The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-09 00:00:00

'HE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 9, 1844,

theoretical breeder of stock, an " intending purchaser"
of Birmingham bulls, or a sexagenarian votary of
Terpsichore in the festivities of his manor of Drayton?

The well-known adage, that " naked truth is ex-
ceedingly unlovely," was never more fully or forcibly
exemplified than in the reception which Mi. BRIGHT'S
speech on the question of the sugar duties met with
Thursday from the Monopolists in the House of
Commons. Had the Hon. Member for Durham con-
tented himself with just delicately glancing at the
truth, and wrapping it up in vague, comely, and
redundant phraseology, so as to conceal all its harsher
outlines, he would no doubt have been received with
great favour by the Tories ; but not being a man to
mince matters, or to express feebly and equivocally what
he sees clearly and feels strongly, he stripped the facts,
of which his mind was full, of all conventional disguise,
and presented them to the House in stern and naked
simplicity. For this homely, straightforward way
of enunciating the truth, the sensitive ears of the
Monopolists were by no means prepared, and accord-
ingly they gave vent to their disgust and surprise by
resorting to all manner of articulate and inarticulate
noises. When Mr. Hawn/ told them that their abhor-
rence of slavery was a mere pretext put forth for party
purposes, he was interrupted by the sonorous bray of a
jackass—an animal by no means uncommon in the
House of Commons; and when he reminded them
that it was less their duty to look after "the mo-
rality of Brazil " than the interests of their
own p.orer fellow-countrymen, a cock began
crowing, while loud and fierce cries of
" Question " proceeded from the Treasury benches.
In spite, however, of all these interruptions, Mr.
BRIGHT boldly stood his ground, and the ►eight and
value of his sterling, unornamented truths were shown
by the very impatience with which they were listened
to by the Monopolists, and the diligent efforts which
these amiable dissentients made to render them
inaudible by clamour. " Were they sent to Par-
liament," inquired the Hon. Member, " that they
might take under their patronage every population
of every portion of the earth, except the country in
which they themselves lived ? He declared that
he could not express the disgust and amaze-
ment with which he had listened to the
speeches of the gentlemen opposite, in which they had
spoken of the people of Africa, of Brazil, of every
people of the world, except their own poor, except
the famishing population of their own manufacturing
districts. Who was it that entertained these scruples
about the introduction of Brazilian sugar ? It was
not the poor, it was the rich only, and they could
have• enough at whatever price it came in !" This
was hard hitting—an argument directly to the point;
and accordingly the Premier, though he vouchsafed
a reply—such as it was—to the other portions of Mr.
BRIGHT'S speech, made no reference to this, but dis-
creetly passed it by without so much as a word of
passing notice. The Member for Durham went on to
observe, " They were returned to that House for the
purpose of discussing and settling great national
questions upon the broad principles of justice, with-
out any regard to self-interest. But their Monopolies
all hung together." If the Monopolists themselves
were to hang together—as well as their Monopolies
and this not in a metaphorical but a literal sense

we are far from imagining that the community at
large would be the sufferers by such an operation,
however inconvenient it might prove to the parties
concerned. The plain truth is, they are a grasp-
ing, selfish, desperate faction who acknowledge
no other rule of action than their own interests, and
who will not legislate themselves, nor allow others to
legislate, in an enlightened spirit. Just now they
have got our feeble, Jesuitical Government in a
" fix," and there to all intents and purposes they in-
tend to keep it. With Sir ROBERT PEEL at their
back, they imagine that they have the power
to carry everything their own way—to oppose the
demands of justice and stifle the voice of humanity;
but the circumstances of the times are against them ;
and public opinion, however it may seem to recede
for a while, yet, like the advancing tide, gains
strength with every succeeding wave. And that
public opinion has sternly and unequivocally decreed
the doom of Monopoly, whose existence henceforth
must be calculated, not by years but months.

Whenever a topic arises of angry discussion be-
tween our Government and that of the United States,
(and it is to be deeply lamented that of late years,
such topics multiply both in number and in gravity),
the American Press, we observe, is prone to become
excessively didactic. Like the " Gineral FLADDOCK,"
so happily described by CHARLES DICKENS, it expa-
tiates on the " inconceivable conventionalities " of
" those a-mazing Europeans," and gravely lectures
on the follies and the crimes which they give rise to
among us, but from which the social communities in
which they Hs e are (if you will believe them)
eminently free. Let an American journalist once be
set a-going, by any pitch-note which will allow of
his striking into his favourite and never-ending
theme, the moral beauty and political perfection of all

American institutions, domestic or civil ; the virtues
and the morality of all American citizens, native or
domicilated ; and, till he is weary, let no man hope
for rest or change. Like the boy with the barrel-
organ, who is a fixture at the corner of your street
throughout the live-long day—or so much of it as
you wish to devote to uninterrupted study—he grinds
" Happy land ! happy land I " till you wish him
swamped and drowned, full fifty fathom deep, in the
Bay of Fundy or the Gulf of Florida. On this side
of the Channel, it has occurred to us to note, how-
ever, such periodical and regular announcements of
excesses, crimes, and outrages committed in American
communities in defiance of all laws, divine or
human,—of all restraints, legislative or muni-
cipal,—that we have been sometimes tempted
to suppose they could only hare happened from
being tolerated by the " conventionalities " of
American'" society," and the unrestricted freedom of
self-will which the citizen of the United States is
given to exercise as his undoubted birth-right. The
unpunished crimes that stain, in a single year, some
of the southern States for example—the scandalous
and hideous vindictivenesss of " Lynch law ;" the
flogging and torture of negro slaves, their punish-
ment, even to death, for the most trivial offences
against property, under the eyes of the most bruta
masters.; or the edifying assassination-duels and as-
saults which diversify the commercial monotony of
New Orleans. These are matters, the frequency of
which are perfectly appalling ; the impunity of which,
so far as any visitation of the law is concerned, is
perfectly notorious. The bowie-knife and the rifle
have largely anticipated, it is true, the tar-and-feather
process, but we do not cease to hear of slaves
being hanged and burnt-,-or of native born subjects
of the United States being doomed to die for the
offence of conniving at the attempt of the slave to
escape from a servitude in which he is liable to be
the victim of such enormities. We lament to observe,
from the private correspondence published a day or
two ago by one of our Morning Contemporaries, that
our own compatriots seem affected by the general
dissolution of all religious and moral ties, and of tiro
salutary decorum and observances which, among us,
throw the protection of social respect, in addition to
the sacredness of legal inviolability, around the powers
of judges and magistrates. We abstract from one
short letter the following catalogue of horrors :--
" Mr. Sheppard, late of' England, committed suicide
at Saco, Maine, a few days ago. Mrs. Loring French
also committed suicide at the same place, on the same
day. Mr. Edward O'Connor, late of Ireland, counsellor-
at-law, destroyed himself at Boston, on Monday night.
Monsieur Messemer, player on the cornet-à-piston, from
France, was assassinated at Mobile on the Ist inst., but
is expected to recover from his wounds. Judge Turley,
of Nashville, has been caned by Major Turner, for offer-
ing an insult to *lady; and Mr. Maxsey, Mayor of Nash-
ville, has been caned by Mr. Payne. Mr. R. Polhemus was
murdered near Freehold, New Jersey, on Friday, and a
neighbour of the deceased, Mr. W. Reed, has been ar-
rested on suspicion. Mr. Leech, believed to be from
England, was killed in a quarrel with Messrs. Lawson
and M'Leod, at New Orleans, on the 23d ult."
Texas, it would seem, is learning betime3 to emu-
late the " go-a-head " intensity of moral passion
which pervades the model Republic she is so desirous
of joining:---

" At Caddo, Texas, on the 10th ult., Judge Hansford
was barbarously murdered by Mr. Mose ley and his son-
in•law, because his judicial view of a law suit was ad-
verse to their interests."

The intelligence from Madrid is to the 29th ult.
A report was current that a change of Ministry
would, take place before the QUEWN DOWAGER ar-
rive 4 in the capital. This is not at all improbable, as
her MAJESTY, no doubt, has some Ii vely recollections
of the attacks made on her by BEAT o, whet editor of

a newspaper. A Royal decree has been issued upon
a representation from the Madrid merchants and
tradesmen, ordering that no more domiciliary searches
be made in that capital, with the view of discovering
smuggled goods.

On 29th the Five per Cents. were quoted at 22
for cash, and 221 for 60 days.

We learn by the Paris papers, that the Otaheite
affair is not yet settled, and that in all probability
certain of the discontented Peers will take advantage
of the event, to annoy the Ministry and attack
England. On Tuesday the Prince of Moscowa, in
the Chamber of Peers, complained that the Minister
of Marine had not defended the cause of Admiral
DUPETIT THOUARS, when attacked. The Marquis
DN Boresx hoped the question would be brought for-
ward on a distinct motion, and Viscount DUBOUCHAGE
declared, that if he had been in the Gallant Admiral's
place, he would have pursued exactly the same course.
The Minister of Marine said, only two letters had
been received from Admiral Durgrrr THOUARS, and
that nothing had come to hand since the arrival of
the vessel which brought them. If the Chamber,
however, wished to appoint a day for the discussion,
Government was quite ready to join in it. One of
the Government journals has at length broken silence
on the symptoms of disaffection manifested in the 70th
regiment of the line. "Several journals," says the Mes-
sager, " have spoken of a pretended conspiracy, said to
have been discovered in the garrison of Paris, and in
which were said to be implicated some non-commis-
sioned officers, subaltern officers, and even a superior
officer. We affirm that all these assertions are wholly
incorrect, and that no corps of the army has been
wanting in the fidelity which it owes to the KING
and our institutions. It is true, however, that some
soldiers of one regiment have brought upon them-
selves the severity of their chiefs by their miscon-
duct, and that the. Minister of 'War, in the interest
•f the service, has ordered rigorous measures to be
adopted respecting them, and has desired that they
should be sent to the companies of discipline stationed
in Algeria." According to another paper, the
Courrier Francais, "an attempt had been made
to tamper with the soldiers of the 70th,
which had lately been re-organised. 'An arrest
effected a short time ago, at .Bourg, has led to the
discovery of some lists wherein several soldiers of the
70th of the line figured ; searches having been made
among their clothes, they have yielded the seizure of
several printed papers issued from the secret societies.
The soldiers have been arrested and conducted to the
Abbaye prison, whence they will be sent to the dis-
cipline companies of Africa. It is affirmed that no
officer or non-commissioned
_officer has heel% ar-
rested."

A general belief prevailed on the Paris Bourse
that Government intended to reduce the interest on
the Five per Cents. This had an unfavourable effect
on the Funds, and depressed that stock more than one
per cent.

On Tuesday the Five per Cents. closed at 125
60c., and on the following day they fell to 124 f. 30c

THE BOURSE--WEDNESDAY, MARca 6.

First

High Nit Lowest

Price. Price. Price. Pr-fee.
French Five per Cents. .... 124 50 • • 124 50 .. 124 .. 124 30
Four per Cents. .... 106 25 • • 106 25 .• 106 25 •• 106 25
Three per Ceuts..... 82 30 . • 82 35 .. 82 25 .. 82 35
Bank of France•.3.26s • • 32G5 •.3265 .. 3265
Latlitte Bank, I,ooof. Sharesllo7 50 —llO7 50 ..1107 50 ..1107 50
Belgian Fives ..... . . . 1041 • • 1041 • • 1041 .. 1041
1840 ........ 1071 .• 107 j •• 1071 •• 107 f
" 1842 ........ 109 .• 1091 .. 109 .. 109
Spanish Active: ........ • • 331 • • 331 • • 33-1 • • 331
Passive 5l 51 bi .. 5i
Neapolitan .• :............. 101 50 101 75 .. 101 50 .. 101 75
Roman , 1051 • • 105 f • • 1051 .. 105 f

RAILWAY SHARES.
Versailles, R.B. . 365 367 50 .. 365
L. 8..•
R0uen•...•...

.. 3G5
.• 177 50
. • 840

Rouen to Ifsirre . ....... 670
Orleans

• . 672 50 •670 • 672 50
•• 855 .. 852 50 .. 852 50

Strasburg to Bale.

RAILWAY SHARES, FOR THE ACCOUNT.

Versailles, 50 ..3G7 50 ..362 50 ..367 50
L:ali:
177 50 .. 177 50 .. 177 .50 ..177 50
Rouen
i•ja.v.;e..
Rouen R. 8.11
. 672 50 ..672 50 .. 672 50 .. 672 50
. 4 o"
Orleans
-.- -. . _ _

Strasburg to 8a1e.......... 242 50 • • 245

.. 242 50 .. 245

Avignon to Marseilles.. • • • • 760

•• 760

•• 757 50 .. 757 50

WATERLOO-BRIDGE.—We are surprised that the pro-
prietors of this magnificent bridge do not take steps
to abate a nuisance which is a disgrace to the metro-
polis. The foot-path on the West-side, which used to
be a favourite promenade for families in the neighbour-
hood, and a place of resort for children, is now almost
deserted. No respectable woman, in fact, can approach
it. Englishmen boast of their cleanly habits, and
sneer at their neighbours, but we defy any person
to point out a city, town, or village, in any part of the
continent that exhibits such an utter want of decency on
the part of men calling themselves respectable. There
is no excuse either for such manifest injury to property,
and the remedy is easy. Let a policeman be stationed on
the bridge for a few weeks, with orders to take into
custody some of the more egregious offenders. Impri-
sonment for a night in a cell, or what would be more
proportioned to the offence, a week at the treadmill,
would soon put an end to the nuisance.

PARIS and STRASBURG RAILWAY.
We have already noticed this project with some de-
gree of favour, being much impressed with its import-
ance to the mutual interests of England and of the Con-
tinent. We are glad to learn that in France the sub.
jest is met with a sort of national enthusiasm—
all the shares allotted to that country, amounting
to upwards of one million sterling, having been
disposed of within twenty-four hours after the publica-
tion of the prospectus is the French papers. This
striking re-action of enterprise in France—for three
years ago it was found impossible to complete one great
line, for want of the necessary capital—is, of course, to
be attributed to the great stimulus given by the co-ope-
ration of the Government to such undertaking=. It is to
to be understood that all the compensation for lands and
buildings on the line is met by the State, conjointly with
th• Departments and Communes, while the State of
itself is at all the cost of termini, stations, and indeed all
length;l
line
ee
across total distancethe
French
Continent
nt,
the precarious portion of the investment. The line is
286 miles in
being 330 miles,u3rg,a a " railway hour " further than from
London to Edinburgh.
direct

PENNY POSTAGE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sin,—l have the pleasure of informing you, that the com-
plainers of the gross injustice of levying a penny extra for
every letter and newspaper at Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich,
have this morning received a letter, of which the following
is a copy :

"General Post-office, March 6, 1844.
_ • Sir,—With reference to your correspondence with this
office, respecting the extra charge made for delivering letters
at Thorpe Hamlet, I beg to acquaint you that the Post-
master-General has bee* pleased to consent to that place
being included within the limits of the free delivery of letters
* Norwich, and the measure will shortly be carried into
effect.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
"THOMAS LAWRENCE, Assistant Secretary.
Bit J. W. Pigg, Grove-school, Thorpe
Hamlet, Norwich."

For this "measure," the inhabitants of Thorpe feel grate-
ful ; but they are well aware that their chief thanks are due
to the intelligent conductors of the London and the local
press, especially, Sir, to your own masterly remarks in their
favour, and your generous insertion of their letters. In
justice to the complainants at Thorpe, I ought to add, that as
most of them have, an establishment in Norwich (where their
own letters could always be delivered without additional ex-
pense), they also were mainly influenced by a desire to
benefit their neighbours.
an, Sir, your most obedient servant, •
JOHN BULL.
Grove cottage, Thorpe-road, Norwich,
March 7, 1844.

COWES-ISLE OF WIGHT.
ROYAL RESIDENCE.

Osborne House, the seat of Lady Isabella Blackford, has
been taken for her Majesty, with an option to purchase, if
approved of. The Royal Household are expected down in
May, but considerable additions must be made to the build-
ing before it can accommodate a very large establisment. It
is beautifully situated in a fine park, with abundance of noble
timber. The views are extensive and of varied beauty,
though certainly not equal to Norris Castle, which commands
Southampton water and the roadstead of Cowes, while
Osborne takes a more easterly view, taking in Portsmouth,
Spithead, &c., but is shut out by the high grounds of Norris
from the views westward.
The mansion has, on the ground floor, drawing-room,
dining-room, and library, with two ante-rooms and ball.
First-floor—Five bed-rooms and two dressing-rooms.
Second-floor—Nine rooms. Offices, housekeeper's room, ser-
vants' ball, laundry, kitchen, with beds for maidservants;
three ditto for men over th• stables. There is plenty of extra
accommodation to be had in the neighbourhood.
When the Duchess of Kent had Norris, Osborne Villa and
another house or two were taken for Sir John Conroy
and other parts of the establishment. There are also ton
new villas nearly finished in East Cowes Park. Osborne
park and wood, with gardens, &c., contain 34G acres, the ,
whole of which is freehold. The farm adjoining is copyhold,
and contains 424 acres. The park runs down to the water.
The landing and bathing is good, and strictly private. It
joins the grounds of Norris, being directly to the south-cast of
that estate.

LEOMINSTER.—A second lecture on free trade was
delivered by lSir. Falvey, of the Anti-Corn-law League, on
Wednesday evening, the 6th inst. The result was highly
satisfactory to the friends of free trade. Two individuals, a
Mr.. Cartwright and a Mr. Cooper, severally attempted to
refute the lecturer, but after one of them had used words
which were deemed disrespectful to the lecturer and the au-
dience, much interruption occurred. On the meeting having
-been appealed to, however, whether they would hear these
parties, and a show of hands being held up in their favour,
they were called upon to come forward a second time, which
each of them declined to do. The spacious room was well
filled, and the feeling in favour of free trade, as may be ga-
thered from the preceding details, very enthusiastic. It
is supposed from 400 to 500 persons were present. We cannot
refrain from adding, that after the great weight of authority '
and evidence which is abroad,
evincing the safety and bene- •
fits of unrestricted iridustry, and after the reluctantly-ex-
torted admission of Sir R. Peel, that the principles of tree
trade are the principles of common sense, he must be a bold
!"11 who attempts te controvert those principles.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, FRIDAY EVENING.
There was rather an important movement this afternoon in
the:Consol Market, some parties thinking fit to operate for a
material rise, but which others were disposed to counteract.
The result, therefore was a sudden improvement to 981 to g,
and a subsequent decline to 98h to the latest bargains being
at about 98i buyers. Bank Stock for Account touched 197,
and the New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. 1094 to I.
There was a movement also towards an improvement in
the Foreign Market. Spanish Actives touched 251 to a, and the
Three per Cents. 3511 to 36. Mexican, 35a to j. and the Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 56 to a.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been
these t—Birmingham and Gloucester were 22 ; Eastern
Counties, ; Ditto, New, 14 ; Brighton, 5 ; Midland
Counties, 7 ; North Midland, 7 ; and South Eastern, 134
discount. Chester and Holyhead, 14 ; Edinburgh and Glas-
gow, 12; Great Western. 38i ; Ditto, New, 21; Guildford
Junction, 1; South Western, 48* ; Ditto, Eighths, 3i ;
Croydon, 3}; Ditto, Scrip, 61; Manchester and Leeds, 46;
North British, to a ; Newcastle and Darlington, 21 ; York
and North Midland, 75 to 76; and Ditto, New, 36 premium.
The rate of exchange was rather higher upon most of the
Continental cities.

The West India Mail advises us of the continuance of dry
weather, both in Jamaica and Barbadoes.

(From The Sun of Last Night.)
There was a better market for Cotton at Liverpool yester-
day. Sales 5,000 bales, of which 2,000 American were on
speculation. Prices were rather firmer.—Shares were steady,
with a fair business doing. Birmingham and Gloucester, 77 ;
Eastern Counties, 114 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, New, 144 ;
Grand Junction, 2264 to 227 ; Great North of England, 954 ;
Birmingham, 234 ; Ditto, New, 40 ; South Western, 784 ;
Manchesten,and Birmingham, 44; Manchester and Leeds,
1134 ; Paris and Lyons, 24 ; Ditto and Orleans, 34 ; Ditto
and Rouen, 334; South Eastern, 354.
The Forth steamer has reached Southampton from the
the West Indies and Mexico. The letters and papers are
momentarily exßected to reach the city. The dates are—
Tampico, January 30th ; Vera Cruz, Ist February ; Bermuda,
21st February. She brings an immense amount of specie,
gold dust, corn, &c.—said worth 1,116,000 dollars ; 41 serons
of cochineal and other valuable imports. She has nine-
teen passengers. We trust to be able to add further
particulars. It is said a good amount is on board the steamer
for the Mexican bondholders, and for the Mexican Mining
Companies.
Vast interest is attached to the subject of the reduction of
the interest upon the Three-and-a-Half per Cents. in City
circles—and the feeling most assuredly is that liberal terms
will be offered. The results of previous conversions are re-
ferred to with attention to guide those interested
as holders of the stock in accepting or dissenting from the
terms that will be offered this evening to them by the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer. The result of former conversions
was to add about 7,278,000/. to the debt, but to reduce the
dividends annually by not less than 2,355,346/. By the pre-
sent proposed reduction, if carried into execution, a
further yearly saving will be effected of about, it is
estimated, at least 800,000/., making a decrease in the
charge to the country of 3,150,0001. or 3,200,000/., a most
important feature in the present state of taxation. The
Funded, as well as the Unfunded Debt, and, in fact, all sorts
of securities, are rising, foreign as well as domestic securities
A firm demand has existed this morning for the public
Securities. The Commissioners took Three per Cent. Consols
at 983, which is the present price. It is somewhat remark-
able, that the New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. have ad-
vanced this morning from 102 to 1024. The secret, perhaps,
is, that many persons imagine that these stocks will not be
included in the scheme of reduction. Consols for the Account
have been done also at an improvement to 983. Bank
Stock is at 196 for the Account. India Stock has advanced
from 279 to 282 ; and for Exchequer Bills the premium has
ranged from 72s to 735.
Much business has been done in the Foreign Stocks
to-day. Spanish at one hour was worth 253 ; and the Three
per Cents. 36 for the Account, but the rates are now a little
lower. Portuguese Converted, after reaching 474, have
gone back to 464; and Mexican from 354 to 354. We
have not yet heard what amount of specie has been
sent by the Forth steamer for the dividends. It is said that
the sum is front 60,000 to 70,000 dollars. Dutch, Brazilian,
Buenos Ayres, and Colombian Stocks are a shade higher than
they left off yesterday afternoon.
The Railway Share Market is again very brisk. The
London and Birmingham Shares have advanced to 139, or
5/. higher than they opened yesterday; the New Shares t 027
prem. ; the South-Eastern and Dover Scrip to 12 prem. • and
the Manchester and Leeds, to 444 prem. All the other Shares
are firm :—Union Bank of • Australia Shares are at 4 prem. ;
Anglo Mexican Mining Shares have been sold at 24; and
United Mexican at 31r to
CLOSING
PRICES.

BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock
per Cent. Red 98% .Ditto Bonds BB pm.
3 per Cent. Cons.
3% per Cent. Rel
New 3% per Cent. 102% !Ex. Bills, 1,0001. 1 lid... 70 pm.
New 5 per Cent. — Ditto 5001. f.9 pm.
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 7O pm.
Jan. 1860 l Bank Stock for Acct.... 197
Oct. 18:,9 l:2 lcdia Stock for Acct.... 282
Jan. 1860 l2 9.11 Consols for Acct 960
FOREIGN FUNDS.

Austrian.s per Cent — Portuguese,s per Cent 77%
Belgian, 5 per Cent... ..... .... 104 M Ditto, New Ditto —
Brazilian Bonds ..... .......... 815 Prussian, 5 per Cent ......
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cei,t... 37% Russian, 5 per Cent ll6
, hillati, 6 per Cent 1035! Ditto, Metallic
Colombian, 6 per Cent: la% Spanish, 5 per Cen- 25%
Ditto, 1824 Ditto, 3 per Cent
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent O3 Ditto, Deferre.• 14%
Danish, 3 per Cent
Greek, 16:5, 5 per Cent — Exchange —t. -c.
Mexican, 5 per Cent
Ditto, 6 per Cent., iS37 Dutch, 2% per Cent.... 56%
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent 30% Ditto, 5 per Cent lO2
SHARES.
Birmingham and Derby (100 paid) 62
Ditto Thirds (25 paid)
Chester and Holyhead ( 5 paid) 5%
Eastern Counties (23 paid)
Ditto New (25 pain)
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid)
Great Western (75 paid) .., 113%
Ditto Half Shares (50 paid)
Lon ion and Brighton (50 paid)
Ditto I.oan Notes (lii paid)
London and Birmingham (Stock)
London and Guildford Junction ( 5 pa.d)
London and South Western (114 es. 10d. paid) B2
Ditto Eighths (15s. paid)
London and Croydon (Trunk) „. ... 16%
Ditto Scrip ( ;% pad)
Lancaster and Carlisle ( 5 paid),...
M..nchtster and Birmingham .,(41
Midland CountieS (100 paid) 93
Newcastle and Darlington Junction (15 paid)
Northern and Eastern (4 , paid)
North Midland (100 paid)
Paris and Orleans (20 paid)
Paris and Rouen (90 paid) '4%
York and North Midland (50 paid) 126 •
Ditto New Shares (20 paid)
COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—(YESTERDAY.)
Amsterdam CF. 12 6 Gibraltar —
Ditto, at sight l2 4 Leghorn 3O 65
Rotterdam 2U. 12 6i Genoa 26
Antwerp
flamburgh M.B. 13 15 Venice ........ .......... 47
Altona l4 0 Naples 3Bi
Paris, 3 days' sight... 25 70 Palermo, per oz ll7l
Ditto, 3 months 25 90 Lisbon 534
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 25 95 Rio Janeiro 23
Frankfurt on Maine.. 122 Bahia 23
Petersburgh, 3 Us... 36i Buenos Ayres —
Berlin _ _ __ 7 NewYork,2ldys sight
... .. . . .

Vienna, effee fl. 3M.
.

9 57

'I rieste, ditto
Madrid 37

Cadiz

Philadelphia

PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold, bars..X3 17 9
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Portiikal Gold Coin 3 17 5

Bilbao 36
Barcelona 36

Sevilla —

New Doubloons__ 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4
_94

Silver in Bars 0 4 111

DUTCH and FLANDERS MAIL.

THE HAGUE, MARC!! 3.—The Nimeguer Courant of the Ist
says :—" The rapid rise of our rivers causes great alarm. On
the 27th of February the water in the Waal had risen to
5 ft. 22 inches, yesterday it was 5 ft. 80 inches, and to-day it
was 6 ft. 22 inches, and it is still rising, so that the lower idart
of the town will soon be under water. At Arnheim, on the
27th ult., the Rhine was 3 ft. 50 inches, on the 28th 4 ft.
65 inches, yesterday at 5 ft. 40 inches, and this morning, our
account tells us that it was at 5 ft. 40 inches, and still rising.
The accountsfrom the Meuse are likewise unfavourable."

THE HAGUE, MARCH 4.—Accounts from Cologne say that
the Rhine at that place, which on the 29th of February had
risen to the height of 29 feet 7 inches, had fallen, and on the
2d instant was at 27 feet 8 inches. The principal rivers of
Geldersland are also falling.
THE FIAGUE, Mincif s.—The first Chamber in its sitting,
yesterday, heard the report of the Central Section, on the
project of law for a property-tax, &c. ; the debate on which
is to be opened on the fith.
The Dutch papers, with many supplements, are almost
wholly filled with very long reports of the speeches made on
the debate on the law for imposing a property-tax, and for a
voluntary loan, which occupied the Chambers for several
days, and the result of which has already been given.
11Amnunoff, MARC!! 2. The Stockholm mails of the 20th
and 23d of February, are still due, so that we have no news
of the health of the King of Sweden. since the 16th.—
Hamburgh Borsenhalle, March 2.
BRUSSELS, MAncu, 6.—The average price of wheat last
week was 17f. 42c., and that of rye, 10f. 39c. The import
duty oa wheat therefore remains 37f. 50c. per 1,000 kilo-
grammes, and on rye, 21f. 50c. The export duty on both is
25c. per 1,000 kilogranunes.
The Brest= Gazette, says, there is a report of a projected
marriage of the King of Hanover, to the Dowager Grand
Duchess Alexandria of Mecklenburgh.
The Liege j ournals are full of details of the inundation of the,
Meuse, and of the damage caused by it.
POLISH Fuoymus, FEB. 20.—Since it has become known
in Poland what fate avails those that seek refuge in Prussia,
desertions has almost entirely ceased, at which everybody is
well pleased, as these strangers have for the most part only
proved the cause of much trouble.
The accounts from the Carpatheans are very unfavourable ;
it continues to snow almost without interruption, and we may
therefore expect destructive inundations which may affect tke
beautiful valley of the Vistula in Poland, but more probably
perhaps West Prussia; for if the river (which often happens)
is covered with ice after it has broken up in Poland, the whole
injury will fall on that province, as it did some years ago.
In Poland itself, especially in the eastern part, the roads are
so blocked up with snow that the communications are ex-
tremely difficult. This has caused a decline in the prices
of corn in the markets of Warsaw.

The carnival was not so animated at Warsaw as formerly,
though the Governor gave several splendid fetes.
By a decision of the Governor, the mode of applying for
passports to foreign countries, which has hitherto been as
tedious, has been shortened.

REPORTERS NOT SPIES.--The Liverpool Times, in
an article upon the subject of the employment of newspaper
reporters in the late Government prosecutions in Ireland,
has the following remarks, which, in justice to a gentleman
whose great services have not always been so handsomely
acknowledged by a portion of the press, we have much plea-
' sure in extracting:—" All parties have joined in bearing
witness to the skill, impartiality, and great public usefulness
of the reporter of the London Times during the recent dis-
turbances in South Wales. He went everywhere, reported
everything, and discharged his duties with so much fair-
ness, that nothing was concealed from him, so that the Go-
vernment obtained infinitely more useful information from
his letters than from the inquiries of its own Commissioners.
We should like to know how much information he would
have been able to obtain, if it had been tken suspected that
he had received a 50/. note from Sir James Graham before
leaving London, or that he was collecting evidence with the
intention of going into the witness-box to prove the guilt of
those with whom he was living on the most open and
friendly terms? Can there be a doubt:that, under such cir-
cumstances, he would have been shunned as if he had got the
plague ?—that every door would have been closed against
hini ?—that all grievances would have been discussed in se-
cret conclave, instead of under the eve of the public ? (for
the presence of one good reporter is, in fact, the presence of
the whole people), and that the Government would have been
kept in ignorance of nearly all that it ought to have known ?
This is so evident, and vet so important, that no statesman
worthy of the name would have overlooked it, or have at-
tempted to procure information- by means which are &len-.
lated to destroy all confidence in the honesty of the reporter
of the press."—Tinies.