The New York Herald Newspaper, April 23, 1844, Page 2

without regret we have to state that the first of ocean steamers has, d inte other hands, haying been sold to the Oriental Ream Navigation Com- pany for £32,000, including her late comlete repairs. i ‘As to her colossal successor, the Great Britain, we hope the solicited mediation of the Board of Trade will be ava lable for her liberation, Wn further consideration of the plan of floating that vessel of 3600 tons, out of the too narrow k, on iron tanks, it appears to be so fraught swith danger that we understand it must be aban- doned. So then the Great Britain is in the preuica- ment of ihe faited weasel, that, while feeding aud fattening in the farmer's granary, the hole by which. t gained admission. ‘The mu’ual uilliculties of the Steamship Compa- ay and the Bristol Dock Directors have, however, been fairly brought under the cousideration of the Board ot Trade, The case is one in which the mation at large is concerned, and the interests of commerce aud navigation are not a little involved, and thoug!: it is anomalous and without precedent, itcanaot surely be without remedy. The great igoner ut the bar cannot be incarcerated for ever, ut will doubtless soon be transported beyond the geas. Another journal gives the Great Western steam- ships acconut current, feom her first start. The following extract will show the great expeaditare attached to ocean steaming :— 1633. Expenseofworkingbvoy- £ 9 d. £ 8 @. ages, including | every charge consequent there- on, also agencies, ex: pensws of offices, and re- TREE saa niy 52° 29,607 8 0 1889. Dito 6 vovages ditto... 39,385 5 5 1640. Ditto 6 voyages ditto... 37.905 9 9 1841. Ditto 6 voyages ditto... 29.199 19 2 1842. Ditto 5 voyages 26620 7 1 1048, Ditto 5 voyages 2004 9 3 19,130 15 0 The Great Western’s first cost was £61,671 for boilers, repairing, &e., now, £3,000 Dec ing this sum trom the price paid by the Peninsular and Crieutsl Company for the steainer, u will leave enly £24,000 to the Bristol Company, as the sur they reerive for this fine vessel. O’Convert —The last issue of our publica- Lgeace of his ass conviction of Since the day the tes. tion gave tnt O’Connel! and of the trial terminatiag, the Agitator has been making progresses through England, harangu- ing the people on the subject of his conviction, and endeavoring to get up a sensation, such as he hopes will awe the Government, and prevent then nforcing the penalty which the law ust necessa- rily record agaist him. ‘There exists a vast div sity of opinion on the subject*of the punishment to be awards, and the papersabound with reports aad ‘nost of which, if carefully examined, aid utterly worthless, and in no way con- sistent ei(ier with the Jaw or common sense view of the matter. The best informed parties seem de- cidedly of opinion that whatever punishment the court inflicts, will be steadily adhered to and car- ried out. {i is not atall likely the Government will interfere in any shape or form, unless it be to see that justice takes its cou and that the agitators are notaliowed to escape trom the net just #t the moment of its being closed around them, We are confirmed in our opioion in this matter by the Lon- don Standard and Moraing Herald newspapers, both of whica have forsome weeks past been gradually pressing the public mind for a result such as we mention. From the very commencement of the Trish Stats ‘Trials these two journals seem to have been minutely correct in their views of future re- sults, and therefore we can hardly be wrong in tak- ing their opinion on the grand fi The Morning Herald emphatically declares, and, as it says, “upou authority,” that there is no foundation whatever for the rumors that have been circulated asto the inte tions of the Government, and the desire imputed to them, net to have the Traversers called up, for jadg- ment this approxching term. O'Connell and bisa sociates will most certainly be brought up for judg. ment on Monday the 1th. [tis competent to the accused to huve what is called “a writ of error, and this without the assent or approval of the At- torney-Geucral. This writ of error will most like- ly be iaken, bat even if the conspirators should sue it out, it cannot ¢elay the passing sentence mor than four days at th y utmost, and the sentence may be pronounced even before the writ of error ean be taken. The Morniog Herald declares that all the arrangements are actually made to have the sentences on the Traversers carried into effect im- MEDIAT ter they are pronounced by the Conit This is saying in plain and distinct language that O'Connell will very shortly find himselt lodged in one of her Majesty’s gaols, and there are a multu- tude of circumstances which go to prove this view of the case. O'Connell himself is said to be of that opinion, snd his only hope is in setting up an agita- tion in Eogland. such as might awe the Govern- ment into a remission of bis sentence. But nis course is hopeless. There have been several de- Monstrations—ooe in Covent Garden Theatre, in London, and another in Liverpool, but neither of them have excited any interest in England. Eng- lishmen cannot forget the former rivilings of the man who now seeks to seduce them by the fawn- ing flittery and whining sycophancy, the use and application ot which he has made himselt so fami liar with. Werepeat, there can be no doubt of O'Connell! being sentenced, and quite as little doubt of his eenteac- being carried into execution; and with regard to sympaihy in England, there is very little of ut, and that litle isdaily becoming weaker. In Ireland the Government are well provided with troops, so that no disturbances can possibly gain head. Mr. O'Connell, who has been making a circuit of the principal towns of England, explaining his rievances, aud the circumstances arising out of the late trial, was in Liverpool last week, where he addressed a densely-packed meeting at the Am- hitheatre. Time is making havoe with him There were some good points in his speech, but it lacked the vigor and freshaess that marked his ef- forts of a former day. He spoke with less of that ensy, rollicking abandon, so charactenstic of the O'Connell, the great agitator, in his palmy days. The meatal and physical energies of a man at three score and tea—ihe allotted duration of hu- man |i will exhibit symptoms of decay, but im the case of this remarkable m ay is ap- parent to those who saw him months ©. Doubtless the anxiety attending the late trials, and above all, the conviction, has done its work. Nevertheless, he threatens, on his re from Ireland, whither he is goiog to. parti’ series of puoiic festivities, which will resemble so Many oratories, to make a ernsade through the length aad breadth of this part of the island, ac- companied by some twenty or thirty of the leading liberals, tor the purpose of striking up popular in- dignation aga he ministry and its acts. In all his recent ches, the bitterest of his vitubera- tions have been levelled a who tried him, and, after him, against Sir Jame: Graham a proof that no compromise with the Government about his imprisonment has been thought of on either side. The middle of April, when he i brought up for judgment, is ap- fein and curiosity is on stretch to know how this “ugly custoiner” is to be disposed of. That an appeat House of Lords is contem- i, ed, is clear from tie fact that the service f rt Thomas Wilde, Mr. Sergeant Murphy other eminent ngh-h lawyers, have been ser: to argue the agitator’s case betore that angust Uri- bunal. Every thing denotes that the Governa and O'Connell are likely to remain at drawn d gers. He haa already denounced their amendment of the Irish franchise from his recent speec he ecems d courting the fall amount of their hostil is one point tvon which he lays strong em with much apparent trath, namely, that unless the Government make some great Concession to Irv land during his life time, a bloody revolation in that country will follow his death. “It will nor, bh says, take plice e he lives—he haa influeace enough to prevent it—but after he is gone, the popular feeling will be swayed by younger, more impetnous, and it may be—less discreet ‘demia- KOgue ‘Tux Awrt Cony Law Leaaue hasbeen trying it hand most unsaveessfully i sting every parlia- mentary seat that has become vacant of late, and last week it sustained defeats at Christ Church and sirous of at Hastings. Since the for the city of London Awhich was avowedly atiribata ble to the | —it has not had the opportunity of acting upen a popular constituency. Most of the seats Which hay ince fallen vacant, have those of small constituencies, where local influ ces have reigned paramount, and as the wi ways charmed, and at measure influenced, by sucee: vse defeaishave arrested the L " advances.” The varions county meetin the opposition —ti Hti-League movement assumed a consistency and strength which the gishness and loog-deferred nature of that ¢ action did not originally indicate, So that the pre sent position of the free trade party is, in ties: ints of view, the most unfavorable in whic it has recently stvod. But the weakness ia mor parent than real. The cause of the manufaciy * 48 oppored to the agricultural interest, has rece j no check which it cannotrecover when the tir action arriyv ‘Tae firat strong contest in community, where partiesare meely balance: is won by the League—will make an im wpoo th ) ‘iad tourdly inferior to the eath glasin which the return of Mr. Pattison tor tt too, of have the result of the various negociations now pe: between this government and that of the U. States, grew too big for | and especially with regard to the Oregon question ; but an universal opinion prevails that every thing will be adjudged sat strengthened by the reception our new Minister has feelings. in the 3 comes frem the pockets of British capitalists: this must of BE CrOAty give us a greater interest in the progre b Jesty the Queen of E r the summer; and we have it on the best authority that the King of the French will pay her_a visit be- it | is stated she will cost the Great Western eo any | freak of nature, the teresting Charles Stretton. is the Egyptian Hall, in Pic of the great London world. sion excludes all but the higher classe: hall is thronged with the élite, and who saw this miniature. si ra less than one hundred and forty-six carriages of the fifte raseed, was perceived toddling along, ti titter in the royal cirele, which broke out into a © neral his easy, fi apectfully, ** Goodeveniug, The Queen then took him. by tu ‘ainst the Chief Justice } The ¢ Gallery ‘ tir he came over on purpose this dialogue the Que laughter. some bon bons, which she gave him with her own hands. his vari | treating them to his personati statues, Wc, whose empi | time, | * Miss Luey Long,” plan for the | The effect was ludicrous in the high place. Prince » and, judging | Albert was also delighted with th having examined his legs, waist \ pressed himself Knit | Barnum, alter remainin, he royal pr dou asked many qu more tr ot her resy of presenting ‘him which should corre were would be sent for when the watch was re sent forthe * ject being that the royal children should have an opportunity of seeing the prodigy which had exei- ted such varied power of London excited. Add to this, that the approach of summer will enable Mr. Cobden (thy scourge of land owners) to invade the rural and turn the tables upon his opponents—for it is not assuming too much to say that he will do again what he did before—challenge them to argumenta- tive combat ander their own castle walls, in the eves of their own tenantry, and wring a reluctant admission of the truth of —the tenant farmers and laborers—upon whom the sun of prosperity has not dawned for many a year. Rreat ricts his statements from men Orgcon.—Some anxiety prevails on this side for nding ctorily. This opinion is met with at the hands of our American friends ; and we caunot express the sense entertained of the generous kindness extended towards him, as to all others who have ever been entrusted withthe man- agement and negociation of diplomatic matters be- tween us. i European Arrares.—The existing state of Europeun relations at the present time is most satisfactory to all lovers of peace and harmony. Our French neighbors have evidently laid aside much of their acerbity of man- ner; and we need only pointto the zealous aid now rendered by British capitalists to the various rail- way undertakings now progressing in France, as an evidence of the good feeling which exists. The French government have determined on prosecu- cuting several important lines of railway to Bou- logne, Calais, and Dunkirk; all these are for the purpose of facilitating the communication with 13 sland ; and now that tke railway between Lon- don and Dover is completed, we ehall have a speed- ier and more regular intercourse, aud may look for a better understanding of each other’s views and A vast proportion of the capital employed onstruction of the French lines of railway sand well-being of the country. Her Ma- and intends taking up her dence in the Isle of Wight during a portion of fore she returns to Windsor. How gratifying to see the Sovereigns of such countries meeting together, and enjoying the delights of social intercourse, free trom all the tedious restraint usually imposed upon Royalty whenever visits of this sortare meditated ! His Imperial Majesty «f Russia will also visit Eng- land in the course of the summer, and thus add to the honor and delight of the Queen. We could wish the President of the United States to be num- bered among our visitors, and can assure our Amer- ican triends that the chief magistrate of their Union would be second to none, in receivieg the honor and enthusiastic reception, such as England will at all times render to the individual presiding over their great and important country. Another part of our publication will record the death of Bern dotte, King of Sweden, a man who has figured so much 1n the various actions connected with the modern history of Europe Presentation or Genera Tom Tuvmp at THE Cevrt or Sr. Jam —The redoubtable Tom Thumb, whose departure tor England on board the good packet-ship Yorkshire, produced quite a scene at New York, hardly interior to the landing of the Romans under Julius Cisar, on the shores of our “tight little island,” or, in more recent times, to the debarkation of the modern Sardana- palus George 1V_, at Kingston, in the sister coun- try, when his Irish subjects, in the exuberence of their characteristic generosity, rent the air with acclamations for favors in expectancy ; or to the entry of Queen Victoria into the capital of her an- cient kingdom of Scotland, when she stole a march upon the astonished and unrobed Bailles— the little fellow, his transatlantic admirers will be glad to learn, has excited in the modern Babylon, amongst the nobility and gentry of the first city in the world, « degree of interest’ and of wonder, un- equalled, If possible, even in his own couatry, and ee has even penetrated into the palaces of roy- ty. Ff is somewhat singular that two of the most po- pular objects of attraction in England at the present moment o—* native and to the man- ner born”—namely, the beautiful and classical per- formances of the Risley’s which have been the theme of general and unqualified admiration in the metropolis and the provinces; and that strange uy but symmetrical and in- The little ‘ General” at present located in very fashionable quarters— adilly, inthe very heart The price of admis- Daily, the friend of ours imen of the human t time, afew days back, counted no for the fi nobility and wealtby el: pay their respec.s to the ** The glare of beauty and fashion, of which the Egyptian Hall is the daily reeipient, throwsthe court of King Arthur id Queen Dollalolla into the shade. The tiny General's” levees at the Egyptian Hall, are dail! frequented by the youth and beauty of London hig life—no Zales, Noodles, D) odles, orGlumdal find admission there. The muse of Fielding never could have contemplated in its wildest mood, that the aristocracy of England, or the court of St. James's, under the sway of our popularfernale Sov- ereign, would address a diminutive importation of humanity from the otherside of the atlantic, in the language of his hero— Welcome, thrice welcome, mighty Tom Thumb, ‘Thou tiny hero—pigmy giant queller ; What gratitude can thank away the debt, ‘Thy valor puts upon us? Still less could Fielding have anticipated that, in the nineteenth century, the reply of the little “General,” who boasts of having pressed the lips y waiting to, of half a million ladies in America, would have been before the court of Queen Victoria, in sub- stance that of his own hero:— Task not kingdoms—I can conquer these ; Task not money—money ['ve enough : Ifthis be called a debt, fake my receipt in fall. 1 ask but this—to sun myself in Huncamunca’s eyes! On Friday se’nmght, Mr. P. T. Baraum, the American gentleman who acts as guardian to Tom Thumb, received the commands of Queen Victoria attend at Bucki y were ificent Pst pre gham Palace. with his protege. received in the Picture Gallery—a artmnent, filled with some of the uctions of ancient and modern art. Queen, Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent, and a large party of the — nobility, were standing at the farther end of the room, when the doors were thrown open, and the “ General” entered, followed by his guardian and the Lord in Waiting. The moment the tiny man of n pounds weight, walking ere handsome as Cupid and grace nd unembar- itl as Apollo re was a general of mill burst laughter when the * General,” style, e chimed, firnily but ladies and gentlemen hand, led him out the gallery, and asked him masy questions, ry answer elicited a smile from her Majesty. neral told her that he liked the Picture rate;” that it was very fine, and that » her Majesty. During face was suflused with then sent the Lord in Waiting for The ¢ 1 acquir neral thea proceeded to display ments before the royal circle— y on, the ars of | Ps Queen, on ver sets, heard, for the first specimen’ ot nigger lyric suog by this petit vocalist und the sun n genuine that * General,” and and head, ex- need with his strong, aod well- Geveral and his guardian, Mr. vn hour and a quarter in withdrew, having received a from the lord in waiting. frame. nee eur ome | On Friday, the “General,” accompani y Mr. Barnum, ed by command, upon the Queen | Dowager, where # party of about thirty of the no- bility considerable number of Judies, were as 1 Dowager Queen appeared } as moch charm little fellow's & and easantry, a lace, Sh was | circle at Buckingham him by the hand, and having ons, placed him ina little chair f, in order that she might be able the y to communicate with him, As a mark ct, ‘nounced to him her intention with a gold watch and chain, yond in to himself, and on near hers whieh the name of the dovor would appear, as well as the object of the presentation. TI reneral” and his guardian remained an hour with the Dowager Queen and her friends, and on taking leave, alter the presentation of a handsome douceur, informed by the lord in waiting, that On Monday, Her Majesty, Queen V | i toria,again teneral” and Mr Barnum, the ob sensation in both hemispher Beside her Majesty and the members of the royal farnily, the Queen of the Belgians and several foreigners of stinction were present. Ason the former ocen my thy ed the company with hi terminated by dancit eral songs, to the no small eof Walesand the Princes at the first presentatic of! ¢ pornt and shrewdness ! opportu answers, interspersed as they were with some touches of genuine Yankee humor. These transat- lantic morceux, which the ears of royalty never, in all probably, heard before, appecred to tickle her Majesty’s Tinoy amazingly. If ennus can ever Le the inmate of a palace, the Queen evidently thi.aks the drolleries of Tom Thumb an effectual antidote. Her Majesty presented him with an elegant soavenir, made of mother of pearl, and magnificently mount- ed with gold and precious stones. On one side appear the letters V. R., surmounted with a gold crown; on the other, flowers in ena- mel and rubies; the largest and most beautiful flower in the souvenir is in the centre, and 1s called * Forget me not.” In addition to this royal gift, the Queen presented the “General” with a beauti- fulgold pencil, having ‘Tom Thumb’s initials and arms engraved on the emerald at the top. At the close of the interview, her Majesty expressed her- self warmly relative to the satisfaction which she had derived from the visit. Indeed, the ‘Gene- ral” is such a favorite at the palace, that he will, no doubt, be a frequent visiter there. He was dressed ina full court suit, with sword, bag, wig, &e. Her Maicey expressed to Mr. Barnum her hope, that he would not allow the physical and in- tellectual powers of his protege to be taxed too heavily or continuously; and she received that entleman’s assurance in the affirmative with evi- lent satiafaction—a proof of the warm and livel interest which she takes in the ‘ General’s” wel- fare. Ilis Grace the Duke of Wellington, who has a te for what is novel and unique, called upon the General” on the afternoon of Monday, at the Egyptian-hall, who, at the time, was in his full mili- tary dress, musing, a da Napoleon. His guardian, Mr. Barnum, asked him the subject of his med. tion. The loss of the Battle of Waterloo,” was the apt reply. The greatest soldier of this or any other age then took the ‘ General” ef twenty-five inches altitude, into his arms, and the questions which his grace put were answered with prompt- ness and intelligence. us Ina pecuniary point of view, as a mere exhibi- tion, ‘tom Thumb is netting £480 a week in the metropolis of England, a sum which must soon literally make him ‘worth his own weight in gold”—a common expression, which the bulk of mankind are destined to realize in its figurative ap- plications only. Ireland. Repeat Assocration.—The weekly meeting of the National Repeal Association took pince on Monday March 18th, inthe Conciliation f all, Dub- lin, A letter was read from Lord French, who as- serted that the fisheries of Ireland were in a de- clining state, and alluded to the distress existing in Galway, effects which he attributed to the union, Two letters were read from Mr. O'Connell, in one of which he announced his intention to be in Dublin in a few days; and thus described the new Trish Registration bil about to be. brought in by Government :—* The bill to extinguish tne county franchise in Ireland was announced by ano- ther name by Sir James Graham last night. It is, 1 understand, founded on the poor-rate valuation as to amount, but on the Chandos clause as to principle. I have had this information from a quarter of such authority as to induce me to believe it. The account I have got of the bill will, if accurate, make it one of the most virulent instruments to take away from the Catholic people of Ireland all control over the so- called Irish representatives. We shall have it in print before Easter. The greatest mischief of it, a mischief indicative of insanity in its, contrivers, is, that it will render the poor-rates infinitely more detested than they are at present, which, indeed, might have been considered difficult. I do think this bill will convert some of the best men amongst the Trish Whigs in Repealers.” Mr. Smith O’Brien announced that the Repeal rent received for the week amounted to £601 53. At the meeting on the 25th, Mr. E. W. Costello was in the chair. Among the correspondence wasa letter from Mr. O'Connell, which was ordered to be inserted on the minutes. Mr O’Connell wrote under an erroneous impression that he was to attend the Liverpool meet- ing on Friday (asat first arranged) instead of Thurs- day; his determination, therefore, was to attend the house on Thursday evening, when Lord Elliot was to bring in his Franchise Extinction Bill, &e.; and he promised to leave Liverpool on Saturday, to attend the next meeting of the association. Mr. O'Connell, afier some allusions to his visit to Eng- land, and us effects, proceeds as folle —** T can- not conclude without. observing that, on the one hand, it is impossible for the Trish people ever again to confound the English nation with the English government; the first, the English nation, have shown themselves worthy of our confidence and gratitude—the government deserves our most un- mitigated resentment: so, on the other hano, the powers of legislation are in the control of our ere- mies, whilst good wishes and kind words are all that remain to our friends.” Mr. O’Conneti’s Oration. —A grand banquet in honor of the Liberator and his co-conspirators is to take place at Cork, on Easter Monday, April 8th, on which oceasion W. S. O’Brien, 1» Will pre- side. It as expected to be a grand demonstration. A public entertainment to Mr. O’Connell, upon a splendid seale, 1s likely to take place at Dublin on Wednesday, April Toth. Mr. O’Connett.—Every arrangement has been made for the appeal to the House of Lords ; and Sir Thomas Wilde, Mr. Kelly, and Mr. Sergeant Marphy are retained for the traversers, There was some little delay about allowing the usnal licenc for these Queen’s Counsel to appear for Mr. O" nell, buy all this is now monaledbd: O’Connett Banquets.—A number of public de- monstrations in favor of Mr. O'Connel! have taken slace in England, and London having taken the ead, was followed by Liverpool, Birmugham, and Coventry, at each of which places Mr. O?Counell attended personally, to proclaim the gross injustic of the late trial. he following report of ale Co- vent Garden banquet will give our readers a pretty accurate idea of the character of these meetings. ‘The Chairman, proposing the health of the Queen, adverted to the wish of Sir R. Peel that her Majesty might visit Ireland, as implying a foul libel against the Irish people, and said that the Queen was prevented trom visiting Ireland by the same faction which, in 1 prevented Kiag Wilham from partaking of the hospitality of the eitizens of London, and that sulely because Ministers did not dare to show their a people whos origin, whose lang e religion th had so scandalously traduced and insulted. (Im- mene cheers.) This, and the usoal loyal toasts having been drunk, the Chairman said he now rose to propose “ Health and long life to Daniel O'Connell.’ The toast was received with most immense cheers, the whole andience rising en masse, waving their hand- kerchiefs tor several minutes, and the cheering was renewed again and again, Mr. O'Conner, rose to return thanks. He de- clarrd himself unmanned by the overpowering kindness of his reception, exclaiming that the dun- geon had no terrors for him, that even the rack or the seaffold could not impress him with suel sa tions as those produced by the awful magnificence of the scene. They sympathized with him be- cause they loved justice, and hated judi are tiality; because he was the victim of injust: They had convinced him of the sympathy of Eng: land for freland ; they had shown him that England and lreland were born to be united in affection and interest against the world, and to have no enemies but the emies of eac’ (Loud cheers.) ‘They had convicted him of no crime known to or defined by the law, but of a crime spelled out by the judges from the law books—of an offence which a judge imagined in his dreams, and for which he made the public suffer when he awa- kened—a monster indictment—a sort of legal Frankenstein, having nothing but some monstrous resemblance of the attributes of law and justice. (Great cheering ) Mr. U’Connell then, at great length, adverted to the circumstances of the trial, charging the law-oflicers of the crown with all the trickery and chieanery of an Old Bailey practitioner, and observing of the ‘charge of the judge, that no one had cone forward to defend it, tor it was ut- terly indefensible, and without a parallel since the days of Scroggs and Jefferies. They saw how he was coaxing the judge to pass a_lenient sentence upon him. (Mach laughter) He eulogized the English for their love of fair play, observing that there Was no synonymous word inany. other lan- uage, and proceeded to say, that, Whatever sen- nee W ed upon him, he was ready for it, for he there proclaimed, in a voice which would be carried on the wings of the wind to every corner of the civilized world, that the proceedings against him were not a fair trial, but afoul and dishonest per- secution. (hear, hear.) He, therefore, proclaim. ed his utter scorn and d fiance of the tyrants who conducted those proceedings. (Cheers.) The hon. and learaed gentleman proceeded to explain and justify his motives for calling the repeal meet- ings, and sat down amidst the loudest cheering. The Warl of Shrewsbury, in proposing the next, toast, “The People,” described the cause of Ireland as that of justice, humanity, and opposition to op- pression, and spoke in the highest terms of Mr. O'Connell as the liberator of the country. (Vehe ment cheering.) The meeting was afterwards addressed by the lion. C. Langdale, Lord Camoys, Sir R. Bulkeley, the Hlon. H. Berkeley, Mr. M. J. O'Connell, Mr Gisborne, Mr. Sergeant Murphy, and Mr. Hindley Visrr to O'Connet, anv wis FamiLy.—My friend Biernatzky gave me, before I left Paris, a letter of introduction to Mr. John O'Connell, and 1 hoped through him to become acquainted with his futher Dr Gray introduced me to him at Athlone, {leit my card at his hy yin Dublin, but had no o f improving my acquaintance wit! 8 pase hira. felt, indeed, how necessary it was for him t@ be circumspect in his “ receptions” of strange: and I sed sey all hope of personal knowledge of O'Connell. I was, fortunately, mistaken. Through Mr Fitzpatrick, the intimate friend of O’Connell, I obtained the privilege of dining at the table of the Irish patriot, and enjoying his converse and that of his family, more Rhee once. Sir Robert Peel’s peech, on motion of Mr. O’Brien, appeared in the ublin papers the day before I dined at the house of Mr. O'Connell, and he had made a speech in answer to it at the Repeal Association that very day. Mr. Fitzpatrick had told me to come half an hour before ‘Moner time. When I gave my name, I was told that he was asleep, and was forthwith ushered into the drawing room, where { found Mrs. French, O’Connell’s eld- est daughter, and Mrs. Morgan O’Connell; the former was in mourning for the death of her hus- band; she was pale, but her features, and especially her eyes, were full of spirit. Mrs. Morgan O’Con- nell is a fine Connaught woman. What must | say of our conversations? Have I any righ to speak of them? Ihave no excuse inthe celebrity of their great relative, to draw the light of publicity upon these ladies. 1 shall, therefore, only say, that the ene beamed with intellect and the other with beau- ty and SORA: Daniel O’Connell, jun. soon came ; he is a fine young man, who has pursued his studies under his father’s superintendence, and last of all came O’Connell, his two eldest sons, Morgan and John, and Mr. Fitzpatrick. O’Connell wore a green coat with a black collar, and over that a blue cloak, which he kept on at dinner-time. He begged me to excuse his not taking it off, hav- ig the habit of keeping himself thus wrapped up after he had spoken in public. After greetings ana compliments had passed, he kissed his daughter and daughter-in-law and sat down in the circle.— That he was the centre to which all eyes were turned, may be. easily understood. And, indeed, without either his name or his acts, O’Comnell is a man to be, of himself, the centre of any society. Ile sat there a Colossus, or a statue of Jupiter, dominating all. There were the signs of exhaus- tion in his countenance, but this did not prevent spirit starting trom his eyes and humor playing about his mouth. Speaking little himself, he en- couraged others with cordiality and cheertul smiles. Dinner soon came: O’Connell sat at the head ef the table, Mr. Morgon O’Connell at the foot; Mrs. French sat on the right of her father, and Mrs. Morgan on the left, and at either side the guests and other members of the family. Before we sat down Mr. O'Connell said a short grace. It was Friday, and therefore no meat was brought to the table. There was everything else in abundance, the best wine and the freshest fruits. During din- ner, O’Connell was always the leader of the con- versation, though he spoke little, and only to his children and his guests, to invite them to partake ot this and that dish, and such and such a wine. The greatest silence prevailed during the whole dinner time, and at times I felt a certain uneasi- ness seize me, euch as | had not for a Jong time before had, and which brought back to my recol- lection my days of boyhood. Alter dessert, O’Connell’s grandchildren came in, and I be- lieve, if he had a dozen, that he had sixty of them. ‘They each gave their grandfather a kiss. Ie then took his daughter’s hand in his fer a short time ; he gave his other hand to his daughter-in-law, an thus sat hand in hand with them. There was something solemn in this, which one would not have expected at a moment when the giant mind was relaxed. When the dinner was over O’Con- nell said grace, again kissed his grandchildren, and the ladies then left the room with them, The whole dinner had quite the character of a patri- archal family scene, and inspired me with more and more veneration fora man who became greater, in my eyes, every day | remained inIreland. The conversation did not get quite free even after din- ner, and [ perceived it was necessary for O'Connell to set hisown rouge going in order to loosen those of his friends. None of his sons spoke save young Dan, just returned from travel. Thad an opportu- nity, however, of Shey ar to Mr. O'Connell that in Germany fwe were all Unionists, whilst the Irish were Separatists. We clamoured for an Union, and your efforts are to dissolve one. I was then obliged to explain, and to show the difference between Ireland and Germany, Germany having much that [reiand wants, and Ireland possessing much which Germany has not. Germany has provincial institutions, Ire- land imperial inetitutions, which, without the sup- port of the provincial ones, are but a misfortune.— ireland might learn much from Germany, and Ger- many would find much to better her condition in England and Ireland. This littie episode brought some life into the conversation. 1 saw that this sketch and the example taken from Germany was new to him. This was all that [ had the opportu- nity of remarking, Tea was then served in the drawing-room, whilst O’Connell retired to his study and did not again appear. This is his daily habit, and shows the patriarchal fear in which he is held by his children and grand-children. They see him seldom, except working for the good of Ireland, and they are young enough to know him only as a great man and the liberator of Ireland. | heard that O’Connell was the gayest companion in the world, and would amuse a whole company by his spirit, fun, and humor. This can the more easily be understood, as he, being the soul of all, must naturally communicate his feelings to all around him. I dined again yesterday with O’Connell. He was quite a diflerent man from when I was there before. Atdinner he was quite active, and did honor to the viands and to the wine. The conver- sation was friendly, and on general topics; but when the ladies and the childen left the dining- room, the conversation took a severer turn. The principal topic was Repeai ; it isa subject ever new and ever interesting in Ireland. Mr. Fitzpatrick, one of the guests, said that sending a petition for Repeal to the Parliament in London, was tanta- mount to a tacit recognition of the supremacy of the English parliament. O°Connell answered, if he could hope to bring on Repea! by such means, he would not prevent that petition from being pre- sented. Right was on the side of Ireland, and power on the side of England; and if Ireland had once the power of ruling itselt, a mere matter o form would not stand in its way, nor prejudice its right. One of the guests” then remarked, how difficult it would be to bring England to a compromise. O?Connell answered, that the emancipation in 1529, even to the last mo- tien of its passing, was so improbable, that no- thing in England’s conduct to Ireland could be despaired of as improbable, He then spoke ot his own plans, and said that the way in which new epochs were founded upon the history of nations. was without precedent. The Magna Charta had been Dbtamed by unconstitutional means, and so had the foundation of the Orange and Hanoverian dynasties. Such new regulations were thems a precedent; if they were founded upon necessity, and the state of circumstances. John O’Connell then brought the conversation upon the Dublin press, and com lained that they did not, like the London press, make the private affairs and acts of the n: tional meetings the subject for leading articles. O'Connell agreed that these journals were very un- important, and that there was only one of the jour- nals which had really | writen articles. 1 won- dered at these complaints, but much more so when Tfound out that O'Connell, in spite of his power, left the Dublin press to its entire freedom. There was another remark which astonished me much, O'Connell said that Peel's do nothing policy was the very best for him. All that Peel could do would only do harm to England, and I was for a Jong time astonished at having heard him speak so clearly and simply. John O'Connell gave his fath- er a feast yesterday, to which | had the honor of an invitation. IT rejoice IT have had an opportunity of observing Mr. Daniel O'Connell in another point of view. The Irish have an admirable cus tom, in summer, of entertaining their company much as possible in the open air. They are poe! | people, and feel that nature is sufficiently be. tiful to set off the most splendid feast. John ( Connell had chosen Dalkey Island for that purpose ‘his island is situated at the southernmost extre ity of Dublin Bay; its position is very beautifa the island itself is a steep rock, upon which only a acatity hetinge grows, A Martello'tower, a title house, and the’ ruins of an old ehapei, (where in Ireland is there a place without ruins?) are the only signs to show that the island is not uninhabited — The tower and signal hou © English, but the rocks and ruins are Irish. 1e weather was not very inviting, and | preferred going by land to the point opposite Dalkey Island, whilst part of the company, with Mr. O'Connell, were togo in a boat from King-town; bat sea-sickness taught them bet and they came to a resolution to give up the island, which required so unfriendly a passage therefore, when ! came to the railway station at Kingstown, | learnt, from a servant of Mr. O'C nell’s, that the guests who had gone by terra firma had changed the plan of campaign, and that w were to ussemble at the cottage of a Dr. Mac Donald. We lost nothing by the change ; IT knew this cot- tage well; it was one of my favorite resorts. There is a'splendid sea view. Yn order to teach this cottage, one must pass over the cape which separates Dublin Bay trom the sea, At the exire- mity of this point there is a_wall which has stone steps leading up to its top. On one side of these steps isa beautital view of Dalkey Island, Kings town, and Dublin Bay ; and on the other one sees Killiney Bay. Dr, Mae Donald’s cottage is sitwated tion which commands the most beautiful in front 18 the sea, stretching in a seimicir- cle, and beginning almost at ourfeet; to the right, wild and steep rocke, against which the waves break. Above these are Killiney Hillis, whieh seem to give (he hand to those of the county Wick- low. Three or four chains of mountains, one over the other, and a tongue of land, stretching out into gether, confine a quiet, luxuriant, and paper valley of several miles extent. I never saw suc contrast of colorso beautifully blended, and it one were suddenly transported there by magic on @ summer's evening, one would imagine oveselt in the geniai clime of the South, instead of beimg in Northern Ireland. When I arrived at the rendez- vous, the company had already assembled _ ‘There seemed to be a general dread of sea-sickness. The gentlemen read the papers, and the ladies re- mained outside resting themselves. This cottage was not such a musty roomless country house as there is generally in Ireland. A table was luid the whole length of the room from one end to the other; the floor was plaster and stone, and the ceil- ing, beams and laths, The table wasluid with cold viands ; and in a corner there was another table, on which coats, shawls, hats, umbrellas, and parasols, were placed, The company consisted of O’Con- nell’s whole family, sons, daughters, brothers-in- law, and grandenildren; Thomas Steele; Mr. and Mrs. Fitapatrick ; Mrs. A. and myself, Mr. Fitzpatrick proposed a walk before dining, and I voted for the proposition. It was also adopted oy a minority of ake present; and they immediately set forth, to my regret. My sense of duty did aot permit me to remain, although t e majority was more interesting to me than the minority; but at dinner-time we all assembled together again. I think in this world there is nothing so unfortunate as to have abad+tomach, Allofthe guests, and indeed the Irish in general, have no reason to complain in this respect. All O’Connell’s friends and kinsmen attached the bottle with great assiduity, but | was obliged to act teetotaller. After dinner, Tom Steele stood up and made, with comic pathos, a speech which filled me with some anxiety. He said nei- ther more nor less than that we were under a great delusion, that we might think we were in a cottage on the mainland, but that in reality and truth, we were that blessed moment in the island of Dalkey. Every ene laughed, but | was in some perplexity to know what the worthy Tom meant, tll a neighbor explained the riddle to me. Before the Revolution of ’98, Dal island was renowned for its king. Once every year all Dublin issued forth to the island to choose a king thereof. The monarch was of the same kind as the jolly king of Ivetot in France. The deepest drinkers were the primest heroes, and first dignitaries Unhappy Ireland ‘Lhere caine a time when even this innocent joke became a terror to the rulers of Irelund, and a source of persecution for her sons. It was a national fete, and it was quite enough, in order to make it joyous for the patriot, that it should be susp'cious to the oppressor; the Irish who on Dal- key shore cried * Long live the King of Dalkey,’ filled the castle with alarin; the celebration was treasonable, and therefore was highly prized. Tom Steele’s speech had no other object than to resueci- tate this anniversary, and for this reason he inform- ed us that our terra firma cottage was positively on Dalkey Island. All agreed with him, and while the circumstances were explained to me, the elec tion took ; lace. It fell upon Mr. Fitzpatrick, who, on the spot, and without much ceremony, was im- mediately icine d king. All his subjects drank to his health, in answer whereto he spoke a long and beautiful address, just as if he had been born king of Prussia or Frauce. It was easy to see that kingship was not so awful a burthen, though the bearer strove to make it appear of a certain weight. At last he said—I must name a prime minister to manage affairs of state, and he named Dan O’Uon- nell to the post; we drank approbation, and good Juck to the choice. O’Connell rose and returned a short speech of thanks, and straight elevated Tom Steele to the office of Chancellor, he being avow- edly most learned in the law, Tom Steele then returned thanks in another speech, and declared his intention of administering law and equity as badly as he possibly could, as was the duty of a legitimate lord chancellor ‘hen O'Connell appointed a court fool, a lord of the bedchamber, naming for the latier place a young man who spent eighteen hours out of the twenty-four in bed, and devoted the remaining six to his pipe. I had the honor of being appointed home secretary, by right of my being a foreigner, and I declared, in gratitude, my fitness for the place, being in eight days about to quit the shores of Ireland. The war minister was a lady who cer- Baily had a whole park of artillery in her eyes, and another dame appointed commander-in-chief of the army. The wildest young devil amongst O’Connell’s grandchildren was named master of the ceremonies, and the mest taciturn and quiet young man in the company, who had not a word to Say, was appointed speaker of the House ot Com- mons; but still water runs deep, and the new spra- ker made a most appropriate speech, being in the following terms: “Mum is the werd” There reigned the most beautiful and indescribable fun and jolity, that it is possible to conceive ; man and wile, old and young, grandfather and grandchild, all mingled and playing gaily together It is easy to conceive that the Paglish, who amuse them- selves, as Froissart says, moult tristement, could not compresend this or render it companble with the seriousness of life. For an Englishi to have seen O'Connell at such a moment, would have begotten in him the conclusion that there Was no earnestness in the patriot. A Frenchman might understand his gaiety, er even a German, but an Englishman could only understand it in a comedian ; and such is the character which the English bestow upon O'Connell. He has shown himself thus once or twice in London, and this has sufficed to obtain for him such a false and hypo- critical character there. There could not be a lovelier nor more sunshiny day than this fete on Dalkey cliffs; the little cabin, with the old Irish Thor in hisjoviality, was sufficiently poetic, and a pair ob black eveastol whlch Ciaiall sayin exciare rendered it more poetic still. The ladies at length retired, the gentlemen clustered together, and a solid political conversation Megantd bow, of which I have only two recollections, One was a pane- gyric by O'Connell on Father Mathew, as the best orator he knew, tull of simplicity, brevity, discre- tion, poetic language, striking metaphor, without repetition, alike impressive on young and old. I could not’but ask O'Connell why, when he spoke of European sympathies for Ireland, he mentioned Spain ang France, but never Germany ; he answer- ed that Germany lay tar off, and since 1332 had shown no symptoms of liberal ideas. | flatter my- self that fundeceived him in that respect. —Jre and, by J. Venedy, a German Musle and the Drama. _ The events in the musical and theatrical world since our ast have been of an interesting charac- ter. The Italian Opem, at her Majesty’s Theatre, opened on the 9th ult, with Donizeui’s Adeha, which failed in the beginning of 1843. On this oc- casion it was a substitution for Herold’s Zampa, the performance ot which was postponed in conse- quence of the iflness of Foraasari in Paris. In Adelia, anew tenor, named Corelli, appeared, with fair promise of success. In the following week the management made a sad mistake by producing Zampa, with Signer Felice instead of Fornasari ; the consequence of which was that the opera was a complete failure. The first great triumph of the season was achieved last week by Mademoiselle Favanti, an English vocalist, whose 1 name is Miss Edwards, who made her debut in La Cer ntola, She was exceedingly successful, ver,” say the eritics, “was any thing so beautiful since the days of Malibran, heard within the walls of the opera house.” This extraordinary singer unites three complete and perfect voices, compre- hending the contralto, mezzo sop ano, and soprano without a weak note in the whole of this astenish- ing compass. She is said to resemble Catalini in beauty as well as voice, Her subsequent perform. ances have confirmed the impressions at_ first created. Fornasart is laboring under severe illness, from water in the chest. Tamburini has been sent for. A new ballet graced the opening of the Opera House, called La Esmeralda, a clever adap- tation of afew pointsin Victor Hngo’s Notre Dame de Paris most available tor pauton imic represen tion, Carlotta Grist personates Esmeralda. The music, by Signor Pugni, is described as very supe- rior to the ordinary strains of the ballet. Cerito comme! an engagement im May next, at Her | Majesty’ Theatre Mons. Duprez, the great French singer, has been performing with’ decided success at Drury Lane, in the two characters of Arnold, in Gillaume Tell, and Ferdimand, in Donizetti’s Favourit As @ singer and actor he is equally eminent: vocalist resembles him in the extent of his range of pure tenor notes—none with whom the use of the fal- setto is so little required Country theatricals require little notice. Mr C Matthews and Madame Vestris have just closed an engagement in Liverpool, The Royal Liver has closed a not succe ason, and the manager 1s giving entertainments in the country. The Edin- burgh Theatre Royal cloaed last week. Trish thea- tricals are dull. Mr. Lover, whose works are much appreciated in the United States, is giving en tertainments, under the name of © Irish PHiNgs, with considerable success. Mr. and Miss Vandenhoff are starring in Ireland They have been playing with great success in Bel- fast. Mons. St. Leon, from her Majesty’s Theatre, has been engaged for the Haymarket Theatre, to per- form solos on the violin, after Easter. The celebrated violinist, Ernst, is expected in town on the Ist instant, and is engaged to play at the Manchester festival. Grisi, Marto, and Lab! ing with Brambilla, are the French capital Shakspere’s comedy, ‘The Taming of a Shrew,” was produced at the Haymarket, as was the custom of the olden umes, without scenery, the stage be- ing curtained in and each locality indicated by a printed placard 1 Liew G have been mad che, who have been sing- xpected in Londow from ranvs, Wrypsor.—-Arrangements by the officers of the regiment, to the seu like aconfused mass of rocks heaped t0- 4 give a series of six amateur performances ut the Windsor Theatre, in aid ot the funds of the local charities, between the 8th instant and the 31st of May. Amongst the pieces at present selected by the amateurs for representation, are the following: (The Follies of a Day,” ‘The Haunted Inn,” : Bombastes Furioso,” ‘The Wreck Ashoie,”® Comfortable Lodgings,” and ‘The Rent Day.” Upon the two last occasions of Amateur perform ances, very handsome amounts were raised for charitable purposes, in connection with the inetitue tions within the borough. Tus American Company or Equestrians —The American cempany ot equestriens, who have beem performing at the Royal Amphitheatre, Liverpool, under the direction of Mr. Van Amburgh, Mr. Sands, and Mr. O, Smith, (the latter gentlemam fills the hight important post of Chancellor of the Exchequer), brought a briet but highly cuecessful season to a close on Saturday last. The talent end respectability of this able troop have caused thenp to be not only admired, but supported to an extent far exceeding the encouragement given to native artists in the same Jine. ‘The bepehteaf..Mr. Pent~ land, the popularclown, was one of the best which has taken place for years. e . THe Risteys.—The performances of the leys father and son, in Scotland, and more recently iit Liverpool, have been the ‘theme of geueral—we might add, of universal admiration. ‘The pictorial beauty of these exhibitions, as mere works cf art, is only surpassed by the spparent ease wih which the feats are executed. That surprising and most graceful little fellow, Master John Risley, is regare ded as the concentration of all that is buoyent and elegant: the fine muscular powers of the futher add to the harmony of the combination, and the private respectability of this talented family ren. ders them a credit to their country. The [i open at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London, on Easter Monday—an establishment of the first standing in the metropolis, wkere their triumphs, a few months ago, excited the admiration of crowds ed audiences nightly. Amongst the disting’ personuges to whom the classical pe.formauces the Risleys were most acceptable, was the Duchess of Kent, the Queen’s mother—a lady of the most fastidious and refined taste. The feats of the Rise leys appear to the English pubiic the more siiking from the cireumstance of there being nothing like them ever before seen on this side ot the w They are purely American and they com) the admiration of all ciasses, especially the hi classes of English society. # pain. Accounts from’Madnid of the 12th state that the Heraldo announces thut a conspiracy, in vehicle several officers and non-commissioned officers of the garrison were implicated, had been discovered at Valencia; the objects of which were to coipek General Roneali to raise the siege of Alieant, and to carry off the person of Queen Christina vc her way to Madrid. The affair appears to have beer greatly ecagmerated Two sergeants of w two corporals of saves and an officer o} manza regiment, have been arrested, and are not allowed to communicate witheach other. An offie cial dispatch from the Minister of War apy i the Gazette of the 12th, which acknowled,, approves the butchery, in cold blood, and without a tial, of Bonet and his 23 companions. It evem goes so far as to describe this atrocious mi ssaere as ‘fone of the greatest services which an honest man could render his ceuntry.” Coxfiding in the assassin’s prudence and determination, the Minister has dispatched him to Carthagena to repeat bis per formance. This is the only effectual mode of pute ting down the revolutions constastly springi: g up in Spain. Every loafer starts up and, unless he is shot, he becomes the means ot death to hundreda and misery to thousand. Queen Christina met her daughters at Aranjuey on the 21st, and the scene at the meeting isstated tohave been v 4 affecting. Whether this ame bitious woman will be able to calm the perturbed spirit. of the Spaniards remain to be seeu; but so wretchedly distracted is the country, such « blot is it on the civilization of Kurope, that even her aps pearance in the Spanish capital may be regarded as a blessing, if it be accompanied with :o de sirable a result. s Prussla. _ For some time past negotiations have been pend~ ing for a commercial treaty between the United States of American and the Germanie Union of Customs. We learn, upon good authority, that these negotiations have been broughito a el: and that a treaty has been aciually signed by the Prussian government and Mr, Wheaton, the Ame- tican minister at this court. The effect of the treaty is understood to be to reduce the present, duties on tobacco and rice importect inte Germany from the United Stat other hand, to afford facilines for the introds into the United States of several branches i man mannfactures for American consumy iin. 3 and on the ion is, of course, uncertain whether this testy, at present entered into by Pru-sia only, will be 1etitied by the other States of the Germanic Customs n, and still more uncertain whether the treaty willbe ratified by the American Legislature: but, as it stands, Mr. Wheaton has gained « tarch upon all the other govern ments who have rte attempted to treat with Germany in conmercial matters. India and China. _ The telegraphic annovacement preceding the Overland Mail of the Ist March, reached Varis om the Ist April. Tt was as follow TRAORDINARY EXPRESS The following telegraphic dispatch was : at Paris, on Monday afternoon: TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCH. “Maura, Marel 20. “The India Mail of the Ist arch adds noting to the events of Gwalior, but the return of the my Within tue British terntery, with the arty! and other contributions obtuised from the and the formation of the subsidiary continge be commanded by British oiticers. “The news from China, Which is dated the 12th of January, is purely cominericial, and not as late as we have.” Fashions for April. ‘The make of the new epring redingotes and dresses ig with tight bodies, opened with a iengthened caus, some thing resembling the straigi:t waistcoat ; they are either plain, without lacing or revere, or have a narrow revere Jorming small chule; or are with small collar form lengthened V, with Anglases, which should not } wide. Another style is nut quite so high on the sho: but still preserving the Jengthevea! ope tng int waist ; this style will he used for dems toilett and social parties, aud a fichn ad pred to it guimpe style, with Brnsseis lece fulled ry the front formed of inlets of lace and we top and narrower towards the bottom ; dilferent sty les of ornament are used on these dresses, bat the newest is the embroidery cameleon, which is produced by wer ing with the four shades of ik, matching those of which the most beautiiul gros de Naples cumeleons are compos but this, of course, is coufined to the shot cilks. An and light description of gimp 1s the passementeriv byrinthe, and aiso Venetian gimp. In walking dresses, © a Amazone are fashionable, with the iittle jac! the waist, In dinner and evening dresses mi skirts are made open at the sites, on revers of closing with ornaments of ridand or guipere gunp, trimmed with Alencon lace ; the corsages a Ca revers open to the waist ‘The loose sle ceived nt to Che or r, with sa PUrientale, ala bonne cour, &e., With the under ones more or less ornament will, it is expected, be the prevailing style this spring; it is also proposed ty open them in the Lay liers style, with putlings of musts or gros de Naple fastening them wita brides, neuds, or gimp Ball dress I still be with deuble and triple skirts; a novel style of ornamenting them is with small scarfs of tulle iL)csiomy suspended from the waist te the bottom of the skirt, where they are attached by bunches ef flowers ‘Che spring bonnets are of gros des Naples, in pale lilae, lopisg pink, aud blue , some are made of white or Hight crapes, ornamented by long benquets of fh wreaths, lowering vhrubs, half blown lilac, field with leaves and blades of grass (upotes of pa are ornamented with ruches, and fency straws wit Jonnes. ‘The bonnets coutiny il, and with havol ‘Lhe caps worn inside are tulle ch tte with sprigs of heath or small flowers. Mars ets. Lonpox Money Manxet, April 3.—The Mone: during the last fortaight has been gradually ai until Consols have yesterduy and to-day reached traonlinary price of 994 both for muney and a veral causes have led to this high tale ‘There ha some very large private operations, and stock las also been scarce; but the chief reason has bees the investoent ny recenil id to the Commissioners jor the n of the National Debt on account of the of Terminable Annuities By of Parliament es expiring in 1860 can only be grantel t amount of £2,000,000 a year, and are therefore in c request. About £100,000 tor the purchase of all w can be granted up to the Lith April next, haw been on ace brokers; as it is imperative th money s in stock, the Government t has been fi a buyer at the rate of rowent § he price of Go Consols, both loney a gh asvol, and new Thre Bank Stock 200}, aod India * ils have advenced from 70 to and ahalt percent stocks ho ied th: » successtully than could pe have been ima ‘The time for the expression sent by stockholders living in the United Kingdor + edon Saturday fast; and the amount diss 16 Proprietors, holding new th half per centa to the amount of. . Proprietors, holding anda half per cents tothe Half per Cents 1023 294. Exchequer The reduction of th 21 Proprietors, holding. « ¥. + When it is considered that the amount of stock fe the two descriptions of security shove named is Yj of £210,000,000, it will be seen that the Stockholder almost ‘universally acceled to the proposed term amount dissented for being little more than } per er the whole sum of the “tock ‘The holders of T! ‘a Half per Cents 1818 are re od formally 10 expre assent to the proposed instead of giving acquiescence : the period fixed for the declaration of assent is until the 20th of April; aud, a8 already ne bthe in amount have assented, thi great measure m considered as definitely carried, #nd a seving of & a year thus secured to the country. In the } ot