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ren neraeenaten 3 er the sloves captured on the them up to Bri nod im carrying on r for very serious ared to deny that h the ap leration ; but T do hop ution of Britt i am not pre » thatif law can rea capital to the co uance of slave trade, it will be able tobe enforced with a vigor that shail put an end to such practices.” Hiaur or Ssancu Necociations.—The Dake de Broglie having arrived in London, the discussion between him and De. Lashington commences forthwith. ‘They will, we learn, open by the French comr loner developing to the British commissioners the substitute forthe right of search, to wh M. Guizot reterred in the correspondence with the Earl of ppenttaes which was lately com municated to Pa ent. The substitute is, we believe, the mal int ice of increased naval squad Tons en the coast of Africa, of equal force by Engiand and France; and, it that arrangement be concluded, to them the Uaited States are to be in- vited to add a third equadron. In substance sale arrangement would emount to an abandonment of the night of search, so far as England and France are concerned, But if the United States can, by means ot a¢ squadron, prevent the participation of American vessels in the slave trade, without the interchange of that right, it is certainly difficult to perceive any just grounds for believing that France, a power of much greater naval force than the United States, cannot be equally successful in pre- venting the abuses of the Planoh tlag, without al- lowing her merchantmen to be searched. Ia other words, if the anti-slave trade provisions of the treaty of Washington, which do not include the right of search, be sufficient for America, similar provisions, it would seem to follow, would prove safficient tor France. But, this granted, then comes the really difficult part of 'the question. It is not by the French or the Americans that the slave trade is carried on; so, that any remodelling of the repressive system, in reference to those countries, can have very litte effect on the slave trade. The Spaniards, Portuguese, and Brazilians are the great offenders; and though the right of search might, it ia thought, be safely given up to France, which has naval force sufficient to control her eee that right’ cannot, it is contended, be abandon: to Spain, Portugel, and Brazil, which have no ma- ritime power. Yet, if the “right be abandoned i in the case of France, how, it is asked, can it be maintained in respect to these other three coun- tries? Already a motion has been made in the Spanish Cortes, to move the Government of Her Catholic Majesty to eae negotiations with Eng- land as those M. de Broglie is conducting on the part of France, and, though this motion was rejected, the success of M. de Broglie will, there connot be a doubt, stimulate the Spanish, ’Portu- guese, and Brazillian Governments to make the like demands on England. These are, en aeelep! sorry prospects for the right of search ; sorry, w: mean, in the estimation of persons “who look favorable on that right ; but they who with us re- gard the right of search as “‘ mockery, a delusion, and a snare,” will heartily wish the Duke de Bro; lie speedy success in giving it the first blow, though they may think his substitute even more valueless It is by the removal of error that truth becomes oie tn and the right of search is a black cloud at intercepts a rational view of the slave trade question. Lerrer rrom Dr. WoLFF, ADDRESSED TO A Frisnp.—Trebisonde, February 12, 1845.—Dear Sir—Manitold have been the trials which I had to sustain in the city of Bokhara, until at last the Umeer dismissed me, and sent at the same time with me Umeer Abool Kesem, one of hia majes- ty’s chief chamberlains, who was to accompany me to London in the capacity of ambassador to Queen Victoria. Col. Sheil, ker Britannic majes- ty’s envoy to the court of Persia, gave him (the ambassador of Bokhara) to understand that he wou!d not be received at London, but ashe was also furnished with letters trom the Kiog of Bok- hara for his highness the Sultan, containing an an- swer to the letter which the Sultan gare to me, he prosecuted his journey, but separated from me to- wards Constantinople, and is now with me in the Lazaretto at Trebisonde, but he does not come near me, and is very much afraid of me. Tam very anxious that the world should know that the chief instigator of the murder ot Colonel Stoddart, Captain Connolly, Naselli, and six other English officers, is Nayeb Abdul Samut Khan, a Persian, who is employed by the King of Bokhara, for the purpose ¢ f disciplining his troops in theEuro- pean manper, nod as he knows very Tittle of mili- tary art, he is very jealous of évery European officer who comes to setae I was at the very time with that horrid fellow in his garden when he put to death an officer in the service of the Sultan of Constantinople, who was on his way to Kokan, for the purpose of again seeing his mother, whom the poor fellow had not seen tor the space of eleven years. ad with him a firman from the Sulten Abdul Mejid, letters from the Cadi of Constantino- pes, Kami: Pacha ot Erzeroom ; but in spite of all ¢ was arrested on his arrival at Bokhara, sent to the Nayeb Abdul Samut Khan, and put to ‘death by that villiaa, The name ot that unfortunate officer was Hajee Mohammed, of Kokan, Yoos Bashi in the army of the Sultan. It is worth the while tu give you a short sketch of the life of Abdul Samut Khan. He was bom at Tabriz, and entered the service of Mohammed Ali Mirza at Kerman Shah, when Messrs Court aud Deveam were there. Abdul Samut Khan was expelled by the Prince from thence, on account of bad conduct, Wind which he entered the service of Abbas Mirza, where he (Abdul Samut Khan) behaved himseit 80 padiy, that his ear was cut of by order of the late Abbas Mitza, ana he was banished from Tabriz. I met at Cabool in Afighanistan, in the year 1832, with the late Sir Alexander Burnes, “who toid me— You will find at Peshawur a very ® tries to do them every harm in his power, and thus he tries to do to any other European.” [ therefore came not near the fellow on my arrival at Pesh awur. Soon after he intrigued against Sultan Mohammed Khan, and escaped from Peshawur, and went to Cabool, where he tried to excite a re- volution against Dost Mohammed Khan. He was detected, whereupon he escaped into Boxhara ; there he entered the service of the Umeer, and has already accumulated a fortune of 60,000 tomans. He is the chief of the artillery, and has the title of Nayeb. He has detained there a certain Giovanni Orlando, from Parma, whom I had got the permis- sion from the Umeer to take with me to Europe; but as the said Giovanni Orlando was informed ot the plan of Abdul Samut Khan to have me mur- dered on the road, he was afraid to follow me, and wished me to inform the Austrian ambassador at Constantinople that he (Giovanni Orlando) was detained at Bokhara by the hownd Abdul Samut Khan, and was afraid to leave that place with me, for he was aware that he (Abdul Samut Khan) had hired ten assassins to kill me on the road to Meshed, which wasalso true! The names of the assassins hired to kill me after my departure are as§follows :— Abd-Ullab, my own servant. . Dit Asea-Khan Mervee. Ismael Khan Mervee. . Raheem Beyk Mervee. Mortesa-Kasilah Bashi, of Heraut. . Ibrahim, another servant of mine. . Husseyn, of Meshed. Abbas. Hyder. The came of the 10th has escaped my memory. Now something of the character of the ambas- sador who was appointed for England. He is one (as said) of tthe chief chamberlains of the Umeer, and brother to the richest merchant of Bokhara.— Kamili Pacha, at Erzeroom, asking him of the ex- tent and power of Bokhi e replied that the land of Bokhara was 600 farsangs in length, and that the Umeer had 8@0 guns and 300,000 soldiers continu. aily in pay! Bat the real trath is, that the whole of Bokhara is not larger than the kingdom of Greece; he has only 400 regu ‘ular troops, and about 10,000 irregular, mostly without arms, and nine guns, of which three are totally uafit for being used in war. The country is very fertile. Balkh belongs only nominally to Bokhara. Tam now going, to mention to you another cir- cumstance of quite a different nature; for you must be aware that I have made a pilgrimage to suffer- ing humanity, and, if possible, to Sheet consola- tion and relief to some of them. Wheal was at Meshed, the capital of Khorassan, in the year 1831 1 found there @ community of Jews, consisting of about 230 families, most of them very respectable, and in good circumstances. When I arrived there, in the menth of March, 1844, in my way to Bok: hara, I found that most of them had turned Mus- sulmans, and a few of them had preferred death to a change of theirancient faith. ‘The reason of this apostacy to thefaith of Mohammed Was as follows: A Jewess was afflicted with a sore hand; she con- sulted, therefore, a Mussulman physician, who ad- vised ‘her to kill a dog, and wash hersore hand with the blood of the dog! The poor woman did so accordingly. [t was just on the day of Bairam Iasiantly the rurnor was spread that the Jews had killed a dog in derision of the Mohammedan feast One Said exclaimed, “ Allah Waad'” i.e. “God hae given them into your hands !” npon which thou- tands ran to the houses of the Jews, burning them down, and killing in an instant about 35 of them The rest saved their lives with the Chief Ra their head, by exclaiming, ‘God aud nothing ou God, and Mohammed the Pi porns of God.” Only a few of the old Sews and Jewesses continued ¢ ~ claiming, © Lord!” Beso! 4% fear, (srael, the Lord our God i “The law of ‘Mosoa truth, the prophets no *‘coming man” to devote himself to it, and now, in the ail of sunshine, former perils, and dan- reat rascal in the service of Sultan Mohammed Bere a ee *. han; be on your guard against him, for nader the | |, alleen coakarnes Hae rt oaipeerenet pretence of aitachment to the English nation he tion, which threatens to extend. A meeting to pe- truth ?? and their heads were struck off The rest went the west dy to the morqne, wh ere ated by the Mohammed the words, “The hight of Mo. and ‘Ali has st: one upon you.” However hon SO families soon after, with their wives ad children, emigrated, parily to Herant, partly to Yazd, Cabool, and parily to Teberan, where they exercise agi tin their former religion. kighty fami- fies are still there (at Meshed o ouvwardly sre Mussulinons, but ip secret their former r religion. Saspected of the rthe chief mullah has established a regular inquisition over them, wrote a letter to the chief muileh, and stated to tim the great interest all the Enropean powers tase in the well being of the Jews, and recom- mended them to his protection, which he promised to afford to them. The year 1839, in which the massacre of the Jews happened, is recorded by the Mahommedans ot Meshed by the name of the year of “Allah Daad.” Yours truly, Jossru Wor. Ovrruaky.—On the Ist inst., Sir Jehn Garney, late one of the Barons of the Exchequer. On the 34 inst., Lord Wynford, aged 78. His lordship was for some years Chief Justice of the Court ot Common Pieas. On the 3d inst., Miss M.H An- dre, the last surviving sister of the much lamented Major Audre, a, aged 93. Onthe 4th inst., General Sir Themas Saumarez, sged 84. On the 5th insi., Lieut. General Edward Pritchard, a distinguished Artillery officer. He was presen’ at the surrender of Fort Bourbon, Martinique, in 1794. On the 7th inst , Baron Churchill, second son of the fourth Duke cf Meriborough, and uncle to the present Dake, aged 65 On the Sth inst., Lieut. General Thomas L’Estrarge, aged §9. On the 9:h inst., Lady Gambier, widow of the late Lord Gambier, Admiral of the Fleet. On the 12:h inst., the Hon. Caroline Fox, niece of the late Charles James Fox. On a 14th inst , Major-General George Reeve: , late Lieut-Colonel of the 27th Regiment, age 2 « tos the 14¢h inst, Major General ir Thomas Corseiles, aged 73. On the 16th inst., ‘Admiral Car- Ee nter, aged $5. On the 20th inst., at Manchester, ir Thomas Potter, aged 70. On the 20th instant, the Right Rev. Dr. Allen, Bishop of Ely, agea 75. On the 21st instant, General Sir Charles Wale,aged 81. Mrs. Harriet Dowing, a literary lady, who con- tibuted to most of the popular magazines of the day, died recently of apoplexy, at Wee residence, Chipping Norton. Mr. Drummond Hay, the En- glish Consul at Tangiers, died recently at the acene of his duties. The deceased figured conspicuously in the negotiations between the Emperor of Moroc- co and the French, which ipeeneded the blockade of last year. He ta succeeded in the office by his son, Mr. John Drummond tags Mr. Alexander Blackwood, proprietor of the Blackwood’s Maga- zine, died on the 24th in Edinburgh.at M. Etienne, member of the Institute and Peer of France, died on the 12h ult., in Paris, aged 67, af- ter a very long and painful illness. Exgcution cr Taweti.—John Tawell, who was arrested, on the 3d January, for, the murder of Sarah Hart, ‘at Saat Hill, the previeus night, was tried at Aylesbury on the 12th instant ce convic- ted. The trial lasted three days. The Peidner; it will be remembered, who is 61 years of ape a_ member of the Society ot Friends, co! sbited with the deceased, by whom he had two children. He was seen crusreiae from the cottage in which she lived, just as the unfortunate woman was ex- piring of, it was proved, prussic acid, which he had purchased the same day in London. The unfortu- nate man has only been recently married to an amiable and accomplished lady. The case has a cited great interest—not less from the prcolianity of the circumstances, than from the religious prot sion of themurderer. He was executed on Friday, the 28th ult., in front of the gaol at Aylesbury, in presence of many thousands of spectators, an aad met his fate ina calm and firm manner. It may ictory to those who have taken an interest to learn that the prisoner has lefta written confession of his guilt, and also that he had made a previous attempt to poison her in Sep- tember last, which failed. He states that he was not influenced by pecuniary motives, but by a fear that the relation in which he stood to the unfortu- nate woman would be discovered by his wile. Ireland. Mr. O’Connell has been trying his hand at get. ting up wre oa ‘al flame in the Irish province once more. ednesday, the city of Kilkenny was the Ce. of a grand Repeal dinner party, flaming accounts of which appear in the Irish papers, and considering how aul mattershave been of late, it seems to have passed off tolerably well There was nothing but the old threadbare topics touched uyon by Mr. O'Connell. A few more such months of inertness, as the Irish leader, from the peculiarity of his position, has been cbliged to pags of late, and the “ale would cease to annoy the Government, and be almost forgotten by its triende. Mr. O’Connell must do something—if it only be to keep his hand in—or his authority will dwindle away, or be transferred to other hands. The mement that a popular leader becomes apaihe- tic,he ought to resign the reins to youngeror bolder spirits, The promised tripto Belgium, as “ distance lends enchantment to the view,” may, by making Mr. O’Connell “scarce” for a few months, enabie him to tide over the spring and summer; taen will come the Queen’s visit to Ireland, out of which it will be hard if the chapter of accidents does not turn up something lucky for ‘‘ould Ireland” and her patriots. Matters may rub on thus smoothly until itfis time to winter at Derrynane, by which time the year will have become pi ethoric with age What is to be done the year following to keep up the hearts of sinking Repealers, it boots us not to say—sufficient for the day is the evil thereof. But this much is certain, that by far the best policy would be for the British Minister to do justice to the country at atime when the flame has worn itself out, and when every circumstance abroad and at home shows that he would be successful. There is much to amend in Ireland—wrongs to redress, rights to concede, the sccia} system to be purified and ameliorated. Such a task would afford worthy exercise for the highest talent, but there is tion against the grant has been held at Exeter Halt; another in Liverpool is fixed for Mondey week ; and other parts of the country promise to catch the infection. But all will be useless. As regards the principle of the matter at issue, upon which seme of the speakers dilate—that is as much outraged by the present amount that the country pays to the college as it can be when the amount 7 Taadrupled, as Sir Robert Peel proposes. The Premier, to avoid an annual discussion on s0 sote a subject, proposes to make the grant permanent, for which purpose he will introduce a bill to effect his object, In their palmiest da: not have proposed, and if they! had, could not have carried, this measure ; bnt the present muinistry,Jas the soi-disant friends of the Anglican church, nopolise the power of endowing the rival church of Rome. The affai ogether, is, perhaps, the best tribute ever yet paid to O’Connell’s power and influence—involuntary paid, too, ye his enemies— the men who dislike him most. It is something for an antagonist to exact such unwilling tribute from his foes. the whigs dared France. A new plan for abolishing the ballot in tak ng the votes proposed by M. Hauranne, had been occupy- ing the attention of the Chamber. had reported in favor of a mixed m, which, while it did not abolish secret voting altogether, would greatly modify it. By the plan of the com- maittee, the ordinary mode of voting in the Cham- ber would par assis et levé: but few members could call for a division; and in cases where, acccrding to the Ao regulations, secret voting could be called for by twenty members, the committee re- commended that the number of requisitionists should be increased to forty.. This plan was adopt- ed by the Chamber on the 18:h instant; the govern- ment discountenancing, but not opposing it. Tne Journal des Debats glorifies the Ministry upon a treaty heviee been pescinves between the rench and the Imaum of Muscat, in November iow The cae is bg French subjects are to be al- lowed to A committee trade and travel in that country, and to enjo: all the immunities granted to the most favored nations. French goods imported will be subject to a duty nvt exceeding 5 per cent, no article of commerce will be prohibited, and five re pieces are to be curtent at their real value. The opposi ition papers ridicule this as one of M Guseotl pe culiar triumphs; the National says, that before this great treaty, though the English and fll oa tg paid 5 per cent, the French paid only per cen! A duel took place on the 11th inst., in the Boisde Boulogne, between M. de Beauvalon, one of the edicors of the Globe (Paris paper,) and the director and principal proprietor of the Presse The parties fought with pistols, and on the first fire M. de Beauvalon’s ball strack M. Dojarrier in the right eye, and having penetrated into the brain, the wnhappy man fell dead on the instant. The se- conds and M, de Beauvalon iminediately fled. Spain. The accounts from Madrid come down to the 18ch inst. inclusive. On the 17th the Chamber ot Deputies passed the bill for restoring the unsold church property to the clergy,’by a majority of 126 against 16. The Minster ot Justice and the Pre- sident of the Council repeated, in the course of the debate, their former declaration, thatthe rights of the owners of national property were guaranteed by the laws;” that * they had consequently no cause for alarm.” and that ‘ the restitution of the unsold property was indispensable to carry out the negotiations withthe Holy See.” It was re- ported that the Governinent had received satis! tory intelligence from Rome, and that a nuncio would be shortly accredited to the Court ‘The Inteat accounts from Madrid are of the 20.4 j instant id M. Dujarrier, They contain no news of the slightesr mo- eR 9 yee NIN) US INU PSS NY.» SORA AREH A. OD Den nmaenmereet ment. The Coriesd id not meet, mot open: d on that day owing to the religious cere- monies of Holy Week. Concha, Captain General of the Basque Provinces, had just arrived at Ma !, where M, Pascual Madoz and M, Cortixa ethortly expected. According to an official nthe Gaceta, 103,261 448 reals’ wor! eper cent titles have been issued between st aud 15ih of Mareh, in virtue of the convet- the sion cf various claims on the State. Portugal. The province cf Minho nas been the se some disturbances, iu const quence of anew upon wine, which the tax-gatherers arbit of levied. The people put the government officials to flight, who returned with an escort ot thirty in- tautry. The people now assembled in great num- bers, and drove the soldiers to a neighboring height, from which they were dislodged and obliged to?retire. The next military force ap- peared, defeated the insurgents and restored order. Some hives were lost. The affair had given con- siderable uneasiness to the Government. [ Switzerland. The Extraordinary Diet having referred the questions of the Free Corps, the Jesui’s, and the Amnesty to the Commitiees, the Commissioners had disagreed respecting the competency of the Diet to decree the gxclusion of the Jesuits. The moje Kye consisting of Mere:s. Neohaus, Murzin- ger, Kern and Drucy, maintained that competency and cited in support ot their opinion the first and eighth articles of the federal compact. Messrs. Frey and Monson construed those articles in a difitrent manner; and M. Nasff, who admitted the right vested in the Dietby the Constitution, thought that under existing circumstances there appeared no sufficient grounds to justify the expulsion of that religious order from all the cantons in which it was settled; and that as regarded Lucerne, it was in- cumbent on the Asem ly to endeavor to prevent the admission of the Jesuits by amicable means. The solution of the two other questions gave rise to no difference of opinion, The mejority of the Committee had submitted a number of propositions to the Diet, amongst others forbidding the State of Lucerne to admit the Jesuits, and recommending that State to grant an amnesty for all offences committed onthe 24th of October, 1814 In the event of refusal, the Grand Diet reserves to itself the adoption of ulterior measures. It remains to be seen whether these propositions will receive the areaperion of the Diet, ‘he Swiss uauraale to the 2lst instant,have since come to han The Helvetic Diet held its last meeting on the 20th. Several deputies who had not voted on the preceding day gave in tneir adhesion to the propo- sitions of the committee respecting the suppression of the free corps, which, having been adopted by 13 and two hall-states, became a Jaw of the con- federation. They were—Luceme, Uri, Schweitz, Untrewald, Zug, Friburg, Basle City, Appenzel, St Gall, Grisons, hur ovia, Ticino, Velais, Geneva, and Zurich. The deputy of Argua entered a writ- ten protest againat vA lecision of the assembly— “not wishing,” he said, “to assume any Y pa art of the responsibility incurred by the Voront o he re- gretted, had taken no measure calcu ulated to allay the irritation that pervaded the country.” The President, M. Mousson, afterwards informed the Diet that the Charge d’Affaires of Austria presen- ted to him, onthe 19:h, a despatch from Prince Metternich, which he had not had time to lay be- fore the Deputies,but which he would shortly com- municate to all the Cantonal Governments. He then pronounced the close of the session of the Dietin the following terms :— ‘Our deliberations are‘terminated. Some of you will retire dissatisfied. A similar disposition will manifest itself among a portion of the Swiss people. It 1s consequently a duty the more impe- rious for you to exert yourselves to maintain public order and tranquillity, and not allow the interests of the commonwealth to be sacrificed to party spirit. I must remind Lucerne that it depends upon Jovernment not to increase the existing irritation, and to effect a reconcilliation by making a sacrifice to feed country. May Switzerland be ready to provide against events, and strong enough to ‘uphold 1 her honor and liberty under every cir- cumstance. She would repent too late, if her au- thority and power were abandoned to the mercy of party interests.” India and China. A half-n onthly Overland Mail, which arrived in London on Friday, the 21st ultimo, brings intelli- gence from Calcutta to the 8th of Februi The most striking thing in it is a kind of rumor founded on facts. The military men of the Bengal Presi- dency division remark the number of troops re- moved, not for the usual relief by general Ake but'by order of the Supreme Government. Similar removals, as may be collected from casual and oc casional orders for bullocks and other incidental: to a march, have taken place in the other division: of Bengal; and it had at last been discovered that the destination of all these troeps is the North-west provinces. It may be thence inferred thet the state ofthe Punjaub gives some disquiet to the govern- ment. These movements are the more remarkable, as the usual time for marching large numbers oi troops is past; and the force cannot be concen- trated betore the commencement of the hot sea- sob, which is not usually the period for action. a ‘here is nothing new from Scinde, the Eon jaub, Kholapore, or Sawunt Warree. ‘Nepaul, so lately the scene of revolt, seems tranquil,for Prince Wai- demar was travelling through it with an escort provided by its ruler. According to reports received via Lahore, Af ghanistan, which ie hes recently suffered so much from the plague, is now visited by famine. Dost Mahomed had been set upon, when out riciag, by a band of conspirators, who wounded him severe: ly, but did not succeed in_ their attempt uron his lite. Akhbar Khan is said to be busily occupied in repairing the fortifications of Jellalabad, and still keeps the Sikhs in fearfor Peshawur. Gom- mercial affairs of Calcutta were duller than ever. Theatricals, dc. Miss Cusuman.—This lady appears to grow in ovblic favor; though her appearance before the public has been rather more limited than it had been previous to the sailing of the Cambria. Thir ‘vas much owing to the production of new pageant- ry pieces at Easter. She is announced to play witi aaetee te who is bi ae to appear for a certain number of: nights att rinceas’s Theatre, at the terminatien of Mr. Forrest’s performances. After which it is expected that she will join Mr. Mac ready, if he succeeds in obtaining Covent Garden on anything like favorable terms. Mr. Forrest.—This gentleman has been some- what more succeseful since the sailing of the pre- v.ous packet. On the 26:h ult. he appeared at the Princess's Theatre, “Metamora,” of which the London Times saye:— i By those who, from their own experience, are qualified to judge whether Mr. Forrest’s Metamo- correct delineation of Indian character, it is pronounced most accurate, and, without such experience, we may say that it is one of those por- traits which we perceive to be truthful by a sort of instinct, though we have not seen the original.— There is the heavy, slow, monotonous, yet not un- dignified stubborness through which ferocity breaks, as fire froma smouldering heap of cin- ders—a state that leaves the beholder uncertain whether it be torpor or an intentional wunlitnan of violent passions. There is the awkward blunt- ness, that even Sprroachas the comic, and raises a laugh when it defies. And there is the awful sense of My that rises from behind these peculi- arities, an ieee the Indian respected as one who isa wronged man. The solemnity with which Mr. Forrest referred to the ‘‘bones of his kindred” ‘a8 most impressive; there was an irreststible ore in the authority with which he awed down the unfortunate red.skin who appeared as informer inst him before the Puritan Council—the glance was one that compels crouching; and moe! forcible was the prayer in which he supplicated for vengeance on his foes, with all the intensity c{ hate. The dull, awkward deportment which even petrifies the figurative language that flows lazily from the lips, and the hurricane of paseion tha: rages beneath it, are the two elemests of the cha- racter—and the manner in which they are com bined by Mr. Forrest render his Metamora a most remarkable performance. Having given aa un qualified commendation to Mr. Ferrest, it_is now our painful duty to passthe most unqualified cen- sure on the piece itself, which is an importation from America. Such ulter rubbish fi unting before the public in all the dignity of five acts, and blank verse, was probably never seen in London. H been a couple of acts, limited to the part in whick Mr. Forrest appeared, we should not have com- plained, but here was a common Coburg melo- drama—badly constructed into the bargain— bloated into the semblance of a high order of play. Atthe conclusion of the piece Mr. Forrest wae called for most deservedly, and received with ac- clamations. Had it not been for the truthfulnese and force of his acting, such a drama could not have been endured; and, thanks to him, it went off with applause. sel who had playee Metamo: wife, was then called, and she, too, merited the distinction, for she had acted with ge- nuine feeling and earnestness a part by no means worthy of her talents. The London Standard save the character of Me tamora seemed to suit Mr. Forrest better than any- thing in which we have yeteeen him. It is tially melo-dramatic, and his peculiarities of man- ner are therefore herdly objectionable. Ja ar early scene, when he faced the council of the white men, and pleaded in magnanimous terms for the rights of the poor Indian, he wae very eflective, capping the interest of the situation by the startlin; energy with which he slew his false countrymar and flourished the tomahawk of defiance. Bu his triumphant moment was at the end, when hr took leave of his wife, and sacrificed her, to avoio foreign degradation. ‘Tiere were really some fia points in this scene, a tel at sensible arc skilful artist—euch ae when Id up ig knife before his victim’s eyes, and by his man- a ner the purpose to which he would apply it asthe only safeguard of honor left. There was a mix- ture of manly pathos end heroic dignity in his act- ting which Was very touching; and, although the prineipal event shocked rather then pleased, no one could deny applause to the performer. Oa acubsequent occasion it is stated, that the bombastic and clap-trap tragedy of Damon and Pythias was played here laet night to serve the pur- poses of Mr. Forrest, whose representation of Da- mon is reckoned byhis admirers 08 his best achiev- ment. There are certainly many puints in it which an actor of his physical power is likely to make Oa fective; but the language is dreadfully turgid, ad is more suited te the atmesphere of Bartholomew Fair than to any theatre of reapeetable pcsition.— Mr. Forrest labored strenuously, and his exertions were rewarded not only with Te uent incidental Sane, but with a unanimous hans when the cur- tain fell. A second English company will proceed to Paris on the termination of Mr. Forrest’s engagement at the Princess’s, under his direction deon theatre is the place where they will perform. Mr Forrest, during his late visit to Paris, was introdu- ced to some of the most influential members of the French Cabinet, from whom he has received the kindest aszurances of patronage ia the under- taking. A month, itis stated, is the time tor which the engagemenis are making. Mr. Hackett —This gentleman has been most succesetul in Hinproenesy tour through England and Scotland made his appearance in Edin- burgh on the 15:h, the performances beicg under the patronage of the Dean and Faculty of ae eates. Mr. Hackett, who appeared as Rip Vi Winkle and as Monsieur Mallet, was eminently succeesiul in both characters, and at the close of the latter piece, in answer to the loud call ot the audience, he appeared in front of the curtain and received their hearty congratulations. On Satur- day, Mr. Hackett took his benefit, on which occa- sion he b Aksini spveated as Sir John Falstefl in “The Merry 8 of Windsor.” His delinea- tion of the pally Knight is the best we have wit- neased for these many years, discovering great Sumaality, true conception of the character, and a happy and effective execution. As Col lonel Wild- fire, also, he was exceedingly happy, and imparted to the character a freshness, vivacity, and humor, that were quite irresistible. Atihe conclusion he was again called on the stage, when he expressed the pleasure which this his first visit to Edinburgh had afforded him, and returned thanks for the fa- vor with which his efforts had been received. Another paper says :—“* We are disposed to place him above any actor who has ever yet figured on the stage a8 a genuine down-easter of the Sam Slick breed. Rice we could never away with ; and Hill was hard and dry to excess. There is a ymie, however, about the Yankee of Mr. Hackett entirely new to ui lone and which not only raises a hearty laugh at his oddities, but makes one understand, for the first time, how such a ‘‘ darned queer crittur,” as he himself would say, might uot merely be tolerated, but might be liked. ‘There is No resisting the contagious good humor of eye and laugh. Brother Jo: an is in his hands, in short, a much more | ble being than as delinea- ted by Hill, Falvy-Williams, and other peiformere in the same line, who always seemed to merit be- ing kicked out of doors for their obtrusive imperti- nencies, though no man might keep from laughing at their sayings and doings. Hackett’s jolly cackle turns aside all wrath.” & He appeared in Glasgow on the 24th ult., with like success. Prorssson Ristgy anv Sons.—Professor Risley and his Sons opened at the Grand Alexandrian Theatre, in St. Petersburgh, in the beginning of the last month, in a ballet, w ich digpl layed the finish- ed and exquisite performances of himself and his sons, to the highest advantage. His reception ex ceeded in enthusiasm and intensity all his previour triumphs on theContinent— peaieaY asthey have been So electrified were the audience with the novelty and beauty of his performances, that they called him and his sons no less than seven times before the curtain on the first night! After the ballet had many of the Russian nobility insisted upen being introduced to the Professor and hia tac cinating youths, for which purpose they visited them in their dressing rooms, making handsome resents to the little fellows, and overwhelming the father with their congratulations fRAmongst those most loud in his expressions of rapture,was Prince Walkensky, the Minister of the Palace. The death of the Grand Duchess prevented the Emperor from visiting the theatre to see Risley, but a private rep- resentation was ordered to be given before him ir the Palace. Allthe Imperial Theatres in Russia are under the management of Gen. Gurdenough, who was so delighted with Professor Risley’s suc- cess, that he insisted upon accompaaying him to Moscow, in which city,after the terminatior of his engagementat St. Petersburgh, he will appear. General Tom Thumb, accompanied by Mr P. T. Barnum, had the honor of appearing before the iy and Queen of the French, and the roval fami- , at the Tuilleries, on Sunday night, the 23d inst he General was warmly complimented by the King, Queen, and royal circle, consisting ot abou' forty persons, He represented the Grecian statues, danced the (sailor’s hornpipe, sang a variety of songs, and appeared in various costumes, including his new Highland dress, with which their Mayes ties were eee The King and Queen kissed the General, and the King presented him with a mognificent emerald breast-pin, set in nee briliante, The Queen promised to send him pda ina few days. The Princess Adelaide (the King’s sister,) borrowed one of his rings, ir order to have one made to present him. ‘ Do you speak French ?” asked the oped “A little” re- plied the General. ‘* What cgn yousay in French? asked the King. ‘‘ Vive le Roi,” replied the little General, amid a burst of Jaughter and applause.— The audieuce lasted an hour and a half, at the con- clusion of which Mr. Barnum was presented with & handsome douceur, and the King wished him every possible success, and complimented him on the sraceiulness and intelligence of his protége. After leaving the Tuilleries, the General attended a large party,at the residence of M. Galignani, where he was enthusiastically received, The General’s minia- tareleauinage traverses the Champs Elysses every day, where it attracts the attention of thousands.— The General commenced his levees on Tuesday, the 25:h, at a charge of three francs admission ; and from present appearances,the will reap even & ey golden harvest in Paris than he did in Lon “General Tom Thumb calculates that he has kiss- ed two millions of ladies while in England, which, at one shilling each, the price ueually charged, would amount to near upon $500, Mr. Catlin, accompanied by fourteen Alleghaniar Ioway aborigines, nes ve a series of exhibitions, illustrative of the habits and customs of the wild warrior chiefs of the west, in Liverpool. Their performances were well attended. Professor T. J. P. Swift has come passenger in the Great Western, he having been engaged for the American Museum, New York, by Mr. P. T. Barnum. Professor Swilt has been for many yeart engaged at the Royal Adelaide Gallery, London, where he has been favorably § known asthe director of the magnificent optical and other scientific ex hibitianaso popular at the tne pate at the Royai Polytechnic Institution. ‘The Professor is well provided with dissolving views, microscope, physi oscope, proteagcope, camera obscura, aud a gr variety of noveltier, which cannot fail to prove highly Pn igi attractive. r. Sands, and infant brother Maurice, did not return to Alleghania with their troop in the As turton, but have been Playing very succers(ully at an entertainment, very similar to that furnished some time szo at most of the theatres here by Mr. Risley and hie sens. At Drury Lane Theatre the play of Robert Ma- caire has been turned into a ballet. A burleeque imitation, though not a travietie, of Antigone, as recently produced at Covent Garden, is now running successfully at the Haymarket. Thalberg was to give a grand concert in Pari on the 3d of April, at which Misa Birch will sins for the first time in that city, after which she will return to England, and remain until the autumn. when she will proceed to Milan, to fulfil an en- gazement at La Scala. Thenew theatre st Wolverhampton has beer opened with great eclat. Mr. Macready and Mr. G V. Brooke are now playing with great success at the Queen’s Theatre, Manchester. Mr. Macready, we hear, is engeged to appear at the opening of the Liverpool theatre ft, Sheridan Knowlee, who is on a visit in the na of Madeira, has been giving a course of lec- there on dramatic poetry, to crowded audien- Some v ays complimentary verses have ap. din the Madeira Defensor. Peo. Donaldson, the singer of English and Irish comic songs, was lately hooted and pelted off the stage of one of the theatres at Lisbon, by the in dignant Portuguese crit for what they, anc some others, conceived to be bad singing and high- ly offensive geniculasion: He gave another enter tainment of the same nature at Oporto, on the night of the 2 hult. Theresult was alike in bott cases. In Oporto he had the additional disgrace of being marched out of the theatre (Santa Catha- tina) under an escort of eight municipal guards and thrown into prison. An Americaa lady now exhibiting in London, promises to excite no litile attention arnong the lovers of the mysterious and the wonderful. Sbe is apparently endowed with the faculty of second sight, for she turns her back upon you, and yet ir able to speak of everything that takes pl ce wit! the most unfailing accuracy. It you throw up + couple of dice, touch a strange card, or even lightly whisper A name, she tells you in a moment wha is done or said, and that without difficulty or delt- beration. A more satisfactory syeter of myatifi cation has, we believe, never been before seen, ‘The great composer, Weber, at the time of hir desth, was engaged in writing the music} of a co- tic opera, and among his papers.were found the scores of eleven pieces of the work Cpr ha ed. According to the desire of the e of M. Meyerbeer has undertaken to fiaish the which will be brought out at Berlip, under thi aoe pices of his Mojesty. At the cloge of the first evening’s performance of “Antigone,” in Dublin, a loud ery arcese through- out the house, after the principal performera had appeared at the foot-lights, for the author. So unanimous was the call for Sophocles, that the manager had at last to appear, and explain to the impatient crowd that the worthy Sophocles had died some two thousand years ago. At the arena of the Roman Amphitheatre, Coo. perstreet, Manchester, on Tuesday, the whole of the well-known atud of Van Amburgh, anelephant, girafle, several lions, harness, vans, ‘&e. +» Were dis- posed of by Mesers. Lucas, ot Liverpool. The sale appeared to excite considerable interest, and the attendance, admission to the theatre being obtain- ed by the purchase of a catalogue, was very numer- ous. A new “ Stabat Mater” given at the Hano- ver-equare Rooms, and the simple and naked elo- quence of Pergolesi was put into curious compari- son with a composition by Mr. Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, a son of the popular actress. This artist, apparently not yet out of his teens, has writ- ten a work not only extraordinary for one so young, but worthy of distinguished eulogy, had it beenthe effeprivg of a musician hoary-hea ed in experience. The whole of the work is masterly, and there is scarcely a coinposition in itwhich foes not contain something large and etriking. The composer con- ducted in person; and at the conclusion he was honored with the loudest congratulations. —_Morn- ing Herald. Felicien David’s ‘‘ Desert” has been brought out in London, and excited no little interest among the amateurs and eminent musictars who were present. A new opera, entitied ‘ Eraani,” has been brought out at Her Majesty’s Theatre. It has been highly succeestul; also a new ballet, entitled Ealing, or La Dryade. beta oa Schiller’s Wallenstein has been acted slp eat effect at the Odeoa, in Paris. Madile. Lola Mon- tez, the Spanish danseuse, whom the habituse of our opera will weil remember, notwithstanding she danced for one ap only, has made a decided “hiv? at the Port St. Martin. The celebrated: singer, iMadame Dorus Gras, i sar ison the point of retiring from public life. The ee of Portugal has conferred the order of St. Savior on the pianist Liszt, and Presented him with a superb gold snuff box, valued at six thousand francs. The measure of enthusiasm at Berlin tor Made- moiselle Jenny Lind, say be gathered from an anecdote or two in the foreige journals. The flice of the capital has been obliged to interfere, y a decree carrying fine and imprisonment against an abuse introduced into the distribution of tickets on the night of that lady’s performance. Hours before the box office opens powerful men ct the clase of porters and others,sble to sustain pressure, have been 1n the habit of stationing themselves at its doors, and buying up the tickets of admission, which they have sold afterwards at twenty an thirty times their price ;—while the opera direc- tors themselves, in order to meet the fact that the afternoon trains bring, every day of Mdile. Lind’s performance, te Berlii in, numbers of wey, for the sole purcose of hearing her sing, have thought it right to set aside four large boxes, to be let out in single places only, and the sale of whose ad- mission tickets shall not commence till half an hour before the commencement of the opera—no two to be sold to one person. Mr. and Mrs. Charies Kean had commenced an engagement at the Sheffield Theatre, with the tragedy of ‘‘Richard the Third,” in the original text of Shakspeare, and allthe scenery and cos- tumes lately used at the Drury Lane Theatre. Mr. 8S. Russell, comedian, and father of the stage, expired on Wednesday, the 26:h ult., at the house of his daughter, in Gravesend, at the ad- vanced age of 79 years, having been born i in 1766. Vauxhall Gardens will be opened at Whitsun- tide, for the hundred and fifteenth season, under the direction of Mr. Kobert Wardell, the former proprietor, who has become sole lessee. Mies Helen Faucit has been presented in Dublin with a most tiful and valuable Fidulo or brooch, by the Royal Irish Academy and Seciety of An cient Art, gs a testimonial of her histrionic pow- ers. Mr. puny, of Her Majesty’s Theatre, has added a new danseuseto the alreauy copious hist found in his programme. She is designated La Nina, and her performances have excited the live- liest interest in Spain, hernative country. She ir said to be aperfect specimen of Andalusian beauty; and to be remarkable for the extreme grace and elegance with which she performs the dances pe- culiar to her nation. Drury Lane is rivalling the Italian Opera with the ballet. Lucile Grahn and Dumilatre a short time since made their appearance here, and Mdlle Polin and M. Gasperini, with Mesdlles. Adeles and Louise, offer their attractions in the present season. Literature. —The following new works have recently made their appearance :— Jonathan Sharp, or the Adventures of a Kentuckian— written by himself; 8 vols. 8 vo. Chillen, or Protestants of the laa Century; historical ‘tale—by Miss Jane Leuisa Willyams; 2 vo! St. Patrick’s Eve, or three years in the Phir of an Irish sapere eead Lever. Zoe, the History of Two Liver; anovel—by Geraldine E. itor ol 3:8 vols. Ten Years, 1830-1840; France during the (riers Beye, , ond under Louis Philippe—by Louis Blanc; a 2 VO! os and Legends of English History—by Camille ‘ou! pte of Honor; a Tale of the Court of George 1.—3 Feed Cecilia Farrencourt—by Henry Milton, q Revelations of Spain in 1845—by OnE Eng! i el ent; vols. The Cock and Anchor; being a Chronicle of Old Dub- lin City; 2vols. ‘American Facts; 1 vol. 8 vo. Derrohan, or the Court Conspirator; an Historical Ro- mance--by M. iugene Sue; 2 vols. we History of Morgeret Catchipole, a Suffolk Girl; 3 vere Prime Minister; an Historical Romance-by W. H. G. Kingston, Esq. Letteca of a German Counters, written during her trr- vels in Tatkey, Egypt, the Holy Land, Syria, Nubia, ke., in 1948-44 —traus! fated by H. Evans Lioyd, Erq. Markets. Lonpon Monsy Manxxr, March 29 —On receipt of the sed intelligence that the Legislature of Alleghania had p: final resolutions for the annexatien of Texas, Cons which had previously been firm at 1004 tor Money, and 100} for the Account, receded to 99} for the former, and 99} for the latter. A slight reaction nas since taken place. but the Funds are still rather pg ‘and the closing quo tations are 99} to} for Money, and 99$ te | forthe Ac. count, Exchequer Bills are 69 to 67 premium. It must be remarked that, for soma timo past, the transaction: been on a limited scale, owing to the large invest nts made in Railway Stocks; under such circumstances the market wus more readily aftecied by the news from Alleghania than it otherwies would have been. To the Foreign market Mexican Bonds have, of course undergone some depression, but they are now firmer, and bt so to be recovering. A meeting of the boxdhoklers Columbian Stock is to be held, to consider of the accep- tance ofa renewed offsr of the terms previously submitted to them by the Government of that country for the com- promise of their portion of tho originaldebt. Pciceact most Stocks are firmer to-day. Chilian Bonda have been done last at 103: Columbian at 15g; Mexican, 36; Deferred 17; Peruviin, 82}; PEE neee 893 and 654; and Spanish 30} and 40] respectively. Atiecnania Pusirc Secuntes ix Loxpow.— The pans of the February dividend on the Pennsylvanis jonds has given much eatisfactien, not hag f to holters or that stook, bat to parties interested in all other Alle- ghania securities. This, the first step in the right direc- Uon, takeu by the State most in disrepute in commercial circles, hos imparted more firmness to prices generally , but not until the next August md ia prid will th s'eadin be of a decided character. There ae who fear that the latter will not he prompth Pt f Her ¢x- effect is awekening on honest feoling in such S:ates as have no Myon | olembiced fated ; bat we trnet that Pannsylvania will steadil «ws the honorable couray shn as Commenced. smple, it is expected, will have a conn S:veral large trav sections have cecurred in Penney! vania Bonds at 69) to 70, and taero is much disposition to purchase other Stocks, but there are few sellers at the quotations. fires dc pese4 Vaited States Five 9 = New York Fives 0 = = ie 93 94 “ “ Pennsylvania Fives 69 70 Onto Bixws. . 187 98 “ Massachuce ts Five: (Stg B: Indiana Fives,, Indiana 6's (Sterliny Iinois Sixes 70 2 ( 1870 3 Palmer 1856, - Baring & Co.1958 63, s Lonisiana Fives, “1944-47 69 ‘9 59 Alabama Fives. w “© (tg. Bada)’. iées.oc06 81 City Stocks New York Fives. . ee eee Incorporated Banks, United States, 8 perot..,. 6298 45 Lososn Conn Manne arch 98. —The reiurne for the revert werk show full average arrivals of englis wheat for our market, yet the number of samples of whi n offer thia moraing was by no means poli ay tendisee of tuyere heing amall, ooly the fides tities were enquired for, and commanded fu mtall other kiods were a mere diug, and ao was not effec'od. In freo foreiga wheat, as well as nti mder Jock, next t) nothiag waa doing ot late raves. Ba ey and matt were ia moderate supply and sluggish re qnest at about Monday’ quotations. The erivaly ot irish onts having been very extensive, the oot trade wa. bah adecling of @1 per quarter, Other grain as last Farce ciiseenes aero artnet oi" ppoeaiape Ix IRR TSSPTaT EPR TTT TORT a TTT ET Loxvon, March 28.— Ashes— Prices of athes are firm; 73 brie How York ot blic sale realized 268 for first sort Pearl, 248 for second, and 243 8d for first sort Pot. 236 bris of x ada chiefly sold—first sort Pearls 25s, first 244 3d to 253 8d, second 228 Od to 23s, thir owt. Cotton has been in limited request during the Jast fortnight, but en advance of 4d ee which i Lo aghon realized, is still maintained. i—There has but little poi transacted of noe her in Scotch or English Irom, and a further slight decline in prices has teken place. Pig in the Clyde is of f it 1053 to 1078 Gd. Bar in Wales 125s, and Pig is Wi 116s to 120s, British Bar 190s to 2002, and Railwe) Bars 2203 to 225s. A beiter demand is ¢x; to take hortly, und &n Cone is looked tor. At Liver- been done in Railway Bare at' in the Clyde vt 1003, cash. fry 7 lron is quoted at last werk’s rates. In Steel and Lead lit- ' tle has beendone. Tin continues in request, and higher riees are demanded; Banca is held for Tis to 72s, and, Biraite 69 to 705. Bpelter is asked for, and sales made have | 4 gone at a slight advanoe—on the s} cols £22 to £22 78 6d. and for deliv: r is firm at £94 for British Cake, teva fer South American. Provisions—The stocks of Batter are very small, and holders are demanding very high prices; there are, however, few buyers of Irish at present; American is in request at 653 to 96. Lard isin demand; prices are en the advance, and American is quot- ed 603 to 658 per cwt. Hams nre more saleable at 50s to 653 per cwt for American. For American barrelled Pro- visions there has been a rather better inquiry. India ee per tierce, £4 163; India Mess £8 10; Mess £3 68; M Pork 3 £3 As per bbl; India Pork £4 178 63 bas stent at Mess India 2 to £27063, M 4 cwt., duty paid. Ri good b cleaned Hice nt firm rates. Caroliaa bri Patna 14s to 18s per owt. The supply is small at present. T —Russian Tallow is dull, ond has a cownward tendency; but the supply of ‘American and Colonial hav- ing fallen cff, those sorta maintain their value; at auction recently, 96 casks North American realized 863 04 to 878 percwt. ‘Tar—Holders of Tar appesr more inclined to Trp sales, but prices exbibit but little or no variation. eeeshtee ‘There is @ good demand for Ro 84 to 8 6d; Spirits are more wanted at previvus rates, and pie rule firm at 876 Gi for puns, and 383 to $9s6d per cwt forcarboys. Liverroot Corton Maxxet, March 14th.—Noxt week we hops to be cere on our operations in the it staple, free from all the emharrassments of duty an: bonding system. This will set free a vact quantity of * cotton belonging to consumers, which is now lying bere awaiting that event. The very large proportion which now lies in bond has Lens during the lost few little additional d-mand to taat which is duty ti the transactions im bond give to the bayer who isivclined to wait for free delivery an advantage—the amount of cuty being about equally divided between bim and the seller, Onr quotatiors\ ecognize this differenc, and aim ata mcdium rate between the prices obtained for cotton in bond and free. Ascompared with last week our trar- sactions are on a moderate scale; they have, however, been sufficient to prevent the market having'a dull and drooping appearanee. With regard to prices there is but little charge. The more contracted and less speculative demand has brought bifore the buyer a greater range of quslities for his selection, and in some instances at acon cession of }d per Ib in price. ‘We still wait the packet’s accoucts, but she will, in allin probability, be bere to. pleht or to morrow mernin; 10,000 American, 1400 Su- and 600 Egyptien ha ‘been taken on specuiation; and 300 American for export. The sales cf the week amount to 83,700 bates, From the Circular of the United Brokers The demand has become more moderate, and the mar- ket is devoid of animation; thero is, however, little change to notice in pee, excepting for American de- scriptions in bond, which, in many instances, have been purchased }th per ib. lower ; Brazil and Egyptian com- mend iull prices, end Suret is steady. Speculators hava taken 10,000 American, 600 Egyptian, end 1400 Surat, aie soars 200 American. ‘Total ‘amount of sales 83, {From the Circular cf Messrs. George Holt & Co.} Rerort yor tHE Waex Envino Marcu 20.—The satis- factory state of trade in this country being for some time pasta settled poiat, the Cotton market hes narrowed it- more and more into a mere greation of quantity ;4bat question as to the extent of the American crop. In consequence of ‘his being the all-absorbing feeling, the arrival of the steamer, of the Ist inst., from Boston, was looked for with ‘puree, interest. It’ was not considered that her accounts would sctuolly sett! crop, but give such indication, by the supplies at the shi ping ports, when compared with former years, as would Filow of a teir inference an to ite totel extent. ‘It eppears that the quantity received is 196,000 bales more than last m t, and 119,000 beles lesa than in the year before that.— he year of the greatest eurply, 1843, gave a crop of two millions, three hundred teventy thousand bales. All parties from these few Sevres msy drat their va- rious conclusions. Our own im) is as before stated, that it will preve neither }) Dor overwhelm- ingly large, but, add to our existing stook, and sbun- dant supply for both Europe and American, until we come under the influence of the next season. Since the arrival of the packet on Tuesday, we have been almost‘at astand. What little has been done has been done in small jots, to keep the mills going until barge in bond, lying here en spinners’ account, in such large quantity, is free from duty, and this has been transacted mowtiat easier prices. 5,000 American have been taken on speculation, and 700 American for export. The number of sales amount to 18,950 bales. (Fcom the Circular o the United Brokers.) The Halitex steamer of the lat inst. having brought an account of a cons derable increase in receipts at the various ports, andthe uncertainty as tothe period when the abolition of duty will teke cflect, have together ten- ded to sug) business, and Americen descriptions,! ar y offered, have further declined $4 Tiptions ‘remain tolerably sears he queta- . Speculators have taken 5600 American, and ex- pears 700 Americen. Total number of sales, 18,910 ea. Report ror tHe Weex rvpinc Marcy 28—[From th Circular of Messrs. Geo. Holt & ( eee quotations of Cotton in this market have alread: weal shies at the long, or duty paid rate, and even during the transition from duty paid to free, our quotaticns have had reference to the value of theformer more then the latter. At the same tine, since the budget was brought forwerd, a very farge business has been done at the long price for Cotton | aioe in bond, from which price the seller deducted the luty, thereby placing the buyer pretty nearly in the same situation as he would be by a purchase made at this moment—that ia the remission of tue late duty, 5-16 falls into the hand: the buyer. Consequently, our adjusted acale of quotations, ay given this day when all cotton is free cf duty, will show, es compared with last week, a very sensible reduction. This eportent change ogain places cotton before the buyer st the lowest price of lost year. If this be not strictly ro, acomparison with the bs’ kining of December last, when fair Uplands were quoted at 4}1, will show our present quotations for American to be valy about 41 above that period of our extremest de- pression. 2.400 American have heen taken on specula- tion, aait 850 do. for export. The sales of the week amount to 25,920 bales. [From the Circular of the United Brokers.] The market hes remained inactive throughont the week the business having ina great measure been confived to tne wants ofthe trade. Am-rican descriptions cre freely offered, bat prices ure without chai with the exce tion of the 5-164 per jb, the amount ¢ duty, the aboli- tion of which came into operation on Saturdt st; our | deseine are therefore reduced accordingly; sli ott lescriptions, with the exception of Bshia, which scarce, are heavy of éale, a: a slight reduction. Spec! tors have taken 2, 600 Ameri and 350 American tre been takentor export The total number of sales during the week have been 28,920 bales. Liverroo. Mares, Maren 29.—Ashes—There has been some littls enquiry for Mowtreal pot end pearl, and aome few parcels bave been sold, the prices of which are not reported. Bark—200 seroons of Peruviva by auction at 22 6d to 28 74 per lb. Corn—Har ly any country buyers at our corn exchange to-day, and our heme miilers being, with very few exceptions, en- tirely on the seserve, the trade for all descriptions of vheut remains dull in the extreme, at a decline of 1! p= 70 Iba; and had avles been feasibie beyond a limited re amount, purchases might have been effected, in por cozes, at a somewhat farther abatement. Sack flour, al- 80, beirg equally difficult to cell, was vominaliy rather | cheaper; barrels, both free and in bond, almost whelly eg lec! Barley, malt, beans and peas, were in limited vequest, and oor last quotations Supported. Oats, in absence of country dealers, rec:dod jd to 1d p» 46 aud participated in the general du‘iness W desea toa other articles of the trates whilst oatmea! on A limited demand, was unaltered in value. Dyewoods The principal business done has been in logwoo:! of which 400 tons of Campeschy have been sold t:om £7:0 £774 6) por ton, according to quality, and a0 tons Si. Do- mingo at £5 153 perien. No sales reported in fustio oF Nicaragua wood. Of Sanders wood ouly a «mall Ist Ma- res has been taken at £5108 perton. Flexieed—A pare cel of 200 bhde sid st 70) per bhi. Lard—American is co there ja no — tthe preiiminary nisetivg of the Stators Shropshire irou mas:era, held at Wolverhampton, on the 26th instant, it was unanimously agreed to advance 603 per ton on plates.sheers end hoops, snd 40s perton on har, reds, ke An increaset demand exists for railway bars, and hogher prices are confitently 1ooked for, Oils For olive there nas been a better demand since the remov-lof the duty, and abeut 100 tnns have found buyers at steady wtices. Fish have expericcced some improvement. Seed, particularly I d, have been more enquired for, but no siteration cam be noticed in priser Oil of tarpentine, in consequence of the dusy bring astually taken off foreign cosia, has acvasced to 36) par cwt, bit no sales havo rantpired Palm isin good demand, and inelading some interior prrecis sold by auction, nearly 300 tung heve been tokwn this week by “the soap trada, at steady rates; ome #1 ve oppesred for arrival, bu t the import are fee net d to sell at present for forward delive- ¥, Ree -5,i00 bog at l0to tks 61 per owt. boing aher higher Taloy at, acd Petersburg yellow can- tis is selting at 40).at which new tallow for delivery at ho ead of the year is also cff-red; 9s have been ein Alleghanion dc reriptions YRen—A foie Lusinees res been doing in good descrip tons, at about the previ- nt raves; all Common blacg ond green, of old import,are very h wy, and to eff.ct sales ell lower prices must be accepted. CommeneraL Summany.—The operations of the new (a- Cf + speemily as respects foreign (ree grown labor eugor, 8 bacomi og more nace than was ia the first instance sent: mplared iverpool, as well «8 ia London, thera wave wea by pb auction of imports, under the required to entitle to the new scale of ay be suid, with truth, tha wits are nost Rath y. Tuke the fcllowin; example, urnishrd hy an eminent merchant. cargo of Java Sugar, with a certificate of origin, nie eriived cor Baravra, impo by Thornton and West, which, under Sir R bere 's new act, willeome inat the duty. of 935. 41. ,.e7 OW, instead of 359 O4., the rate fixed lest sear Louisiana Sugers are fortbeoming in considerable yond w! yer sold toedvantage. Exports are con- 4 ral produce marketa are very firm, and a con- iercble smoust of bi 8 privately in Wools, adigoer, wou Wert India intercsta we Bighly ht 10. a most sbardsnt crop A sugar inoure Lone: Jo Le, wl parties are looking orward for \ very Driek Spring trade. | ‘The advices frou the manntacturiog district ‘noro cf the moat cheerful char acter There inoue point, however, which excites a! prevent asbade of ap; rehenrion, namely, the prospec! of the harvest, The winter has been so continuous, ani