The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-19 00:00:00

LE DESERT.

Ode, Symphonic, Orlentale—divided in three parts with grand
orchestra. The orchestra and chorus will include upwards of 200 per-
formers. Solos by Sigs. Moriani and Corelli.

Part I.—Entrance to the Desert.

Glorification of Allah ; grand chorus and orchestra—Arrival of
he Caravan—Departure of the Caravan—Tempest in the Desert—
Return of the Calm—The Caravan resumes its march.
Part IL—Night.

The Evening Star—Halt: of the Ca'ravan—Hymn to the Night :
sir sung by Signor Moriani—Arabian Fantasia--The Dance of the
Alines—The Liberty of the Desert : grand chorus with orchestra—
Evening reverie melody sung by Signor Moriani, with ehorus and
crcheetral accompaniments—Sleep I
Part lll.—Sun-rise.
Call of the Muezzin; original Arabian melody, with the Arabic
words—The Caravan starts once more on its journey—The Cara-
van gradually disappears in the distance ; grand chorus and orches-
tra —Silence in the Desert—The Song of Thanksgiving—Allah.
(rand chorus final.
Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Pit Tickets to be made at the
Opera-office, Colonnade, Ilaymarket.
Doors open at Eight o'clock ;to commence at Half-past Eight.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE.
FIRST NIGHT OF A NEW COMIC BALLET,
For the Debut of Mdlle. POLIN and Mons. GASPERINI
(Principal Dancers from the Grand Opera at Berlin),

And of the Demlies. LOUISE and ADELE, with the full Corps de
Ballet of this popular Theatre.
ON EASTER MONDAY, MARCH 24,

Will be performed ROBERT THE DEVIL. Robert, Mr. W. Har-
rison ; Bertram, Mr. Stretton ; Raimbaut, Mr. D. W. King;
Isabella, Miss Rainforth ; A lice, Miss Romer.
Alter which will be produced, a New Comic Ballet, entitled
• . RORER P AND BERTRAND.
• Dances in the course of the Ballet :
Pas de Deux, by Mdlles. Adele and Louise.
P de Deux, by Mdlle. O'Bryan and Mr. A. Webster.
Graß4 Pas de Caractere, by Mdlle. Polio and M. Gasperini.
A New Polka, by Mdlle. Polin and M. Gasperini.
Bolero, by Mesdames Louise and Adele.
La Esmeralda, by 31d11e. Polio, and .
A MAZURKA, by the Principal Ballet Performers.
The Eminent Tenor, M. DUPREZ is engaged here for Twelve
Nights only, and will shortly make his appearance in his cele-
brated character of ARNOLD, in GUILLAUME TELL; and is
also preparing himself for his unrivalled personation of EDGAR,
in Donizetti's popular Opera, THE BRIDE OF LAMMERMOOR,
for the Performance of which, an Engagement has also been ex-
pressly entered into with Mdlle. EUGENIE GARCI A.
The Box-office will be opened to-morrow, as usual, under the
superintendence of Mr. John Parsons,

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
LESSEE, MR. B. WEBSTER.
ON EASTER MONDAY, MARCH 24,
Will be repeated a New and Original Comedy, entitled THE
SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY. Principal Characters by Messrs.
W. Farren, Strickland, Buckstone, Webster, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. W.
Clifford, Mrs. Humby, Miss Julia Bennett, &c.
After which, a New Grand Classical Extravaganza, entitled THE
GOLDEN FLEECE. Principal Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews,
J. Bland, Madame Vestris, and Miss P. Horton. -
To conclude with YOUNG ENGLAND. Major Martinet, Mr.
Strickland; Mr. John James Pooley, Mr. Buckstone; Mrs. Pooley,
Mrs. Humby ; Mrs. Smiler, Mrs. Stanley

THE WEATHER—Sus OFFICE, MARCH 18.
THERMOMETER, Lowest, 21 ; Highest, 33 ; Noon, 35
BAROMETER, 29.8.—W1ND, N.N.E.

NOTl.—rue figures which follow the words "Lowest" and
" Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the
Thermometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All
the other observations are made at noon.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY.
Morning .. 32 minutes after 10 I Evening .. 10 minutes after 11.

the tax and detrimental effects which it produced on the
public health, and concluded by moving for a Select
Committee to inquire into the present mode of assess-
ing, levying, and collecting the window-duties in Great
Britain, and to report their opinion thereupon to the
House.

AMERICAN NEW►.

ARRIVAL OF THE HIBERNIA.

The papers contain the following message from Pre-
sident Tyler, to the House of Representatives, on the
subject of the trade in slaves by citizens of the United
States and British subjects, accompanied by several
communications. from Mr. Wise, the Minister at
Brazil :

Captain Rous seconded the motion, which was op-
posed by the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. In the
discussion which followed Captain PECHELL, Sir C.
NAPIER, Mr. E. ELLICE, Mr. HUME, Mr. BARING, Mr.
WARLEY, and Sir R. PEEL, took part, and on a division
the motion was negatived by a majority of 46.
Mr. G. W. HOPE, in moving for certain papers re-
'aging to New Zealand, took the opportunity of vin-
dicating the conduct which Lord STANLEY had pur-
sued in his negotiations with the New Zealand Com-
pany. He was replied to by Mr. CHARLES BULLER,
who concluded an admirable address by moving, as en
amendment—" For the production of all correspondence
that had taken place between Lord STANLEY and the
New Zealand Company."
After an angry debate, the motion was agreed to, and
the House adjourned at a Quarter to Two o'clock.

"TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF
THE !JILTED STATES.
"I transmit herewith, for the information of Congress,
copies of certain dispatches recently received from Mr. Wise,
our Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to
the Court of Brazil, upon the subject of the slave trade; de-
veloping the means used, and the devices resorted to, in order
to evade existing enactments upon that subject.
" Anxiously desirous as are the United States to suppress
a traffic so revolting to humanity, in the effort to accomplish
which they have been the pioneers of civilised States, it can-
not but be a subject of the most profound regret that any
portion of our citizens should be found acting in co-operation
with the subjects of other Powers, in opposition to the policy
of their own Government ; thereby subjecting to suspicion
and to the hazard of disgrace the flag of their own country.
It is true that this traffic is carried on altogether in foreign
ports, and our own coasts are free from its pollution. But
the crime remains the same wherever perpetrated; and there
are many circumstances to warrant the belief that some of
our citizens are deeply involved in its guilt.
"The mode and manner of carrying on this trade aro clearly
and fearlessly set forth in the accompanying documents ; and
it would seem that a regular system has been adopted for the
purpose of thwarting the policy and evading the penalties of
our laws. American vessels, with the knowledge, as there
are good reasons to believe, of the owners and masters, are
chartered, or rather purchased, by notorious slave-dealers in
Brazil, aided by English brokers and capitalists with this
intent. The vessel is only nominally chartered at so much
per month, while, in truth, it is actually sold, to be delivered
on the coast of Africa, the charter-party binding the owners,
in the meantime, to take on board as passengers, a new crew
in Brazil, who, when delivered on the coast, are to navigate
her back to the ports of Brazil with her cargo of slaves.
Under this agreement, the vessel clears from the United
States for some port in Great Britain, where a cargo of mer-
chandise, known as " coast goods," and designed especially
fur the African trade, is purchased, shipped, and consigned,
together with the vessel, either to the slave-dealer himself or
to his agents or accomplices in Brazil. On her arrival a crew
is put on board as passengers, and the vessel and cargo con-
signed to an equally guilty factor or agent on the coast of
Africa, where the unlawful purpose originally designed is
finally consummated. The merchandise is exchanged for
slaves—the vessel is delivtred up—her name obliterated, her
papers destroyed, her American crew discharged, to be pro-
vided for by the charterers, and the new or passenger crew
put in command to carry back its miserable freight to the
first contrivers of the voyage, or their employers in Brazil.
" During the whole progress of this tortuous enterprise it
is possible that neither the American crew originally en-
listed, nor the passenger crew put on board in the Brazilian
ports, are aware of the nature of the voyage, and yet it is on
these principally, ignorant, if not innocent, that the penalties
of the law are inflicted ; while the guilty contrivers—char-
terers, brokers, owners, and masters—in short, all who are
most deeply concerned in the crime and its rewards, for the
most part escape unpunished.
" It will be seen, from the examinations which have re-
cently taken place at Rio, that the subjects of her Britannic
Majesty, as well as our own citizens, are deeply implicated
in this inhuman traffic. British factors and agents, while
they supply Africa with British fabrics in exchange for
slaves, are chiefly instrumental in the abuse of the American
flag ; and the suggestions contained in the letter of Mr.
Wise (whosejudicious and zealous efforts in the matter can-
not be too highly commended), addressed to Mr. Hamilton,
the British Envoy, as to the best mode of suppressing the
evil, deserve your most deliberate consideration, as they will
receive, I doubt not, that of the British Government.
"It is also worthy of consideration whether any other
measures than those now existing are necessary to give
greater efficacy to the just and humane policy of onr laws,
which already provide for the restoration to Africa of slaves
captured at sea by American cruisers. From time to time
provision has been made by this Government for their com-
fortable support and maintenance during a limited period
after their restoration, and it is much to be regretted that
this liberal policy has not been adopted by Great Britain.
As it is, it seems to me that the policy it has adopted is cal-
culated rather to perpetuate than to suppress the trade, by
enlisting very large interests in its favour. Merchants and
capitalists furnish the means for carrying it on; manufac-
tures for which the negroes are exchanged are the products
of her workshops; the slaves, when captured, instead of
being returned back to their homes, are transferred to her
colonial possessions in the West Indies, and made the means
of swelling the amount of their products by a system of ap-
prenticeship for a term of years; and the officers and crew
who capture the vessels receive, on the whole number of
slaves, so many pounds sterling per capita by way of bounty.
"It must be obvious that, while these large interests are
enlisted in favour of its continuance, it will be difficult, if not
impossible, to suppress the nefarious traffic, and that its
results would be, in effect, but a continuance of the slave
trade in another and more cruel form; for it can be a matter
of little difference with the African whether he is torn from
his country and transported to the West Indies, as a slave, in
the regular course of the trade, or captured by a cruiser,
transported to the same place, and made to perform the same
labour under the name of an apprentice, which is at present
the practical operation of the policy adopted.
"It is to be hoped that her Britannic Majesty's Govern-
ment will, upon a review of all the circumstances stated in
these dispatches, adopt more efficient measures for the sup-
pression of the trade which she has so long attempted to put
down with, as yet, so little success, and more consonant with
the original policy of restoring the captured African to his
home. " JOHN TYLER.
"Washington, Feb. 19, 1845."

The discussion on the motion of Mr. MILES, on Monday
led to no result, though it gave rise to an interesting de-
bate, and to at least one important speech, which told
with effect on the Conservative party, because it was
founded on fact. The object of the Hon. Member, who
is the mouthpiece of the farmers' friends in the House
of Commons, was to obtain a portion of the large surplus
revenue for the
,relief of agriculture, but why did he
apply so late ? All the spare funds had already been
appropriated ; the reduction of the sugar duties, glass
duties, auction duties, and the abolition of customs' dues
on more than four hundred articles of foreign produce,
has been, it may be said, irrevocably fixed, and no rea-
son, no argument, or even threat, could induce the House
of Commons to retract its resolutions, and adopt
other financial measures for the purpose of putting
money into the landlord's pocket. The proposition was
utterly absurd. The whole country, of course excepting
one small class, are crying out for the abolition of the
corn-laws ; the Minister refuses to listen to the general
voice, and in the midst of the disappointment Mr. MILES
comes forward with a bold front and " asks for more."
Never was there a more ill-timed demand, and the
House treated it according to its merits, for they re-
jected it by a majority of 135, the Honourable Member
having only 78 supporters. The arguments which he
adduced, too, were of the most flimsy description ; he
did not make one good point, or establish anything like
a claim on the sympathy of the House, or a necessity
for lengthened refutation on the part of the Govern-
ment. Sir JAMES GRAIAM, however, entered into
numerous details, and showed most satisfactorily that
the landed interest had no just claims to
relief from the burdens of which certain
persons complain, " I admit," said he " that the
landed interest is entitled to protection, but at the
same time I feel that these burdens are rightly placed,
and lam opposed to their removal. The landed interest
derives a certain protection on account of these burdens,
and I do not think it should attempt to throw them off."
The House was of the same way of thinking, and the
short speech of Sir ROBERT PEEL would, therefore
probably not have been made but for the renewed
attack made on his flank by that skilful partizan and
plain-spoken orator, the Hon. Member for Shrewsbury.
The conclusion of his speech was admirable. It galled the
Premier, because factacannot well be denied, and it made
all the monopolists who, in 1142, were so full of joy,
almost melt into tears. They were convinced, when
too late, that their fate was sealed ; that they had
been betrayed by their enemy under false colours ;
and that their favourite Government, to obtain
which they had shaken off the Whigs, and
spent vast sums of money, was in fact only
"an organised hypocrisy." The epithet will stick to it•
Here is the vivid picture of Conservatism drawn by one
who had been behind the curtain. " Such," said Mr
D'lsasEm, "is the fate of the great agricultural
interest—that beauty which every body wooed, and one
deluded. There is a fatality in such charms, and we now
seem to approach the catastrophe of her career.
Protection appears to be in about the same condition
that Protestantism was in 1828. The country will
draw its moral. For my part, if we are to have free
trade, I, who honour genuius, prefer that such measures
should be proposed by the Hon. Member for Stockport,
than by one who, through skilful Parliamentary ma-
noeuvres, has tampered with the generous confidence of a
great people and of a great party. For myself, I care
not what will be the result. Dissolve, if you like, the
Parliament you have betrayed, and appeal to the people,
who, I believe, mistrust you. For me there remains this,
at least—the opportunity of expressing thus publicly
my belief that a Conservative Government is an or
ganised hypocrisy."

The President had also addressed a message to Con_
gress relative to the negotiations between England and
America on the Oregon territory, in which he states that
" considerable progression has been made in the discus-
sion, which has been carried on in a very amicable
spirit between the two Governments ; and that there is
reason to hope that it may be terminated, and the ne-
gotiation be brought to a close, within a short period."
The papers publish a correspondence between the
State Department and Mr. Everett, in reference to seven
fugitive criminals, who, it is alleged, committed rob-
bery, arson, and murder in East Florida, and afterwards
escaped to Nassau. Their surrender is claimed by the
General Government, under the provisions of the Wash-
ington treaty. The judges at Nassau decided that, ac-
cording to the treaty, the prisoners ought not to be given
up. Lord Aberdeen has taken the same view, and Mr,
Everett is instructed to call the attention of the British
Government to the question, and urge a speedy decision,
as the result is unsatisfactory.
There is no intelligence of the missing packet•ships
England and United States. On the other side they
were expecting that both vessels would be found to have
put back to Liverpool. The Hibernia brings news of
the total loss of the ship Coromandel, from this to Bos-
ton—crew all saved.

We regret to state that accounts have been received
from Lisbon, dated the 12th inst., of a serious disturb
ante in the wine country on the Douro attended with
the loss of many lives. This melancholy affair took
place in the district of Felguieras, in consequence of an
attempt of the tax-gatherers to levy a new impost on
wine. The farmers had resolved to oppose it, and they
were aided by a vast number of the country people who
collected in the district of Pena-Cove, ringing the church-
bells, and calling upon the inhabitants of the place to
arouse from their lethargy, vociferating " Death to the
Contractors 1" " Down with the Taxes 1" It was with
the greatest difficulty that the contractors, through
the protection of the administrator of the district,
together with the aid of a few other indivi-
duals, were enabled to escape • with their lives.
They afterwards returned with an escort of
30 infantry, but in the meantime a great number of men,
headed by the MORGADO MAGALAES, a country gentle-
man of the district, had assembled at St. Martinho, armed,
some with fowling pieces, but most with pikes or scythes.
The soldiers seeing this array, retraced their steps, and
took up a defensive position on a neighbouring height,
from which, however, they were soon dislodged by the
people, who pursued them, by firing a few shots at them
and abusing them as robbers and oppressors of the poor.
Next day a detachment of eighty infantry and some
dragoons, under the command of Captain GuEDEs, at-
tacked the insurgents, who stood their ground for some
time, but at last fled and dispersed, leaving.ten of their
number dead on the field.

The commercial intelligence from the United States is
somewhat encouraging. The spring trade was opening
with a good deal of activity. The Stock Market was
firm, and in Railway Securities an immense business was
doing.

Canadian accounts report that the Ministry had expe-
rienced two defeats—the first, on a local measure, by a
vote of 34 to 26 ; and the second, on a Bill reducing
the salaries of certain public officers and funding the
fees of office, by 35 to 23. With this exception, there
is not one item of news.

The official journal of Oporto states that the disturb-
ance had been completely put down, and the district was
tranquil. The Chambers had been occupied during the
week in discussing the remaining articles of the project
for the establishment of savings banks, all of which had
been adopted.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TrienAY EVENLI4IO.
The English Stock Market closes about the same as it was
in the morning. Consols were 9934.% for Money, and 100 to
IA for Account. India Stock for Account was marked 283.
Spanish Actives were 30% 1/2 ; and the Three per Cents.
403/4 "ji, being rather lower. Portuguese Converted were 68 ;
Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. brought 1011 A.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been
these :—The Bristol and Exeter 12 ; Bristol and Gloucester,
284 ; Caledonian? 44 ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 5 ; Chester
and Holyhead, 34 ; Churnet Valley, 5 ; Dublin and Bel-
fast, 33/4 ' • Eastern Counties, 71/ to 7 ; Great Southern and
Western (Ireland), 63/4 ; Ditto, Extension, 51A • Great North
of England, New, 184; Great Western, Half, 52; Guild-
ford, Fareham, and Portsmouth, 2%; Harwich, % %; Hull
and Selby, 46 ; London and Birmingham, 133 ; Croydon,
; London and York, to 1 ; Manchester and Leeds, 73 ;
Ditto, Half, 31 ; Manchester and Birmingham, ex Div. and
ex New, 56 ; Midland, New, 12 ; Newcastle and Dar-
lington, 234 ; Newcastle and Berwick, 13 to 134 ;
Newcastle and New Brandling, 22 ,• North British,
New, 3%; Norwich and Brandon, New, 34 ; Richmond and
West-end Junction, 234 ; Kentish Coast, % ; Great Grimsby
and Sheffield, 1 ; Scottish Midland, 134 %; Midland, Bir-
mingham, and Derby, 8 ; Aberdeen, % ; Diss, Beccles,
and Yarmouth, 14 ; Shrewsbury and Birmingham , ;
South Devon, BE/3; South-Eastern, 10%; Ditto New, No. 2,
103 A ; South Wales, 34 ; York and North Midland, Half, 26
to V 2 ; Orleans and Vierzon, 164 ; Orleans and Bordeaux,
8% 4 ; Paris and Orleans, 37% to 32 ; and Tours and
Nantes, 1% premium. Lincoln, York, and Leeds were IA
premium to % discount.
The only alteration in the Foreign Exchanges this after-
noon was a fall in the rate on Pans.

Intelligence has been received from Madrid to the
10th inst. The debate on the Church Property Bill,
which was to commence in the Chamber of Deputies on
the following day, was looked to with interest. General
ARAOZ, who was said to have been implicated in a con-
spiracy against NARVAEZ, had been brought before a
court-martial, and acquitted.
The Three per Cents. closed on the Madrid Bourse
on the 10th inst. at 35 5-16 for cash, and 354 at 60
days ; the Five per Cents. at 26 at 60 days ; and the
Debt without Interest at Si at 60 days.

The Paris papers bring no news of importance. The
funeral of M. ETIENNE, who seems to have been greatly
respected by all parties, took place on Sunday morning
at eleven o'clock, in the Cemetery of Pere la Chaise.
The chief mourners were M. ETIENNE, son •of the de
ceased, a Member of the Chamber of Deputies and his
son-in-law, M. PAGES. The pall was supported by the
Duke DECASES, M. TRIERS, M. DUPIN, and M. VILLE-
MAIN. Count MOLE was to have pronounced the funeral
oration, but owing to indisposition he was unable to at-
tend. The melancholy duty was performed by M.
VILLEMAIN. Admiral MACKAU and Count SALVANDY
were present at the ceremonies in the church. The re-
mains of the deceased were interred close to the grave
of Mdlle. DUCHENOIS, and at a very short distance from
those of General FOY, BENJAMIN CONSTANT, and
LAFFITTE.—On Saturday a lengthened discussion
took place on the motion for abolishing the
stamps on newspapers. Several ramendments to the
Bill sanctioned by the Committee were proposed
and rejected, when M. AfONTLAVILLE, who had intro-
duced the Bill, said it had been so altered that he
must withdraw it altogether. The Bill was accordingly
lost —A dreadful calamity is said to have taken place at
Algiers on the 10th, by the explosion of a powder maga-
vine. In the journals which we have received, no men-
tion is made of such an accident, but we find the follow-
ing in the Times of this morning, no other English jour-
nal alluding to it :
" Letters from Algiers, of the 10th instant, contain the
details of a frightful event which took place there on the
Bth—namely, the explosion of the powder magazine of the
park of artillery. The entire building, and several others in
its vicinity were utterly destroyed. with the loss of an im-
mense number of lives, including upwards of 100 officers and
soldiers."

During the week, to Thursday last, no bullion was exported
from London. _ _ _

At TORTONI'S, on Sunday, the French Three per
Cents. were at 85f. 3c., but little business was done. A
great deal of business was done in the. Spanish Internal
Debt, at 341 to

CURLING.—The severity of the weather has enabled
a number of gentlemen from the north to enjoy their
favourite pastime of curling on the lake at the Surrey
Zoological Gardens, where they assemble as early as
seven o'clock.

(Eton The Sun of Last Night.)
The Cotton Market at Liverpool was flat yesterday, owing
to the large receipts at the American shipping ports. Sales,
100 Pernam, at 5%d. ; 150 Maranham, at 4%d. to
5%d. ; 80 Egyptian at 6d. to 6%d. ; and the rest Ame-
rican at 3%d. to 61/O.—There was a firm market
for shares, and a large business was done. Aber-
deen, 3 ; Belfast and Ballymena, 3% ; Birkenhead, Man-
chester, and Cheshire Junction, 8% 94 ; Birmingham and
Gloucester, ex div., 133%; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 33 ; Bol-
ton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 8% ; Caledonian, 94 6s. 3d.
9%; Cambridge and Lincoln, 6%; Chester and Birken-
head, ex div., 4t 45% ; Ditto, Half Shares, at 5 dis-
count, ex div., 22 ; Ditto, New Shares, at 33 discount,
364 373/4 ' • Chester and Holyhead, 8%; Chester and Pres-
ton Brook, 43/ 5.; Churnet Valley, 6% 61. 18s. 9d. •, Direct
Northern, 434-11 s. 6d. ' • Dublin and Belfast, 6 ; Dublin and
Cashel, ex new, 11% ; Dundalk and Enniskillen, 21. 16s. 3d;
Dundee and Perth, 2%; Eastern Counties, ex div., 214 22% ;
Edinburgh and Glasgow, ex div., 61% ; Ely and Bedford,
; Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 20s. 6d. ; Glasgow,
Paisley, and Greenock, 17 ; Grand Junction, Quarter Shares,
ex div., 45% Ditto, Eighths, 204 ; Great Grimsby and
Sheffield, 3% 3% ; Huddersfield and Manchester Railway
and Canal, 51. ls. 3d ; Lancaster and Carlisle, 35 ; Leeds
and Thirsk, 5:4% ; Leeds and West Riding, 7 ; Liverpool
and Manchester, ex div., 207 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, ex
div., 103 ; Ditto, New Shares, 38% ; Liverpool, Ormakirk,
and Preston, 34 '6s. ; London and. Birmingham, ex div.,
232 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 304 % ; London and Brighton,
'ex div., 64% 65 • London and York ; Manchester and
Birmingham, ex div., 65 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, ex div., 12 ;
Ditte, New Quarter Shares, 5 5% ; Manchester, Bolton, and
Bury, exdiv., 165 % ; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 14% •,
Manchester and Leeds, ex div., 144, 144% ; Ditto, Half
Shares, ex div., 63%; Midland Stock, ex div., 140 139% ;
Ditto, 401. Shares, ex div., 13% ; Ditto, Birmingham
and Derby, ex div., 108% ; Newcaste and Berwick, 13% ;
Newry and Enniskillen, 2% ; North British, ex new, New
Shares, 44 % ; North Union Stock, ex div., 79 ; North
W Mineral, ex new, 13% ; New Shares, 4% ; North
Wales, 2% ; Oxford, Worcester and Rugby, 4 3% ;
Preston and Wyre, 3041/4 ; Sheffield and Lincoln, 14 ;
Sheffield and Manchester, ez int., 108 109; Ditto, Quarter

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 19, 1845

Shares, ex int., 131/s ; Shrewsbury and Grand Junction,
7% ; Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 31A3 %;
Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and Birmingham, 61/4 ;
New
Shares, No. 3, 83/4 ; South Wales, 61/4 ;
South-Eastern, ex new, 43 ; Ditto, New Shares, ex new,
113/4 ; Ditto,
Trent Valley, 165/s, ex new; York and North Midland, Half
Shares, New, 1434 ; Northern of France (English), 61/s ;
Paris and Lyons (English), 41. Is. 3d; Paris and Lyons (Gan-
neron'e), 21 Ils ; Paris and Orleans, ex int. 503/4 ; Paris awl
Rouen, ex div., 44; Paris and St. Quintin, 21. 6s. 21/4 ;
Sambre and Meuse, 6 ; Toulouse and Bordeaux, 2%;
Verona and Ancona, 21e.
The late intelligence by the steamer from Halifax set at
rest, in a great measure, all further anxiety respecting the
annexation project, and, comme de contume, we may expect
it to pass off quietly. The friends of peace have indeed much
for which to be grateful to the Senate of the United States,
in repressing the war fever of the House of Representatives.
Trade was expected to open rather briskly, but produce in
return for imports are likely to be in abundant supply.
Respecting the Quebec timber trade our accounts state
that within the last few days the quantity of snow that has
fallen in New Brunswick has been such as will seriously im-
pede all operations there, and many have been compelled to
abandon all thought of getting their lumber to market; and
should the snow in Upper Canada, which has fallen this
month, tend to interfere even in part with the operations there,
prices in Quebec will be good probably till late in the season.
The quantity of deals and staves that were culled last
year. is as follows :—Pine deals, 1,686,648 std. ; spruce deals,
1,201,372 std. ; standard staves, 1,063,962 pcs. ; West Indies,
2,710,963 pcs. ; barrel, 81,579 pcs.
And the shipments were, by the Custom-house returns :
Deals, 3,087,001 ; standard staves, 1,533,517 ; puncheon
staves, 3,395,636 ; barrel staves, 556,946.
The Funds are not quite so firm to-day, Consols being
99% 76 for Money, and 100 to 1001/s fur Account. Exchequer-
bills have been marked 635. to 665. premium, and East India
Bonds, 70s. to 725. premium. Bank Stock for Account is
no higher than 216.
The Foreign Investments have been very quiet, but
Spanish Bonds are firm; the Five per Cents. at 30•%3/4, and
the Three per Cents. at 40% to 41. Portuguese Converted
have been 681/4 to 69, being also higher, although the
Lisbon letters announce that the financial plans had not
been brought forward, and that there was a bad feeling in
certain provinces against further taxation. Mexican Stock
has been rather higher, viz , 36% to %. Chilian Deferred
has been done at 54, and Brazilian, Old, at 921/4. Dutch
Four per Cents. are 99 to 1/4.
The Share Market is decidedly quieter, but this is partly
the result of lassitude, after the recent extensive, and we
may justly add, excessive, speculation.

CLOSING
PRICES.
997 i
72

ONE
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK.
3 per Cent. Consols
India Bonds, 1,000/.
Ditto under 1,000/.
Bank Stock for Account.
Consols for Account...
Exchequer Bills, 1,0001, 11/d.... 66 65 pm. 63
Ditto 5001. .
Ditto Small
Ditto Advertised — Pm•

CLOSING
PRICES.
92%
97%

ONE
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto Account
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent .. ......
Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent... —
Ditto, Deferred 54
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent... 904
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 ......
Ditto. Account ..... ... .......•••• 36% 'Ys %
Ditto, Deferred
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent ..•
Ditto, Account 684 69
Ditto, Converted —
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Account —
Ditto,lB44 .. 24%
Ditto, Coupons —
Ditto, Passive
Ditto, Deferred
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Ditto, Account — 40%
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent......
Ditto Deferred
Belgian Bonds, 414 per Cent — 10]14
Dutch, 2% per Cent
Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certific 994 99%
PRICES OF
PAID.
RAILWAY SHARES PRICES.
Aberdeen
2% ^
Armagh, Coleraine, and
Portrush l% l3/4 —
Birming. and Gloucesterloo 134 133 135 ... ._..

Ditto 1/2 Shares
Bristol and Exeter
Bristol and Gloucester 3O ••—• 59
CalJdonian
Cambridge and Lincoln 1%..- • • 614 Ni
Chester and Holyhead... 5 ......
Churnet Valley
Cornwall
Diss, Beccles, Yarmouth 1% ...... 24
Direct Northern
Dublin and Belfast Junc. 21
Dublin and Galway..... 2 2 ...... 2% 3
Eastern Counties 25 ...... 22% 23 221%...
Ditto Perpetual, 5 per
Cent, No. 1....41. 13s. 4d....... 11A
Ditto ditto, No. 2 l3s. 4d... 03/
Eastern Union lO .. -
Ditto Extension
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 62% 62
Ditto New 14 Shares... 21/ 55/
Ely and Bedford
Great Grimsby and Shef-
field
Great South. and West.

68
30%
301,4
2914

3%
82
5814
9%
6%
84
7

33/4
113/4
8

(Ireland)
Ditto Extension
Great North of England..loo
Ditto New
Ditto New 2 2O
Great Western BO ... . .
Ditto % Shares
Guildford, Farn'm,Ports. 2%..... 5
Harwich
Hull and Selby 5O —
Ditto Quarter Shares 12%...... 20%
Kentish Coast l,g ..... . ............... lyR
............ ...
LLainnccaolsnt,elr,oarnkd,
anCa(rilLiselee.d.s. 151%3
......
6. . .
.3::
r412.5/8.6.
4...
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i.
..
..... 1
London and Birminghm (5t0ck)...232 234............ 233
Do. New Thirds
Do. Quarters 2 ...... 31% 31 .........
LondonLo nd o n andan a BBlraicgkhwt
Brighton
1650/2.
%13
....
.......
London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 18 A ...............
London and S. Western 41/6s 10d 79% 80
................ 40= 1.i.1:::::: . .
Do. New
London and York ...... ••• 212•••••• 3S'P
Lynn and Ely
Blanchester and Leeds... 73 ......144 143
Do. % Shares
Midland 100
and Birmin
1003402
Do. New
Midiand,Birm.,Derby...loo ......106, lOB
Newcastle and Darling-
ton Junction 24 ....,
•
Do. New Brandling... 10 ....• •• .. •
32
Newcastle and Berwick 1%...... 14%1A 143/4
Newark and Sheffield ... 11/ ...... 212Q.1%, 2.,......,
10 11%.172

201/4

18%

34

North British
Do. New
Northern and Eastern... 45 ...... 68
North Wales .. ll4 ...... 21/2X
Norwich and Brandon... 10 ......
Do., New ......... ..... 1 ......
Richmond and West End
Tunction
Rugby, Worstr, & Tring I ...... 23/, 3
Scottish Mid1and......... 1% ..... . -
•••
Shrews., Wolverhamp ,
Dudley, and Birm 2%...... 43/ 514 ~
..
,
South Devon...
South Eastern & Dover 3312 s 4d••• 44A,
Do., No. 2. ............ 2 ...... 12V,
SouthTrDe
not. ,
viyNaalolle.eys3. .
..................:........
...
...
222%1/4
..
.....
.........
1697
70-4 9 . ?!.1. :: :
4 4
West Cornwall ...... 114... •. 4
.A
Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 ...... 281,4
York and North Midland 50 •.....101
Ditto 1/ 5hare5........ 25
Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 20 ...... 411,
Do. Extension ........ .1% 144...
FRENCH RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and A miens... 4
Bordeaux and Toulouse 2
Bordeaux, Toulouse. and
Cette ......... . ... ..... 2
Great North. of France.. 4
Lyons and Avignon...... 2
Orleans and Bordeaux... 2
Tr.l2Orleans.l,oaaanurrr
iieirsssrs
oaszaannnn,
Ldd
sda,
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34
% Af,
Paris and Lyons, Gan-
Rou
Nantes,en
OrleansM
ac - 2200
44% 45
2
kenzie's -

171/s
4%

41-4
181 A
43112
12 /4

2

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5/4

5 1 %

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18M
4'

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 16.—The
are :—Lancaster and Preston, New Shares, 7%; Manchester
and Birmingham, 57 ex new and ex div. ; Ditto, Quarter
Shares, 9% ex new and ex div. ; Ditto, New Quarters, 5
prem. ; Preston and Wyre, 30 ; Sheffield and Manchester,
1081/, • South-Eastern, No. 2, 12% ; Ditto, No. 3, 81/2 9-16 ;
Barnsley Junction, 7 ; Ditto, Half Shares, 314 ; Birkenhead,
Manchester, and Cheshire Junction, 8% ; Blackburn, Darwen,
and Bolton, 41/s ; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 8%;
Cambridge and Lincoln, 6% ; Churnet Valley, 6%
Glasgow and Dumfries, 18s. 6d. 19s. ; Huddersfield and
Sheffield Junction, 4%; Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester,
31/2 ; Leeds and West Riding Junction, 6 15.16 ; Liverpool,
Ormskirk, and Preston, 314; London and Worcester, Oxford
and Rugby, 4 ; London and York, 3% ; Manchester and
Buxton, 1% 11-16 ;ish Central, 41,6 % • Newark and Sheffield, 1 13.16 ; North
Wales, 21,4 ; Scott
Lin-
colnshire Junction, 255. ; Shrewsbury, O Sheffield and
swestry, and Chester
Junction, 31/s ; Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, Dudley, &c.
; Southport and Euxton, 3% 3/4 ; Trent Valley, 16%
ex new ; Waterfi)rd and Kilkenny, 314 ; West Yorkshire, ;
Caledonian, 9 1-16
COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—(YESTERDAY.)
Amsterdam ..... CF. 12 84 Gibraltar.. ...
Ditto, at sight ......... 12 6i Leghorn ..... 31
Rotterdam 2U. 12 9 Genoa • .. 26 20
Antwerp 26 20 Milan
Hamburgh M.B. 14 0 Venice .... .•.,... 47
Altona l4 0 Naples ..••••
Paris, 3 days' sight... 25 90 Palermo, leer oz llBl
Ditto, 3 months 26 15 Lisbon 53
Marseilles 26 20 Oporto --.. 531

Bourdeaux .. . . 26 25
Frankfort on Maine 123
Petersburgh, 3Us 37
Berlin 7
Vienna, effec. f 1.3 M lO 4
Trieste, ditto
Madrid
Cadiz
Bilbao 36
Barcelona
Seville
[A

Jpoi
Rio Janeiro
Bahia . .....
Buenos A.yfes
New Tat k.::2dyssight
Philad?lrli;al
pßicy.s OF RULLION, PEE OZ
Foreige G......1,bars £3 17 9
Portuga: Coin 3 17 5
New Dool,.oons 0 0 0
New Datars 0 4 91
Silver tl,tra 0 4 11

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These wonderful pills will cure any disease of the liver or
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world.

GIBRALTAR.
(FROM A CORRILBFONDENT.)

On the 28th February her Majesty's steam vessel Flamer
arrived with the news of E. W. A. Drummond Hay, Esq.,
late Political Agent and Consul-General at Tangiers, having
expired that morning.
The following morning the Flamer left again for Tangiers,
to convey the remains of Drummond Hay, Esq., to this
garrison for interment. She arrived during the night, and
the funeral took place on the following morning, Sunday,
March 2, at nine A.m. IVhen the procession left her Majesty's
steamer Flamer, the Scout and Flamer, and foreign ships of
war in the bay, fired eleven minute guns.
The funeral cortege proceeded from tho dockyard (which
had its flag half-mast high) to the cemetery.
The pall-bearers were—Captain Sir John Gordon Sinclair,
Bart. ; Colonel G. I. Harding, 0.13., R.E. ; Mr. Carstensin
Danish Consul-General; Mr. Ehrenli,ff, Swedish Consul-
General; Don Antonio Beramendi, Spanish Consul-General;
and Mr. G. de Martino, Sicilian Consul-General.
The chief mourners were—Mr. John H. D. Hay, son of
the deceased ; Mr. ilauboussin, Gerant of the French Con-
sulate, and son-in-law of the deceased ; Mr. Murray, British
Vice-Consul ; Captain the Hon. J. R. Drummond, of her
Majesty's steamer Scout; and Lieutenant Charles J. Postle,
Commander of her Majesty's steam-vessel Flamer.
All the officers from the ships of war in the bay, both Eng-
lish and Foreign, also the officers of the garrison not on duty,
attended as mourners, as well as the Foreign Consuls from
Tangiers.

Every sympathy on the part of the foreign representa-
tives, the Moorish Government, and the inhabitants of Tan-
giers, was evinced on the sad occasion. About noon the
Flamer started for Tangiers, with Mr. John H. D. Hay, Mr.
Mauboussin (Gerant to the French Consulate), Dutch Con-
sul-General, and Mr. Murray. The Danish steamer-of-war
Hekla followed, with the foreign Consuls, having also on board
the Swedish Commodore Ulner, who came over to attend
the funeral.

Half an hour ere poor Mr. Hay departed this world for a
better one, he quietly sent for his Vice-Consul (Mr. Murray),
and said, " Murray, you will take charge as Consul ; my son
John will do the political duties. Good bye; God bless you.
We shall meet again."
The feeling at Tangiers by one and all of the Chargé
d'Affaires and Consuls-General, is that the late Mr. Drum-
mond Hay lost his life through a deep devotion to the cause
of his Queen and his country, at the same time taking a
great interest for the welfare of Morocco
The Amazon man-of-war, Captain Stopford, arrived here
yesterday, five days from the Cove of Cork, and proceeded to
Malta. The Fautome, Sir E. Nicholson, is at Cadiz. The
Scout, the Hon. Captain Drummond, and Flamer steamer,
Lieut.-Commander Postle, are at Gibraltar.

BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION FOR
JOURNEYMEN TAILORS.
The anniversary festival of the Benevolent Institu-
tion for Aged aad Infirm Journeymen Tailors took
place, last evening, at the Freemasons' Tavern. Mr.
Alderman and Sheriff Sidney in ti'e chair.
At six o'clock upwards of 250 gentlemen sat down to
dinner in the Freemasons' Hall. On the right of the
Chairman sat Mr. Stultz, the President, and founder of,
and a most liberal benefactor to, the Institution. On
his entering the room he was much applauded. The
cloth having been removed, and the usual loyal and pa-
triotic toasts having been given, and cordially ie-
sponded to,
The CHAIRMAN rose to propose the toast of the
evening, which was prosperity to the Benevolent Insti-
tution for the Relief of the Aged and Infirm Journey-
men Tailors.—(Cheers.) He felt unable to give ex,
pression to the feelings under which he laboured in
rising to propose the toast, and lie could only regret
that the task of proposing it had not fallen into abler
hands. He had been very kindly solicited to preside over
the anniversary festival of the Institution that evening,
and he attributed the honour conferred upon him to the
fact that be had been chosen to fill the important situa-
tion of Sheriff of the City of London. So kind, however,
had been the reception that he had met with, that he
felt quite at home among them.—(Cheers.) He felt as
if he were among his own fainily.—(Renewed cheers.)
He went heart and band with them in the benevolent
object, the success of which they were met to promote—
(Cheers)—and one of the, greatest delights he ex-
perienced from the-office he had the honour to hold was
this—that it brought him into contact with the members
of benevolent Associations like the present.—(Cheers.)
The metropolis might be proud of the number of its
institutions for the relief of the decayed merchants and
tradesmen. and artisans, and among them this institu-
tion was entitled to take a high rank. It owed its rise
to the exertions of one or two benevolent gentlemen,
more especially to his lion. Friend on his right (Mr.
Stultz), who in this work of benevolence stood almost
alone in this great metropolis.—(lmmense cheering.) It
must be delightful to him to see his benevolent exer-
tions thus responded to—(Cheers)—and he might well
feel proud in having been the founder of such an Insti-
tution.—'Cheers.) If an augury of the future could be
drawn from the past, then he should say, that a long
course of prosperity was open to this institution.
Formerly there had been no class of men so
improvident as the journeymen tailors. But a great
change had recently taken place, which might be
mainly attributable to this Institution, which en-
couraged provident habits in the men, and enabled
them, by a very small pecuniary subset iption, to secure
to themselves a provision in old age, or in sickness.—
(Cheers.) He rejoiced to say, that the Society was
in a prosperous state. They had between 11,0001. and
12,000/. in the funds—(Cheers)—and they had last
year received between 4,0001 and 5,0001. They had
lately completed a beautiful and extensive range of
alrnhouses ; but, extensive as they were, those houses
were already crowded with inmates, and there was a
great call for some extension of them. With that
liberality which always characterised him, Mr. Stultz
had offered the ground whereon to erect more houses,
whenever they should be in a position to avail them-
selves of his offer.—(Loud cheers.) That Institution
offered to every man connected with the trade the cer—
tainty of being saved from the parish, if he became a
contributor to the Institution, and the contribution re-
quired was so small, that it was absolutely without a
parallel in the history of similar institutions.—(Cheers.)
Now, his first duty as chairman was, to ask them to
support this Institution by every means in their
power.—(Cheers.) Let it not be said that his occu-
pancy of the chair had been of disadvantage to the
Institution. He called upon them to support him
by contributing liberally to the funds of the Institution.—
(Cheers.) Let them not coneider the weakness of the
advocate, but the strength of the cause.—(Renewed
cheering.) An Institution like this, for the support of
the aged and infirm, appealed to the sympathy of every
human being. He hoped that it might increase in
strength and power every year—that it might run a long
course of prosperity, and reach a good old age.—(Loud
cheers.) The worthy Chairman concluded by pro-
posing the toast, which was drunk with three times three,
and followed by Balfe's beautiful ballad, " We may be
happy yet," which was exquisitely sung by Mr. G.
Genge, and honoured with an encore.
The CHAIRMAN then proposed the Health of Mr.
Stultz, the President, who had contributed in founding
and supporting this Institution, no less a sum than
14,5001.—(Vehement cheering.) In fact, the Institution
had been most liberally supported. One of the Vice-
Presidents, Mr. Hounsler, had contributed 1,0041. to its
support.—(Loud cheers.)
The health of Mr. Stultz having been drunk enthusi
astically, with all the honouree that gentleman, who was
received with immense cheering, briefly acknowledged
the compliment.
The health of the Chairman was then drank and ac-
knowledged.
Various other toasts were given in the course of the
evening, and the party broke up about eleven o'clock.
Nearly 6001. was subscribed to the charity in the room.
The musical arrangements, which were under the di-
rection of Mr. G. F. Ta) lor, reflect the highest credit on
that gentleman. Besides the ballad so exquisitely sung
by Mr. Genge, to which we have already alluded, we
cannot dose this notice without warmly praising the
spirited manner in which the butfo-duet from the Elisir
d'Amore was given by Messrs. Smith and Rennie. It
was much superior to the ordinary run of after-dinner
singing.

HOTEL AND TAVERN-KEEPERS' PROVIDENT IN-
smunoN.—Monday the sixth annual meeting of the sub-
scribers to this Institution was held at the London Tavern.
Mr. Pagliano, of Leicester-square, in the chair. The report
congratulated the members on the progressive success of the
Institution, there having been during the past year a con-
tinued increase of funds. The total receipts had been .5081.
14s. 11d., and deducting the expenditure, a balance of 401.
12s. 10d. remained. The sum 0 326/. 10s. 7d. had been
added to the funded property, which now amounts to 3,6171.
18s. 2d.

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EXTENSIVE FIRE AT A LUNATIC ASYLUM.—At
about nine on Monday morning the inhabitants of Not-
tingham were alarmed by a report, that the Lunatic Asylum,
which is erected just outside the town, on the Southwell-
road, was on fire. On hastening to the spot the rumour was
found to be correct; but happily the conflagration was sub-
dued before any fatal accident occurred, although it has been
attended with a considerable destruction of property. It ap-
pears that at about twenty minutes past eight, one of the
female domestics went into the laundry, a new and commo-
dious building at the west end of the asylum, to fetch some
chips which had been placed near the steam-drying appara-
tus, and found that they had ignited, and that the room
was full of flames. The alarm being given, a messenger
was instantly dispatched to the town for assistance; and m
a short time the engine of the Nottingham and Derby-
shire Fire-office arrived on the spot, drawn by two post-
horses. It was immediately taken up the lawn and com-
menced playiag, and by its means, combined with the ener-
getic exertions of a large body of firemen and the Not-
tingham police, who were in attendance, the fire was got
under by ten o'clock. The scene after the fire was one cf
extreme desolation ; large heaps of half-burnt rafters lay in
cheerless contrast with the snow which lay on the lawn to
the thickness of several inches; and the roofless building,
with its blackened walls and windows deprived of their glass,
proved that the devouring element had done its worst. The
asylum is an extensive range of buildings, erected in 1810,
and at the present time contains about 200 patients. The
laundry and other buildings which have been burned had been
recently added from designs furnished by Messrs. Hawksley
and Jalland of this town, architects. They consist of a room
61 feet by 24, in which is the drying apparatus, and two other
apartments, that would make together a room of similar di-
mensions. The drying room is completely gutted, and the
other rooms are considerably. damaged ; a large quantity of
clothes, which were being dried, were also destroyed. These
buildings are detached from the patients' wards, so that it
was not considered necessary to remove those unfortunate
persons; but had the wind been east, it is thought that the fire
would have communicated, in which case the consequences
must have been dreadful, as the part nearest the fire was
occupied by the most dangerous of the lunatics. Imme-
diately after the news had become public, a considerable
number of the committee assembled on the spot, to make
inquiries into the circumstances of the case. Amongst those
present were Mr. W. Hodgson Barrow, of Southwell, the
High Sheriff; the Rev. T. Coates Cane, of Southwell,
chaplain to the High Sheriff and magistrate of the county;
Messrs. T. Close, J. Braithwaite, W. Hannay, and Dr.
Williams, magistrates of the town ; Mr. G. Rawson, clerk to
the borough magistrates ; and Dr. Powell, the resident
physician. Having examined the buildings, and the servants,
they came to the conclusion that the occurrence was purely
accidental. The damage cannot now be ascertained,- but it
must amount to several hundred pounds. The building is
understood to be uninsured.

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