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menced, has given life to theminhabitants of the west coast, -and is looked forward to by all the colony as a most important and valuuble thing for the colon)'. The papers have begun to discuss the important question of colonization I.)r European families in the interior of thismost,extensive and valuable colony, which appears to be well suited fur the purpose. • HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. LAST NIGHT BU f ONE BEFORE EASTER. THIS EVENING (by E.:111F.). Tnusoay, March 23, will be performed Bellini's Opera, • LA SONNAMBULA, Amine, Madame Castellon ; Lisa, Madame -olari; Count Rodolfo, Sig. F. Lablache ; Alessio, Sig. Giubilei ; E lvino, Sig. Gardoni. Betw' en the acts of the Opera, a Divertiseinent from the Ballet of CORALIA, in which will be introduced the admired Pas de la Itosiere, by Mdlle. Marie Taeliorl. To conclude with a new Ballet, in T wo Tableaux, by M. Paul Tug- Boni, the music by Signor Pugui, entitled • THEA ; OU, LA FEE AUX FLEURS. Principal characters by Mcille. C. Rosati, Mdlle. Marie Taglioul, M. Paul Taglioni, &c. The doors open at Half-past Seven. The Opera to commence at Eight o'clock. On Saturday next, being the last night before Easter, will be revived (first time this season) Verdi's Opera, ERNANI. ROYAL ITALIAN .PERA, COVEN! GARDEN, Established •or the purpose of rendering a more perfect performance .lithe Lyric Drama than has hitherto been attained in this country. Under the Direct on and Management of Jr.f BEALE. The Nobility. Gentry, and Patti. ns of are respectfully in formeAl that 'he 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 Chnaro-a, Mozart, Rossini, Meyer beer, and others at the more medern Italian School, including Operas by Bend, Don, ectti,• Mercadante, and Verdi, on a scale of the unno , t perfect on very department ; to which intent the mana_ merit has assemb'ed a iTompany embracing :he greatest and most varied .a'ent in Europe. PRIMI SOPRANI --Madame Grisi and Madams Persian! (her arst appearance .11 London for three years), Madame Ronconi and 31dVe. Steffanoni (of the Theatre La Scala, in Milan, her first ap pearance in this country). CONTRALTI.--Signora AlboDi (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan, Ind of the Imperial Theatre in Vienna, her first appearance in this Country), and Mademoiselle Co'Cuari. _ _ _ S 7 g7orSalvator Levia (of the Imperial Theatre of St. Petersburgh, his first appearance in this country), Signor Trill (ot Theatre San Carlo, in Naples, his first appear ance in thin country), and Signor Salvi (or the Theatre La Scala, in Milan and of the Imperial Theatres in Vienna and St. l'eteraburgh, his first appearance On the Italian - stage in England). PIZIMI BASSI BARITUNI—Signor Tainbarini and Signor Giorgio &mei PRIMI BASSI ritoroNnr—Slgnor Marini (of Cm Theatres San Carlo, Napleq, La 'cola, Milan, and the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, his first a;.,pearatice in this country), Signor Angelo Alba (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid, his first appearance in this coaniry), and Signor Polonini (of the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, pia first appear ance in thi- country.) • - , PRIMI BASSI COMICI —Signor Pietro Ley (of the Theatre Royal Madrid, h;s first appearance in this country), and Signor Agostino Rovere (of the Theatre, 11..;ya1. Naples, Milan, Vienna, and St. l'e tersburgh, his first appearance in this country). Seconde Douce—Madame Antoinette Ito:lido:I (of the Theatre La Seale, in Milan), Mademoiselle Amalie Linart, Mademoiselle Luigina Bellinl. . _ . Tecon Je Tenore—Signor Emmanuelo Slano (of the Theatre San Carlo in Naples). _ _ _ Director of th'e Music, Compose:.•, and Conductor—Mr. Costa. A powerful a,sd numerous CilOitjS o! chosen and experienced Singers will complete the Vcc.il Deparimeot. Chorus Master— Signor Bon, , nnsiel!o. Prompter—Silmur 'Moriterasi. The ORCIIEZ;TRA, formed of Artistes possessin the highest executive powers, will comet :=c wrong its members Eighty distin guished professors. The Mll,tary Band of the Coldstream Guards will be under the direction of M. Gotiii ey. Art ORGAN, 0; extensive compass, has been expressly erected In the theatre h Messrs. Fri , ;ht and Son. Organist-I'dr. V. Novello. The BALLI:i, o: a brilliant a. - al conly charact,T, will close the performance the evening, and no Divertissement will he suffered between the acts of the Opera. The Director has the pleasure to innouace that his conclu,led au enga , ,,erritnt with Mademoiselle Fanny F..!ss'e:*; and, during tne season, the lellowing e•tilacat Danaeuses wiil appenrt —Prernicles Dan ruse—Mademoiselle Dumi !etre (el the 4.lrand (ape u, Pali , ), and Mademoiselle Plunkett (of the Grand Opera, Paris), Iled-enoiselle Berths (t.,i* the Imperial Theatre, I, 7 !enna, her list appearance in this country), Mademoiselle Neodot (of the Theatre Re., Madrid), Mademoiselle Marietta Baderna :of the Theatro La . seala, Milan), and Mademoiselle Fuoco (of the Aeaden , e Royale de Pari , ). Monsieur retina (of the Grail Opera, Paris), Monsieur Genie (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Monsieur Fardinando Croce ; Monsieur Delferier (of the Grand Opera, Paris), and 21.oris , eur Auguste Mabille (of the Grand Owzra, Paris). Malires des Ballets—Monsleur Allier', (of the Grand Opera, Paris), and Monsieur Blasis (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan). Leader of the Ballet—Mr. APred Mellon. Regisseu de la Dense Mr. O'Bryan. Composer—Signor Alessandro Curiui (of the San Carlo Theatre, N. n'e.s). THE THEATRE.—To render the Interior at once commodious, elegant, and coriniortable, It has beets entirely recmstructed and decoratetl, under the immediate ciirc.,tiou and after designs of Id. Albano, Esq., C.E., with every attention directed to its proper ventilation. 'Em Decorations have been executed 'ty Mr. Ponseriby. The Managemens has happily secured the artistic skit' ot - Signori Ferri and Verardi (of the Titt , are Italien, in Paris), a embellish the ceiling and to prepare a New Dr° , SceNt. The approaches to the Theatre will be found improved- by a carriage way being formed immediaely under the P- lice in Paw-street, whereby parties can leave or enter their carria;es without; exposure to the weather ; and by increased facilities for ingress and egress. 'l're Refreshment Room will be under the superintendence o, Mr. J. G. N.'r.tson. Tickets, Stalls, and Beszs, for the night or season, , a Fie obtsined at the Box Office, Bow -street ; and at Messrs. Crauaer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be Performed the Opera of MARL TANA:Charles the Second, Mr. Borrani ; Don Cte<ar de llazan, Mr. Harrison ; on Jose, Mr. Bretton ; Msrqu s de Samar: m, Mr. lionacAstle ; Lazrillo, Miss Isaacs ; Mar Lana, Miss Rainsfoith. To conclude with a new Ballet, entitled SPANISH GALLAN TRIES. Principal characters by MM. Croce, &drien, Tell; Mdlles. Badema, Louise, Adele, St. Louin, and Lenard. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. trader the ManagemoJit at Mr. B. Webster. sole Lessee. TIII EVENING Will he performed fin new and orig!nal Comedy, called THE SCHOOL FOR SCHEMING. Principcl Characters by Messrs. Far ren, Stuart, Buckstone, How?, Selby, Brindal, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Humby, Mrs. Yarn°ld, Miss Forteseue, Miss Bennett, Miss Itey olds, &e. Atter which, the new Coml. - . Drama, called THE r, GTIT TROIPS OF SC. JAMES :1. Master Thomas Smallbones, Mr. lluckstone ; Maids ~ t Honour to the Queen, yin. Cliffurcl, Mrs. Seymour, Mrs. Yarno'd, Miss Carre. Miss Telbin, and Mrs. BuC.jugliarn ; Jane Roberts, Miss Reynolds. Td conclude wall the Ori;inal Grand Fairy Extravaganza, c . tilef THE iNvu , rni,F; PRINCE ; Cr, the Island of Trail...mil T):1;g1;;, Princ.pal characters by Mr. James Wand, '.iiss P.llortou, M.:s. L. Buckingham, Miss Reynolds, and Miss Julia liennett. THEATIZE ROYAL, LYCEUM. under Etc ..tttuttle:rutnt ut Alrs. Keeley. 1111 S EVENLNG kill ba performed the Drama of 'MARTIN CIIITEZLEWIT. Young Ba!ley, Mrs. Keeley • Salrey (lamp, Mr. Keeley; Peeksulff, Mr. Matthews ; Tigg, Mr. Wigan ; Chazzlevrit, Mr. Emery ; Pinch, Mr. Meadows. Al ecr which, the splendid new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE ENCHANTED FOREST; or, Bear, Eagle, and Dolphin. Principal characters by Mrs. Keeley, Miss Villars, Miss Bromley, E. Daly, Mrs. Woellidge, Miss Laidlaw, Miss Howard, Mr. Keeley, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Beac'ci . , Mr. Kinloch, Mr. Bellingham, and Mr. Wigan. To conclude with MRS. WHITE. Characters by Messrs. Oxberry, Turner, Kinloch, Miss VIE -rs, 3llss Arden, and 3llss ;turner. TB E A.T RE RO YA L. ADEL 7111. 'Under the Oirec,, , o Aladarce 'este. THIS I.:VEXING Will be per:ormed an original Drama, called THE FLOWERS OF TIIR FOREST ; a Gipsy tory. Clica , John, Mr. Wright ; Ishntpel, ::r. O. Smith ; the Kinchio, Mr. I'. Bedford; Leybourne, Mr. Wouell ; Cy, thia, 3ladame Ceieste ; Lemuel, Mass Woolgar ; Starlight Bess, Mrs. Fitzwlll lam ; Lady Agnes, Miss Harding. After which, the Farce of THE WANDERING MINSTREL. Characters by Messrs. Cullenford, Way°, Wright, Stoker, Mrs. Laws, )diss.Taylor, and Mrs. Matthew._____ To conclude with the Farce of SHOCKING EVENTS. In which Mr. Lambert, Mr. Worrell, Mr. Munyarti, Miss Harding, and Miss Chaplin will perform. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. 21. Maddox, sole Les. ee and Manager. THIS EVENING • Will be performed the Opera, entitled THE NIGHT DANCERS. Albert, Mr. Allen; Giselle, 311 as Anne Romer. After which. a Concert by the New Orleans ETHIOPIAN SE RENADERS. To conclude with the Comedy of Tire MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Principal characters by Messrs. Granby, Ryder, Vin ing, Cowell, Walton, Compton, Miss Flower, Mrs. Stirling, Miss A. Romer, and Mrs. Fosbrolte. • FRENCH PLAYS. —ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee. Mr. John Mitchell. THURSDAY EVENING Will be performs I the naw comic Vaudeville, entitled LE ROI DES- FRONTINS. Thomas, 31. A. Touscz ; Marinette, :Mlle. Fouquct. To conclude nith the Vaudevire, entitled MARIAGE AU TAMBOUR. Lambert, M. Latent ; Fleur des Pols, M. A. Tousez ; Loqisc d'Obernay, Mdlle. Fargueil. Boxes, 65., Pit, 3s. lid.. 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 Library, 33, Bond-street; and at the Box-office. MESSRS. 1311AHAM' BENLFIT CONCERT. A Grand Performance will take place at the St. James's Theatre, TIIIS EVENING, March 23, for the Benefit of Messrs. H. and C. ; on which occa,lon Mr. Brahatu, Miss Dolby, and seve ral eminent Artistes will len 1 their valuable services, in addition to the customary Entertainment or the ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell: Harrington; White, Stanwood, and Germon. Boxes, Stalls, and places may be secured at Mitchell's Royal Li brary, 33, Old Bond-street. . ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Yroprletcsr. Mr. W. Halt, . Under the patronage of the Queer, Prince Albert, and other Members of the Royal aridly. 'rats EVENING Will be performed Sir Walter Scott's KENILWORTH ; or, The Golden Days of England's Elizabeth. Entire change of the SCENE.; of the CIRCLE ; and other highly attractive Entertainments. Box 01' ope., r..ni eleven till Elva o'clock.--11nora oven at c Rime at half-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Broadfoot The public is respectfully apprized, that the most splendid and effective Novelties ire in pre aration for the opeaing, of the Summer Season, which commences n EASTER 310NDAY, April 5, when will be preseLted a gorgeous Equestrian and Drama , ic Spectacle. embracing the whole of the extei .sive rasouri es or this Establishment. Great care and ••thintion will .ilso be given to the accominsdatiou of the public in each deortment of the Tlie4 tre. ROYAL SURREI"fHEATRE. Lessee, Ain. Frit:eel Daeirige. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Domestic Drama (founded on the Novel of the same narm), entitled LILLY DAWSON ; or, A Poor i.irl's Story. Principal charac ere by ties-rs. Lewi•, Johnson, Heslop, Saville, Phelps, Fredericks, Webo, Neville, Miss Terrey, Mrs. Yining, and Mrs. Saville. After which, THE MILLER'S MAI D. To conclude with THE DESERTS OF SIBERIA. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDO2f, DIAE.CH 22.—Wind N.E., light breeze, and fine, clear weather. DEAL, MALca 21.—Wind S.S.W.--Acrd. Griffin, Parsons, South Seas; Josephine, Smith, Ciiiaa; Aboukir, Scott, Cal cutta; Frances, Guthrie, Bahia; Heart of Oak, Massey, Bahia; Danzig- ' Perst, Bahia. Sid. Maranhani, St. John's, New Brunswick; St. Andrew, Montreal; Dow, Mogadore. ~,,,Arrd. froth the River, Commodore, Sydney, New South "ales; Gilmore, Bombay ; Advocate, Baltimore; Britannia, St.. John's, New Brunswick. PETERHEAD, DlAncii !S.—Wind S.—Sld. Superior, Green land. STeoulms. MARcat 15.—Wind S.W.—Sld. Traveller Davis' Straits' Lrizap ' 00 L, tacit 20 AND 21.—Wind S. moderate.— Afrd. Parker, pi s ' . York ; Demerara ; Rochester, iruernan. New DARTmotrrn, Queen, Bombay ; Sea King, New Orleans.; 21.—The John Bull, for Monte Video, has put in h i l e r n e with loss of mizenmast and main topmast, &c. FALMOUTH, ISIAYCH m s tings, Sabestor, Sierra 1.. — e0 21. Wi n a S.—Arrd. Marquis of the Clyde. SOUTH IiONALDSBAY, MARC T' H e n f I7L. , The Magnet, Leith to Stromness, struck en Nevaholm and sunk ; crew saved. last night, drove over, to BCork, ELMULwaiLET, brought i ,NAnCH 19 nto Broadhaven Three Bw leaky and abandoned ; mast e r and crew arrive T thers, Vi enna , h Yesterday, LivEtwoot.., 3Lircit 20. —The Minerva, h ence e troe.oJaatz, is aground in the ent rance to Dou.tlas, Isle of M an and would fill with the tide. The Eugene, from 'gNero.,irloerd, to New Ross, was spoken o n the Bth inst., in lat. 44, ion. 41' with loss of nearly ail her sails, and would bear up for the Azores. PLYXOUTH, 'MAUCH 21. —Wind S.E. to S.S.W.—Ar r d. Stirling. May, Manilla. with loss of sails, and crew Fick. GUERICSILY, 3.lAftca 12. —Sid. Young Queen, New York; Albion, ditto. •LIMEZICK, MARCH 20.--Wind S.—Sltl. Amanda, Berry, New York. CLYDE.—Arrd. Volaut, Marchv, St. Andrew's, Sid. Belmont, Jamaica. CORK, MARCH 17.—Wind S.E., a gale. , -Charles Any, C4llao 7 Lady Constable, New Orleans. In 3 vols., post Bvo., MR. DISRAELI'S NEW WORK, - T A.NCRED; „__ " OR, THE NEW CRUSADE, IS NOW READY. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough•street. Orders received by all Booksellers, and at all the Libraries. Now Ready, in 2 vols. 21s. b ouri d, T HIRD EDITION of HOCHELAGA ; OR, ENGLAND IN THE NEW WORLD. ED! I ED BY Euvr WARBURToN, Esq., Author of " The Crescent and the loss." " This work has already reached a third edition. We shall be surprised if it Co not go through many. It po.sesses almost every qualification of a good book. We cordially recommend it to our readers, as well for the amusement of its lighter portions, the vivid brilliancy of its descriptions, and the solid information it contains."-- John Bull. ury Col burn, Publisher, 13, Great Mat 'borough • s treet. NEW WORK BY Till; AUTHOR OF " WILD SPORTS OF THE WEST," &c. Just ready, in 2 vols. post Svo., with Illustrations on Steel and Wood, by Leech and G. 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Offices, Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street. London. THE WEATIIER.—SUN OFFICE, MAI,CII 22. T,W.RMOMETER, Lemont, 35 ; ilizhisnt. 57 ; Noon, 52. BAROMETER, 29.83.—Wind N.E., fine. 91 •,. AT I.o‘llo/4-tittll')l4t rtto• LAI. .. 2- , minutes after 6. I Evening .- 45 •ittnutias Aft;!* 6. 1 .... 0 y ; 1. . ......y,,,,.....!, 7 .. ... , , 4_?e, \,:- 4 .sc-5:::•;"•.4•At. , )."4- oatt e i ..C., ..-,1, 0V - \ ' _A4, ...-a„.. . .......: 4 _,..„ _ -. , - c:-:-L,,;it .. ., - ' ' -.4.- ',...- .4," OfEU ..L. ''' :' - 1 ,. .. —.V -,_.3,- ''''s branch is governed and controlled. We are . much I mistaken if the British people will be contented that such a stain should remain on their name, that such a blot shcrald be found on their statute-hook. No wonder that there should be a general repugnance to enter into the navy, when persons would thereby subject themselves to the operation of such atrocious enactments. No wonder that the pleas gang must still be retained, that the voluntary services of our sailors cannot be obtained, that kid napping must still be legalized, when a commanding officer is authorized, without trial or investigation, to inflict four dozen lashes of a „ cat" on any of his crew, and when an excited man is deemed worthy of death for an assault which on shore would be sufficiently punished by a trifling fine or a short imprisonment. Surely, the maintenance of discipline is as neces sary in the army as in the navy, and personal violence towards a superior officer is of as aggravated a character in one as in the other, and yet we find that the sentence of a military court-martial, held within the last week, and promulgated on Saturday last, on GEORGE Ilor s, a drummer of the Grenadier Guards, fur an offence of a similar character, viz , for having struck and offered violence to the drum-majer in the execution of his duty, was twelve months' imprisonment, with hard labour; and we venture to say that there is n 4 person who will not acknowledge that the penalty was amply sufficient to vindicate the majesty of the law, to preserve the discipline of the regiment, and to prevent the - repetition of a similar outrage. The prisoner, too, is regarded as a person subjected to just and we ll- mer i te d punish went; there is no sympathy excit e d i n hi s f avour on account of the inordinate cruelty of his sentence, or of its being so wholly disproprtioned to his crime. It will be carried into execution, and, therefore, will have more effect on his companions, than if it were originally so severe as to render it almost a matter of certainty that it would be mitigated and reduced in amount. During the past year another marine was sentenced to death by a naval court-martial at Cove, for violence towards his superior. There was some irregularity in the proceedings, of which the Lords of the Admiralty gladly availed themselves, and we believe the man got off without any punishment. Whether was such a proceeding, or the infliction of a moderate and suitable penalty, more calculated to afford a salutary example to the crew ? On Thursday last it was our duty to speck of the interference of the Admiralty in remitting a por tion of the sentence of a sailor, named JOHN SAVAGE, who was sentenced by a court martial consisting of the very same members as those who sat on the trial of BARTON; the observa tions we then offered will be found applicable to the present case. We trust that means will be taken to place the entire system of naval courts-martial on a sounder and better footing; to abrogate the law justifying such punishments ; to take away a power so liable to abuse, and whenever the offence should be :sommitted in harbour or on home service, to declare that all the more serious crimes should be tried before a judge of the land—and that a court martial should never again be competent to pro nounce a capital sentence, save in time of actual war. The Rhine and Moselle Gazette, published at Co blentz, says--" We learn from a sure source that th e rescripts of the King of PRUSSIA relating to the ex tension of the Provincial Diets, were communicated in extenso to the Emperor of liussn. and to Prince METTERNICH, because his Majesty of PRUS,IA ad heres to his resolution to do nothing of importance without first having the sanction of his two allies." A letter from Munich says—" Literary and scien tific reviews arriving in Bavaria through the book sellers have !lithe:to been exempt from censure; but the Minister of the Interior has just decided that they shall be submitted to censure the same as those sent by the post." A letter from St. Petersburgh says that the EM PEROR had jut issued a ukase derdaring that Jews in the army shall be allowed to be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. Accounts from Lisbon of the )sth have been re ceived. SALDANHA had not attacked Oporto, although he had been joined by CABAL. Several inconsiderable skirmishes had taken place. The financial difficulties of the Government still continued. The period for coming into the conversion of the foreign live per Cent. into Four per Cent. Bonds is prolonged to the Ist of July next. In addition to the former decree admitting foreign wheat, a second decree has appeared, authorising the free admission of 8,000 moios (24,000 Eng!ish quar ters) maize, and 1,000 moios (3,000 quarters) barley. Another decree authorises the free admission of these grains over the Spanish frontier. Madrid journals of the 14th and 15th have arrived. There was again a crisis, and a crisis likely o be attended with serious consequences. The Ministers had drawn up a decree on the 13th, ap pointing General SERRAN O C :ibtain-General of Navarre. This decree the Q UEEN h a d refused to sign, whereupon the Ministers had appointed him to inspect the troops stationed in Navarre and the Basque Provinces, and to proceed forthwith - to his destination. This order General SERRANO refused to obey, and an extraordinary Council, which was attended by all the members of the Cabinet, and by General NARVAEZ and Senors MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA, MON, PIDAL, DONOSO CORTES, CASTRO Y OROZCO, GONZALES BRAVO, th e M arqu i s DE VILUMA, and other distinguished members of the Moderado party, was summoned t o delibe rate upon the affair. The Council resolved unanimously to bring SERRAN O to trial for disobe dience of orders. On the 15th the Ministers com municated to the Senate the decrees nominating Generals SERRANO, ESPELETA, and FERNANDEZ, In spectors Of Troops in the Provinces. An appeal from General SERRANO to the Senate, of which body he is a member, was read, in which the General, after re lating the occurrences of the two previous days, asked w hether it was their wish that he should remain in Madrid, and continue to perform his duties as a senatsr, or obey the orders of the Ministers and pro ceed to the northern provinces. The Duke of So- TOMATOR, the Prime Minister, then declared, in the name of himself and his colleagues, that they were deter mined to bring General SERRANO to trial for disobedi ence oforders. He was answered by Senor Luzuaar AGA, who besought the Senate not to adopt any hasty de cision in an aff,,ir of such impoitance, but on a repre sentation by one of the Ministers that the case was urgent, a Committee was appointed to consider the affair, and report on it in the course of the day. It was rumoured that the Ministry would be re-con structed, and that BRAVO Altntim.o, OLIVAN, NAB. VAEZ, and Mort, would have seats in the Cabinet. MADRID BOLSA, MARCH 15.—The Three per Cents. were done at 30k for cash; the Five per Cents. at 19i; the Debt, without interest, at st; and the Coupons at 17. We have received the Paris Papers of Friday and Saturday. The convention between the Bank of France and Russia is the subject of comment in all of them. The Presse, the organ of the Russian alliance, considers this convention as the revival of the compact entered into between NAPOLEON and ALEXANDER at Tilsit. It say s ._ " We confined ourselves yesterday to reproducing, without any comment, the unexpected event announce.' in the Moni tear Pariseen, and which caused on the Bourse an increase of It. on the closing prices of the preceding day. All reflections would have been superfluous for the signification of this fact, its political and financial importance having no need to be demonstrated to make everybody understand them, and on our part any praise, however jnst it might have been, would have been suspected. It is known that the illu sion of the English alliance has never been shared by us, and that, without deceiving ourselves with respect to the ob stacles cf an alli ance of France with Russia, we have always refused to serve as an echo to impolitic recriminations, which could have no other effect than to enfeeble us, to isolate us, and to aggravate the prejudices which, though common to the two Courts, vas not l ess i n j ur i ous t o the two coun t r i es. Ten years of i nsu l ts, o f calumnies, an d o f su spi c i on h ave not caused us to vary, t o re t ract , or eve n to hesitate for a sin g l e day. We ha ve t h e most complete an d uns h a ken f a ith i n t h e triumph of truth over error an d f a l se h o od. A little ti me ago the Steele, i n rep l y alli ance of Fra nce w i t h R uss i a as a ' pac t o f th e d ev il.' W e let In the it talk. to one of our articles, described the absence of the good opinion of that journal the:e is an authority which, wrongly, perhaps, we consider equal to its own, that of the Emperor Napoleon, who on the 22dofJune (July 4), 1807, wrote to the Emperor Alexander the following letter and note, which are not less curious than decisive in the question : " ' Sir and Brother,—l send to your Majesty a note on the discussion which occupies us. Your Mejesty will see from•i it my desire to remain in a position of friendship and alliance with Russia, and to remove everything which can oppose, , directly or indirectly, this great and noble idea. On which • I pray God to have you in his holy keeping.' " The note annexed to the preceding letter was as fol lows THE SUN, LONDON, TU_ESDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1847. ) (trrivritt. -glut LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1847. Letters of the latest date received from the Penin sula only confirm those anticipations as to the future misfortunes of its inhabitants which were forced upon us by the criminal interference of Louis PHILIPPE in the national affairs of Iberia. Excepting that SALDANHA has approached nearer to the insurgent city of Oporto, and, if he has not actually drawn around it a distinct line of circumvallation, has cer tainly evinced a determination to beleaguer its citizens, the civil disturbances of Portugal appear in no respect nearer their termination. In Spain, again, a partially organized conspiracy i❑ favour of the Conde DE MONTEMOLIN has revealed its existence by several indecisive demonstrations, and the tempera ment of the people generally appears ripe for almost any catastrophe. The positions of the two Sovereigns, though strikingly dissimilar, are fraught with very analogous mi•eries, and in their forebodings possess a certain degree of similitude. Mame DA GLORIA is day by day becoming more estranged from her subjects ; her Councils are rendered feeble and vacillating by being characterised by a policy inimical to the spirit of the constitution to which she once swore al!egiance ; the influence which she exercises over the Portuguese community has become one of an exclusively physical kind—bayonets having usurped the place of benignity, artillery that of con ciliation, and military tactics that of maternal affec tion. Queen ISABELLA, on the other hand, is allow ing the rather doubtful loyalty which she once possessed to slip momentarily from her fingers ; her sceptre must soon become more than ever a bauble ; her royal voice must either become hushed eltogether, or it will babble idly to the winds of heaven. In the Oriental story we hear of a jealous Prince rendering a neighbouring potentate, who had been hitherto beloved, abhorred by his people by covertly dropping a charmed rose-leaf into his goblet and another charmed rose leaf on his turban. Louis PHILLIPPE has emulated that Eastern Prince, he has fixed the ban upon ISABELLA U. by the presentation of two marriage garlands. Ile has ren dered her miserable at once, by abandoning her to an imbecile husband, and by abstracting from her independence in the face of the nation over whose destinies she was selected to preside. Besides their own immediate wretchedness, the two Q►rEESs are each threatened by a multitude of reserved sorrows, those sorrows being associated with the names of DOM Moue'. and the Conde DE MONTOMOLIN. With a domestic life embittered by indescribable afflictions, Queen IsauEeaa is wholly isolated from assistance and friendship. With a distracted kingdom and a bankrupt exchequer, Queen MARIA DA GLORIA is regarded on all sides with distrust, with indifference, or with absolute disgust. Both these unfortunate Sovereigns are cursed with a precarious and disastrous present, and a frowning and omin ous future. To French guile, to French avarice, to French depravity or, rather, to the guile, avarice, and depravity of the French Government— are attributable all these sufferings, both existing and prospective. By the advancement of 50,000,000 francs from the Emperor NICHOLAS to the Bank of France, we have already intimated that the Russian CZAR has acquired a direct and irresistible influence over the commercial and, consequently, over the political affairs of that country. According to a beautiful and truthful saying, the Parliament of England directs the pulse of Europe. Nicnorats has assumed to himself a vast proportion of that directing power by the enormous loan already mentioned. Possessing so vast a claim upon the Bank of France, he must naturally have the pulse of the French funds under his thumb, and thereby ob taining an insight into the capacities of France, he will be enabled henceforth to know the point upon which she can be affected most injuriously, or rather the channels through which she may be transformed into a serviceable instrument of Northern despotism. Affecting France in this manner, NICHOLAS will be enabled indirectly to influence those Governments which are either subsidiary or subservient to the Government of LOUIS PHILIPPE. The nerves of Absolutism will stretch from the steppes of Siberia to the boulevards of Paris, and will there ramify onwards to the encampments of Algeria, to the quays of Lisbon, and the palaces of Madrid. It is impossible to shirk the conclusion that for the gratification of the dastardly ambition of a parvenu King, a miserable Princess has been forced to the bridal couch of a man she execrates ; that two nations have been delivered up to the accidents of rebellion or the woes of political strife; that the robbers of Poland have been encouraged to the consummation of their crimes in the seizure of Cracow, and that now by this dis bursement of 50,000,000 francs from the Treasury of St. Petersburgh the cause of Northern tyranny has been armed with a powerful weapon for the dissemi nation of its damning principles in the West, anti for the ultimate destruction of civilization. The consequence of these arch-sins against liberty and reason it is difficult to conjecture. One thing, how ever, is certain in the end, and that is retribution. If the antagonists of despotism and barbarity only act in a manner compatible with the sublime cause of which they will find themselves the champisns ; if temper, and wisdom, and energy, and constancy be combined in withstanding the encroachments of the north,—civilization may be advanced instead of being retarded, and the Iberian Peninsula may be restored to happiness after centuries of affliction. What meanwhile are the guerdons reserved for Louis PHILIPPE and M. GUIZOT ? The indignant voices of the time to come will answer, and their sentence will be inexorable. We offered some remarks last Tuesday upon the admirable letter of Dr. KAY SHIITTLEWORTH to Mr. ECKETT, who, on behalf of the Committee of Privi leges, had addressed a circular to the ministers of the Wesleyan Association, in which the Government plan of education was strongly objected to. That letter happily exposed the palpable misrepresentations which were contained in the circular ; and in a strain of well-tempered rebuke Dr. SHUTTLEWOETH reminded Mr. ECKET T of the delusion he would have created in the minds of many influential persons upon a subject of great national concern, if some one had not been at the pains to rectify his blunders. Mr. ECKETT has recently replied, ucknorskdging that he bad "inadvertentl y fallen" into the errors to which the Doctor had publicly drawn his attention. Assuming as a matter of course that the errors were not intentional, it is clear that Mr. ECIC ETT and the Committee of Privileges are not at all competent to act as the organs of any public body ; for the version which they gave of the plan of the scheme of the Educational Committee of the Privy Council was so manifestly incorrect, that' nothing short of the high character whichthe Wesleyans have obtained for them selves could save them from the imputation of having designedly published a statement, to produce a belief in others which they themselves could not but know rested upon no legitimate grounds. Mr. ECHETT alleges that the Wesleyans are as averse as ever to the scheme propounded by Lord LANSDOWNE, as though Dr. SHUTTLEWORTH had never noticed his egregious oversights. He sets forth that many country districts cannot maintain more than one school. It does not, however, necessarily follow that the single establishment for education should belong to the Church of England. If the school should be under the auspices of members of the Established Church, and receive assistance from the public funds, it would only show that the Dissenters had not been so active as others in occupying ground which lay open to any one to enter, and prepare for promoting the intellectual culture of the adjacent population. The Government, according to the plan punned ever since public moneys have been placed at the command of the Privy Council for educational objects, never take the.initiative in founding schools; they only assist, withuut regard to religious distinction, those who have, in the first instance, done much, by contribu- tions and the adoption of other active steps, towards facilitating the purposes of national education. Mr. ECKETT observes further:—" We are of opinion that if schools must be supported from the public purse, they ought to be conducted in such a manner that the children of parents of all denominations might equally enjoy their advantages, and that to secure this they ought to be put under popular management." The first remark we would offer upon this passage is, that the Government do not hinder children from enjoying the benefits of public instruction, for their parents can send them to any estab lishment where the doctrines and forms taught and observed are in conformity to their own particular opinions, and which establishment is as eligible as any other to be partially supported out of the public resources. Next, we would inquire what is meant to be implied by the expression of popular management? It cannot surely mean that schools should be placed under a system which should be ex clusively approved of by the Wesleyans ? Such an expectation would savour of arrogance indeed ! Moreover, the conclusion that such a manner of con ducting schools could not be popular is easily drawn from the very nature of the apprehension which Mr. ECKETT has shadowed forth. If a district can only maintain one school, and if Mr. ECKETT be right in the assumption that the formularies of the Established Church will be preferred to those of the Dissenters, is not this an argument that popular feeling is rather with the religion of the State than that of any other ? If the wealth, influence, enterprise and members of one class of religionists is such that individuals, who belong to it, can more effectually combine than those who belong to any other class to confer the blessings of educa tion upon their poorer brethren, is it benevolent or charitable to attempt to thwart such combinations ? And does not the very complaint of the Dissenters involve a confession of their own weakness and in ability to supply the extensive and lamentable wants of education ? In a constitutional sense the true test of the popularity of any scheme is whether it will meet with the approval of the popular branch of the Legislature. The Di,senters argue that the Educational Commit:ee of the Privy Council are acting in an unconstitutional manner. This we totally deny. They are not deviating one iota froth the principle which has governed their proceedings _ _ _ from the first. However, if they think otherwise, let them petition the House of Commons, and try to persuade that body of the truth of their assertion ; kit, before they do this, we recommend them to become thoroughly acquainted with all the facts appertaining to the existing systems, und not, as they have dune, to be "inadvertently falling into errors." Lastly, does " popular management" signify that schools aided by the State should be purely secular, affording no religious instruction whatever ? If so, it should be remembered that this plan was tried to be carried out in 1839, when the nation, rightly or wrongly, refused to sanction it. Therefore, from very recent experience, we have evidence of the un popularity which would attach to the renewal of this plan. Then what are we to do ? Remain in active with folded arms, whilst a million and a half of the youthful population,—a number which fear fully increases with every year,—are steeped in ignorance ? Assuredly not. Let the Dissenters, if they can, devise a better system than the one now in force, and secure the acquiescence of the Legislature in its favour; but, if they cannot do this, the moral and intellectual wants of millions ought not to be neglected, because of the mere existence of differences in the formularies of religion. It is with mingled feelings of horror and indigna ,on that we direct the public attention to the pro ceedings of a naval court-martial, assembled at Ports mouth on Friday last, for the trial of a private marine, named Joins BARTON, a full account of which appeared in The Sun of Saturday. The offence of which the prisoner was convicted was undoubtedly of a serious character, and one deserving of severe punishment. He had used violent language towards, and struck his superior officer, a colour-sergeant of the same corps, named SAGER, who had just lodged a complaint against him. The affair took place while the vessel was at anchor in the harbour of Antigua, and did not appear to have been participated in by others, or occasioned by any ge neral feeling of insubordination. It was of a purely isolated character, and not of a class that could by any possibility have endangered the safety of the ship. Some grog had been spilled and plates broken in the sergeant's mess, and he had in consequence, although not aware of his own knowledge who had done so, reported the prisoner for punishment. The latter, who was stated to be a hard-working man, " was in a very excited state, and ap peared as if he bad been drinking, but per fectly conscious of what he was doing "—said " that the sergeant was a false-swearing man— that his report was false, and that he had always been down on him," and used threatening language to wards the complainant, for which the commanding officer very properly ordered him into confine ment. When the officer bad left the place, BARTON struck the sergeant on the back of the head, and kicked him—the blows were not very severe, nor was any extraordinary injury inflicted. Acting-Commander RICKETTS did not appear to have considered the offence as any thing beyond a mere ebullition of passion, for the prisoner was not kept in close custody, but was re leased from the irons when the vessel put to sea, and suffered to go at large until the sergeant remon strated, when he was again put into irons. Up on this state of facts the prisoner was sentenced tcs death ! ! !—to be hanged at the yard-arm ofsuch one of her MAJESTY'S ships, and at such time, as the Lords of the Admiralty should direct. Can it be possible that in the 19th century—in the year 1847—when many intelligent persons are to be found, who contend that under no possible circumstances the life of a human being should be taken away—that capital punishment should not be inflicted on the wilful, deliberate, and cold-blooded assassin, who coolly plans and unhesitatingly executes the murder of his brother man—there exists a code of such Draconic severity, of so inhuman and atrocious a character, as to justify such a sentence ? _Can an Englishman be deprived of life for such a crime, in accordance with the laws of England? If such a cir cumstance is possible, and that the Articles of War can be strained to such a frightful extent, was any discre tion vested in the Court? Could a milder or more lenient sentence have been pronounced ? Whatever may be the answers to these interrogatories, matters cannot be suffered to remain in such a state. There must be a great and speedy reformation. Public opinion, which by its irresistible strength achieved so great a triumph during the past year, and practically put an end to the degrading and abominable practice of cor poral puoi,,l:rnent in one branch of our service, must be directed to the laws by which the other great "' The geographical relations of Russia and France, in the present sit nation of things, are as favourable as their cern me-cial relations, and this to such an extent th et, even in a state of war, the two powers would not know where to meet to light. Discussions of limits, little wars about Custom house duties, discussions on rivers, discussions on sub sistences, and a thousand other little subjects of dis pute, which cause coolness and generally precede other q :arrels, and are the prelude of war, are totally strange to us; so that to find causes or animosity, recourse must be hat to thines the most abstract or the ino-t imaginary. The -friendship and unbounded conkience which the gteet qua lities of the Emperor Alexander have inspired in the Em peror Napoleon, have caused to be sealed by the 10-art what had already been established and proved ii reason. It tots situation of thin*. let us take care to do nothing to change the general relations of commerce and geography which nti titre has establi-hid between the two states. To call the Prince Jerome to the throne of Saxo.ly and Warsaw would be almost to overthrow in an in stant all our relations. There will not be a custom house quarrel on the Niemen, a commercial altercation, a police discussion, which will not pierce directly and instant iv the heart of the Emperor Napoleon, and by this single political fault we shalt have torn our treaty of alliance and friendship, and prepared more important subjects of mis understanding than those which have existed tilt the present. time. The pelicy which is entertained by the Emperor Napoleon is that his influence shall not pa s the Elbe, arid he has adopted that policy because it is the only one which conciliates itself with the system of sincere and constant friendehip which be has contracted with the great empire of the North. Time the countries situated between the Niemen and the Elbe will be the barrier which will sepa rate the great empires and prevent the little squabbles which between nations precede the firing of cannon. In so great an epech that is specially important is to fix well relations and limits. As a proof of the evils caused by the intermix ture of states, the passage of Anspach should he called to mind. It sufikes for us to guarantee the sincerity of our patristism and to defend ourselves against absurd a t,a c ks. t o find ourselves by the side of the Emperor Napoleon. We think that enough. "If the Emperor of Russia did not believe in Vie firm eetablislenent of order in France, and in the maintenance of peace in Europe, he would nut apparently have purchased the rentcs of the Bank, he would perhaps have continued to send us his corn, but most certainly he would have kept our money. If the Emperor Nicholas, instead of being in fluenced, as we have the firm conviction he was, by a praiseworthy eentintent, had acted from the underhand. hostile motives which the National suppose:., he would not have opened a diplomatic negotiation destined to create immense effect at London, at Vienna, and at Berlin ; he would have acted in the dark; the banking-houses would not have refused their assistance; he would have awaited the moment of the greatest probable decline in prices. Every hing at this moment in the conduct of the Emperor Nicholas with respect to France, bears the imprint of sen timents the most opposed to those which it pleases some bind journals to ascribe to him. A little while ago these newspapers spread the rumour that Russia had prohibited the exportation of the grain which France needed. What did the Russian Government then do? It declared that so far from haying forbidden the exportation of grain, it would encourage it by all possible means. We must, in - tact, be very Idled, for where the Natinual sees a danger for France, we see a pledge given to peace; where it sees a subject of adljety, we see a subject of security; where it sees one of the gravest events that we have witnessed for seventeen years, we see, on the contrary, one of the most propitious circumstances which have occurred for seventeen years, to show to England that she must not for the future calculate, on our part, on concessions without reciprocity, and that she will d ) well for the future to spare menaces in cases in which right is only invoked to hide the excese:s of pride, and the abuse of force." It is well that we are thus early made aware of the designs of France and Russia. Forewarned is fore armed. In the meantime, however, we would ask whether this pecuniary assistance is part of the price paid for the connivance of the French Monarch in the " abs - rption " of Cracow ? The Union Monar chique sees with joy in this transaction an approach to the principles of Absolutism and Legitimacy on the part of the Government of the Barricades:— " As regards the Bank of France, it has, in the position in which it is placed, done a very reasonable thing, but at the same time has acted rather for its own particular interests than for the interest of the public. But it is not against it that we should complain, and this brings our Government into question. It may be said, without any malevolence, that its part in this curious affair is not the best. It has, at least to a certain degree, placed our credit at the mercy of a foreign power, which is in every respect beyond her reach— it has suffered this power to do what it might have done itself as easily, with less inconvenience, and with much greater security to the interests of France. It must be con fesseil, however, that our Cabinet may find in policy a de sirable compensation for its financial want of foresight.. Simpletons only can believe that the Emperor of Buesia has come to embrace the systente on the strong- box of the Bank." The Union Monarehigne is right. Russia will not embrace the systeme of the dynasty of the Barricades. It will, on the contrary, force the dynasty to embrace the systeme of Absolutism, and if the systeme is em braced, the men of the systeme will soon follow, so, no doubt, hopes the Union itionarchique, the organ of the Legitaniatists. In the following remarks, which appear in the Constitt'iionnel, the question is ably considered in all its bearings, and the probable results of the convention seem to be properly appreciated " no purchase which the Emperor of Russia has male of the Five per Cent. Government Stock, fumin g part of the reserve fund of the Bank of France, to the amount of 50,000,000 f., has been differently appreciated. Everybody endeavours to discover the causes of that spontaneous and unexpected resolution of the Russian Govern ment. Those causes are obvious ; they are partly financial and commercial, and partly political. The Emperor of Russia has the precious metals in abun dance at his disposal. The vaults of the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul, at St. Petersburgh, containing the reserve of the specie constituting the guarantee of the paper currency issued by the different financial establishments, now overflow with coin and ingots. The Commercial Gazette of St. Petersburgh, of the Bth of January, officially pub lished the returns of the quantity of precious inetals which were solemnly transported to these Vaults at different periods to serve as a guarantee to the paoer currency. The following is the article of the Commercial Gazette : " Since the completion, in the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul, of the edifice destined to receive the coin and ingots representing the amount of the paper currency and the re serve of the empire, those funds were transferred, at three different periods, from the vaults in which they were origi nally lodged to those of the new edifice, via., in December, 1844, silver and ingots to the amount of 70,464,245 roubles 99 copecks; in June, 1845, 12,180,000 roubles; and in Fe bruary, 1846, 11,705,725 roubles 28 copecks. Those sums, re presenting 94,349,971 roubles 27copecks consisted of 56,000,000 roubles in silver, 30,385.000 roubles in gold, and 7,964,971 roubles 27 copecks in ingots. The amount of each deposit was verified each time at a sitting of the Council of the Establishments of Credit of the Empire, in presence of the Commander of the Fortress of St. Petersburgh, the members of the Administration directing the issue of notes of credit, and with the assistance of the deputies of the corporation of merchants of St. Petersburgh and the foreign merchants. In the year 1846, the funds in cash, not included in the stock in band of the administ ra ti on o f public credit, have also con siderably increased, and the guarantee of the notes of credit and notes of deposit amounted, on the Ist of January, 1847, to 105,667,149 silver roubles (420,888,598 f. )' "That reserve, it is true, serves as a guarantee fer the pay ment of an immense mass of paper money, estimated at nearly two milliards. All the payments made by the Go verntnent in the interior of the empire, and most of the coin mercial transactions, take place in paper money. It is con sequently easy for the Emperor to use the specie placed in reserve, and to substitute for it French Rentes, that is perfectly solid stock, on which a profit may be realised. We should also observe, that the metallic mass disposable in Russia is annually augmented by the con stantly increasing produce of the mines of the Oural, and that, since the month of July last, it must have likewise received the specie sent to Russia by all the nations of Eu rope in exchange for corn. The export of bullion from France alone amounts to 40,000,00 X Now, whilst money abounds at St. Petersburgh, it becomes rare in France. In the meantime the scarcity continues in our country, and fresh purchases of grain become necessary. We carry on a very limited trade, and have very few means of exchange with Russia. Money is indispensable to purchase grain at Odessa. The merchants of France were consequently on the point of directing their operations exclusively towards America, where many of our productions might be taken in exchange. We can now easily comprehend all the advan tages which the able Government of Russia disco vered in an operation which has for its results-Ist, to procure an excellent mode of disposing of 50,e00,000 of j capital. The French Relates were greatly depressed at the moment the acquisition was resolved on, the Five per Cents. being then at 115 f. 65c. The Three per Cents. had 'alien in the same proportion. The Rentes sold to the Emperor by the Bank consisted of 2,000,000 f. Five per Cents. and 145,000 f. Three per Cents. We need not add that, notwithstanding the etnbarrassment of our finances, there is not in the world a more secure payment than that of the interest of our public debt, nor a Government more solvent than ours. 2. To bring back to Odessa the French trade, on the point of turning towards America, and thus sell considerable masses of grain, with which !tussle is overstocked. The value of that article, trifling at different points of its territory in ordinary times, has suddenly 'then to upwards of 20f. per hectolitre at Odessa, that is to 10f., 15f., or 16f., according to distances, in the localities where the merchants of Odessa, who have disposed of all the grain in their stores, will be obliged to renew their provisions. 3. To procure those advantages to Russian trade, and chances of profit to the Imperial Treasury. without even displacing the whole of the specie, since the 50,000.000 are to be paid by Russia in bills of from 35 to 90 days' date, which will evidently return for the most part to R - ussia, in exchange for corn, to be im ported to France. Thus, on the whole, the Rentes of the Bank will be paid in corn by Russia. They may be again sold at a later date, with a profit, in the Paris market, and thereby occasion a fresh exportation of French coin. The conduct of the Russian Government was also dictated by political motives. England and France are now disunited by a serious dissension. Russia places herself between the two nations, to render the rupture more complete and durable. The Emperor finds, at. the same time, the means of appearing to con ciliate France without changing his attitude towards our Government, and of making our country accept a service from one of the Powers who have suppressed Cracow. This is one of the grave inconveniences for France of the financial operation so ably and so promptly concluded by Russia. Another danger will arise from the considerable mass of French Rentes now possessed by the Russian Government being, on a given day, thrown on the Paris market. Never theless, we should be sorry to convert an act that facilitates the importation of provisions, in the present scarcity, in 4 .o a subject of attack against Russia. Who is truly responsible for the embarrassments of our country, and the advantage taken of us at this moment by a foreign Power ? The Minister of Commerce, who, by an imprudent circular, checked speculation at a moment when he should have stimulated it, forgetting that if it be opportune to create con fidence in order to retard or avoid financial crises, a quite different line of conduct shonld be pursued in questions of prJvisiol ' In the same journal we find a long article on the comparative force of the British and French navies, which concluds in the following manner:— - - " Whatever may be our desire and our hope to see peace long maintained, we think that it is the duty of our Govern ment not to neglect to raise such fortifications as may be necessary, and to establish the bases of as formidable a naval state as posiible. The strength of states is the best gtiarawee of peace." We hope that our own Government also will re- cull-ct that " the strength of states is the best gua rantee of peace," arid not neigi(..ct to raise such fortifications as may be - necessary, a'Ld to establish the bases of as formidable a naval state as possible." Corn riots have taken place at Beaugency and a` Chateaudun. It was reported that the rioters had killed the mayor of the latter place. DiAturbances of a very serious nature had taken place at Bergerac., where the mob had threatened to fire the town. A • detachment of the 14th Regiment of the lixe had been dispatched to reilifOrce the garrison. The Courrier Fruncai.v states that the Duke DE RIANZARES has paid 18,000. duty on his title of Doke tie Montinoro in France. . IrVe can scarcely credit this statement ; Lout PHILIPPL is too astute a personage to offer a gratuitous insult to the whole body of the French Nobility. A Toulon letter, of the 15-h, states that the Prince DE JOINVILLE was about to Like a trip to the coast of Italy in a steamer. On the 13th hi, Royal Highness gave a grand dinner on board his flag-ship the Souve rain. A trill ng decline occurred on Friday last in the price of flour in the Paris market, which, some rain fell on Saturday, may po.sibly he followed by a furtlwr tall; but in the provinces the prei. , sure was felt most painfully. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse, on Saturday, at 78f. 95 .; the Five per Cents., 1171. 15c.; thr °deans Raiiroad :shares, 1,270;.; Rouen, 8701.; Havre, 675 t.; Great Northern, 62.5 t.; Avignon, 8071. 50e.; Virrzon, 5;9f.; Bordeaux, 515 f.; Boulogne, 395 f. , Troyes antt Mon tereau, 300 f.; Basle, 208 f. 75c. ; 'Parts aid Strasburg, 445 t.; Tours ant NanteP, 435 t. ; Paris and Lyons, 452 f 50e.; Lyons and Avignon, 4701.; Cette, 450 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TfiE LONDON STUCK EXCHANGE, MAKCU 20. Boulogne and Amiens, 16% - Bordeaux: '1 oulouse, and Cette (Constituted), 2 —butch Rhenish, 4 - Louvain ala Sambre, l NurLheri, of France, 13% —Paris and "Joni, 6%. INDIA. ANTICIPATION OF THE OVER LAND MAIL. A telegraphic dispatch of the Indian mail was received at Paris on Saturday. The news from Afighanistati is favourable. There is nothing new from the Purjaub. A revolution was reported to have taken place amongst the Birnsans, and the son of the Regent had been assassinated. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Keat dined with the Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace. ' His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Viscount Clilden, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Captain Francis Seymour, and Colonel Bouverie, honoured the Highland Society of London with his company at dinner yesterday, at the Freemason's Tavern His Royal Ilighnesi the Duke or Cta►bridge, attended by Baron iincsebeek, also honoured the Highland Society with his company at dinner last, evening. Her Majesty and her Ruval Highness the Duchess of Kent honoured the perfurmance of the French Plays with their presence yesterday evening. her %;aj,sty was attended by the Countess of Desart, Earl of Morley, and Colonel the lion. Charles Grey. Lady Augusta Bruce was in waiting on the Duchess of Kent. The band of the Grenadier Guards, under the direction of Mr. Sehott, attended during Ginner at ii::eltioghatu e on Saturday. and performed the following pieces:— Grand I ,. atitasia fr. m I Lotohardi"—Verdi.. " tiemuthiicllen"—M, z at t. - Selection from " The Bundinan"—Ealie. Poll“-mania—Kuliner. Her Royal Iligta,ss he Duchess of G!oue,q,?r visited her Maje.ty the Queen Dowager yesterday at Niarlhorougi. House. Sir Robert Ferguson had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday at his official residence in Downing street Sir Robert had also an interview with the Right Hon. Ed ward Strutt yesterday at the office of the l:olutitibsioners of Railways, iu Great George-street. Count Schinunelpenntuck, the Netherlands Minister, tran sacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. The Earl of Devon had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office. Messrs. George, Lteey, and Ifoxwerih, with a tleputation of the Willow Trade how the - Lower Hamlets, had inter view with the - Earl of Clarendon yesterday, at the Office of the Board of Trade. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a com mittee meeting ye,sterday. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Coion:al-office from the Governors of the West India Coionies. Dispatches Were sent off last eventigg from the Colonia offieetor the Governors ut Sierra Leone dud St. Helena. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NORTHAMPTON AND PYTCH U LLY HUNT HAS MONDAY. The Trial Stakes of IQ sovs. uaoh, and 40 added. One mile and a quarter. Mr. Mcstyn's King of Morven, 3 yts, 6st...,..(Kitchener) 1 Mr. W,ilcs's Infringe,3 yrs. 6st Mr. Smith's Master Downes, 5 yrs, 9st Mr. G. 04:ley's Maid of Athens, 3 yrs, 6 e:t 4 Even, and 6 t., 5 on King of tiloreen, who made most or thy: running, and won by a couple of I,ngths. Run iu two minutes 30 seconds. Sweepstakes of 5U sovs. each, h ft, for two years old. Last. half mile. Mr. Payne's Glendower, Sat 41b (Nat) 1 Mr. Watson's The Siieritf, Bst 41b Duke of Richmond's Nectar, Bst 41b Even on Nectar, 6to 4 egg Glendower, and 2 to 1 agst The Sheriff: Glendower made all the running, and won by half a length. Time, 46 seconds. The Great Northamptonshire Stakes of 100 sovs. added, to a handicap of 25 sovs. each, 15 it, and 5 only it declared, the _ second to receive 25 sows. Two miles. Lord Waterford's WoHog, 5 yrs, Bat . (F. Butler) 1 Mr. Gregory's ch cby Euclid, d by Taurus, 3 yrs, 4st 7th 2 Duke of Richmond's Halo, 3 yrs, 4st 10th 3 The following also ran :—Mr. Gratwicke's Doleful—Mr. Pemberton's Best Bower—Mr. Ongley's John Cook nd The Magnet—Mr. H. Baker ud Hydrometer— Mr. H..Nethercole nd Princess Royal—Lord W. Powlett's Fort William—Count Bathyany's Tragical—Sir W. Don nd Fugitive—Mr. F. Villiers nd Chanute it taut—L)rd Chtster field's Bro. to Stitch—Mr. Greville's H. Hughes nd Moonlight—and Mr. Drinkald's Mistress Jean. Betting-5 to. 2 agst the Euclid colt (taken), 9 to 2 agst Wolhlog (taken freely). 8 to 1 agst Doleftil-100 to 7 agst Fugitive-16 to 1 agst Magnet —and 20 to agst Hydrometer. The Duke of Richmond declared to win with. A very fast run race from end to end, Wolidug, by the must admirable riding, reaching the Euclid colt a few strides from home, and winning by halt a length, Halo, being as far from the favourite; Magnet,' who carries 4lbs over-weight, was fourth, beaten a letigtal from Halo, and Hydrometer and Mirmillo filth and sixth. Run iu 3 and 44 sec. the Farmers' and Tradesmens' Cup of 50 soya. 3 About Mr. G. Cowley's, The Hackney, aged, 12st Mr. I. R. Cuwiey's Britannia, 5 yr 6, 1 lot 411,_. ...... —...........2 Won easy. bey ral others ran. The Open. Stakes, of 10 suvs. and 25 added. Once round, and a distance. .[r. Parr's Icicle, 4 yrs, ldst 51b (1. Parr) 1 Ur. Ekins's Saiopian, 121 b :11r. W. 'tidier's Fugitive, 4 yrs, iOst 51b 6io 5 on icicle. 1.1 . on oy a length. Run 1., 2 ono. 21 sec. The Queen's Plate, of 100 guineas. Iwo wiles. Mr. Moore's Wolfa. g. 5 yrs, 9st 1210......... (r'. butler) 1 Sir C. Cuckerilt's Dose ot Richmond. 4 yrs, 9st 210... 2 Mr. Fowler's Ranttius, 3 yrs, 6st 1011,... Mr. Wreforet's IV itsend, 4 yrs, 9st 210 ,Ur. Pewter's c by Epn . us, 3 yrs, 6st Mu... 5 sto 2 anu 3to lon Wonuog. ti on by three lengths. Run in 2 loin. 44 sec. Glendower is declared not to start for the Altborp Stakes. lime will not permit us to do more tl:an congratulate the promoters and managers of the meeting on its brilliantly successful cornmencemea'. The weather could not possibly have been more inviting, and those wno lett the (tours:, dissatisfied whh the sport, or with the manner in which it. I was conducted, must have been very hard to please. • The company we. not only the largest, but the most fashion able we ever saw at Northampton, and it is with Some regret that we confine our list of visiLors to the tellowing brief selec tion :—The Uuke of Richmond and the Ladies Caroline and Georgiana Lennox; Marquis of Exeter; Earls of Euston, spencer, March, and Southampton; Lords E. Russel, Dun c:innon, W. Powlett, Maidstone, A. Lennox, W. Lennox, G. Lennox, F. Fitzroy, C. Fitzroy; Count listhvany ; Sits George Armitage. C. Cockerel!, - Captain Rous, H. Pitt, W. Forester, G. Cagle) , ; Messrs. Greville, H. Blair, Mostyn, Gregory, Payne, &e. &c. LEAMINGTON GRAAD ANNUAL STEEPLE CHASES. MONDAY. The Free Handicap of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added, was won by Lord Strathinore's Belshazzar, list 31b, beating Mr. Parkyn's Wilford, 1 let 71b, and several ot hers. The Royal Leamington Annual Steeple Chase, of 25 soya. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declaied, with 100 added. 4 miles. Mr. C. Bevill's Latitat, 104 91b (Mr. Bevil]) 1 Mr. Preston's Brunette, 12st sth Mr. R. H. Jones's b g by Ulaucus, aged, lust 101 b ...... Switcher (fell), Discount, Sam Slick, Grenade, Eagle, Pullaway, Little John, Golden Rule, Canary, and six others, ran. Won easy by three lengths. The Leamington Hunt Club Steeple Chase, of 10 toys. each, 5 It, list 71b each, 3 miles, (14 subs), was won by Mr. Ouseley Higgins's Chandler, beating King of the Valley, and three others. The Marquisand - Murchioness of Lansdowne gave a grand entertainment to their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, at Lansdowne House, on Satur day last. A distinguished circle, comprising his Excelltncv Count de St. Autaire, his Excellency Count Dietrichstein, the Eail and Countess of Clarendon, Viscount and Viscountess Falkland, Viscount and Viscountess Mahon, Lord Foley, Mr. Harcourt, &c., were present to meet their Royal Higlines , es, who were attended by Mr. E. St. John Mildmay and Lady Augusta Cadogan. Lord and Lady Brougham entertained a distin guished circle at dinner on Saturday evening, at their man sion in Grafton-street. The guests included the Marquis and Marchioness of Douro, the Marchioness of Ailesbury, Viscount and Viscountess Castlereagh, Viscountess Cantalupe, Lord Lyndhurst., Sir Robert and Lady Peel, sir James Graham, the Right Hon. C o l one l Dawson Darner, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Samuel Rogers,_ and Lady M a l e t. The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Commons had a Pai liamentary dinner on Saturday last, at the family mansion in Eaton-square. The Right Hon. Sir John Cam Hohhcuse re ceived a distinguished party at dinner on Saturday last, in Berkeley-square. 1 Ilk:AI:III OF TILE QUEEN OF PRUSSIA.—A letter of the 13th, from Berlin, states that the health of the Ql.lk en of Prussia had become so much improved that her Majes y had been able to leave her bed for several days. COMMUNICATION PER TRAIN WITII SALISBURY MARKET.—After some urgent remonstrances on the part of the Sknthampton butchers, the South-Western have put on an extra train on market morning-, leavi! g Southampton at five o'clock A.M. At the inns, last market, at which a crowd of carts and horses tined the yards and stables, scarcely one was to be seen, the trade corning from Portsmouth, Basirg stoke, Andover, and other places, taring able to din , ci, • with "traps" or " trausact their business and gm home to dinner by the middle of the day.--Hauls Advtlfiser. • MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From he Slat of Jest Night.) The Cotton market at Liverpool on Saturday was Arta? Sales 4,000 bales, ineude g 5 '0 bales American for exporty_ a and 500 for spec u latio n . Thedemaud was good. Wu' were higher generally. The usual files of papers, together with private correar n t ence, have come to hand from tne West India Islands , a nd with one or two exceptions the repent; given of the state of the weather, and the prospects of the planters are calculated to inspire hopes of the *future. .The establishment of " Cell" tral Factories" for the manufiacture of sugar was still an en' r ',sing theme, anti the Governor of Jamaica was enforcing s,raiietv, at the Royal Agricultural Society's meetinga,d l6 , ce of drainage, irrigation, tram roads, spade lito" sack 6.; o ceteniets seem to have got hold of a rare piece news, k iz., that Queen Victor a intend;; this year to 'visit her West Judie and Canadian possessions. ; Certainly there is ne knowing ecr.at steam may effect ; but it is singular that 1 1,8 _ inform, tie' should have gone out of " great preparati oe bsing made in England" for her Majesr . v's voyage, of whic h i we at home are in perfect ignorance. The weather was favorable for the .crops in most part .. end there are better suppdes of s ugar miming forward to l" -.1 erchante here. In Mark-lane this morning we have a further decline. i : corn. and this, of itself; will impart confidence in cominer el circles should it continue. The following statement from_Aris's Birmingham Gdze it f, ind;e it es t he sat ielsctory po s it ion of the iron ;trade :—" li r e 4r i s happy to learn that there exists no fallin off in the am c of orders, such as generally is the case . towards the close ° f each quarter, and more particularly might have been e a. pecteti from the drooping condition of many other trader' combined with the adverse state of the Money Market. 1 : 41 the other here:, we are informed that the order-books at son l ,! of the first houses are n. , w better filled tlean they were at V a l° commtmeemen:, and thespecifications are the most instan c „ l ter immediate delivery. That there is no lack of money, or disposition to invest it where reasonable and secure reinl lo ,l,, ration presents, may be gathered from the ease, with eell,w - 4 1 the various railway calls are paid up, mad . the extraordinl"/ oatlay now going on in new erections for &icing and 1111112;' facturing operations. It is, therefore, bey tad a doubt I I the aggregate of the railways now in progr era, and for Bills have been obtained, must and will be c erried out, 11 3 '7 0 , t het the new system ttf transit will be g e ne r a, ly introduced in India, and all the other British dependenci i is , a nd by its vast consumption of iron, both in the constructim t and continual e l; quisitious far machinery and other contingencies, it will e e ll , ba a powerful and permenent influence on tb e prospects 0 1 trade. It May also reasonably be ex per ted that railwae7 will in due time find their way to every nation under th e sun, should the aosence of any serious con !motion allow th e g energiee of maekind to develop themselvets in the progress of civilisatien ; and that, with the many i'attusands of want. created in its course, and by the general increase of 1 1 °P n : 1 „ 3. tion, these will afford sufficient consump tilon, un der 1 110 `", creased faciiities of commerce, to prevent that dreadful depression which seems to be univensalles dreaded by our manufacturers upon the completion of rail ways in our ow n country." The Stock Market opened rather higher, but looks some what heavy since. There is very little be siness doings ner. many parties who " squared" accounts ou ;Saturday are,,74 . sent or indisposed to renew business in consequence elt", holiday appointed for Wednesday, and the beat atiful won which offers such inducements for a few days E ojoarn 111 ; !" 40 country. Consuls for Transfer have been 89, g, and ilk 694. while for April 15 they have alternated between 89 / a and %. Exchequer-bills have been quoted pnr to 33- Prer, mium; and East India Bonds, 4s. to Bs. East India Sto ck° wed!) 249. Consuls Scrip is par to % premium., eis The Fereign Bonds are looking up a little,, lot there „; not much doing. French Five per Cents. have been qu 116 t. 50c., eith the Exchange at 25f. soc. re etch Four is Cents. have been 92% ; and Belgian F *lr-end-stet; re- Cents., 95 to 96; Spanish Five per Ce ass. have 7 3; , 23%; and the Portuguese Four per Cents., 34. Meil e Stock is worth 21A ; and Buenos Ayres, 41. . Shares are at rather fuller rates, but the transael° ll . o 4 have been limited. Caledonian, 27%; Eastern Cr e nn t le. 19 ; Great Western, 116 ; Brighton, 53vz 3/ 4 ; Western, 1784, to 179; Soleth Western, 63 1 h to 641 MI A land, 117 to 119; North British, 33% % • N cella Staffoto, 8 1 4 ; Seuth-Eastern, 384 , .• York ' and Neiv° ls 3.5% ; Boulogne and Amiens, 164 %; and Northern France, 13 1 4 3 %. rasa telt *Nns OS IS° ONE CL OCL " rfiree per Cent. Consols Annui Ces .18 0C 95 t. 89 11t 1 2 C 84.9 0 India Stock . . .. 249 t tuna Bonds: /,0001. I )Itto. under 1.0001. 4 8 Bank Stock for Airil 14 .. ti , ,, cf. for Account Consn!s, Scrip olequer 1,00 W... .. 5001 Ditto. Small P so 6 d 89p - 8 9'4 WA )4 di* par 5S j p 2d. P it 3 P Par pi U. pi t 14 p par pr. 2. 5 P 15 p pa 1. .40 OS ONE CL O'CLOCK. rIC , I 4 41 93, 941 3, 191 21,4 kstd. FOlcii: ft N FUNDS. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent Cuba, 6 pei Cent .. . Cniilan Bonds, 6 per Cent .. Equador Bonds . Grenada, 1 per Cent .. Ditto, Deferred Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account •217 Peruvian Betide, 6 per Cent. .. Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. Ditto, for the Account .. Ditto, Converted,3 per Cent .. 34% Ditto, 4 per Cent .. • • .. .• 34 Ditto, for the Account .. Rpatush Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 23% Dividends on the above payable in London. b" Freuch Itentes, 5 per Cent .. 116 f. 50e. oe, 25L,1 Exchange . 25t. 40c. Belgian Four-and-a-halt per Cent .. 95 96 58 . Two-and-a-liall per Cent .. 587( Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certillea:es .. 92% g BUSINESS _.„ PAID. DONE AT cLO5O° FRIC7,7" ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. 834 3 4 3 344 34 23 Amber., Notting., Beaton, and Bastern Junction . .. • • 2% . • 2% .. •••• •• • • I 3NI ttirmingham and Oxford Junction 5 .... 13%...... •••• • 7 Reston, Stamford, & Birmingham 5 .... 6% 7••.••••••• 4 P nuckingilainshire 61. 43..... %;fi p.... •• .27 3 4 'aledoniati • • • • •• 30 .... 27% •23ci Chester and Ilolyhead 27 .... 23% •• •• •• •• 434 Direct Northern Scrip .. .. • • •• •• 19 3 / 4 Eastern Counties 19%x( ....._.. Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4d. -- Ditto, ditto.. .. No. X. 61 13s. 4d. 1 p ...... • • P Ditto, York Extension 54 514, East Lancashire .. .. • • .. 17 ••.. ...... •• • • " Ditto New • . 7% Ditto, ditto New Scrip .. 114.... X s i .. • • • • .. • • East Lincolnshire .. 4 .... Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... • ...... ••• Ditto, Halt Shares .. .. 10 .... 19% •• .. •••• •• Ditto, Quarter Shares • . 12% 18 17 14 ••• • • - , Ely and Huntingdon 1216 12% •• ••• Great Northern (London & York 2 • Do., do (Direct Northern Regd.) 3%.... 3% ••••• • • • ' • fd i;reat Western .. 85 .... 116 ...• •• •••• '6B Ditto, Half tares .. 50 .. • • •••• •• 'l7s Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12% .... 17% ...• •• •• •• Ditto, Fifths .. 20 .... 26%16% -• •• 7fi Ditto, New .. • • .• • • 8 ••••• • • • •• 704 Hull and Selby .. •. 50 ........•• his Ditto, Hal, shares 25 .... 51% • •••• •• .755 Leeds and Bradtord •• .. 35 .... 78% • • ...... • • Leeds and Thirsk • . •. 22% .. • • •• 55 Ditto. Fretereace 6 per Cent. • • 316 .... 5 4 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport 2 .... 4 • • •• •• I%i Li verp., Mauch., 2Sc Newt,. Junet. 256.... 134 • .. • • 8 London and Blackwell 16/. 13s. 4d, 8 -• ••4$ Ditto. New, No. 1 •. .. 4 .... . . Ditto, New. No. 2 .. • • 11. I 3s. 4d. % p.........• bs i.ondon, Brig hum, and S Coast.. 50 .... 53N 14 ....• 1 78 London au North-Western ..100 ....178 14 179.... •• 18 Ditto, QuarterF 2 .... 19% 18 18% D.tto ditto, New Shares .. 2 .... 13 12% " 101 Ditto, Fifths . 2 .... 1614 Ditto, 40/. Shares M. &B. • • 40 .. • 70 • 6 3S Loi.don and Aotati.Western 411. 6s. 10d... 64 6316 4 7 Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. .40 .... • ..... Ditto. Scrip.. • • • • 5 •• • • 5 ••• • • • ••••'• • 01 Loudon and York Extension Scrip 2%.... 2% •••••••• • • 9 3 Lynn and Ely 20 .- • • ••••.• • • • • 4 ,sictiester. Buxton , & Matlock 425. •• •• p........ • • 14 Mimetic:stet and r.outhampton . S .... 1%%...•.. , 1 8S .. ..100 .. • 119 117.......• ‘ s iS tau, New .. 30 .• 3414 .. • • •• •• 6S Ditto, New .• .. 2 .... 5% 5........ 97 4 Ditto, Binuinghain and Derby 100 .... .......... Midland, Binning. & Gloucest. • . 100 ....123 .......... Ditto, New (iss. at 716 dis ).. 1716 .. • • 3056 .......... 2 6% •;e speacta. and Berwick .. 20 .. • - 29%96... ..... 61‘ Ditto, New .. • • • • 5 •• •• 8 54 •••• • • • • 105 Newmarket end Chesterford • • 10 .......... Niortulic .. • • • - • • • • • I°° •" "" 137 • • ••Ist 010 •• .• North •• 25 •• • • 3354 .. 3/‘ Ditto, Thirds .• •• 1 .... 3% ... • • 8 0 North =latford,htre .. • • •• 5 •• .. 8 ••••• • • • Ditto Scrip (late Churnet and Blythe) • 2 .... 4 . ...... , 15 4 Oxford,Worcest.,& Wo'vett - unpin. 22% .... I 5 % ...... •• 5 114 Preston and Wyre .. • • •. 25 .... 34 )4 35 . 34% • • 194 Ditto, Half Shares (A) .. 8% ...• 124 .......• •• g Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 •• .. 5 • • , 3 sottish Central . 15 , .... 23 ; o w Scottish Midland .. . 2034.. .. 36 Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 3 4%.........• 53 South Etuftern 4114 i Dovor .. • • 33% •• •• 34 i st •••• •• • • 221 i Ditto. :New (iv. at 321.) No. 1. 20 ... 22% • • .... •• • • 4 * Do., ido 151.) .. No. 4. 3%.... 4 1 4 %...... • • Trent Valley and Midland Junc. 425. % p Vale of Neath •• •• • • 2 •• • • 111 ..... ••• • • 7 Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 15_ 7 •• •• •• • • 0 ttrk and Newcastle .. 25 .... 35% % ....•• ig i DM.), New.. ... 10 ... 15% % .K • . . 84 Ditto, Prelerence . .. 4 .... 8% •• • .. York aid North Midland .. 50 .... 85 84% •••• • • 36i• WV., Extension • • .. .. 20 ..•• 37 •• • • .... • • 1 1% Ditto, Preference .. 2 .... 12 11 3 „ • • „ 2 Do. 1B and W. Riding Exten . • • 10 •• • 21% 22 .... • • - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 1 6 S !totdointe and Amiens .. :0 16%34.. •• • • •• Hord., Tout., &Cette tConstituted) 4••••—•• • • • • • • • • A Hutch Rhenish • . .. 7 .... 4 4 .......... Oast to it,i . Is. %.. • • ...... %ouvain ala Sambre • • •• 6••••—••• • • • •• • • 14 Luxembourg Namur and Liege .. • • .. 10 —..••• • •• • • 1 3!i •• N ,, rttlern Fray 6 ,tiern _ _ince •• • • • • • 8 • • 13% %he• •• •• Orleans and Bourdeaux .. 6 .... —••••• • • • • • 6).1 Parts an Lyons .. 8 ........ • • i . 43 Paris and Rouen .. .. • • .. 20 .... 344 i ". 2 4 ► Paris and Strasbourg .. 5 .... .. • •• 16 (Louth and flavre .. 20 .... 26%...... 6 Sambre and Meuse .. 12 .... ........ • • JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 2 64 London and Westminster .. .. 20 .... 27 263! • • Provincial of Ireland .. • • .. 25 .... ...... MINES. 334 Real del Monte, Unrerdstered .......... BINDING or SATAN.—During the past two ab ° : three weeks a number of persons have been going round streets on the Surrey side of the water—wea r ing belts l b s those worn by the fire brigade, on which passages frot o _„' d Scriptures are painted, carrying with them an ink-horn long sheets of paper—soliciting signatures to what they tend to be a petition to Heaven, for the binding of the Prince of Darkness. So eager are those parties to the papers signed, that men, women, and children l i b ', stopped indiscriminately and requested to sign. Those : l e are too young to sign, or unable to write their names, " a te " the same done for them by the men, who do not attemr oi , disguise the fact of belonging to the followers of Joal. Southcott. Upon several occasions a deal of confusion 11 0 been created by the parties, for they generally mang e go ablut with knots of forty or fifty persons, and 0 0 1; sionally discussions ensue which are calculated to bring t,., •zcriptures into perfect ridicule. One person, more inte bl gent than the men who are hawking the petitions abl ie inquired who it is that will present the petition, when t $ man replied with the greatest coolness that as soon 11 3 sufficient number of names are attached to the petiti ol2 4 . will be presented to the throne of mercy by Joanna herse , _ Surely it i 3 high time that such exhibitions are put dolf'h • the police. VISCOUNTESS PALMERSTON'S ASSEMBLY.—VISCOU n t and Viscountess Palmerston entertained his Excellency Co un t Schemmelpenninck and a distinguished party at dinner 0 0 Saturday, at their mansion in Cariton-gardens. Her ship subsequently had an assembly, when most of the foreiV corps diplomatique and fashionabl es h onoure d th e Viscounte° by their company. FANCY FAIR IN THE THAMES TUNNEL.- 416 fourth anniversary of the opening of this extranrdi osl J , thoroughfare under the river Thames will be celebrated bY: ".acv fair. held she tunnel. It commenced yesterday, 073 will continue throughout the week, with the exception 0 ' Wednesday, the day appointed for the national fast.