The Sun. — London, England, 1853-03-25 00:00:00

THE FRENCH EMPIRE. As the Emperor and the Empress were returning to the Tuileries in their carriage, when near the arch in the Place du Carrousel a journeyman Weaver of Lille attempted to throw a petition into the carriage, beiner, to all appearance, ignorant that such a mode of presentation was interdicted. • The man was immediately seized by two police agents, and was on the point of being carried away into custody, when his Majesty, who saw what had taken place, made a sign with his hand to the agents to allow the workman to come near, and received from him the petition in question. General the Duke de Padoue, Governor of the Invalides died at the residence of his son-in-law, the Director-General of the Post-office, where he had hem staying, as Prince Jerome has not yet quitted the Hotel des Invalides. The Duke de Padoue, who was 78 years of age, was a member of the Senate. He was allied to the family of the Emperor, his father having been a cousin german to the grandmother of Napoleon 111. He entered the army at an early age ; was a captain in 1798, Was wounded at the assault of Jaffa, and left for dead at Saint Jean d'Acre. Napoleon named him General of Brigade on the field of battle of Fried land. He was soon created Duke de Padoue, and at Esling was named General of Division, in the room of General Espagne, who was killed at the commencement of the battle. He was present at Lutzen and Bautzen, defended Leipsic when at tacked during the armistice, and fought bravely in the campaign of France. The first drawing of the Credit Foncier Bonds has taken place. M. Hallig, president of the com pany, was in the chair. At the opening of the sit ting, the President read the decree authorising the drawing, and the amount of the premiums to which the first nine drawn tickets would be entitled, after Which the operation of placing the 200,000 tickets in the wheel, Which was of a novel and ingenious description, was proceeded with. This operation, from the number of the tickets and the minute care With which every number was examined, occupied several hours. When once finished the drawing was soon completed. The numbers drawn and the premiums attached to them were as follows :—Nos. 56,847, 100,000 fr. ; 131,576, 50,000 fr. ; 167,873, 50,000 fr. ; 156,080, 20,000 fr. ; 106,683, 10,000 fr. ; 7,410, 10,000 fr. ; 181,602, 10,000 fr. ; 11,493, 10,000 fr., and 168,028, 10,0001 r. The Moniteur of yesterday announces the pre sentation to the Emperor of the insignia of the Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Cruzeirs, ac companied by a letter from the Emperor of Brazil. The court-martial of the Ist Military Division haA commenced the trial of Perichard, a wineshop keeper, on a charge of murdering the Archbishop of Pans during the riots of 1848. It had been lon g rumoured that this man had been the person Who committed the act, but the police could not for a long time get sufficient proofs to commence proceedings against him ; but latterly he has been so much taunted with it by the people in the neighbourhood that he got exasperated, and brought some of the most forward of his accusers before the Commissary of Police. There, how ever, the tables were turned on him, and the men he had brought before the commissary Were so positive in their denunciations that Perichard was ultimately arrested. The examina tion of the witnesses had not commenced at the departure of the courier. In his examination he denied the crime imputed to him, but does not deny that he took part in the insurrection, although his presence there was, he says, involuntary, and Was compelled by the insurgents to lend them the utensils necessary for casting the balls. The Marseilles papers of the 22d announce that On .the 20th a violent storm had caused numerous casualties. All the ships moored in the new port had more or less suffered. A hundred pleasure-boats had been sunk. The Paiglish steamer Caradoc, dragging her anchors, Was only enabled to secure herself by the use of her engines. The departure of the Levant packet Lougsor had been delayed, to wait for dispatches from the Go- Vernment. The promenade of Longchamps had been dull, in consequence of the cold, which was excessive. 'The Bourse was again yesterday very active. A large business was transacted both in Rentes and railway stock at a further improvement on Wed liesday's quotations. The Three per Cents., for cash, advanced 45c. and the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 60c. For the account the Three per Cents. improved 30c., and the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 60c, ; whilst Bank Stock experienced a further de cline of sf. At the close of the Bourse the quota tions were :—For cash, the Three per Cents. 70f. ; and the Four-and-a-Half per ()cuts. 103 f. 70e. For the account, the Three per Cents. 791. 50c. ; and the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 103 f. 50c. Bank Stock, 2,675. In railway shares a good busi ness was also done, at higher rates, and the market closed with an upward tendency in prices. SPAIN. -- - We have received the Madrid journals of the 18th. We yesterday mentioned, from an express com mun i ca tion, that the vice-presidents of the Chamber of Deputies, although supported by the lzinisters, had not been re - ele cted. Those who have been chosen are MM. Feijao , Augustin Este ban Collantes, the Duke d'Albe, and-Ed. San It d o tun. At the sitting of the 18th, the president an the deputies took the usual oath, and the president afterwards declared the Chamber to be duly con stituted, and delivered a speech thanking the members for his election, and protesting his devotedness to the throne and to the nation al insti tutions. According to a statement in the Gazette, the amount of the floating debt, which on the Ist of February was only 269,697,145 reals (76,424,2 8 7 fr.), had risen on the Ist inst. to 296,473,166 reals. ITALY. The Patria of Turin of the 20th publishes a cir cular, dated Milan, the 12th, and signed by Count Strassoldo, but which has not yet appeared in the Milan Gazette. In this circular, the authenticity of which may be doubted, as it has, not been pub lished officially at Milan, the Imperial Lieutenant of Lombardy instructs the authorities to whom it is addressed, to examine all contracts of sale, mort gage, or any other disposal of lands or property, which may have been made by refugees, as far back as 1847 ; the Imperial Government having strong reasons to suspect that many refugees, whose property would be now under sequestration, have had the foresight to attempt to save their property from such a measure at that period, by signing fictitious agreements , purporting to transfer their property under various shapes to other hands.. In such cases, the circular says, and on the slight est suspicion of such agreements being fictitious, the said authorities must consider them as mill and void, and segues' :ate the property described therein in the name of the State. If necessary, such stringent inquiries fire to be extended even to con tracts- previous to 1847. No question of dispute as to the validity of an old agreement is to be sub mitted to the Fiscal-office, because all doubts of the kind, the circular says, are to be decided by the respective supreme authority of the province, " there being no need of consulting the Fiscal office in matters expressly withdrawn from the ju risdiction of the judicial authorities." The Milan Gazette, of the 17th, publishes a sen tence pronounced by the Court-martial of that city, condemning three persons to death for having taken a part in the movement of Feb. 6. It adds that the sentence has been executed upon them. The Maga of Genoa was seized on the 17th, at its offices, at the Post-office, and other places, - for publishing offensive articles against princes and heads of foreign Governments. Letters have been received from Rome to the 14th. The late nominations of Cardinals have led to some changes in the persons employed in the Pontifical administration. Only one change, however, up to the present time, is of any im portance—namely, that of M. Mertel, who is to unite in his own person the two Ministries of the Interior and of Justice. This last depart ment had been since the return from Gaeta, under the direction of a laic the advocate Giansanti, so that there are at present but two lairs in the cabinet, M. Galli, pro-Minister of Finance, and M. Jaco bini, Minister of Public Works. The war depart ment is without any official head. M. Mertel passes for being one of the ablest prelates at the Pontifical court. His entry into the Cabinet was long expected, and has given general satisfaction. The present nuncio at Vienna, M. Vialle , a Cor sican by birth, and lately named Cardinal, is to remain for some time longer ,at the Court of Austria. It appears that a concordat is in con templation between the two powers, the prelimi varies of which are already, it is said agreed to, and which, his Eminence is to bring to a con clusion. " In the last Consistory," says the Moniteur, " the Holy Father congratulated himself on the result of the negotiations entered into with Hol land and the Republic of Costa Ricca for the regulation of the religious affairs of those countries. The kingdom of the Netherlands was not long since administered, like England and some other States of mixed creeds,- by apostolic vicars sent by the Holy Father, revocable by him, and receiving their instructions from the Congregation of the Propa ganda. The King of Holland asked that for that order of things should be substituted a regular hierarchy, as has, been effected in England. There has never been with-blie-Ci(binet of the Hague that absolute interruption of official relations which still subsists with the Cabinet of London, and an understanding was easily come to. The Holy Father has just created an archbishopric at Utrecht and four suffragan , bishoprics. On its side, the Republic of Costa Ricca asked to make a concordat on rather wide bases. These proposi tions were accepted at Rome, and in return the Holy See has accorded to the Government of Costa Ricca the right of nomination to bishops and bene fices when vacant. This concordat has a very marked importance, from its being the first that has been concluded in that part of the world, and that because it will, without doubt, serve in a greater or less degree as a model for those which are at present in course of negotiation." The military commander of Milan, Baron Mar tini, has permitted the sound of the bells of the cathedral to accompany the religious ceremonies of Palm Sunday. Intelligence from Ferrara of the 16th states that ten persons convicted of having been members of revolutionary societies had been condemned to death. The punishment of seven of them had been commuted, but the other three, of whom one was a medical man, had been shot. GERMANY. The Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort has the fol lowing from Vienna, 18th :—" Since the attempt on the life of the Emperor, the surveillance over foreigners has become very severe, not only here but also on the points where the railways cross each other, particularly at ''esth and Prague. The police have arrested at Prague a secret agent, who had on him five different passports, and a list con taining the addresses of 100 influential persons in Austria. He was taken to the fortress, where he will be tried by a court-martial. It is said that several persons are compromised in the affair." The court-martial at Prague recently condemned three pupils of the School of Arts to 30 and 60 blows of a rod, for making demonstrations in fa vour of Kossuth, and other students are being tried for drinking the health of the murderer Li benyi. Dispatches from Berne announce that the report of Colonel Bourgeoise, the Federal Commissary in Ticino, fully exonerates the Swiss authorities from all the allegations advanced by Austria. Only one Minister in the Prussian Cabinet ap proved of the proposal of Russia in reference to the increased rigour in the passport system as reprisals against England. One of the assassins of Prince Lichnows.ky, in 1848, has just hanged himself in his prison at Frankfort, where h e wa s undergoing a sentence of sixteen years' imprisonment. In the last meeting of the Customs Conference at Berlin, Bavaria proposed to make the exchequer of the Customs' Union held by Prussia of such a private character that the latter power would not be able to seize the funds for claims she might have against any of the Confederated States, as she had done in 1850. The deliberations are pro ceeding rapidly, and much desire is evinced to learn the result. The Constitution has • been abolished in Lippe Detmold, aid the state of things existing previous to 1848 re-established. Among the papers of General Haynau, a history of the Hungarian campaign has been discovered, which is intended for publication. The Prince of Montenegro will visit Vienna shortly, to thank the Emperor for his timely inter vention. The sacred relic, presented by. Cardinal Viol© Preta to the Emperor of Austria, consisted of a tooth which the Pope himself extracted from the earthly remains of St. Peter, preserved at Rome. TURKEY. The Paris Union says--" We are assured that the Tura_ - _ 2 sh Ambassador has received, by way of Belgrade, th e most recent dispatches from Con stantinople. The Sultan is said to have accepted the conditions of Prince Menschikoff, which are represented in the dispatch to have been less severe and less imperative than had been stated. It re mains to be known, with respect to the interest represented by France, what these conditions are." It is said, however, that the Union has been mis informed. The rumour that the Russians had entered Bucharest is said to have been warranted on some thing like authority, for the gentleman who is re presented to have declared that he had knowledge of the fact, fills an important official situation in connection with Russian interests. The report re quires to be still further confirmed before it can be relied on. We read in the Moniteur—" The Presse, on the authority of a Marseilles journal, has stated that the French squadron had receiyed orders to get ready for sea two days before the publication of the note inserted on Sunday last in the Moniteur. These journals are mistaken ; the order alluded to did not leave Paris until the evening of Saturday, and did not reach Toulon until Sunday morning. In thirty-six hours after the receipt of the dispatch the squadron had put out to sea." General Menschikoff, son of the Admiral, who is now acting as Envoy Extraordinary of the Czar at Constantinople, is at present at Paris. Lord Stratford de Redeliffe passed through Frank fort on the 21st, in his progress to Constantinople, via Dresden and Vienna. IMPORTANT CASE.—A case was determined in the Lord Mayor's Court last Frida y , involvin g a question of grea t commercial importance. An American g entleman bought for cash a ci rcular letter of credit from a mer cantile firm in the c it y , addressed to their agents on the continent, and this document authorised the vari ous houses to whom it was addressed to honour his draughts. Shortly afterwards, a house at the West end, which bad some disputed accounts with him, lodged an attachment with the London firm on the funds which they had thus received for the sale of the letter, upon the plea that the transaction was a simple deposit, and that the money so attached still belonged to the person who had paid it to them, and that they, the garnishees or issuers of the credit, in curred no responsibility until they came under accep tance. It was also contended that after the attachment was lodged, the garnishees could not accept and pay the defendant's bills, except in their own wrong. The gar nishees on the other hand, maintained that the sum handed ' tha t it the purchase money for the letter of credit ; that it was as complete a sale as if the article brought had been goods; that there is no es sential diffe rence between giving an acceptance at once for the amount and an engagement to accept and pay whenever called upon, and hence that the mosey ceased to be the accredited party's directly he received the garnishees' engagement in exchange. Three points were submitted by the recorder to the jury, all of which were decided in favour of the g arnishees, but the only one of any public i n terest was the findin g b y the jury that the money passed absolutely to the garnishees in exchange for their credit ; that it simultaneously ceased to be the defendants', and consequently was not attachable. This result is very satis factory, since, if the suit had gone the other way, it would then be held that the article acquired, and the money paid for it both remained the property of the pur chaser ; that an engagement to accept and pny is only binding if a subsequent claimant does not step in ; and that a person who fancies he has a demand can, by a simple affidavit of debt, make the issuers of the credit break their engagement to the accredited party. Under circumstances of this kind, moreover, a traveller might find himself at the other end of Europe with his funds suddenly cut off, through the agency of a court which takes no cognisance of the justice or injustice of the claim. The decision, in short, harmonises with the practice of bankers, who issue these documen ts. Any other inter pretation would put an end to such credits, since no one abroad would advance upon them. It would also tend to lessen travelling, as people would have to carry all their money about with them, exposed to the chances of loss or robbery. THE MAILS AND THE WEATHER.—The guards who arrived yesterday morning at the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, with the inland mails, stated that there had been some heavy falls of snow in the eastern and'northern counties during the last few days and nights, so that the country in many parts is covered several feet with snow, and the strong E. and N.B. winds which have prevailed had caused it to drift from the hills into the low lands, thereby doing much damage to agricultural property and cattle, which were obliged to be safely closed up for protection from the severity of the weather. A number of men are employed in the different districts in clearing away the snow from the main roads and from off the different railway lines ; not withstanding which, several of the mail trains have been obliged to have extra engines to prevent delay in their arrival in town. In consequence of the strong northerly wind yesterday, the French and other foreign mails did not arrive until very late in the day. There has also been a very heavy fall of snow for several days at Boulogne, Calais, Dunkerque, and the northern de partments. ' Inßelgium, Holland, and Germapy the weather has changed to be very severe ; and it is feared, should it continue, that the different canals and rivers will again be frozen over, which will cause a great in terruption to the navigation and commerce. ALARMING FIRE NEAR THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—OOII - alarm prevailed in London yesterday morning, owing to a report being currently circulated that a fire had broken out in the New Crystal Palace at Sydenham. It turned out upon inquiry, that one of the newly erected houses, situated in Eliza - place, Dartmouth , Park-vale, had taken fire, the reflection from which cast such a lurid glare over the Palace, as to lead many to suppose that the Exhibition building eight td an n b d ec n o i m n e e ignited. T he fire commenced between p.m. the previous night, and the news was promptly forwardedtoLorineddonthfaotr ethfethaeidivofeettheefenEgingnleasn, datandfaeine a ve ry brief period attended, followed by the Southwark -bridge - road Bri gade en gine and firem en. B y the time the firemen ar r. ved,, the house, which consisted only of six rooms, was wrapped in a general blaze. Fortunately an abundant supply of water was p rocured from the Lambeth Com pany's mains, from which the West of Englandfire n m n e t n il went to work ; but th e fire was not extinguished the house was totally destroyed. The origin of the fire is unknown.- The -owner Of the'pfe - mises was Mr. Lad stone, of the Old Bailey, and, unfortunately, he was not insured for a single penny. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 25, 1853. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. SPORTING NOTES.—No. CCCXCVII. NORTHAMPTON NEWS.—The following list of horses I have ascertained are are in active preparation for next week's races:—At Roger's—King of Troy, Sharavogue, Dear Me, and Luxurious. At Manning's—Defiance. At Bradley's—Hambletonian and The Marquis of Sevign4. At T. Taylor's—Jacqueline and the Hero colt. At Smith's—Conmore, Charley, and Epaminondas. At Robert's—Lucio. At Tom Dawson's—King of Trumps and Russborough. At Scott's—Hobby Horse, Long bow, and Ranee. At Dockeray's—Frantic, Muscovite, Spinaway, Bobby, and Young Norval. At Stephen son's (jun.)—Molasses, Hothorpe, and a couple of two years old, "whose names I could not ascertain. At Butler's—Gossip and Ernestine. At Steven's—Ethel wolf and Chilton. At M. Dawson's—Colt by John o'Gaunt, Lady Audrey, and Bridget. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. TATTERSALIIB--THuRsD AY. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 7to 2 agst Defiance. 6to 1 agst Hobby Horse (taken and afterwards offered.) 25 to 1 agst Llanforda (taken and afterwards offered.) 25 to 1 agst Lampedo (taken and afterwards offered.) Llanforda and Lampedo opened st 1,000 to 30 each, but at the close were backed at 25 to 1 each, to about 501., the layers ready to go on. Maria met with an accident on Tuesday last, and is declared not to start. ALTHORP PARK STAKES. 3to 1 agst Epaminondas. • 4to 1 agst Spinaway. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 11 to 2 agst Contentment (taken and afterwards offered.) Bto 1 agst Snowdon Dunhill (taken.) 13 to 1 agst Richmond (taken). 100 to 6 agst Pug Orrock (taken). 20 to 1 agst Terpsichore (taken). . 20 to 1 agst Candlewick (take 25 to 1). 1000 to 10 agst Hirsuta. Business dull, and an improvement in Contentment, and a strong disposition to back Snowdon Dunhill, the only features. Lampedo's price did not transpire. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 7to 2 agst Sittingbourne (taken to 2001.) CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Scarecrow (taken and offered). DERBY. 9to 1 agst West Australian (taken to 1001. and afterwards offered). 12 to 1 agst Orestes (taken). 12 to 1 agst Cineas (take 13 to 1). 15 to 1 agst Honeywood (take 16 to 1). 16 to 1 agst Reiver (taken to 2001. and aft, off.) 17 to 1 agst Pharos (taken and aft. offered). 18 to 1 agst Ninnyhammer (taken and aft. off.) 30 to 1 agst Ethelbert (taken to 1501.) NEWCASTLE-ON -TYNE SPRING MEETING. WEDNESDAY. WELTER STAKES of 3 sovs. each, and 20 added ; the second saves his stake. Two miles. (14 Subs.) Mr. Nixon's Moses, 5 yrs, list 51b...(Mr. W. Nixon) 1 Mr. Boynton's Newport, aged, 12st 81b 2 Mr. Gregson nd Mirehill, 4 yrs, lOst 3 Mr. Harper's Freebooter, 5 yrs, list 51b 4 HUNTERS' STAKES of 5 sovs. eacli, for hunters, 12st each. Two miles. (8 Subs.) Mr. S. Parker nd Sir Harry Smith, aged, 12st 71b (Mr. Gregson) 1 Mr. Arthur nd Penny Post, aged, 12st 71b . 2 Captain Morris's Buckland Buck, 5 yrs, 12st 3 LARK STAKES were won by Elopement (Mr. R. Gra ham), beating Susannah, Gum flower, and three others easy. MATCH, 50 sovs.—Mr. A. Stavert's Polly (Mr. J. Robinson) beat Mr. Jardine's Bobby. AN) STEEPLECHASES. IPOLITAN STEEPLECHASE. red on or before April 5. EPSOM (METROPOLIT2 WEIGHTS for the METRO . Acceptances to be declar st lb st lb Sir Peter Laurie ll 7 The Unknown 9 13 Peter ll 7 Charlton 9 13 Miss Mowbray ll 3 Fazeley 9 11 British Yeoman ll 1 The Brewer. 9 11 The General lO 7 Talisman 9 11 Simple Peter lO 3 Goi:aldus Maria Day lO 3 Vi.s..count 9 9 Forest Lad lO 3 Grey Momus 9 9 Quickstep. lO 1 The Senator.. 9 9 Shinrone lO 1 Janus 9 7 The Hero 9 13 Sam Hood 9 5 Ringleader 9 13 Honest Tom . 9 ' 1 WEIGHTS for the FREE HAN DICAP HIIEDLERACE. AeoPptanePe to be declared April 5. st lb Sir Robert lO 7 The General lO 7 Caurire lO 0 Gulnare Quickstep 9 12 The Hero 9 12 The Unknown 9 10 Fazeley 9 8 Giraldus 9 6 Malmesbury 9 4 at lb Sir non the Cellarer 9 4 Ormsby 9 4 RI 3indeer 9 3 Sam Hod 9 2 St amford 9 0 -adford 9 0 entre-h-terre 9 0 U nion Jack 8 10 Gerard 8 9 THE STEAM-BOAT EXPLOSI:ON OFF SHIELDS BAR.— TYNEMOUTH, TUESDAY NIGHT , .—The coroner's jury, after sitting two days in the Town Ball in this town investi gating into the circumstances of a fatal boiler explosion which took place on board a mew steam-tug named the Engineer, on Thursday week; off Tynemouth Bar, by which Robert Coulson, a joiner, was killed, and eight other persons were severely s aalded, returned their ver dict this evening, which wa , that deceased had been killed by the boiler exploding at the fire-hole, and that such explosion had been cause). by a wooden plug having been left in the pipe communicating between the boiler and the safety valve, and tha t Robert Findlay, foreman to Mr. Almond, the builder o f the engine, is censurable in not having seen that the pl rig was removed before the fires were heated under the bo'i'lers. ADVANCE OF WAGES IN LIVERPOOL.—There has been a great advance of wages; in Liverpool during the past week. The extra porters: :at the Albert Dock have been raised 6d. per day ; and. the seamen engaged on the various steam-boats plying to and from this port 'have obtained an increase of 2s . 6d. per week, with pe culiar exemptions. The plas te:rers have given notice of a strike if their wages are not increased to 265. per week from 245. ; and the journey rcien bootmakers, watch makers, and paper hangers, ar e also demanding increased' wages. •On Friday the porte - rs at the Tithe-barn-strectt station struck for an advar e, and on Monday the carters of the town were to strike unless their wages were raised to the uniform nite of 245. a week. The journeyman bootmakers, not satisfied with an increase of wages, now insist upon tb teir employers discharging the apprentices. The cabine t--makers have obtained an advance of 2s. per week ; the > upholsterers have given notice that they expect a similar increase, to commence last Monday, and the corn-pc ters have respectfully re quested their employers to :advance their wages 6d. a day. NEW COMET.—Mr. Hind ba s published the following particulars :—On the 6th of tl ie present month a comet was discovered at the Obser v-atory of the Collegio Ro mani), at Rome, which pre ;nth strong indications of identity with that of 1664, .co ne of the most minutely described comets recorded in history. Supposing these bodies identical, the. period •of revolution will be 188 years, and the mean distance from the sun a little greater than that of the planet Ne p tune. In aphelion, how ever, the comet must recede t o a distance of more than 6,000 millions of miles. It •cv ill have been rather con spi c uous in the southern h er nisphere during the latter half of February , but is n, v . moving away from the ear th and sun, and consequ wetly growing less distinct every evening. On the 19 t h . ,of March, at ei g ht o ' clock, its right ascension was 4 h. 3 6 m. , and i ts n o rth declina tion 2 deg. 48 sec. ; the form .er chan g es ver y little at pre sent, the latter is inc r e asin g a t the rate of from 20 to 30 minutesc meeting of Full descriptions, with engrav ings, of the comet of 1664, will be found in the " Co metographia" of H evelius, and in the " Theatrum C o meticum" of Lubienietski.. When best seen it exhi bited a bright nuc leus with a tail 20 de g . lon g , and cu rved towards t he extremit y . If the comet latel y dis covered be the same , its a pp a arance would rather favour the idea tha t these bodies are gradually dissipated ; yet Halley's co met may be tra ied backward in history to the year 11 before the Chris Uian era, or through a period of 03101 years. DLAND JUN' 7. PION RAILWAY.—The half yearly thisof many con any was held at Perth on Saturday ; m . J. Stirling , of Ki pp endavie, in the chair. as compare the corres to 3,626/., The ine r e ased report state d s t 6 h ed a a. t r, t h hreercee alsop w t a s ds for p th s an n n increase pending period last y period. The aide. same f reco t m h mended the greater part of w plant was in good order. The e 1,0771. Bs . a l rr i e d ; rs in o h f t i h e c h e al7l i g .w s o a o w s d e l s d r i.k e v t e ra i r ldy e ffi d nt u c ed ced h o e r p a l w ea a y s e a a t s t i l ii i . e pl r u a s t e e h o t f 2t hehaplefr.7ceeanrt. earnings Th n g n s um ef , which will 2951. The The chairman moved the adopti on of the report, which was agreed to, and after the tra aisaction of the usual routine business, the meeting adjor umed. EMIGRATION AND LANDL ORDISM.—AR unusually large number of emigrants pass ed through this town on St. Patrick's-day, on their way sto Liverpool for embarkation. Our attention was particularly arrested by the respectable appearance of one party. 1 Jpon inquiry, we found them to be persons from the Km )cklofty estate, who have been enablpd by the Earl Donou ghmore to emigrate with their families to America. They consisted of about thirty-five individuals, all comfortably clothed, and furnished with ample supplies for a voyage across the Atlantic. The noble earl's house steward accompanied this batch, with orders to provide in every way for their comfort on the passage from Waterford to: Liverpool, while his lordship has taken his departure fr oin Knocklofty so as to meet them at the latter port, that he may personally secure for his dependents good berths and every accommodation on board the emigrant vessel.—Clonmel Ch,ronicle. IMPORTATION OF GERM:.A.N CLOCKS.—Five scores of tons weight of German clocks are imported into this country, at Southampton, in the course of a year. They are brought from Germany into France by the Strasburg Rail Way, and are exported from France at Havre, from whence they are conveyed across the Channel by the South Western Steam-packet Company's steamers. THE ARMY. The Flora, freight-ship, having on board the third (last) division of the service companies of the Ist batta lion 71st Regiment, sailed from Cork Harbour, on the 18th inst., for Coifu. The following are the numbers embarked in this vessel, and the names of the officers : —Numbers : 1 field officer, 2 captains, - 1. subaltern, 1 staff, 7 serjeants, 4 drummers, 181 rank and file, with 14 women and 24 children. Names of officers :—Major A. R. L'Estrange, Captains R. D. Campbell and H. Loftus, Ensign W. Campbell, and Quartermaster T. Walker. Lieutenant R. Law, 31st Regiment, and Staff Assistant Surgeon W. A. Mackinnon have also embarked in the above vessel for Corfu. The depot, which consists only of one company, will shortly proceed from Cork to Chatham. Captain A. C. Parker and Lieutenant W. Johnson are attached to the depot. Lieutenant C. F. Smith is employed on the recruiting service at Taunton. The head-quarters and four companies of the 46th Re giment, under the command of Major Maxwell, in the absence of Lieutenant-Colonel Garrett on leave, arrived in Dublin from Belfast on Wednesday, and the remainder of the regiment will follow immediately. Major Mills, 52d Light Infantry, is performing the duties of Assistant Adjutant-General in Dublin, in the absence of Lieutenant-Colonel Doyle, who is on leave in Paris. The head-quarter division of the 55th depot, under Major O'Leary, arrived at Limerick, from Tralee, and on Wednesday proceeded for Nenagh, where they relieve Captain Budd's company, the 14th, which rejoins at Limerick on Saturday. The 55th detach to Roscrea and Portumna. A troop of the 7th Dragoon Guards will replace the 3d at Limerick, the latter proceeding to Longford. Two privates of the 14th, Thomas Carthew and Pat rick O'Brien, were on Wednesday committed to Lime rick gaol for six months, by sentence of court-martial, for drunkenness and insubordination. In the absence of Lieut.-ColonelArthur and Major Dyson, Captain Carlyon commands the 7th Dragoon Guards at Caher. _ The 91st, from Enniskillen, arrived at Richmond Bar racks, Dublin, on Tuesday ; the 90th Light Infantry move to the Royal Barracks, and the 52d Light Infantry to Ship-street Barracks, Dublin. Captain Mackenzie, 72d, in command of the depot at Clare Castle, is to give the final approval to recruits joining during the absence of Major Sharp on leave. Tike 68th depot arrived at Newry from Birr on Tues day, replacing the 12th'. The 57th depot, under Major Shadvrorth, now occupy Tralee Barracks. Four Kerry officers, Lieut.-Colonel Spring, and Lieutenants Comerford, Raymond, and Eagar served together in the 57th previous to the peace of 1815. The exchange between the 40th and 49th depots, from Buttevant to Waterford has been countermanded, in consequence of measles amongst the soldiers' children. Private John Lenehan, 62d, Athlone, is awar d e d 168 days' imprisonment for threatening language to Serjeant Thomas Murphy. Colour Serjeant Henry Stokes, 52d, was presented with a silver goblet by his late Captain (Cumming) on leaving the regiment. Captain Home has sailed to join the 12th Lancers at the Cape. Ensign Gregg, 91st, has sailed for the Cape ; also Lieut. Bowles, Rifle Brigade. Two companies of the 27th to Sligo and Ballyshannon on the 29th and 30th, relieve respectively companies of the 41st and 91st. _ — MOTOrNeilihL taken command of the 40th depot at Buttevant. _ _ _ The 7th Hussars have transferred their recruiting party from Aberdeen, for want of success, to Belfast. The recruiting party of the 28th Regiment, at Mullin gar, is ordered to join at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the regi ment being complete. We are persuaded (says the Limerick Chronicle) that the authorities at the Horse Guards are in ignorance of the miserable condition of the military in Australia, who cannot possibly endure the deprivation or the necessary food with any regard to discipline and physical efficiency, under recent circumstances in that colony. At Melbourne the military are charged 2s. a pint for milk. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 24. The Duke of Wellington, 131, Captain H. B. Martin, C. 8., is ordered to be undocked on Monday, and placed in the steam basin to complete her fittings. She has her top-gallant masts an end, and is rattling down topmast rigging ; her topsail yards are crossed, and her main and fore yards are fitted ready for sending aloft; but with all this progress the main essential (men) is wanting. The York, old 74, was brought alongside the dockyard jetty this morning ready to be docked on Monday to have her copper sheathing stripped off, preparatory to being towed into Porchester Lake, to become a target for the Excellent. The Menelaus, lazaretto-ship for the Motherbank, will be ready for undocking on Monday. The Growler, 5, paddle steam-sloop, was removed from the steam-basin this morning, and placed in No. 9 Dock, to hare her bottom inspected. The London, 90, Captain Mundy, exercised her crew this afternoon, at Spithead, in shot practice, at a floating target. Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, K.C.8., the Com mander-in-Chief ; Rear-Admiral Superintendent Fan shawe, C. 8., attended by Flag-Lieutenants Yonge and Aplin, proceeded to the Royal Marine Battery, at Has lar, this afternoon, to witness the gunnery practicei of the Royal Marine Corps, under the command of Colonel Menzies, K.H., A.D.C. to the Queen. At the moment of sending off this dispatch the High flyer, 21, screw steam-frigate, Capt. Heathcote, is stand ing into Spithead, from the West India station, 5 p.m. PLYMOUTH, MAROK 24. The screw steam-ship St. Jean d'Acre, 101, was safely launched from the dockyard, Devonport, yester day afternoon, shortly after four o ' c lock. Notwith standing the extreme coldness of the weather a vast concourse of persons assembled ashore, and great num bers were congregated on board th e shipping, in boats, and steamers. The ceremony of christening was per formed by the daughter of Port-Admiral Sir John Ommanny, who, with the assistance of Mr. Edye, the master shipwright, severed the cord which held the ship, and released her from the ways. The Port-Admiral, Major-General Sir Harry Smith, Commodore-Superintendent Seymour, Captain Ramsey, chief of the steam reserve, and Captain Lowe, her Majesty's ship Impregnable, were under the bows, and the Duchess of Orleans and the Countess of Mount Edgecumbe, with their attendants, were on board the Admiral's yacht, just outside the dock. The vessel is named in commemoration of the bombardment of St. Jean d'Acre by Sir Charles Napier in 1840. The Sans pareil, 81, was launched from the same slip two years and five days previously. The crew of the steam-ship Sanspareil got up lo wer yards and topmasts yesterday morning. The following are the dimensions of the screw steam ship St. Jean d'Acre, of 101 guns and 600-horse power : - Ft. In. Length from fore part of figure to after part of taffrail Depth from upper part of figure to lower part of false keel 273 0 Ditto, of taffrail Length for tonnago 52 0 56 6 202 5 55 4 54 6 53 8 24 5 Tone. Breadth extreme Ditto for tonnage Ditto moulded Depth in hold Burden in tons (old measurement) Ditto (now measurement) ARMAMENT. No. Cwt. Ft. In. Lower deck 20 8 inch gun s 65 9 0 long 16 32 pounders 56 9 6 ~ 8 8 inch guns 65 9 0 ~ 28 32 pounders 56 9 6 PP Upper deck 28 32 pounders 42 8 0 ~ 1 68 pivot 95 10 0 ~ Main deck WOOLWICH, MARCH 24. APPOINTMENTS. Clerks—John Wotton, •to the Queen, 116, at Ply. mouth. Clerks' Assistants—Corbet C. Edward, to the Prince Regent, 90, at Portsmouth ; W. H. Haswell, to the Ex cellent gunnery-ship, at Portsmouth. DIRECTORS OF THE BANS OF ENGLAND FOR 1853. The following is the house list of Governors and Three tors of the Bank of England for the year ensuing, viz.:— FOR GOVERNORS. John Gellibrand Hubbard, Esq., Governor. Thomas Matthias Weguelin, Deputy-Governor. FOR DIRECTORS. Henry Hulse Berens, Esq. Arthur Edward Campbell, Esq. Edward Henry Chapman, E sq . Robert Wigram Crawford, E sq . William Cotton, Esq. Bonamy Dobree, Esq. Benjamin Buck Greene, Esq. George Pascoe, Grenfell, Esq. *Henry Hucks Gibbs, Esq. Thomson Hankey, Junr., Esq. John Oliver Hanson, Esq. Kirkman Daniel Hodgson ' E sq , Henry Lancelot Holla n d, Es q . Thomas Newman Hunt, Esq. Alfred Latham, Esq. James Malcolmson, Esq. James Morris, Esq. Sheffield Neave, Esq. George Warde Norman, Esq. John Horsley Palmer, Esq. Henry James Prescott, Esq. William Thompson, Esq., and Alderman. Thomas Tooke, jun., Esq. N.B.—The gentleman against whose name an asterisk is placed is a new candidate for the direction. The election for Governor and Deputy-Governor will be held at the Bank, on Tuesday, the sth April, and for Directors on Wednesday, the 6th April, from 10 o'clock in the forenoon till 4 in the afternoon. NEW INCLOSIIRE ACT.—The second inclosure act of the present session, which received the royal assent on Friday, has just been printed. The following places are forthwith to be enclosed :—Tatham, Lancaster ; Lynby Wighav, Nottingham ; High Callerton, Northumber land ; )Efield, Sussex ; Kentmere, Westmoreland ; Nor ton Common, Southampton ; and Prestwick Carr, Northumberland. THE SE ARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Id I RAILwArs. Clo,ing Prices Yesterday. Business doii Yesterday. 29 - 30 -10 i 7i —Wad 21 22 d 3i —26 dad 101 105 64i —64 i 21 22 18i —19 i -I.pml 8 9 5 - 5i 3i - 4 12i - 13 10 - 11 7i - S 72 - 73 64 57 1 73 75xcl 32 34 61 63 —81 i 45 471 122 —l24xd Aberdeen 8 Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. Junct...., Birmg. Wolverh. & Stour Valley 8 Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct. 11 Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Si Do., £2O 0 Bristol and Exeter 10 Caledonian all Chester & Holyhead al Cork and Bandon al Cork, Blackrock ad Passage Dublin&BelfastJunc al Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction all Do. New ill East Anglian (X 25 L and E. & L. & D.) al Do. Do. (181. E.& H.) al Eastern Counties all Eastern Union, Class A. (late E. U. Sh.) 8i Do., do al Do., B. and C 10 East Lancashire ill East & West Ind. Dk & Birming. June 10 Edinburgh& Glasgow 14 Edin. and Peebles O Edin. Prth. &Dundee O Glasgow &S. Western O Great Northern Stk O Do., A. Stock O Do., B. Stock ..., IGreat Southern andl Western (Ireland). St. 100 Great Western 12 11 Irish South-Eastern 50 all Lancaster & Carlisle 161 111 Do., Thirds St. 100 Lancash.& Yorkshire 20 15 Do., Fifths 14 114 Do., Wst. Riding Un 50 all Leeds Northern 20 all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt. 11i all London & Blackwall 10 3 Loud. Tilb. &Sthend. St. 100 Lond. Brigt. &S. Cst. St. 100 London &N. Western 20 12 Do., Fifths. 10 1 Do. ,£lO Sh.M. &B. C St. 100 London &S. Western 60 424 Do., £5O 40 34 Do., £4O 25 al 25 a] St. 101 st. 1.01 st. 1.01 50 4' 25 r 100 a] 11 Lonilerry. &Coleraine 6 11 Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 10 Manch. Shef. &Lincln 4j Do., Man.& Lin. tin 10 Midland 10 Do. Birming. & Derby 7 Midland G. West. (Ir.) 7i Do. Shares in Newcastle & Carlisle 6 I 25 li 50 20 al 10 Newmarket $ Do. Bury Extension .6 Newp. Akberg.&Hftd , 7i Newry & Enniskillen - Newry, Warrenpoint, and Bestrevor Norfolk A Do., New Northn.Counties LW North British ,3 North Devon, No. 1 64 Do., No. 2 31 Do., 1 Deterred . 5 Do., B Guaranteed '6 North Staffordshire all North Western., .0 N. &S. Westrn. June O Oxford, Worce3ter, & Wolverhampton , O Scottish Central O Scottish Midland 0 Shrewsbury & Birmg 0 Do., L. & N. Westn Guaranteed Stock 3 Shi ewsby & Hereford 11 Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. MM.) „, 11 Do. Halves do .... a Do Do. Oswestty 61 Shropshire Union all South Devon 10 South Eastern al South Wales .5 S. Yorksh.River Dun. 6 Do. .61 Stockton & Hartlepl. .9 Thames Haven Dock and Railway .7 Vale of Neath • 11 Waterfd. & Kilkenny 3.1 Waterford& Limerick .3 West Cornwall .18 Wimbledon&Croydn. 1 Woodford 10 York Newctl. &Berw. Do. Extensions 1 3 / 4 Do. G. N. E. Purchase York & N. Midland Ij Aberdeen ..... Do., No. 2,7 p. Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares , 3 Caledonian £lO 11 Chester & Holyhead Guar. 53 per cent. 34 Cork&Bandon 53 p.c. 11 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction 11 E. Ang. (705.) 6 p. s. 11 Do. (X 5), 7 per cent. 2 Do. (£7l7s), 7. pet. 11 Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l 11 so., No. 2 a Do., New 6p. c. St 11 Eastern Union Scrip Guar. 6 per cent 0 East Lancash. 6p. cts 11 Edinb. Prth.&Dund 0 Glasgow &S. Western Guar. 5 per cent la Great Northn. 3p. c 10 Do. 5 p. s., Redeem at 10 p. e. prem , 11 Gt.S outhn. & Westn (Ireland) Eights 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. e ) O Great Western, fixed 4A per cent 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O O Do., 6 p. e., Stock O London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c O Do. Pref. 5 p. c., St 11 Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852 0 Do. New Guar. 6p. c 5 London &S. Western, Con. Thirds .0 Londonderry & Coler. A Shares 11 Londndry. d; Ennisk. 11 Shef. ,& Lin., Shares, No. 1.... dl Do., New, £lO ..... 3 Do., £6 ........ . 11 Marypt. & Carl. 4p. c. 11 Do. 4A per cent 8A Do 10 Mid. Consol. 6 p.a. St. O Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... 5 Do. Pref. 4A percent. 11 Norfolk Extension... 11 Do. Guar. si per ct. 11 Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent O North British ......... 11 North Staffordshire 0 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh. £15,6p. c. 9 Do. 11 Shrewsbury & Birm. Now Guaranteed... 11 Shrewsby. & Chester Nor.W. (Alin), 3 p.c. .0 Do. 5 per cent. U South Devon 1.1 Do. New U S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) f£l Os. 6d. 11 S.Yorksh.4p.e.Guar. 3 Waterfd. &Kilk. 6p. c 10 York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref 5 Do .0 York & N. Midland, H. & S. Purchase 48 - 49 100 - 102 63 - 65 64 - 66 70 - 75 18 -- 20 9 -- 10 14 -- 15 311 -- 3 d 21 -- 22 77i -- 78 361 36i 12i - 13. - 4 -- 4f 19 -- 21 2hl 15 —15 i 9 29 31 91 d P 681 -69 i 7 -- 71 d 2 -- 2id 58 -- 59 PREFERENCE SHARES. 1166 - j los 106 - 108 183 - 19, 4dg-- par g 3 - I 3 - 4 8 - 1-1, p lA p 14x -- 15 1- 19 31 - 1126 - 128 .09 - 111 8i - - 7 4 105 107 *cl ipxd 150 —152 L5O - 15:;I 3k 3 iP 10 11.'j 13,;. 8 - 9 10 -- 14 --ipxd 148 - 149 22 4 -23 p 5t -- 61 -- 2i 109 -- 111 25 -- 28 - 11 - 11 171 UPI 15 16 par p 261 —26 i 20 21. I d par 101 - 103 5 -5, par i PI st. 1100 St. 11 16 1: 16 i 20 1.7 20 a] 10 11 St. 10 St. li St. 11 St. li io 26i a] 13 ai 20 al 20 I 50 a] FORE: 3 A ntwrp. &Rotterdam 3 BelgianEastn. Junet. II Charleroi & Erquelin I 8 Di,j on and Besancon., 8 .. Dutch Rhenish: [1 lEast Indian 1 Do. Extension...... 11 Gt. Indian Peninsula 7 Gd. Junct. of France .5h Gt. Westn. of Canada Shares 1 Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. pref 5 Luxembourg :01 io Do. (Railway) 2 IDo.. 3 Do. (Canal)... 2 Do. 6p. cent. pref 7 Lyons & Medierran 4i Madras !.9 Maria Antonia 0 Do. New Namur & Liege (with interest. a Do. (ex interest).... ll Northern of France, 11 Do. 20/. 3p. c. Bds, (fmy. B. &Avis Shs.: 11 NorwegianTrnk.Pre; .0 Paris and Lyons 11 Paris and Orleans 11 Paris and Rouen 11 Paris and Strasbourg 4 Paris Caen &Cherbrg.: 54 Quebec & Richmond ) 1 Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Do. 5A per cent. pro 4 Southern of France 3. Upp ellndia Scrip 11 West Flanders 6 Do. 54 per e. Pref... 9 Western of France... 2 West. of Switzerland 3 New Zea1and......... 10 20 20 331 2' 10 1 20 a] 20 I al 16 al 20 al 10 al 20 11 20 al 20 al 20 al 20 201 a 20 al: . 0 I 4 I d _— : _ 4 14 2 2ip 2i 2 d 61 p 1 1 2 .1 p p 1 p 4 8 1 2 d 9 —ll p 2 —2 p 7} - 7i 6 - 7 351 -36 i 14 - 15 8; 1 -9, 171 - 18 p 41 - 42 41 -42 i 33 -33 4- 5 p - P 20 - 21 9 - 9i 5p — 1, 51 ci par 9i —10 p: 1 id par 7r! OA 22 11 St. jOl Bt. 101 50 a] 50 a] 20 I a] 25 I a] 25 a] 18 20 al 25 al 25 25 a. St. 10 50 al St. 11 St. li St. 11 St. 11 St. 11 St. 11 St. 11 20 14 I a] 125 20 1 20 a] 50 a] 20 1: I 0 U. 10 : St. I.ot 25 21 25 1 St. 10 St. 111 St. 11 , 20 st. lio: 7 6i1 a] 20 I al St. 11 6 t St. li st. ID St. al 16 St. 11 St. 11 St. 10 50 I al St. 1101 so 1 1 1211 1211 a] 25 I al 10 I a] st. lii 20 - a] S al 2 a] St. 10 20 al St. 10 10 1 11 25 1 al 1061a1 20 I a] St. Iv ;17 25 11 20 5 20 20i 20 1 11 30 - 31 29 -30 i 30 - 31 29 -30 104 -106 52i -53 k 1151 - 153 1 32} -.33i 111 - 113 551 -56 i 27 - 281 13 - 141 25 - 26 19 -19 i 25 - 27 2i. - 3ixd 1105 —lo6adi 64 - 66 • id ad 149 —lslad 14.8 —lsoad 1 d 32 - 33 ,1021 - 103, MINES. 1 all Agua Fria lOs all Anglo Californian 4 1 p 10 2 Australasian ld— 11 6 p 3 20 6 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera 4 1 p 1 1 all Australian Freehold. par— 1 p 1 1 all Ave Maria - p 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) par p 1 all British Austrin. Gold 4 p 20 13.5 British Iron T 9 35 241 Brazilian Imp. (issued at X 5 pm.) 5 —5/ 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiaba 4 -4/ 41 31 44 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 29 —3O 301 1 1 Carson's Creek. 40 all Cobra Copper 47 —49 49 4 1 1 Colonial Gold 2/ —2l p 31 14 Copiapo 5l 61 Si. all CopperMinersof Eng 75 —B5 801 25 all Do. Preference 74 84 p 834 6 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co ll 1 d 431 20 all General l7 —l9 2 all Great Nugget Vein 2l —2l p 41 3 all Great Polgooth l4 1 p 1 all Lake Bathurst 1 dis— par 1 all Liberty 1 - 4 p 14 1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co 8 1 d 1 1 all Mariquita ld par 101 10 9 Mexican &S. Americ Bl 9 8/ 1 all New Granada 1 all Nouveau Monde l - 14 p2l 5 1 Port Philip. .. a P 1 4 a 1 all Quartz Rock par 1 p 50 all Rhymney Iron 24 —26 15 Do. New 7 8 30 101 Santiago de Cnba - 8 7 1 all South Australian 4 p 10 7 Tin Croft ll —l3 281 all United Mexican 6/ 7 1 all Waller 1 all West Granada 4 a p 1 all West Mariposa Adis 8 p 1 1 all Yuba Par 4 P 1 a I JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia 92 - - 93 93 50 all British N. American ... 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 2 —24 p 100 25 Colonial — 100 20 CommerCiat if Lon don . ••• 4 English Scottish and Australian 2l —21 p 20 7/ Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 4l 5 p 174 SO 20 London and County 50 10 London Joint Stock • 100 20 Loud. &Westminster 351 g 20 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India 50 22/ National of Ireland... 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation 5B 60 59 4 8 60 591 25 5 Do. New. — 100 25 Provincial of Ireland. 4S 10 all Do. New — 6 1 Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp. Co.. 1 dis— 4p 25 25 South Australia...... 50 52 50k 25 all Union of Australia... 76 77 763 4 2/ Do. New Bl 9 50 10 Union of London — 40 all Union of Madrid x d 1 - 1 1, I Pt i 11 12 .0 I 5 SSA )0 32i 5 6 4 2 !O 1 1 1 L 5 14 )0 50 1 all LO 2 n i 0 all )0 60 15 25 1 1 5 2 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Agricult , 101 104 Austrlasn.Pcific.Mail Australn. Royal Mail Brit. Americn. Land ... Canada — Crystal Palace Crystal Pal. of France Eastern Steam — Electric. Teleg. of Ir ... Gen. Steam NaTigat — General Screw Steam — Irish Beetroot Sugar, Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land — Nrth . of Europe Steam Peninsular & Oriental ... Do. Do. Royal Mail -- South Austral. Land 53 55 Submar. Telegraph... ... UniYersal Emigration and Colonisation... ... ..• Iran Diemen's Land.. 24 25 MARKET YEWS-(THIS DAY.) SMITHFIELD. This being what is termed the great lamb market, the show of most breeds was seasonably good, and in fair ave rage condition. Notwithstanding that the attendance of butchers was tolerably extensive, tie lamb trade, owing to the prevailing cold weather, was in a very inactive state. Dorsets sold at from ss. 4d. to 65., and prime Downs, ss. 10d. to 6s. fid. per 81bs. Beasts, the supply of which was moderate, realised Monday's advance ; but the demand for them was not to say active. We had a fair inquiry for sheep, at full quotations. The few calves and pigs on offer changed hands, at late figures Per Sibs to s s. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts ...3 oto 2 2 Second quality ...3 4 3 6 Prime large oxen E 8 3 10 1 Prime Scots, &c. 4 0 4 Inferior sheep ...4 0 4 2 Second quality ...4 4 4 8 Primo tree.-wlled.4 10 5 0 Lambs ink the effals. s. d. s. d. Prime Southdown 5 2 5 4 Large crse. calves 3 4 4 2 IPrime small do 4 4 4 8 ; Large hogs 210 3 2 Small porkers 3 6 4 0 Suckling calves 21 0 25 0 I Quarter old pigs 19 0 24 0 bs 4d to 6s 6d. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and Lambs 6,800 Calves l4O Pigs 9O NEWGATE AND The general demand ruled Per Sibs by a. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 2 8 3 0 Do.,middling 3 2 3 4 Do., prime large 3 4 Do., do. small —.3 6 Pork, large 2 10 Lambs FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts l4O Sheep 350 Calves 9O Pigs LEADENHALL. steady, at our quotations. he carcase. a. d. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 6 3 8 Do.,middling 310 4 2 Do., prime 4 4 4 8 Veal 3 2 4 6 Pork, small 3 6 4 2 5s Od to 6s 2d. 3 6 3 81 3 41 COLONIAL. SOLAR.—With British Plantation the market has been rather mere fully supplied, and prices have therefore ruled slightly in favour of buyers. Crystallised Demerara by auction has realised 35s 6d to 38s for low to mid, and 3Ss 6d to 40s 6d for good and fine yellow. East India — Mauritius has been taken at the previous rates, to 6d de cline ; mid to good strong yellow, 35s 6d to 37s 6d; low yellow, 35s ; fine brown, 34s 6d to 35s ; and crystallised, 37s to 41s. Bengal low to good white Benares sold at 3516 d to 38s ; moist grainy brought 38s ; and date sort good and fine yellow 36s 6d to 375. Madras grocery sold at 36s 6d to 39s for mid to fine grainy yellow ; white at 40s to 41s ; low to good yellow at 30s to 35s ; and brown at 29s 6d to 30s, being cheaper. Foreign Havannah afloat has reached 23s 3d for a near port. Bahia was taken in at 33s to 36s 6d for mid to fine brown. Java was taken in above the value ; good and fine strong grey, 39s ; low and mid 37s to sBs 6d ; and good and fine brown 35s 6d tc 37s 6d per cwt. COFFEE.—There has been an active inquiry for Ceylon descriptions. Plantation. Ceylon has been sold at 50s 6d. to 51s for fine and fine ord ; 55s to 59s for low mid to mid 47s to 51s 6d for triage ; and 94s to 66s for peaberry. Mid colory was taken in at Os to 635. Rio for export has been worth about 44s to 455. Cost Rica seconds was mostly taken in at 51s to 54s for good and fine ord. Jamaica fine ord pale sold at 50s 6d per cwt. RICE.—Not much has been done, and phprices as e h el r s e ol b d ee n i t i scarcely supported. Good white Bengal 10s 6d, and good mid at lls to lls & lOs 6d. Madras was. taken in a t 10s fo i l. ' mi low 'd. ml ,l l a,va l°3 h to as i y ca in h c a e s nt been sold at 3 been sold at lls 6d to 12s for mid. fin A e ß a ß t O 7 Wlt id O p O e T. l — b. Jar . for mid to good. SPlCES.—Malabar pep . p_eF _has s b w ee a n s sold taken at l 3 adt id t 4 do 4 cit a5lll lb for mid, and Java at 311 d to 3 d for mid clean sift' per Batavia nutmegs, mid and SALTPET l R 3 E. p — er li c a e lr it a! to 2s 9d. good gown, went at fine ord, partly sold at 29s 6d to 30s for fine, 44 and 24 per cent. refraction. refraction. in t gal COCRINEAL.—There has been an active demand at full prices. vadras 3d to 3p. 25s Gd to 26s for t COTTON.—The sales have been moderate at about the previous rates. Surat at nd to 4d. Mad for mid to fair western, and Bengal at 3 41 mid fair. been neglected. Rum.—This article has to iid for ord to prices are generally _ TEA.—The demand is steady, and -- TALLOW.—P.Y.C. has been supported at 44s 9d per cm on the spot. ' 102 1h 6i i ad ad ad 6544 11 2 19 12i i 13 46 7 ,122 i 107 —lOB aut 908 -- 91 fl -- 7f' 92 -- 94xd92:i 3 13 -- 13)p Pin 75 5 i -- ct 76 75i f -- d l6 -- 1 91i i 8i 11 103: 1181 9ixdi —l! 1044 ip 119 -3 id 91 — 4 11 d 3 21 - 3 75 45 '10,4 118# i x,l 91 901 is 3oi i 74i i xd I i xd tr. 'Paid 52 1i 50 31 3 28 d 36 4 4i S 3 49 I 102 71 7} 11 86g dsi s 11. 131. ad 10i 3i x d 71 i i 191 x d LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS RAILWAYS. BNiford and Bletcbley.... Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee.... Do. withoutgr Birm. Wolv. & Dudley guar. Do . wtht guar. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Qlstr.di Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. 4 Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Bxtn. and Matlock Middlesbre' & Redear London & N. West. Gt.Westn Do Do Do.. L.&N.W Caledon Gt:Nrthn. Gt. Westn Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &NMd Do S. Eastern Do Norfolk. D• L.& N. W. & Midld. Stckton & Darlingt. Midland.. Midld.Bradfd. Northern and Easternsp.c. Do. 6 per et. , De. Fixeds p c Prest. & Byre E. Co ßid Do D• L. &N.W &Ln&Yk Do Do. i Shares. Roystn.& Hit. Do. Shepth.St Shef.Roth.and Goole g. 5 p. c. S. Staffordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do Gt Northn Do Lancash & Yorksh. M. MClean Stockt. & Darlingt. Do. ...... Wilts&Somrsti iGtWestn. Leasing Closing Price: Cornrows. Yesterday leil all *4 all all it. 100 i 0 all it. 100 5 } all /0 I all ?5 211 L2i all .3i all ;CI all ;0 all !O I all sil all i 0 1 all i 0 all 5 all L2il nAI it. 100 5 181 2 9i i 0 all 5 I all it. 100 Business Yesterday. 3 xd 23i i 4 ABDUCTION. At the quiet village of Broadwas, in this county, there has resided, man and boy, some fifty-five years, one Mr. Benjamin Davis, a farmer, who lately by the death o f his -mother came into possession of considerable property and estates in that neighbourhood, besides a tolerable round sum in hard cash invested in the funds. Benja min, whose father has long been dead, was from his youth remarkable for tenacity to the state of "single blessedness." Many powerful and premeditated assaults have been made to provoke within him the tender pas sion, but without success ; and though it was the latest request of his mother that he might at once " settle down," Benjamin has nevertheless remained unmoved and impregnable. Rumour, however, indicates that na ture at its birth did not bestow that modicum of intellect and cunning, which unfortunately has proved but too strongly developed in others with whom he was destined to come into contact. Some years ago was received under Mrs. Davis's roof a Mrs. Pullen, who, from time to time, was there visited by Mrs. Dobney, the widow of a dancing master, &C., who, we believe died abroad. Mrs. Dobney, it seems, had cast upon the son a "longing eye," had several times importuned him on the subject of marriage, and otherwise uselessly assailed him ; till at length Mrs. Pullen was informed that if she did not prevent the visits of her friend she must seek shelter elsewhere herself. This had the desired effect ; and no more was seen of Mrs. Dobney till after the death of Davis's mother, which took place during the terrific tempest of Septem ber last. Then it was that Mrs. Dobney returned to the charge, presented herself at Benjamin's dwelling, and, although at first the inmates pretended not to recognise her, she was admitted and feasted, but was at length unceremoniously snubbed and dismissed. Though many years his senior, the lady was not yet finally repulsed, again and again she threw herself in his way, and tempted him with endearments such as ladies so well know how to practise. _ _ _ The farmer, as we have before said, was proof against her artifices ; and, with a widowed houdekeeper named Scott, 74 years of age, went on as comfortably and un susßectingly as need be, occasionally visiting Worcester on market days, and at length absolutely believing that all annoyance from the "fair" one was at an end. On Saturday last, Davis and his housekeeper, as usual, drove into the city ; the latter being dispatched to make various purchases, while her master proceeded to the Green Dragon Inn, Newport-street, to await her return. Directly after a person named Wilson entered the inn yard, and inquiring for the ostler, offered him half-a-crown to convey a message to Davis, to the effect that Mrs. Scott had been seized with a . fit, and was dangerously ill, and that a fly, sent at her request, was then standing at the door to convey him to her with all dispatch. The ostler, suspecting a trick, refused, and the flyman was then pressed into the service. Davis instantly com plied, was handed into the vehicle, and was soon rattling along at a fair pace, but whither he knew not, having neglected to ask the question. The fly was driven up Newport-street to Bridge-street, and at the bridge Wilson was observed to mount the box. The fly then proceeded by way of Lower Henwick, through Hallow, and—as Davis imagines, for he was unacquained with the country—to Holt, where it was pulled up at a pri vate residence, into which Davis was handed by Wilson (" the man with one eye,"" as Davis describes him) and another, since ascertained to be Mrs. Dobney's son. He was then led, in a state of great alarm, into an apartment where a female was sitting, and Dobney told him he must marry his mother or go to the mad-house. Davis replied that they might take him to the mad-house as soon as they pleased, as he should fare there as well as the rest. Upon this Wilson placed upon the table a pistol, a bludgeon, and a pair of handcuffs, observing, as he did so, that he must "do his duty." The female then retired, and Dobney fetched in his mother, re marking he could not see what objection. Davis could have to her. Davis replied that he was not obliged to answer that. Dobney rejoined that it was to be "done" by eight o'clock the next morning ; and his mother, ad dressing herself to Davis, said, " Will you have me ? " To this question, through fear, he did not give any di met answer. After remaining in the house between two and three hours, Davis was reconducted to the fly by the same persons, and driven to the New Inn, Ombers ley-road, about two miles from Worcester, when the trio alighted, and the fly was sent home. They had tea and supper at the New Inn, during which time Wilson and Dobney continued the conversation as to the mar riage with Mrs. Dobney on the following morning. Davis was then escorted up stairs into a doublerbedded room, Davis lying in one bed and his captors in the other. Davis, in great trepidation, called out seve ral times that he would not be married to her for all the world, and requested, as a more pleasant alterna tive, that he might be taken to the mad-house, and the night was passed amidst sobs, cries, entreaties, and remonstrances. Taking the reader back to Worcester, it is here neces sary to mention that at about five o'clock in the after noon of the day in question Mrs. Dobney presented her self at the registrar's office, in Edgar-street, and ob tained a licence for her marriage with Davies, which was appointed to be solemnised at Claines Church on Sunday morning. She gave the necessary information as to Davis's name and whereabouts, and described herself as residing in the parish of Claines, which was purely an invention, having never lived near that locality. Mr. Clifton, well knowing Davis, was not a little surprised at his choice, but had no suspicion of the imposture. In due course also, the housekeeper returned to the Green Dragon to seek her master, and it was not till some time afterwards that she was informed of his ob ject in going away in the fly. Inspector Chipp was im mediately sent for, and directly afterwards a note signed S. W." was put into Mrs. Scott's hands, intimating that Davis was gone to the country for a few days. The inspector at once gave chase, and traced the fly in the direction we have already indicated, though he was thrown off the scent for a couple of hours by the keeper of the Renwick gate, declaring positively that the parties had taken the Martley road. Little suspecting that they had taken refuge at the New Inn, Chipp came on to Worces ter, having discovered that the fly had gone through the Barbourne-gate. However, he soon sought out the driver, who revealed to him how the case stood, and at 6 o'clock on Sunday morning, Chipp, with a tradesman from Worcester, was in readiness to rescue Davis as soon as his prison should be opened. When this was done, the poor fellow bellowed lustily at his deliverance, Dob ney coolly observing that he had treated Davis well, and Wilson asserting that he knew nothing about it. Davis was then taken home, from whence it is hoped he may never again be allowed to depart without some constant guide or protector.— Worcestershire Chronicle. DETERMINED ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE BY A FEMALE. Yesterday afternoon information was received from Westminster Hospital, of a determined attempt at self destruction of a young woman named Dinahßrock, aged 25 years, who resided at York-road, Lambeth, by swal lowing a large quantity of sulphuric acid, under the fol lowing circumstances :—lt appears that the unfortunate woman was heard to groan by some of the lodgers, which attracted their attention, when on entering the room, they discovered the unfortunate creature lying on the floor with a tea-cup by her side, that had contained the deadly poison, and a letter directed . to her mother, which expressed herintentioisenod, when of committing suicide. An alarm was immediately raised, Police-constable No. 164 L hal her instantly conveyed to the Queen Anne's Ward of the above-named valuable institution, where Mr. Holt, surgeon, and Mr. Faxon, attended by the medical staff, was promptly on the spot, but from the severe internal injuries, not the slightest hopes are given of her recovery. No cause is assigned for the rash act. FRIGHTFUL FALL AND PROBABLE Loss OF LIFE.— atY e m s t e e r s d s r s a y . a s n w a a c n c i and d e n t E o d f g a a ez Q serious it t nature e n or s ud t r r e r e e t, by which a painter named James Buckingham, residing at No. 5, Sherborne-street, Blandford-square, sustained ouch severe injuries that his life is despaired of. It ap pears that the unfortunate man was engaged in the re pairs of the exterior of Messrs. Swan and Edgar's pre mises, and for which purpose was upon a ladder, which slipping on the foot pavement, he was precipitated with fearful violence to the ground, from whence he was taken in a state of insensibility to Charing-cross Hospital, and placed under the care of Mr. Adkins, house-surgeon, who ascertained that the wounded man had sustained a com pound fracture of the lower jaw-bore, fingers dislocated, seriously contused, and such severe internal injuries, that no hopes are entertained of his recovery. The crash was so violent with which be fell, that the teeth from both the upper and lower jaws were forced out, and scat tered over the pavement. A STEAMER RUN ON SHORE.— FALMOtaII, March 24. —The Lady Eglinton, a new iron screw steamer, bound from Liverpool to London, on Wednesday afternoon, got on Trefusis Shore, in going hence. On this day she was got off ; but as she was found to leak badly, the captain determined to beach her, which having beelie complished, th e p assengers were safely landed. The cargo is likely to he discharged. Loss OF THREE LAND.—A. very sev ere gale of win • d suddenly swept over showers the The morning Northumberland coast a t sea. As soon as the storm came of Monday wa s fine, and several on the poor fishermen left their lines and ran for the shore. They all appear to have reached a place of safety except a boat's crew belonging to Blyth, consist ing of James Foggin, Thomas Dixon, and James Arm strong, who were upset in taking the bar at this little seaport, and drowned before assistance could reach them. They have all leeft from fami b lie eing drowned. s. Several other fishermen had a narrow escap THE METROPOLITA N P O LICE.—CAUTION TO POLICE oFFlCEßS.—lresterday, the Commissioners investigated a case relative to two sergeants, who, whilst on duty, were inclined to enjoy themselves with a launch ; but w hilst in th dropped" of their repast, one of their inspectors suddenly " in, and having laid the cause of complaint, against the twd men ' they were forthwith sum moned to Scotland-yard, and both ordered to be suspended for a fortnight, adding to the sentence of one r are the othe r daywhite ; his transportation to another letter of the metropolitan body of police. A TRULY STRANGE FACT.—A Correspondent of the Elgin Courier states that a respectable married woman in the alower negro part child.of thisTheco father and deliveredmothe and a black man has not been in'the district for two years. The occurrence is accounted for by the the woman's having heard much of the performancesfact of of Mr. Lewis the mesmerist, and, as sh e states, having her imagination so much impressed that, t o use her own words, " she cold not get him out child, whose very hair was woolly, of her head." The did not survive.—/to verness Advertiser. x d x d x d s d Shr. I E% :GN. 110 i lioli 4,-' 2