The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-10 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 'lO, 1845.!

spending periods of the last year or so, since the date
at which the noxious effects of intetmural interments :
in crowded localities were first irresistibly forced upon
public attention by the pamphlets by Mr. WALKER and
other medical and statistical authorities. To show how
far the bigotry of administration, as well as political -
intolerance, may carry a sensible man out of his ways
let us observe the example by which Sir JAMES illus-
trated his opinion. He apprised the House, with a be-
coming mixture of solemnity and confidential assurance,
that the present Bishop of LONDON, whilst he was yet
but a beneficed clergyman, resided is the parsonage
house of Bishopsgate parish, looking into the church-
yard ; that he enjoyed a remarkably fine state of health
there during the whole period of his incumbency, and
reared a fine family of children there. Why, sun ly
the Right Hon. Baronet is not so simple as to imagine
that so stout a churchman as the Right Rev.
CHARLES JAMES would wax faint and fall sick in the
high road of his preferment! As to the good state of
health which CHARLES JAMES enjoyed as rector of
Bishopsgate, we take so lively an interest in it, that w e
can sincerely state we wish he was still the incumbent
of that parish—and not Bishop of LONDON. The parish
would probably not have fared much the worse—the
diocese would certainly have fared much the better—
had he never removed from his incumbency. Lord
lfanoti, with much more reason than Sir JAMES GEA-
HAM, admitting the technical difficulties that might at
tech to the carrying Mr. IVIACKINNON'S resolution, (x•
pressed his conviction that the Right Hon. Baronet had
greatly underrated the importance of the question it
involved. His Lordship forcibly argued on the ultimate
inutility and failure of the present extraordinary efforts
for the improvement of the ventilatio❑ and drainage of
the metropolis, if such dangerous practices, as had been
proved to exist in connexion with interment, were per-
mitted to infect the air to which those efforts would but
give freer circulation, and to pollute and poison with
the putrescentcy of human corruption, the drainage to
which they would give but freer motion. We shall
await with anxious and vigilant curiosity the first sani-
tary measures that are to result from the carrying of Mr.
DUNCOMBE'S amendment.

The intelligence from Madrid is to the 2d inst. The
Committee appointed to examine the Budget, had re-
duced the estimates from 1,400 millions of reals

(14,000,0001.), to 1,100 millions (11,000,0000. It was
said also that as the Committee cannot grant to her
Majesty Queen MARIA CHRISTINA DE BOURBON t!.e
3,000,000 reels (30,0001.) demanded for her by the Go-
vernment, in the capacity of Queen-Widow, since she has
married the Duke DI RIANZARES, they propose the sum
being awarded to her " as a testimony of national grati-
tude for the services she has rendered to Spain." This
large sum had excited much astonishment among several
of the Members. The report proposes authorising the
Government to proceed to the regulating of the public
debt, granting it for that purpose 40,000,000 reels
(400,0001., and a delay of eight years.
The Three per Cents. closed at 343- for cash, and 34143
at (10 days ; the Five per Cents. at 25i at GO days ; and
the Debt without Interest at 81 at 60 days. In the
evening the Funds rose at the Puerta del Sol per cent.
in the Three per Cents., and a in the Five per Cents.

In the French Chamber of Peers, on Monday, the
Count DE MONTALEMBERT made an admirable speech in
reply to the arguments of Baron CHARLES DUPIN, and
the Prince DE MOSKOWA, on the emancipation of the
slaves in the Freneb colonies. The former, we believe,
is the paid agent of the planters, and the latter fights
for slavery without an object. These two Peers had
opposed emancipation, because it would be dangerous to
French interests, and the English scheme had proved a
complete failure. Count DE MONTALEMBERT said the
accounts given of the ill condition of the English
colonies had been much exaggerated. The moral success
of the abolition of slavery had, he said, been complete;
not less than 800,000 slaves had passed from slavery to
complete liberty, without disorder, or the effusion of
blood. That was an immense result, such as had never
been exhibited in any of the revolutions that had taken
place in Europe. The excellent conduct of the eman-
cipated slaves the Noble Peer attributed to the admir-
able exertions and zeal of the Protestant missionaries.
He was not of the same religion, he said, as those
worthy men; they were even proclaimed to be heretics
by the religion which he professed, but he did not the
less think it just to acknowledge the immense services
which they had rendered to civilisation. The Noble
Peer then proceeded to examine the state of religion
in the French colonies, and declared that, after a
most minute and conscientious examination, he was
obliged to admit that none whatever exists d
there—that religious instruction was a complete
fiction. He attributed this state of things partly to the
want of energy on the part of the Catholic clergy, and
partly to the hostility of the slave-owners to the intro-
duction of all moral instruction, which they feared
might serve as a progress towards emancipation. The
Noble Peer instituted at some length a comparison be-
tween the disposition and character of the slave popula-
tion in the English and French colonies, and concluded
that the former had decidedly the advantage. He thf n
proceeded to consider the case of a war between Eng-
land and France. He said that the colonies of the latter
would either fall at orce into the power of England, or
would resist. In the former case, the first thing that the
victors would do would be to proclaim emancipation. In

the latter, if resistance was offered by the colonies, how
could the Government hope to effect anything with the
slaves ready to fly into rebellion, and the enemy ready
to attack. There was, he maintained, no possibility of
defence, unless the slaves were emancipated. From
these considerations the Noble Peer came to the con-
clusion that it would be the interest of France, nut only
to abolish slavery in her colonies, but to do so at once.
Two other Peers followed, and urged the necessity
of coming to a decision on the important question, both
for the good of the owners and the slaves themselves.
The discussion was adjourned. In the Deputies M.
CREMIEUX brought forward a motion for granting the
electoral franchise to persons belonging to the liberal
professions, which was rejected by a majority of 28—
there being 151 for the motion, and 179 against it.
The Paris papers contain additional details respecting
the affairs of Switzerland. The Journal des liebats
says—" Our advices from Zurich are anything but
favourable to the maintenance of peace in the con-
federacy. The elections that have just taken place for
the re-composition of the Executive Council have given
the majority to the Radical party. It appears certain
that M. MoussoN, President of the Vorort, has re-
signed. The Radicals are, therefore, absolute masters
of the authority which, as being the Vorort, is, fur two
years to come, to direct the affairs of Switzerland." The
following is the official account of the battle before
Lucerne, published by the Executive Government of
that canton:—

" Dear and faithful Confederates—As we anticipated in the
letter which we addressed on March 28, to the Federal Direc-
tory, the enemies of legal order of every kind in our common
country have dared to raise afresh the standard of insurrec-
tion and anarchy. On the evening, of March 30, armed bands,
arriving from different parts of bwitzerland, who had as-
sembled under the eyes of the Grand Council of Argau, for
the purpose of making a hostile incursion into our canton,
passed the frontier in great numbers, and occupied several
communes. They got into movement in the early part of the
morning of the 31st, turned the positions where troops were
assembled, and attempted to obtain possession of the town of
Lucerne by a sudden attack. Although they experienced
heavy loss near the bridge of the Emma, where they could
not force a passage, they succeeded in passing the river near
Littau, where our troops were obliged to retire before their
superior force ; and it was in this way that the column of the
insurgents which fought in that direction was able
to penetrate into a faubourg of Lucerne, and, by occu-
pying the road to Bale, to impede considerably the
communications between our troops. The attack on
the bridge of the Emma not having succeeded, the
greater part of the insurgents' artillery remained placed near
this point. The bands, which had forced the passage near
Littau, remained all the night of March 31 at their place in
the Bale faubourg. On the morning of April 1 the contin-
gents of Uri and Zug having entered the town, the insur-
gents were attacked on different sides, repulsed beyond Lit-
tau, and dispersed. The rest of these hordes, on the night of
March 31, passed the Emma, near Malhers, with the greater
part of their artillery ; but in this commune some companies
of regular troops and the landsturm gave them so warm a
reception that, after a combat of several hours, their flight
became general. A bridge was occupied, and all the artillery
which was to pass that road was taken. A detachment of
cavalry succeeded in escaping. The park of artillery which
was seized is composed of 2 twe've-pounder howitzers of
Argau, 2 ditto of Bale (country), 1 four-pounder gun of
Berne, ditto of Argau, 1 cannon of a bore and origin not
possible to be indicated, 2 caisson of shells of Bale
(country), 1 ditto of Argau, 2 ditto for six-pounders, and
1 waggon of Congreve rockets. In addition a great quan-
tity of arms, several colours, and a number of troop and artil-
lery horses fell into our power. Some hundreds of prisoners
were taken, and several hundred others of these buccaneers
paid for their crime with their life either during the combat
or the rout. Pursued on all sides by the landsturm, they
fled unceasingly during the whole day of April 1 towards the
frontiers of the canton. It is thus that visibly protected by
Divine Providence, and assisted by our faithful confederates,
we gained a decisive victory over the enemies of all legal
order, whom other members of the confederation have
seconded with perjury and treason, and who had thus at-
tempted a second time to spread over our canton all the
horrors of civil war and anarchy. In informing you of this .
victorious struggle, Lear and faithful confederates, it use-
less to repeat the assurance which we have already given m
our letter of March 27, and according to which we think we
can dispose of sufficient troops to maintain in the most com-
plete manner order and tranquillity in our canton ; so that
the task which is imposed on the federal authority ought to
be confined to restore legal order in the cantons, where, as in
those of Argau or Bale (country), the governments are evi-
dently either influenced by the anarchists, or by the accom-
plices and abettors of their culpable proceedings."
According to the latest accounts, the number of killed
does not exceed 300,
and the prisoners 1,730. Dr. —TEIGER
and Colonel ROCHPLETZ have been arraigned before a
court-martial at Lucerne, and their fate is expected to be

promptly decided. The Government of Berne has pub-
lished a proclamation, announcing that it has wade appli-
cations to the Vorort in favour of the prisoners, and
exhorts the citizens of the canton to abstain from all
hostile intentions.

THE BOURSE'-TUESDAY. APRIL 8.

First

llish.st Lowest Last

Price. Price. Price Price.
Frcrch Five per Cents. •• 107 50 .• 117 50 117 30 .. 11T 50
Fours..
Three per Cents— •• 85 95 •• 85 95 .. 85 90 .. 85 90
Gouin Bank. I,ooof Shares • • 1100 ..1110 ..1100 ..1110
Ilegian Fives, 1840.- •• •• •• 1134 .. 103% .. 103 .. 103
1842.......• 105% .. 105% .. 105% .. 105%
Threes •• •• •• •••• •• 76 75 .. 76 70 76 75 •• 76 75
Dutch Two and-a-Half ••• •• 64% •• 64% .. 64% . 64%
Spanish Active • •••• •••• •• 4 3g •• 40% .. 4 •• 4034
Passive .• ••••• •• •• 7 •• 7% •• 73' ..
Portuguese Five per Cents• • • 66 .. 66 .. 66 .. 66
Homan .•• •• •••• •• • ...... 106 •• 106 .. 106 .• 106

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 4,000
bales, with a quiet market. Prices were the same as on
Friday.-Shares were not so active. Aberdeen Railway, 5;
Barnsley Junction, 8% ; Birkenhead, Manchester, and
Che-hire, 12% %; Birmingham and Gloucester, New, 6 ;
Blackburn, Darwen, and 801t0n,6% 6 ; Belfast and Ballymena,
5% ; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpcol, 14% 13% ; Caledonian,
13% %; Cambridge and Lincoln, 9%; Chester and Birken-
head, 48 47 ; Ditto, New Shares, 44 ; Ditto, Half Shares, 23% ;
Chester and Holyhead, 11% 1,4 ; Chester and Preston Brook,
2% ; Churnet Valley, 10%; Cork and Bandon, 65% ;
Dublin and Belfast Junction, 10; Dublin and Galway, 51/s
5%; Dundee and Perth, 3% ; Dublin, Mullingar, and
Athlone, 3%_; Dundalk and Enniskillen, 4% %; Eastern
Counties, 21%; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 61%; Edin-
burgh and Glasgow, Quarter Shares, 15% •, Edin-
burgh and Northern, 1% 375. ; Glasgow, and Dumfries,
1% 295. ; Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock, 18% 19 ; Ditto,
Half Shares, 91, ; Ditto, Preference, 2%; Glasgow and Ayr.
65 ; Grand Junction, 225 ; Ditto, Eighth Shares, 19% ; Great
Grimsby and Aieffid, 7% ; Great Southern and Western,
16% %; Ditto, Extensien, 11% ; Great Western, Half
Shares, 102 ; Goole and Doncaster, 2%; Huddersfield Canal
and Railway, 4% jq ; Huddersfield and Sheffield, 8%;
Inverness and Elgin, 21/ % ; Limerick and .Water-
ford, 61A Bs. 9d. ; Liverpool and Manchester, Half
Shares, 102 101 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 50% ; Liver-
pool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 31. is. 6d. ; London and
Brighton, 64% ; London and Croydon, New Shares, 1/. Bs.
4d. ; Londonderry and Enniskillen, 3% 1,4 ; London and
York, 31% ;
; Direct Northern, 5 ; Leeds and Thirsk,
5% 3% Leds and West Riding Junction, 8% ;
Lynn and Dereham, 2% % ; Lynn and Ely, 758 ; Manchester
and Birmingham, New Shares, 5% ; Manchester and Buxton,
434 91s. 6d. ; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 17% ;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland Junction, 10 ; Man-
chester and Leeds, 150; Midland Railway, 153 ; Ditto,
401. Shares, 19% ; Ditto, Fifth Shares, 4 ; Ditto ~onsolid-
ated Birmingham and Derby, 115 ; Newark and Si.ef-
field, 7%; Newry and Enniskillen, 534 16s. 3d. ; North
British, 19% ; Ditto, Half Shares, 578 6 ; North Western, 5%
North Wales, 3% ; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton,
1/. 17s. 11. 19s. ; Preston and Wyre, 35% ; Ditto Preference
(guaranteed 5 per cent.), 34; Runcorn Gap, 341/2; Ditto
Preference Shares, 39 ; Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter
Shares, 15% ; Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and Bir-
mingham, 41. 16s. 4% • Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Che-
shire, 4% ; South-Eastern and Dover, 4314 ; Ditto,
New Shares, No. 1, 16% ; Ditto, New Shares, No. 3, 87% ;
Scottish Central, 7 ; South Wales, 7%; Trent Valley, 19 "-,li ;
Ulster, 46% 47 ; Worcester and Tring, 4% 78; White-
haven and Furness, 3 3%; Yarmouth, Dis, and Beccles, 41/s ;
Austrian and Sardinian, 3s. 6d. ; Bordeaux, Toulouse, and
Cette, 545. 54e 6d. ; Boulogne and Amiens (English), 12%;
Great Paris and Lyons, 214 s/. 3s. 6d. ; Northern of France,
(Lafitte's), 6% ; Northern of France (Rosamel), 31. ; Orleans,
Tours, and Bourdeaux, (English), 13% 131. Is. 3d. ; Paris
and Lyons English, (Lafitte's), 31. 3s. 6d. 3%; Paris and
Lyons (Ganneron's), 23/, 2%; Paris and Lyons (Calon's),
2LA ; Pal is and St. Quentin, 21. is. 6d. ; Sambre and Meuse,
7%; Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie's Company), 3% ; Ve-
rona and Ancona, 11. 17s.
The letters and papers by the West India mail offer no-
thing of interest, most of the islands being tranquil, and
blessed apparently with layout able seasons.
There appears a disposition on the part of many parties to
throw cold water on the extension of railways in England,
while foreign projects are upheld. Now, in our opinion, among
Englishmen at least, the ruling principle ought to be in favour
of giving the. advantages of the employment of capital to
their own country, rather than subscribing for foreign
lines. There is a rapidly-increasing desire on the part of the
moneyed interest to promote the extension of the railway
system in Ireland, and the 'certainty that her
Majesty will visit the "Emerald Isle" this year imparts a
tone of elasticity to the market for Irish railway shares. A
new, or rather an extension line of the Newry and Ennis-
killen to Sligo, has been brought forward under the most
favourable auspices.
The Funds have been very feebly supported to-day,
with the exception of Exchequer-bills which continue firm
at 60s. to 625. premium, because of the large portion of the
surplus revenue which is to be invested in them. Consols
have been 9918 to % for Money, and 99% to % for Account.
The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 101%
to 5/s, and the Three per Cents. 98% to %. Bank Stock
has been less firm at 210 to 211.
The Foreign Bonds continue to be neglected. Spanish
Three per Cents. are 40% ; Portuguese Converted, 65% to 1/2 .
Mexican, 36% to ; and Colombian, 15% to 1,4. Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been 63 to %.
Shares, both English and Foreign, range somewhat lower
to-day, and the tone of the market is flat.. The Irish lines
are best supported, ruling, in fact, at about previous rates.
ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced ... 98% 98%
9A'

per
3 per Cent. Consels
New 314 per Cents. lOl3/4%3% 1•8
101%,
Long Annuities to expireJan.lB6o 111/2 7-16 11 7-16
Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860
India Stock
India Bonds, 1,0001....... .....
Ditto under 1,000/.
South Sea Stock
Ditto Old Annuities
Ditto New Annuities
Consols for Account. .. -981 A 9914
Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., 11/2d. ... 62 60 pm. 60
Ditto 500/. .
Ditto Small
Ditto Advertised —-- pm.

CLOSING
PRICES.
15%
36%
36
16%
654

ONE
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK.
Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela. 15%1,(,
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 —
Ditto, Account 36% %
Ditto, Deferred
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto, Converted 6SIAM
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840
Ditto, Passive
Ditto, Deferred
Ditto 3 per Cent. ... .. ...... 18
3 406y4 4L 1774
14
70i
Dutch, 2% per Cent . .
Ditto, 4 per Cent., Cerufic 97% 97
PRICES OF CLOSING
PAID. AT O.NE O'CLOCK.
B riILWAY SHARES PRICES.
Aberdeen
Armagh, Coleraine, and
Portrush l% 314 2%
Birmin and Gloucester. 100
Ditto 1/ Shares
Bristol and Exeter 7O
Ditto New
Bristol and Gloucester... 30
Caledonian
Cambridge and Lincoln 114...9%% 1014 93/ 14
Chester and Holyhead... 5
Churnet Valley
1 ...... :. :
Coventry and Leicester
Cornwall
Diss, Beccles, Yarmouth 11/
Direct Northern
Dublin and Belfast June. 2
Dublin and Galway 2 ...... 5% 5
Dublin and Mullingar... 2
Dundalk & Enniskillen 2 /2.
Eastern Counties
Ditto Perpetual, 5 per
Cent, No. 1—.4/. 13s. 4d —
Ditto ditto, No. 2
EastDereh'm and Nor'ch 1% —
Eastern Union l5 .. ...
Ditto Extension
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50
Ditto New 4 Shares... 21/,_ 61,2%
Ely and Bedford
Great Grimsby and Shef.
field
Great South. and West.

(Ireland)
Ditto Extension
Great Western ... 80 ......187 186

Ditto 1/2 Shares 5O
Ditto Fifths
Guildford, Farn'm,Ports. 21/2... .. 6IA
Harwich
Hull and Selby 5O —
Lancaster and Carlisle... 15
London and Birminghm (Stock)...
Do. New Thirds
Do. 4 Shares
%1,4
London
London and Blackwall. 161. 135.4 d. 83/4%1/2
London and Brighton... 50
London and Croydon, 131. 15s. od. 171/2%
London and Greenwich 12115 s 4d... 101/2
London and S. Western 4116 s 10d 81% 82
Do. New consolidated Bths 6 ...... 26
Do. New
Do. New
London and York 2l/2 33/,1 A VA
Lynn and Ely
Lynn and Dereham ! 11%
Manchester and Leeds... 73

Do. Quarters 2
Manchester and Birnnn. 40
Do. Quarters 4
_ _ _

Midland... 100
Do. New
Midland, Birm.,Derby-100 —
Newcas;le and Berwick 114 l5
Newry and Enniskillen. 2f
Newark and SLeffield ... 1,4......
North British ...... ..... 10

Do. New
Northern and Eastern... 45
North Wales
Norwich and Brandon... 10
Do., New
Richmond and West End
Junction
Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1
Scottish Midland 1%...... 4%304 ..... ...
Shrews., Wolverhamp ,
Dudley, and Birm 21%..... 5 4%
South Devon... lO .. 224 211/
South Eastern & Dover 33/ 254 d... 42114
Do., No. 1. 8
Do., No. 3
Staines and Richmond... 1
South Wales 2l ..... 8% 7'
Trent Valley 2 .... . 19 20
Waterford and Kilkenny 1 ..,... 41
West Cornwall
..
York and North Midland 50
Do. % Shares
Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 20
Do. Selby
Do. Extension lll l7

614
85

6244
6 74
3

17%

414
2,;,a
981/‘

236%
4%
34

B'4
63,h,
1734
10

26
151/2
12%
3!.i
7
3%

20
60V2
11
155
1934
1151/2

54
51/i
19

8%4
66

17%
43'4

FRENCH RAILWAYS.
Bordeaux, Toulouse, and
Cette ..... .... . ... ..... 2
Dieppe and Paris June. 2 ......
Great North. of France.. 4
Do. do. (Rosamel's) 2 .
Lyons and Avignon
Orleans and Bordeaux... 2
Paris kLyons, Lailitte's ..i
Paris and Lyons, Gan-
neron's,
Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2
Paris and Orleans
Paris and Rouen
Paris and Strasbourg ... 2
Paris and St. Quentin ... 2
Rouen and Havre
Royal North of Spain ... 2
Sambre and Meuse .... 2
Tours and Nantes, Mac-
kenzie's
Ditto, ditto, Lefebvre5,.. 2
Erratum in yesterday's List.—Read Diss, Beccles, and
Yarmouth 314 1/2, instead of 414 1/2.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 9.—Thicsales
are :—Birmingham and Gloucester, New Shares, 61,4 ; Chester
and Birkenhead] Half 13hares, 24 ez &Y. ; Chester and Holy-

23(2
6
2%
3
12%
3

head, 11% ; Manchester and Birmingham, 59%; Ditto, New
Quarters, 6 3-16 6 prem. ; Midland Railway, Preferential, 4;
Ditto, 40/. Shares, 19 ; North British, New Shares, 6 5% ;
Preston and Wyre, 33 ; Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter
Shares, 15 %; South-Eastern, No. 3, 834 ; Barnsley Junc-
tion, 9 834 ; Belfast, Ballymena, and Carrickfergus, 51,t ;
Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire Junction, 13 ; Black-
burn, Darwen, and Bolton, 6% 57 ; Bolton, Wigan, and
Liverpool, 143; i 8 ; Caledonian, 1334 %; Cambridge and
Lincoln, 9% %; Churnet Valley, 11 34 ; Direct Northern,
4% 4 ; Dublin and Galway, 5%; Glasgow and Dumfries, 1%;
Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, and Manchester Junction, ;
Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 4% % ;
Leeds and Thirsk, %; Leeds amt West Riding Junction,
8 73A ; Liverpool, Ormekirk, and Preston, 3% %; London
and Worcester, Oxford and Rugby, 5 1-16 ; London and
York, 3% ; Manchester and Buxton, 41/q; Newark and
Sheffield. 6%; North Wales, 3!-4 ; North Western, 51% %;
Preston and Wyre Extension, 2.4 % prem. ; Scottish Mid-
land, ; Sheffield and Lincolnshir e Junction, 1% 5-16 ;
Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction, 3% 4%;
Southport and Euxton, 21% % ; Trent Valley, 20 ; Great
Northern of France (English), 6 1-16 ; Paris and Lyons
(English), 31it ex new ; Paris and Orleans, 2 15-16; Paris
and Sirasburgh; Huddersfield Canal, 16% ; Manchester and
Salford Waterworks, 58 ex new; Union Plate Glass, 16;
Coventry and Leicester', 4%

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)
SMITHFIELD.—Coarse Meadow llay, 3/ 105 to 41 10s ; use-
ail ditto, 41 12s to 514 s ; fine Upland do., 515 s to 5/10s ; Clover
Hay, 4/ lOs to 61; Oat Straw, Ii 18s to 21; Wheat Straw,
2/ to 2/ 2s per load. A fair average supply, and a steady
inquiry.
CUMBERLAND.—Cearoe Meadow Hay, 3/ 15s to 4/ 12s ;
useful ditto, 41 14s to 5/ 5s ; fine Upland ditto, Si 65 to 5l 12s ;
Clover Hay, 4/ 8s to 5/ 16s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 18s to 21 Is ;
Wheat Straw, 2/ 2s to 2/ 3s per load. Both Hay and Straw
sold firmly, at full prices.
WiirrEcHAPßL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 12s to 41 12s;
useful ditto, 41 14s to 5/ 45; fine Upland ditto, 51 5s to
5/105; Clover Hay, 4/ lOs to 61; Oat Straw, 1/ 18s to 2/ ;
Wheat Straw, 2/ to 2/ 2s per load. Supply tolerably good,
and trade rather dull.
MARIMTS.
SOUTHALL, APRIL 9.—Although the supply of each kind
of fat stock on offer this morning was moderately extensive,
the general demand ruled tolerably steady, at full prices.
Beef; from 2s 8d to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 2s 10(1 to 4s 6d;
Lamb, 4s 10d to Sc 10(1 ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; and Pork,
2s 10d to Ss 6d per Bibs. Supply—Beasts, 47 ; Sheep and
Lambs, 3,004 ; Calves, 39 ; Pigs, 48.
ItomFono, Arm' 9.—Prime Sheep and Lambs commanded
a steady sale at full prices; otherwise the demand was in-
active. Beef from 2s 10d to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 3s to 4s 6d ;
Lamb, 5s to 5s 10d ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 2s
10d to 3s 8d per Bibs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 28s ; Quarter-
old Store Pigs, 16s to 19s ; and Milch Cows, with their
small Calves, 16/ to IS/ lOs each.
LEWES, Armi, B.—Beef, from 3s to 4s ; Mutton, 3s to
4s 6d ; Lamb, 4s 10d to 5s 10d ; Veal, 4s to 4s 10d ; and Pork,
3s to 3s 6d per 81bs. Supply but moderate, and trade firm.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended April 5, 1,45, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors hi the different Cities and Towns to England and Wales,
per Imperial Quarter.
Wheat • • 46s hd I Oats ...... 21s 4d Beans
Barley • • 32s I,d ltyc•• ••• • • • 29s 6tl I Pease

AVERAGES OF TILE LASt SIX WEEKS.

Weeks
ending

Mar. 1•• • •

Wheat. Barley. Oats. ! Rye

45 0 32 3
45 0• 32 2
45 1 32 2
45 5' 32 4
45 10 32 4
45 5 32 3

3.5 s 0,1

Beans.

21 7 t 32 6 34 9
21 7 30 5 34 8
21 4 31 1 34 7
21 8,30 5 74 6
21 5 32 0 34 10
21 4 29 6 34 9

April 5 - 7 7

3-5 s 7

Pease

35 7
35 5
35 S
35 S
34 8
35 7

IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF TIIE SIX WEEKS.
Wheat •• • ... 455 td I Oats •••• • • • • 21 6d I Beans ........34 SJ
Barley ..... 32s 3d I Rye

DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.
wheat ...... 20s Oct Oats . • . ••• 65 Od Beaus •• • • 85 CAI
Barley ...... 65 Od I Rye ~.• .• •• 10i 6d I Pease.. .• •• •• 7a 6(.1

FLANDERS MAIL,

BRUSSELS, APRIL 7.—The Chamber of Representatives, in
sitting to-day, commenced the general discussion of the pro-
ject of law relative to the organisation of the army.
Mr. Rochussen left Brussels on Sunday, for Holland.
Six nuns of the convent of Notre Dame, at Antwerp, em-
barked yesterday morning fur New York, on board the Emma.
There are ninety German emigrants on board.
It seems that the damage done by the fire at Liege is not
so great as was apprehended. The portion of the archives
which is burnt relates chiefly to the time of the empire This
loss is doubtless much to be regretted, but by no means so
much as that of the archives of a later date would have been.
The navigation of the port of Ostend is increasing con-
siderably. In the months of January, February, and March,
1844, there arrived 41 Belgian and 55 foreign ships, 96 in all ;
and in the first three months of 1845, 47 Belgian and 84 fo-
reign ships, in all 131. The number of departures was, in the
first quarter of 1844, 101 (46 Belgian and 55 foreign ships) ;
and in the first quarter of 1845, 118 (45 Belgian and 73 foreign
ships).—Brussels paper, April 8.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.—The number of
deaths during the week, ending April 5, was 950, show-
ing, as compared with the previous week, a decrease of
238. The decrease has taken place chiefly in deaths
caused by diseases of the lungs, and epidemic and
contagious diseases. The violent deaths are also
fewer, being only 35, while last week they were 50.
Deaths from burns and scalds are 6; suicides, 3 ; but
these are not correctly ascertained, as many persons
have been found drowned without the cause being as-
signed, and 1 murder. The deaths from small-pox oc-
curred at the following ages :—six under 1 year ; eight
1-3 ; nine 3-5 ; two 5-10 ; one 10 ; one 19 ; and
two 20-30 years.

ROCKER AND HIS APPROACHING TRIAL.-111 the
course of yesterday it was announced to Hocker that his
trial was positively fixed for Friday; he received it with the
same degree of indifference that has characterised his demea-
nour during the whole period that he has been in the gaol.
Several highly indecorous rumours have been set afloat as to
the source from whence the prisoner has been enabled to
obtain the benefit of counsel. We have it from the
highest authority that his brief was handed to Messrs.
Clarkson and Ballantine through the Sheriffs, consequently
the expense of his defence falls upon the county. On Sun-
day last, when his fellow-prisoner Connor was introduced
to the chapel, observing his dejected appearance, he stood
up and closely scrutinised his features. Upon returning to
his cell, he inquired very earnestly as to the par-
ticulars of his case, to which he paid great attention.
We would remind the public, although ordinary prisoners
may become acquainted with what is passing without from
the new comers, it is impossible for prisoners similarly situ-
ated to Hocker, who are always watched night and day. A
few days since several of the more respectable prisoners in
that portion of the gaol termed the master's side were or-
dered into the yard, and shortly after Hocker was intro-
duced amongst them, and they were requested to mix indis-
criminately with him. The prisoners at first supposed he
had been brought out for an airing. In a few minutes, how-
ever, a person entered the 3 ard, and, advancing towards
Hocker, exclaimed, " This is the man." The prisoner said
nothing, but smiled. Upon the gaoler taking him by the
arm to conduct him back to his cell, he. turned to those pri-
soners near him, and said, in the coolest manner, " Gentle-
men, good morning." He is represented as sleeping well, and
partaking regularly of his meals.
THE HAMPSTEAD AND ST. GILES'S MURDERS.—
Both the prisoners, Hocker and Conner, who stand charged
with these murders, will be defended out of the Sheriffs'
Fund, the fees of counsel and the expenses attendant on
obtaining the attendance of witnesses being defrayed from
that source, the prisoners being without sufficient means
of their own for that purpose. They are indebted to the
sheriffs for thus placing them in as good a position as Tawell
and Belaney, with all their wealth, on the occasion of their
trials.
VISIT OF GENERAL ESPARTERO TO WOOLWICH
DOCK.-YARD.—At eleven o'clock, A.M., yesterday, General
Espartero arrived at Woolwich, accompanied by several
Spanish officers and members of his suite, and was joined by
Lieut.-Colonel Wylde, C. 8., Lieut.-Colonel Colquhoun, and
Lieut. Turner, Royal Horse Artillery, all of whom had served
in Spain, and were known to General Espartero in that
oountry. On entering the dock-yard, General Espartero was
received by Captain Washington, of the Blazer steam-vessel,
Commander Smith, and Mr. Oliver Lang, master-shipwright,
who accompanied the Duke of Victory and the party over
the principal places in the dock-yard.
THE GRESHAM LECTURES.—The reading of these
lectures in the theatre of Gresham College will commence
on Tuesday next, the first day of Easter term ; at twelve
o'clock at noon, in Latin, and one o'clock in the afternoon,
in English ; and on the following subsequent days as under :
Tuesday 15, 16, and 17, by the Rev. Joseph Pullen, M.A., on
Astronomy ; Friday 18, 19, and 21, by H. H. Southey, M.D.,
on Physic ; Tuesday 22, 23, and 24, by the Rev. Henry John
Parker, M.A., on bivinity ; Friday 25, 26, and 28, by the
Rev. Edward Owen, M.A., on Rhetoric; Tuesday 29, and 30,
by the Rev. Samuel Birch, D.D., on Geometry ; Friday,
May 2,3, and 5, by William Palmer, Esq., M.A., on Law ;
and on Tuesday 6,7, and 8, by Edward Taylor, Esq., on
Music—at seven o'clock in the evening.
BRECON.—THE CONVICT THOMAS:OR Monday
se'nnight the warrant for the execution of this wretched man
was received by the High Sheriff, from the proper authori-
ties, and his execution is definitively fixed for Thursday, the
10th instant. He is intent in earnest preparation for the
doom that awaits him. He often speaks aloud to himself,
but only of himself. "To die, to die so young, and such a
death," are phrases frequently in his mouth. Thomas has
made a full confession, which, it is understood, contains a full
and explicit avowal of the murder of the poor carrier, Lewis,
and precisely in the manner so singularly detailed, and sup-
ported by the evidence at the trial.
The Directors of the Chichester Railway purpose
opening to Worthing from Shoreham in the autumn of the
present year. The works are proceeding most satisfactorily.
—Bri9hton Gazette.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT OFF HUNGERFORD
WITA.RF.—Last night an inquest was held before Mr. Bed-
ford, the Deputy Coroner fur Westminster, at the Feathers,
Hungerford market, respecting the death f Richard Wood,
aged twenty-two, a lighterman, who lost his life under the
following melancholy circumstances :—James Wood, of No.
6, Charles-court, Strand, deposed that the deceased was his
brother. About half-past four o'clock yesterday morning,
witness and the deceased left home for the purpose of pro-
ceeding down the river with two empty barges. They had
each got into their respective vessels, which were moored off
Hungerford-stairs. The deceased had the hitcher, endea-
vouring to push his craft off into the stream, and whilst so
waged, he slipped and fell into the water. Witness ran
fikg the steam-boat pier towards him, and distinctly heard
him cry out, " Oh, Jem, Jem, save me." When witness
reached the spot he had disappeared. Every exertion was
made with the drags and other things to recover the body,
but it was not found until nine o'clock. The deceased was a
sober steady Young man, and highly respected by all who
knew him. the Coroner having remarked on the melan •
choly nature of the case, the jury returned a verdict of
4 Accidental death."

The notice by the Commissioners of the National
Debt shows that the Government still adhere to the plan of
devoting the greater part of the money at their disposal to the
redemption of the deficiency bills. The fourth part of the sur-
plus which appeared las, January, and which they are to
employ between the 7th inst. and the sth of July, amounts to
839,0264 7s. Of this only 239,026/. 7s. is to be applied to the
purchase of stock, and all the rest to the redemption of bills.
If the revenue goes on increasing, we may expect to find the
two items change conditions, and the stock become the larger
portion. This, of course, gives additional employment to the
Government broker.

The Bishop of Exeter intends holding the triennial
visitation of his dinee2e ezolv in Jun,. -In consequence afthe
unsettled state of the kii.,cc.e of 1L,2t,2:- during tile pti6t ye.;:,
his Lordship's charge is expected to be of considerable im-
portance, and is anxiously looked for,