The Sun. — London, England, 1851-03-20 00:00:00

DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following plaeo at Nine o'clock yesterday morninz.—The stations a-e arranged in order of latitude. Kiscorrowx (DtTurax)—Wind S.S.W., gentle breeze— overcast. PLYmoum—Wind S., gentle breeze—heavy rain. Powrsmourn—Wind W., gentle breeze—overcast. BRIGHTON—Wind W., calm—overcast. Sotrritsurrox—Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. FOLKESTONE —Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. TuzießlDGF.—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. Ransagroxic—Wind S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. GREENWICH —Wind S.W., gentles breeze—overcast. SWINDON—Wind S.W., gentle ee—overcast. LEIGHTON Wind S., gentle breeze—overcast. CO LCHEETER —Wind .N.W.,gentle breeze—overcast. CAMBRIDGE—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. BarairionAst—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. Yeanorm—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. CRIWE—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. CONWAT—Wind S.S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. HOLYHEAD—.Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. laymnrooz—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. LAricasun—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SwAr—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—rain. BERWICK—W ind S.W., strong breeze—rain. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock : coma—Wind W., strong breeze—light clouds. LotoitioK—Vind S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. CARLOW_Wind N.E., hard wind—rain. CREWE—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—rain. S.E., gentle breeze —overcast. DAt E.S.E., strong breeze—overcast. W HITELIAV EN—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. First Appearance of Madlle. CAROLINE DUI'REZ. The Nobility, Subscribers, an. 4 the Public are respectfully informed that this Theatre will OPEN on SATURDAT, March 22, when will be perfernsed Doniketti's Opera, entitled LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. Lucia, • • .• • ....... • ...31adlle. Caroline Dnprez (her first appearance in this country). Enrico.. • • • • • • • • Signor Lorenzo. Bidebent • . • . • • • • ...... • • ...Signor Bianchi (his first appearance in this country). Arturo...." • ... (his first appearance in this country). Normando ..... • • • • • • • Signor Dai Fiori. ldipardo To be =sawed by a new and original Ballet, a la Watteau, entitled L'ILE DES AMOURS. Composed by M. Paul Taglioni, tine Music by M. Nadand, the &suety Ay Mr. C. Marshall, in which Madlle. Anaalia Ferraris will appear. Fleurette (Bergere), Mdlle. Amelia Ferraris. Colin (son Fiance), M. Charles. Gregoire (Pere de Colin), M. di Mattis. Blain (Insoureux de Fleurette), M. Ehrick. La Governeur de l'lle des Amours, M. Gosselin. Wile. de FoHauges (Grand Dame), Mme. Petit Stephan. ire Chef des Amours, Mdlle. Tedeschl, 2me Chet des Amours, Mdlle. Aussandon. Un Maitre de Ceremonies, M. Venafra. Astrologues (Conseiller da Gouverneur), M. Gout'let. First Tableau, La Loi Impossible. "Les Fiances," danse pasto rale. "Le Jou de la Rose," pas de deux, par Mdlle. Amalia Fer raris and M. Charles. Le Governeur Amoureux. Sa Deception. Vengeance. La Proclamation. Second Tableau, La Paysanne ala Cour. " Jadis et Aujourd'hui," Luttc de la Dance ltoccoe et Moderne, scene execntee par Mdlie. Arnalla Ferraris, Mme. Petit Stephan, et M. Gosselin. Third Tableau, Les Amours Vengeurs. Danse du Chef des Amours, Mdlie. Tedeschi. " Les Dergeres captivees par les Arnou:s," Balla bille, par Nidlle. Amalia Ferraris, Mdlle. Tedeschi, et les Dames du Corps de Ballet. " Les Bergers Delaisses," final, par Ildlle. Amalia Ferraris, 3fdlle. Tedeschi, M. Charles, et Corps de Ballet. Fourth Tableau, La Chasse aux Amours. " Le Pas du Trebuchet," execnt 6c par M dile. Tedeschi, Mdlle. Aussandon, and M. Ehriek. La Course aux Amours. Comme on se laisse prendre dans sea 'nets. La Proclamation Abolie. Le Pardon. Divertissement. Grand Pas de Deux, par Mdlie. Amelia Ferraris and 11. Charles, aecompagnes par :Mlles. Soto, Emma, Lavinia, Soldansky, Vanhollen, et Beale. Final General et Apotheose des Amours. Applications fer Boxes, Stalls, and TiActs to be made at the Box office of the Theatre. Doors opened at Sevea, the Opera to com mence at Half-past Seven o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, DRIJEY-LANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. James Anderson. THIS EVENING Will be presented by her Majesty's S i'vazitsi A petite Comedy, entitled A MORNING CALL, in which Mr. J. Anderson and Mrs. Nisbett will appear. After which, a new grand Operatic Spectacle, entitled AZARL, THE Pif IGAL. Reuben, Mr. Vandenhoff ; Azael, Mr. J. Ander son ; A ophis, Mr. Emer y ; Bucharis, Mr. Cooper ; Sethos, Mr. garter; phtele, Miss F. Vining; Nette, Mrs. Walter Lacy ; Lia , 11tdlle. ctorine Legraiu (Premier Set du Opera de Paris), who as been espressly engaged for the oc uj casion, and will make her appossasee every evening. fiIriOPSIS OF SCENERY, INCIDENTS, &c. . ACT I. INTERIOR of REUBEN'S TENT, Opintfug at the Back to the Distant Desert—Sunset. 'Pb. Tgavellers—the Evening Repast—the Gift—Departure of Azaei with the Caravan for Memphis. Camels of the Desert. ACT 11. The GREAT SQUARE of MEMPHIS. Arrival of Azael. iaared Procession of Apis. The Offerings. Lia, and Troop of Limees. Srsnd Pas de Fascination by Madlle. Victorine Legrain. be ensemble by Madame Louise, Maddles. raiser, Julie, and Coryphees. Tlib Oamester—False Liee—Azael's Prodigality—the Love Token VIEW scar MEMPHIS. Reuben in search of his Son—the False Friend. Interior of the TEMPLE of ISIS. Orgie. Orand Pas de Poignards by the Coryphees. Asset 11510Ter 3 the Stolen Scarf—the Secret Spring—Azad surprised la the sacred Temple—the " Human Victim." The Doom of tha Prodigal. Acv 111. TENT of NEIIROUD, the Camel Driver. Arrival of Travellers—Degradation of the Predigal-- the Slave—the False 146nd—the Gift Itestbred—Despair of the Prodigal. The Dream. The VALE ot AZAEL S BIRTH. The Wiest Festival—Azael mourned as Dead—Rotten of the Prodigal. Appearance of the Spirit of the Desert. To oomehtde with THE LOTTERY TICKET. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYdiARKE . Mr. B. Webster, isle Lessee and Manager, Old Brompten. THIS EVENING, IWIII be performed the Play of THE WIFE. Julian St. Pierre, Mr. J. Wallack ; Mariana, Miss Laura Addison. To conclude with a new and original Comedy, called PRE SENTED AT COURT. Charles the Second, Mr. Stuart ; Captain Montague, Mr Howe ; Rochester, Mr. Davenport ; Marquis de Fla mer, Mr. Selby ; Geoffrey, Mr. Buckstone ; Anne Franklyn, Miss Reynolds , Miss Middleton, Miss A. Vining. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed an entirely new grand Drama, In 3 acts, entitled BELFIIEGOR THE MOUNTEBANK; or, The Pride of Birth. Duke de Montbazon, Mr. Hughes ; Count de St. Cyr, Mr. Boyce ; the 4tiiievaller de Rolac, Mr. 0. Smith ; Guillaume, surnamed Bel phegor. Mr. B. Webster; Ajax, alias Mr. Merryman, Mr. Wright • C a ptain Pufferes, Mr. Worrell ; Mulaliene, Madame Celeste ; nal ilora Aphrodite Still, Mies Woolgar. After which a new Farce called THE SCHOOL FOR TIGERS ; or, The Shilling Hop. Captain Klteflyer, Mr. Boyce ; Major stiff, Mr. Freeborn ; Mr. Panels, Mr. Wright ; Alexander Panels, Miss Chaplin ; Mr. Firkins, Mr. C. J. Smith ; Tom Crop, Miss Woolgar. ROYAL PRLNCESS'S THEATRE. OXFORD-STREET. 'Under the Management of Mr. C. Keaa and Mr. Keeley. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new and original Comedy entitled LOVE IN A MAZE. Characters by Messrs. C. Kean, Keeley, Wigan, Harley, Addison, Meadows ; Mrs. Keeley, Mrs. Winstanley, and Mrs. C. Kean. To conclude with a new Melodrama, entitled PAULINE, in ' , Net Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean will appear. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vostria. Solo Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathes!l6 THIS EVESING, Will be performed WEED UP. After whleh en entlfrely new and original Fairy Extravaganza, to be called KIN( CiaIINILNG , or, the Blue Bird of Paradise. Characters by Mgrrs. C Mathews, F. Matthews, llorneastle, Suter, Bellingham, turi.ionner ; Mrs. Frank :Aattlievrs, Miss Ellis, Mrs. C. Bern. Miss it. George, and Miss Martindale. To conclude with Al APPEAL TO TIIE PUBLIC. }LOYAL oLYlrgie TFIEATItE. Lesszo and Manager, Mr. W. Farrell. EVENISG, Wll be rerfornedlifilES KING. Aftes which SEXTUS THE FIFTH ; or, The Broken Vow. To conclude with a new Ballet, called THE WHITE STATUE In which Idadlle. Adele, 3liss Lees, and Tom Mathews will appear: ASMLY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Usder the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal aleltlede Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Fatty. Extra'edinary series of attractive novelties. THIS EVENING, The Giand new Spectacle of JOAN OF ARC; or the Mali of Or lea►s, with new and costly costumes. Together with Batty's Splendid Scenes of the Circle. To ooaclude with TEKELI ; or, The Siega of Montgatz. tiox-o2lce open from Eleven till Four. stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. SIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE Two DAY --trrraing 46 min. after 3 I Evening 8 min. after 4 To-Alossow—Morning 28 min. after 4 i Evening 43 main. after 4 THE WEATLIER.—Sing OFFICE, Luca 20. THER.IIO3IETER, IN TRH SHADE. 4B—highest since noon yesterday. 42—lowest this morning and during the night. 53—this day, at noon. BAROIAETST, 29 . 39. WIND S.W.—fine sunshiny mild weather, with clouds. ebrieening 11 LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1851. The Commons met yesterday at Twelve. FE ,,,, NEN moved the second rcadkg of the Hop Bill. The measure was opposed by Mr. DEEDES and Mr. H. DRU3I3fOND, and on a division it was rejected by a majority of 122, the numbers being for the second reading, 9; against it, 111. Mr. W. WILLIAMS moved the se cond reading of the Sunday Trading Prevention Dill. i.,b3,Eqw2ntly withdrew Mr. BARING WALL moved that it be read a second time that day six months, but Sir B. HALL, on his amendment, at the sug gestion the understanding that the Bill should be referred tea Select Committee. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to bik referred to a Select Committee. The Exper4cs of Prosecutions Bill, the Apprentices and ery ants Bill, and the Viee-Chancciler's Bill, were respectively parsed through Committee, and the House adjourned. After a very few days from this time have elapsed the population of the whole country will be once more registered. It behoves each individual to assist as far as it is at all practicabl e i n ren d er i ng t h e present census scrupulously exact and accurate. Otherwise thn ptincipal object of the undertaking will remain un offatted. It should be_oorne in mind, for ezansple, that this periodical enumeration:of the number of inha bitants is the only secure means afforded to a Govern ment of carrying on a wholesome system both of legis lation and administration. Without acquiring some precise knowledge of the extent of the masses whose interests are entrusted to their keeping, the statesmen of a great commonwealth can never conduct the labours of the Government with anything like an adequate regard to its requirements. It has there fore been arranged, almost from time immemorial, that the responsibilities of the rulers of the earth shall be aided towards their fulfilment by a census taking place at intervals—at least such has almost in variably been the case in every land blessed with the advantages of civilization. As far back as the time immediately preceding the Christian era, we learn from the solemn records of Holy Writ, that such was the custom prevalent in Judas, then under Roman and Pagan domination. It is re lated by each of the four Evangelists, that MART and JOSEPH at the period of the Nativity were overtaken in Bethlehem by that tremendous event while proceeding to inscribe their names upon the census-list—" the whole world," according to the language of the Scriptures, then hastening " to be enrolled." So it was, more or less, before the com • mencement cf the age of Christianity—so it has been, more or less, from the epoch of its first establishment. Considering the immense numerical increase in the human family in modern times, it is assuredly far from surprising that the expenses of taking a census have very considerably increased. Nevertheless, with this necessary increase in expenditure, we have acquired a greater facility than was perhaps ever before possessed of obtaining a truthful knowledge of the numbers of the population. The machinery of society has been so far perfected by enterprise and industrial ap plication that no very considerable difficulty exists now-a-days of obtaining any class of facts whatever. Let it be remembered that in the daily record* of England—her newspapers—the future historian will be able to trace every species of particulars relating to our public or domestic life as a people, and the gist of our observation will be apparent. Journalism is so far acting as the pioneer of history. Looking back from the distance of one or more centuries to the present generation, the annalist may, through the mouldy old volumes of newspapers stored away in the cellars of the British Museum, learn with the utmost precision imaginable data in abundance, which we find it scarcely possible to scrape together in shreds and patches from the chronicles of our departed ancestors. They will there be enabled to calculate to a fraction the cost of our food and our raiment, the wages of our labourers, the extent of our imports, the preva lence of insolvency or otherwise, with all the fluctua tions in capital and interest, in commercial hope and despair, in the relative and even shifting proportions of employment and its compensation. From these ma nifold details a just estimate may be arrived at as to the actual prosperity or sufferings of the community. With the assistance of the regulations and systems acted upon in all the political and mercantile under takings of the empire, the census now resolved upon by the Legislature may be rendered almost faultless in its minute exactitude. Nothing, indeed, is re quired to secure this advantage to it but the cordial and conscientious co-operation of the people them selves in filling up the printed forms of the calculation. Against the wilful misstatements of the unscrupulous of course our rulers have no protection whatsoever. The truthfulness of the facts written down by the head of every household it is compelled perforce to leave to their own ideas of right or wrong. Seeing, however, that no conceivable advantages can be de rived from an erroneous filling up of the census-list, it may assuredly be counted upon with something like certainty that the facts collected together are precise and veritable. It will remain with the properly constituted authorities to estimate the exact state of the nation, after obtaining the aggregate num bers of the census. The difficulty of accom plishing thus much may not be conjectured by many individuals. In order to acquire any adequate notion of the progress made of late years by the people of the United Kingdom it will be necessary to examine other documents besides the lists of the census—it will be necessary, for example, to compare those lists with the records elsewhere accumulated by the Registrar-General and the Inspectors of Emi gration, the amount of the annual mortality and the number of those who have periodically left our shores, being carried away to other countries in the great game of colonization. Without the due col lation of these very different catalogues of the dead, the living, and the emigrants, without contrasting them carefully with each other, no correct idea of the ad vance made by the nation can possibly be obtained. In order that all this may be properly cared for sufficient time must be permitted to those entrusted with the labour before the Parliamentary documents referring to the new census can be printed for cir culation. From these and other considerations having a like tendency, we cannot but think that a proceeding of the nature referred to should have the witty motto festina lento for its guidance. Precipitation in the matter would effect but little good, and might result in an incalculable amount of evil. Therefore it is that we are solicitous no needless haste should be shown in carrying out the scheme to an unnecessarily rapid completion. And we feel satisfied at the same mo ment that every intelligent advocate for retrench ment in the expenditure of public moneys in the national service will coincide with us in regarding the census as a proper object for the display of a liberality amounting even to munificence. Its im portance is such, we conceive, as to justify dis bursements which made for a different purpose might be judiciously stigmatised as extravagant. No sane well-wisher of the country can grudge for an in stant one. single fraction of the sums granted by the House of Commons for the compilation of a series of papers which may be looked upon as being literally an index to the social, commercial, political, moral, and religious wants of the community. As consti tuting such an index we anticipate the completion of the new census about to be taken in the United Kingdom with no small degree of curiosity and solicitude. Of the burthens upon land, the copyhold tenure, the almost sole existing remnant of the feudal laws, will be found, when correctly understood, one of the greatest. It is a mistaken notion that the lords of manors would be prejudiced by abolition on the terms proposed—full compensation for their rights ; indeed, a majority of the lords derive such small pro fits from their manors that, as great landowners, they would be benefited by an immediate abolition even without compensation. The opposition to abolition emanates from the combined co-operation of a body of farmers and speculators, mere traders in the litigation and extortions that may be worked out of ill-defined, absurd laws, affording great opportunities for all the chicaneries of heartless men who can trade upon the timidity and necessities of others. The lords, generally speaking, however, as great landowners, must be great sufferers from the extreme complexity of the innumerable codes of laws. In the acquisition of a house, or a portion of a garden, it is not unusual for the purchaser to have the investigation of several titles. Lands copyhold of different manors are so intermixed with freehold that even in parts round London—in Richmond, Twickenham, Stepney, Islington —an enormous tax is paid in the investigation of titles as to what, from the negligence or incapacity of stewards, there is in truth at last no certainty. The land at Holloway, on which so many thousands are now being expended by the City in the erection of a new prison, was part of a manor in which, for ninety years, the admissions on descent were taken by the lord accord ing to common law ; but a few years before the pur chase by the City it was discovered that the ancient and binding custom was borough English. In the adjoining manor the custom is gavelkind—so that, if a _raan be particularly lu c ky h e ma y b ecome p ossesse d odlesacehouse accordingor garden in Islington, governed by and to three different cedes of laws. This stret c h o f t h e i magination as to the . This is ab surdity of the law of England as to lands. The Castle House Bung a y is h e ld o f th ree manors; an d a church in at Hertfordshi re was f ora long time, and may be now, unconsecrated because it was built on a piece of lan d at the junction of three m anors . The lords, as settlement, g reat landown ers , su ff er to a -- degree known onl y to p ro fessiona. men i n the pur chase, mortgage, au4 all other transac. 4-t - , • _ t 4.. '- ', - , . . . -•i tte i;.,- i. • - JI A _±. q 4 .... .,,,1 .....,4 ; 0 ..7.'k t: 4 ,... ' l' r Ti.,,,"....'":, tions relating to land. The Court of Chancery will not sanction the purchase of an estate, howsoever large, out of a fund held upon trust for investment in land, if there be any portion of it copyhold. The present LORD Cnur JUSTICE and the late Sir ROBERT PEEL, ten years ago, denounced the copy. hold laws as the remnant of a barbarous age. The celebrated horses Waxy and Smolensko were seized as heriots—a custom which arose from the mere practice in ancient times of a present to the lord from the copyholder on his succession to an estate, and Sir ROBERT'S celebrated picture of " Le Chapeau de Paille" would have been subject to seizure as his best chattel, for a heriot on a trumpery bit of copy hold land, if he had not bought up the whole manor. As an amendment of the law, the mere abrogation of the thousands of codes overrunning the whole land, and the consequent reduction of the law of real pro perty to one well-known system, usually denominated freehold, would be the greatest and most ready of all reforms, and be quite free from the great difficulty in all other legislation, that of creating new questions upon a new code. Moreover, it is hard to under stand how a perfect system of registration of deeds of freehold lands can be brought into due operation, whilst a large quantity of copyhold land, capable of identification, lies intermixed therewith. But the enfranchisement of copyholds is opposed by Mr. GOUI BURN and Mr. HENLEY. They opposed Mr. A GLIONBY'S Bill last year, and being defeated on the general principle, they came forward in the cha racter of friends of the poorer copyholder, and with the aid of some stragglers who profess enfranchisement to their constituents, but love the importance and pa tronage of lordship of manors, gave the Bill a stab in the back by an amendment that enfranchisement should only be compulsory on lords on the applica tion of three-fourths of the copyholders, which they well knew would place enfranchisement entirely at the will of the lord. The enfranchisement of the lands of tithes has been one of the most successful acts of modern legislation. The enfranchisement of copyhold lands and the con sequent exemplification of the law of real property, will not be the less creditable, and seems a necessary accompaniment to the law for the registration of deeds. The lords of manors, as great landowners, have had legislation all their own way from the time of CHARLES IL, when in the plentitude of power they cast off their own fines and burthens to the Crown at the ex pense of the nation, by the grant of an hereditary excise on the beverages of the people, the first of the excise laws, and their refusal to extend to the copy holders and the community in respect of copyholds the like enfranchisement and principle of legislation they have exercised for their own advantage in the case of tithes must be dangerous, and their friends will render them great service by compelling them to sanction the compulsory principle of enfranchisement recommended, on the motion of the late Sir ROBERT PEEL, by the report of a Select Committee of the House of Commons as long back as 1838. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We hare received the Paris journals of yesterday. It will be recollected that some time since the Archbishop of Pants addressed a pastoral letter to his clergy, recommending them to abstain from poli tical agitation. The Bishop of Chartres, M. CLAU• SRL DR COUSSERGURS, has issued a pastoral, in which he attacks in terms which appear to have been culled from the vocabulary of our own PHILLPOTTS, the pastoral of the Archbishop of PARIS. Unlike the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, however, the Arch bishop of PARIS does not chose to submit to the vul gar insolence of his suffragan, and he has accordingly issued the following ordonnance : " Whereas the Bishop of Chartres, by his pastoral letter of the 12th inst., addressed to the clergy of his diocese, has, in contempt of all hierarchical order, at tacked an act of our jurisdiction, by which we traced out to our clergy the line of conduct which they were to follow in political affairs; and whereas he formally or dered that his letter should be published in our diocese through the medium of the public journals; and whereas if it were permitted to each bishop to meddle in the in ternal administration of other dioceses, and by docu ments published in other dioceses, to censure measures of pure discipline, episcopal authority would be anni hilated, the bonds of obedience dissolved, and the go vernment of the Church rendered impossible; whereas, moreover, in the same letter, the Bishop of Charms imputes to us pernicious errors and doctrines, of which there is no trace in our pastoral letter; whereas, this attack directed against our jurisdictional authority, and this forgettuluess of all respect for our dignity 44 Metro politan, r.s well as the scandal which results from it, will not allow us to be silent on the subject, however we might desire to be so on account of the great age and the 'virtues of our suffragan; looking at all thole reasons we refer to the Provincial Council of Paris, which will be held this year, the pastoral letter of the 12th March, 1851, of the Bishop of Chartres." This pastoral of the Bishop of CHARTRES is repro bated by every organ of public opinion except the Univers, the writers in which avow their desire to see the Inquisition revived and the massacre of St. Bar tholomew re-enacted. In speaking of this pastoral the Press° says— " There are two religions, as there are two lines of politics; the one which God has made and which con stantly tends to elevate man, to perfect him, to ennoble him by liberty, by labour, by instruction, and by ag grandisement in social life, in material as in moral order; the other, which has been disfigured by ignorance and by egotism, and which has for object to oppress and stifle all noble instincts, ail legitimate aspirations, and all generous ideas, by proscribing hope, glorifying intole rance, and proclaiming the eternity of servitude and of misery. The pastoral letter of the Bishop of Char tres is a reply to that of the Archbishop of Paris. The two religions are opposed to each other in this struggle between two pontiffs. In reality it is only the field of battle which is changed. The contest which has just arisen in the church is also that which divides politics into two camps: o❑ the ono side force, or authority; on the other, right, or liberty. We sin cerely think that the ideas which we defend can only gain by being thus raised above purely worldly interests into the domain of spiritualism. The more closely poli tical truth approaches moral truth, the more it is visible and powerful. We therefore eagerly open our columns to this controversy. Our readers may remember the Christian like manifesto of M. Sibour; let them now read that cf M. Clausel Coussergues, and compare them. The opinions developed in this pastoral letter are such that neither religion nor politics, neither good sense nor conscience, can allow to pass without reprove'. We protest against such abominable impiety." The Ordre, the organ of the ODILON BARROT party, says— "lt will be remembered that, in a recent pastoral, the Archbishop of Paris, in developing the rules of conduct prescribed for priests in political matters by the last Provincial Council, reminded his flock, in the noblest terms, of the accomplishment of certain duties, such as respect for the laws, love of country, and charity to the poor. Mgr. do Chartres, ono of the most zealous representatives of that fraction of the Catholic party of which the Univers is the organ, does not thick fit to adopt certain opinions put forth by the Arch bishop in the document above alluded to. He does not merely suggest his doubts in a confidential and respectful manner to his ecclesiastical superior, but he publishes a protest addressed to the clergy of the diocese of Chartres, and entitled, Pastoral letter, containing observations on the last pastoral letter of the Archbishop of Paris.' If this proceeding on the part of the Bishop. of Chartres is to be regretted, as showing the dissen sions existing in the church, it is still more so, on the ground that it exhibits certain dignitaries of the Catho. lic clergy in direct opposition to ideas which aro in strict conformity with the spirit of Christianity." The Moniteur, under the head of " Communicated," contains the following :—" The details given by the Afessager de l' Assemblie and other journals respecting what passed in a late sitting of the Council of State, when the law on the responsibility of Ministers was put on the order of the day, are altogether erroneous, especially the language attributed to the President of the Council of State. The truth is, that when the Minister requested a few days'itlelay to consider the project drawn up by the section of legislation, the adjournment was at once voted unanimously by the Council." The Sixteenth Committee of Parliamentary Initia tive yesterday resumed the discussion on the proposi tion of M. ST. BEUVE for remodelling the customs duty tariff on the free-trade principle. M. GREVY declared that, without adopting to its full extent the pro position under discussion, he considered it deserving of being taken into consideration, as there were ques tions involved in it which merited a favourable solu tion. He expressed himself opposed to the pro tective system as now established, which, he said, had no other result than to paralyze manufactures and lessen consumption, and maintained that the agricultural interest hal everything to gain by the application of a liberal system of custom duties. M. LEDEUF expressed his opinion that the discussion of the proposition would cause too much perturba tion among the manufacturing interests, and that it would be more prudent to reject it. The existing state of affairs, in his opinion, required that the status quo should be maintained. M. 110VYN-TRAN.. cuEfte advocated the proposition being taken into consideration, as it was important to decide whether free-trade principles should be adopted, or whether the system of protection should be continued, to the manifest injury of the shipping interests, and the in ternational commerce of the country. The Com mittee, after some further discussion, decided against taking the proposition into consideration. The Assembly yesterday voted the second reading of the Sugar Duties Bill by a large majority. Partial disturbances have taken place in various departments, at the drawing of the conscription. The French GoYernment hae dispatched to Vienna a third note, couched in MON energetic terms than the two former, protesting against the entrance of the Sclavonian and Italian States of Austria into the German Confederalln. Copiea of the note have been forwarded to St. Petersburgh and Berlin. There was a great deal of noire and confusion at the Bourse, but with the exception of some operations in railroad shares, there was not much business transacted. The Fire per Cents, opened at 94f. 10e., and closed at 94f. 25c. The Three per Cents. closed at 57f. 90c,; Orleans Railroad Shares, 8951.; Rouen, 6651.; Havre, 2901.; Great Northern, 485 F.; Avignon, 205 f.; Vierzon, 451 f. 25c.; Basle, 158 f. 75c.;Bordeaux, 4101.; Paris and Strasburg, 3781. 75c.; Tours and Nantes, 280 f. Ex change on London, 241. 95c. short. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Mancu 19. Boulogne and Amiens, 10% Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), M t —Dutch Rhenish, 3N Great Indian Peninsula, 5 —Ditto, 2 3 / ,i —Luxembourg, Vi —Namur and Licgo, 9—Northern of France, 1515—Orleans and Bordeaux, 4', 4 4 Paris and I 1( nen, 26% —Paris and Strasbourg, 11— Rouen and Ilavre, 1 PV l —Sambre and Meuse, 4N—Tours and Nantes, 6!A—West Flanders. 3. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 14th have arrived. The Committee of the Chamber on the Budget assembled in the evening of the 13'h ; the reductions to be effected in the budget of the interior will only, it Wil3 stated, amount to 800,000 reals, instead of 1,800,000 reals, as had been announced, the Govern ment having by error counted the 1,000,000 reals as a saving, when in reality it was only transferred from one Ministerial department to another. Has Sir CHARLES WOOD any connexion with the Spanish Ministry ? MADRID BOLSA., MARCH 14.—The Three per Cents. were done at 34 11-16 for time ; the Four per Cents. at 151 ; the Five per Cents. at 16i-; the Debt Withcut Interest at 6 ; and the Coupons at D. GERMANY. The Cologne Gazette, under the date of Vienna, 14th, says :—" The Prince DE SCHWAtTZENDERG has replied to the letter of the King of NV namiunEßG. The Prince dues not oppose the views expressed by the KING, but says that the time has not yet arrived for realising them. He wishes that the Sovereigns of Germany should first agree as to the organisation of the confederation." The Rosbih Gazette has the following from Dresden, of the 13th :—" The Second Committee of the Ministerial Conference resumed its labours yes terday, and was occupied with the report of the sub committee, nominated in the Plenary sitting of the 28th February, to deliberate on the competency of the College of Nine in the next Federal Constitution." Dispatches have been received from the Emperor of RUSSIA at Berlin and at Vienna, expressing in strong terms the opposition of the Czait to the pro ceedings of the Austrian Cabinet. BANK OF ENGLAND—DIVIDEND. A Court of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England was -held to-day in Threadneedle-street, at twelve o'clock, for the purpose of declaring a dividend. Mr. Prescott, the Governor, in the chair, The GOVERNOR, after congratulating the numerous proprietors of Bank Stcck on the prosperity of their af fairs, said that he had to report, that by the accounts which had been made up to the 28th of February, there appeared a net profit on their transactions of 567,5821. — (Hear, hear)—being an increase of 32,2401. over the pro fits on those of the preceding half-year, as declared on the 31st of August last.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) This amount would constitute a fund, with the rest of 3,594,891/., from which the directors were enabled to declare a dividend of 4 per cent. for the half-year.— (Loud cheers.) When the dividend was paid, there would still be a reserve fund of 3,012,775/.4 which was an increase of the ample rest provided to meet all contin gencies. He should, therefore, move for the adoption of the report. The motion having been seconded, was adopted una nimously, and the Court, which was a very large one, and only lasted a few minutes, was then adjourned. Cbtril''Mbittou LEAMING TON STEEPLE CHASES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Tho Grand Military Steeplechase. Fugleman 1111. 1111. ... 1111.••• ... I Hawkesworth ... ,11. 11•• 11.. ... 2 Johnny Oakes ... ... 4," ... 11.11 al.* 3 Won easy. 15 ran. DESTRUCTIVE FUR IN SPITALFIELDS.—Yesterday morning, at a few minutes before four o'clock, the neigh bourhood of Fashion•street, Spitalfields, was alarmed by the sudden outbreak of a firs. A police-constable of the II divi sion, while patrolling his beat, found that the basement floor of the premises belonging to Mr. Charles Lauer, a ekindresser, No. 41, was on fire. A young man named Castledine, who slept in the firs floor, having snatched his child up, suc ceeded, with his wife, i n rea c hing the street, but they had barely left the building wh en the passage gave way, and the flames then mounted so high at to cut off all means of escape for the other inmates in that direction. Mr. Latter, jumped out of a window in•o the back yard, but he was so much in jured by the action of the lire that he was obliged to be re moved to the Lon ion Hospital. The Royal Society's fire-es capes, with several engines of the parish, London Brigsde, and West of England Company quickly attended. The conductor of the escape, having raised the machine in front of the burning premises, got into one of the upper rooms, where ho found Mr. Lauer lying on the floor in an insensible state, nearly suffocated with smoke, and passed him in safety clown the escape, where they inquired of him as to what part of the house his wife was in, He replied that she was in the loft, but the only chance that remained to rescue her was to mount the top of the building and cut away the roof. The con d u ctor, with the aid of th e p o li ce , h av i n g reached the top of the house, they forthwith commenced cutting away the roof. Having made a hole sufficiently large they dragged her upon the roof, and conveyed her in safety down the escape. Fortunately, a plentiful supply of water was pro cured, and the firemen were enabled to get the flames ex tinguished in about an hour, but rot before the lower por tions of the building, with its contents, were destroyed, and the upper part extensively damaged by fire. - - A Brentwood correspondent writes that Drory bad promised the unfortunate Jael Deney 10'. for declaring that he was not the cause of her " trouble;" but that he never paid her the money, The trial of the murderer h as renewed the interest manifested at the time in viewing the scene of the dreadful catastrophe; and a tree growing nea r the spot has been stripped of its bark by curiosity hunters in the " horrible" line. It is stated that an application has been made to the high-sheriff by Mr. Donovan, the phrenologist, for permission to take casts of the heads of Drury and Mre. Chesham after their execution. — Essex Standard. _ _ WHAr THE LEGISLATURE IS COMING TO.—lf much more of the time cf the nation is wasted, the session of Parliament will dwindle down to a Quarter Session. — Punch. FATAL CoALPIT Exr.r.ostors.—On Monday morn ing last another explosion of fire-damp took place at Hey's colliery, Ashton. It appears from inquiries made on the spot that at about eight o'clock on Monday morning, the men being nearly all at work, a young man named William Joule, a miner, took the top off his lamp and went amon g some other men. An explosion ensued ; and the conse quence was that Joule and several others were severel y injured; one man, named John Ogden, was killed; and another, James Andrew, has since died from his injuries. We are also informed that two others are in a very danger ous state, their recovery being doubtful. It appears that when Joule was found he said he could not blame any one, as he had caused the explosion himself, by taking his lamp top off. We are informed that, in addition to the caution given by the manager of the works, the men have for some time past made a rule among themselves, that any man known to take his lamp top off should forfeit .ss. A few weeks since one of the men was caught with his lamp top off, and he was compelled to pay the above fine, or leave the works, as, if the fact had been laid before the underlooker, he would have been immediately discharged. A communica tion of the facts has been forwarded to Sir George Grey.— Manchester Guardian. DUNGARVON ELECTION.—Mr. Ponsonby and Mr. Maguire are actively prosecuting their canvass. The nomi nation took place yesterday, and the polling to-morrow. Mr. Ponsonby's success is considered almost certain THE MARINE SOCIETY.—The anniversary of this society was celebrated last evening at the London Tavern, where a dinner was served in the best style of the establish ment. Admiral Sir C. Adam, K.C.8., the Governor of Greenwich Hos_pital, occu pi e d the chair, and was su pported by Sir J. L. Lushington, Admiral Sir C. Malcolm, and a distinguished company, It appeared from the report that the society was establi s h e d so l on g ago as 1756. since which period 88,379 boys had partaken of the benefits which the institution affords. Of this number about t 0,000 lads had been sent into the royal navy, the Indian nav y , and the merchant service, and the others had been fitted out and provided for in other ways. The society annually received about 412 boys, and the number on board the ship off Charl ton averaged 110. The ordinary annual expenditure amounted to about 2,300/ and since the foundation of the institution it had l a id out' on the ships' account as much as 115,4661. Previous to the toast of the evening being given the boys entered and paraded the room, headed by their boatswains. The Gallant Chairman addressed a few most appropriate observations to theta, and stated that their energies ought to be stimulated by the circumstance that there was at that moment in the room a gentleman, now highly respected in the city of London. who, forty years ago, had been a member of their s chool and who first went to sea under himself on b oar d the I nv i n cible, 74. He trusted that they would follow th at gent l ema n's example, and he hoped if they did their duty honestly and uprightly that they might meet with the Success which had marked his career. The gentleman alluded t o a l so a dd res sed the boys, who listened with extreme attenti on , an d ga ve a hearty cheer at the con clusion. The Chairm an t h en g ave the toast of " the Marine Society;" Sir J. L. Lushington gave'` the Chairman." The toasts of " the Admi ra l ty, " the East India house," " the Trinity House," and others followed, which protracted the proceedings until a late hour. The subscriptions of the evening amounted to about 5001. „ THE LADIES OF v NEW lONK.—Major Noah's Sunday Times says that the ladies of New York have been slipping and tumb'ing about sadly during the late frosts. The mast unpleasant part of the tumble is the aid tendered on such occasions by the gentlemen, and their smirking air of condolence. ” Now the ladies cannot bear to hare an ankle exposed, or their integuments ruffled. A lady in Boston having met with a real' free-soil fall, a dandy of the first water ran to her aid, and benignly said, Al'ow me to raise you madam !' She turned round suddenly, and pertly replied, No,- Sir!! I was raised in New Hampshire, and now I can Nilo raTselfr THE SHARE MARKETS. nnxTxszi RAILWAYS. Railways. Abcrdeed • • • • • • Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Jturicion Belfast and County Dcrern ItirMlng., Wolverhtunp., and litcur Valley •• Eirkenh., Lan., & Chesh June., late 33/. Gs. Bd.. Do. Chest. & Illrkeuhd., 80/. &251. Consolidated Do., do., '2Ol. • • . • • • Bristol and Exeter • • - • Caledonian • • • • • • Chester and Holyhead .. nrect Lond. and Tortoni. Dublin and Belfast Junct. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen East n4ll,in (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) • • • • Do. (181. E. & II.) •• Eastern Counties .. •• Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares • • Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B & C shares East Lancashire •• • • Do. New quartere • • Edinbargh and Glasgow Edin., Perth, and Dundee Do. Newport •• Exeter and Exmouth .. Glasgow and South- West, 1)o. do. G. 1). & C. stock Great Northern •. •• . • Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, 13, 6 per ct. Great 3outhern and Western, Ireland • • Great Western .. •• Do. New, 171. .. -• Lancaster and Carlisle .. Do. thirds .• • • • • Lancaster and Preston .. Lbuicatbire and Yorkshire' Do. quarter shoes Do. fifths .. • .. Do. West Riding Union Leeds and Thirsk • • • • Liverpool, Crosby, and - . • Southport .. .. • • London and Blackwall • • Do., Tilbury Ext. Scrip London, Brighton, and South Coast .. • • London and N.-Western Do. do. new quarters . Do. fifths •• Do. 101. sh., M. & B (c) London and S.-Western .1 Do. new 501. .. Do. new 401. •• Londonderry & Coleraine Do. half shares .. • . Londonderry and Ennis- Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock • • .. • • Manchester, 6hetlield, & Linc,oinshiro ;• • .. Do. Manchester andl Lincoln Union • • Midland • . • • • • • • Do. consolidated pref. Do. 501. shares • • • • Do. Birming & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Newcastle and Carlisle. • Do. quarter shares .. Newmarket • • • • • • Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford • • • • Newry and Enniskillen.. Newry, Warrenpoint, & Rostrevor • • • • • • Norfolk • • • • • • • • Do. New 20/. shares.. Northern Counties Union North British.. .. .. North Staffordshire • North-Western .. • • North & Sth.-West. June. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Scottish Central .. .• Scottish Midland .. Do. new .. • • • • Shrewsbury & Birming. elm 31. • • • • • • • Do. Class 8.. • • • • Shrews. & Hereford., Old Do., do., New • • Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) .. Do. Halves .. • • • • Do. Oswestry • • .• Do. New.. .. Shropshire Union • • .• Do., A, B, C, & D, fully paid up at per cent .. South Devon • • .. .• South-Eastern .. • • South Wa1e5...... South Yerksh. and. River Dun Sheff., Roth., and Goole, South Division Stockton and Hartlepool swansea & Loughor, &e. Taw Vale Extension Thames Haven Dock and Railway • • • • • • Vale of Neath •. • • Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Wex., Wick. and Dublin • • • • West Cornwall • • • • West London .. • • • • Whitehaven and FL11136.98 York, Newcastle, & Ber wick .. • • • • • • Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. Ditto G.N.E. purchase or preference • • • • Tork and North Midland Business done to-day. I€% 15% 16 414, 5:,X 14%U% 15X 23% 24 25 26 % 34 7i 7 % %%%',': 4N 17 S Nominal Prices. 15% to 16% 3% 3 die. 10% - IN .. .....• I • - 86 14% - 14% 23% - 241,1", 20 —l6 Cs •••• •• 4 1 4 -4 3 i 31{ 64 -7 4% -• 5 17% - 18 2% -3% 37 -38 8 - 9 i - % 18 1 ,i - 18% 6% - 6 % 12% -12% 42 —44 x.d 88% 89% 234 2 dia. 84 —B7 x.d 10 —l2 p.x.d, 29 —3l p x.d 61 —62 x.d 10 934d.xd 7 634 dli. 6 634 d.xd 18% —193 i 8 —8( ad —3iP 96 -97 149 -130 5 14 - 5 % P. 5 Nt -51 0. 2% - 23‘, p. 83 -V. G 4 SS, dia. b% 4%UL 3% —3% d.zd 85 -37 3% 2ii dia. 62 -- 63 1354 —l3 dis 36 —3B •• •• 8 , 4 - - 8% 5 —43 i 26 —2+l 13 —l2 din. 10 - 6% - h - %P 18% - 19 17 -18 le% —II% 7% —8% 4 —3% die. 3% 3 die. 2 13 IS —2O 9 —lO 11% 14% % % Ws -3 2X dim, 19% -20% 27% - 27% 35% - 36% 1% % dis.x.d 334 -4% . .-- • • 7 .-- 5 "3, 3 —3% 4 3 d. b3(— 6% 19 17% •• •• —. .. a —7% 90X —9IU x.d 4IA 3 clii.x.d i% —1% dis.x.d i 26% 47% 1 AT LINES LEAS FIXED zE: TALS. -1 o allway s. cT5p,12.43. Paid. Closing Tr ices. Busßusiness one. narks anJ Hants Ex.: , p. r Cent Gt. Western 6 ' 34 —1 p. Bir. and Oxford Junc.,callsduly paid, or with a guarantee •• Do •• .. 20 2334 99 34 Do., without a guarantee .. Do .. .. 20 27 —2B 27% Wol., & Dud ,calls duly paid, or with a guarantee Do 15 834 934 p Do., without a guarantee •• Do • • • • 15 7 111 P Buckingliamsh. Lon. & N.W. 1734 17U 17% 1734 % % E. Lin., Guar. 6 per Cent. .. G. Northern 25 3234 —B3 Dull and Selby Yk. &N. M. 50 101 103 10134 Do. 34 Shares Do •• .. 25 50 —5l Do. 14 Shares Do • • .. 1234 22 34 2334 Leeds and Brad. Midland • . 50 97 —9B Lon. and Green. S. Eastern . 12 2 1 0 4 11 1 4 11% 1)o., Pref. .. Do .. 24 —25 Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. •• Norfolk • • 20 15 —l6 1534'4 N. & East, b per Cent. .. E. Counties . 50 54 —56 Do. New .. Do • • 43 4 6 p Preston and L. &N. W.l 25 41 — 43 x.d Wire • • •. S &La.& Y. Do. 34 Shares ADo • • • • 1034 734 554 p.a.d Read., Guild., ,• and Reigate .. S. Eastern 20 21 21% x.d 2134 x.e t Roy. & Hitchin G. Northern fiu 8 ! Jo. Shep. Ex.. Do • • • 2% 154 p . South Stafforda. Mr. M'Clean 934 3 dia. 6% x.d Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gua. Stock.& Dar. 25 24 —25 Wilts, Som., & Weymouth .. Gt. Western 50 45 —46 WC 'REFER: SHARES. Railways. I Paid. Nominal Prices. Business dome to-day. Aberdeen •• •• • • 6 6 P par p pm Caledonian 101. • • • • 10 6 —6 34 Chester and Holyhead .. 15 17 173( 17 % East Anglian (31. 10s.) 6 per cent. .. 334 —2% 234 % Do. (Si.) 7 pr. ct. Pref. b .. Do. (71. 175.) 7 p. c.:Pref. 2 ,1% Eastern Counties Exten., per cent. No. 1 .. 6 13 4 % % p ym Do. No. z . • .. •• 613 4 par — 34 p % pm Do. New 6 p. cent. Stock 10 10% 11 11 Eastern Union, Scrip guaran. 6 per cent. • • 20 17 34 —lB 1 734 Do. 10/. Deben. shares . 10 ,• East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares .. 6 34 '• •• Glasgow & S.-W. Consul. 100 • • •,••• Gt Northern, 5 per cent. 1234 13% 13% 1334 Great South. & Western (Deland) eighths 2 34 1 p. Lancashire and York shire, F. 201... • • • • 6 1 34 dia. Do. 6 per cent. Stock . 100 .. —•• Leeds and Thirsk, 6 per cent., No. 1 •• • • 9 :•• •• Do. 6 per cent., No. 2 . 17 • • Do. 6 per cent., No. 3 . 5 • • —. • Do. quarters, 1848 .. 9 134 —2 p London, Brighton, and South Coast guar. 5 per ct., late Croydsn thirds 100 .. Do. pref., b p et. Stock, 1851, from 50/. shars. E 100 114 120 Do. cony. 5 per et. 1852 50 57 —6O Do. new guar., 6 per ct. 100 136 139 London &S.-W., new .. 5 2% 2 5 4 p. Londonderry and Ennis killen, half shares .. 10 .. 31anch., Sheffield, and Line , guar. shrs., No. 1 25 1434 1534 1414 Do. new, 101. .. .• 10 12 1234 1234 Do., 6/. • • • • .. .. 3 Midland Con. 6p. c. stock 100 131 133 Do. Consel. Bristol & Binning., 6 per cent... 100 .. 133 Do. Bristol & Gloucos. 48 , Do. do. do. ••33 10 6 .. •—• Do. Erewash Talley .. 50 .. Do. Leic. & Swanning. 8 per cent. guar. .. 100 .. Norfolk Extension • • 20 17 —lB no. guar. 534 per cent. 5 4% —4% x.d Do. Waveney Valley .. 2 North British .. „ 5 • 534 —5% 5% Shrewsbury and Birm. New Guaranteed .. 8 10% —ll% 11 Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. Min.) 8 per cent. 10 14% 15 34 South Devon .• 25 1434 1534 South-Eastern, 434 p. ct 10 Waterford & Kilkenny, 51. 1 • • —• • Westl.ondon,lst Cl. (1010 10 .. —•• Do. 2d Class do. (par) 20 • • York, Newc., and Berw., 17 Gt. N of E. Pur. 16 — l7 Do. b 434 • 5 4% York and North Midland and S. Porch. .. 10 13( 1 dig. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 151., 6 per cent., 3%• rOREIGN. Boulogne and Amiens .. 20 10 —103 L Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) .. 20 17% 1774 1834 Demerara .. .. • . 1734 • • —• • Dutch Rhenish .. 8 4% —43 f 334 East Indian .. 14 134 P• Do. do. do. .. 29 Great Indian Peninsula• • 5 Ditto ditto .. 234 —% P. Louvain ala Sambre .. 7% .•• Luxembourg .. i 2 32% Ditto .. . 10 3 Madrid and Valentin • . 6 8 • Maria Antonia .. 25 2 4 Ditto, New • • • • 98% 814 9 Namur and Liege • .. 20 15 — l5 15% Northern of France • • 16 •334 dig 4% IA % Orleans and Bordeaux .. 3 " • 36 — 3B Paris and Orleans • • • • 20 26% .34 34 Paris and Rouen • • • • 20 16 —27 534 (Hs. 11 10% 11 7,1 16 Paris and Strasbourg • • 1 134 . 12 12 11% /- 20 Rotten and Havre .. •• 434 % 10 Sambre and 3leuse •• 9334 1131 dbl. 634 16 34 14 Tours and Nantes • • • • , Tournay, Jurbise, Lan don, and Hasselt •• 80 8% • = 3 •• Woot /Judea! t_. 1 1 0 100 8 6 8 25 12% 12% 11 13 4 47% 100 11 6 3 4 2 0 100 100 18 5 3 , 9 12 3 paid np paid up 20 Angln.Mesican(is. 5/. p.)l Asturian .... •• •• .. • • . • Australian .. • •• • • • Barossa Range .. Blaenarvon Iron and Coal Bolanos Scrip ........ • . British Iron.. • • .. • . Brazilian Imp. (is. 51. p), 3 1 4 -- 2 1 ,4 3 NI - Do. Coeae; and Culuba De. St. John del Rey • • Cobre Copper . • . Copiapo .... • • • General.. • • ..... .. • . Real Del Monte, tJkreg. 32% - 32 14 3 - 13% 32% - 3.1% - 7 13N, - 14 - Do. 141ack Det;entarcs . Do. Red Debentures .. Santiago de Cuba ...... Tin Croft United Mexican-- ...... ZOINI 73- 10% - 11 -5 1 ,( :X ILLINKS 33 -32)4 42% - 42 9% - 12 25 -25 N 18% -17 it 27X, - 273 Anstralaaia British North America.. Colonial Commercial of London.. London Joint Stock .... London and Westminster National Provincial Eng. Do. New ............ National of Ireland .... Provincial ot 17N - 18 42 - 43% 15; - 15 33; - 3 - 3;•‘,, 1:15( - 374 Do. New ..... Union of Australia .... Union of London .. Union of Madrid • . 184 Is IA 6 Si Canada Gen. Steam Navigation . Penis. & Oriental Steam. Royal Mail Steam Peninsular and Oriental CEL: 32!,, riANEOUS. 4*4 46 26% 27% 63% 72% 73 —69 72 1 , 3 5 paid, has been done at he errors of the Official Lists, and !d correspondents.) 43:, , i 44 i d 89 3 4 88% [89% 89 i.d IWe cannot be answers will not be influenccd by Steam,: thle for tt intcrestei MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. [62 61% x 4 61% 60% 61 16% 4% % % CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were es timated at 7,000 bales, of which 1,200 American were taken on speculation. The sales comprised 6,000 Ame rican, 100 Pernam and Maranham, at 'lid. to Bid.; 350 Bahia, at lid. to 70.; 150 Egyptian, at Bd. to 94d.; 450 Surat, at 4d. to sid.; and 40 Sea Island, at Is. 21d. to Is. 60. per lb. The market closed firmly with American id. per lb. higher, other kinds without altera tion.—Railway Shares were depressed, and at lower $B% % 89 90' prices. 19 1 4 11 % M $ % % 96 1 ,,i 130 129% 21% % 17% The six weeks' average price of Wheat is 375. 2d. per quarter. By an arrival direct from Port Philip we have inter mediate dates (to Nov. 20), from which we glean the following:— 1 % 2 136% 353 3434 " The time is now arrived when all is activity and bustle in shipping our 'staple commodity.' In our late English extracts of the more recent Wool sales it was with pleasure that wo were able to quote highly remu nerative prices. The hint which we some time since gave respecting the packing should be attended to, for it is not only important that our fleeces should range well in the English market, but that the fate of the cargo per Hero the year before last, and very nearly a similar accident last year, should not be for gotten. By the damp or dirty packing of wool great danger of spontaneous combustion ensues, whereby not only the cargo, but the lives of all on board the vessel in which such wool is shipped, are endangered ; and any party knowingly shipping it is morally responsible fur the consequences. Should such instances of ignition be frequently repeated, great injury would be likely to be inflicted on the Colo nial trade, and consequently on our Colonial prosperity also, for casualties like these, similar to the preposses sion against the harbours on our southern coast, would affect the tenacious minds of the British underwriters — we must reiterate the word 'tenacious' for the minds Of all men, more particularly the British merchants, where their interest is at stake, have this quality, and great suspicion would be thrown on car goes in which those particular brands which had previously ignited were shipped, and not unlikely an exception would be made against them. Upon particu lar qualities of Cotton this has been the case. Why not, then, might not these particular bales be subjected to the same restrictions?" die. 6”i 63 62% [ 63 % 22 21% 22% 8 % % % % Tile Amsterdam Stock Market on the 16th instant was steady, and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. were in request. In Spanish Bonds there was a large busi ness doing, but not much in Mexican. The meeting of proprietors at the Bank of Eng land has gone off most harmoniously, and there has been an increased dividend declared, viz., 4 per cant. for the half-year. The profits of the corporation afford this increase, and there is still a " Rest" or surplus rather over 3,000,0001. The English Funds have continued flat, and there has been very little doing, although the favourable turn in the weather may probably have some influence in the course of a day or two, should it continue. Consols have been quoted 961 for Transfer, and 96 for Account• There are certainly even now more eligible investments, and one cannot feel aerprised at tho disinclination to operate in them, but when the April dividends are paid a difficulty may bo experienced in placing surplus cash, and this, if politics be not adverse, will give them an im petus. The premium on Exchequer-bids has been 525, to 565., and on India Bonds 61s. Bank Stock has been up to 2151, owing to the satisfactory meeting. I❑ the Foreign Market Mexican Bonds are a shade bettter, being 33 to 331. Buenos Ayres Stock has been quoted 54 to 55, and Venezuela 33. Portuguese Four per Cents. have been 331 to 34k. Spanish Bonds are very quiet. The Three per Cents have been marked 38k. The Five per Cents. aro nominal. Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. have realized 58k, and the Four per Cents. 9 l A member of the Mexican Bondholders' Committee has addressed a letter to the papers, representing that the instructions sent out to M. Falconnet are un. hesitatingly to accept the terms offered by the Govern ment, and expresses a hope that ere this the indemnity money has been secured. Shares have continued weak this morning, and some are rather lower, but at the hour of our writing there are indications of a rally. The lines that suffer most aro those in which the rise has evidently been least war ranted, such as Aberdeen, Caledonian, East Anglian, &c., but the old lines have been dragged down with them, and many feel tolerably confident that they will shortly reco ver. Prices undoubtedly appear high after the former de pression, but that depression was excessive, and therefore sure to cease when better manag€ ment and reviving traffic seemed to warrant it. The foreign lines are less dealt in, and generally cheaper, but there are orders to buy, received from abroad, should any further decline occur. The last week's Railway receipts, ascertain©d up to this day, ar© in round figures as under : - - 1851. Great Western £13,538 North-Western 39,050 South-Western B,BOO Brighten Midland South-Eastern North Stafford 4,739 1850. £13,91 4 40,144 8,706 7,923 21,047 8,268 4,370 6,009 Caledonian 6:037 OS 1 2% 1 [lO% 9% 10,9% 11 34 % 34 7 18% 19 17% 17 18 10% 3% X, 3 IA die , 32% di,. QUARTER TO THREA .. ... ... 9E4 Console ... Ditto Accouat CLOSING PRICES. ONE PRICES OF BILITISII FUNDS 01 : 1 „ 1 ', °C 3 , K 0 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities... »•••.07P 7 9-16 71/G , ng Anne. to expire Jan. 1860 ...... India Bonds, 1,000/.... ................. 61 p Ditto under 1.000 t.......• ....... •••• Bank Stock for Account , ........'•' ... 215% Consuls for Account ................. •.• 96 1 / 2 , tier Bills. 111 0. & 2d xch & LOOM June........ ..... ... ... ......... 53 56 52 55 p 55 5001. June .............. .... 53 56 52 55 p ~ ') p Small .... 53 66 52 . Juno ........ - .......... 55 '' p P 55 p ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN rUNDS. O'CLOCK. CLOSING _ Brazilian Bonds ................. .. , with Coupon PRICES. Ditto, Small _ Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 Per Cent N i r , Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent .... -_-= •).) M Ditto, ex ic a n ,3)peerjraCcne.ennctt.o...ulB4p.o.n6. s .... . 33 Bonds, 4 1 4 1 per Cent /8 331 1 4 331 , pe Ditto, u Ditto, vi a n ••• •• • ...... Psvoi;e:l;nti:zttg;ultieeDls'EA3saee:cfßpeSecerroorprnuce:Cdnodrseent n C ,nt2t.t e : n l: t i. s 42. ..0. Guild.. . . .. ii. .. . .. . .. . . ..*. ..1 1 3 1 4: :8 Ditto, 4 per Cent. ..... Ditto Account .. ... Ditto, i P v a id s e s n i : on fte Pe a r b ‘i ov e e nt piy - abl a e s3 ;n Lot don. D Di lte t h to 2 , l)4 4 [Per Cent. Cent. Certificates 9l ii,'t 7 9-16 61 p b 7 p 215 1 4, 96 y 2 93 53 1004 65 1 7 .( 2 33% 33)3 38 1 ,4 331{ 1 34 LA, 5% 38A 33 58% 911/2 CONTRIBUTIONS TO TLIE EXHIBITION FROM POR TVGAL.—A Portuguese man•of-war steamer (formerly the British Tar) arrived in Cowes roads on Tuesday, laden with packages containing articles for the Great Exhibition; she was short, of coals, and having received 40 tons, she proceeded to Woolwich, where she will laud her cargo. 818 GRACE THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE.—Many statements have been going the round of the London and provincial papers respecting the affairs of the late Duke of Newcas:le - the disposal of his properly, and the circum• stances of the present Duke, all of which we have been as sured by a party conversant with the facts are either greatly exaggerated or misrepresented, or have no foundation.— tiinghant Mercury. NOTICE TO A THIEF.—The following advertise ment lately appeared in a Montreal paper : The person who, by a pardonable absence of mind, took a new light coloured silk velvet-trimmed macintosh from the second flat of the Ottawa lintel is informed, that by calling at the same place he can have a very good cape, which belongs to the coat, and is now of no use to the owner. We have much pleasure in noticing a munificent donation of 30/.. from the Worshipful Company of Gold =jaw tp the Lelceaeriquare Soup Zitchen. 19 18N [B% 27 Vi% 36% 3) 37 % G bX 111 [ 21 % 21 3V/0 4 ; 1 4 16% IA x.d 7% x.d 27 X) Mili% MINES. 1 13 1) 13 5 24% Nominal Prices. '2B 2 811 STOI LLOYD'S SH IPPING.—(THISDAY.) LONDON, MARCH 20.—Wind at noon S.S.W., mode rate bre( z•:, al td fine weather. &JUL.:UNE, MARCH 19.—The Ann, Cardiff to London , is at the Hor,rth-11 and must discharge, having struck on the :and hanks in the River Somme. TERCEIRA, MARCH B.—The tin canisters of lard, marked " Boston," which were picked up on the Ist inst. on the coast, ere supposed to have belong ed to tbo Eliz beth, Frith, bound to California. SWANSUA, MARCH 19.—Arrd. Chilydra, Valparaiso; Yeward (; . jelly, Care of Good Hope. MitroD, MARCH 18.—Wind S.W. and S.--Arid• ri Tungallow, Craig, St. John's , Iliew Brunswick. for 13rrong stol. QUEENSTOWN, MARCY 18 . — Wind W.S.W., st and f d ually.—Seiguli, Ste*ard, Callao; Sca, Callao. - SUNDERLAND, MARCH 19. — Wind S.W.—Shi. Vi°l6, Quebec. _.,. HULL, MARCH 19.—Wind W. — S l d. Ulveratov, bO/ 1 York. (iooLE, MARCH 19.—Sd. Elisabeth Holderne6s, St. Jo D hn's, New ick. EAL, MAncit ßrunsw 19.—Wind S.W._Arrd. Wilbeltnina Maria, Rio Janeiro; George Heinrich, Singapore, for Hurnburgh; Joseph Shepperd, China; Charles licrt Moulmein; Comet, Breadalbane, Calcutta. „...„ Arrd. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 19.—Wind S. to S.IN. -- Petrel, Bonny; Victory, Baltimore; Electric, and Jenny Wren, Calcutta; Science, Camerons; Malabran, ilizi. nilla de Cuba; Fores:t Queen, New Orleans; CORStitti tiou, New York. Sid. Templar, Ceylon; Jersey,' Ne d "' Orleans; Harriet and Jessie, Charleston; Yeagu.arrk. both Charles Croaker, and George Washington, The ship Liverpool, of and booed to this li l o e r i t r , l s .- " ile l from New York I7th Dee. last, has not since been hearu of. A Danish schooner was seen on shore near Almeria 7th inst. DOPER, MARCH 19.—Wind W. to W.S.W.---Arrd* Deux Soeur, St. Louis, for Havre. IV S W. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 19.—Wind S.S.W. to ~ •-• —Sid. Pyrenees, Swan River. FALMOUTH, M ARCH 19.—Wind W.S.W.I str°l4 breezes.—Acrd. Louisa, Pernambuco. ----Arr c i Lind, BELFAST, MARCH 18.—Wind W.S.W. • Barbadoes, and sailed for QUCCIAIOWD• cid, gall SHIELDS, MARCH 19.—Wind W.N.W.- - - --- . Hall, Aden and Calcutta. ^,,, choonee .4LDBOROUGH, MARCH 19.—A billybtl,,/ s _, b , was seen to go down this morning; crew sated i light brig bound north. e ' . Shields to STORNOWAY MRCH Ellso , , - i4th Dublin, struck , upon A a sun k e n rock in 13road wreck. inst., and sank in 10 fm ; will most likely Bbeay; th of Sea .. LERWICK.—SId. Dublin, Enterprise, Nor ,--i 3 Po land, Union, Mazanthien, Refus, Commce, w ,. , for Greenland. mona, Eclipse,' and Flamingo, all and Elms Arrd. from Hull and sld Rose, _Eche, Sarah, a , • 7 St. George an a beth, after repairing, being leaky; ..,•• Abram, all for Greenland likewise. ld 'Dr , STOCKToN, MARCH 18.--Wind .W. --S ' total Bordeaux and Philadelphia; Sedulous, Jemmies. MARKET NE %V ,--(THIS nit" l'-' NENVGATZ AND MEADENSilibsreil s 2 t s at 6 i d on t a o ry 3s pr i i o e, d ‘ The general trade has ruled heavy to-day, at s ; .— V l3 ea e l e , f; 3s fr t o o m4 s 2 ; 9 25 6d to 35 1 a per 81b3 by the carcase. HAY IVIA.ICETS. , i 17i 6di SILITUFIELD.—Meadow Ba 2/ Ss 10 3. .. - A. Pe r I°3 " C A lover, 31 Os to 41 03; and Straw, 1/ is to 11 7 5 fair average supply, and a dull trade. CUMBERLAND. Meadow lia to 41 0!t Clover, 31 0 s to 410 s; and Straw,yll 23 to 11 Ss per load Supply good, and trade dull. 4/ SS; r2dorkto, 33 4d; Aluttoon! WHITECHAPEL.—MradowB3 to , I d . Clover, 31 Os to 4/ 4s; and Straw, it Os to 11 78 Pq '" Trade dull, at but little alteration in prices. MEAT MARKETS., 1.5 SOUTHALL, hers OUTHALL, MARCH 19.—The supply or stou, to-day was very moderato yet the trade ruled be a q' at Wryly stationary . ' 33 to 3 3 8 ?_ ; prices.—Beef from Mutton, 3 - b 4d to 43 4d; Veal, 3s 4d to 3s to 3s B dto 1 3 . n i active, on ' the per Blbs, to sink the offals. bas ruled Yery ROMFORD M .1., 40_ LEWES, a ; 3nsdt(4o Mutton, u3: t6v 3 li tir s o l e,l p, t o l l i w r 3s 6d 4dto 4s 6d; Veal, eachitiutton, la.wEs, MARCH 18 , —Beef from 3s to 4s; ai 3 ,4 d to tra de ' per Sibs. A moderate supply, and a dull ---. :is 19.—Our 31 , 8) 9ogs i. store — 4 4 et ssed:r 76tiutd:Issr:::1 n—vlk66alcßsciiranek;tigeo,eift,32oCsforrak93,l ,0 i i vd - e 8 9 t_: ( l o : :b1:colo: CORN AVERAGES. CO' GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH OI tho For the Week ended 111 arch 13, 1851, made up frorn the Retu dt r i l lg a vii t icS Inspectors in the different Cities and ToWna in Ektgla n per Imperial Quarter. 110' 1 N EILS. • gA 1255 6 A 37 I WHEAT. !BARLEY.' . JI PiZICE .. 1 s 2,1 123 s Id 1 16s OATS I M6d 23s 3d 1 2 55 '- DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. TSO,' .s..r4S WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. I RTE. I-- 115 O. IS Od is Od is Od Is Od Is s. Od • WEEK. QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD IN THE PAST - reacts Wheat, 72,622; Barley, 1 6,0 26 ; Oats , 42,569 ; Rye, 69 ; 6,628; Peas, ;,270 quarters. CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY. (Before the LORD CHANCELLOR.) DOYLE V. WRIGHT. THE HON. MISS AUGUSTA TALBOT. Mr. DOLT applied to his Lordship to answer Vt it. i° ll : for an early day, and that it might be placed in u rt, paper for licarieg, because it related to a ward of co the lion. Miss Augusta Talbot. The LoRD CHANCELLOR—If you really think 001 are any special circumstances why I should hear it will do so, o:herwisc it had better take its natural course' I know some of the circumstances, from an applicatio n that was made to me yesterday, but it did not strike 01 that there were any special circumstances why I sho uld hear it. It is not a petition for a new scheme? Mr. IZota—No, my Lord; it is merely to follow up some directions that pair Lordship has already giv en ' and which were given by your Lordships' predecessor' In fact, it is merely consequential on what ha s been t" ready done. The Loan CHANCELLOR—I do not want to give a P e ' culiarity to the case unless circumstances justify it. Mr. EOLT—WO only ask for a scheme for the run' dance of the young lady during the London on which i 3 a common application; but it follows 11111 orders made by your Lordship's predecessor, and I &hi ° your Lordship would be able to deal with it more freelici as it is consequential upon an order of the late La Chancellor, than one of the Vice• Chancellors. Ferber' ;our Lordship would permit it to be in the paper on Sa turday. s h o uld it s ho The LORD CHANCELLOR—Yes, it is necessary be done early. SHERIFFS' COURT —(THIS DA Y') (Before Mr. Under- Sheriff BURCHELL.) REECE V. TAYLOR. 0 117 This was an action to recovery the sum of 742143.10 0 . principal, and 1611. 10s. 91 interes t, on an bond. The defendant suffered judgment to go by default. The Mr. ABBOTT of Lincoln's Inn fields, the pl a t a„ 43 solicitor, stated , that the bond was given for 3,00° " the sum now claimed had a ccrued due from May' on ° the to May, 1850, and judg ment had been entered u p bond fur the amount c laimed. The onl y question tu fore for the jury was, to assess the damages. The UNDER -S H ERIFF asked whether there was 66„11, coven ant in the bond for the paym ent of interest, or cou nt in the declara t ion t o c a rr y it ? had Mr. ABBOTT said ther e was not, but the case rho b een previowly before the Learned Under-Sheriff, 1/1 had held that interest was recoverable, as each in fitt": went was due at is specific time. The vim, was argued by Counsel on both sides, and the q uesci° was submitted to one of the Learned Judges at chit ° ' here, who confirmed the ruling of the Under-Sheriff. „ The UNDER-SHERIFF said ho did not rule that to" jury were bound to give 54 per cent., it was entirely them to decide that point; but as a Learned Judge IT., confirmed the previous verdict, he saw no reason viii! the jury should not give a verdict for that amou nt to this case. m ri p I s e a o i d r o c ri o i t; ti s o i cul m at r e . cl A a ß t b e en CO' A juryman asked whether the interest had • mple from the time e ach Pay ment became due. The jury gave a verdict for the amount claimed. This was the only case. SURREY SESSIONS —(THIS DAY) CHARGE OF SHEEP STEALING. a farm labourer, lag him . pleaded guilty to an indictment char,gsir with stealing one live sheep, the propertf °I John m. e Easthope, Bart., at Weybridge. hiq plead- The CHAIRMAN informed the prisoner that -- fe years ogo ing guilty did not lessen the o ff e nce as a te his life the lAws ° sack would hare been forfeited to country. The public must be protected against tn —Joseph Bidwell, 4a, depredators, therefore he should sentence Lim to e years' transportation. _......... _.„ - --__.._.---------------------- The grand jury at York having to against Mr. Ingham, for manslaughter, he was called n a P ° fi n ale plead to the coroner's inquisition. It appeared that Prof _r.., girl had been killed by some empty vi-aggons, the _row_u_. of Mr. Ingham, in their descent down a tram-road 1 . , T v ; colliery to a canal. He was at once acquitted, and 1 . A rolu stated that be had ordered such alterations in the tram a t ._. as would render the recurrence of a similar accident on ignored the Mit possible. At the Middlesex The Leicester assizes commenced yesterday. A Mayne was convicted of Sessions, stealingA Y p e u s r t s e e r a d n a l ' i‘l prisoner n t e h r e h person e d o fJ chloroformolin l nary Ana at the Winsd d m r . 'bait'' , an I be could Sergeant . Adams postponed passing sentence " la " uld such obtain a.protessional opinion on that point; '--° ii sen 'eitiso°pnr.odiutcewianssesiuisPi prove to be the fact, he said he would most assure( y tepee her to transportation. A well dressed young man, named (;~eorg© Janaet; of qn Great Fre ' rico, described as a bookseller and stationer, , --','„ ivi . Quebec -street, New Road, was yesterdaY held to hau .-v e r f Tyrwhitt, at the Cierkenwell Police-court, on a charge, r conspiring, with two others Co defraud a man named 011ie, 11°1'nes, of 351. When taken into custody there were 10 00 u on the prisoner a skeleton•key, a betting-book, and an tic count of several returned transports. A BRANDY DRINKJSR.—The la e Mr. Joshu,A. Dixon, of Downton, in this cou nty, who in 1801 died 0;1 de ly at the age of 103, had all his life been a remarkabii free liver According to his own calculation he had coa sumed two thousand gallons of brandy, without takin ,into account a variety of other kinds of liquor. He moreover ea: joyed his faculties tr. the last. lie was twice marrid, siact; of his numerous offspring by both wives, the oldest had (I . _ : at the age of ;0, while the youngeit was only 18 at th, lathe,'s death. had this man practised the temperance 0. some patriarchs lie might probably have attained the age ° 1 150.—Devizes Independent. Beware of inquisitive persons, a wonderful curio sity to know all is generally accompanied with as great all itch to tell it again.--Eliza Cook's Journal. A LIBERAL LANDLORD.-01.1 TilllrSday lest, at b i° rent audit, Colonel field'Winf eturned Mewl per coat- 0 '— tena4Vp.-.s/trcw4blirj ciper I Business don , to-day. Ato _ Tin (P toni 1 t i° () llex h,,4 pro 44e nd 41, tb e : I la i ttrt tno(f)nt t ti l i te e pl, „l / 4\ THE SUN, LON DON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 20, 1851. Paid. 3 14 0 174 100 100 42% 100 47% 100 50 25 25 22% 9 ao Paid. PA