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SATURDAY:

The intelligence from Paris shows the very unsettled state of money matters in that capital, which is at present to so great an extent the key to the financial position of the Continent. On the Bourse, the London telegraph is watched from hour to hour : the quotations being strongly influenced by the latest rumour from London. The money-writers in our contemporaries give various particulars illustrating the state of thing&

It is confidently stated that the Bank of France has at length been authorized to double its present capital of 3,640,000/. It is suspected, however, that the Bank will be called upon to invest a large proportion of the additional sum in Government securities ; an arrangement which would be almost equivalent to a new loan.--Daily News. The notification regarding the augmented offer of the Bank of France for gold caused much surprise this afternoon, as it has been stated that the position of the establishment has not experienced any adverse change. The unavoidable inference, however, is that the Governors see no hope of being able at present to trust to their stock of bullion being upheld by the natural course of the trade of the country. The Bank of Frankfort has raised its rate of discount from 4 per cent to 5 per cent, the point at which it stood in February last.—Times.

The produce-markets during the week have been influenced by the stringent rates of discount, and in some cases quotations have experienced a further slight decline.—liktn.

Prince Albert is to open the Art Treasures Exhibition at Manchester on the 5th of May ; and in the evening, to attend a concert in the FreeTrade Hall. On the 6th he will visit Salford, receive an address from the Corporation, and inaugurate Mr. Noble's statue of the Queen in the Peel Park.

The Liberals of Tavistock entertained their Members, Mr. George Byng and Sir John Trelawny, on Wednesday. Mr. Byng looked with confidence to the success of "the good old cause."

"Lord Palmerston had been twitted with -being the Tory chief of a Radical Cabinet.' I trust that his future policy will scatter that taunt to the winds. The country does not wish for innovation, or the subversion of any old established institutions; but they will ask, and justly ask, that any future measures or any future changes, may keep pace with the growing intelligence and educational requirements of the ego.

Sir John Trelawny advocated greater publicity in diplomacy, selfgovernment, Parliamentary reform the ballot, and economy. "My principles are those of civil and religious liberty; my motto is ' Peace retrenchment, and reform.' Peace, so long as it can be maintained with credit to a nation whose voice is entitled to be heard among the people of the world, and whose example is a great international instruction; retrenchment, so far as it is compatible with the due efficiency of all our public departments ; and reform without revolution." He promised, in case no better-qualified person should offer himself; to take up Sir William Clay's Church-rate Bill.

The Pays publishes a letter from London professing to give an abstract of the demands which Lord Elgin will be instructed to make on his arrival in China : there are manifest errors in the text.

"1st. The former treaties shall be renewed, and extended to eight of the Chinese ports, instead of five ; besides which, English merchant-vessels shall i have a right, n case of damage by storms or other need, to put in at any place along the coast. 2d. England shall have a legation at Pekin, as Russia has. This legation is to consist at least of five members, and its chief personage is to have official relations with the Chinese Government. 3d. English military posts are to be established in all the cities where English consuls or consular agents reside. A piece of land shall be granted to the English at Canton, Shanghae, and Hongkong, to erect forts and form military establishments there ; the strength of these garrisons is to be settled by mutual consent. In addition to these three principal conditions, there are some secondary points, left to the discretion of the English Commissioner."

The Count de Persigny arrived in Paris yesterday.

A telegraphic despatch from Trieste reports another defeat of the Russians in Circassia " The Circassians, attacked by the Russians in the last days of March, repulsed the strong columns which had penetrated into the mountains of Tnab. The Russians lost 700 men; the Circassians 300. Mehemet Bey is giving to Cireassia a military organization. The tribes of Daghestan have captured Fort Saliah and massacred the garrison. The garrisons of the neighbouring villages surrendered." The Russians also claim a decisive victory in Schamyl's country. All these stories must be received with caution.

The German Journal of Frankfort reports that a serious conflict had occurred at Mentz between the Prussian and Austrian soldiers composing the garrison. One statement is, that four carriages were filled with killed and wounded. The whole of the troops had been confined to barracks.

A telegraphic message from Athens, dated April 11, states that a "Financial Commission has declared that the Greek Ministry had extra.vagantly spent the Greek revenues."

The Arago arrived at Southampton yesterday, with advices from New York to the 4th instant. The New l'ork Herald says there is reason to believe that the dispute between Mexico and Spain will be arranged without recourse to war. This result is attributed to the friendly interposition of the Governments of England and France. "The enterprising parties in New Orleans and New York who have been so hopefully awaiting the commencement of hostilities will now turn their faces to other fields, and perhaps Central America may receive a share of their attention."

The New York Chamber of Commerce had appointed a committee to proceed to Washington to request President Buchanan to strengthen the American fleet in the Chinese seas, for the protection of American interests and property during the war now raging; and to appoint a Minister of high character. A committee was also appointed to inquire into the best means of putting a stop to the abuse of the present system of shipping seamen, which is filling American vessels with mutinous crews and rendering property in ships insecure.

The Senate of New York State has passed resolutions, by 22 to 6, condemning the decision of the Supreme Court of the Union in the case of Dred Scott.

The Honourable Mallone Watson, one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of New York, died at New Orleans on the lst. At the time of his death he had received a notice to show cause why he should not be impeached.

The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's ship New Granada, Captain Strachan, was boarded at Huanchaeo on the 14th March, by the crews of two screw war-steamers belonging to the Revolutionary party in Peru. The officer in charge demanded a portion of the cargo, said to be the property of General Castilla, the President of the Republic. Captain Strachan refused to surrender it with his consent ; and he had no means to resist force. The pirates took possession of the ship, and, breaking open the treasure-chest, carried off 32,000 dollars. On arriving at Paita, Captain Strachan lodged a protest with the British Consul. It is supposed that this will lead to the capture of the Revolutionary flotilla by the British men-of-war on the station.

The Gazette of last night notifies that her Majesty has directed "letterspatent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Charles Locoek, of Speldhurst, in the county of Kent, and of Hertford Street, Mayfair, in the county of Middlesex, Doctor of Medicine, and First Physician Aocoucheur to her Majesty, and to the heirs-male of his body lawfully begotten."

The Queen has given orders for the appointment of Colonel Alexander Murray Tidloch, unattached, to be an ordinary member of the Civil Divi sion

sion of the second class or nights Commanders of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath.

Permission is granted to Major Charles Nasmyth to wear the Order of the 3Iedjidie of the Fourth class, given him by the Sultan on account of his services at Silistria in 1854.

Bishop William Skinner, Primus of the &offish Episcopal Church, died at his residence, Aberdeen, on Wednesday morning. The reverend Bishop, who held the office of first clergyman in St. Andrew's Chapel, Aberdeen, while he has not taken any active part in the duties of that position for some time back, was in the chapel on Sunday last, and died after an illness of only twenty-four hours. Bishop Skinner had nearly reached his eightieth year. Ile was a son of the author of the celebrated " Tullochgorum," a composition which Burns styled the ", first of songs."-Seetsman, April 17.

The affairs of the Royal British Bank again came before the Court of Bankruptcy yesterday, when proofs of debts were received and a dividend declared. Applications were made on behalf of two gentlemen who sought to prove against the bank for certain sums they had deposited : unfortunately, they had been induced to take new shares just before the bank stopped : it was urged that they had been misled by fraudulent statements, and had therefore a right to appear as creditors : one of the parties also claimed to have 5001. returned to him, as it had been thus fraudulently obtained for worse than worthless shares. The cases were both adjourned, that evidence might be heard.

Mr. Linklater gave interesting information on the position of the bank estate : the proofs have amounted to 523,0001.; a second dividend of 28. 6d. is now declared, making 8s. ; there will he a third dividend soon of 2s. or 28. 6d.; there is a hope that 40,000/. may be obtained for the coal-mines in Wales; altogether, dividends amounting to 10./. or 118. will be certainly paid, and possibly the total will be 121. Beyond this, the shareholders offer 6-1. 6d. in the pound ; and an act of Parliament is to be applied for to carry out the arrangement.

The dividend of 2s. 6d. was ordered to be paid.

The Kidderminster Magistrates have committed ten men for trial on a charge of rioting at the hustings. They were engaged in the cowardly assault upon Mr. Lowe. Three gentlemen-Mr. Arthur Talbot, Mr. William Pitt, and Mr. Henry Chellingworth, accused of inciting the mob-were discharged, there being no evidence against them.