The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-01 00:00:00

Government has doubled the export duty on corn
from the frontiers of Silesia and Moldavia.

The Augsburg Gazette states that the Government
of Saxony is negotiating with the house of RoTIIs•
CHILD for a loan, to be applied in completing the
railroads of that kingdom.

Madrid journals of the 25th have arrived.
The debate on the Address is at last concluded, and
the discussion with which it closed will be read
with interest by the foreign creditors of Spain. M.
MENDIZABAL complained that the foreign creditors
had been deprived of their security by the suspension
of the sale of the property of the monks, and by the
return to the c►ergy of that which had belonged to
them. M. Mox defended both these measures, and the
Minister of Finance expressed a hope that the day
was not far distant on which the foreign creditors
would be paid, and said, that without such payment,
it was impossible that the credit of Spain could exist.
The Ministerial crisis still continues, and the
Heraldo, the Afrancesado organ, calls upon the
Cabinet to take measures to strengthen itself, and to
obtain from the QUEEN unequivocal proofs of her
confidence. This article of the Heruldo contrasts
somewhat strangely with the article in the French
Journal des Debats, which asserts that there
is no crisis, and that the QUEEN is free. Really
M. GUIZOT should see to this. The Duke
of GLUCKSBURGII hardly as yet understands
his business. Count BRESSON would not have
committed such a blunder. The same journal states
that both NARVAEZ and GONZALES BRAVO have re-
fused to support any Ministry which should adopt a
policy different from that of the present one.

The Clamor Publico contains accounts of various
Carlist movements in different parts of Spain.

The Bourse was closed.

We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday.
The Journal des Debats is excessively wroth with
the English journals for the manner in which they
write on Spanish affairs. It denies that any Minis-
terial crisis exists at Madrid, although it was itself
the first to announce that such was the case. It
denies that the Queen of SPAIN is tyrannised over
by the Afrancesado faction, although the fact that the
QUEEN had called upon the Duke of SOTOMAYOR and
his colleagues to resign, but that they refused to do
so, and held office in direct opposition to the clearly
expressed commands of their SOVEREIGN, was ac-
knowledged by themselves in the Cortes. The con-
clusion of the article is really laughable for the bare-
faced audacity of its falsehoods. Like the lies of
Falstaff, they are " gross as a mountain, open and
palpable"—in short, regular Guizots. " The Queen
of SPAIN," says the 'Jamas, " is free—the Cortes are
free. Let every one respect their independence as
much as France does ; we ask no more."

The alarmist article in the Debats of the preceding
day on the prospects of the next harvest, is the sub-
ject of indignant comment in many of the journals.
On this subject the Union 2lfonarchique says—
"A great agitation, we might say a great panic,
existed yesterday on the Bourse. The cause of the
trouble was an article quite alarmist, published in the
morning by the Debats, and in which the question of
subsistence in France, at present so important, is pre-
sented under the blackest and most sinister aspect. It is
strange that an organ of the Cabinet, that a journal
whose words are justly considered more or less official,
should have come all at once to utter this cry of dread,
and in some sort to join its sinister prophecies to the
universal blame which the Administration has incurred
during several months. We will not endeavour to pene-
trate this mystery. We cannot, however, dissimulate
the painful sentiment which this imprudent and dangerous
manifesto of the Debats has caused us. Ought we to
consider it as the faithful expression of the views of the
Government? Or ought we only to see in it an isolated
manifestation of the Ministerial newspaper? This is a
grave point, on which we hope the Debuts, or more
official journals, will be pleased to furnish us prompt
explanations. Until now, as is known, the Ministerial
tactics have been to tranquillise the country as much as
possible, to give us at least words of consolation with
respect to the immediate prospects of our subsistence.
The Debats has often associated itself with this Govern-
ment optimism, in which, to speak the truth, we have
never had an entire confidence. How is it, then, that
this same journal becomes in a moment more pessimist
than we are—that, after having sung to every tune the
material security of the country, it suddenly throws be-
fore it words of despair?"
The Prince DE POLIGNAC, the last Minister of
CHARLES X., and the author of the famous ordon-
nance which caused the revolution of 1830, died on
the 29rh at St. Gertnains. lie had been suffering
from gout for the last two years.
The Presse contains the following :
" On Friday the King was at Neuilly, and visited on
foot the little farm situated in front of one of the lateral
gates of the chateau. He was accompanied by the
Queen, by General Gourgaud, Count de Strada, M. La-
borde, and M. Gudin, officers of ordonnance, and by an
architect. The farmer asked permissi,n to put up a
shed against a house occupied by old servants of the
chateau, who have retired from service. The King re-
marked that if he consented to the application, the inha-
bitants of the house would be deprived of light and air.
The farmer, however, insisted, whereupon the King
entered the he use, examined it in every part, and found
that what be had said would inevitably occur. These
good people,' remarked his Majesty, have the same
eed of sun and air as we have; why, then deprive them
of them V and he peremptorily refused the farmer's
application."

The National says—
" We are assured that M. de Barante is to replace the
Count de St. Aulaire in London, and is to have for suc-
cessor at St. Petersburgh Count Bresson, who has long
desired the appointment of Ambassador to Russia."
The Three per Cents. ~losed on the Paris Bourse on
Tuesday at 781. 95c. •, the Five per Cents., 116 f. 95c.;
the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,276 f. 25c. ; Rouen, 8701.
Havre, 6721. 50c., Great Northern, 62Sf. 75c.; Avignon,
810 f ; Vierzon, 5631. 75c.; Bordeaux, 5171. 50c. ;
Boulogne, 415 f. ; Troyes and Alontereau, 285 f. ; Basle,
205 f.; Dieppe, 323 f. 75c.; Paris and Strasburg, 426 f. 25c.;
Tours and Nantes, 418 f. 75c.; Paris and Lyons, 433 f. 75c. ;
,Lyons and Avignon, 4551.;1 Cette, 4471.50 c.; Spanish
Domestic Debt, 294.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS IT TIES
LONDON STOCK. EXCHANGE, Maacn 31.
Boulogne and -Smiths, 1634—Luxembourg, 1 —Namur and
Liege, 4%—Northers' of Fran„, 13—Paris and Lyons, 514—Rouen
and Havre, 26 -Sambre and Meuse, 614 —West Flanders, 4YO

MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.
ELECTION OF A PRESIDENT.—(THIS DAY.)
A special general court of the governors of this
charity was held to-day, at the board-room of the
hospital, pursuant to the following resolution, agreed to
at a board held on the 2d ultimo:—
" That on occasion o`. the vacancy in the office of Pre-
sident of this cha:,ty, by the lamented decease of the
late Duke of NrJrthumberland and influenced by a deep
sense of the o:oligations this establishment is under to the
illustrious *abuse of Percy from the first foundation of
the ho'.,pital to this time, and from the assurance that the
g°v 4rnors feel that it will experience in his Grace the
~.cesent Duke a powerful and zealous patron as loa as
the conduct of it shall continue to merit his protection
and support, it be recommended by a special general
court, to be convened for that purpose, to elect the pre-
sent Duke of Northumberland to succeed to the office of
President, vacant by the death of his much-lamented
brother."
The meeting was merely formal, and his Grace the
Duke of Northumberland was elected without opposition.
The court then separated.

I MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.)
EAT' DIARZETS
SstrritsPrat.D.-31eadow Hay, 2/ 5s to 331163; Clover ditto,
3/ 8s to 4/ 15s ; and Straw, 1! 10s to 1/ 143 per load.
Trade dull, at the above quotations.
CUMBERLAND.—SIeadow Hay, 2/83 to 3/18s; Clover ditto,
3/ 5s to 41 143; and Straw, 1/ 12s to 1/ Pis per load.
Supply tolerably good, and trade rather dull.
WfurEcttarzt..—Meadow Hay, 2/ 5s to 3l 153; Clover
ditto, 3/ 5s to Si; and Straw, 1/ 103 to 1/ 143 per load.
A full average supply, and a heavy demand.
MEAT MAXICETEI.
SOUTFULL, Mame 31.—We had a very steady trade
here to-day, at improved currencies.—Beef, from 33 Gd to
4s 6d; Mutton, 4s to 5s 4d • Lamb, 5s 2d to 6s 2d ; Veal,
4s to ss; and Pork, 4s to 4s id per 81bs., to sink the offal.
Roswoup, MARCH 31.—Higher prices were paid this
morning for all kinds of stock, with a: ready demand.—Beef,
from 3s to 4s 6d; Mutton, 4s to 5s 4d; Lamb, 5s 4d to
6s 4d ; Veal, 4s to 4-s 10d ; and Pork, 4s to 5s per Slbs.
Suckling Calves, 18s to 28s; Quarter-old Store l'igs, 16s to
18s ; and Mitch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 19/ each.
HAILSHAM, MARCSI 31.—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; Mut-
ton, 4s 4d to 53 6d ; Lamb, 5s to 5s 10,1; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d ;
and Pori', 4s to 4s 8d per Sibs. A moderate supply, and a
read ; demand.
ARUNDEL, MARCH 30.—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Mutton,
48 to 5s 4d; Lamb, 5s to 5s 10d ; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d ; and
Pork. 4$ to 4s 8d per Elbs.
CHICHESTER, MARCH 31.--The trade was firm this morn-
ing. as follows :—l3oef, from 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 4s 6d to
5s 6d; Lamb, 3s 4d to 6s; Veal, 4s 6d to 4s 10d; and Pork,
41 to 4s tid per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 284; Quarter-
old Store Pigs, 16s to as ; and Milch Cows, 161 to 18/10s each.
NEWGATE AND I.IIADENEA.I.L.
The supplies of each kind of Meat on sale were small, while
the general demand was firm, as follows :—Beef, from 3s to
3s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; Laa;b, 5s to 63; Veal, 4s to
ss; and Pork, 3s 10d to 55 per 81bs by the carcase.

CORNter. AVERAGES.
.i L °d
GENERAL AV—ERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended April 1, 1847, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the vlifferent Cities and Towns in England and Wales
Per Imperial Quay
PRICig .• 177 za' r. 1 p
‘unuig 4i ct.i
3l OATS. l
I 6 ITZ°d l
•
Thi
1 S !maws. I
58s 'PICA9d
i ities onForegnGsra6ta arsensow suspended. °ddled.

CALEDOIk rax
CANAL.—We understand the Caledo-
nian Canal i non, open from Inverness to Gairlochv, and
will, in a few
ew 01,3 more, be open from sea to sea.—Roos dd.
vert4er.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was quiet,
but firm. Saks 5,000 bales, including 4,000 bales of
American, at bid. to 7-id. per lb. Shares were dull.
A perusal of the various market reports from India,
received by the Overland Mail, leads to the impression
that they are in most respects of a more satisfactory com-
plexion, and that the demand for imports had improved
in consequence of the intelligence conveyed out upon the
subject of the advance in the raw staple
here. The supply of cotton fabrics, was, however,
quite equal to the existing demand, and will need but
gradual and cautious replenishment. The value of rice
had advanced, and indigo was firm. The exchanges
were more in favour of India, there being a good supply
of bills, but the Company continuo to furnish drafts at
Calcutta at 2s. per rupee. Shipping was comparatively
scarce, but fresh arrivals were expected. Money had
been rather scarce, but it was thought the Government
were taking up more money than they really needed for
the Five per Cent. loan, in order to reduce subsequently
the interest on a part of the debt.
The position of the Bank of England, and the predic-
tion that its bullion will be further materially reduced,
is calculated to test severely Sir Robert Peel's new Cur-
rency Bill, and the " Banker's Magazine" specially calls
attention to the difficulty in which the Bank is placed
by being compelled by law note policy to keep a large
amount of bullion in the issue department, even if the
banking department is drawn upon to the last sovereign.
Supposing a rigorous application of the screw to be re-
solved upon, a writer in the same periodical asks:—
" But how will the various branches of our trade
support the pressure ? How will our agriculturists
and manufacturers be able to proceed, with high
rates of interest and limited accommodation ? Surely,
the obvious fact that the natural, proper, and periodical
demand for banking accommodation to carry on the
usual business of the country cannot be complied with,
under the circumstances referred to, proves that the
foreign exchanges ought not, without some compen-
sating arrangement of our currency system, to be made
the arbitrary regulator of the local circulation ?"
The Banker's Magazine then calls upon the farmers,
shopkeepers, manufacturers, railway shareholders, and
country bankers, to unite in opposing the continuance of
the law.
In the Coesol Market the desire to sell has been again
shown this morning. The scrip of the new loan has
been sold at 1 per cent. discount. Consols :for the Ac-
count have fluctuated from 88k to 88k, the latter being
the present value. For money the rates are precisely
similar. Exchequer-bills have been sold at 2s. discount
and at 2s. premium. India Bonds have dropped to ss.
discount. All the other Funds are flat.
Very little business has been done in the Foreign
Funds this morning. The only quotations have been for
Spanish Consols. 221; for the Three per Cents. 34i;
for the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 55i; for the
Four per Cents. 91; for the Mexican Five per Cents.
214 i; and Grenada Deferred, 21.
In the Railway Shares the transactions have not been
numerous this morning. Buyers came forward appa-
rently with hesitation.
The weekly meeting of the Court of Directors of the
Bank of England (of course, private) has broken up
without any vote being taken as to the policy of further
enhancing the rate of interest upon advances on dis-
count. It was certainly a very general opinion that
this course would have been adopted, but there are
probably sound reasons fur continuing things for the
present as they are.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. • • 68%1,4 %
India Bonds, 1,0001. ..
Ditto, under 1,0001.
Batik Stock for 101 l 14 .. •. • • 2044
Consols for Account .. .• 68 % 34%
India Stock for Account .. .• 248
Three per Cent. Consols, Scrip.. 1 dis
Exchequer Bills. I%cl. 2d.
1,0001. 2 p 1 dis 2 p
5001. .. .• • • par 2 p
Ditto, Small .. 1 dis 3 p
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Granada, 1 per Cent. • •
Ditto. Deferred .• . • • •• 3%
Mexican, 1846, 5 per Cent • • • • 21 34 34
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cont. • • • • 22%
Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. • • 3434
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. .. 40
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 58%
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 91
BUSINESS DONE iN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK,
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER MARE.
Amber., Notting.,Boston, & Eastrn Jn. 214 %.. to
Birmingham, Wolver., and Dudley • . 5 .. 11 .... to
Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham 5 .... 6% .... to
Bristol and Exeter .. .. • • .. 75 .. • 75 .. • • to
Ditto, New • • .. .. • . .. 10 .. • . 11%%.• to
Buckinghamshire • • .. • • .. •.6/. 45... • • par .... to
Caledonian . • • • •• 30 .... 26 •• .. to 26
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. • • • . 236 .... 214 .... to
Eastern Counties .. .. • • •• 20 .... 19 }4 .. to 19
Ditto, York Extension • • .• .... .. • • to
East Lancashire • • • • .. 17 ... • to
Ditto, New .. • • •• .. 734 •• • • to
Ditto, ditto, New Scrip .. • • 114 234 to
East Lincolnshire .. • • • • • • 4 .. • • 64 %.. to
Edinburgh and Glasgow .. • • •• 50 ...• to
Edinburgh and Perth . .. • • •• 2 .. • • 3% %%to
Ditto, Extension .. .• • • • . 105. .... 114 34 ••to
Great Northern .. .. • • • • 3% • • 3% 14.. to
Ditto, London and York Extension.. 234 .. .. •. • • to
Great North of England .. •• •.100 ....231 .. ••to
Great Westeni .. • • • • .. 115 ....117 .. • • to 115
Ditto, Half Shares • • •• •• 50 .. • • 6834 .. • • to
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. • • .. 123 .... 18 ...• to 17%
Ditto. Fifths .. • • .• 20 .... 2634 •• • • to —1 j=
Ditto. New .. • . • • • • 4% • • 7%%.. to
Hull and Selby • • • • •. .. • 50 .102% .... to
Lancaster and Carlisle .. 50 .... 64 .... to
Leeds and Thirsk • . • • •• ••• 22% .... 20% •... to 20
Ditto, New .. ' • • • • "".••• 10 .... 9 .. • • to
Do., do., Preference, •6
per Cent .. 334 43i • ... to
London and Blackwell .. 161:13s. 4d. •• •• 8 .• .. to
London, Brighton, and South Coast .. 50 .. • • 52% % to
London and North-Western .. 100 .. 177 .. • . to 175
Ditto, Quarters .. • . 2 .. • • to
Ditto ditto New .. . 2 .... 13 ...• to 1234
London and South-Western 411.6:,. 10d. • • to
Ditto, New .. •• •• • 223 y .... 253 .... to
Manchester and Leeds .. . .. 82 .... to
Ditto, Quarter Shares .• •• 12 16 .... to
Ditto, Fifth,. .. 5 ... 10 .. .. to
Ditto, Sixteenths . .• 814.. • • to
Ditto, Thirds (Reg.) • . • • • • 71. 45....• 234 p.. to
Midland •• •• •• •• •.100 —ll5 .... to 1143
Ditto, New •• • • • • .30 .... 33,34.. to
Ditto, New .. -..- to 5
Ditto, Birmingham and Derby: •• •• 91 ... to
Newcastle and Berwick .. •• 20 • • .. ••to
Ditto, New . .. • • •• .. 5 .. • • 8014 •.to
North British .. •• •• •• 25 ...•• •• .. to
Ditto, Half Shares • • 1234 .. • • 15% •• • • to
Ditto, Quarters .. .• 214 3%.... to
Ditto, Extension •• • • %•• • • 114 •• to
Ditto, Thirds • . .. 1 .... 314 %•. to
North stalTordshire .• -• 5 .. • • 7% .. • • to
North Western .. .. • • • . .. 4 •• • • 3%.. ••to
Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 2234 15%.... to
Preston and Wyre .. • • • •• 25 .... 35 3434 to 35)4
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate • • 5 •• S .... to
Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) .• 3 .... to
Ditto, ditto (B) .• •• 1% xi.. to
Shrewsbury and Hereford ••..••• • • • 2 •• • • 14 .... to
Shropshire Union - • • • . • • • . 4.25.• •.. 1% ills. to
south Eastern and Dover .. • . .• 33/. 2s. 4d. 3634 xd.. to
South Yorkshire, Doncaster, & Goole 2 .• • 2 •• to 1%
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth.• .. 20 •. • • 12 •• • • to
York and Newcastle .. 25 •••• 3134 %• • to
Ditto, New .. 10 •• • • 14% •• • • to
Ditto, Preference .. .. 4 .. • • 7A •• •• to
York and North Midland • • .. • • 50 •• .. 84 •• . • to
Ditto, Preference .. .. 2 .... 11% •••• to
Ditto East and West Riding Extension 10 .... 2134 .... to
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Dutch Rhenish • • .. .• .• 7 .. • • 414 •••• to
Northern of France .. 8 .. • • 12%'4 .. to
Orleans and Bordeaux G •• • • 6% •• • • to
Paris and Lyons
Sambre and Meuse •• •• •• 12 .. • • 6%• . . • o 6
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

••••• • • .
5 dis

. •• • •

Australasia .. .. .. .. .. • . 40 .... 22 .. ~ to
MINES

Real del Monte, Unregistered •• .• 334 .. • • to

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, Arnit, I.—Wind S.S.E., light breeze and fine.
DEAL, MAncit 31.—Wind N.E., moderate.—Sld. Ellen,
New York; Mediator, ditto; Resolution, Quebec; Essex,
Hobart Town; Justina, Madras; James bl'Queen, St. Lucia.
BRISTOL, MARCH 30.—Arrd. Barbara, Baker, Calcutta,
with foremast sprung. A vessel of about 500 or 600 tens,
with mizen mast and roundhouse gone, and abandoned, was
passed 18th inst., lat. 53 N., long. 18 W.; and on the 28th,
off Lundy, several bales (supposed to be cotton) and a barque
with lose of mizen mast, by the Frederick Smith, arrived
here.

WA ICKWORTII, MARCH 30.—The Monica, of Whitby, for
London, struck on the bar on the 28th inst., drove on the
rocks, and has become a wreck.
CARDIGAN, MARCH 30.—The Whitehaven has been as-
sisted off the bar and into here.

GLOUCKSTER, MARCH 31.—The hfenapia got of the rocks
last night, and will come here to be docked.
YARMOUTH, MARCH 31.—The Nordlyset has got of
Hasbro' Sand, and arrived here to-day; cargo discharging.
WATERFORD. MARCH 28.—S1d. Altorf, New Orleans;
Antiquary, Philadelphia; Till, New York; Herbert, ditto;
Melcheor, Martinique.

DEATFI Or SIR ARCHIBALD DUNBAR, BART.—This
Baronet, the representative of one of the oldest Scottish
houses, died on Monday last at his seat Northfield, El-
ginshire, aged 65. He was son of the fourth Baronet, by
the daughter of Viscount Arbuthnot, and is succeeded
in the title and estates by his eldest son Archibald. Two
of his sons are in the East India Company's service, and
a third is captain in the 22d Foot, now in India.
THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION IN FRANCE.—
The new work under this title. by the celebrated authoress
of " Father Darcy," " Emilia Wyndham," &c., is published
this day by Mr. Bentley, and may be had of all booksellers,
in two vols. Bvo., with numerous fine portraits and wood
engravings by G. Measom, price 305., bound. Mr. Bentley
has also just published the following new works Hill-
side and Border Sketches; with Legends of the Cheviots and
the Lammermuir, by W. H. Maxwell, Esq., author of
" Wild Sports of the West," Etc., 2 vole. post Bvo., with
numerous Illustrations. 215., bound. 3. Memoirs of Jacques
Coeur, the French Argonaut, by Miss Costello, author of
"The Lives of Eminent Englishwomen," "A Summer
amongst the Bocages and Vines," &c., Bvo., with Portait,
&c., 145., bound. 4. The Phantom Ship, by Captain Mar:
ryat, forming the new volume of the "Standard Novels and
Romances," complete in 1 vol., neatly bound and embel-
lished, price 65.
SURREY THEATRE.—The Arabs who are to per-
form on Easter Monday had a rehearsal yesterday. The
vigour and agility which they dieplay in their various feats,
and the singular and apparently perilous combinations which
they form, will, doubtless, render them highly attractive to
all who take interest in exhibitions of the kind. They cer-
tainly surpass anything in the gymnastic way that has yet
been attempted.
EAST SOMERSET ELECTION.—The day of nomina-
tion for the election of a Member in the place of Colonel
Gore Langton, deceased, will take place at Wells on
Saturday, April 10. As yet we have heard of no opposi-
tion to Mr. W. Pinney.—Taunton Courier.
FIRE IN THE CURTAIN-ROAD.—Yesterday after-
noon, between one and two o'clock, an alarming fire broke
out in the upper part of the premises belonging to Mr. W. .
Wallace, willow bleacher, No. 7, Chapel-street, Curtain-
road. It was caused from the boiling over of a pot of
sulphur, which set the contents of the drying-room in a
blare. Engines from various stations attended, and the
firemen made an attempt to enter the room, but owing to
the suffocating nature of the vapour from the burning
sulphur they were unable, and it was found necessary to set
the engines to work. The flames were confined to the pre-
mises in which they commenced, but were not extinguished
until the whole of the stock was cosunied. The sufferer
was insured in the Atlas Fire-offices

'OVERLAND MAIL
IND' A.
(From the Times.)
We have received by our regular semi-monthly
express from Marseilles our dispatches from India in
anticipation of the mail, which left Bombay on the
2d of March.
They bring the intelligence—happily now usual—
of the prevalence of tranquillity in our Indian pro-
vinces ; yet there exist strong probabilities of disturb-
ances breaking out in various districts.
There is evidently much dissatisfaction prevalent
in Lahore. The Queen-Mother and others are busy
in intrigues. A conspiracy has been discovered,
which had for its object the murder of Tej Singh,
who is looked upon as the friend of the British. The
Queen-Mother and her son Dhuleep were about to
proceed upon a pilgrimage, but were prevented by
the interference of the British Resident, Colonel
Lawrence. Their departure from Lahore was in-
tended to produce a grand movement amongst the
disaffected.
From Jamoo we learn that Ghoolab Singh is ruling
his new subjects with a rod of iron. The insurrec-
tion in the Hazzareh, or mountain districts, has been
put down.
In Moultan the Moulraj, as if enraged at the sums
demanded from him by the Dewan of Lahore, is le-
vying the most oppressive taxes. His oppressions,
like those of Ghoolab Singh, will speedily create a de-
sire in those districts for the establishment of the
British rule. Cashmere and Moultan, as well as La-
hore, are likely ere long to belong to the dominions
of Great Britain, for the inhabitants groan under
the hated yoke of their native Rajas and Nazims.
From Peshawur we learn that the bands of ran-
somed Indians which the :British Government has
obtained from Dost Mahomed had crossed the Indus
at Attock.

There is said to be a great scarcity of money at
Caubul. Dost Mahomed remained there in quiet,
while his Wuzeer and son, the notorious Akbar, was
restless, and hurrying from one place to another, as if
agitated by some powerful motives. He was in
December at Candahar, whence he took one of his
uncles as a hostage, and brought him to his father.
In January he, having returned to Caubul, had set out
for Jellalabad. All these movements at that season
clearly show that he is involved in some important
schemes. He has caused a number of his adherents
to assemble at Jellalabad, with the ostensible purpose
of an attack on the Ghilzies of Kashmund, the son of
whose chief he wishes to have as a hostage for the
good conduct of the father.
The winter has been unusually severe in the north
of India. Snow to the depth of three feet bad
fallen at Simla, and abundant rains had fertilised the
plains, and given promise of an abundant harvest in
the Jullunder and other districts. The Governor-
General, who was moving through the north. west
provinces on a tour of inspection, was expected at
Meerut on the 22d of February. He has punished
several and rewarded others of the " protected Seikh
chiefs" for their conduct during the late war. It
was expected that he would be joined at Meerut by
Mr. Thomason, the Lieutenant-Governor of the
north-western provinces, in order that they might
confer together respecting various improvements
which were suggested. The Commander-in-Chief
was at Saharampoor, whither it was thought the
Governor-General would proceed, on his route to
the hills, before the commencement of the hot season.
His return to Calcutta is not expected for some
months more.
The death of the King of Oude took place on the
13th of February; but such were the activity and
good arrangements of the. Resident, Colonel Rich-
mond, that his eldest son and successor was placed on
the throne without any of the disturbances usual on
such occasions. All was quiet at the time of the
death of the one and enthronement of the other.
From Sinde there is nothing new. The marau-
ders of the Boogtie tribes, who had begun their forays
near Shirkapore, having been attacked and repulsed
by Jacob's Horse, had retired to their hills. Nothing
was said of their future attempts. Sir Charles Napier
was at Hyderabad, and Sinde was as tranquil as any
province of India, notwithstanding the withdrawal of
the great portion of the Bombay regiments which had
been stationed there.
The reduction of the army was going forward.
Two hundred Sepoys and twenty-five natives officers
were to he struck off from the rolls of each native re-
giment of infantry. The cavalry and irregulars will
be also reduced ; so that the numerical strength will
be lessened by about 40,000 men. her Majesty's
9th, 17th, 39th, and 63d Regiments are also returning
to Europe.
The 21/ofussillite, a paper printed at Meerut, as-
serts in its publication of the 19th of February, that
the reduction of the irregulars has been suspended,
and that the regular troops would not be reduced
immediately. The cause of this delay is not publicly
known.
The Five per Cent. Loan still continued open, al-
though it was said that upwards of 3,000,0001. ster-
ling had been subscribed. It is thought that when
the Treasury has abundant cash a plan of reducing
the debt and interest will be adopted.
By orders of the Governor-General the cessation of
all kindsof official labour on Sunday has been effected.
Even the native durbars have been laid aside on that
day in various places.
The Goomsoors, perhaps the most uncivilized of
all the tribes of India, are still in arms. Their fana-
ticism and eagerness
.for human sacrifices will not
allow them to submit to the demands of the British
Government for the suppression of those atrocities.
Measures are, however, in progress for bringing
them to a sense of their duties, by mild means, if
possible ; if not, by force. Their isolated position
near the Coromandel coast, and their impervious cane
forests, may cause some delay, but they produce no
alarm. They are the remnants of the wildest bar-
barians of that coast, and must, by degrees, conform
to the rules of civilized mankind. A commissioner
has proceeded thither in order to prevent the further
shedding of blood.
The Nizam's dominions still present the same pic-
ture of confusion, dissatisfaction, and general misery.
A petty raja at Kandhar, about seventy miles from
Hingolee, having refused to obey the orders of the
new Wuzeer, was seized and carried prisoner to
Hyderabad, while his fort was occupied by the troops
from the neighbouring stations.
The misery which prevails in the rural districts of
the western presidency of India is unalleviated. The
rise in the price of cotton may be supposed sufficient
to encourage the ryots to save their crop, but as they
see no effort is made by the " Sirdars," as the Go-
vernment authorities are called, they will make none.
It will scarcely be believed in England that at the
time when the cotton is fit for plucking and cleansing
the native ryots amuse themselves with long holi-
days, like the Roman Saternalia, in which the vilest
obscenities are uttered, and the populace appear
frantic. Some stringent regulations ought to be
taken for having the crops secured before, and the
celebration of such festivals carried on at other
seasons. They are absolutely the acts of madmen,
who neglect everything to indulge in the most loath-
some vices.
One of those infamous festivals, the Hoolee, was
celebrating at the time of the departure of the mail.
For ten days the population was engaged in their
observances, and for the last four they refused toi

work.
The trade in opium was rather dull. The cele-
brated actions brought to compel payment from the
repudiators of their time bargains had been stopped
by a demurrer in the Supreme Court. Judgment
in the case of the demurrer was expected on the
sth of March. It was looked to with great inter-
est, for if the British Courts protect the repudiators,
there will be no security for any bargains with the
natives.
The new Governor of Bombay had gone for a
short excursion into the Deccan. lie appears re-
solved to learn the true state of matters by personal
inquiries, and much good is expected from him
hereafter.
The non-arrival at Bombay of the London mails of
the 24th of January, prior to the departure of the mails
of the 2d of March, gave rise to various conjectures,
which it is needless to repeat.
We must not omit to mention that the share-
holders of the Oriental Bank at Bombay had, at a

public meeting, rejected the propositions made to
them by the directors of their branch In London ;
but other amended resolutions had been agreed to for
the adoption of the latter.

We annex a Price Current, which is considered the
best in Bombay.