The Sun. — London, England, 1853-04-05 00:00:00

LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS.- Lessee, CH.‘RLES E. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fulham road. Open Every Evening. The Orchestra will perform, during the week, " The Thistle," " Shamrock," "Rose," and "Arnim," Waltzes, the "Napoleon" Galep, "Le Cirque' Quadrille ; "La Valerie," "Juno," and "steeplechase" Polkas.— Admission, Is. Doors open at Half past Eight; to commence at Niue o'clock, and terminate at Half-past EleVen. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of 11r. Bnekstone. THIS EVENING, APitIL 6, Will be performed THE SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY. Cha• ratters by Messrs. Tilbury, William Farren, Henry Corri, Buck. ston^. A. Payne, Compton, and Rogers ; aliss Stanley, Miss Poynter, Miss Ellen Chaplin, &c. After which MR. BUCKSTO.NE'S ASCENT OF. MOUNT PAR• NA SSUS. To conclude with DR. DILWORTH. ROYAL PRINCESS'S TEIEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. 'Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, APRIL 5, Will be performed the new and original Comedy, in three acts, by Douglas Jerrold, entitled ST. CUPID ; or, Dorothy's Fortune. Principal characters by Messrs. %right, W. Lacy, liar ey, J. Vin ing, Terry, F. Cooke, Everett, and Chester; Mrs. W. Lacy and Miss Murray. After which will be produced a new Drama, adapted from the the French of Mons. Scribe, by Mr. Palgrare Simpson, called MARCO SPADA. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING, Aram 5, Dp Will be presented A STRANGE lIBTORY. Characters by 214darne Yestris, Mrs. V. Matthews, Miss Julia St. George, Mist ai. Oliver, Miss Rosins IVright, Miss Mason, Mrs. Ilorn, and Miss "ham; Mr. C. Mathews, Mr. F. Matthews, Mr. R. Roxby, Mr. Cooper, Mr. J. Bland, M r . Belton. Mr. B. Baker, Mr. Rosiere, &e. To cone:ude with LITTLE TODDLEKIN S. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIIL Pro;rietor, Mr. B. Webster. —Directress, Madame Celesta. THIS EVENING, APRIL 5, Will OF be presented WEBSTER AT HOME, AN ADELPHI FARE TUREE RENItiVES AND A DESSERT. Characters by Messrs. B• Webster, L. Murray,eeley, &c.; Miss F. Maskell and Mrs. L. Murray, Ace. After Which, A NOVEL EXPEDIENT. With TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. TIII PRETTY GIRLS OF STILBERG. THE DUMB BOY, AND PUG, HIS MONKEY. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager. Mr. Farren. THIS EVENING, Aram 5, WM i s . Cb a Presented SALVATORI ; or, the Bandit's Daughter. No ratters by Messrs. 11. Marston, Robson, Diddear, Cooke, and . r f gad ; Mesdames Anderton and H. Gordon. ?arr., amen, which, THE BEGGAR'S OPER A. Supported by Mesys. 11 ' Rolfe Shaiders, and Cooke ; Mesdames A. Phillips, Bartlett, and Gord on. To con—"..., nde with THE LASS OF GOWRIE. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AIIiPEUTHEATRE. - - Triumphant Sd Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. success of the New Spectacle, which has been nightly received with the moat enthusiastic approbation.—The novel and S da te rin P l'ats of th e H orses , an d th e terrific Leap of Amakosa's Stee d over the Falls of the Umtata have been hailed with thun ders of applause. THIS EVENING, Amu. 5, he bra,,4—ng the Week, the Performances will commence with the ~ W br f, il d P Pectacle entitled .A.MAKOSA ; or, Scenes of Kafir e; with Magnificent scenery, costumes, and appointments. An2s,he followed by brilliant most eminent Achievements in the A;;fi-A.. suPPorted by the most eminent Engl sh and Continental 'tiles in Europe. /o_w:,To conclud e w i th a Laughable FARCE. West e6 °Pell daily from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager, Mr. LEIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tim DAY —Morning 52 min. after 11 I Evening 21 min.aft. 12 To-Moaßow—Morning 45 min. after 12 Evening 9 min.aft. 1 .DAILY WEATHER TABLE. TuzspAY, APRIL 5, 1853. State of the wind and weather at each of the following Places at nine o'clock on Monday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. H esnwas—S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SOUTHAMPTON S. gentle brecze—pa r ti a ll y c l ou d y. TUNBRIDGE—S.W., gentle breeze—cloudl ess . BA SINGSTOKE—N.fr., gentle breeze —partially cloudy. GREENWICH —W., gentle breeze--partially cloudy. SWINDON—W. gentle breeze—parti a lly c l ou d y. YARMOUTR—W., gentle breeze —overcast. HOLYHEAD —W., gentle breeze—fine. LANCASTER—S.W., calm—partially cloudy. WHITBY — Calm—cloudless. DARLINGTON—W., gentle breeze —partially cloudy. SNAP— S., calm—overcast. THE WEATHER.—Sus Orrice, Aran, 5. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 63—highest since noon yesterday. 5 2—lowest this morning and during the night. 5 8-- this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29'88. W.N.W.—Morning, rain-- Afternoon, dull THE PUBLICATION OF ` THE SUN" COMMENCES EVERY AFTERNOON " THREE O'CLOCK, AND THB LATE OR THIRD EDITION, EA TES THE -- -4 6 S IN PARLIAMENT THE SAME EVENING, Trim al/ other News arriving up to the hour of Post, AT SEVEN O'CLOCK. EXPRESS EDITIONS ►'ill be forwarded after the Post is closed by the Latest Trains. r"") ..„. ~ . ...• , •.0 , t ib g ' .--' . 2 4 - ii i7—.,....„,, -)-•AA,U, LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1853. A Commission to inquire into the important question of Manning our Fleets, with a view to the improvement of the Naval Service, and the increase thereby of the general defences of the country, was organised (it will be remembered) by the late Government. Perhaps, of all the acts of the DERBY Cabinet, the very best was the ap- Pointment of that Commission. Certainly, among them all, it is the one most calculated to reflect honour upon the patriotism of the departed A dministration. It was a proceeding that had long been required by very pressing al ld extraordinary circumstances, but which had, t" . ertheless, be en hith er t o se t as id e pertinaciously, e after time, by the successive Ministerial ad- I laers of the SOVEREIGN. It had been argued by Pamphleteers. It had been urged upon the con sideration of the authorities by journalism. It had bee n t h e subject of one or two petitions to the Rouse of Commons, and of one, or two speeches from some of the more energetic of the popular representatives,- All in vain. It was a Movement calculated n o doubt to enhance the annual amount of the national expenditure—and yet one Which Mr. HUME might have regarded with bowels of compassion, and for which even Sir JOSHUA WALMSLEY might have found reason for some en couragement. Notwithstanding all which, it was a theme that appeared to be virtuall the Ad m i ra l t y tabooed by Y. Nobody apart from the profes sion was allowed to talk of the matter seriously. If any response was occasion a ll th Lords Com m i ss i oners, it simply resolve y extorted d from itself int e o a threat of reviving the old press-gang abomina tion, that pet panacea of the Quarterly Revirs. Nothing consequently co u ld h ave been better t im ed, every thing considered, under e x i st i ng circu than the organ ising mstan of that Commission whices, ch, supposing th ere were ac t ua ll y nothing else to we cannot help reiterating, so, would o f it se lf, render most creditably memorable the caree r of the DERBY-DISRAELI Administration. Very recently th e R e p or t h as b een i ssued by these Naval Commissioners, showing the fruits of their elaborate and sustained investigation. Rather, perhaps, it should be said, to speak more explicitly upon a matter of such vital interest to the community, a number of important sugges tions have emanated from the Commission, with a view to the carrying out of a comprehensive sys tem of improvements. Those suggestions have been adopted by the Government and sanctioned by the SOVEREIGN. The character of the proposed c hanges will, doubtle ss , h ave b een observed within the last few days through the medium of the document published lately in our own columns, a document duly authenticated by the signature of the Ron. and Gallant Gentleman the Secretary to the Admiralty. From that document it will have been perceived th a t th e i ntentions kept in view upon this subject by our maritime officials, are neither sqerficial in their bearing, resolved upon hastily, or about to be carried out with precipitation. In ad and serious earnest there has, indeed, been ample ti me allowed for forethought and premedi tation, Whatever may be said dep rec i a ti vely of ther efforts at the Board of Admiralty, it eatmot at any rate be insinuated that there has en, f rom first t o last, in all this anythi ng ill thethe orsmallest degree approximating to ha s t e derin g of the arrangement & Instead of this, we have been dawdling on, apparently in different to the more urgent entreaties for innova tion. Like the Merry Monarch, we have shown a wonderful aptitude for " sauntering" through the drowsy regions of those Lotos-growing dock yards. Experience has proved, indeed, that, in all human probability, we should still have con tinued in that uninterrupted state of torpor as to the advisability of any general mari time reorganisation, but for the uncommon and really startling circumstance of a flag officer hav ing, once in a way, as a sort of agreeable novelty we presume—a pleasant kind of unexpected inno vation, been placed—marvellous to relate—at the head 'of the Lords Commissioners ! That a Gene ral should be placed in supreme authority at the Horse Guards, was simply a matter of course. But that an admiral should be put in chief command at the Admiralty, was not for a moment to be counted upon as among the list of Ministerial probabilities. We should almost as readily have expected to see the NELSON Testimonial completed—or to have witnessed the extension of a, grant to HORATIA by the munifi cence of the Imperial Parliament—or to have observed any other astounding testimony that England does not always appreciate the value of her wooden walls, and treat the bravest of her naval defenders with systematic ingratitude. Fortunately, there was this exceptional case of the nomination to the head of the Admiralty of his Grace the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND-fortunately, for has there not already been sufficient evidence of its beneficial in fluence in the appointment, and organisation of the before-mentioned Commission ? Unquestior ably; and that Commission has already, we rejoice to think, found its proposals cordially welcomed by her MAJESTY, and frankly acceded to by her MAJESTY'S Government. Will men be ever warned by experience ? Will any number of formidable or even fatal accidents stimulate parties into activity, or arouse them from the almost criminal lethargy in which they repose, so far as the lives of themselves and their companions, and also of strangers, are concerned ? If salutary precautions be prescribed, either for the purpose of averting a serious catastrophe, or being made available for the preservation of the sufferers during the emergency, they are either totally disregarded, or, if procured in contempla tion of such events, are so safely stowed away as not to be forthcoming at the critical moment. Nothing will be in readiness, so that, in place of being prepared to meet the trial calmly and ener getically, to take advantage of every favourable opportunity, and turn every circumstance to ac count, all is confusion and disturbance, and pre cious minutes are wasted in bringing things into the state in which they might have been kept at all times with the most ordinary care, and with scarcely any additional trouble. It is in mining accidents and shipwrecks that this gross apathy, this culpable negligence, is most strikingly apparent. We hear of explosions of fire-damp, by which sixty, seventy, or eighty human beings have been hurried to a premature grave, all arising from the want of ordinary pre cautions. Due attention to ventilation would pre vent the accumulation of the noxious gases to any formidable extent. Constant supervision, coupled with careful examination, would enable the work men to have ample notice of the dangerous state of the mine. But the overlookers too frequently disregard their duty, a lazy fit, a participation in a drinking bout,. any trifle will induce them to leave matters to chance for that time. The premonitory symptoms then are dis regarded, while the working men equally careless as to their own security, although furnished with safety lamps, continually remove the wire covering in order to obtain better light for their operations. In like manner we find a case in which the im proper condition of the rope by which the men were lowered into the mine, had been a com mon topic of conversation among the men, every one of whom was daily imperilled by its want of strength, but nothing was done, until the accident so often anticipated, really occurred, involving the death of several persons, any one of whom, by a single word of complaint, might have prevented the fatal occurrence. In another, the management of a steam-engine, winding up parties to the sur face of the earth, was left to a child wholly incapable of controlling its effects. Again a fatal result— another nine days' wonder—and the matter is forgotten, or only talked of. The fearful lesson has not led to any practical results. There will again be found, in the very district where all were once horrified, similar negligence that might, very probably, lead to similar calamities. The parties cannot be taught. In a few short months they will be just as unready—just as unprepared as ever they had been. But if this be the case in mines, it is far more so on shipboard. We shall not now speak of the singular neglect of attaining the art of swimming manifested by sailors. A very slight practical knowledge of the art might save many lives ; and yet it is notorious that there is no class more ignorant on the subject than mariners, who seldom pass a day in which their very existence may not be jeopardised by the strange and inexplicable omission. Again we too often hear of collisions. No lights are exhibited on the one side—no care ful look-out maintained on the other. Each vessel will have boats that could rescue a large propor tion of the crew and passengers if she should her self founder, and pick up many of the sufferers from the wreck of the other. But, alas ! the boats are so secured that they cannot be let down at the proper time—frequently they are upset or staved in, causing the destruction of all that took refuge in them ; and if they should reach the water in safety, the chances are that the plug cannot be found, or that the oars have been removed, so that the ill-fated victim of undue security only exchanges a sudden for a more lingering death. Before the emergency arises, all is joyous carelessness. It would almost appear as if such an untoward occurrence were not possible. Too late they deplore their own blindness, and bewail the ridiculous folly that led to the melan choly termination of their lives. It is the like among those entrusted with the custody of articles used for rescuing shipwrecked persons. It would almost appear as if they thought that when the hour for testing these precautions arrived, they would have ample time and leisure for rendering the different machines operative. We ridicule the Irish fisherman who puts off the repairing of his coble, or mend ing his net until the shoal of fish ap peared off the coast ; but surely the want of preparation for gathering in the profitable harvest is less deserving of censure than a similar omis sion where the lives of ourselves or our fellow creatures are at st a k e . Th e one i s mere l y a mat ter of X s. d. ; the other may occasion irreparable mischief. Within the last week there have been three accidents at sea, two of which ended fatally ; and it was liiore by good fortune than proper vigilance that the other proved less fatal. In all, the same u naccountable want of care was per ceptible. In. the Minerva, which swamped an unknown schooner, every s ou l on b oar d o f w hi c h perished, there was no suffic'ent look-out to pre vent the collision, and when it occurred the boats could not be let down to r escue any o f th e sufferers. Twenty minutes elapsed before the crew were even preparing the boats for being lowered. In like manner, in the Prince Arthur, " there was no knife at hand t o cut the lashings of the canvass cover of the quar ter-deck boat, which it took five minutes to lower." While at Aberdeen the key of the apartment in which the rockets and life lines were stowed away could not be discovered, and when the door was broken open, there was no powder (!) to fire them off. That evil was only remedied by sending down to the town to obtain the necessary charge ; and when at length it arrived, none were present who knew how to use it ! ! ! It is not too much to say that fifteen out of the twenty lives lost were sacrificed through this unparalleled care lessness, and yet recent accidents on the same coast might have served as a sufficient warning against the repetition of such improper conduct. Something must surely be done to induce persons to pay greater reverence to the sanctity of human life, to prevent the recurrence of these de plorable and harrowing catastrophes, and to turn the dearly-bought experience to some advantage. It is plain that we cannot trust men with the guardianship of their own safety or those of others unless some suitable penalty be inflicted for neglect of duty, and that "whether the danger against which they were bound to guard" should or should not have arisen. THE PRINCE OF GONZAGA. A melancholy incident has recently occurred in Paris, and a very curious incident into the bar gain : involving quite a little romance, which may in some future times be recorded by some historian of continental aristocracy. There was an inkling of the transaction referred to, which, several months since, at the period of its original occurrence, crept out through the medium of a little paragraph in the foreign correspondence of some among our morning contemporaiies. According to their ac count of the matter, a rather remarkable impostor had been seized in the French capital, assuming to be ALEXANDER, PRINCE DI GONZAGA MANTUA and Duke of CASTIGLIONE, though in reality a Polish refugee of obscure origin, rejoicing in a litany of aliases. Since the appearance of that rather startling announcement nothing more has been heard of the transaction. No inquiry—no judicial investigation appears to have taken place. The " rights of the case" still continue involVed in every imaginable obscurity. The year which witnessed the seizure of the accused passes away, a new one dawns upon him through January, and February, and March, and on into this present month of April, in the state prison of Mazos, where this unfortunate, we be lieve, still pines in close confinement. If guilty of the charges laid against him, he ought surely to have been brought up for trial long since ; but, if guiltless, it is, surely ? a great cruelty to keep him—an innocent man—under the weight of those disgraceful accusations, during so long a time, without allowing him at least a chance of ultimate escape from incarceration. What seems to indicate the possibility that all, this, instead of being, as asserted, a simple act of justice, is in reality one of very grievous injustice, is the fact that the ac cused has, during many years past, adopted every available means for bringing his claims as Prince DI GONZAGA MANTUA and Duo of CASTIGLIONE under the scrutiny and investigation of the prin cipal Continental Governments. Can silence on this subject, we wonder, be much longer preserved ? Let us hope, in the name of humanity, that it cannot—whether the prisoner of Mazos be "the rightful heir" or "the wrongful heir," whether he be a Polish Impostor •or an Italian Patrician, whether he be Count. SOBILEWSKY, or Prince di GONZAGA MANTUA, and Duke of CA STIGLIONE. He claims the latter title, and he demands—as he has demanded for many years past—that those claims should be inquired into, and his right to those titles rigidly investi gated. Something is here manifestly required (very different, indeed, from their torpor hitherto in regard to this very curious transaction)—some thing is manifestly required in the way of expla nation from the judicial authorities of the French Imperial Government. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1853. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary ar rived in town yesterday from Kew, and visited the Queen at Buckingham Palace. Their Royal Hignesses after wards paid a visit to the Duchess of Gloucester, at Glou cester House, and in the afternoon returned to Kew. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Princess Alice, took a drive in an open landau and four yesterday afternoon. The Equerries in Waiting, Major- General Beckley, and Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ros, attended on horseback. The Duchess of Kent visited the Queen yesterday. Prince Albert, attended by the Hon. Captain de Ros, rode out on horseback yesterday morning. The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the perform ance of the French plays with their presence last even ing. The Royal suite consisted of the Hon. Matilda Paget, the Hon. Mary Seymour, Lord Waterpark, Major-General Buckley, and Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ros. The Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe was also present at the performance of the French play. The Countess of Gainsborough has succeeded the Duchess of Wellington in her duties as the Lady in Waiting to her Majesty. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, and Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at Clarence-house, St. James's. A deputation on the subject of the Pilotage Bill had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell yester day, at the Board of Trade. The deputation consisted of Mr. Turner, M.P., Mr. William Brown, M.P., Mr. Henry Bremner, Mr. Shepherd, Mr. Hudson, and Mr. Newall (parliamentary agent). A deputation, consisting of Mr. Masters Smith, M.P. (West Kent), Mr. W. F. Dobson, and three Trinity house river pilots, had also an interview with the right hon. gentleman yesterday. The Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt had a quarterly meeting, yesterday, at the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in Down ing-street. Present--the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Governor of the Bank of England, and the Deputy Governor. Sir Alexander Spearman, secretary and comptroller-general to the commissioners, was in at tendance. Mr. Campbell, chairman of the Bank of Australia and India ; Mr. Bourne, deputy-chairman, and Mr. F. IVlowatt, bad an interview with th e Right Hon. E. Cardwell, yesterday, at the Board of Trade. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Alford Mill s , M r . John Carter, Mr. Vise, and Mr. T. E. Savage (Hol beach), Mr. Adderley Howard and Mr. John Clarke (Long Sutton), Mr. Watson (Wisbech), Mr. Spencer Skelton (Sutton Bridge), and Mr. John P. Savage, had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell yes terday. _ Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office yester day from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. A dispatch was also received from the Governor-General of Canada. Lord Stratford de Redcliffe embarked at Trieste, for Constantinople, on the 30th ult., in her Majesty's steamer rury. The Theological Faculty of the University of Got tingen has conferred the doctor's degree upon the Cheva lier Bunsen, Prussian Ambassador at this Court. The eulogium in the diploma assigns as a reason for this dis tinction, "the distinguished and, for a statesman, rare theological science of which he has given proof, by his learned and elegant works on the ancient church and its literature." CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) Richard Morgen, aged 19, described as a carver, was indicted for stealing from the person of Fanny Perry a purse containing half-a-crown, two shillings, and three sixpences. The evidence was conclusive, and the jury returned a verdict of Guilty. Sentence deferred. William Smith and Henry Novell were indicted for stealing a quantity of hay, straw, and oats, the property of Mr. Hall, an omnibus proprietor of Edmonton, and William Newland was charged with having received the same, knowing them to have been stolen. Mr. Robinson prosecuted, and Mr. Ballantyne de fended the prisoner Newland ; the other prisoners were undefended. Evidence having been called, the jury returned a verdict of guilty against Smith and Newland, and not guilty with regard to Novell. The Recorder then sentenced Smith to four months' imprisonment and Newland to six months' imprisonment each, with hard labour. NEW COURT. The Common Sergeant sat in this court during the morning, and the only cases disposed of were those of prisoners indicted for passing base coin. There were twenty of this class of offenders for trial ; and the charges, which are all,of the ordinary character, will occupy the whole day. BANKRUPTCY COURT-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) AN UNEXPECTED DIVIDEND.-IN RE WILSON. This bankrupt was described as of Friday-street, mer chant, and to-day was appointed for choice of new assignees under the commission which was issued so far back as 1811. Since that time divider.ds have been paid to the amount of 19s. 20. in the pound, and a further sum of money having fallen to the estate the present proceedings were rendered necessary. The failure is said to have been for a large sum. The amount of the dividend will be ascertained at the divi dend meeting which will be held in a few days. ARRIVALS OF GOLD.—The New Granada Mining Company has received by La Plata their third monthly remittance of 334 ounces of gold from the Front 4 no mine. The company's agent writes that he has taken possession of the Bolivia mine lately purchased, and his report on the prospects of its yield is very favourable.— The gold by the Meteor, from Melbourne, in all 44,761 ounces, weighing nearly one ton and a half, was re ceived at the Bank of England on Saturday.—lt appears that the total amount of gold brought by the Great Britain is 600,0001., of which 80,0001: is the proportion estimated to be in the hands of passengers. BRAZILIAN BONDS.—The agents of the Brazilian Go vernment have advertised the particulars of 415 bonds of the several 5 per cent. loans, amounting to 78,300/., drawn in conformity with the terms of the sinking fund, to be paid off on par on the lst of October next. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 8,000 bales, of which 2,000 American were taken for export and on specula tion. The market closed tamely but firmly. The sales comprised 7,000 American, 250 Pernam and Maranham, at 6d. to 71-d. ; 1,000 Egyptian at 6d. to 10d. 3 • 300 Surat, at 3d. to 41d. ; and 20 Sea Island, at Is. 9d. to 2s. per lb. Railway Shares were dull at steady p ices. The railway meetings announced aro the fol lowing : Date. Place. Aberdeen April 19, Aberdeen. Dijon to Besancon April 18, Paris. Grand Junction of France April 30, Paris. Lyons and Mediterranean April 30, Paris. Manch., Sheff., and Li ne April 13, Manchester. North f France April 30, Paris. Paris and Lyons April 7, Paris. Paris and Strasbourg April 28, Paris. Redruth and Chasewater April 9,6, Queen's-st.-pl U. Thames-st, Sambre and Meuse April 30, Jardines. South Yorkshire May 12, London Tavern West Flanders April 7, 61, Moorgate st Ditto ...... .—..... .......... April 19, Bruges. Ono of the questions that of late has excited cor Company. siderable interest, is the probable supply of food to our Australian possessions, and perhaps some idea may be formed of the probable course which the supply and demand will take by what has occurred in California. For a considerable period provisions in the latter country were rather scarce and dear, and great fears were entertained lest there should be serious inconvenience felt. High prices, how ever, have had the usual effect of bringing forward larger quantities for disposal, and at the latest date in February the imports of flour and grain at San Francisco had been very large. This was bringing , the rates down a little more than the average pre vious to the speculations and advances of last June, and in no other similar period, since the country was ceded to the United States, has the fall in the prices of the staple article been so great as in flour during the first fortnight in February. Perhaps this arises not so much from the low prices in variably resulting from the other extreme. The result, in any case, must prove beneficial to the bulk of the community who have been distressed by tie scarcity and dearness of the necessaries of life. Barrelled flour was selling at 12 to 13 dollars for cho'ce brands. The s:;oek of domestic barley was abundant, both for seed and consumption, and large arrivals were expected from South American ports. Oats were being also regularly intro duced in almost every vessel, either in direct ship ment or as packing material. The strong feeling of disappointment which some parties express at the delay in the granting of Charters to Australian Companies, requires to be met by a few remarks in explanation. Every letter from the Colonies shows us that there is a determination to have the full control of financial matters, and to as grit an extent as possible the administration of political affairs also. The colonies feeltheirpower and loudly - complain of being ruled at a distance of 16,000 miles upon e ven their local matters. It could not be expected, there fore, that they would view with favour the indis criminate granting of charters to every company that applies for them. Accordingly, the Select Committee of the Legislative Council of New South -Wales in its report upon currency and banking, emphatically request the Home Government not to grant any more charters. It would appear that n e te sta m b p l l i a s t h e m d, en an ts d h t a h v a e t the e m general annern b a w n h k i i e n h g thelawoilsd older contempl, realised their enormous profits, has given occasion for jealousy and opposition. It does not follow, however, that new banks cannot on this account be established by English capitalists. The only drawback is, that reference must be made to the Colonies, and this is fully expressed in the follow ing official communication from the Board of Trade : " Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade, Whitehall, Ist April, 1853. " Gentlemen,—With reference to the petition for a charter incorporating the and which petition has been referred by her Majesty to the lords of this com mittee for their consideration and report, I am directed by the Lords of Privy Council for Trade to state to you that my loids have forwarded the petition and draft charter to the Colonial Department for the consideration of the Duke of Newcastle, in order that, if he should think fit, his Grace may communicate with the governor of the colony to which the charter relates with reference to the incorporation of the proposed company ; and I am to suggest to you that the promoters of the company should address to the Colonial Department any communication which they may be desirous to make upon the subject, and any observations which they may desire to have forwarded with the draft charter, for the consideration of the Governor of the colony.—l am, gentlemen, your obedient servant," &c. &c. The terms here are sufficiently unequivocal, and tally precisely with the declaration of our Colonial Minister, made a short fine back in Parliament. It has been industriously stated, however, that there are exceptions to this refusal, but we may mention, upon the best authority, that the circular notice was forwarded to the three following banks on Saturday last :—Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China ; London Chartered Bank of Australia ; Royal Australian Banking and Gold Importing Company. It may be further stated that the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China was refused as far as India is concerned in the month of Dec. last, and that the application for the Australian charter was responded to in the negative, as above mentioned. The Australian Consols Mining Company intend to remodel . the concern, having introduced several new directors, and contey Jlating a disposal of ther landed property to ePgible parties. The capi tal hereafter will consist of the following : Original shares of 1/. Shares. each 60,000 New shares of 11 40,000 Free 1/. shares to the original holders, -without further payment 200,000 Shares To be converted into new 51. shares 12,000 To be called Si. shares 8,000 To be made 5/. shares 40,000 Total of new 5/. shares 60, 000 This represents a total capital of 300,0001., and any bonus arising from the sale of the lands will belong to the shareholders. As to the new issue of shares (the 8,000), they, it is expected, will be readily taken up by parties connected with the company, and will Rot be issued before the free shares are distributed to the holders of the original shares. The English funds have been dull, and there has been less buoyancy in prices. Some discussion has arisen as to, the meaning of the ChaPcel'o7 of the Exchequdr ,in reference to the Consolidated An nuities Bill, and some imagine that the purchases for the Sinking Fund will not hereafter be made from the Commissioners' box. Exchequer Bills of March are 7s. to uls. premium. Foreign Stocks are well maintained still. Mex ican have been as high as 27i and 28. Grenada are at,23i, and Peruvian Deferred at 63k. Spanish New Deferred have be e n a t 241. The Turkish Loan is 2 to 2i premium. The Gold Mine Shares have been inactive, and the order from Sydney to sell freely of the Great Nuggett Vein, instead o f se nding them over for the di?posal of the shareholders, causes them to rule irery heavy. This is precisely what we anti cipated at the time these shares were introduced into the London market, and every word we wrote upon the subject has been confirmed. A more fal lacious and rotten system than that of issuing , Colonial shares at a high premium, cannot be con ceived. The accounts received by the Port Philip Company are not very favourable, and the Colonial Gold was dull. In the Joint Stock Bank Shares there is a further decline, principally upon the Australian Companies, whether those which have already got their char ters are subject to modification we cannot officially state ; but it is so reported, and it really seems as though some power of the sort would have been re served by Government. •The railways are quite neglected, but are rather firmer in some instances. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (From the Official List.) Business done. 3 per Cont. Consols Annuities India Bonds, £lOOO ... ................... , 43 Ditto, under £lOOO 4B 3 Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, lid. June. £lOOO £5OO Small ll 7 March. 11 7 11 7 11 7 PRICE OF FOREIGN FENDS THIS DAY. Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent. Grenada Bonds, Deferred, Ditto Ex Dec., 1849, Coupon.. Greek ex over-due Coupons Mexican 3 per Cent... ....... ....... ............ Ditto Account April 15, 27 8 7g i Peruvian Bonds, 1849, 41 per Cen t. Ditto Deferred, 3 per Cent ... MS Portuguese 5 per Cent. 43 Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 97* Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent.. ..... Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun, 8$ 8 i p e Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852 24 i 3 p Venezuela Bonds 3? 2 . per Cent 391 Dutch Exchange 21 per Cent 65 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates... - . TIIREE O'CLOCK. Consols lOO 1 Ditto April Acc9Tit St. St. St. St. 5 St. 20 St. St. 16 St. St. 10 25 10 1.0.6 20 10 20 20 25 25 St. 50 261 13i 20 20 50 THE SHARE 11ARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILwAys. Closing Prices this day. Baum done this day. 28 - 29 6} - 6f 9 - - 21 - 22 34 24 d 103 105 63 634 214 22 184 ... ... 1 -- 2 p 8 - 9 ••• ..• of 4 12g- 138, 10 - 11 7g- 72 - 73 55 - 57 73 -• 75 32-- 33 61 -- 63 811 —82 i 47 -- 49 122 - 124 107 -- 108 901 91 ' 92 --94 4 13 -131 p 74 -- 751 5i -- 3t -34 d 16 —l6. 9 - 9a l t -- 2 p 1036 1&4 117i -- 1183' 90 12 i -- 10 91 5 4hd 4 Sad 10a Ii 29i - 302 34 - 3 (1 73i - 741 42 - 44 - ... 50 52 31 3 3 d 3 3i 8i - gi 52 - 54 8 2 2i d 34 —85 i ... -- . 4i 4id 8 8i 2 3i p 51i —62 i 98 100 61 - 63 64 66 70 75 ... dis 18 20 9 10 14 15 31 3Ad 20A 214 75 752 361 361 14 2A 13: 1 2 19 21 31, • 3i 15 —15 i 9 9k 29 31 ' 91 d par 64 - 6i 7t 2 2id, 58 59 PREFERENCE SHARES. 108 101 - 106 18 19 d— a 6 - 3 -- 44 lAP ig 1-1 t p 14i -- 15 18i -• 18i, 31 - 3i lig - 1:2,. 10 - 112 8i 7 4 105 107xd' d— PY. 150 152 ... xd •• • ad 150 - 153 3 1 -- 3 i P 10 -- 11 13i -- 133 8 - 9 ion iii - - t 1148 —lsoxd P 22i -- 23 5t -- 61 2k 10 q , --107 i 25 -- 26 10;} qp 114 17A —18 A - liP 14„ Par — A P 251 264 19i id apart 101 103 I 51 P - Pi 1 iA Ai lti 2 2i P 2i 2 dies 5 — 6 p 1 Igp 2 2gp lt lip FOREIGN. Nutwerp&Rotterdam BelgianEastn. Charleroi & Erquelin. Dijon and Besangon Dutch Rhenish East Indian .,. Do. Extension .... Gt. Irdian Penin.ula Gd. Junct. of Fiance Gt. Western of Canada Shares Lucca & Pistoja sp.c Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. Do. (Canal) Do. E p. et. pref Lyons & Mediterran ,Madras Namur & Liego (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of Frolce., Do. 20/. 3 p. c. Bds. (fmy. B. & Ams. NorwegiauTz auk Pre: Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris at d Roaen 'earls and Strasbourg Paris Cam & Cherbrg. Quebec &Richmond Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Do. 5i p. ct. pref Southern of France • S • Upper India Scrip West Flanders Do. 5i per c. Pref. ': ' Western of France... West. of Switzerland' Zealand...... ........ I -I 7i - 8 4 - 4 li - li li - 2 1 p 9 - p 2 - 2i p 74 - 7 5 - 6 35 -36 14 - 15 8 - 91 174 - 18 p 421 - 434 41 - 42 33g -33 g g - 20 - 21 1) 9k- 9g 4 IMP - is p 5l 9A lop ad r 1 — cl 65i 74 5 75 / 1521 14i I 9 /1 i 211 I 131 13 81i 2 48 91 905 i pm 75 4i 11 9311 1031 41 118 i 18 90 / 371 301 30 731 4 134 d 191 x d le Pn. 15 Pra 15k 15 i i pm 34 all all 100 184 100 100 all all all - z all 100 all 11 1110000 00 06' 1 160 100 100 100 all 3i Norfolk.. Do., New ....... Northn. Counties Ua North British North Devon, No.l Do., No. 2 ..... Dc., A Deterred... Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire.. North Western.. ..... . 17i all 10 100 N. & S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... Scottish Central ...... Scottish Midland...... 100 100 1 100 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg. Do., L. & N. Westn. Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. & Herefd Shrewsby. it Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halvci, do Do. Oswestry !Shropshire Union South Devon --. all 100 all South Eastern.. South Wale. S. Yorksh. R,ver Dun Do Stockton dt Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock and Railway... Vale of Neath 1 Waterfd. dr Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriel: West C0rnwa11........ Wmbledon &Croydon Woodford . York Newctl. & Berw Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland 100 20 11i, 100 Aberueen Do., No. 2, 7 p. Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Cbestcr & Holyhead Guar. 5L- per cent... Cork&Bandon N p.c. Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction....... EastA ugliau (£3los; ce nt..........., Do. per Do. (AZ) 7 per cont.. Do. (1:7 17s) 7 p. ct.. Eastern Counties Ex tension, sp. c. No.l 'Do., Now 6 p. C. St Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent EastLancash. 6 p.cts Ediub.Prth.&Dundee 5i per cent.. ..... Glasgow & S. Western guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 P.C Do. 5 p. c., Redeem., at 10 p. c. preen Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths Gt. Westn. (Berke & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) G. West. fixed 4. p c Lan. & York. F. £2O, Do., 6 p. c., Stock London and Brighton qranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852 ......... Do. New Guar. 6 p.c London & S. Western, Con. Thirds 100 6 100 100 Londonderry& Coler. Shares Londy. & Ennis. Sh Manch. ,Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1 go. Now, - .210... Do., £6.......... 'Maript.diCarl. 4 p. c. Do. 4i per cent ..... Do Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol di Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4) per cent Norfolk Er. tension Do. Guar. r • per ct Do. Way. i al. 5 p c North Bi ' 'sh North Staffordshire Oxford Worcester di Wolverh. £15,6 p. c. Do.. Shrews& Birm. N. G. Shrewaby. & Chester (Nor. W. lilin),B p. c. Do. 5 per cent all all all 100 all 100 'South bevou . 15 10 2 3 7 44 all Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 Os.6d. S.Yorksh.4p.c.Gnar. Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.c.Pref. Do. York& N.Midland H. & S. Parch Aberdeen ... .......... Nottug. Bost - - - & ETlstn. Junc Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons Do., £2O Bristol & Exeter— Caledonian Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass 1 Dublin&Belfast Juneil Dundee Perth &Aber- 1 deen Junction !East Anglian (£25 L. & E. & L. & D.) Do., (£lB E, & Eastern Counties Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. Sh Do., do.. Do., B. & C. East Lancashire ... East & West Ind. Dk. & Birming. June Edinburgh & Glasgow Ed4ib. and Peebles Edinb. Prth. &DUndee Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire.) Great Western.. Irish South-Easters. Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., Fifths . .... Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. & So uthpt London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond. Bright. & S. Cst. London & N. Western, Do. Fifths D0.,10/.511.,M&8...0 London & S. Western Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lrdndrry. & Ennisk. Nranch.Shef.&Lincln. Do., Man. &Lin. U. Midland . Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir.) Do. Shares . Newcastle & Carlisle New market Do. Bury Extensions Newpt.Aberg.daltfd Newry dr Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint dr Rostrevor MINES. 1 all Agua Fria 10s. all etnglo Californian 10 2 Australasian l —l4 p 20 5 Australian 44 —S I p 1 all Australian Cordillera # p 1 all Australian Freehold , 5 d ie— 5 p 1 all Ave Maria 5 die— 5 p 1 all Baden (Gd• Duchy of) par 5 p 1 all British Austria. Gold 5 pl 5 20 13.5 Bri t ish Iron 6l —75 35 245 Brazdianlmp.(issued at £5 pm 5 55 30 all Do. Comes & Cuiada 6 65 65 4 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 30 —3l 1 5 Carsons's Creek par 4 p 5 40 all Cobro Copper 46 48 5 1 Colonial Gold 25 25 35 4 14 Copiapo 6 Si. all Copper Min. of Eng B5 95 25 all Do. Pref. 75 p. cent B5 -- 93 p 5 all English and Austin Copper Smcltg. Co l4 1 d 4 20 all General l7 —l9 185 18 2 all Great Nugget Vein l5 2 p 35 431 3 all Great Polgooth l— 1 f p 1 all Lake Bathurst clis— par 1 all Liberty - a p 1 all Lond. & Cal iforn. Gold Quartz Crush. Co 4 Idi 1 all Mariquita.• 5 d— par( 1 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn. 8 83 81 - 1 all N ew G ranada 4 1$ 1 all Nou veau Monde lO —15 p 0 1 'ort Phili p par 5 p 1 5 I all Quart z R ock . .... par 50 all allymney Iron 24 2 p 6 p 255 15 Do. New . ..... 30 105 Santiago de Cuba 65 73 1 all South Australian 10 7 Tin Croft ............. 11 13 285 all United Mexican 64 81 1 all Waller par p 15 1 all West Granada — p 1 all West Mariposa par ll 1 all Yuba — p 4 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia 92 93 ' 915 50 all British N. American 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 1 —14 p a 5 100 25 Colonial — ••• 100 20 Commercial of Lond „ ••• 10 English Scottish and Australian 1 -25 p 12 20 125 Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia 34 —44 p 165 50 20 Loudon and County _ 50 10 London Joint Stock — 100 20 Lo_.d. & Westminster 20 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India 50 225 National of Ireland 25 , all Oriental Bank of Corporation 55 56xd a d 25 5 Do. New — 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 10 all Do. Ne.v — 1 Royal Australn•Bkg & Gold Imp Co sdis 5 p 25 all South Australia 5O 52 25 all Union of Australia 775 785 78 21 Do. New B5 9 50 10 Union of London 40 all Union of Madrid.— MISCELLANEOUS 100 35 Aush.dian Agricult. 96 100 97 8 20 4 Australsn•Pcific•Mail 10 5 Australn. Royal Mail ••• 381 Brit. American Land 625 100 325 Canada — 5 5 Crystal Palace — 65 4 4 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France 20 1 Eastern Steam .. . 1 1 Electric Teleg. o f Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — 304 100 50 General Screw Steam 20 25 Irish Beetroot Sugar . 1 all Nat. Pal. Steam Fuel _ 10 2 Netherland s Land — 20 21 Nrth.ofEuropeSte am 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 50 25 Do. 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 25 25 South Austral. Land E 1 53 53 1 1 Submar. Telegraph 5 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization 100 285 Van Diemen'a Land 21 22 1 A 22 1 MARKET NEWS-(THIS DA Y.) COLONIAL. SUGAR.—There has been a larger supply, and prices have a downward tendency. Foreign has been more reluctantly dealt in. Refined brown lumps have been at 465 per cwt. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 259 hhds, 18 tierces, 111 barrels ; there were taken for home consumption, 564 hhds, 47 tierces, 150 barrels. The stock in the same places is 3,723 hhds, 697 tierces, 556 barrels. COFFEE.—The market:is dull, and. prices have been sup ported with difficulty. Native Ceylon of the new import is at 48s per cwt. Rum. —The quantity landed last week at the East and West Indian Docks was, 82 puns, 17 hhds ; there were taken for home consumption, 210 pun s , 20 hhd s, an d ex ported, 176 puns, 131 hhds. The stock in the same places is 8,401 puns, 569 hhds. COTTON.—There is a good demand at previous rates. SALTPETRE.—At auction 2,740 bags Calcutta partly sold at 6(1 advance. Good to fine 29s 6il to 303; refraction, 2} to 41 per cent. The rest taken in at 26s to 27s 6d for low mid, 10 to 73, per cent.; and 27a to 23s for 9 to 74 per cent. refraction ; 97 bags Madras sold at 253 6d for mid, 81 per cent.. refraction. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. 44s Od to 45s per cwt on the spot, and town 4Cs 6d. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 3/ 3s to 4/ 12s ; clover ditto, 3/ 8s to 5/ 5s ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 16s por load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. CUMBERLAND. -Meadow hay, 31 5s to 4l 15s ; clover ditto, 31 5s to Si Os ; and straw, 11 83 to 11 IGs por load. Supply tolerably good, and trade rather doll. I VIIITECILIPEL.—Meadow hay, 3/ 3s to 41 14s ; clover ditto, 3/ 103 to 5/ 5s ; and straw, 1/ 8s to I/ 163 per load. Trade dull, at barely last week's prices. LLOYDS' SHIPPING-(THIS .DAY.) LONDON, April s.—Wind this day at Noon, W.S.W., light airs, with drizzling rain. DEAL, April 4.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Colonist, Rio Janeiro, for Hamburgh ; Mary, Mauritius • Balmoral, Callao. Arriv e d f rom th e Ri ver—Sophia, for Sydney, N.S.W. ; Wm. Stuaic, Adelaide, S.A. • Prince Rup er t, Quebec ; Camd en , d o . ; H e b e, do. ; Victoria, do. ; Her cules, do. Arrived from the River, and sailed—Clontarf, for Sydney, N.S.W. ; Antilles, Melbourne ; Elizabeth, do. ; Helm, do. ; Armaes, Bombay ; Ellen, Trinidad ; Patrick Henry, New York. Also arrived—Marmion, Ceylon ; British Empire, Sierra Leone ; Lord Hardinge, Valparaiso ; I n d ex , St. Kitt's ; Ada, M aga d ore. LIVERPOOL, April 4.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived— Euphrates, Bombay ; Debarah, d o . ; Enterprise, Buenos Ayres ; ohn Anderson, Trinidad ; Donna, Matanzas ; York, New Orleans ; Lisbon, do. • L. Thomp son , M o bil e ; Gibraltar, Charlest on ; Thomas 'Hanford, Wimington ; Adams, New York ; Sea Nymph, Demerara ; Escuedina, Porto Rico ; Felicity, Jameica ; Greenock, Mobile ; Rho derick Dhu, do. ; Cora, Charleston ; Alfred the Great, New York. Sailed- -Sachem, for Boston; Amy Ann, Montreal ' • Peter Foalkes, Trinidad ; Aldb oroug h, Hali fax. Put back—Robert Kelly, New York. Off Port— Simoom, Singapore. HOLYHEAD, April 4.—The Robert and Betsy, and the Prince Arthur (s), were in contact, and both received damage. The Ann and Mary and the Ospray were in can tact, and the latter sank immediately. FALMOUTH, April 4.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Vic tory, Mauritius ; Scandanavian, Bahia. PLYMOUTH, April 4.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Sam Pedro, Havannah. BOSTON, March 22.—The Moses Taylor, New Orleans to Liverpool, is agrouad on Mississippi bar, and will, it is feared, be a wreck ; cargo discharging in a damaged state. THE PROPOSED PILOT BILL.—At a meeting yesterday of the Pilot Committee of Liverpool, the Mayor (Samuel Holmede, Esq.) presiding, a petition to the House of Commons was adopted, praying that a deputation might be heard in opposition to the proposed bill, but especi ally to the clauses proposing to grant pilots certificates to masters and mates of ships. THE GREAT BRITAIN.—LIVERPOOL, April 4.—The quantity of gold brought by the passengers on board the Great Britain, was very large, almost every passenger having from 1501. to 2,0001. in his possession, which was in most cases placed in charge of the chief officer. The Great Britain brought 135,000 ounces on freight. Six passengers who went out by the ship have returned by her, and all give a most favourable account of her, both as regards the ship herself and the accommodation on board. They have written a letter to Messrs. Gibbs Bright, and Co., congratulating them upon the success of the voyage, and speaking warmly in praise of the ship. Some f them are again going out by her next voyage. Captain Matthews, Mr. Cox (first officer), and Mr. Grey (second officer) have each received testimonials from the passengers. The success of the various pas sengers by the Great Britain was very curious. One man had made 20,0001. in 10 months by keeping a public-house in Melbourne ; another upwards of 30,0001. by a circus, in a short space of time. A sailor who had deserted from a ship had 2,0001. with him ; and a com mon carter rather above that amount. One passenger displayed a lump of pure gold weighing upwards of 81b. and valued at 4001., which he had picked up with his own hand. The ship brought some wool from Sydney and the Cape, and 500 boxes oranges from St. Michael's. The specie has all been placed in the Branch Bank of England. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. The commercial advices from New York describe no further change as regards the money market, except an increasing feel ing that a rapid reaction from the recent panic was SOOTI to be looked for. Meanwhile, although the lowest rate of discount was 7 per cent., there bad still been no failures, nor were any app re h en d e d . Bills on England o continued to be pressed on the market, in order to raise funds for immediate wants, and henceantdhere was a fur change, t p h r e oL r s Op d Ne e cr o c t l o i 01 infe anyFinAnt h aml e ißi r a np ms t , no immediat e e e c n o t i f s n e of n x . RP- A ee n ie lnteresting discussion took place at the London Farmers' Club, last night, upon the economy and advantage of covered farm mr build ings.m: Cheffins, Th e su b ject was ably introduced of 62, Moorgate-street, and spokeri to by Mr. Fisher H o bb s, Mr. Robert Baker , Mr. Sherer, Mr. Jackson, an d other gentlemen. The discussion termi nated with the adoption of the following resolution : " That after the variety of systems advocated this even ing, the club will not undertake to recommend any one in particular ; the great point being to adapt the build ings to the occupation they may be erected on ; soil, it linaate, and situation being carefully considered." The resolution Was agreed to amidst groat laughter. THE FRENCH EMPIRE, A projet de loi is at the present moment under the consideration of the Council of State, which creates some surprise here. The object of it is to grant a pension to the Princess de la Moskowa, widow of the unfortunate Marshal Ney ; but it not only grants her the pension for the future, but gives her all the arrears from the day of Marshal Ney's execution. The amount of the arrears is calculated at 336,000 f. The family of Marshal Ney have cer, tainly gained by the restoration of the Empire. The Prince de la Moskowa is a senator ; two of the members of the family are receivers general : and others are provided with well-paid charges at Court, besides the high rank in the army to which they have been promoted. Letters from Venice state that the Comte de Chambord was to leave that city about the 20th of April, after having had an interview with the Em peror of Austria, who was expected to arrive in Venice on the 10th. Mr. Edward Dubeuf, the eminent portrait painter, is at present finishing a fall-length por trait of the Empress for the Exhibit:on, which is to open here on the 15th of May. This is the only authorized portrait•made of her Majesty since her marriage. Yesterday morning the Emperor and Empress heard mass in the chapel of the Tuileries. After the mass their Majesties were present at a review of several regiments about quitting Paris. His Majesty distributed a number of crosses and medals. ' The accounts from Lower Italy are without par ticular interest. At Rome the projected voyage of the Pope to Paris seems to have met with im pediments both from Austria and the Sacro Col legio. It is reported that Cardinal Antonelli, who strongly opposes this trip, finds his position of Secretary of State somewhat undermined by French interests. At the Bourse yesterday the general rise that took place in the funds on Saturday was not main tained. The Three per Cents., for cash, fell 20c., and for the account, 15c. The Four-and-a-Half per C ents., for cash, advanced 10c. on the closing price of S a t urday ; and Bank Stock, 15f. The market, before the close of business, had assumed a generally firm tone. The following are the closing prices :—For cash : Three per Cents., 79f. 50c. ; Four-and-a. Half per Cents., 103 f. 40c. For the account : Three per Cents., 79f. 50c. ; Four-and a-Half per Cents., 103 f. 20c.; Bank Stock, 2,690 f. --- AUSTRIA. We have received the Vienna journals of the Ist instant. They give no further details of the news brought from Constantinople, under date of the 21st ult., by the Trieste steamer. One of the officers of the Sultan, Moustapha-Effendi, had been sent on a special mission to Vienna. M. Rauscher had been definitively appointed Archbishop of Vienna. His enthronization was shortly t o t a k e p l ace b y t h e Apostolic Nuncio, Monsignor Viale Prela. Dispatches from Constantinople state that the Sultan will shortly send Mustapha Effendi, one of his favourites, with an autograph letter to the Emperor of Austria. Lord Stratford de Redcliffe embarked on board the Fury, at Trieste, on the 30th ult., for Constan tinople. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, APRIL 3.—Nothing further has trans pired relative to the conspiracy. The affair is placed in the hands of the Attorney-General, who will in due time prepare the acts of accusation against all persons concerned, whether in arrest or fugitive. It is asserted that the letters or docu ments here and at Rostock, furnish evidence of an immediate connection with the refugees in England and elsewhere, and especially with the notorious Kinkel, whose sentence of death was commuted into imprisonment for life in a fortress, and who succeeded, by the aid 'of sundry persons not known, in making his escape to England, via Rostock. A remarkable feature in the proceed ings of the police in the recent affair is the secresy with which they prepared and conducted opera tions, seeing that nearly all was accomplished by them two days before even the best informed persons were aware of anything extraordinary hav ing occurred. Whilst on the subject of police action, it may be useful to English people travel ling to or through the Austrian dominions to quote the following, given under the head of " Vienna," by the Prussian semi-official journal : —" The Austrian frontier guards have been di rected to carefully watch all strangers, and to pay special attention, above all, to English travellers, in order to prevent any abuse of passports." Whether this be true or false, Englishmen pro posing to enter the Austrian, and indeed the Prussian territory, will do well, and thereby save themselves from much inconvenience, and perhaps delay, to take care that their passports be regularly vise, in London or elsewhere, by the diplomatic or consular agents of both States. The following official statistics, relative to the action of cholera in divers districts of East Prussia, and more especially in that of Marienwerder, may not be uninteresting. The disease broke out, it appears, on the 10th of July, and spread with ra pidity over C,O towns and villages, attacking, out of a population of 615,000, about 10,670, of whom 6,b36 died, and the remainder recovered. The disease, now extirpated in the district, appears to have been more widely spread and intense in 1852 than during its previous visits in 1831, 1837, 1848, and 1849, as, during the first the number of in fected places was 315, that of cases 9,020, and deaths 5,260. During the second only 72 places were infected, and not more than 2,448 attacked, of whom 1,039 died. In the third mentioned year and during a period of 9 months, from about Mid summer to March following, 156 places were infect ed and 6,355 persons attacked, of whom only 2,818 recovered. In the same and last year (1849), the pestilence again broke out in June, and continued until the middle of December, infecting 111 places, attacking 4,853 persons, and carrying off 2,656. The capriciousness of the scourge is such that it baffles all medical calculations as to the chances of its reappearing 'and travelling westwards. The last report from Breslau, of the 30th, shows nei ther cure, new case, nor death. THE COLONIAL GOLD COMPANY.—This Company have received letters by the Great Britain steamer from Mr. Thomas Corner, their superintendent in Victoria, dated Jan. 3, accompanied by detailed reports of the various diggings and localities where quartz veins exist. These show that gold-bearing quartz veins abound in the parts visited, and th a t t h ere i s ample employment for machinery, with which Mr. Comer requests the directors to supply hire. In the mean time he had taken steps to obtain some more simple machines for commencing ope rations in gold-washing. GREAT NUGGET VEIN COMPANY.—A fall of 11. per share took place this afternoon in the shares of the Great Nugget Vein Company, owing to sales, which being made on the arrival of the Great Britain, were re garded probably as a consequence of orders from the colony. No information, however, transpired upon the subject. A private letter states that at the time of the departure of the Great Britain, the company were just about to commence operations with the English ma chinery, and that much interest was awakened in Sydney as to the results, which, it is added, were " expected to be great, as the manager of the English company (the Colonial Gold), by whom the mines are to be worked under a mutual arrangement, had been purchasing shares after a careful opening and inspection of the vein by his mining captain." It remains to be seen whether these purchases may not have bee n wrong ly attributed to the colonial manager by speculators who may have bought them with the intention of selling a larger quantity in London. AUSTRALIAN EMIGRATION.—The departures from the port of London for the Australian colonies during the past week have been more numerous than ever, and have included vessels of all classes. They consisted of eight to Port Philip, with an aggregate burden of 2,678 tons ; five to Sydney, with an aggregate burden of 2,932 to ns ; a two to Adelaide, with an aggregate burden of 1 , 14 4 stownasn; River one (in b t Hobarto al las t - ) t , o w n - f n ,6505 f t0n5.342 tons total capa city and one t o d c i i t s y e , was bu t consequentlyrat rates so f fr freight g,7hst show lton a further t en d ency to s . Lndar g eneral e merchan dise, shipment s are still made of manufactured good s TelainEe.MAns.—SOIITHAMPSTtoelf, Monday, April 4.--The de Bengal, Captain St eam Navigation Company's screw an d ria, steam- ship with pPaertniunrseulathrisan acifte°rnrioeontaflor Gibraltar, Malta, and Alex the usu al 35 mails for India, China, and the James Brooke for passengers, Powell, took her de for Gibraltar, Cap Mediterranean, and among whom is Sir e goods, S ingapore, tainands th v ll an o s n ior C s a u p e t z ain sc V c Vivian freight the Bengal takes out a good cargo of manufac turedand specie, value 92,300/. as follow : Gold, f or Alexandria ' value 20,0001. ; for ' Madras, 6001.; for C e yl on, 5001. Silver, for Calcutta, 43,000/.; for Penang, 5,7001.; for Bombay, 22,0001.; and for Madras, 4501. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Haddington, Captain Cooper, from Constantinople, Smyrna, Malta, and Gibraltar, is expected to reach Southampton about the 7th or Bth inst. The United States mail steam-ship Hermann, with dates from New York to the 26th of March, is expected to arrive off Cowes about Friday next, en route to Bremen. The bark Coromandel, with a full complement of Government emi grants, sailed from this port for Sydney on Saturday. NORWICH ELECTION PETITION . — We rare informed .. . that two petitions from the Conservative electors of Norwich will be presented this evening by Mr. T. Dun combe—one setting forth gross acts of intimidation, bribery, treating, and violence ; the ether praying the House to reinstate the original petition, improperly with drawn by Mr. Brown. It is said that these petitions were signed by nearly 500 electors of Norwich in a very few hours. Mr. Craven Berkeley, we understand, is going to offer some explanation, on the part of Colonel Forester, with respect to expressions tleman to Colonel Dickson. use d by that gen-