The Sun. — London, England, 1853-03-02 00:00:00

d i graceful imputations, the day will ultimately arrive when his boldness and honesty will be to the full appreciated. Happily, it is already be "fling evident to larger and yet larger numbers of the 'intelligent population, that we have not counted without our host," as the saying is— *ld Mr. COBDEN and those who agree with him have not calculated without ample reason that there are guarantees visible in France—yes, even t ll France, ra th er s h ou ld we say p e cul i arly i n 'trace —.for the continued preservation of peace t rween the nati ons o f th e C on ti nent. Illustra :is of this are each day, as it were, being mul 'Plied. Besides the diminution of the French 44 "i'7 by 2,000,000 francs in the amount of the tnnual expenditure ; besides the reduction of the '"ench army last year by 30,000 men, and its further reduction this year by 20,000, as re ee been promised by th e E MPEROR —th e re have Z ell the r enewa l o f th e commerc i a l t rea ty w ith aid the talk of a yet more im- A"'rtant one with Great Britain, and the image with the youthful EUGENIE ; and 4 . 1 7'S but not least, the singular hesitation on " Part of the Councils of the Tuileries to co °l3erate with the Cabinet of St. James's in a ~ liike demon s t ra ti on i n th e D ar d a nelles ! Re e°uect, the plea for that hesitation was an un 'willingness on the part of the EMPEROR to give a r n e text for um b rage t o 'th e N or th ern Powers of e Continent ! Fortunately, the difficulty in- L oll red. in this new evidence of the anxiety herd,7l the F renc h G overnment to susta i n, a t a ll az the interests of peace for Europe, has peen obviated by'the happy issue of recent Dego ritions. The settlement of the quarrel between 41 18tri a and Turkey has dissipated the cloud of _ ll ncertainty that a pp eare d f or a momen t t o augur 4 4. d ivergence of policy in regard to foreign rela 44)na, as viewed simultaneously from two different Nuts of view—from Paris and from London. 414 obviated though the difficulty is, it has yet, e most difficulties of the kind, left behind it ' no t unsatisfactory remembrance. For through i t, t as already observed, we cannot fail to recog 18e the solicit u d e i n b e h a lf o f p e ace cherished by th e Fren c h I mper i a l G overnmen t— a so li c it u d e re ndered k more not i cea bl e b y it th an , per h aps , b y fins previous incident since the new reign was *0 1.4 inaugurated. Everything, indeed, appears b e ncourage, nowadays, our pacific aspirations. ° g e tiler with the facts here commented upon i C e fiY by ourselves, must be borne in remem ,.rance the sympathy expressed only a few days W ee for the objects, the hopes, and the principles th the Peace A ssoc i a ti on , by the N o ble E ar l a t e head of the present Administration. A recent 1 7 e urren ce in Turkey has shown us how war is Ziled from by - the Emperor of the FRENCH-- re 7 a recent occur rence in Downing-st ree t h as f o e aled how earnest is the homage entertained t Peace by the Prime Minister of England. COURT CIRCULAR. i ti l li f }. Queen had a dinne r party l a st even i ng a t Buck l3-rani Palace. The company included her Royal I;6llneas the Duchess of Kent, her Serene Highness the cl: ine esg. Adelaide of Hohenlohe, the Baron and Baroness Cetto, the Prince and Princess di Carini, Lady Fanny e va rd, Baroness de Speth, the Earl and Countess titivate, Lord Seymour, Lord James Murray, the Earl Slat, Lady Willoughby d'Eresby, Sir R. H. Inglis, Charles Lyell. Nue land of th e C o ld s t ream G uar d s a tt e nded in the ace during dinner and played the following pieces : O OvA ''Fare " Part du Diable" Auber. -k* Mater A n i mam ” (St a b a t ) Maz s I ti t—, "Pietro it Grande " ectionQuadrille " Sur le Chalet" " The Emperor Faun tain " A.De Tara Bright. " 'Valerie" (first time) D. Godfrey. ''' w ? Marquis of Ormonde and Mr. R. Ormsby Gore th have relieved Lord Rivers and Sir Edward Bonter in eeiVireiries as the Lord and the Groom in Wa i t in g on (eV ° l, l°llel Bouveriehas relieved Lord Alfred Paget the e k Marshal) i n his duty as Equerry in Waiting to lieved uee n, and Captain the Hon. Dudley de Roe has rc dutyedaa-",elltenant-Colonel. . the Hon. A. Gordon in his Prince.v-equerry in Waiting to his Royal Highness n Alb ert. (lin l , er ° b and of the Grenadier Guards attended during al Buckingham Palace on Monday evening and t ' et fornaed the following compositions : Overture, " Les deux A.vanyles" tEymn, "Pas ist der Ta g d en d er K err gmachthar awn, " Die Gebirgs-Jagd" H. W. Stolze. Stenzer. Waltz, " Seelenspiegel" Labitzky. Selection, " Preciosa" C. W. v. Weber., Galop, " Ein Gruss au Prag" Kaschte. Monday Majesty's private band afterwards attended on 4 teliday evening and played the following selection : ginfonia No. 7 Ha y dn. Selection, " Bertha von Bretagne" Rastrelli. Coro, Crociato" Meyerbeer. lier Royal Highness the Duchess Augustus of Saxe ..'ollour v i s ited her Royal Highness the Du chess of .keat g yesterday at Clarence-house, St. James'. kl_t- deputation, consisting. of . Mr. R. Davison, M.P., IQ , • Cairns •• P C M P Sir William Verner, M.P., Mr. A r t °gan, M.P., Mr. Vance, M.P., Mr. French, M.P., li t • Go M.P. Mr. Kirk, M.P., Mr . . Butt, M.P., ) Z 1 - M.P.: Mr. Ewart, Sir J. Kingston James, -Mr. Watson, had an interview with the Right Hon. Cardwell yesterday at the Board of Trade. v; 'Viscount Canning, Postmaster-General, had an inter- e :t the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. LZI3. Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue, ago an interview with the Right Hon. Gentleman 4 ia official residence in Downing-street. Rossini. Julien. A. Adam. Maul. THE STEAM-SHIP AUST.RALIAN. PLYMOUTH; *FHB. 28. steamer, which sailed for Australia on Thursday, It' 4 Put back on Friday, was received into dock in her Cl eBt Y's arsenal, Devenport, on Saturdynight. Yes si;4437. an official inspection of her was made t by Lloyds' of 1%7; Mr. Mare, engineering surveyor to the Board tio„,_ ; Mr. Stewart, engineer of the Devonport . ( If Zi, i&Y4r d ; Captain Hoseason, R.N., and the engineers ig at _ 44 ., e , e nrapany and of the ship. The bottom of the ship pe,, - "ed to be in very good order, and there is no ap - WCnce or indication of leakage of any consequence. to g.; 11 she was placed in the dock there was from three o li I rmr feet o f wa t er i n th e h o ld, and this was reduced / t hree or fou r i nc hes after she had been eight hours 1 4 ,11* It would, therefore, seem that there is some defect it t e ,, h admits the sea into the ship, but does not allow ohn s ",:,, eB cape again. This arises, probably, from some Ititt;`:s o ll to the working of the valves in connexion lat e he machinery. A small portion of coal getting afar 1 .1" pipes would prevent the valves from closing etl g i,"'ey were opened. A cursory examination of the wholes and machinery was made yesterday, wheh the % km seemed t o b e i n g ood order. A more minute in kri',l.ll,4 is to be m a de to-day. Some 60 bags of letters , S ue ally wetted last Thursday night, were returned by of b:. a rs mail to St. Martin's-le-Grand. for the purpose ' ll 'g Open e d an d dried MARCH 1. ill i1 d r , 3 , 11 a Personal inspection of the exte ld rio b r o y o e b st s e e r r d v a e y d : ao c r„; . a , few . defective , rivets only con itst,'"l„o weeping' from them was barely sufficient while However, si le e "te interior of the hold sweet. takas in dock these slight defects nest made good, eseveral bolts in the heel of her maofarnpost were larger size. F ro l l out, and replaced by new ones. n, every way per feet 14 out, bilges forward the hull isi aft ; the defective rivets occurred only he f m ro a m ehi t o h e e ry bil a g o e d s pr-10 Possibly from the working of t The engineers and 1 3,12„, i1 et in that part of the ship. nai,ets being at work in the hold, there it was o4e u3r for examining the interior ; but a s stated t P h ° a r t - I viti- of t he starboard bilge pipes, which feed the p o u f m i p t s s v a l p " . water from the bilge, is entirely PiN e 'alni that the valve of a second starthrboouagrhd being chokeas been kept open two inches through 3, 4 ,,, z i with dirt from the bilges. In this . out the rub- This B , lll L ee have been employed shovelling out part the dock 'Ullis Which has been improperly allowed to accumulate. keti" condition of the Australian's bilges claim ii il 'ye state of the valves of the bilge pipes with a and the de %trative attention. Here is a valuable ship, 'A,.2 41 'g0 and the lives of the passengers and crew t 4 .iited through the want of ordinary attention on ''ho l t r t of some one upon whom the re y sp . o v n e s s ib b il a i v ty e c,, eil uoreslt. Derangements of pies and valves ai 411, 1 7 I in ships belonging to different . companies, il iee c i t l a to be lamented that there exists well norogwao ctilkenialti3lieeas.llB for the prevention of such k In the present instance it is reported that l'o e o,, 4e4 kage rose to the level of the floor of the engine hee-4 before it was known that there was any extra .k thi:llulation. The Australian was taken out of dock eeeeteriaing at nine o'clock and she will probably prc g 1:14 Thursday for her destination. Previous to tn sail trip er engines are to undergo a thorough examma io . , t ePair if reuisit, and the ship will make a trial urler they inspectionlof Captain Lowe, of her Ma thi s ": 8 euiP Impregnable. The Australian will, through . tioaieeend overhaul, proceed on her voyage in a condi the at More satisfactory to the company, the passengers, et ew, and the freighters. DA„ The General i•eile,ScrewSteam . Shipping Company's ship tc 4.- 13°11 t, Captain W. Watts, is appointed to call here 1,7,pt route for the Cape and Australia. Com. ke y , "A° Indiana, General Screw Steam Shipping t i llat t a h e ill ail Packet, which arrived on Saturday, we learn %Amain IvrAostralian Royal Mail steam-ship Melbourne, the 2 7 C litt ", arrived at the Cape of Good Hop e e on c li 4 t - of January, and sailed for Australia on th i , ne w ._ -ea ' e lled ?L . N ° news of the returning ship Sydneyhad an t ed the Cape up to the 24th of January. d The . tiß et a of the Great Britain, Captain Mathews, a ver ):R 'er to leave the Cape on the Ist of February for 144 of 4. S he was appointed to leave Australia on the aktuary for the Cape* THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, M'ARCH• 2, 1853. Im'ft t•W t t LIVERPOOL RACES, (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) THE TRIAL STAKES. Lady Agnes Walked over. THE STEEPLECHASE.—LATEST BETTING. 7to 1 agst Miss Mowbray. 7to 1 agst Bourton. 7to 1 agst Duc-an-Duras. 7to 1 agst Oscr. 13 to 1 agst Sir Peter Laurie. Mason has declared to win with Oscar. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 5,000 bales, of which 800 Egyptian were taken for export, and 900 American on specu lation. The market closed heavily, and prices of American under 6d. per lb. were 1-16 d. lower. The sales comprised 3,500 American, 100 Pernam and Maranham at 6/d. to 6d., 1,000 Egyptian at 5/d. to 11d., 300 Surat at 4d. to 4-id., and 30 Sea Island at Is. 7d. to ls. 10d. per lb. In Railway Shares a moderate business was done, at rather higher rates. In the London Mercantile Price Current the fol lowing are given as the latest statements from the United States, dated New York, February 15:-- 1853. 1852. Receipts at the ports bales 2,066,000 ... 1,564,000 Exports to Great Britain „ 848,000 ... 526,000 Ditto to France „ 148,000 ... 197,000 Total exports „ 1,132,000 ... 827,000 Stock on hand , ,, 670,000 534,000 The state of the currant market, at Liverpool, is described by Messrs. Houghton and Levy as follows : "The market for this article during the past month has materially improved, both as regards the consump tion and value, the clearances being about 170 tons, against only 80 for the month of January, in addition to which large supplies for this port continue to be drawn from London. The increased home consumption and demand for exportation, ship stores, &c., has principally consisted of low and middling quaities, better descrip tions being naturally influenced by the same ; holders of fine fruit remain equally firm, as noted in our several past circulars, under the impression that this quality will reach 80s. to 905., provided the accounts now to hand from the currant growing countries be confirmed in respect to the next year's crop. The only arrival to this since our last, consists of about 80 tons from New York. We note a large business has been done in London, both in old and new fruit, during the month, at improved rates." Most startling information has come to hand from Australia by the Overland India mail. Under date of Dec. 6, gold circulars state that the produc tion at the Ovens and Bendigo " digging," and, in deed, at Mount Alexander generally, were materi ally falling off, and that only 5,000 to 8,000 ounces weekly were being brought by the escort to Mel bourne. Considerable despondency is stated to exist among the miners, who were out "prospecting" in all directions, and 80,000 persons being employed, ¶nany parties feared the " digging" were exhausted. No doubt there is gross exaggeration in all this, but as it appears . in 'gold circulars, we give it as it stands, leaving the rest for future explanation , of which it is no doubt susceptible. The steamer Atlantic brings good news from America. The exchange on London was 110 to j. Business brisk. The Bankers' Magazine for the present month contains the customary quantity of interesting matter connected with monetary affairs, and from a review of the " Meetings of Joint-Stock Banks," so far as regards those of late date, we take the following extracts : " The rates of dividend—a point of high consideration with parties who have permanently invested their capital in the shares of these institutions—have, in all cases, been fully supported if they have not been increased, and this end has been attained in a period of great plethora, and when the value of money at the Bank of England, and in Lombard-street has not exceeded 2 per cent. To have been enabled to realise profits, under such circumstances, equal in any instance to 6, and in otters to 8 and 9 per cent., cannot but be re garded as a most gratifying test of the ability of the directors and managers, and the general consequence has been, that a further advance in the value of the re spective shares has taken place. "On the whole at the meeting, the pertinent fact elicited has been that the various banks are rapidly ex tending their business, and that the facilities which are offered through these channels, not only accommodate trade, but also nurture it, and tend to render its position much less fluctuating. Banking, thus fostered and en couraged, cannot fail to give a tone to mercantile trans actions, and while those of the most ordinary grade have experienced benefit from their introduetion to such re sources, others of greater magnitude have derived the support necessary to carry them successfully through." The English Stock market has been rather feeble and there is less doing. c The nearer we approach settling day, the greater the disinclination to ope rate for the next account. Consols are 99i for transfer, and 99a / for account. The New 3i per Cents. have been 1031 to and the 3 per Cents., 100/ to Bank Stock is firm at 228, and India Stock rather heavy, at 265. Exchequer Bills are 12s. to 18s premium. The Foreign Securities have been buoyant. Spanish New Deferred are 23i to 24, and the Cer tificate is at 7to The Swedish Loan is l dis count. Portuguese Four per Cents. are at 39. Mexican Bonds have been up to 24 to f, and Peruvian Six per Cents. are firm at 106/. Bra zilian New Stock is worth 97t to 98. Buenos Ayres Bonds are at 62. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are marked 661. Not much business has been done in Railway Shares, and the quotations are rather weaker within the last half-hour. The principal transac tions have been in North Western, Midland, Great Northern, Caledonian and South Western. Lan cashire and Yorkshire are lower. The Gold Mine Shares have receded, especially the Great Nugget Vein, the Port Philip, and the Colonial. The Land Companies' Shares have been de pressed, with limited transactions. In the Joint Stock Bank Shares large dealings have b heenave entered into. Considerably higher prices been paid for the Australia, namely, 3 advance. BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY. (From the Official List.) Business done. i Bank Stock 228 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 103 1 -4 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 99 New 31 per Cent. Annuities........ .......... 103. Long Annuities, Exp;re sth Jan., 1860 6i 4 Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 265 India Stock . .......... ..... . ... .. . ..... . Consols for Account 10 th M arch Exchequer Bills 10. . £1000.............. PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ... . Ditto New, 1852, 4i per Cent B ue nos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent Greek ex over-due Coupons ....... .. M e xican 3 per Cent 24i Peruvian 6 per Cent. P or t ug uese 4 per Cent. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent 24 31 HALF ST TWO. Consols Ditto March Account 99a i BANK OF ENGLAND. —It is understood that the ad- 1 vances of the Bank of England during the approaching shutting of the transfer-books will be at the rate of 3 per cent. On former occasions it has been customary for the Bank to make these temporary advances at a half per cent. below their current rate of discount for three months' bills, but the active demand for money which now prevails has prevented in the present instance any reduction from being adopted. PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par (according to the new tariff), which, at the English Taint price of 3/. 17s. 10. per ounc for standard gold, gives an exchange of 0 25.17 ; and, e the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.071, it follows that gold is about 0.38 per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 429 per mark, which, at the English mint price of 3/. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.7 ; and, the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.6, it follows that gold is 0.47 per cent. dearer in Hamburgh than in London. COURSB OF EXCHANGE AT NEW YORK.—The course of exchange at New York o London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1101 per cent., n and, the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is nominally 0.67 per cent. in favour of England ; and, after making allow ance for charges of transport, the present rate leaves a profit on the importation of gold from the United States. AUSTRALASIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANT.--The first m vessel of the Australasian Steamship Company (Panaa to Sydney), about to commence operations in New York, will, it is stated, be a new one just com burden , c pleted,called has the Golden Age. She i s of 2,864 tons' and 200 first cabin, 200 capacity for 1,2 00 passengers ( second, 800 third), with 1,200 tons of coal, an d for t d 500 h of cargo. Her frame was originally int e nd e Adriatic, the fifth ship of the Collins' line, and she has since been completed with special reference to the pas senger trade in the Pacific, so as to secure room and ventilation for the largest possible number of persons. According to the calculations in the prospectus of the company, it is expected that she will enable the passage to Australia to be completed within 35 days from New York and 50 days from England. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. Colonel MAIILE took the oaths and his seat for For. farshire. The committee appointed to try the Waterford elec. tion was sworn at the table. PRIVATE BUSINESS. On the motion for the second reading of the Ribble Navigation Bill, Mr. HEADLAM moved that the bill be read a second time this day six months. Mr. W. Patten, Mr. T. Parker, and Mr. Strutt sup ported the bill. The amendment was ultimately with drawn, and the bill read a second time. The SPEAKER acquainted the house that he had received notice that the petition complaining of an undue return for the borough of Kingston-upon-Hull would not be proceeded with. A number of petitions were presented against the ad mission of Jews into Parliament. Sir G. FILMER presented a petition from 250 work ing men of Sydenham, against the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays. Mr. PHINN presented a similar petition from the working men of Bath. Similar petitions were presented by Mr. CHRETHAM, from Bury, and by Mr. BouvERIE from Ayr. Mr. AGLIONBY presented a petition from Maryport, praying for Parliamentary Papers. Mr. V. SMITH moved that the evidence taken be fore the Cambridge Election Petition be printed. Agreed to. UNION OF BENEFICES BILL. Mr. FREWEN moved the second reading of this bill Mr. S. HERBERT opposed the bill. He thought that this was a kind of isolated legislation on a great subject like this. The bill militated in its principle against a project now in contemplation by the commis sion which was issued on the proposal of Lord Shaftes bury some years ago, for the purpose of inquiry into the subject of sub-division of parishes. The house might probably not be aware that in the city of London there existed a great number of parishes from which the popu lation had altogether migrated, and in which the churches were almost deserted. The population of the city at the last census was found to have diminished to little more than 40,000. It was proposed in such cases as these to amalgamate one or more livings, and to devote the sur plus revenue, if any there should be, to the creation of new cures in populous suburbs. Now, if that project were to be carried out, the first thing which would have to be done would be to repeal this bill, and he thought it would be inconsiderate, then, without some great object to be gained, which the hon. gentleman had not shown, to impose the future necessity on Parliament of retracing its steps. With re gard to the provision of the bill to prevent heads of col leges and masters of public schools from holding bene fices, to which, from the nature of their functions, they could not attend, he quite agreed with its expediency ; but he thought it was clear that they ought not to pro ceed in the matter hastily, without giving time to the public bodies interested to supply the deficiencies in the incomes of such functionaries which would thus be created. He objected altogether to the third clause of the bill which proposed to enact that in parishes where there was no church, the revenue should be sequestrated for a certain number of years until a fund had been ac cumulated sufficiently large to build one, on the ground that it would be leaving the inhabitants of those parishes in spiritual destitution for that long time without reason. He hoped the hon. gentleman would not press the bill, but if he persevered with it, he trusted the house would be of opinion that it was an evil to legislate upon great and important matters by small piecemeal measures of this kind. After a few words of explanation from Mr. FREWEN, Mr. SPOONER hoped the hon. member would with draw the bill after what had fallen from Mr. Herbert, who said that many of the evils to which it referred were under the consideration of the Government, and who held out a kind of prospect that some measure with re spect to them would be introduced. Mr. FREWEN acceded to the suggestion, and the bill was then by consent, withdrawn. St. 10 St. St. 50 161 St. 20 I 50 25 100 St. 6 25 MAYNOOTH. On the order of the day being read for resum ing the adjourned debate on the appointment to enquire into the College of Maynooth, Mr. HADFIELD supported the appointment of the committee, not simply because he was opposed to the grant to Maynooth, but because he protested against the Regium Donunt, and every other kind of religious endow ments. There were thousands of Dissenters and Non conformists in the country who did not receive a penny from the State, atid he thought that not only the Roman Catholics, but the Church of England, and every other religious sect, should be placed in the same situation. Yet, while the wealth of the Church of England was so enormous, he could not see on what ground of justice the hon. member for North Warwickshire could object to the Roman Catholics receiving a small grant from the State. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD explained the reasons which had induced him to propose his amendment for extend ing the inquiry of the committee to all religious endow ments, and said he had thought it right.to omit from it Ministers' Money and the .Regium, Donum, as they formed exceptions to other grants, being included every year in the sestimates. Colonel SIBTHORP should support the original motion, because he considered that the grant to May nooth had been perverted from its original purpose. Mr. DUNLOP approved of the amendment, and should vote in its favour. Mr. NAPIER defended the Established Church in Ireland against the attacks which had been made upon it by Mr. Hadfield, believing that it had been a great boon and blessing to that country. So far from only one person out of ten in Ireland being members of that church, he understood the proportion was more nearly one in every four. He was opposed to the amendment, as it would have the effect of sweeping away all grants. He thought there was something inconsistent in the hon. member who moved it, because while he advocated the voluntary principle,- he wished to force that princi ple by force and compulsion upon the adherents of the Church of England. (LEFT SITTING.) BANKRUPTCY COURT (THIS .DAY). (Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.) IN RE RHODES-AN IMMENSE CLAIM FOR 500,0001. This bankrupt was described as of No. 2, Terrace,. Kensington, milliner, and to-day was appointed for con sideration of the certificate. The balance-sheet, pre pared by Messrs. Robinson and Knowles, Basinghall street, commencing Jan. 1847, and ending Dec. 1852, shows Dr. to Crs., 8171. 18s ; ditto holding security, 1001. ; capital, 1091. 2s 2d ; profits (exclusive of the mill "nery business) as commission agent, &c., 1,975/. 18s ; profits, 2,3591. 13s 9d; Cr. by good debts, 851. ; pro perty, 1761. 13s 9d ; ditto in the hands of creditors, 1440; ,es, 253/. ; rent, 670/. ; trade expenses, 2821. 15s ; house, 1,739/. 155 6d. The bankrupt is a claimant to an estate in India, i called the Troutbeck Estate, estimated of the value of 500,000/. The bankrupt states that his father considered himself entitled to the whole of this property, but had not the means to prosecute his claim. At present the parish of St. Ann's, Limehouse, is in receipt of the dividends, through some information given by a pauper, since deceased. Bankrupt expended about 401. in en deavouring to get evidence, but was obliged 'to abandon the inquiry for want of funds ; the claim, therefore, has. now been transferred to the assignees. There was no opposition, and an immediate certificate was granted of the second class. KISSING GOES BY PA YOUR. It is again our duty to call attention to the appoint. ment of Prince Albert and the Duke of Cambridge, re spectively, to the Colonelcies of the Ist Grenadier and of the Coldstream Guards. Mr. Ellice, the Chairman of the Committee which had been appointed to regulate the subject, on Monday evening, in the House of Com mons, made a statement to the following effect :—The Committee found upon inquiry that,the emoluments of the Colonelcy of the Ist Grenadier Guards reached as high a sum as between 4,0001. and 4,500/. per an num. But the Duke of Wellington then held the appointment. It was determined , that, until the Duke of Wellington's death, regard being had to his great services, matters should be kept as they were. After the Duke of Wellington's death, the emolumen ts of the Colonelc y of the let Gren a diers were to be reduced to 3,0001., and those of the Colonel cies of the two next regiments of Guards were to be maintained at 2,0001. per annum—in other words, respectively at triple and . double the amount of or dinal/ honorary Colonelcies in the English army. But the committee retained these excessive emolu ments solely upon t he condition that these Colonel cies should be considered the prizes awarded to the most distinguished military merit—to the noblest— to the most cap able veterans of the British army—to given proof of their courage and of their mcaepnacwho had capacity upon the battle field. Well, then, Prince Al bert and Prince George of Cambridge have . been ap pointed —the first, Colonel of the Ist Grenadf the Cold ier Guards at 3,000/. per annum ; the second, Colonel o streams, at 2,0001. per annum. Now, last night, Colonel Lindsay, in the House of Commons, ' asked Mr. Sidney Herbert, the Secretary-at- War, a formal question upon this subject, in reply to which he made a statement which will be found in our Parliamentary report. Mr. Herbert was at some pains to commend the liberality of Prince Albert to his regi ment, and to prove that, according to all precedent, the Guards should be commanded by Princes. We have no doubt of it ; but that is not the question. Mr. Ellice and Mr. Hume have informed us that, in 1837, a new system was introduced by which all precedent was set aside, and the discussion resolves itself into a mere ques tion of testimony, which we leave to the parties con cerned. Mr. Ellice, the Chairman of the Committee, makes a positive statement upon a question of fact on Monday night ; on Tuesday night Mr. S. Herbert contra dicts him. On which side is there good faith ? Is not Mr. Ellice—supported as he is by Mr. Hume—a man upon whose veracity the public can place reliance ? Times. A deputation from Wakefield had an interview yester day with the General Board of Health at their office, Whitehall, with respect to the application of the Public Health Act to that borough. The deputation consisted of Mr. Micklethwaite and Mr. Lamb. They were in troduced by Mr. S. G. Smythe, M.P. A deputation from Portsmouth had an interview with the General Board of Health yesterday at their office, Whitehall. The deputation consisted of Dr. Engledue, Mr. Oundle, and Mr. G. Sheppard. TliE SHARP, MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Yesterday. Baines done this day. RAILWAYS. berdeen........ mbg. Nottng. Bost , & F.stn. June.. irmng.Nolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. dr' Cheshire Junct o. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 eons._ Do £2O l3ris - tol & Exeter... Caledonian.... ..... . Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Dublin&Belfastjunc Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New East Anglian (X 25 L. & E. & L. & D.) ..... Do., (ZlB E. & H.).. Eastern Counties..... Eastern Union, A. late E. U. Sh. Do., do. .... Do., B. dt C.. .... . East Lancashire ... East dx West Did. Di; & Binning. June Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb. Pith. &Dundee Glasgow di S. Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire.) Great Western Irleh South-Eastern.. Lancaster & Carlisle Do. , Thirds .... ...... Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding lJn Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. & So nthpt. London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Loud. Bright. & S. Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths 00. ,10/. Sh. ,M&8... d ondon & S. Western oo._, £40.. Lndr driy.&Colcraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef. &Lincln. Do., Man. & Lin. Un. Midland . Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. • West.(lr.) l Do. Shr -yea...... .... ) Newcastle & Carlisle Newmark et Do. Bury Extensio Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd Newry do Enniskille n Newry Warrenpoint dc Rostrevor N0rf01k..... ........ Do., New Northn. Counties Un North British 'North Devon, No.L Do., No. 2............ Do., A Deferred... Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire.. North We5tern........1 N. & S. Westrn. Juno. Oxford Worcester dt Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsoury & Birmg. Do., L. & N. Westn. Guaranteed Stock... Shrewsby. & Herefd, Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Do. Halves, d 0....... Do. Oswestry IShropsbire Union. South Devon South Ea5tern......... South Wa1c5...... ..... S. Yorksh. River Dun 1D0...... ....... Stockton & Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock and Railway . Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenn Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall , Imbledon &Croydel Ntodford ...... York Newctl. (I; Berl Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchas York I N. Midland ! 31 - 33 64 - 6i 10 - 10, 61 - 6id 21 -- 22 8 -- 2i d LOB -- 110 64i -- 65 23 -- 23 18i— 191 8 - 9 5 5 4 44 134 -- 131 13. - ii - 75 - 77 57 60 76 78 32 d i 34 P 61 63 B Csi 81;, 44 46 122 124 107 108 91 4 92 6§ 7 92 67 13 14 p 78 78 , 41c1 2' d 16 —l6 81 103,4 -- 164,i P 1191 --120 j 2 p p 90 91 4i -- 3Ad 4 -- 3 d 11 -- 12 19 -- 21 29 -30 i S -- 8 4 77 -7 7 i 45 -- 47 49 51.1 Si 8 Sd 3 83 Bi— -56 68 8 8i - 2 616 —B 7 d —6}d 2i 2 d 4 . 4id 8 8i 3i 4i p 48 49 100 102 64 - 66 65 67 70 75 ... dis 18 20 9 10 14 15 3i 3 d 21 23 80 —80 i 36 87 13 13 4 21 21 15 - 1 28 - 9 Of - 30 9i - 10 i - *Pi 70 fl f 4 !d 60 !d 60 61 PREFERENCE SHARES. 'Aberdeen . Do., No. 2, 7 p. 5... Brie. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares ..i Caledonian £lO ...... Chester do Holyhead Guar. 51 per cent... Cork&Bandon 51 p. c. Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction EastA nglian (X 3 10s) 6 per cent Do. (25) 7 per cent Do. (E 7 170 7 p. ct Eastern Counties Ex ' tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2 Do., New 6 p. s. St Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent EastLancash. 6 p. cts Edinb. Pith. &Dunde 5i per cent.......... Glasgow do S. Wester guar. 5 per cent.... Great Northn. 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. c., Redeem. at 10 p. e. prem Gt. Soutim. &Webtu (Ireland) Eighths Gt. Westu. (Berke 04 Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. G. West. fixed 4i p c. Lan. & York. F. 220, Do., 6 p. c., Stock... London and. Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. et_ Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, 6p. c.,1852 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. London & S. Western, Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler. Shares Londy. & Ennis. Sh Manch. ,Shef. , & Lin., Shares, No. 1 Do. New, £lO IDo., 26 I Maript.&Carl. 4 p. c. Do. 4a per cent Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4i per cent Norfolk Extension Do. Guar. 5i per ct Do. Way. Val. 5 p North British North Staffordshire Oxford Worcester & Wolyerh. £15,6p. c Do Shrews& Birm. N. G. Shrewsby. & Chest )r (Nor.W.Min),B p. c. Do. 5 per cent.....,., (South Devon . Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 Os.6d. S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar., Waterfd. &Kilk. 6p. c. , York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref Do York& N. Midland H. 4; S. Purch FOR] Autwerp&Rotterdam BelgianEastn. Junct. Charleroi &Erquelin. Dijon and Besangon Dutch RI , eqish East Indian Do. Extension .... Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Gt. Western of Canada Shares Lucca & Pistoja sp. c. pref. . . Luxembourg::: Do. (Railway). IDo. Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. ct. pre.: Lyons & Mediterran, Madras Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest), Northern of Fi;nce.) Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds. (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs. ) NorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen 2aris and Strasbourg ParisCaen & Cherbrg. Quebec &Richmond Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Do. 5i p. et. pref Southern of France Upper India Scrip West Flanders Do. 5i per c. Prof Western of France._ West. of Swi:;zeriand, Zealand ............, 1 ••• .-.... .64 --- il flOe -- 167( 19 20 d pa] 6i Gi 31 - 3. 3 - 4 - - 1p 1/ -- 2 p 1/ -- 14 p 141 -- 14,3 1 8i -- 19 3 -3, 125 = 127 1111 - 113 8i si 61 - 7i 105 ii-107xd par i ] 150 152 ••• xd •• -- xd .. -- xd 3} -- 31 p 10 -- 11 13 i -13 i 1 4 08 4 -- P 11 p 146 `-148xd 23 P 1108 110 25 26 i ffpl 1 1. 1 - ilil 17 -- 18 -- l6 - lip - 17 Pte- P, 26 26: 20 21 id pal 1101 - 103 5 -5, - i P! 1 adis 1 lA 131 lgi 1 —2l p 2 lidis 6 6t p 1 l 2 — 2p la 2 p I -- i Pj 4 7 1S ig _ d 9 11 p, 2 21, 2 1)i 8 8i 6 7 3f 36 14 - 141 - 9 16 =l74p 40 -- 42 40. - 411 32 - 33 4 - 5 191 -19 i 9 - 3.3 - iiP .11 - 54 dis— par 9t l 14; 3 ) 1 MINES. 1 all Agua Fria 10s. all Auglo Californian $ P 10 2 Australasian 2 —2lp 4/ 20 5 Australian 7 8 p 1 all Australian Cordillera par - 4 p 1 1 all Australian Freehold. j p 1 - 1 all Ave Maria par p 1 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) par 1 all British Austrin. Gold 4 1 1 I 20 13.5 British Iron 7 9 p 85 '241 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm 4 44 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 21 24 , 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 29 —BO 1 4 Carsons's Creek par - 4 p 40 all Cobra Copper 424 434 434 4 5 1 Colonial Gold 3 31 41 34 14 Copiap 3 • all Copper Min. of Eng 6O 70 25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent 74 —84 p 5 all English and Austin Copper Smelt:. Co ll 4 d 20 all General l7 18 2 all Great Nugget Vein 3 —3/ p 544 3 all Great PolgooLh 1 all Lak• Bathurst d 1 all Liberty 4 1 p 1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co 4 4 d 1 all Mariquita .. . ... Id p 10 9 Ittexican&Simericn. 61 64 1 all Now Granada 4 - 4 P 1 all Nouveau Monde 1 —14 p 1 4 1 Port Philip l4 1# p 21 1 all Quartz Rock par p 60 all Rh, mme Iron 2l 2 3 p 15 Do. Now — 10 104 Santiago de Cuba.. 64 —ll 1 all South Australian par pll 10 7 Tin Croft ...... 281 all United Mexican 7 11 1 all Waller ll —24 p 1 all West Granada 1 all West Mariposa p p 11 1 all Yuba — r JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia 95 97 97 64 50 all British N. American 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 24 —24 p 4 100 25 Colonial — 100 20 Commercial of Lond — 4 English Scottish and Australian 3 — 3 4 p 74 in 20 74 Lond. Chart. Bk. • Australia 64 — 611 P 50 20 London and County ... 50 10 London Joint Stock — 100 20 Lond. & Westminster 20 74 London Bank of Aus tralia and India . 4 - R I ) 50 224 Natonal of Ireland 25 i all Oriental Bank of Corporation SGI 7 25 5 10. New — 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 10 all Do. New 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co — 25 all South Australia 5O 52 52 25 all Union of Australia 7B 80 i 79 84 21 Do. New B4 —4 3 i 50 10 Union of London 40 all Union of Madrid.. MISCELLANEOUS 100 35_ Austi..lian Agricult. 250 255 115 12 aPeel 20 4 Australsn.Pcific.Mail 10 5 Australn. Royal Mail ... 384 Brit. American Land 100 324 Canada — 5 5 Crystal Palace — ••• 5 4 4 2 Crystal Pal. of Franc 20 1 Eastern Steam 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat 100 50 General Screw Steam 20 24 Irish Beetroot Sugar 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 2 Netherlands Land 20 24 Nrth. ofEurope Steam 50 , all Peninsular & Oriental 50 25 Do. 100 : 60 Royal Mail Steam 25 25 South Austral. Land 60 62 1 1 Submay. Telegraph 5 2 Uni*eral Emigration and Colonization 100 284 Van Diemen's Land 19 20 THE COLONIAL WOOL SALES. The colonial wool sales, which commenced on the 10th of February, have approached their close, and the whole quantity offered has been disposed of at an average ad vance, compared with the last series, ranging from ld. to 11d. per lb. Throughout the sales an improving tendency was manifested, and the attendance of home buyers from the manufacturing districts was very large and constant. The proportion purchased on foreign ac count was unusually limited. The following is the quantity the sales comprised : Sydney ... ••• Port Philip and Portland Bay Van Diemen's Land ... South Australia ~, Swan River ... *Of New Zealand Gape of Good Hope ... Bales. 11,219 14,515 1,602 1,006 Total (colonial) East India and China German ... Russian ... Various ... 255 5,797 ... 34,400 ... 2,690 ... 1,090 ... 969 ... 2,331 Total 7,080 41,480 MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. To-day's market was very moderately supplied with English wheat. Although the attendance of buyers was limited the demand for all kinds ruled steady, and a good clearance was effected at fully Monday's prices. For for ward delivery only a trifling amount of business was doing, yet the growers were very firm in their demands. The imports of foreign wheat have been very limited. Most descriptions moved off slowly, and last week's quota tations were barely supported, except for the finest samples. In floating cargoes very few transactions were reported. Barley—the show of which was limited—sold freely, at extreme quotations. The malt trade ruled steady, at full prices. There was very little doing in oats, yet prices were supported. Beans, poi.% and flour were a dull inquiry, but not cheaper. English .. Irish .... Foreign .. ARRIVALS MIS WIZI. Wheat. Barley. 1 Malt. Oats. 1 Flour. 2,!110 3,280 3,780 2,240 r _ 9,190 1 480 f - WHITECHAPEL. The general demand for all kinds was steady, as follows Beef, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 48 4d ; veal, 35 4d to 4s 4d; pork, 2s 6d to 3s 6d per Blbs by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. Our market is very firm, and prices have further ad vanced from 2s to 4s per cwt. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, March 2.—Wind at Noon, N.N.W., light breeze, and dull, cloudy weather. FOLKESTONE, March I.—Arrived—Amanda, Porto Plata, for Hamburgh. DEAL, March I.—Arrived—Albyn, Penang ; Syria, Cal cutta ; Lady Bruce, do. ; l3aretto Jan, Singapore ; Lannna, Cape of Good Hope ; ady Helda, Demerara ; Mehemet Ali, Shanghai. PLYMOUTH, March I.—Wind, N.N.W. Sailed—Euro poan (s), Coast of Africa ; Lady Peel, New York, via Newport. FALMOUTH, March I.—Wind, W. Arrived—Madonna, Bahia, for Gothenburg ; Mazeppa, Charleston, for Ham burgh. Sailed—Oriental, Newport and New York. Orr DARTMOUTH, March I.—Toronto, Mauritius; Enter prise, do. ; Achilles, Guadaloupe, for Havre. LIVERPOOL, March I.—Wind, N.N.E. Arrived—Earl of Liverpool, Africa ' • Underwriter, New York ; Abera mon, China ; Firefly, Buenos Ayres ; Pelot Fish, Pernam buco ; Annie, Maranham ; Camillus, New Orleans ; Levia than, do. ; Ocean Queen, do. ; Lady Russell, Mobile ; William Hatchcock, Apalachicola ; China, Savannah ; Sackem, do. ; Elize, New York. Sailed—lnternational, New Oi'leanf ; Empire, Sydney, N.S.W. ; Anna Hender son, Calcutta ; Diagaum, Bombay ; Daniel, Hayti ; Shang hai, New Orleans ; William Rathbone, New York ; New World, do. ; Conqueror, do. ; Kalamazoo, do. ; Liberia, St. John's, N.B. Off Port—Duncan, Calcutta; Vermoni, New Orleans ; Beethoven, Windermere, Peter Foulkes, John Wood, Rhune, Amette, Gilbert, Bucephalus (sup posed), and Robert Barfour. BRISTOL, March I.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—George, Demerara. Sailed—Florenoe, Africa. HULL, Feb. 28.—The Amazon of this port, Shields, for New York, has been docked, having been on shore. —March 1. Sailed—St. George, Greenland. SHIELDS, March I.—Sailed—Salisbury, Maulmain ; Moslem, Calcutta. GLOUCESTER.—Arrived—Bessel, New York. WEST WORCESTER ELECTION.—The election of a knight of the shire for the western division of this county, in the room of General the Hon. H. B. Lygon, raised to the peerage by the title of Earl Beauchamp, took place yesterday, at the Grand Stand on the Wor cester race course. At half-past ten o'clock, the high sheriff, Charles Noel, Esq., opened the proceedings. The Hon. W. Coventry then proceeded to put in nomi nation Henry Lygon, Lord Viscount Elmley, as a fit and proper person to represent the division in Parlia ment. Sir Hungerford Lechmere seconded the nomina tion. The customary question having been put by the high sheriff, and no other candidate being put in nomi nation, Lord Elmley was declared elected. Lord Elmley then addressed the electors, thanking them for the high and honourable position in which they had placed him as their representative—a position of which he was justly proud, and which he hoped he duly appreciated. The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the sheriff. COLLISION ON THE GREAT NORTHERN LINE.-011 Saturday afternoon, between four and five o'clock, as one of the up trains was proceeding from York to Lon don, a waggon train ran into the carriages. Luckily the approach of an accident was observed by the railway official, and although the shock was rath er severe 1 only' two persons were injured ; one a gentleman, who was very severely cut on the left eye, an d a_ young whose front teeth were forc e d ou t, and damaged. face slightly LATEST FROM AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC. 03Y ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY MORNING. This mornine , at seven o'clock the United States mail steam-ship Atlantic, Captain Nye, entered the Mersey, from New York direct, with 60 pas sengers. _ The screw steam-ship Alps had arrived there on the 17th, and the City of Manchester at Phila delphia on the 18th. On the latter date the royal mail-steamer America, from hence, arrived at Boston. When the Atlantic sailed business was brisk in nearly all the cities of the Union. The money market continued in a satisfactory condition ; money was by no means scarce, and trading pros pects on the whole were good. Stocks of a dividend-paying character were firm, but those of a speculative kind were much depressed. Money was in active demand. In the Breadstuff market prices had given way, owing to the advices by the previous steamer from England, and there was little disposition to pur chase at the rates then prevailing, namely : Western Canal Flour, 5 dols. to 5 dols. 124 c. per barrel ; Gennessee prime wheat, 1 dol. 20c. to 1 dol. 92c. per GO lbs. ; Indian corn, round yellow, 62 to 64 cents. pe r b us h e l ; Indian meal, 3 dols. 37i-c. to 3 dots. 50e. per barrel. The New York cotton market continued in a de pressed condition. Sales could not be made ex-- cept at a reduction, which holders had generally submitted to, of one-eighth to a quarter of a cent. New Orleans and Mobile mid fair to fair, 111 c. to 121 e. ; Uplands ditto, 101 c. to Mc. The America's sews received at New Orleans on the 18th had rendered the cotton market some what firmer, strict middling being quoted Sac. to c. The provision market was brisker than at the previous steamer's departure, and prices firmer. New prime pork, 15ic. to lc ;_new mess, 17c. to 171 c. Freights remained unchanged at the Atlantic's departure, the asking rates being, flour to Liver pool, 2s. to 2s. 3d. per barrel ; grain to ditto, 7d. to Bd. per bushel ; cotton, to 3-16 d. per lb. Exchange on London ruled at 110 to 110 k, and paper was in moderate demand ; on Paris, 5 121 ; Hamburgh, 361 to 36/ ; Bremen, 80 to 804. The President had sent a message to the Senate announcing that England had made a proposition to withdraw her protection from Musquito, and make Grey Town a free city, and informing the Senate of a proposition for a canal across the Isthmus by both Governments. The International Copyright Treaty had been signed, and sent to the Senate for confirmation. THE FRENCH EMPIRE. The Emperor and the Empress went on Monday night to the Theatre-Lyrique to witness the repre sentation of the Poupee de Nuremberg. In conse quence of a grand dinner being given at the Tuile ries, their Majesties did not arrive until nine o'clock. The performance was suspended an instant whilst the Imperial party took their places. Their Ma jesties arrived without escort, and with no other suite than M. de Beville, M. de Tascher, an orderly officer, and two ladies of honour. The Empress was dressed in half-mourning with black lace in her hair. An immense crowd was assembled on the boulevard du Temple to witness their arrival, which was the signal for repeated cheers. Loud applause also greeted them in the theatre. After the prin cipal piece, the ballet of the LuUn, de la Vallee was given, in which Mme. Guy and M. St. Leon more than once drew down the applause of their Ma jesties. - A bill has been laid before the Legislative body for reducing the postage of letters circulating is Paris, and the following is the exposé des Matif, and text of the bill. " Messieurs, the prepayment of letters materially simplifies the service of the Post-office. Paid letters re quire much less labour than those which are not paid, as the latter both on arrival and departure are to be verified as to their weight, their number, and their re presentative value. Prepayment is a better guarantee of the rights of the treasury for the recovery of the post age against any kind of fraud, and it renders the dis tribution of the letters more easy and more prompt. It is calculated that a postman distributes eighteen paid letters in the time required to deliver one unpaid letter. Lastily it does away with dead or unclaimed letters which bring nothing to the treasury, and cause con rsiderable trouble. The Post-office has used all its efforts to increase the number of prepaid. letters, and it was for this object the Postage Reform Bill of August 24, 1848, authorised the prepayment by means of postage stamps. This encouragement, has, however, been found to be insufficient, and the experience of neighbouring countries _shows that the most efficient plan for increasing the number of prepaid letters is to subject them to a differential passage. In Eng land, where letters not prepaid are charged double postage, the number of paid letters is 97 per cent. of the whole. In Belgium, where the difference of the charge is only one-half more, the prepaid letters reach the proportion of 60 per cent. In France, where the postage in both cas e s i s th e same , on l y 17 letters out of 100 are prepaid. We propose to you to apply, but by way of experiment only, a system of differential taxation to letters circulating in Paris. They are ex ceptionally subject to a charge of 15c., whilst that on letters within all communes is only 10c. The bill which we submit to you has for object to reduce the postage on prepaid letters, written and circulated in Paris, to 10c., while those unpaid will continue to be charged 15c. This will cause a habit to be acquired of prepaying let ters, and will allow a judgment to be formed whether that prepayment, by facilitating the service of the Post office, is not sometimes attended with the inconvenience of rendering the delivery of the letters to their proper owners less sure. In restricting its operation to Paris, there is this advantage, that the experiment may be made without causing any very serious prejudice to the treasury. In 1852, the number of letters circulating in Paris was 7,559,000 ; they produced to the treasury 1,133,859 francs. If the reduction of the postage on prepaid letters to 10c., leaves the proportion of 20 per cent. which they are now in Paris, on the number of letters above mentioned there will be 1,511,800 prepaid letters at 10c., giving 151,180 fr. ; and 6,047,800 unpaid, producing 907,080 fr. ; making totals of 7,559,000 letters, and 1,058,260 fr. The produce being thus 1,058,260 fr., the loss to the treasury will be 75,599 fr. The differential charge will, however, increase the number of prepaid letters, and if we calculate that it will come up to 50 per cent. of the whole, as in Belgium, the 7,559,000 Paris letters will pay one half 15c. and the other half 10c. The produce will then be 944,802 fr., and the loss to the treasury will be 188,977 fr. This loss will be soon covered by the natural increase in the num ber of letters. The reduction in the postage of prepaid letters will be a fresh cause of this increase, so that the loss to the treasury by the increased number of prepaid letters will be by degrees made up by the general in crease in the number of letters. The bill makes no changes in the regulations which have fixed the pro gressive increase of the charge in proportion to the weight. It has only for object to grant a premium of sc. on the prepayment of letters written and circulated in Paris whatever may be their weight. We hope that you will not hesitate to adopt it." The bill only contains the following article : "From the Ist July, 1854, the postage on prepaid letters written and circulated in Paris, will be reduced So." The Emperor again presided yesterday at a meeting of the Council of State, in which the dis cussion of the Budget was terminated. It is be lieved that the navy estimates have been reduced during the discussion on the budget in the Council of State by four millions, and a considerable re duction in public works has also been made. The Mediterranean squadron, under the orders of Admiral Lassusse, composed of eight ships-of the-line and a steam-corvette, assembled on the 24th at Antibes. An official article in yesterday morning's lifoni teur' ascribed to the pen of the Minister of Finance, calls attention to the circumstance that forty mil lions of taxation have been remitted, which pressed most heavily upon agriculture and the labouring classes, at a time when all the resources of the na tion ought to have been applied to prevent her ruin ; and that fifty thousand men have been liberated from the army, and restored to their fields and worshops. Two Imperial decrees appear in the same journal, the one convoking tke Council-General of Lot and Garonne, and the other authorising the formation of a company for the construction of a railway be tween Graissessac and Beziers. expresses branches of French The Union, in alluding to the new institution of m of a t n h u e fa m ct o t s ir t e fi s o hi uri E shin ngl g an b d ra , industry. Its fears are, perhaps a little e for every country has its perfections in certain arts f a o rt r s so a m nd e and manufactures, which depend of the people. Supposing, upon t howev he genius however, that the English can make progress in these real protection for French industry will be an earnest ranches, the so as t o ren d er the endeavour to go on i mproving, progress of the English comp comparativelyeffect unavail ing. M onopoly and prot f i this. The m anu facturers t ' e The Constitutionne/ by made sensible of the necessity enterpris e .st be given by the telegraph of n _ dedeclarespthe ht that ceh e s f Turkish rt from Vienna,tiCCll L of the concessions made Govern ment to Austria, are rather too absolute. Totcann territorial question, for instance, it says, be settled without reference to the other i r Powers. It concludes by return stating that t p ge for of the Count de Leiningen is a happy Austria the arrangement of all differences': .betance must not inl o P iv e Inch it probably and the Porte, but that an t wore proper that does not merit, for that, it be given to what has been 41 Turkey should give to the European Powers repa ration for well founded complaints, it was equally necessary for the maintenance of peace that the Turkish Government should preserve an honour able position necessary for the maintenence of the equilibrium of Europe. The Bourse was exceedingly firm yesterday, and both the Rente and Railway Shares have advanced. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. are 550. higher, and the Three per Cents. 65c. higher, the former closing at 106 f. 50c., and the latter at 80f. 85c. Bank of France Shares are unchanged ; those of the Mortgage Bank are 12f. 50. higher, and those of the Societe Mobiliere 25f. higher. Foreign Funds remain as they were. Railway Shares have advanced from 10f. to 15f. each on an average. Exchange on London (short), 25f. no. ; ditto ( 90 days), 24f. 90c. AUSTRIA. A committee of ladies at Vienna, who had pro posed to erect a monument on the Bastei, at the place where the E mperor was wounded, have with drawn their projects as the relations of his Majesty intend themselves to erect one. A letter from Vienna states that autograph let ters of felicitation for the preservation of the life of the Emperor of Austria, were presented to his Ma jesty on the 23d ult., from the Emperor of the French, the King of Prussia, the Duke of Bruns wick, and the Count de Chambord. The accounts received from-Vienna, by telegraph which are to the evening of the 27th, state that the Emperor is rapidly recovering from his wound, and that his health is in the most satisfactory state. The Austrian troops in march for Croatia had re ceived counter orders. The Augsburg Gazette of the 26th states that the Austrian Government had formed the " energetic determination" of requiring from the British Go vern.merit the expulsion of IVlazzini and Kossuth. In case of refusal no British subject would be per mitted to cross the Austrian frontier. A telegraphic dispatch, dated Vienna, 28th, says :—" There has been a considerable rise in the leading securities at the Bourse to-day. The pub lic mind is completely tranquillised on every sub ject." MONTENEGRO. A letter from St. Petersburg of the 22d ult., in the Augsburg Gazette, states:that it was on that day that Prince MentchikofF, the Minister of Marine, was to leave on his mission to Constantinople. " His mission" says th e the letter, " has been con certed with Austria, and the object of it is to coun sel the Ottoman Porte to act with moderation with respect to its Christian subjects in general, and the Montenegrins in particular." The Minister was to be accompanied by Count Dimitri Nesselrode, Prince Lobanoff (son-in-law of General Paskie witsch), aide-de-camp to the Emperor, Prince Galitzin, aad by several officers of the navy. A telegraphic message, dated yesterday, from Vienna, says Omer Pacha has received orders to suspend hostilities against the Montenegrins. The Austrian troops en, marche have received counter orders. ITALY. The Ticino Gazette states from Berne that the Austrian Legation presented a third note to the Federal Council on the 19th ult. It does not give the contents of this note, and says that the Federal Council has adjourned its decision for the present. The Opinion of Turin quotes a letter from Milan of the 22d .ult., stating that arrests still continue there. Among the persons arrested, it mentions a priest named Don Giovanni Rossari. The church bells are still mute, the authorities having had all the doors giving access to the staircases of the steeples closed until further orders. A letter from Bellinzona, in the Piedmouttse Gazette, states that, on the 22d ult., the Govern ment of the canton of Ticino had the printers of the Patriota arrested at Faido, and seals affixed to the printing office. This act of rigour is attributed to an incendiary article, in which the Patriota called upon the people to effect a revolution. It is stated that two agents of American Emi gration Companies have left France for Switzerland to propose to the government of Tecino, to convey to America the natives of that canton who have been expelled from Austria. The Count Rayneval, Ambassador from France to the Court of Rome, was received with great pomp and cordiality on the occasion of presenting his new letters of credence from the Emperor to his Holiness. Nearly all the cardinals', accompanied by the whole diplomatic body, the Ministers, and the chief offi cers o f t h e French army in Rome, attended at the ceremony. - The Superior Council of the order of Jesuits have presented to the Pope ' • with a p ra y er th a t his Holiness will transmit it to the different Catholic powers a protest against the decision of three of the Republics of South America, banishing the Jesuits, and confiscating their property. PRUSSIA. The trial of Professor Gervinus for " exciting to treasoh, &c.," commenced and terminated at Man heim en the 24th, but judgment has been deferred until the 2d of March. A recently published statistic gives the number of individuals of both sexes now in divers penitenti aries and houses of correction within the monarchy at somewhat more than 90,000. The Grand Duke of Oldenburg died suddenly, and without suffering, on Sunday morning, at 11 o'clock. 2 to 13j x i 74i x d Oli 1 a d pm 78 i 7i 1191 i 9190/ x d 771 1 x d Si , • x d To zd xd 60i i d pm Pm 14/.$ f x d !106 x d 147} x d 27i / 3 i 33 1 3 i NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 1. The Agamemnon, 91, screw line-of -battle ship, Cap tain Sir Thomas Maitland. We regret to state that many fresh cases break out amongst the crew, who are berthed in the Camperdown alongside ; and although no serious results have yet arisen, it still continues to baffle the skill of the medical officers, who, to their credit be it said, use every exertion and kindness in administering to the comforts of the sick men. The Cruiser, 16, screw steam-sloop, commander the Hon. George H. Douglas, having received her supply of coals from the coal depot, hauled out into the stream, and awaits sailing orders. The Rolla, 6; apprentices' tender, Lieutenant Com mander Fenwick, hauled into No. 1 Dock to-day, to have her copper cleaned and examined, preparatory to fitting her out for her usual summer exercises by the naval apprentices. The Orestes, old 18-gun sloop, that we announced some time since had been converted into a moveable coal depot, was this morning put into operation by being towed out of harbour by the Echo steam-tug, and laid alongside the Basilisk, steam-sloop, which received her full supply therefrom ; a ft er which the Echo returned with her into harbour. This is a vast improvement upon the old system of war-steamers being first obliged Ito die charge their powder at Spithead 1 and then come into harbour to coal. When the Pitt is ready, there will be a still greater advantage, as she will be stationed at the Motherbank for vessels to run alongside, thereby saving much time as well as expense. WOOLWICH, &Luca 1. APPOINTMENTS. s e Elliottrvi(nlgB4ast), present Josephent in theH . Alarryat . (1852), have been appointed to the Phoenix Sidon steam-frigate ; 1 o commissioned at Woolwich by Commander ja t m he es latter E Lieutenants Lieutenants Elliott and Marryat served previously in steam -sloop, for service in the Arctic regions. Captain Austin's expedition. Master William Stanton (1852), from the Horatio, 24, screw steam guard ship at Sheerness, to th e Phoenix. ph S ce u e rg ix e . Paymaster Hpiry Hawl ey ( 1850) on John F. Ch ar lt on, M:D. (1845), t o t h e Mate Robert'. Jenki ns (1 852) , to the Phoenix. from the Vi ctory flag ship at Portsmo u th, to the Phcenix. Assistant Surgeon John R. Holman (1847), recently serving as additional assistant surgeon in the Portland, 50, flag-ship, on the Pacific station, to the Phcenix. Second Master Edward H. Mills (1842) from the St. George, 120, guard ship in ordinary at Devonport, to the Phoenix. Clerk William P. Richard to the Phoenix. Boatswain Henry Osbourne to the Phcenix• Carpenter Henry Palmer to the Phoenix. litTleleaftle:ii•P"' 36 hours Jones, of 3 n i i a A i i L gs, sho T haon A rewer i , i iviion F edut Es tot . 0. d 2 a 3 y . a front midnight beating the French steamer about ' 1 - Court of Inquiry has been sitting lately on Captain A h alnr2e t dtt l a hr ih e aui.sn l a n s. t d . , i a n F b u t w e steamer h thavaemne or n from t afphrnaeor frigateif r C e aco r a iE s eva . the Sampson steam-frigate, and Captain Theseand ovnesstehlse put tghtl sea Saturday, the steamer leading, and the frigate in her position, a heavy squall took them after dark, and the steamer luffing up suddenly the Arethusa ran into her. Luckily, she caught her sponson ; had it been otherwise the Sampson would no longer have fi tg g o m a r l e i d gh i t n . the navy list, in all probability. Aas, the shock was w ail er . very ae s w:. (: ;t::s lanchor,l great rnoestceomtwinvt a s aleveri deesehdo,t: fella s n ndianptod doing chainhitnhege paddlesabout of 5 , t o h oof e ()Alt the damagee t h steamer w d a' s i b) raantdt , She is repairing. The Arethusa had but little damage, Jones,os on the h w e i will 6n ltodehda blamed a Ins e rt : t x o :ii. d - In d a ndoh y . ismfpo Spitfire fih N re ea severely p cw l o e hu s , i rfct w hr h hn e ard reprimanded Captain y a newly discovered shoal near M d e b ssina returned l as t yesterday, s ntinople nig m ht e . s T im he oo s m hoa t l ro ha op s bseheinptasehuxarpvseeeyte notd .breezes have been e her a th i e forSymondslsiaplesoof n tAit:lleielext fresh , ydyeute Captainm also pea reT ran nhceh ce s . she Th is e six weeks before l an . The weathe y r es a terday• blowing. "ears ready for se a , five or all all all 3 100 100 100 all 3i 100 100 100 100 100 all all 13 21a. 100 all 100 5 100 all, St. 16 St. St. 100 6 100 100 12i 12i 25 all all 100 100 all 100 all 100 15 10 2 3 S 7 44 all 10 20 10 20 IIGN. 65 4i 32i 80i 1 (106 i 10 i 361 6 20 i i if