The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-27 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Riforma of Lucca, of the 9th, says that some
cries of The French Republic for ever! The Reds
for ever !" &c., were heard on the preceding
night in the streets of that town, on receiving the in-
telligence of the probability of the Paris elections
being carried on the Red party. Several arrests had
been made in consequence of these cries.
The Giornale di Roma, of the 16th, publishes
the minutes of the ceresuony of burning a quantity
of notes of the late Republican Government to
the amount of 400,000 francs of nominal value. An
equsl sum of Papal treasury bonds has been put into
circulation.

The Costituzionale of Florence, of the 19th, states
that in consequence of circumstances that have come
to light in the course of the examination of GUER-
RAZZI, Advocate LORENZO GUIDI RONTANI, formerly
Prefect of Florence, has been arrested. The same
paper gives some information concerning the ex-
change of notes that has lately taken place between
the British and Tuscan Governments on the subject
of indemnities duo to divers British subjects on
account of Imes experienced during the late events
at Leghorn. According to this account, the
Tuscan Minister answered the first note of the
British Government by alleging that the present Go-
vernment of Tuscany could not be held responsible
for what had taken place at Leghorn. To this note
Lord PAnmEasToNreplied by a second, refuting the
allegations, and citing the principles of international
law, in virtue of which the British Government is en-
titled to demand payment of that of Florence. The
Tuscan Minister then proposed another course; that
of referring the dispute in question to a meditation.
This has been consented to by Lord PALMERSTON,
who has proposed the Sardinian Government as a
proper mediator.

THE UNITED STATES.

(BY ELECTRIOTELEGRAPH.)

The packet ship New World, which sailed from
New York on the 7th inst. with two days' later ad-
vices has just arrived. In the Senate, on the 6th,
Mr. Cooper attacked the letter of Sir H. Bulwer re-
garding the duty on iron, and said that the Foreign
Minister failed in his duty when he attempted to make
suggestions in relation to the domestic policy of that
Government, and characterised his remarks as obtru-
sive and impertinent. Several other members express-
ing the same opinions, Mr. Clay rose and said he dis-
agreed with what had been said by those who had pre-
ceded him, and complimented Sir H. Bulwer in high
terms; and, after some farther discussion, it was re-
ferred to the Committee on Commerce.

The cotton- market continued inactive, buyers an-
ticipating a decline on the arrival of the steamer from
Liverpool. No change in prices.
Breadstuffs-5,200 barrels of flour sold at 4 dolls.
87ic. for common to 5 dolls. 62i.c. for prime ; 24,000
bushels of Indian corn sold at 53c. to 54c. for mixed,
52kc. to 56ic. for white, and 56c. to 56ic. for yellow.
Freights in fair request at l. per pound for cotton,
and ls. 6d. to 2s. per barrel for flour to Liverpo .1.
Provisions—Beef was steady : 100 barrels sold at
former rates ; 4ic. to Witc. were the current rates for
hams, and 4c. to 4kc. for shoulders. Lard dull.
Cheese firm. . _ _

The Stock market has been dull and heavy,
United States Sixes declined
NEW ORLEANS, MARCII 5.
The sales of cotton reached 2,500 bales. Markel
quiet, and prices unchanged.

WEST INDIA MAIL.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING.

The Thames arrived this morning. The freight on
board consists of 1 997,809 dollars, 91,597 of which
are on account of Mexican dividends.

Some slight intrigues and disturbances have taken
place in the interior of Mexico, which have been
promptly suppressed by the Government. Jamaica
dates are to the 21st of February. The Jamaica
Dispatch states that the season has been propitious,
and the country prosperour. There has been some
severe weather in some parts, but the canes in the
favoured parishes look well, and promise an abundant
harvest.

The steamers from America and Europe continue
to flock in at Port Ro3 al.
The gold diggers, prepared for the return of spring,
are returning to the diggings by hundreds, and every
picket brings from a million to a million and a half of
dol !ars.

From Demerara we have news to the 18th ult.
A special meeting of the combined Court took place
on the 7th ult., with the view of determining the
objects to which the loan which was confidently ex.•
pected from the mother country should be devoted]
and for enacting the necessary ordinances f,,r secur-
ing its re-payment. It was resolved that the colonial
duties on wines and spirits should he pledged to p•xy
the interest, 4 per cent., and that a sinking fund at
the rate of 2i per cent. should be formed for the li-
quidation of the loan, amounting to 250,0001., in
twenty years.
The railway is getting on most prosperously.
At Cuba plenty of rain had fallen throughout the

The crops of sugar and other products have been
large, and the vessels in the harbour were taking in
full cargoes of the produce of the island. Sugar was
selling at 2 dolls. per cwt.; and coffee at 15 dulls., with
a further advance in price.

DESTEUCTIVE FlRM—Last night, shortly after
seven o'clock, a fire, attended with great loss of property and
jeopardizing the lives of not fewer than 15 persons, broke
out in the premises belonging to Mr. Mackerell, steam-baked
potato-dealer, No. 7, Vinegar-yard, nearly facing the upper
gallery entrance of Drury-lane Theatre. The premises,
which were five floors high, including the basement, were
adjoined by numerous similar erections on either side, whilst
the space between the burning property and the theatre was
gon smell of gas, went below -to
not more than a few yards. It appeared that Mr. Mackerell,
ahayingscerta in experienced
noticed a flickering light on the ceiling, and was instantly
forced down. Having regained his feet, he ran up stairs and
the
cause,
when,stron entering the kitchen, he
gave an alarm, but before the inmates had time to escape
the flames were running up the staircase, threatening de.
struction to every person in the house Mr. Merryweather's
escape, kept at the police-station, was immediately
taken to the spot, but during the short interval
that bad elapsed Mr. Mackerell and several other
persons bad, at the risk of losing their own
lives, ventured to the upper rooms and fortunately suc-
ceeded in bringing down the whole of the women and chil-
dren in safety. The flames by that period were extending
completely over the yard, and were within a few inches of
attacking the theatre. Numerous engines of the Loudon
Brigade, Messrs. Combo and Delafield (the brewers), the
West of England Insurance Company, and those of St. Cle-
ment's and St. 3lary-le-Strand), attended with all prompti-
tude, but notwithstanding a plentiful supply of water was
obtained the flames continued to spread, and the whole range
ofpremises in which they commenced were burnt out, and
those adjoining severely damaged, before the fire
was extinguished. Another fire took place yester-
day morning at an early hour in the premises
of Mr. Ward, a fruiterer, 19, London-terrace, Hack-
ney-road. So fiercely did the flames spread that the
several residents narrowly escaped being suffocated. The en-
gines of the London Brigade, parish, and West of England
Company succeeded in subduing the fire, but not before Mr.
Ward's premises, together with the stock in trade, furniture,
wearing apparel, and other effects were destroyed. The
total loss is considerable. but fortunately the sufferer was
insured in the Phoenix Fire-office.
A PLANTATION ON FIRE.--A very fine piece of
plantation, extending over 10 or 15 acres, belonging to the
Duke of Sutherland, was consumed by fire on the evening of
this 19th instant. The place where this conflagration took
place lies north of Drummuie, at the upper base of the hill of
Benvraggie. It riginated in the burning of whine on the
immediately adjoining farm of Culmailie, and a smart breeze
of wind from a westerly direction had accelerated the pro-
gress of the flames from the farm to the forest. The burning
of the plantation commenced about six o'clock, and conti-
nued during the night; a little after sunset the blaze was
terrific, the whole country side was illuminated, and from
the elevated position of the scene it might be viewed from
Ross, Moray, Banff, and part of Aberdeenshire. Owing to a
partial abatement of the wind, the commendable activity and
tact displayed by parties on the spot, the progress of the de-
vouring element was at length arrested at a vacant space in
the plantation.— Edinburgh Courant.
DEATH OF COLONEL CAMPBELL. —On Saturday
this cavfflry officer, who had very recently arrived in Eng-
land from India, died after a short illness. The late Colonel
Campbell entered the army as a cornet in the year 1806.
At the memorable battle of Sobraon, on the 10th of Fe-
bruary, 1846, he commanded the 2d cavalry brigade. In
1846 he received the brevet rank of colonel.
MERCHANT SEAMEN'S CORPORATION.—A general
court of the above body took place yesterday at the offices
Birchin-laue. Mr. G. Lindsay was in the chair. A state-
ment of the income and expenditure for the year 1849 was
submitted. It showed that the latter had been
24,1251. 14s. 9d., and left a balance of 2,8131. 15s 10d. The
draft of the Bill now before Parliament for regulating the
Merchant Seamen's Fund was laid before the meeting. The
claims for relief were then considered, and pensions and tem-
porary assistance granted to a number of applicants. It
appeared that since December last 282 applicants—v:z.,
disabled seamen and widows of seamen, had received relief.
A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the business of the
meeting.

A correspondent informs us that the Earl of
Stradbroke, at his late audit, reduced his rents ten per cent.
SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY.—The hoard of di-
rectors of this company, who were outvoted at the meeting
in January last, have resigned their seats, with the excep-
tion of the two members who represent the Caledonian Co►n-
pany at the board, and the vacancies have been filled up by
the election of gentlemen from a list submitted by the Mar-
quis of Breadalbane.
WATERFORD AND LIMERICK RAILWAT.—Sir W.
Clay reported from the Select Committee on this Bill, that the
objecto are to enable the company to raise new shares in lieu

of certain forfeited shares, and to extend the time limited by
their existing Act for the purchase of land, and to give them
effectual powers for that purpose, in accordance with those
contained in "An Act to authorize the advance of money
out of the Consolidated Fund to the Midland Great Western
Railway of Ireland Company." The Committee had exa-
mined the Allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be
true, and made several amendmmts.

NAVIGATION OF THE HUMBER.—The Gazette of
last night contains a proclamation from the Admiralty,
stating that "Whereas we, as Com:nissiouers for executing
the office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom,
have found it necessary, for the protection of the harbour or
haven of the Humber, and of the shores and banks thereof,
to prohibit the taking of any ballast or shingle from the
shore or banks hereinafter specified; and we do, therefore,
order, that no person or persons shall take any ballast or
shingle from the shore or banks, or any portion of the shore
or banks, at Spurn Point, from the Low Light-house south-
ward to the extreme of the point at low water, and north-
ward two and a half statute miles on both sides of the Spurn
Point."

SUICIDE.—About seven o'clock yesterday morning
an old man, named Evans, who was lodging at liar. Whit-
mPre'A, a greengrocer and fruiterer, in Charles-street, West-
minster, committed suicide by shooting himself through the
heart with a small pocket pistol. The deceased, who was a
carpenter by trade, had been in a very desponding state of
mind for some time past, in consequence of his being unable
to obtain any employment.

DISTRESSING A CCIDENT. —THE ONLY SON OF
BARON LA NGEN KILLED.—On Tuesday evening last, an ac-
cident occurred near to the village of Hungarton, which was
attended with a fatal result. On the evening in question,
the Baron Langan, who has for some time past occupied the
Hall at Ratcliffe, and is, we believe, attached to the Pru sian
embassy in this country, was taking a drive with his family
in the neighbourhood of Hungarton. The party consisted
of the Baron, his Lady, and her Ladyship's father, in an open
carriage. A groom was in attendance on horseback, and
with him, rode on his pony, a fine little boy, nine years old,
the Baron's only child. Near the entrance to Hungarton,
and on the road from Quenby, the pony took fright at a man
on horseback, which passed the party rapidly, and started
off suddenly at full speed. The child soon lost his seat, and,
falling to the ground with great force, was dragged in the
stirrup for some distance, his head striking with violence
against the hard road; and the groom believes that the poor
little fellow was also struck more than once by the hind feet
of the animal. On being taken up, the only signs of life were
occasional breathing, and a very feeble action of the heart.
Medical assistance was immediately sent for, and attended
w•i h all possible expedition, but without avail, as the little
sufferer ceased to breathe within half an hour after the oc-
currence of the accident. There were two separate fractures
of the skull, either of which, taken singly, must have been
inevitably mortal.—Leicester Journal.

NUNS IN CAMBRIDGE.—After a space of more than
300 years, nuns are again stationed in the University town
of Cambridge. On Monday, the 11th instant, the schools of
the Roman Catholic Mission were re-opened under the su-
perintendence of two nuns of the order of the Infant Jesus,
from the convent of Northampton. On the Wednesdav fol-
lowing, mass was celebrated by the Rev. Thomas Quinlivan,
the pastor, for the special invocation of the holy Ghost on
the labours of the sisters, after which the children went in
procession to the schools.—Cambridge Chronic'e.

WhALE FOOTS —Some importations have recently
taken place at the port of Liverpool of an article called whale
foots from the United States of America. The article is
considered to come under the general term of grease, and
therefore admissible under that head duty free.

THE MACKEREL FISIIERY.—Or Monday many of
the boats came in with their nets gone, they being carried
away by the heavy " strikes," of the fish. The George and
William (Swain), of Hastings, out of 101 nets only saved
19; the Ellen Nancy lost 72 out of 1.27; the Favourite (W.
Browne), of Eastbourne, lost all, 90 in number; as did the
Fame (J. Elide), but they were picked up and broug!at, in by
a Plymouth mackerel boat, the Mary Ann. To make up for
these losses, however, the catches of fish by those whose nets
held were most extraordinary. The British Queen (G.
Hutchins), of Hastings, brought in 31,150; the Friends
(J. Swain), of Eastbourne, had 24,000; and several other
boats brought in from 5.000 to 15,000. Prices have ranged
about as follow: —Sunday, from 15s. to 7s. 6d. per six score;
Monday and Tuesday, 10s.; Wednesday, 9s. to 10a. 8,1. ;
Thursday, 9s. to 10,;. Yesterday no fish was brought in.
Some wonderment may be felt at the variation in the price
of the mackerel, as for example that on Sunday, from 15s.
to 7s. 6d. This, however, is easily explained. If the fish
can be brought in and packed in time even for the last rail-
way train to London, the prices keep up, and is not materi-
ally affected, though the supply be ever so large. But the
moment the whistle denoting the departure of the mail-
train has sounded, mackerel becomes comparatively a drug
in the market, and its value ranges accordingly, for it would
be probably unfit to send to Billingsgate the next day.—
Plymouth Times.
Mr. A'Breketf, the magistrate of the Southwark
Police-court, yesterday directed that S. E. Croft, late junior
clerk in the service of Messrs. Marten, woollen merchants of
Bradford, and Joseph Croft, his father, who resides in Lon-
don, should be sent before the Bradford magistrates for exa-
mination, the son on a charge of stealing 2641., the property
of his masters, and the father on a charge of receiving 81. of
the money, knowing it to have been stolen.

John Carriegton, who murdered his father and
mother about a fortnight since, at Little Eversden, in Cam-
bridgeshire, by dashing their brains out with a spade, and
who hod been long known as a mischievous idiot, has been
acquitted on the ground of insanity.
At Ruthin, on Monday, Mr. Justice Cresswell
sentenced George Jones and Mary Jones to seven years'
transportation for a highway robbery, committed on John
Joni a. The female prisoner met the prosecutor in the streets
of Llangollen, and inveigled him into a bye place, where the
male prisoner and another man rushed upon him, and while
the one pinioned his arms the others rifled his pockets.
TESTIMONIAL TO A MAGISTRATE.—A meeting was
held at the Shire-hall, Gloucester, on Tuesday, which was
attended by Earl Fitzhardinge (the lord•lieutenant), Lord
Ellenborough, and several other :magistrates, for the pur-
pose of ofening a subscription to present Mr. Purnell, the
county chairman, with a public testimonial for his conduct
in relation to private lunatic asylums, for which a vote of
thanks was passed to him at the last quarter sessions. A
committee was chosen for carrying out this object and re-
ceiving subscriptions. This tegimonial 1138 been most de-
servedly earned by Mr. Purnell, for his unwearied exertions
to ameliorate the treatment and condition of private lunatic
patients, who are too frequently totally neglected.— Chelten-
ham Journal.

DIABOLICAL OUTRAGE.—At Curraghashoge, near
Abbey feale, on the night of Wednesday last, a house belong-
ing to Mr. Richard Collins, was maliciously set on fire, and
before any assistance could be procured, the house, together
with all it contained, including seven valuable Con's, an ex-
cellent horse worth IS!., a large number of dairy vessels, a
quantity of timber, deals, and other property, were totally
consumed. On the following morning, a person named
Roche, who lives in Abbeyfeale, came forward to give in-
formation against his own father and brother, who were im-
mediately arrested and committed for trial as the perpe-
trators of the wicked and unprovoked outrage. Limerick
Examiner.

John Rowe was yesterday committed for trial,
from the Guildhall, charged with having embezzled upwards
of 1001., the property of his employers, Messrs. Brett and Co.,
woollen drapers, Wood-street.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH 25.--The Wilhelm galliot
barque, Captain F. N. Klint, of and for Amsterdam, was off
this port yesterday, and landed hero Mr. B. C. Van Dam
Ende, passenger for London. The barque is laden with sugar,
from Surinam, left the 31 of February, and has been twenty
days in the chops of the Channel, contending in unusually
cold weather against contrary winds. At Surinam there
were from 15 to 20 Dutch ships, and say five American.
The English ship Lacoresse left for London two weeks before
the barque's departure. About the 20th of March the \VB.
helm spoke at the mouth of the Channel the packet-brig
Nickerie. Captain Holker, of and from Nickerie, for Amster-
dam. The emigrant-ship Boyne, of London, Captain
Sabiston, sailed this afternoon for the Australian colonies.
She has in all 142 passengers, viz., 9 cabin, and 133 inter-
mediate. Of this number 22 were engaged at Plymouth.
Wind N. by W.; cold with snow.
POISINING AT CASTLE CAMPS.—The trial of Elias
Lucas and Mary Reeder, charged with administering arsenic
to Susan Lucas, the wife of the male and the sister of the
female prisoner, took place at Cambridge on Monday. It
appeared that Mary Reeder lived with Lucas and his wife,
and that the former had been frequently heard to declare
that he wished his wife was dead, in order that he might
marry her sister. The arsenic was traced to the possession
of the male prisoner, and it was proved that it was adminis-
tered to the unfortunate woman (who survived its adminis-
tration only a few hours) in a bread mess prepared either by
the female prisoner or by the deceased. The defence was
that the deceased had poisoned herself. The jury returned
a verdict of Guilty against both prisoners, and Mr. Justice
Wightman sentenced them to death, without hope of mercy.
The male cmvict is'24 and the female only 20 years of age.
THE WEATHER. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY. Last
night a heavy fall of snow took place, covering the ground
to the depth of some inches.

SPURIOUS FIVE • FRANC PIECRS.—The Moniteur
states, that the Committee of the Mint of France has re-
ceived from M. Monteaux, jun., several spurious five-franc
pieces, similar to those to which public attention was drawn
by M. MOnteaux, sen., money-changer in the Palais Royal.
These false coins, bearing the date of 18.47, and the mark
" A," are made of an alloy of silver and copper in the propor-
tion of 640-thousandths of silver. Their weight is the same
as that of genuine sf. pieces, and their intri' sic value is
3f. 53c. Compared with the genuine coins they are of a dul-
ler white; their diameter is a little greater; the engraving
of the effigy is very soft and less salient; the eye, the mouth,
and the nose have neither the same form nor the same cha-
racter; the letters which encircle the head are generally
more meagre, are placed at uneven distances, and do not
form a regular circle; the name of " Domard," placed be-
neath the neck, inclines much less to the right; the figures
and letters forming the inscription, " 5 francs, 1847," are less
salient and less sharply struck off; there is evidently a larger
space between the beading and the wreath of the reverse.
With respect to the edge, the letters of the spurious coin are
less salient, less regular in shape, and the distance between
the words is not the same. These differences between the
true and the false coin will easily allow the latter to be de-
tected.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE RAILWAY.—Mr. Bernal re-
ported from the Committee on this Bill that the object is to
enable an existing railway company to make a deviation of
their line of railway by means of capital which they are al-
ready authorised to raise. The steepest gradient is lin 203,
and the smallest radius of a curve 40 chains. The length of
the proposed deviation is 5% miles. The deviation is to
cross one turnpike road and four highways on the level; but
the Railway Commissioners may require a bridge to be
erected in lieu of level crossing, if necessary for the public
safety. The land required will be 57 acres. Mr. It. B.
Dockray was the engineer examined in support of the Bill,
and no engineer was examined in oppositi n to it. They
had exmined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same
to be true, and had gone through the Bill, and made several
amendments.

A glorious action triumphantly won at Westminster,
and a glQiious victory achieved at Waterloo, look wonderfully
fine until the bill is sent in and the coats are paid.—E.zza
Cook's .ournal.

TESTIMONIAL TO 13RITISII SEAMEN.—Mr. May,
the consul-general of the Netherlands, has made a represen-
tation to the Lords of the Treasury, requesting the delivery
duty free of a package forwarded to him from the Govern-
ment at the Hague, containing a silver cup and two snuff-
boxes, intended as presents to Captain Moir and part of the
crew of, the English vessel Minerva, for services rendered to
the crew of the Dutch ship Gertruda, which was lost, in
August last, off the Cape of Good Hope.
Tss WEATnna.—During the last week we have
had a second edition of almost the severest part of the late
winter. The frosts have been very sharp, and being accom-
panied with a biting wind, the cold has been felt keenly. The
early vegetation and forward fruit trees must have been much
injured.-21faidstone Journal.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER 10 THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were about
5,000 bales, of which 300 American ware taken on spe-
culation, and 500 for export. The rnaiket closed
heavily.—The market for Railway Shares closed with a
gloomy appearance. and generally at lower quotations.
The Grain Market is firm to day in Mark-lane for
Wheet, but rather dull for Oats, which are in fuller
supply.
ne Continental mails furnish the quotations from the
different stock :sealers, and in some saies alert., is an
improvement. At Amsterdam. on Monday, the ten-
dency of Dutch Stock was rnora favourable, and the
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. close.] at 55 7-16. Peruvian
Active Bonds were 71k. Spanish, Portuguese, and
Brazil were in request. The Vienna prices on the 231
inst., were 29" i for Austrian Metaflies, with the tx-
change on Frankfort at 1154.
The Thames steamer, with the West Indian and
Mexican snails, has arrived at Southampton, but up to
the present time we have only a summary of the
intelligencs which she briugs. The weather
in Jamaica was favourable, and the canes looked
well. A great many American vessels were
in the harbour of Port Royal, and thr re was a prospect
of an active trade with the United States under the
operation of the amended navigation-laws. Demerara,
in expectation of a loan from England, was devi,ing
the msaua of meeting the interest, and the colonial
duties on wines and spirits were to be hypothaeated,
arranisrments being likewise made for a sinking fund.
The Cuba alvices are encouraging'.
The feeling in the City appears to t e somewhat more
cheerful to-day, nod there is a hop. the; a' ter the holi-
days business will b2carne a little brisker. At present
we can record no actual change. We simply notice a
little more firmness.
The Stock Market is a little firmer this morning, but
with an extreme paucity of bus ness. Consols have
realised 91i for Transfer, and are nearer 951 for Ac-
count. The rally of 1 per cent, in the Ft cud' funds
has given a somewhat better tone. Exchequer-bills
have been marked 628. to 655., and India Bonds are
about 86s. to 88s. premium. Bank Stock for account has
been done as high as 210. South Sas New Annuities
have been sold at 95k.
The Foreign Securities have been fluctuating accord-
ing to the progress of the settlement. and Mexican hare
recovered to 294 in consequence of the remittance of
91,000 dollars on board the Thames. A party in the
house, who was of good; standing, has been
in difficulties, and affords another instance of
the necessity of some measure for repressing
speculation by brokers. This individual was a
large dealer in Mexican on his own account, and al-
though his differences have bet n made good, it is im-
possible that the Committee can suffer the steady going
members of the house to be placed in such
j.opardy when they deal with parties whom
they suppose to be acting for principals, but who
are, in reality, dealing for themselves. Clients also are
injured by such a course, and the jobber is placed in a
must disadvantageous position. Peruvian Active Stuck
has been 72f. and the Deferred 274 to 28. Equador
Bonds are 3,4. Brazilian Oid Stock has realised 89.
Danish Scrip has been firm at 3 premium, and Russian
has been done at If premium. SIT aaish Five per Coats.
have been flat at 161. and Portuguese Four per Cents.
a's.3ll to 32. Dutch Four per Cents. have been 864.
Railway shares have been lower, and with sales in
some lines rather pressed. The disheartening report
upon the Caledonian Company is " telling" seriously
upon public confidence, though it should hardly be said
to bear upon railways, the affairs of which have already
been thoroughly investigated. Shareholders, unquestion-
ably, have been to blame in most cases, but in none more
than the Caledonian, where they have blindly inaie-
tained in office a reckless or inc mpetent set of men,
who have by th. it guarantees and contracts reduced
the company to a condition of absolute bankruptcy.
ONE CLOSING
PRIQES OF BRITISH FUNDS OVEOcIC. PRICES.
3 r. (. 95541% 955 i,
3 per Cent. Annuities,l726 95% 95,/a
tea s iSoncis, lakme •
Ditto under 1,000 t...

... ... —
'7;outh Sea Stock
Ditto New Annuities ......
Bank Stock for Account, 2lO
,u,-,it ti, Account...
India Stock for Account —

95
210
05:q
266

XeiJequer iiills. 11,4 d. Sr 2cl
1,000/. June 65 62 65 p 66 p
5001. June
Small. June

ONE CLOSING
PRICES or FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK, PRICES.
ssofl
Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839
Ditto, New, 1813
Danish Bonds, 1825,3 per Cent.
Ditto 5 Der Cent. ... —
Ditto, Scrip. ...
Equador Bonds .
Grenada Bonds, 1% per Cent —
Ditto Deferred
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons— -
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons
Ditto, Account ..... .... .....
Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent
Ditto, Account
Ditto Deferred
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
Ditto. 4 per Cent
Ditto. Account
Russian Bonds *4l ...a ...... •
Ditto Scrip ll4 p 1,4 p
vpiint,o3 r, per Cent. 1840 I6,A 1614
Ditto. Account
Ditto. 3 per Cent
Venezuela Bonds, 214 per Cent
Ditto, Deferred ..
Uividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 214 per Cent., 12 Guild. ..
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates... 86%

3p
3%
16LA
3%

12 1,4

861,

I•RICES CT PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAILWAY SI:CAKES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PEI( ES
A.P.,rdeen - 50 ... .. - -
Do. Preference - dis. - dis
A mber. Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction 7%..„ - ...... ....... -
kyraltira and Galloway.. 7 LAI - -
'eltast & County Down 30 - -
Becks & llants Extens. '
(Gt. West. Per.s per ct.) 6
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junct., calls duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20
Do, withoutguarantee 20 ...... - -
Skating, Wolverh'ton,
and ruiley, calls duly
pd, or wit? guarantee 15 ..... - .........
Do.w.thout guarantee 15
Birming.,Wolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley 131. 14s ... -
B'rkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire Juno.... 93 -
3ristol and Exeter 100 ......-
Ditto, Thirds ..„
% uckingharn: hire ...... 171,E - •• •• ...... - ^
Caledonian
Ditto, New ICI. Pref... 10
Ditto,ClydesdaleJunc 50 .....•
'heater and Holyhead... 50
Ditto, Preference l5 ...... 754
Direct London & Ports-
mouth -
Dublin and Belfast June. 40 -
Dundalk & Enniskillen 30
a...t Anglian, 251., L. &
E. and L. arid D...... 25 -
Do. 181., E. & H.... 18 ...... -
Do., 31. 10s., Prof... 31,4 _... -
Ditto, 71. 175., 7 per ••
Cent., Preference... 2 . .... -
Eastern Couaties... ..... 20 ...... 7%14 ••
Do, New Pr( f.re•-.ce,
6 per Cent.....-.... 10 ...... 11% ... ..... ......
Ditto, Extension, 5 per
Cent., No.l 6/, 13s. 4d.... - p
Ditto ditto, No. 2...6/. 13s. 4d... - p
Do. North. & Eastern,
6 per Cent. -
Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50 -
Do. New 43 -
Eastern Union, Class A
(late E. U. Shares) 25 -

201%

8 Yis

11%

- P
5/
Ai P

Ditto, Class A, ditto.... 6 - ••••
Do., Class B & C ...... 25
Do. Scrip (6percent.) 20 . ..
East Lancashire - ...
Ditto, New Quarters 614 — ..
Do., 6 per Cent. Pre-
ference Quarters ... 614...... .........
East Lincolnshire, guar.
6 per Cent.
v:dinuurgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 241,4
Ditto, Half Shares .. 25 .. .. -
Edin., Perth, & Dundee 25 — -
Ditto, Newport . 15 .....
Exeter.Yeovil. & Dorch. 25,,1 — ..... . -
Exeter and Exmouth... 21s.
Glasgow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle
Glasgow,Kilmar.,& Ayr 50 ...... .... -
Do. Preference Consol.
Gloucester & Dean Forest 121, — ... ...... *- -'
=neat Northern
Do., 112 A Deferred
Do., ;‘, B 6 per Cent 21,40 ..... ... ...........
Do., 5 per Cent. Pref 12%..... ... ...........
;rut South. and West
(Ireland)

71,4

10:i

Ditto, Eighths VA.:— ••••••• '' ' *****
Great ortti of England.loo ...... —"
Ditto, New, 40/. ... 40
Ditto, ditto B5
Ditto, New, 30/ 3O
Ditto, New,ls/. 15

Groat Western 100 ..... . 56%14 551,¢
Ditto, % Shares 5O ...... 23 2814 ..... .•, 2814
Ditto, '4 Shares - • • • • . 13 :!, %,
Ditto, Fifths 2O ...... 11 ......••• .. .. 11 '
Ditto, New 171 l5 ... .. 714 714
Hall and Felby .. ...... 50 ......
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ••••••
Do. Quarter Shares... 12%

.. - .
Lancaster and Carlala..- 5°
4
Ditto, Thirds ......... 10 ....-
—.
Lancashire& Yorkshire 100 ..... _
Ditto, ditto , ......... 100 ..... 341,4 . ........
Ditto, 14 Shares ...... 50 ... .. 18
Do. Quarters ... `23
Do. t iftts... :10
1/2 % ....... ••••
Do. Thirds ...•—•••••••• 18 ~
Do. New, Gua.6 per ct. 10
Ditto (11,iduerstield
and Sheff.) ........... 50 .
Do, (W. Riding Union) 111,4 .
Leeds and Bradford...... 50 - ***.... ..
••• • ...
Leads anti Think
7;4
4,,:D0., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 31,4 74
Do., do. No. 210
Do., do. No 3 5
00., Pref. Quer '
,181 S 9 • -•••— ••• •.•••••• .•
Liverrool, Crosb-

T and

Southport . ....... ..... .. 10
LDndon & Biackwall...ll/. 6s. 3d 3% .. 3%
L ui !on, Brighton, and
South Coast... .....100
Do., New, guaranteed
6 per Cent ..........100 134 ...
Do.Guarant. 5 per et.. 9 ...... ..... De. Prefer. 5 per cent. 50 - •... et

Ditto ditt0...... IRr.c2 50 _ --
I",undon and Greenwich 12/15s 4d - ... - • •••
Ditto, Prefnence .. . 20
L 4
Lx-,r•-,u r.nd N western 100 lO5 10514 104M/4 10414
1e:.i:t,,,, ~I,:w Quarters 12
I);to.T.,ift,', - .. 12
Co. 401.Shares(L.M..) 40 -
!).4, la t f 4. &FL) C. I
~ 4,• •• • . ." •• • ....... •• .
London ,', i' , ,-stsrn -HY) ..... 63
Do, New 501. . ...... 42!it —
n. New 40i.
Do.. New PrJerence. 5
Lon,londerr-.-&Colerain, 25 ...... _.... ........ • '
Do. 14 Shares ....... . 5 - ........ ••••• O. .....
Londonderry and Enna-
kia-1, 25 -... ••••• •-•
Do. Shares
Lowe.vtoff. guar. 4 per ct 20 ......
Ditto (6 per et.) ..... 13
M e:.,,tr,.13u xton, and
Mati6ck..... -
11,in,thest-er. Sheffield,
and Lincoinshire...100
••„
Do. Quarters (No. 1) 25
.... -•-•
Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25
Do. )A Shares (No. 3) 12!4 — ........ .....
Do. New WI. Prof lO —•• 7
Ditto, Gt. Grimsby ... 50
••..••.. ......
Ditto ditto . ......... 20 ___ .............. --
)itto ditto
Ditto Sheffield and
Lincolnshire 25 • •••
Do., Griniiiby Dock... 25 ... —
Do.' Liaachester and - -
Lincoln Union..... 44 23. —• . die — dis
Midl Ini ... - ........ ... I( 0 ...... SS% . 381 A
Do. Consolidated Pref.loo ...... ...,'
Do., 501. Share
Do Rim., and Deity 110
••
Co. Consolid. Bristol and
Birouni.c., 6 per et.... 100 ...... ...
Ditto,Brist.&Glocstr. 42 ...... ..........: ..• -
i Pitt. ditto ..
Do.,ErevrishVal..Pref. 50
-.—
Ditto, Leieest.es Swag-

-
67i

• nington, 8 per et. guar.100
Midland Great W extern

4~

Irish
47%...... 00000 .•••,.... ~..
Nl:ddlesbro' and Redcar,
6 per cent. guar.: 5O ......
Newcastle and Cailisle.loo ...... ........
Do. quarters
Nvwmarkat ...... ..... . 23 . ....
Do. Extension ... 2/. 125....
Newport, Abergavenny,
,nd Hereford 6 .•••••
Newry and Enniskillen 7
N owry, Warrenpomt,
and Rostrevor ...... .. 20
•• ........ ••••
Norfolk ......... ........ ....100 -
Do. New 201. ... ...... 15
Do. Extension ... ...... '2O
Do. Guaranteed 511•Apc. 5 ...... • _—
Do. do. Wavenay Val. 2 ....„
Northern Counties Union 4 •••••• . ... ...... ..... a".
North Britist ... ....... 25 .... 5% x.d.... ..... 8% x•d
Ditto, Halves .. ..... 121,x —
Ditto, Quarters
Ditto, Thirds .... .. 8i —— ... _ ......... •
Ditto Preference
North-Western .... ..... 13%......
North Staffordshire ... 17% 7AIA 7%
fxtkrd, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton ...... 50
Preston & Wyre
De. Lii Shares (A) lO —....
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate l5 ... .. 151,1 L 4 x. i
Royston and Hitchin ... 414.... ...... ... —•
Do. Shepreth Exten . % ..........
-
:cottiaili Central
Scottish Midland
Ditto, New
Ditto ditto. Class B. 9 . .. ... .. .....
Ditto, New Guaranteed 8
.....
..
Shrewsbury and Heretil. 5 ....... •• ....•
......
Shrewsbury & Cheste;

it
(Nor. W. Min.)
...... ... •
Ditto OsweAtry
Ditto New
Do. 8 per Cent. Pref lO
ihropshire Union
.. •••••
r,nth Devon
Do. Preference
So an Stzfordshiro B%
331.4 — . •...
....... ..
South Eaoter. •..
... 14V4 133 i 1414
Do., N 0.2. ~.. mi
Do., No. :-; ............. 30 ...... 13%
Do., Registered No. 4 10
South Wales
•.. ..... ..••••.
South Yorkshire, Don-
caster, and Goole l3
Sheffield, Rotherham, ,St

Goole (N. Div.) Gua-
ranteed 5 per cent. ... 18 t,4
Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... 5
Swans. & Loughor & Ca•

... die

---4%
13A,
~

1,14
14
13%

o•
meron's Stu'. C0a1.... 3
Caw Vale Extension ... 8
Mamas Haven. Dock
and Railway ..... ... 1714 -
Yale of Neath ... .. lO -
Waterford and Kilkenny 20 . -••
Waterford and Limerick 47% - ...
V aterfil,Wafrd,Wicklw ..••
and Dublin -
Wear Valley 6 per Cent.
Guaranteed ... .. -
Do. do. do. . 15 .....
West Cornwall ..... ..... 7%..... - r
W. hitehaven & Furness 18
Windsor, Staines, and
South Western......,, 14 ...... - ..... ..
Wilts,Somerset,&W ey-
mouth
ork, Newcastle, and
Berwick. .... ......... 25 ....., 131,,,i14 1 . ...
Do. Newcastle Exton. 20 -
Do. G.N.E.Prettrnnce 8 ....
Do. Hartlepool Dock
and Railway lOO ...... -
York and North illidland Su ...... 161,4 -J4
I),ti, Prefereac....... 10
FOREIGN RAIL WA Yb.
Aug • Italian (late Its-
Ilan and Austrian). ... 51,4.••••• -
ioutogne and Amiens... 20 ...... 614
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzon)... 20
Demerara ••• 171,.4 ...... - ..
••• ........ ....
Uuten Rhenish ......... 8
••• .• -
East Indian .............. 5
-- ..• .•
Ditto .... ....... .... ... 20 -
Grtat Indian Peninsular o ...... --
Do. Do. ... .. 1 ...... --
•••
Louvain Ila Sambre ... 71, -
Luxembourg -
Ditto -
Madrid and Valentia 2 .... --
Namur and Liege
~ .. -
Northern of France...... 16
)rleans and Bordeaux.. 7
...
Paris and Orleans
...... 20 - .... - ..... ..
.. ...... ..
Paris and Rouen ......... 20
- ....... ..••••••
Rouen and Havre ...... 20
Satnore and aleuse 2O .... - ••• •••.- .....
.4rasbourg and •Basle - .......N..... --
Tours and Nantes l3 ...... -.-
l'ouruay, Jurbise, Lan-
den, and Hasselt ..... 20 ...... -
West Flanders...-. ..... 534 •• .. -
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
,unralasia .
British North American 50
Colonial 25 ...... - -
..:oniniercial of London 20 -
London Joint Stock lO ...... -
London & Westminster. 20 ...... -
ational Prov. England. 35 ...... - -
Ditto New... .......... 10 -
Nrational of Ireland 221,4...... - ... ..., ... .... ""'
Provincial of Ireland -
Ditto, New .... ..... 10 - . .....
Union of Australia -
--
Ditto, New ...... ..... *i'l ...... anion of London... ..... 10 ..,_ . - -- --
Union of Madrid ...... ... 40 -
MINES.
Anglo-Mexican lOO -
Asturian ..... ..... . ...... 15 - "' .. .-.
Australian - ...... ......... ''"''
Bassora. Range „.. .. - - .. .....
Blaeuarvon Iron & Coal 50 ...... - - ....
Bolonos Scrip ...... .... - ..... - • .....
British Iron
12 - ..-
B • iN.razilian Imperial ...... 24% - ....... .... ..
BrazilianCoaaes&Cuiaba 30 -
Do. St. John Del Rey 15 -... 1334 ............... 133 A
Cobre Copper - -
General 2O -
Real Del Monte, Unreg. - -
Do. Black Debentures - - -
Do. Red Ditto ... - .... . WNW
; Santiago de Cuba... lO - -
_
United alexican -

39%
13%
3i

1614
6%

-
6%

d
12
19

LLOYDS' SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, MARCH 27.—Wind at 110011 E.S.E., light
ore. ze and fine clear weather. The frost continues.
DEAL. MARCH 26.—Wind N.W. to N.E.—Arrd. Sir
henry Hardinge, M'Donald, China; Edmondsbury, Rid-
path, Calcutta; London,
—l4`—r—llan. Callao; Emilie, Bas-
ter, Porto Rico. Arrci, from the River, Mary Shepherd,
Bombay. Arrd. from the River and sailed, Plantagens,
Madras. Sid. Lsdy Lilford, Valparaiso.
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 26.—Wind N.W, to S.S.W.,
Equally.—Sld, American Congress, New York.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 26.—Wind S.S.E., heavy fall of
snow.—Arrd. New World, Knight, New York. Sid.
Eel. Rio Janeiro. Off port, Queen of the Isles, Islay.
The Tagus, for Lisbon, which was yesterday in contact
with a steamer, was also in eontact in the River with
the Theresa Jane, for Maranham, which lost some
stanchions and bulwarks,
PLYMOUTH, MARCH 26.—The Daunnaris,to
Trieste, was fallen in with, 16th inst., lat. 47, lon. 12, d,
wa.
masted, and with part of cargo thrown overheard, s
towed in here to day.
Bristol
itos
OFF QUEENSTOWN, MARCH "11.4 h Merchant,
Arica, and proceeded for London. Bremen. Manilla.
TCBERMORY.—The smack Nob, _Montrose to Liver.
pool, struck upon a sunken rock in the Sound of Mull,
and tilled, but is expec•ed off; crew saved.
COWES, MARCH 26.—Wind W. to S.W rr Ad •
'4lteo'd Clausen, Santo:,: Juno. Flom, Charleston.
Ski. Vallesneris, Cape of Good
OFF SAT COl%l BE. MARCH ind _a ri a
Viscount Sandon, Shangbae.