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ranuDgp to jtnoiiftayg ¡¡Joøtø. TUP p LONDON, APRIL 4. aris papers to Thursday's date inclusive Cabin'tVe 5en. rec-eived since our Inst. The new nients a Was.nn'nS to display in the several depart- Admi ,n actlvity not observable during many previous Tliier«!1Sf ratl0"s anc^ general opinion is, that M. tint m' r0m P°Pn''arit.V, has little hostility to fear ber of'p ^rove to bis Government. The Cham- secret s Ce*rS ^iat' rece'vec' a Bill on the subject of the it bevo m?ne'v' ')nt n°step bad been taken upon there J! it for examination to the Sections General « 110 doubt that it would be accepted. Marshal lst'an' *s to be promoted to the rank of the 'rance' as a compensation for his loss of annonn « -E™bassy-The D,,ke of Orleans, it is the crttn^ !f Pos^*ye'y to proceed to Algiers to take of thn ma a division of the army on the opening of the campaign against Abd-el-Kader. After the Oran 100 ec'eab, the army would proceed to auarfef38 }° °PF)°se the actual enemy in that Wa. ti 0 °beck the hostilities with which France that tt> 6a e"j by Morocco. The Toulonnais states the Pr^ s<Inj*dron of Admiral Rosamel, after escorting of Mor"06 *° Algiers would sail for tlie coast of Morocco to contribute in overawing the Emperor. format; S e exPfess was setting oft' from Paris, in- had hppn WaS rece'ved that Elio, Iturmende, and Alzaa Pyrenees arres'ec* 'n the ^departments adjoining the Cabren 'taS were preparing to enter Spain, in Pran,! bad written to the leading Carlists malcino- 6 ,?• the.effeVt that, unless they succeeded in strovprf a,lvers,on in Biscay all his hopes werede- had detppr that the French Government ever,y esertion,to ,,revent letters from Biscay M fr0m. what « stated in private that Cabrera's fat/' 18 no Kreat aPPrehension Perate expedient l?" u ,de]ayed hy an £ 8Uch des* vernment will »u 13 believed that the French Go- of the success of°tV T6ry Possible obstac,e in the way in the Basque Prl S attemPt t0 revive fbe civil war stances tho • rovinces; and under such circum- bably be insS^cnlsh^f d° Pr°" •d'Arrannn8 ^rom. rid is to the 24tli nit. The Eco partem of <jontain? the official report of General Es- partero of tile takiii,, of Castellote. Private letters fhev ha l ar^st) garrison did not surrender until seven °St 0ne half their number, including Gf -f, cers- The following is the General's account °f its capture: — ofcJrV? 8at_isfac,ion (o inform you that the towD and fort n,f 'eJi,av« fallen into (he power of ttie brave troops under known s^a Tlle "rebels made the most obstinate defence Thfvmo"106 commencement of this saDguinary warfare, onlv re.ireS°'ved to perish under the walls, and the leaders or hJi i the cl,oil'e of defending the place to the death, be rPl"?. if ^ey SD""endered, when hereafter they might in th C^S a? Prisoners of war. The black flag was hoisted tlie fi6 j 1 P c.e> by them, but, on the town being taken on °» thepost^ 't8 '>e'n^ 'nvaded, the Spanish flag was hoisted The batteries have fired during the siege with such admirable (J ecision thai to-day all the works of I he fori have been destroyed. yesterday '° mine the tower which had armi* ien'i I he mines were charged, and the match about to be „PL !? ™,le.n rebels, seeing that ttiey bad no chance left, n,,i a 'heir end was al hand, called for quarter, by hanging aw ite ensign. They were Spaniards who fought with such averv, and, therefore, I could not rest deaf to the inspirations -jia,m'\ni' and, on ihe instant, I ordered the tire to cease, pro- • hif r .i £ ar.rlson surrendered witliot any other condition than t at of 11 eir lives being saved. A few moments after the flag of I lie Queen floated on the enemy's battery. >i p u >» de la VlTTORIA." Castellote, March 26." A Carlist corps, consisting of three battalions of infantry and a squadron of cavalry, under Garcia, had been beaten in a conflict near to Segorbe by the young Brigadier Paiva. By the arrival of the Great Western at Bristol yes- terday, from New York, letters and papers to the 19th ult. have been received.—Although the reduction in interest and other favourable changes in England had been reported, trade and money affairs did not revive in America Business generally continued to remain exceedingly inactive, the number of merchants arriving from the interior and other quarters being compara- tively few, and the amount of merchandize from abroad »y recent arrivals extremely light, whilst the amount of produce already received from the interior has been about as extensive as usual. Little improvement was anticipated before the autumn. Money was abundant at 7 per cent, interest, but capitalists were cautious and timid in discounting. From St John's, New Bruns- wick, intelligence has been received to the 23d of February. Considerable agitation was prevalent about the Boundary question, and preparations were actively making to meet the threatened aggressions. The State of Maine had not only taken military possession of part of the disputed territory, but was actually con- structing forts, and moving cannon there to strengthen positions, and for ulterior objects. The American papers publish a further correspondence between Mr. Forsyth and Mr. Fox on this question; the latter in a communication dated Washington, March 7, observes Her Majesty's authorities have not as yet altered their state of preparation, or strengthened her military means within the disputed territory, with a view to settling the question of boundary, although the attitude assumed by the State of Maine with reference to that question would be a clearjllstification of such measures; and it is much to he apprehended that the adoption of such steps will sooner or later become indispensable, if the people of Maine be not compelled to desist from the extensive system of armed aggression which they are continuing to carry on in other parts of the same disputed territory." A second geological survey of certain parts of New Brunswick had been accomplished hy Dr. Gesner, under the instructions of Sir John Harvey, the result of which had amply determined the vast extent and richness of the coal fields of the pro- vince, before vaguely known only, and the more ad- vantageous localities undetermined. Mines here and there had been worked on a small scale, but without the proper degree of practical and scientific knowledge in the selection of situations and the process of working This survey resolves the fact of New Brunswick being one of the richest coal districts in the world. Her Majesty held a Court at Buckingham Palace on Thursday, at which addresses of congratulation were presented on the occasion of the royal nuptials from the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The very Rev. Dr. Duncan, Moderator of the General Assembly, read the Address, to which her Majesty returned a most gracious answer. All the Members of the Deputation were presented to her Majesty and kissed hands. The Deputation subsequently presented an Address of Congratulation to Prince Albert and the Duchess of Kent, and several other Addresses were also presented to their Royal Highnesses. The Queen afterwards gave audiences to the Duchess of Inverness, Viscount Melbourne, and the Marquis of Normanby. In the evening her Majesty and Prince Albert honored the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne with their company at a grand fete and ball at Lansdowne House. The Royal party arrived in four state-carriages soon after ten o'clock, including the Duchess of Sutherland and the Lords and Ladies in Waiting on the Queen and the ^Gentlemen of his Royal Highness's House- hold. Ihe company consisted of about 500 Person- ages of the first distinction, including the Duke of Sussex and the Duchess of Inverness, and the Duke, Duchess, and Princess Augusta of Cambridge. Danc- ing commenced shortly after eleven, to Weippert's full band of performers. At a few minutes before one, Ihe Queen and Prince Albert were conducted by the Noble host and hostess to tne dining-room, where a sumptuous supper was prepared, consisting of the lUost rec/terelté viands and wines of approved vintage. At the conclusion, her Majesty and Royal circle re- turned to the ball, which was resumed and kept up until an early hour in the morning. Her Majesty and Prince Albert retired shortly before three o'clock, and were immediately followed by the Duke, Duchess, and Princess Augusta of Cambridge, and the Duke of Wellington.—The ball was opened with a quadrille, when her Majesty honoured the Earl of Sherborne, eldest son of the Marquis of Lansdowne, with her hand, and Prince Albert danced with Lady Louisa Fitz- maurice, daughter of the Noble host, and Princess Augusta of Cambridge. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, according to present arrangements, will leave Buckingham Palace on Wed- nesday the 15th inst., for Windsor Castle, to pass the Easter recess. The Queen and her illustrious Consort are expected to remain ten days or a fortngbt at the Castle. The will and codicil of the Right Rev. Samuel Lord Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry has passed the seal of the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Can- terbury in Doctors' Commons to the Rev. T. Butler, his son and sole executor. The personal property has been sworn under 30,0001. The will is dated in June, 1835, when the deceased was head-master of the grammar-school in Shrewsbury, and the codicil in 1838. The whole of the property is divisible amongst his children. MONEY MARKET. —The Gazette of yesterday even- I ing contains the Quarterly Average of the Weekly Liabilities and Assets of ilie Bank of England, from the 7th of January to the 31st of March, 1840, both inclusive :— LIABILITIES. ASSETS. Circulation £ 16,818.000 Deposits 7,704,000 £ 24,3^.000 | Securities £ 23,113,000 Bullion 4,3W».000 £ -27,473,000 As compared with the former return the following results are exhibited :-The Circulation has been increased from 16,673,0001. to 16,818,0001. or 140,000/. The Deposits have been reduced fiom 7,896,0001. to 7.704,000/. or by 192,100l. The Securities held by the Bank have been diminished by 110,000/. or from 23,223,0001. to 23,113,0001. but the But. lion is increased from 4,271,0001. to 4,360,0001. or by 89,000/. The rest or balance of undivided profits has been improved from 2,920,0001, to 2,951,0001, A more inactive week than the present has not been experienced among the speculators and dealers in the Public Secnriiies for many years past. The extreme prices of the several descriptions of Stock now open for transfers up to Friday were as follows :-Consols for Money, 90ft and 90J for Account, 90! and 91; New 8 a Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 98J and 991; Exchequer Bills, 17s. and 23s. pr.; India Bonds, Is. and 3s. pr.; India Stock, 250 and Bank Stock, 178 £ The favourable reports 2 current this afternoon relative to the receipts of the Revenue for the quarter, had but little influence upon the quotation of the Public Securities: Consols for Money were quoted throughout the day at 90f i. It is a singular fact, inasmuch 4 8 as such a circumstance has not occurred for twenty years, y that not one bargain was effected for the next Seitlement throughout the day. There were no complaints of a scarcity of money, and the quarterly dividends, being now payable, must add materially to the amount of capital in circulation. The vast amount of bills which arrived at maturity to-day were honoured to a far greater extent than had been ex- pected. Ia several of the principal walks of the London Banking firms the non-payments of bills presented by the employes of those establishments were exceedingly rare. This is at least an indication that the mercantile and trading classes are in a sound, though it must be admitted they are in a depressed condition at present. COMMERCE AND TRADF.The stagnation in trade and manufactures so prolonged in our manufacturing towns still generally continues, but is relieved in some degree by symptoms of renewed activity in solitary examples. At Manchester there has been a fair demand for yarn, but at no advance of prices; for goods the demand has been by no means equal to that for yarn, except in some peculiar to the East India trade. The general opinion is that things have reached the lowest point, and that if raw cotton continues at the present pi ice, there will speedily be a change for the bettei. Still the market has been by no means animated; prices are much the same as they have been for some time. There has been a call from Greek houses for goods which are superior in many respects to the cottons exported else- where. The recent failures were for sums from 10 to 15,0001., which, in consequence of their lightness, have not caused so much mischief as would have ensued from the failure of heavier engagements. The market at Liverpool for the raw material was very good on Monday, and much business was done, 5,000 bags having been sold, of which 900 were for export. On Tuesday the market was less active, only about 2,000 bags going off. On Wednesday very extensive transactions took place, no less than 7,000 bags having been parted with at previous prices, about 3,750 of which were taken on export and speculation. From Shef- field the accounts of trade are still of a depressing character, and the condition of the working classes continues very bad, Many of the larger houses only work half time, and some not even that, and would not keep their works open at all but for the injury the machinery must experience by stand- ing sti t. The accounts from various parts of Lanchashire, Warwickshire, and Staffordshire, are no better. In the cloth halls at Leeds there has been more business done than for some time past, though not enough to make trade very active. Prices continue ruinously low, or else the quantity of goods sold would tell much better. At Huddersfield pru- dence has been shown in production, and most are done to order, while there is more activity in the warehouses; still so wretched a state of trade was never before experienced. At Halifax the market exhibits no improvement, and the business has been limited. The English wool market re- mains in a quiescent state, but there have been some recent importations both from Germany, Italy, and India. Prices are much the same as before. The London markets this week were flat and present no novelty. In the midst of so much distress the exportation of our manufactured goods was greaier in the year ending January 5th, 1840, than in that which preceded cotton manufactures, nearly a million more in value, were exported, to say nothing of an excess more or less propoitionally important in hardware, linen' manufactures, silk, and woollen. A hasty conclusion must not, therefore, be drawn from a view of these exports alone, until the comparison of the existing year's exports can be made, and all contingencies be duly weighed.

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