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vince of Starkenburg the population of four villages,
one containing 1,400 inhabitants, has demanded per-
mission from the Government to emigrate to the
United States. This disposition has also been parti-
cularly perceptible in the Grand Duchy of Ilesse-
Darmstadt. The Cologne Gazette states, that in the
town of Bocholt, in WeF,tphalia, the fourth part of
the inhabitants are making preparations to emigrate
in the beginning of spring.

Madrid papers of the 12th have arrived.
A motion was brought forward in the Chamber of
Deputies on the 11th for an extension of the am-
nesty. In opposing the motion, the Minister of the
Interior said that if an unlimited amnesty were
granted it might tend to foment civil war, but that
no individual applications had been refused. The
motion was rejected by a majority of 98 to 71.
Senor PACHECO has been re-elected for Cordova.

Large quantities of wheat have been imported into
Cadiz since the permission to that effect has been
given, and it is said that the stocks of grain in the
province of Seville are large.

MADRID BoLsa, MAacit 12.—Three per Cents.,
30 ; Five per Cents., 19f. Exchange on London, 37i.

We have received the Paris papers of Weinesday.
The Journal des Debate, in noticing the refusal of
Lord JOHN RUSSELL to prohibit the export of corn,
makes the following sensible observations on the

subject:—
"In the countries in which the harvest has been bad, you
prohibit the exportation of grain, and of certain descriptions
flour, because the populations are agitated, and the emo-
tion of the population arises from an increase in the price of
wheat of 50 per cent. in certain provinces, and of 109 per
cent. in others. What think you, then, has passed in the
ports of the Baltic, at Dantzic, at Riga, at St. Peteraburgh,
or in those of the Black Sea, or in those other commercial
metropolises bathed by the Atlantic in the United States?
Precisely the same thing. This advance of 100 per cent.,
which afflicts you in certain of your provinces, has been re-
peated in the ports of Russia. At New York the advance
has been 50 per cent., exactly as in some other parts of
Europe. If this increase in the price of corn be a misfor-
tune in the west of Euri:pe, cats it be taken as a matter of
indifference by the populations of eastern Europe, or in the
regions of the New World? Now, what would be thought
if the Governments of those countries, placing themselves
at the same point of view as ourselves, were to interdict the
exportation of grain, as the Pacha of Salonica, political chief
of one of the regions rich in corn, has just done, in conse-
quence of a riot ? A violent clamour would be raised in all
parts of Europe. We should accuse the Russian Govern-
ment of barbarity. We should say to the Congress of the
United States, that history would apply infamous epithets to
it. From Washington and St. Petersburg, however, the
reply to Europe would be, that they had done nothing but
hat she had done herself, that they had followed the ex-
ample she had taken the trouble to set, and that they had
been influenced by the same reasons as those by which she
was inspired. What would Europe have to reply ? To such
an answer from Washington and St. Petereburg there could be
no reply. The system of exclusive supplies in corn, when
examined with some attention in relation to ethers as well
as to oneself, cannot be sustained, and consequently, the
prohibition toexport is a bad measure, a grave fault. People
(Lust admit this, must persuade themselves of it, and re-
member it in future. The pretension to receive and to give
nothing is contrary to equity, contrary to good sense, con-
trary to the interest well understood of each state. It may
succeed once by chance, but the secret is soon discovered,
and when once made public, may be turned against us. As
the late Mr. Huskisson said in Parliament, on another sub..
ject, the trick is found out, the patent has expired, and we
must give it up. For merchandise as for corn, which no-
thing can replace, which nothing can dispense men from con-
suming, there is not a nation that can flatter itself that it
will not have need of others to-morrow, as was seen in 1837,
when England helped to feed the United States. With
respect to grain ft is therefore not permitted to any one to
isolate himself, but it is especially when one demands the
assistance of another that it is dangerous to set the ex-
ample of shutting oneself up at home. Lord John Russell
was right then : the only system that is true, that is humane,
that is useful, that can supply a scarcity, or soften its
rigour, is diametrically opposed to that of the national
markets being reserved; it is that of one single market for
all civilised people, of a market without obstacles on which
every one may place his excess of corn, or come to take what
he wants. Beyond that there are only false or equivocal
Notions, specious for the observer who does not give himself
the trouble to investigate, but disastrous in the opinion of
every one who renders to himself an account of the situation
and of the comparative wants of nations, and as well as of the
difficulties which surround different Governments. This
thought of entering in communication, without admitting
any barrier at any time, with the general corn market of the
world, is that to which, after lung deliberation, a great na-
ion, our near neighbaur, has ranged itself, and yet it would
Crave seemed that she had in her territorial organization more
motives than any other for acting differently. It is impos-
sible for the same idea not to obtain, that of which it is
worthy—the assent of all nations, which, as much as Great
Britain, are proud of their enlightenment, and flatter them-
.elves that they understand their interests."

In the same journal we find the following state-
ment with regard to the recent riots at Pisa :
" We have received letters from Italy, which enable us to
complete, and in some respects correct, what we said yester-
day with regard to the event which threw the city of Pisa
into commotion. The Prince who was the object of a foolish
and wicked attempt is not, as was stated, brother of the
Emperor of Austria ; he is the Archduke Ferdinand of Este,
.listantly related to the Emperor, and uncle of the reigning
Duke of Modena, and consequently of the Duchess de Bor-
deaux also. He inherited from his mother, the Duchess
Beatrice of Este, some considerable estates, called Agnano,
situated at a short distance from Pisa. To visit this property
he goes from time to time to Tuscany, and, as the house of
Este does not enjoy great popularity in Italy, it had already
happened for a brother of the last Duke of Modena to be re-
ceived during a visit to Pisa in any-thing but a favourable
manner by the inhabitants. The events in (iallicia, in which
it was supp ,sed, rightly or wrongly, that the Archduke Fer-
dinand of Este had taken an active part, increased on this
occasion the animosity of the people. Crowds assembled in
Ate streets, and, in the midst of the effervescence which pre-
railed, one of these individuals, whose presence is inevitable
in every tumultous gathering, conceived without doubt the
p..rject of the, criminal attempt which we, announced yes-
terday."
On this statement the Ministerial journal comments
after a fashion which clearly demonstrates that M.
Guizor is adopting the foreign policy of the restora-
tion, and that as long as he shall possess power
France will be the advanced guard of despotism
instead of the leader of civilisation.
The Constitutionnei has a very ably written, but
uncommonly severe, article on the financial state of
the country. It attributes all the difficulties under
which France is labouring to the incompetence of the
Ministry. With regard to the scarcity of corn it

-,ays—
" What must cause astonishment is that the Government
f-rinerly so lavish of its circulars, now observes the most
complete !silence. After having held the country in deceitful
v lies, when, on the contrary, it was necessar
y
.
to appeal to
i
its foresight, it now s silent when it is a matter of so great
importance to know the real state of things. It is, intaCf
in circumstances like the present, when the apprehension of
he the present crisis, the public is inclined
the evil adds to the evil, that it would be useful and advis-
sable to re-assure the population. It is evident that, how-
period, we have still to
present
harvest."
There how-
ever terrible may
to exaggerate its consequences. The Government has, there-
fore, everything to gain by telling the truth to calm the
general terror.
et error
precise
learn
There is a reason for all this. At the time the
Yet,dete deficiency
ctyheoft
Government was so " lavish of its circulars" the
Afontpensier marriage was on the carpet, and the
Ministry, " finding itself in the presence of an adver-
sary, did not feel it incumbent to tell the whole
truth" as to the scarcity, and therefore it deceived the
people. Now the marriage is completed, and the
next step is to create some excuse for assembling
troops on the Spanish frontier, to be used as occasion
may require, and the fear of bread riots affords as
good an excuse to M. GUIZOT as the fear of yellow
fever did to M. DE VILLELE, when he formed his
celebrated cordon sanitaire ; therefore it is now for
their interest to exaggerate the scarcity, and to make
the most of every oneute ; hence the disappearance of
the circulars.

gave a
Oil Tuesday the Marquis of NORMANDY
,
grand dinner at the Embassy to all the members of
the French Cabinet, and the principal members of
the corps diplomatique. Marshal Suult, M. Guizot,
Count Duchatel
M. Lacave Laplagne, M. Dumon,
M. Cunin Gridaine, and Admiral Mackau were
present, es well as the Count d'Appony, and other
ambassadors. A good deal of interest was attached
to this entertainment, from the fact of its being con-
t,idered the gage de reconciliation between the English
Ambassador and the French Minister of Foreign
affairs. It being one of M GIJIZOT'S reception days,
he was obliged to leave Lord NORMANBY'S party
shortly before ten o'clock.
Cocas AuTianniQur.—PAZlS, MARCH 17.—French Five
per Cents., 115 f. 60c., 65c., 70c.; Three per Cents., 771. 65c.,
70c., 75,..;
,
Bank of France Shares, 3,2401., 3,2451., 3,250 f.,
:3,240f., 3 2501. ;
Treasury Bonds, 4% 2 nl.; Obl. of the City,
1,315 I:; Neapolitan (Rothschild's) Definitives, 1011. 30c.;
humans, 10If.; Belgian Five per Cents. (1840), 101.14 f.;
Ditto, (1812 k, 10.21.; Spanish Three per Cents., 3410.;
iiset , IIA —Naraur
Exchange on London—one month, money, 25f. 25c. ; three
months, money, 25f. 7 lic.
ROSINESS DONr IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANCIE, .111.acu 18.
11°a1`)ne and Amiens Oh—Bordeaux, 'I oulouse, and Cette
(Ciniituted)
" •, as and isurclkaux,l.,ii --
—Paris and Lyons, 6;,', Sambre and
Mtlllia, 6;a. ' and I.lege,4h —Northern of France, 1274,
u

CABINET COUNClL—Summonses were issued yester-
day, from the Foreign•offce, to the Ministers, to attend
a Cabinet Council to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon, at
the Foreign-office, Downing street.

• A deputation from the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market
and Abattoir Company, accompanied by Mr. Lane, deputy.
chairman, and attended by Mr. Henry F. Richardson. the
I solicitor, waited on Viscount Morpeth, at the office of the
Woods and Forests, yesterday.
Air. O'Connell's health is daily improving at
Hastings. lie walks daily on the Esplanade, and takes
carriage exercise. The Earl of Shrewsbury visited Mr.
O'Connell on Monday; Sir Jris. Murray visited Mr. O'Connell
on Tuesday. Mr. O'Connell, on Tuesday, drove to Battle
Abbey.—Brighton Gazette.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUART'ER TO 7'H PEE.
The Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was without
alteration. The demand was very limited, and prices had a
downward tendency. Sales 3,500 bales.—ln Railway Shares
there was not much doing.
As the season for emigration is at hand, we cannot suffi-
ciently caution the nearly destitute individuals who mxy
leave Ireland more especially against the frightful risk' of
disease and death which they incur. A party at New York
gives the following account of the privation endured upon the
voyage out :

have been shown a specimen of the food which the
Irish immigrants usually bring with them to support life
while crossing the Atlantic. In colour it resembles guano,
but in form it presents more the appearance of coarse meal.
We were unable to learn the name by which it is known,
but we understand that it is a kind of berry, which is
first dried in the sun and then ground up for
use. The flavour is quite offensive, and the
food, as we understand, is unpalatable in the
extreme. About the only article of food besides this, which
the immigrants use, is the common sea biscuit. The first
article which they call for on reaching our almshouse is
the potato, which they prefer to the best of meats."
Again, as to the disease engendered on the voyage, we are
told that—

" "l'he character of this disease is proving itself to be much
in )re fatal than it has heretofore been considered. One of
the visitors of the almshouse, Mr. Thomas Middleton, who
had been among some of the recently-arrived paupers, caught
this fever a few days ago, and died from its effects on Satur-
day last. Three of the best physicians in this city at-
tended him, but they could not master the disease.
We are also informed that two Custom-house inspectors, who
lately visited the Pontac, have since died from a fever which
they contracted while performing their duty as inspectors.
There is, indeed, much cause for alarm on this subject. If
this disease is to get a foothold in our almshouse and
hospitals, we have reason to apprehend the most melancholy
consequences."
The favourable statement made yesterday at the Bank of
England, and the dissipation of further alarm that the Bank
of France would be compelled to throw a large amount of
stock on the market, have conduced, with the brilliant
weather, to create a far better feeling in the City, and there
is a probability now of matters going on progressively
towards improvement, unless the crops are endangered, or
there is any political result to follow the financial alliance
between the Emperor Nicholas sad Louis Philippe. After
recent events in the French Court nothing would surprise us,
especially when the debt due to the Bank of England
shall have been liquidated. Consols have been 893
to 89 for Transfer, and 89i to 89 for the Account. The
scrip has ranged from lA discount to 1/1, premium. Exche-
quer-bills are Is. to ss. premium, and India Bonds have
touched ss. to 7s. premium.
The Foreign Securities have been also rather higher.
Spanish Three per Cents. have risen to 34% %, and Mexican
Bonds to 21% 34. Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cents. have
been quoted 58 to 58t1.
For Railway Shares the demand is but slack. although
holders are not inclined to sell at lower rates. The French
lines are all better, but Sambre and Meuse continue flat.
isEITISII FUNDS. ONE CLOSING

O'CLOCK.
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 89% 89
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anus.
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860
India Bonds, 1,0001. ..
Bank Stock for April 14
Emmols for Account
Consols, Scrip .
Exchequer Bills.
1.0001.-
5001. -.
Ditto, Small

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57 •• •• •• ••

•• •• .. .. .. 894 6 89
IA p 3 (Us

PRI ES.
89
ez div 89%

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PRICES.

FOREIGN FUNDS.
Mexican Bonds, 1346, 5 per Cent ..
Ditto, for the Account .. .. 2151%
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent. .. 39
Russian Bonds - 1013(
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto, Three per Cent .. ..
Ditto, for the Account .. 3434
Dividends on the above payable in Ltrudon.
Belgian, Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 53
Dutch Two-and-a-Hall per Cent .. .581,4
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 92
BUSINESS CLOSING
PAID. DONE AT
PRICES.
ONE O'CLOCK.

PRICES OF
RAILWAY SHARES.

Amber., Notting.. Boston, and
Eastern Junction . 2% .... 2% .... •• •• ••
Birmingham and Oxford Junction 5 .... 1334 %% ..
Boston, Stamford, & Birmingham 5 .... ••
Bristol and Exeter .. • • .. 75 .... '77 •....
Buckinghamshire 6/. 45... .. p...... •
Caledonian
Ditto, half Shares .. 234 .... 234 •
Eastern Counties . 2O 20 19%
Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4d. .
Ditto, ditto.. .. .. No. 2. 6/. 13s. 4d. 34 p• •.•
=Ditto, York Extension .. • • 5U •• •• 5% 5.• •••• ••
East Lancashire 17 ••• • •• •••• • •
Ditto, ditto New Scrip .. 1114.... 234
East Lincolnshire .. .. 4 .... 7
Ely and Hui itingdon 1234 .... 13 ..........
Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester ..
Great Northern (London & York
Regd.) 2% 2%34 .•
Do., do (Direct Northern Regd.) 3% .... .. • ..... • • 314
Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 2738 •• • • .... 23%
Great North of England . ..100 ....231
• Ditto, New .. 5 5934 GO
Great Western .. 85 .• •
Ditto, ILtlf Shares 50 .... 6634 .•.... • •
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 1234 .... 17% %••• • • •
Ditto, New 4% ...• .. • •
Huddersfield and Manchester .. lb ....
Ditto, ditto, Extension .. .. 5 .... ........ ••
Leeds ant Bradford •. • • .. 35 .... 7714 •••• • • •
Liverp., Stanch., & Newc. Jtmet. 2% I% •• • • •• • •
London and Blackwell .. 16/. 135. 4d. ..........
Ditto, New. No. 2 .. • • 11. 13s. 4d. p••• • ••
London, Brighton, and S Coast • . SO .. • • 54 • • • ....
London and Greenwich .. 121. 15s. 4d. 8% x d......
Do. Pre.er. or Privilege 181. 17s. 25.... 21 ..
London an North-Western • . LOO •• • .•• 177 179......
Ditto, Quarters . .. 2 .... ..........
tto ditto, New Shares .. ~ 2 .... 13 •
Ditto, 451. Shares M. &B. .. 40
Ditto, 101. Shares M. &B. (C) 1
London and South-Western ..•11. 68.10 d... 6334 63
Ditto. New .. 22%.... 25% 28 ..
Lynn and Ely .. .. 20 .... 22%
Lynn and Dereham •• 15 .... 16% ..........
Manchester and Leeds .. .. • • 82 ..........
Ditto, Thirds (Ifeg.).. ••7/. 45..... 2% %p • • 234 p
Ditto 34 (late Hudiers.& Slieff.) 23 .. •• 26% •• • 267,
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425..... p. • •• p
Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 134 1 1
Midland .. —lOO ... 116% •• •• 1163.
Ditto, New .. 30 341,4 34
Ditto, New .. 2 .... 534 5....
Midland, Ilirming. & Gloucest...loo .... • •
Midland Great Western (Irish) .. 20 .... 8 ..•• . . • •
Se Ncastlo and Berwick .. •. 20 .. 2934 14 . •
Ditto, New .. . •• . 5 .... 834 • • 8%
Newport and Abergavenny .. 4 ....
Northern Counties Union 234.... •••• • • • • js
Nortn British .. •• 25 33 x div 33
Ditto. Halt Shares .. .. • • 12% .• .• 1614 %
Ditto, Thirds .. • • •• 1 .• •• •.•• • • • 3i.
Northern and Eastern .. .. 50 ....
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. • • 12%.... 14 .......... 14
North .atailordshire .. • • • • 5 ..., 834 8...... •. 8
Preston and Wyre .. • • •. 25 .... 3414 ........ • • 34U
Ditto, Half Shares (A) .. 834
Ditto. ditto (11) •• •• 134 • • 1% .... •• •• 1%
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 .... 4% 5 x int
Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 3 .... 4%
Shropshire Union .. 422..... dia. •..... d.s.
South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 33% 3834 38 ...... lits
no., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 3% .... 4%%.. •• •• •• 434
4,.utli Wales .• •• .. 10 .... •• ...• •• 7%
South Yorkshire. Doncaster, and
Yale of Ncath .. • • • • 2 .. • • Ti •• ••
York and Newcastle .. 25 .... 354 ......
Ditto, New.. .. .. 10 % .
Ditto, Preference .. .. 4 .. 8% 8. ......
York awl North Midland .. 50 84 85
Ditto, Extension .. 20 .... %•• • • .... • •
Ditto, Preference .. .. 2 1134..........
Do. E and W. Riding Eaten.. • 10 ... 213 Q • • ...• .. • •
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens 18 .... 1434 •• • •
Namur and Liege .. • • .. 10 .... .. •••• • • • •
Nortuern m France .. • • 8 .... 13% %•••• .. • •
Orleans and Bourdeaux 6 6% ..........
Paris and Lyons 8 .... 6% % ........
Sambre and Meuso . .. 12 ....
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

Australasia .. • • _ -- •• • • --
Colonial .. . • . • . .. 25 .. • . 15% % • • 15%
London and Westminster .. .. 20 .... 27 x all .. • . 2$ x all
MINES.
Real del Monte. Unregistered —••„•3%• • „ • „ • , 3%
Errata in Yesterday's List—Read York and North Midland 83%
84% instead of 83% 84% 83.

FAST-DAY.--BILLS of EXCHANGE.
We beg to remind the public that, in virtue of 7 and
8 Geo. IV., c. 15, " all bills of exchange and promissor)
notes falling due on the fast-day, Wednesday, the 24th
inst., will become due and payable on the preceding
day, and, in case of non-payment, will be noted and pro-
tested on such preceding day, and every such day of fast
shall for all other purposes as regards bills of exchangt
and promissory notes be considered as a Sunday;" and
it is not necessary to give notice of dishonour until the
day after the fast day. The bankers will not open on
Wednesday, the 24th. All the Government offices, the
Excise, the Customs, Stamp-office, and Treasury, &c..
Stock Exchange, East India and South Sea Houses, the
St. Katherine, London, West and East India Docks will
be closed to business. The Post-office will open as usual,
except the Money-order offices. The theatres, British
Museum, National Gallery, &c., will remain closed.

IMPORTANT CONVENTION BE-
TWEEN RUSSIA AND THE BANK OF
FRANCE.
The Moniteur Parisien of Wednesday evening con-

tains the following article :
" An arrangement has been Concluded by the Bank
of France for the disposal of a portion of the Go-
vernment stock of which it is proprietor. On the

27th of February last the Emperor of Russia gave,
throUgh Count Nesselrode, orders to M. Kisseleff,
his Charge d'Affaires in France, to present himself
to the Minister for Foreign Affairs (M. Guizot) to
inform him that the Russian Government was ready
to purchase the French Government stock of which

it wished to dispose at the medium price of the day
(March 11 th instant) to the extent of 50,000,000 f.
(2,000,000/. sterling). This sum will be placed in cash
at St. Petersburgh, at the disposal of the Bank of
France.

" The Minister for Foreign Affairs immediately put
the Chargé d'Affaires of Russia in communication with
he Minister of Finance and the Governor of the Bank.

" The propositions submitted by the orders of the
Emperor have been discussed and accepted, and a con-
vention to that effect was signed yesterday, the 16th of
March, between the Governor of the Bank and the
Chargi d'Affaires of Russia. This convention has been
approved by the Council-General of the Bank of France
at its meeting of this day."
In the Passage de !'Opera the funds upon this an-
nouncement rose rapidly from 77f. 80c. (the closing
price of the day) to 79f. sc.

At Enfield Petty Sessions yesterday, Mr. G. Dun-
combe, formerly a chemist, at Poplar, but who has lalerlv
been occupying a cottage and barn in Enfield Chase, was con-
victed for having an illicit distillery on his premises, in which
were six large stills. The penalties imposed were 2001. as
the landlord of the premises, and 2001. for each of the stills;
-making' tota►l penalty of 1,400/.