The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-02 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 2, 1347

sea-service ; England has been doling ok the cash
which was absolutely requisite for the mutenance
of our only safeguard—the main cause of aour na-
tional greatness—the glory and boast, and,vhat is
more, the very bulwark of our magnificen,lomi-
nions. That the application of the moneys vote by
Parliament for our naval service has neither een
characterised by the highest prudence nor thernst
judicious economy, is an assertion wholly indisputble.
And it is this mal-application of the nationare-
venues that has excited the attention and aroused le
energies of Sir CHARLES NAPIER. That there IA
been considerable reason for the indignation expresse
by that gallant officer is certain : the very reform
announced by the Admiralty through their Secretary
on Friday se'nnight, is a plain acknowledgment that
there was something to be reformed, and the demand
of an extension of the naval estimates, which was
likewise announced in the same speech by Mr.
WARD, necessarily implied that the previous esti-
mates were regarded by the present Right lion. the
Lords of the Admiralty as having been insufficient and
parsimonious. So tar the accusations of Sir CHARLES
NArIER and the proceedings of the present Govern-
ment tally ; and it is with singular satisfaction we
have observed the bold and decided course taken by
the Government in this delicate, but absolutely neces-
sary innovation.
Among the most advantageous regulations con-
tained in this improved system must be expressly
particularised, the advancement of the corps of naval
engineers from ranking with the ships' carpenters to
the real position to which_ they are entitled as gen-
tlemen, together with an increased pay from 131. Is.
per month as heretofore, to 251. per month, propor-
tioned to the various grades of the profession. The
consequence of such a modification of the existing
system is obvious. Talent and respectability
,will
thereby be insured, and the service performed will
naturallT be done more effectually ---
cumstanee of its being performed more cordially.
In addition to this, no less than 20,000/. are pro-
posed to be applied to the organization of the dock-
yard corps ; the leave of absence granted to seamen
when remaining on the ship's books, is to be extended
to six weeks, with the simple proviso of leaving
clothes, kit, &c., in the local dockyard. The total
vote for salaries and wages is 810,664/. These salu-
tary measures are, moreover, accompanied by a scheme
which must tend to the substantial benefit of the ser-
vice, by exciting a wholesome spirit of emulation
throughout all the subordinate artizans in the
different dockyards of Great Britain. By
the plan unfolded by Mr. WARD, each man is
to be allured and incited to the most meritorious
discharge of his duties by opening up to him a series
of promotions and rewards. With an extension of
wages, and a systematic education, they will be in
such a position that the improvement of their con-
dition must inevitably result from their own probity,
sobriety, industry, and intelligence. Thus they
would be enabled to anticipate their gradual elevation
to the rank of foremen, and thence, by successive
stages, to be inspectors and dock-masters, with a pos-
sible income of 6001. per annum, and a residence free
of rent. It is by such sensible enactments that the
interests of our naval service may be best consulted ;
and the prosperity of that naval service is synonomous
with the grandeur, the strength, and the stability of
the British empire.

Madrid papers of the 22d ult. have arrived.

The debate on the Address continued in the Chamber
of Deputies, and Senor PIDAL, one of the late Minis-
ters, had commenced his dsfsnce of the Isturitz Ca-
binet against the attacks of Senors CORTINA and Ros
BE OLANO.

'Th• Herald° says that the GoTernment is adding to
the already enormous army. A corps is to be stationed
forthwith on the frontiers of Portugal, and another in
Arragon. The'se two corps will be placed under the
command of Generals PAVIA and CONCHA.

It is said flat CHRISTINA will ere long be forced to
retire into France, and her retreat will, it is said, be the
signal of a violent explosion. Differences ate said to
have arisen between the QUEEN and King Consort, the
latter of whom has protected his family from the ven-
geance of CHIIIi•TINA.
It is said that the Count DE MONTEMOLIN has ap-
pointed PEPE DE LOLE Commander-in-Chief at Barce-
lona, and TItISTANY Commander-ht-Chief of the pro-
vince of Tarragona.
MADRID BOLSA, FEB. 22.—The Three per Cents. were
done at 30:!:1 for cash; the Five per Cents, at 20; the Debt
without Intertst, WA, ; and the Coupons, at 18th.

the ]'.aria inarvpra n
oaturday.
It was reported in Paris, on Saturday, that, thanks to
the good offices of the Knee of the BELGIANS, the per-
sonal differences between M. GUIZOT and the Marquis
of NORMANDY are settled. M. GUIZOT has undertaken
to make the wnende honorable by explaining away the
offensive character of the words made use of by him in
the Chamber, and with that explanation the Marquis of
NORMANDY will express himself satisfied. With regard
to the differences between the two countries on the subject
of the Montpensier marriage, they still remain
in statu quo. The Journal des Debuts of Friday
has an article on the financial statement of the English
Chancellor of the Exchequer, the writer of which (from
internal evidence we should say it proceeded from the
pen of M. GutzoT) can scarcely conceal the joy which
he evidently feels at the present distressed state of Ire-
land, which he considers effectually prevents England
from taking any steps to vindicate her rights abroad.
M. GUIZOT, however, forgets the distressed condition of
the French people and the embarrassed state of the
French finances. As the Reforme of Saturday justly
remarks:—
" The Journal des Debuts might have strengthened its
argument and completed its demonstration. It had merely
to refer to the accounts of M. Lacave Laplagne, our Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer, and all the estimates being analysed,
that of public works, that of provisions, that of our over-
plus revenue mortgaged, without counting the ordinary and
extraordinary grants, it would have been seen that poverty
is not less great in France than elsewhere, and that conse•
quently there is a double guarantee for the peace of the
cowards. Yes; such is the clear and precise result of an
alliance of sixteen years—a deficit in the two states and dis-
tress amongst the two nations."
The Jesuit party have gained a great victory at Court.
They have prevented the appointment of M. lIEBERT to
the Ministry of Justice. The Patrie says—
"lt was reported to-day at the Chamber of Deputies that
the ordonnance for the nomination of M. Hebert as Minister
of Justice and Public Worship was to have been signed this
day, but that it had been postponed. It was added that M.
Dumon, Minister of Public Works, had been sent for to the
palace this day at noon, and earnestly entreated by the Queen
to take the portfolio of M. Martin (du Nord). M. Dumon,
it is said, gave way, and it was thought at the Chamber
that he consented to remove to the hotel of the Place Ven-
dome. M. Liadieres was spoken of to replace M Dumon at
tile Public Works. M. Vitet has positively refused this
portfolio. He desires only that of finance."
And this is La meilleure des republiques. Certainly
those who accepted it in July, 1830, little thought that in
1847 the parti pretre would be in the ascendant in the
Tuileries, dictating to the KING of the FRENCH, as it
was wont of yore to dictate to the King of France, who
should or should not be Minister. The only cause
that can be alleged against the appointment of M.
HEBERT is the hatred of the priests to him, on account
of his boldly withstanding all attempts to give the mo-
nopoly of education to the Jesuits. On this occasion, at
all events, we wish Louts Pstruppn had exercised his
own personal will, and persevered in the appointment.
The Courrier of Marseilles says that the commercial
advices from the Levant are of a satisfactory character
as regards the arrival of grain expected from those ports.
A vessel from Odessa had brought the intelligence to
Constantinople that, on the 4th, the ice had broken up,
and that more than fifty vessels were able to sail for the
Bosphorus. From this circumstance it is hoped that, if
if the thaw has not yet become general, it will not be long
before it becomes so, and that departures will take place
without interruption. It is stated that numerous vessels
had been engaged at Constantinople and Smyrna, to
take in corn at the different ports of Turkey, for Mar-
seilles.

All the members of the household of Don CARLOS
have quitted Bourges.
_ .

Don ENRIQUE arrived at Toulon on the 21st ult.

Notwithstanding the fall of a half per cent. in the
English Funds on Thursday, a rise took place o❑ the
Paris Bourse on Saturday so opportune for the interests
of the " Bulls " as to suggest suspicions that it was facti-
tious. The principal ground advanced for it was the
alleged (we are assured) real arrangement of the
quarrel of M. G ITIZOT and the English Ambassador in
Paris already (above) alluded to. Before the Bourse
the Threa-per•Cents. were done (in the Passage de

1' Opera) at 78f. 15c.
The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Satur-
day at 781. 50c.; the Five per Cents., 118 f. 80c. ; the Or-
leans Railway Shares, 1,2751.; Rouen, 870 f. ; Havre,
683 f. 75c. ; Great Northern, 6301. ; Avignon, 8351.; Vierzon,
585 f.; Bordeaux, 5351.; Troyes and Montereau, 3021. 50c.;
Basle, 2081. The. ; Dieppe, 3451. ; Paris and Strasburg,
4681. 75c.; Tours and Nantes, 4671. 50c.; Paris and Lyons,
491 f. 25c.; Lyons and Avignon, 482 t. 50c. ; Bordeaux and
Cette, 4511. 25c. ; Belgian wo-and-a-Half per Cents., 541,‘ ;
Spanish Three pi r Cents., 3534.

- B C'SiNEsS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, FEBRUARY 26.
Boulogne and Amiens, 14% —Dutch Rhenish, 4% —East Indian,
—Northeru of France, 13—Faris and Strasbourg, 3%.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

(From The Sun of last Night.)
_ _

The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were 2,500
bales, without alteration in prices. Shares were quiet again. '
The taking of the new loan at the Treasury this morning
attracted rather a large attendance of City capitalists and
others, but there were some parties absent, we believe, who
were present at the meeting for the settlement of the pre-
liminary terms. Before ten o'clock, the ante-rooms of the
Treasury-chambers were occupied by the parties prepared to
tender, and at the hour appointed they were ushered into the
audience room, where the Chancellor of the Exchequer was
seated, Lord John Russell being on his right hand; Baron
Rothschild, Mr. A. Rothschild, and two others of the part
ners of the firm, were also there. The Governor and Deputy
'3overnor of the Bank of England, Sir John Rae Reid, Mr.
late% Mr. Baring, Mr. Mildmay, and about fourteen other
ikrties connected with the monied interest, were also in
a.endance. Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Ex •
cbiuer, opened the business by stating that he was ready to
reeve tenders upon the terms proposed on Thursday last.
'le Baron Rothschild handed in a sealed letter, which
wasopened, and then followed another from Dlr. Baring
Bottbiddings were 89'. 10s. for 1001. Stock in the Three per
CentOonsols. It was clearly evident, then, that those two
firms fad coalesced, as no offer was made by the Governor
of theßank of England, or by others who were in the romi.
And itmediately afterwards, in reply to a question, the
Chancdor of the Exchequer said that it was the intention
of hirmlf and Messrs. Barings to take the loan between
them. \fter a slight hesitation
,the Chancellor acceded to
the term, but a question was then raised as to the word-
ing of adocument read on Thursday as respects the pay-
ment of i terest. It was stoutly contended for that the
Chancellonvould give interest upon instalments made in the
months up o the 2d July, so that those Rho took part of the
loan would le entitled to the July dividends. It was consi-
dered but reasonable that as no discount was to be allowed, as
usual, this corcession ought to be granted. After considerable
discussion, the parties interested in the bidding retired and
consulted togetfer. The result was, that a paper was drawn
up by Mr. Baring, explanatory of their views of the contract
which the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lord John
Russell read. Shortly the Chancellor said that as there was
and th't reeling Lo con-
vert the scrip Imo stock, hewould grant interest on payments
made in full in July, and also interest upon the monthly
payments up to that date; but that in case payments re•
mained until October, then the year's interest from the sth
January last, until the sth January, 1818, would be paid at
one time. These terms finally were sanctioned, and the con-
tracting parties signed the document, which was witnessed
by the Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank. '
Accounts received to-day from Holland state that the
Finance Minister had laid his estimates before the Legisla-
ture, but that, although they exhibited an increase of ex-
penditure, there was also an augmentation in the receipts of
1,300,000 florins,

The Bank of Belgium has declared a dividend of 19;
per share.

The wheat market is steady this morning, but barley, oats,
&e., are lower.

The English Stock Exchange has presented an extra.
ordinary appearance again to-day, the excitement having
been carried to so high a pitch that immediately upon the
commencement of business the confusion of tongues conveyed
no imperfect idea of what Babel may have been. Shouting
and quoting, were, however. not the only events, for
there was a good deal of business done. We need hardly
say that the new scrip was all -the rage, and
that immediately upon the terms becominipknown, parties
were bidding up to 1%, and even 215 premium. This is
the usual policy at first, and therefore the subsequent partial
relapse to % premium vas to be expected. The allot-
ments, as far as can be ascertained, have not been made in
large amounts, as some of the City bankers have obtained a
good "slice." Consols for transfer to-morrow have ad-
vanced to 90'1;1, and been down again to 904. For
April 15 the rates have been 91 and 914,
but at present are only 90% to 91. Bank Stock is higher,
2041,4 to 2051/, a proof, as we take it, of confidence in the
new operation. Exchequer Bills have been at a decline, to
Bs. and 3s. premium. This is the result of sales to pay the
deposit on the new loan. East India Stock is marked 251.
The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. are 93 to 93%.
The Foreign market has been rather fiat again, as with
the greater attraction for speculation offered just now by the
British investments, there is very little business doing.
Spanish Five per Cents. are 241,4 ; Chillan, 95; and Dutch
Two-and. a-Half per Cents, 581 to

The Railway Share market has been looking buoyant
again, and there is an improvement in the quotations of some
of the old and new lines.

ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRItIES.
Bank Stock .. .. .. .. .. . . 2041,1 20e1i 205 Iri
three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. 913 i 9l 91 9114
three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 90% 3v 90%
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Arms. 93% 93 93
1 ong Annuities, Expire Jan. b, 1860 .. 9% 9 9-16
India Stock .. .. . .. •.. .. .. 291 251
India Bonds. 1,0001. • • •• •• • • •• P n
Ditto, under 1.0001. .. .. .. .. 82 p 2 p
console for Accont, April 15 .. .. .. 901% 90 40%
Ditto, Scrip .. .. ..•• •• 1% 21% p 1% p
Exchequer Bills. 1 %(d. 14,d.
1,000/... .. ......
.... 7 8 3 pm. 3
7 9 pm. 9
Ditto, Small .... 9 pin. 9
Ditto, Adrertlsed .... 1 5 prn. 5

BRITISH FUNDS.

SG%
ff'S
22
109% ex div 109

CYNTE
v./NT', Tr. riNngt-
Brazilian Bonds. a per Cent .. •• 86
Chilian Bonds, G per Cent .. • • • 95
Mexican Bonds, 1546, 5 per Cent ..
Russian Bonds
Spanish Bonds. 5 per Cent
Ditto. ler the Account •• • • .. 241 i
pate, rassive Bonds 5
Ditto, Three per Cent _
Ditto. for the Account
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent ~
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian Four-and-a-Halt per Cent .. 96
Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cent .. 58%14
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certldeates
.. 92%'

BUSINESS
PAID. DONE AT CLOSING
ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.

PRICES OF
RAILWAY SILUIES.
Amber., Notting., Boston, and
Eastern Junction .. 2%
Birmingham and Oxford Junction 5
.... 14, :• •• ••
Wolver.. and Dudley.. ; . : •• •
Boston, Stamford, & Birmingham 71A 7,, 7... •• • •
Buckinghamshire .• 848. 43i
Caledonian s. • • ••
Cornwall • • • • • • • • • • • • 714; •
Direct Northern Scrip 2,
Eastern Counties .. •• • • •• 20
• ••
Do. Ferpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.51. 13s. 4d. :. •
•....
••• • •
Ditto, ditto, .. • • —No. 2. I3s. 4d. --. •*****
• ••
Ditto, York Extension • • • • 4 :• •• • •
Eastern Union • • • • •• •• 40 55" :" ••• • •
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 10
13_
East Lancashire • • • • •• • • 14 16 ;') . • ••• " "
Ditto Now • • •. 5 • • •
East Lincolnshire • • • • • • • • 4 ▪ ••• • •
Edinburgh and Glasgow *
Exeter Yeovil, and Dorchester .. •
.. "• •• •
Great 'Northern (London & York •••••••••
Do., do (Direct Northern Regd.) 3N 4 •• • • 3
Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 27!.; 2514 ,/ •• • • 4,
Great North of England . ion
..
... •• • • -
Ditto, New • • • • .• .• .. S .
Great Western • • • • .. 85 • •• .
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. • • 12% •
19 ex di;
.•
.• ••
Ditto, Fifths • • • • • . 29, 271 i - • •

cx x d
Ditto, New •• •• •• •• 4% 8.-..
3% ex div 811 • •
Hull and Selby • • •• • • '• 50 •• .. 104 _..
Leeds an 4 Bradford • • • • •• 35 79% ••• •• • 180
Leeds an,l Thirsk • • • • • • .•
•• 21% 22%.2-1%•• 22
Ditto, New . • • • • • • • • • 5 5
Ditto, Freference 6 per Cent... 3 51,
.....
Llverp.. Mauch.. & Newc• Junct 2% .... .... :• • • 2,1
London, Brighton, and S Coast • • SO .. ,” ~
5 ,•:„•
• 7e
• • •
•
Ditto, Coml. Eighths • • • • % .... 14 ... 55
141,
Ditto, Guarani. Five per Cent. 9 n. 34
London and Greenwich .. 121. 15s. 4,1. •• 91,2
London an North-Western• • • • 100 .. 188 186„
2 186 187 lB7
Ditto, Quarters • .. ••• •
• • • • ....
D tto ditto, New Shares • . .. 2 14 ..... • 14
Ditto, Fifths • • 18N
London and South-Western .411. 63.10 d..• 63 64% x d
Ditto, Tenths (Consolidated) •• 50 •• • . 55
Ditto, Scrip • • • • • • •"' 5, •• • • •• • ...
Ditto, ditto.. • • • • • •
„7., •• • • '414 • • 4%
Lynn and Ely • • •• • • • • •• • • 324 N•••••••• 22%
Lynn and Dereham •• •• • •15 ••• • ••••• • •• • • 16%
Manchester and Leeds •. • . • • 82
Ditto, Thirds (Iteg.)• • • • '• 845' •• • • 3% P•• ••• • • • 314 p
Ditto % (late Iluth.'oll.& Shoff.) 23 ...• 27% •• • • 27,
: 1221111 2▪ .1
%. •
Mauch., Lonion, & Birm. Juliet. 2 2 2
Manchester and Southampton ::1002
Midland .. 123
Ditto, New •• •• •• ••30 •• • • 35% %•• • • 35%
Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 100 .... 96 _ yg
Midland, /firming. & Gioucest... 100 ....123 .... ..... 123
Ditto, New (iss. at 7% dis.)• • 1714 •• • • •• •• • 3l
Newcastle and Berwick .. •• 20 .... 32% % 32%
Newmarket and Chesterford • • 10 •• .. 10%
Norfolk .. ..100 •• -140 x d1r..... •• 140
Ditto, Extension .. .. 6 •• • • 61,E ••• • .
Northeni Counties Union . • • • 2% •• • • 1% %••• • • .
North British.. •• 25 •• • • 33%14 •••• • • • • 351,4
Ditto, Thirds ~ • • •• 1• •' • !T., •• •••• • • • 354
North stan'ordshire .. • • • • " '• 'Th79,•• "'• •• Sty
Preston and Wyre .. 25 .... 3514 35
Ditto, Half Shares (A) • • • • 6 '• •• ••• • •
Ditto ditto (Ii) 1/••••••••
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 •• •• 5% •• • ••• • • • 5%
ltoyston and llit hin 0,/,•••• 24N••••••
Scottish Midland .. .. 17% •• • • 2.5%3 •••• • • • 2113
Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 3 •• •• 4% %•••• • • • • 414
Shropshire Union .. 425..• • • %% dia• • • dls
South Eastern and Dovor •. .. 33% .• • • 30% •• •• • • •• 30%
Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 3% •• •• 4%%.... ••
Smith Wales .. 10 .. •• %%•• • • •• 8%
South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and
Goole .. . • • •• 2 2NA••••••••
West Riding Union .. • • .. 425. •• • • I)i 2P•• • • 3 p
York and Newcastle .. 25 .... 3614 ••••• • • • •• 36%
Ditto, New.. .• 5 " • 1134711.. •• • • • 11%
York and North Midland .. .. 50 •• • • A-7 •' • •• • ' 87
Ditto. Preference .• .. 2 12% 124
Do. E. and W. Riding Exten••• 10 22 •• . ..... • • 22%
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
East Indian . . Ss. .• • • •• •
Great Western Bengal .. ss. .• • • "••" " ' • 111 i
Luxembourg 6 •2 %• •
Namur and Liege .• .. 10 .• 5% Sad sxd
Northern of France • • • • " 8 •• • 13%..•
••• • • flit/4
Paris and Rouen .. v.. 20 .. • • 31, rs •••• • • • • -.5s
Rouen and Havre . 20 .... 27% ..... ••• • • 274
Sambre and 31euse .. 12 •••• 7 " • .

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Itritish North American .. •• 50 •• " • •
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
MIXES.
Real del Monte, Unregistered —•• •• 3VA •••• • • • 3%

BURKE'S PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE FOR 1847.
—The New and Revised Edition for 1847, of this standard
History of the British Nobility, has just appeared, corrected
throughout, and containing all the New Creati,ns. The
Globe has justly characterised this work as " The best genes •
logical and heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronet-
age of the British Empire, and as the first authority on all
questions affecting the aristocracy. It is certainly the most
perfect and comprehensive encyclopaedia of personal and
national history ever offered to the public; combinisig sur-
prising accurlkir and important information with the greatest
brevity and clearness, and exhibiting, in a condensed and
lucid form, the lives and achievements of the many eminent
men who have shed lustre on the rolls of our nobility, from
the steel-clad barons of Cressy and Agincourt to the heroes
of Blenheim and Waterloo. The great amount of interesting
matter relative to the collateral branches, renders the work
particularly valuable. Indeed, there is hardly a name con-
nected with a Peer or Baronet that is not to be found in its
Pagee

..~ ~.

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the performance
of the French Plays with their presence yesterday evening.
The royal suite consisted of the Marchioness of Douro, the
Hon. Miss Paget, the Earl of Listowel, Colonel the lion.
Charles Grey, and Colonel Bouverie. Her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny Howard and
Sir George Couper, also honoured the French Plays with her
presence last evening.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback
vesterday, attended by his Equerry in Waiting, Colonel
liouverie.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Alice took their usual walks and rides yesterday in
the royal gardens.
Viscount Clifden has succeeded Lord George Lennox as the
Lord in Waiting to his Royal Highness Prince Albert ; and
Colonel Bouverie has relieved Captain the Hon. Alexander
H. Gordon in the duties of Equerry in Waiting to his Royal
Highness.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge and his
Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse arrived at Ca-
shiobury-park, Herbs, the residence of her Majesty the Queen
Dowager, yesterday morning, having travelled from town
by the London and i orth Western Railway. Lady Augusta
Cadogan and Mr. Edmond Mildmay wore in waiting on her
Royal Highness.
The Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Frederick of Hesse
partook of a dejeu/4 with the Queen Dowager. In the after-
noon the Royal Duchess and his Serene Highness took their
departure on their return to town.
Lord John Russell and the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
accompanied by the Lords of the Treasury and the Secre-
taries of the Treasury, received yesterday morning the gen-
tlemen from the city of London, on the subject of the new
loan of eight millions. Mr. J. B. Heath, the Governor of the
13ank of England, and the Deputy-Governor, attended the
meat;ng.
Lord Macdonald and Mr. 11. J. Bailie, M.P., had an inter-
view with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-office.
A deputation from the South Lancashire coal proprietors,
consisting of the Hon. Colonel Lindsay, MY., Mr. Fletcher,
Mr. Dartington, and Mr. Watkins (solicitor), had an inter-
view with the Right Hon. Edward Strutt yesterday at the
office of the Commissioners of Railways, in Great George-
street.

Mr. Colquhoun, Diplomatic Agent for the Manse Town?,
had an interview with the Right Hon. 'l'. Milner Gibs( n
yesterday, at the Office of the Board of Trade.
A deputation of the Directors of the Waterford and Kil-
kenny Railway Company, consisting of Mr. P. S. Butler,
M.P., Mr. George Anderson, Mr. George Emery, Mr. Charles
Hulse, and Mr. M. J. Currie, had an interview with Lord
Jr hn Russell, yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-
strS4l - 111.1,G vz......ani, ....,tornan minister, was
among the company who visited her Majesty's Theatre on
Thursday last.
Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial
Office, for the Governors of the West India Colonies, and
also for the Governors of New South Wales and New
Zealand.
Sir David Brewster, Rev. Dr. Buchanan, and Mr. Dunlop,
had an interview yesterday with Sir George Grey, at the
Home Office.

DUTCH AND FLANDERS MAIL.
THE HAGUE, FEB. 24.—1 n the sitting ef the Second
Chamber of the States-General to-day, the Chamber
adopted unanimously—lst, the project of law for adding
100,000 florins to the Bth chapter of the budget for
1847, in order to defray the expense of commencing
the works for the docks and other public works at
Flushing; and 2dly, the project of law for adding
100,000 florins to chapter 4 of the budget of 1846 l'or
civil and military prisons. In the debate on the last.
project of law, his Excellency the Minister of Finance
gave the satisfactory assurance that all the expenses for
the service of 1846 would be covered by the means
already granted for that year, and even that there would
he a snrplus of some 100,000 florins for the service of
that year.
FEB. 24.—Tee most important occurrence in the
sitting of the Second Chamber 0-day was the fact,
that before proceedit g to the vote on the second pto-
' ject of law, his Excellency the Minister of Finance
delivered a speech on the result of the state of the
Finances for 1846. We have not time to enter into the
details which such a subject requires, and to which we
shall return when the speech is officially published ; but
it is sufficient to state at present that notwithstanding;
the considerable increase of several chapters of the
budget of 1846, and that including the funds required
by the project of law which the Chamber has discussed
to-day, the Finances for the service of 1846 present a
surplus of nearly 100,000, resulting from the ways and
means, besides a colonial surplus of 300,000 florins
above the original estimates.
COBLENTZ. FEB. 22.—There is every indication that
emigration from Germany to America will increase very
considerably this year. The navigation is scarcely
opens d, and • great mass of emigrants have already ,et
out to embark at Antwerp on the 25th.
BERLIN, FEB. 22.—The public are looking with ex-
pectation for the matters which will be brought before
the Diet. The report of a loan is contrad:cted. It is
!mid that the subject to be laid before the Diet will be,
Ist, The capitalizing of a disposal part of the interest
which the States of 1842 have assigned to meet the in-
terests guaranteed for some railway shares on the public
revenue ; 2,11 y, The abolition of the tax we flour and
meal ; 3dly, The establishment of a bank, to be
guaranteed by the State, for the convenience of the
landowners. The Cracow Gazette again contradicts
the report that Russia is assembling a body of troops on
the frontiers. The reports that were circulated here of
extraordinary assemblages of troops in Prussia are like-
wise said to be unfounded.

VIENNA, FEB. 18.—We have just learnt that the
loan of 800,000,000 of florins, at five per cent., was yes-
terday finally concluded with the bankine-houses of
R. thschild, Sena, Arstein, and Erkeles. The further
particulars are not known.
BRUSSELS, FEB. 25.—The Chamber of Itepresonta-
aw relative to gold coin. It also named the number of
the examining juries, and passed the final vote on the
project of law relative to the arrondissement

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—MONDAV.
A variety of investments, mostly of small amount, enable
usto submit a quotation on all the events now in the market,
but at the same time render it necessary to state that betting
never was so miserably dull ; even the steeple-chase, on
which money has been laid out, was scarcely noticed. It is
only requisite to direct attention to a marked decline in The
Lamb for the Chester Cup, and to state that Glentilt was in
force for the Derby, and Nerissa for the Oaks; in no other in-
stance does the business transacted call for more than a quo-
tation of the prices :
LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE.
5 to 1 agst Mr. Preston's Brunette
8 to 1 agst lion. Robert Lawley's The R. arer—taken
12 to 1 agst Mr. 0. Higgins's Pioneer—taken
12 to 1 agst Mr. Watts' St. Leger
12 to 1 agst Mr.D'Arcy's Culverthorpe
'NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
15 to I agst Lord Stradbroke's Lynceus—taken
15 to 1 agst Sir C. Alonck's Vanish—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Sir Martin—taken
20 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Humdrum—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Devil-me-care—taken
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
10 to 1 agst Mr. Stephenson's Sheraton—taken
14 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Jenny Wren
25 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Pink Bonnet—taken
15 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Devil-me-care
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
5 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Glentilt—taken
CHESTER CUP.
20 to 1 aget Mr. Gully's Mendicant
25 to 1 agst Mr. Herbert's Antler
25 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Camera Obscura
30 to 1 agst Mr. Wilson's Punch—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's The Lamb—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes—taken and
afterwards offered
50 to 1 agst Mr. Hesseltine's Fitzallen— taken and aft off
GO to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's The Conjuror—tak and aft off
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Mangle's Golden Bee—taken and aft off
2000 to 20 agst Mr. T. Parr's Sylvanus—taken
DERBY.
7 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp—taken
20 to 1 agst Sir. Mostyn's Glentilt—taken freely
28 to 1 agst Sir R. Pigot's Conyngham—taken
1000 to 30 agst Duke of Richmond's Red Hart—taken
arid afterwards offered
1000 to 30 agst Mr. Gully's Allertonian—t. and aft, of.
50 to 1 apt Mr. O'Brien's The Liberator—t. to 1504
50 to 1 agst Mr S. Conway's Christoper
50 to 1 apt Mr. Stephenson's Black Dwarf taken
1000 to 15
500 to 10 agst Mr. Pedley's The Cossack—t. and aft, of.
2000 to 30 agst Mr. J. Rogers's Lionel—taken and aft. of.
500 to 5 agst Sir. L. Fox's Philosopher—taken.
OAK'S.
13 to 1 agst Lprd Eglinton's Nerissa
15 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Slander—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Maid of Motherwell—taken.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE.
LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY AUTERNOON,--Tne following horses
have arrived up to five o'clock :
Brunette, Ballybar, The False Heir, Frederick, Latitat,
Marengo, Proceed, Cavendish, St. Ruth, Red Lancer, Bar-
maid, Clinker, Roarer, Mathew, and Cumberland Lassie.
The ground is in excellent order.

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K. Seymer, Mr. Compton, Mr. Pusey Mr. Beckett, and
Ir. T. G. B. Estcourt. Among the' mem. hers of the
House of Commons who assembled to pay their respects
to the Right Hon. Gentleman were, the Marquis of
Douro, Lord J. Russell, Sir J. C. Hobhouse, Viscount
Villiers, Viscount Cietlereagh, Lord E. Russell, Lord
Marcus Hill, Lord Rendlesham, Lord J. Manners Lord
Hotham, Lord A. lervey, Lord C. Hamilton, Viscount
Morpeth, Lord H. Vane, Viscount Northland, Sir J. Walsh,
Sir C. Napier, Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Sir F. Thesiger, Sir D. Le
Marchant, Sir Howard Douglas, the Right Hon. R. Vernon
Smith, the Right Hon. H. Goulburn, Hon. J. Stuart Wort-
ley, Hon. G. Rice Trevor, the Right Hen. Sir G. Grey, the
Solicitor-General, lion. Cecil Lawless, lion. Captain Max-
well, the Right lion. T. D'Eyncourt, lion. Charles P.
Villiers, Sir J. W. Hogg, Sir J. Tyrrell. lion. Captain
Lindsay, Captain Duncombe, Sir J. M•Taggart, Sir R. Price,
Sir P. Grey Egerton, Sir G. Staunton, Sir J. 11. Lowther,
Colonel T. Wood, Colonel Mure, Captain Polhill, Mr.
Taylor, Mr. A. B. Hope, Mr. Mildmay, Mr. Mackinnon, Mr.
Rice, lion. H. Berkeley, 'Mr. Parker, Mr. Mattheson, Mr.
A. S. O'Brien, Mr. G. Repton, Mr. Hutt, Hon. C. Howard,
Mr. G. Ward, Mr. Tuffnell, Mr. Watson, Mr. Marshall,
Mr. B. Bottield, Mr. Barkley, Mr. R. R. Clayton, Colonel
Austen, Rear Admiral Bowles, Colonel Reid, the Right
lion, F. Shaw, Mr. Hindley, Mr. Acland, Captain Glad-
stone, Mr. Finch, Mr. Holdsworth, Mr. Shirley, Mr. E.
Shirley, Mr. B. Hawes, Mr. Pulman, Mr. Q. Dick, Mr. Loch,
Mr. Maatt, Mr. Rashleigh, Mr. Fellowes, Mr. J. Neeld,
Mr. J. A. Smith, Mr. Blackstone, Mr. Hussey, Mr. Hum-
phrey-, the O'Connor Don, Mr. M. Gore, Dlr. Birch, Mr.
NVickhatn, Hon. W. Cowper, Mr. Stansfield, Captain Rush-
out, Mr. Dennistoun. Mr. Baillie, Mr. A. Letroy, Mr. W.
Ellis, Mr. Deedes, Mr. G. Duncan, the Right Hon. Fox
Maule, Mr. Tancred, Mr. J. Wood, Mr. Packs, Hon. G. C.
W. Forester, Mr. Entwisle, Mr. Stanton, &e,

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.

FRENCH PLAYS.

A new cot:media vaudeville, entitled Le Mari qui se
derange, was produced here last night. It is either a
revival of an old French vaudeville, or a new play written to
an old plot, for we remember that some twenty years since
a comedy (confessedly an adaptation from the French)
by Poole, was produced at the Haymarket, in which
Farren acted the part of Mr. Dorrity;ton, the plot of
which was precisely similar. That plot may be told in
a very tew words. Maurice Durosel (M. Lafont), the
Mari qui se derange, is married to a delightful woman,
but still he has his bachelor propensities, and he deter-
mines to go with his friend Berthollin (Cartigny) to a
masquerade, and make a " night of it," leaving his
wife at home. The wives of this precious pair
also determine to go to this entertainment, and each
husband unwittingly makes love to his own wife. Atter
a certain series of regular misadventures, the plot is dis-
covered by Maurice, who has engaged i❑ a flirtatio❑
with a fair masque, refusing to carry the affair any far-
ther, on the plea that he has " a wife whom he adores."
She unmasks, and he discovers that he has been making
love to his own wife. The admirable acting of Lafont,
as Maurice, made this trifle go off very agreeably. Ile
was excellently supported by Mdile. as the wife,
and by Cartigny, as Berthollin. The vaudeville was
preceded by Le Demon de la Nuit. The house was well
and fashionably attended.

NAVAL IN TELLIGEN CE.
PORTSMOUTH, SVNDAY.—The Dauntless, sew steam-
'l.igate, under the charge of Mr. John IPDonald, master
of the Victoria and Albert Royal yacht, and manned
by a crew composed partly of dockyard riggers, and
party of bine jackets from the Victory, was towed out
of harbour yesterday morning by the Echo steam-
tug, nearly to the Nab Light, whence the Dauntless
made sail, and steered down the channel with a
fine breeze at E.N.E. The Dauntless has a large
quantity of meal for the relief of the destitute in the
north of Scotland, after disposing of which she will pro-
ceed to Napier's establishment in the Clyde, to receive
her engines. The officers and crew employed in navi-
gating her are, it is understood, to re-urn here by rail-
way, leaving Mr. Luke, inspector of shipwrights, in
charge of the ship.
The African steam-tug, Mr. Barker, master, returmd
pre-
'eded yesterd y morning with Mr. C. P. Belay, assis-
tant master attendant, and a large party of mechanics,
riggers, seamen, and marines, to take in tow a mooring-
lump and the two camels, which had been brought up in
the course of the week, and repaired for the purpose, in-
tending to go forthwith to the Sphynx. It having been
found on a former occasion that the camels did not tow
well by ring bolts, they were slung in a peculiar way by
ropes, and cleats nailed over the slings to keep them
in their places. Unfortunately they had not
calculated on any sea, but on reaching Spit-
head, it was found that there was a strong
wind and considerable sea. The came's, which
were fastened side by side, fell to quarrelling with each
other, like Johnny Gilpin's two bottles of wine, and very
quickly disencumbering themselves of slings, cleats,
and all, took their own way singly through Spithead.
The African was in consequence obliged to cast off
and anchor the lump, and go in pursuit of the re-
fractory camels, which she succeeded in catching,
and brought into the harbour again, leaving the
two mooring lumps to be towed down by the
Echo. The African waited till 7 o'clock last evening,
while the necessary alterations and repairs were being
made, and then once more proceeded with them for the
wreck. We have not much faith in their efficacy, or
rather, we doubt the possibility of properly fixing them
in consequence of the surf. The Monkey steam•tug
came up to-day at noon with a large paddle-box boat in
tow, containing some of the heavy portions of the
Sphynx's engines.

From the Cerneen (Mauritius paper) of November 28
we learn, that " Her Majesty's corvette, the Snake,
anchored on Wednesday evening in that harbour, hav-
ing on board the craw of the Levant packet, a vessel
belonging to this port, which was wrecked on the reefs
of the island of Cosmoledo on the sth of July last.
The Levant packet had left Nosse-Be the 28th of
June, with a crew of eleven men and seventeen passen-
gers. She had a cargo of salt beef for this place.
After fruitless efforts to save the ship, they took
the resolution to abandon her, but before they could
reach the shore three men were drowned. At Costno-
ledo, the crew of the L.!vant packet found five fishermen
who had been left there to fish by the Rosalie, of Sey-
chelles. This latter vessel was afterwards lost on the
island of St. Juan de Nave, but we know nothing of the
fate of her crew. The Snake arrived at Cosmoledo Nov.
2, and took off all the men of the Levant packet. The poor
wretches had subsisted for four months on birds, eggs,
fish, and turtle. An iron pot which they found on tin,
island, and a gun barrel, served them to evaporate sea-
water and retAer it drinkable. On the 7th of September
a French v ssel passed in sight of the island, and, though
she answered their signals, made no attempt to racy,
them. The Snake touched at the island of Gloriino,
and found there the wreck of a vessel belonging to Sey
chelles that had been cast away on the 12th of May.
The crew and passengers of the Levant packet speak in
the highest terms of the commander and officers of the
Snake, who paid them all the care and attention whioh
their situation required."
The Fairy royal yacht, returned to this port yester-
day, after having undergone divers alterations, and will
he ready for her Majesty's service on the day appointed
for the remorsl of the Court to the Isle of Wight.
The Dragon steam-frigate, Captain Ram ;ay, having
had her machinery temporarily repaired, is ordered to
aitoitter cargo of meal and biscuit for conveyance
to Ireland. She will commence loading-to-morrow.
The Voltage, 26, at Devonport, is reported to be com-
missioned for surveying service, by Captain Graves, late
of the Bonetta.

The Baretto Junior, transport, Dent. Griffiths, Ad-
miralty agent, is coining round to this port from Dept-
ford, to complete loading with as much stores, &c., as
she can hold for the squadro❑ under Sir W. Parker, off
Lisbon, whence she will proceed to Gibraltar.
We have received letters from the slave trade sup-
pression squadron to the 31st of December, at which
date it was generally healthy. From Ascension, letters
sate that several prizes have been taken lately by the
cruisers t• the southward, but the captures and captors
are not particularised. The commodore started in the
Devastation on th• 26th for Cape Verd, whence he
would go the round of the station to make his
first official inspection. With the exception of
the Wanderer, no very serious cases of fever
had occuriod in the squadron. We regret to add, how-
ever, that Commander Gooch, of the Sealark, 10, hail
received a paralytic stroke, and, at the date of our
advices, was not expected to survive.
_ _

A coal depot for her Alajesty's steam-vessels on the
New Zealand station is ordered to be established forth-
with.

Captain Corry, of the Superb, 80, at Lisbon, is ordered
to exercise the new frigate Thetis, 36, against the Ant-
rica, 50, razeed 74, and report upon the trials of sailing
to the Admiralty.

It is stated that another experimental squadron will
shortly assemble at Spithead.
Wool-wren, Fan. 27.—The Amphion steam-frigate,
Captain Wood'ord J. Williams, a ho is at present in the
Odin steam.frig ate, conveying provisions to Ireland,
went down the river on Saturday, in charge of Lieuten-
ant Sihbald, to try her engines. Shortly after 10 o'clock,
a.m., Commodore Sir James J. G. Bremer, K.C.B. and
K.C.11., Superintendent of Woolwich dockyard ;
Captain Ellice, Controller of steam machinery; Captain
Austen, R.N. ; Captain Schwabe, of the Russian navy ;
Count Rosen, on whose principle the engines have been
constructed; Mr. Oliver Larg, Master Shipwright; Mr.
Lloyd, Chief Engineer ; Mr. Atherton, Assistant to the
Chief Engineer at Woolwich Dockyard ; Mr. Smith,
inventor of the screw propeller ; and Mr. Miller, of the
firm of Miller and Ravenhill, who constructed the en-
gines, went on board, and about 11 o'clock the vessel
left her moorings, followed the Black Eagle steam verse];
under the command of Mr. S. B. Cook, master, R.N.
The Amphion had on board the whole of her guns,
consisting on the upper deck of two 56-pounders, of 85
cwt. each ; on the traversing platforms eight 32-
pounders, six feet long each ; and two land service
guns. On the lower deck, four 8-inch guns, 65 cwt.
each ; and sixteen long 32-pounder guns, 50 cwt.
each, with a large quantity of shot and shells.
She was in excellent condition for trial. When she
left her moorings the tide was running up with a strong
north-east wind against her. The engines, when set to
work, made 36 revolutions per minute,-and gradually in-
creased their veloeity to 44 per minute, which was the
highest number during the trial. The engines on Count
Rosen's principle are different from any used in the
Royal navy of this country, being on a similar prin-
ciple to locomotive engines, and acting horizontally
with a four-feet stroke attached to the axle
of the screw propeller with which sho is fitted,
of
and dispensing with the use cog-wheels,
which were required for the Fattier, the Fairy, the
Dwarf, and other screw-propeller vessels. The engines
of the Arnphion were only 150-horse power each, and
were found sufficient to give the vessel the speed of 64
knots in an hour and a half against wind and tide, and
when her full speed is attained she will average about
six knots per hour.
The engines worked re-
markably easy, and with scarcely so much
noise as a pair of smooth engines of 20-horse power
each. The construction of the engines, on the horizontal
principle, gives them the advantage to a war steamer of
being considerably under the water level, and not liable
to clanger except from shells falling perpendicularly,
which could scarcely take place at a long range. The
Amphion, during the experimental trip, was immersed 17
feet 11 inches in the fore part, and 18 feet 4 inches aft, and
the trial gave great satisfaction. Owing to the state of
the tide, she was under the necessity of bringing up at
Greenhithe until the following day. She is well ap-
pointed with stores, and has two of Porter's patent
anchors on board, one of 52 cwt., arid another of 13 cwt.
2 qrs. Commodore Sir James J. G. Bremer, and tl-ae
officers and scientific persons who went down the river
in her, returned to ‘Voolvvich in the Black Eagle in the
afternoon.

THE RUSSIAN FLEET.-" We find in a private
letter," says the Constitutionnel, "the following details which
are worthy of notice :—There reigns at Sebastopol at the
present moment an extraordinary activity. Several steam-
frigates, now in the building-yards of Nikolajew, are about
to be launched in the beginning of Spring, and a strong di-
vision of the Russian fleet has received orders to be ready for
sea about the same period. They are working night and
day in the arsenal, and a large quantity of balls and shells
are being cast in the foundries. These facts merit the more
attention, as Sebastopol is the principal naval establishment
of Russia on the Black Sea."
A RABID Sow.—A sow belonging to R. Hastwell,
of Moorlands, near Kirby Stephen, which had been bit some
time ago by a mad dog, went raging mad on Monday last,
and died in agonies a short time afterwards. Fortunately it
did no injury. Mr. Ha-twell had been cautioned to kill it,
but not relishing the advice, administered medicine to it.—
Westmorland Gcaiette,