The Sun.
London, England, 1839-04-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1839

decrease which has taken place in capital execu-
tions in this country, and in • capital offences,
which decrease proves a gradual abatethent, in
the progress of society, of all those hateful pas-
sions which lead to violent crimes. A similar fact
has been observed in all other countries.; but while
this natural progress in humanity is going on, and
forcing the law-maker to humanize his sanguinary
eractments, the number of offences against pro-
perty .is continually _ increasing.. We have
shown in this Journal that they have almost
quadrupled since the Corn-laws were enacted
in 1815, and at the present time, say the above-
named 'Commissioners,
." there is an average of
upwards of 100,000 commitments annually to the
gaols of the able-bodied population of England
and Wales for criminal offences ; and there are
from 11,000 to 20,000 persons constantly in the
criminal gaols, of which number a large propor-
tion are -persons known as living wholly by
habitual depredation." How admirably descriptive
of the landlords—living by habitual depredation !
To the number of criminals in gaols, therefore, we
must add the thirtV odd thousand landlords who are at
large, if we wish to have an approxiniative notion
of the peCulation annually carried on in this most vir-
tuous, well-governed, well-taught society—at least
we pay enormously for moral teaching. That
would, however, be only an approximative notion,
for other classes, who share in the spoil, while they
pretend to teach mankind their duties, ought to be
included. After getting a glimpse cf the important
fact, that theft is systematically carried on by and
through the name of the law, we cease to be sur-
prised at the number of criminals in our gaols, or
that thieving has so rapidly increased, while crimes
of violence have undergone so great a dimi-
nution. We are now a nation of peculators
and thieves, and the evil is mainly caused by the
system adopted by the legislating classes of plun-
dering the others by means of Corn-laws and other
similar laws •• almost equally iniquitous. To the
clergy, who should teach the lawmakers better,
and to the law-makers, who should ;mprove instead
of corrupting- the people, the increase of theft is a
great scandal ; though depredations on property will
ever diminish till they set the example of respecting
e property of others. .

Let not the friends of -civil and religious liberty
be disheartened by the infamous proceedings at the
Cornwall Assizes,which we on Wednesday laid before
the public. On the contrary, let every advoc'ite of
the abolition of Church-rates rejoice that the cause
which he upholds—the sacred cause of conscience
and of justice—has received a signal benefit from
the very means adopted to crush it. The priest-
ridden slaves of a State Church may plume them-
selves on the successful issue of their unprincipled
machinations ; they may congratulate themselves
on a temporary triumph over their opponents ;
but they will soon have cause •to lament in bit-
terness of heart the consequences of the atrocious
means through which it has been obtained. Reli-
gious p:,rsecution, in its best estate, is no very
amiable object of contemplation, but when its sting
is supplied with venom from the bench of justice it
assumes its most revolting aspect. The right
thinking portion of the community cannot fail to be
alarmed as well as disgusted when they see a Judge
forgetting the obligation under which he lies to hold
the scales with an impartial hand, forgetting the
unspeakable importance of the purity of the
judicial character to the effectual administration of

the laws, and lending himself to the fur-
therance of a plot concocted by a base
and factious clique. The best friends of the church
will feel that if Church-rates arc to be supported
by the testimony of false witnesses, and the conni-
vance of partial Judges, the sooner they go the
better.

As to the Dissenters, if they do not rouse
themselves after this gross attack upon the n—if
there is a drop of blood in their veins which does
not rise in rebellion against this last and most ag-
gravated of all the instances of oppression to which
they have been so long subjected, we say
without hesitation that they will richly deserve
all the insult and all the injury that their persecu-
tors can heap upon them. To trust any longer to
the aid of Societies or Governments, they ought
by this time to know, is to trust to a broken reed.
They must work out their own satvatiOn. If they
wish to_get rid of priestly tyranny, they must them-
selves grapple with the priest.
The first • thing to be done, however—the first
duty which devolves upon those who disapprove of
the iniquitous course which has been pursued to-
wards the persecuted men of Truro, is to hold public
meetings for the purpose of passing resolutions ex-
pressive of sympathy with them in their suffer-
ings for conscience sake, and of getting up
petitions to the Home Secretary for a remission of
their unjust sentence. The Liberals of Truro, as
would be seen by: the report in our Wednesday's
paper, have furnished an excellent model for such
proceedings. Let their spirited example be gene-
' rally followed, and a new impetus will be given to
the cause of abolition.

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If any of our readers should desire to know whe
and what this justice GURNEY is, who, as the
Report states, " scouted the idea of an opposition
to Church-rates, arising from conscientious scru-
ples," we beg to inform them that he was, not many
years ago, a staunch Dissenter and a professed
Ultra-Liberal. He was was a member of the con-
gregation of which the late Dr. ABRAHAM REEs
was minister, and for many a day never held a
brief but what he got through Dissenting in-
fluence. As he got on in the world, he
pew remiss in his attendance at chapel, and
at last, like so many other time-servers whose only
-guiding principle is self-interest, glided quietly and
softly into the bosom of the Church. In the effer-
vescence of his pseudo-zeal for liberty, he chris-
tened one of his sons HANI rn EN, another
ALGERNON, and, if we are not mistaken, a
third either SYDNEY or RUSSELL. He is
not a man of any ability, but what he wants
in talent he makes up in gravity. The physiogno-
my of Minerva's favourite bird is absolutely a joke
to that of Mr. Justice GURNEY.

Since the commencement of the war in Spain,
the Journal des Debals has been in the habit—
before the opening of the spring campaign—of
passing in review the past fortunes and future pro-
spects of the belligerents ; occasionally indicating
the impression made by particular acts, or the adop-
tion of changes of system, upon the French Go-
vernment. In pursuance of this habit, the Journal
des Debals of Tuesday coLtains a long, and gene-
rally interesting, article on the new aspect imparted
to Spanish affairs by the accession of MAROTO to
the supreme power in the Carlist camp, which we
propose quoting paragraph by paragraph, in order
that we may interweave with it our own impressions
upon the subject. • The article in the Debats thus
commences:— • ."

CARLos, whom he claimed the merit'of delivering 1
from all but certain destruction. The PRE-

ONDER acquiesced in this,' knowing it to I
be an arrant falsehood. For MAROTO to ,
have pretended that he was the sole object of such I
a conspiracy, would have exposed him to the ridi-
cule of the whole army, as the officers whom he
caused to be murdered could easily have effected his
dekruction without conspiring, had they ever en-
tertained such- an atrocious design. The mur-
derers of the Emperor PAUL of 'llussia might as
tidy have, alleged that their victims bad entered
into a conspiracy against the life of a Siberian con-
,vict, as 'that the whole Court of Don CARLOS
conspired to assassinate General MARoTo. And
it is from this very fact that the success of
MARol'o derives all the public interest which the
Debals attaches to it ; inasmuch as it de-
monstrates that DON CARLOS has no personal
influence—that he is a mere cipher—without
power, without respect, without the force of at-
tachments to his person, and without faculties to
sustain the dignity of his assumed position. MA-
ItoTo's success was a virtualdepo3ition of C A nims.
But those who seek to justify the massacre of
the Carlist officers by MA ROTO on the ground of
self-defence, ask what other motive he could have

for putting to death these particular persons. We
will tell them. He wanted power, and he
could only obtain it by executing the will,
not of DON CARLOs, but of his inhuman
Consort the Princess of BEIRA. MA ROTO
was but an instrument in her hands. We
stated on a former occasion that she was at the
bottom of this atrocious affair. The Debats thus
allnd.,s to it :

A,nongst the circumstances and the causes r,f this intes
tine revolution, there were, as in ail great aflairs, some
trifling ones. It is affirmed that the wife of Don Carlos
the Princess cf Beira, had discovered that her husband had
a mistress, for a long time concealed from ail eyes by the
care of Teijeiro, the valet de rhombic. It was to drive
away the•Teijeiros and her rival that she communicated to
Maroto the plot which was weaving against him. The
circumstance has easily explained the adhesion of the
Princess area of her sun, the Infante Don Sebastian, to
thr coup d'etat of Maroto, as well as the resignation of
Don Carlos ha submitting to such an opprobrium. Could
he hold out • against his wife and his General reveltr'e at
one time? This Prince then displayed the extent of his
unhappy genius. Ile is definitively rnede known, notwith-
standing- all the efforts which may henceforth be made to
raise him a little in the eyes of Europe.
Here we have not an incidental cause of these
massacres, but the sole and entire occasion of them.
Tice object of the sanguinary plot was to get rid of
a rival in the management of a petticoat-governed
despot. So much for the morality of the Royal
husband, and the tender humanity of his equally
illustrious consort! We proceed with the extracts :--
The overthrow of the Carlist Apostolic party has already
produced some beneficial results—the interdiction of com-
municating with the constitutional towns has beep taken
off. Poor peasants and girls are no longer shot for having
brought a few vegetables to market.
.This has had a mo-
rneetary cessation. Several exchanges have been made;
one particularly, near Vittoria, was very characteristic.
The Carlist prisoners had been conducted by two compa-
nies of the Nrittolia garrison, not the troops of the line, but
by the n'acionales, or militia, so abhorred by the Carlists.
Well, Oct-eaves great geed feeling displayed in this meeting
of the provincial ,oldiers of the opposed armies. They mutu-
ally congratulated each ether on the fall of the Apostolicals,
and drank to a speedy peace.
Hitherto, each party looking upon the other as rebels,
there was no possible arrangement but death or submission
—but this is changed. There will doubtless be a great
deal more fighting, but they will fight more like Christians
than savages. -
Maroto's ferocious energy, his sanguinary coup d'etat,
produced a great sensation. We do not believe that Ma-
roto has. any fixed plan, or that he is in communication with
the Constitutionals, because though very powerful, he is
not sufficiently master of his party to do with them just as
he pleases; but peace is now ardently desired by all Spain.
And Maroto has it in his power to become the pacificator
of his country, and put an end to this sanguinary contest;
and this assuredly will happen sooner or later; and hence
has arisen all the conjectures (riven as approaching realities.
A marriage is spoken of between' one of Don Carlos's
sons and the young Queen Isabella 11., and the second son
is preferred, as the elder is in bad health. Others are in
favour of Don Francisco's eldest son, and this opinion
gains ground among the Constitutionals. An Archduke
of Austria has even been spoken of. As for Don Carlos,
even his own army would not crown him. Of course these
marriages are without foundation, as no negociations have
as yet been matured, though they have been under the.
direction of Zea Bermudez, who was one of the principal
executors of Ferdinand the Seventh's will in favour of his
daughter, who was the Queen Regent's first Prime MI-.
'lister, and who is attached to no cause. Vague and con.
tradictory projects have been attributed to him, but at all
events all this shows that peace is beginning to be waiver-
sally wished for by the Spaniards.
The writer goes on to show that tire only enemy to
peace at present in the Carlist ranks is CABRERA,
the idol of CARLOS and the mortal foe of MA-
ROTO, though fighting under the same banner.
Over this miscreant MA ItoTo must obtain an as-
cendancy prior to giving repose to Spain.
Such is the article with which the Debats pre-
faces a record of the events during the subsequent
campaign. Its tendency is to show that the mili-
tary ardour of the Spaniards is worn out, and that
the people want only a decent pretext
for throwing aside their arms, and forgetting
the feuds by which they are led to imbrue their
hands in each other's blood-- Wherefore has the
Debats 'not had the honesty to recommend to the
Governments of France and England the humane
and honourable office of umpires for the amicable
adjustment of this deplorable contest ? Were M.
THitrts Foreign Minister, it would not stop short
at the most important point in the history of the
civil war now desolating the Peninsula—as if it
wrote merely to chronicle Spanish gossip. It
would be careful to remind Frenchmen that
there was such a treaty in existence as that of the
Quadruple Alliance ; it would point out its
provisions in a spirit of good faith ; and
it would show that the time had arrivei
when it behoved the Governments of Eng-
land and France to execute it in such a way as to
give to Spain- that peace for which Carlists and
Christinos were yearning, and which might yet pre-
serve some remnants of the virtues of an exhausted
and nearly desperate population. But the culpable
silence of the Journal des Debats should not be
allowed to influence the conduct of the more inde-
pendent Press of this country. The season • for
direct interference in Spain is again propitious, and
we trust that our Government will not suffer it to
pass away without seeing what may be done to put
an end to a system of warfare ruinous to the Penin-
sula, and dangerous to the peace of Europe.

licy, could be so appropriately given the title
of " peacemakers." Would that w•e could say the
same of their home policy, or give even negative
praise, in place of being compelled to admit that
they have, by an untoward, irritating, and all but
insulting system, .alienated friends, without recon-
ciling one enemy.

It is stated on 'Change to-day that the London
Conference has fixed Monday next for definitely
signing the Treaty between Holland and Belgium,
When the acquiescence of the principals thereunto
wiil be insisted upon. The Belgian Government
is greatly to blame in sacrificing, by delay, the trt.e
interests of the country to the prospect of obtaining
an ephemeral popularity, to which, in truth, it can
have no honest pretensions. The delay is a trick,
and a dishonest, contemptible trick besides.

The French Chamber of Deputies was occupied

on Wednesday, with the question of controverted
elections, and though the attendance of Members
was not .so crowded asduriag the previous sittings,

the determination of the Cliambei to persevere in

exposing the corruption of the late Cabinet was
not less strongly manifested. The principal

speakers were MM. DUPIN, PISCATORY, °DIL-
LON BARRUT, CUNIN GRIDAINE, LACAVE,
LAPLANGE, DUFAURE, GIIIOD (de rikine)
MARTIN (du Nerd), and JAUBERT ; and the

subj,xt of debate, the corrupt ;nflutnce exercised
by Admiral RosAmEr. (now made a Pecr)
over the electoral constituency of Ambert,
This is a new ground of attack against the late
Cabinet, and one for which the members were evi-
dently not prepared. Against a motion for Par-
liamentary ILquirv, they have nothing to oppose
but the threatened terrors of another Revolution.

This is virtually admitting concession to an extent
altogether unpardonable.
On the question of the Ministry, we find no new
fact—no rumoured fresh combination of persons or
parties, in the French Journals. •'The delay, how-
ever, is daily producing appearances more unpropi-
tious for the KING. The hostility to the MOLE
administration increases with the increase of public
discontent. To such an extent has this hostility

been recently manifested, that the appointment of a
Cabinet from the chiefs of that pasty, has become
an utter impossibility.
Thcrt is no domestic news of interest in the

French Journals. The following extracts from them
include the latest accounts from the Spanish

'rontiers

It is stated that there is an intention to recall Marshal
Vallee from Algiers, and two candidates for the governor-
ship of that colony are put forward by the opposition
Prints—namely, General Cubieres (acting Minister of
War), and General Bugeaud, the negotiator of the tre-Ay
of Tacna. A resumption of the hostilities with Abd el- Rader
is convidered imminent.
Vienna correspondent of the France, quoting letters
from the Russian frontiers, states that, early in May,
three corps, comprising thirty-six regiments of infantry,
twelve of cavalry, and twelve derni-brigades of artillery,
making a force of 110,000 men, and 318 guns, arc to he
assembled near Kiew ; and that Marshal Paskevirch is cx-
p, cted there to review them, and take the command.
Great stores bare been provided, and twenty regiments of
Don Cossacks haVe been sent for to act as light troops.
Lieutenant-General the Prince of Hesse has been ap-
pointed Governor of Luxemburg, which was vacant since
the death of the Prince of Hesse Elomberg.

Our Correspondent at Bayonne writes to us under the
dare of the 6th, that the nomination of M. de Montebello,
has given fresh hope to the Carlists, while the Consti-
tutionalists were looking forward to the formation of a
Liberal Ministry as likely to give more effectual support to
their cause, and to lead to a speedy solution.
Tho Carlist exiles at Toulouse and Bayonne are in-
triguing, and have opened a correspondence with Cabrera,
and the Count d'Espagne.
The Journals of the Frontier announces that nineteen
English soldiers, who formerly belonged to the Legion of
General Evans have just deserted from the ranks of Don
Carlos, and have arrived at Bayonne.
The Governor of Bilboa is on an expedition which he
undertook on the night of the 29th—attacked a detach-
ment of Carlists in the village of Sodupe. After a spi-
rited resistance the Christinos made twenty-eight prisoners,
among whom are a colonel, sixteen officers, a priest, and
the well-known Calditay Huchito, the first who raised the
standard of revolt at Bilbao.
A story goes at Bayonne that the Cure Echevarria,
having learned on the 231 of February in the morning all
that was preparing for the next day, hastened to the Pie-
tender, and the following dialogue took place. " All is
over (it is Don Carlos that speaks) and Moroto was right
in causing Garcia and the others to be shot ; they were
traitors, they had violated the military laws." " But,
Sire," replied Echevarria, " what is to become of all of
U 3, who are faithful servants of your Majesty ? " " I see
no hope for you ; Moroto is master . - has the power in
his hands, but I will intereede withhim for you." " Ah,
Sire, I will never suffer any King to demean- himself to
solicit my pardon from one of his subjects, and I shall find
means to secure myself against his pursuit, even should I
be obliged fo use my dagger against any one who should
attempt to arrest me. Adieu, Sire, I shall go and seek an
asylum in France." Echevarria, it is said, left the Pre-
tender, and immediately quitted Villa Franca, where the
Carlist head-quarters whereat that time.—Private corres-
pondence of the Constitutionnel.
BOURSE.—PARIS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10.

HAT.F.PAST THREE.—The home market has preserved the
same feature as during the last few days, and the French Stocks
have again advanced. For the Account the Three per Cents.
opened at 80f. 70c., and after having declined to 80E 60c.,
closed at 80f. 55c., a rise of 20 cents. The Five per Cents. opened
at 109 f. 83c., after having been at 109 f. 80c. and 1091. 95c.,
closed at 1091. 90c., a rise of 10 cents. For money the Three
per Cents. are 20 cents., and the Five per Cents. 25 cents, higher.
The Bank of France Shares:are 2f. 50c. better. The Laffiitte Bank,
10001, unaltered; those of 5000 f. are 10f. better. The Belgian
Five per Cents. have improved and the Three per Cents. 25
cents. ; for the Account the latter are at 72. The Bank Shares,
21. 50c. higher, and the Coupons unvaried . The Spanish Active
has had but the price of 20}. The Versailles Right Bank Rail-
way Shares 2f. 50c. better; the Versailles Left Bank sf. The
Strasburg to Basle 51. lower. The St. Germain, not quoted for
money, are 062 f. 50c. for the account.
First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French 5 per Cents lO2 60 109 90 ... 109 80 ... 109 93
4 per t ents lOl ... 101 90 ... 10i 90 101 90
3 per Cents BO 90 ... 60 85 ... 80 60 80 80
Bank of trance
Laffitte Bank I,ooof. Sh 1057 50 —.1047 50 —1047 50 —1047 50
5,000 f. 5195 —.5200 —5195 ...a:no
Belgian 5 per Cents 102% ... 102% 102% 102%
3 per Cents 7190 ... 7190 ... 7180 ... 7180
Bank 69 f 95 ... 090 ...
Coupons
S anish Ac ive 5:014 ... 201,4 24,q
Neapolitan
Roman
RAILWAY 811Al1Es.

Versailles, 11. B 6BO ... 690 ... 680 ... 6i7 50
LB 255 ... 260 ... 255 ... 280
Havre
Orleans .
Nlulhausen to '1 hAnn ... •
Strasburg to Bale 3'l7 50 ... 340 ... 3<7 50 ... 317 50
Galvanized Iron

We have received Madrid Papers of the 3d. inst.
The rumours of a change of Ministry were again
renewed. Want of money was the real secret of
the Ministerial quarrels. Of the removal of so
grave a cause of dispute, no sanguine hopes were
entertained.
General VAN HALEN was to commence the
siege of Segura on the 2d instant. He had in
all 14,000 troops, under his command. The de-
fence was conducted by CABRERA, at the head
of 10,000 chosen infantry and a strong body of
cavalry. Baron DE MEER has recaptured Pons.
The Carlists lost forty killed, and two hundred and
fifty wounded.

CITY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, TsIuRSDAY. The demand
for Cotton t ,clay has been to a considerable extont, and
an advance of fully a per cent. on Tuesday's quotations has
been realized. The sales reached 7,000 bales, including

1,000 Surat and 1,00 American on speculation.
According to the American Papers, arrived at Havre. to
the 10th March, they state from New Orleans of the 7th
March, that a report prevailed there that negotiations bad
commenced between the,Presidelet of Texas and General
Urrea to form a federal coalition between the Mexicans
and Texians. According to the project, 2,000 Texians
were to join the army of General Urrea, to overthrow the
present Government of Mexico.
The above papers also state that at the interview which
was take place between General Scott and Lieutenant
Governor Sir. John Harvey, there will be established a
basis for the mutual occupation of the contested territory.
Arrivals this morning—French mail, and one from Ostend.
Ship levers from Jamaica, Teneriffe, and Bahia.
We have received the Antwerp Papers of yesterday's
date, the 11th of April. The above papers state "We
read in the Handelsblad Brussels Correspondence a piece
of news which will cause great excitement to the Belgian
Government—it is the determination taken by Europe to
raze to the ground the Belgian fortresses.
The Botch Funds come the same as by tha mail of
yesterday from Holland, Two-and-a hall per Cents, 541- ;
Five per Cents, 100 11.10ths.
By accounts this morning from Manchester it appears
that there seas rather more demand on Tuesday for yarn
than on the preceding Tuesday, but the slight advance in
cotton at Liverpool on Monday, had no effect. upon prices
there, and the buyers were supplied at the rates of the past
week. In goods, also, there was a little more business
doing, but without improvement in prices.
It is stated in the French Papers by the late arrival at
Havre from New York of the 16th ult., that Mr. Wood-
bury is the Special Minister appointed to be sent to Eng-
land to n gotiate the settlement of the boundary line,
and that the Constitution frigate was preparing to carry
him him to this country. It etas also stated in several re-
ports of the debates in Congress, that Mr. Webster, in
addressing the -.Assembly on this subject, declared
that if England did not settle the question before the 4th
of July next, the disputed territory should be seized by
the United States. The United States Bank Stock im-
proved one per cent., bring 115 t 116.

- . TUE FUNDS.
A report prevailed yesterday afternoon that the Bank
had thrown out some American Bills presented for die-
count. This morning there is no credit given to the above
assertion, but we have no doubt that the Bank Directors
intend to curtail their discounts.
Yesterday was settling day in the British Market, and
to-day is the pay day fur all differences arising out of the
Account, and we have 'no doubt that the various drafts
given will be duly honoured. -
Consols opened this morning at the same quotations they
closed at yesterday 921 i Money, 92i ii, for the Account,
since which they are a shade lower ; 921: sellers for Ac-
count ; Exchequer Bills, 44 46; India Bonds, 45 50 ;
Bank Stock, 196 197 ; India Stock, 2501 2511.
In the Foreign market, Spanish Active as they closed,
20k 4 ; Portuguese, rather improved, closed at 35-i 4
at present 35:,- 36; Three per Cents., 211 22 ; Belgian,
1021 ; Brazilian, 771: Colombian, 2S 29+ ; Mexican,
241; Dutch Two. and. Half per Cents., 55 i ; Five per
Cents., 1001 101,-i.
Consols at present 921 -.4- for Account ; Money 921 i.
The Hamburg mail has just arrived with papers of the
9th instant. Metal 106 ; Money, 1051 ; Bank ' Shares,
1,485.
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
hank Stork 197 6% , India Stock -
3 per Cent. Red. 9l%t 1 Ditto Bonds 4i pm
3 per Cent. Cons. , 92%% 1 South Sea Stock lO3
3i. per Cent - Old Annuities 59%
Ditto Red. . 99 S% 1 New Ditto -
New Opt i per Cent lOO% ' 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1701 -
New 5 per Cent. - Exch. Stills, £l,OOO ... 41 40 pm.
Bank Long Annuities toexpire Ditto 500 ... 44 40 pm.
Jan. 5, 1860 l4 5-16 ii;, , Ditto Small 44 40 pm
Oct. In, 1859 • - Ditto Commercial pm.
Jan: 5, Istin 14% Ditto Advertised
Jan. 5, 11190 - Bank Stock for Account ... -
April 5, IRSit - India Stock for Account ... -
Jan. 5, 1370 -, Consois for Account • 921
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds -; Peruvian Bonds
Belgian Bonds - ? Ditto Account..., -
Ditto-Account - , Portuguese Bonds
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto Account
Buenos Ayres Bonds - , Ditto, 3 per Cent. -
Ditto Account
Chilian Bonds -
D tto Account -
Collin-Winn Bonds -; Ditto Account -
Ditto Account - Ditto Metallic -
Columbian Bonds, 1824 28% Spanish Bonds -
Ditto Account -
Danish Bonds • • • 7-15 • Ditto Bonds, 1934
Ditto Account Ditto Account.
Greek Bor.ds - French, 5 per cent.
Ditto Bonds, 1805 - 4 per cent. -f. ei,
Ditto Account ' 3 per cent.
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account - Dutch, 2:,, per cent.
Ditto, 6 per Cen' - i Ditto Account -
Ditto Account
Neapolitan Ditto Account
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Paid. Per :ihate
Brazilian I mpertal Ain in g Co. (issued at 51. pm.` 20 -
Ditto Mav tubas Cocaes 25 14
11,1 dcl Monte Mining Co., Registered 63/. 10s. Cd. -
Ditto Unregistered - 9
Great Western Railway Company 65 1,9% 70
Brighton Railway
Lennon and P.lackwall Railway -% %
Lonelon and Southampton
British North American Bank
Assam Company
PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, MARCH CA.
3 per Cent. Consols
3per Cern. Stock
Ditto Reduced
' Ditto New, 1530 ... -,.. 99% City of Dublin Steam Comp. -
3,4 -per. Cent. Debentures... 9.04 National Insurance Company -
Bank Stock . -
Grand Canal Stock - Ballast Office Debentures, 4 -
Royal:Canal Stock
HALF-PAST O.IIE.
The British Funds have turned rather heavy since the
early part of the morning, owing as stated to the tail of
the accounts still remaining to be settled, also that money
is in demand in the House. To the present hour we have
no intelligence to depress the market.
The passengers who arrived in the Louis Philippe at
Havre from New York are doubtful of the appointment of
Mr. Woodbury coming to England for the settlement of
the Maine question. Several of these gentlemen have.
arrived in London, and state that nothing certain was
known on the subject when they left New York, nor was
it credited there.
We have seen a Richmond paper of the 9th March, which
states the following from the .Nerfolk Beacon :
" NAVAL—The United States ship, Constitution, .Com-
mander Claxton, fitting out at the Navy yard, destined for
the Ncitle, is, we learn, in such a state of forwardness,
that she will drop down to the Naval anchorage in a few
days, to await the arrival of her crew."
VERA CRUZ, FEB. 7.—Santa Anna, by a process, it is
said, not unprecedented in his political career, has suddenly
declared for peace, and.says the Government can accept
the plan proposed by Mr. Pakenham ; they have his ap-
proval; he has started for Mexico.
Consols have receded to 924 i, for Money, and 924,
Sellers for the Account ; they have been during the morn-
ing at 924 i ; Exchequer Bills 44 46 ; India Bonds, 48 ;
Bank Stock, 1961.
In the- Foreign Market Spanish Active not quite so good
as in the morning, and may be quoted at 20-k ; Portuguese,
which .were 351 36, have receded to 35,4 to i ; Three per
Cents. 211 i-; Brazilian 77k ; Colombian 281; Dutch
Two and-a- Half per Cents. 54,-.
We have no further arrivals at present.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY EVEN ING.-- It
being known on Monday last that the Westchester,
Captain Ferris, had arrived off Holyhead in rather a da-
maged condition, some interest was excited to know the
cause, as well as to obtain the intelligence from the United
States, which she was expected to bring. Her coming up
was very tedious, and she did not enter the river until this
afternoon. The Westchester, though not one of the re-
gular liners, is a very fine vessel, taken up by the
owners of the St. Andrew, which was wreaked here
in January last. She left New York on the 14th ult.,
and has'consequently been twenty-seven days on her pas-
sage. For the first nine days she had a southerly wind,
which drove her off the banks of Newfoundland; here, on
the 24th she experienced a heavy gate from the westward,
and the vessel being under reefed topsails, the weather
ver) hazy, she struck with great violence upon an iceberg,
which carried away her bowsprit, figure-head, and cut-
water, and opened her stern so much that upon trying the
pumps she was found to make much water. By this
dreadful concussion three men were killed and a fourth
severely wounded. The vessel after this ran through ice
for about four miles, which frequently mounted up to her
hulwat ks ; the wind shortly afterwards increased to a gale
from the westward, and continued for four days. During
this time the vessel lay to ; and it being deemed advisable
to lighten her, 200 bags of cotton, and nearly 500 chests
of tea, were thrown overboard. The pumps were kept
incessantly at work, chiefly by the steerage passengers, until
she entered the Mersey, the port of her destination, but
which all en board bad feared she would never reach.

HONEST WEARDALE.—It is a fact no less re-
markable, than creditable to the inhabitants of Upper
Weardale, that they have not troubled our Courts of Jus-
tice with a single felon for the last fifty years. In the
year 1788, the Methodists established a public library at
Westgate, which in 1605 contained but 80 volumes, and
had no more than six reading members. At present, the
library contains 600 volumes of useful books, and has about
80 members, a very large proportion of whom are poor
miners. A house has recently been purchased at West-
gate, for a News-room and Library; to pay for which, a
subscription has been opened among the landed proprietors
of the dist) ica, and others interested in the welfare of its
honest and intellectual inhabitants. The wealthy Rector
of Stanhope has been applied to for assistance,—with what
result, «e have yet to learn.— Sue -ferland Herald.
BAILIFFS IN A SCRAPE.—At the police-
office, Bury, on Thursday, four bailiffs, named John Booth,
William Nuthall, William Leach, and James Perrill, were
brought up under a warrant, fur having unlawfully taken a
gun, value six guineas, the property of Mr. Joseph As-
pinall, of Little Hill, Pilkington. Mrs. Aspinall stated;
that on Thursday week the four prisoners, and another
man not present, came to her husband's house, and said
they had an execution against her brother, Francis Richard-
son. She informed them that he did not live there, and
that there was nothing belonging to him on the premises.
They, however, persisted in searching the premises, and
ultimately took away the gun, the property of her hus-
band. She told them it was Mr. Aspinall's, and
was marked with his initials. Other evidence was brought
forward to support the case, and the prisoners were coin
mitted for trial at the sessions for a misdemeanour —,-Man.
cheater Times.
ILLEGAL FISHING IN THE THANIES.—_A
Brentford fisherman was on Tuesday fined 51. and costs by
the local magistrates for having caught dace and gudgeons
out of season. The charge was made at the instance of
the Themes Angling Preservation Society. One of the
magistrates ( Mr. Pownall) said there was an old fishermen
yet at Brentford who recollected a haul of thirty-six sal-
mon between Old Brantford arid Isleworth. The dcstsuction
of spr,wn wa:.; now, however, so ore t that the qtrintity of
fish was astonishingly diminished.

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