The Sun. — London, England, 1837-05-26 00:00:00

but at length Mr. Bestow, landlord of the Imperial Crown public - h ouse , succeeded in sending a ball through the vulner ste awe part, an d after rolling about for a few moments the mon rof the deep floated on the surface. It was subsequently t',!ten out of the water and conveyed to the Imperial Crown, here it has since been an object of great curiosity. Its weight ryas 50 Porinds, and it is a matter of some surprise to many hoset could h ave got so far from the Thames, as it must have d through several locks. RIFLE SHOOTING. assembled Yesterday morning, at seven o ' c l oc k, a soc i ety o f r ifl emen med at Chalk F arm , to conten d f or their gold and silver als, at 250 yards from the target. Among the gentlemen Present we noticed r. . Moore, the wi of, and many of the fi rst-rate shots M who W contended for, the nner diamond cham plo!i cross on th e 4 t h i nstant. After a spirited contest, during which (notwithstanding a slight fog) we witnessed some ex cellent shooting, the gold medal was adjudged to Mr. Margery, 103 0 made twenty hits and four bull's eyes out of twenty-four Margeshots allowed to each competitor, and the silver one to Mr. A. Margery, wh o hi t sixteen and three bull's eyes out of the same ry, Mr. W. Moore made fifteen hits and two bull's ,eyes. This manly an d h ea l t hf u l sport i s now b ecom i ng ex tremely fashionable. COURT CIRCULAR. N foliossterday th e D uchess of Kent received and presented th e „1-- ol anentlemen to the Princess ctoria, Who were char b ged emen withcongratulatory Addresses to her Royal qlghness, on the occasion of her completing her 18th year : t he Eail of H arewoo d , w i t h an address from Doncaster; th e arl stiof Bradf or d w i t h an address f rom the Loyal arid Con tutional As soc i at i on at Li verpoo l ; t h e H on. Mr. Dundas V id MrSpiers with an address from Rich mon d, Yorkshire Ass• L ' e Ord Niorsley, with an address f r om Girest Grimsby ; Mr. naaor, Hi g h Sh er iff o f A ng l esey, w i th an address from r n g l e e seY . a Lieut.-Colonel Seale, with an address from Dart un ; Mr. E. B. Clive, with an address from the City of m e r reford ; Mr. Tancred, with an addresss from Banbury; Not Pinney, with an address from Lyme Regis ; Messrs. and Effingham, with an address from Hastings and St. feon_ard's ; M r. H . B urton, w i th an address from Beverley ; abl teuart, with an a dd ress f rom D un b ar ; t h e Hi g h C on- FI B of Brighton, with an address from Brighton ;jut% with an address from Hull ; Hon. J. C. Dundas and Lowtherewith two addresses from York ; Mr. Thomas ilttwood, with two addresses from the Birmingham Political ; Hon. Craven Berkeley, with an address from Chel fe...,am.;_ Sir Thomas Trowbridge, with an address from b a; Mr. Mackinnon, with an address from Lvmington ; Mr. Pa-Taton, with an address from Weymouth ; Rev. Jr. Hale, L th all address from Uxbridge ; Mr. Ewart, with an address ra the m em b ers o f t h e T ra d esmen ' s Reform Association at aer oo l . vA s p tate ball was given at St. J a m es ' s P a l ace on W e d nes d ay r t, .in commemoration of the birth-day of th e P i i ncess ete rat. . 1 ,, guard of hon our o f th e R o y a l R eg i men t o f H orse G uar d s Kin on duty i n t h e large court-yard of the palace, and th e ~„ng'S Gua r d were on duty in the colour-court. T he entire suite of state-rooms were brilliantly illuminated, ilne th rone -room, and the ball-room were prepared for dancing, e 4 ,ing orchestras for the quadrille bands in both, supported by -°lllMris, the fronts of the orchestras being ornamented with I'l4 draperies. ful ten o'clock the company began to arr i ve a t th e p a l ace i n • - court dress, the members of the several orders of knight .o°El wearing their respective ensigns. At half-past ten o'clock the Duchess of tent and th e Prin s!'" Victoria arr i ve d t o atten d t h e B a ll. Th e i r R oya l Hi g h. eiessea were attended by the Duchess of Northumberland, Lady Catheri ne J enkinson, Ladv Flora Hastings, Lady Mary Stop rt.l, L a d y C onroy, Lady Cust, Baronness Lehzen, Sir John u nnr °Y, Sir Frederick VVetherall, Sir George Anson, General P t ° ll , Colonel Harcourt, and Colonel Caradoc. Their Royal Highnesses entered the Palace by the Colour tuftrt. Their dresses were composed entirely of British ma ieftraciture. Shortly before eleven o'clock the Princess Augusta p t ne Queen's house, and entered the Throne-room, aecom ,iied by the Duke of Cumberland, and attended by the La ,.!es and Gentlemen of the Queen's Household, including the -.,Ountess of Brownlow, Lady in Waiting Hon. Mr. Ashley, e vlce _Chamberlain ; Earl of Denbigh, Master of the Horse; Pechell, Equerry ; Col. Wilson, Col. Jones, and Mr. b "i sl i, Gentlemen Ushers. The Princess was also attended VLady M ary P e lh am, L a d y i n W a i t i ng on h er Royal High- IY s. The b an d i n th e Th rone - room p l aye d " G o d save t h e ng," as her Royal Highness entered. D ancing commenced immediately in both rooms : in the Ball'r'oom with a quadrille; and in the Throne-room with a aet o f Muchwaltzes entitled the " Victoria Waltzes," w hi c h were eauch admired. t . Louring the evening Weippart's band of 35 performers, sta aved in th e p r i nc i pa l Ball-room, per formed new music from °tram, M a l i k Ad e l , t h e R oyal V i ctor f a Serenade Quadrilles, .c 1 also the Heatugunots, effect. Austrian Cachuca, and Vienna AV a.tzes with gr, Kln the Throne -room the waltzes were followed by the Royal ent Quadrilles, a new set, composed by Mr. Adams extrestly tar the occasion. The orchestra in this room was ably led by tIVIr. Remy, of the King's Theatre, and comprised several mem bers of that establishment, as well as others selected from the P hilharmonic Concerts. One end of the ball-room was slightly elevated, and here were placed seats extending the entire width of the room, a ith "two state chairs in the middle. 'file Royal family sat in the centre, and the Ladies of the Foreign Ambassadors and a few of the highest rank sat on either side of the Royal party. The Princess Augusta retired from the rooms at one o'clock to the Queen's house, where a sumptuous supper l 'fas serv e d i n t h e d raw i ng - room to a select party, including the Duke of Cumberland, Prince Esterhazy, the Austrian Ambassador; Count Pozzo di Borgo, the Russian Ambas sador; Count Sebastiani, the French Ambassador, and the "'l.lntess Sebastiani; the Marquis of Conyngham, Earl and Marquis of Albe r marle, Earl and Countess of D en bi g h, ... arc luis and Marchioness of Winchester, Earl of Erroll, eantess Brownlow, and Viscount Combermere. "upper the same hour the banquetting-room was opened for to the general company. I ) The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria left at half 11'4 one o'cleck, and were conducted to their carriage by the en. Mr. Ashley, Vice. Chamberlain to the Queen. ,o,4,kfter supper the Princess Augusta returned to the Throne- D 3 . and remained till half-paet two o'clock. ancing was, however, kept up till a quarter to four, when a ball concluded, the bands playing " God save the King. " b zs rn ong the C ompany were t h e A ustr i an an d R uss i an A m- Aesadors, the French Ambassador and Countess Sebastiani, k a . Turki s h A m b assador, accompanied by Mr. Salame, his e oi a ies tra Orient a l I n t erpre t er; t h e N eapo li tan Mi n i ster an d Ilej a n . t esa Ludolf, the Prussian, Wurtcmberg, Hanoverian, :Nfi tt s ,l ac, Grecian, Bavarian, Brazilian, Spanish, and Saxon tai t lst a era; the Danish Minister and Baroness Biome, the . aia ne e L , States Minister and Mrs. Stevenson, the Dutch MI- Ca," and Madame Dedel, the Portuguese and Sardinian I ‘l o - o r ,ge d'Affaires, Prince Nicholas Esterhazy, Baron de eou o - i nr vo, Baron Lagos, Mr. de Bourqueney (first) and Att aaa • de Grammont, Secretaries, and Viscount D'Ornano, t.e er - o u t e of the French Embassy; Mr. de Hummelauer, First . aateCarY, and Baron Lebzeltern, Attache of the Austrian Et a b a 'aY, Baron Maltitz, Privy Councillor of the Russian ,Cos th 4s ,Y,, and Baroness Maltitz ; Mr. Lichtenberg, Privy nergOr of the Hanoverian Legation . ; Baron Wedel Jarls etet: ecretary of the Swedish Legation ; Count Bille, Se teCtorY, to the Danish Legation,. Mr. Wikoff, Attache to the he tates Legation • the Secretaries and Interpreters of "ate"' n , r aish Embassa • ' Baron Herding, Count Chretien de Geoereiksia.iold Samsoe, - tfie Lord Chancellor, and the Attorney bee tog ' isi si " -- •Rutland, Somerset, Sutherland, Newcastle, Graf i), erfolk, Wellington, Richmond, Montrose, and Beaufort. b. ."ehtb,"s—Somerset, Sutherland, Countess- Sutherland, at tri uo, Northumberland, and Montrose. A~ Quis Es—Huntly, Downshire, Abercorn, Cohyngham, o e u Y. Lothian' Headfont, Cholmondley, Winchilsca, Tw ee ds;mYale, Ailesbury, Westmeath, Douro, Northamptbn, and A u lao lue ctit r oN asses.—Abercorn, Downshire, Winchester, Choi k&ai: Lothian, Ailesbury, Salisbury, and Sligo. v Ala, ou ,Bandon, rastei e ' P laTa P lymouth, Craven Morton, Kinnoull, ala i° , Clare Burlington, Tankerville, Dunmore, Surrey, uth, a 2„ B sia'n, 4 nogan, Shrewsbury, Aberdeen, Ilchester, Wilton, Vulam, se' c 'wolow, Minto, Jermyra Devon, Sheffield, Clan berejam, y a ftesbury, St an h o p e , H a ddi ng t on , A rran , Ri pon , aad . e rseY Donouehmore, Mansfield, Cawdor, Radnor, b t L , P . ltzesni•iam, Errol, Chesterfield, de Grey, Wicklow, "olgh. d o ° uNT ss , D on E n 17--Plymo u th, Rosebery, Dowager Clare, Ban- C r 'ingte u g u ore, Morton, Kilmorey, Kinnoull, Metaxa, bade.. 11, in T ankerville, Craven, Surrey, Sefton, Dunmore, Danneski o ld Samsoe, Lichfield, Minto, Jermyn, e• raiam,aallton, Sheffield, Clanwilliam, Morley, Haddington, saahesseeee,4lbemarle, Jersey, Mansfield, Radnor, Clarendon, Cowp er, B r i dgewater, Ashburnharn, De Grey, liVss,Poeu,NlVicklovv, Denbigh, and Brownlow. ee n laiek , als--Bernard, Gage, Beresford, Cole, Newry, aoseiti_onalelbourne, Combermere, Palmerston, Ashbrook, lasegotuNT Strangford, Glandinc, Tcmpletown, and Alford. 7rie gton. E ssas—Gage, Beresford, Howick, Bernard, and E llot aOs w Langdale Foley Glenelg, Byron, Tenterden, 1 ) 4 „ 1 /Illee, ebrsl?Y, James' O'Bry ' en, Francis Gordon, Henniker, 11.400, Gard auney ?groundeignmotl Mahon, Ash ztottrznetrir 111ner Lilford Charles Fitzroy, Bexley, ssell, De Tabley, Stanley, a hoy 'erleetesbury, Cowley, F. Somerset, Burghersh, El ,l4l4eesvelgin Saltotni, Morpeth, Ashley, Forester, Compton, Ae, Downes, Sinclair, Redesdale, Middleton, Skelmers eget , Prudhoe I ake Poltirnore, Milton, J. -'"1/ Clinton, • Wharncliffe, p i ess on Vicox, Alvanley, Villiers, Loraine, tgesti,,, Ravensworth, Radstock, sell wish, Stavordale, th t l L4l2 ne ".l ' c "rtoaY, and William Russell. tl , Courtenay, C. Cavendish, Lang eine er, Catherine. Jenkinson, Rowley, Johnston, Ca priatd, Shelley, Frances Dou g l as , By ron , Saltoun, der Undereedia ir ' nn r°Y, Lucy Clive, Fl ora H as ti ngs , Alice le Peel, se t ()le e kaod, H. Primrose, Eliz a b e th Di c ki ns , te h ill w ood, Eli o t, W ors l ey , I sa b e ll a Fi tzg ibb on , Ch ar - Is e e 2 , /;/ M ary Hill, Comm, F. Gordon, Aylmer, Frances do. (tw o . e eeu 'lrri, Mahon, Ashburton, Mary Stopford, Her traoa.ao, 0;, Molyneux (two), Augusta Cadogan, Honoria Ca lean' 1... p i ` t va y. Mary Talbot, Cust, Downes, Clinton, Dick- G eado z n r °Y. Ashley', Charlotte Talbot, Macdona . ll, Ouse jet et, Cottenham, Agnes Byng, Fanny Eliot, Mary Il eth "rd, Henry Cholmondeley, John Russell, Pau _ y, , G. Bathurst, Theodosia Spring Rice, Lum_ irere (t:ornerset C. W. aklelville Bigot, G. Grey, Stanley, a., " •°l a, s le y, °A)., Stormont, Dowager Chichester, Chichester . (two), at "los s sa Beckett, J. Fme, Wharneliffe, Cornwallis (two), 4 ae o 4rd, Pechell, It Mitchell, R. Stewart, E. Ilardinge, (ta, e 'worth r - Bouvcrie, Willoughby d'Eresby, Fitzroy 'ite e •a. am (two), A. Compton, Falmouth, Strad- broke, Somerset (two), Codringtnn, Middleton, Clinton (two), Cowper (two), Cust, Skelmersdale, C. Wood, Rad stock, H. Paulet, Reddesdale, E. Palk, Ashurst, Ashburn ham (two), Pringle, H. Clive, W. Stanhope, A. Beresford, Peel, C. Lennox, Strangeways (two), Paget (two), Sey-. mour, Canning, and Mary Pelham. COUNT—Nletaxa. BARON—Tyder. BARONESS—LChZeII. RIGHT HONOURABLES —Sir Alexander Johnston, Sir Henry Harding, C. Wynn, C. Poulett Thompson, J. lorries, T. Frankland Lewis, Sturges Bourne, Sir Brook Taylor, J. Planta, Sir Gore Ouselcy, Sir W. Fremantle, T. Spring Rice, R. Goulburn, H. Labouchere, Sir Stratford Canning, and George Dawson. HONOUHABLES—SeIina Forester, Misses Abbott (2), Misses Baring (2), C. Law, M. P., Mrs. Vansittart, W. Cowper, M.P. ; S. Cowper, Mrs. Law, H. Bernard, Miss Gage, Anna Maria Gage, Captain George Campbell, R. N., Mrs. George Campbell, Mr. G. Byron, Miss Stapleton Cotton, Fox Maule, William Bathurst, Mrs. Abercromby, Fox Strang ways, Mr. Fox, Mrs. Fox, Mr. Scarlett, Mr. Corry, Miss Smythe, Miss Burgh, Mr. Clive, Mr. Gordon, &c. The Princess Augusta left town at half-past two o'clock yesterday afternoon, for Windsor Castle, on a visit to their Majesties. The Duke of Cumberland dined with the Duke of Wel lington, at Apsley-house, on Wednesday. His Royal High ness went yesterday to the races at Epsom. Lord Glenelg returned to town on Wednesday evening, after having an audience of his Majesty. Lord Holland has recently had an attack of gout. Lieutenant Cleveland, Mr. Charlewood, and Captain F. Marlton, had interviews with Lord Glenelg, yesterday, at the Colonial Office. PRIC, , OF STOCKS THIS DAY Ai' ONE O'CLOCK. It.iuk Stock. 3 per Cent. lied 00 1 A 4 90 Ditto ti nos 3 per Cent. Cons_ 914 1 South Sea Stock 34, per Cent...................... 97% Old Annuities Ditto Red.... . . . .... Ms N 7 4, I New Ditto cew 3% per Cent 99 % 9, 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751... %kw 5 per Cent... 3 , tnk Long Annuitiestoexpire 'Ditto 500 ... 36 31 37 pm. Jan. 5, 1810 14% 9-16 Ditto Small 26 34 37 pm. Oct. l". 859 — , Ditto C0mmercia1.......,, pm. Jan. 5, 8 , 14) lt% ; Ditto Advertised-- ....... —pm Jan. 5, LiS . — , Bank Stock for Acc0unt......... Aril :,, 1844 — i India Stock for Account — J in. !I, ISP .... Consols for Acconnt 9 1%14 Omnium — pin. PRICES OF lOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austr , an Bonds Be Oan Bon,li i ' Ditto . . Account .. ........ ...... Ditto Account' rortuguese Bonds — Brazilian Bondi , Ditto Account ....„, —l Ditto New Bonds 4754 M tilenns Ayres Bonds —l Ditto Account 17 1 4 7 Ditto Account ... ........... —..— i Ditto, 3 per cent. 244 .'hillisan Bonds ..... .......... ..... i Prussian Bonds ..... . ........ — :Mt° Account Co!umbian Bonds . : Ditto Account — Ditto Account o'umbian Bands, 1821 — Spanish Bonds 121tto Account i) inish Bonds ... Ditto Account . _l Ditto Account 22 %%% 3 , Ireek Bonds.. .... ...... ......... French, 5 per cent. ......... —5. —c. Ditto Bonls. 1925 l— 4 per cent. ....... ... —ll —c. Di-to Account 3 per cent. f —c. slexicau Boruis, 5 per cent.... —' Exchange —f —r. I Otto Account . , Dutch, Zia per cent. ... ....... .53%N, Ditto 0 per cent ........... —' Ditto Account — Ditto Account... ..... ........ Ditto, 5 per cent 99% N .iirolitzn PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Paid. Per Share Birmingham and Derby Railway Company lO 13.T4 oreat vVe,,tern Railway Company 4ll 41% Itri2loon (Bennie's) Landon and Birmingham Raibray Company B5 127 London and (•reenwich ,':ailway Company 2n 17 NI rth Midland Railway Company l5 IN London and ViTestininster Bank 2O 1914 MAILS. Arrived. Due Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due 0 America 0 I France 0 0 Lisbon 0 0 Prazil I) ilenris A yres.. 0 1 Hamburg ...... .. 0 0 Mexico I 0 ('arit:agena .... 0 0 Holland I i‘olilin... ...... 0 0 Jamaica 1 F.mi.lers ........ 0 0 Leeward Islands 0 1 Waterford 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGrE TO-MORROW. ilorniew 52 inui,.tes aftcr 7 I Evening......'22 minutes after 8. 3, St. James's-square, May 25. TIIE FOLLOWING NEW WORKS ARE JUST READY. I. THE LIFE AND CORRESPONDENCE OF JOHN THELWALL; By HIS WIDOW. The First Volume. SCHILLER'S "BRIDE OF MESSINA:* Translated by GEORGE IRVINE, Esq. 1 vol. Bvo. 111. MURRAY'S " SUMMER IN THE PYRENEES." The Second Edition. 2 vols. Svc. Plates. BRYDGES' " MORAL AXIOMS." For the Us• of Schools. I vol. small Bvo. FRANKLIN'S TABLEAUX FROM " CRICHTON," Twelve exquisitely engraved Plates. VI. GUIZOT'S EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION. Translated by Mrs. Colonel BECKWITH. 1 vol. post Bvo. VII. THE POET'S DAUGHTE4. A NOVEL. 3 volt'. post Byo. John Alacrone, St. James's-square. The publication of THE. SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this dais at 15 minutes past 'Three o' Clock. - tr.l6 140 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1837. Advices from Madrid to the 19th inst. have been received. The capital was then tranquil, so that the reports circulated in Paris on Wednesday, of revolu tionary movements by the Exaltados, were pure in ventions. NO fears were entertained from the ap proach of the Carlists towards the Ebro. MEND.. IZA BA L had given orders for supplying the QUEEN'S troops in the north with a million of rations, and had forwarded a large sum of money to secure a -continua tion of the services of the British Legion for three years longer. German and Brussels Papers have been received, but they bring no political intelligence of importance. We select a few extracts from them : HA SIBURO, MAY 23. —The Hand-lstidende says, that the house of Frenck and Co., in Copenhagen, has become bankrupt. The Gottenhurg Papers of the 17th say, that the house of Wilhelm Malm, of that place, had become insolvent. The debts were 495,000 rix dollars, and the assets 414,000 rix dollars, Swedish banco. An Exchange is now building at Christiania, by his Majesty's permission. BERLIN, MAY 17 . -Count Von Maltral►n, Ambassador Ex ta.kordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Austrian Court, has arrived here from Vienna. It is said he is to succeed to the office of the lite M. Ancillon. STOCKHOLM, MAY 16.—The King and the State suffered yesterday a severe loss by the death of Count Gustavus Von \Vetterstadt, Minister for Foreign Affairs, in the 61st year of his age. A long illness, which began in the summer of 1835, had greatly increased a fte r hi s v i s it l as t summer to France and England, to consult the most eminent physicians. Though his recovery has long since been considered es hopeless, his loss, both as a St a t esman an d a pirate man, will b e long deeply regretted. Count Brake is spoken of as his successor in his high post. ' claration of the Finance Minister imprudent-now that the Chambers are on the eve of a dissolution. The Doctrinaires have only to cry out against the impo sition of taxes on home-grown sugar to secure the votes of all the beet-root growers in France. As to the policy or impolicy of the tax we are not called upon to express any opinion. The approaching marriage of the Duke of OR LEANS alone occupies the attention of the Court. We copy from one of the Papers before us a programme of the arrangements :- The following brief summary of the movemen t s o f t h e C ourt, at the nuptial fetes, now on the point of commencing, will serve to correct some erroneous statements which have ap peared respecting them. This i , not, however, official, and not of course exempt from the possibility of change :-" To-mor row, Thursday, 25th. Arrival at Netiiily of the Queen of the Belgians, and the young Prince Royal, who will remain at Neuilly while her Majesty is at Fontainebleau.-Saturday, 27th. Departure of their Majesties the King and Queen of the French, the Queen of Belgium, and all the Royal Family, for Fontainebleau.-Sunday, 2811). Arrival at Fontainebleau of his ,Majesty the King of Belgium.-Monday, 29th. Arrival at Melon of the Princess Helen and the Grand Duchess Dow ager of Mecklenburg. The Duke of Nemours and the Prince de Joinville will meet their Royal Highnesses at Melun, ' and will accompany them to Fontainebleau, where they will arrive in the evening of the same day.-Tuesday, 30th. Marriage ceremony.-From Wednesday, the 31st, to Sunday, the 4th June, the Royal family will continue at Fon tainebleau. Representations at the Court every evening._ Sunday, 4th June : Return to Paris.-Monday, sth, and Tues day, 6th : Receptilns at the Tuileries by the Duchess of Or leans..-Wednesday, 7th : The Royal family w ill establish it self at Trianon.--Saturday, 10th : Opening of the Museum of Versailles ; the King will give a grand banquet to the two Chambers.-Sunday, 11th : Continuation of the fetes at Ver sailles • grand review ; spe c t ac l e a t Court. Monday, 12th : The King - and Royal family will return to the Tuilieries.- Tuesday,•l3th : Fetes given by the city of Paris ; public re joicings. Fire-works at the Quai d'Orsay.-Wednesday, 14th : Banquet and grand ball given to the King at the Hotel de Ville.-Saturday, 17th : Grand ball at the Opera, given by the National Guard of Paris and the Banlieue.-Monday, 19th : Grand ball given by the King at the Tuileries." FRENCH FUNDS -PA att.. MAY 24. Five per Cents., 1081: 40c. 33c. Sc. 2 Sic. Four per Cent., 9df. •20c 25e. ['tiros? per Cents., 79f 45c. &lc. 30c 45c. Rank Actions, 2,435 f ttente de Naples, !Of 85c. 75c. Roman Five per Cents., list %) - t, Spanish Actives, 2t% ‘2. 5 21 i . Spanish Passives, 5 3 4%. Portuguese Loan, Three p,r Cents, 2974%. EXCOANUF ON LONDON. (hie month, paper, 25c. 35c. ; motley, 251. 35c. TAree mouths,paper, -f. -c. ; money, 25f. 15e. -fours duthentigue. LAST PRICES, Five per Cents., 118 f. 35c. Three per Cents. 79f. Ve. Rani( ACtiODS, 2,;35f. Bente de Naples, 90f. 80c. Roman Five per Cents., WIN. Brussels Bank, 1,417 f. 50c. Portuguese Three per Cauts., 29%. Actives, !Ali. Spanish Passives 51 4 . Direres, 7!;,. Q 1 'll ,e LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 26, 1837. In the House of Lords yesterday, a Private Bill was brought up and read. A petition for the abolition of Church-rates presented, and then their Lordships, who ap parently met only to separate, adjourned. In the House of Commons Mr. H. HINDE inquired whether it was the intention of his Majesty's Ministers to lay on the table of the House a Bill founded on the reso lution passed the other night, on the subject of Church rates? The CHANCELEOR of the EXCHEQUER said that had he known it was the intention of the Hon. Member to put the question, he would have been prepared to give a definite answer. He wished, however, the Hon. Gentle man would not press for an answer now. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD'S motion for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the Irish Coercion Act was opposed by Lord MORPETH, and, on a division, negatived by 87 against 5. Mr. MACKINNON having moved the appointment of a Select Committee to take into consideration the claim of Mr. TALBOT and other claimants on the French Com pensation Fund, the House divided, and declared against the motion by a majority of 49 over 39. Lord DUDLEY STUART then brought forward his motion for copies of the correspondence between the Government of this country and those of Russia, Prussia, and Austria, relative to Cracow. During the progress of the Noble Lord's speech, the House was twice counted. The first time it was ascertained that 45 Members were present, but the second time there were only 31, and the House e as then, of course, " counted out." A Cabinet Council met this morning at twelve o'clock at the Foreign Office. The Tories are just now making a desperate effort to secure the return of their raw, unfledged candidate, Mr. MONTEITH, for Glasgow ; and as a means of enabling them to do so, have been propagating, during the week—as we learn by our spirited provincial Contemporary, the Scots Times—the most atrocious calumnies against the Liberal candidate, Mr. DEN NISTOUN. 'Not content with designating this gentle man as a revolutionist, anarchist, and so forth, the Glasgow Conservative faction have actually had the audacity to charge him with having burned the Bible I At a public meeting of his fi iends, held on Monday last, Mr. DEN NIsTouN thus alluded to this calumny :* " It was with mingled feelings of grief and indignation," he observed, " that he had learned that his opponents had resorted to the circulation of reports of the most gross, infamous, and malicious nature, to hurt his cause. It had been circulated, and even printed, that Ire had been guilty of burning the Bible ! In answer to that report he would energetically say, it was a base, cowardly, and calumnious falsehood. If these terms were not sufficiently strong, let stro nger terms be suggested to him, and he would use them." How desperate must be the condition of a party, that can only hope to achieve a victory by having recourse to slanders like the one we have just quoted I In olden times the Tories, however bigoted and despotic they might be, at least carried on their party warfare in something like a manly, straight-forward spirit ; but now they are remarkable only for their trimming, tortuous policy, and the utter absence of all gentlemanlik e feeling. Disappointment is the Ithu tiel spear that has touched, and brought them out in their true colours. There is no sacrifice of principle that they are not now ready to make for a restoration to office and its emoluments. A few years ago they would have scorned the bare idea of propagating slan ders and falsehoods by the gross ; but that which was a mere ordinary sense of propriety then, is considered mere prudery now ; and accordingly we find this demoralized faction not thinking it beneath their dignity to descend to the most paltry and disgraceful attacks on private character ; not hesitating an instant to brand Mr. LEADER as an " Atheist," because he opposed them at Westminster; or Mr. DENNISTOUN, as guilty of sacrilege, because he bids fair to triumph over them at Glasgow. And this is the party to whom Sir F.BURDET T has thought it just and fit to lend his unqualified sup port ! So long as a shred of good feeling and decency hung about them, this "fine old English gentleman" held them in the most scornful abhorrence ; but the instant they cast aside every idea of common propriety, and degenerate into a mere shameless, ribald faction—that instant he takes them to his arms, impressed with the discovery—appropriate enough we must confess—that they have at length become fully worthy of the honor of his august pa tronage I The sound and enlightened portion of the community always disliked the Tories ; but can now entertain no other feeling towards them, than that of sovereign contempt. Their unhesitating meanness and their paltry calumnies must long since have convinced all reflecting men that they are irreclamable. The organs of the Opposition are exhibiting a most feverish anxiety respecting the intentions of his Ma jesty's Ministers with regard to the Church-rate ques tion. The faction dread the introduction of a Bill into the House of Commons, and justly, because with however small a majority the Bill might pass—should it even not pass the Commons at all—a great and im portant point would be gained, and a foundation for fu ture success laid, by the mere bringing in of the mea sure. They therefore deprecate further proceedings with all their might. Now, if they think that Ministers will be diverted from their purpose out of complai sance to them—out of any vain notion of conciliating their good will—they will, we hope and trust, find them selves grievously mistaken. Lord MELBOURNE and his colleagues have had ample experience to prove, that the most fruitless and foolish of all attempts is the at tempt to conciliate their political opponents. They know that, act as they may, the Tories would stir heaven, earth, and hell to destroy them, and this knowledge must always excite in their minds a well grounded suspicion that there is danger in pursuing the path pointed out by such guides. We conceive that Ministers are bound to push the Church-rate measure as far as they can—that is to say, until an absolute negative is put upon it in the House of Com mons. This the country at large, and the Dissenters in particular, have a right to expect ; and any thing short of this, will not, and ought not to give them satisfaction. Nor can we see any shadow of reason why this course should not be adopted. If it be that said there is no chance of finally carrying the measure with so small a majority, we answer there is just the same chance of carrying it with a majority of one as with a majority of eighty. No one ever expected that this measure would at present pass that limbo of legislation, the House of Lords. There it must at all events have stuck for a season, longer or shorter, according as circumstances may bring on the " awakening" so anxiously longed for by all well-wishers to the Constitution. With regard to the lessees, by whose flinching from the late division the majority was so much diminished, we must say, that they are very.simple, short-sighted gentlemen, if they imagine they can thus escape the doom that awaits them. Whatever becomes of the Church-rate question—and of its ultimate success we have not the slightest doubt—a new system of dealing with the Bishops' tenants is inevitable. As soon may they expect that the ravens, when they hare once snuffed the prey will turn aside from it, as that the Bi shops will desist, till they have got the uttermost farthing that they can screw out of the lessees. The whole of the Paris Papers of Wednesday have been received. In the official columns of the Moni teztr we find the following telegraphic despatch from the Spanish frontier : " BAYONNE, MAY 22, lIALF•PAST 12, P.M. —The Carlist army under Don Sebastian passed the river Arragon on the 19th, at Galipienzo, the bridge of which they re-established. Irribarren left Tafalla the same day, and took the road to Caparroso. Evans quittci Irun yesterday (21st). and joined Eipartero at liernani. Three battalions occupy Irun, Fontarabia, and Oyurzun." • Had Don SEBASTIAN intended to penetrate into Ca talonia the Journal des Debats is of opinion that he would have crossed the Arragon at Sanguessa, and not at Galipienzo, which is three leagues lower down the stream, anti not in the nearest direction for that pro vince. The Carlist expedition appears to be making fora central position on the confines of Arragon, Catalonia, and Valencia, to admit of a junction with the bands of SERRA DOR, FORCADELL, and CABRERA. The passage of the Ebro will probably be attempted be tween Tudela and Sarragosa. CADPARROSO, in the di rection of which IRRIBA RREN was marching on the 19th, is on the route to Tudela, which the Christino General is endeavouring to reach before the arrival of the Carlists. Should he be too late, the passage of the Ebro by Don SEBBSTIAN and his troops will not be difficult. The moving columns stationed to guard the passes of the river are numerically too weak, and too much scattered, to oppose the passage of such a large force, especially as the Infante is supplied with boats and rafts for the construction of a floating bridge. Don SEBASTIAN is said to be at the head of sixteen strong battalions, 1,200 horse, six field-pieces, and two howitzers—a formidable force when compared with that of IRRIBA ItREN, which consists only of twelve battalions and 600 cavalry, already twenty-four hours march in the rear of the enemy. Don CARLOS, VIL LA REAL, and most of the principal officers of the Pre tender, had joined the expedition on the 18th. In the meanwhile a courier, who left Madrid on the 17th, and passed through Saragossa on the 19th, witnessed the enthusiasm with Which the national guards were pre paring to meet the Carlists should they approach that city. Four tbousand of these brave fellows were then in readiness to take the field at a moment's notice. All the other cities through whi c h the cour i er p asse d were busied in organising troops, and throwing up works to defend them from the attacks of the enemy. Besides a junction of the troops under Generals Ittrlts A R REN and BIJERENS, would place the Viceroy in a condi tion to cope successfully with Don SEBASTIAN'S whole force, were he even to receive no assistance from the detachments now occupying Miranda, Lodosa, and Logrona, and the national guards of the frontier towns of Arragon, Valencia, and Catalonia. In Navarre the scarcity of provisions is so great that a famine is apprehended. Don CARLOS has ordered his troops to seize all the corn they can find, and con vey it to magazines for the use of" the army, as the old contractors have refused all further supplies, unless the arrears are paid up. It was rumoured at Bayonne that famine had more to do with the march of Don SEBASTIAN towards the Ebro than the appearance of ESPARTERO, the Carlists having had 50,000 hecto -1 tres of wheat destroyed by water, which penetrated the cave in which it was secretly deposited for greater safety. Of domestic news there is little of any moment in the French papers. Some collision has taken place be tween the members of the present and the late Cabinet on the question of Sugar Duties. IT. D tic HATEL, while in office, had prepared and brought in a Bill re ducing the import duties on colonial sugar one half, without reference to the taxation of sugar manufac tured from beet-root. The Bill was not passed in the last Session, and was therefore revived in the present in nearly its original form. In the interim a vast im provement has taken place in the manufacture of sugar extracted from beet-root, and the consumption has be come so general that the present Minister of Finance, iVI. de LAPLANGE, has arrived at the conclusion that not only ought the import duty on colonial sugar to be lowered for the benefit of the planter and the mer chant, but that a duty ought to be imposed on beet root sugar, on the plea that all manufactured sugar is a commodity which ought to be made to contribute to the national revenue. The ex-Ministers exclaim against this, urging that the interests of the home agriculturists will be sacrificed by such a measure, and further, that the beet-root growers had received from them assurances that no tax would be imposed on home-grown Sugar. To these objections M. de LAPLANGE replies, that he will neither sacrifice the merchants and colonists to the interest of the beet -root growers, nor give up fifty millions of revenue to redeem pledges, with whose obligations he for one never charged himself. As im mense fortunes are sunk in the cultivation of beet root, and as the agriculturists depend upon it as the staple of their produce, the question of taxing the e sugar produced from it will excite a every part of France.bultie vynt tirie e st dc in . We cannot think l i THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TirEL V E O'CLOCK. It was reported in the afternoon of yesterday that appli cation was made to the Bank Directors by one of the Ame rican houses whom they assisted for an extension of the period of payment, which was granted ; and it is probable that similar accommodation will be afforded to other com mercial houses, to give time for remittances to come from the United States. The accounts received yesterday from the manufacturing districts were of a more favourable nature than received for several days past. _ Madras Gazettes have been this day received to 'the 29th of July. They contain an account that the Presi dency has determined to declare Bombay a free port. Consols, which closed yesterday at 91 for the Ac count ; opened at 90 ; Exchequer Bills 33 7 ; India Bonds 36 38 ; Bank Stock 206 207. In the Foreign Market Spanish Stock opened at 23 1 a ; Portuguese five per Cents., 471 ; and the Threes 29 HALF-P4ST ONE. Since the opening of the English Money Market, a slight decline has taken place in Consols, and they may now be quoted at 91 for Money, and 914 for the Ac count. Exchequer Bills are 33 37, and India Bonds, 36 prem.; Bank Stock, 206. In the Foreign Market Spanish Stock is now at 224, ex-dividend ; Deferred, Si ;- and Passive, .54 6 ; Por tuguese Five per Cents., 474 ; and the Threes, 291 ; Columbian, 234 245 ; Chilian, 37 39 ; Dutch Five per Cents., 9913-j ; and the Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 52,1 Consols for the Account, 91;f. THREE O'CLOCK. THE FUNDS.-CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock 0 06 Omni arn 3 per Cent. it.,L 'al (mita Stock 3 per Cent Cons 'II Ditto Roll-ls 37 pm. :it, per Cent. 97% Small Sea Stock ... — At , i, per Cent Ite,•l 97% Ditto Old Annuities New :”,', per Cent 99 Ditto New Arnuttics — I per Cent. Assented Dissented tong Annuities to expire Ditto 50I'l 37 pm. Jta 16641 ikt 15.50 Jan Istiii FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian, 5 per cent , Portuguese Bonds, 5 per cent. 92 6..il A iati, 5 itc.:l - cell' lir.zilign Bonds quelats Ayres, 6 per cant. — : ii.u , stan 11.•nds, 5 per cent ..., Codian, 6 per mit.. .... Colon)Nan, 6 per cent Ditto, 1 4 31 [hints!), 3 per cent French, 5 pet cent Gteelt Bonds, lA - 25,5 per tent. • Ext•hatig•• Mexican. 5 per cent. Ditto. 6 per cent., 19'25 ....... : butch, 2 : per cent 53 reruvian. 1925.6 tier cent.... ' 9itto, 5 per cent......... SII A :IES Great Wes:tern Railway . ... London and Brighton Railway ( Howie's) London and Birmingham Rail wa y London and Southampton Railway 16% Manchester en I Birmingham Itaikway 6 South Eastern, Brighton, Lew,s, and Newhaven No other variations in the Prices of Shares since our One o'clock List EPSOM RACES. THE OAKS----BY EXPRESS. The Oaks Stakes of 50 sous. each, h. ft., for three years old fillies. Last mile and a half. 92 Subs. Mr. Powlett's f , out of Miss Fanny's dam Holmes 1 Mr. J. Day's Chapeau d'Espagne J. Day 2 Lord Exeter's Velure Nelson 3 13 started—Won two lengths We arc looking with considerable interest for Miss Pardon's promised work on the East ; and the rather that, from the account which we have received of a pertion of its contents, we imagine that it will prove one of the most attrac tive books of the season. Miss Pardoe, who during her resi dence at Constantinople, was a guest in the Palace of the Sultan's sister, gives, we understand, a very favourable report of the amiability and naiveté of the Turkish ladies ; and as she formed friendships with the wives of several of the Minis. tors, she had opportunities of studying their manners, which no European has ever hitherto possessed.—Court Journal. On Tuesday morning an inquest was taken on view •of the body of R. Littlewood, ho was a dealer in horses, end who was returning home from Pontefract Market, on Saturday, in a state of intoxication, along with a companion. They commenced racing, and shortly afterward s the deceased's horse fell upon its knees, and unfortunately the man was pitched upon the road, and such serious injuries were inflicted upon his person, that he never spoke, but expired almost immedi ately.—York Courant. Look on the good things which God has given you in this world, and to those which He has proposed to His fol lowers in the next. He who goes into his garden to look for cobwebs and spiders, no doubt will. find them•; while he who looks fora flower, mad• return into his house with one blooming in his bosom. CHANCERY COURT.- (THIS DAY.) THE KING'S MANORIAL DOOM'S IN THE EASTERN DIVISION OF TILE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER. Mr. Charles Henry Ackerly, the gentleman who on Wed nesday brought before the notice of the Lord Chancellor the subject of the Manorial Courts of the Eastern Division of Gloucestershire, this morning again addressed his Lordship upon his taking his seat, observing that as constable he claimed a warrant from the Court against Edward Bloxam, for the ad miniktration of illegal oaths, lie not having taken the oaths as Clerk of the Peace for the county of Gloucester. Mr. Bloxam had sworn in constables though he had not taken the oaths himself. The LORD CHANCELLOR inquired what the applicant de. sired him to do ? Mr. ACKEkLY wished his Lordship, as the representative of his Majesty, to grant a warrant against Mr. Edward Bloxarr. lie felt compelled to make the application, in consequence ( f the position in which he was placed, having been sworn to e.O his duty to the Crown. The" LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that before Mr. Ackerly made his application to the Court, he should have ascertained whether it had jurisdiction or not. Some other course must be adopted. as be (the Lord Ceancellor) had no jurisdiction. M. ACKERLY wished to know what course he was to pursue? The LORD CHANCELLOR said that he sat in that Court to adjudicate upon cases, and not to give advice. Mr. ACKERLY then left the Court. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) CHAPMAN V. SEVERNE. The VICE-CHANCELLOR was occupied the whole day with the arguments in this case, in which the bill was filed by a gentleman named Shuckborough Chapman, as the heir o£ a gentleman named Woodhall, for the purpose of obtaining Fos session of the estates of Mr. Woodhall. in Northamptonshire, on the ground that the defendants had no right to the estates, being in possession of them under a will of Mr. \Voodhall's, which was executed at a time he was incompetent to do so. The case appears likely to occupy several days, and we re frain from entering further into the case until it has been more fully heard. KINWS BENCH-(THIS DAY). The COURT was occupied all day with cases from the Special Paper. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY ) Mr. Justice WILLIAMS, in the absence of Mr. Justice COLE RIDGE, came into Court at ten o'cicck. Sir HENRY PARNELL was on the Bench, and took the neces sary oath's on his accepting the office of Paymaster-Geaeral of his Majesty's Forces. After a few motions involving points of Law of no public interest had been disposed of, his Lordship proceeded with Nisi Prius causes. ROE V. MTV. In this case the plaintiff was a journeyman carpenter, and the defendant had held a situation in the Custom-house, but is at present out of employment. The action was brought to recover compensation for injuries sustained by the plaintiff, in consequence of his having been thrown down by the defendant, by which his ribs were broken. Mr. THOMAS appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. PLATT con ducted the defence. It appeared that in the month of October last-the plaintiff happened to be standing in a beer-shop in Hoxton in the act of taking a half pint of beer. The passage into the house being very narrow, the plaintiff sto o d i mme di a t e l y i ns id e the door, and wh en the defendant was entering, his hands being engaged with a loaf and half of a pig's head, he kicked the door, and on passing the plaintiff his elbow caught him in such a manner as to throw him down on a coal skuttle which stood hard by. The consequence was that two of his ribs were broken, and he was confined to his house for five weeks. Surgeon Caward, who attendt4 the plaintiff, stated that when be first saw the plaintiff he considered him in a dan gerous condition. His bill for attendance amounted to 21. 17s. and his opinion was that it would require some time to restore the plaihtiff so as to enable him to resume the business of his trade. No witnesses were called for the defenc.. Mr. PLATT, in addressing the jury, observed that the circumstance was merely the result of accident, for which'he contended the de fendant was not responsible, although he had waited on the plaintiff after the occurrence, to express his so.row, and gave him half a sovereign. There was no proof of any assault, and if there was an unintentional assault, it differed in nothing feom one of those which might have occurred a few nights back at the illunsinations. The Court—lf you arc of opinion that it was entirely and purely an accident, the opinion of the other Judges must be taken, for it was held by Lord Ellenborough that the circum stance of a gun going off by accident could not be defended on the plea of •Not Guilty. Mr. PLATT—If your Lordship will allow I sill call a witness. The CounT—There is no necessity. The Learned Jupos then recommended the Jury to find a verdict fur the plaintiff; ct the same time requesting to hare their opinion as to th e am ount o f d amages t o which he was entitled. The Jury returned a verdict for the defendant as the cir cumstance was purely accidental. Mr. Justice WlLLlAms—ht that case I must reserve the case for the Court, whereas if you find for the other side there will be no necessity for a new trial. The Jury then returned a verdict for the plaintiff—dama gesls._ Mr. THOMAS applied to the Court, to certify which was rJused. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) This Court was occupied with a case on the special paper of no public interest. EXCHEQUER COURT.-(THIS DAY.) \VHEATLEY V. PATkICK. Sir W. FOLLETT moved for arule to show cause why the verdict, which was for the plaintiff, should not be set aside and a nonsuit entered. The plaintiffs are proprietors of a number of omnibuses, which they run on the Greenwich-road, and brought this action to recover the value of a horse which was killed by the shaft of a gig in which the defendant was. From tliet evidence it appeared that a large party of ladies ,and gentlemen went out fora day's drive; amongst them were the defendant, a Mr. Nicholls, and a Mr. Pegg. The de fendant was a traveller for the house of De la Foss and Co., and from them he borrowed the horse and gig. It it were himself and Mr. Nicholls, and the latter drove at the request of Mr. Pegg. In coming home the accident occurred. Sir W. Follett now contended that the action ought to have been brought against Mr. Nicholls, who was the party clearly liable, he having, as was admitted by both parties, committed the wrongful act. There was no evidence in the case to show that Mr. Nicholls drove with the permission of the defendant. He contended that this was not like the case of a negligent servant committing damage—in that case the master being sued had a right of action against the servant, but here the defendant could have no right of action against Mr. Nicholls, the wrongdoer. As the plaintiffs had their remedy against him, he trusted the Court would relieve the defendant from the hardship of this case. The COURT were of opinion that the verdict ought to stand. It was in evidence that the defendant borrowed the horse and gig from De la Foss and Co. ; that he rode along with Mr. Nicholls ; therefore the fair inference was that he drove by the permission cf the defendant. Had the horse and gig been damaged, it was clear that De la Foss and Co. would have a right of action against the defendant and not against Nicholls. —Rule refused. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(Tins DAY.) DEAL, MAY 25.—Arrived the Ann, Cave, from Limerick; Nancy, Way, from Dublin ; Courier, from Belfast. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 25.—Wild W. S. W. CowEs, MAY 25.—Arrived the Hamburg packet, from Rio Janeiro. FALSIOUTH, MAY 24.—Wind S. S.W.—No arrivals. PLYMOUTH, MAY 25.—Arrived Premier, Hopper, Charente. TORBAY, MAY 24.—Arrived off, Waterloo, Cow, Madras. BRISTOL, MAY 24.—Arrived Vintage, Williams, Oporto. GLOUCESTER, MAT 25.—Arrived Caroline, Walling Riga. NEWPORT, MAT 24.—Arrived the Ceres, Bahlrus, Memel. . • LIVERPOOL, MAY 24. —Wind S. S. W.—Arrived, the Duc d'Orleans, from Mobile; Sardius, Ritchie, from Apalachicola; Abeona, Drake, from Darien ; Greyhound, from Galipoli ; Smolenski, from Stralsund ; Alexandriene, from Wismar ; Georgia, from the Mediterrabean. CoRK, MAY 23.—Arrived the Omozade, Roche, St. Übes. SHIELDS, MAY 24.—Arrived the Spcculation,fromDantzie ; Ludwig, Willielms, from Stettin • Royal Union, Ness, an d John and Mary, H a ll, f rom Mcmcl: The Eliza, from Swansea to Dublin, grounded on her anchor 23d inst. at Milford, and sunk—cargo discharging. The Annola, from Liverpool to Pernau, was stranded at Stockholm 13th inst. Vessels spoken with.—The Columbia, from Liverpool to Batavia 9th ult., in lat. 2. N., long 20. W. The Garland, of Liverpool, to Mauritius, 10111 ult., 13t. 3., long. 20. W. The Baboo, from London to Calcutta, 12th ult., by the Helena, arrived in the Tczel. The Duke of Wellington, on the occasion of his grand Waterloo dinner, on the 18th of June, intends to ex hibit the magnificent service of solid gold plate presented to him by the late King George IV. It is yet uncertain whether the Noble Duke will give a ball and supper on the same evening. Prince Esterhazv s grand dinner, at Chandos House, was attended by the . Dukes of Cumberland and Wellington and Count Waldstein. The grand dinner at the Castle to his Highness and the Knights of the Bath, which was fixed for Saturday, the 3 , 1 of June, has been again postponed, sine die, on account of the indisposition, it is understood, of his Majesty. Prince Paul Lieven and NT. Tolstoy drove the whole distance from town to Epsom (seventeen miles), yesterday, in a tilbury, drawn by one of the fastest trotters in the kingdom, in little more than an hour, and the animal did not appear at distressed by the journey. The half-hour steamer plying between London and Westminster. Bridges emits no smoke, being worked by quick silver. We are sorry we cannot report any improvement in the Wool Trade of Wakefield; the same dulness prevails, and prices continue to lower to a greater extent than in any pre vious week for some time past.— York Courant. THE LAMBETH DINNER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In your report of my speech at the Lambeth din ner last night, copied, as I perceive, from the Morning Ad vertiser, I find expressions which appear to me so offensive to Sir Francis Burdett, and so discreditable to myself, that I feel it due to my own character to say, not only that I never uttered some of them, and that others are most in correctly stated, but that the whole is calculated to give an erroneous impression as to the application of that part of my speech, which was chiefly directed towards a class of indi viduals in both Houses of Parliament. In the portion which did apply to Sir Francis Burdett specifically, I did not em ploy the coarse language ascribed to me. lam incapable of using it towards any one ; and, with regard to Sir F. Burdett, whatever may be my opinion as to his recent de fection from the cause of Reform, I could never intend, or bring myself to speak, in any terms of personal disrespect. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, C. TENNYSON D'EYNCOURT. London, May, 25, 1837. LITERATURE. ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN BONNEVILLE. BY WASHINGTON .r.nr.riva. IN 3 ►'OLS. Bentley, London, 1837. Those who have read " Washington Irving's Astoria,"—and who have not ?—can form some con ception of the vivid scenes among the Rocky Moun • tains of the Far West, so delightfully sketched in the •‘ Adventures of Captain Bonneville," of the United States Army. A more stirringly interesting work has not issued from the press for many months. Captain Bonneville, whose wanderings in regions as yet un known, even by fame to some of the inhabitants of the old world, are so graphically sketched by the author of " Astoria," in these volumes—left New York in 1831, on an expedition, intended to combine profit with the gratification of a laudable curiosity, and did not re turn for three years—long after his friends had con cluded him dead. He set out for the Rocky IVloun- tains as a trapper and trader in peltries, but his gene rous disposition, and the opposition he met with from the agents of the American Fur Companies in his intercourse with the Indians, were insurmountable ob stacles in the way of his realizing a fortune. However, he satisfied his curiosity; carefully collected what in formation fell within his reach ; and supplied Wash ington Irving with materials for a work, unsurpassed in deep interest in the wildest creations of the fancy. We know of no production from which such a mass of infor mation may be drawn relative to the domestic, warlike, and predatory habits of the various tribes of red In dians, inhabiting, or rather migrating over, the track less steppes extending westward from the Rocky Moun tains. The following, extract from them will give the reader some idea of a savage's notions of generosity Although the travellers had banqueted on roots, and been regaled with tobacco smoke, yet, their stomachs craved more generous fare. In approaching the lodges of tha Nez Perces, they bad indulged in fond anticipations of venison and dried salmon : and dreams of the kind still haunted their imagina tions, and could not be conjured down. The keen appetites of mountain trappers, quickened by a fortnight's fasting, at length gat the better of all scruples of pride, and they fairly begged some fish or flesh from the hospitable savages. The latter, however, were slow to break in upon their a inter store, which was very limited : but were ready to furnish roots in abundance, which they pronounced excellent food. At length, Captain Bonneville thought of a means of attain ing the much coveted gratification. Ile had about him, he says, a trusty plaid; an old and va lued travelling companion and comforter; upon which the rains had descended, and the snows and winds beaten, without further effect than somewhat to tarnish its primitive lus:rc. This coat of many colours had excited the admiration, and in flamed the covetousness of both warriors and squaws, to an ex travagant degree. An idea now occurred to Captain Bonne ville, to convert this rainbow garment into the savoury viands so much desired. There was a momentary struggle in his mind, between old associations and projected indulgence; and his decision in favour of the latter was made, he says, with a greater promptness, perhaps, than true taste and sentiment might have. required. In a few moments, his plaid cloak was cut into numerous strips. " Of these," continues he, " with the newly developed talent of a man-milliner, I speedily constructed turbans a Li Turgne, and fanciful head-gears of divers conformations. These,. judiciously distributed among such of the women kin(l as seemed of most consequence and interest in the eyes of th, patres conscripti, brought us, in a little while, abundance it tilled salmon and deer's hearts; on which we made a sump. tuous supper. AnOther, and a more satisfactory snicke, sue. ceeded this repast ; and sweet slumbers answering the peace ful invocation of our pipes, wrapped us in that delicious rest, which is only won by toil and travail." As to Captain Bonneville, he slept in the lodge of the vener able patriarch, who had evidently conceived a most disintc xested.sffection for him ; as was shown on the following morning. The travellers, invigorated by a good supper, and " fresh from the bath of repose," were about to resume their journey, when this affectionate old chief took the captain aside, to let him know how much he loved him. As a proof of his regard, he had determined to give him a fine horse ; which would gu further than words, and put his good-will beyond all question. So saying, he made a signal, and forthwith a beautiful youni , horse, of a brown colo ur , was l e d pranc i ng and snorting, to th e place. Captain Bonneville was suitably affected by this mark of friendship ; but his experience in what is proverbially called " Indian giving," made him aware that a parting pledge was necessary on his own part, to prove that this friendship was reciprocated. He accordingly placed a handsome rifle in the hands of the venerable chief ; whose benevolent heart was evi dently touched and gratified by this outward and visible sign of amity. The - worthy captain having now, as he thought, balanced this little account of friendship, was about to shift his saddle to this noble gift-horse when the affectionate patriarch plucked him by the sleeve and introduced to him a whimpering whin ing, leathern-skinned old squaw, that might have passed for an Egyptian mummy, without drying. " This," said he, "is my wife; she is a good wife—l love her very much.—She loves the horse—she loves him a great deal—she will cry very much at losing him.—l do not know how I shall comfort her—and that makes my heart very sore." What could the worthy captain do, to console the tender hearted old squaw ; and, peradventure, to save the venerable patriarch from a curtain lecture? He bethought himself of pair of earbobs :it was true, the patriarch's better-half was or an age and appearance that seemed to put personal vanity out of the question : but when is personal vanity extinct ? The moment he produced the glittering earbobs, the whimpering and %shining of the sempiternal beldame was at an end. She eag,crly placed the precious baubles in her ears, and, though as ugly as the Witch of Endor, went off with a sideling gait. and coquettish air, as though she had been a perfect Semiramis_ The captain had now saddled his newly acquired steed, and his foot was in the stirrup, when the affectionate patriarchs again stepped forward, and presented to him a young Pierced nose, who had a peculiarly sulky look. " This," said the venerable chief, " is my son; he is very good; a great horseman—he always took care of this eery tine horse—he brought him up from a colt, and made him what he is.—fle is very fond of this fine horse—he loves him like a brother—his heart will be very heavy when this fine horse leaves the camp." What could the captain do, to reward the youthf u l h o p e o f this venerable pair, and comfort him for the loss of his for ter brother, the horse? He bethought him of a hatchet, w;Aicli might be spared from his slender stores. No sooner did bit place the implement in the hands of young hopeful, than his countenance brightened up, and he went off rejoicing in his hatchet, to the full as much as did his respectable mother lit her earbobs. The captain was now in the saddle, and about to start, W!-,en the affectionate old patriarch stepped forward for the ti iird time, arid, while he laid one hand gently on the mane of he horse, held up the rifle in the other. " This rifle," said he, " shall be my great medicine. I will hug it to my heart—l will always love it, for the saki-- of my good friend, the bald-headed chief.--But a rifle, by its elf, is dumb—l cannot make it speak. If I had a littl e powder and ball, I would take it out with me, ar.d would now and then shoot a deer : and when I brought the meat home to my he n gry family, I Would say—this was killed by the rifle of -my friend, the bald-headed chief, to whom I gave that very :fine horse." There was no resisting this appeal : the captain, forthwith, furnished the coveted supply of powder and ball ; but at the same time, put spurs 'to his very fine gift-horse,And the first trial of his speed was to get out of all further manifestation of friendship, on the part of the affectionate old patriarch and laic insinuating family. EPSOM 11 ACES.—THE PROPHECY VERIFIEIA THE CRACK BEATEN . .--Bell's Life in London and Sporti, tg Chronicle of Sunday last, contained the following prophet is lines, by " Yates :" " 'Tis over—the trick fur the thousands is done— George Edwards, on Phosphorus, the Derby has won 1" And on Sunday next the same paper will contain full and i m portant particulars of the races, from exclusive sources ; to gether with a vast variety of sporting information ; compri sing every event of the week, and to be found only in Bell's .Lye in London. Price Fivepence.—Office, 170,. Strand; ssn, Ito be had, if previously ordered, of all news-agents. During the whole of full four months that • the price of Wheat has been falling, that of Bread has not b r en altered. In Mr. Gilpin's work on Forest Scenery, there is an account of oak trees in the New Forest which had ma: rki; of existing before the Conquest ; and Mr. M' William in I tis Essay on the Dry Rot goes still further. He says that nu sy 'revs might be mentioned in this and other countries vrlL.'t bear sufficient testimony of their being far above a thousar ears old; and he gives reasons for believing, that sevc tea now exist, more than three thousand years old I