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THE SUN,

altered, looking at the quantity of business before the
House, he did not intend to introduce that measure this
session. He added that when the Ecclesiastical Titles
Bill had passed through Committee he thought it desir-
able to proceed with the remaining stages of that Bill as
expeditiously as possible.
The House was occupied for a considerable time in
the consideration of petitions respecting the St. Alban's
and the Aylesbury elections.
On the motion for going into Committee of Supply,
Mr. HomE complained of going on with Supply before
the Budget was brought forward.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL defended the conduct of the
Government. _ _

In reply to a question from Mr. B. OSBORNE,
Lord J. RUSSELL said he would bring forward the
Jews' Relief Bill on the 3d of April. He also gave
notice that on Monday next he would move the appoint-
ment of a Committee to inquire into the nature of our
South African relations.

Sir W. MOLESWORTII gave notice that he would
move, as an amendment, that the Committee should be
appointed to consider the best means of relieving this
country from the expense of Kafir and other wars in
South Africa.

Colonel DUNNE moved, as an amendment, the follow-
ing resolution:—" That orders having been given not to
receive any more pensioners into the Royal Military
Asylum at Kilmainham, it may be interred that it is
the intention of her Majesty's Government to abolish
that establishment, and it is the opinion of this House
that such abolition is not advisable."
Mr. GRATTAN seconded the amendment.

In the course of the discussion which followed,
Mr. Fox MAITLE declared that the soldier preferred
the out-pension system to the in-pension one, and that
there was at this moment ample accommodation in Chel-
sea Hospital for all the in-pensioners, but that no one
would be removed from Kiimainham who was entitled to
be there.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL expressed his opinion that it
would be unadvisable to come to any decision on the
subject until the Committee should have made its report.
On a division the amendment was negatived by a ma-
jority of 32, the numbers being—for the amendment,
105; against it, 137.
After a short conversation on the subject of the recent
increase made in the salary of Mr. JOHN WOOD, the
Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue, the House
went into Committee of Supply, and
Mr. Fox MAULE brought forward the army esti-
mates, and said he should propose for the present
year a vote for 98,714 men, being only 414 less than
the number voted last year; but of the 414 thus
reduced, no less than 101 were officers and 25 non-
commissioned officers. The Right Honourable Gentle-
man then stated various reductions which had been made
in the army estimates in the course of the last year, and
said that the second vote be should propose would be the
sum of 3,521,0691. to defray the requisite expenses of
the men, being 41,3601. less than the sum voted last
year. He dwelt on the improved condition of the
soldiers, in consequence of the establishment of schools,
libraries, &c., and showed that notwithstanding in-
creased expenses in some particulars, there was a total
saving on the estimated for the army, effective and non-
effective, of no less than 93,4521. The Right Hon.
Gentleman also congratulated the House upon the fact
that punishments in the army had greatly decreased.
The number of imprisonments last year was considerably
less than those of the year preceding, while corporal
punishments had actually diminished nearly one-half.
Mr. HussE moved the reduction of the vote by 5,000
men.

The amendment, which was seconded by Mr. WIL-
LIAM WILLIAMS, and supported by Sir W. MOLESWORTH
and Mr. MACGREGOR, was opposed by Lord JOHN RUS-
SELL; and, on a division, negatived by a majority of
139, the numbers being for the amendment, 47;
against it, 186.
The vote was then agreed to.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS moved that the Chairman do re-
port progress, as it was not right to proceed voting large
sums of money without discussion at that late hour.
The motion was opposed by Mr. Fox MAULE, and ne-
gatived by a majority of 139, the numbers being—for
the motion, 29; against it, 16S.
Mr. Hu ex then moved that the Chairman do leave the
chair,

On which Lord J. RUSSELL consented not to proceed
further that night, but to take the Committee of Supply
the first thing on Monday.
The CHAIRAIA.N then reported progress, the House
resumed, and after the transaction of some routine busi-
ness, adjourned.

Heartily rejoiced are we to observe that there is at
length some probability of bringing forcibly under

the consideration of the House of Commons the pre-
posterous number of flag-officers for several years
past maintained on the list of the Royal Navy of
England. A notice of motion to that effect was made
last evening by the Honourable Gentleman the Mem-
ber for Montrose. We may reasonably anticipate,
therefore, that some attention will be paid :to this
very glaring grievance, especially taking into account
the feeling which is now happily becoming each day
more prevalent, a feeling in favour of a large and
well-considered diminution in our annual expenditure.
What is complained of is simply this—the mainte-
nance, after thirty-three years' peace, of no less than 150
admirals, whereas in 1792, at the commencement of the
war with France, we were satisfied with just 69,
absolutely less than half the number. An increase
so anomalous, unnecessary, and extravagant, is, as-
suredly on the face of it, enough to justify an
inquiry, at the very least, if that inquiry does not
perforce bring about a sweeping, but gradual re-
duction. More particularly must this truth force
itself upon the recognition of the Legislature when

it is borne in mind that 75 out of the 150 admirals
now on the navy list, are upwards of seventy years of
age, so that about six more than the entire number
requisite for the service of the country in 1792, may
be said to be, in 1851, superannuated ! Anything
more lamentable than this we can scarcely
imagine to ourselves—anything more singularly
calculated to be detrimental to the interests of the
profession. It would appear as if the custodians of
those interests regarded extreme age as a necessary
qualification for fulfilling the duties of a flag-officer,
as was thought by some to be the case among the
Popes at Rome and among the Doges at Venice.
Why, than this assuredly no notion could be more
painfully erroneous. Was not NELSON, compara-
tively speaking, young in years, though old in glory,
when, at forty-seven, he purchased his last victory
with his death at Trafalgar ? Had not General
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, when only twenty-seven,
conquered the plains of Lombardy, and twice
routed the veteran forces of Austria ? Did not
ALEXANDER the GREAT, before he was thirty-two,
cover Asia, and Europe, and Africa with his
fame, leaving an empire to be divided among his
lieutenants, when he had only received from his
father the kingdom of Macedonia ? Was not SYDNEY
SMITH a post-captain at eighteen ? Was the author
of " Arcadia" grey when he died on the field of
battle ? The argument, indeed, is, in every way,
ridiculously untenable. Why, Sir WALTER RA-
LEIGH was still in the ripeness of his manhood when,
after conveying his vessels across the Atlantic to
Virginia, he sat down to write his history of the world
in his dungeon in the Tower of London! Why, GUSTA-
VUS ADOLPHUS was still in the bloom of his youth when
he fought the great fight at Lutzen ! And Corson was
young when he vanquished the troops of Turenne !
And MARLBOROUGH when he gained the day at
Malplaquet ! And COOK when he had twice cir-
cumnavigated the globe ! And COLUMBUS, too; the
greatest of geographical discoverers, was a stripling
when he first dreamt of that new world which he
was, nevertheless, not permitted to see until his hair
was white, not with age, but with suffering ! Might
we not instance, moreover, in the same way,
that famous Sumo, who was a boy when
he measured his sword with that of HANNIBAL,
the most redoubtable of the wonderful captains of
antiquity ? Were we, however, to indulge in these
biographical recollections, we might as effectually
overwhelm those who differed from us in opinion
with a multiplicity of facts capable of appropriate
citation, as did old AUSTIN CARTON when he drowned
the unfortunate Mr. SQUILLS in the douche bath of his
argument. It was somewhat thus, if we remember
rightly, that the travelled Jew SIDONIA overcame the
youthful diffidence of CONINGSBY. And gladly should
we witness the discomfiture by the same means
of those adventurous defenders of a great
abuse who may be bold enough to uphold
the necessity of age in 75 out of 150
admirals. The mere defence of the latter
number in the abstract will be quite enough, we
opine, to baffle the ingenuity of the most sophistical
orator in extenuation. For, assuredly, it will de-
mand no trivial amount of ability to show that, in
1851, after a period of thirty-six years' uninterrupted
tranquility, we require upon the navy list more
than double the number of admirals found neces.
airy for the wants of the service at the time
when we were struggling against France and NAPO
LEON. Such, however, is the line of reason-
ing those who venture to question
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to be both reasonable and judicious. Those are
the horns of the dilemma upon which they
are at present fixed somewhat uncomfortably. And
upon those horns they are about to be rather dis-
tressingly tossed by the Financial Reformers in the
House of Commons, led on by the veteran Member for
the berough of Montrose. Fortunately for the pockets
of the people and for the truest interests of the naval
profession, there is no escape just now from the an-
noyance of the argument. The notice of motion was
given only yesterday by Mr. Hums to the following
effect :

Before Mr. Speaker leaves the chair on the first Com-
mittee of Supply for the Navy Estimates, to move an
humble address to her Majesty, praying that she will
be pleased to take into consideration the statement and
recommendation contained in the report on the Navy
Estimates, presented to the House of Commons by the
Select Committee on Naval Expenditure in 1849,
namely," That in 1792, at the commencement of the
war with France, the number of admirals was only 69.
After thirty-three years' peace, the present number
of admirals is 150, exclusive of the retired admirals, and
of these 75 of the effective list are above se►enty years
of age.
" A certain proportion of the list of admirals must be
composed of officers who have grown old in the service,
who deserve well of their country, and who are entitled
to higher rank and to higher pay on account of' their
merits, although they are no longer able to serve afloat;
but when it is considered that in the last naval war with
France (the greatest on record), not more than 36 ad-
mirals were employed at any one time; and that, at the
present moment, the services of only 14 are required,
it would not seem unreasonable that the number of ad-
mirals, now fixed, according to the scheme sanctioned in
1846, at 150, should be gradually reduced to a number
not exceeding a hundred. _ _

" Your Committee recommend that this gradual re-
duction should be effected by promoting only one cap-
tain to the rank of admiral on the death of three flag
officers, according to the rule of promotion adopted in
1830, until the lists shall have been reduced to the
maximum of 100; and thenceforth a captain may be
promoted to fill each vacancy as it occurs on the lists."

Consequently on the first Committee of Supply for
the navy estimates the matter will be revived in the
Legislature for serious re-consideration. It has
already been shown in these columns very frequently
in what manner the desired reduction in the list of
flag-officers might be brought about without inflicting
any injustice, either upon those who are at this mo-
ment admirals, or on those who are in expectation of
obtaining the same dignity in their profession.
Let the promotions, as Mr. HuME suggests,
take place at every third deatb, until such
time as the number of flag-officers shall come
within reasonable limits, and the nation will not
long have reason for further complaint upon the
subject, considering the great age already attained by
so many admirals still surviving. Some modified ar-
rangement of the kind has indeed become impera-
tively necessary, and we have every confidence in
leaving to the Financial Reformers in the House the
responsibility of bringing about the desired improve-
ment.

On Monday morning the census will be taken,
and from the admirable arrangements which have
been made by the Registrar-General, there can be but
little doubt that the information obtained will be much
more accurate and much more extensive, and conse-
quently much more valuable, than that which has been
obtained on any former similar occasion ; but, in order
to render the census perfect it is absolutely necessary
that the public should co-operate cordially with
the authorities, and that every householder should
make it a point of honour to answer
fully, accurately, and correctly, all the questions
which have been put to him in the various schedules
left at his residence by the enumerator whether those
questions be or be not such as he can be compelled to
answer by law, as the most valuable portion of the
information sought, that, namely, which relates to the
statistics of education, secular and religious, can only
be elicited by those questions to which parties are not
compellable by law to return replies. To their
honour be it spoken, the great majority of
the teachers, secular and religious, have
determined to furnish to the Government this neces-
sary information ; the Congregational Union, the
London Congregational Board, the Baptist Union,
and the Wesleyan Methodists have cordially entered
Into the views of the Government, and have
sent circulars to the various churches in com-
munion with them, recommending them to
co-operate zealously with the authorities in
this matter. The proprietors of private educational
establishments will also, we believe, lend their willing
aid to this effort to ensure something like accuracy in
the educational statistics of the country, and the true
and honest Protestant portion of the clergy of the
Church of England will aid in the endeavour.
A few of the Puseyite clergy, however,
headed by the Bishop of OXFORD, have
stood forward as the champions of darkness,
and have declared their unwillingness to furnish
any information, because the publication of
their answers to the questions put to them,
should they answer them, must serve to the
propagation of error rather than of truth
Now, what the meaning of this statement can be,
except the announcement of a foregone conclusion
to give false answers to the questions put, or
if their answers be true, how the publica-
tion of the truth can serve to the props gation
of error we confess that, as at present advised, we are
at a loss to discover ; probably the words are used in
some mystical and non-natural sense. Above all
things, the Bishop of OXFORD seemed to have the
greatest horror of any information being fur-
nished to the public in relation to the numbers of
the congregations of these recalcitrant clergymen.
We can readily understand why he and his clergy
should be sore upon this point ; when clergymen, by
their indulgence in clerical histrionics, have reduced
the numbers of a congregation down from upwards of
300 to a trifle below 30, they of course wish to hide
such a fact from the knowledge of the world.
" Clergymen have enough to do without counting
their congregation," said the Bishop of OXFORD on
Thursday ; he might have added, that as regarded
the petitioners the labour of counting the numbers of
their congregations would not be overwhelming.
We trust that the example of these gentlemen will
not be followed. The clergy may rest as-
sured that whenever they attempt concealment
the inference will be that there is something
to be ashamed of, something rotten in the state of
the parish. They should also consider whether
such attempts at concealment can be successful, and
whether the very fact 'of their having refused
information will not act as an induce-
ment to their parishioners to furnish it. At all
events, we have no doubt but that, by some means or
other, the information required will be obtained, and
that the census returns of 1851 will be the most
accurate ever made.

CABINET COUNCIL.—(Tms DAY.)—The Cabinet
Ministers assembled in Council this afternoon at the Foreign-
office. There were present—Lord John Russell, the Lord
Chancellor, the Earl of Carlisle, Earl Grey, the Marquis of
Clanricarde, Viscount Palmerston, Sir George Grey, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis T. Baring, the
Right Hon. Fox Maule, and the Right Hon. H. Labouchere.
The Marquis of Lansdowne was absent in consequence of the
dangerous illness of the Marchioness, and the Earl of Minto
has been suffering from indisposition.

Her Majesty, accompanied by his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, the Countess of Desart, the Hon. Mies Mur-
ray, Lord Alfred Paget, Lord Elphinstone, and Col. Bouve-
rie, visited Drury-lane Theatre last evening, to witness the
spectacle of Azael, the Prodigal, and was graciously pleased
to express herself highly gratified.

TACTICS OF TEE IRISH MEMBERS.—A meeting of
the Irish Members took place yesterday, in a private room of
the House of Commons, for the purpose of considering what
course of action it would be most expedient to adopt with
reference to their further resistance to the Papal Aggression
Bill. There were from forty to fifty Members present. It
was eventually agreed that a standing committee of their
number should be,appointed to communicate with the Roman
Catholic hierarchy in England and Ireland, in order to ascer-
tain their views with regard to what amendments it would be
most advisable to propose, with the view of defeating the Bill
in Committee. Mr. Sadlier, Mr. Macullagh, Mr. Keogh,
Mr. Maunsell, and Mr. John O'Connell, were the committee
appointed to carry out the objects of the meeting. It was
agreed that the better course would be to study so to frame
the intended amendments as to catch as many as possible of
the votes, not only of the Puseyites, but of the independent
Liberals of the Hume, and Roebuck, and Cobden class. It
was the general opinion of the meeting that between the re-
sistance which they will be able to offer to the measure on
the ground of its going too far, and the pressure which the
Protestant party will bring to bear upon Ministers on the
ground of its not going far enough, Lord John Russell will
feel compelled to abandon the Bill in disgust, and with its
abandonment again relinquish office.—Advertiser.
There are at the present time 440 acting magis-
trates in the county of Lancaster, the oldest of whom is Lord
Skelmeredale (Lord Stan!ey's father• in-law), who qualified
in January, 1800.
Sir Alexander Cockburn has been promoted to the I
office of Attorney-General, in place of Sir John Romilly,
and is succeeded as Solicitor-General by Mr. Page Wood.
THIS VACANT COLONELCY.—It is understood that
Major-General Smelt will be removed from the 62d Regiment
to the 37th, and that Major-General Lightfoot Will be ap-
pointed Colonel Otte 02ct Regiment.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday.
On Thursday a very stormy debate took place in
the Assembly on the subject of the suspension of M.
MICHELET, and the dismissal of MM. JACQUES and
GUEPIN from their offices as teachers. At the con-
clusion the order of the day, pure and simple, was
voted by a majority of 243, and the President, M.
DUPIN, declared the sitting closed, thus depriving
M. ARNAUD DE L'ARRIEGE of the opportunity of
withdrawing his motion for the abolition of the elec-
toral law of May, of which he had given notice.
At the meeting of the Assembly yesterday, M.
ARNAUD DE L'ARRIEGE mounted the tribune to pro•
test, by way of incident on the proces• verbal,
against the disgraceful juggling of M. Doris: on the
preceding day in defeating his withdrawal of his mo-
tion, although he had placed a letter in the hands of
the President of the Assembly early in the sitting, to
announce the step he wished to take. M. ARNAUD
then gave notice of the resignation of his post as Se-
cretary of the Assembly. After some observations
from M. Dorm, who bore witness to the valuable ser-
vices of M. ARNAUD, the proces-verbal was adopted.
On the order of the day for the discussion of the
proposition of M. DESMARS for applying the same
electoral law to the Assembly and the PRESIDENT,
M. VAISSE, Minister of the Interior, said that he
thought proper to come forward before the discussion
on the proposition of M. DESMARS, relative to the
election of the PRESIDENT of the Republic, to renew
and confirm, frankly, and once for all, the declaratiou
he had previously made. The Government recog-
nised but one electoral law, applicable both to the
election of the PRESIDENT and that of the representa-
tives of the people. The taking into consideration of
M. DESMARS' proposition he considered useless and
superfluous, but, although the Committee was of the
same opinion, be did not oppose its discussion, leaving
its expediency to the appreciation of the Assembly.—
(" Very well !")
After a short discussion, M. VATIMESNIL proposed
an order of the day thus motived :—" The National
Assembly, after having heard the declaration, loyally
made by the Minister of the Interior, in the name of
the executive power, and adhering to the conclusion
of the report, passes to the order of the day," which
was carried by a majority of 466 to 21. The dis-
cussion on the proposition of M. ARNAUD DE
L'ARRIEGE, for the repeal of the law of alny, thon
came on, but he was permitfpa fn withdraw the motion.
It is said that the PRESIDENT of the Republic and
M. ODILON BARROT have come to an understanding
on the subject of the formation of a new Ministry.
M. PASSE has been named reporter of the Com-
mit tee on the Budget.
The Bourse was firm yesterday, with an improvement
in the price or Government Steck. The Five per Cents.
opened at 931. 90c., and closed at 94f. 20c.; the Three
per Cents. closed at 57f. 35c.; Orleans Railroad Shares,
895 f.; Rouen, 6551.; Havre, 2921. 50e.; Great Northern,
481 f. 25c.; Avignon, 213 f. 75c.; Vierzon, 450 f.; Bale,
160 f.; Bordeaux, 403 f. 75c.; Paris and Strasburg, 375 f.;
Tours and Nantes, 2781. 25c.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 28.

Boulogne and Amiens, lOLA—Central of France (Orleans
and Vierzon), 181,4—Namur and Liege, 8 —Northern of
France, 151i—Sambre and Meuse, 414—Tours and Nantes, 6.

SPAIN.

Madrid journals of the 23d have arrived.
General O'DONNELL has been dismissed from the
post of Inspector of Infantry in consequence of a
quarrel with the Minister at War.
The I3olsa was closed on the 23d.

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 29, 1851.

TILE SHARE MARKETS.

BRITISH RAILWAYS.

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MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated
at 6,000 bales, of which 1,000 were taken for export and on
speculation. The market was steady.—Railway Shares
were again depressed, the business being limited and at
lower prices.
The changes that occurred last week in the Bank of Eng-
land balance-sheet hinge mainly upon the advance of the
quarter and the movement peculiar thereto. The circula-
tion was lessened, owing to the increrving sums placed to
the credit of the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the year's
revenue. The reduction of private lodgments may arise
from the disposition to iavest in Railway Securities. The
sum of the precious metals keeps very steady. Compared
with the previous week, the results are as follows

... £27,715,620
3,930
... 3,619,206
Increase .. .. .. 2,839
Public Deposits ... 8,79'2;245
Increase ... ... 564,256
Other Deposits ... 8,977,263
Decrease ... .. ... ... 310,563
Seven Day and other Bills ... 1,016,085
Decrease 8,907
Government Securities no alteration
Other Securities ... 12,907,809
Increase 3,591
Notes ... ... 9,221,300
Increase ... ... 265,045
Bullion ... ... 14,399,060
Decrease ... 17,081
Active Circulation ... ... 18,494,320
Decrease ... ... 261,115

Yesterday afternoon the rates at which Bills of Exchange
were negotiated on the principal continental cities were
rather lower on Amsterdam, Hamburgh, Frankfort, and
Trieste. On Paris and Antwerp there was no alteration.
The Savings' Bank Bill is to be brought forward by Go-
vernment as early as possible, if Sir Charles Wood keeps his
promise,
The proposed new Steam Navigation Bill includes the fol-
lowing provis'ons :
" Steam-vessels to be surveyed. and owners to transmit
declarations to Board of Trade twice a year. Times ap-
pointed for the surveys. Board of Trade to grant certificates
and transmit lists to be put up at Custom-houses. Board of
Trade may cancel certificates, and require fresh declarations.
Forgery of declaration or certificate to be a misdemeanour.
Copy of certificate to be placed in a conspicuous part of the
vessel. Vessel not to proceed on her voyage without certifi-
cate, and no Customs officer to clear out any vessel without
production of certificate. Steam-vessels having a certificate
limiting the number of passengers not to exceed the limit.
Penalty on persons forcing their way on board when vessels
are full. Penalty for refusing to pay fare or to quit vessel.
Board of Trade to appoint surveyors. Surveyors to act
uuder airections of Board of Trade, and may go on board
steam-vessels to inspect, &c. Penalty for impeding surveyors.
Surieyors not to take fees from owners or masters. Iron
steamers to be divided by water-tight partitions. Number
and dimensions of boats to be provided by sea-going vessels.
Stem-vessels to have such additional boats as the Admi-
ralty may direct. No steamer to proceed to sea without
being provided with a hose. Officers of Customs not to clear
out any vessel unless provided with boats, hose, &c.
"Admiralty to make regulations as to light; owners and
masters to obey them ; existing regulations to continue in
force till revoked. Rules for steamers passing each other.
Owners not entitled to compensation in certain cases of col-
lision, but master to be liable to penalty. Accidents to be
reported to Board of Trade. Notice to be given of appre-
hended loss of steam vessels.

" Board of Trade may appoint inspectors to go on board
vessels whenever necessary. Penalty for obstructing in-
spectors. Misdemeanours to be prosecuted by information or
indictment. Jurisdiction to be where the offence is com-
mitted, and wherever the offender is. Service to be good if
made personally, or at abode, or on board ship, &c Parties
to proceedings may give evidence. Nothing in this Act to
affect any Act in force regulating passengers in merchant
vessels. Saving rights of city of London. Copy of Act to
be kept on board every vessel."
The exports of the precious metals from London during
the week to the 27th inst., were 40 ounces in gold dust to
Hamburgh, 3,750 ounces in gold coin to Belgium, and 419
ounces to Hamburgh.

The letters from the textile manufacturing districts re-
port rather more activity.
The English Funds continue vary dull, and prices rule
about the same as previously. Consols, 9634 %; Exche-
quer-bills have been Ms. to 545. premium; Consols for Ac-
count are 96% %. _

In the Foreign Market prices are tolerably steady.
Mexican Bonds realise 33% %, and Peruvian Deferred 39.
Buenos Ayres Stock is at 56. Portuguese Four per Cents.
are 343/. Spanish Five per Cents. have improved to 21%
N. The Three per Cents. are 38% .
In Railway Shares there is very little doing, and except
in a few instances prices droop. Newmarket are higher, as
the meeting just held has passed off satisfactorily. East
Anglian are firm, and also Norfolk. Caledonian are heavy,
and Great Northern have been cheaper. Brighton are firm.
Dutch Rhenish have advanced, also Orleans and Bordeaux.
QUARTER TO THREE.
... 96 I

Consols ...
Ditto Account ... ... ...
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
3 per Cent. Consols Anne
E xchequer Bills. 114,d. 2d.
March. June.
1,000!... — 54 51 p
ItSl/. ... .... ......... ... •—• 50 54 p
Small — 51 54 p
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. ... 56
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent •,
Ditto 3 per Cent
Mild= 80nd5,1846,5 per Cent., Coupons
Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons
Ditto for the Account
Peruvian Bonds, 4% per Cent
Ditto Deferred
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto 4 oer Cent.
Ditto Account . 3434
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent —3
Ditto 414 per Cent. 9734
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. ......
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive Bonds 614 ti
Spanish Bonds,3 per Cent,1840
Dividends on the above payable in London.

14.:XCHANGE.

Gibraltar— •• •• •• •• •• ••
Leghorn ••••••••• .• •• 30 50
GOROEt ............ •... 25 52%
&Ella n • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •••••
Ve nIC 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••••
Naples •. .. • • .... • • 41%
Palermo, peroz 125
Messina •• • • •• .• •• •• •• 125
Lisbon. •• ••••••• • • • •• 53%
Oporto•• •• • . •• •• •• •• •• 153%
Rio Janeiro .• •••• • . • •
Buenos Ayres ........
New York, 60 days'sight
Philadelphia
PZIOIII or BULLION, !El OZ.
Foreign Geld in bars 48 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0

Now Dollars •• .... 0 4 11%
Silver ln bars ... ..... 0 5 1%

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, MALCH 29.—Wind this day at noon S.W.
FALMOUTH, Damn 28.—Wind W. strong and squally.—
Arrd. Concordia, Broderson, Rio Janeiro; Emelie, Thomson,
Bahia; Despique de Brines, Paraiba; Dobrega, Odessa;
Hercules, Schwern, Alexandria.

o, • „,
TOCKTON, oIARCII 28.-Wind W.N.W.-Sid. Paragon,
Philadelphia.
MALAGA, MARCH 20.-Wind W.N.W.-The Hoffnung,
from London to Valencia, which was on shore on Entine
Beach, between Aden and Roquetas 7th March, was got off
after discharging part of her cargo (guano), and sailed for
Carthagena 12th March.
YARMOUTH, MARCH 27.-The George Gordon, from Lon-
don for Hartlepool, in turning into the Cockle to-day, Us
stays, struck upon the Scroby Sand, was assisted off, and
'and
will proceed.
W.- eld PLYMOUTH, MARCH 20.-Wind - •
ship Bonetta, Rio Janeiro.
Av -Arrd. Gabriel,
BRISTOL, MARCH 28.-Wind W.N.W-
Felipe, •• • her Majesty's
Barbadoes.
Felipe, Odessa; Glenelg, Demerara;
SWANSEA, MARCH 28.-Arrd. LadLyuc-Pyru,
ton, Cuba.
w ig•W to N.W.-And.
DEAL, MARCH 28.-Wind .. •-• Bahia; Orestis,
Hector, for Hobart Town; Asia, Orchard,
_:
d Std. Abel, Cape of
dlove, Charles-
Constantinople ; Emulation, Westward. p
Good Hope; No. 7,280 2d distinguishing
Westward. N.
Orleans;
Bithampore,
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 28.--wind Tonawanda,
Pendant schooner,
Smith, Calcutta; Jane, Hanter,_Ne w
, Tinley. Bombay; Mermaid,
Fanlow, Philadelphia;
NithWalker, Arica; Mary Worrell,
Card, Mauritius ;
Passenger,
Barbadoes ; Trumbull, Smith,
Valparaiso; Glaumire, Barrett,...,l cox, Mobile ; Hibernia,
off the Head, on the
New Orleans; Nathaniel lielo:"“
ha Huntington, Port Lagos. with
PDarsuLkirk. Off port, Lady
Faulk, Philadelphia;
loss of main; boom
27th; Felix,';Tuquerra!
_id°. The Buhampore, which ar-
Falkland, New Orleans from 1,
f m Calcutta, experienced
stormy
rived here yesterday 'l.°- from
cross sea the 9th to the 23d of
weather, with
a heavy _
__
43 N., long. 27 W., and lat. 47, long. 15.
March, between lat. andie
r to
Ft ha other 0 s,
Wind W. to WN W f b J
• . ~ res .- uge-
mAacil 28*--
DoVER, -
bo'g Caroline, Flensburg.
PORTSMOUTH,MARCH 28.-Wind W.N.W. to W.-Arrd.
William BurendsY,Amsterdam,
Lundsout, Batavia for
dead, and
of the crew several sick.
teal, y, two
CowEs, MARCH • •-- nes 28.-Wind S W A d ,Bahia.
DARTprouTI
I 9 MARCH 28.-Wind W.N.W.-Arrd.
Gla-
diator, Clarke,
Alexandria;
cargo shifted.
MARC.Fyrowx, 27.-Wind W.S.W., freah.-Arrd.
QuEss Waters,
Majesty, Laguna.
TORBAY, MARCH 28.-Wind W.S.W., strong. - Sprightly,
London for Key West; Jessie, ditto for Newfoundland.
CLYDE, lita.acH27. - Wind S.W.-Sid. Gazelle, Honduras.
D yams, MARCH 27.-Wind W.S.W.-Arrd. Tuny,
Meyer, Memel; Sarnia, Leghorn.
KINGSTOWN, MARCH 27.-Sid. Lady Milton, New York.
CARDIFF, MARCH 27.-The Corcyra brig, of Sunderland,
and the Alexandria, Russian barque, were in collision in the
Roads yesterday; the former lost jib-boom, and the barque
some of her bulwarks.
QUEENSTOWN, MARCH 27.-The Favourite, of St. John's,
New Brunswick, from Liverpool to New York, got ashore
last night to the eastward of the light-house (Trabolgar
Sand), and remains.

MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.)
, COVENT GARDEN.
Our market has been well supplied with Vegetables, in
which a steady business has been doing, at last week's prices.
In Fruit no change has taken place.
FRUIT. —Pears, 2s 6d to 5s per dozen; ditto, 8s to 18s
per half sieve; Apples, dessert, 9d to 2s per dozen ; cook-
ing ditto, 5s to 8s per bushel; Oranges, 4s to lOs ; Lemons,
58 to 103 per 100; Almonds, 6s per peck; ditto sweet, 2s to
a* per lb ; Brazil Nuts, 12s to 14s ; Barcelona, 20s to 22s
per bushel; Cob Nuts, 70s per 1001bs.
VEGETABLES.—Savoy Cabbages, 6d to 8d per dozen ;
Greens, is 6d to 2s 6cl per dozen bunches; Brocoli, 8s to 12s
per dozen bundles ; Potatoes, Eos to 95s per ton ; ditto, 3s to
4e 6d per cwt ; ditto, is 6d to 2s 6d per bushel; Turnips, is
to 2s; Carrots, 2s to 5s per dozen bunches; Cucumbers, is to
3s 6d each ; Leeks, ld per bunch ; Celery, 6d to is 3d ; Rhu-
barb, 6d to is 6d ; Horseradish, is to 4s per bundle ; Spinach,
is to is 6d per half sieve; Onions, 2s to 2s 6d; Artichokes,
Is to is 6d per half sieve; Endive, is to is 4d per score ;
Red Beet, 6d to is per dozen; Mushrooms, 6d to 8d per
MU, j com Salad, ii t 9 li 6d per ball flier); s