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Now ready it all the Libraries, in 2 vole., post Bvo., SI L W A NOVEL. 0 0 D. " The author, we are convinced, is yotlong, otherwise we could hardly see displayed such fresh and enthusiastic sympathy in be half of his heroes and heroines. He is a writer of genius, inspired by a high standard of morality and religion, and by a laudable love of the parest sort of fame. We gather this from the glowing lan guage is which he expresses his feelings, sentiments, and opinions on the subjects just mentioned. There are several chapters, in which links of the story are dropped, containing most eloquent es sa y s on matters that are the prima mobilia of the actions which cha racterise nature's nobility. The writer evidently belongs, though he has marked Per se peculiarities, to the school of the Disraeli.% Mau maraca. and Smythcs."—Observer. ... suwood' is no ordinary work ; it contains passages of exceed ing beauty, and is written in pure and forcible language, with great good taste and power. It is one of the most interesting and en gaging novels which the present season has produced. Of the cha racter of Amelia Ito!s we have already spoken, and the extract we . . , - Lave given above is the surest voucher of the truth of what we have said. The other ladles who play conspicuons parts in the tale are Florence Howard, an intellectual beauty; Jessie Gordon, a wild and impulsive genius, passionately foul of music and poetry ; and Julia Maitland, the noblest and best of them all."—Morning Post. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. I TER MAJESTY'S THEATRE GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. First Night of the New Opera, LE THE NOZZE. It is respectfully announced that a Grand EXTRA NIGHT will take place on THITHSDAY EVENING next, May 1, when will be presented, for the first time in this country Alari's new Opera Buffo, in three acts, produced with the greatest success at the Italian Opera, Paris, entitled LE THE NOZZE. Luisa, Madame Sontag ; Vespina, Madame Giuliani; La Marchesa di Forli, Madlle. Ida Bertrand ; Cavaliere di Villafranca, Signor Gardoni ; Cricca, Signor Ferranti (bis first appearance in this coun try) ; ii Barone Fuedatario d'Acetosta, Signor Labiache. To be followed by the First Tableau of the admired Ballet, - L'ILE DES AMOURS. Madlle. Amalia 'Ferraris, Madlles. Rosa, Esper, Julien, Lamou reux, Allegrini, Kohleuberg, Dantenie, Pascales, and M. Charles. The performances will commence with the Last Act of Belliru' s celebrated Opera, LA SOIgNAMB UM A . Amine, Madlle. Caroline Duprez ; Count Rodolph, Sig. Coletti and Elvino, Sig. Calzolari. Director of the Music and Conductor, M. Bye. To conclude with a Ballet Divertissement. in which Madlle, Car. lotta Grisi and Madlle Amalie Ferraris will appear. Application for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets, to be made at the Box office of tho Theatre. Doors opened at Seven, the Opera to com mence at Half-past Seven o'clock. _ lIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. S econ d Appearance of Mandlilse. EVENT will be pre . It Is respectfully announced Umt T slanted Donizetti's Opera., LUCREZIA BORGIA. Lucrezia, mad u e . Alaimo ; Maffeo Orsini, Madlle. Ida Bertrand ; Gennaro, Signor Gartloni ; Levuratto, Signor Scott! ; Rustighello, Signor 3ilercurialli; Gazello , Signor Casanova ; Gubetta, Signor Lorenzo ; Astolfo, Signor Balanchl; Petrucci, Signor F. Lablache Alfonzo, signor Lablache. ; To conclude with the highly successful Ballet, L'ILE DES AMOURS. which Madlle. Amapa Ferraris, Madßes. Rosa, Esper, Lamoureux, Aussandon, Kohlenberg, Pascales, Esper, Rosa, MM. Ehrick, and Charles will appear. p tl sAtuRDAY, May 3, Madame SONTAG will make her first A ppearance this season, as Maria, in Donizetti's admired Opera LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box °dice of the Theatre, Opera-colonnade, _Haymarket. • THEATRE ROYAL, DR URY LANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. James Anderson. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. THIS EVENING Will be presented by her tajesty's Si;:vsu.l l4 A new grand Operatic Spectacle, entitled AZ NEL. THE PRODIGAL. Reuben, Mr. Vandenhoff; Azael, Mr. 11. T. Cra ven ; Amenophis, Mr. W. West; Bucharis, Mr. Cooper; Sethos. Mr. Rafter; Jeobtele, Miss Viilars; Bette, Mrs. Walter Lacy; Lia, tdlle. Victorine Legrain (Premier Sujet du Opera de Paris), who has been expressly engaged for the occasion. fo be followed by A petite Comedy, entitled A MORNING CALL, in which Mr. J. Anderson and Mrs. Nlsbett will appear. To conclude with RAISING THE WIND. Stalls and Dress Circle - - - ss. First Price. Second Price. Boxes Pit - - - - - - 2s. Is. Od. Lower Gallery - - 1s . 7 No half-price Upper Gallery - - - - 6d. to Galleries. Private Boxes to admit 8 reduced from 31. 3s. Od. to 21. 12s. 6d. Ditto 6 ditto 21. 12s. 6d. to 21. Is. Od. Ditto 4 ditto 21. 2s. Od. to 1/. I Is. 6d. Ditto 4 ditto 11. I ls. 6d. to H. Is. Od. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, 'Sole Lessee and Manager, 01d Brompton. THIS EVENING. Will be performed THE LADY OF LYONS. Claude 3felnotte, Mr. J. W. Wallack ; Pauline Deschappelles, Miss L. Addison. After which, a new and (as times go) original domestic drama of startling interest, entitled ARLINE ; or, The Fortunes and Vicissi tudes of a Bohemian Girl. Count Arnhelm, Mr. J. Bland; Count Florestine, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham ; Thaddeus of Warsaw, Miss P. Horton ; Devilshoof, Mr. 11. Buckstone ; the Gipsy Queen, Mr. H. Bedford. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. t r ader the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, . . Will be presented the popular and powerfully interesting original drama, entitled MARIE DUCANGE. After which a new and original Farce called LONDON FOG. Mr. Frank Copal. Mr. P. Bedford ; Mr. Simple, Mr. Wright ; Mrs. Brisk, Miss E. Harding. To be followed by a new musical, historical, pastoral, comical fairy drama, called O'FLANNIGAN AND THE FAIRIES ; or, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Phelim O'Flannigan, Mr. Hudson; Oberon, Miss E. Chaplin; Mary, Miss K. Fitzwill:am. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. tinder the Management of Mr. C. Kea* and Mr. BeCoy. 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. Bean. To conclude with a new grand spectacular Extravaganza (taken from a Tale, by Washington Irving), entitled THE ALHAMBRA ; or The Three Moorish Princesses. Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Harley, A. Wigan, Wynn, Cooke, Flexmore ; Misses Murray, Daly, Mash, Robertson, Leclerq, Keeley, Mdlle. Auriol, and Mrs. Keeley. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestrls. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathew% THIS EVENING, Will be performed COOL AS A CUCUMBER. To be followed by A'DAY OF RtCKONING, in which Madame Vestris will appear for the fifth time since her indisposition. To conclude with a new and original Fairy Extravaganza, called THE QUEEN OF THE FROGS Characters by Messrs. C Mathews, R. Roxby, Bellingham, Homcastle, Morris ; Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss St. George, Miss Martindale, and Miss Oliver. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farren. THIS EVENING. Will be performed SIR ROGER DE COVERLET, or. the Widow and her Wooers, supported by Messrs. W. Farren, Compton, H. Farren, W. Farren, jun., Diddear, G. Cooke, Shalders, Lee, Bender, Kinloch ; Mesdames, Stirl ng, Leigh Murray, L. Howard, Adams, E. Turner, and Bartlett. To conclude with FRANKENSTEIN. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Eader the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highnella Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a grand new Spectacle, entitled ELEANOR THE AMAZON ; or, Queen of France and England. To be followed by new Scenes of the Circle, introducing an en tirely new Company of French Artistes, amongst whom 3ladlle. Clementine Soullier, the first Female Equestrian in Europe, will appear. To conclude with a comic farce, called SHOOTING THE MOON or, The Cove of Cork. Sox-ofnCo open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. HIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE Tan DAT —Morning 49 rain. after 12 I Evening 8 rain. after •1 To•Moisow—Morning 25 min. after 1 I Evening 43 Hain. after 1 THE WEATHER.—Sux OFFICE, APRIL 29. THEEmoxETER, ix THE SHAM. 47—highest since noon yesterday. 33—lowest this morning and during the night. .5 0 thi a day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29'59. WIND W.S.W.—Morning, cloudy, with occasional sunshine Afternoon, heavy fall of hail, with thunder and lightning. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following Places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations are arranged in order of latitude. KINGSTOWN ( D ÜBLLN) —Wind N.N.W., strong breeze— partially cloudy. PLyliourti—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—Partially cloudy. B RIGHTON—Wind E. calm—partially cloudy. SO UTHAMPTON—WiII(' N. W. partially cloudy. FoilcvsToNE—Wind W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. , gentle b - reez Itli llturDGE—Wind W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. BesnensvoicE —Wind N., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. GktEEN WlCH—Calm—overcast. SWINDON —Wind N.E. gentle breeze—partially cloudy. Co., LciaßsTza—Wind N ' ..l!: , gentle breeze—partially cloudy. I ARSIOUTR---W ind W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. LYNX—Wind N.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. Convey—Wi nd E. gentle breeze—cloudless. IioLYHEAD—Wind N., strong breeze—showery. LIVERPOOL—Wind N.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. LANCASTE R— Wind N.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. WHITBY—Wind N., gentle breeze—rain. aff,,p_Wind N. ~ gentl e b reeze—snow. CARLIsix.--Wind N.E., min:L....partially cloudy. BeArrocK — Wind N.W., strong breeze—overcast. The returns from the following places indicate the state of tho wind and weather on Saturday morning at nine o'clock : trßLDT)—Wind W.N.W., strong breeze— partiallyKlNGSTOWN (D i Wi d N.Et, gentle breeze —partially ivincdlovvw.y,.. ~ . d yc.loudy. roofs— . n N' W gentle breeze—cloud LYNN— N. W., hard win overcast. LEEDS —Wind YoaK— -- Wind W., gentle breeze—partially C l ou d y. LANCASTER—Wind N.W., gentle breeze--partially cloudy. ~ _.., % h strong breeze —rain. WHITBY—Wind ... • •_ t_ ;,., d N. by W., strong breeze—rain. DARLINGTON— TV.-- —, gentle breeze—partially cloudy. BERWICK—Wind N ' * E''' I timber and coffee duties could not be given up. The Right Honourable Gentleman further stated, in reply to Colonel Sinnionr, that it was his intention to go into Committee on Friday. Mr. MACGREGOR supported the motion for the second reading. Mr. DISRAELI advised his Honourable Friend to with draw the amendment, as he thought the objections made could be more properly considered in Committee. The amendment was then negatived without a divi sion, and the Bill read a second time. Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice that he would move that the House should meet at six o'clock on Thursday next, instead of at the usual hour. The House then adjourned at Seven o'clock. The Bill for the renewal of the property and in come-tax for a further term of three years was last night read a second time. The amendment of the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Warwickshire was negatived without a division ; but this course was only assented to upon the distinct understanding that the various details of the measure are to be fully discussed in Committee. Sir CHARLES WOOD still sticks to his " conclusion." He resorts to rather a singular style of reasoning, that " as the tax is inequitable in every particular, it may not be so very inequitable on the whole." There is a beautiful symmetry of injustice that should not be interfered with. Any attempt at improvement would be in jurious to the general effect. This is a comfortable doctrine, and one particularly valuable to a Financial Minister. It may take its place next to the stereo typed answer to every case of hardship or injustice : " The tax produces so many thousands per annum, which lam certainly not prepared to relinquish." It will in some respects have the advantage over that brilliant response which entirely discarded every equi table consideration, and appeared to think any descrip tion of injustice justifiable or even praiseworthy, provided it were only productive. It was the carrying out to the fullest extent the injunctions of the dying miser—" My son, make money, honestly if you can, but make money." So the financial creed of Sir CHARLES 'WOOD, so far as we can judge of it, by , that oft-repeated rule, seemed to be to " fill the Ex chequer, and obtain a surplus honestly and equitably if you can, but obtain a surplus." He can now, however, assume a different tone. To any querulous gentleman who may complain of the impropriety of any impost, and prove its injustice and im policy, there will be the triumphant reply, that the very injustice objected to constitutes its chief beauty, for it is a part of the compensating principle, the nicely adjusted balance that keeps all things in order. It will also have the effect of preventing grumbling when it is known that, no mat ter what case may be made out, it will only strengthen the position of the head of the financial depart ment, and possibly induce him to increase the griev ance, in order to render the balance more equal. Might it not be advisable, then, to double the adver tisement duty on poor sempstresses, or servants out of place seeking situations, and to reduce it for noble men desirous of selling or exchanging large estates, or to increase the duty on the cheaper descriptions of teas, and to diminish it on the more valuable ? A species of inverse ad valorem duties would be an in. vention worthy of Sir CHARLES WOOD'S genius. Indeed, his reputation can never be complete until he brings in some such measure. He has certainly proved himself to be the most incompetent financier that ever held the seals of office ; but he should make some brilliant move to prevent the possibility of com petition, and to leave all future occupants of the office at an humble distance. It would be impossible to bring forward more striking instances of inconsistencies between " ins" and " outs," or the same men in office and in opposition, than were adduced by Mr. SPOONER in the course of his speech. In 1845, Lord Joni.; RUSSELL, in protesting against the tax, to which he was always of opinion that " fraud, vexa tion, and inequality were inherent," declared that " no man could say that a person who had an income from a landed estate or from the funds, which he could leave to his children entire, was in the same position as a surgeon or an artist, whose bread depended upon his health, and who by the loss of a limb or a defect of sight might be deprived in a moment of the means of earning an income at all ;" and yet, in 1851, the Noble Premier allows the Evil Genius of his Ministry to bring in a Bill the object of which is to perpetuate the injustice and inequality which he so ably exposed six years previously ! He showed the vexatious character of the tax to parties engaged in trade, who might be compelled to produce their books for the inspectio❑ of prying officials, but no portion of the inquisitorial machinery is removed. Sir GEORGE GREY, too, at the same time, said that "If they had the melancholy prospect of looking to this tax as a permanent tax, it would be their duty to endeavour to diminish its vexations and inequalities, but he, for one, hoping that the Right Hon. Gentleman had some grounds for being sincere in what he had announced as to its duration, certainly should not be disposed by any experiment of this kind to remove the vexations of this tax, for the more they were felt the more likely they were to be got rid of altogether." Does the Home Secretary now venture to anticipate the repeal of this impost ? Is he not well aware that it may be regarded as a permanent charge upon the country ? And does he endea vour to " diminish its vexations and irregularities," or does he desire that they should be severely felt, in order that they should be got rid of altogether ? Sir CHARLES WooD, even at that time, gave promise of that leaden crown of dulness to which he has since succeeded, for he discovered that " the property-tax pressed most severely on the working population, by diminishing the means of giving them employ ment." How unfortunate is it that the Right Hon. Baronet is a friend to the working classes. If he were an enemy we might hope for the abolition of in direct imposts, and those various taxes that are sup posed to press on industry, and that the national exchequer should be replenished by direct charges on accumulated and realized property ; but this long headed statesman has discovered that the best way to serve them is to cast a large proportion of the public burdens on their shoulders. He has the benevolence of FOGG, when remarking " that it is a charity to heap costs upon the debtor--an industrious clerk, with a large family and 255. a week —as it would teach him not to run into debt a second time." So the incomparable Worm discovers that it is well to exonerate the rich man, in order that he may have greater means to apply in employment, if so disposed, while all the charges must be borne by the poor man, whether he obtains employment or not. It is unnecessary to recapitulate the speeches of other members of the Government, or to draw a dis tinction between their " sayings" in opposition, and their "doings" in power. _Hansard, unfortunately, remains an existing record of their shameless ter giversation. Sir CHARLES WooD, however, seems to think that he has hit upon an unanswerable argu ment in favour of the tax, because the proposer and seconder of the amendment adduce reasons of an op posite character in its condemnation. He thinks the flagrant inconsistencies of himself and of his col leagues will be forgotten if he can prove that Messrs. SPOONER and MUNTZ are not in unison. We can easily account for the differences between the Hon, Gentlemen, each of whom has br oug ht f orwa rd th e objectionabl e portions of the measure which press most severely on hi s own const i tuents. Why should we wonder if th e M em b er for Warwickshire com plains of the a b surdity of making the amount of measure o rent the of the tax to th e f armer , so t h at t h e higher the reonrte, b and pro consequently the lower th e fit, te m is in this h , a gross ande palpable called on to pay. Th ere injustice that canno t for a moment be defended , which requires altera tion. Even Sir CRARLE: and `Noon cnn t o u t n assert t e h s a u t p i . t is one of the best parts of the system porta it on the " compensating principle" ab ove al luded to. Why, on the other hand, should we f ee l surprised if the Member for Birmingham dwelt m ore on the inquisitorial nature of the impost, an d the power of entering into a stringent investigation of the books, accounts, and the entire transac tions of traders whom the worthy Commis sioners are desirous of surcharging. The objections of both are valid and unanswerable; telling with im mense power against the tax, and their different nature does not justify it any more than it would entitle a man to an acquittal on an in dictment for feloniously wounding, if his advocate were to show that he had also robbed his victim. A more generous enterprize was never adventured upon than that which has recently incited some of our most distinguished men of letters to undertake the foundation of a Guild for the less fortunate culti vators of Art and of Literature. Themselves excep tions, and, in some instances, brilliant exceptions to the rule which generally associates the poet with the garret, and affords the artist, not infrequently, a home in the cellar—it was something. more tha❑ gratifying to witness the interest evinced by them in behalf of their unsuccessful competitors, and to find them sympathising in the sorrows from which they themselves had been effectually screened by their ge nius and their popularity. Against an endeavour of this kind, so spontaneous and comprehensive in its mag nanimity, one might think that no petulant sneer would be directed. A benevolence so genuine and disinterested, one might imagine to be removed beyond the reach of derision—too noble for obloquy, and too gentle for abuse. Yet such are the eccentricities of the craft, that, already, the voice of calumny has become audible from the Press itself, and the large hearted men who are devoting their energies for the dif fusion of benefactions among the necessitous labourers at the pen and at the easel, are assailed as contuma ciously as though they were actually attempting some fraud or larceny upon the members of their profession We find ourselves incapable of ade quately expressing the indignation we feel at ma lignity so gratuitous in its display and so utterly despicable in its character. Throughout the whole of this interesting effort in the cause of the disappointed, it has been remarkable, and not less beautiful than remarkable, to observe the cordiality with which the promoters of the scheme have co-operated with each other. Putting aside all thoughts of the trouble entailed upon each individually, and the re sponsibility moreover cast upon all of them collectively; they have striven to realize their hopes, in some mea sure at least, of setting on foot an undertaking which may ultimately lead to the foundation of a noble and admirable establishment. That Sir EDWARD BULWEK LYTTON, the most various and in some respects the most gifted writer of his age, should so far participate in the enterprise as to produce a comedy in further ance of the projected guild, and to proffer a portion of land adjoining his estates for the building of the tenements proposed as places of refuge for the more unfortunate among his contemporaries--is of itself a circumstance sufficiently calculated, we might conjecture, to screen him from ridicule, if it did not elevate him to public admiration. Yet Sir BULWER LYTTON has been especially singled out by the calum niator of himself and his fellow-labourers as the object of gibes such as could alone proceed from a mind jaundiced by jealousy, or from the bilious recesses of a soured and acrimonious temperament. Scarcely less ungraceful of their kind are the derisive remarks passed upon those who have generously undertaken to enact the play by LYTTON, under the management of DICKENS. To ridicule the dramatic powers of the playwright re ferred to is preposterous enough, when it is borne in mind that he is no other than the author of the Lady of Lyons and of Richelieu, two of the most brilliant and masterly contributions made for a long period to the treasures of our dramatic literature. To mention as little less than ludicrous the histrionic capacities of CHARLES DICKENS and his amateur company, is in its way no less idle and ungraceful, when it is remem bered that those capacities have only been displayed i❑ furthering projects of benevolence, and when it is, by this time at least, very generally known and re cognised that Mr. DICKENS, and one or two of his amateur brother comedians, are actors of rare ability, if not of consummate excellence. Apart, how ever, entirely from the merit of the players, or the skill of the dramatist, there is in their mutual solicitude to realize this dream o a Guild of Art and Literature, an evidence of gene. realty too signal to admit of a doubt as to its mag nanimity, and too novel to be passed over without eliciting some few, but genuine words of earnest commendation. It is with sentiments of this nature we rest assured that the majority are looking forward to the representation of the new comedy, Not so Bad as we Seem, at the princely town house of his Grace the Duke of DEVONSHIRE. Under the auspicious conduct of authors so illustrious as the creators re- spectively of the " Caxtons " and of " Copper field," there can be little doubt but that the drama. tic pnterprise will tend to the future security of the new Guild of Art and of Literature; aided as the en- deavour will be by the co-operation of the witty chronicler of " Clovernook," the original biographer of " Goldsmith," the most luminous and judicious among all the luminous and judicious editors of SUABSPERE, and, besides a variety of others, the gifted writers of " Orion," of " An- toning," and of the Patrician's Daughter. Men of this stamp can afford to laugh at the sinister shrugs and atrabilious jeers of the Smellfungus of journalism, more particularly when they are striving to build up a shelter for the bril- liant but improvident toilers in Art, the ardent bui impoverished labourers in Literature. Supposing these endeavours turn out to be not altogether boot less, the student of the brush may no longer be haunted by a dread of starvation when painting the cornfields and vineyards of a southern landscape : and the literary aspirant may indulge in new dreams of "The Splendid Shilling" without horrid presentiments of waking again at once pensive and penniless. Viewing the enterprise in this light, we look with sincere pleasure upon the project of the Guild, confidently anticipating its foundation. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The following is the text of the reprimand inflicted on General D'HAUTPOUL, by the Minister at War, and which is published in the Moniteur : " An order of the day of the army of Africa, relative to the capture of the village of Selloum, on the 10th of Aril, has been published by the journals of Africa first, and copied by those of France. This order of the day, contrary to military usages and to the sentiment of dis cipline, inasmuch as it delivers to the appreciation of the army the opinions of the generals who command it, and the orders of the Government, has been, on the part of the Nlinister of War, the object of a formal disapproba tion and severe blame." In commenting on this document, the Presse says— "lt is not for us to examine whether General d'Haut poul was right or wrong in censuring the conduct of Colonel d'Aurelle; but we cannot but approve of the Minister of War having recalled his subordinate to a sentiment of discipline. General d'Hautpoul had a less right than any other to forget it." The facility with which the PRESIDENT of the Republic has consented to the sacrifice of General D'HAUTPOUL is eminently calculated to eool the ardour of the adherents of the Elysee, and to inflict " a heavy blow and a great discourage ment" on the future prospects of the PRESIDENT. M. LOUIS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE himself is not, it would appear, nearly so sanguine as he was a month since, or he would scarcely have exposed himself to a rebuff from General CHANGARNIER by seeking 'a reconciliation withthat haughty bluff so ldi er; for th a t such a reconciliation was sought by M. DE P ERSIGNY is true, notwithstandin g that denial in the Paine of the account which appeared in the .Evtinement. The Evenement represented the interview as having taken place in one of the lobbies of the Assembly, but as it took place at the residence of General CHANGAR NIER, the writer in the Patrie, swearing by the card, was enabled to give that statement a cont ra di ct i on: General CHANG ARNIER himself, however, declares that the interview took place, and M. DE CHAMBOLLE, in the Ordre, pledges himself that in the course of the interview M. DE PERSIGNY made use of the fol lowing expression :—" The Assembly was van qu i s h ed in your affair, and it must remain vanquished." The terms proposed by M. DE PERSIGNY were haughtily rejected. The Presse says,— "It was in the small apartment occupied by General Changarnier, in the Faubourg St. Honor& that the in terview took place. It is said that, on entering, M. de like Persigny you nexscolaxadll, an apartment!' Ge n e , T a o great c h Gn personage eeral Changarnier is said to have modestly replied, lt is pre cisely because the apartment is so small that it makes me appear great!' It is positively affirmed that the advances of M. do Persigny were without success, and those who affirm it are the friends of General Changar nier." The Assemblie Nationale has the following : " Several journals contain the recital of a conversa tion bete een General Changarnier and M. de Persigny. h e will not copy this account because M. de Persigny as writte n to the .EvOnement to contradict it. But what M. de Persigny does not dispute is that he requested an interview with General Changarnier, which was granted, on the condition that it should take place at his own house. M. de Persigny, in tact,. went to the residence of the illustrious General, and the conversation lasted very long. We are not yet acquainted with the steps taken by M. de Persigny, and the words exchanged between the intimate confidant of the Elytee and the ex-Commandant-in -Chief of the army of Paris; but it isill 1J b`3i 1r , .....' ' '' '''' l:l• 4144. • ~ , ,T . ,4. J,.... i .--. 4741.—._,, ~, 0 11....,-, -., ~ . -- L.i., ›•• ,• Dnou ~ •• - ,:i_l . ~ • 0. ..--g ' 4,, • ::,, os ' ~.. • Clbmina LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1851. The House of Comnaons sat yesterday for the first time since the recess. On the order of the day for the second reading of the Property-tax Bill, Mr. SPOONER mo v ed , as an anrmdmonetnnts,.thaHtetheßil be read a second time th at d ay s i i country, ed on consi dered that a further continua n c e of the tax wou ld b e detrimental to all the best interests of the Mr. MUNTA, in seconding t he m otion , comment e d the injuries and losses which the unjust operation of this tax inflicted on persons engaged in trade, who frequently submitted to most unjust surcharges cn their assumed profits rather than submit to the exposure of their busi ness transactions. Mr. FRESHFIELD would support the second reading for the continuance of the tax for a short time if the Government would pledge themselves to take into con sideration the propriety of hereafter introducing a more etvitable mode of assessment. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that if the amendments were carried, the window duties and the THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, appears to us impossible that the public can long remain in ignorance of the real history of this long tete-a•tete. The Moniteur de l' Armee publishes a communica tion from the Minister of War, reminding officers of the existence of a decree, dated July 17, 1835, which prohibits military men of all ranks from making any publications in the newspapers, or from causing any work to be printed without having previously ob tained the authorisation of the Minister of War. General RANDON declares that the frequent infraction of this rule and the inconvenience attending such want of discipline has determined him to deal severely with such offences, in case the present warning should be neglected. This notification is aimed at Colonel CHARRAS, who has long been one of the principal writers in the National, and at General CAVAIGNAC, who has re cently been elected a member of the editorial com mittee of the Sicle. The National thus comments on the document in question : ,‘ Is this note the production of General Randon? We cannot think so. It smacks too strongly of monarchy, not to betray its origin; it must have been drawn up in the Cabinet of the Elysee. But whatever quarter it may have come from, it certainly constitutes an exces sive abuse of power. Neither the Constitution, nor the civil law, nor the military law, interdicts military men from the right which every citizen possesses of publish ing his thoughts. The author of the note mentioned above—be he the President of the Republic, or the Minister of War—has thus exceeded his constitu tional power in prohibiting every citizen, belonging to the army, to publish any writing without authorization —in other words, i❑ re-establishing the censorship in the war department. What took place on this point under the monarchy is a singular means of justification invoked in support of what is permitted at present under the Republic; for the circular itself which is alluded to in the note was contrary to the Charter of 1830, which had not excepted military men from the benefit of the common right of using the press. It would have been well to define exactly what are the inconveniences alluded to in the note, and to explain above all why it' would be improper to allow the French military men the same liberty which the monarchical Government of England concedes fully to the persons who serve in the English army. It is always the same system: under the pretext of the abuse or inconvenience which might arise from the employment of a right, the right itself is suppressed in contempt even of the Constitution—an odious system, which never succeeded, and which will never succeed! The censorship is then re-established in the army, three years after the Revolution of February ! Glory to M. Bonaparte, and to General Randon, his Minister!" M. DE LAMARTINE, in the Pays, has the following quiet hit at the inconsistencies of MM. GulzoT and TRIERS : "A strange circumstance, and which proves how strongly events may influence the character and opinions of men, is the following. M. Guizot is certainly one of the writers who contributed most by his pamphlets and intelligent opposition to the fall of the restoration; but M. Guizot now returns to the restoration under the name of fusion. M. Thiers who contributed as much as any one to the fall of the Monarchy of July, who said on the Bth of February, 1848: • Yes, I am for revolution, even should it pass into the hands of persons of the most ar dent character;' in fine, who broke to pieces that Mo narchy in the hands of M. Guiz )t, who was anxious to save it—at present returns more fervent than ever to wards the idol which he had proscribed, and accuses M. Guizot of defection. Fusion forsooth? Yet there it is with all its inconsistency. Et nunc erudirnini ?" M. SERUItIER, First Secretary of Legation at St. Petersburgh, has been appointed First Secretary to the Embassy in London. During the absence, and until the arrival of General AUPICK, M• SEBURIEIt Will fill the functions of Charg6 d'Affaires at the Court of St. James's. The Bourse yesterday was considered to be one of the worst for a long time past. The buyers were completely paralyzed, and it was extremely difficult to dispose of Government Stock. The Five per Cents. opened at 91f. 55c., and declined to 901. 85c., at which price they closed. The Three per Cents, closed at 561. 30c. Orleans Railroad Shares, 8251.; Rouen, 6251; Havre, 255 f.; Great Northern, 470 f. ; Avignon, 203 f. 75c.; Vierzon, 4251.; Basle, 140 f.; Paris and Strasburg, 3651.; Tours and Nantes, 275 t. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 28. Boulogne and Amiens, 9 1 / 2 - Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 17 1 /s 3 —Dutch Rhenish, 31,- Luxembourg, I%—Ditto, 3 1 / F l—Namur and Liege, B—Northern of France, 14%—Orleans and Bordeaux, 33i, —Paris and Rouen, 24 1 4 —Paris and Strasbourg, 10%—Rouen and Havre, 9Y. 8 - -Sambre and Meuse, 3 N—Tours and Nantes, 5%. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 23d have arrived. The Progressist journals publish the following letter from General ESPARTERO to the Central Pro gressist Committee for the Elections : " Gentlemen, Members of the Junta,—The grand act in which the Progressist party has given such a magni ficent spectacle to the nation has tilled my heart with joy. The ideas which are therein developed are mine; the desires which are expressed are mine also. During many years there has not been a day on which I was so happy as on that on which I received such an agreeable piece of news. Those who have read in my heart know perfectly well that in all the acts of my life m y o bj ect has been to unite the preservation and splendour of the con stitutional throne of the Queen to the liberty and hap piness of the country. How then should I not approve of the manifesto which the Progressist Junta has ad. dressed to the electors? My complete adhesion to prin ciples so perfectly developed must be well known. I accept with pride the honour conferred on me by my nomination to the presidency of this Junta; for I shall always be the first to defend the great principles which have directed the Progressist party, and which, I believe, are the only principles that can secure the happiness of the nation. May God keep you many years. " THE DUKE DE LA VICTORIA." The Clamor Publico complains that incendiary proclamations, exciting the people to change the existing form of government, had been stuck up in the low quarters of Madrid, and it says that this has been done to bring discredit on the Progressist party. The Herald° says that the Government intends to create a great many new Senators in the event of its partisans being successful in the elections. MADRID BOLBA, APRIL 23.—Three per Cents., 351; Five per Cents., 16. Exchange on London, 51. GERMANY. The Prussian State Gazette, of the 20th, adverts to the exaggerated suppositions the expected return of Prince METTERNICH has given rise to in certain foreign papers. It positively declares, that however desirous the Prince may be to return to his country after a period of three years passed in voluntary exile, he nevertheless has not the slightest intention of mixing again in political affairs. A letter from Vienna of the 24th, io the Prussian Gazette, contradicts the assertion that the Austrian army in Italy is to receive reinforcements ; the return of the Italian regiments hitherto stationed in the Vorarlberg being the only cause of this rumour. The Universal German Gazette states from Hanover 23d inst., that the Prussian Government has sent a second circular to the Courts of Nassau and Bruns wick, to invite them to send plenipotentiaries to the Frankfort Diet by the 11th of May. The Prussian plenipotentiary is to arrive there on the.same day. HOLLAND. THE HAGUE, APRIL 27.—The First Chamber of the States General have resumed their sittings. Ne gotiations are still being carried on relative to the nomination of a new Minister of Finance. Various reports are in circulation, but nothing is fixed. At the request of the Governments of Spain and France, the Netherlands Government have under taken to effect a mediation of the difference which has subsisted ever since 1823, relative to indemnity money for Spanish vessels which were brought in. S WITZERLAND. The Courrier Suisse of the 25th says :—" The Hungarian refugees are awaiting in the canton of Neuchatel the reply of the French Government rela tive to their passage through France to America. The cost of their transport to America is to be placed at the charge of the canton of Tessino. It appears that, in consequence of some steps taken by the Chargi d'Affaires of Sardinia in Switzerland, the re sidence of emigrants who are provided with Sardi nian passports is to be permitted. The rumour which has been in circulation of other Hungarian deserters having taken refuge in the Tessino from the Austrian regiments is confirmed." ITALY. The Neapolitan authorities subject all travellers en tering the Neapolitan territory from the north to a quarantine of 21 days. The excuse is that the plague has broken out at Genoa. LEVANT MAIL. We have received by the Levant mail, Athens journals to the 18th, and Constantinople to the 14th. The Courrier d'Athenes gives a list of bands of bri gands now infesting IVestera Greece. The most formidable are those of CARAMIIA, who is at the head of 12 men ; GrItADOULA, with 15 men CARAGOUNI DES, with 17 ; and BaLerA, with 19 men ; besides two more bands of 16 men each, whose chiefs are not known. It appears from all accounts that the system of brigandage has spread over the country to a de gree hitherto unparalleled. The Minerva estimates the total number of public robbers now in Greece at 1,000. The Sub-Prefect of Livadia has issued a circular to all the Mayors, recommending the utmost vigilance on their part respecting the movements of the brigands. The Journal de Constantinople con tains no news of interest. THE ARRIVAL OF THE PRINCE OF PRUSSIA. DOVER, APRIL 29, HALF-PAST 2 A. M. His Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia, accom panied by the Princess of Prussia and family, and Prince Frederic William of Prussia, with their Royal Highnesses' suite, arrived at one o'clock A.M., in the Garland steamer, from Ostend. Their Royal Highnesses will leave Dover for Lon don by 81)044 train this day at one o'clock, rat, BRITISH RAILWAYS. Railways. Paid, Noraiaal Prime. Aberdeen.. •• •• Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Juncion Belfast and County Down Birming., Woiverhanip., and Stour Valley •• Birkenh., Lan., & Chesh June., late 331.65. ad.. Do. Chest. & Birkenhd., 501. & 251. Consolidated Do., do., 201. • • .. Bristol and Exeter •• - Caledonian • • •• • • Chester and Holyhead .. Direct Lond. and Porters. Dublin and Belfast Junct. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillenl Dundee, Perth, and Aber -1 deen Junction .. Do., New .. East Anglian (2.51. L. & E. and L. & D.) Do, (181. E. & • Eastern Counties .. Eastern Union, class A,' late E. U. shares Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B & C shares East Lancashire • • .. Do. New quarters •• Edinburgh and Glasgow ! Edin., Perth, and Dundee Exeter and Exmouth .. Glasgow and South- West, Do. do. G. D. & C.steck Great Northern • • • • Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, B, 6 per ct. Great southern and Western, Ireland • • Great Western .. • • Do. New, 171. .. - Lancaster and Carlisle . Do. thirds • • • • • . Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and Yorkshire Do. quarter shares .. Do. fifths .. • • • Do. West Riding Union Leeds and Thirsk • • • • Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. • London and Blackwall Do., Tilbury Ext. Scrip; London, Brighton, and South Coast London and N.-Western Do. do. new quarters . Do. fifths .: Do. 101. Bh., M. &1S (c) London and S.-11 estern Do. new 501. Do. new 40/. .. •• Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock • • .. Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire ..• Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union • • Midland • . • • • • • • Do. 50/. shares • • • • Do. Birming & Derby Midland Gt. Neat. (Ire.) Newcastle and Carlisle • • Do. quarter shares .. Newmarket • • .. Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford • • • • Newry and Enniskillen .. ewry, arrenpoint, & Rostrevor • • .. • • Norfolk • • • • .. • • Do. New 201. shares • • Northern Counties Union North British • . • • • • North Staffordshire •• North-Western .. • • North & Sth.-West. June. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Scottish Central .. Scottish Midland .. Do. new .. Shrews. & Birm., Class A Do. Class 8.. .. ,brews. & Hereford., Old Do., do., New • • Shrewsbury and Cheater (Nor. W. Min.) • • .. Do. Halves •• • • Do. Oswestry .• . Do. New.. ; . .. • • Shropshire Union .• • • Do., A, B, C, & D, fully paid up at per cent • • South Devon • • .. South-Eastern .. • • South Wales.. .. • • South Yerksh. and Riyer She., Roth., and Goole,' South DiViSioll Stockton and Hartlepool swansea & Loighor, &c. Taw Vale Extension •• Thames Haven Deck Anil Railway .. .. • • Vale of Neath .. • Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Wex., Wick. and DDublin•• •• West Cornwall •• • . West London ~ .. .. Whitehayen and Furness York, Newcastle, & Ber-J wick .. .. .. .. Ditto and Newcastle Extension Ditto G.N.E. purchase York and North Midland THE ►SHARE MARKETS 15 t• 15% 3% —3% Cs. 10% - 11 •• 80 - 82 15% - 15% 23% - 24% •• •• 20 —lB die. 10 -11 4% 5 1 ,6 3 —alb 734 —7% 6% --7 5% -5% 17 -17% - 6 35 . ; - - 84 - % 18% - 18% 6 - N 12% - 12% 42 - 43 37% - 88% 14% - 16 81 - - 83 10 —II p. 29 —3lp 63 —63% 9% —B% d. 6% —6% dls. 3% —5 d. 17% 18% 83( — 8% % P 96% 97% 129 —I2N 5;4 —5% p. b — 5 % 1 1 . 2% —2% ID. 88% 85% 6 é dis. 434 3 36 dis. 33i -2% g. 34% - 35% 3 234 die. 63 —63% 1334 123( di'. 25 —37 B u -•; % a —23 i 4% 4 dii. 26 -28 18 —l2 dls. —26 dis. 9% 10% 6% 6%die. 10% —lO die. 36 - 136 p 17q-17% [6% - 9 —lO lb% —l5 dl.. 4 4 cli s . 33 —3! din 2 Iy4 dia. 17 —l9 IN —9% 13 —l4 % % es. 33 —2% cl. 17 —l9 27% 28 30% —31% 1 —34 dig. 4M- 4% 9% - 10 73(- - 7.. % 41,. 16 —l5 dls. 5 4 d. 634 —4% .7 183( —4% as.] 8 —7% 21% —22% 3% 3 dia. 1% —1% dia. 25% 27% 4% die. dia. AT LINES 71.E.A.5: rIZED 'TILLS. Leasingl B in Railways' ess Companies. Paid. Nominal Prices. donno-day. ------ --- Berkeand Hants Ex. 5 per Cent. Gt. Western 6 x- 1 p. 131 r. and Oxford Junc.,callsduly paid, or with a guarantee •• Do .. .. all 28% 293 Do., withou a guarantee .. Do .. • • all 27 —2B iiirm., Wol., & Dud.,calls duly paid, or with a, guarantee ••i Do .. .. 15 834 934 p Do., without a i guarantee •• Do • • • • 15 7 —8 p Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. all 17% 17% 17% Clydesdale June Caledonian all 41 —43 E. Lin., Guar. 6 per Cent. •• G. Northern all 3254 32% Gloucester and Dean Forest Gt. Western 18 par 1 Hull and Selby Yk. &N. M. all 101% 102 34 Do. 34 Shares Do .. .. all 50% 513( Do. % Shares Do .. .. all 223( 233{ Leeds and Brad. Midland .. all 983 x. 99% Lon. and Green. S. Eastern . all 11% 11% Do., Pref. .. Do .. .. all 23% 2434 Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. . Norfolk • • all lb —l6 Do., 6 per cent Do .. .. all .. —.. Aliddlebbro' and Redcar, 6p. ct Stockt.& Dar all • • —.. N. & East, 5 per Cent. .. E. Counties . all 54 —56 Do. New .. Do • • • • 43 4 6 p Preston and/ L. &N. W.} all 42 —44 Wyre • • •• i &La.& Y. Do. % Shares ADo .. 1034 734 —834 p. Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern all 21 21 34 Roy. & Hitchin G. Northern 63( 774 8 34 o. Shop. Ex.. Do .. • • 3 % 1% I%p. Shef., Roth. and Goole, 5 per ct. Lane. & York 18 11 6 .. —.. South Staffords. Mr. M'Cle an 9% 3 —2% dis. Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gua. • • Stock.& Dar. all 24 24% Do. do. •• Do .. • • all .. —.. Do. do. •• Do • • • • all .. —.. Wilts, Som., & Weymouth .. Gt. Western all 45 453{ SHARES. er Railways. I Paid. Nominal Prices. Business done a B _ Aberdeen • • • . .. all % % dis 4 Ms. Caledonian 10/. • • • 10 6 34 —6% le Chester and Holyhead .. all 1634 16% in Dund. Per. & Aber. Jane, all 346 4 411 8 , East Anglian (3/. 10s.) 6 per cent. .. .. • • all 234 —2% 2 34 % Eastern Counties Exten., 5 per cent. No. 1 • • all r,4 —% p Do. No. 2 ......all 34 dis —% p )f Do. New 6p. cent. Stock 10 1134 11% L. Eastern Union, Scrin guaran. 6 per cent. • • all 16% —l7 ie Do. 10/. Deben. Shares. all ,• La East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares .. all •• d E. &W. York. June. sths all .. Edln. Per. &Dun. 5i p.ct. all 4 dia. par Glasgow & S.-W. Consal ICO Gt. Northern, 5 per cent, all 13% 13% h Great South. & Western r (Ireland) eighths .. .• 2 34 —1 p. Lancashire and York shire, F. 201... .. • 6 134 14 U. Leeds and Thirsk, 6 per cent., No. 1 .• 11 p Do. quarters, 1848 .. 134 2 p London, Brighton, and f South Coast guar. 5 per et., late Croydon thirds 100 .. Do. pref., 6 p ct. Stock, • 1851, from 50/. chars. E 100 114 120 I Do. cony. 5 per ct. 1852 all .. Do. new guar., 6 per ct. 100 136 139 126 5 London &S.-W., new .. 5 2% —2% p. Londonderry and Ennis killen, half shares .. 10 .. • Manch., Sheffield, and • Line., quay. shrs., No. 1 all 134 13% Do. new, 101. •• all 12 12' Do., 61. • • • • „ 3 % % Midland Con. 6p. c. stock 100 13234 13334 L Do. Consol. Bristol & Birming., 6 per cent... 100 .. •• Do. Bristol & Glouces. 48 •• •• Norfolk Extension .• all 17 —lB Do. guar. 5% per cent. all 4% 474 Do. Waveney Valley .. 2 • • —•• North British .. 5 5 —5% 0 xf. Wor. 01. 151.6 p.e 2 1 —l% p Shrewsbury and Birm. New Guaranteed .. all 11 —ll % Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. Min.) 8 per cent, all 15 1534 South Devon .. • • • • all 13 —l5 South-Eastern, 4 34 p. ct. 10 Waterford &Kilkenny, 51. 1 • • West London, lit Cl. (10/.) a ll Do. Id Class de. (par) all York, Newc., and Berw., Gt. Nof E. Pur. .. all 164 16% York and North Midland 11. and S. Parch. .. 10 134 % dia. 8% 9 roazzarir. Boulogne and Amiens .. all 934 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) all 16% 1734 Demerara Dutch Rhenish .• 8 b 434 dis. East Indian .. •• • • 14 1 % P. Do. do. do. .. 20 Great Indian Peninsula,. all 34 —' P• Ditto ditto 2 %3G —% P• Louvain ala Sambre .. 734 • --• • Luxembourg .. • • • • 8 15— 1 % Ditto .• •• 10 3 % 394 Madrid and Valenti& .. • Maria Antonia .. 25 7 8 Ditto, New .• • • 734 2 3 Namur and Liege .. all 7N B'4 7% X Northern of France .. 16 1434 14% 14% Orleans and Bordeaux .. 8 ---4 dl4. Paris and Orleans • • • • all 33 —3s Paris and Rouen • • all 24 —25 Paris and Strasbourg 16 534 —5 4 Cs. 10% Rouen and Havre .. all 9% 10 Sambre and Mense • • 20 3% 4 3% % Tours and Nantes .. .• 18 954 9 dig. Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and ilaasolt • • $3 .. ••• I ( Mgt rlantlerg L 8 % ' = APRIL 29, 1851. Bnainasa done to-day. Asturian ...... Australian :: _ _...... Barossa Range ....... . Blacnarvon Iron and Coal Bolanos Scrip .......... British Iron ............ Brazilian Imp. (is. 51. p.) Do. Cocacs and Cuiaba 1%- 21,4 336- 3% Do. St. John del Rey.. Cobre Copper Copiapo ............ General.. Mexican & S. American Real Del Monte, Unreg. Do. Black Debentures. Do. Red Debentures .. Santiago de Cuba .... . • 32% - 32 16 -15% 38 % - 39 6% -7% 13 % - 14 -4% Tin Croft 'United Mexican....... ZOIN' . _ 747y6- 6% 4. - 5 - 33( :z EAMES, 33 - 32% 42% -43y4 9%- 12 25 - 25% 18% - 17% 2734 - 28 Australasia British North America.. Colonial Commercial of London.. London Joint Stock .. London and Westminster National Provincial Eng. National of Ireland .... Provincial of Ireland.... 18% - 20% 42 - 43% 15X - 15 Do. New .. • ....... . Union of Australia Union of London ...... Union of Madrid 35 - 33% 3 - 12% - 134 Canada ........ CELLANEOUS. 32% 42% —46 14 26% 28 all 65% 66 5 II —ll% 60 75 —7B II Gen. Steam Navigation . Penin. & Oriental Steam. Ditto ditto • Royal Mail Steam ...• (We cannot be anewen will not be influenced by Lble for ti interested Le errors of' the Official Lists, and d correspondents.] MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 3.000 bales, all to the trade, including 200 Pernaw and Maranham at 7 1, to Sid., 100 Egyptian at lid. to 81d., and 300 Surat at Ofd. to 5 i. per lb. The market was heavy.—Railway Shares were quiet, but the market closed flatly. The public Wool sales commence on the 15th of next month. At present no public sales of Sugar or Coffee are ad vertised for Thursday, which, in the City, will be a par tial holiday, as the Stock Exchange is always closed on the Ist of May. The letters and papers by the steamer Baltic, from the United States, were delivered this morning. The money market at New York was easier. It is stated that the legislatures of most of the states have adjourned, and those still in session will soon adjourn. Nothing of im portance has transpired in any of those which have ad journed, affecting the public indebtedness. It is fortu nate for the creditors of those states which are already deeply involved, that the Legislatures have not the power to contract new loans. The new constitutions which have been adopted, restrict legislation upon this subject, and but for this we should have had any quantity of plans proposed for an increase of debt; and projects for the extension of works of internal improvement would have been presented from every quarter. The Legislature of this state is at this moment en gaged in discussing the constitutionality of making a new loan of nine millions of dollars, to enlarge the Erie and other state canals. More than a dozen lawyers have given an opinion in relation to the matter, about one-half of whom say that such an act would be consti tutional, and the other half say it would not. The friends of the Bill are making every effort to get it through, but the probability is that they will not suc ceed. The new constitution of New York prohibits the Legislature from contractinc , any loan without fi rs t sub mitting the project to, an d obtaining the consent of, the people, at the election following the passing of the Bill, and a direct tax is levied for its liquidation. This matter illustrates clearly the importance of pro hibiting, by constitutional enactments, the Legislature from the reckless contraction of debt, which formerly characterised the proceedings of the repre,entative branch of nearly every state Government in the Union, and resulted in so much public delinquency, bankruptcy, and repudiation. It would be much better for the Le• gislature of this state to remodel this Bill, and consider it a loan at once, and let it go through the forms pre scribed by the constitution, to the final issue, and the matter will be disposed of for ever. A party, writing from Havannab under date of the 7th inst., complains of the measures "resorted to in this city to induce our merchants to send out their vessels here in expectation of high freights, and thus, when the har bour is full, they may dictate what freights shall be. They have done this more this season than ever was done before, in consequence of the advance of freights in the Gulf ports. You will see by the enclosed price cur rent, that freights are quoted 31. to 31. 10s. to Cowes and a market (as this is the way three-fourths of the charters are made here, it will serve as one example for all), when for the last week the highest rate that has been offered has been 21. 12s. 6d. It may be a mistake of the press, as they are not quite so advanced as we are in the art of newspaper printing, but it has happened almost too often for that.' The Mexican accounts state— " A new order of things is pervading here. The watchwords of the Admitistration, and of all true hearted and patriotic Mexicans, now are Vamos Adelante,' synonymous with our Yankee phrase, 'Go ahead.' " The new President, Arista, is indefatigable in his labours. He is a genuine workie, and his whole soul is devoted to his beloved country. Day and night he is engaged in his public duties, advising with his counsel lors, and directing the officials in their duty. " You will notice, on looking over the Mexican papers I send you, that some of them seem inclined to asqvl him. This to be expected. The number of aspirants for power here is as great as in the United States; and here, as there, the ambitious claims of most individuals seem to be in an inverse ratio to their ability and fitness. The factious accuse the President as being disposed to act dictatorially. If he was less firm, they would accuse him of being inert and inefficient. But all this opposition will end in froth and bubble. lie is a just man and a patriot, a nd will be sustained by the people. Prenunciamientos against him and his acts will be as foolish and as futile as those of Wendell Phillips, Garrison, and Co., in the United States. The staunch men of the country are with him —the true patriots are w i t h him—the worthy and intelligent of the priesthood are with him. They all see that he is copying after our Washington, and cares not for himself if he can serve his country. They all see that if this republic is allowed any longer to be torn to pieces 11 domestic dissensions—her strength paralysed at home and abroad—her prosperity retarded, and the moral strength of her people continued to be weakened by factions --she will become, as she will deserve to become, an easy prey to some hostile ambi tious rival nation, or relapse into a military monarchical despotism. The Church see, and the men of property see, his policy is the true policy fur the preservation of their just rights; and the people see that the same policy will!protect their liberties. He is only opposed by the fac tious, the discontented, the mere adventurers, and the unprincipled and desperate traitors who would exalt them selves on the ruin of their country." In the Amsterdam Stock Market on the 27th instant, Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. were quoted 57 7-16 Mexican Bonds were at 32 11-16. The English Funds have been quiet, but there is a tolerably firm market. Consols bring 964 1 1 for Trans fer and Account; Exchequer-bills are 503. to 533, pre mium; and India Bonds have been also at those rates. Bank Stock has been quoted 2104 to 211. Foreign Securities have been in moderate request. Mexican Stock has realised 35 to The absurd state ment as to the departure of the steamer on the 6th of March without the 80,000 dollars, owing to the bad wea ther, had a temporary influence, but it was speedily dis covered that so far from this being the case, the ship arrived here with the money some time since. Peru vian Deferred Stock has been at 39i to 394. Portuguese Four per Cents. are 344, being higher. Spanish Five per Cents. are 194 i. Venezuela Deferred are 1211 i. In Shares there is not a great deal doing, but prices are fairly supported. QUARTER TO THREI Consols 9 64 2. Ditto Account, May 13 ... 96? BRITISH FUNDS Tlll5 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 2ll 210 3 % IS per Cent. Reduced Annuities.-- 96 96 1 , 8 8 per Cent. Consols Anne New 3 1 ,4 per Cent. Arms. Long Annuities. Exp. Jan. sth, 1860... 7 5-16 7% Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1660... 7% India Stook Do. Bonds, 10001 Ditto under 1.0001 South Sea Stock Ditto New Annuities Cassels for Account 9C%% d. aehequer Bills. Ma i 2d. rch. June. 1,0001.... LO :3 p suol 5O 53 p Small 5O 54 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Danish Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent._ Ditto, 5 per Cent .................. 10 2 / 4 Msxican 80nd5,1846,5 per Cent., Coupons Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons ......... 35% 35 Ditto for the Account ........... 85, 2 Peruvian Bonds, 5 per Cent......... 84 Ditto Deferred ................... 3914 A Portuguese Bonds, 5 p er Cent .. Ditto 4 ner Cent. Russian Bonds, 1322, 5 per Cent — Ditto 4 1 4 per Cent. 994 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent 194% Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent,lB4o 39 1/s Venezuela Bonds Ditto Deferred Dividends on the above payable in London OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION.—It is earnestly to be hoped that arrangements will be made throughout the metropolis to render Thursday next a general holiday. Such would be not only gratifying to the mass of her Majesty's lieges in the capital, but would be a splendid welcome to our foreign visitors, and a mark of the popular recognition of the great industrial celebration. REPRESENTATION OF NORTH HANTS.—It is said that Lord Henry Cholmondeley will come forward in con junction with Mr. Portal, on the Conservative interest, as a candidate for the representation of the northern division of Hampshire, in the place of the present Speaker of the House of Commons, who it is expected will be elevated to the peer age.—Salisbury .Tournal. 17 100 1 1 0 100 8 6 8 all 13 4 47 )4 100 42% 4 2 0 100 100 47% all all all 1 6% 16 2-3 all 931. IS% % 7 % N 7S P 88X 89 88% 63% % 1% 14% 97 % 130 129% 22 1714 69% 8834 90% dia. 22)4 ji 32% 109 X 0% 27% 2834 31% 27 6 MINES, 15 4 1 13 0 13 5 24% all Nominal Prices. '2B 2 STOI LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THI S mid LONDON, APRIL 29.—Wind at noon SS.W., bre. W ze and eion:ly. ATERFORD, APRIL 27.—The Mary is onDratnv Bank. MILFORD.. Sophia Qec. STETTIN, A PRlL —Arrd 26.—The Euebmilie and Ferdio Alemel to Hull, put into Swinemunde, 24th 101 with part of cargo thrown overboard, having bee° shor M e. ALTA, APRIL 22.—The Canaglino sailed ben ce '- inst., for Eugland, and put back, 19th instaa4c; cargo reported to be heated. The Manfredonis,t° has put in with rudder damaged. br ig), NEW ORK, APRIL 1. Belle muda to Y Cuba, was lost on —The the Bird Rock,(British 60 Mll e ; of San Juau de los Remedios, 22d March; crew The Susar, L o rd, C e tt e , t o N e w Orleans. sailed Ili former port 23.1 December, hag not sinc e been been DEAL. APRIL 28.—Wind N.W. to S. , Fclu°llY.o 0. 11 Ruckers, St. Vincent. Arrd. from the R iver, B Q PILL, ( APRIL 28.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Marvel, .B°e° Ayres; Pink, Rio Grande. • • Atrd•l LIVERPOOL, APRIL 28.—Wind Tyro. SW, Robert Fiunie, King, New York; Templar, Bomba:; er C n t t :: : :1 6°9r A. 11;111)1.1 Juno, Ptilalelphia; Queen Pomare, St. J°"""jossei Brunswick; Branscombe, Montreal; Ba ltic 6 New York. SO; et QUEENSTOW N , APRIL 27.—Wind N. -- Arr co or Hardy, Barbadoes. The Arab steamer, fruit' l . 00 00!t, tinople to Liv er p oo l, put i n h ero this morning o quence of fire havin g b ro k en ou t among the Org . f ol has been quite su bd ue d. WELLS, APRIL 28.—The Heed schooner' o$ yid Penzance, got on shore at Bramcester, but ca rne little damage. glcl NEWPORT, APRIL 28.—Wind Longstaff, Rio Grande. shore °1146c1 NEW YORK. APRIL 16.—A ship WOO 4 - near Pickle Reef, previous to the 31 AP — of wreckers at anchor near her. a 03 About 100 bales of cotton, and the cabin and d 0; a large vessel, apparently some time in the ivi' ol olo o passed on the 2d of March, eighty mile s Island. Part of the cargo, ex-Emilie, from Cette to bee on shore on Absecom Beach, and full of wat er 's of 1/11 saved, and it is expected that the greater PI cargo will be recovered, but in a very darag e js, l4 '` The British Queen (brig schooner), AO nti ra to Salem, is repo r t e d to h ave b een wreeke. o ib li Apr below Portsmouth, d ur i ng a squa ll o n the "" crew saved. A yawl boat, 22 feet l ong , w ith bow fitc'vei the 11P black outside and green inside, was passed ° I/ April, lat. 38, long. 91. MARKET NEWS.—(THIS C.Pr f ai j i HAY MARKETS. ' • SMITHFIELD. —Meadow Ha ) , 31 Os to 3l 5s to 41 10s; and Straw, 1l is to 1 1— A fair average supply. and a steady trade. 41 1011 CUMBERLAND. Meadow Hay, 31 5s t° 1 010.' -e Clover, 3/ Os to 4/10s ; and St raw , It Is to 1 1 9sr 5; Supply moderate, and trad e fi rm . t 0 ,1. 1 WHITECHAPEL. Meadow Hay, 3/ 39 ,,, p v et'" Clover, 315 s to 41 10s; and Str aw ,ll Os to 1 , u" • Trade steady, at full prices. tedi' COLONXAL. 1 0 SUGAR.—The market f o r B r iti s h PlatitatiO nl 0 0 11 4 Sales about 200 thds. Mauritius, 2,00 0 bag,,ljoiff s- sold at th e p rev i ous a d vance o f 6 d per c wt; 9 . ,`, too: to 40s Fd; grey, 36 s t o 3 8s; an d b ro wn, t r es Bengal, of 4,600 b ags o ff ere d , on l y 1 , 550 13e , P , 1, j15 11 ', 4 , at a further imp rovement o f near l y 6 d o r ( 11 , tb this day week, l ow to goo d w hi te 3 8 0 to 44 lor mainder (being gra i ny sorts ) were withdrawn' tee ° the value. hsfe FOREIGN.—Two cargoes o f b rown Babio oe'd sold for refining at 18s to 18s 6d, and a fl °ll , i t. d — Oti l Li of brown Pernamb uco , i n b ags, at 18s 6d. Th,seSait.s'io British Plantation l an d e d l ast wee k a t t" Ale West India docks was 976 hhds 111 tierceo► ; 2 0e: h a t were taken for home co nsump ti on 434 bh l6- 122 .- 271 barrels. The stock in the same places i s3 ' 538 tierces 726 barrels. C I° l ,o COFFEE.-140 casks 280 bags Plantation -e auction mostly sold at previous rates • 200 Og g A of common auality were withdrawn at 425. ji Runt.—Tlie market is dull, and previons -s ein e barely supported. The quantity landed 104 : 1 2 k a Pu i the East and West India Docks was 10 P 013 : 6 ptiv' t y there were taken for home consumption 1 " - k - i0' hhds, and exported 69 puns 97 hhds. The 0 1 ° c same places is 10,932 puns 1,545 hhds. ,;„, 51 fp' SALTPETRE.-2.600 bags Beng a l, r efracting per cent, were withdrawn for want of bille r ; ; our 450 bags went i s lower; 61- per cent at 255: .7 8 530 bags refracti ng 4i with 3i per cent Na— at 23s to 945. .„t 0 0 ' TALLow.—P. Y. C. i s 39 s 3d t o 3 9 s 6d per" . spot, and Town 39s 6d. TEA.—The deliveries last week increased. CHANCERY.—(THIS DA -1.1 ,g (Before the LORD CHANCELLOR.) flu His Lordship was engaged the whole dal I b l i or part-heard appeal of Emmett and Dewhurst , occupied him the whole of yesterday. ROLLS' COURT.—(THIS ~.0 fir m MOTICAN V. MORGAN. The argum en t s i n t hi s part-heard pet i t i o n w" - D isit resumed this mo rn i ng . Th e f acts of the case laso ° been stated in our columns. VICE-CHANCERY. —(THIS - 1 "" ) (Before Vic e -Ch ance ll or KNIGHT Bllec- g no'dtlitio His Honour was en gage d t hi s morning ill a l 'r o - fpr a number of sh or t causes, none of wh i ch were - importance. 0.)" (Before Vice-Chancellor Lord CnAnwolapot His Lordship disposed this morning of a e r t oli r unopposed petitions, and afterwards proceede d causes. (Before Vice-Chancellor TunNEß.), vo iltel2; The arguments in th e p ar t - b ear d petit i o n of ou t w Bentley were resumed, and occupied his you whole of this morning. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS P i f i t o " : l Mr. Justice PA TTESON d e li vere d t h e usu al 0- ,L, the inquest jury thi s morn i ng b e f ore t h e s itting "or Court, and observed that he was only aware of ° P po ce . l that would come b-fore them, and that had re fe L - f lfr f a charge of keeping a disorderly house, which 'dor" no point or question of law that required Pat notice. A DAC THE OPENING OF THE CRYSTAL P, O -4. AND THE SITTINGS OF THE COT-ij.,,:lOct On their Lordship s en t er i ng t h e court , a t On c i i ;lce Lord CAMPBELL, addressing the bar, said- 4 do l right to an nounce th at we s h a l l s i t here , as 115 , P lO OB Thursday next. lam sure I w i s h a ll h onou r to ' to the Exhibition ; I earnest l y d es i re i ts succee,; , b 1 trust all the ben e fit s expecte d f rom i t will b e der. 001 this nation and all the other nations of the w °rld 4 ; sarf.r , attain those objectsl do not consider it at all necv i elr a , suspend the administration of justice in VVe °t :b ° o o . ,7, hall. We have still considerable arrears on ollf ov, and I think we shall best do our duty by aPP I Y I° O v 17r d selves to subdue those arrears. There will bee ui l r o le tley portunities for all persons whatever to see the 11-1) no Oof the Cryst a l P a l ace . . The - :nest - thr iourt 1. special paper. en proceeded with the busini COMMON PLEA S.— (THIS D i t o . l i:l l The Court proceeded with the special paper olg y but the cases argued did not possess any featur e neral interest. Y•) EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DA 0 11 1 Their Lordships heard several applications fl?` Or, for new trial s i n cases tr i e d on the circuit, vibledialem devoid of any interest except to the parties 101 03 e interested. BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY') IN RE CANSDALE, P rir Mr. Linklater appeared to apply for renewal °,lf se a tection to this bankrupt, whose certificate bad b e „ e „ - tb , i pended for six months, with protection for one rav a - ol e. Mr. JONES, for the assignees, opposed the renew the protection. • ld o'o• Mr. LINIELATER trusted that his Honour e i°e doe bl refuse the appli cat i on, as it was a matter of greaw, , whether, undsr th e 112th section of the Act, the o o f missioners had any power to order the disCueloo o bankrupts taken in execution after the refusal o at ta e pension of certificate; besides this, it was quite cisens bankrupt h a d not committed any of the offencemerated from the 251st to 257th sections. be e ? h via 0 Mr. JONES submitted that the protection -a mo ve . , limited, the Learned Commissioner intended t° les t open to the creditors or assignees to apply',„,.opt creditor was in the position to take the bano* execution, ,b r P r 4 ); His HONOUR said he felt bound to refuse fur 1/-412 tection, and as the assignees were the only pa ntie to 11 ",1 could apply for the certificate, which amouut e ,. o hOe l e d execution, perhaps they would consent, so the the bankrupt be put in prison he should not be v o ioo more than a month, as it was evidently the hoP re v oatY; the Court, by erdering protection from month to oc i that period would be a sufficient punishments ~e O lO5 object of the Legislature was that the bankrupt Pisiooe% punished; and he agreed with his brother Comel i t as that they were not restricted by the penal cle%et: tae that a bankrupt was liable for any misconduct t le 00 11 bankruptcy laws. He (his Honour) therefore ri d ae dered the assignee s were ent i tled to a cert ifi c ates %; the would Suggs t they should consent to a discharge erd of a month a ft er b an k rupt had been confin eu'dicg to Mr. JONEd said t h e assignees would act act or his Honour's su ggest i on. a th Hiss HONO UR sa id the bankrupt must under- dB n eot ~B 1 if he kept n u t o f t h e way, protection would could granted, but if the assignees Old not proceed, apply a month hence. —............- EXTRA MAIL FOR GIBRALTAR, INPT M AL TA, , rOS ; (So.—Notice was issued yesterday at the Gene ° ' atli C office, St. Martin's,le-Grand, that the Peninsular Covlntoo, Steamer, " Ganges," is appointed to sail from Soutbs s rod on Thursday next, the let of Ala for for Gibraltar, Dl ait i:deC 4 Alexandria. This vessel will take out newspape rs forfor de Galle,tiie M , adras, and Calcutta, Pointe as well As b y 0 3° places before mentioned, if specially addressed Qcoof "Ganges." I ,, tlers will b e li a bl e t o a postage of a ef a l id,', half - ounce, newspapers ld. e ac h, w hi c h must be Pr a r c iali Letters and newspapers will be in time by the 11101.13i0". of Thursday next, • t a t bt ee The Newca s tl e J ourna l s t a t es th a t the Pr gl ..itti as an extensive w e t d oc k o f 4 0 acres, or t h er eabout* - 6011 , ' „A ° f entrance at or near the old p oor -h ou se, high C"- 5111 01 tis, ig frourably pregregag• Business doJ to-day. L ~~. PRi ' • . .~" Paid.