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

LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROOMS.— I different to the more urgent entreaties for innova- Lessee, CH IRLES E. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fulham tion. Like the Merry Monarch, we have shown zci ;re Open Every Every Evei.ing. The Orchestra will , perforT?, during T ,, ti N e a T po ttl: 4 " S e h p aml i ol ,e k "Rose Waltzes ' the RnecTe,'Q' a u nsl rille A . m . r a ' a wonderful aptitude for " sauntering " through Valerie," " Juno," and "Steeplechase" Polkas.— Admission, Is. the drowsy regions of those Lotos-growing dock- Doors open at Half-past Eight ;to commence at Nina o'Llock, and terminate at Half-past El even . 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 NORTH UMBERLAND—fortunateIy, for has there not already been sufficient evidence of its beneficial in fluence in the appointment, and organisation of the before-mentioned Commission Unquestion 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. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Under the Management of Mr. Buck.stone. THIS EVENING, APRIL 1, Will be performed THE SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY. Chit. racters by Messrs. Tilbury, William Farren, Henry Corri, Buck stone. A. Payne, Compton, and Rogers; Miss Stanley, Miss Poynter, Miss Ellen Chaplin, &c. After which MR. BUCKSTONE'S ASCENT OF MOUNT PAR NASSUS. To conclude with DR. DILWORTH, ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. TEETS EVENING, APRIL 5, Will be perforrned the new and original Comedy, in three acts, by Douglas Jerrold, entitled ST. CUPID ; or, Dorothy's Fortune. Principal characters by Messrs. Wright, W. Lacy, Harley, J. Vin- MurrayTy, F. Co o k e, Everett, and Chester ; Mrs. W. Lacy and Miss _ After Which will be produced a new Drama, adapted from the the ItARCreO nch F AE, of MOB Mo. Scribe, by Mr. Pa:grave Simpson, called sp A. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Yestris. THIS EVENING, Aram 5, Will be presented A SIMANGE HISTORY. Characters by by Madame Vest ris, Mrs. F. Matthews, Miss Julia St. George, Miss If. Oliver, Miss Rosins Wright, Miss •Mason, Mrs. Horn, and Miss W adham ; Mr. C. M at h ews, Mr. F. Matthews, Mr. R. teoxby, Mr. Cooper, Mr. J. Bland, Mr. Belton. Mr. B. Baker, Mr. Rosiere, B re. To conc;ude with LITTLE TODDLEKINS. ,_ THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL P ro;aletor, Mr. B. Webster. —Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, APRIL S o t, lll be Presented WEBSTER AT HOME, AN ADELPHI FARE THREE REMoVES AND A DESSERT. Characters by Messrs. t• Webster, L. Murray, Keeley, &c,; Miss F. Maskell and Mrs. L. hurray, g ce. lAfter Which, A NOVEL EXPEDIENT. Vlth TO PARENT 3 AND GUARDIANS. PE /IE PI PRETTY GIRLS OF STILBERG. NO THE DUMB BOY, AND PIIG, HIS MONKEY. 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 wil again be found in the very district wher e a were once horrified, similar negligence that might, very probably, lead to similar calamities. The parties cannot be taught. Ina 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 ye' is notorious that there is no class more gnorant 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 shp 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 d eserving of censure than a similar omis sion wh ere the lives of ourselves or our fellow creatures are are at st a k e . Th e one i s mere l y a mat mischiefreat d. ; th e other may occasion irreparable . Within th e last week there have been three accidents a t Bea, two of whi c h en d e d f a t a ll y ; and it wa s more b vigilance th a t the otyher go p o r d ov fun e o d rt less e fa t t h al a . n p i r n o a p l e l r , the same unaccountable want of care was per ceptible. In the Minerva, which swamped an unknown schooner, every soul on board of which perished, there was no sun c=ent look-out to pre vent the collision, and when it occurred the boats could not be let down to rescue any of the 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 to 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-. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren. THIS EVENING, APRIL 5, ~ .ar.r.4..6 Presented SALVATORI; or, the Bandit's Daughter. 4litn - ..`vz , by Messrs. H. Marston, Robson, Diddear, Cooke, and ; Mesdames Anderton and H. Gordon. F r wh ich, THE BEGGAR'.i OPER 1. Supported by Messrs. an a ct o errn o ' rd - o te, Lchalders, and Cooke; Mesdames A. P hillips Y Bartlett, To c°n " j aue With THE LASS OF GOWRIE. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. TriuMPhant success of the New Spectacle, which has been nightly teZived with the most enthusiastic approbation.--The novel and 7 . ' e l ect ng Ft ats of the Horses, and the terrific Leap of Amakosa's ders 0 over the Falls of the Umtata have been, hailed with thun f applause. And during the MS EVENING, APIM. 5, Week, the Performances will commence with the r r . fgrand PPectacle entitled AMAKOSIL ; or, Scenes of Kafir To le ; with magnificent scenery, costumes, and appointments. AREN,Z followed bY brilliant and elegant Achievements in the Artistes.M su Pported by th e most eminent Engl sh and Continental Europe. Bo= onclude with a Laughable FARCE. ... -ottee open daily from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager, Mr. w. West, BIM! WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tul a DAY —Morning 52 rain. after 11 Evening 21 niin.aft. 12 "" To e 45 min. a ft er 12 I Evening 9 min.aft. 1 DAILY WEATHER TABLE. TESDAY, APRIL 5, 1. State of th e w i n d and weather U at each of the following places at nine o'clock on Monday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. HASTINGS—S.W., gentle breeze --partially cloudy. SoIITHAMPTON S. gentle breeze —p ar ti a ll y cloudy. TCNBRIDGE—S.W! gentle breeze—cloudless. BASINGSTOKE—N..4%, gentle breeze —partially cloudy. GREENWICH—W., gentle breeze —partially cloudy. SWINDON —W. gentle breeze —partially cloudy. YARMOUTII—W., gentle breeze--oVercast. HOLTHEAD—W., gentle breeze —fine. LANCASTER—S.W., calm—partially cloudy. Wrirrßv—Calm—cloudless. D ARLINGTON —W., gentle breeze--partially cloudy. gEtAp— S., calm —overcast. THE WEATHER. ---SUN OFFICE, APRIL 5. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 9.' 3 — highest sinc e noon yesterday. ;Al owest this mornin g and. during the night. 58— t his day at noon. IP I BAROMETER, 29•88. =W.—Morning, rain —Afternoon, dull TIM PUBLICATION OF `THE SUN" COMBIENCES ETERY AFTERNOON T THREE O'CLOCK, AND THE ATE OR THIRD EDITION, CO NTAINING THE DEBATES IN PARLIAMENT THE SAME EVENING, iir, M all other News arriving up to the hour of Post, AT SEVEN O'CLOCK. EXPRESS EDITIONS will be forwarded after the Post is closed by the Latest Trains. Tbt ~~ 0 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 11pointment of that Commission. Certainly, among A le nr all, it is the one most calculated to reflect d o tir upon th e patr i ot i sm of the departed inistration. It was a proceeding that Li aci long been required by very pressing 1.114 extraordinary circumstances, but which had, nevertheless, beenhitherto set aside pertinaciously, time after time, by the successive Ministerial ad visers of the SOVEREIGN. It had been argue d b y Pamphleteers. It had been urged upon the con sideration of the authorities by journm. It lad be en the subject of one or two petitions to Irle } Luse of Commons, and of one or two iliee,ches from some of the more energetic of the 30pular representatives. vement c All in -v a i n . I t was a calculated n o All in enhance the annual unount of the national ex Which M r. H urtn penditure—and ye t one might have regarded with bowels d' compassion, and for which even Sir JOSHUA ATALMSLEY might have found reason for some en ;ouragernnt Notwithstanding all which, it was theme that appeared to be virtually tabooed by he Admiralty. Nobody apart from the profes the matter seriously. ion was allowed to talk of [f any response was occasionally extorted from the Lords Commissioners, it simply resolved itself into threat of reviving the old press-gang aboraina_ 401 1, that pet panacea of the Quarterly Revi ewers. Nothing consequently could have been better timed, svery thing considered, und er ex i s ti ng c i rcumstances, 'lan the organising of that Commission which, 'opposing there were actually nothing else to do ' 0 ) would of itself, we cannot help reiterating, ', en der most cre di ta b ly memorable the career of .he DERBY-DISRAELI Administration. *Ve ry recently th e R eport has been issued by ' u ese Naval Commissioners, showing the fruits of 'heir elaborate and sustained investigation. la lather, perhaps, it should be said, to speak more illicitly upon a matter of such vital interest to 6 community, a number of important sugges lerts ha ve emanated from the Commission, with ;p 6 VieW to e the carrying out of a compre h ensive sys of im provements. Those suggestions have been ° Med by the Government and sanctioned by the st.°lzlizactrr The character of the proposed ',B"nges will, doubtless, have been observed, within r i -uke last few days through the medium of the ument published lately in' our own columns, a he duly authenticated by the signature of h e Ron. and Gallant Gentleman the Secretary to T?-A-thuiralty. F rom that document it will have Fazi perceived th a t th e intentions kept in view upon subject by our maritime officials, are neither rl3.6l*ficial nd serin their bearing, resolved upon hastily, ,_, a bout to i be carri e d out with precipitation. In a,os earnest there has, indeed, been time allowed f or f orethought and premedi- Whatever may be said deprmiatively of ile6e and ff ere orts at th e B oard of Admiralty, it a nnot a t leen, fr any rate b e i ns i nuated that there has at he "1 first to last, in all this anythi ng i k the o r e al!est d egree approximating to haste f this, ermg of the arrangement& Instead • have been dawdling on, apparently in- THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1853. plorable . and harrowing eatastrophes, 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, 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 MANTITA and Duc 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," whetlier he be a Polish Impostor or an Italian Patrician, whether he be Count SOBILEWSKY, or Prince di GONZAGA MANTTJA, and Duke of CA STIGLIONE. He claims the latter title, and he demands—as he has demanded for many years past—that those clairias 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 Freuch Imperial Government. 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 Bnckley, 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. M as t ers S m ith, 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. Mowatt, bad an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, yesterday, at the Board of Trade. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Alford Mills, Mr. John Carter, Mr. Vise, and Mr. T. E. S avage (Hol beach), MrAdderley Howard and Mr. John Clarke (Long Sutton), Mr. Wa.tson (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 Fury. - 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." 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 contemporaries. 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 CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) Richard Morgan, 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. TVilliam 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 DA Y.) (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 dividetds have been paid to the amount of 19s. 24d. 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 *ill 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 FronLino 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 78,3001., drawn in conformity with the terms of the sinking fund, to be paid off on par on the Ist 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 Mara,nham, at 6d. to 'ad. ; 1,000 Egyptian at 6d. to 10d. 2 • 300 Surat, at 3d. t o 4id. ; a nd 20 S ea Island, at Is. 9d. to 2s. per lb. Railway Shares were dull at steady p ices. The railway meetings announced are the fol lowing : Company. Date. Place. 2 F Aberdeen April 19, Aberdeen. Dijon to Besancon April 18, Paris. Grand Junction of France April 30, Paris. 5 Lyons and Mediterranean April 30, Paris. 5 Manch., Sheff., and Line April 13, Manchester. North of Fra nce.... ..., April 30, Paris. 5 Paris and Ly ons ... ..... . Paris and Strasbourg April 28, Paris. Redruth and Chasewater Sambre And Meu5e........ U. Thames-st. April 30, Jardines. South Yorkshi re Wet Flanders April 7, 61, Moorgate-st. a Ditto .......... April 19, Bruges. One of the ques ti ons that of late has excited con- 25 siderable inter es t, i s t h e probable supply of food to st 25 our Australian possessions, and perhaps some idea 50 may be formed of the probable course which the suin p a p a l f a o d a. e n or d a wi ll considerablet ke b y w p h e a r t i ohda sprovisions SO in the latter country were rather scarce and dear, st. and great fears were entertained lest there should St be serious inconvenience felt. High prices, how- St. ever, have had the usual effect of bringing forward St. larger quantities for disposal, and at the latest date sStt.. in February the i m p orts of flour and grain at San 12 Francisco had been very large. This was bringing 50 the rates down a little more than the average pre- 16i vious to the speculations and advances of last J une, St. and in no other similar period, since the country 20 was ceded to the United States, has the fall in the 50 prices of tho staple article been so great as in flour 20 during the first fortnight in February. Perhaps 11A this arises not so much from the low prices in- 10 variably resulting from the other extreme. The St result, in any case, must prove b ene fi c i a l t o th e bulk 20 of the community who have been-distressed by the 10 scarcity and dearness of the necessaries of life. St. Barrelled flour was selling at 12 to 13 dollars for 50 cho'ce brands. The sock of domestic barley was 2 4 5 0 abundant, both for seed and consumption, and 25 large arrivals were expected from South American st. ports. Oats were being also regularly intro- 8i duced in almost every vessel, either in direct ship- St. ment or as packing material. St. The strong feeling of disappointment which 25 50 some parties express at the delay in the granting 100 of Charters to Australian Companies, requires to st. be met by a few remarks in explanation. Every 6 letter from the Colonies shows us that there is a 25 determination to have the full control of financial 20 matters, and to as great an extent as possible the administration of political affairs also. The colonies feel their power and loudly complain of being ruled at a distance of 16,000 miles upon. even 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 some general banking law is contemplated, and that the manner in which the older establishments have 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, St. Whitehall, Ist April, 1853. 50 "Gentlemen,—With reference to the petiti on f or a 20 charter incorporating the —, and whi c h pet i t i on has 20 been referred by her Majesty to the lords of this cora 25 - mittee for their consideration and report, I am directed by the Lords of Privy Council for Trade to state to you 20 that my lords have forwarded the petition and draft 20 charter to the Colonial Department for the consideration 50 of the Duke of Newcastle, in order that, if he should 20 think fit, his Grace may communicate with the governor 10 of the colony to which the charter relates with reference 10 to the incorporation of the proposed company ; and I Bt i 2 am to suggest to y ou th at the promoters of the 25 company should address to the Colonial Department any s t 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 th e G overnor o f the colony.—l am, a:- gentlemen, your obedient servant," &c. &c. The terms here are sufficiently unequivocal, and S tally precisely with the declaration of our Colonial 2i Minister, made a short time back in Parliament. , 8 , It has been indust r i ous l y state d , however, that '' there are exceptions to this refusal, but we may ( mention, upon the best authority, that the circular C notice was forwarded to the three following banks on Saturday last :—Chartered Bank of India, 3 Australia, and China ; London Chartered Bank of 5 Australia ; Royal Australian Banking and Gold 7, Importing Company. 6 It may be further stated that the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China was refused 6 ! as far as India is co ncerne d i n t h e month of Dec. 2 0 last, and that the a ppli ca ti on f or the Australian charter was responded to in the negative, as above St. mentioned. i The Australian Consols Mining Company intend to remodel the concern, ha ving introduced several St. new directors, and contenr Slating a disposal of s . their landed property to eFgible parties. The capi- t. tal hereafter will consist of the following : Shares. 6, Shares. Original shares of IL each 60,000 New shares of II 40,000 Free 11. shares to the original holders, without further payment 200,000 To be converted into— 5O new 51. shares 12,000 To be called Si. shares 8,000 St. ITo be made 51. shares 40,000 /Total °fussy 51. shares 60,030 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 not 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 Chancello:• of the Exchequer in reference to the Consolidated An nuities Bill, and some imagine tl'at the purchases for the Sinking Fund will not hereafter be made from the Commissioners' box. Exchequer Bills of March are 7s. to uh. premium. Foreign Stocks are well maintained still. Mex ican have been as high as 27 and 28. Grenada are at 23k, and Peruvian Deferred at 64. Spanish New Deferred have been at 241. The Turkish Loan is 21 to 21 premium. The Gold Mine Shares have been inactive, and the order from Sydney to sell freely of the Great Nuggett Vein, instead of sending them over for the disposal of the shareholders, causes them to rule very 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 goL 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 Cent. Consols Annuities India Bonds, £lOOO 43 Ditto, under £lOOO 4B 3 Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, 13d. June. £lOOO £5OO Small ll 7 March 11 7 11 7 11 7 PRICE OY FOREIGN FUNDS TIIIS DAY. Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent. Grenada Bonds, Deferred, Ditto Ex Dec., 1849, Coupon.. Greek ex over-due Coupons Mexican 3 per Cent 274 Ditto Account April 15, 27i 8 7g i Peruvian Bonds, 1849, 4i per Cent. --- Ce / Ditto Deferred, 3 per Cent 63. Portuguese 5 per Cent. .. 43 Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ...... ...... ..... . 118 i Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ..... . Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent... 24/ i Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. so 8 / Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852 2,i i 3 Venezuela Bonds 34 per Cent 39/ Dutch Exchange 2l per Cent 65 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates... • THREE O'CLOCK. Consols lOOOOl A 120 Ditto April Account SIIA.RE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Paid I RAILWAYS. .00 Aberdeen .... 8i Ambg. Noting. Bost; & Eastn. June all Birmng. Wolverh. Stour Valley 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct..— all Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons 184 Do., £2O [OO Bristol & Exeter .00 Caledonian. all Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black. & Pass 45 Dublin &Belfast June all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction all Do. New all East Angli::,n (£25 L. & E. & L. & D.) all Do., (£lB II & H.) all Eastern Counties all Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. Sh 83 Do., do.. all Do., B. & C.. 100 East Lancashire all East & West Ind. Dk & Birming. June !00 Edinburgh & Glasgow 1i Edinb. and Peebles .60 Edinb.Prth. &Dundee .00 Glasgow &S. Western 00 Great Northern Stk 100 De., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 Gt. Sth. &West(lre.) 100 Great Western 11 !din South-Eastern. all Lancaster & Carlisle ll Do., Thirds 'lOO ',encash. &Yorkshire 15 Do., Fifths 114 Do., Wst. Riding Un , all Leeds Northern all Liv.Crsby. & Southpt all . London & Blackwell 3 bond. Tilb. & Sthend. 100 Lond.Bright&S.Cst. r lOO London &N. Western 12 Do. Fifths 1 D0.,10/.Sh.,M&B 0 'lOO London & S. Western 42i Do., £50........ au a 3 411 LL D nn o. , 40.&Coleraine 100 Yranch.Shef. drLineln. Do., Man. &Lin. Un. 100 Midland 100 Do. Birmliig. & Derby 47 Midland G.West.(lr., 17 Do. Shares . all Newcastle &Carlisle.. 100 New market Do. Brry Extensions 16 Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd 7i Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint, Rostre Tor .00 Norfolk all Do., New 3i Northn. Counties Un 100 North British 13 North Devon, No.l 6h Do., No. 2..... all De., A Dererred 5 Do., B Guaranteed 17i North Staffordshire all North Western 10 N. &S. Westrn. une 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton 100 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland 100 Shrewsb ary & Birmg 100 Do., L. & N. Wes;:u Guaranteed Stock 8 Shrewsby. & Herefd all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all Do. Halwi, do. all Do. Oswestry ...... 61 Shropshire all South Devo -100 South all South Wal. , 15 S. Yorksh. ILverDun 5 Do. 161 Stockton & Hartlepl. 19 Thames Haven Dock and 17 Vale of Neath... ..... . all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limeri 13 West C0rnwa11........ 21s. Wmbledon &Croydon 1 Woodford ....... ..... 100 York Newell. & Berw. 20 Do. Extensions....... 111 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 100 York &N. Midland.. Closing Prices this day. 28 - 29 6} - 9 IoJ 7 - 6 i d 21 - 22 34 -- 2i d 103 -- 105 63 -63 i 21i -- 22 18i -- 19! - 1 - 8 - 100 Aberdeen all Do., No. 2,7 p. e 100 Bris. dr Ex. 4p.c. St 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester dr Holyhead Guar. 5. per cent 34 Cork&Bandons3p,e all Dundee Perth drA bor deen Junction all EastA uglin u (X 3 100 6 per cent. all Do. (25) 7 per cent 2 Do. (117170 7 p. et all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l all Do., No. 2 ........ all Do., New 6p. c. St.. all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent.... 100 EastLancash. 6 p.cts. all Edinb.Prth.&Dundee 5i per cent........... 100 Glasgow do S. Western guar. 5 per cent.... 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c. 100 Do. sp. e., Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem ; I all Gt. Southn. &Westn (Ireland) Eighths 6 Gt. Westn.. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) 100 G. West. fixed 43p c 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O, 100 Do., 6p. c., Stock 100 London and Brighton Gulranteed 5 p. c 100 Do. Prof., sp. c. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 ..... 100 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. 5 London &S. Western, Con. Thirds . . 10 Londonderry& Color 3 Shares ..... all Londy. Ennis. 3Sb all Manch. ,Shef. , & Lin., ,4 Shares, No. 1 all Do. Now, £10... 3 Do., £6 . .. .. all Marypt. &Carl. 4p. c all Do. 43 per cent 83 D 0........ ......... 100 Mid. Consol. 6 p..c. St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent 5 00. Pref. 43 per cent all Norfolk E.-elision.- all Do. Guar. per et all Do. Way, Val. 5 p 100 North sh all North Staffordshire 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverh. £15,6p. e. 9 Do. ....... ...... -..- . all Shrews& firm. N. I. all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min),B p. c. 10 Do. 5 per cent..,., all South Devon ...... . 11 Do. New all S. Eastern (Reading', Ann.,) ,) of £1 Os.6d. all S.Yorksh.4p.e.Guar. 3 Waterfd. 6p. c. 100 York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p. e. Pref. 5 D 0... ...... 10 Yorl Midland .. & S. Pureh.. 54 - 12 3 1 - 10 - 11 7i 7a 72 73 55 -. 57 73 - - 75 32 -- 33 81i -82 h '47 -- 49 122 - 124 107 •-- 108 90i -- 91 92 --94 4 13 -- 13 hp 74i -- 75 4 5i -- 34d 16 --16 1 9 9i 1 —2 103 164i p 117 1184 1 2 90 9 p 1 lgp n 1 5i itid 44 3id 104 11 29 - 3 - 73 - 42 - 50 52 -- i 3 3 ci gi 52 5 4 8 2 —23 d 34 —85 i ... ---. .. 41 8 21 si p 51i 521 98 100 61 - 63 64 66 70 75 ... dis 18 -- 20 9 -- 10 14 -- 15 31 -81 d 20g -- 21 75 -- 75 361 -- 36 3 4 -- 1 4 19 -- 21 3i 31 15. —15 i 9 93 29 31 94 91 ^ par 68i -- 7i -71 d 24,t 58 - 59 PREFERENCE SHARES. FOR: 3 An';.werpeißotterdam 3 BelgianEastn. Junct. all Charleroi &Erquelin. 6 Dijon and Besancon 8 Dutch RI enish all East Indian 1 Do. Extension all Gt. Indian Peninsula 7 Gd. Junct. of France 15 Gt. Western of Canada Shares 1 Lucca & Pistoja sp.c pref. ... ....... ... . . 15 Luxembourg.. 10 Do. (Railway) 2 Do. 3 Do. (Canal) S Do. 6p. et. prof 7 Lyons & Mediterran 44 Madras all Namur & Liege (with interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all Do. 201. 3p. C. Bds (fmy. B. & A ms. Shs.) all NorwegianTl ankProf 10 Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans all Paris ai I Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg 4 ParisCaen &Ch erbrg. 5." Quebec dzßichmond all Rouen and Havre all Sambre and Meuse 4 Do. 5i p, ct. pref 4 Southern of France 2s. Upper India'Smip all West Flanders ....... . 6 Do. 52 per c. 10 Western of France 2 West. of Switzerland 3 Zealand.. ENslnoss done this day. 20 20 8 i 10 20 1106 - 1081 rlO4 - iii 6, 18 - 19 - 4 6 - 3$ - 3k - 16 14 -- 14 p p 14i- 15 18 -. 18 3i - 3i -- 10 - 112 81 6 7 105 107x } el d il5O 152 .. --- Xd ,• • -- Xd .50 - 1&i 3 1 -- 3 1 P 10 -- 11 131 -13 i 8 -- 9 10i -- 114 p 148 —lsoxci 4 - P 22A 23 5 1 ---- 2 106 A -107 i 25 - 26 21 10t - 17 18 lip 14. —15 i! par iP I 251 261 196 —20 i id bar 'lOl - 103 4 1. 14i -- 151 2 -- 2i p 2 -- 2 die! 5 —6 p 1 -- 1p 2 -- 2p 1 -- lip - 4 If 1. - 2 par A 1) ., 2i p 1 7 5 6 35 36 81 -- 74 42 -- 41 -- Xi 44 -- 20 -- 9i -- - n - 1 dis 94 I MINES. 1 all Agua Fria . 108. all Anglo Californian 10 2 Australasian 20 5 Australian 44 —5/ p 1 all Australian Cordillera p 1 all Australian Freehold. 1 dis— p 1 all Ave Maria die— p 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) par p 1 all British Austrin. Gold pli 20 13.5 British Iron 64 74 35 244 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm 5 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 6 64 64 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 30 -- 31 1 Carson's Creek par 40 all Cobre Copper 46 -- 48 5 1 Colonial Gold 4 21 21 , 14 Copiapo 6 7 St. all Copper MM. of Eng B5 95 25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent Bl —9l p 5 all English and Austin 20 all G 3 Copper Smeltg. Co. 11 1 d 4 aeral . Nugget Vein l4 2 p 3i 431 1 all 3 all Great ooth Lake Bathurst ...... . . die— par 1 all Liberty,,. . ..... p 1 all Lend. &Califor n . G o ld I Quartz Crush. c 0... 4 d 1 all Mariquita.... ... d-4 par 1 10 9 Mexicau&S.AMerien. 8 8h 8 1 all New Granada. , ,,, - p 1 1 all Nouveau Monte ....... 11p 2 1 Port Philip Par , —4,pi 1 1 1 all Quartz Rock par A p 50 all Rhymney Iron 24 — 2 6 P 251 15 Do. New 7 8 30 10i Santiago de Cuba 64 74 1 all South Australian — p 10 7 Tin Croft ........ ...... 284 all United Mexican 64 1 all Waller par —4 p 14 1 all West Granada 4 P 1 all West Mariposa par pl 4 1 all Yuba p 14 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia 92 93 916 50 all British N. American 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 1 lip 3/ 1 / 100 25 Colonial — 100 20 Commercial of Lond — ... 10 English Scottish and Australian ll —2l p 12 20 121 Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia - 4ip 17 16/ 50 20 ' London and County — 50 10 London Joint Stock — 100 20 Loud. & Westminster 20 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India d par 50 221 National of Ireland.. 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation 55 56xd x d 25 ; 5 Do. New — 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 10 all Do. New 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co ldis p 25 all South Australia 5O 52 25 all Union of Australia 77A —78 i ... 21 Do. New B4 9 50 10 Union of London 40 all Union of Madrid ... • MISCELLANEOUS 00 35 'Austi..lian Agricult. 96 100 97 8 20 4 Australsn.Pcific.Mail 10 5 Australn. Royal Mail 381 Brit. American Laud 624 00 324 Canada — 5 5 Crystal Palace — I 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France 20 1 Eastern Steam .. .. _ 1 1 Electri c Teleg. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat —30 i DO 50 General Sc rew Steam 20 21 Irish Beetroot Sugar 1 all Nat. Steam Fuel 10 2 Netherlar ds Land 10 21 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 50 25 Do. )O 60 Royal Mail Steam ._ 15 25 South Austral. Land . 53 53 1 1 Subrcar. Telegraph 5 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization.... )0 281 Van Die men ' s Land 21 22 22 1 22 1 MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) 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 46s 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 puns, 20 hhds, and ex ported, 176 puns, 131 hhds. The stock in the same places is 8,404 puns, 569 hhds. COTTON.—There is a good demand at previous rates. SALTPETRE.—At auction 2,740 bags Calcutta partly sold at 6d advance. Good to fine 29s Gd to 30s ; refraction, 2i to 44 per cent. The rest taken in at 26s to 27s 6d for low mid, 10 to 7, por cent.; and 27s to 28s for 9 to 74 per cent. refraction ; 97 bags Madras sold at 25s 6d for raid, 84 per cent. refraction. TALLOW--1). Y.C. 448 9d to 45s per cwt on the spot, and town 46s 6d. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Mea ow hay, 3/ 3s to 41 12s ; clover ditto, 3/ 8s to 5/ 5s ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 16s per load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 3/ 5s to 4/ 15s ; clover ditto, 3/ 5s to Si Os ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 16s per load, Supply tolerably good, and trade rather dull. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 3/ 3s to 4/ 14s ; clover ditto, 3/ lOs to 5/ 5s ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 16s 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—nist Rio Janeiro, f or H am b urgh ; Mary, Mauritius ; B alm oral , Callao. Arrived from the River—Sophia, for Sydney, N.S.W. ; Win. Stuart, Adelaide, S.A. ; Prince Rupert, Quebec ; Camden, do. ; Hebe, 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 ; Index, St. Kitt's ; Ada, Magadore. LIVEHPOOL, April 4.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived-- Euphrates, Bombay ; Debarah, do. ; Enterprise, Buenos Ayres ; John Anderson, Trinidad ; Donna, Matanzas ; York, New Orleans ; Lisbon, do. ; L. Thompson, Mobile ; Gibraltar, Charleston ; Thomas Hanford, Wimington ; Adams, New York ; Sea Nymph, Demerara ; Escuedina, Porto Rico ; Felicity, Jamaica ; Greenock, Mobile ; Rho derick Dhu, do. ; Cora, Charleston ; Alfred the Great, New York. Sailed- - Sachem, for Boston ; Amy Ann, Montreal ; Peter Foalkes, Trinidad ; Aldborough, 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 tou, Mauritius Aprilndana, Bahia. PLYMOUTH, 4.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Sam Pedro, Havannah. BOSTON, March 22.—The Moses Taylor, New Orleans to Liverpool, is agrouid 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 be en pl ace d i n the Branch Bank of England. YORK MONEY MARKET. The commercial NEW advices from New Y or k describe no further change as regards the money market, except an increasing feel rapidor.realnwue, recenteitieoanfrioimthe theo cent.,hadt i i w h e e s e t n r a n t n failures, nor were any e apprehended. Bill s on E ng l and continued to be pressed on the an d hence n t d her o e Ny i as n aedifautre prospect o f any shipments of spele2, a n 1m LONDON F ARMERS' _LIJB.—An interesting discussion took place at the London Farmers' Club, last night, upon the economy and advantage of covered farm build ings. The subject was ably introduced by Mr. Wm. Cheffins, of 62, Moorgate-street, and spoken to by Mr. Fisher Hobbs, Mr. R o b ert Baker Mr. Sherer, Mr. Jackson, and other ge n tl emen. 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, climate, and situation being carefully considered." The resolution was agreed to amidst oreat laughtAr_ x d 21/ i 138 13 81} 2 48 91 901 pm 75 41 11 9 i ii 1031 4 118 i 18 37 90 i 1 301 30 73i 4 100 5 4 20 13i a 65i 74 5 75 1 19/ x d li Pa 15 Plz 14i i 151 15 338 by tll3 ii pm 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 full-length por trait of the Empress for the Exhibition, winch is to open here on the 15th of May. This is the only authorized portrait made of her Majesty since her marriage.. Yest - erday 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 Cents., for cash, ad vance d 10c. on the closing price of Saturday ; 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 to take place by the 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 tran 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 secrecy 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 Austri an f ron ti er 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 30 towns and villages, attacking, out of a population of 615,000, about 10,670, of whom 6,836 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 follo wing, 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 that there is ample employment for machinery, with which Mr. Corner requests the directors to supply him. 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 b e e n wrong ly att r ibuted to th e colonial manager by speculator s who may have b oug h t them with the intention of selling a larger quantity in London. at T e h b e u y rd e AVSTRALIAN EMIGRATION.—The departures from the eOnnsoisftedof tons port of London for the Australian colonies during the w o i f th al a l n el a a g s gr ses e . g past. week have been more numerous than ever, and have o r. includ e dves sels ortphil 2,678 one ; five to Sydney, with an aggregate gateburden of 2,932 tons ; two to Adelaide, with a n d a e tons; one to Hobart -town ggr gate burden of 1,144 of 842 ns ; nd ne to Swan River (i n ballast), of 655 tons. to Their a total o capa city was consequently 4 , 751 tons. Large shipments are still made of manufact ured freight g oo d s and general merchan o sh ow a further tendency to declin e . THE M.Ans.--S ouT • HAltrroN, Mond a y, A pr il 4.—The Peninsula r and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's screw steam-ship Bengal, Captain Powell, took her de parture this afternoon for Gibraltar, Malta, and Alex andria, with the usual mails for India, China, and the Mediterranean, and 35 passengers, among whom is Sir James Brooke for Singapore, the Hon. Captain Vivian for Gibraltar, Captain and Mrs. Evans for Suez, &a. On freight the Bengal takes out a good cargo of manufac tured goods, and specie, value 92,3001., as follow : Gold, for Alexandria, value 20,0001. ; for Madras, 6001. ; for Ceyl on , 5001. Silver, for Calcutta, 43,0001.; 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 Norwich will be presented this evening by Mr ; T. intimidation, bun combe—one setting forth gross acts of int.m the bribery, treating, and violence ; the ether p ra ying with- House to reinstate the original petition, im pro perlythes petitions drawn by Mr. Brown. It is said th a t thes e Viere signed by nearly 500 electors of d Norwich in a very few hours. Mr. Craven Berkeley, we un erstand r ,ll going to offer some explanation, on the part of'tdonel Forester, with respect to expressidne used by that gen tleman to Colonel Dickson_ :IGN. 91 I