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Now ready, in 2 vols. small Bvo., EVELATIONS OF PORTUGAL,I With a Picture of THE PRESENT STATE OF SPAIN. BY T. M. 111.1i,HES, ESQ., Author of " Revelations of Spain." " Mr. Hughes's volumes are full of entertainment, and contain much valuable information on the real state of the Peninsula. His notices of the Courts of Portugal and Spain are agreeable. His fluent and go.sipping pen records anecdotes, tales, rumours, and jests of all sorts. It lets us into the secret scandal ~of all the Courts of Europe."—Britannia, Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough street COMPLETION OF MISS BURNET'S DIARY. Now ready, VOL. VII. of MADAME D'ARBLAY'S MARY AND LETTERS. Completing the Work. " Like all the preceding volumes, the concluding one is rich in personal and literary reminiscences, in anecdotes of the Court 01 George 111., and in the history of distinguished individuals in almost every walk of life. The work has only one rival n the English lan• guage--. 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Spring-tide ; or, The Angler and his Friends. By Paul Pindsr. An Enviable Legatee ; a Leaf from a Busy Man's .Journal. By the Author of " Experiences of a Gaol Chaplain." The Hebrew, the Saracen, and the Christian. By Dr. W. C. Taylor. Brian O'Linn ; or Luck is Everything. By W. H. Maxwell, with an Illustration by Leech. The First of April. Whitehall and its Predecessors —the Old Palace of Westminster, York-place. A True Love Song. By Alfred Crowquill. A Sentimental Journey through Normandy. By Odard. The Dying Wife to her husband. The Lady turned Serving Man—Thefts from the Percy Reliques No. 3. By Albert Smith. CAPTAIN SPIKE ; or, TIIF. ISLETS OF THE GULF. By J. FENIMORE COOPER. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. With the Magazines, on March 31, with Two Illustrations by LEECH. price One Shilling. Part VII. of THE STRUGGLES AND ADVENTURES OF CR ISTOPHER TADPOLE; IN SEARCH OF A NAME, A RELATIVE, AND A WIFE, AT HOME AND ABROAD. By ALBERT SMITH. Richard Bentley, Xew Burlington-street. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE MESSRS. LAMOND and Co., RAILWAY SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends And the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., sake place every TUERDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectflilly requested to be addressed. _ _ All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day orealous to their being offered ; and advice& of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale. and the proceeds imme diately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN, Established tor the purpose of rendering a more perfect pertermance of the Lyric Drama than has hitherto been attained in this country. Under the Direct on and Management of Mr. BEAD. The Nobility Gentry, and Patrons of Music, are respectfully in formed that the Royal Italian Opera will open the fir t week in April. It is proposed to produce, in the course of the - eason, some of the established works of Cimaro.a, Mozart, Rossini, Meyerheer, and others of the more modern Italian School, including Operas by Bellini, Dont zeta, Mercadante, and Verdi, on a scale of the utmo,t perfecton I i very department ; to which intent the mans 'ement has aseemb:ed i.`ompany embracing the greatest and most varied 'talent in Europe. PRIME SOPRANL—Madame Grisi and Madame Persiani (her drat appearance in London for three years), Madame Ronconi and Steffanoni (of the Theatre La Scala, in Milan, her first ap- pearance in this couutry). CONTRALTI—Signora Alboni (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan, end of the Imperial Theatre in Vienna, her first appearance in this country), and Mademoiselle Corbari. TENORL—Sign r Mario, Signor Salvator Lavia (of the Imperial theatre of St. Petersburgh, h;s first appearance in this country), Signer Tulli (of the Theatre San Carlo, in Naples, his first appear ance in this country), and Signor Salvi (ot the Theatre La Scala, la Milan, and of the Imperial Theatres in Vienna and St. Petersbargh, his first appearance on the Italian stage in England). PRIMI BASSI BARITO.NI—Signor Tamburini and Signor Giorgio Ronconi. PRIMI BASSI PROFONDI—Signor Marini (of the Theatres San Carlo, Naples, La Scala, Milan, and the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, his first appearance in this country), Signor Angelo Alba (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid, his first appearance in this country), and Signor Polonint (of the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, his first appear ance in this country.) PRIMI BASSI COMIC! —Signor Pietro Ley (of the Theatre Royal Madrid, If s first appearance in this country), and Signor Agostino Rovere (of the Theatres Royal, Naples, Milan, Vienna, and SL Fe tersburgh, his first appearance in this country). Meconde Donne—Madame Antotaetta Mollidori (of the Theatre 1.11 Scala, n Milan), Mademoiselle Amelia Lined, Mademoiselle Lutgina Bellini. Seconde Tenore—Signor Emmanuele Slano (of the Theatre Sail Carle in Naples). Director of the Music, Composer, and Conductor—Mr. Costa. A powerful and numerous CHORUS of chosen and experienced Singers will complete the Vocal Department. Chorus Master— Signor Bonconsiglio Prompter—Signor 3fonterasi. The ORCHESTRA, formed of Artistes possessing the highest executive powers, will comprise among its members Eighty distin guished professors. The Military Band of the Coldstream Guards will be under the direction of Mr. Godfrey. An ORGAN, of extensive compass, has been expressly erected In the theatre by Messrs. Flight and Son. Organist—Mr. V. Novelle. The B tLLFtT, of a brilliant and costly character, will close the performance of the evening. and no Divertissement will be suffered between the acts of the Opera. The Director has the pleasure to enneunce that he has concluded an engagement with Mademoiselle Fanny Blaster ; and, during the season, the following eminent Danseuses will appear : —Premieres Danseuse—Madeinotselle Dumi !etre (ef the Grand Opera, Paris), and Mademoiselle Plunkett (of the Grand Opera, Paris), Mademoiselle Berlin (of the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, her first appearance in this country), Mademoiselle Neodot (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Mademoiselle Marietta Baderna (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan), and Mademoiselle Fuoce (of the Academie Royale de Paris). Monsieur Petipa (of the Grand Opera, Paris), Monsieur Gontie (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Monsieur Ferdinande Croce, Monsieur Delferier (of the Grand Opera, Paris), and Mon ;'eur Auguste Mabille (of the Grand Opera, Paris). 3faitres des Ballets—Monsieur Albert (of the Grand Opera, Paris), and Monsieur lilasis (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan). Leader of the Ballet—Mr. Alfred Mellon. Regisseur de la Dance Mr. O'Bryan. Coinpeser—Signor Alessandro Curmi (of the San Carlo Thea►re, Naples). . THE THEATRE.—To render the Interior at once commodious, elegant, and comfortable, it has been entirely reconstructed and decorated, under the immediate direction and after designs of IC Albano, Esq., C.E. with every attention directed to it s p roper ventilation. The Decorations have been executed by Mr. Ponsonby. The Management has happily secured the artistic skill of Signori Fend and Verardi (of tha Theatre Italien, in Paris), to embellish the ceiling and to prepare a New Drop Scene. The approaches to the Theatre will be found improved, by a carriage way being formed immediately under the Portico in Bow-street, whereby pact* can leave or enter their carriages lv,,hout exposure to the weather ; and by increased facilities for ingress and egress. The Refreshment Room will be under the superintendence of Mr. J. G. Watson. Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes, for the night or season, to be obtained at the Box Office, Bow-str et ; and at Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. ON EASTER MONDAY Will be performed the Opera of MARITANA.. After which the New Grand Oriental Spectacle, called THE DESERT; or, The Imaun's Daughter. In which the Two Ele phants, upwards of Sixty Horses, and the Camels will appear. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Uuder the Manwement of Mr. U. Webster. sole Lessee, ON EASTER MONDAY Will be performed the new and original Comedy, called THE SCHOOL FOR SCHEMING. Principal characters by Messrs. Far ren, Stuart, Buckstone, Howe, Selby, Brindisi. Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Hamby, Mrs. Yarnold, Miss Fortescue, Miss Bennett, Miss Rey nolds, &o. After which the Grand Astronomical Extravaganza, called THE NICW PLANET ; or, Harlequin eut of Place. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. I ndcr the direction of Madame t,:eleste. ON EASTER MONDAY Will ha performed the original Drama, called THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST ; a tipsy Story. Cheap John, Mr. Wright ; Ishmael, Mr. 0. Smith ; the Kinchin, Mr. P. Bedford; Leybounie, Mr. Worrell ; Cynthia, Madame Celeste ; Lemuel, Miss Woolgar ; Starlight Bess, Mrs. Fitzwilliam; Lady Agnes, Miss Harding. To conclude with the Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet of LA (3,:SELLE, entitled TIIE PHANTOM DANCERS ; or, the Brid,. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford, Mr. 0. stn,th, Mr. Cullen'ord, Madame Celeste, A , liss Marian Taylor, Einina Harding, Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. Laws. FRENC II PLAYS. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell begs respectfully to announce that Mademoiselle ROSE CHERI will make her First Appearance on EASTER MON. DAY, in the Comedie-VaudeviLe of UN CHANGEMENT MAIN ; and in an entirely new Comedy, entitled LA PROTEGEE, SANS LE SAVoIIt. Loxes, 6s. Pit, 31.6 d. , Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at half-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight. Private Boxes, Stalls, and Places may be engaged at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Bond-street; and at the Box-office. ETHIOPIAN iERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Re-engagement of the Ethiopian Serenaders. The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington. White, Stanwood, and Germon, will give their Attractive EN rER TAINMENTS, at the above Theatre, on EASTER TUESDAY, and will be continued every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Evening ; and a MORNING PERFORMANCE every WEDNESDAY, be ginning on Wednesdy in Easter week. Boxes, 4s. ; l'it, 2s. ; Amphitheatre,"2s. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPIII fiIEATRE, PropriPtor, 2.1 r. W. Batty. Under the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and other Members of the Royal Family. Will open, for the Summer Season, with Lord Byron's Equestrian Dramatic Poem of THE BRIDE OF ABYDOS ; or, THE CORSAIR AND THE AVENGER'S STEED. Introducing Mr. Batty's Living Camels, Elephants, and Stud of Horses, Ponies, &c. TUE WEATHER.--Stm Opricz, MAncu 29. T-lERNOMETER, Lowest, 30; Highest. 39 ; Noon, 43. BAROMETER, 29.8.—Wind W., fine. WeiTi':it AT LONDON-MUDGE TftlS I)AT, .. 17 minutes after 1. Evening .. 34 trinotes ftfti , 1. . ...1.r.., . -Aif , \ 41,0 ~,, ..,..,„,, a ViV --: Ir. :- ',.. .....• „ - ;;Z,!**.,:' s' . . w ts 7-- .. ~ "e7.1 A , '... - ja k • - - 40:1004.4 1 ' It° • ~,, ' ' kort ' ...f, % • ...,. , it iCtr v i k , S AVIV ,I_ l tllti -•- '7W I.* oniON, TUESDAY, IS4Ailea 30, 184' E._ The Lords met at Five o'clock. g th i er jobbi ng In presenting a petition from a civil engineer named B O LGER, complaining of a syste m of it practised by thy? Mill Board of Works i n t h e di , tri! of Ballinasloe, Lord BROUGHAM took the opportunity of alluding to the difficulties which the law threw i n the way of the removal of Irish and Scotch paupers from England, and expressed a hope that some de claratory statute would shortly be passed to remedy the evil. The Earl of DESART had only heard of one instance in which there was any iundation for the state ment made by the Noble and Learned Lord on a ber next. On the refusal of Earl GREY to state whether the Bill for limiting the time of service in the army had received the sanction of the Commander-in-Chief, The Marquis of LONDONDERRY moved for copies of all communications between the Ministers and the Horse Guards on the subject. He was convinced that nine out of ten of the general officers in the ser vice were opposed to the Bill. He thought the Government should restore the pensions of the non commissioned officers and privates to the rate at which they formerly stood. Earl GREY opposed the motion. The Earl of CARDIGAN regarded the Government measure with apprehension. He was in favour of giving a better pension to retired non-commis sioned officers and privates; but if the present mea sure were carried, he hoped the present unlimited power which was given to men of purchasing their discharges would be restricted. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY, after a few words in reply, withdrew his motion. The reports on the Waterworks Clauses Bill, and on the Markets and Fairs Clauses Bill, were brought up and received, and their Lordships adjourned. The Commons met at Four o'clock. The second reading of the Edinburgh and Perth Railway Bill was, after a short discussion, post poned for a fortnight. Mr. S. O'BRIEN brought in a Bill for the im provement of land in Ireland. In reply to Sir JOHN WALSH, it was stated by Mr. HAwEs that a demand for labour had sprung up in Canada and in the Australian colonies. On the motion for the order of the day for the House going into Committee on the Poor Relief (Ire land) Bill being read, Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN complained of the dismissal of 20 per cent. of the people employed on the public works. Mr. LABOUCHERE said that the Board of Works had been permitted to exercise a discretionary power, and that the reduction had been carried into effect in the most satisfactory manner, and without disturb ance, except in one or two instances. The Right Hon. Gentleman, in reply to Sir A. BROOKE, stated that, as soon as the Relief Act came into operation, it was the intention to reduce the num ber of persons employed on public works as speedily as possible. In answer to Mr. BORTHWICK, Lord PALMERSTON stated that he had received no official intimation of the bando which had been pub lished by General BRETON in Catalonia, ordering the whole family of any person who joined the Carlists to be put to death. It was impossible to read that document withont feelings of disapprobation, disgust, and indignation. It should, however, he re membered, that General BRETON no longer filled the office he had occupied when that proclamation was issued. The British Government had always endeavoured to impress upon the Government of Spain the necessity of acting upon humane principles. He trusted that those who had influence with the Count DE MONTEMOLIN would persuade him to re strain his followers, and not again to make Spain the theatre of a civil war. After a few words from Lord J. MANNERS, in vin dication of the proceedings of Don CARLos during the late civil war in shooting his prisoners, Sir DR LACY Evens asked, in allusion to the pro clamations said to have been issued by the Count DE MONTEMOLIN, whether it was right that such procla mations should be issued by an individual receiving he hospitality of this country. Lord PALMERSTON—In answer to the question cf, the Hon. and Gallant Member, I beg to say that it would be a great abuse of the hospitality which this country affords to every foreigner of any class or rank, who chooses to reside here that they should issue proclamations of any kind tending to incite war and disturbance between friendly states. After a short conversation on the possibility of procuring returns of the deaths in Ireland, the House went into Committee on the Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill. Mr. P. SCROPE moved the insertion of a clause, enforcing on guardians the performance of the duties, and enlarging the maximum of land to be hired or occupied for workhouses from 12 to 200 acres. Sir G. GREY opposed the motion, which, after a short discussion, was withdrawn. Mr. GREGORY then moved a clause, empowering guardians to inerease to persons occupying land of less annual value than 51., and desirous of emigrating to where their landlords are willing to forgive all arrears of rent, and to advance two-thirds of the sum required for their emigration any sum not ex ceeding one-half the sum so advanced by the landlord. Lord J. RUSSELL had no objection to the clause, which was agreed to. Mr. GREGORY then proposed a clause enacting that no person occupying as yearly tenant any greater extent of land than a quarter of an acre should he considered as a destitute person within the meaning of the Act. Mr. LABOUCHERE proposed that the clause should not come into operation until after the Ist of Novem- After some discussion, a division took place on the amended clause, when there appeared— For the clause.. ll7 Against it ... 7 Majority for the clause --110 Mr. S. O'ButEN proposed a clause reconstructing the electoral divisions. The clause was opposed by Sir G. GREY, and ne gatived without a division. Mr. S. O'BRIEN proposed a clause authorising the Poor-law Commissioners to reconstruct the unions, so that no union should contain more than 150,000 acres. After some discussion the clause was negatived. Mr. V. STAMM proposed an amendment on the next clause. Mr. LABOTTCHERE opposed it. The House divided on this clause. The other clauses were then agreed to without discussion, the House resumed, and the report was ordered to be brought up this day. The remaining orders having been disposed of, the House adjourned at a Quarter•past Two o'clock. Dangers of an immediate and extraordinary cha racter threaten the young Queen ISABELLA. The intrigues of the French SOVEREIGN and of the ignoble panders to his avaricious turpitude are approaching their ultimate realisation. The pear is almost ripened. After being bargained away by those who were responsible for her happiness and for the purity of her existence before GOD—after being forced into a detestable alliance—after being driven into a royal captivity with as little regard to her own inclinations as was the unfortunate Baysms—the Spanish OUEEN has now been abandoned to an unpropitious destiny and a suspicious multitude by the ruthless destroyers , of her tranquillity. Queen CHRISTINA has glutted her lust of wealth by conniving at her daughter's in veiglement into an unholy and unblessed marriage— she has fled with her quondam paramour to enjoy the fruits of her atrocious policy in quietude, and to drain the last polluted dregs of her existence in an infamous obscurity. M. DE BRESSON has . a r exe cuted the m os t o di ous comm i ss i ons of his m aster; he ha s ac t e d w i th all the callousness of a p ao a nd Borgian Minister with all the h ear tl esaness o f the mi n i o n s Of his treach ery, he has nwor. Having c onsumma t e d likewise departed from Madrid, anti, together with the minor actors in the late deplorable scenes, has Itbartclon•d the Ibe- former evening, that the landlords of Ireland had rian SOVEREIGN to her fate. paid for the passage of the paupers on their estates to Liverpool. Lord BROUGHAM had made the statement on the authority of Mr. RUSHTON. It was said the famine had driven these people over, but certainly the famine had not paid their passage-money. He had heard that numbers of tenants had received 5/. each to destroy their cabins, and thus enable their landlords to get rid of them. The Noble and Learned Lord then passed a high eulogium on the members of the Society of Friends, who, on the Fast Day, had pursued their usual avocations, and given half their profits on that day for the relief of the Irish. He quite agreed with them that works of mercy were better than those of sacrifice. On the presentation of a petition by Lord ASH BURTON for an alteration in the insolvency laws, Lord BaouGuara declared that his opinions on the subject of imprisonment for debt had undergone no alteration. What must be the consequence of their proceedings it is impossible to conjecture, but that they will prove most disastrous and speedy is beyond denial. The independent course recently pursued by Queen IsAnaLLA is serving to precipitate the doom originally reserved for her by Louis PHILIPPE. She is evincing more confidence in herself than could have been anticipated ; she is becoming troublesome to her august relatives in the Tuileries; something must be done to terminate her anti-Gallican struggles ; the imagination of M GUIZOT must be taxed to conceive some channel, however tortuous, through which to conduct the policy of his Cabinet intact; the guile of his anointed superior must be consulted to discover the readiest means of extrication from this embarrassing labyrinth. Rumours are naturally rife as to the intentions of France towards the Peninsular Government. It is actually whispered that ISABELLA is to be despoiled of her crown and all her consequent prerogatives, and that the destinies of Spain are thereupon to be re resigned to a Regency, consisting apparently of the KING-CONSORT and the Duke DR MONTPENSIER, but actually concentrating the power of the State in the grasp of Louis PHILIPPE. Whatever may be the course adopted by the latter personage, it is certain that that supreme directorial power cannot remain much longer in the hands of ISABELLA. She is asserting that power in a manner inimical to the Afrancesado interests; she is maintaining the right conferred upon her by tl-e Constitution, of selecting her Ministers at her own irresponsible discretion ; she is virtually avowing her determination to throw aside for ever the shackles of her guilty mother and the influences of her faithless uncle. Can there be any doubt that ISABELLA will be compelled to abandon her throne, or to yield, at least, to the inclinations of the Orleans patriarch ? Can there be a moment's hesitation in any mind as to the result of such unexpected evidences of independence in a mind so docile and conceding heretofore ? Her Spanish MAJESTY is betraying a partiality to the views of the Progressistas, if she is not looking benignantly upon the Moderados. To her jealous ears the very name of Afrancesado has become a subject of abhorrence. How far will Louis PHILIPPE permit this to con tinue ? When will the reins be tightened ? Soon ; that is inevitable. And how will the Spaniards themselves allow of further encroach ments upon their nationality by a premature usurpa tion of the diadem by the Duke DE MONTPENSIER ? These conjectures are forced upon the mind irre sistibly by the circumstances now transpiring in Madrid. They demonstrate still more plainly the exe crable nature of the French interference in Peninsular affairs ; they show how deeply the GUIZOT Adminis tration has plunged into Machiavellism ; they prove, beyond denial, that the extrication of Spain from the difficulties with which she has been surrounded by Louis PHILIPPE is almost hopeless, without a con vulsion disastrous to the Spanish community; they illustrate what we have all along maintained, that the Peninsular policy of King Louis PHILIPPE has so far been germinated in a depraved ambition, that it can not by possibility be consummated, excepting by the commission of enormous crimes. On Saturday we alluded to the enormous expense that would necessarily be attendant upon any system of emigration sufficiently extensive to reduce the popu lation of Ireland to the amount contended for by its advocates as absolutely necessary for the salvation of the country, and to make the proportion of the agri cultural labourers to the land under tillage equivalent to that in this country. That expense, amounting at the lowest calculation to from siity to seventy-two millions of pounds sterling, would alone prove an in superable bar to the scheme, and render its general adoption perfectly impossible. The removal and location of even 50,000 families, a number so incon siderable as to occasion little perceptible difference in the numbers of the destitute poor, and not more than equivalent to the annual increase, would cost no less than from 5,000,0001. to 6,000,0001., a sum equal to the entire produce of the income, tax. But there is another and a higher ground on which our opposition to an extensive and organized system of emigration is based; it is not to be regarded as a mere question of pounds, shillings, and pence. Before such a plan can be sanctioned by the Legislature, or ap proved of by the public, it must be satisfactorily shown that the population is greater than can be adequately supported by the country, or than can be usefully employed in it. Until these points are clearly established it is vain to demand the public assent to the wholesale deportation. All authorities, however, go to prove the converse of the proposition. Sir R. KANE contends that the soil of Ireland is fully adeqaate to the support of not less than seven teen millions of inhabitants, or more than double the ?resent number ; while Ausoti, in his celebrated work on population, contends that it is abundantly sufficient for even a still larger number. There is, however, one practical fact that proves far more than the speculations of any gentlemen, no matter how talented or ingenious they may be—lreland is a food exporting country. Every description of edible i 3 annually borne from her shores to the English market, and that in quantities sufficient to provide for additional millions. Coupling this well-authen ticated fact—which, indeed, no one can be found with sufficient hardihood todeny—with that, which i s equally indisputable, viz.,—that the lands of Ireland have not been brought to the greatest degree of fer tility, and that increased produce would reward a better state of cultivation—it is manifest that Ire land can maintain her children at home. The first ground is thus taken away from the supporters of the system. But there is also an ample field for the profitable employment of their labours. Regard the almost unbounded waste lands, more than 4,000,000 acres of which might be reclaimed, and converted from barren wastes into smiling and productive holdings, and that not merely without expense to the national purse, but yielding a dividend on the outlay beyond any that has been obtained from the most judiciously selected railway. As a mere speculation to the ca pitalist, the project for the reclamation of Irish waste lands would hold out inducements of no ord nary character. The estimated cost of that reclamation would amount on an average (including the purchase-money to the proprietor, estimated at twenty-five years' purchase), to ten pounds per acre, while the land thus obtained would be well worth fri.m 20s. to 30s. per annum. Taking even the lower amount—and we believe that no person competent to form an opinion will say that we have underrated the first cost of the improvements, or esti mated too highly the value of the reclaimed land— it will yield 10 per cent. on the principal money, an amount more than double that which can be ob- tabled by the capitalist. Indeed, so well was this known, that in the Public Works Act, I and 2 Will. IV., c. 33, which has been taken as the basis of the new enactments, it was provided that no advance could be granted unless the applicant produced the certificate of a competent engineer or surveyor, stating that the improvement would be equivalent to at least ten per cent. per annum on the amount of the outlay. What a field is there here for the employment of the people, and that in the most desirable manner, in in- creasing the fertility and annual produce of the country. The proportion of English agricultural labourers to the acreage cannot be taken as a just criterion for our sister island, at least in her present condition. In this country the land has been improved and brought into a high state of cu!tivation. Although its natural fertility is less, an acre of English ground produces sixty per cent. more than a similar quantity of Irish land. Much labour would re- pike to be expended on bringing the latter Into equal heart and condition ; - and until that is effected a larger proportion of- labour to the acre- age will be required to develop its capabilities. It is not, therefore, to get rid of the labourers that is the desideratum, but to direct their strength into salutary channels, to bring the gigantic power into full and profitable operation. The business of the Senate is to discover and remove the causes that hay hitherto obstructed and retarded this great result, and until fully convinced that profitable employment of the many is impossible, they should not entertain any proposition for their removal to other climes. • It is impossible to review the recent proceedings in different parts of the country, in connexion, first, with tt►e criminal law itself, and next, with its admirustra• tion, and not to be convinced that both the one and the other are seriously defect;.ve. We are accustomed to praise the purity with '..shich justice is adminis tered in this empire, and not without reason; for in no other country do th e judicial fu n cti onar i es , supe rior and subordinate, p oi.sess so high a character tor integrity of conduct - as the English. So far, there fore, as the well-being of society is dependent upon A* good intent with which our legal authorities discharge their furs pions, we have no ground for complaint, but much for congratulation. Much of the prevailing: dissatisfaction, in regard to the crimi nal laws 'and their incidents, is attributable to the incompetency of the parties whoare placed on the bench. We speak not of the superior judges, but of those whose ministration lies in the courts of inferior, but, nevertheless, of extensive jurisdiction. One grievous consequence of their notorious incapacity for the judgment -seat is the gross inequality of punishment that is awarded for the same offence. We admit the necessity, for tile sake of mercy, of intrusting the dispensers of the laws with a certain degree of dis cretion, so that where extenuating circumstances present themselves, and which it is impossible to de fine by the letter of the statute, the prisoner may be dealt with in the most lenient manner. But we have a right to expect that those who are invested with this salutary discretion should be persons of undoubted ability. Capital punishment excepted, some of the sentences which are passed at the quarter-sessions equal in severity those which are inflicted in the highest criminal courts. We have observed that far heavier punishments, for crimes of the same class, are awarded by the former than by the latter. Extent;ive attainments and enlarged humanity generally go h and in hand. The English Judges, as a body, have ever been remarkable for the benevolent spirit with which they temper the painful duties they htive to perform. A chairman of quarter• sessions is empowered equally with a judge of assize to trans port a prisoner for a very lengthened period. Should he not, then, be a person of superior and peculiar qualifications for so responsible an office ? and, in case of illness, should not his place be filled by another in whom the public could repose equal con fidence ? We know, however, that chairmen of quarter-sessions are not of this class, and that if they are necessarily absent, prisoners are tried by the first country ignoramus who happens to be senior on the magisterial bench. So imperfect and ricketty a machinery for such solemn purposes ought not to be suffered to exist. However, the evils of the system tell more against the poor than the rich man, which constitutes an additional reason for its prumpt altera tion. At the Middlesex Sessions, last week, the As sistant-Judge remarked that he thought the wit nesses for a female prisoner, convicted of stealing a leg of pork, had committed perjury; he sentenced her to imprisonment with six months' hard labour. The counsel for the defence boldly denounced the harshness of the sentence. The Judge justified himself by reiterating that " the prisoner's wit nesses had perjured themselves, and the Court would use its discretion in consequence !" The counsel most properly rejoined, that " it was not the system in this country to punish prisoners for the defence, but for the offence, and such dealing was not consi dered justice in this country or in any other." The Judge asserted he would act perfectly independent of the opinions of the Learned Counsel. Hereupon the jury remonstrated, and urged that the sentence should be dimininished two-thirds, a recommendation in which the bar, generally, expressed their concurrence. In the end the Assistant-Judge promised to review the case, and write accordingly to the Secretary of State. Nothing could be more irrational than the ground upon which this sentence was attempted to be upheld by the head of the Court; yet this was an error proceeding from one who has shown consider able ability and had great experience on the bench. Seeing, then, how liable most men are to err, even those who have established a general claim to the confidence of the public, the desirableness is rendered all the more apparent for the judicial functions of the inferior courts being consigned to men of first-rate ability. A letter from Berne, of March 22, says— " The opening of the first ordinary session of the Grand Council for the year 1847 took place to-day. In the absence of M. Tinier, whose health is indifferent, the President's chair was occupied by the Advocate Higgelar. one of our most noted Radicals. In his open ing address he enumerated the different Bills which were to be submitted to the sanction of the Grand Coun cil, and also adverted to another matter, which, he said, was to be brought forw and 1. - ~r examination, name! ) , the numerous petitions sent in against the appointment of Professor Zellur, of Tubingen. These petitions, it may be remarked. demand the annullation of an act alto gether within the competence of the Government, but which the Opposition is making use of, in order to pro. v‘..ke a reaction, like that produced in Zurich in 1839, by the nomination of Dr. Strauss. I have this moment learned that the Government has suspended several pastors for having refused to read, yesterday, in their respective churches, the proclamation of the Executive Council, on the subject of the agitation produced by the nomination of Professor Ziller." We read in a letter from Bale of the 22d : " Tne Constituent Assembly has terminated its la bours. The last paragraphs of the new constitution were discussed in the sittir.g of this day, and the measure itself adopted by 90 votes to 2. Th e di ssent i ent votes were given by M. Lichtenhahn, the head of the Chan. cellor's office of the canton, and M. Bourcard, president of the Criminal Tribunal. The measure produced by the committee has not undergone any very important modifications, and there is caus e f or congratu l at i on that the matter has terminated so quietly. In a few days the people will be called on to vote, and there can be no doubt that the constitution will be accepted by the great majority of the citizens." A correspondent writes from Copenhagen to the German journal of Frankfort, that the King of DENMARK entertains the intention of granting to his people constitutional institutions. The assemblies of the States will be convoked separately for three days. They will each have seven delegates, making in all twenty-eight, whi will meet at Copenhagen, and diseuss in concert the proposed constitution, and come to a mutual understanding upon the interests of the kingdom and the duchies. The Prussian Universal Gazette publishes a royal decree, declaring that all the members of Communist societies shall be prosecuted, according to the existing laws against high treason, if found to propagate doc trines subversive of those laws. The Official Gazette of Vienna publishes an impe rial ordonnance, granting the exclusive concession of the railway between Vienna and Gloggnitz to a com pany for a terra of fifty years. At the expiration of that period, the line is to revert to the State without its paying for it anything to the company. _ _ Letters from Breslau of the 20th state that Aus trian Gallicia continues to be much agitated, in con sequence of the distressed condition of the labouring classes. There are several bands moving about de manding food, and in some cases they have committed depredations, which rendered it necessary to call out the armed force. Intelligence from Lisbon to the 22d has been received. SALDANHA has been reduced to inactivity for want of money and recruits, neither of which he can procure. The Junta have sent artillery from Oporto to Viana, to reduce the Castle of the latter place. A LMARGEM, a Junta guerilla chief, destroyed a Miguelite guerilla, near Braga, on the 10th. On the 18th SALDA NHL was at Lamege. It was expected that British mediation would eventually be accepted by both sides. On the 22d the discount on Bank of Lisbon notes was 37 per cent. Madrid papers and letters of the 20th, 21st, and 22d have been received. The court-martial for the trial of General SER RANO has been appointed by the Minister of War, and he has been officially cited to appear within 30 days, or he will be considered as contumacious. General MANSO has been dismissed from the office of Captain-General of Madrid, for having facilitated the escape of G eneral SERRANO. In the Chamber of Deputies, on the discussion of the paragraph in the Address relating to finances, Senor BERMUDEZ DE CASTRO proposed an amend. meat in favour of free trade and an alteration in the tariff. The amendment was negatived by a majority of 116 to 83. A conspiracy had been discovered among the Afrancesado military chiefs, for the deposition of the QUEEN, and the appointment of her husband and of the Duc BE llowrratisna Regents of the kingdom. They had already made attempts to se duce the troops of the garrison from their allegiance. General NARVAZZ, it is said, was the person relied on to strike the blow, and the signal of action was to come, it is sail, from Paris. BOLA, MARCH 22.—The Three per Cents were done at :30 for cash ; the Debt without Interest, at 5 3 / 4 ; the Coupons, at 17; and the Five per Cents, at 19 for paper. We have received the Paris papers of Friday and Saturday. The proposition of AI.'DEVERGIER DE HAEJU:NNE, on electoral reform, was rejected on Friday, by a majority of 98, the numbers being for the motion, _ _ . 154 ; against it, 252. M. GuizoT aidressed the Chamber at great length, and spoke very bitterly of the seceders from his party. The Presst thus de scribes his speech : "M. Guizot was neither more happy nor less feeble when he had to explain himself as to the views that he Lock of the word progress, and to ei.umerate the acts of progress due to the Ministry of the 29th of October. He spoke of immense reforms, and cited four, viz.; the liberty of punlic instruction, penitentiary- or penal re form, the reform of the colonial regime, and reforms in the Customs. But of these four retorms, three are still in the condition of projects; the fourth, that of the colo nial regime is the only one that has been effected, and we all know what that is worth. The Ministry pro poses to stop here. Those of the Conservatives who think that these reforms will not suffice, have only to change places, and go over to the Opposition. This M. Gu;zo: has said without ceremony. We had supposed that he would use a language different from that of M. Duchatel. It was, however, the same language, but more harsh and explicit." In another article in the same paper M. GulzoT is thus tauntingly reminded of the deception he prac tised on the electors by his promises at Lisieux : " All parties promise progress; but the Conservative party alone will give it to you.' this is what M. Guizot said solemnly in August last before electoral France as sembled and attentive. Our confidence in these words was such that we hastened to place theta under the title of our journal. We now efface them. They would be a lie on our part if they were to remain, fur after the speech of the Minister for Foreign Affairs yesterday, we confess with pain that no illusion is any longer pos sible, no hope can any longer be permitted." Mr. O'CONNELL is staying at the Hotel Windsor, Rue de Rivoli. Dr. OLIFFE, who is i n attendance on him, has given it as his opinion that Mr. O'Cort- NELL is sound in every respect, but low and debili tated from fatigue and over-work. The numerous arrivals of foreign grain had caused prices to decline in all the markets of France. The Union Monarchigne states that the Marquis (le PASTORET (a well-known Legitimatist) has paid into the subscription for the relief of the poor of Paris the sum of 10,000 f., as the donation of an anonymous contributor residing abroad. This anonymous contributor is, it is said, the Due DE BORDEAUX. Galignani's Messenger publishes the following statement : " We have received a letter from Mr. Thompson, the British Vice-Consul at St. Melo, contradicting in the most positive terms an account given in a letter from that place by the Debats, and copied by us from that journal. It was stated in Ihe letter in question that Mr. Thompson had created a disturbance in the corn market at St. Malo, by offering 35f. for a hundred weight of flour, when the market price was only 32f. The truth appears to be that, so far from Mr. Thompson's having raised the market price. he resisted an attempt by some of the dealers to make him pay 35f., solely, as he says, because he is an Englishman ; and one of these persons, after an investigation by the authorities, was arrested, and has been compelled to deliver over the flour to Mr. Thompson at the market price of 30f., and not 32f., as stated by our contemporary." The Senanelle de Maurice, of December 27, an nounces that the French Government, convinced of the insalubrity of the settlement of Nossibe, on the Madagascar coast, has decided upon abandoning it. Two-thirds, and sometimes even three-fourths, of the troops stationed in this fatal climate have died. The island of Mayotte, therefore, will be come the only military position retained by France in these seas. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Satur day at 79f. 35c., the Five per Cents., 117 f. 35c.; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,2831. 75c. ; Rouen, 873 f. 75c.; Havre, 680 f., Great Northern, 641 f. 25c. ; Avignon, 828 f 75c.; Vierzon, 573 f. 75c. ; Bordeaux, 521 f. 25c.; Boulogne, 415 f. ; Troyes and Montereau, 280 f.; Basle, 206 f. 25c. ; Dieppe, 3301. ; Paris and Strasburg, 443 f. 740. ; Nantes, 430 f.; Paris and Lyons, 4431. 75c. ; Lyons and Avignon, 465 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Al mien 27. Boulogne and Amiens, 164—Namur and Liege, 4%—Northern of France, 13 4—Paris and Lyons, 6—Sambre and Meuse, 6 4 West Flanders, 24. AMERICAN WHALERS. MR. BROWNING'; EVIDENCE BEFORE THE NAVIGATION-LAWS COM IVII,TTEE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIA,—In The Sun of the 24th inst. Mr. Browning is reported to have said, before a Parliamentary Committee on the Navigation-laws, that " the American whalers were generally of an inferior class of vessels, and could not follow the whiles into high latitudes, or hook on to them in rough weather." Happening to be an American myself, and, indeed, to hare been "raised"—to use a Yankeekm—in a little town called Nantucket, which is somewhat famed f.r its enterptlise and success in the prosecution of the whale fisheries ; and being, moreover, familial• with the stodus operandi of the whaling buiiness otherwheres, th• above statement somewhat amused me. Now it so happens that the one thing for which our American whalers are pre...eminent, is strength, a quality more ni cessary than any other to succt-ss. In tact, the length of their voyages (averaging over three years), and the great cost and inconvenience of getting repairs while abroad, makes it of prime importance that such should be the case. I can assure the Committee aforesaid, that the Nantucket and New Bedford merchants (and they do seven-eighths of the whole business) never send a vessel from their ports until, after a thorough overhaul ing. she is found to be every way seaworthy. The com monest self-interest would warn them from any other course. The statistics show th a t f ewer vesse l s are lost on whaling voyages than any other. As for the difficulty of " hooking on to whales " in stormy weather, one .scarcely knows what Mr. Browning means. The whale is always attacked, captured, and " hooked on to," from comparatively small boats—of which every ship carries from four to eight—and is not brought alongside till he Nis in a state of most harmless quietus; and it must be a " stormy " time indeed, when either an American or a British whaler loses an opportunity to " hook on " to him. Really, testifiers before such Committees should be more cautious in their testimony. On looking at another part of Mr. B.'s statement, we find the followinc , _ _ "The shipwrights repairing her (meaning the Ameri ca❑ ship), and other artisans fitting her with stores, take their chance of the profits arming from her fishing. The same arrangement was made with those who navigated her, thp ordinary seaman receiving Gne-sixtieth part of her net profits, and the captain about one-twelfth." The whole of this is wrong. The shipwrights and artisans have nothing to do with the voyage, and the " lay" (as it is called) of the sailor and captain is not a given proportion of the profits, but of the cargo. The owners may sink thousands of dollars, and yet the sailor make one or two hundred, arid the captain much more. Dundee, March 26, 1847. C. (The writer of the above has sent us his name and address.—En.] LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY OF FICERS, &c.—The officers and servants of the London and North-Western Railway Company having, much to their credit, opened a subscription fur the relief of the distressed Irish and Scotch, have collected the sum of two hundred and eighty-three pounds, which has been paid to the account of the National Relief Fund. . . It has been stated in a Marseilles paper that the Government of Great Britain had definitively decided upon adopting the route to India by Marseilles and Alexandria, and had abandoned all efforts to procure an other mode of transit. This statement has been copied into the London papers. The mistake of the French journals has arisen from the fact of the Ardent (Govern ment steamer) having been taken from the other route, and ordered back to Malta. But, in Let, the Ard, nt had been only lent to our enterprising country man, Lieutenant Waghorn, for a series of experimental trips, six in number, which have now terminated. A ' sutn of money was also placed at his disposal by our Government to carry out the remaining portion of his experiment, which is now for the present concluded. No opinion as to its working has been come to. Indeed there has not as yet been tune to arrive at a conclusion. But even should that conclusion be adverse to the rode by Trieste, in the present state of road travelling, it by no means follows that the way by Marseilles is to be de finitively settled upon as the best, or that our Govern ment should be debarred from seeking another—and if possible a better—mode of transit for our Indian mails, or from giving all due encouragement to every enterprise calculated to establish so desirable a result.—Observez, 28th March. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET, MARCII 23:—The market is firmer this week, mixed Nos. having been sold as high as 71s. cash, and little iron on sale.— Glasgow Saturday Post. MILITARY SAVINGS' BANKS.—A return presented to Parliament pursuant to Act shows that the balance due by the public on the 31st of March, 1846, to depositors in military savings' banks, amounted to 47,938/., and the num ber of depositors to 4,177. THE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 28.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Iberia, Cap tain Mecham, arrived here last evening from Gibraltar, and landed the mails under charge of Lieutenant Ray, 11. N., which were forwarded by the 2 a.m. train this day. Her dates are—Gibraltar, the 18th inst.; Cadiz, the 19th ; Lis bon, the 22d ; Oporto, the 231; Vigo, the 24th ; and Co runna, the 25th. The Iberia, among others, brings the follow. ing passengers:—Mr. Layburne, Mr. King and family, Cap_ tain Stephens, R.N., Mr. Derraz, Mr. Stur g e, Mr. Merrit, Mr. Larigo, Mr. Jose Jobuado, Mr, Ruiz, and live dis tressed seamen. The Iberia's cargo consists of a few sun. dries from Gibraltar, including 6 boxes of leeches, 980 boxes of oranges from Lisbon, 80 cases of eggs from Vigo, al so 9 packages of specie. The same company's steam-packet Montrose, Captain Burney-, left the docks at 3 F.M. yesterday for Gibraltar and the usual ports with the Peninsular and M e dit er ranean mails, 14 passengers, and a full cargo of bale goods. The East India and China mails, by th e O r i ental packet, Captalu 13rookes, is hourly expected at the blyther bank. 310NEY and COMMERCIAL. NEWS. (From The Sun of lust Night.) The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were 7,000 hales, including 2,000 on speculation and 1000 for export. The market was steady. Railway Shares were firoi, though quiet. Toe reports from the Dublin and other corn markets, come to hand to day are of an encouraging nature, and here there is a fall of 3s. to ss. per quarter this morn ing in the price of wheat. There are two or three arrivals off the coast from the United States, and the intelligence reaching to the Bth inst. from New York has been expressed to the North and South American Coffee-house. The Corn Market appears to have been rather dull. The exchange on London was 105. It is reported that on the 6th inst. the New York markets were mostly quiet, and presented little change since yesterday's report. The uncertainty about freights tended to check operations. '1 he large number of vessels which arrived a few days since, which, it was believed at first, would have reduced the rates of freights, it seems, from the fact of many of them being enga,4ed previous to arrival, the expected decline was not realised. Within a day or two easterly winds have again prevailed, and a number of vessels being due, it was supposed many were off the coast, ready to ent, r the harbour on a change of wind to the south. In this state of uncertainty, the rates to Liverpool, though no minally the same, were rather heavy. Small sales of Genesee flour were made at 7 dolls.; Southern was quiet at 6 dolls. 50 cents to 6 dolls. 75 cents. A sale of red wheat was made at 1 doll. 50 cents. Corn was less firm, and sales were freely made at 90c. to 92c. for Southern white, and at 95c. for Southern yellow. Prime Northern yellow sold from 95c. 98c. to 99c. Provisions were quiet at yesterday's rates, with some sales of lard and cleat' middles of pork. Groceries were steady, with a fair amount of sales, if we except coffee, which continued Adverting to the Stock-market, one writer states:— " We have no confidence in an advance in the face of the present state of things, and believe what improve ment takes place will only be temporary. The Money !market is tight and must remain so, so long as the de mand continues su large and the banks move along so cautiously. A slight reaction may take place from time to time, as the shorts come in, to fill up their contracts, out there is nothing to put up prices of fancy stocks per manently. The good, sound, solid stocks, are firm at our quotations, and in d. wand, and the prosperity of the country is increasing so rapidly, and has become so firmly estabiished, that these stocks are daily improving in value." The English Funds have been heavier to-day, with very little doing. Consols bring 89 to 894 for money and time. Bank Stock for Account is at 2051. Consols Scrip is at par to f discount. Exchequer-bills have reaLzed ls. discount to 3s, premium. This flatness is contrary to precedent when corn has declined. The transactions in the foreign market have been also very restricted. The unfavourable accounts from Madrid, and the ap prehension of another political crisis are sufficient to deter speculation in the bonds, while Kith respect to Portugal the chief hope appears to be in an arrange ment with the insurgents. The old Bonds have been at 841. Spanish Five per Cents. have been quoted 221 221. Mexican Bonds are marked 24 to 218, Chilian 95, and Venezuela 401. Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cents. bring 59 to and Russian 1101. In Railway Shares the dealings have been limited. The settlement of the Account takes place to-morrow. Prices are a shade lower generally. BRITISH FUNDS CLOSING PRICES. Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. ex div 88 4 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 89 1 4 89 84% Bank Stock for Arril 14 .. .. .. .. 205 1 ,i 205 y, t;onsols for Account .. .. .. .. .. 89 ti, 89 89 Consols, Scrip .. .. • • • • . par IA dis % dis xchequer Bills. 1% d. 2d. 1,0001... .. •• • • 3p 1 dis 500/. . .. .... par 3p 1 dis Ditto, Small .... 4p 1 dis 3 p ONE O'CLOCK. ONE O'CLOCK. FOREIGN FUNDS. Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent .. Equador Bonds .. Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent .. 221 i 21% Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 84% Ditto, 4 per Cent .. - Russian Bonds .. ipanish Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, Three per Cent .. Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. 40% Ditto, Deferred .. .. 12 Dividends; on the above payable in Lendon. Dutch Two-and-a-Hall per Cent .. 59 , 4 Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 93% BUSINESS CLOSING PAID. DONE AT PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. CLOSIN( PicICES .. .. .. 110% .. .. 223 % PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction . 2%.... IA • Birmingham and Oxford Junction 5 .... 13% Birming., Wolver., & Stour Valley 5 .. • • . Boston, Stamford, & Birmingham 5 .... .......... Buckinghamshire ~61.43.,, p........ Caledonian Eastern Counties . .. 20 .... 19% Do Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 61. 13s. 4d. ki p ........ Ditto, ditto.. .. No. 2. 61. 13s. 4d. r 4 p...... • • East Lancashire .. 17 • • 18% . .• • • It East Lincolnshire .. .. 4 .... ...... •• .. 6 Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... 71 • ••• • • . 71 Great Northern (London & York Regd.) .. .. • • .. .. 2 2 1 ,4 % ...... • . 21,6 Do., do (Direst Northern Regd.) 314 3%.. ..... 3 Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 30 .... •.• • • • .... 26 Great North of England . —lOO ....232 .... ...... 232 Ditto, New .. _5 .... 60 GO Ditto, New .. .. 20 .... 57% ...... •• .. 57% Great Western .. 83 .. ..117 119........ 119 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% .... 18 .......... 18% Ditto, Fifths .. 20 .... 27 •• • . 27% Ditto, New • 4% .. • • 7% .• • • ••• • . 7% Huddersfield and Manchester .. .. ••• • • 18% ilull and Selby .. .• • 50 .. •.. . 102 Lancaster and Carlisle .. 50 .... 64 ..... 63% Ditto, New Leeds ink Bradford .. • • .. 35 •• • • .... • • 78% Leeds an.l Thirsk 22% .... 20% ...... •• .. 20% Ditto, New .. lO .... ...... Ditto, Preference 6 per Cent. • • 3% .... ......... Liverp., Manch., & Newc. Junct. 2%.... 1% Lmcion and Blackwall 16/. 13s. 4d. •••••• .... 8 Ditto, New, No. 1 .. 4 .... Ditto, New. No. 2 .. • • I/. 13s. 4d. 1 p.......... % p London, Briglston, and S C oas t.. 50 .. • • 52% % • ...... 52 1 4 London an North-Western ..100 .• 178 179% .... • • 179% Ditto, Quarters . •• .. 2 .... 1914 • • •.. 19% London and South• Western .411. 6s. 10d... ...• ••• .. 64 Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 40 .... 47% •.. 47% London and York Extension Scrip 2% •••• 2% •.• 2% Lynn and Ely .. .• .. 20 21% ..... •• .. 21% Lynn and Dereham .. • • .• 15 .... 16% % ........ 16% Manchester and Leeds .• •• 82 .... —.••• • • • ... 105% Ditto, Quarter Sharea .. 12 .... •• • • • • •• .. 16% Ditto, Fifths .. •• • . 5 .... 10% • • 10 1 4 Ditto, Sixteenths .. • • • • 6% ...• ••• • •• 8 Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 4 . 25..... % p.......... Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... ll4, midl an d •• •• ..100 .. • 116% 117% 116 116 Ditto, New •• •• •. 30 .... 34% .... •• .. 34 Ditto, New .. 2•. ... 5% 5% Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 100 .... 92 . ......... 92 Midland Great Western (Irish) .. 20 ~ ~8 Newcastle and Berwick .. •• 20 .. •• 28 % •. . . . . • 28% Ditto, New • • • •• • 5 .... 8% Norfolk .. •• •• ..100 .. _135% ...... • ... 136 Northern Counties Union .. .... North British .. .• • • •• 25 •• • • 33% .......• • .... • 33% Ditto, Ilalt Shares .. 12% .... 16 4 . 6 4 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .... 4% . Ditto, Extension .. .. % 1% .......... Ditto, Thirds .. .. 1 .... • 3% 3 1 Ls Northern and Eastern .. .. 50 55 North Staffordshire .. • • •• 5 .... 8•••• • . • • 8 Oxford,Worcest.,& Wolverhumptn. 22% .... 15% 15% Preston and Wyre .. • • 25 • Ditto, Half Shares (A) .. —•••—.•••• •• • • 12% Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 ...• . •••• • • • • 5 Scottish Central Shrewsbury and Birmingham 3 .... • • 4 Ditto, Class B .. • • • • ...• 1 •.. • • . • • I . % Shropshire Union .. 42 1% 5.... 4 di5..... South Devon .. .• .40 ..... 31% • • • • 31% South Staffordshire Junction 2/.145. td.. N.% p•• • • • • % p South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 33% .. • • 37% .. • • •• .• 37% South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole .. . • • .. 2 .... 2% % 214 Trent Valley and Midland June. 425. .. • • 14 P •••• • • • • ' Yale of Neath 2 .. • • %••••• • • • • • l e West Riding Union .. • .. 41.25. • ... p• • York and Newcastle .. .. 25 .... 35 34% ....•• 34 Ditto, New.. .. 10 ... 15% • • • ..• • • II Ditto, l'reference .. 4 .... 8. .. York aktd North Midland .. 50 .. • • 84 •••• • • • • 8 Ditto, Extension • • .. .. 20 .... 36% Ditto. Preference •• 2 .... 11% % „ „ Do. E. and W. Riding Exten.. • 10 .. • 21%. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .0 .... 16% .... •• •• Dutch Rhenish .. • • • . 7 .. .. 4V B . . . . Namur and Liege .. • • .. 10 .... Northern of France .. .. • • 8 .... 13% % Orleans and BourdeauX .. • • 6 .... 6%. 7 Paris and Lyons .. 8 6 .... Paris and Rouen .. .. • • .. 20 34% Sombre and Meuse .. .. 12 .... -- •• . ..... • • JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia .. . • • . .. 40 .... 221,i .......... British North American .. 50 .... • • • • • Colonial • • • • • . • •• 25 .... ........ London and Westminster .. .. 20 .... .......... National of Irelan I .. • • .. 22% .... 1934 MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered , 22 Ss 15 3 4 2614 19N COURT CIRCULAR. - - - - The Queen held a Cuurt yesterday afternoon at Buck ingham Palace. Senor Isturitz, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from her Catholic Majesty the Queen Isabella 11. of Spain, had an audience of her Majesty to present his credentials. Senor Mura, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Ple .potentiary from Mexico, had an audience of the Queen to present his credentials. Their Excellencies were respectively introduced by Viscount Palmerston, G.C.8., her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Colonel the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H., her Ma jesty's Master of the Ceremonies. The Queen was attended by the Marquis of Ormonde, Lord in Waiting, and Mr. R. Ormsby Gore, Groom in Waiting. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty and her Royal Consort yesterday. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rod e ou t on horse back i 3 yesterday, ouverie.g, attended by his E querry i n Waitin Colonel The Royal Family took their accustomed walks and rides yesterday. The Earl of Lincoln, Lord Edward Howard, and Mr. G . E. Anson, had the honour of joining the royal circle at B o o:lngham Palace at dinner yesterday evening. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen Dowager ye, terday. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambrid ge also visited her Majesty yesterday, at Marlborough H ouse. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge yesterday, at Cambridge Hou se . Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, attended by Baroness Hammer stein, left town yesterday evening for Kew. A meeting of several of the Cabinet Ministers took place yesterday at the residence of the Marquis of Lansdowne, in Berk, , ley.square (the Noble Marquis continuing indisposed). There were present—Lord John Russell, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Earl of Clarendon, and the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere. Count Schimmelpenninck, Miuiste:r of the Nether lands, left London last Sunday morning for the Hague. His Excellency is expected to return in about a month. During hi., absence M. Stratenus, Counsellor of Lega tion, will act as Charge d'Affaires. Mr. Bancroft, the American Minister, left tov a Monday, on a short visit to Paris. Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister, transg business yesterday at the Foreign-office. 1 0( Sir John Pelly had an interview with the El Clarendon ye s t er d ay , at the office of the Boa r d Trade. Mr. H. Galt had an interview with Earl Grey Y eitl day, at the Colonial-othee. Lord John Russell had a dinner Fitly on SaturtlaYs oi his residence in Cheshain-place. A mo ng the es were M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian Minister ; de Moncorvo, Portuguese Minister ; the Uh e "ilt Bunsen, Prussian Minister ; Senor Isturitz, .5111 1 01 .4 Minister ; the Duke o f N orfo lk , the Duke of Be"„brd, the Earl Fortescue, Vi scount Torrington, Lord l'l r e the Earl of Minto, M r . Villiers Stuart, and Wriothesley Russell. . Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colan tbe office from the Governors of Hong-Kong, CeY lOl4 Mauritius, and Gibraltar. ;1 91 1 The Judicial C omm i ttee o f t h e Privy Conac•-A,e yesterday to g i ve j u d gment on an appeal. "511;ro Stephen v. Vie Judges of the Supreme Court 0; . te r Diemen's Land." Th e L or d s present were the MAII°6-6 of the Rolls, Lord Brougham, Lord Campbell, anu: ti l Judge of the Ad m i ra l ty C ourt. Judgment was giv by Lord Brougham. Wi The Lord Chi e f J ust i ce Wild e and Lady we arrived at Farrance's Hotel, Upper Belgrave'el r yesterday, from Lewes. • usli Her Majesty th e Q ueen h as b een most grac ia a to pleased to:appoint Mademoiselle Dezborotl (succe s e;:, Madame Thomas), of 35, Rue Neuve du Luxen&g, Paris, to be h er M a j esty ' s milliner in that nafirhe Mdile. Dezboroff h as a l so t h e honour to hold 'O l appointment of milliner to the Princesses of the Fr ei/ Court. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S---MONDAY. The Newmarket H an di cap exc i te d a good dea%bi attention, its interest b e i ng chiefly derivable from •ej business done on the thre e f avour i tes . W e h a ve clio t t io Vanish at 7 to 1 ; thi s was h er c l os i ng price, "to the course of the after noon s h e wa4 b ac k e d a t all 5 0 of prices, from 10 to 1 u p t o 6 t o 1, f rom which 10 receded near the last to 9 to 1, was backed at t en s figure, came again and se ttl e d fi na lly at 7t o 1 : 'A was at one time t a k e n current ly a b ou t eac h o f the t" favourites, but offered at the finish. Some other horT s were backed for sm a ll sums . Nothinc, fresh on A ll ', other Spring races, an d no t muc h ' . done on wi Derby ; we should ment i on , h owever, that 9 t° l - was taken freely about Yl , inet, 30 to, to about 1001. about Liberator, 2,500 to 100 a bo u t GO; tilt, 1,400 to 50 about Cony ngh a m, 50 t o I t o 200/.ab°: Bingham, and a few other bets of minor import: lo ;i Glentilt and The Liberator, alth o u g h backed, were t i in good odour, and Epi ro t e was ent i re ly friendle 33, Latest prices : NRWMA SIM' HANDICAP. 9 to 2 agst Mr. Gregory's Euclid colt 9 to 2 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting 7 to 1 agst Sir C. Monck's Vanish 10 to 1 agst Lord Orford's Footstool—taken 12 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Lynceus—taken 14 to 1 agst Mr. Wigram's Kesheng— taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Shelley's Campanile 20 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Tom Tullo'ck 100 to 6 agst Sir J. Hawley's Humdrum—taken Watch-dog is scratched. THE PORT STAES. Offer, to back the field at even, or K take 6 to 4 about Sal* METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 18 to 1 agst Mr. John Day's Bourton—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. G. H. Moore's Wolfdog—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Herbert's Odessa filly—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsbottom's Pine Apple Finvaragh is scratched. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 5 to 2 agst Mr. Mostyn's Planet—taken 7 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's The Liberator—taken 8 to 1 agst 31r. S. Conway's Christopher. CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Mendicant, 25 to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Dulcet—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's The Lamb 25 to 1 agst Captain Pettat's Newcourt 28 to 1 agst Mr. Wilson's Punch 40 to 1 agst Mr. Skerratt's Intrepid—taken All , 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. A. J o h nstone ' s A nnandale- -ta' 750 to 'l5 agst Lord Eglinton's two—taken 600 to 20 agst Mr. Collett's two—taken. DERBY. 700 to 200 agst Kent's lot—taken 14 to 1 agst Forth's lot—taken 6 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp 9 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Planet—taken freelf 13 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Epirote_no backers 25 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Glentilt 28 to 1 agst Sir R. Pigot's Conyngbam—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Liberator 40 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Horn of Chase—taken m d. 50 to 1 agst Col one l A nson ' s Bi ngham—taken to :a' . 50 to 1 agst Mr. Stephenson's Black Dwarf 50 to 1 agst Mr. Holmes's Pavilion 2000 to 40 agst Mr. Payne's Sist er to Cobweb colt--kta 43 60 to 1 agst Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle 66 to 1 agst Mr. Fuller's Oxonian—taken. OAKS. 8 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's The Farmer's Hornet is disqualified f o r th e D er b y, O a k s , an d St. I) ,„ e * and some other engag emen t s , b y t h e d eat h o f t h e ovine" Corbet Smith. Daughter-Ater, E RAES. the T ig he uee r n a ' s s te P r la MANCHESo t f e t f h r e .m Ho t r h s e e T has ß b “ e u e r r s i C e p Ia s e and it will be run for, as u sua l, at t h e f o rtheo• — meeting-. NEWMARKET' CRAVEN MEETING.--r it- Aar Mr. G. H, Moore's Wolfdog, 93t, apt .r . L o rd " ol course to ut:wit:os sell's R.-winiseenee, 6.t 71b; 200,,h ft. SECOND OCTOBER MEETING.—FRIDAY; 0, Duke of Bedford's Leopard, Bst 91b, asst Mr. Moore's Watchdog, 7st 71b; D. 1., 200, h ft. EDINBURGH and PERTH RAlLlirik os REPORT from the SELECT COMMITTEE,a STANDING ORDERS on PETITIONS AGAI:IA, the EDINBURGH and PERTH. RAILWAY Blv — The Select Committee on Standing Orders, to 01 were referred the Petitions against the Edinburgh ° Perth Railway the Circumstances with Instructi ons to R e p o rt te a Circumstances under which the Plans and E s timate ,' were prepared and deposi ted, the Noti ces given , eel ,' the Applications to Landown ers made, a nd whe ther, they were such :is to be in vio l a tion of th e spit it the Orders of this House ;--have considered the mat* Report:— That plans for the Edinburgh and Perth Railway': ters to them referred, and have agreed to the following notices in accordance therewith, and applications to land' owners, were prepared by engineers and agents under taking this work, at the instance of the provisional C Ooa'.„, mittee of the Edinburgh and Perth Railway Con , P 3 ,, n ; t and since dissolved, under 9 and 10 Viet., c. 28, the plans were deposited, the notices published, and she greater part of the applications served, before the dis lution of the company. r eeS That in this part of th e t ransac ti o n no circa , re in violation of' the spi ri t o f t h e stan di ng orders " e alleged before your Committeeby the petitioners re. 10 0 That the objections taken re , to the use subs e qu en tly ma d e o f t h e d ocume nts s°,l o , ll * pared and d e po s it e d, or promu l gate d , a nd your .1./ not mittee have th oug ht i t t o b e w i th i n t h e mean ing, 11 t he within the strict letter of your instructions, to pur' ue investigation in the direction indicated. hurgb That on the 30th of N ovem b er , 1846, t h e Ediumh rbyy o c f called e directors o Northll of a e and Perth Railway C om p any , i n wh i ch the No:t 11131.- es Railway then poss esse d a pre d om i nating influeuec:res' Company, i oi s tm s t o ep l d v a e bb d yy , , ta a hn t ed a secretary ei gcmeetingrneetda a ilas sh l at lr holders in the Edi n b urg h and Perth Railway C° ll3 Pi e threquisition British same, a k_ y o t That before the d a y o f t hi s meeting, the con: 11 , 1 s :: is management of the Edi n b urg h and Perth CorePa'Ptli o a report dated 23d N ovem b er, after setting t . ° l.L. " a a n (. 1 acquisition in 18$5- i - by purcha se i n th e warke , ", e y, without concert with th e Edi n b urg h an d P er th C°l l3 P, - t erS of more than half of th e i r w h o l e stoc k , b y the dl re i ," l au of the North British R a il wa y C ompany, fo ll o wed agreement between the two companies for anialget a t - tr, and after announcin g th e a b an d onment o f t h e Je'"" e nd dertaking by the North British Railway Con 3 r lll3 2f the their apparent i n t en ti on to e ff ect the d i sso l u tion - t og Edinburgh and Perth R a il way C ompany, a t the lue h e ar e to be held on th e 30 t h, p rocee d e d to urge their,. ° oat holders to per severe i n support i ng th i s l i ne, and f or • t iee purpose to reconstru c t th e company, if its dissnid should be carried. 001 0 ' That at the meeting o n th e 30th N ovem b er the r e ", t ed tion to di sso l ve t h e company was i neffectua lly res .- e g 111 0 by a minority representing about one-fourth of the s in e• in respect of which votes were given, but nearly ° bed teen-twentieths of those on w hi c h t h e f u ll deposit ° ' been paid up. ro; That shareholders bel ong i ng t o th a t minoriti,r; n of ceeded immediat e ly, i n terms o f t h e recom mendal`,lol, the managing comm i ttee, to reconstruct t h e coral' and da', the subsequent proceedings necessary for 3 ,1 1 de' cation to Parliament, i nc l u di ng th preparation O f t he posit of estimat e s an d su b scr i pt i on contrac t, and ° the petition, with Bill annexe d, g i ving powers ' to e xecut e er works shown on the deposited plans, &c. (with °le ader ception of one bran c h a b an d one d) were ca rried u t est the control of twelve directors, of whom the g reti ta the fn i r ve e cl part had been members of th e comm i ttee in company, and with the whol e o f t h e prev i ous ly 01 P ° ' staff of secretary, engineers, and agents. a i bt That no charges in respect of expenses incurr ed plans or otherwise, with a view to the present apple pip e d to Parliament, have been made against the d' ss , se. company, by the engineers or agents, while sums h °- t he count of those expenses have been already ' paid u fb e le, present company, who have undertaken to pay the w o e 0 under an arrangement, of the legal effect of w hich, e to binding agreement, it is not for your Committee judge, but approved by parties representing motile the two-thirds of the shares ot the old Company, •" • " 1 petitioners, six in number, who appeared as s hareb.e ieac e complaining of this arrangement, tendered no Ow, o r to show the nature and extent of their own interest' of any injury thereto. 111/ That on this statement of facts, it was urged th at undertaking, commenced by one party, had been l u tha t doned by them, and carried forward by another, an d ph the spirit of the standing order s was v iolated by 511- subsequent adoption. That it appears to your Committee that tho sP I - 1 t b ii intention of all the standing orders concerned i n case manifests itself in very careful provision fo r t he performance of various acts prescribed for the illf°V ) „,,, tion and protection of th e public, or of individuals property is to be affect e d ; but that there is little inuL e- 1 ; tion of solicitude as to the parties by whom those ° e ta are to be performed; any restrictions as to whom are, Dr be deduced, if at all, from incidental expressions 2' 311 , 1 % 0 than direct provision ; and that the circumstances of WI ( case are not such as to be in violation of the spirit ° the orders of this House. March 26, 1847. 16% 44 4s, 134 tr. at wi 11 sh a. o" ~Z~•. th MORNING, MARCH 2O, 847. ~i I tb d( t E Z S i . ] ~.