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The Express.
London, England, 1848-12-19

GERMANY.

FRANKFORT.—Baron von Gegen announced in
the Assembly, on the 16th inst., that, in consequence
ot the programme of the Austrian ministry lately put
forth, die central power had thought tit to modify the
policy followed with regard to Austria, and the con-
sequent* had been the resignation already announced.
Re (Baron Gagern) had consented to re-form the
ministry, and he therefore resigned his post as presi-
dent of the Amenably.

INDIA AND CHINA.
THE OVERLAND MAIL.

By this mail we are in possession of news from
India to the following dates : Bombay, Nov. 18 ; Cal-
cut* Nov. 8 ; and Madras, Nov. 7. From Mooltan
we have news to the 3rd of Nov.
Latest neonate left General \ Vbish's army, on the
20th of Gabber, encamped four miles from Mooltan,
in a stoned inactivity. The Bombay nisei, says :
% brigade was at this data (the Mai) on its
waynst tildbeafessercee, when orders were received for it to re-
tura tad proesed to Lahore. The only operation, or proposed
=6, we have beard of at the seat of war from the 20th
011 the Ist at November was the preparation for
=ollftvad seised Ise the Juno** having been found
the amp a/ Omni Whisk and that of Major
Edward... Bemoan ere sow beginning to spread as to
the cause of the Miss of the siege on the 14th of Sep-
tember. One of these h to the effect that our ammunition
was hallooing to run short. At Perassehah our ball car-
tridge wm done altogether, and, lied the enemy premed
as, we had nothing t him with but bayonets and
'Awes: these being thought unhandy weapons for the cap-
ture of a walled town, It was at present thought better to
wait. According to another report, the Bengal sepoys had
showed signs of aversion to working in the trenches, which
the general did not like. We an only vouch for the
currency of these rumours—we know nothing as to their
correctness. The Rajah Shore Singh, who had, as men.
tinned in a former issue, gone over to the enemy on the
14th September, and, as noticed in our last. had quitted
' Koolau on the 9th October, seems. as then stated, to have
• proceeded up the Chenaub at the rate of about ten
miles a day, till within fifty mires of liamnugrar, and
London, England, 1848-12-19

NAVAL.

Woomvicrt, Dao. 18.—Oarland, at.-v., Lieut.-Com. B.
Aplin, has arrived from Dover to receive her boilers, which will be
put in by the engineer' of the factory. The Garland is the first of the
Dover boats, built some two or three years, that requires new
Mealy the high promote cm the safety valve (trout 141 b. to 161 b. per
London, England, 1848-12-26

COMMEUCIAL 4 MARKEt.N

MONET MARK RT at CITY INTKIGICrut
2too (Meek —The peaceful issue of Laois Na-
poleon's first reviaw having &numbly affected the
Reek at Paris, hsa occasioned a farther rally here,
and Coasols are NI Exchequer Bills rile m 38s.
to 41.. premium. New Thrtaaandm-Quarter per
Cents., 89 to I. Very few transactions have takes
place.
The foreign market is eqoally as buoyant as Si'. the
English feuds. Spanish Five per Cents. realise 13i
to 1. Portuguese Four per Cents. are 28. Peruvian
have been marked 44 to 48.
There madams to be the greatest dissatisfmtiac
expressed at the proceedings ot the Peruvian govern-
ment or its agents, and much curiosity to discover
more precieely who is to blame. Mexican Stock is
worth 24 to 24t. Grenada Bonds have been at ISt
to e. Brazil Stock was 74 to The. Dutch Two-and-
s-Half per Cents. have been 49# to S.
Letters of the 22nd inst. from Hamburg state that
the markets were Arm, with a tame favourable feeling
than had existed tar a long time, but that buoinrw
was shocked by the small quantity of goods offered
London, England, 1848-12-26

IRELAND.

D.C. 24.
A fire which at one time threatened very serious
000segosnces to property occurred last night. It was
first observed at about Ile, p.m., in the large stables
is Backirille-place, belonging to Mrs. Purcell, widow
of the late Mr. Peter Purcell, the great ooach pro-
priet or. The stables contained over 60 horses, be-
sides a large quanety of corn in the extensive grana-
ries attached. the whole being situate in the rear of
the Imperial Hotel, opposite the General Post-office.
The fire originated from the carelessness of one
of the men employed abort the ambits, who, having
left a light burning in one of the stalls, the flame
communicated to the litter, and from thence to the
hay in the rack, whence the lofts were soon in a blue.
The whole of the stable range was consumed, and all
the hay and straw, together with an immense
quantity of harms& The granaries were saved
with their contents; and fortunately the exer-
tions made prevented the fire from communicating
with the adjoining premiers, which lie very thick
upon each other, both in Marlborough-street and Earl-
street, as well as in front.
A lady, resident in Kingstown, the daughter of one
of our most enterprising citizens, was found dead in
her room this morning; it is said she was burned to
death.
London, England, 1848-12-26

mirage" be boa taken mat toe a million less in his
plan than the male of the year 1636 entitled biro;
the general expenditure of that year having been
only 16,886,0004 while that of the past year, as stated
by Mr. COBDEN, amounted to 26,747,000 L, a differ-
ence of 10,862,0001
London, England, 1848-10-14

IRELAND.

Drums, Ocr 13.
The meeting called yesterday to promote a public
petition, that the recommendation ot the jury in the
case of Mr. Smith O'Brien should be conceded by the
government, wns composed of representatives of all
parties, save perhaps the extreme repealer. and the
extreme tories. Mr. Sharman Crawforfl, M.P., pre-
sided. In conseqaenoe of a report prevailing that the
warrant of execution of Mr. S. O'Brien had been for-
warded, an immediate deputation was appointed to
wait on the Lord Lieutenant to ascertain the fact, and
arrangements were made to have a memorial signed
as extensively as the time would permit, which will
be presented by deputation. The following is a copy
of the memorial :
To his Excellency the Earl of Clarendon, Lord High
Chancellor of Ireland, &e. May it please your Excellency,
we, the undersigned, eKsisting principally of the inhabi-
tants of Dublin and its viccaty, respectfully address your
Excellency as the representative in Ireland of her nest gra-
cious Majesty the Queen. We fully concur in the recom-
mendation ot the jury. by whom Wdliam Smith O'Bren hat
been found guilty, and we humbly and earnestly entreat that
London, England, 1848-10-14

FRANCE.

PARIS, FRIDAY, 11.30 A.M.
I ventured to assure you last evening, in spite of
the tuneveratiorus of numerous journals here, that
nothing bad yet been done or even decided upon in
reference to a change in the cabinet. The event
proves that I was rightly informed. Yet the National
to-day says that the Moniteur of this day would an-
nounce the formation of a new cabinet. The Moniteur,
which appeared at a late hour this morning, an-
nounces nothing of the sort. I may repeat what I
have already said, the truth of which is now appa-
rent. The difficulty of General Cavaignac is to in-
duce any respectable and competent men of the mo-
der.tte party to unite in the same government with
ths debris of the cabinet of the National. General
Cavaignac has unfortunately tied himself to M. Ar-
mand Marrset, and, according to present appear-
ances, they will sink together.
The Moniteur of to-day contains a decree which
abrogates the. decree of -banishment of the Bona-
parte family.
The second column of colonists for Algeria will
leave on Sunday next.
STATE OF THE BANK OF FRANCE up to Oct. 12, with
the corresponding item of the preceding week :
Weak tailing Week aiding
Oct. 5. Oct. 13,
LIABILSTIIIL C. T. •
Capital
009 67,9011,000
Capitalise, tend Doke • 13,250,000 0 26350,000
Ileeleve ..... 10,000.000 0 10,01E1,000
Diesne a 3,980,739 14 2,960,730 1
awn in issi perm
De
mese eiededea . 341,464,900 0 343,293,300
De, Semi bode
Ida et mar -- 790,514 73 &HMI
AmoometemorestelTraway, eredttor 11,306,495 43 18,810,327
new esemle 'armee 76,347,737 74 76,063,494 67
Aeseembsemeweet Is De bombes 24,114,902 83 33,452,666 91
=male et debt 1,904,100 0 1,985,300 0
melds el Ade in the
leeedee
Deeds el kraitob beaks payable by
bob 5,003,139 60 5,601,493 26
Dram at teak pad*, by breads
brio
Dbedeei 239,310 23 241,135 23
LloyalL of =beak et Jagbate 636,834 4 631104 4
131oemet. dime Womb, sal ea-
-1,305,293 98 1,647,109 23
13=t eel elms insweite Is
beer-ein
Dedbeeed bit bettior 422,932 27 412,953 27
Was IX bead' beaks ..... 641,216 6 641,396
lloadres

440.413,406 47 632.6711,338 43
London, England, 1848-10-14

FINANCIAL REFORM.

THE GREAT SEA SERPENT.

The following report respecting the appearance of
the extraordinary animal soon by some of the officers and
erew of her Majesty's ship Dar us, has been forwarded to
the Admiralty by Captain Pel'QuEse :
" Her Majesty's ship Die talus, Esatouta, Oat. 11.—Sir,
—ln reply to your letter of this day's data, requiring infor-
mation as to the truth of a statement published in the
Globe newspaper of a sea serpent of extraordinary dimensions
having been seeii.rom her Majesty's ship Daedalus, under
my command, on her passage from the East Indies, I have
the hoover to acquaint you, for the information of my Lords
Commissioners rat the Admiralty, that at 5 o'clock p.m., on the
6th of Aug. tut, in latitude 24 deg. 44 min. S., and longitude
9 deg. 22 min. B , the weather dark and cloudy, wind frsh
from the N.W., with • long ocean swell from the S.W.,
the ship on the port tack beading NE. by N., something
very unusual was seen by Mr. Sartori., midshipman, rapidly
approaching the ship from beim the beam. The circum-
stance was immediately reported by him to the officer of
the watch, Lieut. Edgar Drummond, with whom and Mr.
William Barrett, the muter, I was at the time walking the
quarter-deck. The ship's company were at rapper. On
oar attention being ailed to the object it was discovered
to be en enormous serpent, will head and shoulders kept
about four fest coustantly • bore the surface of the sea, and
as nearly es we could approximate by comparing it with the
length of what our maustopsaillard would show in the
water, there was at the very least 60 feet of the animal
(liter d'eau, no portion of which was, to our perception, used
in propelling it through the water, either by vertical or
horizontal undulation. It passed rapidly, but so close under
our lee quarter that had it been a man of my acquaintance
I should have easily recernieed his features with the naked
eye ; and it did not, either in approaching the ship or after
it bad passed our wake, deviate in the slightest degree from
Its team to the SW, which it held on at the pace of from
12 to 16 milts per hour, apparently on some determined par.
pose. _ The diameter of the serpent was about 15 or 16 inches
behind the head, which was, without any doubt, that of a
snakt, and never, during the 20 minutes that it continued in
sight of our glasses once below the surface of the water • its
colour • dark brown, with yellowish white shoot the throot.
It had no fins, but something like the mane of a horse, or
rather a bunch of seaweed, washed about its bock. It was
seen by the quartermaster, the boats *flints mate, and the
man at the wheel, in adAtion to myself and officers above-
mentioned. I am having a drawing of the serpent made
from a sketch taken immediately after it was seen, which I
hope to have reedy for transmission to my Lords Commie-
arisen of the Admiralty by to-morrow's post —I have, Se.,
Pm& lltQun.st. Captain.
" To Ada. Si/W.11.04e, 0.C.H., Davenport."
London, England, 1848-09-07

ft Court..

-
Persons having the Lord Chamberlain's orders to
view the interior of Buckingham Palace are request, d to
pompons their visit for a few days, as the apartments are
undergoine the necessary duning and cleaning.
The Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord President of the
Council, left town yesterday fee his seat, Bowood Park,
wan
Dtspatches were sent off yesterday evening from
the Colonial-oboe for the fins-.rn,r of Gibra:tar.

His excellency Chevalier Bunsen gave en enter-
tainment last evening at the Prussian Legation in Carlton-
house-terrace in compliment to Baron Andrian, the makes•
sador-extraordinary from the Germanic Confederation.
There were present to meet his excellency, Prince Lowen-
stein, Viscount Palmerston, Count Ktelatansegge, Baron
Koller, Count &mimic', Mr. B. Banks, M. SievekinLect
Dummreicker, Dr. Meyer, Professor &turner, Arch
Rare, and others.
The Prince and Primes" of Parma and Piacenza
came from Leghorn in the Hecate, which arrived at Porta-
-1 month yesterday.
London, England, 1848-09-07

hundred years aid bettor Mill than theni 'riot& 0. the
winters of ear ancestors" has btquestand from the
fifteenth to the nineteenth century.

FRANCE.

tVaoxun►T, 11.30 A It.
The papers are almost devoid of news this morning
and the on digs is devoid of interest.
The Assembly yesterday proceeded to reelect vies-
prraidents and secretaries to replace in the former
functions MM.Georges debefeyette, deCormenin,Bilio,
Corbon, Lacrome,and Gustave de Beaumont; and in the
hitter MM. Landrin and Berard. The new vies•presi-
dents are MM. Bixio, Corboo, Georges de Lafayette,
Loran), de Maleville, and Pagnerre, and the new
secretaries, MM. Landrin and Ifirerd.
The Committee of Finances, charged with examina-
tion of the corrected budget of 1848, has referred
the various budgets of the several ministers to
special committers. The Committee of War, in
which department the differentia of expense
this year is more oneiderable than in any other, has
veveral times summated before it Gen. Lamorioiere,
who, looking at the financial situation of the country,
bee declared that he would not propose any increase
of expenditure. He only asks the means of covering
the expensei occasioned by the hays of June. From
what has transpired in this committee, it appears
that there sre now 684,000 men under arms.
'Die sum total of the budget of the Minister of
War is 423,233,224 f.
London, England, 1848-09-07

LATEST FROM PARIS.

PARIS, WED:MOAT, 6 P.N.
Advice, from Vienna and Turin concur in saying
. &Mks assosiatism between the two cabinets are
eti4ls NAIL Weemaberg upsets that they
will ariw et a sesessatal leses. It that lee
bas rebid to smarm to my iaareeats es the peel
of the gemming of Framhet. The mishears of
Fume and Begird me at present swiped la en-
deavouring to gat the arieledee puregase; la order to
give time for, mediation. If the mew mid&
have been made by Frame aed Bagleai timid be
tempted by kakis, General Men will be appointed
aegma- tot on the pen of France.
It is now adobe Not Prince Louis Napoleon will
be a candidate for the Amenably. He has advised
a letter to his seek, the Ea Lie Jerome, which will.
It is maid, be published is the journals in a day or
two. He will be again soppcered by the socialist
Piny, es be was in the last election.
A midis banquet was lately held, and attended by
XX Pierre Leman and Prudhoe, at which the latter
hared that he did cot despair of being Meister of
Phenol within three months.
The members of the Orleans family have lately
sods Normal attempts to recover the dram whisk
key YR is the Tames in February. The ez.quess
lie assiaded a. part of her wardrobe, which Imo
trzlna pirate room. It has been sent to her,
eseepti on it le ot some valuable lace,
AMIN@ been calm= it and retained. No decision
he yet Mee tom- to respecting the revenges of the
Odom holl. The desired to sell wood
he the Equidaytion of go a
part ofvernment the debts, to which
Leh Philippi at fleet cemented, but afterwards
The badly require that the envision
Gip peeping shall be remitted to them; the
Pommest is "greed to this, and widows projects
efsesermeat bare &en put forward.
General Confine. and his cabinet flow a desire
appeal, by comiliatim, to the old dram* patty.
lire have been, foe some days back, miedage of
arabaeof the chamber on thin subject ia emblems&
It `said
x. that a strait appeal will be sultiat
her
Maryor by General Walpole. to the
ries who are considered inemmelkably hostile to
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London, England, 1848-03-09

ISLE OF MAN.

Mr`RDRH BY A SOLDIER AT CASTLETOWN.—The
Isle of Man Times, of Saturday, states that on the previous
Wednesday, about six o'clock in the evening, a soldier,
named Bridgeman, shot a comrade, named l'atrick Connor.
The murderer had:some diffaence with one of the sergeants
and a corporal of the company, named O'Reilly, about the
stoppage of his pay. The parties came to high words. The
soldier soon went away with a comrade to a public-house,
where they took refrrahments, and played at haggle lle to-
gethei. The murderer there said to his comrade, " this i• the
last time we shall drink together." He soon went away into
the bamck-room, and lucking himself therein, loaded no less
than three guns with ball cartridge. A soldier entered the
room and wrenched a gun out of his hands, but it missed
fire, the cap being bad. He seized another gun, and as
it is said, without designing its contents for his comrade,
discharged It, and the ball went through the regim of the
bowels, and his comrade who had been with him for refresh-
ments, expired in five mitutet afterwards. The hall had
passed completely througo the body, and was extracted trona
the lining of his coat on the opposite side. A general alarm
was now spread. The lieutenant ordered out the guar.), and
all ran towards the room where the culprit was ; but the
door being fastened, they were obliged to break it open by
force. In the =mei= the murderer fired severel shots
through the partition, upan a but!y of soldiers in an ad-
joining room, and one of them was wounded in the leg
by the splinters from the door. On the guard rushing
in, the murderer seized a sword, threw it out of the
window, made a desperate leap of thirteen feet, and
seized a metallic spout which came down from the eaves
to a wall. In passing down the spout, its foot, niugs
gave way, and the culprit fell across the wall, and became
senseless,. In this state he was taken into custody, and
lodged in the guardhouse, with his ribs broken by the fall,
and otherwise wounded. An inquest was called on the body
of the deceased, and a verdict of wilful murder was returned.
The deceased, John Connor, was a native of county Water-
ford, and had been one year in the service. The prisoner,
John Bridgeman, is a native of Liverpool, only 18 years old.
Another account mays, that one of the three muskets was
double-loaded, and that Bridgeman tried to commit suicide
with it by drawing the trigger with his feet, but it did not
explode.
SHIPWRECKS OFF THE IBLE OP MAN.—This chan-
nel was visited by a tremendous storm, commencing at four
o'clock on Sunday morning, and increasing until twelve, and
continuing until the evening, No fewer than three 'eras
were wrecked in Douglas bay. The brigantine, Delight"
bound to Dublin, fared the wont. She struck on St. Mary s
tuck, and sprang a leek. Tke crow Wok to a best that
London, England, 1848-03-09

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London, England, 1848-03-09

GtOUCESTERSHLLE.

MURDER OF A-WIFE---81 11ER MU:?BAND.—The
vi.lage of Twigworth, near Gloucester, was, on Friday last,
the scene ot a murder. A milkman residing there, named
William Hall, in a fit of drunken fury, murdered his wife.
An alarm being given, a crowd of persons snoa hutened to
the spct, when those who first arrived found the wretched
man, himself in a state of st unified horror, gazing at the body
of his murdered wise, which lay on the tb,or of the cottage.
His four children were screaming at the spectacle of brutal
violence, the consequences of which they scarcely understood.
From inquiries then and since made, it appears that Hall
had left home early that morning, es wu usual, to sell his
milk in Gloucester, and that after he did so he spent the
whole of the day in various public-houses, returning to hie
home late in the afternoon in an intoxicated state. His un-
fortunate wife began to upbraid him when be entered the
house for his unfeeling conduct in wasting the money required
for the support of his family. High words ensued, and then
blows. Screams were heard by the neighbours, and hence the
alarm which brought to many to the spot. The children stated
thst their falser kicked their mother in the stomach while
she was on the ground, and that she made no noise after-
wards. An inquest was held on the body yesterday, by the
district e,roner, when the above facts appeared in evidence,
and a verdict of " Wilful murder" against William Hall
was returned. Ile was fully committed for trial at the en-
suing ,ssiacs. An uhfirtiviate acc.dent, which may have a
fatal termination, resultod from this deplorable affair. A
young man, named Hobbs, wlxi rode into Gloucester for a
me dint: man, was thrown from tile florae he rode, and frac-
, cured his skull in the fall. He is now lying dangerously ill.
London, England, 1848-03-09

progreu.
GANLE CERTIFICATES FOR KILLING IiAItES

BILL.

Mr. COLVILLE moved the second reading of this bill.
Mr. MACKENZIE hoped the hon. gentleman would
allow him to introduoe clauses extending the operation of
the bill to ScotlAnd.
Mr. CI. BERKELEY gave notice of his intention to mows
clauses to the effect of preventing persons from using guns
under this bill before sunrise and after sunset; to absolve
from liability to the certificate duty those who followed
hounds or greyhounds when the person who ownal them
possessed a game certificate . • and to extend protection to
private property in the neighbourhood of royal foreste,which
was often much injured by the deer
Col. SIBTIIORP would not oppose the second reading
of the bill; but would oppose every clause in committee, for
he looked on the bill as the most futile he ever saw, except
the absurd one of the hon. member for Minichester, who it
was evident did not know a pig from a pointer. (Liughter.)
The bill was then read a second time.
The house adjourned at 6 o'clock.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.—YEsTeItDAY.
BEWDLEY.—Further evidence in proof of the bribery
and treating alleged in the petition was heard. Committee
adjourned to this day.
Ittawtcit.—This committee met for the first
ime. Mr. Serjeant Wrangham, in opening the case of
the petitioners, stated that Mr. John Attwood, the sitting
memtur, was opp •IIPII on the ground of bribery and treating.
Counsel further stated that Mr. Attwood had purchased
considerable house property in the borough of liervrich,
which he had let to tenants at low ratio, on condition that
they voted on all occasions of election for Mr. Attwood or
his nominee. The poorer voters had been accommodated
with loons of money on a similar condition. The learned
counsel said that, in addition to this, he was prepared to
prove several cases of direct bribery and treating during the
progress of the election. The rest of tht day's proceedings
consisted of preliminary evidence in proof of agency.
LISCOLS.—The committee appointed to inquire in-
to the allegations of the petition against the return of Chas.
Seely, E-q., one of the members for the borough of Lin-
coln, met for the first time. The grounds of petition,
us stated by Serjeant %Vrangham, are bribery, and a regular
a% stem of treating carried on for a long period autrceiletit to
the late election. The modas operandi was the establishment
of convivial societies, under the names of "Free and Easies"
and " l'ig and Whistle " clubs, to consist of voters, and each
nirinber present to contribute Gd., the remaining expense of
each symposium being defrayed by Mr. Seely. A great at-
traction at the clubs consisted of the mutton pies of the hnn.
member, who, it appeared, is a hiker and miller. The
" Free and Easies " wer, held at the various publierhouses
in the town on the condition that the respective landlords
should vote for Mr. Set ly, while the more aristocratic " l'ig
and Whistle " confined itself to one p irtieular locality. The
day was occupied in the examination of witnesses in support
of petitioner's ease.
London, England, 1848-03-09

SCOTCH RIOTS.

We have received the following by the express of
the Electric Telegraph Company :
GLASGOW, MARC!! 8, 7.30, P.M.
It has been reported during the day, and it is be-
lieved, that the miners of Airdrie and the workmen of
the Calder Iron Works there, intend coming to this
city this evening, for the purpose of creating a serious
disturbance at the Bridgetown Mills' at the eastern
extremity of Glasgow. Whether this be truth I can-
not say, but I know that the authorities have pro-
vided for the possibility of mischief in that quarter,
by stationing a considerable military force within the
mills so threatened. The banks have been closed
since 1 p.m. All business is suspended.
The rioters seem to be subdued.
We have bad no additional disturbance. The
special constables are nevertheless constantly in
motion, to prevent the gathering of crowds, or to dis-
perse the knots of disaffmed people.
The military continue at their posts, in various parts
of the city.

EDINBURGH, Mencu 8, 9 r.".
Large crowds of people have assembled in High-
street and its neighbourhood, without any avowed
object or manifest purpose ; but we are strong in
police and special constables, and they are now out
in all directions to disperse the people. There is no

RIOTS IN THE METROPOLIS.
There has tat been to-day any appearance of the
riotous spirit which manifested itself yesterday in
different parts of the metropolis.
London, England, 1848-03-09

0-7

MAILS
The mail. for British North America, Bermuda, and the United
etstsh will be made no on the evening of the loth Match.
The Wait India Mal* eacluding Bermuda, llneronna,
Lloodur.ot, New Orleans, Vera Cruz, Tulupito, and l'orto Ric, tool
including Mere fur Madeira, laernel, Catharsis, santa Martha,
Chagren, Panma, Went Count of South Amerka, and St. Juan.le-
Nicaragua, wilt le made up on the morning of the I; th March.
l be overland mulls for Gibraltar, Maltn, Gil tee, the lonian brlands
Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India, Hong-Kong, and China, en, Southampton
will be mode up on the morning of the nth March.
The mule for New south Wale!, VAS lOenteit'S Land, and New
Zealand will he made up us the evening of the 31st March.
The mails for the West Coast of Africa and Math ire will be made
up on the evening of the 31st March.
The mails for Vign, Oporto, Linton, Madeira Cadiz, and Gibraltar
will be made up on the morning of the 17th March.
The mails for the Brazile, the River Plate, Monte Video, Penum-
bow, Bahia. Madeira, mud Bus.* Ayres, will be male up on the
evening of the 4th April.
the overhaul elowd ran Mena-411m to the Mefliternneall
gTpt, Alto, Ceylon, Imlay nose Kong,
will be mak uP on
evening of the 24th April.
London, England, 1848-03-09

Vbe Court.

-
The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing in
an open carritge and four yesterday. The equerries in
waiting, Colonel the Hon. C. li. Phipps and Colonel Bon-
Tule, were in attendance on horseback.
Prince Albert rode out on horseback yebterday,
and visited the Duke of Cambridge, at Cambridge-house.
The Duchess of Gloucester took an airing yester-
day in a carriage.

Sir Edmund Head had an interview with Earl
Grey yesterday. Mr. Hume, M.P., bad also an interview
with the noble earl, at the Colonial-office.
The Lord Mayor had an interview with Sir G.
Grey yesterday at the Home-office.
A deputation from Liverpool, on the Health of
Towns Bill, accompanied by Mr. Cardwell, and consisting of
the following gentlemen—viz., Mr. Lace, Mr. Tinne, Mr,
Shuttleworth, and Mr. Newlands, bad an interview with
Viscount Morpeth yesterday, at the office of her Majesty's
Commissioners of M oods and Forests, in Whitehall-place.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governor of the Mauritius.
General Bell had an interview yesterday with
Secretary Sir G. Grey.

ASSISTANT CLERK OF PARLIAMENT.—II is said
that Mr. Benjamin Currey is appoint...l to the office of
assistant clerk to the parliament, vacated by Mr. Birch.
London, England, 1848-03-09

STAI'FORDBIiIRE

VALVE OF PROPM.RrY IN------------------
The increasing worth of property io this town wae strikingly
illustrated on Thursday last. cn the occasion of the sale by
auction of the Three Tuns Inn, Queen-strer t. A very large
company was in attendance to compete for the property,
which was offered for sale in at en lots, and the buildings on
which, it must bo observed, me of very inconsiderable Tutus.
The biddings for the lint lot, containing eighty-six square
yards, with a frontage of nine yards, fioallireaching 5501.,
at which sum it was knocked down, being at the rate of
Cl. is. per square yard. The remaining lets realised similar
prises ; the bidding for the whole amounted to 3,1,001.,
somewhat over 61. per yard. One lot, containing only fifty.
two square yards, sold for 3301.
London, England, 1848-03-09

COMMERCIAL MARKETS.

MONEY MARKET & CITY INTELLIGENCE.
Two o'Clork.—There would seem to be an almost
general stagnation of business in foreign stock mar-
kets. From Frankfort no quotations, as usual in the
papers, have come for some days put, and the
prices given in private letters are merely nominal,
as not founded on real business. From Amster-
dam, on the 6th, we have some few unimportant
transactions reported, for the first time of eight days
since all business was suspended by order of the
Stock Exchange management, but prices are still
stated as mostly nominal, such was still the prevalence
of panic apprehensions, among the moneyed and
commercial interests, for the stability of any
stock values. From Paris we have the same sort
of general feature; the bargains on the Bourse,
now it is opened, are extremely restricted, both in
number and amount, and it may be doubted whether
the scheme, published by the government, for creating
national banks of discount in all the chief commercial
towns, so that greater accommodation may be ex-
tended to industry and enterprise, will answer the
laudable objects intended. It must become a
serious cause of embarrasment to the national
finance, if it be really contemplated that the
state is to enter for one-third of the capital in all such
undertakings. Where are the fifty or one hundred
millions of francs to come from, which will be forth-
with wanted in such case, is the question with every
one, if the capital is to be contributed in specie. If
paper money merely is meant, it remains to be seen
how it will be currently accepted in public credit,
seeing that even the Bank of France finds difficulty
in maintaining its paper issues afloat, or in the best
of times extending them, out of Paris.
The joint stock bank of Marseilles has not only
raised the rate of discount or interest on bills, stocks,
and other securities submitted for advances, to 5 per
cent., but decided, from the first of this month, not to
take in its own notes presented for specie to a larger
amount each day than I,ooof. (4010 in each individual
We.
Our stock market continues heavy and depressed.
Consols are now down to S 0; to 4, both for money
and account. Reduced Threes, 801 to 1. Exchequer
Bills, 245. to 295. premium. We have a quiet day,
with an evident disinclination on all sides to extend
operations for the present.
Foreign stocks remain at little more than nominal
quotations, and with scarcely any particular devia-
tions from those of yesterday. Spanish Threes axe
called 111 to 121.; the Fives, 221 to 31. Passive, 3
to 1. Portuguese, 16 to 18. Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents., 42 to 4 ; the Fours, 72 to 4. Mexican
14 to 15. New Grenada, 15 to 17. Peruvian, 24
to 6. some parcels of Belgian Four-and-Half per
Cent. have been offering, but, it is stated, without
finding a bidder. Danish are quoted 72 to 8. Chilian
oi lower, at 85 to 90. Russian, 95 to 100.
London, England, 1848-03-09

SCOTCH RIOTS.

We have received the following by the Electric
Telegraph Company's Express :
GLASGOW, MIIICII 9, 11,20 A.M.
The city rema;ns quiet to this hour, nor is it ex-
pected there will be any fresh outbreak. Business
hes been resumed, and is going on much as usual.
EDINBURGH, MARCH 9, 1.50 1. is.
Our fears are fast leaving us. There has been no
fresh disturbance, and there is every appearance of
a continuance of law, peace, and order.
London, England, 1848-01-04

COMMERCIAL & MARKETS.

MONEY MARKET & CITY LNTELLIGENCE.
T,ro o' Clork.—We have had a good market in the
funds this morning, with Consols buyers at 855 for
some time, but now quoted 854 to 5, as the French
funds by second post come rather flat from Paris.
Reduced Threes, 855 to 5. Three-and-a-Quarter per I
Cents., 86! to 1.4. Exchequer Bills, 13s. to 163. pm.
Bank Stock, 1865 to 85.
In foreign stocks we have little variation. Dutch-
Two-and- Half per Cents. are rather widely quoted at
54 to 6 ; the Fours, 845 to 5. Spanish Fives, 181 to
; the Threes, 281 to 95; Passive, 4to 41. Porta-
gum, 23 to 4. Mexican, 171 to 181. Peruvian,
29 to 31. New Grenada, 18 to 19.
A meeting of the creditors of Means. C. Traeman
and Co., who suspended payment some few weeks I
since, was appointed for to-day, and circulars were
sent to the City departments of the daily papers to an-
nounce the fact. Supposing these circulars to have issued
from the firm, several parties representing the press
were in attendance, but were refused admission. It
was stated, as no doubt was the fact, that the notices
so politely and unexpectedly despatched were with-
out the knowledge or sanction of the members of the
house in default.
ENGLISH FUNDS.
IBank Stook. 188 8 3 per Ct. Coss. for Ae..
3 per Ct. fled. Anna, Mid 3) per Ceuta.. 164
pot CO. Coax. Anne., Sit 1 tactisquer 1k to 164
London, England, 1848-01-04

NAVAL

Mormsnwte.—Dee. 10.... At Barhadoes : The Enflymion.
—Dec. 8. At Jamaica : The Imaum, Pantaloon, and Daring.
—Dee. 1. At Vera Crux: The Ps r-ian.
PORTXMOUTH, JAN. 3.—The hindeste, 18, Coro. R.
Mc Donald, arrived this morning from South America; but
briny no new.. She left the e,durnhia liver, in the Oregon
terriumv, on the 12th of June, arrived at lionalelu,
wich Islands, on the 27th, and found there the French w.r
votse La Sant lle ; aaih d ou the srh of July, and arrived at
Tahiti on the Ist of August. H.M.S. Calypso was lying
there; alm the French nten-of-war LA FOVUIIe and Syri':ne.
Left Valparaiso on the .sth of Oil., and Rio on the 18th of
Nov., at which date 11.1t1:a ships Eagle and Griffon, and the
Ohio, 71 (American), and the Alsesion (French), were there.
A mall amount of freight has been brought home by the
Modeate, and given into the care of blesses. Crafter, of ti'
is
port, fur conveyance to London. The blialeste will proceed
to Sheerness, to be paid off.—The Birkenhead, ar..tr..a.,
arrived this morning, to have her compasses adjusted. The
court-martial en the carpenter of the Birkenhead is fixed to
take place on Wednesday neat, on board the Victory.
DIIVONPOII7, JAN. 2.—Birkenhead, at., Com. Ingram,
arrived hat evening from Ireland, and sailed ti is aftertoion
for Portsmouth, taking supernumeraries from the San Josef
for the /lips fitting at the eastern porta.—Acherni, at.,
Capt. Stokes, arrived this morning from Woolwich, on her
way to New Zealand, and came into Barnpool —Centiance,
at., arrived this morning from Falmouth, with the re'icf
company of the 14th Beet., from Pendennia Castle. Tile
men disembarked at the Vic:ualling-yard, and marched into
Plymouth Citadel.
London, England, 1848-12-28

ITALY.

ROMAN STATP3.—M. Nand, the Comminary-
General of the Papal troops, arrived in Paris on
Sunday from Rome, on a mission from the
ment. He has despatches also foe Ei.glanreLad
his object, it is arid, is to explain to the French
and Eaglish governments the real state of things in
Rome, and to uoertain the wishes tad intentions
of the two cabinets. M. Canna is agt ntleman well
qualified by his character and talents for a mission of
this nature.—Globe.
London, England, 1848-12-28

FRANCE.

PARIS, WzonesnaT, 6 P.Y.
The sitting of the National Assembly yesterday is
the chief and almost exclusive topic of comment in the
Paris journals of this morning,
The vote of yesterday, which gave the "go by" to
the interpellutions of M. Ledrn Rollin on the excep-
tional powers conferred on General Changarnier, is
considered here a triumph for the new ministry
but the majority, though sufficient to discourses Coal
fora division, is not regarded by some of the kora*
of the moderate party as being satisfactory. It is eves
announced that an organised opposition to the govern-
ment is already formed in the Assembly.
It memo, nevertheless, to be generally agreed that
the Assembly cannot maintain itself longer than the
fir-t days of February, about which time must be
elected the regular legislative assembly, under the
terms of the constitution, which will of course super-
sede the present. Until then there will be a sharp
and incessant opposition sustained to the pre sent
cabinet.
The funds again rose at the Bourse to-day, the
Threes closing at 46 90, being a rise of one franc.
Speculators say that the political influences
favourable to a rise are checked by im-
mense sales which take place daily of the
new Three per Cent. Stack, which has been
given to the holders of Treasury Bunds in liquidation
of their claims. This, and the near approach of the
settlement which will take place on Tuesday, won
keep down prices till that day. Afterwards, if no
unfavourable event intervene, a very favourable con-
dition of the market is expected.
In the Assembly to-day M. Palsy, the new Mi
sister of Finance, proposed to postpone the reduction
of the salt tax for a year, on the ground of the ex-
hausted condition of the treasury. The debate was
going on when our reperter closed his despatches.
PAS" Dsa. 27. New --; now per tants., 4690;
nos per Deato., 76 90 ; Lot Loma, 76 30 ; Yours. —. lowan
Yteq 1640. , Do. 1641, 85f ; Do. Muses, ; Do.
• ; 14. pies Routes, ; Rooms Loan, —; Demur
Saida Bank Mares. —; Mileage co Imam. 30 41‘7..
23 30. 90 days, 13 171, orb.
&maestro—Parts sad Orissa% 737 90 ; Pens ma Vaasa, 470 ;
Boma sad Yam. NA; Asians. sal lasessillso ; Mtn.
bawl sad Belo. 11l 73 Centro Viersoa, 273; Maims and &Xi-
lave, 203 30; Wawa; 391 23; Salk 406 73.

We have received advices from Madrid to the 22nd
instant. M. Luis Mayans, the ministerial candidate,
has been elected president of the Chamber of Deputies
by a majority of 111 against 30.
It appears tut the Progressist fraction of the
Chamber of Deputies is menaced with schism. A
meeting was latelt- held of the deputies composing
it at the house of M. hlendizabal, when the propriety
of publishing a manifesto to the eople was discussed.
It was violently uppoeed by some of the member.
present.
Nasals, Drs. 21.-11nees, 211 MCCAW ; after Boles, 21 3-16 1
cook. lot" 24 paper. Hera, 104 pater ; alter boles, I% c..h.
Pasoan, 4 taper; aver Boles, 34 4 club. Couposs, 6 paper. nark
of 04. Pentutand, 3$ oath, 60 paper. Exchange ea Loudon, 46 40
spar. Tweasury 78 cask 80 paper.
London, England, 1848-10-25

CONFLICT WITH THE INSURGENT BOERS.
Slit H. SMITH WOUNDED.

We have received the following by electric telegraph
from our Portsmouth correspondent:
The Hammond steamer arrived this morning from
the Cape, with news to the 10th alt. A severe action
had been fought between Sir Harry Smith's force and
the insursent Boers. The latter were completely
rooted, with alas of fiftykilled. Pretoria' escaped.
Sir Harry Smith, and eight English. officers were
wounded, Captain Murray subsequently died. Of the
soldiers engaged eight or ten were killed. The en-
gagement took place an the 29th August. The rebel
Boers were strongly posted at a piece called Borm
Plias, and after a sharp conflict of three hours were
defeated. Sir Harry Smith was wounded in the
knee, and had a horse killed under him. The last
despatches from Sir Harry Smith's bead-quarters, six
miles north-east of Bethany, are dated August 31.
London, England, 1848-10-25

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, TIMIDLY EMNING.
You will observe how characteristic are the obese,
maims of the late primers on being called upon to
say why esnteme should not be passed upon them.
Mr. Milemus spoke like a man of business—not
ingested her a profitable intercourse with English-
MIL Mr. Dime oe was all the lawyer, ingeniously
a pad in his own behalf. Mr. -Meagher
I.7.l2.hiftry. There was nothing, however,
of unbecoming llamado, or anything which we ought
not perhaps to have anticipated. The epioion preva-
lent to-day is, that the punishment, in every case,
will be transportation for life.
London, England, 1848-10-25

Vbe Court.

- -
WINDSOR, TURSDAY.—Prince Albert enjoyed the
sport of shooting this morning. His royal highness was
attended by Captain the Hun. J. Denman, General Bowles,
and Colonel Seymour.
The Duchess of Gloucester is expected to arrive at
the Coatis this evening on a visit to her Majesty. The Lord
Chancellor and Lady Cottenham, Viscount and Viscountess
Hs:dings, and the Right lion. Sir Robert and Lady Peel,
an also expected to arrive this evening on a visit to the
Queen.
The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening
will include the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Glower
tar, the Princess of Hobenlohe Leegenbowg, the Lord
Chancellor and Lady Cottenham, Lady Anna Maria Daw-
son, Lady Caroline Murray, Baroness de Speth, Viscount
and Viscountess Mucilage, the Right Hon. Su R. and Lady
Peel, Sir O. Coupe!, and Colonel Reid.

The Duke of Cambridge, attended by Baron Kane-
beck, left town yesterday morning to honour Mr. A. Smith
with a visit at his mot, Tedworth, Marlborough,
A cabinet council was held yesterday afternoon at
the ;Fiweign.offise. The reorders present were Lord J.
Hassell, the Lard Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne,
the Ecrl of Minn", Sir G. Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl
they, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Aurk.
land, Sir J. Hobhouee, the Eight Hon. H. Tabouchens,
Lord Campbell, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and the Earl of
Carlisle. The Earl of Clarendon waa present at the council.
The Marquis of Lansdowne arrived in town to attend the
sorting yesterday morning, from kis mat, Bowood Park,
Wilts. The Earl of Carlisle arrived in town from Castle
Howard on Monday night. The council sat three hours.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. J. Meeterman,
M.P., 'Wr 0. Lerpent, Mr. Coteeworth, and Mr. A. L.
GOA er, had an intemew with the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing.
'trivet
Mr. Yates had an interview with Earl Grey yester-
day, at the Coloaial office.
Mr. C. Anstey, M.P., had an interview with Sir G.
Grey yesterday, at the Home-oars
Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller General to
the Conummionen for the Reduction of the Nationerbelst,
had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer.
Despatches were sent off last evening from the
Colonial-office for the Governors of Ceylon and Hong Kong.
London, England, 1848-10-25

LATEST FROM PARIS.

PARIS, TOWIDAT, 6'30 PAC
The party of the Rue de Poitiers had
last evening, at which the question of the r
prorogation of the Assembly wee disowned. irre-
gout*, the quieter of the Assembly, and the friend of
Oft. Cavaigoac, told the meeting that he had obtained
the assurance of Oen. Carew= that he would be
responsible for the maintenance of ceder in the absence
of the Assembly.—M. Thus, however, persevered in
his opposition to such a measure, declaring that no
consideration whatever would justify the Miserably in
leaving its post, even for a single dap—The result of
the dames= was that the qustios of prorogation
was rejected almost
The ultra-democrats of all a>sadee are making a
desperate effort to produce a unanimity among their
virtuous as to the oaudidateshi pinthe presidency.
The friends of M. Rempeil are tly solicited to
=M. Ledru Rollin. This, however, will be a
matter, the prevailing opiaioa b=41:8.04.
Basun would have a maim amain if
The banquet agitatioa madams to bold its @miaow
worm Several have bun amazes& this afternoon.
M. Cabot is to preside at ass, sad M. Flown at another.
There is an on dit running round the Salle des Pas
Perdu to-day, that M. MICOMI, ex-prefect of police,

observed, in relation to the proposed prorogation at
the Assembly and the departure of the representatives
for the department., " Let them go ; when they ems*
back they will find the doors closed!"
Nothing of importanos took place in the Assembly
to-day, except that M. Marred, in the name of the
ommaittse of the constitation, presented a special
deans, Axing that the president of the male&
shall be elected on the 10th of December. - -

ititif:.i.:aii trh;;.bem— reWCyetitoday from
Turin, by members of the Amiably, which .ay that
Charlie Albert will not reeommosee hostilities until

the events of Vienna take a more decided tare.

A rumour is circulated to-day, the grounds of
which I cannot ascertain, that a general insurrection
has taken plane in Lombardy. This may be a varia-
tio• of the report which I sent you this morning, on
the anthseity of a letter dated Alexandria, the 19th,
given in acs of the Turin journals. We have obtained
as Weber confirmation of this report this afternoon.

Paz" Orr. 24. taw Lou, —; Tans pat Onto, 44 101
Kai pet Oats, 46 63 ; Usk base, 86 93; Four —. DANIA
Mu, 1340, —; Dn. 1842, —; Do. lb ;Lie. Two-sad a,
get.—; Naples Rasta, 79; Noma —; Maori
—• Beak Rama 1310; Itadmmags ea $0 dap,
141 Olt 911d5p.,21 10, ord.
Issues—Parts and Drams, /46 73 ; Paris sad Dm 300;
Dina mod Mara. 183; Adam& and Ilsraillas. 183;
lakt. NM: Qantas Yoram, Sal amass awl lealsgas,
Swine; 1468 76 ; Nat* in 73.
London, England, 1848-01-03

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

WOOLLEN CLOTHS.—Leans, JAN. I.—There was but
a thin attendance of merchants at our cloth hulls this morn-
ing. yet there was an improved amount of business transacted,
which wu principally confined to the heavier descriptions of
goods, cloakings, tweeds, and pilots, being in demand.
lIARDWARE.—BiamtNonam, JAN. I.—The general
state of trade here is most unsatisfactory at the present time.
The depression is not confined to the fancy trades, but in the
heavier branches of our manufactures the scarcity of ordeal
is sensibly felt. In most of the manufactories, however, the
artisans are kept in tolerable employ, adding to stock, re-
ports from many foreign states, w hence a he ivy business is
done with this town, warranting the assumption that a brisk
trade may be expected in spring; the latest advises from
America confirm all previous ones on this subject from that
quarter at least. Accounts from the iron district picture the
gloomy state of affairs there, and undoubtedly these cannot
be very well magnified, but we prefer reserving details ea
this subject until quarter-day, now close at heed. A redo.
tion in the price of iron is now inevitable; in fact it his
already taken place, although not directly acknowledged
by the great houses, which have been pretty mach
occupied with the completion of contracts before entered
into. In the present aspect of the trade it would be in the
highest degree indiscreet to pitch upon any figure as the
price which may be agreed upon at quarter-day. Much will
depend on circumstances not yet developed; especially,
therefore, are prognostications on this subject which have
appeared in some newspapers open to great suspicion, and in
fact deserving of the smallest amount of credit, as those who
have any knowledge of the trade arc well aware. It is open
to great doubt, however, whether it will be possible to any-
thing Meth prices, open u the iron trade is just now, and
likely to be for some time to come, to so many contingencies.