The Sun. — London, England, 1847-03-05 00:00:00

Commercial... THE BOMBAY MARKET. PRICE OF BULLION Sovereigns, each Rs. 10 1 4 Bank of England .Notes, per ..C 10 12 0 CALCUTTA MARKETS CALCUTA. THE MONEY MANHET.—We have but little ch JAN ange 2l. to notice in this market since our last issue of the 7th inst. The market continues active; advances and accommodation for general commercial purposes are required, but transac tions of safe character command means at current rates. The outward remittances by the two last mails have been contracted not exceeding Co's. Rs. 30,000,000; but money for all purposes is still abundant. The purchases of Opium at the second Government sale were paid up on the 12th inst., without occasioning auy change in monetary relations. The third sale of the season wilt be held on the 25th inst., and will take about Rs. 31,000,000 towards purchases for which we believe provision has been made; payments into the Treasury towards the re-opened five per cent. loan con tinue; we understand that it will be closed upon Rs. 1,00,00,000, and that about Rs. 80,00,000 are already sub scribed. The following shows market value of bullion and foreign coin. and the rates of banking transactions; the latter exhibits no change from last quotations : bellars Co. Rs. 219 4 to 221 0 per 100 Sovereign s G Mahon old ne 2 1 ~,, Five franctfni e ß c i e a s ti ( u sll si ‘ o " (si l ver) ..... Bunk of 10 2 0 8 1 2 1 0 1 G01d... China bars Silver, t i sa wt. aeltß aunt ,.,...',. 13 8 16 xAt. .... . p Private Bills and Notes ats(c"lcrs. 3 months ...... .. Government acceptances .. at thin g per cent. p er ann. INTL: I:ES T CHARGED " On Loans and accommodation s of credit, not exceeding 3 months, on the deposit of Company's paper 8% per cent • On fixed Loans, ditto ditto ...... 8 per ann. A very numerously attended meeting of the Tow n Council of IVindsoc, J. 3. Bedborough, Esq., the Mayor, i n the chair, took place yesterday afternoon, at which peti tions to the two Houses ofrarliarnent in favour of the Wind sor Castle and Town Approaches Bill, and the Windsor, Staines ) and South-Western Railway Bill, were unanimously EWS igreid '' •- - ,~, ~:, .~~ j~~~ cation ensued, and the police interfered. The sowars were armed with swords, and on being ordered to give up their weapons, one of them, instead of complying, inflicted a severe wound on the head of the kotwal. A regular battle then took place, and the kotwal received further injuries— several of the sowars and policemen also being wounded. Many of the former were made prisoners by the latter, and one of them died the next day. A court of inquiry, of which Lieut.-Colonel Corsellis is president, is now investigating the tragical occurrence, and we shall doubtless soon know the result " The Governor, with his whole staff, is expected at Hyderabad by the 20th instant ; his chief purpose being to present maiden colours to the 2d Irregular Horse It is said that one of the many steamers that have taken the 17th Native Infantry to Kurrachee will bring his Excel lency to Hyderabad. At present there is not one steamer in harbour. No one can say how long the Governor's stay will be, or whether he goes onwards. Captain Scott, su perintendent of canals, is now at Hyderabad busily engaged in laying out work for his numerous assistants and surveyors, the whole of whom are to be distributed throughout the country. Captain Scott will also go into their several dis tricts, inspecting what each has done. What with assistants, surveyors, woodrangers, &c., and their respective attaches, he has certainly a very strong subordinate corps, and for the immense deal of money expended upon them Govern ment ought reasonably to expect ample topographical and statisical information, as well as full particulars regarding the resources of the country and the capabilities of its soil, and suggestions as to the most profitable way of disposing of the timber (such as it is), firewood, gum, and bark, &c. The superintending engineer, Major Peat, C.B , will be at Hy derabad in a day o r t wo , on hi s tour o f inspection of the public works. Lieut. Burke, of the engineers, is the present executive engineer Middle Sinde Division."—Bombay Tele graph and Courier, Jan. 27. (From the Chamber of Commerce OreriandP;ice Current.) BOMBAY, FEB. I.—Our import market has been, in some respects, even duller during the past fortnight than we have had to report it for some time past. Notwithstanding the advance which has lately taken place in the cost of manu factures at home, buyers here show little disposition to in crease their stocks, and demand has been chiefly confined to heavy domestics and grey longcloths ; other descriptions are without inquiry. The heavy supplies known to be on the way, and shortly expected .to arrive, have rendered not a few of them desirous of selling at such low prices as are now cur rent. In consequence of this, though a good many sales have been effected during the past few days, a general decline in the prices of moat of the Manchester staples falls to be now quoted; indeed scarcely a single article in general demand is saleable at a cost sufficient to save the importer from loss. Such inquiry as has existed during the past fortnight has been chiefly for heavy domestics and grey longcloths, of which the sales have been considerable, but at a decided reduction from the prices obtainable even in December last. Lappets, malls, book mastitis, and all kinds of Glas gow goods, are only saleable at a heavy sacrifice. No Marwarrie purchases of any extent have been made in Bombay during this season ; these in former times were very extensive. The absence of anything approaching to the usual demand this season was at first accounted for by calling to mind the extensive speculations in opium, in which the Marwarrie people were known to have had a large share, and the consequent more than usual want of confidence in the native mercantile community, while the majority of the claims arising out of those speculations remained unsettled, and threatened, as they still do, to become subjects of exten sive and varied litigation in the supreme courts of.the presi dency. But it is now remembered that the Marwarrie pur chases in this market have been declining for years; and that they have this year been almost nothing, is not ex plained, or at least is only partially explained, by the circum stances attending the opium speculations here alluded to. There is a certain amount of demand for articles of common and general we, which speculations in opium could never interfere with, and which, if not made in Bombay, will be made somewhere else. It is believed that some of the markets of North West or Central India, including particu larly the extensive one of Joudpore, which have hitherto been supplied with English goods from Bombay, have been of late supplied with these from Calcutta, where cotton goods have been obtainable on even lower terms than at Bombay, and whence the means of communication with the internal country, by roads and rivers, are in many respects superior to those yet available in Western India.—lt is net easy to fore see how long this state of matters may last. Cotton Manufactures—The foregoing general: observa tions are meant to apply particularly to these, and little ad ditional falls to be added. Grey domestics, which lately were in demand fur the Arab market, have, since last issue, been sold at Bto 10 annas below former prices. Turkey red cloths, both twilled and plain, have also been disposed of at a reduction. The holders of grey longcloths and grey do. mestic seem fully more desirous of selling than parties are of purchasing. Sales in consequence can only be effected at a reduction of price. Fine white shirtings and 45-inch grey ditto are also in some request, but there is no improvement to notice in their value. Seven-fourths and eight-fourths cambrics are scarce, and would command good prices if now in the market in moderate amount. Cotton Yarns—Sales of twist have not been made to the usual extent, and a slight decline on several of the numbers, both mule and water is quoted thus:— Mule. .No. 20. Annas 0 1 / 1 to 6',4 per lb. No. 30 71, 42 fl No. 40 7% to Blf f/ No. 50 W I , to 9 Water. No. 20... „ 714 t o No. 30 /f 8 IA No. 40 „ 11 )7 Nevertheles sales are reported to us as follows: Water Twist. 1 ,2001ba. No. 20 t o 4% ans. per lb. 1,2001b5. No. 30 to N „ 2,4001b5. No. 30 to tilA „ Turkey red, green, and orange, in no demand. Metals have been in fair demand, but without much alte ration in value. The following sales are reported or known to have taken place :-500 cwts. Tile copper, at Rs. 50i per cwt.; 151) cwt. of brazier's sheets, 4 by 4, at Rs. 61 per cwt. • 90 cwt. of heavy sheet, 4 by 3, at Rs. 60 per cwt. ; 400 cwt. of sheathing, a t per cwt.; 40 cwt. of bolt, at Rs. 59. In iron, we are informed of a sale of 70 candies, 3-16 to 6.16 inches, nail red, at Its. 46 per candy; of 165 kegs mills, at its. 12 per cwt. ; of 776 bundles sheet iron, at Re. 7A per cwt. ; of 2,510 bars false Swedish, at Rs. 38 p, r candy. In ~•, p elter we have heard of a considerable trans action at Re. 10 annas 10 per cwt., since last mail. There has been a sale of quicksilver since our last, and the market is bare of that article. Beer—Allsopp is quoted at Re. 65 per hhd., but there being none at market, the quotation is merely nominal. Sales of Bass are reported at Es. 50 perilihd., but we are not informed as to what extent. Spirits—Sales of brandy at Rs. 3 2 annas to Rs. 3 4 annas per gallon have had effect since our last. Marine Stores—We are informed of 103 cwt. of white pain having been sold at Rs. 11 per cwt. Saffron--. Sales of 'first quality are reported at Rs. 18 per lb. Cochtheal—Very scarce, and in demand. EASTERN PRODUCE. Cotton—There is still considerable activity in Cotton shipments for England, hut• prices have a tendency down wards, partly attributable to the inferior article en timid, and to the scarcity of available tonnage in the harbour, and consequent advance in the rate of frights. Shippers of this staple for China are doing nothing, preferring apparently to wait the arrivals of new cotton to operating on what re mains of the old. Of the new, some trifling parcels of Oom rawatty have been received, and for which Rs. 88 per candy is asked. The current rates are as follow :-- Broach and Jumbooseer Surat 82 DhoHera 76 Compta 72 Opium since our last has receded, and is now quoted at Its. 1,080 to Rs. 1,101) per chest. Further accounts of the China market (being a pected by the Ceylon steamer) are looked for with some anxiety. Not a little of what is in the market is supposed to be of inferior quality. Purchases to sonic ex:ent have been made at the rates here named. Freights to Great Britain continue firm at .51. 55., with an upward tendency, owing to the small amount of available tonnage in the harbour. To China freight is nominally Its. 14. MONEY MARKET. The Banks have advanced their rate of discount one per cent., money having bean rather more in request, owing chiefly to heavy payments' in the Five per Cent. Loan. Of bills on Calcutta a sale to the extent of five lacs, held a few days ago, produced an average of Rs. 9#l-15-6 for Rs. 100 at thirty days' sight. The following are the quotations of the public loans :- 5 per cent. Loan of 1825-26 ... Rs. 1031 4Do d 0... 1832-33 „ 94 4 1h) .... , d 0... 1835-36 „ 90 5 Do d 0... 1841-42 9 9i 4Do d 0... 1 842-43........... „ 90 to 901 Bank Shares are as follows : Bank of Bombay Rs. 35 to 36 per cent. prem. Oriental Bask, Old Share „ 31 Do. ...... d 0... New do „ 22 to 26 Agra Bank „ 50 Exclusive of the Bonus divisible on the 30th June, 1847, of 40 Es. per share. •.. 10 prem., but since offered out at lower Exchange indicates a s li g h t adva nce, ates being now quoted at s. 0 1 X 3 .1. to 2s. 0 1 4 d. There seem to be more drawers than buyers, the sales of English goods not having amounted to much, and the purchases of raw cotton being Consider able. The rate of exchange on Calcutta at sixty days' sight is now gaited to be at above Rs. 98-15 6; on Madras and China no quotation. 111 HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, The Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers tw the Opera, and the Public, arc respectfully informed, that TO-MORROW EVENING, Saturday, March 6, will be periormed Verdi's celebrated Opera, entitled NINO. Ninus, Signor Coletti ; 'dupe; Signor Corelli ; Arotasphe, Signor Bouehe ; Fencna, Mdlle. Fagiani; Abigail, Mdlle. Sanchioll. After which, a new and original grand Ballet, in five tableaux, by M. Paul Taglioni, entitled CORALIA ; ou, LE CHEVALIER INCONSTANT. Coralia, Mdlle. C. Rosati; the Knight iluldebrand, M. Paul Taglioni ; Squire, M. Geuriet ; Bertha, Mdlle. Petit; Page, Mdlle. Honore ; Duke, M • Gosselln ; Fraisondin, M. Venefra ; Fisherman, M. di Mattis. Verdi s Opera, " lane Foscari," is in active preparation, and will shortly be produced, for the first time in this country. Madame Castellan has arr,ved in town, and will shortly appear. Signor Frasehini is daily expected. Donizetti's Opera, " La .Favorita," will be repeated as soon as other arrangements will permit, The doors open at Seven. The Opera will commence at Half-past Seven o'clock. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. On Thursday, March 11, a variety of Operatic Entertainments will be presented, combining the talents of Mesdames Castellan, Fagiani, Solari, Nascio, and Sanchioll ; Signori Fraschini, Superchi, Coletti, Bouche, Corelli, F. Lablache, and Cardoni. The Entertainments in the Ballet will comprise the talents of Mdlles. Rosati, P. Stephan, Baucourt, Honore, Cassan, and M. Taglioni ; MM. P. Taglioni, L. D'Or, and the whole of the Ballet Department. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN, Established for the purpose of retaining a more perfect performance of the Lyric Drama than has hithmtet been attained in this country. tinder the Direction and Managent of Mr. BEALE. The Nobility. Gentry, and PatKplis of Music, are respectfully in formed that the Royal Italian Opera-will open the first week in April. It is proposed to produce, in the seourse'of the Season, some of the established works of Cimarosa, MozArt, Rossini, Meyerbeer, and others of the more modern Italian School, including Operas by Bellini, Dont sett!, Mercadante, and Verdi, on a scale of the inmost perfection in every department ; to which intent the manacement has assembled a Company embracing the greatest and most varied talent in Europe. PRIMI SOPRANI.—Madame Grist and Madams Persian! (her first appearance in London for three years), Madame Ronconl and Mdlle. Steffanoni (of the Theatre La Scala, in Milan, her first ap• }mance in this couutry). CONTRALTI.—Signora Alboni (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan, and of the Imperial Theatre in Vienna, her first appearance in:this country), and Mademoiselle Corbari. TENORl.—Signor Mario, Signor Salvator Lavta (of the Imperial Theatre of St. Petersburgh, his first appearance in this country), Signer Tulii (of the Theatre San Carlo, in Naples, his first appear ance in this country), and Signor Salyi (of the Theatre La Scala, in Milan, and of the Imperial Theatres in Vienna and St. Petersburgh, his first appearance on the Italian stage in England). PRIMI BASSI BARITONI—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, nis first appearance in this country), Signor Angelo Alba (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid, his first appearance in this country), and Signor Polonini (of the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, his first appear ance in this country.) PRIMI BASSI COMIC! —Signor Pietro Ley (of the Theatre Royal Madrid, his first appearance in this country), and Signor Agostino Revere (of the Theatres Royal, Naples, Milan, Vienna, and St. Pe tersburgh, his first appearance in this country). Seconde Donne—Madame Antoinette Mollidori (of the Theatre La Scala, in Milan), Mademoiselle Amalie Linari, Mademoiselle Luigina Bellini. Seconde Tenore—Signor Emmanuele Slano (of the Thzatre San Carlo 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 Monterasi. 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. Novello. The BALLET, 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 announce that he has concluded an engagement with Mademoiselle Fanny Elssler ; and, during the season, the following eminent Danseuscs will appear:—Premieres Danseuse—Mademoiselle Dumi latre (ef the Grand Opera, Paris), and Mademoiselle Plunkett (of the Grand Opera, Paris), ➢Mademoiselle Benin (of the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, her that appearance in this country), Mademoiselle Neodot (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Mademoiselle Marietta Baderna (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan), and Mademoiselle Fuoco (of the Academic Royale de Paris). Monsieur Petipa (of the Grand Opera, Paris), Monsieur Gontle (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Monsieur Ferdinande Croce, Monsieur Delferier (of the Grand Opera, Paris), and Monsieur Auguste Mabille (of the Grand Opera, Paris). Maitres des Ballets—Monsieur .Albert (of the Grand Opera, Paris), and Monsieur Blasis (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan). Leader of the Ballet—Mr. Alfred Mellon. Regisseur de la Dann Mr. O'Bryan. Composer—Signor Alessandro Curial (of the San Carlo Theatre, Naples). TIIE THEATRE.—To render the Interior at once commodious, elegant, and comfortable, it has beet' entirely reconstructed and decorated, under the immediate direction and after designs of B. Albano, Esq., C.E., with every attention directed to its proper ventilation. The Decorations have been executed by Mr. Ponsonby. The Management has happily secured the artistic skill of Signori Ferri and Verardi (of the 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 parties can leave or enter their carriages without 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 Boies, for the night or season, to be obtained at the Box Office, Bow-street ; and at Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. • THIS EVENING Will be performed the new Grand Opera. entitled MATILDA OF HUNGARY. Count Magnus, Mr. Borranl; Podiebritd, Mr. Harri. son ; Mathias, Mr. Weiss ; Matilda, Miss Rainforth ; Lillis, Miss R. Isaacs. To conclude with a new Ballet, entitled SPANISH GALL AN. TRIES. Principal characters by MM. Croce, Adrien, Tell ;lles, Baderna, Louise, Adele, St. Louie, and Renard. THEATRE ROYAL, lIAYMARKET. Udder the Management of Mr. It. Webster, sole Lessee. TIIIi EVENING Will be performed a new and original Comedy, called THE ,CHOOL FOR SCHEMING. Princippl characters by Messrs. Far ren, Stuart, Buckstone, Howe, Selby, Brindal. Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Ilumby, Mr.. Yarnold, Miss Fortescue, Miss Bennett, Miss Rey aolds, &c. During the evening the Band will perform the Overture, "Lac des Fees," " Plantagenet," " Rose," and Nelen" Polkas ; Waltz, by Lawler ; Galop, by Strauss ; and the " American Polka." To conclude with the Original Grand Fairy Extravaganza, ::ailed the INVISIBLE PRINCE; or, the Island of Tranquil Delights. Principal characters by Mr. James Bland, Miss P. Horton, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, Miss Reynolds, and Miss Julia Bennett. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. TIIIS EVENING Will be performed the Drama, TO PARENT% AND GUARDIA.Nif. In which Mr. and Mrs. Keely will appear. After which, the Farce of THE ETON BOY. Characters by Messrs. Wigan, Turner, Keeley, Miss Dickinson, and Miss Turner. To conclude with the splendid new Fairy Ext7avaganza, entitled THE ENCHANTED FOREST. in which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will appear, supported by the whole talent of the Company. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. 1 rider the direction of Madame Celeste THIS EVENING I Will be perfoi•med the celebrated Drama, called THE GREEN BUSHES; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith; Dennis, Mr. Cullenford ; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Grinnidge, Mr. Wright ; Captain Dartois, Mr. Worrell; lladame St. Aubert, Madame Celeste; Geraldine, Mrs. Yates; Nelly O'Neil, Mrs. Fitz- William. After which the Comic Drama, called TfIE MAID WITH THE MILKING PAIL. Lord Philander, Mr. Cullenlord ; Algernon, Mr. Boyce; Diccon, Mr. Wright; Milly, Mrs. Fitzwilllam. To conclude with. DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL? Honeybun, Mr Wright ; Crank, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mrs. Honeybun, Miss Harding ; Mrs. Crank, Mrs Matthews. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Ma:idox. sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comedy of THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Principal characters by Messrs. Granby, Ryder, Yin lug, Cowell, Walton, Compton, Miss Flower, Mrs. Stirling, Miss A. Romer, and Mrs. Fosbroke. Attu? which, a Concert by the New Orleans ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS. To conclude with the new and original Musical Romance, entitled THE SEVEN MAIDS OF MUNI ; or, The Ghost's Tower. Bertrand, Mr. Fisher ; D'Armincourt, Mr. Barker ; Bellejambe, Mr. Delavanti; Adolphe, Mr. Wynn; Grosdos, Mr. Compton ; Bristle tech. Mr. Walton ; Bumps, Mr. Ilonner ; Seven Maids of Munich, Misses Flower, Rourke, Donner, Chucks, Millar, L. Marshall, and Laporte ; Uriel. Miss Marshall ; Madame Groutz, Mrs Fo,!roli.c. FRENCII PLAYS. - ST. JAINIE:,'S TitEittt.L. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. THIS EVENING, Will I c performed the Comedie-Vaudevill of CASANOVA; ou, Fort Saint Andre. Jacques, M. Lafont ; Carlina, Mdlle. Farguell. To conclude with a new comic Vaudeville, entitled LE ROI DES FRONTISS. Thomas, M. A. Tousez ; Marinette, Mdlle. Fouquet. Boxes, Gs. , Pit, 3s. 6d. , Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at half-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight. Private Boxec, Stalls, and Places may be engaged at Mitchell's Library, 33, Bond-street; and at the Box-office. ETHIOPIAN VERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon, will have the honour of repeat ing ;heir Inimitable ENTERTAINMENTS, at the above Theatre, TO-MORROW EVENING, and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Doors open at Eight o'clock, and the Entertainment com mence at Hall-past Eight. The MORNING ENTERTAINMENT will take place every MONDAY MORNING during Lent. The Performances will commence, cacti day, at ha'f-past Two o'clock. The Programme will be varied on each occasion. Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre, 2s. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and other Members of the Royal Famlly.—Mr. BATTY has formed an ar• rangement (for twelve nights only) with M. Pablo Fanque ; his first appearance in Loudon with his highly-trained Steeds. The Fox-Hounds meet every Evening at Half-past Six, THIS EVENING Will be performed THE ROYAL FOX-HUNT; or, Life's Course of Men and Steed. Entire change of the SCENES of the CIRCLE. Box-office open trom eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at half-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Broadfoot. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge. Will be performed the THIS Tragedy EVENING of RICHARD THE THIRD. Duke of Gloucester, Mr. 'henry Betty ; Henry, Earl of Richrnend, Mr. Saville. Lady Anne, Mrs. Saville. To conclude with the new Drama, called BABY RATTLER; or, The Prcgress of a Scamp. Characters supported by the whole Comae strength of the Company. Box.office open from eleven till four o'clock. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. Boxes, Is., Half-price, 6d.; Pit, 6d.; Gallery, 3d. THIS EVENING Will be performed the MiGIC HARP OF ALTENBERG ; or, The Grave of the Old Abbey Ruins. In which Messrs. Hicks, Dale, Forman, Searle, Miss Vincent, Miss Pearce, &c., will appear. After which, THE MOCK 3IARREAGE ; or, The Blacksmith's Daughter. Kerrison, Mr. Hicks; Clara Anderson. Miss Vincent. To conclude with 'I'HE DUKE OF SHOREDITCH, Supported by the entire Comic strength of the Company. EXTENSIVE FIRE AT DEPTFORD. On Wednesday morning, between twelve and one o'clock, information was received at the various fire stations, that a dreadful fire was raging at Deptford. The engines of the Brigade and West of England-Com pany, with a strong body of firemen, were dispatched thither ; and on their arrival two houses in Flagon row, Deptford, were on fire. One by that time (a clothier and draper's) was entirely consumed. The firemen exerted themselves to the utmost, but by two o'clock both houses, with their contents, were reduced to a heap of ruins. The origin of the Ate was unknown. It appears that some time after the inmates had retired to bed, a noise like the discharge of a gun was heard by one of the neighbours, and almost instantaneously flames shot through every aperture in the lower part of the house. After a deal of trouble the inmates were ac Likened, but they were unable to descend the stair case on account of the flames. A ladder having been procured, they were rescued from the second floor with nothing on but their night cloths. A young man, at great risk, forced his way into the burning buildings, and snatched from the flames a coffin, containing the body of one of Mr. Webb's children, recently deceased. The flames at one period extended completely over the entrance to Flagon-buildings, so that none of the occu piers were able to escape. The excitement created by this circumstance was truly distressing, their being nearly a dozen families hemmed in by the fire on one to work, they h sa a nl nd e , and a wall on the other ; and the flames at the stet in g d e m s t o r m uc e t n io t n w t e o re l travellingifeand property.down thellpelace, partiest]rheaavtienng- The total dama hurled down the wall at the end of the .means they wen: enabled to escape. court, and by is very considerable, but Mr. Webb is fortunately in sur ged, THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY_ MORNING-, MARCH 5, 1,47 . THE FACTORY BILL. Mr. John Fielden presents his compliments to the Editor of The Sun, and begs him to correct an error respecting the petitions presented yesterday by Lord John Russell, as re port.l in The Sun of yesterday, which runs thus—" Lord John Russell presented a petition, signed by several hundred manufacturers in Lancashire and Yorkshire, employing up wards of 40,000 hands, against this Bill, and several other petitions to the same effect." One of the ,petitions presented by the Noble Lord was signed by the master manufacturers of 538 firms in the coun ties of York, Lancaster, Derby, and Chester, who employ 46,355 bands, praying the House " to pass the Factory Bill brought in by Mr. John Fielden, Mr. Bretherton, and Mr. Aglionby." Another petition presented by his Lordship was from eleven firms near Bury, in Lancashire, employing 2,271 hands, praying the House to pass a Bill to restrict the hours of labour of young persons between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, and of females above that age, to fifty-eight hours a week." 11, Craven•street, Strand, March 4, 1847. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SLR—AIy wife is, I fear, a confirmed lunatic. She has been twelve months in St. Luke's, and was discharged as para lysed (she is not so, and never was). Bethlehem is, there fore, closed against her, and I have kept her in a private asylum these last two years; but really I cannot afford it. Will you kindly inform me where I can obtain information as to the admission of patients to Hanwell. The parish will not interfere unless we become paupers and go into the house. Is there any way of compromising by a small stipend for her admission to Hanwell, or any other institution? By giving me any information, you would render a great service to March 3. A WORKING MAN. [None but pauper lunatics are admitted at Hanwell. Perhaps some of our readers may be enabled to inform us whether or no there is any public asylum to which patients are admitted on the payment of a small stipend.] _ _ M. SOYER'S ARRIVAL 111 Dun/N.—We understand that M. Soyer arrived in Dublin on Monday night, and on Tuesday had interviews with the Lord-Lieutenant and the Commissaries-General, Sir R. Routh and Sir J Burgoyne, who, although they had previously doubted of his plan of relief for the starving Irish, are now con vinced and delighted with it; and he is immediately to erect a kitchen on the plan of a model which he had made in London previous to his departure. THE STORY or LILLY DAWSON.—Dirs. Crowe, the authoress of " Th e a d ventures ' of Susan Hopley, " which had so extraordinary a run some years since, and upon which numerous dramas have been constructed, has written another true history of the vicissitudes of fortune which befel a young and interesting female. Lilly Dawson is a heroine of quite as interesting a character as Susan Hopley, and her adventures are not less romantic than those which marked the career of the latter. Mrs. Crewe's style is simple and unaffected, and yet so entirely evidencing the lady of edu cation, that it possesses a charm which renders her work irresistible. " Lilly Dawson "is also in course of being dra matked, and will be produced, we understand, next week. FOOD OR MEN AND BIRDS.—The proposal has been made to cut off the oats which are usually given to horses, and make bread for men; but there is another con ' sinning class which is allowed with impunity to take the food out of the poor man's mouth. We allude to the hares and rabbits. Every rabbit consumes a bushel of wheat —so says the calculation before us ; robbing the farmer of his money and not benefitting the landlord. We think, there. fore, when there is not a mouthful of too much food to spare, it would be as well to get rid of some of these epicurean rabbits and hares, and so increase the stock of provisions. It would be a delightful item to read among the subscrip tions to the Irish and Scotch Destitute Fund :—" The Abo lition of the Game Law5...2,000,000 bushels of wheat." It would be only a small addition (the bushel of wheat being six shillings) of 600,0001. By the by, what has become of the Game Law Committee? The members require starting a bit, for they do nothing apparently but sit upon their forms. —Pesch. Major-General Richard riassall Yates, of the East India Company's service, died last week at his seat is Staffordshire. belonged to the Madras division of the army. I appearance of anythi ng o f t h e ki nd in that journal has [ shown the vapoury character of the assertion. ( Before this interesti ng reconc il ement is forgotten by the rEcurrence of weightier matters, it may be as well to mention Os. most accurate of the various accounts given of the . banner in which it was brought about. According to this description of the affair, the whole credit of the first movement of conciliation is due to Count APPONY. Through a suitable channel it ap pears that that Ambassador from the Austrian Court caused a communication to be made to Lord NORMANDY, to the effect that if the matter were confided en tirely to his (Count APPONY'S) hands, he was confident of his ability to render any explana tion unnecessary. As we observed yesterday, the first advance might come with most grace and most dignity from the Noble Marquis, the representative of her MAJESTY at Paris. As in all misunderstandings, the party sinned against can afford best to make that first advance, while the party sinning is morally incapable of any such concession. Anxious to afford the Austrian Ambassador every honourable facility in his laudable character of peace-maker, and satisfied as to the inte grity of his own reputation throughout the squabble, Lord NORMANDY, with an alacrity most creditable to him gave Count APPONY a carte blanche, to intimate to M. GUIZOT his (the Marquis of NORMANDY'S) readiness to allow the coolness between them to draw to a conclu sion. One only condition is said to have accompanied this communication, namely, that the English Ambassa dor should require a preliminary acknowledgment from M. GIIIZOT, that, in his speech of the sth ultimo, he had in no manner questioned the accuracy of the dispatches written by himself (the Marquis of NORMANDY). Ce n'est que le premiere pas qui coute. And that was the pregaiu e pas. In consequence of this intimation an interview was \contrived at the hotel of Count APPONY. On seeing each other Lord NORMANDY and M. GUIZOT advanced simultaneously, and a brief expression from the lips of the latter was sufficient to prevent a necessity for any more detailed or more formal explanation. Those are the actual circumstances of the affair as received from the most authentic source ; and, as our yesterday's im pression will have already shown, the jealousies and suspicions previouslyexisting have been so fardiFsipated that Lord NORMANDY was occupied for some hours, on the 2d ultimo, at the Hotel des Affaires Etrangerea. It was even reported that the Noble Marquis would this evening attend the usual entertainment given by M. GUIZOT. It is amusing to observe the effect produced by this sudden renewal of cordiality upon the journals of the Opposition. Not only has the Presse been, as we have previously remarked, compelled to eat its own words— and very tough, indigestible words they were —but the Union Monarchique and the National have found them selves plunged into a somewhat similar bewilderment. The following from the National is so singular, and sounds so much like the ringingof the tocsin, that it may be quoted with comment:— " The concentration of Russian troops on the frontier of Galicia? What interest commands it? What conquest has Nicholas to accomplish on the side of Austria? After having so well pacitied Poland, what fear can he entertain ? No existing event explains this unusual display of military force. What can it mean ? We can better "Comprehend the armaments of Austria and the augmentation of her troops. Austria is not an empire, but , -Aan element,. of violence. This conglomeration of populAtion,: territory, of various manners, custom s , anti - end contradictory traditions, united by force under one sceptre, requires a permanent compression. Nothing holds together when no thing is uuited ; the threads of this iron net require constant repairs. Austria feels the shock of the least movement in Europe; she immediately draws her bayonets, reinforces her garrisons, and advances her stupid legions. She can only maintain herself by producing fear. For that reason she has increased her spies in Italy, and she is en deavouring to excite disturbances by establishing a corps d'arm4e on the borders of Tessico, and thus menacing at the same time Piedmont and Switzerland. All the Governments are now contracting loans. Prussia is con voking her States-General in order to contract a loan and to re-establish her lost credit. England is borrowing 200,000,000, Spain 50,000,000, Montemolin 25,000,000, Don Miguel is negotiating, and he likewise would wish to raise a loan. As for our part, if we escape such a necessity this year, we must infallibly have recourse to a loan next year, What is causing such uneasiness throughout Europe? It must be admitted that is because nothing is founded on a solid and firm basis. Suppose the death of one man to- Incrrow, and the disturbance which agitates provident minds will be converted into facts. This event is not necessary to render the position caused by the Spanish marriages more satisfactory. The causes which excite Austria and the Northern Courts are well known, and the motives of the avowed hostility of England are likewise well known. The latter does not disguise her preparations • the Government demands new suppli es f or t h e i ncrease of her marine, her army, and her artillery. A portion of the overplus of the last budget has been employed in fitting out new ships. Several ships of the line are armed at Malta, and it is con templated to reinforce the already numerous beet in the Me diterranean by eight ships of the line. Is it for mere pleasure that the Whig Cabinet is multiplying its expenses during a year of such afflicting scarcity ?" Such a bellicose interpretation of our maritime reform in regard to the increase of navy estimates, is one among the numberless evil consequences resulting from the long procrastination of that great and salutary measure. We postpone an abandonment of our insane parsimony until the abandonment of that parsimony is regarded rather as a preparation for war than as a movement for the preservation of peace. So remarkable was the depression in the Funds on the announcement made upon the Bourse, on Tuesday, that no intelligence had been received from London as to the negotiation of the loan, that the Three per Cents. closed at 78f. 60c. The closing price of the Five per Cents, was 118 f. 80c.; the Orleans Railway Shares, 1,272 f. 50c.; Rouen, 867 f. 50c. • Havre, 6901.; Great Northern, 632 f. 50c.; Avignon, 833 i. 75c.; Vierzon, :1901.• - Boulogne, 410 f. ; Troy es an d Mon tereau, 305 f. ; Basle, ; Dieppe, 347 f. 50c.; Paris and Strasburg, 467 f. 50c. • Nantes, 4671. 50c. • Paris and Lyon s , 492 f. 50c. ; L yons and Avignon, 480 f.; Bordeaux and Cette, 452 f. 50c.; Spanish Three per Cents., 35:%. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT ME LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, 31 altos 3. Boulogne and Amiens, 14%—Ceylon, ;4 — Dutch Rhenish, 4% East Indian, % —Gr ea t Western Bengal, % — Lusembourg, 2 Namur and Liege, 4 A—Northern of France, 13—Paris and Lyons, 7%—Paris and Strasbourg, 3% —Rouen and Havre, 27% —Tours and Nantes, 3%. PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. 35% 124,i 35 35, 2 163,4 dis. 2% 3% 1 % P P 36% 8% 7 1(3 35 27 3 ..STAFF _rPOINTMENTB.—Captain George Mein, of the 13th Foot, who was one of the captives at Caubul, has been appointed a major of brigade at Birmingham; Captain C. C. Young, of the Royal Artillery, has been appointed aide-de-camp to Sir 11. Pottinger, Governor and Commander. in-Chief at the Cape of Good Hope (the gallant officer served under Sir Henry in China); Captain Mein, of the Ist Royals, has received the appointment of quartermaster -general on the staff at Barbadoes ; Colonel Campbell, of the 9th Lancers, has received the command of the Meerut division of the Indian army, and Colonel Scott, C. 8., of the same regiment, that of Cawnpore. LATE FATAL COLLISION ON THE RIVER. —SOUTH WEDNESDAY.—Since the publication of the previous particulars respecting the above accident, it has been ascer tained that the vessel which ran the Rose down was the Royal Victoria steam-ship, 300 horse-power, Captain Mickle thwaite, the property of the London, Leith, Edinburgh, and Glasgow Navigation Company. She to o k h er d eparture for Leith from St. Katherine's-wharf, at 12 o'clock on Satur day night, two hours later than her appointed time, in consequence of a sudden increase of goods. As far as Graves end she was under the control of the duly authorised Trinity pilot, where he was put ashore, the captain then taking the command of her. To Gravesend the weather was clear, but beyond that point, although the moon was up, a slight fog overhung the river. She had two power ful discs on her foremast head and one on her bows. The wreck lies in deep water. her cross-trees only being ob servable at low tide. The Trinity officers have placed bout's near it, and lights at night, so as to warn vessels getting foul of it. She has 150 tons of goods on board, consequently, her raising will be a matter of considerable difficulty. Captain Fisher, the City of London harbour-master, inspected what is to be seen of the wreck yesterday, and commenced the necessary arrangements to lift her. The number of lives lost amounts to seven, two seamen, three passengers, and two friends of the captain. Many doubts exist as to whether the steamer was in the proper track when the accident oc curred. It is certain that the schooner was deep in the wa. ter, and if she did not exhibit lights, it is possible that she raight not have been seen, as the atmosphere was rather hazy, until the steamer was close down upon her. Her captain is said to be a very careful and experienced mariner, and for more than thirteen years has been engaged in the Leith steam trade. DEATH OF A SAVANT. —Prince Monrad Ali, the 85th son of Feth Ali Schah of P ers i a, w h o had 104 children, of whom 39 ar e still living, died lately at Khoi, a small town of Persia, at no very advanced age. On the decease of his father in 1831, and the accession of Abbas Mirza; the eldest son, to the throne, Mourad Ali left the court of Persia and retired into one of the provinces, where he lived in a com paratively humble style. He was a man of a cultivated understanding, and employed himself chiefly in astronomy. A few years ago a treatise on the prognostics of the weather, written by him, was published at Taurie. THE SAMARITAN SOClETT.—Wednesday the fifty sixth annual meeting of the governors and subscribers of this institution (which is in connexion with the London Hos pital), for the relief of various distresses among the patients, and for which no provision is ordinarily made by public hospitals, by assisting them when discharged, affording sur gical aids, and the support of those convalescent patients re quiring country air and sea-bathing, was held at the institu tion. The report stated that the receipts (including last year's balance of 1741. 2s. 6d.), amounted to 7601. 7s. 7d., the expenditure to 4991. lls. 5d., leaving a balance in hand of 270/. The funded prop er ty amoun t s t o 14,141/.. A library has been established for the use of the in-patients of t Ito hospital, which now consists of near 600 volumes. NATIONAL FAST.—We understand that a Privy Council will be held at Osborne-house on Tuesday neat, when a day gild bo appoiatod fur a general fut. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From The Sun of last Night.) The Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday barely supported previous rates. Sales 7,000 bales, of which 3,500 were on speculation. Shares were steady, but not brisk. The new loan for Spain about to be raised, ostensibly at Madrid, but in reality, no doubt, here and on the Continent, should awaken the lively solicitude of the foreign bond holders. There are more ways than one of " raising the wind," and long practice has made the Spanish Government tolerably perfect in the work. Seeing the distrust (might we not say disgust) felt by every one at the miserable po sition of the foreign creditors of Spain, no open loan, as we imagine, could possibly be thought of, and a clandestine issue of stock may probably be resorted to. People ask now in vain what has been effected by the self-constituted committee of Messrs. Henderson and Co., and what becomes of the san guine anticipations paraded before the eyes of the bond holders, who, truth to say, however, have ever attached but • little importance thereto. We cannot but call attention to the success of joint-stock banking in the metropolis within the last few years, as exhibited more especially in the annual balance_ sheets of the institutions conducted upon this system. The London and Westminster Bank especially, is an instance of this, and, from being the first, we believe, is also probably the moat prosperous. Last year the net profits, after paying the income-tax, were upwards of 74,0001., and the dividend consequently is at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, with a bonus of 21. percent., and a surplus fund of nearly 100,000/. The bank has evidently, therefore, secured a safe business, because its progress has been gradual, and there is doubtless room for the employment of the additional capital which the directors are about to raise upon new shares. It appears that the public made de posits with the London and Westminster Bank last year to the amount of 3,280,000!, and took circular notes from the establishment fur 6,700/., while the bank invested 938,717/. of its assets in Government securities, and 2,676,7201 in other securities; reserving no less than 634,000/. as cash in hand. We look upon this as being the most creditable statement of bank management that has come under notice for some time past. The accounts from India represent trade as being dull. The English Stock Market has been flat, and there is an apparent " Consols have been 904 1 for present transfer, and 90 1 ,4 % for April. The New Scrip is 114 to 1% premium. Reduced Three per Cent. Stock has been 90' s to 91, and the New Three••and-a-Quarter per Cents. are 92 3 A to 9271 0 Bank Stock is worth 204% to 205L,4, and India Stock 250 to 251. The value of Exchequer -bills has been 3s. to 6s. premium, while the Advertised are at par to 3s. premium. The market for the Unfunded Debt is cer tainly in a very weak condition. The Foreign Investments have continued dull. Not a bar gain is officially reported in Spanish. Portuguese Four per Cents. have been quoted 34 1 , and Brazilian 86% to 87 1 / 2 . Chilian are 93 to 95 ; D utc h Two-and-a-Half per Cents. bring 118 1 ,... The Railway Share Market has been scarcely so well sup ported to-day. BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING Bank Stock O'CLOCK. P RICES. .. .. •••• • • • • 2044 205% % Three per Cent. Redu ce d A nnuities 90% 91 20.5 91 Three per Cent. Con so l s A nnu i ties 90%4 % 90 1 4 New Three - and-a-Quarter per Cent. Aims. 92% % 923 i Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 8, 1860 .. 9 9-16 % 9 % India Stock . . .• • • • • .. 251 250 250 India Bonds, 1,0001. .. Ditto, under 1,000/. .• • • 5 P 5 p Consols for Account, A pr il 15 .. 904% Consols, Scrip .. .• • • • • 1 4 Qp p e P Exchequer Bills, I%d. • 14d. 1,0001... .. 5001.., •• •• 6 m 3 p. 3 p Ditto, Small • .• •• 3 6 p m . 6 p •• Ditto, Advertis e d •• .• 10 5 pm. 5 p Par 3 P 3 P FOREIGNFUNDS. ONE CLOSING rmins. O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 p er Cent .. • • 86% 8734 PRICES.B7 Ditto, New Bonds, 1829 and 1839 .. 86% 864 % Ditto, New, 1843 . • • . 83 Chills!' Bonds, 6 per Cent .. . 83 93 95 93 Ditto, Deferred • . 52 53% P ortuguese Four per Cent .. .. 344 34 534 Russian Bonds Spanish Bonds, 5 p er Cent Ditto, for the A ccount .. •• 23 3 4 • • • • .. Ditto, Passiv e B onds • . 54 Ditto, Three p er C ent Ditto, for the Account ..•• 34 Dividends on the above• payable in London. 34% Dutch Two-and-a-halt per Cent •• 584 z Ditto, 4 Der Cent. Certificates 58% ..92% 924 PAID. BUSINESS D ONE AT CL°Bl24° Aberdeen.. .. ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. .. • • • • •• 25 .... 244 23% 2434 24% Anther., Notting., Bost on , and Eastern Junction . • • • • 2% .• 2 3 4 4 Birmingham and Oxford Jun c ti on 5 .. • 144 ... • Boston, Stamford, & Birmin g h am 74 .... _ .• . • • Buckinghamshire .. • • .. 6/. 45..... .. Caledonian • • • • • • .. 30 .... 284 .... Ditto, half Shares .• • • 2% .• .. ... ..• • • • Cheltenham and Oxford .. • . 2 .... 1 3 4 •.•• • ,• Direct Northern Scrip .. .. •• 2% .... % •• Eastern Counties .. 2O .... 21%4 . •• • Ditto, York Extension .. .. 4 .... Eastern Union .. .. 40 .... •• • • • Do., Cambridge and Ely .. East Lancashire . • .. 14 •• . .......... - Ditto New 5 _ Ditto, ditto New Scrip •. .. 14.... 2% % • • 2 East Lincolnshire • • 4..••74 % • •• •.• • . 7, Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... 80 • • .• 80 Great Southern & W es t. (I re l and) 27 % —••••• • • • .• 26 Great Western .. 85 • • Ditto, Quarter Shares • .. .. 124 .... 194 ex div.. 194 xa l. Ditto, _New .. • . . • 8 3 4 ex div.. • . xd Huddersfield .• and Manchest er lb .... 20 • • • • 20 Hull and Selby .. .. • . •• 50 .... lpswich a 104% .. ••..• • .• 104% and Bury SLEdmunds .. 14 12 ...... •• • 12 Ditto ditto, and Norwich •. 5 —3% Leeds and Bradford .. • • .. 35 .... 794 • • •• • • 79% Leeds, Dewsbury, & Manchester 274 .• • • ...... Do., Old Extension (Green) .. 2%....... 3 Ditto, New .. .. ••.. 5 —..•• • • • . • 54 Lirerp., & Newc. Junet. .... 2 ••• • • 2 London and Blackwell • . 161. 13s. 4d. 84 • • 8 Ditto, New. No. 2.. • • 11. 132. 4d. 1 _p.. ........ 1 p Ditto, Extension .. •• .. .... 6 ....... • . 6 London, Brighton, an d S Coast.. 50 .. • • 55%4 x all 55% Ditto, ( 7 onsol. Eighths .. 10 .. • • 13% 14.4 London and Greenwich .• 121. 153. 45. ..... •.. 94 London an North-Western • • 100 .• •. 186 . 181; Ditto, Quarters •• 2 21% .. • . ...... 21 1) tto ditto, New Shares .. .. 2 .... 1414 .. • ...... . 14% Ditto, Fifths • • 2 .... ••••• • • • • • 18% London and South-Western .• 41/. 6s. 10d.. •64 65x d • .... 65 Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 40 .... 49 • 48% Ditto, Scrip.. .. .• .. 5...5%•. • • • London and York Extension Scrip 2% • • •• .• 2% Lynn and Ely ...•• .. 20 .... 22% •• . • 22% Lynn and Dereliam .. • . •• 15 .... 17 417 17 Manchester snot Leeds .• .• •• 82 — Ditto, Sixteenths .. .• 84 .... 8% . ..... Ditto, Thirds (Reg.) .• .. 84s. .. •. 34 Manchester and Southampton .• 2 .... 1 1 4 3 p.... 511diand • • • • . ..100 .. • 121% 1224 Ditto, New .• • . 30 .... 35%% Midland, Binning. & Gleucest. • • 100 .... 124 123% ..... Ne xeastle and Berwick . • • • 20 ...• 344 34 .. •• . Northeni Counties Union 2% .... 14 •• . North British .. .• ••• • 25 ...• 35% ......... Ditto, Half Shares .. .• • • 12% Ditto, Extension .. • • • . %.... 1% .... •. • • Ditto, Thirds .. ••• • 1 North Staffordshire ••• • 5 .... . • Oxford,Worcest.,& Wolverhinptn. 174 .... 114:x. int Preston and Wyre .••• . 25 .... 34% Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5.•• • 5 ....... Scottish Midland .. • • 17% .... 24%...... ••• • - Shrewsbury and Birmingham 3 .... 4% ••• • • Shropshire Union .. • • . 42s . dis. •.• • . South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 334 .. • • 394 39 •.• • • . Do.. New (do. 301.) . • No. 3. 15 .. • • 17N • . South Wales .. .• • • •. 10 .. • • 8%%• •• •• • South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Waterford and Kilkenny 11 .. • . 334 .......... West Riding Union ••• • .. 425. .... p... . Windsor, Staines, &S. W estern., 425. % p York and Newcastle 25 .... 361.£ Ditto, Preference .••.4 .. • . % York and North Midland .. 50 ... .... Ditto, Extension .. • • .. 20 . .. • . 37% • • ...... Ditto. Preference .• • . 2 .... 124 Do. E. and W. Riding Exten.. •10 •- 22 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. .• .. 18 .... .. Dutch Rhenish .. • • .. 7 .... ... .... .. East In . • • .• ss. .... Great Western Bengal .. . ss. .... % • . ..... Louvain ala Sambre • • • 6 ...• 1% Luxembourg Northern of France • • •.• • 8 .... 134 13 Paris and Lyons .. .. • . . .• Paris and Rouen .. • • .20 .... .• 344 35 Rouen and llavre . . • .20 .. • . 2714 West Flanders JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia • • • • • • • . 40 .. • • 20 MINES. .. London Joint-Stock • • • . .. 10 .... ...... ....... teal del Monte, Unregistered •• • .. iv S. A COURT CIRCULAR. tbr. kThe Queen and P r i nce Alb er t, acc ompanied by of Wales, Prince Altred, the Prince Royal, th e Alice, and th e P r i ncess H e l ena , arr ived at °shortie', ' Isle of Wight, a t t wo o ' c l oc k on W e d n esday afternoo,i., town. The Royal suite consisted of the Countess lemnnt, Lady Caroline Somers Cocks, Major-Genera Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Colonel tu° Charles Grey, and Colonel Bouvcrie. el 0 Yesterday morning h e r Majesty an d her ft°l grou , took their accustomed early walk thepe Osboe House. c The Royal family went to the sea-beach y estenj i noon, and took th e i r usua l wa lki ng an d riding exe Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess or, bridge, and his Serene Highness Prince Frederick °iv visited her Roy a l Highness the Duchess of Glnaees terday at Gloucester House. •tratnsi , A deputation, con s i s ti ng of Mr. James - - f je Michael Lock, and M r . William Palmer, piasterW4'y the Mercers Company; Mr. George Palmer, --• Palmer, and Mr. H. E. Barnes clerk to the c0ni11 e ;,,, e ., , interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the / o `lo Mr. Christopher Dunkin Hays had an interview.' Grey y Henry Chard the Col i• l ffi ona -o ce. Earl of kr. rendon at the Board of Trade yesterday. A L ,a The Ecclesiastical Commissioners tbr Englan - lao neral meeting yesterday at their office in Whitetil. Dispatches were received ye s t er day at tbs C OlO5l from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. ljole l, I The Marquis of Sli go arr i ve d at F arra nce's Belgrave-street, yesterday. COWES, ISLE OF WIWI -L ~,e s: W ED NESDAY , 5/ 131 (FROM OUR OWN CORRESVONDE IIII ' ) 1: 1, ' ARRIVAL OF HER MAJESTY AND SU I T"; the morning the British and foreign shiPs i n ; w erf and harb our were ga il y dressed in flags' ° e sl 9 c yachts and pilot vesse l s ; numerous flags " c ' e'n of, played alon g th e s h ores o f the har b our . ''''bst o'clock the Royal Yacht steamed into babied. saluted from th e C ast l e an d t h e R . Y.S. Ir Royal Family an d atten d ants l an d e d at t he 00 Wharf, and pro cee d e d i n t h e i r carr iages w o rgli , [louse by the new road, through East Cowes di dyr THE GRA ND S ULTAN ' S Y ACHT. —Thi s spien "of ship, built by the Whites, is to be launched !Li? She seems almost lo ng enoug h to ma ke a.hr i ",: - dio the Medina. A great many men are eraP l V 0 A up accom mo d a ti ons f or t h e roya l par ty, 11 ,1°,.011" petted to att en d. It i s un d erstoo d t h a t her.a.v / ......0:1 name the yacht. MOTTISTON, 1 O'CLOCK.—H. M. S. 5r0 114 ,,' 0 power that could be laid on at high water ts`" r isi . , hove the ship a few feet further out, say Y e s t 'i I' to-nay 150 feet at the utmost, though —l O 0 steamers tried full power, and every assistanc e de° with the camels, & c . Th ere i s l ess wa t e r out s e l e where she was lyi ng . All h ope is i n a f o g; tb ogo;', 1 swell attending it may lift her over. Science iii/13 ' but the Isle-of-Wi g ht men say i t i s a ll over '' Another trial is to be made in the night. SPORTING INTELLIGE NT TATTERSALL'S.—Tii V usta '' t o The attendance was thi n , an d b us i ness conan lowing bets : • METROPOLITAN HANDICAr• t s VA 250 to 25 agst Mr. St e ph enson ' s Sh era ton-- c il 1000 to 50 agst Mr. P e dl ey ' s Pi n k B on net... 4 P' NEWMARKET HANDICAP. l a Offers to give nine or t a k e t en aga i nst the us' t TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES' NCO Lunedale and the Sister to Cobweb colt we re small sums, at 12 to 1 each. CHESTER cur. 2000 to 30 agst Lord Eglinton's Plaudit--tak e '' Offers to take 1000 to 30 about Mickey Free. DERBY. ,f 125 to 25 agst Kent' s l o t—t a k en 13 to 2 agst Lord E g li n t on ' s V an T ro mp-7 0 w O. to l r 1000 to 100 agst M r . B owes ' s E p i rote —t. 8 31 " 180 to 10 agst Mr. Mostyn's Glentilt—take n Y 1000 to 30 agst Mr. G u lly' s Allertonian-- 48 "' rid t; 1000 to 20 agst Mr. C onwa y' s Christoper-- 4 1...tP 2000 to 30 agst Mr. St e ph enson ' s Bl ac k Dos ay 2000 to 30 agst Mr. Ford's Clarendon—take i lg to 1 ' Offers to take 13 to 1 a b ou t Pl ane t, and '" Conyngham. n> ply'' LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE, 81,c.---N' 501. given by Lord Sefton, added to a Sweepstakes- each; 5 ft. One mile. G 0$ to) Mr. Allen's Nottingham, 3 yrs, 6st 71b.......... Mr. Meeson's Jovial, 3 yrs, 6st 71b... ................. . 'Died The following also st ar t e d : —Si r J o h n Gerard al'oP) 5 yrs ; Mr. W. Giles's Infringe, 3 yes ; Mr. li avf , ° S Y o ],,; Burns, 5 y rs; L or d Ch ester fi e l d ' s La d y LureWe" , , iik(V/) Maughan's Highwayman, 5 yrs; Mr. Bowes's a do yrs ; Mr. Igoe's Woodranger, 5 yrs ; and Mr. 11 ,_a bgr rough, ag.d. W on easy b y nearly two lengths' TH E STEEPLE CHASE. ,d 5 °'"" Handicap Sweepstakes o f 20 sovs . eac h, 10 ft. declared, with 100 added ; the second to sa ve 60 subs., 20 of whom declared. Mr. Courtney's Mathew, aged, lOst 61b... ......... Mr. Watts' s St. L eger, age d , 12st 3 1b ............. Mr. Moseley's Jerry, list 61b ..................... (P'co:o The following also started, but were not m P la r, ro ij , Preston's Brunette, 12st 61b (A. M'Donogb) - - r a . Saucepan, 12st 21b (W. M`Donogh)—blr. tfilir. go d N gins's Pioneer, I Ist 121 b (Captain W. Yeel) -- son's Ballybar, list 12Ib Turner —Mr. thorpe, Ilst 61b (Powell)—Mr. Hall's '"" 41b , list 411. ( Wilson )—Mr. Hall's The Pluralist, 1 Ist v - Abbot" by)—Mr. Preston's Frederick, list 21b 211$ 1 ' . Bevill's Latitat, llst (Owner) —Captain Barnett_s_ list (Barker)—Mr. Walters' Cavendish, lOst lr o °: 01 1e5 —Captain Gambier's Avoca, 10st 101 b (Captain r DU' ! Mr. R. J. Moore's St. Ruth, lOst 101 b (Cana va rp: Browne's Midni g ht, lO st l ' olb (Mr. Gardner) - ' r r ' Red Lancer, lOst 81b (Lord St rat hmore) --Mr' Barmaid, 10st Blb (Owner) Mr. Anders °- clitP nade, 10st Sib (Radcliff) Mr. Kirkpatriak, ' '' Lot° , lOst 71b ( M a l one y) M r. Elmore's Tori n t' r lOst 71b (Butler)—Lord Strathmore named W' arc i ?) ae t (J. Mason)—Mr. Wesley' s G a yh urst , lO s t 71b u - '1% , 1; Mr. W. Hall' s Tramp, lOst 6lb (Archer)—o olo, l l named Quicksilver, lOst 4lb (Rawson) —Mr. Sn, t e y's Cumberland L ass i e , lO st 41b (Maddox) —Mr. us leria, lOst 3lb (Daley). Betting-5 t o 1 ags t R oarer , 10 t o 1 agst Sta-P 11 to 1 agst M a tth ew , 12 to 1 eac h ags t J e rry an,".•st 13 to 1 agst Pio neer , 14 t o 1 agst L eger , 20 to nette, and 20 to 1 ag s t R e d L ancer . v fa st° Won by rather m ore th an a l engt h, a fter a very contested race throughout. The Free Handic a p Hurdle Stakes of 10 sovt. b 50 added. Two miles. 12 Subs. . Mr. Oskey' s V a l er i a , 5 yrs, lOst Bl b ................. Captain Campbell's Crcesus, aged, 1 Ist 51b ..... ....... Mr. Arnold's Ali ce , 6 yrs, 9st 121 b Won cleverly. Several others ttarted• GENERAL THEATRICAL FUND ASSOC,M. t he ,A adjourned me e ti ng o f mem b ers of the committee ° was held on Wednesday, at the saloon of the E3edi et ti ff; l House; Mr. C ow l e , i n t h e a b sence of Mr. seers „/ , 0 treasurer, in the 'chair. Mr. Cullenford, the str.'„vi i announced that several no bl emen and gentlemerVtoo"lll6 the drama, had intimat e d t o the committee theiq tie dp being present at the anniversary festival of the so t ot 29th inst., at the London Tavern, at which bfr . The ~l would preside, supported by Mr. Charles Dicke:o.lo e re list of vice-presid ents was now complete, and fe el oeol' e p o Duke of Devon s hi re , E ar l Fi tz h ardinge, Earl e'peiliiiei Hon. F. H. Fit z h ar di nge B er k e l ey, M.P., Sir igeioji' Graham, Bart., T S. Duncombe, Esq., M.P., B ee raei'pe Cabbell, Esq., M.P., J. Collett, Esq., M Mr. S„,e e riee, fount, J. Shutt, Esq., C. Manby, Esq., Horace 1 1 . sOr t el Luke James llansard, Esq., T. P. Cooke, Esq., 9 44 Esq., D. W. Osbaldeston, Esq., T. L. Greenwood , Wm. Henry West Betty, Esq. AnestiSt MYSTERIOUS CASE OF DR OWNING. —We.- inquest was held by Mr. W. Payne, John's, Horselydown, as to the death of a female unknown, who was found drowned, under the foll;ie,ei picious circumstances. Charles Gregory, of 8, f te te fl ,; t l o at the tiestri st pee l ? court, Union-street, Waterman, stated that soon 0 "F e e000 Tuesday, he saw the body floating down, off, „s tif w S d c ba chemise, water ae ' eo h epmuk a tirfsfutt:wmer, anweeatnrohtitLrrittooilneecdi twelve gpoot twenty - eight 1 - kaioTiiiftdnheea l geg t ss:dt had .aebyel ea apparentlydeceased lad y a s ee fol boots, as ll c k e afi r nkadi d nd r n e tgew s il s oorp e eer o i u tvi i e.,:cob : ol,,o: d efeti fingers. She had neither bonnet nor cap on. 4- edIJ said it was desirable the identity should be discoV e . 0 07 0 t in the hope that a description of her dress in th e would effect that object, he would adjourn the in c l a week. nn , ° MORE CLEVER THAN DELICATE.M.'s;be Paris letters narra t es th e f o ll ow i ng incident :—" :0 10 c) ing night of the Theatre Montpensier, of which Itf.';, b Dumas is the principal proprietor, was marked W" i sse,t confusion. A gentleman and two ladies presented thdegto with a ticket for box No. 9, calculated to acconitil ° o oo . j od persons. They found it already occupied by a ig e deplis and two ladies, the boxkeeper having issued o fi t o tickets for it. After some remarks on the irregula e l t feee°l officer, the gentleman n ew l y arr i ve d gallantly P . '"'" eli ° 4 him in possession, th a t th ey ( t h e two gen tl e meo) OC CO d remain in the lobby, and th a t th e f our l ad i es s hoo', the box. Voluntiers,' s a id th e fi rst ; ' but' (ta le t e I a J e os aside, and whisperi ng i n hi s ear) it is only fair to crize, that the two l a di es i n t h e b ox are Mademoise lle and Mademoisell e M ogador ' (the notorious corYlne Bal Mabill). Thank you, th an k y ou ,' replied t" re oe ' 'we shan't intrude.' The first, triumphing in the turned laughing to—hi s w if e and sister. 5 tO b e THE TICKET FOR S OUP.-- M . Soyer deserfejo called the Gastronomic Regenerator of Ireland*. ve"'''l; ceipt for cheap soup i s the best practical seggesti e r se d. has yet been ma d e f or the relief of that unlucky tliito has, however, been ebjected against M. Soyer' 5 s r l ; e i g g ie contains an insufficient quantity of m ea t. We . $ ) to propose, by which this defect may b e remedie vy iet to we will show ho w an i ma l matter may be plent ifil vi egg i ce duced into the soup with positive gain instead of the country. country. Let game be applied to this Porq - kieg; shall be told that it will require all the game in " e ffect ° 0 dom. Exactly so. Two great savings will be tho_o s iol e one in crops to the agriculturist, the other ill ra u' be and prison expenses to counties. For if the Iris ° i si lg wrll game, the game will not eat up the farmer; poach t ae im he p r o e ss fo i r b e l , e, fo a r nd on th ce e , game recommendlaws b a ec s o e m rie e s a o cra b d att i vi l t s er io tb r i t s b ; benefit of the starving Irish. Let us not be told n t stranger r an unseasonable proposal. Famishing people can eat ke e e l food than game out of season. March hare will u u *, but it sensible soup. Our scheme we know will spoil sport f ris tes 4 , is rather better to sacrifice that than human life. let Sell; therefore, of making game of Soyer's soup, we say, by S t be be made of game. And the extirpation of gam to instrumentality of Soyer will add appropriate Juste name associated with Reform.—Punch. DEATH OF LIEUT.-COLONEL. WALCOT, _ on enjoy; This officer, who for some time past has been in . t er eh 28th ult., at his residence in Hampshire. He :ilicer, ment of retired full pay as a lieutenant-colonel, dinetaerea the Royal Artillery in 1802, and while but a junior Peninsular sect sonic distinguished service, including the ndee SirW a John terl oobciaomo Moore, 1815 he accompanied the army sent against Napolowt.; il iagnnds.tooHkepwaratsinatt.thaechceodrutnonathcaenlapriqw.77in. dier; the Duke of Wellington, and commanded a cmnPane); thus lery at Waterloo. Colonel Walcot's commissions e Sep t. dated :—Second lieutenant, Dec. 20, 1802 ; lieutenant, prB72 12,1803; captain, March 23, 1809; and lieutenant-colonel, Jan. 10, 1887. day rnorninp FlRE.—About half-past nine, Wednes day arr. a fire broke out in the workshops belonging to Old G r avel' loughby, carpenter and builder, in Pearl-street, nature of the lane, Wapping. Owing to the combustible early all being n stock, and also of the building—the latter yra major, Aug. 15 wood—the Are trayelled with great fury. The emir& iNgred. .: H ENRY RUSSELL AT THE STRAND THEATRE. Composer of Woodman spare that Tree—lvy Green—The Gam bler's wife —The Maniac—Ship on Fire—The Life Boat—l'm Afloat — Newfoundland Dog—and ether Popular Songs, will give his VOCAL ENTERTAINMENT THIS EVENING, AND EVERY EVENING. He will sing the Song of the Shirt—Paupers Drive— Gambler's Wife—Ship on Fire ; &c. &c.—Songs and incidents of Negro Life and Character. Boxes, 38. ; Stalls, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery 6d. ; PriTate Boxes, 11. Is, Box-office opt n from One till Four daily. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. TVIESSRS. LAMOND an d C o ., RAILW A Y SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends tad the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &e., take place every TUESDAY and FaiDAY, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day orevious to their beirg offered ; and advices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds imme diately disposed of according to lastractions. Offices. Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London. THE WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, MARca 4. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 29; Highest, 40j; Noon, 40. BARoMETZR, 30 S.—WIND N. by E., fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON -BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 51 minutes after 3. I Evening .. 7 minutes after 4. 4 4 . 4 ' 4,5° % 84:4 ' i c;us . .-Au —` . ,•,, ,',,,,. __. -- **llo/ , ,• za-:„*.,,...-..„ - m r. ... o li • s'•..l.:7l,:yeall'ik ~,, ,, ,,:t. . '"' . ,4,liirtir,„,l . :),' -.1 4 • 2,10 ' 4 , i, - ' ''-'4•XID - 11dt , "' i a ~d ~~~1~~~ -~ ~~ LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1847. The Lords met at Five. Lord BROUGHAM moved for the documents relating to the commitment of a boy, five years and two months old, to Tothill Fields' prison on a charge of felony. He moved for these papers with a view to the removal of the committing magistrate. Agreed to. On the motion of the Earl of ELLENBOROTIGII, certain returns relating to the Navigation and,Export trade were ordered to be made. The Labouring Poor (Ireland) Bill passed through Committee, and their Lordships adjourned. The Commons met at four o'clock. Mr. SPOONER, on behalf of Mr. ORMSBY GORE, post poned the motion of which he had given notice, for the removal of Smithfield market, to Thursday, the 18th, on which day he would move for a Select Committee to in quire into the subject. In answer to Sir A. L. HAY, the LORD-ADVOCATE stated that the civil authorities were in no way to blame for calling out the military during the late meal riots in Scotland. Mr. J. O'CoNNELL gave notice that on the order of the day for the House going into Committee of supply being read, be should move that those person• at present employed on the public works in Ireland, be for the re mainder of their term employed in the tillage of the land. Mr. VERNON SMITH then rose to move—." That, in order to assist and encourage voluntary emigration to the colonies, it is expedient to increase the importance and authority of the Land and Emigration Board, to add to their agency in Great Britain and Ireland, and promote their vigilant superintendence of the passage and future location of the emigrants." Mr. MAcxvoroN seconded the motion. Mr. LEFROY and Mr. KERR thanked the Hon. Gentle men for having attracted the attention of the Govern ment to the subject. Mr. HAwEs did not wish to offer any direct opposition to the motion, but would content himself with moving the previous question, as he thought it unadvisable to interfere with the proceedings of the Emigration Board. The House was subsequently addressed by Dr. BowalNc, Mr. S. O'BRIEN, Lord J. RUSSELL, who was of opinion that no assistance was required from Government, hut that the subject should be left to private enterprise, Mr. HOPE, Mr. C. BULLER, and several other Hon Members. Ultimately the motion was withdrawn. Mr. Hintz then brought forward his resolutions with respect to Cracow. The Hon. Member addressed the House at great length, and was followed by Lord SANDON, Lord J. RUSSELL, and other Hon. Members. The debate was, however, adjourned till Thursday next. The report on the Factories Bill was then brought up, and ordered to be further considered on March 18. The other orders having been disposed of the }louse adjourned at half-past Twelve o'clock. The Ten Hours' Bill has been subjected to another ordeal. Its opponents appear to be influenced by the most unrelenting hostility, and determined to let slip no opportunity of recording their sentiments, and re tarding the settlement of a question upon which the great mass of the operatives—the persons most deeply interested—whose means of livelihood, the amount of wages to be obtained in return for the labour of the weaker members of their families, are not only in volved, but also the health and happiness, and mental and bodily powers of those helpless creatures—are all but unanimous. It might have been supposed that when the principle of the Bill was affirmed by so great a majority as that by which its second reading was carried, a fortnight since, that no further time would be wasted in discussing that principle; that the Speaker would have been suffered to leave the chair without debate or division ; and that the arguments would have been restricted to the details of the measure in the Committee, particu larly to that on which some difference of opinion exists amongst its supporters, viz., whether the limita tion should be ten or eleven hours. It could scarcely have been expected that the House would consent to stultify itself, as it had done on a former occasion, in reference to this very Bill. Many influences, how ever, were then in operation to lead to such a result The fate of a Ministry was at stake; it existence was trembling in the balance. It was announced, that if the advocates of the measure were again triumphant, there would be a change in the Government of the country ; and many, who were convinced of its justice and propriety, were not prepared to obtain it at such a price. They loved not the Factory Bill less, but protection more.; and they believed that the cause of protection would be seriously damaged by such a change in the Cabinet, and therefore they voted against the Bill ; or, if too deeply committed to its support to appear in direct hostility, deliberately ab sented themselves from the division, in consequence whereof the House reversed its former decision. Now, however, the gigantic monopoly, for whose support and maintenance its advocates made such a sacrifice of justice and consistency, is numbered with the past, and no longer cripples the resources of the great body of the people for the fancied benefit of a class. The measure itself, too, is an open question in the Cabinet, the most influential members of which hold widely different opinions respecting it. No party triumph was to be obtained whatever might be the result of the division, whether it might obtain or be denied the legislative sanction. It was therefore certain that it would wholly depend on its own merits, and neither be assisted or retarded by extraneous in fluences. Why then should there be a change in the deliberate opinion of the House, expressed by a ma jority so clear and decisive ? It could not possibly be expected, and yet an entire day was literally thrown away in a second time obtaining that opinion which was given in an equally decided manner -190 M em . bers, out of 290, being for going into Committee on the Bill. The opponents of the measure have rested their case chiefly on the impropriety of any legislative in terference with labour, too often the only property of the hard-working operative, and that the regulating the time and manner of that labour should be left entirely to the arrangement of the masters and men themselves. Now, we fully concede the propriety of this argument generally, but there are many cases in which there must be restrictions and interference with private rights. The greatest good for the greatest number must be the rule, and if it can be shown that the health or morals of any portion of the community may be, and practically ar e , injuriously affected by unlimited freedom of action, :it becomes the duty of the .Legislat e I forthwith to establish such regulations as may pre ' vent the possibility of such injury, more particularly when the persons requiring protection are the weaker and feebler classes, those unable to defend themselves, or to guard their own - rights. Can it for a moment be supposed that girls budding into womanhood, that children of tender years, or mothers having:the care of helpless infants, can, without injury, be confined Our accounts from Madrid reach to the 25th ultimo, and are meagre of information. The protracted discussion upon the Address was still proceeding, with no prospect of its immediate termini'• tion. The Bills of Loan and Levy had encountered much opposition in the Standing Committees of the Chambers, but the majority ultimately decided that Go. vernment should be supported through its present diffi culties, on the understanding that the demand of 50,000 recruits were diminished to 25,000. Queen CHRISTINA and her spouse, the Duke DE RIANZARES, were expected to quit Madrid on the Bth of the present month ; their arrival in France is not, however, anticipated till much later than might be cal culated from the above announcement. Carlist movements are still reported to be rife in many of the provinces, and to have extended even to Guada. lajara. Notwithstanding the blustering positiveness of the Herald°, there seems to be some likelihood in the current rumours. MADRID Boe.s.t, FEZ. 25.—The Three per Cents. were done at 31 for paper ; the Five per Cents, at 19% fur cash ; the Debt without Interest, at 6; and the Coupons, at 17. The Paris journals of Tuesday have reached us. Scarcely anything of importance is contained in the Opposition papers beyond commentaries upon the recent reconciliation between the British Ambassador and M. - —. Guisor. More improbable conjectures or insinuations could not well be conceived than those uttered in rela tion to this singular transaction. Among these we must mention the amusing insinuation contained in the Nationa4 " After what we hare already recounted in regard to the reconciliation between Lord NORMANBT and the Minister for Foreign Affairs," says this organ, ~ ie must be ostensible that the initiation in the conciliatory movement was undertaken by a very different personage from the Austrian Ambassador, :and one much more august in position." Considering that his Majesty Ri ng LOUIS PHILIPPE is almost invariably, though secretly, implicated in the state movements of the French Go vernment, the inuendo is natural enough. In this case, however, it has no foundation whatever. Another rumour which was prevalent in the capital Was, that a semi-official statement of the renewal of amity would be published, with the sanction of M. Guzzor, in the o°l=4 ef the Mwsiteur. The non , for twelve hours a day in ceaseless toil in the cies°, heated atmosphere of the factory ? No; we have the testimony of many medical gentle men that such prolonged labour is in the highest degree prejudicial to health, and tends to promote premature decay, and in many cases leads to early deaths. This alone should be decisive on the question, but, in addition, we find clergymen of all persuasions pointing out the injurious effects pro duced by these long hours of labour on the social, moral, and educational interests of the people. We find that, out of 260,000 operatives engaged in cotton factories, no less than 230,000 have petitioned Parlia ment for a restriction in the hours of labour, that their families might avail themselves of the facilities for improving their minds afforded to them by evening lectures, mechanics' institutes, and schools for children, or in taking healthful exercise or re creation in pure air, or enjoying themselves round the domestic hearth; but, in addition, we find menu- Lcturers employing a full moiety of the opera tives, and including such men as Mr. FIELDEN and Mr. BROTHERTON, strongly advocating the change, and not fearing the pecuniary losses which its oppo nents assert would be the inevitable consequences of can we hesitat e as t o i ts p it r s o a p d r o ie p t t y i7. T H h o e w , then, spee speech of the Honourable Member for Salford was of the most convincing character, and in the highest degree creditable, to the speaker; he avowed with honourable pride that " when he was a boy he had been acquainted with this wearisome toil, that he knew the sentiments of those who were employed, and that he had resolved, if ever he was in a position in which he could be lo strumental in shortening factory labour, he would endeavour to accomplish that end." Such testimony is more valuable than almost any that could be ob tained. We sincerely rejoice at the favourable pro gress of the measure, the final success of which may now be looked upon as certain, and we doubt not that, when time shall have tested its efficacy, it will be found to fulfil the warmest anticipations of its sup porters, and not have led to the injuries prephecied by its opponents. The intelligence which has reached us from India, rid Marseilles, will be found generally interesting in its contents. To those who only take a delight in the current history of the vast Eastern Peninsula so long as the sword is kept unsheathed, and pieces of ordnance continue to belch forth their destructive missiles against the enemies of British rule, the cha racter of the information just received will be neither exciting nor gratifying. But to such as have accus tomed their minds to identify the joy which has filled them, whenever our arms have been crowned with victory, with the prospect it held out to England of introducing the blessing of refined reace and the choice fruits of civilisation to millions of human beings, will the serial intelligence from India —that general tranquillity prevails—be welcomed as the most refreshing that could be conveyed. Injurious as was considered, at the time, the result of the great American war to the supremacy of British power, the future historian and philosopher will view in a very different light the establishment of the independence of America. In the extensive population which had sprung from our loins, and settled on the expanded area of the United States, speaking the same language, imbued with feelings of reverence for political princi ples which have proved the mainstays of the greatness of the British Isles, and characterised by manners, customs, and habits for the most part identical with those of their progenitors, we had the safest guaran tees that the great work of universal civilisation would satisfactorily progress, whether the inhabitants of the states remained as colonists or assumed the reins of self-government. When, how ever, the great republic reared its front, and placed itself among the leading nations of northern and western Europe, there can be no doubt that England was thereby better enabled to concen trate her mighty energies in the east, and to shed the fulness of her light upon the benighted races that peopled the Indian continent. A greater task of regeneration was never undertaken by any country whose means and appliances were, like our own, at all commensurate with the end to be attained. Confidence in a foreign ruler is ever a plant of slow growth in the mind of the native ; but, not withstanding the abuses which are, more or less in separable from conquest, still, such has been the stern dignity with which we have, to the utmost of our ability, from the time of WARREN HASTINGS, re pressed any attempts at rapacity and arbitrary ty ranny on the part of the servants of the Crown against the natives, that, as well from our equitable governance, as from the manifold advantages which have been developed and gained by them beneath our imperial sway, do we, at length, find ourselves come to be frequently regarded and looked up to by va.. rious hereditary sovereigns as the paternal pro tector through i whose goo d f a i th and alliance, sta bility can be imparted to their just rights, and the general welfare of their respective dominions can be best promoted. Of this we have recently had a re markable instance in the Punjaub, which we com municated to our readers little better than a month ago. Whilst we refer gene ra ll y t o the summary of the latest Indian news, which will b e found in another mmuisltitarcyonrgerdantuntlaintens wthheinhpuabrleictaukpinogn by iyv n2asr,mooi armies. . contemplates men, T and dt can hon ft p tch l o a el c u e rneln;e i n n wSleVe Sinde: in partic u l ar, and which o t the eB with e pngr o na v dl Gem el r yn n nlel e effectbn e t d i ofdiminished n t l i hs n he d e nd a a Madras and Bombay by 5,000. To this end all re cruiting will be prohibited till each native regiment be reduced from 1,000 t o 800 men. Our mili tary expenditure will thus b e curtailed by between 300,000/. and 400 , 00 01. a year. Thi s saving will be disposed•wch, of in completing the g rea t canals, from h by means of irrigation, an inappreciable sti mulus will be given to the agricultural resources of India in considerable portions of territory adjacent to the Su finished by 1851. I ns t ead of the miserable tlej and the Gang es . The Ganges canal will be annual outlay of 20 , 0001 ., there will b e now furnished yearly for its construction 250,0001. It is computed that 2,000,0 00 of people will be th us b enef i cently protected against the visitations of famine to which they have been periodically subjected. Of such a gigantic cast are the splendid projects conceived b y the Government of India for the welfare of its in habitants. Future generations will revere with reason the brilliant career, military and civil, of Iris. count HARPoeI• 5 p 90% 'Ye P 24 14% 74 2N 14 2% 2Ri 4% NEW WORK BY THE AUTHOR 07 " THE RANSOM." Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., post Bvo.. 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