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your considerate conduct, in the improved tone and
temper of the national mind.

The conversation which took place on Tuesday
evening, in the House of Commons, on the distribu-
tion of our naval force, is calculated to produce a
salutary result on the foreign policy of this country,
by awakening the vigilance, and discussing before-
hand the responsibility of Ministers. The parties to
the conversation were, Lord J. RUSSELL, Sir R.
PEEL, and Viscount PALMEISTON. We quite concur
in the statesmanlike remark of the latter, that " if it
was the privilege of that House to criticise events
after they had happened, he thought it a more useful
privilege still, that Members could offer suggestions
touching the influence of probable events before these
had yet transpired." The point immediately raised
by Lord J. RUSSELL was—the impolicy of the con-
templated withdrawal of our present naval force on
the Mediterranean station. The admission elicited
from the Premier went at least to this extent—that
such an intention did exist on the part of her MA-
JESTY'S Government.

His Lordship, after adverting to the promptitude
and liberality with which the Commons had already
proceeded, in voting supplies to the Crown for va-
rious public services, since the re-assembling of
Parliament—remarked upon the large vote of men
taken this year for the navy. Men and boys to-
gether it amounted to 36,000. This was about
10,000 more than in the year 1835 for example ; and
much higher than the scale on which such a vote had
been taken of late years, except, indeed, in 1840, when
from peculiar circumstances, it was to the amount of
43,000 men and boys. The vote of this year would
show that, on the part of the House, there was no
niggardly disposition to cripple this all-important
force ; but it had got abroad, that our force in the
Mediterranean was to be reduced to a very small
force indeed—it was said, that only one sail of the
line was to be left there. Such a proceeding, if it
was really contemplated, would not be consistent
with the general policy of this country. Our sta-
tions, in that sea, and the great interests with which
our relations connected us in the adjacent countries,
required the presence of a strong naval force.
Events might determine in these quarters—
however unlikely to happen at present—of a nature to
disturb our existing amicable relations with
foreign Powers, whose counse!s it was of course im-
possible for us to control. In such a case, however
easily the force we might have at the time in the Me-
diterranean could be restored to its present, or even
made up to a greater complement, any such sudden
augmentation might create much alarm, and appear
tantamount to a declaration of war. The Noble Lord
proceeded to argue on the rumoured intention of
Spain to interfere with Morocco, and the growing
indications of political discontent and movement in
Italy ; that diplomatic representations on our part to
foreign Courts might be rendered necessary,
which representations could never be made
with so much effect as when " backed by
the exhibition of an adequate amount of
force in all parts of the world where such exi-
gencies might develope themselves. He could not
view without deep apprehension," the prospect of any
such extensive reduction, therefore, in our. Mediter-
ranean squadron as had been talked of. Sir ROBERT
PEEL'S statement, in reply to Lord JOHN RUSSELL,
with a great number of the Right Hon. Baronet's
stereotyped common places (such as, " that grounds
equally strong might be alleged for maintaining a
large naval force off the coasts of America, in the
Pacific Ocean, or in the Baltic, as for keeping such a
force in the Mediterranean,") contained one somewhat
remarkable intimation :

" The Government," said Sir Robert, " may have
thought it advisable to have a fleet of eight sail of the
line in the Channel for the purpose of exercise, and
ready to meet any exigency. These vessels may soon be
sent to the Mediterranean if their services are required
there ; and it is surely a great advantage to have
an available force in a position from whence their
power may be concentrated upon any station re-
quiring its presence—(Hear, hear)—and do not let the
Noble Lord suppose that there is any danger of our in-
terests in the Mediterranean being injured because our
force happens to be off the mouth of the Thames, or
cruising in the Channel. Our interests in the Mediter-
ranean are doubtless very important, but I need not here
enter into the particular reasons which may induce the
Executive to appropriate our force in other quarters."
On these reasons he was unwilling to enter.
Viscount PALMERSTON, who ably vindicated the
course taken by Lord JOHN RUSSELL on this occa-
sion, ,demonstrated that the cases suggested by the
Premier were by no means parallel ones :
" Our commercial and political relations are of more
importance in the Mediterranean, however, than any-
where else on the face of the globe. More things may
happen there in which the interests of Great Britain are
concerned than could happen elsewhere. If, there-
fore, the Government intend only to maintain one
sail of the line on that station, I contend that they
would not be properly representing British interests
in a quarter in which they require the most scrupu-
lous care and attention. I can testify, from my own
experience as Foreign Secretary, that nothing is more
common than for British merchants connected with the
atediterranean to apply for protection and assistance.
Considering, too, the difficulties which will arise from'
time to time in that quarter, I think it not a wise dis-
tribution of the naval forces to have only one ship of the
line in the Mediterranean, and not the ordinary amount
of force usual on former occasions."

What we are to infer from the cautious, yet signi-
ficant, phrase employed by Sir ROBERT PEEL we do
not quite understand. But it is, at all events, satis-
factory to observe that, while Spain, Portugal, Naples,
and the Papal States, are in'a condition of such in-
cessant political movement and intestine discord as
some of them have long been, and all now are, our
Parliament is not disposed to sanction, in its danger-
ous excess, the salutary principle of our non-inter-
vention in the affairs of foreign kingdoms. To the
extent to which British interests and connexions
legitimately exist in or with those countries, it is our
duty, and indispensable to our national safety,
as well as honour, to be prepared to inter-
fere for the protection of that connexion and
those interests, if the emergency should unhappily
arise to call for such an intervention. To leave one
ship of the line to look after the " turn-up" of
events on the European and Asiatic shores of the
Mediterranean would be like planting a single
policeman to look after the insubordinate purlieus of
the west and the east ends of this metropolis. We
trust that such an experiment, even if already ha-
z irded, will not he persisted in after the notice it has
attracted in the House of Commons.

Some few months have elapsed since we called at-
tention to the very valuable Report of Mr. JAMES
WALKER, the eminent civil engineer, and Sir JOHN
BARROW, Bart., for the information of the Lords of
the Admiralty, on the relative capacity and preferable
pretensions of Holyhead, and Port Dynllaen Har-
bour, to be selected for the establishment of a packet-
station and port of communication with Dublin ; and
as presenting " the greatest facilities for railway
communication with London, regard being had to the
comparative cost of effecting such communication,
and the other considerations bearing on the point."
Mr. WALKER was at the same time instructed to
" make plans with an estimate of the cost of con-
structing or improving, at each place, a harbour, and
works necessary for a packet-station, for vessels of the
class now running betweeen Liverpool and Kingston;
namely, of 900 tons, and drawing 10 feet 10 inches
water ; and likewise for a refuge harbour for the
Channel trade. We have now before us a reprint of
this Report, dated Oct. 6, 1842 ; together with that of
Captain BACK and Captain FAIR, R.N., addressed
to the
the Idinote of
n.S.9ltt HERBERT,
184 i nh
3 Secretaryo to the
samepoints,
Admiralty,
with the exception of the lines of railway communica-
tion, &c. The present Parliamentary paper
i
(No. 43,
ordered to be printed 17th February; last) illus-
trated by the following coloured lithographins
plans,
designs, &c..which we have carefully collated
with the
text of the report in question, and found to supply
very clear and distinct illustrations of the various
lines and works submitted by the Lords of the Admi-
ralty. They are, 1. plan of the harbour of Holy-
head, as it now is ; soundings taken in feet at low
water springs, by Mr. EVANS, the harbour-master.
2. Design for the extension of the Packet Pier; also
for a breakwater and harbour of refuge (referred to
in Mr. WALKER'S report) at Holyhead Harbour.
This is taken from a survey of Captain BEECHET,
R.N. 3. Design for a packet pier and breakwater at
Port Dynllaen Harbour; enlarged from a survey by
Lieutenant SHERINGHAM, R.N. 4. Sketch of part of
the coast of Caernarvonshire and Anglesea, showing the
relative proportions of Holyhead and Port Dynllaen,
harbours, and of the lighthouses adjacent-thereto (from
a survey by Lieut. SILERiNGHAN, R.N.) 5. Sketch

showing the lines of railway at Bangor and across the
Menai Straits. 6. Ditto, showing the lines of railway
at Chester. 7. Ditto, showing the proposed junction
of the London and Birmingham and Grand Junction

Railways, near Birmingham.
At any time it might be impossible to overrate the
social and political importance of shortening and im-
proving our lines of communication between London
and Dublin. Many recent circumstances in an espe-
cial manner, and, more generally speaking, the neces-
sities and experience of every day, tend to enhance
the value of such an undertaking. Nothing can be
more complete, so far as the theory of the design for
it, embraced in the reports of Captains BEECHEY and
FAIR, R.N., and of Mr. WALKER, is concerned, than
the explanatory grounds these gentlemen have as-
signed for their several recommendations. Captains
BACK and FAIR completely dispose, in our opinion,
of the question of preference, in all considerations of
eligibility as to a packet station, in favour of Holy-
head. "We have," say these eminent officers, " pro-
F seeded to, and examined, these two places of land and
sea without bias of any kind from local interests or
otherwise, but having regard solely to the quickest
transit consistent with safety, from one side of the
Channel to the othe.." Of Port Dynllaen, they
say—" First, forming, as it does, a small inner bay
or cove within Carnarvon Bay, it is entirely exposed
to the winds blowing from all points between N.W.
by N. and N.E., and though sheltered from the S.W.
wind, yet the gusts from the land rush down with
such violence between the mountains, as to endanger
the safety of vessels endeavouring to get in with the
land ; second, Port Dynllaen has no good leading
mark to guide to the anchorage ; for though the
Rivals' are conspicuous enough in fine weather,
those principal hills are either so obscured during
fogs and misty weather, which much prevails there,
or become so much like the other adjacent heights,
that the most experienced frequenters of the coast are
frequently brought into danger in consequence. The
port of Dynllaen is, also, in thick weather and during
storms, liable to be obscured, whilst Holyhead is com-
paratively free and clear." " These and other reasons"
induce the two officers to report that "Port Dynllaen
is not, in itself, Nigible as a port of communication
with Dublin. ut the bay of Holyhead seems
formed by nature or a place of shelter, and if there
be anything still wanting to make it complete the
defect may be easily supplied." . . "It is our unqua-
lified opinion," they add, " that, both as to capability
and position, Holyhead is, unquestionably, the most
eligible harbour on the coast as a port of communi-
cation with Dublin."

Mr. WALKER, after examining the present state
of Holyhead Harbour,, and noting its deficiencies of
artificial means to constitute it a harbour of refuge of
any pretensions, proceeds to show that by deepening,
dredging, removing some small rocks, and the other
works he projects in detail, it might be made a bar,
bour of refuge of extraordinary capacity and perfect
shelter, singular facility of approach, and ample
depth of water. As a packet station, he pronouncei
it to have capacities of many kinds, even now, to
boast of ; but, with the additional works in question,
it would probably form the most complete packet
station and harbour of refuge that could be desired
on this part of our coast. He first sets out his plan
for the new and enlarged packet pier:—

" Its direction will be east-by-south nearly ; its
length 700 feet, end width 80 feet—both sides walled
and faced with ashlar, as the north side will form also
one side of the future harbour. The depth at low-
water spring tides, at the inner end, 12 feet, and at the
outer end 18 feet. A return jetty of 100 feet is proposed
at the outer end. X.
" The estimate of this division is
" Second, The breakwater (lettered E. F. G
on the drawing. No. 1.) is designed to
be carried out from the rocks at the north
end of Salt Island, in an east by south
straight direction, 500 yards, and there
returned by a curve to a southerly direc-
tion. Its termination or head will bear
north-east by north of the Stag Rock,
from which it will be distant 250 yards.
This arm, as will be seen by the plan,
will shelter a large space (upwards of 70
acres) from all the heavyseas to which it
is open. The low-water depth, except-
ing for a very small space on the west
side, will exceed 18 feet, the average be-
ing 24 feet. It will also protect the north
side of the steam packet pier, so that ves-
sels may come alongside it. The esti-
mate of this work, including the removal
of the Inner Platters, is

" These two works, therefore, amount t0...X255,000
" By the third division it is proposed to ex-
tend the packet-pier 750 feet (from B. to
C. on the drawing, No. 1), and to project
a jetty 150 feet to the southward. Thus
the present pier, with the pier before de-
scribed, and this extension, will form the
south side of the harbour of refuge. A
return in a north-east by north direction
for a length of 900 feet (lettered C. D. on
the drawing, No. 1), will leave an en-
trance of 300 or 350 feet wide between
it and the termination of the breakwater,
making a complete harbour of refuge of
about 80 acres, in which the large class
ships will be afloat at the lowest water
The cost of this work will be

" The amount of the three works is thu5...Z400,000
" When they are done, the accommodation will be of
the first order for steamers, the length of deep water
quay being not less than 3,900 feet, of which 2,200 feet
-are within the inclosed harbour. There will also be an
excellent harbour of refuge, which ships of the largest
class may enter and leave with almost all winds, be
always afloat, and in perfect sacety while in the harbour."
He minutely examines the pretensions and the
drawbacks of Port Dynllaen for these purposes; and
wisely says, " I think the general conclusion, even
without that most powerful of all arguments expe-
rience, is in favour of Holyhead." He then enters on
the subject of railway communication; and, we are
glad to observe, strongly deprecates the proposal for
conducting any line of railway over the great Tel-
ford's magnificent suspension bridge at Menai :

" In place of the very circuitous lines which have been
proposed at Bangor, and the Menai Straits, and drawing
the trains by horses, or by a fixed engine, up the slope
and along the present bride, which was built, and
should be kept for the turnpike-road, I think the line
should be continued direct to the Straits, and the Straits
crossed by an arched bridge built for the railway. The
unfitness for a railway, of the present suspension-bridge,
which is approached by a slope of 1 in 25 ; the interfe-
rence by engines and trains with the present use of it,
which interference will, I am sure, be more frequent and
annoying than appears to have been contemplated ; the
delay at all times, and particularly in stormy weather;
the having to cross Bangor with an embankment 70
feet in the deepest part ; the numerous curves to reach
the bridge, and the repetition of similar curves on the
Anglesea side, are all objectionable. I think neither the
Holyhead road, nor the Menai Bridge, should be in-
juriously interfered with. The district, and the tra-
veller who does not wish to go at railway speed, ought
not to be deprived of the facilities they have had upon
the turnpike-roads, which the change of fashion may
make more used than they are at present, besides being
some check upon tei.dency to monopoly and its effects."
We are tempted to give a preference to Mr.
WALKER'S projected line, crossing the Birmingham
road- between Chester through earnarvonshire,
south of Mr. GlLEi's. line, and crossing the Straits by
an iron fixed bridge, at a point far removed from the
Menai bridge, between the Swilleys and the Bri-
tannia Rock, to either Mr. GliEs's or Mr. STEPHEN-
SON'S. Mr. WALKER'S estimate of the time in which
the out and home journey to and from London and
Dublin might be performed, is as startling as the per-
formances of the enchanted horse in some Oriental
Tales ; and yet, on examination, we find it quite
practicable :
" By the received measurements of the present rail-
ways, and of the Ordnance map from Chester to Holy-
head, the distance between London and Holyhead, allow-
ing for the straightening at Birmingham and other places,
will be 267 miles, which, at thirty-six miles per hour,

is -h. 25 m:
" Add for one stoppage of 115 m., two of
10m., two of 5m., and five of 4m 1 5
" Makes between London and
Holyhead stations, or 31 7-17th
miles per hour, including stop-
pages
" Allow for crossing to Kingstown and
reaching the Dublin Post-office 5 30
`• Is from Euston station to Post-office,

Dublin l4
" Allow time in Dublin...
" Journey back to Euston-square l4 --

" Making the journey from Eus-
ton-square to Dublin, and back
to Euston-square 33

The Madrid journals of the 06th ult. are entirely
filled with accounts of the illuminations, the levees,
"and the other public demonstrations given in the
capital since the arrival of Queen CHRISTINA. An
amnesty was talked of, and an order, it was said, had
been sent to General RONCALI to show more lenity at
Carthagena than he had done at Alicant, and not to
molest those who wished to leave the place. The ac-
count of the surrender of the ,town had not reached
Madrid at the departure of the mail. On the morn-

ing of the 22d the insurgents had opened a fire on the
QUEEN'S troops, and discharged upwards of 600 pro-
ljectiles ; but at two o'clock their fire had been
silenced, RONCALI having thrown in nearly 300
bombs by that hour.
On the Madrid Boirse the Three per Cents. were
done at 37 for cash, and at 38 for 60 days, and the
Five per Cents. at 24 at 60 days.

Most of the Paris papers contain articles on the
new Customs' Bill introduced into the Chamber of
Deputies, and we are glad to find that those of
them which venture an opinion on the subject con-
demn in strong terms the prohibitory system, or in-
deed any material addition to the present customs'
duty. This is a good symptom in favour of free
trade. The writers in these journals begin to see
that, though high duties serve particular interests, and
are imposed for the sake of a few monopolists, the
people are great losers. They have to pay higher
prices for articles of consumption : the commerce of
the country, and consequently the mercantile shipping
is diminished in proportion, and France, to a certain
extent, becomes isolated from the rest of the world.
The Journal des Debats, which usually supports the
Government, is decidedly opposed to the measure, and
points out by forcible and sound argument the folly
of these eternal changes, and the injury done to the
best interests of the country by prohibitory duties.
After adverting to the preamble of the Bill, the writer
thus proceeds :

"The duties on machinery of every kind are increased, but
with the substitution of an assessment by weight for that of
ad valorem. The duties on the imports of foreign manufac-
.tured articles into Algeria are increased also, thus departing
from, an established principle, which lays down that, in the
infancy of colonisation and civilisation of a country, it should
receive at the lowest possible rates all necessary provisions,
all useful engines and materials for manufacture. In addition
to this, war is declared against two products brought from
abroad into our ports in great quantities, and which afford
nourishment to very profitable branches of our industry—we
mean the lard from the United States, used' with great ad-
vantage by our soap-boilers, and the oleagenous seeds of the
Levant, which, within these last few years,has given birth to
a very fine manufacture at Marseilles, that of the oil extracted
from them, affording great benefit to the soap-works, inas-
much as the oil of Sesame is an excellent corrector of the olive
oils; and also to the agriculturists, as the residuum, or oil-
cake, which they use in abundance in fattening their cattle
and manuring their lands. The additional profits derived by
our agriculturists from this source are estimated at several
millions per annum. The public also derives a benefit; for
cold-drawn oil of Sesame is good for domestic purposes. In
fine, the French •mercantile marine, about the interests of
which the Government is considerate, was about to find em-
ployment in the transport of oleagenous seeds from the East.
In 1834, the import of these seeds to Marseilles amounted to
1,306,000 kilos, or cargoes of seven or eight ships. In 1842,
the same import increased to 36,700,000 kilos, or cargoes of
about two hundred ships. By levying a slightly additional
Customs' duty, the whole of this transport trade would be se-
cured to France. This piece of good fortune, however, is likely
to be lost, by increasing the duty on the Sesame to double
what it was in 1842—viz., from 2f. 50c. to sf. 50c. the 100
kilos. The forty magnificent oil-mills established at Mar-
seilles are thus threatened with annihilation, and the 75,000
acres of land looking to the oil-cakes for their fecundity will
remain productive in a wretchedly minor degree, if not totally
uncultivated. And this is called protection! Such are the
consequences of listening to the partisans of prohibition.
Turning to the question of augmentation of the receipts of
the Customs, of which we are persuaded the Government has
not taken the initiative, but has submitted to the suggestions
of other interested parties, we proceed to make the following
observations :—lt is an incontestible fact that the national
industry is progresively expanding and improving. In a few
days, the exhibition of useful arts will be opened, and all will
see the great advances made in new inventions and in execu-
tion. The Administration itself will proclaim with praise
innumerable improvements, and they will meet with hono-
rary. rewards. All the trumpets of -Fame will repeat, that,
the industry of France is marching towards perfection with
gigantic strides, and this, we admit, will not be an exag-
geration. But, after all, we still ask, where is the necessity
for these augmentations of prohibitive duties? The branch
in which the greatest progress has been made within the last
few years has, unquestionably, been machinery. The Trea-
sury, it must be acknowledged, has not been wanting in giving
it encouragement. Extensive orders have been given to our
mechanicians, for engines for the Transatlantic steamers in
particular, with the view of encouragement. These were sacri-
fices which we applauded as well placed; but what are we
to think of them if they end in making us pay more dearly for
our machinery? Who does not at once perceive that by
raising the price, the manufactories in general, are burdened
with heavier charges, and injury is done to the whole indus-
try of this country? Moreover, another great obstacle to the
endeavours of the productive branches to lower their prices
is the increasing rise of articles of food. From this rife one
of two things ensues—either wages of workmen must be in-
creased out of the pocket of the consumer or the workman,
must be inadequately paid—a consequence to be deplored.
Augmentation in the prices of articles of necessity is always
injurious to an immense body of people—to all such persons
as have limited incomes—as public officers, persons living
upon their dividends, and the labouring classes ; while those
whom it does not affect are very few in number. When,
therefore, a valuable produce, like that of the Sesame, is
brought forward, it should be received with welcome, and
warmly encouraged. Instead of this, however, this blessing
is to be treated as if it were a scourge. A pretended equality
of favour is talked of, but this pretended equality will end
in a general equality of distress, instead of that equality
which would insure the general good."

The Presse takes nearly the same view of the ques
tion, and thus points out what the commercial navy
of France has suffered by prohibition :

" This is particularly the case with the testy of 1822 with
the United States, and that of 1826 with England. The offi-
cial tables show that in 1842, on a movement of 973,000 tons
between France and Great Britain, the latter Power con-
veyed 791,000 tons. On the total quantity between France
and the United States the American flag takes 94 per cent.,
leaving only 6 per cent. for France. Such are the fruits of
treaties. The evil would be less striking if the injury to our
mercantile shipping were in some degree made up for by ad-
vantages in favour of our manufactures. But this is not the
case. The last customs' tables prove that England receives
from us to the amount of 92 millions of products, and sends
to us an amount of 112 millions. As to the United States,
the disproportion is still stronger. In 1842 they took only 48
millions' worth from us, and sold 135 millions in our mar-
kets. If we are not lucky in commercial treaties, it is pru-
dent to abstain from them."
We perceive by the papers that the Dukt D'Aum ALE
has had some fine country sport in a late razzia made
near Constantina. A letter from that place says :-
4, The Duke d'Aumale, on the 13th ult., left Biskara, to
make a razzia on some douars, belonging to Ben Said, who
was beheaded at Constantina, by order of General Ndgrier:
The booty thus obtained was very considerable. The women
were collected, and placed under the protection of the people
of Biskara. While the Duke d'Aumale and his division were
at Biskara, a considerable body of Arabs made a vigorous
attack upon the intermediate camp at Bethona, where a large
store of provisions and ammunition for the column in action
was collected. These attacks, repeated on the successive
days of the 11th and 12th, were not only fruitless to the
enemy, but he was obliged to retire with numerous losses.
On the side of the French, there were about 12 men killed,
and 20 wounded. On being made acquainted with what had
passed at Bethona, by an express from the Commandant of
the camp, the military authorities sent reinforcements to it
under the orders of Colonel Herbillen. This small column,
after having insured tranquillity at Bethona, will move to
the frontier of the Haractus, to keep that tribe in subjection,
and act on Ihe left of the Duke d'Aumale."
"Some foreign journals," says La Revue des Deux m„des,
" have much too lightly attended to the report of the King
ethoneyPenarinnceeesw, journey, being required by no
intending to make an excursion to England in the course of
next summer. The Monarch's age surely exempts him from
a visit wherein he has more than once been represented by
hhiastes°vnesr, would remain quite a political one, and
whatever may be the feelings of the Ministry regarding the
English alliance, we believe them to be much too enlightened
to expose the head of our new dynasty to an ovation which I
would be more danierous to it than the clamour of its most
implacable enemies.' •

The funds on Monday remained without any mate
rial alteration. •
THE BOURSE—MoNDAT, APRIL 1.

First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French Five per Cents ••
Four per Cents •• • •
Three per Cents B3 10 83 le .. 83 05 .. 83 10
Bank of France•
. 3175 •.3175 ..3175 ..3175

Laftitte 8ank,..5,000f. Sharessl3s • .5135 .. 5135 • • 513-5
Belgian Bank • • • 662 50 • • 662 50 • • 660 • • 660

Belgian Fives, _

!o5; 1054

- .
1840..... lOB 108' •• 108 .. 108"
1842 ••• • . • lO9/ •..109/ • 1091 . • 1091
'Out& Two-and-a-Half 681 .. 584 • • 584 •. 581
Spanish Active ••• • • • 344 34( . • • 34( • . 344
Threes 37( .. 37# • • 371 • • 374
Passive 6l .. 64 • • 6/
Old Deferred 74 •71 • • 74 • • 7/
Portuguese Five per Cents 46 .. 46 46 • . 46
Neapolitan . • .....
101 45 .. 101 45 .. 10E 25 .. 101 25

Roman •• •' ••-•" • "••;••• 107 107 •• 107 107
RAILWAY SHARES.
Versailles, R.B.
MO 270 .. 260 .• 270

••
.. 920 .. 925 •• 920 .. 925
Rotten to Havre.. ...... .. 697 50 700 .. 697 50 697 50
900 905 ••• 900_ .. 902 50

Strasburg to Bale .........
Avignon to Marseilles 766 25 .. 770
766 25 .. 770
302 50 .. 303 75 301 25 .. 301 25

RAILWAY SIIARES FOR MARCH ACCOUNT.
Versailles, R. 8...
260 . 270 • • 260 .. 270
400 .. 400 • • 400 . • 400

Rouen .. • ...........

Rouen to Havre.. .....

930 • 925

DUTCH PAPERS.

THE HAGUE, MARCH 31.--Her Royal Highness Prin-
cess Albert of Russia arrived here this morning.
AMSTERDAM, MARCH 30.—The Utrecht Morning
Paper of to-day says that it had received information
that the loan was not only filled up, but that a larger
sum had been subscribed than was required. It sets
down the sums said to be taken by the several cities and
provinces, amounting in all to 138 millions.
The Handksblad says, " We are authorised to declare
that this statement is entirely incorrect."
THE HAGUE, MARCH 29.—1 t is confidently asserted
that, to the day before yesterday, it was known to the
Government that about 73 millions were subscribed to
the loan. The subscriptions made in this town yesterday
were very numerous.
ROTTERDAM, MARCH 29.—1 t, is said that the sub-
scriptions to the loan made here yesterday (the last
day) were very considerable. The total amount sub-
scribed here is supposed to be about ten millions.
Accounts from Batavia up to the 2d of December report
several encounters between his Majesty's naval force and
the pirates, many of whom were taken prisoners, and
likewise a great many persons whom they had carried
off from different islands were restored to liberty.
On the 26th of November, at five in the morning,
loud explosions, accompanied by a subterraneous noise,
were heard at Garoet and Banding, and a column of flame
rose from the mountain of Goentoez, to the height of
nearly 3,000 feet, a quantity of red hot stones were
thrown up by the volcano. On the sth of October there
was a violent eruption of the mountain of Lamongan :
four natives lost their lives.

AMSTERDAM, APRIL I.—A general conviction pre-
vails on 'Change that it will not be necessary to have
recourse to the extraordinary tax on property, and this
conviction has again led to extensive purchases, both
for money and for tune. All kinds of stock have accord-
ingly risen.
DUTCH FUNDS.—Alummum, Aram LI
Money. kills.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent «.»........... 60% 61 •
Ditto, ditto 5 per cent.: ..«.«....«.......«„ 100 100%
Amen Syndic, 4% per cent . ........ 14354 97%
patio, ditto, 1)4 per cent ......... 1.•••••••••••• 84% :1155%
Commercial Company, 45a per cent.... ..... ;42X 50
Loan 1837, 5 per cent. .••••••••••••••••••.....“ 101% 101
Exchange on London. 0nem0nth....... ..... 12 07
Two months 02%
Hanaburgh, One wrath 75 25
Twomonths ...... Z,5
Dutch Papers, April 2.
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—Banum, MARCIt 29.
Bills. Money
St. Schuld Sch.. 4 per cent.
Prussian English Bonds, 1830, 4 per cent 101%
Exchange on London. 6 244 6 24%
Prussian State Gazette. March 30.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING. •
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
DISCONTLNUANCE OF THE LIGHT AT CAPE ROCA, DURING
REPAIRS.
Admiralty, April 2, 1844.
Sir,—l am commanded by my Lords Commissioners
of the Admiralty to transmit to you herewith for the in-
formation of the Committee for managing the affairs at
Lloyd's, copies of two dispatches from her Majesty's
Consul at Lisbon, announcing the discontinuance of the
light at the Cape Roca Lighthouse during repairs.
I am, Sir, your obedient humble servant,
(Signed) JOHN BARROW.
To W. Dobson,.Esq., Lloyd's.

Lisbon, March 19, 1844.
My Lord,—l have the honour to transmit herewith, for
your Lordship's information, the Diario do Governo of the
15th inst., with an official notice therein contained, to
the effect, that in consequence of the works about to be
commenced in the Cape Roca Lighthouse, for the pur-
pose of improving it according to the modern system, no
light will be shown from that lighthouse during the
month of April next. I have, &c.
(Signed)
The Hon. the Earl of Aberdeen.
(Translation.)
By the Supreme Board of Customs at Lisbon
notice is hereby given, that it. being requisite to coin•
mence as soon as possible the works upon the light a_
Cabo da Roca, which have been determined on, in order
to improve it according to the modern system, mariners
are hereby forewarned, that during the whole of the
the month of April next, the said light will not be, illu-
minated, in order to establish with greater promptitude
the new lantern and machinery destined for it: -
Supreme Board of Customs at Lisbon,
March 11, 1844. (Signed)
- - CYBRIANO MANOEL OA SILVA MORENO, Sec.

WM. SMITH.

LONDON, APRIL 3.—Wind this day at noon, light
Southerly airs and fine.
DEAL, APRIL 2.—Wind S.E. to S.S.W., light airs.—Arrd.
Wendlandt, Hamburgh for Matanzas Alwina, Hamburgh
for Buenos Ayres. Sld. Gleaner, Quebec; Grace Darling,
Madeira ; Hollander, Boston.
OFF DUNGENESS, APRIL 2.--Georgiana, St. Helena for
Rotterdam.

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 2.—Wind S.E. to W.S.W.—SId. Wel-
lington, New York; Royalist, Quebec.
FALMOUTH, APRIL 2.—Wind variable and light.—Sld.
Alchymist, Quebec.
OFF PENZANCE, APRIL I.—Wilhelmina Lucia, Carst, Pas-
sarvuang for Amsterdam.

JERSEY, MARCH 31.—Sld. Dolphin, and. C. R. C., New-
foundland ; Johnny, Labrador.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 2.—Wind variable and moderate.—
Arrd. Hebe, Wright, Savannah; Atlantic, Mallett, Cabota,
Hepburn, and Peter Hattrick. Hast, New York. Put back
Sarah Flemingg, for Angia Pequina, bore up from lat. 40, very
leaky. Oft', dlentiervie, Charleston ; Archduke, --. Sld.
William Prowse, China ; Ellen Jenkinson, and Havannah
Packet, Africa ; Maiy Jane, Prince Edward's Island ; Eliza-
beth, Buctush ; Syria, Quebec ; Promise, Montreal ; Quebec
Packet, Newfoundland ; England, New York.
CORK, MARCH 31.—S1d. Dale Park, Port Phillip.
Hum, APRIL 1.---Sld Humber, bliramichi ; Suffolk,
Elizabeth, and Satins, Quebec. April 2.—Ross and Aurora,
ditto ; Lord Mulgrave and Endymion, Miramichi. Arrd.
Plutus, Aymar, New York.
SHIELDS, MARCH 31, AND Amu, I.—Sid. Singapore,
Harvey, Mayflower, Lord Brougham, Mary Hudson, Carna-
tion, Christiana, Gazelle, and Canada, Quebec.

SUIs-DERLAND, APRIL I.—Sld. Employ, Bathurst.
NEWPORT, MARCH 30.—S1d. Anna, Richmond ; Eldon,
Quebec. Aprill.—Volusia, St. Thomas ; Inconstant, Phila-
delphia.
VESSELS SPOKEINt WlTH.—Princess Royal, Liverpool to
Calcutta, 20th ult., lat 41 lon. 14, by the John Troughton
Turpic, arrived at Cork. Atalanta, Antwerp to New York,
11th ult., lat. 48, lon. 37, by the Kate Laurence, arrived at
Portsmouth. Stanley, from Alexandretta, off Almeria;
rene, 6th ult., in the Gut of Gibraltar, by the Briton, Mason,
arrived at Cork.

SPORTING D
MANCHESTER B.

iTELLIGENCE.
ETTING.—TUESDAT.
GUINEAS STAKES.
1 6 to 1 agst Wadastra c.

TWO THOUSAND
5 to 2 agst The Ugly Buck—t.
6 to 1 agst Keeley

11 to 1 agst Pharaoh
13 to 1 agat Pagan
14 to 1 agst Cattonite
18 to 1 agst Alice Hawthorn
—taken
20 to 1 agst Jamie Forest
20 to 1 agst Hooton
20 to 1 agst Red Deer

at CUP.
20 to 1 agst Bramble -
22 to 1 agst Merry Andrew—t.
25 to 1 agst Vakeel—taken
25 to 1 agst Sir Robert—laid

once • • -
35 to 1 aget Haitoe
140 to 1 agst What—Offers to t.

6 to 'l agst Rattan
6i' to 1 agst Ruck 7.-
takO 7 to .1.
15 to 1 agst Orlamlo,-4aken
18 to 1 agst Running. Rein
'22 t 6-1 agst GockamaroO
25 to. 1. agst TAuld „SAuiret
offered

1 apt lonian
35 to 1 agst Campanero •
40 to 1 apt Bay Momus (the
sister to Grey Momus c)—t.
40 to 1 agst Akbar—taken
150-to I.,agst Telemachus

Isfo offers fort. the Oaks. '
NORTHUMBERLAND AND. DURHAM STEEPLE

CHASE ENTRYY-alivnsDAY.

Mr. V. Surtee!s _Adel—Mr. R. Hoyle's Middleham—Mr.
W. Greenwell's Byron—Mr. H. W. Fenwick's Kitten--Capt.
De Salis's Tonimy—:Lord Killeen's brother to Binks the Bag-
man—Captain Shewell's Rival—Mr. Cookson's Charles
O'Malley—Mr. Thompson's Tanner—Mr. T. Butler's Albert
—Mr, -Ireadlam's Cremona—Mr. Salkeld's Little Devil—
Mr. Lamb's Maria Persiani—Mr. Waring's. Creeping Molly
r-elklr. Yea's Safeguard-,-Mr: Wood's Moonraker—Mr. Moun-
.sey's Foxhunter—Mr. D. Cookson's Rufus
—Mr. Foster's Nubian—Mr. Clavering's Man Friday—Mr.
W. J. Johnstone's 'Donald Caird—and Mr. R. Crawford's
Blucher.
SOUTHAM STEEPLE CHASES.--TtmaDAY. ,
Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each with 100 added.
Mi. Jenkins's Lycurgus, list 31b.:.. (Owner) (Owner) 1
Mr. Gicen's Vanguard, 12st.
Mr. Crawford's The Returned, list 51b 3
Mr. Ekin's Blue Pill, lOst 31b
'Mr.' Tilbury's,Tom Tug, lOst
Mr. Inman's Marston, lOst 31b ...
Mr. Conolly's Shamrock, lOst 31b . .... .
• Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, and 30 added. Three miles.
Mr, Tilbury's Duprez
Mr. Birch's Dandy.— .. ..
Little Robert, •Waverley, Refuse, The Monk, Perfection,
Shakespeare, No Doubt, and Caroline, also started.
' The third sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, with 10-added, lOst
each, two miles, was won by Mr. Grindle's Ace of Diamonds
(Parker), beating Discord, Langollan, and Principe. Killed—
Discord, who was running the winner in, fell at the dis-
tance, and was ridden-over by some farmers and much hurt.
FINCHLEY STEEPLE CHASE.—TUESDAY.
Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each.-11st.71b.
Mr. A. Dixon's Ragman -1
Mr. B. Land's Faith

THE Twilit in NEsLE.:—The Journal des Debats
publishes the following details relative to the modern
Tour de Nesle :—The investigation of this affair, which,
on account of its disgusting details, appearp to belong
to another century, is, pursued with much activity. It
would appear, according to recent discoveries, that this
mysterious association had other ramifications in the
interior of Paris, and that the individuals of which it was
composed were divided into bands, and placed under the
command of a chief. It was from this mddern drama,
-whose eccentricity, perhaps, developed the monstrous
excesses which followed, that they borrowed the names
under which they divided their different sections. Thus
there was the Tour de Nesle, situate Rue du Pot-de-
Fer, St. Marcel; the Taverne d'Qrsini, Rue de Lourcine;
and two other seetions, whose position has not yet been
discovered, and which were designated under the names
'of the Bastile and, the Chambre Ardente. The leader of
this secret society for debauchery assumed the title of
Buridan, and his companion styled herself Marguerite de
Bourgoyne. There were women amongst the society,
and they were not less indefatigable in placing those
-whom they caught in their snares in the most degraded
position. The woman who presided at the orgies of a
second class section was called the Marchioness de Brin-
,villiers. In order to escape detection the members of
'one section passed alternately from one to the other, and
for fear of being' surprised, they had guards whom they
named night-watchers, and who patrolled round the
-.place where those frightful mysteries were celebrated in
.order to give alarm on the appearance of danger. This
office was filled by neophytes who aspired to form part
of the society, and who thus execute a species of novi-
ciate. We are assured that it was not only women of
obscure station who were brought into those dens, but
'even' some who held a certain position in society, but who
not: ishino. to appear in a court of justice, have denied
all knowledge of the facts, and have thus impeded the
'march of justice. To the present moment 18 individuals,
men and women, belonging to the association of the
'Tour de Nesle,' have been arrested."

AND
Vubltr Optuton.

" Who
_runs may read."

FOREIGN.
A meeting, at which about 2,000 persons were present,
was held on Sunday, in the Great Hall of the Hotel de Ville,
at Paris, under the presidency of the Prefect of the Seine,
the Count de Rambuteau, to witness the distribution of the
prizes of the Gratuitous Drawing-schools of the 7th and Bth
arrondissemens. The business of the day was opened by an
impressive address from the President, on the advantages of
the institution ; and he was followed by M. Charles, the
director of the schools, who gave an interesting account of the
zeal of the pupils, and of the kind encouragement bestowed
upon his labours by their Majesties and the whole of the
Royal Family.
The Committee charged by the Minister of War to present
the rough draft of an ordonnance on the questions which
affect the Jewish population in Africa, has reccommended
that all bye-laws and customs, changed into laws, which
have hitherto served as rules of conduct to the Jews of Alge-
ria, should be abolished and replaced by the common law, by
which the other inhabitants are governed.
The Council of Administration of the Left Bank Versailles
Railroad, on Saturday, presented to the Minister of Public
Works a tender for continuing that road to Chartres, and has
sent to the Chambers of Peers and Deputies a protest against
any other railroad between Paris and Chartres being allowed
to be formed.

The Paris journal, the Commerce, was sold on Monday for
317,000 f. (12,5001.), to MM. Farnissier, C. Didier, and Dela-
mann, bankers.
The Moniteur publishes a return of the price of wheat in
the different departments of France, for the purpose of regu-
lating the duty on the importation and exportation of grain
and Sour. The returns are divided into classes, according to
the departments, and the medium price in all of them ranges
from 16f. 58c. to 22f. 83c. per hectolitre.
The price of bread at Paris for the first fortnight of the
present month is fixed at 35 centimes the kilogramme.
A letter from Stockholm, March 18, in the New Hamburgh
Gazette says :" It is stated that the Queen Dowager in-
tends takingl ---
&journey into Italy immediately after the ob-
sequies 01 the late. King. Her Majesty will pay a visit to
her sister. the wile of the ex-King Joseph Buonaparte. The
report that the Swedish Diet is to be convoked in the month
of June is gaining strength. The reason of this measure is
that the King desires to open the Norwegian Diet in person
in 1845, which could not be done if the Swedish Diet was
not convoked during the present year."
The mail conveyance by sea about to be established be-
tween Stettin and St. Petersburgh will commence in the
spring of next year. The iron steam-boats constructing in
England for that purpose are to be each of 700 tons, and
above 300-horse power.
It is stated in the Augsburgh Gazette that the Prussian
Government has given the Polish emigrants permission to
prolong their stay in the province of Posen, until they have
terminated their affairs, those at least relating to their pro-
perty. As the Government has not named the period at
which the emigrants must be ready to quit the province,
hopes are entertained that they will be allowed to remain in-
definitely provided they be quiet and avoid all political mat-
ters. This happy result is in a great degree attributed to the
intervention of the Countess Kwiteika, who repaired to Berlin
to intercede with the King in favour of her unfortunate
countrymen.

LAW AND POLICE.
At the Liverpool assizes, 'William Taylor, a respectable-
looking elderly man, was indicted for uttering, at Oldham, on
the 20th of September, a bill of exchange for 2211. 145., drawn
on John Brown,. and purported to be accepted by him, know-
ing that the said acceptance was forged. The prisoner, it
appeared, carried on business for some years at Saddleworth.
He had been unfortunate, and had twice failed, on the second
occasion for the sum of 20,000/. ; he was again, however, able
to establish himself in business. The charge was fully proved,
and the jury returned a verdict of guilty. Sentence deferred.
The Chester assizes commenced on Monday. The calendar
is more than usually light, there being only forty-one cases,
and only one in which loss of life has been the consequence of
crime. Mr. Justice Maule did not take his seat till a late
hour, being seriously. indisposed.
At the Uxbridge Petty Sessions on Tuesday, a person of
respectable appearance, who gave his name and address as
Joseph White Simmons, living in the Vauxhall-road, was
brought up in the custody .of. Inspector Otway, A division,
before Sir W. S. Wiseman, Bart., and Mr. T. Dagnall, the
sitting magistrates, on a charge of having knowingly uttered
a forged bill of exchange for the value of 2001. Two parties
proved the forgeries, and he was fully committed to Newgat6.
At Worship •street two young girls, who gave their names
Amelia Walker and Rosa Abel, both of them wretchedly
ragged and dirty, were placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham,
upon a charge of stripping a child, named Thomas Hillier
Dawson, of his clothes and boots. Mr. Bingham remanded
them for a week.

Three young men, named William and Robert Hurtaway,
brothers, and George Reeves, were brought up for final ex-
amination upon -charges of- tittering counterfeit coin. Mr.
Powell, the solicitor to. the Mint, recognised Wm. Hurtaway
as having been recently charged with a similar offence. All
the prisoners were now committed for trial.
John Smith and Edwaid Carter were placed at the felons'
bar, belore Mr. Henry, at Lambeth. street, on the double
charge of forgery and felony. The charge of felony was that
of stealing a time-piece and other property from a school in
which the prisoner Smith had been a teacher in September
last, and no moral doubt existed of his (Smith's) guilt. The
charge of forgery consisted in the fact of the prisoner Smith
having written a note in the name of his sister, who had
been formerly known to that gentleman.as a highly respect-
able person, to 'Mr. Barlow, inclosing a note of hand payable
at a shortdate,"and requesting cash for it. The bill was -a
forgery. The prisoner Carter had carried the note. Both
prisoners were remanded, but Carter was admitted to bail.
Thomas Holmes Gummer, Wm. Estell, Thomas Pritchard,
Wm. Wedge, and Eliza Burling, were finally, examined, at
the same office, on a charge of being concerned in a burglary
and extensive robbery of cigars, from the premises of Mr.
Johnson, a cigar manufacturer, in Gloucester-street, Commer-
cial-road East. Gummer was fully committed for trial, and
the others discharged.

COTJAT --PABBION.ILBLE.
Lord Brougham, accompanied by Mr. H. Vane, passed
through Folkestone on Saturday afternoon, m route to Paris.
Lieutenant-General Baron de Stjernerona, one of the most
distinguished aides-de-camp of the late King of Sweden,
has arrived froM Stockholm to present to :her Majesty the
Queen, the letters of notification of the demise of King Charles
John, and the ascension of King Oscar I. to the thrones of
Sweden and Norway. He Is accompanied as an aide-de-
camp by• Baron Charles Bjornstjerna, an officer in the Swedish
Horse Guards, and the eldest-son of General Count Bjornst-
jerna, the Swedish Minister at this Court.
The_countess'of Erroll _and_Lady Agnes Hay returned to
Clarges-street, en Monday, on-a 'visit to Lord and- Lady Ida
Campdcn, at Barham Court, near Maiditone. The Earl and
CoUntess and family•are expected to leave town at. the close
of the month, for Slane Castle, near Peterhead, North.
Britain, where a grand fete to the tenantry will be given,
and other rejoicings, in honour of Lord Kilmarnock coming
of age.
The Duke and Duchess of. Montrose arrived at Belvoir
Castle, on Friday last, from Selby Hall, Northamptonshire. •
The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort left the seat of the
Duke of Rutland on M‘trulay last-for the hunting lodge of
the Earl of Wilton, at Melton Mowhray.
The Marquis of Lansdowne intends to pass the Easter holi-
days at Richmond. The Marchioness and Lady Louisa Fitz-
maurice are gone to Bowood Park for a few days, and then
they join the Noble' Lord at his villa on the banks of the.
Thames. The Earl and Countess of Shelburne intend to pass-
the Easter recess at Richmond. .

The Earl and Countess of Sefton leave Croxteth • Park on
the 14th instant for Belgmvd-square.
The Earl and. Countess of Powis *and the Ladies Herbert
leave Powii Castle about the-15th instant for town.
The Countess Vowager of Sefton and the Ladies Molyneux
leave Boyle Farm in the conrse of next week for town.
Viscount• Clive has left Berkeley-square for Powis Castle.
The-131sh-op elect of Newfoundland (the Rev. E. Field) will
leave London for his distant diocese early in the neat month.
ate-Hon. 'Mrs. Dawsbn Darner and the Misses Dawson
Darner have arrived at• Gainsborough House, Cavendish-
square, for the,season, from. Milton Abbey—.
Sir Philip Grey •Egerton, Bart., M 2., has-taken a house in
Eaton-place for the season. ", 7' •

isiXscEl.l..6.NAOllB,
'Both: Houses of Parliament have adjourned for the
'Easter recess—the :Lords • till Tuesday, Aril 16 ;',and the
Commons till Monday, 'April 15.
' On Meaty, the third spring Meeting of the Horticultural
Society,' at the. Exhibition-rooms; in Regent-street, was fully
and fashionably: attended: . Mr R. S. Solly, V.P., F.R.S.,
took 'the •chair,. supported by 'tire Right" Hon: the Earl of
'Auckland, Right 116 n: Sturges Bourne, M.P., Sir. Augustus
Fosterr, Sir Richard Joddrell, Captain Davis, R.N., Dr. Hen-
derson, Professor Lindley. The exhibition stands contained
a'large variety of plants in full bloom and cultivation.
On'Monday a large meeting of the Repeal Association took
place in. Dublin, when some, interesting proceedings took
place, • which me havereported elsewhere. The rent for the
week was announced to be above 9004 including 6001. from
New York.
In 1698 the first printing press was erected in Manchester;
in• 1844 there are,,it is estimated, upwards of 500.:.
"The Belfast banks have' reduced the inter* on local
' paper to 4# per cent., and on English to The interest on
.deposits now on hand will -be reduced to 2. per cent, on and
after the let of ...July. - . • :
The Provincial -Bank of Ireland has redueed,the rate of
`interest on depositi to 'l per cent. •
A man charged with the murder of Mr. Waller and Miss
Vercker, at. Finnoe, escaped from Nenagh gaol on Friday
morning.
Anot4ersapital conv.iction hailaeen ha-d. itNenagh, before
Mr. J.ustice.liall, in the, ease of John Hickay, indicted with
others 'for conspiring •to nitirder Michael Hanley (who was
'actually murdered). •, The evilence was clear, and decisive.
The motive for.ihis crime was the desire to obtain ground.

ILLNESS OF LORD ABINGER.
BURY ST. I..MUND'9, APRIL 2.—LOTa. Abinger was last
night suddenly attacked by paralysis whilst entertaining the
magistracy of the county after' the business of the day, which
he had met and discharged with .his usual power and clear-
This melancholY circumstance has caused the greatest
ams.tivirbew ne answers this, morning were,: that his
Lordship though sensible was quite unable to articulate. Ex-
:presses were sent it:, town last night'

• The tad 'ofCarlisle continues 510.w13 to irapr."T
in health at Castle Howard, where ;Lord Morpeth hasj tuned
the family circle froni town.' ,
„,
ROYAL.LILAMEEk YACHT C 41113.-011 Tuesday the
general meeting of the members of this Club, for • the trans-
action Of the annual business, was held at the British_ Hotel,
'Cocksinir-street. Shortly before nine o'clock the chair was
-takthi by the Commodore (W. If: H.anison, Esq.), who having
openesi thy;. proceedings in the usual manner, the former
minutes were read by the Secretary; and confirmed. The
Sailing
Committeewere next appointed, after which a dis-
cussion took place regarding, the course to:be adOPted. with
reference to defaulting members. From the auditors'" report
it :appeared. . thit. tht total receipts were, including sub-
scribers', entrances, 599/. 12s. Bd. Deducting the total ex-
penditure, Witlithelstinis paid' for prizes, cups, 84c., a balance
of 1791. 17s. 5d remained: with the treasurer. • A list of the
yachts entered was 'then read. It appears that no less than
eighty-eight have been .named, including
.those of the Mar-
quis, of Anglesea, the Earl of Filiharding, Lord Wharnclffe,
Lord Alfred Paget, m.p., Lord de Roe Sir William Russell,
Sir Bellingham Grabirn, lion: H. tip,' ton- Hon: Augustus
:Berkeley, T. M. Gibson, Esq., M.P., Capin Erie, Captain
Annstrong, Dame Ratcliffe, &c. The first match of the
season will take'place towards the close of May next, under
the. usual arrangements. Several gentlemen hiving been
balloted for, Were admitted members of the club. It ap-
pears that it is intended to give several
valuable prizei for
contention next season, together with two of the value of 50/.
'each,: two 25/. each, and the. challenge cup (to be won two
years in succession by. the Same•yaclat), 'value.
100 guineas.
Under all these circumstances, the lovers Of yachting may
rely on a most brilliant season.

WS

MONEY AND CO vt vtitli*Vpl.‘„
EVENING.
The Stock Market-this afterntrov 6110 we though
'not quite so high as in the 'moittit,i`cv.. ,ic*pg 991
to 994. The other Securities "'age as ill
the morning. • dioU
There was a slight retrogradeili6vimWrip;;i7?e7P;
reign Market, Spanish Actives slerivilitt.W.:o4V and
the Three per Cents. at 38 w 31 • Mexicarai#Aft 37.1 u
374; Peruvian, 314; and Golombi k-"-1510tiC tii;sol9‘
all rather lower. Belgian werelo4l7 ' •;;1:...
The additional transactions. in :thelLailwayiShar°
have been these—Birmingham and Derby*O*;3!B; Do.
and Gloucester 6 to 4 ; .Great North'k '.oglapitilto 1 ;
Blackwall 104 ; Graenwich 7i.to 7 di:sp6iint:;:liirillirf
ham and Gloucester New were 640
Edinburgh and Glasgow 15 to 151 Pb.ittlea 31
to 31 ,Great Western 35 to 34 1, Hull Se' water
34 ton ; South Western 424 ; Manchester • at#7 Lodi
43 to 44 ; Ditto New 184 to f9';. Nevreagle An-030311.'
lington 21 ; Northern and Eastern Quarter North
Midland Half 6 ; York and North Midland 72 to -734, ond
Do New 35 to premium. - • ' •
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grora ,P 4 Sun of Last Night)
The Co tti4n, Market 40.iirierpool, ye s terctaY, 'lirits-1t40.,,
dull :, sales;,-,2;000 little's;"6f'7which 500 were on sitteClAle
Thee tion. was no change, in prices: , The. 00
Market was brisk for French, Dover, end .th'e mi
lines. Birmingham and Gloucester, 914:i':Cheiiir 72
Holyhead,to 1 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 65; ti
Junction, 232 ; Great Western, Half, 70f ; COO 41
a1e4,1
6* ; Dublin and Cashel, 5, ; Birmingham, Quarter,l,Btl
North British. 3/. 35.; Paris and Lyons, 21. 15s. to 21:140
Ditto and Orleans, 36k to i ; South Eastern; 36.
The commercial advices received from Merida,, Css
peachy, notices the fact that the Government of YukniAA
had issued a decree establishing an entrePot for impOTT
goods at that place. As British trade is increast47
that direction, it may be of use to giVe the details:: 'All
following are the provisions of the decree .t.-- .:
" Art. Ist. A mercantile depOt is to be ,established Ot
the port of Campeachy, where all goods may be atirf
for one year, without being liable to duty, on pall
two per cent. for storage, which two per cent. is rip' 7
within thirty days after the goods are entered.
_m
" 2d. Goods or merchandise taken from 'the *gen
before the end of a year, for exportat!on, au are not.bjr!
to either State or municipal duty.
" 3d. Goods or merchandise taken from the clqpot f°f
the State market, or which have remained a whole yfir
in the depot, will pay both State and municipsdlduty.
" 4th. Provisions, pitch, and inflammable stiffs; ells!
vessels of every description, and naval stores, are pro et
bited from being stored in the depOt.
" sth. The government of the depot. will be- adelinir
tered by officers appointed by the State."
The supplies of timber from Campeachy are at prre
sent short in the Markets of London anci_tiverpool,
least as far as respects good-sized logs of Tratthogioll
The timber trade generally is good fOr select sample
The advices from St. Petersburgh relative to the braem
of tallow, and the probable supplies, state that the lattec
cannot be estimated with any certainty, but the opilliO
was that it would fall short of those of last leas.. Tkf
reason for this belief is that in coniequenCe of the abuir
dance of grain and fodder, the proprietors of stock wet°
not compelled to slaughter. The business of the Loil4"
market was another inducement to keep back supPlit ,
The Russian merchants at St. Petersburgh were of prr
nion that prices would be kept up. Speculatioh WO #l/1
the increase. .

Difficulties exist as to the legality of mixing chicoll
in the coffee. About two years since,- ati
issued by the Excise department, as we are told,ipernw:
ting the addition, but now it is asserted that such.
course of proceeding is illegal. The TreasUry, it:is is
be hoped, will consider the subject, so that• sothethil
definite may be known upon the subject, which it a
general importance to the mass of the peopre,'wh6
coffee generally in a ground state, not having;
_mills 0,
their own.
Consols have reached within a f per cent. of pat'
_l.llO
morning, but they are now a shade lower. Not Jaw'
business has, however, been done. It was genbrallr",sti
petted early in the day that the Commissioners Woul
have to give par for the amount of stock they-have Or
ally taken of late, so buoyant did the miwket,looki
Those functionaries, however, took 30,0001. Contiirls
98i. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents: haye been
sold at an improvement to 103, 'and Bank Stock'
201 k. In the premium upon. Exchequer bills. sestet!
any alteration has taken place. India Stock for'ln.
opening has been quoted at 294. .
A large amount of business has been transacted las
the Foreign Stock market this morning. Spanish
per Cents. have realised 274 ; the Three .per Pet,.
38+ ; the Passive, 71 ; and the Deferred,'l6t.
French Five per ents. are worth 121 f.
change being given at 25f. 70c. Dutch Two-and-a-9
per Cents. are up to 60+ ; the Five per cents. clip
; Mexican to 37f s ; Portuguese Converted46-1)40
Colombian, ex Venezuela, to 16*. -Brazil-Stock_ yi 0055
at 201. The desire to speculate in the Foreigrfato4o
evidently on the increase. ,
The Railway Share market is on the rise. •-•Thaw
mingham and Gloucester, the Brightonr•lewes, 011.1
Hastings, the Edinburgh and Glasgow, the LiincSS,ta
and Carlisle, the South Western, and the Xancl3os
and Birmingham, all improved in, value. :London
Westminster Bank shares have rallied to 5 prem. ; De
tional Bank of Ireland to 3* disc. ; and Union, of AlO
tralia to 1 prem.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 044KLOCIka
• (From the Official List.).
3per Cent. Consols.
New 334 per Cent. Annuities I;. 03
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860.....*•••••
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. 1801). .. .I 2 11-16
India Bonds, 1,000 -
Ditto under 1,000
Bank Stock for Account . ..... '
Consols fo; Account . ....... . ..... •99filtilr
India Stock
Exchequer Bills, 1%4. IM."
1,0004
Ditto 5ma11.."... ....... ' -73 ply.
• ••
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCA.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ........».„.......r..... •r,
Ditto for the Account .......... 60
Columbian Bonds.
Mexican Bonds, .83T, 5 per Cent ....... ,3"/ 377 a
Ditto for the Account 37
Ditto Deferred Stock.... .......... .... . :17
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Converted tms • 46t
Ditto for the Account .. .. ......... 46 3; -,
Spanish Bonds. Five per Cent 1840 .2T
Ditto for the Account ...... ..... .
Ditto Passive Bonds. . ... .....
Ditto Deferred l5
..
J.S
Ditto Three per Cent,................. ...... . ... ........
Ditto for the Account ......
Ditto Deferred . . .......... II
French Rentes, 5 per Cent . -12 M
Dutch 2% per Cents.
„ .s.vr.,
Ditto for the Account
Dutch 5 per Cents • 99
• • ,
New Loan 1537, 5 per Cents.
'PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONICI
RA ILWAIS. PC IW 1
Birmingham and Gloucester tii/34
Bristol and Exeter 7O ft 2 r- ,
Bristol and Glouc,ster 48'..:1:«.r
Caledonian
Dublin and Cashel ... .. ' 334 ,te
Eastern Counties
Ditto New Registered...... 6b 6s. Ad....... 13%,%•.., to --
Ditto Perpetual 5 per eent ,l3s. 4d.... 1% ...,.. to „J
Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O 65 .144.1:44,-"-
Great Western
Ditto 34 Shares
Gland Junction lOO t6,4:r.
Ditto 4 Shares 2 a *
Lancaster and Carlisle '5...,..:.i ti „7
London and Brighton 5O
_44o_4lgwlo
London and Birmingham StoCk 3$
London and South Western ...... 41% •;•••4...• to --
Ditto Eighths. ... S
Manchester and Birmingham ... 40 --•••• •
Midland Counties lOO
Ditto Fifths

(i 12% •
2;TO-rib- Britiih_

Norwich and Brandon
Newcastle and DarlingtonJunct. •111 - ,38% .4.,ate, 4.4 •
Paris and Orleans ..... ................ 20 ~....... 30 . -. sts!.....':''
Paris and Rouen 29 36 li ..,.tO
Rouen and Havre. ..................... 11 .... l5 .....J t0t.....-
South Eastern and Dover ..... .... 315 C., 3534%4.; tp,..s.' ',
Strasburg and Basle •••.... 14 ........ 127,...•• ....to ....
York and North Midland -
Ditto Scarboro' Branch
JOINT STOCK BANKS. 'r , •• . •' J. rA.- K. 1, t,

,_. . -----.-- -----
London and Westminster..„..... 'Air. m• 25 ~.:..6.... tor -;.'
•: -- ', • .:.; ~_, .• • hod
.• MANCHESTER STOCK EXcIIANGE; APRIT.2.--"IVe have(
a good market to-day for most shares, and, a• fair amount °
business has been done :—Dublin and Drogheda; 71i ; Dubl:A111
and Cashel, 6 ; Eastern Counties, 11/
.; Ditto ,N,eyr,Rgisterew
If'
13a ; Ditto . Perpetual, 1/.. 13s. 4d.; Grand Junction a A
shares, 116 ; Lancaster and Carlisle, 8i ; Manchester sin"
Birmingham, 481 to 49i ; Manchester, Bury,' and RVlseir
dale, 7A ; Sheffield and Manchester, 701 ;Preston'ana-wir-
12A ; South-Eastern New, 51 to / ; Union 'Beni, s'i; god:
dersfield Canal, 171. • .
. .. _
CLOSING PRICES. ,
BRITISH
lEndlliNanDlitoc.
k-,.;.-.•..."....7,..„.,` 1,......'
„..'",46,.1.
'Bank Stock
•.0 per Cent. Red.. ..... - Ditto Bonds i wi..i.....: .. dc
,',161:r, r-1
3 per Cent. Cons
3% per Cent. Re ••••• Ditto New Arnitilties.4 -'' `-'. -iiiii.
New 3% per Cent. lO2 ji, Esr,inißlllsA 10004 '114r1:.-i ; ''''',;.' *-:
New 5 per Cent. • Unto-300f ....w.f.,. ' • .....j. ,f ~as.
Long Annuities to expire Ditto 5ma11,.....„.• , . •••• - 11, ' i
Jan. 1860... ...... ... Bank Stock for israt..";.;4l4llot .
Oct. 1859.-- ..... Consols for Acct....," 99 •
Jan. 1860 l2
FllO-IR6ElGNlnFiluiaig3utoeks. 67. A cad .5.:21041,. '.-_,,.
Austrian. 5 per Cent •-• IPortuguese,s per Cent:a..." '-
Belgian, 5 per Cent !Ditto, New Ditto_ .... .....,.., '-e•
Brazilian Bonds 104% Prussian4s-per Cent. ..... .4.. "'•
Buenos Ayres, C per Cent 37 Russian, 5 per Cent:....„..... --""'
Chilian, r. per Cent ~.........., --,-, Ditto, Metsdlic ....:: .. ....... ,•;.;
Colombian, 6 pe,r,cent .o,4.,:rigja Vpanish, sper Cenr,..".........
. • 37
Ditto, 1824 ......i...5.,.....144 - ,glFitto, 3 per Cent .. .«......•••• ' 0
Cuba 'Bonds, fi,pe.y•Lent
Danish, 3 per•cent• ~.. .....
Greek, 18.5, 5 per,Cent — Exchange ' .....f. •"--
_( -.X.
Mexican, 5. per Cent 57 . 'French, 3 per Cent. ...... —,
Ditto, 6 per Cent., 11137 lDutch, 23 per Cent...... 90% '
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent — Ditto, 5 per Cent
'•. , SHARES. - ' ' - ' •
Birmingham and Derby (100 paid) . . ... . . .......,..„ 82
Birmingham and Gloucester (100 paid)..,.. ..... .... • 93, ,
Ditto New (17% daid) ....„ .. ; ... ... 23)4
Bristol and Exeter (40 paid) .... 72
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid)' " 6514'
%
Great North of England (100 paid) 99 . .
. Great Western (75 paid) ,
Ditto Half Shares (50 paid)
Harrowgate and Knaresboro' ( 3 paid) , 3% • .1
Hull and selby (50paid) — "!
Ditto Quarter Shares ( 6 paid) '' ' '. V%
London and Blackwall (161. 13s. 4d'))., ' • ' 1”.0, ' l"
- London and Greenwich (Ist. lbs. 4d. paid).; 5 -
London and South Western (411,6 a. 10d. paid) ' 8279 -
Manchester and Leeds (70 pawl) ........ .........„, II.
t ,
Ditto Half Shares ( 0 paid) 49
Newcastle and Darlington Junction (15 paid) .::: •.'81”i , -
Northern and Eastern (4. paid) . ' isigniss' '574
-
Ditto Quarter Shares (12% paid).-.............,...a.V 16
• North Midland (100 paid) ........ • ~
Ditto Half Shares (40 paid) ..... 45
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) 33Y
York and North Midland (411-paid) „,,,„„,;.....; 12'
Ditto New Shares (20 paid)

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In consequence of the death ,ofr.the sister of theh,,
Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the grand Easter dinner at
Mansion-house has been postpone& - . ' . '
The Bush coach-office, in Bristol, .where all ode;
sive business has been carried on for, we -belleseonore titt
a century, has this week closed, in - obedience, to t.:11:01:
power of steam, and the absorption of its buSinesi•ln'' 0.
great vortex of railway monopoly.. We hear that in ii 3 Pjof
bable the premises 'will be occupied by the Branch
En land.—Felix Farlq's Bi-isioUipitina' '
BENEVOLENCE.—A few.: minutesiftrir
of pensioners on Monday for the City of Lopdp,nG°Pfr:itif •
Pennon Society, the 'secretary received,g_illaita.ail°Llgr7'4"
letter, desiring that' It milt hrb-e' igiireh 0 DIV tugnW uni'm
.oesiful candidate.