The Sun. — London, England, 1853-03-30 00:00:00

THE FRENCH EMPIRE. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. SPORTING NOTES.—No. CCCCII. Yesterday commenced the regular racing season of the present year, and a brilliant opening it was—fine weat'aer, plenty of sport, good fields, highly interesting results, and an immense attendanse. The ex-Premier lei off with Longbow for The Trial Stakes. The race was never in doubt, he waited on Conmore until half way up the distance, and won very easily by a short length. Conmore beat Extacy, for second place, four lengths. Dear Me was beaten nearly the same distance for third place ; and Truth, of whom so much was ex pected in town, finished a bad fifth and last. I fully ex pect that Longbow will carry off nearly all his short en gagements throughout the year, his speed being unde niable. _ _ The only effect of this race was to bring Umbriel slightly into notice for the Derby, but he was not backed to any extent, the layers being abundant. The Whittlebury Stakes resulted in another easy vic tory this time for Brigliadoro, who was not only a faster animal, but superior in other respects to the favourite, Lady Audrey, who finished second. The Hero filly was an indifferent third. This animal, I think, will improve as the year grows older Charley, who has been backed off and on by the public for a great deal of money, and at short odds, notwithstanding he had the assistance of Nat, could not be got from the post until it was too late, consequently, he finished last. The Great Northamptonshire Stakes pulled Mr. Parr's judgment through triumphantly once more, his Defiance having accomplished the deed, and with sst 131 b up, over a course like this, it is any thing but an ordinary performance. It was a good race at the finish, the winner getting the best of Hobbyhorse only a short half length. Nerva was a shocking bad third, Happy Joe fourth. Kingston was not able to go the pace, his weight telling fearfully upon him. This race had the effect of elevating Contentment, for the Metropolitan, 4 to 1, and 7to 2 being taken to some money. Mr. Parr ought to make no mistake for the Metropolitan with such horses as Defiance and Weathergage in his stable to test Con tentment with. If the latter can beat Defiance at, we'll say, 71bs difibrence, his victory in the Metropolitan - would be certain. The Triennial Stakes came off, as in the two previous heats, in favour of Frantic, who won from end to end— Convulsion in no part of the race having a shadow of a chance with him. Messrs. Parr and Megson nearly made a mess of it for her Majesty's Plate, Weathergage only winning by a head, and that being accomplished with the greatest difficulty ; Deerhound, who has never shown any par ticular running hitherto, pushing him so very close up the distance that by many it was supposed at the last td be a dead heat. Hungerford was a very bad third, and Retail and the Cranebrook colt were out of the race aarly. This race suddenly brought Deerhound into notice for the Metropolitan, and 12 to 1 was all the odds they offered. The Pytchley Stakes brought an out-and-out day's racing to a conclusion. My judgment on all the races but one was quite cor rect ; for I selected Longbow to win the trial, Frantic to win the Triennial—placing Convulsion second, as a mat ter of course—Weathergage to win her Majesty's Guineas, and placed Brigliadore and Lady Audrey first and second for the Whittlebury Stakes, with the filly by the Hero in the third position—the exact places they obtained. I only failed in the Great Northampton shire Stakes, for which I gave it as my opinion that the winner would obtain a situation in the front rank only, not thinking it possible that he could give a stone away , on a course like this to Hobby-horse, Nerva, and Postu lant . The ring is hit to some extent, but not so hard as might have been expected from the forward position which the winner held in the betting. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. NORTHAMPTON AND PYTCPILEY HUNT RACES. - WEDNESDAY.—The TRIAL STAKES of 10 sovs. each, with (Flatman) 1 40 added. One mile Lord Derby's Longbow, 4 yrs, Bst Captain Lane's Conmore, 4 yrs, Bst Mr. Armstrong's Extasy, 3 yrs, 6st Lord W. Powlett's Dear-me, 3 yrs, 6st Mr. E. Phillips's Truth, 5 yrs, Bst 81b . Betting-7 to 4 each agst Truth and Longbow, and sto 2 agst Conmore. Won by three parts of a length ; four lengths between second and third. The WHITTLEBURY STAKES Of. 10 SOVS. each, with 100 added for two and three-year-olds. About three quarters of a mile. Lord Clif den's Brigliadoro, 2 yrs, 6st 41b.....(Carr011) 1 Lord J. Scott's Lady Audrey, 2 yrs, Est 41b (including _.. 31b extra (4shnialr) 2 Mr. H. Elwes's ch f by the Hero, out of Joe Miller's dam, 2 yrs, 6st llb Steggles) 3 Mr. Flintoff's Wire, 2 yrs, Est llb (Wells) 4 Mr. Shepherdson's The Maid of Golborne, 3 yrs, Bst 111 b (including 61b extra) (Templeman) 5 Major Pearson's Charley, 3 yrs, 9st (including 61b extra) (Flatman) 6 Betting-5 to 4 agst Lady Audrey, 3to 1 each agst Charley and Brigliadoro, and 7to 1 agst Wire. Won by three parts of a length ; two lengths between second and third. The GREAT NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES of 25 sous. each, 15 ft., with 100 added. Winners extra. miles. Two Mr. Parr's Defiance ' 3 yrs, sst 131 b (Wells) 1 Lord Derby's Hobby Horse, 3 yrs, 4st 131 b (carried sst 11b) General Anson's Nerva, 3 yrs, 4st 91b 3 Mr. Morris's Kingston, 4 yrs, Bst 131 b 0 Mord Eglinton's Lucio, 4 yrs, 7st 91b 0 Mr. J. Shepherd's Alp, aged, 7st 21b 0 Mr. Reeves's Sweetheart, 6 yrs, Est 71b (carried Est 101 b) 0 Count Batthyany's Hambletonian, 4 yrs, fist 51b 0 Mr. Smyth nd May-day, 5 yrs, Est 41b 0 Mr. B. Austen's Madeline, 4 yrs, Est 0 Mr. Sherrard's Lady Blanche, 4 yrs, sst 121 b 0 Mr. Rowden's Happy Joe, 4 yrs, sst 121 b 0 Captain Lane's Charley, 3 yrs, s st 121 b 0 Mr. Payne's Cotton Lady, 4 yrs, sst 111 b 0 Mr. Hives's Polly, 3 yrs, sst 41b 0 Mr. Snow's Postulant, 31yrs, 4st 131 b (carr. sst 41b) 0 Lord Chesterfield's Jacqueline, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b (carr. _ bet 41b) Duke of Bedford's Dabchick, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b 0 Mr. J. Barnard's Tobolski, 3 yrs, 4st 51b 0 Mr. J. Little's Chaffwax, 3 yrs, 4st 31b 0 Betting-3 to 1 agst Defiance, 9t. 2 agst Hobby Horse, 5 to 1 agst Dabchick, 9 to 1 agst Kingston, 10 to 1 each agst Happy Joe and Nerva, and 12 to 1 agst any other. Won by half a length ; four lengths between second and third, Nerva a bad third, and Happy Joe fourth. Third Year of the TRIENNIAL STAKES of 10 sous. each, with 50 added, for four-year-olds, &c. Once round. Mr. Greville's Frantic, Bst 71b (Flatman) 1 Major Martyn's Convulsion, Bst 71b 2 Betting-4 to lon Frantic. Won by three lengths. Her MAJESTY'S PLATE of 100 guineas ; three-year-olds, 6st 101 b • four, 9st 21b ; five, 9st 61b ; six and aged, lOst. Two miles. Mr. Megson's Weathergage, 4 yrs (C. Marlow) 1 Mr. Reeves's Deerhound, 3 yrs 2 Mr. Morris's Hungerford, 5 yrs 3 Sir W. Booth's Retail, aged 4 Mr. Dickins's cby Cranebrook, dam unknown, 3 yrs 5 Betting- 5 to 2on Weathergage, 6to 1 agst Hunger ford, and 10 to 1 Deerhound, Won by a short head four lengths between the second and third. The PYTCHLEY STAKES of 5 sous. each, and 40 added. Spencer Plate Course. 10 subs. Mr. Oliver's Shipwreck, 3 yrs (601.), Est 31b (Ashman) 1 Mr. Magennis's Janina, 4 yrs (601.), 7 s t 81b 2 Mr. Little's Macaw, 5 yrs (1001.), Bst 61b 0 Mr. Roger's Leybourne, 5 yrs (901.) Bst 21b 0 Mr. Morris's The Bishop, 4 yrs (601.), 7st 111 b Mr. Sargent's Henrietta, 4 yrs (301.), 7st 41b 0 General Anson's bg by Theon, 3 yrs (601.) Est 31b 0 Mr. Mare's Aunt Phillis, 3 yrs (301.), sst 131 b Mr. J. Adkin's Heroic, 2 yrs (601.), 4st 101 b 0 Mr. French's c by Napier, out of Cau rouch ' s dam, 2 yrs (60/.), 4st 1011; ............ , ..................... 0 Betting-3 to 1 agst The Bishop, 4to 1 apt Ley bourne, and 5 to 1 agst Janina, Shipwr eck, and Na p ier oolt. on by a neck. BETTING ON THE COURSE. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 3to 1 agst Contentment (t). 112 to 1 agst Deerhound (t) CHESTER CUP. 10 to agst Trifle (taken). DERBY. 20 to 1 &gat Umbriel. LARGE ROBBERY.--A robbery, e which shows how far is age from always bringing discretion, was effected on Monday last in the city. A Mr. Gale, of Somers-town, formerly captain of a merchant ship, and now a ship owner, was in the city about the middle of the day, with 2161. in his possession, principally in Bank of England notes, which he had just . received. He was accosted by a well - dre ssed plauTble man, who made himself so agreeable that a visit to a tavern was proposed and accepted. Wine was called for, and after shipping, emigration, and other subjects had been introduced, another fellow, a confederate of the first corner, made his appearance and joined their com pany. Captain gale made known to his companions that he was possessed of plenty of money, of which no doubt they were well acquainted be fore, and the time passed very agreeably until another of the gang camem, and had recourse to the well-worn expedient of boasting that he had lately become possessed of a good deal of money by the death of a very wealthy relative, to which he added that he intended to give 1001. to the poor of any parish in England, and would entrust Captain Gale with the distribution of the charitable gift, if he could produce sufficient money to convince him he was a re spectable man. The bait took, and Captain Gale dis played his cash, upon which one of the sharpers advised him to be very cautious, and said there were a great many rogues in London, and that it was ver y d a ngerous to display money ; a truism of which th e C a ptain was afterwards fully made sensible. One of the fellows, un der the pretence of wrapping up the mo ney an d s t ow ing it safely away in the Captain's pocket, substituted flash notes. Soon afterwards the foolish man found himself alone, his agreeable companions having disappeared one by one. The police of the H division have been in search of the sharpers, of whom they have not yet dis covered any trace, and there is no doubt that Captain Gale's money is irrecoverably lost. THE LAMBING SEASON.—There has been, generally, a great loss of lambs this season, and extensive flocks of sheep, in many places, are much diseased—facts of great public importance when mutton is scarce and wool dear. The sheep should be kept dry, if possible, and have a large portion of dry food. —Carlisle Patriot. The demonstration of bankers, merchants, and traders of the city of London in favour of the in terests of peace, and improving the relations of amity between the English and French nations, is noticed briefly but with great satisfaction by the Ministerial journals. The Constit•utionnel says : " We are happy to have to record this manifestation of the feelings of the commerce of the city of London ; a manifestation, which testifies at the same time the esteem and the sympathy of the real English people for France and for Napoleon 111. It is the best reply that can be given to the hostile articles in the London journals, which have made attacks as unjust as they were passionate against the Imperial Government ; it is also the most solid guarantee of the union of France and of England on all great questions, on which may depend the peace and civilisation of the world." The Pays says : " A manifestation of high importance has just been made in the name of the English people in favour of the union of France and England. This union, which is one of the most essential guarantees of the peace of the world, has never been seriously disturbed ; but it is im possible not to have seen the efforts which have been made to change it. Hateful passions, and infamous calumnies propagated by shameful pamphlets, may have deceived some credulous minds on the other side the Channel, but real opinions, which are only formed from a study of facts and a wholesome appreciation of men, have not been deceived by these gross falsehoods. They have unanimously declared themselves in a way to render full and striking justice to France and to her Government." The Siecle expresses as much satisfaction as the ministerial organs, and observes with great truth, that the best guarantee for peace lies in the 'desire of nations to maintain it. One of the objections made to the new regime in France has been that it gives to the executive the power of going to war without it being possible for pub lic opinion to express its desire for peace through the representatives of the people. It cannot be denied that as the Legislative body in France is now constituted, there is not the same direct means of ascertaining the real state of public opinion as there is in England ; but, on the other hand, we must not forget that in France, under a more free parliamentary regime, peace has been more frequently endangered than promoted by parlianientary discussion. It was not so easy besides, as some persons imagine, for governments which are not under the direct and absolute control of a Parliament to plunge into a war for personal interests and personal ambition. Public opinion will always manifest itself, and the mani festation is the more serious in proportion to the efforts that may have been made to repress it. No Government would be rash enough in these days to declare war against another State without first being sure that it would find in the nation the resources that would be necessary for carrying it on with a reasonable chance of success. The time when a sovereign could command such resources without its being necessary first to convince, the nation that it had been attacked in its honour or _., .. ... its interest has passed. The Siecle does not fail to comment on the expression of admiration by the Emperor of the free institutions of England, and hopes that he will adopt them in this country. The Seicle should remember that the Emperor has more than once declared his desire to enlarge the sphere of public liberties when this can be done with due regard to the cause of order. Is the Sacle sure that the people of France as a mass are in a condi tion to respect ,English institutions if they were to be accorded ? hit sure that the prudence of the press which in England is the guarantee of public liberty, and, with few exceptions, the guardian of public order, could exist here at present to the same extent as it does there, and with the same re sults ? Every right-minded man must desire that this should be the case, and earnestly 'long for the time when freedom and order would be syno nymous ; but is the time come ? Can it be shown that the people are ripe for constitutional liberty to the extent at which it exists in England ? If the conductors of the liberal press in France wish to place the government in a position no longer to re strain the limits of freedom without proving that it is opposed to the principle of liberty, let them earnestly and zealously endeavour to enlighten the masses and prepare them for the use, without dan ger of the abuse, of liberty. We extract as fol lows from the article of the Saide " Every one will comprehend the importance of a manifestation of this nature. Whatever draws nations together and tends to efface the traces of old differences is entitled to the sympathy of every patriot. In that re spect, we may be certain that the proceeding of the Eng lish merchants will find an echo amongst us. All these wishes and manifestations will be always without value as long as Europe remains in arms, as long as the sword shall be in the Mance, as long as a new principle shall not have been substituted for the principle of war, which is amongst nations what was formerly the judgment of God amongst individuals. The French Government has just given with prudence to Europe a good example by reducing the army 50,000 men, but that example ought to be followed by others. Then peace will be solidly established, and commerce and manufactures can give a large development to their operations. Another es sential condition for the maintenance of peace is that nations should be placed in possession of their rights and liberties. England is placed, in this respect, in an exceptional condition, as she posses ses lib era l institu tions, has no army, and her fleets during peace are the simple protectors of her colonies and merchant vessels. France has institutions, but they are not crowned ; liberty has not yet been placed on their summit. W e h ave heard with pleasure the language of the Emperor to the English deputation. The head of the State admires the liberty enjoyed in Great Britain. We recommend the adversaries of the representative government--of parlia mentaryism, as it is called in the present day —to ponder' over that reply. It is not from lips which can be sus pected that the eulogium of free institutions proceeds ; and since the Emperor admires them amongst our neigh bours, we cannot but hope that he will not be averse to restore them in France, where they existed for nearly forty years. To determine in favour of peace at present is, therefore, to determine in favour of liberty, and it is for that reason that we attach much importance , to the manifestation which has just ta ken place. ' The Union, whilst it admits the importance of the manifestation per se, says it would be better pleased if it had been accompanied by some proof of the friendly feeling of the British Government. We really cannot see any reason for this expression. The relations between the two governments are carried on and manifested by diplomatic communi cations, and any interference in the demonstration of a portion of the citizens of London would be out of place, and perfectly useless. The wish for the maintenance of peace and for improving the rela tions of friendship between the two countries has not been confined to the Cabinet of England; it has been strongly expressed in both houses of Parlia ment. Where, then, was the necessity for mixing up the Government with the declaration of bankers, merchants, and bodies of the City of London ? The Union says : " We have no need to call the attention of our readers to the reply of the Emperor ; meditated on with care, it will appear in its true sign ification, and in enlighten ing the past will cast a useful light on the future. As to the manifestation in its elf, we will not pause to remark on its being altogether of an unusual character. As suredly, nothing is more honourable than the names of the persons forming the delegation ; nothinF, represents interests more considerable than the 4,000 signatures to the address ; and nothing is more desirable than the ob ject of international concord and general peace which they h ave i n v i ew . Besides, it may easily be imagined, how much, independently of the question of h u m anit y , the gr ea t merchants of England ought to be anxious for a period of peace which is so favourable to the develop ment of their wealth. But we may be permitted to observe to the signers of the address that they have taken alarm somewhat quickly ' • that no one here would y ever have suspect e d i n t h em any warlike propensities; and that, in fact, their proceeding very significant, no dou bt, as the expression of an imposing fraction of the English nation, is, however, o n l y t h e act of pr i vate person s, and one of which they should t a k e care not to exaggera te to themselves either importance or the consequences. the The exclusively individual character of this step is parti cularly apparent in the care which the English Govern ment appears to have taken to keep completely aloof from the manifestation, even to the point of the English accompanied his having neither prese n t e d nor his countrymen to the audience. W e have no intention, by these observations, to lessen th e va l ue of the English address, nor diminish the movement of opinion o t f w is hie dpuersoonf,utnosrbapreretinendtbetsheatsetuhteimCeaubtisnc buto J it am is es t ' h s e the aae great vnet more assurances of peace are precious between nations, the more they ought to emanate from above. Speeches from the Throne, declarations of Parliament, diplomatic notes, and, more than all, reciprocal the Governments, are the true and best guarantees. of The wealthy merchants of London are too much imb ee ed s. by national spirit to be displeased at our paying more attention to such official acts than to their own manifes toes,re however considerable they may be." The Emperor on Tuesday gave an audience at the Tuileries to a deputation of the English Com pany for the junction of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The deputation consisted of the following gentlemen—of whom the three first have obtained a concession of the enterprise ; Sir C. Fox, Bart., chief of the firm of Fox, Henderson, and Co. ; Mr. T. Brassey, contractor for the works ; Dr. Cullen, who discovered the route adopted ; Mr. Gisborne, chief-engineer of the company ; Mr. Forde, as sistant-engineer ; Mr. Brownell, merchant of Liverpool ; Mr. W. Hamilton, ex-M.P., and mem ber of the Royal Geographical Society ; Captain Mackinnon, R.N. ; M. de Rivero, Charge d'Affaires of Peru in France ; M. Rojas, Charge d'Affaires of New Grenada in France ; Mr. J. R. Crampton, engineer of the submarine telegraph ; Mr. C. S. Stokes, director of the Western Railway in France; Mr. Melville Wilson, merchant of London, and Dr. Black, secretary of the company. Sir C. Fox, pre sident of the deputation, addressed the Emperor as follows: "Sire,—ln approaching your august throne, my first duty is to tender to your Imperial Majesty the cordial expression of the respectful gratitude of the directors of the Atlantic and Pacific Junction Company for the prompt kindness with which your Majesty has conde scended to grant an audience to their deputation. The rapid increase of commercial navigation round Cape Horn has now for some years attracted the practical at tention of men of business to that which had previously been considered a merely speculative object of scientific inquiry. I mean the necessity for a direct passage for ships between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans across the Isthmus which unites North and South America. In the year 1851, my attention was directed by Dr. Culla*, who had himself traversed the Isthmus to the route across Darien, between Port Escoses and San Miguel, whieh his experience has led him to consider the best. On examining the Admiralty charts, which, as your Imperial Majesty is well aware, are verydetailei and ac curate, I was able to ascertain that the line proposed to me was the only one which could enjoy the advantage of a suf ficient natural harbour at each end—that the length of the passage would not exceed 60 kilometres, and that the only question to be decided was whether the engi neering difficulties of the ground were such as to prevent within a reasonable expenditure the construction of a channel of sufficient width and depth to satisfy the re quirements of all nations. In conjunction, therefore, with Mr. Brassey and several friends I commissioned Mr. Gisborne and Mr. Forde, civil engineers, to examine the Isthmus, and I have had the satisfaction to ascer tain from their report that it is perfectly possible to cut a channel, 160 feet wide and 30 feet deep, without locks, between the two harbours which I have mentioned, at an expense by no means out of proportion to the object to be attained and to the revenue which may reasonably be ex pected. We have accordingly formed a company to carry out this object. At the outset of our investigations and as soon as we had obtained the necessary concession from the local authority of New Granada, we deemed it right as a matter of courtesy to offer to the United States a share in the undertaking. We have throughout received the cordial approbation of her Britannic Ma jesty's Government. Our next step is, with the full con sent of that Government, to solicit the patronage and support of your Imperial Majesty. France, as one of the great maritime powers, has an evident interest in this great question of a junction between the two oceans. France, who owes so much to your Imperial Majesty, will, we believe, be grateful to you, Sire, for granting your Imperial countenance and support to our under taking. And in the name of this deputation, and of the company whom we have the honour to represent, I ven ture to hope for this support, with perfect confidence, be cause we know that your Imperial Majesty, not only as the chief of this great nation, but also by your personal knowledge of the subject, is pre-eminently qualified to appreciate the object which we have in view, and the means which we have adopted." The Emperor replied in English as follows : " Gentlemen,—l received with the liveliest interest the intelligence of the formation of a great company for the junction of the two oceans. I have no doubt that you will succeed in an undertaking which must render so important a service to the commerce of the whole world, since such eminent men are placed at the head of your company. I have long appreciated all the advantages of a junction between the two seas ; and when I was in England I endeavoured to draw the attention of scienti fic men to this subject. You may, therefore, rest as sured, gentlemen, that you will meet with all the sup port from me which such noble efforts deserve." The company's reports, plans, and maps were then laid before the Emperor, who examined them with particular attention. Sir Charles Fox pre sented the members of the deputation, and his Ma jesty addressed to each of them the most gracious expressions. When the deputation withdrew, the Emperor said— " I am happy to have seen 'your honourable deputa tion the very day after having received the one which, on the part of the merchants of London, expressed to me the most friendly sentiments in favour of peace — sentiments with which my own feelings have always been in complete accord." An Imperial decree, dated the 22d, promulgates the treaty for the extradition of criminals recently concluded between France and the Grand Duchy of Hesse. General Sauboul, Commandant of the Invalides, has just published the following order of the day on the occasion of the nomination of the new Governor Count d'Ornano " Invalid Soldiers and Functionaries of all ranks—His Majesty the Emperor has just placed at our head Gene ral of Division Count d'Ornano. This general officer gives up the post of Grand Chancellor of - the Legion of Honour to come among us. After the illustrious brother of the Great Napoleon, who still remains governor and guardian of the tomb of the Emperor ; after the Duke de Padoue, who died too soon for us, his Majesty could not have given us a more evident mark of his kindness than in naming General Count d'Ornano Governor of this HBtel. It is not here that I shall recapitulate the eminent services of our new governor. A great number among us fought with him on the same fields of battle from 1799 to 1815 ; several have served under his im mediate orders ; all of us know the brilliant manner in which he has paid his debt to the country. His nomi nation to the high functions of Governor of the Imperial Hotel des Invalides is therefore not only a recompence for him, but it is also a benefit for us all." The Consultative Committee of Public Wealth, at the Ministry of the Interior, has just made the following declarations : " That the plague in a sporadical state does not exist either in Turkey, Egypt, or Syria—that the sanitary administration of Turkey and Egypt, although suscep tible of some improvement in detail, nevertheless pre sents to Europe sufficient guarantees that the existence of the plague cannot escape their investigations—that the reports from the French sanitary physicians in the East put beyond any doubt the non-existence of the sporadical plague in the Levant—and that, in the urgent interest of international relations and maritime com merce, it would be very desirable that the European governments should adopt, with regard to arrivals from the East, a sanitary system in harmony with facts which have been clearly demonstrated by science and by ob servations." An order of the Minister of State in the Moni teur fixes the livery to be worn by the servants of the Emperor, and another order from the Prefect of Police prohibits all persons of whatever rank or condition from adopting the same livery for their servants. The Ministers, the Grand Officers of the Crown, and the Presidents of the Senate, Legisla tive Body, and Council of State may give the national cockade to their servants, but without the fear d'or or braiding. The Colonise of Boulogne says :—" On the 24th, at six o'clock in the evening, the mayor was in formed, by electric telegraph, that the Emperor would rec e i ve th e d eputat i on t h e d ay a f ter at two o'clock. The may or an d th e d e l ega t es l e ft for Paris the same night, and attended at the Tuileries at the hour appointed. The Emperor received the deputation most graciously, and, in reply to the address of th e mayor, said I feel a deep interest in the welfare of B ou l ogne . I th an k you , M ons i eur le Maire, as w e ll as a ll your popu l a ti on, f or th e sentiments which you have just expressed towards me. If I vi s it th e nort h of France th i s year, as I think I shall, it will be with a real pleasure that I shall stop at your town.' " La Bellona frigate, of 52 guns, was launched at Cherbourg on the 26th inst. The Eurydice, corvette, has sailed from Toulon for Valparaiso. The Hospital frigate Armida has sailed from Brest for the Antilles, and the steamer Duroc has left Cherbourg for Tahiti. The Corps Legislatif assembled yesterday. After the adoption of the protocol, M. Billault an nounced that the Emperor, for himself and the Em press, instructed him to thank the Assembly for the brilliant fete which had been given to their Majes ties on Monday last. M. Billault then placed on the table several bills, of which one related to the organisation of a ma rine force, while another treated of the railway from Bordeaux to Bayonne. The Assembly has unanimously adopted the bill by which the postage of letters in Paris is reduced to 10 centimes. The Savings Bank Bill has also been voted. The Exchange was inactive throughout yester day: . Closing prices at the Bourse—For cash : 3 per Cents., 79f. 25c.; 4i per Cents., 103 f. For the ac count : 3 per Cents., 79f. 30c.; 4i per Cents., 103 f. 10c. Bank Stock, 2,555. ITALY. The Marquis de Pampara has been replaced in the Intendance of the civil list of Piedmont by M. de Martini, in consequence of his having written unconstitutional articles in the Turin journal, the Patric. Mr. James Hudson, British Minister Plenipoten tiary to the court of Florence, arrived at Genoa on the 25th from Turin. A letter from Rome, in the Parlamento of Turin, states that there has been this year a great falling off in the number of strangers who annually resort b to Rome to witness the Easter ceremonies. Count Spaur, the Bavarian Minister to all the courts of Italy, arrived at Rome on the 21st from Naples. The gendarmerie of Neuchatel arrested, on the 25th, a number of recruits who had been enlisted for the Roman army, and were about to cross the frontier. On the following day they were released from custody, and sen t b ac k t o their homes. A letter from P a l ermo t o th e P o st Asnpt Gazette of Frankfo r t, says ;-,« A n a ttempt has just been made to pois on a S w i ss reg i ment i n garr ison in this h hr e o o w th i e n r into the poison place. A w e ll-d resse d man gave a so ldier two packets of a rsen i c , one of which he as k e d him to tboilerte officers,hoftheba a rr nd ac p lo r , om an is d in t g o h us im e the most liberal rewar d i f he accomplished the pur pose. The soldier drew his sabre, and endeavoured to secure the person who addressed him, but he re ceived a blow in the back of the neck which knocked himd own. When he rose up he found himself sur rounded by three or four powerful meu, but he contrived to escape from them. A few months since Major de Fivaz narrowly escaped being poisoned by his servant, an Italian." AUSTRIA. The Augsburg Gazette statesfrom Vienna :—" On the 19th the deputation from Lombardy had a pri vate audience of the Archduke Francis Charles, to deliver to him an address containing the expression of its sentiments of devotedness to the Emperor. The Archduke replied as follows "I am rejoiced to see the representatives of the Lom bardian provinces who come to lay at the foot of the throne their sentiments of fidelity and devotedness. This act of homage will be for the Emperor a solemn pledge that the people of Lombardy recognise the benefits which for ages past they have received from the august House of Austria, and at this time from the Emperor. His Majesty will also see by this that the Lombards, appreciating his kindness, will henceforth be faithful and devoted. They will give the best proof of it, by labouring for the consolidation of legal order which is so ardently desired by the Emperor. Convinced of the sin cerity of the sentiments expressed in the address, I shall be happy to hand it to his Majesty, and I doubt not that he will receive it with pleasure." The Augsburg Gazette states that M. de Bruck has accepted the post of Austrian Intemuncio at Constantinople. A letter from Vienna, of the 23d, on the New Prussian Gazette, says :—" We learn from the Tyrol that the fete of riflemen given to celebrate the recovery of the Emperor, had the character of a national fête, and few persons remember to have seen a finer one in that country. It is said that a disagreable incident has troubled the pleasure of this fete, the arms of England having been publicly outraged ; and it is added that the Earl of West moreland has already addressed a note on the sub ject to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Details on the point of the insult are wanting beyond this, that some persons fired at the arms. The authori ties then interfered and put a stop to the demon stration." The Archduke Albert will take the place of Mar shal Radetzky in Italy. Luscar Pascano is men tioned as the new Hospodar of Moldavia. PRUSSIA. In consequence of traces of a conspiracy, forty arrests have taken place in Berlin,' and eighty do miciliary visits been made. Arms and ammunition have been discovered. A Berlin letter of the 25th states that the addi tional treaty to the postal convention concluded be tween France and Prussia in 1847 has been signed, but that the postal treaty of the German Union has been abandoned. It appears by the letters from Berlin of the 20th, which have arrived by the regular mail, that the arrests mentioned in the telegraphic dispatch of the 29th, commenced in Berlin as long ago as the 18th. These arrests were chiefly of workmen and foreigners, and the charge against some of them was for wearing the Calabrian hat, which is regarded as a rallying sign of revolutionists, At Magde burg, in Prussia, on the 23d, a domiciliary visit was paid by the police to the house of a merchant named Destins, the brother of one of the members of the Prussian Chamber of Deputies, but no papers of importance were found. The Cologne Gazette states from Berlin 25th, that the number of persons arrested there up to that date for wearing the Cala brian hat was 80, and that among them were a Councillor of Regency, and other persons in a re spectable position. A merchant, who had worn the German cockade since 1848, received orders from the police to remove it. The Cologne Gazette states, from Nuremberg, 25th :—" A domiciliary visit was yesterday made, at the demand of the Austrian Government, at a commercial house here, the head of which is ac cused of having fraudulently introduced into Aus tria packets of tobacco, the wrappers of which were ornamented with portraits of Kossuth and Mazzini. Several of these wrappers were found on the pre mises. Last winter some other wrappers were found in another house, having on them the por trait of Robert Blum." Three vessels left Bremen on the 9th and 10th, with emigrants for New York. On the 18th, 2,000 more still remained in that town waiting to embark. GOLD MOHURS. The recent measure of the Government of India, in stopping the circulation of gold mohurs, is attracting much consideration among the mercantile community, and has occasioned a correspondence between the East India and China Association of Liverpool and the autho rities in Leadenhall-street. This correspondence, how ever, has apparently led to no result, the India Directors restricting themselves to a general intimation that the subject shall receive their watchful attention. Under these circumstances, as the affair is such as scarcely to admit of delay, if anything at all is to be done, it may be well to place it once more in a few words before the public. It is now 18 years since gold was put out of circulation in India ao legal Condor, but in 1841 the Government, finding apparently that it was increasing in value, authorised their officers in charge of the public treasuries to receive it freely whenever it might be of fered. This permission produced little effect as far as the tender of any large amounts was concerned until the discovery of the Australian mines, when a rapid influx commenced, and the Government saw that if any con siderable depreciation should take place in its value as compared with silver, they would be placed in an awk ward position, since all the receipts at their treasuries would, of course, be in gold, while, on the other hand, they would be compelled to meet all demands in silver. In this state of affairs it was essential that they should rescind the permission given to their officers to receive gold, or that they should restore gold to the rank of a legal tender. The first course was selected, and, accordingly, on the 22d of December last a notifica- tion was issued, that after the commencement of the present year no gold would be taken on account of pub lic payments. The measure seems to have come so much by surprise as to cause a sort of panic among the parties interested, and it was also loudly condemned as calculated to give a check to the extensive and beneficial trade with Australia that was daily growing up. The same opinion has been shared by many persons here, and, although the question has various bearings, the course adopted appears upon a general view to have been im politic. The argument in its justification would be that all changes in the legal tender should, if possible, be avoided, and that consequently, however injudicious it may have been in 1835 to put gold out of circulation, it would be inexpedient now to repeat the evil example by another disturbance. It may likewise be urged that, inasmuch as gold is likely to decline in value, it would involve a future loss to attract into the country for the purposes of permanent circulation a large amount of a commodity so situated. On the other hand, it is to be pointed out that for a Government with a debt like that of India to preclude themselves from the advantage of meeting it in the metal that is ultimately likely to be the cheapest is an act of folly, while, as regards the general interests of the country, there can be no doubt that any gradual loss that might attend the depreciation of a gold currency would fall far short of the injury inflicted from checking the opening trade with the colonies. It is true that this trade would sooner or later right itself, since no merely arbitrary distinctions can prevent for any lengthened period an intercourse that is invited by natural relations ; but, although the coins of Australia would at last come to circulate at Calcutta at their fair value, whatever might be the legal tender, such a result could only take place after the lapse of time, and, mean while, much loss and inconvenience would be occasioned. There are two other considerations connected with the subject, neither of which, however, bears upon the prin ciples under discussion. The first is, that if gold be made a legal tender, the silver coinage must be placed upon the same footing as our own, so as to be of a greater nominal than intrinsic value, or it would leave the country, as it is now leaving America ; while, in the second place, whatever determination may be come to will influence us, inasmuch as if the present re fusal of gold be persisted in, it will throw an additional quantity on our market, and hasten the effects that are to be anticipated from the abundance of that metal. Finally, with regard to the right of the Government to alter the existing system by going back to gold, it must be admitted a strong question might be raised. Such a step must in all cases amount to an arbitrary interference with every existing contract—a possibility which for the true interests of commerce should never be contemplated —and the only palliation in the present case would be that the real error was committed in 1835, when gold was put out of circulation, that much of the public debt was contracted previously to that time, and that if the restoration of gold were now to take place, before the increased supply has produced any isarticular disturb ance, it would injure few persons, and meet with no op position, while, by lightening the general burdens, its future effect would be for the advantage of the entire population. Nevertheless, it is unquestionable that to all who have in any form become annuitants since 1835 the measure would be one of injustice, and the only point that could be urged in these instances would be, that inasmuch as the Government had already been tolerated in making an arbitrary alteration, every man who has subsequently entered into a contract must have been prepared to take the chance that what had been done once might be done again. Au argument more hurtful to the commercial stability of a nation could scarcely be used, but there is no other that would be available ; and hence the grand moral of the whole affair is, that whatever may now be decided upon should be regarded as final, and that the doctrine of the literal in violability of contracts should never afterwards, by any fresh meddling with the currency, be permitted to be disturbed.— Times. GOING A-HEAD WITH A VENGEANCE.—A Baltimore mechanic has applied for space in the Crystal Palace, at New York, to erect a steam-engine, whi c h h e says, w ill carry a steam-ship across the Atl an ti c i n 36 h ours. NATIONAL CEMETERIES.— In th e ai tide inserted yes terday on this subject a passage was abridged which should read thus :—" That your petitioners beg to remind your honourable house, that the practice of intramural burial, in itself so injurious and demoralising, is rendered incalculably more injurious and destructive by the sys tematic employment of means for the purpose of providing space for the new comers," THE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. rtAiLwArs. Closing Prices Yesterday. Buv•ness done this day. Aberdeen Ambg. Nottng. Bost & Eastn. Birmg. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junet. Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £2O Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blackrock and Passage Dublin&Belfast June Dundee Perth&Aber- deen Junction Do. New East Anglian (£25 L and E. & L. & D.) Do. Do. (181. N.& H.) Eastern Counties Eastern Union, Class A. (lat* E. U. Rh.) Do., do Do., B. and C East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk & Birming. June Edinbirgh & Glasgow Edin. and Peebles Edin. Prth. &Dundee Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Great Western Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle. Do., Thirds Lancash. & Yorkshire Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. &Southpt London & Blackwall 8i Loud. Tilb. & Sthene. Loud. Brigt. & S. Cst. 1.034 London & N. Western 117 Do., Fifths Do. ,XlO Sh.M. &B. C London & S. Western Do., £5O Do., £4O Londerry. &Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch. Shef. &Lincln i Do. , Man.& Un. Midland Do. Binning. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir.) Do. 4 Shares Newcasle & Newmarket Do. Bury Extension Newp. lberg.&Hftd. Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint, and itestrevoi• Norfolk Do., New Northn.Connties Ern North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., i 1 Deferred Do., i B Guaranteed North Staffordshire Nortk Western N. k S. Westrn. June Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbmy&Birmg, Do., L. & N. Westn. Guaranteed Stock. Shrewsby.& Hereford Shrevisby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves do Do Do. Oswesti y Shropshire Union South Devon South Ea =tern South Wales S. Yorksh.River Dun Do. , Stockton & Hartlepl Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford& Limerick West Cornwall W imbledon&Croydn Woodford York Newctl. &Berw Do. Extensions Do. G. N. E. Purchase York & N. Midland PREFERE: Aberdeen ........ Do., No. 2,7 p. e.... Brig. & Ex. 4 p. c. St, Do. 4 p. c. Shares ... Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead' Guar. 54 per cent. Cork&l3andonsL p.c. Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction E. Ang. (705.) 6 p. c. Do. (X 5), 7 per cent. Do. (X 7 17s), 7. p ct. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2 Do., New 6 p. I. St Eastern Union Scrip Guar. 6 per cent East Lancash. 6 p. cts Edinb. Prth. & Dund Glasgow &S. Western Guar. 5 per cent._ Great Northr p. s. Do. 5 p. s., I - lockers. at 10 p. e. , !Gt. S outhn. & Westn. (Ireland) Eights Gt. Westn. (Berko & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) Great Western, fixed 4i per cent Lau. & York. F. £2O Do., 6 p. s., Stock London and Brighton Guaranteed 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 Londonderry & Coler. Shares Londndry. & Ennisk. A Shares Manch., Shef. ,& Lin. , Shares, No. 1 Do., New, £lO Do., £6 ........ Marypt. & Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4i per cent...... iDo - Mid. Consol. 6 p.e.St. Do, Consol. Bristol Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 4)5 percent. Norfolk Extension... De. Guar. 5i per et. Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent North British North Staffordshire.. Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh. £15,6 p. c., Do. iShrewsbury & Birm, New Guaranteed Shrewsby. & Chester Nor. W. (Min), 3 p. c. Do. 5 per cent. South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) f£l Os. 6d. S. Yorksh. 4p. e. Guar. Waterfd. &Kilk. 6p. c. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref Do York & N. Midland, a. & S. Purchase... Antwrp. &Rotterdam Belgian Ea,stn. Junct. Charleroi & Erquelin Dijon and Besan2on Dutch Rhenish East Indian... Do. ExLcr `on Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Westn. of Canada Shares Lucca and Pistoja, 5 rzr cent. pre" Luxeml)ourg Do. (Railway) Do Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. c 4 -). pre' Lyons & Y,7 - 4 .3rran Ifachas Maria Antoria Do. New Namur & Liege (with interest Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. a. Bds (imy.B.&Ams.Shs.) Norwegian Truk . Pre: Paris and Lyons Paris and 0 - fie:lns Paris and Rouen Paris and S'a-asbourg Paris Caen &CherTvg. Quebes & Richmond Rouen and Havre.- 3ambre and Meuse ' Do. 5. per cent. pref Southern of France-, Upper India Scrip West Flanders - Do. bi per c. Pref... Western of France...l West. of Switzerland New Zea1and......... 28 —29 A 61 Qxcl 91 —10 i 74 6id 21 22 d 34 —2idica 101 105 64 21 641 22 184 194 1 - 2 pm 8 -- 9 51 - - 4 14 - 13 10 - 11 65 - 57 73 - 75 32 - 34 61 - 63 81i 46 - 48 122 -124 107 904 6 t 92 13 108 • 91f - 7i • 94 13ipl 754 - 4i. d 161 1 88 1.04 1.1.84 .. 41 731 - 741 43 - 45 j 50 -- 52 34 -- la 84 d -- 3i 8i -- 50 -- 52 7 -- 8 2i -- 2i d 31 -35 i 4/ 4i d 8 -- 81 3 5p 47A -48 A 100 - 102 62 - 64 64 - 66 70 - 75 18 20 9 10 14 15 3i 3 d 20 —21 i 77A 78 364 36i 12 —1%. 4 41 19 -- 21 2 2' 15 —15 i 9 96 29 31 9i d P 684 -69 i 7i —74 2fi 2fid 58 -- 59 - CE SHARE 110 G - 108 ... - 108 18i —l94xd id—par 61 6Axd 3i 1i1) 15 -- 1 p p 14i -- 15 IFi - 19 - xd 125 127 1109 - 111 8 1 - 8. 6 1 - 105 - )07 id ipad 150 152 1150 - 1531 31 - 10 -11 lat -13 ix, 8 9 10; 114 i - - fpxd 148 - 150 - i 224 4 -23 p - 64 109 - 111 25} - 26 ii = 101 - 17 -- 183 * -- lip 14i -- 1 5. par -- p 261 —26 A 20 21 id— par 101 - 103 5 -- 51 Par PI lIG- I N. id id 1 15 —15 A 2 — pp 2 d 56 6 p 1$ i p p 1 13 p iP -8 44 - li -- 2 - td il) u 1.1 p 2 -- 2i p 74 - 7:, 5 - 6 36 - 261 14 -- 15 8i -- 9 18 -- 18ip 42A -43 A 41e, -42 A 331 -- 33 4t sp p 20 -- 21 8i -- 9i 4t 5iP # P 41 -- 51 d -- par 9i - -9 1 p id -- par L. Oi 63; i i d PEI 751 4i 1181 17i 301 291 74a 31 69 si 9 12f 581 i 19 x(1 Pm 15 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. C r O e mp lAg ans, Closing Prices Yr 2ter day. RAILWAIL Bed Sord au• Bletcbley. Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee.... Do. withoutgr Birm. Wolv. & Dudley guar. Do.wtht guar. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln gr. per cent. Glstr.& Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon. & Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Bstn and Matlock Middlesbre' & Redcar Midld.Bradfd Northern anal Easternsp.c. Do. CI per ct. Do. Fixeds p c Prest. & Wyre Do. i shares. Roystn.& Hit. Do.Shepth.St Shef.Roth.and Geoleg. 5 p.c. S. Staffordsh. Wear Valleygr 8 per cent... Do. IWilts&Somrstl Business this day. L - ,ndou & N. West. Gt.Westn Do 30 - 31 29i -30 i 30 - 31 29 - 30 104 -106 52i -53 i Do Do L.&N.W Caledou Gt.Nrthn. Gt. Westn Yk. New. & Berw. Y.&Nlid Do Do 151 - 153 32A -33 A 11 -1131 55A -- 561 27A - 28 13 -- 141 25 -- 26 2 19 -19 A 26 -- 27 S. Eastern Do Norfolk Do L.& N. W. & Midld. Stckton k Darlingt. Midland.. 2i - .05 —lo6xdl E. Count Do 64 - 66 D• L. &N.W &Ln&Yk Do iGt Northn Do xd 149 —lslxd 148 —lsoxd Lanc,ash& Yorksh. M.MClean Stockt. & Darlingt Do 1— i d 32 - 33 1021 - I GtWestn.l 102 i MINES. 1 all Agua Fria 10s all Anglo Californian — 4 p 10 2 Australasian 4d—l4 p 20 - Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera 4 p 14 1 all Australian Freehold. id— 4 p 1 all Ave Maria - 1p 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) par p 1 all British Austrin. Gold 4 p 20 13.5 British Iron 7 9 35 244 Brazilian Imp. (issued at X 5 pm.) 44 5 5 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiaba 5 - 54 53 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 30 —3l 1 * Carson's Creek par 4 p 40 all Cobre Copper 46 —4B 6 1 Colonial Gold 24 —24 p 14 Copizio 54 —64 6 St. all CopperMinersof Eng BO 90 25 all Do. Preference 8 9 p 334 5 all English and Austin Copper Snteltg. Co. 14 1 d 20 all General l7 —l9 2 all Great Nugget Vein 24 —24 p 44 3 all Great Polgooth 1 —l4 p 1 all Lake Bathurst 4 die— par 1 all Liberty 1 - 6 p 1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold Quarts Crush. Co 4 s d 1 all Mariquita d par 10 9 Mexican &S. A.raerie 8 84 1 all New Granada — P 1 all Nouveau Monde 1 —1 p 23 5 1 Port Philip i - p 14 1 all Quay:a Rock d * p 50 all Rhymney Iron 23 —25 15 Do. New 7 8 30 10:', Santiago de Cuba - 74 1 all South Australian - l p 10 7 Tin Croft ll 13 234 all United Mexican 64 64 1 all Waller . par 4 p 1 all West Granada 4 a 1 all West Mariposa iglia f p 1 all Yuba par - 4 p JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia. 191 - - 93 92 50 all British N. Americani ... 60 20 2 Chrtd. Buk. of India,) Australia, & China ' 14 —24 p 100 25 Colonial. — 100 20 Commercial fbf Lon don 4 English Scottish and Australian 24 —24 p 20 74 Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 44 174 50 20 London and County .•. 50 10 London Joint Stock 100 20 Lond. ik Westminster 20 2 Loudon Bank of Ins and India SO 224 National of Ireland 25 all Oriental Bank • Corporation 574 684 563 x d 25 6 Do. New — 100 25 Provincial of Irclan 10 all Do. New — 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp. Co.. A die— 8p 25 25 South Australia • 50 52 25 all Union of Australia 77 78 784 84 ... 24 Do. New B4 9 50 10 Union of London — 40 all Union of Madrid MISCELLANEOUS. 100 35 Australian Agricult.. 100 103 101 20 6 Austrlasn.Pcific.Mail 10 1 Auetraln. Royal Mail 88A Brit. Americn. Land ... - 100 824 Canada — 5 Crystal Palace — 61 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France 20 1 Eastern Steam — 1 1 Electric. Teleg. of Jr 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat.: 100 50 General Screw Steam, 20 24 Irish Beetroot Sugar 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fue l 10 2 Netherlands Land — 20 2i Nrth. of EuropeSteani 50 all Peninsular & Oriental ... 50 25 Do. Do. 100 60 Royal Mail Steam- . ... 78 25 25 South Austral. Land 53 1 1 Submar. Telegraph 5 2 Universal Emigration 10 and Colonisation... - 100 284,Tan Diemen's Land.. 23A MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended March 31,1853, made up from the Returns of the In pectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. ' lEARLEY. OATS. I RTE. I BEANS. I PEAS. 1 .. 441 9a 31s 10d 18s 9.1 I 331 Od I 34s 31 I 32s tid DITTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. . _ WHEAT. I BARLEY. ' I — ;ATS. I RYE. I BEANS. I PEAS. IS Od Is Od is Od 14 Od Is Od is 0.1 QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLI; LAST WEF.K. Wheat, 80,924 ; Bar'ey, 52,207; Oats, 22,458; Rye, 98 ; Beans, 6,248; Peaa, 2,261 quarters. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 4/ 12s ; clover ditto, 3/ 108 to 5/ 58; and straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 13s per load. Trade steady, at full prices. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ 3s to 4/ 15s ; clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 5/ 5s ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 16s per load. Supply moderate, and trade firm. WIiITECHAPEL—Meadow hay, Si 3s to 4/ 14s ; clover, ditto, 3/ lOs to 5/ 5s ; and straw, 1/ 7s to li 14s per load. A fair average supply, and a steady demand. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The general demand at this market to-day iolc3 steady, at our quotations. Beef, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 3s Od to 4s 6d ; Lamb, 4s 10d to 6s Od ; Veal, 3s Cd t) 4s 6d ; Pork, 2s 10d to 4s Od per 81bs, by the carcase. SOITIHALL, MARCH 30.—The supply of stock at this market to-day was tJlerably good, yet the demand ruled steady, at full prices. Beef, 2s Bd. to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s ; Lamb, r;4dto 5s 101 ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4.s 2d ; Pork, 3s to 4e Od per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, MARCH 30.—Prime beasts; sheep, and calves sold steadily at full prices, otherwise the demand was dull. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 2d ; Lamb, 5s 41 to Gs 2d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s Od per Blbs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 19s to 21s each. LEWES, MARCH 29.—Our market ruled steady, as follows :—Beer, from 33 4cl to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 4s Od to 5s 4d ; Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s Od ; Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 10d per Sibs. LLOYDS' SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, March 31.—Wind this day at Noon, W. to S.W., light breeze, and fine clear weather. Barometer steady. DEAL, March 30.—Wind, S.E., very fine. Arrived from the River, and sailed Louisa and Betty, for Rio Janeiro. RAMSGATE, March 30.—Wind, E.N.E. Sailed—Ma sonic, New York. PLLYMOUTH, March 30.—Wind, S.E. Sailed—John, New York. FALMOUTH, March 30.—Wind , E. Arrived—Lochna gar, Port Philip • De Arend, Havannah. PORTSMOUTH, March 30.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—H.M.'s steamer Rifleman, Rio Janeiro, left Feb 1. LIVERPOOL, March 30.—Wind, S.S.E. Arrived—Maly Ann Purdy, Newport, with about two feet water in her hold. Sailed—Pilotfish, Rio Janeiro;; Andover, Ceara ; City of Manchester (s) , Philadel p hia ; Robert Kelly, New York ; Ashburton , do . ; Al p s (s), Boston ; Joshua Mauran, do. Off Port—Mencieus Shanghai ; Rosamond, do. ; Success, do. ; Joseph Shepherd, Bombay ; Anna Dorothea, or Roxburgh Castle, do. ; Blanche, New Orleans ; p ac ifi c (a), New York ; Roscius, do. ; Parana, Savannah ; Ell en _ lie, Charles, Queen of England, Coquette, Danny, J. p. Harward, Hebe, Shamrock, Warbler, Pickwick, m a h a i ca Susan, Hero, Passenger, Windsor, Gertudes Meyn vAirriariiev i nedsaati79.o ' Webb, and Guelhelmina. POOLE, March 30.—Wind, E.S.E. S a il e d —Aldebaran, Quebec. OFF PENZANCE.—Meteor, Melbourne. inn : d ;:• rsica.E S .; ailed—Eliza, P anam a ; Imperial, do. ; Frederick, Santa Cruz ; CARDIFF, March 30.—Wind; S v a w u rt ritiu M s a . rc L h ort 29. N - - e Vir lsdo. New York. Em Q p U e E r, o E r N , S T 3l O Callao, for Kirkcaldy; Petrel, do. ; Mercury, Buenos A London, Rio Grande ; Tynemouth Ayres • Ulna do. ; Boadoces, Ri o . 0., for London; Sara h , Off Port — Bl ack-eyed k Castle, Ba h' ia ; Boneta, Pernam buco.94 -eyed Susan, Laguna. ABERDEEN.—SaiIed— St. Andrew, Davies Straits. _ DUNDEE, March 30.— W i nd, E.S.E. Sailed—Princess : Charlottee, Davies' Straits ; Alexander, do . ; Herome, do. SHIELDS, March 29.—Sailed —Prompt, Quebec. HULL, March 30.—Wind, S.S.E. Sailed—Evergreen, Quebec. SWANSEA, March 30.—Wind, S.E. Sailed — Esther Francis, Co q uimbo. 304 301 30 all 100 all 100 11i 100 100 18a 12 St St. 25 1051 x d xd xd ad xd LITERATURE. The Boyhood of Great Men. David Bogue. Few things are more interesting to the young than the histories of great and adventurous lives. Many celebrated characters trace the first direction of their energies to some worthy object to the effect which the account of previous efforts and triumphs of genius had on them. It must be doubly inter esting to the young to read of the first attempts and the early life of those who are now held up as beacons to posterity. Great men of every nation and every class are here described to us, from the warriors whose laurels are gained in destroying life; to the surgeons who win their fame in saving it—from Dr. Johnson and Lord Jeffrey, to the poets and historians they criticised—from the astronomers who studied the heavens, and the che mists who analysed the elements, to the statesmen who influenced the destinies of this world—and the divines who taught the road to another. In all these varied lives, however, it is most emphati cally impressed on the reader that " The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upwards in the night." Resolute exertion and indefatigable industry form the only and unfailing " road to learning," and we trust the juvenile admirers of the great men whose boyhood is described in this volume, may tread in their " footprints on the sands of Time." The Illustrated Natural History._ _By the Rev. J. Wood, M.A. Routledge. This is a very excellent and complete little work, with four hundred and fifty designs. These illus trations are of the greatest assistance to children, as they convey a better idea of the appearance of the animals than any written descriptions. Miles Tremenhere. By Mrs. Maillard. 2 vols. Routledge. This is a very romantic tale. The heroine lives with her uncle and two aunts, who respectively wish her to marry the lawyer, the doctor, and sup posed squire of the village, but she eludes their vigilance, and runs off with the real squire, who was defr a uded of his rights by his cousin. But they were anything but happy. Jealousies and misunderstandings without end ensued. At length Miles, yielding to his evil suspicions, deserted his wife, and it was not till after some years of trial and trouble that all was happily arranged by the judicious intervention of friends. The traitor who had undermined their happiness was discovered to be Marmaduke Burton, the wicked cousin, who had concealed papers of importance. The lovers of romance may find pleasure in perusing such tales, but it must be remarked that they are rather overdrawn for every-day life. Influence ; or, The Evil Genius. By the Author of " A Trap to Catch a Sunbeam." Routledge. This tale has for its moral the most perilous snare that awaits the young and inexperienced on their entry into society. While there are some few sufficiently firm to withstand all the allurements or ridicule of bad companions, and others capable not to be led, but to lead, either for good or evil, it must be admitted that by far the greatest num ber are guided by their associates. When the advice of some favourite might be disregarded, the powerful weapon of ridicule will rarely be employed in vain, but in too many eases will defeat every previous resolution, and will end by entirely changing the habits, till those formerly laughed out of their principles will soon join in the sneer and the mocking smile which drives a new compa nion in the wrong way. For it is worthy of remark, that the weakest and most vacillating characters are strong enough to ridicule others, and those who have not courage to do wrong themselves may easily prevent others from doing right. This is, therefo e, a danger against which no warning can be too urgent, for the decline and fall of Cyril Thornton finds but too many prototypes in real life. The tale is full of interest, and the gentle, yet firm, character of Ethel, the heroine, obtains our admiration and sympathy, and contrasts favour ably with the misguided Honoria, and the weak and yielding Julia. The evil genius of the book, Gerard Forrester, meets with his reward at last, but not till he has destroyed the happiness of numbers and effected the ruin of his unhappy friend, the hero. There are several other charac ters introduced, and the style is pleasing, and will interest the reader. Jane Seton; or, The King's Advocate. By James Grant. 2 vols: Routledge. Mr. Grant is well known as the author of the " Romance of War." The present work is alio an historical tale. Its plot is drawn from fact—Jane Douglas, the sister of the Earl of Angus, having really been burnt in the time of James the Fifth, having been accused by a rejected lover of endea vouring to compass the King's death by sorcery. Happily for the feelings of the reader, the history of Jane Seton terminates less terribly, and the in nocent escape and the guilt are punished in the most satisfactory manner. It is, however, awful to reflect that, in a civilised country, little more than three centuries ago, such superstition existed and such cruelty was allowed. The trial by torture was most ridiculous as well as inhuman, and seemed only made to serve the purposes of the enemies of the unfortunate sufferer, as it is well known that many confessed crimes they had never committed under its influenc?. ; and if admitted to be inno cent, which was rarely the case, the torture which had been inflicted was useless. The King's advo cate, Sir Adam Otterburn, who is the evil genius of the tale, was a real character, and was Lord Provost of Edinburgh and ambassador to England. It is to be trusted that this Scottish nobleman was not of the same disposition as the King's advocate in these volumes. Reply of the Professional Life Assurance Company to the Attacks of its Assailants. Seaton. Those who take an interest in Life Assurance politics are well aware that for some time a sort of warfare, not certainly internecine, yet bitter, and, in some respects, indiscriminate and ill judged, has been going on of late between the old and new Life Assurance Companies. The Professional, as one of the most successful of the esta blishments which the progress of th e p u blic mind with respect to Life Assurance has called into ex istence, has been subjected to very severe attacks on the part of some of its assailants, and the pamph let before us is the reply of the company, through the mouth of their actuary, Mr. Baylis. To enter into a detailed review of Mr. Baylis's reasoning would be more than our limits allow, and we must therefore refer our readers to the pamphlet itself, which, independently of the purpose for which it is written, is of high value and , interest, from the facts and statements which will be found in it with respect to the general progress of Life Assurance in this country. By these facts and figures, and by a detailed exposition of the state of the case with re gard to the Professional, Mr. Baylis most satis factorily performs what he set out to do, and affords a complete refutation of the imputations lately levelled at the establishment which owes so much to his energy and abilities. In so doing, Mr. Baylis also elaborately vindicates the very extended view which modern companies have taken of the powers and capabilities of Assurance—and this part of his book, will doubtless be most welcome to those who are, as we confess ourselves, tyros in the science. If the writer's views be correct, and we see no rea son to doubt them, fortified as they are by facts and figures which seem indisputable, the new Assurance it . is too late in the day to Companies will turn out to . be the gratest social blessing of the age, and with their assistance there is nothing which providence . and economy may not oii the k l n )y ow n l o edge of their im portance benefits Happily of Life As surance its , apostles means the least ofunworthy—havehofi ManßwspaidYreaelistdhirasough the country ; but to those who wish to study its capabilities and its uni versality of application, W e confidently recommend the perusal of this pamphlet. e- T u F e sAdTaA; nightsIr,TERMINATION. the coroner, held an PAayRneu,NNING MATCH.—On inquest in St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the body of George Brow n, aged 27. a w h e elwright. Joseph Marsh said that on F r id ay n i g ht l a st he and deceased were run ning a race in St. John-street, Clerkenwell, and the latter, having gained some six or seven feet in advance of witness, ran aga inst a cab proceeding in a contrary direction. The deceased was running with such speed that he was unable to stop himself, and the consequence was that he was knocked down by the vehicle and ren dered incapable of getting up. Witness ran to his assist ance, picked him up and took him to a surgeon's, where he was examined, and a deep wound found in his chest. He was placed on a stretcher and removed to the hos pital. By the Coroner—Should say that the cab was proceeding at the rate of eight miles an hour, but the speed deceased was going at was upwards of ten miles an hour. The road was very wide, but at the spot where the occurrence took place rather dark. The deceased and witness were both perfectly sober, although they had had a little to drink. Thomas Newbury said that he saw the deceased fall, and the shaft strike him on the breast, but he did not see the vehicle pass over him. The deceased said that it was all his own fault, and that the cabman was not to blame. Daniel Brown said that be did not think there was any blame attributablelto the cabman. Mr. G. W. Callender, one of the house-surgeons, proved that the deceased, when admitted, was suffering from an exten sive wound beneath the right collar-bone, and the breast bone was also fractured. He died from concussion of the lungs, caused by the injury. The jury returned a yer• diet of " Accidental death." 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