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INI SF Nearly ready, in 2 vols. Bvo., with Map, &c., NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY ROUND WORLD, By Sir GEORGE SIMPSON. axvernor.in-Chief of the Hudson's Bay Company's Territories in North America. henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Orders received by all Booksellers. • MIRTH ANt) MARVELS. Now ready, in 1 Vol., with Illustrations by Leech and George Crulk shank, cad two Portraits of the Author, price 108. 6d. bound, THE NEW AND CONCLUDING SERIES OF THE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS; Or, MIRTH and MARVELS. And other POEMS. With a MEMOIR of the AUTHOR. EDITED by his SOS' New editions of the First and Second Series of this Work may be obtained of all Booksellers. " Of the school to which he belonged IngoldsbY may , well be called 'Poet Laureate. It is long since the town has been presentel with so racy a body of anecdotes as are to be found in his life."—Athenmura. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. LAST NIGHT BEFORE EASTER. THIS EVENING, SATURDAY, march 27, will be revived Out time this season) verdi's Opera, ERNANI. Eivira, Mdme. Castellan ; Giovanna, Mdme. Solari ; Don Carlos, Lzg. Euperchl ; Ruy-Gomcz, Sig. Bouche ; Ernani, Sig. Fraschinl. Iletwk en the acts of the Opera, a Divertisement from the Ballet C9BALIA, in which will be introduced the admired Pas de la Mestere, by Mdllc. Marie Taglioni. To conclude with a new Ballet, in Two Tableaux, by M. Paul Tag- Boni, the music by Signor Pupil, entitled THEA ; OU, LA FEE AUX FLEURS. Principal characters by Mdlie. C. Rosati, Millie. Marie Taglioni, M. Paul Taglioni, &c. The doors open at Seven. The Opera to commence at Half-past Seven o'clock. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN, ;Established for the purpose of rendering a more perfect perfsrmance ofthe Lyric Drama than has hitherto been attained in this country. Under the Direction and Management of Mr. BEALE. The Nobility, Gentry, and Patrons of Music, are respectfully in formed that the Royal Italian Opera will open the first week in April. It is proposed to pr o d uce , i n th e co u rs e o the Season, some of the Natabllshed works of Cimarosa, Mozart, Rossini, Meyerbeer, and others of the more modern Italian School, including Operas by Bellini, Dont isetti, Mercadante, and Verdi, one scale of the utmost perfection in 'very department ; to which intent the management has assembled a Company embracing the greatest and most varied talent in Europe. PRIMI SOPRANI.—Madame Grisi and Madame Persiani (her first appearance in London for three years), Madame Ronconi and Mdlle. Stellanoni (of the Theatre La Scala, in Milan, her first ap pearance in this country). CONTRALTI.—Signora Alboni (of the Theatre. La Scala, Milan, and of the Imperial Theatre in Vienna, her first appearance in this Country), and Mademoiselle Corbari. TENORl.—Signor Mario, Signor Salvator Lavia (of the Imperial theatre of St. Petersburgh his first appearance in this country), Signer Tull' (of-the Theatre San Carlo, in Naples, his first appear ance in this country), and Signor Salvi (ot the Theatre La Scala, in Milan, and of the Imperial Theatres in Vienna and St. Petersburgh, Lk' first appearance on the Italian stage in England). PRIMI BASSI BARITONI—Signor Tamburini and Signor Giorgio Ronconi. PRIMI BASSI PROFONDT—Signor Marini (of the Theatres San Carlo, Naples, La Scala, Milan, and the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, his first appearance In this country), Signor Angelo Alba (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid, his first appearance In this country), and Signor Polonini (of the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, his first appear ance in this country.) PRIMI BASSI COMICI —Signor Pietro Ley (of the Theatre Royal Madrid, his first appearance in this country), and Signor Agostino Rovere (of the Theatres Royal, Naples, Milan, Vienna, and St. Pe- Itersburgh, his first appearance in this country). Seconds Donne—Madame Antoinette Mollidori (of the Theatre La Seals, in Milan), Mademoiselle Amelia Liner!, Mademoiselle Luigina Bellini. Secionde Tenore—Signor Emmanuele Slano (of the Theatre San Cerfo in Naples). 29irector of the Music, Composer, and Conductor—Mr. Costa. A powerful and numerous CHORUS of chosen and experienced singers will complete the Vccal Department. Chorus Master — Signor Bonconstgl 10. Prompter—Signor Monterasi. The ORCHESTRA, formed of Artistes possessing the highest executive powers, will comprise among its members Eighty distin guished professors. The Military Band of the Coldstream On ants Will be under the direction of Mr. Godfrey. An ORGAN, of extensive compass, has been expressly erected In the theatre by Messrs. Flight and Son. Organist—Mr. V. Novelle. The BILLET, of a brilliant and costly character, will close the performance of the evening.' and no Divertissement will be suffered between the acts of the Opera. The Director has the pleasure to 'announce that he has concluded an engagement with Mademoiselle Fanny ElsSier ; and, during the season, the following eminent Danseuses will appear : —Premieres Danseuse—Mademolselle Du:M- I.lre (ef the Grand Opera, Paris), and Mademoiselle Plunkett (of the Grand Opera, Paris), Mademoiselle Bertin (of the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, her first appearance in this country), Mademoiselle Neodot (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Mademoiselle Marietta Baderna (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan), and Mademoiselle Fuoco (of the Academie Royale de Paris). Monsieur Petipa (of the Grabd Opera, Paris), Monsieur Gontie (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Monsieur Ferdinando Croce, Monsieur Delferier (of the Grand Opera, Paris), and Monsieur Auguste Mahille (of the Grand Opera, Paris). Maitres des Ballets—Monsieur Albert (of the Grand Opera, Paris), and Monsieur Blasts (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan). Leader of the Ballet—Mr. Alfred Mellon. Regisseur de la Dense Mr. O'Bryan. Composer—Signor Alessandro Curmi (of the San Carlo Theatre, Naples). THE THEATRE.—To render the Interior at once commodious, elegant, and comfortable, it has been entirely reconstructed and decorated, under the immediate direction and after designs of IS. Albano, Esq., C.E., with every attention directed to its proper ventilation. The Decorations have been executed by Mr. Ponsonby. The Management has happily secured the artistic skill of Signori Perri and Verardi (of the Theatre 'Wien, in Paris), to embellish the ceiling and to prepare a New Drop Scene. The approaches to the Theatre will be found improved, by a carriage way being formed immediately under the Portico in Bow-street, whereby parties can leave or enter their carriages without exposure to the weather ; and by increased facilities for ingress and egress. The Refreshment Room will be under the superintendence of Mr. J. G. Watson. Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes, for the night or season, to be obtained at the Box Office, Bow-street; and at Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. TOR TIIE BENEFIT OF MDLLE. BADERNATand 1114 Night of her Engagement ; and of the Company's performing before the Easter Ilolidayi. THIS EVENING Will be perfcrmed the new Grand Opera, entitled MATILDA OF HUNGARY. Count Magnus, Mr. Burrani; I'odiebrad, Mr. Harri• son ; Mathias, Mr. Weiss ; Matilda, Miss Rainforth; Lillis, Miss It. Isaacs. After the Second Act of the Opera, the now Pas and Tableau, en titled LA ru:LtDE DE TERPSICHORE ; or, The Dance of the Stars. By Mdlles, Baderna, Dubignon, Benard, Louise, Ad:de, St. Louin, and Mdme. To conclude with the new Ballet, entitled SPANISH GALLAN TRIES. Principal characters by MM. Croce, Adrien, Tell; Mdlles. Baderna, Louise, Adele, St. Louin, and Benard. A Grand-Oriental Spectate will be produced, with extraordinary splendour, on Easter Monday. • THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. IL:Webster, sole Lessee. TIIIS EVF.NING Will ho performed the new and original Comedy, called THE SCHOOL FOR SCHEMING. Principal characters by Messrs. Far rell, Stuart, litiAstone, Howe, Selby, Brindal. Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Ilumby, Mrs. Yarnold, Miss Fortescuc, Miss Bennett, Miss Rey nolds, &c. After which, the Comic Drama, called TIIE LIMIT TROOPS OF SC. JAMES'S. Master Thomas Smallbones, Mr. Buckstone ; Maids of Honour to the Queen, Mrs. Clifford, Mrs. Seymour, Mrs. Yarnold, Miss Carre, Miss Telbin, and Mrs. Buckingham ; Jane Roberts, Miss Reynolds. To conclude with the Original Grand Fairy Extravaganza, gilled THE INVISIBLE PRINCE ; or, the Island of Tranquil I) lights. Prine!pal characters by Mr. James Bland, Lliss P.Norton, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, Miss Reyno!ds, and Miss Julia Bennett. On Easter Monday will be produced a Grand Astronomical Extra. vabza, called THE NEW PLANET; or, Harlequin out of Place. THEATIIE ROYAL, ADELPIII. I ndcr the direction of Madame Celeste TIII EVENING Will he performed the original Drama, called TIIE FLOWERS OF TIIE FOREST ; a Gipsy Story. Cheap John, Mr. Wright ; Ishmael, Mr. O. Smith ; the Kinchln, Mr. P. Bedford; Leybourne, Mr. Worrell ; Crab's, Madame Celeste ; Lemuel, Miss Woolgar ; Starlight Bess, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Lady Agnes, Miss Harding. After which the Farce, called THE MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOING WELL. Characters by Messrs. Lambert, Paul Bedford Worrell, Wright, Mrs. Laws, and Miss llardirg. To conclude with the Farce of THE MUMMY. In which Messrs. Lambert, Worrell, Wright, Wayc, Ryan, Culleuferd, Miss Harding, and Mrs. Mattl•ews will perform. PRINCESS'S TiIEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. .1. M. Nladdox, sole Lessee and Manager. LAST xwaT OF PERFORMING, PREVIOUS TO EASTER. THIS EVENING Will he performed the Grand Opera, entitled ANNE BOLEYN. Henry VIII., Mr. llodda ; Percy, %Ir. Allen ; Rockford, Mr. Wal ton; Smeaton, Miss S. Flower; Harvey, Mr. Wynn; Lady Jane Feymour, .Miss Smithson ; Anne oleyn, Miss Hassan. After which, a Concert by the New Orleans ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS. To conclude with the new Drama, entitled DREAMS OF THE HEART. Rrienne, Mr. Ryder; Clermont, Mr Hughes; Bouteville, Mr. Vining ; Montaran, %in Harris : Hermine, Mrs. Stirling ; Baroness, Mrs. Fosbruke ; Teresine, Miss Marshall. ETHIOPIAN iERENADERS, T. JAMES'S THEATRE. The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SbiItENADEItS, Pell, Harrington. White, Stanwood, and Germon, will give 'heir Inimitable ENTER TAINMENTS, at the above Theatre, THIS EVENING (Saturday), March 27 (being their last appearasee before Easter). Boxes, 4s. ; I'ii:23. ; Amphitheatre, 25. A.STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor, Mr. NV. Batty. Under the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and other Members of the Royal t amily. The public is respectfully apprized, that the most splendid and effective Novelties are in preparation for the opening of the Summer Season, which commences on EASTER MONDAY, April 5, when will be presented a gorgeous Equestrian and Dramatic Spectacle, embracing the whole of the extensive resources of this Establishment. Great care and attention will also be given to the accommodation of the public in each department of the T heatre. THIS EVENING Will be performed Sir Walter Scott's KENILWORTH ; cr, The Golden Days of England's Elizabeth. Entire change of the SCENES of the CIRCLE ; and other highly attractive Entertainments. Box.onize open trom eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six amt cottmeace at half-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Broadfoot. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We cannot find room for the insertion of the communication of " W. F. G." The communication of the "Rev. R. Eckett" is left for him at the office. Its extreme length (it fills twenty-one closely written pages of foolscap) is sufficient to prevent its insertion. TtLt WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, Mallon 27. TOY.RMOMETER, Lowest, 42 ; Highest. 59 ; Noon, 55. BAROMETER, 30.04.—Wind S.W., fine. 111011 WATER AT LONDON-':RIDGE TIIIS DAY. Morning .. 6 minutes after 11. I Evening .. 39 minutes after 11 • &VI -.A, t_IPT ir.6I,PA 49 zr.. IA vr • m ,' SECOND EDITION. lilt Urnling Alit LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1847. —.—..,—.--_ In consequonee of the pressure of other matter, we are compelled to omit our usual Parliamentary summary. Lord MONTEAGLE 1: —....-- a; endeavoured to provoke the indirect condemn a ti on o the Government measure of poor-law Relief in the TT House bef o r e th e Bill i s formally brought under the eonsideration of their Lordships. The intention of Lord Noble Lord, yes- Lord, been defeated. In the discussion which ensuedNTEAGLE has terday evening, upon the motion a the i that the 3linisterial scheme for affording assista nce to Irish destitution by a gra d u ated rate l evied upon Irish property should be submitted to the deliberation s o f Select Committee, we perceive the first glimpses of that aristocratic prejudice against an organized poor law which may considerably impede the passage of the Government measure through the House of Peers. I. o rtlAlNiTr49l,e goes altogether upon false premises. lie 4 - isfir_ii' the distribution of out-door relief to able-baqed ourers amounts in reality to a , , • • - s\-4, 11 , _. ,-~ w. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 27, IM7. territorial confiscation, because—because what ? because, forsooth, the peasantry would be induced to place their reliance not so much upon their own corporeal industry as upon the subsistence derivable from the workhouse ! Why, the argument is about the most blundering paradox legislator ever uttered. " The peasantry would rely more upon the subsistence ensured them by the law than upon their own corporeal exertions?" Why the subsistence afforded them by the law will only come in payment of, and compensation for, their own corporeal exer tions—the provisions handed to the able-bodied la bourer through the wicket of the local workhouse will only be in return for the expenditure of so much muscular energy in so much local employment—the test upon which the legal alms of the parochial au thorities can be alone obtained will be the readiness of the destitute to toil for his pittance. No money whatever will be disbursed to the out-door paupers ; the assistance will be solely limited to food, and that food they can alone obtain by proving their willingness to work industriously. And yet Lord MONTEAGLE stigmatises the proposition of Govern ment as a virtual confiscation of property, inasmuch as he maintains it will promote indolence and encourage pauperism among the Irish peasantry ! Disjointed as was the logic of Lord MONTEAGLE in his observations upon the introduction of the poor law into Ireland, it was immeasurably exceeded, in regard to its fallacy, by the reasoning of Archbishop WEATELEY. With all reverence for the genius of that illustrious prelate, with all admiration for the keenness of his philosophic acumen, and with all re spect for him as a man whose mind has become ripened by erudition and experience, we cannot but acknowledge ourselves amazed at the shallowness of the arguments upon which he bases his opposition to the plans of the Government. He protests against the distribution of relief to the able-bodied labourers of Ireland, because—again, say we, because what ? because (it is the Archbishop of DUBLIN who is responding), with the Irish labourer, " inured to hardship, accustomed from his early days to privation, your relief will be actual luxury to him. He will be in the land of Cockaigne !" says the Archbishop. So, then, an English labourer, who is described as living habitually in the midst of the comforts and amenities of competence, is to be afforded the bread and gruel of the workhouse more readily than the miserable wretch who, as a type of the Irish peasantry, is depicted by the Most Reverend Orator as living perpetually on the brink of bankruptcy and starvation ! Give the workhouse crusts to the English peasant, says the Archbishop, give them to him because they will taste unpalatable after his more agreeable fare, and because they will smack to him of wretchedness and degradation. Don't give the workhouse crusts to the Irish peasant, he continues, because they will seem to his palate like dainties, and because they will impress upon his mind the, notion that his condition as a pauper is more elevated and creditable than heretofore. The result of this reason ing is simply that those should be welcomed by the parochial authorities with open and sheltering arms who can best afford to tarry longer without relief, and for whose destitution there is the least possible excuse; while the unfortunate beings whose debili tated bodies are utterly unfitted to withstand the en croachments of inanition, and whose ordinary condi tion is that of the extremest poverty, are, by reason of their very feebleness and pauperism, to be spurned from the precincts of the benignant board I " But he will be in the land of Cockaigne !" insists the Arch bishop. Why what a sorry prevarication is this ! Because the able-bodied pauper will be "in the land of Cockaigne," by merely devouring the meagre rations of a workhouse, because the slice of bread, or the basin of diluted porridge, will be to his fasting lips as delicious as a dish of lampreys or ortolans to those of an epicure—he must be sent back to his cabin to sweep together the husks in his meal-bin, to sit down and to die like a decent and uncomplaining Christian What a land of Cockaigne to begrudge the Irish pauper ! What luxuries to deny him as de moralising ! What exquisite inducements to idleness and pauperism ! Archbishop WHATELEY could not have employed any language better calculated to en force the necessity of accepting the Government measure of relief than the language used by that Most Reverend Prelate to crush the plan of her MA JESTY'S Minister, and to annihilate the upholders of an extended Poor-law. Thus far the motion of Lord MONTEAGLE has proved more beneficial to the Administration than by imparting to it the ephemeral credit of having rejected that motion by a majority of twenty-seven. It has demonstrated, even in the an tsgonism of the supporters of Lord MONTEAGLE, the fact that the Poor Relief (Ireland) BPI is abso lutely essential to the very existence of the destitute peasantry. The tide of emigration has set in with more than usual rapidity. The widest calculations have fallen short of the number of those about to bid a long fare well to their native shores, and to seek on a foreign strand that maintenance and means of livelihood which they despair of being enabled to obtain in their fatherland. Those who have taken up the idea that the extent of her population is the chief source of Irish wretchedness, and that the social condition of her people can be ameliorated only by an extraordi nary diminution in their numbers—that a wholesale deportation must take place, and that hundreds of thousands of industrious families must be expatriated before prosperity and happiness can be hoped for, or reasonably expected—may be gratified by this result; but we confess that we are not of the number, and that we regard the loss of the sturdy and intelligent yeomen, who constitute the great bulk of the emi grants, as well as the amount of capital which they will take with them to more propitious climes, as a national misfortune of no ordinary magnitude. It has never been asserted that Ireland possessed a superabundance of capital, or that she could easily bear a large drain in addition to that annually borne from her shores in the shape of rents for absentee landlords. On the contrary, she possesses a soil of unexampled fertility and natural advantages of the highe,t order ; but her fields have remained uncul tivated, her capabilities undeveloped ; and while there is every facility for advancing her to a high position in the scale of nations, and rendering her people happy and contented, in the possession of everything necessary for their simple wants and wishes, she, unfortunately, is placed in the lowest rank, and her children are suffering to a degree of misery and wretchedness un paralleled in the history of civilised communities . The want of capital for the necessary improvement s is the chief cause of this lamentable state of things., The 14,000,000 of acres nominally in tillage are not half cultivated. It is admitted on all hands that the produce might be quadrupled if adequate exertions were made to effect that purpose ; the chief ingredient necessary to attain that object is the employment of sufficient labour on the lands. It is in abundance at the very thresholds, and obtainable atone-half the price that should in this country be paid for it, and yet it remains idle and unproductive, and the fields barren and unimproved. It will not be asserted -that the natural capabilities of Ireland are inferior to those of England, and yet the produce of the same extent of land is sixty per cent. less than in this country, while the proportion of labourers is nearly as five to two ready to be employed in its cultivation, but unable to get that employment so necessary for the comfort of themselves and families, and the well-being of their common country. Why are these things suffered to remain in such a state ? Why have not these improvements been effected ? Simply because there is a deficiency of capital in the country applicable to agricultural pur poses. And yet the very persons who admit the accuracy of this statetfrent contend that the country is to be benefited by sending a considerable portion of that deficient capital from the island, together with men able and willing to work, who may well be called the thews and sinews of the country. To reduce the proportion of the smaller farmers and labourers of Ireland to the same as that which now exists in England, it would require the exportation of no less than 700,000 families, averaging 3,500,000 human beings. The very lowest expense at which this could be accomplished, calculating the cost of Passage and th e sum necessary to sett l e t h em i n the i r new resid ences, and support them until the arrival of the first harvest, would be from 1001. to 1201. per family (it has never been calculated by the advocates of emigration lower) ; this would at once cost the country from sixty t o seventy-two millions of money, and the outlay should be con tinued every year, in order to keep down the annual increase which would of course be in the inverse ratio of the population. What extraordinary benefits for Ireland, what abundance and national prosperity might be obtained by the judicious application of even one-tenth part of that amount in the improve ment of the land, in giving employment to those able and willing to work ! The money would produce an ample return, and not be utterly cast away and de stroyed, as that expended in the banishment of the people. It appears, therefore, that emigration to the extent desired cannot be adopted or sanctioned by the State. We certainly were not without the hope, a short while since, from the complexion of the last discus sion which took place in the Court of Aldermen with respect to the reform of the corporation of the city of London, that the violent dissensions, which have for some time past prevailed between the Alder men and the Common Councilmen, would be speedily and amicably terminated. In this hope, we confess, we have been disappointed. The tenor of the discus sion which was held in the Court of Common Council on Thursday last evinced very little hope of reconciliation between the contending parties. It is undoubted that certain reforms are required in the Corporation ; some contend that their present powers are sufficient to effect them ; whilst others as sert that they cannot be accomplished without the intervention of Parliament. The majority of the Aldermen conceive they can dispense with the services of Parliament; the Common Councilmen, that an appeal to the Senate is indispensable. We are persuaded that the latter will be found, in the end, to be correct in their opinion. On Thursday the Court of Common Council agreed to the report of their Committee of Privileges, which recommended that they should be empowered to prepare a Bill to Parliament for reforming the Corporation. This step was objected to as being premature, seeing that their law officers had not yet given their opinions upon the rights and powers of the Corporation. Still we cannot wonder at the eagerness mani fested by the Common Councilmen to get to Parliament. They are anxious to guard themselves against unnecessary procrastina tion ; and their apprehension that needless delay will not be disfavoured by the Court of Aldermen is not without some show of reason. Their fears in this respect are justified by a re view of the nature of the differences between the Courts, and the fierceness with which they have, from the first, been respectively main tained. The power claimed by the present Lord Mayor, of not putting any question from the chair of which he may individually disapprove, is of itself quite sufficient to determine a body of men, who conceived they constituted a deliberative assembly, to repair to Parliament without loss of time, and demand that their chief officer shall be forthwith divested of such an objectionable act of authority. The reluctance displayed by the Aldermen to appeal to the Legislature does not place them in a very be coming light. They seem to be afraid of losing some of their present powers, privileges, or immu nities. But why should they, if these are really subservient to the public good? If they are, they can have no difficulty in establishing the fact; and if they are not, ought they to desire to retain them ? Were not the subject-matter too grave, as affecting a Corporation which for antiquity, Rower, wealth, and renown has never been equalled, one might be in clined to be amused at the spirit in which the dis putants support their wrangles. According to the version of Mr. LAWRENCE, the Alderman thus ad dresses him :—" But look at what - you will lose if you go to Parliament !" In due Socratical fashion, the Alderman is immediately replied to—" Will you lose nothing ? Will you not be clipped ?" We submit that this style of disputation savours too much of the Peachum and Lockit school; and it is clear that when matters have reached such a crisis, the sooner the parties resort to the mediatory influence of the Legislature the better. We are, therefore, re joiced that the Court of Common Council have deter ' mined on adopting this course. A letter from Copenhagen of the 18th says that, in consequence of the dearness of food, the KING has issued an ordinance declaring that grain, vegetables, po tatoes, flour, and other alimentary products,lsh all be free from the duties levied at Lauembourg, whatever may be their destination on the Elbe. The ordinance is to be in force from the opening of the navigation until• the end of September. A letter from Turin, of the 20th, says, that the health of the King of SARDINIA has greatly improved, and that his MAJESTY has been able to transact business with his Ministers. The Augsburgh Gazette publishes a letter from Poland, which says—" The misery now prevailing in the western provinces of Austrian Gallicia is fright ful. An absolute famine prevails, and the starving poor eagerly seize on the bodies of those who die of want as food." A letter from Warsaw gives a new explanation of the movement of Russian troops towards the frontier of Gallicia. " They are," it says, " part of the corps of General KREUTZ, previously quartered in Lithu ania, and now occupying Poland. The corps of General RUDIGER is to quit Poland to return to Russia. General KREUTZ has already arrived in this city." The Augsburgh Gazette of the 19th states that Prince JAULONOWITZ, a few days back, presented to the Emperor of AUSTRIA a petition from the Nobles of Gallicia, praying for some modifications in the edicts t ;elative to the forced labour of the peasantry. The Emperor, to prevent the recurrence of diE turbances, consented to receive a deputation of large proprietors on this subject. A Berlin letter of the 19th informs us that the Prussian Government intends to reduce its army, and that a great number of officers have already been placed on the retired list. _ The Hanover Gazette states that the Government intends to declare ilarburn and Geets free ports. The Rhenish Observer announces that Senora LOLA MONTEZ has at last been created Countess DR STERNBEIM, and that the diploma conferring Bava rian naturalisation is to be given to her on the anni versary of her birthday. The Madrid Mail of the 20th iast. had not arrived in Paris. The Foments of Barcelona announces that General PAVIA has commuted the sentence passed by a court-martial on five prisoners belonging to the Car list band of Jaime Montserrat from death to banish ment for ten years to a Presidio. We have received the Paris papers of Thursday. The debate on the proposition of M. DUVERGIER DE HAURANNE, for electoral reform, still continues in the Chamber of Deputies. During the discussion on Wednesday the Minister of the Interior, M. DELT CHATEL, declared that the Ministry had determined to make this a Cabinet question, and that if even the prise en consideration of the proposition were carried they would resign. Count SALVANDY has published a letter in the Moniteur Parisien denying that he has been made a Duke. The official returns of imports during the first two months of the year have been published in the Mani tear. They show a diminution of receipts of 4,903,000 francs, as compared with the two corresponding months of 1846, but of only 326,000 francs, as compared with 1845. The falling off this year must be attributed to the free admission of grain. But for this deficit, which makes a difference of more than 3,500,000 f., the general receipts of the Customs would have, not merely equalled, but have actually exceeded those of last year. The importations of raw materials has, however, somewhat suffered, in consequence of the general re laxation of trade during the two months in question. Thus there has been a decline in mahogany, cotton, wool, silk, linen, threads, lead, zinc, &c. On the other hand there is an increase in sugar, coffee, cast iron, coal, lard, nitrates, and particularly in linseed, and sesame, which in spite of the rigours of the tariff, have risen to a considerable figurzs (49,000 metrical quintals from 19,400). The Maniteur also announces that the importation of foreign grain in the harbours of France continued with unabated activity during the first fortnight of Much. It amounted to 472,445 hectolitres, exceed-;, ing by 80,000 hectolitres the quantity imported during the second half of February. In consequence of this large importation, the price of corn and flour has fallen in most of the principal markets of the kingdom. The Siecle publishe3 the following letter from Toulon : " Six ships of war are at present being armed in this port, viz., the ships of the line the Jemappes and Her cule, the Pursuviante and the Charte, the tender Rhin, and the corvette Astrolabe. The two ships of the line are to form part of the squadron under the orders of Vice-Admiral the Prince de Joinville. The frigate the Pursuviante is to receive on board Rear-Admiral Lego arant de Tromolin, who is to replace Rear-Admiral Hamelin in the command of the naval station in the Pa cific. The frigate Charte is to proceed to the Plata, to remain there. The tender the Rhin is to sail for New Zealand, and the corvette the Astrolabe is, it is said, to explore the river Amazon. 3,000 seamen are required to man those ships, but which it is difficult to procure." Mr. O ' CONNELL arrived in Paris on Wednesday, en route for Italy. lle was accompanied by one of his sons. The Bourse of Paris was animated on Thursday. Securities of nearly every species rose in price. The Three per Cents. closed at 79f. 25c. ; the Fire per Cents. at 117 f. 25c. Shares were also much in de mand, those of the Northern line in particular, it having become known in the course of the day that the receipts for the last week had risen to 255,000 f. and upwards, being, as compared with those of the preceding week, an increase of nearly 20,0001. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Thursday, at 79f. 25e. ; the Five per Cents., 117 f. 25c. ; Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,278 f. 75c. ; Rouen, 872 f. 50c. ; Havre, 675 f. ; Great Northern, 6 31 f. 25c. ; Avignon, 813 f. 75c. ; Vierzon, 570 f. ; Bordeaux, 520 f. ; Boulogne, 407 f. 50c. ; Basle, 206 f. 25c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 445 f. ; Nantes, 430 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 450 f.; Lyons and Avignon, 480 f.; Cette, 4501.; Spanish Three per Cents., 3414. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Maxon 26. Boulogne and Amiens, 16 lA—Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Constituted), IN —Luxembourg, 1 4—Northern of France, 13;i Paris and Lyons, 5% —West Flanders, 24, BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner FARE.) ' IN RE COX. This bankrupt had carried on business extensively as a barge-builder at Lambeth, and he now applied for his certificate. The case had been under the notice of the Court on several cccasions, in consequence of alleged misconduct of the broker of the Court in making his valuation, and some strong remarks were made on the bankrupt's conduct, and a strong opposition made to his passing his last examination. The solicitor to the assignees now said that, after the examination of the bankrupt, they did not feel it their duty to make any opposition to his having his cer tificate, as, in their opinion, ha bad explained the doubtful parts of his conduct. His lioNoun said, that he had anticipated an opposi tion; but as there was none he did not feel justified in giving a decision on the point at the moment, but must consider the different facts which had been elicited in the course of the proceedings. Mr. Cox then went into a detail of the bankrupt's affairs, showing that his losses were the result of un foreseen and unavoidable difficulties. The decision was reserved. SURREY SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.) Joseph GoPdehild, for feloniously stealing a truck, the property of William Hasgood, a buk , r, of No. 2, Spring grove, Wandsworth road, was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. . . Catharine Plum, an inmate of St. Saviour's union, was indicted for feloniously stealing at Christchurch, two pounds weight of soap, the property of the board of guardians. James APKay, the porter of the above union, said that on the evening of Saturday, the 13th day of February last, the prisoner was leaving the workhouse. Perceiving something under her shawl, he asked to look there, when he found upwards of 2lbs. of soap. Several robberies of a similar description having taken place in the work house, he sent for a police-constable and gave her into custody. The prisoner said, in her defence, that the soap in question was her perquisites ; that she had been a long time employed at the wash• tub, and the soap found on ha- she had saved. M'Kay said that none of the inmates were allowed such perquisites. The soap found on her had not been used. The CHAIRMAN briefly summed up, and the jury returned a verdict of Guilty. The sentence of the Court was, that she be imprisoned in the House of Correction for one month. BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) A woman of bad character, named Mary Ann Jones, was charged, by policeman F 60, with being drunk, and creating a disturbance in the Strand at a late hour last night. The prisoner, in defence, said that the policeman had " a grudge" against her, and was in the habit of follow ing and watching her off his beat. Last night he fol lowed her as far as the Haymarket, and, as she returned, continued to follow her till she arrived at her own lodging where he took her in custody without the slight eat grounds. He spoke to the constable who was on duty at the National Gallery as he passed. It was then one o'clock in the morning. Policeman A 85, who was on duty at the National Gantry at one o'clock this morning, having been sent for, said that he had never, to his knowledge, seen F 60 before, and that no policeman had spoken to him during the whole time he was on duty. He had seen the pri soner before, but did not see her last night or this morning. The prisons r, after some equivocation, said that the witness was the policeman to whom F 60 had spoken. The MAGISTRATE of course refused to entertain the charge against the policeman, which he said was suffi ciently answered by the evidence of A 85, and by the prisoner's own prevarication. His Worship fined her 20s. for disorderly conduct. CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.) A showily-dressed female. who gave her name at the station-house as Rtbecca Smith, but whose alleged place of residence in Phunaters row, City-road, was found to be false, was placed at the bar before Mr. Greenwood, charged with stealint , a cash-box c“ntaining 351. in gold and 51. in silver, and a cheque for 71. 10s., from the shop of Mr. George Grey, draper and mercer, 35, Upper street, Islington. It appeared that this morning, about eight o'clock, the prosecutor opened his shop, and brought down his cash-box, which he laid upon a de,k at the end of the counter, pry vious to his locking it up in the till. In a few minutes afterwards the prisoner and a well-dressed man entered the shop together, when the female called for some trifling article, while the man walked up and down the shop for a few minutes, and then went out in a moment afterwards. One of the apprentices came to the shopman who was serving the prisoner, and told him he thought the gentleman who came in with her bad stolen the cash-box. He was im mediately followed, but no trace of him could be found, and on questioning the woman as to who or what he was, she denied all knowledge of hint, although she ulti mately acknowledged that the man had spoken to ber in a joking way when he saw her looking in at the window, and then followed her in) but she said she never saw him before in her life, and she persisted in this statement before the magistrate. Mr. GREENWOOD said it would be necessary to have the evidence of the apprentice, and ordered the case to be adjourned to Monday for that purpose. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. , CITY, QUARTER TO. THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool this week has improved about id. per lb. on the superior qualities of American, and id. on other sorts. The stock is 476,440 bales, against 816,630 bales at this time last year. Railway Shares were firm, though quiet, yesterday. There was a fair business done at Messrs. Lamond and Co.'s sale of Railway Shares yesterday, and prices were steady. The following are a few of the principal sales : Great Western of Bengal £0 5 6 South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole 2 3 0 Cornwall, Halves 1 10 0 Shropshire Union and Canal 1 0 0 North British Extension East Indian London and Manchester (Remington's) 0 5 6 Derby, Stafford, and Worcestershire South-Eastern and Dover Ambergate, Nottiniham, and Boston Eastern Counties, I ork Extension 5 3 0 London and Blackwall, No. 1 Northern Counties Union 0 17 6 Eastern Counties ..........•... ........ 19 17 6 Shrewsbury and Hereford Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) 4 7 6 The following are the most interesting points in the return from the Bank of England for the week to March 20: — Notes issued ... £24,487,935 Decrease ... 298,405 Rest, increase ... 9,416 Public Deposits, decrease ... ... 244,539 Other Deposits, increase ... 426,299 Seven day and other Bills, increase ... 46,165 Other Securities, increase ... 292,162 Notes, decrease 135,395 Bullion ... 11,231,630 Decrease ... 217,831 The Bank has, according to the above statement, reduced its active circulation about 163,000/., but as, in order to keep up the amount of the paper out, the amount of the notes lett unemployed in the banking department is again reduced, there is an impression that the cwrporation, unless a change takes place, must limit its discounts. We do not anticipate this result, because the bullion from France will now gra dually be brought back, and the grain markets are receding steadily. With respect to the stock of bullion, a decrease was to be expected under the circumstances. There is nothing in the advices from the Cape of Good Hope to the 22d of January, to weaken the impression ex cited by the previous accounts, as to the speedy conclusion of the Kafir war. Truly it has been a wearisome and costly conflict for the border colonists, and one which will leave behind losses that cannot be retrieved for many years. Some of the farmers, though stout of heart yet, are described as having suffered mentally and physically to such an extent as to have the appearance of being ten years older than before the war commenced. The English securities although steady to-day have not been buoyant. Consols realised 89 1 /s % for present transfer, and 89 1 % % for account. Exchequer-hills have been at par to 3s. premium.. East India Stock has been marked 247 1 / 2 . The foreign investments have been very dull. Spanish Five per Cents. 23, and Portuguese Four per Cents. 34%. Grenada Bonds have realised 20, and Venezula 40%. liutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been 59 to 1 / 8 . Shares have been rather fluctuating, but generally are held for full rates. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Three per Cent. Consols Annuities • . 89% % India Stock • • • • • . • • • . .. • . 247% Consols for Account .. • • • • • • •• 8 9 % Exchequer Bills. I%d. 2d. 1,0001. •• •• .• •• par 3 p 5001. •• •• •• par 3 p Ditto, Small •• • • .... 41 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent. .. Ditto, Deferred • • • • • . .. 52 Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent .. 88 Granada, 1 per Cent. • • .. .. 20 Portuguese Four per Cent .. .. 34% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. • • • • 23 Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. 40% Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 59% Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 93% BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. Amber., Notting.,l3ostou, & Eastnt Jn. .. 2%.... to Birmingham and Oxford Junction .. 5 .... 13%.... to Buckinghamshire • • .. • • .. • • 6/. 45... • . p• • to Caledonian • • .• •• 30 .... 26%74% to Direct Northern Scrip • • • • .. 2 3% 234 to Eastern Counties • • • • • • • • • . 20 .... 19% .... to 20 Ditto, York Extension .. 4 .... 51 .4 3I .. to Edinburgh and Glasgow • • .. 50 .• 71% x.d. to Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 10 .... 19% .. • • to Ditto, Quarter Shares • 1234 .... 17%.• ••to Ely and Huntingdon . • • .. 12% .. • • 12% .. ••to Great Northern (London & York ltegd) 2% •• • • 2% •• .. to Ditto (Direct Northern Regd.) .. 3% •• • • 3% 34 ••to Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 30 25%...• to Great North of England .. ..100 .. • • 230% .... to Great Western 85 •• • • 117 ...• to 115 Ditto. Ilalf Shares • . 50 •• • • 68% t• 68 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 123 Q 18 t ,4 .. • . to Ditto, New .. .• 4% .. • . 7% •• .. to lltublerstield and Manchester .. • . 16 •• .. 19 .. • • to Leeds and Bradford .. • . .. • • 35 .. • . 79 .... to London, Brighton, and South Coast • • 50 .. • • 52% .... to 53% London and North-Western .• •. 100 .. 179% .. • • to Ditto, Quarters .. • • . , • • •• 2 .. .. ••to Ditto ditto New .. • • .. • 2 .... 12% to London and South-Western 411. 6;,. 10d. • .... to Ditto, New Consolidated Eighths • . 40 .... 4734 .... to Ditto, Tenths (Consolidated) . .. 50 .... 54% to Lynn and Dereli am .. • • .. .. 15 . 16% .. •• to Manchester and Leeds .• . 82 • ... to Ditto, Half Shares • • • • • • • • 38 .• • . 49 •• • • to Ditto, Fifths • • .. • • • • .. 5 •• .. 10% •• .. to Ditto % (late Rudders. & Sheffield) 23 .. • • 2634 to Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .• • • 1!4 .. • . to Midland •• •• —lOO ....117%%.. to Di:to, New • • • • • • • • • • 30 •• .. 34%%.. to Ditto, New •• • • • • 2 .. • • 5%.... to Ditto, Birmingham and Derby ..100 .• •• 92 •••to 93 Midland, Birmingham & Gloucester-100 —123% .... to Ditto, New (issued at 7i dis) 17%•..• 30% ...• to Newcastle and Berwick .. • • 20 •• .. 29 .. • • to Ditto,_New • • • • • •• .. 5 •• • • 8%%% to Ditto, North Shields • • • • • • 25 •• • • 32% .... to Norfolk .. .. • • • • •• —lOO . • .137 to Northern Counties Union • • •• • • 2% •• • • X, .... to North British •• • • •• .. • • 25 33%.... to Ditto, Quarters • • ••• .. • • • . 214 • - to Ditto, Thirds .. • • •• .. • • 1 3%.... to North Staffordshire • • • • • . • • 5 -8% 1 4 .. to Preston and Wyre • • • • •• .. 25 .... 35% •• • - to Royston and Hitchin .. • • .• • • I% •• • • 2 •••• to Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) • • 3 •• • • .... to Ditto, ditto (B) • • • • • • .. 1 % 1% •• .. to South Eastern and Dover .. •• ..331.25. 4d. 37; 7 i, to Ditto, New (do. 15/.) No. 4 .• • • 3% •• • • 4 1 5... •• to South Yorkshire, Doncaster, & - Goole 2 •• 2%.... to Swans. & Loughor & Cameron's Stm.. 2 ...• 3 .• .. to -- West Riding Union .. ••41.25..... l% p.. to York and Newcastle . • • • •• • • 25 .• .• 35 .... to Ditto, New • • .• • .• • • 10 •• • • 15% %• • to Ditto, Preference • • •• • • • • 4 .. • . 8 •••• to York and North Midland • • .. •• 50 ..., 85 .... to Ditto, Extension .• • • .. .. 20 .. 36% .. • • to Ditto, Preference •• • • .• • . '2 •... 1I %% to Ditto East and West Riding Extension 10 .... 2134 .... to FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. 20 •• •• 111 34 .... to Namur and Liege • . •. • 10 •• • • 4% .... to Northern of France .. • • S • • 1314 • • to Paris and Lyons Sambre and Meuse • . • • • • • • 12 •• •• GIA •• .. o MINES Real del Monte. Unregistered .. • • 33.... to - COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-(YESTERDAY.) Amsterdam ......C.F. 12 314 Gibra1tar..........••.. Ditto, at sight • • .... 12 1 Leghorn Rotterdam ...... 2U. 12 4 Genoa ......... • ... 25 90 Antwerp 25 85 Milan .. •......... • Hamburgh .... • • 31.11. 13 10% Venice........ • • Naples 403 i Paris, 3 days' sight .... 25 50 Ditto, 3 months ...... 25 80 Marseilles •••• • • • ..... 25 90 Bourdeanx. 25 85 Frankfort on Maine.... 121 Petersburgh, 3 U 5.... •• 13 ;din . • ..... • ... Vienna, effee.flo ••• • • • 10 3 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 10 3 Machid ••.. • • ........ 36 4 Cadiz • . •.. : ........ 36 3 ,4 Bilbao.. • • • • .. • • ...... Barcelona ............ Palermo, per 0z....—. 121 Li5b0n....... ......... 53 0p0rt0.... Rio Janeiro • • ........ 26 Bahia ...... Buenos Ayres New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia - PRICSS OF BULLION, PEE OZ. Foreign Gold in bars.. X 3 17 9 New Dollars ••.. • • 0 4 103 E Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 Silver is bars •• 0 5 0% LLOYD'S SHIPPING-.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAricii 27.—Wind E., N.E., light breeze and fine. DEAL, MARCH 26.—Wind S.E. to S.W.—Arrd. Jeannette, Porto Rico, for Hamburgh. Sld. the outward bound. Arrd. from the River, Malcome, Mauritius. OFF DOVER, MARC!! 26.—James Casker, Pitsburgh, Charleston, with damage from stress of weather. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 26.—Wind S. to W.S.W.—Arrd. Maria, Kroger, Monte Video, and sailed for Cowes. Sid. Switzerland, New York. off port, Agnes, Burgess, Jamaica. COWES, MARCH 26.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Esperanza, Via demonte, Havannah. OFF THE WIGHT, MARCH 26.—Danae, Forster, Porto Rico, for Hainburgh. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 25.—Wind S.S.E. to S.S.W. mode rate.—Arrd. Melpomene, Courtney, Rio Grande; Shamrock, Thomas, Maracaibo; Harriet Rockwell, Garrick, Apala chicola ; Juno, Moran, Savannah; Phcenix, Kerr, Charleston; Royalist, Beveridge, New York; Ralph Cross, Glover, ditto; Ceylon, Crisp, ditto; Culdie, Campbell, Bombay; Clairhorne, Burgess, New Orleans; Robert, Henderson, ditto; Achilles, Taylor, ditto ; Ocean Queen, Warren, Savannah ; Amazon, Hayes, ditto ; Rory O'More, Wakeham, Charleston ; Nicho las Biddel, Knight, New York ; Oriental, Hoyt, ditto ; Vin dicator, Robinson, Quebec; Elizabth Grange, Ray, Singa pore; Kathleen, Blessers, Rio Janeiro; Palestine, Mumford, New Orleans ; Columbine, Rose, Philadelphia ; Orphan, Williams, New York; Canton, Tonge, Quebec; Safeguard, Smith, Montreal. Off port. Lord Sandon, New Orleans; William Ward, ditto; Andover, --. The Shamrock, ar rived here, passed on the Bth instant several casks of provi sions, ap,parently not long in the water. OFF DARTMOUTH, MARCH 26. %Vind S.W.—Arrd. Raja, Ferguson, Sydney, New South Wales; Otto, Jansen, Angos tura, for Hamburg; Dettmar, Otter, Havannah, for Bremen; Salisbury, Colley, Charleston, for Havre; Roompot, Van Delder, Batavia, for Zierikzee ; Concordia, Lund, Surinam for Amsterdam; Sarah, Jamaica; Catherine, Cuba; Soho, Havannah ; both for Hamburgh. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 26.—Wind S.—Arrd. Lord Stanley, O'Connor, Sierra Leone. Off port, Mary, Porto Rico ; Severn, Wiseman, St. John's; Magnet, Sergeant, Berbice. BRISTOL, MARCH 26.—Wind S.W. by S.—Arrd. Nep tune, Morel, Mauritius. DUBLIN, MARCH 25.—Wind S. S.W.—Arrd. Ann Smith, Bowds, New York; Ready Rhino, Fryell, ditto; Nacoche, Smith, Baltimore. KINGSTOWN, MARCH 25.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. Blucher, Skerrow, Berbice; Ann Smith, Brownes, New Yo.k ; Frank lin, Cooke, ditto; Nahune Kang, Fisher, ditto. Lnizaicic, MARCH 25.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. Quinnebang, Jones, Baltimore ; Rebecca, Staples, Philadelphia. Sld. Anna Maria, New York. CLYDE, MARC!! 25.—Wind E.—Arrd. Perthshire, John stone, Charleston; Trident, Miller, Berbice • Talleyrand, New Orleans. Sid. Copier, Antigua. 24. ' Sid. Oswald, New York ; Albion, Montreal. FALMOUTH, MARCH 26. Wind S.W.—Arrd. Hamilton, Duck, Callao and Cork. ow port, John Thomas Carr, Wilkin, Mauritius; Crusader, Hay, Honduras; Avon, John' ston, St. John's, New Brunswick. The Manacle Buoy is re ported to hare shifted its position about 300 yards to the westward. The Gaulais must discharge. Hu LL, MARCH 26.—Wind E.—Sld. Someraetshire, Quebec. Kilatusn, MARCH 24. —Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. Victoria, Galway, for New York. BELFAST, MARCH 25.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrd. Wyndham, Wylie, Baltimore; Sabao, ditto; Edward Coppish, Baynes, Boston; Sumatra, Fessender, ditto. WARRENPOINT, MARCH 24.—Arrd. Star, Republic, Elwell, New York. BELFAST, MARCH 25.—A wreck, supposed to be of an English barque was passed on the 11th inst., in lat. 52 N., lon. 15 W., by the Alga, Turner, arrived here. TEIGNMOUTH, MARCH 24. —Arrd. Teign, Charleston. WHITEHAVEN, 24.-Sld. Thomas, Baltimore. CORK, MARCH 24.—Arrd. Spence r, Stanton,Manilla ; Maria Somes, Napoleon,lor a Collar,jane Whitworth, Honduras; Montpelier, Stockfell, New York ; Sun, ditto ; St. Lawrence, ditto. King' Jamaica; STRANGFORD, MARCH 24 . — S td. James Hunt, Antigua. A BERD EEN, MARCH 23. — Win d S.E.—Sld. John Hector, Henry, Chesapeake Bay. SPTET,Ds, MARCH 25.—The Silkswerth, Ja nson , left i Week Last E " 4 , t ending NAME OF RAILWAY. week. t 0 7, Mar. 20 Arbroath and Forfar ••• •• •••• •• •• •• 257 195 19 Chester and Birkenhead .••• • • • •• 521 507 18 Dublin and Drogheda• .•• • • ••••• • • •• 692 653 23 Dublin and Kingstown ••••••• • • • • • • • 590 556 21 Dundee and Arbroath .••••••• • • • • • • • 312 263 - Durham and Sunderland ...• - 20 Edinburgh and Glasgow ... • ...• • • 3,243 2,673 21 Eastern Counties An d North Eastern• • 8,893 6,980 20 East Laneasibre ....... ... ••• • • • 845 14 Eastern Union ...... . 498 - 20 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr .•• • • . 2,12 G 1,775 20 Glasgow and Greenock ••••• • • • • •• • • 950 732 - Gravesend and Rochester.. •• • ..• • • - 20 Great Southern and Western ........ 1,200 - 21 Great IVestern,&c •• • • 14 Ipswich and 8ury.....•• •••• • •• •• •• 422 - 20 London and North Western, &c. ..... 35,847 27,283 21 London and Illackwall.... ••.••• .• •• 859 695 20 London and Brighton. 5,756 4,622 - Londow and Croydon .•••••••• •• •• •• - 21 London and youth Western. ••• • • . 6,336 5,228 - Manchester, Bolton, and Bury • . - 20 Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc.. 7,713 6,930 29 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 1,947 1,635 14 Maryport and Carlisle . . 20 Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham 17,414 15,449 20 Newcastle and 2,151 1,666 - Newcastle and North 5hie1d5........ - 20 Newcastle and Berwick ...... 21 Norfolk ••• • • • 20 North British .. ••• • .. - 22 Paris and Rosen . .................. 5,807 6,572 20 Preston and Wyre..........., „ 560 515 19 Shrewsbury and Chester 334 - 20 South Eastern and Branches ........ 6,844 5,134 19 South Devon.. •• • . „ „ 794 - 20 Taff Vale • ..... ••• • • • 1,474 1,103 21 Ulster . 20 York and Newcastle 6,618 6,231 20 York and North Midland ...... ..... 5,790 5,217 EXTENSIVE FIRE AT MESSRS. SAMUDA'S MANU FACTORY, BLACKWALL—About a quarter before six o'clock this morning (Saturday) a fire was discovered upon the ex tensive property of Messrs. Samnda, Brothers, the eminent engineers of Blackwall. A person passing to an adjacent foundry first observed bodies of smoke issuinerom the body of the building used as a store-room and pattern-shop, a distinct building, rangin gin extent about 70 feet by 25. The brigade engines and firemen were very speedily upon the spot, and a considerable number of strangers were ready to lend a helping hand in extinguishing the fire very soon after the outbreak. Notwithstanding this, however, the building was burned down, and its valuable contents destroyed, and a considerable quantity of the adjoining private property materially injured. The firm, it is stated, are insured in the Phcenix and Imperial offices. How the fire originated is not known. DEATII OF THE DUCHESS (DOWAGER) OF MON TROSE.—We have to record the demise of the Duchess (Dow ager) of Montrose, who died on the 24th instant, at her villa, near Richmond, aged seventy-seven. The deceased, Lady Caroline Maria Montagu, was the eldest daughter and only surviving issue of George, fourth Duke of Manchester, and was consequsntly aunt to the present holder of that title. In 1790 she married James, third Duke of Montrose, who had been previously married to Lady Jemima Ashburnham, and by his Grace, who died in 1836, had issue seven children, in cluding the present Duke, the late Countess of Winchilsea, and the Countess Yowls. The Duke and Duchess of Mon trose, who had been staying for some time back at Brighton, have returned to Belgrave-square. DEATH OF THE HON. SIR EDWARD VAVASOUR, BART.—We have to record the sudden death, near Dijon, in Burgundy, of the above Hon. Baronet, who was at the time on his way to Rome. The melancholy event took place on the 15th inst. The deceased baronet was second son of Charles, 16th Lord Stourton, and uncle of the present peer. He was born May 6, 1786, and married August 5, 1813, Marcia Bridget, only daughter of Mr. James Lane Fox, and by her ladyship, who died in 1826, he had a family of five sons and three daughters. In 1826 he inherited the ancient family estate of his kinsman, Sir Thomas Vavasour, Bart., of Haslewood, Yorkshire, and thereupon took by sign manual the name of Vavasour, in lieu of his patronymic. In 1828 he was created a baronet. He was a knight of the order of St. John of Jerusalem, and a deputy-lieutenant of Yorkshire. The deceased baronet is succeeded by his eldest son Edward, born Jan. 17, 1815. TIIE MARQUIS OF LANSDOWNE.—WO are happy to learn that the Lord President of the Council passed a come. fortable night on Thursday, and was considered to be rapidly recovering. It is doubtful whether his Lordship will be able or not to resume his duties before the holidays. ST. PAUL, COVENT-GARDEN.—METROPOLITAN IM ritovEmEßTs.—A meeting of the inhabitants of the parish of St. Paul, Covent-garden, was held, on Thursday, the Rev. G. H. Bowers, the rector, in the chair, for the purpose of hearing a communication from the Secretary to her Majesty's Com missioners for Metropolitan Improvements read, as also a resolution of the Commissioners on the subject of two reso lutions passed at a vestry meeting on the 27th of November last, relating to the proposed new street from Long-acre; and to determine what steps should be taken with reference to the communication. Mr. Mosely, the vestry-clerk, having read the letter as well as the resolution of the Commissioners, which stated that they, the Commissioners, could not under take to recommend to the Commissioners of Woods and Forests to continue any measures for carrying into effect the contemplated improvement in the neighbourhood of Covent garden until the parish of St. Paul shall have given a gua rantee to the Commissioners of Woods and Forests that the sum of 1,0001. by private subscription, and 2,000/. by paro chial rates, be raised and paid over to the said Commissioners, a long discussion took place, in the course of which it was elicited that the Metropolitan Commissioners required this sum, in addition to 10,000/. given by the Duke of Bedford, to wards forming this street. It was at first suggested that a memorial should be presented to his Grace, asking him to subscribe the additional three thousand, but eventually it was agreed that a circular should be sent to every inhabitant asking how much he would subscribe towards the amount wanted by the Commissioners. The late Member for Cirencester, Joseph Cripps, Esq., banker, Gloucester, has bequeathed to his twelve children specific pecuniary legacies to the amount of upwards of 80,0001., and the residue amongst five of them. Ile directed that his freeholds should be sold, and added to his personalty, which was valued at 40,000/. His eldest son takes nearly a fourth of the property.— Worcester Chro nicle. WATEREALL.—There has been a waterfall dis covered in the St. Louis river. It empties into the western part of Lake Superior and has never been discovered by geographers. It is said to be au immense volume of water, second only to Niagara. The Marquis of Sligo left Farrance's Hotel yesterday for Ireland. MARKET NEWS.-(T HIS DAY.) COVIENT-GARbErir. Pine Apples, 7s to 8s ; Hot-house Grapes, 5s to 75 per lb ; Apples, 6s to 12s per bushel ; Oranges, 8s to 15s ; and Lemons, lOs to 14s per 100 ; Filberts, 1203 per 100 lbs. ; Savoys, 10d to Is 8d per dozen; Greens, 3s to 4s per dozen bunches ; Brocoli, 2s to 4s per bundle ; Forced French Beans, 2s to 2s 3d per 100; Potatoes, 8s to 12s per cwt; Turnips, 2s 6d to 4s; and Carrots, 5s 6d to 7s per dozen bunches; Horseradish, Is fid to 5s per bundle; Ithubarb, is 6d to 2s 3d per bundle; Brus sels Sprouts, 2s to 2s 3d per half sieve; Turnip Greens, 2s per bushel ; Leeks, 2s to 4s per dozen bunches ; Parsnips, 6d to is 6d per dozen ; Onions, 8s to 9s per bushel ; Celery, 10d to 2s 3d per bundle. RUNGERFORD. We had a very dull trade to-day for most articles, the quotations of which had a downward tendency. NZWGATE AND LEA.DENNATM. Each kindof meat was in good s , ipply, and heavy demand, at our quotations. Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 4d ' • Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Lamb, 5s to 5s 10d; Veal, 3a 10d to 4s 10d; and Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per 81bs. by the carcase. Ducks, is 9d to 2s Gd ; Rabbits, 10d to is 6d; and Pigeons, 8d to 10d each; Fowls, 4s to 8s per couple; Eggs, 6s 6d to 9s per 100; Fresh Butter, is to Is 3d per lb; Wild Ducks is to 2s 3d each pt, _ , NEWPORT. Beef, from 28 6d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s ; Veal, 4s to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 4s 4d to 5s per Bibs VIIIITECIIILPEI.. Beef, from 23 4d to Ss 4d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 2 d;, Lamb, 5s to 5s 10d; Ve a l, 4 s t o 4 3 10d; and Pork, 4s Od to 4s 10d per Sibs by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. All kinds of Fish were in good supply and steady demand, at full prices. D. The prices of. Wheaten DßE Bread A in the metropolis are from 9 1 /. 2 to 10d; Household ditto, 8d to 9d per 4lbs loaf. EIDE MARKET. Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2 1 ,0 to 3d per lb ; do. 641 b to 721 b, 3d. to . 31d;' do. 721 b tc, 801 b, 3%d to 3 3 / 4 d ;, do. 801 b to 881 b, 4d to 4' 4 d; do. 881 b to 961 b, 4%d to sd; do. 961 b to 10.11 b, 5 1 /d to 6d ; Calf Skins, each, 4s 6d to 6s 6d ; Horn Hides, 13s; Polled Sheep, 55 Oct to 6s 6d; Kent and Half breds, 4s 6(1 to 53 4d; and Downs, 3s 8d to 4s Bd.; Shear lings, 6d to 9d. ' nay M. 832 IC. IC . Smrritrixt.n.— Meadow Hay, 21 6a to 3/ 15s ; Clover ditto 3/ 5s to 41 15s ; and Straw, 11 103 to 1/ 14s per load. Trade dull, at barely late rates. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 218 s to 3/ 17s ; Clover ditto, 31 83 to 41 14s; and Straw, 1/ 123 to 1/ lfis per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade rather dull. WHITECHAPICL.—Meadow Hay, 21 5s to 31165; Clover ditto, 31 8s to 4/ 18 s; an d St raw , 1/ lOs to 1/ 143 per load. Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly at our quotations. DEATH OF SIR HENRY CARDEN, BART.—This baronet died suddenly at his residence, near Templemore, county Tipperary, on Tuesday last. He had reached his 89th year. Ile leaves a numerous family, including a son, John Carden, who succeeds to the family honours and estates. Advices from Riga of the 18A inst. quote the ex change without alteration, the rate being 40d. For some day s fine mild weather had prevailed, which, should it be prolonged, would warrant an expectation of open water by the end of the month, Dublin for North America on the 29th of August last, and has not since been heard of. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) BIBURY RACES, MAncfs 26. The Bibury Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft. About two miles. 15 subs. Sir C. Cockerell's Congress, 3 yrs Mr. Pearse's Link- bov, 3 yrs ... Won by two lengths. The United Hunter's Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft. Bibury Stakes Course. Mr. Pearse's Jack, aged, 13st Mr. Godwin's Cracker, aged, 12st ... Won easy. The Aldsworth Handicap of 10 sovs. each, and 25 added. One mile and three-quarters. 7 subs. Mr. J. Day's Quicksand, 3 yrs, Bst 121 b 1 Mr. Waller's Columbus, 5 yrs, lOst 101 b ... 2 Won by a neck. The Handicap Hurdle Stakes of 5 sovs. each. One mile and three-quarters. 12 subs. Mr. Evans's Redstreak, 5 yrs, 1 Ist 21b Capt. Conelly's Liberty, aged, lOst 71b Mr. Taylor's f by Bubastes, 4 yrs, Oat Capt. P east's Verax, 5 yrs, lOst 71b 4 Mr. Watley's Sparta. lOst 61b 5 Won by half a length. A handicap of 5 sovs. each, one mile (5 subs.), was won by Mr. Day's Quicksand, 3 yrs, 9st 71b, beating Mr. Prothe roe's Valeria, 5 yrs, llst 71b, by half a length. CROXTON PARK RACES.—Fmnix. The Farmer's landicap of 501. and 51. for the second, once round, five subs., gentlemen riders, was won easily by Mr. v" N. Hilton's Othello, 5 yrs, 13st (Mr. Crawford), beating Mr. Sumner's Lucy Long, 5 yrs, list 101 b, Mr. Foster's Whip-poor-Will, list 101 b, and Mr. W. Kirk's Cordelia, 10st. The Billesdon Coplow Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft, once round and a dis. (5 subs.) Lord Strathmore's Belshazzar, 12st (Owner) 1 lar. Leslie's \\ cotton, list 101 b 2 Mr. J. Leslie's Charon, 10st Mr. Johnstone's King of the Valley, lOst 101 b 4 The Gold Cup, added to a handicap of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared. Two miles. (16 subs.) Mr. A. Cooke's Inglewood, 4 yrs, list 41b... (Mr. Clarke) 1 Mr. Johnstone's Rough and Ready, 5 yrs, ICst Mr. Osbaldeston's aged list 61b, Mr. Raworth's Idolata, 5 yrs, lOst 61b, and Colonel Auson's Mutest, 4 yrs, 9st 131 b, also ran. ... Capt. Pettat 1 2 ... Owner 1 The Melton Plate of 50/. One mile and a half. Lord Howth's Merman, 4yrs lOst7lb...(Mr. P. Williams) 1 Mr. Bird's ch c by Birdcatcher, aged, 11st 21b 2 Mr. Osbaldeston's Giselle, 4 yrs, lost 91b Ruby, 5 yrs, lOst 91b ; Idolater, 5 yrs, llst 91b ; any' The Reefer, 5 yrs, lOst 91b, also started. A Forced Handicap of 5 sous. each, and 20 added, one mile, (9 subs. ), was won easy by Lord Howth's Merman, 11st 21b ( Mr. Clarke), beating Mr. Spriggs' The Pony, lOst 31b, Mr. Osbaldeston's Giselle, lOst 91b, and Lord Strathmore's The Reefer, lOst 51b, by a length. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY. The only Chester Cup bets this afternoon were 1,000 to 50 agst Mendicant-300 to 12 agst Dulcet-200 to 7 agst Ca mera Obscura (afterwards offered)-1,000 to 20 agst Sir Tatton kes—and 2,000 to 30 agst Annandale. Offers to take 25 to 1 about The Lamb. The betting iu all other re spects was an echo from Tattersall's. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. _ Her Majesty's staghounds meet on Monday, at Iver Heath ; Wed., Brick Bridge; Sat., Thorpe Green-11i. Worcestershire hds., Mon., Bromagrove Lickey ; Wed., Shrawley Wood; Sat., Upton Snodsbury-104. Lord Redesdale's lis., Mon., Heythrop ; Wed., Loughbo rough Gate; Thurs., Barrington Park-10 1 h, Ledbury lids., Tues., Kennels; Sat., Bosbury Turnpike 101A. Shropshire hds., Mon., Kennels ; Wed., Tunstal ; Sat., Hawkstone—i to 11. Wheatland lids., Mon., Willey Park; Wed., Meadowley ; Sat., Spoonbill. Crawley and Horsham hds., Mon., Slinfold Village; Wed., Slangham Village; Sat., Belcombe. Burton Vale lids., Mom , Whatcombe Wood. Devon lids., Mon., Cotleigh Wood. Mr. A. Smith's lids., Mon., Clatford Oakcut ; Tues,, Ore Hill; Wed., Wherwell Wood; Thurs., Tedworth House-11. Cheshire hds.. Mon., Kelsall ; Wed., Vale Royal ; Thurs., Warminghain Village; Sat., Dalton-11. Sir W. W. Wynn's hds., Mon., Abermorddu Gate-10%. Mr. Lumley's lids., Mon., Ayley Head; Wed., Wickersley Bar; Sat., North Carlton-10i. Lord 11. Bentinck's hds., Mon., Branstoon ; Wed., Magin Moor; Thurs., Blanney ; Sat. Saxilby-11. Sir Tat ton Sykes's lids., Mon., Pluckham ; Wed.,Westow ; Thurs., Birdsall House-10 1 / 2 . Earl Fitzwilliam's lids., Mon., Bedford Purlieus; Thurs., Moorliam Lawn; Collyweston Cross-roads. Cambridgeshire lids., Mon., Ickwell Green ; Thurs., Pax ton Hall. Brighton hrrs., Mon., Patcham ; Wed., Racecourse; Fri., Dyke—V t . to 11. Brookside hrrs., Mon., Newmarket Hill; Thurs., Tels combe-tye-10 Va. RAILWAY RETURNS. RAILWAY TILAFFIC.—The following arc the Total Receipts of Rail ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year:— THE RIVER PLATE. The following intelligence from Monte Video wi g posed yesterday in the Underwriters' Rooms, Liverpool' It came via Falmouth, by the Danish brig Margarilst which has arrived there:— MONTE VIDEO, JAN. 29.—An action:was fought on 26th inst. between Rivera's forces and a division o General Oribe's troops, which resulted in the total defeat of the former, who is said to have arrived at Maldonad° with 200 or 300 followers only. The towns of Paysander, Mercedes, and Las Vits ess have fallen into the hands of General Oribe's troops' but Colonia, which is garrisoned by British and French marines, still remains to this Government. EXTRACTS OS LETTERS RECEIVED FROM THE ravr's PLATE,. PER MARGARITA. BUENOS AYRES, JAN. 14, 1847.—The Gazette of this day contains some account of the proceedings at Per sandli, of General Rivera and the French, and if an t; thing was wanting to sink the latter to the lowest p oint of public opinion in these countries, their conduct n' Paysandu has sufficiently effected it. There is absolutely nothing earring here; the trap' quillity which prevails is really astonishing, as foreigner° do not disguise their opinion against this Governmen t ' and most of them are interested in the purchase of the Custom-house revenues at Monte Video, by which meet): the war in these countries has been prolonged at W s ' since the month of May last. BUENOS AYRES, JAN. 19.—We are very glad to ben t of the arrival of Mr. Hood. We anxiously a wait fur ther details, to which, as you may believe, we attach th e greatest importance. There is nothing of interest stirring here. Shipme n ts of produce continue to run through the blockade. na By advices received from Colonia this morning, (re which place a number of passengers have arrived, it appears that the whole country south o f the Rio Negro is, since the defeat of Colonel Floret on the Ist instant, in the undisputed possession of General Oribe, except the fortified towns on the coast, which may be said to be defended by French vessels of war ; for we believe the English have receic a orders on no account to act in open hostility. An attemp t has been made at Monte Video to get up another con 4 for the Parana, which was.flatly negatived by Sir Thomas Herbert, the object being to release the British barque Holyhood, and the French brig Courier de la Seine ir ferieur, detained at Corrientes by the late friends of the Ministers, the Government of that province. s , ir Thomas Herbert, it is stated, justly observes, that tae French can bombard towns on thew own account wit h : out his cognizance, and lately fired upwards of seventi shots on the besieging forces at Colonist. They null therefore send a convoy up if they please, as there it no necessity for his being consulted, and if they do one thing without his knowledge, ally not do the other? You many depend that without the interposition, or rather the opposition of Sir Thomas, the convoy would have been carried into effect. We regret, at the same time, to inform you that it is rumoured in Monte Video, that by the Dolphin, the Commodore has asked for his reefs!, giving!: a reason that he cannot act with his colleagues in a satis factory manner. We hope this may not prove true, for if he leaves us fire and sword will be our portion. Nothing further has been leen learnt here from Entre Riosor Paysandu, nor at Monte Video up to the 16th inst., bu t by dates from the latter place it appears that the rumour s which have been in circulation here for some days Pt of an insurrection or mutiny of the Basque troops op" Rivera, are confirmed, and it is stated that these wortbiel have taken possession of Paysandu on their own account' they will, doubtless, shortly at..k for the protection 0' their country, to extend their views through the whole of the Banda Oriental. We have before written You Oft the subject of the French protectorate being claimed the Monte Video party. We are daily more convinc e ° thereof, and hope that our Government will not dece .L if e themselves longer, but take measures to prevent the commencement of such a state of things while it is Y e ' time to do so. BUENOS AYRES, JAN. 20 —Advice: have been received here of the arrival at Rio Janeiro of her Majesty's 1314 „g Mutine from England, with dates to the Ist of Decem ber ' stating that the British Government had ratified P r t i Hood's convention, as desired by this Government. s e that the blockade would be raised immediately. Dou bloons closed to-day at 310 dulls. to 311 dolls. MONTE VIDEO, JAN. 26.—We are now in the ,_„ re ,: ceipt of advices from England to the sth of Decen wv* inclusive. We shall indeed be disappointed if Messrs. Ouse l . 4 and Deffaudis are to have the settlement of this qt ly _ ft e. Lion, being satisfied they will do all they can to thviv.'• an arrangement, whilst, on the other hand, we fear Ge neral Rosas will decline any propositions cowl through them. We cannot understand the object 0 4 such policy on the part of the Governments of Englae and France. MONTE VIDEO, JAN. 27.—Our advices from Bue oos Ayres are to the 22d instant. It was the opinion ail that General Rosas would not decline an arrangen3e!'a with the present Ministers, and that that port would I. in consequence soon be opened. Doubloons, 311 d Ol A salute has been fired from General Oribe's camp tit l e morning, said to be in celebration of the defeat 0' Rivera near Maldonado. Rumours are current will change of Ministry here. It is said that Vasquez heardlll be appointed to the Foreign Office. We have als o it stated that Pacheco y Obes will be sent for from R lO 9 to fill the War Department, but we are not inclined to believe it. MONTE VIDEO, JAN. 29.—The accompanying bulled! will inform you of the defeat of Rivera, and we bogy reference to the Defensor newsp a p er o f th e 26th for de tails of the Salto affair. We have no time to no ternel on these documents, but we hear that River a h a d r each `- Maldonado with thirty or forty followers. " DEFEAT OF RIVERA.—BULLETIN No. 133 ;, " TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE IL - PRESIDENT OF THE REF LIC, DON MANUEL ORIBE. " Camp at Puntas de la Sierra de las Animas on the Sarandi, Jan. 26, 1847. " My dear Senor President,—With extreme pleasure,. I have to announce to your Excellency that the horde or the incendiary Fructuoso Rivera, consisting o f About 400 men, has been completely routed at about fiv e o'clock this afternoon, 50 killed being left on the battle field, including two chiefs, Soboredo and Espinosa, some other officers, upwards of 100 prisoners, with a similar number of arms, about 1,000 horses, and 2,000 head of / cattle. • "It is now only half-past five, and I have not yet re ceived the particulars from some p art of the forces under my orders which have defeated this anarchist, d knowing that Rivera's flight was very p conse quence of their being occupied in the pursuit, i a t an possible I may yet overtake him and his followers. " Commandante Olid and Captain Aparico pursue him closely, so that the number of killed and prisoners will no doubt be considerably augmented. Until to morrow I shall not be able to give your Excellency the details of this battle for the reasons already expressed' meantime I have pleasure in congratulating you on such an important result on beh3lf of the brave soldiersund er my command, who have shown the greatest rivalry, on the present and many other occasions, to meet the fero' cious Unitario protegis of the sanguinary Ministers Ouseley and Deffludis. Signed " JUAN BARRIOS. " Freights to Europe have got to a very high rate:- - Salted Hides 755. to 80s. Tallow Bos. to 905. Bales Exchange, 45d. A very little done at 45d. Trad e very dull. PORTUGAL. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 26.—Her Majesty's sloop Ile cruit, Commander Adolphus Slade, came in this mo m ing ; left Lisbon, on Thursday, the 18th of Marc h ' Nothing of importance had transpired there since th e departure of the last mail. The latest intelligence from Oporto was, that the rebels maintained their position without the shadow 0' a chance of being dislodged. At Lisbon.—Her Majesty's ship Trafalgar, 120, Car tain J. N. Nott ; her Majesty's ship Hibernia, 1 04 ' Captain P. Richards ; her Majesty's ship Canopus, 84, Captain F. Moresby ; and her Majesty's stellar sloop Phcenix, Commander James S. A. Dennis. Her Majesty's steam-vessel Jackal, Lieutenant' Commander George Western, sailed for Athens on the 16th inst. Iler• Majesty's brig Nautilus, 10, Lieutenant" Commander William T. Rivers, was ready to sail for Oporto on the 18th inst. Her Majesty's steam-frigat e Gladiator, Captain John Robb, was at Oporto, and h er Majesty's steam-sloop Polyphemus, Commander Jams` J. M'Cleverty, vi as daily expected at Lisbon from Oporto. A French 22-gun brig was at anchor in the Tagus, and the flag of the Portuguese Admiral was flyog at Vasco de Gama. The Recruit brings important Admiralty dispatches and heavy mail bags. Off Cape Finisterre, between si% and seven o'clock in the evening of the 20th inst., whe n under close-reefed foretopsail and double-reefed Innol; topsail, she experienced a very sudden and heavy squa l l which nearly capsized her. She carried away her ma n' yard, and used her maintopsail for a mainsail until the yard was fished. The storm was succeeded by severe lightning. The increased ballast has caused the Recrui t to sail better; but in cvnsequence of the malconstruetio n of her rudder she still steers badly, and occasionally throws the man over the wheel. BIRTHS. On the 22d Inst., in Temple-grove, East Sheen, the wife of the Ne r ' George Croke Bowden, of a daughter, On the 23d inst., at Beckenham Lodge, Kent, the lady of Hu.— Wathen, Esq., of a daughter. On the 23d inst., at Shando park, Surrey, the lady of Wllll OO Little, Esq., of a daughter. Or, the 23d inst., at Loughton Rectory, Bucks, the lady of the A.c John Athawes, of a daughter. On the 24th inst., at Rutland-gate, Mrs. W. H. Brabant, of` n- MARRIED. On the 15th of January last, at the Cathedral, Calcutta, Alfr e P Clark Bidwell, Esq., of the Bengal Civil Service, to Caroline Eumm. eldest daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel G. Warren , I st Bengal lull) pean Fusiliers. DIED. 111 fie On the 13th inst., at Milan, Arthur Henry Dick son, Esq., Brigade, youngest son of Lieut.-General Sir J. Dickson, On the 13th inst., at Kingstown, near Dublin , A u g usta Anne, y" of Al:3xander Thomas Cordon, Esq. On the 15th inst., near Dijon, on his road to Rome, the lion. s ir Edward Tavasour, Bart., of Ilazelwood Hall , Yorkshir e. On the 18th inst, William Tanner, Esq., of mackian d s goose , 'Wilts, aged 70. On the 21st inst., Captain Samuel Serie, late if the Ho n. E. LC' On the list inst., at Stoke Newington, Mr. J, C. Hesse, age d 66. On the 21st inst., at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, Margaret SWIM" geour, only daughter of the late Captain Robertson, aged 57. 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