The Sun. — London, England, 1853-03-28 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The country markets held on Saturday were fairly sup plied with wheat. Selected samples moved off steadily, at full prices; but low and middling qualities were much neglected. All kinds of barley, the supplies of which were on the increase, changed hands slowly, on somewhat easier terms. For malt very little was doing. Oats, beans, peas, and flour commanded scarcely any attention. In the Continental markets the transactions in grain on English account have continued limited. The flour trade in the United States has been very inactive. Up to our market, last week, the receipts of English grain were on a moderate scale. From abroad we received 9,943 quarters of wheat, 8,890 barley, 4,150 oats, 4,818 rye, 2,620 beans, 260 seeds, 4,518 sacks and 1,817 barrels of flour. The receipts of wheat put up to this morning's market, coastwise from Kent, were but moderate, and in very middling condition. From Essex, the supply was small, but of somewhat improved weight. By land carriage the arrivals were on a limited scale. Notwithstanding that the show of samples of both red and white was small, the demand for most kinds, owing to the falling off in the at tendance of buyers, was rather inactive ; nevertheless, most of the samples were disposed of at prices about equal to those obtained on Monday last. For forward delivery, the busineso doing was compara tively small • yet growers in general evinced n o anxiet y to press sales, although' the stocks of wheat in the midland counties are represented as good. With foreign wheat, fresh as well as ex-granary we were tolerably well, but not largely, supplied, Good heavy qualities sold at full rates of currency ; but all other kinds moved off slowly, at barely stationary prices. Floating cargoes—the arrivals of which off Falmouth have not increased—sold at full quotationr. The total supply of barley being somewhat extensive, that article was in sluggish request. Fine malting parcels sold at full quotations ; but grinding and distilling sorts were dull, and lower to purchase. We had only a moderate supply of malt on offer. Fine parcels sold at extreme rates. In other kinds, very few transactions took place. The show of Irish oats was tolerably good—that of English and foreign limited. All kinds met a slow inquiry, but no change took place in the quotations. Very few English beans were brought forward ; but the supply of foreign was good. All kinds sold heavily, at late rates. Although the show of peas was limited, the trade ruled dull, but no actual decline took place in the currencies. The show of flour was good. -All kinds moved off slowly, at previous rates. The stock of foreign is on the increase. CURRENCY PER DC 'ERIILL MEASIYEZ. - ------- - - - Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier • • • • 61s to 63s Red •• .. new 42e to 48s Oats Yorkshire and Ditto.. • • .... .. .. old 505 sis Llncolnsk., Feed 16s 22e Ditto, White new 44s 5431 Potato .. .. 21: 2431 Ditto.. • • .... old 495 60s Yonghal and Cork Nurfulk and Lin- Black. ••• • • • 16s 19s coin, lied, old 471 53s Cork, White ... • • 16s 25s Ditto new ...... 375 47e Scotch, Feed. •• .. 215 25s iire—Old .......... .. 29s 815 Beans—Tick ......... 84s 28s New .. •.•... .. .. 295 31s Pigeons .... 363 44s Parley—Grinding .•• • • 28s 80s Peas —Grey .. ••-• • • • 31s Ms Malting . .... .. .. 3l s 34, Maple. ••••• • • • • • 33 , 36 3 Chevalier .. .• ... 0 s 88s White..• ••••• • • • 3G 405 Malt—Saffolk and Nor- Boilers ••••• • • • • 383 4 4 folk ........ .. .. 154 s 585 Flour—Town-made... 415 46s Drown ... .. .. ...... .. 46s 51a Suffolk ••••• • • • -84 s 8' s Kingston and Ware 57s 60s Stockta & Norfolk 34s Its SMITHFIELD. _ _ Owing to the severity of the weather, the imports of foreign stock into London, last week, were on a very mo derate scale, viz., 2,037 head, against 1,525 ditto during the same period in 1852, 2,041 in 1851, 1,382 in 1850, 972 in 1849, and 1,494 in 1848. Prom IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WRY. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. 155 ... Ostend ... • tiarlingen 3OO ... kntwerp......... 10 ... Ramburgh Rotterdam— 183 ••• 88 ... 55 M. ... - 786 ... - Calves. Pigs 3 ... 11 43 - 265 ... T o t a l 493 1,167 ... 55 ... 311 ... 11 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calyces. Pigs. 1852 281 967 ... ... 277 1851 3BO 1,396 ... 200 66 1850 492 700 ... 135 1849 363 492 1848 853 ... 502 For the time of year, the supply of foreign stock on sale in to-day's market was tolerably good, and in fair average condition. From our own grazing districts, as well as from Scotland, the arrivals of beasts fresh up this morning were by no means extensive ; nevertheless, they were quite equal to the wants of the butchers, most of whom purchased with extreme caution, owing to the prevailing comparatively high prices. On the whole, the beef trade ruled steady, at last Monday's advance in the quotations. A few very superior Scots realised 4s 4d, but the general top figure for that breed was 4s 2d per 81bs. The receipts from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam bridgeshire, amounted to 1,800 Scots and short horns ; from other parts of England, 800 Herefords, runts, Doyens, Ike. • and from Scotland, 620 Scots . Although there was a slight increase in the arrivals of sheep, the supply of that description of stock was very limited, the time of year considered. For all breeds, the demand was in a very inactive state, at a decline in prices of 2d per 81bs. Prime Down sheep, in the wool, realised 15s 2d to, in some few instances, 58 4d ; out of the wool, Is 2d per 81b s. Lambs—the supply of which was but moderate—moved off slowly, at 58 4d to 6s per Blbs. We had only a moderate inquiry for calves, yet late rates were supported. The primest veal sold at from 4s 4d to 4s 8d per 81bs. Pigs moved off slowly ; but no change took place in tho quotations. .. 139 Per 81bs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts ...3 oto 3 2 Prime Southdown 5 0 5 2 Second quality ...3 4 3 6 Large crse. calves 3 4 4 2 Prime large oxen 3 8 310 Prime small do 4 4 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 0 4 2 Large hogs 210 3 2 Inferior sheep ...3 10 4 0 Small porkers 3 6 4 0 Second quality ...4 2 4 6 Suckling calves 20 0 25 0 Prime crso.-wlled. 4 8 410 Quarter old pigs 19 0 24 0 Lambs . ....... 55 4d to 6s Od. FOREIGN SUPPLY. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and Lambs 17 ,760 Sheep Calves Pi gs 230 Pigs ........................ A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, March 29, 1852, and this d a y , Monday, March 28, 1853. Per Blbs, to sink the offals. March 29, 1852. s. d. s. d. 2 2to 2 4 2 6 2 10 30 2 2 32 3 4 26 2 8 ... 210 3 4 86 3 8 310 4 2 3 0 3.8 .3 10 4 2 . 2 6 3 . 3 8 310 4,4; 9 . 24,750 . ,143 . 395 Mar. 28, 1853 s. d. a. d. 3 oto 3 2 34 8 6 3 8 31 ° 0 4 2 3 4 10 0 42 4 a 4 8 410 50 5 2 34 4 2 44 4 8 210 3 2 36 4 0 4,046 17,030 192 220 Coarse and inferior beasts ... ... Second quality ditto ... .•. ... Prime large oxen ... ... ... Prime Scots, &c ... Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality ditto ... Prime coarse woolled ditto ... Prime Southdown ditto ... Large coarse calves ... Prime small ditto ... Large hogs ... Neat small porkers Beasts... ... Sheep ... ... Calves... ... Pigs ... ... SUPPLIES ON SALE, March 31, 1851.—Beasts, 4,017 ; sheep and lambs, 20,060; calves, 130; pigs, 340. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL. Since our last report, the arrival of country-killed meat up to these markets have been tolerably good, and in fair average condition. To-day, the show of meat slaughtered in the metropolis was but moderate, whilst the general de mand ruled steady, at very full prices. Per Bibs by the carcaso. s. d. o. d. Beef, inferior 28 3 0 Do., middling 3 2 3 4 Do., prime largo 3 4 3 6 Do., do. small 3 6 3 8 Pork, large 2 10 3 4 Lambs 11. d. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 6 3 8 Do.,middling 3 10 4 2 Do., prime 4 4 4 8 Veal 3 2 4 6 Pork, small 3 6 4 2 5s Od to Cs 2d. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIBLDS. The arrivals of home-grown potatoes have been on a very Moderate scale, coastwise and by land carriage, whiist their general quality has proved inferior. Since Monday last, the imports have amounted to 95 tons from Rouen, 135 ditto from Dunkirk, 118 from Calais, and 4 bags from Rot terdam. The demand is in a sluggish state as follows : York Regents, 115 s to 155 s per ton ; Lincolnshire do., 95s to 120 s ; foreign, 95s to 110 s. BOROUGH HOP. During the past week, we have had an import of 40 bales from Antwerp, and 10 ditto from Ostend. The sup plies of English hops continue very limited, whilst the de mand is in a sluggish state, as follows and East Kent pockets, 95s to 160 s • Weald of Sent, 92 s to 12 0 s ; Sussex, 95s to 115 s per eWt. WOOL. The supplies of English wool on . sale . continues very limited, whilst the demend for all te rcels steam,ste at very full prices. Foreign and colonial pa fair re quest, at late currencies. The imports, since our last, have been only 77 bales from Hamburgh, and 14 from Boulogne. The ships oflately the article. arrived fro Australia have brought very small supplies m SEEDS. Since our last report, 10,000 quarters of Black Sea lin seed, off the coast, have sold at from 47s 6d to 48s ; aud 2,000 from Alexandria at 44s 6,1 per quarter, all charges included. Black Se a, on th e spot, is nominally quoted at 49a 6d to 50s ; and fine East India, 50 s per quarter. Cakes steady, at late rates. Tornip,White, per bush. 9s to lls s we de lOs 12s Mustard, Brown.. •• .. 75 lOs White, hew _ 75(!d lOs Tsres,Winter, new.... 4s 6d 6s Od Spring • • • • 6s Od Gs 6d, Canary, per quarter • . 38s 42s Rye grass • • •••• • • • 283 3 " Clover, Red Eng. (cwt.) 4Ss 633 White •• • • 465 66s Foreign Red.. •• .. 48s 63s White •• .. 46s 648 Trefoil, new.... ••.• •• 263 3051 Carraway, new ...... 383 410 Coriander, now ...... 153 17a liemPseed, per quarter Vis 1 1 5 s Linseed, Eng.ioWing• • 58s 60s Crushing 485 b3s Baltic •• •• 489 SOS Odessa „ 48s 508 Linseed Cake, pr. ton — English .. 81 15s Foreign, per ion 7/ 108 . 101 58 Rape Cakes, pr ton 51 Os 51 59 Rapeseed, New, grist 2310 s 2610 s TALLOW. The demand for most kinds of tallow has become less ac tive, and prices of Russian are a shade lower than on Mon 14s 9d to 5s day last. To-day, P.Y.C ., on the s p ot, is sellin g at 44. s 6d, and for delivery during the last three months, per cwt. Town tallow, 44s per cwt., net cash; rough fat, 2s 6d per Vbs. 1860. 1851. stock this day . • • • • • Price of Y. C. - ... • 27,478 395 6d t o 39s Od .1,369' 8C,867 1,903 106,812 _4sd Od 32,108 As 9d tc 378 3d 1,369 81,557 36,308 43,804 Ws Cd to 3's 6d 40s 3d to PO. 0(1 - 1,615 1, 3 3 9 82,787 93,526 Delivery last week • • Ditto from Juro 1.... Arrivals last week .. Ditto from June 1 .... ?rico of Town .; 368 81,104 393 6cl 457 93,577 100,796 4116 d 885 Od 1853. 33,080 14s 6(1 to cOs Od 1,772 86,613 262 79,565 40 6d THE CRYSTAL PALACE AT SYDENHAM. The effects of the long-continued wet and cold weather are strikingly observable in the slow progress which the building at Sydenham has made since our last notice, now nearly three months backs, and it is at last become evident, even to the most sanguine of those connected with the works, that the building will require at least three months from the present time, if it be even then in a fit state to throw it open to the public. The con tractors (Messrs. Fox and Henderson) have done very wonderful things in their time, but there are agencies stronger than iron and more powerful than steam, and for once the rain and frost have overturned the calcula tions of our architects and engineers, and we can now only offer the public the consolation of a pleasure de ferred which will perhaps render it the more agreeable when it is realised. The only portion of the vast struc ture which presents a finished appearance is the south western angle, which has been carried to its full height, the centres turned, and the greater part of it glazed over. From the extreme angle floats the old, begrimed, and tattered union-jack, which for so many months waved over the building in Hyde-park, and this and the glazed sashes, the panelled frames, and the white and blue colouring which the iron pillars have retained, call up many associations of its prototype, and make us al ,nost fancy we are again on one of our many pleasant pil grimages to the world's fair. The present entrance for visitors, if any such are tempted out in holiday weather, such as we have lately enjoyed, is at the back of the building and nearly in the centre. After being narrowly scrutinised through a loop-hole in a wicket, and exhibiting your credentials, you pass into the interior, and drop suddenly into a broad and miry cart track, ploughed up into deep groves and ruts, where a footing is maintained with the greatest difficulty, the planks thrown across here and there only embarrassing the traveller, who, before he can look about him, sees a team of horses come thundering and floundering upon him with their enormous waggon load of iron or timber. Making yourself as small as possible amidst the rubbish and debris, the avalanche rolls by, and you think you may now venture to survey the scene of, uproar and confusion around you, but a loud shout warns you that another danger is at hand, and long files of workmen pass along staggering under beams of timber or iron pillars or girders, and moving hastily out of the way you are entangled in the ropes and pullies by which some of the large masses of iron are lifted to their des tination at the roof, a civil Irish labourer advising you to " move out of that, unless your head is very hard indeed." To do this is a matter of some difficulty, for there are deep chasms and pitfalls on every side, and when you have gained Atfooting on one spot the next may be into yielding mud or treacherous ice, or the end of a plank, which suddenly tilts up and leaves you any way but on your legs. Piles of timber, hogsheads of paint, pyramids of trusses and girders, and whole acres of glass in boxes, or sash bars in various stages of paint ing or priming, with an occasional blinding shower of snow, are among the obstructions which render locomo tion at the present time almost impracticable. But that we know her Majesty can do many things which her liege subjects would think twice about, we should be puzzled to explain how she spent an hour lately in the midst of such a chaotic and bewildering mass. But it is time to give our readers some idea of the present aspect of the building, which, as we have already stated, approaches the nearest to completion at the south western angle. The back of the building throughout its entire length is run up the full height, and much of it glazed over. The side transept, nearest the south end, has its centres turned, but neither the great central dome, nor the north transept, have yet been commenced, and the whole of the garden or terrace part of the build ing is in a very incomplete state. So far as a rough estimate would enable us to judge, we should say that one-third of the work of the exterior still remains to 'be completed. The long central avenue which passes from one end to the other of the building will, when completed, form a magnificent vista ; instead of being flat, as in the Hyde-park building, the roof is arched and much more lofty, and the view, being uninterrupted, will present, if we may judge from the portion completed, one of the grandest arcades that can be imagined. With the exception of the line of pillars which connect it at the back, there is a great gulf in the centre, which separates the building into two portions, and here will be ~ apparently the most formid able portion of the undertaking, the great span and vast height of the central dome rendering the operation of throwing the iron centres across, which has yet to be com menced, a work of great difficulty. Some of the galleries and staircases are already fixed, and serve to facilitate the labours of the workmen. As there will be only one line of galleries running along the sides, the sweep of the in terior will be less broken up, while the central open space under the dome will be of vast proportions, and form a magnificent hall for the exhibition of statuary and works 'of art. We have already referred to the fall of the ground in front of the building, and this has been taken advantage of to construct a number of offices store-rooms, &c., which will obviate the necessity of trenching on the space above, or breaking the uniformity of the building. Here are revealed all the ingenious and complicated but effective arrangements for carrying off the water by means of tubes concealed in the pillars, for lighting, ventilating, warming, and supplying with water the - whole o the building, and one of the great defects of the Hyde Park palace—the leakage from the roof—has been remedied, and it is to be hoped will be effectually prevented by a different arrangement of the drains and gutters. The building will be exceedingly rich in sculpture and statuary, the quantity which has already arrived being very great, and completely filling a large compartment of the building, which has been boarded off for the pur pose. Many of the plaster casts have arrived in a very dilapidated state, headless trunks, fractured limbs, and mutilated figures lying about in strange confusion, but, like the philosophers who can build up the form of some antediluvian animal from a single bone, there are cun ning workmen here employed in restoring, and renovat ing, and re-creating, as it were, the finest conceptions of ancient and modern art. In another large hail Egyptian and Assyrian antiquities are being arranged in chrono logical order, some of the wondrous temples of antiquity being reproduced in a perfect state, and colossal figures of sphynxes, winged bulls, and other uncouth monsters of Hindoo or Egyptian mythology, with lofty pillars, monuments, and tombs, are fast assuming their proper position in this new and interesting pantheon. Beyond these we drop suddenly from the antiquities of the far east to the every-day life and modern inventions of the western world. The swarthy forms of the workmen, and lurid glare of a number of forgei, show where the iron is rendered pliant and fitted for the part it is to sustain in the vast edifice, and near these steam engines are contributing their ceaseless energies to abridge the labours of the swarm ing multitudes employed in the building. ',We have never visited Niagara, but we can fancy the roaring, deafening, never-ceasing turmoil to bear some resemblance to the uproar within the Crystal Palace when operations are in full vigour, and when a thousand vigorous arms, each wielding some instrument of noise, whether file, saw, plane, hammer, axe, or sledge mallet, is contributing its quota to the general din. The operations out of doors have been also seriously impeded by the continued unfavourable weather. The whole expanse of the park is bare, leafless, and wintry, diversified only by mounds of clay and gravel, and the outlines just discernible through the snow of the large central and smaller fountains. The pipes which are to supply the vast volume of water have been laid down ; the foundations of the terraces, and flights of steps con ducting from one elevation to another, have been laid ; and nearly all the rough and underground work of the park and ornamental grounds has been completed. A few days of April showers and a touch of April sunshine a re yet requiredf n t d o call the th sl e ee d pi en n e g e fbeauties of f timber garden into e, a the gr ounds are s urroundedw b it e l e i n leafy by which t s verdure. tending here A and there th e e l r u e m ; p a s nd o , as if of trees have in mockery, one or two i oryet ltifhtetpheailraehees adts,aarmfeodnagntdheehrinrobnbypliolloakrsinogfbtyheooinn: The whole surface ID ' g d although the ternarrstonwnidtehd.theThlofty and taper stems by r w ou h n ic d h i t e h d e o y tt a e r d e with men and horses, all busily occupie amountresults a o r f e apparentlyabonr bestowed.b by n o means The iline e e q o. u f i v t a h l e e n i t n t t e o n d t h e d e r o a a i t l e w d a , yalftrhooniugShYtdheenbhiallinhatso not te yet, palacew we believe, e s i already e e i invdeid . the Crystal Palace and its grounds , the y are eq the assent of the Legislature. If the y are usynewiilthin dustrious in the surrounding district. Houses are spring ing up in every direction, and between Annerly and Sydenham we shall soon see a new town constructed with something of the rapidity of colonial enterprise. It is supposed that some arrangement will be made, by which the public may be admitted on the Ist of May "to view the works" at a small charge, by way of com pensation for the disappointment. At present, unless the visitor has great faith in what is to be rather than what is, he will meet with little to reward him for the toil and trouble of a pilgrimage to the Crystal Palace at Sydenham. DOWNING-STSEET.—The improvements for some time being carried out at the official residence of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, in Downing-street, are nearly completed. The whole of them, including the new and costly furniture, were from the design of Mr. Disraeli. A FLEET OF ENCLISH VESSELS NEARLY WRECK ED BY THE ICE.—By the arrival of the Dutch mail on Sa turday, intelligence has been received of a large number of vessels having been placed in a most perilous position on the coast, near Cuxhaven, by the immense masses of ice which were being drifted ont to sea from the several inland waters. Amongst the ships which took the shore were the Elbe, steamer ; Oder and Washington, barques; the Patria, John Spencer , Ocean , Baronet , Blessing , Jay, Effart, Galatea, Gem, Matilda, and many others. Should a gale spring up, the most extensive havoc must ensue. The Trident, London and Hamburgh steamer, was so much damaged with the ice as to put into Gluck stadt, as also the Juniper, Grimsby and Hamburgh stea mer. At the time the accounts left, the cold was most severe ; snow was falling heavily, and the ice fast accu mulating. Nothing like it had been seen on that part of the coast for some years. Higher up towards the Sound all navigation is stopped. ABANDONMENT OF AN ARMY CONTRACT.---The •eOll - for the supply of meat to the troops in Ports mouth has given notice of his intention to give up his contract. By doing so he will, of course, have to for feit, or his sureties for him, the heavy bonds entered into on his undertaking the engagement. It is under stood this step is owing to the very heavy loss that has been ir.curred by the maintenance of the advance in the price of meat, which, considering the large number of troops now stationed at Portsmouth, must have been of serious consequence the contractor. GOLD IN MAYO. — Th e fact of the existence of gold in the soil of Mayo w as perfectly established here last week in the yard of Mr. Brennan, where hie workmen were sinkin g a hole for the erection of his gasometer. The ore found has been tested b y Dr. Atkinson, who pro nounced it to be pure gold,--Cutlekr Telegraph, M 5s THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 28, 1853. THE FRENCH EMPIRE. Notwithstanding the coldness of the weather the promenade of Longchamp, on Friday, collected a brilliant train of equipages in the Champs-Elysées. The number of spectators on foot was also great. Scarcely any person well known in the fashionable, diplomatic, or official circles; was absent from the promenade. The Emperor and the Empress also honoured the Champs-Elysees with their presence. Their Majesties were in an open barouche and four with postilions. The topic of the day in the fashionable world of Paris is the grand ball announced for Thursday next at the Jardin, d'lliver, in aid of the British Chari table Fund. The preparations are already com menced ; they bid fair to be of the most fairy-like description, and the company, always of the most destinguished class, promises this year to surpass the attendance at any of the preceding fetes. The Itioniteur publishes two Imperial decrees, one appointing General Count Ornan Governor of the In valides, the other calling on General the Duke of Plaisanco to succeed him as Grand Chan celier of the Legion of Honour, On Friday evening a peace officer, accompanied by several agents , closed the Casino Paganini, where the petite Bourse have been accustomed to assemble since 1851. The funeral of the Duke of Padua, late Governor of the Invalides, took place yesterday in the pre sence of the Emperor, Prince Jerome Bonaparte, and other members of the Imperial Family. The Moniteur announces that the Emperor has received a reply from the Duke of Saxe Weimar to the notification of his Majesty's marriage. The Marquis de la Rochejaquelin, member of the Senate, has commenced an action for calumny against the Brussels paper called the Nation. The damages are laid at 50,000 f. The municipal council of Dunkirk has voted a sum of 30,000 f., to cover the expense of the recep tion of the Emperor, who, it is said, will visit that town at the end of May or the beginning of June. On Saturday the business transacted on the Bourse was to a fair amount, but the continued rise that has taken place for some days past in the Three per Cents. has been checked, and we.have to report a fall of 15c. in these securities. The Four and a Half per Cents., however, have recovered the fall they experienced the previous day, having advanced 20c. For the account this order of fall and rise is reversed, the Three per Cents. having advanced 10c., while the Four and a Half per Cents. have fallen 15c. Bank Stock still continues to de cline, and is quoted sf. below the closing prices of the previous day. At the conclusion of the business the following were the quotations :—For cash—The Three per Cents. 79f. 90c., and the Four and a Half per Cents. 103 f. 70c. For the account—The Three per Cents. 79f. 95c., and the Four and a Half per Cents. 103 f. 60c. Bank Shares, 2,660. ITALY. The Imperial LiencenTant of Mantua has caused a Lit of 33 persons implicated in the late trial for high treason, but absent as refugees, to be published with an intimation that they are excluded from the benefit of the Imperial amnesty, and that if they do not return and submit to their trial, they will be judged by default. A letter from Florence of the 18th in the Medi terraneo of Genoa, states there is good reason to believe that Madiai and his wife, have been liberated chiefly through the intercession of the Emperor of the French. The Government of Lombardy has authorised those who served in Italy under Napoleon to pro ceed to Paris to congratulate Napoleon 111. The Roman Finance Committee terminated their sittings on the 18th, and have disposed of the de ficit of 1,500,000 scudi by retrenchments amounting to 720,000 scudi, and by authority to raise a Govern ment loan of 800,000 scudi. SPAIN. A telegraphic dispatch from Madrid, dated the 24th of March, announces that the report of the committee favourable to General Narvaez has been rejected by 106 votes to 64. A proposition made by M. Lujan and other Pro gresistas to modify the press laws has been re jected in the Chamber of Deputies by a majority of 153 to 47. The Three per Cents. were 44i. GERMANY. The health of the Emperor of Austria is com pletely re-established. He has quite regained his eyesight. The exchange of the ratifications of the Austro-Prussian commercial treaty takes place this week. The Cologne Gazette has the following from Ber lin, dated the 23d :—" We learn that, in the vote of the Germanic Diet on the proposition to augment the Federal army by 150,000 men or by 50,000 men, Hanover voted with Prussia for 50,000 ; and. Austria, Electoral Hesse, Oldenburg, and Bruns wick for the greater number. Yesterday the mem bers of the Customs' Conference forwarded to their governments the treaty concerning the renewal of the Zollverein on the basis of the treaty of Septem ber. The governments are called on to ratify it. All the other points, which remain to be discussed between Prussia and the other States, have been reserved for the general conference." A letter from Berlin announces that the Presi dent of Police, M. Hinkelden, who concentrates in his hands all the upper police de surete of Prussia, has gone to Hanover, where all the directors of the German police are now holding a conference, in order to come to an understanding for the applica tion of uniform measures throughout all Germany.. A proposition made in the Prussian Military Gazette of causing a certain number of officers and soldiers to study the working of railways, and par ticularly the management of the locomotives in order that in case of war the army might be inde pendent of the railway employes, has been favour ably received by the Minister of War, and will be shortly carried into effect. The Nuremberg Courier was seized a few days since for having copied an article which was not in the first place considered open to prosecution. The resignation of Marshal Radetzky is looked upon as certain, and Prince Charles Swarzenberg, a younger brother of the late Premier, and at pre sent governor of Transylvania, is named as his suc cessor. TURKEY. The latest telegraphic dispatch from Constanti nople states that " affairs continue tranquil. Rifaat Pacha shows himself decidedly favourable to the demands of Russia. Notwithstanding, at the date of the latest intelligence received from the Black Sea, military movements continued at Odessa. General Luders was concentrating three corps d'arm6e on the frontiers. Prince Menschikoff has sent to the Russian Consul at Jerusalem dispatches relative to the question of the Holy Cities. The Porte appears to settle the differences with Russia amicably. The funds have risen." We read in the Debats :—"We have received accounts from Constantinople vitt 'Vienna. Prince Menschikoff had his audience of the Sultan on the 9th, and made known to him the demands of his Government. As faras has already transpired, these demands differ in many respects from what had been at first announced ; the Russian ultimatum is said to be much less severe and of more easy accept ance. The language of Prince Menschikoff is, moreover, said to have been very moderate, and the Sultan and the Envoy-Extraordinary of the Emperor Nicholas are said to have parted well satisfied with each other." between o conferences the are re p r about ese nta takerepresentatives Turkey, place in Dispatches from Constantin o pl e announce th at Russia, and France, on the subject o f the guardian ship of the Holy Places. Austria has d eman d e d t o itmhaptortcitaynt be admitted to these conferences, and it is expected that this demand will be acceded to by the other great powers ; but England will not take part in these discussions, alleging that she has 110 interest in the matter in question. The Turkish Government has decided to permit the construction of the proposed railway from Con stantinople to Belgrade. The Courrier de Marseille, of the 23d, says— " The departure of the squadron from Toulon was accidentally delayed 24 hours, so that it was only this day that it must have sailed." The Constitutionnel gives an account of a dis astrous battle which took place between the army .of Omer Paella and the Montenegrin army after the cessation of hostilities had been agreed to. The I news of the suspension of arms having reached Omer Pacha, he withdrew his troops, but the Montenegrins having received Ino information of the kind, attacked him on the 25th, and slaugh tered a vast number of the Turks. Omer Pacha was not able to reach Podgoritza till the next day. By the last accounts the Turkish army was concen centrated at Scutari. Letters froth. Cattarb, in the Lloyd of Vienna, announce the arrival thero on the preceding day of the Vladika of Montenegro, with several of his chiefs, to thank the Emperor of Austria for the protection he afforded to the mountaineers in the late struggle. The Voivode of Grahovo died at Globug on the 4th. From later accounts of the 13th, in the same paper, it appears that the Vladika left Cattaro on that day, in company with Lieut.- Col. Stratomirovitsch and other Austrian officers, and the Russian Commissaries Kowalewski and Berger, to inquire into the truth of the allegations of Omer Pacha against the population of Piperi, whom he accuses of having attacked the Turkish troops in their garrisons. Omer Pacha still has his troops concentrated at Sputz, Podgoritza, and Antiyari, THE 211 ARE MA.B.KET,S. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Id ( RAILWAYS. Closing Prim this day; Business done this day. )0 Aberdeen Ambg. Nottng. Bost & Eastn. Junct Birmg. Wo & Stour Valley ;8 I Birkenhd. Lauesh. &I Cheshire Junct. ... II Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons, .84 Do., £2O Bristol and Exeter._ )o ,_ Caledonian ill Chester & Holyhead a ll Cork and Bandon 6 u Cork, Blackrock and P 45 Duhnn&BelfastJune, all. Dundee Perth&Aber• deep Junction .11 Do. New .11 East Anglian (i:25 L and E. & L. & D.), a Do. Do. (181. E.& H.) In Eastern Counties__ L.ll Eastern Union, Class A. (late E. U. Sh.) Si Do., do Do., B. and C )0 East Lancashire al East & West Ind. D & Finning. June Edinburgh & Glasgow 16 Edin. and Peebles Edin. Prth. &Dundee Glasgow &S. Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Great Southern and Western (ireland) Great Western 1 Irish South-Eastern ll Lancaster & Carlisle 11 Do., Thirds Lancash. & Yorkshire 5 Do., Fifths .1j Do., Wst. Riding Un :L i r s .Crsb o y.& ith S ern li n outhpt. n London & Blackwall g Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond. Brigt. & S. Cst. O Loudon &N. Western .2 Do., Fifths. 1 D0.,.£10 Sh.M.&B. C 0 London &S. Western 2i Do., £5O 4 Do., £4O ll Londerry.&Coleraine ill Lrdndrry. & Ennisk. 0 Manch. Shef. &Lincln 4 Do. , Man.& Lin. Un 10 Midland K) Do.Birming. &Derby la Midland G. West.(lr.) 7a Do. a Shares 611 Newcastle & Carlisle O Newmarket 8 Do. Bury Extension Nowp. Aberg.&Hftd 7i Newry & Enniskillen 611 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Restreyor 0 Norfolk al Do., New 8 Northn.Counties Un .00 North British 3 North Devon, No. 1 66 Do., No. 2 all Do., A. Deferred . 5 Do., B Guaranteed 174 North Staffordshire all North Western 10 N. kS. Westrn. June 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton !Scottish Central ScoUsh Midland Shrewsbury& Birmg Do., L. & N. Westn uaranteed Stock 8 Shrewsby.& Hereford 6 11 Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) 11 Do. Halves do 11 Do Do. Oswestiy 6i Shropshire Union .11 South Devon 0 South Eastern ill South Wales .5 S. Yorksh.River Dun. 5 Do. Ai Stockton & Hartlepl. .9 Thames Haven Dock _ _ - and Railway 7 Vale of Neath .11 Waterfd. & Kilkenny 11l IWaterford&Limerick West Cornwall islWimbledon&Croydn. 1 Woodford 10 York Newetl.&Berw. 0 Do. Extensions .1 Do. G. N. E. Purchase ' York &N. Midland 29 - 30 61 6haq - 10, 7h-- 60 21 -- 22 d 3h --20xd 101 -- 105 61 -64 i 21 -- 22 18i -19 i 8 -- 9 51 -- 31 -- 4 12i -- 1:3 10 - 11 74 - 8 72 - 73 5 4 -- 57 I 73 75xd 32 34 61 63 81 . -- 82 4 6 48 122 —l24xd 107 —lOB xdl 90 4 -- 91 6t 7 9 2 94xa 13 —134 p 75 754 5 4 d —B/d 16 - 16 ad 113 -- lip 103 A -- 10 44 118 -118 A 2A —3pxa 90 -- al d -- 4hl 4 -- 3id 11 -12 i 19 -- 21 po. -- 81 34 3dl 74 —74 i 43 45 50 52 3 zd 3 3i gi 51 53 2 - 2 8 8 d 35 86 4 d 8 - 8i 8 5p 48 - 49 100 - 102 63 - 65 64 - 66 70 75 ... d 18 -- 20 9 -- 10 14 -- 15 34 8d 204 --21 i 77i -- 78 36f 36i 12 -- 13 4 -- 41 19 -- 21 2 - 24 15 154 9 94 29 81 9i d p 68i —69 i 7i d 2id 58 59 Shr. Iraid.l RAILWAYS. liLeasing Compans, Closing Prices this day. Business this day. 14 I 3112 22 t St. 101 St. 101 50 a] 50 a] 20 a] 25 I al 25 a] 18 sil 20 a] 25 a] 25 1 25 a] St. 101 50 al 100 100 100 100 100 100 St. 101 12 1: 50 a] MI 1: St. 101 20 1] 14 50 a] 20 a] 11i a] 10 1 St. 10 St. 10 20 1 10 St. 101 50 4! 40 & 25 al 25 al St. 101 8i St. 101 St. 101 50 4' 25 r 100 a] St. 101 100 100 100 100 10 26-1 13 20 20 50 St. 50 a 20 1 20 25 I L 20 1' 20 a] 50 a: 20 1: 1 0 111. 10 St. 101 25 21 25 1 St. 10 69?: 9 12 i 59 8} PREFERENCE SHIRES. Aberdeen . 1 Do., No. 2,7 p. o 0 Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St 6 0. 4p. c. Shares D Caledonian £lO 1 Chester & Holyheid C i gar. 5i per cent. 84 Cork&Bandon 5i p.c. 11 Dundee, Perth, and St. 101 6 al St. 101 20 1 St. 10( 34 a] 5 a] 7h 6i a] Aberdeen Junction 11 E. Ang. (705.) 6p. o. 11 Do. (X 5), 7 per cent. 2 Do. (X 7 17s), 7. p ct. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2 Do., New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union Scrip Guar. 6 per cent East Lancash. 6 p. cts Edinb. Pah. dt Dund Glasgow &S. Western ] Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. o. Do. 5 p. s., Redeem. at 10 p. a. prem._ Gt.S outhn. & Westn. 20 I a] St. 10 5 a] St. 10 (Ireland) Eights 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. e.) 0 Great Western, fixed 4i per cent 8 Lau. & York. F. £2O Do., 0 p. c., Stock London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref. 5 p. c., St Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852 St. 11l St. 11 St. li St. 110 50 I a] St. Ili 50 10 Do. New Guar. 6p. e, 5 London &S. Western, Con. Third 5........, 12Al li 0 Londonderry & Color. i Shares . Li Londndry. & Ennisk. A Shares .... ...... ... ll Manch., Shef.,& Lin., 25 I a] nal al st. - ii St. ii 16 20 al al 151 8 I al 10 25 10 101 20 I al St. ID 171 , 25 11 20 ' 20A 11 20 1 10 1 10. ! 20 ' 20 33A 2' 10 1 20 al 20 a, 16 al 20 al c~ludia Scup, Upp West Flanders..... I Shares, No. 1. 11 Do., New, £lO 3 Do., £6 11 Marypt. & Carl. 4p. e. 11 Do. 4i per cent....... 8i Do )0 Mid. Consol. 6p. o. St. )0 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... 5 Do. Pref. 4i percent. 11 Norfolk Extension... 611 Do. Guar. 5A per et. 11 Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent........ ... 100 North British all North Staffordshire 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh. £15,6 p. c. 9 Do. 1 Shrewsbury & Birm. New Guaranteed , 1 Shrewsby. & Chester Nor.W. (Min), 3 p. c. 0 Do. 5 per cent. 1 South Devon 1.1 Do. New 11 S. Eastern (Reading Anu.) f£l Os. 6d. 11 S. Yorksh. 4p. a. Guar. 3 Waterfd. &Kilk. 6p. c. 10 York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref 15 Do .0 'York & N. Midland, H. k S. Purchaso... FORE: 3 Antwrp. &Rotterdam 3 Belgian Eastn. Junct. 11 ' Charleroi & Erquelin 8 Dijon and Besan9on 1 8 Dutch Rhenish 11 East Indian 1 Do. Extension 11 Gt. Indian Peninsula 7 Gd. Junct. of France .5i Gt : Westn. of Canada 1 Shares - - 1 Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. ~12,_ . pref .5 Luxembourg .0 Do. (Railway) 2 Do. 3 Do. (Canal) 2 Do. 6p. cent. pref 7 Lyons & Medtermn 4A dras ',9 Maria Antonia LO Do. New ,11 Namur & Liege (witl interest 11 Do. (ex interest) 11 Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds (fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.] 11 NorwegianTrnk.Prei .0 Paris and Lyons 11 Paris and Orleans 11 Paris and Rouen 11. Paris and Strasbourg 4 ParisCaen&Cherbrg. 54 quebes & Richtnon 11 Rouen and Havre.., 11 Sambre and Meuse. 4 Do. 5. per cent. pre: 4 Southern of France, 2s -- 6 Do. 51 por c. Pref... 9 Western of France.../ 2 West. of Switzerland 3 NM idelliMitit.m.ti !1.66 : los Ilos los 18 --191 ad id -- par 34 61 -- 6ixd -- 3k -- 4i lip -1 P P 1 - 15 18i -- 19 xd 124 128 1109 - 111 .05 107 Ad iPxd .50 152 1531 sin 10 -- 11 13k —l3ixd 8 9 11 .. ---. ... 148 149 224 - 23 - 6.1 1.09 —l.ll 25a —26 i 1 - 1p 11 - 11 17i --18 i -- lP 14. -- 1 51 par -- 0 p 1061 2Q 26 20 21. i d par, 1101. - 103 I 5 -5, p -PI *GN. A 14a 15 2 2 L 2 a 61 p 1 p 11- 2 1 i - b 7 .i - 8 4i -- 11 -- 1 -- 2 d 9 p 2 -- 2A 7 -- 7 ---- 3661 14 - 15 8 - 9 18 - 4 , 2 A - 43 43 - 41 - 33 ; •••.15 p 20 -21 p 9 i - 41 54 d par 9 A -- lop Par I. 01 19 pm pm •14 ad 126 id 110 9i 151] _ .- 13 12J 13 xd xd 81 2 1 47 123 91i 901 ,75i 5 4i 103/ 4 31 118& 18 11 2 1 • x 4 90 i 190 744 i 524 109 10 151 143/4 141 15 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. THE MEDITERRANEAN FLEET. all 100 all 100 'Bedford mull Bletehley.... Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee.... Do. withoutgr Birm. Wolv. & Dudley guar. Do. wtht guar. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Glstr.& Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Bxtn. and Matlock Middlesbre' London & N. West. Gt.Westn Do Do Do L.&N.W Caledon Gt.Nrthn. Gt. Westn Yk. Now. & Berw. Y.&Nlid Do D 0.. . ;S. Eastern D 0.. . Norfolk Do L.& N. W. & Midld. Stckton & Darlingt: Midland.. 30 - 31 29 -30 k 30 - 31 29 - 30 104 -106 52i -53 k 151 - 153 32A -33 A 111 -- 113 -56 i 27A -- 281 13 -- 14 25 -- 26 2 19 -19 i 25 -- 27 n - 31xd 3 xd Redcar Midld.Bradf& Northern and Easternsp.c. Do. 6 per ct. Do. Fixeds pc Prost. & Wyre 11a 100 100 18i E. Couni Do Do L. &N.W &Ln&Yk Do 1105 —lo6xd 64 - 66 ..• - xd Do. i6hares. Roystn.& Hit. Do.Shepth.St She".Roth.and Gooleg.s p.c. S. E•affo - "dsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do x d x d I d x d 1 Wilts&Somrs Gt Northn Do Lancash& Yorksh. M.MClean Stockt. & Darlingt, !Do iGtWestn, 146 —lslxcl 148 —lsoxd i ::: i-d 32- 33 1021 103,i MINES. 1 all Agna Fria lOs all Anglo Californian 1 1 P 10 2 Australasian ld—ll p 20 5 Australian - 6 51 i i 1 all Australian Cordillera 4 a 1 p 11 1. all Australian Freehold. par— p 1 1 all Ave Maria - I p 1 all Baden(Gd. Duchy of) - par p 1 all British Austria. Gold -1 pl/ 20 13.5 British Iron T 9 35 241 Brazilian Imp.(issued at .£5 pm.) 4i - 5 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiaba 4 -- 4 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 30 —3l 301 30 1 i Carson's Creek. par 4 p I 40 all Cobra Copper 47 —49 48 5 .1 Colonial Gold 2l —2l p 31 ... 14 Copiapo 54 —64 Bt. all CopperMinersof Eng BO 90 25 all Do. Preference 8 9 p 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co ll 1 d 3I 4 20 all General l7 —l9 2 all Great Nugget Vein 2l —2l p 41 4 1 3 all Great Polgooth l4 —li p 1 all Lake Bathurst 1 dis— par 1 all Liberty 1 h P 1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co 1 4 d 1 all Mariguita 4d par 10 9 Mexican &S. Americ 8 81 8i 1 all New. Granada — 4 p 2 11 1 all Nouveau Monde 1 1 p 1 # 5 1 Port Philip 4 p 1 i 1 all Quartz Rock par p 1 50 all Rbymney Iron 23 —25 15 Do. New 7 8 30 101 Santiago de Cuba 1 all Sou;th Australian p 10 7 Tin Croft ll —l3 281 all United Mexican 6l 61 1 all Waller Par 41 3 1 4 1 all West Granada P 1 all West Mariposa Plis —1 p 1 all Yuba par p . JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia 92 -- 93 924 50 all British N. American ... .., 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China l i f —24 p 100 25 Colonial. .• ••• 100 20 Commercial af Lon ion • -- ••• ••• 4 English Scottish and Australian 2l 2/p 121 1 20 74 Lond. Chart. Bk. o Australia 4l 8 p 1 74 i 50 20 London and County ... ... 50 10 London Joint Stock ... ... 211 100 20 Lond. &Westminstsr ... ... 20 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India 50 224 National of Ireland ... „ , 25 all Oriental Bank c Corporation 584 29 594 981 9/ 25 5 Do. New — ... 100 25 Provincial of Ireland ... ... 10 all Do. New — ... 6 1 Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp. Co.. 4 die— 4 p 25 25 South Australia 5O 2 25 all Union of Australia 77 78 77 4 21 Do. New Bl 9 50 10 Union of London ... ... 40 all Union of Madrid ... MISCELLANEOUS. 1 100 ' 35 Australian Agricult 1 100 103 103 20 6 Austrlasn.Pcific.Ma 4 l ... ... 10 5 Australn. Royal Mail • .. ... 884 i Brit. Americn. Land' •.• ... Cll 5 100 324 1 Canada — ... 5 6 Crystal Palace 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France ... ... 20 1 Eastern Steam — ... 1 1 Electric. Teleg. of Ir ... ... 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat ... ... 100 50 i General Screw Steam .., ... 20 24 Irish Beetroot Sugar, ... ... 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel „, ~. 10 2 Netherlands Land ..„ „, 20 24 NAIL of Europe Steam ... ~. 50 all Peninsular &Oriental' ... ... 84.1 50 25 Do. Do. 100 60 Royal Mail Steam , ..• ... T 8 25 25 South Austral. Lan 52 54 53 1 1 Submar. Telegraph ! ... -7- ... 1 6 2 Universal Emigration 10 and Colonisation I ~. ... 100 281 Tan Diemen's Land ! 23 24 231 4 231 LLOYD'S SHIPPINO-(THIS DA Y.) LONDON, March 28.—Wind this day at Noon, N.E., light breeze, and fine weather. DEAL, March 27.—Wind, W. Arrived from the River —Lady Bird, for Port Philip ; Commerce, Quebec. Ar rived from the River, and sailed—Larkins, for King George's Sound. LIVERPOOL, March 27.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived — Chrysolite, Paraiba ; Antilla, New York ; Caroline, Que bec and Halifax ; Jessie, Maranham ; Jenny, St. Do mingo ; Jas. Wright, New Orleans ; Mearns, do. ; T. J. Rogers, do. ; Franklin Pearce, do. ; Samuel, St. John's, N.B. ; Fleetwood, New Orleans ; Doreas Prince, do. ; Cora, Baltimore ; Celeste, Belfast, with considerable damage from contact with the Bloomer, for Sydney, N.S.W. Sailed—Laura Campbell, Rio Janeiro ; Buce phalus, Trinidad ; Mitrades, New Orleans ; Ocean Queen, Boston ; Verona, St. John's, N.B. ; Europa, New York ; W. D. Sewall, do. ; Cheshire, Boston ; ITriel, do. Off Port—Glenlyon, Konig, William 11., and Emma Fields. Irene, for Valparaiso, which capsized in the River on the 27th ult., has been righted. BRISTOL.—SaiIed-:Sir Henry Pottinger, New York. FALMOUTH, March 27.—Wind, N., light. Arrived— Ida, Newcastle to Naples ; and Janet and May, Newcastle to Alicante—to stop a leak. PENZANCE, March 27.- It blew a hurricane on the 24th inst., and the Eliza, Kirwan, and Sarah Dickson got on shore, and have received damage ; the latter must be docked. BELFAST, March 26.—Arrived—Albert, New York. SLIGO, March 26.—Sailed—Dromahaer, New York. SHlELDS.—Sailod—Ellegrel, New York ; Stentor, do. ; Chance, do. ; Lord Mulgrave, do. SUNDERLAND.—Arrived— Alexandrina, Maulmain.— Sailed—Norman, Rio Janeiro ; Royal Oak, New York ; Centurion, Grenada ; Wm. Herdman, King George's Sound ; Mary Ann Hong Kong ; Europa, Havannah. HARTLEPOOL. Antelope, Jamaica ; Petrus, Hong Kong, Bombay, and Ceylon. HULL, March 27.—Sailed.—Fergus, Quebec ; James White, Bombay. BALLINA, March 26.—The Schwan, from Ibrail, is on shore, with seams open and butts started, and full of water. LYTHAM, March 26.—The Coromandel, of Preston, got on shore, came off, and sunk ; crew saved, and cargo ex pected to be saved. NEW YORK, March 12.- The Benjamin Adams, hence for Liverpool, was in contact, March 8, with the New Hampshire, arrived here from the Clyde, and had her quarter sliglily stove ; the latter lost bowsprit, &c. INCREASE OF POST-OFFICE BUSINESS.—The labours of the Post-office now and in 1829 are scarcely comparable. In 1840 it was said, with an expression of wondering surprise, that 40,000 letters left London daily—and the entire number passing through the office amounted to 76,000,000 annually. The next year, at the reduced rate, they were more than doubled ; and every year the increase has risen higher and higher. During the last six years the average increase amounts to no less than 260,000 letters and 14,000 newspapers daily. It is esti mated that the number of letters which will pass through the General Post-office in the present year will be about 95,000,000 —the newspapers nearly 2,ooo,ooo—over and above the numbers which passed through it in 1846, though the reduced postage law had then been in opera tion for some years. The Report of the Post-office of the United States for twelve months ending the 30th June, 1852, shows that the number of letters that passed through the American Post-offices during the year was under 96,000,000, or less than a quarter of the number transmitted in this kingdom ; but it is worthy of notice that 88,710,490 newspapers and other packages of printed matter were charged with postage during the year, and that in addition, 27,073,548 passed free.—Athenaeum. PRIZE FOR ENGLISH HORSES AT CHANTILLY.— The Emperor has presented the sum of 10,000 francs (4001.) to be run for by horses of all countries, at the Chantilly Autumn Meeting, in October next. The prize will be added to a sweepstakes of 201. each, h ft ; the second to receive 801. out of the stakes ; three year olds to carry 91b, four 1031 b, five 1091 b, and six and upwards 1101 b. English horses to carry 101 b extra; and winners, in England of 6001., to carry 171 b. extra. Continental bred horses that have never won a prize of the value of 7,000 francs (2801.) to be allowed, three year olds 7lb four and upwards 101 b. Distance, 3,200 metres (nea 1; two miles). Engagements to be made on o r before list of August, The reinforcements to Vice Admiral Dundas's fleet in the Mediterranean have at length taken their departure, and considering how promptly the French fleet was dis patched from Toulon, and the strength of the force when compared with the inferior but efficient English fleet— looking also to the fact that the French fleet is to have an addition of three sail of the line to the eight already en route to the Archipelago, we cannot help notic• ing the unaccountable delay that has taken place at home in sending out to the Mediterranean such a num ber of ships as would have made the English force at least equal to that of France. Happily there is a better feeling prevailing between the two countries than existed during the Syrian affairs of 1839, 1840, and 1841; else the inferiority of the British force in the Mediterranean would excite the utmost uneasiness. The following is our Portsmouth correspondent's account of the departure of the squadron : PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY. The Sidon, 22 (paddle), Capt. George Goldsmith ; and Leopard, 16 (paddle), Capt. George Giffard, hoisted the blue peter at the fore directly after Church service. 3 P.M.—Both vessels have steam up and hove short. 4 P.M.—The Leopard under weigh. The Prince Re gent, 90, Capt. Frederick Hutton, let fall topsails— hove short. 4.lo.—Canted round—filled under topsails, topgal- Lantsails, royals, jib, and spanker, and away for the Nab ;cast end of the island). Wind, W.N.W. The Sidon steamed away through the Needles, taking ;he West Channel. The Leopard under weigh, in the wake of the Sidon. 4.4o.—The Prince Regent hauled her wind, took in royals, and rounded the Nab. Presuming that the Vengeance, 84, Captain Lord E. Russell, also has been ordered from Plymouth to the Mediterranean, the force of Admiral Dundas, when these ships join him, will be seven sail of the line—still inferior to the French force, as the following will show : BRITISH. Guns. Britannia l2O Trafalgar Rodney 92 i Albion Prince Regent 9O Vengeance B4 Bellerophon 7B In steamers the followini FRENCH. Guns. Ville de Paris ' Valmy l2O Montebello (screw) l2O Henry IV lOO Bayard 9O Napoleon (screw) 9O Charlemagne (screw) 9O Jupiter B6 g will be the comparative forces : Guns. h.p. Retribution 2B 400 Sidon 22 560 Furious l6 400 Leopard l6 560 Tiger l4 400 Wasp (screw) l4 400 Niger (screw) Fury 6 515 Gans. h.p. Mogadore 22 650 Magellan 2O 450 Lave 6 2O 450 Gomer 2O 450 Caton lO 260 Chaptal 8 220 Heron 6 200 Narval 6 160 Sentinelle 6 120 We believe that the French ships do not carry, on the whole, so many guns as the above statement indicates, and that the British steamers (omitting the packets and tenders) are fully equal in efficiency and force to the French. United, however, we find the French and Eng lish forces will be 15 sail of the line, 9 steam-frigates, and 8 steam-sloops, &c. ; making a total of 32 men-of-war— a force, if combined, fully equal to any service it might be called on to perform successfully in the protection of Turkey.—Herald. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 27. A new code of instructions, to regulate the entry and promotion of dockyard employes, has just been issued to the heads of the several departments in this dockyard. We presume the late disclosures respecting dockyard pro motions have led to this. The gist of these instructions is, we believe, that men should be promoted for merit alone, and candidates for employment entered whose claims are wholly irrespective of political recommenda tion. We believe these new rules apply to all dockyards and victualling establishments under the control of the Admiralty, and have been confirmed by her Majesty in Council under order dated the 11th inst. They are based on those originally promulgated with the Admiralty cir cular letter of the 27th of February, 1847, when Mr. Ward, the then secretary to the board, published his dockyard educational project. These new regulations, while preserving the spirit of those formerly issued, possess a more practical character, and may, consequently, operate more beneficially. The rules commence with the entry of apprentices, the vacancies for whom are to be reported by the respective dockyard superintendents to the Surveyor of the Navy, and by him to the board in June and December of each year. Candidates for entry will be placed on the superin tendents' lists, but not without the sanction of the Admi ralty ; preference in all cases being given where the re commendations of the superintendents and the dockyard officers relate to the children of deserving officers and artificers already employed or who have served. After the examination by the schoolmaster, in the pre sence of the superintendent and one or more of his prin cipal officers, and the report is deemed satisfactory, one half of the admission will be awarded by the board to those passed candidates whose names stand at the head of the graduated list, and the other half will be awarded with reference to the claims of parents. Vacancies for shipwrights will be filled by apprentices (as at present) on the completion of their time, subject to the consideration of the character of the report made upon their conduct and qualifications during the term of service by the respective officers and the schoolmasters ; but entry into the dockyards cannot be claimed when a boy is out of his time as a matter of right, but such as have served will have the preference if well reported upon, as before mentioned. No artificers are to be entered but such as are qualified in every respect, which must be certified by the superin- ' tendents and their professional officers. If found fit, and entered, they will undergo a month's probationary trial, and after that, if their qualifications are deemed satisfactory, they will then be entered " on the estab lishment." The rules regulating promotion mostly relate to the representations of the respective officers and to the ac quisition of knowledge by the candidate. Every species of recommendation out of the autho rised channels, whether direct or indirect, is discoun tenanced ; and further (it is stated), will check the future advancement of the parties on whose behalf it is exer cised. The office of measurer is re-established, with improve ments on its constitution of 1809. For the purpose of keeping accurate account, and checking the issue of stores and materials, the Lords of the Admiralty order the employment, in each of the larger dockyards, of four measurers, who, with four ship wrights' writers, are to form, under the direction o f th e master shipwright, an office for the measurement of work done, the formation of estimates for repairs, and the statement of actual expenditure. This new code concludes by cancelling the circular order of the 13th of April, 1850, permitting the superin tendents of the dockyards to select their secretaries from different ranks of officers, and restricting the selection in future, as formerly, to one of the principal clerks of the dockyard. The Admiral's good-service pension of 3001. per annum, which reverted to the gift of the First Lord of the Ad miralty by the demise of Admiral of the Red the Hon. Sir Bladen Capel, G.C.8., has been bestowed on Vice- Admiral Sir George Seymour, C. 8., G.C.H., Comman der-in-Chief on the West Indian and North American station. The Captain's good-service pension of 1501. per annum, which fell in on the promotion of Captain Boxer to the rank of Rear-Admiral, has been bestowed on Commodore Michael Seymour, superintendent of Devonport dock yard. -A report is published that Captain the Right Hon. the Earl of Hardwicke will supersede Captain Hutton in the command of the Prince Regent, 90, the latter having completed his sea-time for his flag-rank, whereas the gallant ex-Postmaster-General has not. The Duke of Wellington, 131, screw three-decker, Captain H. B. Martin, C. 8., is ordered to be undocked to-morrow, and placed in the steam-basin to complete her fittings ; she has her topgallant masts on end, top sailyards across, &c. ; she is ordered to take in twelve months stores for foreign service. The Megmra 6, steam-troop-ship, Commander John ston, embarked at Spithead, yesterday afternoon, draughts of the 36th, 67th, and 69th Regiments, for conveyance to Barbadoes to join their respective service companies. Mr. Thomas William Millar is appointed assistant to the superintendent engineer in this dockyard, vice Mr. Lambert, resigned for a better appointment with the Screw Steam Shipping Company. The Highflyer, 21, Captain Heathcote, will come into harbour from Spithead to-morrow, to undergo a slight refit. Her crew will, in the meantime, be paid down, and be granted leave. The Dasher, 2, paddle steam-vessel, Commander Le Febvre, arrived in harbour this morning from the Chan nel Islands, to have her crew paid wages, and to undergo a slight refit. The Rhadamanthus, port transport, Master-Com mander Belam, sailed yesterday afternoon with stores for Plymouth and Pembroke. The Sprightly, steam-vessel, Mr. George Allen, acting master commanding, returned from Devonport this morn ing with about 40 supernumeraries. The Tyne store-ship, Master-Commander Wellington, went out of harbour this morning, and sailed this after noon with stores for the squadrons on the coast of Africa and the Brazil stations. The Southampton, American line-of-packet ship, ar rived this morning from the Thames, and sailed this afternoon for New York. The Prince Regent, 90, Captain Hutton ; the Sidon, paddle-frigate, 22, Captain Goldsmith ; and the Leo pard, paddle-frigate, 12, Captain George Giffard, are all ordered to sea, supposed for the M e di terranean. The Prince Regent went out through Spithead and St. Helen's-roads at a quarter past four, and the steamers at the same time, taking the westward course and through the Needles pessak, , e ; the Sidon considerably ahead. nightnd W., freshening, with th reatening indications as advances. The Sprightly, steam-tender m Portsmouth with th e b aggage of Rear -Admiral Corry, which she pla ce d on b oard the Queen , 116, Captain O ar U n. T ve H d , ylkelsitenrcdnay 2f6r.0 Michell, in the Sound. To-day she return ed to Ports mouth. The steamer Spiteful received her masts to-day, pre paratory to sailing for Woolwich to be repaired. The St. Jean d'Acre was placed in dock. A. large line-of-battle ship was observed at half-past 6 on Friday morning off the Start, going a fair course down Channel, under double reefedtopsails and top gallantsails, head canvas stowed. Wind easterly, blow- L in strong. SHOCKING MURDER ON BOARD SHIP. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. Intelligence has just reached this port of a murder committed on board an outward-bound vessel a few hours after her sailing from this port. On Tuesday morning the brig William Thrift, of North Shields, L. Buchanan, master, left the Mersey, bound to Alexandria, and pro ceeded down channel. Nothing occurred worthy of notice until about four o'clock on Wednesday morning, when the captain was roused from his berth by the mate, who, in a state of great horror, informed him that a murder had been committed on board. Captain Buchanan immediately gave orders that the murderer should be seized and ironed ; but on the mate returning on deck it was found that after the culprit had completed his crime, by spliting the skull of another of the crew with an axe belonging to the cook, he had cut adrift a boat which was stowed bottom up in the long boat, 'and attempted to roll it over the side, with a view no doubt to escape by it in the darkness. In this he failed, owing to the boat being jammed against some spars ; and seizing a scudding sail boom he jumped overboard with it and was seen no more. The crew of the William Thrift was shipped from the Sailors' Home, and were remarked to be perfectly sober and efficient when the vessel left the port. It is believed that the murderer and his victim had come from the same boarding-house in Liverpool, but the circumstances which led to the crime will pro bably never be revealed. No quarrelling between them was observed by the mate, who was the only person on deck at the time. The spectacle presented on the cap tain hurrying up from his cabin is described as very horrible, the head of the murdered man being completely smashed by the blows he had received. The brig, with the corpse on board, has put into Waterford, where it will remain until an inquest is held. A SLAVE AUCTION IN VIRGINIA. (From the New York Tribune.) A young New-Yorker now on his first southern tour, and not yet cottonised by the new influences surround ing him, has written to one of the publishers of the Tribune an account of a slave auction he attended in Richmond. Believing that its publication will do good, and in its ultimate consequences tend strongly to perpe tuate and humanise that union which patriots so rever ence, we give it place in our columns, as follows : Richmohd, Va., Thursday, March 3, 1853. Since I left New York I have seen the original Decla ration of Independence, and I have seen it " illustrator here in this place. Oh, my God ! Oh, my country ! I have been an eye-witness this morning to scenes such as never have been described, and never can. You and I have been told by some of the dough faces of the north that the evils of slavery are exaggerated. But they have not been half told, and I have neither the ability nor the heart to describe the scenes I have this moment come from witnessing. I have spent two hours at the public sales of slaves. There are four of them, and all in the same st ree t, no t more than two blocks from the Exchange Hotel, where we are staying. These slave depots are in one of the most frequented streets of the place, and the sales are conducted in the building on the first floor, and within view of the passers by. There are small screens behind which the women of mature years taken for inspection ; but the men and the boys are publicly examined in the open store, before an audience of full one hundred. These examinations are carried on by various persons in terested, and are enough to shock the feelings of the most hardened. You really cannot conceive that men in human form could conduct themselves so brutally ; each scar or mark is dwelt upon with great minuteness —its cause, its age, its general effect upon the health, &c., &c., are questions asked and readily answered. I saw full 20 men stripped this morning, and not more than three or four of them had what they termed " clean backs," and some of them—l should think full one quar ter othem—were scarred with the whip to such an ex tent as to present a frightful appearance ; one in parti cular was so cut that I am sure you could not lay your finger on any part of his back without coming in contact with a scar. These scars were from the whip, and were from two inches to one foot in length. These marks damaged his sale ; although only about 45 to 50 years old he only brought $460; but for these marks he would have brought $750 to $BOO. I saw several children sold ; the girls brought the highest price. Girls from 22 to 18 years old brought from 500 dols. to 800 dols. ' I must say that the slaves did not display as much feeling as I had expected, as a general thing—but there was one noble exception—God bless her ! and save her too ! ! as I hope he will in some way, for if he does not interpose there were no men there that would. She was a fine looking woman about twenty-five years old, with three beautiful children. Her children as well as herself were neatly dressed. She attracted my attention at once on entering the room, and I took my stand near her to learn her answers to the various ques tions put to her by the traders. One of these traders asked her what was the matter with her eyes ? Wiping away the tears, she replied, " I s'pose I hav e bee n cry ing." "Why do you cry ?" " Because I have left my man behind, and his master won't let him come along." " Oh, if I buy you, I will furnish you with a better husband, or man as you call him, than your old one." " I don't want any better, and won't have any other as long as he lives." " Oh, but you will though, if I buy you." "No, massa, God helping me, I never will." Did Mrs. Stowe exaggerate the spirit in the slave I No, no. I saw "Cassie's" character in this woman fully and fairly sticking out. Her answers to other in quiries put by another man were quite as " liberty loving" as these indicated. The most indecent ques tions were put to her, all of which, after a little hesita tion, she answered. But when asked if she thought she could turn out a child a year, she replied, " No, massa, I never have any more, and sorry I got these." Just before she was put up I left the room, for I am sure I could not have stood the scene, and I should have betrayed myself. A scene occurred in this last room which "may yet be heard from." Just before the sale commenced, a young well-dressed gentleman entered the room ; plac ing himself in one corner of the room, he began to take a sketch, and had not proceeded far before he was no ticed by any one but myself. At last he attracted the attention of some of the bystanders, until full 20 or more were looking over his shoulder. They all seemed pleased with what he was doing, so long as the sketch was a mere outline, but as he began to finish up the picture and form his groups of figures they began to see what he was about, and then some went up pri vately to the auctioneer (who had by this time got one or two sold), and informed him what the man was doing. He came down from the stand, went and over looked what was doing for a moment, and saw himself " written down for perhaps the first time in his life." He inquired of the man what he was doing. The reply was, "I do not know that I am bound to answer your inquiry." Mr. Auctioneer took his stand again, but was evidently so enraged that he could not go on, for by this time the whole company was aware of what was being done; and while some proclaimed with a loud oath that the likeness was " d—d fine," " most splendid," others were for " footing him." The artist took the hint, however, with out the kick, and left the room. But now we had a specimen of southern bravery. They were all sure that he was an abolitionist, and they all wanted to lend " a foot " to kick him, while one small gentleman said he would Pay2s dollars to hire a negro to do it. The ex citement soon passed over; not, however, without leav ingfights and runs away, may live to fight another day." on my mind the truth of the maxim, " that he who But I cannot go further. This subject grows on my hands, and if I should only say half what I think and feel just at this time, I should tire your patience. lam chuck full, and shall reserve the overflow until I see you. But think me not untruthfnl from this unavoidable ex citement. I don't tell half the truth. I have said no thing of the brutality of the audiences I saw at four of these auctions. I tell you for a truth that I saw full one hundred Legrees, and even worse than he. These auctions are held daily, and they pay each other the courtesy to wait for each other ; so that the second does not begin until the first has concluded, and so on to the last. The auctioneer of the second is on hand at the first auction to announce—" Gentlemen, the sale of a few fine field hands, including the usual assortment of boys, girls, &c., &c., will now take place on the corner above, to which your attention is directed," suiting the action to the word, he leaves, followed by the whole honesty"fou sales a les observedh avebeen t h h e el s d a . le T s h ; e is us n u o a t l s " oic e Nall-street auc. audience, myself included, to his own store, and so on o w u i l t d h d h r a a v w e n 1 , a g i d e n o t gentlemen." t m e s n o . ra " e until auc tioneer a A n s n t o o u ro nc l es If this morning I had been possessed of the wealth of should "stock." That would have eased my conscience, if it had not paid a good interest. Let • this be my conclu sion : If God spares me my reason andm y conscience, I never will vote again for a pro-slavery this time forth I p ro mise and declare that m l an am . bound for the fight. F d e eni or death, shall be the "watchword and the cry." (Of course I only adopt the spirit of the quotation, and don't mean to do any such foolish thing as to kill myself or allow slavery to do it, but to make all reasonable sacrifi ce s in the cause of "truth, right, and humanity.") Keep . this declaration —preserve it ---and when you see me violate its spirit, like a guardian angel appear to me, reminding me of the 'VOW!! I now take upon myself. rr of e Cl tre EmilE of the unhappy judgesn efCßtihmenztatLe conse quence.sarssYizeOßnKat.—hlauvingleftthis city so soon as was anticipated, the execution criminal, Henry Debson, for the murder of Catherine Sheridan, which was an nounced to take place on Saturday last, will not be carried into effect until Saturday, the 9th of April, in order that the usual time may intervene between the departure of the judges and the carrying out of the capital sentence. It is satisfactory to state that the de meanour of the murderer has become entirely changed, and he now evinces great penitence. He has written l e tt er s to some of his friends at Wakefield confessing his guilt, and making anxious inquiries as to the manner of the interment of his victim. It may be added that Dobson denies the accuracy of some of the minor details of the evidence adduced against him, and that he declares he had no idea that he was going to kill his victim until, lo bo . ‘ ew Ki w u a n rdvn t d t as he says, he "went into the house and spoke to her, n w s i t f h o r him,the oclihbnos and r r go n i horrid hashcrimeadn had Sheridana not she spoke to him, and then he did it." The only reason an stg,oatitnal himict eattr interview not h e a l s i s v i e g keep the peace." He blames Ann Clough and Patty she e rs h e a y d for persuading rsu p a of his relations, who, though in humble circumstances, are very respectable and industrious people, and, we need scarcely say, the scene was of a very distressing character. The wretched man is twenty-seven years of . y stohh " Avi'semoroumlta as age, and, we understand, had been married, died some time ago. Catherine Sheridan wbasut, his st wifehe twe t ill her time of her death ' - - 11 Y-socond year. .. Shr. 1 Pi St. ill 20 St. li 10 20 20 10 St. k. St. St. St. si 9 13a1 8 f 14 loli 21 f 281 i 20$ 9 1 i