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DEDICATED TO THE MARCHIONESS OF LANSDOWNE. Now ready, in 2 vols., 21s. bound, MEMOIRS OF HUNGARIAN !ly TlTEllll3'_ii PUESZKV. With an Historical Introduction. By FRANCIS PULSZKY. Late Under Secretary of State to Ferdinand, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary. Henry Colburn. Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. LADY, Now ready, 103. 6d. bound, THE SECOND VOLUME of EVELYN'S DIARY AND CORRESPONDENCE. NEW AND CHEAPER EDITION. Revised, with numerous Additional Nota. To be completed in two more Volumes, uniform with the New Edition of Pepy's Diary. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. To be had of all Booksellers. IRRUPTION OF MOUNT VESCE'CEUVIUS, COINCIDENT TO OUR COAL-PIT EXUDE METEORIC EXPLOSIONS. Memo. for J. BIRD (charred black, alas, unaided), at Wigan, &c.—Continue the isolation of the bony-fabric thro' in- Imitation of the pure white flame air left ye'—refilling hourly the air vase exhaetst cylinder of the lungs for inmost beat expulsion to its opposite, the sulphurous fire-damp gas—from the skin-vescieles for regeneration of fleshy covering underneath. This Vesce'ceuvelan system by " Captain" ACKERLET has providentially resuscitated eight (including" the man with his dog"), of the miners "blown" with gas and charred by the late disastrous colliery explosions tear Steurbridte, Chowbent, and Wigan, as phenomenized in February, on the 9th to 13th inst. Thus proving (as in like instance at fladlci,gh and Dudley Port last year) that his practical utility be lies his calumniators—the Government -talking droll, s, and that his usefulness, tiro' G.Al's gift, altho' at self- , •xpense [Sce the Cap tain's, " Savoyien'ilated facts* Ilistoriquel, verifies the old adage, that " Where there's a will there's a way" for alleviating this dire calamity of the working classes. To the New Exchange Coalmasters, &c., under Queen Eleanor of Savoy's (niece of EAX., Peter, Earl of Richmond, of Susx., in New ('ollege, Oxford) : - now perverted St. Katherine's Dock and East Smithfield Charity, A.D. 1273, in 1399, and 1849 --" till posterity re quires them." * On " the Quorum Certificate," each sufferer Is entitled on loss in life or limb to a state pension or smart iron the Greenwich Chest Consolidated Fund," (tho' inverted, like the " Standard, with the 10 kours"),— as the Act ordains for the encouragement of trade, na vigation, and naval ctrengtb. A THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. JAMES ANDER 30N. EVENTNi, will be presented, by her Majesty's Servants, The Comedy of THE WIIEEL OF FORTUNE. Characters by Messrs. Angel, Raker, Diddear, Cooper, Vandenlioff ; Miss Phillips, and Miss L. Addison. To conclude with the Play of THE SLAVE. Privata tours, 41. 35., 21. 123. 6d., 21. 25., 11. Ils. 6d., and 11. Is. Stalls, ss. each. s. d. s. d. FIRST PRICE. Eames - - 4 0 I Pit - - 2 0 Lower Gallery - 1 0 I Upper Gallery - 0 6 Box-book-keeper SECOND PRICE. Boxes - - 2 0 Pit - - - 1 0 Lower Gallery - 0 6 No Half-price to Upper Gallery , Mr. J. Povey. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, welt, Leaace And Manager, Old Bromptan THIS EVENING, . . . Will be performed THE PRISONER OF WAR. Captain Chan nel, Mr. Webster; Lieutenant Basil Firebrace, Mr. C. Kean; Mr. Peter Pall-mall, Mr. Keeley; Clarina Channel, Mrs. C. Kean; Polly Pull-mall, Mrs. Keeley. -t fter %filch THE'. IVONDER. Don Felix, Mr. C. Kean; Donna Vlolante. Mrs. C. Kean. fo conclude with the successful and laughable Farce, called an ILARKING SACRIFICE. Bob Ticket, Mr. Ruekstone ; Susan 4weetapple, Mrs. Fitzwilliam. The L•ox-offiee is under the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer. THEATIth ROYAL, ADELPHL a>cer the ,tirectinn c; Madame Cele.n., THIS EVENECG, Will be performed a new domestic Drama, called THE WILLOW CC I "SE. Principal characters by Messrs. Hughes, Wright, P. Bed t-iti , 0. Smith, Worrell; Madame Celeste, and Miss Woolgar. After w:lich MY PRECIOUS BETSY Characters by Messrs. Wright, Bedford, Worrell; Miss Harding, and Mrs. F. Matthews. To conclude with SLASHER AND CRASHER. PRINCESS'S THEATiLT,.. Mr. .i. M. Naldox, :Sol(' Lessee and ~anaeor. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Opera of THE NIGHT DANCERS. :Alter which HOT AND COLD. To be followed by the Ballet of TIIE THREE STATUES. To conclude with MY WIFE SHAN'T ACT. NEW ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Sole Lessee, Mr. W. Watts. St. John's Wood. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. Duke, Mr, Johnstone; Antonio, Mr. Ryder; Bassani°, Mr. Conway; Gratiano, /Ir. Wigan ; Lorenzo, Mr. Bel .on ; Shylock, Mr G. V. Brooke ; Launcelot Gobbo, Mr. Compton; I'ortia, Miss Fanny Vining; Ne riSSA, Mrs. Seymour: Jessica, Miss Oliver. To conclude with THE DREAM AT SEA, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. FRENCH PLAYS AND OPERA. COMIQUE. Last Week but Two of the Operatic Performances. lfr. MITCHELL begs respectfully to announce that the French Poriurnaances at the St..Tames's Theatre will commence THIS EVENING, At Half-past Seven, when will be performed UN TIGRE DE BENGALE. After which NE TOUCHEZ PAS A LA REINE. is Heine de Leon, Madlle. Charton; Don Ferdinand D'Aguilar, M. L.— The Box-office of the Theatre is open daily from Eleven till Five. Boxes and Stalls at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 23, Old Bond street. LYCEUM THEATRE. "rider the Management 01 Madam, Watt.. vole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. TEII3 EVENING, Will be performed A CURIOUS CASE. Niter which THE ISLAND OF JEWELS. To conclude with TWO IN TEIE MORNING. Dre,s Boxes •.: Upper Box., as. ; Ylt, ss.. Gallery, la. No half-price to any part of the house. All applications for rrivate Boxes must be made to Mr. Allcroft, 15 New Bond-street. • TLE. I' itt)Y AL A,IfLY I T .. tor, W. Batty An entire change in the Scenes of the Arena. New Grand Spectacle. Continntd suocess of the Dames of the Fox-bunting Chase, by Eight principal Equestrian Ladics of the Fstablishinent. Madlles. Gardoni and Atnilie on the Double Tight ItDpes in a petite Ballet entitled The Hungarian Wood cutters. THIS EV EN G, The peribrmance will commence at a Quarter to Sev,n. with a ne w Grand Spectacle of TIIE CORSE DE LEON ; or, the Brigand of Savoy. Tu be followed by a brilliant display of Ditty'3 peerless scenes of the Circle, supported ty the accomplished artistes of the establish ment. To conclude with TIIE DIiSERTED MILL ; or, The Soldier's Widow., _ _ Eoz-oilice °pea from Eleven rll Four. IGII WATEU AT LONDON f1it.11)(41.. Pais I)AT 46 min. after 5 I Even . n.t, 4 min after 6 Yu- , foanow - :NE 23 min. actor 6 Eviming, 45 min. after 6 THE WEATHEII.—SUN OFFICE, MARCH 3 TILEIMOMETER, L'vest, 41 Highest, 52 Noon 50. BAROMETER. 29'38. WIND S. W.—fine sunnhiny wea.her. MARCH 4. THERX&XETER, Lowest, 34; ll , ..zhcst, 51; Noon, 40. BAUOMETER, 3018. WIND E.N.E —cloudy, with occasional sunshine. I 4•:'!• • >%‘: 4 e '94t • • , 17.2-01 ,L L JILT AIM LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1850. The temporary postponement of Mr. MILNER Grnsoa's motion on the subject of legislative impedi ments to the diffusion of knowledge is so far an ad vantage, in that it affords ample opportunity for an expression of the popular opinion on this most popular matter. On Friday evening Colonel THOMPiON, Mr. Nowarr, and Mr. GIBSON presented petitions from Bradford, Truro, and Sunderland, in favour of the aboli tion of the tax on paper and the advertisement duty. This example should be followed throughout the king dom. The inhabitants of town and country, of city and hamlet, the learned and the unlearned are alike con cerned in the retention or abolition of these, truly denominated, impediments on the diffusion of know ledge. The learned and book-loving few are neces sarily concerned in promoting a measure so mate rially calculated to facilitate their enjoyment of literary treasures, but yet more espe cially are the unlearned and ignorant many affected by enactments which virtually deprive them (in a great degree) of the blessings and pleasures of education. Sucb, in fact, is beyond con tradiction, the effect of these pernicious taxes of which the Right Hon. Member for Manchester ad vocates the abolition. When the subject comes under the consideration of the House, we may antici pate a debate of unusual interest, but in the meantime it is no less than the duty of all those who duly estimate the popular importance of, the question to strengthen the hands of the legislative upholders of the abolition by a prompt and unanimous expres sion of their sentiments. Petitions from all quarters should load the table of the House—public meetings should attest the public feeling. Without this sort of "pressure from without" w reforms, especially in taxation, are at - tainah!e. • There are many subjects now under or aweiting the attention of Parliament, with which the well-being of the community is closely connected, but this proposition of Mr. GIBSON'S " for the aboli tion of taxes impeding the diffusion of knowledge,'' is qualified to take its place side-by-side with the most important. The physics', the mental, and the moral heelth (f the people 6o hand in hand. No Nv ise legislator will seek to separate them. Therefore while, under the direction s of sanitary commission e r s , we c l ose grave-yards, coilstr uct d ra i ns, and build well. N ea . tilated dwellings and baths and washhousee fur the oroinotion of the bedily wtlfare of the minima an . w hile we eee , b al lish and endow schools (ss would to GID we bad done caller !) ,A herein children of all classes and of all creeds may bc. trained i f , the way in whi c h they should go—while wo do this does it not a p pear a very part of the same Isenetieent system that the uni vereallissernination of knowledge should be promoted and mot prohibited by enactments of the Legislature ? To the novel readers of the boudoir it may possibly neater not whether the last new fiction cost a little mere or less, but to the humble arasan or the poor THE SUN, cottager the trifling sum—occasioned by the excise duty—makes all the difference in the world. It pre vents the publication of works suitable for his instruc tion and recreation at a price suitable for his scanty finances. There are exceptions to the rule, it is true, but at what a sacrifice such undertakings are ren dered possible the recent revelations of Mr. KNIGHT hear witness. Similarly baleful are the consequences of that other burdensome impost, the advertisement duty. By this also every member of the community is affected. In our state of extreme civilization, in which that saying of the poet is utterly falsified, " Man wants but little here below," every individual is continually in want of something either to give or to get, to dispose of or to purchase. In no way can the seller find so great a market for his goods, and in no way can the seeker find so profitable an answer to his requirements as by the medium of advertisements. But here again übiquitous taxation makes itself felt. A sixpenny hook cannot be announced to the reading world without paying three times its price as a tax upon such an announce ment. Mr. KNIGHT might have added a supplement to his pamphlet, showing how materially the adver tisement duty adds to the publishing cost, and enhances the arduous struggles of a book. Let us suppose an adventurous publisher brings out some popular work at the lowest possible price, in order to suit the means of the great majority. In order to make it known to that great majority, exten sive advertising is essential, whereby, in conse quence of the tax, the cost of producing the work is more than doubled ! Is it necessary then to inquire if this tax be inimical to the diffusion of knowledge ? Viewing it thus in only one of its many objectionable bearings, its ill-effects are most palpable. Yet we can hardly expect that this and its obnoxious companion imposts will be at once abated, unless the sentiments of the people thereon are unanimously and unmistakeably made manifest. There is yet, happily, before Mr. MILNEB. GIBSON'S motion, time sufficient for such a demonstration. Let the other constituencies of the empire follow the example of the electors of Bradford and others, who have already placed in the hands of their representa tives proof positive of their anxiety fur the unim peded diffusion of knowledge. The question of the audit of railway accounts is one of the deepest and most vital importance to the welfare and prosperity of the shareholders in the various undertakings throughout the country, in which an amount of capital has been invested to the extent of nearly two hundred millions of pounds sterling. Until the last year, the entire matter appears to have been left in the hands of the directors, who practically possessed an unlimited control over the affairs of the different companies. Abuses and errors were, however, brought to light that directed the public attention strongly to the impe rative necessity of securing for the general body of shareholders an efficient, independent, and bona fide audit, that could not be affected by any undue in fluences, which would insure to the parties interested a full and accurate knowledge of the real state of their affairs, and of the actual position and prospects of the undertaking in which they were respestively concerned, and at the same time would enable capi talists to know that they were possessed of sufficient date to warrant them in making large investments. We believe that there would now be but little danger of directors exceeding the legitimate powers with which they are entrusted, and that in many instances the boards are as anxious as the shareholders themselves to secure the adoption of such a system as will pro vide a continuous scrutinising and complete investi gation into the accounts, but without depriving the proprietors of the control and management of their own affairs. We also believe that there is no probability of the general body of shareholders being so supine-',' or remiss as on former occasions, or by their owa'apathy affording temptation to any future irregularities.- Bygone transactions can, therefore, afford no legitimate pre cedents that can be relied on as 'guides to future legislation. It is certain that whatev9r powers may be granted to proprietors will be fully made available and not turned into "dead letters" through any negli gence or carelessness on their parts. Various plans have been recently brought forward for the purpose of providing a fitting remedy for the admitted evil. It has - been pro- posed to call in Government superintendence, and a Bill was actually prepared during the last ses • sion for th it purpose, which was only postponed in consequence of the urgent remon3trances of many influential parties deeply interested in the welfare and prosperity of railway property. It was supposed that a measure would be prepared, under the sanc tion and authority of the directors of the different undertakings, that would satisfy all parties ; but un firtunately no conclusive agreement could be ar rived at. A Government audit was strongly and, as we conceive, most justly objected to, but no ade quate measure was brought forward as a substitute, the Bill that had been prepared by a committee of delegates from the boards of the principal railways having been abandoned. Under these circumstances, the proprietors have very properly determined on taking the matter into their own hands, and for that purpose committees of shareholders have been ap pointed by the leading companies to confer together and determine upon the proper measures to be adopted for additional legislation on the subject of the efficient audit of railway accounts. We have reason to believe that the gentlemen so selected have already made considerable progress in the arduous and important task which they have undertaken. The principles of a large and compre hensive measure of railway reform have already been fully discussed, and even the details of a Bill agreed upon, which it is hoped may be brought forward in the House of Commons within the present week. It has, we believe, been decided that no principle will be sanctioned which can take away from the different companies the right of controlling and managing their own concerns in the manner which they may consider most con ducive to their own interests, that no extraneous in fluence will be suffered to prevail in the appointment of auditors, but that at the same time the most strin gent precautions will be adopted to prevent any un due subserviency on the part of the auditors to any governing bodies, but that their sole allegiance will be due to the shareholders by whom they are ap pointed to their responsible situations. This is as it should be. It will at the same time remove every well•grounded apprehension that could be entertained, will restore confidence to the public as well as to the shareholders, and will obviate the fears that might reasonably be entertained if the principle were affirmed that a body of commercial men could not be entrusted with the direction and management of their own affairs We find that the Honourable Member for Reading has given notice that he will on to-morrow, Tuesday, the sth instant, ask leave to bring in a Bill "for the more efficient audit of railway accounts." We fear that this movement on the part of the Hon Gentleman ie, to say the least of it, premature. It is hardly fair to the gentlemen who have been for some time actively engaged on the subject, and whose labours have almost been brought to a conclusion, that either a private Member, or even the Government, should interfere before an opportunity is afforded of consi dering the measure, which may he said to emanate from a body representing capital to the amount of two hundred millions sterling, or rather more than one quarterof the national debt. If any reasonable objections can be shown to exist to the Bill about to be brought forward under such auspices, other parties may be warranted in interfering, but nothing certain canes yet be known on that point. We feel convinced, therefore, that the Honourable Gentleman, whom we believe to be actuated by the most laudable motives, will ecnsent to postpone hii Bill until , tlo iiitrcductit.ii Of that to Is hich we hare w hich will have Tee( ived the assent and approbation of the (negates from the different companics. THE AMERICAN MAir.—Tile British ar,d North nerican Royal Mail .tt air er, Euroua, which sailed fr,nl New York on ttn• 1941 ult., is expected in the NilerEey this morning. She will have eleven days' later news trom New York, and no doubt additional intelli gence from the West India islands. DEATH OF THE REV. E. BICKERSTETH. The Evang« , lieal party in the Church of England have sus tained a he avy loss by the demise of this divine, who ex pired late last week at the rectory, Factor, Hertford shire, where he had been settled for upwards of twenty years. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1850 THE FRENCH 'IR,EPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of Saturday and yesterday. The Minister of Commerce, with the authorisation of the PRESIDENT of the Republ:c, has formed a com mission for the purpose of organizing the measures necessary for the interest of such French manufac tureri as may wish to take part in the general exhi bition to be held in London in 1851, and to come to au und-irstanding with the English committee on the subject. The commission is composed of M. Charles Dupin, President of the Central Jury of the National Exhibition of 1849, as President ; M. Tourret, Vice- President; and MM. Payen, De Kergolay, and Le Chatelier, Secretaries of the Central Jury ; A. Mitnerel, Michel Chavalier, Combes, Pouillet, Balard, Fontaine, Evelmen, L. de Laborde, H6ricart de Thury, Legentil;Sallandrouze-Lamornaix, and Morin, members of the Committees of the different branches of Arts and Manufactures. We read in the Moniteur :—" General HARISPE, commandant of the 11th military division, has, on account of his great age and weak health, requested to be replaced in this important command. It is with deep regret that the Government is forced to lose the services of General lIARisPE, who, in his long and honourable career, has so well merited the thanks of the country, and acquired so many titles to the esteem of his fellow-citizens. The PRESIDENT of the Republic has appointed to the command of the 11th division General Jomr, who previously commanded a division of infantry of the army of the Alps. Gene ral HARISPE, having held a command in chief; is kept on the general staff, and will have the pay of a general en disponibilite." The debate on the Paris and Avignon Railway Bill occupied the whole of the sitting of the Assembly on Saturday, and was again adjourned. In the sitting of Friday General LAHITTE, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, gave the most distinct assurances that there was not the remotest possibility of any occurrence taking place which would lead to a disturbance of the peace of Europe, and the Napoleon of yesterday reiterates that assurance. After alluding to the warlike rumours which had been in circulation during the preceding week, the Napoleon says— " Let people tranquillize themselves. The mission of France at this day is not to make war; its mission is to prevent war—at first by wise counsel and judicious ad. vice, by a benevolent intervention between governments and the people ; and secondly, if necessary, by measures of precaution, which, instead of being any motive for alarm, are, in reality, so many guarantees of peace." Several persons were convicted on Saturday of having opposed the cutting dawn of the trees of liberty on the 4th of February, and were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment. M. BEERTER'S report on the budget has been printed, and was distributed to the members of the National Assembly on Saturday. The Patrie says— " M. Romieu, Extraordinary Commissary of the Go vernment in the department of the Oise, went on the 25th ult. to Carlsruhe, where he had an interview cf the Grand Duke. He obtained a point which bai been hitherto attended with sJine difficulty—viz., that of having a number of German refugees, whose presence near the banks of the Rhine had . eaused some uneasiness, sent into the interior." A letter from Cherbourg, of the 28th ult., states that 300 seamen had arrived there from Brest, to complete the crews of the corvette La Prevoyante, and the steam-boats Le Flambart, Le Milan, and Le Colbert. Fifry-femur of the insurgents of June, confined in the fort of Hommet, had been pardoned by the Pas- SIDENT of the Republic. Twenty-seven of them left for Paris on Wednesday last, and the remainder were to follow on Thursday. A revolt took place on the 27th ult. amongst the military prisoners at the Fort Mont St. Michel. The troops succeeded in disarming them. The Five per Cents, were done in the Passage of the Opera at 95f. 70c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, MARCH 2. Boulogne and Amiens, 6%—East Indian, WA—Namur and Liege, WA Orleans and Bordeaux, 3—Paris and Rouen, 21%. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 26th ult. have arrived. Rumours were in circulation in Madrid that Gene ral NARVAEZ was about to resign the Presidency of the Council, and that he would be succeeded by General MANUEL DE LA CONCHA. MADRID BOLSA, FEB. 26.--Tho Funds have expe- rienced a further decline. At the Bolsa bidders were not found for Three per Cents. at higher rates than 281, whilst holders asked They are reported 281 buyers at the cicse. Five per Cents. 121 buyers, sellers. GERMAN Y. A telegraphic dispatch from Berlin, dated the Ist March, announces that a prolongation of the armistice between Prussia and Denmark had been decided upon. No details are given. Another telegraphic dispatch, dated Berlin, the Ist inst , says :—" We have just learned from a semi official source, that the Prussian Government shows itself more accommodating in the Swiss question, the difficulties of which would be easily settled if Russian diplomacy were not labouring in an entirely opposite spirit, by exciting Austria to persist in her exorbitant demand for the expulsion of all political refugees, and for bring back Switzerland to the terms of the com pact of 1815. As for the question of Neufchatel, Prussia is also disposed to accept a compromise which shall protect the ancient rights of the Prussian Crown, and to cede to the conciliating views and instances of France and England." By decree of the King of PRI:MIA, the primary elections for the First Chamber are to take place on the 16th of March, and the election of Deputies on the 4th of April. Prince GORTSCREYOFF, Russian Ambassador at Stuttgardt, has been appointed Russian Minister to the Central Commission of Frankfort. The Wanderer of Vienna states that the Austrian Government has addressed to the Federal Commis sion of Frankfort the plan of a uniform commercial and maritime code for all Germany. There is at present such a scarcity in Hungary, that provisions have had to be sent from Austria. ' The Carlsruhe Gazette states that the King of WURTEMBURG has declared to the President of the Chamber that, if the democratic party persists in maintaining its present attitude, he, will suspend the Constitution ; adding, that the two great powers of Germany had admitted that such a measure would be justifiable in the present state of the country. The Diet of Electoral Hesse on the 26th ult. adopted a protest against the new Ministry. Among the population also the new Cabinet encounters great oppositicn. The chief of the new Ministry, M. DE HASSENPFLEIG. in announcing his nomination, stated that he intended to cause the elections for the German Parliament of Erfurt to take place at the appointed time, and he said that that Parliament would be able to establish a central Government for Germany. The Schleswig deputies having been unable to ob• tain an audience of the KING, on account of the accident which has confined and still confines his MAJESTY to his apartment, had an interview with Count BRANDENBURG, and subsequently handed to his Excellency a memorial, addressed to the KING, which, after praying his MAJESTY to protect their just cause, nationality, and the immemorial rights jea lously watched over by their forefathers during 400 years, and after beseeching the KING to defend a faithful German people, to whom his MAJESTY has lent powerful support during two years ( - Welchem Siez wei Jahre hindurch hatgen Schutzi gewahrten), and not to permit Schleswig to be forcibly separated from Holstein, and incorporated with Denmark, thus winds up— " In your Majesty's hands rest the negotiations for a peace with Denmark, the conclusion of which may not be near at hand. We therefore leave it to your Majesty, with the prayer that your Majesty will adopt the requi site measures for the speedy re-establishment of a law ful and orderly state of things in the duchy of Schles wig, by the removal of the Administration (appointed by the armistice), and in such manner as may produce the re-establishment of the ancient union between Schleswig and Holstein, and that a national Government, possess ing the confidence of the land (meaning the Provisional Government or the Statholderate) and common to both duchies, shag bo re-established as it existed before the armistice. It is only by this means (that is, by a com plete infraction of the main clauses of the armistice which it is sought to prolong) that the inhabitants of our severely proved country can be tranquillized, and await the conclusion of the peace according to Almighty dis pensation." To this document, dated the 19th inst., and signed by the twenty-four delegates, Count BRANDENBURG returned a reply upon the 23d. In this reply the Minister expresses the KING'S regret at being pre vented receiving the deputies, renews the assurances given verbally (by the Minister) of his MAJESTY'S lively interest, and that of his Government, in the affairs of the duchies ; adds thereto hopes that means will be found to unravel this lamentable complica tion in a manner consistent with the rights of all parties ; expresses an earnest desire to place the duchies in such a position as will definitively relieve them from the grievances they complain of; states that the representations made in the memorial have augmented his MAJESTY'S sympathies, and, without gthe dep u ti es to a d v i se alluding to the immediate request above cit e d, con cludeseir e countrymen t e r a y r i n n e e s n t Iy t r t e r r s t est i patiently n t h and con fid ent l y i n the efforts of the Prussian Government, and not in crease complieations by disorderly conduct. The Kolner Zeitung has a telegraphic dispatch from Berlin, of the 2d instant, stating that the Ad minstrative Council has agreed on the terms of the Additional Act (Additional Acte), which is to be submitted to the German Parliament, and on the terms of the message of the United Governments. Tho affairs of- Ihnover were likewise discussed in the last sitting of the Adminstrative Council. The Vienna paper: of the 27th ult. have a telegra phic dispatch from Trieste, stating that a large rlupa ber of the Hungarian refugees have entered the ranks of the Turkish army in Bosnia. SWITZERLAND. The Swiss Federal Council has ordered Sergeant BOICIICT to be interne in a remote part of Switzer land, on the complaint of the French Government that he has published a seditious pamphlet "To the Elec tor 3 of the Army—thichot, Sergeant-Major of the 7th Light Carabineers, Representative of the People." Oa the pamphlet in question appearing, BONIIOT wrote to the newspapers formally declaring that he was not the author. The Suisse states that Sir EDMUND LvoNs has If fc Berne for London, on leave of absence. Mr. llEitaiEs is to be Chargé d'Affaires in his absence. GREECE. The Weiner Zeitung publishes the following tele gaphic dispatch from Athens : " ATHENS, FEB. 19, SIX O'Cii)ek. " The French post of the 7th has just brought the intelligence that the mediation of France has been ac cepted. The cc( reis e measures will, therefore, cease, imme diately. "No explanation of any kind Las been received on the subject from the British Envoy. "Tranquillity continues to reign. The Greek Go vernment and the nation persist up to this moment with constancy." The Lloyds of the 25th says : " Accoroing to a telegraphic dispatch received from Trieste last night, the islands of Sapienza and Cervi had not been occupied by the British on the 14th of February, nor were they to be so. An imperial Aus trian ship of war had gone off from Trieste to Patras, for the protection of Austrian trade. In the vicinity of Patras there had been an ominous increase in the bands of robbers." PERSIA. Letters from Teheran of the 2d January state that an emeute bad taken place in that city a few days previously, which had been suppressed, but that great fears were entertained of a fresh outbreak. Several arrests had taken place. ITALY. GalignanisWessetzger of Saturday publishes the following account of the circumstances which led to the striking of the British Consul's flgg at Milan:— " We have received from a source o❑ which we be lieve full reliance may be placed the following ac count of the circumstances which led to the striking of the flag of the British Consul at Milan. Up to the time of the disturbances at Milan none of the foreign consuls had flags displayed at the consulates ; they were hoisted during the struggle between the inhabitants of Milan and the Austrian authorities for the protection of the consuls, it being sup posed that their residences would thus be respected, by all parties. When tranquillity was restored the flags were still kept up, and the new Sardinian Consul, on his arriving at Milan, finding that the other consuls dis played the colours of their respective nations, hoisted the. flag of Piedmont, which being the tricolor flag under which the Italians had f night fer liberty, gave offence to Marshal Radetzky, who regarded it in fact as the emblem of revolt. No attempt, however, was made to compel the Sardinian Consul to remove this flsg, but a representation was sent by him on the subject to the Austrian Cabinet, which imasedit:tely addressed to the Governments who have consuls at Milan a request that their agents might be desired to remove the cause which enabled the Sardinian Consul to display an emblem cal culated to excite unpleasant feelings and to brave, as it were, the Austrian Government. The representations of this Government were received in a friendly spirit. It was admitted that the hoisting of flags at consulates was practised only in maritime ports, and that the mo tive which had led to it at Milan had ceased to exist. Instructions, therefore, were given to some of the consuls by their Governments to strike their figs, and Mr. Campbell, the English Consul, was the first to do so. THE UNITED STATES. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING. By the arrival of that fine steamer, Europa, we are put in possession of dates from New York to the 20th ult., and Halifax to the 23d. She brings the usual American mails, and an average number of pas sengers. The news by this arrival is more than usually important. The American Senate had not concluded the de bate on slavery. The Senate had rejected the nomination of Colonel Webb. Two sen-ttors, Dr. Givin and J. C. Freeman, had arrived at Washington from San Francisco. A destructive fire had taken place in Camp-street, New Orleans, on the 16th of February, by which one million dollars worth of property were lost. The fire was the work of an incendiary. The amount of gold received since the Niagara's departure from California amounted to above three millions of dollars. From Canada we learn that serious riots had taken place at Three Rivers, in connexion with the School Act. The assessor's house was burnt. The military were obliged to be called out. A fire, which broke out at Montreal on the 18th February, had burnt the Canadian Institute Library and the Governor's office. We learn from Mexico that the new Mexican tariff is ordered to be carried into effect in Yucatan. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Business throughout the Union was reported in a good state. The Money Market was easy, money being plentiful, and obtainable at previous rates. The general trade of the country is more satisfactory than it has been fur some time past. Breadsiutf--In these there was little doing, prices slightly receding. Western Canal flour, 5 dolls 12ic. to 5 dolls 25c per barrel. Gennessee prime wheat, 1 doll 26c to 1 doll 28c per 681b5 ; southern wheat, 1 doll 100 to 1 doll 12c. Pullen corn, round yellow, 60s to 62c, steady; flat yellow, 61c per bushel; southern white, 58c to c O o c t 2 dolls 871 c to 3 d o ll s per b arre l. depa rture o f t h e Ni agara f rom Boston, ton co —l t n t Ad o i r f i atn : r xPleetr.haileenced afall of cent, and on the 6 Europa's arrival it fell fully half a cent, but afterwards rallied, and on the 15th exhibited a rise of 1 cent. The present quotations are—New Orleans and Mobile, mid fair to fair 13-ic to 134 c per lb; Upland, mid fair to fair, 13c to 131 c. Freights remain unchanged at steamer's departure, the asking rates being. for flour to Liverpool is 6d to Is 9d per barrel; grain to Li verooo l s fd to 6d per bushel; cotton to Liverpool, id to 3-16 d per lb. Mess fork (new) is dull, at 10 dolls. Exchange on London, 1091 to 1091, not well sus tained; on Paris, 5 27, sales mall; on Hamburg, 35 to 351; on Breme , 78 to 78t, PAIRS ON TILE IRISH. FRANCHISE CLAUSE. FOR. AGAINST. Clay, Sir W. Bramstonj. W. Fortescue, J. W. Cobbold, J. C. Gibson, T. M. Egerton, Sir P. Norreys, Lord Halsey, T. P. Strictland, Sir G. Lewisham, Viscount I request th e f avour of your stating TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—May Lhat I was prevented from vo ti ng with Mr. Hume on the suffrage question by an obstruction which de ayed the arrival of a train t i ll nearly two hours after its time.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, March 2, 1850. J. S. TRELAWNY. POST-OPTICS OFFICIAL DIRECTOR.—The March number of this most useful monthly publication has just appeared, and, like its predecessors, is distin guished by the extent and variety of its infOrmation on all postal matters. It is impossible to require any , information, regarding either inland or foreign post age, or relating to the packet service, which cannot be found in the Post-office Official Director. The Queen has conferred the rectory of B e d waes, Monmouth, held by the late Bishop of Lland a ff, upon the Rev. W. W a tki ns , w ho was his Lordship' s curate i n the parish. Th e L or d Chancellor has pr esented the Rev. Henry W a lk er Y e oman to the rectory of Monk to e n v. Moor, R R. e 00 Yorkshire. The Rev. William Joseph What!ey, to th e r ec tory of Rise, Yorkshire. Th e R Huntingdon. Th e R ev . W. T. Pearse Meade Ri ng , to Black, to the rectory of St. M ary ' s, the rectory of Norton-cum-TwYer°" , Leicestershire. The Rev. C. J. Champneys, to the vicarage of Wendover, Bucks. Falkner Hope, E s q., is appointed a stipendiary magistrate fur the Cape of Good Hope. Captain Hen derson, R.N., has taken his departure to superintend the improved convict system in Western Australia. Mr. M'Leay, collector of customs at Dumfries, has been pro mot3d to be comptroller at Sunderland. Mr. J. Lawson, comptroller at Newry, t o he collector, at Dumfries. Mr. J. Sloan. comptroller at Dutnfriei, to be comptroller at Newry. Mr. R. Norman, second clerk at Leith, to be comptroller ut Dumfries. —Sunday Paper. THE LATE DR. CRUCEPIX.--This gentleman, who died at Bath on Monday last, was well known in every part of the world where Freemasonry flourishes. lie ba:l received high honours from the Grand Lodges of England and America, and high distinctions from nu merous lodges in Ireland, Scotland, the colonies, and even from the continent. By his benevolent exertions the Asylum tor Aged and Decayed FrLemasons was founded, r.f which he was the treasury r until his death, as well as one of its trustees. Ile institution known as the " Widows' Fund," established for the widows of Free masons, also owes its existence to Isis efforts, and to ull other charitable institutions of the et aft he was a liberal contributor and most zealous supporter. His loss will be do plored by a very numerous circle of Masonic and private friends, to whom he had especially o ndeared him selt by his gentleness and amiability of disposition and character. We hear that the Earl of Carlisle will probably be the successor of Lord Campbell, as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. His Lordship, however, even when no longer officially connected with the Board of Health, will not, we are assured, abate one jot of the great in terc•st he has always taken in the cause of sanitary re form, to which his time and influence will, as ever, be zealously applied,--Observen M.: ;NE Y mid_ COMMERCIAL, NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were cstitusted at 4,000 bales, of which 1.000 American were Lken on speculation, and 500 for export, and prices of Amerlean were in favour of buyers. Among the sales w, re 100 Pernam cad Maranbaw. at 61d. to CIA.; 50 at 6i.d. to 60.; 50 Egyptian, at 7d. to 71d.; and 200 Surat, at 43-d. to 4d. per lb.—Railway Shares were rather firmer. The Corn Trade is dull again, and the arrivals are increasing. The steamer from America brings late advice, and of a very satisfactory character upon all that relates to commercial affair 3. The money market was easy, and the general trade of the country in a sound condition. Not much was doing, however, in bread-stuffs, and cotton was lower. This arose from the intelligence recei wed from England. Freights were without alteration, rind the exchange on London was 109 1 to and rather heavy. The letters are expected to he uelivered this afternoon. The Severn steamer, from the West Indies, has ar rived seieral days earlier than was expected. The ge neral tenor of the vows from our colonies is to the effect that the weather had, in some places, been too dry, and that business was rather inactive ; but there was, ma nifestly, less political rancour, and a strong disposition to l ush vigorously the cultivation of new staples, and pat ticularly cotton. Jamaica was quiet and healthy, and various expedients were talked of for fostering com merce, including the substitution of direct taxation for part of the customs duties. In Barbadoes copious ►howers fell just before the date of the present advices, and they were greatly needed. A new bank had been established in Antigua. The information received at Jamaica from Hayti was very unpromising, and the merchants were sadly ha• rassed by the proceedings of the new Imperial Govern• merit on the one hand, and the neighbouring republic on the other. One or two curious paragraphs appear in the West Indian papers, copied from United States journals. First, it is asserted that three provinces adjoining Pernambuco are to be erected into a kingdom, of which Prince Join vine will be the king. It is admitted, however, that such a measure would be highly unpopular and danger ous. Secondly, we are assured that Brazil and Paraguay intend to declare war against Buenos Ayres, and that a large body of Brazilian troops bad been stationed at San Garrini. Frankfort accounts of the Ist instant quote Austrian Metallics 81k, and Spanish Three per Cents. 24. At Amsterdam the home Funds were well supported, but Foreign Stocks were quiet, and Peruvian a shade lower. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 55 to 55 1-16. The following information, upon the state of the Wine trade, is forwarded by Messrs. Walter, Howell, and " Port—ln low-priced Port wines we have a demand with a decreasing stock. The actual stock of Port wines in Villa Nova, adapted fur export to Europe, is as follows : Stock on the 31st of December, 1844, 137,121 pipes ; 1845, 127,375 pipes ; 1846, 113,128 pipes ; 1847, 107,745 pipes; 1848, 104,944 pipes; 1849, 82,964, showing a decrease in stock of 54,157 pipes in five years." "Sherry—The market remains unaltered from our last. Clean low-priced wines are particularly in• quired after." The English Stock market looks better this morning, and there is a rally in the quotations, the accounts from Chagres stating that three millions of dollars had within a week or two been conveyed across the isthmus; while the West India mail steamer brings to Southampton nearly 300,0001. The idea, too, that the Greek affair will be early settled, seems more prevalent. Consols have realised 95* to 95Z-, being now 951. The New Three-and-a• Quarter per Cents. are 97 to 98; and the Three per Cent , . 94 to Bank Stock is steady, at 206. Exchequer-bills have been 545. to 575. premium. In the Foreign Market there is a rally in Peruvian Bonds, bet the state of the Republic as advised in the accounts received to-day continue) unsettled. There is a strong party here supporting the market. The Active Bonds have been 73-1 to 74k, and the De erre i 32; 1 2 - to 33 Equador Stock has been quoted n, and Mexican Bonds have realised 29g. Russian Sett) has been 14 to 1-'4- prem. Dutch Four per Cents are 86k to 2. Spanish Five per Cents have realised 17k to k. The Railway Share Market is looking up this morn ing, and although there is not a largo business doing, prices are generally higher. - The Railway dircular brings strong charges against the Money, Market Examiner, and in the following terms:— " Let us state plain facts. This paper was established ostensibly for the elucidation of the true condition of the public pecuniary investments. It commenced with fair seeming, and won a degree of confidence with some men by a show of truth. Such was its policy in its origin. Trading subsequently on its reputation, it has jesuitically blended truth with falsehood, regardless of any interests but those of its conductors. Its prin cipal contributor, after confounding the commercial Argus of Printing-house-square, was detected in his act, and henceforward set up a legerdemain which none should understand or decipher save himself and his part• nets in their speculations on the gullibility of railway investers. To use the words of the satirist, its asser tions have been both true and new, but unhappily those which are true are not new, and those which are new are not true." ONE 't. .-: G P•.••••• 7 , 1-OTII.III t . 13 1 ,11.), O'CLOCK. , Iti , vs. nnnk Stock I,er Cent. Roduced Any ....,,,..... 95:14 5 / 8 7 4 3 / 4 95 3 4 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities-. - 95 1 4 1 % 1 . 5 X 4 1 4 95 Ntw 3 1 4 per Cent. Anus... .... Long Anna. to expire. Jan.lBCo -16 8 9-16 ilviil Bonds, 1,000/. ... .......... . Ditto under 1,0001.. .....» B7 p 87 p Consols for Account 9 5%4 Vs A'-' l‘ 95 1 4 eh (NA übr Bills. 1 1 40. do •zu 1,0001. June 54 57 p 57 p 5001. June &mill. June 54 57 p 57 p 4-2IICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. Mrl+:, , !LOSE N , WC T, WK. PRTO F. g , crazilian Bonds 89% 89 1 / 2 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent — Ditto, Account F.quador Bonds Greek Bonds - Ditto ex Over-due Coupons 5 3 /4 e Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons— - Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ..., — . Ditto, Account Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent Ditto, Account 74 73% 74 1 / 8 74 73 1 /. Ditto Deferred Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto 5 per Cent., Converted nussian Bonds ..... 107 107 Ditto Scrip 1 34% p 1 % P ` , lp4nmh 5 per Cent. 1840 — Ditto, Account Ditto, Passive — 34 4 Ditto. 3 per Cent Ditto. Account ..... .. Venezuela Bonds, 2 1 4 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London French 3 per Cent Exchange Beligan, 4% per Cent ....... /uteri 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. .. Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 86 % 1/0 86% PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSIN , AILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES itristol and Exeter 92 ...... 63 3 uckinghamshire Caledonian 110. New 10/. Pref..... 10 eastern Coumties... ..... 20 ...... 7 1 1 4 1 ,Q x.d ..... .. 7 1 4 x.d Do, New Pra.reoce, e, per Cent...-. ..... 10 ..•••• --- ......... •••••• Ditto, Extension, 5 per Cent., No.l 6/.138.4d.... p Ditto ditto. No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... li g % p Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 25 Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) '2O . .. 15 3 / 4 ... ..... East Lancashire ireat Northern Do., % A Deferred Do., 1 / 2 B 6 per Cent... 71% — Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 12% teat North of England.loo ...... Ditto, New, 30/ Ditto. New,ls/ l5 .. .. 34 ...4reat Western 100 ...... 57 58% x.d.... 58 1 / 2 x.d. Ditto, % Shares Ditto, 1 4 Shares Ditto, Fifths.....- Ditto. New 171... ..... 15 ... Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 Leeds and Bradford Leeds and Thirsk ...... 50 London &Blackwall...ll/. 6s. 3d... 3% x d 3% x.d Lmuon, Brighton, and South C0a5t....... 100 ...... 78;4 3 4 . ... 78 3 % Do., New, guaranteed 6 per Cent . 100 .133 Lo , idon and N Western 100 lO3 104% x.d.... 104xd Ditto, New Quarters.. 12 l2 11% x.d. ...11% x.d. D , T tO, Fifth , London & S.Western lOO .... .. 64% 65%x.d... 65 1 ,E x.d Midland ... .. ...“ 0 ...,.. 38 3 / 4 39 x. d... .. 39 x.d,. Do., 50/. Shares ..... 30 - ... 55% x.d...... 5% x.d North Brit i sh . ... 25 .... , ... .... ..... 9% North Staffordshire ... 17% 6% 6% Koyston and Hitchin ... 4%..... 5 Shrewsbury and Birns... 13% — . ....... .. .. dis Ditto ditto, Class B. 8 :;;mith F.,vit.,/ , ... ...... .. 33% 17% 18 Do., Registered No. 4 10 Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... .. ...... 60 Do. do. do. ... 25 York. Newcastle, and Berwick. .... . Do. Newcastle Exton. 20 ...... 84,, 9 ...... Do. G.N.E.Preterence 8 ... - 1%1A% York and North Midland 50 ...... 174 1 4 FOREIGN RAIL WAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and viarzon)... 20 Northern of France l6 ... „ ..... ( )rleans and liordeaUX 7 ...... • • Paris and Stras'iourg 25 1 14 1 % 9 1 3 4 17% 12V, Cyj MINES. Brazilian Imperial ...... 24% ....... Do. St. John Del Rey 15 13%. ..... Cobre COpPer Santiago de Cuba.-- IC United Mexican 7 0INT STOCK BANKS Union . of Atistralia ..... In consequence of some misunderstanding having taken place, with respect to that portion of the report of the Bi and of Health relating to intramural interments which points to the expediency of a general cemetery on a large scale, removed from the metropolis, we think it right to sti.to that neither the members of the Board of Health nor the Government hold them*(;lves at all re stricted to the plan of a single burying-place to this vast city.--Sunday Paper. LLO YD'S SHIPPIN G-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MARCH 4.—Wind at noon N., fresh gale and squally. DEAL, MARCH 3.—Wind S.S.W. to S.W. fresh.— Arrd. James Scott, China; &audio., Bahia; Nestor, Mauritius ;,Mary Ann, Algoa Bay; James Gibb, Callao; Apollo, South Seas. Arrd. from the River, Gambia, Gambia; Stranger, Bermuda; Cott, Trinidad; Napoleon, Porto Rico. Arrd. from the River and sailed, Devon shire anti Westminster, New York. Sid. Frances, New York. MARGATE, MARCH 3.—The sloop Melville, London to Hastings, got on the Gore Patch Sands yesterday morning, came off in a sinking state, and ran for the main, has since received assistance, discharged most of her cargo, and been brought into the harbour. DUBLIN. MARCH I.—Wind W. to &S.W.—Sid. Industry, New York. CLYDE, Maitca E.W.—Sld. Tomatcr, Per numbudo. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 3.—Wind S.W. to N.W.— Arrd. Lucknow, Demerart; Masonic, Apalachicola; Esther May, Virginia. Sld. Quetr!, Calcutta; Meg of Meldon, Calcutta; Vizor, San Francisco ; Jane Tudor, Still Francisco; Oregon, Ccquimbo ; Lancashire Witch, Para ; Phoenix, Antigua; Colonist. Staten Island; Lotti.iana, Boston. Oil port. Baron of Renfiew. HULL, MARCH 2.—The Queen of Scotland steamer, for Hamburgh, ran on shore on the Holme Sands, and has since been brought hack in Ow of three steamer?. Goom, MAncu 2. —The Mary Ann, of and from Ips wich to this port, capsized on Whetton Sand yesterday morning; one man drowned. Some lighters have gone to her assistance. COWES, MARCH 3.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. Oxefear, Smith, Rio Janeiro and Lisbon. Off port, Bertha, Vogler, Cuba, and sailed for Hamburgh. SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 2.—Wind E.—Arrd. Severn steamer, West Indies. Sid. Medway steamer, West Indies. TORBAY, MARCH 3.—Wind S.W.—Off port, Mary Ann, Algoa Bay. Sld. Carl Edward, Havannah. SHIELDS, MARCH 3.—The British Merchant (ship) grounded on the North side of the Channel, but floated off this morning. The Ann schooner, of and from Yarmouth, in proceeding to sea filled and sank a little south of the Channel, on the Middle Ground. She is supposed to have struck on an anchor, or piece of wreck near the Stanhope drops. YARMOUTH, MARCH 3. The Catherine, of Mira michi for Nantes was fouled by the Jack of Dundee, and became leaky—is expected to discharge. The latter received slight damage, and will prcceed. FALMOUTH, MARCH 3. Wind S.S.W.. fresh.—Off port Estafette, Keyer, Buenos Ayres for Antwerp; Normand, West Indies for Havre. SClLLY.—Arrived Fanny, Carron, Mogadore, leaky. DUBLIN, MARCH 2.—Wind W.S.W.—SId. Industry, New York. QUEENSTOWN, MARCH I.—Wind W.—Sld. Lucy Ann, Boston; Charles Tcber, Sr. John'F, Newfoundland ; Majesty, St. Thomas's. OFF 'F ALmouTH. —Cores, Van der Hoak, Havannah, for Rotterdam; Kepler, Krindrop, New Orleans. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 4.—Arrd. Europa steamer, with 110,000 dollars. DROGHEDA, MARCH 2.—Wind S.W.—Acrd. Hope, Crocker, Boston, United States. ABERDEEN.—Ski. Flamingo, Greenland. LERWICK.—SId. Thomas Graham, Iceland and North Farol; Commerce, Traveller, and Union, Greenland. BERWICK, MARCH 2.—Wind W.—Acrd. Cecrop=, Ke)ser, HULL, MARCH 3. Wind S.W.— Ski. Gazelle, Havannah. MARKET NEWS.--(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE-MONDAY. The principal country markt t 3 held on Saturday were very moderately supplied with Wheat; yet the de mand for all descriptions was in a depressed state, and prices had, in some instances, a downward tendency. All spring Corn and Flour moved off slowly, at barely late rates. Letters from Odessa and Dantzig state that very sew Foreign orders were on those mat kets. Holders, however, were firm. In the near continental ports, large quantities of Flour have changed hands for shipment to England and Ireland. The arrivals of most articles of English Grain up to our market, last week, were very moderate, except those of Malt and Flour. From abroad, we received 5,674 quarters of Wheat, 1,152 ditto of Barley, 112 ditto of Oats, 2,997 ditto i f Beans, 110 ditto of Peas, 1,485 ditto of Tares, 8 ditto of Rape-seed, 99 ditto of Mustard-seed, 352 ditto of sundry seeds, 6,485 sacks and 60 barrels of Flour. Later advices have just come to hand, per the Europa, from New York, which arrived at Lite-rpool this morn ing. The business doing in breadstuffs was trifling, ut unaltered quotations. Fresh up to this morning's mar ket, a very limited supply of home-grown Wheat reacht d us coastwise from Essex, Kent, and all other quarters. By land carriage the receipts were trifling. .Notwith standing that the show of samples of both red and white was trifling, the demand for all kinds of Wheat ruled extremely inactive, at prices barely equal to those ob tained on Monday last. Still, however, the bulk of the supply was disposed of prior to the close of business. Several offers came to hand from Lincolnshire and else where to ship Wheats at drooping prices. The milers, however, owingto the immense quantities of French Flour offering for sale, were very cautious in their operations. Although the imports of foreign Wheat last week were very moderate, even the time of year considered, the quantity on show to-day was in excess of the de mand. All descriptions were a dull sale, but we have no actual fall to notice in the currencies. Very few really fine qualities were brought forward. The supply of English Barley was seasonably large, that of tot eig❑ comparatively small. Selected parcels fir seed pur poses were taken at full prices. Grinding and distilling sorts were dull. A very large supply of Malt, upwa:ds of 15,000 quarters, was brought forward. The demand for that article was heavy in the extrinar, and the qw,- tations ruled the turn in favour of the buyers without effecting a clearance. The supply of Oats was very moderate, yet most kinds moved off he avily at barely last week's currencies. In Beans very few transactions took place. In prices we have no change to notice. The sale for Peas was slow at last week's quotations. Indian Corn and Meal wire dull in the extreme. The show of Flour, both English and foreign, was large, hence the demand for all kinds ruled heavy at unaltered cur rencies. CLTIMENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex I,c Kent, Malt—Chevalier— —55 s 563 Red, New .• • • 37s to 423 Oats— Yorkshire and Ditto,White, New 40s 48, Lineohish., Feed. 143 16 , Norfolk and Lin- Potato ...... •• • • 17s 22s coin, Red.•... 36s 39s Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White ••• • • • 393 433 Black . ...• • • 13s 15s Irish, Red........ 37s 4ls Cork, White ..... 14s Its Ditto,White.. •• .. 408 443 Scotch, Feed. —• • 183 22s Rye—Old ••• • • • ...... 21s 22s Beans—Tick ....• •• • • 248 29s New............. 218 223 Pigeons ...... .. •• 278 35s Barley—Grinding . .... 178 2 s Peas—Grey .....• •• • • 24a 26s Malting ......... 22s 24s Maple. —•••• • • • • 25s 26s Chevalier .... ... 24s 27e White......• •• • • 233 248 NI alt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ••••• •• • • 268 288 folk• ••• • • ...... sls 548 Flour—'Town-made... 358 4(M 428 45s Suffolk ••••• • • • • • 28s 331 Kingston and Ware :38 54s Stocktn & .Norfolk 23s 238 SEED rieit.A.RILET. The supp yt f Seeds on offer to-day was seasonably ex t ens i v e. Generally speaking, the demued ruled heavy, at our quotations. Cakes moved off slowly, at barely stationary prices. The stock of Clover Seed, in bond, is 47,200 ewtg. Turnlp,White, per bush. lOs to 11s Red and Green.. • • 10s 12s Mustard, 8r0wn.... . 9s 12s White ••••• • . • .. Rs lOs' Tares, Spring •••• • • .. 4s Carraway ...... • • • • .. 303 34s Coriander ...... • • •• • . IGs 21s Hetnpseed, per quarter 32s 35s Linseed, Eng..;owing.. 54s 56. Crushing .... • • • • 40s 43, Baltic ...... • • 38s 44s Odessa • • • . 42s 46s Linseed Cake,pr.l,ooo— ... • . 81 53 9/ 10- Foreign, per ton 6/ Os 71 101 Rape Cakes, pr ton 41 Os 41 4s Rapeseed, New, prlst 311 Os 351 Os 01d.... Canary, per quarter .. 73s 78s Rye grass.• •.. •• ••• 20s 24s Clover,Re4En,,. (cwt.) 343 48s- White •. •• 34s 48s Foreign Rod.. ...• 32s 4 , 1 s White.... 32s 47s Trefoil ........ 14s 17s SMITHFIELD. Notwithstanding that the navigation in Holland is now re-open, the imports of foreign stock into London last week was ♦ery moderate. The total arrival amounted to only 1,228 head, a lane number of which was com posed of Beasts and Calves. During the correspoeding period in 1848, we received 1,020, and at the same time in 1849, 2.616 he ad. IMPORTS INTO LONDON IN THE PAST WEEK. From Beasts. sheep. Lambs. Caivev. Pigs Harlingen 187 29 ••• 3 ... Itotteruam 239 ... 176 ... 128 ... Ostend... . .. 430 ... 23 Hamburgh 13 ... Total 439 ... Corresponding week in 1849 644 ..„ 1,869 ... ... 103 Same week in 635 ... - ... 164 .. - 1848........ 443 .. 546 ... 134 ... The arrivals at the outports have been nominally small. By sea, from Ireland, 34 Beasts and 42 Pigs have arrived for this market. We learn that further purchases of stock have been made in Spain for shipment hither. A very moderate supply of foreign stock was on sale in to day's market. Its general quality was by no means first-rate. From our own grazing districts the arrival et Beasts., fresh up this morning, were somewhat less than those exhibited on Monday last ; nevertheless, they excr eded the wants of the buyers, whose attendance was tolerably numerous. For the few prime Scots on offer the demand slightly improved. In prices, however, no advance took plate, the highest figure for Beef being 3s 8d per 81bs. :The middling and inferior Beasts moved off heavily, at barely stationary prices. The general condition of the stock was good. From Norfolk, Suf folk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received about 2,000 Short Horns and Scots; from the Western, Midland, and all other parts of England, 800 Hereford; Hunts, Devons, &c. ; and from Scotland 180 Scots, chiefly polled. The numbers of Sheep were seasonably large. All breeds were very slow in sale, ut Friday's decline in prices of 2d per 81bs. The very primest old Downs, i❑ the wool, sold at 4s 2d to 4s 4d; those out of the wool 3. 6d to 3s 8d per Blbs. There were about 1,400 Shear lings on offer. For the few Lambs in the market the demand was in a very sluggish s at from 5s to 6s per 8:1”. Calves were in short supply and slow inquiry, at lait week's currencies. The P.,rk trade was heavy. In pricer, however, Ke have no change to report. Per 81ba. to sink the oral. s. d. to s. d , S. d. to a. d. Ulterior BeastS 2 8 210 Ulterior Sheep .. . 3 0 3 2 3 4 3 6 Coar se - woo ll edditte3 10 4 0 3 I; 3 S S outhdown Welber 4 2 4 4 Large course Calves 3 0 3 4 Ditto out of the w oo l 0 0 0 0 l'rime small ditto Secondrrli m 'neequality r Scots l Sucklin Calves lB 0 25 0 S ma ll l'orl:ers •• 3 8 4 0 Lambs •• •• • •- • • 0 0 0 0 Quartar old l'ig,s — l6 0 21 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. iihePp. I Calves. I Pigs. I 3,352 19,300 10G 192 FOREIGN SUPPLY. I Sheep. I Calves. I I rigs. 47J GO Beasts. 503 E Cli/GATE AND LEADENZIALL. Since iii day se'nnight the arrivals of county} -killed meat fur these markets have been very moderate, and the supplies on o ff er s l aug h tered i n the metropo li s hate somewhat fallen off. Still, however, the general demand 3% 53 / 4 29% 113 4 YR P P 134 32 1 ,4 2 '3's 7:4 vim "" ' t h . a c s ruled extremely heavy, at a decline in the oute sns of 13, of awl Mutton of quite 2 d p er sibs. "-Lu value of V c al aL d P or k has been with diflicultPur p crted At per stone by the Carcase. 0 d . t o s. . ~ a. d to a d Beef,inferlor...... 2 2 2 . 4 . I Mutton, inferior .• 2 6 ; I middling •• .. 2 4 2 6 ---- 9 middling •• 210 . 4 i 32 ; 4 primelarge .. 2 8 210 ---- prise •• •• 7 prime small .. 3 0 3 2 Pork, large.• ••••• • 2 I° - 4 ' 41• ••••••• • • • • •• 3 0 310, —. ', m a ..... ,„ 3 6 BOROUGH AND SPlTAxiszszps. .i. The foreign growers appear to be working °li. t h e i r stocks of Potatoes very rapidly. Since our last leff . „ a:iimmense quantity—upwards of five thoussna 70; hundred tons—has arrived in the port of B yer re' from the continent. This supply, the largest ever.rk, c l e l ived in one weck, was derived as follows.— X 72; c , sl o 4 B is ; , Al.nutw2.erpo.alte,sb9d2;23Roo.tteprd:apnip, 230; Lonva iu ' ' , ;( 1 75; Bruges , /4 " our Havre, 370; ' Harlingen ' , 2; tandAegoneen, 150 ton g• ~.r , lettprs state that large quantities will be forwardedns ing this and the following week. Coastwise, as vieu it -, good condition. As might by land carriage, about 4,500 tons have corns to Ino ld ;, be expecte 1 01 d the O ld" for heavy, and prices have given way, 51 toper ton all qualities. p er Tl i Per Ton. York. Regents 80s to 105 s Common W hites 505 to ....,' Ditto Stems ... —s to —s Kent Kidneys :.. *- 61. t0 ....1 Scotch Regent s 65 s t o 80 s E s sex Regents ••• --5 ,.,, --. Ditto min. Cups 60s to 75s Ditto Stiaws ...... -- 0 ..../ .... 0 to , j 5, Ditto Buffs ... —s to s Ditto Kidneys • auto ~.. 1 i Blues ... —s to s French Whites .:: Pink Eyes lin R... ..... . coln.Regents 7ss to 90s Belgianeds. W hit e s... 60s 1° irs Wisbeach ditto 70s t o I. l os Dutch Whites ..• 683 t -• 1 itto Kidneys Berwick Regts... 75s to 8,5 s German ditto ..... a onouGn BOP AVISOLMT. w ee 6 b The imports of Hops into London, last $3 2111 Aj ob• ales from Antwerp and 11 bags from Ireland. :''' for lie sale of 150 bales of Foreign Hops is adle rt ' f B o 4;io ll Thursday next. Home-grown Hops. the suPP I Y °,, qo o ' is still small, move off slowly, at about last we e , / 6 0 to tations. New Mid. and East Kent pockets, t 0 001 11/ its ; new Weald of Kent ditto, 61 3s to 0j new Sussex ditto, 5l 8s to 61103; new Far 21 s ok to 131; yearling Kent, %.ent , ., 3/ to 4/ 10s; yearling Su 605 to 8s to 31 15s ; old Hops, 11 to 3/ 153. WOOL. 0 1114 Last week's imports of W oo l into London scu u 6 5 to 1,123 bales from Nay, 10 ditto from Bonlegor from Antwerp, 130 f rom B uenos Ayres, 3 18 fr ,r e l Cie, burgh, 486 from Launce.ton. and 103 from ~,, ntro c ' The supply of Wool on otter in the Prif a ;t c s ° o l4 : • market is very moderate. Most kinds ar e in t ,", - ,, e i ea ' quest at extreme quotations. The advance °7 l l3 erete the last public sales, which concluded 00 M °D-6 k - e . P li/C° ing, wa3 10 per cent. The auctions ill to- - next w in May. Y TALLOW. C. Our market to-day i s a s h a d e firmer for Pr illie ii p 4 ) 564 the spot, the quotation s o f w hi c h a re from 366 tag* 9d per cwt. For delivery d ur i ng t he last thr ee 100 th e price is 38s, at w hi c h t h ere ar e very f eW „ . O ll4 Town Tallow, the supply of which is good, ' 6 ,;, at 35s 9d to 36s per cwt net cash; Rough Vt ' s ' O ie per 8 1 bs. The latest accounts from St. Petersburg," 1100 tb at only a limited bu s i ness was d o i n g for sbir °e „ -- ef , casks Soap had sold a t 109 rou bl es w ith hard ruu" 1846. Stock: this day .... • . 18,041 Price el Y. C. 42s 9d [ to 43s Od Delivery last week .. 1,303 Ditto from June 1.... 74,436 Arrivals last week . 288 Ditto from June 1 ... 76,673 Price of Town .... 4bs '6d 1847. l 1848. 11,128 ! 10,243 518 3d 50s Od to Os Od to 503 3d 972 1,219 69,920 83,224 6 1,102 70,420 85,366 52s 6d 50s Od 0 49 . 1 5 366 30, 03 360 40 0, 5 6d t° to 361 4 1/ od - 2,2 18 Tiro 81, 09 ° 96 9 3 81, 1 103, 1 1 , 3 33 , 64 435 v" B p , / HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS T 4. 13° The House sat today t o l u ar Scotch aPP' socag'' Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, B and Lord Saye and Sele. BOYLE AND CO., V. SIR J. J. INGLIS COCr.-- The further argum e nts i n thi s p ar t-heard 0 1 3 P e A 3 wer e the judgment of the C our t o f S essions in Scretla j u st j uj o ilie resumed this morning, a nd occu pi e d their Lor u whole day. D AY.) V ICE-CTIANCER Y.—( THIS ) .. (Before the V ICE -C HANCELLOR O : ENG- 141). o e THANT V. FFELL. The arguments in this part D - E heard case wereresecli and occupied the whole morning. r ya) a t (Before the Vice-Chanc e ll o r K NIG HT 110 1 1100 - Bankrupt petitions of no interest occupied bA s the whole morning. (Before the Vice-Chancellor Wiar t4ll) MONEYPENNY V. HERING. The arguments in this p ar t-h ear d ca se w ere • l4 l ll, lu er and occupied the wh o l e morning. The prineVio tb tion in the case is, wheth er o r not the li t nitat L i °e ir rou ll " will of the testator or th e cause , are vo id, 00 o 6 of remoteness. CENTRAL CRIMINAL C— V (THIS DAY.) The March sessions of the Central C ri e s t i b i d e e ti lfti were opened this m o r n i ng by t h e Ri g ht K o °' Ma.) or, the Record er , Si r Ch apman M ars hall.'" A sholls!'" GibLs, Alderman Carden, Alderman tionte i r ' v bber v- Lawrence and Ni c h o l, atten d e d b y the Unde r ' and and other civic functionaries. tsoee ' The calendar cont a i ne d the names o f 18 5 r i g e" being—for L on d on , 29; Middlesex, 100 ; E 96es ' 5; 15; and Surr e y, 36. ' The grand jury being sworn, be 5 t 1 The HEcortnua delivered his go -sibti charge.. calendar contained the names of 185 prisoner these a few had been reserved from the fortee r ,;l td, lb t ° • The vast majority of the cases,stud, i ev—v offence of larceny, there being 67 as cas u es of eoooil`frvi eeny, 6 of larceny in dwelling-houses, 12 of itsre e , l 2,:slil the person, 21 of larceny h servants 3 case6,nl.:„bber,/ letters from the Post-offi y ce, and 8 cases or 1; re e9 Altogether there were from 115 to 120 eases ° f 130 leaving some GO or 65 o f anot h er description' er e r though this l a tt e r num b er was sma ll, som e casts were of a very serious character. Th or- effe_An' - two charges of murder, one in which tn ° p lier; was imputed to a wife, for having, as it v 406 poisoned her hu s b an d, and the other in whi ch On: was charged with the destruction of her je's' o l here was also a charge agaisut an unfortun ate w a b e ' happy married woman for attempting, not t o clr a ° oo cir ,g ' self alone, but a l so th ree o f h er c hildren. ne .00, 1 ; cumstauces involved in the case we r e of a velr'outor • character. With regard to th e two charges toe he thought it right to say that it appeared row; io vest of positions that they ought to undergo the fni le ',barg e f f gatiou before a petit jury. With regard to the - i t heitj drowning it might naturally cross the min d ° ( so d Yir that an act committed under such circumstanne6friePj m? individual who had not manifested en n to her offspring might have boo P e Llore .. .", at a time wh en s h e was l a b our i ng under 1 10 ,_% - re51741 that reason which was su ffi c i en t to render u e ;to Bible for her acts. It was his duty, bovi e T t e hlrity: them that th a t cou ld f orm no groun d for wh — lit J" - if the case from f urt h er investigation before ti Pf e r, so There was a char ge o f rape , one of manslattr,,riefo four of cutting an d woun di ng, w i t h i nte nt to of bodily harm. Th ere was only one charge: cafes and he rejoiced t o fi n d t h a t , in this respect, s teer e presented such a different aspect to that of fo. 00, Biota. After making s o me f ur ther obser ret lbe a ir Learned Recorder remitted the grand jell t° char of teir dues. The Court ti then proceeded to swear the Petititill: BOW-STREET.--(THIS y e a e l A young wom a n, n ame d Smith, v was chaf lO fi° stealing a silver w a t c h, t h e proper ty of 5 Y°ll- Of Simmonds. 9l.- hf Efteeu p ip ' The prosecutor, who said he was only age, stated that he met the prisoner o n Satur,, cl , l3J Oile s o ' l between and ten and eleven, in George-itreett 0 1- ,r;wl 9 j o y she wished him to go home with ker. i ' i t ' r igite l l e lif proof against her persuasive powers, and se P ,t ea went . with her to a house up a court. " fi t $0.1012 give her is. 6d., all the money he had, but , 11° 13 - w s ,d with that, she took up hiswaistcoat ete'e"afterss.-fie' a . and chain, which he valued at 31. Directly oe tseYs er a woman came into the room, and said, " (A ka pri,_ 9() „ l3 l ol husband's come home," and immediately 1 "" %v otro," ; , - ( , rushed out of the place carrying with her th e ,be r " chain. He gave inf orma ti on o f t h e robberf r ten oCI by a an officer whondshewascapturreednnygensisd her a yesterday morning a ri rnivg cv n ;ioo s thie.' or She was fully comm i tte d f or tr i a l.. A girl, named 'Dd mh O'Donovan, with . to spteraereatsncbey, ws-ealslincghaflr 04 charged annoying very peop d el i cat e lu p &h. „ be , a f t eru° ° e r tO A police-officer stated, that yesterday be told he saw her sellin g flo wers i n B e df or d- s quare, e g' d go away once or twice, but she would 13 ° 6 s lllr was compelled to take her to the station. 4 , a T he Mr. HALL asked her why she sold flowe r- fa n o ? f day? Was she forced to do so by her fa re .,„ - t her fft e er poor creature said, unfortunately she hat! 11 ",nd nor mother. She had to support a brothe only 03,0 s who were young er th an h erse lf, and the ; 0 1 halo open to her of getting a li ve hihood for theol une w it (t " 10 was by selling fl owers i n t h e street. S wrong to sell on S un d a y, but having not t L hll o g W irlie the y pledge for food, s h e had no , help for it but IN c i novar in streets. woo Mr. 1141.1. having ascertained thatd she direc t° custody before, and unknown to the po lice, ,„ tneor_ an officer to i nqu i re i nto t h e tru th of her he state found it correct, to relieve her. MARLBRO I S PA cif litli.! ,_ _____----- sTREET_(Tii IMPORTANT dsucernceddtniieovrtin,ostiholen Aofetpoolfieteh,emBtandeanadn 9spthpliocfatvionictfoorrissa, nicaorna; shops (t g li a l : at . is shops kept ostensibly ?or the self °'___ c bil' meats, but in reality for the purposes of 0210106 . . b a l g e a a i b w a a t y the the ir p p r e o n p e r e i e .) tors o f some , swe e. & de tbg . The . inspector stated that the reason he eui nu de t him was in consequence of a cot:spie l loe; Ilieb by Mr. Butler, the superintendent of the. for oets . School in Hopkins-street. That gentlernan I,l,lo,ider flltnthaP, for some time past, he had witnessed cu. p d o 0 able decrease in the number of his scholars., Iwo' Sunday last . he (Mr. Butler) went round the 1 ° 4 ;04 hood to endeavour to find out the cause. 9,1,.. II 0 several r o a f i t o h f e t s h e e " b d oy ol s ly p ' l ' a s y h i o n p g s he looked in, and raers 0 intolerableßilliards were pursuing '' at a game called 0 ps, shops, which he found crammed with his 0 13°1 w re t A I i a f m n e. o t ald cis _ _t_ w e . instrument used in „ 03 ose e " The MAGISTRATE . immediately granted the l o risg o f the greatestni ruii: and directed ofh the inspector to produce at til h e a 00 model mischief ty lsen cl s e ea d . mtaoe h ns i lgmocie to ty look into other aro7wp Verona 10 l ad s . PT:hthetd: oei playing e 0 I .. ~~ ti :.~