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PRINCE'S, 14, Regent-street, Waterloo•place. Messrs. PRINCE have the honour to announce to Members that their SMOKING and READING ROOMS will OPEN on the l 7th instant. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA ; COVENT GARDEN. IL FLAUTO MAGICO. Mozart's grand Romantic Opera, II Flaato Magico, will be Re peated on Saturday next, May 15. ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. M. GIIIEMARD. M. GIIIMIARD, Primo Tenure of the Academie Royale at Paris, has arrived, and will shortly make his first appearance in Halevy's grand Opera, LA JDIVE. ROYAL ROYAL MARIONETTE THEATRE, ADELAIDE-STREET, WEST STRAND. THIS EVENING, and every evening during the week, A new Characteristic Address, by the Manager. After which a new Piece, entitled THE HAPPY MANAGER. A Dramatic Difficulty. In one act. To bo followed by a new and original Burlesque, called THE SPIRIT OF PUNCH ; sr, The Arcadian Brothers. To conclude with an entirely new version of the Grand Eastern Spectacle of ALADDIN ; or, The Wonderful Lamp, produced with all the vast resources of this small establishment. Doors open at Half-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock. A Morning Performance on Saturday next. Doors open at Ralf-oat Two, and commence at Three o'clock. There will shortly_be produced several New Pieces, which are now in active rehearsal. Private Boxes and Stalls to be had at the Box-office of the Theatre, and of all the principal Librarians. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. TO-MORROW Will be presented Rossini's Opera, IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. Roiling, Madlle Sofie Cruvelli ; Il Conte d'Ai ma viva, Signor Cal. Ulan ; Figaro, Signor Belletti ; Basilic>, Signor Ferlottl ; Don Bar tel°, Signor Lablache. Between the acts a new Ballet Divertissement, entitled LA FETE DES ROSIERES. By Madlle. Carolina Rosati, Madlles. Rosa, Esper, Allegrini, 411110- roux ; MM. Di Mattia, Gouriet, Venafra, and Mathieu. To conclude with the new Spanish Ballet Divertissement, entitled UN BAILLE DE CANDIL, In which Mdlle. Guy Stephan, Mdlles. Rosa, Esper, Allegrini, La motueux,3l. Di Mattia, and M. Mathieu will appear. Applications for Boxes. Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Opera Boa-office, Colonnade, Haymarket. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GAR G RAND EXTRA NIGHT. First appearanee in England of Signor Bartelini. First Night of Lucia de Lammermoor. Will be produced Donizetti's Opera, entitled LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. / l eut, Madlle. Anna Zerr; Alice, Madlle. Cotti ; Enrico, Signor Bartolini ; Raimondo, Signor Polonini ; Edgar, Herr Ander. To conclude with the third and fourth acts of the opera, I MARTIRI, rattilirat, Madame Jallienne (of the Academie Royale, Faris) ; Severn, Signor Ronconi ; Felix, signor Marini; Nearcus, Signor stigeMl ; a Christian, Signor Soldi ; Calisthenes, Signor Poloninl Polyntud, Signor Tamberlik. Commence at Eight o'clock. Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa. Tiokets for the Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit may be had (for the Night or Season), at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open from Eleven till Five o'cloek ; and of the principal librarians and Ea usicsellers. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B, Webster, Sole Lesaee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENING, Will be performed an entirely new comic Drama, entitled MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS, by Mesa, B. Webster, Leigh Murray, Buckstone, and Keeley ; Mrs. Stirling, Miss Reynolds, &c. After which a new Burlesque on a frightfully popular subject, to be called 0, GEMINI ; or, the Brothers of Co(u)rse. Characters by Messrs. Buckstone, Bland, Woolgcr ; Mesdames Buckingham, Col- Caulfield, Honey, &c. To conclude with BOX AND COX, by Messrs. Keeley and Buck stone. • THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee, Mr. B. Webster ; Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new Drama of powerful interest, called THE QUEEN OF THE MARKET. Characters by Messrs. Hughes, 0. smith, Paul Bedford, Emery, Honey, Worrell; Mesdames Chaplin, Reading, and Keeley. After which, a devilish new Extravaganza, called MEPHISTO PHELES. Characters by Mr. Honey, Miss Fitzwilliam, and Miss Woolgar. With WHO STOLE TIIE POCKET-BOOK ? or, a Dinner for Six. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENING, Wlll be performed Shakespere's Historical Play of KING JOHN. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, A. Wigan, Ryder, Addison, Meadows, J. Vining, C. Fisher, Graham, F. Cooke, Everett, Vezin, Cathcart, and Wheatleigh ; Miss I'hiili;•s, Miss Robertson, Miss Mur ray, Miss Kate Tarry, Mrs. atly, and Mrs. C. Kean. After which A LUCKY FRIDAY, in which Mr. A. Wigan will appear. ROYAL LYCEUM TIIEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Ve3tris. Sole Lessee. Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be produced a dramatic story, in eight acts, entitled A CHAIN OF EVENTS. Characters by Messrs. Charles Mathews, Frank Matthews, Robert Rosby, Belton, Baker, Suter, Horncastle, Rosire, Butler, and Honner ; Madame Vestris, Miss Laura Keene, Mrs. F. Matthews, and Miss Julia St. George, Miss Wright, Miss Oliver, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. 3lacnamara, Miss Martindale, Miss Ellis, Miss Grove, and Miss Foote. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager. Mr. W. Farren. THIS EVENING, Will be performed TIME TRIES ALL. After which CHAMBER PRACTICE. To conclude with THE FARMER'S STORY. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Under the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The most successful and popular Theatre in London. TIIIS EVENING, Will be presented a new grand Military Spectacle, which is now exciting all Paris, entitled BONAPARTE IN EGYPT; or, the Battle of Aboukir. To be followed by Batty's Inimitable Scenes of the Arena. In addition to the extraordinary talent at the above Establish ment, Mr. Batty has engaged the celebrated Equestrian Mr. A, Cooke ; also Mr. Boswell, the rennwned Comique, and Madlle. Re becca, the graceful Equestrian, the whole forming the most elegant and unique perfoamance ever witnessed within the walls of an am. plaltleatre. To conclude with a Laughable farce. Tickets to be had at the Box-office from Eleven till Four daily. Stage Manager, Mr. Leclercq. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tim DAY —Morning 33 rain. after 8 Evening 12 min after 9 To-Mealow—Morning 50 min. after 9 Evening 25 min after 10 THE WEATHER.—Sus OFFICE, MAT 13. THERHOXSTER, IN THE SHADE. 58—highest since noon yesterday. 45—lowest this morning and during the night. 55—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29.72. WIND W.—Heavy rain during the night and this morning. DAILY WEATHER, TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather M each of the following paces at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations are arranged in order of latitude. PLYMOUTH—Wind W.. hard wind—partially cloudy. BmonTox—Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. HAntercia—Wind S.W., strong breeze—Partially cloudy. SOUTHAMPTON—Wind W., strong breeze--overcast. For..xseroNF.—Wind S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. TuNniapoz—Wind W., hard wind—thunder storm. GREENWICH—Wind S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. STROOD—Wind S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. Swurnorr—Wind W., squally —showery. CoLonnarEn—Wind S. W., hard wind—overcast. c.9 ,l l:aniDGE—Wind S.W., hard wind — partia ll y cloud y . zsnatou ni .....wi n d S.W., gentle breeze --cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the stat e of the wind and weather on Monday morning at nine o'clock tramß./...._ Windc o ,‘ W. storm—partially cloudy. Muiaata Wind S.W., hard wind—rain. p ooLE. 4t—Wind S.W., storm—overcast. P011,n 310 ,4 S.W., strong breeze—rain. I, ZIG HT0,1...... w.i11d S. W. , gentle breeze—overcast. Bramam/A lt ...V. S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. Holoranan—_rind S., gentle breeze—overcast. L AN cA sTER _A u ,n ,§..S. W. , strong breeze—rain. w malty— W i w n al •,, strong breeze—rain. DA.I4I,II4TGTON—Wiarg breeze—overcast. _•, strong breeze—overcast. At the Royal ()bury ------- at arY, Greenwich, the mean daily reading of the barometer above 30 in. on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursd a3 7. ll 29 . 995 in. The mean tempe rature m ean of the week was t e are of the week was 48.1°, or 3.5 9 below the average of wa i s iame week in ten years. The highest daily temperature on Sunday, and 73,, o n Saturday. The mean dad:lt; 9 4erature was only 41.3 on Sunday, or 9.4 Q below the Monday, of the same day in ten years ; it rose to 44'1 ° on to 45'l ° on Tuesday, the average ; Y, or • average 7below 6 3° below the average; to .15 - 3 ° on Wednes_day, or b w :lo i w ch th i e to 47.4° on Thursday, or 4•.). below the a ver on Friday, which is o•7 ° above the averag e a . ge a ; na to 53•5° on Saturday, which is 6.5 ° above it. The wind blewtos9° gene rally from the north-east till Friday, wh en it changed south-west. to - - ~7 N0.. 4 i ks l , ll : • • '5.4,074t • fll LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1852. Earl GREY'S notorious despatch of the 14th of last January has been responded to by Sir HA"! SMITH in terms worthy of that distinguished and veteran commander. His Excellency's reply, pub lished in the columns of yesterday evening's Gazette, passes over in dignified silence the insolent and un statesmanlike contumelies indulged in by the late Colonial Secretary. Writing in answer to Lord GREY'S personally offensive communication, and dating leis response, the 11th of March, from the Camp at Blink water, Sir HARRY SMITH almost entirely restricts himself to the narrative of the various movements which had taken place :at the seat of war since the period of his former despatch to the Home Government. In the very pre amble of his present statement, the Governor of the Cape remarks that, although informed that her MA. JEST Y'S Government had deemed it an unavoidable duty to reliev e him from his position and its various responsibilities, although his SOVEREIGN had approved of that measure, anti although it was intimated to him, indeed, that his successor was preparing forth with to leave the shores of Ilngland—" such were the prospects of th 3 war at that period," says he, " and so rapid the progression towardstbat state of things which can alone perpetuate peace (hest shown by the pro clamation issued by me on the 6th of February, and again enclosed), that a sense of the duty which has guided me in the service of ray SoYEßliwzi and country for so many years induced me to persevere in the pre paratory steps I had taken for the expulsion, from certain strongholds within the colony, of the rebel Gaikas and Hottentots under the wily Chief MA como, a renegade from the authority of his para mount Chief SANDILLI." Such are the magnani mous acts and the no less magnanimous expressions by which his Excellency Sir HARRY SMITH has ac knowledged one of the most harsh and cruel docu ments ever directed officially to a brave old officer, to one who had done good service in his country's cause upon the faughten field, to one who had again and again revealed his prowess on the European, on the Asiatic, and on the African con tinents, who bad extorted the admiration of his co patriots by his brilliant charge at Aliwal, and who, in addition to all this, in the very course condemned by a civilian like Earl GREY, had elicited the approbation of a military authority no less competent than Field- Marshal his Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON ! Aware of the intrinsic strength of his own position in the judgment of his fellow-coun trymen—aware that ultimately a decision must be pronounced in his favour, not merely by posterity but by his very contemporaries --not merely by the future annalist, but by those his torians of the hour, the public journalists—Sir HARRY SMITH could well afford to pass by without further comment than that comp:rised within this very significant allusion, the petulant disapproval of a policy previously applauded by the very states man giving utterance to its condemnation. Besides informing her MAJESTY'S Government of his deter mination, in spite of everything, to persist in his en deavours to expel the rebel Gallas and Hottentots, under MACOMO, from certain strongholds in the co lony, his Excellencr.adds that his purpose was, more over, to drive the Gaika tribes over the great Kei, and thereby to rid of their presence the whole of British Kafraria. With this resolve in view, Sir HARRY thereupon informs Earl GREY that he caused several detachments to concentrate at his head-quarters, the general rendezvous at Fort Beau fort. Subsequently he recounts how on the 4th of March Major-General SOMERSET had a smart affair with the enemy in the Water Kloof, where a hundred bead of cattle and forty horses were captured. Afterwards, in pursuance of his original design, the head• quarters were removed from Fort Beaufort to Blinkwater. Thence an advance movement was made against the strong positions held by the rebels. Upon this occasion, the 10th of last March, the troops appear to have behaved gallantly through out, the officers in command displaying admirable skill and courage in their operations. Lieutenant- Colonel EYRE being posted at a densely wooded part of the range called Fuller's Hoak, where Mecomo's " Den," so termed, was " so strongly situated in a deep kloof as to be regarded almost inaccessible," moved upon the savages at the right time, and with so much determination on the part of the troops, as to carry everything before him—Captain FADDY, of the Royal Artillery, causing four guns to be served with admirable effect from a height to which they had been dragged " with incredible exertion up a precipitous ascent," while Captain CAMPBELL, of the 73d Regi ment, with a company of his own corps and two cone panies of the 433 Light Infantry, gallantly carried a well-known and most difficult pass which had been stoutly held by the enemy. Siri . HARRY'S despatch of the 17th of March then goes on to relate how on the following day, namely, the 11th of that same month, the "Den" was triumphantly carried—a matter of great importance, seeing that it was the stronghold of Micomo, " the destruction of which," says his Excellency, " I regarded as a gren t step towards the humbling of the rebels ; for although SARDILLI and the Gaikas affected , humility and a' desire for peace, I well knew that all eyes were intent on the result of these operations." The subsequen t events of this important fifteen months' campaign are related with admirable perspicuity in the remaining portions of Sir HARRY'S despatch of the 17th of March, a docu ment which, to his honour, while it disdains to vin dicate his own reputation—notwithstanding that his feelings must have been painfully wounded by the unjustifiable tone of Lord Crasx's despatch of the 14th of January—eon Isists for the most part of generous tributes to the cou rage and intelligence of those under his com mand, both officers and privates. "I am fully aware," says Sir HARRY SMITH, " that I have been accused during the progress of this cam p aign of using the language of hyperbole in describing the numerous rencontres which have occurred, and in giving praise to the gallant officers and troops as well as burghers. Possessing, however, some experks ice in war, I must maintain that such is not the carve. Troops acting in the open field expect not the retimulus of praise ; the soldier sees his foe, and his British courage rises at each step ; but he who, after perhaps a night march of great length, has to ascend mountains or penetrate dense bush and ravines, filled probably with a daring and intrepid enemy, as resolute as athletic, ready to murder any one who may fall into his hands, and whose warfare is of the most stealthy and enterprising kind, appreciates; the praise of his commander, because when his acts are conspicuously daring he is conscious he deserves it. He does his duty; but human nature renders even the soldier's intrepid heart sensible of the approbation of his superior, which he is proud to know may reach the eye of his parents and friends." Immediately before relinquishing his command, therefore, his Excellency deems it but right that he should still testify his sense of this duty by not shrinking from its performance. And so with this magnanimous tribute to his brave soldiers, ends Sir HARRY SMITH'S temperate reply of the 17th of March to Earl GREY'S most intemperate despatch of the 14th of January. to be ashamed of, but that the funds were made to the fullest extent available for the purposes for which they had been bestowed. In others, as in the case of the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for the University of Oxford, on the grounds that it could not be shown that the expectations on which the endowment had been granted had been frustrated, and that, therefore, both prudence and justice, in their highest forms, demanded the maintenance of the endowment. We do not, however, coincide with either of those parties. Their objects may be laudable, but their acts are im politic. The only possible results °tithe inquiry will be the introduction of a new element of strife and dissension into the polling-booths, and perhaps the exclusion of many estimable and experienced persons, and the substitution of others of far inferior qualifica tions, who will readily truckle to the popular outcry, however unreasonable. There should, then, be no mis understanding on the subject. The demand is really for the abolition of the grant to Maynootb, and no person should support it who is not favourable to and desirous of that result speedily following the success. After all, what are the grounds on which the withdrawal of the grant is advocated ? —that there are errors in the doctrine of the Roman Ca tholic, and that those errors are taught in the Roman Catholic College, and again that the Ro man clergy were strongly imbued with Ultra montane., feelings, and, therefore, that the means of home education should be denied] to them, and that they should be driven to foreign universities, where, of course, feelings of dutiful allegiance and affectionate loyalty to the British SOVEREIGN would be strongly incul cated. Was there ever greater nonsense ? For what was _it established but for the purpose of teaching the :tenets of the Roman Catholic creed, and fitting youths for the ministry in that Church f It was considered desirable that they should receive their:education at home, and not at Douai or St. Omer, and for that purpose a sum was voted, the only objection to which consisted in the penurious spirit and niggardly hand with which the State bounty was doled out, readoring the college a sort of Do-the-boys Hall in place of a great national establishment, conducted on a scale of liberality that would excite the gratitude and conciliate the feelings of the students and professors. Why should we complain of the errors of Popery when we support Hindoos and Mahomedans ? Why, as the Hon. Member for Middlesex perti nently inquired, should we " strain at the Roman Catholic gnat, and swallow the Brahminical camel Why should we alienate the feelings of the people of Ireland, and play into the.hands of those who would excite animosity to this country ? The withdrawal of the Maynooth grant could not stand alone. The Parliament that refused to sanction the 26,0001. per annum for that purpose should necessarily go far ther, and we should look forward to a speedy re enactment of the penal code, accompanied or preceded by an internecine conflict of the most formidable character, which would diminish the strength and resources of the nation, and render the fear of foreign invasion something more than a mere bugbear. AMERICAN NEWS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY, 5 A.M. By the United States mail steam-ship Arctic, which ar rived in the river shortly before four o'clock, we have ad vices from New York to the Ist inst. She brings 150 pas sengers and 12,0001. in specie. The steam-ship Niagara, with ,the mails of the 17th, ar rived at Boston on the 29th ult. The shock of an earthquake had been felt in several parts of the United States on the afternoon of the 30th ; it was very sensibly felt at Washington, Baltimore, and throughout Maryland. _ _ _ A banquet had been given at Boston to Kossuth on the 30th ult. Late accounts from Newfoundland report that a dreadfal storm had visited that coast, whereby upwards of sixty sailing vessels had been lost, in addition to many other vessels. Vera Cruz advices to the 17th ult. state that the Tehuan tepec Railroad project had been defeated in the Mexican Con gress, there being only one vote in favour of it. Advices from Cape Haytien to the 17th ult. state that a severe shock of an earthquake was felt there on the Bth, but no, damage was done. 'The New York stock market was active, with an upward tendency. The money market was abundantly supplied. Foreign exchange had advanced. Bills on London 110 to 1104 ; Paris, 5 17i to 5 164 ; Amsterdam, 40i to 40k; Ram burgh, 354 to 351 ; and Bremen, 78 to 784. The Cotton market was very active, and prices had been advanced 4c. per lb. Sales since last steamer, 12,000 bales. Iron was more active. Breadstuffs active, but prices un altered. Naval stores very scarce, and held at high rates. Freights to London—flour, Is. 6d., and turpentine 2s. per barrel; measurement goods, 20s. to 30s. per ton. NEW ORLEANS, Arum 29. Cotton market much excited on receipt of Niagara's ad vices. Sales 12,000 bales, at an advance of ic. per lb.—Times. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron PLATT.) MURDER.—Thomas Cathie Wheeler, aged 29, who stands charged with the wilful murder of Elizabeth Wheeler, his own mother, was put forward to plead to the indictment. The prisoner displayed evident symptoms of insanity, and laughed and giggled in the dock like an idiot, seemingly quite unconscious of the awful situation in which he was placed, not paying the slightest attenticn to the proceedings going on around him. Mr. RIBTON, who had been retained for the defence, said before the case was gone- into the prisoner's friends, who were highly repectable people, wished to have the issu e o f the prisoner's insanity tried. He was, in fact; not in a state of mind to be able to plead, and it would save time if this pleliminary inquiry was at once entered upon. Mr. Baron PLATT—By all means. Well go into that matter now. Mr. Cathie, uncle of the prisoner, stated that the deceased was his own sister, and he had known the prisoner from in fancy. In 1848 the prisoner went out to South America, but soon afterwards returned, when he exhibited undoubted symptoms of insanity. He was accordingly placed under restraint, and ultimately he became an inmate of a lunatic asylum. He remained there some time, and having partially recovered he was allowed to go at large again. He was, however, never able to resume his business, while from time to time he had renewed attacks of his dreadful malady. One of these attacks came upon him a few days before the murder, and had he delayed his terrible purpose a few hours he would once more have been placed in an asylum, but it was not to be, and he committed the offence of which he now stood charged while in a state of undoubted madness. The insanity was attributed to over-exertion and anxiety in business, for previous to 1848 the prisoner was a kind and industrious man, and the whole and so l e su ppo r t of his mother and family. Since he had been in Newgate the witness had seen him more than once, and he had no hesita tion in declaring his conviction that the prisoner was wholly unconscious of the situation in which he at present stood. Mr. PAYNE, who appeared for the prosecution, cross-ex amined the witness, bat the cross examination only con firmed the assertion that the prisoner was mad. Mr. Jones, the landlord of the house in which the prisoner with his mother had lived for some time past, also gave it as his thorough belief that the prisoner was not in his right senses, nor had he been sane ever since he had known him. He always thought the prisoner was harmless until the day before the murder, when he returned home, raving as a madman would do, insisting that he was going to fight Ben Caunt. Once more the public time has been occupied, and the public mind disturbed, by the introduction of a polemical question, calculated to excite sectarian ani mosities among all classes of her MAJESTY'S subjects, and more particularly to fling the firebrand of reli gious discord into poor unhappy Ireland. It is per fectly manifest that no fairly conducted and bowl fide inquiry into the system of education carried on at the College of A.lisynooth could be brought to a termi nation during the present session. It is equally clear that a dissolution of Parliament, and an appeal to the country, must take place the moment the indispensable business oan be completed, and it is more than probable that several Members of any . Committee that could be nominated may not have seats in the new Parliament. What, therefore, could be the object of the elaborate motion of the Hon. Gentleman the Member for North Warwickshire in asking for a Select Committee ? What, in fact, could it be, save to excite feelings of bigotry and intoler ance, and to get up a "No-Popery" cry, to divert weak-mi n d e d e l ec t ors f rom th e cons id era ti o n of more i mportant questions. If it w ere i n d ee d d es i ra bl e to i nst i tute a s t r i c t an d searchin g investigation, with ' of education ing the establishment, but of aimviperwo,vninogt othe d destroy ing the principles sanctioned, no suitable , and rendering it more in accordance inaugurl • on which the grant was originally e opportunity would arise until the motion was after the de b sired the improvement forward in no such spirit. :ton of the new Parliament. But It was not of the institution that was so far at least as the withdrawal its total abolition, awal of the Parliamentary g rant could accomplish that object. The whole speech of the Honourable Gentleman que stion was brought forward indicated se ttled purpose. It wa s one that that st ea dy, might have elicited age s , a pplause in bygone on the introduction of some new penal law, when it HER MAJESTY'S .BIRTHDAY. — To-morrow, being was supposed to be the duty of the State to control the reli • • • the day appointed for the celebration of her Majesty's birth the opinions of day, will be observed as a holyday at all the Government and the people, and to allow no dissent of any de- p ublic office s ( the Post-office excepted), and no business of sc ription from t he doctrines of any kind will be transacted at the great dock esblishments the majority, and other places of comm ercial intercourse in the metropolis. and to fine, imprison, b an i s h , aye, and put In consequence of the influx of foreign shipping into the port to death, those who presumed to think for of London, and the consequent pressure of business which has themselves, and to worship their CREATOR in the a w c a c t r e u r e s la e t t t i l i r docks and iyh te ar r f fe a r g e e n p ce rem wi s tl e i s tfi e e n u e s ral ua l f a course manner which they deemed to be most acceptable to of business, morebutt is tem or ar particularly ln with the discharge of the the DEITY. Those who supported the m o t- vessels in process of being relieved of their cargoes, so long lon must, detained by adverse sea and in the British Channel, under the exceedingly peculiar circumstances of the will necessarilyv h e r e s m e owrien thancls at commonly inconvenient on this , case, be presumed to participate in the same com- occasion. mon purpose. m an y of those who expressed HER M AJESTY ' S T HEATRE ..--11l consequence of the their intention of diviqing in favour o f ba indisposition of Cruvelli, the Cenerentola was last night sub r. stituted for Norma, the opera that had been previously an- SrooNzit's proposition did so on very different flounced. grounds from those put forward by the Honourable JamesTH EREPRESENTATION OF GUILDFORD. Mr. Gentleman. They did so, in some instances, as ber for St. - Bell, J h n a d rt e , r B s , titliaosd announced e the d brother h. lf of the gaotne. for M theem - challenging investigation, courting publicity, an d representation of the borough. oti In his tm s a e ddress to the electors, desirous of showing not only that there WAS nothing e declares himself a Free-trader, an advocate of the eaten i WA 9f the Suffrage and vote by ballot. Mr. Cope, the Governor of Newgate, said he had had re peated o,portunities of observing the prisoner's manners and conduct since he bad been in prison, and it was his decided opinion that if the prisoner was asked to say whether he was guilty or not guilty, he would not understand the nature of the question. Mr. Baron PLATT thought the evidence was conclusive, but it was for the jury to decide the issue. The jury immediately returned a verdict that the prisoner was of unsound mind. Mr. PAY NE applied to the Court to have the prisoner de. tained during her Majesty's pleasure. Mr. Baron PUTT—IA it so. The prisoner was then removed from the dock. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) Richard Ambler, a respectably-dressed young nun, pleaded not gailty to an indictment charging him with attempting a felonious assault on Maria Newbery, aged 18, one of the inmates of the Servants' Home, on the 2d of April last. The prisoner was described as a surgeon, of Portland place, Regent's-Park. Mr. Parry appeared for the prosecution; Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Giffbrd for the defence. The particulars detailed in the evidence have already ap peared in our police reports. After Mr. Ballantine's address, the Assistant-Judge summed up at considerable length; the jury then retired to consider their verdict, and in the course of half an hour re turned a verdict of Guilty. Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, in a very impressive address, sen tenced the prisoner to eighteen months' hard labour in the House of Correction. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, THE SHARE MARKETS. Railways. Nominal Prices. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Business done to-day. Aberdeen Amb., Not., Bost. & E. Junc. Bir., Wolv., and Stour Valley ... all pd. Birk., Lan., & Ch. Jct., late 831. 65.8 d., 26/. pd. Ditto, Chest. & Birk., 501.84 251. Cons., all pd., Ditto, ditto ... 17 1 4 pd. Brist. & Exet., 100 i. pd. Caledonian ... 501. pd. Chest. & Holyh., all pd. Dub. & Belf. Jet. 451 pd. Dundlk & Ennis., all pd. Dundee, Perth, & Aber- deen June. all pd. Ditto, New all pd. East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) all pd. Do (18/. E.& H.)all pd. East.Counties...2ol. pd. Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shrs., all pd. Do. do. do. 6/.pd. Do., do., B. & C., all pd. East Lancashire, all pd Do. New Quar., all pd E. & W. India Docks and Bir. June., all pd E. & W. Yk. Jnc., all p Edinb. & Glas., 50/. pd Edin.,Per.& Dun. 25/. p Glas. & S.-West., 100Lp Great Northern, all pd Do. Halvs. A def., all p Do. do. B, 6 pr. c. all p Gt. S. & W. Ireld., all p Great Westn., 100/. pd Lanc. & Carlisle, all pd Do.Thirds,lll.l3.4 pd Lanc. & York., 1001. pd Do., Quarters ...all pd Do., Fifths .. .. 14/. pd Do.,W. Rid. Un. 11 Leeds Northern, all pd Liv.Crsby &Sthpt.l7ip Lond. & Blackw., all pd Lon.,Brig.& S. Ct.loo p Lon. & N.West., 100/. p Do. Quarters...22L pd Do. Fifths . . . 12/. pd Do. 104,M (e) 1/p Lon. & S.-West. 160/. p Do. New 50/., 421 pd Do. New 401....341. pd Lon. & Enniskil ., all pd Man. Bus. & Mat. all p Man. Shef. & Lin.,loo/p Do. Manch. &Lincoln Union .... 41.25. pd Midland 100/. pd Do. Bir. & Derby 1001. Md. Gt. Wt. (Ire.) 47 Newcas. & Carl. all pd Do. Quarter Sh all pd Newmarket all pd Newport, Abergaven., and Hereford lO/ pd Newry & Ennisk 7% p Norfolk 100/. pd Do. New 20/. S. 15/. p North. Conn. Un. % pd North British ...251. pd North Devon ...111. pd North Stafford. 17% p North-Westem 19/. pd N. & S.-W. June. 6/. p Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 101 p Scottish Central 25/. p Scottish Midld., 25/. pd Do. New all pd Shrew. & Bir. A, all Pdl Do. B Shrew. & Her. Old 8/. p Shrewsbu. and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all pd Do. Halves all pd Do. Oswestry all pd Siirop. Union ...6% pd Do. A, B, C, & D fully pd. up at per cent.... South Devon all pd South-Eastern 30/. pd South Wales all pd South Yorkshire and River Dun 15/. pd Do. . Do. Si. pd Stirl. & Dunferm. all p Stock. & Har. 16/2s. 3d. Taff Vale 126/. pd Thames Haven Dock and Railway ...18/.-pd Vale of Neath pd Waterfd. & Kilk. all pd N d Waterford, Vaterf. & Lim. Wex. pd Wick. and Dublin 3/. pd West Cornwall 13L pd West London all pd Yk., New. & Ber 25/. p Do. & New. Ex 20L p Do. G.N.E. pure 9/. p. York & N. Mid. 50/. pd Aberdeen all pd Do. No. 2, 7 per ct. 3 3 4, Caledonian, 101. all pd Ches. & Holyhd. all pd Dundee, Per. , & Aberd. Junction all pd E. Ang.(3/ 10s)6 p c. all Do. (51.) 7 per dt. all p Do. (71175) 7 p. c. 2 p Eastern Counties Ex., sp. C ., NO. 1 all pd Do. No. 2 all pd Do. New 6 p : c. Stk. 10 Eastern Union Scrip, Guar. 6 per ct....a1l p Do. 10/. Deb. Sh. all p East Lancashire, 6 per ct. Quar. Shrs. all pd East & West Yorkshire Junction, sths all pd Edin., Per. & Dun. 51 . E per cent. all pd Glas. & S.W. Con 1001. Gt. North. 5 p. c all pd D o . 5 p aired. sc 9 11 ,E p Great South. & West. (Ireland) Btha all pd Gt. West. (Berke & H. E x . 5 per cent.) all pd Gt.W. fixed 4% 1001. p Do. Do. —BOl pd Lancashire and York. shire, F. 20/. 6l. pd Do. 6 p. c. Stk. 1001. p Leeds Northern, 6 per cent. No. 1 13 /. pd Do. Do. No. 2 17 /. pd Do. Do. No. 3 5/. pd D o . Qrs., 1848 ...91. pd London & Brig. guar. 5 per cent. ... 1 00/. pd Do. Pr. 5 p c. Stk. 100/. Do. Con. 5 p c,1852 all Do. N.Gr. 6 p c 1001. p Lon. & N.-W. (Coy. & Nunet.) 5 p. c. 13% pd Ln. & S.W. Co &is. 5/. p Lon. & En. % Sh. all p Man., Sheff., & Linen. Qr. Sh., No. 1 all pd Do. 61. 3 l. Pd Do. Con. Bris. & Bir., North DDDDl o iB6 r d Norfolk oo: t Pl.:P h ECLeNe rro s reeeeni t rce.w a ff . .eG6&ani o t sutP e : r . a n d . ci Preferencew.r.V . . S . . I g a . 'E d : . a .1. 2 51:1 21 1 1.01 ! 0 di d p:; Do. Gr. 5 1 4 p c ( t• N all v p . Do. Wavn cite y rhp . e3c... a l a . 121/p. pd North British pd Oxf. Wor. & W ol., 15/. 6 per cent.... ., . 10/. pd Shrews. & Bit'. N.G. all sShrews.:ihi:nyoo York'. p. South Devon all pd St.-Est. p 10/ . pd Stock. & Hart. gd. 5 p until July 1,1856 all ; Waterford & Kilkenn y, y -6 per cent. 3 1 . nll 6d York, Newc..& Ba rat. N. of E. Pur all pd Do. D o. York & N. Midhind H. and S. Pureh. 10/. pd LINES LEASE: Railways. Bd£ & Bitch., all Bir.& Oxt., gua. all Do. without, all pl Bir.Wolv. & ud., [par.-- all pd , Do. without, all pf Buckingbash, all p! Clydsdale Jc., all pi E. Lin., gua. 6 per cent. ...... all pd Gloucest. & Dean Forest... 22 ih pd Hartlepl. Dk. & Railw. pd Hull & Selby, all p Do. Halves.,all p Do. Quarts., all p Leeds & Brdf., all t Lon. & Grenw., all Do. Pref....all pd Lowestoft., gua. 4 per cent...all pd Do. 6 p. et., all p Middlesbr' & Red car, 6 p. c., all p N. & E., 5 p. c., all Do. 6 p. et., all p Do. F. 5 p.c. all pd Presto. & Wyre, all paid 1 Do.Hlves, A, all p Read., Guildf., and Reigate ... all pd Roy. & Hit., 6% p Do. Shep. Ex., all Shf. Rth. & Goole, 5 p. c., 18.11.6 p S. Statrdsh., p Wear Val. 6 p e.. al' Do. do. all pd Do. do. all pd Wilts. it Som. / tali FOREIGN. Railways. Nominal Prices. Bu sis done to- nes day. Cent. France (0.V.) all 22% -023% Charl. & Erquel. all pd 13 -15 Demerara all pd - ••• Dutch Rhenish... Bl. pd - 3 1 / 1 dis. East Indian 18/. pd 4 - P Do. Do 201. pd •- Gt. Indian Penin. all p 1 - • 11 / 1 , Do. Do. 4% pd 34 - % P Louv. a Is Sambre 7% Luxembourg l3/. pd 4% -4% Do. (Railway) 10/. pd - 3 5 43 3 1 / Do. l/. pd - 3 / a Do. (Canal) pd 3a - 3 / 8 Maria Antonia 27i pd 8 -10 Do. New 8% pd . . - Namur & Liege all pd . 6% - 6 . North. of France,l6l.pd 23 %- 23% x.d x d Do. 201.3 pc. Bds, all p 13% -13 % Orleans & Bor 11/. pd 4% -4% p 15% Paris & Lyons ...61. pd 4% - 43y s p Paris & Orleans all pd 45 -47 Paris & Rouen ...all pd 29% - 30% Paris & Stras. pd 21% - 22% Rouen & pd 11% - 11 1 / 2 11% Sambre & Meuse all pd 4 3 4 - 5 %5 4% St. Andrew's & Quebec (A) 4/. pd - Tours & Nantes 171. pd 5 3 / - •% dis. West Flanders...B% pd 3 - West. of France 6/. pd, 1% -1% p MINES. Agua Fria all pd 36 - 34 p Anglo-Californian, all p % - % p Asturian 15/. p - Australasian 2/. pd 1 / 2 -1 p r Australian 51. pd %- 1 Austr. Freehold all pd % - % dis. % % Ave Maria all pd - % dis. Blaenarvon I. & C. all p Brit. Austr. Gold all pd % - 1 / 8 dis. British Iron 131. 15s. p Braz. Im. (is. sp) 24% - 2 Do. Coca. & Cui. all p Do. St. Joh. del R. 151. Carson's Creek all pd par - % p Cobre Copper -40/. pd - Colonial Gold 1/ pd %- 3a p 1% Copiapo 14/ pd . - Eng. &Aust. Cop. all p - 1 . 7 8 General all pd Gold Mountain...all pd % - 1.4 dis. Great Polgooth all pd 3 / 4 - 1 dis. Lake Bathurst all pd, % dis. Lon. & Cal. Gld Quartz Crush Corn. all pd - Mexi. & S. Amer. 91. p - . Nouveau Monde all pd %dis. - % p Port Philip ... l/. pd par - 1 / 1 p Quartz Rock all pdilAdis. - par Santiago de Cuba 10 3 4 11 -12 Tin Croft 7l. pd 11 -12 United Mexican all pd 2% -2% West Mariposa all pd I - % dis JOINT-STOCIL BANKS. Australasia all pd 46% -47 Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd 54 -55 55 Colonial 251. pd 12% -13 Corn. of London 20/. pd 25 -26 Lon. & County 201. pd . . London Jt. Stk. 101. pd 18 - 18 3 / Lon. & Westm. 201. pd 28 3 / - 29% Nat. Prov. Eng. 35/. pd - ••• Do. New lOl. pd . . - •_•• Nat. of Irel an d 22% p 1 . 7% - 17 Orient. Bk. Corp. all pd 34 -3 6 Prov. of Ireland 251 pd. 44% - 45% Do. New all pd 15% - 16% Union of Austral all pd 43 -43 Do. New 234 pd 3 - Union of London 10/. p 14 3 / -15 Th Union of Madrid all pd MISCELLANEOUS. Canada 32% pdi 48 - 49% Eastern Steam...2s. pdl - Gen. Stm. Nay. 14/. pd 128 1 / - 29 Penin. & Or. St. all p 0 81 -82 Do. Do. _l5/. pd; 33 - 331 Royal Mail Stm. 60/. pd; 76% - 77 Universal Emigration and Colonization, 21. p - Australian Royal Mail. 31. x. Tian Royal Mail, 3 MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at from 8,000 to 10,000 bales, of which 1,500 American were taken for export, and 2,500 American and £OO Brazil on speculation. The market was quiet but steady. The sales comprised 1,500 Pernam and Maranham at 6'4d. to 74d., 500 Egyptian at 53 d. to 9 1 ,4 d. 800 Surat at 3-Ad. to 4 1 4 d., and the remainder American.—Railway Shares were steady. The advices brought yesterday by Messrs. Marshall and Edridge's Port Philip liner Statesman are to Jan. 25, the voyage having been performed in 100 days. The amount of gold on board is about 600,000/. The private accounts from the Mount Alexander diggins" are of a most favourable character, and the instances of individual success were extra ordinary. From 201. to 301. per diem had been in several in stances obtained by individuals, and there were examples of small fortunes being obtained in very short periods. Labour was exceedingly scarce and dear, and will be more so when the winter sets in and again favours mining operations. A specimen of the difficulty incurred for want of water during the summer may be inferred from the following extracts of a communication, dated Forest Creek : " The want of water, a want which has been gradually in creasing in intensity, has now reached a sort of culminating point. All who still persist in digging may be set down as very persevering indeed. " Digging and washing are still going on less or more at nearly every part of the creek bed in stray waterholes, which furnish a niggardly supply for the puddling-tub and cradle. Water for drinking, a minor consideration with most:gold diggers, is to be got fit for use in deep holes sunk tor the purpose; these are generally held sacred, and woe be to the tin-disher who may be caught slipping down clandestinely to pollute the sacred well. As abundance of water for gold washing can be had within a distance of five or six miles of any part of the diggings, there is a prevailing idea in Gee long and Melbourne that the possession of a horse and cart goes far to neutralize the drawback of distance from water, that the nett profits of a party would be about the same, minus expense of cartage. This idea is entirely fallacious, the dryness of the soil and want of water close at hand, obstruct the digger at every stage of the process of working a hole. " Intending gold-hunters who wish to begin their vocation at once, had better not come here—tpie, there must be thou sands of pounds weight of the precious metal now snugly lying in the golden gullies' and ' golden points,' as yet not christened such, but the present is not the time to unearth their treasures." A member of the Legislative Council of South Australia had suggested that gold should be received in payment for public lands. Concerning the harvest, the , n , ews is good. A party writing at Melbourne states : We a learn that through higweges, and feeling we were almost great - persuasion , going to say of patriotism, the farmers on the Barra bool Hills, Indented Head, and other surrounding localities will be enabled without any serious loss (except in point of wages) to stack their crops. At no period since this colony became an agricultural one, were we bl esse d w ith suc h abun d ance , and this observation does not apply to hero and there a solitary patch ef land, but is almost of uni vers,l applicat ion. There can be no d ou b t b u t t h at t h e stap l e c ommodity of life will rise considerably in price be fore another harvest, notwithstanding the immense quanti ties of bread stud' that will be shipped both from England and America for our consumption. However, as long as the price of wheat will keep a remunerating figure we should have nothing to complain of, a s it may be an induce ment for the struggling farmer of this year, not to neg lect sowing his broad acres for the next, intimations to the contrary having gone about from the farmers themselves notwithstanding. Another fact is equally im pressive, that every grain of wheat that has been grown either this or last season in this colony will be required by its population, for although Sydney has been equally blessed by a bountiful Providence, her land will be overrun with new corners as much as Victoria will be; and as for the granary of the South Seas, Tasmania, to which wa h ave I n times gone by been accustomed to look,l there the crop, taken in the aggregate, does not come up to an average one. Dysentery and diarrhmi had prevailed at some of the diggings, owing to the want of vegetables and pure water, and this rendered it highly desirable that further operations should be suspended until the autumnal months. A great deal of horse-stealing appears to have been going on in the colony. The raising of the gold licence to 31. per month was caus ing great complaint. Among the items in the public journals are the following : "Water is now selling in town at prices ranging from 2s. 61 to 4.5. per load, and in many cases the water carriers are far saucier than their customers. Within the past week from twenty to thirty sailors have bolted from their respec tive employments, and many more have notified their in tention of leaving in the course of the week. Upwards of a dozen butchers' establishments have closed up, owing to the want of hands, and for the same reason it is now a com plaint to get commodities sent to private houses from many places, too glad before to oblige a customer to send things home. A man named Lynford returned yesterday from. Mount Alexander 3001. richer than he left, after a month's absence. He states that there are many who do not clear their expenses. The men who left the brewery of the Messrs. Murphy are doing well, and have amassed upwards of 5001. each. The miners are coming down in large quantities to spend Christmas. A report was current in the city that an extensive gold field, rivalling the Mount' iu richness, had been discovered near the Black Forest. A gold field of great richness was discovered close to town yesterday, the actual locale of which is a secret only known to two or three persons, and will, if possible, be kept a secret until such time as the discoverers reap a boun tiful harvest. Of the fact of its discovery and its richness, however, there is no manner of doubt." Bills of Exchange were taken yesterday at rather fuller rates. Paris, 90 days, 25 60 to 65 ; Amsterdam, 12 I% to 2 1 / 4 ; llamburgh, 13 114 to 1 / 2 ; and Trieste, 12 35 to 40. The English Stock Market is dull again, and about I's per cent. under yesterday's range. Consols have been 99 1 / to 99 1 / 2 for Transfer, and 99%',; 3 for June, but the present prices are only 9934 %. Exchequer-bills have been marked 70s. to 735. premium for those dated March, and India Bonds 84s. premium. The New Three -and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been at 100% to 100%. Foreign Stocks are all very he av y again. M fallen to 30:,4 to 3 for the Old B on d s , an d to 2 : ican have 1 1 to f the New. Equador have been 4 1 4 to % and Bueno l a 78 Ayregs or . Peruvian Deferred Bonds have realised 62. Spanish Three per Cents. are 474 and the new Deferred 2034 to 21. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. bring 61 3 / 4 . At this moment the market is lower than it was at the opening. Railway Shares have been pretty steady. Midland, North-Western, and Great Western are in request, but the general business is small. Gold Shares are dull. Lewis Hill and Royal Australian 1-16 prem. Australian Copper Shares have been held firmly. Peninsular Colonization have been called % to 1/ premium for the settling. QUARTER TO THREE. Consols 99 1 Ditto Account, June 9 .. 99f BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK (From the Official Lida 8 per Cent. Reduced Annuities...—. 8 per Cent. Consols Anna. .... 99% WA New 3 1 4 Rer Cent. Arms. 100 , A Ai India Bouts under 1,000/........ ....... B4 p 99% Consols for Account June. Exchgauer Bills. I%d. M a rch. 73 70 p 66 63 p 1,0001. 73 70 p 66 63 p 5001. 11 014 70 70 p 66 03 p 4 ••• THE SUN, 13% to 13% 7 -7% 1.0% -•10% 11 % 11 d. 17% - 18% 96 —9B 20 —2OX 21% 22 15 —l3 d. 6 - 7 4%- 45% 2% - 314 9 - 9y, 6% - 654 4 5 4 -4% 17 - 17% 55 -60 81 -33 6%, - 6 20 -20 X 6% - 6y B 14% -15 39% - 39% 91% 78 -80 9 -10 p 73 - 73% 6 —53 dis. 4% 4 dis. 18% 1834, BN-83's 102 1 - 163 1 ,4 123 - 124 — 5% I) 3 3 / 4 4 p 2 —2% p 92% 93 4 3 1 ,E dial 3% —2% dia. 10 3 / 4 11 25/8 33jA - 3414 3 2% di& 70. 1 70% 36 —BB 10 1-1.5 u 3 1 ,4 3 dia% 33 -85 10 1 ,E —lO dis. 3% 3 di a. 77 1 —B% 8 —7% dis. 7% 6 7 / 8 dia. •• 1 1 ,4 -2 • p. 22% 22% 17% 17% x.d 11 —l2 5 1 4 314 dia. 15 -16 7 - 8 11 -12 - 19% 21% - 21% 34% - 35 par —( P 1 152 - 154 236 2% 436 PAclis. 4% 5 1 A 20 —2l ••• • 3% .... ••• 3% die. 18% 18% 6% 6% dis. 2 7 / 8 2 5 4 ) di& 25% 25% =CM SEA' I% Ye dia. 83 A - 9 17% - 18% 5 1 4 - 6 8 -3% 1 %- I%P %- 1% p 13 --13 1 4%--15 IN -- 4 ••• 14 7 / 8 1 1 4 -- p 8% -8% 1 / 1 , dim. 25% % % M. 1% dig. 3% - iii, p 12% - 12% 10% - iii 4 13 - 13 , A %- %P 142 - 144 P 19 1 ,4 - 20 -5% 1% - 5 -5% ?/8- 13 P 10 -10,4 le% 16% 15 —l6 •• • •••••• ••• 1 % ...... • 1 ; diS• 3A .... 1.4 1 4% l7 dv.— %P AT Trx.so Leasing 1 N o m a 1 Prices. 1 Companies. .......................• _OM Lon.& N.W 'Gt. Westn. Do. ...... io --ii 29 ►- SO Do. ...... Do. ...... I Lon. &N.W I ICaledonian 29% -- 30% 18 -1 8 % 45 -- 47 IGt. Northn. as -853 i Gt. Westrn. Yk.!New. vr3 l & Ber. Yk. &N. • Do. ...... Do. ...... Midland... S. Eastern.. Do. ...... 4- 5 P ..--- ••• ••• up «--112 65 --56 25 - 27 101% - 102% 12i4 - 13 26 -26 Norfolk Do. 17 -18 Stktn &Dar E. Counties Do. Do. L.& N.W & La. &Y Do. 1...... •• • • • • 60 .-- 62 ... - ... p S. Eastern.. G t. Northn. Do. ...... 22% 23 9% 93's Lan. & Ykr 31rAPClean Stckt& Dlll Do. ...... Do. ...... qt. Watra. ••• ....^ •••• 1 % ".". 1 dts. ... --- .... 29 --:80 98,t 1003 h 92h 92 5i 8 3 ,4, pm 73 18% % 123% % 27% 15%16 70 % % 7% 8 28 1 / 6 17% 15% 14 1134 123 19% 10% IZENTALS. Business to-day. MAY l2, 1852. PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Buenos Aires Bonds 6 per Cent.... 78 Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent ., 104 Danish Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent.... Ditto, 5 per,Cent Equador Bonds Grenada, 1 1 4 per Cent. Do. Ex Dec. Coupons ISI9 Ditto Deferred •• 9 Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent. — Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent. .. ........... Peruvian 80nd5.1849, 6 per Cent — Do. Deferred 3 per Cent 62 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o Ditto Passive Bonds 5 V, Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent. ...... Ditto, New Deferred Spanish Corn. Cert. Coup. not funded....... 2 1 / 4 per cent. Dividends on the above payable in Lonoun. Dutch 2 1 4 per Cent., 12 Guild Ditto 4 per Cent. C er tifi cates COURSE OF EX'C &ulster:tm .......... 12 1 _ANGE.-TUESDAY. Ditto, three months.. 12 2M aotterdam • • • • • • •• •• iintwerp• • ............ 25 65 Brussels ...... 25 65 Ilamburgh M.B. 13 11N Altona. • •• • • • • •• • • •• •• Paris, 3 days'sight .. 25 47% _ - - - Gthraltar•• •• •• •• •• fa •• Leghorn 30 82 Genoa •• •• •• •..• •• •• •• 25 65 Milan .. •• •• •• .• •• •• Venice .... •. . • .... Naples .. 40% Palermo, peroz ........ 122 •• .......... 531 i Oporto .............. 53 Rio Janeiro • ........ Buenos Ayres .. •... New York,6o daya'sight Philadelphia Ditto, 3 months 22 65' Mar5ei11e5...........• '2s 65 Bourdeaux.... •• • • Frankforton.Malne...• 122 1 Berlin.... • • ...... • • • • Vienna, effoc. 12 28 Trieste, ditto.... •• .... 12 40 Petersbargh,9ll. Ebbe.. 37 , 4 Madrid ••••••-••••••• 49% Cadiz •• 49N Barcelona ............ VINES OP BIILLIOIY, PER OZ, Foreign Geld inbars .• X 3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 Now Dollars . •. 0 4 10', illvnrln bars .......• 0 4 117 LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 12.—Wind at noon S., fresh breeze and squally, with rain. LIMERICK, MAY 10 —The wreck of an apparently large vessel, lying on her-beam ends with two masts visible, was seen 20th April, 38 N., 41. W. ANTWERP, MAY 10.—The Resolution, hence for Newcas tle, got onshore this morning, came off and proceeded. ST. HELENA, MAuca 20.—A quantity of wreck, consist ing of bulwarks, painted stone colour, with dark mouldings, broken beams, bend planking, belonging to a stout built vessel, was passed 9th March, Cape Good Hope, bearing S.E. E. by compass. BRISTOL, MAY 11.—The Temperance of Truro, for New port, is beneaped in the Cleaves, lies well, and is expected off. SHIELDS, MAY 11.—The Maidstone barque, Rochester to Newcastle, is supposed to have received serious damage, having been aground. COWES, MAY 11.—Wind Canar, Havannah ; Magnet, ditto. DARTMOUTH, MAY 11.—Wind W.—Sld. Fear-not, St. John's, Newfoundland. FALMOUTH, MAY 11.—Wind W., strong breezes.—A ves sel, waterlogged and abandoned, with poop burned off, and bowsprit only standing, was passed 23d April, off the Burlings. SCILLY, MAY 10. _The Vivid, New York to Falmouth, and Hamburgh or Antwerp, arrived here, was totally dis masted 21st April. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY Notwithstanding that the show of English Wheat here to-day was very moderate, the demand for all kinds, owing to the continuous imports of Foreign Flour, and the heavy stocks here, was i n a d epressed state, at Monday's decline in the quotations, and a total clearance was not effected. Only 670 quarters of Foreign Wheat have come fresh to hand, yet the quantity brought forward was seasonably good. Fine dry qualities were held at previous rates ; but all other kinds were lower to purchase. Floating cargoes were quite neglected. Malting Barley was scarce, and quite as dear. Grinding and distilling sorts commanded very little attention. Malt, though in very moderate supply, moved off slowly, at barely late rates. We had a fair sale for Oats, and last week's prices were well supported. Beans and Peas sold Flour were at b are l y the late advance. I nd i an Corn and were a dull inquiry. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. ' Qrs. Qrs. Q rs. I Qrs. Sa EngUsk ...... 1,640 820 810 I 1,530 I,o2ocks. Irish ........ 710 , 1 4,600 foreign ...... 670 8,280 1 1,430 16,920 91 WIIITECRAPEL. The general demand was in a sluggish state, but no change was reported in the quotations. Beef, from 2s 2cl to 3s; Mutton, 2s 4d to 31 Gd; Lamb, 4s to 5s 2d; Veal, 3s to 4s; Pork, 23 Gd to 3s 8d per 81b by the carcase. BOROUGH 1101 1 MARKET. Fine Hops are in fair request at the extreme rates of last week. In the value of other kinds no change has taken place. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. Il Flauto Illagico, with its exquisitely beautiful music, and exquisitely absurd libretto, was performed here, for the first time in the present season, last evening in superb style. , Madame Castellan admirably supplied the pla ce of !Jaisi, who was prevented by a cold and hoarseness from sustaining the part of Panima, creating an especial sensation by her beautiful singing of the air, in G minor, in the second act. Madame Bellini was the Papagena, Mario the Tamino, whilst Ronconi was delightfully humourous as Papageno, and Formes as Sarastro, High Priest of Isis, grandly digni fied and impressively solemn. The magnificence of his ergaa in " Qui sdegno," elicited an unanimous en core. Mdlle. Anna Zerr (whom our readers may recollect was so unworthily suspended in her mu sical functions last year, at Vienna), made her re-appearance last evening as the Queen of Night. She sang with the same brilliancy of expression and wonderful compass of voice which enraptured the public last season. No other vocalist can give the music of the Queen of Night with such extraordinary effect as Madlle. Anna Zerr—indeed, her exe cation of " Gli angui d'inferno" is an unequalled pheno menon of vocalization. Her reception was most cordial, and the applause she called down frequent and enthusiastic. Madlle. Anna Zerr is now an established first-rate favourite amongst us. Ii Flauto illogic° was, like every opera at this establishmen, splendidly brought out. The duties of the orchestra, as a matter of course, were discharged with un qualified efficiency, and, altogether, a more perfect operatic treat it would be difficult, if not impossible, to enjoy. Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by thir Royal High nesses the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, ho noured the performances with their presence, and re mained till the conclusion. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge and her Royal Highness the Princess Mary were also present. The house was completely filled with a highly fashionable audience. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The enterprising and indefatigable Mr. Mitchell has re engaged the Tyrolese minstrels, who gave the first of their second series of concerts last night. They are extremely well worth hearing. A programme has been, moreover, put forward by this admirable manager which promises a com plete novelly in dramatic entertainments. A German dra matic company, headed by llerr E. Devrient, of Dresden, is to commence a series of performances in the month of June, which will comprise some of the highest productions of the German stage. The repertoire includes, besides lighter works, the Egmont and Faust of Goethe, the Rauber, Don Carlos, and Kabul and Li e b e o f S c hill er, the Emilia ullotti of Lea sing, and two or three translations from Shakspere. This experiment deserves an earnest measure of support, and we cordially trust that it may be crowned with success. btrb Xbition+ NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) The Suffolk Stakes. St. Antonio Tophanit DERBY BETTING. 10 to 1 agst Hobbie Noble 20 to 1 agst Harbinger—taken •*• 1 ... 2 THE NATIONAL SOCIETY'S TRAINING INSTITU- TroN.—Yesterday morning having been appointed by his Royal Highness Prince Albert to lay the foundation stone of , the National Society's Training Institution, for Schoolmas ters and Schoolmistresses, in Victor a street, from an early hour the place selected for the ceremony was crowded. Precisely at one o'clock Prince Albert arrived, attended by Colonel Phipps and Colonel Seymour, and was received on alighting from his carriage by the Committee of the Na tional Society, the clergy of the district, and others con nected with the institution. After the usual service, his Royal Highness went through the ceremony of laying the stone in the unal manner, and the proceedings soon after terminated. By the arrival of the Statesman yesterday from Port Phillip, accounts have been received with regard to the Victoria Gold Mines up to the 27th January, teing eleven days later than the last details. It appears that the ex citement was rapidly increasing, and that 20,000 people had already reached the place Irons the neighbouring colonies. Special instances were mentioned in which parties had obtained gold valued at about 30/. per day for several suc cessive days, while even since the scarcity of water the average at the chief point of operations had been 31. These results were principally obtained from surface diggings on a slope of the range not a quarter of an acre in extent. It was estimated that since the discovery the general yield, including what had found it s way i nto t h e b an k s, h a d b een a t lea st 1 ,000,0001. sterling, and that already, up to the January, 600,0001. had been exported to this country. the winter rains should set in, it was In be wi tnesse d. most extraordinary consequences w ould reapers ,were the meantime labour was fetching high rates; 1 e of spirits, 181 h When of about 301. to 351. per anticipated l that the a p n a d id s 2 er B:. an a t d s a w y, h b o e p a r id ev es iou a s c iy on o s b id ta e i r n a e b ad l t e 6ol. The retail busi annum, were now readily engaged ture by the mining population bei n g o was 21. 18s. to 3/. per ex travagance. The latest price o f g o ld the present vessel is under ness of the place had improved in p d r i o s p ti o a r g ti a o i n s , h t e li d e fo e r x i p ti end I and Sarah stood to be upwards of with 26,547 and 14,004 ounces, Anne, which left previously w ounce. The amount br j o 6 u o g c h o t o b l y .The di ma aya have yet to arrive. The ap s ecie to this country. In oth Con tinueer respects C ontinental exchanges i e s z si c o h n a o n f ge to n respects they contain nothin g o f in acdciocauntets a from in terest. According to in advices prospect from Odessa of th e 30 th April, the decline in w heat here and at various p ort sf the conti nent, had produced no effect on theoCf o that market. An unusuall y l a rge supp ly o f s hipping was chiefly the Cau se o f t h e pre vailing fi rmness, but th e r egular demand was al s o goo d . F r om St. Petersburgh t h e letters are to the 3d May. The weather was still cold, and it was expected the opening of the navigation would be delayed another week. CAMERON'S CoALBROOK AND LOUGHOR RAILWAY. —Yesterday, a general meeting in this matter was held be fore Master in Chancery Richards, to settle the list of share holders liable to contribute to discharge the company's lia bilities. Mr. Roxburgh and Messrs. Galsworthy appeared for Mr. Turquand, the official manager • Mr. Taylor f or th e pe titioners and other s h are h olders ; and Mr. Lewis for the se ceding shareholders. The Master placed 183 shareholders on the list, and adjourned the consideration of the remainder, consisting of what are termed the seceding shareholders, who dispute their liability from a certain date, until 7th JUIN watt IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKR.ER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The I:l7erston Waterworks Bill was read a third time and passed. The following Bills were considered and agreed to Belfast Harbour. Great Western Railway. L.:vcn Railway. London Necropolis and National Mausoleum. London and North-Western Railway. PETITIONS. A con , iderable number of petitions were presented against the Militia Bill, and also against the Maynooth grant. Mr. W. BARON presented a petition in favour of the ocean penny postage. Mr. COWAN presented a petition from Greenock? against the Charitable Trusts Bill. - ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. Mr. WALPOLE moved that the House at its risig should adjourn until Friday next. Sir B. HALL complained that Members who we re serving upon Committees on a Wednesday had not er . portunity, in consequence of the sh or t ness o f notice, w d get to the House in time for a division. He suggee, t , 9 that a short time should be all o w e d t o elapse a' 4 strangers withdrew, before a division took place. Mr. W. PATTEN thought that at present no alters' tion should be made in the usual practice of the Reus e ' Lord DUDLEY STUART said it was quite ticZ cessary, as well as very inconvenient, to require withdrawal of strangers during a division. Captain HARRIS thought that the reporters ought ° be allowed to remain in the gallery, even though tb other strangers were ordered to withdraw, because . ," often happened that i m p or t ant di scuss i ons took Ow during their absence. Mr. GLADSTONE was against any new regulatti)iello being made du r i ng t h e present session. He thoug ht better plan would be to refer the subject to a Select Cotr mittee. Mr. WAKLEY would prefer leaving the matter the hands of the Speaker. and After a desultory di scuss i on on the same su bj ec t, also with reference to the ven til at i on and dirty s tate Q the House, the motion for the adjournment was agree d tch LOSS OF THE BIRKENHEAD. Mr. HUME asked a question, w h et h er, after the 15,1 loss of the Birkenhead steamer, it was t h e intential o f the Government to order a survey of the East Coot 19 Africa to the northward, whore the p assages o f Yels" were numerous and frequent. Mr. STAFFORD replied that th e question bad b ,, e f g ell . under the consideration of the Govern m ent, but u. i da t culty had arisen in consequence of the surveys Pol l , a for in the years 1852 and 1853 not including 8. survey of this particular part of the C li P be If the survey were made it would have O h o, undertaken as extra work. The Government 0 0 however, made up their minds to have the surrey tl3 j for as extra work; and arrangements bad been effsoto, that purpose. He might mention that the lots of r eos Birkenhead was hardly to be attributed to the ireP er d to survey of the coast. The court-martial appeinte_sde institute an inquiry into the loss of the vessel had w vrf , a report, which he proposed to lay on the table on day, and to have printed for circulation. ABOLITION OF THE PROPERTY QUAL TION OF MEMBERS. In reply to Mr. HUME, with bed Mr. TUFNELL said he felt compelled to wit'-he his Bill to abolish the property qualification of Me° 3 7i ) ot during the present session. He did so reluctantly, i; if he had the honour to be re-elected, he would bring forward again at an early period next session. PARISH CONSTABLES BILL. On the motion for goin g i n t o C omm i ttee on this - 1 ;4 Mr. RICE hoped that at thi s p er i o d o f the se B t" this Bill, which was a piece of ex p er i menta l legialatii' would not be further proceeded uiteo. aid Mr. FREWEN defended th e Bill, which he 9e. would remedy the present aLomalous state of the laA in a vtry satisfactory and economical manner. esU DEEDES said he was not i n a c ondition to - be the house to assent to the Bill as it now s tood, an would, therefore, m o ve th a t th e y go i nto Committee P a fotina, so as to ena bl e hi m t o i n t ro d uce new and 0 0 ° 3 other clauses. The Bill then went through Committee preforeui. ABOLITION OF TEE PAPER DUTY. t o Oa the order of the day being read for resuming adjourned debate on this subject, in ter Mr. COWAN said he had been a paper manufa c— ol thirty years, and daring the last twenty years he t i c e made representations to the Government of the ini cli d e d of the tax, but unfortunately they had not been atteneri by any ucces 2. If the impost were removed Bv e of great impetus would be given to the manufacturriti paper.—(Hear, hear.) There was this penti li , a about the duty, that it not only involved be protracted survey, but a variety of details were tl oo e recorded by the manufacturer, which consume a ser a by amount of time. The trade was severly depre sse ,,, see the Excise laws, and it was the duty of the House " re . whether some measures ought not to be adopted t° medy the evil. (LEFT SITTIN G.) AWFUL COLLIERY ACCIDENT' EIGHTY LIVES LOST. this L BRISTO, MAT 1 l.—lntelligence reached this C"/ A afternoon of a terrific coal-pit acc id en t w hi c h occurre" f ee' terday in the Aberdare Vatl, Glamorganshire, S e b es Wales, and by which no fewer than eighty lives Iran c ol sacrificed. This valley is completely studded wi t '•dellS pits, and the colliery in which this dreadful aci:pcb, happened; is known as the Duffryn Pit, o ° l , i : h os:A S near Aberdare. It is the prope r ty of Mr. h;,. - 5 to Powell, cf the Gaer, one of the largest coal oeil l .,Thic/ 1 the United Kingdom. The cause, was the same r isS, so many lives have been sacrificed in the Welsh co dept namely, fire-damp. It seems that at the time the s ce , l e rr cceurred there were 160 men at work in the pit, and e' D eti thing proceeded in its accustomed order and regularity, loss suddenly a tremendous explosion was heard by „ Inn ot surrounding the mouth of the pit, and the (11. d ot t consternation and alarm was at once excited. The dre o st news spread throughout the neighbourhood with tile t i ' ve rol celerity, and the works were speedily surrounded h.5 ..5 . .! A na hundred people, consisting of the immediate relater, the friends of the miners who were at work at the tim e 'joss pit. Inquiries were at once instituted, and after th e su r of some time a communication was effected with th'. oo of vivors, when it appeared that a t remen dous czPil i d not fire-damp had taken place, but which fortunately' " l o os extend to the whole of the works in the mine, et he w / 0 all the 160 men in the pit must have lost th eir be , Although the sacrifice of life in this melancholy instae.esbed, been enormous, it was at first feared that 155 had P el l ci reti as after a lengthened p er i o d on ly fi ve m en were & r. w eft/ from the pit. After some time, however, more ine n ,,,, s rbi drawn out, and it was finally as c er t a ined that the B ga amounted in numb er t o 80. Neither the amount of cls"01 done to the works nor the precise cause of the acciden° as yet been ascerta i ne d , b ut the cause i s attr ibuted to ct , 0 lessness on th e par t o f some one or ot h er o f the Ine Tt ra they were all properly supplied with Davy htillPf• o ftels well-known that in these Welsh co.lieries the men er e ca - tlf extremely foolhardy, long habit has rendered them regardless of risk, and they frequently open their lamPs e rrbig for the take of lighting their pipes or other purposes. ,„d of is supposed to have been the case in this instance, 7. - f i r e , course the flame, coming in contact with the stream c l 4 - as damp, would instantaneously cause the explosion. The e a' in the neighbourhood may be more easily conceived Oen scribed. - EXCHEQUER BILLS. De li An announcement regarding the eight millions an of Exchequer-bills which fall due in June is now daily p ip pected from the Trea.urv. From the price of th e , re' during the past m ont h it - will have been noticed tha t - 10 duction in the present interest of three-halfpence per W o n) been regarded as certain. Whether (tat reduction Wi l l f the laatpteern,nt}h, they or a penny is matter of doubt. 4 '. 4 inA would pay 11. 10s. sd. per annum, whic h i e ,d for above the highest allowance that can now be obtains money at call, and there can be no question that the), , still . command a premium fully equal to what is usually sidered e.esirable. The extraordinary doctrine of Sir f or o re Wood in ,February last, that the State 81101 111 h ic) fr iote making any reduction, and continue to pay i nuc- dutirig d than the market rate, lest at any tune sh o uld the twelvemonths some unprecedented crisis ..„ v ione occur to render necessary a return to the Prweo?)n scale, drew forth at the moment a sufficient f• %1) of opinion to prevent the probability of IN co on einß again adopted. The country upon that , ° l .teg e f lost 0, 1 001., to say nothing of the comparative drEau tiffo n °f that was inflicted upon the public credit, and a rePetime the proceeding will hardly be ventured. At the sans pill the timidity with which all such matters are tonc h „ ce the mast likely prompt an intermediate course, and eP ot nu, rate of a penny farthing per day, or 1/. 188. 0(0. per loy is perhaps that which may 'be anticipated. 'P le b/ 50 0 which this i-cluction will act upon the market ma fs intP from the fact that, notwithstanding its assumed cer, p re and the possibility even of a still greater alteration , th e in miurn on June bills is at this moment hi g her th an be February, when it was announced that no change sc °,, ti o ntil?, made, while those dated March, which have nine Even longer to run, are 105. higher than at that period. ppr a reduction to a penny were decided upon it bable that the premium would maintain itself at 0 1)00t „ 5 and this would actually be ss. above the price COrte - ro s• • 1849, when the last lowering took place, and when the P leas pects of a continued accumulation of capital were fa r marked than at present. is not 1 503., ..... T E h tt e s, calm S o u f T SOUTH „ INEAP : ST. PET ' SCHooLs 11 •a s y l , as well as the inhabitants of the locality. were el l f St, daylast most ably advocated at the district Church ow, ter's, Bankside—in the morning by the Rev. T. Rev. C prebendary of St. Paul's ;in the evening by the ~0 10 11 RsKcho!lifiuppoAnirthAeNpUblic ‘sgeolloe: Kemble, incumbent of St. Michaere, Stockwell. Each Se. n orD terminated with eloquent and urgent aeals for the 0 1 3 .. 00 . Of the cause, and g liberal 'bution 0 produced a very contri the congregation. Ts. is our' DEATH OF MR. MATTHEW GHBOUNE.-- - .." --, Aft" melancholy duty to record this week the death 01 bictt Matthew Gisborne, of Walton Hall, in this ceuetY' L l r . PLI• took place at St. Leonard's on the 28th April last. " t he fifth 300 of t . Gisborne was born in the 1 - 9 d year ,4, an was peril late Rev. Thomas Gisborne, of Yoxall Lodge. — port er. ____,..l.) MARRIED. - Cal On the Bth inst., at Clontarf Church, Thomas ' 1 " - * tbe Esq., of Camberwell, Surrey, to Mary, eldest daughter "- late J. Sullivan, Eq., of Castle Avenue, near Dahli DIED rO O On the 6th inst., at Claremont-house, Cheltenham , R. Exham, Esq., M.D., aged 32. On the Bth inst., at Nottingham, aged 85, Dial' the widow of the late F. Hardwick, Esq. Surr ey' ' On the Bth jest , at King's Farm, near Richniond P 1 Mr. Robert Yeats, aged 67. f the On the 7th inst., aged 54, Ann, wi r e of John Jesse, °- South Sea-house, London London: Printed and Published by BIURDO it No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, pi Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in Ske 011 filiddlen; Weclue4clal l Nay 12,1552. 7% 7 97% 20 % 21% 20% 6 92% 20 21% 18% 18% 106% 22%