing year, and the most stringent means are adopted to keep the committee so chosen wholly independent of the direc tors. It also provides that there shall be a constant change in the auditors by declaring that no auditor shall be capable of being re-appointed at the meeting in which be goes out of office in rotation. The mode of appointment of the auditors is then declared, who are also kept wholly free from the influence of the boards, and no director is entitled to vote either in his own right or in right of any other person on the nomination or selection of either the audit com mittee or the auditors, only one of whom shall neces sarily be a shareholder, thus affording perfect freedom of choice to the shareholders. The various points on which it shall be the duty of the auditors to examine and report are then enumerated, and they may make " a joint or several, or special report, upon the ac counts and balance-sheet and scheme of dividend, and upon any other matter or thing whatsoever that they may think fit." ITALY. The last division of the Spanish troops has em barked at Terracina for Barcelona, and General CORDOVA was to leave Rome on the 3d March. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday closed heavily, and prices of American were slightly in favour of buyers. The sales were estimated at 3,500 bales, of which 300 American were taken for export. The sales comprised 2,500 American at Sid. to 81, 200 Perham and Maranhao: at 60. to 300 Bahia at 6kd. to 6kd.; 300 Egyptian, at 61d. to Bd.; 200 Surat, at 44e1. to 5d.; and 50 Sea Island, ; at ls. to ls. 61d. per lb.—ln Railway Shares but little business was done ,it lower prices. In the Colonial produce-markets there is still a com paratively limited business doing, the Budget of the Chancellor of the Exchequer being rather anxiously looked for. Accounts from Lille afford no further information concerning the destination of M. Desmoutiers, the stockbroker, who has absconded, but now frauds are being daily found out, and it is fortunate that the bulk of them fulls upon parties who are comparatively able to bear the loss. At the fair of Huy, a large quantity of French and German merchandise, suited for the remounting of ca valry, artillery, &c., was disposed of, the attendance of buyers being numerous. The Bank of Belgium statement of accounts has been made up, and the profits, besides !giving a dividend of 4 per cent., afford a small surplus to cover the defalca tion of a late employe. From Amsterdam it is advised that although the negotiations for a loan to the executers of the late King hal been unsuccessful, the creditors need not entertain the slightest doubt of payment in full. The general tendency of public securities at Amster dam, on the 10th inst., was rather feeble. Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. were 55 13-16. Peruvian were particularly depressed, owing to the decline in London. At Frankfort, on the 9th inst., Austrian Metallics were 81i, and the Three per Cents. 29k. As the period approaches fur the development of the plans of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, there is mot e indulgence of surmise as to the course intended. It is still believed that en effort will be made to reduce some of the permanent debt, but there are at the same time one or two articles of consumption placed in such an anomalous position, that relief is almost imperative. The adulteration of Coffee, favoured more thau ever by the existing high prices, is an evil to the consumer and a detriment to the revenue, but how it can be prevented requires grave consideration. The imposition of a duty epon chicory is suggested as one course, the reduction of the tax upon coffee as another, but either alternatives are doubtless open to objections, though on opposite grounds. Perhaps au union of the two plans would be most cL - sirable. Tf.e Funds have been rather heavy again, owing to the arrangements preparatory to the settlement of the speculative accoant. Compared with yesterday, there is a decline of about 4 per cent. The foreign news is of no importance, but the answers given in Parlia - aect last night by Lord Palmers ton aro deemed satisfactory, and promise a pacific termination to the Greek affair, despite the angry ful mination cf the "leading " journal. The New Three and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 98} to 98i, and the Three per Cents. 962- to Bank Stock is worth 206 k tol2o7k,!anl Indi*Stoelc 265. Exchequer-bills have beet' marked 575. to 603., and India Bonds 84s premium. The Foreign Investments have been rather depressed, hut there have been no large sales making. Peruvian Active Bonds have born quoted 704 to 714, and the De ferred 29 to 29i; Grenada Deferred have been 3i- to 4; Buenos Ayres, 51 to 52; Chilian, 1004; and Brezilien, 90. Mexican were dull at 291, and Venezuela, 33. Spa nish Three per Cents. realised 36k, and Portuguese Four per Cents. 34 to 3.5. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. were 55g. Railway Shares arc quiet, and the fortnightly account is evidently still acting upon them, as they are at lower rates in several instances. The auditors are also directed to employ a known public accountant, or some fit and proper person, well acquainted with railway affairs and wholly un connected with and independent of the directors, or of any person employed by such company, to assist them in the matter of such audit ; and such accountant shall have " such and the same powers, and perform the same duties, and be provided with the same means and facilities for:tbat purpose, as are given to the auditors." In addition to these precautions for an effi cient and searching examination of the accounts, any twenty or greater number of shareholders, holding in the aggregate not less than one-t vveutieth of the then called. up capital of the company, are enabled to ap point a special auditor to examine the accounts and balance-sheet for the then last past half-year, which shall b 3 conducted at their own expense, unless some general meeting of the company, after the publication of the report of such special auditor, should otherwise provide. The Bill also contains important r egu l a ti ons unconnec t e d w ith t h e subject of audit, for the b e tt e r a n d more effici en t management of the undert a ki ngs , giving the shar e h o ld ers the greatest security against any improper conduct on the part of the directors. Such are the chief features of the proposed measure, which will afford the ut most security to the public against any future mis takes, without violating the great principle of perfect independence, or allowing any extraneous influence to interfere in the control and management of affairs that essentially belong exclusively to those who have invested their capital in the undertaking. ONE CIA , BI 0 P tIcE-1 ~F ' , Rama i UNDS O'CLOCK. 1 . 11 ES. flank Stock 3 r oe Cent. Reduced Anna 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 96 95 3 % 96 96 t, B N'm 3 1 4 per Cent. Anns... ... Long Anna. to expire, Jan.1860 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860. 8 5-16 8 5 -16 India Stock India Bondi, 1,0001 — Ditto under 1,0001... ....... ...- B4 p South Sea Stock Consols for Account 96 93% 96 Exchequer Bills. I%d. & 2d 1,000/. June 6O 57 p 5001. June Small. June 6O 57 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The elections were proceeding, and Paris was perfectly tranquil ; of course nothing was known as to the state of the scrutiny at the time the post left. The Pattie gives the following explanation of the Socialist vote of the army "Some persons have made themselves uneasy about the votes ef the army published by the Red journals. In the fiat place, these partial results are without decisive importance, and they are largely compensated by other partial results. The general vote of the army will, we are convinced, be good. Secondly, a very simple ex planation can be given of certain votes published by the Red journals. These are the votes of soldiers born in Paris, and voting either in the departments or in Paris. In the first case, the flosilies of these soldiers, nearly all of whom are domieiliatcd in the faubourgs, and yielding to a certain influence, have written or dictated the votes; in the second case, family relations and those of the public-house have been active." The Journal des _Dibats, the organ of the French Royalists, has a long article on the note of Count NESSELRODE to M. DE BEUNOW, in which it all but admits that the Royalists of France are intriguing with Russia to bring about a restoration. It says that it had always heretofore preferred an II nglish to a Rus sian alliance; but it adds that now "domestic policy predominates over foreign policy," tho meaning of which is sufficiently evident. _ _ 87 p MIS O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds 9O Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent — Ditto, Account 5l 52 • Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent .....• looy, Equador Bonds Grenada Bonds, 1% per Cent — Ditto Deferred Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons— Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ...,....• 294 Ditto, Account Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent Ditto, Account . 7 0 1,E 71 1 4 72 Ditto Deferred Russian Bonds .. •e• ...—. .-- Ditto Scrip 15%1/ p Spanish 5 por Cent: 1840 1 7% Ditto, Account Ditto, 3 per Cent Ditto, Account Venezuela Bonds, 21 a per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. .. 55% 55 5 4 Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates B7 87% 1 - RICES OF . BUSINESS DOE OsIN Ir A ILW AY SHARES. FAID AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICEF G Binning, Wolverh'ton, and Du ]lop, calls duly pd, or with guarantee 15 .....21 1 4 Caledonia CLOSIN G PRICES. 89 891/2 1004 t%!4 M. MARC DUFRAISSE, Representative of the People, has been tried before the Court of Assizes of Haute Vienne on a charge of sedition, and acquitted. M. DE FALLoua . was at Ly ons on t h e Bt b , en route from Nice for Pam. an Chester and Holyhead... 50 Ditto, Preference Eastern Counties... Do , Now Pref.recce, 6 per Cent. lO ...... 12 ........ -.... 1 Ditto,E xtension, 5 per Cent., No.l 61.135. 4d.... p Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... 4 p Do. North. Sc Eastern, 6 per Cent. Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50 Great Northern Do., 1 ) . 2 A Deferred ... 12%...... 2 5 /s 2% Do., 1 ,4 B 6 per Cent.. 9" -1/ The Pada Bourse was dull, and scarcely any business was transacted. The Five per Cents. opened at 93f. 90c., and closed, after some fluctua tions, at the same price. Th e Th ree per Cents. closed at 58f. 20c. The Roman Loan, 781. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, MARCEI 11. — Central of France (Orleans s%—Northern of France, Sambre and Meuse, 2 t/ 2 . and 3 B 4 o — u v l ip o e g raz n roi s e n l a n, n dl d 3R% A o u m —e l Es e ,na2ss,2t Inman' ma nb, s., . per uens... ,1 ,4 51 ,,( 5% Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 12% :rq at North of England.loo ......222 Great Western 100...... 57 56 1 4 x.d....... sP4x.d. Ditto, 1 4 Shares Ditto, New 171 l5 ... .. 7% 7 x.d 7% x.d. Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 Ditto, Thirds Lancashire& Yorkshire 100 ..... 41% 4, Ditto, ditto • lOO .. .. 43 Do. Fifths... ..... ...... 10 Do. Thirds ....... ..... 18 .. Do. (W. Riding Union) 11 , 4 ..... 4 Leeds and Thirsk London, Brighton, and South Coast... .... 100 London and Greenwich 1 2/15s 4d lO - ... .. • ... 10; 1 4 London and N Western 100 10 3 34 104 1 A x.d. 104 1 4 xd Ditto, New Quarters 12 Di tto, Fifth% l2 ..... 12 %x.d ..... ...12% x.d. Do. lOL (M. & B.) C I ...... 1% ... ....... ... 1% London &S.Weatern lOO ... 64% 63% x.d.... 64x.d Do.. New Preference. 5 Midland Do~ 501. Shares Do. Birm., and Derby ICO .... 18% x.d Norfolk ......... ....... ....100 Do. Guaranteed s%pe. 5 North British ........ ... 25 ..... 9tA % ...... 9l North Staffordshire ... 17% 6% 6% Reading, Guildford, and Reigate e Royston and Hitchin ... 4 %.• ... ...... South Ea'tern 33% 17% I 7 IA Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... ... ..... 50 Do. do. do. ... 25 York, Newcastle, and Berwick. .... .. ..... .• 25 Do. Newcastle Exton. 20 Do. G.N.E.Preference 8 ..... 11 / 2 .. York and North Midland 50 v . :Ditto Preference ...... 10 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Central of France (Or leans and Vierzou)... 20 Great Indian Peninsular a Do. Do. ... .....—. 1 Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7 ...... 3 •• Rouen and Havre ...... 20 ...... 914% Tours and Nantes l3 ...... 2% MINES. Brazilian Imperial ...... 24% — ... .... •••• .. Do. St. John Del Rey 15 JOINT STOCK BANKS. British North American 50 40% ..... ........ LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MARCH 12.—Wind this day at noon, N.N.W.; light breeze sled fine clear weather. DEAL, MARCH 11.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. from the River and sld., Champion, Cape Coast Castle; John Brewer, San Francisco. LIVERPOOL, MARCH. 11.—Wind N.—Sld, Sophia, Honduras• Mercius, Shanghao; A nne M elhuish, Cal cutta; Witch, ditto; Auckland, Africa; Dunbrody, Lima; Governor, La Guayra; Magician, ditto; Centu rion, New York; Ajax, Boston; Kyarati, Newfoundland. Off port, Hibernia and Conqueror. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 11.—The Commerce, Torre viega to Memel, and the Tay, London to Cardiff and Panama, have come into the harbour, having been in contact this morning off Beachy Head; the former lost bowsprit, stove her head and bows, and received other considerable damage; the latter store her tow and re ceived other damage also. Sld. Gladiator, New York • SUNDERLAND, MARCH 11.—Wind N.N.E.—Sid. Ganges, New York; Wz. , ppa, New York. HULL, MARCH 11.—Wind N.W.—Sid. Frederick, St. John's, Newfoundland. MILFORD, MARCH 11 —The Fame, Soutt ampton to Newport, put in, 9th inst., with loss of bowsprit, &c., from contact with the John, off Padstow. APPLEDORE, Mallen 11.—The Waserwitch steamer has got off the Ware Rocks with less damage than was expected. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 11.—Wind E.—Arrd. VII torine Louise, with bows stove, and considerable damage to sails, spars, &c., having been in contact, on the 7th inst., with an American ship. PILL, MARCH 11.—Wigd E.--Sld. Neptune, Barba does; Manotta, rpm& TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH l2, 1850. hat e 9 on of Robert Moseley, Es q , three of which were ~e r the spot, and the other two so seriously:injured that a l " have since died—value 601. It appears they from their pasture, and uefortutiately funnel their Y on to the hne of railway. I A S ' METROPoLITAN PAROCHIAL WATER t socIATIoN.—A general meeting of the raelabt. rs _ s e aisocietion, and others of the parochial authentic bad str Is y s ec held yesterday at the London Tavern, preparatoryju deputation a aeti ng on Lord John Russell a nd the ]spat , e''reiarY, in order to lay their views before G ov ! ie d moot. Mr. William s late M.P. for Covec tr y . occ° e 0 the chair. Mr. S. Brown, the secretary, read 5 1 ea h , from the executi ve comm i ttee re lative to the Pas', 0. tory, recent proceedings, and present position ?l aw association. It s t a t e d th a t th e y had taken P erm , ; to , offices, appoint e d a secretary , an d issued Pub1i.,,,35 !- representing the case of the inhabitants. The v 5 g r . man, Dr. Challi er , Mr. W. John Hall, Mr.fsl 114.1ecy C. Cochrane, Mr. Archer, Mr. Bowyer, D'lr• :he Smith, Mr. Walker, and Mr. Palliser, addressed the meeting in favour of having the water supplY of . t . e g tce tropolis under arochial management, and of out!, ~,a ; gether in order to obtain that object. R was stateau„ Lord John Russell had agreed to receive a deputation tj u e ' s Thursday at three o'clock, aed the parish sat hcr e to who wished to accompany the deutation were invited e l a give in their names. The report was aelepte 0 , I;etition to Parliament was read and adopted for Pt7 it ration by Lord John Ruseell, as one of the metreP th t h e Metnbere. After a vote of thanks to the chairman, tref.tieg separated. t 145 GLASGoW, M ARCH 9.—Cotton—The ins-r k e t h e ir been dull all the leech-, spinners only suPP l Y ilig per immediate want s , an d pr i ces h ave fallen abo ut Is ere pound. The imports iat the CI) de, i n FebruarY , hsy e tereign poet e, were 6,768 bales, coastwise 159. We e fair also had a quiet week in the goods market, but ice , • amount of business ha s b een d o ne at unaltered Pi d 01 On the wh o l e a , the tone of the market is healthy of in the trade fully employed. Pig Iron—The e nd pig iron has exeerienced a decline during the we e v e rs; to-day mixed numbers may be quoted 445. casilL s do ivi,f , buyers at 43.. 63. ter ton, and very little bmi"e" Lor d THE GRAND ExEJIBITION or 1851.-- - T b ?.. n isiD) Mayor, the R ev . M r . M ars h a! ' (hi s L or dship's erolee and Mr. W. D. Starling, had an int.:rview with nigh` Albert on the 2d instant, to submit to his Po°, a l °t here ness a list of the mayors, royal commissioner s 50d .ot, to be invited to th e great banquet on the 2151 iaZestiees. honour of the Exhileti en of the Industry of all the His Royal Highness received his Lordship, . 8 o iced g et " men who tiecompaied him, with the m° Bl `„ e proe kindness and affability, expressed his warn?' oe, Wien of all the urrar'geme:A3 pointed out to It' s : B e te and signified his eleasure to hold a levee in t '" e ol ter : 0 tha rs drawing-rooms for the company preview!) . tainment. The mayor and other municipal n ffiee attend in their official cesteme, se or CITY Or LONDON HOSPITAL FOR DI SS . AS WIS I THE CHEST.—Her Majesty the Queen and hi vo ted Highness the Pi ince Albert have just pre r this the munificent donation of 100/. to the funds ti charity. I Joh° The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Bris ° ' f one Berle Haberfield, E;q., has given a subscriP ti ' ll rs e ehihr hundred guineas in aid of the Grand Industrial P' time of 1851. oft ° The office of Associat e t o the Chief Justice riolf Queen's Bench has, it is well known, 'Yog i in° f or ry been held by a son of that great judicial functionneoser the time being, and that it is reeigncd n r lastie e ' either by death or retirement, of the Chie''b the Thrs, in the time of Chief Justice Ellenbovoyneneete office was held by the p-eient Recorder fur 11e°• sent Chief J ust i ce T enter d en ' s incumbency,tte" sent Lord Teet e rd cn was ass :elate, and lately 4-e c eatelf Thomas Denman acted in that capacity. fir f e j e stic e on the appointment of Lord Campbell as Chief he wrote to Mr. Denman, requesting that gr. e joal e would cot tinue to be his associate. This if t i e etell offer of the new Chief Justice was, howcleri " i c ater declined by Mr. Deemon; who reminded Ler" n t • bell that lie h a d sons o f his ownquite as c°°3pet° to b° fill the offi c e. I ts emo l uments q are und°r ste°d ra f cr worth 2 000/. a-year, paid of course, by the 61 ' 4° justice in V e Queen's Bench. k Letters from A ms t er d am s t a t e that the . --ii , t ero s reduced its rat e of i n t ere: t per cen t., the Pre sec g eora . of accommodati on rang i ng from 2 to 3 per cent, lot 0 4 ink to the nature of the secur ity. The Stick nn sr 00 4 , steady, and p r i ces on t h e whole were firm. T he e wed from Harnburgh menti on th a t th e public fund' vic c lose ci maintained. Railway shares op opened welt, bu t ,_ with some little h. aviness. 6t h The mercantile letters frotn Vienna of t h : r ole inst. show a further aggravation of the twat° o f 11 condition cif the money market, another adva nce , ell' per cent, having taken place in the premium °- 5 1 4 1' which was now 22. For silver the quo aTbis st ate of tion of and the exchange on London was 11.29. r ellt he affairs was attributed in some measure to the -ec too' the advices, vid Trieste, of the 26th Februael' be toe' effect that the arrival of the news at Athens ft" diction of France had produced no relaetati nc .d ° ol l l strictness of the blockade; but in reality, the g r e - r read increasing distrust of the manag em ent of th e ; e , loa n was regarded as a l most i ts sole cause. Th e ll was at 21 discount. of ExPERIMENTS IN THE MARSHES. -- W c ° 2 L tentil li : M.enca 11.—Majo r -G enera l P in k er , C.8., 14 ' - e G - ()vernier of the Royal Militer Academy ; eoaat General La c y, C o l onel Campbell.' ~,d Lieu' w ith a C e ol t e i ni!-1 Ch. liner, members of the select conn it ei tt r,jed mber Akers of ib t . the Marshes at two o'cloe it k . A t r o t - i d li a e y rj ; sv; : lr e b ll6 ss , t(13 : . 6 perimeuts. The first carried on was with e b ee sh e " invention of Mr. Groves, Birmingham. 1 " - e itee r ' (four in number) were fired from a 24-pounder lo.deolf but they all b urs t at t h e mouth of the how itzer, 01 rresito owing to the thinness of the 01 , 11 being unable ° o der the charge of powder usually re tired far 24 P i e wet ° shells. The composition with aired the shel'' o da filled did not take fire in either if the fear, r „ c t hey owing to the shells bursting as they did wa e- 0 01 1 1, were calculated for 1,100 yards' range, a nd cone e n c i fe ieen the nature or effect of the composition they sh el l, ap t was not arc' rt a i ne d. Th e contents o f the s - h - sm elt peered to be oakum, saturated with a liquid *Thie l o f IT strongly of turpentine or some other essential oi 0 w ith f a 10 inch a inflammableformer capable bdl 8 inch mortar e The next a experimeets w e r e t he new CODS tracti t on 920, cairying a shell weighing a t he f ti 4 5 de: a range of 2,40 0 yards when fired at an angle" ‘, ; ce de , " grees, and the latter 2,000 yards at the sam e elene the the 10-inch molter charge of p ow d e r being 41be an tbila 8-inch 21b. Th e mortars are made one half longeroter those hitherto used, and the beds one-fourth g ibed' base. The firing . of six rounds from each, wi_ l , ll oo° filled with sand and plugged, was made at an w i a le l of 75 degrees to test the strength of the beds on taw beds .ibu plan, and they answered most efficiently i eroe° were made from a pl an o f t h e roya l carr iage del;: be THE REPEALED NAVIGATION LAWS• , s oCe 6 lowing are the most interesting of the recent ill s ' be eo in which the repeal of the navigation laws hs:da made avail a bl e for tho importatiou of foreig n ] o b o e vessels belonging to other foreign countries:--- eh 90 6 set Hebe, b e l ong i ng to Russia, from Antwerp, o.3'4'l'oooa quarters of wheat ; t h e Jeannette, belonging t°‘;' eight from Rotterdam, a cargo consisting of 95 tons ibis potatoes; the vess e l Mary Elizabeth, belongi n g, wit" instance to Prince Ed war d' s I s l an d, from P i l l o P t `t e er ' 731 begs flour; the C orne li a , belonging t° from Nante s , 545 b ags of f l our; t h e Jan Ifee e r ',' hest; Nantes, 726 bags of flour and 180 quartette e 1 ( 00 the Courier de la Mer Noire, belonging to F e c r o c orie li e t ft Odessa, with 1,000 quarters of wheat; and "-Regeree"i belonging to Malta, from Odessa, with 1,7 95 q u jo.o0"; wheat. The instances in which goods are now, 00 :4:a from the European ports, being the produce °f us, end the other quarters of the globe, are very niny"' of various degrees of inteeeet. a rveri e ' THE TEA TRADE, M i ARCH 11.—The °r of tea last week were smaller than during the The three preceding weeks, amounting to 464,325112' market is steady, but not brisk. • o n". A RAGGED SCHOOL.—The following 8 /.,Ated * dote taken from _th_e . journal of one. w ho cea""" et tbe c ragged school :— " Finding it impossible to g deter dren to attend our school in the forenoon, we O'clock mined up on changing our hours to half - pa st eta nn Sur' in the evening. We commenced our new plan " 00 0 day, November 26, when we had upwards e 2 winces dren and youths in attendance. Under all circa"; o f the their beh av i our was good durino. the grea ter Par' t here evening. About ten minutes to eight, btn ive , v , e ...e r 't 0111 and was a signal g i ven b y some o f t h e b o y', a d a rui b there was a move in all parts of the room, a n , rol es'' at this to tho staircase. The superintendent vita. _ e , e yer, t is proceeding; recovering from his surprise. O t yr ine to he darted across the room and was :la st ici, enti °ll° catch the last one ere he reached the door. 11° caug hl struggled g a g ir le e d hard to already made their exit. The boy whO vg* . * l 4 et But, get holding ew a go,let me go!' plied, s Then you have told me what this plot; he ,anhdiailoufdalsyt, etrhieccit,atehraerearne; you ' I want to go to business,' faid v ied , Business? why it is Sunday night) Never aril you let me go,' cried the lad. Tnhte superintednodeynoto se: it is eight o'clock?' held firm. Well, I'd tell you the truth, sir; - aloe at it t oy comes nodded assent. ' Well, sir, we catches then 3 0 aovf raes out of church and ch el.' A Pen cerva , The teacher looked entered,fi•cil Thee ‘Whaerre''''get thes:' said he, ' a rlid you tbie.' one of them convic ted —The goohizies L ve o r n y thr . )1 . MARKET NEWS.--(THIS DAY.) AY Man./XI:TS. SIIIITIEFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 31 15s; Clover ditto, 31 Os to 4l 15s ; and Straw, 11 2s to 1/ 9i pet load. A modorwe supply, and a steady demand. CITLIBERLAND.—Moadow Hay, 2/ 125 to 3/ 15i ; Clover ditto, 31 Os to 41 105; and Straw, 1/ 31 to 1/ 10. s per load. Beth Hay and Straw commanded a steady stile, at our quotation;. tV lI I TECHAPZ.L. Meadow 114, 21 10s to 3/ 13s ; Clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 4/ 153; and Straw,ll 25 to 1/ 9 s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade firm. CCLONx.aL. SUGAR. --The market for British Plantation is quiet without alteration in prices. Mauritius and Bengal at auction mostly sold at prices rather in favour of buyers; Mauritius, low to fino yellow, Us - to 405 6d, grey 35s t) 37; 6], and brown 31s to 345 6d ; Bengal, low to fine white Benares 375 to 413, and grainy white 42; to 423 61 70 hhds Surinam Niuscovaclo partly sold at 36;. Privately 2,500 boxes Havant:all have been sold for export at 20s 3d. The quantity f British Plantation landed lait week at the Bast and West India Docks was 438 hhds 10 tierces 80 barrels; there were tsken for home con sumption 1,004 'aids, 99 tierces, 447 barrels. The stock iu the same places is 6,597 hhds, 1,300 tierces, 1,983 barrels. COFFEV.—The market is dull. A few lots of Plsot r tion Ceylon were disposel ef at previous prices, viz, 67s 6d to 703 for f fine ord to low mid celery. Native has been sold privately nt 55s per cwt. RIJM —The (planar)/ landed list week at the East end West India afieks was 8-1 puns ; there were takon fa. home consumption 257 puns 22 hhcls, and exported 1 of; puns 100 hhds. The stock in the same 'slice is 17,602 puns 2,003 Ude. SALTPETaE —5lO bags Bengal sold steadily, viz., 11 to 5 per cnnt. refr4ction, at 26s to 28s par cwt. TEA. - Common sound Congou is 91c1 to 10J per lb. The deliveries last week fell off. TALLOW.—Y.Y.C. has beou a shado firmer, and with rather more doing, at 375 to 37s 3d p r cwt. en din spot, and town 39s Gd. CuTTON.—This article is dull. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS DAY.) In consequence of the continued indisposition of the Lord Chancellor the House did not sit tc-day to hear appeals. It is generally understood that their Lordships will not sit again on judicial business before Monday next. VICE-CIIANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) His Honour the Vice Chancellor of England con tinued the hearing of motions to-day, but nothing cal!- jog for a particular report came before hits Honour du ring the whole morning. (B, fire the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) Tile Court after disposing of the cases of Ladinooke v. Lee, and Powell v. Dodson heard nao:iona and causes. (Before the Vice-Chancellor Vt.hunAm.) His Honour, after disposing of the case of B9reare v. Bignall, werat on with the hearing of the arguments in tho part-heard case of O'Brien v. Baron Kenyon, which occupied the remainder of the morning. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAB'.) (Before the MASTER of the ROLLS ) ORD V. PARKIN. TllO Master of the Rell this morning gave judg ment in this e Ise which was pa; t heard yesterday. It will be remembered it was an application to continue until the hearing of the cal um, an injunction already ob tained exparte, to restrain the defendants, Joseph Par kin, R. Wattcrer, and John 13;ugley, from using or sell ing any fl fur, meal, or melt, at Wakefield, or the pa rishes within the manor thereof, not ground at the mills of the plaintiff', and other millers, lessees of soke-mile within the district, who claimed a monopoly of grinding all corn and grain within the manor of Wakefield, under a grant from the Duchy of Lancaster, in the sixth year of the reign of James the First. It was contended by by Mr. Turner, on the part of the plaintiff's, that the custom within the Belie district not only gave them the exclusive privilege of grinding all corn within the district, but precluded all the freeholders, copyholders, tenants, inhabitaets, or residents, within the privileged district, from using, buying, or scllitg any flour, meal, or malt, not ground at the sake-mills. It appeared that the defendants, representing themselves agents of the " Wakefield Free-trade and Economic Society," had opened shops in the town of Wakefield, in which they sold flour and meal procured from Leeds, and which had not been ground at the soke-mills, which claimed the monopoly ; and upon this prima facie infraction c f the privilege the injunction, which it was now sought to have extended to the hearing, had been granted. The xtension of the injunction was now opposed by Mr. Lloyd, on the part of the defendants, on the ground that the custom did not extend the priviliges of the plaintiffs be yond the right of grinding all griudable corn within the district, which they were bound to grind within twenty-four hours after delivery, upon the payment of the customary toll, or mulcture, which it was al leged, in consequence of the great increase of popu lation, they could not rerform ; and that these mill owners sold flour and meal, which they procured from foreign markets, not ground at the soke mills. It was further contended, that the Court had not jurisdic tion to continue the injunction until the plaintiffs had established their right at common law, which it was alleged had not beau done in any case, t the extent of excluding the inhabitants from buying, selling, or using flour ground beyond the limits of the sake district, and it was submitted that the course to be pursued was, that the plaintiffs should be required to maintain the right by an action at law, which would not only raise the question as to the existence of the monopoly, to the ex tent claimed, hut also if found to exist, whether it was a reasonable custom, and ought t be maintained. The MASTER of the RoLLs, in giving judgment this morning, said—Let the injunction be continued. The plaintiff, upon the coming in of the defendant's anseer, is to proceed to a trial at law, before the hearing of the cause. But the terms of the order may be further spoken to. Mr. Turner and Mr. Bevil wore counsel for the plain tiff, and the defendants were represented by Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Chapman Barber. BO W-STREET.-(THIS DAY). A highly respectable looking man, whose name did not transpire, was charged with assaulting the police whilst m the execution of their duty. Police con table, 48 F, deposed that he was on duty in the Strand this morning, about half-past one o'clock, when his attention was drawn to the Lyceum Theatre, by hearing a loud noise proceeding from the box entrance. Upon his going thither to ascertain the cause of the disturbance, he found the prisoner with a female quarrelling. Having told them that they must not make a noise at that hour in the morning, and that they must also move on, he wont round his beat, thinking that by leaving them fur a few minutes they would take his advice and go home quietly. On his return, however, he still found them there, and having peremptorily told the man that unless he went on his way he would remove him in custody, and he still refusing to do so, he was forced to lock him up. The prisoner, in a most suppliant voice said, " Your Worship, may I never stir out of this dock if it isn't all a lie ho has been telling you. I was in a good humour last night, and I treated some girls to some bread and cheese and stout, and when the police came up to me at the Lyceum I was merely refusing t) give her a shilling to take her home in a cab. Police -constable here said that he had not finished. As he Has taking the prisoner to the station he became very farious, and threw witness to the ground with much force, and when he got him down the prisoner kicked him several times. Had it not been for the as sistance of another police-constable he would never have been able to have taken him to the station house, and his hand was severely cut, as was also the prisoner's head, by a spike upon which they both fell. The prisoner again denied that he had assaulted the police. He had been ill from his birth, and was it likely he would attack a policeman? Mr. JARDINE remarked that had he been sober, in stead of drunk, then he might have taken some trouble with the case, but as the prisoner was intoxicated when the assault took place he must believe the police-con stable, and fine him for that assault 40s. or fourteen days imprisonment. The fine was paid. A quantity of green peas from Portugal, consigned to Messrs. Keeling and Bunt, of Monument-yard, were purchased by Mr. J. H. Tuck, purveyor to her Majesty, of 13, Lowndes-street, Belgrave•square. Some of these peas will appear this evening on the royal dinner table. Sou VIA AIPTON, TUESDAY MORNlNG.—Yesterday the sales of cotton at the Havre market amounted to about 600 bales, at late quotations. The packet Egalia arrived at that port yesterday from New York with cot ton. Business at Havre generally dull. BURNING OF THE TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD STEAM SAW. MlLLS.—Between five and six this morning, there was an outbreak of a dreadful fire in the steam saw mills of Mr. Gabriel in Milford•place, London -street. The police discovered the flames breaking through the roof of the mills which, though but one story in height, extended a considerable depth and length. A range of coin-houses belonging to Mr. Howe, in Princes-street, Tottenham-court -mad, flanked one side of the building. As soon as the police could arouse the family of Mr. Gabriel, they exerted themselves in the rescue of the cows out of the adjoining premises. By that time the premises were on fire in every part, throwing so great a light in the atmosphere as to be seen from all quarters of the metropolis. The brigade and West of England engines Were soon on the spot, but the destructive element could not be mastered until the whole of the saw-mills were burnt down. There were also many of the adjoining premises more or less injured. Not the slightest infor mation could be elicited as to the cause of the fire or whether the property was insured. The total loss wa g said to exceed 2,000/. " p u A r t t o 11 0:d o f b u a r) , Lß u e g e h t o te r r y:, S E al l o ß p r , H tte wife A R e `-. of • fr On Bth tolfteaPdaaruagdhet,ernoele, Dorset' the A. J• c „tt• In Camden-street, on the Bth inst., the wife ° f wl Esci Bth * I ~of. ,L o i f n ea o ls n o ' n s . l nn of a daughter. t in Liarterhouse Are , Gordon, the wife °E. On the. The Antwerp papers notice the default of M. Pesmoutiers, a stockbroker and money agent at Lille, who has, it appears, absconded, l eav i ng l arge liabilities unprovided for. Not only has he defrauded his cus tomers of considerable sums with which he was intrustA to pay calls on shares, but he has also, it is alleged, made away with the securities themselves. Adding the crime of forgery to his other dAinquencle4, it bas been disco vered that bills are in circulation, negotiated through his instrumentality, with the signatures of nearly 20 of , the leading firms of Line attached, all of which are ' proved to be fictitious. No accurate account of the gross amount of his responsibilities has yet been ascer tained, but it is believed they will turn out to be heavy. One house, it is stated, lusts 80,00 V., another 30,000 E, and a manufac'uring company nearly 180 0001. It is presumed that the fugitive has proceeded to Harnburgh, where it is asserted he will be safe from surrender to the French authorities. RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday evening last the last down train, when between St. Ives and Somers ham, mu over five out of nine fat bullocks, the property John Vane On the 11th instat 41 S 4IRR ' I. ED. t , 10. , be P l s . '. Lane, t. Giles, Camberwell., c , II ale, of the Tarrant, of Edward's terrace, Perckhant, to Charlotte, ne, Chaplain Ordina yto her 3lajest)! ijora daughter of Mr. John Tucker, of Newington., l'ur re l' Jo" the 7th inst., at Christ Church, Igarylebone. J. hter B r 0 Alpha-road, I f ) t i O i a n r o t ( a ) d A , Ann Ellen, g .3 ts r l only datig" lED a. On .the 7th inst., at Chada D cre h 1 1, Suffolk, T b°°l3s 11 311' - far, Esq., aged 77. Ams , fsq'' On the Sa l i nst ., Eli za b e th, th e wife of J. C. Dt 1 " : , Oxford. rro eur Gloucester-,gate, the Bth inst., Th oma3 J w, iters , E sq ,, of Que en' a On the 9th inst., in Myddl .' - rAI 3. "GI cester-ffate, Regent's-park aged 47. Lton zquar,, Ingram, aged 76. 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