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LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1856.

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OFFICE- OF THE GAS LIMIT AND COKE CO.,
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a
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Westminster, on FRIDAY, the 6th day of June next. at 11 o'clock
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whom arc eligible to be re-elected) who will then go out of office by
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for four hours from Its commencement.

By order of the Court of Directors,
C. BURLS, Secretary.
N.B.—The Chair will be taken at 12 o'clock precisely.

A LLSOPP'S PALE ALE.—Reduction in Price.
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Also

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THE REGENT AND HIS MINISTERS.—Another curious
proof of the light in which Perceval is held by the Prince,
occurs in the conversation which passed respecting (the
Bishopric of) Oxford. When the latter mentioned his in-
tention of giving it to William Jackson, Mr. Percival
immediately said, "On that point, sir, I am positively
pledged." "Positively pledged, Mr. Porceval," said
the Prince, "positively pledged to give away one of my
bishoprics ! I don't understand you." On which the'
other replied, "I mean, that it was the King's positive
and declared intention to give it to Dean Legge." "Mr.
Perceval," said the Prince, "if I had nny direct intima.
tion of what was really the King's wishes on the sub-
ject, I would not only make Dean Legge Bishop of
Oxford, but Archbishop of Canterbury, if it were in my
power ; but as this is not the case, I shall make my own
Bishop. • And further, I desire '.ever more to hear what
were the King's wishes upon such subjects through
third person."—The Duke of Buckingham's " Court of
the Regency."

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.
The British and North American Royal Mail
steam-ship Africa, Capt. Shanoen, arrived this
afternoon'from New York,with 149 passengers
and 1,044,558 dole. in specie. The 'Africa sailed
from New York at noon on the 30th, and on the
same day passed the United States mail steamer
Ericsson, and the Clara BtOokma,n, from Liverpool,
bound W. May 4, lat. 41.35, long. 56.30 W.,
passed the screw-steamer City oißaltiniore, bound
west. May 6, passed Bremen ship Johanna
hehnina. May 9, exchanged signals with Ameri-
can'ship'American Congress; all bound west. .
The R9yal Mail steam-ship Persia, Capt. Jad-
kins, which sailed from Liverpool at 10 a.m. on the
19th ult., anchored off Sandy Hook at 9.30,p.m. on
the 28th ult., in 9 days 10 hours 15 minutes. Her
running daily was as follows: 20th, 312 miles ; 21st, •
319 ; 22d, 298 23c1, 284: 24th, 330 ; 25th, 310 ;
26th, 351; 27th, 361:; and 28th, 354 miles.
The proceedings in the Senate have been devoid
of general interest. • '

In the House of Representatives Mr. Quitman,
of Mississippi, had advocated therepeal of the Neu-
trality LaWs, which he considdred a violation of
the constitution, and a stigmaoto.merican intel-
ligence. He Raid—" Mexico is in at state of disso-

lu-tion, divided into faCtions, and lingering a miser-
able existence by selling her territory to this coun-
try. - In Central America there have been a series
of revolutions for years. Cuba, the last remnant of
the gigantic despotism of Spain, is necessary for the
.protection of our commerce, and for the-nationarre-
pose and security. The law of nations depends upon
circumstances. Its foundation is reason, right, and
justice. We have net our ow n connecting link between
t beAtlan tic and Pacifld states, and that man is guilty
of moral treason who halts about the means of seizing
the isthmus. It must be taken, even at the expense
of a War. It is manifest destiny, as well as a na-
tional necessity." In the course of his remarks he
said England had the address to induce our Go-
vernment to reject a favourable treaty with Domi-
nica, and had besides exerted an influence over
Spain to our detriment. "Duty to our countryde-
mands that we guard against the repetition of such
flagrant offences." The discussion was adjourned.
A despatch had been received at Washington,
stating that disturbances had again broken out in
Kansas. No .Particulars . were given, except that
some of the authorities bad been shot.
The friends of the rival candidates for the Presi-
dency were redoubling their efforts. The reception
at Philadelphia of Mr. Buchanan was looked upon
as ominous. The Hard Shell campaign for Cincin-
nati was fully organised on the 25th ult.
_ _

Messrs. Himniocks, Hicks, and Kingsley, who
had been on trial, charged with setting on foot at
New York a hostile expedition to co-operate with
G-en. Walker in Nicar-gua, had been discharged
by the United States Commissioner, as he did not
consider the testimony sufficient to warrant their
detention:

The advices from Central America report another
engagement between Walker and his Filibusters
and the Costa-Ricans. On the 7th Walker attacked
Rivas defended by 2,000 men (?) with. 600 of his
Filibusters, and after a fight of 18 hours' duration
was compelled, " for want of ammunition," to
withdraw, leaving 600 of the enemy dead and a
large number wounded. Walker's loss is estimated
at less than 100 wounded. This account being ex
parte must be taken at its proper value. A cor-
respondence between the British and Costa Rican
Government is said to have been intercepted, con-
taining a tender of 2,000 stand of arms and other
aid from the former. The New York Herald pub-
lishes three letters, with remarks. It says--
"The first letter is. from the Foreign-office of the for-
mer Government. to E. Wallerstein, the Consul-General
of Costa Rica ; and the other letters are addressed, one•
officially, to the Minister of Foreign. Relations of Costa
RiCa, and the other, as a private letter, to the President
of the Republic :
" 'IMPORTANT CORRESPONDENCE.
(Copied from the original.)
" Foreign-office, Feb. 9, 1856.
" rI am directed by the'Earl of Clarendon to acquaint
you that having referred to the War Department your
letter of the 12th ult., requesting that a small' supply of
arms may be furnished to the Government of Costa Rica,
his Lordship has been informed by that department, in
reply, that 2,000 smooth bore muskets (nittons), which
are not so highly finished as the line pattern muskets of
1842, can be supplied for this service at 11. 3.i. each, or
if it should be preferred, 2,000 of tine pattern mus-
kets of 1852 can be furnished at 565. Sd. each.

"As soon as Lord Clarendon is informed by you of the
species of arms which you decide upon, he will commu-
nicate farther with the War Department, and requeot
that the arms may be placed at your disposal.—l have
the honour to be, Sir, your must obedient and humble
servant, '6 'E. HAMMOND.
"'To E. Wallerstein, Esq., &a.' "

(Translated front the original.)
" 'No. 10. " London, Fab. 10, 1856.
" Sir,—ln reference to my note of the 16th of last
month, marked Ne. 4, which I communicated to your
Excellency, that In the interview with Lord Clarendon
I had beeepd of him to favour our Government with a
loan of 2,000 muskets, I now take great pleasure to in-
form your Excellency that, on the 10th in‘t., I was ad-
vised by the Secretary of Foreign Relations that Lord
Clarendon bad consulted with the Minister of War in
regard to my request, and I received the information
that 2,000 muskets could he obtained at the price of
235., or 2 000 at 565. 81. for that service ; that as soon
as I informed his Lordship which of the two kinds
would suit me, ha would give orders that the 2,000
might he placed at my disposal for the use of the Re-
public of Costa IVca. I have not yet replied to that
Communication, but I have written a private letter to
said secretary, entreating him to send me an order to
examine the two kinds of arms. After seeing them, I
will still consider if it is convenient to take them with-
out positive instructions from his Excellency the Presi-
sident ; but in the meantime, I am persuaded his Excel-
lency will see the promptness with which the Govern-
ment of her Britannic Majesty has complied with my
request is a very strong demonstration of her sympathy
and goodwill towards that republic. Nothing is said, it
is true, in the Minister's letter about the time the money
should be paid ; it shows that this is left for the republic
to determine.

" I enclose herein a copy of the letter mentioned, and
I take this opportunity to repeat myself your Excellency's
most obedient servant,

" E. WALLERSTEIN.
" To his Excellency Senor Dan E-nmardo Castro,
Minister of Relations of the Republic
of Costa Rica, San Jos6.' "

(Translated from the original.)
" London, Feb. 16, 1856.
" Senor Don Juan Rafael Mora, San Jose de Costa
Rica.

" Much esteemed Sir and Friend,—The mail which
brings the correspondence of January lst from Costa
Rica bas not arrived, and in consequence I have nothing
to say to you in regard to mercantile business. As to
public matters, you will please to refer to my communi-
cations of to-day to the Minister. By this you will see that
this Government is willing to put 2,000 muskets at my
disposal for the service of the republic of Costa Rica. No-
thing is said in the note about the time of payment. How-
ever, I have not made up my mind to take them previous
to receiving instructions from you, or which of the two
kinds of arms to take. In case I should take them
previous to your being able to write upon the
subject I will send them in the month of March,
if a vessel sails for Punta At enas, without
further orders from you. I have not yet replied officially
to Lord Clarendon to offer my sincere thanks in my
own name and that of the Republic for his manifesta-
tion of sympathy and friendship for Costa Rica ; and,
though the whole affable manner in which Lord Claren-
don spoke to me when I bade him farewell, almost in-
duced me to believe that he would not refuse the mus-
kets, I will not deny the pleasure I felt on the receipt of
Mr. Hammond's letter. I could not sleep all that night
for joy. I sent him a note on the following day, stat-
ing I would address an official note to Lord Clarendon,
conveying my thanks, and that in the meantime I en
treated him to send me permission fro'rn the War De
partment to examine the two kinds of muskets, so as to
ascertain which I should take for the Republic. All this
is very good, but I don't like the intelligence from Ni-
caragua, where it seems Walker is establishing himself
firmer and firmer every day. I cannot understand how
the other States did not unite themselves from the begin-
' ning to expel him from Nicaragua. I have letters from
Guatemala and San Salvador, requiring me to request
from this Government help and succour ; but what can
be done for republics or people who do not make an
exertio❑ to help themselves ? When I was telling Lord
Clarendon that Costa Rica already had an army of 800
men on the frontier of Nicaragua he was much pleased,
and said, That was a right step,' and lam persuaded
that my having made that insinuation is one of the rea-
sons for giving us the muskets. The questions pending
between this country and the United States are very
complicated, but there will be no war, for this reason,
that the gentlemen in the great republic observe that,
although the British nation do not beast or say much-on
the subject, they are determined to punish the Yankees
very seriously for the least insult to the national honour.
To the eyes of the whole world— of this country in par-
ticular—a war between the two nations would be the
worst of evils; but to Central America the case would
be very different, as Walker and his associates wouki be
kicked out of Nicaragua.

" I send to the Government a copy of the Times, in
which is found a letter from Mr. Marcy to the American
Minister to Nicaragua. Though this letter appears to
censure the Minister and holds out a threat to Walker,

the true sense is that in a short time the Government of
the United States will recognise Walker's Government.
May God help us ! —Yours, &c , _

' E. WALLERSTEIN:
"Two other letters accompanied the correspondence,
ono of which was from Mr. Moliny, the Costa Rican
Minister at Wa.shing,ten, inforning his Government of
recent letters received from the Governinvnts of Great
Britain and France, in which great sympathy is felt for
the Central American States in general. The other in-
forms the Government of Coita Rica - that an English
fleet will be immediately sent to the Pacific coast of
Costa Rica."

The Costa Ricans are accused of having butchered
a number of wounded Filibusters who had been
placed in a church by Walker previously to his re-
pulse. The journals favourable to Walker give
long and detailed accounts of the individual bravery
of his followers. Of one of the staff who was killed
one account says, "He was was a man of fine at-
tainments, of noble and generous impulses, and ex-
emplary heroism. With his spirit escaped the
pulsation of a true and valiant heart."

Her`Majesty's ship Eurydice' was at San Juan on
the ilst ult. ; her boats were constantly on duty
watching the movements of the Ainerican Filibus-
ters.

Letters from Bermuda state that the barracks,
ctc.,-at Fort Charlotte had been degtroyed by fire.
Advices from the city of Mexico to the 19th
April and Vera Cruz to the 22d. had been received
at New Orleans. The country was quiet, and the
communication between different parts was unin-
terrupted. Tamariz had escaped ;he reached Vera
Cruz in the disguise of a drayman, and embarked
on the British war ship Penelope. The church
property had been seized by the military, though
the bishop had r.,fused to deliver it up. It was re-
ported that Comonfort had been °Tired $600,000
to revoke the decree of con&seation.

From Mexico we 'learn that changes in the cabi-
net of Comonfort were in contemplation; and that
Payno, the Minister of Finance, would probably
be sent to England. Hia post will be filled by Leado
de Tejada. Lafrigna will go to Spain, and Doblado
accept the War Department. Owing to the resigna-
tion of Rosas, Lacunza will resume the manage-
ment of the Department of Foreign R,,lations.
The Aspinwall Courier of the lith April de-
scribes a terrible massacre by the natives of the
Isthmus on the night of the 15th at Panama,
whereby some 20 passengers on their way to Cali-
fornia were killed, and between 3,1 and 40 were
badly wounded. The difficulty originated in a
dispute about one dime between an intoxicated
passenger and a native respecting payment for a
piece of water melon. It appears that the native,
being much exasperated by the conduct of the pas-
senger, drew a knife, on seeing which the passen-
ger fired and wounded him. The natives then
mustered in strong force and commenced a terrible
assault upon the passengers, among whom were
several women and children. When the survivors
were attempting to escape on board a steamer in
the harbour the natives formed a guard on the
beach, and stripped men, women, and children.
They also ransacked the offices of the Panama
Railroad Company and those of the Pacific Mail
Steam-ship Company, carrying of everything of
vAlue.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

I NEW YORK, April 30.—There was more activity ap-
parent, and a gradual advance of prices in the stock
market was taking place. Without any very specula•
tive movement, there was evidently more disposition to
buy on the part of regular investors. In the money
market there was no alteration of iinportance, call loans
being still readily obtainable at 7 per cent. The ex-
change market has been very firm—some bankers raised
their prices to 10 per cent. for sterling ; the business in
general was very moderate. Bills on London were
quoted 93 to 94 per cent. prem. ; Paris, &c., f.5.17:1 to
f.6.16i 60 days, and f. 5 124 short sight.
Cotton continues firm, but prices are without quot-
able change, and the demand is fair. The Per,ia's newe,
to yesterday morning, had no perceptible eff,..ct oi the
market, the advance on the other side having been an-
ticipated here, though transitu lots are generally
held a higher. The sales are estimated at 7,000
bales f,r the three days, including low to good
0 leans middling, in transitu to Liverpool, at
10c to 10Ic., with Ad. freight, and parcels from Mobile
at about Ac. off these prices.
Flour has been only in very moderate demand during
the past week, and with little doing for export, prices
have been very irregular, the market closing at a decline
of 50c. to 75c. per brl. In wheat there is but little cf
good sound quality offering, and this brings compara-
tively high prices for local milling. Yellow and mixed
Indian corn have declined 3c. per 501b5., while prime
white sells at previous prices.
Fawn-rm.—Freights are without alteration. To Liver-
pool—For cotton, id per lb.; flour, is 3d to is ad per
brl ; grain, 40 to 40 per bl. To London—Flour, 2s
per brl. To Havre—Uotton, ic. per lb.; flour, 65c. per
brl.

NEW ORLEANS, April N.—Receipts for the week
23,000. Cleared for Gr at Britai❑ 160,700 bales. Mid-
dling 101 e. (other descriptions quote 11e.) Freight 5-163,
dull. Total excess in receipts at all the ports as made
up by the New Orleans Price Current, 900,000 bales.