The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-17 00:00:00

ROW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) ! FLANDERS and HAMBURGH -MAIL.
Edwin Ball, and Frederic Sampson, both persons of gentle- 1
BRUSSELS, Arnit, 14.—The average price of wheat in the
rtlanly dress and appearane ‘, were charged with throwing a week ending on-Saturday, the 11th of April, was 23f. 57e.,
trussel into the river from Waterloo-bridge, and thereby en-
dangering the lives of people upon the river. and that of rye 17f. 54e. per hectolitre.
L Argane des Flanders has thi following paragraphs :
Policeman F 72 said that he was on duty on Waterloo- In the course of the morning some groups of spectators,
bridge at about half-past two o'clock this morning, and attracted by curiosity, took their post in the Place du Ven-
saw the prisoners standing in one of the recesses, over an dride. About half-past ten half a dozen ill-disposed persons
arch, with two women of the town. He heard one of them and some young vagabonds uttered seditious cries, and one
shouting out to some person below, he supposed, a bargeman. of the foremost broke a lamp. He was immediately arrested
He then saw them run across the bridge and go into another by the police.
recess. There was another gentleman besides the prisoners. In order to prevent any, disorder, a detachment of fire-
Witness seeing them go into the recess on the opposite side men occupied the outlets of the-small streets issuing on the
crossed over for the purpose of watching them, and met the Place du Vendride, and twenty mounted gendarmes made
Sergeant F 4, with whom he had some conversation about the idle spectators retire, so that in a few minutes the Place
what wail going on. They had not been together many was cleared. Two individuals who had instigated the work-
minutes when they heard a splash in the water. The ser- men were arrested ; one of them is said to be a butcher,
geant said, " I suppose they have thrown a trussel over," of Memise. Eight or ten others have been arrested,
and witness weet to see whether that was the case while the because they disregarded the watch-word. Four of
Sergeant stopped- the prisoners who were walking quicklythem were in a state of intoxication. All those who
away. The trussels were wooden beams which were laid were suspected of having a share in the distribution of the
across the carriage way in order to force carts, carriages, &c. pamphlets, are now in the hands of justice. The magic-
to go over the part of the road that had been newly maca- trates have manifested on this occasion the most praiseworthy
demised. They were very heavy and could not have been activity, they have takes prompt and vigorous measures in
thrown over by one man. Witness lied seen a trussel lying order to disable the guilty from doing any mischief.
in the recess afew minutes before and missed it after hearing One o'clock--The gendarmes being almost alone on the
the noise. Place du Vendride, are returning to their barracks.
The person who was with the prisoners had parted with Four o'Clock—The firemen for the same reason are also
them before the splash was heard. He went with them to retiring at this moment ; there are only some police-officers
the station-house, but did not give any evidence. and a few male spectators in the Place du Vendride.
Police sergeant F 4, corroborated the evidence of the ,first They are all running away as fast as they can to escape
witness. He had been sent to "visit" him. The prisoners a dreadful storm of thunder and lightning, accompanied
made no attempt to escape. The police had received orders with a dense shower of rain and hail which has suddenly
from Mr. Powel, the solicitor to the Waterloo-bridge Com- come up.
pany, to take care of these trussels. A letter from Ghent, dated at nine o'clock in the evening
Mr. Powel, solicitor to the V% aterloce bridge Company, of the 13th, says everything is now quiet.
proved that the trussels were the property of the Company, Information derived. from good authority informs us that
and were put there for the purpose deecribied by the con - the manufacturers of Ghent, as soon as they were. ac-
stable. They were very heavy, usually weighing from 11/2 quainted with the extravagant excitements, addressed their
to 2 cwt. If a barge had been passing at the time, the workmen, gave them notice that though there was a- consi-
trussel falling into it would have knocked the bottom out. derable decrease both on the manufactures and sales, they
Witness had been to the spot this morning, and had missed would continue to give them work, but if any of them ap-
one of the trussels. There were marks on the bench and peared on the Place du Vendride in the course of the 13th,
parapet, and particles of wood, as if a trussel had been thrown this fact alone would be a cause for their immediate die-
over. A man was tried at the Old Bailey for manslaughter, charge.
having thrown a stone ever and thereby killed a boy. To-day (the 14th), which was appointed for a meeting
Mr. Logan, the inspector, said that at the station the pri- of the workmen of Flanders, at the Place de la Nation, at
soners made no direct denial of the charge, but only contra- Brussels, perfect tranquillity prevails in our city. There is
dieted the statements of the officers in minute particulars. no meeting even of curious spectators in any place.
Ball had dust on his shoulders, as if from lifting a trussel. TRANSGLOANIA, MARCH 24.—For some time past numbers
The prisoner Ball was vociferous in complaining that of emigrants, chiefly from Wurtemburg, have arrived in this
the women who were with them on the bridge country. They go to the districts of the Saxons—that is, of
were not admitted to give evidence at the station- the Germans who came to Transgloania several centuries
house. Neither he nor the other prisoner made any state- ago, but which are already occupied by a dense population.
ment in answer to the charge, but called a witness to dis- Many, however, go to the more northern districts, inhabited
prove the statements of the policemen. This was the person by Hungarians, where they seek for employment in the
who was with them at the time the officer first noticed estates of the great landowners, where, indeed, they are not
them, and his evidence went to show that the time between very likely to acquire any hereditary property. They must
his parting from the prisoners and their being taken in find a great difference in the price of corn in comparison with
charge was so short, that it was impossible for them to have that in their own country, for it is not so high, yet here too
thrown the trussel over. On the way to the station-house we complain that corn is dear.
one of the policemen said that "it was a pity they did not Wassaw.—Our readers know that the inhabitants of the
throw one of the women over." whole kingdom of Poland were ordered to give up their
Mr. JARDINE said he would not decide the case at present, arms. This order has 'been lately confirmed by a further
as he was not sure under what Act he would adjudicate. proclamation of the Prince Governor, which allows only a
Under one clause of the Waterloo-bridge Act he could fine very few exceptions in favour of persons employed as guards
them for the injury done to the trussel, but he would prefer on the frontiers, gamekeepers, conductors of the mails, &c.,
to treat it in another way. He must refer to the Thames so flat the whole kingdom may now be said to be disarmed.
River Acts, in order to ascertain how it came under his juris- —Allgemeine Zeitung. April 12.
diction as an offence against the safety of the public. In BRESLAW, APRIL 9.—We understand that her Majesty
order to refer to. these Acts, he would remand the prisoners the Empress of Russia will visit Silesia at the end of A,lay,
till Tuesday next; but, in the meantime, he would admit and, if the weather permits, will spend sometime in the
them to bail, betwo sureties of 20/. each, and their own re- mountains. or favour Breslaw with a visit, and reside in the
cognisances for 41. - Government House.
The prisoner Ball inquired whether one surety would be BRESLAW, APRIL 6.—Great sensation is caused here by
sufficient for him? the report that the insurgent natives of Russian Poland are
Mr. JARDINE—Yei.; if you can get one person to be bound to be given up; and it is even said that to-morrow is the
",:or 50/. day fixed. Many ..f the insurgents from Russian Poland,
We believe the necessary bail was obtained. who are detained in Kosel and Neisse (if we may believe
what is generally reported) have endeavoured to obtain
poison to put an end
.to their lives the moment they enter
the Russian territory.
We now learn that the most influential persons of this city
intend to intercede in favour of the prisoners. The President
is said to have already resolved to delay giving them up, as
the King does not like collective petitions.
Application will be made to him by the chief Burgomaster,
the Prince Bishop, and other distinguished persons.
VIZNNA, APRIL 6.—lt is affirmed that the mission of
Count Figuelmont to Berlin relates to a new military con-
vention of
.the three great powers, Russie, Prussia, and Aus-
tria, iu consequence of the late events in the Prussian pro-
vinces. Conferences, it is said, will be held at Berlin, in
which it will be decided how many-troops each of the three
powers shall constantly have ready to maintain order in the
Polish provinces.
It seems that Prussia is already again on the point of dis-
banding the Landwehr which has been called out in Silesia.
But Austria, whose attention is directed more than ever to
Italy, is resolved first to secure tranquillity in Poland.—Bre-
men Gazette

STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.

(MEE TING THIS DAY.)

A meeting was hell to-day at the London Tavern, at 12
o'clock, to hear the statement of Lieutenant Waghorn re-
specting the advantages of the overland communication with
India, and thence by that route to Australia and New Zea-

land. Shortly after the hour specified Mr. Waghorn began
by observing that twenty•tive years of his life had been dili-
gently employed in effecting steam communication with India.
At present a great part of the object was effected. Ile had,
therefore confined himself to the remainder of the route, and

he proposed to go by Singapore to Australia. The distance
between these two peints was 4,450 miles, and the way which
he advocated was from. Singapore to a port in Java,
thence to Port Essenden, in Batavia, thence to Wednesday
Islands, in Australia, and thence to Port Jackson ;
thus dividing these 4,450 miles into four stages,
He had yesterday had an interview with a member of the
Government, who had stated that this route, and this alone,
would be approved of by them. By this route they believed
that the communication would be effected, and the further
object would be served of establishing a steam navy in
Australia.
Letters were then read from the Liverpool and Manchester
Chambers of Commerce, and from an eminent house in Leeds,
all approving of the designs and giving answers within
thirty-six hours of the dispatch of the inquiries.
On the motion of Mr. WAGHORN, Sir GEORGE LARPENT,
was called to the chair who, after thanking the meeting
for the honour done him, stated that the object of this
meeting was to establish a branch on the great trunk steam
line to China anil the remote east. With the benefits of
steam navigation all were acquainted, and it was needless,
therefore, to attempt to elder upon them, but this much he
might observe, that in a great commercial empire like this,
steam communication was the great bond by which it was to
be tied together in one than unity, and that, in fact. it might
be said to be essential to its security. His own correspond-
ence with Australia quite justified the belief that the scheme
would be eminently beneficial to both portions of the empire.
But the question was, how were the expenses to
be met ? It appeared, then, that the Government
were ready to approve of the plan which Mr. Waghorn
had devised, and it might, therefore, be anticipated that
some assistance from that quarter might, with reason, he
expected; but yet it must be met by the energetic co-
, operation of those around him and of the other merchants
of Great Britain. With this remark, he would call upon
Mr. Scott, the agent of Australia, to move the first re-
solution.—(Cheers.)
Mr. Scow, in moving the first resolution, which was
approving of Mr. Wagliorn's plan, alluded to the anxiety
universally felt on the arrival of ie re vs from India ; and
after referring to the superior benefits of peace over the
glorious triumphs of war, he would not hesitate to
assert, that the boundless plains of Australia would be
productive of far greater wealth than the mines of
Mexico and Peru. He believed that the difference
between the value of the trade with foreign countries and
that with the colonies was but little known, and lie would,
therefore, take the opportunity of contrasting the value of
these several trades now carried on with countries com-
prising one-fourth of the population of the globe, a popula-
tion indeed not less than 160,000,000. He found then
Prussia took 6d. a head of our goods and manufactures, the
countless millions of Russia took Bd. a head, France Is. sd.
a head, the united States of Germany 3s. 10d., and the
United States of America now took ss. 81 a head, but he
should observe that before the United States ceased to be a
colony of this country it took 1/. a head. But what was the
case with the colonies? Why Canada takes 1/. 15s.
a head, the West Indies takes 21. 17s. 6d.
a head, and at one time New South Wales took
101. a head, though now it had declined to 71. 10s.;. and the
whole average of the consumption of the colonies was
1/. 14s. 61 a head, and he found that this country abso-
lutely furnished, on au average, as much as Is. a head to
every inhabitant of the globe. In 1840, the Australian Co-
lonies took as much as 2,6A0.000/. worth of the produce and
manufactures of this country, while from ill the world besids
they took only 385,000/.. among a population of 1,300,000.
On an average of the last five years, the number of ships
inwards Was 605, with a tonnage of 141,000, and of those
cleared outwards was 138,000, though during the last. year
these numbers had .declined respectively to 417 ships in-
wards, with a tonnage of 87,000, and 569 ships outwards,
with a tonnage of 109,000. On an average of the last
five years the imports had been 1,895,000!., although last
year they had declined to 9'11,000/. The exports, during the
same period, had been 1,158,000/., but last year 1,128,000/,
giving employment, one way or the other, to upwards of
3,000X0 of individuals. During the year 1844, no less than
13,500,0001145. of wool had been imported- into this country
alone; and if he might trespass still further, he would ob-
serve, that within the fifteen years in which this colony had
been brought to its present importance, the stock had risen
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semi
terdo
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of communication the benefits would be conferred on larger
and more populous countries than any other. He had made
these remarks because he believed that the value of Australia
was very insufficiently known, and with this remark he
would move the resolution.
Mr. BOYLE, in 4conding.the restitution, said that he and
other friends were exceedingly desirous of establishing
a communication, but before taking any decided course they
had thought it necessary to consult that great and enter-
prising man who had already brought Bombay within
twenty-six days, eight hOurs, of London, and
through whose aid he hoped that Australia would be brought
within 56 days 8 hours of this metropolis. By Panama the
distance was greater than-by this route by 2,000 miles. The
establishment of this line of communication would not oily,
unite the several colonies with the mother country, but wit
each other. It would, however, hive the furt.her advantage
attending it of facilitating the supply of assistance and the
settlement-of new colonists in those a Ci* .t,nt lands, as well as
obtaining recreation and
of giving to the inhabitants of India the opportunity of
health in a milder climate than
their own.
After a few words from Mr. Henderson, in favour of a
d make the Isle of France the point of rest,
line which would
to the meeting pledging itself to the route by
and other observations from Mr. Evans Smith, who objected
particular
Singapore;
The CHM sMAN stated, that as it was exceedingly desirable
to have unanimity he had, in order to obtain it, avoided the
specialty of the motion, and it was, therefore, altered to this
effect, that this meeting highly approved of the establish-
ment of steam communication with Australia.
On the motion of Mr. WISE, it was resolved that a com-
mittee should be appointed to take measures for establishing
the line, and such assistance as the Government might be
ready to render.
The motion having been carried,
Captain BARBER said that, before moving the next resolu-
tion, he wished to observe that this was no new plan, for, in
1836, hehad himself called a meeting, which was very nu-
merously attended, at which meeting a committee had been
formed. Nor had they been idle, for they had made a report
to a subsequent meeting, and he would, therefore, suggest
that some such plan as was then adopted should now be
followed.
Aftersome conversation, on the suggestion of the Chairman
the movers and seconders of ,the resolutions were then ap-
pointed a committee, with power to take evidence, and to
report at some subsequent meeting what, in their opinion,
was the best route to Australia.
Thanks were then moved to Mr. Waghorn, for calling the
meeting, and for his energy and courage in opening the
route to India. Thanks were also voted to the Chairman,
and the meeting broke up.

HA.3II3I:IIIGH BORSENHALLE, Amax, 14.
Bills. limey.
kustrian 5 per Cents .....•
.113

1600
Atigia•ltussian Loan . ..... ••• • • • ...; 107% 107
Russian 6 per Cent., Ilamb. Certificate. 101% 101
Ditto Ist series Inscription •• • • • • • • • • • • 102%
Ditto, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th series• • 96
Ditto, in Certificate• ••••• • • • • .• • 96
New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. • • 68%
Ditto Stleglitz ••••• • • • •• ........• 88% $ll
Spanish New b per Cent •• • •
Ditto 3 per Cent .•••• • • • • • 28%
Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent ••
Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent

Ditto 3 per Cent. ........
Polish New 4 per Cent. LOtili, 1844 Bl
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent .• •• 87
National Bank Shares.

THE INFANTE DON ENRIQUE.
A correspondent at• Paris, on the authority of a traveller
just arrived from Bayonne, communicates to us some inte-
resting particu'ars respecting the arrival of the Infante Don
Enrique in that city. We have reason to believe in the ex,"
actness of the fa, ts, which we submit to our readers.
The following is the communication ofour correspondent :---
" I think that you will be pleased to receive trustworthy
Intelligence resp-cting the unexpected arrival of the Spanish
Prince Don Banque in the city of Bayonne. These particular!
1 derive from a person of credit, and I can assure you that
the young Infante is by no means unworthy of the band of
his august cousin the Queen of Spain. This was the first
i lea which struck my mind on conversing with Don Enrique,
since, judging from his antecedents, the fact. of his being
a candidate for !he royal hand is the principal cause wbi
has necesslated his absence from Spain, where his presence
gave umbrage to the reactionist party, who could not be-
hold with any degree of satisfaction aPrince of the bloody
favour muchlooof bykleegdealiptytosed n
his i
es
opnasrt
on n
whol has
principles, declaredat otpheen
ly in
time that he declared, in his celebrated though perhaps some
what inopportune mansfesto, his desire for the reconciliationn
ti
of all Spaniards who were willing to recognise the Qnee
and the tundamental laws of the state.
" The passport which he bears from the Captain-General
of Galicia, expresses that he goes with royal permission t.O
iake the waters of the Pyrenees ; but, notwithstanding thil
official formality, there can be no doubt that the true object
of his involuntary journey is to keep him at a distance fro°
Spain, in order to enable the Camarilla to ripen the matri•
nionial.projects in vogue, but which will be realised with
difficulty, since the Spanish nation is utterly averse either;
the marriage with Trapani or that with Montemolin.
"According to inforriaation and reasoning which I believe
to be most exact and conclusive, I am convinced that eithere
of these marriages will entail immense calamities on th
Peninsula ; and anarchy and the purest theocratical despo-
tism will be the final result of either of these most unpoplihir
unions... To hold any other opinion would be most illusory,
and both England and France are interested in preCenti°g
the success of both.
" I certainly was far from being a partisan of the pretend
sions of the Infante ani Enrique, but the information I re-
ceive from most respectable persons, who have seen an"
conversed with him, and have possessed ample opportunitiel
of judging with impartiality, induce me to think that thin
and marriage,
moat
simpleat once
solution natural
oafn dt national,
he
great
questionwill he tihne easiestspai ;
t hat it will give general satisfaction to the people, and wait/
conciliate the respective objects of England and France, botU
of whom must desire to see the throne of the Queen anti a
reasonable and just liberty for the Spanish nation peacefully
and substantially consolidated. It is incomprehensible
ever
suppose that the King of France and M. Guizot could ,
regard the Montemolin marriage in any other light than si
a steppiu-stone for the restoration of the Duke of Bordeaux'
" The Infante Don Enrique joins to affable and agreealre
manners, and to a person interesting though not striking,
th
most noble and conciliatory sentiments; and with regard !,4:
his opinions on international subjects, I can assert, on till°
authority of conversations from the lips of the Prince, tn/11
without ceasing to be enthusiastically Spanish, and a friers
_
to the independence of his country, he entertains a wan_'_'
desire for Wits friendship of England and France, a closi
alliance with which our young sailor regards as most ilsetni
to Spain, as tending to consolidate in her that constitutions.,
Government which the nation has earned by so =my an
u
such painful sacrifices.
" The success of the claims of a son of the Infante Dniii
Francisco can alone remove all difficulties, and is capable of
removing whatever European complications may, oPPa" ne
themselves to the settlement of a question which is, ei
all, purely Spanish. If France desires that a Prince of 1,
house of Bourbon should possess the hand of Isabella, brit ,
can she, after due reflection, oppose the claims of a Spanls ti
to
Prince educated with the sons of Louis Philippe, agreeable._
the Queen and to the nation, and who certainly is not at?:
approved by England ? I feel that, owing to my desire
to
save Spain from trouble and sorrow, and to remove Europa',
complications, I have wandered into diplomatic discussions;
but, to return to my task of narration, I may mention the
the Prince left Corunna on beard of the brig of war Of
stitucion, landed at Socon, and arrived at Bayonne on t„,°l3
genSepsatendishhiVs
Ricee•yCalonHsiuglhannedssthpsep3elrmayiissirionfnSttn.JaeaeeneindepaLnulz,h/Lf;
evening of the sth as a private individual, accompanied Vju
three
The suite of Don Enrique consists of Senor Pineiro, cal)l7,
in the navy, who is attached to him in the quality of ser.l.;
tary, a steward, and two servants. The brig, immediale'
after landing the Prince, started, according to' instructioll
for Ferrol. The Prince was in that town when he reeei,vl3l,
an order to present himself before the Captain-General, Tog
lalonga, who had arrived a few days before at Corunna per
from Madrid. This order could not fail to surprise the PrThia
and persons of all the different political parties, who wood
have been pleased to see an Infante of Spain treated out
more respect, for it would have appeared more natural' °
of regard for the Royal Family, that General Villain/10
should have proceeded in person to Ferrol to coinmonilco-
to the Prince the instructions he had received from tier to
jesty's Government. The Prince, however, proceede%o..
Corunna, and, having received the dispatches from the ;e,
taM-General, his Royal Highness prepared for his voY9Te.
and received a passport to proceed to the baths of the 11
nees with royal license sad
"The authorities of . Bayonne, who considered it neCeS the
to apply to Paris to know if they should pay the Prinee,ive.
honours due to his rank, received orders in the atfirtinaLt6
and hastened to do so on the 7th inst., paying their reisjielv
in a body, and granting him a guard of honour ; but tasted
fante desiring to live incognito and retired, has reltiool
that the guard should be withdrawn. It is not yet , pre"
when he will quit the city. All the persons who lia%_loo,
seated themselves to him, whether French or SP4l;niarlt
unite in praising the amiability of his manners, and r tooet
that in his conversation he speaks in terms of the u oct
respect and attachment towards his august Qneen
cousin."—Tunes.

Ahy
The Ducheis of Kent asked Garrick one dit)'• 130-.
Love was always represented as a child ? He replie. _ce:
cause Love never reaches the age of wisdom and ex tried .t
Mr. Edward Lawes Pym (who was recently °ie.,- Of
Winchester, and acquitted of all participation the deat,ii to
the late Mr. Seton, who fell in a duel) has been restorysavo
his former rank in the Royal Marine corps, by her ldsie
Order in Council.
A correspondent informs us that he has seen ¢ leettej
from Lady Sale, written in a style worthy the her Ted to
Caubul. Lady Sale was at Simla, where she inten 000.
reside. It is said that Colonel Gough, nephew of the _ late -
mander-in-Chief, received no less than six balls in thfaio
action, but remained notwithstanding in the field•-•-11-
Gantt&

JERUSALEM BISHOPRIC.—Various reports in refer-
ence to this appointment have found their way iLto the daily
papers. All doubts on the subject, however, are now set at
rest by the appointment of the Rev. Samuel Gobat, vice-
principal of the Protestant College at Malta, formerly mis-
sionary in Abyssinia. The new bishop is a Swiss, and of
Christian descent.—Jewish Chronicle.

We learn that the wood trade is very du!' ; and, ur•
fortunately, the intended arrangement about railways will
not assist it. Some measure of the kind is, however, unclueg-
tiouably utadexlo43riqhms quottee