The Sun. — London, England, 1840-04-20 00:00:00

EVEN INur EDITION. THE SULPHUR QUESTION. The following clear and intelligible account of the dis pute between Great Britain and Naples on the question of the Sulphur monopoly is copied from the casual corre spondence of a Tory Contemporary. It reflects great cre dit on Prince Cassaro, Ex-Minister for Foreign Affairs to the King- of Naples, whose exile to Foggia, after the ve nerable man begged to be allowed to retire to Rome, will disgrace the memory of his Royal Master:— ' The Sovereign of the Two Sicilies granted in June, 1 838, a monopoly cf the whole of the sulphur trade in Sicily to a French Company, in direct contravention of the existing treaty with Great Britain that country remon strated, demanding the annulment of such monopoly. Prince Cassaro, then Sicilian Minister of Foreign Affairs, represented to the King the necessity, both for the good of Sicily and to avoid a collision with England, of doing away with the contract. '• His Majesty in July, 1839, declared himself convinced of the necessity, and commanded Prince Cassaro to assure the British Charge d'Affaires at Naples, Mr. Kennedy, that the monopoly should be abolished. This promise not having been fulfilled, Mr. Macgregor was despatched by the British Government, and reached Naples in September last : this gentleman strenuously urged the immediate ful filment of the verbal promise made to Mr. Kennedy, or at least that a written one should be given to him, fixing tbe period when the monopoly should cease. The King refused to allow Prince Cassaro to place the promise on Asper, but authorised him to assure Mr. Macgregor, by word of mouth, that the monopoly should cease on or be fore tbe Ist of January, 1840. This assurance was also guaranteed to him by the Austrian Ambassador, and Mr. Macgregor left Naples for England in the end of Novem ber last, having settled the articles of a treaty abolishing the monopoly, and placing the trade between the two coun tries on a footing of reciprocity. The evil genius of bad men, who surround the weak and vacillating King, gained new courage en Mr. Macgregor's departure. The Ist of January arrived, and the contract remained existing in all its vigour. Mr. Kennedy con tinued his unavailing efforts to obtain the promised satis faction. Finally, in February last, a strong note reached the British mission from Lord Palmerston, calling on the Neapolitan Government for the immediate dissolution of the monoply, and full indemnity for all losses suffered and to be sustained by British subjects trots' the beginning to the and of the monopoly. This note having been communi cated to Prince Cassaro, and the substance of it made known to the King, the Prince was desired to obtain the favour of Mr. Kennedy's retiring the note for eight days, in which time the Prince hoped the contract might be can celled. • _ __ _ On the 24th of February last a Council of State was held on the subject, which having broken up without any positive determination, Mr. Kennedy insisted on an imme diate promise in writing that the monopoly should be, with out more delay, put an end to, or he should send in to Prince Cassaro the official note of Lord Palmerston, the eight days having expired. Prince Cassaro, on the 26th of February, obtained orders from the King to inform Mr. Kennedy confiden tially, and officially in writing, that the monopoly should be immediately abolished, commanding him to add, that his Majesty did this in deference to Great Britain. The note was transmitted to Mr. Kennedy the same day. A few days afterwards Mr. Temple, the British Minister, after eighteen months' absence in England, re turned to Naples, with full and strong instructions from Lord Palmerston to insist on the immediate dissolution of the monopoly, and indemnification for all losses. Mr. Temple, while be informed Prince Cassaro of the nature of his instructions, expressed great surprise at the delay in executing the promise made to Mr. Kennedy. The Prince was commanded by the King to ask for eight days' delay. Finally, these eight days having expired without any practical re sult, Mr. Temple sent in his note to Prince Cassaro ; and on Sunday, the 16th of March, a Council of State was assembled to decide on the nature of the answer to be given to Great Britain. The King opened the discussion by saying he would never consent to the demands made by Great Britain, and that the monope.y was no int' ingemeni of the Treaty of 1816. All the Ministers, excepting Prince Cassaro, Marquis Pietrocatella, and some people say the Marquis Del Caretto, lauded the magnanimous re solve of the young Sovereign. The two first named Ministers humbly represented to bis Majesty that the Royal word baying been officially given to the British Government, the monopoly was done away with, and his Majesty could not retract it without compromising his honour and dignity. The voices of the majority rendered these wise counsels of no effect, A letter was dictated by the Sovereign, which was to be signed by Prince Cassaro. and sent to 11r. Temple. His Excgency respectfully informed His Ma jesty that His Majesty miett command him to make any sacrifice, excepting that of his honour, which being com promised by the note written to Mr. Kennedy on the 26th of February, by His Majesty's command, he could never sign a note to Mr. Temple which was contrary to the sub stance of that sent to Mr. Kennedy, and, as his services euuld not any longer be of use to his Sovereign, he prayed His Majesty to accept his resignation. The Council broke up. Two days afterwards the 'Prince sent his written resignation to the King. The Sovereign insisted that the Prince should first sign and Seal the note ; the Prince respectfully but firmly dared to refcse, and on the 21st of March the proud Sovereign de creed the dismissal of his faithful servant, after having served. lais.grandfather, father, and self, with fidelity and zeal for upwards of 30 years. Prince Cassaro has, since the publication of a most in ascreet circular from the Britisb Consul, been exiled to Foggia under circumstances that would have added dis grace even to the infamous Joan of Naples. The pre tence was that he advocated and served the interests of England, and not those of Naples, and having signed with Mr. Macgregor a treaty in favour only of British trade. These arc the facts as they stood up to the .sth of this month at Naples, where the British steam-ship of war Hydra had arrived, in order, as was supposed, to be ready to take away Mr. Temple. The fleet was expected in a few days from Malta. Nothing but energy on the pact of England can bring this deplorable state of things to a sati.Jactory or honour able adjustment, No " little war" will avail. Making a few reprisals, which will contain cargoes Lelonging, not to N,!apolitans, but to foreigners, and chiefly to British sub jects, will never bring the question to a conclusion, and will only ruin individuals fur whom the King of Naples feels neither sympathy nor interest. IRELAND. AGITATION. TUC REPEAL. CRY. - The aggregate meeting which is to be called from every part of tne pro vi,,ce of Leinster, is postponed until after the interment of Mr. Drummond. At a meeting held at the Corn Ex change last Saturday, Mr. O'Connell moved a resolution adjourning the contemplated meeting till Monday. Some gentlemen subsequently were admitted members of the National Association. A letter from the Count de Salis was read by the Secretary, and, on the motion of Mr. O'Connell, who complimented this " young► gentleman of large fortune and high rank," a vote of thanks to him was adopted. The Honourable and Learned Gen tlema❑ then addressed the Assembly at considerable length,. moving several resolutions connected with the organization of the " National Association for Speedy Justice to Ireland, or Repeal." Mr. O'Connell in the course of his speech said—" I mean to propose the forma tion of Committees in order to work out the objects of the National Association ; and I state at once that our object is Repeal, and nothing else.—( Cheers.) That is our object ; and, at the same time, we give to the Imperial Parliarnen: and England the alternative of doing us jus tice.--(Cheers.) If they do us complete justice they de feat our object—if they do not, they strengthen every honest man in his determination to join us in our rally for Repeal. I confess lam convinced that the only substan tial justice that can be done for Ireland is by a domestic Legislature; that if I heard it promised that justice would be none to us by England, after what we have suffered from her, and after the contempts with which she has treated us, I would almost regret the alternative.—( Hear, hear.) At the same time I mean to act fairly to the Britisn Parliament. If they will at once concede us per fect equality they will disarm me of the power of procur ing► Repeal." — On Friday there was a meeting of the Liberal Clubs and of the National Trades Political Union, when arrange. ments were made for the aggregate ineetlng to be held to-day. Mr. O'Connell on this occasion delivered a high eulogium on the late Mr. Drummond, and moved that every possible compliment be paid to the remains of this excellent statesman and friend of Ireland. CONVICTION OF A BARRISTER FUR FELONY.—At the Dublin Sessions, on Wednesday, Robert Harman, a bar rister, was found guilty of robbing the library of Trinity 4College of a large quantity of books, which he bad pawned. There had been a great number of books stolen from the University library, and the prisoner, being a Graduate, had access to them; he appears to have given the attendants papers and magazines to read while he secreted the books, and then pawned them. Various pawnbrokers produced the books, and id ent ifi e d the prisoner as the person pawn leg them. The prisoner, who trembled from head to foo t , and seemed ca s t d own with shame, was sentenced tosix months hard labour in Newgate. COURT OF CHANCERY.--IN RE M‘GUIRE, A MINOR. This case had been partly argued on W e d nes d ay. The m i no r, Hugh M'Guire, son of the late Constantine M'Guire, the circumstances of whose melancholy death by assassination, a few years back, at his residence in the county Tipperary, may still be fresh in the public reeollee_ lion, is in the 20th year of his age. His mother, Baron Richards, and Mr. Collum, a respectable solicitor, were appointed guardians to the minor under the trusts of his father's will, but the two latter declined to act as such, and deemed it expedient, in consequence of some family litiga tion on the subject of the property, to make him a ward of Chancery. The property of which he, on coming of age, is, under his father's will, in expectancy, estimated at 7001. a year. His present allowance is 701 a year. A marriage between the minor and Miss Margaret Hamilton, of the Theatre Royal,—a young lady well known to, and appreciated by, the citizens of Dublin as an agreeable and accomplished vocalist, and now aged about 22 years—had been, it appeared, celebrated on the 6th of J. nuary, 1839, at the Haymarket, Smithfield, by a person named James M'Guire, said to be a degraded clergyman. The Chancellor, after hearing both sides at full length, ordered Mrs. Hamilton into custody, and the priest Ma guire also. Mr. Blake—No, my Lord; it is not a priest we have here now, but a minister —a minister of the Protestant church. In thoisdeal w ith. case it is a Protestant c l ergyman your Lordship h as t Mr. Litton—Well, he is still a priest . Mr. Bl a k e —A y , a P rotestant priest. His Lordship—Well, he i s a clergy man , . at all e vents, no matter of w h a t c h urc h ; for I am sure woadd be glad to get rid o f hi m. But be he at any church of any persuasion Le may, I s h a ll attach him, a elergYman His Lordship then directed attachments to issue accor i - dely, and the Court rose. k;q Earl and Countess Cowper will see compan♦ d ur i n g• this week, at Pansanger, Herts. LONDON: MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1840. The great charge made by Tories, Growlers, and land-jobbers against the Ministers, on the subject of New Zealand, is, that they would not claim the whole of that country for Great Britain, and main tain our sovereignty over it against all comets. If Ministers had deserved the censure of these three classes of evil-speaking persons, we should have concluded that no more noble eulogium was ever pronounced on any set of men. What is it but to say that they are not ambitious, that they are not grasping, that they are not robbers on a grand scale, as nations too frequently are ? What is it but to ascribe to them the lofty virtues which we ' honour in a WASHINGTON ? But, as we have proved, Ministers do not deserve the eulogium. They have followed the beaten track ; they have fallen into the evil ways of former grasping, un principled statesmen ; they have been compelled, by Englishmen seizing a portion of the soil, and by acknowledging, without much consideration, that where Englishmen plant a colony, the Govern ment is to follow them and keep order and obe dience—to appropriate a portion of New Zealand, and establish there the authority of the Government. We formerly quoted a passage from Lord NOR MAN/31C s instructions to Captain HOBSON, in which he stated this fact, and stated that his con duct in refusing to appropriate New Zealand, was consistent with the Report of a Committee of the House of Commons and the stream of our laws. If the Ministers, then, had rigidly abstained from Zeala n d, t h ey wou ld on l y seizing any p art o f N ew have carried th e l aws into execution, have merited neith er our pra i se nor the anti cen s v‘ u . r o e n o ld f the growlers and the jobbers. Attempts, however, are made to invalidate the laws, and it is asserted that the Legislature could not give up the right of sovereignty which vests in the Crown. This claim of the right of sovereignty seems to us, with all deference to those who make it, one of the least tenable that can be advanced, and for the people of England the least useful. Already England possesses the whole of the Aus tralian continent. To assume the sovereignty over New Zealand would at once require , not merely that England should colonise some part of it, but 1 -th a t she should maintain a force there to protect INE) POOR-LAW COMMISSION. 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After which will be produced, an entirely New and Original Grand Comic, Romantic, Operatic, Melodramatic, Fairy Extravaganza, in Three Parts, entitled and founded on that popular Nursery Tale, THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD. The Principal Characters by Mr. Harley, Mr. J. Vininz, Mr. J. Bland, Madame Vestris, Miss Rainforth, Mrs. Jones, &c. &c. Dress Boxes, 71. ; Second Price, 3s. 6d. ; First and Second Circles, ss. ; Second Price, 2s. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price, 2s. ; Gallery, ls. Doors to be opened at half-past six—the• performances to commence at Seven o'Clock. Tickets and plat t 3 for the Boxes to be taken at the Box-of ce, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may be had upon application. Private Boxes to be had solely of Mr. Andrews, bookseller, 167, New Bond-street. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MR. BUTLER. THIS EVENING, APRIL 20, Will be presented, for the first time, A ROYAL COMMISSION FROM PARIS. Monsieur Jollivet, Mr. F. Vii,ing; Alexis Kerbout, Mr. Baker ; Madame Jollivet, Miss Fitzwalter; Causette, Miss Ayres (from the National Theatre, New York) her first ap pearance here. After which, Forty-first Night, THE LADIES' CLUB. Open every night at half-past 7. and dose proceedings at 9. Mrs. Fitzsmith (the Chairwoman), Mrs. Stirling. To be followed by LEGACY HUNTING. Sir Richard Playwell, Mr. Baker ; General Playwell, Mr. Brookes ; Fanny, Miss Fitzwalter. To conclude with the New and Original Drama (by the author of " The Ladies' Club"), called GWYNNETH VAUGHAN. Gwynneth Vaughan, Mrs. Stirling ; Owen Williams, Mr. Baker ; Evan Pritchard, Mr. 11°11; Hugh Morgan, Mr. G. Wild. Boxes, 4s. Pit, 2s. Gallery, Is. Second Price immediately after the Ladies' Club. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. The Theatre has been entirely Re-Decorated, and embellished in a novel and tasteful style, during the Recess. Extraordinary and extensive Novelty. Three entirely New Pieces, with splendid Scenery, Costumes, and Appointments. THIS EVENING, APRIL 20, Will be acted an entirely New Village Tragedy, illustrating Hogarth's celebrated " Harlot's Progress," entitled THE LIFE OF A WOMAN; OR, THE CURATE'S DAUGHTER. After which, a New Comic Drama, called THE WET NURSE. To conclude with In entirely New Romance, entitled THE VENETIAN ; OR, THE COUNCIL OF TEN. The Scenery comprising some of the most splendid Views in Venice. NEW STRAND THEATRE. PROCLAMATION!!! Be it known to all men by these presents, that the GREAT WIZARD of the NORTH has to our (the Public's) satisfac tion, demonstrated his perfect invulnerability ; we therefore guarantee that he shall RE-OPEN his Temple of Science, Magic, Delusion, and Wonder, THIS EVENING, April 20th, 1840, and continue open during the week, to have and to hold his unrivalled entertainment of novel and seeming supernatural Phanmaturgy, being retrospectively and prospec tively a complete slnopsis of ancient and modern Necromancy ; concluding with the unfathomable GUN DELUSION. Given under the hand and seal of public approbation, testifying our never •failing admiration of the Great Wizard of the North. MGR WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE lAD-MORROW. Morning 3B minutes after 4 I Evening 58 minutes after 4. The Publication of the Evening Edition of Tim Sex eotn- meneed at 10 minutes after Three. ..e.' .:, '.:_i:'-'->..::'," - ---rr ''' .. , ;•'.51:e. , ; f.,:i. , ,,, - ir ,,,.... L --,-...,:----• - `,-, ' ' - Zfig THE SUN, LONDON. MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1840. her rights. The one hundred men who are to be sent to Captain Hoßsox must be soon followed by another hundred, and by a ship to cruise round the island, and not allow persons to make settlements there but under the authority of our Sovereign. Now considering the immense colonial possessions of Great Britain, the great expense of the public force, the discontent caused by the taxes, the difficulty even now of getting reliefs for our colonial garrisons, so that the soldiers are two-thirds of their time abroad,—considering the vast wastes which are open to our emigrants in North America, at the Cape of Good Hope, in New South Wales, we must con clude that no ambition could well be more mis chievous for England than a claim of sovereignty over the whole of New Zealand. If our capitalists and merchants can make money by going thither let them go, but in removing, and no longer contri buting to bear the burthens of the mother country, they have, as it seems to us, no right to demand the protection of our fleets and armies, however friendly and brotherly they ought ever to find the nation dis posed towards them. Is the reader, however, aware on what the claim of sovereignty is founded ? Our people are said to have been the first to discover New Zealand. But if that gives us a claim of sovereignty over the land, it might give the Portuguese or the Dutch, or whoever discovered India and China, by going round the Cape of Good Hope, a right of sovereignty over those immense and well peopled countries, which is as absurd in theory as it is impossible to be carried into operation. Of countries totally uninhabited the claim may be good. It may be a useful rule to preserve the peace amongst rival claimants, but it is no more applicable to countries already inhabited, though by men in a low stage of civilisation, than it is to China and Hindostan. After the discovery of America, and after the PO PE, from his assumed power—which we now deny in toto—of being GoD's' Vicar on earth, had given to the Spaniards all the lands they might discover, and when there was amongst the European nations a great thirst to find new countries, and to take possession of them, regardless of all the rights of their inhabitants, the rule that the sovereignty of any country belonged to that Crown whose subjects first discovered it, urged by one State against other contending nations of Eu rope, was a good rule, but it had no force against the inhabitants of those countries who knew nothing about it, and never signed an act of submission to the strange navigator who first visited their shores. To found now a claim of sovereignty for England over all New Zealand on the fact that some part of its coast was first seen by Captain Cool( ' seems to us, when England's sovereignty extends over every quarter of the habitable globe, quite preposterous. But a distinction is made ; and the example of the United States is quoted to justify it. She as sumes a right of sovereignty over the hunting lands of the Indians, and treats them as her subjects, moving them from one territory to another, and disposing of their lands as suits her European habits and her civilization. Now this part of the conduct of the United States is in general con demned in Europe, and no more to be followed as an example by us than her retention of the negroes in slavery. Moreover, she has an excuse for her conduct which we have not. Those Indians are bordering on or intermingled with her subjects of European descent. The habits of the two are incompatible. She is constrained, for the sake of peace within her territory, and on behalf of the Indians them selves, to assume a sovereignty over them, and sometimes to displace a, whole tribe. England is under no such necessity. Whatever nimy - belhe , case, in New South Wales, she' has in New Zealand, nOr"dcies -she need any, which can justify her in following the example of the United States in assuming a right of sovereignty over all the aboriginal tribes, and all the territory of New Zea land. Should convicts escape thither, and establish themselves, that would only so much the sooner compel our Government to put an end to that scandal to civilization—a penal colony at the anti podes. It would hasten the completion of the wishes of the Archbishop of DUBLIN, and promote the success of Sir WILLIAM MOLES WORTH'S exertions. The growling journal, which is the peculiar organ of the jobbers, accuses the Ministers of having only published documents to make out a case for themselves. What they may have kept back we are ignorant of ; but they have given to the world the luminous productions of Mr. G. F. YOUNG, Mr. S. MOTTE, and Mr. SOMES. We should have supposed that those documents would have sufficed to make out the case of the op ponents of the Government, and we were sur prised, after reading their abuse of the blue book, to find it so much composed of their own produc tions. The whole subject, however, is, we are told, to be brought before Parliament after the recess, and we shall wait for that exposure before finally condemning or exculpating the Ministers. We do not always credit those who are most eager to make accusations. If Lord STANLEY'S Bill to regulate registration in Ireland were honestly intended, as the Morning Post avers, " to introduce accuracy and truth into arrangements which have hitherto been notoriously full of inaccuracy and of falsehood," it should have no opposition from us. But that is not Lord STANLEY'S intention ; if it was, he would have set about correcting the whole system. The Irish justly complain of the whole being a lie and a fraud. It is called a system of representation of the people—it includes only one-twentieth of them. All the subordinate frauds and lies of which Lord STANLEY and the Tories complain grow from attempts partially to correct the fraud which the Legislature has decreed. The falsifica; tion of the registers in Ireland, of which such loud complaints are made, is like smug gling when duties are exorbitant—it par tially corrects, .though it cannot remove, one of the iniquities of the law-maker. Lord STANLEY'S Bill, like a measure to increase duties on an ar ticle already smuggled, goes to limit the franchise, and to beget a still stronger temptation, than at present, to commit fraud. If lie were wise, he would first extend the franchise, and then cor rect the registration. To explain ourselves by the analogy we have adopted, he ought first to lower the duties, and then he would suc ceed in suppressing smuggling. Legislative ingenuity, never yet was a match for private inter est ; and, till Lord STANLEY gets rid of the lie which is the hasis of the whole mis-called system of representation, it is idle to attack the frauds that grow from it. If lie succeed in passing the Bill, he may possibly get rid of a few score fictitious as complete a r v i o g t i e n rs t , o a s ll ha o r f e t 1 O h I naturally in as Lord STA N LEY himself ; but he will convulse the empire. We sometimes think the Bishop of EXETER little better than a madman, for he would peril the State that the Clergy may possess a few patches of barren land ; but Lord STANLEY matches the Bishop. Burning down a house to roast an egg is a feeble type of the folly that would risk the tranquillity and union of the empire to prevent an Irishman more or less from voting for a representative. The recent elevation of Lady CECILIA Us" DErtwooD to the highest rank of the British Peerage, has unavoidably recalled attention to the elaims of Sir AuGusTus D'EsTE and his sister, 1 the offspring of the Duke of SUSSEX'S forir.er marriage with Lady AUGUSTA MURRAY. Claims more righteous, it is our deliberate conviction, were never advanced, and as there appears no indication that the fair opportunity for recognising them which has now occurred will be embraced, we deem it not only an act of justice towards the claimants, but a duty to the public, to put it in possession of that evidence which, while it has appeared conclu sive to high legal authorities, may also enable all persons of common understanding and right feeling to attain a full knowledge of the merits of the case. This is the more necessary, as there is some clan ger that the rights of Sir AUGUSTUS D'ESTE may be prejudiced in public opinion by being made a handle for party purposes. We can not be suspected of factious motives in agitating the question. We would, for obvious reasons, far more willingly have avoided any reference to it, if ' we could have done so without a dereliction of those obligations which, as Journalists, we owe to the public. There are involved in the case considera tions too weighty to be put in the scale with party partialities or party interests. The time may come when the right of succession to the throne of these realms may depend upon the validity or invalidity of the Duke of SUSSEX'S first marriage. The time cannot, in the course of nature, be far distant when the son of his Royal Highness will, in all human probability, have to claim the honours derived from doubtful r e l a ti on . The stands in a his birth publicly before the Peers of G reat B r i ta i n . To the n e near, throne by yf no n Hanover leab s l Sr u AUGUSTUS status of such a person is a matter of public con cernment, and if it appear that great and glaring injustice has been done to him—that notwith standing his having uniformly conducted him self in a manner every way worthy of his high lineage, he has not only been the object of neglect, but has experienced the most determined opposition in his meritorious endeavours to vindicate the cha ff ratter of his Noble mother, and to assert his own birthright---the public will see that the honour of the Crown is at stake—that their interests are concerned, and that their protection is due. The document which appears in another part of The Sun is the first of a series which we intend to publish, along with such re marks as they suggest. It is the case submitted to Dr. LUSHINGTON and Mr. RICHARDSON on the validity of the Duke of SUSSEX'S first marriage, and it will be seen that, in the opinion of these Learned Gentlemen, the nzarrzage is not impeachable under the Royal Marriage Act. By the arrival of the Braganza steamer at Fal mouth on Saturday, we have received Lisbon papers of the 13th ult. inclusive. The general erection in i Portugal was still going on, the returns, as far as could be ascertained, being decidedly in favour of the Government. Another revolutionary movement was, however, apprehended. The High Chartist, or Tory faction, with the Duke of PALMELLA at its head, was known tole engaged in a plot for the subversion of the present Cabinet, and the replacing the authority of the Crown on the basis which it occupied before the September Revolution of 1836 —or in other words abolishing the Constitution, and reviving Don PEDRO'S Charter. The list of a Ca binet of this faction, including the following names, has even been handed about in the Chartist Clubs : —The Duke de PALMELLA, the Marquis de SAL DANHA, and MM.de AGUIAR,de MAGALHAES, da SOUZA AZEVEDO FAZENDA, and CEABRA. As Portuguese statesmen are not so much as pre sumed by their own Journals to be influenced by higher motives than their personal interests, we are not . surprised to learn that the factious conduct of the Duke de PALMELLA is attributed to his desire of. being revenged upon a Government. that dared to refuse hiM the appointment of Ambassador to- the . Court of London. , Bad as the Tories are at home, they are much better than the same class of politicians elsewhere. How many embassies have been refused to that pink of the Aristocracy, the Marquis of LONDONDERRY, and yet we never heard it whispered that hi s L o rdship meditated re venging himself upon Lord MELBOURNE by revo lutionizing the country, and depriving Great Britain of her boasted Constitution. Indeed such an idea never entered into the head of the Noble Marquis, even when stopped in his long-cherished diplomatic expedition to St. Petersburgh. Viscount DA CARRERRA, the Portuguese Mi nister at Paris, has been appointed Ambassador - to the Court of Rome. The POPE and Queen Donna MARIA are become friends, and this cir cumstance has already extinguished any glimmering of hope remaining in the breasts of the Miguelites. Of 16 of these rebels under sentence of death, 12 obtained a free pardon a few days previous to the sailing of the Braganza. The remaining four had been guilty of wilful murder und e r very aggravated circumstances, but no sentence was issued for their execution. They consequently remained in prison. The Braganza brings the India mail, Via Alex andria, which left that port on the 22d ult. Foreign ships of war in the Tagus :—Donegal, Revenge, and Trinculo, British ;Le Blonde anti Coquette, corvettes, French. Exchange upon London, at 30 days' sight, 56d. to 56-id. per milrei ; discount on ex-paper Money, 59 to 60 per cent. The following account of the Russian expedition against Khiva is copied from the cot respondence of the Prussian State Gazette of the 16th inst., re ceived this morning. It is not for us to attempt reconciling the contradictory reports of Russian scribes respecting thesuccess or failure of this much talked-of expedition i P n e i t t o s w in sk ar y c ' h s teoxpKedhiivtiaonas ; I letters from POLISH FRONTIER, AP RIL 7.—According to the last RC- Countsas incanfrom means suffered from so Va r m s a u w c h from Berlin have stated. The uncommonly severe and continued cold, and the accumulation of snow in the Steppe, have certainly thrown great obstacles in the way of the expedition, and, among other losses, 2,000 camels have fallen victims to the unusual severity of the climate, and about 1,600 are unable to do duty, but this is by no means a reason for considering the whole expedition as having failed, still less has General Petowsky retreated ; on the contrary, the necessary beasts of burden, and the men required to supply the losses, have been long since on their way and will arrive on the Emba in time to set out with the main body on the march to Khiva, uhich will probably be reached in the beginning of May at the latest, as the only obstacles to their I.:rther progress consist in the swamps of the low country on the. Arrioo Daya, which is intersected by innumerable ditches and canals, over which there are no bridges ST. PETERSBUROII. APRIL 9..—The Russian Invalid has the following news of the expedition to Khiva :-- " It ii known front preceding accounts that the detach ment sent to Khiva was to be concentrated at the fortifi cations on the Emba, near its provisions. General Pe rowsky now reports that the troop s ha pp il y reached this frontier on th e 18th February (Ist March), and encamped on the Emba in a part more abundant in forage and fuel. On its march the detachment encountered some dreadful storms; and the cold had not abated. It was sometimes (with a high wind) 25 deg. and more The health of the troops is, on the whole, satisfactory. accounts of them been The enemy had not shown themsel ves , no r bad any accoun re ceived." The Paris Journals of Friday and Saturday have been received. A telegraphic despatch from Mar shal VALLEE informs the Minister of War, that at four o'clock on the morning of the 16th instant the Dukes of ORLEANS and D'AUMALE landed safely at Algiers. The account of the victory gained by the Arab Sheikh EL ARACII over a Lieutenant of AED EL-KADER is fully confirmed by letters from Tou lon. The old Sheikh sent to General GALLOISA splendid sword, which that officer had previously given him, with the edge hacked and the blade co vered with clotted blood, together with 500 human ears picked, and two banners taken in the engage ment. A salute of twenty-one guns fro::: the-for tress of Constantine announced the great import ance which France attached to this victory. In the Chamber of Deputies on Saturday Gene ral BUGEA.UD, of anti-cheap beef celebrity, pr e .. sented tha Report on the Sugar Bill. The fohow•- inn are the:modifications of the tari►f recommended by the Committee ON RAW SUGAR IMPORTED. Francs. From India From other countries out of Europe 65 From the entrepots ............. 85 By foreign ve55e15........... REFINED SUGAR IMPORTED. Francs. . 80 From India . From other countries out of Europe B5 From the entrepots 95 In foreign vessels DUTIES ON DOMESTIC SUGAR. Frs. Cts. Ist Raw Sugar of every shade 2d degree. 3d degree. 4th degree 2O sth degree The Moniieur of Saturday publishes an accomit of the finances of France during the year 1839. We extract from this document the Return of the Rentes inscribed in the great book of the public debt on the Ist of January, . 1840, including the different kinds of Stock and the number of Share holders of each : Holders. Francs. Rentes, 5 per Cents. ... 230,975 147,112,481 Rentes, 3 per C ents ... 30647 , 35,793,290 Rentes 4i per Cents ... 925 1,026,600 Rentes, 4 per Cents ... 2,900 11,978,776 Total ... 265,447 /9: , ,911,137 The annuities inscribed at the same date represented a debt of 3 925,050 f., and the pensions of every description piid by the State amounted to 53,210,330 f. The Committee of the Chamber to which the proposal of a grant for defraying the expenses of the war in Africa NT as referred, made its report on Friday. The grant is approved of, but the Go vernment is recommended to be content with the occupation of certain points along the African coast. There is no additional news either from Alex andria or Naples in the French Papers. They publish, it is true, letters from Naples, but they merely recapitulate the intelligence which appeared in The Sun of Saturday. • The following extracts are from the French Journals : The Indicateur de Bordeaux V of the I6th instant pub lishes the following notice, which had occasioned much speculation : " CONSULATE OF RUSSIA. " The seamen of ail ranks who have served in the Me diterranean on board the Russian squadro❑ commanded by Admiral Count de Heydn during the last war against Turkey arc invited to present themselves at the Consulate, furnished with the,r titles, to receive a communication that interests them. " The Consul, J. C. WITTFOOTH. " Bordeaux, April 15, 1840.3" CORN RlOTS.—Public tranquillity was disturbed on the 13th inst., at Dorat, in the Upper Vienne, in consequence of a sudden rise in the price of grain. Some incautious expressions used by an individual at the fair held on that day induced the people to believe that strangers were buy ing up the wheat for the purpose of procuring a rise in its price. The people assembled tumultuously, and assailed three persons, who were pointed out as the forestallers, and severely ill-treated. They were, however, protected by the gendarmes. AFRICA.—Very unfavourable reports arc spread in Paris respecting the little expedition which Marshal Voice has sent to Cherchell. his affirmed that the bad weather, forced marches, and the attacks of the Arabs have caused the little column to suffer greater disasters than those of the first retreat from Constantine. We hope that this fatal news will be contradicted by the Ministry, and still more decidedly by the event, but our affairs, both at home and abroad, are conducted in so singular a manner that we may expect anything. Trouble and defeats are the fruits of the Ist of M.irch.—Capitole. SPAIN.--FRONTIERS OF SPAIN.—The Sentinelle des Pyrenees gives unfavourable accounts from the North of " An insurrectional movement, which has assumed an alarming appearance, is organizing (says that Journal) in the Biscayan provinces. If we may believe some accounts which have reached us, it may perhaps be on the eve of breaking out. In fact it is now the Passion Week, at which season of the year the people are more in contact with the Priests ; and if it is true that the latter are the instigators of the insurrection, it is to be feared that after Easter the provinces, which now appear to be so tranquil, may become the theatre of a new war. The English seem to be preparing to quit Passages ; but it is not believed that they have any real intention of doing so. The following letter is written from Passages to the Sentinelle on the Bth of April : " On the 4th of this month an English brig and corvette arrived in this port. It is said they came to take on board the Artillery, and to convey it to Portsmouth. Notwith standing all the declaration of the English Government, we persist in believing that it will not abandon Passages, and that it merely seeks to gain time to evade the appli cation that may have been made by tho French Govern ment is probably all that it desires."—Le Commerce. BOURSE.—PARIS, SATURDAY, APRIL 18. first Highest Lowest Last Price Price. Price. Price rench 5 per Cent. lll 25 ... 111 45 ... 111 15 ... 1 , 1 .5 414 per Cenis • 107 107 ... 107 ... 107 4 per Cents.— lO4 25 •04 25 ... 104 2 - i 104 25 3 per Cents B3 25 . 83 25 ... 83 25 ... 83 25 Bank of r ranee 3'ol ...32:1!1 _3230 _32.30 Lattitte Bank 1,0091. Sh lOB2 50 ...1082 50 82 50 82 59 5,000 f. 5200 ...52 —5200 Belgian Ra,nk BB5 ... 8 5 880 880 5 per Cents 10354 103, ... 10N ... 10314 New• York•... 9O 45 9: 45 ... 90 45 State of Neer York ..... . Ix! .., 90 50 ... 0:.) 10 90 50 4.11110:' • • 102 40 02 10 ... 102 10 ... 102 10 soltiosts , Active 29% .2n%, k 954. Passive 7xp Zai! ... 7% Old Deterred 7 %. ... 7 ... 7% Portugnese 3 per Cents 25 ... 25 ... 24 25 Neaolitaii Rornai. 10434 ... 104, RAILWAY SHARES. Versailles, R. B 6lO ... 610 ... 610 ... 610 L.B. 3(48 75 ... 75 ... 2,S 75 ... 2Si 75 Orleans Strao,org to Bale qulhausen to fhann . 435 455 5 ... 495 HAMBURG BORSEN HA.LLE, Aran M. Bills. Money. Austrian 5 per Cents. . IOS 101i4 Bank shares H-1-4 1 , 11 An 10-Russian Loan , 11'8%; ltS% llussi.th 5 per Cent. Ist series, Certificate Inscription, Ist Series 10.( Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Lo. 3d and 4th Se, iti Ditto in Certificates Dutch ctual Debt, 4', pe, Cent 52% 62 Ditto a per Cen' 9B Polish Loud New t icket Anglo. Intnish Loan, 3 per Cent Nutwegian Loan, 1834, 4 per Cent... Spanish, New 3 per Cents. 21% EXCHANGE* 0 , 7 LONDON. STocKnoLm, APRIL 10.—Seventy-five days, 12 3. CIIRIsTIANIA, APRII. 8.-1 hrec months, 4 I'S PETERSBURG'', APRIL 7. --Two months, 28, 4 8 pence BERLIN. APRIL 14. —Three months, 6. i 95, LElp..qc, APRIL M.—Two mo ths, 6. 13. BREMEN, APRIL 14.—Two months, 611. The Madrid Journals received are of the 11th inst. They winounce the tranquil termination of the late unexpected Ministerial crisis, for which everybody appeared at a loss to account. That men should steep themselves to the lips in political guilt, and afterwards cast to the winds those rewards for which they had bartered their reputation, is certainly very strange. What is more remarkable, their successors in the Cabinet, MM. ARMEN DARIZ, SANTILLAN, SOTELO, and NOZAGORY, profess themselves of theiropinions and their party a fact which their consenting to draw in harness with PEREZ DE CASTRO and ARAZOLA, the remain ing Members of the late Cabinet, sufficiently testify. General ESPARTERO'S head-quarters were on the 10th inst, a Aguaviva, about two hours' march from Mas de las Matas. On the 7th, the Christina General AYERBE took the fort commanding the town of Villarluenga, where the Carlists had esta blished a manufactory of arms. On the same day there was a skirmish between a portion of the Pro vincial Guard at La Cerollera, between Aguaviva and Monroyo, and two rebel battalions, with about 300 cavalry. The rebels were in the place when the Queen's forces, on their march to Monroyo, appeared in sight. The former retired to a height close by ; and a small detachment having been or dered to dislodge them, this was effected with the loss of an officer, and twenty-seven men of the Pro vincial Guard wounded ; and between sixty and seventy of the rebels killed and wounded. On the 9th, General LEON took Penanrova after considerable resistance on the part of the CarlistE. An 8-pounder, made at Cantavieja, and twenty one prisoners, fell into his hands. The QUEEN' S troops, by a series of well-combined movements, were gradually approaching Morella and Canta vieja, the last strongholds of the Carlists in Spain. BRIGHTON AND SHOREHAM RAILWAY. —This way opens this day. A great number of people are now in Brighton, and it is expected that the ceremony will be one of great splendour and interest. The grand line from London to Brighton is in a state of great for wardness, several of the sections being on the point of completion. We think that a little more energy would soon complete the whole line. BOW-STREET -(THIS DAY). Cuaitaß OF ASSAULT. —Edward Clayfield, a tin-plate worker, was charged with being drunk and assaulting seve ral persons under the following circumstances : It appeared in evidence that on Saturday night, about twelve o'clock, the prisoner was quarrelling with another man in Hart -street, Covent-garden, and on George Fierce, the complainant, remonstrating with him, he knocked him down and inflicted several severe wounds on his head by kicking him. A friend of the complainant, seeing him bleeding on the pavement, interfered, with the constable, who came up at the moment, to prevent further injury being done to him, but the prisoner, being a powerful man, knocked each of them down, and kicked the officer se. vercly in the side before he could be secured. . ..., ... . .. . The prisoner declared that he was one of the most peaceable and inoffensive men in the world when sober, but happening to Le intoxicated at the time in question he could not account for what had occurred. Mr. HALL said that such cowardly and brutal conduct should not go unpunished, and for the assault on the con.. stable he should go to hard labour for one month, but for the Wan on ccn act !owards the complainant he should pay a fine of 51., or two months' imprisonment. A man named John Hobson has been taken into custody, and has been twice examined during the week ; on th e charge of being one of the parties perpetrating the murder of Mr. Fairhurst, a Magistrate, during the colliers' strike at New castle, 1832-3. Sheffield Iris. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. CITY, T WEL VE 0' CL O CK. The Hamburg mail has arrived of the 17th April, bring ing papers of the above date. Ttey do not quote the Ex change on Lisbon, it being a holiday on Good Friday. The papers arc void of intelligence. A Lisbon mail has arrived brought by the l3reganza steamer, sailed on the 13th Aaiil. The intelligence by the above conveyance is of little importance. A report prevailed there that the British Government was about to lay an additional duty of 101. per pipe on Portuguese wine; likewise a duty on Portuguese salt, which created considerable alarm amongst the exporters. It is also stated that neither the negotiations regarding the slave trade, nor those relating to the pecuniary claims, had ad vanced a single step since the retirement of the late Cabi net and installation of the present one. This being a double post day, the letters and papers have been delivered very late from the Post.office. A mail has arrived from Alexandria, of the 22d March, bringing the letters from India left behind by the last over land expres, consequently they are of an old date. Also a mail from Cadiz, 11th April, Gibraltar, 11th April, Corfu, 27th March, Lisbon, 13th April, Oporto, no com munication, 15th Vigo. Ship letters from Madeira, Monte Video, Demerara, and Bahia; Sydney, Nov. 3, Bombay, Jan. 1, by the Malabar, Pollock. We have received Sydney papers to the 2d November. Late Launceston papers have been received, but they do not contain anything of sufficient interest to lay before our readers. The above papers are of old dates, having bad later via India in December. We have received Cape of Good Hope papers to the 13th February. " That our readers abroad may not be misled by rumour into a belief that nothing can be done at the Cape—that the colony is not progressive —we offer the following ex ample of what has been done in a new line within the last few years:— "The quantity of wool exported from the Cape in 1832, 1836, 1837, arid 1838, stands thus 1832 1836 1837 1838 From this it appears that the rate of increase is sevenfold io six years. " Smatr, Pox --We regret to hear that this disease, though still limited to a moderate number of cases, has proved fatal in several instances since we last noticed its progress." We have received Port Phillip Gazettes to the 13th October. The above papers state that the political posi tion of Port Phillip has at length been established—what it was and what it should be, have, formed a question which was of long standing. Port Phillip, by the sale of its waste lands, has sent to the Treasury 69,0001.; this y ear it will probably amount to 100,0001., and the increase for the succeeding years will he in proportion. LAND SALE.—The prices realized at the Government auction are somewhat lower than upon the last occasion, parties who talked of giving 30/. per acre found themselves in possession at 151. to 161. The investment of money in land has now become a perfect lottery. We have several arrivals this morning from various quarters. The letters from the East arc of old dates, and those from other quarters of a late date, and do not bring any intelligence of importance; by the accounts from Lis bon, it appears that the New Government still leaves the unfortunate bondholders in jeopardy—not even a single promise to relieve their drooping spirits. THE FUNDS. Consols opened this morning a shade better than they left off on Saturday, which was 901, for the account ; at present may be quoted 90i 91, money 902- ;1. Money continues plentiful, and can be obtained at 11 to 2 i,er cent. upon good security in the House. The buoyancy of the market may be attributed to the speculators thinking that the state of affairs is not so desperate as generally represented. Exchequer Bills 22 24 prem. ; India Bonds 2 4 prem. ; Bank Stock 1751 ; India Stock 2491, 2501. In the foreign market Spanish Active a shade better, 2EI, 29 ; Deferred, 141 ; Passive, 7f 1 ; Portuguese, rather lower, 351, 6. Three per Cent 4., 241, 5 ; Columbian, 251; Mexican, 274, 8 4 1 ; Brazilian, 761- ; Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents., 531, i; Five per Cents., 991 4. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCN. Bank Stock , Indio Stock E . . 3 per Cent. Red. 89%% Ditto Bonds pm 3 per Cents. Con 96%4 1 South Sea Stock — 3' per Cent — Old Annuities — lUtio Bed. 984%8% New Ditto New 34 per Cent 994%3i 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 New 5 per Cent. flank Long Annuities toexpire Ditto 500... 22 24 pm. Jan 5, 1800 l3 9-16% Ditto Small 52 24 pm. Oct. 111, 1859 — Ditto Commercial dig. .Lin. 5, 1060 13 13-16• Ditto Advertised ...... pm. Jan. 5, 1850 — Bank Stock for Account ... April 5, 1880 — India Stock f or A cco u n t .. Jan. 5.1870 — Consols for Account ........90% I PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE U CLUi • K Austrian Bonds - Peruvian Fonds 164 Belgian Bonds Ditto Account Brazilia n Bonds Ditto lecount 3uenos .tyres Bonds Ditto Account .7-hillan lond t ..- • Prussian Bonds Ditto tc.mo, nt — : Russian Bonds, 1822 -- :olumt ian .B: Ads — Ditto Account — Ditto 1:::::4 nt Columbian . 3 . d 5,1824 ._. _ Dr.to kCC.3".llt Danish Bonds Ditto 1.,.r.: : n t — Deferred 14%U Greek Bonds ___ — French, 5 per cent.......111f. —c, Ditto Bonds, 1825. _ --4 per cent. —f. —c, Ditto Account .... .. , . ... —! S per cent. —f. — c . Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent, -- ,-- Exchange. 2sf. 40c. Ditto Account — Dutch, 3)a per cent. - 5554 Ditto, 6 per Cent. ... ... , Ditto Account ..... ...... ......281 .Jitto, 5 per cent £0 Neapolitan ' — ' Ditto Acc0unt......... t'llloES OF SHAREi THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share, Coplapo l3 I Lliy United Mexican (issued at 21. pm.) Ditto New Scrip 5 - 7 dine .ngham and Derby Railway Csannany 10 ‘ ..: 82 43! Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Company 81 68 9 Cheltenham and Great Western Railway tir , a: Western ttailway Company fis Ditto New Brighton Railway Lmcion and 131ackwall Railway Li won and Birmitsgham Mitt ay Company.., !JO 167 6 9 Ditto 1 „4 Shares 23 2S Ditto New hares London and South Western ... ...... .... 321. 17c Pd. 47 AlAncliestvr and Leeds Railway Company 6ll Si) Northern arid Eastern Railway Company N rill d utland Railway Company IOO 112 Ditto New lO 21 South Eastern and Dover Railway Company l3 3 York and North Midland Railway Australasia Bank 4O Ditto New T.,mulon and WestminsteKßank 2O 03 National Ba .k of Ireland PRICES OE IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, APRIL 16. 3 per Cent. Consols 3y, per Cent. Stock - 5!) y., Ditto Reduced Ditto New, 1830 3!.,', per Cent.l)ebentures... 91% National Insurance Company Bank Stock Grand Canal Stock Royal Canal Stock HALF_ PAST ONE. We have received the Texas Sentinel of the 25th Jan., which published the whole of the Treaty ketween Texas and France. At present we have no time to give the whole of the Treaties, one of which is of some import ance : " Art. 3. If it should happen that one sf the two con tracting parties be at war with any other Power whatever, the other party shall prevent their citizens from taking or holding commissions or letters of marque to cruize against the other, or to molest the commerce or property of the other. " Art. 4. The two contracting parties adopt in their mutual relationships that the flag covers the goods." We have just received the Journal of Commeree of An twerp of ) esterday's date. OFFICE OF THE INDEPENDENT, APRIL 17, 11 o'CLocK AT NICHIT.—" We have just published the list of the future Members of the Cabinet, because we know it was not cor rect in the other journals. We can positively assert that the name of a Magistrate will figure in the list, who is not a Member of the Chamber." BOURSE OF AMSTERDAM, APRIL 17.--The transactions in the national funds were very limited this day, and the price remained without any variation. In the foreign funds there was also nothing doing. Ardoin's Spanish was more firm, owing lo their being higher at Antwerp. A private letter received this morning from Madrid states that the commercial treaty with England will soon be arranged, and the loan in contemplation with certain pal ties in London will be effected, as the Spanish Govern ment acceded to the terms. Dutch prices from Amsterdam of the 17th April, Two and-a-Half per Cents. 521; Five per Cents. 99i ; Ardoin's Spanish, 25 1-16th. • We have seen letters from Malta this morning which state that the prejudice against the Jews in that island is gaining ground daily in consequence of the transpiring of the unfortunate events at Damascus. Consols at present may be quoted 9l for the Account ; Money 901 with very little doing ; Exchequer Bills, 22 24 prem. ; India Bonds, 2 prem. ; Bank Stock, no thing done. In the Foreign Market some business has been done, Spanish Active, 29h- ; Portuguese, 36 ; Three per Cents., 24i; Colombian, 251; Mexican, 29g.; Dutch Two-and a-Half per Cents., 53e ; Five per Cents., 991 This morning, at ten o'clock, their Royal High nesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by their suite, left town for Si rathfieldsaye. This morning a strong detachment of the Metro politan Police, belonging to the A division, from Scotland yard, consisting of a hundred men, with numbers from other divisions in the,petropolis, proceeded to Greenwich, to join a strong body of police that had been sent down for the piirpose of obliging the publicans and proprietors of shows to close at eleven o'clock at night. These parties of course do not like to be robbed of their usual profits al, this season, and, from all ac counts, are inclined to resist this interference of the police. REVIVAL OF CHA RTIS M.—Notwithstanding the numerous prosecutions which have been instituted by the Government and various local authorities, and the great num ber of trials and consequent convictions and imprisonment of many of the principal actors in this agitation, the spirit of some of the party appears to be still unsubdued. A very nu merous meeting was held yesterday in the " Socialists' Hall," Camp-Field, for the purpose, as the placard set forth, " of con sidering the propriety of putting an additional halfpenny on the Northern Star, or, by other means, carry out a plan to support the wives and families of the patriots now confined in the va rious prisons." The building, which is very spacious, was com pletely crammed, and our reporter was informed that there were very great numbers of persons outside anxious to obtain ad. mission. A person named Barrow, who we understand is a draper in Deansgate, was called to the chair, and the principal speakers were Edward Curran, David Roberts, James Leach, and Phillip Knight. The speeches were of the usual character, containing nothing new, and nothing worthy of remark. A resolution was passed with acclamation to the effect, that all who were subscribers to the Northern Star would agree to its beingraised to fivepence, a n d th a t t h e a ddi t i onal halfpenny was to e disposed of by Mr. F eargus O'C onnor i n ass i st i ng th e wives and b families of those who are i ncarcerate d f or t h e a d voc acy of char tist principles. What next ?-_Manchester Times. KET Lo -LAUNCH OF HER MA J ESTY ' S CUST.On Saturday a fter n oo n last the Locust o iA i c of the small e st c l ass ever l aunc h e d from that yard, and about 200 tons burden. b s . tea S m he -pa is one steam-packet was launched at h er M a j es t y ' s d oc ky a rd, Woolwich. _EVENING. EDITION THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The past week's arrivals of English Grain were moderate ; and of Foreign Wheat and Barley veryflarge ; the fresh supplies small. The weather being remarkably line, Wheat sold very heavily, and except for superior parcels Is. to 2s. per quarter lower. Barley also met a very dull trade, at a decline of Is. to 2s. tier quarter. Beans and y Peas sold on the same terms as this day se'nnight. Good sweet Oats rather dearer, and other sorts maintained their value. The - . Flour trede heavy at last quotations. PRICES ON BOARD OF SFIP tVheat, Red (old) -White (old) -Red 1839) 565. 635. -- Fine 61s. fids. Superfine CBs. 70s. -White (I 839) 625. ----- Fine 68s. '72s. -- Superfine 745. 755. -Foreign free 6ds. FO6. By( 465. 405. Barley ''Os. 353. - Grinding 30s 345, - Malting 38s. 455. Malt N's, 655. - Fine New o,ls. 725. Pease, Grey, New 365. - Maple New 423., - White 38s. 405.• - Boilers 4os. 425. ARRIVALS OF GitAIN IN IA W heat. 4,:i71 Ix's. 5. F. reign Beans, Small (new) 44s As --- (old) ...... , —.b..--s. Tick (new) ....,, 36s 38.. (old) 421.44s Harrow (new) 3Bs. 40s. (01d)........ 441.465. Brank ......4.. - -j. Oats, Feed --s.-4. New 235.27 s Poland _...5.....5. New `41.253. Potatoe 29;.325. wew X33.32a. Scoter] :io:.32s. Irish 0 (m. 245.261. Flour TOWII (per sack) 59x.02'. Seconds 545.56 s Nerth Country sos 52!. Bran lO .11s. )NDON DURING LAST NVEKK. Barley. t/ Ale, 5,0 5 qrs. 3,475 qrs. F,78 3 sack. —11, 7 l 1,012 6, r;t; 1 0,150 !,rls. English SMITHFIELD. Trade was very heavy, although the supply of Cattle Was not large. Beef barely maintained last Friday's prices, and Mutton declined 4d. per sto.se for the inferior, and 2d. for finer sorts,. and prime Downs in the wool only fetched 4s. 10d. ; for Lamb the demand was pretty good, and maintained prices. Veal rose 4d. for the finest young descriptions, but was in n° particular request. Beef, 3s. to 4s. 4d. ; Veal, sr. to ss. 6d.; Mutton, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 10d. ; Lamb, ss. Bd. to 6s. Bd. ; 4s. to ss. Cattle at Market.--Beasts. 2,605 ; Sheep and Lambs, 21,010 ; Calv es , 48 ; Pi gs, 520 . BILLINGSGATE MARKET. The supply was large, and th e d eman d' not very brisk ; prices much as before. Turbot, s s . t o IB s . ; Cod, 2s. to 10s. ; Soles 6d. to 4s. per pair ; L o b s t ers , I s. to 4s. ; Sa l mon , 2s. to 2s. 4d. per lb. ; Whitings, 4d. t o Bd. ; H a dd oc k s, 6d . to Is.; Halibut plentiful and cheap. Pork, BERMONDSEY WATER-SIDE POTATOE MARKET. The arrivals during the week have ben 1,621 tons only; but still, owing to plenty being left over, there was great abundance. Trade not very brisk, and prices ruled as follows : -York Reds, 60s. to 70s. Scarlet, 555. to 655. Devons, 555. to 60s. Jersey and Guernsey Blues, 60s. to 655. No Wisbeach to quote. SEED MARKET. There was nothing done in this department, and prices little better than nominal. Arrivals from the 13th to the 20th Apr►l —Tare, 1,132 qrs. ; Linseed, 11,741 qrs. ; Rapeseed, 850 qrs. HOP MAIMET. Great firmness in prices. The demand not active, however, and common descriptions were very languid sti:l. Good and fine coloured Hops realised from 60s. to 1155., and very supe rior 120 s. TALLOW MARKET. Scarcely anything done in Tallow, and the price of P.Y.C. 525. 6d. ; The stock 16,377. _Town Tallow 545. 6d. TEA MARKET. A little business done, but it was confined to Company's Con gous. For cash down the price was 2s. 6d. to 21. 6d. for three months prompt. INDIGO SALE—FIFTH DAY. But few persons at the Sale, and but little sold out of the quantity put up. Prices as before. LLOYD'S SHIPPI G--(THIS DAY• . LIVEkPOOL, APRIL 18.—Modt•rate breeze. 19. Light S. E. breeze._Arrived the Trio, B iag, from Monte Video; Amelia, Judkins, Laguna. Sailed, 221 February, the Normandine, Tyson, for New Orleans; Mary Ann, Hen derson, Bilbao; Herdive, Adams, St. Michael's; Mary' Nelson, Demerara ; sailed, 28th February, the Finilla, Wakeham, Malaga; Frederick Fisher, Wolgast. Off port, the Leawick, Laguna ; Manchester, Philadelphia. Sailed, the George Ray, Quebec; Isabel, Green, Val paraiso ; Citizen, Hatch, New York ; Sir John Harvey, Cuthbertson, Miramichi; Hindoo, Lowthian, St. Thomas's, &c. ; Entcrprize, Fletcher, Newfoundland ' • Norman, Bond, Jamaica ; A m phi tr i te , M'N e il , Barbadoes ; R e " gull's, Thompson, New Orleans; Phoebe, Brown, Mobile; Bradshaw, Milray, New York ; C. R. C. Le Gros, Bay Cheleur ; Thomas Edmondson, Newfoundland. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 19. Wind variable.—Off Po rt, the Helen, Dyck, f rom th e H avanna h ; Splend id , H o pk ins, New Orleans. DEAL, APRIL 18. Wind, N. E., 19th N. N. E. the Minerva, Glare, for Madras; Amiens, Orange, Fie Janeiro; Norfolk, M•Gildonney, Honduras ; Samarang, Robertson, Madras ; Albion, Smith, Elizabeth Arnett, Arrowsmith, Quebec ; Fawn, Dunn, South Seas ; Verl, Fare', Jamaica. Arrived.—The Flora, Monte Video, Mary Ann, from New York. COWES, APRIL 18. Arrived.—The Amelia, Teesdale, from Matanzas. • DARTMOUTH, APRIL 17.—Off Port, the Malabar, Pd. lock, from Bombay. Scir.t.r.—Off Port, the Rignlus, Crewes, from Sydney' New South Wales. POOLE, APRIL 19. Sailed.—The Velocity, Coiling' wood, from Newfoundland . ; Brothers, Veil°, William the F o u r th, L oc k, di tto; J o h n Th ompso n, Clark , Quebec. PORTSMOUTH, A PRIL 18. Wind variable. Apri l 19. N. E. and S. W. A rr i ve d .— D r i e Gi! rac d er, P a lma. Suri nam, with sa il s s pli t , l oss o f ma i n - sheet, an d fore top - Denniwn., mast sprung. S a il e d.—Th e Th o b urn, ditto; Miramichi. FALMOUTH, APRIL 17. Wind, N. to E. Lh t breezes; 18th, light and va r i a bl e . Arrived.—The Apaine, Hill, Port au Prince. Sailed.—. Feb. 21. John. Carder, Cape of Good Hope; M.Leod, Patterson, Odessa; Queen Victoria, Rosie, London, for Dalhousie, with loss of bow-, sprit, head, and cutwater, leaving her in contact last night, off the Eddystone, with the Prima Donna. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. —Fanny, of London, and 80% nomist, of Newport, 12th instant, lat. 48, long. 2 2 Governor Troup, 3d, lat. 40, long. 60 ; Oxford, N York to Liv er p oo l , s t h , l at. 41, long 36 ; Victory, stand ing to th e s out h- west, l at. 43, 10ng..47; Eliza Heywoo, b y " 11th, lat. 47, lon g . 27 ; Eff ort, of Milford, same d a y, the British Queen (steamer), Roberts, arrived in the River" Quebec (bar que ), 10 t h, l at. 42, l ong. 22; B e ll, i 2"" hit. 49, long. 11 ; Pomona, New York to Amsterdam; 13th, lat. 49, long. 10, by the Samson, Sturges, arrived at Portsmouth. Edward, of Plymouth, sth, by the Anne Fitzgibbon, arrived a t P or t smout h. Ch ar l es , Liverpoo l to Genoa, and Patriot, Liverpool to Naples. 15th ultimo, off Cape Palos, by the Galatea, Palmer, arrived at Liver pool.t_ Douro, sth instant, l a t. 42, l ong . 1 1 • Brisk, 9 t ° lat. 47, long. 8, by the C en t aur , F ox, arr i v ed at Liver. pool. J. 07, Liverpool t o L a G uayra , 16 t h u ltimo, la! 18, long. 43, by the Ob eron , F arre ll , arr i ve d a t LiverpOcu. NOTICE TO MARINERS. The following circular has been posted at Lloyd's, :--- CAUTION TO MARINERS. Information has been this day receivetl from the Agen t : for Lloyd's at Cove of Cork, to the following effect large American vessel, called the Havre, lies sunk about five miles off Poor-Head to the eastward, off Cork bar boor. She is in ab ou t fif teen f athoms, b ut at low water two or three feet of her topmast may be seen. Vefsels navigating this part of the coast, should keep six miles off Poor-Head, to pass clear outside the wreck, or approaching fro m th e eastwar d , to k eep inside the wreck, should keep C ot k li g h t h ouse s h ut in by poo r. Head. the The Corporation f or preserv i ng an d i m proving, „I Port of Dublin, h ave or d ere d a sma ll b uoy to be P' ac " to mark the position of the wreck. By order, H. VEREKER, Se c ' Ballast Office, Dublin, April 9, 1840. The Viscount Clive has received a Comm' . s si°ll from the Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire, as Cornet n the South Shropshi re Y eomanry Cavalry.— Shrewsbury Chronicle' On Monday or Tuesday week the affianced mar riage will take place between the eldest son of Sir J. E. S in Y t b;' Bart., of Act on B urne ll Park, in this county, and the India r Hall, nea r sister of Sir J. F en t on B oug h ey, Bart., of Aqualate Newport.—Shr ews b ury Ch ron i c l e. LORD HENLEY.—We regret to state his Lord ship is not imp rove d i n h ea l t h since his residence at St. Johli Wood, and doubt s are en t er t a i ne d w h et h er hi s Lordship w v be able to atte n d t o hi s d ut i es as one o f t h e M as t e rs in Chan cery for some time to come. SURREY ZO OLO GICAL GARDENS. ...._..Her g . 8 ; jesty the Queen Dowager honoured this establishment 04910,4 visit on Saturday afternoon, accompanied by her Ailaj e f s .a r .. sister the Duchess of Saxe Weimar, the Princes Edvrard, 1 .,,, mann, and Gustave, and the Princesses Anna and Al ta is • n a . Her Majesty was attended by Earl Howe, Lady Georg iiv, Curzon, with the younger branches of his Lordship's fa r° Miss Hudson, and a large retinue of distinguished persons' ~1. 1 MARRIAGE I N H IGH L IFE .—In Florence,l3.6_ E the 4th of Ap r il, a t th e res id ence o f t h e H on . E. Fox, h T us .., tannic Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court o ' er, 01 cany, by the Rev. H. Tennant, Baron Paul W. d'H ° gg n i - e nt.- ate Right Hon. John Lord Kin cY' an the Hague, to Frederica Maitland, third daughter of Col. the Hon.f Gerald de Cour d see. Of On Saturday afternoon, the , the Churchwardens e , am- Chelmsford called upon Mrs. Thoood, and demandThey other rate, when she referred them to her husband . Go t proceeded accordingly to the gaol, summoned Mr. Thorog , from his cell to the lobby, arliw h the mockery 4- i went through demanding the rate in form. hi f phY s CANNIBALISM IN PARIS.—The C-- e • n ce clan of one of the hospitals in Paris, having a few dar _ a _ i an invited a great number - of his medical friends to witnetieesnts, grand daughterto the anatomical demonstration on the liver of one of his P a tiecD who had died, and which from its enormous size was an 7 , 4 1 0 of great medical interest, first regaled them with a copious a...r.. splendid breakfast. The breakfast being over, he sent_ fright, an In a few minutes the poor fellow returned in a ... f ro nt too ." vant to the cellar to fetch the liver which he had plac d tdhesareiti it was no longer in the cellar. An inquiry than wh" k l e up the li e h i i , c a n d i e t x a p p e p e e t a e r d e , d a t a n d a t h thinkingec oo that , s e e t i h n e g m l i v o e r r e gu es ts t P a ,, r .as r ive i a the cellar was that of a calf, dressed it in order to ma de ficiencyeov,l.v‘o,efrleiins a p t ro a v f i t s h io e n. most T IVIALI"I' EXTRAORDINARY MEMORY OF __ of roe -Madame enviable feelirig —Madame Malibran had a most extraordinary p e r over the play in is the same evening. She had only , , when we mory. I have known her study an opera in the t io: r rr y l in g' and were visiting Chevalier Neukomm, Maria took u . a , ...n .. music once, and she knew it perfectly. One ° a) _ mass of his composition which *as lying on the table. .bn ' 4 s g i. dinglY did' dseesferhipistiogir.sts at the .dis Tis: mistake, although it was in manuscript, and excee the throughout, and accompanied herself without making a cult. I saw her in the space of half an hour learn . 11 , persons co mmunicate.—Memoirs of Madame Malibran. at lan guage of signs—tlmt is to say, the mode by which deaf audit dum b INCENDIARY FIRE.--A stack of whea t ht. L'angedwin, Denbighshire, was oonsumed on Tuesday 1 , 4% . It will be seen by an advertisement that . a reward of one _ u u .... dred pounds is offered on detecting the perpetrator. On St' eay night last one of the outbuildings of the Weir End farm_a__ Bridstow, Hereford, was, together with a wheat rick near thereto, wilful y set on fire, and the rick entirely consumed, One hundred pounds has been offered for such informatil... shall lead to the app re h ens i on an d conv i c tion of the g " 17 party.—Shrewsbury Chronicle. of The marriage o f t h e H on . M r . Grey, son - Earl Grey, and Lady Eli za b e th H owar d, daughter of t he Earl of Carlisle, will be solemnized the week after next. ,~ ;. ! 732