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THE CM LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING-, APRIL 1, 1847. W 157reordinaryady, in ONE VOLUMEr- ter:,m (coprisin 1,5 g 00 Engravings as much matter as twArm s,enty In other parts, the sal u t ar y i n fl uence w hich is known volumes), illustwita of &c. 3as. ber-d. to follow the establishment of British domination, is * BURKE'S PEERAGE and BARONETAGE, already animating the people with the desire of enjoy- FOR 18 ,4 . NEIN' and RE TiSED ED:T__ON ; ing the same advantages. The population of Cash -etirieeted throughout to the pie eni time, fro_n the persozal cos- mere and Moultan, severely oppressed by their .nutakations of the Nobility, &c., and CONTAINING all the NEW CREATIONS. native rulers, are already impressed with a " The most complete, the most convenient, and the cheapest work .or the kind ever offered to the public."—Sun. sense of the rapid improvement which is being Fleury Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. - effected in favour of their southern country - men in the Punjaub, by virtue of the revolution we have wrought since the triumphal entry of our troops into Lahore. The Goomsoor districts form a painful exception to the peaceable condition of India. More barbarous tribes do not exist through out the vast Oriental Peninsula. Their savage delight in human sacrifices is horrifying in the extreme ; every civilized mind will rejoice that our rulers have determined to adopt, if necessary, the most stringent means for putting an end to this ruthless practice. In no other part of the world, perhaps, is fanaticism so diabolically predominant as among the Goomsoors. The news from China presents nothing of interest. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN, ;Established for the purpose of rendering a more perfect performance ofthe Lyric Drama than has hitherto been attained in this country. ruder tit Direction and Management of Mr. BEALE. Tao Nobility, Gentry, and Patrons of Music, are respectfully in formed that the Royal Italian Opera will open the first week In April. Ittbvproposed to produce, in the course of the Season, some of the atteolished works of Cimarosa, Mozart, Rossini, Meyerbeer, and ethers anfithe more medern Italian School, including Operas by BeLlini, Dont aotti, Mercadante, and Verdi, on a scale of the utmost perfection In Zvery department ; to which intent the mana.:ement has assembled a Company embracing the greatest and most raried a:eta in Europe. PRIME SOPRANI.—Madame Grisi and Madame Persiani (her first appearance M London for three years), Madame Ronconi and Steffanoni (of the Theatre La Scala, in Milan, her first ap pearance in this •,zouutry)• CONTRAL'IL—Signora Alboni (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan, and of the T .mperial Theatre is Vienna, her first appearance in this Country)... and Mademoiselle Corbari. TEN'JRl.—Signor Mario, Signor Salvator Lavia (of the Imperial Theatre of St. Petersburgh, his first appearance in this country), Signer T nlli (of the Theatre San Carlo, in Naples, his first appear ance Jr, this country), and Signor Salvi (ot the Theatre La Scala, in and of tke Imperial Theatres in Vienna and St. fetersbargh, JJ first appearance on the Italian stage in England). PRIME BASSI BARITONI—Signor Tamburini and Signor Giorgio TRonconi. PRIMI BASSI PROFONDI—Signor Marini (of the Theatres San Carlo, Naples, La Scala, Milan, and the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, his first appearance in this country), Signor Angelo Alba (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid, his first appearance in this country), and Signor Polonini (of the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, Isis first appear ance in this country.) PRIME BASSI COMlCl—Signor Pietro Ley (of the Theatre Royal .Madrid, his first appearance in this country), and Signor Agostino Revere (ef the Theatres Royal, Naples, Milan, Vienna, and it. Pe letaburgh, his first appearance in this country). Beconde Donne—Madame Antoinette Mollidori (of the Theatre La Seals, In Milan), Mademoiselle Amalie Linari, Mademoiselle Luigina Parliament is adjourned until Monday, the 12th of April. Although we have repeatedly, of late, made anticipatory allusions to this vacation, we are tempted to return to its consideration, now that it has actually commenced. Some breathing-time, however short, is absolutely essential for the healthy conduct of legislation ; the arrivals of Easter and Whitsuntide afford a salutary pause, during which the Ministry, the Peers, and the representatives may become more circumspect in their deliberations upon public busi ness. During those intervals, for example, they may take a retrospective survey of their Parliamentary commissions and omissions; they may consider how far they have fulfilled the expectations of the people, how far they have accomplished their own in tentions, and how far the necessities for some alteration or modification of existing statutes have been consulted. We have already enume rated the boons conferred upon Ireland during the first portion of this important session, the benefactions that have been showered upon the tenantry, the re sources that have been provided for the destitute, and the munificence evinced towards that unfortunate island in the days of her utmost tribulation. We have already scanned the measures introduced, and the motions brought forward ; it only remains for us, therefore, to consider the questions which have been either entirely overlooked or superficially considered. With reference to the subject of National Education, we must observe that the procrastination of the Government is rather judicious than reprehensible. It would be insanity—not to say cruelty—to introduce a matter of such vital importance in the midst of so many exigencies as those arising from the starvation in Ireland. To slur over a question in which are implicated the morality, the intelligence, and the general happiness of the empire, would be unbecoming a wise and provident Legislature, and must have in evitably produced the most disastrous conse quences. There are so many evils to root out, so many prejudices to overcome, so much speciousness to expose, and such virulent and copious acrimony to counteract, that the settlement of the single question of national education would afford ample labour for an entire session. Whether it be to establish normal schools in districts where the light of knowledge has but feebly penetrated, or to build seminaries where ignorance has hitherto reigned predominant, there is an alarming amount of work to do before the arrange ments of the Legislature can be carried into effect, even when they have been inscribed upon the statute-book. Even then it will be hope less to anticipate any suppression of the Dr. Blimber es tablishments, with all the prestige of their butlers, capable of pouring the table-beer out so superbly as to impart to it " quite a winy flavour." To the cruelties of Do-the-Boys Halls the Government schemes may afford a permanent preventive, and to the brutalities and blunderings of the Charitable Grinders—where the children are " huffed and cuffed, and flogged and badged, and taught, as par rots are, by a brute jobbed into his place as school master with as much fitness for it as a hound "—the provisions of the Legislature may act as an effectual antidote. Much, indeed, may be accomplished in the way of intellectual improvement by the interposition of the Executive, but it would be folly to anticipate that all the moral and mental wants of the community can be satisfied by the arrangements of the Administration and the Im perial Parliament. We might, with as much reason, expect the Government to organize a body of Feeders to convey the separate spoonfuls of soup to the mouths of the famishing Irish, after having efficiently founded the Commissariat Department and en throned M. SOYER upon the dresser of the Dublin cuisine. Too little has hitherto been done by the Legis lature for the dissemination of enlightenment among the multitude, and this just because the majority have expected too much. The Government can only be ex pected to guide the poorer and more neglected classes in the best way to obtain knowledge; they can only be expected to afford a sound education to those who have heretofore allowed the tablets of their intellects to become miserably warped by an erroneous tuition, or irreparably bleared into idiotism by a total aban donment. The Government can only be expected to put those upon the right tack who have previously been upon the wrong tack, to afford crutches to the cripples, and spectacles to the short-sighted. It is absurd to look from the hands of the Executive for new limbs for the lame, or new eyes for the blind. To this generation of the uneducated, and even to the rising generation, the aid of State schoolmasters could only be comparatively advan tageous. It is to the after generations that a good system of national education would descend as a priceless benefit, and that only be it observed to the classes below the middle ranks of society —to classes who are pecuniarily as well as intellectually incompe tent to aid towards the development of their own minds. Upon the evils of the fashionable academies the Government could no more be expected to pos sess any influence than upon the more aristo cratic evils of the Universities. It is only, as we have already observed, upon the Do-the-Boys Halls, and upon the Charitable Grinders, and upon the localities which are without even those pestilential nests of the more vicious tuition, that the Legislature can be expected to exercise a beneficent sway. Here, however, in this restricte 4 . " ground the labour is enormous and bewildering ; and considering the extent of th a t l a b our, and 4:n4; .emi nence of the question itself, we conceive that it h as considerable been deferred at thi s ti me with ver,f-- reason. ----- Seconds Tenere—Signer Emmanuele Slane (of the Theatre Can Carlo in liaples). Director of the Music, Composer, and Conductor—Mr. Costa. A - powerful and numerous CHORUS of chosen and experienced iiiirera will complete the Vocal Department. Chorus Master — Signer Bonconsiglio, Prompter—Signor Monterasi. The ORCHESTRA, formed of Artistes possessing the highest executive powers, win comprise among its members Eighty distin guished professors. The Military Band of the Coldstream Guards will be under the direction of Mr. Godfrey. An ORGAN, of extensive compass, has been expressly erected le the theatre by Messrs. Flight and Son. Organist—Mr. V. Novelle. The BALLET, of a brilliant and costly character, will close the Performance of the evening, and no Divertissement will be suffered lle,tween the acts of the Opera. The Director has the pleasure to 'announce that he has concluded an engagement with Mademoiselle Fanny Elssler ; and, during the season, the following eminent Dansenses will appear : —Premieres Danseuse—M ademolselle Dumi latra 'tat' the Grand Opera, Paris), and Mademoiselle Plunkett (of Ws Grand Opera, Paris), Mademoiselle Bertin (of the Imperial !t Satre, Vienna, her first appearance in this country), Mademoiselle Necalot (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Mademoiselle Marietta 'Baderna (of the Theatre La icals, Milan), and Mademoiselle Fuoco (of the Academie Royale de Paris). Monsieur Petipa (of the Grand Opera, Paris), Monsieur Gontie (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Monsieur Ferdinande Croce, Monsieur Delferier (of the Grand Opera, Paris), and Monsieur Auguste Mabille (of the Grand Opera, Paris). :Mitres des Ballets—Monsieur Albert (of the Grand Opera, Paris), and Monsieur Blois (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan). Leader of the Ballet—Mr. Alfred Mellon. Regisseur de la Dense— Mr. O'Bryan. Composer—Signor Alessandro Curmi (of the San Carlo Theatre, Naples). THE THEATRE.—To render the Interior at once commodious, elegant, and comfortable, it has bees entirely reconstructed and decorated, under the immediate direction and after designs of It. Albano, Esq., C.E., with every attention directed to its proper ventilation. The Decorations have been executed by Mr. Ponsonby. The Management has happily secured the artistic skill of Signori Ferri and Verardi (of the Theatre Italien, in Paris), to embellish the ceiling and to prepare a New Drop Scene. The approaches to the Theatre will be found improved, by a carriage way being firmed immediately under the Portico in Bow-street, whereby parties can leave or enter their carriages without exposure to the weather ; and by increased facilities for ingress and egress. The Refreshment Room will be under the superintendence of Mr. J. G. Watson. Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes, fc: the night or season, to be obtained at the Box Office, Bow-street; and at Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and C.o.'s, 201, Regent-street. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LASE. ON ICAATEIt MONDAY Will be performed the Opera of MARITAN.A. After which th• New Grand Oriental Spectacle, called THE DESERT; or, Th• Imaun's Daughter. In which the Tw• Ele pbania, upwards of sixty Horses, and the Camels will appear. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Tnder the Management of Mr. IL Webster, sole Lessee. ON EASTE2t MONDAY Will be performed the new and original Comedy, called THE SCHOOL FOR It - K.:HE:UV:UN Principal characters by Messrs. Far ren, Stuart, Buckstsne, Howe, Selby, Brindal. Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Humby, Mrs. Tarnoid, Miss Fortescue, Miss Bennett, Miss Rey nolds, &c. After which the Grand Astronomical Extrayaganza, called TILE NUM PLANET i or, Harlequin out of Place. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHE. Cider the direction of Madame Celeste. ON EASTER MONDAY Will he performed the original Drama, called TITS FLOWERS OF THB FOREST ; a Gipsy story. Cheap John, Mr. Wright ; Ishmael, Mr. 0. Smith ; the Kinchin, Mr. P. Bedford ; Leybourne, 3fr. Worrell ; Cynthia, Madame Celeste; Lemuel, Miss Woolgar ; Starlight Bess, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Lady Agnes, Miss Harding. To conclude with the Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet of LA WSELLE, entitled THE PHANTOM DANCERS ; et - , the Wills Bride. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford, 31r. 0. Smith, Mr. Cullen'ord, Madame Celeste, Miss Marian Taylor, 3/11.1 Emma Harding, Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. Laws. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. This Theatre will RE-OPEN on EASTER MONDAY. First Nighi of a New Piece. To commence with the Drama of MARTIN CIIUZZLEWIT. 4•ang Bailey, Mrs. Keeley; Sairey Gamp, Mr. Keeley ; PecksnitT, Mr. Matthews ; Tigg, Mr. Wigan ; Chnzzlevrit, Mr. Emery ; Pinch, Mr. Meadows. After which, first time, a New Vaudeville Extravaganza, called CIitUSOE THE SECOND. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Keeley; Miss Dickenson, Miss 'Fume-, and Mrs. Keeley. To conch:We with the splendid new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE ENCHANTED EOREST ; or, Bear. Eagle, and Dolphin. Principal characters by Mrs. Keeley, Miss Villars, Miss Bromley, Mips E. Daly, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Lai/flaw, Miss Howard, Mr. Keeley, Ur. Meadows, Mr. Bender, Ur. Kinloch, Mr. Bellingham, and Mr. Wigan. r1.A.70. ST. JAMES'S TIiE.A.TYM. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell begs respectfully t• announce that Mademoiselle 'ROSE CHERI will make her First Appearance on EASTER MON. DAY, in the Comedie-Vaudeville of UN CHANGEMENT DR MAIN ; and in an entirely new Comedy, entitled LA PROTEGEE, SANS LL SAVOIR. Boxes, 61. , Pit, 3s. 6d. , Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at half-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight. Private Boxes, Stalls, and Places may be engaged at Mitchell's royal Library, 33, Bond-street; and at the Box-office. ETIIIOPIAN SERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Re-engagement of the Ethiopian Serenaders. The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Gerrnon, will give .heir Attractive ENTER TAINMENTS, at the above Theatre, on EASTER TUESDAY, and will be continued every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Evening ; and a MORNING PERFORMANCE every WEDNESDAY, be ginning on Wednesdy in Easter week. Roxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre, 2s. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor. At r. W. Batty. Toiler the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and other Members of the Royal Family. Will open, for the Summer Season, with Lord Byron's Equestrian Dramatic Poem of THII BRIDE OF ABYDOS ; or, THE CORSAIR AND THE AVENGER'S STEED. Introducing Mr. Batty's Living Camels, Elephants, and Stud of limes, Ponies, &e. THE WEATHER.—Sint OPVICE, APRIL 1. TFIERMONETER, Lowest, 31; Highest. 42; Noon, 39. BAROMETER, 29.44. Wind S.S.W.; morning, rain and sleet: afternoon, fine. lIIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning 45 minutes after 1. j Evening .. 5 minut3s after 2. The sanatory measures we cf .xlmented up on yes terday, as havi ng b een ably explained by th e Chi e f To the other pr ocras ti na 4 Commissioner o f her Ma* J esty's Woods and F orests. ~ed. schemes of th e Adminis tration we must make r,Jluciion upon so me more fi tting opportunity. Intelligence frotr, Athens to the 20th of March has been received .. COLETTI had. Y equested the SULTAN to recal M. MUSSURUS, r .O .1. to nominate another Minister, after which the Ding of GREECE would give every reason able sa 'AciFfaction that the SULTAN might demand. This , - which would be tantamount to inflicting a P P 4tishment on M. Mussencs fc.r doing his duty, was very properly refused by the SULTAN, who re ferred COLETTI to the first note addressed by the Porte to the Court of Greece on the subject. The Parliamentary inquiry into the conduct of the Greek Ministry was concluded, and very grave charges are made in the documents published by order of the C'mmittee against the Minister of Finance. The following incident is calculated to confirm the truth of these charges illustrative, and is at th e same time of France AL of the manner in which the tool of the countr Co.T...ETTI, manages the Goverranent ype—parOtmnent of idennactenebd lißox/DA,s, the Finance the employes in had given some important e; the Corn- Minister mittee of Inquiry. Shortly afte rwarcr ' x t r h e e of Finance, POUIROPOULO sutniDo„eds his Cabinet, where he found , wh o N , suspected of having murdered the brother a Kato- T -:!Ani ss ,, a R m Ci i K :2 5 t AS to &WAS. A few hours after this interview KROKIDAS was taken suddenly ill, and shortly afterwards died. ' It was rumoured in Athens that he had been poisoned, but no inquiry into the circumstances of his death was permitted to be instituted, and he was bur;ed without the cause of his death having been ascertained. The Stcablan Mercury states that the Austrian • " 7. • ;:lroz,v6: Nlore...e , .1" .. 4.'t • . • . 3 tr, , DROIT • S4l SECOND EDITION. iTtning LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1847. The House of Commons met at Twelve o'clock. The Army Service Bill passed through Com mittee, and The House adjourned to Monday, April 12. We are in receipt of further intelligence from India via Marseilles, the overland dispatches having, as isual, anticipated the ordinary mail, which quitted Bombay on the 2d ult. The general tenor of the news is happily of the same pacific tendency that has of late been received from the East. Sinde is now thoroughly tranquil, the marauding tribes not having shown any disposition to renew their infamous incur sions since the salutary check which they got from the cavalry under the command of Captain JACOB! The military reduction has been completed in this province ; and a corresponding diminution in the ranks of the army is satisfactorily progressing in the other chief military divisions of the peninsula. The total reduction will amount to little short of 40,000 men. The force which will then be kept on foot will exceed by 30,000 men the number we maintained before we crossed the Indus in 1838. The Governor-General has gone as far in lessening the military strength as prudence would justify. The acquisitions we hav e recently made and the nature of the engagements into which have entered with the different nati,, authr 4ve upon the termination of the hostiliti es that b zespectively carried on , fully accounts fox CAin been sity of having 3 0 , 000 soldiers beyond what wee erse: tamed before we entered upon the campai gn i n Aft. some excitem en t h as , shanistan. In the Punjaub F been created by the discovr, t y of a conspiracy to as sassinate Sirdar TEJ SINGE, lately the Commander-in- Chief of the Seikh force.',. The plot has heen defeated. it originated, apparei.itly, in the umbrage he had given by the fidelity with which he has adhered to the British alliaace. DHIILEEP SINGH and the Ranee have been prohibited by our representative from making any pilgrimages without his express sanction. We have no doubt that this step has been dictated by sound policy. The duplicity, abominable intrigues, and treachery which have stamped every proceeding of the Court of Lahore, requires the greatest vigilance on the part of the British autho rities; and it is more than probable that, under the mask of devotion, they would endeavour to //lake their wanderings to shrines subservient to schemes of disaffection and revolt. The insurrection ary spirit in the liaazareh districts has been quelled, Government has doubled the export duty on corn from the frontiers of Silesia and Moldavia. The Augsburg Gazette states that the Government of Saxony is negotiating with the house of RoTIIs• CHILD for a loan, to be applied in completing the railroads of that kingdom. Madrid journals of the 25th have arrived. The debate on the Address is at last concluded, and the discussion with which it closed will be read with interest by the foreign creditors of Spain. M. MENDIZABAL complained that the foreign creditors had been deprived of their security by the suspension of the sale of the property of the monks, and by the return to the c►ergy of that which had belonged to them. M. Mox defended both these measures, and the Minister of Finance expressed a hope that the day was not far distant on which the foreign creditors would be paid, and said, that without such payment, it was impossible that the credit of Spain could exist. The Ministerial crisis still continues, and the Heraldo, the Afrancesado organ, calls upon the Cabinet to take measures to strengthen itself, and to obtain from the QUEEN unequivocal proofs of her confidence. This article of the Heruldo contrasts somewhat strangely with the article in the French Journal des Debats, which asserts that there is no crisis, and that the QUEEN is free. Really M. GUIZOT should see to this. The Duke of GLUCKSBURGII hardly as yet understands his business. Count BRESSON would not have committed such a blunder. The same journal states that both NARVAEZ and GONZALES BRAVO have re fused to support any Ministry which should adopt a policy different from that of the present one. The Clamor Publico contains accounts of various Carlist movements in different parts of Spain. The Bourse was closed. We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday. The Journal des Debats is excessively wroth with the English journals for the manner in which they write on Spanish affairs. It denies that any Minis terial crisis exists at Madrid, although it was itself the first to announce that such was the case. It denies that the Queen of SPAIN is tyrannised over by the Afrancesado faction, although the fact that the QUEEN had called upon the Duke of SOTOMAYOR and his colleagues to resign, but that they refused to do so, and held office in direct opposition to the clearly expressed commands of their SOVEREIGN, was ac knowledged by themselves in the Cortes. The con clusion of the article is really laughable for the bare faced audacity of its falsehoods. Like the lies of Falstaff, they are " gross as a mountain, open and palpable"—in short, regular Guizots. " The Queen of SPAIN," says the 'Jamas, " is free—the Cortes are free. Let every one respect their independence as much as France does ; we ask no more." The alarmist article in the Debats of the preceding day on the prospects of the next harvest, is the sub ject of indignant comment in many of the journals. On this subject the Union 2lfonarchique says— "A great agitation, we might say a great panic, existed yesterday on the Bourse. The cause of the trouble was an article quite alarmist, published in the morning by the Debats, and in which the question of subsistence in France, at present so important, is pre sented under the blackest and most sinister aspect. It is strange that an organ of the Cabinet, that a journal whose words are justly considered more or less official, should have come all at once to utter this cry of dread, and in some sort to join its sinister prophecies to the universal blame which the Administration has incurred during several months. We will not endeavour to pene trate this mystery. We cannot, however, dissimulate the painful sentiment which this imprudent and dangerous manifesto of the Debats has caused us. Ought we to consider it as the faithful expression of the views of the Government? Or ought we only to see in it an isolated manifestation of the Ministerial newspaper? This is a grave point, on which we hope the Debuts, or more official journals, will be pleased to furnish us prompt explanations. Until now, as is known, the Ministerial tactics have been to tranquillise the country as much as possible, to give us at least words of consolation with respect to the immediate prospects of our subsistence. The Debats has often associated itself with this Govern ment optimism, in which, to speak the truth, we have never had an entire confidence. How is it, then, that this same journal becomes in a moment more pessimist than we are—that, after having sung to every tune the material security of the country, it suddenly throws be fore it words of despair?" The Prince DE POLIGNAC, the last Minister of CHARLES X., and the author of the famous ordon nance which caused the revolution of 1830, died on the 29rh at St. Gertnains. lie had been suffering from gout for the last two years. The Presse contains the following : " On Friday the King was at Neuilly, and visited on foot the little farm situated in front of one of the lateral gates of the chateau. He was accompanied by the Queen, by General Gourgaud, Count de Strada, M. La borde, and M. Gudin, officers of ordonnance, and by an architect. The farmer asked permissi,n to put up a shed against a house occupied by old servants of the chateau, who have retired from service. The King re marked that if he consented to the application, the inha bitants of the house would be deprived of light and air. The farmer, however, insisted, whereupon the King entered the he use, examined it in every part, and found that what be had said would inevitably occur. These good people,' remarked his Majesty, have the same eed of sun and air as we have; why, then deprive them of them V and he peremptorily refused the farmer's application." The National says— " We are assured that M. de Barante is to replace the Count de St. Aulaire in London, and is to have for suc cessor at St. Petersburgh Count Bresson, who has long desired the appointment of Ambassador to Russia." The Three per Cents. ~ losed on the Paris Bourse on Tuesday at 781. 95c. •, the Five per Cents., 116 f. 95c.; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,276 f. 25c. ; Rouen, 8701. Havre, 6721. 50c., Great N or th ern, 62Sf. 75c.; Avignon, 810 f ; Vierzon, 5631. 75c.; Bordeaux, 5171. 50c. ; Boulogne, 415 f. ; Troyes and Alontereau, 285 f. ; Basle, 205 f.; Dieppe, 323 f. 75c.; Paris and Strasburg, 426 f. 25c.; Tours and Nantes, 418 f. 75c.; Paris and Lyons, 433 f. 75c. ; ,Lyons and Avignon, 4551.; 1 Cette, 4471.50 c.; Spanish Domestic Debt, 294. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS IT TIES LONDON STOCK. EXCHANGE, Maacn 31. Boulogne and -Smiths, 163 4—Luxembourg, 1 —Namur and Liege, 4%—Northers' of Fran„, 13—Paris and Lyons, 514—Rouen and Havre, 26 -Sambre and Meuse, 614 —West Flanders, 4YO MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL. ELECTION OF A PRESIDENT. —(THIS DAY.) A special general court of the governors of this charity was held to-day, at the board-room of the hospital, pursuant to the following resolution, agreed to at a board held on the 2d ultimo:— " That on occasion o`. the vacancy in th e office of Pre sident of this cha:,ty, by the lamented decease of the late Duke of NrJrthumberland and influenced by a deep sense of the o:oligations this establishment is under to the illustrious * abuse of Percy from the first foundation of the ho'.,pital to this time, and from the assurance that the g°v 4rnors feel that it will experience in his Grace the ~.cesent Duke a powerful and zealous patron as loa as the conduct of it shall continue to merit his protection and support, it be recommended by a special general court, to be convened for that purpose, to elect the pre sent Duke of Northumberland to succeed to the office of President, vacant by the death of his much-lamented brother." The meeting was merely formal, and his Grace the Duke of Northumberland was elected without opposition. The court then separated. I MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) EAT' DIARZETS SstrritsPrat.D.-31eadow Hay, 2/ 5s to 331163; Clover ditto, 3/ 8s to 4/ 15s ; and Straw, 1! 10s to 1/ 143 per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations. CUMBERLAND.—SIeadow Hay, 2/83 to 3/18s; Clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 41 143; and Straw, 1/ 12s to 1/ Pis per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade rather dull. WfurEcttarzt..—Meadow Hay, 2/ 5s to 3l 153; Clover ditto, 3/ 5s to Si; and Straw, 1/ 103 to 1/ 143 per load. A full average supply, and a heavy demand. MEAT MAXICETEI. SOUTFULL, Mame 31.—We had a very steady trade here to-day, at improved currencies. —Beef, from 33 Gd to 4s 6d ; Mutton, 4s to 5s 4d • Lamb, 5s 2d to 6s 2d ; Veal, 4s to ss; a n d P or k , 4s to 4s id per 81bs., to sink the offal. Roswoup, MARCH 31.—Higher prices were paid this morning for all kinds of stock, with a: ready demand.—Beef, from 3s to 4s 6d; Mutton, 4s to 5s 4d; Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 4d ; Veal, 4s to 4-s 10d ; and Pork, 4s to 5s per Slbs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 28s; Quarter-old Store l'igs, 16s to 18s ; and Mitch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 19/ each. HAILSHAM, MARCSI 31.—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; Mut ton, 4s 4d to 53 6d ; Lamb, 5s to 5s 10,1; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d ; and Pori', 4s to 4s 8d per Sibs. A moderate supply, and a read ; demand. ARUNDEL, MARCH 30.—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 48 to 5s 4d; Lamb, 5s to 5s 10d ; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d ; and Pork. 4$ to 4s 8d per Elbs. CHICHESTER, MARCH 31.--The trade was firm this morn ing. as follows :—l3oef, from 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 4s 6d to 5s 6d; Lamb, 3s 4d to 6s; Veal, 4s 6d to 4s 10d; and Pork, 41 to 4s tid per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 284; Quarter old Store Pigs, 16s to as ; and Milch Cows, 161 to 18/10s each. NEWGATE AND I.IIADENEA.I.L. The supplies of each kind of Meat on sale were small, while the general demand was firm, as follows :—Beef, from 3s to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; Laa;b, 5s to 63; Veal, 4s to ss; and Pork, 3s 10d to 55 per 81bs by the carcase. CORN ter. AVERAGES. .i L °d GENERAL AV — ERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the W eek ended April 1, 1847, made up from the Returns of the Ins pectors in the vlifferent Cities and Towns in England and Wales P er Imperial Quay PRICig .• 1 77 za' r. 1 p ‘ unu ig 4i ct.i 3l OATS. l I 6 ITZ °d l • Thi 1 S !maws. I 58s 'PICA9d i ities onForegnG s ra 6 ta ar s en s ow suspended. °ddled. CALEDOIk rax CANAL.—We understand the Caledo nian Ca na l i non , open from Inverness to Gairlochv, and will, in a few ew 01 , 3 more, be open from sea to sea.—Roos dd. vert4er. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was quiet, but firm. Saks 5,000 bales, including 4,000 bales of American, at bid. to 7-id. per lb. Shares were dull. A perusal of the various market reports from India, received by the Overland Mail, leads to the impression that they are in most respects of a more satisfactory com plexion, and that the demand for imports had improved in consequence of the intelligence conveyed out upon the subject of the advance in the raw staple here. The supply of cotton fabrics, was, however, quite equal to the existing demand, and will need but gradual and cautious replenishment. The value of rice had advanced, and indigo was firm. The exchanges were more in favour of India, there being a good supply of bills, but the Company continuo to furnish drafts at Calcutta at 2s. per rupee. Shipping was comparatively scarce, but fresh arrivals were expected. Money had been rather scarce, but it was thought the Government were taking up more money than they really needed for the Five per Cent. loan, in order to reduce subsequently the interest on a part of the debt. The position of the Bank of England, and the predic tion that its bullion will be further materially reduced, is calculated to test severely Sir Robert Peel's new Cur rency Bill, and the " Banker's Magazine" specially calls attention to the difficulty in which the Bank is placed by being compelled by law note policy to keep a large amount of bullion in the issue department, even if the banking department is drawn upon to the last sovereign. Supposing a rigorous application of the screw to be re solved upon, a writer in the same periodical asks:— " But how will the various branches of our trade support the pressure ? How will our agriculturists and manufacturers be able to proceed, with high rates of interest and limited accommodation ? Surely, the obvious fact that the natural, proper, and periodical demand for banking accommodation to carry on the usual business of the country cannot be complied with, under the circumstances referred to, proves that the foreign exchanges ought not, without some compen sating arrangement of our currency system, to be made the arbitrary regulator of the local circulation ?" The Banker's Magazine then calls upon the farmers, shopkeepers, manufacturers, railway shareholders, and country bankers, to unite in opposing the continuance of the law. In the Coesol Market the desire to sell has been again shown this morning. The scrip of the new loan has been sold at 1 per cent. discount. Consols :for the Ac count have fluctuated from 88k to 88k, the latter being the present value. For money the rates are precisely similar. Exchequer-bills have been sold at 2s. discount and at 2s. premium. India Bonds have dropped to ss. discount. All the other Funds are flat. Very little business has been done in the Foreign Funds this morning. The only quotations have been for Spanish Consols. 221; for the Three per Cents. 34i; for the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 55i; for the Four per Cents. 91; for the Mexican Five per Cents. 214 i; and Grenada Deferred, 21. In the Railway Shares the transactions have not been numerous this morning. Buyers came forward appa rently with hesitation. The weekly meeting of the Court of Directors of the Bank of England (of course, private) has broken up without any vote being taken as to the policy of further enhancing the rate of interest upon advances on dis count. It was certainly a very general opinion that this course would have been adopted, but there are probably sound reasons fur continuing things for the present as they are. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. • • 68% 1 ,4 % India Bonds, 1,0001. .. Ditto, under 1,0001. Batik Stock for 101 l 14 .. •. • • 2044 Consols for Account .. .• 68 % 34 % India Stock for Account .. .• 248 Three per Cent. Consols, Scrip.. 1 dis Exchequer Bills. I%cl. 2d. 1,0001. 2 p 1 dis 2 p 5001. .. .• • • par 2 p Ditto, Small .. 1 dis 3 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Granada, 1 per Cent. • • Ditto. Deferred .• . • • •• 3% Mexican, 1846, 5 per Cent • • • • 21 34 34 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cont. • • • • 22% Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. • • 3434 Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. .. 40 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 58% Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 91 BUSINESS DONE iN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK, RAILWAYS. PAID. PER MARE. Amber., Notting.,Boston, & Eastrn Jn. 2 1 4 %.. to Birmingham, Wolver., and Dudley • . 5 .. 11 .... to Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham 5 .... 6% .... to Bristol and Exeter .. .. • • .. 75 .. • 75 .. • • to Ditto, New • • .. .. • . .. 10 .. • . 11%%.• to Buckinghamshire • • .. • • .. •.6/. 45... • • par .... to Caledonian . • • • •• 30 .... 26 •• .. to 26 Ditto, Half Shares .. .. • • • . 236 .... 214 .... to Eastern Counties .. .. • • •• 20 .... 19 }4 .. to 19 Ditto, York Extension • • .• .... .. • • to East Lancashire • • • • .. 17 ... • to Ditto, New .. • • •• .. 734 •• • • to Ditto, ditto, New Scrip .. • • 1 1 4 2 34 to East Lincolnshire .. • • • • • • 4 .. • • 64 %.. to Edinburgh and Glasgow .. • • •• 50 ...• to Edinburgh and Perth . .. • • •• 2 .. • • 3% %%to Ditto, Extension .. .• • • • . 105. .... 1 1 4 34 ••to Great Northern .. .. • • • • 3% • • 3% 1 4.. to Ditto, London and York Extension.. 234 .. .. •. • • to Great North of England .. •• •.100 ....231 .. ••to Great Westeni .. • • • • .. 115 ....117 .. • • to 115 Ditto, Half Shares • • •• •• 50 .. • • 6834 .. • • to Ditto, Quarter Shares .. • • .. 123 .... 18 ...• to 17% Ditto. Fifths .. • • .• 20 .... 2634 •• • • to —1 j= Ditto. New .. • . • • • • 4% • • 7%%.. to Hull and Selby • • • • •. .. • 50 .102% .... to Lancaster and Carlisle .. 50 .... 64 .... to Leeds and Thirsk • . • • •• ••• 22% .... 20% •... to 20 Ditto, New .. ' • • • • "".••• 10 .... 9 .. • • to Do., do., Preference, • 6 per Cent .. 334 43i • ... to London and Blackwell .. 161:13s. 4d. •• •• 8 .• .. to London, Brighton, and South Coast .. 50 .. • • 52% % to London and North-Western .. 100 .. 177 .. • . to 175 Ditto, Quarters .. • . 2 .. • • to Ditto ditto New .. . 2 .... 13 ...• to 1234 London and South-Western 411.6:,. 10d. • • to Ditto, New .. •• •• • 223 y .... 253 .... to Manchester and Leeds .. . .. 82 .... to Ditto, Quarter Shares .• •• 12 16 .... to Ditto, Fifth,. .. 5 ... 10 .. .. to Ditto, Sixteenths . .• 8 1 4.. • • to Ditto, Thirds (Reg.) • . • • • • 71. 45....• 234 p.. to Midland •• •• •• •• •.100 —ll5 .... to 1143 Ditto, New •• • • • • .30 .... 33,34.. to Ditto, New .. -..- to 5 Ditto, Birmingham and Derby : •• •• 91 ... to Newcastle and Berwick .. •• 20 • • .. ••to Ditto, New . .. • • •• .. 5 .. • • 80 1 4 •.to North British .. •• •• •• 25 ...•• •• .. to Ditto, Half Shares • • 1234 .. • • 15% •• • • to Ditto, Quarters .. .• 2 1 4 3%.... to Ditto, Extension •• • • %•• • • 1 1 4 •• to Ditto, Thirds • . .. 1 .... 314 %•. to North stalTordshire .• -• 5 .. • • 7% .. • • to North Western .. .. • • • . .. 4 •• • • 3%.. ••to Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 2234 15%.... to Preston and Wyre .. • • • •• 25 .... 35 3434 to 35)4 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate • • 5 •• S .... to Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) .• 3 .... to Ditto, ditto (B) .• •• 1% xi.. to Shrewsbury and Hereford ••..••• • • • 2 •• • • 1 4 .... to Shropshire Union - • • • . • • • . 4.25.• •.. 1% ills. to south Eastern and Dover .. • . .• 33/. 2s. 4d. 363 4 xd.. to South Yorkshire, Doncaster, & Goole 2 .• • 2 •• to 1% Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth.• .. 20 •. • • 12 •• • • to York and Newcastle .. 25 •••• 31 34 %• • to Ditto, New .. 10 •• • • 14% •• • • to Ditto, Preference .. .. 4 .. • • 7A •• •• to York and North Midland • • .. • • 50 •• .. 84 •• . • to Ditto, Preference .. .. 2 .... 11% •••• to Ditto East and West Riding Extension 10 .... 2134 .... to FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish • • .. .• .• 7 .. • • 4 1 4 •••• to Northern of France .. 8 .. • • 12 %'4 .. to Orleans and Bordeaux G •• • • 6% •• • • to Paris and Lyons Sambre and Meuse •• •• •• 12 .. • • 6%• . . • o 6 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. ••••• • • . 5 dis . •• • • Australasia .. .. .. .. .. • . 40 .... 22 .. ~ to MINES Real del Monte, Unregistered •• .• 334 .. • • to LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Arnit, I.—Wind S.S.E., light breeze and fine. DEAL, MAncit 31.—Wind N.E., moderate.—Sld. Ellen, New York; Mediator, ditto; Resolution, Quebec; Essex, Hobart Town; Justina, Madras; James bl'Queen, St. Lucia. BRISTOL, MARCH 30.—Arrd. Barbara, Baker, Calcutta, with foremast sprung. A vessel of about 500 or 600 tens, with mizen mast and roundhouse gone, and abandoned, was passed 18th inst., lat. 53 N., long. 18 W.; and on the 28th, off Lundy, several bales (supposed to be cotton) and a barque with lose of mizen mast, by the Frederick Smith, arrived here. WA ICKWORTII, MARCH 30.—The Monica, of Whitby, for London, struck on the bar on the 28th inst., drove on the rocks, and has become a wreck. CARDIGAN, MARCH 30.—The Whitehaven has been as sisted off the bar and into here. GLOUCKSTER, MARCH 31.—The hfenapia got of the rocks last night, and will come here to be docked. YARMOUTH, MARCH 31.—The Nordlyset has got of Hasbro' Sand, and arrived here to-day; cargo discharging. WATERFORD. MARCH 28.—S1d. Altorf, New Orleans; Antiquary, Philadelphia; Till, New York; Herbert, ditto; Melcheor, Martinique. DEATFI Or SIR ARCHIBALD DUNBAR, BART.—This Baronet, the representative of one of the oldest Scottish houses, died on Monday last at his seat Northfield, El ginshire, aged 65. He was son of the fourth Baronet, by the daughter of Viscount Arbuthnot, and is succeeded in the title and estates by his eldest son Archibald. Two of his sons are in the East India Company's service, and a third is captain in the 22d Foot, now in India. THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION IN FRANCE. — The new work under this title. by the celebrated authoress of " Father Darcy," " Emilia Wyndham," &c., is published this day by Mr. Bentley, and may be had of all booksellers, in two vols. Bvo., with numerous fine portraits and wood engravings by G. Measom, price 305., bound. Mr. Bentley has also just published the following new works Hill side and Border Sketches; with Legends of the Cheviots and the Lammermuir, by W. H. Maxwell, Esq., author of " Wild Sports of the West," Etc., 2 vole. po st Bvo., with numerous Illustrations. 215., bound. 3. Memoirs of Jacques Coeur, the French Argonaut, by Miss Costello, author of "The Lives of Eminent Englishwomen," "A Summer amongst the Bocages and Vines," &c., Bvo., with Portait, &c., 145., bound. 4. The Phantom Ship, by Capt a i n M ar: ryat, forming the new volume of the "Standard Novels and Romances," complete in 1 vol., neatly bound and embel lished, price 65. SURREY THEATRE.—The Arabs who are to per form on Easter Monday had a rehe arsa l y es t er d ay . Th e vigour and agility which they dieplay in their various feats, and the singular and apparently perilous combinations which they form, will, doubtless, render them highly attractive to all who take interest in exhibitions of the kind. They cer tainly surpass anything in the gymnastic way that has yet been attempted. EAST SOMERSET ELECTION. — The day of nomina tion for the election of a Member in the place of Colonel Gore Langton, deceased, will take place at Wells on Saturday, April 10. As yet we have heard of no opposi tion to Mr. W. Pinney.—Taunton Courier. FIRE IN THE CURTAIN-ROAD. —Yesterday after noon, between one and two o'clock, an alarming fire broke out in the upper part of the premises belonging to Mr. W . . Wallace, willow bleacher, No. 7, Chapel - street , Curtain road. It was caused from the boiling over of a pot of sulphur, which set the contents of the drying-room in a blare. Engines from various stations attended, and the firemen made an attempt to enter the room, but owing to the suffocating nature of the vapour from the burning sulphur they were unable, and it was found necessary to set the engines to work. The flames were confined to the pre mises in which they commenced, but were not extinguished until the whole of the stock was cosunied. The sufferer was insured in the Atlas Fire-offices 'OVERLAND MAIL IND' A. (From the Times.) We have received by our regular semi-monthly express from Marseilles our dispatches from India in anticipation of the mail, which left Bombay on the 2d of March. They bring the intelligence —happily now usual— of the prevalence of tranquillity in our Indian pro vinces ; yet there exist strong probabilities of disturb ances breaking out in various districts. There is evidently much dissatisfaction prevalent in Lahore. The Queen-Mother and others are busy in intrigues. A conspiracy has been discovered, which had for its object the murder of Tej Singh, who is looked upon as the friend of the British. The Queen-Mother and her son Dhuleep were about to proceed upon a pilgrimage, but were prevented by the interference of the British Resident, Colonel Lawrence. Their departure from Lahore was in tended to produce a grand movement amongst the disaffected. From Jamoo we learn that Ghoolab Singh is ruling his new subjects with a rod of iron. The insurrec tion in the Hazzareh, or mountain districts, has been put down. In Moultan the Moulraj, as if enraged at the sums demanded from him by the Dewan of Lahore, is le vying the most oppressive taxes. His oppressions, like those of Ghoolab Singh, will speedily create a de sire in those districts for the establishment of the British rule. Cashmere and Moultan, as well as La hore, are likely ere long to belong to the dominions of Great Britain, for the inhabitants groan under the hated yoke of their native Rajas and Nazims. From Peshawur we learn that the bands of ran somed Indians which the :British Government has obtained from Dost Mahomed had crossed the Indus at Attock. There is said to be a great scarcity of money at Caubul. Dost Mahomed remained there in quiet, while his Wuzeer and son, the notorious Akbar, was restless, and hurrying from one place to another, as if agitated by some powerful motives. He was in December at Candahar, whence he took one of his uncles as a hostage, and brought him to his father. In January he, having returned to Caubul, had set out for Jellalabad. All these movements at that season clearly show that he is involved in some important schemes. He has caused a number of his adherents to assemble at Jellalabad, with the ostensible purpose of an attack on the Ghilzies of Kashmund, the son of whose chief he wishes to have as a hostage for the good conduct of the father. The winter has been unusually severe in the north of India. Snow to the depth of three feet bad fallen at Simla, and abundant rains had fertilised the plains, and given promise of an abundant harvest in the Jullunder and other districts. The Governor- General, who was moving through the north. west provinces on a tour of inspection, was expected at Meerut on the 22d of February. He has punished several and rewarded others of the " protected Seikh chiefs" for their conduct during the late war. It was expected that he would be joined at Meerut by Mr. Thomason, the Lieutenant-Governor of the north-western provinces, in order that they might confer together respecting various improvements which were suggested. The Commander-in-Chief was at Saharampoor, whither it was thought the Governor-General would proceed, on his route to the hills, before the commencement of the hot season. His return to Calcutta is not expected for some months more. The death of the King of Oude took place on the 13th of February; but such were the activity and good arrangements of the. Resident, Colonel Rich mond, that his eldest son and successor was placed on the throne without any of the disturbances usual on such occasions. All was quiet at the time of the death of the one and enthronement of the other. From Sinde there is nothing new. The marau ders of the Boogtie tribes, who had begun their forays near Shirkapore, having been attacked and repulsed by Jacob's Horse, had retired to their hills. Nothing was said of their future attempts. Sir Charles Napier was at Hyderabad, and Sinde was as tranquil as any province of India, notwithstanding the withdrawal of the great portion of the Bombay regiments which had been stationed there. The reduction of the army was going forward. Two hundred Sepoys and twenty-five natives officers were to he struck off from the rolls of each native re giment of infantry. The cavalry and irregulars will be also reduced ; so that the numerical strength will be lessened by about 40,000 men. her Majesty's 9th, 17th, 39th, and 63d Regiments are also returning to Europe. The 21/ofussillite, a paper printed at Meerut, as serts in its publication of the 19th of February, that the reduction of the irregulars has been suspended, and that the regular troops would not be reduced immediately. The cause of this delay is not publicly known. The Five per Cent. Loan still continued open, al though it was said that upwards of 3,000,0001. ster ling had been subscribed. It is thought that when the Treasury has abundant cash a plan of reducing the debt and interest will be adopted. By orders of the Governor-General the cessation of all kindsof official labour on Sunday has been effected. Even the native durbars have been laid aside on that day in various places. The Goomsoors, perhaps the most uncivilized of all the tribes of India, are still in arms. Their fana ticism and eagerness . for human sacrifices will not allow them to submit to the demands of the British Government for the suppression of those atrocities. Measures are, however, in progress for bringing them to a sense of their duties, by mild means, if possible ; if not, by force. Their isolated position near the Coromandel coast, and their impervious cane forests, may cause some delay, but they produce no alarm. They are the remnants of the wildest bar barians of that coast, and must, by degrees, conform to the rules of civilized mankind. A commissioner has proceeded thither in order to prevent the further shedding of blood. The Nizam's dominions still present the same pic ture of confusion, dissatisfaction, and general misery. A petty raja at Kandhar, about seventy miles from Hingolee, having refused to obey the orders of the new Wuzeer, was seized and carried prisoner to Hyderabad, while his fort was occupied by the troops from the neighbouring stations. The misery which prevails in the rural districts of the western presidency of India is unalleviated. The rise in the price of cotton may be supposed sufficient to encourage the ryots to save their crop, but as they see no effort is made by the " Sirdars," as the Go vernment authorities are called, they will make none. It will scarcely be believed in England that at the time when the cotton is fit for plucking and cleansing the native ryots amuse themselves with long holi days, like the Roman Saternalia, in which the vilest obscenities are uttered, and the populace appear frantic. Some stringent regulations ought to be taken for having the crops secured before, and the celebration of such festivals carried on at other seasons. They are absolutely the acts of madmen, who neglect everything to indulge in the most loath some vices. One of those infamous festivals, the Hoolee, was celebrating at the time of the departure of the mail. For ten days the population was engaged in their observances, and for the last four the y refused toi work. The trade in opium was rather dull. The cele brated actions brought to compel payment from the repudiators of their time bargains had been stopped by a demurrer in the Supreme Court. Judgment in the case of the demurrer was expected on the sth of March. It was looked to with great inter est, for if the British Courts protect the repudiators, there will be no security for any bargains with the natives. The new Governor of Bombay had gone for a short excursion into the Deccan. lie appears re solved to learn the true state of matters by personal inquiries, and much good is expected from him hereafter. The non-arrival at Bombay of the London mails of the 24th of January, prior to the departure of the mails of the 2d of March, gave rise to various conjectures, which it is needless to repeat. We must not omit to mention that the share holders of the Oriental Bank at Bombay had, at a public meeting, rejected the propositions made to them by the directors of their branch In London ; but other amended resolutions had been agreed to for the adoption of the latter. We annex a Price Current, which is considered the best in Bombay. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY, MARCH 2. Cotton Piece Goods.—We are glad to say that there has been a good demand since our last for grey goods, and a larger amount of business done to what we re ported in our last for the first half of past month, owing to the dealers having nearly cleared off their stocks of previous cheap purchases which enables them now to offer better prices ; these are as yet, however, inadequate to the late advance in manufactured goods in England, and consequently importers evince firmness in holding. The following are the descriptions of goods on which two to six annas per piece have advanced. Lower and middling qualities of jaocarets, shirtings, and mad dapolarns. There is a scarcity of 45-inch shirting above 64 reeds and advanced prices are offered. Domestics of coarse and heavy make have been sold at full prices. Bleached goods have not participated in the adrance. Twilled cloth and middling quality of jacconets :are in quired after at a slight advance on former prices. Fancy goods, such as lappets, mull-mull, zebra dresses, are steady ; but no advance in price is yet offered. The principal buyers of these goods are Marwarries, who have not yet commenced purchasing, and until they come forward we look for no improvement. Dyed goods, only a small amount of sales effected in Turkey red, plain, and twilled cloth ; of the former 1,000 pieces 24 inches, 28 yards, at Br. and 2a., and the latter, 400 pieces, 36 in c h es 24 yar d s, fine quality, at 10r. and 6a. per piece. 360 pieces Grey sh eet i ng 40 i nches 73 yards 13 As 3 . 0 1,350 Bleached lappets 40 inches 10 yds. 1 12 0 500 Grey shirting 40 inches 38 yards 4 8 0 2,000 Bleached lappets 10 yards 1 10 to 2 8 0 300 o Mull 20 yards ... ... 3 2 0 500 /9 Book Muslins 12 yards 25 0 300 Scarfs, 45 inches 5 yards ... 2 6 0 1,000 Grey sheeting, 36 inches 60 yards 9 6 0 1,000 „ shirting, 45 inches ••• 5 9 0 1,000 „ „ 40 inches ••• 414 0 1,000 f f ft tf •• • ••• 4 6 6 1,000 „ sheeting, 30 inches 24 yards 2 9 6 1,000 „ jacconets, 45 inches ... 2 5 0 1,000 „ sheeting, 33 inches 24 yards 2 11 0 1,000 „ shirting, 40 inches ... 5 8 0 1,000 1 t tt 9, • •• ~. 6 12 0 1,000 „ jacconets ... ... ... 2 5 0 1,000 Turkey red plain cloth, 24 in. 28 yds 8 2 0 300 Bleached lappet, 12 yards ... 38 0 400 ii ii ••• ... 4 12 0 f 1 800 Coloured „ •• ... ... 310 0 200 ft i• ~ ••• ••• 414 0 150 Grey shirting, 40 inches 38 yards 5 10 0 1,000 „ ft ft „ ••• 5 11 0 ff /I 500 f f ~ ... 6 5 0 1,000 ft ft f 0 tf •• • 5 13 0 1,500 „ Maddapolams 33 inch. 24 yds. 2 10 0 1,500 11 If 38 24 2 9 6 f 1,000 y, f f f ff 3 13 0 2,000 ff ~ 11 ft 2 8 0 1,000 11 /1 1/ VP 3 3 0 ~ 1,000 i, f f f f 3 4 0 1 f /1 i , 1,600 ~ 2 3 3 2,400 „ Jacconets ... ... ••• 1 14 0 1,500 ~ // ... ... ... 1 7 6 1,200 2/ ft ... ••• ••• 2 8 0 1,500 ••• ••• 2 2 0 400 Turkey red Twills 36 in. 2 4 yds. 10 6 0 600 Grey Sheeting 36 37 5 2 0 5 4 0 600 ft 600 ~ it 5 9 0 ii 1/ ,t // /1 1,000 5 10 0 it ff ft ff 500 to i, 33 ii 5 0 0 500 4 12 0 500 If // 2/ 4 9 0 ii i t ii ii ii 500 4 1 0 ff ff ff ~ 500 o ff 29 58 5 9 0 500 // f 1 /1 67 8 4 0 1,000 8 0 0 tf ft t f f t 1,000 8 8 0 ff 11 If If 1,000 8 12 0 ff II ft " 500 ft /1 31 70 9 15 0 o 500 f t 36 6G 12 4 0 500 Grey Sheeting 36 66 12 1 0 600 /1 /1 28 40 2 9 0 600 // /1 1f 25 4 1 0 ft 500 ~ If ••• 2 15 0 500 ff f• 26 ••• 4 6 0 60 0 Bleached Shirting ... ••• 514 0 300 5 11 0 500 ~ t 5 9 0 400 ff Jacconets ... ~. 7 8 G 400 ff tt ••• ••• 8 0 0 6,800 Grey Maddapolams 32 ... 111 0 600 „ Jacconets 45 ... 2 5 2 1,000 Bleached Shirting ... ... 5 2 0 500 f / It •• • ••• 5 8 0 2,000 Grey Jacconets ... ... 114 0 200 Bleached Mulls - ••• 2 8 0 200 , i ,+ 2 12 0 300 o Shirting ... ... 5 2 0 2,000 Grey Jacconets ..• ... 2 2 6 800 /1 ~ ••• ••• 2 6 0 600 , , I, ••• ••• 2 9 9 200 _ Dyed Satin Spots 36 40 11 0 0 1,000 Grey Shirting 40 •••-- 5 3 0 300 Bleached Shirting ... 500 2/ Lappets 10 3 2 0 1,000 ft Shirting ••• 6 8 0 500 Grey Sheeting, 36 60 10 8 0 100 Bleached Jaconets ... ... 5 2 0 500 „ Book Muslin 12 310 0 800 Grey Matidapolatns, 33 ... 2 6 0 300 Bleached Shirting ... . 6 6 0 100 „ Lappets ... 12 412 0 70,) ~ Jacc, meta .. ... 2 6 0 1,000 Grey Long Cloth, 38 38 4 8 0 2,000 „ Jacconets ... 2 2 6 1,000 2 9 0 500 5 8 0 Bleached Long Cloth, 36 40 1,000 3,000 1,560 850 GreyJacconets, 20 yards 6-4 „ ,Shirting, 40 inches ... „ Domestic, 48 yds. 32 in. 5 2 0 1 11 0 4 7 0 9 7 0 300 8 6 0 9 , ft P tt 2,000 „ Sheeting, 40 in. 36 yds. 4 13 0 Cotton Yarn—The market has been tolerably steady; transactions done to a limited extent only; our last quo dons are fully maintained ; on No. 30 we quote one quarter to one half anna higher. The following are the particulars of sales that have come to our knowledge since the 16th ult.:— 60 baba 3001 b. each inferior water, No. 30, at 8 annas. 45 bales mule, 3001 b. each, No. 40, at 8 annas. 10 bales mule, 200 lb. each, No. 30, at 7,1; 72 bales 200 lb. each muds, No. 40, at 8 and 8 annas per lb. 100 bales, 200 lb. each water, No. 20 and 24 at 7, and 30's, at 8f annas per lb. Dyed—Orange has been in inquiry, and we have heard a sale of 10,000 lb. at 111 annas. We quote 10i to llf annas for average No. 40, and for Turkey red at rupees 1 7-16 to 14 per lb. Met'ils—English iron has been in very good inquiry, and prices have advanced, and we have heard an offs r_ of 35 rupees having b een re f use d f or a se l e ct parcel. Nail rods are also steady. Of s h ee t s an d hoops and nails we d , have heard of no sales. Copper continues demand, i•T emasa at.d although a large quantity w as reported rived in our last, the whole has been sold. The follow slight advance on braziers and she have hing. Wtnehqauveoteara ing are the sales of metals that been made since 225 16th Candie lt s of English bar iron at 3332-it.r.. 420 ditto 240 ditto, nail rod, round e . .... .. .. 4 4 J 5r. square 250 ditto ditto 46r. ditto 125 ditto 9r. 850 cwt. Swedish steel . . broken . 135 ditto 11r. 12an. pier. in f ag gots 100 ditto 300 ditto ............ 11r. 500 ditto pig, lead ditto spelter 2 10 Bto 40 lb. plate 10r. to 10 r. 16an. C oc hineal —Continues scarce, our last quotation of 41r. per lb. is fully maintained. Saffron—We have a sale of 751 b. of inferior quality at 111 b. to note; for the best our highest quotations can be obtained, _____ Beer—There are only supplies of Bass in the market, selling at our quotation. 00tton Market—Ras been steady, and purchases have been made for the English market as noted below. The stock of old is very large and a scarcity of tonnage, which will cause a decline, we expect, on the present prices. Large arrivals of the new crops are daily ex pected. Parcels of new Khandeish are now in the mar ket, which are selling from 84r. to 86r. per candy : we have heard contracts have been made for new Broach and Jumbooser, as also ter Dhollerah deliverable in April next, at an advance of 2r. and 3r. per dins©iy The following are the purchases made the 16th instant:— 400 eandies new IChandeish, at B5 ditto 200 ditto ditto 200 ditto d i tto 40 0 ditto 50 ditto Bar see 100 ditto Old Compta .. 74 700 ditto ditto 1 75 ditto ditto 100 bales Dhollerah ; 45 41 1,400 ditto ditto The following have been purchased to arrive:—. 500 bales new Broach and Jumbooser, at.., 98 1,000 ditto Dholle r a h Opium Malwa—Continues nearly in the same state as reported is our last, excepting an advance on recent purchases, which have had effect rs. 1,110. Freight—Our last quotation of 71. for Liverpool is fully maintained, and three vessels have been engaged at that rate since our last, and for London 61. 15s. has been paid. There is no available tonnage in the market. To China it has advanced to rs. 25 per candy. Exchange—Has not varied much, and transactions have been done to a large extent for the mail at 2s OK for bills for Chine, and at 2s. Oid. for local bills, six ismonths' stht. On Calcutta rs. 991 to 96 1-16 for 60 clays' sight Gorerntnent's di aft. Yesterday, after the arrival of the China mail, trans. actions were effected at 2s. Oid. in first-class China bills, of which a large supply has arrived. A further rise is expected. Bank Stock—Shares in the Bank of Bombay, 37 per cent. prem. Ditto ditto Oriental Bank... 24 ditto Ditto ditto Commercial ditto 3i at 4 ditto CALCUTTA MARKETS. The Bentinck steamer, with the mail of the 24th De cember, was announced on the morning of the Bth, but the letters were not delivered until the following day, too late for replies to b© forwarded by the Preottreer. The commercial intelligence by this opportunity , although of considerable importance as regards several of our principal import and export staples, has as yet been productive of but little effect in this market; foe., as regards the for mer , a lth oug h th e en h ance d va lue or yarn, manufactures, &c., at home, will probably even tually cause a considerable reduction in shipments to this country, the native dealers, looking more at the supplies at present available here and the tightness in the money market, have not shown any disposition of submitting to an advance on any but the former staple, and the busi ness done has been on a comparatively moderate scale. In produce the animation which, under other circum stances, might have been reasonably expected to have resulted from the more favourable advices received for several staples, which have been declining in value here, has been checked by the almost unprecedented scarcity of tonnage, and the extreme rates demanded iu conse quence; the improvement in the home markets having, been almost exclusively on our most b u lky s t a ples and those least capable of bearing a high rate of freight. Our exchange on England has again advanced, first' rate 10 months' date paper having been let off to some extent at 2s. Id., and the further upward tendency i ll apparently only checked by advances against shipment s being still obtainable from Government at 25., which has been taken advantage of to some extent lately ; th e amount drawn from this source from the opening of the warehouse in October, up to date, being about 2,400, 000 Company's rupees, upwards of 2,000,000 of which hav e been taken within the past month. The money market continues tight, both as regardS the European and native community, with no immediate prospect of improvement ; and Government securities and Bank Stock have, in consequence, declined irs value, although quoted norrinally, as before, there having been but little doing in them. In freights a very material advance has been esta; blished, and although many parties have as yet refrainer; from operations at th e rates current, we must say, taking all circumstances into consideration, we think there is every prospect of th e i r cont i nu i ng to r ule hig t, for some time to come, except in the event of accounts being received of a very considerable reaction in the home markets, which does not seem probable. Indigo—The accounts brought by the Bentinck O f prices at home being firm at 3d. per lb. advance on Oe: t tober rates, with a prospect of further improveme n , gave great confidence here, and buyers came forws!.‘,l freely; almost the whole of that offered at the public sales (which have continued to be held on five days out of the week) being taken at full prices, and the smal l portion bought in or withdrawn b e i ng so done on acco unt ; of the owners anticipatin g an advance. During the pm t few days, however, rath er l ess an i mat i on h as been ° • servable, owing to the paucity of shipping rendering i t ,„ matter of difficulty to obtain docum en t s in time for ta d present mail. As it does not seem probable that any advance on the p resen t currency w ill be paid unless I_,t mail now due brings advices of a further improvemeTon home, we think large shipments will soon go forward planters' account, should the export warehouse contin open at the present favourable rate of 2s. per rupee; 05 ,.„ should this be the case, we should not be surprised to,sso7) the market cleared by the 15th proximo, as out of the A v ow maunds, or thereabouts, which remain to Pas s ! , t an Custom-house, about 15,000 maunds have already h e ic - b sold, and as much more will be shipped direets r w r o only leaves 20,000 maunds to be disposed of. -` t -ea appears doubtful whether the French will take off r o t 6,500 chest s thi s season, as all the tonnage on vessels at present in the ri ver i s engaged; the Americans and 0 .• guls also seem di s i nc li ned to operate, and will mos t pro' bably not pu rc h ase to near the usual extent, eiPecte of the latter, wh o w ill very possibly not take more 4"" 1,200 chests. t the As the sales pro cee d , we regret to perceive tit quality is in m o st i nstances far inferior to last year, ewe pecially for those generally known as first marks' s lye trust, however, that the pl anters will have perceive"ba, injury they are d o i ng th emse l ves and the dye, and,,tr. weather permitting, the next cro p w ill turn ou t bet t he On comparing the exports up to this period fb. r kill past four years, a statement of w hi c h we annex, I" of be found that those of the present are very considers the shortest. 1 T o E XPORTS OF INDIGO FROM CALCUTTA FROM NOV. PEri. 16 (INCLUSIVE), FoR 7 TiIE PAST FOUR I,IBE4ARS 184 , Chests. F. Aids. Chests. 6 1'. 0 3 7 ‘ France Great Britain 10,420 39,789 ... 13 , 859 5 1 : 90 4 4,195 15,53 9 ... 6,685 2304 North America 514 1,705 ... 19 0 7 60 Red Sea and Gulphs 314 1,085 ... 231 SO All other parts 0 0 21 -------- -------- -------- 76,908 Total 1844. 184t ..3 0. Chests. F. Mds. Chests. ~3 ,32 6 Great Britain France North America 642 2,207 ..• 365 30 6 Foreign Europe.— 0 0.. 90 1,70 Red Sea and Gulphs 359 1,152 . . 628 .---- 60 Total Sugar—For a few days after the arrival of the rath er there was an active demand for this staple, anti ed in our large business was done at about the rates qu tic tioa. last, and iu some instances at a further s li g ht re „ : to or the native merchants h av i ng con ti n ued anxi l ton nage lize; suEsequently, however, the scarcitY COo' began to have its eff, ct, and although the lo c a ares aS t : t tinues well suppli e d w ith l ow an d middling Ling.; good date sorts, there has of late been at t';, however, seems probable that holders, 10 . 0 1 l e n co state of the new crop, which will ,gain to arrive in about two months, will ere loaF_ suul io' duce their demands sufficiently to induce a re 15t DO /. of operations. Exports to Great Britain, frora up to date, amount to 61,185 maunds. het ° Saltpetre —The favourable advices receisred, fr , ° :by th e , for this staple have been rendered of no ' e ut' ...d ° req . . steady advance in freights, which has render G in a the Lions in it almost impracticable, notwit v, h . s ini n n a g s h ° o , further reduction which holders would be to w mit to. For Fr ance also, the same circures% curtailed shipments ; and even for Americo%t clew the „boleti has of late been far Iron, brisk ; the market contin ue s i n mu ch the we last wrote. ssoamtheaptO s ition as Whe date, have been 15.6 E Exports from Ist instant up to ' follows, viz.:— To Great Britain ... 8.656 matal(ls* •.• France ••• 6,827 rnaunds. ••• ••• North America •• ''. 8,301 maue d !'4, Rice—On receipt of the mail of the 24th of Decerrolor general disposition was manifested to operate in rice u ' ts the European markets, but the steady advance in freip., from 61. to 61. 65., and ultimately to 71. per ton of tvve7,4 cwt., combined with the probability that in the prs..P, scarcity of shipping any extensive operations would 1 4 duce a further advance, kept many parties out of te ll market, and the business done has in consequence beet., comparatively moderate. In prices we have scarce_, any change to n otice, table having ranged from 1-,t!s. for mixed to 2r. for middling, and 2-4 r. for very super w a quality ; the latter, however, I:wing an extreme rate, tin only paid in a few instances. For Mauritius suitable descriptions continue to go forward freely at about previous quotations. Exports from the Ist inst. o i ti l p r t e o e : d 24 i date o6 01 06 have been i i° follows, viz. :-- To Great Britain 39,597 maunds. Mauritius it‘w Silk—The almost which holders of late have been P past last st te n induced da),s ; athfee w in p q u u r i chas , e .e rs to moderate amount of sales have extensive or general, and inquiry t hiosu, been reported. duringrwo come willing o m n e t 1 t y f 00 forward, tv l c o ac ve re dp ? t f an !' n it! is said to be considerably reduce g d hh , o w tl e eev s se h tr°c Ou ks l t d iiirli th feianarkicil'4 ; flV in the liofussil must still be unusually heavy ous t ports to G rea t B r i ta i n, from Ist i nst. up t o date, arn to 766 mends. Silk Piece Goods.—A moderate inquiry con t in ues _ t be experienced for these fabrics, and the quantity v, good cloths lately offering having been rather limiteo, previous quotations have been fully maintained ; in in i ferior descriptions there has a lso been more doing, f ii • shipments have been going. forward to Great Britsia pretty freely, those from Ist inst. up to date amountil to 25,265 pcs. Cor ahs, and 2,939 pen. Choppas 011 Bandannas. Shell Lac and Lac D y e—There being nothing in tb° late advices to induce p urchasers to come forward, gie have to repurt a continuance of the activity which b:„. been observable in this m arket for some time pasi, ness in both articles being completely at a stand. Exports from the Ist inst. up to date hsve beel follows, viz.:— Lac Dye. To Great Britain France 7 North America Oil Seeds—Business in these se eds, as regarils,in home markets, has continued c o nfined to occasional e 1,,: aents as broken stowage ; although the Americans ec', been i i nue in the market for li nsee d, the sales effected barsee n very mod era t e , an d p r i ces h a ve a dow nWsh tendency. Exports from the Ist inst. up to date have beet" 95 follows, viz.:— To Great Britain, 1,620 maunds. 1,921 ,6 France North America, 1,759 " 0 t.i• Jute—The rates of freight now demanded for ' th staple t. being completely prohibitory, business in it, s er e l 3,lustardiuSatieent. had been of a few parcels tor which shipping or._es been previously secured, is at a stand, a nd p m nominally is as before. Exports to Great Britain fro n ' ° inst. up to date, amount to 8,700 maunds. Pimp—Since the completion of the shipmen ts %es ferred to in our last this market has been q uiet, at i t e d prevailing . tightness in the money market, eerc" -- ,je with the near approach of the day for the fourth Is . is rupees, and d), has been the cause of a gradual dt c lii3e o l 's prices ; Patna being now quoted at 1,210 Cotorilli and Benares at 1,185 rupees per chest. hide Hides—Since the departure of the Precursor the} de. Aa . market has been quiet, purchasers holding out for * "1, cline, which has been submitted to on the few Pa r° that have been sold. Stocks continue on the increase+ especially of buffalo. as Exports from Ist instant up to date ha ve been follows : To Great Britain ... ... 36,200 pieces' France ... ... ... 30,200 North America ... ... 8,130 " FROM EROPE. British Cotton Piece IMPORTS Goods—TheUsomewhat improves inquiry for these fabrics, as noticed in our last, has °lit; tinued ; and although dealers cannot be induced 0 militant to any decided advance, and the business d°T3 has been moderate, they have been taking deliver" .of former urchases more readily than was to ha ~0 been expected in the present state of the money maticel: Importers continue desirous of reducing stocks, en' s notwitt•standing the enhanced value of most goods I_,t, home, 1-live, generally speaking, continued to rcalise, 3 . about the previous currency, being induced thereto l';