The Sun. — London, England, 1857-05-02 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Second appearance of Madlle. ORTOLANI. GIUGLINI, BENEVENTA.NO, BELLETTI, POCCHINI. THIS EVENING, SATURDAY (the second time these seven years), BeMors Opera of I PURITANI. Elvira, IMadlle. Ortolani (her 2d appearance in England); Arturo, Sig. Giuglini. After which, the Third Tableau of LA ESMERALDA. In which will be introduced an entirely New Divertissement. La Esmeralda, hfadlle. Poechini For particulars, see bills. A limited number of Boxes in the Half-circle Tier have been specially reserved for the public, and miy be had on app`ica tion at the Box-office, at the Theatre Colonnade, Haymarket. Price One Guinea and Oue Guinea and a Half each. HER MAJESTY'S T HEATRE. First Night of LUCIA DI LA MMERMOOR. PICCOLOMINI, GLUGLINI, BELLETTI, VIOLET CI, POCCHINI. On THURSDAY EVENING, May 7. LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. Lucia, Piecolomini (her first appearance in that part). Edgardo, Sig. Ginglini. Ballet—LA ESMERALDA. La Esmeralda, Mdlle. Poechini. re?perticulars see bills. A limited number of boxes in the Half Circle Tier have been specially reserved for tee public, and be had on ap plieation at the Box-office at the Theatre Coonnade, Flay market. Price One Guinea and One Guinea and a Half each. L ES BOUFFES PARISIENS (French Plays), 1 ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. It is respectfully announced that the Entire Company of Les BOUFFES PARISIENS, from the Theatre des Bonffes, in the Champs Elysees, and the Theatre Comte, Passage Choiseul, Paris, will have the honour of appearing at the St. James's Theatre, on WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 20. Notwithstanding the well-merited popularity of this talented com pany, which has existed for severa l y ears in Paris, cir cumstances haye always occurred t.) prevent a visit of " Les Bouffes" to this country until the present period ; nor can the engagement now entered into be extended beyond a short season of six weeks. In order to insure the best posible effect to their performances, it is intended to bring over the entire orchestra attached to their establishment, under the able direction of the composer, M on sieur Offenbach. Mes sieurs Pridcau, Gnyot, Gertpre, ,ix., 'Mesdemoiselles Dalmont and Marechal, will have the honour of making their first appearance in this country. The performances will be selected from the following rd. pertoire : LE VIOLONEUX . M'SIEU LANDRY PANTINS DE VIOLETTE LE DOCTEUR MMACLE PEPITO L'IMPRESARIO LA BONNE D'ENFANTS :BATAC LAN LE ROSE DE ST. FLEUR . CROQUEFEES, LE DERNIER DES PALADINS LES DEUX A VEUGLES TROMB-AL CAZAR . SIX DEMOISELLES A MATHER, LE DUEL DE BENJAMIN LA NUTT BLANCHE Musique de M. Offenbach. „ „ Duprats. „ Adolphe Adam. Bizet et Lecocq. Offenbach. Mozart. Offnabach. Offenbach. Offenbach. „ Offenbach. Offenbach. Offcnbach. ~ Offenbach. Jonas Offenbach. Ste., &c., &c. Owing to the limited duration of this engagement per formances will be given every evening, but subscribers will hive the option of selecting either the Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings, or the Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur days. The entertainments will be arranged to commence at half past 8 o'clock, and terminate about 11. Subscription to St ,11s, for 12 representations, 5 guineas ; Private Boxes, 30 and 40 guineas. By the night—Stalls, 10s. 6 1.; Public Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 2s. 6 d. ; Amphi theatre, 2s. Public Bo and Tickets rnsy be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. tpOY AL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING, will be performed Shakespere's tr , gely of KING RICHARD THE SECOND. King Richard 11., Mr. C. Kean ; Queen, Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by A GAME OF ROMPS. T HEATRE ROYAL, AYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Bnekstone. NEW ARRANGEMEIS"T OF PRICES OF ADMISSION. THIS EVENING, and during the week, the new ama of A LIFE'S TRIAL. Messrs. Buckstone, Comp ton Howe, W. Farren, Rogers ; 'Mesdames Reynolds, Poyn ter. Fitzwilliam, After which, the nuceessfu' ClassicAl Love Story, un der the Apple-lation of A rAL INTA ; or, The Three Golden Apples : in which Miss M. Oliver will appear; also Miss M. Wilton, and Miss Ellen Ternan. Concluding with LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS. In future the prices will be :- - Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes 5 OD , as Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes ... 3 0 [Toper 80xe5...... 2 0 Pit . ............. 2 0 Pit 1 0 Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Ga ll ery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 6tNo half-price to Upper Gallery. mIIEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed LIKE AND IJULIKF'. Characters hy Mcs , ,rs.Wright, Paul Bedford, &c.; Madame Celeste. Miss Windham, dro. Followed by THE ELVES, in which Madame Celeste will perform To conclude with the new and original domestic sketch, entitled WELCOME, LITTLE STRANGER. Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford, &c. OYAL SURREY THEATRE, J 1 4) Lessees, Molars. Shepherd awl Creswiek. TIIIS EVENING will be performed BRUTUS. Brutus, Mr. Creswiek. After which, OUR NELLY. Nelly Bell (with songs), Miss Poole. Follbwed by THE DUMB SAVOYARD AND HIS MONKEY. no Monkey, Mr. Flexmore. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEAT RE. Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, will be performed a new drama, called DADDY HARDACRE. Mr. Robson, &c. The new drama, by Tom Taylor, Esq., A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. To conclude with THIEVES 1 THIEVES ! I Messrs. F. Robson, G. Vining. &c. Commence at half-past Seven. A.STLETS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. THIS EVENING (continued Success), the highly succeseul Military Spectacle, called THE FRENCH IN ALGIERS ; or, The Battle of Constantine. Novel end effective situations by Mr. W. Cookc's beautiful Horses, trained by him. After which, the inimitable SCENES t n the C.,!1, 7 LE, in troducing Miss Kate Cooke on her beautiful eharg ;now di op. The performance of Signor Coral. and Family. To conclude with A MIRTHFUL FARCE. Commerce at seven o'clock. Dress B3XCS, 4s. ; Upper 38. ; Private Boxes, from IL , no charge for booking ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, ls. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr, CV. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popula7 Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, &c., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunell, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta ; Mr. J Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmans, It. Grover, T. Farrant, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Con j. Senor Antonio M. de Solla, and E. L. Hime ; Masters Bennett and Corri; Messrs. Sam Cowell, Sam Collins, and E. Mackney, Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, juu. director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre , cisoly. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. kiloll W'ATga AT LONDON BRIDUE. TRIM DA! --Morn. 25 min. aft. 8 —Evenizg 9 wi);. aft. 9 rerMosßow—Morn. 50 min. aft. 9 —gvening 26 miu. afL 10 THE WEATHER—SUN Ornos, MAY 2. THEIMODIZTEB, tic SFIADE. 53—highest knee noon yesterday. 46 -lowest this morning and during the night. 54 —this day at noon. _ _ . - BAROMETER, 30'12. WTNr.—All round the compass. This morning S.W., then reverted to N.E., and is now easterly ; with sun shine, and cloudy mild weather. , A v „,,, ", .( , ..97k 7 .),,,,:, .- c --- -0--, R 1 11), P LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 2, W 7 At the close of the last War with China, we blundered enormously. It is an old story enough, but now, at the beginning of a new War with China, it is really worth while telling all over again. It may fortunat:ly be condensed into a very few words; and when the st dement is once clearly and distinctly made, we do most earnestly trust that it may prove what our Yankee Cousir.e, on the other side of the herring -pond, call— Cautionary Briefly, then, and t, come to the point at once : —During the contest which took plxce in 1841 and 1842, between the Chinese and ourselve, we, the British, took possession of, and held for a oonsideralde time, the Island of Chusan. W e might, had we so pleased, !rave taken poszlessiou just as easily, and have held, quite simultane ously, the Chinese portion, if not the entire, of the still larger and still more important Nand of Formosa. That—however—we did not. Bt t— as we have already distinctly remarked —during the war of '4l '42 we did take Chusan ; and what is more, we not only " took" Chusan, but fur some considerable time afterwards, we retained it in our possession. Ultimately, however, we gave it up. Absurdly, foolishly, preposterous/y) THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVEN t Na, MAY 2, 1F157 we restored it to the Chinese. We protested verb, merely " grin and bear it." On the 21st ultimo, in a leading article, we alluded to the probable reduction in the dividend " from more 1 being required than the Russian Government have guaranteed ;" adding--" If the increase were but 30 per cent., and those who have hal any experience in the difference between estimates and actual expenditure, well know how very mo derate and usual would be such a change, the rate would not be more than can be obtained from against this proceeding at the time, energetically, and perseveringly. It was insisted by The Sun, from day to day—in fact, until the evil had be come irreparable, until Chusan bad been actually restored to the Chinese—that the notion of yield- ing up so very meekly, and so very weakly, such, a conquest would be literally nothing less than a folly and an extravagance. Nevertheless, Chusan was yielded up ultimately by the English to the Chinese—as the former since then have had Government Three per Cents. at present prices ;" adding— •" We need scarcely ask the most enthu. bitter cause to remember. And England, instead of retaining possession of that fertile island com mandingthe Grand Canal and theYang-tse-kiang— and through Nankin, Pekin ; and through the Yellow Sea, the Gulf of Petchelee—contented her self with the retention of Hong Kong I Review ing these fruits of that miserable Treaty, no wonder the Government organ acknowledges to day, in so many words, that in it " too much concession was made" to the Chines Govern ment ! True—but now is our opportunity for effectually repairing the errors we notoriously then committed. Now—when a new war with China is actually being commenced, let us do now what we failed to do then. Let us retake Chusan, land from the date of its second capture let us hold it permanently in our possession. Let us not merely seize and " hold" Chusan, but—mid way upon our movement thither from Hong Kong —let us tarry "to some purpose" at a much grander, a much richer, a much more important island than Chusan—one we have already men tioned—the Island of Formosa. Formosa, or Tae-wan, belongs, or at least the western part of it, belongs to the Chinese. It is wonderfully productive, among other things, of rice and of sugar. It has recently been found to possess a rich coal deposit. It commands, by its peculiarly central position, the whole sweep of the eastern coast of China Proper—from Nankin to Cant in, or, more widely remote still, from Pekin to Tonquin. It is the very place for us ! It would be the most desirable basis for all our com mercial operations with the Chinese. For the China commerce, it must be remembered, has become a positive necessity not only to the Eug lisb, but to the Europeans generally. As the Tea Producers of the world—the Chinese hold an enormous trade in their own hands to their own profit, and to the convenience of the tea consum ing races in both hemispheres. Cinspicuous above all their Oust mers—north, south, east, and west—being beyond all doubt the race of Eng lishmen. Wherefore, it is perfectly obvious that the amicable maintenance of all the rights of com merce between the English and the Chinese, is an ulterior object most desirable to both—equally desirable to both. And those rights—events of late years have proved this—can only be permanently secured by the acquisition on La Plata, Wed India steamer to-day will take ou the part of Great Britain of a sufficiently solid 36,0001. in specie, of which 30,030/ is gold, probably and secure basis in the Chinese seas for a ll our intended for the purchase of silver in Cuba and else ! where. mercantile operations. Hong Kong for this purpose The following vessels with gold from Australia are is totally inadequate. It is inadequate in itself , now daily expected :—The Morning Star, with 32,209 1 ounces ; the Sydenham, with 31,462 ; the South Caro and in its geographical position. It is too small I ling, with 20,493 ; and the Thames, with 4,7Bo—mak and too far south. Chusan is essential ti us I ing a total of 88,944 ounces', valued at 355,7761. This i s eLeyec tive A o li f D 4o 6 s E o N O E / v . A shic l d my lthe A Cl n ne e id x a pe s r t i e m am en e t r a . i henceforth. It must be secured and retained. And together with Chusan—Formosa ! The trip took place on Sunday last on the Amberieux and esel section of the Lons and Geneva Railway. T the those Formosa, might be our coaling depo t in ! s e c t i on, which complete s 113 kilometres (70 miles) of the those regions—anaher rice producing colony—a whole line, is to be opened to the public on the sth of new Oriental sugar plantation—and beyond all May- LIONS AND MEDITERRANEAN RAILWAY.—At a meet this the Watch Tower, the Pharos, the Beacon) 1 ing of the shareholders of the Paris and Lyons Railway, the Stronghold of British Commerce with the just held, a dividend for 1856 of 81f. per share was de clared ; and the amalgamation formed with the Mediter Chinese 1 ranean Railway Company approved of. As a sum o England has only to " will" that they are 37f. 50c. per share has been already distributed, the re maiuing 43f. 50c. will be paid on and after the Ist o hers—thole islands of Chusan and Formosa—and Ju ly next. they are in her possession. She has fleets, gun- I MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE RAIL AW Y.—The working expenses and other outgoings of this boats, floating-batteries, enough and to spare. Let company's rail gays (exclaeive of the Manchester, South her use thorn—and let her so use them that her Junction, and Altrincbatn stated below (have amounted in the fortnight ending April 19. to 8,9931. 11s. ld. ' warlike doings in this new contest with the w hil s t th e co rresponding period of 1856 amounted to Chinese shall, at the very least, be prompt and 8,863/. 2s. 10d. The proportion of South Junction, &c., receipts accruing to this company for the fortnight thorough. amounts to 9581. 7s. 34., as against 7321. 2s. ld. for the Fame period of 1856. Toe proportion of South Junction, itc., working expenses and other outgoings for the fortnight is 4111. 25.'10 , 1., whilst the corresponding period of 1856 amounted to 3841. 17s. sd. FIRES YESTERDAY.—Two fires took place yesterday morning, one on the premises belonging to Mr. Dalton, in Eldon-street, Finsbury, used as oil and colour stores ; some of the inmates were obliged to be got out by fire escapes. The other took place en the premises of Mrs. Marks, in Newcastle-street, Whitechapel. STEAM TROOP SHIPS.—The Adventure and Assist ance, iron steam troop ships, fitting out at Portsmouth Dockyard for the conveyance of troops and stores to China, will not be ready to embark them for a week or ,o. As these vessels are children of the same parentage as the Transit, it is possible that her fate may stimulate the " powers that be" to make them worthy of the pennant. GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA.—SOUTH- A3IPTON, Friday.—The City of Bristol, 619 tons, is in the docks embarking her emigrants for Perth, Western Australia, and will sail about Tuesday next. The Tal bot, of 847 tons, is in the docks fitting out for Geel mg, and is to be ready for her passengers on the 14th of May. The Emigration Commissioners have chartered the Lady Ann, of 745 tons, to sail from Plymouth for Moreton Bay on the 18th of June ; rate, 181. ss. 6d. ; and the Hotspur, of 1,670 tons, to sail from Southampton for Melbourne on the 25th of June ; rate, 171. 3s. 6d. EMIGRATION TO CANADA.—PLYMOUTH, Toureday.— The la-t of the spring fleet belonging to this port, the Cap Rouge, Captain Symons, sailed for Quebec yester day evening. She burdens about 1,500 tons, is 174 feet long, has .s beam of 35 feet, and 'tween decks 9 feet high and Affords ample accommodation for her 400 passen gere. They are composed chiefly of miners and agricul turists, one of whom is accompanied by his wife and en tire family of 12 children. , A large properti in are destined for Upper Canada. The nine ships taking passengers from this port have embarked during the current month 2,310 souls for Quebec. LONDON HOSPlTAL.—Thursday being the anniver sary of the establishment of the above hospital, mere than 100 years ago, a sermon was preached in the church connected with the institution in support of its funds. The annual report was presented, from which it appeared that la,t year the out:patieets numbered 19,231, and the in-patients 4,209, of whom about 2,500 were admitted without recommendation. There was a balance of ex penditure over income amounting to 8,2511. 10e. Last year this balance reached 5,4121. 12s. 4d. The total expenditure, including the ordinary and extraordinary claims on the hospital, was 24,203/. 9s. 81, The in , come for liquidating these demands . was as follows :- 12,231/. from rent and dividend: on stock, and from voluntary subscriptions, donations, 3,5971., leaving the balance, as above stated, against the institution. The demand for money in the discount-market and at the Bank continues without the slightest abatement. The requ rements yesterday were supposed to have been partly in preparation for the heavy liabilities to be met on Monday, the 4th, and partly to pay fora considerel le ( portion of the silver t 9 be taken by the Pera to India and China, which, although below the amounts shipped by the previous mails, will still be about 500,0001. Generally, however, the feeling in the City yesterday seemed rather less unfavourable. The arrival of the Magdalena front Msxlce and the West Indies with 530,0001. exercised a satisfactory influence, and the letters from Paris, n otwithstanding a further fall on the Bourse, were in a rather more confident tone. From Vienna the accounts describe almost a panic with regard to the shares of ne w undertakings wide which the mar ket has been flooded, but there does not at present seen to be any aparehension of irretrievable mischief in that quarter. During the coming week the movements in the various European money markets will depend in a considerable degree on the reports of the progress of the silkworm in Italy, Spain and France, and also on the question whether the late severe weather has been found to have inflicted damage on the grain or other crops.— Times SERIOUS COLLISION IN THE BRITISH CHANNEL. — PORTSMOUTH, Friday.—This morning, shortly before daylight, the Peninsula steamer, Captain Wagon, be longing to the Messrs. John Hall and Co., of London, was coming down Channel, bound from Gibraltar, with a, heavy cargo and a few passengers, when suddenly a , vessel was descried on her starboard bow. To avoid collision tbo steamer was stopped, but the next moment the collieien took place. We find that a schooner nano d Prince imperial, f s o a r l ll ed fr om Newport ,rtjtirgi,,sodw was iden proc e ed ing of Wis bea cl I,h card, up a ge y oh l oaornf, rail iron u h t a had nel single light on board. The steamer had all her lights, a good lo,)k-oat kept, and foretopsail set, and about 3 20 a.m., the commander of the Peninsula ordered the quar ter boat to be immediately manned and lowered, and proceeded on board the schooner, and advised the master and crow instantly to got on board the steamer. It ap pears, however, that two of the crew, being desirous to save tLeir clothes and effects, went below for such purpose, during which period the schooner went down in about 30 fathoms, and tae poor fellows were lost. No possible blame can attach to the steamer. The master and three men of the schooner got safely on board the steamer. The Peninsular made the best of her way into Portsmouth Harbour, but subsequently proceeded to Southampton, siastic Philo-Musoovite in which of these securities he would prefer obtaining the same nominal rate of interest for his own capital I" But, " hoping even against hope," let us for the sake cf the argument suppose that Russia remained at peace with all the world, that her tradi tional policy was forgotten for the time being, and that, mirabile dictu, the work was completed within the estimates, we confess, that it requires almost boundless credulity to anticipate such an abnormal state of affairs. Would the shareholders, even then, rest on a bed of roses, or receive their divi- dends without deduction or drawback 4 By no means. The " working expenses" must also be provided for ! We find even in this country, that the working expenses are usually from 40 to 50 per cent. of the earnings, and that they even sometimes mount to 60 or 70 per cent. Now, it is manifest that the Russian lines are made for military, not commercial purposes. With the restrictions on traffic, sad the attenuated population of the districts traversed, it is diffi cult to conceive that any of these lines would pay even the working expenses. The shareholders would then have to submit to fur ther deduction under that bead ! We may then briefly sum up for the information of those who may be tempted to nibble at the specious bait, , that the guarantee is but for 5 per cent. on the estimated outlay—and that, First, the amount of the sinking fund will be deducted. Secondly, any increase of expenditure will reduce the dividend, for but the same 2,150,000/. will be paid, no matter what the outlay may be, whether 70,000,0001., 80,000,0001., or 90,000,0001. Tho latter being by no means impro bable, which would virtually reduce the guarantee to 2-1 per cent. Thirdly, the working expenses must also be provided for, and any de ficiency must fall on the guaranteed. Let specula tors, who ignore every patriotic feeling, ponder these matters in their minds, and they will still hesitate before they invest their hard cash in the I Russian Railway bubble, the most specious, and, at the same time, the most deceptive and in every respect objectionable, that has been promulgated within the nineteenth century. An intelligent correspondent of one of our morning contemporaries has exhibited some per tinent interrogations respecting the Russian Rail way " swindle," which should be calmly consi dered by every person who may contemplate in vesting his money in that specious scheme. He says :—" The cost is assumed to be 45,000,0001., upon which the Russian Government have guar anteed a dividend of, say . 5 per cent., or 2,250,0001. per annum. Will the subscribers of the above-named sum of 45,000,000/. obtain the said guarantee of 2,250,0001. irrespective of the cost of the lines or any other contingencies, as would the hollers of guaranteed stocks in Eng lish railways t Supposing these Russian railways were to cost 90,000,0001. instead of 45,000,000/., who would have to pay the difference ? If the original subscribers, would not the per cent tge on their investment be reduced in exact proportion ?" We pointed out this serious difficulty, at the first introduction of the project. The Russian engi neers, on whose calculations the estimates were framed, were bound t ) make things very pleasant to their Autocratic master. Those whose con sciences were too tender to permit their co-opera tion in spoiling the Modern Egyptians, would rt - ceive very unpleasant hints as to the necessity of conforming to the wishes of the CZAR. Summary and exemplary castigatiGn would inevitably be in flicted on those whose " qualms" might interfere with the carrying the darling project of the Est rErtan into practical execution, • while they might safely defy the consequences of the most transparent mendacity, which conduced to that great object. There is, therefore, no adequate guarantee for the amount of the out lay. Tho CZAR promises 5 per cent. on 45,000,000/. sterling, froni which the amount of the sinking fund—say i per cent, is to be de ducted. Under the most favourable circumstances, therefore, the best that can be obtained under the guarantee is .q per cent.—less, by the way, than Can at present be got in very eligible investments at home, or in our colonies. But to g iin this, the work must all be corn pitted within the stipulated time. Russia has always a sufficient week of grievances on hand to produce a cases belli at a moment's notice. Sup posing the portals of the Temple of Janus should again be ( xpanded, and an European war pro claimed within the period, what would be the fate of the shareholders 7 The work could not pos sibly be completed, and the previous outlay wou ld be compl,tely thrown away 1 We grant that no honourable party would take advantage of such a contingency, but we have seen enough of Musco vite quibbles in respect of solemn contracts, to desire some better security for our hardly earned savings ! There would thus be a positive risk of total lose, quite sufficient t 3 deter a man of ordi nary prudence from placing his money in tho scheme. But supposing that "all was serene" in the political atmosphere—that then was no disturbance from either wars, or rumours of wars—the next point to be considered is, will the( xpenditure be kept within the estimates, or may not a much larger sum than 45,000,0001. be required for the completion. of this gigantic undertaking ? We are, as we have already stated, altogether dt-pendent on the lioneay and accuracy of the Muscovite Engineers on this pail of the case. If they cho( , se intenionally to deceive 119, we have no r( mcdy. We must, according to the old pro- LATEST N WS. THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS. SAFETY OF THE ONEIDA. BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) We (Times, second edition) have received the following from our correspondent at Marseilles : " ALEXANDRIA, APRIL 23. "The European, with the Australian mails, arrived at Suez on the 19th inst., bringing the Oneida's passengers together with her own, and gold of the value of 50,0001. ‘5 The Oneida had put back to King George's Sound. She broke her sole plate and crank-pin 400 miles north of Cape Lewin. She arrived at the Sound 36 hours after the departure of the Simla, and left for Sydney 22d March. " Ships arrived at Sydney—Electra. Sailed— De la Hague, 21st March ; Alnwick Castle, 12th March. " Ships arrived at Melbourne—Herald of the Morning, Champion of the Sea, Gipsy Bride, Swift sure, James Carson, and James Fernie. " Sailed—Medway, with 18,000 ounces gold, 17th February ; Donald M'Kay, 12,000 ounces, 1 20th ; Istamboul, 45,000 ounces, 3.1 March ; Sus sex, 48,000 ounce 3, 7th ; Stebonheath, 5,000 ounces, Bth ; Walmer Castle, unknown, 15th. " Prices at Sydney—AVool, 9d. to 2s. ld. ; tal low, 355. to 455. ; but freights on wool, id. to id.; Melbourne gold, 765. to 79a. ; bank bills, 2 per cent. " ALEXANDRIA, APRIL 25. " The Etna leaves to-day, with dates from Sydney, March 10; Melbourne, 14th ; Caylon, April 4th. Oshanassy succeeds as Chief Secretary at Mel bourne; Coster, Treasurer; Greeves, Trade; Duffy, Crown Lands ; Hone, Public Works ; Chapman, Attorney-General ; Wood, Solicitor-General. " The Assembly adjourned for one month to give time for the elections and other arrangements. " Exports of gold from Melbourne to the 13th of March, 517,313 ounces, against 613,041 ounces last year. Money plentiful. Credit good. " At Sydney two public meetings had been held —one for the formation of an Electoral Reform League ; the other to establish a society for the promotion of a protectionist policy. ' Business rather inactive, but without positive Wool, 10d. to 2s. 2d. ; beef tallow, depression. 451. to 481. "MELBOURNE, MARCI 14, " The January mail is not yet in. " MALTA, APRIL 29. " Admiral Lord Lyons has been cruizing with the Brunswick, Centaur, and Conqueror in the offing of this istind since the 23J, and will, it is expected, enter port on the 30th." (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY MORNING. The Canard steamer, Cambria, arrived at Mar seilles this morning, with the mails per European and Oneida. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY, End of Month. 9lfr. 75 :. 68 45 _ Cash. fr. c. 44 per Cants 3 per Cents. 6B 60 Bank Shares 4,350 Credit Mobilier 1,282 50 Roman Do. AccoJnt 1,280 Austrian Belgian 4.t Piedroontese (5) 9O Home Debt RAILWAYS-FOR CASH. The European arrived at Suez on the 19th of April, with 148 passengers, and 50,0001. sterling in gold. The dates are :—Sydney, March 11th ; Mel bourne, the 15th ; King George's. Sound, the 21st; Ceylon, April sth. The Oneida had returned to King George's Sound with sole-plate and crank-pin broken ; was repaired, and returned to Sydney, March 2d. Her passengers and cargo have come per European. Arrivals at Sydney.—lstamboul, Electra, and Alnwick Castle. At Melbourne—Herald of the Morning, Cham pion of the Seas, Gipsey Bride, Jas. Carson, Jas. Fernie, and Swiftsure. Last departures were—Medway, 17th February, with 18,000 ounces of gold ; Donald M'Kay, Feb. 26th, 12,000 ounces of gold ; Istamboul, March 3, 45,000 ounces of gold ; Sussex, March 17th, 48,000 ounces of gold; Stebonheath, Bth March, 5,001 ounces of gold ; Walmer Castle, March 15th, quan• tity of gold unknown. • Passed off Cape Otway, a clipper, painted black, about 1,800 tons, going towards Port Phillip. The Grand Duke Constantine dined last evening with their Majesties, as we 1 all the officers of his suite. Count Kisseleff, the Russian ambassador, Prince Tolstop, secretary to the embassy, and Col. Aldebinski„ were also present. Oa the occasion of the death of the Duchess of Gloucester the French court will go into mourning for four days from to•day. The dejeuner which was to have taken place to-day, 2d, at Villeneuve I'Etang is postponed. BOURSE, May I.—The following were the las quotations : tr. C. if r c Orleans 1,480 Western Northern - Lyons 1,485 New Ditto - Mediterranean 2,035 Grand Central - Geneva; 7821 Sardinian - Midi ......... - Austrian Cum. ...... 718 - GREEECE. The Osservatore Triestino has the following from. Athens, 18th ult. :—" The chambers, having ad journed for the Easter holidays, reassembled on the 15th, when they voted the budget of the interior without discussion. Some members of the cabinet, including M. Ithangtibi had lately proposed that the University should be closed, as being illegally constituted, and calculated to cause serious embar racisrnent to the Government ; but the Minister of Public Instruction, M. Christopoulos, opposed the measure. Two plans for cre ttion of institutions like the Credit /Weiler and Credit Foncier in Greece have been sent ints the Government ; one, signed by Count de Bassano and Count Henry Avigdor, offers to furni‘h a cal ittl of 100 millions of drachms (the drachm is 90 cent.) the fourth of which to be imme diately applied to cutting the Isthmus of Corinth, working the emery mines of Naxos, laying down railways, lighting by gas, citc. The second plan, signed by Couut de Javissy, offers a capital of 150 millions of drachms, and wants the government to guarantee five per cent. interest, besides granting other privileges. It also offers to advance sums to the government and the communes. A committee was appointed to consider both these projects, but it is unfavourably disposed towards them; neverthe less, the Minister of the interior has warmly recom mended the further consideration of the matter. It is stated in well informed circles that the King dis approves of M. Rhatigabi'a memorandum, but con siders it impossible to change bis ministers at present." RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg of the 22d says :-- " A committee is about to be formed in this capital for the affairs of the Grand Duchy of Finland. Every measure relative to that prov ince will undergo a preliminary examination by this committee, to decide whether it is in conformity with the parti cular laws of the Grand Duchy, and to point out to the Emperor the motives on which their decision is come to. The commiitee is to be composed of fi ve the Grand Duchy, be in g the p resident. A similar members, Count Arwfeldt, Secretary of State for committee formerly exi,tel, but it was abolished in 1825,. on the ace-2ssion of the late Emperor .Ni cholas." Another St. Petersburg letter of the 23d ult., in the New Gazette of Prussia, says :—" When the Emperor Nicholas visited England in 1844, he an nuunced his intention of giving annually a sof 5001. ste ling, to purchaie a silver cup to b um e run for at the Ascot races, and the sum was given each year up to 18:53. The Emperor Alex.anclex has now decided thatit shall no ltinger bo given, and that: ti!e cup intended for 1854 shall be run for at the races which are to take piece thi , year at Moscow." A telegraphic despatch has b en received from St. Petersburg, announcing that the prohibition against the export of gold has been removed. The Russian Government has just publishel the treaty of commerce and navigation with Japan, consisting of nine articles. The putts of Simoda, Halrodada, and Nangasaki are opened to Russian commerce. AUSTRIA. A Vienna letter of the 28th ult. says:--" A de putation of the Protestants of Hungary has been received by the Emperor, to make known the wishes of the reformed church in Hungary. Th• Privy Councillor de Lonyai addressed the Emperor in the Magyar language, in the name of his co-reli gionists, and besought him to grant to the church of Hungary the right of convoking a general synod, to deliberate on an organic statute for the church and schools of that creed. The Emperor replied in the same language with his usual affability, and promised the deputation that their request should be taken into consideration and acceded to as much as possible. He assured them of his constant soli citude for the welfare of his Protestant subjects, and recommended them to have confidence in him." Another let'er from Vienna says :—" M. de Lackenbacher has been despatched by the govern ment to Constantinople to regulate the Monte negrin question ; he is a man of great talent and of a very conciliatory disposition. Baron de BaCh possesses the greatest confidence in him, and had already employed his services in moderating the severity of the military adm'n.'stration at Verona. M. de Lackenbacher is familiar with the question of Montenegro, and will doubtless succeed in regu lating the position of that State in a satisfactory manner. This diplomatist will likewise take part in the proceedings of the special chancellerie estab lished by Austria at Bucharest ; but during the progress of the elections for the Divans he will re main at Constantinople. He is the bearer of verbal and written instructions to M. de Prokesch, the Austrian Ambassador to the Porte, relative to the Principalities. ITALY. The Giornale di Roma states that, on the 25th ult., the Empress Dowager of Russia paid a visit to the Pope. Mgr. Borromeo, major-domo of his Holiness, received her at the bottom of the grand staircase of the - Vatican. Mgr. Pacca announced her Majesty to the Pope, who advanced to the threshold of the drawing-room to receive her. After a long conversation, her Majesty presented the ladies and gentlemen of her suite to his Holiness, and then took leave. SWEDEN. The following is tha text of the circular reply of the Swedish Government to the Danish note on the Scandinavian question : "Stockholm, 4th Apri "Monsieur—M. de Scheele Plessen, Minister o Denmark, communicated to me, on the 28th February, a circular despatch from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the King of Denmark, M. de Scheele, dated the 20th of the same month. I have submitted it to the King, who, not without a lively astonishment, perused this diplomatic document, which is not justified by any act of his Maj , sty's Government, and which contains a long piece of reasoning on a question which has been hitherto confined to literary discussion. The King did not deem it advisable to reply to that communication as long as it partook of a confidential character, but the circular of the 20th February having been made public, probably not without intention, and having become the subject of a general polemic, it would be no longer compatible with our honour to remain silent on the subject. I will not dwell on the grounds of the pro• ceeding of the Minister of Foreign Affairs at Denmark, which is of too delicate a nature to permit the discussion of it to be raked ; I wilt only refer to a phrase which on our part demands a formal disavowal. M, de Scheele says, amongst other things, that he will not examine it really the conduct pursued by the governments of the North was the most appropriate to circumstance , , and that which ought to have been chosen, if it had been possible to measure in advance the proportions which the Scandinavian agitation would take.' The King does not recognise in any one whatsoever the right to cast, officially, in a letter addressed to the agents of a foreign power, and to be communicated to the cabinets to which they are accredited, a blame direct or indirect on the acts of his Government, even though that blame should fall on the manner of acting of his own Government, which the Minister, author of the circular in question, appears to envelope in the same disapprobation. It is our duty to insist on this unusual manner of expression, in order to prevent any repetition of the same. I have, wiliont doubt, no need to add that no concert was come to with us touching the affair in question, and that no previous explanation relative thereto was asked for or obtained from us. You will en deavour to correct the erroneous opinions which may exist on this subject. You know the persodal sentiments of the King our Sovereign for the King of Denmark, whom he regards as a friend and an ally; you are not ignorant either of the interest which our Sovereign feels in the Danish nation, and of which it pleased his Majesty to give unequivocal proofs quite re cently ; and you are thus able to appreciate the friendly relatioas which will always exi-t between the two mo narchs. The King has at heart to cultivate with care, and, if it be possible, to draw closer, the ties which unite him to the King of Denmark. It is enjoined on you, sir, to read this despatch to the MinistA. of Foreign Affairs of and to abstain from any reflections which may give rise to misunderstandings, whion we are de sirous to avoid.—Accept, &a., " LAGERHEIN " 0 MONTENEGRO. Prince Danilo of Montenegro has arrived at Vienna. The Volksfreund of Vienna affirms that the prince is well satisfied with the result of his visit to Paris. A deputation composed of three chiefs of the eight principal families of Montenegro will proceel in the course of May to Constan tinople, to enter on negotiations relative to the future situation of the principelity. According to recent accounts from Cattaro, the greatest tran quility prevailed in the Black Mountain, owing to the military'arrangements of Austria. The Governor of Bosnia, Mehemet Pacha, taking into conside!ation the religious sentiments of th- , Christians, has decided that the markets, which have hitherto been held in that province on Sun days, s h a ll henceforth take place on Wednesdays. The Christian population has received the change with gratitude. THE WEST INDIAN SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY. The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Magda lena, Captain G. Abbott, arrived at noon to-day, with the West India and Mexican Mails, in charge of Lieutenant Bolton, RN., Admiralty agent. Her dates are : Tampico March 31 Vera Cruz April 4 Havana Santa Martha — 2 Greytown Carthagena — 9 Bridgetown (Bar badoes) April 11 Grenada St—LUCIA - 11 Martinique 12 Guadaloupe 12 Dominique 12 Antigua — 13 Montserrat l3 Nevis — 13 St. Kitt's 13 Tortola — 14 St. Thomas — 15 Colon Sing9ton (Jamaica) 10 Jacmel (Hayti). . . San Juan (Porto Rico) Georgetown (Dame- rara) Tobago Port of Spain (Trini- dad) — 91 - This steamer brings 152 saloon passengers, 11 second-class, 44 children, 10 servants, and 8 Com pany's Superintendents--in all 225 passengers. On freight sbe has 2,637,145 dols. in specie (of which 3,310,178 doLs• is in silver and 310,450 dols. in gold), or, say, 525,429/. ; pearls value 7,040 dols., plata pina, value 9,477 dols ; and the cargo com prises 176 bales of bark, 182 cases of cigars, 164 bales of tobacco, 197 packages of C3OO, and 62 packages of sundries.t, The Magdalena experienced fine weather on the passage home, with smooth sea. The outward steamer had not arrived at St. Thomas's when the Magdalena left. The Clyde was at St. Thomas's for the Main, the Conway for the Islands, the Dee for Jamaica, the Solent for the Gulf, and • the Trent and Wye were both lying there. The Darwent was at Barbidoes ' the Eagle at Jamaica, and the Thames down the Spanish Main. A melancholy accident occurred at St. Thomas's on the 11th ult., by which four lives were lost. The third officer of the Magdelena (Mr. Bushman, son of Dr. Bushman) and t•ix of the crew were seat ashore in the Wye's lifeboat for some sand for the use of the ship. The boat was loaded too deeply, and on coming off, a b o ut a mile from t he sh o:e , she upset and went down. Three of the men and the officer were drowned, the other three succeeded in reaching the shore. The names of the men who were drowned are Alfred Downton, David Kimber, and George Carter, all belong,ng to Southampton. Her Majesty's ships Orion and Cossack were at Grepown ; Basili4k at Carthagena ; Archer, In trepid, and Pioneer a Colonliant and Ata lanta at Barba does ; Mariner at Havatinah. There is a very scanty supply of news by this steamer, several of our files of papers and de spatches having miscarried. • From Jamaica w e hear that the question of open i ng a quasi British slave trade with the cm:3; of Africa continued t 3 be agitated but wi.h no result. There was a great paucity of topics of in terest. The weather had improve 1, and refreshing showers of rain had fallen in parts of the island. ' It was hoped that with a further supply of rain the murrain among the cattle would cease, and tl:e de struction of the young canes proceed no further. At Barbadoeo the Hon. Board of Ceuucil had rej-cted the new Roa 1 Rill m eitioned by last Ada is, Commando' Co Tins, is in Callao, and will pacl , :etashaving pass cl tte House f Ass • itibly . The p, ob em de th iin out bill fur incorporating he Thidgetown Waterworks The re'v'olution has made business very dull at Co.opany was pro...ressiug favourably in the II erso Liraa, but otherwise peop!e appeared to take little of Assembly. The weather hid b:en for several days notice of it. The general impression was that the oppressively close, and:scarcely a slower of rain had Vivanco party is use I lip, a ,e 1 that Castilla will fallen during the past fortnight. Tee health of tne hive full sway before him. island was generally good. There was gaat inac- The Boston dapper C,thedral, 2,100 tons, was tivity in breadstuffs, and the market was over- lost off Cape Horn, on the 18th of February,, in stocked with all sorts. Freights were dull. A lat. 19 14 long. 69 33. Captaiii U. H. Howard schooner of 157 tons had been chartered to load a; and a large utimbir of the cew were drowned. I Dominica with sugar f r London, at 503. p r ten, taking cargo free. Two barks and a beig kid taken freights at 2s. for ports in the United King dom. With the powerful stimulus of a highly re munerative market operat'ng, and labour abund everything possible had been done to pull crop operations, awl the produce shipped to the let st date was as follows :—Sugar, 6,239 hlids., 312 tierces, 817 barrels; molasses, 717 puncheon , , 21 hhds. ; cotton, 11 bales. A fine change had taken place in the weather at Grenada, all in favour of the sugar planters, and more sugar had probably been turned out during the fortnight than during the whole of the crop time before. There had not been two wet days since the departure of the previous mail, and there was every appearance of a continuance of the same weather. The yield of the cane this year was not up to a sa• tisfactory average, but this was compensa ed for in the quality of the sugar generally. Tra.le was brisk in every department. At Demerara the annual session of the Combined Court opened on the 3d of April, and the Cow t adjourned to the 27th. A new Militia Bill had been introduced into the Court of Policy, and read a first time •, it proposed to do away with the property qualification, and to pay the non-cemmissioned officers and men in the line companies for the time they are on duty. Dr. Henery had resigned his seat in the Court of Policy, and an thee vacancy will be caused at the end of the financial session by the retirement of the Hon. Thos. Porter. S. veral sugar estates have recently changed hands at ye y good prices. The Weather had been dry during the fortnight, with occasional showers. Vegeti tion exhibited a marked improvement, and the young canes were recovering from the chilling effects of the previous weather. The cl;o -lera stll lingered in some of the rural districts ; but it was evidently dying out. A praclama tion was issued by the Governor on the 7th inst., founded on the report of the Surgeon-Get oral, the chairman of the Central Board of Health, declaring that the cholera had ceased to exist in the port and city of Georgetown. The exports from the cJL,ny during the fortnight were as follows : Sugar, 1,172 lihds. , 77 tierces, 488 barrels, 37 bags ; rum , 510 punch, oils, 111. Is., 35 barrels ; molasses, 74 puncheons ; flour, 400 barrels ; meal, 108 barrels ; corn, 108 barrels ; old metal, 80 tons ; crackers, 198 barrels rice, 4,4071 bags ; timber, 7,035 feet ; pork, 95 barrels ; cigars, 4,000 ; cocoa nuts, 3,000. Sugar making was being pushed on vigorously at St. Vincent under a favourable change of weather. Advices from St. Lucia are to the 11th of a pril. The excessive wet weather had changed to bright sunshine, arid the planters had commenced reaping with all speed. This year's crop was expected to be about an average one. The prices of colonial produce were highly satisfactory. Molasses com manded in the local market 11d. to ls. Sug ir found a ready sale at 20s. io 255. per cwt. ; rum, 2s. per gallon prooi. Cocoa was bought up at 4d. to sd. per lb. as soon as it could be brought into town. Logwood fetched 325. per ton ; the sale had not been as brisk since the last advices from home. The supply of tonnage was abundant ; freights to England, 2s. 9d. to 3s. per cwt. Some matters of importance had been decided by the Island Legislature. The Board had provided a salary for the Deputy-Re g istrar of 2001. per annum, and the question, raised for the first time in the island, of granting a pension to a public servant, had been decided in the affirmative. A majority of the Coungil declared that any public officer who serves the Government faithfully shall receive, when incapacitated by old age or infirmity, one half the salary to which he was entitled when in the active discharge of his duties. The Board had also received at the hands of Governor Hincks an act of justice in discontinuing the payment for extra clerkage in Barbadoes. The saving to the colony under the new arrangement stands thus The Registrar's salary £4oo 0 0 Clerk to the Registrar, ditto B4 0 0 Clerkage in Barbadoes 63 6 8 EAST INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEURAPII.) SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY MORNING. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's st:amer Colombo, Captain J. S. Field, has arrived with the East India and China mails. She left Alexandria April 19th; Malta, 22d. ; and Gibraltar ' 23d. The Colombo brings 122 passengers ; specie, value 9,5001. ; 277 bales of silk, 18 cases of gum, and 225 packages of general merchandise. Mrs. Philps, passenger, from Malta, died of con sumption the day before reaching Southampton. The Colombo spoke the Company's steamer Indus on the . 25 b, at 7 a. no., in lat. - 36.30 N., 3.10 W. ; the Ru , sian barque Jenny Lind, on the 30th, is ht. 45.33 N., 8.3 W. ; and the British ship 'Violet on the Ist May, at 11 a.m., in lat. 49.36 N., 39 W. At Alexandria.—Her Msjesty'd Rhip Tartarus. At Malta.—Hibernia, Osprey, Vulture, Snake, Wrangler, and Wanderer ; and the _Royal Albert was expected on the 29th. At Gibraltar.-11141acca, Spiteful, Curlew, Fancy gunboat, and Wallace. The Curlew, Capt. Horton, returned to Gibral tar on the n ght of the 25th, from a cruise to the eastward ; five of her petty officers remained behind in Malaga, where they were imprisoned by the authorities for creating a disturbance. The Indus, steamer, arrived at Gibraltar on the 25th at 2 p.m., and left the same evening for Malta and Alexandria ; the Sultan also left for Southamp• ton the same evening. The Rhone, Captain Wakeham, arrived at Gib raltar on the morning of the 27th from the coast of Sicily, for Liverpool ; and the Mmander, from Li verpool, for the Italian ports. Both were to leave fur their destinations the same afternoon. Gibraltar exchanges on the 25th were as folloW 3 —London 90 days' date, 54 ; Paris, sf. 36c. ; Marseilles, sf. 38c. ; Genoa, 51. 39c. ; Madrid, 8 days' sight, 11 dis. MARKET NEWS.—(Thi::. , Day.) COVENT GARDEN. The supplies of vegetables were considerably on the in• cream, but those of fruit were limited. The trade ruled steady, as follows: Pineapples, per 113.750 d to 100 Colowa 1 do., ea Os Od to Os Od Grapes, per 2s Od to 20s Foreign do Os Od to Os Od Melons, each Os'Od to Os Od Peaches, p. Os to Os Od Nectarines, do: Os Od to Os. Od Apples, p. h. sv. 3s 6d to 8s 3d Pears, per d0z....8s to 10s Oci Oranges, per 100. 58 Od to 12s Lemons, p. doz. Os 8d to is 8d Apricots, p. doz. Os Od to Os Od Cherries, per lb. Os to Os Od VE GE Greens, p. doz. bun. Os to Oa Od Cabbages, per doz. is to is 6d Savoy do., p. do. Os Od to Os Gd Cauliflowers, do. 030 d to Os Od Brocoli, p. bun, is 0,1 to is Gd Potatoes, per ton 110 s to 190 E New do., per do Osto Os Peas, per quart to Os Od Turnips, per bunch 21 to 4 d Carrots, per bunch Sc! to is Gd Cucumbers, each 9d to Od Garlic, per lb.. Od to Os Od Sorrel, per sieve Od to 0, Spinach, p. d0...1330d to is Brussels sprouts, per half do is Od to 2s Od Onions, p. bush Os Od to Os Od New do., per bunch 2d to 61 French beans, per 100. 2B Od to Os Od Leeks, per do Od to Od Deduct £547 6 & Deputy Registrar's salary... £2OO Pension to Mr. Fauchier 9O 290 .0 0 Net saving £257 6 8 These arrangements, however, had not been sanc tioned by competent authority, and had still to be ratified and confirmed by the Legislative Council when duly constituted. The assistant clerk in the Government office, Mr. Delomel, was expected to receive the appointment of Deputy Registrar, anti the clerk to the Registrar, Mr. Dick (whose office will be abolished), to be promoted to the assistant clerkship. The Swedish sloop of war Lagerbjelke, 18 guns, Captain Bratt, arrived at St. Thomas's on the afternoon of the Bth of April, from St. Bartholo mew's, and exchanged salutes the following morn ing. She was expected to proceed to England. per Ms., by the carease. THE PACIFIC. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 1 By the Magdalena steamer, art ived from the West Indies, we have advices from Panama to the 7th of April. The steamer -Bogota, from Lima, March 26 with the semi-monthly Pacific mad, ar rived at Panama on the morning of the 6th. She had 32 pa-sengers, among them Senor Goni, Minister from Spain to Chili, on his return to Madrid, and the crew of the American ship Cathe dral, lost off Cape Horn on their way home. Dates from Valparaiso are to March 15. The most important news is the arrest of Senors Garfias, Larrain, and others, by order of the Government, charged with attempting to get up a revolutionary movement. It was generally supposed that there existed no foundation for this course on the part of the Government, and public opinion was strongly against the Government fir its action in this mat t-r as calculated to produce unnecessary alarm and disturb public tranquillity. The British Govern ment has presente I Captain Cavassa, of the Chi ran ship Oriente, with a gold medal, for having saved the lives of the crew of the British ship Enterprise. The Consular Convention between Chili and Ecu ador has ben promulgated. Don Cayetano,Asta hursuaga, it was said, had been appointed Minister from Chili-to Costa Rica, and would shor ly leave for Punta Arenas in a vessel of war. Business at Valparaiso for the fortnight ending on the 15th had bean steady, but not so active as at date of last report. The scarcity of specie had oc casioned some difficulty in meeting payments, and a few small failures and suspensions had taken place, but the city commerce was not much affected there by. The market was generally well stocked, and the importations eluting the fortnight had not been la Nine vessels; of 5,770 tons, were loading at the Chincha Islands, by permit flora General Vivanco ; several vessels had already . sailed with cargoes ob tained by his order. Admiral Bruce, on hearing of the attack made on the Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamer - New Granada by the Peruvian revolutionary ships Loa and Tumbes, se nt her Ma jes t y's ship Pearl to seize them, and the Bogota on her way up to Pana ma met the Pearl, with the Loa and Tomb a, under steam, on their way to Callao. It appears from a letter from the Lima correspondent of the Panama Star and Herald, dated the 26th of March, that the captain of the Lima steamer learned the fact of the New Grenada's seizure in time to avoid falling into a similar trap which was laid for him. The writer says : " We had a large amount .of specie on board, which the captain was fearful might be seized by . the Vivanco party on enteting Paita, so he deter mined to prepare for re,istance, and, having some 20 stand of arms on board, he mastered the crew and stationed them on the main deck on entering the port, much to the indignation of el senor cap,- tan de/puerto, who left highly insulted at the pro cedure. No attempt was made there, however, to pillage the ship, and we were permitted to proc, ed peaceably to Lamb tyeque,. on approaching which port we perceived the war s earners Loa and Tumbes bearing down for us. Captain Bloomfield took the hint in time, and instead of proceeding to his an chorage, put about and continued his course south ward, very much to the chagrin of those ou board the vessels-of-war, evidently, as they pursued us for several miles under a full head of steam, and finally, being unable to overhaul us, discharged a shot - W(1 gun after us, which, however, took no effect. In this instance the old adage of one pair of heels being wor th two pair of han d s' w as full y verified. Touching at Castua and Huacho we reached Callao on the evening of the 24th itts . ant, ju. , t nine days from Panam a. Immediately after our arrival Admiral Bruce was informed. of the outrages per petrated on the steameri New Granada and Lima, and ye•terday at 1 p.m. he despatched the steam corvette Peat]. to Lamitaytque, with the object of seizing the Loa and Tumbes, so that these vessels will probably be brought back here as prizes in a few days. At present there is no British ve=sel of war in port, the Tribune having sailed for ,China ; the Monarch is expected soon. Admiral Bruce has for the present hoisted his flagon the store-ship Naiad. The United States' sloop-of-war John Fiturr. Filberts, per lb 0s to Os oa Cobs., p. 100 lbs. 140 s to —, A Almonds, p. lb. Os Od to Os uu, Walnuts, per 100 Od too s Ila n , Figs, per doz Os to Os IN Strawberries, per ounce Bd to 14 Gooseberries, per half sieve . . Os Od to Os O d Currants, p. do. 030 d to Os Oa Plums,:per do. Os Od to Os OA Green gages, do. Os Od to Os Oa Raspberries, p. potl. Od to o 'ABLE. Shallots, per lb Oa to Oa Horseraddish, p. bun. Os 000 Parsley ,'per do. 3d to 6a Celery, per do Os 9d t o is 9a Beet, per doz. Os Od to Oi cli Parsnips, per do. Os to Os ot2, Small salad, p. pun. Od to r, Ilushrooins,p.ptl.lsOdtol so ' Artichokes, each od t o °II 3 Lettuces, per score , 6cl to 9 Endive, per score is Od to 1; Radishes, p.doz.bun. 2d to e n ° A ' Tomatoes, p. hf.sv. Os to Os' Walnuts per 100...0s Od to Id Chillies, per 100 Os Od to Os no Capsicums, per 100 03 Od VIA Rhubarb, p. bun. 3d to 1 " 42 ; Asparagus, per 100 4s Od to Seakail,perpun.ls 3d to 25 Turnip greens, per bush Os Od to 06 °3 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Geste , Turkeys, 5s Od to 7s Od ; Poults, 5s 6d to 7s Od , Os Od to Os Od each ; Goslings, sed to 9s Od ;De b ; Hugs, 3s 01 to 4s bd ; tame rabbits, is 041 to 2s Od e a ..4 wild do., 9d to is 03 ; Pigeons, 9,1 to is each ; 16 1 ‘ . Surrey Fowls, 8s to 12; ; barn-door do., 4s Od to Os; Culcs, ens, 6s Od to 9s Od per couple; Capons, Os Od to Os; gal, C - ; 01 to Os Od ; Grouse, Os Oil to 0; Od each ; Pheaso n oj Os to Os 03 ; Partridges, Os Od to Os Od ; Woodcocks, °.,g 4 1(1 to Os Od ; Snipes, Od to Os Od; Teal, Os Od to Os Od Ducks, Os 01 to 0; Od; Widgeons, ts to Os 03; Plovers , "' OS to Os Od each ; Guinea Fowls, 4s to 7s 6d ; Roasting pie ba ; Od to 9s Od each. Ostend fresh butter ' —s to fie English do., Is ld to is 4d per lb. ; English egg%to, 6d to 7s 6d; French do., 5s 9d to 6s 03 per 120 ; Lee % 3s Od to 3s 6d each. NEWPORT. loOt Beef, from 3s 4d to 486 d ; mutton, 3s 4(1 to 4s 8d; , 48 01 to 63 Od ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 8d; pork, 4s Od to per Blbs., by the carcase. H. r, Beef from 3s 4d to o s 6 IT d ; mutt ECHAPEL on, 3s dd to 4s 8d 3 1 55 0 1 4,110 d to 6s o{l ; veal, 3s 6,1 to 4s 8d ; pork, 4s Od to BILLINGSGATE. r 6,1 Turbots, 2s fid to 15s ; Brills, I s to 7s each; Sa o Is 3d to 18 €d per lb ; Cod Fish, 2s Od to 5s each ; 5 ° 1 1; 0 to 3s Od per pair ; Trout, ls to Os Od per lb ; L o bsterst io p; 33 6d ; Crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; Whitings, 33 Od to 10s pe r 70.; Common Oys ters, 16s to 20s ; Natives, f,Os to —s p Ol clo p! Mackerel, 35s to —s per 100; Smelts, s6dtoOs Od peL i on Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps, Os Od to Os Od Per peg to Os 04 to Os 0.1 per 100 ; Fresh Her to Os per 100; Scotch do., Od ; Sprats, 6s Od to Os pet bushel; Doreys, 2s Od to 103 each; Haddocks, 5s to 1,...,04 doz.; Pike, Od. ; Sturgeon, Oil per lb ; Prawns, 6s 04 rob Mullets, 6d to Is 6d each ; Plaice, Od to Os each ; 0 ; 1 110 11 ' 04 per 13 ;_ Flounders , is Od to is 6d per doz.; 10' 04 per lb ; Eels, 84 tols. BREAD. . if° The prices of wheaten brea , l in the metropolis sr!, 81 to BAd ; of household ditto, 64 to 744 per 4 lb 1 0 ''' HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 5616 to 6416, sid to —d ; 6416 to 70A ; to 61; 721 b to.Bolb, 64 to 644 ; 801 b to 881 b, Cid t' ° 0 1 " 3816 to 9616, sia to 6id ; 961 b to 1041 b, 6t:l to 7d' to 1121 b, 04 to Od ; upwards, —d to —d ; hors° . 108 04 to Os 04 ; Calf skins, light, 3 s 01 to 5s Od;.,fetit°' full, 9a 64 to Os 04 ; Polled Sheep, — s 04 to s Od ,„„J'o,l° Os 04 to Os Od; Half-breds, 8 s 6 d to 10 s 01 ; Downs, 106,1. 78 tid ; Shearliogs, is 54 to is 6d ; Lispabs, 2s 3d to 3s HAY NI A ltK ETS. D yi SlurnFlELD.—Meadow hay, 2112 s to 4/ 4s 9 • eloc e pr . 31 5s to 51 03; and straw , 11 4 s to 1 / 53 Pe r , A moderate supply, and a steady demand. ole 4 C UMBE RLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 103 to 41 6 0 ; os ao., 31 5s to 51 Os ; and straw, 11 4s to 1/ 9s Pe t Supply rather limited, and trade firm. 0 14, WHITECIIAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 4/ 4 s , do., 315 s to 51 03 ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 9 8 P f)r • Both hay and straw sold steadily, at full prices. • The copper smelters have given, notice of a reapcti° : of 91. per ton in the price of copper. i v° THE SILK MARKET.—The monthly circular yesterday by Messrs. H. Waithman and Co. ren3 B l7,; f ic e i We have to report a very active market in silk u; e r the past mcnth ; prices of Tsatlees have fully rece;os° the decline named in our last circular, and Trtr" pec have alio experienced au improvement of 6d. to lei, lb. The continuance of severe weather, and th e d art entertained of another _ failure in the EuroP m ee n 0 , 1 6 c pled with the adviees received from China es.6ov smalt se ttlements during the month (only 5q.:1.01 bales), and the great advance that had t aken P of prices there, has given encouragement to all clo e ' s t 0 . buyers ; and the consequence is, that a large business has been done during the' latter p g month. The China mail just delivered brings dol o r Stanghai to the 6th March. The settleureot e- 1 05 4 .' month had amounted to 3 500 bale, giving " Hi ' ir o o' tlement to ate of 74,000 bales. The shipine e- 9 0 about 70,300 bales, in addition to which soT i‘ e tia ' l e „ ° ; bales were on board ships ; unsold stock, I, 6 notieL, Prices had advanded considerably, the latest cl e :. of t, being 40 to 50 dollars per picul higher than 0 3° ,7 vi o previous mail. Excharge at Shanghai, 6s. 74, p.5 . 81. The deliveries for the month are 5,624 he Jo ie Bengal silk there has not been much businesegrrilo owing to the smallness of the stock. Some fresh :ou, are now coming to market, which will no doub t - he el s better assortment. In Italian silk -there hl t,: l , little more doing the last few days. Persian 0 , imports for the month ar , 187 ballot VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND FROMOTIO- tea CIVIL SERVICE.—War D e partment—Mr. Greer! oiedr, sistant military storekeeper, Purfieet, has beco,, T erl3„ . : n 0 assistant military storekeeper, Stirling Catle,'stir l e 'r, T. A. G. Sated well, assistant military storekeePerjejosil d C r3t e, has been appointed assistant military 8 " Otto Purfleet; Mr. Richardson, supernumerary cleric' o d-e l / Store-office, Woolwich, has been appointed eecte.offieeol in litary store clerk, Demerara. General ro o er Mr. John Price has been appointed pool" 13 0 C 0: Bibl i gend, in the room of his brother, resigpe ba s e '„l , guard—Mr. John Ilelleck, Master, R.No appointed to command Shoreham-statioo, v'e-bece Winthrop. Customs--A tide-waitership btre vacant at Kirkaldy, by the retirement of •e -- "A a U t eri Hill; Mr. Francis W. Brown has teen appointe bye e, in the London Docks ; Mr. Alfred Grease ° t ,00 c 1 ,cl a r i jo p n o d i o n n te ; d a clerk in , the Imports and E d lc f P r ° o l o :o' c let t Mr. W. Reeves has been promote ri to first-class clerk in the London Docks; Mr' le fr a te has been promoted from third to second-ohtes„rcoe';"%ei the London Docks ; Mr. W. Barnes has bee° „r Vow; of from fourth to third-class clerk in the Loec l ' - ocl e 'of Mr. R. Davie has been promoted from oorersorfre the harbour-cutter, Liverpool, to be secon d tioi;eep P be at Portsmouth ; Mr. Thomas W. Reader ha s l te, f o' moted from locker third-cla,s a t LiverPloo ride' searcher at Preston ; M r . Michael Breen bees be t ( 0' muted from tide - sur v ey or at Grangemouth ° bo n 11 st surveyor at Galway ; Mr. D. Stevenson meted from tide-surveyor at Galway to to Grangemouth,--Civil Service Gazate.