The Sun. — London, England, 1857-03-24 00:00:00

ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. SEASON 1857. In announcing the arrangements for another season, the Director of her Majesty's Theatre cannot but refer, with sin cere gratitude, to the success which attended'his efforts, un der very trying circumstances, in the season of 1856. Dramatic Opera, which in every foreign State is fostered by Government aid, is, in this country, denied the support which is extended to other departments of art; and it is to the patronage of the upper classes, who have rallied round the establishment, that the country owes the prosperity of a noble lyrical institution, which no unsupported individual efforts could maintain in a manner worthy of its old renown. In acknowledging the munificent assistance which enabled him to conquer the unprecedented difficulties of last year, the Director cannot sufficiently express his grateful appreciation of the delicacy with which it was bestowed. Support was freely and nobly accorded for the sole purpose of insuring the prosperity of the institution, and the counsel which added to its value was never accompanied by a word to shackle the dis.retion or impair the authority of the direction. To this the success of the past season is greatly owing; and from the generous confidence w th which the subscribers have renewed their subscriptions for the present year, without awai:ing the publication of the annual programme, the Director derives the assurance that he has not altogether disappointed the patrons of the theatre, and that he may rely on the continu ance of the cordial encouragement by which he has been hitherto upheld, and under which it is hoped still higher triumphs may be achieved than were immediately attainable on the restoration of the establishment. The enthusiasm which welcomed the re-opening of her Ma jesty's Theatre was not confined to the subscribers. The hearty interest and genuine appreciation displayed by the audiences who thronged the house from the first night to the closing farewell demand the warmest thanks of the Director, which he will endeavour practically to express by renewed efforts in the service of the public. The Director is most anxious to acknowledge how much he Is indebted to Maddle Piccolomini and all the artistes whose talents contributed to the success of last year, not merely 1)r those efforts of genius which won the sympathy and admira tion of the subscribers and the public, but for that high artistic feeling and honourable fidelity which secured the audience from disappointment, and enabled the Direction to produce the entertainments promised for each evening with out a single change of performance —a fact without precedent in Operatic history. The advantages peculiar to her Majesty's Theatre—its cen tral position, and associatio ns now more t h an a century old —give to it a natural pre-eminence of which no occasional circumstances can ever permanently deprive it. These ad vantages will be turned to account by a Company combining the prestige of acknowledged genius with the attraction of new candidates for the highest rank of their profession. Those who last year won favour at the hands of strangers will re appear to claim the cordial recognition which an English audience never refuses to established favourites ; and the direction has been further strengthened by an accession of new aspirants of the highest order, whose merits are already acknowledged on the stages of Italy, and who only await the verdict of the subscribers and frequenters of her Majesty's Theatre to confirm their fame. . . Although, in an Establishment especially devoted to Italian Opera, the compositions of Italy will naturally predominate, the gems of other schools will not be neglected. Ballet will continue to be supported by the most famous of established Artistes and the most promising of those who are ambitious of the same distinction. It is hoped that the organisation of every department will prove completely worthy of that state of renewed prosperity to which her Majesty's Theatre has now attained. The following are the arrangements already completed : Madame ALBONI, Mdle. MARIA SPEZIA (Of La Scala, Milan ; La Fenice, Venice ; San Carlos, Lisbon, dw.—her first ap _peamnce), • Mdle. BAILLOU, Madame FRANC Mdle. BERTI, Mdle. POMA, Mdle, TRENETA RAMOS (Of the Teatro Regio, Turin —her first appearance), Mdle. ANGIOLA ORTOLANI (Of La Scala, Milan ; L'Ori ente, Madrid, &c.—her first appearance), AND Mdle. PICCOLOMINI. Sig. ANTONIO GIUGLINI, (Of La Scala, Milan; Carlo Felice, Genoa; San Carlos, &c.—his first appearance), Sig. JACOPI, Sig. MERCURIALI, Sig. LUIGI BOTTARDI (Of the Carlo Felice, Genoa, &c.—his first appearance), Sig. BELLETTI, Sig. BENEVENTANO, Sig. NAPOLEONE ROSSI, Sig. GIOVANNI CORSI Director of the Mnsic and Sous-Directeur and Maitre d Suggeritore---S BAL r(Of La Scala, Milan, and Italian Opera, Paris, &c.— his first appearance), Sig. BAILLOU, Sig. DE SOROS, Sig. GARIBOLDI, AND Sig. FILIPPO VIALETTI (Of La Scala, Milan ; La Fe nice, Venice ; L'Oriente, Madrid, &c.—his first ap pearance). 3onductor—Sig. BONETTI. [u Chant—Sig. VASCHETTI. ig. FONTANA. LET. Mdle. CAROLINA POCCHINI (Of the Karnther Thor, Vi- enna ; La Scala, Milan ; San Carlo; Naples ; Carlo Felice, Genoa, &c.—her first appearance). Mdle. MARIE TAGLIONI, Mdle. BOSCHEI'TI, Mdle. KATRINE, Mdle. TERESA ROLLA (Of La Fenice, Venice—her first appearance). Mdle. LUIGIA BRUNETTI (Of the Carlo Felice, Genoa— her first appearance), Mdlo. ELISA SALVIONE (Of La Scala, Milan—her first appearance), Mdlo. GIUSEPPINA MORLACCHI (Of the Teatro Eegio, Turin— her first appearance), Mdle. ISABELLA KAR- LISKI (Of the Academie Imperiale, Paris—her first appearance), Mdle. CAROLINA PAS QUALI (Of the Imperial Theatres of yienna and Milan her first appearance), And Madame ROSATI. M. PAUL TAGLIONI, dig. RONZANI, M. CHARLES, M. PIERRE MASSOT (Of the Oriente, Madrid—his first appearance), Sig. FILIPO BARATTI (His first appearance), Sig. CASARE CHECCHETTI (His first appearance), Signori RAFFAELLE GAM BARDELLA, LUIGI VA RINI, LUIGI TURBINO, and PIETRO BUZZIO (of the Teatro Regio, Turin, and Carlo Felice, Genoa— their first appearance). Maitres de Ballet— M. PAUL TAGLIONI, Sig. RONZANI, and M. MASSOT. Regissenr do la Danse—M. PETIT. Master of the School of Instruction_ M. MASSOT. 3fadlle. PICCOLONINI Will arrive early in April, and, in addition to the characters which last season she made her own, will appear in a varied and attractive repertoire. Madlle. SPEZIA Will have the honour to appear for the First Time at the Opening of the Season in Donizetti's Opera of LA FAVORITA. Immediately after Madße. ORTOLANI Will make her first appearance asElvira, is Operant I PITRITANI. Madlie. ORTOLANI. Signor GIUGLINI. Elvira. Arturo Madame ALBONI Will arrive before the Ist of May, and will make her first ap pearance this Season as Azneena, in Verdi's Opera of IL VOVATORE. The Union of Three of these distinguished Prime Donne. Madlle. SPEZIA, Maxine. ORTOLANI, and iMadlle.. PIC COLOMINI, Will be effected in Mozart's Opera of IL DON GIOVANNI, Which will be producezl with the perfection of ensemble and details necessary to realise the intentions of its great author. All the great Artistes of the Establishment will j, in in aiding the ends of the Director to do honour to the noble work of the Shakspeare of music. • Signor GIUGLINI. This charming Tenor will have the honour of inaugurating the opening of the Theatre, and will make his first appear ance as Fernando, in the Opera of LA I'AVORITA. The distinguished Basso Profondo, Signor VIAL ETTI, Will also make his first appearance at the opening of the Theatre. - The admired Tenor, Signor BOTARDI, Will make his first appearance early in the season. Besides the principal executants of last year, the Orchestra has been strengthened by the engagement of, amongst others, Signor PEZZE, First Violoncello of La Scala, and Signor GIRALDONI,a First Contrebasso of Bergamo, L Scala, (te. The Chorus will be numerous and effective. In addition to the union of operatic talent at the opening of the season, the inauguration of the Ballet portion will bo made by the 'fascinating Artiste, Madlle. POCCHINI. The most successful Ballet, LA ESMERALDA, Will be revived expressly for her debut. Early in the season, Madlle. BOSCHETTI and Madlle, KATRINE will appear. Madlle. MARIE TAGLIONI Will arrive early in May, and will shortly afterwards appear in a New Ballet, composed expressly for her by M. Paul Taglion'. Madame ROSATI Will appear in a Ballet Divertissement from Auber and Scribe's New Ballet of MARCO SPADA, Now preparing for her at the Academie Imperials, Principal Artist to the E.tablishment— Mr. CHARLES MARSHALL. Tho Costume Department under the sole direction of Mme. COPERE. E Execut e d by M. LAUREYS and Mrs. MASTERMAN. Principal Machinist --Mr. D. SLOMAN. 'lead of the Property Department--Mr. BRADWELL. The Subscri terms will be as ption foltow : will consist of Thirty Nights, and the Pit Boxes Grand Tier .......... , One Pair Two Pair Pit Stalls ......... 15ineas. ......................... 20 0 gu ~ ..................... 15 : ( ) ) ................... 100 -- Operay O R 1 T3oAff Signor Signor a * d 11 e . The THEATRE will OPEN on UESDAY, April 11, when will be presented Don L ize A tt F i' A s Leonora V G B I IPA U EL G I L I TA I N i; i f . Baldassare Fernando To be followed (first time these 10 years) by the favourite Ballet of LA ESMERALDA. Founded on Victor Hugo's "Notre Dame de Paris." La Esmeralda Madllo. POCCHINL C.aude Froth) Signor RONZANI. LVAL Pierre Gringoire 3I. MASSOT. Applications for Boxes and Stalls to be made at the Opera Box-otlce, Colonnade, Haymarket. THEATRE ROYAL, 'ADELPIII. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed IRISH ASSURANCE AND YANKEE MODESTY. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams. After which, A NIGHT AT NOTTING-HILL, in which Mr. Wright and Pail Bedford will appear. Followed by a new Piece de Cara.,:tere, entitled IN AND OUT OF PLACE. Mrs B4rney Williams. BARNEY THE BARON, Barney O'Toole, Mr, Barney Trillium, OPERA. SUN, LONDON, TLT ES D A Y EV ENIN , Ait C 24, 1857. triIIEATRE ROYAL, DRUM LA.N . E.- - 0 :- DURING PASSION WEEK. GRAND VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT Every Evenir g, Friday Excepted. Baud of 50 Performers, including all the First Solo Players of the day. Conductor—Mr. ALFRED 7.IELLON. LOYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, THIS EVENING, will be performed Shakespore's tragedy of KIN( RICHARD THE SECOND. King Ricliard IL, Mr. C. K• an ; Queen, Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by MUSIC HATE CHARMS. $ll OYAL LYCEUM TELEATRE. Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon. A VI) THIS EVENING, HAMLET. Mr. Charles Dillon, Mr Stuart, Mr. J. L. foole, Miss Woolgar. Followed by the gorgeous burlesque of CONRAD AND MEDORA. Miss Woolgar, Mr. J. L. Toole, &c. The box-office open daily, from 11 to 5, under the super ntendence of Mr. Chatterton, jun. Carriages conveying parties ti the Private Boxes to set down at tha State entrance in Burleigh-street. IHEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven, A LIFE'S TRIAL. Messrs. Bnckstone, Compton, Howe, W. Farrell, Rogers ; Mesdames Reynolds, Poynter, Fitzwil liam, &c. Followed by the new Comedy, in three acts, entitled, DOUBLE-FACED PEOPLE. Characters by Mr. Bnckstone, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. Compton, Mr. W. Farnm ' Mr. Rogers, %Ir. Clark, Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Poynter, and Mrs. E. Fitz wil'iam. And LA. FOLIE ET VAMOR. OYAL SURREY THEATRE, it) Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, a new drama, entitled FRAUD AND ITS VICTIMS. Messrs. Creswick, Shepherd, dze. To conclude with TWO COLLEGE FRIENDS. R OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, (a new farce, called THIEVES ! THIEVES ! ! Messrs. F. Robson, G. Vining, &c. The new drama, by Tom Taylor, Esq., A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. Followed by the new farce, by Bayle Bernard, Esq., called A SPLENDID INVESTMENT. And A BLIGHTED BEING. • Mr. F. Robson, &c. Commence at half-past Seven. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. ZIL. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. THIS EVENING, Shakspere's Play of KING HENRY THE FOURTH, with the highly successful equestrian ilins trations invented and arranged by Mr. Wm. Cooke. Hot spur, Mr. James Holloway; Prince Henry, Mr. W. Cooke, jun.; Falstaff, Mr. Anson. After which, a combination of Skill, Ease, and Elegance, and the Equestrian EXERCISES in the CIRCLE To conclude with A MORCEAU CHOI% of an amusing nature. Commer.ce at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper 30xes, 3s. ; Private Boxes, from 1/., no charge for booking ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, ls. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Ur. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooko, jun. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of elections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, &c., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, hiss Brunel], Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta; Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J, Barker, W. Melling, P. Corr', Senor Antonio M. de Solla, and E. L. Rime; Masters Austin, Bennett, and lorri; Messrs. Sam Collins, E. Mackney, and C. J. Wilkins. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun.; fireetor, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre. cisely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. HIGD. WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Cum DAY—Morn. 45 min. aft. 12—Evening 6 Mid. aft. 1 ^.Molfitow—Morn. 23mtn. aft. I—Evening 46 miu.aft. 1 THE WEATHET—SuN OFFICE, MARCH 24 TIIBRIEONE7III, IN Tll SHADE. 48 —highest since noon yesterday 36 —lowest this morning and during the night. 50 —this day at noon. Benollfrfir,B, 29•62. WINP, sni fine. c - *1 4A„ ,(11)1 ;17ttnii44., /AWL E=g)" anybody, oven at this eleventh hour, knows at all about—namely, the contour and complexion of the Home Policy of his Administration. The country needed not, for an instant, to be told all over again about the Paris Conferences, about the Russian War, about our summary reconciliation with Persia, and our temporary tiff with Ame rica, and our ineffectual remonstrance with the Court of the Two Sicilies. What the country did want to know, however, was—what it still wants to know at this moment is—something wonder fully different Something that Lord PALMER STON does not dilate upon —as he dilates ia)on his Foreign Policy —in ten successive pa ragraphs of this his Address to the Elec tors of Tiverton. Something--the merest trifle his Home Policy in point of fact ! nothing more !—something so little worth talking about that our vivacious Premier polishes the whole thing off in a single sentence ! And that sentence ? Well—read it. It won't take you long. It is short enough, in all con science. And, for that matter, easy enough of comprehension. But read it. Lord PALMERSTON has just said, "Abroad it will be our earnest endeavour to procure peace, but peace with honour and with safety —peace with the maintenance of national rights —peace with security to our fellow countrymen in foreign lands." And he then adds—" At home our guiding principles will be judicious and well-regulated economy, progressive improvement in all that concerns the welfare of the nation, the continued diffusion of education among the people, and such well-considered re forms as from time to time may be required by changes of circumstances and by the increasing growth of intelligence." So—the Guiding Principles of his Government are :—Judi cious and Well-Regulated Economy—Progres sive Improvement Continued Diffusion of Education—Well-Considered Reforms. Capital things in their way every one of them— but here vaguely indicated—most provokingly and tantalisingly generalised I The countty, we are bold to say, looked to _ _ _ Lord PALILERSTON to be a little more outspoken than this. It is precisely because he is not more outspoken in his Address that we regard that Address, as we have observed, as so exceedingly disappointing. He has spoken distinctly and satisfactorily upon his Foreign Policy—in regard to which he need not have uttered ono syllable. While in reference to his Home Policy—about which people expected him to say so much—he has spoken most in-distinctly, and so far, there fore, most un-satisfactorily. So far, but no fur ther. For as a vague outline to be filled up ad likitum, hereafter —when the country shall have pronounced itself through the seven-years' decree of the constituencies—it is most admirably and most satisfactorily comprehensive. That is the Saving Point in it. That is its Redeeming Characteristic. It is almost a tabula rasa, upon which the Nation may now write anew with the iron stylus of this General Election. It leaves everything open to Reformers. It commits Lord PALMERSTON'S Government to nothing—but it admits in every way of that Cabinet moulding its Home Policy according to the necessities of the time, as expressed in the general character of the new Parliament. It is no dereliction of principle, so to conduc .he movements of our Constitutional Govern merit. The greatest English Statesman of Modern Times so conducted the State Vessel through - - many difficult and most perilous emergencies. Not by acting slavishly, according to the despicable dictates of more Expediency. But by watching the turns of the tide, the necessities of age, the novel and various requirements in the way of modification and innovation, growing with the growth, and strengthening wits the strength of each successive generation. This was the glorious and distinctive policy of Sir ROBERT PEEL --a Statesman ever open to conviction, never ashamed to confess himself in error, always prepared to acknowledge Fiat justitia, runt ccelunt, as the motto of his Government. It was the policy, lot us repeat again, the glorious and distinctive policy of Sir ROBERT PEEL. It is the policy more vaguely expressed, no doubt, but still clearly enough indicated to be perfectly comprehensible nevertheless—the cautious, and, so far, the saga cious pelicy of Lord PALMERSTON. Let the coun try remember nat—and Act accordingly ! quibble was about to be resorted t-, created a fever throughout the length and breadth of the land. But some trivial concessions, or rather pretended concessions, allayed the excitement. The people proved their irresistible power, but unfortunately refrained from pushing their victory to its legitimate results. In 1853 they were bamboozled by the "GLAD STONE dodge." The vain expectation of seeing an end of the inequitable impost led them from the scent, and the much-required revision of the tlx was postponed sine die. At the moment when the game was in the popular hands, it was recklessly flung away by foolish play. These self constituted leaders deliberately fell into a trap that could not have misled the most unwary, unless to be deceived. Again, before the last meeting of the defunct Parliament, the people spoke out plainly and in telligibly. They demanded alike the withdrawal of the special War Tax, and the equalisation of the remainder. They were, perhaps, more in tent on the Litter than the former. The paltry trickery of the former excited intense in dignation ; but calm reason urged the propriety and expediency of the much-required revision of the burden, and an unequivocal recognition of the vast difference for fiscal purposes between perma nent and precarious receipts—the former certain, so far as any worldly matter can be,—tho latter depending on a variety of fluctuating elements which were totally ignored from the calculatior. But although a partial concession was made en the first point, and 9d. out of the war 11d. was nominally surrendered (4d. being re quired during the two following. years), the spirit of COCKER was albgether disregarded by the Financial Minister, and the objectionable inequality was continued with all its monstrous defects. Had professing fiscal reformers been in earnest this could not have occurred. Tile nation could not a second time be led astray from its fair and moderate demands. It only requires that similar demonstrations should be continued to insure a complete victory. Sir G. C. LEWIS has unequivocally proved that ho is made of squeezable materials, and if the people show that they are really in earnest Lord PALMERSTON will not support him in hobbies that may endanger tho stability of the Governm en t. The Noble Lord knows how to bow gracefully to popular demands, but they must be clearly and unequivo cally preferred. This is the golden opportunity, which may not again occur for seven long years a tedious apprenticeship to a system destructive to the welfare and happiness of the people. " The light cloud" will soon pass away, and nothing but unavailing regrets will remain— mourning for that which might have been, but was not, accomplished. Once more we call upon the several constituencies to show that they are worthy of the trust confided to their charge —to prove that while they are sensitively alive to the maintenance of the national honour, they also feel acutely the wrongs under which they have hitherto suffered, and imperatively demand complete and speedy redress. Let the voters not be content with vague declamation in favour of economy and retrench ment, but insist on specific pledges respecting fiscal, financial, and monetary reforms—pledges which, if disregarded, will cover the deceivers with well-merited reproach and obloquy. just the thing the country will not stand. A Tory Chief is bad enough in all conscience ; but it is something to have a Cabinet that at least keeps him out of mischief. A Tory Chief, Cabinet and all, in the year Anno Dornini 1857, in the year of the Reform Bill 25, and the year of Protection dead and buried s—is it to be thought of ? Lord DERBY knows better. He thinks the contest hopeless—he has no mind to have a Tury Cabinet if he could get it, holding office by favour of Mr. COBDEN, " whom he never spoke to, and has not the slightest acquaintance with." He prefeis an Arab independence to an urban subserviency. Better to reign in opposition than to serve in a Government. He accordingly threatens Lord PALMERSTON if he does not keep the Tory peace ; but does not hint that he intends to be the Tory chief of a Tory Cabinet, or of any Cabinet at all. No—Mr. DISRAELI hit the bull's eye, but he smashed his own parlour window and indented the wall. And what would the Right Hon. Member for Bucks do had he it all his own way? His policy is " honourable peace—reduced taxation—and social improvement." The last all agree to—but of political improvement not a word. RI Heals would not profit by his reign. Lord PAL MERSTON has begun " reduction of taxation ;" and we somewhat like a Premier out of whom nine millions could be squeezed by popular deter mination, while we hardly know what Mr. DIS RAELI and Mr. GL ADSTONE drove at, unless it were keeping up the intolerable sixteenpence—their rid dle has always puzzled us, that of taking off taxes in order to provide against a deficit in 1860. As to an honourable peace, we cannot quite relish their notions on that topic. Viscount PALMERSTON made, NAPOLEON 111. perhaps compelling him, an "honourable peace" (?) with Western semi-bar barism last year; Mr. DISRAELI and Mr. COBDEN would persuade us to make a less honourable one with Emtern semi-barbarism this year. fJATEST NEWS S. The Gazette Piemontaise of yesterday announces the recal of Count Paar, and the departure of the whole Aus'rian Legation. Aus Irian subjects are transferred to the protection of the Prussian Ambassador. A letter from Berlin in the Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort says :—" The settlement of the Neucha tel question encounters a fresh difficulty from the circumstance of the agnates, or younger branches, of the house of Prussia refusing to consent to a re nunciation of the principality. Without their con sent the renunciation of the King would not be val d." FRANCE. _ PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. The approaching Conference on the affairs of Neuchatel will probably take place on Wednesday. M. de Hatzfeldt and M Walewski have bad seve ral interviews on the subject. The Emperor yesterday received M. Escher, Pre sident of the National Council of the Swiss Confe der& ion. " The importance which the French settlement at Senegal has attained during the last few years," says the Moniteur de la Flotte, "induced the Minister of the Marine, some time back, to create a new post of superior commandant of the navy at that place. Captain Duroch, who had been ap pointed to the situation, has just arrived at S'. Louis, and been duly installed. He will, under the authority of the governor, centralise the service of the vessels of war on the station, direct their re pairs when nece3sary and organise a dock for tha* purpose ; he will also have the direction of all works executed in the porgy, the police of the ro id stead, pilotage, &c. He is to draw 'out a mon!hly return of the vessels under his orders, and every quarter make a regular report on the stores, &c., under his charge. His residence Is . to be at St. Louis." The following is the summary of the exposé des motifs of the budget of 1858, read on Saturd4y in the Legislative Body by the President to the mem- . bers "On the whole, the comparison of the receipts and expenses presents a surplus of receipts of 20,128,981 f. If we add to that sum the 5,000,000 f. set down for the first time in the budget of expenses, and destined to reim berse part of the debt to the bank, we find a total sur plus over the expenses of something over 25,000,000 f., which, in our opinion, ought to be devoted to the dimi nution of the floating debt. No doubt it is scarcely right to expect that in 1858 causes of unforeseen ex penses will not rise; the course of human things, the life and movement of a great people, almost fatally oc casion such expenses every year. But the severe calcu lation of the estimates as regards the receipts authorises us to believe that the resources oif 1858 will suffice to cover not only the expenses set down in the budget, but even' such expenses as are net provi led for therein, and at present not foreseen ; and that thus the surplus receipts to which we have just referred will remain appropriated to ita natural destination—the diminution of the floating debt. Last year the report of the committee of the Legislative Body charged to examine the budget uf 1857 called the serious attention of the Emperor's Government to the necessity of re stricting the supplementary credits, and of reducing them to rare cases and small proportions. The decree of the 10th November, 1856, c,rried on the proposition of the Minister of Finance, has proved to the country that the Emperor in his wisdom had like you foreseen this danger, and desired to preserve the future from it." . ......• It may not be forgotten that, when the article of the Moniteur on the union of the Danubian Princi palities was known at Bucharest, the greatest joy was expressed and the most flattering complements directed to the French political agent. The French Government has not, however, been over pleased at these manifestations, which, in point of fact, were a censure on the Elogl'sh Government, which was known to be opposed to the union. Baron Talley rand, the French Commissioner to the Principali tie4, has received instructions from his Government to keep hjmself on the reserve, and not only not to encourage any such demonstrations, but rather to do all in h's power to check them. BOURSE, March 23.—The following were the last quotations ,1- 7 Cash. ft. c. End of Month. 44 per Cents 3 per Cents 7O 55 70 75 New Loan — Bank. Shares 4,200 Roman 9O Credit Mobilier 1,446 Austrian Belgian Fives ...... .. 1301— Spanish Threes -- Pietlmontese (5) _ 91 Home Debt LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 18b7. Viscount PALMERSTON has at last issued his Manifesto to the Country, according to the old. established usage ever observable under similar circumstances. He has spoken indirectly to all the possessors of the elective franchise through out the three kingdoms by addressing himself di rectly to his own immediate constituents. He has, for the most part, repeated deliberately in his Epistle to the Electors of Tiverton, what he had already expressed cursorily in his after-dinner speech at the hospitable board of the Mansion house. Nothing more ! Or, if anything, some thing so very trivial in the way of additional sup plementary explanation, that it would require for the purposes of scrutiny to be placed as it were under the lens of a Political Microscope ! Now, in a very great measure, of course, this is disappointing. Not b comment upon the mat. ter at all in the language of exaggeration, this is at the least, we repeat, disappointing. It is dis appointing when wo are hearkening with the most eager curiositylfor some explicit, minute, formal, categorical statement, to find ourselves in refer ence to the very topic in regard to which we are waiting, as we have before intimated, for every imaginable detail, and for the utmost possible degree of particularity —listening only to the meat vague generalities ! It is disappointing when we are prepared to receive the utterances of the Oracle to hear actually, for the most part, little else than the "foam and fury"--(really just now " signifying nothing ")—of the presiding Genius of the Dolphos of Government. We are surely not speaking extravagantly when we venture to observe that Silence or Evasion in regard to the Great Questions of the , Hour, at such a time and from such a source, appears to us really, after all, very—disappointing. Yet it must be remarked that Lord PALmEn.- STON'S Address to the Electors of Tiverton is, with one exception, altogether admirable in what it expresses. That one exception being, as a matter of course, the c3mplimentary, or rather the eulogistic, reference to the Peace with Russia, a Peace never to be glossed over in our opi nion, a Peace in regard to which we, at any rate, can never be cajoled into a sort of an after-thought of admiration I Apart from the really preposte rous and wholly inadmissible encomiums upon the Treaty of Peace, and upon the Diplomatic Negotia tions through the means of which it was brought at length to the date of its ultimate ratification —the Premier's Address to the Electors of Tiver ton is altogether admirable, we repeat, in what it expresses. It disappoints us solely in regard to what it leaves un-expressed. As an enunciation of the Prime Minister's Foreign Policy it ig, in the very highest sense of the term, inspiriting and satisfactory. But in regard to that policy we really needed no information whatever. It is patent to the whole community. It cannot, in common parlance, b© ignored. It is part and parcel of the National History during the past Half Century. It has already become the theme of our popular annalists. It may still be carped at by the more jealous and the Inure cap tious, by the least generous and magnanimous among Lord PALMERSTON'S contemporaries. But with reference to the impartial judgment of Poste rity, Events ha . ve long since secured for it its most signal and decisive vindication. Therefore the mere circumstance of the Prime Minister's restrict ing himself almost exclusively, in this his formal Political Manifesto, to the detailed enumeration of the more recent and more emspicuous, and there fore- doubly well-known phases of his Foreign Policy—does really and truly appear to us to be a mode of proceeding, to say the very least of it, quite superfluous ! I nstead of recapitulating what everybody by this time knows so perfectly well, Lord PALMERSTON Would have done much better, we conceive, by enunciating what scarcely "Finance has always been A stumbling-block in he way of the Whigs." This is "a great fact," so notorious that it would be an act of superero gation to offer additional arguments iu support of the assertion. It is greatly to be regretted that the Government of Lord PALITERSTON, deservedly populer in many respects, exhibits not the slightest improvement in this particular over that of hi 6 predecessors. Sir G. C. LEWIS is perhaps the most inefficient Chancellor of the Exchequer ever pitch• forked into Downing -street ! Foitanately for the country, his hands are so far 'tied that he 'cannot now introduce exploded principles, or resusc,tate the monster grievance that received a death-blow in 1846. But he has shown an un flinching determination to support and sustain all the existing abuses. Ile may be regarded as the chief impediment in the way of fiscal, financial, and monetary reforms ; and, if permitted to havb his own way, the nation will for a protracted period be afflicted by tht monopoly of the Old Lady of Threadneedle-street —an unimproved Bank Charter Act continued for a further term of ten years, an unmodified Income Tax for an in deficits period, and the maintenance of various burdens alike condemned by justice and expe diency, and which will effectually prevent the further development of the glorious principles of Free-trade or unrestricted competition, or what soever ether denomination may be accorded to the doctrines that have been recognised by Par liament for the last 15 years. Now, the great problem that requires a satis factory solution, and which must speedily be de cided, is—whether it is'not possible to continue a Government in which the nation approves, so far as the Foreign policy is concerned, without delivering it bound over hand and foot to the tender mercies of an incompetent Financier, who will certainly retard, if he cannot altogether pre vent, the introduction of measures essential to the welfare and prosperity of the country. We may highly approve of Lord PALMER,STON—may con sider hint " the right man in the right place," but does it therefore follow that we must repose con fidence in Sir G. O. LEWIS, and submit to all his vagaries in the financial department. Th© sick lion, in the fable, grieved more at the insults of the donkey than at more serious evils. If there must be a financial dictator, it should unques tionahly be a man of very different mental calibre from either Sir G. C. LEWIS or Sir 0. WOOD. The verdict on this important issue is in the hands of the several constituencies. If luke warmness or indifference be now displayed, the national interests must suffer severely for years to come. Some time ago the people nianifested extraordinary excitement. Economy and re trenchment was the universal demand, combined with a judicious mode of procuring the n ecessary re venue to provide for the public expenditure. More recently, the mere notion that a " pettifogging HIT AND MISS. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Thirty years ago we knew a country gentle man who thought he would test the probabilities of his success as a duellist. We are not aware that ho was intending an affront to any of the class, rather large at that time, who thought powder and lead the scales of gentlemen'i justice, but our friend was a man whose blood coursed pretty quickly through his veins at all times, and it did not take much to get it' up to expres4, and even to collision, speed. CURRAx proposed to a challenger to chalk a man on the barn door, and whichever hit him first should make the apology. Our friend preferred a pump in his yard for an experimental autigoniEt, and placing himself with his back to his parlour window,, and in front of his man, and, making his own signal, he pulled the trigger, and—smash went the parlour window ! Let no reader liken him, in imagina tion, to the Pickwickian who maimed Mr. Tur• MAN. Our friend hardly knew what it was to miss his bird. His bullet had, of course, hit the pump—had mad© a wound that would assuredly have been fat: I to any living pump ; and having penetrated two inches or more i n t o th e wooden o r e v p e r r e o s u e r n f t r a;, e i n " d's of slu tioodolrmcan,y mortals, had re b ounded smashed the window, and marked the opposite parlour wall ; he very wis•cly thought his honour satisfied, declined a second shot, and we never heard of his challenging a pump of any sort again. Perhaps our great Opposition Loader may, on looking round, perceive his admirably -aimed bullet has smashed the glass of his house also. Per. duellist, as SIIYLOCK, hoh fe a c d tlY ai m be been d d e u e e p asllis any t, could have wished, went the ball into its mark. Lord PALMERSTON-- " The Tory Chief of a 1-taclical Cabinet." What a shot at one asking confirmation in office from the hands of all the Liberals in the kingdom I Tories, can you vote fOr a captain who mans his ship with Radicals? Radicals, will you vote for a Minister who crimps your represent:l- . tives to steer with them whither he pleases ? The Tory Chief of a Radical Cabinet ! Excellent that. We have not heard a smarter or a truer thing for a while ; saving, of course, a little dif ference between the epigrammatic and the actual radical qualities of Lord PALMERSTON'S staff. We rather fear some of them would stammer at the Candidate's Catechism as much as their master. But let that pass. Mr. DISRAELI has made a capital shot. But then the parlour windows and the oppo site parlour wall ! Of what sort of Cabinet is Mr. DISRAELI to be chief ? Of • Mr. GLADSTONE and Mr. ROEBUCK, of Lord J. RUSSELL and Mr. MIALL, of Sir J. GRAHAM and Mr. COBDEN, Of MILNER GIBSON and Mr. LAYARD.--" Tory Chief of a Radical Cabinet"—of a Peclite Cabinet, of an old Whig Cabinet, replies the crashing glass ! Lucky for the marksman if the shot has rebounded over his shoulder, and not grazed him in passing. Why, if ho once attempt to form a Cabinet out of his majority, the whole China service presented him by Mr. COBDEN'S motion would be smashed on his mantelpiece, and by his own bullet. He must be the Tory Chief of a Radical Cabinet —o r Peel-Whig-Radical Cabinet—equally odious, or more so, in the eyes of all good Tories. Could Mr. 1/ISRAELI have mea n t t o have a Radi ca l Chief of a To r y C a bi net ? Mr. COBDEN—whom he and the Tories followed as leader in the House of Commons Could ho mean thus to nullify a Radical as the Radicals now nullify a Tory ? Oh, but, of course, all except thorough-bred Tories wore to be left behind. The DERBY-DIS EAELt Cabinet was to be of pure blood. Mr. DISRAELI is to be the deputy Tory Chief of a Tory Cabinet. But that's worse than the smashed glass—it's the indented parlour wall. I only shows with what deadly force the shot re bounds. Why, of all things in the world, that is , MUSIC ON TRH CONTINENT. PARIS, MARCH 20. There is little to record this week either at the Grand Opera or the Italiens. The former was filled by .those who stiJ find delight in "Les F.; fes," and the latter has attracted full houses with the " Puritani." The tele graph is now used by the musical as well as the nommen. cial world—the success or fiasco of an opera or singer is regularly sent to distant lands, like the price of the funds, &c. The French journals thus record the resu:t of the first representation of 'Verdi's new opera :at Venice : " VENICE, 12 Mars.—.' Simon Boccanegra' h la•Fenice. —Rtsultat incertain—.musique (Pabor6e, mais pea sai sissante. Public sevbre. La cavatine de la Bendazz', bien—quatre rappels, Trois rappels au duo entre la B3ndazzi et Giralboni. Cinq rappels k Verdi." The telegraphic news is followed by printed details, and we learn " the composer in this new opera is said to have entirely changed his style in this new work, so much so that the Venetian public, who expected to find something of Verdi's usual noisy grandeur, were at the first representations somewhat at a loss, and the success was in consequence less on that occasion than had been anticipated. But on its second performance, the audience, better prepared for the change, were enabled to listen and judge of the music. The result was triumphant. The delighted public indulged without reserve in their enthusiasm, and the maestro was recalled no less than 19 times during the evening." The friends of Verdi say he will stick to his more mature style of composing, and subdue the noisy passages found in his early works. M. Guiglini, the principal tenor at her Majesty's Theatre, is expected in Paris in a few days, en route for London. THE FRENCH COURT. In consequence of the groat aouse which has taken place in the usurpation of noble titles, the attention of the Government has been called to the subject by a peti tion addressed to the Senate. In consequence of the re part made on it by that body, the Emperor has, it is said, given •rders for a bill to be prepared in order to put an end to the existing abuse. After the first concert given at the Tuileries, at which Madlle. Lauters. obtained Euch a decided success, M. Auber, on the part of their Majesties, presented to the young cantatrice a magnificent bracelet in diamonds, pearls, and emeralds, as a mark of their satisfaction, COURT CIRCULAR. Tier lt , y,=l Highness the Duchess of Kent visitel the Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace. :His Rye! Highness the Prince rode on horseback in the forenoon, attended by his Equerry in Waiting. Her Maj•:sty and Prince Albert, accompanied by Prince Arthur and the Princess of liohenlohe Langen burg, took a drive in an open carriage and four in the afterno7n. Lord Charl•)s Fiizroy and Captain the Hon. D. do Ros attended on hlreeback. The Princesi Feodore of iohenloho Langeaburg visited the Princess Mary of Cambridge. The Prince of Wales visited the Duchess of Kent at Ciarence-house, St. James's. The Princess Royal visited the Duchess of Gbcester yesterday at Giccester 'house. J 3 er Illajetty had a dinner party. The company in c'uded h s Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, their Serene Highnesses the Princess of iloheilthe Langen burg and the Princess reodore, his Excellency the Persian Am'oasalor, Feruk Khan, the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Earl and Countess of Cia- • rendon, Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, Vi3count Torrington, Mezrza Zeurtn Khan, Meerza Maleutn Ktian, Me,rzl Ali Nacke, Mahomecl Ali Aga, the Equerry in Wailing to the Duke of Cambridge, and Captain Lynch. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Cambridge yesterday at her residence in St. James's Pslaca. Despatches from the Governors of the colonies of the West Indies were received yesterday at the Colonial office,. Despatches were sent to the Governors of the colonies on the West Coast of Africa. Her Reyal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Cambridge, yesterday, at her residence in St. James's Palace. The Countess of Westmoreland arrived in town, yes terday, from Aptborpe. The noble earl will leave town for Northamptonshire to-morrow. • The Earl and Countess of Lanesborough have arrived in S•anhope-street, from Bath. The Viscountess Somerton was safely delivered of a daughter, at her residence in Prince's-terrace, on Satur day last. Her ladyship and the infant are going on favourably. The Earl of Bective has arrived at 'Underley Hall, rear Kirkby Lonsdale , Westmoreland. The Hon. Mr. an d Mrs. Charles Bruce have arrived at the St. George's Hotel. Mr. F. West is suffering from indisposition at his seat, Itutbin Castle, North Wales. We understand that Mr. Frederick Cator has so far recovered from his late gun-shot wound as to render it probable that he will soon be able to be removed. His Majesty the ex-King of Oude, attended by a suite of about thirty, visited yesterday the exhibition of Madame Tussaud. His Majesty. was most splendidly attired in an Indian costume. The Earl of Elgin, the Minister Plenipotentiary Ex traordinary, to be sent to China, has, since his arrival in London from Scotland, had several interviews with Vis count Palmerston and the Earl of Clarendon. The noble earl is at present uncertain when he leaves this country, but trusts to be able to complete arrangements for his departure by the second week in the ensuing month.— Edinburg/6 Courant, The public debt of Piedmont amounted on the Ist January last to the sum of 32,346,650 fr. of rents, in eluding 4,500,000 fr. for the late war. I The Poatmaster-Gegeral gave notice yesterday that the mail -steamer Gambia, which should start to-day from Plymouth with the mails for the west coast of Africa, will not leave before Sunday next. The Duchess Regent of Parma, in order to facilitate the use of the telegraph in ber states, has decreed that the p ice of despatches in the interior shall be notably reduced. The King of the Belgians has conferred the title of baron on the Chevalier de Beaulieu, Belgian Minister at Copenhagen, as a mark of his royal satisfaction at the services rendered in the negotiatio ecial treaty concluded between Belgium and Denmarkrelative to the Sound duos, DEATH OF Mn. PLAYFAIR.- -We have to record the death.of the greatest of our northern architects—the man who, more than any other, has filled the Scottish capital with monuments of his genius. William Henry Playfair died on Thursday morning, after a long illness, which had for some years paralysed his limbs, and for the last day or two made him insensible to everything. Mr. Playfair was born in London in Jaly, 1789. He came of no undistinguished stock. His father was an archi tect of note in his day, although his reputation has long been obscured by the brighter eminence ofhis son ; and his uncle was the celebrated mathematician and natural philosopher, Professor John Playfair. He had the ad vantage of being educated under the roof of the latter, at a time when Lord John Russell - was not the only pupil of mark whom it sheltsred. At a subsequent period he accompanied his uncle in that continental tour which occupied the closing years of the geologist's life,—Editt• 6142 V4 Couron ,RAILWAYS-FOR CASII• tr. tr. Orleans 1,490 C. Western Northern 97 50 Strasburg Lyons 1,540 New Ditto Mediterranean 2,080 Grand Centr a l Lyons Geneva Cette MONTENEGRO. A letter from Cattiro of the sth, in the Vienna Gazette, says :—" Some Montenegrins, devoted to Prince Danilo, have just arrested and thrown into prison Luca Radonich, a descendant of a family which has long played an important part in the country. Luca Radonich, who was educated at the religious seminary of the non united Greeks at Zara, lately formed the project of dethroning Prince Danilo, and getting himself proclaimed head of the Montenegrins in his stead. Information of this c ipture was at once transmitted by telegraph to Prince Dauilo at Paris by his devoted partisans, who talk of shoating the conspirator. This ques tion is complicated by a violation of the Austrian territory, on which Luca Radonich was arrested through treachery." BELGIUM. • The Belgian Moniteur publishes a royal decree, directing that such holders of the 5 per cent. loan of 1851 as may wish to obtain the reimbursement of their capital shall deposit their titles in the offices of the Public Debt at Brussels within a de lay of 15 days from the 21st inst. The persons who do not demand the reimbursement within that period will have their securities converted at par into four-and-a-half per cent. rente on the Ist No vember next. A premium of a half per cent. will be given to those who present their securities fur et:inversion. NAPLES. The Journal de Frankfort contains an article from an official Austrian pen which deserves notice, as it accuses the Russivn \Government of ingratiqule towards the Ring of Naple', "who is now under going punishment" for the sympathy which he dis played for the Emperor Nicholas during the war. The Governmental wrier says : " The Russian, envoy at Naples professes to be the 'friend of the Court of Naples, and gives it the benefit of his advice, but the Russian Minister at Turin, and the members of the Imperial family residing at Nice, openly approve of the policy of Sardinia. Now it is evident that if ever the policy of Sardinia should get the upper hand in Italy, the dynasty which at present reigns over the Two Siciliee would be in an imminent danger. The state of things in Naples becomes worse and worse, and as long as the diplomatic relations between that kingdom and the great maritime Powers are interrupted there is no chance of improvement. We do not doubt that the in• tentiOns of England and France were good when they pronounced the international interdict against Naples, but the effect of the measure may perhaps be much greater than was intended." SPAIN. The M&irid journals of the 19th contain a piece of news which is of sonic importance, and which is confirmed by the semi-official Rojas Autografas. It is that the Government had formally notified to M. Hidalgo, who had been sent to Madrid by the Mexican Government to treat of the pending difficulties between Mexico and Spain, that it could not receive him or any other diploma tist from Mexico until Spain should have obtained from that country the redress to which she consi ders herself entitled. In accordance with this reso lution, M Lafragea, another Mexican agent, who was expect3d in Macled, would of course not be received. The Epoca intimates that the mediation offered by the Emperor of the French would most likely be respectfully declined, and that Spain would obtain reparation from Mexico by sending a fleet to her shore 3. The Independance Beige states that Chevalier Pinelli left Naples on the 12th for Rome, and that he will proceed thence to Pa r i s an d London, with the view of bringing about the resumption of diplo matic relations between Naples and the Courts of England and France. A Vienna letter of the 19th, in the National Gazette of Berlin says :—" It is stated in well informed circles that France is disposed to exercise mediation in the Austro-Sardinian conflict ; but a mediation cannot be advantageous in an Austrian point of view, unless Sardinia shall positively dis avow any intention of calling in question the Aus trian possessions in Italy, the language of Count Cavour not having satisfied her on that point," It is rumoured that an usual number of Russian troops are now posted on the Austrian frontier. On the Prussian frontier there ara only as many Russian soldiers as are necessary to guard it. The Russian Embassy in this city has received no advis es th a t the Emperor Alexander intends to go to Sardinia and France in the spring. THE PENINSULAR MAILS• (BY ME(:TRIO TELEGRAPH.) SOUTH.A.MPT.ON, TUESDAY MORNING. The Penin , ular and Orientil Comp Alhambra, Captain Woodgates, has jus y t 's arrived' with the Peninsular mmails, "She'lef, Gitraltar March 14, Cadiz 15 1 h, Li sli f l An steanile! 19th, Vigo 20th. No communication with Open"' She brings 13 first-class and 20 deck passerigeV, including Mr. Ward, Charge d'Affaires, front Lis; bon. On freight—specie, value 6,8351., and ca r e of fruit, eggs, nine elephants' teeth, coffee, .&, e ' t he Exchanged night s i gna l s on th e 16th 10 ' 1 Colomb6, steamer; a on the 20th with the 0"0 6 ; ad insular and Oriental C om p an y' s screwstelvitetle steering for Vigo. Passed t wo F renc h line,-of -b ea ships off Lisbon on the 19th ; on th e 21st exchangn numbers with a screw steamer showing third dis t ' ct gching pendant No. 6,817, steering sou th -we ' half-west. At Gibraltar.—H.M.S. Curlew. a nd At Lisbon.—H.M.S. Exm ou th, J a mes W 3- Princess Royal ; the French li ne - o f-battle-ship hpir - terlitz, and Brazilian corv e tt e Imperil]. Marinus: . ol The Braganza steamer, fr o m Liverpool, ti at Lisbon on the morning of the 18th. • , fi cloof 1 Lisbon exchanges, for thr ee mon ths :-- - -""„ r g, 5314 ; Pads, 535 ; Amsterdam, 31i ; g ain " c i o ne 571 ; Genoa, 535. A fair am oun t of busines s in the stock market. Trindoot Gibraltar exchanges on the 14th inst. 90 days, 51 t o 1-lAiths ; Paris, sf. 35c. ; e. sf. 37c. ; Genoa, sf. 37c. d P ut The Petropolis steamer for the Brazils ••• 3 wog Raid< to Lisbon with two blades of her broken. THE BRAZILS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY M0R1•358;2. The Royal Mail Company's steamer Taln'_, r ' i liac fain Jellicoe, has just arriv e d w ith the 13 ' . mails, aud,date,s from Buenos Ayres to F ebr % 1 ; Monte Video, 5 ; Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, ]March 1 • Pernambuco, 3 • St. 1711 ,, °" 11 ; Teneriffe, 16'; Madeira, 1; Lisbon, 2 ,1 - ",, e She landed 34 passengers, and brings 35 n e. nia . dg On freight she has specie value 4,8851., diat, of value 25,8001., 100 barrels tapioca, 14 seron ipecacuanha, 25 lags of cocoa, 384 bags of wel t° and 113 packages of 'sundrieshad had sever'" . cai di' The Brazilian Ministers A that encs with the Emperor, and it was believ ed a new Ministry would be soon called. There was nothing stirring in politics. Exchange was flat at 27k. Yellow fever prevailed at all the Brazilian th but at Bahia and Pio principally, among e ping, of a very malignant type. d te e° The Buenos Ayrean money-market ha- i , ea very tight. Exchange opened at 72g., e i5 3 70 ,4 London ; subsequently declined to 7 1 , v '',, c iliogf maintained until the day of the packets when some large amounts were done at fot short credit. Large transactions for freig u :;ter s England and the continent, but for other clu— a limited business. During January the . Norwegian brig 03- 1 laden with wet sorted hides for Eng l ' ll- .9 0 wrecked on the Parecha rock, off Monte V ideo Atb the American barqueEmily, from Baltiraore,;" Daft cargo of flour, was capsized in a heavy 13C 1 /121 ' ; of the cargo saved. Both crews saved. Off" At Rio little done in freights. Prien 3 ° had undergone no variation; about 100,000 00 stock. ing At Bahia there had been large irape` a " . ` a rIP goods, and stocks were all full. Sugarrei4 active, and brosinseagerly purchased at 3,2°0 in' per arroba, in cases, with slight abateme nts j ° fait ferier descriptions. Coffee in brisk dern aD q quality from the interior selling at prices e ht 445. 4d. and 435. 3d. per cwt., free on boar d, tr ,4Z)g excluded. Cocoa much inquired alter, atl e d prices. Rum firm, and higher prices dealallna Hides much inquired for, and stocks on lo ho rra significant. No tapioca in the market. g' settled down to 23, at which it closed flat. o rg Business at Pernambuco was very brisk. in active demand, and high prices fully m aint' i l iose r Cottons firm • hides in less request, and '- prices expected shortly. Freights very dull. t i l e Tho steamer Norman left Babia for Rio O il 21st of February. on The Sardinian steamer Genoa arrived at R io the 23d of February. polio The Union Was at Rio and the Celt et when the Tamar left. The Medway sa , led from St. Vincent 011 they of February, outward bound. of The Avon arrived at Madeira on the 17th March, outward bound. THE WE3T INDIAN MAILS. [A summary of the following appeared in :LI Sun of yesterday :—] SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY Mo ItNig C ' Pa t hs Captain. Royal Mail Company's steamer ~,i do Captain. T. A. Bevis, arrived this morning w,": 1 - 0 10 West India mails, in charge of Lieutenau_ l , :, Brown, RN., Admiralty agent. Her datestrb, 0 Nassau (Bahamas)..Fe b. 17 Grenada ....... ........ e rc b 1 Raiz- , (Honduras... 17 St. Vincent... ..•••• 0 1: g Kingston (Jamaica) 27 St. Lucia ............ .... 1 Jacmel (Hayti)..,... 28 ' Martinique ...-••-• ...... 0 San Juan (Porto GuadJ o upe ......... % Rico) March 2 Dominique ..... ... Georgetown (Deme- Antigua ............. ---- S .. ! $3 rara) Feb, 26 Montserrat ......... .if Tobago 26- Nevis ...... . ........ ....., Port of Spain (Trini- St. Kitt's ........ .. ... ..... 7 dad) — 27 St. Thomas ......... Bridgetown (Bar badoes) March 1 till the . The Parana wa s delayed at S. Thomas so '4.ll 7th inst., waiting for the mail steamer Tre nt, bi tter the mails from the Spanish plaini but tbe d a d t o vessel not. having at rived, the Parana proc ee „ a re England on the morning of the 7th, a nd yiro consequently without mails f r om that quart er ' r have no Pacific advice s by thi s arr ival. •g lit 1 " This steamer brings 26 passengers. On i s e i l lrer she has specie, in silver, $37,440 ; gold and took coin $21,386 50c. ; and o ld s il v er, $51 5 v s 0' $37,341 50c. Her cargo comprises 191 eere oco a, cochineal, 230 serons of indigo, 90 blgs ef.., c e , 8 cases of succades, and 40 p ac k age s of mind.. , o s Her Majesty's ships at P or t R o yal, Jamaietrob, Feb. 17th, wer e th e T ermagan t, Imaurnt ' t be and Pioneer ; on the Windward Island station, be Eurydice and Brilliant. The Basilisk was ( LT' 4 . way to Bermuda, to join the Admiral ; the Du'' , alus at Havanna,h ; the Aranche at St. Doming, o l The United States' steam-frigate Merrimac c all off St. Thomas on the 5.h inst., but having s et to cases of fever on board she was not alloweum "'" communicate with the shore, and on the 6th proceeded on a cruise to the northward. (led There is no news from Jamaica. The new - - ,,..p vernor was anxiously looked for, and every . 1. 7 expected. The Legislature was not in Welt; The i , land,was generally healthy, and the ensu" t : sugar crops presented a very cheerful asP ee r , Mining operations were reported to be very fav °ll o l able. In butter there had been some sale! Irish at 14d. per lb. There was no coffee at mark° and no operations in corn to report. Re-sales 1_11: flour had been made of 1,500 barrels, at 425• 1 ) !„ barrel. The st oc k o f l ar d was very light, and the!:i had been sales at 12(1. to Mid. per lh. The la sales of alewives in cargo realised 245. per batr e i _ u i In pork sales of m ess h a d b een ma d e a t 10550,' the stock being ver y li g ht 115 s. was demandeaLt lot of 600 odd bar r el s p r i me mess so ld a t 925. 9. " the market was firm at 100 s. for that descriptl°l3i Rice was dull of sale at 14s. 6d. The sugar mark° was very active, and sales averaged 225. to 255., 11° ‘ cording to quality. Nothing to report in tobacce: Irish tongues were v er y scarce ; a sma ll l o t sold ov 68s. Exchanges on Lo n d on , at J ama i ca an d cole e nial banks-90 days, i per cent. prem. ; 60 JAY*, 1 per cent. prem. ; 30 days, 1i per cent. prem. ; private bills at par. On Tew York—merchants bills, 1 per cent. prem. At Barbadoes the attention of commercial men was occupied with a project started by the " Weo India, North, and South American Telegraph Co'? an' South A pany," to lay down a line of submari ne t e l e graph, connecting gerthe West Indies w ith the North a an continents, the line then to he expl a i ne d b y Capt. Rea ff, s placed in connexion with the tran sa tl an ti c li ne which is down. Public meetings had been heldto htoear be the scheme gentleman of great reputation as an eng r n e er, lately in the s erv i ce of his Danish Majesty' io, about a The proposed terminus of the submarine telegraph in Sr. Augustine, in Florida , or some other conve nient point on th e south-eastern coast of the Unite d States. It will be carried thence to St. Thomas"; der a concession which has already been obtained from the Government of Denmark, and - thence t° some suitable point on the'coast of South Americo, via the West Indian Islands. The required capital to lay down the line will be 350,0001. ; and it is proposed that, while the British Government should , be asked to guarantee the company (on the line, coming into operation) b us i ness t o th e ex t e nt 01 . 7,0001. per annum, certain of the West India cols" Hies most favourably positioned for the laying down of a direct line should also guarantee the cone, pany for a term of years busi ne s s t o th e amou nt ca 7,060/. a-year likewise ; which would together be a guarantee of 4 per cent. on the assumed capital. The company, wishing to Lave as direct a route and few stations as possible, had determined to appcidi in the that instance, to Barbadoes, Demerara, aW Antigua. The plan had been well received, and the House of Assembly had almost unanimously adopted